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Happy Birthday Reagen!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 05:30 4
- Happy Birthday Ray Ray! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 21, 05:53
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Mar 21, 05:42
- Happy birthday, Reagen! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Mar 21, 05:39
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Roger More Mar 21, 05:37
NCAA Tournament Trivia: Xavier has 4 Sweet 16 appearances in the past 8 years, all seeded 6 or worse -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 05:20 5
- Interesting. Some coaches/teams just manage to grind out results when it matters. But as the NCAA tourney goes on, it's usually the teams with depth - Jammed Uzi Mar 21, 10:18
- They were a top 10, overall, ranked team to start the season -- nm - Flavorize Mar 21, 06:02
- Chris Mack's been one of the more underrated coaches in college ball since he's been there. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 21, 05:54 1
  - IMO, he's right up there with Mark Few, guys that always get mentioned for major openings but are happy where they are for now. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 05:58
- So the only D-I X school is in the men's sweet 16, and the only D-I Q school is in the women's. -- nm - Baron Go Bragh Mar 21, 05:52
Good news: US infant mortality rates down 15% -- (link) - ty97 Mar 21, 05:10
oh wow, UAE is part of the electronics ban, as is Turkey - ty97 Mar 21, 05:05 1
- the US, turning allies into enemies since January 20, 2017 -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 05:20
Retail is *so* screwed. We're a city of 95K people, and in the past 2 months we've had Target and Wal-Mart both announce they're closing stores. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 04:52 12
- Sounds like an opportunity for the people to open businesses that will cater to the needs of the area. - Krusty Mar 21, 05:36 7
  - I am no fan of Wal-Mart. My point was more retail in general than this specific company. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 06:02
  - This isn't local vs big box. This is Amazon hurting big box. Amazon would hurt local even more. -- nm - ty97 Mar 21, 05:49 5
    - How did Amazon get in this? -- nm - Krusty Mar 21, 05:53 4
      - The reason retail is hurting is because of on-line. When you hear of Macy's, Target, etc closing stores, that's why. -- nm - ty97 Mar 21, 05:55 2
        
        It's still under 10% of sales, 8.3%, and less than a percentage point more than this time last year. It doesn't seem like -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 21, 06:01
        
        This. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 05:59
      - But I agree that they're as bad if not worse than the big box stores. -- nm - Krusty Mar 21, 05:55
- so did they have multiple stores already? A city that size should only have 1 of each to begin with imo - Beaker Mar 21, 05:13 3
  - We're a city of 150k and we have 3 Walmarts, 8 total in a 20km range - J Mar 21, 05:32 1
    - Yeesh, that's way too many. -- nm - Krusty Mar 21, 05:33
  - Yes, both had other stores within a 10-20 min drive. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 05:18
Do you know what today is? Today is Final Episode of 'Missing Richard Simmons' day. -- nm - Andie Mar 21, 04:22
SITWAP: U2's "The Joshua Tree" is 30 years old this month. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 21, 04:11
TV PSA: New Girl, Flash, Voice, Smackdown, Mick, Face Off, Challenge, Trial & Error, Bones, Legends of Tomorrow, Chicago Fire, Imposters, Chopped, -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 03:19 2
- Detour, Americans, People Icons, Real Sports, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 03:21 1
  - The Detour is one of the funniest shows on TV. The first season was nuts and this one hasn't let me down one bit. Great show! -- nm - Krusty Mar 21, 05:40
Oooohhhhh....now I know what that folding stuff some of you used to do was.... -- (edited) - . Mar 20, 23:45
Which one of these is Glenn Beck? -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 20, 23:03 4
- Is Right Libertarian supposed to be Mark Twain? -- nm - Max Mar 20, 23:46 2
  - Tom Wolfe. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Mar 21, 04:01
  - Ha! Nice!--I'm guess slave owner or johnny carson -- nm - Flavorize Mar 21, 00:06
- Heck, which one am I..? -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 23:11
*sigh* -- (link) - Spawn Mar 20, 21:44 3
- gotta handle the big issues Spawn -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 05:15
- Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:46 1
  - heh -- nm - Epiphany Mar 21, 05:55
This, truly, is going to be an orange mark on america's history. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:27 3
- We were so far ahead on that oranging things up thing. -- nm - . Mar 20, 21:43
- And a thread -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:30
- Dan rather on today -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:29
This, I'm sure, will end well... -- (link) - decline Mar 20, 20:55 5
- Dammit. He was a cyborg, not a robot. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:19 4
  - ED-209 was a robot though. -- nm - Roger More Mar 21, 04:27
  - That's a direct quote from last week's The Goldbergs. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 23:12 2
    - I don't watch that show, but obviously it speaks the truth. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 23:16 1
      - You're missing out on a very funny show. -- nm - Krusty Mar 21, 05:41
Hey, Kai's on Supergirl. - David's iPad Mar 20, 20:33 9
- I like him on it -- nm - Beaker Mar 21, 02:56
- He's one of two princes. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 20:41 7
  - One, two, princes kneel before you That's what I said, now Princes, Princes who adore you -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 20:42 4
    - All along the watchtower, princes kept the view. While all the women came and went, barefoot servants, too. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 20:54
    - This is what we are talking about. -- (link) - David's iPad Mar 20, 20:49 2
      - as punishments go, that is original and awful -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 20:56 1
        
