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ok myv players, there's 2001 chip up for grabs on my wall -- nm - zuitgusto Jun 22, 21:06
Violence, nudity, strong sexual content, adult content, adult language. - David Jun 22, 20:53 5
- stop describing ST already . . . and you should have led off with "SPOILER ALERT!" -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 22, 21:09 2
  - I'm posting pantsless right now! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 21:21 1
    - yeah, and I'm reading your post . . . so . . . what does that say . . . oh, nevermind . . . -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 22, 21:24
- Should make them list the individual offending acts -- nm - Budicio Jun 22, 20:59 1
  - This gives me an idea for a web site. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 21:22
Halt and Catch Fire: Joe has to nail Debbie, right? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 20:47
Thanks Slackers. I had pasta Alfredo with pan fried boneless, skinless chicken breast. Yum! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 20:40 4
- And by "abomination" you mean the sauce above all others. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 20:47
- I think alfredo is an abomination. -- nm - Qale Jun 22, 20:46 2
  - But he's a great soccer player. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 20:47 1
    - Well, yeah. I mean it's not his fault he keeps getting fake hit. -- nm - Qale Jun 22, 20:50
So for today's fiction: Remeber Christine from the concert a week ago? - JD Jun 22, 20:22
Ronaldo's not all bad -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 22, 20:15 7
- Cristiano Ronaldo's new haircut might be Illuminati -- (link) - Dándukini Jun 22, 21:22
- Did he grease his hair in support of Jersey Boys? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 22, 21:02
- Because 10 month old babies are *huge* soccer fans. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 20:40 1
  - Probably not why but he is a "save the children" ambassador -- nm - Dándukini Jun 22, 21:27
- Fair enough. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 22, 20:37 2
  - It's not really that he IS a jerk. It's just to me that he LOOKS like a jerk. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 22, 20:40 1
    - He looks like a long lost Jersey Shore cast member. -- nm - Dano Jun 22, 20:55
I don't know a thing about soccer, but I do know that the World Cup is affecting how busy my store has been. Today was waaaaay to easy. -- nm - Qale Jun 22, 20:11
With the weekend estimates, The Lego Movie is still the #1 movie of 2014 by about $20,000. -- nm - Tim Jun 22, 20:08
Lee Pace on H&CF surprisingly has a delivery a bit like John Malkovich. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 20:05 9
- I think he is very much John Cusack. - David Jun 22, 20:13 8
  - It is good to see that the Mary Stuart Masterson cloning program was successful. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 20:24 7
    - Cobie Smulders in a blonde wig. I just watched the pilot. Are you guys watching it? -- nm - Rollo Jun 22, 20:30 4
      - only seen the pilot as well. I'm giving it a shot. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 20:34 3
        
        The pilot was great. The next two were so-so and unwatchable. -- nm - David Jun 22, 20:55 2
        
        tonight`s made up for it. It was great -- nm - mud Jun 22, 20:58 1
        
        Good to hear. We are still watching but not all-in any longer. -- nm - David Jun 22, 20:59
    - thanks for the fucking Grank Funk earworm -- nm - mud Jun 22, 20:29 1
      - Gronk Funk Railroad? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 20:44
A friend of mine posted a very good question on facebook re: the World Cup - znufrii Jun 22, 19:59 5
- "barrack"? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 21:31 1
  - Aussie slang....... -- (link) - Meg Jun 22, 21:34
- "barrack -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 21:31
- The same way every other country's fans do it. -- nm - Inigo Jun 22, 20:08
- I feel ripped off. I was promised a good question. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 20:06
538 says US has 76% chance to advance.... -- (link) - Remlicas Jun 22, 19:52 1
- 1% of winning it all shows the math is wrong -- nm - Dándukini Jun 22, 21:36
I have to admit, this weekend I've been a touch homesick if only because I miss big time gay circuit party weekends. -- (link) - Qale Jun 22, 19:40
Thing I just learned: the villain in the Joy Ride series is named Rusty Nail. -- nm - David Jun 22, 19:33 4
- Thing I just learned: Joy Ride is a series. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 19:39 3
  - But only if you've taken three Wrong Turns. -- nm - Qale Jun 22, 19:42
  - Wasn't that the one you and Dano watched? -- nm - David Jun 22, 19:42 1
    - Wrong Turn. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 19:43
not sure how its going to be, but The Leftovers sure has be intrigued -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 19:01 2
- Depends on how they treat the premise. With the right tone I think it could be very good. -- nm - Rollo Jun 22, 19:18 1
  - I'm interested to see how heavily slanted the religion angle is. If it's heavy handed, I'm out. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 22, 20:38
Friending every 'myvegas' around connects you with some different characters, this status is funny and weird (about a town parade) - zuitgusto Jun 22, 18:46 3
- how many of those 2001 chips are given to friends when you pop the balloons? hard to catch, I got this one, see if there are any more -- (link) - zuitgusto Jun 22, 19:53 2
  - All gone now. -- nm - Meg Jun 22, 19:55 1
    - in the myvegasST group there is a thread called 201s and I put all the 201s I find, LIKE it and you'll get notices of when I put one in - zuitgusto Jun 22, 20:41
Joel Embiid Supports Cristiano Ronaldo, Receives Twitter Bile -- (link) - Budicio Jun 22, 18:41 1
- it's a game dammit - calm down! -- nm - Dándukini Jun 22, 18:49
they really need to get James Purefoy in Game of Thrones. (rewatching Rome, good Lord this show is greatness) -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 18:41 7
- We started re watching the wire last night (thanks amazon prime). It's maybe even better now. -- nm - Amanda Jun 22, 19:38
- yup. that would be awesome. -- nm - Remlicas Jun 22, 18:43 5
  - he'd be great casting as Prince Oberyn's brother -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 18:44 4
    - nah - I'm thinking - book 5 spoilers - Beaker Jun 22, 18:48 3
      - Hmmm... (spoilers) - Roger More Jun 22, 18:52 2
        
