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Antonio Brown will not be placed on the Exempt List. He can play this weekend. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Sep 13, 08:58 2
- it's a lawsuit - not a criminal investigation so no suspension -- nm - decline Sep 13, 09:00
- It’s actual criminal cases apparently instead of civil cases. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 08:59
"Adam Sandler is being talked about as the frontrunner for Best Actor at the Oscars:" -- (link) - decline Sep 13, 08:58 2
- Despite all expectations and most roles, I'm firmly convinced that he's a great actor. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 09:08 1
  - Agreed. I thought he was great in Punch Drunk Love, The Wedding Singer and Spanglish. -- nm - Diva Sep 13, 09:15
Where's Diva? I need a Downton Abbey review. -- nm - Andie Sep 13, 08:55 2
- Review - No major spoilers - Diva Sep 13, 09:13
- I think she's in Boston -- nm - decline Sep 13, 08:55
"Whoa - I totally know that place" got a chuckle ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 08:45 2
- *Woah -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 08:57 1
  - Tell it to Chamberlain. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 09:07
How cute! -- (link) - amoxy Sep 13, 08:43
Here was my F+ review of The Cell (2000). Spoilers. - Qale Sep 13, 08:41 5
- I liked that movie. -- nm - Diva Sep 13, 08:51
- I don't remember much about "The Cell", just remember I didn't like it -- nm - amoxy Sep 13, 08:44 3
  - You at least have to remember the horse part. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 08:53 1
    - Yeah... wait... that was a donkey. - Spawn Sep 13, 09:04
  - I really ought to snatch all my movie reviews off various archives and sites to put someplace where I have control over them. -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 08:51
Torrey Smith retires after 8 NFL seasons -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 08:22
This board needs more Borderlands 3 talk. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 08:18 9
- where are all the gold keys? - tRuMaN Sep 13, 08:59 1
  - Not yet I don't think -- nm - JaxSean Sep 13, 09:02
- i like that you can spin in circles while sliding. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 13, 08:38
- I only got a few minutes in last night. Very similar to 1&2, but they've expanded a ton of stuff like the skill trees. Hyperion guns now have mini- - decline Sep 13, 08:22
- playing tonight! New video from The Heavy for Borderlands 3 -- (link) - Remlik Sep 13, 08:20 [youtube]
- I need someone to give me a cliff notes version of the 4 playable characters. -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 08:19 3
  - Amara (Siren) summons big fists. Moze (gunner) has a Titanfall-like mech. Zane (Ops) can summon gadgets/guns. FL4K (Beastmaster) has attack animals. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 13, 09:07
  - The old guy uses holograms for decoys, the other guy uses animals/beasts to help fight, there's a siren, and a reverse D.Va. -- (edited) - Shaun Sep 13, 08:21 1
    - I started Fl4k, he gets a beast companion (3 choices - 1 activated). You can also have 2 Rakks attack on command -they obliterate low level characters -- nm - decline Sep 13, 08:25
And here's Scheer's candidate for Mississauga Streetsville who was blocked by the Ford PCs in Ontario. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 13, 08:14
PornHub is trolling the Jets now too. *NSFW comments in the post* -- (link*) - Krusty Sep 13, 08:11
wtf? "whoa" or "woah" ..? -- (link) - mud Sep 13, 08:02 5
- "whoa" is pronounced "who-ah!", like Al Pacino always wanted. -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 08:50
- "woah" is pronounced like "Noah". -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 08:47
- ... whoa is the exclamation, woah is the horse command. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 08:46
- the important stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 08:03 1
  - [nods] -- nm - mud Sep 13, 08:05
Sweet, Kelly got tickets. We're seeing Garth in November in Neyland with 105k+ of our closest friends. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 07:44 11
- Neyland? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 07:49 10
  - Neyland stadium, UT's home. This concert is the biggest event of the fall there and likely most successful given the last 2 saturdays. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 07:51
  - 105K+? - JD Sep 13, 07:51 8
    - I never have. I hate large stadium events like that, unless you're up front -ish. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 13, 08:09 3
      - I went to the Rose Bowl for Jay-Z / Justin Timberlake and was at about the 50 yard line with the massive stage towards one of the endzones - JD Sep 13, 08:21 2
        
