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Ah, perfect - US Netflix has the final season of Poirot. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 21:17 2
- Is that the season where he wears his mustache down? -- nm - Max Jan 22, 21:44
- Welcome to the Land of Plenty. - Spawn Jan 22, 21:31
In the past 24 hours we've had over 3.5" of rain. That's almost half the amount we had for the whole 2015-2016 recording year. -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 21:00 10
- The good news is...at least it isn't snow. -- nm - . Jan 22, 22:00
- It's certainly the wettest I've ever seen it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 21:13 1
  - I felt bad I couldn't stop in San Francisco and take some cyberpunk photos ... ah well -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 21:13
- And I just had an alert call to expect another cell around midnight - sandbags are available at fire stations and avoid roads that might flood. -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 21:05 1
  - I didn't know you moved to Houston. - Qale Jan 22, 22:00
- I got this Pete--B.J. Thomas--Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head - Flavorize Jan 22, 21:04 [youtube] 4
  - I was thinking Loving Spoonful's Rain on the Roof or Johnny Rivers Summer Rain -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 21:09 1
    - Nice! That Loving Spoonful song is trippy delicious just looked it up--Both killer songs...that's why you're the master, Pete! -- nm - Flavorize Jan 22, 21:16
  - Pete's got his own problems - these storms are heading directly towards him ;-) -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 21:08 1
    - it's been raining here since 3 or 4 am. send more, I have no plans tomorrow. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 21:10
Landed safely. Wee :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 20:11 6
- feel better? ...to be back from ...y'know ...? -- nm - mud Jan 22, 20:17 5
  - Uh, I'm not back yet. I just got here. Unless I misunderstood something. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 20:19 4
    - no I misunderstood I think, sorry. I thought you meant landed here. -- nm - mud Jan 22, 20:44 1
      - Heh, landed in SFO in the middle of a rain storm, then ubered to alameda ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 20:51
    - The country did fine with me in it. Then you arrived. I'm not saying anything. I'm just sayin'. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 20:33 1
      - hey...that's a damn good point -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 20:56
The Hunted ... spoiler ... - call me Ishmael Jan 22, 20:03
Okay, now I have seen the Jon Bois Scorigami video and it is awesome. Thanks Tim -- (link) - Rollo Jan 22, 19:49 [youtube] 2
- yep, that's terrifically entertaining -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 20:21 1
  - Most of the Pretty Good videos and all of the Chart Party ones are fantastic. I wish my brain worked like his. -- nm - Tim Jan 22, 20:27
This one for the win. -- (link) - Mop Jan 22, 19:39 [Image] 1
- Eeeep... -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 19:40
The Houston game was much more competitive. That's a bit surprising. -- nm - diva Jan 22, 19:37 7
- shut down LeVeon and the Stillers are awfully ordinary -- (edited) - Reagen Jan 22, 19:40 6
  - Actually DeAngelo is not much of a step down. How many had Hogan as the leading receiver coming in? - budice Jan 22, 19:45
  - And Killer Beeszzz... -- nm - diva Jan 22, 19:43
  - All over Sports talk shows leading up to this game I was told that the Steelers' DEF played as an elite squad since week 11. - diva Jan 22, 19:42 3
    - a period in which they faced exactly one playoff team and nearly lost to Cleveland. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 19:50 2
      - They played 2 playoff teams and won 2 playoff games. Those weeks count too. - diva Jan 22, 20:02 1
        
        Turnovers played a part, and the Pats dealing on the Steelers secondary. -- nm - budice Jan 22, 20:07
I look forward to Christina sitting in a bubble bath explaining how a manhunt works. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 19:36
"mhhm." -- nm - Michelle Obama Jan 22, 19:24
To find the Hunted all you need to do is follow the camera crew -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 19:20 1
- i know, right? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 22, 19:48
I like the retractable roof benches they use at the Australian Open. -- nm - Dano Jan 22, 19:03
These Sherlock episodes are kind of a mess. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 18:54 2
- Well, let's see, in the first episode... uh... well... there was the second episode where... uh... Oh, but then there was that crazy pants 3rd episode -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 19:35
- Really? We watched the third tonight and I commented that I thought the season was rather tight. -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 19:29
Okay, folks. I'm going to be blunt here. If you *don't* root for the Falcons now, you're effectively saying that you want Donald Trump... - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 18:54 23
- I want Goodell to have to give Brady the MVP and Super Bowl -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 03:09
- I love my Boston friends, but eff yeah.. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 22, 20:14
- Deflate gate suspension to Super Bowl win, that's a powerful storyline. I'll root for the Falcons because I like them. I think the Shanahan's will - Flavorize Jan 22, 20:08 [Backboard]
- gimme a break...nm - x Jan 22, 19:47
