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The new Star Trek captain is Leslie Jones, right? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 12:40 1
- Taraji P. Henson -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 12:42
color of money chat q: is it okay to pay off their mortgage in full? - gerald Aug 11, 12:40 2
- Depends on the interest rate. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Aug 11, 12:47 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 12:47
That sound you just heard? Spawn sighing the biggest relief imaginable. - Spawn Aug 11, 12:33 2
- was it in that black hole of a backpack your kid bought? -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 12:33 1
  - Nah, office brah. - Spawn Aug 11, 12:35
One other thing about Mr. Robot....it didn't register with me until last night that That One Actress Who Looked Familiar was actually - prayformojo Aug 11, 12:33 5
- She was really good on The Newsroom. - David Aug 11, 12:35 4
  - wow ... I didn't make that connection. - JenBro Aug 11, 12:54
  - I miss The Newsroom. -- nm - mud Aug 11, 12:38
  - Dev Patel? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:36 1
    - One of the best scenes of the series finale! - David Aug 11, 12:38
Ukrainian forces ordered to be combat ready amid rising tensions with Russia -- (link) - zork Aug 11, 12:26 8
- Someone needs to change Donald Trump's Twitter password right now. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:36 6
  - Has anyone tried to log in with just "DonaldTrump"? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:37 5
    - "Password" -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 11, 12:41 4
      - boobs -- nm - jnine Aug 11, 12:49
      - Ivanka69 -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 12:42 2
        
        As if he would lower himself to doing that -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:47
        
        ew. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 12:45
- I was just talking about this tension with a co-worker and last year when I had to actually wonder - Mel Profit Aug 11, 12:32
One of the desert rats just reminded me this is the first time in years we haven't celebrated my b'day on the road or in camp. - Meg Aug 11, 12:23 3
- Birfday! -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:28
- *running in...with a desert rat skull on my head...making right for Meg...tackling her like it's the winning move of the Championship... - Nekkid Crazy Birthday Mel Aug 11, 12:28 1
  - Being a desert rat involves camping. When do we leave?? -- nm - Meg Aug 11, 12:47
Nissan GTR vs. Everyone's Fave Hurdler. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 11, 12:21 [youtube] 11
- if that dumbass had run her over . . . -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 12:34 1
  - it would be par for the course? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:34
- There is a "Top Gear Festival?" *bounce bouce bounce* What were we talking about? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 12:25 1
  - I dunno if the "new hosts" are going to continue it, but The Grand Tour is essentially the same thing. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Aug 11, 12:27
- also I think that car would be very poorly suited for the hurdles. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:25 2
  - Yeah, but no way she completes the Nurburgring in 7:08.68... -- nm - Ender Aug 11, 12:28 1
    - those banked corners would give her an issue. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:33
- That's not Moses Malone. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:22 3
  - Edwin Moses. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 12:46 1
    - right. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 13:04
  - Try not to think of Moses Malone in those shorts. Go ahead. Try. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 12:23
I hate that Westjet still insists on popping to a new window. What is this, 1997? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:21
oh shit, I never even thought that with Roy out in Colordao, if the Habs shit the bed starting out he may land there - Beaker Aug 11, 12:18 1
- Habs Managment: "Je ne sais, 'ow about another ex-player?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:21
WAP? Canadian ISIS supporter blew himself up in a cab surrounded by RCMP on way to commit a suicide bombing -- (link) - zork Aug 11, 12:11 6
- and, have you been to Strathroy? it's just a teeny little place. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:24 3
  - Near London as i recall. Have not been there -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:29
  - (that poor cab driver) -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:26 1
    - not to dismiss it, but that doesn't seem like the most powerful of bombs based on the wreckage -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:34
- True story: His "home" in Winnipeg is less than a mile from my place and I know the eccentric woman who was his landlord. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 11, 12:13
- Apparently Pearson airport and Union Station in Toronto had been warned to be on alert -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:13
True feels: Aussie grandparents watch grandson take home gold in Rio. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 11, 12:08 [youtube] 1
- *smashes Foster's can on her forehead in celebration* -- nm - Aussie grandma Aug 11, 12:09
Bristol, Tennessee is nearly 100 miles closer to Canada than it is to Memphis, Tennessee -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:03 11
- Something I've mentioned before. Memphis is technically part of Tennessee, but I'm closer to many non-Tennesseans here than to anybody in Memphis. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:30 5
  - In many ways? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:35 4
    - No, Anka, we're not the Alabama of Tennessee. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:38 3
      - What's the Alabama of Alabama? -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:39 2
        
