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I like "Mom", mostly because of Alison Janney -- nm - Amoxy Nov 30, 21:33
“That’s when you give them lots of food, and then they kiss, and then they have a baby.” - minecraft, apparently -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 20:50
Okay, so I'll start watching Friends. - ReluctCynic at home Nov 30, 20:41 3
- WITH BENEFITS. not the NBC show -- nm - peglegpete Nov 30, 22:08
- How YOU doin’. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 20:53
- I've watched old episodes of Home Improvement. Jill would have loved the women's movement going on right now. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 20:49
Disneyland Fireworks streamed live tonight -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 20:37 [youtube]
Geraldo is just a walking set of Bad Idea Jeans. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 30, 20:33
This was the crowd (or lack of) at tonight's Christmas Tree lighting in DC -- (link) - MDH Nov 30, 20:17 4
- Fake picture! -- nm - jnine Nov 30, 23:55
- My theory is that they put out that nonsense of Soros paying protestors because they're jealous of how many people show up on their own to protest. - . Nov 30, 21:03
- Record crowd! -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 20:54
- it was standing room only there too, after they forbade the use of chairs. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 20:36
Mike Leach interviewed for UT, deal being worked on -- nm - budice Nov 30, 20:08
Kirk Cousins smashed -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 20:06 6
- haha, crap. i mixed up beaker with bacon...nm - x Nov 30, 20:14 4
  - I was going to put a ? below your post, now I get it -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 20:15 3
    - just ignore me!...nm - x Nov 30, 20:15 2
      - You need to apologize to Beaker. I mean that was insulting to poor Beaker. -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 20:17 1
        
        hopefully poor beaker is still just watching young guns...nm - x Nov 30, 20:19
- whaddya know. still watching thursday night football...nm - x Nov 30, 20:13
2 earthquakes in Iran - a 6.0 and a 5.0 aftershock -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 20:04
LA Weekly asks “Who Owns LA Weekly?” Because they don’t know. -- (link) - Mop Nov 30, 20:00
The Shape of Water *isn't* part of a cinematic universe? Is that legal? -- nm - Max Nov 30, 19:49 7
- Yet. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 20:00
- that's not canon...nm - x Nov 30, 19:59 3
  - oh you love it. - mud Nov 30, 20:00 2
    - maybe in a place where everyone agreed that it's all fiction (aka fake aka all totally made up) so it really doesnt matter?...nm - x Nov 30, 20:07 1
      - [gasp] -- nm - mud Nov 30, 20:09
- The Sequelvia Accords of 2015 forbade this. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:50 1
  - Logan Lucky spoilers -- (edited) - Beryllium Nov 30, 20:00
Infinity War speculative idea (it’ll never happen so it’s not really a reveal) - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:44
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- Nope and nope. -- nm - . Nov 30, 21:25
- Hate you. Dying to see this. -- nm - MDH Nov 30, 20:17
- oh allright -- nm - mud Nov 30, 19:47
Does the Q in “mind your Ps and Qs” come from the sound in the middle of “thank you”? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:24 4
- It means you better mind me. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 19:46
- wikipedia is unhelpful. My guess is "Pences and Quids" -- nm - Max Nov 30, 19:29 1
  - pints and quarts? -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 19:31
- it's one origin theory, but not the most common one. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 19:28
"A killer block from La'el Collins" -- that's...ill-considered. -- nm - David Nov 30, 19:18
Infinity War trailer spoiler question - David Nov 30, 18:59 30
- Serious actual spoiler speculation. Don’t read if you don’t want to connect any dots. - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:58
- I just watched it. Meh, who's the new bad guy? -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 19:40 18
  - Spoilers - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:45 1
    - I toally would have believed you -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 19:47
  - It's Thanos -- nm - Amoxy Nov 30, 19:44 15
    - Ah, never heard of him, heh -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 19:46 11
      - He’s been shown and foreshadowed in at least four of the previous movies, mostly in after-credits scenes at first. So if you’ve missed those, he’s new - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:49 7
        
        GotG. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 21:30 1
        
        Yes, that's why I said "at first". He became more prevalent later on. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 21:48
        
        I'm surprised I missed him then. I think I've seen most of them. -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 19:51 4
        
