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- I wonder which pieces they get of Anthony Bennett, Dion Waiters and Andrew Wiggins. - David Jul 9, 14:08
- "Cavaliers looking to acquire MikeMiller and RayAllen cause I said so." -- nm - Budicio Jul 9, 14:03
"Adrian Wojnarowski: Gregg Popovich has agreed to a contract extension, Spurs say in release. I had been told he was eager to coach another 4-5 years. - David Jul 9, 14:00 3
- Lebron to SA for league minimum! -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 14:02
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  - His phone is blowing up more than anybody this side of One Direction. -- nm - David Jul 9, 14:06
TV PSA: Extant with Halle Berry premieres tonight on CBS -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 13:56 2
- I want to want to watch this, but I don't. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 13:56 1
  - It's not like there's anything else on. -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:57
The Daily Mail took down that BS Clooney story and apologized. -- nm - David Jul 9, 13:54 1
- I know nothing of this story, but I always appreciate a reminder to hate the Daily Mail -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 13:56
i just got an email from a friend who used to work at MuchMusic - she says she JUST heard that ALL production staff - Andie Jul 9, 13:52 8
- Are MuchMusic and MTV (Canada) related? - ty97 Jul 9, 14:00 1
  - yep - i think they are all part of CHUM. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 14:02
- that means more airings of Silent Library! -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 13:57
- "from their staff meeting for an early lunch." All Canadian MTV? We need Robin Sparkles to come to the rescue. -- nm - Max Jul 9, 13:56
- Did she say how many there were? -- nm - GregW Jul 9, 13:55 2
  - 120 jobs. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 13:55 1
    - I think all these music video channels put their own fates in jeopardy by going with cheaper pre-produced programming - Zorcàs Jul 9, 14:00
- *phew* -- nm - John "J.D." Roberts Jul 9, 13:55
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- "It's either money or marijuana, I know any of you would choose money any day." -- nm - LaVon Brazill Jul 9, 13:54 1
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WC spoil - con_carne Jul 9, 13:48
Ryan Gosling put something inside of Eva Mendes -- (link) - ty97 Jul 9, 13:47 3
- I did too -- nm - Budicio Jul 9, 14:00
- i am so impressed they kept that quiet for 7 months. -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 13:58
- or she just came back from a solo year in space :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 9, 13:50
I will be deeply saddened if this news come to fruition -- (link) - ty97 Jul 9, 13:29
I have no idea when this bull market will end, but I'm sure the people predicting it in columns *every day* for the past year - ty97 Jul 9, 13:26
LYC: A client of our had recieved an NSF cheque from a lawyer she was working for. I cant wrap my head around a lawyer bouncing a cheque. -- nm - Valdo DiZeni Jul 9, 13:24 7
- If lawyers aren't careful, they'll get a reputation as shady. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 13:26 1
  - heh..like we care -- nm - Donald Sterlings Law Firm Jul 9, 13:28
- Was it ML's ex partner? -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 13:25 2
  - I think he's paying for things in packs of cigarettes right now. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 9, 13:28 1
    - Oh baby... I take it all *swallows* -- nm - Prisons New Sissy Jul 9, 13:30
- Someone forgot to move funds? It happens. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 13:24
- There are dumb lawyers too. - ty97 Jul 9, 13:24
Surprise! The NY Post doesn't like unions! -- (link) - ty97 Jul 9, 13:19 1
- *shocking* -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 13:19
I feel like it's getting to the point where I need to sign up my email for evey account and leave it idle just to stop people from doing it to me. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 13:19
hey hey guys, do you know what today is? - ty97 Jul 9, 13:13 8
- sugar cookie day -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 9, 13:19
- Nunavut Day! -- nm - Andie Jul 9, 13:15 5
  - I made enough muktuk for everyone! -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 13:18 4
    - seals - Dándukini Jul 9, 13:22 3
      - spoils - Reagen Jul 9, 13:32 2
        
        it was funny watching little Elisha Cuthbert eating a bit of seal blubber on PM/K -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 13:40 1
        
