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well, if people don't like the topics here (hyde), I can regale you with tales of my fly tying class. Tonight, I tied two of the worst caddises in - crash davis Feb 15, 19:49 5
- have you tried standing patiently in the river with a stick, or your hands to catch them? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 19:56 4
  - when I was younger, there was a stream above Sun Valley that I caught my limit of trout in - using just my hands -- nm - crash davis Feb 15, 20:02 3
    - cllo -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 20:04 2
      - cool -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 20:08 1
        
        cool hand luke -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 15, 23:26
You must watch one of Monster Trucks or Boss Baby. What's your poison? -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 19:42 9
- It was so hot last weekend, I tried to talk Nick into seeing Monster Trucks just to get out of the heat. He refused. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 20:19 1
  - Smart kid. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 20:46
- I don't know a thing about either. I'll go with the trucks. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 20:01
- Monster Trucks without hesitation. -- nm - David Feb 15, 19:57
- Boss Baby. It must have better dialogue. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 19:56
- Strychnine -- nm - TWuG Feb 15, 19:54
- aw, whyyy? I didn't do nuthin' - youre mean -- nm - mud Feb 15, 19:53
- Which has the shorter run time? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 15, 19:49
- mos def Monster Trucks -- nm - crash davis Feb 15, 19:43
I can't believe the Nets are going to give the Celtics the #1 pick next year. I fucking hate Billy King. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 19:22
Did we see the German tesla hero story yet today? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 19:07 1
- Yes and Musk tweeted that Tesla will expedite and cover the cost of repairs for the Model S. -- nm - TWuG Feb 15, 19:38
Ooh, the greatest QB ever is on Modern Family tonight! -- nm - David Feb 15, 18:57 11
- Eli Manning? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 15, 19:34 1
  - *nods to kell silently* -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 19:35
- what are they using to suck in his stomach? -- nm - MDH Feb 15, 19:14
- Joe Montana!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 15, 19:13 1
  - This is the only correct answer. -- nm - IrishStephen Feb 15, 19:44
- Joe Namath? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 19:09
- Ken O'Brien? -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 19:03 4
  - Doug Flutie. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 19:04 3
    - *giggles girlishly* - Mel Profit Feb 15, 19:04 2
      - I met him on the sidelines covering a game once. He's a suave mfer. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 19:10 1
        
        All reports seem to confirm this. You also must have just barely missed stepping on him. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 19:11
on phone with wells fargo. their automated voice system keeps asking me to say "my voice is my passport. please verify me." is this a joke? -- nm - windows jones Feb 15, 18:50 5
- Weird, I was thinking about Sneakers this morning. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 19:41
- I'm interested in all kinds of astronomy -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 18:56
- Trust no one. Unless you can trust Robert Redford, then trust Robert Redford. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 18:55
- Someone loves the movie Sneakers. -- nm - David Feb 15, 18:54
- You may be in the midst of a CIA plot. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 18:52
Fifth-graders unanimously vote to forfeit basketball season instead of kicking girls off their team -- (link) - Remlik Feb 15, 18:32 1
- the very day proof was provided that girls are not in fact ICKY. - Mel Profit Feb 15, 18:37
Shameless plug good friend has lead story at WSJ "Spies Keep Intelligence from donald Trump" -- (link) - MDH Feb 15, 18:29 2
- The intelligence community... the fourth branch of government. -- nm - Mop Feb 15, 18:36
- Awful situation. The worst. Can't trust their own leader. Sad. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 18:30
"I worry." "Bad stuff happens all the time." *ding* -- nm - Max Feb 15, 18:25
I'm totally down for that Tilda Swinton as Doctor Who rumor. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 18:22 1
- she'd be great but she won't do a full season. Helen Mirren has said she'd do it for 1 season. -- nm - Remlik Feb 15, 18:35
Just for hyde (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 18:17 [Image] 5
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 18:55
- you need a pocket watch with a fancy chain. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 18:44
- your moustache isn't waxy enough. also that girl's costume is nice. -- nm - mafic Feb 15, 18:28 1
  - :P nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 18:43
- Sorry, i peeked. Very well done. - Beryllium Feb 15, 18:23
go uVa! beat Duke! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 18:11 1
- Duke Sucks! -- nm - Bacon Feb 15, 18:14
my new favorite crazy ex girlfriend song is spoiler - windows jones Feb 15, 18:09 10
- I still laugh my ass off as Tap That Ass -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 15, 18:11 9
  - Linked, because it's fun: -- (link) - kelly Feb 15, 18:36 [youtube] 8
    - I think that's exactly what Stanley Donen had in mind for the genre - Reagen Feb 15, 18:47 2
      - Here's a pretty great Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers: -- (link) - kelly Feb 15, 19:03 [youtube]
      - Ha. I love the genres this show tries to copy (and usually succeeds at). Every song is so different. -- nm - kelly Feb 15, 19:01
    - I've never watched. I thought it was more like a drama. It's like Galavant? -- nm - Max Feb 15, 18:43 4
      - It's not as light and fluffy (I'm assuming) as Galavant - everybody's got issues in Crazy Ex - but it's a lot of fun. A lot of humor. -- nm - kelly Feb 15, 18:53
      - it's so not a drama. it's a pretty dark comedy. it's great. -- nm - windows jones Feb 15, 18:51 2
        
