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Bery found another boat for ya -- (link) - decline Nov 5, 17:41 1
- Ooh, a catamaran. That would be a good office. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 17:44
whoa -“running in the wrong presidential primary.” -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 17:17
Outer Worlds minor spoiler - Tim Nov 5, 17:10 2
- Not a spoiler for me since I don’t know what that means. But I have to say the kill, loot, reward loop is poor in this game. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 17:23 1
  - its no Fallout 3 in that regard thats for sure - Jovian Nov 5, 17:25
With 38% of precincts reporting Bevin leads Beshear for KY Gov 52.3% to 45.6%. Libertarian has 2.1%. - Harry Tuttle Nov 5, 16:50 18
- 1% with 95% in. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 5, 17:41
- WaPo has Beshear ahead with 86% reporting -- nm - decline Nov 5, 17:29 1
  - And Democrats take over in Virginia -- nm - decline Nov 5, 17:30
- Various places calling it for Beshear. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 17:25 8
  - holy shit -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 17:26 7
    - MoscowMitch must be sweating bullets right about now -- nm - decline Nov 5, 17:39 5
      - Meh, he won his last 2 elections while this guy's father was Governor. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 17:43 4
        
        Still. Some of the comparisons CNN was just doing were pretty eye-opening. Counties that Trump won by 35% this dude is losing by 12. Thats a big swing - Volnelk Nov 5, 17:49 3
        
        there is no question that these vote differences in some counties are just crazy - Jovian Nov 5, 18:11
        
        Yeah, I'm surprised how many counties have gone blue, especially in eastern KY. -- nm - Harry Tuttle Nov 5, 17:52 1
        
