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Rutgers meets with ex-coach Greg Schiano about coaching vacancy -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 11:58
Billy Eichner and Chris Evans run into another Avenger in new Billy on the Street -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 11:50 3
- I ran into the FF Silver Surfer movie last night and watched a good mount of it. Had never seen it. Weird to see Evans in it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 12:01
- Billy cracks me up (and Chris Evans seems to have fun doing just about anything) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:53 1
  - except for riding trains in winter wastelands...that is not a good time for anyone -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:53
Get ready for Bud Light Seltzer -- (link) - oblique Nov 6, 11:43 1
- With, like, flamethrowers? -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:51
Airplane hijacking in Amsterdamn........ -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 11:39
Got back to my hotel room and there’s an unexplained bottle of Moscato outside the door. Do I drink it? - mafic Nov 6, 11:38 15
- drink it - what's the worst that could happen? -- nm - decline Nov 6, 11:47 4
  - zombie pigs. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 6, 11:49
  - Prometheus. - Max Nov 6, 11:48
  - butt stuff -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 11:48 1
    - So it’s win-win! -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 11:54
- This could be an exciting case of mistaken identity in the middle of a spy thriller, just like The Man With One Red Shoe. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 11:45
- Are you in Russia this week? -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 11:44 1
  - Southwestern England. No Russia until hopefully next year. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 11:53
- urine. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:43
- I would drink it (if it were sealed) unless I were in the DR. -- nm - amanda Nov 6, 11:42 3
  - Totally sealed (but I will need to find a corkscrew), and I’m in Bristol, which seems nice enough. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 11:45 2
    - Pfft, just push the cork into the bottle. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 11:46 1
      - But then how's he supposed to re-seal... oh wait never mind. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 6, 11:51
- Have the monkey try it first. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 6, 11:41 1
  - This -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 11:43
Apparently that guy who did the Stick to Sports guy at Deadspin was the last person editing the site. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 11:33
Alert--New Falcons kicker is wearing #7 -- (link*) - Flavorize Nov 6, 11:24 1
- Something about that picture makes him look like a middle schooler. Like the pads are too big for him. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 6, 11:43
Fandango: Frozen2 has sold more tix in 2 days than ToyStory4 did in its entire first week of presales, as well as TheLionKing in its first week of presales, -- (link*) - budice Nov 6, 11:14 12
- I haven't paid any attention to tracking, but the OW for Frozen 2 is $100M, and that seems idiotically underpriced. -- nm Posted by Shaun -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:17 10
  - (IPO of the Call and Put is today....I long the call and short the put right?) -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:18 9
    - hmmm, just reading I think I just buy both right? re-reading and I have no idea -- nm* - Beaker Nov 6, 11:19 8
      - Buy the Call, Short the Put if you think it does more than 102mil. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 11:27 7
        
        Shorting is not worth the risk. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:30 5
        
        I never play these, but this is just too obvious. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:32
        
        Be brave! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 11:32
        
        Usually yeah. I typically buy both the Call/Put and then re-adjust a few days before release. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 11:31 2
        
        Agreed. Just saying, shorting the put at $2 right now is not a good move. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:33 1
        
        ahh right, not much upside. gotcha. I was thinking it gave the difference not just the starting $2 -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:34
        
        ok, so original reading was right. easy money! -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:30
- FROZ2 100,000 long H$150.00 H$269.17 H$3.96 (1.49%) H$26,917,000.00 11,917,000.00 (79.45%) -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:17
Caveman, Varvatos Vex is dealing. Everyone is available, looking for draft picks -- nm - Amoxy Nov 6, 11:09
Florida man (not Donald Trump) arrested for allegedly groping a female Disney worker dressed as a princess, officials say. -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 11:06
Have you heard about how boxed cake mix didn't sell well until manufacturers reformulated it so that you'd have to add the egg yourself? - Mop Nov 6, 10:59 3
- why are you destroying our beliefs, Mop? -- nm - decline Nov 6, 11:03 2
  - Some people want to watch the world burn. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 11:05 1
    - the matches have dried egg in them. -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:27
Running Wild with Bear Grylls has moved to Nat Geo and new season premieres tonight with Brie Larson. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 10:50 4
- spoiler: after filming in the "wild" he runs to the nearest 5 star hotel for a gourmet meal -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:52
- She'll outrun him. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:51 2
  - She's the dude in that relationship -- nm - budice Nov 6, 10:56 1
    - I wonder how wild she is though. Le me think about that for a momenet. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 10:57
Evander Kane being sued for over $500,000 by Vegas casino over gambling debts -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 10:49
Disappointed but not surprised to hear unanimous dislike of Warren amongst my friends at poker night last night - “liberals” are just as woeful at tim - JackDawson Nov 6, 10:49 49
- here: -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 6, 10:58 [Backboard] 48
  - Define 'unifying' though -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 11:05 35
    - Warren is a Liberal Leftist. Someone in the middle to mid-left. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 11:08 32
      - I don’t think that matters one iota -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:19 22
        
