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JackDawson: one thing we missed in discussion of the upper middle class tax bracket is the benefit they get from the consolidation of the lower brackets -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 2, 10:28 3
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  - Im seeing a roughly $5200 tax cut at $200k for a single filer. - znufrii Nov 2, 10:35 1
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LOL: "Pizza Hut said Wednesday that the NFL kneeling protests are not affecting sales" -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 10:22 6
- Heh. "Pizza Hut, who has no affiliation with the NFL..." -- nm - Ender Nov 2, 10:34
- Yeah, discontinuing the honey sriracha drizzle is what lowered their sales. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 10:28
- Do you have a link? Is it actually Pizza Hut corporate trolling Papa Johns? -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 10:26 2
  - Here ya go: -- (link) - MDH Nov 2, 10:29 1
    - thanks! -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 10:31
- You can't go lower than zero!!! Nowhere to go but up! -- nm - Pizza Hut Nov 2, 10:23
Did anyone else map Andie's journey through Cardiff? :) They do understand she'll have luggage, right? About 20 miles by transit - maybe 10 by cab :) -- nm - Meg Nov 2, 10:18 1
- i know! They only reason we are staying in that particular place is, we were told, it's a good 'central point' - Andie Nov 2, 10:22
FWIW, this YouTube video has a compilation of a number of CGI scenes from popular movies with the CGI removed. -- (link) - Mop Nov 2, 10:16 [youtube]
Murder on the Orient Express is released in the UK tomorrow and there are no reviews yet. -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 10:09 13
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  - For context - what was your Thor3 grade again? -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 10:15 5
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      - I gave Thor3 a B+. Big spoilers for Orient Express - LMS Nov 2, 10:23 3
        
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        What?!!! -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 10:30 1
        
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- Grand Designs last night was very good -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 10:11 4
  - I give all the property shows a miss, I just want to see the before and after pictures, not sit through an hour of rich people's problems. - LMS Nov 2, 10:14 3
    - I don't know that show. I'll have to search You Tube for it. The Lucy Worsley Opera series has not hit YT yet. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 10:18 2
      - Sarah Moore takes items from a junk yard and turns them into designer furniture/items. Then the profit goes back to the original owner. -- (edited) - LMS Nov 2, 10:25
      - yes I am a big Lucy fan, but I like Nina Ramirez more from your current crop of historians -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 10:20
- That movie caught my eye. I might go to the haunted movie theater to see. -- nm - Roovember Nov 2, 10:11
When you read "sports movie villain," who is the first person that comes to mind? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 10:08 20
- Teddy KGB -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 10:33
- Rachel Phelps -- nm - Max Nov 2, 10:24 1
  - thank you, I couldn't remember her name (and thanks to Ender too) -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 10:26
- Shooter MacGavin -- nm - Remlik Nov 2, 10:18
- "I want you to hit the mascot" -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 10:15 1
  - don't read that as Crash Davis being a villain, reat it as mascots being villains - crash davis Nov 2, 10:19
- Don Johnson in Tin Cup. - David Nov 2, 10:13 2
  - "what an ugly dog" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 10:17 1
    - "What's wrong with Waffle House?" - David Nov 2, 10:18
- Billy Zabka in Karate Kid. (I honestly don't think I've seen it, but literally the first one to pop into my mind.) -- nm - Ender Nov 2, 10:12
- Judge Smails -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 10:10 2
  - you'll get NOTHING...and like it -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 2, 10:28 1
    - When you buy a hat like this, I'll bet you get a free bowl of soup. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 10:34
- Ivan Drago or Jon Voight from Varsity Blues -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 10:10
- the lady who wants to move the Cleveland Indians and then Cobra Kai -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 10:10
- Dorn -- nm - CQ Nov 2, 10:09 1
  - Is he a villain though? Hmmm, maybe Big Ern -- nm - CQ Nov 2, 10:13
- Shooter McGavin. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 10:09 1
  - I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast! -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 10:16
- Christopher Macdonald. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 10:09
NFL Pop Quiz: You can probably guess that PHI is #1 right now in point differential. Can you guess who #2 and #3 are? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 10:03 2
- The leaders in point differential are 1. Colts, 2. Niners, 3. Browns - crash davis Nov 2, 10:07
- *spoilers* - Strongbad Nov 2, 10:03
New Orangutan Species Identified in Indonesian Rain Forest - crash davis Nov 2, 10:02 1
- Whoops! Never mind. They're extinct. -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 10:11
good lord, I post native videos to FB for my store page, and posts all the time. They generally garner 300-1400 views and likes. I post one photo - Remlik Nov 2, 10:02 3
- you should just post a picture of Pratt every day and you'll get lots more traffic! -- nm - decline Nov 2, 10:06 1
  - A shirtless Pratt picture I'm sure would go crazy. -- nm - Remlik Nov 2, 10:07
- Natives of the Indianapolis rain forest? -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 10:04
*trades his backup DEF for TE Greg Olsen* - Strongbad Nov 2, 09:57 2
- is that the League you have Jacksonville in? (I think it was you who had them as I do) -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 2, 09:59 1
  - Yup. - Strongbad Nov 2, 10:01
About two weeks ago, I estimated the final end-of-month credit card balance for October to within $11.43 - prayformojo Nov 2, 09:55 4
- Does this mean you win both showcases. -- nm - Qale Nov 2, 09:58 3
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 10:00
  - He can't go to Barcelona & Fiji at the same time! -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 09:59 1
    - challenge accepted! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 10:01
Not saying I'll be super attentive here... but I'm here :3 -- nm - Roovember Nov 2, 09:54 4
- Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 11:01
- ~waves~ -- nm - decline Nov 2, 10:21
- Hello, Roo -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 10:01
- Hello darling. -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 09:55
Things being repealed in the tax act include medical, alimony, dependent care, moving expenses, adoptions.... -- (link) - decline Nov 2, 09:51 7
- If it ends up benefiting working class folks, I'm all for it. I just haven't yet had time to dive into the details. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 09:54 5
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    - What if it makes the tax code simpler, cuts down on -- or eliminates -- the needs for an accountant, and also involves an overall rate cut? - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 10:05 3
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        I can provide a specific example (for me personally). - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 10:33 1
        
