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Reprisal gets a B+; I don't buy the style-over-substance criticism. A few plot holes were more than made up for by the characters and the tone -- nm - prayformojo Dec 12, 15:07
judge rules suit against Pompeo for failing to protect notes on the donalds private meeting with Putin can go forward -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 12, 14:47
In The Departed both sides try to drop some decoy info "and see what comes out the other end" to identify the mole. Does that tradecraft have a name? - Max Dec 12, 14:43 2
- I read the term "poison pill", sometimes. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 12, 14:58
- canary trap is the Clancy name iirc -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 14:48
Kim and I don't have real people problems, so I try not to complain, but it's been aggravating couple of days. -- (edited) - David Dec 12, 14:40 13
- Kitty! :( - ralph wiggum Dec 12, 15:30
- Apartments and Amazon do not mix. The deliverers don’t care. The complex don’t care. It’s a lose/lose that has no easy solution. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 15:18
- Oh crap!! Cat thoughts. I lost mine for a week when it got passed me at the door and I didn't realize it until hours later. Glad you found the kitty -- nm - Bacon Dec 12, 15:08 2
  - Oh wow. How long ago was this, and how long was the cat upset about it? - David Dec 12, 15:13 1
    - The cat was pissed she was caught. About 15 years ago. - Bacon Dec 12, 15:19
- Have a mailbox for $10 a month at a staffed location -- nm - budice Dec 12, 15:05 1
  - That kind of defeats the purpose of having things delivered to your door. -- nm - Qale Dec 12, 15:19
- We got a fancy new mail box where the mailman can leave you a key for the package boxes at the bottom. I don't think they've used it yet.... - Meg Dec 12, 14:57
- While I don't envy your adrenaline rush, "To her, it was a giant string" made me laugh heartily. - Max Dec 12, 14:49 3
  - Once when I was applying polyfilla to some dings with a putty knife, my cat got really excited and tried scratching the wall - Reagen Dec 12, 15:08 2
    - This is great. Maybe I should get a cat. -- nm - Max Dec 12, 15:14 1
      - Or two :-) My 14# Mojo just missed the arm of the chair and finished up hanging from my arm by one claw. I think the bleeding's stopped now :-/ -- nm - Meg Dec 12, 15:19
- Yeah I rented a UPS box years ago because I lost trust in neighbors and delivery people. It's a minor inconvenience to have to go get them -- (edited) - sycor Dec 12, 14:44
A study was done to find the most popular Christmas movie in each state. Guess which 2 states chose "Die Hard". -- nm - GregW Dec 12, 14:39 2
- No guesses, huh? Ok, how about picking the movie that was the favorite of the most states? -- nm - GregW Dec 12, 14:57
- One of my former clients did this list! -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:41
Countdown to Scottish independence in 3... 2... -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 14:23 1
- I would think that would make even more of a mess than Brexit, and the EU probably won't welcome them because they don't want Spain, Italy split ups - zeitgeist Dec 12, 14:30
Mary Berry's Country House Secrets ... Mary Berry's Absolute Favorites ... The Great British Bake Off ... - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 14:14
MGMT is now copying The Smiths -- (link) - Reagen Dec 12, 14:07 [youtube]
Exit poll - massive Tory win, meaning leaving EU next month and 5 more years of Boris -- nm* - LMS Dec 12, 14:03 19
- Well, that's that. Let us know if you need some place to crash during the ensuing troubles. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 14:17 4
  - The world is running out of options. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 12, 14:20 3
    - Slack Island needs bungalows and underground bunkers. -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:25 1
      - I can make a crash course in building with straw, maybe. Or learn how to dig. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 12, 14:32
    - This. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 12, 14:21
- You've failed the world, LMS! -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:15
- CON: 368 LAB: 191 SNP: 55 -- (link*) - budice Dec 12, 14:09 6
  - Well, it's a good day to be invested in British Pounds. -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:14 5
    - live trading -- (link) - budice Dec 12, 14:21 4
      - vs other currencies (scroll down) -- (link*) - budice Dec 12, 14:37
      - "Just ... don't look at the 5 year graph" -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 14:25 1
        
