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For no particular reason, this morning I browsed Amazon's selection of large novelty scissors. I don't need any, but if I did, this is what I'd get -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 12, 05:33
Trump has been counseled by outside advisers to move toward a national emergency declaration,but many in the White House are trying to pump the brakes -- (link) - budice Jan 12, 03:25 2
- Oh we were supposed to be pumping the breaks? We've been pumping up the jam this whole time. -- nm* - Qale Jan 12, 05:16
- Translation: "Stop listening to Hannity, fuckface!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 03:49
Coming to America (again) sequel with Eddy Murphy in the works.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 12, 02:02
Do you want to read a terrible list? Here's NYT's top 20 dramas since The Sopranos. -- (link) - David Jan 11, 22:43 7
- They were doing so good and then they went with Adventure Time and it was downhill the rest of the way until they got to Atlanta. It started off - Krusty Jan 12, 06:01
- Hmmm. It has 6 of my top 7 TV shows ever (the 7th, incidentally, is The Sopranos). But, it has Lost and GoT, ish. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 12, 05:25
- Plenty of good there. But as with any list, lots missing. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 23:07
- It's the New York Times. They're known for their fake news. -- nm* - peglegpete Jan 11, 22:59
- I saw some good choices, but that one to a page and sideways scroll. I stopped after about 6 -- nm - Amoxy Jan 11, 22:52 2
  - It was a normal looking page to me on my desktop in incognito mode. Are you on mobile? -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 06:01
  - It crashed my browser. -- nm - . Jan 11, 23:15
Tulsi!... this is gonna be a loooooong campaign season. -- nm - con_carne Jan 11, 21:01
"We're sick of old white dudes, just go away." "Okay ..." heheh -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 20:29 1
- Captain America loved it! -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 22:09
This week's episode of The Rookie had everything. -- nm - David Jan 11, 20:10 3
- Hysterical pregnancy? -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 03:06
- Saving it for exercise bike tomorrow. -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 23:33
- Gunshots, tower defense, IA, drunk dad, world-weary kid, highlighters as crayons, desk duty, ballistic plates, *cutting through walls* ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 20:16
The only anniversary of note this week: Bride Wars was released 10 years ago. Kate Hudson & Anne Hathaway. I had completely forgotten about it. - Max Jan 11, 20:10 [youtube]
the Who's 2019 tour has a backup orchestra -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 11, 19:37 1
- it will be local orchestras on the tour stop -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 19:44
3 dead in Ottawa after bus crashes into a bus stop shelter :( -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 19:35 1
- Those are some swank city buses. -- (link) - Mop Jan 11, 20:01
"SpaceX plans to lay off approximately 10 percent of its workforce in order to manage its costs" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 19:26 2
- Everything involving Elon Musk right now... -- (pic) - David Jan 11, 20:09 [Attachment]
- Not surprising. They've built a rocket that can be reused dozens of times. - TWuG Jan 11, 19:38
MNight: "Can't wait to shower my fans with love..." for Glass -- (link) - budice Jan 11, 19:03
"I'm afraid I'm not that afraid." "Everybody's afraid of something." "Cuttlefish." -- nm - Max Jan 11, 18:54
On Instagram, the hashtag #spidersona is pretty cool. It’s Spider-Verse inspired user created Spider personas. Some are very creative. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 11, 18:27 5
- Here's a great one from twitter -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 22:47
- Hmm. Still not entirely sure what it is all about, but there are definitely some interesting ones. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 18:34 3
  - In the movie, there are different dimensions where different versions of Peter Parker or different people altogether are bitten by the spider. - Volnelk Jan 11, 20:31 2
    - Ah, OK. (I've seen the movie, I just wasn't sure if this was people drawing themselves as a Spider-person or creating new ones from whole cloth) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 21:46 1
      - Probably both. -- nm - . Jan 12, 00:16
The Orville thoughts (spoilers for the latest two episodes) - Beryllium Jan 11, 18:27 4
- It is soo modern day TNG that I cant stand it. - Jovian Jan 11, 19:52 1
  - Everything in the IM is true. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 20:01
- Remind me of the callback -- nm - Max Jan 11, 18:43 1
  - Spoilers - Beryllium Jan 11, 18:45
This sounds kinda fun. Flickr Friday, this week's theme is Flames. To be eligible, photos must be taken after the theme is announced. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 11, 17:57 [flickr]
Disney streaming to have Jamie Alexander star in a Lady Sif series -- (link) - Remlik Jan 11, 17:54 6
- So wait, she isn't in the movies anymore but will still play the part? -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 23:34
- Hmm... I wonder if this makes Agents of SHIELD canon. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 20:04 3
  - Shield is canon. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 20:40 2
    - until the next reboot -- nm - peglegpete Jan 11, 23:00
    - Sure it is. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 20:49
- Please tell me this means the end of Blindspot. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 20:03
Now this a big kitty -- (link) - Jovian Jan 11, 17:51 1
- My Mojo does that with his paw when he's on my lap. -- nm - Meg Jan 11, 18:18
and I just burned the shit out of my mouth eating Jalapeno Cheetos. Beak no likey -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 17:50 1
- grind them up and use in chili or as part of fried chicken coating, there are all sorts of secondary cooking uses. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 11, 18:06
NYT: President Trump’s actions so alarmed the FBI after James Comey’s firing that it began investigating if he was working on behalf of Russia -- (link) - mud Jan 11, 17:39 2
- "No, little jimmy, he's just a stupid asshole." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 17:43
- This is perfectly normal. -- nm - Jovian Jan 11, 17:41
NFL - Bears announced the hiring of Chuck Pagano as the team’s defensive coordinator. -- nm - budice Jan 11, 17:30 1
- I think that's solid. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 17:41
Made myself a grilled wrap. Instantly better than any store/restaurant one I've had. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 11, 17:27
4 votes for Solo a Star Wars story being an A movie. we all loved it. -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 16:55 10
- well done -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 22:10
- Totally agree. - ReluctantCynic Jan 11, 19:03
- We loved it -- nm - Bacon Jan 11, 18:36
- Agreed. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 11, 17:47
- Yep. Its fantastic. Just like the rest of the SW films (minues the prequels) -- nm - Jovian Jan 11, 17:35
- it's really good -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 17:28
- It’s super fun. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 16:57 3
  - super major spoiler question - Beaker Jan 11, 17:21 2
    - Spoils - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 18:20 1
      - Thanks! we thought that but weren't sure -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 19:39
sweet response to lieberman's idiotic comment about AOC: -- (link) - mud Jan 11, 16:49 6
- One time I posted "delete your account" and it was very exciting. -- nm - Hillary Jan 12, 05:11
- Release the hounds! -- nm - Strongbad, Astronauts Champion Jan 11, 17:35
- Bowsy-wowsy-wow -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 17:11
- Lieberman isn't even a Democrat anymore. -- nm* - Qale Jan 11, 17:01
- Oof. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 16:58
- Yeah, she's killing the social media aspect of this. -- nm - TWuG Jan 11, 16:55
Andree Vermeulen deserves to have her own show. Her deadpan is stone cold -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 16:04
Faith No More singer Mike Patton will be displaying his 6 octave range as he sings the National Anthem at the Cowboys game -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 16:01 3
- I read that a little earlier and I went and threw on FNM live at the Download Festival. It's going right now. :-) - Krusty Jan 11, 17:17 1
  - And he'll be the only reason I have to watch that game. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 17:18
- You mean at the Rams game. -- nm - jnine Jan 11, 16:04
Archer shilling for Arby's. You know he's just in it for the - Beryllium Jan 11, 15:58
Hey Max, phoenetic order? -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 15:41 3
- OMG, have you folks tasted pistachios? they are to die for! -- nm - mud Jan 11, 15:45 2
  - Also surprisingly great as an ice cream flavour. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 15:52
  - The best -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 15:47
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- Moving up the seniority scale? -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 15:42 6
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    - If Trump keeps firing people, we'll be calling you Mr. Attorney General by the end of the year. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 16:43 2
      - Dawson is RBG's first choice for her eventual replacement -- nm - peglegpete Jan 11, 17:01 1
        
