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whoa, Syracuse -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 17:59 2
- That was the coolest moment of the basketball season so far. -- nm - David Feb 22, 18:02
- that ending'll be replayed a few times -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 18:02
I hope none of next month's conference participants were planning to visit Yosemite during the weekend. - Meg Feb 22, 17:42 1
- You should make it a kayak trip! -- nm - decline Feb 22, 17:47
The Girl With All the Gifts 84% (54/10), Get Out 100% (41/0), Logan 96% (64/3) -- nm* - Beaker Feb 22, 17:31 4
- I have no idea what the first one is, but the second two are impressive -- nm - JaxSean Feb 22, 17:43 3
  - I really want to get out to see Get Out, but it'll probably have to wait til video -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 17:46 2
    - I don't remember ever being this surprised at a movies reviews. Based on the trailer, I pegged Get Out for a standard cookie cutter horror. - Volnelk Feb 22, 17:48 1
      - "Directed by Jordan Peele" did not make me think "amazingly reviewed horror movie." -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 17:50
10 seconds into the opening narration of Hacksaw Ridge, I might owe Kick-Ass an apology on the lousy accent thing. -- nm - David Feb 22, 17:31
the most popular quiz at HWDYK the last two days has been..... - prayformojo Feb 22, 17:18 4
- Cool! Any idea why? - TWuG Feb 22, 17:47 1
  - Nope, I haven't traced the source of the traffic yet. - prayformojo Feb 22, 17:54
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  - That was from a contributor who did a slew of quizzes on Best Picture winners. I really like his stuff -- nm - prayformojo Feb 22, 17:27
not to complain about free things, but an audible.com note for anyone who took advantage of the good amazon credit offer for them a while back. -- (edited) - b. Feb 22, 16:53 1
- also, for the amazon code du jour, I had to chat with CS to have the credit added, as it wouldn't apply to my order. all amazon.com items, etc. -- nm - b. Feb 22, 17:26
Pacers: Paul George may be getting traded.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 22, 16:53
Washington Wizards have added small forward Bojan Bogdanovic from the Brooklyn Nets -- (link) - Beaker Feb 22, 16:51 1
- Atlanta Hawks have acquired forward Ersan Ilyasova from the Philadelphia 76ers for Tiago Splitter and draft considerations -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 16:53
TV PSA: Arrow, Black Ink Crew, Blindspot, Hunted, Lethal Weapon, Goldbergs, Speechless, Criminal Minds, L&O SVU, Major Crimes, Modern Family, 100, -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 16:24 2
- Magicians, Star, Blackish, Chicago PD, America's NTM, Doubt, Legion, GF's Guide to Divorce, Match Game, SIX, Suits, Expanse, Workaholics, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 16:24 1
  - Lethal Weapon renewed for season 2 -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 16:39
Aerial video of the Larsen C Ice Shelf crack -- (link) - Covington Feb 22, 16:01 5
- *surfs it* -- nm - Jim Cantore Feb 22, 17:24
- when it breaks off they should tow it to LA and have hockey championships on it -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 17:06 1
  - can we please have a chunk or 2 to refill Hoover Dam and the lakes which feed it? -- nm* - Peglegpete Feb 22, 17:13
- Can't they like glue it back together or something? -- nm - decline Feb 22, 17:00
- ruh roh -- nm - mud Feb 22, 16:26
"Welcome to MLB.TV Premium Yearly Subscription" - David Feb 22, 15:04 9
- Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 16:24
- The Braves had a great end to their season last year, so things are looking up? -- nm - CQ Feb 22, 15:59 1
  - We're still probably not competitive until 2019. - David Feb 22, 16:15
- I have had some really bad insomnia lately. Is that subscription cheaper than 8 months supply of Ambien? -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 15:47 4
  - Just listen to yourself talk. -- nm - David Feb 22, 15:48 3
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      - His FF picks -- nm - eag Feb 22, 16:36
      - *spits the hook* -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 15:59
- Almost better than a Rance Mulliniks autograph -- nm - J Feb 22, 15:43
All the right wing sites that my friends like on FB are reporting that Colin Kaepernick was cut, but no sports site is. -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:57 6
- NFL reddit has nothing, and they'd pounce on a rumour if it was there. -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 16:16 1
  - Yeah, it's more about how badly right wing sites haaaaaaate him. -- nm - David Feb 22, 16:19
- Someone contact Pippy, she will be the first to know. -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 16:11 1
  - My source Rob Lowe has not said anything -- nm - Pippy Feb 22, 17:46
- the latest local reporting is that he met with management today and left excited. as mentioned here.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Feb 22, 16:09 1
  - So he did get cut. -- nm - Milo Yianopolous Feb 22, 17:25
"I'll never forget what you said to me when I bluffed my way to win the WSOP." "Raise." "Dammit!" -- nm - Arrival 2 Feb 22, 14:52
