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twitter warning - clicking on "perris" that's trending brings a super disturbing story with kids included. -- (edited) - b. Jan 15, 15:52 3
- I just saw it - eag Jan 15, 16:04
- If a sports team is mentioned, it might already have been mentioned here. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 16:02 1
  - I saw that on a bb - this is different. - b. Jan 15, 16:07
Here’s a good gif -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 15, 15:40 1
- "It's an older meme sir, but it checks out." -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 15:44
........Oh. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 15, 15:26 6
- So they are both blondes.. So? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 15, 15:55 1
  - Yeah...I’m not seeing it. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 15, 16:00
- eh. she also looks like ivana and marla maples when they were younger. -- nm - b. Jan 15, 15:36 1
  - Right. She looks like her mom shouldn't be a huge surprise but here we are. -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 15:39
- 5 years ago I might have ben surprised. now I sadly think yeah, it figures. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 15, 15:34
- Oh boy. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 15:27
This is straight up "let's burn down the observatory" logic here. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 15, 15:23 2
- Meh. Basic anti-welfare bullshit. What incentive does someone have to get healthy if they have health insurance? - Mop Jan 15, 15:32 1
  - Livin high on the hog here with my free penicillin and chemo meds - Reagen Jan 15, 15:34
I introduced my kids to Mamma Mia this weekend (they were watching it again when I got home today). I have some concerns about this film’s accuracy... -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 14:52 1
- it's a documentary? -- nm - peglegpete Jan 15, 15:17
Simone Biles joins the 140 (!!!!) other women accusing team doctor. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 14:32 4
- This is the horror that was already put away? -- nm - Jovian Jan 15, 14:49 1
  - Yes, the one who only grudgingly admitted he wasn’t treating his patients by sexually assaulting them. - David Jan 15, 15:04
- I want that bastard to suffer. -- nm - David Jan 15, 14:48 1
  - We sacrificed hundred of our daughters to this monster, -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 14:51
there is a nice story in the paper today about Gordon Ramsay, Hell's Kitchen and he may want to move to Las Vegas -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 15, 14:24
Andrew McCutchen traded to SF Giants -- nm - budice Jan 15, 14:20 28
- Austin Meadows, come on down!!!!! -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 14:40 26
  - One $#$^ing year too late. - spamlet Jan 15, 14:47 25
    - it was gonna be tough to crack that OF in Pit without a trade. - groiny Jan 15, 14:51 21
      - I was honestly counting on a September call up but he got hurt. - spamlet Jan 15, 14:52 20
        
        I like him alot, but I don't know that I would take him #1 out of whatever pool you have. -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 14:53
        
        over Ohtani??? -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 14:52 18
        
        Ohtani means *family*. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 15:34
        
        Yeah, I guess probably him but this league is weird. - spamlet Jan 15, 14:54 1
        
        also of note : Brent Honeywell. - groiny Jan 15, 14:56
        
        (Acuna) -- nm - David Jan 15, 14:54 14
        
        Ohtani, Acuna, Jiminez -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 14:54 13
        
        Acuna, ordinary mortals.... -- nm - David Jan 15, 15:02 2
        
        Gleyber > Acuna -- nm - Krusty Jan 15, 15:03 1
        
        Go be wrong somewhere else. -- nm - David Jan 15, 15:05
        
        Jiminez isn't getting a PA this year. Would Acuna? -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 14:54 9
        
        It’ll be a huge shock if he doesn’t break camp with the Braves. -- nm - David Jan 15, 15:03 6
        
        That’s right - Atlanta is dumb that way. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 15:06 5
        
        No, yours is the outdated way of thinking. - David Jan 15, 15:07 4
        
        You get an extra year either way. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 15:10 3
        
        You don’t. It either goes into the contract or the other team gets it. Play your best guys with they’re ready. - David Jan 15, 15:17 2
        
        You trade them with 2 years left, you get nearly 5 years... - Will Hunting Jan 15, 15:25 1
        
        And the Yankees weren't contending last year... - David Jan 15, 15:55
        
        I would not be so sure about that. - groiny Jan 15, 14:55 1
        
        Even then he's next year at best. No reason to start that clock. -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 14:56
    - I am betting he is gonna be a good one. - groiny Jan 15, 14:49 2
      - Do you want to continue to kick me in the junk? -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 14:51 1
        
