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The White Sox have scored 5 runs in Jose Quintana's last 7 starts. - iSpam Jun 20, 14:36 10
- Mark Langston used to have similar issues. - groiny Jun 20, 14:39 2
  - I'd literally kill for 12 wins in a season. -- nm - Jose Quintana Jun 20, 14:40 1
    - well, lead the league in ERA nad you might. -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 14:42
- I've given up more than that in my last 10 pitches. -- nm - James Shields Jun 20, 14:38 6
  - there it is -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:41
  - ^{^%*{*]%]#%]*]+]++]*{%%{#{% - iSpam Jun 20, 14:39 3
    - I've waited a long time to be able to trash talk. - pmb Jun 20, 14:51 1
      - be careful..... - groiny Jun 20, 14:52
    - Shields WHIP for the season, 1.70...... - groiny Jun 20, 14:44
  - you ain't lying -- nm - groiny Jun 20, 14:39
happy birthday, Jaws -- (link) - gerald Jun 20, 14:36
thestreet's website is awful (popups, auto-video, multi-page tricksy); but lululemon may be worse - longest standing board member may not exist. nm but: -- (link*) - b. Jun 20, 14:32 4
- "Jane Barron" -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 14:34 3
  - what's that reference? -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:37 2
    - "John Barron" = Donaldo's fake PR alter ego -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 14:45 1
      - ah, thanks. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:45
ISIS and Taliban both try to claim credit for Kabul terror attack -- (link) - gerald Jun 20, 14:29
Been listening to stuff and stuck on Tool for an hour. Specifically, the kid version of ~46 and 2~ - Mel Profit Jun 20, 14:16 [youtube] 19
- They do a great job. -- nm - Krusty Jun 20, 14:28
- huh. that video is cool. I always wondered what that song was about. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 14:25 17
  - Urgh. wrong YT video. -- (edited) - Mel Profit Jun 20, 14:28 [youtube] 16
    - still the wrong one. #MelPostsLikeML -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 14:29 15
      - I think you meant remlik? #JaxSeanPostsLikeRemAndMel -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:34 11
        
        Don't lump me in with baldy! #pppppht -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 20, 14:39 [Backboard] 10
        
        there's no mislinking at your link? (I hadn't yet seen that board.) -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:45 2
        
        I don't know what others are seeing in that post. I've been curious about it all day. -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:50 1
        
        deleted because repetition. -- nm* - b. Jun 20, 14:54
        
        I still don't get it. -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:43 6
        
        I miss linked a few things to hilarious effect. wasn't intentional. -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 14:50 5
        
        no, I'm talking about my post -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:50 4
        
        There's a huge post for weekend movies below yours. Hence spamlet's Posting grade of an F. - JaxSean Jun 20, 14:51 3
        
        read down the board before posting, b. d'oh! -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:54 1
        
        #b.PostsLikeML -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 15:16
        
        ah, ok - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:53
      - hey don't drag me into his fail -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:30
      - what are you talking about? - Mel Profit Jun 20, 14:30 1
        
