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Marty Smith invents Hillbilly Bose -- (link) - budice Jul 5, 20:18
OFFS...Ryan: GOP will hold hearings on Clinton probe -- (link) - amoxy Jul 5, 20:06 2
- Dude, look at his candidate. He has no choice -- nm - BACON Jul 5, 20:22
- Whoever could have guessed that the political witch hunt would continue for hoped political gain? -- (link) - ty97 Jul 5, 20:10 [Backboard]
FB post from a friend checking in at the ER - ty97 Jul 5, 19:54
Stan Lee Biopic Starring Bryan Cranston -- (link) - budice Jul 5, 19:54
standby for periodic freakout - ty97 Jul 5, 19:48 3
- Freakout -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 5, 20:04 [youtube] 1
  - Freak Out! -- (link) - mud Jul 5, 20:31 [youtube]
- He couldn't even wait 24 hours before he f***ed up again...And people are defending him -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 19:50
Hey, you know that Pol Pot guy wasn't so bad...Gave us that great movie "Killing Fields" -- nm - Trump Jul 5, 19:41 1
- Hitler built good roads, in the beginning -- nm - Marge Schott Jul 5, 19:43
fatal shooting of black man by Baton Rouge police caught on video -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 19:29
Lucifer is amusing for how poorly they disguise his piano "playing". -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 19:09 3
- For some reason that bothers me a lot when they don't play, or are even close. - JaxSean Jul 5, 20:00
- also, what the hell happened to Rebecca De Mornay? -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 19:35 1
  - she was great in John From Cincinnati -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 19:36
Univ. of Tenn. sexual assault victims gettin paaaid -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 19:04 3
- That's a fraction of what everyone expected. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 5, 19:31 1
  - suckers! -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 19:48
- Nice the school's investigation showed the assaults occurred, but they allowed the perpetrators to remain on campus. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 19:12
Took me forever, but I finally finished 'Reamde'. Super long but decent. Didn't love the way it ended. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 5, 18:58 2
- I finished it a couple months ago. I liked parts of the ending, but *spoils* - Beryllium Jul 5, 19:36 1
  - Agreed. My problem was.…… - Volnelk Jul 5, 19:43
Has anyone read "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein? - JD Jul 5, 18:54 6
- i always meant to but dog stories, man . . . -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 18:54 5
  - Indeed. I think one has to have had / known a dog to truly appreciate but at the same time, the feels 😢 - JD Jul 5, 18:59 4
    - is there a dog story that ever ends well for the dog? - gerald Jul 5, 19:02 3
      - Airbud! -- nm - Remlik Jul 5, 19:29 1
        
