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damn, those were some really great samosas (1 chicken, 2 beef) -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 08:28
CBS This Morning with Burning Down The House for their bumper music. Also - con_carne Nov 21, 08:19
Black Summer has been renewed for a second season at Netflix -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 08:18
WWE: Alicia Fox reveals she's an alcoholic...has been in recovery for a few months now... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 21, 08:10
Any chance Queen & Slim can catch a wave to one of the Best Picture nominations? I'm feeling it's a fairly wide-open year thus far. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 07:39 20
- It’s...not great. I’m making a huge Knives Out campaign though -- nm - JackDawson Nov 21, 07:41 19
  - Netflix will throw a shit ton at The Irishman's campaign I assume -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 08:23
  - Right now, based on its odds, it's right on the line. Might matter if there's eight or ten nominated. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 07:43 17
    - Current Best Picture Odds (Bet365) - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 07:50 16
      - A little surprised not to see The Farewell or Us or Midsommar on that list. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 08:15 5
        
        US is actually a top 10 domestic release this year, which really helps it. -- nm - David Nov 21, 08:18 3
        
        (But the Midsommar thing is a joke, right?) -- nm - David Nov 21, 08:19 2
        
        *puts David in the cage with the bear* -- (edited) - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 08:22 1
        
        With a C+ Cinemascore, it's not really for anyone. -- nm - David Nov 21, 08:23
        
        They are. I just cut it off at a point. +3300, +3300, Not Listed -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 08:17
      - I guess EndGame's quick box office tail off killed any chance it had. 15 years ago, we gave every Oscar to a bloated - Will Hunting Nov 21, 08:05 4
        
        +4000 -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 08:17
        
        Clearly, it needed more endings. nm - Alex Wilder Nov 21, 08:15
        
        It'll come back once some of the other candidates collapse. It's one of only four movies this year with an A+ Cinemascore, which helps. -- nm - David Nov 21, 08:14
        
        hush -- nm - Martin Scorsese Nov 21, 08:07
      - Once Upn,. Kives, Beautiful Day Id ut a little higher. Likely nom for all 3 -- nm - budice Nov 21, 08:02
      - So glad to see Knives Out so high. It’s not serious so some will Pooh Pooh But...of those long odds the best is probably The Report but not an awesome - JackDawson Nov 21, 07:58
      - You’d be insane to put a cent on Goldfinch or Ad Astra. I like Ford v Ferrari chances and don’t underestimate Little Women - though, remake - JackDawson Nov 21, 07:55 2
        
        Little Women is definitely one I'm considering strongly. Has the right narratives to catch a wave. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 08:14 1
        
