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So no one else hears "Kill them all and let the Lord sort them out"? -- nm - Reagen May 16, 05:00
TV PSA: NHL & NBA, Empire Archer, Riverdale, Survivor, Blacklist, Goldbergs, Alex Inc, L&O SVU, NOVA Wonders, Modern Family, Expanse, Star, Real HW, -- nm - Beaker May 16, 03:10 1
- Originals, SEAL Team, Being Serena, American Housewife, Code Black, Colony, Krypton, Designated Survivor, Americans, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 16, 03:11
Someone made a good point about legalized betting in sports. - David May 15, 23:16 6
- If I lived in a state with a legal sportbook, I'd be betting the farm on Cleveland in Game 3. -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 05:17
- I was in a sports book in 2006 when the NBA refs gave Dwayne Wade every nonsense foul call invented. People looked ready to riot. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud May 16, 04:57
- Meh. It's the exact same as a bad beat in poker. - Strongbad May 16, 04:20
- The 'loophole' there is that you are betting on the outcome of the game including how it is called. - volnelk May 16, 04:08
- this happens in hockey reasonably often, and is usually down to the replay team having access to angles that the feed doesn't. -- nm - mafic May 15, 23:30 1
  - If it’s arbitrary enough, real-time betting could allow for rapid fire micro bets. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 23:56
I remember when Blind Cannibal Assassins opened for Daft Punk in '98. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 22:27
I'm old. One of my favorite bands is celebrating their 40th anniversary (Go-Go's). One is touring for 20th anniversary of their turning point album - JD May 15, 21:50 1
- Walk Like a Syrian -- nm - zeitgeist May 16, 01:16
I'm annoyed with myself for falling into Ocean's Thirteen again. It's exactly like gambling in Vegas: I keep expecting something good to happen... -- nm - Max May 15, 20:43
Flash opening sequence was tight. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 15, 20:42 2
- agreed. -- nm - Beaker May 16, 04:58
- Sorry 'bout that. Thought I killed him weeks ago. -- nm - mara si May 15, 23:36
Haven’t had power since this afternoon, big storm. I’m okay, parents have generator. -- nm - Tim May 15, 20:38 6
- Ugh! Hopefully they get it back up tomorrow. -- nm - Krusty May 15, 21:00 5
  - What happened with the tooth pain? Pulled? -- nm - Bacon May 15, 21:09 4
    - Nope. I'm going back tomorrow. - Krusty May 15, 21:15 3
      - Got meds to help deal with pain tonight? -- nm - Bacon May 15, 21:19 2
        
        Nothing good. I'm doing okay right now. Thanks for asking! -- nm - Krusty May 15, 21:40 1
        
        So glad you are feeling better. :) nm - ralph wiggum May 15, 22:14
"Champions do ordinary things better than everybody else does em." -- nm - Brad Stevens May 15, 20:36
Also, this seems like a good time to point out that Kyrie Irving and Gordon Heyward aren't playing. - David May 15, 20:30 1
- Ainge can GM-Smart'14,Rozier '15, Brown '16, Tatum '17 +'19 they get theirs, Clippers, Kings,+Memphis draft picks, depending on where those picks land - Flavorize May 15, 21:07
There is a lot for me to learn. Saw an ad on on the subway today for LBTBQ individuals who were genderqueer and pansexual. - ty97 May 15, 20:24 10
- That reminds me I need to look up cis. It was the only one I couldn't explain to my sister. -- nm - . May 15, 20:27 9
  - cis = not trans -- nm - znufrii May 15, 20:35 8
    - As to where it came from, and was it initials or a word or an abbreviation. -- nm - . May 15, 20:37 7
      - Organic Chemistry, of course! -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 04:08 2
        
        I'm ortho-. -- nm - Reagen May 16, 04:52 1
        
        I'm more of a cis-1,2dimethylcyclohexane kind of guy myself. -- nm - Strongbad May 16, 05:15
      - that's pretty much where it came from. cis is just a prefix that means basically 'on the same side of'. - mafic May 15, 21:55 2
        
