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LYC Politics (b/c I think its an interesting thing): I have a few friends that are pretty high level staffers, and they described "the wall" to me - MDH Jun 29, 14:36
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- That's a funny way to spell Brandon Beachy. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:33 4
  - Beachy is a real surprise. He had like 7 innings as a pitcher in college. - David Jun 29, 14:38
  - just wait for Matt Harvey...... - groiny Jun 29, 14:34 2
    - 2013 is a long ways to wait. - musubi Jun 29, 14:35 1
      - I would bet he makes it there before that. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 29, 14:37
LIR - Bery told us about Hanging with Friends and I'm playing as well. Not near as fun as WWF but it lets you play words like - Epiphany Jun 29, 14:26
Its not my favorite, but I regularly think of scenes from Finding Nemo on almost a weekly basis - Guy Jun 29, 14:20
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- *grumblegrumblegrumblegrumblegrumblegrumblegr umblegrumblegrumble* - Guy Jun 29, 14:21 4
  - Not the worst challenge trade you can make in a keeper league. - musubi Jun 29, 14:27 3
    - The upside is that I get to keep Hanson for one season longer than I could have kept Lee -- nm - Guy Jun 29, 14:28 2
      - So why are you complaining? (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:30 1
        
        it's guy, it comes with the package. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 29, 14:32
- "Only *three* consecutive shut outs? Damn lollygagger." (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:19 4
  - Fan factoid: Cliff Lee has only allowed 1 run in the month of June over 42.1 innings. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:20 3
    - Hey have you heard of Sunny Blue in Santa Monica? -- (link) - JD Jun 29, 14:21 1
      - No, but that looks pretty good. Gotta remember to try that next time I'm out Santa Monica way, thanks! (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:23
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ST Poll: If you right click your name, what spell check options appear? - Guy Jun 29, 14:17 3
- Your username or handle - whichever offer spell-check suggestions -- nm - Guy Jun 29, 14:17 2
  - Kristy, Rusty, Trusty, Crusty, K rusty. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 14:20
  - Twig, Tug, Trug, Thug -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:19
Ikariam.org: I'm asking Spawn to boot Anna from the alliance. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jun 29, 14:15 4
- what is up with _anna_? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 14:40
- Geez. I hope Mel didn't giver her my account on .com if she sucks that bad. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:16 2
  - I'm told she's a .com player, so I don't understand how she's seeking an account on .dot. - Mop (198 lbs) Jun 29, 14:18 1
    - "...seeking an account on .com" -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jun 29, 14:21
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- Apparently Dodgers have a low tolerance for insulting their culinary choices. -- nm - pmb Jun 29, 14:25 1
  - Dodgers *fans* -- nm - pmb Jun 29, 14:26
- Well, I am glad we have a reason! -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:23
- why beat him? just take him up on the offer -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:15
- I don't know which would make the attackers bigger losers, that they attacked him for rooting for the opposing team, or that he dissed the Dodger dog -- nm - Stephen Jun 29, 14:15
- Oh. That changes everything. He's lucky to be alive after an insult like that. - TWuG Jun 29, 14:13
- *shrug* I've heard *much* worse said at Dodger stadium. - musubi Jun 29, 14:13 16
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    - I know as a denizen of LA it might get me shunned, but I don't get the big deal over dodger dogs. - musubi Jun 29, 14:18 13
      - i like the Dodgers restaurant at city walk cause they make funnel cakes -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:19 12
        
        I *finally* had a Pink's hotdog at Citywalk! Burrito dog. Yummy. - musubi Jun 29, 14:21 11
        
        I like the Guadalajara Dog -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:30
        
        speaking of eating my own feces before i'd eat a hot dog -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:23 9
        
        I want to eat at Papaya King. Haven't had that since visiting NYC years ago. - con_carne Jun 29, 14:26 4
        
        was that the place that Salma Hayek brought back for Matthew Perry in Fools Rush movie -- nm - Epiphany Jun 29, 14:31 3
        
        that was Gray's Papaya. -- nm - kelly Jun 29, 14:53
        
        I don't know. - con_carne Jun 29, 14:37
        
        Mmmmm, Salma Hayek. *drool* (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:36
        
        You. Are. Dumb. - musubi Jun 29, 14:24 3
        
        exceeded in its overratedness only by In-N-Out -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:32 2
        
        how about Dick's Drive In? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 29, 14:38
        
