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not to be too dramatic, but it's possible I'm never going home.* -- (edited) - b. Jul 10, 20:42 5
- Are you coming here instead? - Qale Jul 10, 20:50 4
  - I wish! -- nm - b. Jul 10, 20:53 3
    - It's actually rare I have beer. I saw a sale and nabbed it. Benefit of working in a grocery store for sure. - Qale Jul 10, 20:55 2
      - I don't know what SSB is, but all of that sounds great to me! :D -- nm - b. Jul 10, 20:58 1
        
        Were they *really* relevant? Really? - Qale Jul 10, 21:01
WAP? The kids who were locked up for refusing to meet with their father have been released -- (link) - amoxy Jul 10, 20:36
in other news, catching up on the backboards a little . . . i'm glad that I have the minions long on that other site - call me Ishmael Jul 10, 20:16
My name isn't "Slick". It's Zoidberg. John(bleep) Zoidberg! - amoxy Jul 10, 20:04 5
- Clamps! -- nm - David Jul 10, 20:34 3
  - You mean Francis -- nm - amoxy Jul 10, 20:37 2
    - A top 5 episode. -- nm - David Jul 10, 20:51 1
      - Zoidberg is a bad ass for one of the few times - amoxy Jul 10, 20:57
- "Mr. Zoidberg," if you're nasty . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Jul 10, 20:07
blergh. Exhausted after listening to talks all day, now I have time to code but no energy or initiative. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 20:00 2
- *week end* no worky work for you! do something that's low-energy fun. :) - -- nm - b. Jul 10, 20:09 1
  - Things To Do In Bellingham When You're Wiped -- nm - Beryllium Googling Things Jul 10, 20:16
Ash vs. the Evil Dead trailer -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 19:40 [youtube] 4
- SO. AWESOME. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 19:46 3
  - agreed. looks like a ton of fun -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 19:47 2
    - Good Lord, what an epic Comic-Con. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 19:51 1
      - I give it a B so far. tomorrow should be interesting -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 20:28
Jim Gaffigan's extended bit on McDonald's in Mr. Universe is fanfreakingtastic -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 19:34
Crystal Hefner just liked my photo on instagram...that is cool -- nm - budice Jul 10, 19:32
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- are we going to hve to buy flowers? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 23:36
- what about pets or family? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 19:33
- Well sure. All the events in IM are kind of, sort of routine so the craziest thing couldn't involve any of those -- nm - JD Jul 10, 19:16
As noted earlier by Roo, Amazon really does a good job. Order placed yesterday afternoon with free shipping. 4 of 5 items shipped today for - Meg Jul 10, 19:00 1
- when I get through my remaining "glee" eps, I think "2" is going to be my next movie watch. :) - -- nm - b. Jul 10, 19:02
Star Wars Behind The Scenes -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 18:57 [youtube] 6 1
- That's pretty awesome! -- nm - TWuG Jul 10, 20:14
- one minor, nit-picky (spoilerish?) observation on that . . . - call me Ishmael Jul 10, 20:12
- WTF!?! - Spawn Jul 10, 20:05
- that's so good, and very smart. -- nm - b. Jul 10, 19:44
- I am unmanned. -- nm - Emoticripple Jul 10, 19:33
- Oh my God. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 19:02
Speaking of disappointing former Yankee prospects. Joba released by the Tigers. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 10, 18:56 1
- A career derailed singlehandedly by a bunch of gnats -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 18:59
Fear The Walking Dead full trailer -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 18:45 [youtube]
THOR -- nm - Tim Jul 10, 18:41
Video of backdraft fire that exploded through attic. -- (link) - GregW Jul 10, 18:39 1
- That was something. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 18:55
Oliver Perez in for relief for the Diamondbacks. Mets fans let him have it. -- nm - Tim Jul 10, 18:30
apparently, my brain is too tired to know what it thinks of this right now; but here, have a new eminem and gwen stefani song. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 10, 18:27 [youtube] 1
- unrelated, I think I'm going to work to add "finna" into my lexicon. thanks, diddy and pharrell! -- nm - b. Jul 10, 18:51
Theater Sales Report: Minions is looking like it's between $125-130M opening weekend. Gallows around $13-16M, Sel/Less: Less than $4M. - MDH Jul 10, 18:26 1
- Side note: I really have updated my data/spreadsheet for more analysis, so let's see how I fair. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 18:27
RIP Clay Buchholz' season. - ML Galaxy Jul 10, 18:11 2
- I missed why. That sucks for him and the Sox. I thought maybe it was a blister or something less serious. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 18:18
- This has been a bad week for my dynasty team. I have him and Gordon. -- nm - spamlet Jul 10, 18:17
I'll give Gov. Kasich of Ohio this, he was a guest at my cousin's wedding who married July 2 after the SCOTUS decision. - TWuG Jul 10, 18:06 1
- That's a bit more that just politically pragmatic. - Mop Jul 10, 18:57
Bright by Echosmith is the Taylor Swiftiest song of the year. -- nm - Dano Jul 10, 18:01 5
- I guess that they wished they could be like the cool kid. - David Jul 10, 19:23 1
  - Kids! --nm - JD Jul 10, 20:04
- Sydney! -- nm - JD Jul 10, 19:01
- I haven't heard it in a while. Thought it was already over. That's a hell of a wedding dance song, though. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 18:47
- heh, when I first heard it, I actually thought it was her. -- nm - b. Jul 10, 18:08
So when do we consider Minions to be over-priced? It's priced for $110 opening right now. -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 17:55 2
- Variety just revised its estimate up to $118. I expect it to be revised a bit higher yet. -- nm - Kim Pine Jul 10, 17:59 1
  - Thanks - guess I'll ride it out for a bit :) -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 18:02
Dancing to the Decadence Dance! -- nm - David Jul 10, 17:43
Brienne the Beauty -- (link) - Max Jul 10, 17:35 3
- GOT audition tape with Gwen -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 10, 17:38 [youtube]
- I gonna be there -- nm - budice Jul 10, 17:37
- Wow! -- nm - Bacon Jul 10, 17:36
I love Clark Gregg -- (link) - Spawn Jul 10, 17:16 13
- And here is the response video from Haley -- (link) - eag Jul 10, 18:37 3
  - that one made me laugh. heh. and it made me want to go watch (again) one of my favorite comic-con videos from a past year. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 10, 18:44 [youtube] 2
    - Here is another one from Haley -- (link) - eag Jul 10, 20:48 1
      - v. good! -- nm - b. Jul 10, 20:52
- that's great (it needs volume control, too, though, yikes) -- nm - b. Jul 10, 17:29 6
  - I didnt know till several months ago he was married to Jennifer Grey - eag Jul 10, 17:39 5
    - Really? He talks about her quite often. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 17:42 4
      - I didnt know much about him till he becamed involved in the MCU -- nm* - eag Jul 10, 17:45 2
        
