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Speaking of brand WHA? (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Apr 4, 21:30 2
- Well. it's a Trump/Farage world now, so go crazy I guess. [Edit - apparently that billboard is from 2006. That twitterer sucks.] -- (edited) - Max Apr 4, 21:45 1
  - The ad is from 10 years ago though... -- nm - Guigue Apr 4, 21:55
Wow. Ad for the Lucifer return. ad spoiler? - Spawn Apr 4, 21:27
OMG, this is adorable. -- (link) - Spawn Apr 4, 21:18 2
- good lord. -- nm - mud Apr 4, 21:42 1
  - "And what's this room for?" "Inerragashin!" -- nm - Max Apr 4, 21:46
Holy cow that goal by Nugent-Hopkins! -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 21:03
Elizabeth Henstridge deserves an Emmy. -- nm - mud Apr 4, 21:03 2
- Her voice was great in this episode. -- nm - Max Apr 4, 23:24
- Yeah, I am in the last 5 minutes. -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 21:04
I'm gonna be eating potluck leftovers for the rest of the week. Just as well I make things that fit my meal plan :) -- nm - Meg Apr 4, 20:55
I've found a flaw in Blindspot (only one?). - Mop Apr 4, 20:49 4
- It's not rare, it's unheard of, as in no female has even entered SEAL training, let alone passed it. -- nm - IrishStephen Apr 4, 21:18 2
  - They should do a movie about that. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 21:45
  - to get into special forces in the army you have to be a ranger, and they only now started accepting women candidates -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 21:40
- You didn't see it coming? -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 21:02
** This post has been removed by the forum moderator! ** Antibody on Apr 04, 13:49 -- nm - secretslacker Apr 4, 20:45 1
- Bery is wiping out posts? *banhammer watch!* -- nm - JaxSean Apr 4, 21:28
One of the tribes on Survivor sounds like "Nootka." -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 20:28 1
- Yep. But it's too warm there. -- nm - . Apr 4, 21:09
"Saga Volume 7" Estimated arrival date: May 02, 2017 - July 28, 2017 - Reagen Apr 4, 20:27 1
- no LCS to buy it from? -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 20:33
Sweet, there's Curling on Universal HD! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 4, 20:12 2
- Oh, never mind. It's Team USA. - Mop Apr 4, 20:24
- thru the weekend -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 4, 20:20
That green light, I want it. -- nm - David Apr 4, 20:07 2
- If I know my American literature, pining for a green light worked out well for Gatsby. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 20:26
- How we kissed when we danced on the light up floor? On the light up floor - Spawn Apr 4, 20:16
ESPN describes Piscotty's epic journey. - David Apr 4, 19:45 4
- He just reupped with the Cards -- nm - budice Apr 4, 19:49
- The ambulance collided with a lamppost on the way to the hospital. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 19:48 2
  - I laughed way too hard at this. -- nm - David Apr 4, 19:55
  - Then ran him over for good measure. I think he's dead Jim. -- nm - budice Apr 4, 19:49
The URL, the tweet I clicked on, and the headline of this article all have different #s of companies that have pulled ads from O'Reilly -- (link) - Reagen Apr 4, 19:38 2
- Eleventy bajillion! - Beryllium Apr 4, 19:46 1
  - The beauty of it is, I would have never heard of The Wonderful Company if they had not done it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 21:15
The downside of preparing proxy statements at work, is now I'm actually somewhat interested in reading proxy statements for my investments. - znufrii Apr 4, 19:36 9
- Oh gawd. I got three this week. Want to read em? -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 19:36 8
  - The only one I ever read is Berkshire, since Buffet writes it himself. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 19:40
  - I just read through KMI, I bet that was one of them. -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 19:37 6
    - Yes it was -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 19:39 5
      - anything interesting? -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 19:40 4
        
        Interesting for me from a professional standpoint. otherwise, not really. -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 19:44 3
        
        Unless you're really into shareholder proposals for proxy access -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 19:45 2
        