        grab him again, some will not know him. -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 14:51
- This makes me sad. He was the perfect Pirate. -- nm - David Jan 15, 14:21
What do you call security guards at a Samsung store? -- (edited) - Amoxy Jan 15, 14:17 1
- gdamnit. I cracked up at that one -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 14:19
The Vikings’ offensive coordinator, Pat Shurmer, is expected to join New York Giants after Minnesota’s playoff run is complete -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 14:15 4
- I thought they weren't allowed/supposed to talk about this stuff until after the season was over? - JaxSean Jan 15, 14:26 2
  - Deals are often agreed to prior to the team's completion in the playoffs, but they aren't allowed to announce. Frequently leaks. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 15, 14:27
  - Mostly leaks, but the process is not finalized until the season is over -- nm - budice Jan 15, 14:27
- Vrabel interviewing for TEN. -- nm - budice Jan 15, 14:16
more allegations against Joey Kramer...some stuntwomen and 1 involving a 10th grader -- (link) - Remlik Jan 15, 13:47 4
- Joel - Joey is the drummer for Aerosmith and Mrs Krabappel's ex -- nm - Roger More Jan 15, 14:41 1
  - they all look the same. -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 14:48
- That he had sex with a 16 yr old and comments that it's legal really is crass. It's almost a neon sign saying yup I'm that guy. -- nm - Qale Jan 15, 14:38
- He’s got a real talent for making it hard to believe him. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 14:38
After 1980 that Beatles timelapse gets a bit... ugh. -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 13:26 1
- Corpsified and gross? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 14:31
I know you're interested: I think I'm breaking up with BoA for checking this month. -- nm - amanda jones state university Jan 15, 13:22 2
- Coolio -- nm - budice Jan 15, 14:15
- To where? -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 14:07
UVDigitalNow.net has preorders up for Only the Brave ($6), Wonder ($6.50), Daddy's Home 2 ($6), and A Bad Mom's Christmas ($6) now. - JaxSean Jan 15, 13:21 3
- Man, that was a bad couple of months for movies. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:28 2
  - Not really. Wonder was great. You had Thor and BR2049 and things like Florida Project, Lady Bird and 3BB - con_carne Jan 15, 15:41 1
    - You did in LA. Here, it was Wonder or garbage. -- nm - David Jan 15, 15:56
The 2019 #HyundaiVeloster will find itself at home in the Super Hero world in @MarvelStudios “Ant-Man and the Wasp” - Max Jan 15, 13:19 2
- I don’t have an issue with this. The first one had a huge product placement. - Beryllium Jan 15, 14:30
- I hope they shrink it down and drive it through someone’s blood stream! -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 14:29
"Star Wars: The Last Jedi' crumbled 91 percent in its second weekend in China, earning just $2.4 million..." -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 15, 13:11 10
- what you didn'tpost is that Star Was isn't popular in China and has struggeled there. David would love living there. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 13:26 4
  - *looks down* -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 15, 14:00
  - They basically tried to indoctrinate China all at once in the summer of 2015. They screened the original films over a period of a couple of months. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:28 2
    - oh that's fascinating. huh. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 13:41 1
      - All things considered, the franchise has done pretty well in China. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:55
- It's going to finish like 275-300mil short of Episode 7 domestically. - Will Hunting Jan 15, 13:24 2
  - I just don't see how that's a surprise to anybody. It's 30 years of anticipation vs. two straight years of Star Wars movies. -- nm - David Jan 15, 13:27 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - Diva Jan 15, 14:51
- on the same theater count? -- nm - Max Jan 15, 13:13 1
  - Don't know. But Star Wars is never been popular there. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 15, 13:14
Vanderbilt puts Duke Med alum on leave after complaint about kneeling to protest white supremacy -- (link) - Remlik Jan 15, 12:39
BREAKING | NFL insiders report Patriot's offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is expected to accept the head coaching job with the Indianapolis Colts. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 12:36 1
- Excellent! Turmoil! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 13:07
Any of you gamers tried Fortnite? My students talked me into it. Definitely a learning curve. - Volnelk Jan 15, 12:35 1
- my BIL plays it, really enjoys it -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:36
487 scripted original series in 2017, up 6% from 455 in 2016. -- (link) - Mop Jan 15, 12:25 10
- QUESTION: for my Father, he keeps asking me about the show with J Lo and Henry from Goodfellas? - Jovian Jan 15, 12:49 4
  - Shades of Blue. Yes, I think so. -- nm - Diva Jan 15, 12:50 3
    - It is. And JLO will appear on Will & Grace as JLO and her Shades of Blue character -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 13:01 2
      - Do they wrestle each other? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 13:22 1
        
