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    Side CharacterAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:01am

    Shuffle Thread

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      Side CharacterSide Character
      2/15/17 11:01am

      Belle & Sebastian – Seeing Other People
      Interpol – Hands Away
      Robyn – Cry When You Get Older
      Tame Impala – Desire Be Desire Go
      Hot Hot Heat – This Town
      Daft Punk – Crescendolls
      Andy Stott – How it Was
      Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cold Light
      Nick Drake – Cello Song
      Explosions in the Sky – Be Comfortable, Creature
      XTC – Great Fire
      Tokyo Police Club – Shoulders & Arms
      TV on the Radio – Shout Me Out
      Hundred Waters – Boreal
      Unwound – October All Over
      Roxy Music – Oh Yeah
      Shabazz Palaces – A Treatease Deadicated to the Avian Airess from North East Nubis (1000 Questions, 1 Answer)
      D’Angelo & the Vanguard – Betray My Heart
      Arcade Fire – You Already Know
      Yo La Tengo – And the Glitter is Gone

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      exexalienSide Character
      2/15/17 11:01am

      Beck - "Devil's Haircut" (Remix by Noel Gallagher)
      Ratatat - "Seventeen Years"
      Sebadoh - "Bridge Was You"
      Pink Floyd - "Money"
      Mike Watt - "Heartbeat"
      Animal Collective - "Daily Routine"
      Radiohead - "Kid A"
      De La Soul - "Let, Let Me In"
      Miles Davis - "Fisherman, Strawberry and Devil Crab"
      R.E.M. - "Binky the Doormat"
      Chris Farlowe - "Think"
      Elastica - "See That Animal"
      Blur - "Ambulance"
      Steve Earle - "Hardin Wouldn't Run"
      Jay Reatard - "I See You Standing There"

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    WhovianAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:09am

    Since it's been a long time since we had one, here's:

    The Pets Thread

    What kind of pets do you have?

    I have two cats named Charlie (a female orange tabby) and the Doctor (who's a mini-Maine coon).

    I was thinking about getting a fish tank with my income tax refund but my two cats are very crafty and I fear they would get the fish no matter what I did.

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      ScratStitchWhovian
      2/15/17 11:10am

      I have a cat (also an orange tabby) named Truman.

      He's fucking insane.

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      Ricky CooginWhovian
      2/15/17 11:12am

      My Crazy Friend tried to get me to take his friend's Yorkie last week, but those little things yap all the time.

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    JordashebasicsAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:17am

    TAX REFUND PLANS THREAD

    I should be getting back a total of $4,866 from Federal, and two states. Part of this was because I paid estimated taxes all year to one of the states, and also because my wife is still considered a full-time student.
    Currently, I'm considering upgrading the TV from a 49" HD TV to a 55" 4K TV.

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      The Invisible HandjobJordashebasics
      2/15/17 11:19am

      I'm only getting ~$1300 but it's still a lot to me. Probably get some new glasses and bank the rest for a probable Arcade Fire tour this summer.

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      GumberculesJordashebasics
      2/15/17 11:19am

      using it, along with a bonus from work, to pay for a new roof.

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    Judkins MajorAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:01am

    Hooray This Shit

    Finally finished another issue of webcomic! Went to a lively Planned Parenthood counterprotest Saturday morning, and, starting that afternoon, enjoyed three in a row of the smoothest, most pleasant work shifts I've had in a while. More financial streamlining and, once my next paycheck comes through Friday, can go ahead with closing accounts at my big national bank and moving everything to the credit union. Got my new lease in the mail (which'll take me through August of next year) and my rent remains the same (I've been here now for two and a half years). Ran into a couple of co-workers (current and former) at my local Monday night and had a great run of work/social gossip; it's been a while. Last week saw my lowest weekly expenses in well over a decade, and I finished transferring all my media files to the good laptop. Test drove the shuffle Sunday night and it works like a dream. Review with my manager went well; good to hear he has similar concerns.

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      Jose PetersonJudkins Major
      2/15/17 11:02am

      I can only imagine that your big national bank is actually called Big National Bank.

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      DellariggJudkins Major
      2/15/17 11:03am

      Valentine's Day was sweet.

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    GumberculesAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:00am

    FOOD THREAD
    Love, like pollen, is in the air. And I can't breathe.

