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A serious IPO for a new coin? Bitmain. Never heard of it. Appears to be mostly the owners of the mining machines? - Epiphany Aug 10, 11:50
Ouch. Washington RB Derrius Guice likely to miss 2018 with ACL tear -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 11:50 1
- ....and now I need a new #1 pick. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 10, 11:50
Poll: Vulture has ranked all 169 Seinfeld episodes. Guess the top 10 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:47 50
- Just for shits and giggles: Puerto Rico Day -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:04 2
  - #169 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:05 1
    - Who will not wear the ribbon! -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 12:06
- BACK AND TO THE LEFT -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:03 2
  - Oh, that was magical loogie -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:03
  - #114 (magic loogie below) -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 12:03
- The one with the shaved chest. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:01 1
  - #161 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:05
- Junior Mints -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 11:59 5
  - Down below. #129 apparently -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 11:59 4
    - What the shit. Ok. The shower salad one? The Japanese businessmen in drawers one? The “you kept making the stops?!?!” one? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 12:01 3
      - The Fire - #4 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:04 1
        
        #71 for the shower salad, #148 for Japanese businessmen -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:05
      - they were ringing the bell! -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 12:01
- What about that one where Jerry drugs a girl with Turkey to play with her toys... - oblique Aug 10, 11:58 1
  - #11. So close! -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:01
- The Puffy Shirt. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 11:58 2
  - #86 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:01
  - I don't wanna be a pirate -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 11:59
- The calzone one? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 11:58 3
  - #97 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:00
  - Ooh, the parkade one. And the one with the handicap spot. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 11:59 1
    - #73 for The Handicap Spot -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:00
- The Marble Rye. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 11:57 1
  - Yes. #7 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 12:00
- The Roommate Switch. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 11:55 1
  - #118 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:59
- Yada Yada Yada. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 11:53
- The Parking Lot. -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 11:52 1
  - #111 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:59
- The one with shrinkage..."The Hamptons" -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 11:52 1
  - Yes. #5 -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:54
- The Rules (for Friends with benefits). -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 11:52 1
  - #164 (The Deal) -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:58
- The Chinese Restaurant, Yada yada yada, not that there's anything wrong with that -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 11:51 3
  - #85, #92, #168. Maybe we should draw a line under this ranking? -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:53 2
    - So it's *this* kind of ranking then. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 11:58
    - Criminal. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 10, 11:58
- The one with the bright red Kenny Rogers Roasters sign. EDIT: The Chicken Roaster -- nm* - oblique Aug 10, 11:50
- Soup Nazi, Magical Loogie (sp?), Real and Spectacular, Mulva -- nm - Shaun Aug 10, 11:49 6
  - No to all -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:50 4
    - #114 for the Boyfriend (magical loogie), #87 for The Implant (R&S), $129 for The Junior Mint (Mulva) -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:56
    - What? I quit this poll if the Soup Nazi isn't in there -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 11:50 2
      - #143. No poll for you! -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:51 1
        
        #143 is a tragedy. Like seriously, if not top 10 then you have to put it in the top 20 but to be at the bottom? -- nm - oblique Aug 10, 11:53
  - Blood Brothers -- nm - Shaun Aug 10, 11:49
- The Contest -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 10, 11:48 3
  - #1 (and probably the easiest to guess) -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:49 2
    - That's the most demeaning manner I've ever been told I won a game. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 10, 11:49 1
      - Ha ha, sorry - I meant it as a hint for the remaining #2 to #10. -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:51
TIL: There's a musical act named Let's Eat Grandma -- (link) - JD Aug 10, 11:20 [youtube]
Weird Al Yankovic joins Weezer performing "Africa" cover -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 11:18 [youtube] 4
- ~It's gonna take a lot to take away my fruit/more apples than a 100 men or more could ever chew/I stuff my faaaaace with Apricots . . . -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 11:50
- This is starting to get out of hand. -- nm - Qale Aug 10, 11:43
- I love that man and will not rest until he's inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 11:21
- Sweet. What other old guys can we get in on this action? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 11:20
attention crash davis's stalker -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 10, 11:02 2
- that is awesome, so is the multi-tool they show below -- (link) - crash davis Aug 10, 11:04 1
  - you can use them when you go squatchin' -- nm - mud Aug 10, 11:06
Man United Starting XI: De Gea, Darmian, Lindelof, Bailly, Shaw, Fred, Pereira, Pogba, Mata, Rashford & Sanchez. -- nm - budice Aug 10, 10:59 1
- And Pogba is the Captain? Wouldn’t have guessed that. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 10, 11:03
(not The Onion) The Satanic Temple is divided over its leader’s decision to hire Alex Jones’s lawyer -- (link) - crash davis Aug 10, 10:49
Looks like the LAT is out to win a Pulitzer for their series on corruption in the county sheriff's dept. -- (link) - con_carne Aug 10, 10:48 1
- Protecting an evidence-faking deputy -- (link) - con_carne Aug 10, 10:49
has the same person ever won for actor and supporting actor (or actress) in the same year? -- nm - amanda Aug 10, 10:25 23
- Kate Winslet did it at the Golden Globes -- nm - ryancoke Aug 10, 11:37
- No, here is a list of all the double nominees -- (link) - crash davis Aug 10, 10:29 17
  - 1993 is a terrific trivia question -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 10:33 2
    - soderberg being nominated for two films in one year is a pretty good one too. -- nm - amanda Aug 10, 10:51
    - right? I wish I still knew a triviamaster. -- nm - amanda Aug 10, 10:43
  - Jamie Foxx should've won both. -- nm - mud Aug 10, 10:32 7
    - otoh, I think its ridiculous to call his role in Collateral "supporting" -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 10:37 6
      - #truth -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 11:40
      - He's supporting the car. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 11:02
      - [insert clever rejoinder] -- nm - mud Aug 10, 10:39 2
        
