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I worked quite a lot this week. Some rather late nights. Plenty of stress. Now it is time to mainline The Expanse S4. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 19:12 3
- Just finished S4. -- nm - budice Dec 13, 20:03
- No spoilers please. This and Runaways dropped on the same day, which is just brutal. -- nm - Major David Dec 13, 19:38 1
  - I almost worked a small spoiler into the original post, but decided against it. Best to see it happen. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 19:53
so ... 2 months into owning a used car, iv'e put a new battery in, new brakes ... - call me Ishmael Dec 13, 18:53 4
- Did you get it inspected? None of that would go bad suddenly at 2 months. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 19:25
- I'm putting off some repairs on my 2005 Mazda ... hate car stuff. - Beryllium Dec 13, 19:05 2
  - let's pool our money and just go sailing off to the Bahamas ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Dec 13, 19:10 1
    - I'm in. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 19:27
Spaghetti Western trailer for the Mandalorian -- (link) - zork Dec 13, 18:42 [youtube] 1
- Chips -- (link) - Remlik Dec 13, 18:46 [youtube]
Our President is a whiny little bitch. It's so unfair I am getting impeached -- nm - Amoxy Dec 13, 18:27 1
- especially on such flimsy excuse of evidence, I mean there's just nothing to it, why did they even bother except just don't like a good economy -- nm - republicans Dec 13, 19:42
I like blue cheese dressing. Goes well with the calzone I made -- nm - Amoxy Dec 13, 18:16
IGN review of Halo: The Master Chief Collection updated with Halo: Reach... - Major David Dec 13, 17:31 6
- I don't like the fact we have to buy Reach - J Dec 13, 18:25 4
  - Is it true for digital owners too? I have the disc and I have to buy Reach. For some reason I thought digital owners got it free. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 19:26 3
    - It was $7.99 for me. The full collection is $31.99 on digital. -- nm - Major David Dec 13, 19:38 2
      - Ya just the difference in the exchange rate, actually its 10.99 here. - J Dec 13, 19:41 1
        
        Play! It's *awesome*! - Major David Dec 13, 19:49
- I can relate to that. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 17:53
Heheheh. -- (link) - Berylorian Dec 13, 17:10 1
- Does that mean it comes with Hot Pockets? -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 17:20
TIL: Brussels Sprouts got better. -- (link) - Berylorian Dec 13, 17:01 3
- kill them with fire -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 17:09 2
  - Wrong. Try roasting them, or sautéing with bacon. - Roger More Dec 13, 18:01 1
    - Technically roasting them is killing them with fire -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 20:27
it seems lately there has been an increase in the number of female Jeopardy players -- nm - prayformojo Dec 13, 16:53 2
- And some of them are doing very well :) -- nm - Meg Dec 13, 17:34
- Excuse me. That’s very rude. They prefer to be called Lady Brains. -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 17:00
Josh Donaldson is clearly about to get paid. -- (link) - Major David Dec 13, 16:49 1
- Oh said "paid" with a "p". Because that woman... his mom... she was excited. -- nm* - Mop Dec 13, 19:27
lots and lots of fog out tonight -- nm - prayformojo Dec 13, 16:13 5
- That can only mean one thing. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 16:35 4
  - Welcome to Victorian London. Home of Jack the Ripper. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 16:58
  - Lycanthropes -- nm - Major David Dec 13, 16:46
  - The Fog and The Mist are fighting? -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 16:36 1
    - or in love? -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 16:36
Survivor needs to do a season with no Idols, but not tell anyone there is no Idols -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 16:11 13
- Film in the Yukon in august with no bug spray -- nm - gort Dec 13, 18:10
- Give everyone a gun, but all guns but one are full of blanks. -- nm - Bacon Dec 13, 17:17 2
  - no. at close range the wadding can kill -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 17:18 1
    - because THAT is the problem with my idea. -- nm - Bacon Dec 13, 17:18
- Survivor: Old School. No idols, no tribe swaps, a merge at 10 and a final two. -- nm - Jovian Dec 13, 16:49 2
  - Survivor needs to be taken off the air -- nm - prayformojo Dec 13, 16:55 1
    - *high five* -- nm - Bacon Dec 13, 17:16
- or Easter Island sized idols nobody can move to use -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 16:30 4
  - Or claim that all the real idols are "fake", but if someone makes a fake idol, pretend it's real. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 16:31 3
    - everyone is a former American Idol contestant -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 16:56 2
      - American Gladiator -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 17:01 1
        
