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Tyrese Gibson issues an all-time terrible "It's me or The Rock" ultimatum to the producers of Fast 9 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 1, 17:01 4
- He MUST have been drunk. The post is largely nonsensical. -- nm - Mop Nov 1, 17:11
- "Oh, so that's that guy's name" -- nm - 90% of the reaction Nov 1, 17:09
- "It's me, or literal boat-loads full of money." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 17:06 1
  - bizarre -- nm - mud Nov 1, 17:11
I got caught up in an argument (well, more of a conversation) on twitter. Oops. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:53 1
- “technology” in this case is an umbrella term for, essentially, startups with a wholesale lack of ethics. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:57
WWE: new member of The Shield.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 1, 16:39 1
- Well that sure as hell doesn't make one bit of sense. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 17:41
There sure is a big difference now between booting up XBOX and waiting for updates than booting up Switch and doing the same. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 16:25
Disneys new Lion King cast is finalized. Includes Beyonce. -- (link) - budice Nov 1, 16:24
Nm -- nm* - Strongbad Nov 1, 16:10
Browns' Josh Gordon reinstated by NFL on conditional basis - crash davis Nov 1, 16:09 2
- I hope he makes it, stays clean. I remember reading some things about him that me feel he had bigger issues behind the substance abuse. I just saw - b. Nov 1, 16:47
- He should celebrate with a toke. -- nm - Baronnosaurus Rex Nov 1, 16:34
I’m a Former FBI Agent. Here’s How I Think Mueller Flipped Papadopoulos. - crash davis Nov 1, 16:06 16
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  - Strange way to announce one's retirement, right? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:29
- "I will beat you like a seal pup on a sheet of ice and watch you bleed.” "I suspect Mueller will be much smoother than this" -- nm - Max Nov 1, 16:22 1
  - Oh, sure. - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:26
- You learn something new about STers every day. -- nm - ty97 Nov 1, 16:11 10
  - Former? That’s exactly what a current agent would say. -- nm - Dano Nov 1, 16:21
  - And Crash has been on these boards for 20 years. Whowouldhaveguessed? -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 16:18 5
    - Suffice to say, a lot of posters are shaking in their boots right about now. - prayformojo Nov 1, 16:24 4
      - no one would dare rat out a fellow slacker, the mob has their omerta, we have Meg -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 17:15
      - um, we know you have dossiers on all of us, mister. -- nm - b. Nov 1, 16:29
      - "These boots were made for talking." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:26
      - Really leads credence to the idea that FoodChem was just a botched plot. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 16:26
  - The signs were there all along -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 16:17 1
    - Bigfoot is on the Shadow Top 10 Most Wanted -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:18
  - I mean ... -- nm - mud Nov 1, 16:12
uh ... um ... -- (link) - mud Nov 1, 16:06
a bakery near me has a new show on the Food Channel starting 11/5 -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 1, 15:58
"You can't even call the Browns a dumpster fire. With a dumpster fire, the garbage is gone afterwards" -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 15:54 1
- Ragnarok Browns -- nm - budice Nov 1, 16:00
Where is Mel? Cause I saw his doppelgänger at the Chico Library today -- nm - Amoxy Nov 1, 15:46
Pico Guacamole burger from McDonald's. Not bad -- nm - Amoxy Nov 1, 15:44 1
- I have tried two. The thing I liked is that they did not skimp on the quac -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 15:53
WTF! I love Me, Myself and I. -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 1, 15:44 3
- Two different episodes almost made me cry. -- nm - David Nov 1, 16:01 1
  - I caught the last episode based on your praise of it. I liked it enough to season pass it. Thanks a lot, David! -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 1, 16:18
- Me too. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 1, 15:54
What's the likelihood that Wind River gets a BP Oscar nomination? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 1, 15:36 3
- I'm slightly more optimistic than JackDawson. I'll bet it ends up getting a nomination, but is never seriously considered a contender. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 16:11
- Would love to see Graham Greene get a nomination -- nm - Amoxy Nov 1, 15:41
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Old and tired: "Boy, am I glad I'm not sexually attracted to children." The new hotness: "Boy am I glad I treat everyone with respect and don't sexually harass!" -- nm - con_carne Nov 1, 15:31
omg jeff -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 1, 15:30 4