        "I'm not drunk, this whole COURT is drunk!" (and then the singing starts) - Beryllium Jan 11, 17:51
    - *puts away the "Everything's Coming Up Dawson" sign ... for now* -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 15:53 1
      - my Dawson sign says: One step closer to the Iron Throne. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 11, 15:55
Just got the call. Sunday is my last day at my current store. Monday I’ll be at Houston’s busiest for 2 weeks. Then, the brand new Heights store. -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 15:33
It's no Babe: Pig in the City but Paddington 2 is a dammed delight. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 15:31 4
- I saw an interview with Hugh Grant. he seemed to delight in parodying himself in the movie. -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 16:45 1
  - Although that would be a pretty British way to deal with having a floundering career -- nm - con_carne Jan 11, 18:34
- Yep. -- nm - kelly Jan 11, 15:48
- it really is. spoils... - Remlik Jan 11, 15:33
For all of our scientists here ( Bery read the last one) -- (link) - decline Jan 11, 15:24 2
- Hey, licking is the way you tell if it *is* bone - but not necessarily human :) -- nm - Meg Jan 11, 15:50
- :) -- nm - peglegpete Jan 11, 15:34
NXT: Nikki Cross final day at NXT -- (link) - Remlik Jan 11, 15:19 [youtube]
Age of Heroes: The Avengers -- (link) - Beaker Jan 11, 15:06
Stick a fork in me, I’m done. - Super Daddy Princess Jan 11, 14:59
Hey, remember the days (I mean days literally too) when Gary Kubiak was the OC for the Denver broncos? good times good times -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 11, 14:56
free medium coffee at 7-11 today, if you're a user of their app. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 14:24
I can remember a time when we (in Iowa) thought it was kind of embarrassing that we were sending TV's Gopher from the Love Boat to congress. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 11, 14:18 1
- Heh. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 14:18
logan paul is trending on twitter - don't make the mistake I did and click. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 14:12
I've decided that I really want Black Panther to win Best Picture. This is not to say I think it's the best or .. -- (edited) - mud Jan 11, 14:00
Mop, I’ve got the fly knit Nike’s. Actually wearing them right now. They’re really comfortable. Also have a pair of slip on allbyrds that - pmb Jan 11, 13:56 3
- +1 -- nm - Mop Jan 11, 15:11 1
  - Though my limited experience with flyknit shoes is that I think they'd fail your water resistant / proof requirement miserably - JD Jan 11, 16:17
- I looked at allbirds a couple of weeks ago, after seeing ina garten mentioned really liking them. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 14:06
We live in a world of influencers now. Being the Elite has 286k subscribers. - David Jan 11, 13:51 23
- Meltzer claims to have the offer made to the Young Bucks and Adam Page, which was turned down. Wow. - Tim Jan 11, 14:45 3
  - The one thing I wonder is whether they would both make AJ Styles money or share it. -- nm - David Jan 11, 15:48 1
    - probably share. But I suspect the merch deal was crazy. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 17:33
  - wow. that is impressive. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 15:37
- Does anyone want to 30k foot view explain, why WWE is bad/doing poorly now, and what this new thing is? -- nm - MDH Jan 11, 14:05 13
  - they're not doing poorly. In fact they're doing great, new billion dollar deals for programming, social media is crazy. Creatively though... - Remlik Jan 11, 15:28
  - The company itself is doing fairly well financially, but the product put out is terrible and ratings have hit an all time, 25-year low. - Tim Jan 11, 14:16
  - The WWE is a de facto monopoly run by a buddy of Donald Trump. - David Jan 11, 14:12 2
    - It's funny, Cody is probably the least talented of the group in terms of wrestling ability. - Tim Jan 11, 14:25 1
      - he's got a great brain for the business -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 15:32
  - wrestling nerds think some startup with no TV contract and performers no one outside of wrestling marks have heard of will crush Vince -- nm - Beaker Jan 11, 14:12 7
    - They'll have a TV contract whenever they want one. They're choosing between offers. -- nm - David Jan 11, 14:13 6
      - Who's made an offer? -- nm - Tim Jan 11, 14:28 5
        
