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It's Official: McAdoo & Giants GM Reese are toast. -- (link) - Diva Dec 4, 10:55 10
- I can't get too pissed at Reese, but fuck McAdoo. Uselessly tarnishing the last season of the Eli Era. -- nm - Shaun Dec 4, 11:01 2
  - Eli is set to make $21M next year and they are already OVER the cap for 2018.Can't trade Eli unless he doesn't want to be there...so you embarrass him - Flavorize Dec 4, 11:07
  - I had this thought for a while, but then I realized Reese hired McAdoo. -- nm - David Dec 4, 11:04
- Ray Handley 2.0 -- nm - budice Dec 4, 11:00
- His tenure was so bad that I don't think McAdoo ever gets another chance. People remember open player revolts. - David Dec 4, 10:58 5
  - I mean, if *I* can get another job... -- nm - Gus Bradley Dec 4, 11:01 3
    - He's a coordinator, not a coach. Also, his players *love* him. McAdoo had four different guys call him out. - David Dec 4, 11:02 2
      - I missed the IM story. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 4, 11:04 1
        
        He showed the entire team video of Eli Apple messing up repeatedly. Apple's mom, an ST fave, was having emergency brain surgery. - David Dec 4, 11:08
  - Geno Smith thinks he's awesome. Yes, laughing. -- nm - Diva Dec 4, 11:00
How in the world does Bryan Singer get to just vanish and flake out on major movie productions? - Diva Dec 4, 10:47 4
- because everyone in Hollywood is a diva (sorry) and they get to do whatever the hell they want. -- nm* - groiny Dec 4, 10:54 1
  - #SlothOfTruth is now a thing. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:55
- and this is the one movie we all wanted to see! -- nm - Epiphany Dec 4, 10:50
- Yeah, but... box office! -- nm - Studios Dec 4, 10:48
have we seen this? tax plan calculator. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Dec 4, 10:43 30 1
- I need to try and figure out how much I should pay in estimated taxes in January, before I get my 1099s. -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 11:02
- I'd save 2k. I still feel like I'm being sold a loan with a cash back teaser that's going to bleed me for life. -- nm - Max Dec 4, 10:58 1
  - uncle sam's gonna break some knees. -- nm - colin Dec 4, 11:01
- FWIW, I've known all along that I would benefit from the tax plan. I don't need the extra money. Give somebody health insurance instead, please. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:48 24
  - Ditto on this. -- nm - MDH Dec 4, 10:54
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    - I think that the amount more I owe will be painful to me. "you now make $250 less per month" is not something I'm super well-equipped to handle. -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 4, 10:59
  - if you give them the kind of health insurance you get on the exchange, it's about the same as having no health insurance. -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:49 1
    - Poor ty. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:54
  - Precisely. The whole point is that I want to pay my fair share so that everyone is better positioned in life. -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:49 18
    - if you get more money back, are you going to invest in education funds, charities, etc? - colin Dec 4, 10:53 17
      - 529s -- nm - CQ Dec 4, 11:57
      - I have had this argument endlessly with my brother in law. Charitable donations are no substitute for what the government does. There are several - pmb Dec 4, 11:10
      - I'm a firm believer that charitable contributions aren't things to discuss with others. - David Dec 4, 10:59 2
        
        it's just a question, i'm not asking for your specifics. if you have extra money are you, personally, more likely to spend it on something for you or - colin Dec 4, 11:04 1
        
        Politely, based on what everyone here knows of me, I'm the wrong person to ask. My entire life is about making others happy. - David Dec 4, 11:07
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        it's weird how people pick and choose what to believe from people they brand "liars". -- nm - colin Dec 4, 11:07
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        i was asking personally, not about everybody at large. economic principles don't dictate the way i behave, it just predicts how i'm most likely to - colin Dec 4, 11:00 1
        
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      - Funding aside, I certainly don’t have the time and/or energy to support all of the causes I would want to. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 4, 10:56 2
        
        aside from financial, what kind of support? -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:57 1
        
        Researching which organizations will make the best use of my dollars, for one. -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 10:58
      - No. I'm going to pay off my credit card. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:54 3
        
        if you were debt free, what then? -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:58 2
        
        he would buy more crap. -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 4, 11:00 1
        
        Sadly, yes. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 11:53
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- *Favorites this* -- nm - prayformojo Dec 4, 10:45
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- Trickle down economics is one of those philosophies that's so obviously flawed that you wonder how it ever got invented. -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:42 4
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    - We used to have a neighbor we really liked, but every time I saw his Fair Tax bumper sticker, I got irrationally irritated. - David Dec 4, 10:45 1
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  - (Kind of like Ayn Rand and objectivism, I guess.) -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:43
- FB: what if we spent that trillion on infrastructure, that would generate a lot economic boost and lots of well paying jobs. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 10:41
- curious, what do economists predict will happen as baby boomers retire and start spending their pensions/retirements? - colin Dec 4, 10:39 13
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    - what are they going to do? hire a 2nd maid for the bigger house? a 2nd cabana boy? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 4, 10:43 1
      - start a business would be the best way... dump some money into product, people.. but most people don't. -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:45
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    - huh. heavy reliance on social security? -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:44 1
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  - Nothing says they have to spend all of it. And especially given the very possible repeal of the estate tax, we will get even less of it back - znufrii Dec 4, 10:41 5
    - nothing says they have to, but that generation seems like the kind that will spend it all. - colin Dec 4, 10:43 4
      - Are we talking about the generation as a whole, or the subset that particularly stands to gain the most from the tax cut? -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 10:45 3
        
        the generation as a whole, i suppose, less about the ones that will benefit from the tax cuts. -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:46 2
        
