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$18.3m compensatory, $65m punitive -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:42 2
- the obligatory: "And here's how that's bad news for Joe Biden." -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 13:45
- The Sixty-Five Million Dollar Man -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:45
John Barron got fount out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:37
lol jury's in already -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:36 4
- $18M + $65M Punitive. Yay but still not enough. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 13:43 3
  - but he'd have to declare personal BK to weasel out of paying, and probably more collectable than your average deadbeat defendant -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:44 2
    - His cult will raise it for him -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 13:48 1
      - LOL "For Trump fans, that’s the equivalent of 640.77 porn stars." -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 26, 13:49
verdict reached already (!) in ej Carroll thing -- nm - mud Jan 26, 13:35 5
- 83.3 mill -- nm - mud Jan 26, 13:42 1
  - not bad. I was thinking it'd be $15 mil in compensatory and upwards of $80 mil in punitive -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 13:43
- hah. I want to make a prediction on the payout but I wont because I dont want to jinx. :) -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 13:38
- pressing 1 and then holding down the 0 key is easy. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 13:37 1
  - he's gonna be like John Bender catching detentions from VP Vernon. there will just be another case -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 13:46
Verizon is increasing the price of my mobile plan. But they'll wrestling that ad-free Disney bundle from my COLD. DEAD. HANDS. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 13:21
F*ck. - Znufrii, promoted Jan 26, 13:21 1
- word -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 13:24
Right now on the iTunes chart Britney is ahead of Justin, but they’re both behind Ben Shapiro rapping. -- (pic) - Dano Jan 26, 13:18 [Attachment] 4
- It's so funny that so few people buy music now that the iTunes top ten can't be more than a couple thousand copies at most. -- nm - Tim Jan 26, 13:23 2
  - From the times that I've looked at the chart it seems to be mostly MAGAs buying music. -- nm - Dano Jan 26, 13:29 1
    - Pretty much -- nm - Tim Jan 26, 13:31
- This is why 3rd party challenges suck. - Reagen Jan 26, 13:21
"Google Referrer Header Privacy Settlement has sent you $7.69 USD." - David Jan 26, 12:54
Disney+ now pulling the reverse Kilar because streaming is so good -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 12:43 6
- Disney will do whatever it wants, whenever it wants. This was already known. I’ve set alerts to get tickets for Luca in March. -- nm - Qale Jan 26, 13:21
- "When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose." -- nm - David Jan 26, 13:01
- "Just sayin', you want me to star in the next Star Wars movie, right..?" -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 12:51 3
  - the one they are apparently back to page one with the script for? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 12:58
  - Exactly. -- nm - David Jan 26, 12:56
  - Pay the lady! -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:51
This exchange between Sandra Diaz-Twine and Janelle Pierzina on The Traitors last night had me *rolling*. -- (pic) - Jovian Jan 26, 12:41 [Attachment] 3
- Challenge spoil - mud Jan 26, 12:47 2
  - omgomg (spoils) - Jovian Jan 26, 12:48 1
    - and also as an aside, Wednesday and Thursday are currently my favorite nights of TV. The Challenge and then The Traitors the following night. -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 12:50
The Maxx by Sam Kieth comic book series coming to Paramount w/Channing Tatum -- (link) - Remlik Jan 26, 12:27 10
- A number #1 currently at $8 which considering I've seen this comic in the dollar bins is a nice little bump - eag Jan 26, 12:57 4
  - running about $15 now -- (link) - Remlik Jan 26, 13:06 2
    - Im pretty sure i have one or an ash can preview -- nm - eag Jan 26, 13:10
    - but the graphic novels which are out of print are going crazy -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 13:07
  - These were available in bags of 10 or 12 for like, $10. I sold a ton of them for $4 each. -- (link) - Spawn Jan 26, 13:01
- the Liquid TV serial? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 12:38 1
  - Mtv had it (first, anyway). He, too, lived in a box. -- nm* - Spawn Jan 26, 12:40
- Here are the details from Hollywood Reporter. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 12:30 1
  - I do not have the words. This becomes my number one entertainment destination, now. Bumps Deadpool/Wolvie to 2. -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:40
- WTF was this not a SPAWN NEWS ALERT!?!?! -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:28
pro tip: if you’re in a 1:1* and it’s 90% you talking, stop that. - i.b.! Jan 26, 12:13 1
- 👍 - JD Jan 26, 13:26
U2 Added to Grammys Lineup With Performance From Las Vegas’ Sphere -- (edited) - mud Jan 26, 12:11 4
- I'm surprised the Grammys didn't invent a category called Best Sphere-Based Performance just to give them an award -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Jan 26, 12:37
