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Just because: Women pose with huge rubber tires made to use in Antarctica, February 1940. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 12:05 3
- a little late to the dance on this one ... but maybe it's NSFW because ... - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 29, 13:02
- How is that NSFW? -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 12:11 1
  - *shrug* Someone's being funny. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 12:12
Drinking sweat from your own dirty clothes? -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 12:02 [youtube]
Manziel is at it again... -- (link) - MDH Jul 29, 12:01 4
- I think it is funnier that he stopped by one party and people told him to "GET THE F**K OUT" -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 12:10
- Can anyone explain to me why it's a bad thing for him to be wearing a Tebow jersey? - Jim Jul 29, 12:05 2
  - Because there is a Steelers jersey there. - Spawn Jul 29, 12:08
  - Me neither. -- nm - spamlet Jul 29, 12:07
Hey Excel users, ever use the LARGE function? -- (link) - spamlet Jul 29, 11:49 3
- what happens if there is a tie? -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:57 2
  - Your hard drive erases. - spamlet Jul 29, 12:08 1
    - there's a rank function. you could maybe do something with that if it returns 1 to 25. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 12:11
Anyone looking forward to '2 Guns'? -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 11:49 8
- The trailers are not doing much for me -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 12:07
- I only saw a 30 second spot so I couldn't tell if it could be really good or could be generic. -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 11:59 2
  - The 15-second spots are atrocioius. The 30-second one is a little better. -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 12:07 1
    - I try to avoid judging movies on the TV spots since it's really card to sell a whole movie in that short timeframe -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 12:07
- In Denzel I trust. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 11:58
- could be good -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 11:57
- Doubt I will go see it but will watch it on cable one day. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 11:54
- Yeah, I think it looks pretty good. -- nm - Stephen Jul 29, 11:53
BIg Brother spoils - peglegpete Jul 29, 11:45 5
- spoiler - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 11:47 1
  - *spoiler* - Strongbad Jul 29, 12:24
- so basically, the racist chick (spoilers) - ty97 Jul 29, 11:46 2
  - A gig on Fox News? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 11:48 1
    - Paula Deans assistant -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 11:48
larry bird et al have quickly gone a long way towards fixing the pacers' atrocious bench problems - x Jul 29, 11:45 2
- they hired A-Rod & his bat? :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 11:45
- Yes. Quite pleased. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 11:45
Last day of work? Not so fast.... I didn't think it was realistic to have the office completely closed down by today anyway. - Stephen Jul 29, 11:39 3
- What's in your future? -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 11:45 2
  - Temp work next week, then...? -- nm - Stephen Jul 29, 11:54 1
    - Profit! -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 12:09
Vampirates: RG3 or Matty Ice are looking for a new home. - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:38
the book ending of Under the Dome was terrible so extending it out is not a bad thing to me. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 11:36 2
- King has said that he gave the series writers quite a bit of leeway with changing the story...which includes the source of the dome. - Jim Jul 29, 11:43 1
  - "why" has never really been one of Steve's strengths. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 11:46
I quit Assassins Creed 2 after like 30 minutes of having to watch every video and not being able to skip ahead. That's a red flag for me. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 29, 11:30 8
- unskippable cutscenes are the worst....nm - x Jul 29, 11:36 2
  - On repeat viewing, sure, but for initial viewing? -- nm - Shaun Jul 29, 11:51 1
    - i generally watch them but they should *always* be skippable, imo.....nm - x Jul 29, 11:53
- Why would you skip cutscenes if you are just starting to play a game? -- nm - Shaun Jul 29, 11:35 4
  - I'm playing a game, not watching a movie. Have you ever had NO CLUE what was happening? You can always skip the scene and figure it out. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 29, 12:02
  - Why would a game have more cutscenes than actual game? (the Final Fantasy X nt.) -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 11:53 1
    - AC is pretty bad for that. I took my oldest to the midnight release of AC3 (on a school night, no less)...and let him play a little at home - Jim Jul 29, 11:54
  - ADHD? -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:36
bored poll - subject line from the last spam email you received (check your spam folder if you must.) -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:26 24
- Watch this video and women will adore you.... (Sigh.) -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 12:02
- "Web Only Offer | DISH $19.99/mo for 12 months | HD for life" -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 11:57
- We have been trying to reach you. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 11:55
- TopRated_E..Cigs_in 2013-Available_for immediate_trial....nm - x Jul 29, 11:47
- 3 Months of ETFInvestor for only $20 -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 11:45
- Ms. Carman L. Lapointe i empty my yahoo box every sunday lately averaging 225 a week -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:45
