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Landing on Ryugu delayed until 2019. Need to stick the landing. -- (link) - oblique Oct 16, 06:07
new job ABCD: I have to go to a retreat for my new job weds and thurs. where do I have to go? - Mandy 95% Oct 16, 05:57 2
- This is a tough one. I think I'll go with C? -- nm - ty97 Oct 16, 06:06 1
  - your lack of desire to chant "sa sha mart! sa sha mart!" has been noted in your permanent file. -- nm - Mandy 95% Oct 16, 06:10
LOLz: OAK reportedly wants a 1st round pick in return for Amari Cooper. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:47 5
- BUF QB Josh Allen out a few weeks. - Strongbad Oct 16, 06:11 2
  - Peterman!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 16, 06:20 1
    - God, I hope so. -- nm - Diva Oct 16, 06:24
- Julio Jones' 707 receiving yards at the most in NFL History over first 6 games with 0 TD's -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:48
- Cooper Kupp: sprained MCL -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:47
Happy birthday, Dogbert! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 16, 05:43 6
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 16, 11:26
- Happy birthday -- nm - decline Oct 16, 06:28
- Woo! Happy Birthday Roomie! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 16, 06:23
- Happy Birthday Dogbert! -- nm - Andie Oct 16, 06:20
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Oct 16, 06:06
- Hope you have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:45
I do hope that someone from Astronauts is winning SuperFeud. - Will Hunting Oct 16, 05:42 1
- "If kilbo can do it, anyone can" - oblique Oct 16, 05:45
High school grad collages are interesting cultural artifacts. There are a couple of pioneers in 1982 and some holdouts in 1996, but you can - Reagen Oct 16, 05:36
I wonder when the same city* has won an MLB playoff game and MNF on the same night previouslt - prayformojo Oct 16, 05:17 2
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  - but what have they done for me lately! -- nm - Beaker Oct 16, 06:22
2 leagues only for me. 2nd Astro 5-1. Most points scored. $ppr league. 5-1 1st most points scored. *flexes* -- nm - CQ Oct 16, 05:17
ML Memorial 6-0, other 3 leagues combined 2-16 -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Oct 16, 05:13
Um.... Ha? -- (link) - Reagen Oct 16, 05:11
Mike Smith out as Bucs DC, replaced by Mark Duffner -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:08 1
- That's terrible. - Will Hunting Oct 16, 05:41
Super Feud 6 teams 4-2, 3 teams 3-3, 1 team 2-4, 1 team 1-5 and 1 team 0-6 -- nm* - Beaker Oct 16, 04:55 5
- 0-6 team advice. I am a huge Niner fan, but I don't draft a bunch of Niners. Fantasy and team fandom don't mix, Seahawk Boy ;) -- nm - Bacon Oct 16, 06:28 1
  - If you are a Patriot's or Chiefs Fan disregard this message at this time -- nm - Bacon Oct 16, 06:29
- ML Memorial: 1 6-0, 1 5-1, 1 4-2, 3 3-3, 2 2-4, 2 1-5 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 04:57
- Astronauts: 1 6-0, 1 5-1, 3 4-2, 2 3-3, 2 2-4, 3 1-5 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 04:57
- Caveman 4 teams 4-2, 6 teams 3-3, 1 team 2-4 and 1 team 0-6 -- nm* - Beaker Oct 16, 04:56
1-1 this week. I've been favoured in every matchup in Caveman 2-4; been the dog (pretty sure) in every Super Feud matchup 4-2 -- nm - Beaker Oct 16, 04:53 2
- 3-1, only loss Astronauts. 2 of my 4 teams with Most Points in the league. - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:00 1
  - Yay! I'm playing Crash during SEA bye week. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 16, 05:02
I'm struggling to see why Piers Morgan exists in this world -- (link) - LMS Oct 16, 04:37 3
- He's the kind of commentator who complains about political correctness, but couldn't live without it - Guigue Oct 16, 05:17