        KMI things I care about. Dividend jump -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 19:48 1
        
        sounds about right. -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 19:50
I told my kids: you can watch figure skating, The Voice, or The Great British Baking Show. Their choice...? - Mop Apr 4, 19:24 6
- Your kids are very smart and have great taste. Tell them I said that. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 19:55 2
  - His kids think Jeff Merkley should have more Town Hall Meetings. -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 19:57 1
    - I didn't say his kids had good judgment, merely good taste. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 20:25
- surprised it wasn't YouTube -- nm - JaxSean Apr 4, 19:31
- this is surely your influence,and not their mother. congrats!!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 4, 19:29
- It's so great! nm - ralph wiggum Apr 4, 19:24
hahaha. "Yours?" "We're together." "I lay with him after. You care?" -- nm - Max Apr 4, 19:19 3
- casual sex -- nm - budice Apr 4, 19:25
- The look on Rick's face was priceless. -- nm - Diva Apr 4, 19:25 1
  - Yeah, tat was one one of the best non-violence related sequences of the season. -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 21:11
Smackdown spoilers - Remlik Apr 4, 19:11 [youtube] 12
- That's not the Tye Dillinger entrance. -- nm - Tim Apr 4, 20:00 4
  - Right, it's someone interesting. -- nm - David Apr 4, 20:02 3
    - He's literally one note (or word), but I like the one note. -- nm - Tim Apr 4, 20:10 2
      - You probably like the chainsmokers as well -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 4, 20:16 1
        
        He was also part of one of the funniest DX skits ever. -- (link*) - Tim Apr 4, 20:42 [youtube]
- If they swap AJ now, I'm gonna be pissed. -- nm - David Apr 4, 19:23 3
  - my total guess is that AJ goes to Raw. -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 19:42 2
    - AJ for Rollins only makes sense. -- nm - Qale Apr 4, 21:10
    - AJ to Raw is supposedly the only sure thing as far as brand swaps. -- nm - Tim Apr 4, 19:44
- That dude is strangely hypnotic. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 4, 19:17 2
  - The only 21st century wrestler I've seen who can approach him in charisma is The Rock. -- (edited) - David Apr 4, 19:24 1
    - I will be very curious to see how well he translates to the main roster -- nm - Remlik Apr 4, 19:47
What is the movie where Brad Pitt is stone on the couch the entire time? -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 19:10 7
- Security footage of his house? nm - ralph wiggum Apr 4, 19:18 2
  - Is there something you'd like to share with the class? -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 19:24 1
    - I didn't know you swung that way, but I'm happy to send you the files. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 4, 19:29
- True Romance? -- nm - Volnelk Apr 4, 19:12 3
  - Thank you -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 19:16 2
    - It is just his best performance, ever. - Spawn Apr 4, 21:16 1
      - "Condescend me man? I'll kill you man" -- nm - Rollo Apr 4, 21:41
"Ranch dressing soda"?!? What the everloving flip, Chopped? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 19:09 2
- This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it. -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 19:29
- sounds like Jones Soda, they once put a thanksgiving dinner soda, tasted like turkey cranberry sweet tater all in one -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 19:26
Piscotty of St. Louis hit by pitch, hit taking 2nd on wild pitch, then hit in the head on scoring play at home. - zunk xometimes Apr 4, 18:55 2
- Maybe he should have stayed home today. -- nm - . Apr 4, 21:07
- Jeez. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 19:19
Zac Efron and a camel -- (link) - Dano Apr 4, 18:38 1
- Oh. Yeah! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 4, 19:12
i have a "travelling in Europe" question (maybe 2) for anyone who might have some recent travelling experience ... - call me Ishmael Apr 4, 18:34 7
- You can rent a wifi hot spot for about $7-10 per day and then use your own phone to connect to it. Also possibly look for a hotel that gives a cell - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 4, 19:26
- Get a SIM card instead of a whole new phone. - Reagen Apr 4, 18:47 5
  - Maybe better to get the burner considering some security stuff. -- nm - . Apr 4, 21:06
  - to the 2nd part of your IM. i pretty much expected that ... i'm just wondering if there's a better place than others to get it -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 4, 18:48 3
    - If you have a real Apple white usb plug thing that will work as a *converter*, but you will still need an *adaptor* for things. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 4, 19:10 1
      - Also, wifi is everywhere. And you can make a phone call through FB Messenger now via wifi as long as both - Andie Apr 4, 19:18
    - (but i guess your link pretty much answers that ?, right?) :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 4, 18:50
Lord & Lady Kushner on their way . . -- (link) - mud Apr 4, 18:26 2
- If there's one thing Arab governments like, it's devoutly observant Jews telling them what to do. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 19:01
- Oh, I read Kutcher. - zunk xometimes Apr 4, 18:39
Im literally freaking out that I am watching new Prison Break. -- nm - Jovian Apr 4, 18:11 2
- The review I saw suggests they're embracing the crazy. The show has become self-aware. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 18:31
- For context, this is on par with like a new season of Deadwood or Battlestar Galactica starting. -- nm - Jovian Apr 4, 18:13
Trying out the MLB.TV feed. (if you have T-Mobile you get the season free today) I love how you can choose away or home announcers. -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 17:37
Oh, and the filibuster is being carried on Facebook Live. - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 17:32 1
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Reagen, have you ever done a speedtest to determine the difference with your VPN on and off? - prayformojo Apr 4, 17:24 3
- Just now: - Reagen Apr 4, 17:30 1
  - I like connecting through Romania, just to mess with site admins - prayformojo Apr 4, 17:32
- depends on where I'm connecting to, but yes, significantly slower. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 17:28
“Man Seeking Woman” cancelled by FXX after 3 seasons -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 17:16 2
- Was this show worth watching? I couldn't tell from the commercials if it was serialized or episodic. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 19:26
- Dammit, FXX! -- nm - Mara Apr 4, 17:42
Source: Amazon wins rights to livestream Thursday Night Football -- (link) - Beaker Apr 4, 17:07 1
- I wonder what Jeff Bezos's reaction would be to this news. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 18:31
Ian McKellen turned down being Dunbledore -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 4, 17:04 2
- Yeah, there was a lot of discussions on the BBS about how much better Dumbledore is than Gandalf. -- nm - Spawn Apr 4, 17:29 1
  - and then the smart people explained the opposite as being correct -- nm - Beaker Apr 4, 17:41
Here we go... 7th Circuit rules that Civil Rights Act protects gay and lesbian employees from workplace bias. -- (link) - Mop Apr 4, 17:03 9
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  - Because "fuck you Republicans" was unbecoming. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 18:28
  - Because he took a pill in Ibiza? -- nm - Dano Apr 4, 17:45 3
    - This made me actually LOL. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 18:27 2
      - After I hit enter I realized "to show Avicii he was cool" was the better response. -- nm - Dano Apr 4, 18:39 1
        