- should just have the whole ceremony there honestly -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 12:18 2
  - I hear it's hard enough for a sober adult in walking shoes...imagine rockers in platforms n heels and ball gowns -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 13:16
  - For a blind squirrel, your are finding some nuts. - Spawn Jan 26, 12:20
The Great Freight-Train Heists of the 21st Century - crash davis 😺 Jan 26, 12:05 1
- Breaking Bad Season 5 Episode 5: Dead Freight -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:10
"Your Honor, how high up do numbers go?" LOL -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 11:31 4
- love to get objection after objection (sustained by the judge) during my *checks notes* closing argument -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 11:37 3
  - From what I've seen, this is my favorite moment. - JaxSean Jan 26, 11:57 [Attachment] 2
    - Has the d9nald defamed her enough to get a 3rd charge yet?... oh, and has he appealed the finding of assault? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 13:20 1
      - Pretty much, since he was Truth Socialling as soon as he walked out. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 13:22
a bad day at work..... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 26, 11:22 1
- I’m glad they ended up ok (eventually per replies) and props for calmness, but this kind of zoo/aquarium stuff is maddening to me. — nm - i.b.! Jan 26, 11:28
Just Like Heaven GA Passes purchased. Well, 1st payment -- nm - JD Jan 26, 11:12
Scott Adams can't get laid and he is salty about it. -- (pic) - TWuG Jan 26, 10:36 [Attachment] 30
- Gross -- nm - Pippy Jan 26, 15:42
- It’s so awful. I’m almost angry at you for posting it, tbh. -- nm* - Qale Jan 26, 13:31
- One more point, does he think sperm is difficult to find for women? - Andie Jan 26, 12:56 1
  - He doesn't and he hates the competition. He does think it's what women base their relationships on, though. - TWuG Jan 26, 13:09
- Then Scott Adams should just go fuck himself. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 26, 12:00
- *allrighty then gif* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jan 26, 11:50 2
  - word -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 12:10
  - I was thinking that I'd give the Dems $10 next week just so I could say I gave something this year. But I'm happy to give to the woman party. -- nm* - crash davis, pleaser 😺 Jan 26, 11:54
- Dune 2 Popcorn Cup him stat! -- nm - budice Jan 26, 11:38
- ~ We shouldn't stop until we're satisfied ~ -- nm - a Richard Marxist Jan 26, 11:21
- F*ck this guy. Another bottom feeding pile of shit -- nm - Jovian Jan 26, 11:16
- what a beta. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 11:13
- I see truth in "men with failed mating strategies become dangerous" - Roger More Jan 26, 11:07 5
  - It's psychopathic thinking. "I want this, so give it to me or I'll hurt you." -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 11:59 2
    - a more rational way to put it might be "exposure through socializing can improve empathy and result in fewer people thinking like Scott Adams" -- nm - Max Jan 26, 12:46
    - Yep - and then after that "It was for your own good" and/or "It was your fault you got hurt" -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 12:34
  - If he really believed in the marketplace of ideas he'd adjust, but he doesn't. -- nm - TWuG Jan 26, 11:11 1
    - Someone should let him know about the sunk cost fallacy. -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 11:15
- Next up: Garfield creator Jim Davis's treatise on how Alpha Males like himself are saving the universe from total annihilation... -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 26, 11:04
- "adequate mating strategies" is definitely something a sane person would say -- nm - rollo Jan 26, 10:56
- I threw out all my Dilbert books years ago. He’s a whackadoo. -- nm - Tim Jan 26, 10:53
- Imagine the stories that the people who used to work with him can tell. - David Jan 26, 10:51 1
  - They should do it in comic strip form. -- nm - Dano Jan 26, 10:53
- that is mind-breaking. -- nm - Andie Jan 26, 10:47
- bitches better have their handmaid's bonnets on when he gets back.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 10:45
- I'm put in mind of the joke about lawyers and birth control. -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 10:40
- That’s certainly a take. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Jan 26, 10:40 1
  - "I'm rich, so I should have access to all the Females!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 10:45
- that made me cringe so hard it hurt. — nm - i.b.! Jan 26, 10:38 1
  - heh -- nm - mud Jan 26, 10:41
We're presently in a "make sure every communication you make is on the record" situation at work, you know, just in case... -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:26
i agree with musicians: compulsory licensing for AI would be a terrible idea -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 10:21
*quietly screaming* - Znufrii, promoted Jan 26, 10:18 2
- eh, those filing dates are really just a guideline. -- nm - decline Jan 26, 10:19 1
  - Technically Monday is the deadline, but my client likes to file early. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Jan 26, 10:20
*channeling my inner Emily Litella* Never Mind . . . -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Jan 26, 10:16
Any news on Dune 2? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:15 4
