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Not so fast on the new Prince songs - -- (link) - Epiphany Apr 20, 12:52
Locke & Key to get a pilot for Hulu -- (link) - Epiphany Apr 20, 12:44
My desire to prepare dinner is currently nonexistent. I need ideas! - kelly Apr 20, 12:44 20
- Thanks all. I think N will be pleased with all the grilled cheese suggestions. -- nm - kelly Apr 20, 12:53
- I would kill for some solid food right now. Colonoscopy tomorrow, I've had nothing but Jell-O all day. -- nm - sycor Apr 20, 12:53
- Chick-fil-a. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 20, 12:51
- Grilled cheese with a side(s) of sushi! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:47 2
  - Are you feeling okay? I got a suggestion other than "I don't care, whatever you want to do". !!!!!!! - kelly Apr 20, 12:50 1
    - Either place you like (not Nama) and I can swing by and pick up after getting out of here. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:52
- Pick up one of those rotisserie chickens and some veggies from the grocery store takeout section. - ty97 Apr 20, 12:47 2
  - yum, mushy overcooked chicken -- nm - (not mary) Apr 20, 13:09
  - Heh. He doesn't like those chickens. (I think they're so good.) -- nm - kelly Apr 20, 12:51
- sounds like a grilled cheese sandwich with something like corn, or carrots on the side kind of night. -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 12:46 1
  - Currently envisioning a grilled cheese with corn in it. Not mad at the idea. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 12:47
- cereal for dinner -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 12:46
- chicken alfredo - jar sauce -- nm - Epiphany Apr 20, 12:46
- grilled cheese sandwiches with chicken noodle soup. -- nm - Diva Apr 20, 12:46 5
  - add some ham and I'll be right over -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 12:49 4
    - and a side salad for kelly and will. -- nm - Diva Apr 20, 12:52 3
      - I always liked Mel better. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:53 2
        
        to go with your soup and sammich, fiend! -- nm - Diva Apr 20, 12:54 1
        
        Well, in that case, since you're not leaving us with only salad, I return you to your equivalent-liking state with Mel. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:56
- Turkey tenders -- nm - JD Apr 20, 12:45
It's Thursday, which means Tiger had another back surgery -- (link) - ML Apr 20, 12:37 1
- Gonna win another major any day now -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 12:44
Fargo season 2 has some Legion alum in it. nice. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 12:34 2
- Yup. Apparently it's the same producers. They brought some people with 'em to Legion. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 12:34 1
  - 3 episodes in, since it is on Hulu now. Nice cast all around. -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 12:36
Shooting in Paris on Champs D'. 2 police officers wounded. Tons of flashing lights. -- nm - zork Apr 20, 12:27 1
- One of the officers was killed, other is serious. Suspect taken down. Also Champs-È - zork Apr 20, 12:39
out of work early, guess I'll override a sawtooth and go pick a few fights - dogbert Apr 20, 12:20 2
- I don't really understand this. Is this Pokemon talk? -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 12:29 1
  - horizon zero dawn - dogbert Apr 20, 12:43
heh, people have already started taking the new chairs from the nearby conference rooms for their desks -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 12:18
This Tuesday sucks -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 12:17 2
- Terrible joke is terrible. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 12:18 1
  - kid, your face is terrible -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 12:19
Musk reminds me of the evil villain in Sahara. - Beaker Apr 20, 12:13 1
- tbh I kind of wish I was Admiral Sandecker ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 12:15
Because, who *wouldn't* want to roll tires off of an Olympic ski jump to see how far they'd go? -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 20, 12:12 1
- I'd rather watch English people try to kill themselves whilst chasing a cheese roll. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 20, 12:18
mary, if you use those "smart plugs", do you have to only turn it on/off with the app/alexa then? I assume telling Alexa to turn it off actually cuts - oblique Apr 20, 12:11 1
- if not using the app/alexa you would need to 'reset' the plug - either using a switch (if it's a switched plug) or unplugging and replugging it in -- nm - (not mary) Apr 20, 12:17
A very old but kinda funny humour thread. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:52
What pop culture things have happened since last Friday through this evening? What I have so far is: - prayformojo Apr 20, 11:52 32
- thanks for all the contributions, everybody - prayformojo Apr 20, 12:38 1
  - I know that you said thanks and all, but your IM reminded me - The White Princess on Starz debuted last week. -- nm - Diva Apr 20, 12:44
- Dame Posh Spice. -- nm - mafic Apr 20, 12:36
- Bosch. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 12:21 1
  - yeah! -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 12:27
- Fargo return. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 20, 12:13
- Alex Jones is a performance artist, obvs. -- nm - Diva Apr 20, 12:09 1
  - Colbert has been absolutely killing it about Alex Jones the last couple of nights. -- nm* - pmb Apr 20, 12:10
- Bill O'Reilly out. -- nm - pmb Apr 20, 12:03 1
  - doh! only the #1 rated cable news show, no wonder I forgot about that -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 12:05
- NES classic discontinued, rumors of SNES coming. -- nm - Tim Apr 20, 12:00 3
  - I have never used Nintendo, but does anyone pronounce that as 'sneeze'? -- nm - GregW Apr 20, 12:05 2
    - Super intendant. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 12:22
    - No. Ess-Nezz. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 12:07
- Richard Simmons just sent a statement to People Magazine about his health -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:59
- Prince Harry talks about his past mental health issues; Prince William and Lady Gaga Facetime chat -- nm - mara Apr 20, 11:58
- Serena Williams is preggo -- nm - decline Apr 20, 11:57 3
  - "It can't be that good!" -- nm - oblique Apr 20, 11:58 2
    - That was hysterical. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 12:19
    - heh -- nm - Max Apr 20, 12:00
- Prince William and Lady Gaga did a thing on mental health. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:57 1
  - thx, I had missed this -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 11:59
- New Prince tracks -- nm - mara Apr 20, 11:56 1
  - oooh, good one -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 11:59
- Aaron Hernandez, not guilty then dead -- nm - Epiphany Apr 20, 11:54
- Pats at the WH and Gronk+Spicey -- nm - rollo Apr 20, 11:54
- Patriots at the White House? -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 11:54
- NBA playoffs have started -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:53 4
  - less sports (that's a separate deal) (but thanks!) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 11:55 3
    - moving out of my areas of comfort, but there is something going on with the Jenners according to Google news ( I always ignore them) -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:56 2
      - not that it really makes a difference, but i am slightly pleased to see the change in terminology, it is now more 'the Jenners' than the "Kardashians. - Andie Apr 20, 12:18 1
        
