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The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, said Monday he won't seek a third term, fueling speculation he may run for president in 2020. -- (link) - Remlik Dec 17, 11:28 2
- I hope Iris is here for Christmas. I will ask her what the plan is. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 11:32 1
  - huh? She and Barry are coming in from Central City? -- nm* - Remlik Dec 17, 11:34
WWE: Looks like a draft is going to be announced -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 11:25
Marvel's Spider-Man swings into the pages of Marvel comics in March 2019. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 17, 11:03 14
- Related question (not spoils) - Roger More Dec 17, 11:37
- Uhm, that is where he always has been. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 11:06 12
  - yeah it's a badly written tweet. they mean the Sony PS4 Spidey gets a comic -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 11:06 11
    - What's particularly unique to the game character? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 17, 11:09 10
      - different costume and different universe...he's not the main Marvel Universe Peter.... - Remlik Dec 17, 11:11 7
        
        That's not too confusing. -- nm - Krusty Dec 17, 11:14 4
        
        it's not...not really. Tell people it's the Sony Ps4 Spidey and they get it. -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 11:18
        
        Whatever you do, *DO NOT* see a certain movie that came out this weekend! -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 11:16 2
        
        Spider-Man Too: 2 Many Spider-Men -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 11:23 1
        
        Spider-Man in the Big Balloon Adventure. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 11:30
        
        they should give him more eyes and make him thirst to wrap people up in webs - decline Dec 17, 11:13
        
        Ultimate Ultimate Spiderman! -- nm - Beaker Dec 17, 11:12
      - Looks like he has some weird metal on the bottom of his feet and external web-shooters. -- nm* - Spawn Dec 17, 11:09 1
        
