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Light Saber dueling has been registered as an official sport in France -- (link) - decline Feb 20, 08:12 1
- Now science just needs to create an actual light saber. -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 08:13
“Isn’t it fascinating that the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings.” -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 08:10
Man, the Padres have made the playoffs 'just five times in their 50-season history, most recently in 2006.' That's rough. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 20, 08:09 3
- they are banking and putting a LOT of pressure on the prospects to deliver. -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 08:14
- well, they ain't making them this year either. -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 08:13 1
  - Basically everything I'm seeing says the same, but that isn't the intention. This is a move so they are there for several years starting in 2021. - Volnelk Feb 20, 08:16
Nice SCOTUS decision today that reins in civil forfeiture -- nm - TWuG Feb 20, 08:00 1
- Linky. I like this -- (link) - Bacon Feb 20, 08:03
Syfy has canceled its George R.R. Martin adaptation Nightflyers after only one season -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 07:45 4
- This was the worst tv show to air since Persons Unknown. - Jovian Feb 20, 07:56
- I only watched the first few episodes. The story was ok, but for some reason it just wasn't engaging -- nm - decline Feb 20, 07:48 1
  - stuck with it for the entire season. trust me. you missed out on the biggest trash pile aired in years. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 07:57
- The season 2 scripts will be ready in 3 years I promise! I just need a little more time -- nm - George R.R. Martin Feb 20, 07:46
In 24 hours Bernie has received $6M from 225K donors... -- nm - decline Feb 20, 07:23 3
- I just got a text two minutes ago asking for a donation. I reported it as spam. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 07:55
- I've got this campaign thing and it's golden. I'm not going to just give it up for nothing. -- nm - Berngojevich Feb 20, 07:27 1
  - Bernie needs a new house! -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 07:28
I don't wanna be the "look, a state senator said something stupid" guy, but this is a unique take on the death penalty -- (link) - Roger More Feb 20, 07:19
we just hired someone named, Kieran Culkin.... -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 07:09 6
- (i stand corrected, it's Kieron.) -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 07:26 2
  - so he changed the spelling to stay incognito ? -- nm - decline Feb 20, 07:28 1
    - Pretty sneaky sis -- nm - The Connect Four Brother Feb 20, 07:53
- Presented without comment. -- (pic) - Name Withheld By Request Feb 20, 07:25 [Attachment]
- Right, someone random who happens to have the same name and look just like him -- nm - Kieran Culkin si Feb 20, 07:20
- Of course you would, I'm famous -- nm - Lucas Lee Feb 20, 07:19
Shaun: meet outside Strange Adventures around 12:30? work for you? -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 07:08 3
- Yup. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 07:11 2
  - sweet see you in an hour -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 07:27 1
    - ::is jealous:: -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 07:48
Rocket League ST people: Cross-play Friends lists went active yesterday. We should all add each other. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 06:03 7
- Is that within the game? I'm down to play some. - JaxSean Feb 20, 06:23 6
  - Check it out. -- (link*) - Shaun Feb 20, 06:31 [youtube] 5
    - Cool. Should we add usernames to the Wiki here? -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 20, 06:37 4
      - I'm getting that I need to request access to edit but my username is hsxwillhunting. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 07:00 2
        
        The video looks like it's a username + a number (which I guess addresses the same username on cross-platforms). -- nm - JaxSean Feb 20, 07:49 1
        
