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Santa Anita racetrack kills another horse 'cuz that's what it does. -- (link) - Diva Nov 3, 05:03 3
- It's amazing to me that this continues to happen and no one seems to have any power or will to shut the place down, even temporarily. -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 3, 05:54 2
  - It turns out that even though it's getting all of this publicity, it's statistically in line with what it's been for years and it's comparable to - jnine Nov 3, 10:51
  - I think at one point the track was shut down for a bit. But horses kept dying there after it was reopened. I don’t understand why it is allowed to - Diva Nov 3, 06:16
Juliet (the Shakespeare one) sings Baby One More Time -- (link) - Harry Tuttle Nov 3, 03:53 [youtube]
I'm looking for new series and Barry's premise, which can be summarized in five words, has me cracking up. Maybe I need to watch it! -- nm - con_carne Nov 3, 01:29 4
- Hader is brilliant -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Nov 3, 05:55
- Barry is so damn good -- nm - Krusty Nov 3, 05:26
- it is fantastic -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 02:52 1
  - I second this. It’s not for everyone, but the people it’s for, it’s REALLY for. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 3, 05:08
Grammarly called me out for using a squishing modifier -- nm - Flavorize Nov 3, 00:25 1
- Shame! -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 00:34
"Black Mamba." "Sorry, Uber, but your call sign's Uber." -- nm - Max Nov 3, 00:05
In the outskirts of Vancouver, on halloween night, down Sleepy Hollow Road, a man was murdered. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 23:26
which ST'er is this the perfect x-mas gift for? -- (pic) - Peglegpete Nov 2, 23:09 [Attachment] 4
- there are gay Jedi? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 01:06 1
  - Little girl jedi, gay jedi, all sorts of jedi. -- nm - . Nov 3, 02:29
- "My horn can pierce the sky!" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 23:22
- nubby could use that for dual wield -- nm - Max Nov 2, 23:19
Chapman is staying with the Yankees. They added a year onto his deal at $18m so it's $48m for the next three years. -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 21:48 2
- Lock up the firearms! -- nm - jnine Nov 3, 10:54
- Good, he was crucial to them losing that last game - Bacon Nov 2, 22:04
The Outer Worlds is a deeper RPG than I tend to like. Lots of stats and attributes and skills to fool with. It’s been alright in my first hours. - Qale Nov 2, 21:35
Kate McKinnon doesn't usually break that much. -- nm - . Nov 2, 21:31
Help ID the movie on the tip of my brain: hero is surrounded/held by a group of villains in a warehouse type room - Max Nov 2, 20:48 3
- Can you remember any specific dialog? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 20:51 2
  - I'm getting closer to thinking it's Whistler crashing in on Blade. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 20:52 1
    - yeah, this -- (link) - Max Nov 2, 20:55 [youtube]
Brie Larson as Britney Spears for Halloween. -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 2, 20:33 10
- I saw the original Brit Brit outfit at the Hard Rock yesterday. -- nm - jnine Nov 3, 10:53
- She knows what she's doing. No! What am I saying this is #meetoo. She's just an empowered woman exercising her right to toe the floor with her shoe - con_carne Nov 3, 01:40
- I’ll be in my bunk. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 2, 20:56 1
  - Imagine being a 13 yr old trick or treating and seeing the door open to that. - Max Nov 2, 20:57
- How does someone look at this and think "QUEEN" is the right response? The word needs to be retired. -- nm - Max Nov 2, 20:50 5
  - My first response was "TOXIC!" but there's no suitable way to represent the riff in text -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 20:52 4
    - My first response was to instantly hate it and go masturbate feverishly to Alita: Battle Angel again. -- nm - Whimpering Manchid Nov 2, 21:37 1
      - It doesn't count if you were going to do that *anyway*. -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 04:58
    - You're searching for a response, really?!? It's right there in the song - JD Nov 2, 21:23 1
      - good morning little schoolgirl -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 2, 21:32 [youtube]
Memphis-SMU has been crazy -- nm - prayformojo Nov 2, 20:04
Well, okay -- (link) - ty97 Nov 2, 19:59 2
- Still better than a black cat. -- nm - . Nov 2, 20:29
- Trash Pandas are the devil - Pippy- Nov 2, 20:25
*big grin* -- (link) - Jovian Nov 2, 19:52 2
- Heh. Can we get him into the ring with a wrestler dressed like Lady Liberty and a conveniently placed chair - Pippy- Nov 2, 20:29
- sweet -- nm - mud Nov 2, 19:59
Eleven hours since I left for San Diego this morning and I just got home. Saw sunrise and sunset on the road :/ -- nm - MonsterMeg Nov 2, 19:51
"Let's make sure history never forgets the name...Enterprise" -- nm - Amoxy Nov 2, 19:25
David looked very frightened. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 19:21
Nationals star and World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg plans to opt out of the final four years and $100M of his contract today and become a free agent - Bacon Nov 2, 19:16 13
