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Sounds like Elmo is gonna reneg -- (link) - Jovian Dec 19, 18:18 3
- As I always say: nah, won't even bother repeating it. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 19, 18:37
- What a surprising development. Sincerely, -- nm - A 4 year old Dec 19, 18:23
- I was pretty certain he was doing the poll to at the very least see how much he's changed the demographics of the site. Not enough yet. More work - pmb Dec 19, 18:22
geez, I remember this famous photo of a pow returning from vietnam but not the rest of the story! nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Dec 19, 18:16
james gunn had a lot to say today. is it really a minority who don’t like what’s happening? or maybe most people will just go along no matter what? -- (link) - i.b! Dec 19, 17:57 9
- The Snyder bois are a very vocal minority. -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 18:37
- most of those people want a quality product put in front of their faces, starting with a smart credible script & use of lightbulbs when filming. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 18:17
- It's the Snyder stans. The assholes dumping on everything DC that Snyder didn't have a hand in. Especially if women were involved. - TWuG Dec 19, 18:06 1
  - yup -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 18:16
- They haven't released anything yet. Patty Jenkins and Henry Cavill were fan faves -- nm - budice Dec 19, 18:03 1
  - Fan faves in a cinematic universe that is rather light in that area -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 18:04
- all those unkind fuckers who didn't pay to see DC movies. -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 18:03 2
  - "Get your skag and let's go." -- nm - Some Unkind of Wonderful Dec 19, 18:18
  - i.e. the lucky ones -- nm - David Dec 19, 18:08
1923 Premiere Smashes Paramount+ Viewership Record -- (link) - Remlik Dec 19, 17:42 1
- Get ready for "1963" when the Duttons kill Kennedy for his plans to turn Montana into the new Las Vegas. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 17:48
twitter catching up to Dano -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 17:40 1
- Elon is finally turning things around. -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 19, 17:59
Following up from the other day: Delta does in fact still have the 'bags on time' guarantee. Bags in 20 minutes or less, or you can claim 2500 miles. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 19, 17:16
I love the picture of Tarrio (Proud Boy wannabe bad-ass) has him sporting his vest, his glasses, his half cigarette and a White Claw. - Will Hunting Dec 19, 16:53 1
- Hey! - One Baron Posting Dec 19, 17:05
Packers release veteran WR Sammy Watkins ahead of Monday's game vs. Rams -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 16:44
the Vatican had 3 pieces of the Parthenon. They are being returned top Greece. -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 19, 16:37
I searched but can’t find many st grades for EEAAO - mostly positive, I expect? I’m thinking about having it be my first movie watched in probably 4 - i.b! Dec 19, 16:31 14
- loved it, but sometimes it went a little performatively weird. also a lot of expositiony monologues, and gets a bit soggy in the middle. - mafic Dec 19, 17:58
- thanks, y’all! looks like a good one to get me going again. :) - -- nm - i.b! Dec 19, 17:52
- I don't think there is a chance it will be out of my Top 10, honestly. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 19, 17:07 2
  - It missed mine by this || much -- nm - mud Dec 19, 17:09 1
    - Get out of my universe! You don't belong here! -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 19, 17:13
- I gave it a full A back in April, and I stand by that. It's one of the few locks for my 5 favorite movies this year. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 19, 17:06
- B+ (second act could have used a little trimming) - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 16:55
- A+. But I stopped grading things with letters because ... well, me. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 19, 16:54 3
  - Ford’s Theater — would not recommend - B+ -- nm - Aberyham Llincum Dec 19, 17:07 1
    - Other than that, how was the play? - One Baron Posting Dec 19, 17:09
  - I wish I could love anything the way that you love everything. nm - Dignan Dec 19, 17:00
- It's very good. It was one of very few movies that I purchased over the last few years. -- (link*) - JaxSean Dec 19, 16:33 [Backboard] 1
  - thanks, gents! searching on the first two words together and separately brought no results for some reason. I saw a few individual grades with the acronym. -- nm* - i.b! Dec 19, 16:41
- loved it -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 16:33
The head of CTV News that fired Lisa LaFlamme has also been sacked. -- (link) - Reagen Dec 19, 16:11 1
- ha ha -- nm - mud Dec 19, 16:56
I'm out and about running errands on my bike. Currently getting dinner. -- (pic) - Beryllium Dec 19, 16:09 [Attachment] 2
- Luckily for most of it I was on the trail, so I didn't have to worry about cars. -- (pic) - Beryllium Dec 19, 16:53 [Attachment]
- mm, diet root beer float. (the generated jpg name sounds like a special pride month my little pony.) -- nm - i.b! Dec 19, 16:23
For Christmas movies that I don't recommend, I think I'm going to re-watch Reindeer Games. I blame that one on HDTGTM reposting their episode - JD Dec 19, 16:02
weinstein guilty again -- (link) - mud Dec 19, 15:55 2
- Sometimes the universe spins towards justice. It's my understanding that (extremely gross inside) - Reagen Dec 19, 15:59
- more -- (link) - mud Dec 19, 15:56
“Almost Famous: The Musical” will close on Broadway January 8, after only 77 performances. -- nm - MDH Dec 19, 15:35 14
- Crazy but figured. I took my students when we were in NY after thanksgiving. Our seats were in the last two rows and we got moved up because….. - Volnelk Dec 19, 17:50
- Broadway is the third-worst thing in New York after Wall Street and the Mets. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 19, 16:07 1
  - only because Trump is in Florida -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 16:24
- Investors will not recoup the $18M capitalization. Cast album in March, not likely to tour. -- nm - MDH Dec 19, 15:43 10
  - My wife’s prayers are answered. -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 15:49 9
    - The cast album? -- nm - MDH Dec 19, 15:56 8
      - Tour. Our first date was to that movie. She…did not enjoy it. -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 16:02 7
        
