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Walt Disney (Oh No!!) Was Not Was, and Samara are up -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 17:09
Is this real? -- (link) - David Aug 28, 17:00 7
- What the hell is the guy at 28 seconds chanting? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 28, 17:21
- They are working hard at alienating anyone who isn't.... - the liioulu with Aug 28, 17:03
- They starting chanting it before she started speaking. - spamlet Aug 28, 17:03 4
  - I also looked what Buzzfeed had to say (since they are the original source of the video). -- (link) - spamlet Aug 28, 17:07 3
    - Thanks - some people clearly weren't shouting USA, and I was wondering what they were saying. -- nm - Roger More Aug 28, 17:18
    - Though we all know the truth doesn't matter on the internet and I can't wait for the cropped video to show up on my FB feed. -- nm - spamlet Aug 28, 17:09 1
      - That's where I first saw it. -- nm - David Aug 28, 17:11
Hearing Gary Thorne calling baseball is throwing me off. - spamlet Aug 28, 17:00 5
- Though, I don't [heart] the Sox performance so far. -- nm - spamlet Aug 28, 17:02 4
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    - We'll see you in Oct... - spamlet Aug 28, 17:05 2
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        If you would have told me that they had a shot on September 1st I would have laughed at you. - spamlet Aug 28, 17:10
LIR: kelly. Our dog is some kind of lab/terrier mix we think. She is unbelievable with the kids and our cat - oblique Aug 28, 16:55
True Blood quote spoiler - Qale Aug 28, 16:54 3
- It does still have some good lines. - the liioulu with Aug 28, 17:01 2
  - I'm starting to think we're getting trolled by a 'series creator' that's skipping town after this. -- nm - Qale Aug 28, 17:13 1
    - I wouldn't be suprised. - the liioulu with Aug 28, 17:17
NWBR, Walt Disney (uh oh again), Was Not Was -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 16:49
Ah good, David posted my picks. Hasta - oblique Aug 28, 16:42 1
- Spawn, I think you and I were just insulted -- nm - amoxy Aug 28, 16:45
amoxy, did you ever pick up Forza 3? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 28, 16:35 2
- Forza Motorsport 3: All copies in use - oblique Aug 28, 16:50
- No, hopefully I will get it on Thursday -- nm - amoxy Aug 28, 16:40
Vampirates are back on. -- nm - David Aug 28, 16:21 3
- Thx David for making the call. Strongbad, Bacon X2, NWBR -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 16:23 2
  - David I believe you have Strongbad's pick as he posted below. You or Kim. - Bacon Aug 28, 16:33 1
    - Picked. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 28, 16:46
So the RNC will be all about Obama, and the DNC will be all about Rmoney. -- nm - nubby Aug 28, 16:15 14
- And both will continue to ignore RON PAUL!! -- nm - Qale Aug 28, 16:17 13
  - in favor of Ru Paul! -- nm - peglegpete Aug 28, 16:32 1
    - Drop the balloons, bitches. -- nm - Ru Paul Aug 28, 16:35
  - Eh, the Republicans will have a commission to investigate bringing back the gold standard. That's enough of a sop. -- nm - Roger More Aug 28, 16:22 10
    - I can't decide if that would be good for gold exploration or not. I mean bad idea, but would probably make the price of gold go up. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 16:29 8
      - Right now anything makes the pirce of gold go up. -- nm - the liioulu with Aug 28, 17:13
      - the world's economy grinding to a halt is probably enough of an overall bad thing on balance. -- nm - Reagen Aug 28, 16:34 1
        
        but think of all the gold we'll need! sure, on balance terrible, but really really good for me. my needs, Reagen, *my* needs. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 16:48
      - The commission's not going to end up recommending a return to the gold standard, so I wouldn't worry about it. - Roger More Aug 28, 16:33 4
        
        Eh, that's not the Reagen they worship. - the liioulu with Aug 28, 17:14
        
        not too surprising, given that it was really only nixon that finally killed it. the post-war version at least. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 16:52
        
        I called it "Economics! Do You Speak It?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 28, 16:35 1
        
