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Attention: I have now watched a third movie this year. - Beryllium Mar 20, 22:53
Milana Vayntrub statement -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 20, 22:26 1
- The number of men who see that as an invitation to comment on her body is something else... -- nm - Ender Mar 20, 23:46
Grandson graduates at the end of April. Planning graduation gifts I asked daughter what his passions are. Response: video games and board games - - Meg Mar 20, 22:08
Part I gets a well deserved F. - David Mar 20, 21:51 7
- It's your fault for not understanding his vision! He's an auteur! -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 23:07 1
  - offended by a Crayola box for its use of more than four colors -- nm - David Mar 20, 23:09
- Part 2 improves to a C- (spoilers) - David Mar 20, 22:28 4
  - Part 3: C (spoilers) - David Mar 20, 23:20 3
    - Part 4: C-. (spoilers - David Mar 21, 00:15 1
      - TBF... *spoils* - Ender Mar 21, 00:40
    - I strenuously concur on paragraph 2. -- nm - Max Mar 20, 23:34
My bracket... -- (pic) - David Mar 20, 21:25 [Attachment] 11
- I see they aren't giving me credit for picking Oregon correctly. That is a ripoff -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 21:42 4
  - Even if you take out the Oregon back door advancement, the PAC-12 is coming up huge this year -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 21:52 2
    - Yuge! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 22:48 1
      - "Bill Walton's dream of five Pac-12 teams in the Final Four is alive and well." -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 23:50
  - nm -- nm* - crash davis Mar 20, 21:48
- Your bracket cheated on you with Kelly Preston and then told you some silly ass bullshit about just accepting the way things are? -- nm - Pippy Mar 20, 21:39 1
  - That seems oddly specific. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 21:40
- I’m 23/32, 13/16, 7/8, 4/4 still. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 21:32 3
  - Nice! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 20, 21:50
  - I'm the same on the last three, but I only picked 18 right in the first round, which is embarrassing. -- nm - David Mar 20, 21:35 1
    - When in doubt, don’t overthink it. I went for 1 legit upset that hit (UVA Covid concerns and late arrival) - Will Hunting Mar 20, 21:38
See? Chaos! -- nm - David Mar 20, 21:23 5
- Was it a good foul call? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 21:30 2
  - Yes but the Texas player didn't have any choice. He couldn't let the guy grab that ball uncontested and shoot from two feet. -- nm - David Mar 20, 21:33 1
    - Ok. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 21:36
- And Pac-12 5-0. -- nm - stim-mie Mar 20, 21:24 1
  - Abilene FG% 29.9 ... For the game -- nm - stim-mie Mar 20, 21:27
Wow. Huge win for them -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 21:23
I got a card with Mr. Sharky Shark in it. Thank you so much for the kind thoughts! 😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 20, 21:15
Ant Man and The Wasp: B - JacSean Mar 20, 20:58 4
- spoils - Beryllium Mar 20, 21:12 1
  - Spoils - JacSean Mar 21, 05:26
- They won't be doing that, what with T.I.'s legal troubles. -- nm - David Mar 20, 21:02 1
  - Which is a shame because the third guy slays. - Will Hunting Mar 20, 21:08
I don't even know why the coaches bother having the mask. They all pull it down and yell at the players. What's the point of putting it on - Krusty Mar 20, 20:57 1
- exactly, yelling is probably when you project the most fluids from the airways and any virus present, that and singing -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 21:02
They stole her kittycat bracelet!!! -- nm - David Mar 20, 20:47
The eyes of Texas are upon you...... -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 20:45
My brother was virulently angry about Justice League. -- (edited) - Mop Mar 20, 20:12 8
- I have to wear my glasses. I read: butter, not brother. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 20, 20:32
- What does "“A Batman movie, but not *that* Batman”" mean? -- nm - Max Mar 20, 20:23 6
  - A Batman origin movie with Robert Pattinson instead of a Ben Affleck Batman movie. - Mop Mar 20, 20:32 4
    - it's not a Batman origin movie, and yeah WB execs really bungled this. Ben's script for Batman that he was going to direct is supposed to be good... -- (edited) - Remlik Mar 20, 20:41 3
      - I totally believe WB's confidence in a potential WB Batman project. -- nm - David Mar 20, 20:48 2
        
        it's got a damn good cast and the director is top notch. -- nm - Remlik Mar 20, 20:57 1
        
        I mean the Affleck one. As for Pattinson's, I always expect the worst from DC but that one has more promise than most. -- nm - David Mar 20, 21:01
  - Not Affleck. -- nm - Ender Mar 20, 20:31
Why do I still have the Gonzaga game on? - David Mar 20, 20:11 1
- Because they want to give you plenty of time to see the next unbeaten. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 20:24
