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Trivia: 4 U.S. Presidents have been former cheerleaders. Can you name them? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 2, 06:35 12
- Also a former cheerleader: Samuel L. Jackson! nm - ralph wiggum Jul 2, 06:42 2
  - You WILL cheer, mfers! -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 06:43 1
    - there's a snakes on a plane reference in there somewhere . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jul 2, 07:56
- GWB -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 06:38
- 'The Roosevelts' showed FDR doing his thing. -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 06:37 2
  - Y'all have 3. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 2, 06:39
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 06:38
- Reagan is one I think. -- nm - Diva Jul 2, 06:36
- Reagen was one, I think. George W Bush I know was. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 06:36
- Ford? -- nm - amoxy Jul 2, 06:36
- Ford -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 06:36
- There haven't been any women presidents. This is a trick question. - oblique Jul 2, 06:35
Man, the Sixers done *fleeced* the Kings last night in that deal. -- nm - ML Jul 2, 06:32 2
- What deal? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 2, 06:44
- including another 1st round pick for next year? I think this makes a potential of 6 for us -- nm - decline Jul 2, 06:43
Cracked's (previously published) 7 Animals That Are One Flaw Away From Taking Over the World is fun. Didn't know that scorpions glow in the dark -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 2, 06:15 1
- The Portuguese Man-of-War Can't Swim? - amoxy Jul 2, 06:35
Some idiot is in for a world of police hurt. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 2, 06:13
If you use Xoom and dislike Paypal, I have bad news for you. -- (link) - Baron Bing Bong Jul 2, 06:02
It's jobs day. NFP +223K. Unemployment rate down from 5.5% to 5.3%. Participation rate trending wrong way. Wages weak. -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 05:40 4
- Weak wages prolly keep to one rate hike for 2015. Dec timeframe -- nm - budice Jul 2, 05:58
- So, that'll probably push teh Fed to keep interest rates low, right? - Will Hunting Jul 2, 05:46 2
  - Pre-market rose following the report, so that's the bet from traders I'd say -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 06:09
  - I think Greece is the larger factor in that decision. -- nm - ML Jul 2, 05:46
Washington Navy Yard on lockdown due to possible (unconfirmed) shooter situation. - ty97 Jul 2, 05:19 1
- 9/13 -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 2, 05:27
Donald Tump has (well *had*) a mattress line with SERTA? -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 05:01 4
- I hesitate to say this, but Trump interviewing with Don Lemon might be the low point of this campaign. - ML Jul 2, 05:29 2
  - It's not a limbo contest, Donald. -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 05:44
  - You did see that Rand Paul met with Cliven Bundy, right? Because they CAN go deeper! -- (link) - TWuG Jul 2, 05:35
- Sure. Casinos need beds, plus there are plenty of people willing to pay extra for an ordinary thing with the Trump name on it -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 05:11
DOJ To Approve AT&T DirecTV Deal Without Conditions -- (link) - budice Jul 2, 04:45 1
- Of course. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 06:07
Happy Miguel Sano day, everybody! May you enjoy this blessed day in the company of your family and friends. -- nm - ML Jul 2, 04:28
I could've used this today. Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:29 3
- my great aunt and uncle used to take these when they went to watch PGA events. -- nm - mafic Jul 2, 00:47
- Ooh, or this! It even has Slacker in the name. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:31 1
  - ... hmm, unfortunately the reviews do indicate it's a bit harsh on the nards. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:34
Neon Noodle! -- (link) - con_carne Jul 2, 00:26 [youtube]
Who will ban Trump next? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:23
@midnight #comicon ailments.....iron man deficiency or ironman lung -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 00:15 5
- heh, someone already did Guardians of the Gallstones -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:24 3
  - StarWarts -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 01:14 2
    - Star Trekinosis. -- nm - TWuG Jul 2, 04:44 1
      - Hip Cosplasia. -- nm - TWuG Jul 2, 05:37
- Has anyone done Thormbosis yet? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:19
It's going to be a long day. Slept only 4 hours - cat woke me up with giant furball throw-up on the bed. Can't get back to sleep. Probably exciteme - Covington Jul 1, 23:58
cartoonist Leonard Starr has died :( -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 1, 22:59
Celebrity Wife Swap tonight with Holly Robinson-Peete & Margaret Cho is very fun...guest starring Nina Hartley! -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 1, 22:54
I am begrudgingly seeing Terminator tomorrow. BUT it is near a good asian market with different fish & meat cuts than I find at my local store. any - Peglegpete Jul 1, 22:37 6
- Your clothes. Give them to me. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 23:34
- Vinegar? They should have several, cheap, varieties you dont usually see. - tobor.2 Jul 1, 23:25 1
  - thanks but I ahve several already -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 2, 00:45
- so much asian import fish is the product of medieval slave labor so I'm abstaining -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 23:12
- Yellowtail collar (hamachi in Japanese). Broil, serve with melted butter. Maybe some scallops. - con_carne Jul 1, 23:02 1
