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Kraft Heinz says never mind on Unilever -- (link) - Reagen Feb 20, 08:10 1
- Good. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 08:18
Having both the Life and Alien: Covenant trailers play before the same movie was a bit much. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 08:10
What, why, no -- (link) - Reagen Feb 20, 08:08 3
- almost as bad as those cowboy boot/sandal toe combo which does in fact exist -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 11:25
- Nice photoshop, there. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 08:08
- Looks like they're fake at least. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 08:08
I've been on the phone with wells fargo for over 20 minutes trying to get them to understand that - university of amanda jones Feb 20, 08:05 5
- wells fargo is fun sometimes. i'm not sure why i still use them. -- nm - colin Feb 20, 08:10 3
  - I dumped them over their fake account scam. -- nm - university of amanda jones Feb 20, 08:15 2
    - i liked using a credit union, but bigger banks work better for business stuff. not sure wells fargo is worse than any other big bank. def no BoA.. -- nm - colin Feb 20, 08:19 1
      - I love BoA. I've never had an issue. I've never talked to an outsourced call center ever. - university of amanda jones Feb 20, 08:22
- good grief -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 08:07
st poll - mandatory monday movies - what did you see and what was the grade? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 08:02 17
- Arrival: A-. Manchester by the Sea: B+ -- nm - JaxSean Feb 20, 08:57
- Fences - B-, Lion - B. -- nm - AJRimmer Feb 20, 08:24
- Arrival B, it was a pretty good M. Night Shyamalan movie -- nm - J Feb 20, 08:20
- Kevin Hart What Now? C+, Roy Wood Jr. Father Figure: A+ -- nm - Max Feb 20, 08:18
- Girl Ghostbusters, F, didn't finish it, Nocturnal Animals B-, Passengers B, Autopsy of Jane Doe B, 11/22/63 A- -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 08:09 2
  - i don't get the hate for the new Ghostbusters. i thought it was a perfectly serviceable comedy. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 08:11 1
    - I just didn't laugh, I felt bad for the characters not in step with them - the cameos were the best part. - even Thor couldn't help me - Epiphany Feb 20, 08:15
- Life, Animated - B+ -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 08:08
- The Bronze C+, Hacksaw Ridge B+ -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 08:07 3
  - I'm going to highly recommend to you: Autopsy of Jane Doe - sounds like a stupid name but its good. Brian Cox and Emile Hirsche -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 08:08 2
    - this *just* got mentioned on a podcast i listen too and they recommended it too. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 08:09 1
      - its creepy and not overly stupid. Its not a typical B horror flick. no spoils - Epiphany Feb 20, 08:13
- Bonjour. Rouge One, Il est B moins. Sausage Party, couldn't finish. Jason Bourne, C-ish. -- nm - colin Feb 20, 08:06
- John Wick 2: A. I believe I might have enjoyed it more than the first one. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 08:05
- John Wick 2: A- ; Casablanca A+ -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:05
- The Glass Bottom Boat - I'm really not even sure how to grade it. - Callisto Buffalomeat Feb 20, 08:05 1
  - Doris Day? - Spawn Feb 20, 08:06
this extension has changed my life. i'm dying. -- (link) - colin Feb 20, 07:43
I-70 expansion through Denver runs up against the troubled urban legacy of the Interstate Highway System -- (link) - znufrii Feb 20, 07:13 7
- Look at the bright side, Denver - Strongbad Feb 20, 07:57 1
  - This is true. - znufrii, not a sociologist Feb 20, 08:18
- 42 months of rental assistance is nothing to sneeze at. like, you hate where you live, here's a chunk of money to leave. - university of amanda jones Feb 20, 07:23 4
  - You're taking people away from not only their homes, but their communities and local support systems as well. - znufrii Feb 20, 07:34 2
    - "Ask". SAD -- nm - SCPOTUS Feb 20, 07:48 1
      - Yeah... that's kind of what got us into this problem in the first place. That, plus a whole lot of racism. -- nm - znufrii, not a sociologist Feb 20, 08:08
  - I think we'd need more details on what 'rental assistance' means here -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 07:29
it's a holiday for most of the world today, except my office. our fire alarm is going off and everyone is ignoring it - Andie Feb 20, 06:58
TIL: Some Rite Aid stores out west have ice cream counters where you can get a cone. -- (edited) - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 06:51 2
- Heh, I was reading the same thread -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 06:55
- My Dad scooped Ice Cream for Thrifty in the 50s as a teen -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 06:53
I *just* found out from Dawson that my Chase Sapphire Reserve has Priority Pass lounge access. Spamlet did not tell me this. - ty97 Feb 20, 06:35 25
- I just started using mine. Gonna get the 100k points, then downgrade.. $450 just is too much these days for the (lack of) travel.. -- nm - colin Feb 20, 08:08
- Oh, and the travel credit posts immediately (from that linked thread) -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 06:42 1
  - Mine posted for a purchase about 10 days ago. I was impressed with the turnaround. -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 06:50
- Shouldn't it be you telling Spamlet this? You are the ST flying expert. -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 06:40 1
  - I can't be expected to be the lounge expert as well. Someone else needs to take that torch! -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 06:52
- I..um...didn't have to? (edit:typo) -- (link*) - spamlet Feb 20, 06:39 [Backboard] 8
  - mess. -- nm - Diva Feb 20, 08:04
  - *FATALITY* -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 07:42
  - Ha! -- nm - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 07:05
  - *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 06:53
  - spamlet just proved time travel IS possible -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 06:48
  - Everyone knows not to pay attention to that guy. - ty97 Feb 20, 06:47
  - Lol -- nm - znufrii, not a sociologist Feb 20, 06:43
  - Best response of the year -- nm* - Bacon Feb 20, 06:40
- are yall leaving Singapore already? - Epiphany Feb 20, 06:37 10
  - We leave Singapore early tomorrow morning - ty97 Feb 20, 06:48 9
    - And Dawson is *not* entertaining my desires to get to the airport several hours early - ty97 Feb 20, 06:51 8
      - it's singapore. nothing could possibly happen. -- nm - colin Feb 20, 07:57
      - you know he don't play that! He's the guy jumping in the cab and giving the guy a $ 50 to get him there as quick as possible - Epiphany Feb 20, 06:54 5
        
