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‘Jesus himself gave us a flu shot.’ — Trump’s faith adviser says you can skip your flu shot -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 19:47 1
- If you’re getting a flu shot in February, you’re probably doing it wrong anyway. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 20:04
Whoa. Cavs got outscored 65-31 in the second half. By the Magic. Scored 9 in the 4th. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 6, 19:47 1
- Porzingis tore his left ACL, the Knicks announced. -- nm - budice Feb 6, 20:03
Doing the real investigative work. USA Today looks at what real happened with Nipplegate. -- (link) - Mop Feb 6, 19:46
TV midseason premieres for the rest of this week: mostly Olympics. Advance warning: Homeland S07 begins Sunday. - GregW Feb 6, 19:42 2
- They still make that show, but they cancelled Dirk Gently? Bleh. Fooey. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 19:52 1
  - -20 SB Points, Homeland is great! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 7, 03:34
From Wired (because, why not?) Bob Mueller’s investigation is larger - and further along - than you think. -- (link) - Mop Feb 6, 19:38 1
- But what does Teen Vogue have to say? -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 19:50
Apparently the Star Wars movies news today also included news of multiple Star Wars series in the works for Disney’s streaming service. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 19:36
Let’s just tell him he’s having a military parade but they’re all being stealthy like that Snake guy. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 19:26 2
- that guy is jonesing for military uniform like every despot dictator...I'll bet, before they eventually indict him, he'll been seen in one -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 19:37 1
  - He could have worn one, but he dodged the draft instead. -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 19:38
A guy on reddit asked about margin trading four days ago. Today he's down $62k and owes $12k from an initial $50k investment. - Krusty Feb 6, 19:16 [Image] 6
- I've got zero sympathy for him. Margin investing at 1:1 is idiotic. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 19:52
- I don't have the stomach to trade on margin or short trade stocks -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 19:36 2
  - From the BBs: I'm also totally into Two Dots these days. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 6, 19:39 1
    - BB is that an app, diet, or set of PC speakers? -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 19:43
- that's impressive. -- nm - mafic Feb 6, 19:29
- Once again the sandwichchain pays off for the hungry investor. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 19:18
the assistant coaches that McDaniels wanted have not heard from him -- nm - Remlik Feb 6, 19:00 1
- Flat leaver! -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 19:02
Death Wish red band trailer. Graphic. Very different style of trailer, old school. -- (link) - Bacon Feb 6, 18:50 [youtube]
Wynn Resorts says in a statement casino mogul Steve Wynn has resigned as CEO amid sexual misconduct allegations. -- (link*) - budice Feb 6, 18:50
RT: Black Panther 100% (61/0) -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 18:39 2
- Wait until the racists start to tank those numbers -- (edited) - Bacon Feb 6, 18:43 1
  - You can actually give a movie a C+ and still get it fresh rating. The system is dumb. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 19:00
Captain Andrew Luck checks in -- (link) - Remlik Feb 6, 18:38 4
- Perfect. -- nm - David Feb 6, 18:53
- nitpick: "on the lam" unless he's literally riding a lamb. -- nm - mafic Feb 6, 18:42 1
  - Sometimes plans go south and you take the getaway vehicle you can get. -- nm - Max Feb 6, 18:44
- ha! -- nm - budice Feb 6, 18:40
Is this really a 'thing', or is someone just playing a joke here? -- (link) - GregW Feb 6, 18:33
I've reached the point in Cowboy Bebop where...uh...spoilers for a 20 year old anime?!?! - JD Feb 6, 18:30 2
- I’ve only ever seen one episode and don’t know how to see more. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 18:32 1
  - Amazon / Amazon prime -- nm - JD Feb 6, 18:36
One of the bits of feedback we got from a showing on our house: "Showed them 15 houses. They decided not to move from Georgia." - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 6, 18:29 1
- ... just my luck that I’ve landed a great remote job, could buy a house anywhere, but only want to buy one within approximately 20km. - Beryllium Feb 6, 18:32
Toys R Us store-closing sales start as soon as Wednesday -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 18:06 5
- Stay away. It’ll be full of suckers who think they’re getting a bargain. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 19:12 1
  - But there’ll be cheap toys -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 19:14
- Report: add'l store closings likely -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 18:13
- This was the freaking best place to go as a kid. Was like Disneyland, but near my house. -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 18:09 1
  - The first time I ever made it to a Toys R Us, it was the one closest to Disneyland - JD Feb 6, 18:28
Spectacular finish to UT/UK. -- nm - David Feb 6, 18:05 4
- I didn't know you guys were ranked so high. March will be fun -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 18:06 3
