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Borderlands movie in development (yay) with Eli Roth (booooooo) -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 18:01 2
- I'm available! -- nm - Uwe Boll Feb 20, 18:02
- You be nice or they'll switch to Uwe Boll. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 20, 18:02
Old News: Sriracha. New Hotness: Go Chu Jang -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 17:53
B.C.’s sixth case of COVID-19 -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 17:52
JR Rider and KG talk about the one time KG talked shit to MJ. -- (link) - Krusty Feb 20, 17:44
Oh, no, Drumpf didn't like that Parasite won BP. I hope we get 7 South Korean nominees next year. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 17:41 5
- Neon with the killshot. -- (link) - Tim Feb 20, 18:17
- A movie about classism. Are we sure he even understood it? - Pippy-with a side eye Feb 20, 18:15 3
  - I promise you he knows absolutely nothing about it other than its a South Korean film and it won Best Picture. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 20, 18:17 2
    - and also that by ragging on it publicly, his racist base will eat it up. -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 18:20 1
      - Exactly. It's no accident he's talking about going back to Gone with the Wind. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 20, 18:21
Hah. A question about mayor pete. (I'm guessing the answer is charitable donations ...) -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 20, 17:29 4
- waiting until *after* he's pres to cash in. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 18:31
- That sent me looking for the definition of millionaire - and in today's world I don't see that as a great distinction and, yes, why isn't - Meg Feb 20, 17:40 1
  - generally net worth including real estate. $1 million puts you in the top 1% globally. - mafic Feb 20, 18:33
- Public service. He went into the Army and the mayor of a minor city doesn’t pay well. -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 17:40
I oppose Japan's mission to send a lander to Mars unless they launch several small landers which combine to form one large lander in space. -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 17:28
uh oh TWUG...Chris Jericho not happy with Tesla... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 20, 17:05 1
- Tesla finally went bankrupt. I called it! -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 17:20
I should have kept track - there's been 34 trading days so far this year and I feel like I've beat the market on about 25 of them. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 17:05
Wow. Kevin Stallings not only gave Pitt an 0-19 conference record in basketball, he also landed them 3 years of probation for NCAA violations. - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:30 1
- Definitely doing it wrong. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 20, 17:47
McDavid could be back as soon as Sunday -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 16:22
"This may only be the second time on record without snow in February (in Washington, DC)." -- nm - prayformojo Feb 20, 16:15 1
- funny you mention snow. this is my yard 1 year ago today. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Feb 20, 16:18 [Attachment]
L3. Bernie Bros' behavior -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 20, 16:13 3
- I don't get it. Or rather, I get it, but I'm lacking the context of exactly what he's referencing. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 17:25 2
  - That he and others survived an assassination attempt by a Bernie bro - Strongbad Feb 20, 17:34 1
    - Ah, that makes more sense. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 18:08
Science, as far as it has come, has yet to be able to formula a professional basketball team that Kyrie Irving cannot ruin -- nm - prayformojo Feb 20, 16:03 3
- He's too injured this year to ruin Brooklyn. - Krusty Feb 20, 17:26 1
  - Not like they are injury prone or anything -- nm - Bacon Feb 20, 17:27
- Farnsworth's team of atomic supermen should be immune. -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 20, 16:04
Rick Wilson cracks me up -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 15:50 1
- I found out recently that he’s the guy behind the ad that depicted amputee Max Cleland with bin Laden and Saddam in 2002. - Tim Feb 20, 16:18
Hey, does anyone here have a specific brand of memory foam pillow they love/would recommend? - kelly Feb 20, 15:41 6
- I've been very happy with this one -- (link) - rollo Feb 20, 16:52
- I really trust Wirecutter for almost everything. -- (link) - amanda Feb 20, 16:32
- the Malouf high loft plush dough memory foam Z-gel is perfect for my side sleeping. I had troubles for decades until I found this 3 years ago -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 20, 15:59
- I have a thermapedic. It's firm. It's the style that has neck support. I've been using it for years. We have a simmons beautyrest also, but it is - pmb Feb 20, 15:56
- I had a Purple Pillow. It was quite firm (it weighed 10 pounds!). Don't know if I'd get another one, but many people like theirs. (nm) - howie Feb 20, 15:54
- I got one from ikea. It was ... okay. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 15:50
Speaking of Dave Grohl, Vudu's streaming Sound City for free (with ads) right now. -- (link) - Mop Feb 20, 15:34
Interesting comment from the end of that Will Ferrell interview on Hot Wings. - Mop Feb 20, 15:28
Workplace ethics question: There's a tray of bagels placed in the break room. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 14:58 17
- As many as you can get away with without someone seeing you. - Ender Feb 20, 20:27