        Soooo great. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 18:52 1
        
        wait - you both like it? I was not informed until now. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 18:56
huh -- (link) - Spawn Feb 15, 18:03 3
- I wonder what circumstance led to Mel Gibson watching BvS. -- nm* - Max Feb 15, 18:09 2
  - He was arrested and sent to Guantanamo Bay for torture? -- nm - Bacon Feb 15, 18:20
  - court order? -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 18:20
Well, hell. This Apple Pie moonshine I bought today is......not very good. Its taste definitely has the essence of.....gasoline, maybe - prayformojo Feb 15, 17:39 1
- You just need to drink enough of it to forget about the taste - decline Feb 15, 17:48
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Saturday's Best Picture Showcase has: Manchester, Fences, Hell/HiH20, La La. Your lettergrades? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 17:35 6
- Oh wow, yeah, that starts this weekend, doesn't it? -- nm - kelly Feb 15, 17:57 4
  - Yep. One thing that always bugs me - prayformojo Feb 15, 17:59 3
    - Do the total run times even out, though? -- nm - kelly Feb 15, 18:01 2
      - Usually not - prayformojo Feb 15, 18:05 1
        
        Huh. Here's how Regal's BP festival works: - kelly Feb 15, 18:27
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Kid Rock being floated as potential GOP Senate candidate for MI. -- nm - MDH Feb 15, 17:33 1
- For the hookers all tricking out in Hollywood, and for my hoods of the world misunderstood - Kid Rock Feb 15, 17:51
Is it too soon to start obsessing over Nashville in August yet? Anyone else committed to going? - Meg Feb 15, 17:29 1
- Morton's is a chain restaurant. I avoid those when I travel. I like to eat at a place that's local/unique. - Covington Feb 16, 01:48
The nice thing about teaching pre-engineering is that you get self-motivated kids and basically no one takes it by accident. Unless... - Reagen Feb 15, 17:29
I bought a book today. I don't know if it'll be any good. I've never read the author before, but I liked a movie of one of his characters. - Beryllium Feb 15, 17:22 1
- i have never read a cussler. but i'd sure read "African war zone - ship of death!"...nm - x Feb 15, 17:27
Damn. My schedule this weekend will prevent me from taking in some authentic Asian civilization lessons through a screening of The Great Wall -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 17:15 4
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  - It looks so awful it's actually piqued my interest. Is it bad in a fun way or just bad? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 15, 18:31
- Matt Damon thinks hes Legolas -- nm - budice Feb 15, 17:19 1
  - "the script really moved me. INTO A NEW HOUSE!" - Reagen Feb 15, 17:30
Physics question: what is the terminal velocity of a concrete slab, and how many feet would it take to achieve it? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 17:10 9
- Based on wind resistance, for example, the terminal velocity free-fall is about 195 km/h or 122mph minus wind resistance factors -- nm - wiki Feb 15, 23:32 1
  - 15 seconds? 1,500 feet to reach it -- nm - wiki Feb 15, 23:39
- You forgot "Asking for a friend." -- nm - Mara Feb 15, 17:36 2
  - A friend in San Francisco currently running for cover. - Meg Feb 15, 17:39
  - Hashtag #CarlosTheSlab -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 17:38
- I suppose the same as every other inanimate object on this planet -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 15, 17:18
- (Need answer fast?) heavily depends on the shape of the slab. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 17:12 2
  - No, I don't really need the answer. It was more of a joke fodder thing. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 17:15
  - Lol -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 17:13
Ten buildings evacuated in San Francisco due to a precarious concrete slab. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 15, 17:04
Well, this is a left-field development. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 15, 16:58 1
- It was responding to a FOIA request. There are others they highlight on their twitter feed. -- nm - iSpam Feb 15, 17:03
"I am your Jewish mother now, and there are two things I will *always* have: indigestion, and all the answers" -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 16:54
Fox sexual harrassment suit rocked by securities fraud allegation -- (link) - Reagen Feb 15, 16:39 4
- My first thought was the phone hacking scandal between I read that tweet. -- nm - David Feb 15, 16:46
- the real story here is that apparently "Folkenflik" is a legitimate last name -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 16:41 2
  - Heh. He's a long time NPR reporter. -- nm - iSpam Feb 15, 17:03
  - It's also my new hastily trademarked business that features live acoustic music and Michael Bay movies. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 16:42
UFC: GSP is back. Holm appealing her loss last week, blames punches after the bell and the ref should've taken a point from the other fighter. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 15, 16:26
Tonight before I leave - I need to accomplish 3 things. - Mel Profit Feb 15, 16:26 5
- *picks up napkin with 'Booze Trebuchet' scribbed on it* -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 16:33 3
  - If I win the lottery tonight I'm designing a trebuchet large and powerful enough to hurl trucks carrying scotch. -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 16:35 2
    - If I win I'll finance it ;) -- nm - Meg Feb 15, 16:38 1
      - yourapal! -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 17:00
- I hope Step 3 is Profit. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 16:30
A western European ally nation intercepted calls between Trump staffers and Russian officials -- (link) - Reagen Feb 15, 16:20
the best Alexa command in the history of Alexa: "Alexa, play The Salt and Pepper Diner by John Mulaney" -- (edited) - prayformojo Feb 15, 16:11 1
- That is easily his best bit. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 17:05
TV Tonight: Arrow, Blindspot, Black Ink Crew, Hunted, Lethal Weapon, Goldbergs, Speechless, Criminal Minds, L&O SVU, 100, Modern Family, Magicians, -- nm - Beaker Feb 15, 16:10 2
- Tonight's Lethal Weapon is the one with Leo Getz. -- nm - Max Feb 15, 17:12
- Star, Blackish, America's NTM, Chicago PD, Doubt, Legion, GF's Guide to Divorce, Match Game, Suits, SIX, Expanse, Sam Bee, Workaholics, Bering Sea Gol - Beaker Feb 15, 16:11
Maybe she's just unclear on how bikinis work. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 16:10 3
- On the other hand, she's very clear on how penises work. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 16:31 1
  - *gets run over by the same stampede, from the other direction, as they hope to see if she does know how penises work* -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 15, 16:34
- *gets run over by the stampede of men, women and animals offering to help her learn* [nm] - Mel Profit Feb 15, 16:30
3 new threads in an hour? what the flip is this, the west coast hour? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 16:06 30
- there's some recent buzz that people are being driven away by Jack's meanyness but I don't buy it. -- nm - mud Feb 15, 16:11 29
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    - -10 Qale Points for using the term snowflakes even ironically. -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 19:05
  - fwiw, i confess i often find this place a bit of a drag lately....nm - x Feb 15, 16:21 26
    - The alternative is to pretend that the craziest shit in the world *isn't* happening right now. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 16:45 2
      - and i never said you couldn't post about whatever you wanted to... - x Feb 15, 16:55
      - Well alternate facts are all the rage now - eag Feb 15, 16:47
    - I think we're all feeling a little down over current affairs - I know I am :( -- nm - Meg Feb 15, 16:39 16
      - yep. and then i come here, and it's all raging and "lol" posts. no thanks....nm - x Feb 15, 16:43 15
        
