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We don't seem to have a lot of flu around here, but man it sounds like this is a bad season -- (link) - decline Jan 26, 09:07 2
- Texas has it bad. Entire schools shutting down. reported deaths all the time. Nasty. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 09:09
- Eesh. Yeah, not too bad here. *knocks on wood* -- nm - znufrii Jan 26, 09:09
Andrew Sullivan gonna Andrew Sullivan -- (link) - ty97 Jan 26, 09:04
this is cool: When Jessica Chastain realized Octavia Spencer was being underpaid, she tied their salary talks together and got her 5X her original - decline Jan 26, 09:02 2
- amazing! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 09:09
- Yeah, it’s a great story, the kind we need more of. -- nm - David Jan 26, 09:04
Super Blue Blood Moon was Ministry's fourth best album. No, wait. Third. -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 26, 09:02
Stormy Daniels will be on Jimmy Kimmel the night of the SotU address -- nm - decline Jan 26, 08:58 1
- My show, my show... she'll be on my show. Jesus, man, my wife will kill me. Talk better! -- nm - Jimmy Kimmel Jan 26, 08:59
Happy Birthday Wayne Gretzky! Have a few stats. - Shaun Jan 26, 08:58 5
- I see those #'s and I'm in awe but did the NHL goalies just realize how to play only 30 years ago? - Will Hunting Jan 26, 09:00 3
  - More or less. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 09:10
  - Butterfly technique plus bigger pads. -- nm - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 26, 09:03 1
    - plus the Trap as a defensive tool and a lot more clutching and grabbing and less fighting to keep people off the stars -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 09:07
- Back when Hockey was super happy fun time. -- nm - budice Jan 26, 08:59
Superbowl 52: Vegas-Superbook's official list of Prop Bets -- (link) - budice Jan 26, 08:50
Cool shirt woot. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:43
Nassar fallout: Mich St AD Mark Hollis resigns -- (link) - budice Jan 26, 08:34 1
- Burn it all down -- nm - just oblique Jan 26, 08:50
My favorite part, with the most emotional weight, from last night's The Good Place was (spoils) - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Jan 26, 08:28 3
- I liked the Eleanor (spoils) -- (edited) - Will Hunting Jan 26, 08:39 2
  - *spoilers* - Ender Jan 26, 08:47 1
    - I knew that and added the quotes above. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 26, 08:55
Monster Hunter World is currently 91 at OpenCritic. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 26, 08:22
ST JaxSean Poll — Do you belong to a union or know anyone that does? -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 26, 08:21 25
- Yes, my wife and mom are both members of unions. -- nm - spamlet, no longer an adequate poster Jan 26, 09:03
- Also, I assume my mom is, as a state employee, at least until she retires in five days. -- nm - znufrii Jan 26, 08:54 2
  - ooh - are you guys doing anything for her retirement? -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:55 1
    - Didn’t have anything planned (they’re on the other side of the country) -- nm - znufrii Jan 26, 08:58
- I've never had a job where a union was an option. Growing up both of my uncles were in the phone union - ty97 Jan 26, 08:51 2
  - my dad was a Teamster. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:52
  - I assume my cousin who is an electrician in NY is also union but not for certain -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 08:52
- never belonged to one, but know a few people who do -- nm - decline Jan 26, 08:47
- I have but, but am not currently. -- nm - psilotum Jan 26, 08:44
- Not currently, but I haven't been here long enough to be in the teacher's union. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 08:39
- I do - it's compulsory for us -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 08:36
- I belonged to a union for a couple of weeks. Part time job with school district. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 08:31
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- I belong to 2 unions and I know tons of people that also belong to unions. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:27 3
  - Name 100. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 08:45 2
    - Seriously? This would require pulling out a performance resume and doing a sh!t-ton of typing. - Diva Jan 26, 08:51 1
      - Is joke. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 08:54
- Does the Blessid Union of Souls count? - prayformojo Jan 26, 08:25
- my step dad was GM til he retired. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:25
- i don't, but basically everyone i know who works in tv/film is in a union. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 08:25
- I've belonged to two in my lifetime. I have a lot of friends and family that are city workers so I know a lot of union members. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 08:25
- Some of our employees are union, so sure. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 26, 08:24
- I did for a very short time (I helped negotiate our first contract), but I am not currently -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 08:24
- I'm sure I know some, but I couldn't name one. -- nm - Ender Jan 26, 08:23
- My wife. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:22
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- the part where I say it's wonderful but an update wouldn't be a bad idea? Dem's fightin' words obvs and I'm right. Let's rumble. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:24 10
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    - but..I'm right -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 08:50 4
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        but..I'm right -- nm - ty97's headstone Jan 26, 08:52 2
        