        PPdoesM? -- nm - mafic Dec 12, 14:43
      - If that lasts for four hours, they'll need to consult with a doctor. -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:25
- also, condolences -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 14:08
- Seems this ups the odds of another Scotland referendum, no? -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 14:07 3
  - And issues for Northern Ireland. - spamlet Dec 12, 14:08 2
    - United Kingdom of England and Wales by 2030. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 14:12
    - Interesting point, no idea how/where that will play out -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 14:09
- Ugh -- nm - spamlet Dec 12, 14:04
Prince's movie "Purple Rain" added the national archives -- (link*) - zeitgeist Dec 12, 13:58
Moves afoot in Ottawa. Scheer might be losing the "stay as leader until the next one is chosen" position in the next hour. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 13:58 4
- The school funds sounds like a Redford-me-do. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 14:12 3
  - It's very ticky-tack to me. Probably shouldn't have been a direct payment, but a supplement salary in lieu wouldn't have been out of sorts. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 14:27 2
    - to be clear, I think Redford got railroaded. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 14:28 1
      - Oh yeah. I had that vague sense from back when it occurred. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 14:37
Place your final UK bets everyone! -- nm - ty97 Dec 12, 13:57 1
- The fascist. -- nm - Jovian Dec 12, 13:59
So ridiculous. Naomi Wildman must work on her Anger Management problem, then go to a good old fashioned movie with Neelix! Chill Naomi, Chill! -- (link) - Gul Dukat Dec 12, 13:56
WTF -- (link) - mud Dec 12, 13:50 4
- Let's remember that she was once Minister of Justice. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 15:30
- that's very trumpian -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 14:00
- she's an idiot. just proving it now -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 13:57
- The should just change the locks one night -- nm - decline Dec 12, 13:55
There will be a Season 4 of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel -- (link) - Amoxy Dec 12, 13:05 1
- good. -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 13:31
Berni Wrightson cover to Mary Shelly's Frankenstein just sold in auction for $1M [before any taxes or buyers premium] -- (pic) - Peglegpete Dec 12, 13:05 [Attachment]
If you have an Alexa app or product SLJ is now avaliable -- nm - eag Dec 12, 13:02 4
- 99 cents! -- nm - decline Dec 12, 13:56
- ok, I'll play some mutherfvcking music for you, mutherfvcker and I hope it makes you mutherfvcking happy... -- nm - SLJ voice Dec 12, 13:50
- Check out the big brain on Alexa! -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 13:17
- SLAVERY WAS OUTLAWED, EAG -- nm - groiny Dec 12, 13:14
Well, that ruins my Survivor prediction. Spoiler - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 12, 13:00 6
- Yeah, notsomuch. (spoils, I guess) - Dr. Luthor Swann Dec 12, 13:07 5
  - Who's Dan? -- nm - Survivor Dec 12, 13:12 4
    - We're adding him to the Hantz's, never to be spoken of again. -- nm - Survivor Dec 12, 14:21
    - someone who's life turned to Shit at 8:55 last night -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 12, 13:36
    - Yeah, that's my current expectation. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 12, 13:14 1
      - Pre-recording the post-show is such a coward's move. -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:26
The outside of our office is lit up for some reason -- (pic) - LMS Dec 12, 12:34 [Attachment] 14
- What is your prediction? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:37 7
  - PAIN -- nm - Mr G Dec 12, 13:36 1
    - oh, so you've read the Tory platform. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 14:29
  - In a shocker, Plaid Cymru majority - Reagen Dec 12, 13:30
  - Hung parliament - LMS Dec 12, 12:52 3
    - But enough about Cromwell... -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 13:16
    - is it like the US where reason thrives in the city and fear, loathing and racism dominates the country side? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 13:11 1
      - Slightly but I wouldn't want to generalise as 4 areas of London voted for Brexit. -- nm - LMS Dec 12, 13:23
- what does your gut tell you will be the result? -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 12:37 2
  - Labour win -- nm - LMS Dec 12, 12:50
  - heh -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:38
- any feel for how things are playing out ? -- nm - decline Dec 12, 12:37 2
  - Tory win -- nm - LMS Dec 12, 12:50
  - heh -- nm - Andie Dec 12, 12:37
TV PSA: Jets/Ravens, Ellen's Giveaways, Floribama, Supernatural, NBA, Young Sheldon, Flip or Flop, Toy Story special, Legacies, Ex on the Beach, Mom, -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 12:17 13
- Unicorn, Naked and Afraid, Great American Baking, Superstore, Carol's Second Act, Project Runway, Perfect Harmony, Temptation Island, Evil, other stuf -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 12:17 12
  - Unicorn, Naked and Afraid -- nm - WzS Dec 12, 12:41
  - Jack Whitehall: Christmas With My Father (Netflix) -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 12:17 10
    - 3: Unicorn, Supernatural, NFL (part 3 of Crisis (Flash) hits Netflix here today too so will definitely watch that first) -- nm* - Beaker Dec 12, 12:17 9
      - I did not realize part 5 is not until January until I finished part 4. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:21 8
        
        part 4 and 5 are both on January 14th (Arrow and Legends) -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 12:27 7
        
        That was only 3 episodes? Felt a LOT longer. - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:32 6
        
        She's from Grimm. She's awesome. Nobody could be good on Supergirl, though. -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:13 1
        
        "No... say the line bigger!" -- nm - Every Supergirl director Dec 12, 14:35
        
        yeah not a fan of hers either. Won't watch there new show or the Arrow daughter spinoff (Mia). Legends will be it for me -- (edited) - Beaker Dec 12, 12:42 3
        
        I've tried watching Batwoman, but the voiceover narration is unbearable. -- nm - David Dec 12, 14:21 1
        
