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NFL: Bills sign RB "Boom" Herron -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 06:49
NYT: Taxing Sugar to Fund a City -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 9, 06:44 2
- At least he's being honest about it and not claiming its to better his citizens health. -- nm - iSpam Jun 9, 06:54
- I'm perfectly ok with this - decline Jun 9, 06:48
Bernie Sanders 2: Electric Boogaloo -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 06:43 1
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I've done IS Help Desk for 20 years. I know within a min when the problem is at the other end of the phone. - Mel Profit Jun 9, 06:42 4
- I did jiggle the cables! -- nm - Random IS caller Jun 9, 06:43 3
  - These calls end in... - Mel Profit Jun 9, 06:46 2
    - "You stopped being a dumbass" - iSpam Jun 9, 06:49
    - *laughing* - those people think you are a GOD -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:49
NFL players no longer can wear exposed "hoodies" over their shoulder pads (sorry James Jones) -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 06:37 1
- Damn You! Goddell! -- nm - decline Jun 9, 06:42
Newt Gingrich reviews London has Fallen -- (link) - LMS Jun 9, 06:31 1
- he said potential! Just like ID4 is a sobering warning of a potential alien attack...and don't get me started on Mars Attacks -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 06:34
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- ...cuz ALL of our predictions about the 2016 Presidential race have been great so far. -- nm - Polls and Pundits Jun 9, 06:37 1
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- "The exit polls are excellent surveys." - decline Jun 9, 06:30
- FOUR MORE YEARS! -- nm - Trump Jun 9, 06:27
I AM STILL HUNGRY! -- nm - Ottawa Sinkhole Jun 9, 06:24
Sneaky - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 06:21
Central Intelligence - pretty enjoyable, we liked it. The 'crime plot' is very very thin, but also, sort of irrelevant to what it is. - Andie Jun 9, 06:05 7
- we watched the night before last night. surprisingly entertaining. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jun 9, 06:27 2
  - i liked The Night Before. -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 06:35
  - we watched Do-Over with Adam Sandler & David Spade - made for netflix movie - it was decent - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:30
- He's basically impossible to dislike. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 06:06 3
  - I agree with this -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:18
  - I don't dislike him but I also have no interest in seeing the films he makes. - Krusty Jun 9, 06:15
  - man, I hate that guy -- nm - decline Jun 9, 06:10
Been re-watching Buffy TVS (TV) in background as I work on latest game and I have noted something - Capstern Jun 9, 06:01 1
- hmmm -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 06:18
I'm sure you all care: I have to call the sexy-voiced budget specialist at the UBO today. -- nm* - unbreakable mandy jones Jun 9, 05:54
Cici's Pizza: Shitty pizza and shittier credit card security. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 9, 05:17
The story of the mysterious Harry Potter plaque -- (link) - LMS Jun 9, 05:11 2
- that is very awesome -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 06:22
- the mysterious Harry Potter plague -- nm - what Strongbad read Jun 9, 05:13
The beginning of the James Shields era ended with an outfielder pitching. - spamlet Jun 9, 05:07 4
- Is that good -- nm - ML Jun 9, 06:04 1
  - Depends on if you have the lot or the little. - iSpam Jun 9, 06:22
- *Collects the White Sox and LA Angels* -- nm - 2016 Jun 9, 06:01
- Oh, and him getting booed at home. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 05:12
DJ, Brooksie, Palmer, Berger -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 05:06
Lunchlady Doris, do yeh have any grease?!? - ML Jun 9, 05:03
Destiny: Rise of Iron trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 9, 05:00 [youtube]
HSX rank: 199 - spamlet Jun 9, 04:58 3
- I'm 307 today. three hundred is *so* close I can taste it. now if only I knew how the hell to play this weekend. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jun 9, 05:41
- The last 198 are the hardest! -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 05:01
- Congratulations! -- nm - LMS Jun 9, 05:00
Killing Joke to get a one day only cinematic release in the US on the 26th July -- (link) - LMS Jun 9, 04:55 1
- very excited for this. -- nm - Capstern Jun 9, 05:58
Les sinkhole en Ottawa takes on a life of its own -- (link) - budice Jun 9, 04:52
yes, i'm up really early ... no, it's because i didn't sleep well ... yes there is a reason ... - call me Ishmael Jun 9, 04:27
NFL: Lions brought in former Falcons DE Kroy Biermann for a visit yesterday. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 04:22
They can rename 'em all they want, they'll always be the unun-'s to me - prayformojo Jun 9, 04:08
TV PSA: Penguins/Sharks, American Grit, Lip Sync Battle, Beauty & the Beast, Smackdown, Inside Amy Schumer, Orphan Black, Alone, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 03:33 1
