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LeBron runnin point, not fair -- nm - budice Feb 11, 13:35
poll: A restaurant has a rep for great mashed potatoes, but they only offer two options: with Parmesan cheese on top, or no topping. Choose. - Max Feb 11, 13:33 13
- I have no idea if it’s good or not, but if it’s a good Parm (Reggianno?), I’d try it. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 14:34
- I would go with the plain mashed the first time but with the cheese the next time. It's a nice addition sometimes like garlic but not always what you - Krusty Feb 11, 14:00
- cheeese. you can always excavate past it for the un-cheesed experience. -- nm - colin Feb 11, 13:57
- I'd have the cheese -- nm - prayformojo Feb 11, 13:57
- No topping -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 13:56
- Cheese that shit up, yo. -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 11, 13:51
- no topping -- nm - Remlik Feb 11, 13:46
- I think no parm. -- nm - windows jones Feb 11, 13:42
- Parm Cheese -- nm - amoxy - 2017 Caveman Champion Feb 11, 13:40
- No topping. - znufrii Feb 11, 13:36 3
  - agreed -- nm - NBC Feb 11, 13:37 2
    - enough with the superfluous commentary! -- nm - colin Feb 11, 13:59
    - Breaking news? -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 11, 13:52
I just reached the same place in the GoT books as Spawn did in the TV show. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 11, 13:31
Offs. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 11, 12:48 2
- So, rabbits are not against chemical warfare. Got it. -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 11, 13:18
- You're just an allergy bully apologist! - Baron of the Rings Feb 11, 13:11
Switch the tv in the barber shop to curling and suddenly everyone looks up. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 12:44
Colts: Frank Reich is the new HC -- (link) - Remlik Feb 11, 12:36 11
- "Agrees to" is not signed, though. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:50
- I dunno. -- nm - budice Feb 11, 12:47 3
  - Hail the first Reich! -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:52 2
    - Trump's new favorite team. -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 12:55
    - or Third -- nm - Kimbo si Feb 11, 12:53
- Given what transpired, that's the best case scenario. - David Feb 11, 12:46 5
  - I was looking and the last SB winning OC that became HC of a new team the following year? - Spawndroid Feb 11, 13:12 1
    - YEAH!!! -- nm - David Feb 11, 13:13
  - Yeah, I like the motivation factor. - Spawn Feb 11, 12:50 2
    - I think your IM is inevitable. - David Feb 11, 12:52 1
      - I would. We already know Irsay’s on drugs...maybe 2 first rounders as a starting point. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 13:04
Co-Ed sports are cool. -- nm - budice Feb 11, 12:12 7
- Too much women. -- nm - Moop Feb 11, 12:32 5
  - Are you kidding me? It should be ALL women. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 12:43 4
    - From 2014, watch the Norwegian men's curling team put on their pants... with no hands... on ice. -- (link) - Mop Feb 11, 13:48 [youtube] (0) -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:51
    - aka the only porn I know! -- nm - David Feb 11, 12:47 2
      - orly? :) -- nm - Kimbo si Feb 11, 12:48 1
        
        Why does the late Kimbo Slice care? -- nm - David Feb 11, 13:00
- In bed. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 12:30
Go Canada, Beat *squints* Qatar? Oh, OAR. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 12:06 3
- (The Russians) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 12:11 1
  - Note to announcers: It can be a bit confusing when you use the word “Rush” when Russians are playing. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 12:16
- Max Parrot,truly Canadian -- nm - budice Feb 11, 12:11
Go Dario Cologna! -- nm - Dano Feb 11, 12:04
Sammy Sosa, Cowboy Up -- (link) - budice Feb 11, 11:54
can we have a serious talk? guys, my portfolio at the hsx sucks because we don't talk enough about mainstream movies. - windows jones Feb 11, 11:52 7
- Amy Shumer is getting crap because she isn't fat and ugly enough in her new movie about believing you are beautiful. Short it. -- nm - Qale Feb 11, 12:24
- SHORT 50SHADES! -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:53 5
  - we don't talk enough about previews. I held that crappy train movie long! how can I possibly be expected to remember to look manually for these things -- nm - windows jones Feb 11, 11:54 4
    - Maybe you should post on/read the HSX movie boards too? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 11, 13:15 2
      - the boards suck! the mechanics of them are terrrrrible. -- nm - windows jones Feb 11, 13:37 1
        
        to say nothing of the moderator... -- nm - colin Feb 11, 13:58
    - ~Hey, soul sister, ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo? The way you move ain't fair, you know~ - Spawn Feb 11, 11:57
Martin McDonaugh isn't having your "redemption for Sam Rockwell's character" talk -- (link) - Reagen Feb 11, 11:48
I guess I’d better be careful in my toronto visit, or else CTV might write a terribly ambiguous headline about me. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 11, 11:41 1
- And I only saw that headline after reading about this explosion -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 11, 11:43
Watching some of these events, i'm shocked at how many open seats there are in the stands - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:41 3
- Well, it *is* the winter olympics. -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:45 2
