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As if there was any doubt, Stranger Things Season 3 is official. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 1, 08:23 1
- Hopefully we won't have to wait a year for it -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:24
ABC News: Mike Flynn is "prepared to testify" against Trump, his family, & the campaign, including Trump ordering him to talk to Russians -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 08:18 7
- *crosses fingers* Of course Trump will spin it as him lying to save his own ass, but when coupled with Trump pushing Comey to drop the investigation - pmb Dec 1, 08:24
- Merry Christmas *everyone!* -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 08:24 1
  - yay, we get Pence :/ -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:24
- Fake news! -- nm - David Dec 1, 08:22 3
  - The dollar takes a nose-dive on reports Flynn will testify against Trump. -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 08:23 2
    - andthe Dow drops over 200 -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 08:27 1
      - Damn, I was waiting for the tax bill passage bump before I sold everything and went to cash. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 08:56
Hot Dog and Sausage Council says hot dogs aren't sandwiches. That should settle it. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 1, 08:12 6
- I mean, every smart person already knew this. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:23
- They also say you shouldn't use ketchup on a hot dog after the age of 18 -- (link) - Roger More Dec 1, 08:21 3
  - That's pretty old for a hot dog -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 08:24
  - these people are smart -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:22 1
    - This. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 08:57
- VINDICATED! -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 08:15
kilbo news network: Chipotle says its queso is edible now, plans to use it for nachos -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 08:11 3
- still haven't tried it -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 08:17 1
  - go at lunch and give us a report -- nm* - decline Dec 1, 08:23
- it is generally a good idea if your food items are edible. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 08:12
Senate back in session. Cornyn says that they have the votes to pass. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 07:48 18
- (duplicate post. weird network glitch.) -- nm* - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:58
- A tax bill that redefined conception/abortion while also making healthcare cuts. Am I reading that right? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:58 10
  - and open up drilling in Alaska -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:59
  - I hadn't heard that. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 07:59 8
    - Really? That is sort of "old" news. Something like you can start your college funds for your kids as soon as you are pregnant. - Spawn Dec 1, 08:01 7
      - That seems a bit paranoid to me but okay. -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 08:09 5
        
        Hard to imagine any other rationale for it. You can already do what it purports to allow. -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 08:13 4
        
        You can't set up a 529 plan until the child is born now because they need a SSN to open it. -- (link*) - spamlet Dec 1, 08:18 3
        
        Exactly. Until it is a human. Which the GOP has decided to legislate is at conception. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:25
        
        You can set it up with another beneficiary and then change it, no? -- nm* - znufrii Dec 1, 08:20 1
        
