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Let's talk those gloves in the U.S. Olympic uniform. -- (link) - Mop Jan 23, 09:01 7
- I don’t hate it, but I don’t exactly like the leather fringe. And those boots have too many laces. - Beryllium Jan 23, 09:43 1
  - the fringe looks cheap scrap suede on gloves that look like iron workers -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 23, 13:28
- It looks like Custer has arrived. -- nm - jnine Jan 23, 09:33
- Uh, boots as well. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 09:05 1
  - And effin bad Christmas sweaters. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 09:06
- At least they're not wearing poorly fitted suits with ridiculously long ties. -- nm - pmb Jan 23, 09:05
- What the? No. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 09:02
I just saw 2020 polling. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:01
I totally missed that WOW started flying from here. - spamlet Jan 23, 08:58 11
- I traveled to Seville and London and "I stopped over in Iceland" is still the best part of that trip. - Mop Jan 23, 09:03
- Rumor after rumor after rumor that you've been in contention were BA, but they most recently announced Nashville instead -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:02 2
  - We keep throwing ourselves to get a big international flight but I don't think it is going to happen. - spamlet Jan 23, 09:04 1
    - The European carriers are finding the US is one of the best places to make money right now, at least seasonally. - ty97 Jan 23, 09:08
- This takes no convincing. Buy the tickets. Surprise her. She'll remember it for the rest of your lives, in a good way. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 09:02
- Reykjavik is one of our few international directs here -- (edited) - Reagen Jan 23, 09:01 2
  - You've got good service in season actually - ty97 Jan 23, 09:07 1
    - X on Paris and Munich. - Reagen Jan 23, 09:20
- The Icelandic carriers have been expanding all over the place in the US, it's crazy. - ty97 Jan 23, 09:00 2
  - WOW is the one that pioneered that. I honestly just want to go to Iceland for the auroras. - spamlet Jan 23, 09:02 1
    - WOW is starting Cincy and Cleveland as well -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 09:04
They made a movie with Zac Efron as Ted Bundy? -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:58 2
- speaking of, I was shocked to find out Jeremy Renner was Dahmer in the Dahmer movie. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 08:58
- Did he take off his shirt? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:58
Evangelical leader Tony Perkins says Trump gets a "Mulligan" for Stormy Daniels and life. -- (link) - Amoxy-2017 Caveman Champ Jan 23, 08:53 9
- Lol. - znufrii Jan 23, 09:00
- Is that straight from St. Peter? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:59
- I swear, evangelicals are turning into an even greater caricature than what liberals could have dared to make. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:58
- I am still waiting for him to kill Mueller in the middle of the street and get away with it. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:58 2
  - don't put ideas in his head. He is as impressionable as a 6 year old. Surprised his staff haven't had to wrestle Tide Pods away from him yet -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:59 1
    - *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Jan 23, 09:11
- Do golfers usually get a mulligan for every hole? -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:57
- Please tell me he compared him to David. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 08:54 1
  - does Trump hate Star Wars too? -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 09:00
Good Place update. Wife caved and decided to watch (with kid too). Got through Ep 10 last night of S1. - spamlet Jan 23, 08:50 1
- Man, I didn't realize your kid has such a potty mouth. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:52
Patriots to wear road white jerseys for Super Bowl. -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:48 5
- So... not skins? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:50 1
  - it's because they're racist Mop. -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:51
- As the AFC team in an NFC stadium, isn't this what should happen? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:48 2
  - Not necessarily. Giants wore road whites in Arizona. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 08:53
  - Winners choice. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:49
This is not something I ever expected to say, but I'm pretty sure Meryl is the LEAST likely to win of the Best Actress nominees. - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 23, 08:40 5
- Never say never, but I don't see Meryl winning again - Reagen Jan 23, 08:54
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- I'll look forward to her Mama Mia 2 nomination next year. -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 08:44 1
  - We're on it. -- nm - HFPA Jan 23, 08:45
- Agreed, she wast the most likely to miss a nom -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:41
Be aware: I'm giving dating advice in a group on Facebook. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:36 14
- This is like jogging lessons from Steven Hawking. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 08:39 13
  - That's good, but not great. Try again. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:46 11
    - Sexual harassment training from groiny -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:52 1
      - it takes years of practice to get good at it. -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 08:55
    - sexual harassment training from Bill Cosby? -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:50 1
      - There we go. I was sure someone would go with Weinstein, though. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:52
    - Baking lessons from Hitler. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:48
    - This is like taking Business Ethics lessons from Donald Trump. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 23, 08:48 4
      - swimming lessons from Natalie Wood -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 08:54 3
        
