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Fillon endorses Marcon (obviously) -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 12:06 1
- yay Nathan! -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 12:10
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- sorry, but I have no restaurant suggestions. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 11:59
- Will you be standing there with a frown and a cigarette posting pictures of yourself on the internet? -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 11:57 5
  - Mal! -- nm - Dawson frowning in Paris Apr 23, 12:08
  - that would rock. -- nm - mud Apr 23, 11:58 3
    - he'll need a beret and horizontal B&W striped shirt -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 12:00 2
      - oui -- nm - jean-paul Belmondo Apr 23, 12:02 1
        
        fat 3" stripes -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 12:06
- Not fair! Elections are my thing! -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 11:54
- That's terrible! -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 11:45 1
  - non, c'est bon -- nm - mud Apr 23, 11:52
- DOOM! -- nm* - Bacon Apr 23, 11:44
Clasico: Barca at Real Madrid, beIN sports channel. 620 for DirecTV folks -- nm - budice Apr 23, 11:34 1
- Masters Champ Sergio was the honoray celeb kickoff for El Clasico -- nm - budice Apr 23, 11:49
Today's French election results in one tweet -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 11:30
Bill Clinton bringing the funny -- (link) - budice Apr 23, 11:19 2
- DAAAAAAADDD -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 11:28
- ya know, despite not always agreeing with Bill politically, i've always said that i bet he's fun as hell to hang around with -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 23, 11:25
NASCAR: Bristol Race postponed til Monday at 1pm -- (link) - budice Apr 23, 11:10
Macron and LePen to the runoff. - ty97 Apr 23, 11:00 26
- Phew! -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 11:09 22
  - I know next to nothing about the candidates other than -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 23, 11:11 21
    - Macron would join Trudeau on the current World Leader hottie Mount Rushmore -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 11:22 11
      - Yes. Welcome fellow handsome fellows. -- nm - Putin Apr 23, 11:41
      - With all due respect to Trudeau (and Macron) it's a shallow field -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 11:23 9
        
        Updated list! (Trudeau #1, Putin #23, Merkel #69, Trump #137) -- (link) - Roger More Apr 23, 11:27 6
        
        Macron would certainly immediately jump into the top 5 minimum. -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 11:31 1
        
        it falls off a cliff around 7. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 11:33
        
        If we open this up to all party leaders, this is the clear #1 -- (link) - Reagen Apr 23, 11:31 2
        
        "former fetish model" - ty97 Apr 23, 11:33 1
        
        not that hard to find on a simple GIS - Reagen Apr 23, 11:34
        
        Edi Rama looks like he's trying to join that grin gif that starts with Robert Redford in the woods. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 11:29
        
        Oh, it's definitely all relative -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 11:25 1
        
        Especially when world leaders ride a bear -- (link) - budice Apr 23, 11:27
    - Melenchon is far left. People like him because he talks strongly against LePen and the FN, but he doesn't have the right solutions for France. -- (link) - Roger More Apr 23, 11:17 5
      - So the thought is his supporters go to Macron, correct? -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 11:24 4
        
        If they vote. But it basically means Macron will have the coalition of sensible voters behind him. - Roger More Apr 23, 11:30
        
        Hamon, who's coming in fifth I think, calls to vote for Macron in Round 2 -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 11:28
        
        Macron has been polling at 60% head to head vs. Le Pen -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 11:27
        
