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Worf -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 10:30
Major college football news breaking: Clemson busted for serious infraction -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:27 3
- The second story on that page is vastly more important: Kirk Cousins does not like sweaty asses -- nm - decline Aug 8, 10:32
- knowing the NCAA they will fine the students and the players but let the university slide by -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 10:30
- -20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:28
Also, here's earth-shattering news about Hulk Hogan's entrance music. -- (link) - David Aug 8, 10:15 2
- *guitar riff* -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:22
- oral history of the song is in that thread as well -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:19
A bird just pooped on me and it's green. Yuck! -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 10:14 5
- You're about to get the worst superpowers ever. -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:17 1
  - Worst. Origin story. EVER. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 8, 10:22
- Hey, it could be radioactive! - ReluctantCynic Aug 8, 10:16 2
  - ~radioactive - radioactive~ -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:16
  - only if he eats it. -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 10:16
This agent's tribute to Don Banks doubles as an education in proper journalistic practices. -- (link) - David Aug 8, 10:12 3
- and yeah, that's a really nice piece -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:23
- wow, I thought he was older - Banks was only 56?!? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:20 1
  - Yes, he started at SI in like 2001. So, he built his reputation quickly. - David Aug 8, 10:22
Can someone who HSXs help me out? I do NOT understand the movie multipliers any more. - colin Aug 8, 09:50 12
- Short answer - just look at my spreadsheet, linked here - Roger More Aug 8, 10:14
- Pi divided by Avogadro's Number -- nm* - budice Aug 8, 09:59
- They don't adjust so basically you're just buying to the first 4 weekends. Use a rough 2.7 of the opening and see where it sits. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:52 9
  - yeah, the non-adjust is... weird. i occasionally see multiplier discussions. thanks. -- nm - colin Aug 8, 09:55
  - More or less. Also, sometimes the Movies board will have discussions about projections. Roger More is the man for this. -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 09:54 7
    - I think a lot of the recent Monday drop is things are just tanking...there's little guesswork when a movie is 3x as high as it's opening. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:55 6
      - No adjusts means that lots of people aren't playing on the weekend. -- nm - Roger More Aug 8, 10:15
      - movies don't seem to be as leggy as they used to, esp kids films. -- nm - colin Aug 8, 10:00 4
        
        There are very very few post-OW longs these days. -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 10:04
        
        They aren't. HSX started at 2.9 and dropped to 2.7 over the years and even that is likely too high. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:04 2
        
        Even the MCU stuff is ~2.3, on average, if I recall a discussion from back when Endgame was in theatres. - Shaun Aug 8, 10:06 1
        
        Sounds about right. Overall, they average 2.75x opening weekend (370mil total vs 135mil open) - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:10
This thread is a must-read, I would say. Could be a movie. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 8, 09:49 5
- I'm not crying! You're crying! -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 10:19
- Wow -- nm - amoxy Aug 8, 10:01
- Wow. Got dusty in here all of the sudden. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 09:52
- nice -- nm - mud Aug 8, 09:51
- OK. Chills. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:50
Flickr has got a lot of nerve messaging me all the exciting updates and deals they have after nuking 10,000 of my pictures. - colin Aug 8, 09:48 1
- Yeah! Screw you, Bery! -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:49
Love Bacon? This internship will pay you $1K to eat & grade bacon for an entire day -- (link) - Remlik Aug 8, 09:44 1
- I like Bacon. Nice guy. But eat him? No -- nm - amoxy Aug 8, 10:09
BH90210 premiere 2nd most watched show last night (3.84M viewers; Big Brother won at 3.93). 1.5 in the 18-49 demo which was tops -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 09:35 3
- My co-worker watched it and basically trashed it. Dumbest, most ridiculous waste of time she's had in a while. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:40 2
  - I didn't realize until I heard on the radio yesterday that it's not them as their characters but as themselves -- nm - decline Aug 8, 09:43 1
    - That's what she said as well, which just sounds absurdly dumb. It's like 3 levels of meta more than this shit-show was capable of. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:47
Working from home today. Clearly, it's Endgame time. -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 09:30
Lyft lost $644.2 Million in its second quarter "earnings" report (Uber's report due today) -- (link*) - Beaker Aug 8, 09:28 6
- I hope they both go out of business -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 09:32 5
  - Word. Hate them. -- nm - pmb Aug 8, 09:49 1
    - ("*yes*!") -- nm - Monacle's Limo Driver Aug 8, 10:00
  - "I love taxis!" Remlik, Aug 8, 2019. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:48 1
    - oh the whole the Taxi industry needs a swift kick in the ass. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:00
  - No! Bad Remlik! *smacks Remlik on the nose with a rolled up newspaper* -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 09:38
YEsterday's Why Your Team Sucks - Miami: "The entire roster looks like the Thanos Snap actually took place." - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:18 7
- Yeah. That would include the coach. - Spawn Aug 8, 09:19 6
  - It's Brian Flores. He was the defensive mind behind the Pats' Superbowl win last season. I wish he was still here. -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 09:20 5
    - yeah, that was a big loss. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 09:43
    - Until 1 of these guys actually does something well after leaving Hoodie, I'm just going to think teams are hiring Speilberg's Mexican non-union equivs - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:26 3
      - anyhoo...he was better for the Pats than Matt Patricia. He advocated for more timely pursuit and it ended up being very effective. He'll be missed. -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 11:33
      - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:33 1
        
