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This rare cardinal could star in the remake of All of Me. -- (link) - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Feb 1, 07:44 1
- I'd love to see Jessica Chastain do a remake of All of Me. Steve Carrell as the male lead -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 07:50
any one use Copper Chef pans? pots? good? bad? -- nm* - Epiphany Feb 1, 07:43 1
- crap.... if you like that kind of surface, Henckles (the knife maker) has sells a 3 pan set at costco - zeitgeist Feb 1, 11:08
It's supposed to be cloudy in Punxsutawney tomorrow -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:38 1
- I'm gonna go ahead and predict 6 more weeks of winter - regardless of what the rat sees. -- nm - Usnavi Feb 1, 07:39
Today will be my 2nd day at the new store. And I was just texted asking if I could come in at 1:30 instead of 3. Oh lawd... -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 07:34 4
- That is why I left Safeway after 9 years. I got my weekends back!! My schedule is static!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:39 3
  - Indeed. -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 07:44 2
    - Are you a union worker? -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:46 1
      - No. -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 07:54
Russo Brothers: Before Endgame is released, do a video recap. Recapped by Luis -- (link) - Amoxy Feb 1, 06:59
All store-bought mac & cheeses, ranked -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 1, 06:58 9
- I'm with them on the frozen but on the box.... - ty97 Feb 1, 07:12 7
  - Velveeta is good, but Kraft wins. I don't care what tasters say. That's what defines mac and cheese for most of us. -- nm - pmb Feb 1, 07:44 5
    - Kraft shapes (don't care what they are: Scooby, Spongebob, whatever) are the best Kraft Mac and Cheese -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:46 4
      - I'm with those guys. I hate the shapes. They throw off the cheese/pasta ratio. They also tend to cook less evenly. -- nm* - pmb Feb 1, 07:54
      - If by best you mean worst? Then I agree -- nm - Bacon Feb 1, 07:49
      - Disagreed. Logan and I both dislike the shapes, but the non-shapes are the best store bought you can get. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:47 1
        
        I'm calling Child Protective Services -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 07:48
  - Cracker Barrel is icky. I like Kraft Deluxe four cheese -- nm - decline Feb 1, 07:14
- in which mandy goes to trader joes after work (YES PAM, I HAVE THE TIME). -- nm - amanda Feb 1, 07:07
I have an admin who's supposed to manage my calendar. she just emailed me and asked me if I have any time to talk to her on monday. - amanda Feb 1, 06:50 5
- "Let me ask you, do I have time?" -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:56 1
  - hee -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 07:23
- Ms. Amanda Fancypants -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:56 2
  - I told them I didn't want an admin. kind of in the reorg we had, she had nobody to support so she supports me. - amanda Feb 1, 06:58 1
    - hopefully theres a jim and dwight -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:59
V: Oscars to Feature All Five Best Song Nominees on Telecast After All -- (link) - GregW Feb 1, 06:48 2
- Gaga is such the lock for the award, not even funny -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:58
- all at the same time? -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:56
“The KKK consisted of members that some perceived to be supportive of a white supremacist agenda.” -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Feb 1, 06:41 3
- With those some being members of the KKK itself. :P -- nm - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Feb 1, 06:43 2
  - *shrug* -- nm - FBI Feb 1, 06:47 1
    - I mean, several of them were probably members..... -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 06:47
January Jobs Report: +304K, economists' initial expectations were at 170K - Strongbad Feb 1, 06:30 1
- Wage Growth at 0.1%, below the 0.3% expectation. y2y basis = 3.2% -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 06:32
Intrigue grows, clue surfaces in snow bear's belly button mystery -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 06:28 3
- I love this story. -- nm - amanda Feb 1, 06:38
- snowballs. it was snowballs. -- nm - Andie Feb 1, 06:29
- I knew it! -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:29
Hobbs & Shaw Trailer -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 06:10 6
- Didnt have to go there with the - budice Feb 1, 06:21 2
  - Agreed. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 07:18
  - Wait... THAT is your problem with it? Out of all of... *waves arms wildly* you know... that? -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 07:11
- (it's going to make a gazillion dollars) -- nm - decline Feb 1, 06:16 2
  - agreed. The Rock intro looked suspiciously like they stole it from The Rundown...they...aren't the same character right? -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 07:18 1
    - different people -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 07:52
The Good Fight season 3 trailer -- (link) - LMS Feb 1, 06:07 [youtube] 4
- oh boy -- nm - mud Feb 1, 07:31
- *misreads as The Good Place, has a sad* -- nm - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Feb 1, 06:40 2
  - Same -- nm - Ender Feb 1, 06:42 1
    - See what you've done? You're tearing us apart, LMiSa! -- nm - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Feb 1, 06:44
What's the most trafficked mammal in the world? (I'd never heard of this animal.) -- (link) - Abby Normal Feb 1, 06:04 4
- How is this NSFW? It's a BBC article, for goodness sake. -- nm - Abby Normal Feb 1, 13:45
- people -- nm - budice Feb 1, 06:07 1
