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The Texas Rangers have reached an agreement with Rougned Odor on a six-year extension worth $49.5 million -- (link) - Beaker Mar 27, 10:49 2
- That's a six-year Odor worth 49.5 million Odor. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 27, 10:52
- with annual bonuses for punching Jose Bautista -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 10:51
We get it. You vape. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 27, 10:45
McAulllife moving forward to expand Medicaid in Virginia -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 10:43 3
- Kansas Senate voting on expansion today -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:52
- Is this the Medicaid expansion that the ACA will fund? Or is he going beyond that? -- nm - Mop Mar 27, 10:46 1
  - It's the expansion that ACA allows. VA didn't do it previously -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:49
"CNN: Billions of Online Video Views Means it’s More Than Just a Cable News Network" -- (link) - Mop Mar 27, 10:36 2
- They are counting that @#)%#@)@# auto-play video I'm sure -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:38 1
  - *whistles innocently* -- nm - Facebook Mar 27, 10:43
NBCSN promo for the 2018 Winter Olympics used the phrase "Winter is coming". Has it jumped the shark yet? -- nm - Mop Mar 27, 10:26 1
- left shark or right shark? -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:28
To catch a milk thief -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 27, 10:20 1
- "But is it worth entering a moral minefield for the sake of 15ml of semi-skimmed?" If you think it's about milk, you're missing the point. - Mop Mar 27, 10:30
ST Poll: Thing I didn't expect to pull out of my jacket pocket last night? Answer provided when this board becomes B2. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 27, 10:12 11
- bikini panties with spongebob squarepants motif, unknown ownership -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 10:45
- Tater Tot you were saving for later. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 10:43
- A flask. Or an empty bottle of booze. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:41
- The One Ring. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 27, 10:36
- a bobby pin -- nm - Max Mar 27, 10:27
- 1972 Cadillac El Dorado. -- nm - pmb Mar 27, 10:23
- an old and faded (and used) ticket stun to 50 Shades of Grey -- nm - call me Ishmael Mar 27, 10:18
- the head of Alfredo Garcia -- nm - decline Mar 27, 10:18
- 14.5 inches of surgical tubing -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 27, 10:16
- I'll guess a switchblade -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 10:14 1
  - *snaps fingers* -- nm - Jets and Sharks Mar 27, 10:16
So if I'm grilling I need to invite over ty, David, Baron, Spawn and Will in case I overcook the steaks. -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 10:10 5
- I've learned if you think you might not have cooked them enough, take them off. It's better to throw them back on for a few minutes than overcook. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 10:45 1
  - a most excellent point -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 10:50
- I'd take a burger over a steak any day so I'm easy -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:12 2
  - someone said it better than I could :) -- (link) - crash davis Mar 27, 10:15 [Backboard] 1
    - I'm low brow man. Stop trying to push your hooty tooty steaks on me. -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:50
Gallup: Trump's Approval Rating Drops to New Low of 36% -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 10:03 8
- DJIA on the longest losing streak in 6 years, so he can't point to a win there either. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 10:38
- *does impeachment dance* -- nm - Mop Mar 27, 10:27 1
  - Lol, no. We're a long way from that, still. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 27, 10:33
- The highest Gallup *disapproval* number of Obama's entire presidency was 55% (hit twice). Trump has hit 55%+ 12 times now. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 10:15
- I was just coming to post it. He should have one or two more days of decline. - David Mar 27, 10:05 3
  - He's only like 10% ahead of Bush 2 at his lowest point. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 10:07
  - This is Friday/Saturday per Twitter -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 10:07 1
    - It's a three-day rolling average. It shouldn't have the brunt of Friday yet. - David Mar 27, 10:10
Georgia family challenges state law, wants to name daughter "ZalyKha Graceful Lorraina Allah" -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:57 2
- I mean, sometimes the state has a point..... - Will Hunting Mar 27, 10:03 1
  - They should add in some random diacritical marks too. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 27, 10:50
Adam Schefter: Raiders have the votes for Vegas move -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:49 5
- But I thought the stadium fell through. Did something change? What's plan B? -- nm - pmb Mar 27, 10:02 2
  - Sheldon Adelson pulled his segment of funding -- they found another bank to work with them. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 10:04
  - The rich guy Adelson withdrew, but Bank of America replaced his amount in a loan for $650M. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 10:03
