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If Trump had any brains, he would have encourage people to go across the street and vote early immediately after the rally. - mara Apr 28, 13:04 2
- The dude's understanding of the process seems weak. But so does his understanding of just about everything. -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 13:06 1
  - Tan. Zany. Ya. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 28, 13:33
My profile page on the Vidcon site. -- (link) - Mop Apr 28, 13:01 5
- Very nice! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 28, 13:21
- Make sure you wear proper speaking attire - oblique Apr 28, 13:05
- ^5! :) - -- nm - b. Apr 28, 13:02
- you're famous! -- nm - decline Apr 28, 13:02 1
  - This is what I've been telling everyone, but no one believes me! -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 13:07
am I missing anything in pop culture news since the weekend? so far I have: - prayformojo Apr 28, 13:01 11
- Lesbian dragged out of women's restroom by cops because she kinda looked like a dude -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 13:06 3
  - Please tell me you're joking. -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 13:07 2
    - alas, no. -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 13:08 1
      - *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 13:08
- Kim K did a Lemonade photo shoot for who knows why -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 13:06
- Kelly Ripa returns -- nm - mara Apr 28, 13:05
- dead guy at apple hq after earnings? -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Apr 28, 13:05
- I am very jacked over the Reznor/Vedder on TP news. - Mel Profit Apr 28, 13:04
- something something TRUMP -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 13:03 1
  - explained foriegn policy in a way that made even 5th graders roll their eyes with its lameness -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 13:08
- GOT premiere -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 13:02
Oh, Bernie is in Springfield right now. I already feel more radical. -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:54 2
- Just wait until he gets to Shelbyville and North Haverbrook via monorail. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 28, 12:57 1
  - +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:59
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- A and B and likely C if Drumpf or Cruz is the (R) nominee. - Mel Profit Apr 28, 13:01 1
  - If you want to put your C efforts into a state that isn't already bright blue... -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 28, 13:05
- D - The Real Death Sceire Apr 28, 12:59 3
  - Looks like at least the libertarian party will be on your ballot as a third party option. Not sure about others. -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 13:04
  - At the moment my brother in law is planning on writing himself in. -- nm - pmb Apr 28, 13:00 1
    - heh Maybe I'll write-in my dad. He'll probably get a kick out of that. -- nm - The Real Death Sceire Apr 28, 13:01
- A & B. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 28, 12:58
- A, already B'd...the trouble with C is that you are supervised by someone who thinks like a religious cult leader -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:57
- A, maybe B -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:57
- A -- nm - mara Apr 28, 12:56
- A & B -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:55
- A -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 12:55 1
  - (yay!) -- nm - kelly Apr 28, 13:06
- A & B -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:55
- A and B. -- nm - pmb Apr 28, 12:55
- A, definitely. B, probably. C, under consideration. -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 12:54
- A -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 12:54
- At the moment, D. -- nm - Ender Apr 28, 12:53 12
  - Your vote (or not) choice is yours of course, but I could never skip. Even if I voted third party to show my dissatisfaction with the 'major' options. -- nm* - ty97 Apr 28, 12:56 11
    - I'm not opposed to that, but at the moment I know of no 3rd party candidate I'd support either. -- nm - Ender Apr 28, 13:28
    - I've done that before, but I've come to the belief that if you really want to send your party a message, vote for the other side. The larger the - pmb Apr 28, 12:59 3
      - This. But I've never had a strong *party* allegiance. I'm more interested in policies and whether they work as intended. - TWuG Apr 28, 13:02 1
        
        I feel the same way, but the result is that I've clearly been aligned with the democratic party for long enough that I consider myself a democrat at - pmb Apr 28, 13:11
      - Don't know that I could bring myself to do that, even outside a swing state :) -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 13:01
    - Depending on your state's rules, there are some strict barriers for 3rd parties to even get on the ballot. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:58 5
      - I've never been in a state that didn't have at least 4 people on the POTUS general election ballot. Are there states where there really are only 2? - ty97 Apr 28, 13:00 4
        
        well, there is the Peace and Freedom, Libertarians, Greens, even a Communist Party -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 13:02 1
        
        This varies by state is Strongbad's point. Not every party is on every state's ballot. The Greens are only on 20 states (so far) for 2016. - ty97 Apr 28, 13:05
        
        Huh, the Green party labels your state 'very challenging' for ballot access -- (link) - ty97 Apr 28, 13:01 1
        