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        ok, understood. i know nothing on the topic, so that's helpful. -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:50
- This is Econ 101, no? Marginal propensity to consume? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 4, 10:38 3
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    - Yep, that's the name of it. - Marlowe Dec 4, 10:41
  - Well, not quite Econ 101, but near.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 4, 10:40
Anybody hear anything about the looming Government shutdown? - amoxy Dec 4, 10:35 6
- Word around the Hill is that there will be a two week continuing resolution to December 22. Big debate will be whether to extend the CR into January. - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 10:46
- "House GOP appropriators released the continuing resolution (CR) on Saturday morning, which would fund the government through Dec. 22. This will give - mara Dec 4, 10:40
- everything is proceeding as foretold..... tweets, fake news is faking news again -- nm - Darth Drumph Dec 4, 10:38
- Heard a passing mention of it on a news break during 60 minutes last night. Otherwise, nada. -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 10:36
- Chuck and Nancy's date with Donald was supposed to address this. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:36
- you mean our president isn't tweeting about it constantly? -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:36
Apparently, "ugly Christmas sweater with exposed boob" has been a thing for a couple of years now. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:34 1
- In case you were wondering... -- (link) - Mop Dec 4, 10:43
Kristen Bell‏ hosting SAG awards -- (link) - budice Dec 4, 10:32 9
- I was just watching her flirt with Idina Menzel. Those two adore one another. - David Dec 4, 10:41
- Good Place spoilers - Butterbaron Dec 4, 10:39
- Qualifications: Has not sexually harassed anyone. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:34 6
  - I think she hit on Remlik -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:36 2
    - she did hug me close. -- nm - Remlik Dec 4, 10:40 1
      - You shouldn't have worn that outfit. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:45
  - *confused gaze* -- nm - sloth Dec 4, 10:35 2
    - Sloth lives don't matter. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:36 1
      - #SlothLivesMatter! (NM) - Marlowe Dec 4, 10:39
Winkevoss twins are now Bitcoin Billionaires. -- nm - Remlik Dec 4, 10:25 3
- Turns out Mark Zuckerberg created Bitcoin and is shutting it down tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 10:35
- *checks price of Bitcoin* and....now they’re not....wait, they are again.... -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 10:26 1
  - this is more exciting than tracking Bezos' net worth. -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:35
The second best thing about Boise State winning the Mountain West Conference championship game was that it weakened Alabama's strength of schedule. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:24 2
- It looks like Boise State will play the Oregon Ducks in the Las Vegas Bowl. That will be fun around here on that day. - crash davis Dec 4, 10:27 1
  - Bacon will be rooting for you. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 10:33
In the fullness of time, I find I can reconcile myself with most things. Here's the thing that after all these years, I'm still struggling with: - prayformojo Dec 4, 10:21 1
- I know - it does boogle the mind -- nm - Epiphany Dec 4, 10:53
"Oh, so we caught and arrested one of the most wanted terrorists in Afghanistan." "Great! How'd you do it!" - This Week on Designated Survivor Dec 4, 10:18 3
- Man, that show *crazy* -- nm - HTGAWM writer's room Dec 4, 10:22
- *laughs* -- nm - Olivia Pope Dec 4, 10:20 1
  - she calls that a Monday. -- nm - Remlik Dec 4, 10:22
Trust in the media is at an all-time high -- (link) - znufrii Dec 4, 10:17
Is Herm Edwards 10 years away from coaching one of the longest time separations? Gibbs was 12, anyone else come to mind? -- nm - MDH Dec 4, 10:15 2
- Yeah, last time he coached in college was... 1989? I don't think this is going to go well. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 10:22
- Dick Vermeil -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:18
Thing I didn't expect from the Disney holiday special: Fitz and the Tantrums singing Santa Stole My Lady. -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:14 4
- I'm still waiting for Noelle Scaggs to go solo - prayformojo Dec 4, 10:24 2
  - I'm really impressed by her. -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:25 1
    - Wow, look at her Wikipedia page to see how many albums she's sung on. -- nm - David Dec 4, 10:40
- Star Wars: Columbia releasing winter jacket line inspired by Planet Hoth - Empire Strikes Back -- (link) - budice Dec 4, 10:20
Someone should do a cross-tabulation of political leaders and commentators who publicly stated that Colin Kaepernick was unfit to work in the NFL, but - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 10:14
FF: I need Joe Mixon to score less than 23.5 tonight to make the playoffs in my $$ League. - Strongbad Dec 4, 10:11 13
- +41 from Alex Smith. -25 from DET. F-U DET - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 4, 10:24 4
  - In their defense, they were up against the offensive powerhouse that is Baltimore. - Butterbaron Dec 4, 10:33 1
    - I too started Detroit in one league. I also picked Detroit in pickem -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:38
  - it usually is when a defense gets shelled. - groiny Dec 4, 10:25 1
    - Not that it really matters for me in Astro but damn :) -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 4, 10:27
- If Antonio Brown scores 49.90 points, I *might* make it into the Astronauts playoffs. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 10:20
- 11-2 in my work league, which includes 10 straight wins. - groiny Dec 4, 10:14
- I have a 13-0 team in ESPN FFL -- nm - budice Dec 4, 10:13 5
  - Nice. I think my 6-7 team with 2nd highest points scored will miss the playoffs in ML Memorial League. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 10:15 4
    - I tried to promise you that that league would be insane :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:22 3
      - I'm glad you did it. Hope you will organize it again next year. - Strongbad Dec 4, 10:23 2
        
