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Paramount TV is going to show Heathers after all, running the full season in a marathon later this month. -- nm - David, Frog Guy Oct 4, 06:56
it's time -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 06:56 1
- it's time -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 06:56
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- hey, you managed to get through all that w/o a single diss of liberals or Dems! - mud Oct 4, 06:53 2
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    - ? -- nm - mud Oct 4, 06:56
I love this . "Humpty Dumpty had a great fall." -- (link) - Andie Oct 4, 06:29 2
- Cute! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 06:41
- Ha! -- nm - David, Frog Guy Oct 4, 06:41
Jon Favreau’s new Star Wars streaming series will be called “The Mandalorian” - decline Oct 4, 06:22 5
- The Midichlorian: How one, tiny microscopic organism brought down an empire -- nm* - rollo Oct 4, 06:42 1
  - nice -- nm - prayformojo Oct 4, 06:47
- NCIS Mandalorian -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 06:35
- He's no Merovingian. -- nm - David, Frog Guy Oct 4, 06:28 1
  - *high five* -- nm - Clovis I Oct 4, 06:31
Here's something that will drive you nuts: the Kavanaugh thing has undeniably aided Republicans in mid-term polling. - David, Frog Guy Oct 4, 06:15 9
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  - Is this political and polarizing sure. But it is also closer to election day too. -- nm - budice Oct 4, 06:34
  - The GOP is really good about winning. They get people motivated and out. -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 06:23 4
    - well, all the gerrymandering and voter suppression help too -- nm - decline Oct 4, 06:24 3
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        What about state-wide gerrymandering!? The Delaware-Maryland border is bullshit! -- nm - rollo Oct 4, 06:46
      - Yup -- nm - Epiphany Oct 4, 06:39
  - Yup. This turns out to be the thing that reminds them why they hate liberals so much. -- nm - pmb Oct 4, 06:22 1
    - Right, because they think that the accusations are made up by the Democrats. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 06:23
For $50K, you can book a 1 week cruise at the most expensive suite on the Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas. It's 2 stories and 1,346 sqft. -- (link) - decline Oct 4, 06:14
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- So they... won't be leaked? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 06:07 7
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    - I've intentionally tried to ignore this for the past week. - Strongbad Oct 4, 07:00 3
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        Honestly, - Strongbad Oct 4, 07:08
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    - I'm on it! -- nm - Corey Booker Oct 4, 06:17
- Tell the truth, you really go down to the field office to check out the hotties -- nm - decline Oct 4, 06:07 2
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  - Two birds, one stone. :) -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Oct 4, 06:09
Canadian PSA: Lotto Max is $60 Million tomorrow night with 40 $1 Million draws (lump sum, tax free) -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 05:44 2
- hmph, i bought a ticket last week and won nothing! won't fool me again! - Andie Oct 4, 06:09 1
  - Andie? Not winning? Unpossible! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 08:33
MLB: Wonder what kind of Vegas odds I could get for Acuna hitting a leadoff HR tonight? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 05:06 1
- Not sure--don't think they're up yet, but you can bet on Esteban Loaizas federal drug charges sentencing (amount of years he gets) - Flavorize Oct 4, 06:05
Huge reporting by Bloomberg: The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies -- (link) - MDH Oct 4, 04:45 2
- Ugh. That's the video server I use. -- nm - Mop Oct 4, 06:11
- That's crazy. They got away with hacking hardware for a ridiculous amount of time. -- nm - Inigo Oct 4, 05:01
UFC: Anderson Silva says he wants McGregor after the Khabib fight at 180. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 04:44 4
- who wouldn't want to fight Conor at this point. Dude is guaranteed big money. Let's go Khabib!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 04:55 3
  - At this point I'm waiting for Brock to challenge him. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 05:01 2
    - Silva would be a dumb fight for Conor anyway. At worst it should be the trilogy with Diaz; at best a rematch with Khabib win or loss - Beaker Oct 4, 05:21 1
      - I see Ferguson getting a fight with the winner before Conor/Khabib 2 -- nm* - Strongbad Oct 4, 05:27
Holy crap, I just watched a Dangermouse / IT Crowd crossover episode. -- nm - Rufuss Oct 4, 04:12 2
- Have you tried turning it off and on again? -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Oct 4, 06:11
- Crumbs! -- nm - Roger More Oct 4, 04:20
