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Hottest day of the year so far is the perfect time for a meetup. ;-) - Krusty Jul 6, 09:25 2
- You're welcome. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 09:58
- *fistpumps* -- nm - Shaun Jul 6, 09:27
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- college town near the Poconos. If you have some free time, go see Bushkill Falls -- nm - decline Jul 6, 09:01 2
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    - the falls are a great couple of hour hike and are absolutely beautiful -- nm - decline Jul 6, 09:07
- Business or pleasure? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 09:00 6
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    - Delaware Water Gap? - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 09:03 4
      - I used to live there. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 09:32
      - I went rafting down the DWG. Lots of fun and some decent rapids. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 09:29
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        Should be nice weather for it. Hope you have fun! -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 09:05
- Suzanne's Cousin lives in East Stroudsburg. We were there a few years ago. It's hilly but nice. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 09:00
Okay, let's try this. -- (link) - David Jul 6, 08:53 4
- Hmm, that's pulling up as a displayable video. I...didn't expect that. -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:05 3
  - Success!!!! -- nm - The Spanish Inquisition Jul 6, 09:29
  - Though you can still download it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 09:28 1
    - Either way, get your fill of Diva, ST! -- nm - David Jul 6, 09:30
Historically, all of Jupiter's moons were named after the mistresses of the god. Now Juno, named after his wife, has arrived -- nm - gerald Jul 6, 08:47 17
- Not just mistresses. eg, Ganymede -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 08:48 16
  - I think it applies only to the Galeliean moons. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 08:53 8
    - Ganymede is a Galilean moon -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 09:06 5
      - pssst (Zeus had a relationship with Ganymede - 'twas what made Hera jealous of him) -- nm - decline Jul 6, 09:08 3
        
        Yes - a better header would have been "Historically, all of Jupiter's moons were named after his pieces on the side" - Roger More Jul 6, 09:13
        
        he hit anything that moved, except Hera. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:13 1
        
