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Hey Eag - (NMBEag) - Meg Jul 10, 12:52
I think we might have done this before, but what TV show had the most "Oh shit" moments - Amoxy Jul 10, 12:47 11
- Scandal is pretty much made of these moments. -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 13:04
- Breaking Bad -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:02
- Better Call Saul is getting up there. Broadchurch maybe. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 13:01
- House of Cards (Season 2, Episode 1 with Kate Mara), True Detective (Season 1 shootout), Downton Abbey (Matthew Crawley) -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 12:59
- Your IM nails it. Preacher is still too new, but at this rate it will be up there. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 10, 12:52
- I'm not sure it's to the level of those three - Strongbad Jul 10, 12:51 1
  - Good one. I rewatched the first half of the first season. So much shit was going on! -- nm - Amoxy Jul 10, 12:59
- "Let's watch that again." -- nm - John Locke Jul 10, 12:51 1
  - Yes of course -- nm - Amoxy Jul 10, 13:01
- Jackass -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 12:51 1
  - (Sorry, I saw a clip yesterday so it was fresh in my mind. Serious answer: Sherlock.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 12:51
GOT Theory Spoiler Guesswork: What's your favorite so-far-unconfirmed theory? - Name Withheld by Request Jul 10, 12:35 7
- Spoilers - Inigo Jul 10, 12:47 1
  - on that note...spoils - budice Jul 10, 12:53
- I like the one I came up with - spoilers - Beaker Jul 10, 12:45 1
  - I think that's a possibility (spoilers) - Inigo Jul 10, 12:49
- spoiler - tRuMaN Jul 10, 12:40
- spoils - Roger More Jul 10, 12:38
- Syrio Forel - Max Jul 10, 12:36
Between 'Kimmy Schmidt' and 'Spider-Man: HC' bodega cats are having a moment. - Diva Jul 10, 12:17 5
- They're awesome and every bodega should have one. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 12:55
- I might maybe possibly follow a Bodega Cats twitter feed. -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 12:38 1
  - The tail coming out of the ground freaks me out. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:40
- I prefer flower shop doggies -- (link) - con_carne Jul 10, 12:27 [youtube]
- My favorite [spoil] of the movie! - Spawn Jul 10, 12:22
"What if we took away their rackets?' -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 12:12 3
- Was just going to find this. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 10, 12:16 2
  - One of my all-time favorite internet moments. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 10, 12:28
  - Too late! Found it for you -- nm - con_carne Jul 10, 12:17
Marvel TV:This Is Us' Milana Vayntrub has landed the breakout role of Squirrel Girl inNew Warriors. -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 12:06 40
- That YouTube clip at the bottom of the page is...something. -- nm - David Jul 10, 12:16 2
  - eating nuts and kicking butts! -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 12:30 1
    - I guess that's better than the other way. -- nm - David Jul 10, 12:37
- Aside: A New Warriors series is in production. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 12:14 4
  - I don't recognize anyone in that cast *except* AT&T Girl. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 12:15 3
    - you need to watch more Freeform TV -- nm - decline Jul 10, 12:19 2
      - ... said no one, ever. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:19 1
        
        *snork!* -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 12:27
- So, the AT&T girl is on the New Warriors? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 10, 12:14
- AT&T GIRL!!! -- (link) - Mop Jul 10, 12:13 [youtube]
- is Squirrel Girl's superpower she has a pet squirrel, or is she part squirrel? -- nm - decline Jul 10, 12:10 19
  - She communicates with all squirrels, and has a tail. - Spawn Jul 10, 12:11 17
    - But is legally distinct from Mutants... -- nm - Ender Jul 10, 12:33
    - and she's kicked the ass of Dr. Doom, Thanos and Wolverine repeatedly. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 12:23 9
      - now that's realistic -- nm - decline Jul 10, 12:26 8
        
        I know, a dude with metal claws in his arms? -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 12:33
        
        You had to be there. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:28 6
        
        does she screw a lot too? 'cause ya' know squirrels... -- nm - decline Jul 10, 12:32 5
        
