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NFL.com's 50 Future Headlines for the upcoming season. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 21, 05:28 1
- #1 sounds kinky -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 05:29
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- Nice but that NYCHA bit needs to be fixed. They usually need the most help. -- nm - Krusty Jul 21, 05:34 2
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    - That's a shame but it still leaves some of the most vulnerable without proper legal council. -- nm - Krusty Jul 21, 05:58
YES! Finally got one of the new glow-in-the-dark Twoonies! -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 05:04 1
- I mean it looks like English but I don't understand it - Epiphany Jul 21, 05:20
The U.S. Treasury Department fined Exxon Mobil $2M US on Thursday for violating Russia sanctions while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was CEO -- (link*) - Beaker Jul 21, 04:55 5
- *picks up a couch cushion, finds a $3M bill, and hands it over* Keep the change. -- nm - ExxonMobil Jul 21, 05:43
- It should be $2B if it's to be an effective deterrent for these businesses. $2M is made in minutes by Exxon. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 21, 05:36 1
  - They actually made $160k per minute in 2012 which is the most recent year I can get that info. So it'll take them about 13 minutes to make the $2M. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 21, 05:39
- so like .2 cents to their overall net worth? I'm sure they built the fine into the contract somewhere -- nm - Epiphany Jul 21, 05:20 1
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Syrian refugee family to expand widely popular Antigonish, Nova Scotia chocolate shop (Peace by Chocolate) -- (link*) - Beaker Jul 21, 04:41
Saturday TV PSA: Doubt, UFC, TURN Washington's Spies, Orphan Black, Still Star-Crossed, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 04:00
TV PSA: Big Brother, Killjoys, Descendants 2, Masters of Illusion, Dark Matter, Wynonna Earp, Great British Baking Show, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 03:58
LOLz. Hugh Freeze. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 01:18
From an Oregon State professor: the False Promise of Home Ownership -- (link) - Mop Jul 20, 23:30 1
- she has a point. the mortgage interest deduction is kind of nuts. I mean I'd love it if I had one, but it's a hugely inequitable subsidy. -- nm - mafic Jul 21, 00:38
I met Reagen today :) hopefully I didn't scare him with all my ramblings about tsunamis and avatars. -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 20, 23:09 [Attachment] 4
- that photo cant be right, reagen isnt tall enough. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 21, 05:49
- Darnit, now I want a tsunami avatar. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Jul 21, 05:42
- !! proof of life! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 21, 05:21
- Avatars! -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 23:31
My lease agreement says "No Pets". Does that include gerbils, do you think? -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 22:31 5
- you can only hope -- nm - Beaker Jul 21, 05:10
- I don't consider them "pets" -- nm - Richard Gere Jul 21, 05:06
- Gerbils? No. Gerbil? Sure. "Hey, you said "No Pets". Plural. I've only got the one." -- nm - Ender Jul 21, 04:48
- If you're lucky. -- nm - jnine Jul 20, 23:07
- Gerbils are what pets eat. -- nm - Ron Swanson si Jul 20, 23:07
Just when I think I have my schedule organized for next week my friend calls to say she picked up the journal from the printer today..... - Meg Jul 20, 21:51
More on those $550 Park stairs. (spoilers, they're complete shit) -- (link) - Ender Jul 20, 21:38 4
- I'm glad there's follow up on this. -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 22:29 3
  - The media apparently has 0 interest in following up though. They consider the "They thought this would cost $65k!!!" story much better. -- nm - Ender Jul 21, 04:57 2
    - meh, people were falling down the hill, they'd still be without stairs if he didn't do it (as a short-term fix) -- (edited) - Beaker Jul 21, 04:58 1
      - and the City is boned now regardless. If someone wipes out going down the stairs they'll get sued BUT if they tear up the stairs and someone wipes out - Beaker Jul 21, 05:00
WWlir - A Chicago hot dog is an all beef dog (prefarably Vienna) on a steamed poppyseed bun, without ketchup. - . Jul 20, 21:26 5
- Pass. -- nm - Krusty Jul 21, 05:28
- I like LA hot dogs, wrapped in bacon with grilled onions and peppers. -- nm - jnine Jul 20, 22:12
- I have never been a piccalilli fan because sweet pickles are in it. most of the rest is fine. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 20, 21:31 1
  - I don't like it either. But I like the color. -- nm - . Jul 20, 21:41
- Mmmm -- nm - con_carne Jul 20, 21:29
Here's a video of a woman in the Bronx giving a raccoon a bath in a hydrant. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 20, 20:57
*rests head on desk* - b, Jul 20, 20:50 5
- If you haven't read all of it, don't go to Chipotle. -- nm - jnine Jul 20, 22:13
- (((b,))) - Qale Jul 20, 21:36
- I have Game of Thrones wine here. Would you like a cold glass of Chardonay or their house red? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 20, 21:25
- here's the mason video again, in case anyone missed it. nm but: -- (link) - b, Jul 20, 20:51 [youtube] 1
  - Awww. That's super sweet. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 21:01
If Trump is the Charles Manson of politics, then Hilary's the Squeaky Fromme! -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 20:29 3
- So Hillary is a minion of Trump? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 20, 20:47 2
  - who tried to kill Gerald Ford! think about it. it makes lots of sense. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 20:50 1
    - Chicago! -- nm - Mop Jul 21, 00:05
If I didn't already have a trip booked with these folk in October I'd really consider this one... -- (link) - Meg Jul 20, 20:22 4
- This is my new favorite website. -- nm - Mop Jul 21, 00:13
- wonders if they offer Bad Santa/Breaking Bad location tours -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 21:21 2
  - There are lots of Breaking Bad tours in Albuquerque. -- nm - jnine Jul 21, 00:08
  - There are so many trips I want to take and I'm likely already fully booked through next year. - Meg Jul 20, 21:32
I want to see a timelapse video of the British guy at the WSoP that shows when he added each endorsement to his apparel. -- nm - David Jul 20, 19:41 2
- do you like the GIF I made? (B2) -- nm - mud Jul 20, 19:58 1
  - Link? -- nm - David's iPad Jul 20, 20:06
It's tough to weigh the reality of this against the sheer hilarity of it. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 20, 19:41
Warner warns Trump: -- (link) - mud Jul 20, 19:40 3
- *Powerless Democrat shakes fist futility* -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 19:50
- *warms up vocal chords* -- nm - Senator Impeacher Jul 20, 19:48 1
  - Technically, it would be Senator Convicter - Amoxy Jul 20, 20:49
big brother eviction spoiler - peglegpete Jul 20, 19:25
Vanity Fair: Does Donald Trump Know What Health Insurance Is? -- (link) - GregW Jul 20, 19:21 2
- Or how much a banana costs? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 19:42 1
  - 30,000 pounds of them in Scranton Pa -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 20, 19:44 [youtube]
Do you want to tell him? I think someone should tell him. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 20, 19:20 8
- What are we telling him? -- nm - Ender Jul 20, 19:30 7
  - That OJ was guilty as sin? -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 19:31 6
    - That statement wasn't exactly defending Trump. -- nm - Ender Jul 20, 19:39 2
      - I'm not even sure what it's supposed to mean. is it a Hilary lost dig? -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 20:11 1
        
