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I am here and will make my pick. Give me 5-10 minutes -- nm - amoxy Aug 31, 17:07 7
- Forget it sorry nevermind those two are fine -- nm - amoxy Aug 31, 17:07 6
  - You can swap out for someone who hasn't been picked if you want to. Just let me know. -- nm* - Dark Callisto Aug 31, 17:09 2
    - Sorry about earlier. Work meeting went an hour longer than scheduled. - Inigo Aug 31, 17:13
    - No sweat, it would actually take me 20 minutes to catch up on my spreadsheet - amoxy Aug 31, 17:11
  - I'm not implying anything or trying to start anything. I'm just curious. What round are you guys in? -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 17:09 2
    - 8th. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 31, 17:10 1
      - cool, not too far to go -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 17:11
Trent Richardson released by Oakland Raiders -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 17:04
Tony Todd has joined the cast of Flash season 2 -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 16:51 1
- ooh, The Flash vs Candyman -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:51
Under The Dome cancelled. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 16:51 2
- 2 seasons late. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 17:15
- I dare them to do the Tommy Westphall ending again -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 17:04
my most interesting food news of late, I've had three different cuts of pronghorn in three ways, and it didn't suck - crash davis Aug 31, 16:49
Hyde was not wrong....Housebound is pretty great - prayformojo Aug 31, 16:43 1
- right? it's a five buck rental, people!.... - x Aug 31, 17:18
til: there is an mtv show host (and rapper) who goes by: Awkwafina. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 31, 16:39 1
- Suddenly I'm thirsty for bottled water and don't know why -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 16:40
Happy Birthday BAD!! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 31, 16:31 2
- *raises a drink to BAD* -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 16:46
- indeed -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:33
Martial Law has been imposed on Man U -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 16:31
JaxSean is going to hate me. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 31, 16:31 [youtube]
sitwap - 99 cent rental for "interstellar" at amazon. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Aug 31, 16:29
"Donald Trump is the new face of white supremacy" -- (link) - znufrii Aug 31, 16:20 3
- For Trump himself, it's subtle. His is a kinds of patriarchal racism. But the subtly is not lost on overt racists. -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 16:33
- it makes sense -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 16:30
- It's smart of them to change it up every four years or so -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 16:28
This could end up in the "poorly phrased campaign comment" HoF. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 31, 16:18
a. I had interwebs; b. I have walked 17,501 steps so far today. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 31, 16:17 2
- Sadly, dinner was a protein bar and some skinny pop popcorn. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 31, 16:22
- Nice stepping. Where've you been, where you going -- nm - JD Aug 31, 16:20
Tried something new tonight for dinner. It got the husband and toddler seals of approval. (N ate a *lot* of it.) -- (link) - kelly Aug 31, 16:17 10
- Nut-n-gum! -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 17:14
- "Peaches 'n Beef, together at last!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 16:19
- interesting -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:19 7
  - This is the start of an entire week of "something new". I'm stuck in a food rut, so sick of the old standbys. - kelly Aug 31, 16:30 6
    - sounds like fun week, and I'm of the opinion that you can never go wrong when you combine ham and cheese :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:35 5
      - ham and cheese jello mold!.....nm - x Aug 31, 17:19
      - Ham and cheese ice cream would be awful -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 16:38 1
        
        I've seen Bobby Flay (iirc?) win plaudits on Iron Chef for trout ice cream, so not necessarily so -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:40
      - in a pancake. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 16:38 1
        
