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"Josh Rosen trade rumors: Dolphins reportedly closing in on deal with Cardinals to send No. 48 pick" -- nm - David Apr 26, 11:47 2
- So....in 3 years, the Dolphins will be drafting this year's freshman hotshot QB -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 11:48 1
  - Yup. They just threw under Tannehill, which isn't easy. -- nm - David Apr 26, 11:50
RIP Ken "The Kerch" Kerchival -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 26, 11:46
Here's a reaction to the Giants picking Jones -- (link) - Reagen Apr 26, 11:38
Here's a question... - David Apr 26, 11:35 7
- Should be reported to the health dept, who will act if they get multiple reports -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 13:20
- The steakhouse I bartended at in grad school would respond with a sincere apology, a slightly better meal, and free dessert. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 11:41 2
  - Please define "slightly better meal". -- nm - David Apr 26, 11:50 1
    - You only go off on one end, instead of both. -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 12:19
- A promise that it will not happen again. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:40
- At $50 gift card at the very least. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 11:38
- I'd expect a gift card of similar value to the meal I ate. - Will Hunting Apr 26, 11:36
Today is apparently Lesbian Visibility Day, the one day a year in which you can see lesbians - Reagen Apr 26, 11:23 5
- The 17 year old girl beside me at the movie I mentioned last night was there with her girlfriend. - Spawn Apr 26, 11:26
- Oh is it Samhain already? -- nm - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 11:26
- Brigadoon! -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 11:26 1
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 11:36
- their vision is based on movement. -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 11:24
Mueller Prosecutors spell it out for the slow: Trump obstructed justice -- (link) - Reagen Apr 26, 11:06 3
- what's this quote about trump calling it the Mueller Coup and he won't need guns to defend himself? (cnn crawl) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 11:17 1
  - Last night he stated that Hillary tried to overthrow the government. Sounds like he is continuing his roll? -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:18
- Fortunately, we don't hold out presidents to such a high standard that this is concerning. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 11:16
Everyone, please cross your fingers... -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:06 3
- its too h=afrd to tyuype this wau. -- nm - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 11:07 2
  - Way to ruin it! - Spawn Apr 26, 11:10 1
    - DAMMIT PEOPLE! You should have crossed harder! -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 11:16
Avengers 22-Movie Marathon Wrapup leading to Endgame -- (edited) - budice Apr 26, 11:02 10
- Fascinating stuff. I'm actually very grateful to you for having participated so I can have some insight as to how it was. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 11:18 1
  - Sitting in my recliner watching the movie last night I realized I could sit there for three days. But no way in an older style movie seat. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:24
- overall, how crowded was the theatre? I know it varied from film to film but I am curious if it was mostly full or empty -- nm - peglegpete Apr 26, 11:05 7
  - There's an Orchestra and Balcony section to the theater. They only put the Orchestra seats up for Sale, which allowed people to use the Balcony. -- nm* - budice Apr 26, 11:06 6
    - I love front row balcony seats. so few theatres still have them :(( -- nm - peglegpete Apr 26, 11:16 1
      - Balcony was pretty open and available for folks who figured it out. Couple seats had power recentacles for Charging Phones. -- nm - budice Apr 26, 11:21
    - They tried policing people and the seat situation, but pulled back. As long as you has a credential, you were free roam -- nm - budice Apr 26, 11:08 3
      - For overnight, people brought full camping gear setups with sleeping bag, blankets. Filled hallways and edges with bedding -- nm - budice Apr 26, 11:09 2
        
        Theater itself had 24x7 security and scanners at the Entrance to prevent unwanted visitors -- nm* - budice Apr 26, 11:11 1
        
