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"We're making four more [Avatar] movies. I'm 38 now and I think I'll be making space movies until I'm 45." "Oh wow. That old." -- nm - Saldana and Colbert Jul 18, 21:18 1
- As far as I'm concerned, she can keep making space movies until she's 90. - Beryllium Jul 18, 21:19
Zoe Saldana....on Avatar "We're making 4 more" -- nm - Remlik Jul 18, 21:17 1
- So that makes ... 20? HSX better get IPO'ing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 21:18
Melania's speech lifted in part directly from Michelle Obama's 2008 convention speech about Barack -- (link) - gerald Jul 18, 21:09 2
- MSNBC played several segments back to back, yeah, word for word -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 21:24
- I was just coming to post this. I thought it was going to be off, but geez. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 18, 21:11
Trumpiness -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 21:06
Maddow: the mother calling Hillary personally responsible for the death of her son was a line never crossed before in the most vitrolic politics -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 20:57 1
- Cindy Sheehan probably did but not at a national convention -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 21:00
So Zoo is like Walking Dead, but at a zoo? -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 20:55
Final Star Trek Beyond trailer. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 18, 20:44
Jon Stewart on Colbert from RNC starts now -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 20:36 6
- spoiler!!!! -- (edited) - Spawn Jul 18, 20:59 1
  - Im peeing -- nm - Jovian Jul 18, 21:05
- Colbert:"You would think Pence would have more empathy for McCain, because after this interview, he clearly knows what it's like to be held prisoner." -- nm - Max Jul 18, 20:51 2
  - crap, they're gonna make us west coasties wait till 11:30 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 20:58 1
    - oh crap -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 21:01
- "... noted security expert, Milania Trump." -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 20:46
Lights Out is currently 100% at Rotten Tomatoes (12/12) - and 2 of them are secretstalker -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 20:24 2
- M Night must be kicking himself. -- nm - Max Jul 18, 20:25 1
  - I'll be bummed if this isn't the theme song -- (link) - Dano Jul 18, 20:29 [youtube]
Poke Radar Shows You Where to Find and Catch 'Em All In Pokémon Go -- (link) - ty97 Jul 18, 20:23
Now drinking: Jose Cuervo Family Reserve - Reagen Jul 18, 20:21 4
- I tried some 1942, is that a grade up or down? -- nm - Bacon Jul 18, 20:35 2
  - No idea, I'm not really a tequila guy. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 20:43 1
    - Me either but it did not taste like the way I always think tequila tasted. I think yours is the next step up. The small tiny taste I got was Heaven -- nm - Bacon Jul 18, 20:45
- I'm imagining lots of little Jack Bauers being as badass as their father. -- nm - Max Jul 18, 20:22
Nice. Local (Muncie) dog shelter FBed their dogs available for Pokemon Go walks. 100 people there today, alone. - Spawn Jul 18, 20:19 4
- My wife works for a local shelter. She posted a similar thing and likes, shares and new followers have been amazing. The shelter is getting calls - TWuG Jul 18, 20:26 3
  - make sure she hashtags that. -- nm - Remlik Jul 18, 20:38
  - Nice. You might want to search for the Munice one to see if there are any points she might want to add. - Spawn Jul 18, 20:30 1
    - That's what inspired it. Pretty sure they were the first to get traction on it, which might be why FB is interested. -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 20:44
WOW (if accurate) -- (link) - ty97 Jul 18, 20:07 2
- are they sure its percent and not total number? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 20:37
- maybe Obama! lured all them to the Dem convention. -- nm - Max Jul 18, 20:19
Oh wait. Sing Street is available on Vudu tomorrow? -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 20:06
I do appreciate that Antonio Sabato, Jr apparently has Muslim-sensing ability. - ty97 Jul 18, 20:04 2
- He did gay porn. He's breaking 2 planks of the platform. Who are they going to have speak tomorrow, Jenna Jameson? -- nm* - jnine Jul 18, 22:24
- naked Muslim-sensing ability? -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 20:06
Here is the Trump / O'R / Black Lives Matter text. (repost, but UGH) -- (link*) - Spawn Jul 18, 20:02 7
- The debates are going to be sooo much fun. -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 20:27
- or do something, but, at a minimum, we're going to have to reactivate COINTELPRO. -- nm - Max Jul 18, 20:21
- *fired* -- (link) - ty97 Jul 18, 20:03 [Backboard] 4
  - As I said, repost. But worth repeating. -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 20:04 3
    - fine. *suspended without pay* -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:05 2