- the popcorn bucket *fucks* -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 10:16 3
  - see, that's what I thought of the sandworms in the first movie. I don't recall any SM noise about it then...but I may have missed that. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 12:12 1
    - I don’t know how much, but I saw some… - i.b.! Jan 26, 12:15
  - That's an odd - yet strangely appropriate - way to put it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:21
Dune 2 is a 165 minutes. Ticket for Thursday 2/29 booked! -- nm - Spawn Jan 26, 10:14 2
- sweet! -- nm - mud Jan 26, 10:22
- Just don't 'love' your popcorn bucket -- nm - decline Jan 26, 10:18
Dune 2 Imax tickets just went on sale. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 10:10
Popular Memphis DJ decapitated in Berclair, brother says -- (link) - JD Jan 26, 10:09 1
- That seems unusual. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:09
Oh, so we're not gonna talk about how the Atlanta Falcons just 28-3'd Bill Belichick? -- nm - David Jan 26, 10:09 2
- You guys hired a Defensive Coordinator who in 3 years never finished in the top 12 in either Points Allowed / Yards Allowed / Turnover Margin - Will Hunting Jan 26, 10:17 1
  - We just hired the dude who called the play that won the Super Bowl two years ago. - David Jan 26, 10:32
Judge Kaplan will now charge the jury. (with crimes) -- nm - budice Jan 26, 10:07 3
- What? What'd they do? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 10:29
- (civil counts, technically) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 10:12
- Better than charging them with electricity, I suppose. - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:09
Five Nights at Freddie's - C- - Jovian Jan 26, 10:00 1
- I rated it higher, but yes, not nearly what I thought the movie was going to be. -- nm - sycor Jan 26, 10:10
"I paid the $700 and essentially hijacked a plane that was going to Cuba." - David Jan 26, 09:58 4
- I feel like I really don't know Howie at all. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:16
- what struck me was that all the CIA agents had to pay to get back on their way to Cuba -- nm - decline Jan 26, 10:01 1
  - Right? I picture like four of them asking somebody to spot them $10. -- nm - David Jan 26, 10:03
- this was a terrific story -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 26, 10:00
If the AV Club can interview Zach Woods without asking about Silicon Valley, maybe it truly is Random Roles. -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 09:55
Microsoft Teams issues reported -- (edited) - budice Jan 26, 09:55 [Attachment] 10
- Yup, something's up. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 26, 10:03 8
  - what’s up with it? — nm - i.b! Jan 26, 10:08 6
    - Chat channels aren't updating automatically, posts in chat are appearing out of order, and some posted images aren't visible to all chat members -- nm - Max Jan 26, 10:30 4
      - Yeah, just had this happen in one of my chats. - Znufrii, promoted Jan 26, 10:42
      - thanks! are meetings ok? — nm - i.b.! Jan 26, 10:37 2
        
        We've been able to run meetings with low volume chat, but it's been a nuisance for general chat all day. -- nm - Max Jan 26, 13:37
        
        (meeting #1 was fine except for some other-side freezing, that happened to someone the other day, too.) — nm - i.b.! Jan 26, 11:23
    - ed. to update: I see, lots of message fails now. -- nm* - i.b.! Jan 26, 10:28
  - Maybe they laid off the dude responsible for keeping teams working -- nm - decline Jan 26, 10:05
- Is the issue that it sucks? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 10:02
My take on the new Justin Timberlake song after listening: It's a song that exists. -- nm - Dano Jan 26, 09:53 4
- the morning show here did a bit on it today. Apparently Britney has some old song, also called "Selfish", and her superfans are encouraging people - Andie Jan 26, 09:55 2
  - also - Andie Jan 26, 09:56 1
    - yep. I was thinking last night that the reminders last year of how he contributed to badness about her were good ones. — nm - i.b! Jan 26, 10:07
- "Forget Me Tomorrow? I can start right now!" -- nm - Roger More Jan 26, 09:54
Hunting's reply to this is so accurate. -- (link) - David Jan 26, 09:52 [Backboard] 1
- Dumbest part is I don't think he's god's gift... but he's actually trying to keep some coherent narratives which ... Vince was allergic to. - Will Hunting Jan 26, 10:10
Rangers have traded outfielder J.P. Martinez to the Braves in exchange for minor league right-hander Tyler Owens -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 26, 09:49 1
- Dude was born at Guantanamo Bay. -- nm - David Jan 26, 09:49
"We regret the error even more than we regret the existence of this song." -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 26, 09:47
the Colorado criminal code has a well-known liberal bias -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 09:47
In today's episode of "Simpsons already did it": the make-up gun -- (link) - Roger More Jan 26, 09:46 4
- *looks at the price of cosmetics....looks at the amount used -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 10:01
- "Women will like what I tell them to like, Marge" -- nm - Reagen Jan 26, 09:50
- "I don't think women will like getting shot in the face." -- nm - David Jan 26, 09:49
- Bad Idea Jeans -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 26, 09:49

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