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Niners path to SB 1) GB 2) Then TB or DET. Have to like those odds. -- nm - budice Jan 16, 06:08 3
- Yep. I bet on Lions just because I liked their path once Green Bay won and the odds are better but a 49ers-Ravens SB seems pretty likely. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 06:16 2
  - Lions Bills would be fun. Equivalent of that Cubs - Indians world series. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 06:20 1
    - earthquake or comet strike...no winners -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 06:23
LA - Downed big rig blocks NB 5 Freeway through Sun Valley -- (link) - budice Jan 16, 05:58
Uber shutting down Drizly so you have to go to the liquor store yourself like some sort of caveman. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 05:50 5
- The email I got from them was great. Text inside. - pmb Jan 16, 06:07
- Ha! I believe they're just combining it with UberEats. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:56 1
  - So no Seinfeldian puffy coat shenanigans? -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 06:02
- $1b 🔥 -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 05:55 1
  - buy the competition then shut it down a few years later -- nm - Epiphany Jan 16, 06:56
Spaceman | Official Trailer | Netflix March 1 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 05:49 [youtube]
So to summarize: The man who incited a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to kill American democracy and who one judge - decline Jan 16, 05:37 9
- "56k White Fox N*** Viewers In Farm Country Think The Other 330m Americans Should Bend to Their Reality" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 16, 06:28
- I look forward to the "Evangelical Christians nominate felon, and rapist, Donald Trump in Iowa" headline from the Onion -- nm - oblique Jan 16, 05:45 1
  - Onion isn’t doing parody articles anymore? -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 16, 06:00
- Well when you put it like that....... -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 05:41 5
  - Which I don't think any of his opponents are doing. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:48 4
    - Exactly. Why it isn't a commercial that runs often is beyond me. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 06:11 3
      - because they cant attack the Big boss directly, they are too scared to. Lincoln Project used to do that, but I think that group is broken - tRuMaN Jan 16, 06:15 2
        
        I suppose I mean more in the general than now. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 06:18 1
        
        They’re afraid to be honest about the Leader lest they get primaried by his lunatics. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 06:23
Well, I have no idea if this is good but I'm 34,357th of 167714 in the Yahoo NFL Champion of Champions daily fantasy $ contest :) - oblique Jan 16, 05:32
all i have to say about the nfl playoffs is that I respect the writers for keeping the cowboys flopping hard as a trend. - tRuMaN Jan 16, 05:20
9" of snow and a quarter inch of sleet on top of it...now this is a mid-atlantic snowstorm. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 04:52 22
- Looks like we got about 3 inches. -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 06:10 1
  - Just the tip. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 16, 06:41
- yuck! (note, here in Toronto we have maybe 0.5 inches of snow.) - Andie Jan 16, 06:03
- That much ice? *cries* - kelly Jan 16, 05:32 2
  - (Never mind, e we just looked again. A coating to an inch on Friday) -- nm - kelly Jan 16, 05:43 1
    - With ice Thursday night. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 05:58
- we got about an inch or so -- nm - decline Jan 16, 05:24
- It's all going to be rain here, this is some bullshit. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 05:15
- Nice! I'm not sure if we got an inch or not. It doesn't look like much to me. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:04 13
  - We officially did. Ends the streak. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 16, 05:41 5
    - It's been such a weird stretch of winter weather the last couple of years. This winter seems closer to normal with colder days and actual snow on the - Krusty Jan 16, 05:47 3
      - I'm ready for spring -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 05:50 2
        
        Me too. I hate layering to be outside. I feel like Randy from a Christmas Story as I walk around. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:58 1
        
        And while I love what I do, I want a work from home job. I'm done being outside in the dead of winter and melting in the summer. - Krusty Jan 16, 06:02
    - We’ve solved global warming! -- nm - Tim Jan 16, 05:44
  - Biggest storm here apparently since the blizzard of 93. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 05:08 6
    - My freshman year. Lined up with Peyton Manning's recruiting weekend. I remember it well. People were sledding down Cumberland Ave on lunch trays. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 05:36
    - Damn! Hopefully you don't have to drive anywhere. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:12 4
      - Kelly has Wicked tickets for tonight :( -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 05:26 1
        
        Yeesh. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:36
      - I tried to make sure we had supplies through tomorrow at least. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 16, 05:24 1
        
