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ESPN and Skip Bayless take note: Tim Tebow to pursue a career in professional baseball -- (link) - Beaker Aug 9, 04:51 1
- God it must suck to see guys like Jimmy Clausen continue to get interest by NFL teams and your phone is quiet. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 9, 04:53
heh, the Australian census is all supposed to be done today, and they sent forms to literally every house in the country saying 'do it online' - mafic Aug 9, 04:27 1
- or, you know, read Karl's post below. -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 04:27
NYT: Do Your Friends Actually Like You? -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 9, 04:05 1
- For the last time, *no*! - prayformojo Aug 9, 04:26
No Man's Sky day! Woo! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 9, 03:50
It is Census night in Australia and for the first time it can be done online. Except the website has crashed under the load - Karl_S Aug 9, 03:19 2
- I have one! -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 04:27
- Eh, it doesn't count. - . Aug 9, 03:50
This article about Missy Franklin makes the NCAA look bad -- (link) - Max Aug 9, 02:18 6
- Man, a lot of sites are just unreadable on mobile now with ad behavior like this - Reagen Aug 9, 05:26 1
  - I had to give up on this one -- nm - zork Aug 9, 06:16
- There's something seriously wrong about a system that makes that much money pretending the young adults they are in charge of are amateurs. -- nm - . Aug 9, 03:48 2
  - We're still talking about the NCAA, not the IOC, right? -- nm - Ender Aug 9, 06:06
  - Hmmm... why isn't competing in the Olympics against the rules? They get a couple thousand dollars worth of clothes and gear, room and board. - . Aug 9, 04:43
- I don't agree exactly. The NCAA is what is it is; even for tertiary level athletes. They knew this going in and still chose it. - Will Hunting Aug 9, 03:19
Heh, scrolling through my Netflix queue and I see "Scrotal Recall" is now titled "Lovesick". -- nm - Ender Aug 8, 23:29
Watching this tweet is making me thirsty. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 8, 23:28 1
- this is accurate. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 23:29
Men's gymnastics spoiler - JaxSean Aug 8, 22:17
That thing where I drop a bad news bomb at work while sitting in my garage waiting to lecture people on how to do their jobs. - Beryllium Aug 8, 22:03 4
- The person who will be most incensed by this should be getting in to work in about two hours. - Beryllium Aug 8, 22:11 3
  - global businesses are the most fun. my emails like this go to a time zone 4-5 hours ahead. I try and send them in the afternoon, so most of the - mafic Aug 8, 22:17
  - Sounds like it'll be a great Tuesday -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 22:15 1
    - Well, my actual boss gets back from several weeks away from the office. That might help. - Beryllium Aug 8, 23:09
Gretchen Carlson getting paaid AF -- (link) - gerald Aug 8, 21:52
7 hits in a game. jeez -- nm - Jovian Aug 8, 21:42
on a more serious note, I really enjoy watching people like Phelps or Walsh-Jennings who would have been thought to be too old twenty years ago - crash davis Aug 8, 21:35 1
- Oscar Schmidt was an exception -- nm - budice Aug 8, 21:40
Krusty, the Olympics have been on here for almost 90 min. I understand your frustration on B2 -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 8, 21:25 9
- Right? All that time there was that diving and two swimming races. If you like the synchronized diving it was great but - Krusty Aug 8, 21:32 8
  - so you'd prefer more commercials then? -- nm - NBC Aug 8, 21:39 7
    - Is that possible? I like some of the stories and learning about the new athletes. - Krusty Aug 8, 21:44 6
      - I object! If you want stories, read a book! I want action! -- nm - Max Aug 8, 22:32
      - personally I love the stories about athletes who won't medal but gave their all just to be there like that Syrian refugee girl - crash davis Aug 8, 21:46 4
        
        Agreed. Those are enjoyable but aren't told often enough. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 21:50 3
        
        where are Tara & Johnny when we need them the most?????? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 8, 21:58 2
        
        I saw Tara last night talking women's gymnastics. No sight of Johnny -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 22:08 1
        