- Sounds like its a real split between the old hands like the Maras and Rooneys and the newer breed of owners (save Jerry Jones, who is also in favour). -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 27, 09:57
- Vote expected in the next hour or 2 -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:49
‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins to Write, Direct ‘Underground Railroad’ Series at Amazon -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 09:48 10
- I've heard good things about this book. It re-envisions the underground railroad as a real railroad with trains etc. -- nm - Mop Mar 27, 10:35
- Heaven on Wheels -- nm - Max Mar 27, 10:02
- Hopefully, it'll be better than Moonlight. -- nm - David Mar 27, 09:53 7
  - Can't be less memorable, for sure.. - Marlowe Mar 27, 10:55
  - *nominates Underground Railroad for Bestest Picture Ever* -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:54
  - That would be quite an accomplishment! -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:53 4
    - It would have to be, like, a 6 out of 10. -- nm - David Mar 27, 09:57 3
      - Citizen Kane: 3! Godfather: 4! Star Wars: 2! Man, this is a rough grading scale you use! -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:58 2
        
        Your belief is that Moonlight is twice as good as Citizen Kane? - David Mar 27, 10:02 1
        
        It's your scale, don't blame me! - ty97 Mar 27, 10:03
Lisa Fischer (of "20 Feet from Stardom") Concert - A - Mel Profit Mar 27, 09:35 2
- I used to sing Wild Horses with my band and I actually found it surprisingly challenging to sing. Mick sings it with this sort of country twang and - pmb Mar 27, 10:02 1
  - I could see that too. Everytime I sing it I sound like Deputy Dawg. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 27, 10:44
Meanwhile the "Boston is a really racist city" "no it's not" "yes it is" etc, etc argument continue in my Twitter feed -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:32 1
- that's pretty funny. - Diva Mar 27, 10:12
You know who could prove Trump's Russian treachery? - David Mar 27, 09:32
*Strongbad signal* In Georgia's 6th Congressional district race, Democrats normally raise $10,000. This special election? $3 million. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 27, 09:31 8
- (and early voting starts today) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:41
- Ossoff is running a pretty good campaign. Saw an attack ad against him over the weekend - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:36 2
  - My favorite Ossoff factoid - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:38 1
    - yikes -- nm - Epiphany Mar 27, 09:52
- The number of first time volunteers and people involved in local Dem meetings around the country (especially women 50+) is really growing. - MDH Mar 27, 09:36 3
  - But in this case, Ossoff is not a first time volunteer new to politics. He's a former congressional aide to Rep. Hank Johnson. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:38 2
    - I meant people volunteering/getting active to GOTV, not running. Dem involvement is surging at local levels. -- nm - MDH Mar 27, 09:46 1
      - My mistake. Yes, I understand. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:47
Whose brilliant idea was it to build NYC's fleet of new ferries in Alabama? -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 27, 09:24 1
- Trump, obv. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:26
Poll: How do you like your steak? "Mr. Trump has a particular preference for steaks, well done and with ketchup," - crash davis Mar 27, 09:03 39
- medium / medium-well -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 10:51
- medium, medium rare, salt pepper and fresh garlic, mushroom pan sauce if not grilled -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 10:50
- medium rare. If it's good steak, by itself. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 10:48
- I've had poorly made rare steaks and it's influenced my choices. But ketchup? No. I'm not 5 years old. -- nm* - Mop Mar 27, 10:45
- NM but this: -- (link) - IrishStephen Mar 27, 10:31 2
  - I can't really access Facebook from here. What is it? -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 10:48 1
    - my guess would be the roadkill, er, prime rib, he ate in vegas. - groiny Mar 27, 10:52
- Medium rare. Prior to grilling them, we brush ours with oil and then season with salt (sorry groiny) and pepper. That's all you need. -- nm* - Shaun Mar 27, 10:24 1
  - This. This was exactly the method I used to use -- nm - JD Mar 27, 10:28
- If there's any pink, I might vomit -- nm - ty97 Mar 27, 09:57 1
  - FIGURES -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 10:07
- Medium Rare ribeye. -- nm - MDH Mar 27, 09:37
- depends on the cut, usually medium or medium rare - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:28
- Uncool, bro! -- nm - David's iPad Mar 27, 09:23 2
  - what did I do? are you unable to eat these anymore or something? -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:33 1
    - That's how I used to get mine, although I've since switched to Medium Well. -- nm - David Mar 27, 09:34
- Medium Rare but charcoaled on the outsde with a little bit of worestichire sauce. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 09:14
- Medium rare and no sauces needed. -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 09:13