- Tom & Don may already know eachother. their wives are in the same profession. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 19:35
- Next two weeks will be about Matt Ryan wearing ladies undergarments -- nm - budice Jan 22, 19:30 2
  - Whatever helps him hoist a Super Bowl trophy is fine with me. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 19:34
  - Not that there's anything wrong with that. -- nm - J Namath Jan 22, 19:32
- I want to get laid again so no....I can't. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 22, 19:21 6
  - Which one of Trump, Belichick, or Brady are you sleeping with? -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 19:26 5
    - Would you rather I root for your team? I mean, I can but.... -- nm* - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Jan 22, 19:46 2
      - My plan is to keep Bacon out of the country for the next two weeks. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 20:09 1
        
        How much are you willing to pay for him to ... uhm ... hrmmm ... how should I put this ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 22, 20:37
    - KFM? -- nm - mafic Jan 22, 19:39 1
      - In the order presented. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 19:41
- They've been my pick since my team went out -- nm - J Jan 22, 19:19
- Golden shower for the silver trophy? -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 19:15
- You didn't even need to bring Trump into it, to be honest... -- nm - IrishStephen Jan 22, 19:15 1
  - Heh. I mean, we're fun on offense! Root for us anyway! -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 19:16
- Boy, I'm so glad we moved!! -- nm - kelly Jan 22, 19:02 1
  - To get further south away from the Trump's Patriots? -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 19:11
- hear, hear. -- nm - mud Jan 22, 18:57
- There's no doubt that I'm rooting for the Falcons. -- nm* - Krusty Jan 22, 18:57
Wow, you could take the opening monologue of The New Pope tonight, switch out some names, and it would apply almost perfectly to Trump - prayformojo Jan 22, 18:33 5
- Zooey Deschanel would be the most dangerous pope in modern times. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 18:36 2
  - And third sexiest behind Pius IX and Bonaface III. She ekes out ahead of Hilarius. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 19:09 1
    - Sure. But that guy was fun at parties. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 22, 19:18
- The first two episodes were Trump in a nutshell. I even posted about it last week, it's scary. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 18:34 1
  - populist politics, really. a lot of it was written and shot in 2014. -- nm - mafic Jan 22, 18:39
so we're, what, 2 for 10 on good games this postseason? -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 18:31 4
- the sport is terrible...nm - x Jan 22, 19:51
- What I think is that there were six extremely good teams this season, three of whom are exceptional. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 18:50
- This postseason has been the best in a generation. Period. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 18:40 1
  - you had me for a second. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 18:44
Michael Flynn officially under investigation for Russia ties. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 22, 18:27 1
- Fuck those assholes. Don't worry dad. They'll never find those secret files you have in the hidden vault in your office. #KeepingSecrets -- nm - Michael Flynn, Jr. Jan 22, 19:36
I'm looking forward to Antonio Brown's Facebook live feed after the game. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 22, 18:21
So, NE -6.5 and O/U at 58.5 to open? Or something like that? Assuming no comeback. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 18:01 5
- New England -3 vs Atlanta right now, O/U 57.5 -- (link*) - budice Jan 22, 18:03 4
  - Hmmm. I like the over -- nm - Epiphany Jan 22, 18:55
  - nm -- nm* - budice Jan 22, 18:05
  - Hmmm... -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 18:04
  - Ill take the points. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 22, 18:04
ATL defence has impressed me and apparently consistently improved through the year, but seriously, how do you stop Brady. Unbelievable. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 17:52 4
- i may root for Atlanta regardless ,,, ya know, just for spite ... - call me Ishmael Jan 22, 18:09 1
  - I don't see how there's a choice. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 18:36
- That's the trip, to keep ATL off the field, NE will switch to a heavy run game -- nm - budice Jan 22, 17:53 1
  - ATL showed good time consuming drives that would keep Brady off the field too. Not a yuge fan but NE just wins. And it is not all cheating either. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 17:56
Yikes. SFO is in metering so we have to wait up to an hour before taking off from SEA. And we're already boarded. Interesting travel experience redux -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:40 4
- Yay! Special clearance to take off. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:54
- Lies. They have you where they want you. Trying to boost snack sales. ;) -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 17:44 2
  - "alternate facts" -- nm - mafic Jan 22, 17:52 1
    - Alternate takeoff times? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:52
With all the warnings we've had about this storm they're still having to fish people out of the L.A. River. - Meg Jan 22, 17:26 2
- Also fishing people off the 110 and 710 -- nm - budice Jan 22, 17:37 1
  - All the red in this traffic map is due to flooding -- (link) - budice Jan 22, 17:45