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Sheesh, it's rare these days to get 3 hours of uninterrupted sleep - and certainly not between 6:00 and 9:00 am. - Meg Nov 2, 09:51 2
- Your roommates are failing to uphold their responsibilities. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 09:52 1
  - My roommates are locked in the den at night :-) -- nm - Meg Nov 2, 10:04
Major right-wing donor Bob Mercer is stepping down as co-CEO of his hedge fund and selling his stake in Breitbart -- (link) - crash davis Nov 2, 09:50 1
- I'm a critical thinker and this headline alone means nothing to me. The underlying meaning is important. someone tell me what it means. -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 10:06
TWuG a thread on Tesla and the Model 3 -- (link) - decline Nov 2, 09:49 1
- Fairly comprehensive, though about as pessimistic as I expected. -- (edited) - TWuG, neck model Nov 2, 10:23
Remember, today is the one day of the year when it's legal for Hollywood movies to film in Mexico -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 09:47 6
- What? I’d never heard this before (or knew that they couldn’t film there). -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 2, 10:02 5
  - I'm being facetious - prayformojo Nov 2, 10:16 2
    - Less true, but only somewhat is the fact that it's always Mardi Gras in New Orleans. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 10:33
    - Ah! -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 2, 10:32
  - *cough* -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 10:03 1
    - I'm clearly missing something. - IrishStephen Nov 2, 10:16
It kind of sucks that the bride from Mike & Dave can't get a better gig than Flash villain. -- nm - David Nov 2, 09:40 2
- Seems to me it's a marked step up from "Sixth lead in Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates"... -- nm - Ender Nov 2, 10:15
- Being a Flash villain puts you in an elite league with Jai Courtney -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 09:46
I'd say that Jian Ghomeshi is lucky that his scandal didn't happen during the current sexual harassment witch hunt. -- nm - zork Nov 2, 09:39 23
- Sexual harassment wave of accusations -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 09:40 19
  - also, this -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 09:40 18
    - I'd say it's verging on a hunt now. -- nm - zork Nov 2, 09:43 17
      - This is basically the statement that got Shades in trouble yesterday. - David Nov 2, 10:04 7
        
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        I dunno man, "You should have said something earlier" rather spectacularly misses the point. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 10:13 5
        
        I took his point to be: Everyone looked the other way forever and now are pretending like they didn't. - David Nov 2, 10:16 1
        
