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Papa John’s apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests -- (link) - ty97 Nov 15, 06:15 2
- *narrows eyes* -- nm - David Nov 15, 06:26
- translation: please stop boycotting us - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 15, 06:19
STIS: we're going to bring a TV to tailgating. We need an antenna to watch the game. Is it just any HDTV antenna? -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 15, 06:14 14
- This is the antenna I use at home. -- (link*) - Ender Nov 15, 06:29 2
  - Would I also need some type of converter box like you mention below, or would the box only be for rabbit ears? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 06:35 1
    - It would be any antenna unless your TV has a built-in digital tuner. Check your model's manual. -- nm - Ender Nov 15, 06:38
- Note that you almost certainly can't just plug that into your TV, you'll need a digital box of some kind. -- nm - Ender Nov 15, 06:26 1
  - damn technology -- nm - decline Nov 15, 06:28
- why not just run a cable from your house ? -- nm - decline Nov 15, 06:18 2
  - *orders 132,000 feet of coaxial cable* that's probably cheaper, right? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 06:22 1
    - indubitably -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 15, 06:23
- Yes but an old set of rabbit ears works as well if anyone had one -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 06:18 5
  - Or run to a hardware store in your area. They'll have rabbit ears for like $10 which are cheaper than those linked. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 06:23 2
    - we have an Ace around the corner. I'll check there first. Thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 06:25 1
      - That should work. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 06:26
  - Interesting. I have no idea where I'd find one. These all seem to be about $20 on Amazon, so might just be easier if it will work. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 06:23 1
    - $9 at Walmart. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 15, 06:25
Deadpool 2 Teaser Trailer -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 06:10 [youtube]
Important question -- (link) - ty97 Nov 15, 06:07 1
- Who's Coco? What's Coco? -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 06:09
one of the most amazing things about the celtics win streak so far this year is.... - x Nov 15, 06:03
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- Cool fact, Lee Unkrich (the director) is a huge fan of the Shining and puts Shining easter eggs in all his films (There are tons in Toy Story 3) -- nm - decline Nov 15, 06:27
- Ice-T's wife? She's a mess. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 05:51
- Why, did Conan O'Brian do something special last night? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 05:50 7
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    - Coco as Best Animated Feature, you mean? Or Best Picture overall? -- nm - Inigo Nov 15, 06:05 1
      - There is 0% chance it wins Best Picture. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 06:06
    - Who is Coco and what are you talking about? -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 06:04 3
      - (I think it's a Dreamworks / Disney / Pixar movie or something.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 06:35
      - It's that movie that 68% of the American public will confuse with The Book of Life. -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 15, 06:16 1
        
        but I loved the Book of Life, so I'm willing to watch the sequel - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 15, 06:20
63 Percent of New York Restaurants Have Been Cited for Rodent Infestations -- (link) - ty97 Nov 15, 05:22 3
- *shrug* I assumed 100% of them had a rodent problem at some point. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 06:05
- What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. - Qale Nov 15, 05:41
- Gusteau's surprisingly not one of them. -- nm - TWuG, neck model Nov 15, 05:26
Disney already filmed their Christmas Special at Disneyland yesterday -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 05:17 1
- Reminder: 40 Days til Christmas -- nm - budice Nov 15, 05:28
so the President of the United States attempted to tweet condolences regarding the shooting yesterday, but (and yes, there is a but) - tRuMaN Nov 15, 04:54 1
- he is such a tard -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 15, 06:21
