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Richard Branson seems like he gets it. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:24 2
- From what I understand this is pretty normal on the airline world - Reagen Jun 13, 09:27
- $? Yes, he does. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 09:25
Maybe you guys know this, maybe you don't, not sure. This read on gay bars describes what's so important about them - ty97 Jun 13, 09:12 15
- Thank you for posting this. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 13, 09:58
- "I need this more than you need to suck" is a great statement. -- nm - Roger More Jun 13, 09:24
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- *approves* -- nm - Electric Six Jun 13, 09:23
- this echoes a lot for me with the massacre in Charleston. If you can't safely be gay in your gay bar, where can you be gay? - Diva Jun 13, 09:18
- Tracks! -- nm - senor dentista Jun 13, 09:16
- I kind of figured that, but I also studied psychology in school so maybe that is why? - Spawn Jun 13, 09:15
- There probably isn't a hetero equivalent. That type of environment really isn't needed when someone is in the majority. -- nm - TWuG Jun 13, 09:15 7
  - I think everyone has some sort of equivalent. -- nm - Roger More Jun 13, 09:21 6
    - Yes and no. It's an extension of the "Third Place" idea in some sense, but it's also a lot more than that. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 09:27
    - I know I don't -- nm - decline Jun 13, 09:25 1
      - ST is actually mine. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 09:26
    - I'm open to hear what we think that might be, but I'm not sure I agree. - ty97 Jun 13, 09:24 2
      - What I mean is that everyone needs that space, whether or not they are marginalized. It's why rich people have country clubs. - Roger More Jun 13, 09:34
      - Chess club! - Spawn Jun 13, 09:26
#fwp: Our new couch appears to have a scrape in the fabric on the front of the right arm. - Shaun Jun 13, 09:12
James Corden is the best awards show host since Ellen. - David Jun 13, 09:11 8
- he was great. -- nm - Diva Jun 13, 09:14
- "This is better than a movie, *how*?" -- nm - Reagen Jun 13, 09:12
- He was really great from what I saw. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:11 3
  - It sounds like he had a blast during commercials, as well. That says a ton. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 09:18 1
    - I'd imagine it's easier than the Oscars (at least) where not many people know the jokes. I know NPH was complaining - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:20
  - I loved that bit. - Mel Profit Jun 13, 09:16
- He was fun to watch. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 09:11
- They will move him up to the big leagues, then. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 09:11
Happy Birthday Ty! -- nm - Jovian Jun 13, 09:05
if anyone was so inclined... -- (link) - groiny Jun 13, 09:05 3
- thanks for posting it for us -- nm - Epiphany Jun 13, 09:10
- Is this your cousin's daughter? Terrible and so sad. Sorry :( -- nm - ty97 Jun 13, 09:09 1
  - yes. It is a terrible time for everyone right now, I can't even explain. -- nm - groiny Jun 13, 09:09
Come on you lads! -- nm - CQ Jun 13, 09:03
So, the original title for The Shallows was In the Deep? You can't change the name of the movie to the exact opposite like that! - prayformojo Jun 13, 09:02
Polls (i know) are indicating the Utah may swing to HRC (Romney won Utah by 48pts) -- (link) - decline Jun 13, 09:01 13
- This is the second poll to show this in Utah, matching one from a couple months ago - Reagen Jun 13, 09:07 1
  - I posted a similar one last week. - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 09:10
- That's impressive. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 09:06
- Mormons loved Romney (one of their own) and loathe Trump. - TWuG Jun 13, 09:04
- I think Romney would love to make that Utah result happen. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:03 7
  - yeah, his comments this week made me kinda like him -- nm - Beaker Jun 13, 09:05 6
    - could he possibly endorse Clinton and campaign? I think we're at the point where it's not out of the question. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 13, 09:22 3
      - I wish, but I am not sure it would accomplish as much as we would hope. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 09:28
      - No, he'll campaign for Johnson, which is just as good. -- nm - Reagen Jun 13, 09:24
      - Not going to happen. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 09:23
    - I would vote for him 1,000 times before I would vote for Trump. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 09:08 1
      - At this point, I think I'd vote for Cruz 1,000 times before Trump. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:09
- Dear dominoes, Please do your thing. Signed, - Spawn Jun 13, 09:02
Meanwhile in the stock markets... - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 09:01 1
- not surprising at all -- nm - Epiphany Jun 13, 09:04
Luis Vielma, 22, worked a Harry Potter ride at Universal Orlando. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 13, 08:52 2
- His face doesn't look familiar, but I'm sure we interacted with him while we were there. -- nm - Inigo Jun 13, 08:55 1
  - I doubt he worked 75 hours/week. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 08:57
The bitterest pill for Peter Florrick to swallow while in jail is that Geneva Pine just won a Tony. -- nm - David Jun 13, 08:51
And do we seriously have no more inform on the Santa Monica / WeHo pride arrest? -- nm - ty97 Jun 13, 08:44 2
- yes -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 13, 08:48 1
  - So, point a gun at someone and get probation. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 08:52
University of Toronto on Lockdown, police searching for multiple someones -- (link) - Beaker Jun 13, 08:39 4
- An arrest has reportedly been made, though it's not clear whether this is over. Police statement in a couple of minutes. -- nm - Roger More Jun 13, 08:44 3
  - Looks like the person in police custody is not the "suspicious person" that caused the alert. and the search is continuing -- nm - Roger More Jun 13, 08:55 2
    - Torontonians are *suspect* -- nm - MC Skat Kat Jun 13, 09:24
    - Sparkle_whore has priorities -- (link) - Roger More Jun 13, 09:08
Even though the fundraiser was cancelled there are still some protestors outside with signs and bullhorns. -- nm - Diva Jun 13, 08:39
HRC calls for reinstatement of assault weapon ban -- (link) - senor dentista Jun 13, 08:36 12
- Surely it goes through this time - Epiphany Jun 13, 09:07 4
  - not a chance -- nm - decline Jun 13, 09:16
  - Won't even get a vote. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:12
  - My hope is that it focuses on actual weapon capabilities and just cosmetics - TWuG Jun 13, 09:11 1
    - "and *not* just" -- nm - TWuG Jun 13, 09:12
- How the fuck are people supposed to hunt ducks??? -- nm - Shaun Jun 13, 08:36 6
  - *pops up holding 26 ducks* -- nm - Dog in Duck Hunter Jun 13, 08:42
  - No one can eat that much duck. -- nm - GregW Jun 13, 08:40 1
    - "they're comin' right for us!!" -- nm - Beaker Jun 13, 08:41
  - they don't taste as good all full of buckshot. -- nm - groiny Jun 13, 08:37 1
    - Hunt duck often eh? -- nm - Shaun Jun 13, 08:40
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Jun 13, 08:36
You know - the "secret muslim" bit is exactly the wrong thing for Drumpf. - Mel Profit Jun 13, 08:34 29
- Legally, I'm not sure what the FBI would have been allowed to do differently. - TWuG Jun 13, 08:41
- The little bit I've seen on this topic so far seems to suggest something like this -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 13, 08:36 22
  - from what I heard, he acquired the gun like 2 weeks ago? - groiny Jun 13, 08:42 21
    - December 3, 2015 -- (link) - ty97 Jun 13, 08:46
    - that fact that you can get the gun legal while being on a watch list is also a huge problem. - Mel Profit Jun 13, 08:45 19 1
      - Add to that that approved background check records are destroyed after 24 hours and sales aren't reported to the Feds. - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 08:50
      - it's only important that you call it Radical Islamic Jihadism by name. after that, not the government's place to stop them from arming themselves -- nm - senor dentista Jun 13, 08:49
      - Yeah, you can add someone to the no-fly list, but can't connect that to any system that would prevent that - TWuG Jun 13, 08:48 4
        
