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Did the Rams just trade for Sammy Watkins? -- nm - Amoxy Aug 11, 10:53 3
- They just traded their top WR and corner in separate deals, but they made it up in volume. - David Aug 11, 10:58
- Yes, and the Bills replaced him with Jordan Mathews. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 10:55
- B1 says yes. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 10:54
Dolphins rookie LB Raekwon McMillan (2nd rounder) suffers torn ACL, out for season -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:52
Oops! -- (link) - znufrii Aug 11, 10:51
"But surely no one would be that lazy." -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 10:48 2
- but they cared enough to remove a button? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:50 1
  - And make the Kingslayer's arms smaller. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 10:52
Vudu buddies. Alien: Covenant has been coded in. Not sure when it will show for you -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 11, 10:44
Hey Kilbo! - David Aug 11, 10:34 8
- heh - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 11, 10:52 7
  - With 1-4 - Strongbad Aug 11, 10:58 3
    - With 1-4, you should aim higher than part-time players. - David Aug 11, 11:00 2
      - Mixon needs injuries to play a lot - Strongbad Aug 11, 11:02 1
        
        Yes. Cedric Peerman. - David Aug 11, 11:07
  - What's the deal? -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:55 2
    - I give 1-1 and Rudolph (TE). RC gives 1-4 and Winston (QB). RC posted it on BOP -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 11, 11:00
    - swapped kickers -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:56
ST Destiny people, someone beat the 390 Templar in 11 seconds. - thewrongelement, bad guy Aug 11, 10:28
"*record scratch* You're probably wondering how I got here." Is this from a movie? M-W traces the history of *record scratch* but neglects the rest -- (link) - mara Aug 11, 10:21 13
- As far as party-interrupted, I would investigate Pee Wee Herman, Eddie Murphy, Nerds, Animal House, or Pryor/Wilder movies for examples. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 10:51 5
  - "DO YOU MAND IF WE DANCE WIF YO DATES?" -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 11:01
  - Well, I mean the whole thing -- record scratch, freeze frame, & wrods, "Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I got here." Because the words - mara Aug 11, 10:54 3
    - It's probably in a trailer, not an actual show/movie. First example I can think of after Goodfellas is the trailer to Ratatouille -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 11, 10:59
    - That sounds like Wanted. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 10:57
    - Emperor's New Groove is kind of similar. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:56
- Goodfellas -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 10:28 2
  - There's a number of freeze frames, but is there the record scratch and the voiceover with those words? -- nm - mara Aug 11, 10:35 1
    - Nope x2 -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 10:36
- Quickly googling and going on TVtropes, it seems to be one of those cliches that everyone knows about, but no one can give a concrete example of -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 10:28 3
  - That's the beauty of it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:37 1
    - Sir, I think you just clinched the Nobel Peace Prize of the Internet -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 10:50
  - I can't find a supercut, so I'm inclined to believe that. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 10:36
Yummy Instant Pot Curried Cream of Broccoli Soup recipe - from Nom Nom Paleo - JenBro Aug 11, 10:20
Is anyone else watching People of Earth? - znufrii Aug 11, 10:14 2
- my friend Julie is working on it. she keeps telling me how great it is. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 10:14 1
  - She's right. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 10:16
This quote though. - Beryllium Aug 11, 10:09
errr -- (link) - Reagen Aug 11, 10:05 11
- Have you seen his other ads? He just kind of clueless, basically. -- (link) - mara Aug 11, 10:30 4
  - I dunno, I kind of like the up hill both ways one. The street is flat. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 10:42 3
    - Well, "uUphill both ways" is about lying or exaggerating anyway. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 10:44 2
      - When I went to school, it was definitely uphill both ways. - Beryllium Aug 11, 10:49 1
        
