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The trick to Atheon challenge is to do it in one teleport. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 10, 15:40 1
- And the best way to do Templar is to have someone great with the relic. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 10, 15:49
nice shot of downtown! you see my place, and the goddamn new Trump Tower. -- (link) - mud Apr 10, 15:36 1
- No arrow pointing to your building? -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 16:17
Personally I am thinking McMaster was probably all like, 'chick please, you're lucky I am giving you Singapore. You had zero business even being in WH -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 15:35
kilbo-vision at opening night for the Cubbies? -- nm - budice Apr 10, 15:28
The list of Pulitzer winners are out. I felt that David Fahrenthold would win. -- (link) - crash davis Apr 10, 15:24 4
- putz-puller -- nm - budice Apr 10, 15:30
- the "failing" NYT score 3! -- nm - mud Apr 10, 15:26
- did you have him in your Pulitzer fantasy league? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 10, 15:26 1
  - yes, but I'm kicking myself for drafting Maggie Haberman when I had a shot at C,J. Chivers -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:28
UFC Rumor: Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is going to sign with an NFL team and try to make a 2017 roster. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 15:12
I've graded your answers below. Inside are the grades. Some of you should be ashamed. - crash davis Apr 10, 15:10 3
- should I have used Pete Best? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:13 1
  - take your C and run -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:14
- sonofa -- nm - Max Apr 10, 15:11
One thing about the Thor Trailer my parents use to have a 45 record of the Immigrant song - eag Apr 10, 15:04 4
- I have that! (non-album B-side: "Hey, Hey, What Can I Do") -- nm - mud Apr 10, 15:07 1
  - some how I am totally not surprised :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:45
- As you should have. Cause that song is *bleeping* awesome. - Jovian Apr 10, 15:05 1
  - Its funny cause my parents have never really came across as Zep fans - eag Apr 10, 15:09
Fifth Element returning to the theaters -- (link) - amoxy Apr 10, 15:01 2
- I actually would be intrigued by a sequel -- nm - eag Apr 10, 15:03 1
  - Valerian comes out on Jul 21. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 10, 15:45
Let's play: If you were appointed as a U.S. Ambassador, which posts would you think of as exciting, and which sound utterly boring? -- (link) - Max Apr 10, 14:54 21
- Boring - Iceland. Exciting - too many to count. -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 15:28 3
  - Oh, boring: Bangladesh. Someone I worked with had to live there some time as Australia's representative on the World Jute Council, which is HQd there - Roger More Apr 10, 15:34 2
    - I imagine Bangladesh being like the bad neighborhood of India. -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 15:36 1
      - they did have a good concert 45 years ago -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:44
- I want to go to the Court of [Susan] Saint James :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:09
- I'd want Hong Kong or Germany. Pass on Venezuela. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 15:06
- exciting? Afghanistan, Iraq, Russia, Israel, China, a few others. prestigious? a G20 nation, boring? Namibia -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:05 4
  - all the Stans will keep you busy -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:11
  - More boring: Nepal -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 15:06 2
    - not if you are a mountain climber my friend -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:11 1
      - or own a ruby mine -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 15:12
- Strongbad for 1st US Ambassador to Bora Bora. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 15:03
- And we haven't filled the Ambassador to Canada? - amoxy Apr 10, 14:57 3
  - some Canadian was floating the rumor that he was considering Sarah Palin for the post -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 15:01 1
    - He really wants to start a war with Canada. -- nm - . Apr 10, 15:08
  - "Whoa! Your girl is *hot*. The PM has scored! Watch out for Jared though." -- nm - Billy Bush, Ambassador to Canada Apr 10, 15:01
- Send me to Australia, New Zealand or The Netherlands with tasty snacks, a cool buzz and Im fine. -- nm* - Jovian Apr 10, 14:57
- Exciting? China Boring? Fiji -- nm - amoxy Apr 10, 14:56 3
  - I was just looking at Fiji as interesting at least (due to Moana recency); I would hop around from island to island learning archaeology and languages. -- (edited) - Max Apr 10, 14:59 2
    - Or maybe to Yap? This is from my summary of our December lecture by Dr. James Snead on Paths, Trails, and Roads. - Meg Apr 10, 15:06 1
      - Now I know wherever I get a house, I'm going to build war paths around it. -- nm - Max Apr 10, 15:11
pfm: So I saw the last Lomachenko fight...(spoilers) - Mel Profit Apr 10, 14:37 2
- that's the first time I've seen Lomachenko fight. Couldn't believe the handspeed - prayformojo Apr 10, 15:11 1
  - Lomachenko is as quick as Mayweather ever was but he's not afraid to get in there... - Mel Profit Apr 10, 15:18
give me a private industry analogy of being demoted from Deputy National Security Advisor to Ambassador to Singapore, please -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:32 22
- Brian Williams after cought lying -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 14:46
- It would be moving from EVP of sales to being head of recruiting. -- nm - pmb Apr 10, 14:44
- Me being demoted from my current position to guy who gets to hang out in exotic country, bills paid, for several years. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 14:42
- V.P of Marketing to Warehouse Manager. -- nm - Meg Apr 10, 14:42 2
  - thats good, I can see the parallels there - thanks! -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:57
  - thats good, I can see the parallels there - thanks! -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:43
- Sarah Ferguson after she divorced Prince Andrew -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 14:40
- "Ambassador to Singapore" gets some conspiracy wheels moving (if you've been following the Rosneft stuff) -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 14:38 1
  - just googled this. whoa. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 10, 15:53
- Katy Perry's new haircut -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 14:38
- Coachella's view of Kate Bush's headlining capability -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 14:38
- Account Manager to Operations Assistant (person who preps and packages shipments) -- nm* - Jovian Apr 10, 14:37
- Seeing Trump in person once a week vs once a year? Sign me up. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 14:36 1
  - pretend its a different POTUS -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:42
- That sounds like a lateral move to a different company, with some interesting perks. -- nm - Max Apr 10, 14:33 6
  - that is only lateral if your head is cocked at a steep angle -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:35 5
    - right, Singapore is a total promotion -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 14:43
    - Deputy NSA: brutal hours, high blood pressure, insider secrets. Singapore Ambassador: far from home, low pressure, vibrant city -- (edited) - Max Apr 10, 14:37 3
      - yes Max, being an Ambassador can be a slackers' dream - however for the sake of this exercise, lets assume ambition and wanting to be where the action -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:41 1
        
