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Ibrahimovic makes move to Man Untd official -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 08:16
I just got an e-mail that (effectively) said 'communicate this good news to your strongest team members' - ty97 Jun 30, 08:14 4
- Hooray! I'm hoping to get a similar notice. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 08:18
- Third prize is "You're fired." -- nm - TorBaron Jun 30, 08:16
- "We need their help lifting a piece of heavy equipment." -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 08:16
- Don't tell the weakest. They'll grow better that way if they have to find out on their own that you didn't tell them. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 08:15
Nancy Grace to exit HLN. -- (link) - Ender Jun 30, 08:13 2
- I don't think I've ever watched her, but I still struggle with the fact that she caused a woman's death. -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 08:15
- She's literally the one person on TV I can't stand. - JaxSean Jun 30, 08:15
Google Calendar is back! -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 08:10
#BlameBrexit is becoming the new #ThanksObama. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 30, 08:08
"Because there is a blue America, and there is a red America, and they can barely stand one another, and Barack Obama never really bridged anything." -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 08:07 10
- And it's an older white bald guy saying this! - David Jun 30, 08:10 8
  - Neil's as liberal as you can be and still be a reporter. I pulled the bait line, but the piece is more of a take down of our reaction yesterday. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 08:16 7
    - I think his better take was about Trudeau. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 08:25
    - I read the piece. - David Jun 30, 08:19 5
      - You can't possibly think that everybody who didn't like him as a President hated him or was racist or OH WHAT I AM DOING?! STOP THE THREAD NWBR. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 08:23 4
        
        The GOP made a decision to be more obstructionist than constructive. Obama didn't bridge that gap and bears some responsibility for it, but not the - Roger More Jun 30, 08:28 2
        
        I'd add you can't bridge a gap when the other side keeps blowing up every bridge you try to build. The republicans made obstructionism their highest - pmb Jun 30, 08:40 1
        