        Khan indicated that four different channels are bidding on their product. - David Jan 11, 14:36 4
        
        Jericho also said he wouldn't have signed with them if they weren't talking to serious tv outlets. -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 15:32 3
        
        FWIW, my guess is SyFy. - David Jan 11, 15:49 2
        
        I would be surprised if an NBC/Universal channel picks up a competitor to WWE. -- nm - Tim Jan 11, 16:15
        
        they're looking at Tuesday nights so I could see that. Of course Syfy fans will bitch and moan about wrestling on Syfy again (ECW and Smackdown) -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 16:01
- I want them to succeed because there's no reason the WWE product should be this bad with that roster. -- (edited) - Tim Jan 11, 13:58 3
  - I'm also not sure why TNA keeps getting painted as a failure. They got killer ratings for a while and built the careers of some of the top talents. -- nm - David Jan 11, 14:02 2
    - Because it's been a corpse for what's getting pretty close to a decade. -- nm - Tim Jan 11, 14:04 1
      - maybe...I know we laugh at them but Don Callis and his partner are really trying some stuff there and signing talent that deserve to be seen -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 15:38
- It all falls apart without Marty! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 11, 13:53
We are about 6 months away from Joe Buck reading copy during a MLB game on Fox promoting Smackdown coming in September. - Tim Jan 11, 13:33
Tofino is gorgeous and a must visit. Cashews are the best nut. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 13:32 4
- My dad runs his fishing charter company out of Ucluelet, which is in the same area as Tofino. I usually drive Highway 4 to get there. - Beryllium Jan 11, 13:42 3
  - None of these options seem particularly pleasant. - Mop Jan 11, 14:08
  - Yeah, that highway is .. something. -- nm - Reagen Jan 11, 14:04 1
    - It's beautiful and scenic is what it is -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 15:02
very cool paper art. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 11, 13:27 4
- WOW -- nm - peglegpete Jan 11, 15:32
- I wonder if the artist is--- YAS! Instagram! -- (link) - Mop Jan 11, 14:01 1
  - I was just looking at some of the other work linked at the bottom of my link. the patience alone. man. -- nm - b. Jan 11, 14:04
- Very cool. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 11, 13:50

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