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Just a robot dribbling a basketball -- (link) - budice Dec 27, 11:18
India freezes Mother Theresa's charity accounts citing their homeless shelters, feeding programs are converting hindi -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 27, 11:17
STIS: why wouldn't Angelina Jolie's character show up in any Eternals merch? Bought the girls a calendar and she is not on it. They notice it in alot - Beaker Dec 27, 10:48 4
- She probably realized that the film would suck balls and tried to minimize her connection to it. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 27, 11:33
- She doesn't believe in Time and thus refuses to have her likeness associated with anything time releated -- nm - decline Dec 27, 11:21
- There was a Target exclusive action figure—weird about the calendar -- nm - flavorize Dec 27, 11:16
- She could be in the next wave of figures. -- nm - Remlik Dec 27, 10:51
You were under the impression that when you were walking forward that you'd end up further onward - zunk xometimes Dec 27, 10:35
Last week, I was confident, friendly, and neutral. - David Dec 27, 10:29 1
- Minus 100,000 words for every unnecessary ellipsis. -- nm - Grammarly Dec 27, 11:13
"The Carolina Panthers sent players home on Monday after a "somewhat significant'' number tested positive for COVID-19." - David Dec 27, 10:23 9
- Almost like a way to Peace Out on the season. Guessing that 17th game wasn't a good idea after all -- nm - budice Dec 27, 10:33 2
  - Carolina's worried it won't be able to field a full roster against NO Sunday. -- nm - David Dec 27, 10:34 1
    - Its more worried about draft order and next year anyhow. Sun Bowl also having problems filling its spot -- nm - budice Dec 27, 10:35
- College football semis are going to be interesting to watch. - Strongbad Dec 27, 10:31 2
  - I'm sure you saw that Georgia had to take special precautions since they're in the hot zone. -- nm - David Dec 27, 10:33 1
    - \o/ -- nm - Strongbad Dec 27, 10:41
- Can DC use this excuse? The good news is the Cowboys TE's are safe if any DC defenders were sick...no one fucking touched them all night. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 27, 10:25 2
  - It’s not like the Cowboys have a history of using white guys to slough off the end of the line and catch touchdowns. - Will Hunting Dec 27, 11:17
  - Dallas has had at least two games this year where the other team just plain quit. Atlanta was the other. There might be a third. -- nm - David Dec 27, 10:27
DTL: After a Round 1 loss in the PTT it's bad enough that I'm already looking toward the season after next season (my juniors stink). -- nm - Dano Dec 27, 10:02 2
- I avenged Baron by beating Madison. Barely. - spamlet Dec 27, 11:13
- My guys just never came to play either. This cycle was disappointing. - Will Hunting Dec 27, 10:08
RIP Jean-Marc Vallée -- (link) - Reagen Dec 27, 09:37 2
- :( -- nm - Diva Dec 27, 10:25
- :-[ -- (link*) - mud Dec 27, 09:41
FWIW, bery my parents wifi (AT&T) blocks all versions of ST as a phishing site - spamlet Dec 27, 09:37 3
- Even on https? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 27, 10:52
- My ATT wifi does not. -- nm - Spawn Dec 27, 09:56
- phishy most def, but no phishing -- nm - budice Dec 27, 09:41
ST Quiz - Top 5 Original (not a sequel/part of a series or based on book, comic, or other existing media/property) Movies at the 2021 US Box Office? -- nm* - Dano Dec 27, 09:37 9
- #5 was Respect with $24.3M (I debated whether it could be "original" since it's based on a real person, but it's not based on a book per the credits) -- nm - Dano Dec 27, 11:12
- encanto? raya and the last dragon? house of gucci. assuming that "other" means Jungle Cruise doesnt count. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 27, 09:41 3
  - Encanto is #2 with $88.3M, Raya is #3 with $54.7M, Gucci is based on a book. -- nm - Dano Dec 27, 09:53
  - wrath of man. Nobody. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 27, 09:43 1
    - Wrath is a remake of a French film, Nobody is #4 with $27.2M -- nm* - Dano Dec 27, 09:56
- Free Guy has to be up there. -- nm - MDH Dec 27, 09:40 3
  - #1 with $121.6M -- nm - Dano Dec 27, 09:51
  - Does Jungle Cruise count? I can’t think of any that made money that aren’t sequels etc. -- nm - MDH Dec 27, 09:41 1
    - I did not count it - based on a ride -- nm - Dano Dec 27, 09:51
Spawn! new Batman trailer -- (link) - decline Dec 27, 09:29 [youtube] 4 1
- 67 DAYS! line spoil - Spawn Dec 27, 10:00
- hell yeah -- nm - mud Dec 27, 09:40 1
  - caveat: that seems to give a lot away or maybe not I dunno -- nm - mud Dec 27, 09:44
- That looks promising. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 27, 09:35
I'm sold on Don't Look Up immediately thanks to the song the Jennifer Lawrence is listening & singing along to at the very start of the movie. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 27, 09:14 4
