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Guest shark for Shark Tank's season premiere is international business financier..... - prayformojo Sep 15, 17:30 2
- They really should get Jessica Alba. -- nm - Max Sep 15, 18:14 1
  - Totally. The general public doesnt know this about her, right -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 18:33
and here's a "star trek" - nichelle nichols is going to participate in a SOFIA session tonight. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 17:15
target is going to test same-day grocery delivery. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 17:13 7
- oh TX people are lucky. Instacart partners with H-E-B. -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 17:21 3
  - from what I've seen, I want h-e-b to open here. (and wegman's.) -- nm - b. Sep 15, 17:25 2
    - I need to check out the Weg still. It sound fancy to me. H-E-B isn't necessarily fancy but it's great. - ty97 Sep 15, 17:31 1
      - someone whose day-in-the-life vlogs I watch sometimes has filmed in H-E-Bs - some of it reminds me of wegman's, with - b. Sep 15, 17:35
- *twitch* - ML Sep 15, 17:18 1
  - Indeed. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 15, 17:18
- 4-day milk delivery turned out... poorly. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 17:16
The first week of NFL Football should have a game every day or night. -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 17:12
google will match donations, up to 10M euros, for migrant/refugee aid. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 17:08 1
- ^ clarifying, they'll give up to 5M. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 17:09
vote for dillary trumpton -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 15, 16:56 2
- *crosses self* -- nm - ML Sep 15, 17:11
- heh, earlier, I saw meghan mccain posted that and said it'd be giving her nightmares. I understand. -- nm* - b. Sep 15, 17:00
San Diego State basketball under investigation and it could be serious. -- (link) - Krusty Sep 15, 16:44 3
- Steve Fisher is the coach. I hope he'd have learned his lesson the first time. -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 16:45 1
  - Once I saw his name I took it seriously. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 17:02
- hrrrrmmmmmm -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 16:45
2 Cellos is having a live show here early next year. Anyone been? -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 16:42 9
- huh. that looks like a fun act -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 17:19 4
  - You hadn't seen the Thunderstruck video? I thought it was required to post here. -- nm - iSpam Sep 15, 17:26 2
    - I have to leave, then. That what you're getting at? - prayformojo Sep 15, 17:28 1
      - No, just that even Remlik is like damn dude you're behind. -- nm - iSpam Sep 15, 17:34
  - yah, they're great - I haven't seen them in person, but I have only heard/read good reviews. (from people who knew what to expect, anyway.) -- nm - b. Sep 15, 17:22
- There's lots of concert footage of them on line. I'd love to see them live. Looks like fun. -- nm - Covington Sep 15, 17:11 1
  - I may check it out. The kiddo plays the viola not the cello but she'd probably still dig it. -- nm - iSpam Sep 15, 17:26
- I mean, I'm sure *somebody* has -- nm - Glib ML Sep 15, 16:52 1
  - Glib ML is an *asshole* -- nm - iSpam Sep 15, 17:10
How One Teenage Entrepreneur Is Cashing in on Texas Barbecue Fans -- (link) - Remlik Sep 15, 16:36 1
- with this one weird trick/number six will shock you! -- nm - con_carne Sep 15, 16:52
Apparently there are still some Fire phones kicking around and they are $120 right now. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 15, 16:33
Elizabeth Banks in talks to direct Charlie's Angels reboot.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 15, 16:30 6
- When are they going to reboot Mad Max? I mean come on!! Quicker Quicker!! The reboots should be filming side by side with the reboot of the reboot -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 17:23
- Slow your roll there, Ms. Ghostbusters. -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 17:20
- I'll have to go back and watch the sequel again but I thought it was a worthy installment. I dug those movies. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 15, 16:54 3
  - The first was inspired lunacy. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 17:07 2
    - The first made me an instant fan of Sam Rockwell. -- nm - Max Sep 15, 17:32 1
      - yup. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 17:36
Rumor: MAN OF STEEL Sequel to Feature Brainiac, Supergirl, and Bizarro -- (link) - Remlik Sep 15, 16:06 9
- I saw the Batman vs. Superman trailer yesterday...looks decent. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 15, 16:55
- hey what could go wrong stuffing one movie with multiple introductions of heroes and villains -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 16:23
- which sequel -next March? or 2017's Justice League? -- nm - mud Sep 15, 16:14 6
  - Man of Steel sequel itself. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 16:20 5
    - and this would happen after Justice League 2? when George Miller is nearing 80?! -- nm - mud Sep 15, 16:25 2
      - good question -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 16:27 1
        
