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I just showed Logan the end of the Patriots game. - Spawn Jan 5, 10:48 1
- heh -- nm - mud Jan 5, 10:49
Almost as big a crowd as Trump’s inauguration for the Iranian funeral. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 5, 10:31 15
- The chopper audio makes it sound like a clip from World War Z. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 11:01
- And you are listening to this Amir-jerk? You think he is representative of liberal-minded Iranians? Hardly. Seems like propaganda to me. - Facto Jan 5, 10:40 8
  - We really need to get Tulsi’s opinion on this. I have a statement from her actually. Huh. It just says... - Qale Jan 5, 10:45 4
    - Agent Tulsi is definitely in a tough spot this week. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:52 3
      - Right.. So, this is where I stop taking you seriously. This is too stupid and too programmed - no actual, independent thinking involved. -- nm - Facto Jan 5, 10:54 2
        
        I can see I was too irritable/disdainful above, here. Perhaps it was meant only as a light-hearted, humorous comment. -- nm - Facto Jan 5, 14:19
        
        (Just to clarify: I am severely underwhelmed by people who readily pick up and parrot that Hillary smear.) -- nm - Facto Jan 5, 10:59
  - Just seems like a lot of people. All I was saying. - Volnelk Jan 5, 10:42 2
    - I just thought up that number, as an example. It never hurts to have some perspectives on proportions. Knowing there are over 70N Iranians should be - Facto Jan 5, 10:53 1
      - Response: Moo? -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 10:54
- that last sentence is inaccurate.. - Jovian Jan 5, 10:36 4
  - It just depends on how you read it. - Volnelk Jan 5, 10:40 3
    - Well what I don't get is your excitement over this. A massive, world-class a-hole was taken out. Does it matter that much who was US president at the - Facto Jan 5, 10:50 2
      - his excitement? - Jovian Jan 5, 10:53 1
        
        Not him personally - anyone who is showing excitement regarding the current events. Why not just mostly ignore it? The media is having a field day, - Facto Jan 5, 10:56
Ooh, Iran just threatened to level Haifa and Tel Aviv if the US interferes again. I'm sure a hardcore Zionist like Trump will be delicate with that. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 5, 10:30 1
- Haven't we seen lots of Middle Eastern tough talk like that before? Like w/Comical Ali? How would Iran actually be able to level major Israeli cities? -- nm - Facto Jan 5, 10:58
"Tehran announced on Sunday that it would not place any limits on its uranium production." -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 10:28 1
- NYT: Iran says it is ending all its commitments to the 2015 nuclear deal -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 10:30
Thielen hasn't been the same since being out for that extended time during the season. -- nm - budice Jan 5, 10:20
Sec. Pompeo is turning into the American version of Bagdad Bob faster than I expected. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 10:10 1
- agreed. Tapper pushed on the doublespeak re: war crimes. He shoulda pushed harder -- nm - mud Jan 5, 10:25
"If you need lumber wood, Lonnie's is better n' good." -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 09:34
Wrestle Kingdom day two spoilers -- (edited) - David Jan 5, 09:33
Redskins will wait until AFTER the draft to hire a GM. Wait, wha? -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 5, 08:52 7
- Its the Ron Rivera show imho. Attitude adjustment will be biggest boost. -- nm* - budice Jan 5, 09:55
- Forget the draft; that's the last event of the offseason. They're going without a permanent GM during free agency. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 09:19 2
  - Though look where they are having had a GM through the important events of the last seasons. How much worse could it be 🤦🏻‍♂️ - JD Jan 5, 09:23 1
    - Honestly, you'd be hard pressed to throw under Allen's clown show. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 09:26
- The Jets made this mistake last year. Who's running the draft if it's not the GM? -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 08:58 2
  - ‘People in place’ who may or may not have a job after the draft. What an ideal situation. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 5, 09:01 1
    - I mean, what could possibly go wrong? -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 10:13
