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Horizon Zero Dawn is 2 years old and has sold more than 10 million copies. Not bad for a new IP. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 28, 07:35 1
- Time for a sequel! -- nm - decline Feb 28, 07:53
Brooklyn Nine-Nine cast finds out the news. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 28, 07:18 3
- again? -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 07:31 2
  - It's been renewed for 52 episodes in Season 7 -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 07:44 1
    - In more cheerful news, video of the B99 cast being told they've been renewed for next season (nmblink) -- ralph wiggum (aka Wiggum17) Feb 27 '19, -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 07:59
I have never listened to [winner of Masked Singer] before, but somehow I got sucked into the redemption arc through my offline reading. - Name Withheld By Request Feb 28, 06:53 2
- The Peacock picked the wrong song. You have to choose something people know and that audience was too young for that song. Although, I'm not sure how - jnine Feb 28, 08:07
- I didn't watch all of it but I agree with your IM. A singing competition shouldn't have been remotely close. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 28, 07:15
Everest is a 'fecal time bomb' -- (link) - Reagen Feb 28, 06:53 3
- aka Montreal every April. -- nm - Roger More Feb 28, 07:11
- Are you sure they didn’t open for Rancid? -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 07:08
- Well crap. -- nm - budice Feb 28, 07:01
*looks at calendar* OK, Weather. It's still February so I'll allow this crap, but this is your last chance. *checks 5 day forecast* Dammit! -- nm - Baroon 5 Feb 28, 06:44
NFL Combine: Oklahoma QB Kyler Murray measures in at 5-foot-10.1, 207 pounds. -- (link) - budice Feb 28, 06:34 3
- He doesn't look like he weighs 1207 pounds. Must be big boned. -- nm - jnine Feb 28, 08:05
- So he's Russell Wilson sized -- nm - decline Feb 28, 07:25
- Hand: 9 4/8 Arm: 28 4/8 Wingspan: 69 4/8 -- nm - budice Feb 28, 06:49
I love how Chase will flag an iTunes purchase I make for like $1 but when I buy a car using my CC, nothing :) - oblique Feb 28, 06:30
I love how KFC can promote "buttery bread" as a part of its combos like that's a grand addition - Reagen Feb 28, 06:07 6
- Wash it down with Testicle-Flavored Beer -- (link) - budice Feb 28, 06:26 5
  - Please, let’s wait until at least noon before we make me hurl. -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 06:26 4
    - Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't -- nm - budice Feb 28, 06:27 3
      - I mean, I could go into detail about why it’s a bit different to appreciate the twig and not the berries in my mouth, but it’s not even noon! -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 06:28 2
        
