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Jay Glazer: Kliff Kingsbury is interviewing with NFL teams. Which means he has resigned from USC, or USC has removed their previous blocking. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 12:23 2
- USC prolly has a replacement ready to go -- nm - budice Jan 7, 12:25 1
  - Sarkisian is available. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 12:29
January 19th SNL. Host Rachel Brosnahan with musical guest Greta Van Fleet. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 7, 12:18 5
- She fine. - Shaun Jan 7, 12:22
- I miss the days where I recognized both names each week. - Spawn Jan 7, 12:19 2
  - Mrs. Maisel and the band that sounds like Zeppelin. -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 12:22 1
    - I knew one of them. But I thought Mrs. Maisel was a certain mouse. - Spawn Jan 7, 12:27
- "Is that...Eva Green?" -- nm - audience Jan 7, 12:19
how is AOC getting by? Is she getting a paycheck? Ethics means she can't take free apartments from supporters/party. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 12:03 9
- Unaired clip from 60 minutes last night. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 7, 12:29
- yes, she's getting paid. - Will Hunting Jan 7, 12:05 1
  - right? in the event of a nuclear war cockroaches and the Payroll Dept for Congress and the Senate will be the only survivors -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 12:09
- I heard she just got a new job in DC -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 12:05 5
  - She is dancing? -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 12:09 4
    - She'd be richer than Cardi B, instantly. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 12:13 3
      - And Trump would suddenly be a fan. -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 12:14 1
        
        nah he'd mistake her for a maid. -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 12:23
      - *tips in* -- nm - Spawn si Jan 7, 12:14
When is the state of the union address? Donny can't wait till then for his Nuerenberg rally on national tv? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 11:45 1
- 29th -- nm - amoxy Jan 7, 11:46
New to me: The HFPA has only about 80-90 voting members. Local movie critic was talking about why we often get unexpected winners of the GG. -- nm - GregW Jan 7, 11:38 8
- Do we know anyone who has a vote? Friend of a friend etc? -- nm - Max Jan 7, 11:39 4
  - One of the requirements for Active membership include primary residence in Southern California. -- (link) - GregW Jan 7, 11:45 3
    - Wouldn't be that hard to get a columnist gig in a foreign paper, wonder what the yearly dues are -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 12:45
    - That's a pretty solid cross-section of America, yes? -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 7, 11:46 1
      - FP means foreign press -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 12:06
- Plus, studios openly bribe them. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 11:39 2
  - This is pretty much truth -- nm - budice Jan 7, 12:15
  - Winner Best Actress: Rula Lenska (whose wealthy boyfriend paid for production, hosted a few wild parties for the HFPA members) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 11:56
NFL: Broncos appear to be hiring Bears DC Vic Fangio as HC. Staying extra in Chicago, Vic having meeting with players. -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 11:22 4
- John Elway is going to dinner with Vic Fangio this evening in Chicago area -- nm - budice Jan 7, 12:17 2
  - There Will Be Steak. -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 12:20
  - I heard they're going to eat at Abe Froman's sausage place. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 7, 12:19
- This will hurt. -- nm - pmb Jan 7, 11:26
With all this government shutdown business at least it's a good thing we don't have three months of crippling East coast snowstorms. -- nm - Max, tempting fate Jan 7, 11:14 2
- Grocery stores are unable to accept EBT and food stamps due to the government shutdown. -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 11:18 1
  - I heard that last night. Man that's crazy. And he doesn't care...I bet he doesn't even know. -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 11:19
NFL has officially changed Cody Parkey's missed field goal to a blocked kick by Treyvon Hester. -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 11:12 3
- what is the rule after a block? Could someone of recovered it from the Bears? -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 11:16 2
  - Iirc, after the Leon Lett stuff, the offensive team can't recover it unless a defensive player touches it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 7, 12:08
  - IIRC, the ball is ruled a dead ball once it hits the upright -- nm* - budice Jan 7, 11:19
They should let AOC handle the "rebuttal" of Trump's address. She would get better ratings and piss him off. -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 11:11 18
- I've been aware of her but haven't done tons of research. I was really impressed with her 60 Minutes piece. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 7, 11:32 12
  - Suddenly she has become the pre-breakup Taylor Swift of the Congress -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 11:51 4
    - what does that make Hillary? Grace Slick or Courtney Love? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 11:54 3
      - Stevie Nicks -- nm - con_carne Jan 7, 12:00 2
        
        this -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 12:21 1
        
        She is dancing away from you now. - Spawn Jan 7, 12:28
  - 2024 -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 11:36 6
    - I don't think she will be old enough -- nm - amoxy Jan 7, 11:46 1
      - for VP slot she will be. but it WAY to early to even talk that talk -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 11:52
    - Oh god no, please stop. -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 11:44 2
      - Wait for it... -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 11:46 1
        
