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Have you ever said to yourself: I think I drank too much water. -- nm - Lady AnteRoo Jun 24, 11:19 6
- Yes. I get stomach pain from drinking too much water. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:28
- not water, no. nm -- nm - gronk Jun 24, 11:20 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:21
- normally not enough -- nm - budice Jun 24, 11:19 1
  - Always this. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:24
- 's/water/whiskey/g' -- nm - decline Jun 24, 11:19
Tsarnaev apologizes at sentencing hearing. -- (link) - Diva Jun 24, 11:18 1
- "My bad?" -- nm - budice Jun 24, 11:19
Can it be winter yet? I'm so tired of this heat. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:10 8
- Winter is coming. - GregW Jun 24, 11:27
- nope. I'll take this heat a thousand times over rather than cold and wind and snow. -- nm - decline Jun 24, 11:23
- approved -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 11:14
- This summer is the first in a long time where "It's not the heat, it's the humidity" is what is killer. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:13 2
  - Ever since it stopped raining at the end of May here, the humidity has been stifling. The dew point has been around 70 every day. -- nm - GregW Jun 24, 11:28
  - We keep hitting 98-101. With humidity. I dread walking outside to get to my car. -- nm - sycor Jun 24, 11:22
- hush -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 11:12
- be quiet! I don't think we've hit 25C yet -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:11
predict-o-poll: which movie will be #1 at the box office this wkend: JW, Inside Out, or Ted2? -- nm - jangles Jun 24, 11:09 11
- deadline thinks JW, IO *then* ted. -- nm - amanda Jun 24, 11:20 2
  - Deadline thinks that? I say Ted then. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:48
  - Deadline thinks that? I change my answer to IO -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 11:23
- Max! for-the-win -- nm - decline Jun 24, 11:19
- IO -- nm - eag Jun 24, 11:14
- IO -- nm - amoxy Jun 24, 11:13
- Ted 2. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:11
- JW -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:10
- JW -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 11:10
- JW -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 11:10
- Ted 2. -- nm - Jim Jun 24, 11:09
Also, I'll be honest, I thought California Republic was like a brand name or some Ché-type BS. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:08 3
- Is it a clothing store for teens? -- nm - Mop Jun 24, 11:18
- It certainly explains why that imagery is everywhere down there, though. - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:09 1
  - The flag being so widely seen (and on a lot of merch) is kind of a recent thing as well. - con_carne Jun 24, 11:17
perfect game alert -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 24, 11:01 5
- you had to say something... -- nm - decline Jun 24, 11:17
- I think he's safe. Was too slow getting to 3rd. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 11:15
- Josh Donaldson is good at baseball. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 24, 11:12
- Wow. They need to score in the next two innings. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:07
- when the H did this game start that they're through 7 already? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 11:02
I think we need to design a flag for ST -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:00 21
- I was thinking of making a line of t-shirts with dictionary definitions of STisms - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:03 2
  - like we would pay 31.25 for a tshirt -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 24, 11:56
  - the last one didn't originate here. -- nm - i.b! Jun 24, 11:32
- Fishstick flag. -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 11:03
- Orange and blue, with a big fish stick. - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:03 13
  - There need to be two fish sticks, crossed, underneath the coat of arms - Roger More Jun 24, 11:09 12
    - No coats of arms! If a kid can't draw it ... Did no one watch Roman Mars' TED talk? :-) - Krusty Jun 24, 11:27
    - on an orange background -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:12
    - what would the motto be? - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:10 9
      - either SITWAP or the Price Paid Doesn't Matter -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 24, 11:57
      - DEEZ NUTS!!! -- nm - gronk si Jun 24, 11:27
      - IRYS -- nm - decline Jun 24, 11:25
      - PDFTT -- nm - gronk Jun 24, 11:25
      - word -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:14
      - First! - Will Hunting Jun 24, 11:13
      - "Open the Box!" -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 11:13
      - Suck it up, Princess -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 11:12
      - C r A z Y L i K e P i N e A p P l E -- nm - Roger More Jun 24, 11:12
- Be sure to watch this first. -- (link) - Mop Jun 24, 11:03
- also an anthem -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:01 1
  - Mine for ST has always been Stuck In The Middle. -- nm - Spawn Jun 24, 11:02
One thing that took me out of True Detective a bit was (spoils) - prayformojo Jun 24, 11:00
I wish the NHL would do 4 on 4 for 5 minutes, then do 3 on 3 for 5 minutes rather than skip right to the 3 on 3 -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 10:56 8
- they wanted that but the NHLPA said no. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 11:21 1
  - ahhhh interesting -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 11:21
- This new rule clearly means that EDM will make the playoffs this year. -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:59
- if wishes were fishes something something bettman sucks -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:57
- I was thinking 4v4 for the first overtime, then 3v3 for 2OT, then 2v2 for 3OT... -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:57 3
  - then finally the goalies have a sumo fight in the center ice circle. -- nm* - Beaker Jun 24, 10:58 2
    - (to the death!) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 11:05
    - only if the goalies are the ones fighting. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:59
Forget hover bikes. Lexus appears to have created a functional hover board. -- (link) - Mop Jun 24, 10:54 [youtube]
Whoa. Rick Ross arrested for assault and kidnapping. -- (link) - decline Jun 24, 10:49
So Gronk just got announced as the surprise guest at our company picnic. - Mel Profit Jun 24, 10:49 9
- ooh - can spouses come to the picnic? -- (edited) - Diva Jun 24, 10:49 8
  - He's on the main lawn so pretty much just wander on over. - Mel Profit Jun 24, 10:52 7
    - is this happening now? -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:53 6
      - you have 63mins before he leaves. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 10:58 2
        
