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I think this CNET reviewer's kid's reaction to that Opitmus Prime toy was enough to cause it to sell out -- (link) - JD Apr 12, 21:30 [youtube] 1
- How did this not already exist? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 22:02
nm -- nm* - eag Apr 12, 21:05
So Steph Curry apparently wanted to break the Warriors all time points record in memorable fashion. 48 points....and still a quarter to go -- nm - JD Apr 12, 20:59 1
- You mean he can just elect to do that whenever he pleases? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 22:04
Daunte Wright shooting: "Potter has worked for the department for nearly 25 years and is president of the Brooklyn Center Police Officer's Association -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 20:55 1
- Oh, police union boss? Then you know he’s a stand-up guy. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 22:03
Raúl Castro to step down as head of Cuba’s Communist Party, Miami Herald reports -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 20:53 2
- The world’s anti-Raúl bias is clear, and I will not stand for it! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 22:03
- it's been on the cards for a couple years. he's expected to do it at the party's congress from the 16-19th. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 21:04
Maybe we just don't open the schools... ever? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 20:49 1
- i'm all for a better way than what I went thru -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 20:51
I have no idea whether Bray Wyatt or Braun Stroman are heels or faces. Asuka, too. -- nm - David Apr 12, 20:39 6
- For that matter, what's Bobby Lashley? -- nm - David Apr 12, 20:41 5
  - Raw creative is just terrible. and it's time to wish Dana Brooke well in her future and send Mandy back to Smackdown -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 20:53 4
    - I can't believe she wore that outfit again today after it nearly disintegrated on Saturday. -- nm* - David Apr 12, 21:14
    - Dana is the Heath Slater of the womens division -- (edited) - eag Apr 12, 21:07 2
      - Liv and her are the only two NXT women who seem to be improving. So, it's a shame they're not used better. -- nm - David Apr 12, 21:15 1
        
        Liv to me is a tag team wrestler Im not sure she is a singles wrestler - eag Apr 12, 21:31
Microphone question: I want to get one I can swap between my iPhone and my DSLR, basically for vlogging -- (edited) - Beryllium Apr 12, 20:21
So, I decided to clean the glass shelf from my fridge in my sink. I swear I only dropped it half an inch in the sink. - Max Apr 12, 20:20 1
- Yikes. Been there done that. Be careful -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 21:25
Table Tennis -- (link) - JD Apr 12, 19:56
Kenobi: Only a Sith deals in absolutes. Yoda, later: Do or do not; there is no try. - Max Apr 12, 19:44 1
- Yoda is secretly Darth Plagueis? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 19:49
Thunderdome definitely feels smaller. -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 19:42
Kitties -- (link) - Jovian Apr 12, 19:13 5
- I love that the indoor cat's totally chill. -- nm - David Apr 12, 20:35
- Where are the kids? They're out back - JD Apr 12, 19:16 2
  - very very -- nm - Jovian Apr 12, 19:22
  - he sold that pretty well -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 19:18
- That’s hysterical. Also, far calmer than I’d be...seeing that thing pawing a thin pane of glass looking to come in. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 19:16
I want a thing. The particular thing I want kind of exists, but not quite in the exact form I want. It's a variation on this linked item. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 19:10 3
- Another option (probably more ergonomic but still quite bulky for bike hauling) -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 19:19 2
  - Guess you need a bike trailer :) -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 19:23 1
    - Perhaps. Or maybe this add-on tray is all I need. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 12, 19:32
Thing I am learning: Denver hotel prices are $$$$ -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 19:02 2
- "You have a per-night credit of $50 for lodging" -- nm - IBM Travel Services Apr 12, 19:05 1
  - This is for personal travel and I only need a hotel for one night before I board the train in the morning. -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 19:07
Zack Greinke with 51mph bender -- (link*) - stim-mie Apr 12, 18:54
Evening news just answered a question I had about the Knoxville shooting. There is gang activity in that area - just like here. - Meg Apr 12, 18:41
Google folding Play Movies and TV into the YouTube app. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 12, 17:49 3
- That seemed obvious for a while now. When they announced last week that "You can now access your purchased movies on YouTube TV", that pretty much sealed it. -- nm* - Mop Apr 12, 19:05
- Make sense, theyve been working to integrate Youtube for years. Duplicate portals seemed redundant. The hope was Youtube into Google, but the YT brand is strong -- nm* - stim-mie Apr 12, 17:56
- We'd already deleted the app because it's integrated into YouTube TV, but this is still a concerning turn of events. - David Apr 12, 17:54
Half of Brazil faces hunger as prices rise, social services slashed and unemployment hits record highs. -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 12, 17:35 5
- Hey, do you like all the bad stuff about Venezuela, but without any of the oil? Come to Brazil! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 19:06 2
  - (Brazil produces like 6 times more oil than Venezuela) - mafic Apr 12, 19:30 1
    - Huh. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 20:45
- It's all fine! (NM) - Marlowe Apr 12, 18:23 1
  - 🙏 -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 12, 19:16
Vault-Tec is hiring! Move to West Virginia’s Morgantown today to remote work. Get 12k moving bonus. Be prepared for the future! -- (link) - IAmQale Apr 12, 17:26 18
- This works for them until all those Google and Facebook employees move there and turn the state blue. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 19:06
- This is smart if you have the infrastructure to do it. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 17:29 13
  - You can ride the PRT. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 17:52
  - I’d totally consider it. - spamlet Apr 12, 17:50
  - I dunno. I'm kind of afraid that guy on the website might have a whole group of relatives who would hunt me down and then eat me - JD Apr 12, 17:36 10
    - But did you see that guy? -- (pic) - JD Apr 12, 18:03 [Attachment] 6
      - I just assume their house is an amalgam of all the Zillow Crazy Houses that have been posted in one giant mansion. - JaxSean Apr 12, 18:22
      - I wish I could UNSEE this guy -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 18:05 3
        
