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Sorkin’s ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Gets October 2020 Release; Michael Keaton & More -- (link) - mud Oct 25, 15:21 4
- Sounds good. I hope he immediately starts filming the sequel, Chicago 8. - Max Oct 25, 15:25 3
  - Technically t started as the Chicago 8. Bobby Seale was removed during the trial. I have vague memories of that circus...err trial. - zunkskunk scared stupid Oct 25, 15:36
  - Sacha Baron as Abbie Hoffman, Frank Langella as judge Hoffman, I cant wait -- nm - mud Oct 25, 15:29
  - That's not even the most memorable of their albums. -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 15:29
Did ST see that Cloak and Dagger *will* be appearing in Runaways? -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 15:19 1
- good -- nm - mud Oct 25, 15:22
an impressive Burriel found in the Ukraine -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 25, 15:14
Amazon has a sale on the XBox Game Pass Ultimate. Buy a 3-month code for $45 and get another 3 months free. -- (link) - GregW Oct 25, 15:03
now playing: Astro Boy, starring Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nicolas Cage and Costa....GODDAMMIT! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 25, 14:57 1
- in all seriousness, cast includes Donald Sutherland, Bill Nighy, Nathan Lane, Charlize Theron, Eugene Levy, Samuel L. Jackson - prayformojo Oct 25, 15:02
It turns out that "fuck you, judge" is a bad legal strategy -- (link) - Reagen Oct 25, 14:49 2
- Zlatan to any Judge -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 15:27
- "Anyone ever tell you you look like a penis with a little hat on?" -- nm - Jimmy Dugan, esq. Oct 25, 15:21
hehe -- (link) - Jovian Oct 25, 14:16 2
- "Nobody talks about it. Not you. Not me. Not you. Not me. Only me. And you" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 25, 14:45
- It's the most cogent Giulliani has sounded in years. -- nm - pmb Oct 25, 14:21
Suros Regime? what is this 2015???? -- nm - groiny Oct 25, 14:09 1
- I forget where I saw it, but the "it's the t-1000 rapidly changing form in the molten metal" comment feels more real every day. -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 14:19
B2 weekend Reagrdless of what Bandsintown thinks: I do not need to go out tonight. Tomorrow though: Sounds From Behind the Orange Curtain - JD Oct 25, 14:05 [Attachment]
It's 2019, right? At work we are dealing with three separate contractors in rural Missouri. Two of them don't have email. THEY DON'T HAVE EMAIL. -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 13:57 5
- I'd LOVE to not have email... I guess I know where I need to apply. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 14:01
- (update - this is all anyone in my office is talking about now.) -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 14:00
- They probably don’t because they likely lack high speed internet access. - spamlet Oct 25, 13:59 2
  - they work by fax, apparently. but, they don't actually know their fax number off hand. -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 14:01 1
    - Well that’s just silly. -- nm - spamlet Oct 25, 14:03
Brits apparently consider 'pigs-in-blankets' a Christmas food. -- (link) - GregW Oct 25, 13:56 3
- I wouldn't go so far to call it Christmas food specifically, but in my house we like to have finger foods on Christmas Eve. Those count. -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 25, 14:44
- Of course they are. -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 14:38
- Brits have decided they're better off without Europe. Their sense of logic and normalcy is clearly askew. -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 14:34
Good Place question (spoilers) - Amoxy Oct 25, 13:52
"Starring Kathryn Hahn in the title role" -- Thanks, HBO! "Co-starring Casey Wilson" -- Why, Universe, WHY??? -- nm - David Oct 25, 13:33 2
- Ah-MAH-zing! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 13:52
- I like Casey Wilson! -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 13:39
I mean, it's almost like a comedy except it's not funny -- (link) - ty97 Oct 25, 13:29 3
- it's nice to know I'm not the only senior who can't work a cellphone efficiently. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 25, 13:36
- Rudy has to be the dumbest lawyer in history. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Oct 25, 13:31 1
  - see, now *that's* funny -- nm - kilboooooo Oct 25, 13:34
Leicester with a TD and the Two-Point conversion is good -- (link*) - budice Oct 25, 13:17 2
- and sure why not? one more for the road -- nm - JD Oct 25, 13:54 1
  - Unreal. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 25, 14:16
Nuclear Big if True : WH aide said the donald deliberately made untrue statements about Chinese trade talks to manipulate the market. -- (link) - Geist Oct 25, 13:13 16
- George Conway's on this one like a dog with a bone. If there's something there, having a Republican expose it will be delightful. - Mop Oct 25, 14:23 6
  - Who? -- nm - Ender Oct 25, 14:27 5
    - Kellyann Conway's husband, a Republican, but a stand-up guy. -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 14:33 4
      - Swear to god, thought he was a democrat this entire time -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Oct 25, 14:49 3
        