        she sounds smart -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 16:15 5
        
        She still married me. -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 16:16 4
        
        if you can get through watching Almost Famous the rest is gravy -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 16:17 3
        
        do you like anything? Is your process that the more something is liked generally, the more you dislike it? -- nm - mud Dec 19, 17:03 2
        
        i like good things -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 17:38 1
        
        Tell me the part about Star Wars again -- nm - David Dec 19, 17:39
        
        Ha! -- nm - JD Dec 19, 16:05
The scenes from Buenos Aires are absolutely incredible; -- (link) - Loyola Dec 19, 15:23 [youtube]
R.I.P. Terry Hall, 63 -- (link) - mud Dec 19, 15:02 1
- d'oh -- nm - mud Dec 19, 15:02
RIP Terry Hall -- (link) - LMS Dec 19, 15:01 8
- Damn. I always said if I was in a band it’d be a Specials cover band. - spamlet Dec 19, 15:14 7
  - I don't think I ever heard of them. (just listened to a few song snippets on Spotify, seemed reggae-ish/ska-ish, which was never my thing.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 15:58 6
    - Not even "Rudy"? -- nm - Andie Dec 19, 17:28
    - You might know him for Fun Boy Three with Bananarama. -- nm - LMS Dec 19, 17:05
    - Two tone (or 2nd wave) ska to be specific. - spamlet Dec 19, 16:03 3
      - Stephen Knight of Peaky Blinders fame is writing a series about Two Tone. -- nm - LMS Dec 19, 17:07 2
        
        Oh -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 17:19
        
        good! -- nm - mud Dec 19, 17:10
NASA InSight sends back its final photo. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 19, 14:55
Jalen Hurts is doubtful for Saturday’s game against the Cowboys, per Adam Schefter. -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 14:25 3
- That’s Gardner Minshew’s music! -- nm - Volnelk Dec 19, 14:35 2
  - After Mike Leach's death, I wouldn't be surprised if Minshy has the game of his career. -- nm - David Dec 19, 14:39 1
    - I would like to request 3 TD to Devonta, please. -- nm - One Baron Posting Dec 19, 17:07
Reuters: Roberts blocks end to Title 42. -- (edited) - mud Dec 19, 14:18
I don’t want time to pass more quickly, and bad poop can happen any time; but this year could be over already, and I wouldn’t mind. (sad ahead.) - i.b! Dec 19, 14:14 25
- I'm so sorry b, my condolences to you and your family in these trying times -- nm - crash davis Dec 19, 18:32
- Thinking good thoughts for you and for better times in the near future -- nm - JD Dec 19, 16:08
- So sorry for your loss. Way too soon. -- nm - pmb Dec 19, 16:06
- I'm sosorry. You're going through a lot right now. I hope you get home and are able to have some peace over the holidays. -- nm - jnine Dec 19, 15:59
- My condolences. Too young. -- nm - Andie Dec 19, 15:56
- So sorry. Try to be as positive as possible and I'll send positive vibes to help. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Dec 19, 15:38
- b I'm so sorry. this is awful. Sending all my love. -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 15:35
- Sorry b. :( -- nm - spamlet Dec 19, 15:14
- (((Hugs))) -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 19, 15:14
- No matter how "not close" you are they're still family. My condolences, and hooray for progression and approaching release. -- nm - Meg Dec 19, 15:08
- my condolences -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 14:50
- Sorry to hear about your brother. - Loyola Dec 19, 14:41 1
  - thank you - I probably should start adding “ortho” to rehab? — nm - i.b! Dec 19, 14:46
- Oh, I'm so sorry. -- nm - David Dec 19, 14:41
- thanks, everyone. 💕 — nm - i.b! Dec 19, 14:40
- My deepest condolences to you and your family. :-( -- nm - Krusty Dec 19, 14:40
- So sorry. Sending all my best wishes. -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 19, 14:31
- Very sorry to hear -- nm - Guigue Dec 19, 14:30
- Very sorry to hear for you and your family, b. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 14:28
- My condolences to you and your family. Good path vibes for you as well. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 14:27
- so sorry -- nm - mud Dec 19, 14:20
- sorry to hear. -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 14:17
- sorry to hear this, b -- nm - prayformojo Dec 19, 14:16
- oh man. I am very sorry B -- nm - Jovian Dec 19, 14:15 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Dec 19, 14:25
Good lord...Mission Impossible 7 and 8 are going to be nuts -- (link) - Remlik Dec 19, 14:07 [youtube] 15
- This film. Now! (NM) - Marlowe Dec 19, 16:21
- They played this before Avatar, and the crowd went nuts. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 19, 14:58 4
  - It’s weird that a guy mocked for being crazy is now the movie industry savior - Will Hunting Dec 19, 15:00 3
    - I wish he wasn't such a trash human being. I'd probably like these movies. -- nm - pmb Dec 19, 15:23 2
      - they're only marginally smarter than Maverick - hollywood big shot Dec 19, 16:17
      - yep. — nm - i.b! Dec 19, 15:26
- STOP IT, TOM! You've already made us all feel inadequate! -- nm - Mop Dec 19, 14:51
- I feel like this is building to the last MI where Tom could be vaulting into a volcano. -- nm - Loyola Dec 19, 14:49
- "All motorcycles were harmed during the filming." -- nm - Jovian Dec 19, 14:14 1
  - drone filming is opening up a lot of options in terms of filming action scenes -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 14:17
- "I want to keep watching these movies until Tom Cruise dies making these movies" -- nm - Reagen Dec 19, 14:10 4
  - he's going to on the outside of a rocket blasting to space right? -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 14:14 3
    - Space Cowboys 2! -- nm - Max Dec 19, 14:24 2
      - ooo....Rob Lowe, Emilo Estevez, Sean Penn to round out the cast! -- nm - Remlik Dec 19, 14:26 1
        
