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Spoil me on tonight's Good Place ending. I got to [spoils inside} before my recording cut off - TWuG Nov 15, 18:27 3
- They (spoils) - Will Hunting Nov 15, 18:29
- ...and then the murders began -- nm - decline Nov 15, 18:28 1
  - *pulls the lever* -- nm - Chidi Nov 15, 18:33
Trish started Russel Wilson instead of Aaron Rodgers against me in PPR. -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 18:24
Yeah, that's easily the worst Potter movie. It's somewhere around B-/C+, utterly lacking the magic and heart of the first one. -- nm - David Nov 15, 18:23 1
- There's no magic? What the hell is it about then? -- nm - decline Nov 15, 18:26
This dude attempting to mock AO-C probably set a Twitter Ratio record before deleting the tweet (and becoming a meme). -- (link) - Tim Nov 15, 18:18 1
- Right? It's like the whole internet at once rose up and said "That! That is the worst Tweet!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 18:28
ancient meteor crater big enough to swallow Washington DC, has been found under Greenland's Hiawatha Glacier -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 15, 18:16 2
- Any aliens? -- nm - decline Nov 15, 18:27
- Interesting that they're considering a connection to the Younger Dryas. -- nm - Meg Nov 15, 18:21
Kim Porter, Diddy's ex-girlfriend and mother of his 3 children found dead in her bed. -- (link) - Meg Nov 15, 18:07
Woman arrested for not holding escalator handrail to be heard by Canadian Supreme Court -- (link) - Beaker Nov 15, 17:35 10
- In Soviet Russia, handrail holds you! -- nm - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 15, 18:04
- Then again, I'd love to have "stand right" enforceable by law or being smacked with an umbrella. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 17:38 8
  - I have come to realize that the majority of people are completely self absorbed and have lost their ability to be aware of others’ needs. -- nm - CQ Nov 15, 17:57 6
    - Hey friend. (PoGo stuff) - ralph wiggum Nov 15, 18:01 5
      - Are we 1 day away? -- nm - CQ Nov 15, 18:04 4
        
        Yep. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 15, 18:06
        
        Yes we are. Lucky egg activated. Thanks -- nm - CQ Nov 15, 18:05 2
        
        Woohoo! -- nm - CQ Nov 15, 18:08
        
        Booyah! :) nm - ralph wiggum Nov 15, 18:08
  - Here everyone obeys that on the subway, but it’s utter chaos as soon as you get into a shopping centre. -- nm - Roger More Nov 15, 17:55
Keeping Jones on my bench all year has paid off in my money ppr league. Connor, Barkley, and Jones is a solid triple play. -- nm - CQ Nov 15, 17:31
From b2: Obviously Jim Sterling playing the PS4 version of a Bethesda game is just trolling. Secondly, Fallout 4 is so good, 76 has it rough to start. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 17:30
SECRET STALKER - 2 DAYS LEFT TO SIGNUP!!! -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 17:28
EB Games $5 Fridays: a lot of Pokémon and Nightmare Before Christmas stuff....Hard Pass from me. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 15, 17:25
Fumble! -- nm - Amoxy Nov 15, 17:25
Federal government orders Canada Post to permanently cease delivery of controversial tabloid -- (link) - mud Nov 15, 17:10 1
- sightly ironic that the shortened URL for this is "deliver it" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:21
House: CA-39 turned Blue tonight -- (link*) - budice Nov 15, 17:06 18
- Story is going to be that tying her to Trump worked. And that's probably true. -- nm - con_carne Nov 15, 18:12
- And somehow this race has not been called yet, but it’s over. -- (link) - Tim Nov 15, 17:28 5
  - (and it was just called) -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 17:57
  - Rohrabacher lost by 5+ in the end. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 17:30
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    - The number of CDs that will beat their 2016 numbers is going to be impressive. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 17:34 1
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  - Still leaning GOP. -- (link) - Tim Nov 15, 17:16 8
    - Mia Love still hanging on, too. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 17:17 7
      - Yeah, I think that one goes Red in the end - Reagen Nov 15, 17:22 6
        
        And the Dem candidate has said he’ll oppose Pelosi for Speaker (I mean, it’s still Utah.) -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 17:33
        
        [reads IM] hmph .. OK -- nm - mud Nov 15, 17:30
        
        She is currently trailing by 1012 votes -- nm - eag Nov 15, 17:23 3
        
        yes, but there's tens of 000s left to count and they've been trending R. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 17:26 1
        
