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Twitter saying the Raiders Las Vegas paperwork has been filed. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 09:16
Us Weekly: Drake has met J. Lo's kids and they hang out doing home-y stuff together. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:08 2
- Drake likes having some older role models. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:16 1
  - HA! nice -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 09:17
SWGOH in the WSJ -- (link) - ML Jan 19, 09:08
F*ck, this is driving me nuts. That Politico story on B2 uses "sobering" as a verb. Does that pass muster? - Mop Jan 19, 09:07 20
- That's been a valid use for a hundred years. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 09:19
- yes. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 09:14
- Yes. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 09:09
- ...yes... - Reagen Jan 19, 09:08 16
  - I was editing some college application essays this week and I was astounded what the kids don't know about verb tenses. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 09:16 6
    - "effect/affect" and "except/accept" are what's driving me insane these days - Reagen Jan 19, 09:17 4
      - Those in your subject line can sometimes just be pure typos. Your brain knows the right word but you just type the word that sounds like it. I see - pmb Jan 19, 09:21
      - a kid told me last week that he doesn't use effect and affect ever in writing because he doesn't know which to use. that's one way to handle it. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 09:19 2
        
        I admit, that while I do know how to use them, I often have to pause and actually think about it. They are close enough that it requires thought. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 09:23
        
        I'll take that over using it incorrectly, I suppose. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:20
    - it's all about emoji's now, miss jones -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:17
  - *looks up 'gerunds'* -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:09
  - oh dear. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:09 7
    - I can't be like this. I'm gonna stop using the Oxford comma and start ending sentences with prepositions. -- nm* - Mop Jan 19, 09:11 6
      - both bullshit prescriptivist notions, BTW. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:12 5
        
        The Oxford comma was God's gift to grammar and clarity in the written word. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:18 4
        
        The real answer is to rewrite the sentence to avoid ambiguity. - Reagen Jan 19, 09:20 2
        
        or even better (rewriting!) - Reagen Jan 19, 09:32
        
        (You've split your subject in your example) -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:21
        
        I'm bookmarking this. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:19
XXX Return of Xander Cage 60% (9/5) The Founder 83% (60/12), Split 78% (47/13), 20th Century Woman 92% (86/7) -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:04 1
- I heard Dawson loved XXX -- nm - decline Jan 19, 09:14
There's also a new Power Rangers trailer out, but it's pretty cringey -- (link) - Reagen Jan 19, 09:03 [youtube] 7
- Eh, is still has some of it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:08
- it is? seems solid for a Power Rangers trailer. Have you ever seen an original show? Those made no sense -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 09:06 1
  - Exactly. This is far better than should have been expected. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:09
- "but"? As opposed to what? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:05 1
  - butt -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:05
- "but" seems like the wrong conjunction -- nm - ML Jan 19, 09:04 1
  - I mean in comparison to what they pulled off with the first trailer. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 09:05
I wonder if they'll pull A Dog's Purpose from theaters. -- nm - ML Jan 19, 08:52 11
- I think the big issue is that it isn't just a movie that happens to have a dog in it. It's a movie that some people were already like "Hell no". -- (edited) - volnelk Jan 19, 09:01
- This has crossed my mind. I don't see how they get out from under this one unless they throw someone under the bus. - Mop Jan 19, 08:55 4
  - The AHA rep has been suspended. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 09:02 1
    - *looks up from phone* "What are you doing? ...Eh, it's fine." -- nm - AHA rep Jan 19, 09:18
  - NOT THE DOG! -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 08:56 1
    - We could have avoided this if we'd just used a little person in a dog suit. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:16
- I've seen pushback against the story, so maybe not? -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:53 4
  - I watched the video without audio. Is the dog really whimpering and making a ton of noise? It didn't look *that* bad to me. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 19, 08:58 3
    - Can't really hear anything over the fans or whatever whipping up the wind. I was expecting much worse. -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 09:00 2
      - same, but they have rules for animals and should have followed them -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:06 1
        
        it's not exactly driving lemmings off a cliff...but maybe in the sequel -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:07
Well, this will make you cry at your desk (it's a lovely lovely story) -- (link) - Andie Jan 19, 08:48 10
- thanks for sharing this one - just grabbing lunch at my desk - dusty in here -- nm - JenBro Jan 19, 09:15
- That's unreal. Amazing that it's essentially Extreme Home Makeover, but it's just a local news station behind it. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 09:12
- Man, this story reeks of fake news clickbait. All the links self-link. I had to dig, but I found the actual news report. - Mop Jan 19, 09:04 [youtube] 4
  - well, if you watch the video, that's sort of all you need. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 09:06 3
    - Ah, I see. The video wasn't loading on that page. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:07 2
      - Weird, I had no problem. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:10 1
        
