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Jungle Cruise has wrapped. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 11:15 4
- Pretty short cruise. -- nm - budice Sep 14, 11:19 3
  - For a Rock movie? Disagreed. He releases a new one every 3.2 weeks. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:19
  - Screw you buddy. -- nm - Tom C. Sep 14, 11:19
  - 3 hour tour -- nm - Beaker Sep 14, 11:19
Come on Yvonne, unleash Sarah Walker! -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:14
Nothing like an impromptu phone job interview to get the heart pumping - Reagen Sep 14, 11:05 5
- neechay -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:22
- I hope it went well, and best wishes on the job hunt -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 11:05 3
  - Luckily my job is like 50% thinking on my feet. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:07 2
    - "Yes, hello, I'd like to discuss your resume. Are you sitting down?" "...Nope!" -- nm - Max Sep 14, 11:10
    - Classroom Transcripts shows me how that job can prepare you to expect the unexpected :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 11:09
7 states have obesity rates above 35 percent, report finds - crash davis Sep 14, 11:04 1
- Hey Jeff Sessions, look at the skinnies in the pro-marijuana regions. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 11:09
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'Modern Family' creator reveals a 'significant' character will die this season -- (link) - crash davis Sep 14, 10:55 33
- Bye Lilly. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:13 1
  - Only thing worse than Lilly would be Alex dying of cancer -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:15
- Jay's Dog -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 11:12 4
  - I have no idea what happened says Gloria holding a smoking revolver. -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 11:14 3
    - me either. -- nm - Cam, with a bib on and fork in hand Sep 14, 11:16 2
      - No, he would shoot Gloria. He loved Stella. - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:23 1
        
        Wait, then *that* is who dies. Gloria. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:26
- My guess is either Phil's father or Pepper. It won't be a core member of the cast. -- nm - pmb Sep 14, 11:07 1
  - Probably not Phil's dad. They already killed off his mom -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:09
- First thought was - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:03 3
  - They would get cuh rucified if they did that. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 11:09 1
    - they can have him go out in a school shooting. -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 11:17
  - that is where my mind went as well -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 11:07
- The stick up Claire's butt finally kills her. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 10:59
- "Oh no, Yay!" -- nm - Sofia Sep 14, 10:58
- spoil speculation - Will Hunting Sep 14, 10:57
- huh. my guess would be - prayformojo Sep 14, 10:57 16
  - No way. - Ender Sep 14, 11:01 1
    - Isn't this the last season? -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:08
  - my guess, based on the choice of the word "significant" - crash davis Sep 14, 10:58
  - (inside) - Andie Sep 14, 10:57 12
    - Has any sitcom ever done something like that? Every one I think of (like Cheers) was unexpected. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 11:00 9
      - M*A*S*H -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 11:14 2
        
        M*A*S*H was in its own league though, going to dark places as well as comedy. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 11:20 1
        
        Nah, Happy Funtime War! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:21
      - Eight is Enough -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:10
      - Valerie/The Hogan Family -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 11:09 1
        
