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oh, snap. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 18, 12:26 2
- LOL -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 12:31
- ha -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 12:29
did he just call me evil? -- nm - donald Jan 18, 12:23
DEBATE TIME: Advocacy group files federal complaint against America Airlines for not allowing passengers with nut allergies to pre-board -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 18, 12:18 9
- How many families would legitimately need this, versus how many would fake their kid having an allergy to get on the plane before everyone else? -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 12:29
- How about everybody gets to preboard! Problem solved. -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 12:20 3
  - i say let only the strongest board first....nm - x Jan 18, 12:23 1
    - Set up a test of strength with a big hammer and a bell at each gate. Great idea. -- nm* - Strongbad Jan 18, 12:24
  - genius -- nm - ML Jan 18, 12:21
- If the allergy prevents them walking or causes them to move slowly, sure. Otherwise, no. -- nm - TWuG Jan 18, 12:19 2
  - The argument I've seen is that family of the nut allergy suffer has to wipe down the seats to remove any possible peanut residue - ty97 Jan 18, 12:21 1
    - they should just seal the person in a vacuumed bag and then they won't have to worry about it -- nm - decline Jan 18, 12:25
- *blink* -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 12:18
nearly 2/3 of primate species are near extinction, study finds.... - x Jan 18, 12:16 3
- eliminating the competition--smart move, humanity -- nm - ML Jan 18, 12:30
- unfortunately, we're not among them -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 18, 12:24
- TAKE THAT, PLANET OF THE APES!!! -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 12:16
"Having you in this building has made things run better." - ty97 Jan 18, 12:15 1
- It's like the end of Star Trek II. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 18, 12:16
::ears perk up:: -- (link*) - Spawn Jan 18, 12:12
So, when you picture the poop emoji talking in the Emoji Movie (admit it, you already do), whose voice does it have? - Spawn Jan 18, 12:11 1
- More like #2. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 12:20
More excerpts from Tom Price's hearing (HHS) today (incl questions from Warren) - Strongbad Jan 18, 12:09 1
- That last bit - he specifically and purposely invested it himself, not some advisor. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 18, 12:13
Will and Grace, new stuff episodes 1 and 2 (a 2-parter) spoilers ... - call me Ishmael Jan 18, 12:06
Happy half-priced Papa Murphy's Day everybody! -- (link) - ML Jan 18, 11:56
Another proof the guy making Trump's suits is blind -- (link) - Guigue Jan 18, 11:51 12
- Why are his eyes beady? Why is the paper blank? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 12:21 1
  - "...that dweam within a dweam...and lwove, twue lwove..." -- nm - Max Jan 18, 12:26
- Lloyd Bridges in "I'm the President!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 11:54 1
  - L4 -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 12:06
- The Winter White House? - Spawn Jan 18, 11:53 3
  - winter is here, and so is President Ramsay Bolton -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 12:10
  - Echoes of The Winter Palace. - Andie Jan 18, 12:07
  - "Bucky, it's me. We used to be friends." -- nm - Cape Cod America Jan 18, 12:02
- I feel sorry for that fine Italian brand known for its well-tailored suits. -- nm - . Jan 18, 11:53 3
  - There's enough fabric in the sleeves to make another suit -- nm - Guiguge Jan 18, 11:58 2
    - I half think that if his tailors knew how to do sleeves the "Small Hands" meme would go away. - Mel Profit Jan 18, 12:05 1
      - Yeah, that description sounds right on. - . Jan 18, 12:08
Do I have to watch this season? -- (link) - Spawn Jan 18, 11:50
Looks like Nick Kyrgios is at it again... -- nm - Diva Jan 18, 11:48 1
- he be crazy -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:49
I am pretty sure I want to make the trip to Cooperstown next year for the HOF induction. -- nm - groiny Jan 18, 11:32 5
- LYC: I hope Morten Andersen gets into the NFL HOF this year. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 12:02
- I'm lazy. Who's new on the ballot next year? - ML Jan 18, 11:34 2
  - yeah, Thome and Chipper are the headliners -- (edited) - groiny Jan 18, 11:40
  - and Chipper. -- nm - Baron Zero C Jan 18, 11:36
- STHOFSTRAVAGANZA! -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:34
Mattis approved by Sen. panel -- (link) - decline Jan 18, 11:30 1
- "Nobody calls me Mad Dog!" -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 11:54
Dude, your dad blasted Obama for playing golf. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 18, 11:29
A Video Store That Only Carries 14,000 Copies Of 'Jerry Maguire' -- (link) - budice Jan 18, 11:28 18
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, this movie doesn't hold up well. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 11:53 8
  - it was never that good....nm - x Jan 18, 11:58 5
    - I genuinely believe he peaked at Fast Times. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 12:00 4
      - yep....nm - x Jan 18, 12:01 3
        