Zimbabwe in turmoil after apparent military coup -- (link) - ty97 Nov 15, 04:28 3
- It's not a coup, we, the military are just removing 'corrupt' government officials and replacing them with people we like -- nm - Zimbabwe Military Nov 15, 06:24
- When the alternative is Mugabe, that might be an improvement. -- nm - Butterbaron Nov 15, 05:56
- auto-play video warning -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 04:28
TV PSA: Empire, Riverdale, Survivor, Blacklist, Goldbergs, Speechless, Dynasty, Black Ink Crew, Modern Family, Property Brothers, SEAL Team, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 03:55 3
- UK get Peaky Fookin Blinders S4 (with added Adrien Brody)! - LMS Nov 15, 04:41
- Star, Real HW of NJ, Voice, Shannara Chronicles, American Housewife, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, Designated Survivor, Mr Robot, South Park, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 03:56 1
  - Martha & Snoop, Iron Chef shows, Broad City, Samantha Bee, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 03:57
lawyer is busted for drugs after barging into stranger’s home in high heels, no pants -- (link) - Dawson 's home Nov 15, 02:24
Also, after posting their lowest stock price since May of 2016 (!), Papa John's finally apologized for their moronic NFL quotes. -- nm - David Nov 15, 00:51 1
- When will they apologize for the abomination they call pizza? -- nm* - Krusty Nov 15, 05:50
"Strange streak: Michigan State coach Tom Izzo just 1-11 all-time vs. Mike Krzyzewski" - David Nov 15, 00:49 5
- Coach K's obviously the best...maybe of all-time, but he also gets national recruits vs regional recruits that Izzo gets. If you switched coaches - Flavorize Nov 15, 02:09 4
  - I don't buy that Coach K's won 11 out of 12 games based solely on talent. -- nm - David Nov 15, 02:21 3
    - I don't either but he's right in that Izzo tends to get more local guys than national players. Not sure why considering their success over the years. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 15, 06:06 2
      - They still have the preseason Player of the Year. Duke didn't win because of crushing talent yesterday. - David Nov 15, 06:25 1
        
        I agree with everything you said and it's why I think Izzo is the best coach in college ball. - Krusty Nov 15, 06:28
Roy Moore got married 85, were any accusations after then? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 00:21
One peril of watching five movies in two days: that last film can suffer if the other four are on average very good. -- (edited) - con_carne Nov 14, 23:56
That Natalya/Charlotte match was the best women's main event of the year. -- nm - David Nov 14, 23:50
Supposedly motherjones has a Donnie Jr story for tomorrow -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 23:45
Vudu: Old XML redeemed movies are reportedly reverting to SD from HDX. Community days not to panic. - Mop Nov 14, 22:42 5
- Sorry... just found the Vudu Reddit. Also, did you know, there’s an annual D2D limit of 100 movies? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 22:50 1
  - How many M2M movies can I upload? -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 05:44
- Seems to be bigger issue than that. MA has pushed “SD” to Vudu as the format for all Disney movies, overwriting what it previously was. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 22:49
- Vudu: Now supports HDR 10 which I guess is supposed to be a big deal. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 22:43 1
  - Vudu: Back to the Future trilogy HDX for 12.96 -- (link) - Mop Nov 14, 22:46
Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk! KU! Woooooo!!! -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 21:18
NY Times confirms it is a coup. Mugabe is in custody. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 14, 21:13 3
- This is too much power for one newspaper to have! -- nm - Max Nov 14, 22:33
- Hopefully this is good for the people ... but that's often not the case. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 21:21 1
  - I mean, it probably can’t get much worse than Bob. -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 04:29
"President Trump says something that isn't true 5.5 times a day. Every day." -- nm - CNN Nov 14, 21:02
Forever 21 data breach! -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 20:45 1
- budice, change your password! -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 20:51
That Oilers trade is paying off already! -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 20:19 6
- Vegas on to goalie #5 - Reagen Nov 14, 20:25 5