        Literally true for me as well now that I think about it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:57
- Brought to you by the same firm that wanted you to buy guns at Walmart and bring them to school? -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:29
- i don't even know what they were TRYING to do. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 10:09 3
  - Right? -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:25
  - I can only imagine. So I'll go with that. - Beryllium Aug 11, 10:12 1
    - This is the most reasonable explanation. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 10:28
- A creamatorium? I too have several questions -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 10:08
Do you love pizza? -- (link) - Andie Aug 11, 09:58 7
- Well, not any more. Can you do that with Coke too so I can get on the groiny diet faster? -- nm - Max Aug 11, 10:04 6
  - it took the reality of being in the hospital to get me to make changes. - groiny Aug 11, 10:07 5
    - tell him your Forza reactions have greatly increased -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 10:09
    - Relax son. Was joke -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 10:08
    - If Elizabeth Olsen made me a deal to stop drinking Coke I think I'd go for it. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 10:08 2
      - I will ask her in 2 weeks when I photo op with her. -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 10:11
      - what could she make you do with the Scarlett Witch accent? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:09
This is probably a ridiculous question, but - do I need to be concerned about electrocution when flipping a breaker switch on an outdoor breaker box - kelly Aug 11, 09:56 3
- nope -- nm - decline Aug 11, 10:00
- If it is wired properly, no -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 09:58 1
  - Yup. And someone would have to screw up huge for a newer house to have that sort of issue. -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:26
better rewatch: parks and rec or the office? I need a comedy to watch in the background. I always pick the office -- am I wrong? -- nm - windows jones Aug 11, 09:55 27
- Parks & Rec. And just start with season 2. -- nm - Jovian Aug 11, 10:43
- Better Off Ted! -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:26 2
  - It's getting pulled from netflix soon. :( -- nm - sycor Aug 11, 10:54 1
    - Between this and Futurama, Netflix is losing a lot of its value to me. -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:56
- Parks and Rec without a doubt. -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 10:07 13
  - agreed. Season 1 is a little rough though, but after that it takes off -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:08 12
    - We quit after 4 episodes, it was that bad. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 10:11 11
      - i don't think i even made it that far, in the beginning. You really just skip Season 1. -- nm* - Andie Aug 11, 10:31
      - the Chris Pratt outtakes alone are worth a watch. Dude just burps and farts on everyone. Plus the Kim Kardasian line which slays everyone -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:24 3
        
        My favourite description of April and Andy: "What if a dog married a cat?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:35 1
        
        that is bang on -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:37
        
        The Comeback story (watch Ron and listen to Jerry) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 11, 10:25 [youtube]
      - Oh, you've got to go straight to S2E1 for P and R. That should be a given on ST by now Edit: Or you could try what Reagen sez -- nm* - con_carne Aug 11, 10:13
      - show runners admitted they fucked up. Soft reboot in ep 7. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:12
      - the first season is a mess of epic proportions. -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 10:11 3
        
        i wonder how quickly they realized the doofus they got rid of (Paul?) wasn't working out? - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 10:14 1
        
        Paul wasn't even really the problem, it was the tone they took with Leslie - Reagen Aug 11, 10:18
        
        Based on my experience, I agree. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 10:12
- While I won't knock The Office, P&R really kind of resonated with me. -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 10:00
- Third option? Both shows are pretty reaction take-dependent, which are visual and mostly silent -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 10:00
- i have to confess i don't love The Office. I would do P&R. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 09:57 6
  - It took me a while to get into The Office because I loved the original so much. But I grew to really love it. -- nm - kelly Aug 11, 10:28
  - Never liked the Office. Watched the first few episodes and it never stuck. I got into P&R on S2 or S3 and loved it. - Mop Aug 11, 09:58 4
    - And, I like everyone who was on The Office. Just not The Office itself. -- nm* - Andie Aug 11, 10:00 3
      - the Office was OK, but it was the whole town that made Parks and Rec.... - groiny Aug 11, 10:09 2
        
        It was live-action Simpsons towards the end. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 10:09 1
        
        pretty much yup -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:10
This made me think of Preacher. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 09:52 1
- LOL -- nm - Mop Aug 11, 09:55
Eagles trade Jordan Matthews to the Bills for CB Ronald Darby & 3rd round pick. -- nm - decline Aug 11, 09:52 4
- Man, that BUF vs NYJ matchup in Week 1 is going to be *AWESOME* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 10:09
- AND...Bills have acquired CB E.J. Gaines and Rams 2018 second round pick for WR Sammy Watkins and Bills 2018 sixth round pick. -- nm - decline Aug 11, 09:52 2
  - whoa -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:03 1
    - This really should be "Bills get rid of 2nd WR who can't stay healthy" - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 10:05
Think about this for a moment: (unnamed camera vendor) is afraid the eclipse will damage their 360 camera. -- nm - Mop Aug 11, 09:51 4
- Nah -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 09:57 3
  - Oh, I already know the answer. I'm just shocked that the question is coming from a group of engineers. -- nm - Mop Aug 11, 09:58 2
    - Mop, the gamma rays that will be amplified by warping around the sides of the moon will totally destroy that camera -- nm - decline Aug 11, 10:11 1
      - Melt it into a slag heap. -- nm - Mop Aug 11, 10:24
Beaker, do you have the same results with fresh veggies as you do with frozen? (I'm not going to be getting one any time soon, I'm just curious.) - kelly Aug 11, 09:41 1
- just have to cook them differently. Frozen foods you don't need to add any oil; fresh you need a little (but not alot) - Beaker Aug 11, 10:04
Rian Johnson and Mark Hamill urge fans to avoid The Last Jedi marketing. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 11, 09:40
FF wise: Dak has to move up a bit for those 6 games right? and McFadden looks like a must have handcuff -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:39 1
- All depends on how integral you view Zeke for Dak's success. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 09:47
PSA reminder: MegaMillions is $393M tonight and Powerball is $356M tomorrow night -- nm - decline Aug 11, 09:37 2
- They're operated by different agencies, right? There's an opportunity here for friendly rivalry advertising to drum up more ticket sales. -- (edited) - Max Aug 11, 09:40 1
  - I think they merged a few years ago. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 11, 09:43
6 games --- based on what? - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 09:37 12
- If you listen to Schefter, you'll understand. -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:07 4
  - Oh, in that case, I'm good. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 10:09 3
    - Three different allegations on three separate occasions, doesn't deny that he ripped an anonymous woman's shirt off. -- (edited) - David Aug 11, 10:20 2
      - It might be, but if they're using the shirt incident; they probably shouldn't say they aren't. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 10:22 1
        