        Kevin Can Wait -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 11:10
      - How I met your mother? - Amoxy Sep 14, 11:05
      - 2 1/2 men? -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 11:02
      - Family Matters. Happy Days. - Reagen Sep 14, 11:01
    - If so, they got stones the size of mountains -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 10:58 1
      - Nah, a lot of un-mined humor there! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:18
Anyone in Spokane? We're there tonight with no plans. - Subversive Sep 14, 10:40 11
- Spokane? Damn. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 14, 10:57 3
  - Spokane. Spokane. Spokane. Man. -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 11:08 1
    - Don't need to go to Spokane Now! -- nm - Covington Sep 14, 13:12
  - It is not so bad -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 11:06
- My daughter lives there, but is out of town this weekend -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 10:49
- I always liked going to Riverfront Park and seeing Spokane Falls, with a picnic. If you've got the time, I'd actually drive to Coeur d'Alene, ID and - crash davis Sep 14, 10:45
- Spokane Falls, Steam Plant Square, Casinos -- nm* - budice Sep 14, 10:44
- on purpose??? -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 10:41 3
  - Seeing a concert at The Gorge in Washington tomorrow night, Spokane was the most accessible city for hotels. - Subversive Sep 14, 10:46 1
    - Next time, camp at The Gorge or talk to me. There a places closer (but the accomodations might be more spartan) -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:48
  - Sounds more like it’s by accident. -- nm - Roger More Sep 14, 10:42
Penny is easily the best part of Season 1 of The Magicians. - Will Hunting Sep 14, 10:37 10
- That show got WAY dark, WAY fast for me. We finally bailed on it. nm - NiKlaus Sep 14, 10:39 9
  - I can't say it ever gets sunshiney and happy, but I do think S2 & S3 are significantly funnier which helps to lighten the mood. -- nm - Ender Sep 14, 11:06
  - I tried watching some but the tone was so bizarre I couldn't get past the mental disconnect of trying to understand what they were going for. -- nm - Max Sep 14, 10:56
  - I'm kinda un...sure of it so far (spoils - Will Hunting Sep 14, 10:41 2
    - How many episodes in? It doesn't sound like you're too far. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 10:44 1
      - 11 in --just about to the point of the season finale is coming into play. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 10:47
  - It's one of the best shows on TV -- nm - decline Sep 14, 10:40 3
    - Yep. But Season 1 is the weakest of the seasons. Once they start doing more of their own thing, it gets an energy. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 14, 11:19
    - We liked it just fine...but after the season 1 finale - that was it for us. We didn't come back for 2. -- nm - NiKlaus Sep 14, 10:45 1
      - Same. Didn't really win me over. -- nm - Baronarama Sep 14, 10:58
Willie Nelson is playing his first-ever political concert, for Beto O’Rourke. Some fans are abandoning him - crash davis Sep 14, 10:29 5
- Do you not know anything about Willie and still call yourself a (ex-)fan? -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:30 4
  - Pretty sure it’s been mentioned here before, but some people just like how the music sounds and can’t be bothered with its politics. -- nm* - znufrii, promoted Sep 14, 10:45 3
    - yeah, we had this discussion with Social Distortion...but those folks shouldn't fly off the handle when confronted by what is evident all along -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:46 2
      - You’d think, but some people are just that oblivious and uncritical in their thinking. -- nm* - znufrii, promoted Sep 14, 10:52 1
        
        you'd think I'd have lost my capacity to be baffled by folks like this by now, but I haven't :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:57
What's the name for the proclivity to suggest to someone that you're going to give them bad news, when you intend on giving them the opposite? - prayformojo Sep 14, 10:21 4
- Sadistic Schadenfreude. "You should have seen your face! hahahah!" - Max Sep 14, 10:49
- Giving them the Reverse Farnsworth -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 10:36
- The "Joey Tribbiani" -- nm - Volnelk Sep 14, 10:36
- messin' with -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:31
Newt Gingrich "Nobody should underestimate how much Paul Manafort has done for this campaign " -- (link) - Amoxy Sep 14, 10:20 1
- I believe him for once. -- nm - jnine Sep 14, 10:21
Why would Mueller's team give Manafort a plea deal if he has no information about the Trump administration's dealings with Russia? - Inigo Sep 14, 10:19 14
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  - Cooperation was apparently a sticking point though - Reagen Sep 14, 11:08 1
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- Maybe he isn't going after the collusion with Russia, maybe he's going after the Russian mafia laundering their money through Trump real estate. - jnine Sep 14, 10:23 8
  - Trump's legal team seems very confident that whatever info Manafort is giving Mueller, that it doesn't incriminate Trump. - Inigo Sep 14, 10:30 6
    - Trump’s legal team is probably as full of shit as he is, so.... -- (edited) - znufrii, promoted Sep 14, 10:38 4
      - The fact that they put a statement out almost minutes after this domino fell, tells me they are full of shit. -- nm - Jovian Sep 14, 10:45 3
        
        The fact that they’re representing Trump tells me that they’re full of shit. -- nm - znufrii, promoted Sep 14, 10:50 2
        
        right. and that. and who put out a statement? SHS and Rudy G. - Jovian Sep 14, 10:51 1
        
