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yeah, it's time to roll this board . . . been sitting out all night, and it's starting to smell -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 5, 11:39
CBC with the hard-hitting news ... "5 ways to avoid being attacked by crows" -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:03 4
- don't throw rocks at them....they remember -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 12:06
- I think it would have been more hard hitting if it was cows -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 11:30
- don't live north of the wall? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 5, 11:23
- Step 1: Fire Fun Boy. - David Jul 5, 11:19
Heh. One of the responses compares this to stalin petting a dog vs anyone else petting a dog, calling it a false equivalence -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 10:53
Earthquake action here in SoCal -- nm - Budicio Jul 5, 10:06 4
- I thought there was something. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 5, 10:35 1
  - Sure, *you* did, but the question is, did salsa girl? ;-) -- nm - mara Jul 5, 10:38
- 4.6 -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:08
- Must be Saturday -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:07
Papers, Please is way more intense than it has any right to be. -- nm - Tim Jul 5, 09:56
Why Is Gay Porn So Popular in Pakistan? -- (link) - Dándukini Jul 5, 09:45 2
- I would imagine if practicing it carries such a heavy penalty searching for it privatly to scratch that itch would be much safer to do -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:04
- They're only searching for it so they know what not to look for! -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 09:50
Oh, c'mon Kevin -- nm - JD Jul 5, 09:42
Today's lunch: empanadas and Leffe -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 09:16 14
- I just had a skirt steak. -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 10:51
- make up your mind dammit -- nm - Dándukini Jul 5, 09:45 1
  - There was no Argentinian beer! -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 10:17
- I read that as "lefse" and thought, that's a weird combination. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 09:38
- Tuna sandwich, grapes, a bit of cheese, a couple of sweet pickles and some Nut Thins. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 5, 09:31 6
  - Nut Thins? Like Wheat Thins? -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 10:06 5
    - Just like those but David makes them -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:06 4
      - I keep thinking of Porkins from Star Wars when i see your nick -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 10:08 3
        
        I can hold it. Gimme more room to run. -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:09 2
        
        BTW when they tell Porkins to eject. How exactly does that work? He's in space in a tiny ship. -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:11 1
        
