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Oopsie. Senators on hot mic: Trump is ‘crazy,’ ‘I’m worried’ -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 10:20 1
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No Ouija Boards, exorcisms, ghost hunting or busting....that just makes them angry -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 10:20 1
- Last year I literally signed a contract saying I wouldn't use a Ouija Board in the building because it pissed off the ghosts. -- nm - Ender Jul 25, 10:22
US Navy ship fired warning shots at an Iranian boat in the Persian Gulf -- (link) - crash davis Jul 25, 10:18 1
- "A second US official said at the time that the number of unsafe and unprofessional encounters in 2017 was "way below" the number that had occurred by - crash davis Jul 25, 10:21
watching Lady Mormont in The Worst Witch is amusing -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 10:03
GoT small spoiler question - prayformojo Jul 25, 09:58 3
- - -- (link) - Ender Jul 25, 10:03
- I assume spoilers - groiny Jul 25, 10:02 1
  - just imagine all the time spent producing that in a pre-printing press society - crash davis Jul 25, 10:11
"tesseradecade" is a group of 14 like "dozen" is a group of 12. I'm not sure I really understand that. - Mop Jul 25, 09:44 2
- tessara-, not tessera-. (But blame the Romans, who took the Greek word for four and decided to apply it to a cube) -- nm - Roger More Jul 25, 09:48 1
  - Oh, that's useful. Thank you. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 09:54
Chaffetz gonna Chaffetz -- (link) - ty97 Jul 25, 09:40 3
- Looks like a future Cabinet member. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 10:22
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  - (poor people may need to choose between new iphones and healthcare) -- nm* - Spawn Jul 25, 09:47
So, what's everyone planning for Kwanzaa this year? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 09:38 1
- Boy Scout Jamboree -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:48
Shaun, picked up Farpoint over the weekend. It's a very decent VR game. - decline Jul 25, 09:36 4
- After some time in VR I have realized that my favorite parts are the parts the game is not supposed to be about. - Spawn Jul 25, 09:39 2
  - What type of headset was it? Gear VR? -- nm - Shaun Jul 25, 09:42 1
    - YGM -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:43
- I'm waiting to play it until I can get an Aim controller. -- (edited) - Shaun Jul 25, 09:37
NFL: Just released by the Cowboys - WR Lucky Whitehead cleared of all charges, cops got the wrong guy -- (link*) - budice Jul 25, 09:33 2
- Lucky. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:35 1
  - *boos* -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 09:37
Dear Disney, get that damn Avengers trailers posted already. In 4K too. Love, Me. -- nm - Shaun Jul 25, 09:26 17
- The Russo brothers said a more polished traiiler is coming soon - eag Jul 25, 09:31 1
  - And that is why I made sure to watch *this* one. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:35
- Damn, that thing was good. - Spawn Jul 25, 09:27 14
  - I refused to watch some person's cell phone recording of it. - Shaun Jul 25, 09:29 3
    - So wait, you did not see... nevermind. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:30 2
      - I demand quality, Spawn. Demand. -- nm - Shaun Jul 25, 09:35 1
        
        You should at least click and not watch, just listen. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:46
  - was Cap in it? was he wearing a beard? tell me about it. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:28 9
    - I ask cause the poster they are all raving about shows him -....weathered? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:28 8
      - Here spoils - Spawn Jul 25, 09:29 7
        
        For now... I imagine they're now busy proving they're better at CGI facial hair removal. -- nm - Ender Jul 25, 10:01
        
        OMG -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:33 5
        
        I straight up, am not going to be able to live through that movie - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:45 4
        
        Um - eag Jul 25, 09:56 2
        
        "Hulk like raging fire. Thor more like ... smouldering." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 10:07 1
        