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        .. -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 09:06
    - ~Mambo! Mambo! Go!~ *dancefights ass off* -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:29 1
      - the dance fight scene in Despicable Me 3 was adorable -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:31
    - Dance Fight!! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:28 1
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- you gonna snap them to death? -- nm - Max Jan 26, 08:22 2
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    - you drown in the muck of your own schlock. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:24
Norman Reedus on Death Stranding. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 26, 08:19 2
- hard pass. -- nm - Max Jan 26, 08:21 1
  - You'll be too busy playing Sea of Thieves. -- nm - Shaun Jan 26, 08:28
Charmed reboot gets pilot order from the CW -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 08:18 6
- They could do it like 'Pretty Little Liars' but with sister witches. "Pretty Little Charmed Witches'. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:35 2
  - Or they could just make a new show, about medieval minstrels, called Pretty Little Lyres -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 08:38 1
    - Or a show about teenage girls who can't stop committing arson - Pretty Little Fires. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:39
- Holly Marie Combs: Not a fan. -- (link) - Ender Jan 26, 08:20 1
  - Rose McGowan would like to eat - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:32
- ugh -- nm - groiny Jan 26, 08:19
If you're in the mood for 30 minutes of Northern Soul, good mix here. -- (link) - LMS Jan 26, 08:17 3
- Keep these coming : ) -- nm - rollo Jan 26, 08:30 2
  - Well, there's Craig Charles's weekly 3 hour funk & soul show, that this mix comes from, - LMS Jan 26, 08:33 1
    - ~2 4 6 8 10 2 4 6 8 20 2 4 6 8 30 2 4 6 8 40 2 4 6 8 50~ -- nm - rollo Jan 26, 08:39
So Casper the Ghost had cameos from Dan Akroyd, Rodney Dangerfield, Clint Eastwood and Mel Gibson? -- (link) - Amoxy-2017 Caveman Champ Jan 26, 08:13 3
- - -- (link) - Ender Jan 26, 08:18 [youtube] 1
  - - -- (link) - Ender Jan 26, 08:19 [youtube]
- The order on that cast list is completely out of whack... -- nm - Ender Jan 26, 08:16
LIR Diva - friend conflict thing - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:13 14
- They will actually become besties and you will get left out of all future events. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:25 1
  - besties with benefits -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 08:25
- re: the housewarming (just my 2 cents) - Diva Jan 26, 08:22 11
  - yes, very much so. I have a similar issue, but I am one of the 2 friends in this issue. - groiny Jan 26, 08:23 7
    - I keep trying to tell you that Remlik does not mind if you join us. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:28 1
      - I don't want any part of that sandwich -- nm - groiny Jan 26, 08:29
    - :( -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:27
    - That's pretty rotten. -- nm - Shaun Jan 26, 08:25 3
      - it is shitty when you see all kinds of FB pics of people at a pool party or BBQ and you knew nothing about it. - groiny Jan 26, 08:29 2
        
        Except that time with his wife, of course. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:42 1
        