        Dammit, groiny. Two spit-takes in one thread. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:58 2
        
        tbf, this is where he's a viking. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 08:59 1
        
        token black friend? -- nm - groiny Jan 23, 09:06
    - *reads this in a Stephen Hawking voice* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:48
  - *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:40
So I was in Florida over New Year's with my cousins and some of their friends I know. - ty97 Jan 23, 08:35 3
- (uh huh) -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:44
- is her SO on FB too...cause that might be awkward -- nm - Beaker Jan 23, 08:42
- that's no good -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:37
I can't be bothered to learn the names of the characters in Animal Crossing so instead I call them "Eagle" and "Red Dog". - Mop Jan 23, 08:27
School shooting in Kentucky. It must be Tuesday. -- (link) - Mop Jan 23, 08:26
God of War gets a new trailer and a release date. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 23, 08:25 2
- I broke down and decided to get Monster Hunter -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:27 1
  - It looks fantastic. Give a review when you are able after release. -- nm - Shaun Jan 23, 08:34
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- I have no idea what this mean - decline Jan 23, 08:25 1
  - Razzies for the Razzie Gods -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:27
spamlet, re: MoviePass app... - Mop Jan 23, 08:24 2
- Danke. That's good to know it's an option. - spamlet Jan 23, 08:37 1
  - I think 15 minutes prior, and you have to be geographically nearby. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:46
Jesus. Mueller interviewed Sessions in the Russia investigation. If Sessions speaks to Trump about the questioning, that's... probably illegal, right? -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:19 1
- Yeah -- nm - Amoxy-2017 Caveman Champ Jan 23, 08:55
Kiddo got a 50% on an in-class assignment which was marked as turned in late (which I know she turned in on time, but whatever). As a result, her - prayformojo Jan 23, 08:12 2
- *GO NUCLEAR!* -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:23
- the teacher's out to get her! what a jerk!! -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:21
A modest proposal -- (link) - ty97 Jan 23, 08:11 3
- FWIW, The Post is worth watching a second time simply to spot all the famous cast in wigs. -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:22
- Lifetime achievement! -- nm - Mop Jan 23, 08:20
- “Eat the cars” -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:12
Poll -- (link) - ty97 Jan 23, 08:07 6
- Oldman is the favorite here. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:09 5
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    - I expect his publicist has him on a tight leash -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:21 3
      - Drugged in a trunk. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:31 2
        
        Like anyone would even recognize Gary Oldman. -- nm - Trans-SiBaron Orchestra Jan 23, 08:35
        
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John Williams has been nominated against himself nine times. - Reagen Jan 23, 08:04
Interesting timing. *puts tinfoil hat on* Can't help but wonder if Franco's publicist places this interview this morning expecting a nom -- (link) - ty97 Jan 23, 08:04
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- Baby Driver over Dunkirk for editing? -- nm - Buzz Jan 23, 08:22 1
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- #OscarsSoWhiteorMexican -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 08:11 5
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    - and Mexican. -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 08:57 2
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        *shrug* -- nm - Diva Jan 23, 10:47
    - I was thinking more Coco -- nm - LMS Jan 23, 08:33
- Sounds right except for Cinematography. What's this about Deakins not being on the ballot? -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:11 4
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  - The movie name is on the ballot. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:12 2
    - But that's not going to stop people voting for Blade Runner, is it? -- nm - Max Jan 23, 08:12 1
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- I'm trying to decide where there could be a surprise in the four acting categories. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:08 5
  - Metcalf could sneak in over Janney. (at least I want to) -- nm - Buzz Jan 23, 08:19
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    - My gut keeps saying if it happens then it is in Supporting Actor - ty97 Jan 23, 08:16 2
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        Did you ever see Lady Macbeth? - LMS Jan 23, 08:39
- I'm gonna go with Get Out to win - since that's the one I've seen -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:07
- If you want I will take a look at all this stuff this weekend and tell you the one I know you are wrong on, again. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:05
We have toll bridges here, which is new to me - Reagen Jan 23, 08:02 40
- Yeah, I think NS/NB is one of the only places in Canada where I’ve encountered that so far. Granted, the bridge was the one to PEI, so I was A-OK with - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:04 8
  - Coquihalla? -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:05 7
    - Never driven it, and I think they removed the tolls recently. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:05 6
      - “Recently” turns out to be a decade ago. (September 2008) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:08 5
        