        "No, I won. Easily." -- nm - Shaun Jul 25, 10:25
        
        Thor will be a lot of fun. Avengers will be a lot of OMGWTF just happened!?! -- nm -- Spawn Jul 24 '17, 12:41 -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:46
Rumor is that Snopes is going out of business -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 25, 09:25 5
- did you check on Snopes to see if that's true ? -- nm - decline Jul 25, 09:27 3
  - I did and now I'm caught in a loop -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 09:30
  - Or search ST of previous posts on the topic? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 09:29 1
    - Like anyone does that. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:29
- Snopes looked at that claim and concluded unlikely. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:27
Is LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean worth getting for free? -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:24 6
- For free? Sure. Even for $9.99. It's a fun game in the LEGO series. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 09:29 5
  - danke, even though I don't have time to play it, I thought about downloading it, so I have the rights to it -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:31 4
    - You don;t even have to download. Just "purchase" so it can be downloaded later of you want it. - Spawn Jul 25, 09:40
    - I've got dozens, maybe hundreds, of free games in my Xbox library. You know... for a rainy day. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 09:39
    - Always do this when you have the opportunity. I even still 'buy' the free PS3 PS+ games each month. - Shaun Jul 25, 09:35 1
      - good advice, thanks all -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:50
Jose Altuve is hitting .500 for July. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 09:23
Anyone else here get GoFobo Screenings Newsletter emailed to them? - Spawn Jul 25, 09:17 6
- i never get a newsletter, just screening invites. -- nm* - Andie Jul 25, 09:20 3
  - Introducing Verified Reviews Heat up your summer with a good movie using our brand new Verified Reviews! With real reviews by people you can trust... - Spawn Jul 25, 09:22 2
    - That is what I have ST for! -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:23 1
      - word -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:29
- I do, but I often do not get emails until after shit is sold out. (or no passes left, I guess is more accurate) -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 09:20 1
  - Well, this is their July newsletter (looks at calendar). - Spawn Jul 25, 09:21
WWE: Cutbacks have started with tv and production crews...earning call soon -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 09:16
Looking at the Washington Post site is an exercise in "I have bad news and I have good news - prayformojo Jul 25, 09:10 3
- The good news is you've already used your half a story this month so you can't see the entire article. -- nm - Ender Jul 25, 09:11 2
  - Incognito tabs -- nm - Amoxy Jul 25, 09:16
  - bad news: Subscriber! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 09:12
The cast of Futurama is reuniting in Matt Groening's Disenchantment. - David Jul 25, 09:01
I just found a recipe for an IP banana pudding cheesecake. I think Will and I might wind up fighting to the death for that last slice. - kelly Jul 25, 08:58 17
- hello??? -- nm - amanda jones state university Jul 25, 09:17 1
  - heh. (If you're not already, you should follow This Old Gal on FB. She has some really good recipes.) -- (link) - kelly Jul 25, 09:22
- IP? -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 09:00 2
  - Intellectual Property. Finally, hackable pudding! -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 09:24
  - Instant Pot -- nm - kelly Jul 25, 09:01
- *stops by the store and picks up a trident* - Will Hunting Jul 25, 08:59 9
  - in TN, they call them pitchforks -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:06 8
    - No no, those have more than 3 prongs. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:09 7
      - So, this is a trident? -- (link) - crash davis Jul 25, 09:12 3
        
        Of course. Tri = 3...dent. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:15 2
        
        Three Teeth. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 09:50
        
        you don't live in a maritime state anymore -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:18
      - So like Aquaman's Justice League 'trident'? -- nm - Shaun Jul 25, 09:11 2
        
        Zack Snyder can't do anything right...not sure why we thought counting would be on the list. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:15 1
        
