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in "leaving early on fridays" news, I have decided that today would be a great day to leave early for the usual reasons. (nmb reasons) - Mandy 95% Sep 14, 08:55 1
- good reason. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:56
"Come back Saturday and then I don't want you to come back until Tuesday. You're not good company on NFL days" - Message from the hospital Sep 14, 08:51 2
- He drafts based on uniforms? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:52 1
  - He wait until the 7th round before getting a kicker. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 14, 08:57
Also LIR - Jax, I use Zelle to send to g'son. We both have Wells Fargo. -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 08:47 5
- I use Zelle now with my son. Transition off the Bluebird card he had to his own checking with Capital One. We have PNC but they both participate - oblique Sep 14, 08:58
- We haven't gotten into the new apps. We have paypal, that's about it. - JaxSean Sep 14, 08:53 3
  - I use Venmo all that time. I get paid through it and I can transfer the money to my bank in a day for free or to my debit card instantly for - Krusty Sep 14, 08:57
  - I have paypal, popmoney, and the cash app. I used to use zelle when I had boa but schwab doesn't participate. -- nm - Mandy 95% Sep 14, 08:54 1
    - My mother refuses to use an ATM and gets cash from the bank by walking in and writing a check to herself -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:56
LIR - wonder if you could mount a cat bed on that sun-chasing robot? I know a couple of kitties that would approve. -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 08:46 2
- hardware store...jiffy seed starting kit...electric warming pad keeps about 80' I'll bet kitties would love that -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 10:39
- One of mine would just climb on top of the plant - or knock it off first. -- nm - Covington Sep 14, 09:20
Reagen, the NY Assembly supermajority is because it’s like 62-2 Dem in the five boroughs. It leans GOP upstate except in the cities. - Tim Sep 14, 08:46 2
- There's a report today that Bloomberg is going to run for president as a Democrat in 2020. Cuomo won't like reading that this morning. -- nm - Krusty Sep 14, 08:54 1
  - At their debate, Nixon got Cuomo to say he won’t run for president in 2020. Which means nothing really, but still. - Tim Sep 14, 08:56
Venom: R rated cut coming for home video...scene after the credits... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 14, 08:42 6
- Well, there goes a chunk of the audience that will WTV. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:45 5
  - eh...I don't think it will be that much it was still tracking at $60 Mill... -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 08:49 4
    - 60 Mil? I will take the Under on that. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:51 3
      - October Box Office Gets A Makeover: ‘Venom’ Poised To Swing To $60M-$70M+ Opening; ‘A Star Is Born’ Eyes $25M+ -- (link) - Remlik Sep 14, 08:56 2
        
        I predict the two will be much closer than that. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:58 1
        
        I think so to. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 08:59
Manafort's cooperation agreement prevents him from making any money from books/movies about the case. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 08:33 2
- But not podcasts??? - Cuzzin Todd Sep 14, 08:39 1
  - Hit that Like and Subscribe button to join the Manafort army! -- nm - Max Sep 14, 08:46
If you fancy buying some movie memorabilia, here's a link to the items up for sale at the Prop Store auction this month -- (link) - LMS Sep 14, 08:18 49
- The Pleasantville remote seems expensive but just realize it includes controlling space and time. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:47
- Kathy Bates' costume from Misery! I can think of no more iconic memorabilia! -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:45
- If ST had a museum, we could get some Van Helsing stuff for it. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:44
- Erotic concept art from Dr No! -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 08:44
- That is whoa a lot for not even the good Han Solo jacket. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:41
- What size do you reckon Number 6's dress is? -- (link) - LMS Sep 14, 08:41 4
  - Because the internet is creepy, she's a 2. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:43 3
    - I'll skip, maybe go for Belushi's sunglasses from The Blues Brothers instead. -- (link) - LMS Sep 14, 08:44 2
      - The BTTF license plate would legitimately be cool. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:45 1
        
        Yeah. While I'm sure I can get a replica online somewhere, knowing it was the real one would be fantastic. They have the Goonies doubloon too -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:47
- 400 bucks for the huggies from Raising Arizona? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:40 1
  - $100k for Harrison Ford's hat from Raiders -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:41
- There's no way the 7 of 9 uniform won't get used for something twisted. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:40
- I would debate giving Logan for the lot of New Hope and TESB stuff. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:38
- See. This stuff is cool. Screw Funko Pops -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:38 15
  - *growls* -- nm - David Sep 14, 08:54
  - a bit more expensive though -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:40 13
    - I'd bet some people here could buy some cool stuff from that list for the $ they have "invested" in Funkos -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:46 10
      - my whole Funko collection is worth about 1600 bucks according to poptracker. -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:48 9
        
