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One of the quotes from the Herm Edwards press conference "He will put lots of points on the scoreboard of life for everyone in this community' - eag Dec 4, 16:57 1
- Sounds like Butch Jones' "Champions of Life" quote. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 17:00
Damn, Larry Miller aged really poorly. -- nm - Reagen Dec 4, 16:56 2
- the comedian? if so, I'm sure his brain injury a few years ago didn't help. -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:59
- let me guess -- (edited) - mud Dec 4, 16:58
Speaking of Walking Dead (spoiler) - Amoxy Dec 4, 16:54
It’s not what I planned for my tombstone, but I wouldn’t mind my tombstone reading, “Jim Beaver: He was in Deadwood.” -- (link) - Beaker Dec 4, 16:47 1
- You don't know how upset I just got at the thought that Jim Beaver may have just died. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 16:50
mcdonald's has chocolate malts? -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:46 13
- b! -- (link) - budice Dec 4, 16:54 1
  - :) - - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:55
- Well, they were quoting from the book. Also, I believe Trump would use language from the 1950s :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 16:51 10
  - they still exist, just different from milkshakes. -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:53 5
    - I love chocolate malts, but that is what I and everyone I know call them. "Chocolate malted" seems from another era. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 16:55 4
      - I think it may be regional. like the soda vs pop dealio. -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:57 3
        
        General rule of thumb, if there is a west coast - east coast difference, the west coast is right. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 16:58 2
        
        I wouldn't say wrong, necessarily, more that the easterners are weird. -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 17:00 1
        