        it's not a culinary experience you miss but on a day on water or in the hills it's instant enegy -- nm - Dándukini Jul 9, 14:07
- Independence Day in Argentina (1816) -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 13:15
"FIFA announced on Wednesday that it had suspended the Nigerian Football Federation on account of government interference." -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 13:12 4
- were they late paying their bribes? -- nm - POP..and...fizzzzzz Jul 9, 13:58
- Any link to the alleged bribes surrounding the Qatar bid? -- nm - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 9, 13:18
- see, this is when I never know if the innernets is just pulling my leg. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 13:15 1
  - (it's on fifa.com fwiw) -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 13:16
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- Be careful, you might make ty not try... ah, I see. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 13:13
- I sure hope someone who knows that answer is Michigan shows up -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 13:11
AJ, Come to Butthead...... -- nm - groiny Jul 9, 13:09
I jammed paper so bad in my printer I have to take it to a repair guy -- nm - amoxy Jul 9, 13:07 3
- I miss TFox -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 13:29
- euphysium? -- nm - Beaker Jul 9, 13:10
- PC load letter? -- nm - decline Jul 9, 13:07
Reports: LeBron Waiting to Hear from Sources Where He’ll Sign -- (link) - Kim Pine Jul 9, 13:05 1
- he's all packed and ready to go!! -- nm - decline Jul 9, 13:07
There was another "What TV/movie cliches drive you crazy?" thread on Reddit. I love this stuff so much, I am going to C&P top answers from people. - con_carne Jul 9, 12:56 22
- cops can shoot up an entire bar/office/bank and blow away 12 bad guys, never ever get stuck doing paperwork, or even sticking around to answer questti -- nm - POP..and...fizzzzzz Jul 9, 13:54
- all investigations requre a visit to a strip club with a 50/50 that the hero will recognise a heist about to happen because of a trench coat being wor - Zorcàs Jul 9, 13:48
- women interested in the hero can be talked into anything even if they would likely lose their job and/or get arrested -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 13:46
- good guys on the run can immediately find and rent a huge loft and stock it with laboratory equipment all without ID and money/CCs -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 13:38 3
  - Thanks to the grizzled old hero in hiding who was friends with the main character's dad -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 13:43 2
    - hero in weird 'evil' town always bumps into the one person imune/knowledgeable and resourceful -- nm - POP..and...fizzzzzz Jul 9, 13:59 1
      - e.g. old, voodoo or gypsy lady -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 14:01
- and, I'm just curious, how many links to tvtropes have been posted? -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 13:28 1
  - To this thread? None that I see. - con_carne Jul 9, 13:33
- The main character getting interrupted just as he's about to reveal crucial information to another character. -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 13:25
- Did I miss "What'll it be?" "Give me a beer." "Pours a beer." - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:16 5
  - I also like when "give me a beer" = product placement time! -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 13:18 4
    - I always laughed at the "BEER" and "SODA" on Roseanne. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 13:25 1
      - original repo man -- nm - POP..and...fizzzzzz Jul 9, 13:42
    - I've always been ok with that. Do that in place of commercials. -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:23 1
      - I've found product placement dates movies more than not. I still see Sol Cerveza everywhere in TV/movies - con_carne Jul 9, 13:28
- Everything that ever happened on "The Following." i.e. "Oh yay we caught the badguy, oh wait they somehow did something and escaped" -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 13:06
- Whoa whoa whoa. You mean all gay men don't have an extra sixth sense about fashion? -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:06
- the most annoying thing in movies (US Movies and TV shows mostly) is: - Dándukini Jul 9, 13:05 3
  - now I need to watch a John Woo shootout -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 9, 13:09
  - *tosses over table and hides behind it while a machine gun rips through everything else* - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:07 1
    - bad guys with sniper scopes can't hit shit, good guy with snub nose 38 can shoot the gun held to hostage's head -- nm - POP..and...fizzzzzz Jul 9, 13:48
Exponential Woo! Aaron Carroll from Healthcare Triage moonlights on Mental Floss to talk about "20 Misconceptions About Sex". -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 9, 12:54 [youtube] 1
- He was talking about some... interesting stuff this morning on Pete Dominick. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 9, 13:35
damn....or rather wow -- (link) - Dándukini Jul 9, 12:51
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FYI: You have to purchase tracking separately when using priority mail from the USPS. Buying extra insurance isn't the same thing. - Qale Jul 9, 12:49 [youtube]
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- meh. You just play the movie and the set isn't interactive? -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:11
- This. -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 9, 12:55 [Image]
- We hope to be able to say this any day. -- nm - Houston Rockets Jul 9, 12:46
Here's that animated gif with Sweet Georgia Brown. -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 9, 12:44 [youtube] 2
- No, that is how I said I hear it. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 12:45
- Oops. That's Yakety Sax. Here's Sweet Georgia Brown. -- (link) - Mop (210 lbs) Jul 9, 12:45 [youtube]
Do we if know if Brazil is still allowed to be a country now? -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 12:42 3
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- Rio 3: Age of Extinction -- nm - Qale Jul 9, 12:50
- if having a bad game was a reason to abandon a country the political map of the world would be really strange - Dándukini Jul 9, 12:45
Utah Will Ask the Supreme Court to Rule on its Same-Sex Marriage Ban -- (link) - ty97 Jul 9, 12:38 18
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  - Hobby Lobby momentum, or they just don't want to risk another loss before getting to SCOTUS? -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 12:52 14
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    - This has nothing to do with Hobby Lobby -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 12:53 12
      - in legal terms, sure, but in terms of weighing the courts sentiment on "religious freedom" matters? -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 12:56 11
        
