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Weekend Plans: -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 11:03 10
- office picnic tomorrow, fishing Sunday -- nm - decline Jul 7, 11:12
- Minor league baseball game tonight, church convention in Indianapolis starting tomorrow. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 11:08
- Another day, another shelf and a trip to Goodwill -- nm - Max Jul 7, 11:07
- Going upstate for a cousin's son's high school graduation party -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 11:07
- Hiding from you. -- nm - Beer Jul 7, 11:06
- Seeing Kitten at club show tomorrow night, Sky Ferreira / Blondie / Garbage at Hollywood Bowl Sunday - JD Jul 7, 11:05
- Resentment and stubbornness. -- nm - znufrii Jul 7, 11:04
- heading to the Lake in about an hour -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 11:03 2
  - don't forget the TP -- nm - decline Jul 7, 11:11
  - Got your Alpine stocked up? -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 11:07
More Sears news. Sears (US) closing another 8 Sears and 45 KMarts -- (link) - decline Jul 7, 10:58 3
- The news about the pensions is horrible. That should be separate from the company itself. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 11:03 1
  - i mean, how is that not fraud - someone works for you their whole life to get a pension, then loses it? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 11:04
- Sad, but its time -- nm - budice Jul 7, 11:00
If Terry Crews actually did voice Doomfist... -- (link) - Shaun Jul 7, 10:44 [youtube]
My watermelon has a sticker on it that says "PERFECT" - like, what the hell, are people fat-shaming fruit now? -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 10:43 4
- Older the berry, sweeter the juice. -- nm - budice Jul 7, 10:53
- Its watermelonparents just thought that it was extra special -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 10:48 1
  - "Proud State Fair Blue Ribbon Parent" -- nm - Max Jul 7, 11:08
- Maybe the sticker has a chemical sensor that makes it fall off when the fruit has gone overripe. -- nm - Max Jul 7, 10:44
Pokemon Go: What am I doing wrong with the berries? Do I have to "toss" them now or something? -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 10:40 3
- throw your phone in a blueberry bush -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 10:54
- Do you have the magic arrows? - decline Jul 7, 10:53
- in the butt, Bob -- nm - oblique Jul 7, 10:43
Flight from NYC to Caracas costs $500. That surprises me given......Caracas right now -- nm* - ty97 Jul 7, 10:29 16
- Armor plating. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 10:40
- Flight back costs $48,000. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 10:35
- Are you thinking that's expensive or cheap? -- nm* - Roger More Jul 7, 10:30 8
  - I figured demand had to be in the basement for the route, so expensive. -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 10:33 7
    - but see, if you first put the supply out there..... -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 10:35 1
      - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 10:35
    - No one's going to go unless they have a really good reason to go, so airlines are going to charge more. -- (edited) - Roger More Jul 7, 10:35 4
      - That's a Wakko argument. -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 10:35 3
        
        It's how airlines (and many other businesses) think. Identify the customers that have the greatest price inelasticity - or who are spending other - Roger More Jul 7, 10:40 2
        
        (no fair fixing your nick! Now my joke makes no sense!) -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 10:44
        
        it's how drug companies work. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 10:44
- bring food. lots of it. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 10:30 4
  - I was there in 2009, when things were apparently much better than they are now - ty97 Jul 7, 10:34 3
    - what will they give you for US $$? You should take 10 or 20 grand down and see if you can buy a bunch of hotels or something -- nm - decline Jul 7, 10:41 2
      - IINM, there are pretty strict limits on how much USD you can bring into the country - ty97 Jul 7, 11:08 1
        
        smuggle it in your underwear -- nm - decline Jul 7, 11:11
Has Trunp given Russia Alaska yet? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 7, 10:28
Yo Canada, we need to talk -- (link) - ty97 Jul 7, 10:25 2
- You're welcome. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 10:41
- Go ahead, build another wall! -- nm - Roger More Jul 7, 10:26
Car repair good news/bad news: I took the car in for work on the A/C. Price is Right... - Mop Jul 7, 10:19 13
- How did you let your brakes go so long that it got into the rotors? -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 7, 10:26 1
  - Yeah, I'm choosing to believe THIS IS FINE. La la la. This is not a problem. - Mop Jul 7, 10:28
- FWIW, fuck the dealership. I took it in for an oil change about 3 months ago and their checklist was all green. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 10:22
- $1k -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 10:21
- $700 ($200 for the AC, $500 for the brakes/rotors) -- nm - oblique Jul 7, 10:21
- $100/$500 -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 10:20 7
  - Damn, man. Hit in on the nose on the first swing. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 10:21 6
    - Shaun is the Albert Pujols to your Brad Lidge. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 7, 10:30
    - Both showcases bitches. -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 10:23 3
      - One showcase had a paddleboat and the other is a vacation to Caracas -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 10:26 2
        