        Goodell learned from his mistake here. They hired outside experts, and they defaulted to the opinion of those experts. - David Aug 11, 10:24
- Schefter said this morning they were investigating a Domestic Violence issue. - Strongbad Aug 11, 09:48 5
  - Which DV issue though? The one that was (even for DV issues) questionable? - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 09:49 4
    - Here's the tweet from this morning. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 11, 09:57 3
      - I know what water the waterboy is carrying. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 10:02 2
        
        Remember the good ole days of the NFL where the most controversial issue was TO doing situps in his driveway? -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 10:04 1
        
        This is all on Goodell too...he's messed up so much that it's impossible to take him seriously. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 10:06
- Fire and Fury -- nm - Goodell Aug 11, 09:37
Mr. Dick Peanut? - Spawn Aug 11, 09:31 1
- The chancellor of McGill University and Canada's IOC representative (and first president of the World Anti-Doping Agency) is Dick Pound. -- nm - Mop Aug 11, 10:00
Slack + FF = SleeperBot -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 11, 09:31
I don't have an air fryer, but do have a deep fryer. I think I'm going to make fried chicken this weekend - decline Aug 11, 09:29
LIR Kilbo - on hosts and their reaction to guests on the Weekend Update - Leslie Jones spoil - Epiphany Aug 11, 09:28 1
- Yeah. Colin is either genius at acting surprised or he genuinely has no idea what's going on. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 11, 09:34
HZD Funkos coming at you. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 11, 09:24 10
- I still need to pick up the parks and rec ones -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 09:27 7
  - the Bert Macklin one looks awesome -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:33 1
    - that one, I have -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 09:40
  - Said no one ever. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 09:28 4
    - Ron Swanson is a damned national treasure. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 11, 09:38 3
      - indeed -- nm - crash davis Aug 11, 09:44
      - “Before we proceed, do any of you have any dietary restrictions. ... Correct, you do not.” -- nm - Ron Swanson Aug 11, 09:43 1
        
        There's only one thing I hate more than lying, skim milk, which is water that's lying about being milk -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 10:09
- The Dollaramas here have been on fire lately. Jayne (Firefly) figure, Danny figure (GOT), Spock MegaBloc, Moriarty in crown and robe Funko, Wicket Plush Funko -- (edited) - Beaker Aug 11, 09:25 1
  - they have all the original Ghostbuster figures as well -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:32
For someone with no charges with a victim who the cops found non-credible this seems like overreaction bullshit. - Beaker Aug 11, 09:24 1
- (and also her asking a friend to lie about it) -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 09:35
Zeke Elliott gets 6 games -- nm - volnelk Aug 11, 09:23 6
- Woot. -- nm - Strongbad, McFadden owner Aug 11, 09:46
- So... 2-4 on appeal? -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 09:26 2
  - He has 3 business days to appeal, I bet it gets dropped to 4. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 10:02
  - *growls* -- nm - David Aug 11, 09:27
- Poop, I searched for "Elliott". Should've just looked at B2. -- nm - volnelk Aug 11, 09:24 1
  - Blame spawn -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 11, 09:25
Lunch! - Spawn Aug 11, 09:22 4
- cheese tortellini with home made alfredo sauce - decline Aug 11, 09:24 2
  - Cheesy Friday - Spawn Aug 11, 09:27 1
    - Spawn is tryin to kill me, you all are my witnesses. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 11, 09:35
- Feed me! -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 11, 09:23

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