        They've been on the afternoon show with Dan Patrick a couple of times. -- nm - David Aug 8, 23:12
they should put American football into the Olympics, the race for bronze would be fun - crash davis Aug 8, 21:18
i don't know if any of you will care or not, by Kaigee's site is back up and running it would seem... - call me Ishmael Aug 8, 21:18 1
- Kaigee's is definitely easier to read - Strongbad Aug 9, 04:18
Olympics quiz: Which country has the most gold medals? Silver medals? Bronze medals? - David Aug 8, 21:04 3
- spoilers - crash davis Aug 8, 21:07 2
  - also I wish the NRA would do something useful and pump a hell of a lot more money into our shooting programs -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 21:10 1
    - If there were an AK47s in Grocery Stores competition, we'd own the podium. -- nm - David Aug 8, 21:28
Tonight I brought some boxes over to the storage unit. The entire way there (only 5 or so minutes, but still...) I kept hearing voices. It was - kelly Aug 8, 20:53 1
- We drove from VA to Connecticut with a toy going off in our car, but this one played music - prayformojo Aug 8, 20:55
I have a 343-195 EV win for Hillary, and a 51 (49+2)/49 Democratic Senate -- (link) - Tim Aug 8, 20:51 2
- It's crazy to think Trump could win all of Romney's states + FL and OH and still not win. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 9, 05:15
- 374 - 164 --- your map + Georgia. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 04:26
I...don't understand rugby. -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:45 29
- Think American football with running backs and linebackers only, and no forward passing. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Aug 9, 04:59
- It's like Quiddich except without brooms. - Qale Aug 8, 21:16
- I was getting my haircut the other day, and said the same thing. Plus, just when I think I'm getting it, they do something that makes no sense. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 20:52
- Every play is the Stanford Band Play. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 20:51
- If you watch two games you'll get it, for the most part. I don't quite get the toss in from the side where they lift a player up and the -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 8, 20:51 5
  - the lift is basically strategy. the toss is supposed to be neutral (has to be straight down the middle of the two teams), so the tossing team picks a - mafic Aug 8, 20:56 3
    - Can both teams lift someone because it seems like only one does? And the scrum seems to always go to one side. Can both teams try and get the ball? - Krusty Aug 8, 21:00 2
      - both teams can lift, but only one team knows where the ball is going. other team has to guess. - mafic Aug 8, 21:10 1
        
        Cool. Thanks the answers. 👍:-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 21:15
  - I've watched a few this week, admittedly with the sound turned down. -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:53
- if it was semi-important, our women would be good at it -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:48 6
  - *technically* the US are the reigning Olympic champions (won in 1924, and 1920, but there were only 3 and 2 countries respectively). -- nm - mafic Aug 9, 01:10
  - Heh. :-) They did pretty well this year. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 20:49 4
    - I guess its semi-important then. - crash davis Aug 8, 20:50 3
      - The medal matches were earlier today. I watched a few games including us and spoiler - Krusty Aug 8, 20:52 2
        
        Spoilers - David Aug 8, 20:54 1
        
        Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 21:03
- that's because it's like football, only better. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 20:47 11
  - Stupid Teddy Roosevelt legalizing the forward pass... -- nm - Ender Aug 8, 20:52
  - That typhoon watered down your brain. -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:50
  - Like soccer, you say? -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 20:48 8
    - like your football, only they don't stop when someone falls over. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 20:50 7
      - It's a strange coincidence that the falling over happens after a 270-pound man with 4.4 speed hits at maximum impact. - David Aug 8, 20:52 6
        
        rugby's... not much different. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 21:00 5
        
        And no pads. I don't think I even saw an elbow or knee pad. Just the head gear to I think protect the ears. Cauliflower ear is rough. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 21:04 3
        
        though I knew an Irish guy who played football in university after rugby his whole life previously, and said the pads are as much a way to hurt - mafic Aug 8, 21:12 2
        
        I've heard because of the pads they're more reckless and the helmets are weapons. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 21:36 1
        
        been there, done that -- nm - Roger Goodell Aug 8, 21:38
        
        Tell that to Jarryd Hayne. -- nm - David Aug 8, 21:03
OK that's pretty cool. women's volleyball spoils - JaxSean Aug 8, 20:43
they need a seperate channel just for medal ceremonies, I have no idea what Kosovo's anthem sounds like - crash davis Aug 8, 20:39 9
- the Russian one will always be the best. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 20:41 2
  - see, I'm not sure if I could differentiate the Russian anthem from the Hunt For Red October soundtrack -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:42 1
    - Being a child of the 80's, the Russian National Anthem as sung by Nikolai Volkoff is the only option. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 9, 05:21
- Whatever Albania's is, if I were to hear it, I'd say "wait a minute....that's wrong!" - prayformojo Aug 8, 20:41 5
  - you mean Viet Nam's anthem isn't All Along The Watchtower? -- nm* - crash davis Aug 8, 20:46 4
    - No, it's actually Fortunate Son. Common mistake. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 20:50 3
      - Signed, David Ayers -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:55 2
        
        Robert Zemeckis thinks he needs to cool it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 21:07 1
        