        But libertarian party will be on your ballot. -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 13:02
- A - Reagen Apr 28, 12:53
- Not sure yet. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:53
- Always A). I'm sure B). Maybe C but I'm an introvert (yes even on the phone). Also E) FRET -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 12:53
- A & B -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:53
7.3 earthquake near vanuatu, tsunami waves possible. weird coincidence, someone I follow is in the area. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 28, 12:52
Fiat-Chrysler is reportedly making out with Alphabet/Google on the autonomous vehicle front -- (link) - ML Apr 28, 12:45 12
- +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:52
- Alphafiat? Googlyer? -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 12:47 6
  - Chryboogle -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:53
  - FiGooBetLer -- nm - prayformojo Apr 28, 12:49 4
    - Gavin Belson approves. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 12:51 2
      - (Incidentally, TJ Miller's default image on Google right now is hysterical) -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 12:53 1
        
        eek! -- nm - mud Apr 28, 13:09
    - one of Pearl Jam's best imo -- nm - ML Apr 28, 12:50
- Suck it, Elon -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:46 3
  - I'd pay money for a Tesla before I'd pay money for a Chryslerbet -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:51 2
    - Yep*. I think Google's autonomous "vehicle" will end up being a suite of features they license to automakers. - TWuG Apr 28, 12:58 1
      - rather own a Googlyer than a Tesla Death Trap! -- nm - decline Apr 28, 13:00
Catching up on The Americans (season 3 spoilers) - amoxy Apr 28, 12:31 1
- top 5 show on TV for me. this season has been stellar -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 12:32
so, the division (at least on pc) is lacking the internal software that prevents cheating, meaning that if you were playing it - Truman Apr 28, 12:29 2
- Forza Motorsport 6: Apex comes out on Windows 10 for free next week, no cheating enabled. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 12:31 1
  - I'm hoping we get Gran Turismo PS4 by the end of the year. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:37
LOL. Poor Patsfan -- (link) - ML Apr 28, 12:28 2
- heh -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:30
- FU Goodell! -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 12:28
Sanders donors will be happy to hear where all their $27 have been going to this election -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:26 10
- a. Bernie was the only candidate to PAY most of his workers, Hill uses a lot of volunteers, Drumph claimed not need any workers B. Bernie didn't have - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:50 3
  - uh, nope. All candiates have paid their staff, Bernie is the one who has stated he paid interns -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:57 1
    - ok, I forgot that intern part but still that's a lot more than any other candidate -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:59
  - not all workers, interns for the story to which you're referring. -- nm - b. Apr 28, 12:53
- Where did they think it was going, honestly? -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 12:31 3
  - to fund the revolution -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:37 1
    - It's ironic that the most revolutionary campaign operation has been the billionaire oligarch wannabe's -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:40
  - i mean, exactly. -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 12:32
- hey! those million dollar consultants need to feed their kids too, you know -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:30
- "He's using it to change the system from within! This article is a plant by Shillary!" -- nm - Tim Apr 28, 12:28
ayyiyi. I saw the story yesterday about the teen shot by police in baltimore, but I hadn't seen his "toy"/replica gun until now. nm but: -- (link) - b. Apr 28, 12:23 3
- Ironically, it will be easier to sue the toy gun maker than a real gun maker -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:44
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 12:26
- *whew* that's why airsoft guns are required by law to have blaze orange on the tip -- nm - ML Apr 28, 12:25
so, LYC ... but, i'm thinking it's time to tell my job to go kiss my ass and start looking into something else ... - call me Ishmael Apr 28, 12:20 4
- I'm in, almost, the exact same place---Been looking---Re: your IM---ditto on writing. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 28, 12:23 3
  - maybe we need to ... - call me Ishmael Apr 28, 12:29 2
    - Take this Job and Slack it Productions -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:55 1
      - a subsidiary of 312.50 Productions .... -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 28, 12:58
"Ryan Fitzpatrick has told people he would "rather not play football" than play for the Jets at their contract offer." - ML Apr 28, 12:18 9
- "We gonna trade you to Chip Kelly, bitch" -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:45
- This leverage wouldn't be available if players weren't retiring. Plus, Fitz is charismatic. He'd be grrrrreat on tv. -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:43
- The Jets know what he did to the Bills after he got all that money from them (he stank). Why should they believe this time would be any different? - Diva Apr 28, 12:21 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 12:29
- He's not worth what he's asking and everyone knows it. I'd rather see Geno than the Jets pay him his asking price -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 28, 12:21 3
  - Geno yessssssssssss.... - ML Apr 28, 12:22 2
    - *looks to see which AFC East DB's are available* -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:34
    - Hahaha! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 28, 12:24
- That can be arranged. -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:19
WWE: arrest warrant issued for brother of Dolph Ziggler...the charge is murder.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 28, 12:16
I am picturing Dawson as a gay Mexican Lucifer dealing with moppets. *throws cocktail lollipop* "Fetch!" -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 28, 12:09 2
- Don't drag me into this! -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:19 1
  - The word that gave us Muppets, not you. ;) -- nm - nic to be determined Apr 28, 12:29
the GOP as a party is now viewed equally as unfavorable as Donald Trump himself -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:09 3
- So their ratings went up? -- nm - Max Apr 28, 12:25
- Please let this be the start of 10-15 years in the wilderness. I want to see a full-on refutation of what they've been selling. -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 12:17 1
  - if historical cycles are predictors, it's more like the start of the next 50-year pendulum swing -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:20
Huh. Looks like Hastert is coming to my town to serve his time due to his medical needs. -- nm - ML Apr 28, 12:04
F2016: the year takes another beloved musician....Mr Softee (the guy who wrote the ice cream truck jingle) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:02
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- Not a member of the Lollipop guild? -- nm - amoxy Apr 28, 12:31
- nmb Dawson - MDH Apr 28, 12:16 1
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- just paint the tip of your dick red. -- nm - groiny Apr 28, 12:16 1
  - *crunch!* -- nm - No one knows how many licks. Apr 28, 12:21
- "Hey kids...go play with Uncle Jack he's got lollipops!" -- nm - Remlik Apr 28, 12:06
- hey, Jack, do you have any suckers ? -- nm - call me Ishmael Apr 28, 12:01
- Jack, can I have a lollipop, pweeeaaaase -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:01
you know what's awesome? white boy rap songs about Donald Trump -- (link) - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 11:59 [youtube]
That Boehner quote is exploding all over the internet and major news networks. -- nm - GregW Apr 28, 11:57 8
- It's as if people suddenly cared what John Boehner says. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 12:13
- con_carne *BLASTS* this *EXPLOSION!* -- nm - con_carne Apr 28, 12:03
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  - I don't know if it's the GOP or if it's Boehner acting along, but he definitely knew what he was doing. -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 12:03 4
    - 200 years from now what will our future ancestors say about this election cycle - eag Apr 28, 12:08 1
      - That it enabled the way for our 48th President, Kim Kardashian and they appreciate that our country was thereafter transformed into a benevolent - ty97 Apr 28, 12:52
    - it's just a post-speaker f.u. to the Freedom Caucus assholes who subscribe to Cruz's bombthrowing m.o. -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 12:06 1
      - That's how I read it too. -- nm - pmb Apr 28, 12:13
Jim!! Broncos fans petition for '#TebowTime' -- (link) - decline Apr 28, 11:56
University of Washington Cheerleading Squad Slammed for Poster with Body Requirements -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 28, 11:50 11
- If they had said, "Cheerleading is very physical, be ready for extended workouts and practices" it might've been better-- -- nm - flavorize Apr 28, 12:14 4
  - Funny thing is, it would have been fine without the actual cheerleader on the poster -- nm - oblique Apr 28, 12:21 3
    - The bare midriff and black sports bra line items were a problem. -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:22 2
      - Because they say "this is our audition attire"? -- nm - oblique Apr 28, 12:31 1
        
