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Excalibar remake! -- (link) - mud Jul 20, 13:22 1
- I would drink there. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:25
Damn, Ant Man was fanfreakingtastic. And the second endcredits scene... hoo boy. -- nm - TWuG Jul 20, 13:20 6
- My brutha! scene spoil - Spawn Jul 20, 13:22 5
  - Yep(spoil) -- (edited) - eag Jul 20, 13:25 4
    - spoil - Spawn Jul 20, 13:27 3
      - spoiler question - Roger More Jul 20, 13:34 2
        
        spoils - groiny Jul 20, 13:34 1
        
        spoils - eag Jul 20, 13:36
Your top 5 songs: Cheerleader, Can't Feel My Face, See You Again, Bad Blood, Watch Me. - Tim Jul 20, 13:13 7
- Needs more Walk the Moon. -- nm - David Jul 20, 13:22 5
  - #7! - Tim Jul 20, 13:26 4
    - (#6-10: Trap Queen, Shut Up and Dance, Fight Song, Lean On, The Hills) - Tim Jul 20, 13:36
    - I lived through the 80's once. The music wasn't that great then. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 13:33 1
      - You deserve Nirvana. -- nm - David Jul 20, 13:35
    - People are too sick of it. - Spawn Jul 20, 13:28
- RE: #5. This is funny: -- (link) - oblique Jul 20, 13:15 [Image]
I still heart spotify, but another annoyance/bug - I recently discovered some songs had disappeared from my most-listened-to list. - b. Jul 20, 13:13 5
- With my Fire Phone purchase from a few weeks ago, I'm done with Spotify. Amazon Music FTW. - ML Jul 20, 13:14 4
  - Really? I've found their catalog to be sub-par outside of the top songs -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 13:15 3
    - I have yet to look for a song there and not find it. And the price is awesome. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:21
    - I dunno, but I love it muy mucho *insert ASCII shrug guy here* -- nm - ML Jul 20, 13:18
    - yah, I actually sometimes use them, too; and they have a much, much smaller catalog and are not as customizable as spot. -- nm - b. Jul 20, 13:17
Toronto can put Hockey Jesus in a Leafs uni in 3 years -- (link) - jangles Jul 20, 13:02 8
- Trivia time: How many players have changed teams as RFAs in the cap era? -- (link) - Reagen Jul 20, 13:07 7
  - That's so awesome...I love seeing the absolute rape of the Blues in print like that. - Jim Jul 20, 13:10 4
    - You're telling me that Shayne Corson *wasn't* worth CuJo and Grier? -- nm* - Reagen Jul 20, 13:17 2
      - LOL...I wasn't even talking about that one. -- nm - Jim Jul 20, 13:17 1
        
        It took Blues' management a loooong time to learn. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 13:22
    - I like how they went around with Stevens again later. - spamlet Jul 20, 13:12
  - 2 -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:08
  - 1 -- nm - decline Jul 20, 13:07
Brian Kilmeade re: shark attack on surfer: "You would think that they would have a way of clearing the waters for a competition of this level" - ML Jul 20, 13:01 9
- It's the home court advantage -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 13:10
- "We've added a few crocodiles to the area to keep any sharks at bay....looK OUT!" -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 13:07
- Kilmeade has the funniest comments sometimes - you can't help but grin and sometimes laugh out loud at his impish "dull wit" act - JenBro Jul 20, 13:06 2
  - or he's just basically at the intelligence level of a morning drive-time radio DJ. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 13:10
  - And then cry when you realize how much money he's making. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 13:10
- "The white ocean zone is for immediate surfing and swimming. There are no sharks in the white zone..." -- nm - Inigo Jul 20, 13:05
- heh. that said, I watched yesterday and wondered how they didn't at least have spotters or something. -- nm - b. Jul 20, 13:02 2
  - Or some skeet surfers. -- nm - mara Jul 20, 13:09
  - They should just have a bunch of kids swim out past the surfers and distract the sharks when there's a competition -- nm - decline Jul 20, 13:06
The Best and Worst of WWE Battleground. -- (link) - Tim Jul 20, 12:56 4
- I like this. -- (link) - David Jul 20, 13:21 [youtube] 3
  - That's great except I think the first 2 guys broke their necks. -- nm - pmb Jul 20, 13:26 2
    - Are you joking or is that true? - David Jul 20, 13:31 1
      - A quick googling shows that another guy has a similar bit. -- (link) - David Jul 20, 13:35 [youtube]
speaking of shark stuff - this is a little scary - shark almost got a surfer - JenBro Jul 20, 12:55 8
- god, what a pussy -- nm - jangles Jul 20, 13:00 7
  - seen any sharks there yet? -- nm - JenBro Jul 20, 13:00 6
    - had to fight off a couple with my fists - jangles Jul 20, 13:01 5
      - I'm gonna have to go ahead and call Whaley on this. - Beryllium Jul 20, 13:15
      - any biting flies or stinging jellyfish or sand rash? anything? -- nm - Max Jul 20, 13:06 2
        
