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the absolute best punch I have EVER seen in a baseball game -- (link) - Beaker May 15, 15:27 13
- what is the legal principle that keeps professional "sportsmen" from being charged with assault and battery? -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 16:54 1
  - No one presses charges? -- nm - Krusty May 15, 17:01
- Let us tell of the legend of the baseball player who could actually throw a punch - Reagen May 15, 16:53
- that may be one of the best punches thrown in recent times, in any sport. -- nm - Mel Profit May 15, 16:47
- His helmet did a double take as it realized there was no longer a head holding it up. nm - Dignan May 15, 16:16
- tomorrow's DL's will be interesting -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 15:54
- wow, that didn't knock him down at all -- nm - Max May 15, 15:52 1
  - Beltre held him up for the remainder of the brawl. Thankfully Bautista didn't try and touch his head (Elvis should have come in and touched it) -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:53
- yeah, one of the sweetest -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 15:47
- 8 ejections so far in the Jays/Rangers game -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:36
- to Batista's credit, he took it and wanted more -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:29 2
  - Bautista is my fucking hero. -- nm - mud May 15, 15:39
  - Odor is my fucking hero. - Will Hunting May 15, 15:33
Now here's a crowdfunding project ST can get behind -- (link) - Covington May 15, 15:22
woo hoo!! -- nm - Beaker May 15, 15:20
According to Netflix, Shaun the sheep the movie is rated 14A. - Beryllium May 15, 15:18
quite the brawl at the Jays game. -- nm - andie May 15, 15:13 2
- (x 2) -- nm - andie May 15, 15:18
- (yes. we are watching the raptors) -- nm - andie May 15, 15:14
A lot of Torontonians will have the sexy time tonight. -- nm - Diva May 15, 15:13
It takes a single mention from Reagen on an obscure internet message board to turn an NBA player into a star -- nm - prayformojo May 15, 15:12
i think maybe kyle lowry is good....nm - x May 15, 15:08 4
- he's our Steph Curry -- nm - mud May 15, 15:10 3
  - well, he's not *that* good!... - x May 15, 15:22 2
    - Canadian Steph Curry, so 77% as good. -- nm - Reagen May 15, 16:55
    - [snort] -- nm - mud May 15, 15:24
Day clearly does not have his best stuff or even his good/okay stuff today and he's plugging along. That's a really hard way to win. -- nm - CQ May 15, 15:02
3 hours until Game of Thrones -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 15:00 1
- boobees -- nm - mud May 15, 15:03
Man, it's going to be *really* painful when the refs steal it for Miami now -- nm - Reagen May 15, 14:58 4
- 🐂 -- nm - Diva May 15, 15:08
- yeah, that nba bias is really going to have to be really heavy handed this time....nm - x May 15, 15:03
- "bee-YOM-boh" -- nm - mud May 15, 15:01 1
  - It always reminds me of Bibimbap. -- nm - Diva May 15, 15:24
Need a free book, video, game cataloging app? -- (link) - mara May 15, 14:54
*running back in...covered in the same yankee blue paint (with a big white "Y" in my face)...holding the dog leash in my mouth...arms up, holding - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel May 15, 14:51 1
- Good luck Krusty -- nm - Epiphany May 15, 16:35
Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces permission to shoot to kill. -- (link) - Covington May 15, 14:35 1
- dude is crazy -- nm - Beaker May 15, 14:41
biyombo on fire....nm - x May 15, 14:21 4
- Yeah, I am amazed how much stronger he is than I had thought. -- (link*) - Spawn May 15, 14:27 3
  - that guy is gonna get *paid* this summer....nm - x May 15, 14:46 2
    - Did you see that Phil Jackson met with Vogel? - Spawn May 15, 14:54 1
      - huh, actually i missed that with all the playoff action. that would be a great move for the knicks...nm - x May 15, 15:02
Can't find my sunglasses.For someone with my compulsion, my sunglasses should be in only one place. In my cup holder. - Mop May 15, 13:56
This is so bogus! I think I have "texter's thumb", and I don't even use my thumbs to text! It must be from scrolling Twitter. -- nm - mara May 15, 13:52
valanciunas sporting the camo suit coat on the sideline....nm - x May 15, 13:36
Isn't the 'John Miller' stuff easy to dispute? If it isnt you, just have someone interview John Miller. -- nm - Volnelk May 15, 13:36 4
- no one can find him. all the news agencies [among others] have been searching hi & low. -- (link*) - Peglegpete May 15, 13:39 [youtube] 3
  - Then Trump should be able to produce some documentation that he was an employee. A tax form or something. - Volnelk May 15, 13:44 2
    - It takes some time to gin up some fake documents and find someone who's willing to take up the mantle for a fee. -- nm - Mop May 15, 13:55
    - [despite no body] the Justice Dept. can arrest him for murder -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 13:48
