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My high school... -- (link) - David Jun 27, 07:50 1
- “They (police) also have a picture of him (Roof) out there burning the American flag. Are they going to try to take the American flag down, too?” -- nm - Grasping at straws Jun 27, 08:09
Hmm, spotted a little aluminum boat for sale. 14 feet. And it has a name: "What's Kraken?" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 07:45
Rats. Giancarlo has a broken bone in his hand. -- nm - ML Jun 27, 06:24 1
- That sucks. -- nm - Krusty Jun 27, 06:54
Good money to be made. Ted 2 weekend estimate... $31M. Huge drop from the first. -- nm - MDH Jun 27, 03:57 12
- Anything on Max? -- nm - Volnelk Jun 27, 05:55 2
  - Roughly $10M opening -- nm - MDH Jun 27, 06:15
  - MMAX5 is not yet active for trading. -- nm - Spawn Jun 27, 06:03
- don't forget bonds! -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 27, 05:39
- thanks -- nm - Karl_S Jun 27, 05:35
- Huge drop from last nights estimate too. -- nm - Roger More Jun 27, 04:59 6
  - Yes, massive drop. Kudos to amanda for calling this several days ago -- nm - ty97 Jun 27, 06:36 5
    - but who's holding the derivatives wrong? oh, me. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 27, 06:50 4
      - I blame Andie -- nm - Dano Jun 27, 07:11
      - also, I suspect that magic mike might be falling because "comedies aren't doing well at the BO this summer." I don't think that I think that's true. - all the boys love OBBR Jun 27, 06:52 2
        
        Agreed. Mike 2 will be bigger - Inside Out Pippy Jun 27, 06:54 1
        
        ha ha ha. my thing is that I think the ted skews dude, but is not an *event* movie. chicks who discovered ted on dvd/vod were not like "oh I must see -- (edited) - all the boys love OBBR Jun 27, 06:59
CNN had a short slide show seg on the history of gay rights, sounds like a great subject for a Ken Burns documentary -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 01:51
Had a halfway decent night out on the town. Obviously people are pretty psyched about the ruling on the heels of Pride tomorrow here in Houston. - Qale Jun 27, 00:32 3
- that's ok, you wouldn't want to have your wedding date same as your BD incase you break up and every BD reminds you of that -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 01:49 1
  - and HBD! -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 01:49
- You know, without the marriage stuff, this sounds like a typical night when I go out. So... congrats? -- nm* - con_carne Jun 27, 01:26
Netflix Canada doesn't even have *one* Ronin. Awful. - Beryllium Jun 26, 23:19
I'd like to point out that the forecast will be in triple digits next week. 105 next Saturday. - Mop Jun 26, 23:15 2
- If it was just much much more humid, I'd be back at home in Illinois. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 23:24 1
  - Yup, I'm loving it. The utter lack of humidity makes it delightful. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 23:38
i guess i should go see miss smuttah's new Kate Winslet movie -- nm - jangles Jun 26, 23:00 1
- I mean, if everyone who should see her movies actually went and did,,, - con_carne Jun 27, 01:03
What would you say were the most influential films of the 1950s (cinematically or socially)? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 22:30 26
- a lot of the most "influential" stuff has been mentioned. i would probably add kiss me deadly, rio bravo, written on the wind, johnny guitar and... - x Jun 27, 07:45
- All About Eve. -- nm - 99 LuftBarons Jun 27, 07:11
- Night of the Hunter, early Kubrick films like The Killing and Paths of Glory, Asphalt Jungle... -- nm - Roger More Jun 27, 04:58
- in light of today's court ruling, I'd have to nominate Some Like it Hot -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 01:55 1
  - Breathless (french) kinda changed movie making, without it we wouldn't have had Bullet....but that was released in 1960 but being B%W it = earlier -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 02:04
- Science fiction became a big thing following atomic bombs, and political weirdness....Hitchcock redefined creepy mystery -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 01:10 1
  - Them! was the inspiration for Van Morrison's band name -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 01:12
- Roger Corman started his horror films in 1956 -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 26, 23:26
- Rebel Without a Cause -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 26, 23:22
- cinematically..Disney's nature series in the early 50's was huge -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 26, 23:21
- Seven Samarai...Rear Window/Vertigo...the fly...Cinderella...Old Yeller...High Noon....Singing in the Rain....Genres were born from these -- nm - Flavorize Jun 26, 23:20
- I ask because an older fellow on my Twitter feed mentioned watching High Noon (1952) for the first time, and I'm not sure if I've seen it -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 22:36
- american or international. cuz the 50s was kind of a wasteland in Hollywood but the French, Italian, and Japanese cinema erupted -- nm - jangles Jun 26, 22:33 13
  - you're crazy...nm - x Jun 27, 07:27
  - Anything that is still referenced today in conversation or sly homage in film/tv -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 22:35 11
    - Rashomon. Touch of Evil. Sunset Boulevard. -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 23:49
    - I think Godzilla appeared in the U.S. in the late 1950's. - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 22:50 6
      - Darn that blacklist, eh? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 23:02 5
        
        there was still good stuff by Billy Wilder, John Huston and Orson Welles -- nm - mud Jun 26, 23:14 1
        
        also samuel fuller, john ford, douglas sirk, anthony mann, howard hawks, william wyler.... - x Jun 27, 07:35
        