Bacon—here are my showdown lineups - Flavorize Jan 5, 08:46 1
- Nice I screwed mine up. Cpt Brees, Kamara, Dalvin Cook, K. Rudolph, Saints Will Lutz. (I didn't put a receiver with Brees) - Bacon Jan 5, 10:37
Taking each decade as a whole, please lettergrade the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s - prayformojo Jan 5, 08:43 8
- C-, B+, B, A-, C+ -- nm - Max Jan 5, 11:08
- maybe the 2010s should be broken into two parts, some seem to think they started in 2016 (?) -- nm - mud Jan 5, 10:35
- A, D, B+, A-, D+ -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 10:31
- B, A+, A, B+, D- -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 09:50
- This turned out to be more thought-provoking than I expected. I'd rate 'em personally: A+, B-, A, D, C+ (with the entire + in the last 4 months). - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 09:10
- A+, A, B+, C, B+ (until trump) -- nm - mud Jan 5, 08:50
- C, B-, A+, B-, C- -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 08:47
- I'd say: B-, B, B+, C, D+ -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 08:44
BoxOffice: SW:TROS $33M weekend, Jumanji $26M, Little Women $13M, Grudge&Frozen 2 $11M -- (link*) - budice Jan 5, 08:15 1
- Day 17 of The Last Jedi -- 517mil. Day 17 of Force Awakens - 742mil. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 5, 09:18
Trump tells evangelical rally he will put prayer in schools -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 08:10 3
- Rallying the base for an election that’s an uphill battle - David, Troll Summoner Jan 5, 09:04
- he is god's chosen one, he said so himeself -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 5, 08:23
- god is on their side, pete -- nm - mud Jan 5, 08:14
AwardsWatch: Golden Globes tonight (8PMET/5PM PT) - NBC -- (link*) - budice Jan 5, 07:36 1
- Ugh - Pippy Jan 5, 09:44
And, of course, the one morning I actually have some free time to watch soccer, ESPN gets to be dicks by keeping the FA Cup games on ESPN+ only. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 5, 07:19 4
- and NBC put nearly all of the Everton matches on Gold....though you just wanted to watch in general - JD Jan 5, 08:32
- Disney's management of ESPN hasn't been the greatest and one of Iger's sore spots on his record. Pitaro the new head of ESPN has brought back a number of ESPN vets to shore up the talent -- nm* - budice Jan 5, 07:26 2
  - I don’t give a shit about any of that. I just want to watch soccer. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 5, 07:28 1
    - I wish you could have my programming. We get soccer all the way down to the third local divisions of Mali. All 7 of them. - Marlowe Jan 5, 07:40
WAS hired former CAR head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion. Ron Rivera intends to use the overhaul to get LT Trent Williams to return to the team -- nm* - budice Jan 5, 07:04
Josh McDaniels is expected to interview with CLE, CAR, and NYG this week. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 07:00 12
- So trustworthy. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 09:53
- Ummmm, did no one see them go 45 minutes without scoring anything yesterday including at least 1-2 short fields? - Will Hunting Jan 5, 07:06 8
  - McDaniels called a great game. NE wasn’t talented enough. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 5, 09:05
  - same for the Buffalo OC. Good first half but then decided to do the opposite of everything that was working in the second -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 07:20
  - Plus his first go round? -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 07:11 1
    - Belichick may retire and McDaniels gets his job -- nm - budice Jan 5, 07:12
  - Given the lack of other quality coaching talent tho -- nm - budice Jan 5, 07:09 3
    - There's only 3-4 openings. There's at least that many coherent offensive minds out there looking - Will Hunting Jan 5, 07:14 2
      - At last check, Baylor and Oklahoma got their hats handed to them at a lower level of talent -- nm - budice Jan 5, 07:25 1
        
        They lost games....New England's offense has been mediocre for about 13 games, a full college season. - Will Hunting Jan 5, 09:22
- Get the feelin the party is over in New England. Brady lookin for Max $$ contract, Belichick may retire. Gronk retiring ended the party. -- nm* - budice Jan 5, 07:01 1
  - Belichick stays, Brady to the Chargers, McDaniels and Caserio to the Browns -- nm - Todd Manning Jan 5, 07:14