- As many as you can hoop over your pointer finger at the same time. -- nm - Max Feb 20, 17:31 1
  - Does it have to be a finger? ^^ -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 20, 17:48
- Yes. -- nm - znufrii Feb 20, 17:21
- Depends how many people can see you. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 16:36
- I took 3 (plus the unopened creme cheese container), leaving 2. So seems that was perfectly ethical. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 16:34
- all of them. -- nm - colin Feb 20, 15:29
- All, so long as no one sees you. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:05 2
  - And if someone sees you, Drumpf can always throw a pardon your way. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 15:06 1
    - These are my bagels. I brought them. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:07
- all, but do it 1 at a time in several minute intervals -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 20, 15:04
- Depends on how many other people know you're in there. -- nm - . Feb 20, 15:04
- At least 2. Up to 4 depending how many left. - zunk lake county Feb 20, 15:03 3
  - Always leave at least one. -- nm - . Feb 20, 15:05 2
    - this -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 15:20
    - or half of one. take all the cream cheese/schmear -- nm - budice Feb 20, 15:19
- 4 -- nm - call me Ishmael Feb 20, 15:02
oh my. A pretty epic turn of events in relationshipadvice on reddit. -- (link*) - Beryllium Feb 20, 14:55 3
- The real money is in the thread where a stranger convinces her to tag the boyfriend. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:04
- Serious Jedi mind trick - decline Feb 20, 15:03 1
  - yep -- nm - . Feb 20, 15:12
Netanyahu challenger's company faces criminal probe Benny Gantz says 'political pressure' may be behind investigation -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:36 2
- Bibi gettin' a little Trump-y? -- nm - mud Feb 20, 14:38 1
  - All these Putin-pets are the same. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 14:42
"My god. What angered Trump about that election security briefing .." -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 14:35 8
- ".. was also reportedly angered that said report was delivered in Schiff ’s presence." -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 15:46
- As they should. -- nm - . Feb 20, 15:26 1
  - ? -- nm - mud Feb 20, 15:30
- and Grennell has zero Intel experience and has been a disaster as a diplomat... -- nm - decline Feb 20, 15:11 1
  - “the most dishonest and deceptive press person I ever worked with. He often lied.” -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 15:18
- Republicans "went nuts" -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 15:08 1
  - how Fox News is framing it: -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 15:27
- ♥Asha♥ -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 14:40
I didn’t even make it the whole day without watching the AC:NH Nintendo Direct. It was orgasmic. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 14:34 2
- I’m dying over everything. They’ve outdone themselves. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 20, 14:35 1
  - AEW live yesterday, this today. Everything’s coming up Kim! -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 20, 14:40
The talk of class today was a girl who couldn't draw a five pointed star, even following another student's exasperated instructions - Reagen Feb 20, 14:27 4
- B is probably true. There are visual types dyslexia or something like dyslexia. - . Feb 20, 15:24
- Some people can't draw. - . Feb 20, 15:18
- maybe she was jewish... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:30 1
  - I almost stepped in to do the two triangles version. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 14:31
If girls with big boobs work at Hooters, where do the girls with only one leg work? - JD Feb 20, 14:26
This Fall: SANDERS v TRUMP: The Battle for America's Soul, only on PPV - Beryllium Feb 20, 14:23 1
- Sanders PPV costs $27. Trump's PPV is $5B -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 20, 14:37
Wrestlemania: Samoa Joe injured during commercial shoot, may miss WM again.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 20, 14:13 2
- He is cursed. Every time he is on the brink, something random happens. -- nm* - David Feb 20, 14:20 1
  - yeah. and he's at that age where small injuries are just going to pile up. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 14:20
Good Fight castmember leaving after the end of the new season....spoils.... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 20, 14:09 1
- He is legit one of the best actors in the world. - David Feb 20, 14:21
When did you see Train, Pippy? -- nm - David Feb 20, 13:50 1
- 4 or 5 years ago. Not expecting it to be so good -- nm - Pippy Feb 20, 16:51
Apparently the law enforcement agency tasked with security at a nuclear facility must have access to automatic weapons. Ask me how I know. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 13:16 7
- it was a feature plot point of one of those Red Jacket gun maker shows, you know, the guy who was molesting his daughter all those years... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:25
- Why wouldn’t they? -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 13:52
- you were doing cosplay pictures near there and security came and got you? -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:43
- You almost got shot, didn’t you? -- nm - znufrii Feb 20, 13:40 1
  - Yes, but to be fair, one has nothing to do with the other. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:20
- How do you know that? -- nm - Volnelk Feb 20, 13:39 1
  - We have a nuclear reactor on campus and as we enter a phase of re-evaluating who provides security on campus, this is a key factor. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:19