  - He's from near here. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 22:02
  - (this guy was an emergency call up from jr, I'm genuinely concerned for who #6 might be) - Reagen Nov 14, 20:40 3
    - "Is that...Wayne Newton?" nm - Dignan Nov 14, 21:48 2
      - Tom Jones! -- nm - budice Nov 14, 22:24 1
        
        It's not unusual to face off with someone ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 22:30
Did we hear that the Gal Gadot/Ratner ultimatum was #FakeNews? -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 20:13 1
- No we didn't? that had a ton of traction -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 15, 06:23
OK State Senate Special Election: Dem Candidate wins by 31 votes. Trump won by 40% here, Romney won by 38%. Every. Vote. Counts. - MDH Nov 14, 20:04 1
- Voter turnout was 14% of last year's special election. Get out and vote people. This is what can happen. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 20:05
There’s a handful of movies that keep me thinking about them, long after I’ve seen them (ie. Inception). Thor: Ragnarok is one of those movies. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 19:52 9
- I’m liking the Taika Waititi flavor. I’m thinking back to all the little details. Goldblum was delightful. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 20:03 5
  - He really was - and that role could have easily gone off the rails -- nm - Pippy Pumpkin Nov 15, 06:26
  - It did get me to watch What We Do In The Shadows later that week - Roger More Nov 14, 20:30 2
    - that movie is hilarious.... - x Nov 15, 05:43
    - Did you see I posted that Taika is working on a sequel? -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 22:40
  - It's very Kiwi and/or Aussie in its humor. And least nastily violent of many recent superhero movies. - . Nov 14, 20:11
- Really? Hmm. Not sure I have given it a single thought since I got home from it other than it was fun. -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 20:00
- Ummm... why? (I mean, it’s very entertaining, but it doesn’t ask any deep or mind-bending questions IMO) — nm -- nm* - Roger More Nov 14, 19:59
- I keep thinking about the scene where Thor is looking for his armor. -- nm - . Nov 14, 19:57
Those basketball shoplifters are back in the US now. I wonder if Trump had to give any concessions to China? - Beryllium Nov 14, 19:24 2
- Annex the Democratic Republic of Congo. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 19:52
- like letting them have an air base in Montana? -- nm - peglegpete Nov 14, 19:51
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Recruit One-Time 'The X Factor' Singer JEFF GUTT As New Frontman -- (link) - Remlik Nov 14, 19:20 5
- oh yah, he was very good. -- nm - b. Nov 14, 19:49
- I remember him. Here’s his performance of “Bohemian Rhapsody” on the X-Factor in 2013. -- (link) - Mop Nov 14, 19:45 [youtube] 3
  - Here he is singing “Dream On” in the final 3. -- (link) - Mop Nov 14, 19:46 [youtube] 2
    - Despite his song choices, I feel he was trying to emulate a rocker rather than actually being a rocker. - Mop Nov 14, 19:50 1
      - rock usually isn't very well represented on talent/singing shows, so they tried to make it more approachable vs., say, the Meatloaf-esque guy on AI. - b. Nov 14, 19:58
Does Amazon partake in Black Friday? - Karl_S Nov 14, 19:17 2
- EVERY DAY IS BLACK FRIDAY WHEN IT’S ON AMAZON! -- nm - Jeff Bezos Nov 14, 19:51
- yes. for us, at least, they've actually already started having some of what they're calling BF deals. -- nm - b. Nov 14, 19:48
Three Billboards is the second film this year I've wanted to rewatch just for the quotes. -- nm - con_carne Nov 14, 19:13 3
- The first being Ragnarok? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 19:15 2
  - Why, Wind River of course. -- nm - con_carne Nov 14, 21:35
  - The hammer pulled you off? -- nm - Volnelk Nov 14, 19:19
So, four episodes into season two of Stranger Things and I’m calling BS on a pretty significant plot point. Spoiler. - Volnelk Nov 14, 19:04 1
- Spoilers - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 14, 22:19
Budget overage approved, 1 spool of wire requisitioned from HQ -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 19:00 1
- FAILURE! -- nm - spamlet Nov 14, 19:01
Stan Van Gundy on protesting athletes -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 14, 18:57 1
- I just read his whole piece at "time" - it's really good and worth a read. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 14, 19:53
CFB playoff: ALA, CLEM, MIA, OK, WIS, AU -- nm - budice Nov 14, 18:44
