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Fact Or Fiction: US Freezes Putin's Netflix Account

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WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) - In what was described as a major ramping up of sanctions, Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Tuesday that the United States had frozen Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Netflix account, effective immediately.

“Unless and until Mr. Putin calls off the annexation of Crimea, no more ‘House of Cards’ or ‘Orange Is the New Black’ for him,” Mr. Kerry said. “The United States will not stand by and reward the annexation of another sovereign nation with a policy of streaming as usual.”

While all of the sanctions Mr. Kerry announced on Tuesday were Netflix-related, he warned Mr. Putin that “nothing is off the table.”

“I’m sure I don’t need to remind the Russian President that ‘Game of Thrones’ is about to come back for another season,” he said. “As I have said, this thing could get very ugly, very fast.”

 

Source: The New Yorker

 

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Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:19 | 4565798 The man with po...
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Get out of here!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:20 | 4565799 flacon
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This is so outlandish I am inclined to believe it. 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:29 | 4565833 Renewable Life
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Ya I bet there is ONLY one Vlad Putin signed up to a fucking online streaming service from the US?? 

What's really tradgic is, I'll bet some motherfuckin clown in the State Dept, thinks he's big shit tonight having pulled this off! This is how badly fucking clowned this WH and US Government is getting at this point!!!

The headline read in Russia yesterday "Russia is laughing at the WH" literally laughing out loud, is there any wonder why, if this shit is true???

 

 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:31 | 4565841 NoDebt
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Guys, I'm not sure how to break this to you but.... this is a joke.  And Santa Claus isn't real, either, in case you were wondering.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:36 | 4565872 macholatte
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Hitler's Facebook Account Is Deleted

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ntq3hd-WQc

 


Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:45 | 4565897 knukles
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Fuck me.... this shit's gettin' scary!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:29 | 4566055 johnQpublic
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onion?

please?

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:39 | 4566095 CheapBastard
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Streaming AND the DVDs by mail ?!

Holy Mary Mother of God...how low can you go?1

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:35 | 4566277 BellyBrain
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Netflix is for suckers.  Vlad uses torrents.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:40 | 4566288 CheapBastard
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Vlad already has his "Tit-for-Tat" revenge planned; namely, cutting off all streaming Russian midget porn to DC.

It's going to get  fugly I suspect if this continues.

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 02:08 | 4566647 old naughty
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Oh com'on, Vlad's only loaded up to Episode-3, lots for him to learn and follow !!! 

Turn it back on please. "No spoil".

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 02:19 | 4566656 TruthInSunshine
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Speaking of Game of Thrones;

Obama's favorite jam:

South Park Game of Thrones Wiener Song (A Capella Full)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgBcC3Kl9L4

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:51 | 4565917 chunga
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Yes, but you know the funny thing is...the "left" is mocking and ridiculing their own team. The "left" is also trying to play it down as no big deal, stressing how much more important Obama's health scheme is.

The commentary coming from the "right's" team in re Ukraine is pretty absurd as well. I'm reading some of it and the peanut gallery doesn't know what to say. They bash the crap out of loser McCain and his gas station remark; then jump right back on the rah rah team amerika shit dreaming of the "good old days" hoping for a Reagan "the bombing begins in 5 minutes" remark.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:01 | 4565953 Postal
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Who cares about Santa Clause? I want that cute little helper of his at the mall.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:16 | 4565969 medium giraffe
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Rudolph?!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:34 | 4566070 Postal
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Hey, what you do with the farm animals is your business. I just want the tall blond (human girl) in the elf outfit.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:46 | 4566123 medium giraffe
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Sounds like we're both happy then, me with a farm animal, you with a minor.  Merry Christmas!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:35 | 4565842 Looney
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No MOAR House of Cards? Awww... ;-)

Speaking of House of Cards... According to the Montreux Convention, a non-Black Sea state’s naval ship is permitted to stay in the Black Sea for 21 days max. Our USS Truxtun entered the Black Sea on March 7, so our boys should be crossing the Dardanelles on the way out in 9 days (it is already the 19th in their heck of the woods). Just another piece of a Kerry-Nooland useless trivia ;-)

Looney

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreux_Convention_Regarding_the_Regime_of...

 

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 07:42 | 4566863 Dick Gazinia
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Don't upset the liberals.  It's not the "Black Sea".  It's the "African American Sea". 

Raciss Bastard!!!

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 06:27 | 4566804 MrMajestic11
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after reading your comment, I am afraid I can no longer take zerohedge even remotely serious.  Damn you!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:41 | 4565886 Martial
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Putin: "That's okay. I use torrents."

