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Are you tall and unable to play basketball this season? Philadelphia is the place to be! -- nm - David Jun 26, 16:59 11
- Yes, and yes. Score! -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 17:08 2
  - Thumb wrestle you for Small Forward! -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 17:11
  - You're going to be one of their five second round picks, I just know it! -- nm - David Jun 26, 17:11
- It's never too early to start tanking for 2015. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 17:01 7
  - I mean, three years in a row means they have to be doing it on purpose, right? -- nm - David Jun 26, 17:03 6
    - I am thankful they took him before Portland traded up to get him. We ain't so good with big men either -- nm - Porka Jun 26, 17:08 1
      - Your best player is 6'11". -- nm - David Jun 26, 17:13
    - The basketball version of The Producers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 17:07
    - i have to believe its all part of a master plan -- nm - decline Jun 26, 17:05 2
      - To have a 7 footer on crutches at every home game? - David Jun 26, 17:13
      - Like in Major League? Yeah, me too. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 17:07
Nice! Another Jayhawk and I really wish him a healthy and productive career. He has so much talent is fun to watch play. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 16:57 3
- Bad foot and all, I would still rather have Embiid. I just don't think Wiggins is an alpha. - David Jun 26, 17:00 2
  - Most definitely. Wiggins is very passive. Self tried everything to get him to be more selfish but nothing worked. He's talented but not a leader. - Krusty Jun 26, 17:03 1
    - Sounds like a certain Miami (former?) player. -- nm - Spawnaldo Jun 26, 17:07
those are some chompers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 16:44
Woo! I am very happy for Andrew Wiggins. -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 16:42
Back from the museum. What should I do in Manhatten tomorrow? -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 16:38 5
- check out the new russ & daughters cafe setup and then get doughnuts at doughnut plant....nm - x Jun 26, 17:21
- Catch a matinee show of something off-Broadway? Visit the Cloisters in northern Manhattan? - Krusty Jun 26, 17:00
- when you get home, Sotheby's has some fantastic historical & fine art auctions coming up. going to the preview will be like going to a museum -- (link) - peglegpete Jun 26, 16:45
- Thinking about it I might actually go see Snowpiercer. -- nm - LMS Jun 26, 16:40 1
  - is it the thing with bong joon ho there, or was that last night?....nm - x Jun 26, 17:17
Cleveland is on the clock -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 16:35 1
- Wiggins! -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 16:42
I know this was mentioned on a BB, but - what do we think of Kim Jong Un's threat of "merciless retaliation" if "The Interview" is released? -- (link) - kelly Jun 26, 16:17 11
- we're they pissed about Maragaret Cho playing Kim Jong Il on 30 Rock? -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 16:38
- thats one pissedoff movie reviewer - Dándukini Jun 26, 16:37
- do whatever crazy shit they always do, fire a missle, rain artillery on some island, fire shots across dmz -- nm - zuitgusto Jun 26, 16:32 5
  - This, exactly plus maybe hold a few tourists for a month or two. -- nm - zork Jun 26, 17:02
  - don't they try to fire missiles into the ocean too? -- nm - loosi's housesitting adventure Jun 26, 16:33 3
    - They did it three times today, IIRC -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 16:33 2
      - Maybe they just did it once but then ML and Remlik posted about it. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 16:37 1
        
        No, that's what Iran does -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 16:41
- I think it would piss off ISIS. Two birds, one stone. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 16:30
- he will probably have another uncle executed. -- nm - loosi's housesitting adventure Jun 26, 16:28
- *dismisses it outright* -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 16:24
I get home from work. No Jordo, no duck, no progress on deck (though they've been "working" since monday). - loosi's housesitting adventure Jun 26, 16:15 5
- Soooo... Why the eff would anyone ever need a melon scraper? -- nm - Ender Jun 26, 16:37 1
  - good question. -- nm - loosi's housesitting adventure Jun 26, 17:19
- Jordo and the duck are not upstairs in the studio, or outside in mike's studio, or on the smoker in the back yard. - loosi's housesitting adventure Jun 26, 16:27
- in the oven :) -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 16:22 1
  - neither of them is in the oven or on the grill -- nm - loosi's housesitting adventure Jun 26, 16:28
we have had no discernable rain since december. just looking at dry grass could practically set it ablaze. fireworks go on sale this weekend :(( -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 16:10 6
- Doesn't your city pay people to replace grass with other ground cover? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 17:01
- Our trip to Utah in August could get interesting. Not to mention we'll be heading into monsoon season....lightning! -- nm - Meg Jun 26, 16:27 4
  - Miss Ma'am, I sent you a gmail. -- nm - Pippé Jun 26, 16:37 3
    - Hmm, let me mull that over a little and come up with some thoughts. -- nm - Meg Jun 26, 16:46 2
      - kay - gracias - Pippé Jun 26, 16:48 1
        
