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I have to go to the mall to return something and then to the grocery store to get lunch for tomorrow and then to vote so obviously taco bell dinner? -- nm - amanda Nov 5, 12:56 2
- Matthew Judon says yes. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 5, 12:59
- It’d be pretty cool if you Andie’d an xbox at Taco Bell for all of your running around trouble. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 12:58
Holy shit... Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, A - con_carne Nov 5, 12:55 2
- I didn't realize it had a subtitle. And I didn't realize the subtitle was such a spectacular pun. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 12:57 1
  - And this is why you fail. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:05
Reports: Amazon deliveries may come to national parks, senior discounts may be cut -- (link) - Remlik Nov 5, 12:53
I didn't see The Lighthouse this weekend, but I did see *a* lighthouse. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 12:39 [flickr]
Hmmm? -- (link) - MonsterMeg Nov 5, 12:32
PSA: Stadia launches in 2 weeks for Founder's/Premiere Edition people. -- nm* - Shaun Nov 5, 12:29 1
- Still not sure what to expect. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 12:57
Also, Billy Gunn was on this flight, too. He was wearing a Dustin Rhodes shirt. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 12:25 6
- That’s *Mister* Ass to you, sir. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 12:59
- did you give him the nod throw up the too sweet hand sign? -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 12:26 3
  - No, but we did stare at his luggage on the sly to figure out the manufacturer. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 12:36 2
    - Was it a premier steamer trunk? -- nm - decline Nov 5, 12:49
    - you know I've wondered that as well. You should have asked him! -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 12:48
- What happened to Bart? nm - Alex Wilder Nov 5, 12:26
Want thingamabobs? I’ve got 20. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 12:22 2
- Want followers? I've got 20 million. -- nm - Li'l Mermaid, YouTuber Nov 5, 12:24
- Word. nm - Alex Wilder Nov 5, 12:24
Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; - decline Nov 5, 12:08 3
- I'll go Storm Saxon on your ass. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 12:27
- Remember indeed that Guy Fawkes was no hero. He was a Catholic extremist terrorist. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 12:25
- Those fireworks aren't for Fawkes, it's national gender reveal party day. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 12:10
Hmmm... -- (link) - Spawn Nov 5, 11:57 1
- I get that statement in the store at least twice a week. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 12:04
WTF? -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 11:55 2
- Impressive. -- nm - The Zek Nov 5, 12:19 1
  - Commitment. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 12:26
Quebec working on policy to limit access to government services in English -- (link) - Beaker Nov 5, 11:48 1
- "Separate but equal" seems to work so well. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 11:54
Josh Gordon has passed his physical with the Seahawks, ready to go -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:38 5
- Poll: Over/Under 3 TDs for Josh Gordon the remainder of the 2019 season + playoffs -- nm - rollo Nov 5, 11:46 3
  - I think it will either be no impact or an Amari Cooper situation with no in between. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 12:37
  - over -- nm - decline Nov 5, 12:05
  - over -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:47
- Smoke 'em if you got 'em! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:46
exceptional new Sutton Hoo documentary -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 5, 11:34 [youtube] 2
- Well there goes my afternoon. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 11:44 1
  - check out the other videos he put up on you tube after watching this one. ep. 2 of the series was just uploaded. -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 5, 12:16
At lunch I drove through a flock of 9 SUVs. Guess the total number of people in them. - Spawn Nov 5, 11:20 3
- Bodies in trunks are people too, Spawn! -- nm - rollo Nov 5, 11:47
- 8, because one was running. It ran so far away. - JaxSean Nov 5, 11:25
- 3 -- nm - decline Nov 5, 11:21
LA(London) Chargers just posted this -- (link) - budice Nov 5, 11:15
Per Schefter, Cam Newton done for the season -- nm - Amoxy Nov 5, 11:02
SPAWN ALERT! -- (link) - Shaun Nov 5, 10:55 [youtube] 4
- wtf -- nm - mud Nov 5, 11:48 1
  - spoiler - Spawn Nov 5, 11:52
- Infernal Galop! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:11
- Bad Guy! -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:01
"food poisoning" -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 10:45 1
- is that the new term for that gnawing, twisted feeling in the pit of your stomach when you realize you are truly f*cked ? -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:46
“rolled his eyes” -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 10:40 15
- Sondland acknowledges quid pro quo -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 10:49 14
  - and may have implicated VP Pence in felony conspiracy -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 11:06 1
    - outstanding. -- nm - mud Nov 5, 11:15
  - What's never been clearly reported is if there is an actual law that allows the Executive to withhold aid for certain reasons and timelines. - Max Nov 5, 10:53 11
    - but didn't Congress authorize the aid early this year? -- nm - decline Nov 5, 11:01 10
      - The text of that appropriation would be helpful to see, but I don't recall the press every providing it in detail. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 11:05 9
        