        Cisalpine Gauls! - Reagen May 16, 02:58
        
        Yep, exactly that. And the term 'cishet' just means "non-trans heterosexual", as far as I know. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 22:28
      - short for cissy? -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 21:41
Funny that the Cavs playoff slogan is ‘Whatever It Takes’ and yet they’ve emptied their bench and quit both games. -- nm - Volnelk May 15, 20:10 3
- It's a mystery to me why JR Smith wasn't ejected. -- nm - David May 15, 20:23 2
  - That was messed up. -- nm - Diva May 15, 20:57 1
    - maybe on the replay they deemed it just a light shove, but it still crosses that line. - mud May 15, 20:59
CNN: No Korea says they have no interest in summit if US demands they give up nukes -- (edited) - zeitgeist May 15, 20:01 7
- There’ll be a summit and they’ll come to some nebulous agreement that won’t see any substantial change but both madmen will claim was a victory. -- nm - Mop May 15, 22:32
- Was there a translation error? Did they think Trump would be bringing nukes to a dinner party as a gift? -- nm* - Max May 15, 20:14 2
  - The US said they're going to invest in NK. Which I think means the president wants to put a hotel there. -- nm* - . May 15, 20:24 1
    - Maybe he wants to finish the one that's already there. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 22:27
- NK is going to structure any removal deal to removing them over time, probably a decade or more. not a week later. they need our meeting for a lot of -- (edited) - peglegpete May 15, 20:10 1
  - China's also a trading partner with NK. -- nm - . May 15, 20:28
- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 20:06
I'm sticking with Melania just wanting to be around people who care about others and treat people like they're human. -- nm - . May 15, 19:42 6
- I'm going with the, "plastic surgery so she can fake her death to escape the White House and start a new life" theory. - howie May 15, 19:51 5
  - start writing this movie STAT -- nm - Beaker May 16, 04:59 1
    - This is how movies were made in the 90s "What if [standard, done to death plot], but THE PRESIDENT" -- nm - Reagen May 16, 05:01
  - It checks out. -- nm - Mop May 15, 22:39
  - Orrrrr, it's a Stepford Wife type situation. nm - ralph wiggum May 15, 19:54
  - I'm convinced -- nm - mud May 15, 19:52
- -- (edited) - Flavorize May 15, 19:13
Stan Lee tweets a video -- (link) - Beryllium May 15, 19:11
Dinner report: taco grilled cheese sandwiches were actually pretty good. Needed more cheese, though. -- nm - kelly May 15, 18:38
So Timeless sure did some stuff... -- nm - Reagen May 15, 18:17 5
- do you know if it has it been renewed or cancelled? I have not seen it in the news yet. -- nm* - peglegpete May 15, 19:11 1
  - The current word is that they're deciding between it and a show that's still airing. - David May 15, 20:22
- We won't be caught up until like next Tuesday, and it is *killing* me. - David May 15, 18:31 2
  - It's killing me not to talk more about it. -- nm - Reagen May 15, 18:38 1
    - Does someone get killed? -- nm - Max May 15, 19:53
it's actually raining harder here now that it was last night -- nm - prayformojo May 15, 17:49
Legion episode 4 (spoils) - Jovian May 15, 17:48 1
- Which backstory do you want next? Don’t worry, they’ll cover them all. -- nm - Mop May 15, 18:19
nice to ride the MTA and not hear an announcement about 'delays'. - ty97 May 15, 17:43
I love this Twitter account (nmblink) -- (link) - ralph wiggum May 15, 17:30 7
- 3rd rock era Joseph Gordon-Levitt certainly meets a lot of dogs. -- nm - mafic May 15, 17:54 1
  - Little homie has glorious hair. nm - ralph wiggum May 15, 17:58
- and this one! -- (link) - Jovian May 15, 17:41 4
  - They're good dogs, Brent. nm - ralph wiggum May 15, 17:45 3
    - Still one of the greatest burns of all time. -- nm - Mop May 15, 19:00
    - good dog -- (link) - mud May 15, 17:48 1
      - Dog #1: Heeeeelp! Dog #2: See here..? There’s a shallow end. -- nm - Mop May 15, 19:02
Phoenix, Sacramento, Atlanta -- nm - David May 15, 17:26 2
- Phoenix just hired Doncic's coach, but Ayton is an Arizona kid. -- nm - David May 15, 17:27 1
  - ~My name is Luka~ -- nm - Strongbad May 15, 17:42
Kelly/Will: 8:05p: Hazardous line of storm from Frederick to Baltimore pushing south towards DC area. Storms in Frederick have produced golf ball - prayformojo May 15, 17:19 2
- We just saw pictures on FB. Holy crap. -- nm - kelly May 15, 18:36
- I wouldn’t say I’ve been missing it, Bob. -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 15, 17:28
Wait, Jami Gertz is a co-owner of the Hawks??? -- nm - David May 15, 17:10 7
- You didn't know that? -- nm - Strongbad May 15, 17:41 4
  - I really didn't. -- nm - David May 15, 17:42 3
    - Grant Hill and Sara Blakely are on the team as well. -- nm - Strongbad May 15, 17:44 2
      - I knew about Grant Hill. I don't know who Sara Blakeley is. -- nm - David May 15, 17:57 1
        