  - Nobody saw this coming. We were picked 13th out of 14 teams in the SEC. - David Feb 6, 18:08 2
    - Checkerboards are for winners. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 6, 18:10 1
      - 👍 -- nm - JD Feb 6, 18:27
Live news conference from SpaceX right now - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 6, 17:47 [youtube] 2
- The batteries powering the cameras sending back video from the Roadster will last about 12 hours from launch -- nm - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 6, 17:48 1
  - "It's really difficult to make a spacesuit that looks good and works." -- nm - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 6, 17:54
You get a trilogy! And you get a trilogy! And you get a trilogy! -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 17:42
Wow. Amazing photo of all 27 Merlin engines on the FH. -- (link) - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 6, 17:31 2
- I just did that. In my pants. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 17:41
- oh my -- nm - mud Feb 6, 17:38
NBA - Porzingis being helped to locker room - very slowly, putting no weight on the knee. -- (link*) - budice Feb 6, 17:25 2
- Knicks management’s reaction to the Porzingis injury -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 17:42 1
  - Porzingis tore his left ACL, the Knicks announced. -- nm - budice Feb 6, 20:03
Today's inexplicable earworm: Bob Seger -Takedown -- nm* - Reagen Feb 6, 17:10 1
- Busted. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Feb 6, 17:25
Speaking of entry level jobs, minimum wage, and economics, a new study basically confirms what we were talking about some time ago on ST. - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 17:09 4
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- Given all the incursions that have been done in other countries in the name of the USA, I wonder why unionization hasn’t been explored as an option? - Beryllium Feb 6, 17:21 2
  - Unions have been basically legislated into irrelevance in the US. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 17:25 1
    - That’s not what I mean. I mean, why haven’t they been explored as an option to inflate wages in competing countries? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 18:14
Center core was lost. Came in too fast and off target. Hit the water and damaged the droneship. -- nm - TWuG, ten-stone griddle-chip Feb 6, 16:54 3
- Was it Just Read The Instructions? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 17:08 2
  - No, that's in the Pacific. The one in the Atlantic is Of Course I Still Love You. -- nm - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 6, 17:28 1
    - ref. -- (link) - mud Feb 6, 17:36
You can see any upcoming Summer movie this weekend. What do you pick? -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 16:49 11
- Solo -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 19:52
- Crazy Rich Asians -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 19:15 1
  - Yeah! nm - ralph wiggum Feb 6, 19:19
- Incredibles 2.. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 6, 17:57
- Avengers 3 (just miscounted my Avengers) -- nm* - Beaker Feb 6, 17:43 4
  - uh, I don't think you ..[rereads q.] oh -- nm - mud Feb 6, 17:47 3
    - Someone always has to be a ruiner -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 17:49 2
      - Spawn's Law -- nm - David Feb 6, 17:50 1
        
        What I saw several times before it fixed. Spawn's Lawn - Bacon Feb 6, 18:02
- Solo -- nm - mud Feb 6, 17:43
- Hereditary -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 17:40
ESPN.COM gives me a "bad gateway" and won't load. Anyone else? -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 16:46 4
- ESPN launching ESPN Plus, $4.99/mo. Sporting events, but no streams of current networks. -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 17:06 1
  - So sports but none of the stupid filler shows? Take my money!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 17:16
- It works for me. Give it a minute -- nm - David Feb 6, 16:46 1
  - Heh, they have the breaking news up, but haven't pulled their article about Colts hiring Josh McDanials as new head coach -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 16:51
Patriots’ OC Josh McDaniels has decided NOT to accept Colts’ HC job and will remain with New England -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 16:37 19
- On Sunday, Mort reported there still are doctors who have concerns about Andrew Luck's shoulder -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 18:17
- B Arians: Nope -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 17:32 4
  - Cards have better players. You don't leave them to go to a turd -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 17:33 3
    - He has a connection to the Colts from coaching them when Pagano had cancer. -- nm - David Feb 6, 17:35 2
      - Ah I thought Arians came from the Steelers. Okay a little more sense but still no -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 17:46 1
        
        He did, but was Indy's interim head coach a few years ago when Pagano got sick. -- nm - David Feb 6, 17:49
- Of course he has. -- nm - Spawn: Six Time Blood Feud Champion Feb 6, 17:25 1
  - learned from the best -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 17:27
- Excuse me, I believe I can be of service. -- nm - Jeff Fisher Feb 6, 17:11 1
  - oh hell no. NONONONONONONONO -- nm - Remlik Feb 6, 17:24
