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From Tom Brady. So get ready for the overanalysis. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 30, 15:51 1
- it clearly means he either is or is not retiring. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 16:05
Big changes to Overwatch, including temp hero bans -- (link) - Reagen Jan 30, 15:39
Emma Watts, long time production head at Disney's 20th Century Studios, is gone. -- (link) - Mop Jan 30, 15:35
It looks like CBS All Access has a "Talking Dead" style post-show show for Star Trek: Picard, with Wil Wheaton posting. It's on YouTube. -- (link) - Mop Jan 30, 15:32 [youtube] 2
- Oh my. As I hoped... the premiere episode of Picard, available free for a limited time on YouTube. -- (link) - Mop Jan 30, 15:42 [youtube]
- I'm not sure I could have included more pop culture references in that post. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 15:33
Rest in peace, Amoxy. So sorry to hear. -- nm - CQ Jan 30, 15:30
amoxy's ex wife also posted on Facebook (c&p inside) - JaxSean Jan 30, 15:23 10
- How old was he, for anyone who knows? - secretslacker Jan 30, 16:25 1
  - October 12, 1958 -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 16:34
- oh no! crappity crap crap. :( - -- nm - b. Jan 30, 16:12
- My brain hates me. I just went through the following thought process... - Mop Jan 30, 15:41 5
  - Fedex -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 17:07
  - I was waiting to hear from my work about them sending me out to SF in a couple months, and I had planned on giving him a shout. - groiny Jan 30, 15:45
  - I thankfully took an extra day off work today. My brain and heart hurt. - JaxSean Jan 30, 15:44 2
    - I never even met him and I was a complete disaster this morning. - Jovian Jan 30, 15:49
    - It’s all so fucked up and it’s not okay -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Jan 30, 15:48
- *puts jax back in the wheelchair* -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 15:27
Here’s a story about a 49ers player that may cheer some folks up. -- (link) - David, Troll Summoner Jan 30, 15:21
Last thing I needed today was a message that one of my neighbors passed away earlier in the week. I've mentioned him before - - Meg Jan 30, 15:06 4
- Oh Meg you were just talking about them with me on ship! I am so sorry. -- nm - JenBro Jan 31, 06:40
- so sorry, Meg + groiny, for your loss, too. *hugs* -- nm - b. Jan 30, 16:13
- :( -- nm - Pippy-with a side eye Jan 30, 15:50
- I hear ya, this is 2 friends of mine in less than a week. -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 15:07
Faizal explains the new NBA All Star rules -- (link) - mud Jan 30, 15:01 1
- 3 timed quarters of match play, 4th untimed quarter is to [highest score] + 24. Ooh, complicated! -- nm* - Reagen Jan 30, 15:18
One thing I did really enjoy about 1917 was the score - Reagen Jan 30, 14:53 4
- Is 1917 a scoregami? -- nm - rollo Jan 30, 15:43 3
  - only because Austria-Hungary went for two -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 15:46 1
    - lol well done sir -- nm - rollo Jan 30, 15:47
  - Mahomes gonna give it a go. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 15:46
FYI if you did not see, they said it was a heart attack. -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 14:47 12
- aw, shit, did not see it below, sorry -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 14:49 11
  - 's okay, it's important -- nm - mud Jan 30, 15:03 10
    - I mean, gone is gone, but I feel slightly better it was not the other thing. -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 15:04 9
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 16:31
      - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 15:44
      - Yup. -- nm - spamlet Jan 30, 15:31
      - Guys can we agree here and now. If someone finds out it was the other please never post it on the boards. Thanks in advance -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 15:28
      - I think we all do. He’d made so much progress, so the timing feels cruel. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 30, 15:25
      - Exactly. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 30, 15:21
      - Same. I hope it was as painless as possible. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 15:05 1
        
        me too. I hope he wasnt too scared -- nm - mud Jan 30, 15:07
      - Me too. He's been working so hard to take care of his mental health. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 30, 15:04
AMZN up 11% afterhours in earnings beat -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 14:46 1
- Bezos' net worth approaching $130B -- nm* - decline Jan 30, 15:10
All of your favorite sports bloggers. Well, maybe not all of them, but at least the ones who are currently unemployed due to their recent decision to - JD Jan 30, 14:41 1
- Good for them. -- nm - David Jan 30, 14:48
For those not on the fb thread, from amoxy’s daughter - znufrii, human scum Jan 30, 14:37 14
- I have nothing to say that hasn't been said. a devastating loss. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 30, 15:14
- so f**king sad. saddest day of TT/ST for me quite honestly. - Jovian Jan 30, 14:54 2
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 16:31
  - So true. One of the greatest -- nm - JackDawson Jan 30, 15:01
- Wait what? Amoxy has passed away? Is that what I am reading? -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 14:53 7
  - Bottom of B3 is where it hit :( Was wondering where you were. -- nm - Meg Jan 30, 14:56 5
    - First day back to work since the flu and vacay, been off social all day. This is so horrible -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 14:58 4
      - I’m sorry. Kim and I meant to message you. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 30, 14:59 3
        
