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"George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding... emerged to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck, police said today." I swear, not the Onion. -- (link) - Ender Jul 22, 10:30 4
- This reminds me of when scientologists used to stage Tom Cruise rescues. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:35
- His handlers are *good* - Will Hunting Jul 22, 10:31
- did he shoot the doors off? -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:31 1
  - Twitter said that NBC played the tape backwards, showing Zimmerman flipping the truck and throwing a guy under it. - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:33
WY Senate Primary: Koch Brothers PAC vs. Liz Cheney -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:27 2
- *roots for injuries* -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 10:33 1
  - Wherever Pixie is, his mind just exploded. - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:34
Romanian woman now claims she was lying when she said she had burned artworks stolen by her son. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 10:24 2
- until the paintings are actually found, I will have my doubts -- nm - peglegpete Jul 22, 10:27 1
  - I thought a forensic crime lab results showed traces of the metals used in the paints in the ashes -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 10:50
RIP Dennis Farina. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 10:21 14
- that sucks -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 10:45
- :( -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:41
- no! -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 10:35
- Dammit. Dammit. Dammit. - David Jul 22, 10:30 1
  - Good idea. I think it'll be a Dennis Farina evening on my TV. -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 10:31
- Damn! :-( That really sucks. -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 10:28
- he did not die on a ski trip, did he? -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 10:25 1
  - Yahoo News says AP says that Farina's Publicist has confirmed it. No word from NTSB. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:29
- zero details but WaPo has it -- (link) - zork Jul 22, 10:25
- "Anything to declare?" "YEAH. DON'T GO TO ENGLAND." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:25 3
  - probably my favorite thing he ever did. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 22, 10:28 2
    - That and Buddy Faro, for me -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:29 1
      - Ray Barbone, from Miami Beach. -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 10:29
- whoa -- nm - budice Jul 22, 10:22
you want creepy? Stores are starting to use facial recognition software to identify big spenders -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 10:17 5
- but for some reason, when there is a crime, cameras seem to lose any resolution more than "yes, that's a person". -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:28
- heh. My brother in law has a company that is developing a lot of this stuff. - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:25
- hotels and casinos should be doing this -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:19 2
  - I'm sure they already are -- nm - decline Jul 22, 10:20
  - I'd be surprised if they didnt' already, for security purposes... -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 10:19
OK this is creepy. View of the crowd gathered outside Buckingham Palace to wait for baby news. - loosilu Jul 22, 10:12 13
- Not sure whether it's supposed to be the camera or the people who are supposed to be creepy -- nm - con_carne Jul 22, 10:31
- this makes a lot more sense than the babies americans are so eager to find out about. -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:28 1
  - yeah, this kid has more future than Nicole Ritchie's will -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:30
- Eh. at least it's a feel good news story for once. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:27
- are they all grunting....brains! brains! -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 10:17
- eh, Brits are weird. :) -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 10:16 2
  - Why do you think we revolted some 250 years ago - Eag Jul 22, 10:20 1
    - and to some of us, you are still revolting! -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:21
- eh -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 10:16
- I'm not sure creepy is the way to word this. It's no different than the wedding, celeb funerals etc -- nm - Disney Jul 22, 10:13 1
  - SFAN -- nm - MDH Jul 22, 10:16
