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"Entering the Super Bowl, the Falcons are the better team." - David's iPad Jan 23, 08:25 3
- Let's hope for no Eugene Robinson incidents. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 08:33
- 3 point underdogs ain't bad. The O/U is only 58.5? -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:28 1
  - It's a difficult matchup to handicap since both teams are absolutely wrecking people. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 23, 08:29
On Punching Nazis -- (link) - Reagen Jan 23, 08:21 3
- While I didn't like the assault this guy is right about the punk and hardcore scene of the 80s and 90s. - Krusty Jan 23, 08:29
- Punches are alternative hugs. -- nm - TWuG Jan 23, 08:27 1
  - I love this. -- nm - Mel Profit Jan 23, 08:28
RIP The Sports Reporters. espn cancelling it -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:18 6
- I'm not surprised but that makes me sad. -- nm - David's iPad Jan 23, 08:25 3
  - it could be very thoughtful and erudite at times. I guess ESPN is more interested in the 'First Take' kind of shows now. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:29 2
    - *screams at you, creates fake argument from thin air* -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:31 1
      - pretty much. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:31
- end of an era. I've been watching this since back when Dick Schaap was the host. -- (edited) - Diva Jan 23, 08:19 1
  - word -- nm - budice Jan 23, 08:29
Steve Kerr took a shot at Sean Spicer -- (link) - Beaker Jan 23, 08:17 1
- I love that society has enough bandwidth to score points off both Spicer and his both. It's not an either/or situation. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:31
21 days until pitchers and catchers report. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 08:08
Star Wars Ep 8 title: The Last Jedi -- (link) - budice Jan 23, 08:03 20
- Surprised they're not using "Episode VIII" in the title. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:29 1
  - Uhm... -- (link) - Spawn Jan 23, 08:31
- That's a perplexing title. Rey is the last Jedi? -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 08:08 16
  - Luke. - Spawn Jan 23, 08:09 15
    - So, Rey won't be a Jedi ever? Again, perplexing. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 08:11 10
      - he's the last one until the next last one -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:13 9
        
        The Force Awakens! ...then goes back to sleep, and never wakes up again. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 08:17 2
        
        Turns out he wasn't the Last Starfighter. Will Forte found out he wasn't the Last Man on Earth. The Never-Ending Story ended. etc -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 08:31
        
        it's like A Dog's Purpose only they drown the Jedi rather than dogs -- nm* - Beaker Jan 23, 08:23
        
        spec spoil - Spawn Jan 23, 08:15 5
        
        (spoils) - Inigo Jan 23, 08:24 4
        
        "Ever" - Spawn Jan 23, 08:25 3
        
        Well Obi was the last that he knew about.... - Remlik Jan 23, 08:32
        
        Um - eag Jan 23, 08:27 1
        
        Eh, he went to the swamp. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:28
    - but then what about the gang from Star Wars Rebels... -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:09 3
      - spoiler - Spawn Jan 23, 08:10 2
        
        you should, it is very good -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:11 1
        
        Oh, I know. Now that we have the movies, I am satisfied with that as my SWU conduit. -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:14
- ::says goodbye to Doctor Strange wallpaper...:: -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 08:05
Taboo ep 3 (minor spoilers) - LMS Jan 23, 07:54 3
- damn, I hate when that happens to him! - spoiler episode 2 question -- (edited) - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 08:10 2
  - Spoilers - LMS Jan 23, 08:12 1
    - !!! brilliant - can't wait -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 08:17
writer Brian Bendis writes a Gilmore Girls/Murder She Wrote 1 page crossover.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 23, 07:47 1
- Poor Kirk. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 07:49
And here comes the Emoluments Clause lawsuit -- (link) - znufrii Jan 23, 07:39 1
- there are some pretty prestigious names backing this thing -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:42
Rubio buckles under pressure. Tillerson nom pretty much wrapped up -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:32 7
- *believes in nuthin no more* -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:13
- As expected. I wonder what he was promised? -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 07:39 3
  - He gets to sit at the cool table at lunch. No promises that anyone will join him, though. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 07:49 1
    - Booster seat!?! -- nm - Lil' Marco Jan 23, 08:08
  - a lolipop -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:43
- Trump saves Exxon! -- nm* - Inigo Jan 23, 07:33 1
  - "GOP Congress determined to punish Putin for interfering in our elections by letting him pick our Secretary of State." -- (link) - decline Jan 23, 07:34
This art is perfect and disturbing. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 23, 07:22 1
- Is that a baby bottle on the far right? -- nm - Spawn Jan 23, 07:23
My favorite play (and I think Diva's) of the AFC Championship Game was... - Mel Profit Jan 23, 07:15 9
- Yeah, that made me cheer, and I'm not a Patriots fan in any way. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 07:27
- as great as how freaking open Chris Hogan was for 3 quarters, the OL coming in on that play and pushing that pile was the BEST. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 07:17 6
  - The close up look of his face when he caught the flea flicker bomb was great. It was a mix of... - Mel Profit Jan 23, 07:19 5
    - I've seen you make that face. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 07:21 4
      - I wore this expression for much of our courtship. - Mel Profit Jan 23, 08:27 1
        