        not really -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 19:31
      - There's hope in this one..well so far - JD Jul 5, 19:03
Overwatch: Just got my first Play of the Game with Mei. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 5, 18:53 [youtube] 2
- I haven't played her yet -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 19:23
- Awesome! And congrats! - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 19:07
Just searched Twitter for 'Trump' and scrolled the top tweets. HOW IS THIS CLOSE STILL? HOW?!?!? - Volnelk Jul 5, 18:51 17
- It's not. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 5, 19:30
- "Iraq is like Harvard for Terrorists" -- nm - Trump Jul 5, 19:19 3
  - which makes Iran Yale? -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 19:20 2
    - Yale wishes. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 19:20 1
      - Yale is more like the UAE. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 19:22
- Because 83.6% of the voting populace are not like us (those of us on ST). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 19:10 3
  - source? :) -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 19:16 1
    - Farber, Henry J. "Assessment of Political Salience Among a Typical Electorate," J. of Statistical Political Sampling ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 19:19
  - Interestingly though, when you scroll top tweets, probably 1 in 20 is pro-trump. - Volnelk Jul 5, 19:14
- "Finally, someone who says what we're all thinking!" -- nm - Tim Jul 5, 19:08
- this is the break in the voting/election when the parties have conventions which looks like to be the most entertaining in decades -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 19:06
- I just now opened Twitter and don't even want to ask about Saddam. Just don't need to know. - ty97 Jul 5, 18:58 3
  - It's about what you'd think. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 5, 18:59 2
    - Zombie Saddam is his VP choice? -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 19:01 1
      - similar tastes in palaces, in dictorial style, *the torture will continue until you love me so much you put my photo everywhere including forehead tat -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 19:08
- i guess 13 points is closer than i'd like it to be, ideally -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 18:55
- Last time, they weren't until October. -- nm - mara Jul 5, 18:55
Trump can't remember the time he said he had the world's greatest memory. -- (link) - mara Jul 5, 18:45 1
- probably "forgot" the time he promised to give me a billion dollars too -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 18:50
Trump gave quite the speech tonight - decline Jul 5, 18:20 10
- The leader of the Republican Party, everyone! -- nm - David Jul 5, 18:24
- Yes, we need more leaders like Saddam Hussein. - Krusty Jul 5, 18:24 5
  - Yes, he was an awful leader and human being, but taking him out in 2003 caused a lot of the stink we have now -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 19:22 2
    - My statement is about not lowering our standards to those of dictators and tyrants. They are not people that should be looked towards - Krusty Jul 5, 20:39
    - it was more than just one guy. the US has overtly and covertly propped up dictators in the Middle East for decades - gerald Jul 5, 19:26
  - The man could certainly rock a mustache. - Qale Jul 5, 18:34 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 18:37
- O/U of two weeks until "he kept the trains running on time" -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 18:23 1
  - Oof. -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 18:24
- Oh, that kidder -- nm - Paul Ryan Jul 5, 18:22
Eating pasta helps a person keep a healthy weight -- (link*) - decline Jul 5, 18:16 1
- good enough for me! -- nm - Tim Jul 5, 18:18
#MinnesotaSoWhitea -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 18:15
Giancarlo's gonna be okay, guys. -- nm - Tim Jul 5, 18:08 2
- Guess who's back....back again? -- nm - ML Jul 5, 18:15 1
  - He just hit one that has yet to land. -- nm - Tim Jul 5, 18:18
Sure, Carolina won the world series, but are they ballers? -- (link) - Max Jul 5, 17:57 2
- Less posting, more Always Tomorrow in Hong Kong. -- nm - David Jul 5, 18:04
- tell the girls why you went 0-2, playa -- nm* - gerald Jul 5, 18:01
"Hello, skateboard friend." -- (link) - con_carne Jul 5, 17:47 [youtube] 2
- Is that Two Time Oscar Nominee Jonah Hill? -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 18:10
- I have 7 skateboards. I have never ridden on a skateboard. -- nm - jnine Jul 5, 17:50
Argh, half my summer port is now in cash. Time for some serious research. -- nm - Meg Jul 5, 17:43 3
- I tried doing some starbonds today. Did they already adjust? - JaxSean Jul 5, 18:09 2
  - they adjust tomorrow, a day later than usual because of the holiday. -- nm - b. Jul 5, 18:10 1
    - *whew* thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 18:10
Now playing: Eddie the Eagle -- nm - prayformojo Jul 5, 17:34 10
- If you haven't watched Everbody Wants Some yet, it's pretty great. -- nm - David Jul 5, 18:00 4
  - We're recommending porn titles now? - Krusty Jul 5, 18:05 2
    - From the director of Before Sunrise! - David Jul 5, 18:10 1
      - Yeah, a bit. :-) - Krusty Jul 5, 18:38
  - (We also have Allegiant but...) -- nm - David Jul 5, 18:01
- stay for the climax scene. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 17:55 1
  - Sunk to new lows. -- nm - budice Jul 5, 18:01
- Eeeeeaggggllleee -- nm - JD Jul 5, 17:42 2
  - ?? -- nm - JD Jul 5, 18:55 1
    - JD from Scrubs -- nm - amoxy Jul 5, 19:21
oh fuck you "lights out" commercial I don't need that right before bed -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 17:30 6
- Nobody really needs James Wan produced horror films. -- nm - Qale Jul 5, 18:08
- Now go watch the short that inspired it. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 17:43 1
  - hahaha. no. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 17:44
- you go to bed at 8:30, Matlock? -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 17:34 2
  - I think it's around 10 where he is. -- nm - b. Jul 5, 17:44
  - yep -- nm - CQ Jul 5, 17:37
On the other hand, someone will actually be taking a criminal rap for Bridgegate -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 17:28
Thirty-seven years ago this month, a radio station promotion gone bad forced the White Sox to forfeit a game and became part of baseball lore. -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 17:27 1
- "...overnight after that event you were unbelievably uncool [if you liked disco]." -- (link) - GregW Jul 5, 19:00 [youtube]
Third world airport! - iSpam Jul 5, 17:19 10
- Just wait until you get outside (the construction has started. Taxi stands, bus stops, everything: moved.) - ty97 Jul 5, 17:27 8
  - The taxi stand didn't seem too bad coming out of C. - iSpam Jul 5, 17:35 4
    - The past few times I've been there, the line has been ginormous at Terminal B which I think is where you're at (but I take the bus) - ty97 Jul 5, 17:37 2
      - We landed near United gates if that helps. Drove right by the old AA hanger. -- nm - iSpam Jul 5, 17:42 1
        