        I've done the stadiums for concerts from time to time (most recently for the Stones), but it is my least favorite venue. Even when I have good seats, - pmb Sep 13, 08:39 1
        
        I can see The Wall working. - JaxSean Sep 13, 09:09
    - From what I've heard, it's drop down to 102k capacity for games (UT and MIchigan were up around 109k for a while) - Will Hunting Sep 13, 07:52
    - It's insane how big these college stadiums are -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 07:52 2
      - I am sure every seat is like front row. -- nm - Spawn Sep 13, 07:53 1
        
        Some years ago I took my kids to a Michigan game. Our seats were in about the 15th row. Michigan Stadium is a bowl where you enter near the top of - pmb Sep 13, 08:01
here's an idea, Ted. How about said Republicans actually read the Second Amendment? -- (link) - mud Sep 13, 07:40 5
- Even in that bill, gun sales between friends, family and co-workers are exempt from background checks. - Inigo Sep 13, 07:45 4
  - I blame Garth Brooks. -- nm - Spawn Sep 13, 07:51 3
    - ? -- nm - mud Sep 13, 07:57 2
      - He has Friends in low places -- nm - Amoxy Sep 13, 08:01 1
        
        ah -- nm - mud Sep 13, 08:03
Schefter: the NFL will not place Antonio Brown on commissioner exempt list, as there is no criminal investigation, making him eligible to play Sunday -- nm - decline Sep 13, 07:38
Wife just texted me that Eddie Money died. -- nm - TWuG Sep 13, 07:34 15
- My sister and I have declared a truce in our celebrity death game on Facebook. I'm just itching to post this to her now -- (pic) - oblique Sep 13, 07:55 [Attachment]
- :( -- nm - Amoxy Sep 13, 07:50
- ugh -- nm - Pippy - Shooting Salads just for fun Sep 13, 07:48
- :( -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 07:45
- aww, dammit -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 07:41
- he was 70 -- (link) - decline Sep 13, 07:39 5
  - Sucks. Didn't he recently disclose he had Cancer? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 13, 07:42 4
    - Yup Stage 4 Esophageal -- nm - SyrDragon Sep 13, 07:57 3
      - what got texx. -- nm - mud Sep 13, 08:10
      - the smoker's voice had to come from somewhere. -- nm - groiny Sep 13, 08:07 1
        
        He was a smoker most of his life. -- nm - Mop Sep 13, 09:04
- did she kill him? -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 07:35 3
  - He should have gave her two tickets to paradise to calm her down. -- nm - Bacon Sep 13, 07:35 2
    - Actually, it turns out that the "two tickets to paradise" are pretty much the same as Joey Love tickets. - Spawn Sep 13, 07:49 1
      - :-] -- nm - mud Sep 13, 07:55
NFL broadcast maps -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 13, 07:34
"I made art. It's not appropriate though. It's a unicorn, but the horn is not a horn." "Probably better if you don't show me that." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Sep 13, 07:28
Beak's Wife: "Who's that old hobo?" Co-worker: "ummm that's Robert Plant" - Beaker Sep 13, 07:24 1
- "Who?" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 07:26
WTAP? Second Circuit rules Emoulements Clause suit against Trump can proceed, setting conflict with Fourth and thus likely scotus decisions - JackDawson Sep 13, 07:24
Last night we watched the Superstore S3 episodes Christmas Eve and Viral Video. Those were two really funny episodes back to back -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 07:22
Currently in queue for Garth Brooks tickets - stupid doctor took too long -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 13, 07:13 5
- that's a weird remedy he gave you -- nm - decline Sep 13, 07:15 4
  - "Ah. Yes, this is very bad case. You need both types of medicine - country AND western." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 07:22 1
    - +5 Qale Points -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 08:36
  - "tickets should not be taken internally" -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 07:21
  - he's got friends in low places -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 07:21
Znufrii- you know very well that liberaling incorrectly is what permits conservatives to trick out the moderate and center - JackDawson Sep 13, 07:10 3
- this is what scares me -- nm - SyrDragon Sep 13, 07:33
- I was agreeing with you, in case that was unclear. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 13, 07:24 1
  - I thought so thanks -- nm - JackDawson Sep 13, 07:24
Pats/Dolphins line was as high as -20, settling in at -18.5 (started at -14.5) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 13, 07:10 7
- the Dolphins are going to have the greatest upset in sports history!! -- nm - decline Sep 13, 07:12 6
  - The Dolphins have won 5 out fo the last 6 at home against the Patriots. -- nm - Inigo Sep 13, 07:17 4
    - It would be hilarious if they did win after all the "Are the Pats Invincible" talk this week. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 07:23 2
      - I don’t even think it’s Pats are invincible - The Dolphins are just that bad. - Will Hunting Sep 13, 07:26 1
        