        you're the best. :) -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:31
      - ha! :) -- nm - budice Jan 23, 08:17
      - *meeps a giggle - then bees quiet* -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 08:12
- The Pats do that pile push thing better than anyone -- nm - rollo Jan 23, 07:17
La La Land - A-, Manchester by the Sea A (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jan 23, 07:11 2
- La La Land: C, Arrival: A. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:24
- *moves this under Pippy'd post* -- nm* - Mel Profit Jan 23, 07:13
Razzie noms -- (link) - budice Jan 23, 07:09 3
- "Any 2 Egyptian Gods or Mortals / Gods of Egypt" cracked me up -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 07:13
- BvS is gonna sweep this year -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:11 1
  - ::drinks:: -- nm - BAFFL Jan 23, 08:03
Mandatory Monday Movie Poll - what did you see and what was the grade? -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 07:08 19
- Keeping Up With the Joneses, C+ maybe -- nm - Max Jan 23, 10:25
- Keeping Up With the Jonses....B- -- nm - Remlik Jan 23, 08:04 1
  - if we hadn't seen that story at least a hundred times, it would have been better. I sort of like Hamm/Gadot as a couple - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 08:11
- Ben Hur (original): B+/A- ; 3 episodes of Vikings: A (1 behind now) -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 07:43
- Hail Caesar - B, La La Land - A+ -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 23, 07:37
- Nothing this weekend, but we watched The Good Guys last weekend and enjoyed it. B -- nm - kelly Jan 23, 07:30
- I watched exodus gods and kings on Netflix expecting it to be rubbish but it wasn't bad. B- -- nm - Loyola Jan 23, 07:30
- Divines, B-; Angels & Demons, D; Inferno, D (NM) - Marlowe Jan 23, 07:27
- I posted above. La La Land: C. Arrival: A. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:25
- Sing - B -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 07:19
- The Accountant B -- nm - JenBro Jan 23, 07:18
- Split C+ - great acting by all - I'm unhappy with the ending. Can someone explain to me what the BIG twist was supposed to be? - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 07:14 4
  - Spoiler - mara Jan 23, 07:15 3
    - I'm not sure why the viewer would care about that. It has no real bearing on the story or outcome. " And.....". Weird. Thanks Mara. -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 07:17 2
      - If you feel like reading an article on it, The Atlantic's is interesting. -- (link) - mara Jan 23, 08:22
      - also yeah to see Betty Buckley getting work - she's fabulous -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 07:17
- Manchester-By-the-Sea: A., La-La Land: A. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 07:14
- Grandma's Boy (rewatch, still A+). Demolition: B. Tomorrowland: C+ -- (edited) - decline Jan 23, 07:10 1
  - I love Grandma's Boy so much. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 07:11
Logan rated R for “strong brutal violence and language throughout, and for brief nudity.” -- (link) - budice Jan 23, 07:04 2
- so we're gonna see Hugh's butt? -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:05 1
  - *perks up* -- nm - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 07:07
Holy crap. Someone bought 6 tix for the superbowl on stubhub this morn for $83,521 -- (link) - decline Jan 23, 07:03
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Going to a gala screening of Denial tonight, any suggestions for a drinking game while watching the film? -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 06:48 1
- everytime an actor speaks, drink a shot. -- nm - decline Jan 23, 07:06
Where's your closest swing congressional district? -- (link) - znufrii Jan 23, 06:45 17
- Not too far from me out on Long Island. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 07:50
- About 400 miles away. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 07:39
- Even moreso there needs to be focus on the state legislatures. Redistricting is coming up in 2020. -- nm - Dano Jan 23, 07:27 1
  - That has occurred to me as well. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 07:31
- my home district, currently Dem -- nm* - rollo Jan 23, 07:16
- And a quick look at 2018 Senate map is not promising for Democrats at first glance. -- nm - Dano Jan 23, 07:11 1
  - No, it is not. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 07:13
- The one just to the east of mine. -- nm* - mara Jan 23, 07:02
- I know this one without looking - NH's Second Congressional district because of course NH. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 06:59
- VA - Barbara Comstock, and then PA-6 -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 06:56
- L4, not even in my state -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 06:54
- my home district -- nm - decline Jan 23, 06:49 1
  - *signs up for that one too* -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 06:52
- Mine is along the Mexico/Texas border south of El Paso - that surprises me - it was so close - Epiphany the Love Master Jan 23, 06:49 1