        we don't get those down here in the Good Banks -- nm - jangles Jul 20, 13:08 1
        
        I bet Elizabeth Banks doesn't get any of those. George Banks probably gets all of them. -- nm - Max Jul 20, 13:28
      - hasan CHOP! (followed by "CHOMP") -- nm - JenBro Jul 20, 13:04
‘Xena: Warrior Princess’ Reboot Headed to NBC -- (link) - Remlik Jul 20, 12:54 5
- Now with 30% less left up to the imagination! -- nm - David Jul 20, 13:03
- I expect the next news will state a Heroes crossover :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 20, 13:00
- forget Ultron, we live in the Age of Remakes -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 12:56 2
  - Remakes and Sequels. -- nm - sycor Jul 20, 12:59 1
    - Remakes, Reboots and Sequels. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:01
from bb, the ortho. surgeon singing made me grin the entire way. google says he's received multiple good-teacher awards; and, with that energy and - b. Jul 20, 12:50
rains collapse freeway and closes main artery between AZ & CA. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 20, 12:45 3
- There goes my plan to avoid the Cajon Pass by taking I-10 to Blythe :) -- nm - Meg Jul 20, 12:47 1
  - Hummm, fire....floods, is there a route that takes you through pestilence? - zeitgeist Jul 20, 12:53
- McCain! -- nm - Max Jul 20, 12:46
"The number you have dialed has been associated with fraudelant activities and is no longer in service" - Spawn Jul 20, 12:44 1
- Better call Saul -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 13:08
We landed on the moon 46 years ago! Here’s how 46 newspapers covered it -- (link) - ML Jul 20, 12:43 4
- We landed on the moon 46 years ago and haven't been back since... - decline Jul 20, 12:45
- I would have been upset with this article if they didn't include the last one. -- nm - Tim Jul 20, 12:44 2
  - We can put a man on the moon, but we can't bomb a tiny asian nation into the stone age? -- nm - GregW Jul 20, 12:52
  - It's a great reward for scrolling through. -- nm - ML Jul 20, 12:45
Apparently since states can't shield what pharmacy provides death penalty drugs by naming them part of the execution team, they're trying to use HIPAA -- (link) - spamlet Jul 20, 12:41 2
- No, no, I'm good. I grant you permission to release ALL my medical records. -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 12:43 1
  - Wow, that surfer lady is really pissed at you -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 12:56
Emilia Clarke on next season's GoT (no spoil) - decline Jul 20, 12:41
Woman sues employer after being refused paid maternity leave for adopting a puppy -- (link) - spamlet Jul 20, 12:39 4
- Canadians are crazy -- nm - decline Jul 20, 12:44
- ^ not the onion. -- nm - b. Jul 20, 12:42 2
  - Neither is the Borowitz Report, but... -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 13:09 1
    - well, that was a fail. *hangs head in shame* -- nm - b. Jul 20, 13:16
"New Fossil Reveals Velociraptor Sported Feathers" -- (link) - ML Jul 20, 12:37 3
- Here is proof that they do not. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 20, 12:38
- "Far from being a scaly-skinned reptilian monster, Velociraptor would have been a fluffy, feathered poodle from hell." - ML Jul 20, 12:37
- a flying velociraptor would be awesome. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:37
"I am sorry, that is your dryer. You brought it when you moved in. The owner is unwilling to pay for your repair." - Spawn Jul 20, 12:33 16
- speaking of, I'm going to sears today with a printout of my online cart and asking them to match a price. do we think they will? -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 20, 12:36 14
  - depends, is it red? -- nm - decline Jul 20, 12:48
  - looks like it depends on what kind of deal it is. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 20, 12:45 10
    - I kind of want delivery. do you care what the issue is? I get 5% extra off if I use a sears card. so fine, I applied - fabulous squad Jul 20, 12:49 9
      - ah, I thought the store purchase was because you wanted to pick it up. that instruction is obnoxious. - b. Jul 20, 12:54 6
        
        oh, and you should get 5% back for the quarterly deal, as sears is a department store! -- nm - b. Jul 20, 12:55
        
        hard to believe but I ... don't have a discover card! I know I know! -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 20, 12:55 4
        
        oh, bummer. I thought you had one for some reason. hmm. -- nm - b. Jul 20, 12:56 3
        
        er, I meant to add that, if you'd like me to do it for you, let me know. -- (edited) - b. Jul 20, 12:58 1
        
