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Jason Whitlock has some really really stupid things to say about Lebron and racism -- (link) - Beaker Jun 2, 11:39 5
- Jason Whitlock has been LOOK AT MEEEEE!!!! guy for a long time. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:42 3
  - seems to have gone over the deep end when he left espn for Fox 1 -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 11:43 1
    - There's a reason Skip Bayless went to FOX. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:44
  - he's 3000 pounds. it's not like you can miss him. -- nm - Diva Jun 2, 11:42
- you don't really even need the last 4 words of that post. -- nm - Diva Jun 2, 11:41
Spawn, I'll see your renter and raise you a renter - crash davis Jun 2, 11:36 4
- Here is from one of my newsletters I sent out. This is to one of our condo HOAs (so they are owners, not renters). - Spawn Jun 2, 11:47
- I had a leaky hose, no big deal, I'll move it to each 4ose bush for a trickle watering...couple months later we get a couple hundred dollar bill -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 11:40
- Oh, we have the more often than I would care to say. Sometimes when they, themselves are the one that pays the bill. - Spawn Jun 2, 11:40 1
  - yeah, he is responsible for the water bill $213 for last month - and he didn't want to bother me for a plumber -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 11:43
ST Poll: Is this a good idea or a bad idea? - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:35 18
- As long as it based on driving behavior, I am fine with it. If anyone is able to keep up with traffic and stay in their lane while doing it, there - GregW Jun 2, 12:09
- Meh. -- nm - znufrii Jun 2, 11:42
- 10 - draconian! -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:40
- Good Idea, but it needs to be $500 -- nm - amoxy Jun 2, 11:37
- 1 -- nm - mud Jun 2, 11:36
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  - I suppose it depends a lot of the culture of the individual police force. I mean, ideally you want the police to have intelligent officers that can - Roger More Jun 2, 11:42 1
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    - At least you are staring at the road, unlike the fucking moron staring at his crotch to text someone. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 11:39 1
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- Those are laws in normal places. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 11:36 1
  - Just because the laws exist, doesn't mean the local PD has active enforcement. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:38
- That has been the norm here, for quite a while. They need to do it more often. So, "1". -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 11:36
- 3. I think fines for offences like this are way too high (should be corrective, not punitive), but distracted driving is definitely a problem. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 2, 11:36
- 2. we have similar. Anything to make drivers not be assholes and text while driving -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 11:36
- 1 -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:36
- Good idea. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:36
I think I've posted this before. There's a little 4 minute radio segment here about the clusterfuck that is going to be the eclipse in rural Oregon. -- (link) - Mop Jun 2, 11:34
Turkey has arrested the father of Enes Kanter. -- nm - David Jun 2, 11:33 1
- The bizarre irony of this is that it's essentially the result of a Stalin/Trotsky situation. -- nm - Reagen Jun 2, 11:38
WSJ: Wisconsin Hopeful Seeks to Tie Speaker Paul Ryan to Donald Trump -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:26 1
- Dunno, man. Sounds like a tough sell. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:28
This NYT article about Americans choosing universities in Canada boils down to, yes, Trump, but mostly economics. - Mop Jun 2, 11:25
Single-payer healthcare plan advances in California Senate — without a way to pay its $400-billion tab -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:24 3
- “I absolutely don’t trust the government to run our health system,” he said. “What has the government ever done right?” - Guigue Jun 2, 11:31 2
  - I love when these Randians ask that question. My response would be to... - Mel Profit Jun 2, 11:38 1
    - I had a Mr Science lab kit, I'll bet I could make ink again -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 11:45
ST What are we Reading? -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 11:24 13
- Just bought Razor Girl, Carl Hizaiiason -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 11:46
- Zen and the art of Motor Cycle Maintenace and Thoreau's Walden - amoxy Jun 2, 11:38 1
  - +20 SB Points!! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:39
- Just finished Derelict:Tomb (Derelict Saga Book 2) by Cooley (excellent sci-fi series). Starting the Kindle first book The Man of Legends by Johnson -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:31
- still Everything has Teeth - I'm neglecting my reading for Candy Crush - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:24 2
  - I cringe every time I see a commercial for that show with Mario Lopez. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:27 1
    - I did not know about this - I will not watch it - I'm a Candy Crush purist. and I will not be tainted. -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:36
- just got Extreme Prey by John Sandford and Imperium by Robert Harris from the Library -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 11:24 5
  - I need help. I've read so many Prey novels and they have so many similar titles I'm not sure where I left off in the series -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 11:26 4
    - 27 Prey novels, 10 Flowers novels, 4 Kidd novels... -- (link*) - Beaker Jun 2, 11:28 3
      - believe it or not, the Kidd novels are my faves -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 11:39 2
        
        read Silken Prey, it ties them together -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 11:40 1
        