        Nick Saban's coaching staff. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 12:41
        
        Mississippi -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:40
- Vienna is closer to St. John's than Vancouver. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:16 4
  - Austria? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 12:47
  - of course it is. Who said any different? That's stupid. I'll fight them right now. -- nm - mud Aug 11, 12:21 2
    - easy there, champ. Maybe go lie down for a sec. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 12:22 1
      - "Let's take 'er down about 20% there, Squirrel" -- nm - wayne Aug 11, 12:24
BOGO Free coupon at smashburger -- (link) - budice Aug 11, 12:02
Child fell out if a roller coaster in Idyllwild -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:00 8
- my love of fair rides is *rapidly* evaporating this week. -- nm - Andie Aug 11, 12:04 5
  - Did something else happen? -- nm - Amanda Aug 11, 12:12 4
    - Waterside and ferris wheel incidents -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:13 3
      - To be fair, the waterslide one was the insane one that during testing, rafts were flying completely off the slide. - JaxSean Aug 11, 12:18 2
        
        and, for the waterslide, a number of people reportedly had complained to operators about harness issues, including recently. -- nm - b. Aug 11, 12:20 1
        
        Agreed -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 12:48
- inverted coaster or traditional on a corner? -- nm - Max Aug 11, 12:00 1
  - Door know yet, nor the condition of the child -- nm - zork Aug 11, 12:04
Motherf. Temperature ---> 94.8F Dewpoint --->75F -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 11:59 8
- yonh - 94/72 right now. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 12:16
- Ours is a refreshing 90/70. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 11, 12:13
- Outside feels like being inside the engine bay of a car that's leaking oil and antifreeze right now. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 12:04 1
  - these posts make me happy -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 12:09
- The Mayor has declared a Heat Emergency here until Sunday. So humid here walking down the street results in dripping, dripping sweat. all over. - Diva Aug 11, 12:02 1
  - Yes. My 7/8 mile walk back and forth yesterday evening and this morning sucked. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 11, 12:06
- Gross -- nm - ML Galaxy Aug 11, 12:02
- That .8 is what's the killer -- nm - decline Aug 11, 12:02
TE Ladarius Green may be "forced to retire" due to recurring migraines. - ML Galaxy Aug 11, 11:57
family of British tennis player alleges she was poisoned at Wimbledon -- (link) - gerald Aug 11, 11:56
NFL: Total distance travelled by each team for 2016 reg season -- (link) - budice Aug 11, 11:56 2
- Steelers are effin' lazy -- nm - decline Aug 11, 11:56 1
  - Yeah. *They* need to go to London. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 12:05
sitwap: did you know Greenland sharks can live up to 500 years old? -- (link) - Remlik Aug 11, 11:46 4
- yes! although.... - x Aug 11, 11:50 3
  - when does the shark-soul crushing boredom really set in? around year 250?? -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 11:52 2
    - They just go chomp someone. Brings new meaning to life. -- nm - jnine Aug 11, 11:56 1
      - that's like eating filet mignon every day for your whole life. eventually even that starts to taste like dirt -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 11:57
I'm spoiling next week's BOP trivia question here. To me, this an extremely tough question. Can anyone here get this? - prayformojo Aug 11, 11:44 13
- hmmm... - Roger More Aug 11, 12:36 2
  - yeah - prayformojo Aug 11, 12:42 1
    - Maybe add the year (or decade?) -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:44
- Here's the answer -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 11, 12:30 [Image] 2
  - I'm feeling like a genius right now. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:39
  - woo, and just in time, heh. -- nm - b. Aug 11, 12:31
- oh! - b. Aug 11, 12:30 1
  - yowza. Very good -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 12:47
- Spoiler guess - Flavorize Aug 11, 12:21 1
  - This is along the right lines, only the conjugation is correct. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:29
- Spoiler guess - TRuMaN Aug 11, 11:51
- Popstar? -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 11:49
- First one that comes to mind - Max Aug 11, 11:46
Olympic Mens Rugby Sevens Spoiler - Diva Aug 11, 11:43 1
- oh my gosh - spoilers inside - JenBro Aug 11, 12:55
ST Poll: name a TV series that you used to watch that you have dropped? -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:41 50
- I'm all but sure to cancel NCIS. I have 18 episodes on the DVR. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 12:29
- Blacklist -- nm - Jovian Aug 11, 12:25
- Arrow, Gotham and maybe Supernatural - J Aug 11, 12:22
