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Rolling Stone: Why 'Woken' Matt Hardy's Arrival in the WWE Was Worth the Wait -- (link) - Remlik Dec 5, 11:28
Are sweaterboots out of style now? You never hear anything about them. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 5, 11:24 4
- Out: Sweaterboots. In: Sweaterboobs. -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 11:30 3
  - Context... -- (link) - Mop Dec 5, 11:32 [Backboard] 2
    - This feels like a gimmick post of a bunch of dude bros wanting to trick gullible women. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 5, 11:34 1
      - LET'S TOTALLY DO THIS! -- nm - Sorority Girls Dec 5, 11:36
I was sad to learn my nephew no longer works for Elon Musk. Amazon hired him away. -- nm - Spawn Dec 5, 11:23
Google pulls support for YouTube on Echo Show and Fire TV devices. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 5, 11:21
Lol. Once you see it ... -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:16
This exchange between John Oliver and Dustin Hoffman has me stressed just reading it. -- (link) - Mop Dec 5, 11:15 9
- I think if anyone could handle this well, it would be John Oliver. - Mop Dec 5, 11:27
- Erph. I don’t know what to think of that. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:25
- Jeebus -- nm - Epiphany Dec 5, 11:23
- Let's also focus on a separate but related issue, "An anniversary screening of Wag the Dog"? Why? -- nm - volnelk Dec 5, 11:20 5
  - DeNiro film and Tribecca organization. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 5, 11:32
  - Because we gotta remember Good Ol’ Shoe. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:31 [youtube]
  - nostalgia? seems quaint in an age where the ego in chief can provoke a nuke war with a tweet -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 11:24
  - Relevance, I expect. -- nm - Roger More Dec 5, 11:24 1
    - meta -- nm - Spawn Dec 5, 11:25
Um, did we know they are building a Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island? -- (link) - ty97 Dec 5, 11:13 10
- Oh an island? That's crazy! How will they get there? -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 11:16 3
  - *hits you in the face with a keyboard* -- nm - Spawn Dec 5, 11:19 2
    - Hey! HEY! Don't do that again. -- nm - Teacher Dec 5, 11:29
    - *golf clap* -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 5, 11:19
- Have you ever gone to Ellis Island? It -- nm - Andie Dec 5, 11:16 5
  - .. .It's pretty fascinating. (My Edit Button is gone!) -- nm - Andie Dec 5, 11:16 4
    - Requires being logged in, rather than using browser saving. Could that be the issue? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:17 3
      - yeah, i logged in, all good! -- nm - Andie Dec 5, 11:27
      - Otherwise it could be the capitalization-mismatch bug. Again. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:18 1
        
        (Just imagine that that “again” is a facepalm) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:18
I call this, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 5, 11:09 [Image]
nice move, Angels sign Kevin Maitan. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 11:09
The Heaven's Gate podcast is pretty damn good. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 11:08 2
- Sounds like a cult. I refuse to listen to it based on the title just like I refused to watch Scrotal Recall -- nm - con_carne Dec 5, 11:13 1
  - And CougarTown. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:17
This is going well -- (link) - ty97 Dec 5, 10:59 2
- what happened to those 3% ? -- nm - decline Dec 5, 11:04 1
  - They clicked the “see results” button -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 11:05
Guys, I just received a text "We removed your facebook post because it contains abusive content" - ty97 Dec 5, 10:54 7
- Did you post that men are scum? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 5, 11:28
- Posting nudes is against Facebook policy. Take it to Snapchat. -- nm - spamlet Dec 5, 10:58 4
  - TBF, posting nudes of me is (or should be) against *every* policy -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 10:59 3
    - but Snapchat has FILTERS!!!!! -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 11:03 2
      - the " make me look like Channing Tatum" filter is very popular -- nm - Epiphany Dec 5, 11:07 1
        