    So, did you eat yesterday, and if so, was it valentine's day themed, or a regular meal? I used to go out for dinner, but really most restaurants are a lot busier, so even if you have a reservation, the kitchen is rushed, either meaning less care in the food or the food orders get backed up.
    I made a 3 course dinner at home. We had a salad with roasted chioggia beets, watermelon radish, grapefruit segments, and mixed greens with a vinaigrette, over ricotta. For the main course, we did homemade spagetti alle vongole (clams), also topped with seared scallops. For dessert we made a coffee panna cotta. I also baked homemade bread and made butter. I had a regular salted butter and also a honey cilantro compound butter.
    The pasta was WAY oversalted, but aside from that, the meal came out great. I left the salted water for the pasta go for a while before adding the pasta, so the salt was just concentrating the whole time.

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      DikachuGumbercules
      2/15/17 11:05am

      [FARTS]

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      GumberculesDikachu
      2/15/17 11:06am

      My, what a lovely bouquet.

      Funions and… pastrami?

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    DikachuAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:06am

    FUCK THIS SHIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

    Fuck Donald Trump. Figuratively.

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      Crash Test DumbassDikachu
      2/15/17 11:08am

      Goddamn, but that's a strong fucking camel holding up all this straw.

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      thewayigetbyDikachu
      2/15/17 11:08am

      Also, literally, with a spike studded sybian set to 11

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    TyrannorabbitAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:09am

    Now Reading

    I'm about to start Brian Garfield's Death Sentence which I gueeeesss??? is his response to people who came away from Death Wish (maybe just the movie) with a hard-on for vigilantism.

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      Ricky CooginTyrannorabbit
      2/15/17 11:11am

      The Girls, by Emma Cline. Next will be Ian McGuire's The North Water.

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      The Invisible HandjobTyrannorabbit
      2/15/17 11:12am

      About two thirds of the way through Brothers Karamazov. It's become slightly easier sledding since it became a murder mystery.

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    MisterSplendiferousAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:06am

    Favorite Ralph Wiggum Quote Thread

    Lisa: All we found were these oozing berries, and they look pretty poisonous.

    Ralph: I ated the purple berries… oooh, oohh

    [falls to ground]

    Ralph: ooohhh.

    Lisa: How are they Ralph? Good?

    Ralph: They taste like… burning.

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      Lt. BroccoliMisterSplendiferous
      2/15/17 11:07am

      Miss Hoover: Remember that time you saw Snagglepuss outside?

      Ralph: He was going to the bathroom.

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      exexalienMisterSplendiferous
      2/15/17 11:07am

      My cat's breath smells like cat food.

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    Richard AbaloAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:11am

    Animation Thread

    -What type of animation have you recently been watching? (cartoons, movies, anime, etc.)

    As for me: Still on Samurai Jack. I’ve moved on to season two now and its still leaving a damn fine impression on me. The more I watch it, the more I’m realizing that this is the action cartoon that I’ve always wanted to watch. A great blend of lengthy action sequences, humorous breaks in writing, and emotional moments with or between characters. Plus I REALLY love the color palette it has. It does a great job of expressing the current mood and still cooperating with the setting. I’m about to watch the second Scotsman episode so that already sounds good!

    New Releases:
    -Steven Universe (it was alright, Peridot Garnet is the best)
    -Gumball (I still have to watch this week’s new eps)
    -Star vs. (I can’t stop laughing over Heckapoo’s name)
    -Clarence (great start to season 3!)
    -Simpsons (I’ve yet to see it)
    -Son of Zorn (thoughts?)
    -Teen Titans Go (some of the Dick Figures writers wrote last week’s new ep!)
    -Mob 100 (thoughts?)
    -DB Super (thoughts?)

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      MisterSplendiferousRichard Abalo
      2/15/17 11:14am

      Justice League Dark
      Matt Ryan was the voice of Constantine
      Etrigan the Demon, Deadm, and Swamp Thing were in it
      Zatanna was the icing on the cake.
      Good story
      Batman was the bridge between the Justice League and JLD and felt like the right character to bridge said gap.
      Recommended !

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      The Handsome HoundRichard Abalo
      2/15/17 11:14am

      I watched the Zoo arc of Steven Universe.

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    The Handsome HoundAV Club Staff
    2/15/17 11:01am

    What are you listening to

    Taylor Bennett Mainstream Music

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      DellariggThe Handsome Hound
      2/15/17 11:03am

      The Long Ryders, State Of Our Union

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      Judkins MajorThe Handsome Hound
      2/15/17 11:03am

      Marvin Gaye, What's Going On

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