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Here's what a loser of a football player looks like. -- (link) - David Dec 6, 20:27
Apparently Don Lemon's studio got evacuated during a live show tonight due to a bomb threat. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 20:21 5
- All clear to go back in just given -- nm - zork Dec 6, 20:52
- Approximately 30 minutes after a Trump tweet about fake news. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 20:34 1
  - According to Brian Stelter, these always happen after a tweet. -- nm - zork Dec 6, 20:51
- police sweeping the building. -- nm - Remlik Dec 6, 20:25 1
  - COlumbus Circle closed. potential 5 bombs in the CNN building -- nm - Remlik Dec 6, 20:34
*checks FFL... phew* I am only up against Davis and Lewis in any games. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 20:15
I have 45.90 for Henry, and Titans D for 33 points. I started them both. - Bacon Dec 6, 19:32 2
- He’s on the bench in Caveman. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 6, 19:55
- Sonofa ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 19:49
30-2 would be a scoragami -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 19:28 1
- 33-2, 36-2. 30-5 all still Scorgami -- nm - budice Dec 6, 19:35
Hide all the sharp objects from Jax. -- nm - jnine Dec 6, 19:28
Henry: 11 carries, 219 yards, 4 TDs. Full 1 1/2 Quarters left to play. -- nm* - budice Dec 6, 19:26 3
- Henry is first player with 4 rushing TDs in a game since Patriots RB Jonas Gray in Week 11, 2014. -- nm* - budice Dec 6, 19:31
- Thx Amoxy -- nm - Bacon Dec 6, 19:27 1
  - Next week, he will go back to 8 carries, 24 yards -- nm - Amoxy Dec 6, 19:54
Wawa now brewing beer. -- (link) - budice Dec 6, 19:22 1
- Barbara's Brew? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 19:29
That one actress on Nightflyers looks like she could be Harold Finch's kid. Maya Eshet. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 6, 19:09 2
- Just finished last nights (spoils) - Jovian Dec 6, 19:19 1
  - Yeah (spoils) - Beryllium Dec 6, 19:27
Read it boy. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 19:02
Y'all gotta respect Courtroom 502 -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 6, 18:42 1
- I had a judge in Orange County throw a potential juror on my case in the holding cell downstairs because he lied to get out of jury duty. -- nm - jnine Dec 6, 19:17
Matt has THE worst job. -- nm - David Dec 6, 18:21
The difference between Lifetime Christmas movies and Hallmark Christmas movies is the hot guy takes his shirt off in the Lifetime movie. -- nm - Dano Dec 6, 18:18 1
- Gross. -- nm - David Dec 6, 18:20
Thanks for doing this the week after my season ended, Derrick Henry! -- nm - David Dec 6, 18:13 7
- :-| -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 19:50
- 1play, 16 points -- nm - budice Dec 6, 18:14 5
  - which I'm pretty sure is his highest point total for any game this year! -- nm - David Dec 6, 18:19 4
    - And he pushed at least four defenders out of his way. With his one free arm. - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 19:53
    - 45.9 points on Kelly's bench. Oof. -- nm - samara Dec 6, 19:28 2
      - David’s comment and your comment are tightly related. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 6, 19:41 1
        