- "I'm very good at reading books aloud" is a phrase that few, if any, humans have ever spoken. aloud. -- nm - Max Nov 1, 15:34 3
  - I'm going to go with his having heard it from others and embracing his skills vs., say... - b. Nov 1, 16:42
  - Over the age of, say, 8. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 15:35 1
    - This is true - but in this case, he is certainly not wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 16:38
I turned off my car radio this morning because I didn't want to hear taquito's voice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 15:21
Court Documents show Manafort had 3 passports -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 1, 15:21 2
- Isn't that illegal? -- nm - GregW Nov 1, 15:27 1
  - Its more of a grey area. -- nm - Michael Westin (remember Burn Notice?) Nov 1, 15:28
Osama bin Laden’s video collection included ‘Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?’ - crash davis Nov 1, 15:13 3
- “They’ll have lots of pr0nography, like men all over the world" -- nm - budice Nov 1, 15:18
- (just so I can link to the CIA's website) November 2017 Release of Abbottabad Compound Material -- (link) - crash davis Nov 1, 15:17 1
  - The CIA put an age warning up on the material. I don't know if it means that they included some of his porn in the video files. -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 15:25
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- In skimming, I want to point something out... -- (link) - David Nov 1, 15:17 [Backboard] 6
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  - I've thought about this much since then. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 15:20 4
    - They were saying December and that Trump would have a speaking part... - David Nov 1, 15:23 3
      - Is Andrew Johnson there? -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 15:26 1
        
        Yes, they've never made an exception in the past and even if he's kicked out of office, I doubt they start now. - David Nov 1, 15:33
      - I've never seen the Hall of Presidents, but I'm visualizing it as being much like the futurama hallway closet of vice-presidents. -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 1, 15:25
- Every time now that I'm tempted to jump in the middle of an ST political discussion, I go back and read some of those backboards. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 15:05
- I could introduce a paid account option that locks you out of viewing historical boards once you've paid. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 14:53 1
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Some entries from the 2017 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest - the first one in particular is outstanding -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 1, 14:47 2
- thank you for always posting about these. I have used a bunch of them as wallpaper over the years. in fact, my current - b. Nov 1, 16:53
- amazing, that is a standoff I wouldn't want to be too close to -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 15:07
tonight we will know which city's mayor gets some BBQ from the losing mayor -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 1, 14:42 3
- How does L.A. even know what good BBQ is? They don't know how to-- - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 15:04
- And that's what really matters! -- nm - Mop Nov 1, 14:44
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"allegations of inappropriate conduct" took down the UK Defense Minister. How so very British. -- nm - Mop Nov 1, 14:41
I keep intending to do the math on this, but never get around to it. Growing up, dad always got mad at us when we used paper towels for most things, - prayformojo Nov 1, 14:39 1
- Your father would despise me. I go through paper towels like Charlie Sheen goes through lines of coke. -- nm - David Nov 1, 15:18
Bah, I was about to drive down to the library and drop off some book donations. Then I remembered..... - Meg Nov 1, 14:28
Warning: stupidity in this IM - Beryllium Nov 1, 14:18 11
- I must resist, but I cannot - Max Nov 1, 14:32 3
  - sigh.... - zeitgeist Nov 1, 14:49
  - or - budice Nov 1, 14:35 1
    - or - groiny Nov 1, 14:39
- Hey, could I ask a favor? - elf kelly Nov 1, 14:29 2
  - done :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 14:30 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - elf kelly Nov 1, 15:01
- (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 14:24
- I mean, I was warned. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 14:22 2
  - Cheerleader Blank. -- nm - David Nov 1, 14:34
  - Personally, I think I did rather well with the last one. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 1, 14:23
Spurs, whoa. -- nm - budice Nov 1, 14:11 3
- Fantastic fantastic result. Very pleased. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 1, 14:35
- positive football and they caught Real at the right time too -- nm - The Legend of CQ Hollow Nov 1, 14:18
- not surprised....(sp) - x Nov 1, 14:15
Today I had a school hot lunch for the first time in decades. Better now than then, but not by much. -- nm - kelly Nov 1, 14:05 2
