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Did Slackertalk enjoy the "But what about the memes guy" from here in Houston yet? -- (link*) - Qale Jun 11, 20:48 10
- Did a bunch of open-carry rednecks just kick out a Nazi troll? I'm so confused! -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 21:10 5
  - Yup. It was so confusing too because the rally happened because apparently an alt-right (whatever that means) group posted as a left group that the - Qale Jun 11, 21:17 3
    - The city is named Houston, I think the hand-wringers can make an exception. - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:22 1
      - Sure it would. With her history with Bobby Brown and how she died? -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 21:25
    - This is another video taken from the same rally. -- (link) - Qale Jun 11, 21:19 [youtube]
  - That does seem like what happened. The chokehold seemed a bit controversial amongst them. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 21:16
- what was the flag? is that one with a nazi swastika in the middle? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 21:03 1
  - I don't think Mara posts at this hour. -- (link) - Qale Jun 11, 21:09
- I don't know what's happening, but "GET THAT NAZI BASTARD OUTTA HERE" is the quote of the year. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 20:54 1
  - This ain't comicon! -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 21:08
What in the heck -- (link) - ty97 Jun 11, 20:17 5
- What the? -- nm - kelly Jun 12, 07:13
- Animal...Human... Hybrids? - Amoxy Jun 11, 20:47
- Is that guy for real? - Marlowe Jun 11, 20:38
- How much money did we give Megyn Kelly? -- nm - NBC Executives Jun 11, 20:33 1
  - Here's Michelle Wolfe's skewering of Kelly's white/right skin funny -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 11, 21:22
Jesus. Bettman sucks. -- nm - Shaun Jun 11, 20:08 1
- Preds deserved better -- nm - budice Jun 11, 20:13
I'm not watching the Tony's but it appears that someone just beat the orchestra who was trying to play her off -- nm - ty97 Jun 11, 20:07
Update: Bank of America has joined Delta in pulling sponsorship of Shakespeare play criticized as attack on Trump. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 20:05 3
- My friend went to it and said it was great. She said it would be controversial, but it was obvious they were joking. -- nm - jnine Jun 11, 20:49
- Wasn't this literally a joke from The Naked Gun? -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 20:12 1
  - "Good ones." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 20:48
Not surprisingly at all to see P.K. be first in line to shake. - Shaun Jun 11, 20:03 1
- He always has to make it about him! What a narcissist! -- nm - Roger More Jun 11, 20:05
DC and MD Attorneys General have filed a lawsuit against Trump regarding foreign payments. -- nm - MDH Jun 11, 20:03 3
- THIS IS FINE -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 20:53
- It's a glitzy story, but I think it's not going to get far. They probably don't have standing. - Mop Jun 11, 20:35
- Here's the link. This is the first of a kind. The new cycle on this tomorrow is going to be wild. -- (link) - MDH Jun 11, 20:19
That was a great game of goaltending by both teams. - TRuMaN Jun 11, 20:01
We got next. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 20:00 1
- We got .... eh. Never mind. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 20:01
I always hate seeing the Cup being won on the road. It's gut wrenching. -- nm - Shaun Jun 11, 20:00
Rats. I'm still having an amazing sports year so far. - David Jun 11, 19:57 1
- woooooooo! -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 20:06
that was about 80% opportunistic skill and about 90% blind luck -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 19:53
Knocked it off his ass into the net. - David Jun 11, 19:52 1
- butt puck? -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 20:00
Wow. -- nm - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:52
Oof. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 19:52 2
- Yeah, challenge. Nothing to lose. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 19:53 1
  - If this is GI, I will lose my fucking mind. - Shaun Jun 11, 19:54
dammit -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 19:52
It seems the message on the front page of MyCokeRewards is that you don't need a bra to enjoy a Coke. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 19:51 2
- I don't see an issue with this. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 19:53 1
  - Nor do I. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 19:54
I love E3. Enough salty tears are shed to last me a whole year! -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 19:42
Good result for the U.S. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 11, 19:31 8
- Getting a point in Mexico is always great but they had little control of the ball and the game. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 19:40 4
  - Right. But also didn't really try to. Despite that, Bradley hit the bar and Pulisic had a great look. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 11, 19:55 2
    - Agreed, they had a few good chances. It's just hard to watch them on their heels for so much of the game. They did great on defense and did get a - Krusty Jun 11, 20:03 1
      - For sure. It's boring, but it's the long play. Tie these guys, beat the other guys. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 11, 20:15
  - I'll take it. -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 19:45
- *wonders if znu remembered* -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 19:35 2
  - I did. - znufrii Jun 11, 19:37 1
    - I almost posted I was wondering if you were watching the Tonys. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 19:37
Come From Away -- (link) - Beaker Jun 11, 19:28 [youtube] 1
- (I grew up an hour away from Gander) -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 19:38
None of these Tony Awards performances are doing much for me. -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 19:18 2
- Needs more Laura Benanti. - David Jun 11, 19:19 1
  - There should be a Broadway adaptation of Step Up -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 19:25
Oy, this Shania interview -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 19:13 1
- Shes still LL material -- nm - budice Jun 11, 19:15
I'm amused by eBay using the Swiss Army Man song. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 19:02
I know Crosby gets all the press, but I'm really impressed with Malkin. He's been the hardest matchup. -- nm - David Jun 11, 18:58 14
- Really surprised Renne (sp?) didn't get a penalty for that blatant trip/interference. - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:05 11
  - Oh yeah, that's totally the same. The refs have been splendidly fair the last two games. -- nm - David Jun 11, 19:07 10
    - Aww perspective. If The calls had gone the other way - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:21 9
      - Absolutely. I think it's fine that a ref blew a call on the only score of the game tonight. - David Jun 11, 19:24 8
        