        Eddie Murphy, Keanu Reeves, Pierce Brosnan -- nm - Max Dec 19, 14:33
Hey thank you all for the wishes! For the record, it's pronounced - Guigue Dec 19, 13:55 20
- Wait? People don't know that? - . Dec 19, 17:37 1
  - Okay, I might shade the i a bit towards long e. -- nm - . Dec 19, 17:38
- y'all it's Quebec pronunciation! -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 15:37
- HBD Mr G -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 19, 15:15
- Happy birthday! But as a Final Fantasy fan, I have to pronounce it Gooey Gooey. - David Dec 19, 14:43 [youtube]
- Nah, I'm sticking with Geeg. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 19, 14:41
- Gwig?! - Loyola Dec 19, 14:19
- not gooey-goo? :( -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 19, 14:12 1
  - I do have a friend who pronounces it like that sometimes :P -- nm - Guigue Dec 19, 14:20
- Sure thing, gwee-gee -- nm - Dano Claus Dec 19, 14:09
- Happy birthday Guigue, and thank you for one of my favorite L5's in ST history. - Max Dec 19, 14:06 2
  - I’m not sure if I ever saw that - made me lol. — nm - i.b! Dec 19, 14:17
  - One day I'll get one that wasn't a typo! :P -- nm - Guigue Dec 19, 14:07
- happy bday -- nm - budice Dec 19, 14:06
- I was close! -- nm - ty97 Dec 19, 14:01 2
  - Ah yes, I misread yours! Yes, if the "ee" is like "Geek", it's a little off. But very very close indeed! -- (edited) - Guigue Dec 19, 14:05 1
    - ben oui vous l'avez, c'est l'accent -- nm - loosilu Dec 19, 15:38
- Also, I'll try to post more, but know that I still read pretty much everything, like a creepy lurker - Guigue Dec 19, 13:58 1
  - all good, LurkerGwig. :D -nm - JaxSean Dec 19, 14:04
- hah. I was waay off -- nm - Jovian Dec 19, 13:57
RIP Tom Browning -- (link) - Jovian Dec 19, 13:52 2
- Meet him while he was signing autographs at a boat show when I was a kid. -- nm - Ender Dec 19, 18:00
- One of my favorite Reds memories as a kid. No, not the perfect game. This. -- (link) - Volnelk Dec 19, 14:32
Lol. NJ township committee member loses reelection by three votes, tries to get his daughter’s absentee vote for his opponent thrown out -- (link) - znufrii Dec 19, 13:51 2
- Guess who 8s getting a lump of coal in their stocking for Xmas -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 19, 15:21
- My vote is for the legs in the tights. -- nm - Max Dec 19, 14:02

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