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Spawn, 8 grand will get you a 3D-printed Batman suit -- (link) - decline Jul 2, 11:24
It’s official: North America out of new IPv4 addresses -- (link) - Max Jul 2, 11:22
Jim Webb's in. -- (link) - ML Jul 2, 11:16 5
- 11 more dems to go! -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 11:23
- "So O'Malley doesn't feel so bad" -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 11:18
- Who? -- nm - Hilary Jul 2, 11:18
- He shouldn't be considered based on website formatting alone -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 11:18
- Angling for the Fox fake liberal chair? -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 11:17
"Jets DL Sheldon Richardson has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2015 regular season, per the NFL." - ML Jul 2, 11:16
Monta Ellis signs with the Pacers -- (link) - decline Jul 2, 11:13
I'm sure ML has seen this but that's some fancy sliding -- (link) - oblique Jul 2, 11:10 5
- Yeah, but Rizzo could have really hurt his other ankle. He hit the base hard at an awkward angle. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 11:21
- What a moron 3rd baseman. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 2, 11:16 1
  - it happens every few seasons, someone does this, the fielder is so used to swipe tagging and showing the ball - groiny Jul 2, 11:19
- Leave the glove down, dummy -- nm - Reagen Jul 2, 11:13
- nice, but why did the 3B pull his glove up? - ML Jul 2, 11:12
Great match on in Winbledon, Brown v Nadal. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 10:49
There are now two kids named Declan at my son's daycare. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:45 1
- posers -- nm - decline Jul 2, 10:49
The Hawks are bringing in Walter Taveras aka The Mountain from Spain. - David Jul 2, 10:43
This is not earth shattering, but my new management company lets me pay rent online - ty97 Jul 2, 10:40 8
- how is this better than using your banks online bill pay? -- nm - decline Jul 2, 11:19
- Theres actually been some warnings about letting the rental co have your card or bank data. -- nm - budice Jul 2, 10:49
- Can you pay via credit card? That'd be about $6 in cash back if I could. -- nm - Qale Jul 2, 10:41 5
  - I wish but no. -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 10:50
  - That's where my thought went too. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 10:42 3
    - I run everything I can through that filter. Takes a while getting used to, but now it's like, a no-brainer. -- nm - Qale Jul 2, 10:47 2
      - That's how AES fucks you. No student loan payments by CC -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:49 1
        
        Well, one of the many ways -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:49
Knowing what you know (a little, a lot doesn't matter) would you vote YES (for deal) or NO (against deal) if you were Greek? -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 10:31 8
- No. It's not good for the long term health of an economy to have its interest rates set by a central bank in Germany who's overriding concern is to - Loyola Jul 2, 10:45
- I can't see leaving the Euro and going to the drachma again as terribly wise. - TWuG Jul 2, 10:36
- The country is fucked either way so might as well be fucked of your own accord and not in fealty to the bankers -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:33 3
  - OK, then listen. Let's not get caught. Let's keep goin'! -- nm - Thelma Dickerson Jul 2, 10:43 2
    - did you actually know Thelma's last name without looking? -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 11:10 1
      - No, I haven't even seen the movie. (Thanks IMDb.com!) -- nm - Roger More Jul 2, 11:17
- I wouldn't because it won't matter anyway. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 10:33
- It depends on whats in the other briefcases -- nm - eag Jul 2, 10:33
hey I accidentally know that there's going to be a hair metal round at trivia tonight. any advice on how to tell bands apart - fabulous squad Jul 2, 10:30 30
- if you are on Spotify, I have a hair metal playlist set up. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:38 4
  - can you share to me? -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 2, 10:45 1
    - never mind doll. I got it. -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 2, 10:49
  - We would so kick ass at hair metal trivia -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:42 1
    - I am hair metal king. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:42
- If it's 40 seconds of guitar with no singing, guess early Metallica. -- nm - Inigo Jul 2, 10:37
- Cinderella and Ratt have very unique sounding singers. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:35 12
  - It depends a lot of if they hit the "big" hits or go obscure. If they play Seventeen or Cherry Pie it should be a piece of cake - oblique Jul 2, 10:37 9
    - no matter what song they play from Ratt, or Cinderella, or Slaughter, as long as you hear the singer - groiny Jul 2, 10:38 8
      - so what you're saying is that i should listen to them this afternoon? -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 2, 10:41 6
        
        Worst. Afternoon. Ever. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 10:50 4
        
        I am sure we could find you some nice foreign metal to listen to. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:55 3
        
        Hey, I liked hair metal when I was 10. Then I grew up. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 11:18 2
        
        That's where you fucked up -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 11:27
        
        *gasp* - groiny Jul 2, 11:20
        
        I would -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:42
      - Alice Cooper too -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:40
  - Slaughter too -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 10:35 1
    - yes. -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:36
- Tawny Kitaen -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 10:33
- based on pictures, lyrics, or name-that-tune? -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:33 7
  - name that tune. 40 second snippets. -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 2, 10:33 6
    - I usually distinguish them by drum licks. -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:36 2
      - leave Tommy Lee's penis out of this. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 10:37 1
        
