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WWE: reigns took an absolutely sick bump. -- nm* - Remlik Jan 9, 20:17 3
- i guess that's why a couple of people were in the ring at the end of the match checking on him? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 9, 20:49
- And yet Jericho was the one bleeding from the head at the end. -- nm - David Jan 9, 20:17 1
  - yeah where did that happen? -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 20:19
I'd never say it to his face, but Derrick Henry looks foolish. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 9, 20:13 3
- His playing weight is 240 pounds, 210 with a crew cut. -- nm - David Jan 9, 20:14
- Like, how long does that take in the morning? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 20:14 1
  - No kidding. And you have to wear a helmet to do your job. Best hair choice? -- nm - Volnelk Jan 9, 20:19
Is it a football player, or a top? -- nm - Bacon Jan 9, 20:09 2
- Are they allowed to lead with their helmets like that in college? That's the second play like that I've seen this quarter. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 20:10 1
  - The Bama D is playing very close to the edge and over it imo -- nm* - CQ Jan 9, 20:10
Not for nothing, but #10 for Bama should be thrown out of the game. -- nm - CQ Jan 9, 20:08
Clemson's doing a good job of making Alabama one-dimensional. - David Jan 9, 20:04
Bloomberg ran a series on college football and how the economics are breaking down. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 9, 19:52 2
- Burn baby burn! -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 20:01
- Oh this is cool. Bookmarked for reading, thanks! -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 19:58
I just gave someone 5 possible solutions to a problem (one of them was update your software), and she's come back and basically said: "don't feel like - mafic Jan 9, 19:47 4
- that's the 6'th option for her :))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 20:16
- tell her you've given her 5 options and there you go. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 20:11
- It's a Millennial isn't it? -- nm - Bacon Jan 9, 19:56 1
  - President elect -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 19:59
Yeah, Atlanta is pretty damn funny. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 19:37 4
- I was thrilled to see Blackish get that much love. It deserves a lot of credit for making hot button subjects funny. - David Jan 9, 19:54 2
  - I watch Modern Family, Goldbergs, and Fresh Off the Boat (not The Middle), I assume I should try/will like Blackish? -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 19:58 1
    - Yes, they've dealt with issues of race and politics better than any sitcom possibly could. - David Jan 9, 20:12
- There's two particular episodes that are just standouts. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 19:41
With the SW16 delist, I have over H$8B in cash. -- nm - GregW Jan 9, 19:31 3
- that's a great problem to have. :) how much money are you pulling in daily in interest on that? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 9, 19:41 2
  - Still not much: H$165,429.27 -- nm - GregW Jan 9, 19:59 1
    - again, not a bad problem to have ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 9, 20:49
Has anyone on st tried services like blue apron, etc.? Thoughts on it? - TRuMaN Jan 9, 19:30 5
- I received it as a present for xmas. It's easy to use. - Max Jan 9, 20:17
- I'd really like some pre made healthy food that I can just heat up -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 20:04
- As someone who is kinda lazy and doesn't really feel like cooking when I got home, it's a lot of work. - JaxSean Jan 9, 19:54
- We tried Hello Fresh, and it was a debacle. I suspect that's because of the company rather than the premise, though. - David Jan 9, 19:36
- I read that as blue porn. But I haven't tried blue apron -- nm - Bacon Jan 9, 19:31
Not discussed: How pissed must Meryl be that Hugh Laurie stole her "Hollywood", "foreign", and "press" line? -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 19:28
In Japan, only two games in the Top 10 Best Sellers of 2016 were made by non-Nintendo. Also, dear god that's a shitton of Yo-Kai. - Qale Jan 9, 19:18 1
- And one of them is a PS Vita game. Japan is weird. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 19:30
Want to be my neighbor? The house across the street is for sale. -- nm - Dano Jan 9, 19:14 2
- Does it have a monkey room? -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 9, 19:34
- I'm definitely where I'm at for a while longer now. -- nm - crash davis - new furnace owner Jan 9, 19:31
I hope my strategy of "not living in the US" will protect me from the fallout (literally as well as figuratively) - Beryllium Jan 9, 18:57 3
- you're living too close, try Yellowknife - crash davis Jan 9, 19:33 2
  - That's the place that has the Aurora tour I want to go on. -- nm - Bacon Jan 9, 19:39 1
    - you and all the Japanese tourists will get along fine. - mafic Jan 9, 19:45
Hah, book lovers will appreciate this. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 9, 18:52 5
- you can tell it's real because of the date. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 19:06 1
  - It's on the internet, it must be true. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 19:07
- So...paid for the same book twice. Well done consumer! -- nm - Will Hunting - King of Astronauts Jan 9, 19:01 1
  - Secondary markets are the enemy of true consumerism -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 19:04
- Whoa. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 18:57
Twitter: Saban should rip on Trump so he'll tweet that Saban is "a very overrated" coach. -- nm - Tim Jan 9, 18:50
I like to imagine Gold being two hours of the characters going *prospector voice* "I love goooooolllddd!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:30 2
- Jonah Ryan's there! -- nm - mud Jan 9, 18:33
- next on the Curse of Oak Island... -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 18:31
heh. Flickchart matchup I just had: Clifford or Cliffhanger -- nm - Jovian Jan 9, 18:20
*Do It For Lane*!!! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 18:16
DVR PSA for tomorrow night. The schedule was totally hosed on my TiVos because they didn't list the President's speech. Instead, they had huge holes - GregW Jan 9, 18:16
I'm back. Y'all can let the good times roll -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 18:07 3
- All hail the return of ST's mojo - Beryllium Jan 9, 18:14
- you want Sam Cooke? you get Sam Cooke. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 9, 18:14 [youtube] 1
  - does a rolling mojo gather any karma? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:44
Hey Jax... - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:54 1
- Yep, I have a ticket for Welcome to Rockville, mainly for them -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 18:02
Kevin O'Leary in for the Conservative leadership is the word. Trump of the North -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 17:45 2
- that gives him too much credit. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:00 1
  - He doesn't have enough bankruptcies. And he has better hair. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 18:09
Catching up with last week' Jeopardy. I was surprised no one got this FJ question right. Should be easy for this group. - GregW Jan 9, 17:12 10
- I was kicking myself because his name wasn't coming to me. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 18:56
- Gandhi did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, although he was nominated five times between 1937 and 1948 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 18:11
- Nash -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 17:15 7
  - his equilibria are the best equilibria. -- nm - mafic Jan 9, 19:49
  - Right. The contestants had Roosevelt, Hawking and Oppenheimer. -- nm* - GregW Jan 9, 17:32
  - Ooh, I'm sorry. The correct answer is "Who is Nash?" -- nm - Alex Trebek si Jan 9, 17:31 2
    - "What is The Sound Of Me Choking You To Unconsciousness?" -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:01
    - It was going to be either you or Reagan. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 17:33
  - Spoils - znufrii Jan 9, 17:28
  - Nicely done. (spoilers) - Beryllium Jan 9, 17:21
Oh, this ESPNU telecast is going to be a fantastic mess. I want to be Bill Walton when I grow up. -- nm - Todd Manning - 4 days till Monster Trucks Jan 9, 17:06 8
- i listened to a long interview with Kevin McHale the other day and he told a hilarious story about going to see the grateful dead with Walton... -- (edited) - x Jan 9, 17:19 7
  - outside of Dead staff or family, Walton has probably been to more Dead shows than anyone else -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 18:19 3
    - more than you ?! -- nm - mud Jan 9, 18:22 2
      - he's somewhere near 1000 or more. I only saw 93 shows before Jerry died. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 9, 18:33 1
        