        In emergencies, the X-wing's Guidenhauser ejection seat can throw the pilot clear of the fighter. Separator charges blast the cockpit canopy free, and - mara Jul 5, 11:31
- Breakfast I had a chicken hindquarter - Porka Jul 5, 09:22 2
  - I had a breakfast burrito with Chorizo. Damn it was tasty, as were the blackberries I got at the farmers market -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 10:05 1
    - I love Chorizo, yummm -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 10:06
Opening Soon: Batman <3 Superman -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:12
Go Argentina! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 09:00
Wimbledon spoilers - Mop on iPad Air Jul 5, 08:42
I can't go because it's the week after I'm off for a week, but I recommend the Citi Open if you like tennis and are near DC. - Dano Jul 5, 08:12
I have a great idea - how about everyone stop talking for a really long time *all at once* -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 08:00 2
- What should I get at the store? -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 08:09 1
  - nine minutes? is that a really long time these days? maybe. -- nm - OAE -- You Know Who Jul 5, 08:53
The pork shoulder is in the crock pot - going to make cubano sandwiches -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:14
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Breakfast at Wimbledon. I could watch Evert and McEnroe all day. Historic players with a respect for today. - zunk via drone Jul 5, 06:02 7
- yeah . . . some of us grew up watching players like them . . . i always loved Mac - u'm not dead yet ! Jul 5, 11:27
- I love Mac's idea of dong away with the line judges. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 5, 08:14 2
  - We don't need any vampires. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 08:15
  - Go to a high speed camera or something? -- nm - Porka Jul 5, 08:15
- (spoils) - prayformojo Jul 5, 07:10
- Tennis is blessed with a very good roster of broadcasters. -- nm - Dano Jul 5, 06:21
- I used to have a big time crush on Chrissie back in the day -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 06:04
Fault in our stars: B - Karl_S Jul 5, 04:32
Good Lord, what an exhausting day. And the kids were there with me for every minute of it. Great kids. Never complained. More tomorrow. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jul 4, 23:32
Testing. 1-2-3. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 4, 23:22 3
- I should be asleep, but I am not. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 23:26 2
  - I planned to watch half of Silver Linings Playbook. - Spawn Lord Jul 4, 23:34 1
    - Yeah, good flick. -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 06:44
Explosions front and back of the house....the Ms are not amused. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 21:23 2
- we went to Mt Rainier for dinner, figured we'd miss the worst of it but really just in the thick of it - POP..and...fizzzzzz Jul 5, 00:17
- here too -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 21:37
Funeral Director's public plea drew over 600 to honor 90-year-old WWII vet. - GregW Jul 4, 21:11 1
- Great story. But the sidebar has an equally important story. -- (link) - Mop on iPad Air Jul 4, 23:57
The Prefect Drug - NIN -- nm - JaxSean Jul 4, 21:08 2
- I love that you can hear Trent's marching band history in that song. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 5, 10:19
- Sunday Morning Coming Down..Johnny Cash - peglegpete Jul 4, 21:51
Why has TomCattt added me to his Google circles?? -- nm - Max Jul 4, 20:34 2
- He did it to me too a few weeks ago. There's a mole in the group and he's feeding us to TomCattt. -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jul 4, 23:33 1
  - And by "he", of course I mean "she". -- nm - Mop (205 lbs) Jul 4, 23:33
In other baseball news Clayton Kershaw is en fuego - eag Jul 4, 20:31
This is old but pretty funny. Liam Neeson tries improv comedy with Ricky Gervais -- (link) - con_carne Jul 4, 20:27 [youtube]
Sat on my back porch and watched the local fireworks. Those ended walked out to my front porch and watched the downtown Springfield fireworks - TWuG Jul 4, 20:11 4
- Hear random fireworks go off in the area. They could be gunfire. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 20:24
- I'll hear the Disneyland show in a bit. If the folk across the street didn't have such tall trees I'd be able to see them. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 20:21
- I am thinking we are going to have a beautiful sunset in about 20 minutes -- nm - Porka Jul 4, 20:19
- Pfft. Lazy Shelbyville bums. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 20:16
"You have a new follower on twitter. [Local police department] is now following you." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 20:10 2
- Back off, pigs! -- nm - Mop on iPad Air Jul 4, 23:49
- Flowers By Irene -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 20:13
Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel to Oakland is done per ESPN. - David Jul 4, 19:59 16
- And basically, the Cubs got nothing great, in return -- nm - Flavorize Jul 4, 21:09 13
  - Player to be named later! He gets traded all the time so teams must love his upside! -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 04:04
  - just Oakland's best prospect in their system. -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 21:17 11
    - Their top 2, according to MLB and BA. 1 and 5 according to BP. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 21:48 1
      - "With the trade, the Cubs' farm system got even better. It now boasts six of the top 75 position player prospects in baseball" -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 04:05
    - Given the A's are getting a guy who's one of the better pitchers in the NL and another who's really solid...that's nothing. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 4, 21:23 8
      - 1st guy is a FA next year, 2nd guy turned down 5 yrs/$85mil. o likely both were gone within 2 years -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 04:06 1
        
        They traded away the first round pick they would have gotten from Samarzdjia as well. - Will Hunting Jul 5, 08:33
      - I don't like Samardzija as much as others. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 21:51
      - To boot, the main kid they get...also plays the same position as Castro and Javier Baez. - Will Hunting Jul 4, 21:26 4
        
        Which allows them to trade Castro. And move one of the others to a new position or a new team. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 21:57 3
        
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        Sports Illustrated has a very good evaluation. - David Jul 5, 09:54 1
        
