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Hot damn! -- nm - Remlik Mar 18, 14:33 1
- Saturday night and I'm in the spot! -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 14:42
Who is Justin in the Slacker bracket? Cause they picked Wisconsin. I hope they bet money on it... -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 14:27 2
- I'm not Justin but I picked Bucky in the pool and of course - zunk xometimes Mar 18, 14:35
- He owns a time machine I bet -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 14:31
is there an emoji for giving someone the finger? -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 14:27 1
- eggplant? -- nm - budice Mar 18, 14:28
I know I keep saying it, but something has to be done about this toddler-on-toddler gun violence. -- (link) - GregW Mar 18, 14:18 6
- And in Texas, in a Chuck E. Cheese parking lot. It's some kind of trifecta. -- nm - . Mar 18, 14:29
- ban toddlers! -- nm - znufrii Mar 18, 14:18 4
  - neuter the parents who leave loaded guns in cars. we really don't need them breeding anymore -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 18, 14:20 3
    - it also slightly helps the overpopulation of the world problem we have. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 18, 14:24 1
      - this goes below under Znu -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 18, 14:24
    - I was thinking take away their guns, but your solution would probably be more acceptable to the NRA. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 18, 14:22
There goes my bracket, but it's wonderful for the tournament. -- nm - David Mar 18, 14:14 5
- And there are.... 9 perfect brackets left on ESPN. -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 18, 14:18
- I can get 113 points if I win everything else. I was just murdered. -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 14:17 1
  - Ouch. I can still get 152! - Spawn Mar 18, 14:35
- Yep - -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 14:15 1
  - Course that helps evil ... I mean Duke. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 14:16
What the fuck was that? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 14:12 3
- 10 steps to nowhere -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 14:12 2
  - It looked like he was moving in slow motion. Awful. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 14:14
  - He thought we were playing football. -- nm - Baron Go Bragh Mar 18, 14:13
Badgers from way downtown...bang -- nm* - budice Mar 18, 13:57 3
- Good time to turn on CBS if yall aren't watching. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 18, 14:09
- My bracket is going to get nuked to oblivion if the Badgers win. -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 14:07 1
  - SMASHED!!!!!!!! I'm out -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 14:15
Has anyone made a tv show about a guy who is preternaturally good at finding forever homes for dogs? -- nm - The Dognosticstor. This summer on StTV? Mar 18, 13:38 5
- Neanderthal BBQ. poodles are much tastier than German sheppards or Irish wolf hounds but corgi's taste best of all -- nm - HR Welles Earth 19 Mar 18, 14:09 1
  - weiner dogs all around ! -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 18, 16:24
- Quirky characters at a shelter, a weekly new set of quirky guests, ala love boat, bringing love, laughs, and social messages while battling the evil -- (edited) - zeitgeist Mar 18, 13:47 1
  - This could actually work, you'd also have cute dogs as guests, even regulars and the shelter sheltie who sniffs out trouble, like the guy from the - zeitgeist Mar 18, 13:52
- isn't there some saturday morning tv show (mostly aimed at kids?) to this effect? -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 18, 13:47
harsh but fair. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 18, 13:37
This killed me -- (link) - Will Hunting Mar 18, 13:37
No OT games yet? God is clearly punishing us for Trump. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:10 5
- Worst tournament ever -- nm - Dano Mar 18, 13:54
- The greater shame is zero winning buzzer beaters. - David Mar 18, 13:11 3
  - I am annoyed I didn't go chalky enough. Two 6's over 3's (neither Maryland) that failed in Round 1. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 13:20 2
    - There's a prevailing belief that small colleges aren't as competitive now as a rule. - David Mar 18, 13:29 1
      - I dunno...I think it's just too many solid mid-majors that merit real seeds so there are fewer - Will Hunting Mar 18, 13:39