        It's a game, there are always blown or missed calls -- (edited) - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:26 7
        
        Sure, totally not an issue. -- nm - David Jun 11, 19:33 6
        
        As a hockey fan without a team in this - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:42 5
        
        It's strange that you say that since your posts have had a definite lean. - David Jun 11, 19:49 1
        
        Mostly I am a blackhawks and blues fan. - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:55
        
        1 game outta 6...and that 1 is debatable -- nm - J Jun 11, 19:45 2
        
        "It's a scoreless game, but there was a goal..." - David Jun 11, 19:50
        
        For the bias of calls? No - TRuMaN Jun 11, 19:49
- Malkin is 1a to Crosby 1 -- nm - budice Jun 11, 18:59 1
  - He's Top 5 in the league, worst case. -- nm - Shaun Jun 11, 19:51
There was a song used by a game during msoft pressed that I wish I could find - TRuMaN Jun 11, 18:54 1
- Sometimes they have game info on imdb -- nm - Amoxy Jun 11, 18:58
Reading the Daily News crime reports is sobering, disheartening, and rarely shocking. Except for... - Mop Jun 11, 18:23 1
- In Texas, you probably get a medal for not shooting the guy. - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:30
That's okay. Goals in the Stanley Cup Finals aren't important. -- nm - David Jun 11, 18:22 3
- I heard the whistle. I also heard the guy shouting "Are you fucking kidding me?" -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:25 2
  - Oh, there was absolutely a whistle. There just shouldn't have been. -- nm - David Jun 11, 18:30 1
    - Oh, no doubt. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:31
ST will be relieved to know I've survived - endured? - Iron Fist. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:20 1
- A+ -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:28
Speaking abs a Canadian: thank goodness he wasn't shirtless. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:16 6
- Darn, should've held the wedding in Canada. -- nm* - . Jun 11, 20:45
- Dear Abby, a boorish oaf crashed my wedding. Should I sue him? -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:24 2
  - I'm 100% certain it was a trump club so they should have known it was a possiblity, case dismissed -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 20:37
  - Ehh, trump crashing a wedding is still better than that dude who proposed. That guy was a real douche. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:53
- *declares prima nocta* -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 18:18 1
  - Only Patrick Stewart gets that privilege. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:28
Bachelor in Paradise has suspended shooting, season supposedly in jeopardy -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 11, 18:11 8
- "My source was told a producer filed a 'third party complaint,' to clarify my above comment.""" -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 11, 20:43
- Here's the story, kinda. And yes, it involves Corinne. -- (link*) - Volnelk Jun 11, 18:58 2
  - That still doesn't explain much. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 19:10 1
    - Well, that there is potential litigation and that it stems from a producer on the show. That's more than I used to know. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 11, 19:20
- What kind of misconduct could there be? It's not like the show is a paragon of virtue. -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 18:28
- the only shocking thing is it took this long -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 18:12 2
  - Nah, it's the "good" one -- nm - J Jun 11, 18:14 1
    - its the best. the only one I watch. so bummed production has been halted. -- nm - Jovian Jun 11, 18:19
and this is why everyone loves Don Cherry -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 18:09 1