        Republican talking head playbook: When all else fails, mention Hillary. -- nm - David Jul 20, 20:14
    - Also, OJ's in jail and Marcia Clarke isn't. -- nm - David Jul 20, 19:31 2
      - Marcia Clarke has cleaned up pretty nice too. Hilary would be happy. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 19:35 1
        
        Marcia Marcia Marcia!! -- nm - Jan Brady Jul 20, 19:35
Operation "getting out of the house for a few minutes without waking up the kids" is go. - Beryllium Jul 20, 18:59 4
- I hope you live on a hill and drive a standard so you can roll start it somewhere down the block. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 20:25 2
  - in Victoria? hmmm, what are the odds? -- nm - mud Jul 20, 20:26 1
    - Right? I do. I could. But it's auto. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 23:07
- Almost fell asleep putting one kid to bed -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 19:50
Descendants 2 isn't a sequel to the George Clooney movie? -- nm - Dano Jul 20, 18:39 1
- drat -- nm - mud Jul 20, 18:41
Major potential Daredevil spoilers and comicbook spoilers - Beaker Jul 20, 18:32
rump lawyers exploring pardoning powers -- (link) - mud Jul 20, 18:28 15
- "President Fishmouth!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 18:47 1
  - It's sweeping the nation! -- nm - TWuG Jul 20, 19:01
- That pic of him is really ugly, I mean evil clown ugly. - trish Jul 20, 18:42 5
  - Photojournalists are getting scary good at pinpointing his worst angles. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 18:44 4
    - It helps that he doesn't even have a good side. -- nm - TWuG Jul 20, 18:46 3
      - Just a steaming pile of grump, all angles. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 18:50 2
        
