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I think I got a good Christmas pic this year. My kids are getting all grows up. -- (pic) - CQ Dec 6, 14:36 [Attachment] 5
- Great pic of your beautiful kids! - Krusty Dec 6, 15:10
- *likes -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 15:07
- very nice -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 14:54
- how did they grow so much?! -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 14:47
- wow, so big! -- nm - Andie Dec 6, 14:43
"Who wants to look like a big fat pig?" "Get off fat jokes!" "Uh, two Jews...no...Syria..plppt. Politics! Politics politics politics politics! Yes!" - Comicus dies at the Palace Dec 6, 14:36 [youtube]
WWE: BEcky Lynch Royal Rumble meet and greet sells out in 90 seconds. -- nm - Remlik Dec 6, 14:20 2
- I thought Bayley would be the female Cena but they made Becky the female Stone Cold -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 15:02
- She also will be at Ace Comic Con 2 weeks before Royal Rumble also in Phoenix -- (edited) - eag Dec 6, 14:27
ugh, my dad's wife texting me a million questions about lung cancer. - groiny Dec 6, 14:07 2
- This sucks so much, I can't even imagine. I'm so sorry. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 14:48
- Sorry. -- nm - pmb Dec 6, 14:45
With the tree in place for 4 days, we're finally getting around to decorating it tonight - prayformojo Dec 6, 14:00 3
- Doctor Who Weaping Angel tree toper? -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 14:55
- Me too! Our tree got brought home Sunday. No lights, no ornaments. We just have a tree in a stand in the living room. -- (edited) - Andie Dec 6, 14:05
- Is said angle one which would suggest the tree is leaning away from you as you approach with an ornament? - Max Dec 6, 14:04
Paste Magazine with the the Top 25 comics and graphic novels... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 6, 13:39
How did I not know about this until yesterday? -- (link) - oblique Dec 6, 13:27 [youtube] 3
- Because you don’t follow Jessica Lowndes on Instagram? -- nm - Volnelk Dec 6, 13:54
- But there was no punchline. There was no punchline! -- nm - PneuroTrip Dec 6, 13:40
- Ralphie from A Christmas Story is Ming Ming the elf in Elf? Yeah, I KNOW?! RIGHT?! -- nm - Mop Dec 6, 13:29
Utah man arrested after hammering tool resembling ice pick through housemate’s genitals -- (link) - Mop Dec 6, 13:22 10
- "A girl's gotta have her standards." -- nm - Real Genius Dec 6, 13:36 4
  - There's more than a slight difference between "with" and "through" -- nm - JD Dec 6, 14:30 3
    - Sometimes these little setbacks are just what we need to take a giant step forward. Right, Utah man? -- nm - Max Dec 6, 14:41 2
      - Let's just take a step back... No wait, take a step forward... Now take a step back... And a step forward. - JD Dec 6, 14:52 1
        
