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MEL PROFIT ALERT: Tori Amos plots 27-date fall tour around new album, 'Native Invader'. -- (edited) - Spawn Jul 10, 11:25
Kellyanne Conway squirms when shown her prior denials of meetings between Trump campaign and Russians on GMA. -- (link) - jnine Jul 10, 11:22 2
- i wish there was more of this - making them all look at and comment on earlier statements that they now can't back up. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 11:25 1
  - She does a good job of trying to change the subject, but she's not as cheery as usual. I'm so sorry for her. -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 11:41
Dingers: At this rate, MLs team is averaging 40HR per starting position for the season. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 11:15 1
- His team is sick. There's no way I'll catch him or the top 3, but I'm doing well for showing up for the auction draft. -- nm - Inigo Jul 10, 11:24
UFC: Nunes issues statement for pulling out Saturday, blames a sinus infection -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:13 10
- was happy to see that puncher win his fight on Ultimate Fighter -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:15 1
  - Me too. Great story. Didn't realize he went to college (CS-F) with Dillashaw. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:19
- The UFC pre-show was apparently railing against her pretty hard. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 10, 11:14 7
  - They were, and that was before the "sinus infection" story broke - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:15 6
    - Yeah, but it doesn't help her that she was actually medically cleared to fight. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 10, 11:24 1
      - She states that all they checked at the time were her hydration levels. She got the CT scan on her own after they cleared her, then she dropped. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:27
    - Aka, Dipshit Dana hates women fighting (- Rhonda), and is driving the narrative. - Will Hunting Jul 10, 11:20 3
      - truth -- nm - budice Jul 10, 11:24
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:23
      - Correct. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:22
Is it just me, or does the current headline on NYTimes.com seem particularly informal? - znufrii Jul 10, 11:04 4
- That was the word used to describe the alleged material to be received -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 13:10
- You can Tweet that headline -- nm - budice Jul 10, 11:08
- Spaces limitations, znu. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:07
- whatever, headline snob -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:07
Destiny 2: Changes to Control. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 10, 11:03
WWE/GFW: Alberto Del Rio arrested for domestic violence battery....Paige has not been named as the person abused.... - Remlik Jul 10, 11:01 1
- Those 2 are an absolute tabloid trainwreck. - Will Hunting Jul 10, 11:03
Supposing Canadian and American dollars were on par, what would you guess tuition for 1 year at McGill (for a resident student) would be? - Mop Jul 10, 11:01 20
- $2500 -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 11:12 2
  - *ding!* $2328 for resident, $7,227 for non-Quebec Canadians. Or somewhere between $15k and $40k for international. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:15 1
    - Wow they are still lower then what I paid to go to to University 20 years ago.. -- nm - ajrimmer Jul 10, 11:22
- Quebec universities are surprisingly affordable, i believe. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 11:11 2
  - And since students lose their ever-loving-shit every time there's discussion of tuition increasing, that won't be going up any time soon. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:11 1
    - Oh yeah. "Here's something that puts you on a path for a higher-income, more fulfilling career at nominal cost" "No fair, it should be for free!" -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 11:23
- $501 -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:10 2
  - You and decline are closer than anyone else. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:10 1
    - Yeah, I figured it was pretty low. - Spawn Jul 10, 11:11
- 6ish. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 11:09
- $8-12K maybe? -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 11:04 1
  - (this is a stab in the dark guess tho) -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 11:04
- WTF is McGill? -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:02 6
  - Canada's better than Harvard university. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:05 3
    - Obviously not better at Getting the Word Out. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:07 2
      - The elite never need to advertise. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 11:10 1
        
        aka Meg's motto. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 11:11
  - hoity-toity college up north -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:04 1
    - *university* - Reagen Jul 10, 11:08
- 500 bucks -- nm - decline Jul 10, 11:02
Some info about Ishtar Commander in regards to Destiny 2. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 10, 10:57
Lunch today: Purple Kale and Kidney beans. what are/have you eating? -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 10:55 35
- Unlike you, I ate actual food. -- nm - David Jul 10, 11:25
