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this is good, it gives me hope. 5 out of their last 7 games (including today's), the giants have scored 6 or more runs. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 15:07 3
- it's possible I shouldn't have said that. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 15:11 2
  - No no, go on -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 15:23 1
    - now I will, in a tip-toeing way for the time being. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 15:40
Lets's Go Matz! Mets to promote Steven Matz...who will not help this offense in any way. - Tim Jun 25, 15:04
that reminds me, bethany mota (yter, dwtser) has a new song with a big yt music guy - *much* better than her first single. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 14:57 [youtube]
Fear The Walking Dead trailer -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 14:55 [youtube] 1
- ... that's not a trailer. Now THIS is a trailer. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:57 [Image]
hashtag "its all perspective" hashtag "the real rebel flag" -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:54
LYC: Game in hand. I was a doofus and didn't put the suite # in the address so they sent it back the main center and called me. -- nm - Shaun Jun 25, 14:35 2
- Now go be Batman - eag Jun 25, 14:43
- Oops -- nm - guigue Jun 25, 14:41
Jones bottlecap: "Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians." - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:31
this is so odd - you can't download files from the google drive app onto an iphone? -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:28 3
- and, also, the itunes devices vs. authorized computers thing is dumb. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:45
- Dropbox has some specialness when it comes to this. The iphone doesn't really have a concept of local storage beyond the camera roll, so Dropbox has - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:29 1
  - I tried "open it" but nothing worked. I'll see if I can find another way before dropbox'ing - thanks! -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:31
f/u: I received a second minion box today. it was at home, the first was work. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:12 3
- From amazon? I got one too. Is that a thing? -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Jun 25, 14:27 1
  - nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 14:29 [Backboard]
- odd. you are not the most evil. YET. :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 14:13
Oh Oh Oh...those who have watched Inside Out Sense8 (spoilers) - amoxy Jun 25, 14:06 6
- I watched the last ten minutes of the third episode of Sense8, and now I really want to watch the series. -- nm - David Jun 25, 14:13 5
  - It gets better toward the end and I am really looking forwoard to next season. Lots of possibilities -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:28 4
    - We better start getting people to watch that show since we're hoping for a new season. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 14:35 3
      - What's Up - 4 Non Blondes is in my main Spotify rotation -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 14:53 2
        
        You poor bastard -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 14:57 1
        
        Nah, it was a great scene, changed how I thought about the song. Just like "Hot Stuff" in The Full Monty -- nm - amoxy Jun 25, 15:21
Surrey finally has its very own tire fire. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:04
This is satire, right? -- (link) - ty97 Jun 25, 14:03 1
- ::starts reading, has rush/bill sensor go off, flees:: -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:05
I was thinking about going *outside,* but it's ~90 and ~33% humidity. this fragile flower may swoon, in a notsogood way. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 14:02 4
- *murders you in our minds* -- nm - Everyone east of KC Jun 25, 15:36 2
  - I said I was a fragile flower. ;p I feel for you, really. - b. Jun 25, 15:44
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 15:39
- Yup, I hadn't walked in too long so walked down to the village. Only ~85 but 50% humidity. -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 14:12
this White Sox/Tigers game is a competition to see which team wants to lose more - ML Jun 25, 14:01 1
- The Tigers prevail in that regard. -- nm - ML Jun 25, 14:03
Mom Opts Out of Party Bags at her six year old's birthday party, Guests Take Back Gifts......(link) - Walt_Disney Jun 25, 13:51 27
- This is fake. I cannot find a credible source. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 14:11 2
  - you need to keep looking -- nm - ML Jun 25, 14:14 1
    - Nope. Still can't find anything. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 15:39
- WTF????? when did party bags become a must???? [another experience I miss out of, not being a parent] -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 13:58
- This is an example of how the Onion is so good at what they do. -- nm - ML Jun 25, 13:58 2
  - Yes, very much. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:59
  - yep. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:59
- It's a joke. The previous story from that site: Children Who Go Up The Slide 76% More Likely To Commit Murder -- (link) - Roger More Jun 25, 13:55 6
  - if only I had known earlier. I went up the slide all the time. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 25, 13:59 1
    - Talk about a slippery slope -- nm - z on the go Jun 25, 15:07
  - Heh....you are right...checked out a name listed in another article and its fake...sorry all :( -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 25, 13:59
  - I like to think they're 76% more likely to *get away*. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:58 2
    - (... with murder. if that wasn't clear.) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:01 1
      - So that's how you get away with murder.... -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 14:03
- I don't believe it. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:54 1
  - and, looking around, it's satire a la the onion. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:55
- dear god, if i were a parent i would beg them not to have goody bags - i don't want constant bags of dollar store crap in my house. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 13:53 8
  - I put bags together for N's first birthday party. Never again. - kelly Jun 25, 15:12
  - jz's younger daughter always crappy perfume and "moisturizer" from gift bags. the stench makes us gag. - all the boys love OBBR Jun 25, 14:01
  - Some of the kids around here have been having "toonie birthdays", where instead of presents, the guests just give a toonie. - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:54 5
    - Toonie? -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 13:55 3
      - Here. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 14:26
      - a two dollar coin. - Andie Jun 25, 13:57 1
        
