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Philadelphia boy gets new hands in historic transplant -- (link) - Remlik Jul 28, 19:22 6
- if I've learned anything from tv they're bound to be the hands of a serial killer, and will now take control of the poor boy. -- nm - mafic Jul 28, 19:43 2
  - or even worse, the hands of a mime -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 19:44 1
    - Together they will fight crime using the power of rhyme -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 19:46
- its nice to see a kid like that get a helping hand or two -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 19:42
- Saw that - wonderful !! -- nm - Meg Jul 28, 19:28
- holy crap. -- nm - mud Jul 28, 19:27
Cmon Atlanta, we even spotted you a 2-run lead this time -- nm - jangles Jul 28, 19:10
World's oldest Panda is 37 today. -- (link) - budice Jul 28, 19:10
Cracked.com: 5 Sworn Enemies Who Formed Inspiring Friendships - amoxy Jul 28, 19:03 10
- re: your IM - great movie. -- nm - kelly Jul 28, 19:49
- you murdered my daughter and chopped off my hand, let's take a selfie! -- nm - Jovian Jul 28, 19:19
- being Cracked, I expected to see The Doctor & Missy on the list. I was wrong. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 19:14
- #1 thru # 5 -- all idiots -- nm - Jovian Jul 28, 19:12 4
  - I was looking for the SI after the handle -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 19:13 3
    - Sorry. I just dont have this kind of forgiveness. - Jovian Jul 28, 19:16 2
      - No one on this board does. -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 28, 19:45
      - You remain ... Unforgiven. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 19:22
- "The world lost a great mustache that day" belongs in the dictionary definition of irreverence -- nm - con_carne Jul 28, 19:08
- I definitely don't have the amount of forgiveness #1 does -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 19:06
Tough Enough.... - Remlik Jul 28, 18:57 5
- They've made ZZ too sympathetic so the audience will never get rid of him even though he doesn't belong. -- nm - Tim Jul 28, 19:17 1
  - yup. -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 19:17
- this is a wrestling thing,isn't it? -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 19:02 2
  - yes. a reality show challenge -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 19:06 1
    - Wherein the challenge is actually making it through the entire season as a viewer. -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 19:16
One show I was sorry to see cancelled was Backstrom. I really liked that show -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 18:57 2
- Me too. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 23:52
- you and Pixie! -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 19:28
There will be a Season 3 of BoJack Horseman... -- (link) - amoxy Jul 28, 18:47
What was your favorite Jenrry Mejia moment? - Tim Jul 28, 18:42 1
- The three weeks he wasn't suspended for drugs! -- nm - David Jul 28, 19:03
Secondhand Lions was a lot better than I expected it to be (spoilers) - spamlet Jul 28, 18:36
Bioshock's Big Daddy Funko Pops -- (link) - budice Jul 28, 18:32 3
- Nice. - IrishStephen Jul 28, 19:22
- thimble pinky or GTFO. -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 18:43
- High levels of WANT -- nm - David Jul 28, 18:36
Channing Tatum's deal to be Gambit is falling apart... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 28, 18:25 1
- GOOD -- nm - Bacon Jul 28, 18:48
Injury count in the Pasadena tree collapse now up to 8 kids, 2 critical :( -- nm - Meg Jul 28, 18:23 2
- yikes, how awful. :( - -- nm -- (edited) - b. Jul 28, 18:29 1
  - It was a huge tree on the grounds of the Kidspace Childrens Museum and a summer camp program was just getting out. -- nm* - Meg Jul 28, 18:46
An article only x might love -- (link) - ML Jul 28, 18:21 1
- oooh, scfi....nm - x Jul 28, 18:30
Cinemax Cancels 'Banshee' -- (link) - budice Jul 28, 18:10 1
- I actually liked the first season but then I stopped getting Cinemax -- nm - crash davis Jul 28, 18:53
I've been perusing that 1,001 GOAT Movies list off and on this while time and I'm only up to the 600s - con_carne Jul 28, 18:06
the court sketch artist bit in 7 days in hell was *genius*.....nm - x Jul 28, 18:00 4
- I think I'm going to watch that tonight. :) - -- nm - b. Jul 28, 18:02 3
  - I thought it was really funny and have been surprised at the lack of discussion here - JD Jul 28, 18:29
  - it's generally pretty entertaining....nm - x Jul 28, 18:06 1
    - great! the ads I saw for it (around GoT, which made for an interesting contrast) made me laugh, so I'm hopeful. :) - -- nm - b. Jul 28, 18:12
Southwest Airlines will keep its 'bags fly free' policy -- (link) - budice Jul 28, 17:58 3
- Dumps the stock and buys more Haliburton -- nm - Bacon Jul 28, 18:49
- They should bring back their "cheaper flights than the majors" policy -- nm - jangles Jul 28, 18:17
- I'll be flying with them for the third time this October. -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 18:02
PFT: NFL offered Brady “at least 50 percent” reduction in exchange for admission of guilt -- (link) - budice Jul 28, 17:52
I like ashley monroe (country singer) quite a bit. this song, though, sounds to me more like it should be done by marty stuart than her. weird. nm but -- (link) - b. Jul 28, 17:51 [youtube]
I'm reading this headline in the "Klondike Bar" way. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 28, 17:47
Mexico fires soccer coach Miguel Herrera after alleged assault on TV commentator -- (link) - budice Jul 28, 17:40 3
- awww, the louse....nm - x Jul 28, 17:41 2
  - He had El Tri playing well. Big loss for them. -- nm - budice Jul 28, 17:44 1
    - they were playing....ok. they won the gold cup, but they weren't that impressive.... - x Jul 28, 17:47
Good news, GOP losers! -- (link) - jangles Jul 28, 17:34
Welcome to Sweden cancelled. -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 17:16 3
- Sunday at 7 was such a great spot for it too. - tobor.2 Jul 28, 19:48
- Meh - znufrii Jul 28, 18:20
- Too bad. This show always made me laugh. I think the quirk level might have been too high. - Covington on Fire Jul 28, 17:42
hoo boy. ex machina was pretty turgid. like 100 minutes of exposition with 8 minutes of telegraphed plot twists...(no spoilers) - x Jul 28, 17:16 7
- one man's turgid is another's languid and sublime. naked alicia vikander, too. -- nm - mud Jul 28, 18:37
- I didn't think you'd love it. -- nm - Dano Jul 28, 17:48 1
  - i didn't, though i also didn't hate it. i liked the way it ended, at least....nm - x Jul 28, 17:53
- But aren't you worried about what happens when Man starts PLAYING GOD?! -- nm - jangles Jul 28, 17:44 1
  - i worry they'll start breaking out the stale oppenheimer quote....nm - x Jul 28, 17:48
- counterpoint -- (link) - ML Jul 28, 17:17 [youtube] 1
  - i never said oscar isaac wasn't great!....nm - x Jul 28, 17:25
This is another listing from a seller who is selling a boat. The picture is ... quite something. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 28, 17:13 1
- Look down, back up -- (edited) - ML Jul 28, 17:14
I'm so old, I remember when Drew Storen had fantasy value. -- nm - ML Jul 28, 17:11 1
- I should have traded him when Woody asked last week. - David Jul 28, 17:20
OK, so, say you've got this scenario: Person X is a customer of Bank Y. Bank Y's web service goes into maintenance mode. - Beryllium Jul 28, 17:06 14
- If the bank accidentally deposits six figures worth of money into your account, and you transfer it out, they will find you -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 18:16 1
  - "We know who you are and we own your house." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 18:20
- now that the test is over. he must move to a country without extradition for the BIG withdrawl. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 18:04
- arrested for wire fraud - decline Jul 28, 17:47
- PARTY IN VEGAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 17:14
- one way or another, esp. with that amount in the mix, he's getting caught; and he should be. - b. Jul 28, 17:09 8
  - He maintains he was just messing around and did not intend for any of the stuff to happen, but rather expected the bank software to catch it. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 17:10 7
    - which won't be a viable defence if they notice before he tells them about it. -- nm - mafic Jul 28, 17:59
    - that first transfer maybe is messing around, paying a bill, though, makes everything more suspicious. -- nm - b. Jul 28, 17:19
    - he should talk to the manager tomorrow and say he found a security problem by mistake. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 17:15 4
      - He did go to the bank and attempt to talk to a manager, but the manager was busy. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 17:16 3
        
