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I can watch that Simone Biles uneven bars performance over and over and over. -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 07:51 1
- Her floor performances are just awesome and by far the best I've ever seen. She's phenomenal. -- nm - Krusty Aug 12, 07:58
Thursday's BO - $3.3m - Sausage Party, $190k Florence -- (link) - LMS Aug 12, 07:48 2
- Am I missing something? This article says $20M weekend, Variety says $15M weekend. - JaxSean Aug 12, 08:04 1
  - They haven't updated their predictions from early-week tracking. A $3.3M Thursday number means it will open much higher -- nm - Roger More Aug 12, 08:07
I think this is for Reagen: In honour of John Venn's 180th Birthday. -- (link) - Andie Aug 12, 07:48
Dallas artist has started hiding knitted Pokemons around the city -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 07:44
LOL wut -- (link) - ML Aug 12, 07:39
Baltimore and Carolina stopped their game to watch the Phelps race last night -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 07:38
And Krusty, you got BF gmail. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 12, 07:38 2
- Replied. -- nm - Krusty Aug 12, 07:48 1
  - Graci! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 12, 07:50
*paging ST Medical Experts* - Strongbad Aug 12, 07:38 3
- I'm not a medical expert but I've been up on this stuff lately. Yes its more common than ever before. Yes they keep you in the hospital still - 3 days - Epiphany Aug 12, 07:52 2
  - Also a layman, but I work in infectious diseases so I'll contribute my two cents. - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 12, 07:56 1
    - finger to nose to the IM mrsa can mess you up -- nm - JenBro Aug 12, 10:18
Did anyone see Chris Coghlan's at bat yesterday? Called for timeout as stepped out as the pitcher started his wind-up. Realized he didn't get the - pmb Aug 12, 07:26 6
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Aug 12, 07:37
- is he hitting his weight yet? -- nm - groiny Aug 12, 07:27 4
  - He hits when it matters. Seriously, he's been really good in big moments. - pmb Aug 12, 07:31 3
    - sure, the end result looks great..... - groiny Aug 12, 07:32 2
      - Seriously, I don't get what LaStella is doing right now. It really was the logical move and it's for a short time. LaStella was having a good year - pmb Aug 12, 07:35 1
        
        he has only been around the majors for like 3 full seasons, never been a full time player - groiny Aug 12, 07:39
why dont airports have a security line estimator feature? its friday, i dont know if the boston airport is going to be horribly busy. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:24 8
- This is the TSA's wait time web site -- (link) - ty97 Aug 12, 07:29 7
  - it doesnt work for me. I select an airport and it asks me to select an airport. I'm just surprised the the airport's website doesnt have this info -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:39 5
    - it's a pretty poorly designed site. after you put in the airport, make sure to click the radio button to the left of the name before 'choosing' -- nm* - decline Aug 12, 07:44 1
      - Boston is showing 0-45 min waits (keep in mind these are traveler submitted) -- nm - decline Aug 12, 07:45
    - I just searched Boston and it worked fine for me. - ty97 Aug 12, 07:43 2
      - worked in IE for me. also its only pre-check tsa lines. oh well. I'll just plan on the line being a pain and go with that. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:44 1
        
        It is not only pre-check lines. The Pre-check symbol, to my knowledge, just means that checkpoint has pre-check. -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 12, 07:46
  - note that I've never used this website and can not verify its accuracy or usefulness. -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 07:32
Destiny : Beat Golgorroth on Challenge Mode last night, got a haul....... - groiny Aug 12, 07:17 14
- That is a sweet haul. -- nm - Shaun Aug 12, 07:24
- Destiny? Oh, is that still a thing? -- nm - Overwatch Aug 12, 07:18 12
  - apparently only for me. -- nm - groiny Aug 12, 07:18 11
    - i still play. but its not like i can travel with my xbone. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:19 10
      - you have a good excuse, unlike some people. -- nm - groiny Aug 12, 07:20 9
        
        well next week is IB right? so that will drag some people back. - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:21 8
        
        well, I only did it with one character, so I can do it 2 more times, so I am down. -- nm - groiny Aug 12, 07:22 7
        
        well, i will probably be on tonight, but most definitely on tomorrow . -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:23 6
        
        well, yeah, I will be on tonight, if we wanna try to find 4 more willing to try it. - groiny Aug 12, 07:24 5
        
