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Things I will never understand: aholes who feel compelled to back into parking spots in a lot - jangles Aug 22, 16:40 4 1
- It's actually safer by a tiny bit. - iSpam Aug 22, 16:48
- so we can leave safely without backing into an idiot driving fast behind us. -- nm - Remlik Aug 22, 16:44 1
  - some towns (seattle) have areas where you are required to back in because of that. - zeitgeist Aug 22, 16:48
- agreed. worse are the ones who back in at the front doors of the store -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 22, 16:43
from posts below . . . should I really get in on the Loot Crate thing ? -- nm - call me Ishmael Aug 22, 16:37
Navy will now welcome women into the Seals program.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 22, 16:33 3
- it's about frakking time!!! -- nm - Dash Crofts Aug 22, 16:42
- To do what? -- nm - jangles Aug 22, 16:38 1
  - " . . . the mechanic told me I'd blown a seal. I told him, 'just fix the damn thing and leave my personal life out of it. okay, pal?" -- nm - call me Ishmael Aug 22, 16:40
I don't get hype... I STAYYYYY HYPE!!! -- nm - Qale Aug 22, 16:30
How Disney can probably make back half of the $4 billion it paid for Lucasfilm on Ep. VII alone -- (link*) - jangles Aug 22, 16:24 1
- they should make that on toys alone -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 22, 16:56
Why is Canadian English unique? -- (link) - Covington Aug 22, 16:24
Colts: Pagno turned down the small contract extension.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 22, 16:19 5
- He has done little imo to earn more. - Will Hunting Aug 22, 16:26 2
  - yuuuuppppp. He and Grisgon are gone at the end of the year -- nm - Remlik Aug 22, 16:29 1
    - I think it's stupid if for no other reason than optics but he ain't great. - Will Hunting Aug 22, 16:36
- He's rolling them Flacco dice, baby -- nm - jangles Aug 22, 16:21 1
  - Cept he wont make it to the SBowl -- nm - budice Aug 22, 16:23
pastrami temp is 181. it needs another hour cooking/smoking. then 2 hours to relax. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 22, 16:19
Man, that wasnt fun. At theater to see Jurassic World, and I almost blacked out on the escalator to the 2nd floor - prayformojo Aug 22, 16:12 4
- If it makes you feel better, ain't nobody else at Jurassic World having fun either. nm - Dignan Aug 22, 16:25 1
  - I'm still disappointed at the apparent lack of "Dinos-Soar!" headlines in the trades -- nm - jangles Aug 22, 16:27
- Yikes, I know Chris Pratt isn't a good actor but - jangles Aug 22, 16:15
- Be careful man -- nm - Pippy Aug 22, 16:13
If you read this board too quickly, you might conclude that Axl Rose and Slash have made friends again and decided to get into panda midwifery -- nm - con_carne Aug 22, 16:07
Burlesque at Caesars Palace next friday night -- (edited) - Peglegpete Aug 22, 16:06
Local perspective on the recent toxic spill in the Four Corners :( -- (link) - Meg Aug 22, 15:48 5
- this has happened several times over the years, that's why the epa is looking at the mines waste water holding tanks -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 22, 16:17
- :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 22, 16:02
- this story makes me so angry -- nm - ML Aug 22, 15:54 2
  - Like, people need to go to jail. -- (link) - ML Aug 22, 16:06
  - Did you ever read Yellow Dirt? Nothing's changed :( -- (link) - Meg Aug 22, 15:56
Foo Fighters Rickroll Westboro Baptist Church -- (link) - Remlik Aug 22, 15:42 1
- I love this. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 22, 17:16
Guns and Roses: Slash and Axl have buried the hatchet -- (link) - Remlik Aug 22, 15:30 2
- ... with a chainsaw. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 22, 15:37
- ...in bed -- nm - budice Aug 22, 15:33
ML news: Misha Collins of Supernatural was mugged and beaten up in Minnesota..still shows to convention to do photos.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 22, 15:25 1
- Fargo man -- nm - budice Aug 22, 15:45
GodDamn foreign Neutrinos! Deport them -- (link*) - Valiant Warrior Aug 22, 15:23 2
- (I'm kicking myself. The obvious joke was Neutrinos With Attitude) -- nm - Reagen Aug 22, 15:36
- I'll wait for confirmation from the Dr. Dre Laboratory of Keepin' It Real. -- nm* - Reagen Aug 22, 15:27
Loot Crate: Sold both the Venom and Carnage coffee mugs for $18 a pop -- nm* - Remlik Aug 22, 15:23 7
- We got the rEd. I wanted the black. -- nm - David Aug 22, 15:24 6
  - I get two crates for the store. I guess they're gonna do more of this kind of thing -- nm - Remlik Aug 22, 15:25 5
    - You saw that they have new accessories packages, right? - David Aug 22, 15:36 4
      - yeah. but the cost is a little to high. I give away the kiddie stuff of the Loot Crates to kids....so I can justify the cost of the crates for that. -- nm - Remlik Aug 22, 15:42 3
        