- KINDLY OPEN THE ATTACHED FILE IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 11:42 1
  - NOT KINDLY ENOUGH! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 29, 11:45
- most recent: (no subject). next most recent: Seek for horny lonely chicks - ty97 Jul 29, 11:41
- I just deleted mine, but most are in Japanese. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 29, 11:41
- FREE: garage/basement/workshop lighting fixtures -- nm - amanda Jul 29, 11:38
- Learn more about high speed Internet options today. Wow that's boring spam. -- nm - Shaun Jul 29, 11:35
- hooray, no spam here! -- nm - spamlet Jul 29, 11:33 3
  - 475 (I never empty it) -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 11:42 2
    - I get very little spam in my gmail account. I emptied 7 or so today and that was several days worth. - spamlet Jul 29, 11:44 1
      - Someone named Kristina was kinda enough to e-mail me and tell she is is nearby. - ty97 Jul 29, 11:45
- Recevez les 2 billets à utiliser chez EasyJet -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 29, 11:31 1
  - *clicks the link* Free travel!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 11:42
- Web Only Offer | DISH $19.99/mo for 12 months | HD for life -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:31
- 10 tips for orgasm. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:30
- "Get an expert roofer today!" -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 11:27
- Completed: Please DocuSign this document : Confidential Company Agreement 2013..pdf -- nm - decline Jul 29, 11:26
- "HA HA NICE HOMEMADE CREAMPIE." -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:26 1
  - "LOVE, DAVE" -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 11:47
Ok, so I was gone for a bit, so this may have been mentioned...but (spoils) - Jim Jul 29, 11:22 16
- my NY teabag cousin reposted the "while you were protesting trayvon this white mother had her baby murdered in her arms by two teen gunmen during a .. - zeitgeist Jul 29, 11:50 2
  - Some Fox News bimbo uses this story when Obama said Trayvon could have been him. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 11:54 1
    - Mind you, the case isn't resolved yet... -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 11:59
- Only a little, insomuch as there's real criticism to be made of how the media handled this case. -- nm - Stephen Jul 29, 11:49
- Who are you? -- nm - spamlet Jul 29, 11:33
- There's only room in my brain for fantasy football machinations. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 29, 11:32
- I have one friend that posts those constantly. Quite annoying. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 11:30
- if you hadn't gone away, you'd have seen that we've already discussed this. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:24
- we knew you were gone, and want our cut from the French diamond heist you did this weekend -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 29, 11:24
- I would not say I am sick of them. There are a ton of crimes that do not make national news. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 11:23 2
  - Without a doubt I'm just talking about how offended some people are that the Trayvon Martin case got national attention because a black kid was killed - Jim Jul 29, 11:29 1
    - Let's talk about the news will report a rash of robberies in the gold coast while there are literally dozens of shootings that get little reporting - pmb Jul 29, 11:57
- Where did you go? -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 11:23 3
  - Did a stay-cation, of sorts. Went to Onondaga State Park and camped for a couple nights. Did the zoo and Science Center 1 day. Wolverine on Friday. - Jim Jul 29, 11:27 1
    - When are you leaving again? - amoxy Jul 29, 11:31
  - you missed him so, seemed like it's been forever, that he's been gone? - groiny Jul 29, 11:24
Vote on Congressional bills, using an app that your Congressman might pay attention to. -- (link) - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 29, 11:19 1
- Great link, thanks. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 12:27
oh great. new guy is a dork who talks too much. great. -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 11:18
Court to decide if lawyers can block gays from juries... -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 29, 11:17 1
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apparently Ontario is having a "waterspout watch." that's new. -- (link) - Andie Jul 29, 11:16 3
- I've noticed lately that text on the weather network site displays horribly. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:40
- Dare I say it's just as well there are no sharks in the great lakes....:) - Meg Jul 29, 11:25 1
  - They just swim in really deep water. And yes, I think there are muskies in there. Definitely salmon. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:31
It looks like the "Larry Summers for Fed Chairman" campaign will focus on refuting allegations that he's sexist - Brian Jul 29, 11:07 8
- what a douche. -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 11:15 2
  - A little less douche. -- nm - Tim Daly Jul 29, 11:32
  - turd sandwich. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 11:16
- "I am not a witch." -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 11:13
- he's a terrible choice....nm - x Jul 29, 11:09 3
  - You'd think the losing a billon dollars at Harvard thing would automatically disqualify him - Brian Jul 29, 11:12 1
    - for the most part obama's financial team picks have been pretty terrible, so it'll be right in character....nm - x Jul 29, 11:17
  - "Punch me in the face." -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 11:11
mange is the diagnosis. oh boy. -- nm - colin Jul 29, 11:05 4
- For the new puppies? It's curable, correct, and not contagious, correct? -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jul 29, 11:42