        cool, thanks - I also think I am at least one Bosch novel behind -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 11:41
Google could face a $9bn EU fine for rigging search results in its favour -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:23
ST poll - lunchtime discussion - who do you think is a pot smoker in the white house currently? - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:18 11
- Bannon, and he gets all paranoid as hell too -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 11:51
- Spicey. - amoxy Jun 2, 11:39
- I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue. -- nm - Spicer Jun 2, 11:35
- I am putting Ivanka, Don Jr and Eric in the Yes column. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:29 2
  - Ivanka? Hell no. - Spawn Jun 2, 11:32 1
    - I have a sister? -- nm - Ivanka Jun 2, 11:37
- ummmm, KUSH ner -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 11:24
- Ryan is not really WH. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 11:22
- Whoever is from Colorado. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 11:21
- like, anyone on staff, at all? hell yes. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 11:19 1
  - I mean statistically ...right?! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:24
Poll: Assuming Trump makes it out of his presidency alive, does he write an autobiography? - Andie Jun 2, 11:14 6
- A book will be written, but probably not by him. -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:32 1
  - A? - Spawn Jun 2, 11:35
- he can't even write good answers for Mad-Libs :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 2, 11:18 1
  - right, i should have really said 'does Trump have someone ghost-write his autobiography' -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 11:21
- Yes - and it'll be the greatest historical fiction piece ever written. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:15 1
  - Yeah, i used to think I would end up reading Ivanka's. But after her tweet last night, I realize she lives in the same delusion. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 11:18
awww, Spicey sounds so sad today - mud Jun 2, 11:14 2
- Does anyone ever say "well, obviously he wasn't if we still need to ask". -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 11:15 1
  - how they all keep from howling laughter at him is the mystery to me -- nm - mud Jun 2, 11:35
Who had "Kathy Griffin's press conference will be a trainwreck" in the pool? Oh, everyone? Ok, move along. -- nm - Ender Jun 2, 11:05 5
- After 2 years of donald saying total crap, hadn't anyone learned the lesson, double down -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 12:25
- I hate that pop culture thrives on lazy provacateurs. - David Jun 2, 11:10
- I did think her saying Anderson Cooper told her to go for the joke was interesting - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:06 2
  - "Keep my name out yo mouth." -- nm - Reagen Jun 2, 11:12
  - if she said that, I think much less of her - she's trying to milk this for all its worth - leave Coop out of it -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:11
Alien: Covenant question. (spoilers) - Mop Jun 2, 10:57 3
- They have divergent points of view on what has happened. The truth is likely somewhere in the middle. -- nm - David Jun 2, 11:06
- I think it's a little of both. -- nm - Ender Jun 2, 11:01
- It is like creation of man! -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 10:59
if anyone ever sees this tshirt for sale, will you please alert me immeds? thanks. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Jun 2, 10:54 1
- lol, from the google results: "Customized T-Shirt Printing - high qulaity soft t-shirt" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 10:56
My wife's final review of the live Beauty and The Beast: "I hate it. I hate everything about it." - Shaun Jun 2, 10:54 20
- FWIW: Belle's walkthrough story at Magic Kingdom is very well done. - Strongbad Jun 2, 10:58 1
  - Big time. I was a Suit of Armour bro. Oldest daughter was the wardrobe :) -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 11:01
- To your last line, the difference between Audra McDonald and Luke Evans singing vs the others was night and day. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 10:56 16
  - imma have to disagree strongly with you there. He was one of the few leads who could deliver the score. - Diva Jun 2, 11:06 3
    - Oh -- I meant Audra and him on one side; the rest on the other. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:07 2
      - Mucinex and stuff. -- (edited) - Diva Jun 2, 11:20 1
        
        I don't like his voice as Gaston's even though he may have been technically great. - Shaun Jun 2, 11:22
  - Evans didn't have the power to carry the singing parts, imo. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 11:00 11
    - i respectfully disagree. -- (link) - Diva Jun 2, 11:21 [Backboard] 1
      - word, loved him -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 11:22
    - I thought he was the best singer in the movie. -- nm - Inigo Jun 2, 11:09
    - We'll have to agree to disagree on that one. His Kill the Beast was strong as hell imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:03 6
      - Maybe, on the other hand "As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!" is awful compared to the original. - Shaun Jun 2, 11:07 5
        
        Richard White was an opera singer. It's 2 different styles of singing that will not produce the same sort of sound. White's voice was rich, but Evans - Diva Jun 2, 11:24 4
        
        It's the pitfall of having actors sing instead of having singers sing. - Shaun Jun 2, 11:28 3
        
        I didn't know before this, but Evans was a long-time theatre guy turned action star. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 11:32
        