        This post is inducing a seizure* -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 07:30 4
        
        It's not like they're going to let you back into the country anyway. -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 07:31 3
        
        Well, they will let ty in... -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 07:48 2
        
        ...but not his new hawt singapore bartender husband - Epiphany Feb 20, 07:51 1
        
        Agreed. Plus his travel companion. As a government employee, JackDawson is the enemy of the American people. -- nm - SCPOTUS Feb 20, 07:53
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Apparently, the Yankees blamed Betances for their drop in attendance last year during his arb hearing. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 20, 06:30 2
- Of course, it wasn't them selling off Beltran, Chapman and Miller and admitting it was time to rebuild. Fans love mediocre baseball! - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 06:38 1
  - Especially front running fans - Bacon Feb 20, 06:39
"Now playing: No Tomorrow...Man, that was one charming pilot" - prayformojo -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 06:28 1
- I'm going to start this tonight. That jailbroke fire stick is da bomb diggity -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 06:35
Pretty solid list on Screenrant--15 Sequels better than the originals (mostly obvious)--I disagree with a couple, but good list--link -- (edited) - Flavorize Feb 20, 06:00 16
- spoiler - Qale Feb 20, 07:55
- I don't understand their logic…spoils - Volnelk Feb 20, 06:08 2
  - Agreed. -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 06:11 1
    - Yep...the only qualifier is that they put, "That Are So Much Better"--so, maybe night/day difference (?), but, that would discount half their list too -- nm - Flavorize Feb 20, 06:14
- I'm okay with Superman 2 but Spider-Man 2 was a shitty film. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 06:05 11
  - Even if you feel that way, the subway scene still has to be one of the best superhero scenes, ever. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 08:16
  - I think Spidey 2 is one of the handful best comic movies ever still. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 20, 06:28 7
    - I haven't enjoyed any of the Spider-Man movies. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 06:35 5
      - I would've like to have seen a hotter MJ -- nm - Flavorize Feb 20, 06:45 2
        
        I would've like better actors and better writing. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fanatic Feb 20, 06:51
        
        Take Emma Stone and put her in the first 2 works for me -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 06:48
      - Not even me?? -- nm - Peter Parker doing Jazz Hands Feb 20, 06:36 1
        
