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STIS&F: What is that french phrase used after various attacks like "We are paris" Je suite something? I can't remember -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 09:00 3
- je suis charlie (Charlie Hebdo) -- nm - mud Sep 17, 09:02
- "Je suis Charlie Hebdo"? (NM) - Marlowe Sep 17, 09:01 1
  - Yeah, thanks -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 09:02
The First Trailer for Netflix's In the Tall Grass Makes Even Grass Itself Petrifying (by Stephen King and Joe Hill) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 17, 08:55 5
- could not get their trailer to work. here. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 17, 08:59 [youtube]
- I've read it - creepy as hell -- nm - Pippy - Glitter eyeshadow Queen Sep 17, 08:56 2
  - It's just grass. - Spawn Sep 17, 09:02 1
    - Mmmm hmmm. sure. I do know they had to beef up the story, cause it was a short story - Pippy - Glitter eyeshadow Queen Sep 17, 09:06
- hits Netflix on October 4. -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:55
Life finds a way: Genetically modified mosquitoes are breeding in Brazil despite assurances to the contrary -- (link) - oblique Sep 17, 08:53 1
- I hope they have GPS and can find their way to Brasília. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 17, 08:55
HBO Max gets the 5 year domestic streaming rights to Big Bang Theory for over $1 BILLION -- (link) - Beaker Sep 17, 08:47 6
- Honestly: Worth every penny. It's the new Friends. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 08:54 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Pengy Sep 17, 09:08
- I'm not sure how it's ratings ended up on TBS, but there was like a 2 year point in time where it's re-run ratings were on par - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:49 1
  - TBS has it still for years too, this is just the streaming rights. So. Much. Money. -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 08:51
- *facepalm* - Shaun Sep 17, 08:49 1
  - It please me that it will be on a service I will never have. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:50
Tip for NBC: If they're smart, they would launch their Peacock streaming service with a reboot of Miami Vice. Bring back some of the old cast. - Mop Sep 17, 08:42 8
- or, how about they have an original idea and stop rebooting crappy shows from 30 years ago? -- nm - decline Sep 17, 08:48 5
  - Alright, listen up! Find out who owns the rights to The A-Team, Simon & Simon, Remington Steel, and Rip Tide! STAT! -- nm - NBC Sep 17, 08:57 1
    - Greatest Event in TV history! -- (link) - Beaker Sep 17, 08:58 [youtube]
  - Yep. I mean, BSG II already exists and it is nearly perfect. You will mess it up. Stop now. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Sep 17, 08:50 1
    - I just heard a rumour that there's a reboot of this reboot in the works and should be going to production .. - mud Sep 17, 08:59
  - It could be argued that reality tv is just that. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:49
- As long as there is an alligator on a boat, I am in. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:47
- I don't think modern television can display some of those colors. -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 17, 08:47
Inside the crystal trade -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 17, 08:41
Tivo looks to be launching Tivo+ next month -- (link) - oblique Sep 17, 08:40 4
- "the functionality is destined for much deeper integration and higher billing" -- nm - Pengy Sep 17, 09:09
- Tivo has 22 million customers? Still? - JaxSean Sep 17, 08:48 2
  - "Lifetime membership" means just that. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:48 1
    - Tivo *still* has 20 million customers? -- nm - The Year 2654 Sep 17, 08:50
QB's are dropping like flies: Cam Newton is questionable after he aggravated a foot injury -- (link) - decline Sep 17, 08:34 5
- Luck might have known something we did not. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 09:02
- the NFL is getting Atlas Shruggeded! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 08:57
- He's too busy sewing rhinestones, string lights and cheese sticks to his next fashion nightmare. -- nm - Pippy - Glitter eyeshadow Queen Sep 17, 08:56
- Cam Newton should be questionable for being terrible. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:38 1
  - Yep—“foot injury” is just an excuse to rest that dead arm of his -- nm* - Flavorize Sep 17, 09:06
sitwap? The Navy says these “unexplained aerial phenomena” videos are real -- (link) - decline Sep 17, 08:29 6
- Threadjack - Have you ever seen a UFO? Something that you really don't know what it was? I saw something once when I was about 14 or 15? My friend - pmb Sep 17, 08:58 1
