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A wild story about insane online revenge -- (link) - Reagen Jan 31, 11:27 2
- holy crap this goes back 28 years! -- nm - mud Jan 31, 11:38 1
  - My revenge on Spawn is still in the-- I've said too much. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 12:03
Fidelity ad using Roxy Music's "More Than This" breaks my goddamn heart. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 11:24 7
- I remember the Whopper ad that used Modern English's "Melt With You." - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 11:50
- why? he's getting a nice fat check and it will spur online sales and make more people discover his music. -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 11:40 3
  - you're not really this naive are you? -- nm - mud Jan 31, 11:56 2
    - of course not. you're not that dense about it are you? There's no money in record sales, no touring allowed right now. No merch sales. -- nm* - Remlik Jan 31, 12:04 1
      - I didnt realize Bryan Ferry was starving, sorry. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 12:09
- in every dream home, a heartache. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 31, 11:26 1
  - my doll here doesn't seem to care though. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 11:27
It is one thing to make this mistake, which requires multiple levels of idiocy to happen. But then to say "ah yes, the Internet will sympathize with - Reagen Jan 31, 11:22 10
- It quite clearly is intended for cleaning your oatmeal. -- nm - Max Jan 31, 13:12
- The dragging continues unabated -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 11:41 1
  - "Main character of Twitter today? Don't mind if I *do*!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 11:54
- The only way I know a product is safe to use for myself is if see a yellow lab on the package. Does anyone else think these Greenies taste funny? -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 11:39 1
  - Yes but my teeth and breath have never been better. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:02
- And on top of that, if he likes how it works on his hair there’s probably nothing wrong with continuing to use it. Mane ‘N Tail shampoo exists. -- nm - Dano Jan 31, 11:38 3
  - I clearly remember the Mane and Tail portion of POM Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 15:15
  - Help yourself to the Mane n' Tail all you want, but don't even look at the Verticoli -- nm - Chazz Michael Michaels si Jan 31, 12:58
  - And he's had a much shinier coat lately. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 12:05
- He's quoted on the back cover of Effin Birds (from Swear Trek), giving a negative review. So there is much schadenfreude today. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 11:37
“makeshift nightclub.”! -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 11:19 2
- they've got that thing where uniformed dudes handcuff you and take you to a spartan room with a steel bench and cement walls, frankly service sucks -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 11:38
- It's got *everything* -- nm - Stefon Jan 31, 11:23
Captain Sir Tom Moore has been admitted into the hospital with Covid.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 31, 11:11 2
- that aint right -- nm - mud Jan 31, 11:13
- Fuck COVID. -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 11:12
Patrick Reed just teed off, first hole, landed middle of fairway, no cheating, yet. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 10:23 7
- it is to bad there are no fans. I feel like he'd have a huge chorus of ~cheeeeeeeater~ directed his way today -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 10:46 1
  - oh yeah -- nm - mud Jan 31, 10:58
- I’d like to see him and Trump square off—Reed: “I shot an 18 for the round”...Trump: “13 for me.” -- nm - Flavorize Jan 31, 10:27
- Golf has seemed to have gotten a lot more controversial lately. -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:27 2
  - Personally I blame Shooter McGavin. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 11:12
  - There’s no rule that says a golden retriever *can’t* play golf! -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 10:28
- *fires bazooka for 2nd shot* -- nm - budice Jan 31, 10:25
From 1970 to 1991, the Washington Football Team had a grand total of *3* 1st round picks, none before 18th - Will Hunting Jan 31, 09:59 15
- So the Teams with Draft Picks act as Farm Teams for the Title Contending Teams -- nm* - budice Jan 31, 10:27
- The draft was much deeper too, due to no free agency—12 rd drafts for a lot of those drafts -- nm - Flavorize Jan 31, 10:16
- Sounds a lot like they were borrowing from the future to try to make something happen today. That's a great strategy, right? -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 10:01 12
  - They won 3 Super Bowls in that time frame so..... -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:09 10
    - Amazing! I think any franchise would take that—give up 18 1st riders for 3 championships over 21 years -- nm - Flavorize Jan 31, 10:15
    - I'm just wondering if this is an argument in favor of the Stafford trade :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:11 8
      - I mean, you see people saying, the Rams won't have a pick till 2024!!!!!! - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:16 7
        
        Their last two first round picks before Goff were Aaron Douglas and Todd Gurley. They should want more picks, not less. -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Jan 31, 11:06 4
        
        And the 7 before those 2 were not good - Will Hunting Jan 31, 11:18 3
        
        Wha? Brockers and Quinn in 2011 and 2012 were great picks. - David Jan 31, 11:31 2
        
        You can't make a pro bowl, you ain't top 15 pick good. By the time the game starts, like 15% of the league has been invited. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 11:43 1
        
        If you draft a dude who starts for nine years in the NFL, you've done extremely well. You're having a Bacon discussion about this trade. -- nm - David Jan 31, 12:08
        
        Looking at the head coach longevity from the other day, it becomes clear that a franchise QB is the most important decision. Stafford does give them - crash davis Jan 31, 10:20 1
        