- Modern Family, The Middle. I kind of keep up on the second, but the other I'm pretty sure we deleted 5-6 episodes last year. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 11, 12:21
- Narcos. Gotham. The Blacklist. Quantico. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 11, 12:21
- Daredevil, Orange is the New Black -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 11, 12:17
- for ongoing: bones, and likely sleepy hollow and mindy. -- nm -- (edited) - b. Aug 11, 12:09 2
  - oy, yeah. bones. speaking of shows i can't believe are still on....nm - x Aug 11, 12:10 1
    - I gave it up after 2 seasons ago - it was baffling and frustrating that it had the same writers, but they - b. Aug 11, 12:19
- Bones -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 12:07
- Empire and UnReal (don't tell my friends) -- nm - gerald Aug 11, 11:59 4
  - Empire needs better consistency with its storylines, but the music is ridiculously good. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:02 1
    - I won't watch the show, but I have listened to some of its songs and have a couple in my regular rotation. -- nm - b. Aug 11, 12:11
  - i tried UnReal for one episode...nm - x Aug 11, 12:01 1
    - it's hard for me to watch it objectively, hearing how the sausage was made - gerald Aug 11, 12:02
- I am currently debating all the CW superhero shows. Adding Supergirl feels like too many to keep track of... -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:58 6
  - Arrow was pretty terrible last season. It may be on the chopping block -- nm - decline Aug 11, 12:01 5
    - It was never any good. Drop it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 11, 12:07 3
      - The fact that people are in denial about this is a source of constant amusement. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:29
      - Season 1 was excellent - it's gone downhill from there -- nm - decline Aug 11, 12:10 1
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 12:13
    - yup, even Buck Compton couldn't save it. -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 12:03
- Supergirl - IrishStephen Aug 11, 11:52
- walking dead, supernatural, blacklist, -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 11:52
- modern family. also supernatural, which i can't believe is still on....nm - x Aug 11, 11:52 4
  - "CW Boss: Supernatural 'Could Outlast My Tenure' as Network President" -- (link) - Ender Aug 11, 11:54 1
    - heh....nm - x Aug 11, 11:58
  - Jensen Ackles ( Dean) is having twins!! babies! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 11:52 1
    - and babies gotta eat! -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:55
- Walking Dead, Supernatural -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 11:50
- Blacklist. -- nm - TRuMaN Aug 11, 11:47 1
  - I think this gets chopped for me this year. A spinoff seems like too much work to watch both -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:50
- Gotham -- nm - decline Aug 11, 11:46
- Supernatural -- nm - oblique Aug 11, 11:44 1
  - if you haven't, watch the 200th episode. It is pure gold. -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:49
- American Horror Story. Watched S01 and didn't care enough to continue. -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 11:44 2
  - I watched a few eps of AHS Hotel and then stopped. I will probably pick up the newest series and see if I like it. it's on a very short leash. -- nm* - Diva Aug 11, 11:45 1
    - Yeah, I am in the same boat. -- nm* - groiny Aug 11, 12:03
- Once upon a time I used to watch Once Upon A Time. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 11:44 3
  - This and Sleepy Hollow. -- nm - Jim Aug 11, 11:48 2
    - SH is that show, like a dog who caught the school bus and didn't know what to do next. They had NO idea what to do when they were a hit. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 11, 12:30
    - oh yeah - gave up on that one too. Am amazed it got renewed. -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 11:49
- Walking Dead is pretty much it currently. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 11, 11:44
- I have no idea if Castle is returning and wouldn't remember to look for it. - Max Aug 11, 11:42 1
  - It's not. But I quit it 2 - 3? seasons ago. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 11:44
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- Grays Anatomy -- nm - budice Aug 11, 11:41 1
  - you'd think they'd have a tough time hiring, what with their sky high physician mortality rate. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 11:42
- watched 7-10 season of NCIS but dropped it 3 seasons ago or so; same for Bones (watched 5-6 seasons, dropped 3-4 seasons ago) -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:41 1
  - also Mr Robot after 1 season and probably TWD (for the second time); Grey's was dropped ages ago, but the wife still watches it -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:51
Disney has renewed “Elena of Avalor” for a second season. -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:40
Worf -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 11:40

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