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we are all just sitting here waiting for an announcement. it was supposed to happen at 1230. -- nm - amanda Mar 11, 09:40 1
- one two three four I declare a thumb war -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 09:41
Matt Lucas to replace Sandi Toksvig on The Great British Bake Off -- (link) - LMS Mar 11, 09:29
Bernie giving a campaign update in half an hour or so. -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 09:27 6
- His lead in Cali has dropped to 6.8 points with 89% of the vote counted. -- nm - GregW Mar 11, 09:41
- If he drops out, the only people who will be pissed are the Bernie stans -- nm - TWuG Mar 11, 09:37 1
  - They’re not very good Bros if they don’t respect their leader’s decision. -- nm - Qale Mar 11, 09:42
- Yup, still fighting everyone . - Bernie - spamlet Mar 11, 09:36 2
  - This is what I’m afraid of. -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 09:41 1
    - I’m fully expecting him to drag it out. I hope I’m wrong. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 09:42
Legends of Tomorrow minor spoiler - Beaker Mar 11, 09:19 1
- ... spoils - Beryllium Mar 11, 09:24
The kid’s trip to Boston just got cancelled for next week. Figured that would be the case but she’s still bummed. -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 09:16 5
- my nephews wedding is at the end of the month. it may get canceled. -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 09:36
- I have a feeling that this whole spring and summer is going to be a bummer. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 09:23 3
  - yeah, we haven't mentioned the Harry Styles concert to our kids yet; but the wife and I are wondering if it goes forward - Beaker Mar 11, 09:24
  - Yeah she has a trip to Spain and Portugal in June and we’re just waiting for that shoe to drop. - spamlet Mar 11, 09:24 1
    - My kid is scheduled to go to Prauge with his choir this summer. We shall see. -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 09:35
Variety: ‘Gotham’ Alum Erin Richards Joins Vampire Drama Pilot ‘The Brides’ at ABC -- (link) - mud Mar 11, 09:09 4
- the Brides: “a sexy contemporary reimagining of ‘Dracula' staring Goran Višnjić ” -- (edited) - decline Mar 11, 09:12
- She gives good crazy. -- nm - David Mar 11, 09:10 2
  - *sees david's comment.* *sees the picture.* CAN CONFIRM. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 09:11
  - and is nice as pie. -- nm - groiny Mar 11, 09:10
RC: National Parks Service just updated "Projected dates for the start of peak bloom March 21-24" -- nm - MDH Mar 11, 09:08
Pandumic -- (link) - Jovian Mar 11, 08:54 1
- outstanding. -- nm - mud Mar 11, 08:57
B3 or so: Bachelor Spoils - JD Mar 11, 08:49 [youtube] 8
- Those are two things not on my resume. Spoiler. - zunk, man of means by no means Mar 11, 09:32
- Two different things. spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 11, 09:04 5
  - Spoilers - David Mar 11, 09:06 4
    - Spoils from what I read - Will Hunting Mar 11, 09:08 3
      - his mom HATES the new girl too...like essentially tells her she hates her on tape -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 09:21
      - Oh my. That's a way better story than what I had pieced together from ST posts and random stuff I came across on the net -- nm - JD Mar 11, 09:14 1
        
        Exactly right. It was nuts. spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 11, 09:36
- I've seen pics of Peter with a producer from the show for a couple weeks now (they spent New Years together) -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 08:52
my work went into full panic mode yesterday, when an employee returned from a trip to Japan - groiny Mar 11, 08:47 9
- Did you see Kopech yesterday? -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 09:41
- .... I'm pretty sure ST thought you dead already. - Spawn Mar 11, 09:36
- did she do a fakesneeze? She shoulda done a fake sneeze -- nm - mud Mar 11, 08:51 1
  - "is it hot in here? Why do I feel so warm?" -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 08:56
- We have one scheduled to return on Monday. - Strongbad Mar 11, 08:48 4
  - Make sure to go and give them a big hug when they get in the office - potential for 2 weeks vacation! -- nm - decline Mar 11, 09:02
  - STONE THEM! -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 08:51 2
    - Walk of Shame style! -- nm - Strongbad Mar 11, 08:53
    - On it. -- nm - Snoop Dogg Mar 11, 08:53
Chase thinks I would like to win a trip to Tokyo for the Olympics -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 08:30 3
- Sign me up -- nm - spamlet Mar 11, 08:52
- I absolutely would. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 11, 08:47
- I would like to win a trip to Tokyo for the Olympics - JD Mar 11, 08:33
XFL week one average ratings: 3.12 million. Week five average ratings: 1.16 million. When it fails, Vince is gonna blame COVID-19. -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:30
NCAA poll: Does the National Champion come from the following 5 teams or someone else? Kansas / Baylor / Gonzaga / Dayton / Duke - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:18 22
- Final Four tickets are crazy cheap -- (link) - decline Mar 11, 09:05 1
  - the Corona (beer) sponsorship now seems like a bad idea -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 09:39
- Currently +600, +1100, +800, +1150, +1800 - Strongbad Mar 11, 08:42 1
  - (I think my championship game will be FSU vs the Fighting Izzos) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 11, 08:43
- Rock Chalk Jayhawk! KU looks really good this year. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 08:39 13
  - Missouri will be so happy -- nm - Trump Mar 11, 08:53
  - If they take the title, I'll have to retire from watching sports, because there would be no topping the past year. - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 08:52 3
    - This may not be the best team they've had in the last decade but they're playing so well together and they have the best PG in - Krusty Mar 11, 09:02 2
      - He's the guy I swear has been around for a decade; like a senior white guy at Duke... - Will Hunting Mar 11, 09:05 1
        