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        to the point of people like assistants, etc, not speaking up, i think that happened for a lot of the same reasons as the victims. - Andie Nov 2, 10:21 1
        
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      - This is what rape culture looks like. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 2, 10:00
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      - i'd say people have been empowered to publically state crimes of the past that should never have been hushed up in the first place. -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 09:46
      - ...of people who did stuff. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 09:44 5
        
        Just like those women in Salem who did all that witchcraft. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 10:08 4
        
        do you think any of the accusations seem unwarranted or untrue? -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 10:10 3
        
        I think we're in an environment where "remember that time told a crude joke I didn't like" could end a public career, while thousands of frat boys - Max Nov 2, 10:35
        
        Accusations of witchcraft against the women of Salem? Yes, I think those were both. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 10:25 1
        
        ah, i misinterpreted. cool. -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 10:30
- It's not like he's been invited back to polite society. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 09:40 2
  - True but more women may have come forward and the trial would have been even bigger news - zork Nov 2, 09:42 1
    - a bunch did - I don't think it really could have been bigger here - Reagen Nov 2, 09:43
Speaking of the Habs ... -- (pic) - zork Nov 2, 09:36 [Attachment]
Bryan Singer again accused of misconduct -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 09:32 11
- NO. WAY. -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 10:04
- Digging into the whole "DEN" thing, I never found any resolution regarding the original accusations related to Singer. -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 09:49
- it interesting that some comment made about him were either deleted or retracted with an apology - does that mean unlike Weinstein - he still powerful - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 09:41 2
  - I'd imagine more that these people have no direct knowledge of his actions - Will Hunting Nov 2, 09:42 1
    - good point -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 09:43
- Mike Oreskes is out at NPR after harassment allegations -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 09:36
- That took longer then expected. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 09:32 4
  - I keep waiting for the James Cameron stories - eag Nov 2, 09:39 3
    - I've heard he's a major league asshole who's abusive toward his actors, but nothing sexually abusive. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 09:41 2
      - "Harry hates everyone" -- (link) - Beaker Nov 2, 09:44 [youtube] 1
        
        Him and me bot--- Whoa! WHOA WHOA WHOA! Yeah, not like that, I don't! -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 09:48
although if someone said that to my daughter he'd wake up duct taped to a chair surrounded by wolves -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 09:31 2
- Just for wanting to go vote?!!? -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 09:31 1
  - woman can't vote silly -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 09:32
Cord cutters, where do you get internet from? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 09:30 9
- AT&T -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Nov 2, 10:26
- Spectrum -- nm - Ender Nov 2, 10:16
- Spectrum, but they had a massive outage last night -- nm - Roovember Nov 2, 10:10
- Comcast, but I'm always looking for other options. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 09:55
- local internet provider -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 09:42
- Xenu rains it down from the sky -- nm* - Strongbad Nov 2, 09:35
- Work and library -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 09:32
- Mine is still cable. I just cut the TV. -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 09:31
- Rogers. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 09:31
I never realized STers were prudes! -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 09:29 14
- How old is Nathan again? - Kate Upton Nov 2, 09:46 2
  - Wait, I got the wrong ST: TNG cast member, didn't I? - Mop Nov 2, 09:49 1
    - correct! -- nm - Remlik Nov 2, 10:01
- Your point about the prom thing -- it's clearly 100% a PR stunt for the stars so it's carrying no weight imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 09:31 2
  - But see, this girl will not be riding in a limo with the kid. If anything, this is even more of a PR stunt. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 09:33 1
    - Why should I be concerned about a celeb riding in a limo with a kid to a public event? - znufrii Nov 2, 09:49
- That's not prudish. It's sexist for sure though - ty97 Nov 2, 09:30 7
  - Then I go back to my B2 question, how does ST feel when a celeb takes a kid to their prom? -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 09:31 6
    - it is different. (1) initiated by the kid (2) clearly platonic, and public. -- nm - Andie Nov 2, 09:37
    - Difference between plutonic PR stunt and this. -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 09:32 4
      - Plutonic PR Stunt: Escorting a teen to the Enchantment Under The River Styx dance. -- nm - Ender Nov 2, 10:22
      - Across the internet, or actually being with him. Hmmm... -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 09:34 2
        
        I'm not saying that the reaction is commensurate, but it's creepy and in this environment, come on. - ty97 Nov 2, 10:08
        
        Nm -- nm* - znufrii Nov 2, 09:43

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