  - thanks. I just don't want to do my usual steamed 3 pound lobster at $11 a pound -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 1, 23:20
*pricing out backup options for ST* - Beryllium Jul 1, 22:31 9
- I have a application on a site that runs a daily backup and emails it to me -- nm - Karl_S Jul 2, 01:43
- Which plan are we on now? -- nm - budice Jul 1, 22:37 7
  - oh, when I say backup plan, I mean for doing live backups of the database, not as a fallback in case of server failure/moving hosts -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:39
  - "bery manually backs up the database every once in a while" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 22:38 5
    - That's what I used to do for The Trades. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 23:36 1
      - A few minutes ago I created an Ansible playbook that sets up the first half of an automated backup -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 00:26
    - 111110001100101010100000111000100000110111110 1010101010110101011111100001111110. backup done :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 1, 22:40
    - which hosting plan? -- nm - budice Jul 1, 22:39 1
      - a pretty cheap one. :-) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 22:43
I should just rent out my house and travel full time...... -- (link) - Meg Jul 1, 22:30 1
- close to disneyland, must love cats -- nm - airbnb listing Jul 1, 23:14
See, I told you the first episode of Mr. Robot was great! -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 22:21
OC: Video shows Santa Ana cops eating edibles during a pot raid. -- (link) - budice Jul 1, 22:16 3
- edibles do not effect me, and they taste awful. i've yet to try one without the weird cooked pot aftertaste -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 1, 22:24 1
  - my mom used to get these great ginger cookies from 'Frantic Farmer' (had an illustration of by Gilbert Shelton of a guy in overalls looking up at a... - zeitgeist Jul 1, 22:35
- You have to have the mindset of a criminal to catch one. -- nm - Max Jul 1, 22:17
here's the deal the NFL should make with the Patriots: all the Deflategate punishments go away if Hoodie agrees they will be this year's Hard Knocks -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 22:08
Daltry & Townsend say the Who will retire [again, but for good this time, no fooling!!] at the end of the current tour -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 1, 22:02
I played hockey today, because CANADA DAY! I will weave you a story. - Mop Jul 1, 21:57
Netflix Canada has Iron Man again. I think I'll watch it again. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 21:57 2
- oh, and Orphan -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 22:05 1
  - (which I won't watch) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 22:07
two things: 1) the robot uprising has begun. 2) who chose the photo for this story? -- (link) - mafic Jul 1, 21:53 2
- In related news (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 22:02 [Image] 1
  - that's great -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 22:09
Oh well, it looks like I'll only be around for the Thursday before the Chicagostravaganza. -- (edited) - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:47 6
- I'll be there Thursday. Last I heard, JenBro was also planning on arriving Thursday. - Covington Jul 2, 00:36
- Who's got the details on Chicagostravaganza? Who's going? What are the dates? Any planned events? -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 22:22 4
  - I think Spamlet(?) set up a FB group. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 22:26 2
    - :( I don't use FB. Hopefully, someone can keep me updated (Jen, I'm looking at you). -- nm - Covington Jul 2, 00:37 1
      - Sure thing! I would totally go for Red Apple dinner with Liioulu Thursday night! So far there is nothing on the FB page for Thirsday. - JenBro Jul 2, 03:40
  - . -- nm* - tobor.2 Jul 1, 22:25
Congratulations, America! Donald Trump is your 2nd place GOP candidate! -- (link) - Mop Jul 1, 21:41 3
- -20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Jul 2, 05:13
- at this early in the race its just name recognition, remember last time Michelle Bachman was the leader -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 23:19 1
  - Trump's entertainment value makes every cent spent on elections worthwhile. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 23:35
. -- nm* - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:36
Can a lawyer tell me if what this person is saying is true? The Beastie Boys have filed for a trademark and it seems to have -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 1, 21:14 12
- if I was famous this is the kind of thing I'd do to troll people. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 23:10
- It seems weird to me that they wouldn't already have one from when they were performing together before -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 21:46 4
  - Maybe they expire after a certain amount of time? -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:56 3
    - Yeah, I'm a bit confused by this. I figured they had one already and if not why are they getting it now if it doesn't have anything to do with - Krusty Jul 1, 22:02 2
      - the last i checked a trademark's term of use was 8 years before it had to be renewed, i.e., show proof to PTO that you're still using it in commerce - jangles Jul 1, 22:07 1
        
        Thanks. Now I just wonder if they have to perform. That would be very odd. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 22:11
- Not a lawyer really, but there are other kinds of commerce than live performances. -- nm - Roger More Jul 1, 21:23 5
  - Hmmm... Though clicking through to the trademark application and then selecting 'expand all', it does specify - Roger More Jul 1, 21:27