        Too late! I've moved on to my Tool Playlist in Spotify! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 14:31
Donaldo has, for the moment, agreed to 3 (!) debates with Hillary, plus one VP -- (link) - gerald Jun 20, 14:12 2
- that reminds me: I don't know if you came up with it, but Reek cracked me up when I saw it on a bb over the weekend. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:16 1
  - ^5! -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 14:18
Meanwhile the L.A. basin is burning. -- (link) - Meg Jun 20, 14:08 1
- Danerys Stormborn, stop! -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 14:10
UFC sold for $4.2 Billion -- (link) - Remlik Jun 20, 14:00 6
- Proving the odd pop culture fact that UFC > Star Wars. -- nm* - David Jun 20, 14:36
- next the Fertitta Bros will buy the Oakland Raiders and build them a football stadium in their new home, Las Vegas. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 20, 14:21 1
  - and no roof either -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 14:23
- is that a lot -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:08
- Jesus -- nm - Beaker Jun 20, 14:07
- daymn -- nm - budice Jun 20, 14:06
This was the place to be today.......... -- (link) - Meg Jun 20, 13:56 [flickr] 3
- ahh, *ocean craving* -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:01
- looks beautiful. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 20, 13:57 1
  - it's hotter than a GoT's dragon's breath out there -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 13:59
Does the electoral college require a 50% winner? If so, I could see the Republicans either dumping Donoto, or running a 3rd party - zeitgeist Jun 20, 13:45 6
- That's not how it works. That's not how any of this works. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 13:51
- this is another NeverTrump pipe dream. a HRC electoral college plurality, which would throw the election to the House of Reps - gerald Jun 20, 13:47
- 270 are required. If there is not a majority then the House selects the President. -- nm - Ender Jun 20, 13:46 3
  - And wouldn't that be one hell of a filibuster -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 13:47 2
    - there is no filibuster in the House of Reps -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 13:48 1
      - *damnit* stupid facts are no fun -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 14:34
The situation in Venezuela has gotten worse. We're looking at food rioting now. - spamlet Jun 20, 13:43 2
- I saw a little bit ago that an armed assailant was killed at their central bank. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 13:46
- They just want food, dammit! -- nm - Ben RIchards, Butcher of Caracas Jun 20, 13:46
may the gods (and ST!) forgive me, but i just can't quit Taylor Swift ... - call me Ishmael Jun 20, 13:42 12
- The world can kiss my small hairy ass - I'm not giving up German Synth/Goth. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 20, 13:54 4
  - wait till you hear her goth record with Lorde that they are doing -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 14:18 2
    - you better be joking -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 20, 14:20 1
      - I am. -- nm - Remlik Jun 20, 14:40
  - TMI - ty97 Jun 20, 14:13
- we like what we like, and I think most people's issues with her aren't because of her music. not in and of itself anyway. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 13:50 5
  - i think the only one of hers i've ever heard is that one about the never getting back together - gerald Jun 20, 13:54 4
    - ok, fine, negative nellie, we don't like what we don't like, too. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 14:00 3
      - You only get one chance to make a first impression - gerald Jun 20, 14:03 2
        
        for me, quite often that doesn't apply to entertainment. music, in particular, can vary so much, - b. Jun 20, 14:14 1
        
        i loved Restless - gerald Jun 20, 14:17
- If you get dumped by her, you'll suffer from hearing that song about you played over and over -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 13:46
"Trump has, however, brought on board Keith Nahigian, a veteran GOP strategist and former campaign manager for Michele Bachmann's 2012 presidential -- (link) - gerald Jun 20, 13:33 5
- Oh, okay then. - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 13:34 4
  - "Many in Trump's inner circle had predicted that he would get a bump in the polls, as he did following the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino" - gerald Jun 20, 13:36 3
    - a smart politician would have seen the way to use this... - Mel Profit Jun 20, 13:42
    - bwhahaha, blaming his mistake of saying the shooter was Afghan born on his staffers...yea okay Donald. -- nm - Jovian Jun 20, 13:41
    - So presidential! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 13:37
ty97 noooooooooooo don't click -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:32 1
- Bery, where's the hypochondriafile button?! -- nm - ty97 Jun 20, 14:13
"LEGO STAR WARS: The Force Awakens DEMO is available for Xbox One." -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:21 3
- Did you download your copy of XCOM? -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 14:04 1
  - thank you for your reminder -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 14:06
- Also on the ps4 -- nm - decline Jun 20, 13:35
omg. I can't load st at work. it doesn't say blocked. Just doesn't load. -- nm - andie Jun 20, 13:16 7
- try the link -- (link) - budice Jun 20, 13:23 2
  - will this trigger anything in IT? -- nm - andie Jun 20, 13:26 1
    - shouldnt -- nm - budice Jun 20, 13:26
- dns servers 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 -- nm - budice Jun 20, 13:18
- clear cache? -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:17 2
  - yeah. tried all that. and tried all the url. -- nm - andie Jun 20, 13:18 1
    - DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:23
Ohio Democrats can't figure out why their candidate for Congress keeps getting nominated. -- (link) - Ender Jun 20, 13:03 3
- “This is one of the great tragedies in American politics, as far as I’m concerned,” he said. - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:05 2
  - BUT IT WAS HIS BY RIGHT. -- nm - spamlet Jun 20, 13:19
  - (oh, and--it's the name) - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:10
Eli Roth to remake Death Wish with Bruce Willis -- (link) - Remlik Jun 20, 13:02 4
- ALL THE HSX MONEY! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 13:05 3
  - I've had it long - the news there is the eli roth addition, after the previous folks backed out. I didn't realize it had gone so low before today. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 13:07 2
    - b! - budice Jun 20, 13:08 1
      - butbutbut.. - b. Jun 20, 13:11
the thermometer out my front door says 116 -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 20, 13:00 8
- I went to Vegas during a time it was close to 120--Walking from Paris Hotel to MGM was absolute murder---like being stuck in a hairdryer -- nm - Flavorize Jun 20, 13:20
- And that's why if I go back to Vegas or anywhere West Coast it will be during the winter. -- nm - sycor Jun 20, 13:12
- doesnt matter if its a dry heat heat at that point -- nm - budice Jun 20, 13:03 3
  - Just so long as there's a breeze :) -- nm - Meg Jun 20, 13:22 2
    - That just fans the flames when the hair spontaneously combusts -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 13:25
    - it really is the difference between barely tolerable and heat death -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 13:24
- is that hot -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:01
- Geeze. - Spawn Jun 20, 13:01
$206m spent by anti-Islam groups in the US between 2008 and 2013 -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 12:58
For those who care, another BOC coming in around 10-15 minutes here: -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 12:57 12
- hrm. I got one I guess. -- nm - oblique Jun 20, 13:07 6
  - Me too. *shrug* - JaxSean Jun 20, 13:08 5
    - It was too easy. For my first BOC ever I'm disappointed - oblique Jun 20, 13:08 4
      - It's already sold out, and not during a woot off, so you got an easy one (however ML knew about it). -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 13:11 2
        