        I turned it on last night, but it was taking forever to install the update, so I turned it off. I'll have a look for my RL name tonight. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 07:57
      - Not a horrible idea. -- nm - Shaun Feb 20, 06:45
MLB to institute new rules to curb sign stealing -- (link) - Beaker Feb 20, 05:54 1
- I want to see a MLB team break out the college football giant sign/symbols playcalling. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 06:16
The Slim Shady LP came out 20 years ago this week -- (link) - Beaker Feb 20, 05:39
Helluva way to go: Contractor at Orange County Airport loses life to blown tire. -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 05:01
Payless to close 248 Canadian stores, saying it's 'ill-equipped' for market -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 04:52
How to Train Your Dragon 3 94% (74/5), Fighting With My Family 93% (55/4) -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 04:50 1
- seeing Dragon tonight. woo! -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 07:36
TV PSA: Survivor, Chicago Med, Fire, PD; Gordon Ramsay, Ridiculousness, Goldbergs, grownish, Schooled, Magicians, Black Ink Crew, Modern Family, Suits -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 04:43 3
- Property Brothers, Project Runway, Masked Singer, Challenge, Real HW, World's Best, Single Parents, Deadly Class, Match Game, You're the Worst, - Beaker Feb 20, 04:46 2
  - 2 -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 05:04
  - 8!: Chicagos for the wife; Survivor for all of us, Suits, Deadly Class, Goldbergs and schooled for me. -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 04:47
Oregon lawmakers seek to lower voting age in state to 16, so teens can ‘protect their future’ -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 20, 04:24 13
- Stupid. We just raised the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21 because they were to immature to make that decision. Just no -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 07:20 4
  - Voting is hazardous to your health? -- nm - znufrii Feb 20, 07:45 1
    - Exactly. If you are stupid enough to smoke poison at 16 which is so obvious, how is a 16 year old supposed to know something like Tax Levies, bonds. - Bacon Feb 20, 07:49
  - *votes for the person that allows me to buy cigarettes and pot at 16* -- nm - 16 year old Feb 20, 07:23 1
    - *votes for the candidate who talks most about abortion so I will get into Heaven after I die* -- nm - 80 year old voter si Feb 20, 07:26
- I don't hate the idea, but I also think it would be a great opportunity to mandate a civics class as a condition of voting at that age - znufrii Feb 20, 06:27 3
  - I remember taking US History but not civics as a class. Law & Governance should be required of everyone in high school even if it was covered in K-8 -- nm - Max Feb 20, 06:35 2
    - we had US history in 11th grade, and a semester each of government and personal finance in 12th. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 20, 06:36 1
      - My HS went like this - Strongbad Feb 20, 07:08
- I don't hate it. The idiotic ones aren't going to vote. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 04:29 3
  - They'll vote. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 06:31 2
    - "Free Fortnite emote with proof of voting!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 07:40
    - We said 16 not 6. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 07:06
See ya tomorrow, work!!! -- nm - amanda Feb 20, 02:37 2
- hopefully you went back to bed -- nm - decline Feb 20, 06:03
- nice -- nm - budice Feb 20, 03:12
TDS notes Cory Booker is vegan, then showed Fox losing their shit, Democrat to ban meat, stock up your freezer now before its rationed. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 01:56
Watching Netflix's Abducted in Plain Sight. What. The. Hell. - JaxSean Feb 19, 22:41 6
- Netflix doc: Abducted in Plain Sight. Holy WTF?!? -- nm -- decline (aka Decline) Feb 19 '19, 10:15 -- nm - Spawn Feb 19, 23:04 5
  - Seriously -- nm - decline Feb 19, 23:25 4
    - nmbdecline - Beaker Feb 20, 04:55 2
      - damn cubby holes -- nm - decline Feb 20, 06:23 1
        
        better than nubby holes. -- nm - groiny Feb 20, 07:33
    - Spoils - JaxSean Feb 20, 00:04
