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So, my three week old baby has now been to as many doctors appointments as I have in my entire adult life. - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 08:54 4
- everything okay?? -- nm - Andie Jun 20, 08:59
- Well, I mean, it's bad for you. Fine for the baby. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 08:56
- typical if memory serves -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 08:55 1
  - this. Well, *my* adult life. Not sure how much znu goes. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:57
All ya need to know about Skip Bayless, he thinks Kyrie should have been MVP over Lebron. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 08:52 2
- Curry just woke up from a nightmare about Kyrie. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:56
- ya'll realize he's a bit, right? -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 08:54
Ray-Ray, what I'm reading is the Lewandowski firing was a palace coup led by Trump's kids--particularly Ivanka. - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 08:50 3
- I'm going back and forth on whether I think the party can really usurp him from the nomination. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:51 2
  - I think the answer is no, though there may be some effort to try. Part of the problem is that I don't think anyone else would be willing to take it. -- nm* - pmb Jun 20, 08:55 1
    - That's the part I really don't understand from up here. After Trump - and with Hillary still having otherwise record negatives - I would think.... - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:56
So instead of being arguably the best single season team ever, The Warriors are now the NBA's 2007 New England Patriots. - Shaun Jun 20, 08:49 2
- at least the miami 'fins fans are happy there is another team, so they wont get mentioned as much. -- nm - Truman Jun 20, 08:53
- at least there will be a new Crying Lebron meme to put the Jordan one to rest -- (link) - gerald Jun 20, 08:51
ST Poll: So, the Cavs broke the curse. Do you think this increases or decreases the odds of the Cubs following suit? - Spawn Jun 20, 08:43 15
- The only problem with the Cubs is they havent been to the World Series, Bron has owned it -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:51
- Cubs will win because then Cleveland will once again rule for longest drought and the world will again be set right -- nm - oblique Jun 20, 08:46
- will their opponent's most important player be suspended for game 5 of the World Series for some bullshit reason? -- nm* - gerald Jun 20, 08:44 10
  - yeah, it isn't like he has a history of giving nut shots or anything -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 08:45 9
    - Shaq used to straight murder people in the paint. nobody ever suspended him in a finals -- nm* - gerald Jun 20, 08:47 7
      - the Pistons and Knicks used to to, the game has changed immensely. -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 08:48 6
        
        I wonder sometimes which has changed it more, the less-physical nature or the 3 point line. - Truman Jun 20, 08:57 2
        
        Teams winning without a dominant big man at center still does not sit right with me. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:59 1
        
        there are still instances of that (pelicans or spurs) but I think that is more related to fewer dominant bigs than anything else. -- nm - Truman Jun 20, 09:01
        
        right, the Lebroning of the NBA -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 08:49 2
        
        actually, it probably started with jordan, then pierce and kobe, not its lebron. - Truman Jun 20, 08:57
        