        That's a bit of a workaround, don't you think? -- nm - spamlet Dec 1, 08:22
      - Yup. -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 08:02
- Still 7 hours of debate left with a vote this afternoon. - spamlet Dec 1, 07:58 5
  - they're voting on a bill that they are rewriting during the vote and without any discussion - or anyone actually reading what's in the bill... -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:00 4
    - And the agencies the GOP "trusts" to score the bill, one they are ignoring and one they are sitting on (because it was BAD). -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 08:08
    - You have to pass the bill to find out what’s in it! - znufrii Dec 1, 08:07
    - Fuck all of them. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 08:05 1
      - This is truly one of the most hypocritical, farcical and all around obnoxious processes and bills that I've seen. They have thrown away every - pmb Dec 1, 08:11
World Cup draw spoilers - Butterbaron Dec 1, 07:40 1
- War is inevitable. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 18:16
back hoes are my third favorite kind of hoe -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:39 1
- ... in hell. -- nm - Spawn Dec 1, 07:43
some time earlier this week, I added to my calendar for this morning an appointment that says: RLX - prayformojo Dec 1, 07:36 9
- Golf shirt from Ralph Lauren -- nm* - Flavorize Dec 1, 08:29
- Obviously this -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 08:03
- Something something Christmas. -- nm - Butterbaron Dec 1, 08:00
- Return Larry's xylophone? -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 07:54 2
  - This must be it. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:59 1
    - poor Larry -- nm - decline Dec 1, 08:01
- Restoralax? Real Life Xavier? Roland-Leung Exploration? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:48
- Frankie wants you to go to Hollywood. -- nm - David Dec 1, 07:41
- Acura RLX - you're supposed to be out buying a new car today -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:39
I get an temp assistant next week! - Andie Dec 1, 07:36 2
- I hope we see a former guest star from the Andie Show as the new temp... -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:43
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 1, 07:42
I decided to listen to Fox News for fun. All about how the Obama administration had it in for Flynn, spied on Trump campaign and unmasked thousands of - Spawn Dec 1, 07:31 1
- oh my -- nm - mud Dec 1, 07:47
11 Stress Experts on Surviving the Constant Anxiety That Is 2017 -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 07:27 3
- booze, ty. the answer is lots of booze -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:28 2
  - That does not sound healthy -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 07:32 1
    - And yet you didn’t say no -- nm - Epiphay Dec 1, 07:36
Ah, the joys of procrastination. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 1, 07:24
So impressed with Coco: A -- nm - rollo Dec 1, 07:08
I'm surprised sexual impropriety allegations haven't taken down Johnny Depp yet. - Mop Dec 1, 07:02 1
- People have let his own career choices do that for them. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 07:05
Tennessee has fired their AD. - Dark Callisto Dec 1, 06:58 7
- Now he's available to coach! -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 07:35
- There are dumpster fires offended to be associated with this. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 07:04 3
  - Matt Lauer prefers his situation to this one. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 07:06 2
    - Apparently Jimmy Haslam, owner of the Browns, under investigation for fraud, is calling Tennessee - Will Hunting Dec 1, 07:11 1
      - He has been the problem here since like 2002, and now he has Peyton under his thrall. -- nm - David Dec 1, 07:18
- Awesome! -- nm - David Dec 1, 07:04
- Clown. Show. -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 07:00
Start the draft, uh, er, draw! -- nm - Butterbaron Dec 1, 06:55
DMX pleads guilty to fraud, dodging $1.7 million in taxes -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 06:47 2
- I hope his cellmate's name isn't X -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:49 1
  - heh - groiny Dec 1, 07:25
VLIR: groiny. RE: kid and teacher - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 06:25 1
- thanks, we messaged the teacher this morning, we will see what she has to say first. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 06:52
Crash alert. Trump cutting Bears Ears by 85%, way more than previously thought. TBA on Monday. -- (link) - jnine Dec 1, 06:21 2
- Trump *wants to*... the lawsuits will take years. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 06:51
- that's fucked up/ -- nm - Andie Dec 1, 06:28
Looks like Flynn is taking a plea deal -- (link) - ty97 Dec 1, 06:16 11
- So now we are up to 4 criminals from the Trump team -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 06:55 1
  - The BEST people. -- nm - znufrii Dec 1, 07:01
- He's being charged with lying to the FBI. -- (edited) - Diva Dec 1, 06:23 7
  - He must be giving them good stuff because that seems unbelievably light relative to the things that have come out about him. -- nm - pmb Dec 1, 07:21 1
    - that seems to be the consensus. He must be giving up the farm to only get one charge -- nm - decline Dec 1, 07:27
  - Define lying, it's such a fluid concept. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 06:38
  - Is that wrong? Should he not have done that? -- nm - Butterbaron Dec 1, 06:36 2
    - I initially missed the 'er' in this nick and was like.....uhhhh -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:37 1
      - Like something out of Idiocracy. :) -- nm - Butterbaron Dec 1, 06:56
  - flip him!! -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:30
- LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! LOCK HIM UP! - Will Hunting Dec 1, 06:21
Folks - I'm buying a toy for a 6 year old in a holiday toy drive. His first choice is 'Construction Toy'. Lego was not specified. Please advise - - Diva Dec 1, 06:04 27
- Go with one big dump truck or crane, etc. -- nm - con_carne Dec 1, 08:16
- yeah, Tonka all the way. Those things are built to withstand a nuclear blast. -- nm - groiny Dec 1, 06:53
- I would suggest a LEGO set of construction trucks. Cover the bases. -- nm - Mop Dec 1, 06:53 4
  - since Lego was not specified (as it was on other kids' lists), I'm not getting Lego. -- nm - Diva Dec 1, 07:11
  - I think they even have one of those 3 in 1 sets. So the bricks and be used to make 3 different construction trucks - sycor Dec 1, 07:09 1
    - This one. You can probably find it cheaper elsewhere unless it's a retired set. -- (link) - sycor Dec 1, 07:12
  - This. Or worst case scenario, a similar Playmobile set. -- (link) - Mop Dec 1, 06:55
- get him one of those Hess truck thingies -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:20 9
  - Do those still exist know that Hess exited retail? -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:31 8
    - Hell yeah they do! -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 06:32
    - yup, they kept the toy because it's so popular -- (link) - decline Dec 1, 06:31 6
      - excellent! My brother got one every year as a kid for Christmas. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:47 4
        
        are you going to get him one this year ? -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:56
        
        My parents would stop at one of their gas stations on the way home from Christmas Eve dinner and get me a truck. I was usually asleep in the car and - Krusty Dec 1, 06:56 2
        
        I have a vague recollection, after I got my driver's license but before we left NY, of my parents sending me to get one for my brother. - ty97 Dec 1, 07:22 1
        