A female Atlanta Falcons fan was running around the Georgia Dome knocking Cheeseheads off of Packers fans today. - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 17:20 4
- I was hoping for the Falcons today but that's not cool. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 17:21 3
  - There's video on her Instagram page. -- (link) - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 17:34 1
    - Content unavailable. Someone probably told her they could file assault charges. -- nm - jnine Jan 22, 22:19
  - Word. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 17:23
The guy who wrote The Fall is absolutely destroying Pittsburgh. -- nm - David, ST's Ultimate Lover Jan 22, 16:47 1
- Albert Camus?! -- nm - mud Jan 22, 16:52
First 44-21 game since 1998 -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 16:43 2
- Have you seen Jon Bois' video on Scoregami? -- nm - Tim Jan 22, 17:28 1
  - I haven't seen the video but I am a growing scoragami fan -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 18:05
NFL rumor: Jay Glazer says Chip Kelly is one of 3 candidates for Falcons OC if Shanahan takes SF job as expected -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 16:39 1
- Heh heh heh -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 16:44
Oh Jesus Christ. I thought the Fees ad was bad, the ear hair one ugh -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 16:22 1
- i know ... i saw that commercial, and the whole time i was like .... um, what? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 22, 18:01
United Airlines Reportedly Experiencing System-Wide Computer Outage -- (link*) - budice Jan 22, 16:22 5
- "United Airlines groundstop at all US destinations." -- (link*) - budice Jan 22, 16:23 4
  - Wow. Good thing I'm flying Delta (waiting for my connection at SeaTac right now) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:27 3
    - Also on Delta right now -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 17:15 2
      - A guy I follow was on DL65 Rome to ... Nashville, I think. It had to reroute because - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:41 1
        
        "Yes, I recall. I had the lasagna." -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 17:46
Oh, this'll get interesting. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:15 15
- Very prejudiced now... I read it as Priebus prick. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 17:11 1
  - Me too. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 17:41
- honestly, kellyanne conway would be a better press secretary than spicer....nm - x Jan 22, 16:40 4
  - Agree with the entirety of this post - ty97 Jan 22, 17:17
  - I feel like the whole "President aging" thing is going to be more of a Dorian Gray situation - Reagen Jan 22, 17:11
  - Spicer's a sacrificial lamb. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:49 1
    - once he became a meme, he was doomed...nm - x Jan 22, 16:52
- though it's not as if KellyAnne wouldn't offer complete BS if asked to. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 16:22 6
  - which is kind of what you want in a press sec...nm - x Jan 22, 16:41
  - No, she'd go balls deep. I just wonder if preinus wanted to have some control of the spigot. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:37 3
    - wonders if there isn't a Kellyann model of a strap on, you know they'd come with truck nuts that weigh a pound each -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 16:46
    - she goes balls deep with Don Don most nights I expect. -- nm - Jovian Jan 22, 16:46 1
      - She's a 4. He only bangs 8+ -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 16:46
  - She was on all the shows this morning offering it. I swear she's a human deflector shield. It would be impressive if it wasn't so terrifying. Also, I - pmb Jan 22, 16:27
- This makes a lot of sense. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 16:18
It's kind of amazing how well Beauty + Beast replicates all the "looks" of the animated version, judging by the commercial at least. -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 16:15 1
- I thought that was very cool as well. And Emma is such a perfect casting as Belle. -- nm - Jovian Jan 22, 16:18
Hogan was wide open for approximately 4 minutes on that touchdown pass -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 16:12
David, it was the one right before the first half ended - Reagen Jan 22, 16:10
Because I find the subject interesting ever since reading about it in a Wired article, I'm gonna give Hunted a chance. -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 16:08
SLJAC poppin' bottles -- (link) - budice Jan 22, 16:07
New twitter account just for us DBAs. Sorry to the rest who do not get the references. -- (link) - GregW Jan 22, 15:57 2
- There's no LIMIT to the punnery! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 16:04
- Will he raise tariffs on imports -- nm - Z2G2 Jan 22, 16:00
Lil Sweet! -- nm - diva Jan 22, 15:56
So... Matt Damon is Chinese? - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 15:55 7
- or the great white hope? - mafic Jan 22, 16:28 1
  - I have to admit, I was expecting more. -- nm - White People Jan 22, 17:24
- according to President Trump, yes. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 16:22
- well, no. half the production money is chinese...nm - x Jan 22, 16:14
- Ive seen it...its meh -- nm - budice Jan 22, 15:58
- British and traveling through -- nm - Rollo Jan 22, 15:56 1
  - and clearly the architectural designer for the Great Wall ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 22, 16:32

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