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a black Gjallarhorn? - groiny Jun 9, 10:39 1
- Aw yeah. -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 10:39
Trump on climate change in 2009 -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 10:35
Welcome to Larry Page’s Secret Flying-Car Factories -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:25 1
- I read this as Larry Flynt, which would be a *much* better story. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:32
Donald's $264M golf course is really worth only $10-20M. -- (link) - GregW Jun 9, 10:20 2
- That was what they were fighting for in property tax appraisals, which have just as much in common with reality as he does. -- nm* - spamlet Jun 9, 10:23 1
  - Yes, the city had it valued at 21M, but he wanted it reduced to 10M. Nothing even remotely like 264M. -- nm - GregW Jun 9, 10:39
Pepsi Next says "30% less sugar than the leading regular cola", and I'm like, Coke. You mean Coke. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 10:19
where's Remlik???? -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 10:17 8
- Hoarding Gail Simone memorabilia. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:20 7
  - He is busy getting me better autographs. -- nm - Spawndroid Jun 9, 10:22 6
    - Like there's a better autograph in the *world* than Gail Simone. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:23 5
      - I am excited to be getting Kristy Swanson in a few weeks! -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 10:24
      - Ooh, is she writing Batman now? -- nm - Spawndroid Jun 9, 10:24 3
        
        Who am I, her biographer? -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:28 2
        
        well, you claim to know everything else! -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 10:32 1
        
        Please. I know only a fraction of the world's info. It's the quest for more that drives me. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:33
And Deadpool is on the plane. Singapore air is the best. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 10:10 3
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 10:19
- visiting colin? -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 10:15
- Those Asian airlines have good service too -- nm - budice Jun 9, 10:12
"Buccaneers' HC Dirk Koetter dismissed TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins from practice during practice today." -- (edited) - ÜMLaut Jun 9, 10:00 3
- "He didn't know what he was doing" -- (link*) - decline Jun 9, 10:16
- I was listening to a Bucs/Falcons game on the radio this year... - David Jun 9, 10:03
- Same ol Bucs -- nm - budice Jun 9, 10:01
My real fear is that Trump manages to convince Kasich to be his running mate. - Jovian Jun 9, 09:59 38
- It won't give him any of the three. That's the same thought everyone had with Romney/Ryan. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:17 2
  - Paul Ryan was the perfect choice for Mitt's strategy. It just turned out to be a fatally-flawed strategy -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 10:20 1
    - Agreed. That and the campaign's over-confidence in their own voter ID, polling, and research (compared to the information that the RNC and ... - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 10:27
- Kasich wouldn't accept the offer at gunpoint -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 10:15
- Normally, a competent VP would reflect well on the ticket's lead. In this case, a competent VP will lose - TWuG Jun 9, 10:06
- Well at least then we'd have someone in the background who could actually govern -- nm - decline Jun 9, 10:03
- I'm fascinated by the narrative that people will flip their vote for President based on a local VP candidate on the ticket. - David Jun 9, 10:02 29
  - According to at least one academic study, the VP nominee influences a bit less than 1% of voters, but ... - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 10:30 2
    - Obama won Ohio by 2.98%, so... -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:32 1
      - Emphasis on "can have an effect in a swing state," not "will always have an effect in a swing state." - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 10:36
  - I think VP matters a lot to Trump. More so than most others in recent decades. His voters need to trust that a replacement is available in the wings. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:03 25
    - Also because everyone is secretly hoping for murder. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 10:11
    - Right exactly. I think its his first and most important decision to make. -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 10:05
    - I think it's the opposite. It's like saying you care about the undercard of a Mike Tyson fight. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:04 22
      - Trump can't win with chaos voters alone. He needs some moderates who need to justify their vote. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:05 21
        
        I don't think so. The Trump campaign could pull enough new and newly resurgent white voters to win. - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 10:43
        
        You could have stopped after three words. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:12 17
        
        While low percentage, the path exists because Democrats also nominated their highest-unfavourables candidate in generations too. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:19 16
        
        And those numbers will NEVER change -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 10:23
        
        Sure, it could happen, but it's like going to Vegas with ten bucks and coming back a millionaire. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:22 14
        
        It's probably about 4-1 right now based on a sample of online gambling sites. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:30 7
        