- sandwich -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 11:19
- green salad +1/2 chicken salad sammich = Free Lunch (which is the Best Lunch). -- nm - Diva Jul 10, 11:17
- Leftover Caprese Pasta salad from a bbq yesterday. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 11:13
- Leftover cuban roasted pork with black beans and rice. -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 11:10
- homemade bolognese over parppardelle pasta -- nm* - decline Jul 10, 11:08
- Halal Guys chicken/gyro combo platter. -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 11:08
- cinnamon toast crunch. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 10, 11:02
- salad, bacon duo cheez-its, watermellon -- nm - oblique Jul 10, 10:59
- Leftover California Burrito -- nm - JD Jul 10, 10:59
- Broccoli W/ melted mozzarella, carrots, a few raw peanuts, chicken. -- nm - Callisto Buffalomeat Jul 10, 10:59
- Actual food. - IrishStephen Jul 10, 10:58 9
  - heh. Yeah I'm using a food service to provide my meals as I hate to food prep. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 11:06 8
    - local or one of the bigger ones? -- nm - oblique Jul 10, 11:07 1
      - bigger....Ion Nutrition... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 11:12
    - Which service are you using? -- nm - JD Jul 10, 11:07 2
      - His GF. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:08 1
        
        HA no. She doesn't cook at all. I do. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 11:12
    - you are going to look good at 52 because you eat right - Epiphany Jul 10, 11:07 2
      - Well, I hope his appearance doesn't change that much between now and next week. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 10, 11:22
      - during the week I eat good, the weekend I eat normal! -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 11:11
- Montreal smoked meat sandwich. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 10:58 1
  - I had 2 while in Montreal. Lester's has a counter at the airport and I was thankful for this. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:11
- Genoa salami on Italian bread. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 10:57
- left over pizza. Papa Johns has a new one called John's Favorite - its very good. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 10, 10:57 5
  - I get 50% off coupons for them on a daily basis. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 11:00 2
    - yeah but 50% off regular prices is the same as the specials anyway. bah. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 10, 11:07 1
      - no lie heh -- nm - budice Jul 10, 11:07
  - NO IT ISN'T. -- nm - chrusty Jul 10, 10:58 1
    - Heh. :-) I'm not going to tell people what I think about their pizza choices. - Krusty Jul 10, 11:01
- Cherry poptart and a coke zero -- nm - eag Jul 10, 10:56 1
  - Breakfast of champions -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 11:09
- Breakfastlunch. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 10:56
- Chili Cheese Fritos -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:56
- bag of Kettle brand Honey Dijon chips -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 10:55
V: Chris Nolan talks up directing a Bond movie -- (link*) - budice Jul 10, 10:54
Speaking of ads for old tech, am I likely to get anything for my surround sound speakers and subwoofer from 10 years ago? - Max Jul 10, 10:44 4
- if they were really good speakers then, then probably yes. if they were el-cheapo, or middle of the road quality, then no. - tRuMaN Jul 10, 10:50
- Bluetooth Speakers have taken over imho. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:45 2
  - If they're good speakers, it might be worthwhile to use them with a Bluetooth adapter. -- nm - mara Jul 10, 11:17 1
    - This is a plausible idea for me that I hadn't even thought of. I love when STIS. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 11:22
Bejeweled Blitz players, what do you do with tokens? I have 30 and see no use for them. -- nm - amoxy Jul 10, 10:35
WW Box Office Update: Spider-Man $257M, Despicable Me 3 $448M, Wonder Woman $746M, Transformers $495M, Cars 3 $194M, Pirates $735M, Mummy $385M -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 10:30 17
- For comparison: Amazing Spider-Man 2 $708M, Despicable Me 2 $970M, Transformers 4: $1.1B, Cars 2: $562M, Pirates 4: 1.045B -- nm - Inigo Jul 10, 10:45
- Pirates will set sail again. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:44
- End of the Road for Cars. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:39 4
  - Literal zero percent chance of that. -- nm - David Jul 10, 11:24
  - If you saw it, you already know it. - Spawn Jul 10, 10:56
  - Maybe so, but it hasn't opened in many places.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 10, 10:53
  - I see what you did there -- nm - eag Jul 10, 10:40
- does that Transformers number mean we'll get another glorious episode in the franchise ? -- nm - decline Jul 10, 10:35 7
  - I doubt it. It'll end up making around half of the last movie's total. -- nm* - Inigo Jul 10, 10:39 1
    - They set it up for a sequel with Earth being...spoils - budice Jul 10, 10:42
  - They have plans for six (!) more. -- nm - David Jul 10, 10:36 4
    - There is a very good chance that a couple of those will be re-releases with new titles, though. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 11:03 1
      - *doesn't notice* -- nm - 50% of people who go Jul 10, 11:14
    - The Last Knight's Mother -- nm - Max Jul 10, 10:38 1