        Overrated, sure probably, but it's still yummy. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:34
  - "Now batting... Jerry Sands" -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:15
- there's cellphone video on TMZ apparently. i haven't looked at it -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:11
tjere -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:07 1
- sfek -- there's a contest on my cool ranch dorito bag: "You Could Become Green Lantern" that's a pretty low bar to become a second-tier DC superhero -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:08
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- He had 21 appearances this year. He allowed at least one run in 15 of them. - David Jun 29, 14:22
- wow. LaRussa & Co gave him a long leash and then... - Guy Jun 29, 14:16
- This one. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 29, 14:06
Are tech people around? I'm trying to fix the master boot record in my pc - ty97 Jun 29, 14:02 1
- Oof. I had to do this once. Not sure I was successful. I had to use some software to recover the data then format the drive. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jun 29, 14:19
More than half of NJ residents would not vote for a second term for Chris Christie (nmbl) - Brian Jun 29, 14:00 35
- Fortunately for him, it's the other half that votes. -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jun 29, 14:21
- but serious people have told me he's a Presidential contender! -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 14:04 26
  - what does that have to do with his home state? -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 14:09 2
    - It doesn't look good when the people of your home state, that know you best, don't like you or think you're a good governor. -- nm - Krusty Jun 29, 14:31
    - Home states are important. I know that *now*. (nm) - Al Gore Jun 29, 14:11
  - Many serious people have been telling me, that Michelle Bachman is now a serious candidate for the Presidential election. - musubi Jun 29, 14:09 21
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      - Is his entering the race going to magically turn her ugly? -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:31
      - Yet he's another candidate 90% of America has never heard of, so no one cares in the end. -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 14:14 17
        
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        of the last two republican governors of texas, they call George Bush "the smart one" - moles Jun 29, 14:17 14
        
        If Obama is smart, he'd best start bringing his A-game, because his base is pissed at him and could stay home. - TWuG Jun 29, 14:21 13
        
        I think he's been a little busy KILLING OSAMA FUCKING BIN LADEN -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:36 2
        
        Sadly, that doesn't put bread on the table. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:37 1
        
        "Bring his A game" "Put bread on the table" are you turning into John Madden? -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:38
        
        The wackier his opponent, the more likely his base (and independents) will come out to beat them. - pmb Jun 29, 14:28 1
        
        I don't think, given ho badly the left beats on him, that he should consider any race safe. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:35
        
        Hopefully today's press conference was the start of that - Brian Jun 29, 14:24 1
        
        Yep. Obama has some failings to fix, but I still lay a lot of blam on the Dems in Congress who wouldn't rally around him. - TWuG Jun 29, 14:27
        
        he needs independents in the swing states more than he needs his base in the safely blue states -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:22 5
        
        My assumption is he's lost half the independents either because they'll stay home or vote GOP. - TWuG Jun 29, 14:25 2
        
        he's an infinitely better campaigner than actual governor. they're probably just waiting to see who the GOP nominates before crafting the message -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:28
        
        I'd say this assumption drastically overestimates the number of people that will stay home. But I agree with your IM is 100% -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 14:28
        
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        his base deluded themselves into thinking he was actually as progressive as the Hope & Change branding made him out to be - moles Jun 29, 14:27
        
        but nomination wise, he's a big name in the GOP which is what counts at this point -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:15
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  - he speaks the hard truths about forcing the bottom 98% to share the sacrifice -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:09
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  - killing the jersey tunnel, fucking over unions and teachers, taking a helicopter to his kid's soccer game - moles Jun 29, 14:03 2
    - Refusing to reappoint a (the only) Black Judge to the State SC. Having his cuts to education reversed. Taking a shady loan because he can't float any - decline Jun 29, 15:24
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  - Voters like the rhetoric of the GOP but not the implementation. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:03
  - Seriously? I thought this was an obvious fact. (Can't tell if you're sarcastic) -- nm - MDH Jun 29, 14:02 1
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Twug, maybe LIR, what did you find preachy in Cars 2? -- nm - Stephen Jun 29, 13:57 4
- The "oil is bad" part was heavy handed. It wasn't left as an implicit point but said explicitly and in a very ham-fisted way. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:04 3
  - Oh, and (spoils) - TWuG Jun 29, 14:05 2
    - Hmmm, I thought that at first too, but then (spoils) - Stephen Jun 29, 14:20
    - Mmm delicious product placement. -- nm - Qale Jun 29, 14:13
not exactly kate & william: Monaco's Prince Albert to wed this weekend, if his fiancee doesn't skip town first -- (link) - moles Jun 29, 13:56 4
- They're keeping her locked up, right? -- nm - Mop (198 lbs) Jun 29, 14:23
- i love this story (i read a version yesterday). Also, Britain's other Kate (Moss) is getting married this weekend. -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 13:58 2
  - Pete Doherty finally cleaned himself up? -- nm - moles Jun 29, 13:59 1
    - isn't he in jail? -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 14:02
Instead of new Mater Tales, I hope they make the stories of all the race cars. The books have their backstories. The movie didn't even really name - Amy Jun 29, 13:53 1
- Oh, that would be cool too, but maybe as a separate thing. Which book are you talking about? I know Connor would love me forever if I got him it. -- nm - Stephen Jun 29, 13:59
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- Ratatoille! - oblique Jun 29, 13:55 11
  - Ratatouille was one of my least favorite on first watch, but have grown to love. The opposite is true of Wall-E for me. (nm) - musubi Jun 29, 14:06 2
    - It is my favourite. I don't own any Pixar DVDs, but if I did it would be Ratatouille -- nm - Roger More Jun 29, 14:06 1
      - I liked it too ... and likewise don't own any but if I had to pick only one - it would be between this and Up. -- nm - JenBro Jun 29, 14:17
  - A rat, in the kitchen? Touching food? Oh yeah, that's a movie I want to see! -- nm - Stephen Jun 29, 13:58 7
    - a point the film addresses! -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 13:59 5
      - I must have been so grossed out/bored that I missed that....spoil me, please? -- nm - Stephen Jun 29, 14:00 4
        
