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Twitter Donald is off his leash again! And not making any sense! -- (link) - amoxy Jul 13, 15:42 4
- you want an opinion, fine, you're an asshole -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 17:16
- "swamp" HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA -- nm - Buzz Jul 13, 15:46
- He's the most insecure man on the planet. I don't think I'm exaggerating. -- nm - David Jul 13, 15:45
- "Hey Ginsberg, ya fired!" -- nm - budice Jul 13, 15:43
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from former senior campaign consultant Sam Nunberg, -- (link) - amoxy Jul 13, 15:36
What the hell is a Peace Stone? The guy in front of me is spinning it in Pokémon. -- nm - andie Jul 13, 15:34 3
- LYC: There appear to be 4-5 Pokestops in Terminals C and D at LGA (the terminals are connected) plus two gyms in Terminal C. -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 15:42
- Pokestop -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 15:40
- I know you need to spin Pokestops. -- nm - Shaun Jul 13, 15:39
This is honestly about the worst I have seen NYC airports when the weather in NYC was great. - ty97 Jul 13, 15:34
Grade this headline on a 1-10 scale: "Knoxville woman cooking brisket in bathtub starts fire" - David Jul 13, 15:30 25
- "Who is grilling all this damn meat? Not everyday can be a holiday." -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 15:43 1
  - Just ring up my meat checker and stop asking me questions. -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 15:43
- Was she naked? -- nm - Bacon Jul 13, 15:39
- 8 How do you cook a Brisket in a bathtub? -- nm - amoxy Jul 13, 15:34 5
  - The best part is the resolution: "They simply turned on the shower head." -- nm - David Jul 13, 15:37 2
    - Wait a minute, is Brisket a euphemism for "Crystal Meth"? -- nm - amoxy Jul 13, 15:39 1
      - That's what I thought. -- nm - jnine Jul 13, 16:01
  - I'm guessing an appliance was involved - counter-top oven or the like. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 15:35 1
    - ah, how could I not have thought of ye olde hibachi-type fire? nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 13, 15:40
- "Burnt ends in the bathroom" -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 15:33
- 1 -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 13, 15:32
- 7. - Will Hunting Jul 13, 15:31
- Was she in the bathtub or was the brisket? I think it loses points for that. -- nm - iSpam Jul 13, 15:31 3
  - ""The tub and the brisket were a total loss," Corcoran said." -- nm - David Jul 13, 15:36 2
    - I hope that was the sub-lede. -- nm - iSpam Jul 13, 16:02
    - deleted because swing and a miss happens. -- nm -- (edited) - b. Jul 13, 15:38
- Grade this headline on a 1-10 scale: "Committee: Durham had sex with intern, had nickname ‘Pants Candy’" - David Jul 13, 15:31 8
  - 8 for the headline. 25 for the nickname. - iSpam Jul 13, 15:33 6
    - It's...creepy. - David Jul 13, 15:41 4
      - It ruins it when it's literal. -- nm - iSpam Jul 13, 15:51
      - I just spent multiple moments considering if that makes it better or worse. it's all "eww." -- nm - b. Jul 13, 15:42 2
        
        The story in its entirety is worst case scenario. Dude's been married since 2011 yet hooked up with 22 different women during two years in office. -- nm - David Jul 13, 15:44 1
        