      - "Now with more Nickelback." -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:46
- That's a lot of money for Pirates. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 10:33
- Guardians 2 $858M, Baywatch $159M -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 10:30
Money Mayweather asks the IRS if he can delay 2015 payment until after McGregor fight. - David Jul 10, 10:25 5
- This makes me think he will become one of those guys that needs to keep boxing just to keep cash coming in. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 11:14 1
  - "57-year-old Money vs a Clydesdale horse" -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 11:15
- Dumbass. -- nm - Diva Jul 10, 11:07
- Note: He cashed a $100mil check that year for the Pacquiao fight. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 10, 10:42
- Hard pass, Mr. Money. -- nm - IRS Jul 10, 10:28
What did your mom teach you? What did your dad teach you? - amoxy Jul 10, 10:21 6
- Mom: how to be kind and a good person. Dad: how not to be like my dad. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 10:43
- Mom: Persistence, See through people. Dad: Computer Techie -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:35
- They taught me a lot about the values I thought were important/what kind of person I wanted to be, by being opposites. - kelly Jul 10, 10:30
- Dad taught me reason and kindness. Mom taught me unconditional love and force of will. -- nm - David Jul 10, 10:29
- Mom: Openheartedness, Dad: Figuring out stuff. -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 10:26
- Everything of value/ how not to be. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 10, 10:24
Colorado Camp Counselor Awakes To Find Bear Biting His Head -- (link) - budice Jul 10, 10:18 3
- I demand to know what Trump is going to do about all these bear attacks! -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 10:55 1
  - I miss the Colbert Report. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 10:57
- chomp! chomp! -- nm - decline Jul 10, 10:21
Local classifieds are hilarious. There are people here legit trying to sell old tube TVs. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 10:18 21
- They're really great for... uh... uhm... really, I don't know. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 10:56 3
  - Don't they have phosphorus in them? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 11:10 2
    - I'm thinking trebuchets? -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 11:21 1
      - Target practice, they can blow up good -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 14:55
- I had a hard time giving them away just to get rid of them. Best Metals takes them to recycle now though -- nm - Beaker Jul 10, 10:32 2
  - a couple of moves ago, I left 3 of them in the attic when I moved out -- nm - decline Jul 10, 10:34 1
    - That's the electronic version of the Smirnoff Ice game, man. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 10:37
- I would happily give mine away if someone will just come pick it up. I have no way to throw it out thanks to our poorly thought out recycling policy. - Krusty Jul 10, 10:29 2
  - It's New York. I figured you just threw it out your window. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 10:55 1
    - I want to but my gf keeps saying no. I'm very close to leaving it by the city garbage pails late at night. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 10, 10:59
- Double post thanks to the train. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 10, 10:28
- Like this one. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 10, 10:27 3
  - With free ads, people will sell anything. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:29
  - No remote. That's gonna knock the price down to $25. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 10:29
  - dear lord. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 10:27
- Tru dat, Even the bigger RCA Console TVs still -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:25
- I would have paid somebody to take my old tube TV away. Thing was so heavy and awkward to carry - amoxy Jul 10, 10:23 1
  - Kijiji, which is basically an eBay owned CDN version of craigslist. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 10:25
- for how much? i know you can't even give them away, so i would love to know how much people think other people will pay. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 10:19 2
  - I see one here for $10. "Need gone today" -- posted 2 days ago. -- nm - mara Jul 10, 10:51
  - Between $25-50. But yeah, you can't give these away, so I have no idea what these people are thinking. -- nm - Shaun Jul 10, 10:23
I hate to think what the iPhone 10 is gonna cost -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 10, 10:18 5
- For appliances that are nearly disposable (lasting probably 1-2 year on average before replacement), it's getting ridiculously expensive. -- nm - pmb Jul 10, 10:33
- Doubles as a Game Console. Remotely drives your car. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 10:26
- one meeellliiooon -- nm - oblique Jul 10, 10:21
- Doubles as a ladder. -- nm - David Jul 10, 10:21 1
  - An actual hoverboard. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 10, 10:30
Coco Loko? That is news to me -- (link) - amoxy Jul 10, 10:15
boom -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 10:14 1
- Boom Boom Boom -- (link) - amoxy Jul 10, 10:18 [youtube]

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