        This too came to me an hour later while in the shower. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 20:07
  - J. Posner has a penchant for cheeky comments. He even put down a reverse benchslap on J. Scalia when reviewing Scalia's book - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 17:28 1
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  - Because it's true? - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 4, 17:18
Big factory fire in L.A. last night. Today it was reported employees were given 60-day layoff notices on Friday. -- (link) - Meg Apr 4, 17:01
Pilot arrested for DUI after landing in L.A. parking lot. Intended to fly from Temecula, south to San Diego ..... -- (link) - Meg Apr 4, 16:56 9
- They didn't Mirandize him, he's free to go -- nm - budice Apr 4, 17:23
- goddammit, Harrison Ford! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 16:57 4
  - Harrison got away with it.....pays to be a celeb. -- (link) - Meg Apr 4, 17:06 2
    - "It's not my fault!!!" -- nm* - H. Solo Apr 4, 17:32
    - He blamed it on Chewie -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 17:08
  - *Jeff Bezos nods approvingly* -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 17:01
- Someone needs to stop Harrison Ford. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 16:56 2
  - goddammit, Mop! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 16:57 1
    - Mop is Harrison Ford? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 4, 16:59
RC, how did Jeff get elected? He is far from being an electric or dynamic speaker. -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 4, 16:43 3
- In the primary, by the skin of his teeth. - ReluctantCynic Apr 4, 17:06
- Crackpot Republicans in a state where Portland is home to the vast majority of voters. - Mop Apr 4, 16:50 1
  - The problem is that Republicans can't elect moderates in Oregon. - Mop Apr 4, 16:56
"LAPD. I need your paddle and ball" - prayformojo Apr 4, 16:38
We're going to kill Cassini by plunging it into Saturn. SAVE CASSINI! -- (link) - Mop Apr 4, 16:28 [youtube] 1
- Cassini is running out of fuel. Better to control the spacecraft and gather data on those inside orbits and control it going into Saturn atm for some - JD Apr 4, 16:39
Payless files Chapter 11, closes 400 stores. -- (link) - Mop Apr 4, 16:22 7
- Well, considering there's one on every corner and in every mall...... -- nm - Meg Apr 4, 16:33 2
  - This will only leave 6,000 stores. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 16:34 1
    - I'm not that far off. In 2012, they had nearly 4500 stores. -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 16:34
- Dammit Amazon! -- nm - decline Apr 4, 16:23 3
  - AMZN stock busted through $900 a share today!! -- nm - Bacon Apr 4, 16:39 1
    - *Jeff Bezos nods approvingly* -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 16:50
  - *Jeff Bezos nods approvingly* -- nm - Mop Apr 4, 16:29
Gonzaga's Mark Few a Hall of Fame coach despite losing 2017 NCAA Championship -- (link) - crash davis Apr 4, 16:16
CGPGrey on social security cards, how they became a form of national ID card even though we don't have a national ID card, and how they're not secure. -- (link) - Mop Apr 4, 16:11 [youtube]
Kieth Richards has a fun Chuck Berry story -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 4, 16:09

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