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Apparently the Air Force is tired of people complaining about the cost overruns. The B-21 price will be classified for national security reasons. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 9, 17:15 1
- such crap. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 9, 17:37
Would you rather... (a nice one this time) - Reagen Jun 9, 17:11 11
- I have always wanted to know what Bill Murray whispered. And I'm pretty sure we know what's in the briefcase. (spoiler) - Mel Profit Jun 9, 17:25
- If he tells her the answer to #1, I'll choose #2. -- nm - Max Jun 9, 17:19
- Second. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 9, 17:19
- FedEx box in Cast Away -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 17:16
- Shoot the hostage. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 17:15
- briefcase -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 17:14
- briefcase -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 17:12
- The second one...a million times out of a million. -- nm - David Jun 9, 17:12 3
  - I'd have bet my life savings on this response. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 17:15
  - this -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 17:13
  - yep. -- nm - b. Jun 9, 17:13
LA Daily News: Rams in discussion with HC Jeff Fisher on contract extension -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 9, 17:01 2
- gotta secure that 7-9 record for years to come -- nm - ML Jun 9, 17:05
- You gotta lock him up to set the all-time loss record. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 17:05
st liked "fantastic mr. fox" pretty well, correct? at least as of now, it's 4.99 to buy the digital from google play, 5.77 for dvd from amazon. - b. Jun 9, 16:58 4
- it's really good...nm - x Jun 9, 17:01 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 9, 17:05
- it was okay -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 17:00 1
  - thanks, gents! I usually like Wes's work at least quite a bit if not full-on, so I'll bite. -- nm - b. Jun 9, 17:04
A guy is picking up a prescription for his son. I ask for the date of birth. He hesitates, then checks the tattoo on his arm and tells me the date. - Tim Jun 9, 16:55 8
- It's a good thing he doesn't have three kids. -- nm - Qale Jun 9, 18:41
- Our friend's ex-husband had his daughter's birthday tattooed on his arm...with the wrong date. - JaxSean Jun 9, 17:17 3
  - When the most interesting man in the world gets your birthday wrong, you petition the court to have it changed.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 19:09
  - no ragrets -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 17:18 1
    - indeed -- nm - ML Jun 9, 17:22
- was it guy pearce? :) - -- nm - b. Jun 9, 16:59
- I'm picturing this guy in an emergency situation checking his whole body for the tat that says 911 -- nm - CQ Jun 9, 16:58 1
  - (I hope it's not actually because of memory issues. ack. if so, I hope someone other than him is responsible for medicating!) -- nm - b. Jun 9, 17:01
Elizabeth Warren just peeled Donaldo's skin off in a speech to a constitutional law group -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 9, 16:51 3
- But how many retweets did she get? -- nm - Spawndroid Jun 9, 16:53 2
  - "a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud" -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 9, 16:56 1
    - If Pocahontas had me negotiate, they'd still own Manhattan, that I can tell you -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 16:59
PASON 2, Resurrection Boogaloo? -- (link) - ML Jun 9, 16:43
CBS passes on Tom Wellings CIA show.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 9, 16:43
saved this fun-with-words from tuesday's mensa calendar - a couple took me some time. - b. Jun 9, 16:30 8
- got 1,2,3 struggling on 4 (spoils) - CQ Jun 9, 16:39 5
  - ^3/5! v. good! -- nm - b. Jun 9, 16:41 4
    - here's a big hint for 4, if you want it. - b. Jun 9, 16:42 3
      - spoils - CQ Jun 9, 16:45 2
        