        Am I not giving enough attention to the two of you? -- nm* - David Jan 18, 12:27 2
        
        don't champion drivel. stick to resident evil movie boosting!....nm - x Jan 18, 12:28 1
        
        There are people who don't like Almost Famous. Those people don't deserve internet access. -- nm - David Jan 18, 12:31
  - I'm sorry to hear that. Perhaps you would like to return your copy and view another? -- nm - Everything is Terrible! Jan 18, 11:55 1
    - We can offer half off your next rental... -- nm - Ender Jan 18, 12:00
- "art." -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 11:34 7
  - They stole my idea for a music store that only has "Green Day - Dookie" -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 11:45 1
    - Soul Asylum - Grave Dancers Union - JaxSean Jan 18, 11:52
  - I wonder what section they are in? -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:37 4
    - *idea* this sort of store with the same movie but edited for a RomCom, Horror, etc. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 12:14 2
      - Heh, or just have it in different boxes for each. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 12:16
      - Hmmmm... -- nm - Hollywood Jan 18, 12:15
    - "this is the horror section, this is musicals, this is new releases..." -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 11:44
- "Show me the *copy*!!!" -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 18, 11:34
Among all retired pitchers in the Live Ball Era (since 1920) to log at least 1,000 career innings, Mariano Rivera (1.00) and Pedro Martínez (1.05) are - Beaker Jan 18, 11:26
also regarding basketball, someone on a little street to nowhere on my running route put out a basketball net and a trash can full of balls and left - university of amanda jones Jan 18, 11:26 7
- I love that! -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 12:20
- A basketballl... net? -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:42 1
  - whatever! -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 18, 12:06
- I'd look for video cameras hidden -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 11:38
- Sandusky is still in jail, right? -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 11:32
- Isn't that the opening for "Split"? -- nm - volnelk Jan 18, 11:27
- IT'S A TRAP! -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:27
Vladimir Guerrero is 1 of 9 players in MLB history with at least 1,000 at-bats, a .315 batting average and a .550 slugging percentage. - Beaker Jan 18, 11:26 3
- AND owns one of my favorite sports nicknames -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 11:52
- If Vlad and Raines both get in, Montreal will lose its shit. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 11:35 1
  - I'm pretty confident that Vladdy is coming up short this year. In next year. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 18, 12:25
REB2TeslaPippy. I kept seeing tours where they either had just finished headlining or had not started yet. - Spawn Jan 18, 11:26
Obama press conference has started -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:25 2
- he should have walked in wearing a Hawaiian shirt and board shorts -- nm - decline Jan 18, 11:27
- RIP @HowLateWasObama -- nm - ML Jan 18, 11:26
do you care? I am calling inn sick monday to go to the amish cabinetmaker's showroom to talk about my kitchen. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 18, 11:23 2
- You do sound a little phlegmy. Better take off Friday as well just to be safe. -- nm - Baron Zero C Jan 18, 11:33
- have fun and hopefully they will have what you want in stock or will make what you want from designs you bring with you -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:26
45 Great Infographics from 2016 -- (link) - ML Jan 18, 11:13
Women's anti-abortion groups left out of Washington march. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 18, 11:07 32
- And I've got a problem with that article..it's not 53% of white women voted for Trump, it's 53% of white women who voted voted for..... -- nm - . Jan 18, 12:36
- Since they are marching against the threat to Planned Parenthood, birth control and choice I don't know why. - . Jan 18, 11:51
- Gay conversion group left out of gay pride parade. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 11:37 7
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    - Not ridiculous. -- nm - . Jan 18, 11:57 2
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        Okay, that wasn't clear. -- nm - . Jan 18, 12:01
    - gay groups were excluded from Irish St Pats parades until recently -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 11:43 2
      - John Bull Society and the Orange Order should be allowed to march in the St Patty's Day parade! -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 12:03
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- Less left out and more outright excluded. -- nm - iSpam Jan 18, 11:14 16
  - Excluded from associating themselves with the March in any official capacity, not from participating. - znufrii Jan 18, 11:23 15
    - I think the message was quite clear. -- (edited) - spamlet Jan 18, 11:26 14
      - Sure. And I don't begrudge march organizers for holding that position. - znufrii Jan 18, 11:30 2
        
