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The Anonymous video may or may not be real...but this video cannot be questioned in its authenticity! -- (link) - Jim Aug 11, 07:51 [youtube]
In the end, this proves that anger is a horrible emotion. -- nm - zork Aug 11, 07:45
Ok...so yeah. Sounds like Anonymous has weighed in on the shooting/riots. nm -- (link) - Jim Aug 11, 07:39 [youtube] 2
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- Here we go. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:43
Amazon is fighting with Disney now. No pre-order for Disney DVD's -- (link) - decline Aug 11, 07:33
It looks like I'll need 2 replacements for the Movie Boss Keeper League. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 07:30 15
- I'll take a team if you like. - Shaun Aug 11, 07:47 2
  - Do you have a preference? - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 07:53 1
    - C first, then A. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 07:56
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  - I am the champ there. - Spawn Aug 11, 07:44 3
    - In large part because nobody else wanted to trade for Charles. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 07:50 2
      - Loser says what? - Spawn Aug 11, 07:52 1
        
        Loser says "How did I even make the playoffs after losing Charles and 170 points from my other RBs?" - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 08:01
  - It's at Yahoo, with the old fanball setup (since that's where it started). - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 07:39 6
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      - Yeah, we need to talk. Have a seat. -- nm - ML's intervention Aug 11, 07:50 1
        
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      - I had 5 teams last year. The cap used to be 4, right? -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:49 2
        
        Yes, it did. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 07:51 1
        
        No, all were free. And actually had 6. - Spawn Aug 11, 07:53
Pretty good summary of what we know (and don't) about the Michael Brown shooting and aftermath -- (link) - ty97 Aug 11, 07:25
oh happy happy joy joy - first offer for our office Obama Care policy will cost me $159 more per month .... - JenBro Aug 11, 07:18 1
- that is too much of an increase. Ugh, we need our premiums to come down not go up. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 07:33
People, wish Meg a happy birthday. You don't want to know what happens to those who forget.... -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 07:16 2
- dessert, digging....i get the picture!!!! -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Aug 11, 07:30
- Happy Birthday Meg! -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 07:17
so, where do we fall on the blame for this dirt track kid getting killed? - groiny Aug 11, 07:16 75
- I don't know Stewart's intent or his alternatives, but I do know that Ward would be alive if he'd stayed with his vehicle. - Max Aug 11, 08:24 1
  - well said max -- nm - JenBro Aug 11, 09:33
- I say it was a horrible accident, with a lot of "blame" on the kid for being in the middle of that, and possibly some on Stewart. - JaxSean Aug 11, 07:35 4
  - No matter how you slice it, at least 50% of the blame is on the kid. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:36 3
    - Unfortunately, yes. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 07:38
    - it is an interesting thing for me, because it is 100% of his fault if he stayed in the car. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:37 1
      - 100% Stewarts fault if Ward stayed in the car? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 07:46
- Obama. -- nm - mara Aug 11, 07:29 1
  - Amen! -- nm - Fox "News" Aug 11, 07:30
- Heard Ricky Craven on Mike and Mike this morning calling for NASCAR to make getting out of the car against the rules... - Jim Aug 11, 07:24 17
  - I was figuring this morning that this would be the result. If you are getting out because of fire or to immediately leave the track, OK, but otherwise - zork Aug 11, 07:26 3
    - I have seen NASCAR drivers throw their helmet at a car passing by. - groiny Aug 11, 07:33 2
      - NASCAR loves every story written, except ones like the one that started this conversation. - Spawn Aug 11, 07:35
      - (Tony Stewart did this, actually.) -- nm - Kim Pine Aug 11, 07:35
  - This wasn't a NASCAR sanctioned race or track. Wouldn't have made any difference. -- nm - spamlet Aug 11, 07:26 7
    - He was calling for it in all racing. I said NASCAR. -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 07:31
    - I expect the rule would trickle down to lower levels -- nm - zork Aug 11, 07:28 5
      - This is like beer softball leagues and MLB. NASCAR has no control or influence on local dirt tracks. - spamlet Aug 11, 07:29 4
        
        if that were true, Stewart would not have even been there. - groiny Aug 11, 07:29 3
        
        NASCAR would *love* if Stewart stopped doing these races last year after he got hurt. - spamlet Aug 11, 07:30 2
        
        yes, but how much do you think him being there increased attendance at that race? - groiny Aug 11, 07:32 1
        