        There's always testicle salsa in Tennessee -- (link*) - budice Feb 28, 06:30 1
        
        That seems like it would hurt the prankster. Congratulations, you just played yourself? -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 06:34
2018 economic growth averaged 2.9% (slowed to 2.6% in Q4). Just missed 4%+ by *that* much -- nm - decline Feb 28, 06:03
can you guys help me with a sentence? - amanda Feb 28, 05:48 10
- The University's ITFEE enables almost 100,000 students a year to . . . -- nm - jnine Feb 28, 08:12
- Each year, UNIVERSITY’s Information Technology Fee (IT Fee) enables nearly 100,000 students to achieve success through the use of tech both inside - Max Feb 28, 07:16
- "in and outside of the classroom" punches me right in the OCD. -- nm - Baroon 5 Feb 28, 06:21
- "that enable success both inside and outside of the classroom. "...try something like this..."promotes success beyond the classroom environment." -- nm - budice Feb 28, 06:01 1
  - “...promotes success wherever they go.” -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 06:28
- Through the University’s IT Fee, almost 100,000 students have access to the technologies they need to succeed inside and outside the classroom. -- nm - Roger More Feb 28, 05:58
- Can you make it two sentences? -- (edited) - Volnelk Feb 28, 05:55
- change almost to nearly. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 05:54 1
  - I agree with this. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 28, 05:56
- 2 is better -- nm - decline Feb 28, 05:53
Beto: Running for President -- (link) - budice Feb 28, 05:45 3
- I think he had a fair shot against our non-Zodiac Killer Senator, but look, it’s just the primaries. This is how it’s supposed to work. -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 06:50
- "It's time for a Beto Male!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 06:46
- *throws a stapler* -- nm - Queen Amy Feb 28, 06:44
GoT: Twitter has released new #Tag updates this morning. -- (link) - budice Feb 28, 05:38 3
- I don't understand the significance of these. What am I missing? -- nm - Volnelk Feb 28, 05:44 1
  - New Wave of Marketing released. Usually done around when New Trailers come out -- nm - budice Feb 28, 05:46
- For the Throne -- (link) - budice Feb 28, 05:41
So NK wanted the sanctions lifted without agreeing to any type of nuclear disarmament? Who woulda guessed that? - GregW Feb 28, 05:25
Family pug seized by town over unpaid debts and sold on eBay -- (link) - Abby Normal Feb 28, 05:14 3
- "Money or the dog gets it." -- nm - Budice Feb 28, 05:25 1
  - “Be grateful we didn’t take the wheelchair” -- nm - Roger More Feb 28, 05:49
- That's awful. -- nm - Krusty Feb 28, 05:24
NKorea Summit: The fact nothing is done and it ended early just shows how much of a distraction piece it was to get away from the DC headlines. - budice Feb 28, 05:09 2
- It was the biggest, bestest summit the US has ever had! -- nm - decline Feb 28, 05:54
- Yep. And even in that it also failed miserably. -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 05:19
Getting excited. Seeing 40th anniversary reissue of Alien this Saturday. -- nm - LMS Feb 28, 05:03 1
- Please tell me you're dressing up for it. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 05:08
This is like some YMCA bullshit move. -- (link) - Reagen Feb 28, 04:37 5
- Will never forget seeing him play in HS. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 28, 05:16
- I honestly forgot he was still playing like 7 years ago. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 04:49 3
  - And holy shit, he's 6 months older than I am. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 05:02 2
    - still time to get yourself in shape! -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 05:07 1
      - *gets out the Rack* - Will Hunting Feb 28, 05:10
Dark Phoenix trailer -- (link) - eag Feb 28, 04:37 [youtube] 7
- Looks like someone pulled the "I'm too famous for this crap" ripcord. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 04:47 2
  - That's hysterical. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 04:52
  - Yep. 'I'll do the makeup for 5 days. Better get your shots.' -- nm - Volnelk Feb 28, 04:49
- Interesting. Spoiler questions and an editing comment. -- (edited) - Volnelk Feb 28, 04:47 3
  - Agreed on all points. -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 08:03
  - Yep. its a pretty shit trailer -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 05:22 1
    - At least they have *finally* figured Nightcrawler out. -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 08:04
I, for one, welcome our new North Korean overlords. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 04:24
