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Alex Jones settles Chobani lawsuit and retracts comments about refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 13:26 3
- America isn't winning any more! -- nm - Mop May 17, 13:47
- I think I'll buy some Chobani -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:40
- "well, guess since it comes out this is performance art...let's talk settlement." -- nm - Will Hunting May 17, 13:30
what I need now is a Dex-Starr standalone graphic novel -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:24
Of course he is. Sheriff Clarke for assistant DHS Secretary. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 13:21 6
- 4 People, Including A Baby, Have Died In A Jail Run By Potential Trump Nominee Sheriff David Clarke -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 13:25 4
  - Jesus, what did the baby do to get thrown in jail? -- nm - groiny May 17, 13:41 2
    - He was born a little baby on the Appalachian Trail/ at 6 months old he'd done 3 months in jail/ - pmb May 17, 13:50
    - wire fraud -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:46
  - It's like he's talking the Secret Six approach to governing. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 13:31
- "stupid is as stupid does" -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:24
This article is dum. - Will Hunting May 17, 13:01 2
- there is a John Ringo joke somewhere -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 13:15
- and if you don't want to draft a star, draft Lonzo Ball -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:04
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- So Roger Stone totally knows he has Alzheimer's then, don't he. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 13:12
- can someone c/p? I am going to buy subscriptions it seems. -- nm - Mel Profit May 17, 13:02 2
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    - thanks and it's depressingly predictable. -- nm - Mel Profit May 17, 13:12
Having Pets Instead Of Kids Should Be Considered A Psychiatric Disorder -- (link) - JD May 17, 12:28 5
- It's not a disorder if the strategy works, says the guy who wrote the book on narcissistic disorder -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 13:17
- Reminds me of this song -- (link*) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 17, 13:05 [youtube]
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- Then there are those like me that consider children to be a sexually transmitted disease. - GregW May 17, 12:43
- There's a reason #FederalistPitches is a thing. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:38
Amanda, I found your new home -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 12:26 11
- location. location, location. 12,000 sq.ft. for only $325k -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 13:19
- I don't like the kitchen but I like that turret bedroom. -- nm - Max May 17, 13:04 5
  - I'd put a crossbow up there to fend off other feudal lords. - crash davis May 17, 13:09 4
    - It's notably weak from the one side. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 13:18 3
      - the listing is quiet on local city moat ordinances -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:25 2
        
        there is no well in the basement in case of a long siege -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 13:32 1
        
        drill baby drill -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:47
- oh my *gosh.* -- nm - amanda jones state university May 17, 12:57
- $325,000?? -- nm - decline May 17, 12:43
- Does it come with a full propane tank? -- nm - Ender May 17, 12:37 1
  - Winner -- nm - Bacon May 17, 12:46
Apparently, Curt Schilling has doubled down on calling Adam Jones a liar about racism. - Will Hunting May 17, 12:25 13
- I suppose it's noble of a kind for him to go to bat for a city's honour which wants nothing to do with him. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:57
- I want to go back in time and stop Schilling from ever wearing the Oriole uniform. -- (edited) - Inigo May 17, 12:47 10
  - I say the same of his Red Sox uniform, bloody sock and all. If I had to give up the WS win in '04 so be it. He is a repulsive individual. -- nm - Mel Profit May 17, 12:53 9
    - otoh, if makes your football team which supports POTUS look a little better - crash davis May 17, 13:07 3
      - Lets.Go.Celt-tics! -- nm - Mel Profit May 17, 13:08 2
        
        I'm afraid they are heading into the series that will end their season, but I do like saying King In The Fourth! -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:10 1
        