        As I said last year when he got hurt, it's like Jeter showing up at your beer league and asking to play SS. - spamlet Aug 11, 07:47
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  - nitpick, iirc - znufrii Aug 11, 07:25 2
    - right, but NASCAR is what everyone sees on TV and highlights. - groiny Aug 11, 07:26
    - Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 07:26
  - I agree on all points. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:25
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  - Unless he was trying to spin the car. Gunning an engine on a wet dirt track is not for speed. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:34
  - Agreed, it depends how reckless Stewart was. Obviously the victim shouldn't have been out on the track, but once he is, Stewart's responsible for his - Roger More Aug 11, 07:26 2
    - Well, the way the investigation is wrapping up, maybe not. - Spawn Aug 11, 07:27 1
      - Sure he was an idiot, but the key factor is on what Stewart did once the kid was out there. - Roger More Aug 11, 07:55
- society, obviously. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 07:21
- Kid. -- nm - Ender Aug 11, 07:21
- The kid created the opportunity for it to happen, so at least 50% on him. Possibly higher as we learn more. -- nm - zork Aug 11, 07:19
- Stewart, 98%. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:19 30
  - from what I read 2 other guys barely avoided hitting him and Stewart did his best to do so also, but his back wheel clipped the kid - decline Aug 11, 07:24 12
    - Did you see the video? Don't read the articles; they're written horribly. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:29 11
      - Bull. It's a tiny track, coming out of a corner, with the kid purposely trying to get in the way. - Ender Aug 11, 07:36
      - Question for you. Are you saying he goosed the engine because you read reports of people saying he did? - Bacon Aug 11, 07:34 9
        
        I see evidence of it on the video. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:36 8
        
        yeah, watched it again and there was a rev I heard. -- nm - Bacon Aug 11, 07:42 2
        
        How can you isolate it to that one car across the track? -- nm - zork Aug 11, 07:44 1
        
        The sound comes from the area where the car then shows up. Sure I could be wrong, but it seems to be his car. - Bacon Aug 11, 07:49
        
        Okay. the one thing I noticed was the stutter step the kid took at the last second possible confusing the driver as to where he was going to go. - Bacon Aug 11, 07:39 1
        
        "I immediately regret this decision!" -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:40
        
        Right. There's a clear engine rev. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 07:37 2
        
        ...which you would also get in a "holy shit I need to avoid this obstacle!!!" situation. -- nm - Ender Aug 11, 07:38
        
        I agree, but what I do not know, is the reason for the rev. I have heard different angles on that one. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:38
  - On a tiny dark dirt track. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:21 11
    - Notice on the tap just before he's hit another car runs by him. Could have blocked Tony's view of a person standing there. - Bacon Aug 11, 07:22
    - It wasn't dark. Not if you can see the kid rather clearly on a video camera hundreds of yards away. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:22 9
      - So, you have been to a lot of dirt track speedways? I have only been to two, so will bow to your knowledge. - Spawn Aug 11, 07:25
      - We are watching a camera that is still. Not going 60 miles an hour. - Bacon Aug 11, 07:23 6
        
        We're not talking John Smith here; we're talking Tony Stewart, one of the finest drivers in the world; maybe the finest driver - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:27 5
        
        I dunno man, sounds like these dirt tracks are quite the challenge. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:29
        
        I thought that too, about scaring the kid and getting too close. But you are making a huge leap based on what we know. - Bacon Aug 11, 07:29 3
        
        Will's description of it certainly seems to fit it to the common understanding of the personality types involved in racing -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 07:36 1
        
        (as does the kid's actions to seemingly confront a rival driver on foot versus a moving vehicle) -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 07:38
        
        Also you say that he is one of the top drivers in the world, and then you say he messed up. If the's that great and wanted to throw dirt on the kid - Bacon Aug 11, 07:30
      - dark wet dirt track, kid in black suit, other car in front of him. - groiny Aug 11, 07:23
  - yes, Stewart has done it on a professional track. Not a dirt track. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:20 4
    - Plus, in CASCAR you have a spotter on a radio that tells you what is ahead. On these dirt tracks you are solo. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:26
    - He might have instinctively reacted in a way that doesn't work well on dirt, perhaps -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 07:21 2
      - it is a stupid reaction either way, what good is getting out and yelling at a driver gonna do? -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:22 1
        
