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- Sub-par defender who gets out 70% of the time. Strange move. -- nm - David Jul 31, 12:14
- Asdrubal -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 12:06
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Attention shoppers...attention shoppers. You have 1 hour remaining in which to bring your Boston Red Sox players to the checkout lane. One hour. -- nm - Commissioner's Office Jul 31, 12:01
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- That's a nice bullpen upgrade. -- nm - Inigo Jul 31, 12:11
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  - confirmed -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 12:04
- Price reported landing spots: Tigers, Cards, Ms -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 11:55 2
  - The fuq? We could still be in on Price?? -- nm - Jim Jul 31, 11:59 1
    - ALL THE PITCHERS -- nm - spamlet Jul 31, 12:14
Cosplay Photographer Arrested In Connection With Brutal Comic-Con Attack Speaks Out -- (link) - con_carne Jul 31, 11:50 2
- Well, I believe him when he says he thought she was 20 because that's the age she listed on her FB profile - TWuG Jul 31, 11:56 1
  - to your IM, actually a common last min alibi, uh yeah sure i was looking for her - zeitgeist Jul 31, 19:25
Hmm? FB's messing with us again. Playing MyVegas, hitting the 'F' home key used to take me back to my news feed. Now I - Meg Jul 31, 11:48 2
- I noticed that too! Very annoying -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 11:49 1
  - It's like when I sign in to my credit card account and they take me to a promo page first. - Meg Jul 31, 11:52
Hah! Alex Kingston plays a character named Miranda Pond on L&O:SVU. -- nm - TWuG Jul 31, 11:46 2
- Mop? - Star-Lord Jul 31, 12:02 1
  - Beats me. I only catch the show if someone else is watching it. - TWuG Jul 31, 12:07
Japan's phone game market is now at $5.1 billion. The console/handheld market is only at $4 billion. -- (link) - Inigo Jul 31, 11:46
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- Be careful - amoxy Jul 31, 11:49 1
  - Shut yo mouth. -- nm - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:50
In case you missed David Otunga on GH yesterday. -- (link) - Todd Manning Jul 31, 11:43 [youtube]
I am eating a Quasarito. It is pretty damn tasty - amoxy Jul 31, 11:41 7
- I had that for dinner 2 nights ago ... it was in their "box" dinner for $5 deal ... I had the beef one - it wasn't too bad really. -- nm - JenBro Jul 31, 12:18
- what is that? -- nm - colin Jul 31, 11:42 5
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    - I think it's more them fulfilling demand. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 31, 12:15
  - Actually Quesarito. Taco Bell combo Quesadilla wrapped Burrito -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 11:45
  - A small donkey that rings the bells of Notre Dame. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 31, 11:44 1
    - Well crafted -- nm - con_carne Jul 31, 11:46
Posting photos of navy ships in the navy yard isn't ... a problem ... is it? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 11:40 2
- Nuclear wessels? -- nm - mara Jul 31, 11:45 1
  - Unrelated link -- (link) - mara Aug 4, 09:06
Submitted without comment. -- (link) - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:34
Andie - if you aren't already a fan - might want to try this wine when you are in the Islands in Portugal (I'm guessing local store or restaurants - JenBro Jul 31, 11:33 3
- i love the vihno verdes. i plan to drink a lot of it. - Andie Jul 31, 11:39 1
  - :) -- nm - JenBro Jul 31, 12:13
- mmm...vinho verde... -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 11:34
NES pixel interpretation -- (link) - con_carne Jul 31, 11:31 [Image]
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  - Stephen A Smith and him should hang. -- nm - David Jul 31, 11:33
- Isn't this it? -- (link) - mara Jul 31, 11:31 9
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      - No, that's Ralph! -- nm - spamlet Jul 31, 11:39 6
        
        I'm on Google Plus. -- nm - Ralph Wiggum si Jul 31, 11:41 3
        
        And you're a viking at it! -- nm - David Jul 31, 11:41
        
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        Heh. "sorry about your rough day, Ralph" -- (link) - mara Jul 31, 11:50
        