        You know, I'll bet America's Ass was also a Republican. -- nm - Max Oct 25, 15:26
        
        KAC would not have been allowed to marry him in that case. -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 15:23
        
        Nope, he's actually been involved in former GOP administrations and was considered for a job in this one until Trump acted like a despot. - Will Hunting Oct 25, 14:53
- I read something about this the other day, but your source here looks ... less than legit -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 13:17 8
  - Recent stories about how mysterious brokers make billions on last minute futures purchases, then [other stuff] - zeitgeist Oct 25, 13:22 3
    - Let's leave his name out of this. Bery, could you please edit that? -- nm - David Oct 25, 13:25 2
      - Done. (Sorry zeit. Just truncated the last bit.) -- nm - Bery Delecto Oct 25, 14:41
      - Seconded - JackDawson Oct 25, 14:04
  - There are a number of things out there about people who appear to be making huge bets on changes in the market right before a presidential statement. - pmb Oct 25, 13:19 3
    - There’s nothing there. The VF article compiled all of the activity in the last 15 minutes and attributed it to one trader. - spamlet Oct 25, 13:54 2
      - I remain skeptical. I don't know about those stories, but I'd bet money someone in Trump's orbit is trading on these tweets. I don't know that - pmb Oct 25, 13:58
      - Here’s the newsletter link with the analysis from Felix -- (link) - spamlet Oct 25, 13:56
LYC: According to this Avery Labels online quiz i just did while i wait on hold with Air Canada, my "holiday decorating style is Classic Country." - Andie Oct 25, 13:12 3
- Where can I find this glorious quiz? -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 14:07
- "Over here is my Willie Nelson throw rug, and over there is my Minnie Pearl lamp shade..." -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 13:13 1
  - That pile of dirty laundry kicked in the corner? That's the George Jones bean bag chair -- nm - Geist Oct 25, 13:18
Judge rules House committee must be allowed access to unredacted mueller report. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Oct 25, 13:06 2
- The argument that a vote is required for an impeachment inquiry “has no textual support in the US Constitution” or “the governing rules of the House.” -- nm - znufrii, human scum Oct 25, 13:22
- link -- (link*) - budice Oct 25, 13:08
They must be doing a million screenings of Last Christmas next week. I've been offered passes three times in the past two days. Big push it seems -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 13:00 1
- same, i have offers for every day next week -- nm - budice Oct 25, 13:02
Al Pacino Takes His Girlfriend and Teenage Daughter as Dates to The Irishman Premiere -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 12:54
Speaking of doctors, I saw mine yesterday after calling Tuesday for an appointment since I'm coughing a ton and coughed up blood. - ty97 Oct 25, 12:53 19
- Maybe he has succumbed to your infection. -- nm - Max Oct 25, 13:51 1
  - Or thought ty would mutate by now. -- nm - Spawn Oct 25, 15:22
- Call and keep calling every 15 minutes. It's Friday, they may close up early. - sycor Oct 25, 13:39
- well hey, some good news, it's 'only' bronchitis -- nm - ty97 Oct 25, 13:23 3
  - Take it easy and get better -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Oct 25, 14:53
  - Please be careful. Recklessness can turn bronchitis into bronchial pneumonia. - David Oct 25, 13:28 1
    - Thanks being super careful. Basically been holed up in my apartment all week. Just glad to finally have something to try and kick this. -- nm - ty97 Oct 25, 13:30
- oh, and I'm supposed to go to Amsterdam tonight. - ty97 Oct 25, 13:15 1
  - now that you can buy weed at 7-11, why go to Amsterdam? -- nm - groiny Oct 25, 14:12
- :-[ -- nm - mud Oct 25, 13:02
- I've had pneumonia *several* times. I've never once coughed up blood. Go to a hospital. -- nm - David Oct 25, 13:01 6
  - I had it once. Never want to experience that again. -- nm - kilboooooo Oct 25, 13:08 3
    - my last count was 11 times. -- nm - groiny Oct 25, 14:07
    - Same. Worst I ever felt. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 25, 13:26 1
      - I've heard the stories from others that have had pneumonia too, I can't even imagine. - ty97 Oct 25, 13:31
  - I only coughed up blood once, three days ago, and the x-ray was done at a hospital. - ty97 Oct 25, 13:03 1
    - If you're coughing that much, you should place a pillow on your stomach. Otherwise, you might break a rib. -- nm - David Oct 25, 13:04
- dude - kilboooooo Oct 25, 12:58
- call again, please. -- nm - Andie Oct 25, 12:56
Mahomes out on Sunday. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:34 1
- Wouldve been great press if they left him questionable for Sunday -- nm - budice Oct 25, 12:42
America's demand for avocados has lifted parts of Mexico out of poverty in just 10 years, but now the cartels are getting involved. -- (link) - Mop Oct 25, 12:32 1
- $15 avocado toast will do that -- nm - decline Oct 25, 12:35
Shroud, another Twitch live streamer, is jumping ship to Mixer. -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 12:25 10
- It's the subject of today's Penny Arcade. I don't know this person. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:32 9
  - JESUS CHRIST. Ninja was making half-a-mil/month on Twitch?! -- (link) - Mop Oct 25, 12:34 8
    - "However, while the number of hours streamed is up, the number of hours watched is down 10.6% this quarter from Q2." - David Oct 25, 12:41 7
      - So streamed = people filming? - Will Hunting Oct 25, 12:44 4
        
