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My parents are flying up to see my today. They leave Monday. - ty97 May 18, 07:51 8
- We are going to stay with my Mom's brother in the Bronx for one night during this trip. I mentioned to Mom that we can just bring the rollaboard - ty97 May 18, 07:55
- My translator is not quite working on this. - Spawn May 18, 07:55 3
  - They leave to go home Monday -- nm - ty97 May 18, 07:56 2
    - Ah, thanks. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:57 1
      - np, slow old dude -- nm - ty97 May 18, 07:58
- You should take them to the Bronx Zoo - they have baby bison -- nm - decline May 18, 07:54 1
  - They have a surprisingly full schedule, though Sunday is open to 'do city stuff' - ty97 May 18, 07:59
- *snort* - Epiphany May 18, 07:53
Netflix original: Okja trailer -- (link) - decline May 18, 07:50 [youtube] 2
- yeah...no. -- nm - Epiphany May 18, 08:08 1
  - weird, right? But it's by the director of Snowpiercer -- nm - decline May 18, 08:11
These are words, but....? "During Trump's visit, Toby Keith ("The Angry American") will play men-only concert with Arab lutist in Saudi capital" -- (link) - ty97 May 18, 07:43 2
- *rejects script for being too out of touch with reality* -- nm - Hollywood May 18, 07:47
- sure. -- nm - Andie May 18, 07:45
Ouch. "Skirts at Fox News today will be lowered to half-mast." -- nm - volnelk May 18, 07:41
Mark it down now. There will not be a major breaking news event during the Eastern Time evening today. -- nm - ty97 May 18, 07:39 10
- and I predict a breaking news story during Mountain Time as well -- nm - crash davis May 18, 07:41 4
  - Don't make up timezones, crash. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 07:43 3
    - but its fun -- nm - crash davis May 18, 07:44 2
      - I want to live in the Whiskey Time Zone. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:49 1
        
        Doesn't that overlap with the Mountain Man Time Zone? -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 07:56
- WTF do you gotta jinx it like that? -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:40
- You're just assuming, i ... assume? -- nm - Andie May 18, 07:39 3
  - oh, you said *not*, never mind. -- nm - Andie May 18, 07:41 2
    - Desperately hoping for a one day respite. -- nm - ty97 May 18, 07:42 1
      - Be careful. - Spawn May 18, 07:43
Chris Cornell: 15 Essential Songs -- (link) - crash davis May 18, 07:36 7
- One of my favorite uses of a song in a movie -- (edited) - Mel Profit May 18, 07:49 [youtube] 1
  - That was great. I remember in Pacific Heights when Keaton attacks Modine, "Hands All Over" was playing on the tv. - Spawn May 18, 07:54
- the first line of "Blow up the outside world" just gave me goosebumps. -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:39 4
  - Hunger Strike is still one of my all-time favorite songs -- nm - crash davis May 18, 07:43 3
    - Yes, it is on my Perfect Song List. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:45 2
      - Soundgarden was my least favorite of the big grunge bands, but that was not because of Cornell. - groiny May 18, 07:50 1
        
        They were the easily the hardest of the Grunge bands. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:56
Krusty should buy me some of these. -- (link) - Shaun May 18, 07:35 4
- Piri piri hot sauce is best hot sauce. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 07:38
- If you really want some I'd be happy to grab them for you. -- nm - Krusty May 18, 07:38 2
  - Conversion + S&H + customs fees likely makes it way too expensive. Thanks for the offer though :) -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:42 1
    - Yeah, I forget about the cost of shipping to Canada. Such crap! -- nm - Krusty May 18, 07:48
Yeah, I just had a renter complain that the tree in her yard is producing tree pollen. - Spawn May 18, 07:35 9
- Allergies? -- (link) - jnine May 18, 08:21
- I got one with super sensitive smell ability (or so she claims) among other things, she has complained about the neighbor's dryer sheets -- nm - crash davis May 18, 07:39 1
  - go buy one of those noseplug thingies people use when swimming and give it to her -- nm - decline May 18, 07:41
- Well? -- nm - Mop May 18, 07:37
- you should go outside and yell at that tree immediately. -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:36 2
  - heh -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:43
  - *likes* -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:41
- you better get right on that. I would suggest taking a vacuum over and sucking all the pollen off the leaves -- nm - decline May 18, 07:36
- You sir, you sir, are a slumlord!! -- nm - Bacon May 18, 07:35
Zing -- (link) - Reagen May 18, 07:35
Their public housing is falling apart. The Feds don't want to fix it. They don't want to move. -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 18, 07:32
American Gods episode 3 - still confusing but now with artful pr0n. I am digging the beginning vignettes They at least make sense -- nm* - Epiphany May 18, 07:31 1
- It just touches so many of my interest points. I'm riding with it as long as they are making new episodes. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 18, 08:37
My favorite part of Silicon Valley this week was the growing dread as Dinesh realized what his job was going to be. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 07:30 1
- Trumps new Press Secretary? -- nm - Bacon May 18, 07:31
I know we have a lot going on right now but - 15 years ago this happened. - Mel Profit May 18, 07:24 [youtube]
I see Joey Bats is making friends again. -- nm* - groiny May 18, 07:22 16
- Yeah, not a good time for a bat flip. -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:25 15
  - Exactly. I'm all for guys having fun, talking trash and making the game more lively but when you're down by 5 and hit a HR don't act - Krusty May 18, 07:41 14
    - and to be honest, this bat flip was not even a big deal. - groiny May 18, 07:48 6
      - He stared the pitcher down and tossed the bat. He was showing up the pitcher and if it's my pitcher I'm saying something. - Krusty May 18, 07:51 5
        