        But isn't Luke Evans a theatre vet of big London musicals? -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 11:30 1
        
        yes. Bigly. -- nm - Diva Jun 2, 11:42
    - ?? -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 11:01
- Well, not ruined - because the original is still the original. Just hugely disappointed, I guess. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 10:55
This is what we have been saying about Daily Mail. Australian Today host shames news organization for leaving colleague in tears (video) -- (link) - con_carne Jun 2, 10:50 1
- LOL - the Daily Mail's coverage of the issue -- (link) - Roger More Jun 2, 11:09
75 years of world-saving: Everything you need to know about 'Wonder Woman -- (link) - crash davis Jun 2, 10:40
Wiki page on "Level of support for evolution by country" -- (link) - Andie Jun 2, 10:40 4
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  - the US has more than one study. Isn't it 32% (but that is only from 2009....) - Andie Jun 2, 10:46 2
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Elon Musk’s limit with Trump ended up being an issue related to his own business interests -- (link) - Beaker Jun 2, 10:37 14
- The less cynical view would be that it hit on a subject that is so important to him that he's made it his life's work. - pmb Jun 2, 10:51 12
  - If it indeed was so important to him, - Strongbad Jun 2, 10:54 7
    - Maybe, it's not as though Musk is a shrinking violet. But more charitably he probably figured he'd have more influence on the inside - - Roger More Jun 2, 11:19
    - I can see the argument for trying to influence from the inside. - Reagen Jun 2, 11:10
    - I assume he thought he had a chance of having some influence. Now he sees it was window dressing. -- nm - pmb Jun 2, 11:09 1
      - This. -- nm - Al Gore Jun 2, 11:12
    - Yes. Plus, keep your enemies closer. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 11:01
    - Personally i was happy to see science and progress minded people in those positions. You can't bitch that Trump doesn't hire those people if he tries -- (edited) - Andie Jun 2, 10:55 1
      - Yeah, "Last One To Speak To Him" should be the automatic approach when trying to sway President Goldfish to a position. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jun 2, 11:33
  - I agree. It goes against basic science. He's an inventor and scientist. -- nm - jnine Jun 2, 10:54
  - on the flip side, my cynical view is ... - Beryllium Jun 2, 10:53 2
    - It's going to be a tremendous wall, truly truly great. It'll be huge; the best wall you will ever see. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 10:55 1
      - Everybody thinks so. Everybody. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 2, 11:00
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GA-6: Handel and Ossoff weigh in on Trump & Paris - Strongbad Jun 2, 10:28 12
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  - With another $50 million raised! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 10:34
  - It *is* the most important position in government. -- nm - Reagen Jun 2, 10:32 8
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      - They could have the same candidates in 2018, too. -- nm - David Jun 2, 10:45 4
        
        I expect, if Handel loses, she's done for. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 10:58 2
        
        I agree, I would be surprised if she runs and wouldn't expect her to survive the primary. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:00 1
        
        My prediction if Ossoff wins - Strongbad Jun 2, 11:03
        
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      - Special Elections are notoriously difficult to predict, and usually do not correlate to midterms. - Strongbad Jun 2, 10:36 1
        
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- I wish I had a time machine if only to read how history books will talk about Trump in 50 years. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 10:31
Small details in Wonder Woman that only true fans noticed -- (link) - crash davis Jun 2, 10:27 10
- below this article is another article about comic book films that almost happened - incl a Batman w/ Clooney and O'Donnell, Nic Cage as the Scarecrow - crash davis Jun 2, 10:30 9
  - I'll call Elves. Harley Quinn had made 9 appearances when Batman & Robin was released in 1997; she was an unknown to most - Beaker Jun 2, 10:43 5
    - while I agree with your criticism of the site on your IM, the script would have still been ongoing after 97 until the plugged was finally pulled -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 10:52
    - Say what? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 2, 10:46 2
      - EXACTLY 9 appearances prior to 1997. (Wouldn't appear in comics until 1999.) -- (link) - Ender Jun 2, 10:50 1
        
        Still worth it. Very memorable. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 10:51
    - I could see him wanting to bring in more sexy females, though. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 10:43
  - I would've watched that. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 10:36 2
    - I would have too, even if it had horrible reviews -- nm - crash davis Jun 2, 10:37
    - Madonna as Harley Quinn would have been wild (at the time). -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 10:37
RIP, the American century -- (link) - znufrii Jun 2, 10:27
Did Bastards ever get released? The trailer looks pretty funny -- (link) - Beaker Jun 2, 10:26 [youtube] 2
- " all we did was cuddle" -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 11:00
- Scheduled for a 12/22 release. -- nm - Ender Jun 2, 10:39
They Might Be Giants -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 10:25 1
- What are we gonna do unless they are? -- nm - Baronwatch Jun 2, 10:34

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