        next up, rehab for sex addiction. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 15:46
    - yup -- nm - amoxy Jul 13, 15:34
  - 9. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 15:32
Is President Obama trying to destroy Israel with all his bad moves? Think about it and let me know! -- (link) - Donald Trump Jul 13, 15:23 3
- I thought this post was a sarcastic paraphrase. -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 15:25 1
  - Sadly no -- nm - amoxy Jul 13, 15:29
- Right out of the trashy youtuber playbook. -- nm - Max Jul 13, 15:25
STIS: I'm thinking of buying a Keurig-type coffee/tea machine. Does ST have favorite 1-cup model? Thanks (nm) -- (edited) - howie Jul 13, 15:21 1
- I like mine ok, but I don't think it's sold anymore - whichever you choose, make sure that you read-up on thorough cleaning and descaling, including draining, -- (edited) - b. Jul 13, 15:32
Coming soon to a romantic subplot near you: Switchfoot's "Shake This Feeling" -- nm - ML Jul 13, 15:20
I have little hope that this book on GMOs is better written than the publisher's description. "...weep at the majestic beauty of our Great Plains...." - mara Jul 13, 15:08 1
- Probably not. -- nm - iSpam Jul 13, 15:15
Carly Chaikin answers your questions at Wired: -- (link) - mud Jul 13, 15:00
"Saving Rare Ferrets With a Drone That Shoots Peanut Butter-Covered M&Ms" nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 13, 14:57 3
- Ferret: WW II Luft Stalag prison guard whose expressed duty was to find Allied prisoner escape tunnels -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 13, 15:13
- How do I get on that target list? -- nm - Max Jul 13, 15:00 1
  - sans vaccine coating, or is there something we should (wait for it) ferret out about you? -- nm - b. Jul 13, 15:05
whine/boo. the amazon order that took so long the other day because the promo code didn't work? both items arrived damaged, because they - b. Jul 13, 14:22 3
- :-( -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:54 2
  - in return for your sympathy smiley: *hands over a perfectly prepared mug of pg tips* -- nm - b. Jul 13, 14:58 1
    - 8-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:59
The police department log for the City of Forest Grove (Oregon) is some of the most entertaining reading I've had all week. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:18 5
- "Officers pursued the bandit, but lost chase." -- nm - b. Jul 13, 15:02
- The suspected rib-thief from the prior day was found, also in possession of meth and a stolen bicycle (but no ribs). -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 14:34 3
  - the "no ribs" note is my favorite part -- nm - JD Jul 13, 14:35 1
    - That's the logical next question. -- nm - iSpam Jul 13, 15:16
  - "Police responded to a call about a child who was acting out, kicking holes in walls and punching doors." That's like ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:35
Having just watched the Hank Scorpio Simpsons episode...I think Homer actually saw someone else say goodbye to their shoes -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 14:06 1
- Shoe vikings? -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 14:07
Does the Stop Trump movement still have some life? -- (link) - pmb Jul 13, 13:49 5
- Look at all the Bernieacs still holding out hope that hill gets indicted and drops out -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 14:04
- yes. yes it does. -- nm - mud Jul 13, 13:58
- So they might win the vote that would allow them to get a vote on what they want being possible, which would lead to a vote they have no idea if they - Reagen Jul 13, 13:56 2
  - If I read it right, it seems that they believe that if they can get over the first hurdle, they have enough to win the remaining votes. - pmb Jul 13, 14:20
  - they only need 28 delegates on that commitee -- nm - mud Jul 13, 13:59
I have a new favourite Overwatch trick - Reagen Jul 13, 13:37 11
- As a Reinhardt player, I hate you. - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:34 10
  - Lucio is a terrific pest for Reinhardts in general - Reagen Jul 13, 15:07
  - You are the reckless charger then :) -- nm - Shaun Jul 13, 14:44 4
    - Only very rarely. :-) I quickly learned to charge only when there was a wall or something to serve as a backstop. I still recklessly charge when ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:53 3
      - Heh. I hide when my barrier is down unless im right in the thick of it. Also a successful charge on another Reinhardt is the best. -- nm - Shaun Jul 13, 14:56 2
        
        I love charging other Reinhardts. :-) It's just like a goalie fight. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:59 1
        
