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White House in full-on meltdown. -- (link) - GregW Mar 1, 11:40 3
- Today ends in Y so makes sense. -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 11:41 2
  - This is different. Many knowledgeable people will tell you the one thing a president needs is a friend. She was his. He is now alone. - Spawn Mar 1, 11:42 1
    - Plus every President needs a hotter, younger version of his estranged wife. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 12:07
The "estimated" value of my Pop collection (that I've cataloged so far) is kind of stunning, but I'm sure the value takes a hit when you -- (edited) - IrishStephen Mar 1, 11:39 7
- do you use Pop Price Guide? -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 11:54
- heh, my wife gets mad at me for keeping all the boxes :) - Beaker Mar 1, 11:40 5
  - I have 9 and thay are still in there box -- nm - eag Mar 1, 11:41 2
    - My two at work are out of the box, my one at home is in the box. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 11:43
    - yeah a friend here at work keeps his in the box and displays that way. -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 11:41
  - I've kept the boxes for exclusives, but rarely for any of the others. -- nm - IrishStephen Mar 1, 11:41 1
    - I have zero out of the box. -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 11:43
potential Seattle NHL team got 10,000 season ticket deposits in first 12 minutes; 25,000 total -- (link) - Beaker Mar 1, 11:38 1
- any idea what the proposed team name is? -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 11:43
Sean Miller meeting with team before presser, running late -- (link) - budice Mar 1, 11:35 2
- Denies everyhing, will continue to coach the team. -- nm - budice Mar 1, 11:42 1
  - That's ballsy. - Strongbad Mar 1, 11:45
~Good girls don't, Good girls don't, but I do~ -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:33 2
- The Knack gets so rarely quoted here. I blame Remilk, either him or the fact that there is little to quote -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 11:39 1
  - oh I'm about to break out non top 40 Cheap Trick! -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:57
The problem in a nutshell: "nearly half of whites, said they think Trump is racist." Not even half of whites can recognize blatant racism. -- (link) - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Mar 1, 11:24 1
- Ooops, wrong place. -- nm* - IrishStephen Mar 1, 11:38
Markets are loving the tariff talk. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 11:19
America's Test Kitchen has a full episode online all about using a cast iron frying pan. -- (link) - Mop Mar 1, 11:18 [youtube]
Season 9 of Overwatch starts today. I wonder how many people will be freshly minted Sombra mains. -- nm - Shaun Mar 1, 11:13 7
- there's not too many that I've seen - Reagen Mar 1, 11:13 6
  - I've had her a few times since the update and she's still definitely too reliant on quick bursts of fire and then a translocate to a health pack. - Shaun Mar 1, 11:16 5
    - In short what they do to her ? - eag Mar 1, 11:17 4
      - her hack is quicker and affects more things. - Reagen Mar 1, 11:18 3
        
        Pretty much anything that isn't your primary fire can be hacked now. -- nm* - Shaun Mar 1, 11:22 2
        
