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My favorite part of Legion is also my least favorite part. - Mop Mar 14, 21:55 1
- Does it make it any better knowing the character was written as male? -- nm - GregW Mar 14, 22:13
Why am I spending all my Rupies on a house? What is this madness! -- nm* - Qale Mar 14, 21:49 2
- Thank you for your patronage. -- nm - Tom Nook Mar 14, 21:52 1
  - That must be it. I've been conditioned by all those years playing Animal Crossing. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 22:07
Damn, that's quite a cast under those wigs in "Feud". Catherine Zeta-Jones plays Olivia Dehavilland. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 21:26 3
- the show is a lot more fun than I thought it would be. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 21:41 2
  - I love the look back into two eras of Hollywood's past. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 21:46 1
    - I'm a big Joan Blondell fan and my jaw dropped when Kathy Bates showed up playing her. she was great! -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 21:53
This Is Us (spoilers) - oblique Mar 14, 21:15
"You should know that the Buggery Act is seldom enforced." -- (edited) - David Mar 14, 21:05 1
- Starship West Wing Troopers? -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 21:09
*goes to check bank account* "We're sorry, mobile and online banking are not available right now." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 20:44 1
- If you still have checks left, that must mean you have money. Go for it. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 14, 21:13
I learned on Jeopardy today that Mathew Weiner (Mad Men) has been on twice, as a Power Player and back in the '90s as a schmo. - Mop Mar 14, 20:44
Ok, this made me laugh. -- (link) - IrishStephen Mar 14, 20:37
One of my former editors was the killer on Bones tonight. - David Mar 14, 20:33 1
- Spoilers - Beryllium Mar 14, 22:48
Huh. That's Leighton Meester on Making Histroy. She looks very different. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 20:14
I am extremely proud of a post down on this board. I demand praise for it. I hate crickets. -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:10 3
- Documentary comedy is an unappreciated art form -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:25 2
  - Truly - Epiphany Mar 14, 20:30 1
    - this acknowledgment is reward enough. thanks! :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:31
We need an official count of the number of scandals from previous administrations so we can lay bets on when the record will be broken. -- (link) - crash davis Mar 14, 19:58 8
- "...138 Reagan administration officials had been convicted, had been indicted, or had been the subject of official investigations for official - GregW Mar 14, 20:28 2
  - okay, we've got a count -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:32 1
    - What about Nixon's rogues gallery? Heck, his VP resigned! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 21:24
- Grant had a lot of scandals, is the leader? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 20:22
- depends on what's a scandal, unemployment down to 4.7% fake numbers!!! should be 42% oh wait, unemployment is down to 4.7 WINNER! -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 20:05 3
  - I think counting resignations and indictments should be sufficient -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:06 2
    - If you want compare with Nixon and Reagan, you should use convictions and time served in prison. -- nm - GregW Mar 14, 20:22 1
      - I object to time served as we'd have to wait to see who won the bet -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:24
Now watching Game of Thrones S01 E02. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 19:53 10
- Take a drink every time a Stark makes a good decision. - Reagen Mar 14, 19:58 9
  - I would like to object to your statement. - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 20:00 1
    - Arya will save you. she always is smart. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 21:04
  - Thats a little unfair to my house. - crash davis Mar 14, 19:59 6
    - rather, take a drink every time a Stark makes a choice which shows a strong moral compass but is politically disadvantageous - crash davis Mar 14, 20:01 1
      - I wouldn't make it past 20 minutes. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 20:19
    - you're a hufflepuff not a stark! -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 20:00 3
      - for the last time, I'm not pledging your sorority -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:02 2
        