        It's $15, daddy war bucks. -- nm - David Aug 22, 16:02 2
        
        is this the clothing thing? I'll relook into it. -- nm - Remlik Aug 22, 16:05 1
        
        Yes, and you really should. - David Aug 22, 16:09
National Zoo panda gave birth -- (link) - budice Aug 22, 15:17
Alright, which one of you has a webcam in my room and as soon I fall asleep for a nap, you call - Valiant Warrior Aug 22, 15:14 1
- Have you checked the cat food dish? - JenBro Aug 22, 16:02
Caught up on the last 3 eps of Mr Robot. Mind totally blown. I don't know what is real anymore. -- nm - Covington Aug 22, 14:54
Melody Patterson, ‘Wrangler Jane’ on F Troop, dies at 66 -- (link) - Valiant Warrior Aug 22, 14:52 1
- :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 22, 14:55
It's a pleasant 81 degrees and sunny. But the smoke makes it dangerous to be outside. -- nm - Mop Aug 22, 14:46 4
- I don't trust air I can't see -- nm - con_carne Aug 22, 14:57
- I was going hiking today to Thomas Lakes on Mt. Hood. I decided to postpone it for another day. -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 14:48 2
  - Looks like it'll be clear by Monday, but tomorrow, if anything, will be worse! -- (link) - Mop Aug 22, 14:51 1
    - Silver Lining. Tonight's Sunset should be spectacular. -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 14:53
8 major actors who turned down the James Bond role -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 22, 14:26 5
- Maybe Neeson, but the others wouldn't have worked. - Valiant Warrior Aug 22, 14:33 4
  - Eastwood in the early 90's was being talked about for Bruce Wayne and a Dark Knight Returns movie -- nm - Remlik Aug 22, 15:15
  - Dominic West woulda -- nm - mud Aug 22, 14:47
  - That one's ridiculous. -- nm - tobor.2 Aug 22, 14:35 1
    - Eastwood that is. -- nm - tobor.2 Aug 22, 15:34
Mets acquire Eric Young, Jr. from the Barves for straight cash, homey. -- nm - Tim Aug 22, 14:14 1
- I was -just- telling Kim I'd forgotten we had him. - Imperator Aug 22, 14:16
BREAKING: Deez Nuts endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders. - emoticripple Aug 22, 13:55 1
- So Bernie now has the 15 year old vote? -- nm - tobor.2 Aug 22, 14:24
I just made coconut crusted zucchini from Kitchen Treaty. So very very yum. -- nm* - Andie Aug 22, 13:29
I ain't even mad -- (link) - ML Aug 22, 13:26 3
- the hitter cranked a grand slam home run....video -- (link) - Remlik Aug 22, 16:15
- 'cause sometimes you just gotta say, damn, that was a sweet shot . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Aug 22, 13:43
- Did you catch this play from yesterday? -- (link) - GregW Aug 22, 13:35
National Zoo's panda is in labor -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 22, 13:10
TWD future spoilers (Spoilers) -- (link) - amoxy Aug 22, 12:25 1
- That would be interesting but sounds like 90% speculation. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 22, 12:59
There is so much smoke outside I had to check if there was a fire in the neighborhood. It's from the fires in the mountains. - Bacon Aug 22, 12:24 10
- NOAA and the USFS were caught slightly off guard by this. - ReluctantCynic (Deputy Ruiner) Aug 22, 13:35
- this is why Weather Wizard should not be a criminal. he could make a fortune bringing rain to drought & fire areas -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 22, 12:58
- Here is a current interactive map showing size and location of each fire. -- (link) - Bacon Aug 22, 12:54
- Wowl it's awful. Iknow FEMA HQ folks are working full time this weekend. - loosi Aug 22, 12:40 1