        OK Skip -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 08:54
    - Exactly. Do not think any of the Cubs do that, so they should be good. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:46
- Your poll is stupid. Completely independent events. -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 08:44 1
  - *puts you down for a "decreases" response* -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:45
"Mike Holmes Telling People How To Properly Do The Thing They're Already Doing Properly" -- nm - Today on HGTV Jun 20, 08:34
I made a Jon Snow GIF ! -- (link) - mud Jun 20, 08:34
Westworld "teaser" (a minute long) -- (link*) - Spawn Jun 20, 08:34 [youtube] 1
- Great, another addiction -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:37
MLB trivia. When (and where) was the last World Series played entirely in one stadium. - spamlet Jun 20, 08:32 4
- 1989 --- they couldn't use Candlestick and Game 3 never started. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 20, 08:42 3
  - I... don't think that's true. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 08:47 1
    - It is. I verified before my response. -- nm - iSpam Jun 20, 08:56
  - That actually wasn't the answer I was looking for but is the correct one. - spamlet Jun 20, 08:44
This is amusing. Obituaries for teenage girls if they actually died when they said they were dying. -- (link) - Andie Jun 20, 08:26 2
- heh. -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:27 1
  - the perfect mousse -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:30
"On the bright side, Mexico only lost by a touchdown" - prayformojo Jun 20, 08:21 1
- That one is gonna hurt, Miguel Herrera was perfet for them. He did the stupid thing and now the ship doesnt have a rudder -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:23
Clarence Thomas considering retirement? -- (link) - spamlet Jun 20, 08:07 7
- The dude has a six figure job, nobody can say a word that he hasn't said a word in 20 years -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 13:32
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  - If Hillary wins I could see it happening more. I doubt he'll want to be in the constant minority for (at least) the next 8 years. -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 08:33 2
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    - either he's trying to signal the GOP to take the half-loaf with Garland now, or dump Trump before their chance of future appointments becomes absolute - senor dentista Jun 20, 08:36
- judging by the FB post referenced, his wife has a touch of Miko Grimes to her -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 08:09
- cool, I get to appoint Gary Busey and Omarosa. Saves me a tough phone call -- nm - Trump Jun 20, 08:08
hey david, what is your thought(s) on overwatch? - Truman Jun 20, 08:07 18
- I've played 14 hours according to the playoverwatch.com dashboard. It's amazingly fun. - Shaun Jun 20, 08:47 5
  - From what I've gathered, the game really shines when you have a tight group running on comms - oblique Jun 20, 08:51 4
    - the internet says it really is a game that require communication within at least a portion of the team. -- nm* - Truman Jun 20, 08:54 2
      - 'Require' is a strong word. I've been in completely silent matches where we've stomped the other team. - Shaun Jun 20, 08:56 1
        
        ok, but those games where you stomped also required your team to be somewhat balanced (or the other team to be totally unbalanced) - Truman Jun 20, 08:58
    - It would definitely help. It sucks when you decide to play Reinhardt or another tank... - Shaun Jun 20, 08:53
- I've only played it a couple of hours, but it's quite fun so far. - David Jun 20, 08:41
- I've only watched my son play a few times. It feels to me a bit like TF2 from the PC and their "classes" - oblique Jun 20, 08:09
- yes, I am currently on Destiny burnout, I need something else. -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 08:08 9
  - I hear great things about Halo 5. -- nm - David Jun 20, 08:40 8
    - that is like taking a huge step backwards -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 08:41 7
      - Even weapons, no broken game with constant cheating. Sounds horrible. -- nm - David Jun 20, 08:42 6
        
        you and I have a very different recollection of Halo Reach. -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 08:43 5
        
        it wasnt as much fun as Halo 3, but 4 wasnt that bad really. The special powers were a bit much at times - Truman Jun 20, 08:51 4
        
        oh, I recall guys with neverending invisibility, and quirky specials. - groiny Jun 20, 08:57 3
        