        Word. -- nm - Aaron Burr Jan 7, 12:22
    - '20 or '28 - '24 will be the Dem incumbent vs wHATEver -- nm - mud Jan 7, 11:43
- ha! -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 11:20 2
  - nmbD - Spawn Jan 7, 11:37 1
    - this is awesome. -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 11:40
- agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 11:18
- rebuttal from the border... -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 11:14
Alabama v Clemson are 2 for 3 in great Championship games. Here's hoping tonight makes it 3 for 4 -- (link) - Beaker Jan 7, 11:09
WooHoo! It's party time! -- (link) - amoxy Jan 7, 10:56 4
- I like the cow at the end. - Spawn Jan 7, 11:01
- Felt for a few short hours before returning to their enslavement in captivity and eventual consumption. -- nm - Roger More Jan 7, 11:00 2
  - That got dark fast -- nm - amoxy Jan 7, 11:04 1
    - Aye aye, as he is including the humans in that. -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 11:06
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- To the last line in your IM: Because everyone still thinks this will end normally (within 21 days). They still do not understand he is a megalomaniac. -- nm - GregW Jan 7, 11:43 2
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    - true, raise gas tax in france...national strike, rumor about INS rules change and a million take to the streets, destroy democracy...meh, post a meme -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 7, 11:52
- this is effed up. -- nm - Diva Jan 7, 11:32
- Well, if it happened here, we would call it an improvement. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 7, 11:09 5
  - I've been reading the coverage of Pres. Bolsanaro's first few days in office. - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 11:11 4
    - We are moving quickly to the Middle Ages. Early Middle Ages. - Marlowe Jan 7, 11:18 2
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        Fake news! -- nm - Spawn Jan 7, 11:27
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- In our morning meeting we noted that traffic in downtown DC is lighter. USTR shuts down on Friday, which will be problematic for our business. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 10:58
- How do you pay the rent this month? -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 10:56 3
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    - On that note, if you aren't already a member of one of the credit unions ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 11:09 1
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CES: Gaming monitors. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 7, 10:49 6
- *heavy breathing* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 11:09 5
  - *rhythmic pulsing* -- nm - monitor Jan 7, 11:10 4
    - *vague and slightly unsettling arousal* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 7, 11:12 3
      - *fireworks screensaver* -- nm - monitor Jan 7, 11:13 2
        
        Really you should show the pipes screensaver first, just to pound that point home. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 7, 11:14 1
        
