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Studies (plural): Rio Olympics Will Expose Athletes To Antibiotics-Resistant Super Bacteria -- (link) - Beaker Jun 11, 08:41 2
- which will make them that much stronger, right? -- nm - senor dentista Jun 11, 08:41 1
  - Well, their pelvic and thoracic muscles, sure. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 08:59
Inside man or Tokyo drift while I clean? How to choose?? -- nm - Amanda Jun 11, 08:27 1
- my needs (Garfield 2) -- nm - chubbers Jun 11, 08:34
Here is the tracker for the Euro pool -- (link) - zork Jun 11, 08:25 8
- Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 08:36
- thanks for putting this together! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 11, 08:32 2
  - definitely -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 09:13
  - You're welcome -- nm - zork Jun 11, 08:33
- I'm in the lead! - ReluctantCynic Jun 11, 08:30
- Darn, missed out this year. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 11, 08:28 2
  - Do it now. Try not to pick (or not pick) anything that you feel has been influenced by the already played matches. -- nm - zork Jun 11, 08:31 1
    - Thanks, just sent. - Strongbad Jun 11, 08:36
Straight up choked, right there. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 07:45 1
- yeah, that was brutal...nm - x Jun 11, 07:47
David, just to let you know the Conjuring code seems to only be good when you purchase the sequel - J Jun 11, 07:44 4
- First of all, I'm sorry it didn't work. - David Jun 11, 08:06 3
  - And I just found this... - David Jun 11, 08:08 2
    - Ahh ok, I'll check that out - J Jun 11, 08:20 1
      - And one other post... - David Jun 11, 08:23
hoo boy. i just watched terminator genisys, which i expected to be terrible but (spoils?) - x Jun 11, 07:38
WP: "The Stanford sex offender’s beliefs about sexual assault are surprisingly widespread." Yes, that is what "Rape Culture" means. -- (link) - GregW Jun 11, 07:18
This guy hits pretty much every point that's been raised in regards to criticism of Hillary Clinton. Worth a read, imho -- (link*) - znufrii, dad. Jun 11, 07:13
any stragglers for the Euro soccer pool? No soccer knowledge required. -- (link) - zork Jun 11, 07:01 [Backboard]
Keenan Allen, Chargers agree on four-year extension $44M -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 07:00
Ryan Shazier, a Pittsburgh Steelers' linebacker beat wide receivers Antonio Brown, Markus Wheaton and Sammie Coates in a 40-yard dash -- (link) - Beaker Jun 11, 06:59
*pets his Jackie Bradley Jr.* - Will Hunting Jun 11, 06:53 1
- He's in a mini slump right now. - Mel Profit Jun 11, 09:21
That's ok, kid. I didn't need that pillow anyway. You go right ahead and throw up on it. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 06:44
Mike Teavee plays basketball -- (link) - Reagen Jun 11, 06:29 [youtube] 9
- he looks like the spaceship alien in close encounters....nm - x Jun 11, 07:54
- More of this guy -- (link) - Reagen Jun 11, 06:42 7
  - It's like watching a daddy long legs playing hoops. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:46 6
    - It's a good thing he doesn't have to jump to dunk because if he did, his legs would accordion. -- nm* - Reagen Jun 11, 06:48 5
      - Hahahaha! :-) That running motion is something special. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:54 4
        
        apparently they are shoving pasta into him as fast as he can eat it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:55 3
        
        I looked it up and Manute only weighed 200. Bradley was 275. That's much more than I expected from Bradley. - Krusty Jun 11, 07:06 2
        
        oh man, shawn bradley was so terrible...nm - x Jun 11, 07:53 1
        
        How dare you disrespect a member of the Space Jam team! -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 08:02
Man, I'll just die if Albania doesn't win. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:14
a good Gordie Howe article -- (link) - Beaker Jun 11, 06:14 1
- I had forgotten about the Detroit Vipers stunt - Reagen Jun 11, 07:11
Go Albania! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 06:12 27
- you border on the Adriatic -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 06:14 26
  - ~your land is mostly moun tan nous~ -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:15 25
    - those 20 seconds account for 93% of what 97% of Americans know about the country -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 06:16 23
      - OTOH it gives Americans an affection for Albania that they don't have for, say, Moldova or Slovakia -- nm - Roger More Jun 11, 06:33 4
        
        It's true. I love Albanians. - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:35 3
        
        That Albanian woman was helpful in figuring out it was the Albanian president and not the bank robbers speaking. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:38 2
        
        Not to mention the set-up for her appearance in that scene -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 06:44 1
        
        I love that movie but my gf can't stand it for some reason. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:48
      - Famous people with Albanian heritage include the Belushis and Eliza Dushku - Reagen Jun 11, 06:21 2
        