  - Yes. I was 19. A friend and I had went for a drive and stopped by a small lake. Something came across the lake. But it was not *in* the water. - Spawn Sep 17, 09:07
- An interesting point I heard is that these things never seem to get clearer or more easy to track even as our instruments improve - TWuG Sep 17, 08:34 3
  - I like that they break down all the info on the hud. But, yeah, I've heard that it may be sensor artifacts, too. -- nm - Mop Sep 17, 08:38 2
    - you unbelievers just hush -- nm - decline Sep 17, 08:41 1
      - I was just talking to Sasquatch about this yesterday, and he agrees. -- nm - Mop Sep 17, 08:42
New polling #s show that more Trump supporters believe whites face discrimination than believe Blacks do. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 17, 08:15 9
- I wonder how in their mind they define discrimination - JackDawson Sep 17, 08:54 1
  - "Oh, dang, I can't even shove my d!ck in the face of a woman anymore. Or shoot n!ggas in the street. I feel so discriminated." (NM) - Random White Drumpf Supporter Sep 17, 09:05
- Makes sense. People rationalize their support for a white supremacist by adopting tenets of white supremacy. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 17, 08:20
- I believe that they believe that. - Volnelk Sep 17, 08:17 5
  - Yeah, the shock here kinda shocks me. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:27 2
    - That fact that that many people are oblivious to how discrimination works *does* shock me -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 08:31 1
      - Try reading David Brooks sometime? I confess I do appreciate him - con_carne Sep 17, 08:38
  - I guess I wouldn't have been surprised if they considered it *even* but this....wow -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 08:19 1
    - I wonder if you understand that Trump people *think* they are in the right. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:28
LIR - all good supportive thoughts going out to the TWuG family. -- nm - Meg Sep 17, 08:12 12
- Oh, goodness. Yes, best wishes to the entire family. I'm terribly sorry that you're going through that. -- nm - Pengy Sep 17, 09:07
- Thanks. Still about an hour out. - TWuG Sep 17, 08:29 1
  - We are with you. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:37
- word, fingers crossed for you guys. -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 08:28
- Yep! (NM) - Marlowe Sep 17, 08:27
- Whoa, indeed. Please keep us updated, TWuG. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:18
- Oh, wow. Good thoughts on the way. Best to all of you. -- nm - pmb Sep 17, 08:17
- All the best and wishes. -- nm - JD Sep 17, 08:16
- absolutely. -- nm - Pippy - Glitter eyeshadow Queen Sep 17, 08:15
- Oh no! Missed that. Best wishes for nothing major & a full recovery. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 08:14
- yes, definitely -- nm - decline Sep 17, 08:14
- Yes all my good thoughts and more -- nm - Amoxy Sep 17, 08:14
~I paid the price for loving youuu~ -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 08:00 1
- The price is *not* right, Bob. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 08:06
CA: Warren 33 (+10), Biden 18 (-9) -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 17, 07:55
Time Zone Updates? -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 07:32 2
- If this is a software patch description, believe me, tzdata updates are just as important as network time synchronization. - Beryllium Sep 17, 08:01
- Time Zone what now? -- nm - mud Sep 17, 07:59
Sad news: ABC political commentator Cokie Roberts has died -- nm - decline Sep 17, 07:29 2
- :( Always liked her -- nm - Amoxy Sep 17, 08:07 1
  - Me too. Always felt like she was a straight shooter. -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 17, 08:48
KFC will test Chicken & Donuts for a limited time only in Norfolk/Richmond, VA and Pittsburgh -- (link) - decline Sep 17, 07:27 1
- I mean, sure, why not. The world is burning to the ground. So, of course. -- nm - Mop Sep 17, 08:23
SyrDragon's pizza contest sounds terrible. Who in their right mind would put pineapple on pizza?! - sycor Sep 17, 07:24 23
- I love Hawaiian pizza and would cut a bitch opposing me. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:11 2
  - Mrs. zunk is with you. zunk is not. -- nm - zunk xometimes Sep 17, 08:30
  - Yup. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 17, 08:19
- Love pineapple on pizza—sometimes it gets it a bit soggy though -- nm - Flavorize Sep 17, 07:53 5
  - I do too. Ham and pineapple. - Volnelk Sep 17, 08:08 4
    - Bacon and pineapple is superior. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:11 3
      - Throw em all 3 on there. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 08:29 1
        
