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IKA epic battle going on in Alpha world............. - crankyanker May 30, 18:09 2
- holy.crap. - Mel Profit May 30, 18:16 1
  - 120,000 fireships lost....just by one side....**boggles** -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 18:25
Crickets in two places fall silent to survive -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk May 30, 17:51
Rat Lady...weird homeless woman raises/releases thousands of rats in San Fran -- (link) - zeitgeist May 30, 17:37 1
- Edgar Wright leaves the movie. -- nm - Dano May 30, 17:47
I dig how Carolyn puts down this self-serving Hax question -- (link) - prayformojo May 30, 17:34
So...what happened after Zuck gave $100m to Newark schools? -- (link) - spamlet May 30, 17:24 2
- tl:dr I assume it was a debacle. Serves him right. He should have bought a basketball team instead. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 May 30, 17:29 1
  - They should've just hired Crazy Joe Clark. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 17:44
Started reading The Fault in Our Stars. So far I'm very meh. -- nm - Dano May 30, 17:12 1
- Something that I won't admit elsewhere is that it's very middling. - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 May 30, 17:18
SNC-Lavalin is in for a rude awaking I think after $191M Bill for Quebec hospital -- (link) - Beaker May 30, 17:06 2
- Wow, I've been out of the loop too long. SNC-Lavelin has become a hugely corrupt monster. - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 May 30, 17:26 1
  - yup. crazy they thought they could get away wityh it after all that has gone on -- nm - Beaker May 30, 17:28
If Game of Thrones Characters Were on The Wire, Who Would They Be? -- (link) - Beaker May 30, 16:56 1
- Hodor = Herc, heh -- nm - mud May 30, 17:29
next on npr, Hunger Games theme park -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 16:49
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- I keep reading that as Josh Groban. -- nm - .... May 30, 16:20
- *makes him watch Broke 18 times in a row* -- nm - Beaker May 30, 16:18
meet Veronica's cousin Harper...the 1st disabled cast member of Archie Comics -- (link) - Remlik May 30, 16:01 4
- I wonder what her handicap is. Her legs and feet are positioned in such a way to suggest she's got some mobility. -- nm - Mop on Samsung Galaxy S3 May 30, 17:31 1
  - Vagina dentata. -- nm - Was Bar Was May 30, 17:49
- I've been meaning to ask you. I want to get a Kevin Keller set. - MDH May 30, 16:22 1
  - there is a deluxe hardcover or 3 softcovers that collect the series - Remlik May 30, 16:27
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Fantastic. Although it makes me mad they fucked up Deadpool so bad in the movies. -- (link) - Beryllium May 30, 15:42 1
- awesome -- nm - Beaker May 30, 16:14
My apologies to David and his desk. But also warning that desk better be built really well. And apologies and thaks to the rest of you as well - JD May 30, 15:41 21
- Of course it is complicated. And messy. And emotional. And changeable. - Andie May 30, 17:50 1
  - Thanks. -- nm - JD May 30, 18:12
- I know it's been suggested but I would consider talking to a professional about this stuff. - spamlet May 30, 17:43
- The JD Show is really complicated. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 15:57 1
  - New school media. Whole season long arc 8-) - JD May 30, 16:38
- Hang in there. And my two cents. - .... May 30, 15:57 14
  - Thanks - JD May 30, 16:50 13
    - If you never trust me on anything else, please trust me on this. Call a lawyer. -- nm - David May 30, 17:16 11
      - I trust you. *sigh* fire up the desk - JD May 30, 17:38 10
        
        That would be "a huge betrayal" on your part? Uhm... dude. - Spawn Lord May 30, 18:12 2
        
        I bit my tongue on that but definitely had the same thought. -- nm - David May 30, 18:14 1
        
        I am trying to. I do not know him well enough but that was crazy. -- nm - Spawn Lord May 30, 18:15
        
        What you have just described is paying mutual bills while receiving 0% of a company to which you are entitled 50%. - David May 30, 17:45 6
        
        Please stop on this particular point. - JD May 30, 18:11 5
        
        I will respect your wishes in all matters. You know that. I am glad to know that you will talk to a professional, though. - David May 30, 18:17 4
        
        *laughing* Say whatever I need all of it - JD May 30, 18:20 3
        
        oh wait. I think I just got that. Yeah I kind of take a beating financially at March Madness - JD May 30, 18:21 2
        