What on earth.. -- (pic) - colin Feb 28, 04:20 [Attachment] 4
- Pivot! -- nm - Max Feb 28, 04:54
- I know, how'd he wedge the car in there without scratching the paint? -- nm* - Reagen Feb 28, 04:25 1
  - Yeah, right? Not a scratch. - colin Feb 28, 04:39
- I should clarify, this is in Warsaw, Poland. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 04:21
iPhone portraits using a McDonald's big mac box and flashlight for glamour lighting (and some HDR processing) -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 28, 02:18 1
- With digital, it's all about getting a bit of contrast. I really want to get back to shooting films, the tech is stupid cool now. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 04:38
Movie scene help: a villain reacting in dialogue with "(Allow me to) show you what I am used to" and then something villainous happens. - Max Feb 28, 01:15 6
- Breakfast Club when Bender shows the cigar scar punishment. -- nm - VMan Feb 28, 04:26 1
  - No, I’m pretty sure it’s from 50 Shades of Grey -- nm - Roger More Feb 28, 05:54
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark--Bar scene. Nazi with glasses threatening Marion with hot poker from fire -- nm* - Flavorize Feb 28, 01:27 3
  - I think that's it. Thanks! I can sleep now. -- nm - Max Feb 28, 02:10
  - She says something like, "I'm not sure what kind of people you're used to dealing with, but no one tells me what to do, in my bar"...he responds... - Flavorize Feb 28, 01:47 1
    - She's saying this *perfectly lucidly* after just having drank a sherpa 3x her weight under the table -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 02:08
Brexit could be headed for 2nd vote: Labour Party backs Brexit referendum -- (link*) - budice Feb 28, 00:13
The FBI is appealing to Native American tribes and nations around the world to claim artifacts found in Indiana in 2014. -- (link) - Meg Feb 27, 22:51 2
- Whoa, that's insane. I have no idea how you get all of that back where it belongs. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 05:04 1
  - I'd use FedEx -- nm - decline Feb 28, 05:48
Reuters: White House says no agreement was reached between Trump and Kim -- (link*) - budice Feb 27, 22:43 4
- What a shock -- nm - Amoxy Feb 27, 23:58 3
  - Trump said he doesn't think KJU had anything to do with the torture of Otto Warmbeir. Trump took KJU word on it -- (link) - Amoxy Feb 28, 00:29 2
    - Putin also said so, double confirmed. -- nm* - colin Feb 28, 05:06 1
      - He denied it very strongly..... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 10:53
Hmm, showers forecast for 8:00am. I think tomorrow's class is the same one that walked over last year and then the rain started. - Meg Feb 27, 22:15
We should have taken Donkic, but... -- (link) - David Feb 27, 21:13 3
- He's got 4 30+ games on the year. 1 more ties Dominique's rookie record. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 28, 05:17
- I think next year is when you find out if he's good or if it's fool's gold. - Will Hunting Feb 28, 04:28
- I thought Elgin Baylor was a school? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 21:27
I just watched Goodfellas for the first time ever. -- nm - Bacon Feb 27, 20:27 4
- Lucky. -- nm - David Feb 27, 21:14 1
  - You a funny guy -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 27, 23:40
- Now go home and get your fucking shine box -- nm - Amoxy Feb 27, 20:41 1
  - Now I know what that means!! -- nm - Bacon Feb 27, 21:09
Two dogs playing with a balloon -- (link) - Amoxy Feb 27, 19:56 1
- I always wonder if they're playing or frustrated with the inconsistent physics of balls. - Max Feb 28, 00:14
Tomorrow kicks of this year's school field trip season - and four more next week :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 27, 19:55
I have 4 concerts on my interested calendar: Red Sun Rising on 4/14, Adelitas Way 4/17, IAMX on 5/17, and Shinedown on 6/21. - Qale Feb 27, 19:05 13
- I'm familiar with Shinedown. The others not so much. I'm hoping to see a few shows this year. - zunk xometimes Feb 27, 19:53 4
  - I'm going Sunday too! I hope it doesn't rain. -- nm - jnine Feb 28, 08:25
  - I’m most familiar with their ATTENTION ATTENTION album -- nm - Qale Feb 27, 20:03
  - That's a very solid lineup (of bands) - JaxSean Feb 27, 19:57 1
    - Yeah. Plus, I get to see a couple baseball games. Nice way to end a rough winter. -- nm - zunk xometimes Feb 27, 20:15
- noice -- nm - JaxSean Feb 27, 19:47 7
  - I knew you’d approve. -- nm - Qale Feb 27, 20:03 6
    - We have Bob Seger in Tampa and two Flagship Romance shows in March, then not a single concert in April. - JaxSean Feb 27, 20:11 5
      - That IS unusual for you. I declined Lords of Acid, Thrill Kill Cult, and Seether shows. -- nm - Qale Feb 27, 20:25 4
        