        well there was - Reagen Jun 29, 14:03 3
        
        So they didn't so much address it as acknowledge the grossness... -- nm - Stephen Jun 29, 14:14 1
        
        No, they did. (spoils) - musubi Jun 29, 14:26
        
        Don't forget that a main reason that (spoils) - musubi Jun 29, 14:05
    - ~ what are ya gonna do?~ -- nm - Andie Jun 29, 13:58
- I have a feeling you are mocking me. But even bad Pixar is so much better than most any other animation. - TWuG Jun 29, 13:55 11
  - ST is notable for having a weekly Pixar film ranking poll. -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 13:57 4
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      - Can I rank all of the Star Wars films last? -- nm - David Jun 29, 14:00 2
        
        Yes. You get to rank them after everyone else in the world does. -- nm - Inigo Jun 29, 14:02 1
        
        How can I lead them to the truth if I go last? -- nm - David Jun 29, 14:18
  - DW's success rate in the last 6-7 years is way higher than you'd think. -- nm - TFox Jun 29, 13:56 1
    - I absolutely love HTTYD and KungFu Panda. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:06
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    - You conservatives always hating on unconventional relationships. Legalize robot marriages now! -- nm - Guy Jun 29, 13:59 2
      - That doesn't do much to explain my dislike since I'm practically a flaming liberal by ML standards. :-) -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:02
      - Vote yes on Proposition Infinity! -- nm - David Jun 29, 14:01
- Wall-E seems to get more and more prescient every year. -- nm - TFox Jun 29, 13:53 1
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LIR - BBQ is going to be pulled pork (shoulder?) - and I might do some ribs too - sides will be corn on the cob, my recipe for sweet and sour baked - JenBro Jun 29, 13:51 14
- oh - and a big watermelon and the big variety pack of ice cream treats that GFS sells. - JenBro Jun 29, 14:20
- what *style* jenny flay? - moles Jun 29, 13:53 12
  - I know I'm BBQ dumb, but it has always seemed to me that when STers say "barbecue" it means different things to different people. -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:07 8
    - barbecue is both a cooking method and a style of serving the meat -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:12
    - there are several major kinds of BBQ. Kansas City, Memphis, Texas, and Carolina, for starters. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 14:08 6
      - I have no idea what "style" I like, but it involves a dry-rub AND sauce. -- nm - TWuG Jun 29, 14:11 2
        
        No expert, but I've made dishes like that, which have gone by Kansas City style and Chicago style -- nm - Roger More Jun 29, 14:15
        
        I don't cook it, I just eat it. -- nm - loosilu Jun 29, 14:13
      - Which is the one where they dig a hole? Wouldn't mind trying that one one day. :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 29, 14:09 2
        
        Hawaiian? -- nm - Roger More Jun 29, 14:10 1
        
        Come to think of it, I think that's "barbacoa"... Mexican, but not barbecue in the American sense, I guess... -- (link) - con_carne Jun 29, 14:14
  - oh oh ... sorry ... I will have different choices there too - I like the one that's with the cider/vinegar - it's thin - but will also have thick - JenBro Jun 29, 14:01 2
    - thin is in -- nm - moles Jun 29, 14:04 1
      - I like having both - they both taste good for different reasons :) -- nm - JenBro Jun 29, 14:15
The Chicago White Sox are a creditor of the Dodgers...for the Juan Pierre trade. - Will Hunting Jun 29, 13:51 3
- can we give him back? nm -- nm - groiny Jun 29, 13:53 2
  - Heh....I mean if someone says they'll pay you to take Juan Pierre from them, wouldn't you ask for money up front? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 29, 13:56 1
    - I doubt it ever works that way. - groiny Jun 29, 13:58
And REO Speedwagon rocks *so* hard! -- nm - David Jun 29, 13:51 1
- no, no they really don't. not ever since Gary Richrath left. -- nm - Remlik Jun 29, 13:54

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