        You know, though, TV experienced a golden age in the 1950s. - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 23:06
        
        they were scrambling to deal with television, which was eating into their ticket sales like whoah - jangles Jun 26, 23:05 1
        
        Hey, that sounds familiar -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 23:06
    - referenced: the big sword-and-sandals epics (Ten Commandments, Ben Hur, Spartacus) sci fi (Day The Earth Stood Still) and Hitchcock - jangles Jun 26, 22:40 2 1
      - Thanks -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 22:44
      - some of the New York playwrights (Streetcar Named Desire, On The Waterfront, Marty) -- nm - jangles Jun 26, 22:42
Lily Tomlin got hitched -- nm - jangles Jun 26, 22:26 2
- was there a ringy dingy bearer? -- nm - Tim Jun 26, 22:27 1
  - We have the city's first switchboard at Stanley Ranch. It's attended by a manikin we call Ernestine. -- nm - Meg Jun 26, 22:40
Children react to Caitlyn Jenner -- (link) - zork Jun 26, 21:44
So can we just call it "marriage" now?... Good. OK, here's mountain bike racing through a shopping mall -- (link) - con_carne Jun 26, 21:29 [youtube] 1
- Until next year when activist justices change it to mawwage. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 22:19
103 feels nice without the sun being around. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 26, 21:14
This is pretty great. -- (link) - David Jun 26, 21:11 7
- Lol! -- nm - Inside Out Pippy Jun 27, 06:28
- Ha! -- nm - kelly Jun 26, 23:03
- Nicely done. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 26, 21:51
- Hilarious. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 21:26
- ~You got the touch, you got the power~ -- nm - con_carne Jun 26, 21:26
- More Canadian treasures! (of whom you stole) -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 21:17 1
  - The Aussie stoled 'em, we just gotta deal. -- nm - budice Jun 26, 21:21
Groiny. Either my mic broke or the controller broke. Lets go -- nm - Truman Jun 26, 21:08
The "Secret Warriors" will be in Agents of SHIELD next season. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 20:55 1
- Look Beaker I told you. I am not going to watch Agents of SHIELD so sto--Oh. Hi Mop. I guess you're back! -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 00:03
The rainbow White House is doing to me ya'll. -- nm - MDH Jun 26, 20:46
This was one of the best days of Obama's presidency. -- nm - David Jun 26, 20:36 8
- does he have anything in the works for a higher national minimum wage, for reducing college tutition, fixing student loans? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 21:59
- SSM, ACA, and offed OBL. Not a bad resume. -- nm - budice Jun 26, 21:03 2
  - Now he just needs to get an imigration bill -- nm - eag Jun 26, 21:21 1
    - After DT's comments so do the Republicans. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 26, 21:45
- That World Cup game sure was awesome. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 20:46
- Totally agree. - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 20:39 2
  - Those pictures from yesterday after hearing about the ACA victory suggest the White House has been quite a happy place. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 20:46
  - That's fantastic. -- nm - David Jun 26, 20:40
i sure have been missing commission-free saturdays over on that other site lately . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 26, 20:29
What the heck was The Chenbot wearing on Big Brother last night? -- nm - Dano Jun 26, 20:12 1
- She's never looked better these past two nights. -- nm - J Jun 26, 20:42
Packed train from Ravinia. - tobor.2 Jun 26, 20:11
Dear old woman telling your life story to the pharmacist and holding up the line: prepare to face the worst disdain Canadians have to offer - Reagen Jun 26, 20:08 1
- But you'll apologize for it afterwards, right? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 20:12
I just got to that scene in Ex Machina. Lol. -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 26, 20:06 2
- They should have been on Star Search -- nm - amoxy Jun 26, 20:23
- *point* *point* *point* -- nm - Max Jun 26, 20:06
Some good Cubs/Cardinals games already this year (including tomight). Should only get better going forward including when they meet in the playoffs. - zunk xometimes Jun 26, 20:05 3
- And one would have to be wildcard. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 26, 20:08 2
  - You are correct sir. Doubt anyone will catch the Cards so really just need to fight it out with Pittsburg and one of those West teams - zunk xometimes Jun 26, 20:20 1
    - The Cubs frequently swoon after the All-Star break. - tobor.2 Jun 26, 22:03
Someone remind JackDawson that I said he was right and had a good point. And remind me, too. - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 20:05 5
- You're just flat wrong when you say that you've seen the victories disappear. DOMA is dead. DADT is dead. Prop 8 is dead. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 21:01 1
  - Every law making SSM illegal/unconstitutional is dead. Barring an amendment to the Constitution, they'll stay dead. - TWuG Jun 26, 21:30
- So, you are a ... reluctant ... cynic? -- nm - zork Jun 26, 20:57 1
  - Hhhhmmmm ... - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 21:28
- It's over. The people against it are dying. -- nm - David Jun 26, 20:32