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:48 | 4565906 Looney
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Obama: "That's okay. I use Tourette syndrome ;-)

Looney

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:43 | 4565888 Silveramada
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The answer from moscow was to cancel J. Kerry "Russian brides" account, oooops, sorry for the 15 plastic surgeries you did on yer face trying to look younger for your Anastasia Ducherova...

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:31 | 4566058 johnQpublic
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worse still, they will suspend is russian porn account

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:48 | 4566130 Oldballplayer
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I saw Russian porn once.

Wow. It is no wonder why they drink. It was like watching farm girls behind the silo.

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 01:31 | 4566609 Ralph Spoilsport
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She looks Latvian.

 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:50 | 4566138 Hayabusa
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I know it's hard to believe, but isn't this consistent with Obama's presidency... this is his idea of teaching Putin a lesson.  I believe Obama et al is employing all their resources (at taxpayer expense) to hack Putin's x-box account in order to keep him from honing his Call of Duty skills.

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 07:37 | 4566856 scrappy
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Excuse me, but what happens when Putin tells Kaspersky to freeze U.S. accounts????

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:20 | 4565801 Cognitive Dissonance
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Damn. This is getting serious. ;-)

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:34 | 4565854 RetiredSilverBug
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This is really serious now. Even during Cold War they never blocked Netflix. 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:54 | 4565877 Looney
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They didn't block Netflix during the Foyst World War either. I think I just peed my pants laughin'... and the keyboard... ;-)

Looney

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:44 | 4565883 Looney
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..."Damn. This is getting SERIOUS"

 Coggie (+2014!!!), I ain't no spell-nazi, but it is spelled "SYRIA'S"... I think? ;-)

Looney

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:20 | 4565805 drink or die
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Hopefully they don't mess with his next Herbalife shipment?

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:38 | 4565811 1stepcloser
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It's ok, he finished watching the Obama deception before it was put on ice.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:25 | 4566246 NemoDeNovo
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+100 for the Alex Jones reference.....

 

"Folks the answer to 1984 is $1995...PLEASE buy my DVD, and help us fight the New World Odor" - lulz

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:22 | 4565812 Throwinghammers
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Shit just got REAL!!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:23 | 4565813 logicalman
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Now that would be funny!

To quote the band Elbow, 'the leaders of the free world are just little boys throwing stones'

Free world fits in the song, but most in here know it's a myth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlHGGKgzgzI

 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:22 | 4565815 Itch
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They have a record of Putin's gay porn site visits, this is probably a joke with a jag...Game of Thrones=BigSlippyBones.com 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:06 | 4566183 Volkodav
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stupid

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:23 | 4565818 Mrs. Cog
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LOL

Do you think Obama wishes he could be more like Frank Underwood? Maybe Kevin Spacey can do POTUS consultations?

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:25 | 4565819 The Most Intere...
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Putin is NOT on NetFlix.  He is glued to CNBC all day getting stock tips and expert economic commentary!  Somebody needs to check their sources...

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 01:27 | 4566605 StychoKiller
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Eees beeg fan of jeem cramer's "Mad Munny!" :>D

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:25 | 4565822 Spungo
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In response, Putin has blocked all American IPs from accessing child porn websites hosted in Russia. Upon hearing the news, John Kerry was furious(ly masturbating). 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:04 | 4565962 Racer
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website hosting error (of course!)....

Reality:  US based

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:20 | 4566030 Berspankme
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Wish Kerry's dad would have stuck to maturbating

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:26 | 4566249 NemoDeNovo
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Wish Kerry's Mom would have just swallowed him :)

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:54 | 4566148 Hayabusa
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Furiously masterbating with his own tears for lubrication...

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:04 | 4566182 BlindMonkey
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Jesus this place gets weird at night.  

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 23:03 | 4566349 Crisismode
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You got that right.

Lordy, wierdo city.

 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:22 | 4566239 DeadFred
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There goes Russia's GDP

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:25 | 4565825 Bluebear
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Check the source... I think its meant to be a joke...

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:26 | 4565826 Spungo
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"He is glued to CNBC all day "

He's such a boss that he arranges to have Maria kidnapped. "Those lips. I would like them on my penis."

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:35 | 4565861 moonstears
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lol spungo, +1

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:22 | 4566033 Berspankme
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Putin emailed Todd Thompson to find out how they work and if she swallows

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:27 | 4565829 Cacete de Ouro
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Horses for courses

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:30 | 4565837 stant
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i feel one of those recaptioned hitler youtube vids coming on

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:30 | 4565838 Boomberg
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If Putin blocks access to Russian (and Ukrainian) bride websites it's time to go nuclear. 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:36 | 4565867 swass
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Nah, Putin takes a cut of this.  Those will be the last to go.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:54 | 4565930 TheObsoleteMan
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Almost all of those sites are operated by Russian mafia gangs. Kiss your money bye-bye.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:38 | 4566090 A Nanny Moose
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Meh. I would sleep with one eye open, if the bride actually shows up.