This may not be that funny and maybe I am just in a mood. But I am crying laughing over this video about Mass Effects new game. NSFW btw -- (edited) - Bacon Mar 18, 12:04 6
- PewDiePie *and* "women be sluttin'" jokes? Noice, guys. Noice. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:42 2
  - Yeah, the carrot gif was insanely misogynistic. -- nm - David Mar 18, 12:53 1
    - I missed all that. I just thought that horrible animation and gameplay was funny as hell. - Bacon Mar 18, 13:44
- Ugh. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 18, 12:19
- this reminds me of a depth charges effect on submarines -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 18, 12:08 1
  - Maybe it's a Force Punch from Star Wars -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 12:11
EVE Player Gets Revenge On Griefer Four Years Later -- (link) - Beaker Mar 18, 11:34 4
- I expect the best revenge on a griefer is to show up at his door years later and beat him up in front of his mom. -- nm - Mop Mar 18, 12:10 1
  - Kill his character with The Sword of One Thousand Truths -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 12:12
- heh, comments. [Liam Neeson pic/quote from Taken] "What movie is this from? I want to see it." "Love Actually." -- nm - Max Mar 18, 12:00
- I downloading this game this week. Played for about 30 minutes and uninstalled it - Bacon Mar 18, 11:41
Wow, that was a scary-good performance from WVU. -- nm - David Mar 18, 11:23
Sorry Sceire, I picked Notre Dame over WV in my bracket -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 10:39 3
- I forgot to fill a bracket out, but I'd have had them making another run to the Elite Eight...but they've just been off. - IrishStephen Mar 18, 11:23 1
  - I had them losing in the next round but beating WV today. I have Oregon losing in the Elite Eight as well to Louisville -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 11:32
- Come on IRISH!! Sceire got peed on yesterday, give him a win. -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 10:57
Trump's 'Irish proverb' appears to be a Nigerian poem -- (link) - mara Mar 18, 10:14 1
- "An.y.thing." -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 18, 11:14
Weight Watchers is introducing a new meal delivery service. $88 gets you 3 days of food?!? - Meg Mar 18, 10:10 2
- The Biggest Money Loser -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 12:01
- They are trying to catch some of the " food box" business -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 11:59
Whoa, major Lucio changes on the PTR - Reagen Mar 18, 09:38 4
- A of E now being visible is a good thing especially for him -- nm - eag Mar 18, 09:44
- He's really easy to play but kind of boring because of the ease -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 09:42 2
  - I disagree, obviously - Reagen Mar 18, 09:46 1
    - I think they need to add more AoE effects like a Bard gets in Everquest. -- nm - Bacon Mar 18, 09:51
Florida Man tweets this to 380K followers. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 18, 09:37 2
- Jebus that's awful. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 12:21
- wonder if the feds would make it a civil righ...oh never mind -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 12:14
Article about the motion-tracking sensors in use during tournament games. -- (link) - mara Mar 18, 09:28 1
- Interesting technology. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 12:26
BBC film crew caught in Mt Etna eruption. Video shows rocks flying at them. -- (link) - mara Mar 18, 09:20 2
- That's crazy. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 11:13
- Vulcanologists call them "danger hugs". -- nm - If Dante's Inferno were any dumber Mar 18, 09:34
Allie!!!!! -- nm - JD Mar 18, 09:18
Robert Reich says he's talked to a lot of people in Washington; here's what he says he was told. Both depressing and encouraging, kind of. -- (link*) - mara Mar 18, 08:57 17
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- More depressing though. 10 in particular - no one has any answers either to counter Trump or how to address the problems that led to his election. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:18 14
  - Surely this doesn't have anything to do with helping the poors, does it? -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 09:29 10
    - But how? These people don't understand the problems that poor people have day-to-day, or how to link wealth generation to policies that will help - Roger More Mar 18, 09:43 9
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      - stop giving breaks to the ultra-wealthy would be a start - Reagen Mar 18, 09:48 7
        