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        Gone now (again) -- nm - spamlet Jul 31, 11:43
A friend on FB and another blog has just finished a bird themed quilt - hand appliqued and hand quilted. She estimates she's - Meg Jul 31, 11:18 4
- I'll give her $20 for it -- nm - zork Jul 31, 11:20 3
  - $21 -- nm - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:20 2
    - *waits until post 149 to bid $21.14* -- nm - zork Jul 31, 11:23 1
      - She says she can't put a price on her work and will have to start giving her quilts away. - Meg Jul 31, 11:26
Mariners Acquire Chris Denorfia, CBS reports -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 11:17 2
- This move only makes sense to me if he can play defense like Bugs Bunny. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 31, 11:25 1
  - He would make a hot chick? -- nm - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:26
Harley Quinn's intro from Batman: Assault on Arkham. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 31, 11:10 [Image]
I might be the last CCD fan around here, but Dom Flemons (the multi instrumentalist) has his own record out. - droidlet Jul 31, 11:06
i would post a link to a story about the most unhealthy high caloric/fat meal awards (cheesecake factory wins 2x) but most of you would think of it as - zeitgeist Jul 31, 11:01 5
- Did they really have to explain what a Hush Puppie was? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 12:03 3
  - It's a food I would only expect to see in certain populations - con_carne Jul 31, 12:11 2
    - very southern but I thought at least world known. or maybe North American known -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 12:12 1
      - its kinda a falafel made of deep fried grits meal -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 19:30
- "To help people avoid overeating while dining out, CSPI recommends [having no fun at all]" -- nm - Was Bar Was Jul 31, 11:36
Ever heard the term "Soak the Walls?" - amoxy Jul 31, 11:00 9
- No. He's trying to make it happen -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 11:31
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 11:29
- No. -- nm - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:28
- I'm wondering what context there could possibly be for this phrase -- nm - con_carne Jul 31, 11:15 2
  - I saw two - amoxy Jul 31, 11:39 1
    - The first makes sense (I thought it was more in line with a blood bath when asked, though), the second not at all. -- nm - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:42
- No, but I recently heard the term "sanding the walls". -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 11:14
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- no, but I assumed something along the lines of your IM -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 11:02
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~I'm crawling through the doggy door, my key don't fit my lock no more~ - Epiphany Jul 31, 11:00 1
- euphemism? -- nm - zork Jul 31, 11:01
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  - TBF, I don't know that that counts as "reporting it as his own" any more than your first post in this thread does. (Let it be noted I have absolutely no love for Leatherpants.) -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 11:44 4
    - Considering there's a big difference between a Minnesota Lawyer following trade news and an ESPN reporter disseminating trade news, I have to disagree -- nm - mara Jul 31, 11:58
    - At a minimum, the accepted behavior is to say "first reported by" or "hat tip to". To a larger point... - David Jul 31, 11:47 2
      - It cracks me up...wouldn't it just be easier to say, "Oops, screwed up." -- nm - Jim Jul 31, 11:49 1
        
        I say for the millionth time that cover-ups are what ruin careers. - David Jul 31, 11:50
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      - Heh, I just posted this on the Falcons board by accidentally using the ST tweet. Let's see if we get any surprise visitors. -- nm - David Jul 31, 10:57 1
        
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      - AWE. SOME. -- nm - David Jul 31, 10:56 6
        
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        If I'm Bowden's boss, he's fired. That is indescribably unethical. -- nm - David Jul 31, 11:04 4
        
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        His twitter handle changed so much so quickly that it's like he doesn't want to be found. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 31, 11:18 1
        
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        The only way this gets better is if Bowden was on the air when it happened. -- nm - David Jul 31, 11:07
- Braves closing in on Chris Denorfia -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 10:54
david, Kelly had a nice season last year, in a limited role. - groiny Jul 31, 10:48 11
- My larger point here is that Yadier makes pitchers look better than they are. And even he couldn't do much with Kelly. - David Jul 31, 10:55 10
  - My brother made a nice FB post about this deal, though, "I hope Lackey is hitting .800." nm - Jim Jul 31, 10:59 5
    - Kim and I have talked about how the Cardinals and Braves are both having roughly the same season. Both teams can pitch but not score. -- nm - David Jul 31, 11:03 2
      - I don't know about the Braves games, but it's made the Cardinals pretty much unwatchable for me. - Jim Jul 31, 11:09 1
        