        er, update spoils - CQ Jun 9, 16:45 1
        
        bingo! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 9, 16:48
- no. 1 - senor dentista Jun 9, 16:35 1
  - ^1/5! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 9, 16:35
Q. / MDH alert: fall dates for troye. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 9, 16:21
If bacon is my true love, cheese is who I have an affair with -- nm - Bacon Jun 9, 16:17
No umbrella and it is after lunch 8-P - JD Jun 9, 16:15
Mickey Moniak is the first player selected in the 2016 MLB Draft. -- nm - David Jun 9, 16:13 5
- We just took the catcher every said we weren't going to take. - spamlet Jun 9, 17:09
- You called it. Jayson Stark had some reservations but says he'll be a solid player -- nm - decline Jun 9, 16:42 1
  - I'm confident he'll sign for less, and you all will get some killer talent at #42. - David Jun 9, 16:46
- UT's Nick Senzel, who I really wanted the Braves to draft, goes second. - David Jun 9, 16:22
- with a name like that, I can only assume he was a low-level enforcer for the Boston Mafia...inspiring for him to make it out -- nm - ML Jun 9, 16:15
c'mon out and get yer whuppin, Blue Jays -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 16:12 1
- I hope both teams get into about 15 fights with each other. -- nm - Diva Jun 9, 17:01
Um. Fallout 4 for free from the XBox Store. Holy carp. -- (link*) - ML Jun 9, 16:11 31
- Meanwhile on PSN, they have a pretty cool version of Break Out. -- nm - Spawndroid Jun 9, 16:51 1
  - I heard Pong Extreme is way cool. -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 16:53
- Yeah, this shouldn't have happened. Someone just got fired. -- nm - Tim Jun 9, 16:42
- It's glitching out heavy for me. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 16:38 1
  - currently displays "Not Available" -- nm - ML Jun 9, 16:41
- This is the game that was just out like 6 months ago? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 16:28 12
  - It's how I spent my winter. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 9, 16:50 1
    - I went down the rabbit hole with it for about five days in April. I've studiously avoided it since. - David Jun 9, 17:24
  - not only that but all the DLC, some of which was released just a few weeks back -- nm - ML Jun 9, 16:29 9
    - Far Harbour came out on May 19. Somebody screwed up huge with this. -- nm - David Jun 9, 16:33 8
      - whoa -- nm - ML Jun 9, 16:35 7
        
        it's dead. -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 16:39 6
        
        So, on behalf of several STers, THANK YOU, ML!!! -- nm - David Jun 9, 16:45 5
        
        indeed. thank you -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 16:49 4
        
        Sure. Can MS revoke a license or delete the game from your HD once downloaded? I don't know how that works. -- nm - ML Jun 9, 16:54 3
        
        I'm sure it's possible, but I doubt they'd risk the negative buzz. - David Jun 9, 17:14 1
        
        *fingers crossed* -- nm - ML Jun 9, 17:24
        
        If you have a XBL account, I'm sure they can do *something* -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 17:02
- Including the bundle which includes the Season Pass -- (link) - Max Jun 9, 16:22 1
  - the link in my IM is for the Digital Deluxe version, which includes the Season Pass--so people shouldn't need to download both but *ascii shrug* -- nm - ML Jun 9, 16:28
- EVERYONE WHO OWNS AN XBOX, STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND GET THIS!!! - David Jun 9, 16:22 5
  - Ahhh missed it -- nm - J Jun 9, 16:52 2
    - If word spreads, they may go ahead and bite the bullet with a giveaway now. - David Jun 9, 17:04 1
      - "I'm not buying your game unless it's free!!" - Cuzzin Todd Jun 9, 17:06
  - I'm guessing it's Microsoft E3 hype. Edit: not available now, so it was an error -- nm* - ML Jun 9, 16:26 1
    - Could be, or an error. Rocket League is supposed to be free to try this weekend but currently shows a slight discount for me. -- nm - Max Jun 9, 16:29
- Sweet! Thank you! -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 16:20 1
  - Get your console yet? -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 17:09
- nm, it works now. -- nm* - spamlet Jun 9, 16:20 1
  - I couldn't do it on my phone but it worked on my desktop. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 16:21
- Thank you sir -- nm - Remlik Jun 9, 16:17
So Trump was supposed to be meeting with the big republican donors today to fundraise. First, you have to love the idea of that after the debates - pmb Jun 9, 16:02 3
- Considering his record they should make sure to get the money upfront, before they give him anything. -- nm* - . Jun 9, 16:05
- Didn't Perot say he spent $200 million of his own money? That'd be fantastic. -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 16:03
- He has a penchant for pissing away other people's money. I hope that this election costs him his brand, as well. -- nm - TWuG Jun 9, 16:03
The Singapore airport really is the best. Going to Cambodia. Wife has work there, and I found a super-cheap flight, so we're going to Angkor Wat. - mafic Jun 9, 15:59 2
- coooool...nm - x Jun 9, 16:17
- Bucket list -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 16:09
Lost photos of Marilyn Monroe -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:55
Conjuring 2: The Streets -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 15:49 3
- Conjuring 2: Trumplestiltskin -- nm - Bacon Jun 9, 16:07
- Conjuring 2 Phantoms 2 Furious -- nm - Max Jun 9, 16:04
- Conjuring 2: Voodoo Boogaloo -- nm - David Jun 9, 15:56
til: the yankees haven't had a first-round draft pick reach the majors since 2010. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jun 9, 15:49 6
- What that doesn't show is how we traded away a lot of our young guys for many years to acquire guys so we can try and win now. -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 9, 15:55 5
  - oh, for sure not everything rests on first-rounders, in any case; but that zero and the piece's - b. Jun 9, 16:00 2
    - They should stick to the stock market. We have a decent farm system with about a few guys ready to come up. If Bird didn't get injured he'd be up - Krusty Jun 9, 16:07 1
      - Would I like us to have a first round pick hit, for sure. But I don't think it's a big deal that we haven't in a while. - Krusty Jun 9, 16:09
  - hee - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:59 1
    - It's true. They finished at the bottom last year. We haven't finished last since 1990 when the Brewers were still in the AL. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 16:01
And there it is. - znufrii, dad. Jun 9, 15:43 3
- f'n' Dawson -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 15:45
- *plugs nose and awards you one multi-colored star, dangling from a reacher* -- nm - b. Jun 9, 15:44
- the first poop is the hardest -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:44
CFB: Missouri just offered a QB who just finished the 7th grade - Strongbad Jun 9, 15:35 8
- 6'5" in the 7th grade? Holy shit. -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 15:38 7
  - Is he from South Sudan? -- nm - mafic Jun 9, 16:02
  - I'm not sure if football will be an option if he gets much taller. I don't think a 7' QB would do well. - Krusty Jun 9, 15:43
  - Nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 9, 15:41 4
    - can he accept and make them hold to the offer regardless of what he does later? -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 15:44 3
      - No. School could also change their mind at any point over the next 5 years. -- nm* - Strongbad Jun 9, 15:48 2
        