        It is a fantastic nickname. -- nm - Mel Profit May 17, 13:12
    - we've won since so I assume the Baseball Gods would favor us soon after '04 but really...eff him. -- nm - Mel Profit May 17, 13:01 1
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    - Oh, that's impressive sacrifice. -- nm - Inigo May 17, 12:58
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- The guy who wasn't even there is calling the guy who actually was a liar. - pmb May 17, 12:42
Its not even half over, but Spawn has lost this board due to a Der Komissar reference - crash davis May 17, 12:23 6
- Which version? -- nm - eag May 17, 12:42 2
  - Samuraii Spawn -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:44 1
    - I mean cause the Falco version of the song rocks - eag May 17, 12:45
- uh oh! -- nm - groiny May 17, 12:27
- Hey, this is on peglegpete. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:26 1
  - I never held a gun to your head and insisted you post something -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 12:27
Any Expanse book readers around? - David May 17, 12:21 2
- I do not believe he's in the books. -- nm - Ender May 17, 12:27 1
  - Rats. That's one of my favorite scenes from the show thus far. -- nm - David May 17, 12:31
The 2017 Stampede Midway food lineup -- (link) - Reagen May 17, 12:14 17
- Meh. The meter-long hotdog followed by a rice krispie square ice cream sandwich would be the only meal I'd make of that. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 17, 12:33 4
  - I'd try rabbit pizza. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:35 3
    - that one is actually intriguing -- nm - crash davis May 17, 12:52 2
      - You're both monsters. -- nm - David May 17, 12:53 1
        
        rabbit is delicious -- nm - decline May 17, 12:55
- The Calgary Stampede is one of those I struggle to conceptualize. -- nm - David May 17, 12:30 3
  - It's a State Fair with a rodeo with a half assed Country Mardi Gras. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:35 2
    - The impressive thing from afar is how the business world basically shuts down to casual hours during it. We had clients you knew wouldn't be... - Name Withheld by Request May 17, 12:55 1
      - It's been a little less of that the last two years - Reagen May 17, 13:17
- I'd eat more of those than I would the Fair Food in Texas -- nm - Epiphany May 17, 12:25
- "Deep Fried Jell-o, because we have national healthcare" -- nm - crash davis May 17, 12:20
- that's just one long list of unhealthy right there -- nm - decline May 17, 12:19 1
  - "AED on site" -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:20
- Do Canadians often eat Bear Balls? - crash davis May 17, 12:16 3
  - Actually this menu is food selfie bait. Should I drive all the way to Calgary to get a photo with Crispy Chicken Feet on a Stick? -- nm - crash davis May 17, 12:18 2
    - Maybe? - Reagen May 17, 12:18 1
      - I'd almost do it :) -- nm - crash davis May 17, 12:19
Use that on the press, sir. -- (link) - Spawn May 17, 12:12
Overwatch Anniversary: Year One -- (link) - Shaun May 17, 12:07 [youtube] 5
- I really like Blizzard as a company. -- nm - David May 17, 12:29 3
  - I really like Bizzards as a frozen treat. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 17, 13:21 1
    - have you tried the turtle one?? omg -- nm - Epiphany May 17, 13:27
  - Its one of the few companies thats cares about there gamers -- nm - eag May 17, 12:49
- guess I will be firing up Overwatch again next week. -- nm - groiny May 17, 12:17
I believe I can say with surety that dealing with Carefirst is far worse than dealing with the government on healthcare compliance. - Max May 17, 12:04
Joe Lieberman? -- (edited) - decline May 17, 11:57 1
- "Blackbeard the Pirate, Lizzie Borden and the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers!" -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:01
If Marvel fucks up Captain America any worse, they're going to have to start referring to it as The Process. -- nm - David May 17, 11:54 19
- they haven't fucked it up. Read the story. -- nm - Remlik May 17, 13:01
- Hail Hydra -- nm - Beaker May 17, 12:07
- what now? - Epiphany May 17, 11:57 12
  - Their big reveal this week (spoilers) - David May 17, 12:22 11
    - except for saying Cap is a Nazi you almost got it right -- nm - Remlik May 17, 13:00
    - Hmmm... DC *just* did this with Clark Kent. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:27 8
      - There are two Clark Kents right now? Are both of them Supermen? -- nm - David May 17, 12:31 7
        
        I'm many issues behind, but there's the main Superman/Kent from an alternate universe, and a plain Kent who is a mystery. - Ender May 17, 12:34 5
        
        yeah you need to catch up. that Superman Reborn storyline is terrific. -- nm - Remlik May 17, 13:03 4
        
        I quit reading when they were offworld and Lex was going to be killed for future crimes. - Spawn May 17, 13:04 3
        
        I'm embarrassed you spent money on Superman. Leave it for pixie. -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:05 2
        
        Yeah, I gave it a try. They started off with an interesting premise (spoil) - Spawn May 17, 13:10 1
        