        (OMG, he's Bill Clinton) -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 09:13
      - Oh, you're right. Good point. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 09:08
    - If this thread gets any dorkier, I'm going to make you all wear pocket protectors. -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:54 1
      - I only knew that because I read it a couple of days ago. - iSpam Jul 6, 08:57
  - Zeus swung both ways -- nm* - decline Jul 6, 08:50 1
    - "What happened to the Zeus that would turn into a cow & pick up chicks?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:54
  - Who was she, the au pair? -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:49 4
    - He -- nm - JD Jul 6, 08:51
    - He was Zeus' cup-bearer. (Looking at a list, there is also Amalthea, who was Zeus' wet nurse. And Callisto!) -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 08:50 2
      - Zeus did Callisto too :) -- nm - decline Jul 6, 08:57
      - (Dude.) -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:53
Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson files sexual harassment suit against Roger Ailes. - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 08:33 4
- Ew. And Ewwww. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:54
- Would love to see that trial, but I imagine it will be settled within a year -- nm - amoxy Jul 6, 08:45
- I presume the place is like Malibu Stacy board meetings. -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:39
- ICYMI: Mike Tirico now with NBC -- (link) - budice Jul 6, 08:37
Nighttime thunderstorm over the Pacific -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 6, 08:31
a rundown of all the problems plaguing the Rio Olympics -- (link*) - Beaker Jul 6, 08:23
Wile E. Coyote's Horrifying Secret: A Fan Theory -- (link) - Beaker Jul 6, 08:11
Jesus Camp, 10 years later -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 08:07 2
- I need to watch this -- nm - amoxy Jul 6, 08:52
- Not shocking. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 6, 08:41
The Incredible VFX for Game of Thrones’ 'Battle of the Bastards' -- (link) - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 08:06
Found out that huge tree sculpture in our lobby came crashing to floor at 5:00 am, I believe on the 3rd or 4th. Could have easily killed someone. -- nm - mara Jul 6, 08:02 5
- was there anyone around? was there video of the fall WITH audio? - dogbert Jul 6, 08:06
- did anyone hear it? -- nm - oblique Jul 6, 08:05 1
  - well played -- nm - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 08:11
- Police report that the lumberjack sculpture is currently a suspect. -- nm - Ender Jul 6, 08:03
- was it rigged to fall? -- nm - decline Jul 6, 08:03
high-ranking Navy official pulls gun on his neighbors, not subdued and shot to death by local police -- (link) - gerald Jul 6, 08:02
The Chilcot inquiry, which investigated the UK's decision to join the invasion of Iraq, has published its report -- (link) - Roger More Jul 6, 07:52 7
- Only 6 years late. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 08:35
- always good to see tony blair get a nice kicking....nm - x Jul 6, 07:58 5
  - Though I'd take Blair over any of the plausible people next in line - Reagen Jul 6, 09:04
  - The Guardian is live-blogging Blair's Q&A. (short version - no regrets) -- (link) - Roger More Jul 6, 08:11 3
    - summary of his response here -- (link*) - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 08:12 2
      - From the Q&A linked above. - Roger More Jul 6, 08:21
      - why does everyone hate Saddam? I just don't get it. -- nm - Trump Jul 6, 08:17
yep, that's the hotel. I'm bringing my creepy chair with me of course. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:51 1
- make sure you ask for room 237 -- nm - gerald Jul 6, 07:53
Kelly, I'm in class so can't get into it but hit me up on your question on b2. I might have some ideas for you. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 07:49 4
- Overall, Delta operationally is better than AA and UA right now as far as on-time, customer service, etc. - ty97 Jul 6, 08:00 3
  - That's why I would suggest using something like Chase or AMEX that lets you transfer among different airlines. -- nm - iSpam Jul 6, 09:10
  - What's important is that we don't have many direct flights. Delta works best since the Atlanta hub is just 30 minutes away. -- nm - David Jul 6, 08:35
  - I've had the most trouble with AA here. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 6, 08:35
"NASA Kepler Twitter Account Hacked, Tweets Sexy Butt" - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 07:48 9
- Max's brother's ass strikes again! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 6, 08:26 1
  - L5 - Diva Jul 6, 08:32
- *insert Uranus joke* -- nm - TorBaron Jul 6, 08:21 2
  - UAI -- nm - oblique Jul 6, 08:22 1
    - UFIA. -- nm - TorBaron Jul 6, 08:32
- The resolution has gotten much better if they're detecting moons. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:02
- "Houston, we have discovered a sexy butt orbiting the habitable zone of star Kepler-69." -- nm - Ender Jul 6, 08:01
- or: NASA nerd in charge of the Kepler twitter account drunkenly tweets sexy butt instead of using his own personal account -- nm - oblique Jul 6, 07:52
- "Unfortunately for NASA, the tweet also shows up in the mission website." - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 07:50
I guess I should be glad that I don't take the train anymore... -- (link) - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 07:34 5
- baby . . . -- nm - Sheena Easton Jul 6, 07:46
- don't you look at the local news? It's been pretty much the only story for the past 3 days. People have been waiting for hours to get their train -- (edited) - decline Jul 6, 07:36 1
  - I caught something about it over the weekend. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 07:39
- don't you drive now? -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:35 1
  - Yup. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Jul 6, 07:37
Wimbledon spoilers (... and do you think I could call in late to work?) - Dano Jul 6, 07:32
is this a joke? Fireworks Explodes In Woman’s Vagina During Walmart Shoplifting Attempt - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:21 4
- and so poorly-written. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 07:31
- *stands around her singing the star spangled banner* -- nm - groiny Jul 6, 07:24
- yes, because see it's a fake news website -- nm - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 07:23 1
  - oh, well that explains it all. carry on. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:24
Some developer is going to get into trouble today. just a fair warning. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 07:16 8
- trouble,, *clap*,, trouble.. *clap*.. trouble.. *clap*.. trouble -- nm - steve ballmer Jul 6, 07:52
- NCM is gonna commence the spankings! -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 07:20 1
  - *runs in...nekkid and crazy...wearing only bits of wire...arms over my head waving frantically...bashes into ty97 fully...essentially running him over - Nekkid Crazy Mel Jul 6, 07:26
- oooh... -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 07:17 4
  - Bad news. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 07:27 1
    - um...ruh-roh - - Diva Jul 6, 07:48
  - ygm -- nm - landbeck Jul 6, 07:21 1
    - Received. Thank you. - Diva Jul 6, 07:40
I know you've been worried: I booked a hotel for ithaca. I'm staying on campus. (I have mixed feelings about this.) -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:13 3
- no pool :( -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 07:13 2
  - I know! but the stupid parking rules on campus make it the only hotel that makes sense. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:17 1
    - is it the big Shining one that Cornell uses for its hospitality program? -- nm - gerald Jul 6, 07:48
Despite the trouble surrounding it, I'm really excited for the Olympics. It can't start soon enough. I've been loving the trials and seeing - Krusty Jul 6, 07:12 13
- Other than encouraging V1's swimming interest, I could care less this year. - ÜMLaut Jul 6, 07:25 7
  - And Usain Bolt's hurt. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 07:27 1
    - but michelle jenneke qualified! -- nm - dogbert Jul 6, 07:57
  - there was anarticle at esquire yesterday with the headline "rio is f*cked." perfectly sums it up, I think. -- nm - unbreakable mandy jones Jul 6, 07:26 4
    - Barkley was asked to go down and cover the basketball. He said 'Thanks, but no thanks' -- nm - decline Jul 6, 07:38 3
      - of course, he's never right about anything...nm - x Jul 6, 07:46 1
        
