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A pretty terrific photo from the ATL/NE football game a few weeks ago -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 2, 15:51
I have not ever sexually harassed anyone. - Mop Nov 2, 15:45 1
- "He said she said" is one of the oldest social conundrums we have. But in this age of easy social media righteousness that we're in, I think men are absolutely at a disadvantage -- (edited) - con_carne Nov 2, 16:00
FF Fun: our Watson owner was 7-1, best team in the league. Also had Ajayi and Hopkins -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 15:38 5
- In the feud of feuds, I have both Ajayi and Hopkins -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 15:50
- Most folks didnt start the year with him. So theyll likely have backup -- nm* - budice Nov 2, 15:41 2
  - He had Tyrod and traded him to me 2 weeks ago. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 15:47
  - I traded for him after Rodgers went down. I had him for one glorious week. Back to the wire I go. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 15:46
- He'll be starting Cutler this week unless he picks up Brissett. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 15:40
James Storm is likely on his way out of TNA as well. - Will Hunting Nov 2, 15:36
10TaW, wk 32 - prayformojo Nov 2, 15:30
What by law is the national mammal of the United States? Its day is the first Saturday of November. -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 15:22 3
- Bison -- nm - Spawndroid Nov 2, 15:32
- spoiler - crash davis Nov 2, 15:28 1
  - trying to change this is what will get Trump impeached -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 15:42
I'm feeling fighty. Someone give me a topic to argue about. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:03 [youtube] 31
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  - That is actually a very thought-provoking question. Lemme think about it. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:41
- Media owners are entitled to skew the message of their outlets to their own political philosophies. -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 15:36 1
  - I actually agree with this. Media owners have an obligation to be truthful and not defraud the public, but media viewers need to ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:45
- Artisan donuts are a silly concept. Driving even one mile out of your way for any donut is stupid. -- nm - con_carne Nov 2, 15:28 7
  - Counter argument: Blue Star donuts in Portland and LA. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:44
  - Sidecar Donuts are amazing. You are wrong, unless they're within a mile of you. -- nm - jnine Nov 2, 15:41 2
    - Whaat? The place in Costa Mesa? With the tiny donuts? - JD Nov 2, 15:48 1
      - I've only been to the Santa Monica one. They are not tiny and they are great. Especially the Huckleberry. -- nm - jnine Nov 2, 15:58
  - Though there's a really high density of donut shops in the LA area so that might bias your view - JD Nov 2, 15:37 2
    - You're partially right. I pass near Randy's Donuts every day on my commute. Do I always want one? Yup. But there are so many ways to satisfy that fix closer (for me anyway) - con_carne Nov 2, 15:46 1
      - Really? I don't think they're very good. They're opening one at the new Century City Mall, maybe that one will be better. -- nm - jnine Nov 2, 16:00
- crunchy vs. smooth peanut butter -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 15:08 1
  - Crunchy peanut butter is of the Devil and should never be consumed, much less favored over actual peanut butter. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:14
- today's food holiday is: Devilled Eggs -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 15:06 8
  - *devil eggs your car* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 15:39 1
    - I'm not wrong! Your violent response in the face of my eminently reasoned and reasonable argument simply proves I'm right! - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:52
  - The costume contest winner (single) at my friend's H'ween party last weekend was "deviled egg" :) - con_carne Nov 2, 15:36
  - okay, here is a fight - Why didn't you tell me earlier? - crash davis Nov 2, 15:16
  - Deviled Eggs are delicious and anyone who says otherwise is itching for a fight. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:13 3
    - Do you ever make them with curry powder? -- nm - Meg Nov 2, 15:16 2
      - *sings the Curry Man song* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 15:55
      - I did! Utterly fantastic. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:51
- Dependency Injection. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 15:05 3
  - Using a dependency injection is just lazy coding. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:12 2
    - Lazy coding is the best coding. Why make work hard for yourself? :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 15:15 1
      - I ... well ... hhhhmmmmm ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:16
- Phil Ivey has been good for some long threads -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 15:05 3
  - All that Phil Ivey and Kelly Chin did was use casino practices against a few casinos. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 15:10 2
    - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 15:31
    - word -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 15:26
Joanna Krupa defends Jeremy Piven, says women are ‘taking advantage of the Weinstein situation’ (I feel slightly guilty linking this- - crash davis Nov 2, 15:01 1
- apology/clarification pending, I'm sure. she did say her support of JP is based on her friendship with him, and what she knows of him that way. and - b. Nov 2, 15:10
National Sandwich Day is tomorrow .. dealios here -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 14:57 2
- this reminds me, for out veterans, next Tuesday, 11/7, from 5pm-close, BOGO at Chipotle if you show your ID. -- nm - b. Nov 2, 15:19
- good post! -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 15:02
This is crazy,Gothamist, LAist, DCist, Chicagoist, SFist, Shanghaiist, DNA Info have all shut down - decline Nov 2, 14:40 10
- On a seemingly coincidental note, they voted last week to unionize. -- nm - David Nov 2, 14:58
- Joe Ricketts, some Trump backer and GOP mega-donor, bought them up in March. -- nm - Mop Nov 2, 14:47 6
  - Fuck him. I loved both Gothamist and DNA Info. I read them daily. - Krusty Nov 2, 15:10
  - His kids own the Cubs. -- nm - pmb Nov 2, 14:50
  - Billionaire owner of the Cubs. He'll just walk away from it and screw all those reports -- nm* - decline Nov 2, 14:48 3
    - He also trashed the archive of over 10 years of journalism -- nm - decline Nov 2, 14:50 2
      - Yep, all b/c they unionized. Now they have no work samples. -- nm - MDH Nov 2, 15:09 1
        