        What did *you* win in this poll? -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 10:28 1
        
        My dignity -- nm - ty97 Jul 7, 10:28
    - *snaps finger* - oblique Jul 7, 10:22
39 years ago today the Grateful Dead played their first of 4 shows at Red Rocks that summer. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 7, 10:16
10 years ago in theaters: Transformers ($155m July 3-8) -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:50 26
- Gotta admit, I have very little vision for scale. I never thought Transformers would work. - Mop Jul 7, 09:51 15
  - I think Transformers is the lowest quality big-budget franchise in movie history. - Inigo Jul 7, 10:04 14
    - Thanks Wonder Woman! -- nm - Warner Bros. Jul 7, 10:29
    - I take my checks to the bank and I sign them with my nuts. -- nm - Michael Bay Jul 7, 10:16
    - I loved the first one, after that, they are bad. -- nm - groiny Jul 7, 10:08 11
      - Just like me, except I hate the first one.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 7, 10:57 1
        
        heh -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 11:01
      - I think it was just the novelty of giant robots on screen. It's a pretty horrible movie, too. -- nm - Inigo Jul 7, 10:51 4
        
        disagree. it's the only one of those movies that has any sense of fun while maintaining a premise and a narrative. - Diva Jul 7, 10:58
        
        well, that was part of it for sure, but it was good enough for me to have repeat viewings. -- nm - groiny Jul 7, 10:57 2
        
        I think Shia is perfect in it as well, especially the interactions with the parents. -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 11:04 1
        
        yes - some funny stuff there. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 11:07
      - agreed (only I'd use like rather than love) -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 10:13 2
        
        yes, this. the first one was fun. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 10:14 1
        
        I didn't see it opening weekend, but maybe 1-2 later? It was a blast, and got me pumped for more. Yeah.... -- nm - MDH Jul 7, 10:32
      - Yup. -- nm - Shaun Jul 7, 10:11
- 15 years ago: MIB II ($87m July 3-7), Like Mike, The Powerpuff Girls Movie -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:50 9
  - 20 years ago: MIB ($84m July 2-6), Out to Sea, Wild America -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:51 8
    - 25 years ago: A League of Their Own, Boomerang -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:51 7
      - I always enjoyed that the July Long opener in 1992 was League of Their Own. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 7, 10:24
      - 30 years ago: Innerspace, Adventures in Babysitting -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:52 5
        
        Looking up where Keith Coogan is now, I learn he's the grandson of Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester) who was also The Kid with Charlie Chaplin. -- nm - Max Jul 7, 10:11
        
        Thor! -- nm - David Jul 7, 09:57 1
        
        he went from Thor to Kingpin. -- nm - groiny Jul 7, 10:07
        
        35 years ago: (no new wide, ET holding #1), (ltd): Secret of NIMH -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:53 1
        
