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Soooooo LYC... i caught a new pokemon this morning! it's been ages. - Andie Sep 16, 05:57 5
- very nice. I have all 3 version of it. spoil - decline Sep 16, 06:25
- Nice! They're very rare here. I've only seen two. -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 06:02 2
  - geography is so weird in poke. I catch abras almost daily. (never dratini, which are like water to some of you.) -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 16, 06:16 1
    - Dratini are the same for me but some around here have seen a bunch of them recently. Like the Abra, I've seen two. -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 06:19
- conga-rats :) -- nm - budice Sep 16, 05:59
I'm old enough to remember when the Ryan twins were considered defensive geniuses. - David Sep 16, 05:35 5
- Meh. Rex inherited a great defense in Baltimore, and was given Revis island, plus all the players he wanted on D in NY. - Inigo Sep 16, 06:12 1
  - And last night they refused to switch things up despite watching their defense get burned on pass play after pass play. - Krusty Sep 16, 06:18
- True, and both defenses -- nm - budice Sep 16, 05:55
- On Mike/Mike this morning, Greeny said that the two years prior to Rex arriving, BUF lead the league in sacks, since? 30th. -- nm - volnelk Sep 16, 05:54 1
  - yeah, he's demolished a really good/great D in record time -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 06:02
Thanks, Jim! -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 05:22
Chael Sonnen has signed with Bellator. Wants fights with Tito Ortiz, Wanderlei Silva, Fedor and Rory McDonald. -- nm* - Strongbad Sep 16, 05:19 8
- all the washed up fighters! -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:20 7
  - I don't think Rory is washed up... but the other 3, absolutely. - Strongbad Sep 16, 05:21 5
    - true, Sonnen is a piece of shit who would do anything for a leg up -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:25 4
      - He's a cheater who happens to be very good on the mic, promoting fights. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 05:32 3
        
        (Rory's the kid who just signed with Bellator from UFC correct?) -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:35 2
        
        His UFC 189 fight against Robbie Lawler was *great* -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 05:51
        
        Yes, GSP's protege from Canada. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 05:49
  - ikr? -- nm - budice Sep 16, 05:21
David Ortiz passed Mickey Mantle on the home run list last night with his 537th. (17th all-time) -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:13 1
- That cheater doesn't deserve to have his name next Mantle. -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:38
So sitting Decker was a bad move, right? C'mon Diggs! -- nm - CQ Sep 16, 05:11 1
- always listen to the caveman Champion -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:12
TV PSA: Z Nation, Big Brother, Bellator MMA, Dark Matter, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 04:39
The Great Senior Sell-Off Could Cause the Next Housing Crisis -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:11 1
- If the housing crisis were caused solely by a drop in real estate prices, he may be right. -- nm - znufrii, dad. Sep 16, 06:14
Buzzfeed: A Giant Moon Balloon Got Loose In China And Became A Huge Meme -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:10
Hello self-driving cars, goodbye 4.1 million jobs? -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:04 15
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- There aren't as many chimney sweeps as there used to be either. Jobs evolve. -- nm - volnelk Sep 16, 04:49 7
  - How many telephone ops were displaced by rotary dial phones -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 13:31
  - And the chimney sweeps there are make pretty good money. - TWuG Sep 16, 05:12 4
    - My father in law and I were talking that eventually there will be places you go like amusement parks where you pay to drive around. -- nm - volnelk Sep 16, 05:20 3
      - Don't they have that now with Go Karts? -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:39 1
        
