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NBA Rumor: Lakers will not trade for Paul George this summer -- nm - Remlik May 19, 20:13 3
- Because they aren't that stupid. He is free in a year, with a 2nd pick alongside. -- nm - Will Hunting May 19, 20:17
- Because he won't buy my shoes. -- nm - Dad of Alonzo May 19, 20:15
- but they will trade him for Summer Glau. -- nm - Peglegpete May 19, 20:13
Why is Mr. Brightside #93 on the U.K. charts this week, 13 years after its release? -- (link) - Mop May 19, 20:03 1
- nm... -- nm* - Ender May 19, 20:05
Man what is that plane ride like on Air Force One. -- nm - Remlik May 19, 20:02 2
- I think there might be a movie about that -- nm - crash davis May 19, 20:05 1
  - the Fly with Jeff Goldblum -- nm - Peglegpete May 19, 20:13
In case this hasn't been shared yet, here's the Lawfareblog, Benjamin Wittes's account of his conversations with Comey. - Mop May 19, 19:55
I received two Dunk and Egg (Game of Thrones prequel) graphic novels in the mail today. They look great. I recommend the store I got them from. - crash davis May 19, 19:51
I have an extra code for XXX Return of Xander Cage who would like it? -- nm - Remlik May 19, 19:43 14
- I will take it please and my 5 other Vudu peeps get it too -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:44 13
  - sending to your gmail -- nm - Remlik May 19, 19:45 12
    - Thx! I saw the alert so I got it -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:48 11
      - and it worked. Grats Vudu group you all have XXX 2 thanks to Remlik -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:50 10
        
        XXX 3. We just choose not to remember XXX 2. -- nm - Mop May 19, 20:04 3
        
        I didn't know there were three. wow. There are still only 2 Pitch Black movies though right? -- nm - Bacon May 19, 20:16 2
        
        Three. -- nm - Mop May 19, 20:20 1
        
        Now you are just fucking with me. Vin Diesel can't make that many movies at once -- nm - Bacon May 19, 20:23
        
        you're welcome -- nm* - Remlik May 19, 19:53 5
        
        Eesh edits on phone suck -- nm* - Bacon May 19, 19:59 4
        
        Bacon time -- nm - Bacon May 19, 20:21
        
        I am the eye in the sky. -- nm - David May 19, 20:11
        
        Mmmmmm -- nm* - Bacon May 19, 19:59 1
        
        Mmmmmmm -- nm - Bacon May 19, 20:21
Submitted with absolutely no comment. -- (link) - Spawn May 19, 19:34 1
- Boinking a stiff stiff -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:37
CNN: White House Lawyers are researching impeachment -- nm - Remlik May 19, 19:33 4
- They want to impeach Pence? -- nm - Spawn May 19, 19:34 3
  - Last Man Standing in reverse. Take out everyone below -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:35 2
    - Who would be your pick to see go first? (Mine would be Kellyanne. -- (edited) - Jovian May 19, 20:01 1
      - She is on top of my annoying list. Spicer needs to stay so McCarthy can keep goofing on him -- nm - Bacon May 19, 20:18
Guidelines for foreign leaders meeting with Trump - linked by Jnine on FB -- (link) - Meg May 19, 19:32
Anderson Cooper spars with Jeffrey Lord: "If Trump took a dump on his desk, you would defend it" -- nm - Spawn May 19, 19:32
At least the Pacers sweep was entertaining. This is a mess. -- nm - Spawn May 19, 19:27 2
- I didn't expect the Wizards to win, but I thought they would be the better matchup. -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:31
- Don't worry. There's only two more games of it. - David May 19, 19:30
7,000 birds seized from a cockfighting facility north of L.A. have since been euthanized :( -- (link) - Meg May 19, 19:07 4
- can we get the heads & feet, please. -- nm - several restaurants in Chinatown May 19, 20:07
- I mean, if they were all going to die anyway... -- nm - Mop May 19, 20:05 1
  - Yeah, I do feel bad - but what a waste. Lets tell ourselves they'd have been tough anyway. -- nm - Meg May 19, 20:09
- In other news, KFC is offering a 2 for 1 special tomorrow as they have extra inventory this week. -- nm - Bacon May 19, 19:19
Boston shouldn'ta pregamed to slowjams -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 19:02
Alien Covenant spoiler question for those who have also seen it... *spoils* - Ender May 19, 18:59
Variety: Tom Hardy has been cast in all the franchises. -- nm* - Mop May 19, 18:57
White House looking at ethics rule to weaken special investigation: sources - crash davis May 19, 18:54 6
- That sounds exactly like something someone with nothing to hide would do. -- nm - Andie May 19, 19:21 1
  - Stop being so unfair to Trump! -- nm - David May 19, 19:25
- Mueller wouldn't have to investigate the trumps, he would just be supervising the ones who are -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 19:13
- Two questions 1) when he weakened so many rules, how did Trump know to strengthen this one? 2) what sort of middle name is Isgur? -- nm - crash davis May 19, 19:09
- Oh, they've got you now, Mueller! Oh well, carry on Trump. Nothing we can do about it. -- nm - Mop May 19, 19:00
- Now they want to know about ethics. -- nm - . May 19, 18:57
The NBA Most Valuable Player award will come down to Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Kawhi Leonard -- (link) - Beaker May 19, 18:40 8
- I admire his season, but I don't see room for Kawhi in this discussion -- nm - crash davis May 19, 18:45 6
  - In some advanced metrics, he had the best season. -- nm - David May 19, 18:46 5
    - I've no doubt. But equalling an achievement that had lasted fifty years by itself is something you tell your kids about. -- nm - crash davis May 19, 18:48 4
      - Sure, and that's why he'll probably win. Kawhi's the biggest difference maker, round numbers notwithstanding. -- nm - David May 19, 18:51 3
        