        started out 120 points higher than last season - Reagen Mar 1, 11:36 1
        
        I should play my placement matches. -- nm - Shaun Mar 1, 11:38
Robert Kraft says that Ricki Lander is his lover but the kid is not his child -- (link) - eag Mar 1, 11:12 2
- Dammit Gronk! -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 11:38
- But he is paying for it AND his sons expect the will to get updated. - David Mar 1, 11:17
Yay! Unsolicited vendor call! - Mop Mar 1, 11:06
ST Poll: if you had the power, what one Oscar category would you kill? And which one would you add? - Marlowe Mar 1, 11:06 16
- Best cast new and combine the sound mix/effects - Will Hunting Mar 1, 15:54
- Best Song would go. I'd be on board with Best Casting, but I'll throw in Best Stunt Performance -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 11:58
- Wait, I would add Best Trailer. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 11:44
- kill: a bunch of the technical stuff that most can't tell what the difference is -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 11:30
- I don't know about kill or marry, but I'd fuck best supporting actress -- nm - Banzai! Mar 1, 11:29 2
  - This year is not quite that good in that regard.. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 1, 11:36 1
    - Ooph you're not kidding -- nm - Banzai! Mar 1, 11:58
- Kill Song. I'd bring the Lifetime Achievement speeches back to the main broadcast. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 1, 11:24 1
  - I would subscribe to your newsletter but your name was withheld. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 11:26
- Totally agree with killing Best Song (though I would keep Best Score). I would add a category on something like "Most Enduring Film." - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 11:18
- Consolidate the sound categories, add best acting ensemble. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 1, 11:11
- I'd eliminate Best Animated Picture. That's garbage. If it's good enough, it should qualify for Best Picture. -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 11:11 1
  - I agree with this. I would add an award for physical stunt work -- nm - JD Mar 1, 11:21
- Kill Best Song. Add Best Poster or Best Trailer. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 11:10
- Best Onscreen Kiss added -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:10
- I like those choices -- nm - prayformojo Mar 1, 11:09
Has anyone made a soda and called it Nuka Cola? (I should know this and I don't) - crash davis Mar 1, 11:04 2
- still on Amazon -- (link) - crash davis Mar 1, 11:06 1
  - nope, sold out - now on places like ebay -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 11:07
Man, is anything going right in Trump Land? -- (link) - TWuG - Fly, Falcon, Fly! Mar 1, 11:01
Poor Stan Lee not only is he battling pneumonia but someone keeps taking his money -- (link) - eag Mar 1, 10:56 3
- uh, why would he let anyone have access to his accounts after that 1st theft? -- nm* - decline Mar 1, 10:58 2
  - Well, he's 95. SOMEBODY has to manage his money. -- nm - Ender Mar 1, 11:01 1
    - Bank of Wakanda or the Asgardian vault - eag Mar 1, 11:18
B2: my dentist just lost his shit when I told him I drank a lot of Diet Pepsi "dude, that's a Carcinogen"...then he went and got me a can of Zevia - Beaker Mar 1, 10:49 19
- I gave up (had to) regular soda a few years back, no way I'm giving up my diet soda, too! - IrishStephen Mar 1, 11:14 1
  - I'm 99% off, but I still have a sweet spot for blood orange san pelligrino. 19% juice! - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:31
- after getting rid of diet soda and doing only water for a long time.... - groiny Mar 1, 10:51 16
  - I'm doing pretty well so far. For the most part no soda drinks at all during the day or any artificial sweeteners. Grown to like the True Orange in - just oblique Mar 1, 11:13 5
    - black coffee, or unsweetened tea? -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 11:31 4
      - I'm not a big fan of either -- nm - just oblique Mar 1, 11:31 3
        
        there are so many types of teas, you should experiment a bit -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 11:32 2
        
        my wife got a bunch of David's Tea stuff for Christmas, loves it -- nm - Beaker Mar 1, 11:34
        