        It's a good swing but several of those went blue last time -- (link) - Reagen Nov 5, 17:55
    - I just saw 50-48 with 82% reporting. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 5, 17:28
- Jefferson County alone: Beshear 165k, Bevin 80k..90% reporting..sheesh -- nm - budice Nov 5, 17:17
- Boom -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 16:58 1
  - Lexington just dropped. -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 16:59
- demo counties are *heavily* beshear with 17% in 21 pts advantage -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 16:57
- damn it -- nm* - Spawn Nov 5, 16:53 1
  - Louisville is reporting now (a little over a third of precincts) - Bevin 50.0%, Beshear 47.9% -- nm - Harry Tuttle Nov 5, 16:57
On my way out for my first turkey dinner of the season. I was supposed to have a fasting blood test tomorrow...postponed it to Thursday 😁 -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 16:43
This made me laugh. -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 5, 16:42 3
- 😁😁😁 -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 16:44 2
  - Or maybe ☹☹☹ -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 16:45 1
    - either -- nm - mud Nov 5, 16:48
Paula Whites, Trumps weird Faith advisor, husband is Jonathan Cain from Journey -- (link) - Amoxy Nov 5, 16:37
Catching up on Marvelous Mrs Maisel, and man, Alex Borstein is amazing. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 16:36 6
- Luke Kirby is my fave, but there are no weak links. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 16:39 5
  - It's crazy to me that Rachel Brosnahan is married to Jason Ralph. They're in completely different genres! nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 18:01 2
    - "Oh, Aquaman..." -- nm - Reagen Nov 5, 18:08 1
      - Exactly! nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 18:09
  - word. -- nm - mud Nov 5, 16:43
  - Really thought that Zach Levi would be in over his head, but he held his own -- nm - Amoxy Nov 5, 16:41
Disney+ mail!... Cool ass sizzle reel of "Basically everything" -- (link) - con_carne Nov 5, 16:23 4
- (3 hours 17 minutes long) -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 16:32 3
  - And whoops, I guess this trailer was dropped a couple weeks ago -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 17:00 2
    - Thought it took you this long to get through it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 17:11 1
      - Paul Walker sighting a lot sooner than anticipated -- nm - con_carne Nov 5, 18:15
if anyone has a spare flux capacitor sitting around, i'd like to borrow it so that i can go back in time 1 week and place a bet on ... - call me Ishmael Nov 5, 16:02 1
- here's the blueprint. do you have a 3d printer? -- (pic) - Peglegpete Nov 5, 16:06 [Attachment]
So I’ve got some local items but what political races are there to keep an eye on going down today? -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 5, 15:30 6
- Houston has a pretty spicy mayor race that will likely go to a run off. -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 16:06
- VA state Senate (would give Democrats the trifecta), KY Gov, MS Gov -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 15:34 4
  - Oh, also the VA House of Delegates, which is currently 51-49 GOP. Senate is 21-19 GOP, and the Democrats are expected to take both. -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 15:38
  - Oh the KY Gov commercials around here are hilarious. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 5, 15:35 2
    - Bevin is an idiot and supposedly deeply unpopular, but it’s Kentucky. -- nm - Tim Nov 5, 15:40 1
      - His commercials are like ‘Andy Beshear is a part of the unholy anarchists trying to impeach our rightfully elected president. Don’t let him in’ - Volnelk Nov 5, 16:41
Lunch was found on the kitchen counter. All winners please step forward to receive your share of room temperature roast beef sammich. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 15:09 2
- winner winner roast beef dinner -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 15:10 1
  - With a side of E. coli -- nm - spamlet Nov 5, 16:19
Jax re: Stadia. Could be a good idea to get back into Destiny 2, since you're getting Shadowkeep and the season passes. - Shaun Nov 5, 15:05 1
- Ok thanks -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 16:16
LA Radio: after 30 years Kevin and Bean call it a day this week..... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 5, 14:59
This is not a drill. -- (link) - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 5, 14:58
Poll: if you were given the option of working 4 days a week without loss of pay or influence at work, which weekday would you take off? - Max Nov 5, 14:55 15
- Fridays off. - Beryllium Nov 5, 17:52
- Monday. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 17:24
- Monday -- nm - decline Nov 5, 17:13
- take monday off, friday is when everyone else will be gone and you can get some work done -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 5, 16:55
- Fridays. Mondays are for work. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 15:32
- Wednesday. I hate hump day references. -- nm* - Cuzzin Todd Nov 5, 15:31 2
  - This is an underrated answer. Two short two day work weeks would be solid. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 5, 15:34 1
    - This would change the nature of the 7 day week. Indeed, our lives would now break down into 2-1-2-2 -- nm* - Mop Nov 5, 15:37
- Fridays. I've done the Monday off, Tuesday - Friday schedule and it fucking sucks. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 15:10
- Friday -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 15:08
- Fridays. There are more Monday holidays. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 5, 15:07 1
  - Yep. -- nm - kelly Nov 5, 18:18
- Fridays off -- nm - Pippy- Nov 5, 15:05
- Probably Mondays -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 15:01
- Fridays, obvie. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 14:57
IU Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. is out for the rest of the 2019 regular season and postseason because of an injury. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 14:52
Wap? The aiways terrific Kevin Harlan calling the action of the cat on the field last night -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 5, 14:23 3
- I listened live. Love how he even worked the advertiser in -- nm - Amoxy Nov 5, 14:27 1
  - right? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 5, 16:12
- "And the fans are running for their liv-" -- nm - Max Nov 5, 14:26
I just couldn't resist replying to this guy. (His company helped with the original UX of Slack) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 14:23 1
- Another boomer atrocity here -- (link) - Roger More Nov 5, 14:41
Terminator Dark Fate:B Not bad better than the last two. But time to end it. No more reboots -- nm - Amoxy Nov 5, 14:05 2
- Terminate the Terminator!! -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 14:05 1
  - Terminator 7: Terminate the Terminator, you mean. -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 14:34
Colin Ferral in talks for the Penguin.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 5, 13:49 7
- WB could have shot, done post-production and marketed 3 Joker movies at the pace this new Batman is going. - Diva Nov 5, 13:56 2