AP: Iraqi parliament calls for expulsion of US troops from the country. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 06:52 12
- Good -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 08:11
- I’m guessing trump was hoping to use this whole episode as an excuse to do just that. -- (edited) - znufrii, human scum Jan 5, 07:15 3
  - Next step to to accuse Iraq of being ungrateful, and to pretend our strategic presence in the region isn’t really important, we were only doing them a - znufrii, human scum Jan 5, 07:38 2
    - Im not so sure DJT's Saudi handlers would like that too much. -- nm - Jovian Jan 5, 08:12 1
      - Eh, his Russian handlers will smooth that over easily enough I’m sure. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 5, 08:21
- I'm not against a hard stance on Iran. Just not ok with Trump calling the shots. -- nm - budice Jan 5, 07:07
- The Suleimani option was a bluff by the Pentagon that backfired on them -- (link) - Reagen Jan 5, 06:55 5
  - "We have two options. You can make a phone call and apologize, or we can nuke every city with more than 10,000 habitants East of Istanbul." (NM) - Marlowe Jan 5, 07:12
  - Oops. - znufrii, human scum Jan 5, 07:10
  - The Suleimani Option, A Netflix Original Series -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 06:58
  - Warren: “..Look at the timing of this..There is a reason he chose this moment,” -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 06:58 1
    - “The question is why now?” -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 08:15
TV PSA: NFL, Golden Globes, Doctor Who, God Friended Me, Naked and Afraid, Kids Say the Darnedest Things, Ray Donovan, Power, Real HW, Simpsons, -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:49 1
- Family Guy, NCIS LA, Shameless, Worst Cooks, Shark Tank, L Word, Andy Cohen, Work in Progress, Expedition Bigfoot, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 06:51
$20 for 6 mos of STARZ. So what we do is we hopscotch inbetween streaming services, yes? This is how we avoid SS fatigue AND save money. - con_carne Jan 5, 06:13 7
- You guys should just get VPNs and sail the high seas. Arrrrrr! -- nm - Shaun - ST Pick'em Champ Jan 5, 06:27 1
  - No. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 10:36
- Is that a current deal for Starz? My gf wants to watch Outlander and Netflix only has the first few seasons. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 06:22 4
  - Yup. Flash sale -- (link) - con_carne Jan 5, 06:24 3
    - Well that didn't work... google Starz Flash Sale -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 06:27 2
      - Thanks! Found it. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 5, 06:36 1
        
        You're welcome -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 06:48
Guess what opens in 2020? The Rams/Chargers new stadium...in L.A.--Guess who needs a QB--The Chargers. Guess who's a FA QB? Tom Brady - Flavorize Jan 5, 00:58 4
- Dan Snyder's loading a dump truck full of money as we speak. -- nm - Brrrron Jan 5, 07:14
- He’ll hang it up before playing for someone other than Belichick. -- nm - Tim Jan 5, 06:40
- Certainly makes sense as an option. As far as weapons go, Tampa Bay would be interesting. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 5, 05:55
- The Chargers missing the playoffs again? -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 05:22
"Oh this seems good. Sure, I'll watch this." 5 minutes later: "Written by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat? HOT DAMN." -- nm* - Berylorian Jan 4, 23:31 2
- Much better than "from the team that gave you Snatch and Sherlock Holmes" -- nm - . Jan 5, 00:05 1
  - "Perhaps they are sensitive to criticism." -- nm - Berylorian Jan 5, 00:40
I’m glad the Patriots lost but I’m already sick of the ‘What’s going to happen in New England’ sports talk. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 4, 21:29 2
- Easy, lose more often. -- nm - . Jan 4, 23:11
- first: who wants to buy Tom Brady's Mass. estate? -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 4, 21:30
Even the more liberal-progressive Norwegian media figures and politicians etc are now openly saying US media are completely off their rockers #MeToo - Facto Jan 4, 20:46
"I wouldn't say it's been THIN around here, personally. Maybe you feel differently!" - David Jan 4, 20:43 1
- Oh man, after five more questions, he might have spontaneously combusted. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:45
Who made Deep Blue Sea 2? And when? And is it any good? -- nm - Berylorian Jan 4, 20:38 4
