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Josh Rosen has had a pretty diverse career - flavorize Dec 26, 13:33 [Attachment] 3
- Chase Daniel 2.0 -- nm - budice Dec 26, 13:48
- And that’s not even counting acting Attorney General -- nm - Dano Dec 26, 13:42 1
  - or one-time Primus lead singer -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 26, 14:11
Dec. 26 Birthdays: Phil Spector (81), John Walsh (75), David Sedaris (64), Lars Ulrich (57), Byron Howard (52), Jared Leto (49) -- (edited) - Max Dec 26, 13:22 3
- OK, Jared Leto shocked me. -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 13:30 2
  - Angela Chase still moodily pines over him -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 26, 13:57
  - Yeah, didn't realize anyone knew what day he got here. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 13:50
Wow, the damage at 2nd Ave in Nashville is shocking. -- (link) - loosilu Dec 26, 13:13
These are allegedly the best jokes of 2020. -- (link) - .🎄 Dec 26, 12:59
JAX: RB James Robinson (ankle) ruled out for Week 16 -- nm* - budice Dec 26, 12:55
In his last 4 quarters, Brady has 668 yards and 6 TDs. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 12:41 8
- and still isn't smart enough to wear a face covering right - David Dec 26, 13:07 1
  - If I still really cared about football this would be much more difficult to deal with. -- nm - Tim Dec 26, 13:42
- This game is 2nd to only the Broncos/Saints game, in sad blowout games -- nm - flavorize Dec 26, 13:00 5
  - Thoughts and prayers to anyone against Brady-Kamara-Evans. I’m sure there is someone out there. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 13:04 4
    - Im against Kamara-Evans-Fournette. And I got Brady -- nm - budice Dec 26, 13:09
    - Though here's one -- (pic) - Reagen Dec 26, 13:07 [Attachment] 1
      - It’s like Samara has had all the bad luck she’s incurred coming back at once. - Will Hunting Dec 26, 13:20
    - I'm against Brady/Thielen/Cook and still 43% to win. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 13:05
Anthony Quinn Warner Named as Nashville Bombing Person of Interest (may have committed suicide?) -- (link) - mara Dec 26, 12:28 14
- I honestly don’t get his intentions—the continual announcement part of it was weird. I know some crazy people are seeing it as a rallying cry -- nm - flavorize Dec 26, 13:06 5
  - Lots of political bombers will try to minimize civilian casualties if they are targeting a location. I think IRA bombers were famous for making calls - Will Hunting Dec 26, 13:16 1
    - Yes they were, calls and also sometimes a speaker (like this guy). -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 13:28
  - I wonder if the gunshots weren't him committing suicide after he set things in motion. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 26, 13:15 1
    - That's what I thought too. -- nm - mara Dec 26, 13:22
  - Wanted to blow shit up, but not people. -- nm - .🎄 Dec 26, 13:11
- Unconfirmed at the time that was posted. -- nm - .🎄 Dec 26, 12:55
- Three names. Makes sense. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 12:48 6
  - (You know that's just so they don't get other Anthony Warners in trouble, right?) -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 12:54 5
    - There has to be more than one Anthony Quinn Warner. -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 13:29 1
      - Of that town? Less likely. And the more specific the better. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 15:04
    - Sirhan Sirhan says what? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 12:56 2
      - feriners don't count. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 12:57 1
        
        Wayne Williams? -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 26, 13:19
And there are the last of the ST Christmas cards. Thank you all so very much. That was fun!! -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 26, 12:25
Halfway through Wonder Woman, and it's horrible thus far. - JaxSean Dec 26, 12:11 15
- It was very odd to me. I was sad I didn't like it. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 14:21
- Spoiler question - JaxSean Dec 26, 13:11 5
  - spoiler answer - Remlik Dec 26, 13:20 4
    - Thanks - JaxSean Dec 26, 13:30 3