        Thanks for the report! -- nm* - Andie Apr 26, 11:17
wait - there is a possibility of **snow** on Sunday morning here? i am not okay with that. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 11:01 1
- same here...though it will melt by afternoon - SyrDragon Apr 26, 11:48
What's the perceived issue with Rosen that the Cards don't want him and haven't been able to deal him? I kind of feel bad for the guy today. - Krusty Apr 26, 10:59 4
- He can't play, AND he's an entitled brat. -- nm - David Apr 26, 11:26
- The old guard took him; the new guy wants his guy....and Rosen wasn't very good last year so people - Will Hunting Apr 26, 11:19 1
  - I feel like it's more about wanting his guy and less about Rosen not being good enough. - Krusty Apr 26, 11:28
- I know the new coach has a long history with the new QB but it still seems foolish to move on from a guy after one season. -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 10:59
ST Comic and Convention People: This weekend is "AwesomeCon" in DC, how does this lineup look? They are thinking the biggest crowd yet -- (link) - MDH Apr 26, 10:54 6
- Creed! -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:16 3
  - why is he a thing now? I have seen him on the list at a bunch of cons. -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 11:17 2
    - Ever been on Reddit? Memes. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 11:24 1
      - not if I can help it. -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 11:25
- I would not call it awesome, there are some good guests, but most are just meh for me. - groiny Apr 26, 11:13
- Getting something from Weird Science autographed by all three (Lebrock, Hall and the other guy) would be pretty sweet. Also Macchio/Zabka -- nm* - Volnelk Apr 26, 11:01
The NFL needs to shorten the time between picks. That was soooo boring last night I stopped watching - Beaker Apr 26, 10:16 4
- Why do you hate Mel Kiper Jr? - Reagen Apr 26, 11:02
- The scary thing is that they *did*! - David Apr 26, 10:33 2
  - Yeah, in the NBA (a league where every player should be more vital than an equal NFLer) can do it in 5 minutes...sounds great - Will Hunting Apr 26, 10:41
  - Yeah, bring it down to 5 to 7 minutes between picks. -- nm - Inigo Apr 26, 10:38
What is Natalie Portman's signature role? - amoxy Apr 26, 10:08 18
- Lucy in the Sky -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:29
- that rap spoof on SNL (probably doesn't qualify but I'm sticking to it) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 10:49
- Beautiful Girls -- nm - AJRimmer Apr 26, 10:23 1
  - that was my favorite role she had, when I first noticed her. -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 11:15
- She always *seems* like she's acting, y'know? So how do you... going with The Professional -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:20
- And IMDB has a spoiler that I wasn't sure about but it confirmed -- nm - amoxy Apr 26, 10:18
- V for Vendetta. -- nm - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 10:13
- Star Wars -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 10:12
- The Professional -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 10:11 3
  - yes -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 11:15
  - *nods* - Jovian Apr 26, 10:27
  - this -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 10:20
- Queen Amidala herself! -- nm - budice Apr 26, 10:11
- Black Swan. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 10:10 3
  - This is the only correct answer. -- nm - MDH Apr 26, 10:43
  - Maureen O'Hara was much better -- nm - peglegpete Apr 26, 10:35
  - Yep. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 26, 10:18
- Closer! - Shaun Apr 26, 10:09
Halted value of the Endgame OW derivitive: H$296.73 - Shaun Apr 26, 10:00 1
- "and that's low" -- nm - budice Apr 26, 10:01
Measles quarantine issued at two California universities -- (link) - Mop Apr 26, 09:38
Hottest crowds I've ever seen at a movie theater: - David Apr 26, 09:37 22
- I wore my Eye of Agamotto. Wore all black including a cloak. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:03
- There was a small ripple of applause every now and then at my Endgame screening last night. - LMS UCO in the OGC Apr 26, 10:12
- A New Hope, 1st X-Files movie . Agree on Matrix and Pirates -- nm - Amoxy Apr 26, 09:59
- I only have two that really stand out for me and they were midnight showings for The Dark Knight and for 300. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 09:52 2
  - T2 is one of my "biggest" non-comic movie crowds. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 11:09
  - The Rolling Stones IMAX film with the 6-minute heist clip from Dark Knight got a better reaction than The Dark Knight did. -- nm - David Apr 26, 09:56
- Episode 1 would make my Top 5 list. -- nm - Sir Robert Strongbad Apr 26, 09:49 2
  - I'd hate to see your porn collections -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:52 1
    - It's the porg collection that's truly frightening. -- nm - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 09:57
- Best-looking crowds for me are for Fast and Furious type stuff and maybe horror movies. And its gotta be on a Saturday night. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:48
- I think your definition of "hot" is... a little skewed. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 09:40 11
  - "I don't think it means what you think it means" -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 26, 10:04
  - all that face paint makes them sweaty -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:44
  - In what way? -- nm - David Apr 26, 09:43 8
    - I mean, are you talking about "attractive" or... literally sweating? - Mop Apr 26, 10:01 7
      - I'm assuming he means 'hyped up.' -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 10:02 6
        
        That Die Hard audience would have been all big hair and spandex anyway. -- nm - Reagen Apr 26, 11:14
        
        if that's the case then Sex in the City should be on that list (and we were just in a bar across the street) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 26, 10:47
        
        "You keep using this word. I do not think it means what you think it means." - JaxSean Apr 26, 10:36
        
        Huh, I see. I hadn't read it that way. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 10:19
        
