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To celebrate my 3rd year anniversary in the apartment, I got a 32 inch Vizio 1080 HDTV. Then I moved the 24 inch model it replaces to be my PC monitor - Qale Jun 16, 13:42 6
- Where did you move the old monitor? -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:44 1
  - The 20 inch computer monitor (that isn't a TV at all) is in the closet while I figure out if I can sell it easily via Houston Reddit or something. -- nm - Qale Jun 16, 13:46
- upgrade! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 16, 13:44 1
  - No 4k for me. Apartment is kind of snug, I think it'd be wasted. -- nm - Qale Jun 16, 13:46
- Excellent! -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 13:44
- nice! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 16, 13:43
Congrats to Katy Perry for hitting 100 million followers on Twitter. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:33 3
- Taylor Swift has *110* million. -- nm - Tim Jun 16, 13:37 2
  - Katy is the first person to hit 100 million. - Spawn Jun 16, 13:44 1
    - That's a lot of battery charges. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 13:46
Update: Field Day is *exhausting*. But: I now consider myself the most seasoned and professional ToiletPaperMummyRace official alive today. - prayformojo Jun 16, 13:33
A Nobel laureate must accept their prize within 6 months or forfeit it. So Bob Dylan recorded an acceptance speech. Here's 26 minutes of Dylan ramblin -- (link) - Mop Jun 16, 13:33 [youtube] 3
- (Partially plagiarized from SparkNotes.) -- nm - Ender Jun 16, 13:38 2
  - It was an alternative speech. -- nm - Kellyanne Conaway Jun 16, 13:44
  - "Was that wrong? Should I have not done that? I tell you, I gotta plead ignorance on this..." -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 13:40
"It was an uncomfortable 38 minutes for both of us....." -- nm - prayformojo Jun 16, 13:28 5
- Yeah, Hose crushed that one. -- nm - David Jun 16, 13:30 4
  - oh *wow*.....I didn't notice the byline. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 16, 13:33 3
    - Wait, you were quoting a funny article without realizing it was an STer? - David Jun 16, 13:35 2
      - yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 16, 13:36 1
        
        Inception! -- nm* - Spawn Jun 16, 13:36
Koepka! -- nm - budice Jun 16, 13:27
ME -- (link) - ty97 Jun 16, 13:14 10
- Why was the pizza in the trash? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 13:16 9
  - It looks like one of those horrible frozen pies. Personal pizza like that isn't found in most pizzerias. I've rarely ever seen them. -- nm - Krusty Jun 16, 14:28
  - I'm shocked that nobody has mentioned pineapple yet. - zork Jun 16, 13:45
  - Based on the size of it, and they say "personal pizza," I assumed it was Pizza Hut. Surprised the rat would even eat that trash. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 16, 13:41
  - it's NY pizza. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 16, 13:28 1
    - *golf clap* -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 13:41
  - A deal they worked out with the rat. He leaves the money at the backdoor and the Health Dept is none the wiser -- nm - crash davis Jun 16, 13:26
  - They ordered Papa John's and then saw the error of their ways. -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 13:23
  - Probably that gross NY style. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:17 1
    - Dont knock it til you try it -- nm - budice Jun 16, 13:27
Officer who shot Philando Castile acquitted on all charges. -- (link*) - znufrii Jun 16, 13:11 10
- Yeah, I don't think the jury got it right. -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 13:39 1
  - I gotta tell you, I'm the most entitled white male, and I terrified of getting pulled over for a traffic stop because I might get killed. -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 13:42
- The one with his wife and kid in the back seat? On video? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 13:12 7
  - The aftermath was on video, not the shooting itself IIRC -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 13:14 5
    - Ah yes. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 13:15 4
      - Nope. "Mr. Castile was licensed to carry a gun and was recorded on a dashboard camera video calmly telling Officer Yanez that he had a weapon in..." - Spawn Jun 16, 13:16 3
        
        And the NRA is silent or nearly so on it (because ... I assume they're a bunch of racists) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 13:45
        
        We're talking about a different video. His wife, who was in the passenger seat, videoed the aftermath on her cell phone. - ty97 Jun 16, 13:22 1
        