        It helps that it’s good -- nm - JackDawson Nov 21, 08:14
Tonight at 8pm Pacific Tesla unveils their new pickup. They are calling it Cybertruck and it is supposedly - TWuG Nov 21, 07:36 4
- If they could shift some weight to the back, that could be pretty cool. -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 08:08 2
  - more "junk in the trunk" is what you are saying... -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 08:28
  - It will have dynamic suspension that adjusts to the load and the battery pack is probably in a skateboard - TWuG Nov 21, 08:13
- Reuters -- (link) - znufrii, human scum Nov 21, 07:37
How did anyone have furniture in small apartments before IKEA? -- nm - ty97 Nov 21, 07:23 5
- there was always 'swedish' furniture, IKEA just packaged them as DIY kits so they could ship 100 on a pallet instead of six -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 13:59
- You’d build them by hand out of milk crates, salvaged lumber and Salvation Army blankets. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 21, 08:30
- Inflatable -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 08:08
- A tragic system of pulleys and ropes attached to fire escapes. -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 07:42
- They broke a lot of door frames. - Krusty Nov 21, 07:28
Wells: "The PM has created a multiply redundant federal cabinet where no one will have enough power to influence anything." -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Nov 21, 07:22 1
- I've charted out all the relationships and graded their levels of influence, both direct and indirect, and it seems the person with the most power is - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 07:24
Sorry, Pippy. nmb Pippy - znufrii, human scum Nov 21, 07:21
A music director I work with in town a lot has asked me to gig at his church this Sunday. He knows that I am very busy with other gigs, rehearsals... - Diva Nov 21, 07:17 8
- don't ask, just say you're unavailable/busy -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 14:00
- Similar to Andie's: "I feel terrible saying this, but I'm just too busy to take non-paying gigs right now." - David Nov 21, 08:23
- "Christmas presents are not going to buy themselves so I am booking paying gigs." -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 08:11
- "I think I can fit this in with my other obligations, at your regular rate, which I think last time I gigged for you was $x if that works." -- nm - rollo Nov 21, 08:04
- Tell them that Kanye didn’t work for free in Houston. -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 07:43
- Reply that you'd like him to put a little something in your donation box and then please report back on the email shenanigans that ensue. -- nm - Max Nov 21, 07:29
- Maybe instead of *asking* say something like "i would love to, but I am incredibly busy and my sanity just doesn't allow me to give my time for - Andie Nov 21, 07:24
- "Hey Pastor, throw me some cheddar!" -- nm - decline Nov 21, 07:21
The original songs that Bob's Burgers creates are so damn good. They can be funny most of the time but also touching and always catchy. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 21, 07:14 [youtube]
Fiona Hill has a cool accent -- nm - decline Nov 21, 07:14 1
- Mrs. Hughes from Downton Abbey -- nm - con_carne Nov 21, 08:00
These never get old for me. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 21, 07:08 2
- I like the sentimentality, I hate that they are also paid promotion by the defense dept., iirc. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 21, 08:26
- The dude doing the selfie of it should be hanged, drawn and quartered. -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 07:59
Paypal buying $4B worth of Honey. -- (link) - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 07:05 2
- Oh, Honey -- nm - Paypal Nov 21, 07:56
- Internet Buzzing About Cross Pollination of Pay-Pal and Honey -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 07:45
Jacoby Ellsbury cut by the Yankees (still has 3 years $26M on his deal), Greg Bird also cut -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 06:57 3
- Hottie! Nooooo! -- nm - ty97 Nov 21, 07:24
- This was the last official year of his deal. He signed a seven year deal that started in 2014 but the last year was a team option which would make - Krusty Nov 21, 07:03 1
  - They're only eating $26m this year and then he's off the books. -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 07:04
Does Trump make a move to remove Sondland? -- nm - budice Nov 21, 06:44
Devin Nunes is *really* obsessed with the conspiracy theory that people are trying to get nude pictures of Trump -- nm - decline Nov 21, 06:31 1
- “Do you have naked pictures of Trump? Can I see them?” implies that Nunes’ obsession isn’t with conspiracy theories. -- nm - Mop Nov 21, 06:38
I sometimes wonder about the life the people who have the fridges in furniture store ads have -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 21, 06:23 1