- Text from my boss (a Yankees fan): we should go after Cole and Strasburg like when we got CC and Burnett in 2008 -- nm - Tim Nov 2, 20:02 2
  - 🤦‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Nov 2, 21:44 1
    - What?!? -- nm - JackDawson Nov 3, 05:55
- What would be his motivation for doing that, other than more money? -- nm - Max Nov 2, 19:47 1
  - That’s it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 19:49
- You could have just called him a Boras client and left it at that. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 2, 19:33 3
  - Meh, he signed a long-term deal 3 years ago months from free agency. Boras didn’t keep him from signing what he wanted. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 19:37 2
    - What if Strasburg ended up in Philly with Brice -- nm - Bacon Nov 2, 19:39 1
      - They would spend next post season smashing tvs together? -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:41
- Long time ChiSox broadcaster Steve Stone on this earlier today. -- (link) - zunkskunk scared stupid Nov 2, 19:30
- Totally expected after the year he had. - Will Hunting Nov 2, 19:23
- Yankees!!! -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:23
- Whoa -- nm - Amoxy Nov 2, 19:22
Nm -- nm* - budice Nov 2, 19:16
for the first time ever, an American cheese won the international best cheese in the world championship. -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 2, 19:01 5
- Next, Mc Donald scores a Michelin star -- nm - Geist Nov 2, 19:32 3
  - Only for the fries. -- nm - . Nov 2, 20:22
  - I do remember when Gallo hearty burgundy won a blind tasting in France -- nm - Geist Nov 2, 19:33 1
    - Paul Masson sells no wine, before it's time. -- (pic) - Orosn Welles Nov 2, 19:52 [Attachment]
- Trump! -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 19:22
myvegas 3m coupon -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 2, 18:58 1
- Thank you! -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 00:11
happy birthday, grny!! :) - - nm - i.b.! Nov 2, 18:47 2
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Max Nov 2, 19:48
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Nov 2, 18:48
Hey, I went to this lighthouse today. I'd better check my photos for ghosts. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 2, 18:40
Destiny 2: It was a grind, but bam! -- (pic) - Shaun Nov 2, 18:32 [Attachment] 17
- If you want to grind others, the new control mode is the way to go. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:25 4
  - I think I'll focus on this mode for GL kills. Maybe I can get Mountaintop too! -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:32 3
    - You already have your recluse, right? - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:39 2
      - Yup, but I've barely used it. I've used the curated Trust almost exclusively since I started the Freelance grind. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:41 1
        
        Recluse is probably my most used pve gun. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:49
- Already? I’m still trying to get recluse, I’ve been stuck at heroic 3 for over a week. -- nm - J Nov 2, 19:14 11
  - There's one thing that helps if you're having trouble with wins. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:31 3
    - Ya I’m keeping that in mind for when I get close enough. I’ll just stop and wait for reset instead of risking a loss - J Nov 2, 19:40 2
      - That's what I did at the end of last season to get Revoker. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:43
      - And once you hit 2100, it sticks, so it won't matter if you drop after that. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:42
  - Keep at it! You can do it. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:22 6
    - If I can get 2100 in multiple seasons, he can do it in this one. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:36 3
      - I was pretty excited to hit 2100. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:40 2
        
        Now you get the fun of getting lunas kills on the way to legend rank. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 2, 19:50 1
        
        Yeah I don't think I'll even attempt that. I need to get back into some PvE stuff. Haven't even touched FoTL stuff yet. -- nm - Shaun Nov 3, 03:35
    - The good thing is I’m chipping away at the first part of the Luna quest, so there’s that. -- nm - J Nov 2, 19:27 1
      - Once you get to 2100, you just need to grind out kills. Keep going! -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 19:31
the ref should stop this fight -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 18:17 1
- dude was DUN 3 minutes before they finally stopped it -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 18:20
From b2 Spawn: The cover is 1979 performed by Telepathic Teddy Bear. -- (link) - Qale Nov 2, 17:48 [youtube] 2
- That is beautiful. Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 18:02
- From b2 Peglegpete: The Twenty is hyper focused on new music releases. -- nm - Qale Nov 2, 17:49
Wait, Outer Worlds is on XBox Game Pass. I can sign up for $1 for the first month, play it for 30 days and then cancel? -- nm - Tim Nov 2, 17:11 4
- Xbox Game Pass is a hot deal. -- nm - Shaun Nov 2, 18:34