        (try 'its ridiculous to call your face supporting') -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 10:41 1
        
        your face is try call your support- FUCK! -- nm - mud Aug 10, 10:52
      - right -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 10:38
  - Here is the list of multiple winners of an Award in the same year (Walt Disney is the king of this, he won four in 1953) -- (link) - crash davis Aug 10, 10:32 5
    - hmm. none for any acting category -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 10:35 4
      - right. I was thinking about this bc affleck's acceptance speech for ... argo? "has any actor ever won for both acting and directing in the same year?" - amanda Aug 10, 10:46 3
        
        What i love most about Clooney's was that he got nominated for different movies. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 10, 11:48
        
        Yep, Clooney when he won Best Supporting for Good Night and Good Luck -- nm - Roger More Aug 10, 11:05 1
        
        bzzt - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 10, 11:50
- I don't think so, but Harold Russell won two Oscars for the same _role_ in one year. - Baron Starr Aug 10, 10:27 3
  - You mean Harold Zoidberg. -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 10:51
  - Achievement in Acting and Achievement in Popular Acting? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 10:28 1
    - precisely. -- nm - mud Aug 10, 10:30
Marvel Studios – 10th Anniversary Film Festival all in IMAX. 8/30 - 9/6 -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 10:15 1
- GotG is a Saturday afternoon! - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 10:23
I hope you guys are ready for the SUMC! -- (link) - Shaun Aug 10, 10:11 2
- You keep this up and we will buy you, break you into a million pieces, and sell you off piecemeal. -- nm - Bob Iger Aug 10, 10:20
- Wait, that's real? I heard it the other day and figured someone hadn't said it right. -- nm - David Aug 10, 10:15
long read: The Nastiest Feud in Science -- (link) - crash davis Aug 10, 10:11 4
- There's a Soundcloud podcast embed in the article if you want to listen to the audio version. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:29
- Yes, yes, it's all a rich tapestry. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:16
- Microwaving fish. Oh, *feud*. -- nm - con_carne Aug 10, 10:12
- It is among geologists, so now we know why mafic got into poisoning people. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 10:11
Lol, Omarosa. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 10, 10:08 9
- She could tell me that Trump is the worst president in history and I wouldn't believe her. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:11 8
  - As far as the headline allegation goes though, she isn't the first person to say that. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 10:12 7
    - On the other hand, she’s not claiming firsthand knowledge of them, so how much credibility could she possibly have to lend? -- nm - znufrii Aug 10, 10:50 1
      - I was saying the allegations may be credible. I decline comment on whether Omarosa may be credible. - crash davis Aug 10, 10:52
    - we've been hearing about the N-word Apprentice tapes since the Access reveal (~2 yrs), we totally believe they exist and it's so frustrating that ... - mud Aug 10, 10:17 4
      - And what if they were released? It wouldn't change anything. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:18 3
        
        He has pushed some Republicans to the top of the fence. This would push them off. A percentage point here or there is big when his support is so low. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 10:22 1
        
        Plus it would absolutely energize the opposing base. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 10:23
        