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse: "We all know that the president cannot lead us through this time." -- (link) - GregW Oct 4, 04:04 7
- I don't know how you can give this speech and then vote "Yes". - Will Hunting Oct 4, 05:13 3
  - Because nothing they are voting on has anything to do with Trump, apart from his ability to give them what they want. - znufrii Oct 4, 05:36 2
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      - I agree, I’m just trying to imagine how they frame the issue in their own minds. -- nm* - znufrii Oct 4, 06:22
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  - zero doubt -- nm - ty97 Oct 4, 04:34 1
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TV PSA: Pats/Colts, Gold Rush, Grey's Anatomy, Jersey Shore, Superstore, BBT, Good Place, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, Will & Grace, Mom, I Feel Bad, -- nm* - Beaker Oct 4, 03:55 1
- Station 19, Murphy Brown, L&O SVU, HTGAWM, SWAT, Grand Hustle, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 03:56
Cher Live in Brisbane, Here We Go Again Tour 2018 -- (link*) - Covington Oct 4, 03:36 [youtube] 3
- We're going to this in January. ugh -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 06:42
- Thanks! So it's the Classic Cher show with 3 ABBA songs replacing her normal setlist. I'm sort of meh on that. -- nm - MDH Oct 4, 06:11 1
  - Yes, but there's something wonderful about a stadium full of Aussies singing along to Fernando. - Covington Oct 4, 06:22
billion dollar idea, an uber type ap for handyman/maintenance work for apartments/offices - zeitgeist Oct 4, 00:35
Local food chat group is all excited about a new Asian place, food is ok, but they have bathrooms with HEATED toilet seats - zeitgeist Oct 3, 23:36
full size working LEGO BUGATTI CHIRON -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 3, 23:31 5
- If you consider what legos cost, buying the actual car might be cheaper -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 23:34 4
  - and it would certainly go faster -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 23:36 3
    - 30 KGH for the Lego, 400 MPH for the Bugatti -- nm - peglegpete Oct 4, 00:08 2
      - "Ow! .... Ow! .... Ow!!" -- nm - LEGO Bugatti crash cleanup crew Oct 4, 01:03 1
        
        heh -- nm - mud Oct 4, 05:28
We have rain !! -- nm* - Meg Oct 3, 23:04 1
- so do I !!!! -- nm - peglegpete Oct 4, 00:06
Heh, I found out that this machine gun has a nickname: "Ma Deuce". BMG M2 .50-cal -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 3, 22:57 [flickr]
I'm guessing this is a direct critique of Death Note. Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 3, 22:10
Fed Judge blocks WH plan to deport 30,000 disaster refugee residents quoting the Donald's Sh%thole countries to show animus/racial motives -- (link*) - zeitgeist Oct 3, 22:06 1
- Good. -- nm - Diva Oct 4, 03:48
Iain Glen gave up a bit of decent sized season 8 Game of Thrones spoiler in an interview. -- (link*) - peglegpete Oct 3, 21:21
Usmca Musca Mickey Mouse (... and given that it forces Canada to comply with copyright extensions, Mickey Mouse is directly relevant.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 21:17 5
- United States Marine Corps of America? -- nm - . Oct 3, 21:22 4
  - No the US-Mexico-Canada nafta thing -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 21:26 3
    - Let's just shorten it to Nafta. ;) -- nm - . Oct 3, 22:15 2
      - or "CAMUS" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 22:16 1
        
        Don't get all existensial on us now. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 4, 05:59
My parents' day so far: - Reagen Oct 3, 21:17 2
- 7 seems like a blessing after all that. Glad they arrived safe. -- nm - con_carne Oct 3, 21:21 1
  - (it's still over an hour until they land) -- nm - Reagen Oct 3, 21:30
But would you want your sister or daughter to marry one? - zeitgeist Oct 3, 21:00
Woooooo!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 20:33 5
- Let's Goooooooo! - Jovian Oct 3, 20:35 4
  - The next series is going to be a fun battle. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 20:48 3
    - Couldnt hope for anything better - Jovian Oct 3, 20:59 2
      - wait. this is the same exact AL teams from last year. just flipped. - Jovian Oct 3, 21:01 1
        
        Haha! Yup. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 21:02
Stanton! -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 20:13 5
- Did we get a distance on that yet? - Jovian Oct 3, 20:19 4
  - 443 feet -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 20:52 2
    - dang. nice. and that was the first time since July 4th that he and Judge homered in the same game. - Jovian Oct 3, 20:58 1
      - Stupid injuries. Let's hope they hit a bunch more together in the next series. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 21:01
  - I didn't notice -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 20:25