        but what if he is also friends with the cousin of the sister who shook hands with Sean McVay? -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 09:38
Bill & Ted set picture is... disturbing. -- (link) - Mop Aug 8, 09:15 3
- Wyld Stalyns Farewell Tour -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 09:37
- they never should of killed Ted's dog. -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 09:16 1
  - You're just doing it on purpose now. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:20
Anyone pre-order the Note 10 yet!?!? -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 09:15 1
- "Aww, man! No Bixby button?!" said no one... EVER. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:40
“The margin for error is +/- 8.7%.” - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 09:12 8
- Biden's up 7 points...it's not bad for him. It's terrible for Bernie. There's clearly liberal support out there. It's all for Warren. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 09:34 3
  - It’s his home state, and previous polling had him in the high 30s. Not apples-to-apples, granted, but still. - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 09:37 1
    - And agree 100% about Bernie. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 09:38
  - Plus, history. Hillary falls to Obama, then gets her chance and falls to Trump. Bernie falls... -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:36
- Curious as to why you think it's bad for Biden? He's leading in virtually every poll by state and general. -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 09:32 3
  - See above. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 09:40
  - Biden 28 - 8.7 = 19.3, Warren 21! -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:34
  - Not a Biden endorsement, just curious. -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 09:33
I'd seen the Picard teaser but didn't know they released a trailer at SDCC. OMG, it's like heroin. -- (link) - Mop Aug 8, 09:10 [youtube] 3
- Are you new here? -- (link*) - Spawn Aug 8, 09:13 [Backboard] 1
  - Mop gonna Mop. - ReluctantCynic Aug 8, 10:13
- it's soo good. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 09:11
The next episode of the FilmJerk Podcast is up -- (edited) - Mr. Havens Aug 8, 09:03
LYC: Lorem update. I'm taking it personally and they are messing with me. Current subtitle for the playlist "It's Lorem. Don't overthink it ;-) " -- nm - JD Aug 8, 08:53
Caveman: LaGarrette Blount and Micheal Crabtree are available for trade - amoxy Aug 8, 08:51
Rumor: Strong indication Hayley Atwell will be on Agents of Shield Season 7 -- (link) - Remlik Aug 8, 08:38 3
- I thought - spoilers - Beaker Aug 8, 08:41 1
  - Yeah, given the last minute twist, this isn't at all unexpected. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:12
- Niiiice -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 08:40
"Why are you letting Sam Kinison and an Indian lesbian wreck your wedding"? - Beaker Aug 8, 08:33
groiny who interested in? also I saw the massive Pennywise locally here ($55! but holy shit is it huge) -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 08:31 3
- yeah, it is a biggun. After looking at the rosters closer, I am probably better off not trading for one of your guys. - groiny Aug 8, 09:07 2
  - I was worried, you always seem to do great in our trades :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 09:17 1
    - I have an issue at QB, but am ok in the other spots. - groiny Aug 8, 09:38
Astros: I am still entertaining trade offers for an RB. The 1-10 pick is on the block. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 08:26 4
- Interested in David Johnson? -- nm - spamlet Aug 8, 08:30 3
  - I might drink that milkshake, depending on what pick I get back. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 08:32 2
    - Deleted to email -- nm* - spamlet Aug 8, 08:33
    - mdalton at the gmail -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 08:32
ST What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 08:25 21
- Monuments Men -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 10:53
- Some garbage action-adventure that I need to finish to clear it off my Kindle. Then I'm starting Chernow's Hamilton. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:19
- The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore by Jared Yates Sexton (for the third time); and I just finished Words of Radiance by ... - ReluctantCynic Aug 8, 10:15
- James Ellroy's "This Storm" (NM) - Marlowe Aug 8, 10:05
- Witch's Reign by Shannon Mayer -- nm - decline Aug 8, 09:32
- Infernal Devices by KW Jeter. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 09:27