        Billionaire founder of Spanx, also appeared on a few eps of Shark Tank. -- nm - Strongbad May 15, 18:35
- She went out and got herself some corporate sponsorship. -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 15, 17:29
- Of course. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 15, 17:12
"znufrii is now playing Factorio" - oblique May 15, 17:07 1
- *looks at the clock* - znufrii May 15, 20:36
I will check this out in the Fall; Single Parents -- (edited) - Jovian May 15, 17:04 [youtube]
Netflix may be bringing back Designated Survivor... -- (link) - Remlik May 15, 16:48 6
- They carry it here (and I assume in many places out of the US) as a Netflix Original.. (NM) - Marlowe May 15, 17:33 2
  - And vice versa, many imported shows here in the US get labeled that as well. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 15, 19:17
  - here too. -- nm - mafic May 15, 18:04
- they better be quick. everyone is looking for work -- nm - peglegpete May 15, 17:01
- no. Expanse. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 16:53 1
  - right! -- nm - Remlik May 15, 16:56
My workplace is adding Memorial Day as a holiday. Time and a half. Boooyah! -- nm - Qale May 15, 16:41 3
- Memorial Day WASN'T a holiday before this? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 15, 17:03 2
  - No. Previously it was just New Year’s Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day. Other new benefits are 2 additional weeks of paid - Qale May 15, 17:09 1
    - Huh - I always thought MD was one of the "automatic" holidays by law or something. Well, glad you're getting it now! -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd May 15, 17:45
So, the Lakers lose their pick if it's 1, 2, 3, or 10-13. - David May 15, 16:41
complicit GOP senators meet with him for over an hour to listen to his blather, didnt ask him about ZTE or McCain ...okay. -- nm - mud May 15, 16:33
Video of water being blown out of a pool on the roof of a midtown highrise. -- (link) - mara May 15, 16:26
Ariana Grande’s Tonight Show performance with The Roots on Nintendo Labo is actually better than the original version. -- (link) - Qale May 15, 16:23 [youtube]
It has be like, what, Thursday by now, right? -- nm - Dano May 15, 16:20
Qatar has agreed to pay the $100,000 fee to keep Metro open until 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, when the Capitals host Game 4 -- (link) - Beaker May 15, 16:06 1
- That's uh, an unexpected sponsor for hockey related transportation -- nm - JD May 15, 16:32
Vox on Yanny vs. Laurel. -- (link) - Mop May 15, 15:31 1
- Yanny ftw -- nm - Jovian May 15, 15:54
College baseball: Beavers beat Stanford 10-0 on Saturday but lost 9-6 on Sunday. San Diego suffered the consequences. - Mop May 15, 15:30
Kim's most recent text: "Just hanging out with the Dallas Cowboys." -- nm - David May 15, 15:29 13
- "Take those binoculars and pick any player on or off the field. You pick the player... and she'll guess the number." -- nm - Max May 15, 17:27 1
  - Number 55 -- nm - prayformojo May 15, 18:30
- I'm just smiling at the thought of Kim being around humans that make you look small -- nm - JD May 15, 16:33 6
  - She's apparently sitting right beside Jason Garrett right now. - David May 15, 16:42 5
    - Photo! -- (pic) - Dark Callisto May 15, 18:32 [Attachment] 1
      - You know it's the offseason because he doesn't look hopelessly demoralized. -- nm - David May 15, 20:21
    - That was the best. Food tastes better cooked in the tears of Cowgirls fans. -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 15, 17:06 2
      - You're cruel. That dude was awesome. - David May 15, 17:07 1
        
        All four statements are true. - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 15, 17:09
- ...Cheerleaders? -- nm - Strongbad May 15, 16:15
- Did she lose a bet? -- nm - decline May 15, 16:02
- That's unfortunate. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 15, 15:41
- Thoughts and prayers for her -- nm - crash davis May 15, 15:31
The first picture and info from the Magnum PI reboot makes me want to nuke CBS from orbit - Beaker May 15, 15:24 3
- Why, did they hire Cleyne Crawford? -- nm - crash davis May 15, 15:53
- Yeah, it's sad, but not news. It was clear some time ago they were going with a reboot. -- nm - Mop May 15, 15:45 1
  - A next generation thing wouldn't make a lick of sense. What? Magnum's kid lives on the estate of the surely dead Robin Masters run by Higgins' kid? -- nm - Ender May 15, 20:50
Deadpool 2 86% (91/15), Solo 72% (53/21) -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:22 3
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  - Metacritic has both technically tied, curiously enough.. (NM) - Marlowe May 15, 15:28 1
    - But I see they are much lower at the number of reviews.. (NM) - Marlowe May 15, 15:33
TV PSA: Capitals/Lightning, Celtics/Cavs, NBA Lottery, Civilizations, MasterChef Jr (recap), NCIS, Roseanne, Shadowhunters, Real HW, Flash, Smackdown, -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:21 11
- Voice, Middle, Blackish, Below Deck, Deadliest Catch, New Girl, NCIS NO, 100, Rise, Splitting Up Together, Chicago Med, For the People, Chrisley, -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:21 10
  - In Contempt, Legion, Challenge, Tosh.O, Jim Jeffries, Last OG, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:22 9
    - Is it possible, just *possible*, that there's too much stuff on tv? -- nm - David May 15, 15:43 5
      - I don't know if that's true but in the time between your post and mine, FX greenlit seven new shows. -- nm - Reagen May 15, 17:37 2
        
        Chicagoless -- nm - con_carne May 15, 21:26
        
        Adding insult to injury, one of the seven shows was a TV reboot of Se7en. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 17:41
      - There's a reason I didn't get to The Expanse until this month. -- nm - Beryllium May 15, 17:27
      - omg way too much. -- nm - Jovian May 15, 15:46
    - Damn, this will make 4 episodes behind on Legion. Gahhh -- nm - Jovian May 15, 15:32 1
      - You know as much about the plot as anyone fully caught up -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 15, 15:45
    - Forged in Fire, The Zimmern List, Ink Master: Angels, Unearthed -- nm - peglegpete May 15, 15:30

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