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enjoy the new Superman: Mass Murderer of Steel game -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 08:29 1
- That's about right. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 08:38
"This Misterie of F*cking" : A sex manual from 1680... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 25, 08:29 1
- Fascinating. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 08:38
I'll add my voice to the obligatory "weather sucks" posts today. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 08:25 1
- I love free water -- more, more, more -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 25, 08:57
By the way...putting the oldest on a train to New Mexico for 16 days was harder than I thought it would be. - Jim Jun 25, 08:22 30
- What part of New Mexico? -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 08:53
- sounds fun! - znufrii Jun 25, 08:27
- Jim is an Inuit putting elders on proverbial ice floes? -- nm - zork Jun 25, 08:24
- I am sure he is safer there than behind your car. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 08:23 24
  - heh ;) -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 08:27
  - Or in your basement. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:27 9
    - yikes! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 08:31 5
      - if you give it out, you have to be able to take it. - groiny Jun 25, 08:33 4
        
        I love how making fun of me running over my kid gets a "heh" from DH...but my basement crack gets a "yikes!" lol -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:38 3
        
        well, you did only run him over once, but my basement floods semi annually. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 08:39 2
        
        you make a good point -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:40
        
        lol -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 08:39
    - true, he could get his swimming badge though. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 08:27 2
      - heh -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:32
      - this is pretty funny. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 08:32
  - *rolls eyes* - Alito Jun 25, 08:25
  - Dude, come on. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:24 11
    - (I know Jim doesn't need me to defend him or anything, and I'm sure you guys have a good repertoire, but if that was me ... I would not appreciate it) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:25 10
      - I think everyone here is pretty good about knowing what sh!t-giving privileges they have in regards to other posters. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:32 5
        
        know your audience. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 08:33 4
        
        and your target. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:33 3
        
        god knows groiny has a big one tattoed on his back -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 08:41 2
        
        ??? - groiny Jun 25, 08:42 1
        
        heh. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 09:10
      - Honestly, from just about anyone else, that would piss me off. But groin and I have that kind of deal going on. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:29
      - I'd love to hear groiny and jim perform from their repertoire. - Diva Jun 25, 08:27 2
        
        That's a good point, but this way is quite funny. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:36
        
        that s a whole lot of dick jokes! nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 08:28
- Survivor training? -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:23 1
  - He wants to do Survivor so bad, it hurts. But he's only 15. I don't think Survivor will last long enough for him to make it. - Jim Jun 25, 08:26
Defiance is getting really good...glad I stuck with the show -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 08:20 8
- agreed. Sucks the season is almost over -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:21
- ahhh...2 weeks behind. Need to catch up tonight, if possible. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:21 6
  - I'm down three. The last one I saw was the lesbian affair/lightning attack. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:23 5
    - I wouldn't be behind if I didn't watch that episode like 3 times. But seriously... - Jim Jun 25, 08:28 4
      - yup. She was also great on a BBC show called Hustle (LEverage stole thier gimmick from them) -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 08:42
      - Her season of Warehouse 13 was grrrreat. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:32 2
        
        Speaking of Warehouse 13...I'm pretty sure that Pete needs to land a show with Boreanaz. Buddy cops or something. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:40
        
        Yep. I love it when HG shows up. Her season of Dexter was good. Spartacus...pretty much everything. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:33
Here's that episode of Prophets of Science Fiction about Asimov on vimeo (other eps. appear to be on youtube). -- (link) - zork Jun 25, 08:19 [vimeo]
June 25, 1876 � Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:14 4
- 1950 � The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:15 3
  - 1978 � The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:16 2
    - where's 2009? -- nm - zork Jun 25, 08:16 1
      - Michael Jackson dies. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 08:19
LIR: I couldn't get that pie chart link to work but I vehemently disagree with the premise. There are some things that they show perfectly. - zork Jun 25, 08:13 3
- The article does say that it's good for showing two or three data points, but not for much more -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:14 2
  - I would sometimes push it more but there is some validity to that *point* -- nm - zork Jun 25, 08:16 1
    - but that doesn't mean it's the worst just as other types of charts are crappy ways to show some other data forms -- nm - zork Jun 25, 08:29
Rain rain go away. My vacation lasts for 2 more days. - CovingtonCat Jun 25, 08:08
I really want chinese for lunch but 1) I didn't drive. 2) I had salad lunch yesterday. 3) I'm having salad lunch again tomorrow. - amanda Jun 25, 08:04 5
- veggie lo mein with extra ginger awaits... -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 08:26
- Wouldn't you just be hungry again in an hour anyway? -- nm - Qale Jun 25, 08:21 1
  - that's why you get 2 orders -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:21
- wrong. You *need* to make chinese happen! -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:09
- If you really want chinese, you'll find a place that delivers. :) -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:06
I hate missing out on all the fun. Next year I'm definitely signing up to play Fantasy Supreme Court like you guys did - prayformojo Jun 25, 08:02 3
- Clarence Thomas would actually do quite well, not counting today's and tomorrow's cases, he has the most total opinions filed this term with 23 -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 08:19
- ClarenceThomas makes Uncle Tom look like Rosie Parks. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:10 1
  - I just noticed this got autocorrected. Way to have a sense of history, Apple. -- nm - David Jun 25, 08:35
Putin: Snowden never crossed the Russian border, still in transit area of the Moscow Airport -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 08:01 2
- *wonders if he has any jewelery* -- nm - Putin Jun 25, 08:01 1
  - ha! -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 08:18
I had to wear a coat to work today. It is raining and in the low 60's - amoxy Jun 25, 08:00
Does Paula Deen get her job back now?* - David Jun 25, 07:52
So, DOMA and Prop 8 are tomorrow. It also marks the 26th anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:48 1
- 10th, not 26th -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:07
Alito visibly rolled eyes & looked at ceiling when Ginsburg talked about sexual harassment yesterday... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:47 2
- Roberts should smack him down for this behavior. - Inigo Jun 25, 08:02 1
  - YOU'RE THE CHILD! *storms away* -- nm - Alito Jun 25, 08:04
Delta CEO gives up his seat so a stranded mom can get home to pick up her daughter from camp. -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 07:44 1
- That makes everything better. Airlines are great! -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 25, 08:09
Tomorrow, 10AM, final day, all remaining opinions -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:30 10
- Makes sense since there are only three left (and two of them are gay marriage/DOMA) -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:30 7
  - The crowd/protest tomorrow is going to be incredible. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:33 6
    - you should go. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:33 5
      - My only work meeting is at 4pm, I might have to. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:35 4
        