      - it's a shame. because Gal is that character. She's great, the cast is fine. but man were they let down by a shitty script. -- nm* - Remlik Dec 26, 14:09 2
        
        Absolutely agree. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 14:22
        
        Totally agree -- nm - JaxSean Dec 26, 14:15
- Didn’t it have a lot of rewrites/reshoots? -- nm - flavorize Dec 26, 13:08 1
  - Yeah, it was originally 1964. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 13:51
- oh you will hate it. -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 12:25
- I waited until free video on the first. Not sure what the *next* level is but pretty sure I will do it for this one. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 12:20 4
  - I still need to watch the first and Aquaman and pretty much every DCU movie minus Man of Steel which i already saw and dont need to see again - eag Dec 26, 12:24 3
    - But there is a Snyder cut of that one as well. You know, he is gonna fix what... he messed up! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 12:27 2
      - There is no cut of Man of Steel that would make me watch it again - eag Dec 26, 12:33 1
        
        Oops. I meant B vs S, He is redoing that one. MoS would start by him NOT spoil - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 12:47
And the patient phone calls start. Had Christmas eve dinner with a family member who had an outstanding covid test which then come back - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 26, 12:05 9
- do you have to quarantine? or will they make you work with extra PPE? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 12:15 1
  - Not me. But the rules for HCW are you work unless you have symptoms. They test history professors more than HCWs... -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 26, 12:18
- geez -- nm - mud Dec 26, 12:10
- Ugh. I'm so sorry. -- nm - David Dec 26, 12:10
- Good grief! Why why?! -- nm - Pippy Dec 26, 12:07 1
  - Why would anyone even risk it? Just isolate until this is over. Presto. Done. No risk. Everyone lives. -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 14:10
- I just can not imagine having a test and then exposing before the results. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 12:07 1
  - people duM -- nm - mud Dec 26, 12:12
- Oy. -- nm - budice Dec 26, 12:06
Yep Soul was great A - eag Dec 26, 11:54
Which are we boycotting, loew's or HD? -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 11:51 9
- Neither really -- nm - JaxSean Dec 26, 12:12
- I boycott both. Menards has had the 100% facemask policy since March, and enforces. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 12:09
- Personally, Lowe's. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 26, 11:53 6
  - Oh shit, I thought HD had the Trump problem. -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 12:06 5
    - My issue isn't political but poor service. I can't boycott every business that donates to right wing politicians. I'd love to but it's just - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 26, 13:13
    - HD had a 'veterans' problem, Lowes gives 10% off to military/retireds -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 12:16
    - One of their founders is a Trumper. The other is a diehard Democrat and hugely into charitable causes. -- nm - David Dec 26, 12:11 2
      - Yes. We’ve noticed though that our local HDs have higher numbers of mask wearers than Lowe’s. -- nm - kelly Dec 26, 13:03
      - Thank you all for the clarification. -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 12:47
... -- (pic) - David Dec 26, 11:47 [Attachment] 2
- - -- (pic) - Dark Callisto Dec 26, 11:54 [Attachment]
- (And I'm not *just* talking about Gronk's "dancing") -- nm - David Dec 26, 11:48
This isn't a football game. It's televised murder. -- nm - David Dec 26, 11:31 2
- C just asked me what the highest score they can get is. She might be prescient. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 11:34 1
  - That last play is exactly what it would look like if I tried to throw a pass in the NFL. -- nm - David Dec 26, 11:37
We started Ted Lasso last night. It was cute and okay for episodes 1&2...3 took off. Looking forward to watching more tonight. Spoils - Will Hunting Dec 26, 11:27 1
- I re-watched episodes 7 through 10 last night. It's a show that makes me fundamentally happy. -- nm - David Dec 26, 11:29