        It was like that one Billy Volek game that got him compared to Peyton Manning in terms of awesomeness. -- nm - David Dec 6, 20:35
Can't stop laughing at the failure of the defenders on that run -- nm - JD Dec 6, 18:12 1
- Looked like slow Bo Jackson in Seattle with that effort. -- (link) - budice Dec 6, 18:14 [youtube]
that's some nice tackling Jags... -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 18:11 1
- Jax be like... -- nm - budice Dec 6, 18:12
after Henry's 99 yard run, this has been an *odd* half so far -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 18:11
anyone starting or playing Derrick Henry???? -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 18:11 3
- on Nudie's bench in caveman (he's the #1 seed) -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 18:13
- I dropped him weeks ago -- nm - Amoxy Dec 6, 18:12 1
  - Thx Amoxy! -- nm - Bacon Dec 6, 19:29
Just setting up another safety. I like it. -- nm - budice Dec 6, 18:09 1
- Nice tackling -- nm - Dano Dec 6, 18:11
Hans Zimmer and Harry Gregson-Williams have a live orchestra at The Game Awards -- (link) - Max Dec 6, 18:04
There's only one cross over in my Spotify 2018 summary between artists and songs - JD Dec 6, 18:02
If UCF was smart, they would immediately challenge all Top 25 SEC teams to home-at-home matchups as soon as possible. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 6, 18:02 4
- Alabama should request a game to crush them and shit them up -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 18:23
- I think they’ve already said they will play any team in college football. -- nm - MDH Dec 6, 18:06 2
  - Right. UCF isn’t the side of the equation unwilling to schedule. There’s no upside for the SEC team to do it. - Volnelk Dec 6, 18:18 1
    - Yeah, they're much happier playing UMass and McNeese State. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 6, 18:52
UMD has had 3 shot clock violations in the last 4 possessions. Blew a 8 point leader and haven’t scored in 4 mins. Get a new PG. -- nm - MDH Dec 6, 17:53
And #17 was never heard from...again -- nm - budice Dec 6, 17:53
The Happy Death Day 2U trailer has a phenomenal gag. -- nm - David Dec 6, 17:40 3
- trailer for people who want to see it -- (link) - Remlik Dec 6, 18:14 [youtube]
- Which part? Spoil -- (edited) - Will Hunting Dec 6, 17:52 1
  - That one, yes. -- nm - David Dec 6, 18:28
Yes! Got it. -- (pic) - Shaun Dec 6, 17:34 [Attachment] 1
- I think it took me 10 Wave 7 Escalation Protocol completions. -- nm - Shaun Dec 6, 18:58
Video game awards are on right now suppose to have some big reveals -- nm - eag Dec 6, 17:32 1
- Online -- nm - eag Dec 6, 17:32
ST Knows A Lot of Stuff: Recommendations for learning conversational Spanish? - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 16:58 4
- As a veteran of several failed language learning attempts, you need to find Spanish speakers to tallk with in Spanish. - Roger More Dec 6, 17:30 3
  - That is something I need to work on, though I think I've got options there. - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 17:57 2
    - You should also check out this series Destinos - it's like a telenovela, but designed for non-Spanish speakers to learn Spanish -- (link) - Roger More Dec 6, 18:31
    - an assisted living facility by me has "language buddies" -- you can go talk to residents who speak your target language. it's very well-received. - amanda Dec 6, 18:01
Our next UN ambassador is... ah, f- it. I am over this. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:57 1
- She has the most important qualification of all, she was on Fox and Friends. -- nm - jnine Dec 6, 17:24
The condo development will be removing the recycling bins by the dumpsters as of the start of the year. - Tim Dec 6, 16:35 6
- I've cut back on my recycling considerably as it appears most of what I thought I was recycling... isn't accepted. -- nm - Mop Dec 6, 16:43 1
  - Technically, you are still recycling the same amount. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:49
- google is your friend. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:37 3
  - Is it? -- nm - David Dec 6, 16:37 2
    - according to this google search I just did, ye... heeeeeyyyyyy wait a minute -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 16:42 1
      - Internets don't lie. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:42
Orgasm Addict - The Buzzcocks -- (link) - amoxy Dec 6, 16:33 [youtube] 1 1
- my generation is starting to die off. their 1st album is amazing. -- nm - mud Dec 6, 16:47
spotify ABCD: what was my most listened to artist of 2018? - amanda Dec 6, 16:31 13
- This cake is a lie because there's no Britney. -- nm - Max Dec 6, 16:50 1
  - amnesia isn't on spotify. (this is a valid reason why she isn't on my list, really.) -- (link) - amanda Dec 6, 17:52 [youtube]
- C -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 16:45 3
  - *then realizes the poll has already been answered* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 16:47 2
    - When this happens to me I feel like I just played russian roulette. -- nm - Max Dec 6, 16:51 1
      - And lost? Or won? - ReluctantCynic Dec 6, 16:56
- D -- nm - amoxy Dec 6, 16:33
- D -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 16:33
- c -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:32 2
  - yeah I thought it would be easier than, it turned out, it was. -- nm - amanda Dec 6, 16:34 1
    - 1.) It was not the answer I hoped for. 2.) It was the answer I suspected. 3.) It had not been guessed. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:36
- a -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 16:32
- D -- nm - JaxSean Dec 6, 16:32
Travelers Season 1 A- - amoxy Dec 6, 16:17
Text from my son: I got into the geography Bee at school - Mop Dec 6, 16:12 2
- Is she cute? -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:14 1
  - a little isthmiss -- nm* - zeitgeist Dec 6, 17:35
"Back to the Future: The Complete Adventures" has all 3 movies *PLUS* the animated series, *IN DIGITAL*, for $19.99. -- (link) - Mop Dec 6, 16:10 1
- I expect a reboot announcement any day now. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:14
Killing Eve gets a B overall. Really lost steam in the last three episodes. Plus, the music sucks -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 16:02 15
- Kim may never forgive you for the music comment. - David Dec 6, 16:22 14
  - I've Shazamed like 12 things from it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 16:24 13
    - Shazamed? -- nm - mud Dec 6, 16:28 12
      - App that tells you what a song is. It is some insane kind of sorcery. -- nm - Tim Dec 6, 16:29 11
        
        We use it to cheat at Singo. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 6, 16:50 6
        