        If they go LePen, that's like a die hard Bernie supporter voting for Trump. - ty97 Apr 23, 11:25
    - Fillion was probably just normal levels of corrupt for France but was just dumb about it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 11:15
    - LePen has headlines, and thats scary -- nm - budice Apr 23, 11:12 1
      - Her family's been running for decades, they've gotten headlines for decades. She's still down 26 in head to head polling -- nm* - ty97 Apr 23, 11:19
- (Fillon and Melenchon each got 19.5%) - ty97 Apr 23, 11:01 2
  - Should be noted that the two main parties in France are both out of the runoff for the first time ever. -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 11:04 1
    - Run-off May 7. Macron up big in head-to-head polls vs LePen - ty97 Apr 23, 11:09
Just watched 'The Founder'. I really enjoyed it. I teach business, which is a factor, but I thought it was well done. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 23, 10:59
Everything is just fine, right? We're good? -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Apr 23, 10:58
90 second warning! -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:58
Surrogacy is illegal in France. Huh. -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:57
Early returns say Donald Trump expected to be the new President of France -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 10:54 1
- Bon voyage! -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:54
"France 2 anchors are explicitly hinting they'll be able to give outcome of who'll be in the Top 2 by 8pm sharp" links to watch -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 10:45 2
- "Well, France 2 anchors just took that back. Now hinting there may be 3 faces at 8pm—tho they could present one of them as having made it." -- (link*) - ty97 Apr 23, 10:52
- As of 7pm (1 hour left) turnout was nearly 70%. Hear that America?! 70%!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:48
Map of New York City median rent by subway stop -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 10:34
Crystal Palace! -- nm - budice Apr 23, 10:25
Huh. "Polls close at 8pm. Enough returns will have been counted by then that broadcasters likely to be able to announce result immediately." -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 10:20 6
- Also: "French presidential election: Citizens in London blast 'three hour wait' at embassy" - ty97 Apr 23, 10:32
- their system for this is simple - you get separate cards with each candidates name on one and just deposit the one in an envelope. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 10:25 3
  - Oh, it's not that robots have been given the vote? -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 11:13
  - What do you do with the rest, take them home? -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:27 1
    - I'm assuming there's a recycle bin - Reagen Apr 23, 10:29
- (That's 2pm ET for those playing along at home) -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 10:23
In San Francisco, a family earning $105,350 now qualifies as "low income" for Section 8 housing assistance -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 10:15 1
- before I moved here, a friend qualified as low income....she was an MD -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 11:08
Box Office: FnF $38M, Boss Baby $12M, BATB $9M, Born China $5M -- (link*) - budice Apr 23, 10:13
Is anyone else getting annoyed by multiple notifications on FB? First one when there's a post, then every hour on the hour *forever* -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 10:11 4
- I have started turning off various notifications from them. And app badges. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:12 3
  - I don't understand people who want all their apps beeping at them all the time - Reagen Apr 23, 10:33 1
    - Well at least mine don't beep but I have FB on a tab on my desktop and see when there's a notification. - Meg Apr 23, 10:49
  - I only get them on the few pages I follow and posts I'm involved in, but they've recently gotten *very* repetitive. -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 10:24
La Liga: El Clasico is 2 hours from now: Real Madrid v Barcelona -- (link*) - budice Apr 23, 09:40 1
- I always liked to think that name meant there was a Fake Madrid out there somewhere. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 09:44
B2 for J. Tim Armstrong was there and played a couple of songs with The Interrupters - JD Apr 23, 09:33 2
- He's definitely looking rough with that beard, he's basically a living punky legend and she was a pink girl - J Apr 23, 10:41 1
  - That makes two years in a row that he's played Coachella - JD Apr 23, 10:48
B2: voluntarily recalling retail, frozen hash brown products that may be contaminated with extraneous golf ball materials, that despite our stringent - JD Apr 23, 09:21 [Backboard] 2
- Can I blame Trump? It feels like I can blame Trump. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 09:22 1
  - We need to know where that potato patch is.....poor reporting :) -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 09:29
John Stevens is the New Head Coach of the LA Kings -- (link) - budice Apr 23, 09:21
*Chelsea Peretti groan* -- (link) - Reagen Apr 23, 09:18 11
- They break every time. Get him out of my sight. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 09:57
- He can be *very* persuasive..... - prayformojo Apr 23, 09:21 4
  - How bout now? ... How bout now? ... How bout now? -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 09:23 3
    - Dealing exclusively with the EU will be the way Trump gets Germany to come crawling back for a deal. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 10:08 2
      - By dismantling the EU? - Beryllium Apr 23, 10:11 1
        