        I believe her and Stark um had a thing - eag Jul 10, 12:35 4
        
        Gamora and SQ are not even in the same universe! - Spawn Jul 10, 12:38 2
        
        I think if I'm gonna put any green skin women on my LL it may be Jennifer Walters -- nm - eag Jul 10, 12:44 1
        
        Not if you have seen what has been going on with her lately. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:44
        
        My bad that was Logan not Stark -- nm - eag Jul 10, 12:38
    - And that Germans can't pronounce her name. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 10, 12:17 1
      - She should team up with Scotland's nemesis, the Purple Burglar Alarm. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 12:19
    - I hope she has a tail on the show! -- nm - decline Jul 10, 12:12 3
      - Also, the ears come and go. She has not been in much that I have read. One series had her as the baby sitter for Luke Cage & Jessica Jones' baby. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:14 2
        
        They have a baby!!!!?? -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 12:24 1
        
        yup -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 12:29
  - Neither, IIRC -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 12:11
- a.k.a. AT&T Girl and Gilfoyle's intimidating Satanist gf. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 12:09
- she's so cute -- nm - decline Jul 10, 12:08
- I... did not know she is in This Is Us. Is her part major? -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:07 5
  - She had an arc. -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 12:22
  - I had to look, but she is (spoilers?) - oblique Jul 10, 12:11 2
    - (I have never watched but might if she is in it much) -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:12 1
      - It's a great show, but she's only in around 6-ish episodes. -- nm - Inigo Jul 10, 12:14
  - never seen the show. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 12:08
- I like her -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 12:07 1
  - I love her. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:08
CFPB rule would prohibit forced arbitration in banking and credit card products, opening the door to class-action lawsuits against financial firms. -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 10, 12:04 1
- But don't forget they plan to gut the ability to claim class action -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 13:05
This is legitimately one of the ten greatest tennis matches I've ever seen. -- nm - David Jul 10, 12:03 3
- Just on the strength on the last set alone - prayformojo Jul 10, 12:09
- Does it work better or worse with Yakety Sax playing over it? -- nm - Max Jul 10, 12:05 1
  - Everything is better with Yakety Sax. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 12:05
AL's Chris Sale, NL's Max Scherzer named to start All-Star Game -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:54
In Trump's White House, women average $72,650/yr, while men average $115k. Women earn 63.2 cents on the dollar, worse than in the "real America" -- (link) - MDH Jul 10, 11:42 4
- Before I read the article, how does that happen? I assumed the salaries are fixed per position. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 11:44 3
  - they are. top brass is all a boys club -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:48
  - There are more men in the highest-paid positions than there were under Obama. -- nm - mara Jul 10, 11:47 1
    - This headline is more expository than the pay gap one. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 11:52
WTF does Conway keep getting invited on? You know she's jusy going to lie to you. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 11:41 15
- This seemed like just an opportunity to humiliate her. I'm fine with that. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 12:00
- And that's different than anyone else from the Trump administration....how? -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 11:47
- entertainment -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 11:45
- I know some have stopped having her on, but ABC keeps calling her back - Amoxy Jul 10, 11:43 2
  - It's like they just want to create more opportunities for eye-roll memes cuz clicks and millenials! -- nm - Diva Jul 10, 12:05 1
    - It's all just a game -- nm - Amoxy Jul 10, 12:19
- Ditto Andie and I'd love for them to say "This is going to be your last appearance if you're going to just keep lying." -- nm - Max Jul 10, 11:42
- better her than Katrina Pierson who outright lies on tv. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 11:42 6
  - Better chlamydia than gonorrhea? -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 11:47 1
    - heh -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 11:49
  - I thought she just vanished toward the end of the election. -- nm - David Jul 10, 11:45 2
    - . -- nm* - ty97 Jul 10, 11:46
    - she did...but she's back. working for a super pac now -- nm* - Remlik Jul 10, 11:46
  - but KAC does it as well. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 11:42
- It was fun to see her watch a video of herself lying. -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 11:42
Does Spidey Homecoming mess up the MCU Timeline? -- (link) - budice Jul 10, 11:35 11
- They miss another important point. Spoils - pmb Jul 10, 12:00 1
  - Guess I had better read this. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:01
- they should just have the Flash come in and run around in circles a bunch of times and change time and fix everything -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:54 5
  - In which we find out that Aunt May is now Aunt Martha -- nm - eag Jul 10, 11:59 1
    - Dem pearls. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 12:01
  - I'm not allowed to do that anymore -- nm - Barry Jul 10, 11:54 2
    - (unless I decide to) -- (edited) - Barry Jul 10, 11:56 1
      - and then you'll mope about like a sad puppy for ever and ever, right ? -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:59
- I honestly figured that judging by the end of SM:H it was set a litte in the future. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:52 1
  - Hmm. That article is weird. I will say that I expect Avengers: IW to pick-up nearly immediately after SM:H. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:05
- Comic book movie. Don't care. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 11:41
Nadal/Muller on ESPN 2 is incredible if you have access to it right now. -- nm - David Jul 10, 11:31 5
- They played for a full hour after this post...and it was already 9-9 in the 5th when I made it. -- nm - David Jul 10, 12:36
- This prompted me to call my mom. Tennis, bringing families together! -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 12:27
- Wow. It's a shame that somebody has to lose a match like this -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 11:37 1
  - What's novel is that both players seem to be having a lot of fun. -- nm - David Jul 10, 11:44
- you should live blog it for us (in a british accent) -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:33
World collide again. I just answered a question on our archaeological society's FB page and then realized the person was related to a long-time STer. -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 11:29 3
- We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 10, 11:35
- *gasp* Was it me? -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:31 1
  - Nope :) -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 11:33
So... how many seasons of GoT will I be able to get through by Aug 10? - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:28 26
- How spoiled on major events are you? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 10, 11:35 18
  - I've heard bits and pieces over time but really only know 1 big spoiler going in -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:36 17
    - this is a good GOT poll - what do you think the biggest spoil would be - please include answer inside. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 10, 11:37 11
      - another one I'll throw out - major GOT spoilers - Beaker Jul 10, 11:57 1
        