        So a few of these things then. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:53 8
        
        where the hell am I gonna p ut a lifesize Boba Fett statue???? -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:55 4
        
        In your closet with the door ajar, so it can stare at you while you sleep. -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 08:56
        
        Any Man Cave with that in it, wins. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:56 2
        
        Boba Fett is the most overrated character in the history of the multiverses. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 08:58 1
        
        Please shut your mouth when you're talking to me. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:59
        
        "Worth" $1,600.00. He has spent closer to 2k. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:54 2
        
        not even close. -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:54 1
        
        2.5k -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:55
    - But actually, you know, collectible. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:41 1
      - shut your whore mouth -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:43
- Zod's beard and moustache! -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:37
- "Fantastic Four signed cast poster. Opening Bid: just take it" -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:36
- Baldrick's bridesmaid's dress! -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 08:30 2
  - and what discerning collector wouldn't want a prop of Bai Ling's severed head? -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 08:32 1
    - I've got my eye on this helmet -- (link) - LMS Sep 14, 08:38
- Duncan Macleaod's katanna! -- nm* - Remlik Sep 14, 08:28 6
  - Imagine owning that, and then having to explain "It's the one from Highlander 2" -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 08:34 5
    - Duncan's would be the tv show. HII was Conner -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 08:37
    - it's Duncan's! not Connor's! From the tv show. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 08:37 2
      - That's... even less compelling! -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 08:49 1
        
        Much better than HII... -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 08:59
    - There can be only... well... 2. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:35
- so much cool shit -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:25
- Mal's pistol from Serenity is one item -- (link) - LMS Sep 14, 08:21 4
  - Cap's unpainted shield, as well. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:23 3
    - Someone lockdown mud's bank accounts... Blade Runner. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:24 2
      - Lifesize Boba Fett Statue - groiny Sep 14, 08:37 1
        
        Amy would kill me as I would never take off Han's welding goggles. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:41
- How *dare* you give me this on a day which I am so busy!!! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:19
YDC: Nike stock is at an all time high. -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 08:11 6
- ~ we'll change all that's gone before ~ -- nm - Max Sep 14, 08:24
- The top 10 selling sneakers of 2018 all belong to Nike. They are by far the #1 sneaker brand in the US. -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 14, 08:21 2
  - but that's nothing new. the stock is at an *all time high* because sales are way up from two weeks ago even. this is not about top ten lists from - Mandy 95% Sep 14, 08:46 1
    - That's sales for this year, not last and I posted it because it shows how much we love their footwear. - Krusty Sep 14, 09:04
- as if the Deplorables ever had the numbers or the will to negatively effect such a gigantic global company. -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 08:12
- Trump bump? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:11
The US will continue to be dicks after legalization -- (link) - Reagen Sep 14, 08:06 11
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  - I'm moderately worried. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:12 9
    - (it's incredibly stupid since Canopy among others is traded on us exchanges) -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:13 3
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        There's some pretty heavy hitters on the boards of these companies - Reagen Sep 14, 08:22
    - we are flying today. one of us may or may not have investments. i guess we will find out. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:12 4
      - Please be prepared to provide us with copies of your brokerage account statements for the past 3 months -- nm - USCBP Sep 14, 08:17
      - I mean, going to Boston I was not asked. - Reagen Sep 14, 08:14 2
        
        "Look at how tall this guy is." "Let's not ask any questions, I don't want to start anything." -- nm - Border Security Sep 14, 08:26
        
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Ronan Farrow has some details about the Kavanaugh letter accusation and it's not as slight as what was mentioned earlier. - ty97 Sep 14, 08:06 12
- right after this story posted, the Sen. Judiciary Committee R's posted a letter from 65 women Kavanaugh knew in HS saying he was a good guy - decline Sep 14, 08:10 10
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    - I mean, I don't in any way want to condone that kind of behavior, but going back to high school for a 53 year old guy is really stretching beyond - pmb Sep 14, 08:21 8
      - There's a bit here of "ok but if you can get away with it for 30 years..." - Reagen Sep 14, 08:28 1
        
        I get that. That's why it's tough. But recollections that are 35 years old are tough to corroborate. Especially in a highly charged political war. - pmb Sep 14, 08:50
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        The credit card stuff looks super sketch. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:23 4
        