        I am so glad you didn't. I am a mess glad I wasn't at work. Very glad -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 15:00 2
        
        Okay. If you need to talk, we are here. -- nm - David, Troll Summoner Jan 30, 15:01 1
        
        Ah thanks. I just had to uncork the waterworks downstairs for a bit. Very therapeutic. - Bacon Jan 30, 15:21
  - yeah. I'll miss that guy. we are lesser without him. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 14:54
- I am very, very sad today. Amoxy was a lovely person and the world is a little darker without him. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 30, 14:43
- 8-) - JD Jan 30, 14:42
The WWE is "like a paranoid king who just keeps adding moats and secret chambers to his castle." - David Jan 30, 14:34 3
- they didn't make Q4 earnings. scapegoats needed pal! -- nm - Remlik Jan 30, 15:38
- Vick has a 30-for-30 on tonight (Part 1) if you haven't heard. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 14:37
- (WWE stock has gotten crushed after hours today) -- nm - David Jan 30, 14:35
she kept the dress! -- (link) - mud Jan 30, 14:10 3
- don't mean anything, that bitch marla could have saved some, hell you could my jizz on ebay for all I know -- nm - don the con Jan 30, 17:26
- Oh wow. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 15:37
- Don't look at me. -- nm - Melania Jan 30, 14:27
Sources: Red Sox talk Mookie Betts trade with Dodgers -- (link) - Beaker Jan 30, 14:06
The trailer for John Turturro's Big Lebowski sequel -- (link) - Beaker Jan 30, 14:04 10
- I saw a trailer to this in Italian a few days ago on some other site and it was utterly bonkers. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 15:22
- "A remake of Going Places (1978), which based on the plot synopsis is a big yikes" - Beryllium Jan 30, 14:30 6
  - I mean, the main character is a guy on the sex offender registry. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 14:33 5
    - it certainly seems like an odd time to put this movie out. - groiny Jan 30, 15:33
    - Are you casting Walter Sobchak as a reliable narrator? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 14:48 3
      - eight year olds, dude -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 17:28
      - he's not wrong, he's just an asshole. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 14:49 1
        
        anti-semite. -- nm - walter Jan 30, 14:50
- There needs to be a Goodman or Bridges cameo -- nm - eag Jan 30, 14:06
- sweet -- nm - mud Jan 30, 14:05
Y'all. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 30, 13:49 14
- "a corking fee for hospitals". You know how much having two kids cost us? ~$40 in parking fees, and that's considered controversial. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 14:23 11
  - Zoe was in the hospital in Australia for approximately 2 months total, including 3 stints at the ICU. She had more than 10 ambulance calls. - ralph wiggum Jan 30, 14:55
  - Yeah, but look at all the freedom you had to give up to get those rates, you filthy socialist Canadian! -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 14:39 2
    - I would pay ~$600 less in federal income tax rates in the US. - Reagen Jan 30, 14:43 1
      - But how would our billionaires afford to *be* billionaires! Did you think of that? -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 14:49
  - We paid extra for a private room for our first. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 14:31 6
    - And by 'extra', I mean I think it was $90-ish -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 14:31 5
      - we paid for a fancy genetic test, but otherwise $0. government midwives came to our house for most appointments. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 14:53 4
        
        We chose to have a private OB/GYN because I was an old mom. That's one thing that is still somewhat expensive, but it was still like a $2000 co-pay. - ralph wiggum Jan 30, 14:58 3
        
        we thought about that (M was 36), and even went to an OB, but bailed on him when he was instantly dismissive of everything we asked. - mafic Jan 30, 15:06 2
        
        I think I spot an efficiency issue. -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 15:09 1
        
        what? it's the hospital district. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 16:08
- They must have lawyers advising on billing. -- nm - . Jan 30, 14:02
- Hey lady, mother on your own time. -- nm - Max Jan 30, 13:55
"Coming [to Netflix] Friday, February 7th... Locke & Key" - prayformojo Jan 30, 13:44 2
- It better not break my heart. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:49 1
  - I'm at least moderately optimistic based on the trailer. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 30, 14:44
Tonight's The Good Place is going to hit hard. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 13:42 2
- I'm behind on this season so I'm not going to be able to watch it for a while. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:55
- 90 minute series finale -- nm - peglegpete Jan 30, 13:49
Barbie news from Mattel -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 30, 13:40
House side is playing bits of Dersh's batshit crazy rants of yest. to support their arguments -- (link) - mud Jan 30, 13:40 1
- Laurence Tribe: "Stop whining & get a grip." -- (link) - mud Jan 30, 13:59
"Various conversations occur, between various groups of people." -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 13:34
NBA All-Star game format this year #24 -- (link) - decline Jan 30, 13:24
So I just saw that apparently he collapsed and was rushed to ER I was posting when that got posted -- nm - eag Jan 30, 13:20 17
- I know I'm a ghost around here, but it just felt right to pay my respects to everyone here who lost an integral, fantastic part of this family. - Banz! Jan 30, 13:48 7
  - Hey B. I hope life is great! -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:57 5
    - Hey David! Other than this news, nothing worth bemoaning. - Banz! Jan 30, 14:00 4
      - I was actually in Atlanta *yesterday* but just the hellscape of an airport. I do think we're visiting in late-February. - David Jan 30, 14:05 3
        
