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Jack, if you want people to regard your contribution to political discussions here as a running joke, to take advantage of whatever standard - znufrii Aug 9, 12:20
can a west coast person please send me a gift in pogo? or marcel or wiggie? thanks! sorry I opened too soon this morning; I didn't know - amanda Aug 9, 12:11 1
- thanks marcel!!! -- nm - amanda Aug 9, 12:14
Pippy is trending on the Twitter -- (link) - Budice Aug 9, 12:09 1
- KPOP -- nm - Epiphany Aug 9, 12:20
James Gunn/Guardians 3: Marvel Studio is asking Disney to reconsider.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 12:01 3
- "Gunn was banished for an incredibly poor choice of words." Yeah, no, he was fired because he thinks pedophilia and rape are funny. - IrishStephen Aug 9, 12:23 1
  - I'd agree with that if they weren't already known about and apologized for before he was hired in the first place. -- nm* - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 12:26
- I should hope so. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 12:06
F*ck F*ck F*ck. Big Brother is delayed tonight because of football. it will air at 2 am Saturday for me. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:56 3
- cause of course it is. -- nm - Jovian Aug 9, 12:06
- Or it will be available on their website around 1am tonight. -- nm - Ender Aug 9, 12:02 1
  - I'll know the results in real time on one of the fan sites -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 12:10
47 Meters Down: The Next Chapter -- (link) - Shaun Aug 9, 11:51 [youtube]
ST What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:42 32
- The Prodigal Tongue by Lynne Murphy -- nm - . Aug 9, 12:22
- Fall of Hyperion -- nm - Jovian Aug 9, 12:08
- Little Women -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 9, 12:03
- Hillbilly Elegy -- nm - Ender Aug 9, 12:02
- same - The Outsider by S.King - I suck. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 9, 11:51 2
  - I've never read that one, but some King books I have found to be a slog. So you don't suck. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 12:01 1
    - only 1 I thought was sluggish: Insomnia. Some are simple not very good: Revival. I'm just slacking, I'm sure its good -- nm - Epiphany Aug 9, 12:04
- Nomad by Matthew Mather -- nm - decline Aug 9, 11:48
- still Matterhorn by Marlantes, next up is Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Degrasse Tyson -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:47 7
  - Meh, I found the subject matter far too rudimentary, especially given how verbose he was. Either make it snappy - Nathan Aug 9, 11:51 6
    - thanks kid, but I'll still knock it out anyways :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:55 5
      - Suit yourself. My dad says you have plenty of time to read now that football's starting. -- nm - Nathan Aug 9, 11:57 4
        
        You're fine, but tell your dad to zip it or one day I'll kidnap him and make him watch a full game on a bright blue turf. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:58 3
        
        Don't worry Crash, I've talked to him about talking shit. He'll be quite from now on. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 12:11 2
        
        okay, and I apologize, blue turf is quite a threat...at least I didn't go full EWU -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 12:15
        
        . -- nm* - peglegpete Aug 9, 12:12
- A Long Way To A Small Angry Planet -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:47 1
  - (it's like Woke Firefly) -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:52
- Still Iron Gold. Re-listening to Old Man's War as bedtime story as well -- nm - JD Aug 9, 11:46
- Waiting for my next Expanse book from the library. Abaddon’s Gate, I think. - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:45
- Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 9, 11:43 1
  - that was a fun book -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:46
- Re-reading the Dresden series -- up to Book 6 for the 3rd time. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 11:43 7
  - I'm working my way slowly through these in between longer and more challenge material. - Baron Starr Aug 9, 11:51 3
    - book 3 is where it takes off imo -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:53 2
      - Good to hear. 3 and 4 are waiting for me at home. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 9, 11:54 1
        