        It's the only way I get drive anything. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:40
      - Coming to HBO Drive World! -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:32
  - Totally agree. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:54
- So what you're saying is, TWuG is responsible for the suffering of millions of people. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 04:06 5
  - It's a thankless job -- nm - TWuG Sep 16, 04:44 2
    - No no, thank *you* for electing Trump. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 05:00 1
      - One word. - TWuG Sep 16, 05:01
  - Yes, especially CrankYanker. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:06 1
    - If I were rich I wouldn't trust a self-driving car till the plebs worked the kinks out - Beaker Sep 16, 04:27
The genetic advantage of the (other) 1 percenters -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:03
Miracle of miracles, not facing Forte or Decker in either League -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 03:54 1
- I was up against McCoy, shocked he didn't have more production with BUF scoring 31. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 04:06
MSNBC notes that drumpf grew an inch (which is the opposite of normal aging) but why would a 6'2 want to be listed as 6.3? its the difference between - zeitgeist Sep 16, 01:52
b.hammers post -- nm* - mr monkey Sep 16, 00:52
You gotta love a fascist sociopath who's cool enough to let you mess up his hair on national TV! -- nm - Jimmy Fallon Sep 15, 23:20 1
- Bill clinton on TDS, they ended the segment with something sure to make him happy....a balloon drop -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 23:33
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- Happens fairly frequently. I've had it on a few flights. Shouldn't be an issue of the plane's properly maintained. -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 01:26
- is Bill Shatner on board? -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 21:59 1
  - Probably on the wing -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 22:08
- You thought about voting for Trump didn't you? -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 21:51 1
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- I've never been in a plane during a storm. Wouldn't you hear it that close? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 21:48 2
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  - He may have been screaming at the time. -- nm* - . Sep 15, 22:15
Giants up by four on the Cards late. The Cubbies are about to win the pennant. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 21:43 3
- Division? -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 21:51 2
  - Yeah. That was a brain camp. Yes, they won the NL Central. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Sep 15, 21:57 1
    - A lot of fans who went to the game at Wrigley tonight are disappointed. - . Sep 15, 22:14
Wait, so the Jets won and the Yankees lost? - mr monkey Sep 15, 21:27 2
- Yanks blew a big lead in the ninth. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 21:34
- Jets won, everybody lost. -- nm - colin Sep 15, 21:29
One my friends finds it very strange to see the name of a guy she dated in high school on election signs, especially ones with the orange one's name. - . Sep 15, 21:24 2
- He's got liberal cooties! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 21:28 1
  - CLEANSE HIM WITH FIRE -- nm - colin Sep 15, 21:29
"Why does Mike Pence always look like he's about to introduce legislation to outlaw the X-Men?" -- nm - From Twitter Sep 15, 21:15
Disappointed in Blair Witch: I'll give it a flat C -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 21:09 4
- Sorry ML :( -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 21:13
- What were your grades for the first two? - Spawn Sep 15, 21:13 2
  - It's better than the 2nd one (mild spoilers) - Dano Sep 15, 21:24 1
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profiling poll: please name the type of car a Bohemian would have driven 40 years ago, and would drive now. -- nm - Max Sep 15, 21:05 11
- Trabi or a Lada (because Czech Republic, see?) -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 01:29
- MGB....one before the functional bumper laws made them jack the car up and put the rubber nose on -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 21:42 3
  - Renault or citroen from the 50's....alfa romero -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 21:44 2
    - a 'bohemian' I knew, actor etc, had a salvaged rolls royce with a chevy engine....jaguar xke owners used to do that too - zeitgeist Sep 15, 21:51 1
      - ok, 40 ago was mid 70s, gas crisis, japanese 'sippers' practically thripled in price, old land yachts were dirt cheap,so 60's lincoln town car with - zeitgeist Sep 15, 21:58
- Audi. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 21:21
- Fiat X1/9. Or a BMW 2002. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 15, 21:15 1
  - the BMW is correct. today is tougher. maybe a miata? -- nm - university of amanda jones Sep 16, 05:34
- Beetle -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 21:07 2
  - Also, Karmen Ghias -- nm - From Twitter Sep 15, 21:17
  - Now they just uber -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 21:08
D'it Brewers! -- nm - . Sep 15, 20:33
debris found in June by Tanzania, confirmed to be from MH370 -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 15, 20:20
Lemon Oreos. Yum :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 20:19
Forte! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 20:15
Project Runway spoilers - MDH Sep 15, 20:13 3
- it was dreadful, but not the only bad dress there. spoils - Peglegpete Sep 15, 20:18 2
  - Spoils - MDH Sep 15, 20:55 1
    - there are a lot more contestants this year with under 5 years experience. watching the Tim preshow, I wondered why 1/2 were chosen. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 22:01
I hate Baseball. -- nm - Jovian Sep 15, 20:02 5
- It's horrible -- nm - Diva Sep 15, 20:09
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  - Betances has been hot garbage the last few weeks. Might have to look elsewhere like paying Chapman. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 20:08 2
    - my nephew and I are railing on him right now. Giardi has to stop using him. -- nm* - Jovian Sep 15, 20:15 1
      - For a former catcher it's shocking how terrible he is at controlling his use of the bullpen and he seems to have little feel for his players. -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 15, 20:18
Careful, Eric. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 19:58
*pets his Matt Forte and feeds him a treat* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 15, 19:52
I love football! -- nm - Krispy Sep 15, 19:43 1
- Haha! :-) - Krusty Sep 15, 19:46
I hate football. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 19:27 3
- no matter what we say, you won't turn it off. you're a junkie and this is an intervention! -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 19:40
- that was a brutal drop -- nm - Jovian Sep 15, 19:28 1
  - The entire quarter has been brutal. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 19:28
Sigh -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 19:25
Fucking Jets. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 19:18
Decka Playa -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 19:17 1
- see -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 19:23
Might want to guard that guy I think -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 19:09
Cross Greg Ward off that Heisman candidate list. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 15, 19:07 2
- Not so fast, my friend. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 03:49
- Cheer Cincinnati, Cincy will win! Fight to the finish, never give in! -- nm - Ender Sep 15, 19:17
Didn't someone here used to own hsj.org? -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 15, 18:59 6
- truman, as i recall -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 18:59 5
  - I have vague memories that tru was loyal to the brand longer than the rest of us and was indeed the one who sold off the domain -- (edited) - JD Sep 15, 19:06 4
    - There are saved versions on the wayback machine -- nm - mr monkey Sep 15, 19:09 3
      - Yup. Some embarrassing ones 😜 - JD Sep 15, 19:32 2
        
