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Follow-up from yesterday: Dem debate schedule has been set--first debate will be 10-13 in Nevada. - ML Aug 6, 08:55 1
- I don't know what O'Malley thinks he stands to gaizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz -- nm - emoticripple Aug 6, 08:59
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- Use a smaller font, reduce keening and line spacing -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 08:55 2
  - Kerning. Aka Keming. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 08:55 1
    - Heh -- nm - emoticripple Aug 6, 08:57
- Just throw out every other page - Reagen Aug 6, 08:53 2
  - every third word or so -- nm* - Beaker Aug 6, 08:56 1
    - get rid of all the "thus's" and "wherefore's" and it'll be around 5 pages long -- nm - decline Aug 6, 09:01
I see even the Bloom County crew will be gathering around the TV tonight to watch the debate. - Mop Aug 6, 08:50 1
- And please, for the love of God, exercise caution with your drinking games tonight. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 08:51
When you hear "Rick Springfield" which do you think of first... "Jessie's Girl", or, "General Hospital" -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 08:49 11
- Jessie' Girl -- nm - Beaker Aug 6, 08:54
- Jessies Girl and Californication -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 08:54
- Now True Detective. But normally Jessie's Girl. -- nm - MDH Aug 6, 08:54
- Jessie's Girl, by several touchdowns -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 08:52
- Um. The Simpsons? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 08:52
- Jessie's Girl. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 08:50
- Jessie's Girl. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 08:50
- Jessie's Girl - I was a huge fan -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:49
- Human Touch -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:49 2
  - Oh god. I hate when you are right. - Spawn Aug 6, 08:51 1
    - we all need - jangles Aug 6, 08:52
My DVR is set: "I look forward to tonight's "debate" -- but look far more forward to making America great again. It can happen!" -realDonaldTrump -- nm - MDH Aug 6, 08:47
I think I may have been calling the standard size printer paper, A4...when it's in fact A3? -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:47 5
- isn't A4 standard in Europe? -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 08:48 4
  - Oh, maybe. Someone is emailing me about A3 and I'm google imaging it to see what they're on about. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:49 3
    - A4 is definitely standard printer paper. A3 is akin to what we call legal paper here and is much larger. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 6, 08:52
    - it's big. -- (link) - Andie Aug 6, 08:51 1
      - Thanks a mill. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:53
This new Tesla charger prototype makes me uncomfortable for some reason. -- (link) - Mop Aug 6, 08:47 [youtube]
my friend invited me over tomorrow after work to hang out at her place. she's a dog walker and works about three hours a day mostly. - Andie Aug 6, 08:46 2
- What a bitch -- nm - Mr. Darcy Aug 6, 08:53
- She walks for a living. Why should she do it in her spare time? And for free? -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 08:52
apprapho of nothing - I'm still trying to figure out how Rick Springfield scored a role in True Detective and a love interest opposite Meryle Streep - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:42 10
- I've only seen the Ricki trailer once, and I had no idea that was Rick Springfield. -- nm* - sycor Aug 6, 09:00
- I read a small thing on him on AV Club the other day, and he was an actor first and foremost until around the time that Jessie's Girl took off. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 6, 08:57
- Turns out he doesn't have long to live and I wasn't really holding up my part of the bargain. Had to step it up. -- nm - Mephistopheles Aug 6, 08:52
- When was he on True Detective? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 08:43 6
  - Speaking of TD: I'm actually not on the Super Hate Train of Popular Opinion, but man is it 10 pounds of story in a 5 pound bag. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 6, 08:54 1
    - yeah, I agree with this. its bloated and I shouldn't like it as much as I do -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 09:10
  - totally unrecognizable -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:48
  - this season - spoils - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:47 2
    - that's crazy....I never would have recognized him -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 08:48 1
      - not a huge part but yeah I hear ya. -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:48
wait. wait one moment. we have an stravaganza and no one is suggesting an ST movie event? - Truman Aug 6, 08:37 23
- It has to be a terrible, terrible movie though. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 6, 08:53 2
  - Gonna be hard to throw under Van Helsing. -- nm - Jim Aug 6, 08:54 1
    - But by a happy coincidence... -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 08:54