        But ...but - eag Nov 15, 17:43
        
        Also AZ SOS Hobbs who is he Dem up 13000 votes -- nm - eag Nov 15, 17:24
- There went the one new GOP Congressperson who would have been a minority female. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 17:08
Dan Haren won 153 games in his major league career, but he continues to rack up wins on Twitter. -- (link) - Tim Nov 15, 16:48 1
- Well played. -- nm - budice Nov 15, 16:49
Not a single flake until 2:30, still flurries at 3. Left work at 6:30 It took me an hour to get home. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 16:45 3
- I saw a disabled tanker truck in the middle lane of a highway, an SUV that had spun off the road, and a semi slow roll into a civic and start to push - decline Nov 15, 16:55 2
  - It’s taken my wife over two and a half hours to get to Norristown from center city. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Nov 15, 17:02 1
    - Ugh -- nm - decline Nov 15, 17:04
NFL idea for Special Teams injuries reductions - Mandatory Fair Catch on Kickoff or Punt Return. If ball hits ground, fair game. -- nm - budice Nov 15, 16:30 1
- Just give the team the ball on the 25. -- nm - amoxy Nov 15, 16:35
If you are cooking a turkey, have you bought it yet? Got mine today, frozen 10lb for just the wife and I -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 16:27 12
- I’m not cooking. Woohoo!! I’ll make a small dinner Wednesday night. We’re going to the zoo on Thanksgiving so we can heat up leftovers afterwards. -- nm - kelly Nov 15, 18:45
- For several years now I've been on the road (or in the air) on Thanksgiving. This year I'm flying down to Florida for my cruise. Dinner will be - Covington Nov 15, 18:37
- Bought it today but not likely to cook it for a while. I just now cooked a turkey breast I'd had in the freezer for months. -- nm - Meg Nov 15, 17:23
- yup. defrosted & cut up for whatever way I want to cook part of it. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 16:51 3
  - Can you dry age a turkey? -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 17:14 2
    - yes -- (link) - peglegpete Nov 15, 17:21 1
      - Yum -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 17:29
- Even when we cook at home we don't do turkey, we've done standing rib roast, a couple ducks -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 16:38
- man, is it weird thanksgiving already? -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 16:36
- Not cooking this year. Heading to Jake's Famous Crawfish (and then Powell's Books afterwards). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:31 2
  - I love Jakes. Powells open on turkey day? -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 16:32 1
    - Yep! Thanksgiving and Christmas Day both. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:36
For those interested, here are the near-final drawings for the kitchen in the ADU-yet-to-be-constructed, starting with the floor plan ... -- (pic) - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:27 [Attachment] 7
- This might be a sore subject, but - Strongbad Nov 15, 16:35 4
  - Not a terribly sore subject. Now that time has passed, the wounds have scabbed over sufficiently. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:45 3
    - Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 15, 16:46 2
      - I'm seriously thinking of writing a book about this experience. - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:55 1
        