        he stared him down???? he looked at him for like 2 seconds. -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:53 4
        
        I'll get the video but, yes he stared him down. I watched it thinking they made a big deal out of nothing but he went all Joey Bats and - Krusty May 18, 07:56 2
        
        I watched it several times, yes he looked at him, but staring him down is a bit excessive -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:57 1
        
        Sure, guys have done longer stare downs but he hit it, looked at the pitcher as he took some steps and then flipped his bat. -- (edited) - Krusty May 18, 08:01
        
        Guys on local radio this morning suggested Jose wear a little body armour on his ribs today. - Shaun May 18, 07:55
    - agreed -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:45
    - meh, if they stop pitchers from yelling and shit after a big strikeout, then we can talk -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:45 3
      - They need to watch it sometimes too but it seems different to me. -- nm - Krusty May 18, 07:49 2
        
        it's not. - groiny May 18, 07:52 1
        
        That I'm fine with but this wasn't a get your team pumped kind of a celebration but a I got you and now I'm gonna strut kind of celebration -- nm* - Krusty May 18, 08:02
    - On the other hand, the bat flip against the Texans in the playoffs 2 years ago was awesome. -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:44 1
      - Yes it was. -- nm - Krusty May 18, 07:49
I thought I saw a UFO last night. - Beryllium May 18, 07:21 5
- I blame Star Trek Discovery. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:23
- photos? -- nm - decline May 18, 07:22 3
  - No, I don't like taking blurry photos. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 07:24 2
    - likely excuse -- nm - decline May 18, 07:31 1
      - It was one of the things I thought at the time. - Beryllium May 18, 07:39
Make Water Gate Again -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:21
gizmodo's headline is the best, imo: " All the Crazy Shit We Learned About the Trump Regime While You Were Asleep" - crash davis May 18, 07:21
Step aside Carolina Reaper, there's a new king in town. -- (link) - Shaun May 18, 07:17 18
- I 100% do NOT understand the fascination that some people have with hot food. Why make it a challenge? Enjoy it. -- nm - volnelk May 18, 07:27 8
  - Eating spicy foods makes your body release endorphins. There's obviously a sane limit to keep in mind though. -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:29 7
    - So does listening to music, laughing, smelling vanilla, or eating chocolate. I'll stick with those. -- nm - volnelk May 18, 07:36 6
      - It's not just heat though. There's also a tonne of great flavour. -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:48
      - Sex, I will stick with that -- nm - Bacon May 18, 07:37 4
        
        Honestly a night with all five of those sounds decent. -- nm - volnelk May 18, 07:38 3
        
        I really don't want to hear laughing during sex. -- nm - Bacon May 18, 07:39 2
        
        Right. I pictured them throughout the evening not concurrent. -- nm - volnelk May 18, 07:41
        
        That comes before the sex. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 07:40
- this is one hobby that I definitely won't take up -- nm - crash davis May 18, 07:24
- It's so potent that it has to be kept in a sealed container and nobody has actually orally consumed it yet out of fear that it could actually kill you -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:22 7
  - somebody needs to weaponize that sh!t -- nm - decline May 18, 07:23 2
    - We could call it... pepper spray. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 07:25 1
      - Dragon's Breath pepper spray -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 07:40
  - the only way to be Pope of Chili Town is to consume this obviously...I need some wax stat -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:23 3
    - Here's Sean Evans and Chili Klaus eating a Reaper. -- (link*) - Shaun May 18, 07:24 [youtube] 2
      - that looks like lots of fun. why would you do this????? -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:25 1
        