        Character spoils - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:52 3
        
        are those the 2 (spoils) - CQ Nov 30, 19:54 2
        
        No. Spoilers - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:59 1
        
        oh, cool. thanks. -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 20:00
      - Knowing nothing of the comics, he comes across as a thug in the movie(s). Boring. - Max Nov 30, 19:49 2
        
        Like I said yesterday, he looks like a bouncer in a white supremacist bar -- nm - Amoxy Nov 30, 20:20
        
        Not even. (Spoilers?) - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:51
    - Whoa dude spoilers. (...... Kidding. It doesn’t seem like a secret. :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:45 2
      - where are the x-men in all this stuff? -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 19:47 1
        
        Absent due to licensing. Ditto for Deadpool, most likely. - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:50
- Spoiler -- (link) - Diva Nov 30, 19:28 [Backboard] 2
  - Spoiler - David Nov 30, 19:31 1
    - Spoilers - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:34
- spoiler we also didn't see - Remlik Nov 30, 19:21 2
  - Spoilers - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:23
  - spoiler - Bacon Nov 30, 19:23
- spoiler - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:15
- nope I even slow motioned some of the bigger group scenes. -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 19:05
- I thought he was there with some bad haircut? - Spawn Nov 30, 19:04 1
  - now boarding: hype train. destination: nowhere...nm - x Nov 30, 19:08
House music legend Green Velvet is playing here tomorrow. But it's $30. And I work on Saturday. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 18:57
Super Nintendo Chalmers -- (link) - Beaker Nov 30, 18:56
Only a few hours left to donate to zorkvember... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 18:54
Clem the Elf comes tonight....nm - Beaker Nov 30, 18:53
many nights my friend, many nights I put a blade to your throat while you were sleeping...glad I didn't kill you Steve, You're alright. -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 18:52
Trump blowup coming soon. Mexican man found not guilty in SF pier shooting -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 30, 18:47 11
- in the 2 years since the death, first I heard that it was a ricochet, story was always he just randomly shot and killed someone assuming shot AT them -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 19:12
- Well, it was a bullshit verdict. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 30, 19:05 7
  - I thought that but the bullet hit the ground first, evidence showed it hit the near the shooter and then ricocheted to the victim. - Bacon Nov 30, 19:07 6
    - yah, that was the thing. it was a ricochet that traveled some distance before it hit her. - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 19:14 2
      - And what about the BLM ranger that had it stolen in the first place - was he disciplined? -- nm - Meg Nov 30, 19:21 1
        
