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It just hit me. Kobe will be in the Oscar's "In Memoriam" reel next week. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 27, 11:43 7
- Do they include passings after Dec. 31st? -- nm - Max Jan 27, 11:55 1
  - Yes. Usually up to a week ahead of time. Harold Ramis was in a week after his passing. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 27, 12:00
- Is he enough of a screen star for that? I don't remember other sports figures (without movie credits) being in those. -- nm - Inigo Jan 27, 11:49 4
  - Bryant won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2018 as the executive producer of Dear Basketball. Dear Basketball was -- (edited) - Spawn Jan 27, 11:52
  - I think he won an Oscar for starring in and producing an Animated Short. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 11:50 1
    - Oh, wow! Didn't know that. Then yes, he'll be in it. -- nm - Inigo Jan 27, 11:52
  - he got an Oscar for his short film -- nm - decline Jan 27, 11:50
Cats the movie musical bomb is finding success as a midnight cult movie. -- (link) - Diva Jan 27, 11:34 2
- I almost wish I had seen the first version with the FX mistakes (or unfinished whatever you chose to call it). - sycor Jan 27, 11:50 1
  - I would enjoy a midnight movie screening of this. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 11:51
Lol@ Ken Starr - znufrii, human scum Jan 27, 11:20 1
- Epstein defender, President at Baylor....apparently the one woman he's ever believed is Paula Jones. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 11:40
A raccoon ran in front of the car last night and I managed to stop in time. Afterward, he was leaning with one paw against a tree looking at me with.. - zork Jan 27, 11:02 2
- you were this /----/ close to a JK Simmons commercial :((( -- nm - peglegpete Jan 27, 11:08 1
  - ~Bum, badum-dum, bumbumbum!~ -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 27, 11:45
The Browns reached an agreement Monday with Eagles vice president of football operations Andrew Berry to be their general manager -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 27, 11:00 1
- That poor poor man. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 11:02
So I haven't been around the last few weeks. (Very sad news inside.) -- (edited) - sycor Jan 27, 10:51 26
- So very sorry you're going through this. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 11:56
- :( -- nm - Tim Jan 27, 11:52
- I'm so terribly sorry to hear this. -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 11:39
- My condolences on your loss. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 27, 11:36
- I'm so very sorry to hear this. Best wishes to you and yours. -- nm - Remlik Jan 27, 11:22
- Thank you all. I appreciate it. And to those of you have already gone through something like this, I'm truly sorry. -- nm - sycor Jan 27, 11:21
- We are here for you, for whatever you need. So very sorry. -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 11:21
- I am so sorry, that's so sad. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 11:20
- I completely understand what went down and hate so much that it just up and happens like that. I’m sorry. We are always here. -- nm - Qale Jan 27, 11:12
- I'm deeply sorry for your loss -- nm - peglegpete Jan 27, 11:07
- My deepest condolences to you and your family. 🙏 -- nm - Krusty Jan 27, 11:07
- Really sorry to hear this, sycor -- nm - mayhem Jan 27, 11:07
- Very sorry for your loss. We are here for you. -- nm - Pippy -Kriss Kross Jumper Jan 27, 11:06
- Very sorry for your loss. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 11:02
- I’m so sorry to hear. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 27, 11:01
- very sorry for your loss. -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 11:00
- I’m sorry to hear this. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 11:00
- Sorry for your loss. -- nm - Shaun Jan 27, 11:00
- So sorry. Prayers for you and your family from mine. -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 10:56
- that is very sad news. I am so sorry for your loss. I've missed my mom terribly these last 7 years. -- nm - mud Jan 27, 10:54
- I'm very sorry for your loss. It's very difficult, especially when it's sudden. -- nm - pmb Jan 27, 10:54
- I am so very sorry. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 10:54
- Hugs to you -- nm - zork Jan 27, 10:54
- Sorry, that's terrible -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 27, 10:53
- I'm so very sorry -- nm - decline Jan 27, 10:51
- I'm so sorry :( -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 10:51
A relatively minor (but impressive) airplane crash in Iran -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 27, 10:35 6
- Two things this reminds me of from reading the piece. - ty97 Jan 27, 10:49 2
  - Air France in Toronto ten or so years ago and a similar incident in the 70s - zork Jan 27, 10:53 1
    - I forgot about the Air France one at YYZ. I was pleased everyone walked away from that. - ty97 Jan 27, 11:41
- It was an MD-83 which is just a rebranded DC-9, so old. Pilots hate those. -- nm - zork Jan 27, 10:42 2
  - I thought some pilots liked the mad dogs? Though their reliability isn't great anymore. The last MD-83 was delivered in 1999 -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 10:44 1
    - (this specific one was delivered in 1994) -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 10:45
CDN politics: I see Peter MacKay has spared no expense on his latest ad. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 27, 09:48 5
- I want to know what went into picking all those colours -- nm - zork Jan 27, 10:48
- I think I just had a seizure -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 10:14
- Why do I feel like I've been Manchurian Candidated? -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 09:54 2
  - I like the jazz. Yeah, when he did his first sit-down with the Toronto Sun, at the Hockey Hall of Fame, while drinking well-placed Tim Hortons,... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 27, 10:08
  - Treadstone 2020 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 10:07
Did we see The Spanish God invaded the WWE yesterday at Minute Maid Park? -- (link) - Qale Jan 27, 09:43 2
- Nobody expects the Spanish... - Amoxy Jan 27, 10:04
- that's amusing. -- nm - Remlik Jan 27, 10:02
'I Do Not Like Working Too Hard or Too Long': A Refreshingly Honest Talk With The Witcher's Creator -- (link) - Beaker Jan 27, 09:43
I'm ready for someone to come and get the coyotes wandering about in my neighborhood. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 09:42 9
- Speaking of...Starr Ranch finally cleared a fallen oak tree away from one of their webcams and caught this shot... - Meg Jan 27, 10:01 8
  - That cat won't wait for you to die before he eats you -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 27, 10:51
  - The internet needs more funny cougar cat videos. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 10:17
  - wow -- nm - decline Jan 27, 10:03
  - whoa... -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 10:03 4
    - This is Pete's (the sanctuary manager) comments about the clip. He and his wife actually live in the HQ. - Meg Jan 27, 10:20 3
      - with their normal habitats encroached upon these animals are giving absolutely no effs. -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 10:23 2
        