  - They sell winter coats, right? Tough it out; these guys are doing this stuff in spandex! -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:47 1
    - Ill hold out for the ladies. -- nm - budice Feb 11, 11:52
Whoa, 50 Shades wasn't even the #1 movie for estimates of today. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:26 2
- This is GOD's Day. - Spawn Feb 11, 11:28 1
  - God loves rabbits over sex. -- nm - budice Feb 11, 11:37
Heh, "Anywhere in the next 2 laps will be a move that will decide this race." Note: They are starting Lap 7 of 8. - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:24
Dropped my son off at church and then went to McDonald's. We each worship in our own way. - Mop Feb 11, 11:13 1
- In the name of the Big Mac, the Mac Jr, and the 10pc Nuggs. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 11:29
Narcos is so great -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 10:59
From 2014, watch the Norwegian men's curling team put on their pants... with no hands... on ice. -- (link) - Mop Feb 11, 10:48 [youtube]
OK, news refresh time, but let’s try it a new way: Write me a title, a blurb, and a link title, and I’ll post it verbatim. - Beryllium Feb 11, 10:39 6
- Might I suggest - quite seriously - using all the white space on the right for a newsfeed of posted links and headlines..? -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:58 4
  - (except that doesn't exist on beta) -- nm - spamlet, farrrrrrr from adequate Feb 11, 11:10 2
    - Or, much of the time, on mobile. But it’s definitely wasted space. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 11:24
    - Get on it! -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 11:12
  - For the haters, a simple "x" and cookie makes it go away. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:58
- This sounds like a challenge. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:53
Starting to watch GLOW, very enjoyable. Alison Brie is almost not recognizable in the role. And after seeing them... - amoxy - 2017 Caveman Champion Feb 11, 10:34 1
- "Seeing a beautiful woman naked for the first time is among the five best things in life." -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 11:52
WWE: Triple H may be getting more control over the main shows as Vince starts to devote more time to the XFL revival. - Tim Feb 11, 10:06 6
- Borash is a good hire. -- nm - Remlik Feb 11, 11:52
- Booker T and Corey Graves said their feud was a work. -- nm - Tim Feb 11, 10:13 1
  - You're going to say it's a work or I'll find someone else to announce and offer inane commentary. -- nm - Vince Feb 11, 11:09
- It’s amazing that as a performer, HHH was as overly protected and poorly booked as anyone outside Cena in decades but he’s able - Will Hunting Feb 11, 10:09 2
  - I think he had a 'come to Jesus' moment at some point. He was in total "me" mode as an active wrestler protecting his spot. then the business evolved - Remlik Feb 11, 11:53 1
    - I’m going to think of this as a “Come to McDonalds” moment for the rest of today. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 14:16
Really, Google Now? Recipe recommendations? It's like you don't know me at all! -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 09:49 8
- You will own an instant pot soon. You cannot resist the cult -- nm - BAcon Feb 11, 10:01 7
  - how are your meatballs? I am making a week's worth of soup now. (mexican chicken. (next week I am making kelly soup.)) -- nm - windows jones Feb 11, 11:54
  - It just sits there in the utility room, taking up space. -- nm - David Feb 11, 10:59
  - I may have been the first to post on ST about an instant pot. - Mop Feb 11, 10:50 4
    - it was b. -- (link) - windows jones Feb 11, 12:59 [Backboard] 1
      - lol -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 13:00
    - “But then I got high” -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 10:51 1
      - ~Afro-mutha-f'in-M-O-P~ -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:57
Seems I've qualified for *another* Starr Ranch t-shirt. - Meg Feb 11, 09:31
PS4 DualShock 4 Controller $36 @ Walmart -- (link) - budice Feb 11, 09:10
Fifty Shades $38.8M, Peter Rabbit $25M, 15:17 to Paris $12.6M, Jumanji $9.8M ($365.65M), Greatest Showman $6.4M ($146.5M) -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 08:41 1
- Hey, General Hux and Bill Weasley are both in Peter Rabbit. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 09:51
Okay -- since NBC fellates our athletes, international folks, when you see the Opening Ceremony, does your - Will Hunting Feb 11, 08:01 4
- America is great again. -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 11, 10:02 1
  - Grossest Recent Example of Absurd Totalitarianism. -- nm - mud Feb 11, 10:32
- Austrslian athletes definitely mug for the camera - it’s all the excitement of the moment, etc - Roger More Feb 11, 08:07 1
  - I didn’t watch. (So I wouldn’t know how Canadians behaved closing closing parenthesis parenthesis parenthesis) tentacle -- (edited) - Beryllium Feb 11, 10:52
"Every Korean will tell you that Japan is a cultural, and technological, and economic example, has been so important to their own transformation." -- (link) - NBC Feb 11, 07:53 3
- Yeah, they said this during the opening ceremony right? Even then I was "Wait... WUT?!" -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 10:52
- Trump! -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 11, 09:48
- Wow. -- nm - znufrii Feb 11, 07:59
Does Jose Mourinho ever emote? - Will Hunting Feb 11, 07:46 2
- He saves it for the pressers. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 11, 07:51