        Will do, because I was unhappy with the way I drafted this year. I want a second crack at it. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:28
        
        agreed -- nm - budice Dec 4, 10:26
“New training has been assigned to you — Introduction to MiFID II” - znufrii Dec 4, 10:01 1
- thrilling stuff! -- nm - colin Dec 4, 10:09
Shohei Ohtani narrows list to seven teams - Dodgers, Angels, Padres, Giants, Mariners, Rangers and Cubs -- (link) - crash davis Dec 4, 10:01 6
- Did anyone tell him Texas and Chicago aren't on the west coast? -- nm - psilotum Dec 4, 10:15
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  - I think I would like that. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:04 2
    - ya think? -- nm - mud Dec 4, 10:09 1
      - :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 10:29
- Angels seems to be a good fit. -- nm - groiny Dec 4, 10:03
THR: Netflix's House of Cards final season details -- (link) - budice Dec 4, 09:53 1
- Altered Carbon trailer -- (link) - budice Dec 4, 10:04
(for Amoxy) So Baby Bear was in court because Momma Bear and Poppa Bear were getting a divorce. The judge asked Baby Bear "Do you want to live with - crash davis Dec 4, 09:51 3
- this made me sad. Poor little Baby Bear. -- nm - Diva Dec 4, 10:18
- heh -- nm - JaxSean Dec 4, 10:02
- Ha! -- nm - amoxy Dec 4, 10:01
"It is not company policy to talk about company policy publicly... Oh shit." -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 09:49
"The conversation ended quickly." -- nm - prayformojo Dec 4, 09:46 13
- I had not heard of the rape allegations against Masterson. That 70's Show is pretty much playing on Comedy Central nonstop nowadays. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 4, 10:09
- I know it is not the PC answer, but he was telling the truth. -- nm - groiny Dec 4, 09:48 11
  - Doesn't make him any less of a bastard. It's an anecdote that exemplifies everything that's wrong with rape culture. -- nm - David Dec 4, 09:54 10
    - I agree to an extent, but you can't just up and fire everyone once they are accused. - groiny Dec 4, 09:58 9
      - I think the point here is to change the mindset longterm. - JaxSean Dec 4, 10:15 1
        
        I do not disagree with that at all, we need to make it better for women to be able to file police reports - groiny Dec 4, 10:18
      - But you have to be consistent. They did up and fire Spacey. Now, they're choosing to not believe multiple accusers for some reason. -- nm - Inigo Dec 4, 10:01 6
        
        Perhaps Spacey being gay drove some of the double standard? -- nm - TWuG, neck model Dec 4, 10:48
        
        I wonder where we'd be right now if Spacey denied it. - Reagen Dec 4, 10:03 2
        
        Living in a world with one more heterosexual actor. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 4, 10:04 1
        
        *stares into the camera, shakes head* -- nm - Kevin Spacey si Dec 4, 10:18
        
        this is also true, but you don't know if Netflix had internal complaints on one and not the other? -- nm - groiny Dec 4, 10:02 1
        
        From what I read apparently they did - eag Dec 4, 10:15
Bababoo! -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 09:46
And i am out. Bing and Bowie got me while i am grabbing lunch. -- nm - Andie Dec 4, 09:42 5
- jonathan was taken out by a hip hop version at the creamery this morning. we went shopping everywhere this weeekemd; I was terrified. -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 4, 10:00
- At least your spouse isn't trying to betray you. -- nm - David Dec 4, 09:55
- If I were playing the original LDB version, I'd be out right now. But I played the Last Christmas version I'd decided on and was out even sooner! -- nm - Qale Dec 4, 09:54
- Someone at work admitted that he went out in a self-inflicted manner when he realized.... - prayformojo Dec 4, 09:45 1
  - Heck, if that counts I've been out since day one. Happens every time it's mentioned :) -- nm* - Meg Dec 4, 09:59

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