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Oy. "Phoebe", spelled Feebe. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 15:41 6
- People mispell my name, they gots issues. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 16:24 1
  - I thought they mispronounced it? -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 16:25
- Feebee, that is pretty bad. I ran into a Shelly spelled Chelle. -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 15:52 3
  - I guess that would be from Michelle. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 16:02 2
    - that is my guess too - I don't know if that is a nick she is rolling with, or if its her parents official name for her- but its how she signs things -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 16:04 1
      - when's the last time you signed your full name? - mud Jul 10, 16:11
MMA: Mousasi signs with Bellator. UFC releases Frank Mir. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 15:21 1
- (Mir is 2-5 since 2013 and currently serving a 2-year drug suspension, sounds like a great fit in Bellator) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 15:22
NBA: Ben Simmons says he's the PG, with Fultz playing SG for the 76ers. - Strongbad Jul 10, 15:19
Is anyone watching Claws? It got pretty dark last night. (spoils) -- (edited) - Covington Jul 10, 15:09
I've watched the 1st 2 episodes of Twin Peaks - The Return. A friend says to stop now. What does ST say? (spoils) - Covington Jul 10, 15:03 4
- I haven't started yet because this post from Remlik has given me pause -- (link) - crash davis Jul 10, 15:20 [Backboard]
- Pixie gave the opinion on fb this weekend that it's the greatest show in the history of tv. Your mileage may vary. -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 15:09 1
  - Perfect. I will skip it. Thanks. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 10, 15:52
- I'm leery of Kyle MacLachlan's recent promise that it'll all make sense in the end. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 15:07
Use this website to discover the farthest city from where you current are. You know, just in case... -- (link) - Mop Jul 10, 15:02 10
- Farthest from Perth? - Spawndroid Jul 10, 15:50 1
  - Also. Perth. I think we are all technically in the ocean somewhere and Perth is closest. -- nm* - Andie Jul 10, 16:04
- We're Perth, too. Screw those guys! -- nm - David Jul 10, 15:43
- Antananarivo Madascar. 17464 miles -- nm - peglegpete Jul 10, 15:08 1
  - Yup, me too. Guess there's not much else between Perth and there :) -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 15:19
- I would guess Perth - and I guessed right -- nm - Covington Jul 10, 15:05 4
  - I mean, it's mostly gonna be Perth. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 15:06 2
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 15:49
    - It also uses city pops, not metro and is old data. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 15:07
  - Begs the question, what's mafic running from? -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 15:06
st poll #sillyyankees - What would the name of your custom bat be? - crash davis Jul 10, 15:02 7
- Cherry Pi -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 15:13 1
  - Sweet Cherry Pi! -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 10, 15:51
- Valar Morghulis -- nm - peglegpete Jul 10, 15:11
- Mr. Putter -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 15:03
- La Boomstick. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:02 2
  - (Nelson cruz beat me to this) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:04 1
    - Nelson Cruz is also currently beating you in the HR standings -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 15:09
big brother eviction nominations spoiler - peglegpete Jul 10, 14:51 4
- spoiler - mud Jul 10, 15:04 3
  - Spoiler. - jnine Jul 10, 15:37
  - probably -- nm - peglegpete Jul 10, 15:05 1
    - good. maybe he can start with Paul. -- nm - Jovian Jul 10, 15:17
My mom is starting grand jury duty this week. What questions should I ask her to trick her into revealing the details? -- nm - Max Jul 10, 14:17 6
- "Mom, would you wear this completely innocent looking yet oversized broach every day of the trial, and make sure it's always pointed at whoever is - prayformojo Jul 10, 14:45
- "If you loved me, you would tell me." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 14:22 3
  - The irony here of the son setting up his mother to go to prison is too delicious. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 14:23 2
    - "I'm pretty sure it's privileged information. The ST Lawyers said so." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 14:24 1
      - yeah yeah, sure: parent-child confidentiality, it's a law. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 14:26
- "there's no way he did it. I mean, that's so obvious." - Andie Jul 10, 14:18
Vatican cops bust drug-fueled orgy at home of cardinal’s aide - Mop Jul 10, 14:02 4
- We're all getting old. If we get caught up in an orgy, it'll probably have to be drug-fueled. -- nm* - Max Jul 10, 14:13 1
  - You know my mantra........KIDS - all of you :-) - Meg Jul 10, 14:20
- Who knew The Pope on HBO was a documentary? -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 14:07 1
  - Old pope. Young pope. Key party pope. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 14:09
He may not look it until he enters the octagon, but Justin Gaethje is a terrifyingly violent man. -- (link) - Beaker Jul 10, 13:57 1