- *rips off Jose Mourinho mask* -- nm - Bill Belichick Feb 11, 07:51
TOON! -- nm - Volnelk Feb 11, 07:40 1
- TOWN! -- nm* - Roger Rabbit Feb 11, 07:58
FYI: Olympic Challenge standings have been updated (11/102 events completed). -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 11, 07:29 3
- Bery, can you update the Recent News with a link? -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 09:50
- thanks! -- nm - mud Feb 11, 08:56
- I’m confident that my Nordic triumvirate will ultimately come through for me. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 11, 07:37
hmm, do I play pc games today or console games? -- nm - Truman Feb 11, 07:20 1
- Yes -- nm - Spawndroid Feb 11, 09:48
I'm glad I didn't see Coco in the theater. - Covington Feb 11, 07:17 2
- I was a mess, but I'm sure I hid it from the people I saw it with.. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 11, 07:32
- I've heard people say that they like mid-credit funnies in Pixar films for this reason. - Baron of the Rings Feb 11, 07:28
"A Futile and Stupid Gesture" about Doug Kenney and National Lampoon was pretty good. Good cast that looks nothing like the real people they're - Krusty Feb 11, 07:14 3
- I really liked it; never realized he was Stork in Animal House -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 07:16 2
  - I didn't realize that either. I knew about him and his career but this was still an interesting film and was really funny. -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 07:23
  - See I’m the opposite. I’d heard about him, knew he played that role, but had no idea about his other contributions. - Volnelk Feb 11, 07:19
Super late to the discussion but we watched Blade Runnner 2049 last night. Really enjoyed it. - Volnelk Feb 11, 07:09
2 days until pitchers and catchers report for spring training! -- (pic) - Krusty Feb 11, 07:04 [Attachment]
So, how realistic was I in my expectation of when I'd be getting my Model 3 when I reserved one on March 31, 2016? Pretty accurate. - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Feb 11, 06:53 [Backboard] 5
- Did you see that Grand Tour did the X this week? -- nm - Spawn Feb 11, 12:29
- Seeking Alpha's got great coverage for actual numbers - Will Hunting Feb 11, 07:15
- Woot! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 11, 07:14
- didn't they send your car into space? -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 06:55
- Hats off for getting one. Theyre cool/ -- nm - budice Feb 11, 06:54
PSA: Homeland s7 premiere tonight! Loved S6, right up there with S1 and S2. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 11, 06:30 5
- This is how I'd rate the seasons so far: 4, 1, 5, 2.......6, 3 nm - Dignan Feb 11, 10:01 4
  - here, let me correct that for you: 1, 4, 2, 6, 5, ......3 -- nm - mud Feb 11, 10:48
  - Really enjoyed 6. And yes 3 was awful. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 11, 10:46 2
    - I'd go 14265......3 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 11, 10:47 1
      - yikes -- nm - mud Feb 11, 10:49
So last night I watched "A Fantastic Woman".. - Marlowe Feb 11, 06:17 4
- I'm glad that you had a lovely experience but am disappointed to hear that the movie isn't special. -- nm - David Feb 11, 09:48
- Cool! Sucks that the film wasn't better but it's nice that you ran into the old friend. -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 07:00
- Did you and your old friend talk? Will you stay in touch? -- nm - Andie Feb 11, 06:20 1
  - Yeah, we exchanged phone numbers and we will try to catch 3B this week.. - Marlowe Feb 11, 06:28
man, I hope they make a Dredd sequel or better still a TV show. Love this freaking movie -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 05:31
TV PSA: Olympics, Big Brother, Counterpart, Our Cartoon President, Here and Now, Victoria, Homeland, Worst Cooks, Queen Elizabeth's Secret Agents, -- nm - Beaker Feb 11, 04:52 2
- Celeb BB is better than I expected. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 11, 04:58
- The Chi, Shark Tank, Crashing, Divorce, To Rome for Love, Star Trek Discovery, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Feb 11, 04:52
I, Tonya should have been nominated for Best Picture, for sure. (spoils) - Covington Feb 11, 04:39 2
- I was a little surprised it wasn't. I guess Phantom Thread's late surge squeezed it out. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Feb 11, 07:31
- I *loved* it. I was so surprised at how much. -- nm - windows jones Feb 11, 07:18
Fell down a rabbit hole this evening exploring prefab cabins and vacant land for sale. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 01:32 3
- Buying a small cottage on the ocean here is on our bucket list..... - Walt_Disney Feb 11, 04:30 2
  - be sure to investigate flooding in the area; alot of that around here the last few years. Check Grand Lake too; close to Freddy and locations can be - Beaker Feb 11, 06:57 1
    - Heh, at least in the areas I was looking, the primary concern was tsunami. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 11, 10:37
They're playing Icona Pop's I Don't Care at every damned Olympic venue. -- nm - David Feb 11, 00:04 5
- That song bats clean up in the soundtrack to Hell. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 11, 11:20
- God I wish it was Gangham Style 24/7. -- nm - Mop Feb 11, 09:53
- Hey! I actually know that song! Not from the title but after going to listen to it. :-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 11, 07:02
- I love it -- nm - ty97 Feb 11, 00:04 1
  - I dont care -- nm - budice Feb 11, 04:30

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