        yes, if you're an adrenaline junky, that's like dropping from Wall St. broker to small town CPA. - Max Apr 10, 14:45
      - And farther away from your stupid boss. -- nm - . Apr 10, 14:38
- Going from Governor of Alabama to Inmate #G73247. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 14:33
Goddam, people, it's a desktop printer. I shouldn't pull out the new toner to find the plastic still on it *and* the adapter in the trash can. - Max Apr 10, 14:30
So wait, question. I thought the new season of MST3K dropped this week? -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 14:30 3
- Qale was talking about watching it last night. I saw it on Netflix today, too. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 14:32 2
  - I think Qale must have gotten a preview as a backer. The episodes drop for everyone on the 14th. -- nm - mara Apr 10, 15:06
  - yea, but I didnt see the new season. It even says New Episodes. But its just the same 22 episodes of the original season -- nm - Jovian Apr 10, 14:33
Whoever picked Crestor for Strongbad's new cholesterol medication, you win the $. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 14:23 1
- Are there any blue-lizard-skin side effects to Crestor? -- nm - Max Apr 10, 14:28
CM Punk made $1 Mill for his UFC fight that lasted 2:14.... - Remlik Apr 10, 14:19
WWE: Superstar Shakeup spoiler... - Remlik Apr 10, 14:18 4
- For a New Day Ice Cream bar. -- nm - pmb Apr 10, 14:20 1
  - heh. -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 14:21
- And no one noticed or cared. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 14:19 1
  - yuppp -- nm - Remlik Apr 10, 14:20
you don't curate the lineup for a music festival any more than I curated the selection of lures in my tackle box -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 14:07 1
- You picked, or made, everyone of those lures and chose which spot to put them. That's curatng. -- (edited) - . Apr 10, 14:24
SITWAP: H-1B visa applications hit cap in 4 days -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 10, 14:06
lol, Arsenal. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 10, 13:55 2
- Spurs have won as many league games in the last 9 days as Arsenal has in 2017. Fun fact. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 10, 14:11 1
  - They're phoning it in now, I just hope they don't loose Ozil -- nm - J Apr 10, 15:40
Morning backboard, doc dragged off overbooked plane, this was at an airport closed for a day? 10,000 extra passengers sleepless from crack whore hotel -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 13:53 7
- It was at O'Hare which was open and operating. And it was United, not Delta which had the meltdown, so unrelated. - ty97 Apr 10, 13:56 6
  - Would not many of them been rebooked, rerouted? Then they need a fresh crew at the next stop...so.... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 14:03 5
    - I don't understand? The airline and crew in question is United, which had nothing to do with all the people sleeping in airports. -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 14:05 4
      - Excuse me, stewardess, I speak zeitgeist. - mara Apr 10, 14:07 3
        
        He was wondering if one had something to do with the other. -- nm - . Apr 10, 14:26 2
        
