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Survivor spoils - Jovian Nov 15, 18:01
Threnody for the Heroes of Medina de Rioseco 3 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 18:00 1
- Hmm. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 15, 18:04 [Attachment]
51 years ago today an epic motion picture was released - Amoxy Nov 15, 18:00
Hmm. Hydrophobic Whip Scorpions could be a decent band name. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:56
Kinder Eggs, of a sort, are coming to America -- (link) - Reagen Nov 15, 17:51 2
- I'm sure I've mentioned they've been sold at a local international-type store for years. right by the counter. - b. Nov 15, 17:58 1
  - No toys or anything?!? That's wrong. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 18:08
Twitter has begun unverifying some right wingers and/or Nazis. - Tim Nov 15, 17:40 2
- heh, I just saw laura loomer is one of the unverifieds. she's so special - already banned from uber and lyft. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 15, 17:55
- I heard bakedalaska got banned so hard that he’s standing outside a McDonald’s ranting about it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:50
Hopefully no one here is being bitten by the at&t troubles. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:28
Because we don't celebrate greatness enough... -- (link) - David Nov 15, 17:26
2 more for Roy Moore -- (link*) - budice Nov 15, 17:15 6
- Is he moving into Trump territory or Cosby/Weinstein territory? -- nm - Amoxy Nov 15, 18:01
- and - ty97 Nov 15, 17:31
- another link -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 17:16 3
  - Okay, NOW he might be in trouble. - David Nov 15, 17:27 2
    - Listen, if this had happened, they'd have said so at the time even though they did and no one listened and we've just gone through a thing that people - Reagen Nov 15, 17:28 1
      - He asked about the attractiveness of a 28-year-old woman's daughters! It's like satire, only it's not. -- nm - David Nov 15, 17:36
That’s a bold product name. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:03
How about “Mel P”, like Mel B? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 16:56 2
- MELF, He's a Mel Everyone Loves to Friend. -- (edited) - Bacon Nov 15, 16:59 1
  - MELF on a SHELF -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 17:04
Da Vinci paiting "Salvator Mundi" is at $352 Mill at auction and they are still going -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 16:48 23
- $450 now. you left too early -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 15, 17:00 2
  - right next to the story of the daVinci Christ portrait linked here, notice the hand gesture.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 15, 19:23 1
    - Is this story about a republican ...again note the hand guesture -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 15, 19:24
- 370 -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 16:49 19
  - 400 -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 16:49 18
    - that thing is gonna cost more than amazon's stupid tolkien series... - x Nov 15, 16:52 1
      - Itll look great in my kitchen. -- nm - Jeff Bezos Nov 15, 17:08
    - sold at 400 Million. -- nm* - Remlik Nov 15, 16:50 11
      - $450,312,500 per Christie's....nm - x Nov 15, 17:02 9
        
        Probably that includes buyers premium. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 17:03 8
        
        absolutely...nm - x Nov 15, 17:06 4
        
        Oh right forgot about that. - spamlet Nov 15, 17:06 3
        
        heh, not really. i do it at work for my artist's foundation (though not for much longer) but in reality.... - x Nov 15, 17:12 2
        
        The kid said "imagine what could be done for $450m" when I said it would sit in a warehouse in Switzerland from now on. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 17:22 1
        
        exactly, it was likely bought by some trust that'll hide it until they can reap a profit... - x Nov 15, 17:43
        
        it generally does, as far as their reported sales prices go. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 17:03 2
        
        Sorry unclear. That's probably the difference in the quoted prices. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 17:05 1
        
        right. there's the hammer price, and then the buyer's premium.... - x Nov 15, 17:08
      - Congrats, Louise. nm - Dignan Nov 15, 16:53
    - Don't let Ras Al Ghul win, Batman! -- nm - David Nov 15, 16:50 3
      - "Four-hundred million and one cent!" -- nm - Teenage Bruce Wayne Nov 15, 17:00 1
        