WHY do I keep thinking Col. Blake is going to send Radar to bet everything on the Lions for the second half? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 26, 11:22
OTD: in 1983 The Iron Shiek beats Bob Backland (who hadn't lost for 7 years) to become WWF Champion. -- (link) - Remlik Dec 26, 11:15
Utah RB Ty Jordan has died of a self inflicted gunshot -- (link) - Reagen Dec 26, 11:14
CLE with positive COVID test -- (link) - budice Dec 26, 11:10
Brady is just slicing up the Detroit secondary. Still 5 minutes to go in the first half and he is 16/18, 272 yards and 3 TDs. -- nm - GregW Dec 26, 11:09 3
- Now 348 and 4. It’s the first half. Lions QB with 22 yards passing. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 11:27
- Most likely Scorigami: 54-10 -- nm - budice Dec 26, 11:11 1
  - That 10 is a bit generous. -- nm - GregW Dec 26, 11:30
Something I loved about WW84 (spoilers) - David Dec 26, 10:53 2
- that was excellent. -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 11:15
- One moment I loved - spoiler - crash davis Dec 26, 11:00
I only watched on college football game this year and Lawrence was COVID sidelined. How good is that kid really? -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:52
Chase Daniels has made over 37 million dollars in his career, he’s only made 5 starts -- (pic) - budice Dec 26, 10:46 [Attachment] 1
- The Eagles and the Bears are generous people -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:47
“ I had better sex in prison “ -- nm - Pippy Dec 26, 10:41 3
- "I haven't been fucked like that since grade school." -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 10:46 2
  - It's remarkable that this line got switched in since it's tamer. -- nm - David Dec 26, 11:31
  - !! -- nm - mud Dec 26, 11:02
Doc called, she's responding to the drugs to drain the water on her heart, common in elderly with kidney failure, so no Pulp Fiction for her -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 10:40 4
- great! -- nm - mud Dec 26, 11:02
- Excellent. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 10:46
- I’m glad she is responding. Hoping she comes home soon -- nm - Pippy Dec 26, 10:42
- All right! Good News!! -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:42
Zeke you're benched and I'm sorry I spent a first rounder on you. Have a Happy New Year. -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:39
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 26, 10:24
WW84 was a good example of trying to cram too much into a movie. They had a miniseries worth of characters and concepts. B- -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:24 2
- What I liked best about WW84 is that so many people here were able to communicate their thoughts during the film. - David Dec 26, 10:28 1
  - It did seem to have the largest % of first day viewers here outside of that space opera franchise. -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:31
* -- nm* - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 26, 10:16 3
- ! -- nm - budice Dec 26, 10:17 2
  - & -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 10:18 1
    - + -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 10:25
IN Daily totals: 5606, 5702, 6059 ,6434, 5700, 4535, 4335, 5713, 5518, 6655, 8527, 8003, 7793, 6678, 5700, 5457, 5853, 6604, 7360, 7542, 6025, 5050, 4347, 6283, 6458, 6088, 7017, 6558, 3978, 3758, 4731, 6205, 5563, 3893 -- nm* - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 10:06
Krusty, I assume you've also done 8 Out Of 10 Cats, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Your Face or Mine, Would I Lie to You, and Mock the Week -- nm - Dano Dec 26, 10:03 2
- Love 8 out of 10 cats and Would I Lie To You. Haven't seen Mock the Week or Your Face or Mine so I'll check those out this weekend. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 26, 10:12 1
  - Lee Mack is going to be on the next season of Taskmaster and I can't wait -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 26, 10:16
Today in the New England Journal of Duh -- (link) - Reagen Dec 26, 09:50 2
- I mean who knew that actually taking steps right at the start could prove to be a worthwhile thing to do??? -- nm - Beaker Dec 26, 09:57 1
  - The failing New Englad Journal of Duh! -- nm - 45 Dec 26, 10:15
