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Because I haven't done this in a while: what are you reading, ST? nm - ralph wiggum Jun 28, 18:33 17
- Croak -- nm - Ender Jun 28, 20:41
- re-reading the Yiddish Policeman's Union -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 18:52
- the dixie association by donald hays. also: the power of the dog!!!... - x Jun 28, 18:47 2
  - Yeah, I love his Neil Carey series and I'm definitely going to read The Cartel soon. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 28, 18:52
  - Dogs are great - jangles Jun 28, 18:47
- Re-reading Executive Orders from Clancy; just finished Darkness Brutal and the Curse Keepers trilogy to date. - Will Hunting Jun 28, 18:43
- Foundation trilogy. -- nm - icolin Jun 28, 18:42
- the flame throwers by rachel kushner. (I loaned my kindle to jz who is on vacation for six weeks, so I can only read paper. -- (link) - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 18:40
- The Diaster Artist (about the making of The Room) -- nm - JD Jun 28, 18:39 2
  - Like Bristol Palin, Tommy likes to claim now that he was being intentionally terrible - jangles Jun 28, 18:41
  - I really loved this book. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 18:41
- The Well-Tuned Mind -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 18:39
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- Just finished Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig (meh). Reading The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness. - Kim Pine Jun 28, 18:37 2
  - I liked all the books in the Blackbirds series, though I see why you wouldn't be into them. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 28, 18:40 1
    - I really like Chuck so I feel bad that I didn't enjoy the book so much. -- nm - Kim Pine Jun 28, 18:44
- nothing right now, but planning to reread American Gods this weekend -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 18:35
I have a crush on the bajorian ringside reporter on Battlebots. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 18:20 3
- ...bajorian?...nm - x Jun 28, 18:21 2
  - Fun fact: bajorian porn is illegal in Sweden. -- nm - icolin Jun 28, 18:25 1
    - and Cardassia -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 18:31
Here's another one that could have been much worse - stepdad arrested for leaving kids in car. -- (link) - Meg Jun 28, 18:12
Jurassic World C Chris Pratt was good but (spoils) - amoxy Jun 28, 17:59 1
- I always thought the JP movies were kind of cheesy. This seemed right in line... -- nm - icolin Jun 28, 18:29
the joke that is TNA is having a PPV tonight, despite the fact that they taped this Wednesday's Impact the other night where there is a title change. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 17:57 1
- Do all the wrong things! -- nm - Qale Jun 28, 20:15
Is Greece really that important economically? - Will Hunting Jun 28, 17:47 11
- in my professional opinion.... -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 28, 18:13 [youtube]
- note: don't overestimate the importance of this sort of 2% swing... - x Jun 28, 18:10
- A year ago, a country leaving the euro was unthinkable. But once it happens, anything goes. -- nm - Roger More Jun 28, 18:02
- it's not just Greece. Spain and Portgual could be the next dominoes to fall and a lot of people in the UK are eager to exit the EU for independent - jangles Jun 28, 17:52 7
  - wait ... since when was the UK part of the eurozone? wasnt it just Ireland? - call me Ishmael Jun 28, 18:36 4
    - the uk is a member of the eurozone, but opted out of currency union under the maastrict treaty....nm - x Jun 28, 18:45
    - Good video on the subject ... -- (link) - icolin Jun 28, 18:44 [youtube]
    - Long time -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 18:40
    - it's part of the EU, but is not on the Euro currency -- nm* - znufrii Jun 28, 18:40
  - This....the UK is ready to go for a lot of reasons. -- nm - icolin Jun 28, 18:24
  - right, it's about the dissolution of the eurozone.... - x Jun 28, 18:07
Stephen Amell (Arrow) hit a home run while doing batting practice with the Blue Jays.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 28, 17:38
This trip is so short, I'm just going to stay on London time. - icolin Jun 28, 17:33
wow. Whiplash is fan-tastic. -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 17:32 5
- I love that people are finding this movie. All that shouting from the rooftops I've been doing must be working. :) -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 28, 18:05
- I watched the last 15 min again today...really great stuff. - icolin Jun 28, 17:34 3
  - So the last drum solo -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 18:48
  - absolutely -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 17:57
  - yeah -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 17:37
"Greece confirms banks will remain closed until July 6, imposes limits on ATM withdrawals " -- (link) - ML Jun 28, 17:25 1
- i'll gladly pay you tuesday. for a hamburger, today. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 17:30
Frenchy! -- (link) - ML Jun 28, 17:16
notes on watching lifeforce for the first time since i saw it in a theater in 1985... - x Jun 28, 17:11 6
- I recall reading somewhere that GOlan/Globus spent a TON on this movie and it nearly broke them. It's a crazy movie and I love it.... - Remlik Jun 28, 17:19 2
  - i loved it when it came out. but it's soooo sloppy... - x Jun 28, 17:29 1
    - oh yeah. I wondered that as well... -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 17:31
- re note 1: although Dan O'Bannon wrote the original draft of Alien, the script that was shot is much more Walter Hill's draft - jangles Jun 28, 17:14 2