        (I mean, not saving archives for yourself in the digital age is dumb) -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 15:31
- :O -- nm - budice Nov 2, 14:45
- They'll just reopen under a new name, just not unionized. -- nm - jnine Nov 2, 14:45
Week 8 is typically the week of fantasy football where bad luck collides directly into my own sheer stupidity. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 14:29 8
- I am hoping that, like some years, the team I have is a second half team. -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 14:45
- And she started Russ vs. Watson against Kelly and picked RIGHT! You are DOOOMED! -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 14:36 4
  - This goes below the boodyshay -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 14:36 3
    - thank you -- nm - budice Nov 2, 14:37 2
      - DOOOMED!! She has been cutting through us like a hot knife through butter. -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 14:44 1
        
        It's over, JOhnny. Losing Watson has a rippling effect on my roster, I'm the doomed one. Oh well...so much for that. -- nm - samara Nov 2, 15:12
- samara has Luck, Watson, and DangeRuss in BF. So now I face Russ instead of Watson. -- nm - budice Nov 2, 14:33 1
  - Can I borrow some IR spots, please? -- nm - samara Nov 2, 15:13
Dear Overwatch players: stop going in 1 on 5. -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 2, 14:27 1
- But ... but ... how else am I going to get a Play of the Game? -- nm - Overwatch Newb Nov 2, 14:32
Don't love Taraji's outfit but do love those boots! -- (link) - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 14:17 5
- If those are Alexander Wang boots then they're stupid expensive. -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 15:08
- That Adidas jacket looks like house wrap during construction. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 14:40
- *rereads this post* -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 14:20 2
  - *glares at you menacingly* -- nm - Jim Caveziel si Nov 2, 15:06
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I look back on this time last week, when I thought I’d have trouble finding subbing jobs because I only wanted to work in N’s school. - elf kelly Nov 2, 14:16 2
- good news! -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 14:42
- This is awesome for you:) -- nm - decline Nov 2, 14:40
I'm sad because this green feather shawl I really want won't arrive in time for the wedding I have to attend this weekend. - Roovember Nov 2, 14:16 1
- That is pretty awesome. I may get one as a Christmas present for my mom. - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 14:26
What do we make of the mother who is trying to get the shorts that her daughter's cross country team wears banned? - JD Nov 2, 14:12 5
- they should have to compete in burquas -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 2, 14:54
- It's an option and her daughter can choose to wear different shorts. No need to make a big deal about it when nearly every woman at high levels wears them to run. -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 2, 14:16 1
  - It's a person forcing their beliefs on everyone else, because everyone wants it their way. Shock. -- nm* - MDH Nov 2, 15:11
- Don't let her see what the swim team wears. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 14:15 1
  - Or volleyball. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 2, 14:57
Twilight Zone reboot From Jordan Peele in the Works at CBS All Access -- (link) - mud Nov 2, 14:08 2
- This news makes me happy. And slightly less fighty this afternoon. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 14:11 1
  - me too - should be good. -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 14:15
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- Did you flex for him when he said it? -- nm - decline Nov 2, 14:37
- Wait. One can eat their way to muscles? I've been doing this all wrong -- nm - JD Nov 2, 14:04 1
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Hmm, how do you portion pork ribs to get 4oz of meat? :) -- nm - Meg Nov 2, 13:56 2
- make pulled pork from them. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 2, 13:57 1
  - Nah, the pulled pork is cooking separately. -- nm - Meg Nov 2, 14:06
Headline edit: Houston Texans fear DeShaun Watson tore his ACL in practice. -- (link*) - David Nov 2, 13:54 17
- Fuck. My trade looks awfully bad now. - Shaun Nov 2, 15:04
- Texans signing quarterback Matt McGloin -- nm - budice Nov 2, 14:32
- Oh no. :( -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 14:17