        Just random. -- nm - David May 30, 18:23 1
        
        (but oh so much funnier in the new light) -- nm - David May 30, 18:23
    - Good to hear on all counts. - .... May 30, 16:56
- ALL THE HEADDESK -- nm - David May 30, 15:47
Spain puts BLACK SWAN treasure on display -- (link) - peglegpete May 30, 15:12 1
- I think it must be most irksome to the Odyssey team that it's being displayed at the Museum of Subaquatic Archaeology. - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 16:28
Sterling suing NBA for $1B -- (link) - Reagen May 30, 14:54 9
- NBA should sue him. I imagine they can probably demonstrate more damage than he can. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 16:26
- I think the headline's changed since that link was posted. -- nm - .... May 30, 16:18
- wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! -- nm - Beaker May 30, 16:14
- Sterling Malory Archer! -- nm - Malory May 30, 15:23
- it's all smoke. Shelly will cancel it after the $2B check clears -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 15:05
- There is no doubt in my mind the NBA will end up having to pay him some money. -- nm - MDH May 30, 15:02 3
  - I absolutely believe they were willing to pay him to go away but the $2 billion makes a lawsuit difficult for him. -- nm - David May 30, 15:03 2
    - plus his history of bigotry and racism will make for great theatre when it gets to court -- nm - Beaker May 30, 16:15 1
      - although....he may be able to use that against the NBA come to think of it.... - Beaker May 30, 16:16
"Can you be any more specific?" "I couldn't really say. He wasn't circumcised." "... Was he funny lookin' apart from that?" -- nm - Max May 30, 14:49
Dear FJS and PPR (ML) commissioners - crash davis May 30, 14:48 1
- though a Sunday night would be my third choice -- nm - crash davis May 30, 14:49
Wow, after initially announcing a renewal in February, CBS Television today announced they've cancelled "The Arsenio Hall Show." - MDH May 30, 14:42 8
- Cancellation is what keeps him looking so young. -- nm - Max May 30, 14:59
- See those people over there? Those are the people who didn't even realize the show was back on -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 14:44 5
  - *waves* nm - literally everyone May 30, 14:54 4
    - I laughed out loud at this. -- nm - Amanda May 30, 17:13
    - I knew. I even watched it once, recently. It suffered from the same problem that most talk shows suffer from (to me) - Beryllium May 30, 15:44 2
      - done with schtick...hope colbert brings something new to the format -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 16:11 1
        
        ie: seth meyers, i'm flippin chanels as soon as he launches into the schtick with bandleader, why can't i remember his name -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 16:13
- woop woop awww. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 14:43
Speaking of Hole from last night, I was listening to it recently too - Reagen May 30, 14:39 14
- You should try the pretty reckless. -- nm - Amanda May 30, 17:12 1
  - I still have the new album sitting there unlistened to. I guess I haven't been angry enough lately. - spamlet May 30, 17:37
- LTT is just ragged. -- nm - Mel Profit May 30, 17:05
- Celebrity Skin is a phenomenal workout song. - David May 30, 14:47 9
  - I think it's a top 25 song for me. nm - Dignan May 30, 14:56 3
    - You are either way right or way wrong about things. It fascinates me. -- nm - David May 30, 15:02 2
      - I genuinely can't remember being wrong about anything. nm - Dignan May 30, 15:08 1
        