        Probably using Android. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 09:12
- good Lord -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 09:01
- OMG. - Spawn Jan 19, 08:59 1
  - I need to go clean the store now it's to dusty in ehre -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 09:10
The cover of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's AFC Championship section. -- (link) - budice Jan 19, 08:46 1
- too clever by half -- nm - ML Jan 19, 08:47
good news, people! - x Jan 19, 08:39 1
- IIRC they did this after Obama's swearing in too. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:41
That new Logan trailer was too jokey. -- nm - ML Jan 19, 08:36 5
- I think I agree with the observation from the BB. Spoilers - volnelk Jan 19, 08:54
- Observation from the trailer that I don't think anyone's mentioned. - Mop Jan 19, 08:42 3
  - I love the line reading just after that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:46 1
    - yes -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 08:54
  - Yeah, that was awesome. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 08:44
Not sure if any of you follow my friend Chasing Jonah, but one of her songs ("War Paint") is going to be on Lucifer on an upcoming episode. - JaxSean Jan 19, 08:28 8
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 08:57
- Will he be singing it? - Spawn Jan 19, 08:45 2
  - He certainly won't be playing the piano on it -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:46 1
    - If I were the Devil and I could fake play the piano, I would do it every day. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 09:01
- that's great, -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 08:32
- very nice. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 08:31
- I saw that. It's so awesome for her! -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 08:30
- Very cool - I definitely want to know - the show's song selection continues to be top notch -- nm - Epiphany Jan 19, 08:29
Treasury Sec. pick Steven Mnuchin's confirmation hearing is going just swimmingly. Not. -- (link) - Diva Jan 19, 08:28 1
- i can't believe that octomom came up....nm - x Jan 19, 08:42
If I was putting money on it, I'd say a Trump presidency will supercharge the economy, low unemployment, soaring stock markets, large scale - Loyola Jan 19, 08:27 16 1
- I could be this optimistic, but there are at least two immense hurdles in the way. - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 09:16
- While I disagree on most of these points, I wonder what the likelihood is that overseas money will finally come home? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 08:31 2
  - They'll probably push through a tax holiday, and it'll come flooding back into the pockets of their stockholders. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:45 1
    - Wasn't there a discussion of dramatically reducing the corporate tax rate? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 08:54
- Lol. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:31
- unemployment is already about as low as it's possible to be. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:30 5
  - (Though the participation rate is at roughly a 40 year low.) -- nm - Ender Jan 19, 08:36 4
    - At least some of that has to be from the baby boomers retiring, though. -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:39 2
      - much of it, really....nm - x Jan 19, 08:41 1
        
