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Netflix has Albert Brooks -- (link) - gerald Jun 30, 11:09 1
- Defend Your Life man! -- nm - Capstern Jun 30, 11:14
Offs, Bill, how did you think going over to talk to Loretta Lynch on an airport tarmac was going to look? -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 11:09 2
- I'm sure they just talked the weather, quilting...that sort of thing. -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 11:15
- For someone with such great political skills and instincts, that was just bone-headed. - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 11:14
Could be a big turnaround on TINT2. -- nm - GregW Jun 30, 11:06
ST Quiz: Who is the highest domestic grossing actress of all-time? -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 11:02 15
- My guess (informed by spoilers below) is that it has to be someone in the X-Men franchise. (spoilers inside) - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 11:08 7
  - It's a good thing you're pretty -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 11:15 1
    - Yeah ... I sure got that going for me ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 11:16
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  - What XMan was ScarJo? -- nm - Spawn Jun 30, 11:08 3
    - he's been hittin' the sauce a little early today -- nm - decline Jun 30, 11:09 2
      - If they ever REdid Emma Frost, she would work but I think I would prefer Alice Eve. -- (edited) - Spawn Jun 30, 11:14 1
        
        OFFS ... I'm an idiot. - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 11:15
- JLAW -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 11:03
- spoils - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 30, 11:02 5
  - Aye. You get 2.6 million Hydra points! -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 11:03 4
    - is there an adjusted-for-inflation answer? -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 11:04 2
      - There is actually, it's (spoils) - Shaun Jun 30, 11:05
      - Carrie Fisher would have to give her a run for the money by that measure -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 11:05
    - DAMN AVENGERS -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 11:03
Time for Tommy Milone to dominate the White Sox. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 10:55 5
- Brett Lawrie should knock the hell out of him. -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 11:04 4
  - Uh huh. -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 11:04 3
    - I love that crazy bastard -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 11:05 2
      - thanks for not trading me Rosenthal, btw - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 11:14 1
        
        he will get it back, I am not too concerned. - groiny Jun 30, 11:15
from bb: 1. I'm going to be saved by the OUaT folks, so my chances are good. 2. people underestimate googling - add key words to even a very famous - i.b! Jun 30, 10:54 5
- You people are joke ruiners. -- nm - pmb Jun 30, 10:57 4
  - thanks alot b! -- nm - decline Jun 30, 11:08
  - darn us for being helpful! -- nm - i.b! Jun 30, 10:59
  - b., make sure you bill him your time for this -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:58 1
    - nah, he wanted the "girl response." -- nm - i.b! Jun 30, 11:03
Greta Gerwig was on 'The Mindy Project'. She was delightful. I finally understand one of pixie's celeb crushes. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:49 4
- she just needs to kick that Noah Baumbach to the curb -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:49 3
  - And stop making films altogether. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 30, 11:01 2
    - he's kind of becoming Gen X Woody Allen -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 11:04 1
      - (I was talking about her. Even if I would take him as well...) (NM) - Marlowe Jun 30, 11:05
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- I'm just getting started -- nm - 2016 Jun 30, 10:46
(I know you have all missed these updates)...As long as we don't spend more than $216.52 cents by midnight, we'll finish the first half of the year in - prayformojo Jun 30, 10:46 1
- Nice! - ty97 Jun 30, 10:53
For groiny. Concealed carrier takes down shooter at South Carolina nightclub -- (link) - oblique Jun 30, 10:45 11
- Technically, that was not at the Night Club, though. - Spawn Jun 30, 11:12
- silly kilbo, that never happens!!!! -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:47 9
  - So that's one. Still just a small fraction of the people shot by toddlers this year alone. -- nm - pmb Jun 30, 10:52 7
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      - not really, the arguement is that good guys with guns don't stop bad guys with guns, period. - groiny Jun 30, 11:12 4
        
        I've not really seen that argument. The ones I read acknowledge that a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun. - mara Jun 30, 11:16
        
        i don't think anyone has ever said 'in no way shape or form could that ever happen' - the argument is that for every time that does happen about 50 - Andie Jun 30, 11:14 2
        