- They live in an ideal world where it really is spelled "Berenstein Bears." -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 06:36
Xerox gonna try a Hostile Takeover of HP. lol. -- nm - budice Nov 21, 06:19
Black Friday game deals appear to be live on the Xbox Games Store. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 21, 06:06 3
- Shadowkeep Deluxe is only 25% off. -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 08:14 1
  - *fires up his Apple //c* -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 08:15
- Early access for Ultimate Members yesh. I don’t want any more games though. -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 07:46
Schwab in talks to buy TD Ameritrade for $25B (would create a behemoth with more than $5 trillion in combined assets) -- (link) - decline Nov 21, 06:04 6
- Schwab is up over 10% in the premarket (methinks Wall Street likes the deal) -- nm - decline Nov 21, 06:29
- Being a former Scottrade customer (which was absorbed by TD), I feel I'm being passed around like a doobie. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 06:22 1
  - Ditto ... I loved my Scottrade, I like my TD, that means I will probably hate Schwab -- nm - rollo Nov 21, 07:01
- Great, I need to figure out another change-over. - Will Hunting Nov 21, 06:21 1
  - Ditto. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 21, 06:24
- aside: TD has already sold their Trust business so I expect this deal to go through -- nm - decline Nov 21, 06:08
Trump now saying he'll release his financial records before 2020 election -- (link) - budice Nov 21, 06:01 13
- Note these are "financial statements" not tax returns. I think he's made financial disclosures before. They are not audited or subject to penalty if - pmb Nov 21, 07:33 4
  - "Money I Made While In Office: $0" -- nm - POTUS Nov 21, 07:53 3
    - Mr. President, exactly how much is a "bazillion"? -- nm - Reporter Nov 21, 08:04
    - it will totally be just his finances for the past year or something. -- nm - Andie Nov 21, 07:59 1
      - No, this is my entire term in office! Proof that I am not profiting by serving my country. This is why I want to do it again!!! -- nm - POTUS Nov 21, 08:01
- Richer than people thought, eh? Guess it's time we actually looked at these returns. -- nm - IRS Nov 21, 07:23
- He didn’t. -- nm - Ron Howard, Narrator Nov 21, 06:36 2
  - Ha! -- nm - Pippy, Dipping the dip Nov 21, 06:46
  - hee -- nm - JaxSean Nov 21, 06:45
- Pull the other one. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Nov 21, 06:06
- Does that mean he's dropped the lawsuits against NY and the House? -- nm - decline Nov 21, 06:05
- is this a re-run? -- nm - colin Nov 21, 06:02 1
  - It’s the cousin of the rerun: the clip show. -- nm* - Qale Nov 21, 07:47
With 119 Days until Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the official Animal Crossing twitter announced it’ll stop posting Pocket Camp updates next month. -- (link) - Qale Nov 21, 05:57 2
- nobody will follow pocket camp... -- nm - colin Nov 21, 06:00 1
  - I still play (and will likely continue even when NH arrives). -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 21, 06:22
TV PSA: Colts/Texans, Grey's Anatomy, Floribama, NBA, Supernatural, Superstore, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, Perfect Harmony, Below Deck, Unicorn, -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 05:48 3
- Legacies, Naked and Afraid, Good Place, Million Little Things, Carol's Second Act, Will & Grace, Evil, Mr InBetween, L&O SVU, Temptation Island, Mom, -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 05:49 2
  - HTGAWM, Baroness Von Sketch Show (IFC), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 05:50 1
    - 4: Grey's, Good Place, Unicorn, Supernatural. Plus likely watch some NFL at some point if the game is good -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 05:51
Rudy Giuliani's son (Trump's Secretary of Keeping it Real) looks like what you thought Ham from The Sandlot would look like grown up. -- nm - Reagen Nov 21, 05:46
Someone get Hallmark on the phone! -- (link) - LMS Nov 21, 05:43
Anybody else watch the debates last night? Interesting evening. - Volnelk Nov 21, 05:36
NBA Update: Golden State has the worst record in the league (3-13) along with the worst point differential (-10.7) -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Nov 21, 05:05 3
- I concur with the previously-stated Duncan Theory. -- nm - Baron of Beef Nov 21, 07:14
- Trump! -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 05:30
- Steve Kerr entered this season with a .785 career win percentage. He's already down to .765. - Will Hunting Nov 21, 05:23
Froze 2 78% (120), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 97% (127). 21 Bridges 38% (32), Dark Waters 91% (22) -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 04:41 1
- Awww, I was hoping 21 Bridges was good. Guess I'm just seeing Judy & Punch this weekend. -- nm - LMS Nov 21, 04:50
"What? Dora doesn't have bangs! I swear, this is the Mandela Effect. ... Huh, there it is. She's totally a VSCO Girl." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 21, 03:51 4