- oh but there actually is a crowd outside the hospital, so the creep factor is fully there. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 10:13 1
  - Well unless we're gonna get some Lion King introduction to the baby - Eag Jul 22, 10:17
speaking of former Blue Jays, Domaso Garcia (best 2B in 1982 MLB) was given six months to live ... back in 1991 -- (link) - zork Jul 22, 10:11
color me surprised: "drumming grandma" video not a fake. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 10:09
Revel Casino in AC "refunding" slot losses -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 10:05 2
- Poor Revel. They went from super hyped to bankruptcy in a year -- nm - Disney Jul 22, 10:10
- That's hilarious. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:07
So, today thru Thursday I have a non-profit event *every* day...do you think I can get to the County Fair on Friday? - Meg Jul 22, 10:02 1
- yes, yes you can. but, if Friday comes and you just decide "i don't really WANT to go", then don't. :) -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:03
Gah, just getting back in the groove from Comic Con...phew! -- nm - budice Jul 22, 09:51 15
- how did you like the FINALLY RE-ARRANGED with all the like dealers together, dealers room -- nm - peglegpete Jul 22, 10:09 2
  - It was better in some aspects, artista on one end. Dealers on another with the big displays in the middle. Some chose to host stuff offsite in Gaslm -- nm - budice Jul 22, 10:11 1
    - most of my friends who went go for the dealers & not hollywood and are thrilled for the first time since the con moved to that building. I remember - peglegpete Jul 22, 10:18
- That's impressive. It takes me at least a day, sometimes a day-and-a-half to recover from D*Con. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 09:56 7
  - That is because of all that hot furry action, though. -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:04 1
    - Fuck off. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 10:15
  - Agreed. Feeling it still. In order to get into Hall H, you had to camp out 8pm the night before. So I had no hotel room. Just camped all 3 nights -- nm - budice Jul 22, 09:57 4
    - That's awful and certainly something I don't envy SDCC at all. - Qale Jul 22, 10:13
    - There must have been a foul stench in Hall H come Sunday -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 10:07 1
      - Smells like... victory. - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:17
    - dedication! -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:02
- did you see Karen Gillan ? -- nm - decline Jul 22, 09:55
- What were the panels you saw? I'm guessing Hall H was the place to be? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 22, 09:52 2
  - All Saturday, All Sunday, Friday afternoon. Marvel, 20th Century, Warner Bros, Breaking Bad, Community, Dr Who, Walking Dead -- nm - budice Jul 22, 09:55 1
    - Was Alison Brie there? *drool( -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 10:11
Mel, late0 messaged that he is resuming pirates as he had not heard back. - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 09:46 5
- Hey, could you try that cheating backdoor link you gave me? - Will Hunting Jul 22, 09:47 1
  - At lunch. Will try it when I get back. -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:06
- heard back...from you/us? - Mel Profit Jul 22, 09:47 2
  - WM has gmail. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 22, 10:11 1
    - you have reply. -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:26
So someone explain to me something about nfl draft picks - Eag Jul 22, 09:46 1
- Yes. Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 09:48
Yesterday, Carlos Delgado was added as the 10th name to the Blue Jays' "Level of Excellence". Anyone want to guess the other nine? -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:43 40
- Bobby Cox? -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:05 1
  - Paul Beeston was the last one (not chronologically) -- (link) - zork Jul 22, 10:07
- Clemens should be there. -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 09:54 1
  - Well, the Argos retired "Pinball" Clemons' jersey in Skydome/Rogers Ctr. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:56
- Pat Gillick -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 09:54
- Is there one on there who is not a player? -- nm - J Jul 22, 09:53 6
  - Dammit, I can't think of the name but I think I was there for his induction. -- nm - J Jul 22, 09:57 5
    - was it on Apr. 4, 2008? look like that was when ... - zork Jul 22, 09:58 4
      - That's it, I was there that night. Home opener against the Red Sox -- nm - J Jul 22, 09:59 3
        