as teens started getting smart phones, suicide rates jumped 1/3rd they think it is related.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 14, 18:39
The new Firefox is pretty damn fast on Mac -- nm - spamlet Nov 14, 18:27 9
- Relatedly: The iPad Pro as my computer isn’t working 100% as well as I’d like. There’s an open box MacBook I’m going to take a look at tomorrow - Qale Nov 14, 18:55 2
  - That's because it is a tablet not a PC. -- nm - Karl_S Nov 14, 19:20 1
    - Indeed. Though that’s a knife that cuts both ways. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 20:05
- It still sticks occasionally. - Reagen Nov 14, 18:38 5
  - Inbox doesn't really work on it (which stinks) but that's all I've found so far. - spamlet Nov 14, 18:39 4
    - "Inbox" as in gmail? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 18:51 3
      - Inbox if I’m not mistaken is not gmail but a different email product by Google. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 18:58 2
        
        Well it is Gmail and it's not. It's basically a different interface for it. - spamlet Nov 14, 19:01 1
        
        I’ve been meaning to try Shift as an alternative gmail interface -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 19:14
Pitch black. Below zero. Howling wind. Top of a mountain. Enter: 70 kindergarteners. -- (link*) - Beryllium Nov 14, 18:24 6
- Lord of the Flies 2: Mountain Skyride -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 18:59
- Update: Sleepover averted. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 18:29 3
  - good -- (link) - mud Nov 14, 19:05 2
    - That had to have been terrifying for the parents. I just hope the kids never realized what was going on. -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 19:17 1
      - I read that only 68 of them made it off alive. - Spawn Nov 14, 20:10
- stupid -- nm - mud Nov 14, 18:27
Ah, college basketball in November: Army 92, John Jay College of Criminal Justice 43 -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 18:20
Universal Paperclips achieved in 4 hours 5 minutes 21 seconds -- nm - znufrii Nov 14, 18:10 1
- 0.000000046195% of universe explored ... and steadily climbing. - ReluctCynic at home Nov 14, 20:40
'She absolutely rules the roost': Duck and dog form unlikely friendship at Alberta pet shop -- (link) - Beaker Nov 14, 18:07 1
- dude, sweet! here's another version with more photos and some video (ad first). nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 14, 18:12
30 septendecillion -- nm - crash davis Nov 14, 18:06
Possible military coup going on in Zimbabwe. -- (link) - GregW Nov 14, 18:00 9
- When the generals are telling Mugabe he’s gone too far... -- nm - Mop Nov 14, 19:54
- Zimbabweans are rushing to buy bitcoin, the only safe haven despite its volatility, money in the bank is worthless in days... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 14, 19:28
- I think Bill's extended family all left the country years ago but it's been an ugly situation. He lost one cousin to the early fighting :( -- nm - Meg Nov 14, 18:36
- CIA backed, of course :) -- nm - peglegpete Nov 14, 18:09
- ABC is reporting that there were at least three explosions heard in the capital. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 14, 18:08
- It's sort of remarkable that Mugabe is actually still alive. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 18:04 1
  - "Hold my beer..." Zimbabwe General -- nm - TWuG, neck model Nov 14, 18:05
- Great, now China will annex Zimbabwe -- nm - budice Nov 14, 18:03 1
  - All according to plan. -- nm - Hugo "White Rose" Strange Nov 14, 18:29
I think I’ll try this kitchentreaty recipe tonight. Or maybe the one it’s based on - not sure yet. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 14, 17:55
Tell me again how that border wall will stop drug imports...... -- (link) - Meg Nov 14, 17:48 3
- The economist pointed out the other day that most heroin comes over the border at regular checkpoints. -- nm - mafic Nov 14, 18:03 2
  - And much of the pot comes by sea or through tunnels. -- nm - Meg Nov 14, 18:11 1
    - Or so you've heard... *wink* -- nm - TWuG, neck model Nov 14, 18:16
Wait, so EA scaled down the cost of the characters to make everyone happy, but they also scaled down the rewards, so it takes exactly as long? - Volnelk Nov 14, 17:44 2
- Pray they don't alter the bargain further. -- nm - spamlet Nov 14, 19:01
- Yup. They're the worst. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 17:53

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