- I couldnt place it, but I didnt look it up either. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 27, 09:16 3
  - Very minor spoiler -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 27, 09:18 2
    - nice. She's never been better, btw -- nm* - mud Dec 27, 09:20 1
      - I just started it but it's looking good so far. -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 09:25
Spidey Actual: $84.5M up $3M on est after strong $33M Sunday -- (link) - budice Dec 27, 09:13
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 27, 09:11 [Attachment] 10
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 27, 09:11 [Attachment] 9
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 27, 09:11 [Attachment] 8
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 27, 09:12 [Attachment] 7
      - 2/2 -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 27, 11:12
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 27, 09:47
      - 2/2 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 27, 09:27
      - 1/2 (guessed the same as you) -- nm - decline Dec 27, 09:17
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 27, 09:16
      - 2/2 -- nm - Dano Dec 27, 09:15
      - 2/2 -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 09:13
nm -- nm* - prayformojo Dec 27, 09:11
Cole Beasley has been fined around $100,000 for repeated COVID protocol violations -- (link) - Beaker Dec 27, 08:58
So after thinking about it overnight my grade for SMFFH IS A B+ (spoils) - eag Dec 27, 08:56 4
- Oh, and spoil - Spawn Dec 27, 10:12 1
  - Im guessing (spoils) - eag Dec 27, 10:51
- Spoil - Spawn Dec 27, 10:10 1
  - Spoils - TWuG Dec 27, 11:32
Every accusation is a confession -- (link) - Reagen Dec 27, 08:49 4
- The reason they believe antifa caused Jan. 6 is because that's what they would do. -- nm - pmb Dec 27, 09:28 1
  - (did do) -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 27, 09:31
- "I hate the police, but for entirely different reasons than why these other people hate the police!" -- nm - Mop Dec 27, 09:06 1
  - Republican or Not? -- (link) - Dano Dec 27, 09:09 [youtube]
Zillow: 2 for the price of 1 (so, so much here) - decline Dec 27, 08:17 3
- pic #129 may show an underground tunnel between the 2 houses -- nm - decline Dec 27, 08:42
- I mean, also for that price, maybe update the appliances to things manufactured in the last decade. - tRuMaN Dec 27, 08:24 1
  - I think there are like 8 kitchens. The 'main' one in the first house is older (it has the older style everything). The 'main' one in the second house - decline Dec 27, 08:31
Spideyverse movies: Rumor: Sony wants Anna Taylor-Joy as Black Cat -- nm* - Remlik Dec 27, 07:59 6
- Nice. Was wondering if they would be introduce Black Cat now into the MCU -- nm - Jovian Dec 27, 09:07
- Do you mean Anya Taylor-Joy (or is Anna Taylor another actress)? -- nm - Diva Dec 27, 08:38 3
  - Happy happy Joy Joy -- nm - Spawn Dec 27, 10:04
  - It took me like 5 things she was in to see the "y". -- nm - Reagen Dec 27, 08:50
  - Sorry yes her. -- nm - Remlik Dec 27, 08:41
- Bring her back in the MCU as Illyana Rasputin -- nm - eag Dec 27, 08:31
is it nap time yet? -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 27, 07:39 5
- During this difficult time, it is always nap time. It is also always beer time, pizza time, and take a meeting time. -- nm - Qale Dec 27, 08:15 4
  - hmm, warning, not all of those should be attempted at the same time. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 27, 08:18 3
    - hold my wine glass. -- nm - Diva Dec 27, 08:39 1
      - challenge accepted -- (pic) - tRuMaN Dec 27, 08:51 [Attachment]
    - Challenge accepted! -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 08:28
If I lived in Russia I would seriously nail shut every window in every room I entered... -- (link) - decline Dec 27, 07:29 1
- Once that becomes common there will be a weird string of journalists and politicians dying in house fires. -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 07:31
I knew they were making a mistake with a Kingsman prequel but goodness what a mess. -- nm - MDH Dec 27, 06:38 5
- Done with that series after the last one. -- nm - colin Dec 27, 06:49 3
  - I skipped 2 but will watch this at some point if for no other reason than the vulgarity, -- nm - Spawn Dec 27, 11:11
  - Yep, #2 was terrible. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 27, 06:50 1
    - Agreed. It looks like a one and done franchise now. -- nm - MDH Dec 27, 09:30
- Meanwhile, Spider-Man is quickly becoming one of the great outliers in box office history. - Will Hunting Dec 27, 06:48
I'm starting to think Andrew Howard might be the most type cast actor in Hollywood. - LMS Dec 27, 06:10 1
- He does have a rather Eastern European look despite his ancestry. -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 06:19
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 27, 05:51 [Attachment] 7