        Putting this another way, they've almost tripled the numbers of streams, yet the number of hours watched is down 10%. - David Oct 25, 13:21
        
        You can have streams with no viewers. -- nm - Max Oct 25, 12:56
        
        If a streamer streams into the void and no one watches... -- nm - kilboooooo Oct 25, 12:46 1
        
        You said crossing the streams was bad! -- nm - Qale Oct 25, 13:04
      - For all their touting of low-latency when they were bought, streams have been riddled with poor resolution and crashes. - Max Oct 25, 12:43 1
        
        The only thing I think when I see "So and so is streaming exclusively on Mixer" is that they did it for the money, money, money - kilboooooo Oct 25, 13:08
Called to make an appointment for a physical. "Your PCP's next availability is June 22nd." - Max Oct 25, 12:19 5
- Sounds about right for a basic physical well visit. I have to schedule mine way out. - sycor Oct 25, 13:41
- So I go on Carefirst, select PCPs taking new patients and call one: "We've told Carefirst we're not taking new patients." - Max Oct 25, 12:57
- Was it a recording? That seems like a mistake of some kind. -- nm - Qale Oct 25, 12:23 1
  - Nope. GW hospital right in DC though, as opposed to a small private practice. -- nm - Max Oct 25, 12:24
- I would fire them without hesitation and any additional consideration. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:22
Migrating Russian eagles run up huge data roaming charges -- (link) - LMS Oct 25, 12:16 3
- Traveling around Europe/Asia without an international calling plan is for the birds. -- nm - Inigo Oct 25, 12:31 1
  - I’d rather just wing it. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Oct 25, 12:36
- I saw Migrating Russian Eagles open for Screaming Trees back in '95 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 25, 12:21
wave action at English Bay this AM (my hood) -- (link) - mud Oct 25, 12:16 1
- That parade of cargo ships is fascinating. -- nm - Mop Oct 25, 13:56
Bernie a big fan of Ariana Grande -- (link*) - budice Oct 25, 12:09 1
- Rudy has to be the dumbest lawyer in history -- nm - decline Oct 25, 12:11
"California Faces Its Biggest Blackout Amid State of Emergency" -- (link*) - Andie Oct 25, 12:06
Nancy Drew and Batwoman get order for an extra 9 episodes, bringing both totals to 22 -- nm - Boooker Oct 25, 12:03
Jets fine Kelechi Osemele for unexcused absence...which is he is having surgery to repair a torn labrum...and he has 3 doctor opinions it is needed -- (link) - Boooker Oct 25, 11:58 4
- So they're trying to one-up the Redskins, eh? -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Oct 25, 13:17
- This is the kind of story that should have blown up back in August, and nobody's quite sure why it didn't. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:08 2
  - Is this the "blank MRI" guy? -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 12:37 1