        Wouldn't DOMA be the more relevant comparison here? -- nm - ty97 Jul 9, 13:02 10
        
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        I realize what DOMA does (and does not) do. I don't mean to imply that it is actual precedent on this issue. - ty97 Jul 9, 13:08 1
        
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        Point being: we can't lump the conservatives together on all issues - ty97 Jul 9, 13:05 6
        
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        I think he gets framed as a conservative, but yes I realize he is not lock step by any means. - ty97 Jul 9, 13:10 3
        
        because being forced to recognize gay marriage interferes with the religious freedoms of its citizens? - znufrii Jul 9, 13:19
        
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        my arguments make perfect sense to me! -- nm - znufrii Jul 9, 13:20
  - IIRC, your prediction is that SCOTUS won't take the case? - ty97 Jul 9, 12:47 1
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- I don't get why anyone cares about this guy. -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 12:54 5
  - Although I also don't get why anyone cares about Kim Kardashian, so what do I know. -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 12:54 4
    - Surely you understand the vast difference between those two, though. - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 13:12 3
      - Not really. Until he signs something, who cares? -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:22 2
        
        Okay, but that is vastly different than what you said before. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 13:23 1
        
        (I still don't care about either one of them.) -- nm - Jaxón Jul 9, 13:30
- okay I'm sorry but - ty97 Jul 9, 12:50
- OMG, Repo! Pay the man more! -- nm - Wawa Jul 9, 12:41
- it needs more Keyboard Cat -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 12:40
Man, I wish this point this week was this point last week - prayformojo Jul 9, 12:37 2
- thursday is my last transaction day for FY 13/14. I just really want friday to happen. like, how is it not friday yet? - peggy ann m Jul 9, 12:41
- two weeks and a day until vacation! -- nm - decline Jul 9, 12:39
Britney Spears song before being autotuned has leaked online. Coincidentally talk about ears leaking (blood) has risen exponentially. -- (link) - Zorcàs Jul 9, 12:34
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- Gotta Americanize him with good 'ol Tommy John surgery. -- nm - Tim Jul 9, 12:37 1
  - In Japan its called Sushi Belushi surgery -- nm - Budicio Jul 9, 12:38
- for a moment, I was wondering why Tatanka was still in the news -- nm - Zorcàs Jul 9, 12:35
Here are the 2 remakes from the B2 quiz. - Inigo Jul 9, 12:28
it starts at 4, yes? -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 9, 12:26 5
- 27 min -- nm - Dándukini Jul 9, 12:37
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  - The numbers from yesterday were surprising. -- nm - Spawn Lord Jul 9, 12:44
  - Yes and Brazil and another game to play sans Neymar. -- nm - Budicio Jul 9, 12:35
- Yes -- nm - Budicio Jul 9, 12:28
Ve must score goals like zis Andie voman wins contests, ya? -- nm - Germany Jul 9, 12:26 2
- I'm pretty sure if Andie responded to a Nigerian "prince", it actually would work for her. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 12:44 1
  - *laughing* yep. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 9, 12:49

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