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Speaking of theaters, the 9-screen cineplex at the mall closed over the winter. - David Jul 9, 14:00 4
- I wonder if their financing plan to pay for renovations is what held them up (missed covenants). Or if the folks doing the - Diva Jul 9, 14:20 2
  - Our guess all along was that they needed to bring the building up to code. - David Jul 9, 14:24 1
    - hmm... -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:25
- oof -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 14:15
If ND has a lottery for the Garth tickets limited to students and alums, I'd be willing to try on someone's behalf. -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 14:00
Check me on this? Loan has annual rate of 5.74%. If current balance is in cell B1, then payoff date can be calculated with: - prayformojo Jul 9, 13:58 1
- That should at least give you a rough idea, I’d think, depending on how your interest compounds -- nm* - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 14:07
I'm going to blame my wife for this but I didn't put the Ant Man mid-credit scene together in my mind until reading this article -- (link*) - oblique Jul 9, 13:53 5
- she is not at fault as she is awesome. look in the mirror, kilbo. - Diva Jul 9, 14:05 4
  - Indeed. She's so awesome I was blinded from seeing what really happened :) -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 14:10 3
    - yes - most likely this is what occurred. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:15 2
      - Yes, kilbo wasn't at all daydreaming about eating an over-stuffed burrito with three kinds of meat. -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 14:23 1
        
        L3 -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:24
ST Poll — Over the next four nights at home alone, how many times should I have pizza for dinner? -- nm* - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 13:52 4
- two. 1st and last. in between you get wings and chinese -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:54 3
  - can't argue with this plan -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 14:25
  - I would do taco bell, chinese, wings, pizza. pizza is the palate cleanser. -- nm - amanda Jul 9, 14:21
  - officer thinking right ther -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 14:13
Ah, St. Louis. Lamborghini bursts into flames after...get this... - Johnny Lawrence Jul 9, 13:39 6
- he ran over a Charmander? -- nm* - groiny Jul 9, 14:00
- I've seen that happen, the pump should have an instant shut off. Gas station should be liable -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 13:53
- Lamborghini*s* -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 13:46 1
  - Only one of them burst into flames. The other one only got ashed. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 13:52
- ~ wake me up, before you go-go...~ *boom* -- nm - Max Jul 9, 13:43
- a closeup of that one engulfed in flames would make an amazing album cover or movie poster. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 13:42
On the flip side of 'blockbuster' thread below, AMC's A-List has lowered the see in the theater bar to the point that I might see Uncle Drew this eve - JD Jul 9, 13:29 2
- Geez. Have some pride, JD -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 13:56
- I'm not sure I can lower myself to Drew but Ocean's 8 is worth a viewing. It's not great but it's not horrid. -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:43
IHOb is dead. Long Live IHOP -- (link) - oblique Jul 9, 13:24 2
- The Digiorno back-and-forth is pretty damn funny. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 13:41
- Dang. I was really hoping the new name would catch on. -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 13:26
Glass in Jan, Jacobs Ladder and Dark Phoenix in Feb, HTTYD and Cap Marvel in March, Shazam and Pet C in April... - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:18 12
- Jacob’s Laddder is LD Entertainment. Don’t expect much. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 9, 13:21 1
  - Oh. Ok, I will skip it. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:22
- That's what people said about 2018. - David Jul 9, 13:19 9
  - This year I've already been to the theater 10 times to see 8 movies (Avengers:IW and JW:LK were the ones I saw twice. - IrishStephen Jul 9, 13:27 7
    - Kim and I were *just* talking about this. She's seen more movies by July 9th this year than she had by early November in 2018. - David Jul 9, 13:32 6
      - My count is going sky high with A-List -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:36 5
        
        Interesting. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:47 3
        
        $5 Tuesday helped drive me to the theater more but there were lots of movies I'd pass on and just watch at home - oblique Jul 9, 13:49 2
        
        "Ooh, these seats are fancy. Back in St. Olaf, the only padding you sat on in the theater was the amount you had on you!" - Rose Jul 9, 13:56
        
        For us, it's definitely the better crop of movies. We have been talking about one of the movie subscriptions, though. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:51
        
