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Car insurance up average 15% nationally, Nevada almost 30%, WA 20% and several companies are abandoning CA -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 19, 20:14
From previous boards, that in person pre-sale for Maggie Rogers at the House of Blues in Chicago for a future show at the United Center? The line was - pmb Apr 19, 20:12
Remember the Panama Papers that revealed how the wealthy avoid most all taxes...11 years later a trial is about to start.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 19, 20:02
I didn't find Excalibur on Netflix, but I did find Amadeus and The Guns of Navarone, so there's that. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 18:46 1
- listen closely to the Guns closing music. it's the same as opening music, but with lyrics. they tell the whole story of what happened. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 19, 19:16
David/Kim/Anyone - best place to eat at Magic Kingdom - GO! - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 18:37 6
- do you know a Club 33 member who can get you in? -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 19, 19:20
- ... -- (link) - David Apr 19, 18:45 3
  - You’re not going to beat my experience at Cinderella’s Royal Table. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 19, 19:02 1
    - What happened? -- nm - David Apr 19, 19:12
  - merci! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 18:52
- we plan to get the cheeseburger eggrolls in a little stand cause we've heard great things about them -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 18:39
WWE: Becky Lynch said Seth Rollins had knee surgery this week. - Tim Apr 19, 18:28 6
- Jinder Mahal quit -- nm - Remlik Apr 19, 19:25 2
  - Xia Li gone -- nm - Remlik Apr 19, 19:25 1
    - WWE NXT talent Xyon Quinn has also been released by World Wrestling Entertainment. -- nm - Remlik Apr 19, 19:26
- During the aftermath of that, Kevin Owens quietly took care of Cody's mom *and* Seth Rollins. - David Apr 19, 18:46
- He earned a good long vacation. He’s carried Raw for a year. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 19, 18:36 1
  - Even the Rock said he was the MVP of Wrestlemania weekend -- nm - eag Apr 19, 18:41
Coby White is becoming great, but he needs more help. -- nm - David Apr 19, 18:24 3
- It seems Zach LaVine helped him quite a bit. - The Last Of My Kind Apr 19, 19:49 2
  - Defenders couldn't keep White in front of him the last month of the season. It was impressive. -- nm - David Apr 19, 19:59 1
    - Really one of the most frustrating teams I've ever watched. They have talent, but can't figure out how to play together. - pmb Apr 19, 20:16
Mothereffer -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 19, 18:19 1
- Ugh -- nm - Pippy with a French Beret Apr 19, 20:06
Soto!!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 18:16
The Traitors UK has learned that doing the show with celebrities is fun. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 19, 17:57
The Simpsons premiered as an animated short 37 years ago, April 19, 1987 -- nm - budice Apr 19, 17:37 3
- 3 years earlier I was at a Grateful Dead concert in Philly. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 19, 17:55
- they recorded the voices between takes at the Tracey Ullman Show in a makeshift booth - hollywood big shot Apr 19, 17:50
- Simpson's did it first -- nm - sycor Apr 19, 17:45
How is the player community on Elder Scrolls Online? - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 17:12 4
- I imagine it’s quite strong. I know guilds are a big deal there as it’s the only way to sell items as a player. - Qale Apr 19, 19:03 2
  - Thank you. I'll probably check it out. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 19:20 1
    - I play on XBOX, NA server. PC/Mac gets mods, of course. -- nm - Qale Apr 19, 19:36
- Probably via the internet. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 17:19
Survivor spoilers - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 17:01
My start of season $5 futures bets on the NBA and NHL champs for this season were the 76ers and the Stars. -- nm - Dano Apr 19, 17:00
Now playing: Late Night with the Devil. How bad are my nightmares going to be? -- nm - sycor Apr 19, 16:44 2
- Depends if you are watching Ghostwatch afterwards or not. -- nm - LMS Apr 19, 16:46 1
  - I don't know what Ghostwatch is so I'm guessing no sleep tonight -- nm - sycor Apr 19, 16:50
ha ha those $30m thieves even tripped an alarm but cops didn't see nuthin -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 19, 16:20 1
- video -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 16:26 [youtube]
Earlier today, Dick Van Dyke earn an Emmy nomination. He's 98. -- nm - David Apr 19, 16:14 3
- He can still trip a light fantastic, eh? -- nm - Qale Apr 19, 19:04
- He went to the gym! - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 16:27
- So I've still got plenty of time. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 16:17
poll #frenchberet: Which movie stars had the longest time from 'breakout' to actual stardom? -- nm - Max Apr 19, 16:00 26
- In America, Michelle Yeoh is another good answer. -- nm - David Apr 19, 16:42
- Dench -- nm - LMS Apr 19, 16:40
- James Hong -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 19, 16:40
- Betty White? - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 16:28 3
  - Two Emmy wins for the Mary Tyler Moore Show in '75 & 76, but that was 20 years after she'd first started as a tv show host. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 16:37 2
    - I'd forgotten about her being in the Mary Tyler Moore Show. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 16:53 1
      - she was a star in the 50's as well. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 19, 17:20
- June Squibb. -- nm - David Apr 19, 16:26 12
  - Actually, I was joking, but Helen Mirren might be the real answer. -- nm - David Apr 19, 16:27 11
    - This makes me realize I know nothing of Ian McKellen's history prior to Apt Pupil. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 16:32 10
      - I had no idea Guy Pearce was in Priscilla until 20 minutes ago. -- nm - David Apr 19, 16:40
      - I don't know anything about Helen Mirren prior to Prime Suspect. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 16:36 7
        