  - 90 miles to our east, and we are getting 20+ mile an hour east winds pulling it right onto us. -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 12:51
- I still cannot see the mountains to my west -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 22, 12:29 1
  - Yeah, haven't seen our main mountain for about a week and a half now. -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 12:35
- I would say we are down to 1/4 visibility just from the smoke. Can't see the trees beyond our condo complex. -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 12:27 2
  - holy shit, how is the air? they issued an air quality warningm not sure if you are in that area. -- nm - loosi Aug 22, 12:40 1
    - If you go outside for more than 10 minutes and come back in the house you smell like campire. -- nm - Bacon Aug 22, 12:49
deadspin: Could Madison Bumgarner end up as the greatest hitting pitcher ever? -- (link) - amoxy Aug 22, 12:23 4
- Mike Hampton 2001 is the gold standard for recent pitchers, and Bumgarner's behind him. -- nm - ML Aug 22, 12:30 2
  - That was Coors Field. Hampton did have 7HR's that year, none in the previous 8 -- nm - amoxy Aug 22, 12:35 1
    - if we're talking simply HRs, sure--but he batted .311 with an .800+ OPS two years previous in Houston -- nm - ML Aug 22, 12:38
- that's either Babe Ruth, or Jose Canseco. -- nm - Reagen Aug 22, 12:28
The panda at the National Zoo is in labor! -- nm - loosi Aug 22, 12:12
America could be on its way to electing another black president -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 22, 12:11 1
- the head seems slightly smaller giving him a turtle like shape -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 22, 12:22
This is flipping awesome. -- (link) - Imperator Aug 22, 12:08 [youtube]
Fallout Shelter Question-at what point do your exploring dwellers start to find better gear? - landbeck Aug 22, 12:01 19
- About a day. I am going to do what ML said and send out max-stats Level 1 guys for my last 20 scouts. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 22, 12:38 6
  - After a lot of experimenting, it seems that only Endurance has an effect on the length of their outings. - Dignan Aug 22, 13:14 1
    - (So the +5 Endurance outfits help a lot.) nm - Dignan Aug 22, 13:15
  - I was most of the way to having someone with all 10 SPECIAL stats before I got bored. -- nm - Tim Aug 22, 12:55
  - 2+ days and he still hasn't used a medpack - ML Aug 22, 12:39 2
    - I only have about 15 things level 15+ so I won't get that far I bet...but I might grab some more. - Will Hunting Aug 22, 12:40 1
      - I got lucky earlier on in the game when I randomly picked up the second-best gun in the game on a wasteland run -- (link) - ML Aug 22, 12:58
- is this a ... game? -- nm - loosi Aug 22, 12:12 2
  - *laugh* Yes, apocalypse-themed resource game for iPhone/Android -- (link) - landbeck Aug 22, 12:23 1
    - ah ok! phew! -- nm - loosi Aug 22, 12:43
- usually over a day -- nm - ML Aug 22, 12:08
- They'll find something okay eventually, but I got the best weapons from lunchboxes. - Tim Aug 22, 12:02 7
  - So the best I can hope for from exploring is rusty laser pistols? -- nm - landbeck Aug 22, 12:09 6
    - What level are the guys you're sending and how long have they been exploring? - Tim Aug 22, 12:10 5
      - Level 44 and 38. 17 hours now. -- nm - landbeck Aug 22, 12:14 4
        
        be sure to max out their medpacks as best you can before sending them out -- nm - ML Aug 22, 12:35 2
        