        Answered. Pretty much quoting the manual :) -- nm - Meg Jun 26, 17:04
In less than 2 weeks, my 53 GB of Dropbox becomes 6 GB. Time to move all my files over to OneDrive. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 15:32 3
- Why's that happening? I didn't know the space was temporary. -- nm - Krustuardo Jun 26, 16:03 1
  - Apparently, the 48 GB bonus I got was temporary, tied to my purchased of the Galaxy S3. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 16:06
- amazon s3 + s3cmd ... - Beryllium Jun 26, 15:32
Speaking of the draft, Nik Stauskas is the player I covet at #15. - David Jun 26, 15:29
I understand Suarez is also banned from playing FIFA 15. - Reagen Jun 26, 15:26 2
- that was previously, due to chewing on the console repeatedly -- nm - mud Jun 26, 15:28 1
  - And then I ate the wire! -- nm - Suarez si Jun 26, 15:32
"Hearing from various league sources that 1, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, & 29 picks in round 1 are available." - David Jun 26, 15:22 3
- some fun trades already the last few days, the next couple hours could be crazy -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 16:05
- "How did the Bulls end up with *all* of them?" -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 15:23 1
  - Philly actually has 12% of this year's draft picks if you didn't know. - David Jun 26, 15:28
I'd care more about soccer if Football Manager didn't have a ridiculously vicious learning curve. -- nm - Tim Jun 26, 15:08 6
- i don't think i've ever tried a footy game i like -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 16:07
- For your first season, save after every match. Then just quit game after you lose a match and try to win the same match again. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 15:10 4
  - With different tactics, or different players... -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 15:11 3
    - I've only tried the demo, it's too expensive for me still. - Tim Jun 26, 15:12 2
      - It's 50% off right now... -- (link) - Reagen Jun 26, 15:20
      - I've been playing it since the late 90s when it was called championship manager. Great game. - Loyoliano Jun 26, 15:18
People who bring laser pointers to sporting events are irredeemable assholes. - Reagen Jun 26, 14:57 3
- I'm surprised anyone would do that since the people sitting next to them are likely to tear them to pieces. -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 15:23
- yeah, that's the worst....nm - x Jun 26, 15:03
- Punishment: Four hours in the box with Suarez. And he's hungry. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 14:58
So for the knockout stages it's - Reagen Jun 26, 14:55 6
- and we're setup nicely for a boring old Brazil v Germany (or maybe France) and Netherlands v Argentina. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 15:03 5
  - not so fast. -- nm - chile Jun 26, 15:05 4
    - From a chaos standpoint, I'd love to see Chile/Nigeria vs Costa Rica/Switzerland. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 15:07 3
      - USA has a fair chance against BEL I think, but then they`d run into ARG -- nm - mud Jun 26, 15:10 2
        
        Hazard is gonna run circles around that defense. -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 15:12 1
        