        He also drove the Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry. -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 17:53
        
        (I suspect the amount wasn't mentioned, otherwise heads would have snapped to attention) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 17:16 1
        
        D'oh! -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 17:19
At least two children injured by a falling tree in Pasadena. Live news so no link yet. -- nm - Meg Jul 28, 17:05 1
- Link - the kids were at (close to) the Children's Museum by the Rose Bowl. -- (link) - Meg Jul 28, 17:13
My favorite part of Grimm's most recent season is the unmistakable comparisons to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. - David Jul 28, 17:02 12
- I keep running into their shoots but I haven't had time to watch it yet. -- nm - Bacon Jul 28, 17:25
- hmm to that im. I've been considering watching it after I get through more movies. please report if the rest of the season stays good? -- nm - b. Jul 28, 17:05 10
  - We're on the finale. It had one of the best seasons of anything on TV last year. - David Jul 28, 17:10 9
    - Huh. - znufrii Jul 28, 17:15 7
      - Yeah, we've had that conversation before. Kim and I are huge Buffy/Angel fans, and it's the same writer/showrunner. - David Jul 28, 17:19 6
        
        PoI also seems to be borrowing from that playbook, although not as heavily. -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 17:24 5
        
        Did you watch Grimm this year? They rebooted Angelus. -- nm - David Jul 28, 17:26 4
        
        It's likely next on our queue. - Reagen Jul 28, 17:31 3
        
        Gotham gets good. Not a consistent A but it has the feeling of a series about to take off and get there. - Mel Profit Jul 28, 17:34 1
        