        *eats his regular Chipotle Thursday* - just oblique Mar 1, 11:33
  - *shoulder shimmy* mm mm mmm, full strength Coke. -- nm - Max Mar 1, 11:01 1
    - word -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 11:10
  - yeah, it's pretty gross -- nm - decline Mar 1, 10:59
  - *sucks down the last of his second Monster Ultra of the day* - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 10:56 2
    - good god man, no -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 10:59 1
      - It's been one of those weeks. - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 11:10
  - I can't stand that taste. I'd rather have all the sugar. -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:52 3
    - I had been on unsweetened drinks for almost a year now, and yesterday I was stressed and had 3 cans of regular pepsi - groiny Mar 1, 10:56 2
      - Yup. I can't drink soda more than a couple of times a year. I get the shakes from it now. - Krusty Mar 1, 11:10
      - I think it is. I go through these iced tea spells where I won't drink soda and then I have one. It hits me just like I imagine a good drug would. -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:58
Ex-wife asks: Do 4K Blurays come with 4K digital codes? - Mop Mar 1, 10:49 2
- Some do. There's a Facebook group dedicated to 4k info. They keep a list. -- nm - David Mar 1, 11:03
- that is nice of her (and I don't know the answer, I haven't bought any 4K Blurays) -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:52
Apparently you can make wine in an instapot... -- (link) - just oblique Mar 1, 10:46 2
- You can make wine in a toilet, that doesn't mean I'd drink it. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 1, 11:11
- leaving it on for 48 hours straight sort of bothers me, otherwise, I'd probably try that -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:56
Not a poll: How many past Oscar contenders have been released in February? -- nm* - Krusty Mar 1, 10:44 5
- In modern times; very few are anywhere in the first quarter. I think Silence of the Lambs was a late January release. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 1, 10:48 1
  - (SiL was a romantic Valentine's Day release) -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 10:52
- One - Silence of the Lambs. And that's it. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 10:47 2
  - So Get Out is just the second one? Interesting. I know Feb. is usually a dumping ground for garbage but - Krusty Mar 1, 11:06 1
    - It's not a dumping ground now, with Deadpool, Black Panther, etc. It's just that most movies released in February are forgotten come Oscar time -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 12:00
Zona: Sean Miller news conference set for 2:30 ET at McKale Center in Tucson. -- nm - budice Mar 1, 10:39 1
- There's going to be a lot of jumping from NBA to College, and vice-versa, this offseason. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 10:41
I would try this. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 1, 10:38 2
- I’d buy two. One for me and one for the HQ cafeteria. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 10:40 1
  - I thought about ordering the original Last Dab, but it was something like $20USD and that didn't even account for S&H/customs fees. - Shaun Mar 1, 10:47
Fallon has Chadwick Boseman surprise Black Panther fans... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 1, 10:36 3
- that's pretty great. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 10:40 2
  - it got a little dusty in here -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 10:40 1
    - I think that's one thing I've been impressed with most of the Marvel Actors - eag Mar 1, 10:43
In case you missed it... -- (link) - Mop Mar 1, 10:31
OMFG, take my money, Funko -- (link) - groiny Mar 1, 10:29 5
- Gamestop having huge $5 sale on Funkos -- (link) - budice Mar 1, 10:31
- You know, groiny, I think it's OK if you... - Mop Mar 1, 10:30 3
  - Good Girls stars Retta. I think I said Treat Yo Self about three times while watching it. -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:40 2
    - I've never seen her in anything before but Retta in Good Girls *spoils* - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:15 1
      - I only know her from Parks and Rec before Good Girls - spoils - crash davis Mar 1, 11:19
"Friday’s weather may bring worst wind storm to Washington area since Superstorm Sandy in 2012. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph are likely with gusts - prayformojo Mar 1, 10:23 5
- We had that here last night. Gusts to 90km/h. It was bad enough to make me forego walking to the store. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 10:39
- my mom is driving to DC right now, she's leaving on a cruise from Baltimore on Saturday. (edit, well, she's in a vehicle, she isn't actually driving.) -- nm* - Andie Mar 1, 10:29
- woohoo! I love high winds. Now give me a derecho lightning storm! -- nm - Max Mar 1, 10:25 2
  - You were here for the derecho, right? - prayformojo Mar 1, 10:31 1
    - It hit on the north side of the Potomac first so I got a call from my SIL - Max Mar 1, 10:50
Indiana teacher suspended after gun found in vehicle -- (link) - Remlik Mar 1, 10:22 1
- Good. Supposed to be inside. -- nm - Trump Mar 1, 11:27
Oscars: This Years swag bag -- (link) - budice Mar 1, 10:22 2
- they have to pay tax on the value of this, don't they? (i seem to recall hearing that...) -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 10:35
- I would take the trips, give everything else away. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 1, 10:27
crash, Art Bell wants to talk to you about the Shadow People. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 1, 10:19 1
- that is who taught me to be aware of them in the first place :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:23
ESPN: If Brock wants to return to the UFC, he'll have to re-enter USADA drug-testing pool and serve the remaining 6 months of a drug suspension. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 1, 10:14
Time Warner may sell Warner Brothers and DC Comics if the AT&T merger fails.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 1, 10:06 12
- There's little reason it shouldn't go through in today's environment except that Trump has a hatey boner for CNN. -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 10:11
- One Disney to own them all.... -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Mar 1, 10:08 10
  - Comcast may be more likely. -- nm - Roger More Mar 1, 10:16
  - I keep telling people it's inevitable. -- nm - David Mar 1, 10:11 7
    - DC is damaged goods but Warner Bros = Harry Potter. This may be the crown jewel of a media conglomerate. - Mop Mar 1, 10:14 6
      - DC is far from damaged goods. you're way off base there. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 10:16 5
        