Last year I tried an experiment, and it was about 40% successful. - Beryllium Mar 20, 19:30 2
- This isn't one I'm planning on registering, but it just occurred to me ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Mar 20, 20:17 [Attachment] 1
  - step two: profit -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 21:04
Justice League/1st Superman movie cameo spoilers... - Remlik Mar 20, 19:17 1
- Yeah, that was pretty cool. -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 19:45
There's one I've never seen on ESPN's scoreboard before: Uncontested. -- nm - David Mar 20, 18:42 2
- ESPN webpages have always been too busy with ads and videos for my taste -- nm - stim-mie Mar 20, 18:45 1
  - They've really Weather Channeled up their site. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 20, 19:06
ESPN: no more perfect brackets. -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 20, 18:29 1
- To be fair, we couldn’t pick “COVID-19” as a competitor. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 18:48
The Twenty has been updated with perhaps the best set of all time. Foster the People, Dreamers, Illenium, Bieber, Offspring, Imagine Dragons... srsly. -- (link) - IAmQale Mar 20, 18:25 [spotify] 3
- Papa Roach, too. Half these acts would make it onto my playlist. I don’t trust you, Qale. What are you playing at? -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 19:00 1
  - That Papa Roach is sneaky. They’ve lined up acts to do Linkin Park Reanimated-like remakes of their songs. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 20, 19:08
- I think I'm really underselling it since it also includes Big Boi from Outkast and a double dose of Upsahl. It's *rare* to have two songs on the list. - IAmQale Mar 20, 18:37
I found the nutri bullet!!!! it was in a bag hanging off of the basement doorknob. of course it was. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 20, 18:17 1
- *hangs on another doorknob* -- nm - MUG Mar 20, 18:19
Virginia: We either win the whole thing, or we don’t win shit. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 18:13 6
- That was Arizona under Lute Olson. -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 20, 18:30 3
  - That man’s estate owes me hundreds of dollars. - Will Hunting Mar 20, 18:32 2
    - Ha! In a 10 year period (1992-2001) they lost 4 times as a heavy favorite, dropped a second round game as a 1 seed, and went to the title game twice, - Baron on the Cairn Mar 20, 18:50
    - His Exit from Arizona and Personal Life got rather scandalous towards the end -- nm* - stim-mie Mar 20, 18:46
- pretty cavalier performance if you ask me -- nm - stim-mie Mar 20, 18:19 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 20, 18:52
DragonCon had their first volunteer meeting for the year virtually. This means they certainly seem to think they’re putting on the show in September. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 20, 17:56
zack's JL begins in 12 minutes. Should I be this excited ..really? -- nm - mud Mar 20, 17:48 3
- I dug it. If you watch it free of prejudice, it’s genuinely pretty good. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 18:14
- Go into it with the right mindset, and yes, being excited for it is probably fine. Lots of people have been liking it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:53 1
  - It is easily the best of the (modern) WB DCU. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 20, 18:08
OU! -- nm - Max Mar 20, 17:45
Raekwon vs. Ghostface on Versuz -- (link) - Krusty Mar 20, 17:02
I feel like scalpers of electronics have been some of the biggest winners of the pandemic. Anything released is autobotted. - Qale Mar 20, 16:07 3
- Several times I have bought something off ebay,only to have a package from Walmart or Amazon, are they getting a skim, or arbitrage? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 20, 17:56 2
  - You likely bought an item they didn’t have but they drop shipped once bought. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 19:25
  - Buying off Walmart and Amazon is awful since both now are completely filled with 3rd party up sellers. So they’re all the same now as eBay essentially -- nm - IAmQale Mar 20, 17:57
You know what is God's second (okay, maybe third or fourth, really) greatest invention? - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 15:57 3
- Spumoni -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 16:25
- Orgasms -- nm - JD Mar 20, 16:12
- chocolate mousse -- nm - Max Mar 20, 16:00
Oscar trivia: If you think this year's Supporting nominations are a cheat... - Max Mar 20, 15:56 1
- His acting could not be contained by a single category! -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 18:57
VCU/Oregon declared no contest due to COVID protocols. Oregon will advance in the tournament. -- nm - David Mar 20, 15:54 9
- packed crowds downtown Indy -- (link) - Remlik Mar 20, 17:21