        there had better be pictures of you with him on FB later -- nm* - Beaker Jun 24, 10:59
        
        So, I only need to drive 410mph. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:58
      - can't talk, chugging brews with the Gronkster -- nm - Mel si Jun 24, 10:57 2
        
        I'll never vote for a guy to be president because I want to have a beer with him but a goofy lunk head bro-buddy is a different story. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 24, 11:03 1
        
        *plays lawn darts, using Mel as the dart* -- nm - gronk Jun 24, 11:14
ST Poll, what are your thoughts on "Dufl" (i hate names of companies like this) - so that you don't have to pack your travel clothes anymore,,, -- (link) - MDH Jun 24, 10:45 [vimeo] 13
- One less thing to worry about when traveling, I guess. - znufrii Jun 24, 11:14
- Thread Jack: bck in the 80's a friend wanted to start a luggage rental service for top quality/style - zeitgeist Jun 24, 10:56
- So, pack for them and then they'll pack for you? Yay? -- nm - David Jun 24, 10:54 2
  - You pack once, they pack the rest of the timrs - znufrii Jun 24, 11:16
  - It does give me hope that I could run an average, competent business ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:56
- burn it with fire -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 10:52
- who the hell is this a problem for? -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 10:52
- I wouldn't waste my money -- nm - decline Jun 24, 10:50
- Millennials are still the worst - jangles Jun 24, 10:49
- I think it's pretty clear that a service like this just isn't "for" me. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:48 2
  - I'm not sure their target. Many times people travel without 3 days notice (see shipping below) -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 10:49 1
    - I don't think that practically this will appeal to almost anyone. It's a nice idea to not have to deal with bags, but the cost (including have an - pmb Jun 24, 10:53
- Update: I just saw the pricing, insane. $9.95/month for Virtual Closet. $99 for RT Clothes service (3 Day Delivery) -- nm - MDH Jun 24, 10:47
The green eyed logic puzzle, because f*ck you. -- (link) - Mop Jun 24, 10:44 [youtube]
This bike theft thing is becoming a real problem. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:40
“hope being crushed by a giant anchor,” -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 10:39
I tried out an app called f.lux on my laptop last night - it gently changes the white balance based on the time of day. - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:29 2
- I've been using it for a few months and I'm a big fan. Makes looking at the monitor in the evening much easier. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:08
- Heh, it also has a "Darkroom" mode that flips everything into monochrome negative and then tints it red. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:37
Man earns $500K from getting a colonoscopy -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 24, 10:20 8
- I earn a fraction of that for what feels like the same thing. - Mel Profit Jun 24, 11:12
- It's amazing, the things they find up there. - howie Jun 24, 11:05
- the e docs were abviously bitches, BUT, how annoying this guy must have been, he must have been loathsome - zeitgeist Jun 24, 10:48
- One of the jurors, Farid Khairzada, said that “there was not much defense, because everything was on tape.” - amoxy Jun 24, 10:48
- ugh. and, great, there's a memory I try to suppress. (share) - i.b! Jun 24, 10:45 1
  - The best part of being scoped is the drugs. Give me the propofol and you can say whatever you want about me -- nm - jangles Jun 24, 10:51
- What a bunch of dicks. -- nm - Mop Jun 24, 10:29
- I gotta start taping during mine obviously -- nm - Beaker Jun 24, 10:25
NYC Audit finds that Whole Foods systematically overcharges for pre-packaged foods -- (link) - ty97 Jun 24, 10:19 3
- wow, that's pretty serious; and likely not just there. -- nm - i.b! Jun 24, 10:53
- and water is wet. -- nm - Diva Jun 24, 10:50 1
  - But whole foods' is *wetter* and from a secret artisan well in Tibet -- nm - jangles Jun 24, 10:52
It's confirmed - Brienne of Tarth is in one of our films (along with Kelly MacDonald) -- (link*) - LMS Jun 24, 10:19 2
- tv show idea 4 you - Peglegpete Jun 24, 10:40
- Hubba hubba -- nm - jangles Jun 24, 10:20
18/20 on Kelly's (somewhat challenging) HWDYK on The DUFF -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 24, 10:18 5
- Ruh roh. I wasn't trying to make it all that challenging! - kelly Jun 24, 10:23 4
  - It's fine. You put a nice amount of detail in your questions -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 10:25
  - Let's not overlook the possibility that pfm is ST's DUFF in this contest. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:24 2
