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So yeah, Survivor (spoils) - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:53 8
- last night I told todd that if she's around after next week, I might skip watching until she goes. she is *so* offensive and clueless spoiler - Mandy 95% Oct 11, 06:59
- Hm? Did someone say "sexy mailmen"? -- nm - Eleanor Shellstrop Oct 11, 06:57
- preach on. We do a survivor pool in my family every year. (spoilers) - oblique Oct 11, 06:54 5
  - also, todd, jz, and I do a "gut reaction winner pick based on photos only" -- you can pick up to two people. - Mandy 95% Oct 11, 07:00
  - you should try the game I created! if interested I can send you the excel file -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 06:56 3
    - does it involve jello shots and running down the street only wearing giant clown shoes? -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:57 2
      - just a more elaborate pool that uses all the cast members :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 06:59 1
        
        those could be enhancements for next time then! -- nm - decline Oct 11, 07:01
Kanye West will be joined by Kid Rock at White House visit today -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:53 1
- I assume Nugent is busy. Is it deer season? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 11, 07:04
finally! I bought an ARC of the book I wanted (some moron listed it for $10 with free shipping. I kept getting outbid previously.) -- nm - Mandy 94% Oct 11, 06:42 2
- everything's coming up Mandy95! - yes 95% (138/8) -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 06:46 1
  - stop it! I'd like to thank the academy, god, and peter swanson for this honor. -- nm - Mandy 95% Oct 11, 06:51
The WWE-ification of UFC -- (link) - Beaker Oct 11, 06:38
2 years into this admin and there aren't even *nominees* for Ambassador to Turkey or Saudi Arabia - as they try to deal with Khashoggi murder -- (link) - decline Oct 11, 06:37
The Best Songs in the (Fictional) Universe -- (link) - Beaker Oct 11, 06:28 10
- Lost Stars -- nm - Dano Oct 11, 06:56
- SCOTTY DOESN'T KNOW!!!!! -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 06:52 1
  - Best cameo ever. -- nm - Shaun Oct 11, 06:54
- One of our favorites is It Is You from Shrek. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 11, 06:51
- I'm kinda thinking Lose Yourself could have been in there too. nm - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:46
- their #1 is spot on imo -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 06:40
- They left off My Lovely Horse by Father Ted & Dougal. -- nm - LMS Oct 11, 06:40
- Plavalaguna's performance in Fifth Element. Done. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Oct 11, 06:38 1
  - And nothing from Hedwig. For shame. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Oct 11, 06:49
- No "Heal Me, I'm Heartsick?" Lame. -- (link*) - Shaun Oct 11, 06:31 [youtube]
i discovered a new housewares site. I want all new cutlery. I cannot afford (nor do i need) all new cutlery. -- (link) - Andie Oct 11, 06:27 9
- that's some cool stuff -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:29 8
  - yet my go-to is walmart, buy whatever is cheapest and doesn't feel cheap in my hand -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 06:38 7
    - Keto talk - Epiphany Oct 11, 06:46 6
      - heh. I haven't made it for a while. Still on the meat/cauli rotations. Weighed in at 209 this morning. Really really want to break that 200 mark - oblique Oct 11, 06:51 1
        
        keep grinding! You will get there. They call it onederland - haa - 1 der land - get it? LOL. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 11, 06:56
      - also - your face is getting thinner. not sure guys even care about that but you look lighter in general -- nm - Epiphany Oct 11, 06:49 3
        
        thanks :) I went clothes shopping with my son on Monday while he was home. Had to buy all new size L shirts for winter as I cleaned out my closet - oblique Oct 11, 06:53 1
        
        Awesome!! You are doing all the hard work - its paying off. -- nm - Epiphany Oct 11, 06:57
        