  - yeah, i think i knew that. walter hill's mid 70-s-80's work is pretty aces... - x Jun 28, 17:20
  - to wit -- (link) - jangles Jun 28, 17:15
Finance: Dow Jones futures already have the DJIA down 300 points -- (link) - budice Jun 28, 17:08 6
- i knew i should have waited to put a little in my mutual funds . . . it'll be a good day to buy ! -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 28, 17:35 3
  - Guess I should have taken that OneWest t'marketer up on his offer for a 1% Money Mkt acct ;) -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 18:04 2
    - Forget that noise. There are hosts of blue chip companies that pay 2-3% dividend. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 28, 18:08 1
      - Oh I know. I pretty much hung up on him. They're still unhappy 'cause I closed my last CD with them - opened back when banks were paying 3-5% :) -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 18:14
- i suggest not losing any sleep over it...nm - x Jun 28, 17:13 1
  - yup. were you to try and sell, you'd never get your price and simply lose more - Reagen Jun 28, 17:28
Posting from a boat. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 28, 17:06 3
- good lookin' fish...nm - x Jun 28, 17:15 1
  - We're at 3 Chinook so far, only been on the water for an hour -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 17:37
- look again--the tickets are now diamonds -- nm - ML Jun 28, 17:08
sorry Christians, Pat Robertson says gays will force you to like anal sex -- (link) - jangles Jun 28, 16:30 10
- Most chicks like it. -- nm - budice Jun 28, 17:03 1
  - If you pay them enough, many will say they like a lot of things they don't. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 28, 17:55
- To be fair, you're only going to have to *say* you like it. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 16:49
- Okay, educate me here - is the following quote from the link correct? - Meg Jun 28, 16:46 3
  - Probably. There have been a bunch of similar discrimination cases where florists, bakeries, etc have refused to provide services against same-sex - Roger More Jun 28, 17:13 2
    - Ah, makes sense. So you just say you're overbooked that week. -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 17:16 1
      - Photogs/videogs I could see because you are really involved personally (but even then everything is so much the same except you have 2 grooms instead - zeitgeist Jun 28, 17:31
- Dano's seen that porno. - David Jun 28, 16:32 2
  - I would presume not the eldery version but then I can't be 100% ccertain. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 17:27
  - the worst part is that now Pat's ruined the surprise -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 16:39
meet the designer of the Solo "Jazz" cup -- (link) - jangles Jun 28, 16:28
you know how bristol palin said that her pregnancy is "a huge disappointment" to her family, friends and fans? -- (link) - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 16:08 10
- If it was planned, why does she say, "I made a mistake?" nm - Dignan Jun 28, 16:14 7
  - Yeah! Stay in line on the Iraq invasion history! -- nm - GOP Jun 28, 22:20
  - See, she *wanted* to have kids, so whenever they happen, it's what she wanted even if it's not what she wanted and oh no I've gone cross eyed. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 17:26
  - The educational system in Alaska is not all it's cracked up to be. -- nm - David Jun 28, 16:37
  - Million dollar earner, ten cent brain. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 28, 16:24
  - I don't speak alaskan. maybe vermin can translate? -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 16:16 2
    - it sounds more like acid trip talk, than alaskan :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 28, 17:03
    - Maybe she planned it...but her fiancée wasn't on board and the mistake was losing him? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 28, 16:37
- she meant to make that mistake -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 16:14 1
  - So she planned to get pregnant so she can prove she's pro-life? -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 16:23
Let's go Matz! -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 15:38 4
- 7.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 6 K; 3-3, 4 RBI. - Tim Jun 28, 16:06
- Grandpa Matz = ++ -- nm - ML Jun 28, 15:48 2
  - I was at work so I missed this. Outstanding. -- (link) - Tim Jun 28, 16:10 1
    - "Steven Matz isn't just the first pitcher - he's first PLAYER on the Mets to have 4 RBI in his MLB debut." -- nm - ML Jun 28, 16:49
Yeah, I'm not going swimming when I go to the beach in August. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 15:09 9
- you'll be in more danger driving to the beach than at the beach...nm - x Jun 28, 16:49
- Really? It seems like your entire life has been leading you to do just that. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 28, 16:42
- i'll be in that exact area in three weeks. bring it on, sharks -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 15:26 6
  - Thank you, test case. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 16:13 1
    - send me something of yours i can feed to them - jangles Jun 28, 16:26
  - a shark bit richard hatch the first season of survivor. he bit it back. you should try that. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 15:32 3
    - but that probably brought on the hubris that led to tax evasion and doing time. Why do you want pixie in jail? -- nm - mud Jun 28, 15:36 2
      - oh, naive mud . . . -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 15:37 1
        
