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Woah, Gov Larry Hogan announces that he has "advanced" cancer -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 13:17 5
- Cancer sucks. -- nm - MDH Jun 22, 13:26
- "My odds of beating this are much, much better than they were at beating Anthony Brown." -- nm - Inigo Jun 22, 13:25
- non-hodgkin's lymphoma - there's hope. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 22, 13:20 2
  - "Very advanced and very aggressive" is the language I'm seeing on the Sun site - jangles Jun 22, 13:24 1
    - I saw that first but without saying what kind it was, so I read further. it's no picnic, but there's more hope with it - b. Jun 22, 13:26
Funko Pop people: Despicable Me 2 Exclusive Minion Pop...Mustache Carl -- (link) - Remlik Jun 22, 13:16
So there's finally a movie being made about Max.... -- (link) - budice Jun 22, 13:06 5
- It would better if he was a corgi -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 13:20
- I doubt there's a single spreadsheet in the entire movie -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 13:13 3
  - they always have to take some liberties for storytelling purposes. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 13:16 2
    - "But really, the cereal aisle at the grocery store was just an analogy for the tediousness of Excel spreadsheets" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 13:22 1
      - There is always the sound of aliens communicating with doling as each letter and number pops up on screen -- nm - z on the go Jun 22, 13:29
I just got back from the gym... - Mop Jun 22, 12:57 4
- That's an entertaining short story. -- nm - Loyola Jun 22, 13:02
- did you go and sit down with them ? -- nm* - decline Jun 22, 12:58 2
  - [sum frk just sat dwn w us] -- nm - silent texting Jun 22, 12:59 1
    - if it was me, they would have added: creepy old -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 22, 13:03
I suppose it's safe to say that Ava DuVernay doesn't have a specific genre. -- nm - Mop Jun 22, 12:52
Remember that scene in Alias? Where Jennifer Garner "comes in" to Michael Vartan. - Mop Jun 22, 12:50 2
- yep. when it was good, it was great. the rambaldi arc brought it downdowndown. too many other shows haven't learned from it. -- nm - b. Jun 22, 12:59 1
  - ABC was pretty hands on with that show and didn't want a mythology so it suffered from interferance a bit -- nm - Remlik Jun 22, 13:15
I got my son a haircut yesterday. I told the stylist "Give him the Furiosa." - Mop Jun 22, 12:45 6
- you're NOT Dothraki? -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 22, 13:04
- *pulls out the single blade* "No! The *hair*!" -- nm - Max Jun 22, 12:48 2
  - too late -- nm - budice Jun 22, 13:01 1
    - "They'll grow back, right?" -- nm - Mop Jun 22, 13:03
- The eyeshadow was probably a bit of overkill. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 12:47 1
  - Works good on him. -- nm - Mop Jun 22, 12:51
The last time golden state Warriors was in finals, they were bumped from their home coliseum by...big bird and the ice follies -- (link) - z on the go Jun 22, 12:42 1
- Say my name, bitches! -- nm - Big Bird Jun 22, 12:44
Stupid Accounts Payable, $11K is too much to round, Accounts Receivable you play nice - amoxy Jun 22, 12:39
films & shows being added & removed from Netflix in July -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 22, 12:39 1
- ~Back in the 90s I was on a very famous TV show...~ -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 22, 13:00
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- I thought they added Thursday this morning? -- nm - ty97 Jun 22, 12:50 2
  - ohhh,Thursday, Friday, *and* Monday now? Doesn't that seem like overkill? -- nm* - ty97 Jun 22, 12:53 1
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The Vox article hit it on the head with item #30. This needed to at least be a 2-hour ep so they could make some headway after finally getting around - GregW Jun 22, 12:34
from the gossip pages: Charlize broke it off with Sean Penn after their visits to Cannes and Vienna by simply refusing to return any of his calls, - Diva Jun 22, 12:28 18
- Pretty much everyone involved (including Charlize) has said that her character in Young Adult was the closest thing to her actual personality. That's - pmb Jun 22, 13:06 1
  - I'd be willing to take one for the ST team and volunteer to find out -- nm - JD Jun 22, 13:15
- But she seemed so cool and hip in A Million Ways to Die in the West -- nm - Jovian Jun 22, 13:01 1
  - I assume that was Third Date Charlize, and the peak of how friendly she is long term. -- nm - Max Jun 22, 13:02
- At least that's what Sean Penn told the girl he picked up at the bar after trying to call Charlize once. -- nm - Mop Jun 22, 12:43
- "gossip" looks very similar to "gospel" doesnt it. - mud Jun 22, 12:37 1
  - I'm more like, 'wow'. -- nm - Diva Jun 22, 12:40
- Just like Tom Hardy -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 12:32
- this surprises me not one whit - Reagen Jun 22, 12:31
- :( - ugh. yah, that makes me like her less. -- nm - b. Jun 22, 12:31 7
  - grain of salt and no one really knows but them: she has always been rumored to be a very difficult person, - Diva Jun 22, 12:37 6
    - about your IM - what was the " Eve" situation all about? - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 13:00 2
      - No clue about the Eve episode but if I could I'd bust her out of jail too. - Diva Jun 22, 13:04 1
        