        he's gonna be able to fly soon -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:52
EIT just called. I let them go to voicemail. -- nm - Mandy 94% Oct 11, 06:21 4
- I'm nervous! What did the vm say?!? -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:22 3
  - Transcription -- (pic) -- (link*) - amanda Oct 11, 06:24 [Attachment] 2
    - The suspense is killing us! - Andie Oct 11, 06:25 1
      - !! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 11, 06:36
Canadians: One of Canada’s richest families has confirmed that it is embroiled in a legal feud between father and daughter -- (link) - Beaker Oct 11, 06:20 1
- Elfriede? -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:56
I'm seeing Ben Wheatley's new film tonight (as I haven't suffered enough). -- nm - LMS Oct 11, 06:07 2
- Oh, Nutcracker is better than the trailer. 3D for it pretty good too and worth it. -- nm - budice Oct 11, 06:12 1
  - Sadly it's not Nutcracker, this is Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (original title Colin You Anus) - LMS Oct 11, 06:15
This isn’t quite the Firefly rant, but it’s... well it’s something. -- (link) - mafic Oct 11, 05:57 3
- oh, i can't read this. not this early in the morning. -- nm - colin Oct 11, 06:06 2
  - I could only make it through the 1st paragraph -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:07 1
    - I stopped as soon as I saw the link title -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 06:08
A Soyuz rocket launch went FUBAR aborting a mission to the ISS. They've suspended the program while they figure out what went wrong. ISS has 3 months - decline Oct 11, 05:51 1
- this after the drilled hole... -- nm - SyrDragon Oct 11, 06:57
I can't tell anyone this so I'm telling you. - Mandy 94% Oct 11, 05:40 3
- PICS???????? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 11, 06:04
- I hope it's live tweeted for posterity -- nm - decline Oct 11, 05:51 1
  - right? -- nm - Andie Oct 11, 06:25
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- Do people there even read the NYTimes? - Super Daddy Princess Oct 11, 06:10 2
  - You joke - but I'm going to say - on a large scale. No - they don't. nm -- nm - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:19
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- Gonna be an interesting race. Right now, they're slamming her for being rich. I heard on the news yesterday though... - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:02 11
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  - They’re trying the same tactic against Beto now since the other stuff didn’t stick. -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 06:03 9
    - The worst part of it is they're claiming that she and her husband got rich because of all the money she's funneling to them... - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:07 8
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        Yep. I know this November is about the big picture - and if Dems really come out and vote and take the Senate - that's what's the most important... - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:18 5
        
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        I have to figure out a way to vote more than once. nm - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:31 3
        
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        My son's professor canceled classes for that day so he can stay home and vote. nm - AB-raham Lincoln Oct 11, 06:46 1
        
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      - in one of the house races here they're bashing Wallace because he inherited his wealth -- nm - decline Oct 11, 06:09
TV PSA: Eagles/Giants, Grey's Anatomy, Jersey Shore, Supernatural, Superstore, BBT, Good PLace, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, Will & Grace, Station 19, -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 03:10 1
- Mom, I Feel Bad, Murphy Brown, L&O SVU, HTGAWM, SWAT, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 03:13
the seven deadly sins as developed/coopted/embellished by the internet -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 11, 02:39 1
- does this make Reddit Hell? -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 05:28
the first (and so far only) cat to receive a front-page obituary in The Stage. - crash davis Oct 11, 01:01
Rewatching Expanse, a quote jumped out at me - Beryllium Oct 10, 23:49
Indiana Man Posts News Story From April On October 10th Of GOP Candidate Who Got Crushed In The May Primary -- (link) - crash davis Oct 10, 22:30 [Backboard] 9
- Less posts about Pete, more about me, the hero you worship! -- nm - David Oct 10, 22:47 7
  - King of the north! King of the North! -- nm - Amoxy Oct 10, 23:13 4
    - So far, that hasn't worked out all that well for any of the Kings of the North. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 10, 23:20 2
      - *Aunt* Queen! - David Oct 10, 23:22 1
        