        this is true. but he's been somewhat unconvincing.... - x Jun 26, 15:13
I don't think I've ever seen that happen before - Reagen Jun 26, 14:49 2
- i thought you meant... - x Jun 26, 14:51
- that was great -- nm - Jovian Jun 26, 14:50
So, exnay on the Am-nay Held-ay by Request-ay, right? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jun 26, 14:47 7
- "Tuxedo"? Well, aren't we aiming high! -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 16:01 2
  - If I win, it's exactly twenty years that a farm kid with no political legacy goes from small town to.... - Name Withheld By Request Jun 26, 17:04 1
    - rerecords new version of Small Town Boy -- nm - zork Jun 26, 17:07
- Congrats! - spamlet Jun 26, 14:59 3
  - This is neat! good luck -- nm - Pippé Jun 26, 15:15
  - Thanks. I won't spam on here too often. Maybe ask for opinions from time to time during the campaign, but otherwise lay low until October 22nd. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 26, 15:12 1
    - bribes to redirect oppo research requests can be sent to... -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 15:15
Hey Will, re: cricket - you might get your wish in a few weeks. My moms bf is a Brit, remember? - kelly Jun 26, 14:38 9
- "So, let's talk about sports.....how about that Wor-....second thought, teach me cricket?" -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 14:46 1
  - You know he will. I'm sure he'd love to. -- nm - kelly Jun 26, 14:50
- but what if there's no cricket on?....nm - x Jun 26, 14:40 6
  - We are visiting for a week so I'm sure we can find one game. -- nm - kelly Jun 26, 14:44 1
    - India is touring England in July/August. -- nm - Roger More Jun 26, 14:53
  - There is still a cricket game going that started in 1972 - Reagen Jun 26, 14:41 3
    - well *played* -- nm - zork Jun 26, 16:47
    - see, if they had a working clock, that would not be an issue. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 14:55
    - man, that's a lot worse than that 38 inning pawsox game...nm - x Jun 26, 14:42
wc spoils..... - x Jun 26, 14:38 8
- After they revolted and scored 4 goals the other day, they're now unwilling to be safe. -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 14:47 1
  - after watching that, i know why their coach wanted them to play it a little safer....nm - x Jun 26, 14:58
- young team. They're attack attack attack. -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 14:44
- they must -- nm - mud Jun 26, 14:41 3
  - then why do they keep giving the ball away?!?!?!..nm - x Jun 26, 14:43 2
    - I`m watching the other one, maybe you should too. We dont want you to go nuts -oh, too late. -- nm - mud Jun 26, 14:45 1
      - truth. but it's ok...(sp) - x Jun 26, 14:55
- Their brains are on the barber's floor with the rest of their hair. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 14:40
WC spoils - Reagen Jun 26, 14:36 2
- Belgium have performed poorly, despite results. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 14:40 1
  - no doubt. they've looked pretty bad every time i've seen them.... - x Jun 26, 15:02
Who planned this schedule? There are not games tomorrow! -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 14:31 5
- i know. i get back to mass. at 1 tomorrow. what the hell am i going to do all afternoon?...nm - x Jun 26, 14:33 3
  - i'm gonna see the 1992 Euro Semi again :) -- nm - Dándukini Jun 26, 14:59 1
    - You build a time machine and *that's* what you use it for? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 16:53
  - pay 1,500 dollars to get a flight home 2 hours earlier? -- nm - Mop si Jun 26, 14:34
- I know, crazy. They should put on a match where it's refs versus refs. Just for the laugh. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 14:33
Olivia Wilde reponds to GQ saying that she is too hot to play a writer. -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 14:18
WC spoils - Reagen Jun 26, 14:17 6
- Redfoo! -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 14:25
- spoils... - x Jun 26, 14:19 4
  - There's someone shining lasers in his eyes. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 14:22 3
    - maybe he's shooting laser beams *out* of his eyes -- nm - zork Jun 26, 14:24
    - i hate that, but that's not why he chumped it...nm - x Jun 26, 14:23 1
      - Yeah he's useless. To think he used to be my first buy in football manager, many years ago. -- nm - Loyoliano Jun 26, 14:25
Donny fron Big Brother is smarter than most of the rest. info from Jokers Updates - peglegpete Jun 26, 14:17 2
- Wait, so he's a rocket scientist? -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jun 26, 14:34 1
  - despite looking like a Duck Dynasty extra....yes -- nm - peglegpete Jun 26, 14:44
I’ve just started at a new job and two non-dating colleagues keep snuggling up to each other, and I feel weird about it. - Hotkiss Jun 26, 14:15 25
- It's OK, he's gay. -- nm - CovingtonCat Jun 26, 16:06
- You're not working in the U.S. these days are you? Around here any actions that make you feel uncomfortable in the workplace - whether - Meg Jun 26, 16:05
- I know, write an anonymous letter! -- nm - CQ Jun 26, 14:34
- they are past dating. just ignore. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 14:18 19
  - Is this a common thing to see in an office? I just know it makes me roll my eyes every time. -- nm -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 26, 14:22 18
    - no, not common at all. frankly its a little weird -- nm - Pippé Jun 26, 14:38 3
      - it used to be more common, but with sexual harassment and such, it has become obsolete. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 14:54 2
        
        Guess I've become the prude around here! -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 26, 15:01 1
        
        I am pretty open minded, and it would make me uncomfortable as well. - groiny Jun 26, 15:11
    - no, it's totally unprofessional...nm - x Jun 26, 14:24
    - no, i mean, they may not be dating, but they are either having a physical or emotional affair. absolutely not common, but stay out of it. and ignore - Andie Jun 26, 14:24 12
      - Wish they'd leave us out of it. They're not even hot -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 26, 14:30 10
        
        But other than acting completely inappropriately in the office, how are they involving you? -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 14:48 5
        
        It's just very distracting. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 26, 14:52 4
        
        see, she jerks him off, and his load goes EVERYWHERE! -- nm - hawtkiss Jun 26, 14:53 3
        
        I win! -- nm - Guess the Poster Name Jun 26, 14:55 2
        
        I'm glad I'm not the only one who plays this game. -- nm - Tim Jun 26, 14:59
        
        hey, it is real hard to work with that going on! -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 14:56
        
        hot people are the only people having sex? -- nm - groiny Jun 26, 14:33 2
        
        I might be less annoyed if they were at least good looking. And not annoying -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 26, 14:40
        
        if Bill 137 passes -- nm - Beaker Jun 26, 14:35
        
        they probably think no-one knows. -- nm - Andie Jun 26, 14:31
      - listen to Andie! Andie is smart! -- nm - mafaça Jun 26, 14:28
- Non-dating? -- nm - Hunta Jun 26, 14:17
- Join in! -- nm - zork Jun 26, 14:16
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- BOOOOGGERRRRR -- nm - Dr. Johnny Fever Jun 26, 14:13

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