        Very underrated film. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 6, 15:16
- "who sought medical attention the next morning." - JaxSean Dec 6, 13:27 3
  - ...when his handcuffs were removed. -- nm - Mop Dec 6, 13:29 2
    - But, that's not what it says. - JaxSean Dec 6, 13:33 1
      - maybe it just took him that long to walk there -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 13:34
- talk about going from excitement to disappointment in record time. - groiny Dec 6, 13:24
Pete Shelly of the Buzzcocks has died -- (link) - Remlik Dec 6, 13:20 1
- :-[ -- nm - mud Dec 6, 13:22
... well, let's file this under "free speech", I guess. Yikes. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 6, 13:11
Lifetime Christmas movies (the poor man's Hallmark Christmas movies) are between $0.99 and $4.99 at Vudu. -- (link) - Mop Dec 6, 13:06 7
- ha! "poor man's Hallmark Christmas movie" - like, these burgers are so bad even McDonalds wouldn't have'em! -- nm - mud Dec 6, 13:22
- dollars to donuts David already owns a complete set -- nm - decline Dec 6, 13:08 5
  - Nah, theirs suck. -- nm - David Dec 6, 13:14
  - He has one TiVo dedicated to the Hallmark Channel. -- nm - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 13:10 3
    - We cut the cable. TiVo is no more. -- nm - David Dec 6, 13:15 1
      - Did that show up in their quarterly report? -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 13:17
    - "what the - OHMYGOD!" - When David accidentally brought the David Backyard Adventures TiVo instead of the Hallmark Channel TiVo to the Xmas party. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 6, 13:13
what kind of evil dumbass corrupt asshole is William Barr (rumored AG appointee) he must be if Donny is considering him -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 13:02
MMA: Dana says he got Rachael Ostovich's consent before he booked Greg Hardy to the Jan 19 card. - Strongbad Dec 6, 12:54 1
- "I walked her through this situation." A decent person doesn't need to walk a battered employee through that situation - Will Hunting Dec 6, 13:18
Kevin Hart? He's one of those long lost Hart Brothers, right? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 6, 12:53 1
- This would make for a good movie concept if it wasn't so tragic. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 12:56
I don't know if listening to music more often has improved my emotional state or if my improving emotional state is due to listening to music ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 12:47 10
- Biffy Clyro. y'all need to get with the program. -- (link) - JaxSean Dec 6, 14:26
- the latest New Order release is damn good. -- nm - Remlik Dec 6, 14:14
- I’m sinking into Greta Von Fleet and a little Bell X1. -- nm - CQ Dec 6, 14:07
- Robyn, Regrettes, The Interrupters -- nm - JD Dec 6, 13:16
- domino's falling is also a very pleasant soothing sound -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 6, 13:04 [youtube]
- No clue why, but this post gave me an 'All The Lovers' earworm so thanks -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 13:02
- Delvon Lamarr organ trio, local boy making it, now playing international jazz fests, Italy, spain, germany -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 12:50
- I have actually been listening to a lot of Beetle's, lately. Started on Thanksgiving. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 12:49 1
  - Beatles cover band? -- nm - Andie Dec 6, 13:16
- I've been alternating between Imagine Dragons and Thirty Seconds to Mars a lot lately. nm - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 12:48
"This is on the audience" - right. So in other words, it's OK if he loses the Oscar gig. - Beryllium Dec 6, 12:45
Want Blackkklansman UHD/4K digital for $5? FandangoNOW is offering 50% off Golden Globe nominees. It transfers across MA. -- (link) - Mop Dec 6, 12:44 2
- It's actually coming up $7.50 (as are all those other titles). So, to sum up, $7.50 for current UHD digital titles. -- nm - Mop Dec 6, 12:48
- Thanks! -- nm - David Dec 6, 12:45
$5 Fridays (nothing jumps out at me...but I WILL be getting the Bob Ross game for the oldest) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 6, 12:42 2
- $4.99 for you :) -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 14:56
- Maybe I'll fluke out and the pack will be in the rotation again soon. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 13:47
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the very best of the Smash Bros. series. - Kotaku review -- (link) - Beaker Dec 6, 12:39 1
- So wait, the newest game is also the best game and just in time for Christmas? - Spawn Dec 6, 12:42
ty, I don't believe in censorship. Even if someone is saying something I loathe. - Spawn Dec 6, 12:36 51
- Jesus, we're still holding people "accountable" for 8-year-old attempts at Twitter humor? -- nm - Ender Dec 6, 14:48 1
  - How do we think it could work otherwise? - Reagen Dec 6, 14:58
- If I believed Hart should be dismissed from his gig, I’d have to believe I could be dismissed from my own for my novels. So, enjoy the show Kevin. -- nm - Qale Dec 6, 14:17
- Creative freedom is great and necessary. But a lot of people use it as a shield from criticism - Reagen Dec 6, 12:56 6
  - Every once in a while, those unfunny comedians figure their shit out. Should they then be punished for their previous unfunniness? - Beryllium Dec 6, 13:00 5
    - He was selling out stadiums at this time. He wasn't some obscure nightclub dude. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 13:03 3
      - Well, then, he has a bigger hill of contrition to climb. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 13:06 2
        
        Maybe he's gotta turn into some kind of Contrisyphus. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 13:08 1
        
        It's probably best we don't mention Sisyphus around him lest that set off his insecurities. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 14:27
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- And the government hasn't arrested him or taking away his right to say what he wants, so he's not being censored. -- nm* - ty97 Dec 6, 12:41 40
  - This is where I come down. I don't believe in censorship (narrowly defined), but private entities don't have to put up with ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 12:49 27
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      - A lot of people I talk to on a daily basis -- a lot of whom are pretty smart, well-informed folks. - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 13:56 1
        
        Actually, here is a decent guest column in HuffPost -- from an English professor at UCF -- laying out the arguments that I hear quite a lot. - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 14:37
      - There's censorship and there's self-censorship which is about not saying the joke I want to make because people will boo me and call me racist/sexist/ - Roger More Dec 6, 12:54 23
        
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        Right - that's what we do every day of our lives. But we also have different rules for artists (including comedians) who we encourage to comment on - Roger More Dec 6, 13:06 16
        
        Right. I often think of a Louis CK bit (if we can still talk about him). Actually one of many because he was brilliant at walking the line. It was - pmb Dec 6, 14:01
        
        part of it is that it's so weak a joke as to seem just like a genuine opinion of his. - Reagen Dec 6, 13:12 12
        
        It's just boy talk. Locker room talk. -- nm - Melania Dec 6, 13:41
        
        I feel it is different, when your job is to make people laugh, a big part of that is making them kind of uncomfortable. - groiny Dec 6, 13:14 10
        
        Speaking about Hart's jokes specifically, they're more about making his audience comfortable. - Roger More Dec 6, 13:25 4
        
        But his jokes are not making those people uncomfortable. They are confirming the way those people think. - ty97 Dec 6, 13:28 2
        
        That's... what I said. Maybe you meant to reply to groiny? -- nm* - Roger More Dec 6, 13:31
        
        Which is my point. It is not *his* responsibility to not make that $. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 13:31
        
        thing is, Twitter makes everyone the audience. -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 13:27
        