    - Yup. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:39
Rudy has to be the dumbest lawyer in history -- (link) - decline Oct 25, 11:56 4
- Tony Soprano would whack a guy for much less -- nm - Geist Oct 25, 12:09
- My sister does this, but she rarely confesses to federal crimes while doing so. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:07 2
  - But you're saying it happens? -- nm - kilboooooo Oct 25, 12:10 1
    - *rubs top of nose* -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:14
Kanye's new album "Jesus is King" has dropped. How many times have you listened to it so far? -- nm - Boooker Oct 25, 11:51 2
- This made the headlines section of CNN for some reason. -- nm - David Oct 25, 12:05
- Let me think... - Cuzzin Todd Oct 25, 11:54
Nats are *reconsiders bet* 18-2 since Sept. 23rd -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 11:39
10 years ago in theaters: Saw VI, Astro Boy, Cirque du Freak: The VAmpire's Assistant, Amelia, (ltd): Motherhood - Max Oct 25, 11:33 [youtube] 11
- in some ways, Saw VI and Astro Boy are *very* different movies -- nm - prayformojo Oct 25, 11:45 3
  - Name them -- nm - rollo Oct 25, 11:49 2
    - Costas Mandylor was decidedly *not* in Astro Boy - prayformojo Oct 25, 11:52 1
      - That's enough, you've made your point - rollo Oct 25, 11:55
- 15 years ago: The Grudge, Surviving Christmas, (ltd): The Machinist, Sideways, Being Julia, Eulogy - Max Oct 25, 11:34 [youtube] 6
  - 20 years ago: The Best Man, Bringing Out the Dead, Bats, Three to Tango - Max Oct 25, 11:34 [youtube] 5
    - 25 years ago: Love Affair, The Puppet Masters, (ltd): Radioland Murders, Bullets Over Broadway, Clerks - Max Oct 25, 11:34 [youtube] 4
      - 30 years ago: Next of Kin, Gross Anatomy, Fat Man and Little Boy - Max Oct 25, 11:35 [youtube] 3
        
        35 years ago: Body Double, Terror in the Aisles, The Terminator, American Dreamer, Firstborn - Max Oct 25, 11:35 [youtube] 2
        
        40 years ago: When a Stranger Calls -- (link) - Max Oct 25, 11:35 [youtube] 1
        
        50 years ago: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - Max Oct 25, 11:38 [youtube]
“He looks for corruption everywhere he goes.” - znufrii, human scum Oct 25, 11:32
Is Jim around? - kilboooooo Oct 25, 11:28
I look forward to Jack getting an athletic scholarship to UT and immediately being condemned by the fans for having a bad set of hands. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 25, 11:24 1
- I dunno. If we let his claws grow out, no ball could escape his grasp. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Oct 25, 11:27
Star Wars TROS trailer recut with music from Cats Movie -- (link) - budice Oct 25, 11:21
I've just received a Biden for President donation request from "Zach Moneypenny." - David Oct 25, 11:20 2
- Chet Biffington. -- nm - Reagen Oct 25, 11:30
- Sounds like one of Mitt Romney’s pseudonyms. -- nm - Dano Oct 25, 11:27

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