        in anything -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:38
I propose renaming The Imperator to Houston, because Astronauts -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:16
Tom, Jorge and other frequent flyers, some clarification... - Mop Aug 31, 16:13 1
- certain codes of fares, and then mileage plus status levels factor in to seating upgrades. nm but: -- (link) - b. Aug 31, 16:31
We're on the West Knoxville Trade Group, and a woman keeps selling her underwear and bikini bottoms. - David Aug 31, 16:13 11
- Isn't that illegal in Tennessee? -- nm - ReluctantCynic (Draft Expert) Aug 31, 16:22
- It's certainly a fetish thing. If you can make money at you, especially if you're hard up, then why not? -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 16:21
- Speaking of which, did amanda ever get her dresser? -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 16:17
- I'm guessing..uh..actually...no - JD Aug 31, 16:17
- Is it a clever prostitution cover? -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 16:14 6
  - I've wondered about that. She's a single mom, so it's possible she's doing what she has to do. - David Aug 31, 16:15 5
    - You know who this is? -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 16:19 1
      - No, I looked at her FB page this time. -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:20
    - I'm thinking she mails the items -- nm - JD Aug 31, 16:19 2
      - to Japan? -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 16:19
      - Since everyone is in a five-mile radius, I doubt it. -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:19
What was your favorite Trich moment in Oakland? -- (link) - Remlik Aug 31, 16:12
1st day of the new job today. It went very well. - Jovian Aug 31, 16:03 7
- v. good! :) - -- nm - b. Aug 31, 16:37
- Win! -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 16:37
- Nice! Best of luck! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 16:33
- YOU KNOW THE MAX RULE!!!!! -- nm - iSpam Aug 31, 16:04
- vng! -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:04 2
  - very news good? me not so well talk -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:04 1
    - no worries, Melissa Fumero has that effect on me as well. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 16:07
Austin Jackson to the Cubs -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 15:58
Next generation of Android Wear is compatible with iOS. Makes the Apple Watch look that much crappier. -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 15:55 3
- If it's compatible like Pebble, no thanks. -- nm - iSpam Aug 31, 15:57 2
  - The Verge. -- (link) - Mop Aug 31, 15:58 1
    - Yeah, I just read that and Dieter's piece where he told a google employee about Alphabet - iSpam Aug 31, 16:04
Awkward. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 31, 15:53
ancient Temple of Bel's destruction in Palmyra – satellite images -- (link) - mud Aug 31, 15:53 1
- if this was a SYFY movie, an evil god would be released and destroy all of Isis...then Tara Reid would save the rest of the world. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 16:22
Kim I'm here. I'm going to change that pick. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 31, 15:44 7
- On second thought nevermind, I'll send a new list for my next pick. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 31, 15:45 5
  - ARGH!!!!!!!!!1 -- nm - David Aug 31, 15:46 4
    - you know you love me. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 31, 15:48 3
      - Right now, all I taste is bile. - David Aug 31, 16:12 2
        
        The good part is next. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 31, 16:19 1
        
        Cards sent for rounds 8-10. Thank you Kim and David for being spectacular people. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 31, 16:23
- Go ahead. -- nm - David Aug 31, 15:45
The shortlist of potential replacement flags for New Zealand. -- (link) - Mop Aug 31, 15:40 5
- The final four is set. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 31, 15:52 3
  - I'm with the black and white fern design. -- nm - Volnelk, live from the County Courthouse Aug 31, 16:07
  - I have to go with the red/blue with white fern and stars. Basically replacing the union jack with the fern. -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 15:56 1
    - thats my favorite one too. Though I do kinda love the swirly thing one. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 16:06
- I vote for the white fern on the solid black backround with the 4 stars -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 15:48
sitwap "Unlucky in Lovie: Which Coach Has Had the Worst Quarterbacks in History?" -- (link) - crash davis Aug 31, 15:38 6
- Is it Rex Ryan? That would be my guess. -- nm - David Aug 31, 15:41 5
  - spoiler - crash davis Aug 31, 15:45 4
    - also you learn that the 1977 Buccaneers had the worst passing season in post-merger NFL history -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:49 2
      - Was that the 0-14 team? -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:19 1
        