- Malign spirits breathing life into slime molds? - Reagen Oct 16, 04:45
- He’s also an Arsenal fan. How can anyone do that to themselves. Effin wanker -- nm - CQ Oct 16, 04:43
TV PSA: MLB, Hip Hop Awards, NBA, NCIS, The Connors, Flash, Gifted, Great American Read, Voice, Smackdown, Kids Are Alright, Below Deck, -- nm* - Beaker Oct 16, 03:08 3
- UK gets Bake Off, Suits and new drama Informer (trailer attached) -- (link) - LMS Oct 16, 04:26 [youtube]
- Black Lightning, FBI, Lethal Weapon, Challenge, Splitting Up Together, This is Us, Mayans MC, NCIS NO, Purge, The Rookie, Tosh.O, Blackish, -- nm* - Beaker Oct 16, 03:10 1
  - Jim Jeffries, New Amsterdam, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 16, 04:52
This is a fascinating thread on what Sears meant in the Jim Crow south. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 16, 03:00 1
- huh. that's really interesting -- nm - prayformojo Oct 16, 03:40
for the morning crew; mega lotto pool $2 tix 5 max $10 pot could reach 666m don't wait till last min - zeitgeist Oct 16, 02:54 5
- sent -- nm - JaxSean Oct 16, 06:27
- done! -- nm - Diva Oct 16, 06:24
- sent -- nm - decline Oct 16, 05:44
- I'm in, you should have something from me -- nm - Karl_S Oct 16, 05:14
- evil ;) -- nm - . Oct 16, 03:09
Have you ever tried blindfold archery?....you don't know what your missing -- nm - fb Oct 16, 02:48
friends telling their Paul Allen stories, this from a pretty good blues musician (how he came to owe the 3rd richest man $25) - zeitgeist Oct 16, 00:15 2
- another - zeitgeist Oct 16, 00:18 1
  - Good to hear the Cinerama still exists. Guy who ran it (owned it?) worked hard for years to insure its existence and keep it in good order. - . Oct 16, 03:09
Vampirates: Name Withheld vs Gadot was quite the barnburner! Gadot team seems legit--meanwhile, my 1st rd draft pick got me -19pts -- (edited) - Flavorize Oct 15, 22:37
Haunting of Hill House ep3 spoils - JaxSean Oct 15, 22:00 2
- Vague spoilers - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 22:15 1
  - lol - JaxSean Oct 15, 22:18
thr Republic of Doyle makes some great use of celtic/folk rock -- (link*) - crash davis Oct 15, 21:50 [youtube] 2
- That's pretty fun -- nm - Flavorize Oct 15, 23:51
- how about some newfoundlanders ? - gort Oct 15, 23:19 [youtube]
While I'm thinking about it: Counterpart S2 drops in December. If you haven't seen S1 yet, I strongly recommend. - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 21:26 [youtube] 2
- I watched the first couple episodes and marvelled at Simmons and then I lost track of it and didn't see the rest of it. - crash davis Oct 15, 21:29 1
  - He's sooooo good. And the show overall is an engaging cold war spy thriller. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 21:31
By the way, if they aren't criminals, I truly bear no ill will to any NFL player. I'd be quite nice to Tom Brady if I actually met him in person. - crash davis Oct 15, 21:24 3
- To your IM--Denied. Stricken from the record. I'll ask the jury to disregard Mr. Crash's testimony -- nm - Flavorize Oct 15, 22:35
- You could argue that the Patriot organization are criminals, though. - Spawn Oct 15, 21:59 1
  - I'm looking at the 49ers fans with Richard Sherman, and I want to make amends with karma :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 22:36
I think the Bella Twins honestly believe that they are good wrestlers who matter. - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 21:19 6
- Brie is not just bad, she’s dangerous. Nikki, however, has turned into a pretty good wrestler. -- nm - pmb Oct 15, 21:48 3
  - After all these years, I still don't know which is which. - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 21:56 2