        !! -- nm - mud Jan 9, 18:35
  - He tells a similar tale on the NESN special about the '86 Team... - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:22 2
    - that was just a special season. i watched so many games that year...nm - x Jan 9, 17:30 1
      - Ditto. As I'm sure I've recounted...we'd watch the games but listen to Johnny. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:44
I've done a filet twice now with the Anova cooker and it lives up to the hype - Reagen Jan 9, 17:05
Whatever a Dierks Bentley is, someone should pay to get it singing lessons. -- nm - David Jan 9, 17:01 1
- but Lee Greenwood liked it! -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 17:53
Natalie Portman is not taking the GG loss lying down. There's a SAG screening on Wednesday in *Boston* for 'Jackie'. -- (edited) - Diva Jan 9, 17:00 5
- Whoever is handling the release for this and Lion is failing miserably. -- nm - MDH Jan 9, 17:55
- I haven't checked our calendar so maybe we have a conflict but if not, we're going, right? - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:09 3
  - We have a play at SpeakEasy that night. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 17:14 2
    - I had a tickle that we did. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:19 1
      - *tickles mel* -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 17:24
"There's never been less demand for inaugural ballgowns in my 38 years," Marx told PEOPLE. Trump will lie about *anything*. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 16:57 9
- with his childlike gullibility and raging narcissism, if I were a prankster reporter I'd have *a lot* of fun with him. -- (edited) - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:07 8
  - The Secret Service already has Camp David Snipe Hunts in the works. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 17:28
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    - I just took a FB break, read how he's throwing out civilian officials in charge of NUKES because...Obama. - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:42 4
      - I seriously think he did it because there's a general grumbling about well maybe we should ignore orders to launch because it just might be drumpf's - zeitgeist Jan 9, 18:48 2
        