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:24
- They were an HQ question on Wednesday -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 06:05
U.S. Plans to Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Treaty With Russia, Source Says -- (link) - ty97 Feb 1, 05:45 1
- am I the source? :) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 05:47
U.S. will withdraw from nuclear arms treaty, secretary of state says -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 05:45 5
- Seems like a backdoor way of letting Russia grow their nuclear arsenal without Russia looking like the bad guy. - Inigo Feb 1, 05:55 4
  - Also for us to build more which Trump is starting to do. Why not negotiate a better deal before scrapping the old one? -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 08:17
  - No doubt. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:48
  - totally see it. could of been their plan for owning Trump all along -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 06:39
  - Was my conspiratorial initial thought - ty97 Feb 1, 05:59
surprisingly, *not* Nova Scotia Man: Florida metal hunters found a World War II-era grenade — and brought it to a local Taco Bell -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 1, 05:35 1
- Because eating Taco Bell isn't explosive enough. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 06:32
Julius Peppers retires after 17 seasons -- nm - budice Feb 1, 05:27 1
- One of the most dominant college players I've ever watched. 4th alltime on the NFL career sack list. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:32
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker launches 2020 bid -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 05:25 12
- If all the stars were to align, Rosario Dawson could end up as FLOTUS - decline Feb 1, 06:03 1
  - I'd buy that for a dollar -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 06:03
- Biden his time -- nm - budice Feb 1, 05:58
- Kamala Harris: "I'm Cory Booker." Elizabeth Warren: "And I'm Cory Booker." Julian Castro: "I'm Cory Booker as well." -- nm - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Feb 1, 05:54
- *hits his music* -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:30 7
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    - I agree. I just hope that when it comes time to have debates - that they don't fall into that mode of tearing each other down to try to get the nom. -- nm - Usnavi Feb 1, 06:59
    - Agreed. I can not WAIT until those 15-person debates start. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:44 4
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        Sorry, I was being sarcastic. -- (edited) - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:57
      - with that many people; do they start setting up Alliances and friendships to try and transfer their supporters to their allies if they drop out? or do they all expect to win? -- nm* - Beaker Feb 1, 05:49 1
        
        The lesser known may be angling for VP. -- nm - jnine Feb 1, 12:16
Green Day's Dookie is 25 years old -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 05:01 1
- Just flush it, already! -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 07:20
Flor...Nova Scotia Man -- (link) - Reagen Feb 1, 05:01
Georgia Businessman Disappears After Super Bowl Tickets Scam Nets Him Over $750K, Including $36K From His Own Mother -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 04:52 1
- Were they printed on crackers? -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 04:55
We have a positive number on the thermometer! -- nm - . Feb 1, 04:49
TV PSA: Andi Mack, Blindspot, Dynasty, Fresh off the Boat, Last Man Standing, MacGyver, Speechless, RuPaul, Live PD, Gold Rush, Cool Kids, Crazy Ex-GF -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:40 10
- Hell's Kitchen, Blacklist, Blue Bloods, Bill Maher, Showtime Boxing, Russian Doll (Netflix; trailer linked), other stuff -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 04:43 [youtube] 5
  - 1) Speechless -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 05:21
  - Velvet Buzzsaw, AntMan and Wasp also on Netflix. -- nm* - budice Feb 1, 05:12
  - 0 -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 1, 05:06
  - 2 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 04:54
  - 2: Andi Mack (we watch with the kids) and I'll give Russian Doll a shot (R rated Groundhog Day essentially looks like) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:46
- I'd watch a show called RuPaul, Live PD -- nm - Dano Feb 1, 04:41 3
  - This may be the cop show twist we've been waiting for. -- nm - . Feb 1, 04:51 1
    - Chicago RuPaul Live PD CSI -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:52
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 04:48
Damn, one of my favourite comedians, Jeremy Hardy, has died of cancer at the age of 57. No-one could sing like him. - LMS Feb 1, 03:57 3
- F Cancer -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 05:44
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 05:21 1
  - Here he is singing along to Come On Eileen -- (link) - LMS Feb 1, 05:40 [youtube]
This is where that chart I was talking about the other day came from - the voters vs ideology compass plot -- (link) - Reagen Feb 1, 03:49 1
- TT sample from 15 yrs ago: -- (link) - mud Feb 1, 07:21
Lego Movie 2 - London: Chris Pratt and Tiff Haddish at Lego Movie Coffee PopUp this morning serving coffee. -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 01:59
hundreds, maybe thousands of undocumented, daca signed up with an online university promising student visas...it was a sting by ICE -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 1, 01:58
I got my first pneumonia vaccination ever today. - David Feb 1, 00:54 3
- ....but in a good way, right? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 04:33
