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Someone in the IC was *pissed* about Nunes -- (link) - Reagen Mar 22, 20:37 1
- In running to Trump to spill the info, Nunes failed to see the real lede: Trump associates caught collaborating with Russians. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 21:08
Facebook now does job postings. Poor LinkedIn. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 20:37
No, I will not click on that link to the article about tarantulas keeping pet frogs. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 22, 20:03 1
- The spider throne rivals that of Westeros in intimidation factor. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 21:30
Goodness, Rick Perry, you are a cabinet member, why are posting op-eds on a college Presidential election?! -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 20:01
Flash flood warnings in northern L.A. county. Perfectly clear here. -- nm - Meg Mar 22, 19:55
The MST3K trailer is spot on perfect. -- (link) - Qale Mar 22, 19:53 [youtube] 1
- Yeah, saw that earlier today. They captured the overall feel of it really well. -- nm - Mara Mar 22, 20:41
That was a tremendous idea for a Tribal Council in tonight's Survivor. -- nm - David Mar 22, 19:36 4
- It's the perfect counterbalance to the new rule about ties. - Mop Mar 22, 20:59
- and (spoils) - Jovian Mar 22, 19:40 2
  - Spoilers - Volnelk Mar 22, 19:50 1
    - Spoilers - Dano Mar 22, 20:57
Studio Movie Grill which opened up near me has that $25 a month, see all the movies pass. What do we think of things like this? -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 19:35 11
- How many movies do they show in a month? there's not that many I'd want to see several times -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 20:54 2
  - Currently they are playing 17 different movies. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 21:11 1
    - then do it -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 01:21
- I would assume this has to be second run right? -- nm - MDH Mar 22, 20:00 1
  - No. Studio Movie Grill is a first run theatre. You can only see movies in 2D non-IMAX however. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 20:52
- have they upgraded to the good reclining seats? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 22, 19:42 3
  - I don't know. I obviously should go there once before signing up. -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 19:49 2
    - yes. make sure they meet your quality standards -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 22, 19:56 1
      - Sticky floors? Check! Glory hole in the third stall? Check! -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 20:00
- The people I know who use it really like it. -- nm - David Mar 22, 19:37 1
  - If you see a movie a week, it's paid for and then some. I used to go ALL THE TIME, what happen? -- nm - Qale Mar 22, 19:49
Legion is hilarious tonight. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 19:35 1
- omg this episode is crazy. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 19:45
EVEry time I see Jack Kingston on CNN, I expect him to break character. No way he believes 30% of the shit he says. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 19:29 2
- *face in hands* -- nm - Phil Mudd Mar 22, 19:31 1
  - I like when Mudd (or Lizza) blow their top -- nm - mud Mar 22, 19:35
Holy hell, Assassin's Creed is a silly, silly movie. Whoever wrote this claptrap couldn't have done so with a straight face -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 19:19 2
- I'll now watch it with a straight face. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 19:24 1
  - Boy, he's a terrible singer. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 20:08
My son is holding a Nintendo Switch. - Mop Mar 22, 19:18 2
- ...while you list it on ebay -- nm - J Mar 22, 20:29
- Did you lick a cartridge yet? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 19:28
Holy shit. Friend of mine, longtime jazz drummer, just got to perform with Quincy Jones at the theater/arts org. he works at -- nm - con_carne Mar 22, 19:11 1
- wow! -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 19:19
Five Guys -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 22, 19:06
Hah. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:44
.. -- nm* - budice Mar 22, 18:43
Music trivia: Guinness Book just updated the record for "Most Billboard Hot 100 entries by a solo artist (female)" Name the ladies with -- nm - 76 | 73 | 70 | 58 | 57 career hits Mar 22, 18:43 19
- source -- (link) - Max Mar 22, 18:53 3
  - smfh... millenials. -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 18:58 2
    - Right? I'm 42 but work with high school kids every day and couldn't name 3 of her songs. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 20:12 1
      - tbf most definitions of millenial would put current HS kids out of that group. -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 20:47
- Katy Perry -- nm - budice Mar 22, 18:53
- Tina? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:53
- taylor swift -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 18:52 2
  - That's the last one, Swift has 70. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 18:53 1
    - Her and Rihanna are the product of the current charting rules where anything that gets streamed/YouTubed is eligible to chart even if not a single. - Tim Mar 22, 19:02
- Patsy freaking Cline -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 18:52
- Shania? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:51