Man, CBSViacom's new info on their streaming strategy is some crazy b.s. PR speak. -- (link) - Mop Feb 20, 13:12 2
- it sounds like that part of the strategy is that the streaming service will have a free option with ads doesn't it? -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:45 1
  - That's a reference to their AVOD (ad-supported video-on-demand) service Pluto TV. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 14:49
40 months for stone is brilliant, long enough for an old man, but, shows enough leniency that if the Donald pardons it will look bad like no... - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:11 4
- He pardons him when he needs to distract from other awful outrage he kicked up. -- (edited) - Jovian Feb 20, 13:19 3
  - So, today? (NM) - Marlowe Feb 20, 14:29
  - He wins in November he signs an executive order that anyone in his employ can not be arrested. Period. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 13:21 1
    - Hmmm. *Brushes up resume* -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 20, 14:07
New Westworld Trailer -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 12:59 1
- aka Sexy Hot Robots -- nm - Jovian Feb 20, 14:29
Coronavirus recovery rate approaching 89% -- nm - rollo Feb 20, 12:52 7
- They also think kids are getting it with few or mild symptoms. -- nm - . Feb 20, 15:16
- In what direction, rollo?! -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 13:14
- If that means the death rate is 10%, we're looking at 8,000 victims -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 12:53 4
  - it does not. it means 89% are cleared. Those still ill don't fall into that number. -- nm - Andie Feb 20, 13:17
  - "So far, 14,000 people have died and 250,000 people have been hospitalized during the 2019-2020 flu season, according to estimates from the CDC." -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 12:56 2
    - Yes but the flu is much more widespread. That’s the issue when comparing COVAD to the flu. - spamlet Feb 20, 12:59
    - one note: the coronavirus transmission rate is higher that the flu -- nm - decline Feb 20, 12:59
First time I saw Rob without his hat on Survivor I wondered WTF is that? -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 12:48 2
- How about the first time (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Feb 20, 13:52 1
  - And... - . Feb 20, 15:14
9 year old with disability wants to commit suicide after bullying... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 20, 12:47
Bery...it's a rare band that are better than Foo Fighters right now. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 12:46 22
- Coincidentally, I'm just now watching a Biffy Clyro interview from 2 hours ago, and they actually brought up Dave Grohl -- (link) - JaxSean Feb 20, 13:43 [youtube] 3
  - I still think Biffy Clyro is a thing you made up, much like that utube guy that mop made up. - Spawn Feb 20, 13:47 2
    - several radio friends of mine talk about them all the time. of course they're label reps of the band. -- nm - Remlik Feb 20, 13:53 1
      - There's quite a bit of talk that the new album will be aimed at breaking it over here. They're so huge overseas. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 20, 14:09
- LIR - I have not seen Foo and I'm going to say Train is not better. - Pippy -Pie in the Sky expectations Feb 20, 12:54 11
  - I'm not a big Foo Fighters fan, but they do put on a good concert. - JaxSean Feb 20, 13:16 9
    - Run and Sky Is a Neighborhood don’t feel bland at all. Something From Nothing neither. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 13:51 3
      - RKD called them "Rock by numbers". -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 14:09 1
        
        Well what do those bankers in Arcadia know about rock? -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 14:27
      - Yeah and even if it is not your thing I can not imagine calling Everlong "bland". -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 13:56
    - I can see that. Seeing them live moved them from a band I liked to being one of my favorite bands, period. But they are still lower in my rotation - Spawn Feb 20, 13:24 4
      - Peak Foo Fighters Live. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 20, 13:30 [youtube] 3
        
        Man I love that arrangement. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:30
        
        You should have heard about it on ST. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 13:31 1
        
        Here's Grohl telling the story about it last week at the 1 hour mark -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 20, 13:34 [youtube]
  - Of course not. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 12:57
- That's what I mean. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:49 5
  - Drops of Jupiter is the only song that comes to mind when I think of Train. That and that awful Soul Sister song. - Spawn Feb 20, 12:58 4
    - I liked 50 Ways to Say Goodbye, largely because it contained the lyric "Got run over by a crappy purple Scion." - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 14:53
    - Here - JD Feb 20, 13:04 [youtube] 2
      - Evil. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 13:13 1
        
        And this is coming from a guy who likes Train. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 13:13
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 20, 12:42 3
- Funk soul brother. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 12:43 2
  - Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Feb 20, 12:44 1
    - Check it out now. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 12:50

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