        "In the cool of the evening when everything is getting kinda groovy ..." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 21:14
"Okay, what if Roman Reigns cured cancer on Raw. Would you cheer him then?" - David Aug 8, 20:10 1
- I'm just happy they put him in a midcard feud for now. - Tim Aug 8, 20:14
Gymnastics spoilers - Dano Aug 8, 20:00
I had a dream last night that I stumbled upon Robert Herjavec murdering Daymond John and then he started chasing me to kill the witness. -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 19:52 4
- Can you explain the movie The Lobster to me? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 8, 20:22
- Did the building you were in crumble down around you? -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 20:12 1
  - Cheeky. I like it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 20:14
- Was he smiling? I bet he was smiling. He seems like a great guy. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 20:12
Yes....I can feel the hate swelling in you now...give in to your anger... -- (link*) - ML Aug 8, 19:44 15
- Yeah, I guess not watching a minutes of the Olympics was the right call -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 20:15 12
  - you're mistaken, its a Fail call #Ilovetheolympics -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:16 11
    - #IsNFLhereyet? Until then I will watch reruns of Blossom over the Olympics. I know you just love Bob Costas, so you do have that. -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 20:18 10
      - wtf is Blossom? -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:18 9
        
        Sheldon's Girlfriend used to have her own show -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 20:19 8
        
        wtf is Sheldon? -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:19 7
        
        You with better fashion sense. - Will Hunting Aug 9, 04:58
        
        BTW I love the Winter Olympics, so there is that. -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 20:21 5
        
        I vastly prefer the Winter Games too. but the summer ones are fun -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:22 4
        
        I went to the 1984 games and being there was epic bucket list type stuff. But every Olympics since keeps getting bland. Not sure why. - Bacon Aug 8, 20:26 3
        
        Of course my IM also applies to Winter but I just like them better. Bobsled, Skeleton, Hockey, just more fun to watach -- nm* - Bacon Aug 8, 20:27 2
        
        Skicross is the ultimate. -- nm - David Aug 8, 21:07
        
        wtf is Hockey? -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:35
- I bet he's listening to babymetal -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 20:13
- heh -- (link*) - Spawn Aug 8, 19:48
SITWAP ... but suicide squad ... no legs? long-term short? - call me Ishmael Aug 8, 19:38 1
- Short until delist. -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 20:34
How boring is this world we live in when everyone is talking about swimming? - secretslacker Aug 8, 19:35 25
- I was ranting about work, does that help? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 20:15
- Bachelor in Paradise & Chad has not aired here yet. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 8, 19:58
- The Olympics are awesome and the world is more fun when we're all competing against each other in sports. - Krusty Aug 8, 19:39 21
  - Krusty!! I sent you an email a few days back, would you mind taking a look, please?? -- nm - samara Aug 8, 20:06 7
    - I did look and don't see anything. - Krusty Aug 8, 20:30 6
      - Whatever her offer I will double it! -- nm - Bacon Aug 8, 20:31 5
        
        I'll listen to everyone. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 20:32 4
        
        Bacon will give you 3 1st round picks if you eat a whole Dominoes pizza with bacon and pepporine and olives -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 20:39 3
        
        I wouldn't eat one olive let alone a pizza covered in them. Blech! -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 20:41 2
        
        I find your position ....puzzling - crash davis Aug 8, 21:13 1
        
        They are gross. You can have my share. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 22:06
  - As long as we win, I agree. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 19:49 3
    - It's that much more fun when we win. 😁 -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 20:03
    - As long as Venezuela wins a gold medal (or two) this year, I agree. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 19:57
    - IU repping as well as Noblesville today -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 19:54
  - the olympics turn me into an inveterate optimist... - x Aug 8, 19:47 8
    - I knew all the bitching and handwringing about Rio would fade away as soon as the Games started -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:19 2
      - That's a contractual obligation, though. - Beryllium Aug 8, 20:23 1
        
        its not my money, so yay sports!....barring a terrorist attack, this will be a great games -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:26
    - I much prefer the smaller country beating the US in a thrilling fashion. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 20:10 3
      - you would have like the first quarter of US Venezuela basketball, the other three not so much -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:18
      - Nobody likes a hater. -- nm - David Aug 8, 20:11 1
        
        he hates it when water is liquid, he much prefers ice -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 20:21
    - How great is it if it can warm the heart of a grinch? ;-) I love the competition, the upsets and athletes from small countries - Krusty Aug 8, 19:59
- that's only because the good sports haven't started yet. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 19:37
Mick really saved Sasha Banks tonight in her promo. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 19:35 4
- Promos are starting to become a glaring weakness for her. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 19:38 1
  - it'll click. She's magnetic. she'll get it. she was better this week over last. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 19:41
- Thanks... finally a post not about swimming :) -- nm - secretslacker Aug 8, 19:35 1
  - no problem bro! -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 19:38
b. happy un-birthday!! -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 8, 19:30 1
- HUD -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 19:43

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