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Ok. Why did I think the match was at 3 Pacific? Well at least I'm clear of LA traffic - JD Jun 30, 15:27 2
- oo, elle king! should be great! -- nm - b. Jun 30, 15:31
- Beat the jerries! -- nm - jangles Jun 30, 15:28
15 images questioning the Laws of Physics -- (link) - ML Jun 30, 15:15 2
- The string is bringing force down near the table edge and the handle is countering it upward at the other end. - tobor.2 Jun 30, 15:24
- superglue was my first thought -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 30, 15:22
To be fair, if you're within visual range of an enemy jet these days then you've been dangling from a parachute for several minutes already. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 15:09 5
- and yet all air forces teach within visual range tactics and it's for a reason. - Mel Profit Jun 30, 15:11 4
  - Well that and politics. If you have to visually verify your target -- nm - JD Jun 30, 15:22 3
    - I can't say for every air force but the US is probably the best at verifying a target without having to fly on top of it. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 30, 15:24 2
      - Tell that to Iran Air passengers -- nm - z on the go Jun 30, 16:00
      - Agreed. But we still probably wouldn't take the shot - JD Jun 30, 15:29
Wow. The Blackhawks traded Brandon Saad. Did not see that one coming. They said repeatedly that re-signing him was a priority. -- (link) - pmb Jun 30, 15:02 3
- He wanted too much money and they're too close to the cap. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 30, 15:18
- yeah, but you got Dano -- nm - ML Jun 30, 15:12 1
  - And he knows how to bookem -- nm - eag Jun 30, 15:14
I feel like I should mention that I will never ever ever eat this -- (link) - ty97 Jun 30, 14:59 5
- hmmm, i ate expired sardines *and* anchovies this past weekend. maybe i should try this next....nm - x Jun 30, 15:24 2
  - Happy now, b.? - jangles Jun 30, 15:25 1
    - worst lunch report ever. maybe we should take up a collection? gofundbetterlunchesforhyde. -- nm - b. Jun 30, 15:29
- I remember anthony bourdain trying it. that was enough for me. -- nm - b. Jun 30, 15:05
- The Texas dudes' one was funnier -- nm - jangles Jun 30, 15:04
WA state lotto tix sales down...because of the state budget impass which is also laying off state workers like unneeded prison guards -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 14:56 2
- I don't understand. Are unneeded prison guards big buyers of lotto tickets, and if they're out of a job, they don't buy tickets? -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 15:21 1
  - Tix machine can not sell wa state lotto, only the mega lotto multi state, but not the powerball -- nm - z on the go Jun 30, 15:58
and actual new news: phil knight to step down as nike chairman. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 30, 14:54
this is new - I am somehow twitter-following a german soccer player. never heard of him, seen him before, etc. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 30, 14:51 4
- he's not bad, if that helps...nm - x Jun 30, 14:58
- You and your drunken stalking binges -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:55 2
  - coincidentally, not a minute ago I was considering starting drinking so I could have some of this. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 30, 14:57 1
    - love that stuff. LMS and younger97 and me drank it overlooking the Thames -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:58
c'mon now, i also made a child sacrifice to afford my dream home....nm - x Jun 30, 14:46 1
- if that worked to get people dream homes, there would a lot more missing kids on milk cartons -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 14:54
This lede -- (link) - ty97 Jun 30, 14:44 5
- Annnnnnnd.... I'm done. -- nm - Headline writer SI Jun 30, 15:31
- ...and ruined her pants - the very pants she'd set off to return! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 14:49
- quality...nm - x Jun 30, 14:47
- Starring Kristen Wiig. -- nm - Max Jun 30, 14:46
- chuck norris and jim cantore have some serious competition! -- nm - b. Jun 30, 14:45
Citi's had enough. They froze my credit card. -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 14:43
have one or more kitties in your life? live near a dollar tree? shopping tip: in their auto section, at least here, they have some very super soft - b. Jun 30, 14:40 2
- I thought you were about to report a kitty collection drive at dollar trees. - Max Jun 30, 14:41 1
  - no collecting kitties! unless, say, someone worthy would like some of my mom's. (please, oh please.) -- nm - b. Jun 30, 14:44
Now wouldn't traditional marriage be the one that isn't a civil union? -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 30, 14:28
Pete Rose will sign I BET ON BASEBALL with his signiture for an extra $200. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 30, 14:27 2
- In hindsight, he was the first celebrity troll of my lifetime. -- nm - David Jun 30, 14:36
- classy -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 14:35
My hands smell like (blank) which is funny because I haven't (blank) (blank) in a long time. - Mop Jun 30, 14:26 7
- squegee oil, painted enamel -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 30, 15:18
- graphite/used a pencil -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 14:52
- crap (figuratively, not literally), washed them -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:36
- nsfw nsfw nsfw -- nm* - Beaker Jun 30, 14:35
- Cedar, chopped wood. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 14:35
- popcorn. eaten popcorn. -- nm - b. Jun 30, 14:31
- pewter, smelted tin -- nm - Max Jun 30, 14:29
"nice par, David!" -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 14:22 2
- "He hit it down the damn road, didn't he?" -- nm - David Jun 30, 14:31 1
  - "Still going." -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 14:33
On Kimmel last night, they were asking random kids on the street if they understood gay marriage. This boy said it was when two men got married. - GregW Jun 30, 14:22
This doesn't even make sense -- (link) - ty97 Jun 30, 14:14 11
- Huh?!? -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 14:18 4
  - The website still says this and I still don't get it. -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:24 3
    - Yeah, I checked after seeing your post. So it's just skipping 50th st. which is nowhere near Canal. - Krusty Jun 30, 14:33 2
      - Right. If canal is the issue, it would have to be on the express track skipping 23rd too, right? -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:33 1
        