- ESPN's got it on the news ticker. Belichick Watch just started. -- nm - David Feb 6, 16:43 2
  - I bet Belichick gave him a stay 1 or 2 years and it's yours. - Bacon Feb 6, 16:44 1
    - A lot depends on how apologetic Kraft is during their meeting. -- nm - David Feb 6, 16:44
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Feb 6, 16:42
- Luck isn't coming back. -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 16:41 3
  - I bet he learned just how injured Luck is. -- nm - Remlik Feb 6, 16:51 2
    - You guys love breaking your QBs -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 16:51 1
      - Buy a regular grass football field -- nm* - Bacon Feb 6, 16:52
- wow. -- nm - Remlik Feb 6, 16:41
A flat-earther finally tried to fly away. His rocket didn’t even ignite. - crash davis Feb 6, 16:26 1
- Dude isn’t worthy to utter the phrase “O-ring”. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 19:08
By now, I feel I know what my normal job workload is. I am doing 2 1/2 to 3 times that work lately because of people's stupidity. - crash davis Feb 6, 16:17 6
- you mean Stupid® ? -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:27
- I can only talk about my job and the idiots we have hired lately. I miss a 10% unemployment rate for a single reason. Getting decent hires that work - Bacon Feb 6, 16:25 4
  - How much are you paying? - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 16:39 1
    - They have increased the starting wage by 20% over the last 6 months for that entry position. - Bacon Feb 6, 16:41
  - That sucks. Fortunately, its not co-workers I have a problem with because that at least gives me a little distance. - crash davis Feb 6, 16:27 1
    - Eff them too!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 16:29
WWE: Jason Jordan underwent neck surgery for a bad disc - Remlik Feb 6, 16:13
Current season (7th) of Once Upon A Time will be its last -- nm - Beaker Feb 6, 16:10 5
- ha ha ha ha like that show is still on TV! as If -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:22
- For me it's one the fell apart after a stellar first season. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 6, 16:19 2
  - same here. Around the time when (spoil) -- (edited) - mud Feb 6, 16:25
  - Yup -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 16:22
- I continue to be skeptical that Fables will make its 2009 release date. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 16:13
House passes bill to keep government open. On to the Senate where it'll die. -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 16:06 4
- If we shut down the government can we cancel the military parade? -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 16:08 3
  - I had no idea what y'all were babbling about down there. -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 16:09 2
    - I didn't either until I saw the post and Googled it. Sure enough little dictator wants a military parade. It kind of makes me think -- (edited) - Bacon Feb 6, 16:16 1
      - Ditto. -- nm - Mop Feb 6, 17:42
I, Tanya. Solid A. Great cast (spoilers) - Llama and Tuba Feb 6, 16:02 [youtube] 1
- Molly's Game A - I want to marry Idris Elba -- nm - Epiphany Feb 6, 16:44
First 200 guests after 6:00 tomorrow evening to greet the bartender at our local bar with “Dilly, dilly!” get free Bud Light. - znufrii Feb 6, 15:50 6
- What do you have to do to get something else? -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 16:02 2
  - Get a free order of wings when you buy a pitcher. - znufrii Feb 6, 16:30 1
    - Pitchers report in 7 days!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAH AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH OMG OMG OMG OMG - Crustee Feb 6, 16:35
- I would cut a bitch -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 15:55
- A just punishment. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 15:54
- Instead of a Free Bud Light, they should get a free Punch in the throat -- nm - Llama and Tuba Feb 6, 15:52
LYC: Grade 6 girls BBall update: game started, we were down 18-4...final score 38-36 for us! - Beaker Feb 6, 15:47 2
- Nice! You the coach? -- nm - amoxy Feb 6, 15:49 1
  - of course! -- nm - Beaker Feb 6, 15:50
I guess Dickstain is going to get his Soviet style military parade. - Jovian Feb 6, 15:46 2
- That's funny because when you have the most elite military in the world, you don't have to show it. - Bacon Feb 6, 16:00
- Can't wait to see the bill for road repair - sgtmike Feb 6, 15:57
I now own and Insta Pot. Going to make a bunch of food and stuff -- nm - Bacon Feb 6, 15:43 2
- Let me know if you want some Kelly-approved recipes! -- nm - kelly Feb 6, 16:35
- We got one for Christmas. I'm not sure we've used it yet. -- nm - David Feb 6, 15:52
Dow Joans! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 6, 15:39
Punk Against Trump Festival Announced With T.S.O.L., Dwarves, Voodoo Glow Skulls - JD Feb 6, 15:18
ROLL TIDE AD ROLL -- nm - Matrix_Mafia Feb 6, 15:04 1
- Dammit. I laughed -- nm - JD Feb 6, 15:05
~And I'm floating in a most peculiar way, and the stars look very different today~ -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 15:03 3
- ~We're headed for disaster, our minds said no but our hearts were talking faster~ -- nm - landbeck Feb 6, 15:08 2
  - Mars ain't no place to raise your kids -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 15:37 1
    - and I had never heard the Bowie tune when I wrote that, I swear! -- nm - bernie Taupin Feb 6, 16:02

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