- Yes - that's what I did. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 18:03
- Yep -- nm - eag Nov 2, 17:28 1
  - done and done -- nm - Tim Nov 2, 17:37
So, Brock is heading to Raw with the belt to swap titles. - Will Hunting Nov 2, 17:02 1
- Which is weird because the rumor was Fox wanted Brock. - Tim Nov 2, 17:08
"Stop thinking with your big old dick, Max. That could go on our permanent record." "Max's big old dick is pointing us in the right direction." -- nm* - Max Nov 2, 16:55
Ky Bowman, Jordan Poole, Glenn Robinson, Eric Paschall, Willie Cauley-Stein - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 2, 16:37
Blizzcon just crowned its first female Champion in HearthStone. USA upsets South Korea to make Overwatch Final -- nm* - budice Nov 2, 16:17
Now watching: The King on Netflix -- nm - Beaker Nov 2, 16:10 2
- spoilers - Beaker Nov 2, 17:44 1
  - also - spoilers - Beaker Nov 2, 17:52
FANTASY FOOTBALL WARNING: Jags-Texans is a 9:30 am est. London game. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 2, 15:15
Today I wrote a blog post on a beach. It was the most "in the zone" I've felt in months. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 2, 14:51 [Attachment] 8
- I also stopped in at this little cafe. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 2, 14:53 [Attachment] 7
  - Surely that's not its real name. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 15:38 2
    - It is the name, and here's why. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 2, 17:24 [Attachment] 1
      - -1,000,000 Cuzzin Todd points. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 18:03
  - And now, pizza. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 2, 15:07 [Attachment] 3
    - are you setting up an alabi? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 2, 16:10 1
      - Heh. No, just enjoying my weekend by driving to the west coast (about an hour away). -- nm - Beryllium Nov 2, 17:34
    - that's a fine looking pizza once you've removed the green things there -- nm - mud Nov 2, 15:53
update on the largest anglo-saxon cache of gold artifacts, most pieces were parts of helmets/swords, crushed before burial -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 2, 14:47
If Knives Out sucks I will be very disappointed. Very. -- nm - . Nov 2, 14:33 3
- I really enjoyed it, great fun. -- nm - LMS Nov 2, 18:05
- It’s great -- nm - JackDawson Nov 2, 14:43 1
  - First movie Amy has wanted to see in theater... maybe this year. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 16:04
This is the kind of content I want to see from The Hoodie - Flavorize Nov 2, 14:32 1
- If you read further in the comments, he played this wrong several times in preseason in order to bait this exact reaction. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 14:57
with lazers in his fricken head.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 2, 14:29
Scott Frost is now 8-13 at Nebraska. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 2, 14:10
Motherfuckers forgot about Drai. -- nm - Reagen Nov 2, 13:31
Steelers waived veteran WR Donte Moncrief. An important trickle down: Pittsburgh now has a shot at a 2020 third-round compensatory pick -- nm - budice Nov 2, 13:14 4
- One of my favorite FF moments, of the summer, were people (on Twitter) hyping up Montcrief. It was such a laughably bad take. -- nm - Flavorize Nov 2, 14:41
- I loved him with Manning. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 13:52 2
  - Luck -- (edited) - Flavorize Nov 2, 14:49 1
    - Lol. Was thinking of Garcon. It is possible I am a bit drunk. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 17:28
Syracuse, starting the year ranked in the Top 25 is now 0-5 in the ACC. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 2, 12:46
LIR: RIP Rudy -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 2, 12:21 12
- (not Giuliani) -- nm - Max Nov 2, 14:04 2
  - (also not Sean Astin) -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 2, 14:08 1
    - Right after I read this a KFC ad with Sean Astin as Colonel football coach popped up. -- nm - . Nov 2, 14:32
- I could've sworn that happened earlier this summer... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 13:45 3
  - That was B2. -- nm - Spawn Nov 2, 16:05
  - There was a fake rumor in August. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 2, 13:45 1
    - Ah, I'm sure that's what I'm thinking of. I just missed the "nevermind" part. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 13:56
- Safe to say that without Rudy, Survivor wouldn't still be on the air. Nm - Holden Ford Nov 2, 12:23 4
  - I don't know that I'd say that, though S1 was great. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 2, 13:37
  - They hit lightning in a bottle in season 1. Between him, Hatch, the cutie girl, the guy voting alphabetically...and then the final showdown... - Will Hunting Nov 2, 12:39 2
    - Any nudity? -- nm - zunkskunk Nov 2, 12:48 1
      - yes. Hatch ran around naked a lot, but CBS only put a handful of images on tv, tastefully blacked out. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 2, 12:58
There was something called The In Betweenon NBC? -- nm - . Nov 2, 12:17
For David -- (link*) - JD Nov 2, 12:02 [youtube]

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