        We're actually not tracking baseball as much this season due to everything that's been going on. - David Jul 31, 11:13
    - all the $ you saved on Lakcey, you can trade for Adam Dunn! -- nm - groiny Jul 31, 11:00 1
      - Please! -- nm - spamlet Jul 31, 11:40
  - being that Lackey is under club control for next season as well, I will agree. - groiny Jul 31, 10:59 3
    - Kind of like... -- (link) - David Jul 31, 11:02 [Backboard] 2
      - 2 words for you...... - groiny Jul 31, 11:09 1
        
        See, what I remember about that thread... - David Jul 31, 11:12
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  - Joc Pederson mentioned. -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 11:01
Source: Price will be traded before deadline. -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 10:47
This looks like a neat game -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 31, 10:42
LYC: They're only in-laws, but after years of having only boys, there's finally a baby girl in the family - con_carne Jul 31, 10:41
Do you know a street musician who deserves a little financial support? Tip-bombing: -- (link) - mara Jul 31, 10:38 2
- nice! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 10:46 1
  - Agreed -- nm - IRS Jul 31, 10:49
southcliffe starts on NF streaming soon. have any of you seen it? -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 31, 10:31 2
- Starts off well gets a bit ridiculous and depressing. -- nm - LMS Jul 31, 10:40 1
  - I watch the leftovers. I'm pretty sure I can handle "ridiculous and depressing" as long as it's good. -- nm - peggy ann m Jul 31, 10:48
Peaches sold as sexy butts -- (link) - con_carne Jul 31, 10:27 1
- If I had my little way, I'd eat peaches every day. - Star-Lord Jul 31, 11:17
Andrew Miller to the Tigers. -- nm - Broot Jul 31, 10:23 7
- wonder how the Sawx pitching coach must feel about now. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 10:30 6
  - If he likes mentoring youngsters. this just became his dream job. -- nm - David Jul 31, 10:34 3
    - Was it mentioned that Boston plays at Busch next week? So the Cardinals will likely get a shot at Joe Kelly. - Jim Jul 31, 10:40 2
      - Also...for groin...there's a $500k club option on Lackey for next season. -- nm - Jim Jul 31, 10:48 1
        
        ok, that makes a difference to me then. - groiny Jul 31, 10:49
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    - I bet he would. - Diva Jul 31, 10:41
NWBR, to split at the first space ... - zork Jul 31, 10:21 9
- Next question: That split it off perfectly into number and the streets, but now I have the apartment block "Unit" numbers tagged to the street. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 10:43 7
  - I don't think so, since, as I recall, find looks for a character, but you could ... - zork Jul 31, 10:56 6
    - so ... - zork Jul 31, 10:58 5
      - I shall see if this works. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 11:13 4
        
        it does ;-) but you'll need to also replace apt, ste, or any other thing that signifies the unit -- nm - zork Jul 31, 11:19 3
        
        Not working. Getting formula errors. Dumb it down a little? - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 11:50 2
        
        What am instructing the sheet to do with the -1? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 11:53 1
        
        Nevermind. I was missing the search to convert the word. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 11:53
- Whoa. That's perfectly preemptive of the next question I was coming back to ask. You sir are also a peach. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 31, 10:28
Just finished the Wool/Shift/Dust trilogy and I have questions about the ending. Spoilers obviously. - volnelk Jul 31, 10:19 1
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Rocky Balboa or Clubber Lang: who ya got? -- nm - David Jul 31, 10:18 5
- Apollo Creed -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Jul 31, 10:51
- Ivan Drago -- nm - Jim Jul 31, 10:39
- Pain! -- nm - amoxy Jul 31, 10:22
- Pain! -- nm - eag Jul 31, 10:20
- Pain. -- nm - Inigo Jul 31, 10:20

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