      - Actually, just check with maj and you were on double-secret probation, so you have no powers. -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 20:13 1
        
        My powers transcend. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:14
Delegates are apparently leaving in drove and there are several more speakers to go -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:02 2
- That doesn't mean much, other than poor event planning. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:02 1
  - Time to hit the bars and drink away the memory of those speeches -- nm - decline Jul 18, 20:05
If she ever gets divorced from Donald, I think the Kardashians would take her in. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 18, 20:00
I mean.... -- (link) - ty97 Jul 18, 19:59
*holds up tiny mouse sword* CRASH DAVIS! Mouseguard to become a movie.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 18, 19:59 1
- SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - TWuG Jul 18, 20:31
DMC(hristmas) - I feel the need to plan some travel. Do I invite myself to KC or go somewhere different. - Meg Jul 18, 19:58 4
- Do you like going to KC or do you feel obligated to? -- nm - kelly Jul 18, 20:12 3
  - I like going but mid-winter isn't always the best time. Last time I was there for Christmas we were snowed in for a couple of days. -- nm - Meg Jul 18, 20:20 2
    - Here's a hint....amarula. ...you know what to do now -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 20:50 1
      - Not 'til next year - maybe another repositioning cruise. -- nm - Meg Jul 18, 21:08
Eye in the Sky is *far* more interesting and exciting than Good Kill. - Max Jul 18, 19:56
She did OK. A bit nervous, but hit some notes and didn't do any damage -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:42 11
- I'm sorry, she may well be a nice woman, but for a major party convention that was just awful -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 19:46 10
  - For any other convention, yes that would be awful...For this one, she was adequate -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:49 3
    - She did as well as she could be expected to. -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 19:53
    - "Donald is intensely loyal" says his third wife -- nm - Twitter Jul 18, 19:51 1
      - Until he isn't. -- nm - . Jul 18, 20:27
  - Not watching, are we referring to Melania? It seems kinda awful that we 'force' spouses to do this every convention. - ty97 Jul 18, 19:49 4
    - "holy crap, I'm married?!!!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 20:19
    - I think the spouses should do a debate this year -- nm - decline Jul 18, 19:54 1
      - ... in bed. -- nm - Buba Jul 18, 19:54
    - The one exception will be the spouse of the Democrat nominee -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:50
  - agreed -- nm - mud Jul 18, 19:47
So I only watched for like 40 seconds. Does each night have a different 'Make America _____ Again" theme and tonight is 'Safe'? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 18, 19:40 8
- Flatulence -- nm - Max Jul 18, 19:54
- But the trick is, they're all synonymous with 'White' -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:46
- Yes. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 19:44 5
  - Tomorrow: Work. Wednesday: First. Thursday: One - ty97 Jul 18, 19:45 4
    - Wait, he's not closing with 'Great'? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 18, 19:51 3
      - Because America will be so great when I win. So great you won't believe it. -- nm - Donald Trump Jul 18, 20:03
      - [less filling] -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 20:01
      - (don't make me apply logic to this shitshow) I think the overarching theme of the whole convention is 'Great'. Those four are daily sub-themes -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 18, 19:56
I look forward to seeing Melania and Bill doing an interview on the Today Show -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:39
By the way, ty97 and Qale (and whoever else lives in or has ties to Texas), I'll be in Austin this week. - ReluctantCynic Jul 18, 19:33 6
- I'll be in Houston this weekend. :( -- nm - Epiphany Jul 18, 19:46
- I'll be in Austin in early August but not this week :( -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 19:36 4
  - And I'll be in Austin at the end of October for AFF, but not this weekend -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 19:37 1
    - I'll be back in Austin for Thanksgiving. Outside chance of New Years. And I may go to SXSW next year. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 19:57
  - Meh ... it's okay. I haven't mentioned it here because I didn't think I'd have any time to myself. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jul 18, 19:37 1
    - If you do, see it one of the Alamo Drafthouse locations. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 19:39
eek, Tiffany Trumpf is fugly -- nm - mud Jul 18, 19:32 1
- Unlike your post, which is just plain ugly. -- nm - . Jul 18, 20:26
Welp, I'm persuaded -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 19:31