- Dude was *awesome* on Friday. Would love to see him fight Conor later this year. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 14:24
"Right now, there are more Russians involved in this story than there are in War and Peace." -- (link) - Mop Jul 10, 13:56 1
- I'm waiting for the shoe to drop that the Manhattan real estate the Russians were laundering their illegal money through was Trump's. -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 14:06
I am now a great uncle for the third time. My nephew Josh's wife had a second son earlier today, 6 pounds, 8 oz. No I do not know the name yet. - peglegpete Jul 10, 13:53 4
- They should name him Three -- nm - decline Jul 10, 14:22
- Congrats........to the proud parents :) -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 14:21
- Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 13:58
- congrats! -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 13:53
Enlighten us: Lost podcast you subscribed to. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 13:46 25
- Probably Snap Judgement. I keep meaning to listen to RadioLab. -- nm - mara Jul 10, 14:57 1
  - oh, I listen to these on radio. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 15:07
- its probably bad for me but I've started listening to Pod Save America -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:46
- I Seem Fun: The Diary of Jen Kirkman Podcast -- nm - JD Jul 10, 14:25
- I subscribe to YouTube channels but not podcasts. IGN's Unlocked (Xbox news) is my regular go-to, but not always. -- nm - Max Jul 10, 14:14
- Preacher Podcast from the Shat on TV guys. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 10, 14:02
- Rooster teeth podcast -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 10, 13:53
- As mentioned below, my daughter's listening to podcasts now. At 10-years-old, she listens to the Daily from NYT. Get this... - Mop Jul 10, 13:53 2
  - #fakenews -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 14:14
  - yeah, remember that what kids believe as kids is really hard to change their mind about later... -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 13:54
- Techstuff from How Stuff Works. The guy is probably not the right guy to host a podcast, but the material is good. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 13:51
- N/A? (never listened to one?) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 13:51 10
  - I had never listened to one until "S-Town" that blew my mind. I listened to the whole thing in a day. -- nm - MDH Jul 10, 14:40
  - Me either. If I'm putting on a speaker, it's music -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 14:13 1
    - Wait! I lied! I downloaded Serial to listen to on the plane to Ireland, but didn't make it through the first epipod. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 14:15
  - Just music while at work? I like them for when I'm doing work or cleaning around the house. - Krusty Jul 10, 13:57 5
    - I don't do music at work, and for at home typically it's something on tv in the background. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 14:21
    - for me it's all about listening while on the subway to and from work. -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 13:58 3
      - Of course. I'm actually catching up to some of my newer favorites like My Favorite Murder and I'm back looking for more shows. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 10, 14:00 2
        
        i got over MFM fairly quickly. I like the banter at the beginning, but, it got to be a bit much. Plus they did a couple stories i was pretty familiar -- (edited) - Andie Jul 10, 14:02 1
        
        I enjoy them and their banter still. And to be honest there are other shows that will go more in depth and will be funnier. - Krusty Jul 10, 14:06
  - My kids have all started listening to podcasts once I explained to them what they were. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 13:52
- Either Kermode and Mayo's Film Review or Four Finger Discount. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 13:48
- 99% Invisible. (i'm way behind on this one.) -- nm - Andie Jul 10, 13:47 1
  - I am as well. I must have 20 to be listened to. Sometimes his voice is too soothing and it makes me sleepy. - Krusty Jul 10, 13:54
"10 seconds? That's a third of the way to Mars!" - prayformojo Jul 10, 13:45 3
- LOL!! that movie is actually better than people think -- nm - Epiphany Jul 10, 13:46 2
  - it really is. - prayformojo Jul 10, 13:58 1
    - The 'limo' scene made me nearly spit up my drink. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 10, 14:44
ppv cost for Mayweather and McGregogor: $90 in sd $100 in HD -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 13:43 9
- they need a a guarentee of 7 rounds minimum no matter what happens in 1-6 -- nm - peglegpete Jul 10, 13:56 3
  - It's going to be fun to see Conor in Rds 5-7 when he knows he has no chance in winning. - Strongbad Jul 10, 15:14
  - "Get some splints and a couple of guys to hold him up. We have four more rounds to go." -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 14:02 1
    - exactly. us fans have right's too :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 10, 14:20
- Fools...................................their money. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 10, 13:47
- Free on my computer. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 13:46