        *snork* -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 21:15
  - Vampire Diaries had such a great sense of humor. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 20, 20:42 1
    - I don't watch either show, but I had to swing at the hanging curve. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 20:44
I thought I'd accidentally hit slo-mo on my tv, but then I realized it was just the Undertaker's regular speed. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 20, 20:28
*bong* -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 20:10 6
- *hits it* -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 20:12 5
  - which one of you is Cheech? - crash davis Mar 20, 20:13 4
    - El Kabong -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 20, 20:20 [youtube] 3
      - I think this link answers the question "Can you attend too many Grateful Dead concerts?" :p -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 20:45 2
        
        even being in the same city as a Dead show is to much. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 20:56
        
        Where "too many" >= 1 -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 20:47
Bery should know why I linked this. Ex-MMA fighter War Machine convicted of assaulting ex-girlfriend -- (link) - crash davis Mar 20, 20:00 2
- Drawing a blank. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:18
- That guy should never see the outside of a prison cell. -- nm - Bacon Mar 20, 20:57
Ivanka gets West Wing office. The first daughter will not, however, become a government employee, raising ethics questions. - crash davis Mar 20, 19:55 2
- Oval Office Sundry Shop, with Designs by Ivanka -- nm - Max Mar 20, 20:38
- I have no problems with her nearby to push her dad into the right decisions instead of what's going on now. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 20, 20:32
My favorite throwaway exchange from episode 2 of Feud - Dano Mar 20, 19:39 3
- Seriously. If "Bye Felicia" can become a thing, then surely... nm - ralph wiggum Mar 20, 19:42 1
  - I'm still trying to get my KJ Apa's Eyebrows twitter handle going. -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 19:53
- Loved that. -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 19:41
Tillerson to skip first NATO meeting, will go to Mar-A-Lago to meet with Trump/President of China, then will fly to Russia -- nm - MDH Mar 20, 19:23 4
- I know emoluments (sp?) clause and everything, but couldn't he get a waiver to do a deal with 5 Hour Energy? - crash davis Mar 20, 19:47
- oh for fucks sake -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 19:40
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 19:38
- outstanding. -- nm - mud Mar 20, 19:23
Dave Ross just danced to "Go Cubs Go". I don't care how good he is, it put a smile on my face -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:19 1
- Dave Ross danced in Cubs uniform on DWTS because the Cubs won the World Series. And Steve Goodman is smiling, wherever he is. - . Mar 20, 20:25
Unless they're working us, Seth Rollins won't be cleared for WrestleMania which makes two years in a row he's been injured for it. - Tim Mar 20, 19:02 2
- they're chanting "We Want page" and the others involved in the sex tapes -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 19:07 1
  - I heard two CM Punk chants and I have it on in the background. - Tim Mar 20, 19:27
Well, he's terrible, so... -- (link) - Reagen Mar 20, 19:00 41
- Weren't there blinds about him--Lots of cocaine and jerky attitude towards everyone he worked with -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 19:49 1
  - I thought that was Heigl? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:19
- So essentially his problem is he's Scottish. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 20, 19:33 2
  - He should never of tried to mask his accent, he tried to hard to sound more American and that didn't help -- nm - J Mar 20, 19:48
  - Which is odd because usually if it's *not* Scottish, it's crap. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 19:35
- I know I've seen him do something decent and as soon as I remember what it was, I'll tell you -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:16 31
  - Masterpiece series about a jury. -- nm - . Mar 20, 20:31
  - His voice work in How to Train Your Dragon was perfectly fine. Plus the added benefit of no smirky mug. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 20, 19:41 4
    - I thought about naming that one and I figured Reagen would accuse me of copping out -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:42
    - It combined the two things he's good at: yelling and being Scottish. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 19:42 2
      - I've been to Scotland, that's really only one thing. -- nm - mafic Mar 20, 20:19
      - Exactly. Plus drinking mead and fighting dragons, which I'm not convinced he doesn't do on his days off. nm - ralph wiggum Mar 20, 19:45
  - No, you're thinking of Jeremy Renner. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 19:21 7
    - nope, that presents the same problem -- nm - J Mar 20, 19:27
    - Renner has about five movies unquestionably better than Butlers best. - Will Hunting Mar 20, 19:24 5
      - We had a short lived column at BOP called "Career CPR". For Butler, I'd just go "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 19:32 4
        