        I think Alomar got in that night as well -- nm - J Jul 22, 10:04 2
        
        Catch da taste! *spits on umpire* -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 10:06
        
        yes -- (link) - zork Jul 22, 10:06
- Pat Gillick, Tom Cheek. -- nm - ajrimmer Jul 22, 09:53 1
  - yes, yes. (and hello) -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:54
- Three left, none as players -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:53
- Tony Fernandez, Devon White, Ernie Whitt -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 09:52 1
  - yes, no, no. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:53
- Jimmy Key, George Bell. -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 09:51 3
  - Tom Henke -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 09:52 1
    - no. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:53
  - no, yes. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:52
- Gruber, Halladay? -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 09:47 4
  - gruber? no. halladay, no. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:49 3
    - a friend is a Jays fan, and he loved Kelly Gruber. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 09:50 2
      - A lot to find people here did, I thought he was great when I was younger -- nm - J Jul 22, 09:53
      - story I heard about him ... - zork Jul 22, 09:52
- Carter -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 09:46
- Olerud -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 09:46 5
  - Carter -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 09:47 4
    - no, yes. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:48 3
      - that is my prize! -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:27 2
        
        fine, here. - zork Jul 22, 10:29 1
        
        heh -- nm - SpawnDroid Jul 22, 10:31
- Stieb, Morris, Molitor, Barfield, Moseby, Clancy -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 22, 09:45 1
  - yes, Stieb, no to the others. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:48
- Stieb, McGriff, Alomar, Gaston, Clark... -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 09:45 4
  - Clark = Joe Carter in my mind -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 09:48 1
    - Wendell Clark? -- nm - groiny Jul 22, 09:48
  - Halladay -- nm - Inigo Jul 22, 09:46 1
    - yes, no, yes, yes, no. no. -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:48
Any weird posting issues yet today? (Not you, groiny.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 09:42 7
- accents in the subject line reject the post as having no subject -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:04 5
  - Still? Hmm. Last night's fix should have corrected that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:07 3
    - test: £ -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:08 2
      - So it seems to work on Chrome+OS X, maybe I need to go deeper with the fix in order to satisfy other OSes/browsers -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:08 1
        
        test: �30 � B�ry - zork Jul 22, 10:15
  - also, the Pound currency sign (alt-0163) does the same -- nm - zork Jul 22, 10:05
- None, but did note down time yesterday -- apparently recovered. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 22, 10:03
"The two main reasons why Detroit failed; Unions and unchecked liberalism." - Jovian Jul 22, 09:42 8
- Oh, for a minute there I thought you were talking about someone whose opinion matters. - Roger More Jul 22, 09:56
- I read that as Unicorns -- nm - Epiphany Jul 22, 09:45 2
  - heh. so did I :) -- nm - decline Jul 22, 09:47
  - and quickly dismissed it since znufrii has never expressed interest in living there, right? -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:46
- and the Lions. Also, who else read that as "unchecked lesbianism"? -- nm - zork Jul 22, 09:44 1
  - Unicorns and unchecked lesbianism will ruin anything. -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 09:48
- Unchecked librarians?! -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 09:44
- I dunno, sounds right to me. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 09:43
Bill Barnwell ranks the top 50 assets in the NFL. - Will Hunting Jul 22, 09:42 2
- Gotta think the young QB's (Wilson, Kaepernick) are going to be near the top? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:02 1
  - (Luck, RG3, etc.) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:31
Did we see this trailer for Season 4 of The Walking Dead (spoilers) -- (link) - amoxy Jul 22, 09:39 1
- 10.13.13 !!!!! cannot wait :) -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 09:45
So wife handed in two week notice today, and they are such lunatics are poor managers that they sent just sent her home. Two weeks paid vacation. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 09:38 14
- Nice! Best of luck to her going forward. -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 10:22
- At the Big 4 if you go to competitor, you leave as soon as you give the notice. -- nm - Disney Jul 22, 10:12
- score. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:04
- I know a lot of places here that do that, but mostly for security concerns. -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 09:51
- huge congrats for her on the new job. I didn't see it announced here prev. -- nm - amanda Jul 22, 09:44 1
  - thanks! ~16% salary increase, plus significant yearly bonus, better benefits, and better career op. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 09:52
- nice. You should come home with a huge list of projects for her to do - decline Jul 22, 09:40
- Sounds like she made the right decision. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 09:40 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:04
- Wow, they didn't want her to train anyone? -- nm - amoxy Jul 22, 09:40 2
  - exactly. she was professional and offered to provide full accounting of what she does, to guide her colleagues, etc. - Don Homer Jul 22, 09:41 1
    - I hope she laughs and laughs when they fall apart - Epiphany Jul 22, 09:46
- ...lunatics *and* poor... -- nm - Don Homer Jul 22, 09:39 1
  - pack up the new camper and go where there is NO cell phone service provided :) -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 09:39

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