        He was the only reason I watched The New Adventures of Old Christine. - Spawn Jul 10, 17:48 1
        
        Oh I knew he was on that show but only saw pieces of it cause JLD annoys me for some reason -- nm - eag Jul 10, 18:05
      - In bed. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 17:43
- Id hit it -- nm - budice Jul 10, 17:26 1
  - Chloe has grown on me - eag Jul 10, 17:41
Does anyone else have a Rotowire account? -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 17:11 3
- Oh, you're serious this year. -- nm - spamlet Jul 10, 17:14 2
  - It's about time I got serious. I've made it to the playoffs twice in five years. Imagine what I'll be able to do with actual knowledge. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 17:16 1
    - Sometimes dumb luck is better -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 17:39
Under-bum = short-shorts. -- (link*) - Spawn Jul 10, 16:56 2
- It where the moon meets the horizon -- nm - Capt Disco Volante Jul 10, 18:12 1
  - Yeah, that's going to stick in my head forever. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 18:52
Workers reopened the upstairs patio door that bangs against the railing. I closed it last time. Now? Wasps live in it! - Qale Jul 10, 16:54
There's like 7 cops at Walgreens and multiple people outside filling out complaints. I feel like we just missed some fun. -- nm - spamlet Jul 10, 16:49 4
- Probably some dude in the parking lot had a gun pulled on him. Fucking Walgreens! -- nm - Bacon Jul 10, 17:09 2
  - Not that fun. Someone stole a wallet out of an open purse and took off. They're the witnesses. - spamlet Jul 10, 17:13 1
    - It was clearly begging to be taken. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 17:13
- It's the freakin' weekend. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 16:51
Tried another Kitchen Treaty recipe for the picnic yesterday - haven't found one yet I didn't like :) -- (link) - Meg Jul 10, 16:36 4
- that sounds really good, thanks for the link! -- nm - b. Jul 10, 17:09 1
  - I just pick up on the new ones she posts on FB. I'm not ready to go full vegetarian but darn she comes up with some good stuff. - Meg Jul 10, 17:17
- All quinoa all the time -- nm - jangles Jul 10, 16:47 1
  - Qinoa is *so* last year :) -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 16:53
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- Just wondering why would the owner pay from his own cash if the place is closing. If it is a Corp wouldn't that protect the owner? -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Jul 10, 20:09
- Take on the insurance co, the weapon wasn't used in a crime like robbery -- nm - z on the go Jul 10, 17:31
- Wow. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 16:56
- well, we did want them to feel an impact! (I just spent moments considering what a syrup club would be like.) -- nm - b. Jul 10, 16:56 2
  - Like you haven't been to several syrup clubs -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 17:04 1
    - So does a syrup club's tag line some how work in "sweet and sticky"? -- nm* - JD Jul 10, 19:02
- So basically - ty97 Jul 10, 16:50
- Nice. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 16:49
- Wow. Another person ruined by Chun. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 16:47
- Still not sure if I'm sorry or glad I went back to the hotel right after dinner ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 16:38
- oh nice -- nm - James Bond (on phone) Jul 10, 16:38
Missouri, I am in you. -- nm - ML Galaxy Jul 10, 16:24 3
- That was the shudder I felt. -- nm - spamlet Jul 10, 16:47
- I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah! -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 16:31
- Consensually, I trust? -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 16:26
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wap? Game of Thrones director confirms the fate of a certain character at the end of S5 (major spoilers, of course, including in URL) -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 10, 16:09 4
- I still have a spoiler question only George, Dan or Dave can answer..and it's inside - Peglegpete Jul 10, 16:15