        book 4 is my favorite in the series :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:56
  - Butcher has gone full GRRM with Peace Talks... :( -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:44 2
    - Ya know what his sketch has him doing, right? (spec) - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 11:50
    - he is really starting to piss me off -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:49
- Nemesis Games (Expanse book 5) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:43 1
  - *hand-nod* -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:51
Overwatch: Summer Games are back. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 9, 11:39 2
- servers taking a beating ATM. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:40 1
  - Officially. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 9, 11:48
James Bond: door open for Idris Elba... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 11:38 7
- So...can they decide if it's a code name, or if it's the same guy? - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 11:41 2
  - they have it both ways with that. -- nm - Remlik Aug 9, 11:45 1
    - If they can reboot batman every 5 years they can redo JB -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 12:38
- She says, knowing he'll be ~50 by the time the next non-Craig movie is made -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 11:40 3
  - Yep--10 years too late. Let's move on to a female bond-- -- (pic) - Flavorize Aug 9, 11:44 [Attachment] 2
    - Ugh no. -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 11:48
    - I'd buy that for a dollar -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:46
It’s going to take better than par, Rory! Get to the range, get a good nights sleep and get it in gear tomorrow. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 9, 11:31 2
- It's been wall to wall coverage on our sports stations for the last few days, people are speculation that -15 to -20 will win this thing. - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:44
- X-Man too---Neimann's group is upcoming--should be good. Tiger scrapped back to par, after being +3, he REALLY wants this one. -- nm - Flavorize Aug 9, 11:42
There are lots of WW2 and Vietnam movies...but World War 1 movies seem less mainstream? -- (edited) - Beaker Aug 9, 11:24 28
- It's a generically boring war -- the main parts of those movies is about the futility of war. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 11:35 9
  - We can film in a trench, or we can have a running tank battle across the French countryside. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:44 4
    - "Remember, boys - Do it for the Archduke!" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:53
    - Attrition, disease, and starvation seem to be common themes in WW1 movies. - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:49 2
      - "No, *our* commander is incompetent and fighting based on the last war." "No, *our*..." -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:51
      - And mud! So much mud. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:49
  - Battle of Jutland movie would be cool although ultimately not that important to the course of the war. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:42 3
    - and honestly, not as exciting as WWII naval action -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:48 2
      - Midway, coming to theatres 2019. -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 11:50 1
        
        though it would flop miserably in Japan, a Leyte Gulf film is something I'd watch -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:51
- cinematically, WW2 had better villains and better special effects...it was the Godfather 2 of World Wars. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:31
- Cagney& Bogart in the Roaring 20's. the plot: a veteran comes home and finds limited options for work -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:31
- Passchendaele (Canadian) was the other that came to mind -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:30
- It's not a very cinematic war and has more complicated good and bad guys. -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:29 5
  - I've been watching Peaky Blinders and it is right after WW1, so it came to mind :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:30 3
    - also watching some Richard Harrow scenes from Boardwalk Empire...dude was a killing machine -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:34
    - So good. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 9, 11:31 1
      - I'd watch a movie about the tunneling. Only up to end of season 2 of Blinders so far -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:32
  - Yeah, the last part was my first thought. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 11:30
- War Horse by Spielberg -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:29
- All Quiet On The Western Front, Paths of Glory, Sergeant York, Wings, Gallipoli..... -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:26 6
  - Legends of the Fall -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:57
  - Proving the point though -- nm - Roger More Aug 9, 11:34 1
    - Wonder Woman! -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:34
  - the Blue Max -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:27 1
    - The Great Waldo Pepper (to a limited extent) -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:28
  - The Lost Battalion -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:26
- even Wonder Woman? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:25
SITWAP: apparently it wasn't just Mononoke. Ghiblifest has a movie in theaters every month -- (link) - SyrDragon Aug 9, 11:22
Inside the NXIVM Sex Cult’s Secret Plot to Take Over Mexico A plan so crazy it must be true. - crash davis Aug 9, 11:19 4
- so nuts -- nm - Epiphany Aug 9, 11:41
- Can't wait for the Funko Pops! -- nm - pmb Aug 9, 11:37
- Build. That. Wall. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 11:31
- Just. So. Weird. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 9, 11:30
the dq blizzard of the month is *compelling.* -- (link) - amanda Aug 9, 11:16 5
- Someone gets paid every month to review Blizzards. I need to find better jobs because obviously they are out there. -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:23 1
  - I feel like the pay is "A Blizzard". -- nm - Reagen Aug 9, 11:23
- you can have mine. I am not a peanut butter fan. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:20
- Hijack! At Coldstone, I have them mix coffee ice cream with Kit Kat in a milkshake. It's basically a Coffee Crisp milkshake. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:17 1
  - Evil Genius -- nm - Epiphany Aug 9, 11:52
Halloween and The Predator will both premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (Midnight Madness) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:14
I'm enjoying the new season of Suits so far. Heigl's character fits right in -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:13
boxers or briefs. a new study explains which is better to wear if you want to have children -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:10 3
- *shrug* I'm done so I can wear whatever the hell I want! -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 11:15
- Flawed study. "For the study, she recruited men who with their partners were seeking infertility treatment". -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 11:13
- Actually, it's pretty well proven that no drawers is the best way to actually have kids. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:12
CNN: Nunes at a fund raiser says the GOP are the only ones can clear the pres -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 11:08 3
- I don't understand. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:16 2
  - Secret recording shows GOP's Nunes saying Rosenstein impeachment would delay Supreme Court pick -- (link) - Remlik Aug 9, 11:37
  - if they don't control the Govt Trump is going down for being a Russian mole -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:18
B2 Reagen - I meant the McKenzies dog, the one that saved Oktoberfest in Strange Brew - Roger More Aug 9, 11:07
NASA Is Trying To Save Us From The Sun - crash davis Aug 9, 11:07 1
- Simpsons did it -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:08
Hey Jim, you mentioned getting 7 Eevees. That implies you can manipulate their evolutions. I thought that was random, no? -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:02 5
- Well - not sure what will happen to get the Gen 4 versions...might be evolution stones, I've heard. But... - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:06 2
  - The name trick is one-and-done. I exhausted that option a long time ago. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:08 1
    - Right, but there's been speculation about how it will work during this event. nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:12
- link -- (link) - amanda Aug 9, 11:04 1
  - So the buddy trick only works for Espeon/Umbreon and the rename trick is one-and-done. You're gonna need more than 7 shinys. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 11:08
Supercalifragilisticexpialidickcheese -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 10:58
Twitch has announced that they'll be killing off IRL and Creative directories. In their place, ten new categories, including one dedicated to ASMR. -- (link) - decline Aug 9, 10:58 1
- I always found the IRL category hilarious. - Tim Aug 9, 11:04
are there Buck Rogers Funkos? 6 Million Dollar Man/Woman? Gilligan's Island? Beverly Hillbillies? -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:56 31
- What about Match Game? Gene Rayburn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Brett Sommers, Richard Dawson with that horrible moustache. Nipsy Russell, Fannie Flagg. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:26
- SUPER IMPORTANT POLL: which golligan's island funko is most must-have for you? - amanda Aug 9, 11:02 21
  - Skipper -- I don't like really generic human figures unless I love the character so most of the characters are meh - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 9, 11:37
  - I'm kinda boggled they haven't done a Gilligan set yet really. -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:18 10
    - Brady Bunch ones are coming soon, as is I love Lucy -- nm - groiny Aug 9, 11:20 9
      - I'd have to pick up an Abbott & Costello set if they ever came out... -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:22 8
        
