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New Polls have definitely tier'ed the Democratic field. - Will Hunting Sep 24, 09:10
espn trying to pimp LaMelo Ball as a contender for the #1 pick in the NBA Draft...is that what Insider Money gets you? -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 09:10
Commerce Sec. Ross taking a nappy -- (link) - decline Sep 24, 09:02 1
- Just praying for it to end. -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 09:03
The Redskins were so inept, they spelled London Fletcher's name wrong during his Ring of Honor ceremony last night. -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 24, 08:53 2
- But Scary Terry! -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 09:09 1
  - He's got a ton of talent; but there's no one to throw the ball to him. Haskins isn't close to ready. - Will Hunting Sep 24, 09:12
Australian billionaire Threatens to Sue YouTuber For Calling Him 'Fatty McFuckhead' and Photoshopping Him as Trump's Baby -- (link) - Beaker Sep 24, 08:43 2
- Has Fatty McFuckhead never heard of the Streisand Effect? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 08:46 1
  - The Australian billionaire's going to become a gay icon? Not unless he loses a few pounds. -- nm* - Max Sep 24, 08:52
pure fascism, nothing but: -- (link) - mud Sep 24, 08:35 8
- Way to know your audience, Drumpf. -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 08:48 1
  - "All you world leaders from other countries should love America" -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 08:49
- Yep. Fortunately he aint no Hitler. - Jovian Sep 24, 08:39 5
  - unfortunately Trumpism much larger in might and numbers than Nazism. For the record, I never said he was Hitler. -- nm - mud Sep 24, 08:47 4
    - Disagreed, Nazism had an entire nation its thrall. -- (edited) - Jovian Sep 24, 08:59 3
      - Germany's population then was about 90M. 30% of our population now is 98M. -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 09:02 2
        
        yea I know. no kidding. we have more people than Germany did 80 years ago. obviously. - Jovian Sep 24, 09:21 1
        
        98M is bigger than 90M, no? -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 09:29
wait, i've been so busy that i missed that impeachment is possibly maybe perhaps potentially conceivably imaginable now? - Andie Sep 24, 08:34 2
- There's a chance that that may possibly be the rumor according to unnamed sources. -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 24, 08:35 1
  - Although to be fair that's just a supposition -- nm - rollo Sep 24, 09:10
The Barnett family says they thought they were adopting a young girl with dwarfism, but she was actually a 22-year-old woman who tried to kill them. -- (link) - Remlik Sep 24, 08:32 5
- you make baby Jesus cry -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 08:35
- There is SO much more going on here. Amy knows the X-wife of the dude from HS. -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 08:35
- It's the movie the Orphan, but in real life! -- nm - decline Sep 24, 08:33 2
  - How dare you wantonly reveal spoilers to such a cinematic tour de force! - Baron Universe Sep 24, 08:39
  - what is this -Groundhog Day?! -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 08:35
Official Final Fantasy VII Remake box art. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 08:29
this Adam Sandler movie....looks quite good...Uncut Gems.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 24, 08:21 [youtube]
Dark Mode Gmail should be arriving today. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 08:18
"The fakest thing about that show was that we had rational Republicans." -- (link) - mud Sep 24, 08:17
I'll believe it when i see it. Talk is cheap. Doubly so on this topic. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 24, 08:11 8
- That ridiculous CNN has already shifted gears from talking about potential Impeachment to OMG if they do Impeachment it is going to rally up DJTs base - Jovian Sep 24, 08:22 3
  - I'm not worrying about whether Trump's base is engaged or not. Instead, I'm focused on whether everyone else is engaged and ready to vote him out - TWuG Sep 24, 08:28 2
    - Exactly. I am just throwing major shade at CNN. -- nm - Jovian Sep 24, 08:38 1
