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Kyrie Irving is such a damn fraud. Now, he's saying the Nets need more talent...as though he didn't sign onto a team knowing full-well - Will Hunting Jan 30, 08:28 1
- He was saying this crap a couple of weeks ago too. Is he saying it again and why doesn't he just shut up? (He's the worst.) -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 08:36
I may have just had one of the best homemade sandwiches ever, and this product is the reason. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 30, 08:23
Ha ha. -- (link) - Roger More Jan 30, 08:22 1
- that's great -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 08:36
How much money is too much? Probably this much. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 30, 08:13 13
- I am not going to vote for him, but it’s one of the most enjoyable political ads I think I have ever watched so he’s got that going for him. -- nm - Qale Jan 30, 08:37
- Those dogs were clearly compensated with treats in exchange for their endorsement. -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 08:26
- This is playing off the fact that he tried to shake a dogs snout the other day when campaigning -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 08:22 1
  - Tried? He succeeded bigly. -- nm - Shaun Jan 30, 08:23
- I'd rather vote for one of the dogs than him -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 08:18 8
  - But I think I'd rather have him than Biden. -- nm - pmb Jan 30, 08:21 7
    - That's a close call. I think I might go with Biden -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 08:24
    - eh, would not go that far -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 08:22 5
      - You don't want a Battle of the Billionaires? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 08:25 1
        
        only one is -- nm - mud Jan 30, 08:26
      - I'm somewhat torn. I just am not comfortable that Biden is firing on all cylinders and I think he's more vulnerable to Trump attacks than Bloomberg. - pmb Jan 30, 08:24 2
        
        I'm just not interested in choosing between two Republicans -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 08:27 1
        