        And the rare ones of him smiling he looks like he's in pain. -- nm - Meg Jul 20, 18:56 1
        
        an older Shkreli -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 20:15
- heh, attacking anyone for conflicts of interest is rich. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 18:39 1
  - If donating to a candidate was a conflict, dc would just shut down completely. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 19:06
- Congress exploring 28th amendment to curb pardoning powers to exclude high treason - Beryllium Jul 20, 18:38
- It's going down. They're running out of options fast. - Mop Jul 20, 18:34
- Probably trying to see if the president can pardon himself. -- nm - . Jul 20, 18:32 1
  - This is the big question. It comes down to this. - Mop Jul 20, 18:36
- *murders everyone, pardons self* -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 18:30
We are 1/8 of the way through Trump's four year term (hopefully only one term) -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 18:16 1
- Andie's story is much more comforting. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 18:26
Little Miss Sunshine has a big Breaking Bad connection - Amoxy Jul 20, 18:07
Stop me if you've heard this before: idiot dog owner takes an 12 week old, not fully vaccinated, puppy outdoors, puppy gets sick. Idiot owner brings - IrishStephen Jul 20, 18:03 1
- I'll go with stupider for $2000 Alex -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 18:04
Andie, that was a lovely little story. Thank you for sharing. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 18:02 8
- Yeah, that's gonna stick with me forever. -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 19:15 4
  - get gerbils - much more attentive, friendly and clean. They live much longer and don't smell much. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 19:16 3
    - (though fair warning: they might eat their babies as well) - Callisto Buffalomeat Jul 20, 19:19 2
      - Thank you. This convinced me mightily. I'm getting a gerbil. -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 20:24
      - *never* keep males w/ females ! -- nm - mud Jul 20, 19:23
- Hamster infanticide? Always heartwarming. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 18:20 2
  - And also this board's band. -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 19:54
  - but you added a sublime brush to the thing, it was almost poignant. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 18:25
David, I suspect you probably already know this. NBC has launched their cable Olympic Channel. It replaces Universal HD. - Mop Jul 20, 18:00 3
- And apparently it's not in my cable tier. Grr. -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 18:28 2
  - We have the channel, but it displays as not broadcasting. -- nm - David Jul 20, 19:19 1
    - Maybe it only broadcasts during the Olympics. *turns it on and waits 2 years* -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 19:47
Yes, PFM. -- nm - David Jul 20, 17:50
Dunkirk is definitely in the top half of movies I've seen about Dunkirk this year, even with the problematic lack of women and minorities. -- nm - Ender Jul 20, 17:45 2
- The Battle of Britain is where we get all the RAF women moving model planes around on a big map :) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 20, 17:57
- the German army really needed more diversity.... -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 17:46
Lucky with Harry Dean Stanton looks like it'll be a fun film. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 20, 17:44 1
- Seems like he was gone from Hollywood so long I didn't know he was still alive -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 17:50
watch a small tornado lift and spin a car around... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 20, 17:40 1
- Wow. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 17:43
Daredevil season1 A...maybe A+. Loved It. -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 17:39 14
- We just got back into this. The hallway fight in episode two is special. -- nm - David Jul 20, 17:48 13
  - Yup, I've gone back several times just to rewatch it. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 20, 18:10
  - The nobu fight is a close second -- nm - decline Jul 20, 18:01 11
    - like I said a day or so ago, Kingpin deserved some award love. He was fantastic -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 18:05 10
      - The cadence of his voice was like nails on a chalkboard to me. nm - Dignan Jul 20, 18:55 1
        
        that worked for me as he did drop it occasionally - spoils - Beaker Jul 21, 03:34
      - d'Onofrio's acting took S1 from an A to a B+ for me. I still havent watched S2. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 18:09 7
        
        Season 2 is so much better. They got Punisher right -- nm - Remlikphone Jul 20, 21:14
        
        S2 is worth the watch. The Punisher story arc is excellent -- nm - decline Jul 20, 18:44
        
        I thought I wouldn't like his Kingpin because I was still broken up about Michael C Duncan dying. - Beryllium Jul 20, 18:43 1
        
        sleepwalking -- nm - mud Jul 20, 18:45
        
        oh I am the opposite, just fantastic (his acting fit the character I envision from the comics to a T, very Garth Ennis Punisher/Kingpin) -- nm* - Beaker Jul 20, 18:11 2
        
        you saw something I didn't I guess. I hope you've seen Jessica Jones, it's astoundingly good. -- nm - mud Jul 20, 18:18 1
        
        next up! -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 18:20
Trying to keep my 7 year old PC desktop alive. Had to blast its insides with air. Stupid sexy dust. -- nm - Qale Jul 20, 17:37 5
- I do that every other week with my pc. Got tired of buying all those cans of air so I got this and it's fantastic!! -- (link) - Bacon Jul 20, 17:39 4
  - That's on my Amazon wishlist. Watching it for when it gets cheap. -- nm - Mop Jul 20, 18:52 2
    - You will find that you will dust your electronics more. I used to always wait longer so I wouldn't use the rest of a can. Now it's done whenever I - Bacon Jul 20, 19:22
    - This is probably just as good, if not better. -- (link) - GregW Jul 20, 19:02
  - That seems... excessive. -- nm - Qale Jul 20, 18:07

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