        Sure, but the people Reich is meeting aren't thinking about that - not in the numbers to get it through or with the messaging to get them elected. - Roger More Mar 18, 10:07 4
        
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        Yep. I think the ultimate solution is electoral reform - competitive elections that encourage candidates to reach out to the most people (rather than - Roger More Mar 18, 10:58 2
        
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        but it's old and therefore good! -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 12:11
        
        But where will all the jobs come from if we do that!? -- nm - TWuG Mar 18, 09:51 1
        
        No one ever told these guys not to get high on their own supply. -- nm - Reagen Mar 18, 09:57
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    - This. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 18, 09:32
    - Point taken, I meant no one in a position to do anything. -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:23
- the blank stares he got only means it will continue -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 09:16
B&B. .. $173M -- nm - Andie Mar 18, 08:50 6
- this sort of makes me miss the days of weekend opener adjusts ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 18, 12:01
- $63.9 Friday, only $100M for Saturday and Sunday seems uber-low -- nm* - Beaker Mar 18, 09:18 3
  - Friday includes the $16.3 from Thursday. So 16 Th + 47 Fri + 60 Sat + 50 Sun seems reasonable -- nm - Roger More Mar 18, 09:20 2
    - (checking out some math, this is similar to movies like Maleficient and Oz, and better than Cinderella. If its weekend goes like Jungle Book, it - Roger More Mar 18, 09:30 1
      - but, I know for my wife and kids, they had NO interest in Cinderella and are pumped for BatB...super pumped -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 11:01
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vudu library help - I can't convert disc to digital - I downloaded the lastest version, it won't run. I went to Walmart directly it won't give me 50% - Epiphany Mar 18, 08:33 1
- *whispers* nevermind -- nm - rosanna rosanna dana Mar 18, 09:00
The White House included a satirical column in its list of news stories meant to promote Trump agenda — apparently ignoring the fact that the column -- (link) - mara Mar 18, 08:18
And whooooo... - JD Mar 18, 08:11 8
- I have the Everton v. Hull game on CNBC. What's going on? -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 08:32 4
  - It is indeed on CNBC. I' as trying to convince a bar next to a sports -- nm - JD Mar 18, 08:36 3
    - Bar that's where my match was. All good now 👍 -- (edited) - JD Mar 18, 08:38 2
      - Just trying to find out what happened in the LCFC game. I have Everton v. Hull on CNBC here. -- nm* - Diva Mar 18, 08:51 1
        
        And that might be among the least of reasons that I adore you - JD Mar 18, 08:53
- Yup. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 18, 08:23 2
  - Got the match on screen now but wait... - JD Mar 18, 08:31 1
    - It was a beaut. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 18, 08:40
What the heck is going on in that LCFC match? -- nm - JD Mar 18, 08:10
Huh, completely overlooked Kiva day again yesterday.....I'm losing it :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 18, 07:47
OMG. "Obama wiretapped Trump using the UK" rumour was started by the "Michelle Obama Whitey Tape" guy. - Reagen Mar 18, 07:36 1
- Oh, why didn't anyone say it was a completely reliable source then? -- nm - Tim Mar 18, 07:38
Lol, Arsenal -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 18, 06:46 5
- Terrible -- nm - J Mar 18, 08:07
- Totally deserved. What a shit squad with a dipshit manager -- nm - Crashquick Mar 18, 07:27
- Wow. -- nm - Diva Mar 18, 07:04 2
  - HasarsenewengerbeensackedbyArsenalyet.com -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 18, 07:14 1
    - Now you've gone too far with this. You're just throwing in random letters to mess with us. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 07:36
its supposed to be 80f tomorrow. time to get out the hammock and veg on sunday. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 18, 06:40
In the episode Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy, Grandpa gives the family a box of mint condition 1918 liberty head silver dollars. In poor condition they're - Krusty Mar 18, 06:22
27/32 with my picks, all Sweet 16 picks still in play. -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:13 4
- 24/32, Sweet 16 intact. -- nm - Spawn Mar 18, 08:05
- 24/14/8 - the 11/6 games tripped me up. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 18, 06:55
- 26/32 and all of my Sweet 16 are still playing. -- nm - Krusty Mar 18, 06:23
- 20/32 13/OF 16 and 7/8 -- nm - eag Mar 18, 06:20
TV PSA: HNIC, NCAA, NBA, Star Wars Rebels (NOT to be missed is the word), other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Mar 18, 05:16
I need a new bathroom scale. Does anyone have one they *really* like? -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 22:01 13
- We've had this one or a similar model for a few years. I prefer mechanical to digital. -- (link*) - Krusty Mar 18, 06:02
- One that lies? -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 22:38 6
  - I already have that one. It routinely weighs 2 lbs less than the WW scale. -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 22:52 5
    - But which one is lying? I see, that's why you need a third scale. -- nm - Mop Mar 18, 00:36 2
      - right, WW would have one that weighs high to get you to keep coming back and paying their dues... -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 06:11 1
        
        Then it will be made to pay. -- nm - Mop Mar 18, 12:06
    - mom can't see the scale, so we bought one that voices, but step on again and again and its adifferent weight by a lb or 2 each time -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 18, 00:06 1
      - That would irritate me to no end -- nm - Epiphany Mar 18, 05:53
- this one -- (link) - Dano Mar 17, 22:21 4
  - I see it takes AAA batteries. How long do they last? -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 22:31 3
    - at least 9 months so far -- nm - Dano Mar 17, 22:31 2
      - Okay!! Thanks. -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 22:38 1
        
        I second thus recommendation. That's the same scale when I started my current diet plan -- nm - JD Mar 18, 08:01
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes on B2! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 21:21 6
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Mar 18, 04:49
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Loyola Mar 18, 04:06
- Happy birthday!! 🎂 -- nm - kelly Mar 17, 22:36
- HB. Yeah I lost one Elite Eight and that is weighing me down for future points vs others. -- nm - Bacon Mar 17, 21:26
- Make that B3! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 17, 21:22 1
  - and B1...HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 17, 21:23

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