        His wife scares me. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 18:19 1
        
        She's the one that the victims run to and she'll be all "That's crazy. I wonder why he never introduced me to his family. Get in the car -- (edited) - JD Apr 12, 18:25
        
        That’s the green pill he offers. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 18:05
      - You ain’t gotta worry about his kinfolk hunting you down and eating you. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Apr 12, 18:04
    - Morgantown is West Virginia U and Shepherdstown is a college town as well. You got a better chance of dying in a bender river rapids accident. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 17:47 2
      - Well sure Morgantown is a college town but what about the places on the maps that go along with the free recreational gear rentals? -- (edited) - JD Apr 12, 18:21 1
        
        Terrible things happen to people in Summersville, lemme tell you. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 12, 18:52
- when are you going? (if you move out of state then you won't have to pay unemployment back) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 17:28 2
  - There is no way in hell I would move to West Virginia. The Mothman would get me. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 12, 17:38 1
    - Just don’t take a Wrong Turn -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 18:21
Don't blame me! Blame misleading CBS Sports tweets! - David Apr 12, 17:18 3
- Homer -- nm - Spawn Apr 12, 20:24 1
  - If you want to feel special, Falcons fans lead the league in getting f-ed up on game day. - Spawn Apr 12, 20:30
- The tip off for me was Brees is prolific in throwing and also the most accurate. At least once, he had to finish ahead. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 17:20
** -- nm* - mud Apr 12, 17:15
Arclight Theaters shutdown (for good) -- (link) - stim-mie Apr 12, 17:15 6
- Fuck, that suuuuuuuuucks. But we're going to be seeing a lot more of that. I'll wager that AMC and Regal don't re-open half their screens. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 19:04
- That’s sad. Didn’t con carne work for them? -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 17:51 1
  - Yup. I enjoyed working there, but have been getting other gigs since shutdown anyway. Onward! -- nm - con_carne Apr 12, 22:12
- Wow. And they were the anchor at a redeveloped mall in Bethesda. The mall hs lost its biggest restaurant tenant and theater. -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 17:41
- Huge Sad Day for theatergoers in LA -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 17:19
- ** -- nm* - mud Apr 12, 17:16
Equal parts hilarious and sad at the same time. -- (link) - Volnelk Apr 12, 17:10
Dinnae threaten me with a good time -- (link) - Reagen Apr 12, 16:37 4
- Pretty sure Scotland ready to go -- nm - stim-mie Apr 12, 17:05 1
  - Only if they get good turnout under about 50. Boomers wanna stay, and they’re better at voting. -- nm - mafic Apr 12, 17:14
- That would be a baller move. - Beryllium Apr 12, 16:56
- that'd be really stupid, no one in their right m- .. [checks popcorn stores] -- nm - mud Apr 12, 16:40
Two can be as bad as one. It's the loneliest number since the number one -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:34
my county has to roll back to phase 2, restaurants at 25% capacity, all these shows i've been adding to my calendar again will likely cancel..again -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:31
Pick of Destiny sp - con_carne Apr 12, 16:30
DTL: My team has regressed a bit from last season, but I do have the #1 defense in the "country" based on points allowed. Giving up 56 points per game -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 16:28 5
- Nice! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 17:18 1
  - I just checked my opponents’ field goal pct ranking. I’m 33rd overall...and 4th in my conference. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 17:22
- Do you practice defense? -- nm - David Apr 12, 16:46 2
  - When I recruit I base my backup recruits on steals and blocks so when I lose the ties I wind up with good defensive players. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 16:53 1
    - That’s really smart. -- nm - David Apr 12, 16:54
Max, if you're still around, the points explanation is on the Best Picture page -- nm - Edward Havens Apr 12, 16:14 1
- thanks -- nm - Max Apr 12, 16:20
L.A. Comic Con to go live in December. -- (link) - Meg Apr 12, 16:14
Man gets 3 months prison, house arrest, community service, and a fine for shooting an elephant seal. Motive unclear :/ -- (link) - Meg Apr 12, 16:11 6
- He thought it was an elephant. Didn't understand the difference. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 12, 16:59 1
  - I mean he was in his pyjamas. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 16:59
- Because he's an asshole? -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 16:28 3
  - Failed to render services paid for? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 16:44