      - Have they found the Malaysian plane yet? -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 24, 08:48
- Last count I saw on twitter was 160 of 235 House Members agree (and at least 15 Senators) -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 08:16 3
  - ... yeah, I really need to set some time aside to improve dupe checking. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 08:41
  - what is this -Groundhog Day?! -- nm - mud Sep 24, 08:18 1
    - Don't drive angry! -- nm - TWuG Sep 24, 08:18
I honestly don't see what good comes of recalling Parliament at this point. The goal of the suit was to avoid a no-deal Brexit and that was achieved. - Mop Sep 24, 08:10
Jane Goodall and Greta Thunberg -- (link) - Amoxy Sep 24, 08:05 4
- nice -- nm - mud Sep 24, 08:14
- The bar for taking a picture with Jane Goodall is very low. Stuff like this should never be reported. -- nm - Reagen si Sep 24, 08:08 2
  - That seems out of character for Reagan ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 08:14 1
    - (and Reagan ... dammit, autocorrect!) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 08:15
PSA: Put an emergency contact on the lock screen of your phone. It'll make getting it back much easier. I found an iPhone this morning but couldn't - Krusty Sep 24, 08:03 4
- Or even just one of your email addresses. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 08:06 3
  - "Whiskey Supply Needs Replenished..." -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 08:14
  - better yet, home address and a calendar of the dates you'll be on vacation -- nm - decline Sep 24, 08:12
  - Right. Just some way to reach you or a relative/close friend. -- nm - Krusty Sep 24, 08:12
Badass walrus takes out Russian navy boat in the Arctic -- (link) - decline Sep 24, 07:54
CDN people: If you have a bunch of digital movies via Flixster/Ultraviolet, you can now migrate them to Google. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 07:49
Here's hoping it's true -- (link) - TWuG Sep 24, 07:47 7
- My birthday week is on a roll. -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 07:53 3
  - I'm hoping for an official reveal from WB Games today. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 07:54 2
    - I am very glad I adopted this Birthday Week stuff from Amy. - Spawn Sep 24, 08:12 1
      - she is smart :) -- nm - decline Sep 24, 08:13
- seconded -- nm - mud Sep 24, 07:52
- Last count I saw on twitter was 160 of 235 House Members agree (and at least 15 Senators) -- nm - decline Sep 24, 07:51 1
  - And including 7 who flipped seats in 2018. -- nm - pmb Sep 24, 07:56
Mexicans have turned Trump's wall into a tourist attraction and are playing a game to see who can climb it the fastest -- (link) - decline Sep 24, 07:34 1
- What's this about the world's best rock climbers? -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 07:46
Man, i am way too busy. September needs to end already. -- nm - Andie Sep 24, 07:32 1
- five more minutes -- nm - Billie Joe Armstrong Sep 24, 07:37
Another trailer for El Camino (this one has a bit more meat on it; but still doesn't give much if anything away) -- (link*) - Beaker Sep 24, 07:24 2
- This will not end well. - Mop Sep 24, 08:07
- I took the last bit different than the article writer - spoiler - Beaker Sep 24, 07:35
did the Bears just play their second teamers in the 2nd half? Cause that game ended a lot closer than it should of based on the first half -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 07:14 2
- Scary Terry is for real. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 07:30
- missed FG, Trubisky INT. Kinda played meh 2nd half -- nm - budice Sep 24, 07:19
Happy Birthday Gritty! -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 07:05 2
- he is the hero we need -- (link) - decline Sep 24, 07:26 1
  - Time to celebrate!! -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 07:27
Not the Onion: Facebook Buys Mind-Reading Startup For Close to $1 Billion -- (link) - decline Sep 24, 07:02 5
- maybe it also does hypnosis and made them pay $1B for them? and for Zuck to cluck like a chicken at Govt hearings going forward -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 07:18 1
  - "I know how much money you'll buy me for. $2B" "$1B." "Okay, fine. I mean- Yes. I was just saying the 2 for dramatic effect." -- nm* - Max Sep 24, 08:51