        very interesting about the IM - had not heard that and I agree - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 13:08
    - Well, after what he went through in prison in Bad Boys... -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 12:58
    - I've heard about that, too; but that's so 1:1 personal (and personal). - b. Jun 22, 12:46 1
      - agreeance on all. -- nm - Diva Jun 22, 12:47
- I like her less. Not as little as Penn, but less now. -- nm - Max Jun 22, 12:30
from bb, v. nice, mop! -- nm - b. Jun 22, 12:22
I thought Pratt was the best thing about JURA4, he's on quite a roll. -- nm - rollo Jun 22, 12:18
Game of Thrones: Super Mario World Edition. -- (link*) - Shaun Jun 22, 12:13 [youtube] 2
- The 3D rendering is incredible. -- nm - Mop Jun 22, 12:51 1
  - hey, there JP -- nm - decline Jun 22, 12:54
I finished watching this past season of GoT last night*. from b2.. (various season spoils) - b. Jun 22, 12:05 7
- Maybe HBO thinks "we don't need no stinking warnings! Everyone knows GoT has mutiple beheadings per episode" -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 12:39 3
  - Game of Thrones on HBO: Rated TV-MA/BH - Diva Jun 22, 13:13 1
    - *snort* -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 13:14
  - heh, in the note I just sent them I said something like "while there's at least some violence in pretty much every episode, - b. Jun 22, 12:44
- one STr made a good point about *spoils* - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 12:14 2
  - they've used fire in so many ways. (spoilery) - b. Jun 22, 12:35 1
    - I think you are right - he showed great range *spoils* - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 12:58
Happy birthday Chris Pratt! -- (link) - Spawn Jun 22, 12:04 11
- Magnificent Seven needs to make a ton of money so his bond can hit 250. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 22, 12:17 9
  - Has there been one of those for a while? Who was the last one? -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 12:23 8
    - One of the twilight cast was 250 until recently -- nm - Max Jun 22, 12:28 1
      - (or I was thinking the Hobbit) -- nm - Max Jun 22, 12:45
    - LPACE is currently a 250 TAG guy. -- nm - Diva Jun 22, 12:28 4
      - Argh, I knew I should have waited until I could check my spreadsheet -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 12:34 2
        
        (also - really? All three Hobbit movies made it to $250M?) -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 12:35 1
        
        just. -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 12:49
      - I mean, who else would you expect? -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 12:32
    - Not in a long time. Maybe GLUCA? PJACK before him. -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 12:26
- "So you really weren't acting when you played Johnny Karate?" -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 12:15
"Cersei. Walder Frey. The Mountain. Meryn Trant. Cersei. Walder Frey. The Mountain. Meryn Trant." -- nm - David Jun 22, 11:55 2
- In the end it's going to be Pycelle on the Iron Throne. -- nm - Max Jun 22, 12:06 1
  - Spoilers - David Jun 22, 12:08
Who on ST is fired for not thinking of this? - Spawn Jun 22, 11:54 1
- Not me, thx. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 22, 12:09
Is there a way to unthread e-mails in Gmail? -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 22, 11:44 4
- Yes. Settings - General - Conversation View - Conversation View Off -- nm - TWuG Jun 22, 11:48 1
  - Thank...this worked...normally I like the threading but I have a conversation with three people over two months and it's getting problematic.... - Walt_Disney Jun 22, 12:01
- not that I am aware of. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 11:47
- No sure but I do like that they made it so you can print a single part of the thread. -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:47
happy birthday, ML! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 22, 11:40 1
- Happy happy, joy joy!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:43
Weekend Movies: Dope, B-. Jurassic World, B-. Love and Mercy, B+ -- nm - con_carne Jun 22, 11:38 7
- Inside Out: A+ -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 22, 12:09
- question for you - MDH Jun 22, 11:47 5
  - I do indeed - con_carne Jun 22, 12:23 3
    - And as chris says - con_carne Jun 22, 12:25 2
      - Thanks! Interesting that they are saying ATMOS in MD, when not one of those 2 theaters listed. -- nm - MDH Jun 22, 12:36 1
        