        Caligula (1979), The Long Good Friday (1980), Excalibur (1981) was how I knew her. Then came The Cook The Thief .. -- nm - mud Apr 19, 16:54 6
        
        Huh. Now I'm gonna have to go back and watch Excalibur. That was one of my favorite movies as a kid. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 16:58 4
        
        She began dating Liam Neeson on that shoot. -- nm - LMS Apr 19, 17:01 3
        
        Really? - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 17:02 2
        
        I think they were pretty serious for a while. - LMS Apr 19, 17:04 1
        
        This is great. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 17:09
        
        Her Midsummer Night's Dream with Judi Dench is a classic, though I didn't discover her until Gosford Park -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 19, 16:57
      - His Richard III is great. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 16:36
- Ryan Reynolds. - Will Hunting Apr 19, 16:16 1
  - RDJ similarly was working a lot, had his issues and then hit gold with Iron Man -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 16:17
- Liam Neeson -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 19, 16:10
- Clooney? -- nm - . Apr 19, 16:05
- Travolta was '76-'94 -- nm - mud Apr 19, 16:03 1
  - he was massive during welcome back kotter and the dancing movies -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 16:07
Greg Daniels is working on his The Office follow-up. Domhnall Gleeson has been cast. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 19, 15:54
Not a good week for the Porter family. Coban Porter, brother of Nuggets star, sentenced to 6 years for a drunken driving crash that killed a woman -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 15:45
PA school district: bullying is okay, actually -- (link) - znufrii Apr 19, 15:23 2
- My alma mater -- nm - Dano Apr 19, 15:47
- Let Baljeet talk! -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 15:29
Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert’ Movie Sequel Readying To Shoot With Original Stars -- (link) - LMS Apr 19, 15:21 6
- De2ert -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 19, 16:23
- I don't remember a lot about it but I know I enjoyed it and I *loved* the Australian location. -- nm - Meg Apr 19, 16:17 1
  - Oh my!! It's available on Tubi. I know what I'm watching this weekend! -- nm - Meg Apr 19, 19:36
- I may tear up a bit at this news. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:54
- I'd watch that. -- nm - mud Apr 19, 15:24 1
  - hell yeah -- nm - psilotum Apr 19, 15:55
‘SNL’ Star Kenan Thompson on How He Kept a Straight Face During ‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ Sketch After Losing It in Rehearsal -- (link*) - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 15:17 3
- trivia: If Chevy Chase and Bill Murray had stuck around for as many seasons as Kenan has, they'd have still been on SNL in 1997. - Max Apr 19, 15:49 1
  - . . . and would have murdered each other -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 19, 17:05
- He came close but kept it tight. -- nm - . Apr 19, 15:20
CBS’ CSI: Vegas and So Help Me Todd cancelled. -- nm - MDH Apr 19, 15:12 4
- It's mindless fun for me. And I have a soft spot for CSI so I'm a bit disappointed. -- nm - sycor Apr 19, 16:32
- So help me Todd was unwatchable. I tried -- nm - Pippy with a French Beret Apr 19, 15:48 1
  - I was surprised it got renewed for season 2. They must not have had anything else in development. -- nm - . Apr 19, 16:03
- Aand when SHMT finally had an episode that wasn't mostly annoying. -- nm - . Apr 19, 15:48
Very much liking The Gentlemen. I usually can't stand Theo James but he's really good in this. An understated Vinnie Jones is terrific -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 19, 15:12 5
- Theo seems like a star in waiting. Hits on the right role, he's the next Glen Powell or Ryan Gosling. -- nm - budice Apr 19, 15:36 4
  - I think Divergent was supposed to be his breakout, but that one didn’t take. He’s worked steadily but it didn’t launch him to super stardom. -- nm - Dano Apr 19, 15:51 3
    - Theo James would be a great Bond. -- nm Posted by mud Mar 13 '24, 18:32 -- nm - mud Apr 19, 15:58
    - Frankly, I think he missed his window for that path -- nm - Pippy with a French Beret Apr 19, 15:54 1
      - same -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 19, 15:57
Ghostbusters II Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Apr 19, 15:04 [youtube]