        Yup, this isn't far from where a 3 year-old was attacked by one last week. That one was found and destroyed :( -- nm - Meg Jan 27, 10:28 1
        
        :( -- nm - Diva Jan 27, 10:35
archeologists think they have the skull of Pliny the Elder -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 27, 09:40 8
- Illud non feci. -- nm - Pliny the Younger Jan 27, 10:10
- unless the skull verbally confirms it is he, I will hold doubts -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 09:44 6
  - Maybe it's the Head of Vecna. You should try it on! -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 27, 10:27 3
    - L5 -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 10:29 2
      - You're a dork for laughing at that - oblique Jan 27, 10:35 1
        
        I'm more of a dork for posting a copy of the story a few weeks ago -- nm - zork Jan 27, 10:49
  - *Casts Speak With Dead* -- nm - Ender Jan 27, 09:53 1
    - Bring out your dead! -- nm - Amoxy Jan 27, 10:05
so...I'm seeing that Aerosmith might of put on an all-time worst performance at the Grammy's last night...anyone see it? -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 09:31 5
- Bad enough I was flipping mute on and off so I missed some, but what surprised me is that it actually sounded like the guitars were on wrong notes. -- nm - Max Jan 27, 10:18
- Six posts from the bottom on B2. It was bad. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 27, 09:46
- Luckily it was the Grammys so almost nobody saw it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 27, 09:35
- Without their drummer, how good could they be? -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 09:33 1
  - TBH I originally thought the whole drummer thing was about AC/DC. "Dream On" might be the only Aerosmith song I actually like. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 10:06
New music time thanks to The Twenty! Beats by Tiesto. Hooks by You Had Me at Six. And extreme youthful hotness by Conan Gray. -- (link) - Qale Jan 27, 09:22 [spotify]
Jim, did you see this Survivor idea from B2? - Volnelk Jan 27, 09:03 9
- add a pride or two of man-eating tigers to the island and you're golden -- nm - decline Jan 27, 09:19 4
  - A group of tigers is called an ambush, but they are solitary animals and do not form packs. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 09:21 3
    - But I love gatherings. Isn't it ironic? -- nm* - Randal the tiger Jan 27, 09:24
    - ok, Encyclopedia Bery -- nm - decline Jan 27, 09:22 1
      - I just want my reality TV to reflect reality. That's why I watch Alone. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 09:32
- I did see that in her interview. I kinda like it - but I feel like it's not Survivor. I don't know - maybe make it a new show. The first reality - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 09:06 3
  - The Running Man. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 09:10 1
    - Nevermind, that's what survivor is *now*. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 09:11
  - I told my buddy I like it for the Challenge. They constantly change the format. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 27, 09:07
B2: Watching Poll. Sometime ago I found the Heathers series on sale at Vudu. I finally got around to starting to watch the series D/B+ ??? -- (edited) - JD Jan 27, 08:43
LYC: Death Stranding update, currently on Chapter 11. Some slight spoilers inside if you want to read them. -- (edited) - Shaun Jan 27, 08:41
The new series is coming to PBS but here's a clip from Spy in the Wild, the animatronic animals in this are amazing. -- (link) - LMS Jan 27, 08:38 [youtube]
The Ringer ranks every episode of The Good Place -- (link) - Beaker Jan 27, 08:24 8
- They are kinda harsh on the home stretch.... - Will Hunting Jan 27, 09:08 1
  - I've enjoyed it, but not loved it. Definitely what I would consider my weakest stretch of the show. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 27, 10:09
- I checked to make sure that what has to be #1 is listed as #1, and did not leave disappointed. -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 27, 08:33 5
  - I’m two behind. I’m assuming there’s spoilers there? -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 08:49 3
    - There are. -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 27, 08:55 2
      - Can you spoil me #1? - spamlet Jan 27, 09:49 1
        