        People are just assuming that the Dolphins are that bad. - Inigo Sep 13, 07:35
    - so you are saying there is a chance? -- nm - Pippy - Shooting Salads just for fun Sep 13, 07:23
  - right? even though I am a Pats fan; I gotta kinda root for the upset now just to hear the wailing coming out of Vegas and the Sports Books -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 07:13
sitwap: New SNL hire Shane Gillis has a history of racist and homophobic remarks on and off stage. -- (link*) - Diva Sep 13, 07:08 1
- That's not good and his response is weak. I'd love to hear what SNL has to say about this. -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 07:49
So, have we talked about ABC running the ad burning a picture of AOC to show a bunch of skulls and dead bodies? nm - Chamberlain Sep 13, 07:06 1
- Just saw that. What the holy fuck? That is just obscene -- nm - Amoxy Sep 13, 07:51
A bag lady or Cam Newton? -- (link) - Amoxy Sep 13, 07:05 2
- Whoopi's really gotten in shape. -- nm - Reagen Sep 13, 07:12 1
  - omg -- nm - mud Sep 13, 07:15
CDN people: If you like Mark's, here's a code for 30% off and free shipping. For today only. -- (edited) - Shaun Sep 13, 07:05 12
- Thanks - i needed a light weight real rain coat. got one cheap. -- nm - Andie Sep 13, 07:29 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 07:45
- Old Navy is open in the Mall now FYI. -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 07:08 9
  - I want to bitch about how Old Navy's price point went up from $ 10 to $ 15-$ 16 and they've taken on the JC Penny marketing of buy one full price and - Pippy - Shooting Salads just for fun Sep 13, 07:20 3
    - If you can fit into their sizing, I highly recommend Uniqlo for affordable t-shirts. They are made well, soft feeling and last after multiple wears -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 13, 07:43 2
      - thanks for the info. I will check it out. I'm long in the torso so some Japanese/Europeon clothes don't fit quite right. But I'm after those soft type - Pippy - Shooting Salads just for fun Sep 13, 07:51 1
        
        I have that issue as well. I had to go up to a large for their long sleeve winter shirts as the sleeves and length were too short. The large fit - Krusty Sep 13, 08:04
  - Cool. I could use some cheap t-shirts. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 07:09 4
    - great for kids stuff. a lot of stuff is cheaper than the Thrift stores -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 07:12 3
      - See above, if you have a Uniqlo I recommend you check them out. They have so many t-shirts from plain to artsy to cartoon and so on. They do - Krusty Sep 13, 07:47 2
        
        I was on their site a few weeks back after seeing an RFD threads about a sale. Stuff looked nice, so it's good to know that they are made well. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 07:51 1
        
