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GA-6: First debate scheduled for June 6. New poll shows Ossoff with a 7 point lead. -- nm - Strongbad May 23, 04:57 4
- Election is June 20. In-person early voting starts May 30. -- nm* - Strongbad May 23, 04:58 3
  - Wow, that's a really long early voting period -- nm - ty97 May 23, 04:59 2
    - Hulu is bombarding us with ads. - Strongbad May 23, 05:02
    - Had to edit my mistake. The May 2 date was for absentee-by-mail only. -- nm - Strongbad May 23, 05:00
TV PSA: Deadliest catch, Brooklyn 99, Downward Dog, Great News, Pretty Little Liars, Challenge, Flash, Smackdown, DWTS, Celtics/Cavs, Below Deck, Bull -- nm - Beaker May 23, 03:19 2
- UK gets Broken (new drama with Sean Bean and Anna Friel) -- nm - LMS May 23, 03:57
- Prison Break, iZombie, Voice, Rebel, Team Ninja Warrior, Americans, Penguins/Senators, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 23, 03:20
Didn't see the news last night, so woke up here to the Manchester news. 22 dead now. Heart breaking. -- nm - Andie May 22, 23:36 3
- It's horrible, but I'm moved by stories of the people of Manchester coming together to help out with transport, food & acccomodation. - LMS May 23, 03:40 2
  - yes, our news covered the good people just now offering food and shelter -- nm - Beaker May 23, 03:58 1
    - That Mr. Rogers quote always gets me. "Look for the helpers. You will always find people helping." -- nm - volnelk May 23, 04:31
James Beard was originally from Portland. Seems right that the originally foodie was from here. - Mop May 22, 22:45 2
- Julia Child is from Pasadena, which I just learned... I guess the Rose Bowl provides enough for a city to be famous for -- nm - con_carne May 23, 03:15 1
  - That's a pretty good one. -- nm - Will Hunting May 23, 04:44
Two people here just got older...and they were already older than me. - David May 22, 22:35
This background story on Comey and Mueller is amazing. Also, Trump is F-U-C-K-E-D. -- (link) - Mop May 22, 22:08 1
- So they're going to try to make this guy look bad? Good luck with that. - . May 22, 23:53
Dollywood joke in Family Guy. Apparently, it's worth visiting. -- nm - Mop May 22, 21:50
It's taken forever to hit it's stride, but Making History may have found it's narrative core with Sam Adams and John Hancock. - Mop May 22, 21:15 4
- Well...it's been cancelled. -- nm* - . May 22, 21:38 3
  - As well it should be. -- nm - Mop May 22, 21:59
  - I thought it was Timeless? -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 21:49 1
    - It was, and then it wasn't. -- nm - . May 22, 23:24
The Blacklist finale... that was a hell of a last twist. -- nm* - Mop May 22, 21:04 7
- spoil me -- nm - Max May 22, 21:16 5
  - Spoiler - Mop May 22, 21:56 2
    - okay, so... - Max May 22, 22:02 1
      - Spoils - Mop May 22, 22:10
  - It's actually a Whitelist. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 21:18 1
    - *whoa* -- nm - prayformojo May 23, 04:51
- right? -- nm - Remlik May 22, 21:10
I'm not -quite- as excited about this as I was about the Super Bowl, but it's shockingly close. - David May 22, 20:58 3
- a long playoff run with its daily ups and downs is exhilarating. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 21:19 2
  - Also, I really wanted to win tonight. I couldn't handle the stress of a game 7. -- nm - David May 22, 22:35
  - Meanwhile, Falcons games were like 200 minutes of demolition. - David May 22, 21:41
My closest Smart and Final has made some changes and now have a huge bulk foods section...... - Meg May 22, 20:52
Now watching: The Memory of Justice - ReluctantCynic May 22, 20:41
"Colton (Hero of Nashville) Sissons( (born November 5, 1993) is a Canadian professional duck hunter who also plays ice hockey for the Predators." -- nm - David May 22, 20:35 1
- That's great -- nm - J May 22, 20:38
*deadpool-shocked-face.jpg* -- (link) - Beryllium May 22, 20:30 3
- Who knew Israeli-Palestinian peace could be so complicated? -- nm - TWuG May 23, 04:02
- But what about lasting peach? -- nm - Spawn May 22, 20:47
- This is high-quality trolling. -- nm - Will Hunting May 22, 20:37
OK Sens, pull it together and I'll love this Final. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 20:04 1
- Whoa whoa whoa. -- nm - NHL, trying to care about ratings. May 22, 20:12
Another benefit from this: Mike Milbury and all of Montreal sports media's heads asplodin'. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 20:01 1
- yup -- nm - Beaker May 23, 03:05
Arianna Grande's statement -- (link) - Amoxy May 22, 19:59 7
- My heart breaks for her. Along those lines, Eagles of Death Metal is a terrific documentary. -- nm - David May 22, 20:03 5
  - I thought about her too. This has to be crushing. That EoDM doc is awful. Your heart breaks for the lead singer in particular. -- nm - Mel Profit May 22, 20:05 4
    - it does. but then he goes and says super idiotic things like the security was gone that night because they knew the attack was coming... -- (link) - Remlik May 22, 20:23 2
      - he did apologize for that, IIRC - Reagen May 22, 20:27 1
        