        Silly Canadians. - nm - sycor Jun 25, 13:58
    - i love those parents. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 13:54
- Around here, I think you're considered a horrible parent if your kid's party doesn't have goody bags. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:52 1
  - "guests take back gifts", though ... that's BS -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:53
mclobster -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:45 [flickr] 4
- I'm not sure why it was so pink. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:46 [flickr] 3
  - food. colouring. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 13:49 2
    - heh, I just searched for ingredients. they say no. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:51
    - Well, yeah. It tasted fine, though. Not amazing, but edible. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:50
"A lot of rival executives believe Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics is prepared to give a Godfather offer to get in there for Jahlil Okafor at #3" - David Jun 25, 13:43 13
- Danny'll do it. I love the balls on this guy. - Mel Profit Jun 25, 14:07 1
  - I refuse to believe that Boogie Cousins is a real name. - Mel Profit Jun 25, 14:52
- Who does he think the Lakers are taking if not Okafor? Russell? -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 13:47 10
  - As I posted below I think I want Russell - eag Jun 25, 14:18 5
    - I'm hoping he falls to the Knicks but I doubt it. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 14:25 4
      - I hear Philly is in love with Porzingas - eag Jun 25, 14:28 3
        
        The Knicks couldn't be that lucky. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 14:45 2
        
        Yeah but Philly could be that dumb - eag Jun 25, 14:47 1
        
        That's what I'm banking on right now. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 14:49
  - Yes. -- nm - ML Jun 25, 13:57
  - And Philly doesn't seem to care about winning basketball games so they'll trade down if the Celtics offer something. -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 25, 13:51 2
    - If Philly doesn't take real players this year, fans should revolt. -- nm - David Jun 25, 14:05 1
      - And its not just there Basketball team -- nm - eag Jun 25, 14:15
So let me get this straight. The gay running for Senate in MD, doesn't currently live in MD, and hasn't moved there yet? What a joke. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:39 6
- really! at least hillary moved to ny before the senate election. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:41 5
  - He's a DC gay living here with his partner. And wants to be the GOP rep badly. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:42 4
    - When I think of Montana, I certainly think of gay GOP reps. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 13:45 2
      - Maryland. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:46 1
        