        Ditto, I've been to the theater more this year because of MoviePass. But also seen more that are above average. - Max Jul 9, 13:40
  - And I left stuff off that list. Hellboy and Lego Movie 2 come to mind. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:21
Linked because I just got to mention it in an article... -- (link) - David Jul 9, 13:16 [youtube]
... Jacob's Ladder remake in February!?! - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:16 1
- How dare they -- nm - Jovian Jul 9, 14:28
I just realized, there are no more "blockbuster" movies coming out this summer that I'd want to see in the theater. - IrishStephen Jul 9, 12:59 52
- we were talking about this at camp. todd was like, wait, the big summer movies came out in february and april? -- nm - amanda Jul 9, 13:16 1
  - heh, see my 2019 post above. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:19
- You could really extend this to the end of the year. Are there any "event" movies coming out before 2019? -- nm* - Inigo Jul 9, 13:08 13
  - For me, Creed II. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 13:39
  - In various degrees: Predator, Venom, Halloween, Mowlgi, Bohemian Rhapsody, Grinch, Beasts, Wreck-It Ralph, Bumblebee, Aquaman -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:16 4
    - Mary Poppins Returns -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 13:21
    - The dude playing Brian May is like proof of a successful cloning program. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:19 2
      - The trailer is perfectly cut and soundtracked. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 13:25
      - I'm unabashedly excited about this movie. Dolby Cinema FTW -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:20
  - Part 2 of the American Harry Potter comes out in November? -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 9, 13:10
  - Fantastic Beasts 2 -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 13:10 5
    - When they simultaneously slam the ground in the trailer, I mark the fuck out. AWESOME money shot. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:17 1
      - That entire trailer is money. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 9, 13:19
    - It's the Ant-Man of the Harry Potter movie universe. -- nm - Inigo Jul 9, 13:12 2
      - If it has the weekend before Thanksgiving slot, it's an event movie. -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 13:32
      - No, because it is all there is. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:12
- I would want to see The Meg, but that they can't determine how large the shark gives me enough reason to not waste $$$ - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 9, 13:08 1
  - hey if they can fuck up the CGI monsters in Skull Island, and people still like it, there is hope for this one!!! -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 14:02
- Face it, summer is almost over :) Skyscraper and MI are your choices. -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:07 1
  - Yup. Less than a month and Logan starts middle school. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:08
- Venom? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:00 6
  - Venom is totally meh too me -- nm - Amoxy Jul 9, 14:39
  - Dude, that's totally in October. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 9, 13:02
  - That's October. -- nm - Inigo Jul 9, 13:02
  - That's October. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 9, 13:02 1
    - Indian Summer!!! - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:03
  - And I am psyched to go to Teen Titans Go! with Logan. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:00
- WHAT? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 13:00
- Wow - not even Mission Impossible? nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 9, 12:59 23
  - I still haven't even watched the last few. - IrishStephen Jul 9, 13:01 22
    - 3-5 are in the conversation for best three film franchise movies ever. It's them or Bourne 1-3 imo. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:17 1
      - I like the one where he jumps onto the building. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:07
    - They're the best action movies in the last two decades. -- nm - Max Jul 9, 13:03 11
      - Absolutely. Not even close. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 9, 15:03
      - Which one did they ramp the car from one skyscraper to another? That was the last one I saw. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:13 1
        
        Isn't that Fast and the Furious? -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:33
      - I'd have a hard time picking between MI3-5 vs Bourne 1-3. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 9, 13:05 7
        
        I could leave out Damon 2-4, would consider Renner, Deadpool, and Collateral. But MI3-5 never fail. -- nm - Max Jul 9, 13:15 1
        
        Bourne 3 is the best smart action movie of the last 20 years. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 9, 13:40
        
        Looks like we have 4&5 in our Vudu group; I know I've seen 1&2, but not sure about 3. -- nm* - IrishStephen Jul 9, 13:11 4
        
        3 is the first good one. I think they've gotten better with each successive film. -- nm - amanda Jul 9, 13:21
        
        3 has one of the best villains in movie history. Spend a few bucks on a code for that one. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:20 2
        
        Screw that, they're so good, I bought a boxed set of all 5. nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 9, 13:35 1
        
        Yep, even though 2 was bad (a stinker), that is money well spent. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 13:47
    - Notre Dame doesn't deserve fans of your ilk. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 9, 13:02 3
      - Overruled. -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 13:37 2
        
        Hey, did you hear the big news? - IrishStephen Jul 9, 13:39 1 1
        
        *gasp* They never use that place for concerts! At least they didn't when I was there. -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 13:40
    - Yeah, I have no idea how many I have seen. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:01
    - Seriously - it's the only series that just keeps getting better. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 9, 13:01 1
      - yep -- nm - mud Jul 9, 13:04
    - tbf, you are sorely missing out -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 13:01
effin' bery -- (link) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:59
Nothing like running home to deal with family stuff in the middle of the day. What did I miss for the past 3 hours? -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 12:54 14
- How'd you run home with a broken foot? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 12:57 11
  - Wait, does he really have a broken foot? I thought this was a bit? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:09 8
    - Yup. Broke it on the 4th. Chipped a piece of my cuboid bone(?). Not bad enough for a cast but walking boot for 2-3 weeks -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:09 7
      - OUCH! Sorry, man. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:14 6
        
        Thanks. Could have been a lot worse. The no cast was big because I can still drive -- nm* - oblique Jul 9, 13:16 5
        