    - heh. -- nm - kelly Jun 24, 10:28 1
      - dammit! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 24, 11:06
Welcome to the small field of GOP hopefuls, Bobby Jindal -- nm - ty97 Jun 24, 10:11 11
- Serious question. If you're Jindal, why do you do this? You're polling below 1%. You won't make the cut for the debates. It's not like there - pmb Jun 24, 10:45 5
  - Because he has made every other mistake he could so far. This is just for completeness. -- nm - GregW Jun 24, 11:31
  - Raises his profile so that he's viable within the 2016 cabinet or the 2020 race. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:49
  - Raises his profile in the circles where he can earn money being a speaker/host -- nm - TWuG Jun 24, 10:47 1
    - In some cases I get this (like Carson). But here, it's not like Jindal hasn't been known on the national scene for a while. If anything showing up - pmb Jun 24, 10:49
  - "And the winner of the Iowa caucuses, with a commanding 8%, is..." -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 10:46
- What's really scary if with the exception of maybe 3 or 4 of these guys, they all have 'reason' to be considered. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:20 1
  - This isn't to say they are worthy of being considered serious contenders or presidential, but they check off the boxes - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:23
- And, umm..... -- (link) - ty97 Jun 24, 10:12 2
  - Sweet sassy molassy! -- nm - Mop Jun 24, 11:02
  - Jeebus. If you read it, it sounds like they should be brought up on kidnapping charges. -- nm - pmb Jun 24, 10:41
i like Alaska's. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 10:11 1
- I like new mexico's -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:25
anyone watching Mr Robot tonight on USA? -- (link) - Beaker Jun 24, 10:09 3
- I really liked the first episode and I'll keep watching. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:09
- watched episode one on demand. meh -- nm - CQ Jun 24, 10:28
- Already watched E1 on Hulu. -- nm - Ender Jun 24, 10:09
Not a knock at the Republicans, but at this point I fully expect one Red, White & Blue Buick to show up to the debates & all 13 candidates get out. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:05 2
- Like Trump rides in Buick's. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:06 1
  - It's solid gold, but painted red, white & blue. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 24, 10:10
Finally!! DriveClub PS+ Edition launches tomorrow!! -- (link) - Shaun Jun 24, 10:02
I am however looking forward to what Bungie will be offering for Year 1 players when TTK comes out. It better be good! -- nm - Shaun Jun 24, 10:00 1
- It will be whatever Activision allows them to do - eag Jun 24, 10:15
The Colorado flag might be the best evidence of time travel, since it's claimed to have been designed in 1911, but clearly dates from 1972. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 09:55 17
- I think I liked...one of them. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 09:59 16
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:05
  - Maryland's looks like the fourth runner up in an optical illusion contest. -- nm - Reagen Jun 24, 10:12 14
    - Maryland 's flag is fine, but I'm a sucker for heraldry. -- nm - znufrii Jun 24, 10:25
    - When the flag would appear to wave, even without a gust of wind...except for a color scheme found nowhere in nature... - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:21 11
      - I think Ohio's might be worse. -- nm - Andie Jun 24, 10:24 10
        
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        It's an ugly baseball pennant. -- nm - Krusty Jun 24, 11:05
        
        Damn right! -- nm - Ender Jun 24, 10:49
        
        Their color scheme saves it...don't like the design, but at least it's a familiar coloring. - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:29
        
        SHUT UP YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW YOU EVIL CANADIAN! *runs away crying* - TWuG Jun 24, 10:27 5
        
        Ours aren't any better - here's wikipedia - scroll down to Provincial -- (link) - Andie Jun 24, 10:31 4
        
        I would take Quebec's in a heartbeat, but I like the fleur de lis. Also, why is Alberta's not Gretzky and Messier leaning on hockey sticks next to - Will Hunting Jun 24, 10:34
        
        Quebec and maybe Nunavut are the only ones worth a damn -- (edited) - Reagen Jun 24, 10:34 2
        
        BC's is great, shut up your face. ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 24, 10:59 1
        
        majestic as fuck -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 24, 11:00 [Image]
    - Don't be sassin the Calvert crest -- nm - jangles Jun 24, 10:16
insert favorite song lyric here -- nm - CQ Jun 24, 09:53

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