        my workhusband and his boyfriend are talking about driving down tonight. I so wish it weren't EOY. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 07:59 1
        
        If I didn't have a flight tomorrow, we could turn it into an ST gathering -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 08:08
        
        you really do have to go. can max go too? -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 07:55 1
        
        I'm actually past my insane workload, I think I can go. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 08:20
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  - I may have to skip a meeting I have. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:31
Same time tomorrow to wrap it up. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:29
Ginsburg: "Throwing out preclearance...is like throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet." -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:26 1
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And they aren't saying that discrimination doesn't exist. They acknowledge it right in the preamble of the opinion. - spamlet Jun 25, 07:23 6
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- If I say that stabbing people is bad but cripple laws against stabbing, does my lip service really matter? -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:24 4
  - Maybe the formula should have been updated since 1972? - spamlet Jun 25, 07:27 3
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      - From reading the preamble (that's as far as I've gotten with work) - spamlet Jun 25, 07:53 1
        
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- You would think SCOTUS would know that and avoid tomorrow as a professional courtesy -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:23 1
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boston.com Love Letters - He's Distancing Himself - Diva Jun 25, 07:18 12
- "I still have very strong feelings for him, although __I'm sure his went away__. I'm confused about why has he become so distant?" umm, because ... - zork Jun 25, 08:27
- "We haven't slept together in two years since he's been with his girlfriend. " - Inigo Jun 25, 08:15
- What does calling after 9 mean? Booty call? -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:12 5
  - he likes black olives. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 08:13
  - he waits until he is alone or the new girlfriend is asleep -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:12 3
    - I'm shocked that his priority is to spend time with his actual girlfriend when she is over -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 08:18
    - Yep girlfriend gave him the ultimatum and you lost. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 08:13 1
      - Mmm-hmm. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jun 25, 08:24
- He's not your boyfriend. And his current girlfriend is probably threatened by you, thus his behavior. Go away. -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 25, 08:05
- you broke up without knowing you were together. he is over it. move on. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 07:22
- offs -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 07:22
- good Lord -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 07:20
The Court sure does love to make the gays wait. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:18 7
- it's Pride Week here. They are just trying to spread it out -- nm - zork Jun 25, 08:05
- Also, this... -- (link) - MDH Jun 25, 07:25 [youtube] 1
  - Man, remember when Vanesa Williams was hot? -- nm - Mop on Mac Pro Jun 25, 08:06
- They're going to try and get it as close to Friday as they can so they hope all of the DC gays have already gone to Reho -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:23 3
  - Is today the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots? (i think it is.) -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 07:26 2
    - Friday. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:27 1
      - ah, yes. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 07:33
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- It's official ya'll, the US is no longer racist! - MDH Jun 25, 07:16 1
  - Yeah! -- nm - Paula Deen Jun 25, 07:20
- SCOTUSblog says the ruling didn't touch 5, just struck 4. - spamlet Jun 25, 07:16 2
  - Thomas sure does dislike black people. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:18
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- They apparently actually do mean 4. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:15 6
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    - (when Dems controlled both chambers). It's a failure by both parties. -- nm - spamlet Jun 25, 07:20 1
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    - but with current congress, 5 essentially worthless -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:18 1
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- In theory, the Feds could oversee all voting processes though? - ty97 Jun 25, 07:14 1
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- Awful. This will set us back. I'm scared to see what will happen next in some cities. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 07:13 3
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    - Very much a sad day. Welcome back. 19950s America. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 07:14 1
      - *1950s* -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 07:15
Good lord. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:11
There it is. Fuck! -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 07:11
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- We expected anything different? -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:11 3
  - I hoped they were smarter than this. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 07:12 2
    - They are plenty smart. That's what makes this current court so sad. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 07:12 1
      - Good point. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 07:13
- The South shall rise again! -- nm - Don Homer Jun 25, 07:11 1
  - Southernist! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 07:45

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