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Hey david, maybe you can help this person out? -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:50 6
- I'm not going to make a public reply on my rates, but rachel is right to feel offended. - David Oct 17, 21:54 3
  - Yeah, it seems obscenely offensively low to me. :) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:55 2
    - but...think of all the great exposure you'll get -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 22:12 1
      - Photographers have died of exposure. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 22:15
- Actually, I'll send her this link, the pricing at the bottom seems on track. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:53 1
  - Heh, I was working on my lecture summary for the newsletter tonight and got to wishing we could find a backup columnist. Then I - Meg Oct 17, 22:15
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:28 4
- I don’t get the hashtag or the significance of the cartoon. Is it supposed to be funny? -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 22:18 3
  - Look at who posted it. And also look at the facial expressions. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 22:21 2
    - Ooooooh! The bunny! - Mop Oct 17, 22:50 1
      - ... -- (edited) - Beryllium Oct 17, 22:58
With all the Weinstein news stories, I'm kind of surprised nobody's taken a run at Charlie Sheen. -- nm - David Oct 17, 21:11 7
- Why? "Sexually harasses women" seems like a step up. -- nm - Ender Oct 17, 21:34 6
  - There's a pretty plausible scenario where he paid to have a porn star murdered. - David Oct 17, 21:38 5
    - Wait... what? -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 22:20 1
      - This was from more than a decade ago. - David Oct 17, 22:30
    - And completely on-brand. -- nm - Ender Oct 17, 21:44 1
      - Winning. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 21:44
    - I'd bet that much of hollywood thinks that either "he paid his dues" or that he's safely sequestered from the rest of the industry -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:40
Shade and subtweeting. We need a word for politics that describes the tactical combination of shade and subtweeting. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:07 3
- Twitter -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 21:21 1
  - I said "tactical", not "shit-drenched slurry of chaos" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:29
- On the other hand, maybe this xkcd comic sums it up best. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:08
Just activated 5% cash back on my Discover card for Amazon and Target purchases. Sweet! -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 20:17 6
- heh. Only 18 days late. - Spawn Oct 17, 21:41 1
  - They like you 18 days more. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 22:33
- Thanks, Person from a Discover Card commercial. -- nm - David Oct 17, 20:37 2
  - *freezes the entire world because I’m inconsiderate and reckless with my credit card* -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 20:40
  - #HailCorporate -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 20:38
- But do you have a will? -- nm - Bacon Oct 17, 20:35
He said what now: WH ascerts that NAFTA causes increased abortions and spousal abuse -- (link*) - zeitgeist Oct 17, 20:17 2
- If we’re going to play the causation/correlation game... NAFTA caused 9/11 and Katrina. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 20:18 1
  - the real culprit is the 6'th century monk who changed 'celebrate' to 'celibate' when transcribing the scriptures -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 20:31
Gordon Hayward has a dislocated ankle & a fractured tibia. -- nm - budice Oct 17, 19:59 8
- Based on the descriptions, I presumed he had a lot more than that -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 20:02 7
  - It wasn't what happened as much as how severe it was immediately. - Will Hunting Oct 17, 20:04 3
    - Did he just land on it wrong and it happened or did someone Tonya Harding him? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 20:05 2
      - Collided in the air, body twisted awkward and he just broke on landing. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 20:08
      - collapsed under him like a folding chair. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 20:08
  - He likely has nerve, ligament, and tendon damage, too. -- nm - David Oct 17, 20:04 2
    - yes. -- nm - b. Oct 17, 20:05
    - Yep. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 20:05
"cummerbund" -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 19:58
Long Beach Brunch Spot Unabashedly Reheats and Serves Popeyes Fried Chicken -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 19:52 1
- it is good chicken -- nm - peglegpete Oct 17, 19:54
Lexington KY Confederate statues are being moved... - Remlik Oct 17, 19:45
Jesus Campos, the Mandalay security guard that no one's been able to reach? He'll be on Ellen tomorrow. -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 19:44 2
- Playing Hot Hands? -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 19:46 1
  - Half of Matt Pearce's (LA Times reporter) timeline has been A) trying to reconcile conflicts in Vegas timeline B) trying to locate Campos -- (edited) - ty97 Oct 17, 19:48
that reminds me, has anyone tried the jeopardy world tour app? good? -- nm - b. Oct 17, 19:26 2
- It's fine. Your standard attempts to get you to give over money and/or information. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 19:45 1
  - thanks, the graphics look kind of weird in the ads. unrelated, I just listened to a few of the worst songs I've heard lately vs. their spotify count. - b. Oct 17, 20:02 [youtube]
A boring hat for a boring company -- (link) - TWuG, neck model Oct 17, 19:23
'He knew what he signed up for" -- (link) - mud Oct 17, 19:19 9
- I'm certain the African soldier was one of my wedding clients (yeah A not AA as he was from Kenya) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 20:20 1
  - nope not him, sure looked like him -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 21:47
- Maybe it’s a good thing Obama *didn’t* speak to grieving families if that’s what he was going to tell them. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 20:06
- WH currently not confirming or denying -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 20:06
- Meh, it’s not the worst sentiment. - znufrii Oct 17, 19:41 4
  - I want to know more about context as well, thus why I haven't posted it. But sentiment/semantics/feelings matter too. -- nm* - ty97 Oct 17, 19:43 3
    - yes it's always better to give him the benefit of the doubt because .. - mud Oct 17, 19:56 2
      - Sometimes it does. Sometimes it does not. I try to not jump ahead of myself - ty97 Oct 17, 19:57 1
        
