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Will all of the presidential candidates who have forgiven $45 million in personal loans to their campaign please step forward. -- (link*) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:39 1
- L4 -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:44
Sully trailer featuring Tom Hanks -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 06:29 [youtube] 6
- I feel like there is zero need for this movie, but I will see it opening weekend since Tom hanks. -- nm - MDH Jun 30, 06:46
- I was not expecting that trailer to feel like the Denzel movie -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 06:33 4
  - "Listen to me we're gonna ROLL it!" -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:34 3
    - I love that this has become MelDeevs Speak for... - Mel Profit Jun 30, 06:45 2
      - spoils - ty97 Jun 30, 06:47 1
        
        *bleeps out 'Ruffians'* -- nm - CBS Jun 30, 06:56
All US banks who unconditionally passed the latest round of stress testing please step forward. -- (link*) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:25
And maybe this whole Brexit thing isn't even a lawful exercise of power anyway... -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:07 2
- That's ridiculous. If that was the case they could have never entered the EU anyway for the same reasons. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 06:16 1
  - *shrug* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:42
WOW Air expanding to Newark in November. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 30, 06:05 12
- There have been rumors of them coming to NYC for quite some time. I thought they would land at JFK - ty97 Jun 30, 06:19 9
  - I'm going to watch their opening sales to see if we can get to Iceland. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 06:21 8
    - There's enough competition from NYC now, seems like deals should be had. - ty97 Jun 30, 06:26 7
      - Heh to the IM. - spamlet Jun 30, 06:27 6
        
        I really do want to got Iceland - ty97 Jun 30, 06:29 5
        
        ooh - where in Asia are you going? -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:38 1
        
        Don't actually know yet. Yesterday, the hint was Singapore - ty97 Jun 30, 06:44
        
        Given the changes to AAdvantage you might as well fly a competent airline. - spamlet Jun 30, 06:37 2
        
        The Alaska news seemed like a given, so did not surprise me. - ty97 Jun 30, 06:46 1
        