        Christ, what an asshole. -- nm - The Court of Owls Nov 15, 17:04
      - Hmph. Putting it in the lobby of LexCorps -- nm - Lex Nov 15, 16:51
I meant to get a regular MacBook, I ended up with a Pro. Whoops? -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 16:47 9
- I honestly don't know what the difference is anymore. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 17:06 2
  - Weight most noticeably, I'd think. Ports would be likely second. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 17:10 1
    - Good point. I think the MacBook has a single usb-c port on it -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 17:23
- Look at you rich boy!!! Rich boy rich boy rich boy!!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 16:58 3
  - Heck no. This is America, I got it on credit. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 16:59 2
    - Thanks for the stimulus -- nm - con_carne Nov 15, 17:57
    - Good man! -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 17:11
- Good choice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 16:53 1
  - I believe they cost the same. Kind of strange. It's been a whirlwind of change, but I think I'm finally done with that and can get cozy now. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 16:58
b! Other music buffs: rumor is the group Shadow box(?) is really Justin Timberlake. Is there a song or video I can judge myself? -- nm - Pippy Nov 15, 16:44 3
- it's the shadowboxers, and it's one of his acts. hmm. I have one song with them on my own lists - it's a "the book of love" cover.. - b. Nov 15, 17:32 [youtube] 1
  - you can listen to some of the other songs at that channel, but this is the official one. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Nov 15, 17:33 [youtube]
- For some reason i feel like I saw that on his social media somewhere as a hashtag or something but now I can’t find it. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 17:29
wap? Georgetown has a 7'3" freshman named Chris Sodom -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 16:40 4
- he's apparently Nigerian, moved to Houston for a year and then went to prep school in Memphis... - x Nov 15, 16:49 2
  - Nigerian Sodom sounds like an irrational fear that keeps Steve Bannon up at night. -- nm - David Nov 15, 17:45
  - Yeah, he looks pretty slight on the floor -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 16:53
- Please tell me there's a 5'8" point guard named Sam Gomorrah -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 16:45
Coco 96% (25/1), Wonder 76% (16/5), Mudbound 95% (57/3), Roman J Israel Esq 52% (17/16), Justice League NSY (but seems to be getting slagged) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 15, 16:37 1
- 48% for Justice league...their app released it early apparently. -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 17:23
" Fiji water is the official thirst quencher of Donald Trump." -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 16:31 1
- America First! -- nm - Covington Nov 16, 01:42
And your Cy Young winners are Corey Kluber and Max Scherzer - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:23 3
- now you're just making up names....nm - x Nov 15, 16:42
- It's kind of amazing how little Washington has done with what they've had. -- nm - David Nov 15, 16:35 1
  - Or how fortunate other teams have been in short series. - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:48
A family of 6 ducks is swimming in a straight line around a pond. If the 4 ducklings must swim between their parents, in how many different orders - Beaker Nov 15, 16:00 7
- GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 16:49
- merci! -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 16:14
- Spoilers.. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 15, 16:04
- Duck Season! -- nm - Elmer Fudd Nov 15, 16:04
- my guess 2x4x3x2x1 = 48 -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 16:03 1
  - crash is right. 2x4! -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 16:16
- Do your own homework -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 16:00
minor Star Wars spoiler regarding several cameos -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 15, 15:59
Ok, but is it short for Melvin? Or Melford? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 15:48 5
- I would humbly suggest 'Mel Profit (aka Igor).' nm - Dignan Nov 15, 16:48
- Melllvar -- nm - Roger More Nov 15, 16:03 1
  - Ah yes, with three Ls. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 16:07
- I think rebranding will be tough, IMO - Reagen Nov 15, 15:55 1
  - Not long enough it seems. People still remember -- nm - Redmond Nov 15, 16:48
Senate liberalizes pass through rules. We'll see if this is enough to get Johnson on board. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 15, 15:45
Rubio commenting on water is gold. Solid gold. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 15:37 2
- That was frickin' hilarious. And stellar. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:09
- And trump is ... I guess he’s rehearsing physical comedy? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 15:38
The guy ahead of me in line for the metal detector at the basketball game looked a lot like Manafort -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 15:21 4
- but thats unpossible he's under housearrest -- nm - mud Nov 15, 15:47 1
  - roomba with an ankle bracelet - "Sir, he is pacing erractically around the house" -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 15:56
- watch out, the game is fixed -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 15:23 1