        Earlier than that. I drove it in July 2008 and it was free already. (I made note because the only other... - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 08:15 4
        
        I am judging by Wikipedia, which is never wrong. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:17 3
        
        Just seeing that also, but 100% confident that I'm not remembering. The CBC article they sourced from might have been wrong. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 08:18 2
        
        It could be that or could have been a free day or something (unless you mean the toll booths were already being disassembled). -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:25 1
        
        No. They were still up. Just no payment required. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jan 23, 08:56
- If they *build* a toll road I am sort of okay with it. If they start charging tolls on roads we already have, I am not. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:04 30
  - Why? Upkeep costs money. Roads don't self-maintain -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:07 29
    - And all the roads we've built are going to bankrupt us with maintenance. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 08:08 2
      - We have had roads for 200 years and are still here. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:09 1
        
        We've substantially changed how our development patterns work in the last half century. - spamlet Jan 23, 08:13
    - That is what taxes are for. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:08 25
      - Explain the difference between building a road with tolls and keeping up a road with tolls. I don't see it? - ty97 Jan 23, 08:13 18
        
        A toll road is built as an option for faster travel. If you want to exercise that option, you pay for it. - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:16 17
        
        Okay, so then let's shut down the roads we can't afford to maintain. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:17 16
        
        Yes, that sounds good. Or increase the average salary, to bolster tax revenues. Or both. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:18 14
        
        Well the government isn't going to increase average salaries, so ho do we fund the roads? -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:27 13
        
        sell all of our national parks to developers and oil companies -- nm - decline Jan 23, 08:33
        
        Property tax, gasoline tax, license plate fees. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:30 8
        
        So you're okay raising all those taxes as long as we don't toll roads? -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:31 7
        
        Yes. But they also need to stop the pointless roads projects. I-69 going on here is a great example. Has been going on for years -- (edited) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:39 4
        
        Nice. -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 08:59
        
        Everyone thinks the roads they don't use are pointless. -- nm - spamlet Jan 23, 08:52 2
        
        I drive down it every week day. Of course, it was known as 37 for the last 50 years. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 09:04
        
        I mean, most of the time they're just *sittin'* there! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 23, 09:02
        
        also of note, they no longer want families to share an IPass transponder, so you need to have one for every car. - groiny Jan 23, 08:37
        
        it costs me 40 dollars every 2 months just to drive places..... - groiny Jan 23, 08:35
        
        By properly taxing the rich and the corporations instead of giving them breaks while they Cratchit the population. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:29 2
        
        You might like this country named Canada -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:30 1
        
        I’ve heard good things, but I suspect it has similar problems in this regard, due to similar infrastructure choices in the age of suburbia. - Beryllium Jan 23, 08:34
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:18
      - Exactly. Roads are a public good that benefit everyone and should be maintained by everyone. - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Jan 23, 08:12 5
        
        Agreed. Plus the gasoline tax makes far more sense than a toll if you want to stick it to those that use the service. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:14
        
        oh I don't want them quasi-private, I agree with that. Roads shouldn't be for-profit. But tolling as a funding method? I don't see the issue. -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:14 3
        
        Lets start charging parents for their kids to go to public school, too. I mean, why should people with no kids pay for that? -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:19 2
        
        yes, that's the same thing -- nm - ty97 Jan 23, 08:21 1
        
        I WIN! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 08:22
It really is. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 23, 07:57

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