        They gave Detroit multiple 20+ 1st rounders... - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:38
  - During that period of time, they were good, very good. And all three of those picks hit. -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:06
Had to cram 25 miles into the last three days, but I hit 100 miles for January. -- nm - Dano Jan 31, 09:44 17
- I just added a pedometer app to my cell phone, yesterday it recorded 11,338 steps. It is nothing close to what you do, but it is a start - crash davis Jan 31, 10:00 7
  - They all have their quirks. I have a cheap pocket pedometer which is fine now that I don't do off-road driving. Used to run up thousands of steps on - Meg Jan 31, 10:19 4
    - Heh. "When did I do all those stairs?" -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:28 3
      - they've gotten better at figuring out that elevation rises when there's no movement detected aren't a thing. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 10:42
      - This thing had *no* springs :) -- (pic) - Meg Jan 31, 10:37 [Attachment] 1
        
        That doesn't look too comfortable -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:43
  - I have a target of 7,000 steps a day, with bonus points if I hit it on 20 days or more. I did not get the bonus points. -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 10:19
  - Oh, and wtg Dano! 😺 -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:01
- Had to cram 25 donuts in the last three days... -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 09:59
- really impressive! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 09:56
- Same here. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 09:53
- I...did not. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 31, 09:52
- Wow 🤩—stellar—I feel like such a bum. What time do you usually get in your runs? -- nm - Flavorize Jan 31, 09:51 1
  - In the winter I tend to run in the afternoon when it’s a bit warmer. Sundays though I run with a group at 8 AM. -- nm - Dano Jan 31, 09:55
- I've walked 24 of the 31 days in January (shoveled a bunch on 1 of the other 7) - Beaker Jan 31, 09:49
- outstanding. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 09:47
- Damn! Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 09:46
Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 Playable on Tesla Cars -- (link) - Remlik Jan 31, 09:43 3
- Hmm. -- nm - Geralt of Tesla Jan 31, 09:46 1
  - Heh. -- nm - Geralt of Rivian Jan 31, 09:47
- Cyberpunk not playable anywhere else. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 31, 09:45
Solid point regarding a potential Watson trade. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 31, 09:40 1
- True—this is what I tweeted, last night—really applies to the Jets as a trade target—it’s about the value of each pick, in the draft - Flavorize Jan 31, 09:48
Where is mafic quarantining? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 31, 09:37 1
- Perth is a quarantine -- (edited) - budice Jan 31, 09:40
Well, this says it all, doesn't it? -- (pic) - Mop Jan 31, 09:32 [Attachment] 3
- You know, you'd think they'd try to do research on the central tenet of their theory. Finding the babies who disappeared -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 10:36 2
  - Some of the "missing" kids they've been searching for have popped up to say they're fine and they go after them or assume they're being forced to say - Reagen Jan 31, 11:29 1
    - People who think several mass school shootings were staged, faked are not 'into' research -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 11:41
St Petersburg #navalnyprotests -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 09:26 7
- they released his wife -- (link) - Remlik Jan 31, 09:43
- #FreeNavalny -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 09:26 5
  - A reminder that Navalny isn't Putin, but he's not Mandela either. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 09:50 1
    - A reminder that what's going on there isnt just about Navalny, and no sane person would ever confuse him with those two! -- nm - mud Jan 31, 10:19
  - I really hope something positive happens for Russia. -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 09:39 1
    - aye. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 09:47
  - Those pesky Russian bots! -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 09:31
I don't think this is yet another The Thing remake, but it could be something. -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 09:22 [youtube] 1
- Interesting. Definitely gives off The Thing vibes for various reasons. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 09:59
fuckin' filthy -- (link) - Reagen Jan 31, 09:16 9
- Have they always had orange jerseys? -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 09:55 4
  - They're doing a thing this year, called Reverse Retro - Reagen Jan 31, 10:09 3
    - I thought they looked wrong. Thanks. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 10:20
    - The Wings sweaters are total crap. - spamlet Jan 31, 10:15 1
      - Going over them I don't like many. And the Colorado and Carolina ones are stolen valour. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 10:20
- If you're a coach, what do you do there? - Will Hunting Jan 31, 09:37 1
  - I mean I disagree. - Reagen Jan 31, 09:49
- That reminded me of this.. -- (link) - Marlowe Jan 31, 09:27 [youtube] 1
  - It's a similar thing. "I'm scoring, see if you can stop me" -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 09:51
Wandavision spoiler question - JaxSean Jan 31, 09:09 3
- canonically - Reagen Jan 31, 09:11 2
  - But not the 1st time shown...End of Spider-man Far From Home.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 31, 09:34 [youtube] 1
    - Thanks -- nm - JacSean Jan 31, 11:01
David Lynch with an announcement tomorrow... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 31, 09:06 4
- Lynch and Cronenberg in acting roles in one series would be too much. - Reagen Jan 31, 09:08 2
  - oh god if all 3 of them were in Star Trek that would be awesome. -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 09:32
  - It would explain (spoils) - Beryllium Jan 31, 09:10
- ! -- nm - mud Jan 31, 09:08
The NYC 6-12 storm is now a 14-18 storm. -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 09:01 12