        I had one match awhile back where another Reinhardt and I went toe to toe the entire match. So fun. We won that one too so even better. -- nm - Shaun Jul 13, 15:04
  - Are you guys playing on the PC or what? -- nm - David Jul 13, 14:37 3
    - I'm on XBone. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 15:06 1
      - Strange. I never see you online. -- nm - David Jul 13, 15:17
    - I am, yes. Usually a few rounds every night. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 14:51
Isn't having Boris Johnson as foreign minister like having Michelle Bachman on the intelligence committee? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 13:34 2
- Pretty sure deal was arranged to keep him from running as PM -- nm - budice Jul 13, 14:33
- yes. yes it is. -- nm - mud Jul 13, 13:48
Wow, it's dark outside. -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 13:22 4
- Outside lights came on and are swaying pretty heavily in the wind. -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 13:27 1
  - Hope it doesn't go that funny green. -- nm - . Jul 13, 14:56
- is the heat dome over your head? -- nm - decline Jul 13, 13:24 1
  - That's a brain cloud, yo. -- nm - Amanda Jul 13, 14:30
OK, so we have to poll, favorite movie with the Rock in it. - groiny Jul 13, 13:18 38
- Honestly, The Rundown isn't nearly as good as I remembered. - Dignan Jul 13, 15:34
- The Rundown ... The Other Guys -- nm* - Will Hunting Jul 13, 15:26
- The Rundown -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 15:20
- now if we mean the actual Rock it is obviously The Rock with Connery and Cage. -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 14:08 4
  - I vote for school of rock. -- nm - all the boys love newton time, yo. Jul 13, 14:09 3
    - 30 Rock. nm - Dignan Jul 13, 15:36
    - well, it sure isn't Rock of Ages. -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 14:13 1
      - word. god, so word. -- nm - all the boys love newton time, yo. Jul 13, 14:16
- Get Smart is the only one of his movies that I liked. -- nm - Krusty Jul 13, 14:02
- Get Smart. -- nm - TorBaron Jul 13, 13:49
- Rundown remains his best outing. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 13, 13:44
- One of the Fast and Furious movies -- nm - amoxy Jul 13, 13:42
- Be Cool -- nm - patryk Jul 13, 13:39 2
  - hello! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 13, 14:11
  - There he is. Welcome to the board! -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 13:58
- Pain and Gain -- nm - CQ Jul 13, 13:36
- The Other Guys I guess. Otherwise, none. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 13, 13:33
- Get Smart -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 13:32
- The Rundown for best - Scorpion King as the sexiest -- nm - Epiphany Jul 13, 13:30
- The WWE ... that whole thing is a movie, right? - call me Ishmael Jul 13, 13:29
- I was always partial to his tv show, McMillan & Wife -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 13, 13:27
- i think i have only watched parts of movies with The Rock in them on HBO....nm - x Jul 13, 13:26
- I think mine are the same as yours -- nm - Jim Jul 13, 13:26
- Walking Tall or Fast Five - J Jul 13, 13:22
- what if you like him, but don't really like any of the movies in his filmography? -- nm - Diva Jul 13, 13:22 4
  - Yeah, I agree...I looked on IMDB and none of his movies are great or even very good to me -- nm - amoxy Jul 13, 13:47
  - you have to like something that he has appeared in? - groiny Jul 13, 13:23 2
    - yeah, it's probably this one. I forgot he was in it. -- nm - Diva Jul 13, 13:24
    - SNL -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 13:24
- Get Smart -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 13:22
- Get Smart -- nm - Max Jul 13, 13:20 3
  - he was in this? I should watch tonight. (after I go out drinking crappy beer with patryk!) -- nm - all the boys love newton time, yo. Jul 13, 14:07 2
    - Does he know you're making him drink crappy beer? -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 14:16 1
      - I specifically *called* him to tell him I wanted crappy beer. It was not a conversation for texting or telegram. -- nm - Amanda Jul 13, 14:31
- Whichever of his FF's that was less sucky.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 13, 13:19 1
  - 4,5,6,7 -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 14:03
- The Rundown -- nm - decline Jul 13, 13:19 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 14:02
ny federal judge: law enforcement needs a warrant to use the stingray cellphone tower spoofer -- (link) - gerald Jul 13, 13:11 4
- What I don't get is why are they stationed outside most military bases -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 13:29 1
  - Because spies might be more likely to be there, too? -- nm - TWuG Jul 13, 13:30
- midsentence, I thought this was going to be about an aquatic weapon. -- nm - Max Jul 13, 13:19
- fascists -- nm - decline Jul 13, 13:19
Enjoy the Coliseum, Stan. -- (link) - iSpam Jul 13, 13:09
ty be like -- (link) - Spawn Jul 13, 13:04
YDC: The plane coming to take me to Florida is coming from West Palm Beach. Due to the storms - ty97 Jul 13, 13:00
massive heat dome forecast to bake much of U.S. by late next week - x Jul 13, 13:00 16
- come on up, I want to go water skiing next weekend -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 14:09
- ComicCon will be a comfortable 70's :) -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 13, 13:28
- Don't want - J Jul 13, 13:27
- Winnipeg Fringe Festival began at lunch today and runs through next weekend. You're all welcome to come and enjoy a reasonable temperature. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 13, 13:17 4
  - will dignan be there? -- nm - gerald Jul 13, 13:19 1
    - I'd bet you yes, but I'd never know it. No idea what he looks like though we've likely been at the same movie before. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 13, 14:29
  - why do you celebrate fringes? -- nm - decline Jul 13, 13:18 1
    - big admirality law buff. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 13:20
- so I guess that giant hole in the sun was a bad thing? -- nm - decline Jul 13, 13:15
- This is what happens when the sun changes colors. - David Jul 13, 13:12
- How about massive Thunderdome? -- nm* - eag Jul 13, 13:10
- Maroon is good, right? -- nm - iSpam Jul 13, 13:10
- Oh, dang, just when I arrive! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 13, 13:07
- Doooom? -- nm - ML Jul 13, 13:05
- whew, missing the bay area. still warm, but we're hotter this week than next. (er, sorry, all y'all.) -- nm - b. Jul 13, 13:03
- Yay, beach week -- nm - gerald Jul 13, 13:01
google opinion rewards just asked me how often I purchase new underwear - decline Jul 13, 12:59 7
- oh decline. I didn't before, but I do now. - Max Jul 13, 13:30
- at least they didn't ask about frequency of washing. -- nm - b. Jul 13, 13:00 2
  - wait, you're supposed to wash them ? -- nm - decline Jul 13, 13:18 1
    - Sounds like a west coast thing. -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 14:04
- What about truffle hunting? -- nm - gerald Jul 13, 12:59
- and what a first! -- nm - decline Jul 13, 12:59 1
  - Toga Much Information -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 13:00

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