        The Flash backdoor pilot was enough to scare me away - Reagen Dec 12, 14:31
        
        I like that some things are constant. Not sure if you have seen it yet but minor spoiler - Spawn Dec 12, 13:33
Twitter gossip from the UK has the LibDem vote collapsing and voting strategically Labour to possibly nip Boris Johnson's own seat from him. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 12, 11:54 2
- I know I haven't been a very good anarchist this year Santa, but... -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 11:55 1
  - This. Oh so this! (NM) - Marlowe Dec 12, 13:11
Comics Today: Punisher: Soviet #2, Annihilation Scourge: Silver Surfer #1 and Beta Ray Bill #1 and Tales from the Dark Universe: The Judas Contract -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:53 9
- You are paying full price for reprints? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:55 8
  - haven't read the Scourges' yet, but the Contract was fvcking crazy. I look forward to the Evil JLA invading when they do the dark Crisis -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 12:01 7
    - I read Judas when it was fresh! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:03 6
      - this is from the Dark Universe - spoilers - Beaker Dec 12, 12:06 5
        
        I honestly did not know they were very different. Hmm, might have to check them out. Thanks! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:08 4
        
        I think this is the 5th. They did Knightfall, Death of Superman, Judas Contract, Infinite Crisis, Blackest Night so far -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 12:10 3
        
        they're all excellent -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 13:27 2
        
        I will read Death of Superman first because anytime Superman dies, it is excellent. -- nm* - Spawn Dec 12, 13:30 1
        
        you can read them in any order -- nm - Remlik Dec 12, 13:31
Has anyone seen No Safe Spaces? I skipped movies last weekend and this weekend nothing looks good but maybe that? -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:42 4
- I'd rather eat Sbarro. -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 11:58 1
  - heh. I literally had never heard of it and saw it listed on the AMC site. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 12:04
- All the media I've gotten has seemed venomously The Blaze-y. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:45 1
  - Damn it/thanks. Dark Waters is my fallback then. I hate these gaps in movies I want to see. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:46
Thx for the recommendations on B2. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 11:37 1
- Ben's Bargains is a great resource for desktop deals. Brickseek is another options. -- nm - David Dec 12, 11:45
Quickest and easiest potluck dish ever. Spiral-cut ham from Costco :-) and enough left on the bone for about 10 dinners and a big pot of bean soup!! - Meg Dec 12, 11:32 10
- yup, my wife was talking about doing that for Saturday. Doing a desert instead though -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:46
- ik,r?! And I got attitude from a hostess when I brought one for T-Giving. "We've never had ham at Thanksgiving before!!" ffs - Diva Dec 12, 11:41 7
  - "Have you ever had Shut The Fuck Up for Thanksgiving before?" -- nm - Reagen Dec 12, 11:58 1
    - this -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 12:43
  - what else can you bring as an alt main? standing rib roast? as big as goose is, there's not that much meat on them -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 11:56
  - Ugh, just for that remark, she isn't getting any potato salad either. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 12, 11:47 1
    - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 12:44
  - Diva to the rescue! - decline Dec 12, 11:42 1
    - it balances out the fact that I will probably ruin Christmas. -- nm - Diva Dec 12, 12:43
- this is true -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 12, 11:36
Not sure how the UK results are going but there's plenty of good boys at the polls -- (link) - JD Dec 12, 11:31 1
- Influencing voters at the polls like this should be illegal! - Mop Dec 12, 11:37
The National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute operates a high-performance computing cluster composed of 780 machines of various age & capabilities called - decline Dec 12, 11:25 5
- That's cute. -- nm - AWS Dec 12, 11:38
- This makes me think, what ever happened to those HPC of PS4 (or was it PS3?) machines someone was making? -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 12, 11:34 3
  - We cured whatever it was we were wanting to cure. -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 11:38
  - ps3's - they became obsolete -- nm - decline Dec 12, 11:37
  - "...supercomputers were advancing, becoming more powerful. At the same time, gaming consoles were simplifying" -- (link) - JD Dec 12, 11:37
B2 Follow-up Poll: Have you ever read the book Die Hard is based on? -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:22 8
- I didn't know it was based on a book until today. -- nm - Ender Dec 12, 11:34 1
  - Nothing Lasts Forever is the original title by Roderick Thorpe -- nm - Beaker Dec 12, 11:47
- No. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:26
- yup - major difference I can recall is - spoilers - Beaker Dec 12, 11:22 4
  - Yup -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 12, 11:43
  - Huh - Mop Dec 12, 11:40 1
    - no - spoilers - Beaker Dec 12, 11:45
  - Aaaand now I won't. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:27
The Die Hard trivia from B2 is explained in the 'The Movies That Made Us' series on Netflix. -- nm - Volnelk, Captain Caaaaaaaveeemaaaaaaaan Dec 12, 11:21 1
- And Wikipedia! -- nm - Mop Dec 12, 11:36
Ravens' kicker Justin Tucker's namesakes include babies, puppies and a pig -- (link) - Beaker Dec 12, 11:21
The assertion at the top of B2 is only true because Eugene Levy's son has a better hair stylist. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 12, 11:19
Clinton Portis, Joe Horn among 10 ex-NFL players accused of defrauding league's health program -- (link) - Beaker Dec 12, 11:17

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