        this is why you have to watch Grand Designs. You have simple fixes compared to a lot of what goes wrong in the UK. be thankful you were not stopped - peglegpete Nov 15, 17:29
- And an elevation of the back wall ... -- (pic) - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:29 [Attachment] 1
  - And an elevation of the kitchen peninsula. -- (pic) - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:30 [Attachment]
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- workers had toiled late into the night for days on end to recount their votes, saw it all amount to nothing when state officials rejected the tally as -- nm - too late. Nov 15, 19:20
- No. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:49
- I don't even understand the article- did they avoid a recount or is there a recount? -- nm - Max Nov 15, 16:34 1
  - Yes. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 15, 17:31
- No, next question? - Super Daddy Princess Nov 15, 16:27
WWE Funko pop of Ronda revealed...Becky responds... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 15, 16:16 5
- That's great :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:19
- Right now, they are the main event of WrestleMania. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:52 3
  - yup. IN fact...if I'm fantasy booking...make Ronda heel after Rumble...and if her friends in NXT besides Shayna are any good... - Remlik Nov 15, 17:18 1
    - They are clearly building to a Horsewomen match, just need to make Ronda a heel. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 17:19
  - It's kind of crazy that it took leukemia to end Roman's WM main even streak. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 16:56
Betts and Yelich cruise to MVP wins. (28 and 29 firsts) -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:03 3
- The dude that voted against deGrom was upset he didn't win more games. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 16:07 2
  - Wilbon? -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 17:21
  - That’s hysterical - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:15
So, I clapped my hands trying to my kid moving for bed...awkwardly hot my thumb and I think I broke something - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:01 4
- Eating will cure it -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 16:06
- My right shoulder has been fucked up for a month because I tried to skip a stone - Reagen Nov 15, 16:06 1
  - All these pleasures are yours - except your past. Attempt no recreation of your youth. -- nm - HAL2018 Nov 15, 16:11
- ooh, what if it's compartment syndrome? -- nm - Max Nov 15, 16:03
Read George RR Martin’s Beautiful 800-Page Apology for the Sixth Game of Thrones Book Delay -- (link) - Reagen Nov 15, 15:59 2
- fat lotta good that's gonna do for all those prisoners who rioted -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 16:10 1
  - Ha! nm - ralph wiggum Nov 15, 17:23
TV PSA: Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, Jersey Shore, NBA, Supernatural, Superstore, BBT, Packers/Seahawks, Good Place, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 15:44 3
- Legacies, Will & Grace, Mom, Murphy Brown, I Feel Bad, HTGAWM, L&O SVU, SWAT, The Wine Show, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 15:44 2
  - I've never seen more than a minute of Station 19 - is anyone here watching and recommends it? -- nm - Max Nov 15, 16:02 1
    - the wife isn't a fan, but watches cause watches Grey's -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 17:21
so destiny 2 question - tRuMaN Nov 15, 15:43 2
- what's the second question? -- nm - decline Nov 15, 16:38
- Yes. You can get all 3 quests done if you haven't gotten it yet. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 15:51
what I learned yesterday: getting to Johns Hopkins from I95 North is *nuts*. It took me about 45 minutes to go the ~5 miles once I got off the highway - prayformojo Nov 15, 15:41
I need a nap -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 15, 15:21 5
- How was the cruise? -- nm - Covington Nov 15, 15:43 4
  - good. things I learned - tRuMaN Nov 15, 15:45 3
    - Good now you are ready to go with Jax Meg Jenbro and me in a year. -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 18:18
    - I'm glad you enjoyed it. - Covington Nov 15, 18:16
    - Nice. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 15:53
New Vegas Residency in March 2019 - Robbie Williams. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 15:16 2
- That sounds intriguing enough to warrant its own trip to Vegas. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 15:54
- I hope he enjoys your stay. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 15:23
If we have an ST Charter debate, can we get one of those cool sliding block vote tally boards like in 1776? - Baron Dresden, Wizard Nov 15, 15:12 6
- RUM!! for all. I'm buying -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 15:23
- Is this going to require a lot of thinking ? - amoxy Nov 15, 15:21 1
  - "I was told there would be no math involved in counting the votes." -- nm - Max Nov 15, 15:22
- Ooh, can I be MacNair? -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Nov 15, 15:19
- I support this proposal. - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 15:17 1
  - Actually, I take that back. I may be the only certified parliamentarian on ST, so I will recuse myself from all issue-based discussions and debates. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 15:52
Work closed at 1:30. I got home around 5:50. -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 15:02 4
- Did your cats even give a damn? -- nm - Bacon Nov 15, 16:06
- Ran a marathon on the way home? -- nm - budice Nov 15, 15:06 2
  - A time of 4:20 would be awesome. -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 15:10 1
    - exactly -- nm - budice Nov 15, 15:10
I think I want a google home hub. do you think I'm crazy? -- nm - amanda Nov 15, 14:59 9
- I'm tending toward one for the ADU-still-under-construction. - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 15:18 6
  - I switched to google home just after I switched to android. for my uses, google is better. I want google homehub mainly for kitchen reasons. - amanda Nov 15, 15:33 5
    - For kitchen reasons = "Ok Google, where's my kitchen?" -- nm - decline Nov 15, 16:40
    - I'd watch a show called Kitchen Reasons. -- nm - Max Nov 15, 16:12 2
      - speaking of "I'd watch a show," have we seen this? -- (link) - amanda Nov 15, 17:01 1
        
        Also here is a three second video of chubs being mad at me. -- (link) - Amanda Nov 15, 17:11 [youtube]
    - I'm now even more intrigued. - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 16:10
- Make sure stuff is compatible, otherwise its a tablet -- nm - budice Nov 15, 15:07
- Nope. -- nm - David Nov 15, 15:02
Tim, feel free to return that and get something else. - David Nov 15, 14:56
Trump to visit California to assess bad forest management -- (link) - con_carne Nov 15, 14:51 5
- They used to have forest and now they have no forests! Terrible management! -- nm - Trump Nov 15, 16:14
- he also told his aides he wanted to go to the Nelson Institute in Santa Barbara. they had to explain to him it isn't real. -- nm - peglegpete Nov 15, 15:07
- Make sure he visits the Santa Susanna Nuclear Lab site. -- nm - Meg Nov 15, 15:05
- If he comes up north, wonder if he will fly into Chico. -- nm - amoxy Nov 15, 15:04
- "Mattingly. Shave those sideburns." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 14:55
Vudu mix-and-match 3 titles in UHD for $14.99. -- (link) - Mop Nov 15, 14:49 2
- Will these only play at 4K, or can you watch lower-res on some devices? -- nm - GregW Nov 15, 15:07 1
  - You can watch in lower res. Only one of my TVs is 4K. The others get the HDX choice instead. -- nm - David Nov 15, 15:17
The Olympic plebiscite in Calgary tracked very well with neighbourhood income - Reagen Nov 15, 14:44 1
- Rich people can afford tickets and extra winter clothes. And souvenirs. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 14:54

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