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YDC but I just ordered this lamp for my bedroom -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 11:01 2
- it needs a secret handgun drawer -- nm - groiny Jan 3, 11:09
- "I love lamp" -- nm - decline Jan 3, 11:03
so Disney breaks the domestic and worldwide in 2019 right? -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 10:56 4
- EndGame, Epi 9, Dumbo, Captain Marvel, Aladdin, Toy Story 4, Frozen 2, Jungle Book 2, Lion King, Cruella to name 10... -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 10:57 3
  - On a side note upon seeing pics of Aladdin... I've moved it from "Definitely See" to "Oh hell NO" category. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 3, 10:59 2
    - Hopefully the trailer shows the magic carpet escape from the cave. Dat lava. -- nm - Shaun Jan 3, 11:07
    - As has anyone in their right mind. - Spawn Jan 3, 11:02
So, Disney has reported that they broke the domestic box office record but fell $280 million short of the global one. - David Jan 3, 10:38 4
- Wrinkle, Nutcracker, Chris Robin -- nm - budice Jan 3, 10:39 2
  - When I call those underperformers, David got mad at me. *sniff* *sniff* -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 10:44 1
    - Nutcracker yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 10:53
- They can make the Solo Gap in five parsecs. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 3, 10:39
Anybody watch the recent season of "House of Cards"? Is it worth it? (spoilers) - amoxy Jan 3, 10:37 4
- I gave up after a few episodes of the new season...wife liked it, I wasn't into the new characters, felt like a totally different show -- nm - Flavorize Jan 3, 10:54 3
  - I liked it at the start, dragged in the middle and loved the ending...felt like they were really starting to cook there. -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 11:16
  - Can you please spoil me the ulimate fate of Mr Underwood? -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 10:56 1
    - Spoilers - Flavorize Jan 3, 11:06
Bill Walton..."What if we are the Aliens?" -- (link) - amoxy Jan 3, 10:33
If you bought a lottery ticket in BC last year this time...better check them. $1 Million winner expires today. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 3, 10:29 1
- I don't usually buy 6/49 tickets, so I don't think this is me. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 10:31
Adorable Disneyland Paris commercial. -- (link) - Mop Jan 3, 10:28 [youtube]
I love Anthem. Your card is no longer good. We will mail new ones last week of January. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 10:26
Before and after shot of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano (the one that caused the tsunami) -- (link) - decline Jan 3, 10:17 3
- Anak Krakatau would be a cool name. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 3, 10:25 2
  - I think he lost in a tough five sets to Nadal at Roland Garros. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 10:40 1
    - *throws tennis racket and erupts* -- nm - Anak Krakatau Jan 3, 10:56
If you haven’t seen it yet, Andy Richter’s Twitter thread on Louis CK’s comeback routine is spot on. -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Jan 3, 10:13
Full Shutdown of L Train to Be Halted by Cuomo -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 10:01 2
- Cuomo wants it running, Elastigirl wants to stop it. Who will win?? -- nm - Max Jan 3, 10:07 1
  - Duke Ellington, whose taking the A train -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 3, 10:29 [youtube]
Congress with the lame jokes -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 10:00 2
- Well, in Canada, NDP = New Democratic Party ........ nevermind. - Beryllium Jan 3, 10:08 1
  - IM - heh -- nm - mud Jan 3, 10:11
Also, I'm being headhunted by a real estate subsidiary of Wells Fargo. - Diva Jan 3, 09:58 2
- they own my mortgage. the service is great but I wish I could dump them without refinancing because I would never CHOOSE to do business with such a - amanda Jan 3, 10:05 1
  - I'm pretty happy where I am and waaay too lazy to interview anyway. It's bonus season. Lots of folks explore moving around this time of year. - Diva Jan 3, 10:12
new line of presidential succession: Trump, Pence, Pelosi, Grassley. -- nm - decline Jan 3, 09:53 5
- So if Pence and Trump were to resign simultaneously, there could be President Pelosi? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 10:32 4
  - yes -- nm - decline Jan 3, 10:45 3
    - Or even separately without replacing vp. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 10:54 1
      - Pence probably already has a vp picked out. Just not sure if it's Snap, Crackle, or Pop. - Beryllium Jan 3, 11:28
    - Wrap both in bubble wrap because there's your catalyst of a civil war. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 3, 10:47
If I max my 401K contribs before end of year, my employer will just...stop taking it out, right? -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 3, 09:39 7
- Yes -- nm - decline Jan 3, 09:43
- Depends. - Super Daddy Princess Jan 3, 09:41 5
  - There's a separate election box for after-tax pay that is at 0%. (obvie) Just want to make sure they don't default to that after I hit cap -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 09:45 1
    - they most likely don't and would (imo) need to tell you if they did do that -- nm - decline Jan 3, 10:18
  - hardly anyone does this -- nm - decline Jan 3, 09:43 2
    - Right. I don’t know why anyone would. - Super Daddy Princess Jan 3, 09:44 1