- Curious what the covers will be at bars. Mayweather/Pacquiao was $20+ -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:46 1
  - plus 3 drink min -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 13:56
- cheaper than I thought -- nm - Epiphany Jul 10, 13:43
A pic of Gary Sanchez's custom bat for tonight's HR derby. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 10, 13:35 11
- Are there rules about custom bats such as these? -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 13:54 1
  - Apparently not. 👍;-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 15:18
- Why wouldn't you use your lucky bat that you've been using during the season? -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 13:48 4
  - Advertisement... -- nm - Guigue Jul 10, 14:21 2
    - Wait, maybe not, I though this was the Rum brand - Guigue Jul 10, 14:22 1
      - It's his nickname that our GM gave him. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 15:15
  - He likely doesn't have one and since he hasn't hit a HR in a few games he should try something else. - Krusty Jul 10, 13:50
- Wonderbat. -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 13:43
- Amazing how Gary has been overtaken by Judge. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:40 2
  - Judge was always the one with the bigger bat but Gary is going to have a fantastic career behind the dish. Hitting 30* HR's and passing DiMaggio will -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 10, 13:45 1
    - I've heard and read that people that watch batting practice say Sanchez is a better batting practice HR hitter than Judge. - Krusty Jul 10, 13:51
U.S. and Iraq Declare Victory Over ISIS in Mosul -- (link) - crash davis Jul 10, 13:33
Wimbledon spoiler - Will Hunting Jul 10, 13:28 2
- In this era, the court surface makes a difference. - budice Jul 10, 13:37 1
  - Spoilers - Dano Jul 10, 14:15
Whoa. -- (link) - Spawn Jul 10, 13:19 5
- whoa....(coincidentially our power went out at 11:30 this morning with no usual excuse of wind/storm) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 13:51
- They said it was a utility pole. Aliens! -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 13:45
- I was witness to an exploding fire hydrant over the weekend. Water everywhere. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:25 1
  - Did you run over and play in it? -- nm - decline Jul 10, 14:21
- "And that's how we got The Electric Squirrel" -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 13:20
That's just solid reporting at the end of this story. -- (link*) - Reagen Jul 10, 13:19 1
- He should not be charged as he succeeded. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 10, 13:19
Hey Meg - eag Jul 10, 13:08 5
- Somebody posted on our PCAS page asking about last month's program. After I answered I noticed you were a mutual friend..... -- (edited) - Meg Jul 10, 13:14 2
  - If its who I think it is with those initials - eag Jul 10, 13:24
  - The program she was asking about included some early local history so that may be where genealogy comes in. -- nm - Meg Jul 10, 13:18
- I'm sorry. I am so, so sorry. -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 13:13
- Meg now controls her fate. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 13:13
Trump Jr has lawyered up. - Spawn Jul 10, 13:04 6
- Again, Trump is the Lawyer Full Employment Act. Making Lawyers Great Again! -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 13:47
- Making Lawyers Great Again! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 10, 13:36
- Figured theyve always had lawyers to begin with. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:11
- Surprised any were left. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 13:10
- He must clearly be guilty! -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 13:09
- Because of course he has. - znufrii Jul 10, 13:06
Priiiiiiiime!!! A few deals so far. WITH LINK! -- (edited) - Spawn Jul 10, 13:01 15
- What does the Echo do that the Dot doesn't? -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 13:07 7
  - the full size Echo has a much better sound system -- nm - decline Jul 10, 13:18 4
    - How does it sound compared to an old time, good, stereo system? -- nm - jnine Jul 10, 13:49 2
      - The Echo is as good (a bit better) as most bluetooth type speakers. The Dot is not. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 13:59
      - Good enough for people who were fine with MP3s -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 13:57
    - This is pretty much it. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 13:31
  - *anything* you ask it to. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 13:12 1
    - "Show me God" "All three of you?" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 13:17
- Doing ok with tablets here. Galaxy Tab S and a Google Nexus 7. Both run fine. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:05
- They're all sold out already. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 13:04 5
  - Are they sold out and have they not started yet? -- nm - David Jul 10, 13:08 2
    - yes! -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 13:11 1
      - It's pretty much like a BOC -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 13:36
  - hmm, I thought the echo and dot sales started at 9pm -- nm - decline Jul 10, 13:05 1
    - users with Alexa devices get access 2 hours earlier IIRC -- nm - oblique Jul 10, 13:39

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