        Mmmhmm. -- nm - David Jun 20, 09:00
        
        yeah the invisibility thing was a problem (it did get fixed eventually). but the fun of swat still hasnt been surpassed in games like destiny. - Truman Jun 20, 09:00
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:59
My Tom Hardy musical London Road IPO's today, and I've got Breathe IPOing on Thursday. -- (edited) - LMS Jun 20, 08:03 2
- Shoooooooooooort!!!! - secretslacker Jun 20, 08:36 1
  - It's good but I'll be very surprised if it reports BO. What did you see Rafe in? (he's in our Swallows & Amazons film) -- nm - LMS Jun 20, 08:41
#BB18: Oh, Victor... He plans to lie about having attended the University of New Orleans because he doesn't want people to be scared that he's smart... -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 07:59 1
- Interesting gambit. Let's see what happens. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 08:02
For those thinking of seeing Secret Life of Pets there's a good Minnions short beforehand, and there's a mid-credit sequence. - LMS Jun 20, 07:55 4
- I'm dying to see this. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 08:34 3
  - Sean, Jax. aged 39. Died suddenly upon realizing that the movie he was anxious to see was available for viewing. Tragically he was overwhelmed prior to -- (edited) - Andie Jun 20, 08:39 1
    - *slow clap* -- nm - oblique Jun 20, 08:45
  - Sadly, the more I learn about the plot, the less excited I am. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:36
Finding Dory: B. Piper: A+. - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 07:47 7
- Did others find the sea lion bullies to be a weird thing to be included? -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 07:55 3
  - Well there was some snark about taking jabs at Sea World -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:28
  - not just weird--jarringly inconsistent with one of the main themes of the film (spoils I guess) - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 08:06 1
    - Especially as I pointed out on Facebook (spoils if the above is one) - spamlet Jun 20, 08:12
- Posting : F -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 07:48 2
  - well it didn't throw under Cars 2, I guess that's good -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 08:11
  - *saves* -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 07:50
Game of Thrones question/comment from last night (spoilers) - Inigo Jun 20, 07:42 32
- The kids are the embodiment of Ned and Lady Catelyn -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:26
- GoT Thoughts on the Battle of the... (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jun 20, 08:22 1
  - What I meant by derivative was (spoils) - Inigo Jun 20, 08:26
- Spoilers - David Jun 20, 07:52 26
  - Spoilers - Inigo Jun 20, 08:18 1
    - book speculation (spoilers) - Roger More Jun 20, 08:41
  - Except... Sansa-related spoiler...(Forgive me if discussed already on backboards) - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:12 21
    - spoils? - groiny Jun 20, 08:14 20
      - This. *spoils* - Ender Jun 20, 08:14 19
        
        So what? spoils - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:30 18
        
        "You know nuttin Jon Snow" - budice Jun 20, 08:40
        
        Spoilers - David Jun 20, 08:39 7
        
        That feels like a lot of backfilling for either a consciously poor decision or sloppy writing to create a narrative. - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:48 1
        
        As you can tell from my reply to Inigo, I'm diametrically opposed to you on the subject. -- nm - David Jun 20, 08:53
        
        (spoils) - Inigo Jun 20, 08:44 4
        
        Spoilers - David Jun 20, 08:47 1
        
        (spoils) - Inigo Jun 20, 08:58
        
        spoilers - Marlowe Jun 20, 08:46
        
        the strategy on both sides would have been much different. spoils -- (edited) - groiny Jun 20, 08:46
        