        Zac Enron is our Den Father - Epiphany Mar 14, 20:04 1
        
        Is he the smartest guy in the room? -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 20:05
I just saw a World War Evony commercial that had Europe, Korea and Japan on one side vs. America and China - crash davis Mar 14, 19:34 1
- But accurate! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:35
I find it comical that the White House preemptively released Trump's 2005 tax returns. So... what about the rest? -- (edited) - Mop Mar 14, 19:32 4
- Too simple. - znufrii Mar 14, 19:40 2
  - But did Maddow connect it to Soros yet? -- nm* - Mop Mar 14, 19:41 1
    - Soros is the right wing bogeyman, she is looking for Russian oligarchs -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 19:47
- yes -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 19:32
Flash minor spoil - Spawn Mar 14, 19:30
I have no idea what Reagen's b2 post refers to, and I'm afraid to google it. -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 14, 19:20 15
- If you're brave enough... -- (link) - znufrii Mar 14, 19:27 [Backboard] 4
  - Ah. And, ouch! - IrishStephen Mar 14, 20:09
  - This is so much better with post embedding. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:28 2
    - Here is my opinion on the tweak you made to the site -- (link) - crash davis Mar 14, 19:30 [Backboard] 1
      - LOL! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:36
- I doubt it's googleable - it's a notorious TFox story. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:25 8
  - only he could make that story funny. [nm] - Mel Profit Mar 14, 19:34
  - didn't Notorious TFox get gunned down after TwoPack died? -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 19:27
  - Man, I miss TFoxy. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 14, 19:27 5
    - Yup -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 14, 20:17
    - I do too. Mostly. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 14, 19:36
    - just do a few Chewie Howls...that usually will get him to come. - Mel Profit Mar 14, 19:33
    - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 19:29
    - mmhmm. -- nm - kelly Mar 14, 19:28
- Snapsite? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:24
I just turned on Maddow and she said these are the first tax returns a news organization has received on Trump since he became a presidential candidat - crash davis Mar 14, 19:10 3
- perhaps she meant federal tax returns? iinm the ones released by the NYTimes were from New York state. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 19:18 2
  - you are right sir, she did say federal. ..my apologies to MSNBC researchers -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 19:21 1
    - and I'll give her credit, she is staying on the money trail -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 19:24
Holy jeebus. Went on a big losing streak in Overwatch and lost over *200* SR in three matches. - Reagen Mar 14, 18:59 2
- BotW: I tossed a bomb down at I think was a Lynel from a clifftop. It sent a jet of fire at it. I went nope and turned my ass around. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 19:10
- I've conditioned myself to be a dedicated Mercy, it's working out very well so far -- nm - J Mar 14, 19:04
I don't know what is funnier about this medical bill, that it was printed on a dot matrix printer (people still use those?) - znufrii Mar 14, 18:54 7
- And I solved the mystery in the IM -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 14, 19:32
- Also, does anyone want to guess what the list price is for an initial office visit at my hand specialist? - znufrii Mar 14, 18:56 5
  - An arm and a leg? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:13 1
    - very funny. :) -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 19:28
  - $200! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 18:59 2
    - I ended up paying a little more than that, after the insurance discount. - znufrii Mar 14, 19:30 1
      - Well, it is the best health care in the world! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:37
Translation help please. My wife says she wants to see Beauty and the Beast. She is talking about Brie Larson and Kong, right? - crash davis Mar 14, 18:52 6
- can it be a new code, and she wants to visit Darcy? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 19:16
- Go with that, crash. totally. go with that. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 14, 19:11 1
  - you've seen this already, right? its fun, isn't it? -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 19:14
- duh. -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 18:59
- That works for me. -- nm - GregW Mar 14, 18:55
- Clearly. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 18:52
Gregg Allman cancels his summer tour -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 14, 18:42
HONEST Headlines: NCAA Tournament -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 18:42
Matrix reboot in the works.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 14, 18:41 12
- Neo is going to be played by Emma Stone. It's getting the Ghostbusters treatment. -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 19:44
- Why don't they just reboot Casablanca while they're at it? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:27 6
  - They tried. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:46
  - They're all fishing for franchises. Rick Blaine, Man of Mystery! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:40 4
    - the new movie deals with him opening his new place in Singapore. -- nm - Remlik Mar 14, 19:50 3
      - The twist is, she's a hacker and it's a cyber cafe. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 20:51 1
        
