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i'm reading a "thriller" by matt richtel (THE CLOUD) who won a pulitzer for a nonfiction book... -- (edited) - x Jan 18, 17:39 4
- I'm terrified that Thomas Friedman is going to get a big idea. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 17:42 3
  - Lots of good ones in the thread below. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 17:47
  - *shudders*...nm - x Jan 18, 17:44 1
    - It'll be about a crime fighting cab driver with unusual insights about world trade. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 17:47
Harambe’s grandma, Zoo Miami’s matriarch gorilla, dies -- (link) - ty97 Jan 18, 17:28
I bet that if you checked the Pornhub stats in the Star Trek universe that Vulcan porn would be the least popular. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 17:01 19
- Oh god, what is that Tribble doing to Kirk?!?! -- nm* - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 18, 17:22
- I disagree. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 17:15 3
  - ferengi porn could be popular with.. no, wait, argh. *glares Dignan's way* almost got me! -- nm - b. Jan 18, 17:21
  - Gorn Porn. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 17:17 1
    - There it is. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 17:23
- wouldn't it more likely be PornHolo? With Holograms who needs video -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 17:08 4
  - With holograms, who needs people? -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 17:14
  - Shut up. nm - Dignan Jan 18, 17:10 2
    - NERDS! -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 17:13 1
      - says the guy who plays Hulk vs. Banner with Remlik. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 17:14
- good news: Vulcan porn actors have a very long life. bad news: they only make one 1 porn film every 7 years. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 17:03 2
  - they probably warp spacetime to trigger Pron Farr -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 17:07 1
    - the Vulcans really need to invent a vibrator :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 17:22
- Once every 7 years? -- nm - GregW Jan 18, 17:03
- Sweet, sweet Gaila. - David's iPad Jan 18, 17:03
- #1 is those green chicks. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 17:02 2
  - Gaila from Risa! -- nm - David's iPad Jan 18, 17:05
  - aka Batgirl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 17:04
- On the list of topics I have never contemplated, this is very high. - ty97 Jan 18, 17:02
Apologies for the dual HuffPo/TMZ linkage, but, man, eff A Dog's Purpose. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 18, 16:52 1
- Wow. -- nm - kelly Jan 18, 17:12
NBC orders 2 more seasons of This Is Us -- nm - Beaker Jan 18, 16:39
Whelp ... this weekend could get pretty damn interesting here in Little Beirut. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 16:26 17
- I am leaving the country to avoid this. -- nm - Bacon Jan 18, 17:09 1
  - And good riddance! - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 17:16
- Good--I hope this election pisses off an entire generation. Millennials-Remember what this feels like-VOTE next time and for the rest of your lives! - Flavorize Jan 18, 16:47 3
  - No ... see, in Portland ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 16:50 2
    - To your IM--Ha! and Awesome! That's pretty cool -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 16:53
    - you get sunshine. the folks on the freeways get rain. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 16:52
- i'm all for protests, and i don't think in general i'm a fascist. but all i can say is.... - x Jan 18, 16:40 6
  - I'm not ok with the clubbing, but yep for the rest. it's petulant and "because we can!" and does nothing for a cause, nothing to engender support. - b. Jan 18, 16:51 2
    - oh, ok. i retract my support for the clubbing!....nm - x Jan 18, 17:00 1
      - *beams at successful influence* -- nm - b. Jan 18, 17:11
  - I cannot disagree in the slightest. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 16:49 2
    - probably why they're doing it on a Saturday. -- nm - . Jan 18, 16:58
    - yeah, absolutely.... - x Jan 18, 16:57
- There were supposed to be some big demonstrations there -- nm - Z2G2 Jan 18, 16:35 2
  - Oh God yes ... the Women's March on Portland, the counter-march to the Women's March, United Front Against the Trump Agenda (all on Saturday) - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 16:46 1
    - an LGBTQ will lead a funeral march commemorating the death of their rights -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 19:55
- normally I would not say this, but I hope you get freezing torrential downpours this weekend. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 16:31
Wishful liberal thinking. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:11 12
- I actually just finished reading that a few moments ago. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 18, 17:05
- I have a deep fear that he is not a human being. -- nm - GregW Jan 18, 16:41 3
  - I'm confident that he's genetically human. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 16:42 2
    - I would need to see the DNA test. -- nm - GregW Jan 18, 16:55 1