        Pretty sure I'm the sole remaining Atlanta STer - Banz! Jan 30, 14:27 2
        
        I think it's you and I. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 14:47 1
        
        Oh yeah! After you moved out of Marietta, I forgot about ya. ;P {nm} - Banz! Jan 30, 15:21
  - It is good to see you post here, in any case. - Marlowe Jan 30, 13:50
- C&P inside - Andie Jan 30, 13:22 8
  - I hadn't notice this, thanks for the c&p.. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 30, 13:59
  - thx -- nm - mud Jan 30, 13:56
  - TY -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 13:56
  - Thank you for posting this. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 13:52
  - That's what I thought. He was in a good place emotionally. Now, he's in The Good Place. - David Jan 30, 13:30 2
    - i will be thinking of him constantly tonight. -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 13:31 1
      - Yes. It's unavoidable. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:34
  - Thanks Andie -- nm - eag Jan 30, 13:23
I got my SB square and was a little disappointed I got 9 (Chiefs) and 5 (49ers) - spamlet Jan 30, 13:17
B2 was a small board that was the size of a large board -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 13:07
I wanted to post one of these but couldn't decide which one :( -- (link) - Meg Jan 30, 13:06 [flickr] 7
- God, we were so young. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 30, 14:00
- I knew someone had shot a picture with me in it -- nm - eag Jan 30, 13:11
- Quarks! -- nm - Andie Jan 30, 13:09 4
  - I'm going to make a massive rum punch bowl and sexualize a Klingon in his honor tonight. - Will Hunting Jan 30, 13:15 3
    - WH likes the smooth Gowron action? -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 13:44
    - Yes it does but funny - eag Jan 30, 13:18
    - So why'd you do that every other night? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 13:16
But seriously that math thing is *literally* one of the concepts I'm constantly trying to get across. - Reagen Jan 30, 13:05 4
- *head tilt* -- nm - . Jan 30, 13:08
- Explain it in terms of foot fetish picture revenue. -- nm - David Jan 30, 13:06 2
  - if you make $8 each for 25 photos it's the same as making $25 each for 8 photos! -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 13:58 1
    - If it’s $25 for eight photos of five toes, does that mean it’s $50 for eight photos of ten toes? -- nm - Roger More Jan 30, 14:16
My one complaint about my new stove (which otherwise is amazeballs) - Reagen Jan 30, 12:59 1
- heh. My stove does the same thing. I hardly use it anymore. 'Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes' -- nm - decline Jan 30, 13:21
Justice department argues in court that the president can be impeached for ignoring subpoenas (contrary to what the presidents lawyers are arguing in - pmb Jan 30, 12:58 2
- That seems to be a rather unusual position for William Barr's Justice Department to take... no? -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 13:05 1
  - It helps their case in front of the judge to keep them from enforcing the subpoenas. Different court, different argument, but it looks bad for - pmb Jan 30, 13:13
"twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom" -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 12:57 1
- But I wanted an abortion! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 13:04
Is there a common cologne/perfume that smells like moldy earth? It seems like there is. Why tf? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 12:55 8
- It might smell like that to you. - . Jan 30, 13:57 3
  - Yes, this is probably the reason - which makes me all the more curious what brand is pushing this. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 14:00 2
    - I mean, like, is this how my nose sees Chanel No 5 or something? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 14:00 1
      - It's possible. - . Jan 30, 14:07
- Petrichor, for the girl who’s tired of waiting. -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 30, 13:09 1
  - Heh. It's stinkier than that, though. I keep smelling it wafting from strangers. Not a fan, and I'm wondering if it's a known fragrance that they - Beryllium Jan 30, 13:54
- The Disney ride "Soarin' Over the World" uses scents to enhance the experience. One of the most appealing is the "earth" smell of the African savanna -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 13:01
- *whispers* "Diatomata" -- nm - Reagen Jan 30, 12:57
Cheddar Explains: Will one of those face masks protect you from Coronavirus? -- (link) - Mop Jan 30, 12:54 [youtube] 2
- ski mask: probably not -- nm - Max Jan 30, 13:31
- well, that one in the picture is a dust mask, isn't it? You need the ones that have a plastic layer and pinch it over your nose to even hope that it -- (edited) - Andie Jan 30, 12:56

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