- Celine? Babs? Aretha? -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 18:50 1
  - Aretha was the previous record-holder with 73. -- nm - Max Mar 22, 18:52
- Rihanna. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 18:50 1
  - Rihanna has 58 -- nm - Max Mar 22, 18:50
- If she has to be performing instead of writing, that rules out Carol King :((((((((((((( -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 22, 18:46
- Mariah, Madonna, Beyoncé -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 22, 18:44 1
  - nope, Madonna is 57, nope -- nm - Max Mar 22, 18:47
- 15 Years ago today: Blade 2 -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 18:44
WWE: Jim Ross's wife has passed away. -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 18:37
WWE talking to Sinclair Broadcasting about buying Ring of Honor. -- nm - Remlik Mar 22, 18:37
GOP: "What if you could get insurance that doesn't cover anything? Does that still count?" -- (link) - Reagen Mar 22, 18:22 9
- oddly the only this that this plan would cover, doctor visits (without labs or prescriptions) you can get at a free clinic -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 18:56 1
  - So what you're saying is that the GOP would try to take credit for something that already exists? -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 19:21
- I'm dubious about the veracity of that report. Nobody's that stupid. -- nm - David Mar 22, 18:28 2
  - That's how a lot of car insurance works. -- nm - . Mar 22, 18:51
  - People say this sentence, but the last several years have been proving it wrong. - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:37
- Home care insurance. Tylenol and chicken soup covered. Imagine the savings! -- nm* - VMan Mar 22, 18:27 3
  - But only expired Tylenol and none of that high brow Campbell's soup. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 18:28 2
    - I never really liked Campbell's chicken noodle -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:38
    - The tainted Tylenol from the 80s. -- nm - VMan Mar 22, 18:30
BOP's plan to run The Departed tactic to get into movie screenings just came to fruition. - David Mar 22, 18:18
"North Korea Criticizes Trump for Being Too Much Like Obama" -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 18:15 3
- Is this from the parody account, or an actual thing? -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:17 2
  - Some say THR is a parody. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 22, 18:31 1
    - oh, they gonna be nuked now for sure -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 18:58
Firefly Canceled Again - Spawn Mar 22, 18:03 5
- Superman IV! Your last chance to see one of the shittiest movies ever made! -- nm - Reagen Mar 22, 18:18
- Sweet, I can watch Tropic Thunder on my trip -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:14
- I don't see Bob's Burgers listed and I thought it was getting cut like the other Fox shows. I hope it stays since I watch it all the time. -- nm - Krusty Mar 22, 18:10
- They hate all things Joss Whedon. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 18:04 1
  - Netflix must be a woman! -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 18:07
Sorry Canada, not that Dallas Green. -- nm - Tim Mar 22, 17:46
Yea Im gonna have to start calling shenanigans Survivor. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 17:39 3
- What happened? (this question also applies to mandy, who tweeted about it) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 18:15 2
  - Spoilers - Volnelk Mar 22, 18:20 1
    - This doesn't make any sense. That's not your fault, though - thanks for trying :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 22, 19:25
Well, something amusing out of the UK incident ... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 22, 17:34 1
- the cop doing the barrel roll at the texas pool bikini riot was much better -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 19:01
the shit may have just about started to hit the fan -- nm* - Jovian Mar 22, 17:21
Jayson Tatum decides to enter NBA draft after one season at Duke -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 17:18
good jesus this season of Arrow has been terrible -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 17:15 1
- - this season of -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 17:40
If AHCA actually passes, could Dems win in 2018 on a full-onslaught, single-payer/universal healthcare platform? Or would America need more time to - Beryllium Mar 22, 16:29 1
- Considering gerrymandering (Congress) and the defensive posture (Senate) is in, winning both houses would take a miracle regardless. - ty97 Mar 22, 16:32
ty should try looking for magikarp now. - the wrong element, bad guy Mar 22, 16:19
Did CHiPs not get reviewed? -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 16:10 4
- Rated TA - Spawn Mar 22, 16:11 2
  - I thought that was Baywatch -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 16:16 1
    - T&A -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 17:58
- this goes under Beaker's post -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 16:11
the great thing about the internet is that someone is going to post a story comparing the President use of his Florida club to what former Presidents - tRuMaN Mar 22, 16:06 1
- Not too early since Trump has non-work traveled so much more than the rest. - Spawn Mar 22, 16:09
Power Rangers 44% (11/14), Life 77% (10/3), CHIPS - no score yet, Wilson 45% (9/11), Prevenge 95% (38/2) -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 16:05 4