        Watching Wag the Dog finally paid off. -- nm - Roger More Jun 11, 06:31
        
        I knew the Dushku bit. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:25
      - honestly, it's true. Unless your from Albania this is likely the most Americans know. - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:19 14
        
        I once worked with a woman from Albania. Her grandfather (& at least several other Albanians) worked on the construction of the first Boston subway. - Covington Jun 11, 08:47 1
        
        that is exceptionally cool. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 11, 08:50
        
        and here it is....still hilarious -- (link) - Beaker Jun 11, 06:24 [youtube] 4
        
        with "NORM!" and "Who are 3 people who have never been in my kitchen" for classic Cheers moments -- nm* - Beaker Jun 11, 06:28 3
        
        "It's a dog eat dog world, Woody and I'm wearing Milk Bone underwear." - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:34 2
        
        I used Cliffy's "it's true you know" explanation for having a big mouth once to talk my way out of a beating -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 06:40 1
        
        *laughing* -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:43
        
        I'm willing to bet most won't come close to finding it on a map. -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 11, 06:22 2
        
        At work we played the Google location game yesterday... - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:29 1
        
        Ha! So not surprising. That game is more fun than I expected and what gets me is when I see Cyrillic letters. - Krusty Jun 11, 06:34
        
        it's a failing of the American educational system - prayformojo Jun 11, 06:22 3
        
        My law school evidence professor taught us with songs. It really works. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 11, 06:28 1
        
        I think HS would have been a lot different for me, academically, if I'd not dismissed this as a joke. - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:30
        
        honestly, I've considered it -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:22
    - and your chief export is chrome. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:16
TV PSA: Hell on Wheels, OJ: Made in America, Outlander, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 06:09
Thanks JenBro for the post on B2 -- nm - zork Jun 11, 06:03 2
- Good thoughts for you, buddy. So sorry for your loss. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:09
- Big Hug Z {{{ hug }}} - JenBro Jun 11, 06:08
I nominate "Please rotate your device to see the ad so you can close it and see the article you want to read" as the most annoying new trend in - Roger More Jun 11, 05:46 2
- That would get me to never visit their site again. Also, AdBlock works on the phone as well. -- nm* - Krusty Jun 11, 06:01 1
  - And this goes back to why I use AdBlock on my desktop. Websites, looking at you NYT, can't be trusted to use advertising that isn't intrusive or worse, installs malware. -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 11, 06:07
Billy Crystal's eulogy for Ali -- (link) - JenBro Jun 11, 05:31
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 05:06
People who use speakerphone in public at 5:45am deserve to be punched. -- nm - ty97 Jun 11, 02:48 1
- No need for a time, just that they use it in public is enough to deserve one. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:04
'Voice' singer Christina Grimmie dies after being shot at Orlando concert, brother tackles killer who shoots himself -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 11, 00:23 1
- Whoa. That's tragic. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 06:25
Former Voice contestant Christina Grimmie shot dead in Orlando while signing autographs after concert -- (link) - zork Jun 11, 00:22 1
- :( - I started following her on yt years ago, she was popular there before she was on the voice. she's been doing quite nicely since the show. -- nm - b! Jun 11, 01:26
Khaaaaaannnnn!!!!!!!! -- nm - . Jun 10, 23:08
I haven't caught them all, because who really can (and then be the very best), but I did beat Pokemon X tonight. -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 23:00 1
- I've caught all the cats in Neko Atsume, because who really can't, but I don't have all of their mementos yet. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:12
10 years ago in theaters: Nacho Libre, Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Lake House, Garfield 2 -- nm - Max Jun 10, 22:22 16
- what mary is watching today: tokyo drift. (I *love* tokyo drift.) -- nm - all the boys love newton time, yo. Jun 11, 06:37
- Its 10 years ago for the next 90mins -- nm - budice Jun 10, 22:54 1
  - 60mins now obvie -- nm - budice Jun 10, 22:54
- wait, they made a second Garfield? - senor dentista Jun 10, 22:51 1
  - It was the movie that gave a whole new breath of life to Breckin Meyer's career, leading to no wait it didn't happen that way. -- nm - Max Jun 10, 22:58
- 15 years ago: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, (ltd): Sexy Beast -- (edited) - Max Jun 10, 22:23 10
  - 20 years ago: The Cable Guy, (ltd): Moll Flanders, Stealing Beauty -- nm - Max Jun 10, 22:24 9
    - 25 years ago: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (June 14), (ltd): Kickboxer 2 -- nm* - Max Jun 10, 22:25 8
      - i still want my money back from Prince of Thieves -- nm - senor dentista Jun 10, 22:52 2
        
        Why do you hate Will Scarlett? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 22:53 1
        
        turrible accent, for starters -- nm - senor dentista Jun 10, 22:59
      - 30 years ago: Back to School, Ferris Bueller's Day Off (June 11?), The Manhattan Project -- nm - Max Jun 10, 22:25 4
        