        Christopher Eccleston (though that could be cause I just saw him in a Leftovers promo) - Jovian Jun 22, 19:08 1
        
        kinda spoilerish above -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 19:09
I think it's emminently possible to both think Ronaldo is an amazing footballer and a whiny fucking baby. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 18:34 19
- he is just not at the same time -- nm - Dándukini Jun 22, 19:00
- Agreed. He's amazingly skilled AND the first thing I think very time I see him is 'douchebag'. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 22, 18:49 15
  - a great athlete who's an arrogant douchebag? say it aint so....nm - x Jun 22, 19:29 13
    - See also: Bryant, Kobe -- nm - Rollo Jun 22, 19:30 12
      - or like every great athlete in the history of the universe, except maybe tim duncan..... - x Jun 22, 19:33 11
        
        Peyton manning. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 20:43
        
        *again advocates for hockey* - Reagen Jun 22, 19:41 1
        
        heh, i grew up as a hockey fan in the big bad bruins era. those guys won no prizes for reticence....nm - x Jun 22, 19:56
        
        I read an essay that lamented that the top men's tennis players comport themselves too well and that it hurts the overall popularity of the game. -- nm - Dano Jun 22, 19:38 3
        
        i could see that. people like john mcenroe and jimmy connors didn't have that trouble...nm - x Jun 22, 19:54 2
        
        Not that everyone should be that way, but they posited that there needed to be a "villain" or two at the top of the game. -- nm - Dano Jun 22, 19:57 1
        
        right. this is one reason i really like dynasties in sports and decry the mediocrity of parity... - x Jun 22, 20:02
        
        You root for Wil E. Coyote, don't you? -- nm - David Jun 22, 19:34 3
        
        mostly, i just think self centered arrogance is generally a good trait when it comes to athletes... - x Jun 22, 19:37 2
        
        I would argue against using Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux as examples. - David Jun 22, 19:41 1
        
        it's not like nice guys can't sometimes be great athletes, i agree.... - x Jun 22, 19:50
  - Yup. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 22, 19:21
- i don't disagree...nm - x Jun 22, 18:41
- True dat. -- nm - Budicio Jun 22, 18:36
Underrated element of the World Cup coverage - the amazing sound work - Reagen Jun 22, 18:33 1
- i have to say that in general i find espn's coverage to be pretty high quality... - x Jun 22, 18:45
Orphan Black season finale... HOLY SH*T! -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 18:32 4
- If people are going to write about Orphan Black, please be a dear and say "Orphan Black spoilers" and put everything else in the IM. -- nm - David Jun 22, 18:44 2
  - It would be more of a spoiler if I said that the season finale of Orphan Black was bland and unimpressive. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 18:51 1
    - Just to be clear, I wasn't directing that at you. It is a general request. - David Jun 22, 19:14
- yep. plus they were just showing off. -- nm - Remlicas Jun 22, 18:41
My Wimbledon Picks - Dano Jun 22, 18:20
A dude just replied to Monday Morning Quarterback while on his honeymoon. - David Jun 22, 18:00 6
- Okay, okay, I don't post enough. I get your point. -- nm - Tim Jun 22, 19:53
- Wonder how this marriage will last -- nm - .... Jun 22, 18:11 4
  - Even hoe long -- nm - .... Jun 22, 18:13 3
    - Or how -- nm - .... Jun 22, 18:13 2
      - The over/under is 60 years. They do triathlons together. -- nm - David Jun 22, 18:16 1
        