"meanwhile, North Korea fires 3 medium range missiles" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:29 1
- "Hand me the football" get ready to receive the launch codes!! -- nm - If Trump was President now Jul 18, 19:30
The incredible area of Fashion -- nm - Derek Zoolander Jul 18, 19:29
Leslie Jones was hilarious on Match Game -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 19:25 1
- She was. (spoils) - JaxSean Jul 18, 19:30
What would happen if a Bond Girl was First Lady -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 19:25 2
- On the other hand, face swap works wonders. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:30
- Considering the evil blonde clown who's now in charge of MI-6, probably a whole lot of not good stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:29
She is hot -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:24 3
- If his wife is on, yes she is -- nm - Bacon Jul 18, 19:29
- if brainless Stepford wives is your thing -- nm - mud Jul 18, 19:25 1
  - She needs glasses -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:26
I just threw up in my mouth a little. -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 19:23
Squee! -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 19:22
[turns in grave] -- nm - freddie Jul 18, 19:22 1
- "RNC is currently playing a song by a gay immigrant from the Middle East." - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:24
Wait, Trump is Reagan? Huh. -- nm - Chris Christie Jul 18, 19:21 1
- Trump is dead, I think -- nm - Bacon Jul 18, 19:22
Tostitos Cantina Chipotle Thins: A -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 19:18
It took umpteen years, but they finally found somebody who could make Cena seem entertaining. -- nm - David Jul 18, 19:15 9
- Enzo? -- nm - Tim Jul 18, 19:25 2
  - Both of them, really. -- nm - David Jul 18, 19:25 1
    - Rumor is Vince is very high on Cass. At least he's got more charisma than Roman. -- nm - Tim Jul 18, 19:29
- Amy Schumer? -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 19:17 5
  - Be serious, Dan. -- nm - David Jul 18, 19:21 4
    - Tina Fey? -- nm - Remlik Jul 18, 19:23 2
      - The ESPY Award writers? -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 19:24 1
        
        Amy Poehler? -- nm - Remlik Jul 18, 19:24
    - The gentelman from the Keystone State has a point. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 19:22
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:12
Jesus, Rudy -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 19:11 2
- ARRRGH -- (link) - amoxy Jul 18, 19:20
- Boogah! Boogah! Boogah! Booooooo -- nm - rudy Jul 18, 19:19
Just saw a still photo of Dole being interviewed. Please tell me he had something of substance to say. -- nm - Mara Jul 18, 19:01 2
- I fear watching, but here's a short interview with pbs. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 18, 19:07 [youtube]
- I only heard one interview with him but it was not substantive - gerald Jul 18, 19:06
slackertalk dilemmas -- (link) - mud Jul 18, 18:57 1
- The Food Channel :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 18, 19:17
"Oh god, no!" -- nm - Chris Christie Jul 18, 18:53 1
- Best case scenario for this guy is now Chief of Staff. -- nm - Mara Jul 18, 19:02
Lynyrd Skynyrd's Gary Rossington has suffered some heart pains and the band has canceled thier tour for now.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 18, 18:49
I think those Leslie Jones trolls need a good dose of Anonymous. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 18:48 4
- yes. unfortunately, many seem to be have been using dummy accounts. I know ip address blocks can be circumvented, but - b. Jul 18, 18:51 1
  - I don't know how Anonymous works its tech witchcraft. I'm just assuming they can expose them for the disgusting fools they are. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 18:53
- agreed -- nm - JaxSean Jul 18, 18:49
- Day of Rage 2 -- nm - Spawn Jul 18, 18:49
Ohh. Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson have split. - kelly Jul 18, 18:44 12
- Ahhhh. This is sad. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 20:12
- Finally - gerald Jul 18, 18:56 2
  - (to be clear, I mean Kruger, not Jackson) -- nm - gerald Jul 18, 19:07 1
    - Why limit your options? (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 19:10 [youtube]
- ah bummer. those stories a while back about her being publicly touchy/feely with someone else didn't bode well. :/ -- nm - b. Jul 18, 18:50 4
  - Yes, Norman Reedus. Ewwwwww. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 18:52 3
    - "Riding With Norman Reedus" nm - Dignan Jul 18, 18:52 2
      - Ew. I like em a bit scruffy, but even I draw the line at "looks like he woke up in a puddle of vomit and stale beer" nm - ralph wiggum Jul 18, 18:57 1
        
        L3! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 18, 19:48
- He was miles out of his league for a decade. She finally realized. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 18:47 1
  - Other way around, yo. nm - Dignan Jul 18, 18:52
- Poor Peter Bishop -- nm - amoxy Jul 18, 18:47

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