    - Who's got the bigger chest? That's CenaBella. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 16, 05:51
    - Nikki’s had... enhancements. -- nm - Qale Oct 16, 04:31
- Cena Bella's stripper dance apparently summoned security guards. -- nm - Tim Oct 15, 21:27 1
  - Here's something I never thought I'd say. Bayley's new tights are hot. -- nm - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 21:38
Eye color cops. Why are Young Sheldon's eyes blue and Jim Parson's eyes are brown? - crash davis Oct 15, 21:07 5
- it's a side effect of the age reducing technology. that's not a kid, Young Sheldon is really played by Jim Parsons. -- nm* - peglegpete Oct 15, 22:19
- No way that kid grows up to look like Parsons either. -- nm - . Oct 15, 21:36
- J'accuse, CBS!!! nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 21:10
- Because Sheldon isn’t a real guy? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 15, 21:09 1
  - See the point of theses shows is for the viewer to suspend his disbelief and accept them as real or fake if they are like the Terminator or something. -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 21:10
Verbal Hands was a side project of the Talking Heads when Tina and her husband were touring their Tom Tom Club -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 20:40 1
- :-D -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 20:44
Canadian politics in a nutshell (probably also works for a few states) -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 15, 20:36 1
- someone different has canvassed my neighborhood every day for 2 weeks. I hate that they all have sheets with our names -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 20:51
That was blissfully unaware defense. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 15, 20:26
God dammit Richard Sherman - Amoxy Oct 15, 20:25 8
- What did I miss? -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 21:11 3
  - Stupid holding penalty on 3rd down that gave the Packers new life - Amoxy Oct 15, 21:28 2
    - No, I think Karma wanted you to have him -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 21:29 1
      - by you, I mean more Bacon and Pippy :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 21:33
- I can’t get use to him in the 49rs u inform. - Epiphany Oct 15, 20:50
- Yep -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:25 2
  - Fuck -- nm - Amoxy Oct 15, 20:26 1
    - Beathard int was brutal -- nm - Bacon Oct 15, 20:27
We all know Trump is pathologically self-absorbed, but here's example #3 billion and 6. Watch the umbrella. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 15, 20:21 3
- actually he's doing better, halfway to the copter they're walking together and he's sharing it, usually he walks ahead like he did the Queen -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 20:42 1
  - She grabbed his arm and pulled him in. -- nm - Mop Oct 15, 22:21
- I expected no less :(( -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 20:28
Okay but why did Thomas have on blue contacts in Haunting of Hill House? Hutton’s eyes aren’t that color -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 20:17 7
- Heh. I actually checked to see if they both had blue eyes. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 20:23 5
  - (Like when I was watching. Apparently we are both Eye Color Cop.) nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 20:24 4
    - Yeah. Thomas scenes are in daylight, Huttons are darker. They could have skipped it. No one would notice. It was often unnatural looking -- nm - Epiphany Oct 15, 20:52 3
      - I'm nerdy enough that I will sometimes check if two blue eyed characters have a brown eyed kid. For what end purpose, I couldn't tell you. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 21:00 2
        