- It was so bad, we turned it off. -- nm - Shaun - ST Pick'em Champ Jan 5, 04:20
- Knock off , few years ago, horrible movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 20:38 2
  - Thanks. I suspected, but wasn't sure. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 4, 20:40 1
    - I'm pretty sure I want to see the first hour of Under Water and then walk out of the theater. -- nm - Max Jan 4, 20:43
Dracula on Netflix is awesome sauce. - Pippy-with a side eye Jan 4, 20:36 6
- Awesome character. -- nm - Shaun - ST Pick'em Champ Jan 5, 04:20
- We just finished episode 3. E1: A+, E2: B+, E3: B -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 21:33
- *lands on your face* -- nm - Fly Jan 4, 20:51 1
  - Sufficiently creepy within the first five minutes -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Jan 4, 21:00
- Question - Berylorian Jan 4, 20:38 1
  - Buwhaaa. Maybe. Time will tell -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Jan 4, 20:42
For your consideration ... -- (link) - Berylorian Jan 4, 20:31 7
- Michael Giaccino appreciates the use of his score from “u -- nm - howie Jan 4, 20:48 3
  - p” and awaits your un-negotiated license payment.” Nm - howie Jan 4, 20:52 1
    - Heh. Well played. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 4, 21:46
  - (I think this is why david dislikes it :) ) -- nm - Berylorian Jan 4, 20:50
- Sorry Bery, but the world would be a lot better off if we destroyed and outlawed every camera lens on the planet. -- nm - Max Jan 4, 20:44 1
  - And microphones. Don't forget about the microphones. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 4, 23:25
- I feel the same way about this clip as Mop does about Uncut Gems. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:32
The winning quarterback had 72 passing yards. What year is it? -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:30 1
- Reminds me of the DC / Tampa game in like 05. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 20:37
Sweet. I just hit record and it starts with 4:44 left. I will keep this for a while. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 20:29 6
- Remind me how Peyton's career ended. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:29 5
  - As a Marino fan, 62-7 still hurts. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 06:37
  - Von Miller making Cam Newton his bitch. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 20:38
  - Won...some game. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 20:34 2
    - So, not a pick-six to seal a loss? -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:36 1
      - Pretty sure it was a note that was a little... higher. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 20:40
Ravens open as 10-point favorites over the Titans and Chiefs open as 7.5-point favorites over the Texans -- nm - budice Jan 4, 20:27
The Titans caught New England off-guard with their strategy of feeding the ball to their only great offensive player. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:24 2
- hey, if it works ... -- nm - call me Ishmael Jan 4, 20:28
- Heh -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 20:24
Retire on that, Tom Terrific. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 20:24
I hate the Titans, but yay -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 20:23
Well done, Titans! 👏 -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 20:22 1
- The south is 2-0 -- nm - eag Jan 4, 20:24
2pt conversion was really not needed -- nm - eag Jan 4, 20:22 3
- Turn it into a two score lead. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 23:13
- takes more seconds off the clock, fewer seconds for brady to throw a long bomb and then.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 20:45 1
  - It's an untimed play. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:45
Looks like they need to improve their lackluster cheating skills. -- nm - Bacon Jan 4, 20:21 2
- We owe it all to that one Bengals security guard. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:22 1
  - I am going to make a movie about him. -- nm - Clint Eastwood Jan 4, 20:23
Welp, it was a hell of a run -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 20:19 1
- For *evil*! -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:20
It's like looking at an old Jameis Winston. -- nm - David Jan 4, 20:19
Ha ha. -- nm - Tim Jan 4, 20:18
Beautiful! -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 20:18

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