- I feel bad for the kids at VCU. They worked hard to get here and for some this is the end of their college years. -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 16:25 2
  - But we don't feel sorry for Duke and Kentucky,right? -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 17:29 1
    - No. Never. Not at all. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 18:56
- COVID-19 with the upset! -- nm - Tim Mar 20, 16:09
- FUCKERS. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 16:02 1
  - Now, now ... we should demonstrate gentility for our losing, feckless, wouldn't-be-there-but-for-the-grace-of-Phil-K night colleagues from the south. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 16:06
- I am relatively pleased by this news. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 15:57
- TBS indicates that teams only need five players to take the floor. So, VCU must have massive quarantining. -- nm - David Mar 20, 15:57
If ya haven't had your dose of infectious laughter. Top 20 Scenes Where Actors Couldn't Keep A Straight Face (no live TV). Surprising entries include -- (link) - con_carne Mar 20, 15:51 [youtube]
Big Martin Short energy with this guy -- (link) - Reagen Mar 20, 15:16 2
- Steve Rogers in the alternate universe where he never got the super soldier serum. -- nm - Max Mar 20, 15:52
- specifically, big Ed Grimley energy -- nm - Beryllium Mar 20, 15:25
Falcon/Winter Soldier spoiler and thoughts. - Volnelk Mar 20, 15:10 11
- Spoilers - David Mar 20, 15:19 9
  - I haven't seen it, but what about - Max Mar 20, 16:59 3
    - Spoilers - David Mar 20, 17:18 2
      - Spoils - Beryllium Mar 20, 17:26 1
        
        Spoilers - David Mar 20, 18:40
  - Spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 20, 15:32 4
    - Spoilers - David Mar 20, 15:39 1
      - *ding* spoils - Spawn Mar 20, 16:06
    - Spoils - Beryllium Mar 20, 15:37 1
      - They're Falcon Sweet! -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 15:43
- Spoils - Beryllium Mar 20, 15:14
Facebook tells me it's the five-year anniversary of the Great Spaghetti Incident. -- (link) - David Mar 20, 14:51 [Backboard] 6
- So true!! We had a delightful dinner with them in Halifax. -- nm - Meg Mar 20, 15:35
- 👍 -- nm - JD Mar 20, 15:25
- C makes G look like a wallflower. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 15:08 3
  - Do you have extroverts in your family? I'm trying to figure out how the two of you have such outgoing children. -- nm - David Mar 20, 15:20 2
    - My mom always says children have to (metaphorically) murder the parents. -- nm - mafic Mar 21, 00:32
    - We are comically reserved. -- nm - Reagen Mar 20, 15:25
“Lynn, you did it again!” - znufrii Mar 20, 14:47 1
- When you think about it... -- nm - Spawn Mar 20, 14:52
I felt pretty good about that draft....promptly went 0-3. -- (edited) - spamlet Mar 20, 14:22
Mar. 20 Birthdays: Hal Linden (90), John de Lancie (73), Bobby Orr (73), William Hurt (71), Spike Lee & Theresa Russell & David Foster (64) - Max Mar 20, 13:42
Headline of the day! Gotta watch those chickens. -- (link) - Meg Mar 20, 13:37 1
- A reminder that there’s no wrong time to share this gem. -- (link) - Dark Callisto Mar 20, 15:05 [youtube]
Falcon spoils - Beryllium Mar 20, 13:22
I can't believe I'm going to be rooting for Alabama. Especially after how they treated Ralph Macchio. - Krusty Mar 20, 13:05
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 20, 12:55 [Attachment] 10
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 20, 12:55 [Attachment] 9
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 20, 12:55 [Attachment] 8
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 20, 12:56 [Attachment] 7
      - 2/2 -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 20, 19:49
      - 2/2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 20, 15:58
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii Mar 20, 14:49
      - 2.2 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 20, 14:48
      - 2/2 -- nm - Dano Mar 20, 14:19
      - 2/2. In your face, Kim! -- nm - David Mar 20, 13:15
      - 2/2 -- nm - Krusty Mar 20, 13:05
Well... I didn't expect that for the weird Cubs pre-season thing that would sideline a player... -- (link) - . Mar 20, 12:53 [Backboard] 1
- That's enough to share with everyone! A true team player. -- nm - Mop Mar 20, 13:24
Golladay => Giants -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 20, 12:45 2
- 4 years $72 MILLION ($40M guaranteed) -- nm* - Beaker Mar 20, 13:55 1
  - That escalated quickly. He was apparently looking at a one year offer from the Bengals. Then......he wasn’t. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 20, 14:15
U.S. air travel reaches the highest levels this week in over a year. - ty97 Mar 20, 12:44 4
- You haven't heard? Pandemic is over. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 20, 15:52 1
  - Well yes... but actually no. -- nm - Qale Mar 20, 16:35
- I wonder if that is a recent photo, someone is wearing a Santa hat -- nm - jnine Mar 20, 13:34 1
  - Noticed that too. -- nm* - Mop Mar 20, 15:05

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