        In your defense, it has been a full three hours. - David May 30, 15:14
  - Billy Corgan is a great writer -- nm - Remlik May 30, 14:48 4
    - and Kurt Cobain on Live Through This -- nm - J May 30, 17:11
    - And Melissa Auf der Maur is great eye candy in the video. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) May 30, 16:36
    - I actually consider that his album with Love handling the singing. -- nm - David May 30, 14:49 1
      - yep. -- nm - Remlik May 30, 15:01
- Distillers -- nm - mud May 30, 14:46
Bloomberg uses his Harvard commencement address to warn students not to be hostile to ideas outside of their own idologies -- (link) - spamlet May 30, 14:23
So, looks like I am seeing How To Train Your Dragon 2 on Monday - i am more excited than i should be about this. -- nm - Andie May 30, 14:20 5
- Khaleesi -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:30
- If anything, you're not excited *enough*! -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 14:24
- It's been my most anticipated movie for about 18 months now. - David May 30, 14:21 2
  - i actually have passes for 4 people. if you can be in Toronto by Monday at 7, you and Kim are welcome to come! -- nm - Andie May 30, 14:26 1
    - My current plan is never to fly again. - David May 30, 14:29
Crash then Spawn. -- nm - David May 30, 14:17 5
- what? -- nm - crash davis May 30, 14:50 4
  - SPAWN IS THE RUINER!!! - David May 30, 14:52 3
    - oh, signing up for the league? - crash davis May 30, 14:55 2
      - yep the WWE Draft is happening and David is General Manager! -- nm - Remlik May 30, 15:25
      - Shh! -- nm - David May 30, 15:01
Take The Sports Knowledge Test Given To Wannabe ESPN Employees -- (link) - Beaker May 30, 13:58 7
- What, no cricket questions? -- nm - Roger More May 30, 14:02 5
  - It's a *sports* quiz. -- nm - David May 30, 14:21 4
    - Exactly! The second-most popular sport in the world. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 15:08 1
      - No one believes you. -- nm - David May 30, 16:47
    - Nicely done -- nm - JD May 30, 14:22 1
      - No, it was a predictable effort. Frankly, I expected better. -- nm - Roger More May 30, 15:09
- (specifically in the hardcore stats and info department) -- nm - spamlet May 30, 14:00
Quick quiz while I'm on break: name the most edited Wikipedia pages according to Five Thirty Eight. - timPhone May 30, 13:54 39
- Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber -- nm - MDH May 30, 14:21
- Billy Volek! -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 14:20 1
  - Ha! -- nm - David May 30, 14:47
- Here's the link. Based on this, Wikipedia is largely an entertainment repository, which probably pisses them off. -- (link) - timPhone May 30, 14:12 4
  - There's a lot of wrestling and soccer on that list. -- nm - Mop on iPad Air May 30, 14:19
  - the only one I ever Wiki searched is #47 -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:18 1
    - Mine are 47, 63, 91, 94 and 100 -- nm - David May 30, 14:20
  - heh, ... Adolf Hitler, Britney Spears, World War II ... -- nm - mud May 30, 14:16
- QE II -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:09
- star wars, Hilary Clinton, LA Clippers -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:09
- the NRA -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:07
- NRA -- nm - spamlet May 30, 14:07 1
  - No. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:08
- Truthers -- nm - mud May 30, 14:06
- Hollywood Stock Exchange -- nm - mara May 30, 14:05 2
  - Heh, no. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:05 1
    - I believe it was the first Wikipedia page I ever edited. -- nm - mara May 30, 14:08
- Climate Change, Gun control, Abortion -- nm - amoxy May 30, 14:04 1
  - Global warming is #24 -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:05
- Tuna. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 14:02
- Catholic Church -- nm - Beaker May 30, 14:02 1
  - #7 -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:02
- Clinton -- nm - Beaker May 30, 14:01 2
  - Bill is #97. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:04
  - either one -- nm - Beaker May 30, 14:01
- XMen -- nm - amoxy May 30, 14:01
- Jack Kirby comic characters that Stan Lee claims he created -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:01
- obama's kenyen birth cert, evolution, palestine, putin, pussy riot, l ron hubbard -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 14:01 1
  - No to all. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:02
- Obama -- nm - Beaker May 30, 14:01
- Osama Bid Laden -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 13:59 1
  - No. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:00
- scientology -- nm - mud May 30, 13:58 3
  - Well, #98 actually. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 14:02 1
    - ! -- nm - mud May 30, 14:04
  - No -- nm - timPhone May 30, 13:59
- White House, POTUS -- nm - zork May 30, 13:57 1
  - No, Obama #8, George W. Bush #1 -- nm - timPhone May 30, 13:58
- Among the top ten. -- nm - timPhone May 30, 13:55
I mean - I flipped the eff out. - Mel Profit May 30, 13:51 3
- So Mel shall I send you a Thanos Trade list along with the Guardians of Galaxy collections plus the Annhilation Omnibus? -- nm - Remlik May 30, 14:48 2
  - you are a drug dealer! -- nm - Mel Profit May 30, 17:06
  - Annihalation is the greatness. -- nm - Beaker May 30, 16:17
not the hoffmans: 2 dead in drunken escavator joy ride -- (link) - zeitgeist May 30, 13:47 1
- I read this as elevator.... -- nm - JD May 30, 14:12
Ooga chakka ooga chakka ooga ooga ooga chakka! -- nm - Spawn Lord May 30, 13:47

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