Just watched a 9 minute YouTube clip called "Dexter funniest moments. It was pathetic because it didn't include this -- (link) - Amoxy Feb 19, 22:15 [youtube]
Poor Minnie, she hates to feel left out. Sleeping peacefully on the bookshelf until I start communing with Mojo on my lap - then she's right there. -- nm - Meg Feb 19, 22:09
Even the podcast I listen to, which has sort of evolved into hate-watching WWE, was like "this was awesome" re: Kofi -- (edited) - Tim Feb 19, 21:38 3
- Unrelated, but Tye Dillinger just tweeted that he requested his release (and it was apparently granted). - Tim Feb 19, 21:44 2
  - I wonder how this impacts his girlfriend. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Feb 19, 23:15 1
    - Probably sucks a bit, but she's getting actual air time so she's probably content. - Will Hunting Feb 20, 07:18
Captain Marvel screened tonight, first reactions -- (link) - budice Feb 19, 21:31 6
- How does it fit in with Infinity War? -- nm - . Feb 19, 21:50 1
  - It takes place about 30 years before. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 04:59
- Detailed reaction thread -- (link) - budice Feb 19, 21:44 3
  - I'm guessing the Friends thing is a bit Ben Mekler does? -- nm - Inigo Feb 20, 05:19 2
    - It's because it's set in the 90s, and has really leaned into 90s nostalgia. Nine Inch Nails t-shirt, 90s era marketing website etc - Roger More Feb 20, 07:05
    - Yeah, I don't get it. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 05:53
No Oscar winner's going to come up with as good a line as Bo Burnaham did for his WGA original screenplay win... -- (link) - . Feb 19, 21:17
Chart Party: The search for the saddest punt in the world (54 minutes long!) -- (link) - Tim Feb 19, 21:12 [youtube] 1
- I wish my brain worked like Jon Bois' did. - Tim Feb 19, 21:15
Argh, I don't really enjoy fresh fruit and yogurt in this cold weather...but it's what I have for dessert :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 19, 21:04 2
- I love that. I also mix in corn flakes. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 19, 21:08 1
  - It's my standard mid-evening dessert. Last night I cheated and nuked a banana and made a custard over it. -- nm - Meg Feb 19, 21:10
Anyone else watching True Detective? I’m really enjoying this season. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 19, 20:14 3
- Yep--pretty good episode on Sunday--I think I see what's coming, on a couple fronts, but one or two big mysteries to tie-up, for sure -- nm - Flavorize Feb 19, 22:19
- I'm loving this season. Can't believe there is only 1 episode left -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 21:02
- It’s very good. I’m also down for much more Stephen Dorff in good material. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 19, 20:27
A canvasser just came to my door asking me to sign a petition against Round-Up. - Mop Feb 19, 20:02 7
- I want a Venn Diagram of the anti-glyphosate and anti-anti-vaxxers. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 20, 08:03
- yeah, no one should ever use Round-Up, it's pretty awful stuff. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 06:07 2
  - How so? -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 07:35 1
    - Given a choice, I wouldn't want Glyphosate anywhere near something that will be ingested. I realize it's been cleared, but - Andie Feb 20, 07:53
- its one f'd chemical, lasts a hella lot longer than they claim, and its used on grain fields just before harvest so its in most ALL our food - zeitgeist Feb 19, 22:35
- *spray* -- nm - Qale Feb 19, 20:28
- Well.... -- nm - J Feb 19, 20:23
"The apartment, designed by Charles Gwathmey, was originally asking $115 million; now, it’s listed for $45 million" -- (link) - ty97 Feb 19, 19:19 5
- Finally... -- nm - colin Feb 20, 02:14
- just the condo fees and RE taxes are 35k a month -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 19, 23:16
- I looked at a bunch of the pictures. It's really bland, almost sterile in design. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 19, 19:27 2
  - yeah. I get that they make places bland and uniform for listings, but that looks like a law firm with bedrooms. -- nm - mafic Feb 19, 19:38 1
