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Random earworm: Burno Mars' I think I want to marry you -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 12:10 3
- ~early in the morning, risin' to the street, Light me up that cigarette and I strap shoes on my feet~ - decline Apr 13, 12:16
- I had " Rock the Night" by Europe earlier - Epiphany Apr 13, 12:13
- I like the Glee version -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 12:13
Golf: #1 player in the world Dustin Johnson will return at Wells Fargo Championship (May 4-7) -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 12:05
Nintendo has discontinued the NES Classic -- (link) - ML Apr 13, 11:56 18
- Can't get to the article, but why? - Will Hunting Apr 13, 12:05 9
  - “NES Classic Edition wasn’t intended to be an ongoing, long-term product." - ML Apr 13, 12:06 8
    - the Disney movie classics method of distribution -- nm - decline Apr 13, 12:12 1
      - Except I think Disney manages to keep movies out of the vault as long as they are selling well.... - Will Hunting Apr 13, 12:21
    - So...stupid. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 12:09
    - Strongbad predicts they will release again in time for Christmas 2017, using this to generate demand. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 12:08 4
      - Demand wasn't the issue. Nintendo just can't stop botching up console sales. -- nm - ML Apr 13, 12:11
      - I ll go one further I could see them doing the Super Nes Classic -- nm - eag Apr 13, 12:10
      - Like demand was the issue this time? - Will Hunting Apr 13, 12:10
      - I'm not sure it'll be 2017, but I agree. -- nm - David Apr 13, 12:10
- I'm really tempted to buy one on eBay now in anticipation of the market spiking. - David Apr 13, 12:01 6
  - I was just checking on that as well. - ML Apr 13, 12:02 5
    - Two of the auctions I was considered closed, but other people have the same thought. -- nm - David Apr 13, 12:06 4
      - you can still buy it now at various sellers for $120 -- nm - ML Apr 13, 12:07 2
        
        I got one for $128 shipped. I'll let you know how well it works. -- nm - David Apr 13, 12:09 1
        