        oh you've already done time? ah. -- nm - mud Jun 28, 15:39
Houston Astro's mascot really loves baseball -- (link) - Beaker Jun 28, 15:01
Well, yeah: Python Dies After Eating Porcupine in Lake Eland Reserve, South Africa -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 28, 14:40
Bubba just on cruise control. -- nm - budice Jun 28, 14:38
The last REAL Top Gear aired tonight, and the guys tweeted. - housesitting loosi Jun 28, 14:21 3
- yeah, but will they have the kind of budget being part of a network with a reach of 350m viewers -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 14:26
- I think netflix has a deal with them already. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 14:23 1
  - here -- (link) - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 14:24
Inside Out was fantastic! -- nm - TWuG Jun 28, 14:06
Scrotal Recall is simply delightful -- nm - Pippy XXL Jun 28, 14:04 1
- see? -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 17:00
So it looks like th NY fugitives were headed to Canada. They must have heard about the gay marriage ruling. -- nm - Mop Jun 28, 13:46
So with the Greece news I shouldn't even look at my IRA tomorrow right? -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 13:37 5
- slightly related: what would happen to the world's worst market timer? -- (link) - Reagen Jun 28, 14:32
- you shouldn't be worrying about daily moves anyway!....nm - x Jun 28, 13:44 1
  - I know, but I can't help looking every day. I've yet to place a sell order though. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 14:53
- more shares at lower prices - jangles Jun 28, 13:38 1
  - might be time to make this year's Roth contribution -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 13:52
David Sweat said to have been shot and in custody. -- (link) - Meg Jun 28, 13:09 3
- I'm surprised they didn't try to car jack someone, off a few . What would they have been able to do in Canada they couldn't here to survive? -- nm - z on the go Jun 28, 15:09
- CBSN has a 40 second clip confirming this fact. -- nm - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 28, 13:31
- fun fact: my sister lives in malone, where they shot the last dude....nm - x Jun 28, 13:18
I'm sure you care: I think this is the fridge I want. I know I have 32". the question is, do I have 32.19"? -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 13:08 1
- link a doodle doo! -- (link) - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 13:08
Word has reached us that Billy Borgioli, guitarist for pioneering Boston punk band The Real Kids, has passed away after suffering a brain aneurysm -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 28, 12:57 1
- yep. john felice is the only original one left....nm - x Jun 28, 12:59
I'm so over rain. like, I know california has some problems right now and that I shouldn't complain but man. ENOUGH. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 12:57 3
- I know how you feel. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 28, 13:06 2
  - I don't -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 13:11 1
    - I certainly wish we could send you some of the rain. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 28, 13:22
proposed: the word "ripeness" be struck and replaced by "ripeitude" - jangles Jun 28, 12:54 6
- your proposal fails to outline the benefits of this change...nm - x Jun 28, 13:00 2
  - dude, ripeitude is way more bitching than ripeness - jangles Jun 28, 13:27 1
    - i'm still not sure you're making your case.... - x Jun 28, 13:46
- Would the next stage be rottitude? -- nm - Meg Jun 28, 12:58 1
  - Sure! -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 13:00
- like agreeance: ripeance. -- nm - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 12:55
Brian Windhorst‏@WindhorstESPN LeBron James has notified the Cavs he will opt out of his contract and become a free agent, sources told ESPN - Remlik Jun 28, 12:46 7
- Man, he's taking losing awfully hard. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 28, 13:11
- he intends to resign with Cleveland -- (link) - Remlik Jun 28, 13:09
- Welcome home -- nm - budice Jun 28, 12:58
- ~ making friends, for all the world to see ~ -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 12:51 2
  - ridiculous. he takes advantage of getting a larger max deal because of the salary cap increase...nm - x Jun 28, 12:54 1
    - Decision 3: In It To Win It! -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 13:00
- no surprise. he'd be crazy not to....nm - x Jun 28, 12:51
This weekend was my first negative day in my port for the past 34 days. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 12:38 2
- I looked yesterday only once after like noon -- it was 10pm, maybe? I was down over three mill. - all the boys love OBBR Jun 28, 12:43
- Cmon, think positive -- nm - Sadness Jun 28, 12:40
Reddit Showerthoughts has been killing it lately: "I have never heard a woman narrate a movie trailer." - con_carne Jun 28, 12:33 7
- In which I'm reminded "In A World" exists -- nm - con_carne Jun 28, 12:35 6
  - that movie is, unfortunately, not very good....nm - x Jun 28, 12:37 5
    - disagree. it's a solid film -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 12:45 4
      - i think lake bell is fine as an actress and her heart is in the right place, but the screenplay is mush...nm - x Jun 28, 12:49 3
        
        You will like it better in 20 years when you are binging on movies from this decade -- nm - rollo Jun 28, 13:34 2
        
        doubtful....nm - x Jun 28, 13:46
        
        otherhyde *loved* it -- nm - jangles Jun 28, 13:38
Since you guys like wrestling, here's a pic from a country music festival here yesterday. Someone named Seth Rollins was banned from being there ... - Krusty Jun 28, 12:22 3
- I don't know the context, but he's the WWE champion and that's hilarious. -- nm - Tim Jun 28, 16:15
- HAHAHAHAHA! -- nm - Remlik Jun 28, 12:30
- Sorry for the first. I don't think to check the count. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 12:23

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