        Yeah. It would switch at W4th and go express from there to 34th. But it couldn't get on the express track below Canal unless there's a switch in the - Krusty Jun 30, 14:44
- *THIS* does not make sense! -- (link) - Mop Jun 30, 14:17 [Image]
- Did you ever see this post? -- (link) - ML Jun 30, 14:15 [Backboard] 4
  - ooof. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 14:17 1
    - They should add crocodiles to the Olympics for this very reason. -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 14:18
  - It makes me hurt all over when I see it -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:16 1
    - Gotta have a broken rib or three after that hit to the platform. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 14:19
Trump has filed $500m suit against Univision. -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 14:13 2
- never a dull life for the Trump lawyers :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 30, 14:15
- Exactly how he'd take down Putin. -- nm - Max Jun 30, 14:14
Dano has been traded -- (link) - ML Jun 30, 14:13 1
- Anisimov must have been a lurker, I do not remember any of their posts..i'm sorry to see Dano go, but that's life :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 30, 14:16
WAIT WHAT -- nm - nubby Jun 30, 14:02 5
- NOW IS THE TIME, N*BBAH! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 14:12 1
  - */ faint /* -- nm - nubby Jun 30, 14:45
- I KNOW -- nm - ML Jun 30, 14:03 2
  - SERIOUSLY? -- nm - Max Jun 30, 14:04 1
    - SRSLY -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 14:17
I just realized that Google Inbox has grouped together all my recent vacation bookings into a single itinerary. It's... thinking. -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 13:57
Benifer is officially over... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 30, 13:53 17
- yah, really sad. :( - not just from those comments; but I think it's likely he wanted to be a regular, straight-path guy and thought he'd have it - b. Jun 30, 14:04
- Oh, this news makes me sad. I had hoped the rumors weren't true. -- nm - kelly Jun 30, 14:00
- that makes me sad -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 13:58
- That's disappointing. -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 13:58
- go for Charlize next, see how that works out -- nm - Max Jun 30, 13:57 2
  - (Jennifer) -- nm - jangles Jun 30, 13:57 1
    - She's shorter than I thought. What's going on with his pants there? Is he tying the ankles like it's the 80s? -- nm - Max Jun 30, 13:58
- maybe we need to change that to Remliked? ;) -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 30, 13:56
- Benifer II. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 13:56 8
  - Keep him away from Jennifer Lawrence. -- nm - tobor.2 Jun 30, 13:57 7
    - Lord almighty - if he was a serial cheater on the down low, what is he going to be like loose and running free? -- nm - Epiphany Jun 30, 13:58 6
      - i want to see him back with J Lo. Just for the drama. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 14:00 2
        
