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Alan Hale Jr was in this episode of The Wild Wild West. I love the wink and nod in the last 2 minutes. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 25, 10:34 [youtube]
Ty post -- (link) - ML Jun 25, 10:32 [youtube] 1
- That would *hurt*. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:33
Screw you guys. I liked Ballers. -- nm - David Jun 25, 10:27 3
- meh, it needs to get a whole lot better. Didnt you think that the Charles Green character looks like Forrest Whitakers son? -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 10:29 2
  - He looks like what he looks like for me. I've known that guy going all the way back to the election day episode of West Wing. - David Jun 25, 10:33
  - thank you. that was bugging me. He really did look like Roosevelt from Fast Times -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 10:31
re: the lottery win question a day or two ago, if I had Carnegie-level riches I'd like to think that I'd do what he did with libraries - Max Jun 25, 10:26
"The winner of DraftKings $1M PGA event was still undecided at the start of the final hole." -- (link) - Spawn Jun 25, 10:22
What time is the first pick of the draft tonight? - Jovian Jun 25, 10:15 1
- around 7:30 I believe. ESPN starts coverage at 7 -- nm - decline Jun 25, 10:35
Going to a minor league game tonight. Anybody notable among the Rays or A's short season A-league teams? - Tim Jun 25, 10:11 9
- I presume it's more of their recent draft picks, so talk a look at MLB.com. -- nm - David Jun 25, 10:18 4
  - Yeah, I think I read once that only like 5% of players at this level make the majors. - Tim Jun 25, 10:22 3
    - There's been a fascinating debate about baseball stats nerds about the Touki trade. - David Jun 25, 10:26 2
      - Well, Dave Stewart's comments make the Braves look smart, even if the kid fails. - Will Hunting Jun 25, 10:30 1
        
        I think it's as simple as LaRussa didn't like him. - David Jun 25, 10:37
- (Hudson Valley Renegades vs. The Vermont Lake Monsters. I love that name.) -- nm - Tim Jun 25, 10:13 2
  - I know where that stadium is! -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 10:23 1
    - My brother won tickets somehow and gave them to my dad who asked if I was free. - Tim Jun 25, 10:24
- you should go with max. he makes you finish his beer for him. "okay, max. twist my arm." -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 10:13
The highest OPS in baseball over the past two weeks belongs to.... - ML Jun 25, 10:11 3
- we're starting to see what all the hype is about. and he's still a kid. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 25, 10:32
- Not Pujols? - Will Hunting Jun 25, 10:23 1
  - Nope. Mookie's batting .512 (!!!) over that timespan. -- nm - ML Jun 25, 10:31
Tracking info says delivered. It's not here so it looks like there are 2 options. - Shaun Jun 25, 10:08 8
- Don't despair, I've had packages say "Delivered" before it got to my home - guigue Jun 25, 10:26
- OFFS - Spawn Jun 25, 10:09 6
  - So are you really liking the game so far ? - eag Jun 25, 10:23 2
    - I only played half an hour (took forever to install) the first night and then played another hour last night then took a break. - Spawn Jun 25, 10:31 1
      - Yeah thats been the main negative that ive heard about the game is the driving -- (edited) - eag Jun 25, 10:43
  - That info is not available. -- nm - Shaun Jun 25, 10:11 2
    - Do you use your work or home address as your shipping address? -- nm - eag Jun 25, 10:12 1
      - Yes -- nm - Shon Jun 25, 10:18
I like this tidbit from Schwarzenegger about the original Terminator film - prayformojo Jun 25, 10:07 7
- as an aside, I got very big kick out of Linda Hamilton using the 'Come with me if you want to live' line on Defiance last week. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:20 4
  - Yep...our whole house applauded. -- nm - Jim Jun 25, 10:48
  - That's still on? And people still watch it? I gave up after the first season. Did it get better? -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 10:21 1
    - Oh its great summer scifi fare. I personally love it. But the insanely hot ensemble of actresses on it, definitely doesnt hurt it. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:25
  - word -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:21
- So Cameron's a dick? I'm shocked. - Mop Jun 25, 10:10 1
  - "Machines don't use contractions" is a trope with no basis in reality. I've seen plenty of machines use contractions. - Beryllium Jun 25, 10:12
posted? looks like they are pulling the plug on poor bobbi kristina. -- (link) - amanda Jun 25, 10:03
Cracked: 5 Truths About Movie Sounds -- (link) - ML Jun 25, 09:58 2
- I read through some of these and think about linking them here - prayformojo Jun 25, 10:00 1
  - It is known. -- nm - ML Jun 25, 10:05
what low amount do I argue for Sirius service? -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 09:56 12
- My truck has a Sirius receiver. I used it for a week, it wasn't bad, but I don't plan on paying for the service. - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:57 9
  - I pay for just the news channels and listen at least once a day - decline Jun 25, 10:05 7
    - I buy it for the commute but Bery lives close to home IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:06 3
      - Yeah, my commute is 15 minutes on a bad day. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 10:13 1
        