  - sure seems like it.I really want to read Afflecks script. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 14:05 1
    - Double feature with the Snyder cut! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 15:46
- You will never guess who they may have for Alfred! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:50 2
  - (psst watch Pennyworth) -- nm - Beaker Nov 5, 14:38
  - I saw...director of Venom 2. hey they can have a crossover of Batman vs. Carnage...they did it in comics. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 13:51
- and I just saw it was posted below damnit. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 13:50
Let it be known: I'm compiling sources for my next great Wikipedia article. - Mop Nov 5, 13:47 5
- The most substantial Wiki contribution I ever made was a plot correction for As I Lay Dying. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 15:12 2
  - If not you, then who? -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 15:31 1
    - Faulkner rests easy knowing I'm around. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 5, 16:32
- I'm on a quest to find the article with the oldest recent edit. Every time I check obscure articles they were still edited this year. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 13:48 1
  - Many articles are constantly being hit with bots for grammar, spelling, etc. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 13:50
We are Amazon. Resistance is futile. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 13:45
Senate Republicans split with Rand Paul, say the whistleblower should be protected. -- (link) - Mop Nov 5, 13:43 3
- well, most privately admit Trumps a "racist" and "misogynist" : -- (link*) - mud Nov 5, 14:06
- Paul's argument is dead wrong and makes no sense. It also completely undermines the concept of a whistleblower (and Grassley wrote the damn bill!). -- nm - pmb Nov 5, 13:52 1
  - he is bought and paid for and owes he soul to DJT. Just like Lindsey. -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 14:25
I hope John McCain resurrects somehow and pastes Lindsay Graham in the mouth...he won't read the transcripts... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 5, 13:39 6
- Zombie John 2020 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 15:03
- This is how most if not all Republicans are going to behave - Amoxy Nov 5, 14:30
- "Your honor, the defense is satisfied with this juror." -- nm - voir dire Nov 5, 13:47
- Translation: "If I read it, then I have to explain it. I'm not going down that rabbit hole. I'll stick to blind loyalty." -- nm - pmb Nov 5, 13:42 1
  - But Trump is saying "Read the Transcript." So he's defying Trump. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 14:53
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:41
This is the luggage that wealthy wrestlers use. -- (link) - David Nov 5, 13:37 3
- For a thousand dollars it had better unpack itself when I arrive -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Nov 5, 13:41 1
  - "Dear Amazon, please deliver that luggage that unpacks itself into a full hot water campsite, to this latitude and longitude." -- nm - Max Nov 5, 13:43
- I have a Tumi carry on that I got at Costco. It was a great buy. - pmb Nov 5, 13:39
One of these things is not like the others. - Spawn Nov 5, 13:33
Mix and match 4 USA Network seasons on Vudu for $19.99. Includes Suits, Mr. Robot, and something called "Psyche". -- (link) - Mop Nov 5, 13:30 1
- You know that's right. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 13:36
Andy Serkis in Talks to Play Alfred Pennyworth in Matt Reeves' 'The Batman' -- nm - budice Nov 5, 13:25 6
- Colin Farrell In Talks To Play Penguin -- (link) - mud Nov 5, 13:44 3
  - Are we sure Dano is the Riddler? -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:48 2
    - not 100% confirmed. But it looks good right now -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 13:50 1
      - Colin is more Ed than Oswald. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:51
- "Master Wayne should be resting. Master Wayne needs to keep up his strength." -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:27 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Nov 5, 13:29
I'm going for a physical and blood test on Monday. Please name all the things I should ask them to test my blood for. -- nm - Max Nov 5, 13:25 10
- Gravy -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 18:14
- It's a trap! They are going to find out that you are The Thing! nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 14:59
- PEDs. I don't trust your recent performance on ST. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 14:32
- Midichlorian count -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 5, 14:28
- Amoria phlebitis - prayformojo Nov 5, 14:05 1
  - ~ when the lie hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amoria ~ -- nm - Max Nov 5, 14:21
- vampirism -- nm - mud Nov 5, 13:37
- Mutant genes, alcohol content, midichlorians -- nm - TWuG Nov 5, 13:35
- Glucose, your percentage of That Bitch DNA -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Nov 5, 13:32
- nanites -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:25
If you need an Amazon delivery to your campsite, you’re definitely doing it wrong. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 5, 13:06 5
- until you run out of beer. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 13:53
- *middle of the pacific, flowing on a lifeboat* "Man, I could really go for some snackage right now." *Amazon drone appears overhead* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 13:07
- ...or right. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 13:07 2
  - Definitely right. -- nm - Alex Wilder Nov 5, 13:26 1
    - I get that reference! -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:28
I’m allergic to everything but cockroaches and acacia trees. - Will Hunting Nov 5, 13:05 11
- I bow before the new master. -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:35
- Did you do the test today? -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 13:20 9
  - Yep. Nearly aced it! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 13:34 8
    - yikes - what do they prescribe in that case? -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 13:38 7
      - I dunno. I’ll stick with Claritin unless it’s the cause of my sinus polyps. If it is, 2x a week shots for a year and then weekly shots for 4 more. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 14:00 6
        
        ugh. I'm getting a nose surgery to open up a passage way so I can breathe better. -- nm - Remlik Nov 5, 14:13 3
        
        That’s my December surgery. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 14:16 2
        
        One experienced before, right? How bad is the recovery? - Max Nov 5, 14:17 1
        
        The other 2 were...not bad. This one is worse - Will Hunting Nov 5, 14:25
        
        *sinus polyps?!* Hope you find relief. -- nm - Diva Nov 5, 14:01 1
        
        Third surgery for them in 7 years -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 5, 14:16
[an error occurred while processing this directive means it’s now a 3/3 Elk.] -- nm - Qale Nov 5, 13:02
Female-Fronted ZORRO Show in Development for CBS -- (link) - Remlik Nov 5, 13:01 2
- isn't gonna be kind of weird that they don't show their backsides? -- nm - decline Nov 5, 13:03 1
  - It will be shot in 2-D -- nm - Spawn Nov 5, 13:04

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