        I have no interest in getting into the debate today, I am just stating what the arguement is. - groiny Jun 30, 11:17 1
        
        no-one intelligent uses words like 'Never' and "always'. The world doesn't work like that. -- nm* - Andie Jun 30, 11:18
    - well, the toddler did not have the proper permits! -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 11:02
  - just stick to Playoffz and you'll be totally safe -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:51
Post-Brexit State of Play in a nutshell - Reagen Jun 30, 10:44 1
- Also: immigrants. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:45
Wimbledon general spoilers - David Jun 30, 10:43
Summer stalker poll: What non-T-shirt kind of items do you dig? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 10:41 3
- Stickers, magnets, crap like that with the name of the city or a local joint. No food items, I'm very picky. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 11:16
- non-T-shirt wise (though I dig getting t-shirts from all over) I like hot sauce, jerky and chocolate -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 10:50
- cooking sauces, hot sauces, BBQ sauces, spices, local specialties, etc.... -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:43
i is going to kill you! -- (link) - Shaun Jun 30, 10:41 [Image]
color of money chat q: will the government start taxing Roth IRA distributions at some point in the future because money? - gerald Jun 30, 10:31 8
- No, because old people vote. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:33 7
  - when the baby boomers are all gone, the voting block with the most power won't be old people -- nm - decline Jun 30, 10:36 6
    - They'll have to retire someday as well - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:38 4
      - I don't know general trends, but in the plans I have that allow roth in the 401k it universally skews to the older crowd (40+) -- nm - decline Jun 30, 10:40 3
        
        Interesting. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:43 2
        
        I think this is more about awareness and interest than strategy. - psilotum Jun 30, 11:01 1
        
        Could be. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 11:10
    - unless younger people start voting in greater numbers, it still will -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:36
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- Dog sitting for Mr. Darcy again. Watching the fireworks from my roof with pizza, iced tea and lots of the green. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 11:17
- Going to St. Louis to visit in-laws. Would rather be staying here. -- nm - pmb Jun 30, 11:01 1
  - We're supposed to get 4" of rain this weekend so it ought to be fun! - spamlet Jun 30, 11:12
- Try as much as possible to leave work-related worries behind at work and enjoy a long weekend. - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 10:57
- Since it's on a Monday, I'm not sure. We may go see my family for a cookout Saturday, though. - David Jun 30, 10:44
- Minor league game on Saturday, run the sound board at church Sunday, no other definite plans. -- nm - Ender Jun 30, 10:41
- fishin' -- nm - decline Jun 30, 10:41
- After two ER visits, and one five day hospital stay, for my dad over the last two weeks, and the normal wear and tear of the week, hopefully a - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 30, 10:37 4
  - Ouch, I hope he's doing okay now. -- nm - MDH Jun 30, 10:45 3
    - yes, good thoughts to all of you! -- nm - i.b! Jun 30, 10:56
    - He's doing better, now. The first visit was for a possible TIA (mini-stroke) but his CT scan was normal. Second visit (and hospital stay) was because - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 30, 10:55 1
      - Glad he's doing better but good and healthy thoughts going his way anyway. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 11:18
- Canada Day! - going to the beach. gardening. relaxing. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:35 2
  - no postal strike? -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:37 1
    - oh, probably. -- nm - Andie Jun 30, 10:38
- Survive.. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 30, 10:33
- talking nick jonas into taking off his shirt. cookout. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:33
- Will be celebrating baby's first fourth in OCNJ - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:32
- none as such -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:29
- My dude's daughter is getting married on Saturday. We'll have house guests, maybe a cookout, stuff like that. -- nm - mara Jun 30, 10:29
ML, news on the puppy front? -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:22 14
- It's all but decided. We're taking the kids to go visit Arya this evening. - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:24 13
  - Sleep with one eye open. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:45 5
    - the puppy has no name -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:47
    - gripping your pillow tight -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 10:46 3
      - *hands you 125 RC Points* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 10:49 2
        
        what is the pizza bread <- RC points ratio? -- nm - oblique Jun 30, 10:51
        
        he was not biting the pillow. -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:50
  - was that the white and black one? -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:25 6
    - Nope, wasn't one of the ones I tweeted. She looks most like this one. -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:28 5
      - aww, yay! :) - -- nm - i.b! Jun 30, 10:57
      - sweet, very nice. congrats. -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 10:33 3
        
        thankfully the kids are getting old enough to take help care of her - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:34 2
        