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- Several hours away. - David's iPad Jan 23, 06:47 1
  - Yeah, looking at the whole map now. There's not a lot of them in most of the country. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 06:49
Trump just now: Cut regulation by 75%, Border Tax for imported goods, meeting with Manuf. CEOs -- (link*) - budice Jan 23, 06:37
The news story that will haunt your dreams. -- (link) - David's iPad Jan 23, 06:01 6
- This douchenozzle is probably within walking distance of me right now. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 06:38
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- He's such a great American citizen. *smh* -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 06:28
- I hope this doesn't have negative consequences for his start-up political consultancy business. -- nm* - Roger More Jan 23, 06:06 2
  - Wouldn't it help? -- nm - Dano Jan 23, 06:37 1
    - Sure, blame me for thinking about the most important things! -- nm - Roger More Jan 23, 07:46
Foxconn CEO says investment for display plant in U.S. would exceed $7 billion -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 23, 05:59
AP: Here is a list of everything Donald Trump has promised at some point to do on Day 1 of his administration - Strongbad Jan 23, 05:56
Did you know we nearly nuked America a few months ago (if it had been armed). Our missile test went off course. -- (link*) - LMS Jan 23, 05:26 2
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- I read about that over the weekend. Hopefully it's just a one time issue and the missiles are fine. -- nm - Krusty Jan 23, 05:40
Did Trump break the law by deleting a misspelled tweet? -- (link) - znufrii Jan 23, 05:23 2
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  - Ah, well. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 06:04
CNN: Trump to sign exec order Monday to withdraw from TPP (link) - budice Jan 23, 05:19 3
- And leverage against China in other Asian countries. -- nm - TWuG Jan 23, 05:39 1
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- bye-bye jobs. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 05:23
heh. "Sinbad's genie movie was the top grossing film of 1993." -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 05:17 4
- "Grayson Allen tripped all those dudes by accident. Period." -- nm - Puppet Spice Jan 23, 06:29
- Period. -- nm - volnelk Jan 23, 05:23
- Starsea was the biggest film of 1974! -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 05:23 1
  - Ooh, Replay reference! -- nm - David's iPad Jan 23, 08:26
so...how drunk was Bob Kraft last night? -- (edited) - Beaker Jan 23, 04:49
NYT: Trump's ACA Replacement will convert Medicaid to block grants -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 23, 04:42 3
- I really hope they limit the allowable administration %/fee, or else well you can guess what each level of government will do -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 23, 05:18
- "F*ck the poor!" -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 04:52
- Makes sense. Universal healthcare for all...as long as it costs less than this $1000 block grant. -- nm - Inigo Jan 23, 04:50
#brothership -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 04:02
i am up *way* too damn early, even if i do have to be somewhere in 2.5 hours . . . - call me Ishmael Jan 23, 03:28
TV PSA: Gotham, Supergirl, Lucifer, Kevin Can Wait, NBA, Shadowhunters, Bachelor, Raw, Celebrity Apprentice, Man With a Plan, 2 Broke Girls, Jane the -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 03:11 1
- Virgin, Young Pope, America's Next Top Model, Scorpion, Timeless, Quantico, Beyond, Antiques Roadshow, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 03:12
Questions about The Good Place finale. (spoilers, duh) -- (link) - Tim Jan 22, 22:15 10
- If I'm not a fan of this show after episode 3, should I keep watching? Does it get decidedly better? -- nm* - Inigo Jan 23, 04:52 3
  - Seems to be the general consensus. Some people just don't like it. It has a distinct style but I wouldn't say it changes all that much. -- (edited) - volnelk Jan 23, 04:56 2
    - I don't dislike it. I love Ted Danson and Kristen Bell in general. It just hasn't made me laugh yet. - Inigo Jan 23, 05:08
    - I would give it till - minor spoils - Beaker Jan 23, 04:59
- I'm wondering now if - spoilers - Beaker Jan 23, 04:24 1
  - and I'm really glad that article also wonders - major spoils - Beaker Jan 23, 05:00
- All of these just show how beautiful it was -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 04:24
- Spoiler - Mop Jan 22, 23:40 2
  - Spoilers - David's iPad Jan 23, 06:04
  - spoiler - . Jan 23, 00:31
there's a man who lives a life of danger. to everyone he meets he stays a stranger -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 22, 22:00 [youtube] 2
- They're giving you a number and takin' 'way your name. . . -- nm - jnine Jan 22, 22:08 1
  - you, you know, you know my name...you..you know...you know my number -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 23:42

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