        hey thanks !!! -- nm - brainiac Sep 15, 16:30
    - did they ever answer how he shaved? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 16:23 1
      - he has a reflective piece of his rocket ship that he bounces his heat vision off to shave. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 16:27
so, LYC, and i wasn't sure if i was going to share or not, but . . . i went and got tested for a learning disability last week . . . - call me Ishmael Sep 15, 16:00 3
- just take it as it is, is my rec. - don't borrow worry. hopefully, they're just fine-tuning recs for you. :) - -- nm - b. Sep 15, 17:02
- Hopefully you'll at least figure out what's going on. -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 16:44
- Good luck! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 16:40
tom hardy with his dog break! nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 15:59 1
- and, no tom hardy; but sweet (except for distracting music) video of a mama wolf and her pups. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 16:02
Colts waive/injured Ballard; McNary elevated, Tipton returns -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 15:56
Rick Perry megadonor wants his money back -- (link) - Reagen Sep 15, 15:21 5
- They can't do that, right? -- nm - Jeb! Sep 15, 15:54
- Hee-larious! -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 15:29
- I wasn't aware that was how donating worked -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 15:23 2
  - You don't put in that much money without expecting a return -- nm - Roger More Sep 15, 15:30 1
    - Rick's gonna have to put out... a lot. -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 15:36
The directing in Wild was pretty darned good - prayformojo Sep 15, 15:18 1
- Here's your Burying the Lede award -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 15:22
(whoa) Authorities investigating possibility of suicide in death of Illinois police officer -- (link) - ty97 Sep 15, 15:16 1
- There started to be hints about this towards the end of last week. -- nm - pmb Sep 15, 15:28
No Toronto 2024. But Calgary 2026? -- (link*) - Reagen Sep 15, 15:15
Hey Pete, I've got a Star Wars news item for you... -- (link) - David Sep 15, 15:10 8
- Wrong gender guess. Yeah. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 15, 16:48
- So let me get this straight ... her name is Jennifer A. Lien? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 16:04
- Star TREK -- nm - Spawn Sep 15, 15:55 1
  - heh. - b. Sep 15, 15:57
- that actually bums me out a bit. She clearly has mental issues. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 15:49
- I would not have recognized her from her mugshot if you gave me 200 guesses. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 15:12 2
  - It's stunning. -- nm - Mel Profit Sep 15, 16:57
  - She aged as gracefully as Charlize Theron's character in Monster. -- nm - David Sep 15, 15:16
reminder..the Bastard Executioner starts tonight on FX..and NPH's new show on NBC -- nm* - Peglegpete Sep 15, 15:09
holycrap, that bb-linked video of escaping the fire in lake county is impactful. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 15:09 1
- from clicking through to yt itself, his wife set-up a gofundme for helping the m-i-l, whose house they were fleeing. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 15:17
"Your feces will not be shooting stars." -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 15, 15:09
Heh. This past weekend in Canada, the top five television shows watched were the four Jays games and one post-game show. -- nm* - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 14:59 16
- no network was airing curling, I take it :(((( -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 15:07 1
  - Incorrect. The second game of the double header forced a draw move to a secondary channel, but otherwise first big bonspiel of the season was on. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 20:05
- My dad has one bought and paid for bandwagon ticket. - Reagen Sep 15, 15:03 4
  - So many people are stretching their baseball fan muscles and remembering how much fun it can be. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 15:04 3
    - PS: David Price is either seriously considering signing with Toronto if the money is right (and they can afford it) or he's being a dick. - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 15:06 2
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        Yep. Buehrle dollars come off next year. Romero's cursed final year is done this year. Bautista/EE/Dickey options all get picked up. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 20:06
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  - Sure, winning will do that. Especially after 22 years of not being in September contention. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 15:03 7
    - and there's exactly zero teams immune to bandwagoning. - Reagen Sep 15, 15:09 6
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        Although one of those was a rainy doubleheader -- (edited) - Reagen Sep 15, 15:20 2
        
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        Yeah. It was way too empty for a Friday on a nice night too. Also, way too many Toronto fans. One is too many. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 15:59
      - Patriots? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 15:10 1
        