        Good lord I loved Back to School at that time - senor dentista Jun 10, 23:07 2
        
        I did as well. Loved that movie beyond reason. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:24
        
        "Well, why don't you call me some time when you have no class?" -- nm - Max Jun 10, 23:08
        
        35 years ago (June 12): Clash of the Titans, History of the World Part I, Raiders of the Lost Ark -- nm - Max Jun 10, 22:29
*hangs casilla-shaped piñata in room on her way out* -- nm - b! Jun 10, 21:58
Apparently, the fan on the floor in Cleveland was an anti-Trumper with Trump Sucks written on his chest... - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 10, 21:58
I have two eps of gotham to go. general feel comment ahead. - b! Jun 10, 21:46 3
- I enjoyed it a lot more than I expected -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 21:47 2
  - this season definitely got better for me, as I almost quit at one point. - b! Jun 10, 21:54 1
    - I always expect the bad guys to have a huge crate marked ACME -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 10, 22:24
obligatory CJ tweet -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 10, 21:35
Saw an IPO on HSX for 'Flag Day'. I thought, 'Man, they are starting to reach a little in that series. Valentine's Day? Mothers Day? Sure.' -- nm - Volnelk Jun 10, 20:51 8
- All of them are actually sequels to the little seen Garbage Day. -- (link) - Qale Jun 10, 23:20 [youtube]
- Hump Day: yeah you know what day it is -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 21:52 2
  - hsx is dealing in porn movies now? wow, i need to get serious with my gaming here ... - call me Ishmael Jun 10, 21:59 1
    - I assumed that with Your Mother's Day -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 22:34
- Arbor Day. When Mother Nature strikes back! -- nm - GROOT Jun 10, 21:20
- Independence Day -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 21:16
- "You will find love on Flag Day." The ad writes itself. (nm) - howie Jun 10, 21:14
- Boxing Day is where I draw the line -- nm - Bacon Jun 10, 21:07
!!! -- nm - b! Jun 10, 20:51 8
- they are damn amazing. they put the hammer down in the second half...nm - x Jun 10, 20:53 7
  - when they win this time, I already expect diminishing comments because of the last game. - b! Jun 10, 21:01 6
    - methinks you doth protest too much...nm - x Jun 10, 21:12 3
      - I think there's a miscommunication, as I don't see how that applies. it's not a big thing, more an expected annoying one. - b! Jun 10, 21:27 2
        
        *shrug* that just comes with the territory. when you're the best, there will always be people who want to try and tear you down...nm - x Jun 10, 21:32 1
        
        :) - -- nm - b! Jun 10, 21:42
    - Meh, the 96 Bulls took 6 to get rid of the Sonics. - Will Hunting Jun 10, 21:10 1
      - I know, but it's what I expect - even after the regular season feats. - b! Jun 10, 21:17
well, one more game and we can say golden state is one of the great teams ever...mn - x Jun 10, 20:50 19
- Don't forget to get your free taco at TB tomorrow! -- nm - senor dentista Jun 10, 21:09 1
  - not that he's going, but it's week after next. nm but: -- (link) - b! Jun 10, 21:30
- They're proof that the 3-pointer is the ultimate weapon in basketball. - David Jun 10, 21:08 2
  - what amazes me is that this throws on it's head the concept that teams that rely on it are flawed. - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:02
  - it's not their fault that the west is currently stronger than the east...nm - x Jun 10, 21:26
- "Say hi to my African American friend over here." -- nm - President Trump congrats to Golden State at the WH Jun 10, 21:02
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  - Disagree. It's a new world. They just made more 3s than 2s. It's a new era and they run it. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 10, 20:55 3
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      - For starters, the ones that didn't win 140 games in those two seasons. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 10, 21:00 1
        
        Exactly. They are 88-15 right now. 88-15. And they're in the HARDER conference. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 10, 21:12
  - i've been watching basketball for forty years. you're ridiculous...nm - x Jun 10, 20:54 6 1
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      - Hated the Lakers and Bulls, so some bias there, but I grew up a DIEHARD Celtics fan in the 80s... - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 10, 21:56
      - dude. i'm from boston. i watched the celts win in triple ot in 1976. i saw the 1981 championship.... - x Jun 10, 21:04 2
        
        I think GS is in the discussion but the C's of the 60s were as dominate as a sports team can get. We'll never see that again. - Mel Profit Jun 11, 06:24 1
        
        yeah, the dynamics are different now. of course when the c's were that dominant in the 60's... - x Jun 11, 07:31
    - cavs fan, give him a little break for now. -- nm - b! Jun 10, 20:56
- You can already say they are one of the greats. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 20:51
This is the longest 9 minute final minute ever - Will Hunting Jun 10, 20:50
for ML -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 10, 20:48 [youtube]

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