        Because shut up! That's why! -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:48
- con_carne *BLASTS* article for *SLAMMING* Univesity of Washington! -- nm - con_carne Apr 28, 12:00
- the "dos" were way more than related to fitness: "“bronze, beachy glow, false lashes, girl about town lipstick, flattering eye shadow." -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 11:53 2
  - Some make sense. But it's the "body do's" that go over the line. -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:18
  - Uhm, it was not about fitness. It was about appearance. -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 11:56
- any nudity? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 11:51 1
  - Not the lips, that's for sure. -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:18
Isthedraftoveryet.com? -- nm - amoxy Apr 28, 11:45 3
- It's the 2nd best draft of the year, behind Blood Feud. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 11:48
- the draft may end this weekend, but it will live on in our hearts for days and months to come -- nm - ML Apr 28, 11:47
- 5 HOURS and 15 MINUTES!! -- nm - decline Apr 28, 11:46
am i the only one watching The Path ? -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 11:45 5
- recording it -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 12:30
- unless Hulu Plus has Netflix-level original content, i'm loathe to add another $9 to my monthly subscription pile - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 11:47 3
  - Oh, it's just on regular tv here (well, Showcase.) -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 11:48 2
    - (are you geo-blocked from streaming it from here? - it's just free in Canada to watch online.) -- (link) - Andie Apr 28, 11:49 1
      - if Trump is elected president, i'll be watching a lot more Showcase -- nm - dj fingerblast Apr 28, 11:51
Jake Arrieta Update: With 0 ER today, he breaks Bob Gibson's MLB record of lowest ERA over a stretch of 20 consecutive starts. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 11:43 3
- fucking roider -- nm - Stephen A Smith Apr 28, 12:30
- way to jinx it Strongbad -- nm - decline Apr 28, 11:44 1
  - My mojo is nowhere near Redmond level. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 11:45
Johnny van der Meer is safe. -- nm - ML Apr 28, 11:43

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