        (for the first week) -- nm - spamlet Jun 30, 11:13
        
        it is a good experience for them to learn responsibility. - groiny Jun 30, 10:42
the Terrence Malick movie 40 years in the making finally set for release this fall -- (link) - gerald Jun 30, 10:22 8
- I stand by Tree of Life being Top 3 worst movies I've ever seen. -- nm - MDH Jun 30, 10:46 1
  - I really enjoyed it, although it's safe to sum it up as "Terrence Malick didn't like his dad much but thought his mom was a saint" -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 10:48
- And if it's like the rest, it'll feel 40 years long, too. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:32 2
  - I'm still at the theater at that Pocahontas one. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:35 1
    - Amen. I am a bit surprised Q'orianka Kilcher hasn't had a better career. - David Jun 30, 10:43
- Narrated by Brad Pitt? ugh -- nm - JaxSean Jun 30, 10:27
- Badlands II? -- nm - mud Jun 30, 10:26 1
  - Thin Red Line II - This time with Adrian Brody. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:29
Let's go, Coastal Carolina! -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 10:17 1
- Fightin' Chants! -- nm - psilotum Jun 30, 10:37
'Clifford The Big Red Dog' Movie Unleashed At Paramount With Scribe Justin Malen -- (link) - LMS Jun 30, 10:16 3
- in a world....where Clifford's Really Big Movie doesn't already exist... -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:19 1
  - Emily Elizabeth says step off -- nm - prayformojo Jun 30, 10:43
- "Look how big I drew this dog!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 10:17
Remember when the Iranians took American naval personnel captive a few months back? The hammer came down today. -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:15 4
- "Some of the 10 crew members...had revealed sensitive information, such as phone and laptop passwords, to the Iranians." - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:18
- I thought I heard about this a couple weeks ago? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:15 2
  - the report came out today -- nm* - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:17 1
    - Yeah, not good. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jun 30, 10:18
AP: Federal judge blocks Indiana law banning abortions sought because of a fetus' genetic abnormalities. -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 10:10
Sorry - don't know Ramsey Bolton personally. But every other role I've seen him in he's usually a sweet shy guy. - LMS Jun 30, 10:08 9
- Sophie Turner (Sansa) adores him - the actor. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:50 3
  - she's playing him - gerald Jun 30, 10:55
  - And I adore her. The circle is complete! -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:54 1
    - This suggests that Ramsay Bolton adores you. -- nm - Roger More Jun 30, 11:12
- I've seen him on Misfits, and he was really good. Never heard of the Grandma's House TV show though. - ReluctantCynic Jun 30, 10:48
- he has a good range -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 30, 10:22
- what do you mean "other"? -- nm - gerald Jun 30, 10:10
- he's a very accomplished musician -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:09 1
  - I heard, 6Music mentioned him this morning. -- nm - LMS Jun 30, 10:10
Go Fighting Nubs! -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 10:06
Jupiter has auroras -- (link) - gerald Jun 30, 10:04 1
- Uh-oh. Arthur C. Clarke might have it right. -- nm - David Jun 30, 10:46
Boris Johnson after leading the #Brexit campaign & realising the political & economic fallout is too big to handle -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 10:03
Lost in the mess that is B2: Meteor of Death is polling at 13% nationally. -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:01
You know which movie I really wish they'd do a sequel to? - SGTAmerica #TeamCap Jun 30, 10:01 2
- obviously, the 1st one did so poorly at the box office. who in their right mind would pump out sequels to a movie that's done so poorly ... - call me Ishmael Jun 30, 10:14
- Dude it's been on the board like 5.23 thousand times!! -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 10:03
this board brought to you by Wreck it Ralph, Disney, and the letter Q -- nm - call me Ishmael Jun 30, 09:59
Iggy Azalea opts out of her contract with Swaggy P -- (link) - gerald Jun 30, 09:59
Twitter tells me that JFF's suspension likely voids any remaining guaranteed money on his CLE deal. - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 09:58 5
- Except for all that family money he falls back on. - spamlet Jun 30, 09:59 4
  - Not right now. You see his dad's comments last week? - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:03 3
    - I apparently missed that. -- nm - iSpam Jun 30, 10:14 2
      - Here -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 10:21 1
        
        sounds like a former enabler may have gotten punched in the face when he finally said 'no'. sad. -- nm - Diva Jun 30, 10:43
“It’s unusual to have somebody who is this bad mentally and can last,” says one scouting director (of Yordano Ventura) -- (link*) - spamlet Jun 30, 09:57
Wreck -- nm - groiny Jun 30, 09:57
ML should be banned too! Discuss. -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 09:57 2
- Does it affect the infield shift? -- nm - budice Jun 30, 09:58 1
  - Yes! -- nm - Shaun Jun 30, 09:59
Fixed. -- nm - ÜMLaut Jun 30, 09:57
Word. -- nm - Jim Jun 30, 09:57

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