- I just saw a report that it could be up to 17"! -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 09:56
- Carrot is saying we're getting 18-24 next Saturday which I think would be a record. - spamlet Jan 31, 09:49
- Order taco bell now!! -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 31, 09:35
- I'm pretty sure we're staying home here on Tuesday. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 09:20
- Size Queens or Size Brooklyn? -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 09:06 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 09:56
- So I take it that the storm is coming up the coast and is going to hit a slowdown about 50miles off shore? - Will Hunting Jan 31, 09:03 1
  - I assume so. To you IM: yeah, this could *still* turn into a nothing - ty97 Jan 31, 09:06
- 11-15 here per the current warning. -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 09:03 3
  - what are these #s? -- nm - mud Jan 31, 09:04 2
    - predicted inches of snow -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 09:05 1
      - cool. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 09:06
the *sole* redeeming ounce of entertainment I got from The Little Things was the crack about (sp, not really) - prayformojo Jan 31, 08:55 1
- oh, and the outstanding work of Leto's professional - prayformojo Jan 31, 09:00
Some public defender is about to get the case of a lifetime dropped on their lap. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 08:52 9
- "You know what would be great for our firm? Defending Donald Trump!" said no lawyer, ever. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 10:02
- Eh, it’s not like he actually needs a lawyer. He’s not getting convinced by the senate regardless. -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 31, 09:13
- he probably didn't want to pay them and told them think of the great exposure they'd get. Let Ted Cruz defend him -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 08:58 3
  - He wanted them to keep hammering on "election fraud" and they noped out over losing their bar licenses. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 09:07 2
    - And even if it were true it’s not a defense for what he’s charged with. -- nm - Dano Jan 31, 09:46
    - ah. he's such an idiot. -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 09:40
- *dispo reset*...*dispo reset*...*dispo reset*...*settle two years later* -- nm* - budice Jan 31, 08:54
- Lionel Hutz, at your service Mr. President. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 08:54 1
  - heh -- nm - mud Jan 31, 09:00
It's a toss up between Hammer and Ealing. -- nm - LMS Jan 31, 08:52 1
- ~We got to pray~ -- nm - MC Hammer Jan 31, 08:53
Studio Ghibli! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 31, 07:35 3
- You are quite animated. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 07:35 2
  - Too bad no one is a Netflix Original Series. Say that reminds me, how is Jack Dawson these days? -- nm - con_carne Jan 31, 08:25 1
    - He is very, very good. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 31, 08:37
Plan B would produce and release thru A24. Most definitely. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 07:25 13
- aardman for me -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 08:59
- Blumhouse -- nm - Pippy Jan 31, 08:55 1
  - So you're cheap on the make, but still end up awash in riches? -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 09:07
- Woltz International Pictures (Hi PLP!) -- nm* - con_carne Jan 31, 08:09
- Warner Brothers apparently for me -- nm - spamlet Jan 31, 07:57 1
  - Is that gritty film noir WB or Batman or Bugs Bunny? -- nm - con_carne Jan 31, 08:02
- Plan B already has produced and released thru A24. Won an Oscar for Best Picture for it too. -- nm - Edward Havens, Host of The FilmJerk Podcast Jan 31, 07:52
- I want to say mine would be Sony Pictures Classics, but I know it would end up being TLA Releasing. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 07:29 3
  - I mean, we do love TLA. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 07:32 2
    - Three Letter Acronyms? I agree. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 31, 07:34 1
      - Listen here you little shit! -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 07:35
- Very striking. You always gotta go with a Plan B. StudioCanal also feels like it'd be a good one for my filthy life. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 07:28 1
  - Considering Boy Erased is half of what makes Later, Skater's plot it seems unlikely I could get it made. But if I did, this would have to be the intro -- (link) - Qale Jan 31, 07:52 [youtube]
HasPatrickReedcheatedatgolftoday.com -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 07:14 5
- Probably. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 07:20 4
  - He is a disgrace. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 31, 07:28
  - You see they found his burner Twitter -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 07:27 2
    - I did and saw someone tweet that in a draft of pro athletes most likely with a burner. He’d be #1 overall. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 07:41 1
      - Ha! -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 07:59
Feels Good Man and The Big Short are on deck today. - colin Jan 31, 07:13 10
- Margin Call is pretty good as well. -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 08:59
- The Big Short, featuring supervillain Michael Burry? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 07:57
- I watched The Big Short yest. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 07:38 2
  - Now I really want a bubble bath. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 31, 07:42 1
    - it may be the funniest film this millennium not made by someone named Coen. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 08:06
- Also, feeling way better today. 24 hr bug, perhaps? -- nm - colin Jan 31, 07:14 4
  - Yay!!! -- nm - Pippy Jan 31, 08:52
  - 24 Hour Party People! -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 07:45
  - Glad to hear it! That’s a relief—Probably that gas station sushi 🍣 you ate 🤢 -- nm - Flavorize Jan 31, 07:22
  - Awesome! 🙌🏻 -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 07:21

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