        Yeah, round numbers are easy to understand.Advanced metrics are preferred only by guys who enjoy piloting their FF teams to amiddle of the pack finish -- nm - crash davis May 19, 18:56 2
        
        I'm sorry if math and science offend you, Trump voter! - David May 19, 19:02 1
        
        I rest safe in the knowledge that you won't be able to truly humiliate me until September when that videogame comes out. -- nm - crash davis May 19, 19:05
- this -- (link) - Spawn May 19, 18:44 [Backboard]
Can somebody repost the Trump/A Few Good Men update for Kim? I can't find it. -- nm - David May 19, 18:39 2
- nm but: -- (link) - b. May 19, 18:42 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - David May 19, 18:44
from bb re "taboo" - if you're willing to click, click back, repeat a few times to deal with ads, you can watch eps of many tvs shows at this site: - b. May 19, 18:37
hit it again -- nm - Lebron Gruber May 19, 18:35
"So they won't set a.....oh yes they will!" -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 18:34
Cleveland's not exactly taking this under advisement -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 18:26 1
- Every QB in the multiverse is toast. -- nm - David May 19, 18:31
The lead is going to be 200 points at halftime -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 18:14 7
- I mean, they are playing the team with the #1 pick in the lottery, it's to be expected - Reagen May 19, 18:32 1
  - As a reminder of the silliness of the NBA regular season, the team with 31 points is the higher seed. -- nm - David May 19, 18:33
- As long as Markelle Fultz can score 40 points a half next year, the Celtics will overtake Cleveland. -- nm - David May 19, 18:25 1
  - + Gordon Haywood -- nm - Beaker May 19, 18:26
- It is almost like James is angry about something. -- nm - Spawn May 19, 18:23
- *changes from the Russia porn on Rachel Maddow to the basketball game, sees the score, goes back to the Russia porn on Rachel Maddow* -- nm - crash davis May 19, 18:22
- maybe 250 -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 18:21
CNN: Russian officials bragged they could use Flynn to influence Trump. -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd May 19, 18:11 5
- STOP THE NEWS IT IS THE WEEKEND -- nm - ty97 May 19, 18:40 2
  - Yeah. It's never going to be like that again. -- nm - Mop May 19, 19:03
  - So I went home for lunch before 3 pm Eastern. The news was on and they were talking healthcare. I told Trish that - crash davis May 19, 18:43
- "Does he have the vodka-flavoured nipples?" -- nm - Reagen May 19, 18:14 1
  - callbacks are always comedy gold -- nm - crash davis May 19, 18:15
Celtics, you in trouble -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 17:59
Darcy called me with a bad joke: Why won't the Republicans impeach Trump? - crash davis May 19, 17:50 9
- she wins an internet -- nm - Remlik May 19, 19:37
- So 5 more months? -- nm - . May 19, 18:25
- Borrowed. That's quality. -- nm - TWuG May 19, 18:24
- strong is the Force, in this one. -- nm - Peglegpete May 19, 18:21
- That's pretty great. -- nm - David May 19, 18:08
- Perfect :-) -- nm - Meg May 19, 18:06
- Nice. -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 19, 18:03
- +1 likey -- nm - budice May 19, 17:57
- *likes* -- nm - JaxSean May 19, 17:54
Celts just along for the ride. -- nm - budice May 19, 17:48
I feel like I've done *nothing* today....maybe 'cause I've done nothing today :/ - Meg May 19, 17:42 4
- Me in retirement before your IM -- nm - Bacon May 19, 17:45 3
  - But I've averaged 3 miles a day this week and now I feel guilty about today. -- nm - Meg May 19, 17:47 2
    - On the other hand the cats say you are doing well at being more catlike. -- nm - . May 19, 19:31 1
      - True, and they've had lots of lap time today. -- nm - Meg May 19, 19:33
To a larger point, I feel like ST needs to have an extended conversation about flying, flyer programs, and credit cards. - David May 19, 17:41 2
- I'm on pace to get ~230k Aeroplan points and ~16000 Air Miles (x10 for equivalent value) this year. Basically none of that from being on a plane. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 17:47 1
  - I hope Aeroplan is not solely redeemable on Aeroflot -- nm - crash davis May 19, 17:51
ty97 or anyone: Dulles to Paris: Delta, Air France, or Icelandair? -- nm - Max May 19, 17:38 6
