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SoCal PSA - Gordon Ramsay is filming in Long Beach next week... -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 6, 21:36
Still can hear fireworks going off in the distance...Disneyland -- nm - BAD Jul 6, 21:35 1
- Yep, it's that time of night. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 6, 21:37
SITWAP, but apparently the Furby is set to make a comeback this fall? ... (link) - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 6, 21:30
Just finished Game of Thrones, Season One. Holy Shit! I need to find Season Two now! spoilers - Bacon Jul 6, 21:25 7
- toldya so :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 6, 21:29
- Well, liioulu!!! I can't ready that can I? -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 21:29 4
  - Well.......;) -- nm - the liioulu with overtly curly hair Jul 6, 21:32 3
    - ready = read. wine screwing up my typing -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 21:33 2
      - It's a safe spoiler. -- nm - the liioulu with overtly curly hair Jul 6, 21:36 1
        
        I don't want to see any spoilers! -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 21:37
- Season 2 spoiler - the liioulu with overtly curly hair Jul 6, 21:28
Wow. Finally watching Taken. Wow. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 21:00 1
- About fucking time!!! Awesome movie -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 21:23
Apparently there is a bit of DNS malware out there that will supposedly kick into effect Monday. And, supposedly, this web page will tell you if you - TWuG Jul 6, 20:35 5
- Or maybe your link will actually *give* your computer the virus. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 20:52 2
  - Nope. Link comes from the FBI site below. The supposedly comes from the issue with ISPs re-routing DNS requests. - TWuG Jul 6, 21:10
  - I don't know who to trust anymore! -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 21:00
- yeah, I'm good! -- nm - loosilu Jul 6, 20:48
- The FBI page explaining what is happening and why. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 6, 20:36
LA coroner changes Natalie Wood's cause of death - peglegpete Jul 6, 20:22 2
- Wasn't this mentioned in a blind item a while ago? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:30 1
  - mentioned, suggested, something like that -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 20:30
NBA tries to block porn stars' "BJs for Heat fans" stunt. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 6, 19:51 2
- Just like In-N-Out...sloppy and wet -- nm - budice Jul 6, 19:56
- *runs out to buy a LeBron jersey* -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 19:55
Tickets to Federer-Murray Wimbledon final are selling for $21,000 -- (link) - Dano Jul 6, 19:39
I find it hard to believe that there's not a good "Karmin Rae Jepsen" mashup out there. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 19:37 4
- I was hoping you might be around. - b!i.p. Jul 6, 20:26 3
  - They are a Nickelodeon show. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 20:49
  - I'm going to stop after this one because its way too cute. and almost made me regress to someone I never was. heh. nm but: -- (link) - b!i.p. Jul 6, 20:41 1
    - it's! -- nm - b!i.p. Jul 6, 20:41
Oof. Crazy end to the Mets game there. - Tim on iPhone Jul 6, 19:33
Due to the magic of Twitter, I may have known about (and seen a picture of) a fire several blocks away before the fire trucks even came screaming by. -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 18:52 4
- Due to the magic of gasoline plus matches, so did I. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 19:03 3
  - You had the wrong address for Ty's? -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 19:32 2
    - Hey bacon - eag Jul 6, 19:42 1
      - I thought that was the type of post you wanted with your message. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 19:59
NBA: Reports confirming Ray Allen joining the Miami Heat -- nm - budice Jul 6, 18:46
new baconburger:even the burger is BACON!!!! -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 6, 18:13
The bit about Bugs in the Pearl Jam setlist article was really funny - prayformojo Jul 6, 18:12 1
- I liked him in Space Jam too -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 19:34
Woo! -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 18:11
Do spiders eat ants? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:11 4
- sure. -- nm - loosi at home Jul 6, 19:50
- The is the first question in a sequence that leads to mountain gorillas freezing over the winter, isn't it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 18:23 2
  - That's exactly it - I need a pet anteater. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:28
  - Wave after wave of Chinese Needlesnakes FTW! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 18:25
SITWAP (wasn't amanda wondering?): Anger Management drops 38% in total viewers in its second week. (still good numbers for cable) -- (link) - Dano Jul 6, 18:08 1
- Suck it CBS!!!! -- nm - Charles Sheen Jul 6, 19:33
Has a pitcher ever thrown a shutout without a strikeout? -- nm - nubby Jul 6, 17:45 2
- Looks like not frequently, but not unheard of either -- (link) - Reagen Jul 6, 17:56
- At least two... -- (link) - the liioulu wijht extraneous j Jul 6, 17:49
As a tank you for all of the Kate Upton, I give you Bar Refaeli swimming in underwear -- (link) - Fuzzy Jul 6, 17:33 [youtube] 2
- apparently Kate was rejected by Victoria's Secret. -- nm - loosi at home Jul 6, 19:52
- Err.. "thank" not tank. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 6, 17:34
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Wait a second, George W. Bush and (66) Sylvester Stallone (66) -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:17 15
- I just saw George's head on a spike -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 21:34
- also the dalai lama, my boss, and the camp cook. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 18:25 2
  - "make me one with everything" -- nm - loosi at home Jul 6, 20:10
  - That dude is everywhere -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:37
- KF...umm M? -- nm - MFK for dudes? Jul 6, 17:19 2
  - We are coming to visit you. -- nm - The Secret Service Jul 6, 18:34
  - Heh. Strange day. - Spawn Jul 6, 17:40
- SFEK... born on the same day!?! Wow, I bet in an alternate reality we had President Stalone. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:18 7
  - Judge Dred! -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 6, 20:15
  - Multiverse theory demands it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 17:49 4
    - and the Dalai Lama rules China -- nm - peglegpete Jul 6, 18:38 3
      - The Democratic Nation of China and Tibet - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:56 2
        