        I don't dare hope -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 12:27
This photo -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 11:49 4
- That's 5 cents I'm not getting back. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 12:33
- Is that real? If so, its so wrong and so right -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:51 2
  - no clue but mostly hoping it's real -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 11:51 1
    - it's pretty sad... -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 12:47
Australia Plans to Raise More Barriers to Citizenship -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 11:49 3
- Pandering to the (sizeable) 'stop the boats!' crowd. It's theatric horseshit. -- nm - mafic Apr 20, 12:37
- everyone is eventually going to keep us out - stuck here with this lunatic -- nm - Epiphany Apr 20, 11:52 1
  - I'm not a lunatic! - ty97 Apr 20, 11:53
Discuss -- (link) - ty97 Apr 20, 11:47 2
- motivated pot-smoking voters sounds like an oxymoron. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:48 1
  - You'll find them chasing an invisible pink unicorn. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 20, 11:49
Fox News has paid out $85M over sexual harassment. $65M has gone to the male predators who have perpetrated said harassment -- (link) - decline Apr 20, 11:47
Dump just claimed 'no other President has been able to do as much as he has done' and - Diva Apr 20, 11:45 8
- I expected the IM to say "kept a straight face" -- nm - zork Apr 20, 12:41
- Note: By this point in 2009, Obama had passed the stimulus bill and was wrapping up saving the auto industry. - Will Hunting Apr 20, 11:55 1
  - But did Obama sign two executive orders that were blocked by the courts? I think no! -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 11:59
- No other President has been able to confuse our allies as much as he has -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:47 2
  - Forget our allies I think he confuses himself -- nm - eag Apr 20, 11:49
  - No other president has had an entire carrier group gone rogue -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 11:49
- He's said this in varying forms repeatedly and it's so laughably and demonstrably untrue - ty97 Apr 20, 11:46 1
  - If the next generation of entry workforce labor follows the same fanfare-over-substance style, we'd better get ready for an era of garbage products. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:47
The King has all the Playoff swagger you will ever need. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 20, 11:36 2
- he needed to do the Vinne Mac strut -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 11:37 1
  - Only one person can pull that off. One. -- nm - Shaun Apr 20, 11:40
Yay, earnings season. - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 20, 11:31 2
- I'm a little annoyed at myself. There's a stock I've been considering buying; the company announced today and the stock is up $9. -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 20, 11:46 1
  - Oops. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 Apr 20, 12:00
Are we gonna invade Canada over milk? -- (link) - decline Apr 20, 11:28 14
- When it starts, I'm going to stand at the border and start throwing pennies at them. That'll drive them *nuts* -- nm - prayformojo Apr 20, 11:47 2
  - I am going to submit a bid to the occupation government to go around and remove all the extraneous 'u's from signs. Its color not colour! -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:48 1
    - think of all the money they'll save by not buy all those vowels -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 20, 14:04
- Hopefully! -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 11:42
- Next comes the communications blackout. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 11:30
- This is getting a lot of press up here. None of it complimentary to Trump. -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 11:28 8
  - Your second sentence is completely shocking -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:31 1
    - :) -- nm - Andie Apr 20, 11:32
  - Key points are (a) America imports to Canada 5 times what we sell to the US (b) your oversupply is your problem, we don't owe you buying more milk, - Andie Apr 20, 11:31 3
    - sounds like a job for the Maple Syrup Mafia -- nm - Epiphany Apr 20, 11:33 2
      - it's just stupid. Next he'll meet with some Dairy Board and say "No-one knew the dairy industry and regulations were so complicated. " -- nm* - Andie Apr 20, 11:34 1
        