- UK gets finale of Peaky Blinders, The Good Wife and premiere of New Blood -- nm - LMS Jun 9, 04:12
"Hamilton" raises ticket prices: the best seats will now cost $849 -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 23:06 4
- *shrug* Couldn't get or afford to get tickets before so this changes nothing. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 05:45
- In fairness, only for the scalpers who buy the tickets. -- nm* - . Jun 9, 03:19
- damn you, Alexander - senor dentista Jun 8, 23:17 1
  - bastard, orphan, son of a whore! -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 23:38
You remember that diet coke ad that takes place on a plane? It's ... really different to watch it after having watched the Preacher pilot. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 23:05 1
- heh -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 05:55
Shots fired in a Sydney shopping centre. -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 22:53 1
- yeah, by the police, and they hit a few bystanders (as well as the guy with the knife). - mafic Jun 8, 23:01
Finally broke out my Chromecast. Works great, nice to watch NXT on my TV, but it overheats my PC quite a bit to cast. -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 22:41
I meant to post this earlier - if you took advantage of the free "deadpool" rental via cinemanow that David shared last month, it - i.b! Jun 8, 21:50 11
- OK, um... are there still STers who haven't seen Deadpool?! - con_carne Jun 8, 23:30 10
  - *raises hand* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 05:56 3
    - you aren't watching a movie straight through without interruption for 6 years -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 05:57 2
      - And god knows when I'll be able to catch up on Game of Thrones. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 06:11 1
        
        I'd just buy codes and put them in vudu at this point -- nm - iSpam Jun 9, 06:48
  - *raises hand* -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 05:12
  - *rasies hand* hasn't been on planes yet. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 23:40 3
    - I should hope not -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 23:43 2
      - Qantas had S5 of game of thrones, which made for a bit of an awkward trip for me next to an 8-year-old girl once. - mafic Jun 8, 23:46 1
        
        It's Australian for TV -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 23:56
  - Whoa now. First we have to let them out themselves. (small spoiler inside, naturally) - Beryllium Jun 8, 23:39
Who was that team playing against GS tonight, and do they not play on the road? -- nm - GregW Jun 8, 21:40 1
- "Where's the Love?" -- nm - budice Jun 8, 22:40
ST opinions on Blink 182 please. -- nm - Max Jun 8, 21:30 12
- better live than I expected. I like all their " hits" - haven't heard new stuff. -- nm - Epiphany Jun 9, 05:56
- Pop punk was never my thing. Punk should be angry. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 05:46
- Probably the worst band to ever grace the airwaves/MTV. - secretslacker Jun 9, 04:56
- Solid, they get a pass for any new stuff that isn't as good just based on their back catalog. - J Jun 9, 04:35
- Yikes. No. nm - Dignan Jun 8, 23:41 2
  - +1 -- nm - secretslacker Jun 9, 04:57
  - Where do they rank on the Gin Blossoms Index? Nm. - ralph wiggum Jun 9, 03:52
- I never saw a need to listen to this band in a world where Green Day exists -- nm - con_carne Jun 8, 23:23
- lost it about 10 years ago when they changed style -- nm - Karl_S Jun 8, 22:21
- don't think I've heard anything of theirs since about 2005, but I like them then. - mafic Jun 8, 22:01
- I haven't cared for their "comeback" stuff. -- nm - Tim Jun 8, 21:50
- decent -- nm - Remlik Jun 8, 21:33
Cast of both Ghostbusters films on Kimmel tonight -- nm - Remlik Jun 8, 21:25 3
- He may have to have Damon on when Jason Bourne comes out... Universal loves promoting their movies on Kimmel -- nm - secretslacker Jun 9, 05:54
- Ghostbusters 1 and 2?!? Sweet, though it'll be sad without Ramis. - Krusty Jun 9, 05:47
- Definitely won't have time for Matt Damon -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 21:30
1/3 of Tuesday GOP votes went to candidates who are no longer running -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 8, 21:14
Did someone post the Vanity Fair video of the credits showing how much people make on a big budget blockbuster? -- (link) - Qale Jun 8, 21:11 [youtube] 9 1
- I always thought it would be cool to be a production accountant. Now it sounds really good to me. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 04:53 1
  - production staff make tons of money, on a weekly basis. - Andie Jun 9, 06:03
- Thanks for posting. That's terrific. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 02:54
- transportation captain gets $248k? apparently that's a bigger job than I thought. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 21:16 4
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    - I assume it's justified, given that they tend to be pretty economic wherever they can be. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 21:22