        Those are different places? - ty97 Jun 25, 13:47
    - I know, just teasing. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:45
TNA: Low Ki has departed. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 13:35 1
- relatedly, the WWE has wished him well in his future endeavors . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 25, 20:12
"Kings owner considering firing George Karl" - David Jun 25, 13:31
Game of Thrones spoilers -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:28
dear at&t, deselecting "group conversation" means I don't want a message to go to a group. (guess what just happened?) -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:24 5
- It went to the intended recipient and them only -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 13:31 3
  - I had a similar thing happen to me at my scope a few weeks ago - jangles Jun 25, 14:26
  - alas, no. -- nm - b. Jun 25, 13:39 1
    - I was so sure too -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 14:19
- that reminds me - I didn't see this posted. gmail will be letting you enable an unsend option - gives up to 30 seconds to change your mind. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 13:29
The town I was born in is known as the home of President Harding. The town I grew up in was the filming location for Shawshank Redemption. -- nm - TWuG Jun 25, 13:17 4
- we have President William Henry Harrison for Indianapolis -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 14:29
- My hometown is the burial grounds of Francis Scott Key, Chief Justice Roger Taney, and residence of Barbara Fritchie. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 14:21
- The town where I was born is home to the headquarters of the Southeastern Conference. Old Hoss Radbourn is buried in the town where I grew up. - Kim Pine Jun 25, 13:30
- Ah my brother lives in Ashland -- nm - jangles Jun 25, 13:22
Oooh. Fortune Magazine has a three-part article coming on the Sony Hack. Part 1: -- (link) - ML Jun 25, 13:15 1
- Sony has a clause that the reporter must be white. -- nm - David Jun 25, 13:17
I moved so much as a kid I don't really feel like I have a hometown. Or it shifts every conversation. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:07 8
- I have two.....I was born in Toronto but moved to Calgary at age four. Then moved back to Toronto in my early teens....so I have two hometowns. -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 25, 13:55
- I didn't move to my "home town" until probably 7 or so... -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 25, 13:36 1
  - yeah, i lived in Montreal till I was almost 5, but i never consider that my hometown. -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 13:41
- Exactly. I really don't have a sentimental attachment to anywhere I've lived. Family home and family gatherings are a foreign concept to me :( -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 13:30 1
  - "Ohanna means family. Ours is small. It is broke but it's still good. yeah, still good." -- nm* - Mel Profit Jun 25, 14:09
- I was a barracks brat, but I spent my highschool years in San Bernardino so that, SoCal feels like where I'm from - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:15 1
  - San Berdo is the birth place of McDonalds and Taco Bell, Hells Angels, and the Edsel -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:26
- Yeah, I guess I have two. One is the birthplace of famed actor and pervert, Errol Flynn - and also the burial place for the person on whom Fagin from - Roger More Jun 25, 13:09
"Luke Ridnour has been on 4 different NBA teams in 24 hours after having been traded 3 times." -- nm - ML Jun 25, 13:04 18
- It wouldn't have been bad but having to buy and sell 4 houses in a day was stressful. -- nm - Luke Ridnour Jun 25, 13:37
- His travel agent just fired him as a client -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:17 2
  - But think of all those points he is earning flying -- nm - eag Jun 25, 13:21 1
    - He'll have jet lag for the whole next season -- nm - z on the go Jun 25, 13:35
- He gets a signed toaster from Adam Silver if he gets on a fifth team. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 13:14 11
  - Did you see the Wolves are (apparently) taking Towns? - ML Jun 25, 13:16 10
    - Ah, Draft Madness. - David Jun 25, 13:34 6
      - I think its Towns D that im hearing is giving him the edge - eag Jun 25, 13:36 5
        
        That's what people say, but how much of that is Towns versus his entire team is up for debate. - David Jun 25, 13:42 4
        
        You're really making me second guess Towns. :-/ -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 13:58 3
        
        I think he only makes sense if we throw out performance entirely, focusing exclusively upon potential. - David Jun 25, 14:04 2
        
        except that we don't have a full picture of Towns' performance - ML Jun 25, 14:16 1
        
        They're not comparable. They're closer, which is not the same thing. -- nm - David Jun 25, 15:03
    - I didn't but it's what I've been hearing and reading for the last two weeks. I don't know if anyone in this draft will be great but - Krusty Jun 25, 13:20 2
      - I was ok in the Lakers taking Okafor but the more I read about the Russell kid im starting to rethink that -- nm - eag Jun 25, 13:25 1
        
        Not sure where they need more help but Okafor is great pick for them. -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 14:46
- When I saw the OKC part, I started wondering if that was a record. -- nm - David Jun 25, 13:09
- Draft Day! -- nm - decline Jun 25, 13:05
Kim said a swear on board 2. - David Jun 25, 13:01 1
- I can't wait to be shocked by what happens next! -- nm - Max Jun 25, 13:09
groiny, Alex Meyer has gotten the call - ML Jun 25, 13:01 5
- well, that is a step in the right direction. - groiny Jun 25, 13:05 4
  - the move to the bully served him very well - ML Jun 25, 13:24 3
    - meanwhile, Rodon put up a 2.00+ whip today. - groiny Jun 25, 13:27 2
      - he's very hittable for a guy with his velocity - ML Jun 25, 13:29 1
        
        the problem is they can eliminate one pitch right now. - groiny Jun 25, 13:35
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- A conservative judge knocked down a bs argument by an activist litigant, that's all. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 13:37
- They're all activist judges when the decision doesn't go your way. I'm sure they were happy with them when they got rid of the voting rights act. - Krusty Jun 25, 13:17
- And to think Rubio was climbing in many of the polls. Jeez who couldn't win against this GOP bunch? -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 13:00
OK, I'm going to try the mclobster. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 12:58 2
- make sure you have plenty of tums ready -- nm - decline Jun 25, 13:00 1
  - oh no! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:03
I am not reading this until I see "inside out;" but it's the current WaPo app image for me. what the movie got right about the brain. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 25, 12:57

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