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- I think you may be the first person I know who has ever used the word "harbinger" -- nm - JenBro Feb 9, 10:48
- I watched them film the chase scene on the viaduct (over many takes) from my office. I'm hoping I can find that scene on YouTube. -- nm - psilotum Feb 9, 09:30
- I got a question, when are c*ck-teases not coquettish? :p -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:27 1
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- This movie sounds dreadful -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 09:19 3
  - yeah, but boobies -- nm - decline Feb 9, 09:24 2
    - that will get ty to the theatre -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:28 1
      - listen, if Hunnan hadn't dropped out and he was doing the helicopter on screen, I'd buy out the theater. -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 9, 09:29
2017 in a nutshell -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 09:14
Trudeau to White House on February 13 -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 09:10 4
- *politely throws things* -- nm - Canadian protestors Feb 9, 09:19
- And then he'll break up with us after Valentine's Day. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 09:13
- Putin should come that day and they should all do a press conference shirtless. -- nm - pmb Feb 9, 09:11 1
  - they'll need some bears. -- nm - Diva Feb 9, 09:13
California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers - ty97 Feb 9, 09:06 42
- I saw a thing awhile back about dairy farmers and how a ridiculous number (80-90%?) of their workers are undocumented. - decline Feb 9, 09:13 31
  - I had posted one about dairy farmers and how Obama had the best policies on immigration for them -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:37
  - ha!ha! -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 9, 09:15
  - In a way: good. Let people see the effects -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 09:15 11
    - most people can't afford higher food costs. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 9, 09:16 10
      - I realize the pain it will cause but a reality check of these bullshit policies is sorely needed. - ty97 Feb 9, 09:20 7
        
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        Mind you, I get that I will be lowly impacted here. I'm not heartless to the pain that will be caused for anyone, regardless of their vote choice - ty97 Feb 9, 09:24 2
        
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        oh yes, I was including the non-voters in "vote choice" category - ty97 Feb 9, 09:28
        
        Well, we all get to suffer, not just the people who voted for him. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 09:21 2
        
        Of course. But I don't know what else is going to throttle these dingbats out of their delusions -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 09:21 1
        
        Eh, they'll forget about it as soon as Trump gets us into a war with China, or whoever. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 09:25
      - Brawndo will be hitting the supermarket shelves any day now -- nm - decline Feb 9, 09:17
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  - Something in the back of my mind tells me Trump supported enforcing eVerify too. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 09:14
  - but all of this is ok because Hillary had an email server. -- nm - Diva Feb 9, 09:14 15
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      - She had a relationship with Goldman Sachs -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:19
      - Sometimes during speeches her voice really sounded less pleasant than other women, like actresses, and my mom. -- nm - mara Feb 9, 09:18 12
        
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        I am sure potato farmers loved it. -- nm - groiny Feb 9, 09:22 9
        
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        there is no shortage of ammunition out there. -- nm - groiny Feb 9, 09:28 4
        
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        I have no dog in the race now. - groiny Feb 9, 09:30 2
        
        and your man don is in office, making everyone's lives brighter! -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 9, 09:32 1
        
        I did not vote for him, but thanks for playing. -- nm - groiny Feb 9, 09:33
        
        Nope, they pretty much all voted for Trump. Trust me on this -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:24 2
        
        this one -- (link) - groiny Feb 9, 09:26 [Image]
        
        well, at least they approved the potato sack pant suits. -- nm - groiny Feb 9, 09:24
        