        somewhere, someone's gonna get briefly excited about a sale, then read the news and immediately start cursing -- nm - ML Apr 13, 12:12
      - And one person just changed from $114.95 to $199.95. -- nm - David Apr 13, 12:06
- Next week we plan to burn mountains of money as well. -- nm - Nintendo Apr 13, 11:59
The drastic changes Aaron Rodgers has made in his life now that he's 'free' of the prison Olivia Munn put him in... -- (link) - Diva Apr 13, 11:51 10
- Im blocked from seeing the article but has he reached out to his family post breakup? -- nm - eag Apr 13, 12:13 5
  - Nah, Brah. - Diva Apr 13, 12:28
  - He's getting facials and having Ryan Gosling's stylist choose his clothes. -- nm* - jnine Apr 13, 12:18 2
    - Define the first part of that sentence because.... - Will Hunting Apr 13, 12:19 1
      - here's another: 'Working out primarily with Nick Jonas (famous gay-baiter) in West Hollywood (famous gay place)." - Diva Apr 13, 12:31
  - nope, he's hangin' in Hollywood with his new homies -- nm - decline Apr 13, 12:17
- She can put me in her prison all day long. -- nm* - Jovian Apr 13, 12:11
- If Olivia Munn wants to put me in the prison of a top hat/sumo suit, I'll dance with her all night. -- nm - Max Apr 13, 11:57
- Dude is going to throw for 7000 yards and 60 TD's this season. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 11:56 1
  - I agree Nick Jonas is an inspiration, but slow your roll there, Sparky. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 11:59
We're now six days clear of the Syria strike - there was no boost for Trump's polling. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 11:51 1
- MOAB will change that! -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 11:52
BREAKING: Vegas Golden Knights officially name Gerard Gallant as their first-ever head coach. - Beaker Apr 13, 11:43 5
- He should stock up his frequent flyer miles just as a precaution though. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 12:04
- Funny. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 11:45
- They went with Golden Knights instead of Hot Streaks? -- nm - Max Apr 13, 11:44 2
  - They went with Golden Knights instead of Chicken Dinners? -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 11:50 1
    - They went with Golden Knights instead of Cougartown? - Beryllium Apr 13, 12:01
Who is currently visiting Monticello? - prayformojo Apr 13, 11:42 2
- Thomas Jefferson's head? Lin Manuel Miranda? -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:45
- *posts photo of dude holding up thumbs at Monticello* -- nm - stalkertalk Apr 13, 11:43
Do I even want to know why Jeffrey Lord is trending on Twitter? -- nm - Max Apr 13, 11:39 7
- "Trump is the MLK of Healthcare" -- nm - Jovian Apr 13, 11:46 2
  - Better than the dude in NC who compared Lincoln to Hitler. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 13, 12:04
  - "Poodles are the black man of the dog world!" -- (link) - Harry Belefonte Apr 13, 11:53
- His sexy hair -- nm - ty97 Apr 13, 11:42
- because he's even better at putting his foot in his mouth than Spicer is -- nm - decline Apr 13, 11:40 1
  - and he was jealous of all the attention Spicey was getting. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 11:40
- Quick answer: He compared Trump to MLK Jr. -- nm - David Apr 13, 11:39
Goodreads has a 2017 reading challenge. My stats so far: 17 out of 50, 6,526 Pages Read and 383 Avg. Pages Per Book -- nm - decline Apr 13, 11:38 1
- I'm on my 5th book of the year which is more than I've probably read in the previous 5 years. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 13, 12:17
TIL: in 1961-62 season Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points, 5.7 rebounds but to me the crazy one is 48.5 min per game -- nm - JD Apr 13, 11:33 1
- He didn't miss a minute that season, including overtimes. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 12:08
NASA: nearly every item on the list of supplies essential to life has now been found on Enceladus -- (link) - ML Apr 13, 11:23 7
- wifi? -- nm - Max Apr 13, 11:30 4
  - yes, but dialup -- nm - ML Apr 13, 11:32 3
    - With a really serious lag. -- nm - JD Apr 13, 11:34 2
      - (right now on Enceladus....) "WHAT? Trump WON?" -- nm - Andie Apr 13, 11:36
      - The day we make first contact we'd better hope the other side hasn't been spending the day arguing with intergalactic Comcast. - Max Apr 13, 11:35
- "They're on to us!" Enceladan Humanity Study Group Newsletter -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 11:28
- suck it, Europa -- nm - Enceladus SI Apr 13, 11:28
ICYMI: "[O]therwise we’re just going to go it alone, that’ll be all right too, but going it alone means going with lots of other nation." -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 13, 11:23
SITWAP: Women have played college football before, but Becca Longo might be the first on scholarship -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 13, 11:20
Was on the other site, the plot for "God's Not Dead 3" is truly something. -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 11:04 18
- Gimme the Cliffs Notes. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 11:11 17
  - He's busy playing skee-ball in New Jersey. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 13, 11:25
  - There's this "God" and somehow they thought twice before he was dead, but lo and behold, he's not. Again. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 13, 11:14 4
    - think John Wick only with bibles -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 11:39 1
      - omg -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 12:50
    - Explain Trump then. - pmb Apr 13, 11:16
    - Dude, spoilers. -- nm - Loyola Apr 13, 11:16
  - "The Pastor, played by Pureflix co-founder David A.R. White, has been arrested by the police and told to hand over his sermons." -- nm - MDH Apr 13, 11:12 10
    - Yeah, I was reading on this last night - it was the cliffhanger ending of God's Not Dead 2. -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:14
    - Ah, so it's based off a real case where the ACLU took the church's side - Reagen Apr 13, 11:14 8
      - Can you imagine the people who will see this movie if they were to find that they were rooting for the ACLU? Heads would be exploding. - pmb Apr 13, 11:18 1
        
        Well, they were the antagonist in God's Not Dead 2, so they may get a mention. -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:20
      - Wait, there was a real case? -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:15 5
        
        A church was being sued by its members and the city overstepped its bounds to serve a subpoena - Reagen Apr 13, 11:19 4
        