      - administratively it's a nightmare and very few payroll providers have the ability to do it -- nm - decline Jan 3, 09:45
Total women in in the House of Representatives in 1989: 16 D, 13 R. In 2019: 89 D, 13 R. - Diva Jan 3, 09:31 1
- "I always tell my daughters they can be anything they want, so long as they don’t make other people feel ..." -- (edited) - Spawn Jan 3, 09:32
World Junior Hockey semi-finals: Russia/US and Finland/Switzerland game time: Friday. - Beaker Jan 3, 09:30 2
- Nobody cares. -- nm - Shaun Jan 3, 09:54 1
  - I care -- nm - Luke Skywalker Jan 3, 10:03
Anyone here use freshly? Thinking about trying it and looks like you can get free money if you invite me (also, reviews appreciated) -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 09:28
Among the guests in the House gallery for Nancy Pelosi: Tony Bennett, Mickey Hart -- (link) - mud Jan 3, 09:19 1
- A friend of mine got a personal invite since he had the Pelos-Tree that went viral -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 09:20
Total women in the US House of Representatives: 1989: 16 Dem, 13 Rep. 2019: 89 Dem, 13 Rep -- nm - decline Jan 3, 09:16 3
- wow - this sudafed is messing with me. -- nm - Diva Jan 3, 09:54
- "I always tell my daughters they can be anything they want, so long as they don’t make other people feel ..." -- (edited) - Spawn Jan 3, 09:30 1
  - "I still, you know, hear my mom's voice... "well-behaved women often make history." "Yes, you do know it's *seldom*"... - Spy Jan 3, 09:40
I think I'm tired of articles talking about Rivera's shot at 100% HOF votes. It's not happening guys. - Will Hunting Jan 3, 09:14 4
- This is one of those rare debates where both sides of the argument are idiotic and pointless -- nm - rollo Jan 3, 09:28 1
  - Rare? - Spawn Jan 3, 09:34
- Are you 98% sure or just 77%? - Baron Barium Jan 3, 09:21 1
  - That's an awesome callback. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 09:28
(video) The Tattoo Artist Who Covers Racist Tattoos. -- (link) - Mop Jan 3, 09:06 [youtube] 11
- I applaud this guy for what he's doing. But hopefully these people actually have changed views, rather than just not wanting to outwardly show them. -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 10:01 4
  - like my friend's husband who had racist face tattoos removed for free bc he'd changed and couldn't get a job with the tattoos - amanda Jan 3, 10:25 1
    - A leopard can't change his spots, even if you take the pigment from his skin. -- nm - Max Jan 3, 11:03
  - The two people in the video who were willing to be filmed had clearly had changes of heart. -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 10:18
  - "The best thing I can say about him is all his racist tattoos are spelled correctly." -- nm - 2019 Ouiser Boudreaux Jan 3, 10:03
- These lost Stieg Larsson books are scraping the bottom. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 09:08 5
  - *golf clap* -- nm - JaxSean Jan 3, 09:49
  - This one should go on the wiki. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 09:46
  - heh. L5 -- nm* - Beaker Jan 3, 09:38
  - omg -- nm - Diva Jan 3, 09:35
  - *snort* L4. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 3, 09:11
guys, a resume I am reading lists dude as "senior principle consultant." is there any way that's not a mistake? -- nm - amanda Jan 3, 09:04 2
- But can you have a junior principal consultant? -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 09:46
- No, unless he had say a philosophy degree -- nm - rollo Jan 3, 09:39
Joe Lieberman has filed as a lobbyist for Chinese telecom company ZTE. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 09:04 1
- that pretty much sums up American politics. -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 09:08
so how do they eliminate singers in this masked Singer show? judges vote the worst and then they show who they are? -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 09:01 5
- It's set up as 3 head to head battles. Winners automatically advance to the next round. 3 losers - Uhtred Jan 3, 09:05 4
  - I was kind of half watching (other than the performances). Who does the voting? The studio audience? - pmb Jan 3, 09:06 1
    - Yep - studio audience voted. -- nm - Uhtred Jan 3, 09:11
  - Wait a minute - I think the judges decide which of the 3 leaves. Either way - it's something like that. -- nm - Uhtred Jan 3, 09:06 1
    - Just watched. Audience decides head-to-head, judges eliminate 1 of the 3 losers. -- nm - Covington Jan 3, 12:18
Fitting, after decades of proclaiming government broken, a united GOP majority ends with government being shuttered. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 08:57 1
- See, they were right. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 3, 08:59
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- Out of? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 3, 09:16
- you should start a dance party to kill time -- nm - decline Jan 3, 09:04
- Anyone around who can answer questions about N-CEN filings? - Super Daddy Princess Jan 3, 08:52
- Pro Bono! -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 08:50 1
  - Sonny over Cher? insane! -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 09:02
What Should You Do About a Falling Stock Market? -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 08:37 10
- Increase your 401(k) contribution? -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Jan 3, 08:49 5
  - I should try to max this year (regardless what the market does) -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 08:59 4