Day is *choking* -- nm - JaxSean May 15, 13:28 1
- Night is *sighing* -- nm - Spawn May 15, 15:00
I really enjoyed Sing Street. John Carney's teen movie is well not exactly a John Hughes film even if it set in 1985. Well maybe it is but in Ireland - JD May 15, 13:26
I'm so tired I need to slap myself in the face every 5 minutes to keep myself awake - prayformojo May 15, 13:24 1
- Time for a coffee nap. Drink a half-cup quickly and lie down; wake up in 15-20 minutes when it kicks in. -- nm* - mara May 15, 13:26
not that the gloves have ever really been on, but it's safe to say that they are officially 101% off as of today -- (link) - senor dentista May 15, 13:11 3
- game on -- nm - budice May 15, 13:19 2
  - Car! -- nm - Wayne May 15, 13:22 1
    - Cow! -- nm - Helen Hunt May 15, 14:59
Amoxy, we're talking about the same ad. For those who have not yet been subjected to this abomination, here it is... -- (link*) - Mop May 15, 13:09 [youtube] 1
- Pink Sweater emoji -- nm - amoxy May 15, 13:53
BIG BISMIS! -- nm - Beaker May 15, 13:04
The wife came home from the local ice cream parlor with a vanilla milk shake for me. yeah -- nm - CQ May 15, 13:03 4
- So your wife brought her milkshake to the yard? -- nm - iSpam May 15, 14:28
- did you do anything to earn it? -- nm - senor dentista May 15, 13:03 2
  - not at all. I've been a lazy ass all day. -- nm - CQ May 15, 13:38 1
    - So not true -- (edited) - JD May 15, 13:50
Oh. New Park Chan-wook at Cannes -- nm - Dano May 15, 12:59 3
- i'm actually more excited for the new Yeon Sang-ho that's there too...nm - x May 15, 13:05 2
  - or the Na Hong Jin -- nm - mud May 15, 13:11 1
    - yes. i loved both the chaser & the yellow sea....nm - x May 15, 13:25
Oops. I was going to be good today but then I walked by the Empanada Mama stand at the food festival on the way back from the grocery store. - ty97 May 15, 12:55 1
- And to think, we were this close to taking pandas off the endangered species list -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 13:55
Jurassic Park would be a cool place to be right now. Go Raptors! -- nm - Beaker May 15, 12:54 2
- too cool. (looks cold) -- nm - mud May 15, 13:02 1
  - It is stupidly cold here today. -- nm - andie May 15, 15:12
I've been Trump free for a few days, but now that I see that what this John Miller / John Baron stuff is about....how odd. -- nm - ty97 May 15, 12:46 5
- If Trump is president, he'll crank call Putin all the time. -- nm - Mop May 15, 13:11
- i guess that's one word for being a pathological liar -- nm - senor dentista May 15, 13:04
- Trump should know by now stupid stuff goes viral. this non-story has controlled the news for 3 days :( -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 12:47 2
  - The Washington Post reporter is suggesting that Trump leaked it himself to a)keep it from October and B) deflect from his taxes. -- nm - Volnelk May 15, 12:48 1
    - that makes more sense that the person he called releasing it -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 13:08
Fun Fact: women's rooms weren't a thing till about the time they got to vote, they weren't expected to be out in the public anyway -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 12:23 1
- Big Fun -- nm - mud May 15, 12:42
*running in...nekkid and crazy...wearing nothing but yankee blue paint and holding a dog leash...looking for Krusty* -- nm - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel May 15, 12:21 2
- damn, I had my money on you wearing an oversized Maude costume -- (edited) - prayformojo May 15, 12:22 1
  - I dunno, that mention of Nekkid might be considered a clue by many, what odds did you get, sometimes long shots pay off -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 12:25
happy birthday, Krusty!! :) - -- nm - b! May 15, 12:21 7
- Happy birthday! -- nm - iSpam May 15, 14:29
- HBD! -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 13:29
- cheers! -- nm - mud May 15, 12:59
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano May 15, 12:57
- happy happy joy joy -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 12:42
- hb, krusty!...nm - x May 15, 12:33
- Happy birthday Krusty! -- nm - Diva May 15, 12:27
May 15, 1718 – James Puckle, a London lawyer, patents the world's first machine gun. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:55 5
- 1905 – Las Vegas, is founded when 110 acres (0.45 km2), in what later would become downtown, are auctioned off. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:56 4
  - 1928 – Walt Disney character Mickey Mouse premieres in his first cartoon, Plane Crazy. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:56 3
    - 1940 – McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:57 2
      - 2004 – Arsenal F.C. become the first team in English First Division history to go an entire league campaign unbeaten. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:58 1
        
        2016: arsenal pulls an arsenal and finishes 2nd during most winnable premier league season in years....nm -- (edited) - x May 15, 12:14