        Of course. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:37
      - I don't like the stark contrast of texture that you get with bacon on some things. I love the flavor though. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 17, 08:18
- You are right, sweet and salty don't go together. Want some kettle corn? Chocolate covered pretzel? -- nm - rollo Sep 17, 07:28 13
  - I will eat pineapple on pizza but it has to have Canadian bacon at the same time - I'm not a heathen -- nm - Pippy - Banging the Peace Drum Sep 17, 08:00 6
    - And Jalapeno works surprisingly well -- nm - Amoxy Sep 17, 08:08 3
      - *takes notes* - Pippy - Glitter eyeshadow Queen Sep 17, 08:10 2
        
        My latest is chicken, bacon, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, mushroom, onions on an Alfredo Sauce -- nm - Amoxy Sep 17, 08:14
        
        Banana peppers are top notch toppings as well. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:12
    - Ground beef, bacon, pineapple ... nah, probably not a good mix. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 08:05 1
      - Ground beef is a V-tier pizza topping. Terrible. -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:07
  - I swear that sometimes it seems like you're the only one here that makes any sense -- nm - prayformojo Sep 17, 07:53
  - Gross. No. -- nm - Pengy Sep 17, 07:49
  - Not really the same thing but if you enjoy pineapple on a pizza then go for it. - Krusty Sep 17, 07:45 2
    - You really do. - Shaun Sep 17, 08:11 1
      - 😁 -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 08:34
  - Not the same. - sycor Sep 17, 07:40
Danial Jones named starter for NY Giants. Bye Bye Eli -- nm - Bacon Sep 17, 07:14 5
- Here we go! -- (link) - Shaun Sep 17, 08:14
- Eli has no trade clause. -- nm - budice Sep 17, 07:58 1
  - I hear the Jets need a QB -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 08:08
- uh -- (link) - decline Sep 17, 07:20
- See you in 2 weeks max -- nm - Eli Sep 17, 07:19
Borderlands 3: Players have found a loot cave, Destiny style. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 17, 06:59 4
- in typical fashion, I end up scouring every crevice and room and corner looking for hidden shit. Adds so much time to the game. -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 07:23 3
  - I'm the opposite. I keep rushing through the main storyline and then getting to the bosses and repeatedly getting my ass whooped -- nm - decline Sep 17, 07:25 2
    - I got to [Space-Laser Tag storyline] boss (spoiler?) - JaxSean Sep 17, 07:52 1
      - yeah, I had to go back and level up to beat him. I'm on Eden-6 now trying to beat one of the bosses there -- nm - decline Sep 17, 07:56
Who wanted Punky Brewster, Saved By the Bell, and Battlestar Galactica reboots? See it all on NBC's Peacock! - Mop Sep 17, 06:58 7
- Battlestar? Why am I just now hearing about this? - sycor Sep 17, 07:18 4
  - The rest of the BSGs can go away? - Spawn Sep 17, 07:34 2
    - No the Punk Brewster and Saved by the Bell reboots. I'm not that insane. -- nm - sycor Sep 17, 07:41 1
      - *phew* -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 07:42
  - Listen up! Disney has Star Wars! CBS has Star Trek! What do you magots have for me?!! -- nm - NBC Sep 17, 07:22
- With this much need for content if you are in the entertainment industry and cannot find work you need to rethink your profession. - Bacon Sep 17, 07:18
- smh -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 07:04
Every once in a while, the radio station I listen to just makes me giddy. - Super Daddy Princess Sep 17, 06:37
Quiz: How well do you know MLB rules? -- (link) - Krusty Sep 17, 06:37 18
- Incomplete. Those questions are too long to bother reading. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 06:53 3
  - Barbara Streisand is on the podium at the Emmy's. Shane Gillis enters stage left. Louis CK jumps from the crowd, rushes the stage and tackles him, - oblique Sep 17, 07:00 2
    - Depends - did the violinist catch it on the fly, or did it hit the ground first? -- nm* - Chamberlain Sep 17, 07:07
    - I'm sure the violinist knows that's a reach -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 07:05
- 50% -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 06:52
- 3/10 -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 17, 06:50
- 3! Woohoo!! -- nm - JackDawson Sep 17, 06:47
- 4/10 -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 06:45
- 3/10, whoo! -- nm - Shaun Sep 17, 06:44
- Well...I actually thought about and answered the first 5 - all wrong. I alternated random answers for the last 5 got 3/5 right. nm -- nm - Chamberlain Sep 17, 06:43 6
  - Even some of the ones I got right, I had the wrong reasoning. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 06:44 5
    - I overthought the bunt one, even though I knew the rule, and went the other way. -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 06:55 3
      - Yup. I was mad at myself for getting that one wrong. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 06:55 2
        
        the 20 feet in the air part got me thinking. -- nm - groiny Sep 17, 07:16 1
        
        That's exactly what fooled me into going with the wrong answer. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 07:20
    - It's easily the most difficult rules quiz I've ever taken. I got 3 out of 10. -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 06:46
- apparently not at all (3/10) -- nm - decline Sep 17, 06:43
- 5 of 10 -- got 2, 6, 8, 9, 10 wrong. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 06:43
BF: Not sure it is a mistake, but Yahoo let me put Brees into the IR spot. Just calling it out in case there is a setting wrong somewhere. He just - oblique Sep 17, 06:36 1
- I don't have that option in one of my Yahoo leagues -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 06:49
TIL: Patrick Ewing's middle name is Aloysius. -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 17, 06:33
obviously feral hogs > dinosaurs -- nm - Beaker Sep 17, 06:31 1
- Exhibit A -- (link) - Beaker Sep 17, 06:34
Pleeease. -- nm - Chamberlain Sep 17, 06:27

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