        Yeah. I don't think he's a stand-up guy. I think he's a political beast more than a jurist. His approach to the Clinton investigation versus his - pmb Sep 14, 08:53
        
        You think so? I thought it was one of the dumber lines of attack. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 14, 08:27 2
        
        Massive amounts of debt suddenly wiped out with no matching salary. It's circumstantial but really shady. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:30 1
        
        Eh, Trump/Russia take care of their people. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 08:33
- That makes a lot more sense. -- nm - Inigo Sep 14, 08:10
Bernier's new thing is going to be called the People's Party. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 14, 08:01 5
- will he have the People's Eyebrow too? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:18
- Copy paste mistake #2 -- (link) - Roger More Sep 14, 08:09 2
  - with chaser -- (link) - Roger More Sep 14, 08:09 1
    - He missed out on the CRAP Party so he gets to be the PP Party. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:17
- Copy paste mistake #1 -- (link) - Roger More Sep 14, 08:08
New Mariah Carey single/video "GTFO" -- (link) - MDH Sep 14, 08:00 [youtube] 1
- There is a strange dissonance to that not limited to the slow-mo effect of her "singing" in the video that is just off. -- nm - oblique Sep 14, 08:53
Weekend Plans? -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 07:59 32
- WW meeting, 2 museum tours, board meeting, and curation work day....Monday afternoon I rest :) -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 08:51
- Still getting better from conjunctivitis, so probably staying at home to not be a walking bio hazard.. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 14, 08:45
- Finish Spider-man -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 08:38
- tonight: Indigo Girls. tomorrow: housework, rehearsal/homework. sunday: brunch w/director friend, football -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 08:28
- Dragonina and Dragonella have field hockey tourney way early Sat, church friend's backyard bbq Sat night, taking youthgroup to area event Sun night. -- nm - SyrDragon Sep 14, 08:13
- Seeing American Animals tomorrow afternoon, then food shop, Strictly, then count down the hours to ep4 of Bodyguard on Sunday. Prop store exhibit too. - LMS Sep 14, 08:12
- HS football tonight. Party tomorrow night Sunday breakfast at The Little Goat then Cub game. - zunk xometimes Sep 14, 08:10
- Roaming around downtown for Harvest J&B tomorrow morning and Holly Cole tomorrow night. Spider-Man as much as possible as well. -- nm* - Shaun Sep 14, 08:08
- HRC National Dinner (speakers include Biden, Holder, Stacy Adams, Anne Hathaway), otherwise relaxing, maybe seeing Predator? -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 08:07 1
  - 2020! -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 08:11
- no real plans yet. I may try to go fishing sunday -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:05 2
  - I have a fishing license (and an old shitty rod) now so I can come visit and fish! -- nm - Mandy 95% Sep 14, 08:06 1
    - awesome :) -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:12
- Carrie's birthday tonight, wedding Sunday - not sure about Saturday yet. -- nm - NiKlaus Sep 14, 08:05
- Seeing the Distillers Sat Night, Bowling Tournament Club Sunday morning - JD Sep 14, 08:05
- Culpeper VA wedding. With Dave's insane relatives. Pray for me. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:02 9
  - Sorry we couldn't cancel it with a storm! ;) -- nm - Max Sep 14, 08:09
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  - I missed the update, did they decide to go after the flight drama? -- nm - MDH Sep 14, 08:06 5
    - yep. they agreed to go. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:14 4
      - have they paid you? -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 08:46 3
        
        No. They *say* they will bring the cash and give it to me when we meet at the airport later. We shall see. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 08:51 2
        
        Ma'am why are you entering the United States with a large wad of cash -- nm - USCBP Sep 14, 08:55
        
        good luck, my dear. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 08:54
  - Any chance of leading them into the woods or a storm? -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:03
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  - so you're watching more movies? -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:04 2
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      - !!!! I like that double feature -- nm - JD Sep 14, 08:07
- Not much. Kieran starts swimming lessons at 6pm on Sunday. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 08:01 2
  - The maple leaf goes on the front of the Speedo, big guy. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 14, 08:28
  - woohoo! Give him the sink or swim lecture and toss him in -- nm - decline Sep 14, 08:05
Hee. A kid asked if I thought Flacco was an elite quarterback. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 07:58 2
- Ah... youth. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 07:59 1
  - He was looking for evidence against his friend who thought he was. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 08:00
Yeah, that's definitely not what the scene would be at 11am. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 07:58
Was thinking of conversations earlier int he week about DC storylines that would be good on the big screen. Public Enemies. President Lex Luthor... - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 07:56

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