        What would you rather talk about? -- nm - David Feb 15, 16:45 14
        
        I've been liking the 1gottago threads -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 16:53 5
        
        yes...nm - x Feb 15, 17:28
        
        Agreed. We should do it with posters! -- nm - David Feb 15, 16:54 3
        
        I teed that one up too obviously, I suspect. - Beryllium Feb 15, 16:57 2
        
        Everybody's all talk until the live ammunition rounds! -- nm - David Feb 15, 16:58 1
        
        Well you made this round easy! -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 15, 18:19
        
        how no one should be dumb enough to trade for jahlil okafor? - x Feb 15, 16:52 7
        
        Or the young and revitalized Edmonton Oilers and their inevitable march to dominance? -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 17:00 1
        
        *blank eyed stare*....nm - x Feb 15, 17:34
        
        I was asking seriously. I'm all for increasing the entertainment value here. - David Feb 15, 16:54 4
        
        my honest answer is: i'm up for anything. me i like sports that aren't baseball or football, books, movies, food and the occasional tv show.... - x Feb 15, 17:14 3
        
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        comment redacted...nm -- (edited) - x Feb 15, 17:39
        
        I agree completely on the IM. It's like Moonlighting, only with a likely outcome of murder/suicide. -- nm - David Feb 15, 17:18
    - On a related note, this place could use a lot *more* drag. #makeSTfabulousagain - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 16:29 5
      - i'm only wearing a dress if you wear a suit......nm - x Feb 15, 16:37 4
        
        Fortunately, I have both of those things as part of my Poirot cosplay set. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 15, 16:39 3
        
        Poirotsplay, eh? That will exercise the little grey cells .. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 16:54
        
        i'm only doing that if david plays asta....nm - x Feb 15, 16:45 1
        
        I look horrible in black and white. -- nm - David Feb 15, 16:46

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