        Perfect. I will be on tonight. -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 07:44 4
        
        lol - groiny Aug 12, 07:46 3
        
        I got on one night and you were not there. - Spawn Aug 12, 07:48 2
        
        I am on every night..... - groiny Aug 12, 07:51 1
        
        That was what I thought, but alas, no tiger. -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 08:01
wait. humility and trump in the same article. wha? Donald Trump concedes he could come up short -- (link) - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:15 2
- "curse these little hands!" -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 07:21 1
  - "Presidency Eludes Trump's Tiny Grasp" -- nm - TWuG Aug 12, 07:51
The Size of Countries in Real Life Versus the Size of Countries on a Map -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 07:14 5
- *waits for someone to post a link to that scene from that tv show in response* -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:18 4
  - As you wish. -- (link) - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 12, 07:19 [youtube] 3
    - "cause it's freakin' me out" -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 07:27
    - the sad fact is that link isnt in the first reply to that article. the world is failing in its job. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:21 1
      - Clearly the internet has failed us. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 12, 07:42
Swimming spoils - Shaun Aug 12, 06:56 1
- They showed it to close the night. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 06:57
Olympics: Kim Rhode looking to medal in her *6th* straight olympics this morning -- (link) - budice Aug 12, 06:54
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- (I bet if polled right now at least 20% of the US would say Obama did actually found it regardless of this) -- nm* - Beaker Aug 12, 07:02 1
  - that's the precentage who believe he's a muslim -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 10:28
- Given all his speeches have the same tone, does this mean his entire run is sarcasm? - Will Hunting Aug 12, 06:56 8
  - Since his rhetorical style consists of needing to be able to plausibly deny any possible interpretation of his statements... - znufrii, dad. Aug 12, 07:25 6
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      - I hadn't thought of it in those exact terms but you're absolutely right. - znufrii, dad. Aug 12, 07:38 4
        
        or it shows we are just like so many other nations which have elected an odd choice. - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:40 3
        
        he is a demographic's temper tantrum writ large. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 12, 07:50
        
        He's more than *just* an "odd choice", imho. -- nm* - znufrii, dad. Aug 12, 07:44 1
        
        Yep. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 12, 07:45
  - Of course - * she says sarcastically* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 12, 07:01
- cuz nobody knows what SARCASM is. -- nm - Diva Aug 12, 06:52 4
  - I actually question if *Trump* knows. -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 07:49
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    - They don't know a sarcastic "No" when they hear one? Oh those simpleminded reporters. -- nm - Max Aug 12, 07:02 1
      - Seriously, somebody ought to shoot those reporters. They really have it coming so they better watch out. - Trump Aug 12, 07:37
so on my last night in boston, some a-hole pulled the fire alarm at 3am. its been a morning. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 06:47 6
- Our fire alarms just went off and we evacuated. Police and fire showed up but must not have found anything. -- nm - iSpam Aug 12, 06:50 5
  - you should really do a better job starting the fire next time -- nm - decline Aug 12, 06:56 4
    - spamlet wouldnt want to start the fire, he doesnt want to have to deal with all of the tax complications of a fire and such. - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:00 3
      - Plus think of all the tax records that would go up in smoke! -- nm - spamlet Aug 12, 07:11 1
        