        I can roll with that. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 17:01
  - Plus I read another story where he always had whats his name, the long time bodyguard, go get him Egg McMuffins. I doubt Donald sets food in McDs -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 16:52 3
    - yah, unlikely unless for a photo op. the one you linked mentioned great efforts being made to time orders/deliveries. -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:54
    - schiller -- nm - mud Dec 4, 16:53 1
      - heh, makes me think Schillinger :) -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 16:56
NFL legends should all just heed the cautionary tale and stay away from Kat Dennings -- nm - prayformojo Dec 4, 16:46
Brown walking ok now, likely got the toe needled. -- nm - budice Dec 4, 16:42
TV PSA: Lucifer, Great Christmas Light Fight, Supergirl, Voice, Raw, Man With A Plan, Superior Donuts, Manson Speaks, Gifted, Valor, 9JKL, Tarantula, -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 16:29 1
- Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics, Good Doctor, Floribama, Wall, Cash Cab, Ill Behavior, Steelers/Bengals, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 16:30
Evening ST Poll: what percentage of the money that school districts spend (national average) is spent on instruction? PIRR apply - spamlet Dec 4, 16:26 16
- PLP is the winner. According to the MO state auditor, the national average is 53.8% -- (link) - spamlet Dec 4, 16:55 1
  - stoopid pirr - er, good estimating, plp! -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 17:01
- 58.11% -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 16:40 2
  - :-\ - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 16:49 1
    - Honestly, you deserved it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 4, 16:54
- 55% -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:36
- 43% -- nm - peglegpete Dec 4, 16:34
- 58.1% - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 16:34 1
  - :-/ -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 16:50
- Operating funds only, or including capital expenses? -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 16:33 2
  - Operating only but including student activities. -- nm - spamlet Dec 4, 16:35 1
    - 35% -- nm - znufrii Dec 4, 16:38
- 58% -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 16:32
- 9% -- nm - CQ Dec 4, 16:31
- 26.1% -- nm - Flavorize Dec 4, 16:29
- 40% -- nm - Beaker Dec 4, 16:27
Been watching the buzzfeed youtube series Worth It. So far .. definitely Worth It. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:26 1
- In this one they try a $1 ice cream and a $1,000 ice cream. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:31 [youtube]
Y'all are nuts. Valerian is awesome. - David Dec 4, 16:25 20
- Yeah. Film most deserving of being a franchise of the year.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 4, 17:58
- I knew I should have bought this when it first became available! - elf kelly Dec 4, 17:03
- You like Valerian but hate Star Wars? -- nm - budice Dec 4, 16:40 3
  - Remember, beaker, just because someone is abjectly delusional does not make them a bad person. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 16:51 1
    - For example: when people talk to STers not involved in the thread... -- nm - David Dec 4, 16:55
  - Of course. How anyone could like Star Wars genuinely escapes me. Same with Walking Dead. -- nm - David Dec 4, 16:46
- even though I do not like the girl, the film was very good. I'm a Besson fan too. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 4, 16:35 3
  - Have you seen The Family with De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer? -- nm - David Dec 4, 16:46 2
    - I don't think so -- nm - peglegpete Dec 4, 16:47 1
      - It good. -- nm - mud Dec 4, 16:48
- Right? I want a sequel. Although (spoils) - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:30 5
  - I need a Leon sequel first -- nm - Flavorize Dec 4, 16:36 3
    - Mathilda starring Natalie Portman. -- nm - mud Dec 4, 16:47 1
      - Ding! -- nm - Flavorize Dec 4, 16:48
    - Word! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 4, 16:39
  - Their interactions are the worst part --spoilers-- - Flavorize Dec 4, 16:35
- That's one I wish we'd caught in the theater. I'll have to find a code somewhere for it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 4, 16:27 3
  - You were wise not to -- nm - Chuck Grassley Dec 4, 16:50
  - It's definitely shiny. -- nm - David Dec 4, 16:29 1
    - It's Luc Besson. - spamlet Dec 4, 16:31
Finally got around to answering G'daughter's email -after she told her mom I was ignoring her:). Stuck to purely her question re. airfares :) -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 16:18 2
- "no, just ignoring the horse in the room." -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:29 1
  - That was Daughter's question "was this asking for pony money - good for you for not answering" Assured her it wasn't :) -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 16:34
Manafort is not a smart person. Caught ghostwriting an OP-Ed with a Russian connected to their intelligence services. This violates* a court order - TWuG, neck model Dec 4, 16:17 3
- I think Jon Oliver's term for this whole mess is "Stupid Watergate" "its as serious as Watergate but just with really stupid people" - crash davis Dec 4, 16:26 2
  - When you factor in that watergate itself did have some pretty stupid people ... hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 16:30 1
    - this is about 87 times more serious than Watergate. -- nm - mud Dec 4, 16:45
gah. if you see a story headline about an attorney who was sentenced for p0rn charges, don't click on it. - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:08
David's going to be so pissed when he's sees this -- (link) - Flavorize Dec 4, 15:57 2
- I know it's a joke, but we noticed Mack's hit right off. He went down like he'd been shot. - David Dec 4, 16:03 1
  - Yeah, the way he falls is pretty scary. -- nm - Flavorize Dec 4, 16:10
also from bbs, I'm guessing the "non-greek yogurt" was from chobani. all of their originals are "greek" (not to me, haha), so they're using the non- - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 15:53
@RandyMoss said he expects Antonio Brown to play tonight but that the Steelers WR is favoring his sprained toe in pre-game warmups. -- nm - budice Dec 4, 15:52 2
- Antonio Brown officially ACTIVE tonight -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 16:06
- Antonio Brown just told Lisa Salters he IS playing -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 15:59
Seriously about the 2 Utah Monuments, I hope the Navajo and other native tribes have old treaties saying it is theirs and they lay claim to the land -- nm - peglegpete Dec 4, 15:51 7
- :-( -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 16:20 1
  - Maybe I should take this expedition while I still can..... -- (link) - Meg Dec 4, 16:25
- You wanna throw up? Go read Chaffetz opinion piece on foxnews.com - Jovian Dec 4, 16:17 3
  - I can barely read the NYT or the Washington Post these days. How can you possibly read things on Fox News? - Krusty Dec 4, 16:22 2
    - the outrageous headline pulled me in: National Park lovers should applaud Trump's monument decision -- nm - Jovian Dec 4, 16:30
    - Same can be said liberals who watch Fox News or listen to Rush. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 16:24
- Got to Patagonia.com--The home page says--"The President Stole Your Land." -- (link) - Flavorize Dec 4, 15:57
the ring camera people must be glowing. I have seen a few stories on the news today where they helped to catch thieves. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 4, 15:48
The thing about Lonzo--the kid can pass. He's about as sweet as you'll see, at passing...Can't shoot though.If Rubio can stick around Lonzo can too. -- nm - Flavorize Dec 4, 15:40 1
- Rubio is a 37% / 80% fg /ft shooter. - Will Hunting Dec 4, 15:51
Why is XBox dash still confusing as hell? And why are the A and B buttons different from the 3ds and Switch. -- nm - Qale Dec 4, 15:25 8
- *shrug* I like that Microsoft has pretty much given up on a dashboard altogether on the Xbox. - Mop Dec 4, 16:51
- aww, I thought you'd know about shoegaze from.. -- (edited) - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 15:31 6
  - I'm sorry to disappoint? -- nm - Qale Dec 4, 15:33 5
    - as if. that would have been far stronger than wee "aww," man. :) - -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 15:40 4
      - unrelated, from a bb, your books are part of "kindle unlimited" not "amazon prime reading" - unlimited is a separate cost. - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 15:49 3
        
        I need to research the different programs then. I know I get paid once per book per customer who looks though "enough" of a novel on unlimited. -- nm - Qale Dec 4, 15:56 2
        
        okeydokey. I've had unlimited since a Prime Day deal - I'll taptaptap through 'em soon. -- nm - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 15:59 1
        