        I get the feeling they are just along for the ride, insider news, write a book in the future, they keep feeding him bullshit as that's all he wants... - zeitgeist Sep 14, 11:25
    - Seth Abramson gives an over view of what he sees as the 5 possibilities (verbose thread as usual) -- (link) - decline Sep 14, 10:36
  - and there's more than a few indicators that the Donald has been doing highly unusual transactions for decades..we *need* to see his f'n tax returns -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 10:26 1
- some informants know where bodies are buried...some informants know where money came from and where it went. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 10:23
- at the very least Mueller will now get a detailed report on the 2016 Trump Tower meeting -- nm - decline Sep 14, 10:22
Breaking the law, breaking the law. Cow-orker is watching the new Predator movie on our computer. -- nm - Amoxy Sep 14, 10:12
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- you need to write a book or screenplay about your family -- nm - decline Sep 14, 10:21
- your actual brother? -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 09:53 10
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    - He likes the institution, but not the actual practice? -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 10:02 1
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    - *dramatic telenovela music* -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:55 2
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      - Narrator: “RIGHT??!” -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:56
    - whoa! -- nm - Diva Sep 14, 09:55
    - that. is. crazy. -- nm - Andie Sep 14, 09:55 1
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"I'm not gay, but I love Ryan Reynolds." - Classroom Transcripts Sep 14, 09:44 1
- Walking out of the theater tonight, girl ahead of me verbatim: "I'm not even gay, but I'm kinda jealous of Ryan Reynolds." -- nm - Ender Sep 15, 19:26
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- Cher tickets just opened for sale. -- nm - pmb Sep 14, 10:32
- catching pokemon -- nm - decline Sep 14, 10:22
11:30am. check. 1st ticket complaining about the new disclaimer and requesting it be removed. - oblique Sep 14, 09:31 1
- Have a good weekend :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:42
My favorite part of that auction is clicking on a movie and expecting not to find anything that great -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:18 8
- I really like the lighter. Here is something I actually don't think I'd feel guilty about afterwards. -- (link) - crash davis Sep 14, 09:21 7
  - That is pretty cool. I guess I should not feel guilty getting these for Logan. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:24 2
    - I prefer the claws and sideburns -- nm - groiny Sep 14, 09:25 1
      - Logan is too young for sideburns. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:26
  - I have nowhere to put that but yeah. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:24 3
    - I see you more with -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:25 2
      - I'm closer to "Bueller? Bueller?" -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:41
      - "Les jeux sont fini." -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:32
My MIL thought her bank card worked only at her home branch. - Reagen Sep 14, 09:17 2
- Before I forced Paypal on them about a year ago, my dad and my aunt would go online and have the bank mail a physical check to the other one. - Ender Sep 14, 09:27 1
  - Wait till they find out about Venmo. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 10:06
Python programming language changes "master/slave" amid some heated discussion -- (link) - oblique Sep 14, 09:16 1
- Last week’s discussion from the Redis project about this same thing was *absurd*. Just change the damn words! They don’t even represent the concept! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 09:44
"This sword is from one of the worst movies ever made" is actually a decent story. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 09:12 2
- "I've only ever walked out on one movie in my life, so I bought a prop from it" -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:18
- Temple of Doom wasn't *that* bad. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:15
Free Destiny 2: Forsaken theme. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 09:09
Spawn, he drafts two quarterbacks way too early -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:01 5
- WTF does that? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:02 4
  - The guy I need to take care of Trish during his shift, so I'm not going to argue with him :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:04 3
    - Out of those 47 teams, how many won championships? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:05 2
      - I was afraid to ask -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:15
      - Obviously fewer that the number of Blood Feud titles you own. -- nm - Shaun Sep 14, 09:06
*wants Indiana Jones's fedora then sees 100,000 pounds starting bid* oh, nevermind -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 09:01 5
- I want to wear that with Han Solos welding goggles and Decker's torn shirt. -- nm* - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:02 4
  - Decker who? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 10:04
  - It would be cool to walk into Remlik's store wearing the Hercules Nemean lion headdress and Lara Croft's dual pistol rig. - crash davis Sep 14, 09:08 1
    - Wait, you have had that dream too? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 09:09
  - creepy -- nm - decline Sep 14, 09:07
Spider-Man - Accolades trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 14, 08:59 [youtube] 1
- Accolades. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Sep 14, 11:21

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