        He's a male Heigl. Just unlikable. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 19:38 3
        
        Making The Ugly Truth the most unlikable movie ever? -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 19:41 2
        
        Director got hazard pay. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 19:52
        
        which makes me wonder, why did Dule Hill sign up for a TV series starring her? -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:44
  - tap tap tap -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 19:20
  - RocknRolla, Dear Frankie -- nm - mud Mar 20, 19:18 15
    - The problem I have is that I may be remembering a movie that actually featured Russell Crowe -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:20 14
      - Romper Stomper? -- nm - mud Mar 20, 19:21 13
        
        There was one where a guy got into prison to kill a prisoner and then tunnelled his way out. I thought it was Butler, but now I'm thinking Crowe -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 20, 19:25 12
        
        Gamer -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 19:34 2
        
        I know that one sucked bigly -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:36
        
        "Name shitty movies!" -- nm - Let's Play the Pyramid! Mar 20, 19:35
        
        Law Abiding Citizen. nm - Dignan Mar 20, 19:33 6
        
        This is pretty fantastic most people don't know it -- nm - Epiphany Mar 20, 20:30
        
        that could be it, -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:35 4
        
        Oh, it's it. It's it *hard.* nm - Dignan Mar 20, 19:40 3
        
        Well, thank you for naming it :) spoiler - crash davis Mar 20, 19:42 2
        
        Yes, this is the "arguably greatest ever" (your words) movie in question. nm - Dignan Mar 20, 19:46 1
        
        arguably greatest Gerard Butler movie ever, -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:48
        
        The Next Three Days -- nm - mud Mar 20, 19:26 1
        
        aw, thank you -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 19:30
- His fallen movies are so, so bad - but I watch them anyway because they're silly. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 19:13
- Any mention of Attila the Romantic Hun? -- nm - David Mar 20, 19:13 2
  - Wait what..? -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 20:51
  - Lord have mercy. I'd forgotten that travesty. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 20, 20:31
I'm watching Cheers from the beginning. Man, Diane got jobbed to start it out. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 18:51 5
- Coach is brilliant -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 20, 19:12 2
  - "Call for Ernie Pantusso. Is there an Ernie Pantusso here?!" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 19:18 1
    - That's you coach. Speaking. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 19:32
- I watched the first season a few years ago. My loathing of her is absolute. -- nm - David Mar 20, 19:09 1
  - She wasn't well liked off screen either I heard. -- nm - . Mar 20, 20:29
And now to find out who's the better nation: The Netherlands or Puerto Rico. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 18:48 1
- Barriaga II! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 20, 18:55
Thunder and Warriors really do not like each other. 4 players just Ted up for fighting -- (link) - Beaker Mar 20, 18:43
aw, Bob Robertson of Double Exposure died. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 18:41 1
- :( That and Air farce were favorites for me and my parents growing up -- nm - Beaker Mar 20, 18:44
That Little Caesar's Smokehouse pizza is awesome. -- nm - Tim Mar 20, 18:37 2
- Vindication! -- (edited) - IrishStephen Mar 20, 20:32
- I want one. Badly -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 18:44
I just signed up for a 5K called Logan's Run. This is a trap, isn't it? -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 18:35 9
- Most definitely -- nm - Epiphany Mar 20, 20:33
- Bystanders are traditionally known as Sandmen. -- nm - Max Mar 20, 19:05
- I keep wanting to do the Krispe Kreme 5 MIles--Run 2.5 miles--eat 12 donuts--run the last 2.5 Miles -- (link) - Flavorize Mar 20, 18:42 3
  - how mandatory is the running portion of the second 2.5 miles? -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 18:51
  - *hurk* -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 18:49
  - Oh dear. I've read about that one. Give me a beer mile anytime - JD Mar 20, 18:45
- I'd be really scarred that I would just turn into sparks as I crossed the starting line - JD Mar 20, 18:41
- how is the crystal in your hand doing? -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 18:36
- Welcome to Carousel -- nm - TWuG Mar 20, 18:36
DWTS spoiler, inevitable but made me laugh - crash davis Mar 20, 18:29 4
- another inevitable spoiler - crash davis Mar 20, 18:38 3
  - I'm friends with her son. He's totally not going to class and accompanying her on this little odyssey. -- nm - Diva Mar 20, 18:42 2
    - Hanging out in Hollywood with hot dancers? what boy would want to do that? - crash davis Mar 20, 18:43 1
      - There's photographic proof. -- nm - . Mar 20, 20:26
Gotta love Gizmodo's headline: FBI Director Forced to Fact-Check Trump's Twitter Bullshit in Real-Time -- (link) - Mop Mar 20, 18:26 2
- Do you think the Trump-Comey browmance is over then? nm - Jovian Mar 20, 18:27 1
  - I look forward to Trump firing him. The shitstorm will be epic. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 18:29

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