  - Also watch out for Russians -- nm - eag Nov 15, 15:42
Pippy? Qale? Forgot who else lives in Texas -- (link*) - Amoxy Nov 15, 15:21 3
- Cliiiiick bait. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 16:40
- I asking...don't the police know who it is from the LICENSE PLATE?! - Pippy Nov 15, 15:49 1
  - The sheriff really doesn't want to get involved - that's why he's willing to negotiate. Probably agrees :) -- nm - Meg Nov 15, 17:14
So I guess the 13% drop in Papa Johns sales is what prompted their 'apology' today? - Jovian Nov 15, 15:17 5
- I love that corporations in America, by and large, are still willing to be more accommodating to liberals than Nazis. - Mop Nov 15, 16:20 2
  - That's a pretty low bar you've set there. -- nm - pmb Nov 15, 16:22 1
    - usa! usa! usa! -- nm - b. Nov 15, 16:23
- Yeah but I doubt it helps - Pippy Nov 15, 15:51 1
  - Um, Papa John? -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 16:43
Paleontologist fight!! -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 15, 15:10 3
- Technically archaeologist fight. Palaeontology specifically excludes humans, at least modern ones. - mafic Nov 15, 16:20
- that is sort of bonkers -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 15:25 1
  - yeah -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 15:46
Just confirmation (and reminder) that a number of my Disney movies on Vudu have jump to the top of my "recent purchase" list and are showing SD only. - Mop Nov 15, 15:08
NFL Zeke - Ezekiel Elliot dropped his appeal and will serve the full 6 games suspension -- nm* - budice Nov 15, 14:55 1
- just in time to mess up the fantasy football playoffs -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 14:57
Appropriate that she won't touch a $1 with her bare hands -- (link) - Reagen Nov 15, 14:40 12
- Dude doesn't know what irony means. -- nm - Ender Nov 15, 16:05 2
  - snicker...nm - x Nov 15, 16:37
  - I'll agree with that. -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 16:09
- Who is she? -- nm - Amoxy Nov 15, 15:01 2
  - also, see my response. -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 15:16
  - Steve Mnuchin's wife. She has created some controversy in the past -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 15:03
- Trophy bitch -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 14:48
- We got foreclosure notices on the 9 cent balance due on our 2nd -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 14:48
- She touched them plenty when they were in her g-string. -- nm - Mop Nov 15, 14:41 3
  - *pokes you with a pointy stick* there's enough to criticize without that kind of comment*. (I always think she looks like she's playing a role.) -- nm - b. Nov 15, 15:10 2
    - when I cook, T will watch Bravo shows - I think she looks like a "Real Housewife of Orange County" - crash davis Nov 15, 15:22 1
      - b. trivia: that's the only RH show for which I've seen eps vs. random clips. I was home sick one day around the time the first season aired, had - b. Nov 15, 16:27
Turkey prices: $1.99/lb or $2.99/lb (organic) at Whole Foods for Prime members (50 cents more for the peasants) -- (link) - Mop Nov 15, 14:34 3
- I read this version this morning. I don't know why they made it so complicated. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 15, 15:12
- $.79 a pound or free with a $150 purchase -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 14:36 1
  - That's a big turkey. -- nm - Mop Nov 15, 15:08
Spawn, buddy? chicken nuggets with ketchup? -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 14:18 5
- Who cares, if you're eating nuggets you've already lost -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 15:34
- Wait ... what? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 15:24 3
  - I saw this on B2 -- (link) - crash davis Nov 15, 15:26 [Backboard] 2
    - The entire list is void as it is well known I despise ketchup, and condiments in near total. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 16:51 1
      - Not the *entire* list, my friend. You do ruin things you know. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:59
B2 - good thoughts for Jack's niece -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 14:12 4
- For sure. All the best. -- nm - mara Nov 15, 14:46
- All my good thoughts and more -- nm - Amoxy Nov 15, 14:37
- Eesh, good thoughts, indeed. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 14:27
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TV PSA: Empire, Riverdale, Survivor, Blacklist, Goldbergs, Speechless, Dynasty, Black Ink Crew, Modern Family, Property Brothers, SEAL Team, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 14:09 4
- Dynasty? Like the Carrington dynasty? -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 15, 14:42
- Star, Real HW of NJ, Voice, Shannara Chronicles, American Housewife, Chicago PD, Criminal Minds, Designated Survivor, Mr Robot, South Park, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 14:09 2
  - Martha & Snoop, Iron Chef shows, Broad City, Samantha Bee, Frontier (in Canada), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 14:10 1
    - science/space stuff on PBS -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 14:17
Mel, Roger Lococco -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 14:05 4
- ImarriedaYankeesfan -- nm - Amoxy Nov 15, 14:38
- I love this. -- nm - Mel Profit Nov 15, 14:20 1
  - I've been a William Russ fan ever since this role -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 14:38
- Lovell island lolita -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 14:07

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