- Planetary Vol 3 and Tales from the Haunted Mansion Volume One. It’s the 50th anniversary today! -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Aug 8, 09:16 1
  - WTF is a Planetary HBO series? -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:17
- Wuthering Heights (probably my fifth or so re-read) and Dragonlance Chronicles Book 2. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 8, 09:04 3
  - Here. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 8, 09:05 [youtube] 2
    - Yeah, it’s in my head all the time. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 8, 09:14 1
      - ~every time it rains you're here in my head ..~ - mud Aug 8, 09:39
- Scum of the Earth - Cody Goodfellow -- nm - Jovian Aug 8, 09:01
- Archaeology from Space and The Cat Who Went Up The Creek. -- nm - Meg Aug 8, 09:01
- Rereading the David Puttnam bio for a future episode -- nm* - Mr. Havens Aug 8, 08:59
- Trudeau: The Education of a Prime Minister by John Ivinson. I'd recommend it to any Canadian in advance of the election. Good insights. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 8, 08:45
- The Two Towers -- nm - Ender Aug 8, 08:38
- The Sidekicks Initiative: A Comedy Superhero Adventure by Barry J Hutchinson -- nm - JD Aug 8, 08:37
- Love is Blind by William Boyd (it's a book group choice and not much of a page turner) -- nm - LMS Aug 8, 08:30
- Curse of Oak Island at home and A Brief History of The Boxer Rebellion at The Lake -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 08:25 1
  - a little know footnote in Canadian history: 'The Boxer Rebellion at The Lake' -- nm - decline Aug 8, 08:26
Which of these 80's songs have I heard the most in the past two weeks while delivering? - amoxy Aug 8, 08:23 12
- White Wedding is the only song on this list I really would want to hear on a regular basis. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 08:35 1
  - Yeah, my post was in hopes. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 09:01
- 2 -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 08:28 1
  - 2 was a close second. No, it was the lead song on Barney Stinson's Awesome playlist -- (link) - amoxy Aug 8, 08:30 [youtube]
- 4 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:27 1
  - nope -- nm - amoxy Aug 8, 08:28
- 5 -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 08:26 1
  - Nope -- nm - amoxy Aug 8, 08:26
- 1 -- nm - decline Aug 8, 08:25
- 1) -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 08:24 2
  - Nope -- nm - amoxy Aug 8, 08:25 1
    - what about including the Jeffster version in the count? -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 08:30
August 8th. ~ This is the end. The end. The end of our bagels. ~ (time for a store run) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 08:14
Co-worker update (not about marriage, just about leaving) - Andie Aug 8, 08:14 9
- These situations are very emotional and usually bring out people's worst esp. passive aggressive types. -- nm - rollo Aug 8, 08:39 1
  - i think her job has really been the most/only thing in her life for a long time, so i get that it will be an identity shift for her, but - Andie Aug 8, 08:43
- 90 Day Fiancee -- nm - budice Aug 8, 08:28
- Next time: "It was your fiance, the wedding is off again" -- nm - decline Aug 8, 08:21
- jeez... -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 08:19
- Pretty sure you need to play Good Riddance by Green Day at said lunch. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 08:17 1
  - Or Cee lo Green - F*** You -- nm - amoxy Aug 8, 08:25
- heh -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:16
- THE WEDDDING IS OFF AGAIN! THANKS ADNIE! -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 08:15
Kushner pushing Trump to commute Blago's sentence because he thinks it'll appeal to Democrats (!) -- (link) - Reagen Aug 8, 08:13 1
- Only if Blago is in solitary. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 08:15
*sprinkles some mushroom powder on B2* - Beaker Aug 8, 08:12
Remember when a DHS intelligence briefing on the threat of right-wing extremism caused so much uproar 10 years ago? -- (link*) - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 08:12
(I promise I won't do this all day) Trump is close to 20 points underwater in PA -- (link) - Reagen Aug 8, 08:11 4
- Context? What were his numbers in 2016? -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 09:11 1
  - won by less than 1. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 09:14
- At a BBQ Wednesday, my host's son asked about the US election and I said I hate being definitive because it lacks imagination and curiosity, but.... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 8, 08:15 1
  - I've stated this in a similar form before - Reagen Aug 8, 08:21
~ Sending out an SOS ~ - The Police Aug 8, 08:10

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