- That's a much different Beatles song. - nubby, Astro-lord Jul 29, 11:09
- so what do they do for that? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 11:07
- Mangy mongrels! -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 11:07
20 years ago this week, the flood of 1993 crested in St. Louis after a couple of large levies failed on August 1st. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 29, 11:03 1
- also, 20 years ago (not this week) ... WTC bombing, Pentium processor, Waco, blizzard, 10000 die in Indian eq, Dyson vac., web is born, Jurassic Park - zork Jul 29, 11:21
Speaking of mls, I am both sad and happy the Allstar game is national coverage - Truman Jul 29, 10:56 12
- For me, and I say this as someone who played soccer from age 6 to 21...soccer is the most boring sport in the world...to watch. Even more than golf. -- nm - Jim Jul 29, 11:14 3
  - with all their stoppages and no flow, I find baseball and football are the boring ones. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:23 2
    - See? I don't see a bunch of midfield passes and turnovers as "flow". That's just boring congestion. It's like watching a couple neutral zone trap - Jim Jul 29, 11:31 1
      - who the ufck decided that a 40 second play clock is acceptable? If they would line up and start the next play immediately then football might hold my - zork Jul 29, 11:35
- mls ratings are pretty middling, so i'm not surprised. club football here is just not a huge draw.... - x Jul 29, 11:08 1
  - True. -- nm - Truman Jul 29, 11:17
- houston loves it.. that stadium is packed. it's been really good for the area, for the city. - colin Jul 29, 11:04
- as I mentioned to xhyde, MLS tv contracts will only get better, esp. with the coverage that NBCS will bring with all the EPL matches they will show. A - zork Jul 29, 11:03 2
  - Related to the stadium talk: DC United is finally getting one (bye RFK) and it's gonna helpe city development bigtime -- (link) - MDH Jul 29, 11:04 1
    - I was going to link a couple of different stories about that over the weekend but neither of them said that it was 100% happening -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:07
- Random, but I cheer for Zusi. He was at UMD when they won the title my freshman year. -- nm - MDH Jul 29, 10:59 1
  - Related. sporting kc has a tv show where they interview various players about the games since the last show - Truman Jul 29, 11:01
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blaine Gabbert was carted off the practice field with an ankle injury, per Gene Frenette of the Florida Times-Union. -- nm - David Jul 29, 10:55 3
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- we should do a weekly ST Injury Report. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 29, 10:57 1
  - ...and Trish can't play! -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 29, 10:58
Hello, Toronto. (Followed quickly by Goodbye, Toronto) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 10:54 7
- *waves* -- nm - zork Jul 29, 10:59
- What a lovely airport....if you are flying domesticaly. -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 10:55 3
  - i hate our airport. i think it is badly signed, and hard to navigate. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:04 2
    - (and don't get me started about the roads to and around it.) -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 11:14 1
      - when is the train link supposed to start up? -- nm - zork Jul 29, 11:44
- are you at the airport? no delays? (skies are pretty dark,,,) -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 10:54 1
  - Yes, only minor delay so far was ground crew related. Skies are indeed grey. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 11:14
Vatican Quickly Performs Damage Control On Pope’s Tolerant Remarks -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 10:53 1
- so, the Onion is reporting real news now? -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 10:54
Dude, I never realized it would cost so much to make a game. Thanks for all your Kickstarter money. I'm keeping it. But the game is canceled. -- (link) - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 10:49
B2 re: Jim: I have AC3 on the 360, but I found it too repetitive. I think I just played AC2,ACB,and ACR too closely together, so I was tired of it. - Shaun Jul 29, 10:49
Oh, we watched Much Ado about Nothing, which gets a fluffy A-. - David Jul 29, 10:48
I smell like aerosol. I shouldn't have put on that sunscreen this morning. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Jul 29, 10:47
This budget thing is insane. Like, how the heck did I find $665 to pay toward my VISA this month? - Qale Jul 29, 10:46 9
- Budgets rule (suck it jones!) -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 10:59
- YOU'RE WELCOME. -- nm - McDonald's & Visa Jul 29, 10:59 1
  - Well, it's not like I need to budget heating during Summer in the south! -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 11:02
- Yup, probably. - spamlet Jul 29, 10:50 2
  - Thanks. I swear it's because it was cash. Dribbling out of my pocket at the QT, CVS, and whatnot. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 10:53 1
    - Hopefully this is the motivation to keep going. -- nm - spamlet Jul 29, 11:33
- amazing, isn't it? -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 10:47
- nice job on sticking to it! -- nm - colin Jul 29, 10:47 1
  - Well, it's only been one month. And I did cheat a tinsy bit. But I put it back later! -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 10:49
just when you thought airlines counldn't find new ways to f*ck things up for passengers... -- (link) - znufrii Jul 29, 10:44 2
- I read this yesterday and have a logistical legal question for the lawyer types. - ty97 Jul 29, 10:52 1
  - My layman's guess - znufrii Jul 29, 11:00

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