        This one goes up to FIVE!!! -- nm - Zack Jul 25, 09:19
- *mails kelly a good quality shiv* -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 08:59 1
  - the battle lines will be drawn! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:00
"The 29 most cringe-worthy lines from Donald Trump's hyper-political speech to the Boy Scouts" -- (link) - mud Jul 25, 08:57 6
- 26. "And by the way, under the Trump administration, you'll be saying 'Merry Christmas' again when you go shopping. Believe me. 'Merry Christmas.'" - Andie Jul 25, 09:14 3
  - oy, that'll be swell. -- nm - micha doylev Jul 25, 09:19
  - I'm pretty sure the Boy Scouts were saying Merry Christmas while shopping in the past years and will continue to do so - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:18 1
    - he just assumes they aren't! what an asshat -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 09:39
- That was a satisfying read -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 09:12 1
  - Satisfying... Stomach turning... -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 09:19
*suspends writers of that CTE report for 4 games for reporting fake news* -- nm - Goodell Jul 25, 08:55
Idaho - #1, A+, Oregon - #3, A, Montana - A, #4, Washington - A-, #8 (best corner of the country) -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 08:55 10
- Meh, Florida is *way* worse than 16. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 25, 10:04 1
  - I was surprised at that, given all the stories I've heard -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 10:08
- Don't drive in the red states in the south, according to that study. -- nm - jnine Jul 25, 09:47
- And you can sorta add Alaska #5 -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:59 2
  - true -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:03 1
    - Pretty sure you guys are absorbing Canadians, or something. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 09:04
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  - driving politely, you bet -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 08:58 2
    - You never get cut off when there one car ever 5 miles! -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 09:30 1
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David, 1 thing I would say Pro Wrestling vs Football --- football plays what, 20 games a year?... Wrestlers probably work 200-250 matches a year - Will Hunting Jul 25, 08:54 16
- Even though they compete much less, I wouldn't be surprised if boxers are worse off than those two. -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:09 3
  - Another that has been mentioned a lot, that is more surprising is soccer. Constantly heading the ball. Particularly in younger girls soccer they are - pmb Jul 25, 09:21 1
    - oh yeah, I do remember that report. And you're right, it is surprising. -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 09:23
  - Yeah, they are hosed too. - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:14
- A wrestling mat is basically a shitty trampoline. And like David mentioned, they train to *not* hurt each other. -- (edited) - Shaun Jul 25, 09:04 3
  - oh no. no it's not. that thing is hard.... -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 09:17
  - And accidents still hurt. The point isn't that wrestling is real...it's that physical impacts are real, regardless of sport. - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:08 1
    - Right. There is constant head contact and action where the head whips back. It's the frequency of that. It doesn't take a massive injury. It's the - pmb Jul 25, 09:17
- it takes a pretty significant blow to the head or possibly body, to get a concussion. - groiny Jul 25, 08:59 7
  - Most indications are that it is not so much the severity of the concussions, but the massive number of small traumas. Offensive lineman are among the -- (edited) - pmb Jul 25, 09:09
  - I've had 2 concussions. Both involved me getting shoved and flat-back landing on the ground to the point inertia snapped my head back. - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:02 5
    - a hard ground with no give in it, versus a ring mat, which is slightly padded and gives way on impact. -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 09:03 4
      - a hard ground with no give in it, versus dirt, grass, and helmets -- nm* - Ender Jul 25, 09:07 1
        
        the helmets are part of the problem. -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 09:08
      - Sure, it's not hard concrete or hard ground, but it's not a foam pit. It's solid. - Will Hunting Jul 25, 09:06
      - I am not saying that it does not happen, but no way to the degree of football. -- nm - groiny Jul 25, 09:04
American fashion brand Michael Kors is buying luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo in a deal worth $1.35 billion US -- (link) - Beaker Jul 25, 08:52
Do you blame the Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy for that horrible commencement speech? -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 08:50 5
- Notwithstanding that they probably should have known what they were getting themselves into - znufrii Jul 25, 08:57 1
  - we can't all be that one dude who wouldn't salute Hitler -- (link) - Beaker Jul 25, 08:58
- Do you blame the CIA for the speech there? - Beryllium Jul 25, 08:54 2
  - there are so many things I can blame the CIA for, that speech is pretty low on the list -- nm - crash davis Jul 25, 08:56 1
    - New Coke -- nm - Max Jul 25, 10:30
That Texas driving rating is LOL hahahaha, nope. -- nm - ty97 Jul 25, 08:50 4
- yeah I'd give Texas a C - Houston takes things to a whole new subpar level with their driving - Epiphany Jul 25, 08:57 2
  - Some of the rudest, most aggressive, most box you out traffic I ever experienced was in DFW. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 25, 09:31
  - I was okay with my state until I started looking at the neighboring states where I KNOW how bad they are. - Spawn Jul 25, 08:58
- PA is pretty right on. -- nm - znufrii Jul 25, 08:52
OMG, house drama. You want it? - colin Jul 25, 08:48 9
- the Pros - that is a nice house, the price is right, new a/c unit, it will be a HOME - Epiphany Jul 25, 08:56 1
  - But we kind of like a weird house. This one seems too nice ... Which sounds weird to say -- nm - colin Jul 25, 09:23
- RED FLAG anyt ime someone says you aren't allowed to check for something. - Beaker Jul 25, 08:53 4
  - "no checking for dead bodies" -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 09:25
  - I mean, a mortgage company ain't going to go with no termite inspection - that is nuts -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 08:58 1
    - Exactly. Pure crazy. -- nm - colin Jul 25, 09:23
  - Like, say, his family's personal finances? Or his taxes? -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 08:56
- Hmmm. - Spawn Jul 25, 08:51 1
  - No, by some woods though. Sounds nicer? -- nm - colin Jul 25, 09:24
Tell the truth. -- nm - David Jul 25, 08:48 1
- Which one? -- nm - CAC Jul 25, 08:48

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