        *gasps in Spanish* -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 16:53
        
        But only because everyone else was cheating at Singo! - David Dec 6, 16:52 4
        
        Who heckled Kim? -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 16:53 3
        
        I think everyone remembers Kim's one drunk story more than Noah's 10,000. -- nm - David Dec 6, 16:57 2
        
        I mean it's not every day you chance the course of sports history. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 16:58 1
        
        Peyton Manning broke his neck right after meeting her, too! -- nm - David Dec 6, 17:07
        
        checking imdb (episode /soundtrack) as is my wont, there's some nice stuff in this series (which I still havent got to) -- nm - mud Dec 6, 16:43
        
        People still use that? I just use Google assistant. -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:42 2
        
        Shazam stores them handily. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 16:46 1
        
        Stores them? Ah, I am usually doing it as, "Hey Google, WTF song is this?" -- nm - Spawn Dec 6, 16:50
No, PETA, no one is every going to say "bring home the bagels." -- (link) - Baron Gifts Dec 6, 15:53 9
- Mmmm....bagels... -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Dec 6, 16:20
- can I still look a gift horse in the mouth? -- nm - peglegpete Dec 6, 16:07 1
  - or be as happy as a clam? -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 6, 16:09
- “Hey PETA, how about you stick that thorny flower where the sun doesn’t shine, by which I mean up your buttocks.” -- nm - Max Dec 6, 16:03
- You shouldn't feed scones to birds, PETA! -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 15:59 1
  - that horse is gonna get hay belly! -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 16:00
- maybe if we knew that PETA had a history of doing purposefully weird shit for press, we'd be able to figure it out. oh well. the world may never know. -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 15:56
- Let's get this cheddar. -- nm - Mop Dec 6, 15:54 1
  - Cheddar's not vegan? -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 6, 15:56
Like John Oliver, these two women used $12,500 to buy $1.5 million of medical debt... and then erased it. -- (link) - Mop Dec 6, 15:52 1
- One of the best charities ever, wow. -- nm - zork Dec 6, 20:58
Conventional wisdom: we’d have solved the tech challenge of landing on and returning from Mars decades ago were it not for budget & political will - true or not true? Dec 6, 15:46 4
- I imagine if you throw moon landing type money at NASA, and dedicate everything to that goal, then yes. -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 15:54 1
  - (but I think we're better off not having done it) -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 16:02
- I’d have to think yes. We are miles beyond what we had in the 60’s as a technology base. - Will Hunting Dec 6, 15:49
- I mean maybe? It's an order of magnitude or two harder problem. -- nm - Reagen Dec 6, 15:47
Get out your tiny violins. Lance Armstrong paid out over $100 million in settlements and only an investment in Uber "saved his family" -- (link) - Mop Dec 6, 15:27 6
- look, all he did was break all of the rules and lie about it for decades. should that really cost him his retirement at 40? -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 15:59 5
  - Honestly, I don't care about that b.s. It's the fact that he destroyed the lives of those who tried to expose him. -- nm - Mop Dec 6, 16:08
  - In a sport where pretty much everyone breaks the same rules. -- nm - . Dec 6, 16:05 3
    - sure, that makes it fine. also what Mop said. he was vicious toward anyone who even obliquely accused him of cheating. -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 16:09 2
      - got to admit, he fully committed, he got testicular cancer doing it... -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 6, 19:28
      - Didn't say it made it fine. More like the sport itself isn't much better. -- nm* - . Dec 6, 17:43
man, Pinch Finch & Grinch are gettin' big -- nm - prayformojo Dec 6, 15:10 4
- the left one looks like a young version of a celebrity, but I can't quite put my finger on it. -- nm - mafic Dec 6, 16:15
- It just makes you feel old. So damn old -- nm - CQ Dec 6, 16:03
- Excerpts from the Rhyming Becktionary? -- nm - David Dec 6, 15:21 1
  - Next entry: Odelay! Odelai! Odelé! -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 6, 16:04
Los Angeles OC Ken Whisenhunt has removed his name from consideration for the Georgia Tech HC job, per source, and will remain with the Chargers. -- nm - budice Dec 6, 15:10 1
- Good. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 6, 15:52
Heh, phone call from an Arch.Soc. member wanting permission to use information published in our last newsletter. I referred him to the - Meg Dec 6, 15:05
TV PSA: Top Chef, BBT, Good Place, NFL, Jersey Shore, NBA, Supernatural, Superstore, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, Legacies, Will & Grace, Floribama, -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 15:01 2
- TheGameAwards.com starts streaming at 8:30 Eastern -- nm - Max Dec 6, 16:08
- Mom, Murphy Brown, I Feel Bad, Nightflyers, SWAT, Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 6, 15:01
Swedish Burriel has the Plague -- (link) - peglegpete Dec 6, 14:56 1
- Okay, I can understand why Mop lost track of this one. -- nm - . Dec 6, 16:03

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