        what if he and Bill Kristol ever argued? -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:50
      - "I started out in poor Alabama. I've seen it rough. No chance in hell I'm going there." -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 07:39
- Love the Olympics but outside of Phelps going for swan song gold, I'm not very interested at all. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 07:23 3
  - I'm intrigued by Simone Bilas. She is the current 3-time World Champion in All-Around Gymnastics. - Diva Jul 6, 08:06 1
    - for the life of me, I'll never understand why people think shit like that is OK to say. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 08:13
  - I care about the events so I'm psyched. Lots of sports I don't get to watch much. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 07:53
- ditto...nm - x Jul 6, 07:20
I think Pokemon Go is supposed to come out today for iOS and Android. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 07:09 8
- Has anyone tried the katamari android game? -- nm - landbeck Jul 6, 07:32
- I've been hooked on Kingdom Hearts for the last month. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 07:14
- Reports are that it's a battery killer -- (link) - Ender Jul 6, 07:12 3
  - Even with power banks? -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 07:13 2
    - The one comment in the article was "drained 10% even while plugged in" :O -- nm* - oblique Jul 6, 07:15 1
      - Though I would bet their charger was probably charged like crap to begin with. -- nm - Ender Jul 6, 08:02
- That's what I heard. My son is very excited about this as well -- nm - oblique Jul 6, 07:11 1
  - I imagine it will need some updates to be reasonable. -- nm - Qale Jul 6, 07:12
Tesla: The death trap car of the 21st century -- (link) - decline Jul 6, 07:03 5
- Christine -- nm - Bacon Jul 6, 07:20
- "No, it's on cruise control!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 07:06
- dumbasses gonna dumbass. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 07:05 2
  - Pretty much. It's a level 2 system, which makes it glorified cruise control. - TWuG Jul 6, 07:12 1
    - and a level 5 deathtrap!!! -- nm - decline Jul 6, 07:17
Sources: Ray Allen considering return, eyeing Warriors, Cavs, Spurs, Clippers -- (link) - Beaker Jul 6, 07:02 3
- i love ray allen....nm - x Jul 6, 07:16 2
  - prettiest shot until I saw Curry. It was effortless. - Mel Profit Jul 6, 07:28 1
    - one of the great deadeye shooters ever....nm - x Jul 6, 07:30
weddings and babies are where I like the Australian tradition of envelopes full of cash. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 07:01 1
- I think that's less tradition than "that's just the way it's done now". I've seen that here a lot too, and it always reminds me of Goodfellas -- nm - Roger More Jul 6, 07:17
From B2: If you look at the license plate, it reads "TomCattt: Yours To Discover." That's appropriate. -- nm - TorBaron Jul 6, 07:01 11
- Didn't "Yours To Discover" used to be a tourism tag line for the Province of Ontario? If so, that's just makes him a Grand Douchey. -- (edited) - Diva Jul 6, 07:43 6
  - How about our old one: "Be...in this place." - Shaun Jul 6, 09:28
  - Be honest. Would you rather sing with Nick Jonas again or get to do a duet with Tomcatt? -- nm - Inigo Jul 6, 07:46 2
    - oh my God. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 07:49
    - haha. - Andie Jul 6, 07:47
  - it's on every license plate. that's just standard. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 07:46 1
    - I only just saw the pic on B2. yonh. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 07:50
- it's such a ridiculous car for him. -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 07:07 2
  - it enhances his awesomeness -- nm - decline Jul 6, 07:08
  - and Beaker, from B2 - Andie Jul 6, 07:08
- oh my. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 07:02
Happy Hump Day -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 06:59

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