        "It's only one page long." -- nm - Jason Sudekis Presents: Gold Standard Findings Aug 28, 16:49
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Showtime is running S2 of Gigolos tonight and tomorrow, then starting S3 on Thursday - ceregon Aug 28, 16:13
4 dirty words - Spawn Aug 28, 15:55 7
- do. you. have. bottled. beer? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 28, 16:11 1
  - Good one Pe ... Hey wait ... That's five! -- nm - JenBro Aug 28, 17:44
- aka DOH! -- nm - Brian Mulroney, Prime Sinister Aug 28, 16:07
- its not my turn is it? - crash davis Aug 28, 16:06 1
  - I should have written down what I sent to David. I blame the BOP forum for not showing sent messages :) -- nm - oblique Aug 28, 16:52
- What is Google Play? -- nm - amoxy Aug 28, 15:58
- no - Danedukenuuk Aug 28, 15:57
Hmmm, latest Connecticut Senate Poll: McMahon +3 -- nm - Dano Aug 28, 15:51 12
- She does seem to be well qualified to be in the Senate. - the liioulu with Aug 28, 17:06
- policies be damned, who wouldn't want a professional wrestling personality as their senator? -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 16:04 7
  - Hail to the Chief theme replaced with this Titantron video. -- (link) - Qale Aug 28, 16:15 [youtube]
  - Minnesota already had one as governor. What could go wrong? -- nm - Was Bar Was Aug 28, 16:05 5
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      - I still have his governor shot glass. -- nm - Reagen Aug 28, 16:34
      - Plus he was a sexual tyrannosaurus. -- nm - Roger More Aug 28, 16:23 2
        
        I can't decide if you mean this as ravenous monster, or relic from a distant past. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 16:53 1
        
        Neither :) -- (link) - Roger More Aug 28, 17:19 [youtube]
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- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Aug 28, 16:01
- Depressing -- nm - amoxy Aug 28, 15:59
Just finished watching a documentary about when they killed Bin Laden. Pretty cool. -- nm - Loyola Aug 28, 15:48 1
- called "The Expendables 2". -- nm - Reagen Aug 28, 15:49
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ahhh, welcome home. The neighbor's dog that yaps incessantly when go out is yapping incessantly. - ty97 Aug 28, 15:35 9
- Hope you didn't have too bad a hangover Monday morning :) -- nm - Loyola Aug 28, 15:47 1
  - haha, I definitely slept in that morning! - ty97 Aug 28, 16:42
- Don't go out -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 15:38 6
  - I wish they wouldn't. Then there yappy dog would not yap. -- nm - ty97 Aug 28, 15:38 5
    - *stealthily buys & leaves them one of those dog sweater wrap things that supposedly calms the dog down* -- nm - JenBro Aug 28, 16:11 4
      - A trash bag? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 28, 16:13 3
        
        noo ... the Thundershit things silly - could be the best investment you've ever made :) -- nm - JenBro Aug 28, 16:31 2
        
        The Snuggy for dogs? -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 16:32 1
        
        yep - JenBro Aug 28, 16:38
I'm also really glad the cook got some music on her ipod that isn't michael buble or the lovin' spoonful, even if some of it is nickelback. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 15:30
Who the hell is Steve Pearce and why is he hitting cleanup for the Yankees tonight? - Krusty Aug 28, 15:30 3
- he mashes lefties historically. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 28, 15:31 2
  - By historically you mean this month? ;-) - Krusty Aug 28, 15:37 1
    - he was a prospect for the Pirates forever. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 28, 15:54
*sigh* discussion about earthquakes last night. driller "I never heard of no earthquakes in new zealand until the christchurch one. they can really - mafic Aug 28, 15:29 8
- they DO happen everywhere - Danedukenuuk Aug 28, 15:49 1
  - well yes, but the point was they're much more likely some places than others, and NZ is high on the list of likely places. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 15:57
- Which of the two recent Christchurch earthquakes is he talking about? -- nm - Roger More Aug 28, 15:47 2
  - the first one, like a year and a half ago. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 15:48 1
    - I'm still amazed he never heard of the Hawkes Bay Earthquake. -- nm - Roger More Aug 28, 16:10
- "Remember that whole mount doom thing? MOTHERFUCKING VOLCANO!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 28, 15:30 2
  - it almost came to that. he didn't know there were volcanoes in NZ either, and he's actually from there. me: "one erupted TWO WEEKS AGO!" -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 15:33
  - Perhaps I should stop doing that. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 28, 15:30
Gotta say, I disagree with Vermin. - Beryllium Aug 28, 15:21 5
- Heck, you didn't even get into doorstops. Have you seen the latest doorstop commodity-future prices??? - Dr.Vermin Aug 28, 15:30
- I agree with him. If you're mentally rolling your eyes every page rather than trying to understand where it's coming from, you're wasting your time. - spamlet Aug 28, 15:30 3
  - I guess it's the anthropologist in me. I seriously want to understand what makes people tick. -- nm - MojaveMeg Aug 28, 15:38 2
    - That's different then. -- nm - spamlet (iPhone) Aug 28, 16:26
    - In that case, I get it. This book is mostly her life story, with only a smidgen of politics. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Aug 28, 15:39
I submitted a list for pick 3-11 to David/Kim, if Disney picks or is skipped -- nm - Strongbad Aug 28, 15:05 10
- We have an issue here. 6 minutes more for Walt but I backboarded and he gave his pick to David who is not here for an hour and a half. - Bacon Aug 28, 15:08 9
  - If we know he submitted a list to David, then I agree. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 28, 15:13 8
    - This and NWBR told him to give it to David. -- (link) - Bacon Aug 28, 15:16 [Backboard] 7
      - Draft is on hold. I will take care of it in ten minutes. -- nm - David Aug 28, 15:19 6
        