        those are called 'shoes' Spawn -- nm - decline Dec 17, 11:11
New York governor calls for the state to fully legalize recreational marijuana, which would open the door for sales, regulation and taxes on the drug. -- (link) - decline Dec 17, 10:52 4
- now if only he can get his brother whom I am not fond of, off CNN -- nm - peglegpete Dec 17, 11:07
- Finally! Yay!!! Party at the Krusty house! You're all invited to my place on the day it goes legal. -- nm - Krusty Dec 17, 10:59 2
  - Krusty's place that first day.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 17, 11:06 [Image] 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 17, 11:13
Congratulations AP Coach of the Year Brian Kelly! -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 10:47 4
- Saban had the same number of 1st place votes, but more than half the voters instead told him to suck it. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 10:51 2
  - I read that in Ray Liotta's voice. -- nm - Krusty Dec 17, 11:04 1
    - And then everyone around you had a sudden desire for Chantix. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 11:26
- the move to Book was definitely one of the pivotal moves of the season - prayformojo Dec 17, 10:49
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) will not seek re-election in 2020. -- nm - MDH Dec 17, 10:44 4
- Is that Al Gore III's walk-up music? -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 10:59 2
  - It sounds *so* similar to David's music. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 11:17 1
    - Which one is Ice Ice Baby and which one is Under Pressure? -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 11:28
- I want to hear these words out of those two douchebag Senators one state over in KY. -- nm - Jovian Dec 17, 10:51
Mailmen are busy today. Stalker package showing delivered, family package out for delivery, and my doorbell just rang!! :) -- nm - Meg Dec 17, 10:42 5
- Hmm, this one is a puzzle. How many cat-lovers do I know in Portland. Kits were only too happy to help me unpack this one..... - Meg Dec 17, 10:48 [Attachment] 2
  - my guess is a particular natasha may have had a paw in that. :) - good stuff! -- nm - b. Dec 17, 11:31
  - very nice! -- nm - Andie Dec 17, 10:50
- i finally just got to a post office at lunch and got mine mailed. -- nm - Andie Dec 17, 10:45
- I saw a postal van at 8 pm on Sunday night. -- nm - Mop Dec 17, 10:43
Sears bankruptcy court OKs $25M bonuses for top execs. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 17, 10:42
Another Infinity War annoyance (spoiler) - Mop Dec 17, 10:40 12
- I'm still waiting for Cap's beard to come back in the next trailer. -- nm - Epiphany Dec 17, 11:32 2
  - spoiler - Spawn Dec 17, 11:33 1
    - son of a ..... -- nm - Epiphany Dec 17, 11:42
- relax, the humans are all Skrulls in disguise. -- nm - peglegpete Dec 17, 11:08
- My annoyance (not minor) remains (spoiler) - pmb Dec 17, 10:52
- Now now.. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 17, 10:45
- Small unrelated spoilers - Shaun Dec 17, 10:44 5
  - Very intentional. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 17, 11:10 1
    - Hence it being funny. When you think about it one succeeded *because* of it while the other succeeded *in spite* of it. -- nm* - Spawn Dec 17, 11:10
  - If by funny you mean "awesome", then I agree. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 11:00
  - spoils - Jovian Dec 17, 10:47
  - spoiler... - Remlik Dec 17, 10:45
Farout: Most distant solar system object discovered -- (link) - oblique Dec 17, 10:37 1
- I don't think any aliens live there -- (edited) - decline Dec 17, 10:44
The lineup this summer on back to back nights at a venue in DC: Hootie and the Blowfish/Barenaked Ladies and Train/Goo Goo Dolls. What decade is it? -- nm - MDH Dec 17, 10:24 3
- Thanks to Spotify I imagine they get a lot more play than they otherwise would have. -- nm - Qale Dec 17, 10:56
- it's the decade that those bands take over for REO and Styx on those stages... -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 10:26 1
  - Yep.The groups I liked in college just did 10 year anniversary tours, but we're now right at peak 90s acts. -- nm - MDH Dec 17, 10:31
also, my white elephant gift (kitchen shears and chocolate spoons) was the only gift stolen three times. I feel very accomplished. - amanda Dec 17, 10:20 1
- Did Toilet Paper and lottery tickets one year. -- nm - budice Dec 17, 10:22
Water Balloons R Magic (i especially like water balloon x light bulb) -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 17, 10:10
are you guys sitting down? -- nm - amanda Dec 17, 10:07 10
- On the edge of my bed -- nm - Amoxy Dec 17, 10:08 9
  - oh good. we just had our holiday party which was catered by moe's. a woman in our finance unit who is almost 70 had never seen -- let alone eaten -- - amanda Dec 17, 10:10 8
    - Has she tortilla chips before? -- nm - Amoxy Dec 17, 10:50 1
      - like, corn chips? yes. she had had those. although she did *ask someone* "what's that?" regarding salsa. SALSA!! -- nm - amanda Dec 17, 10:53
    - Not even in Toy Story 3? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 17, 10:29
    - Unpossible. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 10:28 1
      - she lives in clearfield. I mean, if I could believe it of anyone, it'd probably be a lifelong clearfield resident. -- nm - amanda Dec 17, 10:29
    - Had she heard of a wrap? -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 10:24
    - Just think, she probably voted against having taco trucks on every corner. "What are THOSE?!?!" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 10:12 1
      - I think half the minds in Penn State would not recover from seeing such things as taco trucks. -- nm - Roger More Dec 17, 10:57
And if you’re not down with that, I’ve got two words for ya: Fuck Tumblr. -- nm - Qale Dec 17, 10:04 4
- traffic today -- (link) - decline Dec 17, 10:50
- We really don’t want to be successful. -- nm - Oath Dec 17, 10:44
- today's the day, then? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 17, 10:11 1
  - Yup. The spank bank better already be filled. -- nm - Qale Dec 17, 10:13
Close one. Christmas music was playing while I got my hair cut. Good thing I don't have much hair and it was quick. Just some jazzy stuff but - oblique Dec 17, 09:57 2
- Man, mel and i were sure we'd get clocked yesterday at an Ugly Christmas Sweater brunch we attended. - Diva Dec 17, 10:03 1
  - i swear if i was throwing a holiday event these days i would put it on the playlist at the very very end... JUST when people thought they were getting - Andie Dec 17, 10:46
New Folder -- (link) - Shaun Dec 17, 09:56 [Image] 1
- lol -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 10:06
WaPo: First outlet to get a copy of the report - New report on Russian disinformation, prepared for the Senate, shows the operation’s scale and sweep -- (link) - MDH Dec 17, 09:46 7
- To put this article in perspective, it's been up for 25 minutes and has 14k comments. -- nm - MDH Dec 17, 09:51 2
  - how many in Russian? -- nm - decline Dec 17, 10:02 1
    - oh the pri-Trump bot army is out in full force. They aren't happy with the findings. -- nm - MDH Dec 17, 10:19
- "Russians aimed particular energy at activating conservatives on issues such as gun rights and immigration, while sapping the political clout of..." - MDH Dec 17, 09:48 3
  - It is interesting that something that defines America so much (gun rights) is defended by the Russians. - Marlowe Dec 17, 10:44 2
    - I doubt they have any interest in specifically other than recognizing it as a wedge issue. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 10:58
    - I wonder if he had a role in making Red Dawn. -- nm - Roger More Dec 17, 10:56
Meanwhile, let's all go to Marshawn Lynch's restaurant! -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 17, 09:33 1
- (signature dish: Beast ala Mode?) -- nm - prayformojo Dec 17, 09:34
Indiana Pacers name just named Kelly Krauskopf as Assistant GM. -- nm - Remlik Dec 17, 09:33 1
- (NBA's first female named to that role) -- nm* - Spawn Dec 17, 09:40
I'm pretty much resigned that there will be a government shutdown, but dammit, that's gonna be hard on a lot of families, especially around here. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 17, 09:32
Joe Osborn, Wrecking Crew Bassist, Dead at 81. Bridge Over Troubled Water, California Dreamin, Rocky Horror and dozens of #1 country hits. -- (link) - con_carne Dec 17, 09:28
Destiny 2 question: What is the max fireteam size for Forge? -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 09:08 18
- thread-related. I also want to get help on the whisper "quest" - tRuMaN Dec 17, 11:27 3
  - I did it once and that's enough for me. There are definitely a lot of tricky jumps. -- nm - Shaun Dec 17, 11:30 2
    - I took groiny into it last night, we spent the entire 20 mins just going through the jumps. - tRuMaN Dec 17, 11:31 1
      - I believe you are correct about the pull ahead mechanic. -- nm - Shaun Dec 17, 11:35
- everything that isnt gambit, or crucible, or raids is three. - tRuMaN Dec 17, 09:14 11
  - Yeah, I didn't know which way this one fell. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 09:15 10
    - its a world activity, so 3 is the only answer really, cause anything different would just be un-destiny like. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 17, 09:16 9
      - I was not sure it was a world activity. I have not looked at it at all yet. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 09:17 8
        