        right? if I got 5% and 10% and 3% back that'd be huge. I just applied for discover myself. maybe I will talk to the short one tonight. - fabulous squad Jul 20, 13:09
        
        no. I could borrow sash's so at least one of us gets cash back.... or apply for discover now. maybe I'll do that. -- nm - fabulous squad Jul 20, 12:58
      - rejected because your new address is not on your credit report? -- nm - Max Jul 20, 12:52 1
        
        because my delivery address was not my billing address. I knew I couldn't get approved for a card using my new address so I applied with my old. - fabulous squad Jul 20, 12:56
  - Are you matching their website? Sears used to refuse but I don't know if they still do. - spamlet Jul 20, 12:43
  - they should, they need the business. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:36
- tight-wad rich people can't even help a brother out! -- nm - decline Jul 20, 12:34
Oof. Job interviews all morning. You know what that means... - Mop Jul 20, 12:31 3
- just fire whoever is in that position and hire the newby -- nm - decline Jul 20, 12:33
- CASTING COUCH! -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:31 1
  - The one way to beat those pesky restraining orders! -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:33
lol. Jon Oliver with the Rascal Flats shout out (shot down). -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:28
This is the trailer for 45 Years which looks great - ty97 Jul 20, 12:26 [youtube]
They're black and gold. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 12:24
Wow. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 20, 12:24
Air Canada Rouge on the other hand is def white (and is a snazzy livery to boot) -- (link) - ty97 Jul 20, 12:22 [Image] 1
- If they have more than one, does that make it a Rouge Squadron? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 12:24
did anyone watch the Dennis Leary FX show - Sex Rock N Roll show? any good? -- nm - Pippy the Blank Slate Jul 20, 12:22 5
- DVRed. Waiting to see general reaction. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:03
- I watched it. It had it's moments. We'll see where it goes. -- nm - pmb Jul 20, 12:27
- After Rescue Me, the promos for S&RR look embarrassing. -- nm - Max Jul 20, 12:25 2
  - Seems like they just got rid of the expensive fire scenes and doubled down on the contrived sex -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 13:03 1
    - You say that like it is a bad thing. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:04
Hey, someone here asked how the aliens in Darmok and Jalad could've taught their language to their kids ... I had a thought on that - Beryllium Jul 20, 12:18 9
- Is it that different from how some of us communicate with Simpsons quotes? -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 13:34
- Missed that. Pretty much the same way Picard learned, I would think. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:20 7
  - By marooning them on a deserted planet and having them fight a monster? -- nm - Roger More Jul 20, 13:06 1
    - It really is a rather inexpensive schooling option. - Spawn Jul 20, 13:12
  - completely 100% unbelievable premise/plot, most overrated ST episode ever. didn't buy any of it. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 12:50 4
    - Kiteo, his eyes closed. - Spawn Jul 20, 13:16 2
      - wHATEver -- nm - mud Jul 20, 13:19 1
        
        Sokath, his eyes uncovered! -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 13:26
    - I love the episode, but if the only way to teach someone your language involves you dying, maybe come up with a new dialect. -- nm - Inigo Jul 20, 12:53
I would drive like 2 hours to go to a Jaws showing on a lake. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:17
Okay then, Piranha! -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:17 15
- Lake Placid! Anaconda! Hell, even Congo had a good one. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 12:19
- it has to be Jaws, followed by maybe Deep Blue Sea or Open Water. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:18 13
  - No thanks! -- nm - Mick Fanning Jul 20, 12:19 12
    - that was pretty messed up, but I think he did not get "attacked" per se. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:20 11
      - it got a hold of his tether and dragged him off his board and under water - decline Jul 20, 12:32 10
        
        if he did not get bit, it was not a real attack. - groiny Jul 20, 12:36 8
        
        'If you don't get hit by the bullet, then it's not a really a shooting or attempted murder' - decline Jul 20, 12:39 4
        
        Okay, an attempted shark attack. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:41 2
        
        "I was attacked" - groiny Jul 20, 12:47 1
        
        Emotional injury! -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:50
        
        it was a shark encounter more than a shark attack. nm -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 12:40
        
        His mother was watching on tv when it happened. Ask her of he got attacked. -- nm - Spawn Jul 20, 12:37 2
        
        I am not saying it was not scary as shit, but if a shark hits you and does not bite you, he was not attacking. - groiny Jul 20, 12:38 1
        
        *rises up behind you, grabs for a leg and gets the tow-rope instead* -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 20, 12:53
        
        Nah, he was just taking him for a walk. -- nm - grooney Jul 20, 12:34
Oooo loo coo coo loo loo coo cooooo! -- nm - 100% Canadian Jul 20, 12:16 2
- how's it goin' eh? -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 12:16 1
  - Take off, you knob. -- nm - 100% Canadian Jul 20, 12:17

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