- Yes JenBro suggested it - maybe late night tomorrow or Sat - I would love to see a movie - I'm not seeing FF though. sorry - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:40 6
  - since I wont be there until tomorrow, i vote for either tomorrow night or saturday (or sunday brunch). -- nm - Truman Aug 6, 08:51
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    - buwhaa! I'd see the Gift or MISS5 -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:47
  - I havent see mission impossible yet. -- nm - Truman Aug 6, 08:45 2
    - lets do it! who needs sleep? -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:48 1
      - werd. -- nm - Truman Aug 6, 08:48
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  - we went to a movie in Vegas Jack. dont you remember spawn dancing for you? -- nm - Truman Aug 6, 08:43 5
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      - Godzilla! -- nm - Truman Aug 6, 08:48 3
        
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        I love the movie watching gathering memories - I really do. -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:49 1
        
        I think ive seen 3 movies with sters now. - Truman Aug 6, 08:51
- Spawn already threatened us with this. -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 08:39
- FF is supposed to be really bad. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:39 4
  - and this has stopped st since when? Heck, I saw, umm, Van Helsing with STers, in a movie theater. Cant be worse than that. -- nm - Truman Aug 6, 08:44
  - so bad it's good? -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 08:39 1
    - Maybe! -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:48
  - Oh I read it here haha. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:39
I think it was about this time last year when the Ice Bucket Challenge took the world, and our hearts, by storm. -- nm - Max Aug 6, 08:31 4
- you should start the Hot Oil Deep Fryer Challenge -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:35 2
  - Washing Machine Challenge -- nm - Max Aug 6, 08:39 1
    - the bleach, it burns -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:48
- Has ST seen the Ice Berg challenge? -- (link) - emoticripple Aug 6, 08:33
*fires the oil under $45 flare* -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Aug 6, 08:31
The Gift: 92% (25/2) ; Shaun The Sheep: 99% (79/1) ; Fantastic Four: 7% (3/39) ; Rikki and the Flash: 64% (22/12) -- nm* - Beaker Aug 6, 08:27 6
- Jesus. 7%. Boy, I don't know. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 08:56
- That FF ratio is crazy. How bad was the first Hulk? - JaxSean Aug 6, 08:31 2
  - Elektra at 10% is the mark to watch for. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 08:40
  - the first Hulk was 139/88. Fresh at 61%. Second Hulk is 67% (146/73) -- nm* - Beaker Aug 6, 08:33
- my co-workers used my R&TF tix last night, they liked it. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 08:30 1
  - No matter what - Meryl is always charming -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:37
oooh, tonight's subway reading will be the Esquire article on Miles Teller where he is, apparently, a total ass. -- (link) - Andie Aug 6, 08:19 12
- Honestly I don't see anything special about him. Granted I didn't see a lot of his movies. - sycor Aug 6, 08:38 1
  - watch Whiplash and The Spectacular Now. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 08:40
- every time I see his name I think it is about Miles Davis -- nm - Beaker Aug 6, 08:36
- Well he did spawn from one of the shaplier moles on John Cusack's ass, so it makes sense that he would be one. -- nm - Baron Bing Bong Aug 6, 08:27
- I think he'll settle down a lot better than Shia did. - Max Aug 6, 08:26 5
  - so, this weekend? - Andie Aug 6, 08:27 4
    - heh, I'm thinking more a labor of love that is panned by critics. Which movie was that for Tom Cruise? -- nm - Max Aug 6, 08:29 3
      - I'm not sure Tom Cruise does "labour of love" movies. -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 08:41
      - Far and Away? -- nm - Beaker Aug 6, 08:40 1
        
        oooo - good one -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:41
- Worked for Shia -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 08:22
- heh - he even tweeted in a dickish manner that he was not being a dick. -- nm - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:20
Officially cut the cable cord last night. No ragrets so far... -- nm - Shaun Aug 6, 08:09 13
- I don't think I could. Doctor Who, Orphan Black, Archer, Walking Dead, Fargo, Better Call Saul, and a bunch of Comedy Central shows. - JaxSean Aug 6, 08:30 1
  - I'd price out buying seasons on Amazon/iTunes. It's usually cheaper than your cable bill. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 6, 08:54
- I'll probably cut when the Xbox starts it's over the air dvr fucntions -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 08:23
- Been without it since March....I miss local news and live sports but missing news might be a good thing.... - Walt_Disney Aug 6, 08:22 2
  - I think I quit in february. survivor is all I really miss. -- nm - all the boys love the measles and the mumps Aug 6, 08:36
  - can you not get HD stations via antenna? I get all my network TV that way (CBS/NBC/ABC/FOX/etc) -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 08:23