        I get it though. -- nm - Krusty Dec 1, 08:08
      - That is so cool! -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 06:41
- It's good, but I might go with a bigger Tonka toy. That's what I always wanted, but I always got dolls instead. I did finally get an orange dump - jnine Dec 1, 06:14 2
  - I always liked Tonka trucks too. -- (link) - Diva Dec 1, 06:25 1
    - Nice! I want one now. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 06:35
- Not bad. I was going to suggest some kind of backhoe or dumptruck from Tonka. You know, the kind you'd actually be able to move sand with - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 06:08 4
  - hmm...I saw some nice backhoes... -- nm - Diva Dec 1, 06:16 3
    - You could go with a local tie-in :) -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 1, 06:35
    - and that was just on your commute this morning. -- nm - ty97 Dec 1, 06:31 1
      - ik, r? -- nm - Diva Dec 1, 06:44
- They don't get very good reviews. Check this one out... -- (link) - Krusty Dec 1, 06:07
- thumbs up -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 06:07
Tell me again, everybody, about the Kirk Cousins ascension? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 1, 05:46 11
- He lost all his good WRs to FA over the summer. -- nm - Flavorize Dec 1, 08:20
- This comment makes even less sense than the Giants benching Eli. -- nm - Shaun Dec 1, 06:30
- kind of hard to ascend when your frontline is swiss cheese -- nm - decline Dec 1, 06:21
- The one where he's still 7th in QB Rating in the NFL? - Strongbad Dec 1, 05:55 1
  - He'd be an upgrade for about 20 teams. - Will Hunting Dec 1, 06:20
- I saw them open for the Jay Cutler Trio at the Newport Jazz Fest. -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 05:51 4
  - [snork] -- nm - mud Dec 1, 07:21
  - Like Jay Cutler could get 2 other people to tolerate him. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 06:52
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 06:42
  - L3. Solid. -- nm - Butterbaron Dec 1, 06:36
- First he was just a punk kid on a sitcom, but then he became all preachy, and baby Jesus was like 'He's totes my favorite, bring him up'... - Max Dec 1, 05:49
Mozilla wants to help Chicago. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 1, 05:09
Oh goodie, a reason for Bruce Allen and Dan Snyder to justify jettisoning the best QB the Redskins - Will Hunting Dec 1, 04:56
Holy shit. Batman Ninja trailer. -- (link*) - Shaun Dec 1, 04:46 [youtube] 2
- Can we get Cowboy Superman next? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 04:50 1
  - No -- that would be a sign of personality. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 1, 04:52
Roofing Company sues individual for $2.5 million — over a bad Google review -- (link) - Strongbad Dec 1, 04:36 1
- the bad review is a headline grabber, but definitely seems more than just that (the "shady" part for certain) -- nm* - Beaker Dec 1, 04:43
Mike Leach!! Woo!!! Man, SEC Media Days is going to be *awesome* -- nm - Strongbad Dec 1, 04:08 1
- Sad if the Pac 12 loses him. -- nm - jnine Dec 1, 06:19
TV PSA: Andi Mack, Blindspot, Hell's Kitchen, MacGyver, SHIELD, Bellator MMA, Gold Rush, Hawaii 5-O, Masters of Illusion, Z Nation, Exorcist, -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 03:10 1
- Blue Bloods, All Def Comedy, Ridiculousness, Superstition, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 1, 03:11
What's Black and White and Red all over? -- (link*) - Beryllium Dec 1, 01:18
For the folks having issues with tweets not rendering, does it happen at home? at work? with antivirus? in incognito mode? with ad blocking on or off? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 23:38 1
- Happens both in mobile and desktop Firefox. - spamlet Dec 1, 03:41
This came out darker than I expected. I was just having fun with words. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 30, 23:37 1
- That is actually pretty good. -- nm - Reagen Dec 1, 05:52
Orville was pretty good. Spoils - Beryllium Nov 30, 23:26
Geoffrey Rush: misconduct allegation -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 22:36 5
- It's a mystery. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 23:03
- Are we sure it wasn't Shiny McShine instead? (nm) - howie Nov 30, 22:50
- What is he holding in his hand, in that picture. Can opener? Lightsaber? -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 22:49
- The King's Penis...Penis of the Caribean -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 22:47 1
  - I mean, what do they expect? He's the Marquis De Sade -- nm - Flavorize Nov 30, 22:52
Ugh, guess I should set an alarm tonight. Have to be at the museum at 7:30am for a sale starting at 8:00 :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 30, 22:25
Ed Sheeran & Beyonce Duet - Perfect -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 22:14 [youtube]

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