        Ya know the head of the NNSA doesn't actually launch nukes, right? -- nm - Will Hunting - King of Astronauts Jan 9, 18:51 1
        
        Let us hope that Trump doesn't figure out that process. Because he and Sec of Defense just have to agree to give the order. -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 18:53
      - gotta get the Black off it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 18:06
    - Lol. He has people to do that for him. He just signs the checks. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 17:30
The Darkening of Tristram event marking the 20th Anniversary of Diablo is pretty cool. It's got enough nostalgia and was free content so points! - Qale Jan 9, 16:51
huhm so Hidden Figures beat Rogue One in actuals... -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 16:45 3
- here's the chart. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 9, 16:52
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- Surprising. I probably won't check out HF until Netflix. Looks good, though. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 16:47
Suggestions for an easy to keep down fruit juice, workout drink or similar that will provide carbs but on a low sodium basis as well - JD Jan 9, 16:44 2
- maybe one of the zicos, if you like coconut water and the sodium amount works for you? like so.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 9, 16:49 1
  - That's a thought. Thanks for the suggestion - JD Jan 9, 16:57
FWIW, despite Alabama's historic defense, I think Clemson pulls off the upset tonight. -- nm* - David Jan 9, 16:36 4
- I think Clemson wins, too. - IrishStephen Jan 9, 17:15 1
  - I hate hate hate hate hate the Crimson Tide. Also Nick Saban, hate him too. I hope Alabama loses big -- nm - Bacon Jan 9, 17:16
- If it's because the offense lacks its crispness it had under Lane Kiffin, how conflicted will you be? -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 17:11 1
  - I think I wouldn't make the top 10 Lane Kiffin haters here. -- nm - David Jan 9, 19:16
n*bbah partying his Dabo off -- nm - budice Jan 9, 16:35
skimming the bb-linked piece about meryl's speech, and was glad to see someone critical of tom hiddleston's - I've liked him quite a bit; but, man, - b. Jan 9, 16:35 2
- That was 30 seconds Jimmy Fallon could have made an awkward joke in! -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 16:36 1
  - it would have made the show run over less. ;p -- nm - b. Jan 9, 16:38
Megan Perry sounds hot -- nm - prayformojo Jan 9, 16:33 1
- hot to trot singles in your area -- nm - megan perry spams Jan 9, 16:35
reports say the Hawks have pulled Paul Millsap off the trade market....nm - x Jan 9, 16:33 2
- I think it's more that the team's on a winning streak, and ownership believes that they're a tough out in the playoffs. - David Jan 9, 16:34 1
  - yeah, could be that. it's hard to trust them completely, but they sure seem like as constituted they could be the four seed.... - x Jan 9, 16:42
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“I’m concerned that somebody with a platform like Meryl Streep is also, I think, inciting people’s worst instincts,” -- nm* - Kellyanne Conway, re: an actor & not the president Jan 9, 16:19 21
- She's turned into Baghdad Bob - Brian Jan 9, 16:53 7
  - There will be psych experiments and papers based on her. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 16:56
  - She's the fucking Mouth of Sauron. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 16:56 4
    - no kidding. have you seen how she's aged over the last 2 months. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 17:56 1
      - The constant stream of bs and lies falling out of her mouth is physically affecting her. -- nm* - Diva Jan 9, 19:57
    - there it is. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 9, 17:23
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  - "Turned into"? -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 16:55
- Meryl, that rabble rouser -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 16:35
- it's gonna be interesting when she turns on Donald. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 16:33 7
  - She's signed a nondisclosure agreement. They all have. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 16:37 6
    - generally not worth the paper they're printed on. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 17:12 1
      - It's disappointing we don't have more juicy Trump stories, then. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 17:52
    - oh that's right. Dangit. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 16:40 3
      - Maye they're released from it when he dies. Something to look forward to, I guess. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 16:44 1
        
        The hate is strong in this one -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 18:45
      - She could just stop working for him. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 9, 16:42
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- I cannot listen to her anymore. She is the epitome of a person without a soul. -- nm - pmb Jan 9, 16:21 2
  - as soon as I see her I change the channel -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 9, 17:06
  - I now see or hear her name and immediately move along. best for my well-being. -- nm - b. Jan 9, 16:26

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