        I don't think that's really a fair characterization of Bloomberg at this point (though he's definitely more centrist). - pmb Jan 30, 08:34
Sweet...Lin-Manuel confirms that when the Hamilton movie is released, it'll feature the original cast. nm - Turd Ferguson Jan 30, 08:03 5
- This will definitely work better for Hamilton then it did for Rent -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 08:20
- I heard him discussing this recently and it sounded like it wouldn't be released for a few years, like 2022 at the earliest but likely not until 2024 -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 08:04 2
  - Well, he can't have Hamilton: The Movie come out and stomp on the toes of any of his other projects. -- (edited) - Turd Ferguson Jan 30, 08:08 1
    - I figure there are contractual restrictions that don't allow it for X years after the show opens -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 08:21
- woo! -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 08:03
Cool (but probably geeky) story about a group doing paranormal research at the Skinwalker Ranch -- (edited) - decline Jan 30, 07:52
Huh. On topic. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 30, 07:46 3
- Of the major candidates, Biden is the one I want the least. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 07:52 2
  - I'm not even sure what I want at this point. - ty97 Jan 30, 07:56 1
    - He seems so out of touch with what's going on today and way too likely to kowtow to the right. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 07:58
If I'm going to have to end up voting for Sanders I'm going to be pissed. But if I have to do it, I will. - Diva Jan 30, 07:23 33
- the appeal of Bernie is mostly to those voters who don't want an 'establishment' candidate (which is the same drive that gave you Trump). so, if he - Andie Jan 30, 08:25 5
  - There's a fair # of people in the middle who don't want a socialist. They will actively slide to Trump - Will Hunting Jan 30, 08:28 4
    - exactly. He's been branded. Unfairly but branded nonetheless -- nm - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 08:37
    - It's true, but still mind-bogglingly stupid. -- nm - pmb Jan 30, 08:35 1
      - this -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 08:37
    - true. -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 08:31
- Odd thing is my neighborhood/area I see little Bernie support (in the form of yard signs at least). -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 08:21
- I genuinely believe that Bernie would be the worst Democratic nominee ever... - Will Hunting Jan 30, 08:20 3
  - That’s what the GOP did with Trump. -- nm - spamlet Jan 30, 08:34 2
    - Yes, but they had an alternative. I agree completely with Will. The alternative is someone who is corrupt to his core and a racist demagogue who is destroying the fundamental nature of our country. -- (edited) - pmb Jan 30, 08:37 1
      - I should have been more clear. His last paragraph is what I was responding to -- nm - spamlet Jan 30, 08:38
- Sadly, I feel that too many Dems don't think like this. -- nm - Shaun Jan 30, 08:04 2
  - I can't fathom a Dem that thinks that Drumpf is more desirable than Bernie. - Marlowe Jan 30, 08:09
  - Ironically I feel more comfortable because of this - Reagen Jan 30, 08:08
- He and Warren are going to be too busy swordfighting to the end while the ship sinks into the sea. -- nm - Max Jan 30, 07:59 1
  - Unless Warren pulls a surprise(s) in Feb, she's out by Super Tuesday -- nm - ty97 Jan 30, 08:19
- I hate that I'm at the point where I don't care who wins the nomination. I don't have a favorite and I'm just voting against the current admin. Whichever dem wins gets my vote. -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 30, 07:45 4
  - the Democrat will never be Bernie because...:) -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:48 3
    - You know what I mean! :-) - Krusty Jan 30, 07:50 2
      - Even Tom Nichols is like, "Fine, Bernie if it has to be him". -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 07:53
      - yonh. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:51
- ugh, you corporate establishment Dems can't stop our movement! - ty97 Jan 30, 07:40
- There are several Democrats I would consider voting for in the General. Sanders is not one of them. -- nm - Ender Jan 30, 07:29 1
  - you do what you have to do to get rid of trump. unless you're okay with it. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 08:39
- I really hope he isn’t the nominee. I think it’s frankly suicide. - spamlet Jan 30, 07:26 1
  - smdh -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:29
- What did he do now? -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 30, 07:26 3
  - nothing new. I'm just ranting. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:28 2
    - Gotcha. -- (edited) - znufrii, human scum Jan 30, 07:29 1
      - ik, r? -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:31
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 07:24
- I'm with ya. that mo/fo should not even been in this damn thing to begin with -- nm - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 07:24 1
  - ugh. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:25
To fat to fly -- (link) - TWuG Jan 30, 06:55 7
- Lay off the carbs. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 08:23
- She's not fat, she's just fluffy! -- nm - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 07:15 3
  - she's gonna lose that $25 she put into the pot -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 07:18 2
    - *snicker* Ummm- we had a few contestants on a rock cruise and another in Disney! **evil cackle** - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 07:21 1
      - I think it goes without saying that Kim knows how to lose weight and be in shape! - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 07:23
- ( o V o ) ~ beefcake... -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 07:00
- that's adorable. -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 06:57
Final J! yesterday (1/29/20) was one of those questions that probably 3/4 of ST would get immediately. (spoilers) - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 06:48 24
- It was so easy and then Alex was all 'yeah, this is a hard one. Just spelling his name is tough'... -- nm* - Diva Jan 30, 07:16 12
  - He was wrong twice there. It was a really easy question and his name isn't difficult to spell. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 07:48 11
    - My opinion, but he was only wrong once. (Spelling is easy) -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 08:16
    - I put it in the specialized knowledge category. Difficult for gen pop, but he's a 2x winner in a category J! likes to use so a Thing Worth Knowing - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 07:52 5
      - You gotta know your Oscar trivia for J! but also, it was very recent which I thought would make it even easier. Plus, Mahershala has been in the news - Krusty Jan 30, 08:01 4
        
        Totally agree. It's a standard J! category used with frequency like Shakespeare or British Monarchs. -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 08:08 3
        