- Medium, sometimes medium-well, no sauces but some nice mixed vegetation on the side. -- nm - Baronspringa Mar 27, 09:12
- Medium rare. Plain - JD Mar 27, 09:12
- Medium rare with sauteed mushrooms and minced horseradish. -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:09 2
  - most excellent suggestions for accompanying items -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:10 1
    - Max/crash 2020 -- nm - Max Mar 27, 09:22
- Medium. I used to be be medium-well, but I grew up. Plain, or with a dash of salt. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 27, 09:08
- on a burrito -- nm - groiny Mar 27, 09:08
- medium rare - sauce preference varies with whatever wine I'm having with it. - Diva Mar 27, 09:06 4
  - Foodies don't ever sound A hole me. I assume they know what they are talking about -- nm - Epiphany Mar 27, 09:22 1
    - :) -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:37
  - re your IM: nah, I understand -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:14 1
    - you know, cuz a chimichurri begs for a malbec and a bordelaise would want a bordeaux. - Diva Mar 27, 09:39
- Medium rare. Occasionally with something like a peppercorn or gorgonzola cream sauce -- nm - decline Mar 27, 09:06
- Medium-well with a pound of fries. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:05 5
  - steak fries, regular fries, curly fries? -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:06 4
    - Steak fries preferably, but curly fries would be a close 2nd. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:08 2
      - I've gotten to where I prefer a baked potato swimming in butter. -- nm - David's iPad Mar 27, 10:13
      - properly done steak fires are truly awesome, problem is the only steak place in my town can't cook them worth crap -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:12
    - poutine -- nm - decline Mar 27, 09:08
- Medium rare with a peppercorn sauce -- nm - Epiphany Mar 27, 09:04
- Medium rare. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 27, 09:04
YouTube's ad problems finally blow up in Google's face -- (link) - Strongbad Mar 27, 09:00
Hillbilly accent? I'm being trash-talked by a @#$@#$ Indianan. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 08:58 6
- Heh. you moved to the south! -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 08:59 5
  - The hillbilly accent doesn't come standard! - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:01 4
    - (that is because you have already gone local) -- nm - Spawn Mar 27, 09:02 3
      - right? -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 09:07 1
        
        *calls up Downtown Comics and asks to speak to the owner* *unleashes a mix of accents* - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:09
      - Nah, I still have my normal accent -- most are soft accents here - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:04
Kushner offers to meet with Senate Intel Committee over Russia meetings -- (link) - crash davis Mar 27, 08:41 1
- Jared Kushner had a previously undisclosed meeting with the CEO of 'the bank that financed Vladimir Putin’s grandest ambitions' -- (link) - crash davis Mar 27, 08:41
Report: US men could join women's boycott of Hockey World Championships -- (link) - Beaker Mar 27, 08:40 6
- that would be fantastic. -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:04
- nice. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 08:59
- I would love this. -- nm - David Mar 27, 08:44 1
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 08:45
- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 27, 08:44
- Awesome -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Mar 27, 08:42
We all assume that Meg's cats are trained to kill, right? -- nm - David Mar 27, 08:40 11
- These slugs?? -- (link) - Meg Mar 27, 09:23 [flickr] 4
  - adorbs. stone cold killers, but cute. -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 10:13
  - so cute and adorable -- nm - Epiphany Mar 27, 09:48
  - they are very cute -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:35
  - So, so fluffy -- nm - David Mar 27, 09:32
- To be fair, all cats are trained to kill. They just decide who they are going to let live. - pmb Mar 27, 09:11
- with knives, yes. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 27, 08:43 4
  - yes. I have no doubt -- nm - Epiphany Mar 27, 08:48
  - a typical day for Meg's cats -- (link) - crash davis Mar 27, 08:46 [Image] 2
    - there's a horror story in there somewhere with what happens to that dog every time Meg leaves. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 27, 08:48 1
      - no horror story, no story at all, because the dog knows snitches get stitches -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 08:50
Winter is here again oh Lord, Haven't been home in a year or more I hope she holds on a little longer - crash davis Mar 27, 08:38
Don Cherry, Ron MacLean and George Stroumboulopoulos take to the TCH to watch hockey and solve crimes; coming this fall on CBC -- nm* - Beaker Mar 27, 08:37 4
- Nothing more Canadian than investigating a murder on an ice floe. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 08:41
- the second episode involves George being left on the side of the road in Nunavit -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 08:39 2
  - (B2 - looks like the BCBC sequel involves an FBI agent. May release) -- nm - Roger More Mar 27, 08:42 1
    - cool -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 08:43

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