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BTW, Stanley Cup ratings were way up this year. Last night's game "ranks as 4th-best SCF Game 6 on record." -- (edited) - David Jun 12, 12:58 2
- 2-3 weeks ago, I remember hearing how Nashville was going to be a ratings loser. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 13:02 1
  - People were worried about an Ottawa/Nashville matchup, yeah. - David Jun 12, 13:04
*freaks out a little bit* - znufrii Jun 12, 12:53 4
- be afraid, be very very afraid - Epiphany Jun 12, 13:00
- you should go home and punch a few holes in the walls to relieve the tension - decline Jun 12, 12:55 2
  - Oh, not the load bearing one. -- nm - jnine Jun 12, 13:23
  - *giggling* -- nm - Epiphany Jun 12, 12:59
Looks like Jeremy Maclin is going to the Ravens -- (link) - decline Jun 12, 12:44 3
- Yeah, I'm shocked they're not happy with Mike Wallace as their #1 WR. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 12:47
- pick duel between JF and David! -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 12:45 1
  - It's not much of a duel. Football Pengy holds exclusive rights to Maclin. - David Jun 12, 12:55
Donald Trump just held the weirdest Cabinet meeting ever (you already know the story, I share just because I love CNN's headline) -- (link) - crash davis Jun 12, 12:38 1
- I don't think Kim Jong Un's cabinet fawn so much -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 12:49
ebay is useful, I guess. I was able to resurrect an old electric razor that was the best I'd ever used. - Tim Jun 12, 12:11 12
- ebay is *amazing.* (speaking of, my foam for the benches upstairs arrived this weekend, so we really need to start shopping for pillowcovers.) -- nm - amanda jones state university Jun 12, 12:33 6
  - I *really* want the dinosaur pillowcases linked here, but they appear to be sold out. -- (link) - amanda jones state university Jun 12, 12:37 1
    - you should go on etsy and see if you can find somebody to make them for you -- nm - decline Jun 12, 13:03
  - how many pillows are you going to let people throw? -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:36 2
    - I think 8. 4 x 18 inch, 4 x 22inch. I *think.* -- nm - amanda jones state university Jun 12, 12:38 1
      - that's some great fort makin' -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:43
  - Thanks to free Prime shipping, ebay is on the bench. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:36
- generally it's a bad idea to go around resurrecting things -- nm - prayformojo Jun 12, 12:18 2
  - has no-one read Stephen king? -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 12:18 1
    - A razor with a thirst for blood. - Spawn Jun 12, 12:29
- I bought unlock codes for our phones for dirt cheap off of ebay recently. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 12:15
- Amazon is great for this, as well. The forst time I replaced baldes they were $50. Just recently I did it and got them for $15. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:12
Game of Thrones spoilers. here is a very smart reviewer who is a good thinker and believes he knows what the Night's King end game is -- (link*) - Peglegpete Jun 12, 12:01 [youtube] 7
- I have no need to speculate, I'm along for the ride and enjoying every minute. -- nm - Max Jun 12, 12:06 5
  - I'm in this boat. I don't want to figure it out or have someone figure it out for me - I want it to unfold in front of my eyes -- nm - Epiphany Jun 12, 12:10 4
    - exactly -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:25 3
      - I did see my first scene that makes me think, "Yeah, I will watch this series some day when it is done so I can binge it." -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:30 2
        
        wait, you aren't watching it? We are very disappointed in you Spawn -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:53 1
        