    - There's still time to add to last year's! -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 3, 09:03 3
      - Not for 401(k)s, I don’t think. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 3, 09:45 1
        
        well that depends - decline Jan 3, 10:08
      - Stop living in the past! -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 09:07
- Perhaps we should run away more. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 3, 08:48
- cannibalism? -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 08:42 1
  - but we haven't finished the roadkill yet -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 08:44
- panic!! -- nm - decline Jan 3, 08:37
guys, the rumors of Olivia Newton-John's death are a bit premature -- (link) - decline Jan 3, 08:36 1
- This wouldn’t be a story if people didn’t report on rumor. -- nm - Max Jan 3, 09:01
I'll just leave this here -- (link) - ty97 Jan 3, 08:33 1
- Meese have the right-of-way. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 3, 08:34
Dublin's tram system hacked. Demands: 1 bitcoin ... and also to listen the next time someone tells you, you are vulnerable to a hack... -- (link) - Beaker Jan 3, 08:25
Highway Thieves in Italy Block Police With Burning Trucks, Peel Open Van With Backhoe, Get Away With $2.6 Million -- (link) - Beaker Jan 3, 08:21 3
- Congrats to con_carne on his new business! -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 08:23
- didn't i see this movie? -- nm - Diva Jan 3, 08:22 1
  - I want to see this movie. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 08:28
From B2, I think there's an obvious clue that negates that guess for The Deer. (spoils & edited to include two other guesses) -- (edited) - Name Withheld By Request Jan 3, 08:21 11
- And Lion - i think the judges might have been right...(spoils) - Uhtred Jan 3, 09:01 2
  - Wait a minute though...Lion said their family is Hollywood royalty, right? That axes that guess. -- nm - Uhtred Jan 3, 09:11 1
    - Yeah, I've been focused on kid and grandkids. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 3, 09:14
- I guessed your Monster guess yesterday as well. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 08:53 4
  - Here's the thing about the Monster guess - - Uhtred Jan 3, 09:00 2
    - On Unicorn - . Jan 3, 13:38
    - I just went to find a recent clip. He is singing now, but the tone sounds off. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 3, 09:15
  - Then to be safe, I'll concede that's maybe where the seed was first planted. I read a bit online last night and can't remember where that first came. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 3, 08:56
- are they actually singing? cause you'd think your guess would be easy to pick out... -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 08:24 1
  - I just listened. I am 100% confident in this guess now. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 3, 08:50
- Also a country singer. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 08:23
This former Marine and "director of global security for a US-based automotive components supplier" was totally in Russia on vacation, not spying. -- (link) - Mop Jan 3, 08:20
LA police have setup a website showcasing items stolen from various celebrities around the Hollywood Hills -- (link) - Beaker Jan 3, 08:19 11
- It includes this! -- (link) - Spawn Jan 3, 08:29 7
  - uh - wow? -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 08:35 6
    - Yes, the photographer is *that* Bryan Adams! - Spawn Jan 3, 08:40 5
      - Wow. Sorry bery, he stole the title I was hoping you would one day have. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 08:49
      - He's photographed the Queen. -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 08:46
      - he's got Robin Hood Prince of Thieves theme money, he can afford hobbies -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 08:43 1
        
        Don Juan DeMarco deneiro. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 08:50
      - He's a decently regarded portraiture photographer. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 08:42
- Page 2: Items Not Yet Stolen -- nm - Max Jan 3, 08:23
- Yes, as the victim of a crime, I want the police to parade my personal belongings in front of the media. -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 08:21
- Hosted by ... SmugMug. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 08:20
LYC I had a Keto Chipotle Bowl yesterday. It was yummy but yes, it is just their normal ingredients. - Epiphany Jan 3, 08:17 4
- Three of the four I saw listed contained avocado :( Not that I generally buy fast food anyway :) -- nm - Meg Jan 3, 08:57
- Were you able to just order it at the store or did you need to order it in advance on an app? I'm confused by an article I read. -- nm - Diva Jan 3, 08:33
- "Chipotle Pile o Meat" -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 08:18 1
  - You ain't lyin -- nm - Epiphany Jan 3, 08:24
Beaker...her personal photos and media were leaked. -- nm - Remlik Jan 3, 08:15 2
- ugh, hate when that happens to anyone. -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 08:19 1
  - Agreed. Apparently there were videos, as well. I am amazed celebs are still doing this after JLAW and KUPTON got hit. -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 08:22
My bigger question is why some microwaves have a fish setting - Reagen Jan 3, 08:12
Domestic violence charge against Reuben Foster is dropped -- (link) - Beaker Jan 3, 08:09

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