Xiaomi next up to remove chargers from their phone purchases. Nintendo was ahead of its time with that 3DS that came without. -- nm - Qale Dec 26, 09:44
The only deck I can seem to brew that’s good against the highly obnoxious Rogues deck in Magic: Arena is a Black/Green recursion deck which needs work - Qale Dec 26, 09:25 2
- I have a lot of success with a cycle deck against it. If you have Lurrus, even better. -- nm - spamlet Dec 26, 09:55 1
  - I just wanna know how they gonna reprint Tormod's Crypt without also printing Feldon's Cane too? -- nm - Qale Dec 26, 10:16
Jaguars start Mike Glennon at QB -- (link) - budice Dec 26, 09:06 3
- Minshew’s last 2 games vs Tennessee and Baltimore (are they good?) ... 40 for 60, 3 Tds, 0 Ints... clearly he’s the problem. - Will Hunting Dec 26, 09:20 2
  - That's the problem. If Minshy keeps starting, they might win. -- nm - David Dec 26, 09:32 1
    - 😺 -- nm - crash davis Dec 26, 10:41
You know, studios really dodged a bullet with this year's Christmas calendar configuration being the worst for box office. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 08:58 2
- Wait, wasn't xmas great for box office? Bored singles, families who already ran out of stuff to say...oh yeah, Xbox -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 10:25
- Oh yeah, great point, absolutely. -- nm* - Universal, WB, Lionsgate, Disney Dec 26, 08:59
Ah, the annual holiday tradition of relatives showing how much they hate you by giving your kid obnoxious toys. :) -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 26, 08:54 8
- Neighbor kid was the same age as my brother (5 or 6). Mom and the neighbor competed ;) -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 26, 09:58
- Heh. That's why you have to be the gifter as a childless uncle or 'uncle' -- (link) - JD Dec 26, 09:16 [youtube] 6
  - Damn, wish this was around ten years ago. -- nm - loosilu Dec 26, 10:34
  - Gah! - znufrii Dec 26, 09:21 4
    - That's a toymaker's final revenge. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 09:28
    - What's your mailing address? -- (pic) -- nm* - JD Dec 26, 09:27 2
      - Trying that again -- (pic) - JD Dec 26, 09:32 [Attachment] 1
        
        *enrolls his family in witness protection* -- nm - znufrii Dec 26, 09:59
Some crazy good deals in the Microsoft store. I got Titanfall 2 for $5 and the entire Bioshock Collection for $9.99. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 08:52 2
- Somewhat related: I said eff it, I didn't spend enough money on stuff in 2020, ordered my PS5. - Marlowe Dec 26, 09:15 1
  - Woot! -- nm - Strongbad Dec 26, 10:05
Colts: Anthony Costanzo is out.Indy will be without both its starting offensive tackles vs. a Steelers defensive front that leads the league in sacks -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 08:49 2
- Colts were my upset pick in Pick'em this week. Just changed that. (hear that, Beaker?) -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 26, 10:10
- The Steelers also lost to the Bengals who have an offensive line made up of guys that happened to be around at kickoff soooooooo. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 08:52
Flight Attendant - A. I kind of wish it wasn’t going to have a second season though. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 26, 08:44
2 of today's NFL games are only on NFLN. The other is on Amazon/Twitch. I have never watched a game on Amazon before, so I have to look up how that works. -- nm* - GregW Dec 26, 08:32 3
- They put a banner on the front page when the game starts. Just click it -- nm - budice Dec 26, 08:48 1
  - This. Though for advanced points, I recommend the making the extra effort to select the Storm/Kraemer alternate commentary in place of the network - JD Dec 26, 09:24
- just like anything else you watch on amazon prime -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 08:35
Wrestling legend Danny Hodge has passed away -- nm - Remlik Dec 26, 08:31
TV PSA: NFL, Boxing on FOX, History's Greatest Mysteries, Letterkenny (Hulu and Crave in Canada), World Juniors hockey, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Dec 26, 08:25 1
- Yesterday: Bridgerton (Netflix), Soul (D+), Wonder Woman 1984 (HBO Max) -- nm - Beaker Dec 26, 08:26

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