        L4 -- nm - Diva Feb 9, 09:19
- We all need to take up gardening. -- nm - mara Feb 9, 09:12
- Dumb as dirt. -- nm - Diva Feb 9, 09:11
- Jesus. How are people this stupid?!?! -- nm - pmb Feb 9, 09:08 2
  - They took him seriously, but not literally. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 09:10 1
    - this - They never dreamed of the blowback if he did the stuff he said. -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:17
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 09:07 4
  - This. I still don't know who I blame more, the people who voted for him, or the people that didn't vote. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 09:14 3
    - All of the above. -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 09:20
    - white women trump voters. -- nm - mud Feb 9, 09:17 1
      - I blame all Trump voters. -- nm - Diva Feb 9, 09:18
Heh, everyone went DJ in the ST Golf except me. Come on Day! -- nm - CQ Feb 9, 09:04
$99,900.00 -- (link) - Spawn Feb 9, 09:04 [youtube]
Plane diverted to STL is being reloaded and will continue on to Phoenix. Threat "non-credible" - spamlet Feb 9, 08:49 2
- Yay? -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 08:52
- Twas what I expected. Unfortunately idiots try this stuff sometimes. - ty97 Feb 9, 08:51
Should I bother with "Collateral Beauty"? (NM) - Marlowe Feb 9, 08:46 4
- You might want to check out Robbie Collins's review -- (link) - LMS Feb 9, 08:52 [youtube]
- It was ok. I felt mislead by the trailers but the movie itself wasn't that bad. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 9, 08:47 2
  - Not enough beauty? -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:47 1
    - (major spoilers) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 9, 08:50
Fifty Shades 2 down to 9%; John Wick 2 has pulled ahead of Lego Batman 96% to 95% -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 08:44 2
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  - Jack Dawson: "Take them off" -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 9, 08:53
I won at Dungeons and Dragons. And it was Advanced. -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 08:38 3
- yeah, well, you were the lucky one ... - Tom Hanks Feb 9, 08:58 2
  - cause you played a knockoff game ya dumbass! -- nm - Remlik Feb 9, 09:30 1
    - but everyone said Mazes and Monsters would be even bigger than D & D! -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 09:32
Scotland really is amazing -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 08:33
Can someone tell my former boyfriend about this? -- (link) - Spawn Feb 9, 08:31 4
- I need to rewatch this series. The last few seasons were my favorite of any Star Trek series, but it's been so long I don't remember them well. -- nm - pmb Feb 9, 08:35 3
  - At the time, it suffered from being a B-5 rip-off but uponlater viewings I could let that go and enjoy it for what it was. -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:37 2
    - you mean the other way around. -- nm - Remlik Feb 9, 09:30 1
      - and yeah I know JMS had the concept first....btw here is a link to the fundraiser with video... - Remlik Feb 9, 09:34
More exec orders -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 08:31 12
- whitehouse.gov hasn't updated its Exec Orders page since Friday. -- (link) - Max Feb 9, 08:43
- I really think you could get him to sign anything at this point. You could tell him it's for Free Lollipop Fridays and he'd sign it. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 9, 08:40 4
  - Silly, Hawaiian Shirt Day is Friday. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 9, 08:51 1
    - Without Funny Hat Day, the time of purification is at hand. -- nm - David's iPad Feb 9, 08:53
  - "I don't know, why would I...": Trump - Spawn Feb 9, 08:43
  - "Barack didn't have the guts to do it." -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 08:42
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  - Absolutely. -- nm - pmb Feb 9, 08:45
- So he's targeting minorities again? -- nm - MDH Feb 9, 08:38 1
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- 4th: Every American must buy Ivanka's stuff. -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:32 1
  - I would bury my face in Ivanka's stuff. -- nm - groiny Feb 9, 08:43
Tesla isn't the only company hoping to have a fully autonomous car. GM is testing one now, too. Video at the link -- (link) - TWuG Feb 9, 08:21
not laughing. (laughing) -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 08:16
uh...Spawn..... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 9, 08:07 [youtube] 1
- Vamp! - Spawn Feb 9, 08:08
28 Movie And TV Quotes So Stupid They’re Sort Of Brilliant -- (link) - Beaker Feb 9, 08:04
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- 5. cash the check at the closest bar and get drunk -- nm - decline Feb 9, 08:49
- I'll take this if you take my annual HIPAA training. - Mel Profit Feb 9, 08:14 2
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    - the answer to the second question is yes, right ? -- nm - decline Feb 9, 08:50
- 5. Pay the mandatory Trump facilitation fee to account #8883838 at the Cayman Islands National Bank. -- nm - pmb Feb 9, 08:09
- I would love some stats on how many people manage to fail this training quiz -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 08:07 1
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Lebron threw some shade at the Knicks -- (link) - Beaker Feb 9, 08:01
For those who watched the Legion premiere, grade it please. thanks. -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 07:54 7
- A-, and I know nothing about the comics. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 9, 09:11
- B+ -- nm - decline Feb 9, 08:48
- A- -- nm - CQ Feb 9, 08:46
- I forgot it was on last night. Taped the repeat will watch it tonight -- nm - Remlik Feb 9, 08:08 1
  - ... By the powers vested in me, I hereby declare our marriage null and void! E pluribus unum! -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:14
- A -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 07:57
- A- -- nm - mud Feb 9, 07:56
THIS IS FINE -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:43
I will be 40 in less than a month. I'm not sure how I feel about this. - sycor Feb 9, 07:43 3
- newb -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 07:45 2
  - Whatever old man. - nm - sycor Feb 9, 07:54 1
    - haha -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 07:55
"Maybe we should do all DC movies with Legos" - from Fark -- nm - prayformojo Feb 9, 07:41
Decline, Tesla shares have gained $60 since your post on Jan 3. :-) - TWuG Feb 9, 07:40 [Backboard] 1
- They'll be bankrupt by next month!! -- nm - decline Feb 9, 07:49
!!! "Congratulations, Building Web Applications with Silex 2 now has 2 readers!" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 07:33 4
- Three! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 09:15
- the same 2 who gave Joh Wick a bad review -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 07:38 1
  - Ah geez, eh. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 07:42
- Tahani al-Jamil! -- nm - Teddy Baron Feb 9, 07:34
I am not a lawyer at all, so I'll let you all form an opinion. KellyAnne Conway endorsed/gave a commercial for Ivanka's products today -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:31 22
- Meanwhile, the Clinton Cash author is criticizing her for doing this -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 07:50
- Twitter is claiming this violates federal ethics laws -- (link) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:31 20
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    - "for the endorsement of any product......for the private gain of friends" - ty97 Feb 9, 07:47 8
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        She's a paid government employee (advisor to the President) who was giving in an interview in her official capacity of that role. -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:50 6
        