        President, not Presidebt. iPhone insists on replacing "sec" with "sex", but skips that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:57 1
        
        I love fighting an electronic device over spelling. -- nm - the liioulu with overtly curly hair Jul 6, 19:04
  - ... And a cheerleader named Rocky -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 17:48
Do you want to know how strawberry beer sorbet is? It's quite good. We used brew free or die and the sour citrusyness was perfect with the berries. - amanda Jul 6, 17:11
it's only the top of the 2nd but this game is already nuts. - diva Jul 6, 16:59 1
- Let me sleep on it. Baby, baby let me sleep on it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:10
Man pays off his mortgage with pennies. -- (link) - CovingtonCat Jul 6, 16:55 4
- 35 years to pay it off? That's an unusual mortgage term -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 6, 17:54
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  - As did I. -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 17:01 1
    - *THUD* -- nm - Qaale Jul 6, 17:03
Question about the post credits scene for Spiderman (spoilers) - ceregon Jul 6, 16:46 6
- The answer is (spoil) - Spawn Jul 6, 16:51 3
  - No freaking way - ceregon Jul 6, 16:52 2
    - Lone Ranger. - Spawn Jul 6, 16:53 1
      - heh. Just realized that as a kid, I thought he was the Long Ranger. - Spawn Jul 6, 16:55
- EW had a whole thing about it and someone posted a link yesterday or the day before, but I cannot find it. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 16:48 1
  - Ugh, I tried to link it, but my post ended up posting under bc/nc's link (link) -- (link) - Buzz Jul 6, 16:58 [Backboard]
Savages was good, but it's not for the squeamish B+...Spidey tried really hard but still got a B- (maybe spidey spoiler) - ceregon Jul 6, 16:44 3
- Wait, is it super violent? -- nm - amanda Jul 6, 17:11 2
  - The violence is more personal and can be pretty sadistic. There's torture and interrogation too. -- nm - ceregon Jul 6, 18:12
  - not Natural Born Killers level...just under.... -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 17:21
oblique, thanks for the link. I saved the Verge's review earlier today. - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 6, 16:22
Best Buy is laying off 600 Geeks. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 6, 16:20 28
- As cray cray as it sounds...Best Buy is going the way of Radio Shack... - budice Jul 6, 17:22
- CNBC said 2400 Geek squad guys -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 17:07 5
  - Geek Squad is probably their only remaining profit area. It's quite a scam. - Mop on Chrome on iPad Jul 6, 19:32
  - Our paper said 2400 total - 600 Geeks and 1800 others. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 6, 17:13 2
    - ah! thanks -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 17:22
    - Hmm. Now there is a story that says 2400 execs and management and they will actually hire 1000 more Geeks! -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:15
  - SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! - Best Buy Execs Jul 6, 17:08
- Tip of the iceberg. -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 16:59
- The best part of this is, that each store is letting the geeks *choose* which ones dies. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:53 3
  - I got my money on Chuck Bartowski -- nm - amoxy Jul 6, 17:12
  - they should raise money, film an event like Hunger Games and put it in live PPV -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 16:57 1
    - I would watch the shit out of that. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:59
- Best Buy is not long for this world. They get a jump start on finding new jobs over the others -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:21 15
  - From what I've heard HH Gregg is in worse shape. -- nm - the liioulu wijht extraneous j Jul 6, 16:55 4
    - They are opening a new location her in town. Wonder if it'll last... -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 17:21
    - They have always seemed like a local business. - Spawn Jul 6, 16:57 2
      - one thing that helps them here...when people buy a house and they get an allowance to buy appliances a lot of reality companies... - Remlik Jul 6, 17:08
      - They opened a bunch here. - the liioulu wijht extraneous j Jul 6, 16:58
  - What do you see as the portent of BBs doom? -- nm - Capstern Jul 6, 16:22 9
    - Sales slumping numbers, CEO that crippled the company, Amazon eating them for lunch. - Bacon Jul 6, 16:25 8
      - Amazon Showrooms -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 18:30
      - It is annoying. From my house, I would drive past no less than FOUR Best Buys to get to a Fry's. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:56 1
        