- that felt like it should have a more clickbait action. -- (edited) - b. Jul 10, 16:12
- I know very little about this show but I'll say (spoilers) - Mop Jul 10, 16:10 1
  - yes. but only after their body is burned and turned into ashes -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 16:12
jlawr on conan singing cher's "believe" nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 10, 15:50 [youtube]
OMG, they're selling a Gravity Falls Journal #3! 256 full color pages! -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 15:46
you've all been so polite in not mentioning my lip color today. thank you. - b. Jul 10, 15:43 5
- if you were at ComicCon, you'd never be noticed :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 15:50 1
  - true! -- nm - b. Jul 10, 15:55
- Fortunately we've got a picture of you wearing it right here. -- (link) - Qale Jul 10, 15:46 [Image] 2
  - Michael Rennie was ill the day the Earth stood still, Claude Rains was the Invisible Man ...... -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 15:51
  - brighter and pinker, and with more tongue; but close! -- nm - b. Jul 10, 15:50
Also, we live in a strange world if an employee's termination, one nobody argues against, leads to the CEO's resignation. -- nm - David Jul 10, 15:36 13
- "one nobody argues against"? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:53 10
  - I haven't seen a single person say she didn't deserve to be fired. -- nm - David Jul 10, 15:54 9
    - She was so great with the AMAs. There were lots of issues before she started running them. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 16:28
    - Have you read the moderators' op-ed? -- (link) - mara Jul 10, 16:19 3
      - I agree that there should have been better communication and planning, but those writers miss a lot. -- (edited) - b. Jul 10, 16:53
      - I have, yes. It reinforces that the issue isn't about her but rather the community's treatment. -- nm - David Jul 10, 16:32 1
        
        This. Exactly this. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 17:02
    - Because no one knows why she was fired. They're assuming it was Jesse Jackson, but still, it goes without saying that Jesse Jackson shouldn't - Beryllium Jul 10, 16:03 3
      - I've heard other reasons but without knowing why it's hard to say if she should or shouldn't be fired. - Krusty Jul 10, 16:22
      - fwiw, in the little I've looked, I've seen some other possible, and, to me, more likely reasons. like in here.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 10, 16:16
      - And the reddit community doesn't have a right to the reasons behind HR decisions - TWuG Jul 10, 16:14
- Yeah, there's just a whole lot of something happening there that no one's talking about. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 15:47
- Redditors will do anything for attention. -- nm - Qale Jul 10, 15:44
So, this happened at the Wisconsin Dells today. -- (link) - David Jul 10, 15:34 [youtube] 6
- The reporter is a bit too chipper. -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 10, 18:38
- Wednesday. They've already decided to remove the ride. -- nm - mara Jul 10, 15:36 4
  - My fault. It just hit FB news. -- nm - David Jul 10, 15:37 3
    - Sorry, that was curt. I didn't mean to sound critical. -- nm - mara Jul 10, 15:38 2
      - You're fine. I didn't take it that way at all. -- nm - David Jul 10, 15:41 1
        
        When did you all become Canadian? -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 15:57
But seriously, fuck this fucking workday in the motherfucking fuck. -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 15:29 5
- Sideways -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 16:06
- I'm right there with you. I've had to get a crisis counselor on the phone twice today. - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 15:31 3
  - :( - *hug* that's not easy to deal with, so sorry. -- nm - b. Jul 10, 15:35 2
    - Yeah ... it is rather tough. - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 15:52 1
      - :) - -- nm - b. Jul 10, 15:55

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