I don't think I ever knew that James Brolin and Jan Smithers used to be married -- nm - prayformojo Oct 3, 20:06 1
- Speaking of things we learned recently: I don't think I knew that Bram Stoker was Irish. Also, he apparently was the main source of the rumor - ralph wiggum Oct 3, 20:14
this consulting thing would be great if it weren't for the clients. current project basically: "could you please do this in a far more complicated - mafic Oct 3, 19:59 1
- Have always said life would be so much less complicated without customers ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 3, 20:32
WWE/MYC: Mekio Satumura and Mercedes Martinez had a moty -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 19:45
heh. The young actress in Day of the Soldado is going to be Dora the Explorer -- nm - prayformojo Oct 3, 19:45
Who do the Yankees play next? -- nm - Bacon Oct 3, 19:38 1
- Red Sox -- nm - eag Oct 3, 19:41
Luuuuuuuuuuke!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 19:30 2
- I f**king thought he had all of that. - Jovian Oct 3, 19:31 1
  - Me too. I seemed to hang up and slow down. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 19:33
DC Universe new Teen Titans show gets a season 2 -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 19:20 2
- I hope it goes darker in season two. -- nm - David, Frog Guy Oct 3, 19:28 1
  - Darker than, "F- Batman"? -- nm - Spawn Oct 3, 20:31
I'm training a new bookstore volunteer. She's here from Vietnam on a student visa. She addresses her emails to Mrs. Megan :/ - Meg Oct 3, 19:07 4
- Madam Meg -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 19:37 1
  - I'd settle for Ms. rather than Mrs. :) And I'm not entirely sure she knows my last name. I *think* it was on my original introduction email. -- nm - Meg Oct 3, 19:48
- every single email I had from anyone in Indonesia was to Mr. Patrick. there's a salutation in Bahasa that's basically for first names. - mafic Oct 3, 19:29 1
  - I know the Asian countries have a traditional respect for the older and superiors. I wasn't sure it held for the younger generation. - Meg Oct 3, 19:33
Kavanaugh's Yale roommate is pretty foxy. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 3, 19:06 8
- Donkey-Dong Doug? -- nm - Diva Oct 3, 20:07 2
  - Heh. I know people hate on Damon, but I love him. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 3, 20:09 1
    - Matt.Damon. -- nm - Spawn Oct 3, 20:32
- this one? -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 3, 19:56
- Don’t be such a mr. ogynist. -- nm - Dano Oct 3, 19:17 3
  - something something Irish obstetrician name. -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 20:52 1
    - "that's Dr. o'Gynist, thank you very much." -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 21:06
  - That doesn't make me wrong. :P nm - ralph wiggum Oct 3, 19:31
“Do Not Boof Happy Fun Report” is amazing. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:56
WAP? First I'd heard of this. Stores may start declining to accept reward credit cards. - Meg Oct 3, 18:55 6
- can you imagine going up to the register with several hundred bucks worth and being told sorry -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 19:10 5
  - I'd just leave. -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 19:24 1
    - Yep. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 19:27
  - Is there *anyone* any more that doesn't have a rewards card? - Meg Oct 3, 19:17 2
    - TV news said 92% of all CC purchases were on rewards cards (so the rest are corporate cards, and the few with bad credit using prepay ones??) - zeitgeist Oct 3, 19:59 1
      - And I can't see them discriminating against the ones with higher swipe fees. I know a lot of small businesses don't take Amex - but - Meg Oct 3, 20:20
Birds of Prey: Rosie Perez is Renee Montoya (Gotham PD and The Question) -- (link) - Remlik Oct 3, 18:49 4
- Oh, no, I can't believe that DC is messing this up. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 3, 20:51 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Oct 4, 02:54
- Oh... that is a misfire. *Way* too old. -- nm - Spawn Oct 3, 20:33
- Do not want! -- nm - David, Frog Guy Oct 3, 19:28
Glitter Pumpkin Butts Are the New Halloween Trend -- (link) - budice Oct 3, 18:48 8
- So this year the sexy Halloween costumes are not wearing one at all? -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 19:39
- Diamond Ass Pumpkins. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Oct 3, 19:14
- the glitter may wash off, butt some ladies will have months of the wrong paint slowly fading away -- nm - peglegpete Oct 3, 19:13
- Just one pump. -- nm - Roger More Oct 3, 19:13
- There are some places you just don't want glitter. -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 18:50
- You Won’t Want To Eat THIS Chocolate -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:50 2
  - That's a "puking pumpkin" I do not want to see. -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 18:51 1
    - nm -- nm* - Roger More Oct 3, 19:12

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