        fwiw, your take is mine, too; and I feel if we tag everything with the same level of badness, it dilutes/distracts from the worst of it. - b. Oct 17, 20:04
AL SEN: Moore 42, Jones ...42 -- (link) - Reagen Oct 17, 19:16 1
- I don’t see Moore losing, but the fact that he’s such a nut job that the Democrat has a chance in Alabama tells you something. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 19:18
Large party next to us in this restaurant, one gal must be that woman who did the hyena laugh in Amelie -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 19:15
Destiny 2 dorks. One of the emotes this week was pulled because it let you glitch through walls. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 17, 19:07 1
- That was a last week emote. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 21:43
Hmm. Per capita personal income by Canadian city. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 19:06 3
- I expected #9 to be #1 and for actual #1 to be.....elsewhere. -- nm* - ty97 Oct 17, 19:09 2
  - this isn't particularly surprising. resource booms skew things, AB has lower taxes (though it's unclear if that factors here). - mafic Oct 17, 19:26
  - we're still bathing in oil money here. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 19:18
WNBA San Antonio Stars were bought by MGM and are moving to Las Vegas and playing at the Mandalay Bay beginning next season -- (link*) - peglegpete Oct 17, 18:57
Why the Trial by Ordeal was actually an effective test for guilt -- (link) - spamlet Oct 17, 18:48
WWE: Nia Jax may have walked out on the WWE. that's the rumor...she has been granted a leave of abscence.... - Remlik Oct 17, 18:45 10
- First Neville now her? Vince has to go. -- nm - Tim Oct 17, 19:27 9
  - Meh, she's terrible -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 19:32 8
    - I disagree. She's been booked pretty terrible as the muscle for weaker heels. If they'd Braun Strowman'd her, it'd have been fine. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 19:47 5
      - They're using her exactly the same way they used Diesel and Roman Reigns. It's just strange to see a woman. - David Oct 17, 19:51 4
        
        There are too many better women booked terribly for me to feel sad about a subpar wrestler being booked badly. - Will Hunting Oct 17, 20:02 2
        
        The amount of money left on the table with Bayley just makes me mad. -- nm - Tim Oct 17, 20:07
        
        Actually, they can do more with her than anybody. She's Braun Stroman with personality. -- nm - David Oct 17, 20:03
        