        "The funds were made available in the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act" (I'm not sure when that actually is though) -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 11:07 8
        
        So it appears that's public law 115-232, Sect. 1246 but I can't tell if it mandates a time limit or allows reasons to withhold. - Max Nov 5, 11:28 7
        
        I think you're missing the broader point. It's not just that he withheld aid, it's that he used the threat of withholding aid to essentially extort a - pmb Nov 5, 11:54 4
        
        (and believe me, I'm the last person to miss the broader point. I'd remove any/every president for lying during a rally speech if I could.) -- nm - Max Nov 5, 12:12
        
        My point is that fence-sitters may not be convinced by the broader point, and that to convince them we should find the strongest specific argument. - Max Nov 5, 12:08 2
        
        I can't speak to whether there is a specific statute that has been violated (though there likely is (at the very least a campaign violation). But - pmb Nov 5, 12:37
        
        sound argument -- nm - mud Nov 5, 12:14
        
        Did they get invaded before we gave them them money? No! All is well that ends well!!! -- nm - POTUS Nov 5, 11:44 1
        
        [snork] -- nm - mud Nov 5, 11:46
"certain networks" -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 10:37 3
- But we should throw it away because "a certain" president doesn't like it? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:32
- Just INSANE -- nm - Amoxy Nov 5, 10:56
- Says the witness tamperer. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:44
Cam Newton has been placed on IR and is out for the season. -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:36
The Minshew Era in Jacksonville may be over. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 5, 10:34 5
- Right call at the moment. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 11:10
- JaxSean's gonna have to shave the 'stache now -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:45
- If Foles struggles, could see a Minshew Reborn -- nm - budice Nov 5, 10:41
- What was your favorite Minshew moment, Jag... JaxSean? -- nm - ML Nov 5, 10:35 1
  - I was never fully on board the Minshew Magic train. - JaxSean Nov 5, 10:49
Spawn, that would be a Field bet. :P -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 10:32 1
- But that wasn't an option! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:27
Destiny 2: Because I know you miss it, it's Iron Banner week!! -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 10:23 2
- What a world. I'm remote playing into my PS4 via a Windows 10 VirtualBox on my Ubuntu workstation to pick up bounties before the evening. - Shaun Nov 5, 10:27 1
  - Just don't turn in iron banner bounties until Thursday. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 5, 13:02
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, now available on XBox One -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:14
I love the look of the new "sport" SUV sub-genre. The Chevy Blazer, for instance. And the Discovery Sport has 3 rows. That's my new passion. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 10:07 18
- I think my next vehicle will be a Honda Passport. -- nm - sycor Nov 5, 10:48 3
  - license plate VRIFYME -- nm - decline Nov 5, 10:53 2
    - Excellent -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 11:09
    - 50 Baron Points. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 11:01
- Because you need three rows! F- the environment! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 10:30 6
  - I want three rows, but I also want electric. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:43 1
    - And convertible. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:10
  - Says the guy with 1 kid. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 10:31 3
    - IKR - SyrDragon Nov 5, 12:04 1
      - I totally get that but doesn't mop have 2 kids? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 12:35
    - Did you suddenly double your number of kids? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 10:32
- I'm sick of SUVs - JaxSean Nov 5, 10:30 5
  - I moved to a hybrid SUV (but I'd love electric). Once you get used to driving higher up, it's hard to go back to a car. Also, in Chicago winters, - pmb Nov 5, 11:23 1
    - I get why people like them. I'm just sick of them. - JaxSean Nov 5, 11:27
  - I love the versatility of an SUV after driving small cars for years. however, if I drove more, I would feel terrible about it. -- nm - amanda Nov 5, 10:34 1
    - I drove my step mom's SUV while we were in Florida. No thanks. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 10:36
  - word -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 10:31
- if this is a poll, I quite like the look of the new durangos. -- nm - amanda Nov 5, 10:18
Well, that could’ve gone worse. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 09:57 1
- That's what she said! -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 10:30
thieves broke into a 12'th century French cathedral and stole relics yesterday -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 5, 09:55
Dear Companies: when you send out an "all hands video conference" meeting invite, 30 minutes before the meeting, - JaxSean Nov 5, 09:55 9
- So apparently it wasn't horrible, but still. - JaxSean Nov 5, 10:32 4
  - was he having a relationship with a co-worker? -- nm - decline Nov 5, 11:02 3
    - Grimace got a second job? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:33 2
      - Well...a ‘job‘ was involved. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 11:40 1
        