        They are still available in printed form via Lulu, but I made those now at cost so I see no royalties any longer. - Qale Dec 4, 16:12
crash, is it the Progressive series of ads? -- (link) - Max Dec 4, 15:22 [youtube] 2
- yes, I believe that is it. Thanks! -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 16:10
- "I text in full sentences." - Krusty Dec 4, 15:35
As soon as I get the whole jumping-between-buildings thing down pat, I think I'm gonna learn how to do this -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 4, 15:21 2
- they are using the early versions of Marty McFly's hover board -- nm - peglegpete Dec 4, 15:28
- the secret: they're snailmaids -- nm - Max Dec 4, 15:25
High Wind/Red Flag warning - expires in 3 days 10 hours. -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 15:20
Steelers bus has arrived - Antonio Brown is in the building. No word yet on whether he's playing. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 15:18 4
- nm -- nm* - Strongbad Dec 4, 15:54
- Antonio Brown on the field, in full uniform. -- nm - budice Dec 4, 15:35
- When I put Brown in my lineup I have a 61% chance of beating Crash. When I switch Brown with JuJu, Crash has a 55% chance of beating me. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 15:23 1
  - Yeah, I get to choose between AB and Jesse James (TE). -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 15:43
pfm, you needed to bery just "shoegaze" to get the results. - spamlet Dec 4, 15:18
Hey everybody, Bacon wanted me to make sure you all saw this -- (link) - crash davis Dec 4, 15:17 7
- I'm surprised that's legal. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 16:41
- That's one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen... - Flavorize Dec 4, 15:43 1
  - Yup, it's horrendous. And it all looks worse when they wear their neon uniforms. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 15:45
- Oof. Tough way to end the streak. -- nm - Krusty Dec 4, 15:32
- trust me, its not NSFW -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 15:19 1
  - WE were too tired after the Phil Knight 80. We will be ready for March Madness -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 15:20
- You are gross!! See you guys in Vegas December 16th, you won't have Smurf Turf to help you there -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 15:19
McSweeney's. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 4, 15:11
I hate that I’m about to say this, but this is pretty funny. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 4, 15:05 5
- That's admirable. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 16:31
- Well done! -- (pic) - Krusty Dec 4, 15:29 [Attachment]
- Anyone that uses that hated term gets a NSFW tag as warning for the others. -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 15:14
- I did not know what dilly dilly was. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 4, 15:14
- dilly dilly indeed -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 15:12
Conrad Haas. a 16'th century rocket scientist -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 4, 15:04
Altered Carbon -- (link) - Spawndroid Dec 4, 15:02
Huh. I got a $5 Vudu credit. I must have made a qualifying purchase in November that I don’t recall. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 14:59 5
- $25 purchase. -- nm - David Dec 4, 15:12 2
  - Yeah, I'm aware of the promotion. Just trying to remember what I bought. I wonder if it was just the D2D I purchased in November. -- nm - Mop Dec 4, 16:49 1
    - maybe this will help you. nm but: -- (link) - b., unaccepted. Dec 4, 16:52
- Kids got your credit card? -- nm - Meg Dec 4, 15:08
- Sounds like a trap. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 4, 14:59
Woj - Ex-UCLA freshman LiAngelo Ball has no chance that he'll be drafted in June -- (link) - budice Dec 4, 14:54 4
- "Seems like UCLA dodged a Ball"--Snort. If the kid had 4 years at UCLA, might've been something. Now, no way. -- nm - Flavorize Dec 4, 15:46
- Oof. They better be making a lot of money on that FB show. -- nm - David Dec 4, 15:13
- Lavar will start his own league and get a reality show out of it. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 15:06
- Prison league stud. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 4, 14:58
AFC West: I wonder if this has ever happened before. A team that started 5-0 and a team that started 0-4 tied for the division lead with 4 games to go -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:54 1
- The Seahawks used to be in that division. They are still AFC West to me -- nm - Bacon Dec 4, 15:16
All bear parts matter, not just bear ears. -- nm - Bear Lawyer Dec 4, 14:45 9
- "and with these claws you're thinking, How am I supposed to kill this bunny?" -- nm - Strongbad Dec 4, 14:55
- But bear claws are best. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 4, 14:50 5
  - thankfully only artificial claws are used in the native American Bear Claw necklaces -- nm* - peglegpete Dec 4, 15:26
  - So word - eag Dec 4, 14:56
  - I'll agree with this. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:55 2
    - Home now, catching up. ML has Jacksonville. -- nm - Spawndroid Dec 4, 14:57 1
      - ah, thank you -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 15:13
- and Bear cars -- (link*) - peglegpete Dec 4, 14:49
- I understand your point but sorry, I'm more inclined to make a donation to a cause for Bear Ears than I am for bear junk. -- nm - crash davis Dec 4, 14:49

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