        Sleepy Hollow S2 was slow. It didn't pick up until the end of the season. -- nm - tobor.2 Jul 28, 18:20
        
        Those are the *exact* same things we have remaining in our queue! - David Jul 28, 17:32
    - ok then, thanks! -- nm - b. Jul 28, 17:12
The Dodgers' Justin Turner will not play tonight due to an infected zit. - ML Jul 28, 16:57 2
- I've had those on my leg. They are painful. - spamlet Jul 28, 17:01
- That's something I don't miss about being under 30. -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:58
Hey, so, how's everyone doing with their Summer Stalker shirts? -- nm - kelly Jul 28, 16:47 9
- Just in case you backboard - sent but not received -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 20:27
- Sent. Not received. -- nm - Meg Jul 28, 18:17
- I received mine - it was awesome - I need to send mine. I shall very soon -- nm - Pippy Jul 28, 18:14
- Not Sent/Not Received (should have it done before ChiSTravaganza though) -- nm - JenBro Jul 28, 17:47 1
  - C'mon man -- nm - jangles Jul 28, 18:18
- Purchased but still have some incidentals (damnit, I coulda,should done that today) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 16:54 1
  - This is me also. Sorry stalkee, I'll aim for his weekend! -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 17:07
- let me know who didn't get a shirt who was supposed to. I have excess My Little Pony shirts in stock -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 16:50 1
  - Some MLP products went on clearance at my store the other day. I think we may finally be seeing the end of this horrific nightmare. -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 17:55
Aldis Hodge as Shaft. -- nm - David Jul 28, 16:35 2
- I don't know if I can dig it, David. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:56 1
  - how about Michael Ealy? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:56
FWIW, I give it less than a 50/50 chance the IRS blesses the spinoff. They are PISSED that it's so blatant. - spamlet Jul 28, 16:35
UK bookmakers believe Radiohead could be writing theme for new James Bond movie -- (link) - Remlik Jul 28, 16:33 2
- I wondered earlier if the movie folks would be bugged at ellie goulding's hints. they could always include a song from her and have it not be the - b. Jul 28, 16:39 1
  - her song could be the song at the end of the movie. they've done that a few times -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 16:49
Longmire moves to Netflix...will be more complex.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 28, 16:32 10
- Will he or won't he get a cellphone?! - Mel Profit Jul 28, 16:38 9
  - He will not. - ReluctantCynic Jul 28, 17:01 2
    - And it's got Lou Diamond Phillips and The Ferg, too -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 17:11 1
      - And Starbuck. But The Ferg is awesome. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 28, 17:23
  - Overall I think he's actually less grumpy than gibbs, but with a better reason for being grumpy. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:55 5
    - I dunno...Gibbs has a pretty good reason for being grumpy. (Massive Spoilers for a show no one cares about unless your 50+ and a white guy)... - Mel Profit Jul 28, 16:57 3
      - spoils - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:59
      - how last season ended also is a reason for Gibbs to be grumpy -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 16:59 1
        
        I mean (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jul 28, 17:06
    - (Also, I like the show more than NCIS. And it has Katee Sackhoff.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:56
No way. Elba is already Luther. Let someone else have a crack at Shaft. - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:26 8
- They can always do a comedy version and cast Kevin Hart -- nm - eag Jul 28, 16:33 4
  - They already did. It was called undercover brother. -- nm - spamlet Jul 28, 16:48 1
    - and Black Dynamite. -- nm - Reagen Jul 28, 16:48
  - you lock down that kind of talk right now! -- nm - Remlik Jul 28, 16:47 1
    - Oh trust me - eag Jul 28, 16:51
- Michael K effin' Williams. nm - Dignan Jul 28, 16:30 1
  - yes -- nm* - Remlik Jul 28, 16:33
- bery shut your mouth -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 16:28
I think we have one or two posters in the bay area ... anyone interested in a Mini Cooper a coworker is selling? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 28, 16:24 2
- Wasn't Stephen lusting after a Mini a couple of years back? I think that was when he was still commuting across the Bay. -- nm - Meg Jul 28, 16:35
- not that I know of, sorry! (would your friend be interested in a kitty or three?) -- nm - b. Jul 28, 16:32
the "on line" copy of the NY Magazine Cosby Accusers article 7/26/15 - pretty powerful stuff - especially the last of the 6 videos - heartbreaking - JenBro Jul 28, 16:20 4
- yah, it still gets to me that hannibal burress kickstarted the whole movement. - b. Jul 28, 16:37 3
  - that last video where the women almost makes it before breaking down while saying she had to come forward for the sake of her daughter (and I think - JenBro Jul 28, 17:55 2
    - I couldn't bring myself to watch the videos, I read at least many of the stories, though. - b. Jul 28, 17:59 1
      - I had only caught clips on the news before this article - the article got me - especially the individual photos. - JenBro Jul 28, 18:06
iar liar with your pants on fire, white spades hangin' on the telephone wire, gamblers reevaluate along the dotted line you'll never recognize yoursel -- nm - on Heartattack and Vine Jul 28, 16:14

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