        My song of choice on a bad day, by the way ... Despicable Me. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 10:13
      - what low price are you paying? -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 10:11
    - I love the Stern interviews but he may seriously not resign so then am I stuck? - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 10:06 2
      - If you cancel, you don't get any money back for the year you've paid for. No pro rating. -- nm - jnine Jun 25, 10:18 1
        
        well that sucks -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 10:24
  - Uhm, they have a free channel or two. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:58
- Whatever amount needed to offset you no longer being able to rip off Hertz for gas -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 09:57 1
  - so $ 13.99 three times a year? LOL. -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 10:01
Confederate flag = bad, but what about statues in the Capitol? -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 09:54 13
- For that matter, what about Woodrow Wilson? - ML Jun 25, 10:08 8
  - It's not about individuals, it's about the most pronounced institution. - Mel Profit Jun 25, 10:35 1
    - The "Stars and Bars" is not the same as the flag being discussed. There was no "Southern Cross" on the "Stars and Bars" - TWuG Jun 25, 10:40 [Image]
  - What about the slave-owning Presidents? -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 10:20 2
    - Presidents get a pass, not because the deserve it, but because they held the office. - TWuG Jun 25, 10:36 1
      - Don't worry about me, my tongue is further in cheek than ML's - Roger More Jun 25, 10:42
  - He took up arms and fought against our country? - znufrii Jun 25, 10:13 1
    - he would have, but he was only 5 at the time -- nm - ML Jun 25, 10:18
  - He needs to be dug up and flogged. -- nm - Loyola Jun 25, 10:11
- there's already something happening in Nashville . . . talk concerning removing a bust of a confederate general from the state building -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 25, 09:57
- Also bad. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 09:57 2
  - So, stick them in a broom closet somewhere, and call it the "Hall of Traitors", perhaps? -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 10:05 1
    - I'm not sure why Jeff Davis is in the Capitol building in the first place. Crate them or send them to a museum focused on the Civil War. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 10:15
hey pegleegpete, I think sash and I might go to that thing you suggested. so thanks. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 09:50 3
- have fun -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 10:36
- Buying you new chairs is the least she could do -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 10:07 1
  - laughing. sash is such a b*tch. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 10:11
I accidentally kicked off a discussion of eugenics and forced sterilization at work by talking about raisin bagels. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:47 2
- Now the discussion, which started with me dissing cinnamon raisin bagels, has moved on to apocalypse scenarios and climate change discussion. - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:55 1
  - Now, say something about a butterfly. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:56
Spawn, Arkham Knight question. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 25, 09:47 4
- Distract him by having Ms. Kringle flash her boobs -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 09:55
- spoil - Spawn Jun 25, 09:49 2
  - I was sure I tried that. - the wrong element, bad guy Jun 25, 09:53 1
    - To confirm, you mean the... spoil - Spawn Jun 25, 09:56
i was just speaking to a translator - her name is Feli Navidad. That is *reallllly* close to - Andie Jun 25, 09:45 1
- ... is she a doctor? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:58
this isn't a spoiler, but one thing that cracked me up about Mr. Robot was that..... - prayformojo Jun 25, 09:45 1
- ha ha you're right. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 09:47
We're one step closer to an invisibility cloak -- (link) - ML Jun 25, 09:38 3
- I thought Richard Castle addressed this issue last season? -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 25, 09:52
- "Imagine a soldier who can change the color and pattern of his camouflage uniform from woodland green to desert tan at will." - Spawn Jun 25, 09:39
- effin' Muggles. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:38
So I heard this on a podcast last night so ill make it a poll who is your Mt Rushmore of sitcom characters - eag Jun 25, 09:36 32
- For the Confederate version, the Amos and Andy guys were the single most popular radio, and later TV show ever...EVERYONE ratings over 80 consistently -- nm - z on the go Jun 25, 13:45
- Bob Newhart even looks like a perfect Mt. Rushmore subject -- nm - zork Jun 25, 10:21 1
  - Carol Burnett Lucy Danny thomas -- nm - z on the go Jun 25, 13:43
- no idea, but I know Latka Gravis would be on it for sure. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 09:57 1
  - You just made David Happy. Thank you. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:59
- Veronica Palmer, Homer Simpson, Huey Freeman, Carla Tortelli -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 09:56
- African-American version: Mr Jefferson, Dr. Huxtable, Rerun, & Arnold. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 09:53 8
  - Dr. Huxtable? yuck. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:57 7
    - yeah, i don't like it, but that show and his character basically was a renaissance of sitcoms. - Will Hunting Jun 25, 10:24
    - yea prob. But I'm just going with who were the most profound in my sitcom watchings growing up. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:00 2
      - Fred Sanford. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 10:02 1
        