        Almost none, except maybe boosting his image/brand/whatever that's called by normal people. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 07:25
- It's the kid's fault for getting out of his car and entering racing traffic. - Bacon Aug 11, 07:18
- Kid, if anyone. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:18
- As I often am, I am in the 'would like more detail' camp. - ty97 Aug 11, 07:17 6
  - I would agree. - Kim Pine Aug 11, 07:33
  - me too ... from what I've read - he got out of the car after the yellow flag was waved - why did Stewart reportedly speed up under a yellow flag? lot - JenBro Aug 11, 07:19 4
    - That is probably the key question, and the only one who can every truly know the answer is Stewart. - ty97 Aug 11, 07:27
    - He revved his engine. He very well could have done that in an attempt to spin the car away from the kid. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:20 1
      - yup, and another driver damn near hit the kid before Stewart did. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:21
    - because, as I understand, those cars can not brake the way a normal car does. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:20
Like a shower that showers you in tiny footballs. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:15
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Happy birthday, Meg!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:09
Happy Birthday, Meg! -- nm - zork Aug 11, 07:08
Happy Birthday Meg! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 07:08 2
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Max Aug 11, 08:25
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 07:09
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- Waldo! -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 11, 06:58
- Seriously, with the videos at the start of that segment? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 06:57 5
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    - Less the autoplay, and more the DOOOOM content of said autoplay. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 07:10
    - You can really subtract CNN from that post. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 06:59 2
      - ONE OF US!!! -- nm - Fox News Aug 11, 07:05
      - Or auto-play. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 11, 07:02
Polish couple fall to their deaths from a cliff in Portugal while trying to take selfie. - Loyola Aug 11, 06:53 1
- How many.... never mind. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:10
The thing about Obama's FP is that he is largely doing what the American people would want in a FP right now, or should I say have the stomach for - Reagen Aug 11, 06:53 2
- General polling as backed that up for a while now. - ty97 Aug 11, 06:56
- Pretty much. - TWuG Aug 11, 06:55
The Brazilian Bus Magnate Who’s Buying Up All the World’s Vinyl Records -- (link) - ty97 Aug 11, 06:52
Has there ever been bigger back-to-back adjusts in HSX than Guardians and TMNT? - Inigo Aug 11, 06:52 18
- The weekend when I Am Legend and Alvin & the Chipmunks both opened comes to mind, but that's same weekend, not back to back -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 07:04 1
  - Last summer, there were three weeks in a row where the opener adjusted up $40 on its Friday price - Roger More Aug 11, 07:14
- Due to the new (not really new anymore) halt time, the adjust itself was minimal - ty97 Aug 11, 06:58 8
  - Instead of adjust, I should have said "Has there been two stocks in a row on HSX that surprised traders more than those two?" - Inigo Aug 11, 07:13 2
    - I was not surprised. My instincts are too strong to be surprised. I was long for quite some time. -- nm - Drax the HSXer si Aug 11, 07:18 1
      - You were great in Moonraker! -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 07:20
  - TMNT was still +16.87. Sure it would've been much bigger if Friday halts still happened, but that's still a big adjust when the numbers are available. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 07:02 4
    - That why I said it is big for current HSX. But I'm certain we had bigger back to back 'adjusts' in the old days. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 07:02 3
      - What was PASON's? Wasn't it over 100? -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 07:05 2
        
        117.18 -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 07:31
        
        I think it was about 85...but the run-up in the week prior was something absurd - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:15
- I'm SO glad I let ST talk me into that TMNT short!! -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 06:56 6
  - wasn't me. I was long and strong. Thursday numbers vindicated that hold. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 07:11
  - I sold at 124.00, thinking that was about the limit. - groiny Aug 11, 07:08 3
    - I actually tracked it a few times Saturday and even after the numbers came out it was still worth longing. It should be a glorious short. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 07:11 2
      - since, I do not log in on weekends, I am losing a ton of cash. nm -- nm - groiny Aug 11, 07:12 1
        
        That's most active I've been watching a stock in years. I can almost taste $2B! -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 07:13
  - Clearly you did not talk to me. Dummy. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 06:58
Also watched Sherlock S02E01. Quite enjoyable. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 06:50 7
- one of my favorites. - znufrii Aug 11, 07:09
- Is that the one with (spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 11, 06:52 5
  - I'm very interested to hear what you think of Season 2 Episode 3. -- nm - Inigo Aug 11, 06:55 3
    - A lot of people did not like S2E2, but upon repeat viewings I liked it more and more. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:07 2
      - I think it suffered from being right after the S2-E1 episode which is just fantastic. (spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 11, 07:14 1
        
        Oh, for sure. That is the natural rhythm for shows, but when your seaosn is only three episodes, it stands out more. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 07:40
  - Yes to the IM. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 06:54
Hey 97...the Walmart you found is part of a large strip mall. The Dollar Tree (and the QT, for that matter) - Jim Aug 11, 06:49 2
- I shouldn't admit this, but I searched and searched until I found the Dollar Tree - ty97 Aug 11, 06:51 1
  - I mean, now we can truly understand this situation. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 06:53
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78-year-old Florida woman stopped trying to smuggle $41,000 in cash out of the country -- (link) - znufrii Aug 11, 06:48 2
- Well it's good that she stopped. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 06:49 1
  - Yeah, I was wondering what she started doing in place of that. - zork Aug 11, 07:08
Word. -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 06:48

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