        They did buy it. He uses the proceeds to keep the site running -- nm - Karl_S Sep 15, 20:38 1
        
        "running" -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 16, 04:15
I'm currently the only person in the theater. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 18:53 4
- if there is a camel yelling Hump Day with you, tell him it was yesterday -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 19:09
- Private viewing -- nm - decline Sep 15, 19:01 1
  - *zips fly* -- nm - budice Sep 15, 19:02
- Blair Witch got them al- LOOK OUT Behind You! -- nm - mud Sep 15, 18:56
Finally beat those effin' Ewoks. -- nm - Spawn Sep 15, 18:53 2
- ha ha - mr monkey Sep 15, 18:56 1
  - Nah, brah. They went down easy. - Spawn Sep 15, 18:57
So sleepy. Tru needs bed badly. - TRuMaN Sep 15, 18:52
Well, that's worrisome. I just got what looks like a complete phishing SMS ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 18:43 3
- emergency debit card alert for (telephone number) please call (their number) immediately? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 19:06 1
  - Basically, but with a highly suspect URL. Too suspicion-inducing to even think of clicking it. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 19:10
- Respond with your bank routing number to see if it's valid -- nm - decline Sep 15, 19:02
Yes! TD! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 18:34 7
- Decker is such a stud. - ML Galaxy Sep 15, 18:41 1
  - BTW, the Bacon curse strikes again. - ML Galaxy Sep 15, 18:43
- Decka playa -- nm - budice Sep 15, 18:34 4
  - will always love Decker for him helping me win caveman -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 18:35 3
    - I am kinda surprised I only have him on two teams this year. -- nm - Spawn Sep 15, 18:52
    - just sayin' CQ -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 18:38 [Backboard]
    - I will always love him because he's hot. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 18:36
man sends in 1957 Topps/Bazooka contest entry, Topps pays off -- (link) - mr monkey Sep 15, 18:34 1
- I heard a bit about this earlier but not the whole story. Very cool of them. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 21:24
dammit, Bills D. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 18:33 3
- I'm pretty sure Abby could lead a drive downfield against this bunch - prayformojo Sep 15, 18:35 2
  - Cursing Rex doomed them. -- nm - Spawn Sep 15, 18:50 1
    - Hiring Rex's brother doomed them. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 05:06
One of these weeks I'm going to start Enunwa. That's the week he will be held catchless. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 18:32 5
- I picked him up in both of my leagues but I wanted to wait a week at least to see how he's used. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 18:34 4
  - He was actually one of my keepers. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 18:35 3
    - Wow, I wanna say that's some good foresight. - Krusty Sep 15, 18:39 2
      - This is our Ironman Dynasty League - Reagen Sep 15, 18:41 1
        
        Still. He was as under the radar as you can get. -- nm - ML Galaxy Sep 15, 18:42

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