  - I'm assuming some of the numbers are graciously spitballed. -- nm - Qale Jun 8, 21:17 1
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- that's cool. -- nm - Remlik Jun 8, 21:14
"I would to get back to questions about the First Daughter's lesbianism." -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 21:10 3
- Having a new showrunner has made all the difference. -- nm - David's iPad Jun 8, 21:13 2
  - In what way? Last season had some absolute gem episodes. -- nm - MDH Jun 8, 21:15 1
    - Last season was House and a lot of forgettable eps. This season is far and away the best. - David's iPad Jun 8, 21:21
Steve Kerr on Steph: "He was not his usual self. It happens sometimes." - Spawn Jun 8, 21:05
lol. Yahoo thinks my catcher has 2 homeruns tonight. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 20:57
Important political question -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 8, 20:51 3
- I'm pretty sure the official answer is that the VP has to fulfill the same criteria as the president - TWuG Jun 8, 20:58 2
  - officially it's "no person constitutionally ineligible to the office of president" says wikipedia. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 21:21 1
    - Hmm. Maybe it was a movie or tv suggestion - that a figurehead VP could be chosen who would be bypassed in the CIC fallback tree -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 21:23
"Sorry I tried to spit-roast your mom" - iSpam Jun 8, 20:16 1
- Archer! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 20:52
I'm seeing something on Twitter that surprises me: honest to goodness positive WOM for Warcraft -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 20:14 4
- 24% fresh on RT -- nm - David's iPad Jun 8, 20:51 2
  - This does not surprise me, based on the trailers. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 21:33
  - 1 out of every 4 people can't be wrong? -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 20:57
- Zug Zug -- nm - Bacon Jun 8, 20:43
Hey Bery, when you get a chance, could you please remove the Summer Stalker signup link from the Recent News? Thank you!! -- nm - kelly Jun 8, 20:06 6
- I am still trying to decide if I want to participate -- nm - Bacon Jun 8, 21:03 3
  - Sorrrrryyyyyy. Signup is closed, but I'm sure you could probably find someone to trade shirts with. -- nm - kelly Jun 8, 21:05 2
    - A stripper! -- nm - Bacon Jun 8, 21:10 1
      - you want the shirt off my back? well, okay -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 23:09
- Bam! -- nm - Spice Weasel si Jun 8, 20:15 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - kelly Jun 8, 20:24
Deterrence taxes like the soda tax, the cancerstick tax, and the carbon tax, only serve to deter and demean the poor. - Beryllium Jun 8, 20:04 10
- its like that for speeding tickets too (unless you live in Iceland, as the founder of Nokia found out) -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 01:51
- sure, but the data shows that they actually do work at reducing consumption across incomes. - mafic Jun 8, 20:27 7
  - because while people with lower incomes pay a larger share of their income as tax, they also are less able to afford the tax, and reduce consumption - mafic Jun 8, 20:31 6
    - To summarize your IM, it is for their own good. -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 21:07 3
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      - Everyone likes individual choice as an idea, but people (not just some people, but people) make pretty lousy decisions. -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 05:00
      - for the state's good as much as that. they have an interest in people not dying of preventable disease, particularly if they're paying for it. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 21:18
    - I always wonder if the argument about it being a tax on the poor is nothing more than a cynically clever argument created by the pop and cigarette com - . Jun 8, 21:05 1
      - Who do you think is funding the anti-tax ads here? -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 06:33
- (Although I did support the carbon tax in BC, so I guess I'm an asshole ;-) ) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 20:06
one of the options for flying back to Australia from Cuba in July was through New York. we were going to do it if I could've got Hamilton tickets, but - mafic Jun 8, 20:03 4
- which cost more, tickets to hamilton or tickets to melbourne -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 22:37 1
  - Perth-Melbourne is about US$330 round-trip, soooo... -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 23:37
- neechay -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 20:58
- also: I learned there's a direct flight from Toronto to Hong Kong. that's gonna suck. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 20:05
Whoever recommended watching The Americans ... thank you. - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 19:57 1
- FIRST!!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 19:57

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