        he wasn't disciplined. this reminded me that I meant to look-up if he ever explained why the gun was loaded... nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 19:27
    - He admitted to firing it on purpose, supposedly aiming for a seal, during his interrogation. Based on his own confession, that's at least involuntary - IrishStephen Nov 30, 19:12 2
      - there's a lot to question in the confession, even a half-decent lawyer could throw a tonne of doubt on it. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 20:34
      - I could see that verdict. There must be more there that I don't know about. Six days of deliberations, do not a slam dunker it seams. -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 19:19
- such an awful story. no surprise for the verdict, though. - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 18:55
- See, if he had any sense of irony or humour, he’d start acting like that guy was citizen of the year. - Beryllium Nov 30, 18:51
Do you need to have an apple phone or amazon prI'm to use the dot? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 18:46 8
- You need a smart phone to set it up -- nm - decline Nov 30, 18:57 5
  - sigh, so far I've connected my amazon account to her phone, downloaded the ap, I might have to go buy a new router because I don't remember the passwo - zeitgeist Nov 30, 19:09 4
    - If your phone is setup on the wifi the amazon alexa app will link them without needing a password for the wifi router -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 19:11 1
      - I set my second dot up the other day and never used the wifi pw the phone did it automatically -- nm - Bacon Nov 30, 19:12
    - sometimes routers have a hardware reset button that restores the default admin password -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 19:10 1
      - awesome, pushed the button then googled how to find my password, that worked, I did try that one but must have mistyped it then.... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 20:30
- . -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 18:46 1
  - (he used the dot, everyone!) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 18:50
oh shit. Emilio is whistling... -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 18:41
This weekend's new and season premiere TV shows. You may have heard S.H.I.E.L.D. has a 2-hour premiere Friday night. - GregW Nov 30, 18:32 1
- i can't keep track of th 600 new tv shows that are on now. just tell me when the good place comes back...nm - x Nov 30, 18:44
So far, from my couch, I have 2.55 more points than Kirk Cousins does this evening. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 30, 18:28 2
- It bothers me when you say things like this. -- nm - ReluctCynic at home Nov 30, 20:03
- My Dallas D (going against budice) thanks you. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 18:38
I've seen a few ads for that Matt Damon movie Downsizing this week and have a question about it. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 30, 18:28 5
- As in, looks far better than it should? -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 18:40 1
  - No. Not as in that. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 30, 19:46
- It's an Alexander Payne movie. - spamlet Nov 30, 18:38
- I’m not sure how the movie is, but I think it’s a super cool concept of a movie. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 30, 18:33
- That is what most of us said when it first appeared on the exchange. -- nm - GregW Nov 30, 18:29
Everyone except the center -- nm - CQ Nov 30, 18:26
Talking about Bitcoin AND Big Bang Theory in the same post is a sign David should show a little more pride. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 18:24 2
- *stiffled chuckle* -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 18:38
- We love BBT, although it's been down this season. -- nm - David Nov 30, 18:27
Washington's pacing for 9 turnovers. -- nm - David Nov 30, 18:22
this is cute - prince harry and meghan related. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 18:22 1
- and amusing, matt lauer related. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 18:27
Holy smokes, Washington's schedule is easy after tonight. The Little Sisters of the Poor could field a team that could go 2-2 against that schedule -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 18:18
NaziPrez Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry (NY Times) -- (link) - mud Nov 30, 18:18 3
- "Sure, just tell us what you did and admit guilt and we will." - . Nov 30, 20:09
- I just saw that via this twitter post, which some sters will appreciate. nm but: -- (link) - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 18:22
- The Daily Beast: -- (link) - mud Nov 30, 18:20
Thursday Night Football fucking SUCKS -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 18:01 13
- Why do you guys even watch football? You seem to hate it so much. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 18:37
- says man who watches weekly...nm - x Nov 30, 18:08 11
  - Well, it's that or the NBA... -- nm - David Nov 30, 18:23 8
    - imagine that. there's a good product on in a sport that doesn't turn people's brains to mush....nm - x Nov 30, 18:25 7
      - Good? It's got more tank jobs than WW2. -- nm - David Nov 30, 18:27 6
        
        The NFL has a playoff team actively throwing games - Will Hunting Nov 30, 18:30 2
        
        Yep. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 19:48
        
        Touche. -- nm - David Nov 30, 18:31
        
        watching the dog food that is college hoop has turned you delusional. you should try eating steak more...nm - x Nov 30, 18:29 2
        
        Why, I was just watching dog food! And I saw live dog food last night! - David Nov 30, 18:31 1
        
        are you sure you didn't maybe play too much of that other sport where people's brains get slammed against their skull wall regularly?...nm - x Nov 30, 18:39
  - I'm watching Young Guns cause Thursay night TV also fucking sucks. -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 18:09 1
    - Dirty Steve just got himself a big chaw...and they are going to do some magic mushrooms... - Beaker Nov 30, 18:10
Not puppet. Not guilty. Wrap it up. Put a bow on it. If you don’t then you’re part of the war on Christmas. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 30, 17:59 1
- heh -- nm - mud Nov 30, 20:18
'/~do re me fa so done with you, so done with all the games you play..'/~ -- nm - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 17:56
that "city dog sees snow for the first time" reminds me of when i saw king sunny ade of nigeria in massachusetts on their first u.s. tour.... - x Nov 30, 17:52 1
- :-) -- nm - Mara Nov 30, 18:23
The act right before us performed 'Little Drummer Boy' at the tree lighting. I'm out. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 17:43 5
- I almost called it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 18:41
- bummer; but much better than at, like, a wal-mart or grocery store. at least it was live. :) - -- nm - b., merry and bright Nov 30, 18:00
- "You bastards!" *polite clapping* -- nm - Max Nov 30, 17:44 2
  - LOL. -- nm - Mara Nov 30, 18:24
  - Exactly. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 17:47
ML Memorial Update: 1 vs 2 in points scored this week. Good luck, Spawn! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 30, 17:43 1
- danke. *sfek* To you as well. -- nm* - Spawn Nov 30, 18:44
graphic of spring 2018 myvegas hotel rooms available dates -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 30, 17:42

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