- *prints copy of Astronauts roster just to rip it to teeny, tiny shreds out of frustration* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 2, 14:13
- Adam Schefter has confirmed he's out for the year. -- nm - David Nov 2, 14:08 2
  - So Houston had a good... 16 hours of happiness. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 14:49 1
    - Oof. -- nm - David Nov 2, 14:52
- confirmed -- (link) - budice Nov 2, 14:08
- well that sucks, kid was a baller -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 14:08
- Damnit, now I'm wishing I had made that trade! He'd have been stuck with Kizer as his QB! (and Fuller's value probably dropped now, too). -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 2, 14:04
- now Papa John's is going to sell even *less* pizza -- nm - ML Nov 2, 14:03 1
  - "Papa John's CEO's net worth fell $70 million in 24 hours." -- nm - David Nov 2, 14:11
- Dammit -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 14:02
- I'm afraid this is legit. Other NFL players are tweeting condolences to him. -- nm - David Nov 2, 13:59
- Eh, motherfuckers? -- nm - Kaep Nov 2, 13:56 2
  - Well, he's the least likely owner to sign Kaep, but that would get him out of the doghouse a bit. -- nm - David Nov 2, 14:02
  - Just how many QB Voo doo dolls do you have ?! -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 13:57
Heading out for a quick bite before Odinson. Yay! -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 13:46 3
- Yay! - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 13:54 2
  - *snort* I am more educated now than I was - good luck and god speed. -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 2, 13:57 1
    - Yay! -- nm - Diva Nov 2, 14:13
Here...go get some FREE digital Thor trades from 3 of the best Thor writers and artists -- (link) - Remlik Nov 2, 13:35
Can't score. Suspect defense. Oh..and no team speed. Everton 2017-2018 😐 - JD Nov 2, 13:34
Well, that was awkward. I just had my first IEP meeting for N, which included both his original K teacher and the teacher he is currently with. - kelly Nov 2, 13:33 6
- She almost certainly wouldn't take it personally. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 13:41
- Wait, they didn't know fully? - Will Hunting Nov 2, 13:39 3
  - If they knew for sure, they kept it to themselves. -- (edited) - kelly Nov 2, 13:43 2
    - That W was taking the lead tells me she didn't. - Will Hunting Nov 2, 13:55 1
      - Well, remember, this wasn't a set in stone thing until I talked to Principal. And he's only been in there for 2 weeks. - kelly Nov 2, 13:58
- Thoughts - Beryllium Nov 2, 13:37
(legal types, this is bananas)Gitmo judge sends Marine general lawyer to 21 days confinement for disobeying orders (sitwap) - crash davis Nov 2, 13:30 2
- That's what happens when you have extra-judicial courts. - Mop Nov 2, 14:55 1
  - They are actually split on which set of military rules govern in this situation. So who knows? -- nm - crash davis Nov 2, 14:57
3200 year old pregnant Burriel found in Israel -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 2, 13:24 2
- I'm assuming in vitro -- nm - zork Nov 2, 13:58
- *glares at Mop* -- nm - groiny Nov 2, 13:25
Another GOP retiree: Lamar Smith -- (link) - mara Nov 2, 13:13 1
- Do not go quietly into the night, Lamar. - Spawn Nov 2, 13:19
Tonight is the first Marvel movie that I've been genuinely excited about since The Avengers. - David Nov 2, 13:06 11
- Meh, Star Wars Episode 9 December 15th!! - Bacon Nov 2, 14:27
- Tempted to use the friend from work line when I meet up with my friend from work to see it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 13:15
- I suggest America needs this entertainment right about now -- nm - con_carne Nov 2, 13:08
- Not even Cap 2? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 13:08 7
  - I didn't see Cap 2 in theaters. - David Nov 2, 13:09 6
    - dryer fire? -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 13:09 5
      - No, that was Harry Potter 8. Winter Soldier might have been Kim's surgery. -- nm - David Nov 2, 13:11 4
        
        So basically just stay away from you around event movies. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 13:12 3
        
        I'm saying that if what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I AM The Hulk. -- nm - David Nov 2, 13:18 2
        
        but which color Hulk? -- nm - Remlik Nov 2, 13:45 1
        
        Go away, lil frog thor. -- nm - David Nov 2, 13:59
I would like to see a stat for how many words of self-praise Trump has spoken on camera to date. - Spawn Nov 2, 13:05

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