        Ah. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:23
  - The one that streamed it, yes. The one that *told* the officer he had a weapon in the car. -- nm* - Spawn Jun 16, 13:13
E-mail I received: "Alexa is always getting smarter" - ty97 Jun 16, 13:03 3
- "Never talks back, courteous." -- nm - Alexa on grindr Jun 16, 13:12
- *jumps into the scene* "And Leon is always getting larger!" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 13:12
- Alexa...kill. -- nm - Tim Jun 16, 13:04
Local milk recall being investigated by RCMP as possible tampering -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:58
Does NASA know something we don't ? They've developed space armor -- (link) - decline Jun 16, 12:57 4
- There are some bad hombres in space -- nm - eag Jun 16, 13:24
- For use against micrometeoroids and ... Jaws? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:59
- i assume they know *lots* of things I don't know. -- nm* - Andie Jun 16, 12:57 1
  - In fact, I *very* much hope they know *lots* of things I don;t know. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:04
Have they announced what type of gun the shooter used? - Will Hunting Jun 16, 12:48 4
- A .9-mm handgun and a 7.6-caliber rifle -- nm - decline Jun 16, 12:51
- According to the Capitol Police, the shooter was armed with a 7.62 mm semi-automatic rifle and a 9 mm handgun -- nm - mara Jun 16, 12:51
- He had both a rifle and a handgun, from what I heard. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 12:50
- I saw something about it yesterday -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 12:49
Man, Rep. Scalise got messed up pretty bad from that shooting. -- (link) - decline Jun 16, 12:35 3
- Related: What Bullets Do to Bodies -- (link) - znufrii Jun 16, 12:50
- Worth reading more of this guy's latest tweets; it's fairly good news. The doctors are optimistic he'll walk again. -- nm - mara Jun 16, 12:40
- That's awful. -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 12:38
Mark Hamill is making fun of people for reporting him dead on twitter again -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:34 4
- The force is strong with him -- nm - eag Jun 16, 13:19
- thankfully he has a Lazarus Pit in his backyard. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 16, 12:36 1
  - Just as long as he doesn't get it mixed up with the sarlacc pit. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:38
- And brands are joining in, too. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:34
is Jason Bourne (2016) worth $4.99? -- nm - crash davis Jun 16, 12:21 5
- nah -- nm - decline Jun 16, 12:24
- They're showing it on HBO (or Showtime) now if you get those. It's worth a watch (probably the worst of the Damon Bourne movies, but definitely - pmb Jun 16, 12:24 2
  - I think Legacy was better than it, fwiw -- nm* - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:29
  - gracias -- nm - crash davis Jun 16, 12:25
- I watched it. I can't remember the ending. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:23
Weekend Plans LIR: Tonight, rehearsal. Tomorrow - singing in Gospel Pops 25th Anniversary Concert starring CeCe Winans. - Diva Jun 16, 12:04 30
- NICE! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 16, 13:42
- Awesome -- nm - budice Jun 16, 13:24
- Tall Ships in town this weekend. ...a friend's band is playing motown at Dawson's -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 16, 13:11
- Very cool! -- nm - Strongbad Jun 16, 13:06
- Any chance it'll be on TV? -- nm - Krusty Jun 16, 12:49
- Nice! My current plan is to go to a movie (WW) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:40
- 16 mile run at Huntington Beach at 5AM sat (well start anyway at 5), see Wonder Woman once I recover. - JD Jun 16, 12:39
- Jonas gonna be jealous. -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 12:39 8
  - I forgot to mention - I got a lead this year too! It was verrrry competitive as a lot of people wanted to take part in the anniversary concert. -- nm - Diva Jun 16, 12:43 7
    - Because you rule -- nm - JaxSean Jun 16, 13:43
    - woo! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 16, 13:27
    - SongBird gonna song. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 16, 13:20
    - You're incredible. -- nm - kelly Jun 16, 13:03
    - Sweet! -- nm - Krusty Jun 16, 12:46
    - Awesome! -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 12:44
    - Oh, hell yeah! - Spawn Jun 16, 12:44
- Awesome! Break a leg! -- nm - Krusty Jun 16, 12:38
- v. cool! :) - -- nm - b. Jun 16, 12:36
- sounds fun but exhausting - get a nap girl! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 16, 12:32 1
  - I'm working from home today. It's helping some. :) -- nm - Diva Jun 16, 12:36
- I'm The Arm Candy. - Mel Profit Jun 16, 12:15 4
  - Two roles you were born for -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 12:34 1
    - \m/ -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 16, 12:49
  - did you get a slinky dress ? -- nm - decline Jun 16, 12:25 1
    - ...out of your closet? - Epiphany Jun 16, 12:32
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Jun 16, 12:10 1
  - Addendum to mine -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 16, 12:18
- Excellent. My plans are less interesting. Dinner with friends tomorrow night, long hikes Saturday and Sunday. Father's day with my dad and the rest - pmb Jun 16, 12:07
- Sasha weekend! Clap clap clap. Sasha weekend. Clap clap clap. (Sorry. On mobile at car dealership now.) -- nm* - Amanda Jun 16, 12:06
- very cool. -- nm - Andie Jun 16, 12:04
UFC legend Matt Hughes was airlifted to a hospital after a collision with a moving train. - Will Hunting Jun 16, 12:04 1
- You should see the train. -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 12:06
"angry crowd chases Theresa May's car" -- (link) - Mop Jun 16, 12:03 18
- The plain truth of the Grenfell Tower fire is that a lot of the people you saw in the windows calling for help are dead. - Mop Jun 16, 12:05 15
  - that part hurts to think about. i can't imagine. -- nm - Andie Jun 16, 12:07 14
    - On top of that, I can't imagine the workers having to sift through the building looking. -- nm* - ty97 Jun 16, 12:15 13
      - years and years ago, we did a documentary on WSPA. One thing I learned is that dogs who are trained to find people (alive or dead) after disasters - Andie Jun 16, 12:17 12
        