        40 years ago: The Spy Who Loved Me -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:54
Why it isn't "Battle Meese" -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 7, 09:47
Krusty alert: Spider-Man stuff. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 7, 09:46
Finished the current season of Doctor Who last night. Easily my favorite since the first Matt Smith season. -- nm - znufrii Jul 7, 09:46 8
- Doctor Who: I can't get over the fact that Earth is under constant threat of alien invasion and straight up annihilation. - Mop Jul 7, 10:50
- it's Capaldi's best season. -- nm - Remlik Jul 7, 10:26 5
  - By far. And due in no small part to having a better companion. -- nm - znufrii Jul 7, 10:32 1
    - This -- nm - Covington Jul 7, 10:59
  - Hmm. They must get a hell of a lot bettrer, then. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 7, 10:30 2
    - Or you're just wrong. -- nm - znufrii Jul 7, 10:49
    - They lost me with the Moon Egg. -- nm - TWuG Jul 7, 10:32
- We are about halfway. Watched 3 in the last week. I nearly hate it. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 7, 10:13
LYC I get to see Kevin Smith tomorrow at a local comedy club. - sycor Jul 7, 09:45 2
- awesome! -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 10:51
- That's cool. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 10:33
Wow. "Gen Con has sold out (4 day passes) for the first time in its half-century history," -- (edited) - Spawn Jul 7, 09:33 2
- Blessed are the m̶e̶e̶k̶ geek: for they shall inherit the earth. -- nm - Jesus Jul 7, 09:53
- Critical Role live game! -- nm - David's iPad Jul 7, 09:40
BB19 Christmas spoilers - Ender Jul 7, 09:28 3
- I missed how she got injured. Will they let her out of the house for several days and allow her to come back and play? - pmb Jul 7, 09:36 1
  - She was riding Whistle-Nut in the backyard during the morning wakeup music. - Ender Jul 7, 09:41
- I will be so glad whrn this show hits season 21. I always think it is a BB call back. Once it is BB21, I will know it is not. -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 09:30
I dropped my car off at the mechanic this morning and left my phone in the car. I'm verging on panic. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 09:25 4
- When you go to pay for it and they say, "Don't worry about it." you need to be *very* worried. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 7, 10:21
- Call your phone and when they pick up ask them to read your facebook back to you. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 09:29
- the mechanic is calling all his relatives in Latvia right now, and ordering a ton of crap on your Amazon account -- nm - decline Jul 7, 09:27 1
  - *Latveria -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 09:31
Panthers Twitter has been up to no good. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 7, 09:24 4
- Too many for mobile. What's the gist. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 7, 09:26 3
  - It's the Fresh Prince theme song. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 09:31 2
    - That would require a lot of dedication. -- nm - David Jul 7, 09:48 1
      - Somebody else did it recently over a two week period and made some noise on Twitter, so the Panthers cribbed the idea. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 7, 09:51
The new 311 album is excellent. I'm biased, but I've been down on the last couple. This one is very good. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 09:19 4
- my husband is going to see them in concert this weekend. -- nm - Diva Jul 7, 09:26 3
  - Is he okay? -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 7, 10:16 1
    - He probably just lost a bet with TFox -- nm - Warner Bros. Jul 7, 10:32
  - Lucky guy. I missed them this year because we were going out of town. This new album has some that would be great live. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 09:31
For those of you working in education this morning... Canvas is broken. So... yeah. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 09:04
Fan made: Destiny 2 trailer - Everybody Wants to Rule the World. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 7, 09:02 [youtube]
Cost of new rail tunnels under the Hudson River grows to $11 billion -- (link) - znufrii Jul 7, 08:59 7
- Meanwhile, NJ uses millions from its aborted tunnel project to subsidize ferry rides for a handful of commuters -- (link) - znufrii Jul 7, 09:08 1
  - *cancels ferry service, uses ferry as personal yacht* -- nm - Chris Christie Jul 7, 09:09
- they should just get Elon Musk to do it -- nm - decline Jul 7, 09:01 4
  - Bo-ring. -- nm - Elon Musk Jul 7, 09:25
  - 2 for the show room? -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 09:08 1
    - 3 to get ready? -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 09:17
  - Shh... he already did. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 09:04
Fate of the Furious UV codes for $4.49 are at the uv digital now site if you're interested. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 7, 08:59
German Newspaper: A Danger to the World It's Time to Get Rid of Donald Trump -- (link) - Spawn Jul 7, 08:57 18
- Maybe we will be invaded so another country can do a regime change. - Qale Jul 7, 09:09 17
  - Jeez, alright if you insist, just give us a couple of weeks -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 09:16 9
    - "Wait, you showed up unarmed?" "We didn't want to frighten anyone unnecessarily." -- nm - Max Jul 7, 09:47
    - I was just thinking that you guys would be the best choice for this. Can you call someone? -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 09:17 7
      - Call JT and have him lead the charge across the border ....shirtless. 1/2 the population will just surrender automatically -- nm - Epiphany Jul 7, 09:18 6
        
        Shirtless and riding a Harley on the days when he's not atop one of those Battle Mooses from Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies. - Diva Jul 7, 09:25 5
        
        *giggling* " Charge Please!" " Excuse me, we'd like to take over if you don't mind" -- nm - Epiphany Jul 7, 09:31 4
        
        it would be done in such a sweet and lovely way. But firm. -- nm* - Diva Jul 7, 09:35
        
        still giggling at " battle moose" -- nm - Epiphany Jul 7, 09:31 2
        
        like this... -- (link) - Diva Jul 7, 09:37 [Image] 1
        
        OH LORD -- nm - Epiphany Jul 7, 10:12
  - I welcome our new [blank] overlords! -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 09:12 4
    - Plutonian! - David's iPad Jul 7, 09:25
    - Cat -- nm - Epiphany Jul 7, 09:17
    - Mexican -- nm - groiny Jul 7, 09:13 1
      - Hell yeah. It is already Taco Friday for us (since Amy is doing a show tomorrow), so why not? -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 09:15
  - Red Dawn 2: This time we hoped for it -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 09:10 1
    - Red Dawn 2: Maple Pancakes -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 09:22

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