        Then bet every dollar you have on Hillary while the odds are that out of whack with reality. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:34 6
        
        *bookmarked for reference in a few months* -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:37 5
        
        "no comeuppance" -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:43
        
        speaking of, what were the terms of your bets with SB and znu? -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 10:40 3
        
        25 beans apiece. Each has chosen to donate it to the Canadian Heart & Stroke Society. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:42 2
        
        Thanks - I wasn't sure who had bet on what. -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 10:45 1
        
        In 2014 they took Hillary for the nomination. I took "The Field". I'd still make that bet again. She was beatable. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:54
        
        So you're telling me there's a chance... -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:26 4
        
        It's the logic that built casinos that look like cathedrals. - David Jun 9, 10:30 3
        
        Gambling is fun when you're playing against other players, not the House - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:32 2
        
        *rawr* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 10:35
        
        Unless you're playing at a Trump casino. House goes broke frequently there. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 10:33
        
        *bets it all on Leicester City* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 10:24
        
        right, he desperately needs an 'anti-Palin' -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 10:11
        
        And people who think he might only serve one term and want the VP to be a viable candidate. Or, hey, he might be impeached! -- nm - mara Jun 9, 10:07
- I think you're vastly overestimating any possible positive effects from a VP candidate. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 10:02
- I believe Kasich enough when he says hell to the no. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 10:00
Alert the Gibson! Hackers targeting libraries? -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 09:58
"Celebrate the 232rd anniversary of our company's founding by Alexander Hamilton..." - cafeteria sign Jun 9, 09:58
Cheapest seat for the CSO performing Raiders (with movie) is $45 - oblique Jun 9, 09:57 2
- Cheapest seats are £33.10 for the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra performing along to Independence Day at the Royal Albert Hall. -- nm - LMS Jun 9, 10:03 1
  - Although I think I'd rather see Jurassic Park live -- (link) - LMS Jun 9, 10:09
Ninth Circuit: no 2d Am. right to public concealed carry -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 9, 09:54 2
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  - Nonononono! We didn't want *those* people to have guns... -- nm - NRA Jun 9, 09:59
Whose Line Is It Anyway returns to the West End stage tonight, and Charles Esten (of Nashville fame) is returning too -- nm - LMS Jun 9, 09:53 1
- Chip! -- nm - David Jun 9, 09:58
Anyone have an ST approved alarm clock that is awesome? -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 09:50 9
- The Rock clock app - J Jun 9, 09:53 1
  - Should have clarified "not smartphone". I don't need my phone next to my bed -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 09:55
- Yes, his name is Ronan. He smacks me in the face when HE wants me to wake up. -- nm - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 9, 09:53
- No. I'm old so I just wake up. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 09:52
- What's that one that gradually starts turning on the light just before dawn? -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 09:52 2
  - I have no idea how this even works. It's not like I'm waiting up at dawn every day -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 09:55 1
    - It doesn't get wake-up bright until the time you set the alarm for -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 10:14
- The Shock Clock -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 09:52
- Well, I have a smartphone. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 09:51
Hrmmm, the upcoming WWE draft / brand split will involve raiding NTX significantly. - Will Hunting Jun 9, 09:48 2
- The current main roster is pretty thin if you were to have a brand split without any current NXT guys. -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 09:56 1
  - Plus guys like Finn Balor and even Nakamura on main roster shows could pop a rating. -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 09:58
I find myself spending a lot of time - like, a *lot* - composing love sonnets to Setpa Unella - prayformojo Jun 9, 09:44
Missed opportunity - a movie called Flag Day is IPOing on HSX next week, and it's not a Gary Marshall film. -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 09:39
I want to see both NYSM2 and C2. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 09:32 7
- Evil Harry Potter in a magic movie..go figure -- nm - budice Jun 9, 09:58
- peeps gonna be bummed bout nysm2, its light fare -- nm - budice Jun 9, 09:34 5
  - i am only expecting a fun popcorn movie, nothing more. -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 09:42 3
    - I'd rather just have some popcorn. (I wasn't a fan of the first one.) -- nm - Diva Jun 9, 09:47
    - Plus evil Harry Potter -- nm - LMS Jun 9, 09:44
    - I considered the first one a little above that, and was hoping for more of the same. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 09:43
  - Really? As compared to the first one? - Spawn Jun 9, 09:35
A glimpse into the mind of a Sanders supporter who will vote for Trump -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 09:29 17
- Good gravy do I ever love this article ... - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 10:33
- "Some people just want to watch the world burn." - Dark Callisto Jun 9, 10:06
- That type of voter epitomizes "low information". -- nm - TWuG Jun 9, 09:55
- Its the same thing I heard on the side from Cruz supporters, when Trump clinched it. -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 09:55
- "remember remember the 5th of November." -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 09:42
- The idiocy of this is the implicit belief that this will all sort of play out in a grand political theater and no real damage will actually occur or - pmb Jun 9, 09:38 7
  - He's okay with possible damage because he's pretty sure it wouldn't affect *him*. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 09:47 3
    - *ding* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 09:59 2
      - "White male privilege" has become a cliche, but this is a pretty good example. (Throw in his social/economic class too, though.) (But that always - mara Jun 9, 10:01 1
        