- One more thing to check: the delta and Air France flight might be the same flight since they are partners -- nm - ty97 May 19, 18:00
- Also consider seat width - ty97 May 19, 17:56
- I assume you have no status on any of them so would look at three things, in whatever order they matter to you - ty97 May 19, 17:55
- I feel like Icelandair has to be the answer. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 17:39 2
  - My personal experience with Icelandair was spectacular. And if you can so the stopover... bonus! -- nm - Mop May 19, 17:43 1
    - Forgot about this. If the stopover is of interest, then definitely a factor to consider -- nm - ty97 May 19, 17:58
So, to put things in perspective... - Marlowe May 19, 17:19 6
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn May 19, 17:50 1
  - ISTO É BOM -- nm - Reagen May 19, 17:52
- Corporations giving money to candidates? I don't see the problem. -- nm - Mop May 19, 17:45
- Insane -- nm - Andie May 19, 17:34
- holy smokes. that's gotta be so discouraging -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 17:20 1
  - The ones that are clean are deepshit crazy and/or stupid.. (NM) - Marlowe May 19, 17:23
TAR spoils - . May 19, 17:14
One of my cousin's daughters got an internship with SpaceX -- nm - ty97 May 19, 17:11 6
- I hope Musk isn't directly involved in the management there. I hear he's a horrible boss at Tesla. - Mop May 19, 19:06
- Very exciting! -- nm - Meg May 19, 17:36
- Nice. My nephew works there. -- nm - Spawn May 19, 17:13
- sweet -- nm - prayformojo May 19, 17:13
- Awesome! -- nm - TWuG May 19, 17:13
- whoa, like outa this world, man -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 17:12
TSG: Elvis Presley arrested in Florida -- (link) - budice May 19, 16:55 4
- Fake news! -- nm - Mop May 19, 17:08
- TCB -- nm - Spawn May 19, 17:00 2
  - FAC - zeitgeist May 19, 17:18 1
    - Very cool. -- nm - Spawn May 19, 17:29
The Independent is reporting that Kushner is a "person of interest". -- (link) - Mop May 19, 16:29 16
- I expect that Trump will pardon whoever he needs to pardon to protect himself - Brian May 19, 18:39
- FWIW, I think I've said this before. This is how they get him. By flipping Ivanka and Jared. - Mop May 19, 17:09
- It's like this White House is built out of... some sort material unsuitable for building houses out of. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 16:59
- If true I hope it doesn't interfere with him bringing peace to the Middle East. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 19, 16:47 5
  - there will be a moment of zen when both the palestinians and israelis look at each other and shrug, wtf was *that* about as the donald talks -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 17:00 4
    - Uniting Israel and Palestine... against us! -- nm - Mop May 19, 17:46
    - My moment of zen will happen when Trump is perp walked to federal prison. -- nm - TWuG May 19, 17:08 2
      - whatever happens, that won't be one of them. -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 17:19 1
        
        A girl can dream -- nm - TWuG May 19, 17:31
- As i said, I suspect they've already made north of $20 billion off of this. - David May 19, 16:41 1
  - I would be amazed at the karmic implications if the IM came to pass -- nm - Beryllium May 19, 17:08
- *White Ford Bronco on the L-I-E* -- nm* - J Kush May 19, 16:33 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 19, 16:48
- Meanwhile anonymous sources say that Jared and Ivanka are workings vailiantly to unmask Russian moles - ty97 May 19, 16:33 2
  - I hear Ivanka is working vigorously with Justin multiple times... -- nm - Beaker May 19, 16:41
  - well that sounds nice -- nm - JD May 19, 16:36
Beaker, here is another historical news site with the Viking article -- (link) - Peglegpete May 19, 16:14 3
- the viking stuff is cool as the wife and I love Vikings on History -- nm - Beaker May 19, 16:15 2
  - have you seen any doc. about the big Saxon gold & other stuff hoard? there are several versions with different historians. I like this best -- (link) - Peglegpete May 19, 16:21 [youtube] 1
    - and this Viking doc. with historian Nina Ramirez is very good. her expertice is in the Viking invading England era and Illuminated Manuscripts -- (link) - Peglegpete May 19, 16:24 [youtube]

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