        "Can you make it modern and make the cast a little younger? Maybe cast a Hadid or two?" -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 21:27
      - Let's not take this any further. This is starting to sound sensible. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 20:13
- The Matrix Rebooted. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:00
- Hollywood ... stop. Just. Stop. -- nm - call me Ishmael O'Malley Mar 14, 18:44 1
  - Nah man. Imagine what it would look like with sfx and cgi! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:01
- dammit. not with the Muppets :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 18:43
BUT if the WH was so willing an happy to release 2005, why not release the rest? -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 18:37
So the only thing to maybe take out of this nothing is that Trump owe 4% in income tax but over 30% in AMT, which he wants to abolish. - ty97 Mar 14, 18:34 2
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- We can start digging coal again though. -- nm - WV Mar 14, 18:35
do the tax returns show any charitable donations? everyone says he's a cheap bastard -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 18:31
Well ... huh. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:29 1
- You'll never cross the border posting things like that! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:04
I've been sorely disappointed with the lack of corned beef specials this week. - Meg Mar 14, 18:27 10
- you should have bought the $2.99 whole 12 pound brisket last week and brined it :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 18:37 2
  - twenty five cents a pound? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 19:59 1
    - $2.99 a pound -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 20:20
- I will buy some the day after in the 50% markdown bin -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 18:33 4
  - Exactly, that's what I'm hoping for. -- nm - Meg Mar 14, 18:45 3
    - I'm with Meg and Bacon -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 18:48 2
      - Monday after Easter I will get 2 hams the same way. -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 18:57 1
        
        I still have a whole thanksgiving turkey in the freezer from the sales -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 19:17
- have you ever roasted some pork belly? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 14, 18:30 1
  - no. just smoked them or brine & smoke to make bacon. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 14, 18:39
CNN had breaking news that Comey was going to make an announcement re: Trump-Russia connections. - Mop Mar 14, 18:21 4
- but hey, look over here, 12 year old tax returns! -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 18:43 1
  - exactly. let's get a look at something current. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 14, 19:50
- If there was anything, I expect some of it leaks in advance. - ty97 Mar 14, 18:22 1
  - I'm pretty sure a ton has already been leaked and most people are just "meh". -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 18:22
Catalina Caper is waaaaaaaaay too low. - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 14, 18:07 4
- "he's one of the great followers." -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 19:12
- The fuckin Catalina Wine Mixer -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 18:21
- Cave Dwellers is probably the episode I've seen the most. There are still episodes I've never seen. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 18:15 1
  - "How much Keefe is in this movie?" "Miles O'Keefe." -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 18:21
Heavy by Linkin Park is so infused with Twenty One Pilots and Chainsmokers, I can't even... -- (link) - Qale Mar 14, 18:07 [youtube] 4
- Hard Pass. Sirius channel Octane rejected it. I agree -- nm - Epiphany Mar 14, 19:21
- Man, you nailed that. It's obvious in the first 30 seconds. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 18:22
- You just named 3 of the worst bands of the past 20 years, that's quite a feat. -- nm - MDH Mar 14, 18:08 1
  - B- But 20 years ago is when Linkin Park was good. -- nm - Qale Mar 14, 18:10
I don't deny her getting rich, but Rachel could likely be a great investigative journalist or an even far better policy wonk or lobbyist. -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 18:06
On the other hand, the fact that the WH was suddenly "HE PAID TAXES LOOK" means they're hiding something, somewhere. -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 18:05 4
- or they leaked it to show profit and draw away from AHCA -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 18:21 1
  - This. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 19:13
- 2005, though. Wasn't that just before a big thing happened in real estate? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 18:17
- After they hack his microwave they will own all his secrets. -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 18:07
So If I read it right. You get the free MLB season subscription through T-Mobile but can use the login to watch games on Roku and other devices on TV - Bacon Mar 14, 18:02 6
- What gets me free NHL games? -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 19:05
- Right. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 18:07 2
  - that is freaking awesome. Thx for the heads up -- nm - Bacon Mar 14, 18:07 1
    - Of course. Hopefully everyone that wants it was able to get it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 18:08
- Yeah, I don't get the TV subscription because I can't watch Mets games live. Can after the fact, but I can't watch a sports event that's not live. -- nm - Tim Mar 14, 18:03 1
  - So...when I had NBA TV and wanted to watch Blazers games....I just had my bill go to my Mom's house in the Bay Area. So only Golden State games were -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 14, 18:06

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