        oh...my. -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 13:26
- is there a wiki or something that shows historical data going further back? -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:28 1
  - I'm not sure. The fact that FX and John Landgraf do this make them my hero. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 12:29
- I feel so bad for my mother. She keeps asking if I'm watching [insert network show here] and I have to keep telling her no. - Name Withheld by Request Jan 15, 12:27 2
  - "But it's about a brilliant doctor with personal problems!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 13:04 1
    - "I think I maybe like this character more because I taught a kid with autism..." -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 15, 13:05
Alternate angle of the Diggs catch helps explain the missed tackle. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 15, 12:23 [Image] 1
- That is stone cold. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 14:28
A small pot at HQ trivia today, $2000. But only 19 winners. Big haul. -- nm - Mop Jan 15, 12:15
Giants are reportedly coming after McCutcheon to play CF. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 15, 12:14 3
- They have seen him play 'defense' the last 2-3 years, right? - Will Hunting Jan 15, 12:23 1
  - We didn’t talk about it. I’m sure they have. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 15, 12:33
- And just like that it’s apparently a done deal. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 15, 12:22
Did we know that Gretchen Carlson was picked to head up the Miss America organization? -- (link) - Mop Jan 15, 12:06
Monday's midseason TV premieres - GregW Jan 15, 12:00
New trailer for The Terror (AMC mini-series) reminds you never to go sailing through ice -- (link) - Beaker Jan 15, 11:52 6
- CANNOT wait for this. The Terror was an excellent novel. -- nm - Jovian Jan 15, 13:38
- I knew the Resolute desk came from the HMS Resolute but didn't know or had forgotten that it almost perished while searching for the Terror. -- nm - Max Jan 15, 13:06 1
  - "We came all this way for a desk?" "To be fair, it's a really nice desk." -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 14:30
- Sweet! A fictionalized account of the loss of the HMS Terror and HMS Erebus. - Mop Jan 15, 12:00
- oo, i like that cast. -- nm - colin Jan 15, 11:54 1
  - Caesar and Brutus from Rome...I am in!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 11:56
The Good Place changed their Twitter handle -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 15, 11:50 3
- B3: "I feel like shirt" Our 11 year old is a) sick and b) we've been watching The Good Place -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:27
- heh; if the Pats do lose I will be comforted by this show doing something fun with it. -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 11:57 1
  - Another comfort: the Pats losing -- nm - Roger More Jan 15, 12:07
Overwatch League (OWL) player calls his shot then dabs. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 15, 11:37 11
- this is the guy who was just wrecking on the weekend - Reagen Jan 15, 13:24
- One of the reasons I can't get into Overwatch is I don't even understand what happened in that encounter. -- nm - Max Jan 15, 11:46 9
  - Tracer (POV character) can as a main ability "blink" - Reagen Jan 15, 13:08 1
    - also at the end - Reagen Jan 15, 13:10
  - Yup. -- nm - David Jan 15, 12:12 3
    - I am kinda shocked you did not get into it more. -- nm - groiny Jan 15, 12:33 2
      - it is hugely tactical. The ultimate expression of "a bad plan now is better than no plan" -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 13:27 1
        
        I played for about a hour Sunday morning, it has been a while. - groiny Jan 15, 13:44
  - I love a lot of the characters but don’t get the game appeal at all. -- nm - Tim Jan 15, 11:49 2
    - quick 15 minute games if you just want to get in a little run and gun. They all have some fun special powers that makes it fun -- nm - Remlik Jan 15, 11:51 1
      - Yeah, I play a few of the ones they’ve put into Heroes of the Storm where they’be managed to translate abilities really well into a MOBA. - Tim Jan 15, 11:54
Eagles 3-3.5 point home underdog vs the Vikings. Over/Under set at 38.5 -- nm* - Beaker Jan 15, 11:24 1
- Pats 8 point favorite vs Jags from what I can find. Over/Under set at 47 -- nm* - Beaker Jan 15, 11:25
Leah Remini (unsurprisingly) is on board with the theory that the rape allegations against Paul Haggis are a Scientology plot. -- (link) - Mop Jan 15, 11:24 1
- Not trying to give an opinion either way here, but, the closing paragraph of his big leaving-Scientology interview from 2011 is interesting in this - Andie Jan 15, 11:31
I hate the later starts for the Conference Championships. -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 11:21
Superbowl Odds Currently Available On Some Sites: - Name Withheld by Request Jan 15, 11:10 3
- I'm already calling it the Bortles Bowl. -- nm - David Jan 15, 11:12 2
  - I wouldn't sleep on that peppy New England team. They may end up surprising you. -- nm - Shaun Jan 15, 11:14 1
    - pfft, what have they done for me lately? -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 12:01
American women, only 4 months after an all-American US Open semifinal...start the Aussie Open 0-8 - Will Hunting Jan 15, 11:09
Passenger with measles may have exposed others to virus at Chicago's O'Hare airport -- (link) - Remlik Jan 15, 11:08 7
- I, for one, blame vaccinations. -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 11:19 1
  - If everyone weren't so cas about it, people would know to stay home! -- nm - Reagen Jan 15, 13:25
- "He then boarded a domestic flight." To where? I assume the people on the next flight have to worry but what - Krusty Jan 15, 11:11 4
  - Nah, we're smart enough in the flyover to vaccinate our kids. -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 11:21 1
    - Right? Vaccines and non-raw water. It’s only the yoga mat coasties who ... - Beryllium Jan 15, 14:07
  - To Measlestown -- nm - Beryllium Jan 15, 11:18 1
    - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 15, 11:32
Don't forget to update your roster in the NFL Playoff Challenge if you lost some players yesterday -- nm - Beaker Jan 15, 11:01

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