        Haha! Perry Ellis was that guy a few years ago -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 09:10
  - Which means, as you know, 2nd round upset. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:41 7
    - I'll be very nervous if they have to play somebody battle-tested, like a St. Mary's. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 08:50 5
      - I think everyone needs to worry about KU. They showed me a lot in that win at Baylor and going undefeated on the road in the conference. - Krusty Mar 11, 09:06 2
        
        They played this year like not winning the conference last year was shame upon them and all their ancestors and now it was vengeance or death -- nm - JD Mar 11, 09:18 1
        
        Hahahaha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 09:42
      - Definitely battle tested and up for playing anybody other than Gonzaga - JD Mar 11, 08:58 1
        
        KU beat Dayton by 6. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 09:13
    - *yawn* -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 08:46
- I thought this was going to be "so will EVERY game be cancelled this season or will ALL games be cancelled this season" -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 08:31
- This year, I'm picking somebody else. -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:19 2
  - I've gone top 5 the last 5 years in ST's pickem...I have no idea who the hell to pick this year. - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:36 1
    - My futures are Baylor, Ohio St. (early and faded), Dayton, San Diego St. and I wish I had taken some Kansas at +1000 but missed out. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 11, 08:52
"The Avalanche will pay tribute to Larry Walker by making him their emergency backup goalie for a game this weekend." -- nm - prayformojo Mar 11, 08:17
WWE/Patriots: sitwap Gronk has signed with the WWE as a full time active wrestler. -- nm* - Remlik Mar 11, 08:12 14
- just wants to be involved in 2 CTE class action lawsuits in a few years -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 08:38
- Can you smell what the Gronk been cookin? -- nm - budice Mar 11, 08:21
- You don't often see a celebrity jump onboard a sinking ship. -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:19 10
  - still the biggest platform to make the most money and get exposure. -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 08:25 7
    - It's maximum Vince to bury 30 talented roster members but then sign WCW-era Karl Malone. -- nm* - David Mar 11, 08:31
    - Smackdown is a disaster. Raw has been ok...but it's interesting to see what they're doing -- nm - Remlik Mar 11, 08:26 5
      - We're now in month #3 of Seth / AOP vs Owens and whoever....with the same damn matches - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:40 4
        
        you're not wrong, but people want to see the stars, not the newbies. But you don't create stars without showing the newbies. The Ricochet project is - Remlik Mar 11, 08:57 3
        
        I think people have made it pretty clear they don’t want to see Seth Rollins. And the Ricochet burial is stupid, even by WWE standards. -- nm - David Mar 11, 09:03 1
        
        I kinda dig the Seth Rollins heel act (but not as repetitive as it is in a leading role) - Will Hunting Mar 11, 09:06
        