        file that under "epic flaw" -- nm - groiny Jun 13, 08:49 3
        
        Thank the NRA. They've lobbied hard against it and Congress obliged -- nm - TWuG Jun 13, 08:51 2
        
        I bet the NRA is against it because a lot of the militia Cliven Bundy types would not be allowed to own guns. -- nm - Inigo Jun 13, 08:55 1
        
        They're against it because it's an infringement on the rights of 100% of people to own weapons. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 08:57
      - I agree it's a big problem, though I also found this thoughtful and interesting: we need to grapple with the fact that are watchlist has flaw - ty97 Jun 13, 08:48
      - Well, dude works security. Have they said why he was declined the body armor he tried to purchase? -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 08:47 8
        
        Because body armor sales are well regulated. -- nm - TWuG Jun 13, 08:49 7
        
        If so it seems a flag should have went up, then. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 08:56 5
        
        Sales are more "demonstrate a need" than "pass a background check". I dont think sales need to be reported, just - TWuG Jun 13, 09:00
        
        Should have, but more than likely, the systems don't talk to each other - Will Hunting Jun 13, 08:59 3
        
        Agreed, but a dude trying to buy class 3 body armor is declined, I would think there is a reason* and that reason should cause something. - Spawn Jun 13, 09:01 2
        
        I remember when my job had to purchase some body armor...that was among the most interesting purchases I ever did. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 09:06
        
        Your IM is probably it. He lacked the law enforcement or military credentials to be able to make the purchase -- nm - TWuG Jun 13, 09:02
        