- if someone would have told me what I'd be willing to pay to have NFL Ticket 3 years ago, I'd have called them a dirty liar to their face - Pippy in the Windy City Aug 6, 08:19
- But how will the Jays pay for all their shiny new players? -- nm - Beaker Aug 6, 08:12 1
  - I still have webz, which strangely enough, due to no longer maintaining a sexy retention price, is about the same cost. - Shaun Aug 6, 08:15
- F cable. F them right in the A. -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 08:11
- #NoRagrets -- nm - ML Aug 6, 08:11 2
  - Not even a single leter? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 08:14 1
    - You dropped this - "t" - nm - sycor Aug 6, 08:20
5th 'bizarre' case of man with wad of cash targeting women in Winnipeg -- (link) - Beaker Aug 6, 08:08 2
- where did dignan get a wad of cash? -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:36 1
  - Monopoly money. It's virtually indistinguishable from Canadian money. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 08:54
SITWAP: Mafia III reveal trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 6, 08:05 [youtube]
Patrick Kane being investigated by police for incident with a woman -- (link) - Beaker Aug 6, 08:01 1
- Apparently his mom wasn't with him at the bar. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 6, 08:13
DeSean Jackson fell to the turf hurt as the Redskins practiced with the Texans today - right shoulder - Beaker Aug 6, 07:57
LIR emoticripple, I left you a message on B2 -- (link) - trish Aug 6, 07:45 [Backboard] 7
- if there's anything we can do (kidney donation), pete said he's more than willing to step up to the plate -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:49
- well fine Trish, I'll write you an excuse note for your ST file, allowing your abscence. - Remlik Aug 6, 08:19
- Man, that is a tough run. - emoticripple Aug 6, 07:55 2
  - I'm thinking I will :) - trish Aug 6, 08:32 1
    - Well welcome back to the world! Just don't bring up onions on pizza; it's been a point of contention. -- nm - emoticripple Aug 6, 08:56
- Nice to see you here Trish. Sorry you have to deal with all that stuff. That's a rough stretch. Hope it gets better. -- nm - pmb Aug 6, 07:53
- missed it on B2. But welcome back. Sorry you aren't feel up to being around more. -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 07:49
So. For Mop we need to decide now on our Chicago (yes Will, Chicago) extravaganza hashtag. ST Poll: Now -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 07:40 19
- #SlackCity #2ndCitySlackers #SlackMeatmeet -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 12:46
- #jenbrounleashed -- nm - jangles Aug 6, 08:37
- #WindySTiddy -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 08:22 1
  - Wait, for Mop? #Aug15-16stravaganza -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 08:32
- #letswalkit -- nm - Max Aug 6, 08:16
- #surpriselatearrival -- nm - CQ Aug 6, 08:13
- #ThisIsHowWeSTroll -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 08:04 1
  - I like this one. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 08:25
- #whereisdawson -- nm - ty97 Aug 6, 08:02
- #jaycutlerisdreamy -- nm - Shaun Aug 6, 07:47
- #meatcitymadness -- nm - trish Aug 6, 07:46 1
  - this is correct. -- nm - all the boys love the measles and the mumps Aug 6, 08:07
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- #destinationwhitesox -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 07:43
- #chisters -- nm - David Aug 6, 07:42
- #realpizza -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 6, 07:41 1
  - #troll -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 07:45
- #yallhaveshittypizza -- nm - krusty si Aug 6, 07:41 1
  - I never say y'all. #yous -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 08:07
Ryan Adams is recording a covers album of Taylor Swift’s 1989 — in the style of The Smiths - ty97 Aug 6, 07:39 5
- no, it's great!! -- nm - all the boys love the measles and the mumps Aug 6, 07:42
- These MadLibs concept albums have gotta stop -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 07:40
- actually, i am totally intrigued. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 07:40 2
  - right? man I love ryan adams. (wait. why am I not doing laundry right now??) -- nm - all the boys love the measles and the mumps Aug 6, 07:43 1
    - Wash everything! -- nm - Max Aug 6, 08:08
Howard Schultz (CEO Starbucks) has an op-ed in the NYT today that reads as if he might have interest in a run against Hillary -- (link*) - ML Aug 6, 07:29 6
- *POP* -- nm - ML's Concern Boner Aug 6, 08:38
- So long as he doesn't run against me... -- nm - Bernie Sanders Aug 6, 07:40 1
  - Because he'll get crushed too. Bernie 2016! -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 07:41
- Bring it, coffee boy. -- nm - Hill si Aug 6, 07:32 2
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    - Maybe I should've gone with "Daddy Starbucks" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 07:53
*whispers* start the draft -- nm - ML Aug 6, 07:26 1
- *whispers back* please please please on a Tuesday--anytime after noon. -- nm - trish Aug 6, 07:50
"Not sure why, but we'll miss you." -- nm - David Aug 6, 07:23 1
- That's an ST send off if I've ever heard one. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 6, 07:30

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