        4,370,088 views -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:26
"President Pence, President Mike Pence, President Michael Pence, President Michael R Pence..." -- (link) - Pence doodling in a notebook May 18, 07:15 2
- "Mr. Speaker, the President of the United States" -- nm - Mike Pence, into a hairbrush in front of a mirror May 18, 07:23 1
  - *humming hail the chief while updating his vision board* -- nm - Mike Pence May 18, 07:55
*snork* -- (link) - Spawn May 18, 07:15 1
- I believe that is the original Russian spelling -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:17
Destiny 2 gameplay reveal stream is today at 1pm Eastern. *hype* -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:13
"It is the mark of every millenarian fanatic to assume that the world stands on the verge of a precipice," -- (link) - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 18, 07:10 2
- I like how he concludes by calling the GOP extremist terrorists. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 07:15 1
  - (I mean, everybody needs a bit of good-natured ribbing now and then) -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 07:16
It's like we elected 4chan President. -- nm - Mop May 18, 07:04
I'll tell you honestly I though Cornell was already dead. Who was I thinking of? -- nm - Mop May 18, 07:03 18
- Weiland? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 18, 07:05 14
  - That's it! -- nm - Mop May 18, 07:06 13
    - ty? -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:16
    - seriously, just think of all the names that are on this list. -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:06 11
      - It's suprising to see so may 80s dudes still kicking around. Like how is Axl Rose not dead by now? -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:11 10
        
        it takes a long time to die via donut -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:12 1
        
        snort -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:13
        
        Vince Neil should be dead 7 times over. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 07:12 7
        
        Tommy Lee -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:13 6
        
        I envision a Mr. Burns "Everything Gets Stuck In The Doorway" scenario with him. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request May 18, 07:20 5
        
        "turns out that tattoo ink has preservative qualities" -- nm - Reagen May 18, 07:21 4
        
        whew -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:23 3
        
        It also makes your wang shrink. - Shaun May 18, 07:30 2
        
        how big was Tommy Lee's junk before the tattoos???? -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:31 1
        
        Ask Spawn...? -- nm - Shaun May 18, 07:43
- pick a Grunge band lead singer -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:04
- Layne Staley? He was the lead singer of Alice In Chains. -- nm* - Krusty May 18, 07:04 1
  - Scott Weiland from STP? -- nm - Krusty May 18, 07:05
I have to admit that the Cornell news is a bit of a gut punch too. - Mel Profit May 18, 07:01 9
- I saw him twice doing his solo tour in the last 3 or 4 years. Just one the great rock voices. And he seemed to have so much fun in that setting. - pmb May 18, 07:31
- Trish woke me up to tell me. I didn't want to believe her -- nm - crash davis May 18, 07:27 1
  - I was driving when I heard it. I drited off the road a bit. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:28
- Grunge Band Lead Singer is the most dangerous job there is -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:03 5
  - Vedder still surfs, so... -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 07:04 4
    - He was the one that I expected to die, but from falling from a ceiling at a venue. -- nm - volnelk May 18, 07:10 2
      - agreed. some of that was insane. -- nm - Mel Profit May 18, 07:18 1
        
        I am seeing more-and-more that a certain amount of, "Fuck you, death." goes a long way. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:48
    - explains all the recent shark spottings near shore -- nm - groiny May 18, 07:05
Geez, and it was suicide too... -- nm - Ender May 18, 06:55 1
- It is crazy as he had a great show last night in Detroit. -- nm - Spawn May 18, 07:13
the "Klingons" in the new Star Trek trailer are stupid looking, even moreso than the original series. -- nm - Beaker May 18, 06:54 16
- and it's not a deal breaker or anything anyway, the fact it is CBS streaming only will be the deal breaker...although I wonder if Space will get the - Beaker May 18, 07:09 1
  - It does indeed look like Space will have the Canadian rights to Star Trek Discovery. sweet. -- (link) - Beaker May 18, 07:15
- They're similar to the Klingon that Christopher Plummer played. -- nm - Mop May 18, 07:05
- This. -- (link) - mafic May 18, 06:57 11
  - I once strapped a toilet paper roll to my dog's head after seeing that episode. -- (edited) - Mel Profit May 18, 07:03 2
    - heh -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:07
    - Ha! -- nm - mafic May 18, 07:07
  - 50.years.ago. Them to aliens from recent movies and TV shows is the better comparison -- nm - Beaker May 18, 06:59 7
    - Big Eyes there is TNG, and Red Face is DS9. -- nm - Ender May 18, 07:07 1
      - 20 odd years ago then :) -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:08
    - like Star Wars didn't introduce a new version of the Wookie for their new movies. -- nm - Beaker May 18, 06:59 4
      - The Ewookie. When an Ewoke humps a Wookie you get this -- nm - Bacon May 18, 07:03 1
        
        is an Wookew the reverse? -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:10
      - oh, this is the hairless Wookie, we just never met them till now and this is an Ewok that is 10 feet tall -- nm - Beaker May 18, 07:00 1
        
        I dunno. I just can't get worked up about it. They're reimagining/rebooting everything. Why not klingons? -- nm - mafic May 18, 07:06
- as dumb as the 2nd kind of Romulans from Star Trek Nemesis -- nm - Beaker May 18, 06:55

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