        ayup -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 09:51
  - If that's the series peak, then yeah, this is just not for me. No reason for me to continue on. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 08:46
Hey Jim/Baron, you see that Steve’s Hot Dogs is closing? - spamlet Jan 27, 08:16 8
- Had no idea. But also, I don't believe I've ever heard of it either. Where is/was it? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 08:22 6
  - Pretty sure even Logan has seen one over there! -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 09:21
  - There was one on the Hill and one in South City. - spamlet Jan 27, 08:26 4
    - Ah, yeah, never heard of it. Doesn't The Urge still play around time from time to time? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 08:31 3
      - Yeah sometimes but until last year I don’t think they toured at all. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 08:41
      - Did you get to spend any time at the arena on the weekend as part of your concession gig? -- nm - Shaun Jan 27, 08:33 1
        
        My team had a stand for the game itself, but I didn't work it. They said it was absolutely nuts down there. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 08:47
- *zips up* -- nm - budice Jan 27, 08:18
Honestly, the 24 second shot clock violations was an ironic form of honorific. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 08:06
The Oscar the Grouch Squarespace commercial is great. -- (link) - Mop Jan 27, 08:03 [youtube]
Happy IRS FreeFile Fillable Forms opening day! What are you doing to celebrate? -- (edited) - znufrii, human scum Jan 27, 07:52 1
- I'll make it a point to go kiss an IRS agent today. - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:57
A look at the Senate Impeachment schedule -- (edited) - budice Jan 27, 07:41 4
- Is it wrong that I really don't want this to be over by the SOTU? I really don't want him to have the finality of the trial being over before then. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 27, 08:12 3
  - I kinda want it to be over by then; just so he can act like he'll act in front of the entire country. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 09:05
  - If that’s wrong, I don’t want to be right. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 27, 08:54
  - hell no -- nm - mud Jan 27, 08:39
Nice Update: The kid is BACK TO SCHOOL today. - Spawn Jan 27, 07:39 [Backboard] 15
- nice -- nm - mud Jan 27, 08:05
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Jan 27, 08:03
- Excellent. My kid was an idiot and broke his wrist. Was standing on a skateboard indoors at his fraternity. Needless to say the combination of some - oblique Jan 27, 08:00 8
  - There is a theory that teenage boys in groups share a brain. - . Jan 27, 13:57
  - Heh, my 4 person dorm room freshman year was an infirmary ward. One broken thumb, one dislocated thumb, one broken elbow.... - Beron Cherry Jan 27, 08:10 5
    - thumb -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 08:23
    - you got the bronchitis -- nm - Pippy -Kriss Kross Jumper Jan 27, 08:17
    - Now try to guess which of the four was me. :) -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 27, 08:13 2
      - Elbow -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 08:19 1
        
        Winner winner! Which sucked, but resulted in a great story. - Beron Cherry Jan 27, 08:30
  - dang! good healing thoughts going out. -- nm - Pippy -Kriss Kross Jumper Jan 27, 08:04
- That's some (welcome) great news for a Monday. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:57
- Dang fast recovery. They must've done great work. -- nm* - Beryllium Jan 27, 07:43
- excellent -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 07:42
- Wow. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 27, 07:41
Did LeBron speak to Kobe after passing his points total? -- nm - David Jan 27, 07:32 3
- There was the tweet -- (link) - oblique Jan 27, 07:42
- I was wondering the same thing, and -- so far -- I haven't seen any news reports that they did connect. - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:40 1
  - I know James talked about him at length after passing him but not sure if he reached out. -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 07:40
Disney Hong Kong closed indefinitely due to coronavirus fears -- (link) - oblique Jan 27, 07:05 8
- "The CDC estimated that flu sickened 49 million people, hospitalized 960,000 and killed about 80,000 people." -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 07:12 7
  - US: CDC estimates indicate that there have been 13 million influenza illnesses, 120,000 hospitalizations, and 6600 flu-related deaths -- (link) - Beaker Jan 27, 07:14 6
    - I have not read a single article about any of this - do you know off the top of your head? the survival rate of Corona Virus? -- nm - Pippy -Kriss Kross Jumper Jan 27, 07:37 5
      - I think it is too early to really tell -- nm - oblique Jan 27, 07:41 4
        
        2700 sick and 42 deaths I think was the last I heard on happenings -- (link) - Beaker Jan 27, 07:42 3
        
        2,800 cases and 80 deaths now so a 2.9% death rate right at this point (SARS was 9.6%) -- (link) - decline Jan 27, 08:01
        
        Which if (and it's a big if) that rate held, would mean 760000 deaths from 49 million coronavirus cases. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 08:00
        
        thanks. I did the math. Also the original Texas A & M student came back negative - - Pippy -Kriss Kross Jumper Jan 27, 07:55

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