        well, sure, but that was YEARS ago! -- nm - groiny Jan 26, 08:45
  - thanks - that makes sense *muwha* -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:23 2
    - *mwah!* I have a similar thing coming up with a wedding later this year. It's not fun, but hopefully people will behave themselves. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:27 1
      - :) -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:34
Connor McDavid seals the Oilers' win last night. -- (link*) - Shaun Jan 26, 08:11
Follow up to B2 Stormy D tweet: -- (link) - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:09
this is kinda cool, the guy who did my Joker tattoo is using it as his picture on the shop's website. - groiny Jan 26, 08:09
HMMJ is quite the Mr Toad's Wild Ride of late. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 08:06
So after a year of clipping grocery coupons and online shopping, I have earned a whopping almost $50 in UPromise rewards. - znufrii Jan 26, 08:06 2
- U'Re doing it wrong. -- nm* - Diva Jan 26, 08:09
- UGo, girl! -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:07
Trump apologizes for sharing a racist tweet. But not for the message, though. -- (link) - Mop Jan 26, 08:06 1
- He was implying that up until now, no-one had pointed out he had retweet a far right organisation's tweets, and it took Piers Morgan to mention it. -- nm - LMS Jan 26, 08:19
Natalie Portman Boards 'Vox Lux' -- (link) - LMS Jan 26, 08:05
I was saying boo-urns -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 08:02
I didn't realize there was anyone who did not know this -- (link) - ty97 Jan 26, 08:01 34
- Herald Square is named after the New York Herald. Madison Square Garden got its name because it used to be located at Madison Square. -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 08:11 2
  - yeah, but who is buried in Grant's tomb? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 08:15 1
    - The survivors? -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 08:18
- Have never actually thought about it. - Reagen Jan 26, 08:07
- #FakeNews -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:06
- "Named for the... good times you have when you're in it." - prayformojo Jan 26, 08:05
- i didn't know that. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 08:02 27
  - Yeah, never made the connection either. -- nm - IrishStephen Jan 26, 09:07
  - Me neither. -- nm - kelly Jan 26, 08:28
  - Me either. I don't even remember the NYT being in Times Square - they're like a block away, aren't they? - JaxSean Jan 26, 08:17
  - me either -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:08
  - Same. -- nm - Shaun Jan 26, 08:07
  - same -- nm - decline Jan 26, 08:05
  - It was originally known as Longacre Square. The name was changed when the New York Times moves their headquarters there in 1904. - ty97 Jan 26, 08:05 1
    - You should give tours! -- nm - decline Jan 26, 08:06
  - ditto -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 08:04
  - Huh, maybe this is one of those 'I assumed everyone knew' like those union cards cops give out to family members. -- nm - ty97 Jan 26, 08:03 17
    - (I don't know what this is you're talking about, either.) -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 08:15 2
      - Lets just say Monopoly stole the idea. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:16 1
        
        I'm surprised Unions still exist. - JaxSean Jan 26, 08:18
    - More and more I assume people don't know things that seems like common knowledge to me. - Krusty Jan 26, 08:07 11
      - The CN Tower in Toronto is named for CN Railway. I hear tourists call it the "CNN Tower" all the time. - Andie Jan 26, 08:08 7
        
        The Calgary Tower is also technically a CN Tower - Reagen Jan 26, 08:44
        
        I thought it was the CNN Tower. huh - JaxSean Jan 26, 08:19 3
        
        you're pretty. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 09:02
        
        well, people have rappelled off it, but it's not a normal thing. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 08:26
        
        *snork* -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:20
        
        Smh. I'd say something if I overheard someone calling it that. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 08:14 1
        
        Maybe I’ll get to see the CNN Railway Tower in March -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 08:18
      - spoiler - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:08 2
        
        Unless you live out of chronology. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 08:09
        
        Seems so. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 08:09
    - I'd probably never thought about it but if asked I'd answer correctly within 1.5 seconds -- nm - mud Jan 26, 08:06
    - Typical New Yorker! -- nm - Max Jan 26, 08:04
TOAST IS BURNING!!! -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 08:01 8
- I keep thinking of the UK show. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:15 4
  - Love that show. -- nm - LMS Jan 26, 08:15 3
    - Also did you know it's Clem Fandango in ST: Enterprise? -- nm - LMS Jan 26, 08:16 2
      - You must mean Discovery? I do not have access. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Jan 26, 08:26 1
        
        Yes, I don't have access either. -- nm - LMS Jan 26, 08:34
- only become concerned if Jesus's face appears on it afterwards. -- nm - Epiphany Jan 26, 08:09
- ~How can we eat when the toast is burning?~ -- nm - znufrii Jan 26, 08:02 1
  - LONDON CALLING -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 11:21

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