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 06:10 | 4566795 Manipuflation
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LOL.  I didn't meet mine on one of those sites as the whole thing happened by accident.  It doesn't take Putin to block access to Russian vaginas.  Russian women are pretty good at doing that on their own.  You need a game plan if you want to get in there and then you have to fill out forms in triplicate explaining what your intentions are before anything happens.  I get lost in the paperwork.      

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:33 | 4565851 beegle
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is this for real ?

 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:34 | 4565856 medium giraffe
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Lol.  Just don't dare fuck with their twitter accounts.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:35 | 4565862 swass
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If I were Putin, this would not stand, man.  I'd piss on Obama's rug.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:33 | 4566065 NihilistZero
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But that rug really ties the oval office together...

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:36 | 4565870 Bastiat
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Putin says:  Haha!  Roku, bitch.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:41 | 4565882 Emergency Ward
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Vlad -- I give not much fuck for "Card House" or "Black is Orange", but if cocksucker Barry cut off "Lilyhammer" I think it is WAR!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:43 | 4565892 Boomberg
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Kerry uses Swedish de-escalation techniques: http://www.theonion.com/articles/john-kerry-poses-as-masseuse-to-get-few...

 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:47 | 4565905 TheObsoleteMan
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Putin doesn't watch TV, he plays RISK. He's good at it too!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:52 | 4565921 fijisailor
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I guess this means that Russia will turn into a bit torrent paradise.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:55 | 4565938 Shrapnel
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Wow, the Obomba admin sure showed him.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 20:59 | 4565948 nah
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probably a lucky thing for Putin, now he can get a new account and watch his favorite movies from the beginning without having to manually scroll around or worse skip to the next episode.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:14 | 4565999 jonjon831983
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Putin response: Hey buddy, cans I borrows your NFLX account that you've already shared with all your friends?

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:16 | 4566012 navy62802
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Laugh it up. Until you are drafted. Then the laugh will be on you.

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:41 | 4566102 dimitar
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auch

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 08:04 | 4566893 Mi Naem
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Actually, I would LOVE to see them try the draft.  I friggin' dare them. 

That will get the riots they fear most, and mayhem for upper crusties who will be exempted. 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:24 | 4566040 madtechnician
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You Freeze my Library Card - Next winter I Freeze the EU .

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:32 | 4566061 Dr. Gonzo
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I can't get Game of Thrones on my Netflix Wi Fi box so Putin isn't losing quite that much... But I am watching season 4 of the Tudors and it's pretty good so I would definately try to use the Johnathan Rhys Meyers card as leverage against Russia. 

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 21:43 | 4566111 pragmatic hobo
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that's war crime ...

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:07 | 4566188 NAP
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ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha

ah, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 22:34 | 4566275 SgtShaftoe
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Fuck!!! he just started season 2 of Sons of Anarchy!  Motherfuckers!  Aw, fuck it.  He'll just sign up for Amazon prime, they have more shit anyway. 

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 01:56 | 4566636 Manipuflation
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We need some ZeroHedge cuts.

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 10:24 | 4566709 Blue Horshoe Lo...
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Putin & the Russians just released a statement:

"Ketchup Boy/Frankenstein & Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack "Fake Birth Certificate" Obomber - Ever heard of a VPN? I still get Nyetflix!"

Tue, 03/18/2014 - 23:33 | 4566421 Ralph Spoilsport
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Bullshit! Putin has always watched NyetFlix.

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 00:00 | 4566462 Bunga Bunga
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Putin: "We just hacked the Pornhub and have all customer names and their home addresses"

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 01:40 | 4566617 Kirk2NCC1701
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This time they've really crossed the Red line: I thought they'd only let him watch Red Dawn, Hunt for Red October, or other anti-Russian flicks.

Can he still get "The Americans"?

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 04:37 | 4566740 madtechnician
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Don't forget "Stalingrad"

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 01:39 | 4566618 Manipuflation
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LMAO!!!  The Tylers had a pretty good day.  Belgium holding UST at #3 made me laugh, but this one is awesome.  Every movie I go to look for isn't there on Netflix.  I did find the movie "Blue Summer" and tried watching it.  That was a mistake on my part.  Then you have these fucking blu-ray players that may or may not work.  You end up crawling and digging around behind the TV looking for the plug so you can cycle the damned thing.  Then you finally get the thing running and take a look at what they offer.  I don't want to watch this crap.  I am not sure what I am paying for. 

Wed, 03/19/2014 - 04:35 | 4566738 madtechnician
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Netflix is shit anyway , I am sure he won't lose too much sleep. Besides , Russia is full of DVD pirates ,. I am sure he could get hold of these films well before their official release date .

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