        But it wasn't just his sets, it was his tweets. Dude has some issues with the topic of gay for real. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 13:25 4
        
        some people do. - groiny Dec 6, 13:29 3
        
        "you're not his audience" falls away as an excuse when you're trying to attract a larger audience. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 14:06 2
        
        at the time of the tweets, he needed the publicity, now not so much. - groiny Dec 6, 14:09 1
        
        "we become who we pretend to be" -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 14:11
        
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        yes -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 13:07
        
        "hey boss, you're an asshole! Sorry, I just don't believe in censorship." -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 12:57 4
        
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        I don't understand why we're constantly re-litigating things no one disagrees with. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 13:04 1
        
        "I strenuously agree." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 13:05
        
        Is baconization a form of censorship? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 13:01
  - Agreed. I am saying we have no right to tell him to censor himself. We have a right to ignore him if we do not like what he says. Which is exactly... - Spawn Dec 6, 12:43 8
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      - Uhm... that is my point. This is the audience's fault for elevating the guy. I could be wrong, but I am pretty sure I have heard this stuff on comedy - Spawn Dec 6, 12:48 5
        
        I, as a gay man, have watched Kevin Hart movies. I, as a gay man, had no idea of this history. - ty97 Dec 6, 12:49 3
        
        Did you watch Get Hard? -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 12:50 2
        
        I did not -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 12:51 1
        
        The clues are there, but they're subtle! -- nm - Roger More Dec 6, 13:06
        
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    - And if people think what he says/does is offensive, then people have a right to ask an organization to not amplify him. -- nm - ty97 Dec 6, 12:44
  - also, listen, I'm not even saying whether he should be fired or not, I don't know. I'm just saying he's an asshole. - ty97 Dec 6, 12:42 2
    - Hey, I am still on TeamPattonOswald, here. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 12:44 1
      - hear hear! -- nm - mud Dec 6, 13:19
"ha ha ha, dolls are gay" You're a professional comedian, man. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 12:34 29
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- Not to give him more credit than he is due, but speaking more generally... - Super Daddy Princess Dec 6, 12:42 25
  - Explain the audience belief in David S Pumpkins! Explain that! -- nm - Max Dec 6, 13:38
  - He can tell gay panic jokes all the live long day if he wants, but maybe that's not the best fit with hosting the fucking Oscars. -- nm* - Reagen Dec 6, 12:50 11
    - while true, this is who he is and has always been - groiny Dec 6, 13:19 10
      - That's really where I have an issue. -- nm - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 13:25 9
        
        much like hiring Roseanne and putting a mic in her hand, or a laptop, and then wondering why it went wrong -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 13:30 8
        
        True - but I don't think those things are equal. Roseanne was given a gig THEN posted up her stupid shit, so she got fired from said gig. - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 13:33 7
        
        Roseann's history was out there, they just ignored it -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 13:35 6
        
        Definitely - but that's not why she got fired. She got fired for the NEW shit she was saying. That's all I'm saying. nm - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 13:39 5
        
        It may be old news but it's the new vibe, and that's all AMPAS needs to make the decision. -- nm - Max Dec 6, 13:44 3
        
        due diligence. - groiny Dec 6, 13:47 2
        
        Right now all this would be is "It's so unfair I don't get to host the Oscars because of something I said in public a while ago." - Max Dec 6, 13:56 1
        
        ("You think that's unfair? We don't get to host the Oscars because of stuff we said on the Oscars a while ago.") -- nm - former host supply closet Dec 6, 14:08
        
        I don't disagree with the IM -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 13:41
  - There are a few components at work with Hart. he is a very short black man in America. He has a number of chips on his shoulder that often manifest - Spawn Dec 6, 12:46
  - Also, his audience then is not the same as his audience now. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Dec 6, 12:45 10
    - I certainly hope you're not suggesting that someone may change over time. -- nm - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 12:46 9
      - I meant it in a more literal sense, actually. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Dec 6, 12:58
      - "“I wouldn’t tell that joke today, because when I said it, the times weren’t as sensitive as they are now" - ty97 Dec 6, 12:47 7
        
        we talk about this all the time, with movies, say like Blazing Saddles. - groiny Dec 6, 13:08 6
        
        Yes, tastes and attitudes change. Stuff that went on in Jon Waters films is mainstream now. - Reagen Dec 6, 13:14 5
        
        correct, these lame tweets were 7 years ago IIRC, and a LOT has changed in the last 7 years. - groiny Dec 6, 13:16 4
        
        I mean, it's not like the people complaining about this don't also want Trump held accountable. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 14:08 2
        
        when you are president, you can say and do whatever the fuck you want to. -- nm - groiny Dec 6, 14:11 1
        
        Unless you're Black. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 14:26
        
        Although, to be fair, if they went back 15 years - they'd probably find that other stuff. :) -- nm - Mayor of Slamtown Dec 6, 13:25
- you're a wee little puppet man! -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 12:35 1
  - while i'm sure he could dance the fandango, I don't think he has a mouch -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 12:52
I can still mock pixie though right? -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 12:32 3
- When is it ever appropriate *not* to mock pixie? - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 12:48
- That dumb-dumb cannot get away. -- (edited) - Spawn Dec 6, 12:35
- and the Maple Leafs and their fans? -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 12:33

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