        yeah I do as well....to be honest. -- nm - Remlik May 22, 20:33
    - I don't think he'll ever get past it. He's already such a complicated, conflicted dude. - David May 22, 20:22
- I can't even imagine -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 20:02
#Glorious - David May 22, 19:58 1
- you forgot the link! -- (link) - Tim May 22, 20:01 [youtube]
Just realized that the ad w/ the couple doing it in increasing sized cars and the ad w/ the family taking grandpas ashes cross country are for the same car. -- (edited) - Volnelk May 22, 19:57
FANG FINGERS FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - David May 22, 19:54 1
- Congrats! -- nm - Amoxy May 22, 19:56
Lose with honour, Ducks. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 19:53 3
- That's three times in four losses. -- nm - David May 22, 19:55 2
  - It's telling to me that there's no such thing as a bandwagon Ducks fan. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 19:56 1
    - I'll bandwagon plenty of teams, but not the ducks or the Blackhawks - Beryllium May 22, 21:52
Oh, you know it's coming. -- nm - David May 22, 19:53
Keep waiting for it. -- nm - David May 22, 19:53
Wait for it... -- nm - David May 22, 19:53
Ironically, my broadcast is ahead of Kim's by 2 minutes. She's less than a mile from the stadium. -- nm - David May 22, 19:51
Lets get this pajama party started. -- nm - Spawn May 22, 19:45 1
- Or in other words, Spawn's sausage fest -- nm - Amoxy May 22, 19:52
OK Preds, you have a lead. Lets keep it that way -- nm - budice May 22, 19:41
huh...James Wan is producing the new Resident Evil movies -- nm - Remlik May 22, 19:40
no penalty under the "Ducks are a bunch of assholes" rule. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 19:40
"I don't see color. To me you look white." -- nm - Reagen May 22, 19:28
SNL ... - Beryllium May 22, 19:26
oof...the new Linkin Park...isn't very good. -- nm - Remlik May 22, 19:22 20
- I told you this back in March. I'm gonna change my handle to Kalki 'cause I'm like a ghost up in here. -- (link) - Qale May 22, 19:38 [Backboard]
- No, it is awful. -- nm - Spawn May 22, 19:27
- no idea what they were going for with that single. -- nm - Tim May 22, 19:26 3
  - They try to make it in top 40 pop, if it fails they come back to their fans with a " returning to our roots" CD -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 19:36 2
    - If? - Spawn May 22, 19:41 1
      - Oh I agree -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 20:00
- ????? nm - ralph wiggum May 22, 19:24 12
  - they released a new cd and went EDM/POP style. -- nm - Remlik May 22, 19:35 11
    - But you were expecting Linkin Park to be good, right? nm - ralph wiggum May 22, 19:48 6
      - OMG -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 20:02
      - Say something bad about Numb, and I'm gonna ask you to cash me outside. -- nm - David May 22, 19:52 4
        
        It's cool. We can like different things. :) nm - ralph wiggum May 22, 20:00 3
        
        But Numb/Encore is the world's most perfect mashup! -- nm - David May 22, 21:41 2
        
        I have zero feelings about this, but I admire your passion, friend. nm - ralph wiggum May 22, 21:43 1
        
        I think Martin Prince said it best. -- (link) - David's iPad May 22, 22:11
    - Linkin Park’s Chester Bennington Tells Unhappy Fans to “Move the Fuck On” From Hybrid Theory -- (link) - Remlik May 22, 19:36 3
      - Hey Chester, Shut Up! We'd rather hear Shinoda anyway -- nm - J May 22, 19:43
      - Is there a less Rock name than his? -- nm - Reagen May 22, 19:42 1
        