        And grab some milk maids by the udder... -- nm - Diva Apr 20, 11:41
  - Supply management is crap... but isn't doing anything to American dairy farmers. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 11:30 1
    - Yeah, it's one thing I'm not pleased with on my CPC pony (he supports status quo). -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Apr 20, 12:15
I ghostwrote a couple of articles for Goopie. Their apathy about quality was *total*. -- nm - Da5id Apr 20, 11:27 17
- They will read anything that is put on that teleprompter. And when I say anything, I mean an-y-thing. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:38
- what was topics? -- nm - Remlik Apr 20, 11:37 11
  - Some stuff about diets, healthy eating, and makeup. - Da5id Apr 20, 11:42 8
    - I'm not going to lie...I want to see your insights on makeup. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 20, 11:43 7
      - You're an autumn. Hopefully, you'll start dressing like you know that. -- nm - Da5id Apr 20, 11:46
      - Paragraphs incoming. -- nm - ty97 Apr 20, 11:45
      - " Cat eye liner is so last year!" -- nm - David SI Apr 20, 11:44 4
        
        5 Cosplay Tips to Unleash Your Inner Marvel Superhero -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:45 3
        
        you laugh, he could sell the hell out of that article -- nm - Epiphany Apr 20, 11:54 2
        
        thats because #4 Will Shock You! -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 12:01 1
        
        I won't believe what happens next! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 20, 12:10
  - Disney's expansion into Star Wars themed properties -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:38 1
    - "This facial cream is rich in midichlorians, keeps your skin baby soft, and is good for your respiratory system." -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:41
- slightly off tangent - Max's complaint about salt on B2 makes me want french fries -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:33
- I have no doubt it is simply a money making machine - Epiphany Apr 20, 11:32
- Speaking of low-hanging fruit. -- nm - Roger More Apr 20, 11:29
- so you're the one suggesting to put rocks in vaginas? -- nm - decline Apr 20, 11:28
Will, more on the Solar City bonds -- (link) - TWuG Apr 20, 11:24 2
- So, he paid off SpaceX with money from Tesla to cover obligations by SolarCity - Will Hunting Apr 20, 11:42 1
  - Eh. The investors got paid early with all interest due. If Tesla was "losing money" with nothing to show for it, I'd be concerned. That isn't the - TWuG Apr 20, 11:54
Metacritic lists the first show canceled every fall since 2000. The only memorable shows are the two with 70+ metacritic scores. -- (link) - Mop Apr 20, 11:23
“You haven’t had any chili this morning, have you, Mr. Jones?” -- nm - decline Apr 20, 11:23
"You might as well shove a taxidermied honey badger up your cervix." -- nm - No context lines Apr 20, 11:16 2
- To cover all bases, put the egg into the badger into your cervix and then orgasm. -- nm - Max Apr 20, 11:17 1
  - Badgers love that. "WHA--?! What are you doing to m---?!!! OMG, that's awful! Now what...? Where are you putting me...? No! NOOOO!" - Mop Apr 20, 11:51
because I love you - Recipe: Bacon-Wrapped Corn on the Cob with Charred Lime Crema - crash davis Apr 20, 11:15
Chaffetz might resign tomorrow. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 20, 11:10 7
- "to spend more time with his family" I bet -- nm - Baronspringa Apr 20, 11:30 1
  - He's Tom Brady's family obligation. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 11:32
- somebody's got to have some dirt on him -- nm - decline Apr 20, 11:15 4
  - Though as a counterpoint - who wants to be the Republican head of the Oversight Committee while Trump is in the White House? -- nm - Roger More Apr 20, 11:27
  - Yup. -- nm - Mop Apr 20, 11:23
  - No no, this is usual. -- nm - Reagen Apr 20, 11:16 1
    - The first step to resigning is saying you're not going to resign. - Mop Apr 20, 11:24
"Vertical Dancing" in Dallas -- (link) - GregW Apr 20, 11:07
rolling, rolling, rolling -- nm - crash davis Apr 20, 11:07

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