        Found it, thanks. -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:24 3
        
        (actually, the case I found was one where the city of Houston subpoenad all sermons that may have been critical of an LGBT discrimination ordinance) -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:29 2
        
        I might have some details wrong. -- nm - Reagen Apr 13, 11:34 1
        
        Well, if you hadn't mentioned it I wouldn't have believed it, so *shrug emoji* (outcome was it never went to court, the city withdrew the subpoenas) -- nm - Roger More Apr 13, 11:46
Ford and Lucas on stage now doing Q&A -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 10:52 10
- why is this star wars thing such a big deal? -- nm - amanda jones state university Apr 13, 11:04 4
  - 40th anniverary year and it's Star Wars Celebration Weekend down in Orlando. Think a LARGE Comic Con -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 11:25
  - I was watching a Thor trailer breakdown type thing on youtube and it said that a Last Jedi trailer was coming soon. Maybe that? -- nm - volnelk Apr 13, 11:15
  - I am looking forward to David's answer to this question. -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 11:10 1
    - which as 2015 Christmas and the year of 2016 proved...will be wrong -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 11:26
- Ford seems really happy to be there...no grumpiness at all. -- nm - Remlik Apr 13, 10:54 4
  - for showing up they bought him another plane he could crash. -- nm - Diva Apr 13, 10:58 3
    - still not as bad as United -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:59 2
      - "United doesn't tear your arm off when it overbooks..." -- nm - TWuG Apr 13, 11:05 1
        
        But do they shoot first? -- nm - eag Apr 13, 11:13
so, the Star Wars thing is going on ... when do we get the Star Wars 8 teaser trailer stuff? -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 13, 10:42 1
- Tomorrow is the Last Jedi panel so probably tomorrow -- nm - eag Apr 13, 10:44
Trudeau Unveils Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in Canada -- (link) - crash davis Apr 13, 10:39 1
- The timing on this CBC exclusive can't be coincidence: -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Apr 13, 10:40
Chronicle Herald buys all Atlantic Canadian Transcontinental papers -- (link) - Beaker Apr 13, 10:36
Last night VICE News ran a report on Quebec's Maple Syrup Mafia and Maple Syrup Pirates. I had to laugh at the inside exchange: - crash davis Apr 13, 10:30 9
- Spoils - Beryllium Apr 13, 11:14
- there is no such thing as the Maple Syrup Mafia -- nm - Maple Syrup Mafia Apr 13, 10:33
- I am in love with Vice News -- nm - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:32 6
  - The only quibble I have is that at least once a week they run hipster music reviews & I could do without those. But they're only a few minutes long -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:37 5
    - my quibble - so many stories are about Texas - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:48 4
      - Texas is the new Florida -- nm - decline Apr 13, 10:49 3
        
        *nods* - Epiphany Apr 13, 10:58 2
        
        In all fairness, Florida has set the bar so low that I don't agree that Texas is that bad :) -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 11:08 1
        