  - "It went off accidentally" :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 16:32 1
    - He thought it was his taser. -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 16:33
Gangs of London spoilers - Beaker Apr 12, 16:09 1
- I think I am going to save these and watch them on a not Sunday night. Too much going on for Sunday night brain. -- nm* - Spawn Apr 12, 16:16
There sure seems like there's a strong element of "dammit, you're supposed to *stay* bought!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 16:02 2
- I'd describe it more as "we didn't pay for this crazy stuff. Stop making our lives more difficult or we're cutting you off." -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 16:13
- Versus “give us your money and shut up about what we’re doing with it.” -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 16:09
Dave Grohl's latest documentary gets picked up by Amazon. -- (link) - Mop Apr 12, 15:59 1
- Oh, hey. My Spotify Discover Weekly tipped me off to this -- (link) - JD Apr 12, 16:04 [youtube]
dinner: what jamaican? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 15:57 1
- jerk -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:39
17 - Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 15:52
AGE - not "number" -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 15:49 34
- the moment that I first laid Eyes on him, all alone On the edge of seventeen Just like the white winged dove Sings a song, sounds like she's singing -- nm - stevie nicks Apr 12, 17:27 1
  - up against the wall Redneck Mother Mother, who has raised her son so well He's thirty-four and drinking in a honky tonk Just kicking hippies asses -- nm - Jerry Jeff Walker Apr 12, 17:39
- I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole · No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:38 1
  - that leaves only me to blame 'cause mama tried. Laid back in an old saloon with a peso in my hand watching flies and children on the street -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 12, 16:51 [youtube]
- 15, 22, 33, 45, 67, 99, 100. 100 Years by Five For Fighting. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 16:36
- Alice Cooper, I'm 18. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 16:33
- beatles, will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty four -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:25 10
  - she's 16,she's beautiful and she's mine -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:26 9
    - that's Ringo Starr solo stuff. -- nm - Remlik Apr 12, 17:13
    - And that song is just ridiculously creepy now. -- nm - pmb Apr 12, 16:32 7
      - Good lord, this effing keyboard. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 18:21 2
        
        That's just a side effect of the nanobots -- nm - JaxSean Apr 12, 18:23 1
        
        My god, you're right. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 18:47
      - I aw her Standing There isn't as bad because the singer was young himself. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 18:20
      - I aw her Standing There isn't as bad because the singer was young himself. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 18:20
      - I aw her Standing There isn't as bad because the singer was young himself. -- nm - loosilu Apr 12, 18:20
      - i'm gonna tell you how its gonna be, you're going to give your love to me. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 16:36
- Supremes. Baby Love -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 16:13
- Old Man. Neil Young -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 16:11 1
  - 20 - Neil Young: Sugar Mountain - rollo Apr 12, 16:13
- Janis Ian. When I was 17 -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 12, 16:10
- Yes, I agree of course and it's clear that was the original intent. It's too bad VMan screwed it up for the rest of us. -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 16:09 4
  - And then the murders began... - VMan Apr 12, 16:10 1
    - lols all around -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 16:14
  - oh thank goodness I'm off the hook -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 16:10 1
    - I'm just trying to deflect Reagen's accurate takedown on B2 ... *wipes brow* ... I think it worked pretty good -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 16:12
- 18 - Fancy -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 16:02
- 19 - Paul Hardcastle -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 15:58 1
  - Takes care of 26 too. -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 15:59
- You can't tell me "I can't drive 55" isn't an age. Age is a construct, man. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 15:58
- I don't follow your rules man -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 15:54
- Dancing Queen - 17 -- nm - JD Apr 12, 15:53 1
  - Hey nineteen. -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 15:57
- My bad -- nm - rollo SI Apr 12, 15:51

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