One of the criticisms of Twitter is that it's basically an echo chamber. Today the echo was pretty damn awesome. -- nm - Tim Jun 26, 19:59
Texas AG says state will not change its definition of marriage - zeitgeist Jun 26, 19:58 2
- Bigotry is not an expression of faith. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 26, 20:00
- Never mind...that was his speach yesterday, now (and buried on the last paragraph) the state would be "following high court’s flawed ruling." -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 20:00
The Kingsport Mets (rookie league) apparently forgot to list any relievers on their lineup card tonight. - Tim Jun 26, 19:50 3
- So you're saying they start them on the Mets Way early? -- nm - spamlet Jun 27, 04:40
- and also, the first two pitchers for the road team at the minor league game I was at last night were making their pro debuts. - Tim Jun 26, 19:53
- My hometown! -- nm - David Jun 26, 19:51
f/u on ty's b2 post about asking the nearest hippie.. as jake tapper says, "of course" nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 19:37 3
- and here's part of the feature story on tomorrow's nyt front page. :) - nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 19:40 2
  - last one (for now ;p-me) - anderson cooper interviewed the man whose case was decided today. so touching. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Jun 26, 19:51 1
    - and then, almost 4 hours later, I clicked YouTube's video. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Jun 26, 23:45 [youtube]
the midwest/deep south fires back at all the happy happy joy joy gays with *this*....(deep fried Big Mac with a Mac sauce drizzle) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 26, 19:35
and now for something completely different. kitty! my mom has a couple that dip their paws into a water bowl and then lick it, and - b. Jun 26, 19:35 2
- and, also, awww - photos of pets, with them young and older, and their favorite toys. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 19:45 1
  - Very cute! -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 20:00
NBC national news extended to an hour tonight to cover today's events. - Meg Jun 26, 19:29
I'm trying to figure out where fed up conservatives would have to move to. Ironically Russia comes to mind. -- nm - Dano Jun 26, 19:14 5
- Israel. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 19:30
- Yep. Not even Ireland is safe. And that was voted on. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 26, 19:20 1
  - Central and Eastern Europe seem safe from the gays so far. -- nm - ty97 Jun 26, 19:22
- Iran, strong central faith based government, NO GAYS, syria, somalia all that plus GUNSGUNS GUNS -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 26, 19:20 1
  - The best part is the guns are likely ones we sent. -- nm - Qale Jun 26, 19:21
Watching Jeopardy always reminds me that I could go for a refresher course in elementary grammar. Specifically... - Mop Jun 26, 19:12 1
- It reminds me I don't know much about modern lit. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 26, 19:17
I don't tend to put a lot of stock in single events as "historic" but it has been quite an extraordinary week - jangles Jun 26, 19:10
In the Google Hangouts app (on my iPad, for instance), I can dial my parent's phone and it's free. I can't figure out how to use Hangouts on desktop. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 19:08 2
- Use Chrome browser, and launch the Apps tab. -- nm - jaxSean Jun 26, 23:00
- did you see this? nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 26, 19:13
I feel like dancing. -- (link) - Mop Jun 26, 18:58 [youtube] 1
- Hey that guy's pretty good. I think he might catch on. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 26, 19:10
Meanwhile, Bristol Palin is super offended by same sex marriage. - housesitting loosi Jun 26, 18:54 14
- If she married a Lesbian she wouldn't have two bastard children -- nm - Bacon Jun 26, 21:59
- If Bristol Palin were Obama’s daughter, Fox News would shame her for being pregnant - Dan Savage Jun 26, 20:40
- you'd think she'd be shutting the fuck up right now, but noooooo -- nm - Reagen Jun 26, 20:00 4
  - When else would she be able to double down on stupid? -- nm - David Jun 26, 20:30
  - And she's wrong about one thing...she needs the lectures. -- nm* - tobor.2 Jun 26, 20:13 2
    - Bristol Palin earned a quarter million dollars giving Pro-abstinance lectures -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 26, 20:45 1
      - Not as a job. She needs to listen. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 26, 21:44
- Who gives a shit what she thinks? Why is her opinion news? Any other kids of failed politicians weighing in? -- nm - Krusty Jun 26, 19:56
- Bristol Palin can go pound sand. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 26, 19:29
- She only believes in marriage as an excuse to have sex. - tobor.2 Jun 26, 19:11
- Given her history, I think she's offended by marriage in general. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 26, 19:05 1
  - *ding* -- nm - TWuG Jun 26, 19:06
- maybe. maybe not. it depends if they take after their mother, or not. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 26, 19:04
- Super. -- nm - Mop Jun 26, 18:58
All You Need Is Love -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 26, 18:52 [youtube]
Marlins close the game 0 for 10 with 10Ks -- nm - JD Jun 26, 18:52

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