        I read a great theory on SM3 which improves it a bit - Beaker Feb 20, 08:01
    - It owes a lot to Superman 2, but it's still very good. -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 06:31
  - I always put Spider-man 2 along side X2 as they were both better than their firsts -- nm - J Feb 20, 06:17 1
    - agreed -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 06:23
Good morning ST. Up and at 'em! -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 05:54
The Walking Dead spoilers - Beaker Feb 20, 05:48 1
- Spoiler - Krusty Feb 20, 05:52
Funny conversation over the weekend in Kalamazoo, Michigan. (Especially for Star Wars: GOH players) -- (edited) - Inigo Feb 20, 05:28 1
- If the conversation included the word "Kalamazoo" it was automatically funny. -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 06:26
I feel like the IPO on HSX's front page spoils Split. -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 04:23 1
- agreed -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 04:54
``Make no mistake: the Kings got fleeced.`` (in the Boogie trade) -- (link) - Beaker Feb 20, 03:26 10
- I remember when Memphis "got fleeced" in the Pau Gasol trade. - David Feb 20, 07:42 2
  - oh for sure, I think one of the bigger take-aways is they could have done much better but jumped at 40 cents on the dollar -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:04 1
    - That's what the kneejerk reaction is but it's since come out that multiple teams say they could have beaten that offer but didn't. - David Feb 20, 08:20
- There were other factors, SAC wouldve lost a 1st round pick had they won enough with DaMarcus to fall out of 2017 draft lottery. -- nm - budice Feb 20, 06:00 5
  - Plus Cousins is a no-win malcontent who is very likely to never contribute to a successful team. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Feb 20, 06:30 3
    - Was he super high in that clip about finding out about the trade or is that normal? -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 06:41 1
      - Yeah...seems normal for him...Cousins is a dick -- nm - Flavorize Feb 20, 06:46
    - Dwight Howard 2.0 -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 06:32
  - Buddy Heild was a top 6 pick last year too -- nm - Flavorize Feb 20, 06:07
- This FAQ that ESPN posted about it, explains more about the Kings thinking...a new FA rule is mostly to blame -- (link*) - Flavorize Feb 20, 05:54
TV PSA: America Ninja Warrior all-stars, 24 Legacy, Kevin Can Wait, Shadowhunters, Supergirl, Bachelor, Raw, Man With A Plan, Superior Donuts, -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 03:20 2
- Supergirl spoilers for who shows up tonight - Beaker Feb 20, 04:47
- Jane the Virgin, APB, 2 Broke Girls, Beyond, Bates Motel, Humans, Scorpion, Timeless, Quantico, Martha & Snoop, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 03:21
"Republicans are the true snowflakes (they're all white, they're cold, and if you put enough of them together they'll shut down public schools)" - . Feb 20, 02:28
The Good Fight preview spoler - . Feb 20, 01:02
The rain just started in the southern Bay Area. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 00:00 1
- dam -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 01:55
"Chalupacabra" is brilliant. Someone should get a raise for that. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 23:18 4
- That janitor at Cheetos..? -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 23:35 3
  - I wouldn't be surprised. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 23:40 2
    - did we, as in ST come up with chupacabra doritos for a contest? we should sue them -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 00:56 1
      - (no) -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 06:06
Masterpiece is running an adaptation of PD James's Death Comes to Pemberly, a murder mystery with the characters from Pride and Prejudice. - Mop Feb 19, 22:57
Hmm. A happening. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 19, 22:38
I have a number of prescriptions with Kaiser. When I renew them some are renewed for 90 days and some for 100 ? - Meg Feb 19, 22:13
pfm, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on N Kidman in Lion. -- nm - kelly Feb 19, 22:09
The moment DeMarcus Cousins found out he'd been traded to the Pelicans -- (link) - budice Feb 19, 21:58 1
- Oh, really? -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 05:54
More Ghost in the Shell footage -- (link) - budice Feb 19, 21:52 [youtube]
Breaking: Survivors of Bowling Green Massacre to go to Sweden in Show of Support - zeitgeist Feb 19, 21:42
Waiting for comic book men to end so I can watch TWD. Spoils - Beryllium Feb 19, 21:38 1
- What was it? - Spawn Feb 19, 21:58
The closing scene to Hell or High Water is *gold*. -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 21:37 3
- it really, really is - as much as I love the movie, I don't think its BP worthy. But that scene is epic -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 05:46 2
  - I agree with all of this. -- nm - kelly Feb 20, 06:01 1
    - and I agree - looking at Chris Pine for an entire movie - ain't so bad. heh. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 06:16
Kidman was pretty funny in Just Go With It. -- nm - Max Feb 19, 21:21
Just saw latest episode of Taboo from a few days ago all im gonna say - eag Feb 19, 21:17 4
- Spoils sister stuff - Epiphany Feb 19, 21:28 3
  - Spoiler - Mop Feb 19, 22:58
  - This week's ep will answer your im and there is a big change with the sister as well. -- nm - GregW Feb 19, 21:39 1
    - GregW has inside information on Taboo! Get him! -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 00:06
I've been watching more NBA since NFL went down, I've enjoyed it but that all-star game was terrible---instagram clip sums it up -- (edited) - Flavorize Feb 19, 21:13
Am I supposed to know Milo and why he's relevant? -- nm - Epiphany Feb 19, 21:09 3
- He's basically a gay, entitled millennial version of Ann Coulter. -- nm - pmb Feb 19, 22:06
- No, and giving him any attention feeds the troll. -- nm - David's iPad Feb 19, 22:03
- No. He's a nobody. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 21:17
I guess something changed in PoGo? B/c there's a whole bunch of new Pokemon and new types of berries? - ty97 Feb 19, 21:02 4
- You go offline for a week, you pay the price! -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 23:36
- Mop? -- nm - Spawn Feb 19, 21:58
- BUILD THE DAMN WALL ALREADY -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 19, 21:37
- We have met the enemy, and he is us. -- nm* - Peglegpete Feb 19, 21:08

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