        This. -- nm - TWuG Jun 30, 08:59
        
        Corey? -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:27
- Yeah, he's no GWB on the bridging thing :/ -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 08:09
From FB: You have been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show are coming to rescue you. Who is coming to save you? - amoxy Jun 30, 07:58 61
- Farscape. -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 08:45
- fantastic, the lesbians from OITNB are coming for me -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 08:20 2
  - Enjoy Big Boo. -- nm - pmb Jun 30, 08:40
  - *lubes up her strapon* -- nm - Big Boo Jun 30, 08:30
- Archer. It will either be awesome or I will die a painful death. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 08:16
- Jack Donaghy and Kenneth the Page. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 08:15 1
  - You had a good life. -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 08:17
- Littlefinger, Tormund, Tyrion, and Dany (amongst others). I'm good. -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 08:14 1
  - *sends you Catelyn, Hot Pie, Theon and Edmure instead* -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 08:17
- Blue Bloods! - con_carne Jun 30, 08:14
- I watched a clip with Lem and Phil from Better Off Ted yesterday, so we'll go with that. - JaxSean Jun 30, 08:14
- Happy Endings! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 08:12 1
  - The square root of survival is survival! -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:12
- Also - I think I'd rather have Shaw and Root coming to save me. nm - Jim Jun 30, 08:11 4
  - I just saw the first Shaw episode...She is a badass but (spoils) - amoxy Jun 30, 08:14 3
    - I love that episode. -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:16 2
      - I don't remember it specifically, but I love that character. nm - Jim Jun 30, 08:19
      - I did too except my thoughts above (spoilers() - amoxy Jun 30, 08:18
- Sheldon, Howard, Leonard, Raj, Penny, Bernadette and Amy - Will Hunting Jun 30, 08:11 2
  - Maybe if you split Bernadette and Amy into their own group... -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:11 1
    - Bernie alone gives me a shot. Amy would be capable. - Will Hunting Jun 30, 08:16
- The Grinder. Maaaybe? -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 08:10 1
  - but what if he didn't? -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 08:15
- Hmmm...I guess it would be Sheldon and Leonard. nm - Jim Jun 30, 08:10 1
  - You would have much better luck with Bernadette and Penny -- nm - amoxy Jun 30, 08:13
- POI was the last show I watched... - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 30, 08:08 1
  - *high five* -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 08:10
- The killer profiled in 'Forensic Files'. I shall die hardest. Before that I watched 'The Mindy Project' so all is lost. - Diva Jun 30, 08:08
- Captain Barnacles, Kwazii, and Peso -- nm - CQ Jun 30, 08:05
- Winonna Earp -- nm - decline Jun 30, 08:05 2
  - yummy -- nm - CQ Jun 30, 08:05
  - Lesbian Cop to the rescue! -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:05
- The detectives from Broadchurch (score!) -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 08:03
- I'm dead. It is those losers from Wayward Pines -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 08:02
- Bill Simmons, Mark Cuban, Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Hader. I've.....got a shot. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 08:02
- Gen. Washington is coming to rescue me. Awesome. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 30, 08:02 1
  - *whispers* - meeee... -- nm - tim mie Jun 30, 08:05
- Z Nation. I'm going to die. -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:02
- Silicon Valley. I'm not brimming with confidence. Nm - ralph wiggum Jun 30, 08:01 3
  - First, you'll seem fine. Then, you'll experience a setback. Next, an innocuous comment will lead to a breakthrough... - David Jun 30, 08:04
  - *streams a video of you asking to be rescued, commenting without irony on the lack of pixelation* -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 08:03 1
    - Heh. Poor Eagle Cam dude. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 30, 08:04
- Pat Sajak and Vanna White. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 08:01 2
  - I always had a feeling that Vanna is secretly a CIA agent -- nm - amoxy Jun 30, 08:07 1
    - I've always known that Pat Sajak is a pompous condescending effin douche. -- nm - CQ Jun 30, 08:09
- I watched half an episode of rick and morty last night. so.... -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jun 30, 08:01
- Jessie, Tulip, Cassidy... I'll probably be fine if they ever get their **** together. -- nm - TorBaron Jun 30, 08:01
- OITNB - gerald Jun 30, 08:00 2
  - I don't know spoils - amoxy Jun 30, 08:01 1
    - that is Coover Bennett from Justified. -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 08:21
- Sweet, we are four episodes into season 4 of "Person of Interest" -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 07:59 2
  - They are coming for me first, so just be patient -- nm - amoxy Jun 30, 08:00 1
    - They handle multiple numbers all the time, no worries. -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 08:01
- Dennis, Mac, Charlie, Frank and Sweet Dee. I'm screwed. -- nm* - Krusty Jun 30, 07:59 2
  - Yeah, those assholes are never coming. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 30, 08:00 1
    - Nope. Drunk and high passed out somewhere instead. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 08:01
- The cast of Big Brother 2. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 07:58 4
  - Will, Boogie... and a bunch of people I don't remember? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 30, 08:15
  - You're going to die the worst. -- nm - David Jun 30, 08:05 2
    - Well, there WERE 4 Survivor cast members on the last episode... -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 08:07 1
      - I don't think you'll make it up in volume like that. - David Jun 30, 08:08
Well, crap. It really does sound like I won't have an option to keep my car. - spamlet Jun 30, 07:54 5
- drive it like you stole it -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 07:58
- VWxit. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 07:55
- Didn't I see that you can take a couple years to figure things out though? -- nm - decline Jun 30, 07:55 2
  - Yes and I considered that. But I have deferred maintenance stuff I have to do so it's just trying to map out costs over time. - spamlet Jun 30, 08:11 1
    - Don't worry, they'll ship it to some 3rd world country where death by pollution is the least of their worries -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 13:36
David, that's the other part of it - you got a fantastic human being in the trade as well. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 07:49 1
- I watched the clip of his Christmas hospital giveaway this morning. - David Jun 30, 07:56
GoT: I've watched 'The Winds of Winter' 3x now and I believe it has surpassed both 'HardHome' and 'The Rains of Castamere' as my favorite episode -- nm - decline Jun 30, 07:46 13
- I just don't think anything will ever top Hardhome for me. I couldn't breathe toward the end of it. -- nm - David Jun 30, 07:48 4
  - I was on the edge of my seat for the first 15 minutes of Winds - decline Jun 30, 07:51 1
    - It's really well done and fills the audience with... - Mel Profit Jun 30, 07:54
  - I kind of feel the same way about 'Hardhome'. It was just crazy good. - Diva Jun 30, 07:49 1
    - I just can't recall any B-story from HH beyond what happened in the end. WoW, I would think there'll be a few with staying power. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 08:01
- moreso than 'The Battle of the Bastards'? -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 07:47 7
  - yes spoil - decline Jun 30, 07:49 5
    - I wasn't a fan of the shaky cam in the episode, either. - David Jun 30, 07:53 3
      - spoiler - Diva Jun 30, 08:01
      - It's as though Final Destination met SPR who then met Braveheart. [spoilers] - Mel Profit Jun 30, 07:56 1
        