- I'd be hard pressed to name a movie that gets a worse reaction than Power Rangers. - David Mar 22, 16:16 3
  - Oogie Loves? -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 16:28 2
    - I think they would have needed to advertise that one first. -- nm - David Mar 22, 16:39
    - WTF is an Oogielove? -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 22, 16:29
Watching the second last episode of Liv & Maddie...really liked this Disney show. -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 15:43
According to ESPN’s Marc Stein, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is “very likely” to have surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus in his left -- (link*) - knee Mar 22, 15:41 2
- If he's healthy, he's a 10-time All-Star...and I'd still trade him if I were Philly. -- nm - David Mar 22, 16:19 1
  - Dallas did well getting Nerlen -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 16:20
TV PSA: Arrow, Black Ink Crew, Blindspot, Shots Fired, Catfish, Survivor, Criminal Minds, Empire, L&O SVU, Major Crimes, 100, Magicians, Chicago PD, -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 15:38 1
- Criminal Minds BB, Designated Survivor, Legion, Expanse, Samantha Bee, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Mar 22, 15:39
Ok, lol. 2008 Gorsuch decision on special education overturned by a unanimous Supreme Court. -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 22, 15:34
nine 1400 year old coins found in Jerusulem -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 22, 15:25
Did we talk about the Lollapalooza lineup? It came out today. Pretty pleased with it. - pmb Mar 22, 15:22 11
- Glad to see Justice getting that high a billing - con_carne Mar 22, 19:06
- Decent. I'm not sure I could survive four days. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 22, 17:20
- Going on Thursday. - zunk xometimes Mar 22, 16:38
- That *is* very good. I had never heard of XX until about 10 hours ago. -- nm - Spawn Mar 22, 16:10 2
  - I like some of their stuff. Not sure how they'd be live though. More chill and mellow. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 22, 16:56
  - In Spanish XX is Dos Equis. I rarely drink beer but when I do... -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 16:13
- very nice -- nm - Epiphany Mar 22, 15:52
- Daaaaaaaaaaaamn. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 15:30
- Whoo good for you getting passes yesterday. I agree that it is pretty good. - JD Mar 22, 15:24 2
  - It sells out ridiculously fast. We have a group of 4 or 5 of us here at my firm that go every year and we all (along with our secretaries) try to get - pmb Mar 22, 15:29 1
    - I consoled myself by just purchasing my pass for FYF - JD Mar 22, 15:38
3 dead, 20 injured in "vehicle and knife assault" near British Parliament. -- (link) - GregW Mar 22, 15:20
It will be a race to the bottom of the Big East between Georgetown and DePaul next year. Georgetown's best player* will forgo his senior season to - prayformojo Mar 22, 15:08
I could reaaaaaallly go for some shrimp and grits right now -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 15:03 2
- I could really go for a nap right now -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 15:21
- hmmm... -- nm - Diva Mar 22, 15:08
Not all news involving Russia is bad. For example, the Russians have invented Car Curling -- (link) - crash davis Mar 22, 14:48 18
- In other news....they still make Yugos -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 22, 20:49
- Like any icy day in Portland. -- nm - Mop Mar 22, 15:04
- and you know that book where the US gets wiped off the face of the Earth (literally), what was it Without Warning? now imagine that was Russia... - Jovian Mar 22, 14:55
- Russia a garbage nation with an even bigger garbage culture. - Jovian Mar 22, 14:52 3
  - I was going to list a writer and then a musician, then I got told "Forget it Jake, Its Joviantown" :P -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 14:55 2
    - here enjoy from one of those singing shows in Russia a version of Garbage's "I think I'm Paranoid" -- (link) - Remlik Mar 22, 15:06 [youtube]
    - lolz yes. sorry but I loathe Russia and its people. -- nm - Jovian Mar 22, 14:56
- not all news involving Russia is bad, but all crash davis reposts of previously posted news involving Russia is bad -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 14:50 10
  - I missed that earlier, but I had low expectations of all us for not telling me about WoF " A STREETCAR NA_ED DESIRE" -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 14:53 9
    - And he followed it up with...... (Don't remember what he picked..P(?) -- (link) - Meg Mar 22, 18:12 [Backboard]
    - i saw that headline earlier but didn't read. Could they not figure it out, and passed, or did they guess incorrectly? - prayformojo Mar 22, 14:58 7
      - Guessed a 'k' after spinning -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 22, 15:01 1
        
        Evidently Pat Sajak (sp?) said something to the effect that he would like to see that play -- nm - crash davis Mar 22, 15:15
      - spoiler - mara Mar 22, 14:59 3
        
        oh lord -- nm - prayformojo Mar 22, 15:03 2
        
        I imagine they just went through the alphabet and blurted out the first letter that would make a word. -- nm - mara Mar 22, 15:06 1
        
        still. - prayformojo Mar 22, 15:10
      - Guessed wrong -- nm - JD Mar 22, 14:59

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