        Even if it does...let's pretend that it does matter. Who's the candidate then? If not Warren, then who? -- nm - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 11:33 21
        
        Biden is the answer I got last night. I support Warren. I think pmb's dichotomy below is a false one. The country is centrist on social/religious i - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:34 19
        
        Right - to win the Presidency now, you must stand for *something*. - Reagen Nov 6, 12:00
        
        First, she can't just run on one and not the other. She can highlight one, but the right will attack the other regardless and force her to respond. - pmb Nov 6, 11:45 12
        
        Shocker, but the GOP will INVENT reasons to attack the Dem, do they can safely be ignored. They aren't and shouldn't be the audience for any Dem - TWuG Nov 6, 11:57 2
        
        Of course they will invent reasons. I just think she is an easier target. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 12:01
        
        If you add "economic" to your "progressive" point, I totally agree at this point. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:58
        
        Centrist views did not carry the day in 2008 or in 2016. Obama ran to the left of HRC -- anti Iraq war (she was pro), for example -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:46 1
        
        They were slightly further left of center. This is not the same. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 11:50
        
        The right is going to attack the Democratic candidate as a lefty on BLM, immigration, abortion, gays, no matter what--the question is whether she is b - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:45 6
        
        She will be baited. And she's doing some of the baiting on her own. And I think Biden's response to her attacking his healthcare plan will resonate. - pmb Nov 6, 11:49 5
        
        Yeah but the others will be too, it's no different. (Who is your candidate, by chance?) -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:55 4
        
        I'm a mayor Pete fan. -- nm - pmb Nov 6, 11:58 3
        
        Cool. Me too. Slight preference for Warren too but I think he has the smarts to win too. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:59 2
        
        She is further down the list for me (though I love her as a senator). I just don't think she has an eye on the unintended consequences of her - pmb Nov 6, 12:09
        
        The two of them on the ticket in either order would be quite formidable, I think. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 6, 12:02
        
        Good God - I think Biden's a bloodbath at this point. - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 11:36 4
        
        Disagreed. I don't want him, but he can beat him. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:39
        
        I do too. I think the election will be won on perception of who can effect the change the people want the most - which is to throw away the establish - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:36 2
        
        I'm starting to wonder - does Bernie actually stand a chance? Could he really be our best option to actually win? nm - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 11:38 1
        
        No. Bernie would give Trump the landslide. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:39
        
        And this isn't for you specifically Dawson - it's just to throw out there to those who say "not Warren." -- nm - Alex Wilder Nov 6, 11:33
      - But how does that unify the left side of the party? - ty97 Nov 6, 11:08 8
        
        Better than the alternative. - pmb Nov 6, 11:15 7
        
        I don't think Warren's ECONOMIC policies are "leftist" though. I agree that if you run on issues white leftists like - race, safe spaces, using - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:34 5
        
        I think her economic policies are more leftist than moderate. And I hate to say it, but I still think the degree of difficulty for a liberal female - pmb Nov 6, 11:41 4
        
        I think you are wrong about female vs. gay. HRC got 3M more votes and statistically tied in the three key states. Gay is a total unknown. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:45 2
        
        It's pure conjecture for both of us. I just see the same critiques of Hillary playing on Warren. She'll either be too tough or not nice enough or - pmb Nov 6, 11:54 1
        
        I sincerely believe that if they run on the right issues, either of those two can win. Trump and the GOP are clearly vulnerable. -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:58
        
        *DING* -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:43
        
        This is pretty much my belief here as well. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 11:25
    - has a penis? -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 11:06 1
      - Doesn't have to be. I still maintain that a Klobachur-type candidate wins the general moonwalking. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 11:09
  - I've always agreed with you on this. She adds a needless degree of difficulty. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 11:03 11
    - Yeah, I disagree with the unifying need. But if she's the Democratic candidate, Trump wins another term. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 11:06 10
      - I disagree. She has a lot better chance of winning than Biden or Bernie. -- nm* - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 6, 12:01
      - I think she directly targets the populist Obama-Trump voters that thought Trump would be different. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 11:10 3
        
        She's too scary for them. Current polling in battleground states backs that up. And despite Dawson's view of his friends who don't support her, I - pmb Nov 6, 11:19 1
        
        I don't mean to attack you or offend you personally, and I hope you don't take it as such, but as I responded to my friends yesterday as well - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:36
        
        This is what I think too. And that’s the key -- nm - JackDawson Nov 6, 11:18
      - Who do you think can win? - ty97 Nov 6, 11:08 4
        