        "all hands" -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:41
- Lose the tie, unbutton your shirt to your navel, and get banned from the event. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 10:03
- My company has done this a lot. Ugh. -- nm - Inigo Nov 5, 10:01
- "Free Taco Tuesday WooHoo" -- nm - budice Nov 5, 09:55 1
  - Exactly 8-) -- nm - JD Nov 5, 10:04
Speaking of Keanu, People has to chose him as their Man of the Year, right? - Will Hunting Nov 5, 09:50 1
- People choose whoever has the hungriest publicist. -- nm - Roger More Nov 5, 10:36
finally. an Arrowverse/Crisis casting I have waited year for. Mark Hammil is the Joker -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 5, 09:50 28
- Nope. that's fan art. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 10:27
- When is the crossover? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 10:20 14
  - starts with Supergirl December 8th (But Arrow has been all about it so far, and Flash has covered a lot too I gather as leadup) -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 10:28 11
    - Are you watching Flash these days? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:11 10
      - nope -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:12 9
        
        spoils - Spawn Nov 5, 11:14 8
        
        on the other hand , I've found Arrow to be quite fun so far (except for the flashforward shit which is...shit and I can't believe might get a spinoff) -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:26 7
        
        Nah, I will be glad to be rid of the CW and the entire Arrowverse. - Spawn Nov 5, 11:28 6
        
        it is too bad you don't try Legends of Tomorrow, it is such a fun show (even after season 1 being a slog) -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:37 5
        
        I watched season 1. A couple of great characters surrounded by meh. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:41 4
        
        Season 2 it locks in. That show just goes crazy. it's fun -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 11:51 1
        
        Agreed. -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 12:01
        
        season2 is when it took flight. Top 3 show on TV for me right now -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:43 1
        
        and if you get a chance watch Pennyworth. It is fantastic -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 11:54
  - starts in December. The 9th I think I may be off on the date -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 10:28 1
    - I look forward to the Dark Universe Crisis in the comics, cause you know that is coming -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 10:28
- Daaaaaaaamn! -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 10:07
- Teletoon recently started airing late night Batman: The Animated Series. I've been PVRing and introduced it to the kids. Blew their minds on Sunday: - Name Withheld By Request Nov 5, 10:05 1
  - Now they will be prepared for Batman: Arkham Asylum! -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 10:07
- I thought that had been confirmed months ago. He's already been on The Flash as The Trickster... -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 09:56 1
  - nope. wishful fan thinking. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 10:36
- Maybe I misread, but that appears to be fanart, and not official. -- nm - Shaun Nov 5, 09:52 6
  - True. It looks like a scene from Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 10:30 1
    - Doubt it as he refers to a "younger Batman". -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 11:16
  - the art is secondary to the news -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 10:16 2
    - What news? The news is about the artwork. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:20 1
      - "Unfortunately, it may be too late to see Mark Hamill as a live-action Joker in the Arrowverse crossover," -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:20
  - That was my read, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 10:11
I didn’t follow the ins and outs of this story when it happened but the Roger Ailes/Megyn Kelly film is just...ugh - JackDawson Nov 5, 09:46 2
- Malcolm McDowell as Rupert Murdoch sounds very promising to me. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 11:57
- If they don't show Megyn going Atomic Blonde and karate chopping everyone in the nuts, I will be disappointed. - Max Nov 5, 09:51

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