        They are always doing some interesting collaborations and the prices are always affordable. I like the feel of the tees and I haven't had any issues - Krusty Sep 13, 08:08
Google Photos album management is *terrible*, not intuitive at all. - Max Sep 13, 06:59 1
- say 'Ok Google move these photos for me" -- nm - decline Sep 13, 07:00
The Cell was underappreciated. -- nm - mud Sep 13, 06:53 7
- I abundantly disagree. Lopez cannot act, and the story is just all over the place. -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 08:37 2
  - gobble gobble -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 08:39 1
    - If you'll excuse me, I'm just going to throw up in my mouth a little. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 13, 08:47
- Yeah agreed -- nm - JackDawson Sep 13, 07:15
- The Cell with Jennifer Lopez, yes indeed. The Cell with John Cusack, not so much. -- nm - Pippy - Shooting Salads just for fun Sep 13, 06:57 2
  - Super mysterious and creepy movie -- nm - Jovian Sep 13, 07:15
  - yes -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 06:57
poll: Do you see a campfire, motherf'er? - prayformojo Sep 13, 06:49 3
- Use the Samuel L. Jackson voice for that one -- nm - rollo Sep 13, 07:00 1
  - precisely -- nm - prayformojo Sep 13, 07:06
- Even if I did see a campfire, I'd be hesitant to say I did. -- nm - Pippy - Shooting Salads just for fun Sep 13, 06:55
East coast alert: I'll be in Boston with wife/kid checking out colleges Nov 7-10. Not sure how much time we'll have to see people but will keep you - oblique Sep 13, 06:49 10
- Can you make it the next weekend? - JaxSean Sep 13, 07:45
- Woo-hoo! -- nm - Diva Sep 13, 07:05
- Good luck with that and I hope she likes one of the schools. I'd meet you but it's a bit of a long walk to Boston. -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 06:54
- wrong city! -- nm - ty97 Sep 13, 06:52 2
  - heh...isn't Mel and Deevs still out that way? -- nm - SyrDragon Sep 13, 06:55 1
    - Yup but they should move here so I can see them more than once a year. -- nm - Krusty Sep 13, 07:01
- Nice, which schools? -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 13, 06:50 3
  - Right now Clark but we will probably visit Umass also -- nm - oblique Sep 13, 07:01 2
    - Didn't know Clark was near Wistah - SyrDragon Sep 13, 08:02
    - Nice. Have fun! -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 13, 07:07
Fox News must defend lawsuit by Seth Rich's parents -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 06:48 1
- One Billion Dollars (one hopes) -- nm - mud Sep 13, 06:52
I'm also less concerned about the knock on effects because it's the same cloistered people fighting in both sides - Reagen Sep 13, 06:47
Shaun: Prospect St EBG has Kang and Kodos if interested (I passed, can't justify $35 for a series I don't collect) -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 06:46 7
- Cool. I can't justify $15 for them now, so $35 is an easy pass. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 06:50 5
  - and a question: we should be hitting Hot Topic in a couple weeks; if I see the new Venomized ones do you want me to pick them up for you? - Beaker Sep 13, 06:57 2
    - Nah. If I wanted them badly enough, I would've just ordered them online. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 07:03 1
      - ok, cool (of the 3 I have the DD is by far the best, Storm and Rocket don't look near as good as him or the original ones) -- nm* - Beaker Sep 13, 07:03
  - I was happy to see them in stock though, hoping they hit $5 Fridays at some point :) -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 06:51 1
    - Yep. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 06:53
- $5 Fridays report: 5 Star Wars Vinyls: Chewie/C3PO, Jabba/Crumb, Luke/Vader, ObiWan/Maul and Rey/Kylo -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 06:48
Get up! Get up! Get up! -- nm - OK Boy Band Sep 13, 06:46 3
- ~Get up, Get up - get a move on, Get up Get up - ain't nothing wrong. Stop stalling, I'm calling out~ - Pippy - drama for your mama Sep 13, 06:52 1
  - I have a love/hate relationship with this song. I love it because it’s a damn good song. I hate it because I feel personally attacked. -- nm - Qale Sep 13, 08:43
- ~Gotta get up, gotta get out, gotta get home before the morning comes ~ -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 13, 06:47
Both of my fantasy opponents under-performed last night, so I have that going for me today. -- nm - Shaun Sep 13, 06:46 1
- I switched Godwin in at the last moment, so his play cheered me up this morning -- nm - Beaker Sep 13, 06:59
New Zealand man -- (link) - ty97 Sep 13, 06:45

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