        Cinematically, it is. A corporate takeover would be an opportunity to reboot. The comics, granted, are more successful than they've been in a long tim -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 10:18 4
        
        in animation and episodic television DC has been doing well, its just full length cinematic features that are a problem - crash davis Mar 1, 10:27 3
        
        thinking about this, their movies are only struggling critically - they seem to be making money -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:30 2
        
        There's argument they aren't. - Will Hunting Mar 1, 10:42 1
        
        Yes, several of their projects have had massive budgets and then massive free ticket giveaways. -- nm - David Mar 1, 11:02
  - Finally the DC movies would stop sucking and Superman will get to be a Disney Princess -- nm - TWuG is getting a Tesla! Mar 1, 10:09
Massengil brand Salami - groiny Mar 1, 10:05
I am over microwave popcorn. So much better to do it the old fashioned way on the stovetop. - znufrii Mar 1, 10:04 15
- It's so much better though I'm having butter issues. Melting butter tastes great for the first ten minutes or so but then you and up with cold, soggy - Krusty Mar 1, 10:26 10
  - I don’t even use butter. Just use olive oil for popping, and salt when it’s done. -- nm - znufrii Mar 1, 10:36 1
    - I enjoy it with just salt but sometimes you want butter and I haven't found a way to get it right. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 11:15
  - we use (groiny-joke-set-up) nutritional yeast on popcorn these days. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 10:31 7
    - ? -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 10:36 5
      - it's flaked yeast, it tastes nutty and cheesy. vegans use it a lot. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 10:41 4
        
        Ahh, thanks. I wonder if my gf would like it. -- nm - Krusty Mar 1, 10:42 3
        
        *fiancé* -- nm - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:17 2
        
        No, not her. His GF. -- nm - Spawn Mar 1, 11:22 1
        
        Kinky! - Epiphany Mar 1, 11:31
    - *head explodes* -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 10:34
- when I was a kid, I was obsessed with the Jiffy pop in the aluminum "pans" -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:07 3
  - oh, i used to beg my mom to buy this. i loooooooooved popping it. -- nm - Andie Mar 1, 10:32
  - gross! -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 10:12 1
    - it sorta is -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:22
Canadian Pokemon. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 1, 10:01 1
- I'm surprised they didn't go with "putain", French for "fucker". -- nm - Mop Mar 1, 10:21
jeez B2 is kinda gross. -- nm - Diva Mar 1, 10:00 8
- And now, so is this one. -- nm - jnine Mar 1, 10:07
- and poor Mop wanted to talk about Brexit -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:03 5
  - and going back to double check, groiny and Remlik took it to a whole new level -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:06 4
    - he's obsessed with me. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 10:07 2
      - So many of us go through life without a stalker. You're one of the lucky ones. -- nm - crash davis Mar 1, 10:08 1
        
        my 6th. -- nm - Remlik Mar 1, 10:09
    - fuckin Remlik -- nm - groiny Mar 1, 10:07
- *hangs Pine Tree on the Rear View of B1* -- nm - budice Mar 1, 10:01

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