        Punnet Squares are a thing!!! - Reagen Oct 16, 04:50
        
        Heh -- nm - Epiphany Oct 16, 04:42
- *waves hands in front of face* Aren’t they? Look again. -- nm - Very Drunk Nate Ford si Oct 15, 20:21
Carter who? -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 15, 20:14
from berytronning: congratulations, amanda, on the new job! and, whoa/wow, congratulations on new baby mafic! :D -- nm - b. Oct 15, 19:58
If Lie to Me and Bull are entries in the "trial specialist" genre, are there older shows in the same genre? -- nm - Max Oct 15, 19:52 8
- Not including shows about trial lawyers, like Perry Mason or Matlock? -- nm* - Roger More Oct 15, 20:23 1
  - (I can’t think of any, but it’s a more cynical take on the legal system than we see on network TV) -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 20:35
- I don’t think so, because the concept didn’t go mainstream until Oprah’s beef kerfuffle. - Beryllium Oct 15, 19:58 5
  - I disagree. John Grisham introduced the concept to the masses. -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 21:13 2
    - oh nevermind, Max already made my point -- nm - crash davis Oct 15, 21:13 1
      - But that’s about tampering, not analyzing. Lie to Me was analyzing. Haven’t seen Bull. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 23:39
  - I didn't plan this, but I note that Runaway Jury was released 15 years ago this week. -- nm - Max Oct 15, 20:04 1
    - I was going to amend my “E.g.” list to include strenuous juror selection, but iPhones are annoying. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 20:15
So what happens to the seahawks and Paul Allen's other teams, does he have heirs, do they get sold? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 15, 19:50 6
- I wonder if ownership could be held by a trust? - TWuG Oct 15, 20:17 1
  - Broncos have that. It's super messy right now kids are trying to take over, trust is shutting them down. -- nm - Flavorize Oct 15, 22:41
- That would depend on his will... -- nm - Ender Oct 15, 19:59
- there's a sister, at least. there was some speculation that they may have had a falling out - b. Oct 15, 19:55
- Crash Davis is currently getting a contingent group of wealthy donors to by the Seahawks and move them to Boise -- nm* - Bacon Oct 15, 19:52 1
  - good luck. Paul filed a will yesterday naming me as his sole heir. -- nm - peglegpete Oct 15, 19:58
I have returned to Space City, Bayou City, Clutch City, Screwston, and my absolute favorite Hustle-Town USA. -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 19:50 2
- I'm xxx boards behind, but I saw a bb post the other day about your trip. sorry it wasn't so nice, and I'm glad you made it home safely. *hugs* - b. Oct 15, 19:52 1
  - Hey thanks b. Yeah it was a real stink burger. There were some key elements that were good and quite needed. But hoooy boy. If I step foot in that - Qale Oct 15, 19:54
This is a good question. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 15, 19:48 1
- I saw that before and it's just spot on. *mwah* nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:48
I like how because of one nuclear reaction, Elias' gimmick is now just insulting the local sports teams. -- nm - Tim Oct 15, 19:37 1
- Shouldn’t he be making fun of each cities worst musical performers? -- nm - Qale Oct 15, 19:53
This is why I wouldn't be looking for a speaking part...seems I have very verbal hands...and tend to laugh at my own jokes... :) -- (link) - Meg Oct 15, 19:33 [youtube] 4
- this is great!! totally going to watch the whole thing later! :D -- nm - b. Oct 15, 19:38 3
  - It was part of a county history series at a local library and was fun to do, but seeing the video was a bit of a shock :) -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 19:41 2
    - I've found it's never comfortable to see or even just hear recordings of myself. from the several minutes I watched, you were good! - b. Oct 15, 19:46 1
      - So true. So many of them you wish they'd just hand out the report they're reading from and go home. - Meg Oct 15, 20:01
Look, let he or she among us who hasn't accidentally authorized a dismemberment cast the first stone. -- nm - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 19:30 13
- (Also: coincidentally, casting stones was Plan A before they had to revert to bone saw.) nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:33 1
  - It's appalling to joke about this at all, but since it could be a Franz Ferdinand situation, I don't know what else to do. -- nm - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 19:35
- *downs shot, avoids eye contact* -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 19:33
- So did you jump or did I ruin that scare for you? nm - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:32 9
  - Oh, right! (spoilers) - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 19:34 8
    - Spoilers - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:37 7
      - Oh and now that you've finished it, here is my one issue with the finale. (Spoilers, obvs) - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 19:47 4
        
        Spoilers -- (edited) - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 20:07 3
        
        So is your theory - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 20:21 2
        
        Season finale spoilers here and in wiggie's post - David Oct 15, 20:36 1
        
        Hmmm. (Spoilers for the season finale) - ralph wiggum Oct 15, 20:58
      - Spoilers - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 19:42 1
        
        The above post has spoilers for the season finale. Do NOT read if you haven't watched it. - Spawn Apparently Won a Bet Oct 15, 19:43

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