        I guessed, thats why I said that. its on the map for whatever world its on. its also match-making - tRuMaN Dec 17, 09:25 7
        
        Sweet. This weekend I think we hit some. Is each forge being released harder than the last? -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 09:34 6
        
        No. -- nm - Shaun Dec 17, 09:41 5
        
        Hmm. Are they at least... different? - Spawn Dec 17, 09:42 4
        
        yes and no. like shaun said, same mechanics. you do have different quests to get the - tRuMaN Dec 17, 10:55
        
        afaik, the mechanics are the same, enemies are different. -- nm - Shaun Dec 17, 09:47 2
        
        also I would be done for that. I also need to start farming more of the - tRuMaN Dec 17, 10:56 1
        
        I will say that the shotgun is very nice. -- nm - Shaun Dec 17, 11:21
- 3 -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 17, 09:12 1
  - This is correct. -- nm - Shaun Dec 17, 09:13
On the first day of Winter, it's supposed to be 7ºC and sunny. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 09:04 4
- ~ four hurricanes, three wild fires, two earthquakes, and a glacier in the warm sea ~ -- nm - Max Dec 17, 09:08 2
  - I like it. It's snappy. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 10:06 1
    - But it's cumulative!! -- nm - Qale Dec 17, 10:14
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 09:06
I've got so many little tasks on my desk I work that I just don't want to deal with any of them. I'm gonna do some online shopping instead. -- nm - Mop Dec 17, 08:42 1
- "big mood" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 17, 08:46
"Cam Newton wasn’t in the NFL the last time the Pats had to play the first week of the playoffs." - Beaker Dec 17, 08:28 4
- The NFL has scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss rule changes to keep that from occurring. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 08:55 1
  - heh - Epiphany Dec 17, 08:55
- More importantly, we're very likely to see the top 2 teams in the AFC play in the semi-finals. - Will Hunting Dec 17, 08:41
- HOU has PHI&JAX left. NE has BUF&NYJ. Still very likely -- nm - budice Dec 17, 08:37
Weekend Movie - Vox Luxe. Grade? I don't know. - pmb Dec 17, 08:27 17
- Venom: first half is an F, second half is an A-. - David Dec 17, 09:47
- Aquaman A- -- nm - budice Dec 17, 08:51 3
  - spoilers - Spawn Dec 17, 08:54 2
    - spoils - budice Dec 17, 09:15 1
      - His RL parents sort of agree with you, sort of not. - Spawn Dec 17, 11:05
- Three Billboards - A, Terms of Endearment - B+, Family Plot - B-, Die Hard - A -- nm - Roger More Dec 17, 08:47
- Not quite the weekend, but "Cold War", which is a beautiful movie. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 17, 08:38
- Marvelous Mrs. Nausea Season 2 A- Travelers Season 3 A- -- nm* - Amoxy Dec 17, 08:37 2
  - Nausea? you don't like MIDGE? -- nm - Andie Dec 17, 09:07 1
    - Heh. -- nm - Amoxy Dec 17, 10:07
- Ralph Wrecks the Internet: C-. Green Book: A+ -- nm - oblique Dec 17, 08:37 4
  - on a scale of 1-5 how annoying is Viggo's accent? - Epiphany Dec 17, 08:42 3
    - I didn't find it bothersome at all -- nm - oblique Dec 17, 08:52 2
      - gracias -- nm - Epiphany Dec 17, 08:55 1
        
        A few weeks ago I booked a ticket to see it. I decided I was too tired and canceled. Did the same for The Mule this week. - Spawn Dec 17, 09:02
- A is for Aquaman. It leans A- but still gets an A. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 08:34
- Mortal Engines - B- -- nm - Jovian Dec 17, 08:28
Kingdom Hearts III trailer -- (link) - budice Dec 17, 08:24 [youtube] 4
- I never played the previous games, so I watched a video about the series lore this weekend. - Marlowe Dec 17, 08:35 3
  - The games were so much fun. I can't wait for the new one -- nm - Krusty Dec 17, 11:01
  - It gets the Infinity War grade? - Spawn Dec 17, 09:11 1
    - Oh, there are more characters mentioned in 1 minute of that video than in most of IW. - Marlowe Dec 17, 09:19
Love is like a bomb, bomb, bomb. -- nm - Spawn Dec 17, 08:19 2
- Like a sex bob-omb. -- nm - Baron Gifts Dec 17, 08:21 1
  - Who put the bomb in the bomb bah bomb bah bomb -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 17, 10:56

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