      - I think we have our new rallying point. "Release the DNA!" -- nm - . Jan 18, 17:02
- I don't doubt it. He acts very much like someone who has massive insecurities. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:23
- Though read the discussion - it's a good one. (And I think they make a case for why it's less wishful than accurate and worrying) -- nm - Roger More Jan 18, 16:23 4
  - yeah, there's some fascinating stuff in there if you actually read the piece.... - x Jan 18, 16:33 3
    - "The only things that have kept him awake at night historically are money, sex, food, and revenge." -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 16:44 2
      - i'm starting to identify with this guy....nm - x Jan 18, 17:09
      - I'm guessing food is number one. -- nm - . Jan 18, 17:05
- Eh, I can live with him being bothered that he has small hands. -- nm - . Jan 18, 16:14
Did we hear that NBC has partnered with the IOC launch the Olympic Channel? - Mop Jan 18, 16:04 1
- ALL THE SKICROSS!!! -- nm - David's iPad Jan 18, 16:24
This badminton rally is unreal -- (link) - mara Jan 18, 15:55 1
- Nice! -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:03
8 minute long 360 degree video of the White House. For what it's worth, it was produced by foreign workers. - Mop Jan 18, 15:49 2
- Forget it getting pulled you need to watch it before Trump does a complete renovation of the White House -- nm - eag Jan 18, 15:52 1
  - We wanted to record every single room for posterity. And so we could rebuild it after it's burned down. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:05
East coast time zone is lame - Bacon Jan 18, 15:40 13
- Eastern is THE time zone. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 18, 17:44
- Oh and since I am checking in. My last 48 hours - Bacon Jan 18, 15:47 2
  - Phone just rang, bag found will be to me soon. Hot damn - Bacon Jan 18, 16:23 1
    - Now you have an unneeded 2nd pair of underwear -- nm - Z2G2 Jan 18, 16:33
- I vote for a universal time zone -- nm - eag Jan 18, 15:46 4
  - Mountain Time, the One True Timezone. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 16:03 3
    - America Only time zone! It's always High Noon -- nm - Trump Jan 18, 16:08 1
      - *dives for cover* -- nm - Lucio Jan 18, 16:14
    - it really is the best -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 16:08
- Isn't it? I don't know how anyone can stand it without a DVR. -- nm - mara Jan 18, 15:44 2
  - Yeah, Central is so much better. I've lived in Eastern for 15 years and still never really got used to it. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 18, 16:02 1
    - I think this is part of just where you grew up. I was in Central for 18+ years and never got used to it - ty97 Jan 18, 17:01
- Are you going to visiting Jacksonville, one of the "top 10 swamp cities in Northeastern Florida" -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 15:43
poll: Do you have a storage [basement area/closet/attic/shed/unit] you haven't inspected in over 12 months? How long? -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:32 3
- The deepest recesses of under the bed was like that until Dec - JD Jan 18, 15:43
- maybe 18 months.. maybe longer. -- nmbutblahblahblah - b. Jan 18, 15:39
- Ohhhhh yeah. We don't go near the attics (but we really should, as they could definitely use some insulating) -- nm* - prayformojo Jan 18, 15:35
That feeling when your new IKEA sleeper sofa only needs 8 screws to put it together, but you're still slightly disappointed it's that many. - znufrii Jan 18, 15:27 1
- Next time two will be lost, to make you happy. -- nm* - . Jan 18, 16:12
My 100% true NFLX investment story - rollo Jan 18, 15:16 5
- that's always hard to ignore, but sometimes you gotta take a profit...nm - x Jan 18, 16:02
- Aside: If Netflix announced they were divesting disc rentals today, people would be wondering if that were still a thing. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 15:35
- Ouch. Still, that was a nice profit at the time. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 15:25 2
  - It had gotten back basically right where it was or a little higher before Qwikster so... seemed like like a good move at the time. -- nm - rollo Jan 18, 15:28 1
    - if your initial reason for getting into the position was that it was undervalued when you bought it, it was the right call. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 18, 16:05
Raines, Bagwell and Pudge are this year's inductees into the Hall of Fame. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 15:16 13
- Hoffman just missed out with 74% of the vote. Vlad got 71.7% and looks likely to get in next year. - Krusty Jan 18, 15:18 12
  - Works for me. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 15:45
  - Schilling took a 7% hit. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 15:44 10
    - This is funny but also shameful as a voting practice. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 18, 16:27 1
      - exactly....nm - x Jan 18, 16:35
    - A$$hole tax/Karma deduction--If the dude could just keep his dumb, bigoted yapper shut - Flavorize Jan 18, 16:06 6
      - ditto. he had a chance but his yap got in the way. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 18, 16:24 5
        