        Yeah, that's Concourse C in Terminal B, the old pmAA Eagles gates. - ty97 Jul 5, 18:37
    - Which you noted below. Yeah it's the stand outside baggage claim -- nm - iSpam Jul 5, 17:36
  - Last time I was there, the taxi stand appeared to be downstairs in front of the baggage claim area, with a hellishly long line. - ty97 Jul 5, 17:29 2
    - LaGuardia? - gerald Jul 5, 17:30 1
      - We have begun the process to improve ourselves to fourth ring of hell. - ty97 Jul 5, 17:31
- 10 minutes later and the doors haven't opened yet. -- nm - iSpam Jul 5, 17:24
mlb asg players are being announced. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 5, 16:37 3
- here's the final vote thingie - multiples allowed through friday. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 5, 17:53
- Yeah, should be a good Cubs vs. Red Sox game -- nm - decline Jul 5, 16:53
- oh it's in San Diego? - gerald Jul 5, 16:43
"New restaurants added to the airline miles program near you" Yum Yum 650 Ninth Ave. Yum Yum Too 662 Ninth Ave. Yum Yum 3 658 Ninth Ave. - ty97 Jul 5, 16:35
Jags RB Denard Robinson found asleep behind the wheel of his car, sinking into a pond -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 16:29 22
- soggy tarts passing long bombs is no way to choose a superbowl winner -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 19:05
- That just sounds awful for him. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 17:47 2
  - being a Jaguar? -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 17:55 1
    - shut it -- nm - JaxSean Jul 5, 18:10
- Sinking feeling about this. -- nm - budice Jul 5, 17:10 1
  - 4 hours. -- nm - David Jul 5, 17:21
- "Turn left now." -- nm - His GPS Jul 5, 16:44 1
  - it was late at night. he was really tired -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 16:44
- "Well yeah, it's like, I'm goin' on the road, cut to...in the pond." nm - Dignan Jul 5, 16:36
- He's a big fish in a little pond -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 16:36 9
  - I hate this thread. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 5, 16:37 8
    - Would you say it's floundering? -- nm - zork Jul 5, 17:23
    - eh, it's not that scum-my. -- nm - b. Jul 5, 16:39 1
      - Algae show myself out. -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 16:42
    - Maybe he was trying to ponder his current situation? -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 16:38 4
      - But instead found himself up sh*t creek without a paddle -- nm - ML Jul 5, 16:40 3
        
        His driving was a Titanic failure! -- nm - Bacon Jul 5, 16:42 2
        
        It certain wasn't Golden -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 16:43 1
        
        *shakes head* -- nm - Lake Bortles Jul 5, 16:44
- We have a pool and a pond. Pond'd be good for you. -- nm - CQ Jul 5, 16:34
- Jags just cant stay afloat -- nm - budice Jul 5, 16:31 1
  - he needs to get back to the safe ground of the team's practice field -- nm* - gerald Jul 5, 16:34
Remlik, apparently Pence is shortlisted but I don't think he's a good fit. - ML Jul 5, 16:25 2
- He's competent and might have a future so I'd be surprised if he took it. - iSpam Jul 5, 17:44
- I don't think he's a good fit for a variety of reasons, but I don't think he brings any political clout for Trump. -- nm - Remlik Jul 5, 16:48
yep, it's the bad David Price tonight. dude -- nm - CQ Jul 5, 16:22
At the top of b2, Max super kicked me through a glass window. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 5, 16:09 2
- "First Lady, I'm sorry I pimp-slapped you into that china cabinet. I used excessive force." -- nm - ML Jul 5, 16:12
- the best Kubricks are all *after* Spartacus -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 16:11
Swaggy P nearly became Swaggy JPP -- (link) - gerald Jul 5, 16:02
nolle prosequi -- nm - gerald Jul 5, 16:00

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