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More usage I'd like to extinguish: saying "meme" when you mean "photo". -- nm - Reagen Aug 24, 05:41 1
- That's the meme -- nm - zork Aug 24, 06:18
Well, I may have been rubbish on the ST Olympic Roster but did share a lift with a gold winning Olympian last night - LMS Aug 24, 05:15 2
- Very Cool! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 24, 07:06
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Aug 24, 06:08
So it seems the "hot" new food at this year's CNE is cricket tacos. - andie Aug 24, 04:12 5
- I thought it was cricket (covered) hot dogs -- nm - zork Aug 24, 06:19 2
  - do they have those too? I keep seeing pics of the tacos. -- nm - Andie Aug 24, 06:23 1
    - "CNE menu includes cricket tacos, bug dogs and beetle smoothies." -- (link) - Andie Aug 24, 06:23
- hopefully it comes with the new chlorophyll sauce -- nm - Strongbad Aug 24, 04:13 1
  - Lotsa metal in them crickets -- nm - prayformojo Aug 24, 05:00
Eddie Vedder brought out Jose Cardenal during Saturday's concert at Wrigley. -- (edited) - . Aug 24, 03:58 2
- I love how playful they've become with the audience. - Mel Profit Aug 24, 06:12
- And Dennis Rodman. -- nm - Elvis Aug 24, 05:44
Brady's excuse about cutting his hand with sissors just before the expo game sounds soooo lame -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 24, 02:27
I wrote a blog post about what can go wrong when software depends on other software -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 24, 00:35 1
- effing windows man. -- nm - mafic Aug 24, 00:50
CNN pulled the don lemon reruns from earlier and are back live with earthquake coverage -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 23, 23:15
Indianapolis homeowner reports his wife's carjacking ... police show up at his house and shoot him in the gut. (Because he's black.) -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 23, 22:27 9
- Offs. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 24, 06:23
- snitches get stitches -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 22:36
- good guy with a gun! -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 22:34
- Surely the NRA will condemn the police for shooting a citizen who was peacefully exercising his 2nd amendment rights. Right? - howie Aug 23, 22:34 5
  - I hate when these things happen but I do enjoy watching the NRA squirm on them as they struggle not to be exposed. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 24, 06:13 2
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  - Like they did for the guy in Minnesota? -- nm - . Aug 23, 23:35
  - This is what I'm still waiting to see. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 22:42
Warren, OH man arrested for masturbating while acting like a gorilla -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 22:26 4
- I do love that Bruno Mars song quite a lot. -- nm - Qale Aug 23, 22:38
- but you mention nothing about the Ohio man arrested for trying to have sex with a van. -- (link) - mafic Aug 23, 22:34 2
  - WTF is wrong with Ohio? -- nm - . Aug 24, 03:59 1
    - It's the pressure of having to decide every election for you people. -- nm - volnelk Aug 24, 04:54
Canadian translation? Ed the Sock to revive MuchMusic programming -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 21:55 6
- The guy who Robert Smeigel stole the idea for Triumph from. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 22:03
- a not particularly amusing character from the '90s, who was a sock puppet. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 22:02 3
  - although I wonder if he'll really be the same -- (edited) - Reagen Aug 23, 22:04 2
    - sock technology has advanced by leaps and bounds -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 23, 22:14 1
      - "No no, I'm not escaping house arrest." -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 22:17
- That is the official translation. Anything about MTV or tube sock VJs is actually cultural appropriation. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 21:59
You know, I don't think it's really nice of all of those people telling Finn Balor that he deserved getting hurt. - Qale Aug 23, 21:30 3
- Owens is amazing when it comes to these things. That's a funny but great heel move. - Will Hunting Aug 24, 03:17
- Foley: "Everyone in this ring is worthy." *Kevin Owens points at Enzo* KO: "Are you kidding me?" -- nm - Tim Aug 23, 21:46 1
  - I like how they eff up blank from Day 1. (spoiler) - Qale Aug 23, 22:19
Just for giggles: Ann Coulter has a new book out, "In Trump We Trust". Not even bothering to link. -- nm - GregW Aug 23, 20:54 3
- she knows her market. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 22:02
- and Carville's new one has a funny quote .. - mud Aug 23, 21:10
- And yet today she was threatening to quit her tour for it if he went soft on immigration -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 21:09
Sounds like part of Italy is in a bad way right now. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 20:41 3
- CBC story -- (link) - zork Aug 23, 20:53
- it's next when CNN comes back from commercial, here is what the New York Times has on the story -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 23, 20:52
- CNN: Norcia mayor says half the town gone, people buried in rubble...6.2 ricters, mountains east of Rome -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 23, 20:46
The riffs in Mothra seemed more naughty than usual, but the movie is so very MST3K it's an easy slam dunk. Carnival of Souls in October's going to be - Qale Aug 23, 20:34 3
- Yeah we're not doing that one. I don't like horror movies. - iSpam Aug 24, 04:31
- I should go see the Mothra thing. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 23, 20:56 1
  - I'm sorry but unfortunately unless they are flat out lying this time you've missed out. It was the rebroadcast and won't be for sale. -- nm - Qale Aug 23, 21:06
Bella Thorne kisses a girl and breaks Twitter -- (link) - budice Aug 23, 20:30 5
- Who? -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 23, 20:58 1
  - Disney girl with red hair -- nm - zork Aug 23, 21:00
- That would do it -- nm - zork Aug 23, 20:57
- with 6 retweets -- nm - Max Aug 23, 20:40 1
  - Broke. Twitter. -- nm - David Aug 23, 20:42
For seven hours from now when a certain someone is ready to post "Wake up!" -- (link) - David Aug 23, 20:24
LIR: Company will "allow" me to work if I apply for a replacement Soc Sec card, and provide the application receipt until the card arrives. - howie Aug 23, 20:18 7
- That's actually very nice of them. -- nm* - Diva Aug 24, 04:01
- It is a hassle, but not that big of a deal. You might want to order a copy of your birth certficate also. -- nm - GregW Aug 23, 20:46
- Would you rather they break federal law? 'Cause they're bending it as far as they can. And farther than I would ever advise a client. - ReluctantCynic Aug 23, 20:40 4
  - I'm not pissed, just annoyed. This gig is just a few weeks next month. If they want me back a month later, I'll have to provide ID all over. - howie Aug 23, 21:07
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    - True, but prior to about 2006, a single form of ID -- any government-issued ID -- was valid. Even just a drivers' license. - ReluctantCynic Aug 23, 20:55 1
      - All of my acting gigs are independent contractor and I've always had to provide 2 forms of ID for the I-9 process. -- (edited) - Diva Aug 24, 03:59
If you saw Sing Street, how would you lettergrade it? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 23, 19:24 13
- A- -- nm - andie Aug 23, 19:43
- A- -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:32 11
  - how did you like it compared to his others? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 23, 19:32 10
    - Once > Sing Street > Begin Again -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:35 9
      - I know it is blasphemy around here, but I would rate Once third of those. -- nm - andie Aug 23, 19:44 4
        