        As soon as I'm sure he has mailed my stuff, I'll blame Pete -- nm - crash davis May 17, 13:12
        
        No. spoils - Spawn May 17, 12:34
    - hmmm - thanks for the info -- nm - Epiphany May 17, 12:25
- Captain Russia -- nm - groiny May 17, 11:55 3
  - Captain Commisar has a better ring to it -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 11:57 2
    - Don't turn around. - Spawn May 17, 11:58 1
      - or Comerade Commisar -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 11:59
"Here at arbys we're fine w the man romper bc who fucking cares if you have to get totally naked in order to piss? Not arbys. Eat arbys" -- nm - Spawn May 17, 11:53 1
- This is making me laugh more than it should -- nm - crash davis May 17, 11:54
My favorite phrases this week, in no particular order, are "The Manchurian Idiot" and "Piranha Bread" (an auto-correction of Panera). That's all. -- nm - landbeck May 17, 11:53 1
- mine is someone commented about Game of Thrones' Robert's Rebellion and called it: Bobellion -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 11:55
a 1400 year old Buddha statue has been found in India -- (link) - Peglegpete May 17, 11:51
Work travel tool offered to fly me from NYC to Denver via Seattle. - ty97 May 17, 11:50 17
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- I once flew to Cleveland via Phoenix. - Reagen May 17, 11:53
- extra miles, plus Seattle is pretty -- nm - decline May 17, 11:51 14
  - ...rainy and depressing -- nm - groiny May 17, 11:57 13
    - it really isn't. -- nm - Andie May 17, 12:05 9
      - (some of the time) -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:07 8
        
        Chicago vs Seattle rainfall - Andie May 17, 12:08 7
        
        The amount of rain is less the issue than the number of days it rains. It does rain more often there. Though I had beautiful weather when I was - pmb May 17, 12:13 2
        
        I was there for 3 days a afew years ago, and I did not see the sun at all the whole time. -- nm - groiny May 17, 12:17 1
        
        Sounds about right. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 17, 12:47
        
        Exactly. Long lasting rain is the *worst*. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:09 3
        
        just ask Noah -- nm - groiny May 17, 12:10
        
        *refers you to groiny's flooded basements posts*... Are you sure about that? - Andie May 17, 12:10 1
        
        *big kiss* -- nm - groiny May 17, 12:10
    - in a pretty sort of way -- nm - decline May 17, 11:58 2
      - you can think about nice flowers before killing yourself. -- nm - groiny May 17, 11:59 1
        
        Carol? -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:05
Nope, broken again! -- nm - Max, a pipe wrench behind his back, dripping wet May 17, 11:50 1
- Welcome to Rapture! -- nm - David May 17, 11:51
I've also never had any Carls Jr, and several of their ads have appealed to me over the years -- nm - crash davis May 17, 11:49 15
- Carl's is on the list of right wing trumpet biz to avoid, ala chik fil-a walmart papa John etc and of course hobby lobby -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 12:48
- They come up with some innovative burgers and the Western Bacpn Cheeseburger is always greAt -- nm* - Amoxy May 17, 11:54
- LIR: We're getting a Culvers right down the street. I'd never heard of it until last week. -- nm - David May 17, 11:50 12
  - Just what this city needs. - kelly May 17, 12:26
  - I've never been to one though I've seen them around. -- nm - pmb May 17, 11:53 1
    - my son's school has fundraisers there, but it always seems somewhat busy - groiny May 17, 11:54
  - I am not a fan of burgers cooked in a bit of butter - groiny May 17, 11:51
  - if they hadn't made it onto that poll, I still would not have heard of them -- nm - crash davis May 17, 11:51 4
    - Ours is right next to DQ. - Spawn May 17, 11:54 3
      - only in Indiana -- nm - groiny May 17, 11:55 1
        
        Hell yeah. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 13:05
      - On Saturday, we tried to eat at DQ for the first time in at least a decade. - David May 17, 11:55
  - you should go try it out right now and give us a yelp review -- nm - decline May 17, 11:51 1
    - It's not open yet. Also, you need to post better if you're going to have my Derek Barnett. -- nm - David May 17, 11:51
  - We have one right down the street but have never been. - Spawn May 17, 11:50

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