        Smart. Hopefully you both can stay home until it's all cleared up. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 05:36
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Wild Card Weekend -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 04:37 [youtube]
TV PSA: NCIS Sydney, Extended Family, La Brea, Curse of Oak Island, The Floor, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Found, Night Court, Fargo, Percy Jackson, - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 04:36 1
- Percy Jackson and Oak Island (on Sunday in Canada) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 04:43
Happy birthday, Mel Profit! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂 -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 04:32 15
- Happy Birthday Mel! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 10:43
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 10:05
- cheers! -- nm - mud Jan 16, 06:42
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Jan 16, 06:32
- indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 06:16
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 06:10
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Jan 16, 05:41
- *walks up to old man mel, drapes a sash over his shoulders, nods, walks aways* - tRuMaN Jan 16, 05:19
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 05:19
- *dances in in a long trained tutu trailing ribbons. Hands Krusty a bag of eco-friendly glitter and a bag of donuts.* "You know what to do with the gl - . Jan 16, 05:11 2
  - *nods approvingly* -- nm* - tRuMaN Jan 16, 05:18
  - *Runs back in to hand Krusty a banner* "Happy Birthday Mel!!!" -- nm - . Jan 16, 05:13
- yay Mel! Happy birthday! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 16, 04:51
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 16, 04:36
- Happy birthday 🎂 -- nm - decline Jan 16, 04:34
Snow day! -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 16, 03:56
Did anybody hear one word about the other party having a caucus tonight too? well they did set up but its mainly a mail in and results released on -- nm - super tuesday Jan 16, 01:13
I definitely picked the right week to get a new electric blanket. -- nm - David Jan 15, 23:13 1
- yes...yes you did. for xmas I got mom an electric throw blanket for the couch and a sleeve/cozy to slide her feet into -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 01:05
Mop (and anyone with archaeological interest) this is Dr. Davis' presentation last Thursday. -- (link) - Meg Jan 15, 22:03 [youtube] 1
- Crash, this site is 265 miles north of you. I should really come visit. -- nm - Meg Jan 15, 22:06
ST, you *are* home. -- (link) - David Jan 15, 21:53 [youtube]
Pixie: I was very fortunate to live in Atlanta and get WNNX 99X. I hated the initial change over because I was a fan of the format before. -- (edited) - Qale Jan 15, 21:31 1
- you can probably stream them over the 'net -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 01:07
PCGamer has confirmed that if you're running an ad blocker, Google is slowing the loading of YouTube videos. - Mop🧹 Jan 15, 21:10 3
- I have no issue at all. I'm using Firefox and uBlock Origin. I watch YouTube every day on my laptop and haven't noticed any issues. -- nm - Krusty Jan 16, 04:34
- Guess I won't be watching much Youtube stuff, then. -- nm - TWuG Jan 15, 22:01
- Mine take a long time to load but are okay after that. -- nm - Meg Jan 15, 21:51
Kornacki: evangelical voters who largely avoided donald in 16 are ovewhelming behind him now -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 21:07 2
- lol Nikki prevented the 99 county sweep by a single vote, apparently -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 23:58 1
  - In areas with a large college population, the votes split 30ish 30ish 30ish -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 00:20
Connections Puzzle #219, 1 mistake - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 21:06 5
- One oopsie. - VMan Jan 16, 05:52
- No mistakes - decline Jan 16, 04:34
- Connections Puzzle #219 - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 03:41
- No mistakes, in order - TWuG Jan 15, 22:20 1
  - I kinda hated this one. - David Jan 15, 22:50
Wordle 941 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 21:01 3
- 3 - rollo Jan 16, 05:30
- 3 - decline Jan 16, 04:27
- Wordle 941 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Jan 16, 03:44
I flew a small Italian airline home today. It was pleasant flight. A few observations. - ty97 Jan 15, 20:43 5
- They expect Italians to be on time? -- nm - spamlet Jan 16, 01:12
- AirLittalia? - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 21:05 1
  - There are no small italians. - Beryllium Jan 15, 21:20
- so they expect people to just sit on the plane 30 minutes ahead of time? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 21:00 1
  - They expect you to be at the gate available for boarding. Boarding was nowhere near done at that point though -- nm - ty97 Jan 15, 21:08
Zeitgeist, I'm sure you've seen worse at weddings. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 15, 20:42 1
- had just the opposite, a drunk guy interupted a ceremony, the groom took him down and the bride whipped out her cuffs from her garter belt - zeitgeist Jan 15, 20:58
ha that one offsides call… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:32
Kona International Airport closed until further notice due to cracks in runway -- (link) - ty97 Jan 15, 20:30 3
- 50 years ago my father invented a concrete, that within 1 hour of mixing it with water, you could land planes on it. they need: Set-45. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 15, 20:40 1
  - yeah but is it ON the island, otherwise they'd have to fly it in..and... wait -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 00:22
- yeow -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 20:39
Jay Gruden and RGIII watching the eagles game -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:30
No Scorigami. That score has happened 1 time before, most recently on November 24, 1975. -- nm - budice Jan 15, 20:30