        *increased framerate* -- nm - Max Jan 7, 11:15
"Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy" -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 10:42 3
- "Your friends might get me in a rush, but not before I make your head into a canoe, you understand me?" -- nm - Max Jan 7, 10:48
- "Buzzards gotta eat. Same as worms." -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 7, 10:44
- "deserved's got nuthin' to do with it" -- nm - mud Jan 7, 10:44
CES: Samsung has a 219-inch microled TV. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 7, 10:38 9
- They "...also unveiled a 75-inch version aimed at homes." -- (link) - GregW Jan 7, 11:34
- Every tweet I'm seeing says it starts at 75" and scales up. Isn't that really 219 that scales down? -- nm - Max Jan 7, 10:45
- how the hell do you get that in the house? -- nm - Remlik Jan 7, 10:42 5
  - per one of the comments, it's built out of micro led panels. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 7, 12:06
  - Through a 9 foot door, duh. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 10:46
  - You build the house around it. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 7, 10:45
  - I assume it's for commercial use. Or not actually a commercial product for sale, just a proof of concept. -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 10:45
  - it's pretty thin, so just cut a slash down the outside wall of your house and slide it right in -- nm - decline Jan 7, 10:44
- I'll be in my bunk. -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 10:41
Sears Prepares for Possible Liquidation -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 10:38 3
- *marks prices up 40% before cutting them 30% for liquidation sale* -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 10:43 1
  - You got that right -- nm - Epiphany Jan 7, 10:48
- I dropped by my local Kmart to check out the clearance. It was depressing. -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 10:42
Writer's Guild Nominations Are Out- Pretty much as expected. -- (edited) - MDH Jan 7, 10:36 7
- I've never been clear on this.....what does "by X & Y and W & Z" mean? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 7, 10:43 2
  - The & indicates they wrote it together. The and that they worked separately, but both groups have done enough to deserve credit. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 7, 10:44 1
    - thx -- nm - prayformojo Jan 7, 10:46
- Favourite was not eligible. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 7, 10:39 3
  - Just coming back to post that, my bda -- nm - MDH Jan 7, 10:39 2
    - No worries. I was surprised I remembered that was the case, and now I'm reading about other ineligibles. WGA is weird. -- nm - Baron Barium Jan 7, 10:46 1
      - They are strict as hell. (NM)+ - Marlowe Jan 7, 10:49
Polar - Official Trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 7, 10:31 [youtube] 4
- *likes* -- nm - John Wick Jan 7, 11:16
- I'll watch the Hell out of this -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 10:52 1
  - I totally thought it was for the Liam Neeson Mr Plow movie at first though -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 10:53
- Metal Gear Solid, the Movie? -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 10:32
Not Globes related, but I am very intrigued at the fact that disco country seems to be an emerging genre in music. And it's not bad. - MDH Jan 7, 10:30 4
- Been there, done that -- (link) - Disco Dolly Jan 7, 10:49 [youtube] 3
  - Heh! Here's Kylie: -- (link) - MDH Jan 7, 11:00 [youtube] 2
    - And this one is actually a hit: Miley Cyrus "Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" -- (link) - MDH Jan 7, 11:00 [youtube] 1
      - Oh, that explains why she was perched on the hood of a car when she did this on Graham Norton. -- nm - Covington Jan 7, 11:19
Avengers: Captain America struggling with modern technology -- (link) - budice Jan 7, 10:30 2
- "Smart" technology is just what they call it before it is revealed to be "HYDRA technology". -- nm - Beryllium Jan 7, 11:59
- Steve? Just wait until Tony heard about this. -- nm - Qale Jan 7, 10:34
Pizza Tuesday sounds good right up until he starts frisbeeing them into the crowd. -- nm - Roger More Jan 7, 10:26 8
- Pizzagate? -- nm - Qale Jan 7, 11:15
- "I came up with eating a type of food on Tuesday. No one was doing that before me." -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 10:30
- I would love it if some or all of the networks declined. "sorry, but we're not here to broadcast your BS" -- nm - mud Jan 7, 10:29 4
  - Do I remember correctly that the last time he did this it turned out to be more like a campaign speech and the networks were all pissed? -- nm - pmb Jan 7, 10:48 1
    - I remember the days when anchors stopped covering party conventions because they were inane. -- nm - Max Jan 7, 10:49
  - “We’re not interested in fake news.” -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 7, 10:36
  - "Well, Anderson, it's Day 2 of the congressional chamber food fight, where members are arming themselves with iconic foods from their districts." -- nm - Jim Acosta Jan 7, 10:34
- "My eye! I'm not supposed to get pizza in it!" -- nm - Harry Reid Jan 7, 10:28
Further unpopular opinion: Shallow is not a good song - Reagen Jan 7, 10:25 9
- The video for it is an amazing short film. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 7, 12:06
- its definitely the weakest song on the soundtrack - Epiphany Jan 7, 10:50 1
  - It's no Ass Like That. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 10:55
- I am NOT with you on this. I think it's one of the best songs of the past decade. -- nm - David Jan 7, 10:46 3
  - I wouldn't go that far, but I do like it a lot. That Gaga bridge is fantastic. nm -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Jan 7, 10:48
  - I expected this. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 10:47 1
    - Needs more Chainsmokers. -- nm - Shaun Jan 7, 10:49
- The crowd noise even on the version on the radio is weird. -- nm - Tim Jan 7, 10:45 1
  - That's what made me think of this this morning. -- nm - Reagen Jan 7, 10:47
Vince Young headlines College Football HOF class of 2019 -- (link) - Beaker Jan 7, 10:23 3
- Vince *OLD*. Amiright? -- nm - Mop Jan 7, 10:55 2
  - Congrats on the big news! How do the kids get along with your fiancee? -- nm - amoxy Jan 7, 10:57
  - hey congrats on the big news! -- nm - Beaker Jan 7, 10:56

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