        I stand by my IM, 100% -- nm - mud Aug 10, 10:22
I've seen some absurdly implausible things in movies, but Richard Dreyfuss teaching rhythm to Terrence Howard in Mr. Holland's Opus takes the cake. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:52
Pokemon Go: I now have 4 Spinda and they're all identical. Are there supposed to be variants? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 09:46 1
- It would appear that only variation 8 has been released. Some speculated that they were a countdown to Gen 4... - Johnny Lawrence Aug 10, 09:47
crash, one of the down-river bear cams last night featured a spirited brawl between two cubs -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 09:46 1
- dang, I'm sorry I missed that - I wish they would collect the really good clips and save them -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:49
The O's enter tonight's game trailing their opponents by 45.5 games -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 09:44
What Makes This Song Great? Been Caught Stealing by Jane's Addiction -- (link*) - con_carne Aug 10, 09:41 [youtube] 1
- Pretty sure it’s the barking dogs. -- nm - Qale Aug 10, 11:52
Russian Embassy mocks Trump’s Space Force logos - crash davis Aug 10, 09:36 1
- The news that irks me is that he wants to stick all Americans with the bill for a sixth branch, but only his supporters get to vote on the logo -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:51
Birds of Prey movie: Lady Gaga turned down the role of Black Canary. -- nm - Remlik Aug 10, 09:35 9
- Have some pride, DC. -- nm - David Aug 10, 09:57 1
  - - have + find -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 11:21
- There just might be a benevolent God after all. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:36 6
  - Her Star is Born stuff looks kinda strong. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 09:38 5
    - Spawn has a Pokerface -- nm - budice Aug 10, 09:40
    - But how is her martial arts? -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:40 3
      - Can't be much worse than the chick on Arrow. nm -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 10, 09:45 2
        
        I do feel the bar for TV and for movies are set at different heights. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:52 1
        
        Yeah, DCTU is twice as high. -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 10:14
Police Station across the street from the office. -- (pic) - Shaun Aug 10, 09:29 [Attachment] 1
- Its horrible what happened. I'm glad you're safe and a suspect is in custody. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:33
Israel eyes a new menace: Stray crocodiles - crash davis Aug 10, 09:22 3
- "Krokodil" -- (link) - mud Aug 10, 09:38 [youtube]
- Crocodiles are well-known for providing material support to the Intifada. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 09:29 1
  - Material support including quality belts and wallets. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:34
Australians spam politicians for free portrait of queen after legislative quirk surfaces - crash davis Aug 10, 09:17
Caribbean island of Dominica bans plastic and Styrofoam - crash davis Aug 10, 09:01 8
- Story: For Redmond's wedding cruise. Jax tasted Snake Rum there. I had KFC. -- nm* - budice Aug 10, 09:04 7
  - You went to a foreign country and had KFC? -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:06 6
    - It's the ty97 method of foreign travel -- nm - decline Aug 10, 09:11
    - Hadn't had anything to eat that day, so yeah -- nm* - budice Aug 10, 09:08 4
      - And Jax drank his dinner? -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:09 3
        
        There was snake in the bottle the Rum was poured from. -- nm - budice Aug 10, 09:10 2
        
        I did not know Jax is actually Sterling Archer. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 10, 09:32 1
        
        Have you ever seen them in the same room together? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 10, 11:43
A Welsh town was suspicious of a newcomer. His shocking secret came out, and now he’s been murdered. - crash davis Aug 10, 08:57 6
- This sounds just like those BBC procedurals I watch on PBS -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 08:58 5
  - So to save Scotland Yard some time, here are some rules. 1) If there is a vicar in the town, he either did it or will solve it. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:02 4
    - 2) Every cop below the rank of DI is completely stupid. Once they get promoted to DI though, they become absolutely brilliant. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:03 3
      - 3) If on the street you see a pig being walked without a leash, you know that it's about to get *real* -- nm - prayformojo Aug 10, 09:04 2
        
        4) If Midsomer is investigating this, there will be one more murder before he solves it. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:05 1
        
        5) If Poirot, the town may not have enough residents left afterward to stay incorporated. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 11:23
Nerdist is putting Chris Hardwick's name back up on their website. -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 08:52
The NFL must stand up right now against Trump or the precedent of a President telling sports what to do will have serious ramifications for when I get elected. -- (edited) - crash davis Aug 10, 08:45
Live-action Dora the Explorer Movie on its way. First look. -- (link*) - budice Aug 10, 08:44 2
- The parodies have become real! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 10:18
- That is okay but not really her. -- (pic) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 09:40 [Attachment]
The Meg: C- It ain't Jaws, for sure...it's not funny enough or weird enough to be an eventual, cult classic. Blah cast...Really needed Nic Cage. -- nm - Flavorize Aug 10, 08:38
Huh, so Lebron shamed Jordan into doing something. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 10, 08:37
Russians aren't even being covert about it anymore: "If you want us to support you in the elections, do what we say." -- (link) - decline Aug 10, 08:37 1
- No, that is not blatant at all. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 08:46
Gal Gadot Breaks the Internet with surprise casting announcement for Wreck-It Ralph 2 -- (link) - budice Aug 10, 08:30 7
- My internet is still working tho. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 09:40 1
  - I feel fine. -- nm - Internet Aug 10, 10:17
- That animation is not unattractive. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 08:49 3
  - It is like they expect me to suffer through the sequel. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 09:04 2
    - I found Wreck It Ralph to be utterly charming. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 09:10 1
      - To the point of throwing up in your mouth a bit? - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 09:15
- pack it full, Disney.. completely full. -- nm - colin Aug 10, 08:38
I'm just sayin'. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Aug 10, 08:29 1
- what -- nm - mud Aug 10, 08:40

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