        ^this one is better than the popular one -- nm - Max Jul 10, 12:01
      - Spoiler - Inigo Jul 10, 11:56 1
        
        stop copying me! -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:57
      - Spoiler - Amoxy Jul 10, 11:45
      - major GOT spoilers - Beaker Jul 10, 11:39 4
        
        Anyone who say otherwise is wrong. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 10, 11:42
        
        yup -- nm* - decline Jul 10, 11:41 2
        
        up to that I would have said...spoils - Remlik Jul 10, 11:44 1
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:45
      - spoils - Epiphany Jul 10, 11:39
    - I envy you. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 10, 11:37 4
      - the only spoiler I know - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:37 3
        
        you have many, many surprises ahead of you -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:49
        
        Voldemort? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 10, 11:47
        
        enjoy the show! -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:38
- Your wife is still in NY, right? (In your position, I'd get through all of them) -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 11:30 5
  - She's there for 3 of the 4 weeks. - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:32 4
    - Oh, this is tougher. I don't think you'll make it. ("Nice to have you back, but I'm binge-watching this series and it has to be done by August 10 or - Roger More Jul 10, 11:41 2
      - I pretty much have to finish it in 3 weeks. - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:45 1
        
        This is why I've only watched 2 episodes of Breaking Bad. -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 12:57
    - 73 episodes. 1 hour per. Watch 6 hours per night and you'll be done in 2 weeks -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:39
- all of them -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:29
US apologizes to China over typo -- (link) - znufrii Jul 10, 11:28 3
- This is what happens when you fire everyone at the State Department. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:32
- that's not really a 'typo' -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 11:29 1
  - Taipo -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 11:31
I'm sorry kids. Your grades just weren't good enough for a scholarship. You'll just have to go to school in a foreign, exotic land instead. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:27

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