        I liked it the first time I watched it but it didn't stick with me -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 21:10
        
        I didn't like Once. -- nm - kelly Aug 23, 21:01
        
        Maybe Lisa isn't so bad after all. -- nm - iSpam Aug 23, 20:03
        
        *shocked Lisa face* -- nm - budice Aug 23, 19:46
      - Wait till La La Land -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 19:40 1
        
        I'm looking forward to that one. -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:41
      - Step Up > Step Up 2 > Once > Sing Street > Step Up 3 -- nm - budice Aug 23, 19:37 1
        
        Step Up 3 is the best Step Up movie. -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:38
"NBC is blaming millennials for Rio 2016's low ratings instead of themselves." -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 19:19 7
- most of the athletes were millennials -- nm* - Peglegpete Aug 23, 19:57 3
  - They said women were their main viewers and they programned to attract them. - . Aug 23, 20:16 2
    - I've hated all the beach volleyball in the past few Olympics -- nm - zork Aug 23, 20:59
    - I enjoyed it, much more than soccer or water polo -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 23, 20:49
- they can both be true -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 19:21 2
  - It can also be the IOC's fault. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 19:24 1
    - I blame Lula da Silva. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 19:31
Those goddamn monsters. "ISIS came knocking on this man’s door. They had a job for him — to head -- (edited) - prayformojo Aug 23, 19:19
Better Late Than Never is very funny so far -- nm - Jovian Aug 23, 19:17 1
- Yeah. I'm enjoying it. -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:20
looking at open houses this weekend. this one is apparently built by renowned architects. it's a cinderblock rectangle! that's terrible architecture! -- (link) - mafic Aug 23, 18:58 8
- Sublime locale -- nm - budice Aug 23, 19:35
- I kind of like it. -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:21
- Hee, I browsed the homes in Medina. Nothing much has changed in 60 years :) -- nm - Meg Aug 23, 19:18
- Hello, 1971 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 19:10 2
  - As a sidenote, I don't see a table of data like square footage or the year it was built. Does that site not do that? - Beryllium Aug 23, 19:13 1
    - it's not compulsory. some agents do it, others don't. it enrages me when they get their fields wrong, and I see apartments in my filtered searches. - mafic Aug 23, 19:19
- Frank Lloyd Wrong? -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 19:00
- that's a big goddamn yard -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 19:00
Someone at work is eating a paste of ground up plant chlorophyll and water because it "gets rid of metals in the body". nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 18:47 23
- vegemite 2 -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 23, 19:58
- Fools and their money. -- nm - TWuG Aug 23, 19:02 1
  - how the worm has turned, lawyer -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 19:03
- I have questions - Reagen Aug 23, 18:56 13
  - You and me both, friend. Also, when questioned on the goop's taste: "It doesn't taste *too* terrible." nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 18:59 12
    - wife reading from a website about beet kvass: "It was definitely tolerable!" well that's a ringing endorsement. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 19:03 3
      - "ass" is right in it's name -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 19:33 1
        