        Eh, the FAQ could just be out of date. It was likely written before the MD even opened :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 22, 13:02
  - ATMOS is Dolby's new immersive surround sound system - jangles Jun 22, 11:58
still haven't heard back from my professors after last week . . . i'm starting to get nervous -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 22, 11:34 3
- you should find out where they live and head on over to their houses to make sure everything is a-ok -- nm - decline Jun 22, 11:35 2
  - omg -- nm - Diva Jun 22, 11:39 1
    - "Playing the role of Spawn today..." -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:42
boston.com Love Letters - He Doesn't Set Boundaries - Diva Jun 22, 11:32 32
- I'm sick and tired of hearing about these selfish bitches. They want it all or nothing. No compromise. Sith lord bitches. - CQ Jun 22, 13:21 1
  - LMAO -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 13:27
- None of you have said the blindingly obvious thing: Threesome. - David Jun 22, 11:48 18
  - very likely where that meet the ex gig was going. yup. -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 11:52 14
    - He even gambled for the Dep Leppard Threesome. - David Jun 22, 11:54 6
      - JFK did it first -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 12:00 4
        
        Ooh, I've never heard that one. - David Jun 22, 12:02 3
        
        Actually I'm misremembering. IIRC it was on the same day, but not at the same time -- nm - Roger More Jun 22, 12:04 2
        
        That's pretty different and a lot less yucky. - David Jun 22, 12:05
        
        Yup. -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 12:05
      - *snicker* -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 12:00
    - he's not been very nice to the LW in this respect. - Diva Jun 22, 11:54 5
      - hee - see that would take real communication outside of a text - something tells me he's not capable of closing that deal - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 12:00
      - Not always true. - Spawn Jun 22, 11:55 3
        
        Besides, if they talk about it and she says, "Maybe someday," dudes hear that as "this Friday, Saturday and maybe Sunday." -- (edited) - David Jun 22, 11:56 2
        
        This is what grownups do guys, Jeez!!! - Diva Jun 22, 12:01
        
        "Look, I already bought the rosé, we may as well just go through with it." -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 11:58
    - Look, give a little, get a little. I meet your parents, you do this. Fair is fair. -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:53
  - Beaker said 'Foursome' so he's even more forward thinking. -- nm - Diva Jun 22, 11:51
  - I was going to say, threesome x infinity. -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:50 1
    - Run sword yet? -- nm - Shaun Jun 22, 11:51
- So many of these can be summed up as "I can't see the obvious thing in front of my face". -- nm - Reagen Jun 22, 11:42 1
  - very true. but feelings are often not simple things. -- nm - Diva Jun 22, 11:44
- not enough information...I'd need to know what constitutes "flirty" in her mind. -- nm - Jim Jun 22, 11:38 2
  - Nah, when he uses the weekend he's supposed to be meeting her folks to try and force her to meet up with his ex - jangles Jun 22, 11:42
  - "he whipped it out" -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 11:41
- You've got a bigger problem if he's saying 'my friends will be around longer than you.' -- nm - Max Jun 22, 11:36
- maybe he wanted you to meet them to set your mind at ease regarding their friendship? - Beaker Jun 22, 11:36
- He is self-sabotaging so the only question is who's gonna be the one to put Ol Yeller down -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 11:36 1
  - I see it as a " cake and eat it too" - he's got her locked down and is playing the field when she's not at his house overnight - Inside Out Pippy Jun 22, 11:51
- time to open a tinder account -- nm - decline Jun 22, 11:34 1
  - or at least bang the doorman. Strike first before he can -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 11:37
*listening to Delirious, laughing quietly* -- nm - Shaun Jun 22, 11:30 1
- Wheels get locked in place? -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:32
So, if all of the Pete Rose bets on that sheet are from 1986, wasn't he a Manager/Player that season? - Jim Jun 22, 11:26 4
- I think im in the camp that he should be in the Hall - eag Jun 22, 11:35 2
  - I'm certain Pete Rose wasn't the first or last baseball player and/or manager who bet on their own games - Mr. Havens Jun 22, 13:20
  - That's where I am. He's a puke and a black eye on the game...but he's one of the best hitters ever. He should be in. -- nm - Jim Jun 22, 11:35
- *nods* -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:29
Under Armour is looking pretty smart for extendin Speith's contract another 10 years at the start of the season -- nm - jangles Jun 22, 11:19 1
- Hero MotoCorp... not so much. -- nm - Spawn Jun 22, 11:20
so...should I rewatch MI 1 and 2 or just do 3 and 4 prior to MI: 5 coming out do you think? -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 11:18 4
- Jesus these things have been going for almost 20 years - jangles Jun 22, 11:23
- I like to pretend 2 doesn't exist, so I'd watch 1, 3, and 4 ... but realistically I won't have time, so just 5 -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 11:18 2
  - but 2 has doves! -- nm - Beaker Jun 22, 11:21 1
    - Fuck the doves. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 22, 12:58
"The most tragic victims of irony are the trees cut down to make copies of The Lorax." -- nm - con_carne Jun 22, 11:17 3
- *chuckle* -- nm - Mop Jun 22, 12:55
- *likes* -- nm - Alanis Jun 22, 11:21
- I just saw that. ha ha ha. -- nm - amanda Jun 22, 11:20

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