        Spoilers - David Jun 30, 08:01
    - which is saying something. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 07:50
  - I think those last two episodes are as strong as any two consecutive in the series. It bodes well. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 30, 07:48
Re: b2 travel poll. Heading up-island this weekend for a small trip. In November I'm planning to visit Toronto for a conference. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 07:43 2
- woo! -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 07:43 1
  - Sorry, can't make it. Flights from Hong Kong not where I'd like them to be right now -- nm - Woo Jun 30, 07:50
Server Error Google Calendar is temporarily unavailable. Please try back later. -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 07:42 11
- My Hangouts isn't working either. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 07:59 1
  - Its Calendar and Hangouts -- nm - budice Jun 30, 07:59
- State of Colorado runs on Google Calendar -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 07:49
- Does this mean all time has stopped ? -- nm - decline Jun 30, 07:46 1
  - if Google says so, it must be true. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 07:48
- doooooooom -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 07:46
- Known issue -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 07:45
- Yeah that is super annoying. I need to update some calendar entries. -- nm - sycor Jun 30, 07:43
- i know! i'm slightly panicked. - Andie Jun 30, 07:43 1
  - If I need to function on my memory alone, I am going to miss something before 2pm. At the latest. -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 07:44
- ack! -- (link) - oblique Jun 30, 07:43
Hershey shares jump 13% on DJ report that Mondelez has made a takeover bid for the company -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 07:42 9
- (NB: Mondelez is the split off half of Kraft that did not keep the Kraft name) -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 07:43 8
  - and owns Cadbury and Nabisco among others -- nm - decline Jun 30, 08:00
  - that's a terrible name -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 07:44 6
    - Purposely so, much like Altria is Phillip Morris. Contrived names to make people forget. -- nm - budice Jun 30, 07:57
    - "The name is derived from the words “mundus,” Latin for “world,” and “delez,” a proxy for the word “delicious.”" - ty97 Jun 30, 07:48 4
      - I remember when they announced it. It was terrible then and it's still terrible now. So phony and contrived. -- nm - TorBaron Jun 30, 07:51 3
        
        "Say 'Mondelez Industries'! Say 'Mondelez'!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 07:52 2
        
        "Arriba, Arriba! Mondelez, Mondelez!" Nm - ralph wiggum Jun 30, 07:58
        
        And you want to be my snack chip salesman.... -- nm - TorBaron Jun 30, 07:55
I'm cool with the 'not sleeping' thing, but while we're awake could we maybe be a bit quieter? - ty97 Jun 30, 07:39 1
- Seriously there as been a (multiple?) cement truck across the street for hours. - ty97 Jun 30, 08:10
One in every 20 death sentences handed out over that last 40 years have been prosecuted by one of these 5 people -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 07:38 2
- Biggest surprise for me is that only one of them are in Texas -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 07:43 1
  - more competition. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 07:51
Heh. CCP (Eve Online) is giving out special prizes in game for each Iceland win now in soccer -- nm* - oblique Jun 30, 07:38
"If it's in the game, it's in the game." -- (link) - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 07:36 [Image] 4
- Like, a fucking 2nd rounder, or something. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 07:40 3
  - I am Jon Snow in regards to this defenceman dude, but did we get hosed? - Shaun Jun 30, 07:44 2
    - The upside reports I'm reading about him say that he's a great puck-mover who the Devils under utilized - Reagen Jun 30, 07:46 1
      - I mean we need blueliners for sure so hopefully this dude pans out. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 07:47
Read those inter-office emails, people -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 07:35
This is the Jessie Mueller Waitress Tonys performance FWIW. The whole medley is great, but jump to 3:10 for holy crap -- (link*) - ty97 Jun 30, 07:34 [youtube] 7
- she effing kills me. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 07:56
- If not for LMM we'd be hearing about this show and Shelly. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 30, 07:43 2
  - I can't tell you really how big a part of my love of movies adrienne shelly is. I can't believe she never got to try more behind the camera. - unbreakable mandy jones Jun 30, 08:00
  - I expect this is true - ty97 Jun 30, 07:44
- While we're shilling the Tonys, Go On fans should watch this 90-second performance. -- (link) - David Jun 30, 07:40 [youtube]
- Dang, they got Courtney Love to be at the Tony's ? -- nm* - decline Jun 30, 07:36 1
  - she did some live theater here in town last season. she did a show called "Kansas City Choir Boy" at American Repertory Theater. - Diva Jun 30, 07:41
Nancy Grace is leaving HLN -- nm - decline Jun 30, 07:34 3
- Fox news in 3...2....black people are evil.....1..... -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 07:36
- Oh, noes! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 07:35
- Finally! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 07:34
This is why the military in "Aliens" were Space Marines, and not Starship Troopers... -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 07:32 9
- and because anything Starship Troopers is really stupid -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 07:33 8
  - Know your foe -- nm - CQ Jun 30, 07:41
  - :) Troopers = Army (land-based power), whereas Marines = amphibious, multi-platform assault. -- nm - landbeck Jun 30, 07:38 1
    - also = bad muthafuckas -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 07:45
  - what they did to that book is criminal. It needs a "reboot". -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 30, 07:36
  - Except men and women taking showers together. I could get behind that idea -- nm - Bacon Jun 30, 07:34
  - Unisex showers... I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest: "Problematic." -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 30, 07:34 2
    - requires more observation -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 07:34 1
      - Denise Richards and Dina Meyer werent the worst choices so to speak -- nm - budice Jun 30, 07:35

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