        Hell no. They're the current version of the 90s Cowboys. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 15:11
even ads on the radio have me confused. They're billing Thursdays game as being "on NFL Network and CBS" - prayformojo Sep 15, 14:53 7
- both networks will carry the game live -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 14:56
- That's what I saw on the TV ads, too. "on NFL Network and CBS". -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 14:56
- the broncos game is on cbs, too. -- nm - b. Sep 15, 14:56 4
  - So it's on both? This is different than last year, right? - prayformojo Sep 15, 14:57 2
    - it was announced earlier this year. this looks to be a story on it. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 14:58 1
      - (first 8 games on both, then just nfl network.) -- nm - b. Sep 15, 14:59
  - confirmed at their website. nm but: -- (link) - b. Sep 15, 14:56
oh great. snapchat has added filters. animated filters. - b. Sep 15, 14:51
I'm so exhausted I feel like my face is gonna hit my keyboard. -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 14:45
Rex! -- (link) - mud Sep 15, 14:42 2
- ...and he's not happy about it! -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 14:44 1
  - "I am smiling." -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 14:46
Jack, it's mostly just cab - Reagen Sep 15, 14:40 3
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  - I figured. There'll be tons. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 14:45 1
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funny raccoon -- (link) - zork Sep 15, 14:36 1
- "Feed me - or I'll be forced to eat this rock :(" -- nm - Meg Sep 15, 14:42
heh, spotify is adding to that "found them first" site. - b. Sep 15, 14:26 2
- I received a similar email but with the artist being Tove Lo -- nm - JD Sep 15, 15:16 1
  - interesting, I had her very early, too (as you know! :) -); but she must not have made that 5-6% cutoff or something. -- nm - b. Sep 15, 15:20
Here are some quotes from Texans who love Donald Trump: - Jovian Sep 15, 14:26
Conservatives dump another candidate -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 14:24 3
- that blogger's sending kind of a mixed message there. -- (edited) - Reagen Sep 15, 14:43 2
  - I've yet to see where one of these candidates had a shot with any of the parties. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 14:50 1
    - I feel like the only that really deserved to be turfed is the cup-peer. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 14:59
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Air Canada pilot diverts international flight to save dog -- (link) - zork Sep 15, 14:23
seeing the bev. on the left, reminded me to share this rec. if you like iced coffee, this stuff is the second-best I've ever made at home. - b. Sep 15, 14:20 4
- heh, durr - in going to close that window, I see that, down the page, they have a chicory product (and a couple of others) at WF. -- nm - b. Sep 15, 14:38
- Thanks, I may check out the vanilla. -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 14:33
- I saw that as Target the other day and thought about it. Thanks for the recommend. -- nm - ML Sep 15, 14:21 1
  - you're welcome! (I did add sweetener and a little creamer, I should have said; but I expect it's good plain for those who like that.) -- nm* - b. Sep 15, 14:23
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Daughter thinks I'd enjoy this cruise -- (link) - Meg Sep 15, 14:16
new-to-me, but not 90K+ others - 50nerdsofgrey twitter account. I skimmed a few weeks; and a few made me almost laugh out loud, so sharing. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Sep 15, 14:09
Re the Facebook dislike button. I just read an article yesterday about Mark Zuckerberg in Esquire where he explicitly says he wouldn't do that. - pmb Sep 15, 14:03 12
- And if they ever do add it, they need to also follow the Woot shirt's lead and add a Meh button -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 14:08
- yeah that was awhile ago. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 14:06
- The IM is why I think it's a bad idea - ty97 Sep 15, 14:05 8
  - Agreed. You know this will happen: "My cancer is in remission!" 5 Likes, 43 Dislikes -- nm - TWuG Sep 15, 14:17 6
    - vs the current "My husband joined the Lord today after a long fight with cancer." 48 likes. - Will Hunting Sep 15, 14:19 5
      - Then b's suggestion of a "support" tag makes way more sense. " -- nm - TWuG Sep 15, 14:25 1
        
        And, while some of those Likes may be "glad the bastard is dead" likes, the community has grown to read "Like" - TWuG Sep 15, 14:28
      - Dropdown: Like, Dislike, Agree, and ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - JaxSean Sep 15, 14:24 1
        
        You forgot "WTF?" -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 15:11
      - but ... if you hit dislike, wouldn't that indicate you think he really belongs in the other place? they need an empathize button more than dislike -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 14:23
  - what's the site that has the all-the-feels options? not cracked, but like that. *brain squint* - b. Sep 15, 14:13
- "Well fuck it, if Apple can do a Stylus, we can do a Dislike." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 14:04
Presidential candidate Marco Rubio: Florida State is for Florida rejects - ty97 Sep 15, 14:03 1
- the FSU guy's response was awesome -- nm - jangles Sep 15, 14:08
We Went There: A Weirdly Disappointing, Drum-Tainting Afternoon at the F---ing Catalina Wine Mixer -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 13:56
I had a rental car when i was in Calgary and don't recall the airport being a terribly long distance away. -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 13:55 1
- I rented a car at the airport and got gouged hugely. -- nm - zork Sep 15, 13:56
Word. -- nm - Jim Sep 15, 13:53 2
- Cross. -- nm - zork Sep 15, 13:56 1
  - Parallel. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 15, 14:10

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