        Yes. -- nm - David Apr 26, 10:18 1
        
        I thought you were doing the "but nerds *are* sexy!" thing -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 10:44
The Chrome Thanos easter egg is pretty cool. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 09:27 2
- I love that the number of search results gets cut in half. -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 09:34
- SPOILER!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:28
Funko Pop: Venom Wave 2! -- (link) - Shaun Apr 26, 09:16 3
- I'll track them down. -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:49
- gotta say, the first wave looked better -- nm - groiny Apr 26, 09:35 1
  - I don't really like the Daredevil one, and it could've been awesome. -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 09:44
Weekend Plans (and, do those plans include Endgame?) -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 09:09 26
- Jet lag, apparently. Also probably one of the last nice beach weekends. -- nm - mafic Apr 26, 11:15
- If it doesn't rain I may run out to a garden center to get a few flowering plants for my garden and then plant some seeds. No Endgame. -- nm - Harry Tuttle Apr 26, 10:50
- COBRA KAI!!! -- nm - David Apr 26, 10:33
- Hopefully relaxing and video games. - Dark Callisto Apr 26, 10:27
- No Endgame. I'm meeting a sneakerhead from Instagram tomorrow to go shopping in Soho and then I'm cleaning my apt the rest of the weekend. -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 10:02
- Lunch w my son today, poker tomorrow night and GoT on Sunday. Endgame Tuesday, hoping NO SPOILERS until then -- nm - Amoxy Apr 26, 09:55 2
  - Not til Tuesday for me too. - . Apr 26, 11:49
  - Not til Tuesday for me too. - . Apr 26, 11:49
- Dragonina to a bday party, then her and Dragonette have a teen girls spa thing at church. Church sunday and food shop, Daffodil Fest before youthgroup - SyrDragon Apr 26, 09:55
- volleyball tourney for youngest -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 09:48
- Work tomorrow, mayyyybe endgame after? Sunday is Magic the Gathering prerelease. -- nm - Qale Apr 26, 09:46
- Wine festival at the zoo tonight, riding a giraffe, organizing some music.... -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 26, 09:42 3
  - Riding a giraffe? That's awesome! -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 10:06 2
    - Well, all depends on how the wine tasting goes first - Will Hunting Apr 26, 10:13 1
      - Hahahaha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 26, 10:38
- Building a deck on the ADU tomorrow and a big Car Wars game on Saturday night. Brunch and then a cemetery tour with Mom and her friends on Sunday. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 26, 09:41
- Endgame tonight at 5:30. Otherwise work, workout, lunch with my dad. -- nm - pmb Apr 26, 09:29
- Well I was greeter last night at my theater (brief speech in front of every screening) last night and I get to do it again tonight. Lots of fun. - con_carne Apr 26, 09:19 3
  - Tangent: We had a heck of a storm last night. Lots of lightning. Power surge. Movie just stopped. Was only about 2 minutes until they got it going. - Spawn Apr 26, 09:27 2
    - We get power outages from time to time. Those *suck*. -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 09:36 1
      - The only other time it happened for me was actually Captain America: Winter Soldier. They could not back it up and we actually missed a few minutes of - Spawn Apr 26, 09:43
- Hospital. Low-A MiLB tickets tomorrow. Unsure if I can fit Endgame in. -- nm - Ender Apr 26, 09:19
- black odyssey Preview tonight. 2 previews tomorrow. Godspell church service on Sunday followed by brunch with friends. A matinee Preview. - Diva Apr 26, 09:18
- Niece's graduation thing tonight, escape room / Brazilian steak house for friend's b-day tomorrow, yard work Sunday. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:15
- Meeting Saturday, Endgame #2 Saturday and perhaps Endgame #3 on Sunday. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:14
- New Kusama Infinity Room opening tonight. Superhero themed Stag and Doe tomorrow. Wolfpack Rugby on Sunday. Pack for camping. -- nm - Andie Apr 26, 09:12
Circling back to that free tax filing thing: TurboTax hid their free page from Google search so people couldn't find it -- (link) - decline Apr 26, 09:09 2
- This is akin to a store having a sale, but to get the sale prices you have to walk around the back of the store, through the unlit trash-strewn alley, -- (edited) - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 09:48 1
  - More like hiding the sale and asking you to buy the full price items unless you go looking for it. -- nm - SyrDragon Apr 26, 10:00
DON'T SPOIL THE ENDGAME! -- nm - Mop Apr 26, 08:46 7
- but spoils - JaxSean Apr 26, 09:26
- Anyone who spoils will be "rewarded" with 2 tickets to the Jubilee movie. Attendance is mandatory. -- nm - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 09:17
- I've basically decided to sign off of Facebook and the Internet in general until Sunday. It's the only way to be sure. -- nm - oblique Apr 26, 09:04
- i SO want to! -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 08:57 3
  - I know! It was so crazy when Howard the Duck showed up! -- nm - sycor Apr 26, 09:07 2
    - spoils - SyrDragon Apr 26, 09:17
    - Instead of a snap, a quack! -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 09:08
Important Headline Alert: The NFL Draft Is Seriously Messing With Nashville Bachelorette Parties -- (link) - Mop Apr 26, 08:45
Lizzo! -- nm - con_carne Apr 26, 08:45
another GOT theory I like - potential spoilers - Beaker Apr 26, 08:42 3
- I disagree. spoils - peglegpete Apr 26, 09:16
- It’s like in Pearl Harbour where (spoils) - Roger More Apr 26, 08:47 1
  - "chinless ginger". LMAO -- nm - Jovian Apr 26, 10:29
Go! -- nm - Shaun Apr 26, 08:41 2
- Baron smash! -- nm - Dr. Bruce Baron Apr 26, 08:54
- I was leaving in 10 minutes. -- nm - Amoxy Apr 26, 08:50

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