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        But as I said below, can her endorsement be said to be for the private gain of 'a friend' -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 9, 07:54 4
        
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        but, emails! -- nm - znufrii Feb 9, 08:09 2
        
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        As in she stands up when she is is sitting down? - Marlowe Feb 9, 08:50
    - Or for the private gain of friends, relatives or persons with whom the employee is affiliated in a nongovernmental capacity. That's where she seems to - Krusty Feb 9, 07:46 4
      - The counter-argument would be that they are not friends and that their relationship is governmental (they both work for POTUS) -- nm* - ty97 Feb 9, 07:48 2
        
        (wait, does Ivanka work for POTUS, or is she just a personal advisor. Not sure) -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 07:48 1
        
        Ivanka doesn't work for POTUS at all. only jared. that's why it's so messed up that she went to japan with him. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 9, 08:02
      - As well as endorsing a product. -- nm - Krusty Feb 9, 07:47
  - ya think -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 07:38
  - Every violation of law that the right fantasized Obama was committing will actually be committed by the Trump admin. - TWuG Feb 9, 07:36
  - Laws are really just recommendations. They only apply if someone has the stones to enforce them. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 9, 07:33 2
    - Right. It's clearly breaking the rules, but who ultimately cares enough to do something about it? That's the issue. -- nm - volnelk Feb 9, 07:35
    - "And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules." -- nm - TWuG Feb 9, 07:34
Looks like they're taking the bags off board now (video link enclosed) -- (link) - spamlet Feb 9, 07:30 3
- Passenger buses disappeared at some point so I'm guessing they went to the terminal. - spamlet Feb 9, 07:32 1
  - Bags must have passed inspection as they're on baggage trucks now -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 07:54
- (just ignore the comments. They've hit YouTube level at this point). -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 07:31
SNOW -- nm - ty97 Feb 9, 07:29

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