- Any goats involved? -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 24, 07:10
- See, as if you guys need to even bother worrying about China spying... -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 07:05
- Gotta spend that money while the spending's good. -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 07:05
Gaming LYC: I fired up Arkham Knight last night. After spending a lot of time with Spider-Man, fighting as Batman felt like wading thru cement. - Shaun Sep 24, 06:59
Trailer for Uncut Gems (Adam Sandler's new one which is supposed to be excellent) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 24, 06:44
The movie Orphan, but in real life -- (link) - decline Sep 24, 06:42
Ugh. I’m already over this kitchen project. - Super Daddy Princess Sep 24, 06:20 8
- Where are you cooking for the duration of the project? - Inigo Sep 24, 06:35 1
  - Who knows. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Sep 24, 06:39
- just wait :). My brother is a month into his major renovation. He came home the other day and the contractors had knocked a hole in the 2nd story - decline Sep 24, 06:27 1
  - Oops. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Sep 24, 06:40
- all you need is a can opener and some chef Boyardee. Would could possibly go wrong? -- nm - Pippy - General Tao's chicken coordinator Sep 24, 06:27
- "Fiiiine, just fix it." *tosses $5,000 at contractors* -- nm - budice Sep 24, 06:26 2
  - ooo speaking of over budget, the Flip or Flop people decided they needed to make the $$ and got theirselves a renewed show. They bicker & spat cause - Pippy - General Tao's chicken coordinator Sep 24, 06:28 1
    - That dude just looks like total scumbag. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 06:45
FF: 2-0 this week with a crushing victory in FJS. My autodraft team in FJS consistently performs better than BF - oblique Sep 24, 05:45 3
- 4-1 (Wes did not get the Bday memo in PPR) including the biggest blow-out in Astronauts (161.20-100.95). -- nm - Spawn Sep 24, 07:45
- Astronauts are in trouble with Saquon being hurt, maybe I can limp into the playoffs. My $$ team is the worst squad I have of 5 teams. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 24, 07:29
- 1-1. Won my Belt league. Lost BF. My team is pure explosiveness if everything comes together. - Shaun Sep 24, 06:48
I may be done with The Terror this season. Last night's episode was beyond preposterous. (spoils) - Baron Universe Sep 24, 05:44 1
- Spoils - Jovian Sep 24, 06:18
Xiaomi just went bonkers with the reveal of their new phone. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 05:43 13
- Xiaomi Mimix Alpha $799 *Chinese Government spying included free of charge. -- nm - Bacon Sep 24, 06:59
- While charging. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 24, 06:52 6
  - yep, just what i want at night while charging it on my bedside table - decline Sep 24, 06:54 5
    - Isn’t wireless charging super slow? -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 07:04 1
      - not really -- nm - decline Sep 24, 07:09
    - Charge it during the day like a normal person! -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 06:59 2
      - while it's in my pocket? -- nm - Bacon Sep 24, 07:00 1
        
        idk, I'm not your supervisor. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 07:03
- A lot of the 3rd party phone makers can experiment with new designs. Apple and Samsung play it more conservative. -- nm - budice Sep 24, 05:49 1
  - It's also $2800, so it's not like it's going to be anyone's daily driver. -- nm - Shaun Sep 24, 06:42
- I have their Mi Band 4 as my fitness tracker. It is a superb value. -- nm - oblique Sep 24, 05:46 2
  - SUPERB -- nm - Lucas from Empire Records Sep 24, 05:47 1
    - SOOPOIB! -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 07:00
Comedy in the ’90s, Part 4: ‘American Pie,’ the Raunchy Culmination of a Decade of Family-Friendly Films -- (link) - Beaker Sep 24, 05:09
From mascot to meme to megastar: How Gritty took over the world -- (link) - Beaker Sep 24, 04:59
People Still Play That? ‘Pokémon GO’ Just Made $176 Million In August, #1 In The World -- (link) - ty97 Sep 24, 04:57 8
- The game as it is now is easily far better than it was at release. -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 05:52 2