        but then everyone playing wouldn't be an idol :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 17:03
- Can they bring back Russell Hantz for that one? I want to see him driven utterly, completely, walk-into-the-sea insane. - Berylorian Dec 13, 16:16
This is my favorite thing that I've read today - JD Dec 13, 15:49 1
- These people deserve Boris Johnson. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 18:19
Tom Brady has challenged Lamar Jackson to a 40 yard dash race to be shown on PPV -- (link) - Beaker Dec 13, 15:39 1
- Brady would still need a 20 yard head start to be competitive. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 15:53
I wish I'd been there to watch Disco Clam open for Mirwais in Edinburgh in '01 -- (link) - Berylorian Dec 13, 15:12 2
- I was once a luchador named the Disco Clam. - David, Troll Summoner Dec 13, 15:38 1
  - I bet that left everyone mesmerized. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 18:11
Neil Patrick Harris and his partner show off their Harlem brownstone. It's decked out for Christmas so of course it's gorgeous. -- (link) - Mop Dec 13, 14:19 [youtube] 4
- I should say that it's Neil Patrick Harris and his husband. None of that "partner" nonsense. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 14:48 2
  - Consciously Coupled Significant Other -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 15:04 1
    - Oh, sorry, that's the GOOP version. Carry on, NPH and Husband. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 15:06
- The gays always start the gentrification. -- nm - ty97 Dec 13, 14:21
I guess these are my top ten songs of the decade, based on what I decided was my favorite song for each year. - Tim Dec 13, 14:07 22
- It’s a fine, if very safe list. -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 14:15 14
  - I am unapologetically mainstream. -- nm - Tim Dec 13, 14:16 13
    - YEAH!!! -- nm - Captain David Dec 13, 14:39
    - That's not that mainstream really. Not obscure, but not overly mainstream. -- nm - ty97 Dec 13, 14:27 10
      - Mainly in the sense that while they all originated on alternative radio, half became top ten pop hits. -- nm - Tim Dec 13, 14:34 9
        
        Did they? I haven't heard some of the songs (but know of the artists) - ty97 Dec 13, 14:37 8
        
        I *LOVE* Happier! -- nm - Captain David Dec 13, 14:49
        
        Happier went to #2, Pumped Up Kicks to #3(!), Shut Up and Dance and Feel It Still to #4 and Pompeii to #5. - Tim Dec 13, 14:47 6
        
        As is tradition, Pumped Up Kicks isn’t at all Foster the People’s best song. -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 14:53 3
        