        +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 16:58
      - To put it simply, brick and mortars are like dinos. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:26 4
        
        A lot of things that are 'permanent'; bound books, wired phones, movies in a format that you have to take off the shelf and put into a device. others? -- nm - CrankYanker Jul 6, 16:34
        
        Unless you can position yourself well like a Target or a Walmart. - Bacon Jul 6, 16:28 2
        
        This is get as people will still want to buy some things in person and not online. But yes I see chains like Target and Walmart eventually killing - Capstern Jul 6, 16:30 1
        
        Yes, I will always patron a brick and mortar as long as there is a value in doing so. -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:32
Mel, I'm on my phone. Can you link me the set list from b2? -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 6, 16:19 3
- here - Giant Mel Jul 6, 16:38 2
  - Thanks. I wonder what they nixed. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 6, 17:27 1
    - Smells Like Teen Spirit. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 17:34
Unless he gets hurt in Pre Season I am taking Trent Richardson. - Bacon Jul 6, 16:19 11
- Good. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 16:49
- Why do you hate Trent Richardson? -- nm - David Jul 6, 16:21 9
  - If my drafting someone would guarantee them to get on IR I would take Alex Smith first. -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:22 8
    - Then your path is clear. -- nm - David Jul 6, 16:26 7
      - Just for that I am keeping Darrin McFadden. He's now my number 1 guy!!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:29 6
        
        As long as I know your roster before I draft, that's totally fine. - David Jul 6, 16:33 5
        
        I am only 1 year removed from my second place finish. -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 16:36 4
        
        You are only one year removed from being a fancier loser? Congrats? -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:52 2
        
        I would have won but a deal with the devil must have been made -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 17:02 1
        
        Dude. I am came in 2nd in a league last year but have never even mentioned it! - Spawn Jul 6, 17:04
        
        That's an insult to others rather than a credit to you. -- nm - David Jul 6, 16:36
znu, just came across this proposal for 38 states based on urban areas. -- (link) - mara Jul 6, 16:18 2
- I like it! Bye bye South Georgia. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 17:02
- I could see the 'panhandle' of Alaska splitting off. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 6, 16:29
Has anyone confirmed the rumor that Spider-Man is going to be in Avengers 2? - Bacon Jul 6, 16:16 7
- Not unless it is very delayed. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:24 1
  - Sorry. I heard a while back they hoped to have Garfield walking down a street or taking pictures. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 16:39
- Has Spireman reverted back to Marvels control? Hard to see it unless that happens. Althought it would be so easy to pop up characters here and there - Capstern Jul 6, 16:18 4
  - Who is Spireman? Never heard of him, but there are a lot of obscure comics I haven't heard of -- nm - amoxy Jul 6, 16:20 3
    - Santiago Calatrava would be his alter ego. - the liioulu wijht extraneous j Jul 6, 16:57
    - Somewhat obscure I would love to see Rude and the Dude make a Nexus and a Badger movie -- nm - Capstern Jul 6, 16:24
    - Sorry typo. Exhausted...put 205 or so hours into work the last 3 weeks... -- nm - Capstern Jul 6, 16:23
red, white & b2? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 6, 16:14

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