- I didn't realize one existed? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 01:03 1
  - Its for seniors, you young punks can survive it -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 01:11
Buzzfeed's 2nd biggest traffic draw was a teenager coming up with stupid clickbait articles FOR FREE (what kind of chicken nuggets are you?) -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 1, 00:40 1
- People are stupid. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 05:14
Twitter Founder a few minutes ago. -- (link) - budice Jan 31, 23:49 2
- how do you smell couscous? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 01:04
- that's so hard to spell I should use it for a password -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 00:35
India enacts rules to limit Amazon/Walmart operations. To keep foreign investment out of big retail. Yet local retail trying to mimic Amazon. -- (link*) - budice Jan 31, 22:34
"You get to save one FICTIONAL character from whatever bad thing happens to them - yes you can even prevent death without consequences." Who ya got? -- nm - Flavorize--Stolen From Twitter Jan 31, 22:27 7
- Han SOlo -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 07:49
- Capt America's beard -- nm - Epiphany Feb 1, 07:27
- The vampire Claudia. It wasn’t her fault. -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 07:15
- Alright, I'll say it: Hoban Washburn. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 22:58
- God (we killed him and now the very people he would 'smote" are dragging his carcass around like a power amulet -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 22:53 2
  - ok fine, if that don't count then, Mike Ehermantrout (fixer/heavy in breaking bad and better call saul) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 22:55 1
    - and Old Yeller...I mean that was a *good* dog -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 01:13
Secret to the Patriots success...coaches get their zzzz/sleep - Flavorize Jan 31, 21:42
So, James Gunn IS *rebooting* Suicide Squad. - Spawn Jan 31, 21:16 7
- But why? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 21:25 6
  - they had so much to build on in the previous version! so many unanswered questions! - mafic Jan 31, 22:02
  - Because WB/DC is desperate to replicate the success of the MCU - TWuG Jan 31, 21:49
  - You could do a total backdoor, "Legion of Doom" movie--Complete access to DC villain catalog. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 31, 21:45 1
    - Do they get to wear the spikey shoulder pads? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 1, 04:13
  - Because maybe he can make a good version? -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 21:26 1
    - And he has leeeverage to ask for creative control. -- nm - budice Jan 31, 22:01
UConn women lost for the second time this season. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 21:09 1
- Dooooooooooooom. -- nm - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Feb 1, 05:55
STIS: "If you were to form a Justice League and COULD NOT use Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Batman, Superman or Flash... WHO would YOU choose?" -- nm - Flavorize--Stolen From Twitter Jan 31, 21:00 21
- Aquaman, Wonder Twins Apache Chief, The Atom -- nm - AJRimmer Feb 1, 05:22
- All the Birds of Prey -- nm - David Jan 31, 22:33
- what I learned from this thread: DC has some terrible superhero names. -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 22:00 3
  - The Wonder Woman rogue's gallery is something else. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 05:31
  - educated must you be. The Legion of Substitute Heroes -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 31, 22:15 1
    - "Chlorophyll Kid – portrayed as a classic nebbish, but clever at using his limited powers, such as creating cacti to distract an enemy with human-like - Flavorize Jan 31, 22:20
- Robert Mueller, RBG, Nancy Pelosi, Rodney Stanger. nm - Dignan Jan 31, 21:29
- why do you say Flash 2 times? Jay & Barry? Don & Dawn? -- nm* - peglegpete Jan 31, 21:19 6
  - He ran from the front of the line to the back, cheater. -- nm - Max Jan 31, 21:37
  - I gotta make these mistakes more often--the replies to the FLASH X 2 have been too fun! -- nm* - Flavorize--Stolen From Twitter Jan 31, 21:33 1
    - I figured the second one cancelled the first, like a double negative. -- nm - . Jan 31, 23:15
  - I had wondered if one was supposed to be MM. - Spawn Jan 31, 21:21 2
    - MM is logical, that's most of the founders of the original JLA. Aquaman should be on the list, too -- nm* - peglegpete Jan 31, 21:22 1
      - Yeah, that was why he was my first choice. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 21:23
- Lobo, Black Orchid, Mr. Miracle, Big Barda, Dr. Fate, The Spectre, Sinestro, the Black Racer, Captain Cold, Supergirl, and of course, Snapper Carr. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 31, 21:18
- Fire, Ice, Guy Gardner, Booster Gold, Blue Beetle, and Martian Manhunter. - TWuG Jan 31, 21:17 2
  - Because that worked out *so* well! - Spawn Jan 31, 21:20 1
    - It had a pretty long run and was, as you say, damn fun! - TWuG Jan 31, 21:46
- Flash. (ahem) Supergirl, The Legends, Killer Frost, Ralph Dibney, Cisco Ramone. -- nm - . Jan 31, 21:08 1
  - good answer -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 04:39
- Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, a different Green Lantern, Green Arrow & Black Canary, Elongated Man and Mister Miracle. -- nm* - Spawn Jan 31, 21:02
From the "Fact" Twitter account: "Jackie Chan's mother was an opium smuggler and his father was a spy."...And (spoils) a bit cruder one -- (link) - Flavorize Jan 31, 20:44 3
- :D -- nm - Mr. Potato Head Jan 31, 21:29
- Urban legend -- nm - Amoxy Jan 31, 21:04 1
  - Apparently not (to the crude one)-- -- (link) - Flavorize Jan 31, 22:36

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