        Right, it's all for show. -- nm - iSpam Jun 9, 15:50 1
        
        sucks, he should get an iron clad offer and jump all over it -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 15:59
RNC's response to Hillary: -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 15:34 13
- LOL. Trump responded as well. -- (link) - mara Jun 9, 15:55 2
  - the timing aspect is mostly very silly. -- nm - b. Jun 9, 16:03 1
    - It's funny because that's the literal point of his response, the amount of time. -- nm - Mara Jun 9, 16:30
- *holds up rubber and glue* -- nm - b. Jun 9, 15:35
- Anthony Weiner ftw -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:35 8
  - You guys know about the echo..... -- (link) - . Jun 9, 16:02 1
    - Explanation -- (link) - . Jun 9, 16:04
  - That is master level self awareness. -- nm - TWuG Jun 9, 15:42 4
    - i highly recommend his documentary. it's a fascinating look at his character, flaws and all -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:43 3
      - You don't usually find that level of ownership in an egotist. I'm really impressed. -- nm - TWuG Jun 9, 15:50
      - I think he would have done some good work for NY. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 15:47 1
        
        one thing that comes through pretty clearly is that he has trouble reigning in the passion when it gets the best of him - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:51
  - ha! -- nm - b. Jun 9, 15:36
The Stanford rapist is getting protective custody in jail. Just how much did his father pay that judge? -- nm* - . Jun 9, 15:32
Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Thursday, citing the left wrist injury that forced him out of the French Open. -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 15:26 1
- Djoko Slam -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:32
Anyone setting up a Euro 2016 Pool for ST? -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 15:22 1
- I say Britain leaves the Euro. -- nm - Bacon Jun 9, 15:22
sorry for repeating, but LIR ... who all's doing the summer / July Camp NANOWRIMO? anyone? - call me Ishmael Jun 9, 15:17
"Douche suspended for provoking slapfight" -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 15:17
Sounds like MyCokeRewards may be backing off from their game playing. Coming soon ..... - Meg Jun 9, 15:12
Richard Sherman is coming for you next, 1% -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:11
A first. Saw a guy today holding a cardboard sign that said, "Need Weed" -- nm - Bacon Jun 9, 15:11 2
- I've seen that a few times. Usually it says, "Why lie. I need $$$$ for weed." - Krusty Jun 9, 15:18 1
  - I have seen that sign with beer but never a sign asking for weed. -- nm - Bacon Jun 9, 15:22
my timesheet says I have been productive today. I feel like I havent. -- nm - Truman Jun 9, 15:09
What's the word for where you put the flash drive? Port? -- nm - mara Jun 9, 15:03 5
- there -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 9, 15:08
- usb port, usually. -- nm - b. Jun 9, 15:05
- USB port -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 15:05
- or slot -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 15:04 1
  - Thanks, all. -- nm* - mara Jun 9, 15:05
back to my roots -- nm - senor dentista Jun 9, 14:59

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