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So in spite of it being extremely nerdy, I posted a video of me opening my winning packs from last night's Magic tourney. -- (link) - Qale Jul 14, 14:00 [youtube] 2
- Woo, Ajani! -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 14:09 1
  - Spoiler!! -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 14:10
Crash Davis News: Kelly Hu joins the CW's "Arrow" -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 13:52
Braves/Reds trade rumor - nubby Jul 14, 13:51
Jobriath A.D.: A - CovingtonCat Jul 14, 13:36
Jay Cutler sings Take Me Out to the Ballgame exactly the way you think Jay Cutler would sing Take Me Out to the Ballgame. -- (link) - nubby Jul 14, 13:30
Chris Hardwick and his Nerdist team vs. Team Doctor Who in bowling.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 13:24
Cuzzin Todd, prepare for our Draw Something streak to end - I drew the wrong thing. - kelly Jul 14, 13:19 5
- Violins on television. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 13:37
- pfffft... close enough. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 13:22 3
  - Of course it makes you kind of a racist... - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 13:33 2
    - *laughing* - kelly Jul 14, 13:37 1
      - Now get SOng Pop, it's the new Drawsome. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 14:16
It's been a while -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 13:07 1
- sfek - since I watched Mystic River - I think it's some of the best acting. All across the board. -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 13:09
Ashley Eckstein (wife of David) interviewing cast members of Star Wars Clone Wars actors -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 12:58
Finally bit the bullet. Watching the Wizard of Oz with my son. It's a strange feeling... - Mop Jul 14, 12:49 14
- Yeah, I can see rage being the appropriate response to "movie differs from the books". -- nm - kelly Jul 14, 13:21
- -4 Qale Points -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 13:00
- you're a sad, strange little man. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:56
- did you just call the 1939 movie a load of crap? - Andie Jul 14, 12:52 10
  - but it could make a good HBO series -- nm - peglegpete Jul 14, 12:53 1
    - i don't know why they didn't just do it that way back then. what were they thinking? -- nm - Andie Jul 14, 12:57
  - It's jaw-droppingly horrid. -- nm - Mop Jul 14, 12:52 7
    - Well, we know he is not gay -- nm - amoxy Jul 14, 13:43 1
      - I dunno. Maybe his jaw was dropping in preparation of giving the Cowardly Lion a hummer. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 13:45
    - I don't think that word means what you think it means. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 13:28
    - I think you're jaw-droppingly insane. In 1939 it was on the cutting edge of motion picture tech. It's still held up as a classic and the message is - Trish Jul 14, 13:10 3
      - I loved Cracked's take on it, how the supposedly good witch turned Dorothy into a political assassin - zeitgeist Jul 14, 14:02 2
        
        *shrug* In the book... - Mop Jul 14, 14:10 1
        
        so, your big problem is that they weren't violent enough? - Andie Jul 14, 14:17
so, i'm watching a show and a woman just said about being told she was going to be eating butternut squash soup, - Andie Jul 14, 12:45 5
- The butternut squash ravioli we had at our wedding was shockingly amazing. - Will Hunting Jul 14, 13:28 1
  - it came gift wrapped in box of pasta and padded with sauce -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 14:04
- well I like my nuts buttered but not squashed, thank you -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 13:14
- and you could still probably make those three things go together. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:55 1
  - totally. -- nm - Andie Jul 14, 12:56
MTV interviewing Shatner at comic con live -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 12:43 3
- Is Shatner pitching something? -- nm - Mop Jul 14, 12:47 2
  - of course. -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 12:49 1
    - new Documentary called "Get a Life" -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 12:54
Trish, were local fireworks banned 2 weeks ago? It always has struck me odd that the driest time of the year, everyone can play with these things - peglegpete Jul 14, 12:33
When does hold-button advertising become excessive? I just tried to reach Wydham Rewards about some missing points. Their Visa Reward Cards promotion - MojaveMeg Jul 14, 12:07 1
- *wonders if Meg is still on hold or whether windham hill is now a smoldering ruin -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 14, 14:05
I just feel so twitchy today. I can't stop thinking about the new seasons of Breaking Bad and Leverage starting tomorrow. Plus there's True Blood, The - Trish Jul 14, 11:53 20
- Political Animals also debuts on USA tomorrow night -- nm - peglegpete Jul 14, 12:18
- My mom does three things in life. Work. Sleep. Watch TV while reading her Nook. (How she does the last one is weird to me.) I figure if she's happy, - Qale Jul 14, 12:02 2
  - Pfft it's easy. I'm a triple threat. I can post on ST with my laptop, play a game or read on my Fire and watch tv all at once. -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 12:16 1
    - That's nuts. The best I can do is play one of my kind of dull Korean MMOs while watching SVU reruns. -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 12:18
- What... no Glades? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 11:58
- If SOA's new season started tomorrow, - prayformojo Jul 14, 11:57 1
  - *sigh* We have to wait til September. - Trish Jul 14, 12:09
- heh..Tell crash to fire up the grill..find some nice sunshine. :) -- nm - budice Jul 14, 11:55 12
  - Way too hot, total ban on outdoor burning (including grills) in effect - Trish Jul 14, 12:14 10
    - Even gas grills? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:18 7
      - *all* outdoor fires. In a rough rectangle from a bit below us to Boise, then McCall/Stanley and down to Twin Falls we've had 19 forest/range fires - Trish Jul 14, 12:25 6
        