        I thought I was clear that the answer is a huge NO -- nm - ty97 Apr 10, 14:28 1
        
        Hey, I don't know what jumbled news report he saw. -- nm - . Apr 10, 14:33
poor Chris Sale...... - groiny Apr 10, 13:50 2
- The Red Sox will eventually hit. - Mel Profit Apr 10, 14:31 1
  - oh, I know, just sucks to have a 1.20 ERA and be 0-1 after 2 starts. -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 14:39
Man Discovers $2.4 Million in Gold in surplus Iraqi Army tank, no mention of an ass-map -- (link) - Max Apr 10, 13:49 2
- And we think Americans are gun crazy, tanks and howitzers in a country where it's illegal to own a gun -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 14:00 1
  - "What's that under your London Fog coat, sir?" "Nothing..." "A tank??" "Yes." "Right-o." -- nm - Max Apr 10, 14:27
PSA: 17 days till NFL Draft Round 1 -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 13:48 12
- And for the frst time since the 1980s, I'm going to miss it. -- nm - David Apr 10, 13:58 11
  - Popular Falcons names I am hearing -- (edited) - Strongbad Apr 10, 14:00 10
    - I love Jabril Peppers. He's Devin Hester with the ball in his hands and he ca genuinely play defense. - pmb Apr 10, 14:17 6
      - I just don't think his skillset translates well to the NFL. - Da5id Apr 10, 14:23 5
        
        He reminds me a little of your old CB Jimmy Williams. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 10, 14:40 1
        
        Williams was a good I never saw any good in drafting. That still annoys me. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 15:02
        
        I think he's a solid safety or corner. I think he's too small to play LB, but he has the speed to cover and is physical. And his special teams skill - pmb Apr 10, 14:25 2
        
        What I love about the Hester comparison... - Da5id Apr 10, 14:31 1
        
        Yeah, there is that. But I see Peppers as a far superior defensive player. He was a finalist for defensive player of the year. -- nm - pmb Apr 10, 14:41
    - I want Derek Barnett. No one else is good enough. -- nm - David Apr 10, 14:06 2
      - From every mock I've seen, you'll have to move up for him. -- (edited) - Strongbad Apr 10, 14:07 1
        
        I'm fine with that. Dimitroff prefers moving up, and we don't have many open roster spots anyway. -- nm - Da5id Apr 10, 14:10
I have to give Andie points for the cat lady post -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 13:41 13
- There was also that campaign rally where she preened herself with her wrist and stealthfully ate a mouse - Reagen Apr 10, 13:48 2
  - it is all fine until she poops in your kid's sandbox. -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 13:48 1
    - shell cover it up no prob -- nm - budice Apr 10, 13:49
- hmph -- (link) - Diva Apr 10, 13:43 [Backboard] 5
  - *high fivers* -- nm - budice Apr 10, 13:44
  - please do forgive me my dearest Diva, I missed that post -- nm - crash davis Apr 10, 13:44 3
    - izh okay, my bandicoot. -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 13:45 2
      - do me a favor, plz - in the future, call her a cat lady. cat lady is funny, catwoman is one of my fave comic characters - crash davis Apr 10, 13:53 1
        
        cat. lady. -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 14:56
- she does have some feline features now. -- nm - groiny Apr 10, 13:42 3
  - her eyes are diagonal. - Andie Apr 10, 13:44 2
    - hi andie! meow! -- nm - Diva Apr 10, 13:45 1
      - so catty .. hee :) -- nm - budice Apr 10, 13:47
Mud News: Coachella turned downt Kate Bush performance because no one would understand it -- (link) - Remlik Apr 10, 13:38 3
- Idiots -- nm - . Apr 10, 14:31
- he's probly right -- nm - mud Apr 10, 13:41
- fools -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 10, 13:40
a new Titanic Documentary and conclusions as to why it really sank. spoils inside -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 10, 13:38 [youtube] 9
- evil mermaids! -- nm - Max Apr 10, 13:44
- I saw this and it's kinda inaccurate. - Mop Apr 10, 13:42 2
  - this doc spoils - Peglegpete Apr 10, 13:50
  - Dammit mara! -- nm - Mop Apr 10, 13:42
- It wasnt Rose and Jack's fault? -- nm - eag Apr 10, 13:40
- i love that 'ramming an iceberg' isn't a good enough reason. -- nm - Andie Apr 10, 13:38 3
  - Heh! Apparently a hot enough fire would have weakened the hull. This theory posits the hull wouldn't have ruptured otherwise. -- nm - mara Apr 10, 13:41 2
    - more spoils - Peglegpete Apr 10, 13:49
    - Fire can't melt steel beams, Sounds like Titanic was an inside job. -- nm - Roger More Apr 10, 13:44
Bless our hearts. And other parts. - Da5id Apr 10, 13:35 5
- I like the new Thor 3 trailer--Same vein as GOTG trailers--AND Jeff Goldblum character is pretty cool -- nm - Flavorize Apr 10, 13:37 1
  - whoops--I posted this in the wrong spot -- nm - Flavorize Apr 10, 13:38
- yes and re: Meg - Diva Apr 10, 13:37 2
  - You suckers have it all wrong. - Da5id Apr 10, 13:38 1
    - (also, running is what prey does) -- nm - Reagen Apr 10, 13:42

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