- You'll have to tell the Americans what you mean. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:20
I've done *nothing* today, or at least very little that involved getting up from my chair :-( - Meg Jun 11, 18:03 3
- I power-washed the house. - Spawn Jun 11, 18:10
- I didn't get much exercise, but I did get outdoors and had some cake (at the same time, even) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:07 1
  - And I got a photo of a Stellar Jay. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 18:10
Anthem looks incredible (E3 footage) -- (link) - Jovian Jun 11, 17:57 3
- Yeah that looks fun. Looks like mix of Destiny and Titanfall. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 18:46 1
  - Okay, so everyone is getting that from the trailers. -- nm - David Jun 11, 18:48
- Impressive. - Spawn Jun 11, 18:18
Hmm, someone on twitter has made a mistake. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 11, 17:52 1
- Just watched Tom Size more die -- nm - Amoxy Jun 11, 18:14
More crackdown? Sign me up! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 17:39 1
- YES! Oh, Crack*down*. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:33
USA vs. Mexico spoiler - Krusty Jun 11, 17:38 1 1
- Hmm. Tacos. -- nm - TRuMaN Jun 11, 18:16
!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - JD Jun 11, 17:37
Guzan got the start?!?! -- nm - JD Jun 11, 17:33
OK, that'll do, Nashville. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 17:31
Faith Hill is *how* old? -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 17:21 8
- She's gotta be close to 50 if not a bit older. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 17:26 6
  - Not yet, she isn't. She still has a ways to go. -- nm - Spawndroid Jun 11, 17:49 3
    - Three months? nm - Dignan Jun 11, 18:22 2
      - Yes, she was born on the greatest date in the history of mankind. -- nm* - Spawn Jun 11, 18:23 1
        
        New Hallmark Movie Day? -- nm - David Jun 11, 19:38
  - she's taking nightly stem cell baths. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 17:28 1
    - See, I thought you meant the opposite. She doesn't look "young" to me. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 18:19
- "Over The Hill" -- nm - budice Jun 11, 17:25
pfm... It Comes at Night spoilers - Dano Jun 11, 17:20 3
- I'm more in the camp of "it doesn't matter, it sucked." -- nm - Ender Jun 11, 17:40
- thanks -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 17:23
- Also, even though it was made before the election I think it's a good allegory for the Trump outlook on the world. -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 17:22
I think we missed a golden opportunity with City Slickers 3: Curly in the City. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 17:17
you know those headaches where you taste metal? - Reagen Jun 11, 17:17 3
- the tinfoil hat goes on the head not in the mouth -- nm - mud Jun 11, 17:54
- I hate those. - Spawndroid Jun 11, 17:50
- Thankfully, no. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 17:18
*FANG FINGERS* -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 17:07
This is taken from a French Open recap article, but it resonated with me. - David Jun 11, 17:00 3
- Wertheim is my favorite sports writer. Read his column every week and his book on the Federer/Nadal Wimbledon final is a great read too. -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 17:18 1
  - I got Kim that book for Christmas a couple of years ago. -- nm - David Jun 11, 17:21
- "Why should I care," he said, "Is it going to cost me money, no." -- nm - Don Cherry on gay marriage Jun 11, 17:06
Meg - yep, those are the ones! They're heavy duty. -- (link) - kelly Jun 11, 16:48 [flickr] 1
- those are pretty cool -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 16:53
Now that's a Molotov cocktail -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 11, 16:40

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