        Right now, none of them. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 11:22 3
        
        Trump struggles to break 41 in any H2H poll - Reagen Nov 6, 11:52 2
        
        If the election were held today -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 6, 12:00 1
        
        Sure, it's a year away. But minds are cast on Trump. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 12:01
“See how easy that was?” says May to Scheer after quitting -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 10:45
Quebec Premier says only Quebecers entitled to service in English are descendants of Irish Orphans from that Heritage Minute -- (link) - Beaker Nov 6, 10:40 9
- Woo hoo! -- nm - Molly Johnson Nov 6, 10:45 1
  - Me too! -- nm - Patrick O'Neil Nov 6, 10:49
- “The main point is – just don’t be an immigrant from one of those ‘not white’ countries. It’s pretty simple when you think about it like that.” -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:43 6
  - No, they welcome tons of francophone Africans in. It's just the Anglos who are SOL. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 10:50 5
    - either way you still have to pass their values test and not wear religious "paraphernalia" on your person -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:51 4
      - But I'm sure christians can still wear crosses and shit. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 11:57
      - Bill 21 is bad, but that's if you work for government, not in general. And listening to the Chantal Heberts/Althia Rajs of the world... - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 11:06 2
        
        None of that makes any of it any better. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 11:43 1
        
        Yes, but everyone should be clear about what it is and what it isn't. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 11:53
You look like I need a drink right now. - Spawn Nov 6, 10:29
more like His Dork Materials, amirite? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 10:25 1
- More like Fairy Potter, amirite? -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:31
YouTube's agreement with the FTC means that by 2020 all content will have to be flagged as to whether it is/isn't directed to children. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 10:24
One vote for Book Antiqua -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:19 3
- Droid sans is nice. -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 10:24
- That’s a go to for me but I don’t know about forward looking. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 10:21 1
  - I kid ... really, Book Antiqua doesn't just scream forward looking to you?! -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:32
Has anyone been to a Men's Warehouse to buy a suit in the recent past (few years)? - JaxSean Nov 6, 10:16 10
- Yup. Got multiple between my son and I. They definitely do all that. Make sure they know your timeline so they can get it done -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 11:35
- Yes. But you typically won't get them that day because they'll need time for alterations. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 6, 10:56
- I was there around 3 years ago and yep your IM is how they still do it and I would go asap to make sure they can tailor it in time -- nm* - decline Nov 6, 10:45 1
  - yeah, planning to go after work. Thanks -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 10:49
- It took me a second reading to realize you were not saying Men's Whorehouse. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 10:41 1
  - You're going to like the way you feel. I guarantee it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:32
- I suspect that's how it works. If it's a custom suit, bringing in your own measurements probably wouldn't cut it. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 10:22
- I don't know about MW but that's how Jo Bank works -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:20 2
  - I've heard decent things about them as well, but my only experience is at MW. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 10:26 1
    - Your timing may not allow for it but their sales are legendary -- nm - rollo Nov 6, 10:29
In a surprise to no one, conservatives are more likely to want action on climate change if they've been impacted by it. -- (link) - Mop Nov 6, 10:08 2
- That's true of most things for conservatives. If it isn't their problem then it isn't a problem at all -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 10:15 1
  - I didn't see it with my own eyes, so it's not a thing! -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 10:15
And a gold star for NWBR - JD Nov 6, 10:07
Goddamnit. - znufrii, human scum Nov 6, 10:02 8
- bastards -- nm - decline Nov 6, 10:46
- burn down their store -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:18
- That's how they get you! I mean... what's the 6th appliance? - Mop Nov 6, 10:15 3
  - Over-the-range microwave. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 6, 10:31 2
    - That's incredibly pedantic of them. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 10:54 1
      - "saved us $300 from this sucker...I mean customer" -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:54
- $300 off you should just buy whatever does qualify, turn around and sell it, take the profit and buy your microwave -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 10:03 1
  - I just jokingly asked a cow orker if they needed a new dishwasher. They actually might. -- nm* - znufrii, human scum Nov 6, 10:31
LIR: Maybe zombies are 100% efficient in their digestion -- nm - zork Nov 6, 09:58 2
- Maybe more like the Giants on Attack on Titan? -- nm - Amoxy Nov 6, 10:56
- Or they’re like Cookie Monster. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 10:03
More on the Destiny 2 thing. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 6, 09:57 3
- isn't that the same link? (or who is that dude?) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 10:02 2
  - He's Destiny's lore master. Prior to Shadowkeep, he made a video of Destiny's complete story so far. It was almost 4 hours long, iirc. -- nm - Shaun Nov 6, 10:07 1
    - If you're actively interested. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 6, 10:12 [youtube]

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