        (just like the way he's going to get Democrats to deal on healthcare) -- nm - Max Apr 23, 11:14
- The US would have been better off electing Curious George. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 09:19 4
  - Or chelsea peretti ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 09:27 3
    - Let's not take this too far now -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 09:52
    - I'd like to begin these delicate trade negotiations with some expressionist dance moves that pay tribute to my spirit animal, the wolf. -- nm - Chelsea Peretti si Apr 23, 09:29 1
      - "This person is harmless. We can do whatever we want." - Beryllium Apr 23, 09:33
Darn - could've sworn those two jugs on the pantry shelf were laundry detergent......carpet cleaning solution..... - Meg Apr 23, 09:15
LOL -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 23, 09:07
Loot Crate has a fantastic t-shirt sale going. -- (link) - David Apr 23, 09:00 1
- I grabbed that AJ Styles shirt, mostly because it's not black. - Tim Apr 23, 10:31
Nathan just showed me how to cheat at Disney Infinity. - Will Hunting Apr 23, 08:33 5
- *sniff* they grow up so fast... -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 08:34 4
  - I don't need him applying his brain for evil. - Will Hunting Apr 23, 08:40 3
    - And, Dad, here's how you hack into the Federal Reserve and steal $10 billion. -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 09:15
    - "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Beryllium Apr 23, 08:43 1
      - "But there's no reason I can't help it along a little." -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 08:52
Star Wars: Last Jedi trailer side-by-side with the Force Awakens one. Similar? -- (link) - budice Apr 23, 08:31 [youtube] 1
- And at the end they blow up another Death Star. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 09:46
So this was Don Cherry's "suit" last night -- (link) - Reagen Apr 23, 08:13 13
- He's the Alex Jones of hockey. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 10:05
- I can only assume it's an Aaron Hernandez: In Memorium -- nm - ML Apr 23, 09:52
- That IM is whoa. -- nm - Diva Apr 23, 09:50 1
  - I was thinking Dexter, but Reagen brought it back to hockey ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 09:57
- Was not expecting that IM, but it makes sense :) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 08:30
- Is he actually any good as a commentator? Everything I see on him is his absurdity or Neanderthal views -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 23, 08:21 6
  - I wonder if there's a football announcer that is similar to him. Someone who used to coach, but now just talks about how the new kids are ... - Beryllium Apr 23, 08:32 3
    - in their primes, he and John Madden would have been about equivalent. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 08:33
    - ... preferably with a slightly affected, almost constantly yelling voice. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 08:33 1
      - Who is unintelligible to outsiders. -- nm - Roger More Apr 23, 09:17
  - I still like him. He loves fighting and the rough stuff but has advocated for no-touch icing for years due to the injuries -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 08:28
  - once upon a time. he descended into self-parody many years ago. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 08:23
- damn -- nm - budice Apr 23, 08:14
For Sharks fans, and your nightmares -- (link) - Reagen Apr 23, 07:49 [Image] 5
- and I definitely had this thought last night -- (link) - Reagen Apr 23, 08:35 [Image] 4
  - Can you tell that Reagen's team hasn't won a playoff series in a while? -- nm - David Apr 23, 08:58 3
    - I've had like 3 careers since then! -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 09:08
    - Beating the Sharks in the playoffs is like beating the Capitals in the playoffs - Will Hunting Apr 23, 09:00 1
      - I have given up on the Sharks. They tease you with a great start in the reg season - Amoxy Apr 23, 09:05
To the guy in the YouTube video removing wallpaper in long strips: F - you. -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 07:39
Black employees allege Fox News executive made them "arm wrestle" white employees for their entertainment -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 07:37 1
- Fox News lunchroom -- (link*) - Beaker Apr 23, 07:51 [youtube]
Comic folk - what's the complete run of Injustice -Gods Among Us run ? - Will Hunting Apr 23, 07:17 2
- I would sell you mine for a bargin price. Seriously. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 09:27
- well first go to your local lcs and check out the stock there... - Remlik Apr 23, 08:35
Sydney White on HBO - the free preview weekend pays off -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 07:00
Glen Coffee is trying to make a comeback in the NFL. He's been an Army Ranger for the last few years and hasn't - Krusty Apr 23, 06:51
Erin Moran, Who Played Joanie on ‘Happy Days,’ Dies at 56 -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 06:33
Noah just floated past our house. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 23, 06:09 1
- Are you sure it wasn't Steve Carrel? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 23, 06:12
HAPPY FRENCH ELECTION DAY (round 1)! -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 05:58 5
- I haven't paid attention, but am I rooting for Macron? -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 06:34 3
  - Yes. Obama called him last week to send his best wishes. LePen is an awful human being that no one should want to win. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 06:52
  - I honestly don't know. I actually (gasp!) haven't follows this that closely. - ty97 Apr 23, 06:39 1
    - 538 says too close to call and that any two of the top four contenders could make the runoff -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 06:42
- You mean Freedom Election -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 06:29
TV PSA: NBA, NHL, Little Big Shots, NCIS LA, White Princess, Once Upon a Time, Top Gear, The Circus, Guerrilla, Chicago Justice, Match Game, Leftovers -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 05:37 5
- Iron Chef, Madam Secretary, American Crime, Last Man on Earth, Billions, Elementary, Into the Badlands, Feud: Bette & Joan, Shades of Blue Arrangement -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 05:38 4
  - Mary Kills People, Veep, (3 different Iron Chef shows start tonight fyi), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 05:39 3
    - Iron chef gauntlet was pretty good -- nm - Rollo Apr 23, 08:35
    - Mary kills people seems like a Dexter clone -- nm - Amoxy Apr 23, 07:43 1
      - minor spoilers - Beaker Apr 23, 08:10

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