        Just a heads up, watch how much you eat. It's easy to gain weight when you're not able to be as active as you usually are. - Krusty Jul 9, 13:40 4
        
        Thanks. I've been working hard on a M/W/F fasting routine and sticking to it. I weighed in at - oblique Jul 9, 13:42 3
        
        Nice! Best of luck and I hope your foot heals quickly. I had a bad fracture of my ankle so I know -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 9, 14:25
        
        your progress is fantastic! I'm always glad to see how well this is going for you. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 9, 13:48 1
        
        Thanks. This is the hard part. Just like when I gave up sugar soda and dropped 20 lb, it felt great but slowed down dramatically - oblique Jul 9, 13:51
  - How is your refrigerator? -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 13:05
  - slowly, with a scooter and some chipotle on the way -- nm - Truman Jul 9, 13:01
- Some dude managed to break his leg walking. - David Jul 9, 12:56 1
  - But enough about Neymar... -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 12:58
Lyc, I may be unreasonably excited at the possibility of meeting John Fetterman at the end of this month. -- (edited) - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 12:43 3
- Also - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 13:16 2
  - Not much in California it seems :/ -- (link) - Meg Jul 9, 13:40
  - Oh! Oh! I know! -- nm - Mike Parson Jul 9, 13:20
LIR, ICE has a rep somewhere btw KGB and gestapo, they need to get overhauled, management shake up, new name -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 12:39 10
- According to whom? -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 9, 12:49 4
  - According to the Fox News caricature of liberals’ opinions on immigration policy, is my guess. -- nm* - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 12:52 3
    - I don't know, sounds like that was zeit's personal opinion of them... - IrishStephen Jul 9, 12:54 2
      - Anyone who hasn't unfollowed me on fb knows I'm upset about the treatment of refugees and have spent time at the OCCUPY ICE protest -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 13:03
      - *shrug* - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 12:57
- Btw, the border is patroled by the Border Patrol and customs and immigration are their own dept -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 12:42
- How about ICEE? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:40 3
  - Legal Immigration n Customs Enforcement. ...Ohhh, National Immigration n Customs Enforcement, gee that sounds so much more cozy -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 12:44 1
    - And their symbol should be a smiley face. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:45
  - How about Philip Morris? -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 12:44
ugh. the one job I really wanted in the round of applications I did recently was just filled by an internal candidate. I hate that they *have to* post - amanda Jul 9, 12:32 3
- We have to do the same -- tagged as Internal Candidate so no one wastes time -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 9, 13:01
- Go Tanya Harding on her/him -- nm* - decline Jul 9, 12:38
- It's been too long since I egged a house, just send me their address. -- nm - Max Jul 9, 12:33
"I guarantee that no one has ever uttered the words 'I was totally wowed by Jeb Bush'" -- nm - JaxSean Jul 9, 12:32
This exterminator guy is friggin creepy. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 12:28
I want people angry about ICE practices. Anyone who isn't should be ashamed. If we can't be openly disdainful of atrocities toward children and - TWuG Jul 9, 12:27 5
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  - Yep. -- nm - pmb Jul 9, 13:05
- How about going the name change route? ICEE sounds much friendlier. -- nm - Max Jul 9, 12:28 2
  - Immigration and Cursory Enforcement Equivalent. -- nm - mud Jul 9, 12:31 1
    - I Can't Evict Everyone -- nm - Max Jul 9, 12:32
Still one of the best character intros ever on TV -- (link) - Beaker Jul 9, 12:23 [youtube] 1
- word -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:27
The Ozy Fest lineup consists solely of people who recorded versions of The Middle. -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 12:22 1
- this joke is never not funny -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 12:22
I'm confused about how a Canadian Dragon's Den guy who has *not* crossed over to the US gets the same billing as Salman Rushdie. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 12:20 2
- Herjavec? He's a regular on Shark Tank. -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 12:41
- Tariffs -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 12:22
heh -- (link) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:19
How has Preacher been so far this season? Saving to watch in the Fall. -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 12:18 8
- Its great. Colin Cunningham casting was the right call too (he was what made last summer's Blood Drive so awesome) -- nm - Jovian Jul 9, 12:57
- Terrific -- nm* - decline Jul 9, 12:39
- about 5 episodes into S2, so no clue. -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 12:33
- I watched the first episode and it was spot on. Banking up a few to binge later. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:26
- Preacheresque. If you've liked it so far, I think you'll continue to like it. Betty Buckley as Gran'ma is, whew, hoo-boy. -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 12:23 3
  - Imagine her and Margot Martindale going head to head. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 12:53 2
    - or scissoring..... -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 12:53 1
      - I’d rather not, but I wouldn’t put it past them to pull it off. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 12:54
SHAROOOON! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 12:18 1
- And speaking of Oz... -- (link) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 13:01

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