        The ML is wise the ML knows much -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:12 1
        
        ML knows his shit -- nm - oblique Jun 20, 13:14
      - well the page header was "crash our servers" so they must be beefing up -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:09
- why are they having BOCs not during a woot-off? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 20, 12:58 4
  - kids crap, ill pass -- nm - budice Jun 20, 13:01 1
    - It's good to get for toy drives at Xmas -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 20, 13:24
  - Summer! -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 13:00
  - answer: -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 20, 13:00 [youtube]
Is anyone else watching Angie Tribeca? It's absolutely stupid, silly fun. -- nm - sycor Jun 20, 12:54
LIR: Thailand/Paris. Yeah I noticed flights are cheaper to Thailand. And Spawn, I do like the Orient idea. - sycor Jun 20, 12:53 6
- Note that China will cost you ~160 more because you have to get a visa, even for tourism. - ty97 Jun 20, 14:15
- I think it depends what you want out of your vacation, really. (And I wouldn't worry about going to jail in China unless you get involved in something - Roger More Jun 20, 12:59 1
  - Yeah I have no idea. I just want to travel and see beautiful and awesome stuff. -- nm - sycor Jun 20, 13:11
- I would do Paris before Thailand, myself -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 12:53 2
  - Why? Just personal opinion or experience? - sycor Jun 20, 12:55 1
    - Just preference. -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 12:56
Wales be wailin on Russia -- nm - budice Jun 20, 12:52
Stopped off at Louie's on Main to buy a t-shirt - all out of stock - so I had a beer instead. - Meg Jun 20, 12:50 2
- Im sure the vocal chords appreciate it -- nm - budice Jun 20, 12:51 1
  - Indeed! I'd been down at the beach and forgotten to take anything to drink. On my way home to a house with no A/C - what choice did I have? -- nm - Meg Jun 20, 12:59
.b! - Epiphany Jun 20, 12:47 11
- I've enjoyed it so far.. (spoilery) - b. Jun 20, 12:56 9
  - LOL!! like LMS says spoilery - Epiphany Jun 20, 13:04 4
    - I'll have to go back and read comments when I'm done. I know I'm looking for.. - b. Jun 20, 13:06 3
      - the above is not real spoilery - just a comment and a snark thrown at Taylor Swift -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 13:18 1
        
        oh, I read your post, I meant those from LMS et al. :) - -- nm - b. Jun 20, 13:22
      - hee!! oh yes you got some good stuff coming up -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 13:11
  - one thing I didn't like so much is.. (spoils) - b. Jun 20, 13:02 3
    - oh it has some holes. She really is the 2nd weakest actor in the crew - care to guess the 1st? - Epiphany Jun 20, 13:09 2
      - every time he's on, I'm distracted by his ears; so I haven't noticed he's that bad. -- nm - b. Jun 20, 13:14 1
        
        *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Jun 20, 13:17
- i needs to watch -- nm - budice Jun 20, 12:49
"Our showers don't explode like some other hotel chains" -- nm - Stupid Hotel Jun 20, 12:46
AMC should start their own version of Survivor, but with their potential show writers. -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 12:42 1
- more like Battle Royal -- nm - gerald Jun 20, 12:44
Starbucks lawsuit alleging under-filling of lattes allowed to proceed -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 20, 12:41 1
- finally, my coffee cup be full -- nm - budice Jun 20, 12:42
GET THE FUNK OUT!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 20, 12:40

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