        it was the succeeding 2-12 season, partially featuring Randy Hedberg 25 for 90, 0 TD, 10 Int, worst qbr in NFL history -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 16:38
    - karma? -- nm - mud Aug 31, 15:47
Well played -- (link) - ML Aug 31, 15:29
you probably can accuse me of having a bias against him, but I suggest that this is much a make or break year for Kaepernick as it is for Bradford etc -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:17 2
- Kaep was thoroughly average last year. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 15:27 1
  - he stepped off the trajectory that he seemed to have going the previous two seasons -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:29
Quick: Pick Inigo's QB. Your options are Kaepernick, Flacco, and Carson Palmer. - David Aug 31, 14:49 12
- the offensive line of the Cardinals gave Palmer no help last night, I fear for his health -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:12 2
  - also Oakland seems to be developing on defense -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:21 1
    - #Mack -- nm - ML Aug 31, 15:30
- Palmer -- nm - CQ Aug 31, 15:12
- Flacco it is. -- nm - David Aug 31, 15:09 1
  - Shaun's up. -- nm - David Aug 31, 15:09
- Flacco -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 15:04
- Does he already have a QB? - Will Hunting Aug 31, 14:50 2
  - I'd do Palmer over Kaep in scenario one but otherwise agree. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 31, 14:59 1
    - If Palmer wasn't coming back from a knee injury, I'd agree...but he's unsteady enough to give me pause. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 31, 15:11
- Flacco because he will ocassionally blow up, and the hometown thing. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 14:50 1
  - good points -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:13
West Point professor who advocated bombing Islamic holy sites and considering critical US professors as enemy combatants has resigned -- (link*) -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 31, 14:45 9
- You'd think the Army could check his military credentials. -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 31, 14:51 2
  - well, that particular fabrication was over 10 years ago at Indiana University Law School -- (link) - znufrii Aug 31, 14:55 1
    - That should have been the red flag right there. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 14:56
- and is the front runner for VP on the President Trump ticket -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 14:50 2
  - a regular on fox news (pays better) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 15:03 1
    - well well well, you can never tell. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 15:51
- Hey there, front row middle. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 14:48 2
  - Hey you, second row! This isn't a selfie party! Put away that smile! -- nm - Max Aug 31, 14:51
  - And that. -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 14:50
spammy, I just saw your B2 post in the Kelce thread - ML Aug 31, 14:38 1
- I thought you'd enjoy that -- nm - spamlet, Reigning Blood Feud Champion Aug 31, 14:52
Zeit: it's not the hair that's the issue, it's the businesses. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:30 2
- You're going to have to explain, cause I'm doing the puppy dog head tilt - zeitgeist Aug 31, 14:59 1
  - Always being on a break. Every fucking time. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 15:28
I don't know why I waited so long to finally watch Wrestling Isn't Wrestling but it's fantastic. - Tim Aug 31, 14:25 1
- yup. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 14:31
(Washington Skins) "is turning into such a huge, chewy cluster of fuck that you couldn’t un-cluster it with a chainsaw and two cruise missiles." -- (link) - Beaker Aug 31, 14:25 12
- I just adore Charles Pierce's writing. -- nm - ReluctantCynic (Draft Expert) Aug 31, 14:42
- is the rumour real that Gruden left RG3 in to get hurt against Detroit? -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 14:28 1
  - I don't know why he'd do that. It's the only way RG3's contract is guaranteed. - Will Hunting Aug 31, 14:33
- I would not have been surprised (with that quote you chose) if the link went to something Will wrote -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 14:28 8
  - there are 3 or 4 more almost as good -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 14:29 7
    - wow, what a call for Goodell to step in the middle of some team's internal business -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 14:35 6
      - At least to make them change the name - jangles Aug 31, 14:37 5
        
        This is how stupid a businessman Snyder is. In this area, change the name and make a friggin mint on the new emblem/name. - Will Hunting Aug 31, 14:48 1
        
        Even worse, anyone can now sell Washington merchandise because the trademark was voided. So there should be people lined up selling that stuff on the - pmb Aug 31, 15:03
        
        *marks down the exact time and date that he agreed with a football post by chris* -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 14:38 2
        
        I am but a shadowy reflection of you. It would take only a nudge to make you like me. To push you out of the light. -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 14:45 1
        
        I'll agree that you are definitely the Joker to my Batman -- nm - crash davis Aug 31, 15:14
Well if it only took 95 years to unban Shoeless Joe provided he gets unban there is hope for Pete Rose - eag Aug 31, 14:24 3
- Hey! I was going to wait until the Shoeless Joe news was official to make this joke. -- nm - Mop Aug 31, 15:15
- somewhere he's out there, yelling at a coach, put me in, I'm ready to go -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 14:53
- Ill put $10,000 on the under! -- nm - Pete Rose Aug 31, 14:30
Inigo, Kim, Shaun, Nudie -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 14:22
Dark Callisto will haunt your dreams. -- nm - David Aug 31, 14:19 4
- Is Dark Callisto that giant cardboard cutout of Kim? -- nm - Tim Aug 31, 14:20 3
  - that's Hulk Callisto -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 14:21
  - *faves this post* -- nm - ML Aug 31, 14:20 1
    - This is how I imagine it must be to provoke Dark Callisto ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic (Deputy Ruiner) Aug 31, 14:40 [youtube]
Bury my team at wounded knee -- nm - jangles Aug 31, 14:19

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