        "I'm the big one, Elizabeth!" - F. Sanford -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 10:42
    - show us where he touched you. -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 09:57 2
      - Scrotal Recall. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:00
      - In the feels, groiny. In the feels. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:59
- Jack Tripper, Jimmy James, Dr Cox, Tim Taylor - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:53
- Mork from Ork, Chandler Bing, Phil Dunphy and Latka Gravis. -- nm* - Spawn Jun 25, 09:48 4
  - Wait a minute, excluding anyone from Barney Miller and Soap is unacceptable. - Spawn Jun 25, 10:03 1
    - Welcome Back Kotter... -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:03
  - Barney Stinson belongs on Mt. Blechmore. -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:49 1
    - Oh, hell no. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:50
- Gilligan, Jack Tripper, Al Bundy, Jerry Seinfeld -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 09:46 4
  - Gilligan! I can't believe I forgot Gilligan. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 09:53 3
    - Him and Ralph Kramden totally forgot - eag Jun 25, 09:55 2
      - my final version I would probably swap out Seinfeld with Ralph Kramden -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 09:57 1
        
        Ralph Kramden ,Gilligan ,Mary Tyler Moore , Fonzi are probably my second tier -- nm - eag Jun 25, 10:02
- Woody Boyd, Bender, Homer Simpson, Phil Dunphy -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:41 2
  - I'm a little surprised there's no Crowder or Givens in there (oh, sitcom only. d'oh) -- nm* - prayformojo Jun 25, 09:44 1
    - Sitcom ruled out Wonder Years characters, which was frustrating. -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:46
- Frasier Crane, Ralph Kramden, Lucy Ricardo, Barney Stinson -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 09:41
- Lucy, Archie Bunker, Homer Simpson, Dr. Huxtable. - Will Hunting Jun 25, 09:40
- Homer Simpson, GOB Bluth, George Costanza, Basil Fawlty -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 09:39
I just told my mother that I'm going to the mart this weekend. "what mart?" she asked. she is so out of touch with me. *so.* nmbwm - amanda Jun 25, 09:32 9
- I would shop at What-Mart. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:33 8
  - you've seen the mart cat, right? -- (link) - amanda Jun 25, 09:38 4
    - So cute! -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 09:41
    - mart cat -- (link) - amanda Jun 25, 09:40 1
      - I love cats! -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 25, 10:07
    - neechay -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 09:39
  - What do they sell at What-Mart? -- nm - Jules si Jun 25, 09:38 2
    - you want what? -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 09:39 1
      - WHAT? -- nm - Stone Cold Jun 25, 09:39
steven tyler recently, now rod stewart taking a new dip into country/americana. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Jun 25, 09:28 [youtube]
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Magnificent Ambersons is one I think. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:27
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- Who said that? -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:28 5
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    - It could be argued that calling Roberts a moderate shows just how far right we've gone. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 10:12 1
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  - 'we' said that -- nm - decline Jun 25, 09:30
Booth Tarkington sounds like a character you'd find on Falcon Crest or Dynasty back in the 80's. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 09:22 4
- hipster band -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 09:26
- "I’m Janet Snakehole, I’m a very rich widow with a terrible secret." -- nm - Max Jun 25, 09:25
- I'm pretty sure Dean Booth Tarkington is trying to shut down Delta House. -- nm - David Jun 25, 09:24
- or the host of Tic Tac Dough. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 25, 09:23
"On Xbox 360, Plants vs. Zombies will be free for the first half of the month before making way for Gears of War 3 in the second half." -- nm - ML Jun 25, 09:21
I resent the earworm I get from Mr. Robot. - David Jun 25, 09:21 1
- Seriously! -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 09:29

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