        Rural Texas might disagree. - Epiphany Apr 13, 11:47
Inigo, you're correct. It would have helped if I had read every part of the notice. "This violation is a non-moving violation and no points will be - kelly Apr 13, 10:18 3
- In CA, it came out that if you didn't pay it didn't go onto your DMV record and they didn't come after you for the fines. It was set up as unenforce - jnine Apr 13, 11:54
- I seem to recall that in one place, in order to get around them provisions keeping them from charging you with running a red light - Baronspringa Apr 13, 11:06
- That is a relief. It's just an extra source of income for the county/state. -- nm - Inigo Apr 13, 10:19
Trump considering withholding subsidy payments to insurers in attempt to force Dems to accept ACA repeal. -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 13, 10:18 5
- so....Dems repeal Obamacare or.... Trump gets blames for taking insurance from people. - ty97 Apr 13, 10:33
- Oh, please -- please please please strong-arm businesses to throw tens of millions of people into uninsured territory. - Will Hunting Apr 13, 10:31
- I know he is in the habit of uttering whatever thought is in his head. But this is a reprehensible thought -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:26 2
  - It's extortion, plain and simple. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 13, 10:30 1
    - "business" -- nm - Trump Apr 13, 10:33
Raiders set to work out trade for Marshawn Lynch -- (link) - Beaker Apr 13, 10:17 3
- I should have kept him on my Blood Feud roster -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:28 2
  - What's his fantasy upside? First-year back Ricky Williams? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 13, 10:41 1
    - I am thinking 80 to 85% of Prime Marshawn -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:42
Quebec to eventually ban pit bulls, public security minister says -- (link) - Beaker Apr 13, 10:16 3
- BSL is BS - IrishStephen Apr 13, 10:44
- Fuck you, Quebec. -- nm - Krusty Apr 13, 10:36 1
  - i hate the bans,. They're stupid. But I expect it will be grandfathering thing at least. You just can't get a *new* dog. - Andie Apr 13, 11:30
I caught an episode of "The White Queen" last night after not having seen it since it originally aired. I am now looking forward to the sequel series. -- nm - Mel Profit Apr 13, 10:15 5
- I set the DVR as soon as I could for The White Princess. Rebecca Ferguson rocked The White Queen and I loved it. -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:25 4
  - Faye Marsay as the Kingmakers Daughter was also wonderful -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 13, 10:39 2
    - That mini-series was wonderfully acted throughout. Margaret Beaufort was well played by whoever. I wanted to personally behead Jamie Frain -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:43 1
      - yes. I have watched it several times since it originally aired...spoils - Peglegpete Apr 13, 10:46
  - yeah... -- nm - Diva, nodding Apr 13, 10:36
Airport police find loaded Glock in backpack of ex-Bucs WR Louis Murphy -- (link) - Beaker Apr 13, 10:13
sonofa - our reservations fell through, got Easter reservations for this menu - guess I'll just pound the crap out of prime rib and salmon - crash davis Apr 13, 10:10 4
- still, make the hollandaise. it works with the salmon & roast -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 13, 10:47
- swim in the fountain - oblique, SuperFeud Champion Apr 13, 10:12 2
  - high dive followed by the backstroke? -- nm - crash davis Apr 13, 10:14
  - pee in the fountain - tim mie Apr 13, 10:13
Disney's bringing Club 33 over from Disneyland to Walt Disney World. - Da5id Apr 13, 10:09 12
- I wonder if membership will extend to both coasts - JD Apr 13, 10:51 4
  - My understanding is that each park's Club 33 requires distinct membership. - Da5id Apr 13, 10:53 3
    - Each park? So that's like four...oh..wait...that place is one big park isn't it? - JD Apr 13, 10:56 2
      - Right, that's why I called the individual locations gates. - David Apr 13, 11:39 1
        
        I assume your bottom paragraph is correct also. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 11:51
- what is this and how outraged/happy should I be? -- nm - Beaker Apr 13, 10:12 6
  - It's Disney's expensive secret society. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 13, 10:14 2
    - I'm so special, I'm in Club 32. -- nm - David si Apr 13, 10:16 1
      - Only if it's an Amazon thing. -- nm - Da5id Apr 13, 10:18
  - It's a big deal, but normal people can't afford it. -- (link) - Da5id Apr 13, 10:13 2
    - Josh Freese, the drummer, is a member. He posts pictures frequently. His dad was in the Disneyland band for years. -- nm - jnine Apr 13, 11:45
    - Decade long waiting list. You have to make arrangements to use in Tokyo according to wiki -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 13, 11:06
Roomba really likes to unlock a certain door. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:04 1
- "And that's when the murders began." -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 13, 10:05
B2 Kelly: If you're upset enough to want to do something about it - Strongbad Apr 13, 10:02 3
- I hate all red light cameras, but in this case I was 100% at fault. There's no debate here. -- nm - kelly Apr 13, 10:10 1
  - You can still pressure to have them removed. For the greater good. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 13, 10:19
- 3. Start up a consulting firm and arrange for a lucrative no-bid contract to conduct that study if it hasn't already been done. - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 13, 10:04

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