- The meals at our program last week were compared to school lunches. Basic meat, potato, and a veg with canned gravy. -- nm - Meg Nov 1, 14:11 1
  - N and I had the choice between chili/Fritos, corn dog nuggets and PB substitute & jelly sandwich. - kelly Nov 1, 14:16
Oh, cool, Tesla reported earnings today. - znufrii Nov 1, 13:55 2
- I warned you there'd be a lot of ups and downs. -- nm - TWuG, neck model Nov 1, 14:05 1
  - Heh. - znufrii Nov 1, 15:24
“You Can't Go Any Lower”: Inside the West Wing, Trump Is Apoplectic as Allies Fear Impeachment. - crash davis Nov 1, 13:46 17
- The best part about this is imagining Trump insiders reading it and reaction. - Mop Nov 1, 14:47 1
  - I liked the mental image it gave me of Dina Powell and Gary Cohn running for the exit doors every time someone says "Russia" -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 15:02
- "Jared is the worst political adviser in the White House in modern history" -- nm - David Nov 1, 14:01 5
  - Ivanka, gotta choose, your family or the traitor -- nm - Daddy Trump Nov 1, 14:06 2
    - Wait... I'm confused. Which is the choice? -- nm - Ivanka Nov 1, 14:09 1
      - Exactly -- nm - amoxy Nov 1, 14:13
  - Although everyone's auditioning for the part of Fredo. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 14:02
  - PS: I love that they're throwing Andrew Napolitano's name around like he would be a help. -- nm - David Nov 1, 14:02
- I would argue that Clinton has faced a similar investigation, but then many keep forgetting that the Benghazi - tRuMaN Nov 1, 13:59
- "while others are urging him to take off the gloves with Robert Mueller." what the absolute shit are these people doing in government?? -- nm - Max Nov 1, 13:51 3
  - Looking out for themselves. - znufrii Nov 1, 13:58
  - I think Roger Stone played football without a helmet -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 13:57
  - They really have no clue as to what they are doing -- nm - amoxy Nov 1, 13:52
- I've never seen a photo of Kushner where he doesn't look like a robot on the verge of malfunctioning. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 13:48 3
  - I love that picture, ans Jared and Ivanka both have that "Fuck, what's he saying now?" face. -- nm - Mop Nov 1, 14:48
  - warning - this is crude, but I could not stop laughing when I stumbled on it last night -- (link) - crash davis Nov 1, 13:55 1
    - I can completely hear that in her voice. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 14:00
Teacher, Teacher...Mrs Kelly, Mrs. Kelly... - amoxy Nov 1, 13:43 3
- Mrs. Kelly? Mrs. Kelly! - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 14:06 2
  - Poopyhead! -- nm - amoxy Nov 1, 14:13 1
    - Boogerbrain! - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 14:27
I do not have the energy to argue with you today, Jack. - groiny Nov 1, 13:42 16
- Heh. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 1, 13:47
- I'll 100% guarantee he said what he said because of whathisnuts getting rights within the justice system and not summarily executed and/or him having - Reagen Nov 1, 13:45 5
  - Right, I think everyone here believes the justice system is broken, but Trump's only saying it because he's sweating profusely. -- nm - David Nov 1, 14:04 2
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    - it's not broken, David, it is the best in the world! -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 14:04
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  - you are probably correct. -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 13:46
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  - what are my true colors, Jack? I would love to hear this one. -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 13:45 6
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      - Really? - Strongbad Nov 1, 15:53 2
        
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        I guess my hope is that he's changed his opinion based on discussions here. - Reagen Nov 1, 16:31
      - I have been here for 20 years, give or take, if people do not know what I am by now, I can't help them. -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 14:04
      - cool story, bro -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 13:51
  - yup. -- nm - groiny Nov 1, 13:44
hyde, please tell me Powell is more competent than most of Trump's picks -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 13:39 8
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  - stock market is probably the one thing he legitimately cares about. -- nm - Reagen Nov 1, 13:55 1
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- he actually is....nm - x Nov 1, 13:43 3
  - thank you! -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 13:47 2
    - he's also pretty rich. but he knows monetary policy, + has been on the fed board of governors since 2011... - x Nov 1, 13:49 1
      - thanks again, I feel better -- nm - crash davis Nov 1, 13:53
- "Well shit, congressman, maybe we'll just hike the rate by a full percent, how about that?" -- nm - the testimony that ended the world Nov 1, 13:41

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