        Do they mix it, like "This British monarch has is the one with the most performances nominated for an Oscar." - Marlowe Jan 30, 08:11 2
        
        good question! good question! -- nm - mud Jan 30, 08:19
        
        Looks like that's never been asked. (But that's a great question) -- nm* - Reagen Jan 30, 08:18
    - Thank you - agreed. The spelling of his first name is easily phonetic. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:49 3
      - The problem is with his surname.. - Marlowe Jan 30, 08:00 1
        
        Haha! -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 08:02
      - Exactly. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 07:51
- That was a rare final Jeopardy that I knew immediately and that also no one on the show got right. Felt good. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 07:04 4
  - and also...Eff 'Green Book'. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:25 3
    - Yep! (NM) - Marlowe Jan 30, 07:59
    - Word! -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 07:47
    - I was waiting for someone to say this. :) -- nm - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 07:27
- I'm in the 1/4. I guessed wrong and wouldn't have gotten it if I had 5 more minutes -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 07:00 4
  - I hate blanking on a thing you know you know. Could not for the life of me think of Idi Amin during the test. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 07:20 3
    - Mine was Jung - spamlet Jan 30, 07:25 1
      - Perhaps you should've consulted the collective unconscious. -- nm* - Beron Cherry Jan 30, 07:49
    - Please, I'm at work right now blanking on stuff. getting older is the worst. :) -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 07:24
- Spoils - Will Hunting Jan 30, 06:53
Shaun. not sure if interested but 4 of the original X-Men Funkos are all available on Amazon as add-on items ($5-9 each) - Beaker Jan 30, 06:46 6
- fyi today is the last day to order the Funko Free Comic Book Day Mystery box from comic stores. There are 3 boxes... - Remlik Jan 30, 08:20
- Cool. I need to get to Walmart to try to get a pair of the $0.02 Levi's slippers for winter wear around the house. I'm aiming to go at lunch. - Shaun Jan 30, 06:55 4
  - the two cent what now? -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 07:01 3
    - Here. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 30, 07:05 2
      - merci! -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 07:09 1
        
        Bah. No stock on the NS. -- nm - Shaun Jan 30, 08:03
Over 6,000 people are trapped on a cruise ship after two people on board were suspected of having coronavirus -- (link) - decline Jan 30, 06:35 2
- i always wonder who is footing the bill when ships get quarantined. is the cruise company on the hook for the food and staff etc? -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 08:04
- plus Wuhan update: 170 dead over 7700 infected - this is more than were infected with SARS (although rumors place those number as way too low) -- nm* - decline Jan 30, 06:45
People really liked the iPhone 11. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 30, 06:29
LYC: got our Smuggler's Run fast passes at Hollywood Studios for our trip... - Beaker Jan 30, 06:24 1
- the takeaway if going there: keep trying. Same thing happened when we were after Beauty and the Beast reservations for dinner. nothing till the day - Beaker Jan 30, 06:25
I'm so glad the big tax breaks turbocharged the economy! 4Q GDP at 2.1% to give 2019 a 2.3% growth rate (a slowdown from 2018...) -- nm - decline Jan 30, 06:19
The Flames/Oilers game last night was a pretty good one. Man o man, Connor got pissed at Giordano and Bo Jackson'ed his stick on the bench. - Shaun Jan 30, 05:59
I've tried to make flat and chewy chocolate chip cookies but they're coming out thicker/puffier than I'd like. Does anyone have a recipe - Krusty Jan 30, 05:54 18
- Isn't thicker puffier chewy > flat chewy? -- nm - SyrDragon Jan 30, 07:55 1
  - Not to me. I like a flatish and chewy cookie. It's all personal taste. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 08:28
- here is a photo guide -- (link) - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 06:01 [Image] 15 1
  - Yeah, I saw that and it didn't help. I've read and tried multiple recipes but I keep getting thicker cookies. - Krusty Jan 30, 06:09 14
    - did you try crappy ole margarine instead of butter? -- nm - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 06:14 13
      - No. Every recipe says quality butter and I don't think margarine would work well overall. -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 06:24 12
        
        this page has some ideas (like using bread flour and melted butter instead of all-purpose) -- (link*) - decline Jan 30, 06:31 4
        
        also the oven temp noted there is probably key - and since ovens really vary wildly in the temps you may need to play with that a lot -- nm - decline Jan 30, 06:33 3
        