        Does that include wood grills? How about wood grills? -- nm - Max Jul 14, 13:05
        
        Sucky. Burger Crisis 2012. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:35 4
        
        well in Idaho it'd be "The Great Potato Crisis" -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 12:37 3
        
        Oh, right. They do roast them on open flames there. - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:39 2
        
        correct! -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 12:40 1
        
        or use their potato gun -- nm - peglegpete Jul 14, 12:41
    - that's nuts. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:17 1
      - high temps + 20-40 mph winds + single digit humidity = nasty red flag warnings -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 12:26
  - this -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 12:06
big brother strategy & spoilers - peglegpete Jul 14, 11:43
I like lots of Nick and Disney shows, but I don't think I can stomach "Shake It Up." -- nm - Qale Jul 14, 11:39
Pop quiz - what toys & stuff did Bub take to the beach today? Go! (Spawn will have to say winners - obvie) -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 11:27 3
- Ok- after some thought, I'm going to guess kne of those blow up swim rings - that are an animal - like giraffe? Or horse? -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 11:40
- a toy submarine that works with fizzies -- nm - peglegpete Jul 14, 11:34 1
  - Wow I forgot all about those! Good choice! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 11:39
Partisan politics aside, Obama's latest ad is brilliant. -- (link) - David Jul 14, 11:18 [youtube] 11
- Yes, but it spreads further disinformation. It's not helping. - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 14, 13:26
- That is one of the best political ads I've ever seen. The end is brilliant. -- nm - ceregon Jul 14, 12:57
- If this were a movie trailer, the tone would shift to minor key and an alien would pop out of Romney's head. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:08
- The worst part is that it's going to be difficult for him to turn that around on Obama - Reagen Jul 14, 11:56
- Wow. That is beautiful. -- nm - TWuG Jul 14, 11:37
- At least we now know that Mitt doesn't use autotune. -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 11:34
- IMO it would be just an average ad without - prayformojo Jul 14, 11:26 4
  - Yup. It's the perfect backdrop. -- nm - David Jul 14, 11:27 3
    - America the Beautiful was also used by the villains in Die Hard 4... (spoils) - Roger More Jul 14, 13:28
    - And he's singing so unconvincingly to boot -- nm - prayformojo Jul 14, 11:32 1
      - At least he didn't do Roseanne's critch grab -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 12:39
Heh - google sexiest cartoon characters. CT is onto something. I had NO idea - it's even on pinterest! Hah! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 10:48 9
- I've learned never to google images of cartoon characters. -- nm - David Jul 14, 10:51 7
  - Kim Possible! - Trish Jul 14, 11:10 3
    - See now THAT is a good son! Heh - funny story! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 11:18 2
      - We live 2 blocks away. She calls every time she watches a dvd because she can't remember how to get her tv back. -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 11:21 1
        
        Hee - it's those little things that are a groan now but will sustain you with smiles later when they are gone. What I wouldn't give now to have one - JenBro Jul 14, 11:25
  - "Ron! NOOOO!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 14, 10:59 1
    - *shudders* -- nm - David Jul 14, 11:05
  - Heh. That's part of the half of the internet I pretend doesn't exist. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 14, 10:55
- Rule 34. kinda. -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 10:50
Oooh, MLB.tv free this weekend on XBox Live. -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 10:26 6
- MLB Extra Innings also free all weekend on DirecTv -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 10:51
- And my brother is getting Money in the Bank so I'll be at my parents watching that tomorrow night. -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 10:35 4
  - can we order ppv through the Xbox? -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 10:40 3
    - I don't believe that's an option and one I'm surprised WWE hasn't picked up on. -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 10:41 2
      - well I have Xfinity through the Xbox and hadn't seen anything yet, though I may have missed it. -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 10:42
      - (SInce they offer it for UFC events I think) -- nm - Tim Jul 14, 10:42
*cues up Old Time Rock n Roll, slides across the floor in socks, unders and a button down* - Spawn Jul 14, 10:03 5
- if Bub mimicked you, that would be the most adorable thing ever. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:20
- I expect a pic. -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 11:12
- Don't forget the Ray Bans! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 10:41
- *picks up a shotgun & fills you full of holes* -- nm - peglegpete Jul 14, 10:16
- I'll be over with a pony keg, 2 pint glasses, and a plate full of cupcakes -- nm - CQ Jul 14, 10:07
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- I was wondering about that. Can they actually be sued? -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 10:12 12
  - The four components of a the lawsuit would be duty, breach, cause and harm. We obviously can see the "cause" and the "harm". - landbeck Jul 14, 10:42
  - Of course, this is America, we can sue for anything. But this one's pretty good for a case is my thought. - Will Hunting Jul 14, 10:16 10
    - just wondering what the basis would be. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 10:17 9
      - Lawyers say he could have been charged with endangerment. -- nm - mara Jul 14, 10:21 1
        