        Excuse me, I have some checks to write -- nm - National Armor Association Jun 13, 08:50
      - that is something I had no clue about until today. -- nm - groiny Jun 13, 08:47 1
        
        it came up a few months ago during one of the other mass murders. - Will Hunting Jun 13, 08:50
- that was the first thing that I thought when I heard that..... - groiny Jun 13, 08:35
- Big Hill can stand back and watch Drumpf self-destruct -- nm - budice Jun 13, 08:35 3
  - she could, but she won't - senor dentista Jun 13, 08:36
  - ik, r? -- nm - Ted Cruz, Jeb!, the rest of the clowns Jun 13, 08:36 1
    - different game entirely. you guys were afraid to attack. Hills is not. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 13, 08:37
Mongolia is changing all its addresses to three-word phrases -- (link) - budice Jun 13, 08:31 7
- I live at hurray.penalty.imprint. You? -- (link) - Spawn Jun 13, 09:11 1
  - swim.chimp.monks -- nm - jnine Jun 13, 09:16
- I suppose it isn't an less arbitrary than numbers and streets but it makes an interesting statement on the connectedness required in the world today -- nm - oblique Jun 13, 08:37 1
  - Look at Japan, where strest numbers aren't in order. This makes way more sense than than how Japan does it -- nm - TWuG Jun 13, 08:53
- Or they could just give their streets effing names... -- nm - Ender Jun 13, 08:37 1
  - I think the point is that when you live in 6th hut in, down dirt path #126, you don't really have a street -- nm - oblique Jun 13, 08:37
- That's not an April Fools Day joke? -- nm - Reagen Jun 13, 08:36
On this date in 1997, Steve Kerr's shot gave the Bulls a repeat. -- (link) - budice Jun 13, 08:27
Is that a new thing? have actors/directors go on tour to " talk"? Al Pacino is doing a " an evening with" tour - Epiphany Jun 13, 08:27 14
- *slow jams his film career* -- nm - Al Pacino Jun 13, 08:32 1
  - I have to admit Fallon/Obama slow jamming the news is an all time fav -- nm - Epiphany Jun 13, 09:05
- Smith has been doing it for years (over a decade I think) -- nm - Beaker Jun 13, 08:32 3
  - I think Amy saw him in 2000. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 08:58
  - I saw him in college back in '02. -- nm* - Ender Jun 13, 08:41
  - Kevs done it since first Sundance FF -- nm - budice Jun 13, 08:33
- I hope he does the entire show as his character in 'Devil's Advocate'. -- nm - Diva Jun 13, 08:31 1
  - That would be awesome but I expect he will fall into each role he is talking about. - Spawn Jun 13, 08:59
- I saw that and thought, no way. -- nm - budice Jun 13, 08:29
- I'd imagine there's more money in that than starring in generic DTV piece. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 13, 08:28 4
  - you have a good point - Epiphany Jun 13, 08:31 3
    - I think it may also be a bit of the Harrison Ford bug. - Spawn Jun 13, 09:14
    - he's a bit crazy right now and his hair plugs are getting harder to hide. -- nm - Diva Jun 13, 08:38 1
      - eek -- nm - Epiphany Jun 13, 09:03
GoT question (spoiler) - Marlowe Jun 13, 08:26 5
- is it spoils - Diva Jun 13, 08:28 3
  - There's huge scuttlebutt - Reagen Jun 13, 08:34
  - (spoils) - Inigo Jun 13, 08:31 1
    - spoils - Dark Callisto Jun 13, 08:34
- Not that I know of. -- nm - Ender Jun 13, 08:27
Got Hamilton tickets. Not until January though. -- nm - pmb Jun 13, 08:24 1
- Sweet. Hamilton II should be released by then. -- nm - budice Jun 13, 08:26
Spawn, that's what I want someone to press him on. WTF would he have done to stop *this* attack. -- nm - ty97 Jun 13, 08:22 10
- Radical muslims inciting people, see? -- nm - oblique Jun 13, 08:32
- without any help, I want someone to ask him, "as detailed as you can - explain to me the first 10 things you do when you find out something like this - Mel Profit Jun 13, 08:27 1
  - lol, details. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 08:31
- Stop handcuffing law enforcement policing of immigrant communities with political correctness, yadda yadda yadda. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Jun 13, 08:26
- Round up all the Muslims. Its the only way to be sure. - TWuG Jun 13, 08:24
- Build a wall, stop letting them in, then round them up and put some sort of identifying number or symbol on them and make them live in camps -- nm - Beaker Jun 13, 08:24 1
  - I envision the way the government reacted in The Siege as reality with Trump as President. -- nm - Inigo Jun 13, 08:27
- My plan will be retroactive. Any Muslim that has moved to the USA in the last 50 years will be deported, along with their families. - The Donald Jun 13, 08:24
- Calling it an Islamic terrorist attack solves all the problems. Don't you understand? -- nm - pmb Jun 13, 08:23 1
  - that is the thing, there is no one answer for this, there is a combination of answers. - groiny Jun 13, 08:35
Breaking News: Gronk at practice today -- (link) - budice Jun 13, 08:21 1
- He only showed up so the docs could look at his... to check out why he is not feeling so healthy lately. -- nm - Spawn Jun 13, 08:23

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