        We only have one flight to Seattle but since I can use them with AA or Delta that was my best guess at what to do. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 06:52
- Can I gripe about that jacket on the founder? -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 06:18
- WOW - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:08
I can't decide if it's actually been a month that's gone by so quickly, or just one very long day -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:01
FDA releases warning not to eat raw cookie dough -- (link) - amoxy Jun 30, 05:51 19
- A "treat" I've never understood the appeal of. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 30, 05:55 17
  - totally gross. -- nm - CQ Jun 30, 06:47
  - it's... the best. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 06:26
  - Do you objectively not like the taste, or does the fact that it has raw eggs in it bother you so much you decide it's gross? -- nm* - landbeck Jun 30, 06:25 3
    - It's one step away from cookies. Cookies, do you understand? -- nm - con_carne Jun 30, 06:44
    - OVerly sweet taste. Unappealing texture. Rock hard instead of melty chocolate chips. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 30, 06:43 1
      - all of this. And if I just put it in the oven for a few minutes the flavors will blend and I'll have chocolate chip cookies! -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:46
  - I'm not a big fan either. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:22 5
    - don't worry everyone. she'll get a stern talkin' to after work. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 30, 06:44 1
      - It's why we get separate ice creams... -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:44
    - This is our first fight :( - ty97 Jun 30, 06:27 1
      - yonh! -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:28
    - *gasp* -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:26
  - I don't want to sound hyperbolic but this may be the most incorrect thing ever posted on ST. EVER. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 06:00 2
    - I also like Miracle Whip. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 30, 06:05 1
      - *smh* -- nm - amoxy Jun 30, 06:11
  - I pity you. -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 05:56 1
    - Don't. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 30, 05:58
- If that's wrong, I don't want to be right. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 05:54
Fun Fact: Based on a quick search, the last time a "Country going in the Right Direction/Wrong Direction" poll was positive was Jan 2004 - Dano Jun 30, 05:46 4
- Funny how they never seem to drill down to find out what direction it is that we should be going in... -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 05:54 1
  - Twirling toward freedom. -- nm - TorBaron Jun 30, 06:00
- A point when we were certainly going in the wrong direction. -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 05:49 1
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Word/phrase I've had wrong my entire life... it's not "well kept." - Cuzzin Todd Jun 30, 05:35 1
- I'm not sure that's right. - ty97 Jun 30, 05:53
TV PSA: Battlebots, Alone, Big Brother, swimming, Smackdown, sharks, Beauty & the Beast, Greatest Hits, Home Free, Preacher bonus edition, Spartan, -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 05:32 1
- Aquarius, Queen of the South, Lip Sync Battles, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 05:33
David alert: The BioShock Collection is a proper confirmed thing now. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 30, 05:27 4
- hrm, this likely means no backwards-compatible play for a while -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 06:13
- Boo! We'll be at Disney! - David's iPad Jun 30, 05:43 2
  - You can play for a day or two before we go. - Dark Callisto Jun 30, 06:36
  - That's a shame. It's a one-day only item! -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 05:58
Was at the Ab Fab premiere last night - here's who was on the red carpet (I spotted Kylie and Jourdan Dunn) -- (edited) - LMS Jun 30, 05:04 2
- Nice! My sister is ridiculously excited to see that flick. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 06:27 1
  - Reviews have been good. -- nm - LMS Jun 30, 06:30
After wrecking the country in his bid to become Tory leader, Boris Johnson has now announced he's not standing -- (link) - LMS Jun 30, 04:35 10
- lol -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 05:59
- On the plus side we don't have the prospect of Boris being PM in the near future. Gove & May aren't an improvement though. -- nm - LMS Jun 30, 05:58
- The word 'shitshow' comes to mind -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 05:45
- OFFS -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 05:15 4
  - Michael Gove is taking his place? Oh, you poor bastards. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 05:36 3
    - It reads like Gove outflanked him. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 05:49
    - He's even less popular so people are figuring Theresa May is now favourite. -- nm - LMS Jun 30, 05:40 1
      - I hope whoever it is that's using that Monkey's Paw to end British politicians' careers runs out of fingers soon. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 06:07
- I mean the country's fucked. Why would I want to lead it now? -- nm* - iSpam Jun 30, 05:09 1
  - exactly. -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 05:17
Oh thank god, Joakim Noah is rather certain to sign with the Knicks. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 04:22
Beaker, Mistborn is so intricately plotted and thought out. I enjoyed it a lot. -- nm - ML Jun 30, 04:22
Happy Asteroid Day! - ML Jun 30, 04:19
Senator Mike Lee (UT) asked why he hasn't endorsed Donald Trump - Strongbad Jun 30, 04:12 9
- Wait, there's a senator who describes Ted Cruz as his "best friend"? -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 05:49
- "We can get into the fact that he’s wildly unpopular in my state" *ding* -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 05:46
- "But mostly, he's just a dick." -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 04:54 2
  - This pertains to both Trump and Mike Lee -- nm - amoxy Jun 30, 06:13 1
    - Takes one to know one. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 06:37
- That's a pretty good laundry list. Good to see he's standing fast against Trump. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 04:21 3
  - I'm not at all convinced this is a principled stand. When people are asking if Utah is in play for the POTUS election - ty97 Jun 30, 05:48 2
    - It may not cost him votes, but it will cost him political allies. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 05:55
    - Lee is one of the few people in the Senate that I'd believe in honestly offended by Trump - Will Hunting Jun 30, 05:53
Fwp. Argh argh argh. I just got offered a free Tragically Hip ticket, in Ottawa, on a Thursday in August. - Andie Jun 30, 04:10 6
- just wait till the next tour....oh -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 05:18 5
  - I'm just glad CBC ended up working out a deal to broadcast the Kingston concert. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 05:57 4
    - Gods yes -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 05:58 3
      - screw it, i'm going. what's the point of vacation days if i don't use them? -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 06:15 2
        
        awesome. -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 06:26 1
        
        i think i've now booked off all my vacation days for the exact next year - our vacation year ends June 30. i'm booked for the next year. - Andie Jun 30, 06:27
Global stock markets rally as Brexit fears abate -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 30, 03:47
Politico: HRC reshuffles the swing state deck -- (link*) - Strongbad Jun 30, 03:46 1
- It's got the potential to be a weird map. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 03:52
Happy Bobby Bonilla Day, ST! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 03:38
Wake up. I've already done my TPS Reports and I'm bored..... -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 03:28 5
- The child was up at 6:15. - kelly Jun 30, 04:15 4
  - Doesn't he know sleep is fun?! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 05:06 3
    - Apparently not. -- nm - kelly Jun 30, 05:21 2
      - But ya know what's more fun for him? Spending time with Babcia. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 05:32 1
        