        He should try, and then she and Iggy should make out just to tease him, waggling their tails around. -- nm - Max Jun 30, 14:02
        
        yep - me too. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 14:01
      - A big walking herp sore. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 13:59
      - Chicks don't want a dude unless he's married -- nm - jangles Jun 30, 13:59
      - if the rumors are true, he's back on the sauce and ain't gonna be real appealing -- nm - ML Jun 30, 13:59
Affleck and Garner are finally ending the charade, supposedly. nm - Dignan Jun 30, 13:53 1
- Freedom! -- nm - jangles Jun 30, 13:57
Rangers have activated Josh Hamilton from the DL and optioned Joey Gallo to AAA. - ML Jun 30, 13:52 9
- what did you trade him for??? - groiny Jun 30, 13:53 8
  - who? -- nm - ML Jun 30, 13:54 7
    - didn't you trade him to someone in the Dingers league? -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 13:55 6
      - No. I kept him. -- nm - ML Jun 30, 13:58 3
        
        you chose poorly. -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 13:59 2
        
        meh, he was good for one thing and performed admirably -- nm - ML Jun 30, 14:00 1
        
        Like groiny -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 14:07
      - That was Joey Callo....C-A-L-L-O. Not Gallo! -- nm - Jim Jun 30, 13:56 1
        
        He wasn't so good in the dirt. - spamlet Jun 30, 14:02
Popcon Attendance last year 3000. This year...21000....due to guests like this guy -- (link) - Remlik Jun 30, 13:47 [youtube] 8
- Pffft Whatever, they were all there to see Casper Van Dien! -- nm - IrishStephen Jun 30, 15:28
- Which is why you say "Fuck you all" to the comic folks who complain about YouTubers at a con. -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 14:00 1
  - yyuuppp. we made bank at the show. -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 14:18
- I don't know who that interviewer is but he is smokin hawt. - Epiphany Jun 30, 13:51 4
  - His eyes are *way* too close together. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 14:48
  - he has 8 milllion subscribers -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 13:53 2
    - I freakin believe it. daymnnn -- nm - Epiphany Jun 30, 13:57 1
      - I heard from customers that girls were crying upon meeting him. lines were 10 hours long to meet him -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 14:19
Given he's a monster, how much slack should we give Oliver Stone with the Snowden movie? I mean, it does star Jo Levitt. -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 13:45 1
- I assume it will be as sloppy as most of his recent historical films - jangles Jun 30, 13:53
Well, this makes me happy to see as a taxpayer worrying about our military readiness in the future. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 13:36 4
- The F-22 looks better and better every day. - Mel Profit Jun 30, 15:01
- The news story I saw about its carrier readiness was cautiously optimistic in the sense that... - Mop Jun 30, 13:59
- I forgot to post the picture I took of it in the Smithsonian. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 30, 13:57
- It's not really a dog-fight plane though. It's a flying antenna. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 13:43
California is the *third* state to require all schoolkids to get vaccines. Do you know the first two? -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 13:32 5
- Yes. They were in a link I shared yesterday. -- nm - ML Jun 30, 13:33 4
  - How rude of you to pre-share my poll questions. - ty97 Jun 30, 13:34 3
    - you even posted in the thread! -- nm - ML Jun 30, 13:36 2
      - It was a mispost I'm certain -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 13:37 1
        
        Y R U so bad at things? -- nm - David Jun 30, 13:46
did RC ever tell us what the estimate was for his mom's house to be painted? -- nm - b. Jun 30, 13:20 3
- Can't remember if I did or not. Might have got called away. But in any case ... (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 14:46 2
  - wow, that's some difference! and thanks, now I can commute a little easier. -- nm - b. Jun 30, 14:48 1
    - :-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 14:55
TV ad theme that needs to die. lazy unemployed do nothing husband is supposed to do something while put upon wifey is at work... - zeitgeist Jun 30, 13:14 6
- As you get older, more and more adverts will offend. - OAE -- Explorer, Antarctica, Old Jun 30, 13:29 2
  - Because they hit too close to home? -- nm - Mop Jun 30, 13:42 1
    - well I am wearing khakis -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 14:59
- I like the Jake from State Farm Coneheads ad. -- nm - pmb Jun 30, 13:24 1
  - yes, it's quite good -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 13:24
- Jane Wyatt & Donna Reed still rule the roost :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 30, 13:18
That was some ML-level skepticism shown by decline right there. - prayformojo Jun 30, 13:13
that guy's a gigolo, maaaan. -- nm - kelly Jun 30, 13:08 3
- Ha ha ha ha! - David Jun 30, 13:24 1
  - Know wot I mean? -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Jun 30, 13:33
- Bomb the Bass - jangles Jun 30, 13:14
*sacrifices B2 to Satan so I can own cool stuff* -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 13:05

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