Furiosa Hype Engaged -- (link) - Reagen Apr 19, 15:02 4
- Your move, Tom Cruise -- nm - Max Apr 19, 16:15
- Little secret: we care very little about understanding her character. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 19, 15:12
- nope, you'll never get me to admit that those big ass eyes in the Furiosa make-up do something for me - crash davis Apr 19, 15:10
- come to Butthead -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 19, 15:06
Heh, Boaty McBoatface was a correct answer on Jeopardy today - Baron Kills World Apr 19, 14:58
Question about Ghoul romance in Fallout - Max Apr 19, 14:51
I'm sorry but slipping your client Beano is just Law School 102 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 19, 14:49 4
- Like they ever taught us anything practical in law school. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 14:50 3
  - On a theoretical level, I feel I could be impartial. But if I'm in the jury box and I'm nasally discomforted, I'm voting death penalty - crash davis 😺 Apr 19, 15:00 2
    - If my court transcript included a contempt charge for offensive odor I'd be tempted to ask for that expedited penalty myself. -- nm - Max Apr 19, 16:10
    - Some offenses are beyond mercy, crash. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:55
I don't think it will happen, but an Oilers-Leafs final would set this country on fire. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 14:42
“Odor in the Court” 🤣 -- nm - Trending Apr 19, 14:32 2
- I feel this is going to do more to destroy Trump than anything else. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 19, 15:11 1
  - DJT au de toilet, now available from the Mara Lago gift shop -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 17:47
ESPN doing a Spock dog whistle. - David Apr 19, 14:23 1
- It's not stupid if it works. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 14:31
Coming into the last DTL game of the year, I had the #1 Strength of Schedule. I played team #1. I dropped to #2 - Will Hunting Apr 19, 14:21 2
- Who took your place? -- nm - rollo Apr 19, 14:23 1
  - Some team fromm Mississippi who didn’t play the #1 team. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 19, 15:33
I appreciate that ST tired itself out on Taylor Swift discussion before I showed up today. -- nm - David Apr 19, 14:04 10
- I still have plenty of talking points. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 14:51 5
  - True story: I created a pitch deck themed on the Eras tour that I delivered today. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Apr 19, 15:02 1
    - I may want to borrow it -- I'm speaking at a nonprofit conference in a couple weeks. - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:46
  - *gets snacks and sparkling water for the PowerPoint presentation* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 19, 14:54 2
    - PowerPoint? - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 15:52 1
      - I tried switching my monthly deck to Excel but my producer refused. "The devs can't handle that much spreadsheet! Less info!" -- nm - Max Apr 19, 15:59
- if only her 4/1 story was true :((((((((((((((((( -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 19, 14:09 [Backboard]
- more negs than I woulda expected. 'the hell is wrong with some folks -- nm - mud Apr 19, 14:05 2
  - yeah, joy stompers! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Apr 19, 14:35
  - Different strokes for different folks -- nm - Rufus Apr 19, 14:20
Kate Upton: The Get Undressed Tour. Wait, I probably misread that -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 19, 13:58
Utah Saints! -- (link) - mud Apr 19, 13:52 [youtube] 14
- Utah Utes! -- nm - Strongbad Apr 19, 18:13
- Utah Nudists -- nm - Todd Manning Apr 19, 16:25
- Utah Roadrunners -- nm - . Apr 19, 15:29
- Utah Jackalopes -- nm - . Apr 19, 15:27
- Utah River Otters -- nm* - . Apr 19, 15:26
- Utah Anti-Gladwellians! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 19, 14:00 1
  - *looks askance* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 19, 14:49
- you wanted the best and you got the best -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 19, 13:57
- All Saints! -- (link) - Max Apr 19, 13:56 [youtube] 1
  - ♡♪ -- nm - mud Apr 19, 13:59
- ~Mortal Kombat!~ - Will Hunting Apr 19, 13:53
- Utah Ladders -- nm - rollo Apr 19, 13:53 2
  - Utah Utahraptors. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 13:53 1
    - Utah Hatueys -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 19, 14:53

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