        Oh, he is soooo happy. - kelly Jun 30, 05:43
Tell me again about this retirement thing? Just now finished organizing a mailing list which still needs to be merged to labels for a journal mailing. - Meg Jun 29, 22:26 1
- Meg's definition of retirement: not getting paid to work. -- nm - Covington Jun 30, 01:43
Man, Finch and Reese really take advantage of Fusco -- nm - amoxy Jun 29, 22:16 6
- It's not like he's ever busy investigating homicides. Maybe there aren't any in the jurisdiction of his precinct. -- nm - Max Jun 29, 23:08 2
  - The Machine stops them all! -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 05:27
  - spoils - Beaker Jun 30, 05:19
- Well, he started out dirty. Gotta pay that off. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 22:20 2
  - *six seasons later* .... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 22:20 1
    - I did see there is an additional colored box - amoxy Jun 29, 23:21
I'm torn between Suits, Homeland, Ip Man 3, and going to bed on account of stuffiness and headache. - Beryllium Jun 29, 22:00
Johnny Manziel tells TMZ that he's going sober starting July 1st. - Spawn Jun 29, 21:42 9
- If it's one thing I've learned about addiction, it's that you get to choose when to start and stop very easily. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 03:29
- So the next couple of days he is going to drink himself into a coma - amoxy Jun 29, 21:45 6
  - He's currently at a family trip in Cabo. What other choice does he have? -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:25 2
    - Bang random skanks while sober. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 06:31 1
      - It's a family trip Will - a FAMILY TRIP. Of *course* he's going to need the help of alcohol and controlled substances to get through. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 06:33
  - I think I read that some think that's what Prince did. He was about to start a supervised taper-off from opioids and had one last binge -- nm - Mara Jun 30, 06:02
  - As I said on back boards, I'm not optimistic about the outcome but wish him the best and, for now, will hold out hope. -- nm - ty97 Jun 29, 21:48 1
    - I do to, but I think he will have to hit rock bottom like Ryan Leaf did before he can recover - amoxy Jun 29, 21:55
- I genuinely hope he gets the help he needs -- nm - gerald Jun 29, 21:44
God help them if they don't get starting pitching by the trade deadline but the O's look crazy smart for their offensive moves -- nm - gerald Jun 29, 21:40
Now I understand beaker's reaction to the Subban trade -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 29, 21:21 7
- terrible. The Hall trade was worse though -- nm - Beaker Jun 30, 05:27
- it's a baffling trade to me. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 21:24 1
  - Lindenesque -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 21:27
- What is not being said about why Subban and the Habs management don't like each other? -- nm - gerald Jun 29, 21:23 3
  - He's been dogged from Y1 about being "too mouthy" - Reagen Jun 29, 21:31 2
    - I think he gets hammered much more than other players of similar temperament. maybe that's from being in a major hockey centre, with more media - mafic Jun 29, 22:08 1
      - I think it's partially the Canadiens Organisation feeling that Subban's personality was encroaching upon theirs somewhat and the Org was - Diva Jun 30, 06:54
Nobody cares but TFC just won the Amway Cup as Canadian soccer champs -- nm - zork Jun 29, 21:10 3
- Although they have to kick 70% of it to a team a level above them. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 21:15
- I'm not sure how I feel about the Amway Cup. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 21:12 1
  - If you have a few minutes, these catalogues might help you with that ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 29, 21:15
this is impressive -- (link) - mafic Jun 29, 21:03 3 1
- Love this -- nm - Mara Jun 30, 06:04
- Meh -- nm - JenBro Jun 30, 00:40
- indeed -- nm - zork Jun 29, 21:06
And are you sure you want a place called fiasco doing wedding stuff? - iSpam Jun 29, 20:58 4
- it's tasty, and they're mobile. besides, I'm technically already married. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 21:04 2
  - I just realized I'm practically walking distance from their main factory - Reagen Jun 29, 21:22
  - But nobody else knows that! - iSpam Jun 29, 21:05
- Better than butt stuff. -- nm - Spawn Jun 29, 21:01
Looks like Lionsgate is buying Starz -- (link) - decline Jun 29, 20:34
David. Haven't seen tonight's yet but I think on the Challenge, it's gone a little overboard. - Volnelk Jun 29, 20:31 8
- what I learned while googling this: Puck was convicted of stalking, spent time in prison, and now lives off the grid in Neenach, California. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 20:51 5
  - What I learned from googling: he was a huge dickbag - ty97 Jun 29, 21:35 3
    - He was pretty vile on TRW. I never understood what Rachel's fascination/infatuation with him was all about. - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 29, 23:07 1
      - What I learned from Googling: she's married to Shawn Duffy - iSpam Jun 30, 04:38
    - e.normous. -- nm - mafic Jun 29, 23:06
  - That sounds like something he would call someone as a put down. -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 21:34
- Blasphemy! -- nm - David's iPad Jun 29, 20:33 1
  - Really? You dont think its too much? -- (edited) - Volnelk Jun 29, 20:38
Himalayan Sea Salt is the Kevin Jonas of salt. -- nm - Dano Jun 29, 20:27 4
- One of the weirder "discussions" had on ST. -- nm - . Jun 29, 20:42
- Which Wrong Turn movie is it? -- nm - Reagen Jun 29, 20:28 2
  - 6. clearly 6 -- nm - Epiphany Jun 29, 20:30
  - Wrong Turn 3 -- nm - Dano Jun 29, 20:30

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