        Thanks for proving the points made in the article. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 11:31 1
        
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      - and the left wonders why it's losing -- nm - ML Jan 18, 11:30 10
        
        Because of anti-democratic structural inefficiencies built into our democratic processes? *checks the popular vote totals again* -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 18, 11:36 9
        
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        Most of the " this is why you lost" messages I've seen boil down to "stop pushing for things you want, Democrats!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 11:59 6
        
        Litmus tests are a great way to rebuild a coalition from the ground up. - ML Jan 18, 12:16 3
        
        Of which conservatives have none, right? - Reagen Jan 18, 12:22 2
        
        light your straw man on fire, dude--I'm not arguing a left/right thing here - ML Jan 18, 12:29 1
        
        But which does end up as "stop believing in what you believe". -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 12:31
        
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        Or "stop defining your issues so narrowly as to exclude people who are against them!" -- nm* - znufrii Jan 18, 12:04
        
        I can't wait to see how many anti-war groups they'll let march in Trump's military parades! -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 11:47
- aside - i'm am going to the satellite one here on Saturday. -- nm - Andie Jan 18, 11:13 3
  - I'm across the Boston Common so I assume the anarchists will be stomping around on Friday. I may take a lunch break and see. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 11:17 2
    - I wonder if we will have one. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 18, 11:29 1
      - I sure hope you get a lunch break -- nm - decline Jan 18, 11:43
- girls have cooties -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:08
Star Trek Discovery: Sarek (spock's father) has been cast, will be a key character, premiere date pushed again.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 11:07
CNN: President Bush 41 is now stable in Intensive Care. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:06 1
- I'll bet Bush jr will decide to be by his side instead of attending the drumpf -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 11:42
On the other site, JK Simmons had 6 credits for 2016 movies. In 2017, he has 8. Busy man. -- nm - Baron Zero C Jan 18, 11:02
Updated MLB HOF vote totals based on known ballots -- (link) - ML Jan 18, 11:01 12
- That's too many for Bonds and Clemens and way too many for Schilling. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 11:11
- Jeebus H Christos. Only two again?! Move some of these obvious folks along please. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 18, 11:07 9
  - Three. I'm very annoyed by your IM and the vote increases they're getting. Looks like next year will be BBWAA's soul searching year. -- nm* - ML Jan 18, 11:08 8
    - I think Bud entering this year gave another tranche of writers the cover they needed to step away from withholding. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 18, 11:12
    - I really hope they never get in but they get closer every year. Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 11:11 6
      - Blue halls. -- nm - Baron Zero C Jan 18, 11:31
      - at some point, you just have to let them in. - groiny Jan 18, 11:16 4
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Pete Rose as a baseball player Jan 18, 12:17
        
        I disagree. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 11:56
        
        like hell -- nm - ML Jan 18, 11:35
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 11:19
- Good on Raines. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 11:04
President Obama is about to have a press conference. I suspect there will be a Manning question or 3. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:01
Hey, look. Theranos has failed another inspection. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 18, 11:00
Should we have another Vegas meetup? I must have enough MyVegas points for something good. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 10:58 10
- I nominate 1st round of March Madness 2018 -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 12:06
- they just dropped the million point bowling party with DJ ....all the 'station' rewards are gone -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 11:46 2
  - Station Casinos do not have any properties on the strip. The Palms is their closest to the strip -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:48
  - What's a "station" reward? I just want a free room for a couple of nights. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 11:47
- come now. this is your special week. the AVN convention starts today -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:03 5
  - I've honestly always wanted to go out there during that. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 11:06 4
    - Opposite. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 11:33 3
      - I'd love to people watch. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 11:36 2
        
        Too much *stiff* competition for Mop. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 11:43 1
        
        SO MANY AFFLICTION SHIRTS! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 11:46
TV PSA: Blindspot, Lethal Weapon, Fresh Off the Boat, Uncover Boss, Speechless, Frequency, L&O SVU, People's Choice Awards, Vikings, Star, Blackish, -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 10:58 5
- GF's Guide to Divorce, Chicago PD, Incorporated, Match Game, Six, Samantha Bee, Workaholics, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 10:58 4
  - what a crappy night of tv -- nm - decline Jan 18, 11:27 2
    - Frontline on PBS is doing part 2 of their review of the Obama presidency -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:40
    - Lethal Weapon is loads of fun and Vikings is a top 5 show for me -- nm* - Beaker Jan 18, 11:28
  - Property Bros. is new. they still do not have the right air dates listed on the show because it seems to air in Canada before the US -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 11:04

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