        right, it's Sit Next to Me -- nm - Tim Dec 13, 14:54 2
        
        I’m pretty sure it’s Style. -- nm* - Qale Dec 13, 15:02
        
        You're posting a lot of truth this week, Tim! -- nm - Major David Dec 13, 14:57
        
        Shut Up and Dance didn't reach #1? Unbelievable. - Major David Dec 13, 14:49 1
        
        Here's its peak. -- (link) - Tim Dec 13, 14:55
    - I didn’t see any Drake on there, so you’re good. I’m supposed to be working on The Twenty’s best of 2010s. Ugh. -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 14:24
- 8-) Thanks for sharing - JD Dec 13, 14:11 2
  - There's probably a slight recency bias there, though the middle songs are probably fluid as far as positioning goes. - Tim Dec 13, 14:13 1
    - I hate that Google Play music has no year sort. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 14:29
- This list I mostly like. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 14:10 3
  - yeah, I wouldn't kick it out of bed for eating crackers -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 14:11 2
    - Threadjack: How did crackers in bed become a benchmark? - JD Dec 13, 14:17 1
      - I believe it dates to an episode of Sesame Street where Ernie was eating crackers in his bed, and Bert told Ernie not to eat crackers in his bed, so - Roger More Dec 13, 18:03
Potential Conservative Leader Round-Up for December 13th, 2019 -- (edited) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 13:47 9
- I'd volunteer but I'm not moving to Canada until they annex Turks and Caicos. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 16:19 1
  - That ship has sailed, but we'd be happy to take a look at Hawaii. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 16:23
- And I'm guessing .... "not this guy" -- (link) - Berylorian Dec 13, 14:18
- I just messaged my brother about Mackay, he may know (they've been friends for years) -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 14:01 1
  - I’d be curious. Considering the last few weeks, Peter better know or not whether he is in. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 14:52
- (How much is Max kicking himself for just not being patient?) -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 13:53 1
  - Not sure he wins it now but yeah, it just goes to show how little foresight the guy was operating with. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 14:51
- "Prime Minister Lord" seems a bit too on the nose. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 13:52 1
  - In an alternate universe Prime Ministers Balls and O’Toole would have led a strong transatlantic alliance. - Roger More Dec 13, 14:14
The Mets and Yoenis Cespedes have reached an agreement to restructure his contract to pay him significantly less this season, he was due $29.5 million - Tim Dec 13, 13:44
Supreme Court will hear Trump's attempt to block subpoena for his financial records -- nm - zork Dec 13, 13:39 1
- Im surprised that they didnt just include how they would rule too -- nm - Jovian Dec 13, 13:57
You have to convince someone to move to the greater Detroit area. How do you do it? -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 13:29 19
- Great place to learn how to ice dance. -- nm - Diva Dec 13, 17:11
- the Lions can only get better -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 16:27
- Where Springfield iron rides in Detroit iron - zeitgeist Dec 13, 16:25 1
  - Come for the waters, stay for the rust -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 16:25
- It’s not Texas. -- nm - Qale Dec 13, 15:42
- 5G internet and first-run independent movie theater with 8 screens. -- nm - Max Dec 13, 15:10 2
  - Give me a free bullet proof car and wardrobe and I am in! -- nm - Bacon Dec 13, 15:14 1
    - Bacon Wick -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 15:19
- Live across the border and get free healthcare! -- nm - Roger More Dec 13, 14:21
- super affordable. will only go up in price. -- nm - Andie Dec 13, 13:50 1
  - Do they still have houses for one dollar? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 13, 16:26
- By all accounts I've heard it is really turning around. It took a while but they seem to be making real progress. -- nm - pmb Dec 13, 13:43
- "at least it is not New York" -- nm - groiny Dec 13, 13:35
- "Hey, do you like taking photos of ruins? Have I got a destination for YOU!" -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 13:30 5
  - I mean we can’t exactly cast stones. -- nm - spamlet Dec 13, 13:34 1
    - "Check out our Museum of Fordite Window-Breaking Stones" -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 14:07
  - Downtown Detroit is apparently back now. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 13:32 2
    - Renaissance Center architecture is fab, imho -- nm - mud Dec 13, 14:28
    - I don't doubt it. The reasons it got big in the first place are still largely true, it just hit a rough patch. -- nm - Berylorian Dec 13, 13:33
Apparently this is an actual ad: "Somebody is double fisting" & "Get Super High" & "Yes. That's a vibrator" -- (link) - JD Dec 13, 13:29 [youtube] 6
- That's a lot of outfit changes -- nm - rollo Dec 13, 14:31 2
  - 11 of them in fact. - spamlet Dec 13, 14:47 1
    - *laughing* Thank goodness for your IM - JD Dec 13, 14:50
- Look, I did my fair share when it comes to burning Goop to the ground. The rest is up to you. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 13:37 1
  - Time to edit that Wikipedia entry. Now with extra fisting -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 13:39
- all it is missing is a Peloton bike -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 13:35
Original Art for Wrightson's FRANKENSTEIN Cover for Marvel Sells for $1.2 Million -- (link) - Beaker Dec 13, 13:18 3
- Pegleg Alert! -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 14:01 2
  - I was watching the auction. you must have missed my post yesterday. -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 13, 14:12 [Backboard] 1
    - I did! :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 13, 15:18
Okay, is this very funny or only a little funny? Or not at all? -- (pic) - Berylorian Dec 13, 13:15 [Attachment]
So far this year we have had 32 weekends with either rain or snow, 17 dry. - Spawn Solo Dec 13, 13:13
LIR: Facebook. Seems even I do security better than Facebook. All our company drive are encrypted. - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 13:10 3
- Well, my mobile phone is not working. - Spawn Solo Dec 13, 13:13 2
  - AT&T? Could be -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 13, 13:15 1
    - Yes! -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 13, 13:15
Making a financial commitment that Parasite is going to win Best Picture in February. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 13:09
Here, pick the correct four letter ISO exchange code from this unordered list of hundreds of possibilities! -- (edited) - znufrii, human scum Dec 13, 13:04
I live in Nadler's district. Someone knocked on my door the other day for the Congressional primary. Not from Nadler's campaign - ty97 Dec 13, 13:02
Christmas countdown clock - for those in denial. -- (link) - Andie Dec 13, 12:53 2
- Get 'er done already. I want to finally be in a decade with a proper name again. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 12:59 1
  - That's right, the Dicketys. -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 13:43
On this day in 1983, the Pistons beat the Nuggest 186-184 in 3OT. The teams went a combined 2 for 4 from 3 point range. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 12:42
Snapple lemonade is ... not good -- nm - Beryllium Dec 13, 12:22 2
- ad some gin??? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 13, 12:26
- You're making Wendy Kaufman cry. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 12:25
Julie Ertz named US Soccer's Female Athlete of the Year. She denies rumors she swapped places with her husband in certain games. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 12:21 5
- She's better at her sport than he is at his...and he's a two-time Pro Bowler. -- nm - Captain David Dec 13, 12:39 4
  - If I'm them, this is hanging somewhere in the home, because why the hell not? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 12:52 [Image] 3
    - "Wait. I think we have this backwards." -- nm - Reagen Dec 13, 13:00 2
      - "Oooooooooooh." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 13, 13:03 1
        
        "That'll be $500K" -- Graf & Agassi, Superathlete Breeding Consultants -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 13:07
Ramses II news -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 13, 12:15 4
- "Ramses II is an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more I notice." -- nm* - Jovian Dec 13, 12:38
- Dead for 3,000 years and still making waves. Now that's a playa. -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 12:18 2
  - Maybe the news is that he just showed up, alive and well. -- nm - Mop Dec 13, 12:21 1
    - And is getting ready to fight the X-men? -- nm - Baron-pum-pum-pum Dec 13, 12:27
T.G.I.F. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 13, 12:15

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