        (I don't have HBO) -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 13:03
- A very reviewer, indeed. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:02
9th cir upholds 2nd muslim travel ban -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 12, 11:57 5
- again? -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:02
- upholds the ban banning the ban -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:59 1
  - Yeah, that's what I meant -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 12:42
- it upholds the block of the ban, not the ban. -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 11:59
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"The palantír replied to each, but all those in Gondor were ever open to the view of Osgiliath." - ReluctantCynic Jun 12, 11:53 1
- was the glowing orb Trump touched in Saudi Arabia the Palantir? -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 11:57
U.S. refuses to join G7 pledge on Paris climate agreement -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 11:52 3
- Duh -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 12:02 2
  - Pitt not Par! -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:06 1
    - Putt for Par -- nm - Phil Mickelson Jun 12, 12:12
"Thatcher in the Rye." Haha! - Krusty Jun 12, 11:51
Ah, I thought this was the announcement of the Powerball winner but it's just the award to the retailer :) -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 11:50
Monday Brain Stuff: Einstein's Riddle. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 12, 11:38 2
- I always enjoyed these. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 13:03
- thanks! I love these. I'll work on it tonight after work -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 11:46
The WSJ has verified through an FOIA request that the Secret Service does not have any tapes of the Trump/Comey meetings -- (link) - decline Jun 12, 11:38 5
- You Americans with your self pictures but you never record the good stuff. Russia recording is better. -- nm - Putin Jun 12, 11:44
- Soon!!!! -- (link) - Spawn Jun 12, 11:41 3
  - Coy, he keeps playing coy, I hate coy -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 12:45
  - this is what happens when you elect a gameshow host to be president. - howie Jun 12, 11:46 1
    - But wait......there's more!!!! -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 11:51
I just sent my mother to a brewery in selinsgrove not for the beer but for the food. it feels weird. -- nm - amanda jones state university Jun 12, 11:37 3
- who *are* you? -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:38 1
  - but the food is so good!!! (the beer is like barely ok.) -- nm - amanda jones state university Jun 12, 11:41
- This is the future we live in. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:37
Guy next to me in the Sky Club is asking for advice from one of his (co-workers? friends?) - ty97 Jun 12, 11:28 2
- Our nabe signed with a local realtor, nothing was done yet, when his wife mentioned it to her dentist who bought it, made the deal themselves - zeitgeist Jun 12, 13:27
- good times, good times. -- nm - Epiphany Jun 12, 12:04
Have we taken this political test? Social liberalism for me. -- (link) - Inigo Jun 12, 11:22 40
- Libertarian Socialism - 77.4 Socialist, 68.1 Peaceful, 70 Liberal, 81.7 Very Progessive -- nm - Covington Jun 12, 15:51
- Capitalist Fascism -- (link) - Drumpf Jun 12, 12:50
- Social Libertarianism -- (link) - Marlowe Jun 12, 12:41
- Lenin took one look at my results and said "Dude." -- nm - Mop Jun 12, 12:15
- Centrist -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 12:14 2
  - you can't just pick "neutral" for each question. Answer them honestly. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 12, 12:17 1
    - znufrii gonna znufrii -- nm - Strongbad Jun 12, 12:21
- Chaotic Neutral -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:11
- Social Liberalism -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 11:56 12
  - Same. Centrist, Peaceful, Liberal, Progressive. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 12:19
  - this is closet to me so far; but, as is often the case, I didn't like the wording/limitations of a bunch of items. -- (edited) - b. Jun 12, 12:12 3
    - Our numbers are very close. I was a little more on the peaceful side (34%) and the civil liberal side (62.7%). But otherwise very close. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 12:21
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    - I don't believe I've ever met one of these that I didn't have a bunch of quibbles with -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 12:14
  - It starts with us Crash, make a list of the 'others' -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 12:09 2
    - I was for the "reeducation" camps until we had to send Spawn to one -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 12:13 1
      - Thank you for my new mini-kingdom. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:16
  - You and znu are now mortal enemies. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 12:02 2
    - he'll receive a shock when I ride an unicorn into battle -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 12:07 1
      - New Day sucks! New Day sucks! -- nm - Qale Jun 12, 13:05
  - my %s - crash davis Jun 12, 12:00
- Libertarian socialism. - znufrii Jun 12, 11:48 3
  - This is same for me. -- nm - jnine Jun 12, 11:58
  - Also, some of the questions are poorly worded. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 12, 11:49 1
    - exactly. -- nm - b. Jun 12, 12:16
- Libertarian socialism. 83% socialism, 77% internationalist, 79% libertarian, 88% very progressive. *shrug* -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 11:46
- Social liberalism - ty97 Jun 12, 11:36
- Libertarian Socialism, not even sure what it is - Guigue Jun 12, 11:34 1
  - Same. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 11:47
- Moderate Conservatism -- (edited) - Ender Jun 12, 11:33
- Democratic Socialism. High on Equality, World, and Progress, but iffy on Liberty/Authority -- nm - Qale Jun 12, 11:33
- Same here. -- nm - GregW Jun 12, 11:33
- Liberalism. - ReluctantCynic Jun 12, 11:31 2
  - its slightly scary how close our scores are, I hope this doesn't mean that I'll spend a high draft choice on a kicker -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 12:01
  - These were my scores. Needless to say, I don't trust authority or profit-driven corporations and I tend to think we do things differently today - GregW Jun 12, 11:39
- cool, oh wait 70 questions?!? -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:29 3
  - Impatient Progressive -- nm - Max Jun 12, 11:32 2
    - just get distracted easily. I slogged through. Social Liberalism -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:59 1
      - Whimsical Daydreamer -- nm - Max Jun 12, 12:05
- you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows -- nm - rollo Jun 12, 11:27
That praise Trump thing lasted TEN minutes. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 11:21 1
- Schumer's mock lasts 23 seconds -- (link) - mud Jun 12, 11:37
oh -- (link) - ty97 Jun 12, 11:21
The Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically for Engagement (COVFEFE) Act would make social media a presidential record. -- (link) - GregW Jun 12, 11:19 2
- Rep. Mike Quigley (D-Ill) has a good sense of humor for Washington -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 11:44 1
  - He's my congressman. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 11:48
Random WWE booking thought: I'd like to see Austin Aries vs Miz fight for the IC title. -- nm - Qale Jun 12, 11:18
The Shove Heard Round the World How Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and a Russian-backed coup attempt got tiny Montenegro into NATO. -- (link) - crash davis Jun 12, 11:17
Chainsmokers news! Tommy Hilfiger Names The Chainsmokers Global Menswear Ambassadors -- (link) - Mop Jun 12, 11:16
Some of the best, craziest incentives in sports contracts -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 11:02
Eddie Lacy appears to have made weight and will get a bonus of $55k (250 lbs or less was this one) -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 11:00 1
- bonus payable in "cash or an equivalent value of calzones" ... now that's just bad contract language. -- nm - rollo Jun 12, 11:22
Buy a 3-month Xbox live gold subscription and get Rocket League for free. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 12, 10:53 3
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 11:28 2
  - Worth it! Rocket League is awesome. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 11:48 1
    - Nathan likes to just drive around -- and has lucked into a handful of goals - Will Hunting Jun 12, 12:07
Road rage... -- (link) - amoxy Jun 12, 10:53 1
- Oh, the humanity! -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 11:05
People love their privacy. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 12, 10:49 [Image] 3
- I was just looking at the new Coke rewards program and it seems all(most) of their rewards require you have them linked to a social media account. - Meg Jun 12, 10:55 2
  - It looks like a terrible program. I'll be passing as well. -- nm - Qale Jun 12, 11:39
  - Eh, just start a twitter to link and never use it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 11:05
nmb Crash Davis - landbeck Jun 12, 10:46 4
- ❤️ -- nm - kelly Jun 12, 11:18
- All the best -- nm - amoxy Jun 12, 11:11
- You are a good man, and in Amy and my thoughts. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 11:08
- Thank you for your reassurance. Please note that I (and I'm sure, all of ST) wish you and your family the best -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 10:52
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Out: Body shaming. In: Googly chins. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 12, 10:42 1
- Wow, that does not look like a chin.... -- nm - Baronwatch Jun 12, 10:50
How Russia Targets the U.S. Military. -- (link) - crash davis Jun 12, 10:42
Trump had a full cabinet (well sorta full) meeting today in front of the media. He took time to go around the room and have each member praise him -- (link*) - decline Jun 12, 10:41 15
- gross. -- nm - Diva Jun 12, 11:31
- "Trump began the meeting by berating Democrats for taking longer than he wanted to confirm his Cabinet picks" - Reagen Jun 12, 11:01 8
  - Is it possible someone is whispering in his ears that it's the Dems fault and he actually believes it? -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 11:05 7
    - I don't think he needs any whispers. Dems are his opponents, so they are obstructing. -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 11:09 4
      - My point was: Is he just lying (Dems can NOT block is nominees) or is someone fooling him? -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 11:18 2
        