        i'm not naive enough to think it doesn't matter, but it really shouldn't matter.... - x Jan 18, 16:34 4
        
        I struggle with this too. believe me. I know how critical he was to '04 but man...that yap. - Mel Profit Jan 18, 17:13 1
        
        dude. it doesn't matter.... - x Jan 18, 17:16
        
        I'd agree if it was just politics--he was spewing pure hate. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 16:51 1
        
        eh, even so. it should have no bearing on his accomplishments as an athlete.... - x Jan 18, 17:04
    - Good news. -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 15:45
coming up on CNN. Who will be the Trump Inauguration Designated Survivor? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 15:07 10
- Trump Jr--because, we all know it goes to the first born, after the President -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 15:17
- Joe Biden, because someone forgot to submit a new form. -- nm - . Jan 18, 15:17 3
  - Hah -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 16:02
  - This is actually the most realistic answer. Well done. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 15:19 1
    - there is 1 problem. Joe really wants to open up his 67 Vette without security nixing it -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 15:25
- Matlockkkkkkkkkkkk -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 15:14
- Putin -- nm - eag Jan 18, 15:14
- Gary Busey -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:13
- My money's on Kiefer Sutherland. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 15:11 1
  - Jed Bartlett -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 15:13
While other states introduce bills restricting women's reproductive rights, Oregon obstinately wants to do the opposite. -- (link) - Mop Jan 18, 15:04 1
- *crosses knees* -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:16
Here's Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley pwning Trump's EPA secretary candidate Scott Pruitt. -- (link) - Mop Jan 18, 15:02
Guess the list: Yahoo TV's "10 TV Shows We Prefer to Watch With Closed Captioning". - Mop Jan 18, 14:55 4
- #1 is *SO* true: Taboo. Checkout the screenshot from #4, Gilmore Girls. That's... a lot of text. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 14:57 1
  - I don't want to look at the screenshot, because I have a much funnier version in my mind's eye -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 15:01
- Meh, screw it. The list is all over the place. #7 is the Wire, which hasn't been on the air for, like, a decade. -- nm* - Mop Jan 18, 14:57
- I always have CC on. All the time. Even on Netflix -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:56
Let me just say that casting James Frain as a Vulcan is genius. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 14:54 1
- and Logical. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 15:06
In 2017, HBO’s biggest Sunday night show returns… -- (link) - Mop Jan 18, 14:53 [youtube]
current location of the Big Idaho Potato Truck -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 18, 14:52
Tomorrow, Woody Harrelson will star in and direct the feature film "Lost In London", broadcast live into theaters. -- (link) - Mop Jan 18, 14:40 4
- It involves a taxi chase, in the streets of London, live---nothing could possibly go wrong -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 15:31 3
  - We need LMS to report live. I mean, she can just wave at us from the sidewalk. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 15:36 2
    - That would be epic! -- nm - Flavorize Jan 18, 16:14 1
      - And given her forecast for tonight, quite likely. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:19
Yes, that's probably been their plan forever. QED. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:38 13
- i think that's sure the plan. it wouldn't surprise me if they find out that people like government more than they claim to when shit breaks down.... - x Jan 18, 16:11
- Grover Norquist put this plan in writing about 20 years ago. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 15:07
- The best way to prove government incompetency is to produce an incompetent government. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 14:42 10
  - habeas imperitus corpus -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:47 1
    - This is much funnier if translated in google: "habeas inperitus corpus" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:50
  - But it's the GOP's incompetent government. -- nm - . Jan 18, 14:45 7
    - The government is too big and bloated. We have to cut everything to make it more efficient. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 14:49
    - That won't matter. They're shameless. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:48 5
      - Oh I know, but it's going to be harder for them to blame the Dems now they are fully in charge. - . Jan 18, 14:52 4
        
        They don't need to blame the Dems, they only need to blame the inherent nature of government. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 18, 14:58
        
        ...and yet... -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 14:56 2
        
        Right? They've really seized upon "Ignorance is Strength". -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 14:57 1
        
        Not impossible, just harder, and really just harder without people laughing at them. -- nm - . Jan 18, 15:01
Borowitz: Moving Vans Arrive at White House to Remove All Traces of Competence, Dignity - GregW Jan 18, 14:36 1
- heh -- nm - Epiphany Jan 18, 14:40
Morons! The whole lot of them. -- nm - CQ Jan 18, 14:32 1
- Don't talk about B21 like that! -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 14:32

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