now that he’s siphoned off votes from Ron and Nikki in Iowa, Vivek is outta here -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:26
Vivek is out. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jan 15, 20:25 1
- vivisection? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 20:28
Kornacki says donny just barely winning at 51% is still a record as Bush Jr previous record win was 41%, ron beat nikki in the rural counties -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 20:25 1
- Ramaswamy drops out -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 20:27
Fustigation aside... -- nm - David Jan 15, 20:21
elton wasn’t at the awards because he’s recovering from knee replacement surgery, per his husband. the first person to talk at the mic started to say - i.b! Jan 15, 20:13
Better Call Saul ends its run with 53 Emmy nominations and zero primetime wins -- nm - budice Jan 15, 20:10 4
- maybe they feel guilty about shutting out Mad Men for Breaking Bad all those years -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:36 2
  - They shouldn't. -- nm - the wrong element Jan 15, 20:52 1
    - and yet . . . nothing for the better show in the same universe -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 21:55
- Reservation Dogs seems to be ignored by all the award shows -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 20:33
“I want more” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:06
This game going like this but me losing my Mike Evans gets 80 yards bet is illogical. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jan 15, 20:05 2
- I need two more yards from him -- nm - J Jan 15, 20:11
- 73% of the money at betmgm tonight was on the Eagles -3. -- nm - budice Jan 15, 20:06
huh: DC public schools are closed Tuesday -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 20:03 1
- We got like 4-5 inches of snow with more coming, and nothing is plowed... -- nm - MDH Jan 15, 20:08
So the NFC East is the only division eliminated from the playoffs. -- nm - Dano Jan 15, 20:02
Not the best day in Pennsylvania sports -- nm - Tim Jan 15, 19:58
guess Belichick should book a flight to Philly from Atlanta -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 19:53 1
- I'll pay for the ticket. -- nm - David Jan 15, 20:02
Not news, but Milan Malpensa is a terrible airport -- nm - ty97 Jan 15, 19:51 2
- I remember when Milan Malpensa played utility infielder for the Pirates. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 15, 19:54 1
  - And he was terrible too! -- nm - ty97 Jan 15, 20:01
They moved everyone out of the balcony to fill the orchestra. Wow. -- nm - MDH Jan 15, 19:40 1
- the Peacock Theater is comically large for a show like the Emmys i think -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 19:41
I'm not sure that Tom Wambsgans is the best pitchman for a luxury car -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 19:38
Lift wasn't in the top of its genre, but it attempted to have style, swagger, and heart. I'll give it 6/10 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 15, 19:37
that there's some weak tackling. powerfully weak -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 19:31
With all due respect to David Chase, the talent on display tonight is staggering. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 15, 19:23 3
- none of the three Davids from HBO's golden age have had a series on HBO in over five years (and they barely tolerated The Deuce) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 19:26 2
  - The Deuce had a rough first season but after that it was amazing. -- nm - MDH Jan 15, 19:38 1
    - Agreed -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 19:40
I can’t believe we got Anthony Anderson to wear a gimp outfit. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 15, 19:21
the Tuesday crossword is kinda slick -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 19:18 2
- (spoils) - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 15, 19:21 1
  - Congratulations! You solved a Tuesday Crossword in 25:56 spoiler - crash davis 😺 Jan 15, 20:24
Aubrey Plaza again. -- (link) - Snow Command Jan 15, 19:16
Apparently next week will be Mahomes’ first road playoff game. -- nm - spamlet Jan 15, 19:15 1
- Yup, every other game was at home or a Super Bowl (a neutral site). -- nm - Tim Jan 15, 19:22
40% in donny is at 52.5 % -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 19:10 7
- the raw vote totals are 50k so far. less than half of a Big 10 football stadium worth of idiots -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 19:29 6
  - I'd take offense to the generalization but... *shrug* -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 15, 19:39
  - Here’s why that’s bad news for Joe Biden -- nm - Tim Jan 15, 19:30 4
    - I looooove these jokes. Keep making them, ST! -- nm - David Jan 15, 19:38
    - now below 50% with 50% of the vote in -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 19:32 2
      - Last caucus got 180,000 votes, this one 130,000 -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 20:03 1
        
        extrapolating any national implications from this tiny and heavily biased sample size is (or should be) useless -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:16
That Beef guy’s won two Emmys tonight and his wife’s not into it at all. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 15, 19:09 2
- Man, the Academy loves Beef. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 15, 19:20 1
  - It’s what’s for dinner -- nm - Tim Jan 15, 19:27
I don’t know if it’s new, “the producers would like to thank” at the bottom of the screen is great! — nm - i.b.! Jan 15, 19:08 2
- almost perfect on time - some of the bits could easily have been cut to give more time to winners, but still decent. — nm - i.b! Jan 15, 20:01 1
  - early consensus is whoever these producers are should do the Oscars next -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 15, 20:23
Local woman rents a bunch hotel rooms for homeless, water pipe freezes floods the place and forces everyone out -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 15, 19:07

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