        Yeah, if he didn't lucky and die, he'd hopefully be facing a perp-walk of his own. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 14, 10:23
      - Covering up criminal activity that allowed future victims to be assaulted? - Will Hunting Jul 14, 10:18 6
        
        I didn't know this was a thing you could sue for. Believe me, I want to see it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 10:29 3
        
        This is the same type of lawsuit that previous molestees brought against individual priests, archbishops, and the Catholic church. Most of them were - Trish Jul 14, 11:16 2
        
        the parallels are quite strong, aren't they? -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 12:03 1
        
        Yeah. The bishops and Archbishops covered for the individual priests and the Church as its own entity covered for them. -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 12:20
        
        this. -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 10:20 1
        
        That Monsignor in Phila was recently jailed for this. -- nm - Amanda Jul 14, 10:29
I think the working title of Safe House was originally (spoiler) - prayformojo Jul 14, 09:58 1
- Every? -- nm - nubby Jul 14, 10:41
lots of $2.99 stuff from Arcade Fire, Grouplove, Nirvana - Bleach (deluxe) -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 09:57 2
- Amazon, I need to stop buying albums. Please stop with the great deals. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Jul 14, 10:40 1
  - *frowns at spamlet* -- nm - the cloud Jul 14, 11:20
Deadpool The Game -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 09:50
Iron Man 3 Suit reveal (pic) -- (link) - budice Jul 14, 09:38 [Image] 3
- those look like...what do you call them...equestrian boots. -- nm - Max Jul 14, 12:21
- matches the storyline we thought, so cool. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 10:01
- Wow - COOL! That must have been so much FUN! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 10:00
"Romney hits back over Bain attacks" ... He's Batman? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:20 4
- Since he's running for President, the correct DC analog is Lex Luthor. -- nm - David Jul 14, 09:41
- Any day we're reminded of Bain is a good day. - Mop on Macbook Air Jul 14, 09:35
- No, he is Bain. Obama is Batman. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 09:27 1
  - Not Harvey Dent? ;) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:29
Just read the NY Times story on Paterno (B2). It's disgusting that his family basically got everything they wanted under threat of violence. - Mop Jul 14, 09:04 1
- yep. that's some good reporting. -- nm - loosilu Jul 14, 09:53
Well, definitely got a photo-of-the-day yesterday. Heh. If only I could add more than ten at a time (I'm a bit behind. :)) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:00
Majorie Lie about writing the 1st same sex marriage in comics -- (link) - Remlik Jul 14, 08:59 3
- When CNN actually has reporters in the field with "iReporter" microphones, iReporter loses its original meaning. -- nm - Mop Jul 14, 09:06
- Liu that is. -- nm - Remlik Jul 14, 09:03
- ~ ambiguously gay duo ~ -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 09:01
FMK Birthday - Matthew Fox, Harry Dean Stanton, Spongebob Square Pants. -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 08:55 10
- F, M, Kill with prejudice -- nm - Trish Jul 14, 11:41
- Well... Spongebob IS his own birth control so... hmmm... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 09:18 8
  - I will never think of this cartoon character in the same way again. -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 09:46 7
    - It's no longer Sponge-worthy? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 09:50 6
      - Funny ... What cartoon characters WOULD be? That you make me think about these things makes me laugh! Rascal! -- nm - JenBro Jul 14, 09:53 5
        
        You've never had the "most doable cartoon characters" conversation before? - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 09:59 4
        
        Daphne! -- nm - Spawn Jul 14, 10:01 3
        
        Top 10 sure, but #1? No way. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 10:01 2
        
        Velma guy, huh? - Will Hunting Jul 14, 10:18 1
        
        It's like you guys have completely forgotten Princess Ariel on Thundar the Barbarian. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 14, 10:35

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