        But don't worry, Trump will fix it! -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 08:42
    - it is. but that's mostly structural.... - x Jan 19, 08:39
- it's not going to supercharge the economy. we're already at fairly low unemployment. their 4% growth target is an effing dream....nm - x Jan 19, 08:29 2
  - Agreed. But he's basically planning a stimulus package (that we don't need, at least in this form). Lower taxes, possibly some infrastructure. How - pmb Jan 19, 08:42 1
    - oh, i think there's some boost coming, sure. it just aint gonna move the needle over 3%, imo.... - x Jan 19, 08:46
- i think it's going to result in price increases on products across the board. - Andie Jan 19, 08:29
- you think changing NAFTA is good for the US? or charging 35% tax on VWs? - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 08:29
This is funny, i just found out the owner's daughter (who is President of our properties division now) started at the company -- (edited) - Andie Jan 19, 08:24
A coworker and peer that I respect very much remarked that it strikes him as very odd that I would wear a Harry Potter scarf. - Mop Jan 19, 08:22
I've been trying to find something like this for over a week -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 19, 08:19
EAG with a possible POW response to Spawn on B2. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 08:15 4
- Not a POW since I set it up, but still glad to see someone nail it. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 08:16 3
  - well like a terrible pitcher you sent him a softball and he nailed it. problem is...you didn't mean to send a softball -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 08:18 2
    - He is such a tease -- nm - eag Jan 19, 08:59
    - I actually did, as I think RDJ has done a better job as Stark. - Spawn Jan 19, 08:43
google buys lots of its own ads so its search engine will hawk its own products.... - x Jan 19, 08:15 1
- can you see your desk underneath all those scales that just fell off your eyes? -- nm - ML Jan 19, 08:43
Email from Obama -- (edited) - Spawn Jan 19, 08:14 3
- "P.P.S. you guys are totally fucked, peace out" -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:47
- Classy until the end of his term. Crying. -- nm - jnine Jan 19, 08:22 1
  - Yeah. Some will say this is too much but it hit me last night that the feeling I have had since the election? - Spawn Jan 19, 08:48
Have you ever rediscovered a song that you used to love but just forgot for some reason? I just refound "Don't Let's Start" by They Might Be Giants. - volnelk Jan 19, 08:13 3
- Yep - I'm doing this with Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc." and in fact the whole album. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 08:18 2
  - they dropped a new song today -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 08:28 1
    - really? thanks! -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 19, 08:34
After seeing that Logan trailer I'm a bit more convinced (possible spoilers) - eag Jan 19, 08:12 2
- That's clever. I didn't think of that, but I'm not sure. - Mop Jan 19, 08:56
- there's a bit from the Red Band trailer that fights against that. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:45
Here's something that will turn your day around. -- (link) - David Jan 19, 08:11 [youtube]
Oh hay, Marie Le Pen is leading in the French election. - ML Jan 19, 08:10 2
- ..in the first round of a runoff style election in which she is trailing by 30 points to every other possible candidate. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:12
- yay!....nm - x Jan 19, 08:12
i do love the dissonance that is coming out of these cabinet hearings.... - x Jan 19, 08:08 1
- oh, ha. he also thinks the reduction in the irs workforce is a problem. best take that up with the gop....nm - x Jan 19, 08:23
"After being briefed on so many of the vital functions of the Department of Energy, I regret recommending its elimination". Jesus. -- nm - Rick Perry Jan 19, 08:08 5
- when he took the job he basically had no idea what the job actually was.... - x Jan 19, 08:09 4
  - Probably false. Nothing in that article actually supported the unattributed headlinr/lede. -- (link) - Ender Jan 19, 09:23
  - Lucky for him, he started wearing those Henry Kissinger glasses he found in the toilet. -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 08:17 1
    - That's a *right* triangle! -- nm - David Jan 19, 08:17
  - it's obvious the campaign thought that too -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 08:14
I've mentioned before that since the election (actually even before the election) I've had at least a few moments a day where I basically freak out - pmb Jan 19, 08:03 11
- so totally. every day is a dream. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 08:24
- I've felt like that since election day. I can't believe that person is going to be President. I keep thinking something is going to happen to stop it - jnine Jan 19, 08:16 4
  - It would be one thing if he was a change agent that one might not agree with but could stomach. He has gleefully shown himself time and again to be - Diva Jan 19, 08:43 1
    - Totally agree. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 08:51
  - Yep. That's it. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 08:39
  - yes exactly. I'm like yelling at the screen all day every day thinking maybe today it'll make a difference. -- nm - university of amanda jones Jan 19, 08:26
- I'll buy you one of these. -- (link) - Baron Zero C Jan 19, 08:10 2
  - It's more like I need that top from Inception so I can tell if I'm awake or dreaming. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 08:12 1
    - But that top didn't actually do that. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 08:54
- ditto. - Mel Profit Jan 19, 08:08
- I just have this overwhelming sense of dread -- nm - decline Jan 19, 08:04
In good news - with the 3rd series about to start, Inside Number 9 has been commissioned for a fourth series. -- (link) - LMS Jan 19, 08:01
She a thicky thick tricky trick! -- nm - David Jan 19, 07:54
ST Poll -- Military coup or nuclear war? -- nm - znufrii Jan 19, 07:54 22
- Fail-Safe ftw! -- nm - David Jan 19, 08:02
- I would bet impeachment over either of those. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 07:58 19
  - Or resignation, honestly. -- nm - volnelk Jan 19, 07:58 18
    - yonh. -- nm - Diva Jan 19, 08:01
    - No, resignation is a loser move. I think it's more likely that he'll adapt the office to his personal style. -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 08:01 14
      - Yup. He'll do rallies. Make big sweeping promises and then leave it to everyone else. -- nm - pmb Jan 19, 08:05 5
        
        i don't really see this, either. it's not really the way he has ever operated....nm - x Jan 19, 08:06 4
        
        but yet it is if you've seen any of his political rallies. He'll have his underlings do all the leg work and he'll be involved in final decisions at - Remlik Jan 19, 08:14 1
        
        right, i think that's accurate....nm - x Jan 19, 08:16
        
        Sure, to a degree. But I, unfortunately, don't think they're going to be the researched, debated and thoughtful kinds of decisions. They will be - pmb Jan 19, 08:09 1
        
        ha. of course they're not going to be thoughtful....nm - x Jan 19, 08:10
      - yeah, i do not see him resigning....nm - x Jan 19, 08:03 4
        
        I honestly expect he will be overwhelmed by the job, but he will keep the appearance that everything is great. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 08:18 2
        
        even as everthing falls apart -- nm - decline Jan 19, 08:19
        
        yep, he would never, ever, ever, ever admit he needed help or couldn't fix something, He may have a stroke in office, That could happen. -- nm - Andie Jan 19, 08:19
        
        I can just see things starting to go backwards, the economy starting to fail, and him saying "I'm not being allowed to operate the way I need to." -- (edited) - volnelk Jan 19, 08:11
      - "I am out of the office at this time. Please contact my assistant Mike Pence if you need my attention." -- nm - POTUST Jan 19, 08:03 2
        
        this -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 08:05
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Roger More Jan 19, 08:03
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 08:00
    - This is the one I'm not taking off the table for Year One. Impeachment odds improve after he's done this for a year. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 19, 08:00
- Yes. Those are our best hope. -- nm - jnine Jan 19, 07:55

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