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- no show tunes, boas, or clean shaven glitter bods? -- nm - CQ Feb 22, 15:41
- I'd rather sleep on the beach than deal with that headache. -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 14:54 1
  - One way or another they probably end up doing that too. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 14:59
Mini Metro fans, update your iOS app. Endless mode is here. -- nm - iSpam Feb 22, 14:29 1
- better be good for $5 -- nm - Karl_S Feb 22, 17:34
I really like Billionaire Buyer, but I especially loved the episode where the... - David Feb 22, 14:20
Several books just fell off my bookcase in my office. - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:17 10
- Probably a *Republican* poltergeist. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 15:20
- have you recently changed your name to Topper? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 14:50 1
  - *waits for martini* -- nm - neil. Feb 22, 14:52
- It's Matthew McConaughey. -- nm - Diva Feb 22, 14:39
- its a relative from the future trying to communicate with you. -- nm - Jovian Feb 22, 14:29 1
  - Well played. -- nm - David Feb 22, 14:34
- Casper -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 14:25
- Or giant spiders -- nm - decline Feb 22, 14:23 2
  - We can just end this conversation here. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:28
  - "Why is your book on my floor? Pick it up." -- nm - Cool Hand ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:26
Tesla has a new investor letter out and is releasing last quarter results, as well as laying out the next year of activity. -- (edited) - TWuG Feb 22, 14:11 8
- I read a really good article on them yesterday. Basically saying there short-term stock price has gotten ahead of themselves but long-term - Bacon Feb 22, 14:15 2
  - Wall Street investors look at valuations and see it as overvalued, but - TWuG Feb 22, 14:21 1
    - Yes, the article was basically saying exactly that. It's not an automobile company. The stuff coming in their pipeline is cutting edge tech. -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 15:41
- "Project Dark Star: [Redacted]" -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 14:13
- " Later this year, we expect to finalize locations for Gigafactories 3, 4 and possibly 5 (Gigafactory 2 is the Tesla solar plant in New York). " -- nm - TWuG Feb 22, 14:12 3
  - "our solar roof, which we plan to begin selling and installing later this year. Compared to regular roofs, we expect our solar roof to last longer, - TWuG Feb 22, 14:15 2
    - I really liked their roofs in their concept photos, but what happens when the glass cracks or breaks? It looks like it could be a lot of maintenance. -- nm - jnine Feb 22, 17:25 1
      - There's a video somewhere showing its strength. - TWuG Feb 22, 17:50
Having A Cat Does Not Cause Mental Illness, New Study Suggests. Previous research suggesting otherwise was seriously flawed, scientists say - crash davis Feb 22, 13:57 6
- But is it a *result* of mental illness? -- nm - Max Feb 22, 14:03 4
  - Max, always posing the important questions. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:13 3
    - And nobody seems to have bothered to ask if having humans causes mental illness in cats. - Max Feb 22, 14:22 2
      - Like the cats are going to tell you. -- nm - . Feb 22, 14:24
      - . -- nm* - . Feb 22, 14:24
- This is important science. -- nm* - scientist, definitely not four cats in a lab coat Feb 22, 14:00
So much for the idea of the GOP standing up to Trump -- (link) - znufrii, not a sociologist Feb 22, 13:55 4
- My theory is that they will after Gorsuch gets confirmed. -- nm - . Feb 22, 14:42
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  - That too. -- nm - znufrii, not a sociologist Feb 22, 13:59
  - This -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 13:57
Guys, I need good hair vibes. I have no time and need a hair cut before the weekend. I just decided i am going to MagicCuts. God help me. -- nm - Andie Feb 22, 13:55 8
- sure Andie. I clearly will wish you good hair vibes. Sure... - Remlik Feb 22, 16:20
- I have had luck at such a place, -- nm - . Feb 22, 14:22
- Make sure if you ask for the Demi Moore you don't end up with the Dudley Moore - Bacon Feb 22, 14:13
- if you see Tiki Barber....RUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 14:04
- you've got 'em if they're in me for someone else. -- nm - b. Feb 22, 14:04
- I think you'd have a better chance if you leaned over into the sink and hit the disposal - zeitgeist Feb 22, 14:01 1
  - This is kind of awful. Everything will be fine. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 22, 16:33
- Good luck. -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 13:57
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- I can only rate the ones I've seen so Arrival then Hidden Figures then nothing. -- nm - Teddy Baron Feb 22, 16:53
- La La Land... the rest. -- nm - Spawn Feb 22, 14:46 4
  - ~Here on Gilligan Isle~ nm - ralph wiggum Feb 22, 15:29
  - have you seen Hell or High Water, or Arrival? -- nm - mud Feb 22, 14:55 2
    - I really ought to redo my Vudu group so he and amy are in it -- nm - Remlik Feb 22, 16:20
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- Moonlight -- nm - . Feb 22, 14:23