        wouldnt those be what you would use to start the fire? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:24
      - \ Sputnik, Cho EnLai, Bridge on the River Kwai \ -- nm - budice Aug 12, 07:10
I just bought a new-to-me used one-year-old tv (34 inch). I only bought it because our remote is cracked and is currently held together by tape. - Andie Aug 12, 06:28 4
- you should put them side by side and watch 2 shows at once -- nm - decline Aug 12, 06:36 2
  - Or put both of them in a dark closet. With a knife. - prayformojo Aug 12, 06:40 1
    - her original TV has the experience, but the new one has youthful vigor -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 07:08
- Sweet -- nm - budice Aug 12, 06:30
Not sure why Chris Evans & Billie Piper thought Jonah Hill would know they were previously married, but it blew his mind -- (link) - LMS Aug 12, 06:19 9
- I...assumed this was Captain America and was thrown by the accent -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 06:29 1
  - Radio host and former new Top Gear host. He has been in the news a lot recently. -- nm - Krusty Aug 12, 06:38
- oh THAT Chris Evans. -- nm - Andie Aug 12, 06:29 5
  - There's another Chris Evans? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 12, 06:35 3
    - He's the original one. -- nm - LMS Aug 12, 06:45 2
      - Why should I change my name? He's the one that sucks. -- nm - Chris Evans Aug 12, 06:52
      - LMS blowing the minds of the Colonies -- nm - budice Aug 12, 06:46
  - He's Britain's weird version of Eric Stoltz. -- nm - Max Aug 12, 06:32
- She was married to Chris Evans?!? Yeesh! He must be really funny. -- nm - Krusty Aug 12, 06:26
John Oliver on the Rio Opening Ceremonies -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 06:12 [youtube] 1
- I made the same rant about equality and the Olympics that Oliver made when I saw the opening ceremonies speech. - Inigo Aug 12, 06:18
Rogue One trailer (spoils) - ML Aug 12, 06:08 5
- (spoils) -- (edited) - Inigo Aug 12, 06:15 4
  - they've sort of reconned that allegedly (spoilers) - Mel Profit Aug 12, 06:48 2
    - "All I am surrounded by is fear. And dead men." -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 06:57 1
      - one spooky panel. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 12, 06:58
  - i suppose they could always flashback something but... -- nm - ML Aug 12, 06:18
The One & Only by Chesney Hawkes was cut from Warcraft, but will be a DVD extra - you can hear it here -- (link) - LMS Aug 12, 06:07 1
- yes but which version will have the new rendition of "the internet is for pron"? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 06:08
oh man I thought it was Saturday already. -- nm - Max Aug 12, 06:02 2
- It is! -- nm - Trump Aug 12, 06:02 1
  - he is filing a lawsuit to prove it too. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 06:03
someone has already gotten a darth phelps tatoo. not shocked. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 06:00
The first athletes caught doping are a Chinese swimmer and a Bulgarian steeplechaser. - Krusty Aug 12, 05:56 2
- Gah, steeplechase! How did I miss that joke when we were riffing on Vatican sporting events. So disappointed with myself. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 12, 06:45
- "Russia considered the favorite to take the bronze" -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 05:59
More dead horse beatings: The primetime coverage is a complete mess. I get that they want to show the swimming live but - Krusty Aug 12, 05:53 9
- This. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 12, 06:53
- Serously! I want more Dressage! -- nm - decline Aug 12, 06:19
- see i dont mind it. I dont have cable, so I want nbc to show only the big events like that. so cutting between to me is fine. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 05:57 3
  - The cutting away just pissed me off so much last night. They go away for so long and there's so much time between races that they show a - Krusty Aug 12, 06:02 2
    - i will say its surprising to me that with all their channel options they dont just stream entire events on another channel for people to watch if - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:26 1
      - Exactly. They do it for some but hold back the Americans when they want to air it in primetime. So even if you wanted to watch it - Krusty Aug 12, 07:48
- is it just NBC doing the prime-time coverage? or do their associated channels also show events? - Beaker Aug 12, 05:54 2
  - The other channels have events but not the ones being shown in primetime. I tried watching gymnastics online last weekend thinking I'd be able see the - Krusty Aug 12, 05:58 1
    - gotcha -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 05:59
When there is a tie, you play the sexier anthem. -- nm - KuBaron and the Two STrings Aug 12, 05:50
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- You're famous!! -- nm - decline Aug 12, 06:19
- Wait, Jack is prosecuting Dany, Mother of Dragons? I hope no candles or lighters are allowed in the court room. -- nm - Inigo Aug 12, 06:04
- very cool. -- nm - Andie Aug 12, 06:00
- Just the first paragraph and the first sentence of the second which mentions you. :-) Can you tell us what it's about? -- nm - Krusty Aug 12, 05:49
- the first paragraph and a half basically is free. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 05:49
*twitch* - oblique Aug 12, 05:24 19
- I've got a pretty busy weekend - I hope I can squeeze some play in -- nm - decline Aug 12, 06:30
- i cant decide if I want NMS for the xbone or pc. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 05:28 8
  - Get it for Xbone clearly. -- nm - Shaun Aug 12, 06:34 1
    - look, i'm not on top of all this selective releases ok. - tRuMaN Aug 12, 07:22
  - It's a PS4 exclusive I believe. -- nm - iSpam Aug 12, 05:38 5
    - arg. ok, do I want to buy a ps4 to get NSM or buy it on the PC (and then probably buy a new computer cause pretty) -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 05:45 3
      - how old is your current computer? ours is 7-8 years old, the timing with NMS (and Civ 6) is just a bonus -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 06:03 2
        
        probably about the same age. I'll have to look when i get home tonight, or look tomorrow, to see if I meet the specs. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 06:04 1
        
        (this is the one my BIL recommended) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 06:05
    - it is -- nm - oblique Aug 12, 05:43
- (what controller are you going to use for it? Do you know if the X-Box 1 controller for the PC will work with it?) -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 05:27 8
  - Is the xbox controller USB? I didn't think they did that until 360 -- nm - oblique Aug 12, 05:44 6
    - they have a 360 and xbone controllers that work with pc. the new xbox controller though has so many pc issues that i wouldnt try it. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 05:48 5
      - this is the one my BIL recommended.... -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 05:49 4
        
        I had one for my 360 controller to use with Windows and it was *much* cheaper. -- nm - spamlet Aug 12, 06:21
        
        yup thats the one that works (also note that the wireless connnector lets you use multiple controllers if you ever need it). -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 05:51 2
        
        (cool, he pretty much sent me all the info on the computer and accessories I plan to get :) ) -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 05:53 1
        
        assuming ebates ever answers my email -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 05:55
  - My normal play is going to be kbd/mouse on my PC probably. I'm going to try using my white wired Xbox 360 controller with my Surface Pro - oblique Aug 12, 05:43
Meanwhile in Canada: Medical marijuana patients can grow 'limited amount' of cannabis at home under new laws -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 05:23 4
- Yikes. The "allow somebody else to do it" loophole has been exploited in several Winnipeg homes. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 12, 07:10
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  - Except Obama's first term where they raided a bunch of CA dispensaries. -- nm - spamlet Aug 12, 06:53 1
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Peace by Chocolate -- (link) - Beaker Aug 12, 05:20

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