  - Except that the application was specific to live performace. -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:25
  - This is my thought, too. But the text seems to say it relates specifically to "live performances". - Mop Jul 1, 21:24 2
    - It could also mean they are are letting the name be used in music collections, etc. and they don't want any tour licensed with the name? -- nm - MDH Jul 1, 21:34 1
      - It says that would be fraud and they already have other ways to take care of that. -- nm* - tobor.2 Jul 1, 21:38
Suits spoilers - JenBro Jul 1, 21:14
Looper is just a great danged movie. - ML Pad Jul 1, 21:00 1
- si -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 21:02
Ticket Sales Update: Granted it's Wednesday, but neither movie seems to made much of an impact tonight. Mike did beat Entourage though. - MDH Jul 1, 20:40 1
- Terminator Exit-us -- nm - budice Jul 1, 20:56
Glen Sather steps down as Rangers GM -- (link) - Reagen Jul 1, 20:37
"Even your stupid hoodie can't protect you, bitch!" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 20:26
So this morning I got an email from an ex-GF. I haven't seen her in many years, but apparently she was looking for me... - Howie Jul 1, 20:17 7
- "Outlook On Love" -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 20:57
- heh. I think we all see where this is headed.... -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 20:19 5
  - "Okay, are you in your FedEx box? Okay, I'm sealing mine now, see you in the morning, I hope." -- nm - Max Jul 1, 20:25
  - Paternity suit? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 20:21 1
    - She has 2 kids and they definitely aren't mine. But she never mentioned her husband in the email.... - howie Jul 1, 20:25
  - What would be the female version of Scrotal Recall? -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 20:21 1
    - Pootie Tang Reversal -- nm - PippyXXL Jul 1, 20:38
PSA: Amazon has some good monthly deals on Kindle right now, including the delightfully twisty "A Kind Worth Killing" for $1.99 (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 20:05 12
- "Great news! You can now shop for digital content at Amazon.cn or Amazon.ca in Yuan." - Reagen Jul 1, 20:37
- bah! they want to charge me $5.77. jerks. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 20:33 9
  - Wait, what? I already own it, but it's showing $1.99 for me. What trickery is this? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 21:04 7
    - Interestingly, I just bought it for 1.83. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 21:06 2
      - It's like Greek currency. -- nm - David Jul 1, 21:07 1
        
        I think with her one little book recommendation, wiggie singlehandedly put global financial meltdown into effect -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 21:09
    - do you use an australian account or an american one? I find there's very large variability depending where you set your home country. -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 21:05 3
      - huh, amazon australia wants to charge me $7.52. I wonder if they're some kind of personalised discounts? -- nm - mafic Jul 1, 21:08
      - American, but I use an Australia credit card. Sometimes I get the "this is not available in your location" thing, but not for this one. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 1, 21:08 1
        
        I think as an officer of the court I am duty bound to report this to the exchequer -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 21:10
  - that's some Greek inflation right there -- nm - budice Jul 1, 20:34
- that sounds good. purchased. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 20:11
Tuscan estate, formerly lived in by Da Vinci is for sale -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 1, 20:04
If Nicolas Cage was in Game of Thrones -- (link) - Roger More Jul 1, 20:02 2
- Stannis, Tywin and Littlefinger work. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 22:21
- Bees would kill dragons -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 20:05
Episcopalians vote to allow gay marriage in churches -- (link) - ty97 Jul 1, 19:25 1
- we rule! -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 19:25
Bernie got quite the turnout at Madison Square Garden -- (link) - ty97 Jul 1, 19:21 9
- Nominate him. Please. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 2, 05:13
- By the way, that's not MSG but someplace in Madison, Wisconsin. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 22:09
- Roosevelt Island wouldn't hold them. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 21:23
- Very nice! Bernie 2016! -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 19:43 4
  - He's going to dmg Hillary just enough to give USA Republican President -- nm - Bacon Jul 1, 20:49 3
    - She'll hurt herself by not evolving her positions. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 21:06 1
      - if progressives in Madison were all that counted, Scott Walker wouldn't be a two-term governor - jangles Jul 1, 22:13
    - mike255? -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 21:01
- Just like Obama! -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 19:23
As long as no one held a knife to someone else's throat it can't be the dumbest argument ever. -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 19:09
sters, pretty please "hate it" if you see "the joy of sex" come up on the sidebar? thanks. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 19:09 1
- Most blatant case of false advertising since the Neverending Story -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 19:10
so krusty is either eating children or seeing french fries as kids. hmm. -- nm - b. Jul 1, 19:08 1
- It's the only thing that makes them palatable. - Krusty Jul 1, 19:44
pass the Heinz -- nm - jangles Jul 1, 19:06

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