TV PSA: Fear the Walking and Talking Dead, OUAT, Simpsons, GF Experience, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, GOT, House of Lies, The Family, Undercover Boss, -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:53 2
- OUAT starts an hour earlier and is two hours. -- nm - . May 15, 12:30
- Carmichael Show, Crowded, Dice, Last Man on Earth, Motive, Quantico, Penny Dreadful, Silicon Valley, Veep, Sharks/Blues, Heat/Raptors game 7 -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:54
Heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder's defense against mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin was called off Sunday. -- (link) - Beaker May 15, 11:38 3
- Povetkin tested positive for meldonium, which Russians eat like candy apparently -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:38 2
  - His story is he didn't take any after September...and given the drug protocols don't know how long it actually takes to leave a system - Will Hunting May 15, 11:40 1
    - he was tested 3 times in April and all were clean. -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:45
And now there's a second poll that shows Clinton within the MOE in Georgia. - Reagen May 15, 11:22
Marvel Studios has now hit 10 billion globally. -- nm - Spawn May 15, 11:18
Bubba Watson from off the green -- (link) - budice May 15, 10:52
Madeline LeBeau escape from France echoed the movie Casablanca, jewish refugee came to Mexico on a forged visa -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 10:51 2
- her husband was the croupier in Casablanca -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 12:25 1
  - and twice her age...18 when the movie came out, 17 when filmed which means she was likely married at 16 or younger when traveling -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 12:30
Peyton Manning autograph signing in Chicago today -- (link) - budice May 15, 10:45 1
- Nice way to make 100k - Spawn May 15, 11:05
Ben Carson lists Trump short list for VPs - amoxy May 15, 10:25 12
- Gingrich -- nm - Dano May 15, 12:08 1
  - probly -- nm - mud May 15, 12:17
- Wow, he really looked under every rock. -- nm - Roger More May 15, 11:52
- Christie or Cruz would be the best debater. I think it would be hilarious if Cruz accepted the VP slot after his "I'm going to tell you what I really - mara May 15, 11:11 6
  - Cruz and Rubio still think they are viable for another run in 4 years...they aren't going to tie an anchor around themselves by joining up with this - Will Hunting May 15, 11:40 4
    - Maybe if Trump offered a cash incentive. -- nm - mara May 15, 11:55 3
      - "No, money down!" -- nm - Reagen May 15, 12:39
      - Drump would never part with cash like that, at best he'd get someone else to put it up -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 12:28 1
        
        I hear the job comes with a salary -- nm - Peglegpete May 15, 13:42
  - the ads against Trump could likely just be shots of whoever he picks as his VP shitting on him -- nm - Beaker May 15, 11:12
- Trump vs Clinton: All the skeletons are coming out... - budice May 15, 10:41
- Well, I'm glad he put some serious thought into compiling that list. - TWuG May 15, 10:34
There's a street festival on 9th Avenue today. It's in the 50s, cloudy, windy, and wants to rain. Bleh. -- nm - ty97 May 15, 10:17
If anyone is watching TPC, we're on the 17th hole. We're in pink. -- nm - JaxSean May 15, 10:14 2
- so you jinxed the guy who went into the water 3 times today! -- nm - Remlik May 15, 10:28 1
  - I didn't see him. No one, while we were sitting there, went in the water -- nm - JaxSean May 15, 12:59
~my baby takes the morning train~ -- (link) - Beaker May 15, 10:12 [youtube]
UFC 198 results -- (link) - Beaker May 15, 10:06
Bummer Jarryd Haynes retires from the 49er's -- (link) - amoxy May 15, 10:05 2
- for a second I thought Bummer was his nicname Ol Bummer Haynes -- nm - zeitgeist May 15, 11:19
- Damn. -- nm - Strongbad May 15, 10:22
So the NBA prolly wants the Heat to win today so they can sell LeBron v. Wade, right? -- nm - Diva May 15, 09:48 10
- apparently they want it so bad that toronto shot 21 free throws in the first half to miami's 9....nm - x May 15, 14:01 2
  - Nope - I didn't suggest a fix was in. Look down. -- nm - Diva May 15, 15:09 1
    - yeah, agreed. sorry..nm - x May 15, 15:18
- either of these teams is gonna get smoked by the cavs...nm - x May 15, 11:04 3
  - as long as the Cavs feel the Love, it's already over. -- nm - budice May 15, 11:15
  - OTOH, Cleveland doesn't have anyone named Bismack Biyombo - Reagen May 15, 11:12 1
    - i like that dude, actually, he's going to make good money as a free agent this year..... - x May 15, 11:26
- they'll be sorry when we Canadians politely complain -- nm - Beaker May 15, 10:02
- Uh huh and the Lebron vs Curry in the finals. -- nm - iSpam May 15, 09:59
- Tim Donaghy bet the house on it. -- nm - Will Hunting May 15, 09:54

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