        I've noticed the women who aren't my relatives tend to die real easily. -- nm* - Jon Oct 10, 23:31
    - :P -- nm - David Oct 10, 23:17
  - To be a hero you need a nemesis to vanquish. I'm trying to see if Indiana Man can be a proper foe. -- nm - crash davis Oct 10, 23:01 1
    - He can't even be honest about the quality of Green Lantern. -- nm - David Oct 10, 23:17
- Oh, Indiana Man. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 10, 22:44
I want to register for this program but I want to do it when Jennifer Perry is the featured expert - and they can't tell me when that will be :( - Meg Oct 10, 22:20 7
- This is wild, its not too terribly far from my town. I didn't know there was a monastery there. Its already waitlisted for next year -- (link) - crash davis Oct 10, 22:58 2
  - So many great programs,it's hard to chose.The Cahokia trip last year was wonderful -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 23:07 1
    - I did not realize how extensive their offerings were until now. -- nm - crash davis Oct 10, 23:13
- contact Jen and ask her. -- nm* - peglegpete Oct 10, 22:33 2
  - I'll likely do that in the new year. She's on my list for scholarship information at the end of January :) -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 22:40 1
    - I don't know Don Morris but his credentials are impressive. -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 22:42
- Hmm, she's a college professor and none of the programs align with spring break so maybe June. -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 22:30
Three words - Amoxy Oct 10, 22:08 2
- Is it as painful the second time around? I've actually never rewatched that episode. -- nm - crash davis Oct 10, 22:35 1
  - It was more brutal for me this time -- nm - Amoxy Oct 10, 22:59
There was a joke on the backboards about Eel O'Brien. I couldn't place the DC character until just now, after finishing watching Doctor Strange - Beryllium Oct 10, 21:46 4
- Brave & Bold #76. one if the truly awful Neal Adams covers. -- (pic) - peglegpete Oct 10, 22:04 [Attachment]
- me. David Bautista said he wanted to join Suicide Squad and I said please don't let him be Eel. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 22:00 2
  - Cheetah is in the next WW, get her. Mantra in Aquaman, get him. Use/show Riddler as the genius he is-maybe he's who they all go against--Deadshot, Grundy - Flavorize Oct 10, 22:19 1
    - How about a movie where Riddler is the hero? - Beryllium Oct 10, 22:28
Re: B2--I like when Jovian gives a movie a great rating--he's usually on the nose for good action flicks. -- nm - Flavorize Oct 10, 21:27
Vampirates: Week 6: Gal Godot Kicks Ass vs Name Withheld! Get the popcorn! That's going to be good! [Krusty v Wind Gap too!] - Flavorize Oct 10, 21:20
This rumor sucks - TWuG Oct 10, 20:40 1
- Oof -- nm - Flavorize Oct 10, 21:21
I found a slightly-funny group of islands in BC on google maps today. -- (pic) - Beryllium Oct 10, 20:36 [Attachment] 9
- what's your point? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 21:59 3
  - "math makes me angry", says Anger Island -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 22:05 2
    - Also, Anger Island is 250km away from Bella Coola… which is sort of close enough to be where Bruce Banner was hiding out at the end of Incredible Hulk -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 22:07 1
      - that makes it plane -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 00:50
- So you really can off on a tangent. -- nm - . Oct 10, 21:01 1
  - very nice! -- nm - Flavorize Oct 10, 21:32
- funny? I find them obtuse :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 20:49 1
  - Well done! -- nm - Flavorize Oct 10, 21:32
- That's pretty good--I bet they have fierce rivalries--daughters can't marry sons from the other islands, etc -- nm - Flavorize Oct 10, 20:49
catch-and-release fishing is extremely harmful to fish. -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 10, 20:28 3
- Without reading the linked article I'll go ahead and assume it's less harmful than batter dipping and deep fat frying them. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 10, 20:38 1
  - it's about equal. the hooks destroy their mouths and how they eat. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 20:51
- It would be interesting to take all the online arguments that this study spawns and use them to write future-horror about humans instead of fish. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 20:32
Well, this should fix *everything*. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 10, 20:19 1
- I was under the impression he didn’t need to do anything, and could have just sat on it. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Oct 11, 04:41
John Wick is a ballet. A death ballet. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 10, 20:18
Johnny Depp confirmed he's returning for Fantastic Beasts 3 -- nm - budice Oct 10, 19:54 11
- johnny depp is the reason I will never see fantastic beasts 2 or 3. -- nm - Mandy 94% Oct 11, 05:50
- Is he the first non-english to play a wizard in the Harry Potter universe? -- nm - Amoxy Oct 10, 20:38 4
  - No. At the very least, a Bulgarian played Viktor Krum. -- nm - Ender Oct 11, 04:54
  - They so need to get Kevin Costner -- nm - Flavorize Oct 10, 20:51 2
    - For when they go out west -- nm - Remlikindle 2.0 Oct 10, 20:55 1
      - or need a sports shaman. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 20:56
- I fully expect him to come back for Pirates 6 as well, since that's a cool $75M for him. -- nm* - MDH Oct 10, 20:02 4
  - That's Disney though - eag Oct 10, 20:04 3
    - Pirates 5 made a profit of $300M, they'll want him back. -- nm - MDH Oct 10, 20:05 2
      - Wonder how fast he'll spend that paycheck? -- nm - . Oct 10, 20:06 1
        
        all the red wine isn't going to drink itself you know. -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 05:51
I listened to a political interview today at the dentist (I wanted hurricane coverage, but CBC had to ruin it) -- (edited) - Beryllium Oct 10, 19:54 2
- Or maybe fine one particular politician? - . Oct 10, 20:06 1
  - I like the cut of your jib. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 20:30
"You no nothing, Jon Snow" -- nm - Amoxy Oct 10, 19:49
Mom is watching Criminal Minds, all is lost again. -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 19:41
Ijust had a paleo/vegan coconut butter cup. Somehow they f'ed up the chocolate on it. The coconut part was good. - . Oct 10, 19:40
Some pretty incredible footage from Panama City from a drone flying above and then *through* a destroyed basketball arena -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 10, 19:40 1
- "Not for broadcast" -- (link) - Spawn Oct 10, 20:22
Sexy disappointing everyone I care about -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 19:39
Asia opening in the deep red. NIKKEI down 4% -- nm - Bacon Oct 10, 19:31 1
- ... maybe someone is strategically tanking the markets prior to the election. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 20:01
[an error occurred while processing this notch] -- nm - Qale Oct 10, 19:27
Word. -- nm - budice Oct 10, 19:25

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