        What's the max they can carry? -- nm - landbeck Aug 22, 12:36 1
        
        25 -- nm - ML Aug 22, 12:36
        
        I got lucky one of the first dwellers I sent came back with 2 pieces of armor and 2 weapons -- nm - eag Aug 22, 12:17
"Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas resigns from PLO" - ML Aug 22, 11:59 1
- yea, his replacement likely won't be more "moderate" -- nm - mud Aug 22, 12:09
NXT predictions - Tim the Mark Aug 22, 11:54 1
- Bayley wins and KO comes out and tosses her onto the ring apron. - Qale Aug 22, 13:07
behold the power of the Ooze: Slash and Axl are on friendly terms again -- (link) - jangles Aug 22, 11:39 7
- maybe they'll finally get around to finishing up that new album *now* . . . -- nm - call me Ishmael Aug 22, 11:53 6
  - You mean Chinese Democracy? -- nm - amoxy Aug 22, 11:56 5
    - Released in 2008! - Imperator Aug 22, 12:19 2
      - nmbImperator - Tim Aug 22, 12:22 1
        
        Yeah, I still haven't gotten an email. I don't know what's going on. -- nm - Imperator Aug 22, 12:51
    - well, i was being a little more facicious than anything :) -- nm - call me Ishmael Aug 22, 12:09 1
      - Me too :) -- nm - amoxy Aug 22, 12:10
B2 followup for the ST Dems: if Biden entered the race with Warren's endorsement, would you switch allegiances from Hillary? -- nm - ML Aug 22, 11:34 13
- I'm not loyal to any candidate yet, but I could see getting behind Biden, especially with Sen. Warren's support. - ReluctantCynic (Deputy Ruiner) Aug 22, 13:49
- Obviously not. -- nm - MDH Aug 22, 11:55
- I'd still fund Bernie for now, but Biden was my first choice in 2008 and I remain a big fan. -- nm - Emoticripple Aug 22, 11:47 2
  - so you're the one - jangles Aug 22, 11:48 1
    - Me and the electoral powerhouse that is Delaware! -- nm - Emoticripple Aug 22, 11:56
- I can't believe she would do that this early. -- nm - Covington Aug 22, 11:46 3
  - the idea that she would endorse Biden over Sanders itself is laughable -- nm - jangles Aug 22, 11:47 2
    - I think an endorsement for anyone from her would only ratchet up the rabid rhetoric coming from the right. -- nm - Covington Aug 22, 11:52 1
      - eh, the Democratic nominee (whomever it is) can win solely with Democratic votes at this point - jangles Aug 22, 11:56
- I haven't even begun to think of who I am really going to vote for. I'd like at least some campaigning and debates first -- nm - ty97 Aug 22, 11:39
- ha ha - jangles Aug 22, 11:39
- No. And no smart advisor would recommend that he run. -- nm - David Aug 22, 11:38 1
  - I feel bad for him. He's clearly doing it for his son (per his rumored last wish). But he has no chance. -- nm - MDH Aug 22, 11:56
Sheesh - looked at the Queen Mary hotel as a possible Christmas destination. Prices have about tripled since last year :( - Meg Aug 22, 11:24
Meg, the pastrami is from scratch. the flat section has been brining for 2 weeks. the point is still in the brine because my brother is coming in 2 - Peglegpete Aug 22, 11:12
Finally watched Focus last night. Thought it was solid. And it's well covered but M. Robbie is a flat out smoke show. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 22, 11:07
Pacrat, my first thought was Elvin Bishop's Traveling Shoes. tenderize is part of the lyrics -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 22, 11:06 [youtube] 1
- great, now I need to add a D) optional / miscellaneous thought of your choosing option to the poll -- nm - call me Ishmael Aug 22, 11:14
Carlos Gomez hitting .192/.234/.260 with 1 HR since not being traded to the Mets. -- nm - Tim Aug 22, 11:03 1
- that's not #good -- nm - ML Aug 22, 11:07

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