        from the dude who eats something with "scrap" in the name. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 20:14
      - "I didn't immediately vomit!" raves one reviewer! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 19:05
    - it's goofy but it's not like it'll hurt her. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 19:01 7
      - No, and it's not like the anti-vaccine thing that actually hurts anyone else either. I just smiled and nodded politely. Then ate a bag of chips. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 19:04 5
        
        so. many. metals. -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 19:06 4
        
        "should I not be chewing on this aluminum foil then?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 19:09 3
        
        No, but feel free to continue drinking the quicksilver. -- nm - TWuG Aug 23, 19:24 2
        
        It gives me the strength of seven oxen! -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 19:26 1
        
        Plus two! -- nm - TWuG Aug 23, 19:29
      - As part of a balanced diet, no. But I'm going to go out on a limb and guess her diet is anything but balanced. -- nm - TWuG Aug 23, 19:03
- NBC and Dick's taught me that there is gold in everyone's heart. Wouldn't want to lose it. It's a metal, you know. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 18:53
- only if she makes it more potent by diluting it! -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 18:52
- It will also stave off the marthambles. -- nm - mud Aug 23, 18:50 1
  - It's true that there hasn't been a single case of marthambles since she started bringing the plant goop in. It's working! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 18:52
- but at least it doesn't stink up the joint, right? -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 18:49 1
  - *waggles hand*. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 18:51
WWE: Finn Balor surgery to fix his labrum was successful and he starts rehab tomorrow. out 4-6 months -- nm - Remlik Aug 23, 18:46 1
- "What a shame." -- Kevin Owens -- nm - Qale Aug 23, 20:35
A BOP writer is at Club 33 right now. I hate him so much. -- nm - David Aug 23, 18:43 4
- it does take a special kind of evil to write for BOP -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 19:18
- I bet he posts links to his articles! -- nm - Remlik Aug 23, 19:16
- How long ago did you put in your application? -- nm - Spawn Aug 23, 19:06 1
  - Like BOP will ever let David write for them. -- nm - Qale Aug 23, 20:36
Vikings season 4 part 2 returns: this fall... that was all I could find on the History Channel and news searches. hurry up, dammit :) -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 23, 18:43
I'm sort of wondering if we're going to see a surge in people wearing socks as scarves up here. -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 18:43 1
- "Whenever I see someone with their sweater tied around their neck, I wonder if their socks are tied around their ankles." - 1980's stand-up comedian Aug 23, 18:51
someone sent me an email asking for something. I phone to follow up and clarify. their receptionist 'doesn't have a pen' to take a message. - mafic Aug 23, 18:42 4
- Me: You can download that from our website. Them: I don't have a computer. Me: I can mail it to you. Them: Can you email it to me? -- nm - Dano Aug 23, 18:51 1
  - screw you Lisa -- nm - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 18:52
- I mean, their job description is basically "write down things for people". -- nm - Reagen Aug 23, 18:44
- Plus...*receptionist*. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 18:43
snow *in the mountains at 7500 feet*, it's not like people live there. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 18:40 2
- Even for Canada, it's still pretty shocking. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 23, 18:52 1
  - eh, I've been skiing on Canada Day. -- nm - mafic Aug 23, 18:53
good news Vikes Nation. Teddy is now outperforming Kaep in training camp -- (link) - shaolin fantastic Aug 23, 18:36 1
- *sigh* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 23, 19:14
"And that's why we can trace everyone's ancestor to DMX" -- nm - Anthropologist in the year 2516 Aug 23, 18:36 1
- "Apparently, X gon' gave it to a *lot* of people." nm - ralph wiggum Aug 23, 18:42
Talk about waffling. -- (link) - Spawn Aug 23, 18:35

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