        I'd totally sign up for that. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 16, 12:50
        
        yah. :/ - b. Jun 16, 12:39
        
        oh wow... -- nm - Diva Jun 16, 12:36
        
        "whoa, you again. Maybe you should stay away from this place, human!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 16, 12:33
        
        Whoa, but also kinda aww - ty97 Jun 16, 12:31 4
        
        Normally, like fir dope dogs, when they find, they get to play tug on the chew rope, not appropriate in a fire zone -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 16, 13:26 1
        
        But those dogs are happy cause people are getting busted. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 13:28
        
        Care = $$$$, too. - Spawn Jun 16, 12:37 1
        
        LET ME HAVE MY SILVER LINING -- nm - ty97 Jun 16, 12:39
        
        Wow. -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 12:30
        
        The humans cuddle with the dogs -- nm - JD Jun 16, 12:29
        
        wow - I didn't know that. -- nm - crash davis Jun 16, 12:26
- "they're only chasing us because you're playing that getaway music!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 16, 12:05
- ... I guess she was right. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 12:03
lol. Pence may use funds from the Trump-Pence re-election campaign to pay for his attorney. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 11:58
Wonder Woman does $6.03 million on Thursday. $233.85 million total. -- (link) - Inigo Jun 16, 11:53
In the "only in LA" category, one of my partners just showed me the 5th grade class video of his grandson. Produced and directed by JJ Abrams. - pmb Jun 16, 11:46 7
- :) -- nm - Diva Jun 16, 12:38
- nicey -- nm - mud Jun 16, 12:24
- this is so cool -- nm - Epiphany Jun 16, 12:08
- Awesome. -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 11:52
- Was there lots of lens flare in it? -- nm - eag Jun 16, 11:48
- were there any aliens ? -- nm - decline Jun 16, 11:48
- that's awesome. -- nm - Andie Jun 16, 11:47
Andie - this article addresses what you were talking about earlier -- (link) - crash davis Jun 16, 11:44
working from home is fine. But don't let the out of office response make a liar out of you. - Mel Profit Jun 16, 11:43 15
- also - for the urbanites, especially the NYCers. We have something called Sail Boston happening this weekend. - Mel Profit Jun 16, 11:54 14
  - And that's when you push them off the train. We've all been on crowded trains and when you're by the door you need to make room so people - Krusty Jun 16, 12:43
  - You caught him out on not teaching The Rules Of Public. -- nm - Reagen Jun 16, 12:08 11
    - Right. They were entirely in the "World is nothing I can't see beyond my nose" which is normal. But, fellas...git! -- (edited) - Mel Profit Jun 16, 12:15 10
      - I have to admit that suburban living has dulled my edge somewhat. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 16, 12:28 1
        
        So Dawson has said. -- nm - Spawn Jun 16, 12:38
      - mi-mi milk cow... -- nm - meems Jun 16, 12:27 2
        
        are you sure meems? -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 16, 12:29 1
        
        uh-huh! -- nm - meems Jun 16, 13:18
      - Were you teaching him how to behave in public, or how to evade a Russian spy ring? -- nm - Reagen Jun 16, 12:24 1
        
        All of the above... - Mel Profit Jun 16, 12:28
      - mi-mi milk cow... -- nm - meems Jun 16, 12:20
      - The hunched over dude with the hoodie and the seven o'clock shadow, the businessman with the wrinkled suit, and - Beryllium Jun 16, 12:19 1
        
        re im: she is Beret Lady and she is killer. -- nm - meems Jun 16, 12:26
  - No jury would convict. Stab away. -- nm* - znufrii Jun 16, 11:55
Can't we do something about this smelly swamp? -- nm - Dagobah complainer Jun 16, 11:42
I'm starting to wonder if Megyn Kelly lasts two months at NBC. -- nm - Reagen Jun 16, 11:42 5
- There must be someone at the network who has to greenlight the planned "guests". -- nm - GregW Jun 16, 13:09 1
  - Yeah, I have a hard time believing that she wasn't authorized to do a softball interview, and assure him that that's what it would be. -- nm - mara Jun 16, 13:25
- Imagine Trump's gloating. -- nm - David Jun 16, 11:51
- Gotta say... that's a pretty impressive flame out. If she loses her job, it's gonna be a case study. -- nm - Mop Jun 16, 11:47 1
  - "Don't make promises to paranoid crazy people"? -- nm - Reagen Jun 16, 11:51

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