        Lords of Acid. Wow, that takes me back. -- nm - David Feb 27, 21:38 2
        
        the first time I saw Bob Seger was over 40 years ago. -- nm - peglegpete Feb 27, 21:54 1
        
        a couple of times the first time I saw him, the sax player would dissapear from the stage and we would hear a solo coming from the upper arena seats, - peglegpete Feb 27, 21:59
        
        :O - JaxSean Feb 27, 20:37
According to the Masked Singer... (spoilers) - Dano Feb 27, 18:58 4
- Also according to the Masked Singer - Max Feb 28, 00:12 2
  - Spoils - . Feb 28, 01:33 1
    - with regard to music, I'd demarcate anything greater than 10 -- nm - Max Feb 28, 02:13
- Spoils -- (edited) - Beryllium Feb 27, 19:00
Catching up on b99. Omg, callback to Four Drink Amy, and Rosa driving the joke home. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 18:40
Will Smith will not reprise his role as Deadshot in Suicide Squad 2 -- nm - MDH Feb 27, 18:40 8
- Ugh. With a sequel that’s essentially a reboot, he could have been the only connecting thread. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 20:52 1
  - Uh, that is Harley. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 22:46
- Good God, that's 50% of the selling point of a sequel. -- nm - David Feb 27, 19:55 2
  - Is Will Smith a selling point any more? -- nm - colin Feb 28, 05:09 1
    - You mean after Aladdin? Duh. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 28, 05:18
- too bad, he was the second best part of that movie -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 18:57
- ... even though that was one of the better recent role choices he made? Odd. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 18:41 1
  - He had to pick between that and Wild Wild West 2 he couldn't do both -- nm - Bacon Feb 27, 20:28
Ellen Page doesn't look healthy in Umbrella Academy -- nm - prayformojo Feb 27, 18:37 1
- That is part of the storyline. What ep are you up to? -- nm - GregW Feb 27, 19:06
LIR: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ renewed for seventh season by NBC ; Johnny Football banned from the CFL -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 18:10 1
- Congrats Coach! -- nm - Diva Feb 27, 18:35
Masked Singer finale: who do you have as the winner? - Dano Feb 27, 18:04 7
- That's a hard show for me to watch. I love the costumes, especially Nick Cannons'. But the production sucks. The sound mix is crappy. - zunk on edge Feb 27, 18:49 3
  - agreed on everything. And Ken and Jenny should not be brought back. -- nm - Jovian Feb 27, 19:14
  - And for God's sake shorten the timeline and don't give so many clues. - Baroon 5 Feb 27, 18:52
  - That said, I'm watching. -- nm - zunk on edge Feb 27, 18:51
- Peacock -- nm - Jovian Feb 27, 18:29
- me, for not watching -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 18:05 1
  - *ding* My first thought also. -- nm - GregW Feb 27, 19:08
we were up against or in bonus in every quarter, my MVP fouled out at the start of the 3rd quarter; they had a girl show up who hadn't played in the - Beaker Feb 27, 17:59 7
- Holy cow! Congrats! -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 18:38 2
  - I honestly can't believe they came back to win. -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 18:42 1
    - The other team sh*t the bed in the 4th. You guys held it together. -- nm - Mop Feb 27, 20:53
- Thank you for sharing this. I love the karma that while the refs tried to give them the game, they couldn't hit from the line - JD Feb 27, 18:11 3
  - I ranted to the time keepers. even they seemed in awe of the refs shittiness. And I don;t get upset over anything (in middle school bball :) ) -- nm - Beaker Feb 27, 18:15 2
    - It IS middle school basketball which is why the image of your wife is so epic 😁 -- nm - JD Feb 27, 18:17 1
      - I was so happy for the girls. Can't believe they made that comeback - Beaker Feb 27, 18:20
Cairo airport security x-rays outgoing luggage. A Belgium passenger is in trouble for trying to smuggle out mummy parts stuffed into a speaker. -- (link*) - peglegpete Feb 27, 17:55 1
- His music is outdated, but he can still draw a crowd. I call him Eddie Mummy. -- nm - Max Feb 27, 18:00

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