        Someone's telling him that the Dems aren't rubber-stamping his picks (true), but leaving out the detail that they aren't stopping his picks - Will Hunting Jun 12, 11:37
        
        The minority party does have some power to delay confirmations. Dems have used all of these in 2017: -- (link) - mara Jun 12, 11:35
      - also, as a professional bullshitter, I think he knows better than to go around believing or not believing things -- nm - znufrii Jun 12, 11:11
    - I'd expect nothing else. He's never the root cause and he is advised by a guy who wants to see government fail. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 12, 11:07
    - Bannon -- nm - amoxy Jun 12, 11:07
- See press / America, this is how you should all treat me!!! -- nm - Trump Jun 12, 10:58
- Somebody has to step up and say "The Emperor has no clothes" -- nm - amoxy Jun 12, 10:58
- If that is an exact quote from Priebus, well that sounds unnerving. and creepy -- nm - crash davis Jun 12, 10:55 1
  - yeah, the 'blessing' part was weird/nasty. RP is so the Hand of the King in King's Landing and you *know* what happens to them. -- nm - Diva Jun 12, 11:08
- Does that equate to a 'loyalty pledge'? I'm sure that's how he'll play it. -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 10:52
9th Circuit cites Trump's travel ban tweet, & Spicer's answer that Trump's tweets are official statements, in its ruling against the ban. -- (link) - mara Jun 12, 10:40 1
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After last night's Tony win, John Legend is an E away fom an EGOT. - Diva Jun 12, 10:39 1
- Maybe he'll finally live up to his name. - Beryllium Jun 12, 10:58

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