    - I promise if I win the lottery my compound will be an art gallery with whimsey. if it's 2 stories, there will be 1 or more slides. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 19, 19:53
The Walking Dead (current season thoughts spoils) - Jovian Feb 19, 19:15 1
- Yeah it’s kind of a trap. Spoilers. - Volnelk Feb 19, 20:20
new Rookie! -- nm - Max Feb 19, 19:01 1
- The last one was somehow predictable AND terrific. -- nm - David Feb 19, 19:12
I’ve said multiple times that UMD has blown games down the stretch since their PG is awful. They let Iowa have an 8-0 run with less than 4 to go. -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 19:01 2
- They get ranch if they win. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 19:28
- And now a ten second call. Get someone that has an ounce of court sense and leadership. -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 19:02
Stonehenge news -- (link) - peglegpete Feb 19, 18:57
The smirky kid from CovCath is suing the Washington Oost for $250M. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 19, 18:53 7
- What if CNN just wants to meet with him and talk about it, and apologize? Then he'll drop the suit, right? -- nm* - Max Feb 20, 06:26
- "and we're just getting started!!" - Jovian Feb 19, 19:07
- "The lawsuit also accuses The Post of reporting what Phillips said in interviews, including that he felt threatened by students, that students chanted - Roger More Feb 19, 19:07 1
  - The diocese investigated and found him innocent. - . Feb 19, 19:45
- Sadly this will end up settling and that entitled kid wont have to work a day in his life. -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 19:04 2
  - Thanks, Lawyers! -- nm - Strongbad Feb 20, 07:16
  - I hope they don’t settle. Covington Catholic shouldn’t want a spotlight on them. -- nm - Mop Feb 19, 20:00
Donald gets revenge, cancels 1B funding for high speed rail -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 19, 18:34 1
- What a snowflake -- nm - Amoxy Feb 19, 18:51
Ugh American cancelled my flight for tomorrow before any snow has even started. Not happy. -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 18:24 9
- Rent a car, start driving. You can still be there on time! -- nm - colin Feb 20, 02:15
- Oof, that's annoying. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 19, 18:55
- "C'mon, don't be wimps, let's got for it! What's the worst that can happen?" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 18:31
- Snow? What snow? But yeah, proactive cancellations are not uncommon in weather. -- nm - ty97 Feb 19, 18:28 2
  - Rebooked on the flight departing at 7:50PM. Message for you - MDH Feb 19, 18:37 1
    - don't recall the city, text me -- nm - ty97 Feb 19, 18:42
- Would you rather they had waited and cancelled it at the last minute? -- nm - znufrii Feb 19, 18:26 2
  - Nope :-) I can be grumpy though! -- nm - MDH Feb 19, 18:36
  - "Fight, tower, we've shut off your engines remotely." -- nm - Max Feb 19, 18:27
I only just now put together who was playing Kyra on blackish -- nm - prayformojo Feb 19, 18:14 1
- Isn't that fantastic? -- nm* - David Feb 19, 18:25
David, ugh. I just found it. It was the good knee, too. -- (link) - Tim Feb 19, 18:10 1
- He was able to put weight on the leg and finish the match, which is good. - David Feb 19, 18:26
Gillibrand campaign event accidentally interrupted by woman trying to get some ranch dressing -- (link) - MDH Feb 19, 18:10 2
- Well, it IS Iowa. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 19, 18:19 1
  - How much high fructose corn syrup is in it there? - Qale Feb 19, 20:30
Cheapest Duke-UNC ticket tomorrow on Stubhub: $4140 incl fees. -- nm - Strongbad, Astronauts Champion Feb 19, 18:07
From the director of Hukkle... (they actually use that in the trailer) -- (link) - Dano Feb 19, 18:04 [vimeo]
Survivor Holdings: - Beaker Feb 19, 17:59 5
- We've cornered the market! -- nm - rollo Feb 20, 07:52
- Bah!!!! Recount!!! Trade!!! -- nm - Amanda Feb 19, 20:01
- I'll be surprised if mine makes it past Wednesday. - . Feb 19, 19:26
- Ha! Love that I got him. -- nm - Strongbad, Astronauts Champion Feb 19, 18:36
- Also here are the rules we play with as family for our pool -- (edited) - Beaker Feb 19, 18:02

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