        I just bough the entire set of New Girl Pops a couple weeks back - groiny Aug 9, 11:24 5
        
        It may be time for an intervention. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 11:25 4
        
        just hit 100 Pops, poptracker value $1,403 -- nm - groiny Aug 9, 11:33 3
        
        Curious - do you know roughly what you paid for them all, total? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:35 2
        
        not really, but I generally do not pay more than sticker price. -- nm - groiny Aug 9, 13:38
        
        $1405 -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:50
        
        Do they have the Stooges? Laurel and Hardy? Marx Brothers? I bet all of those sets would do well. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:23 1
        
        agree on all. -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:28
  - Mr. Howell, so I could put it with my Mr. Magoo and complete my Jim Backus collection. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 11:17 1
    - a Jim Backus collection, that is good thinking -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:24
  - Ginger, unless they do a Globetrotters/Gilligan--Then, Curly -- nm - Flavorize Aug 9, 11:13
  - the limited edition Harlem Globetrotters from the crossover episode -- nm - peglegpete Aug 9, 11:11
  - Maryanne -- nm - groiny Aug 9, 11:07 1
    - *ding* -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 9, 11:19
  - Skipper -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:05
  - I was always pro Mary Ann rather than Ginger -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 11:03
  - Lovey Howell -- nm - prayformojo Aug 9, 11:03
- I'm sure they have Sandlot pops. Next week, the Cardinals are having a game where they're giving away Sandlot bobbleheads. nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 9, 10:58 2
  - yes, they just released some Sandlot ones in the last year -- nm - groiny Aug 9, 11:00
  - heh, surprising of the Cardinals since the one kid grew up to be a Dodger :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 9, 10:59
- All in the Family: Archie and Edith at the piano. -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 10:57 4
  - Colombo and Rockford Files -- nm - Amoxy Aug 9, 11:00 3
    - Three's Company (Jack, Janet and Chrissie; with the Chase being Jack Janet and Terri). The Ropers and Mr Furley would be huge I think -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:11 2
      - Kolchak: The Night Stalker -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 9, 11:14 1
        
        Kojak (with and without lollipop) -- nm - Beaker Aug 9, 11:16

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