- Nice try. I'm not giving away my pick. ;-) - Krusty Feb 22, 14:21 6
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    - Proud of it! 😝👍 I didn't pick Arrival to win but it was the best picture I watched last year. -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 14:31 4
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        That's what I gave you. My ballot would be different than my betting ticket. I assumed the Academy was actors/actresses so quite liberal but I guess I'm wrong. -- nm* - Krusty Feb 22, 14:42 1
        
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      - I'd also guess that the other coast's liberals are voting for La La Land. -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 14:32
- I still have 3 to see, but of the ones I've seen, I'd rank them: - kelly Feb 22, 14:11 2
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    - Oh, ok. I was basing it on what I'd seen on ST. -- nm - kelly Feb 22, 14:18
- the correct order - mud Feb 22, 14:08
- I've only seen three, Hell or High Water, Manchester by the Sea and Arrival. - JaxSean Feb 22, 14:08
- My rankings ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 13:56 5
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    - I think my top 5 or 6 could switch around on any given day. But I just don't understand the fervor over La La Land. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:15 3
      - I was underwhelmed and none of the songs stuck with me a day later. - Krusty Feb 22, 14:24
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        Totally agree. It was a fun movie, and very enjoyable, but didn't really grab me at all. - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 14:23
- Star Fleet Academy? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 22, 13:53 1
  - "A Universe of Species" was interesting but "Set on Stun" had a phaser to the groin, I dunno, this is a tough choice. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 14:02
- here goes, heh - CQ Feb 22, 13:49 1
  - I've seen five of them. - Loyola Feb 22, 13:55
- Hell or High Water > others -- nm - Max Feb 22, 13:47
I don't know that I've tried anything different recently, but I have been making a lot more dishes that include baby spinach. - kelly Feb 22, 13:44 4
- Baby spinach is a fave because it stays fresh longer than most greens. -- nm - mara Feb 22, 14:09
- I don't know how to define different. I think its been a while since I've had a completely different dish, but I try new variations of the same - crash davis Feb 22, 13:47
- Oh, wait. I tried beef kielbasa last week. I was not a fan. -- nm - kelly Feb 22, 13:46
- When I was a kid, that was the one vegetable my brothers and I liked, and we used to drown it in lemon juice. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 13:45
If you read only one article today involving a Japanese zoo, snow monkeys, and "invasive alien DNA", then let this be that article -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 22, 13:43 2
- That sucks. Try something else like sterilization or giving them to an American sanctuary -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 13:50
- Now that's a headline. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 13:44
astronomists find 7 Earth type planets orbiting a reasonably close star -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 22, 13:43 2
- Comeon nasa, if you want to save your funding on these know nothing tomes, you should warn about aliens -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 13:51 1
  - President Trump is handling the illegal Alien problem? :) -- nm* - Peglegpete Feb 22, 15:57
Krusty, right? I couldn't even be mad at him, it cracked me up. -- nm - IrishStephen Feb 22, 13:38 1
- Exactly. Can't be mad but a little annoyed that you have less meatballs to eat. :-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 14:23
Sadly, Taco Tuesday now sounds dirtier because of S&M Wednesday -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Feb 22, 13:37 5
- Sausage Saturday is now ruined for me -- nm - Bacon Feb 22, 13:45
- There us something known as a "dirty" burrito. ...which pretty much negates the point of a burrito - zeitgeist Feb 22, 13:44 2
  - I fear googling, because there's a good chance there's an urban dictionary entry for that completely unrelated to food. -- nm - b. Feb 22, 13:47 1
    - Yup, they are now called burrito grande, because fvcking teenage punks ruined it -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 13:58
- While I'm cool with what you do on Wednesdays as long as it involves consenting adults, don't profane my TT -- nm - crash davis Feb 22, 13:39
Loyola, my reply to bolognese on b2 -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 22, 13:37 [Backboard] 2
- Thanks. That's the way I roll too my spag bol brother from another mother. -- nm - Loyola Feb 22, 13:51 1
  - I also go to a Mexican or Asian market to get a heart for the meat I grind up. it's a little more flavorful and a bit firmer than other cuts after all that cooking. -- nm* - Peglegpete Feb 22, 14:06
Josh Hamilton leaves camp to have knee looked at. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 22, 13:35 1
- ffs -- nm - Epiphany Feb 22, 13:40

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