        Exhibit ALL the privilege! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 10:03
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  - Your last line sums it up. - Spawn Jun 9, 09:44 1
    - agreed -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:45
- You have to break some eggs... -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 09:33 1
  - Only if you believe the media and the superdelegates' lies!!! -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 09:39
- At least they're honest about it. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 09:30
- he sounds sane -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:29
This Sunday's "Dateline: On Assignment" will have Tom Brokaw interviewing David Letterman. -- (link) - GregW Jun 9, 09:27
Texas decides it's okay to shoot an escort who won't have sex with you. -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 09:27 8
- Grand Theft Auto: Texas -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 09:46
- As long as it is after dark. I didn't even know it had gone this far. Are there any other states that have this law? -- nm - GregW Jun 9, 09:35 1
  - Patti the Daytime Hooker knew what she was doing. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 09:42
- Worse: Try asking an escort for change -- nm - budice Jun 9, 09:32
- This is three years old, and it's because she took the money. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 09:30 3
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  - and it's still bullshit -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 09:34 1
    - Which is why it's silly to frame it that way. It's bad enough as it is. -- nm - mara Jun 9, 10:02
OZ: I started watching on late night Showcase and had no idea what it was, but recognized most everyone (L&O mainly) -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:27 1
- and I always enjoy seeing people from OZ on other stuff. One of my go-to shows for "he was on that!" -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:31
Warcraft (I'll just pretend it is Ragnar from Vikings expanding his domain) -- nm* - Beaker Jun 9, 09:25 2
- I forgot my guy from Pride was in it. -- nm - LMS Jun 9, 09:40
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GoT next episode photo (possible character spoils) -- (link*) - ÜMLaut Jun 9, 09:24 21
- Question - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 09:26 7
  - spoils -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 9, 09:27 6
    - Boo-urns. Spoil thoughts - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 09:33 5
      - I'm with you but... (spoils) - Roger More Jun 9, 09:36 4
        
        Spoils - TWuG Jun 9, 10:02 2
        
        spoils though - Roger More Jun 9, 10:09 1
        
        Or (spoils) - TWuG Jun 9, 10:46
        
        there are so many Arya theories out there right now, I have no idea. -- nm - groiny Jun 9, 09:38
- oh hell yeah -- nm - Max Jun 9, 09:25 12
  - we've forgotten our first love -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 9, 09:27 7
    - This season has been kind of a gift for viewers for every time they've screamed "NO!" in previous seasons. - Max Jun 9, 09:31 6
      - Right. It feels like we're finally not mired in dread and despair. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 10:00 2
        
        IT'S A TRAP!!! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 10:04
        
        Which says something when ... spoils -- (edited) - Name Withheld by Request Jun 9, 10:02
      - Which probably means things are about to go to shit... -- nm - Ender Jun 9, 09:47 1
        
        Right. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:24
      - Valar Hypeghulis -- (edited) - ÜMLaut Jun 9, 09:40
  - help a brutha out? spoils - groiny Jun 9, 09:27 3
    - sure looks like that character -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 9, 09:30 1
      - huh spoils.... - groiny Jun 9, 09:32
    - that's who I see -- nm - Max Jun 9, 09:30
I'm getting on that downtown train and I'm riding away -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 09:20
Heh... - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 09:20 2
- You should change your nick to, "father znu". -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 09:33 1
  - dadd.io -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 09:51

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