- MOAR GULAG -Alexander Solzhenitsyn's poorly considered sequel book -- nm - Reagen Dec 27, 10:39
- RUMOURLAG - How long it takes you to find out the hot goss. -- nm - Reagen Dec 27, 08:53
- GLUMMORGAN - a particularly depressed Welshman -- nm - Reagen Dec 27, 08:36
- AMORAL MOOG - an evil synthesizer -- nm - prayformojo Dec 27, 08:25
- OMG RAUL! Looks like we found another Burriel. -- nm - Qale Dec 27, 07:13
- LLAMA GLAMOR - emulating the style of the Andes -- nm - prayformojo Dec 27, 06:24 1
  - LAMA GLAMOUR - emulating the style of the Himalayas -- nm - prayformojo Dec 27, 06:25
Dear Secret Stalker, you did a phenomenal job! - decline Dec 27, 05:49 1
- Nice stalking! -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 05:53
Happy birthday, Landbeck! Woo hoo!!!🎂🥳 - Krusty Dec 27, 04:56 8
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 27, 11:07
- have a great day, Brother Landbeck! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 27, 10:21
- cheers ! -- nm - mud Dec 27, 08:28
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - jnine Dec 27, 07:45
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - LMS Dec 27, 06:08
- Don Homer!! -- nm - Beaker Dec 27, 05:55
- happy birthday! -- nm - decline Dec 27, 05:45
- Happy b, sir! (NM) - Marlowe Dec 27, 05:24
TV PSA: Raw, Landscapers, College Football, NFL, Death To 2021 (NF), Year End stuff, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 27, 04:29
New Travel Man with new presenter Joe Lycett today. 96 hours in Iceland with Bill Bailey. -- nm - LMS Dec 27, 02:02 1
- Sweet! :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 04:56
Papa Murphy's ads pronouncing Pizza is irritating to me, its a valley girl twist making it Peets ZAH instead of peace uh -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 23:16
Ron’s Gone Wrong made me actively angry. I’m not ScarJo in “Lucy” angry, but still angry. Spoilers, I guess. - Mop Dec 26, 22:39 1
- Spoils - Beryllium Dec 26, 23:02
Mexico blocks a Holland American cruise ship from disembarking after 21 crew test positive -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 26, 22:19 2
- Is that like not pissing in an ocean of piss? -- nm - Qale Dec 27, 07:15 1
  - Maybe? - Marlowe Dec 27, 07:30
The correct movie to replace the cast with Muppets but keep Nicolas Cage is Face/Off -- nm - Roger More Dec 26, 20:53 10
- Office Space, keep Lumbergh? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 27, 09:08
- Hot fuzz with Simon Pegg but Nick frost is only half-muppet -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 22:04 4
  - I would keep Jim Broadbent (Inspector Frank Butterman) and replace the rest. -- nm - Krusty Dec 27, 04:58 1
    - Yes - and then Nick frost would definitely have to be half muppet -- nm - Beryllium Dec 27, 10:49
  - Bottom or top? -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 22:07 1
    - I hadn't got that far. I'll leave it up to whoever makes it. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 22:10
- Blazing Saddles, keep the black sheriff. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 22:02
- Muppet Christmas Carol. keep Michael Caine -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 26, 21:17 1
  - Mickey's Christmas Carol. Keep Uncle Scrooge. -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 21:38
- That Muppets thread is glorious. That could be a whole series on Disney+! -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 20:56
Mickey's Christmas Carol packs an incredible amount of story into 26 minutes. -- nm - Ender Dec 26, 20:40
Huh, the Webb telescope's sensors are only 4 megapixel. -- nm - Ender Dec 26, 20:34 7
- I'm surprised they even measure it that way. I didn't think any of its sensors were optical. -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 21:39 5
  - They're still light sensing pixels. They're just at a different wavelength. -- nm - Ender Dec 26, 22:43
  - I hadn't thought of looking into it until now, but apparently it ranges from near-infrared to mid-infrared. They want to be able to see older stars. - Beryllium Dec 26, 21:50 3
    - What jf we see past the.Big Bang? Does the universe end? -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 22:08 2
      - You can't in a meaningful sense and yes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 27, 03:10
      - Then we shall finally gaze into the Muppetverse -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 22:11
- 10 separate 4MP sensors. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 20:38
Somebody call the NFT cops! -- (link) - Reagen Dec 26, 20:31 3
- Can we end this stupidity now? -- nm - Mop Dec 26, 22:09 1
  - sure but wait till I sell a NFT of this post for $500,000 -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 23:18
- My url of an image is original, yours is just a cheap copy! -- nm - mafic Dec 26, 21:41

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