  - far far better -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 06:07 1
    - I just saved Starbucks from Team Rocket. -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 07:06
- People have too much time. And money. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 24, 05:12 4
  - I don't think I've spent any money on that game. I find the same thing in the Disney Heroes game I play. I do one purchase annually to get a few - oblique Sep 24, 05:43 2
    - I spent $0.99 on 100 pokecoins on March 4. That's all I've ever spent on the game. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 24, 06:22
    - I've spent exactly .99 cents on Candy Crush - Pippy - General Tao's chicken coordinator Sep 24, 05:58
  - Eh, people spend their entertainment money where they want. -- nm - ty97 Sep 24, 05:43
Cavemen: 1 @ 3-0, 5 @ 2-1, 5 @ 1-2 and 1 @ 0-3 -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 04:50 4
- Vampirates: 2 @ 3-0, 5 @ 2-1, 2 @ 1-2, 3 @ 0-3 - Krusty Sep 24, 05:47
- Astronauts: 1 @ 3-0, 6 @ 2-1, 3 @ 1-2, 2 @ 0-3 -- nm - Strongbad Sep 24, 05:12
- Super Feud: 2 @ 3-0, 3 @ 2-1, 6 @ 1-2 and 1 @ 0-3 -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 04:51 1
  - Very meh BF team and still 2-1 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - budice Sep 24, 05:00
TV PSA: NCIS, Conners, Pandora, Resident, Voice, Smackdown, Bless This Mess, Chopped, Empire, Mixed-ish, This is Us, Real HW, Bering Sea Gold, FBI, -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 04:45 1
- Black-ish, Emergence, Mayans MC, NCIS NO, Tosh.O, Bryant Gumbel, Undercover Billionaire, New Amsterdam, Jim Jeffries, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 04:48
George Lucas 'couldn't hide his disappointment' when he was shown 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' -- (link) - budice Sep 24, 03:45 6
- It's amazing how he can be so right, yet so wrong all at the same time. (edited to update the money) -- (edited) - Will Hunting Sep 24, 04:38
- meanwhile everyone was disappointed with the 3 prequels so he can suck it -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 04:06 4
  - He had the high ground!!! -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 07:04
  - Except the prequels have gained new life thanks to the memeification of them. -- nm - Qale Sep 24, 05:54
  - I lost my will to continue halfway through the second prequel. -- nm - . Sep 24, 04:36
  - Right? Rest of the world: *long stare* -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 04:10
"The prorogation was void and of no effect," Lady Hale says. "Parliament has not been prorogued." -- (link) - Harry Tuttle Sep 24, 02:56 1
- Bercow announces recall of Parliament effective 11:30 tomorrow -- (link) - Reagen Sep 24, 04:16
UK Supreme Court: suspending of Parliament was unlawful -- (link) - Reagen Sep 24, 02:55 3
- Johnson tried to deny us more Bercow and paid the price! -- nm - Mop Sep 24, 07:01
- Unanimous too. That’s crazy. -- nm - mafic Sep 24, 03:32 1
  - "And in a special ruling of the court, even though we weren't asked, we find Boris to be an utter wanker" -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 03:39
The 20 team parlay dude did scrape together whatever he could for a hedge -- (link) - Reagen Sep 24, 02:27 2
- he should of sold the ticket on one of the secondary markets -- nm - Beaker Sep 24, 04:06 1
  - I wonder about the logistics of that with an online ticket. -- nm - Reagen Sep 24, 04:16
what does the donald do btw 5am to 7am he tweets 24/7 except almost never 5-7 in the morning -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 23, 23:07 3
- Spray tan session, morning ablutions, "executive time, do not disturb" -- nm - TWuG Sep 24, 06:31
- White House IT staff told him the Internet was down at that time for overnight processing, then scheduled a parental lockout that they've slowly grown -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 00:12
- ... I want to do this analysis on my own account. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 24, 00:07
Country Music on PBS finally played my favorite song -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 23, 23:06 [youtube] 1
- his songs do have a density with so much packed into each phrase -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 23, 23:10

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