        Heh, I was gonna say, if there's a filter that gives me the body of Hunnam or Tovey, sign me up. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 5, 11:08
- You know what you did -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 10:57
B2 Cake Case: Questions for JackDawson (or others) - Strongbad Dec 5, 10:53 6
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  - Cool, thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 5, 11:26
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- Didn't Jack say earlier that the facts around #1-#3 are in dispute? - ty97 Dec 5, 10:55 2
  - I haven't read a lot of the discussion here or on the blogs, just trying to understand it myself. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 5, 10:57 1
    - I have not either. But I think it's difficult to answer the 'how accurate' question when the facts are not agreed. -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 10:58
BC’s legal marijuana age will be 19 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 10:53
"Uhhh... about bitcoin... it's actually ruining the planet." -- (link) - ty97 Dec 5, 10:53 2
- are they any worse than any other server farm? google/amazon/ our local trunk line? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 5, 11:26 1
  - The problem is that we're using these server farms to manufacture widgets. Google/Amazon/Facebook provide a service. -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 11:28
" For hours each night, they worked in a shadow laboratory lit by a single lamp, passing bottles of urine through a hand-size hole in the wall" - ty97 Dec 5, 10:51
gift idea #8: metal earth models -- (link) - amanda jones state university Dec 5, 10:48
This is kind of horrifying ... AI.type android virtual keyboard has a huge massive data leak. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 5, 10:48 1
- That is just ... I have no words, actually. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 10:53
JuJu Smith-Schuster & George Iloka have each been suspended 1 game for violations of safety-related playing rules. -- (link) - budice Dec 5, 10:48 1
- they couldn't do Gronk without at least someone from last night. -- nm - Beaker Dec 5, 10:51
FSU's Derwin James declares for 2018 NFL draft, will not play for Noles in bowl game -- nm - budice Dec 5, 10:42 1
- I'm starting to get concerned about the longterm future of that program, with how the last 2 weeks have gone. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 5, 10:49
I'm sure I've mentioned that my in-laws bombard Facebook with likes and comments every 4 or 5 days because they don't log on. Today they just - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 5, 10:36
I (heart) Sam and Waverley - Andie Dec 5, 10:35
Russia has been barred from the 2018 Olympics for doping at Sochi. -- nm - spamlet Dec 5, 10:35 12
- Hockey? -- nm - Reagen Dec 5, 10:48 6
  - I've already laid money on CAN+300, SWE+350. (RUS+175 still listed.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 5, 10:51 4
    - Wonder if/how they'll pick a replacement - Reagen Dec 5, 10:54 3
      - (and they're in the US's group) -- nm - Reagen Dec 5, 10:58 2
        
        Adds USA+1200 to the list. (Though I guarantee I'm cashing it out after the odds adjust. They have no depth with no NHLers.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 5, 11:02 1
        
        And they literally *just* suspended betting on the tournament. Let's see how much profit that earned me when it comes up again. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 5, 11:08
  - Everything, it sounds like. -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 10:49
- "Russian athletes who can prove they are clean can compete under the neutral Olympic flag" -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 10:43
- so...Trump going to boycott to show solidarity with Putin right? -- nm - Beaker Dec 5, 10:37 2
  - "I spoke to him. He said they didn't dope. I believe him. I asked him twice." -- nm - Trump, probably. Dec 5, 10:39 1
    - Heh -- nm - zork Dec 5, 10:41
- This is my shocked face. -- nm - znufrii Dec 5, 10:35
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- I agree with a lot of what that person wrote. -- nm - Krusty Dec 5, 11:17
ST Google Maps Poll — How far/long would your commute be, by bicycle? -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 5, 10:25 23
- 35 minutes 6 miles -- nm* - zeitgeist Dec 5, 11:28
- 6 hours. Give or take 15 minutes. -- nm - Spawn Dec 5, 11:25
- 38 minutes -- nm - Krusty Dec 5, 11:19
- 10 miles, 52 mins, mostly flat. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Dec 5, 11:05
- 6.9 miles and 40 minutes with a 266ft climb and a 341ft drop. -- nm - Will Hunting, Deposed King of Astronauts Dec 5, 10:57 2
  - Those mountain stages aren't going to ride themselves. -- nm - Reagen Dec 5, 10:58 1
    - Yeah, the ride home would suck. - Will Hunting, Deposed King of Astronauts Dec 5, 11:00
- 1 h 43 minutes (15.9 miles) -- nm - Strongbad Dec 5, 10:50
- 5 seconds -- nm - ty97 Dec 5, 10:46 1
  - *pictures you pedaling frantically down the hallway on a toy bike* -- nm* - znufrii Dec 5, 10:47
- 2h 15min (26mi) -- nm - decline Dec 5, 10:43
- I can’t fit a bike in my bedroom. But if I were to bike to the coworking space, about 30 minutes - and on a trail the whole way. - Beryllium Dec 5, 10:42
- 47 Minutes. -- nm - pmb Dec 5, 10:42
- 3h 17m (37.5m) -- nm* - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 5, 10:39
- would? - psilotum Dec 5, 10:39
- One hour / 12.3 miles 1 Hour 15 min for the reverse. I'm guessing due to the 764 ft elevation change -- nm - JD Dec 5, 10:38
- I'd be dead after being struck by a car but assuming I survive 49m (8.1m) - spamlet Dec 5, 10:33 2
  - There’s one highway overpass near work that would give me pause, as it’s under construction and has limited clearance. -- nm - znufrii Dec 5, 10:37 1
    - The road it used to suggest hilariously has bike lanes marked on the shoulder because it's a US highway. - spamlet Dec 5, 10:39
- 27 minutes (4.4 miles). I currently walk 35 minutes and bus 15 or 20. -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 5, 10:31
- One hour, eleven minutes provided I didn't get killed attempting such. -- nm - Qale Dec 5, 10:31
- 21 minutes (4.1 miles with a 300 ft. descent in elevation) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 10:28
- 1 hour 30 minutes. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 10:26
I really liked the SHIELD premiere. -- nm - Beaker Dec 5, 10:24 4
- First hour opening was amazing, but got annoying real quick because nobody was answering any basic damn questions. - Max Dec 5, 11:32
- Yup. I couldn't help but compare it to Inhumans. Although, spoilers - Mop Dec 5, 11:05
- I watched the first hour, much better than I expected. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 10:25 1
  - Second hour is even better than that. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 5, 10:51
"Fixed an issue where the Cabal Gladiators would sometimes have horrific arm elasticity" -- nm - David Dec 5, 10:23 1
- "Like this?" *waves arm in an improper manner* -- nm - Alexa Bliss Dec 5, 10:35
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- I don't want the cake if there is hair on it. -- nm - Beaker Dec 5, 10:20 2
  - yet, pie is perfectly acceptable. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 10:23 1
    - The Rock likes pie. -- nm - Shaun Dec 5, 10:27
Is the text of the Senate bill available yet? -- (link) - spamlet Dec 5, 10:13 9
- Oh, goody! -- nm - znufrii Dec 5, 10:23 8
  - I know what I'll be doing this afternoon now! - spamlet Dec 5, 10:24 7
    - Spamlet ... nmbspamlet - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 10:27 6
      - I really appreciate the offer but probably not. - spamlet Dec 5, 10:31 5
        