        So she already knows what she's in for. ;) -- nm - .... Jun 22, 19:08
The Michelle Wie win is amazing; a decade after being the future, she's actually done something worthy of the strain - Will Hunting Jun 22, 17:47 10
- Look at how her year has been too. Insane. 10/10 making cuts, 7 top 10s, 2 wins -- nm - MDH Jun 22, 18:37 1
  - leading the Tour in $ too iirc -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 18:39
- She's been thru ups, downs and immaturity... - Budicio Jun 22, 17:52
- it really is. i think it takes an amazing amount of mental toughness to do that.... - x Jun 22, 17:50 3
  - Exactly. She also seems like a really well put together young woman. - David Jun 22, 17:52 2
    - i just can't imagine what it would have been like to get that sort of spotlight when you're 14... - x Jun 22, 18:03 1
      - I thought about Wie a lot this week as that 11-year-old got thrust into the spotlight. -- nm - David Jun 22, 18:09
- wait, we're supposed to win things? -- nm - Danica Patrick Jun 22, 17:48 2
  - hands you a medal for showing up . . . -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 22, 19:09
  - Don't worry honey, just stand there and look pretty (frigid). - Will Hunting Jun 22, 17:49
and almost time for Trainwreck True Blood to begin!! -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 17:46
So if US had won and they pulled a draw on Thursday, they would have won their group correct? - Jovian Jun 22, 17:44 2
- Yep, they woulda had 7 points to Germany's 5. - Will Hunting Jun 22, 17:45
- correct. -- nm - znufrii Jun 22, 17:44
This World Cup has had some incredibly fun games...for the popularity of the game here, it's exactly what's needed. - Will Hunting Jun 22, 17:43 2
- i watched 9 games in the last three days, and the only one that sucked... - x Jun 22, 17:47
- its been unbelievable (and not the worst time to be unemployed) -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 17:44
Wipeout still cracks my shit up -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 17:41
How teams can advance -- (link) - znufrii Jun 22, 17:36
Pearl Jam doing Let It Go? -- (link) - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 17:36 3
- Holy shit, it's like me singing! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 22, 17:44
- (Really, really badly.) -- nm - David Jun 22, 17:36 1
  - Seriously, wow. That's like drunk karaoke. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 17:37
Last week's Orphan Black dealt with the matter of recovering data from obsolete computer discs. - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 17:29
What a game -- nm - znufrii Jun 22, 17:25
Where is Beckham? -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 17:23 24
- playing bridge with Landon Donovan -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 17:31
- now *there* is someone who was perenially overrated...nm - x Jun 22, 17:25 22
  - I've never seen an international hit movie with Ronaldo in the title. -- nm - David Jun 22, 17:37 2
    - Roll it like Ronaldo. ? - Jovian Jun 22, 17:48
    - i never said david beckham wasn't good at being famous...nm - x Jun 22, 17:42
  - Except... -- (link) - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 17:36 [Image] 5
    - Yum -- nm - .... Jun 22, 18:09 2
      - My sister says thank you. -- nm - .... Jun 22, 18:20 1
        
        And wants to know if you have more. -- nm - .... Jun 22, 18:43
    - Come on -- nm - amoxy Jun 22, 17:37 1
      - ik,r? -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jun 22, 17:38
  - True, but I know who he is. Had never heard of Ronaldo until about 10 days ago. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 17:33 11
    - Sir, we could fill Manaus Stadium with the things you don't know -- nm - con_carne Jun 22, 17:50
    - to review: he has pretty much been the best soccer player in the world over the last year...nm - x Jun 22, 17:40 3
      - In a few more weeks I will not think about soccer again until either Logan plays or the World Cup happens again. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 17:42 2
        
        that's ok. in a few more weeks ronaldo will still be one of the best players in the world and he won't think about you a lot either...nm - x Jun 22, 18:05 1
        
        He will feel an absence, but not know why. And I shall not. - Spawnaldo Jun 22, 18:12
    - I only know Ronaldo because he is top 20 in Twitter followers. - David Jun 22, 17:36
    - Ronaldo, Ronaldo or Ronaldinho????? -- nm - Dándukini Jun 22, 17:35 4
      - Ariaga, Ariaga II or Bariaga? -- nm - Tim Jun 22, 17:37 2
        
        Holds it! -- nm - Rollo Jun 22, 17:39 1
        
        Mexico, or Portugal -- nm - prayformojo Jun 22, 17:43
      - Ronaldo 2 -- nm - Rollo Jun 22, 17:36
  - he faded fast it seems -- nm - Dándukini Jun 22, 17:31

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