        but... (spoils) - Roger More Jun 20, 08:37
        
        I'm not saying... - Mel Profit Jun 20, 08:33 1
        
        yep. spoilers - Diva Jun 20, 08:34
        
        I get the feeling that spoils.... - groiny Jun 20, 08:33 3
        
        This is the interesting caveat. - budice Jun 20, 08:40 2
        
        I beg to differ....spoils... - groiny Jun 20, 08:42 1
        
        Yes, but.... - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:50
        
        *spoils* - Spawn Jun 20, 08:31 1
        
        There's way more I watch on HBO than any other channel. (Caveat: In Canada, most Showtime shows are also on HBO Canada.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 20, 08:33
  - yep (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jun 20, 08:09
  - Well Said -- nm - budice Jun 20, 08:03
- At that point (spoilers) - Marlowe Jun 20, 07:48
- The former, by far. *spoils* - Ender Jun 20, 07:47
The Trump campaign announced the firing of his campaign manager at 10am on a Monday? - Ender Jun 20, 07:41 3
- You'd think the one thing they'd be competent at is managing the PR. -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 07:55 2
  - while we all see this as a PR mistake I suspect it's Trump's pathological need to be in the press that drove the timing. - Mel Profit Jun 20, 08:11 1
    - I read something that there was a big powwow this weekend. I'm now guessing it's coming from that. - spamlet Jun 20, 08:14
umm, wha? tesla model S can be used as a boat.... -- (link) - Truman Jun 20, 07:41 3
- Like throwing a toaster in a bath tub! -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:10
- Which reminds me, the Tesla on Top Gear this week was impressive -- nm - LMS Jun 20, 07:42
- This would be sufficient for my crab fishing needs, if it were an official feature -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 07:41
I'm a touch disappointed I went to bed at half time. Ah well. The King has returned. -- nm - Shaun Jun 20, 07:39 7
- are you disappointed that they won, or that the warriors blew it? -- (edited) - Truman Jun 20, 07:43 5
  - Probably disappointed he did not see Lebron ascend. - Spawn Jun 20, 07:48 1
    - yup -- nm - Truman Jun 20, 08:04
  - I wanted LeBron to win. -- nm - Shaun Jun 20, 07:47 2
    - k, just curious. the reactions are all over the place on the "news" sites. - Truman Jun 20, 07:48 1
      - Yeah, see above. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 07:49
- You should be! -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 07:43
Weekend movies: Eye in the Sky: A; London Has Fallen: D (but still better by several touchdowns than....) How to Be Single: F; 13 Hours: B/B- -- nm - prayformojo Jun 20, 07:36 27
- Now You See Me 2 - B-. If you liked the first one there's plenty to like here. Just check your brain at the door. It's entertaining, but thinking - pmb Jun 20, 08:38
- Finding Dory (C+) -- nm - senor dentista Jun 20, 08:24 4
  - Ah, so you fell off the fence the wrong way? -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:27 3
    - short term memory loss is not a character flaw -- nm - senor dentista Jun 20, 08:31 2
      - I refered that I did not think you were going to bother seeing it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:39 1
        
        it was ungodly hot on Saturday. it was at least worth a couple hours inside for the A/C -- nm - senor dentista Jun 20, 08:41
- last act of "Unforgiven" - A+ (spoilers) - Mel Profit Jun 20, 08:06
- "Sleeping Wth Other People": A -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 07:49
- The Babadook C, Jane The Virgin C -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 07:44
- Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: B/B+. 10 Cloverfield Lane: B+/A-. Kung Fu Panda 3: A. - David Jun 20, 07:41 5
  - You hadn't seen Cloverfield Lane before? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 20, 07:54 4
    - No, that and KFP3 were the two big misses for us from the first quarter this year. -- nm - David Jun 20, 07:56
    - There was a time that David was into movies. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 07:54 2
      - I prefer to watch movies on a love seat with an electric blanket, a purring kitty, and the woman I love. -- nm - David Jun 20, 07:56 1
        
        I remember when it was about the *movies*, man! -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 08:30
- Dory: Bish (no real spoilers) - spamlet Jun 20, 07:40
- Punisher (Jane-Travolta) C-, Conjuring A, Annabelle D+, Conjuring 2 B-. - groiny Jun 20, 07:40 8
  - Please Pippy, don't hurt him! -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 07:55 5
    - eh, I rewatched a few times lately - it doesn't hold up all that well. but I still love it so. Groiny step back! -- (edited) - Epiphany Jun 20, 08:21 4
      - I am sure if you watched the whole DD, your grade would change. - groiny Jun 20, 08:29 3
        
        I like Thomas Jane for Thomas Jane - I know next to nothing about the comic book - I love the other actor too - I think he has a great - Epiphany Jun 20, 08:39 2
        
        how can he not be interested in DD???? - groiny Jun 20, 08:44 1
        
        yeah I don't know - if its not animated adult cartoons - I have a hard time getting him to watch anything new - Epiphany Jun 20, 09:02
  - Well, make sure you watch Dirty Laundry -- nm - Beryllium Jun 20, 07:41 1
    - This one -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 20, 07:45 [youtube]
- Love & Mercy - B+, The Secret Life of Pets - B (Kevin Hart's bunny was the highlight) -- nm - LMS Jun 20, 07:39
- Central Intelligence. B/B+ - Dwayne was hilarious, too much Hart at times, but still way funnier than I expected. -- nm - Truman Jun 20, 07:37
A 'foehn' is a warm dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range. -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 07:29 1
B1ce bitten, twice shy -- nm* - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 07:27

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