        Gracias -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 15:23 5
        
        I do not have good news here. I have checked FB, email and the BOP Forum. - David Aug 28, 15:35 4
        
        Just stick the New Cavemen tag on us now. We are pathetic. -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 15:40 2
        
        I actually think we've done fairly well today. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 28, 15:49 1
        
        Astronauts: 7-11 -- nm - Spawn Aug 28, 15:57
        
        Draft is on hold until Kim gets home and we can talk about this a bit. -- nm - David Aug 28, 15:36
Oh Walt Disney is up? *goes back to sleep* -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 14:58 2
- how is your draft going? who have you selected so far? -- nm - crash davis Aug 28, 15:00 1
  - Trent Richardson haha -- nm - Bacon Aug 28, 15:02
Moving on.... -- nm - eag Aug 28, 14:58
*annoyed gaze in truman's direction* nm -- nm - groiny Aug 28, 14:53 6
- wha? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 28, 15:08 5
  - Are you cheating on him again? - amoxy Aug 28, 15:10 4
    - well, i mean it was pippy, who could blame me? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 28, 15:10 3
      - your D /ST selection. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 28, 15:18 2
        
        Cutler! -- nm - amoxy Aug 28, 15:26 1
        
        it does go with his team name after all -- nm - Beaker Aug 28, 15:30
MSN coverage of GOP speakers: "GOP Sets Sights on Women & Latinos." Ain't that the truth. -- nm - Max Aug 28, 14:52 2
- I'm sure there will be more latin, black and women speakers at the convention than votes they'll receive -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 28, 17:28
- "GOP platform protests Obama's efforts against laws that would levy criminal sanctions, including death, on people due to sexual orientation" -- nm - MDH Aug 28, 14:54
Beaker, groiny, Josh P. (x2) -- nm - Stephen Aug 28, 14:51 1
- done, groiny is up -- nm - Beaker Aug 28, 15:03
Reagen - zork Aug 28, 14:50
One more! -- (link) - kelly Aug 28, 14:45 [flickr] 13
- I love happy baby pics - he's just so cute - you guys are blessed for sure. -- nm - JenBro Aug 28, 15:20
- btw from b2, my brother says they can change up to one year. One of my nephews took nearly that long. - loosilu Aug 28, 14:50 7
  - noooooo! -- nm - kelly Aug 28, 14:51 6
    - Just preparing you in case there's a shock. sometimes it happens very suddenly. one day a little brown sliver pops out. - loosilu Aug 28, 14:54 5
      - They have gone from super dark grey to that shade of blue, so I'm hopeful that's it. - kelly Aug 28, 14:55 4
        
        I had blonde hair and blue eyes as a kid up until a year, facebook a picture of me now and see the difference. - MDH Aug 28, 14:58 2
        
        Well, his hair has already changed a lot. He was born with dark brown hair, and it's now blonde. - kelly Aug 28, 15:02
        
        I was blond until I was about 9. still have the blue eyes though. -- nm - mafic Aug 28, 15:00
        
        like I said I think they will stick in his case. -- nm - loosilu Aug 28, 14:57
- this photo is stellar -- (link) - groiny Aug 28, 14:46 [flickr] 2
  - that was SUCH an awesome dress - you looked fantastic in it Kelly -- nm - JenBro Aug 28, 15:21
  - be nice. -- nm - kelly Aug 28, 14:56
- ha! -- nm - loosilu Aug 28, 14:46
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- Dude, spoilers... -- nm - Ender Aug 28, 16:34 1
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- Can we blame Snooki or her kid for this? -- nm - zork Aug 28, 14:51
- Thus completing the longest game of "Not It" ever recorded. -- nm - Reagen Aug 28, 14:50 1
  - *snork* -- nm - zork Aug 28, 14:51
- "We're boned." -- nm - Right? Right? Aug 28, 14:48
- woo-hoo -- nm - amoxy Aug 28, 14:46
- The FTC is jealous. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 28, 14:45
- Missouri...officially trying too hard. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 28, 14:44 2
  - What else do the Missouri GOP faithful have to look forward to/ -- nm - spamlet Aug 28, 15:09 1
    - AKIN! -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 28, 15:11
"we love *you* miss hannigan." -- nm - amanda Aug 28, 14:43 1
- i do love me some Alyson Hannigan -- nm - spamlet Aug 28, 15:10

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