- In Dora’s defense, hydration is important when you are an explorer. -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 04:19
- "He's like Google if you don't have WiFi." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 21, 03:51 2
  - "Has anyone seen Logan today?" "Who's Logan?" "It's November 20 and you still don't know who's in your class with you?" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 21, 04:40
  - that's a great line -- nm - prayformojo Nov 21, 04:11
I'm starting to be of the opinion that there ain't sh!# to find on Oak Island -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 21:17 9
- I know...and yet I'd watch an 8 hour special of Gary going around with his metal detector "That's a Bobby Dazzler!" -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 04:36
- The treasure at this point is all the money they're making from ad sales. - Mop Nov 20, 22:02 1
  - And the friends we made along the way. -- nm - Reagen Nov 21, 03:43
- 'Drain the Swamp' is the key 400 year old clue to finding the treasure. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 20, 21:27 2
  - At first I thought there was something in the swamp, but all these years later, I think it is empty -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 21:37 1
    - we should start a new rumor what buried is there -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 20, 22:09
- No, 'cause I already found it :) -- (pic) - Meg Nov 20, 21:26 [Attachment] 2
  - A dime? :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 21:30 1
    - :) no such luck. -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 21:40
So, under NCAA rules can a scholarship athlete accept Christmas presents from their freinds? -- nm - . Nov 20, 20:58 5
- Yes. They can't accept gifts from the schools or boosters. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 21:23 4
  - If the friend is a booster and not family, they can not accept a gift from them, Famous example in the link involving Bill Walton. -- (link) - jnine Nov 20, 22:46 2
    - What if family or a lifelong friend is a booster? Or works for a sponsor? -- nm - . Nov 20, 23:02 1
      - Nope, no gifts. Can't accept it if they're a booster no matter how close of a friend. Not sure about working for a sponsor but if I was an -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 21, 05:36
  - Or sponsors, etc. Family and friends are just fine. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 21:23
Don't know whether to post this as "Say what what?" or "The fu...?" -- (pic) - zork Nov 20, 20:55 [Attachment] 6
- In college I met someone who subscribed to Pigs magazine, which was just a magazine full of pics of cute pigs. - Max Nov 21, 07:26
- It’s “The fu—“ when you first see the picture and becomes “Say what what?” when you read the caption. -- nm - Mop Nov 20, 21:10 3
  - Yup, much as I have fond memories of pickled pigs feet I can't imagine hugging one. And that's certainly not the first thing I thought of :) -- nm* - Meg Nov 20, 21:13 2
    - its ok to love bacon, just don't, you know, *love* bacon -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 21:26 1
      - When we first went out to Australia we'd come down from the farm to the city after harvest. We'd stay at the Salvation Army Hostel in Perth and - Meg Nov 20, 21:46
- Someone page James Franco, stat. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 21:05
Overheard: I guess I don't know what "burnt out" means -- nm - zork Nov 20, 20:53
I'm really starting to think that Becky Lynch is the only person in the company more over than Adam Cole. - David Nov 20, 20:52 1
- She is and he's good enough to be whatever they need. - Will Hunting Nov 21, 04:37
Beautifully Preserved Skull of 'Biblical Snake' with Hind Legs Discovered - crash davis Nov 20, 20:52
Frank Miller is sueing ex-wife Lynn Varley for stealing art, and having it resold under the tabe at conventions -- (link*) - Peglegpete Nov 20, 20:49
Stadia report - JaxSean Nov 20, 20:45
Pete with a Tulsi killshot - Jovian Nov 20, 20:42
Survivor spoilers (from last week, not tonight) - Mop Nov 20, 20:38 9
- Spoilers from last week. - the wrong element, bad guy Nov 20, 22:32 2
  - Absolutely but it became so trivial given everything else that transpired. -- nm - David Nov 21, 08:19
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Nov 21, 03:58
- There was a whole lot of fucking wrong going on here, and frankly I don’t know what the right thing should have been - Mop Nov 20, 21:09 2
  - Actually - your first sentence is exactly what should have happened. nm - Alex Wilder Nov 21, 07:04
  - Spoils - . Nov 20, 23:12
- Yep. - . Nov 20, 21:00
- My Hulu was having problems with our CBS channel last week and I didn't watch last week's ep. From the comments I've seen, I may have lucked out. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 20:42
- Yes, that’s exactly what happened. -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Nov 20, 20:42

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