        for the first time you have expressed concern about the competition -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 10:39
    - If it has a lot of motorcycle sounds, it is Motley Crue. Whitesnake sounds like Zepplin. -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:35
    - easy peasy - ty97 Jul 2, 10:34 1
      - you should watch on periscope! -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 2, 10:36
- Morley Crüe were the satanists, and then the stripper lovers -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:32 1
  - They were also kicked out of Larry Flynt's house for overstaying their welcome. -- nm - Inigo Jul 2, 10:34
"LeftAndLefter.com" is site. What I don't understand is the picture of Scott Walker a "sieg heil" salute. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:30
So who actually believed that Paris Hilton wasn't in on that airplane prank herself? - jangles Jul 2, 10:27 7
- Who doesn't give enough of a shit about her in the first place to care either way? -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 10:45 3
  - if it's real, i care, because it's a horrible thing to do to anyone. -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 11:01 2
    - I agree with you 1000%. -- nm - groiny Jul 2, 11:03
    - Yeah, it's not about her per se, it's about the ass who's doing this to people. -- nm - Max Jul 2, 11:01
- She's not that good an actress. -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:29 2
  - TMZ says otherwise -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:30 1
    - Homemade porn videos dont count -- nm - eag Jul 2, 10:31
The rumor mill surrounding Nintendo dropping the Wii U for their next system in 2016 is unfortunately growing. - Qale Jul 2, 10:25 2
- why, when it's been such an unqualified success? - ML Jul 2, 10:26 1
  - I'd think it worse to fold. -- nm - Qale Jul 2, 10:36
The latest Greece news is hilarity upon hilarity. - Mop Jul 2, 10:21
***GASP*** what is the world coming to?!? -- (link) - Meg Jul 2, 10:20 1
- sounds like the brainchild of print librarians, if you ask me -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 10:21
Suggest a name for a store that caters to pirates -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 10:20 51
- The Pintle & Gudgeon -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 11:26
- Cutlass and Gross -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 11:03
- Buried Treasure Funeral Home -- nm - Max Jul 2, 11:00
- Dead Man Deals -- nm - eag Jul 2, 10:51
- Starboard Buccaneers (later being shortened to Starbucks) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:49 1
  - Starboards. (coffee.) -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 11:13
- Traitor Joe's -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:47
- X marks the spot. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 10:47
- Shiver me Timbers. -- nm - Loyola Jul 2, 10:45
- Lock and Keel -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:41 1
  - Brig It On -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:45
- The Treasure Chest -- nm - Andie Jul 2, 10:40 3
  - (lingerie) -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:51 1
    - The *Treasured* Chest -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:56
  - Now we're talkin -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:40
- The Pirate Bay -- nm - mud Jul 2, 10:39
- Anchors Away Travel Agency -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:38
- Pegleg Pete's -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 10:37
- X Marks the Spot Dry Cleaning -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:35 1
  - You have a spreadsheet of these I'm guessing -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:36
- Marauder's Mapmakers -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:34
- Peg, Hook and Beyond. -- nm - TWuG Jul 2, 10:33
- Swag Inc. - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:33
- The Rum Container Store -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:32
- Bandana Republic -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:30
- Scurvy Shack. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 10:29
- Blackbeards's loot -- nm - eag Jul 2, 10:29
- Arby's -- nm - Rollo Jul 2, 10:29 3
  - (this is my kids' favorite joke) -- nm - ML Jul 2, 10:29 2
    - Dad? -- nm - Rollo Jul 2, 10:31 1
      - Sofia Coppola? -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:32
- Crates and Barrels -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:28
- The Crow's Nest Parrot Supply -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:27
- American Outriggers -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:27
- Ye Olde Navy -- nm - jangles Jul 2, 10:26
- Walk-the-plank-mart -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:25
- Piratology -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:25 3
  - Do they sell apothecary tables? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:26 2
    - Why did the thought of an apothecary table cross my mind as well? -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:35 1
      - Friends, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:45
- Booty Boutique. Avast Mart. Yo Ho Home & Garden. -- nm - TWuG Jul 2, 10:23
- Cash For Gold and Laundering -- nm - Max Jul 2, 10:23
- Bilge, Berth, and Beyond -- nm* - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:23
- Long John Silvers -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:22
- Loot Crate and Barrel. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:22
- the best I could come up with is: Pillage Village -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 10:22
- Liquor Barn -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:22
- Tarrrrrrrget. Planks and more. Bullions (that sounds more like a restaurant) -- nm - ty97 Jul 2, 10:22
- Swag Shack -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:22
- Avast Emporium -- nm - Meg Jul 2, 10:21
- The Ancient Mariner -- nm - ML Jul 2, 10:21
Mop, I expect that Sanders number thrills Hillary. He can never win the nom, but he's making it look like a bit of a race. - ty97 Jul 2, 10:19 7
- I think it thrills Republicans. Shows how easy her support fades with even Bernie a Sanders as the alternative. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 2, 11:22 1
  - It's just the Warren Wing moving on to the next best thing. "Fades" just means she goes from 65% support to 50% - jangles Jul 2, 11:27
- No one is as thrilled as we are! - Media Jul 2, 10:26 1
  - Nah, they've pretty much been ignoring Sanders. This is grassroots stuff -- nm* - con_carne Jul 2, 11:32
- Am I the the only one that think he has a mad scientist look going for him - eag Jul 2, 10:26 1
  - No, you're right. -- nm - Mop Jul 2, 10:57
- Yep. And he isn't tearing her down in his speeches, that I've heard. He's saying "this is how things are - TWuG Jul 2, 10:25
This week in unintended consequences: New Jerseyites now want Christie to resign as governor. -- (link) - mara Jul 2, 10:18
Ladies and gentlemen! I've just been handed an urgent, and horrifying news story! I need all of you to stop what you're doing--and listen! -- (link) - ML Jul 2, 10:15 4
- this is why they wear helmets in the NFL -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 10:34
- who dat? -- nm - mud Jul 2, 10:16 1
  - (spoils) - ML Jul 2, 10:19
- do I collaborate and listen or just listen? -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:16

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