        She should have had a run already. Everyone else is getting them. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 19:57
    - Liar! - David Oct 17, 19:47
    - Oh, she's is, but two alleged walkouts in two weeks is just ridiculous. -- nm* - Tim Oct 17, 19:33
I watched the Open Secret doc on YouTube. I am emphatically sad now. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 18:03 2
- :( - -- nm - b. Oct 17, 18:12 1
  - Knowing that nothing has likely changed is terribad too. I mean if it's happening to the ladies, it's still happening to the kids. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 18:18
Missouri appeals court tosses $72M US award in talcum powder case -- (link) - Beaker Oct 17, 18:02 1
- Good! Bad! Conflicted! Tell me how I should feel! -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 19:19
Woo hoo! Yankees win! Theeeee Yankees win! -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 17:48
Kevin Smith to donate all of his future residuals from Weinstein-made movies to Women in Film -- (link) - Beaker Oct 17, 17:47 9
- Though he does recognize that could be like ST has posted so there's the $2K per month pledge so while not the house, it isn't exactly nothing -- nm - JD Oct 17, 19:26 1
  - ah, that is good. I hadn't yet read the story. that's a nice commitment. -- nm - b. Oct 17, 19:28
- At least hes keeping the house in Hollywood Hills -- nm* - budice Oct 17, 18:20 3
  - He would never sell the Affleck house -- nm - J Oct 17, 18:25 2
    - Oh you mean Gropey McRapey -- nm* - budice Oct 17, 18:38 1
      - Yes, that guy -- nm - J Oct 17, 18:40
- so. $14 -- nm - mud Oct 17, 17:48 2
  - Before taxes. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 17, 17:58 1
    - So .02 -- nm - . Oct 17, 17:58
I like this Jeopardy winner's attitude (spoils obvie) -- (link) - Reagen Oct 17, 17:39 10
- Yup. We may have lost a great champ a few days ago, but I’m feeling OK about it right now. -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 19:19
- [Night King shimmy] -- nm - Max Oct 17, 19:16
- Is he in the Navy? -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 18:24
- what was the question ?!!! -- nm - mud Oct 17, 18:00 5
  - something like - Reagen Oct 17, 18:06 4
    - He was only one letter off -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 18:28
    - your parenthetical is spot-on. huh. -- nm - b. Oct 17, 18:10
    - I mean really. pick a country that's at least technically a country and not landlocked. -- nm - mafic Oct 17, 18:08 1
      - Armenia. -- nm - Bery's last boss Oct 17, 21:05
- Spoiler - - . Oct 17, 17:58
51 minutes into the movie, I've liked exactly three things. - David Oct 17, 17:34 7
- And now it's a low-rent Matrix wannabe. - David Oct 17, 18:05 1
  - Ain't it though? -- nm - Pippy Oct 17, 20:03
- Flag is referenced in those books? -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 17:37 4
  - he's in everything. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 17:39 2
    - not everything. -- nm - Chaucer Oct 17, 17:47 1
      - I think if you check... -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 17:53
  - After reading the wikipedia page, he's apparently in like five Stephen King universes. -- nm - David Oct 17, 17:38
Formatted NFL Wins standings. Added number of byes, current week results and overall team records. - GregW Oct 17, 17:32 1
- Still doesn't format correctly with the font used here. Is there a way to change the displayed font? -- nm - GregW Oct 17, 17:35
Now watching: Patton Oswalt Annihilation -- nm* - Beaker Oct 17, 17:30 2
- It's good. Not great. -- nm - Pippy Oct 17, 20:04
- It legitimately made me laugh and cry. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 17:32
Unlike Max, I would never try to defend Harvey Weinstein's horrible conduct. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 17:27
Greatest and biggest comeback in Yankees history according to their radio idiots. -- nm - Tim Oct 17, 17:23 2
- Joe Buck is sad -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 17:25
- When Didi tripled, it was still 4-1 and I said the Yankees just won this game. -- nm - Tim Oct 17, 17:24
Holy shit. Gordon Heyward just broke his leg. So gross. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 17:16 24
- On a scale of 1 to Anderson Silva, how does it rate? -- nm - samara Oct 17, 18:13 1
  - jpg -- (pic) - mud Oct 17, 18:18 [Attachment]
- Damn, it sounded like a log splitting. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 17:28 1
  - You really didn't have to say that. -- nm - David Oct 17, 17:36
- Don't be an idiot like me and watch video of this, friends. - David Oct 17, 17:27 4
  - *empathy wince* -- nm - b. Oct 17, 17:51
  - It looks like some of those wrestling breaks you freaks post from time to time. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 17:30 2
    - It's a lot like the Paul George one. Dude's five minutes into a $128 million contract. I'm not sure he ever plays again. - David Oct 17, 17:33
    - Marcus Lattimore -- nm - budice Oct 17, 17:32
- HOLY SHIT. Do not watch this. -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 17:26 13
  - Well now I gotta! -- nm - Mop Oct 17, 20:15
  - Where does it rate on the Sid Vicious scale? -- nm - Diva Oct 17, 17:33 4
    - Its like when you mess with Legos and turn the leg a different way -- nm - budice Oct 17, 17:35 1
      - EVERYTHING IS AWMYGOD -- nm - Max Oct 17, 19:14
    - They're tag team champions together. -- nm - David Oct 17, 17:34
    - if he plays agin I'd be surprised -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 17:34
  - Crazy. Announcer saying 'GORDON HEYWARD HAS BROKEN HIS LEG' and they cut to it and it looks totally fake. Like his ankle is on backwards. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 17:28
  - I mean, I never for even a second considered it? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 17:28 4
    - I usually don't, but I wanted to see how it happened. - David Oct 17, 17:32
    - like, actively avoid it -- nm* - Beaker Oct 17, 17:29 2
      - I always do when these things happen. Doesn't everyone? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 17:32 1
        
        I usually watch. Like that ankle thing last week. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 17:59
  - Teddy Bridgewater thinks himself lucky... -- nm - Beaker Oct 17, 17:27
- With the first game of the season at 10-9. That really really really sucks. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 17:22
What's a police officer's favorite gaming console? - amoxy Oct 17, 17:07 2
- Have you seen those videos where two guys tell each other dad jokes and try to make the one laugh? - IrishStephen Oct 17, 17:10 1
  - yup -- nm - amoxy Oct 17, 17:12
I just picked up Josh McCown in my money league -- nm - amoxy Oct 17, 17:06
Texas Fajita thief stole over $1M in fajitas -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 17, 17:05 2
- Did he go by the name Mexican Vanilla? -- nm - spamlet Oct 17, 19:08
- "...it’s worth noting that meat theft is a surprisingly common crime in the state of Texas." - GregW Oct 17, 17:46

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