        That the Ricochet experiment is over is another sign Vince has to go. - Will Hunting Mar 11, 09:02
  - I'm actually surprised it took him this long to sign up. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:20 1
    - Vince will have to learn Mojo Rawley's name now. -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:21
- he's gonna get broken -- nm - decline Mar 11, 08:15
Why did Wall Street react to Trump's payroll tax promise? There's no way he gets that through the House. -- nm - Inigo Mar 11, 08:10 9
- Mnuchin confirms from last night: Administration is looking at pushing back April 15 tax deadline. - decline Mar 11, 08:28 1
  - I am very interested in this -- nm - Pippy -dweeb in training Mar 11, 08:43
- I think was more about the hope they might do something than any specific plan, because right now there isn’t one. -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 08:24 1
  - (To the extent any of yesterday’s movement could be attributed to that) -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 09:02
- Where did you see that Wall Street reacted to the payroll tax promise? -- nm - JackDawson Mar 11, 08:16 3
  - I think he means the yesterday bounce -- nm - Jovian Mar 11, 08:24 2
    - oh. that was due to trump? Unlikely, given the global rally after the sell-off, but *shrug* -- nm - JackDawson Mar 11, 08:36 1
      - I have no idea if that really was why! The media sure as hell made it sound like it was though. -- nm - Jovian Mar 11, 08:53
- Grassley says it's a no in the Senate too -- nm - decline Mar 11, 08:11
Weinstein gets 23 years. -- (link*) - Ender Mar 11, 08:06 6
- Silly me, I thought he had already been sentenced - so this was some delightful morning news :) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 08:45
- fantastic - no way he makes it out alive -- nm - Pippy -dweeb in training Mar 11, 08:44
- nice -- nm - mud Mar 11, 08:42
- Good! -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 08:42
- Wow -- nm - Jovian Mar 11, 08:25
- good -- nm - decline Mar 11, 08:08
The entire Italian peninsula has now been put under quarantine orders until April 3. Even weddings and funerals are off-limits. -- nm - decline Mar 11, 08:04
The ‘Bachelor’ Season Finale Exit Survey -- (link) - Beaker Mar 11, 08:02
LIR: We're gonna wait and see. So far it is just 1 school of the 3 that have cancelled events. If the other two stick it out, it's still worth going -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 08:02
things i'd forgotten about … Vin Diesel was in Saving Private Ryan - call me Ishmael Mar 11, 07:53 1
- So was Nathan Fillion -- nm - LMS Mar 11, 08:16
Disneyland: Avengers Campus will officially open at Disney California Adventure on July 18! -- nm - budice Mar 11, 07:51 3
- The Not So Little Chicken Sandwich looks amazing -- (link) - decline Mar 11, 08:15 1
  - They're using Ant-Man in a really clever way here. -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:16
- but will anybody go? -- nm - decline Mar 11, 07:55
So, obviously I have been tracking my mother's cruise ship. Today, they are scheduled to be docked in Basseterre, St Kitts. They are not. - Andie Mar 11, 07:47 7
- a lot of islands are turning ships away. Friends of ours got turned away from jamaica and went to Bahamas and Trinidad Tobago instead -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:48 6
  - Net positive! -- nm - Mop Mar 11, 07:50 2
    - it was Jamaic and a couple other island, I just can't remember the other two. This was last week as well so could be more islands shutting down now to -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:51 1
      - Bacon said Grand Turk was one of them. -- nm - Meg Mar 11, 09:27
  - yeah, this would not surprise me. -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 07:49 2
    - actually, that is apparently not it - St Kitts news from today is 'tourism booming! 5 ships dock in one day!" -- (link) - Andie Mar 11, 07:51 1
      - Sounds like they're picking up the slack from other ports and don't have enough space for them. -- nm - Meg Mar 11, 09:28
Interesting, data-driven analysis of sexism and Hillary, Warren, Bernie, etc. -- (link) - JackDawson Mar 11, 07:41
20 more parenthetical portions of song titles for ST to complete! Thrill me with your acumen. - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 07:37 23
- David kindly provided the remaining answers. Here is the complete list with solutions. - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 08:16 3
  - ... -- (pic) - Shaun Mar 11, 08:20 [Attachment]
  - Kim and I lost a game of Singo a couple of years ago because we didn't know #2's real name. -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:18 1
    - I've had a similar experience with #10. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 08:30
- 2) I Got You -- nm - Shaun Mar 11, 08:00
- Looking good so far. Still missing 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 16, and 20. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 07:52 5
  - 2) I Got You 4) This Will Be 16) Love and Affection -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:13 1
    - 5) De Do Run Run -- nm - David Mar 11, 08:13
  - 10 Escape 20 Thank U -- nm - Reagen Mar 11, 08:03
  - 2) nahnahnah knew that I would now -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:56
  - 3) Gonna Make You Sweat -- nm - Strongbad Mar 11, 07:54
- 9 and 17 (?) - spamlet Mar 11, 07:44
- 6) Died In Your Arms Tonight 9) Good Riddance 11) I Wanna Dance 12) Movin' Out 13) Separate Ways 14) That's the Way 15) Instant Karma -- nm - Inigo Mar 11, 07:43 5
  - 18) St. Elmo's Fire 19) I'm gonna be -- nm - Inigo Mar 11, 07:45 4
    - 7) Morning Train -- nm - Inigo Mar 11, 07:50 2
      - ..he works from 9 to 5 and then, he takes another home again, to find me watching: The Manchester United Football team! the best freakin' team - JD Mar 11, 08:19 [youtube] 1
        
        "You guys are like on a totally new level of swearing over here." -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:44
    - 18) Rick Hansen theme song! -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:46
- 1) GIMME GIMME GIMME -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:37 4
  - So needy. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 07:43
  - 8) late December back in '63 -- nm* - Beaker Mar 11, 07:38 2
    - 63! -- nm - Inigo Mar 11, 07:43
    - 6) Died in your arms tonight -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:42
"Take your laptop/materials home and begin planning a roadmap for what it would look like to teach your classes from home for a minimum of 14 days." - Volnelk Mar 11, 07:35 2
- "go read Infinite Jest and write a 24 page summary" -- nm - Beaker Mar 11, 07:39 1
  - That wouldn't even cover the endnotes. -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 11, 07:58
My sister's workplace is getting a shitload of people tested right now, including her boss. - Marlowe Mar 11, 07:34

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