        Nope -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 20:01
- evergreen post. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 19:24
Trump said "Islamic extremism" in a speech, but it's ok because he was exhausted. -- (link) - Mop May 22, 19:18 4
- I am trying to remember another President being called exhausted -- nm - Amoxy May 22, 19:30 3
  - Uh huh, yeah sure. -- nm - . May 22, 21:41
  - I think Warren Christopher was the last notable case. -- nm - Max May 22, 21:19
  - Who knew being President could be so complicated? -- nm - TWuG May 22, 19:36
If it's all the same, I don't want Marky Mark advocating for me. -- nm - Mop May 22, 18:42 1
- Well too bad, friend, cause I'm here to stay! -- nm - Mark Wahlberg May 22, 18:51
"What's the opposite of a warlord?" -- nm - prayformojo May 22, 18:39 4
- Donald Trump -- nm - budice May 22, 18:58
- Theon Greyjoy. -- nm - David May 22, 18:57 1
  - great answer -- nm - Peglegpete May 22, 19:19
- Rawlady? -- nm - Beryllium May 22, 18:40
I may be flying a red-eye with a 14-month old, but at least I'm not this guy. -- (link) - znufrii May 22, 18:25 2
- An old Asian man has to give up his seat and we all freak, but an old white man is asked to do the same and we demand he be locked up?! -- nm - Alt-Right Commentators May 22, 18:37 1
  - He was asked to give up the three seats, paid for by others, he thought he was due 'cause he couldn't get an upgrade. -- nm - other people May 22, 20:16
i'm disgusted with the bombing in Manchester. But it has been a nice reprise the past hour not to hear the words: Donald Trump -- nm* - Peglegpete May 22, 18:14 7
- I thought the same thing. I put it on CNN and they were talking about something happening in the world. It was sadly refreshing. -- nm - Volnelk May 22, 19:38
- I am curious to see what he has to say -- nm - Amoxy May 22, 19:03 1
  - This is why we can't let Muslims into our country. -- nm - Bacon May 22, 19:04
- wonders if there's an acceptable level of collateral casualties for an hour's erasure of agent orange -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 18:17
- Gee, thanks for posting his name. -- nm - Bacon May 22, 18:15
- Yay, people are dead so you don't need to hear words that annoy you -- nm* - ty97 May 22, 18:15 1
  - I think I would scribble that one pretty quickly. optics are HORRIBLE -- nm - Bacon May 22, 18:16
Just seeing the Ariana Granda news. WTF is going on. -- nm - ty97 May 22, 17:54 5
- Evil people do evil things. -- nm - Strongbad May 23, 03:58
- awful -- nm - Remlik May 22, 18:08
- The world is full of hatred -- nm - Bacon May 22, 17:55 2
  - The world is full of stupidity -- nm - ty97 May 22, 17:57 1
    - Angry Stupid People, yes that -- nm - Bacon May 22, 17:58
Reagen, what do you estimate the conversion rate is on a 5-minute power play? -- nm - prayformojo May 22, 17:46 3
- I would expect a goal about 45% of the time on one. - Reagen May 22, 17:48 2
  - We're not great at power plays. We are too methodical. -- nm - David May 22, 17:57 1
    - with the boomers you've got on the blueline, I can't blame them. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 18:01
After the FBI said no, Trump asked other intelligence agencies to stop the Russia probe -- (link) - Reagen May 22, 17:45 7
- Ostrich meet sand -- nm - GOP Congress May 22, 18:08 1
  - Mmm...ostrich meat sandwich... -- nm - znufrii, definitely not 40 May 22, 18:18
- "Can't you rendition Comey or something?" "He's your employee, sir, you can just fire him, b-" "Excellent." -- nm - Max May 22, 17:47
- And Flynn lied his ass off, including to Congress and on his security clearance -- (link) - Reagen May 22, 17:46 2
  - I almost want to see this turd go to jail more than I want to see Drumpf dragged from office. - Mel Profit May 22, 20:04
  - But her emails. -- nm - ty97 May 22, 17:49
- I was always told it never hurts to ask. -- nm - Trumpy May 22, 17:46
Just booked a red-eye flight with a lap infant. May God have mercy on my soul. -- nm - znufrii May 22, 17:38 11
- I don't know what yours is like but our got FOMO on the airplane and therefore didn't sleep -- nm - Karl_S May 22, 19:06
- Hopefully she will sleep for most of the flight. -- nm - kelly May 22, 17:48 1
  - That's the idea. -- nm - znufrii May 22, 17:49
- You are going against most of STs advice. That should go well for ya. -- nm - Bacon May 22, 17:47 4
  - Why should he start now? -- nm - Spawn May 22, 18:35
  - "It's going to suck regardless, so why spend the extra $500?" -- nm - znufrii May 22, 17:52 2
    - It's a tough choice. I am just fucking with ya. Question, is this 2 seats in a 3 seat row? - Bacon May 22, 17:53 1
      - yup. We took an aisle and a window thinking a middle seat at the back of the plane would be least likely to get filled, and if so, would eagerly trade - znufrii May 22, 17:56
- WTF? -- nm - Spawn May 22, 17:45 2
  - At least we didn't do first class... -- nm - znufrii May 22, 17:50 1
    - Ty lives to close to you, he could have exacted vengeance upon you -- nm - Bacon May 22, 17:51
CNN reporting that several sources indicate this was a suicide bomber -- nm - zork May 22, 17:32 1
- "There will be a controlled explosion in Cathedral gardens shortly if you hearing anything don't be concerned." -- (link) - zork May 22, 17:35

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