        I was thinking the temp or oven could be the issue -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 06:44 2
        
        it really could be - if you're oven runs hot it'll make the cookies set faster which will prevent spread -- nm - decline Jan 30, 06:46 1
        
        I'll drop the temp down next time and see if that helps -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 06:58
        
        but would it be flatter? I don't know. -- nm - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 06:27 6
        
        Margarine has a lower melting point so in theory would flatten them out more. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 06:49 4
        
        I'm willing to give it a try but I worry they won't taste as good -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 06:59 3
        
        (they won't - margarine is icky) -- nm - decline Jan 30, 07:08 2
        
        I use it all the time. Usually get the canola/olive mix. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 07:19
        
        I haven't touched the stuff in decades but I'll try anything to get the cookies right. I'll go with lower temp and/or different flour - Krusty Jan 30, 07:10
        
        Hmmm -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 06:44
Texas 2020 polls: 50/47 (Sanders -3), 51/46 (Biden -5), 52/44 (Warren -8) -- (link) - Reagen Jan 30, 05:51 4
- That’s hilarious. With a regular Republican they’d be smoked by double digits. -- nm - Qale Jan 30, 06:36
- What...the....? - Will Hunting Jan 30, 05:55 2
  - There are likely only 20 democrats in the entire state -- nm - Pippy - puppet make up artist Jan 30, 06:02 1
    - Friggin Austin hippies. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 30, 06:05
Do you want a life-size Baby Yoda? Here you go! -- (link) - Shaun Jan 30, 05:42 3
- I don't think "stupidly underpriced" means what you think it means. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 06:17 1
  - I don't know, my wife hates my Funkos, but if I showed up with 10 Baby Yodas she'd probably be cool with it as long as she got one -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 06:21
- you can get the 10" Funko of him for like $40 :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 05:47
12 days until pitchers and catchers report! -- (pic) - Krusty Jan 30, 05:40 [Attachment]
The Nintendo Switch is doing well. It has now outsold the SNES and likely the Xbox One, even after the 3.5 year head start for the XB1. -- (link) - Shaun Jan 30, 05:25 3
- It’s a GREAT system. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 30, 07:04 1
  - Yup, fully no ragrets on getting one -- nm - spamlet Jan 30, 07:32
- Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 05:30
Gretel & Hansel nsy, The Rhythm Section 39% (38), The Assistant 85% (34), Taylor Swift 84% (32), Harley Quinn nsy (but early reactions seem very promising) -- (edited) - Beaker Jan 30, 05:05
TV PSA: ST Picard, Supernatural, NBA, grown-ish, Floribama, Last Man Standing, Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Superstore, Young Sheldon, Outmatched, -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 04:55 5
- The Good Place, Unicorn, Deputy, Legacies, Project Runway, Restaurant Impossible, Swamp People, Bold Type, Very Cavallari, Ex on the Beach, Mom, Evil, -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 04:56 4
  - Carol's Second Act, L&O SVU, A Million Little Things, Alone: The Beast, Andy Cohen, 30 for 30: Vick - Part 1, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 04:58 3
    - 2 -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 05:37
    - 3. Young Sheldon, The Good Place and Alone -- nm - Krusty Jan 30, 05:02
    - 6: Picard, Good Place, Unicorn, Supernatural, wife: Station 19, Grey's -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 05:01
100% I would pull that kid aside. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 30, 04:52 3
- and ask for toe pics? -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 05:17
- I'm gonna speak to guidance. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 05:13
- This is a response to the one below this. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 30, 04:53
"I don't know why people are so weird about sending toe pics for money. It's just good business." - Classroom Transcripts Jan 30, 04:23

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