        Your 2016 Chicago Cubs... - David Jul 5, 10:00
- Would have loved to see him as a Giant, but glad to see the Shark get a chance to play for a good team. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 4, 20:30
- jeebus -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 20:00
Blood Ties is slooooow. - kelly Jul 4, 19:42
Nice view from the Pentagon parking lot, perfect weather -- nm - Max Jul 4, 19:29 2
- What are you doing at the Pentagon ... Max? -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 19:35 1
  - Drinking out of open containers on federal property. Fortunately we stopped a guy from peeing out in the open by telling him the Pentagon police - Max Jul 4, 20:33
Jeopardy spoils....... - Meg Jul 4, 19:18
Dawson: "Welcome to Brooklyn. There are no laws here." -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:18 8
- Lies, lies, lies! -- nm - znufrii Jul 4, 20:37
- I've actually survived for 3 days..Thai joint, coffee shop, and pizza in the dead of winter. Oh liquor store had 3-inch bulletproof glass. -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 19:38 1
  - you need more than 1 thai joint for 3 days :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 19:49
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- I am the law. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 19:23 1
  - I fought the law, and the law won -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 19:29
- And the cell service hangs here -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:19
- you cannot stress this enough! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 19:18
Dawson: "Welcome to Brooklyn. There are no laws here." -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:14
Over at Botega Louie having walked over from Grand Park where I made it through the Phantogram set - JD Jul 4, 19:13 2
- No fireworks for you? -- nm - con_carne Jul 4, 19:29 1
  - Food over fireworks. 8-) - JD Jul 4, 19:47
Dawson: "Welcome to Brooklyn. There are no laws here." -- nm - ty97 Jul 4, 19:09
My fourth tradition, sit out in my yard watching my neighbors light off fireworks for an hour. -- nm - tRuMaN, shiny! Jul 4, 18:53 1
- 'Merica -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 18:56
Oh my...this corn is soooo sweet....like candy. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 18:37 3
- Follow me on this one. They should make a candy that looks like corn!!! Genius! -- nm - Porka Jul 4, 19:56 2
  - No need...this is perfect as it is :) I should stock the freezer while it's still available. -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 20:09
  - Bacon wrapped corn -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 19:59
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- *blink* - Spawn Lord Jul 4, 21:11 1
  - Among the lies that hollywood spreads, frying bacon seems the most oft repeated -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 23:19
- I'm newish too and ill never go back to skillet bacon -- nm - pippy bells Jul 4, 18:45
- you don't grill bacon? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 4, 18:22
wrong element: sorry - I knew sweet leaf was a cover, but I hadn't listened to it for about a decade ... - Beryllium Jul 4, 18:01
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- As long as this keeps the O's from trading for Samardzija, I approve. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 4, 19:35
"Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication." -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 17:46
Yu hit a double. -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 17:40 2
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  - Yu know it! -- nm - Budicio Jul 4, 18:03
Did you know playing cards with Kenny Rogers gets old pretty fast? -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 17:36 1
- you just got to know when to hold 'em -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 17:38
Sean Bean Dies at the End -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 17:27 5
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  - Is that the one with the balrog? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 18:06 2
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      - Specificity is not your strong suit. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 4, 18:41
  - he ruined all his stuff! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 17:29
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- *slap* And that is so you don't forget it. Rise a knight. -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 17:29
"Flavio's not coming" -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 17:20
It's not exactly Chopped or Masterchef, but I'm actually cooking something in my oven. Got free crinkle cut sweet potatoes. So I tossed them in - Qale Jul 4, 17:15 3
- Sound so good! -- nm - Meg Jul 4, 17:33 2
  - It tasted pretty yummy. I think I used too much olive oil though. -- nm - Qale Jul 4, 17:43 1
    - use enough EVOO and you'll end up deep frying them -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 00:23
Big Brother HOH & nominees spoils - peglegpete Jul 4, 17:13
Wow, an actual injury at the WC. (spoilers) - Beryllium Jul 4, 16:49 3
- ofcourse and who do Brazil meet next? - Dándukini Jul 4, 17:06
- The challenge didn't even look that bad -- nm - Karl_S Jul 4, 17:05 1
  - i was astound the columbian did't even get a card ...clear red offence -- nm - Dándukini Jul 4, 17:08
The Duda bides. -- nm - Tim Jul 4, 16:43

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