        Welp, I just looked at it and sent you an email. -- nm - spamlet Dec 5, 10:57
        
        we don't know which version passes yet, do we? -- nm - amanda jones state university Dec 5, 10:32 3
        
        Nope but they're used to a system where if one party controls what it says goes. - spamlet Dec 5, 10:35
        
        Either the House passes the Senate version (unlikely) or they hammer out a compromise in conference, which both houses have to then pass separately. -- nm - znufrii Dec 5, 10:34 1
        
        "We decided both House and Senate versions were messed up so we just went with one bracket and no deductions. Let's vote!" -- nm - Max Dec 5, 11:33
Danny Masterson out at Netflix show The Ranch -- (link) - Remlik Dec 5, 10:11 3
- Yeah, this blew up when that dumbass executive opened his mouth. Masterson should have been out from day 1 and that executive is as good as fired. -- nm - Mop Dec 5, 11:04 2
  - so, he doesn't believe someone and that should cost him his job? or did I miss more? -- nm - Beaker Dec 5, 11:15 1
    - I'm not Mop - but things may have rocked on under the radar without the executive saying something to someone at a soccer game. Public got wind and - Epiphany Dec 5, 11:17
Tuesday morning Blast out the effen speakers! -- (link) - amoxy Dec 5, 10:06 [youtube] 3
- *grabs you so we can go invade Poland* - Epiphay Dec 5, 10:14 2
  - you gotta little German in ya? - groiny Dec 5, 10:19 1
    - *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Dec 5, 11:09
LIR: I take it back. Apparently my Stubs Premier had expired. -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Tenth Astronaut Dec 5, 10:03 1
- I had to look it up in the app because I couldn't find the date on the website. Apparently I'm good until January 2020. - spamlet Dec 5, 10:06
I am pleased that they buffed grenades other than the pulse. - groiny Dec 5, 10:01 4
- "Added secondary and tertiary sorting methods for the Vault" - groiny Dec 5, 10:13 3
  - I hope alphabetically. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 5, 10:42 2
    - I will be thrilled if it will just put like items next to each other. -- nm - groiny Dec 5, 10:44 1
      - Yes. Or...alphabetically. - JaxSean Dec 5, 10:51
LOL Susan Collins, exactly what you get "Ryan's office warning he wasn't part of deal on ObamaCare" -- (link) - MDH Dec 5, 10:00
I guess I'll need to fire up Destiny 2 to check out the HDR. -- nm - Shaun Dec 5, 09:59
Looking for a bike recommendation. - volnelk Dec 5, 09:57 6
- tricycle -- nm - Beaker Dec 5, 10:20
- Friend of mine (Cory) who owns a bike shop recommended the Fuji Traverse when I was looking for a neighborhood commuter bike. - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 10:15 1
  - IM sentence is reversed. -- nm - psilotum Dec 5, 10:37
- Kawaski Ninja -- (link) - Epiphany Dec 5, 10:00 [Image] 1
  - Now that's officer thinking. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 5, 10:15
- Marin Fairfax SC1. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 5, 10:00
Anyone need a new jacket? -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 5, 09:57

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