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The Health Care Freedom Act: Freeing 16 million Americans from the tyranny of affordable health care -- nm - decline Jul 27, 18:57
#6: Easy for this crowd. Name the movie each of these actresses won a Best Actress Oscar for: - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:53 11
- I might not be as good at this as I think - ty97 Jul 27, 18:56 3
  - Still no correct answer for Emma Thompson. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:59 2
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      - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 19:00
- H mm... - Roger More Jul 27, 18:55 1
  - Last one is not right. - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:56
- #4 is an abomination. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 27, 18:54 4
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  - Sure, but it was great for our team because most people got it wrong. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:56 2
    - most guessed Titanic didn't they? -- nm - Bacon Jul 27, 18:56 1
      - Yuuuup. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:57
US orders US diplomats families to leave the Venezuelan capital -- (link) - Remlik Jul 27, 18:48
The skinny bill is a fraud, terrible, half-assed -- Lindsay Graham, a few hours ago. He's voting for it now. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 27, 18:48 2
- He's gambling that the House won't pass it and it actually won't become law. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:54 1
  - We're gambling that the threat of a New Non-Zero Coke Zero Sugar will piss off consumers enough to buy more regular Coke. -- nm - Coca-Cola Jul 27, 18:59
#5: After Russia and Canada, name the next 4 largest countries by area. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:45 12
- Luxembourg -- nm - Bacon Jul 27, 18:54
- Ok - Reagen Jul 27, 18:48 9
  - Oh wait, 4 - Reagen Jul 27, 18:51 8
    - We named the same 4. Either good news for me, or bad news for you. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:52 7
      - Because I'm apparently terrible at this: can you name the next one in line? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:54 6
        
        I have a couple of guesses about ones that might be next or close to next, but not as confident - ty97 Jul 27, 18:57
        
        Here - Roger More Jul 27, 18:57 3
        
        Then - Reagen Jul 27, 18:59
        
        Whoa to that last one. Never ever would have gotten that. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:58
        
        Yes! nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:58
        
        Spoils - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:57
- oh hmmmmm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:46
Music clue that I was furious I couldn't quite remember: the song had the lyric "all that she wants is another baby". Name the artist. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:44 5
- Ace of Base. - IrishStephen Jul 27, 18:57
- Dammit all, I know this song! (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:46 2
  - buzzer noise - ty97 Jul 27, 18:47 1
    - You are wrong. (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:59
- Ace of Base -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:44
They are going to pass this skinny thing that we haven't even seen. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:43
I'm apologizing in advance for my greater than usual Tesla themed posts tomorrow. The first Model 3's will be presented to their new owners tomorrow - TWuG Jul 27, 18:42
#3: What countries are each of these beers from: - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:41 4
- All three answers are correct. The last one is tricky. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:57 1
  - never heard of it -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:58
- 1 - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:55
- 2 and 3 - ty97 Jul 27, 18:43
First half of Hacksaw Ridge what a lovely character story.... - Beaker Jul 27, 18:41
#2: Name 4 Countries with coastlines on the Pacific Ocean. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:37 18
- Sorry, countries in South America. Kind of a key qualification! nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:42 9
  - panama, equador, argentina, chili -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:43 7
    - Ecuador, Chile and Colombia are correct. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:48 3
      - Paradore.... - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:57
      - Peru? -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:49 1
        
        Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:55
    - Isn't panama technically in Central America? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:44 1
      - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:46
    - Columbia *ahem* Colombia. -- nm* - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:43
  - HAH. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:42
- Just 4? Hmm -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:42
- California -- nm - budice Jul 27, 18:40
- Mexico, Canada, United States, Russia, Japan... -- nm - TWuG Jul 27, 18:38 4
  - does Russia really, or does it border seas over there? Either way: Chile and several Latin American countries -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:40 3
    - Seas are just abstractions. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 18:52
    - Yes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pacifi c_Coast_of_Russia -- nm - TWuG Jul 27, 18:43
    - Their side of the Aleutians must ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:42
- Wait, really? - ty97 Jul 27, 18:38
Some trivia questions from last night: #1 Name all of the Spice Girls, by their full (maiden) names. - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:36
STIS: we need a basic refrigerator for the garage. How long do they typically last? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 18:35 2
- most major appliances should last 15 years, refers, washers, furnace -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 19:01
- Probably not as long as they used to. My current fridge is around 25, the one before it was about 21 and made a couple of cross-county trips. - Meg Jul 27, 18:41
We had a firm trivia night last night. One of the music clips from the 80s was Rebel Yell. - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:35 4
- I highschooled with a guy that I called by his initials (EP) that had the hair and snarl. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 27, 18:42
- When we were at trivia once, the question was which artist had achieved #1 singles in six consecutive decades - ty97 Jul 27, 18:37 2
  - not sinatra? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:41 1
    - Beck could be a contender....but yeah Cher was 16? when she hit big -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:42
My cramming didn't work for my biometrics. I passed everything except my HDL was low. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 18:34
A big thank you to Kelly for all of her work (it was a *lot*, seriously) on the Gilmore Girls quizzes for Season 5. The finale quiz published today -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 27, 18:34
Yep. It's gonna be a late night. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:30 4
- not too late for you guys out west it seems, though late-ish -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:33 3
  - If I'm lucky, I'll be in bed by 1:00 a.m. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:37 2
    - If you're even luckier, Justin Trudeau will be in your bed by 12:55am. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:38 1
      - My dream! As exemplified by the t-shirt my Summer Stalker sent me! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:44
Mmm, Charade in 4k... -- nm - David Jul 27, 18:26
Capito says she has made a decision on skinny repeal but won't say what it is until after the vote -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 18:24 3
- What a useful update. Thanks Jacobs and ty! -- nm - David Jul 27, 18:27 2
  - I think you need to thank Capito for this one -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:33 1
    - capito didn't pass it off as newsworthy. -- nm - David's iPad Jul 27, 18:42
While I'm enjoying meeting up with new people for the PoGo legendary raids, I'm getting tired of not being able to catch that f#*king Articuno. -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 18:19 4
- Yup. I've tried twice with that one and twice with the Lugia and couldn't catch either. - Krusty Jul 27, 18:26 3
  - You have until the 31st for Articuno. - thewrongelement, bad guy Jul 27, 18:57 1
    - I didn't realize that rejoining reset the damage bonus. I did that tonight. -- nm - kelly Jul 27, 19:05
  - I guess I should try one of these raids sometime -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:27
Not surprisingly, Scarmucci blaming the reporter -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 18:18 2
- And here's a point about that -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 18:18 1
  - burn -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 18:19
So infighting and name calling within the Administration and within the Republican congress - eag Jul 27, 18:18
Our current Archaeological Society membership didn't seem all that interested about our FB page-likely because they get the news on our website- but - Meg Jul 27, 18:17 4
- Given the national political drama, I always -- always -- enjoy reading about the latest Archeological Society intrigue. - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:22 3
  - I shall be sure to keep you updated on our struggles....... - Meg Jul 27, 18:28
  - "Archeologists have now dug deep enough to find our nation's lost common sense" -- nm* - ty97 Jul 27, 18:23 1
    - unfortunately, the remains were burnt beyond recognition -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:37
Huckster sanders wore green -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:13 3
- YES! -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 18:16
- ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:15 [Attachment] 1
  - golf clap** -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 19:03
One senator guessing vote between 2 and 3 am. No one, including senators, has seen the bill -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:12
Overcompensate much? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:57 2
- The communications director is running roughshod over the White House. Think about that. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 18:16
- "Oh my God. 'Wunch' sounds like 'lunch'. This opens up so many new possibilities." nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 18:03
John McCain says Paul Ryan's statement is "not sufficient" -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 17:52 8
- Your Republican Party Ladies and Gentlemen -- (edited) - eag Jul 27, 18:10
- just call him a limped dick mother effer John. -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 18:05
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  - Someone did suggest if the Senate really wants to force conference, add a poison pill to the skinny repeal -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:00 2
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    - Like, add an 80% marginal tax on income over $1 million and send that shit across -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 18:02
- So the House sent a bill they didn't like to the Senate to fix and now the Senate wants to send a bill they don't like back to the House to fix? -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 17:58
- *inserts "and will probably vote for it anyway" quip* -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 17:52
RT: Emoji 0% (0 for 20 reviews) -- nm* - budice Jul 27, 17:31 3
- I feel there's an emoji for this. Keep trying... -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 18:15
- 0️⃣❌🚫🆘 -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 18:02
- 🤣 -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:36
from twitter. "The Mooch lost his cool faster than a vegetable you take out of your refrigerator to create a twitter account with." -- nm - Jovian Jul 27, 17:12 2
- I'm confused. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:55
- *perks up* -- nm - Steve Mariucci Jul 27, 17:29
US orders relatives of American diplomats to leave Venezuelan capital ahead of controversial election -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 17:01
"When the Bills brought Cardale Jones in to tell him he was traded to the Chargers, he began crying. He began crying tears of joy" -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 16:47
Have we decided who will play The Mooch on SNL this week? - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 16:33 25
- Lisa Lampanelli. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 27, 18:20 1
  - The source material is much too 'blue' for her to work with -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 18:40
- MSNBC made an on-air appeal to Joe Pesci to read the Mooch's tweets. (nm) - howie Jul 27, 17:53
- Slightly more left field: Andrew Dice Clay? - Reagen Jul 27, 17:34 2
  - He's certainly got the bombastic personality, especially with the "OH!" he'd punctuate lines with. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 17:41 1
    - the clock struck two, he dumped his goo, and dumped KAC on the next block -- nm - budice Jul 27, 17:44
- Summers Eve -- nm - Bacon Jul 27, 17:33
- Mario Cantone from Sex and the City. -- nm - jnine Jul 27, 17:20 1
  - Heh, he's volunteered -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 18:14
- sadly Stewart Grainger is not availible - peglegpete Jul 27, 17:18
- A giant bottle of Axe Body Spray with French cuffs and a pinky ring? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 27, 17:10 2
  - Yep, that's the winner. Someone should photoshop that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:33
  - I think we have a winner! -- nm - . Jul 27, 17:28
- Rami Malek! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 27, 17:01
- The internet has nominated Ben Stiller. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 16:55
- I don't often watch it - would any of the regular cast work or do we need a star? -- (link) - Meg Jul 27, 16:49 7
  - I've seen Stiller and Kattan mentioned ..somewhere. They'd do. -- nm - mud Jul 27, 17:04
  - I'm assuming they'll go the star route a la Alec Baldwin and Melissa McCarthy. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 16:57 2
    - Have Melissa play him. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 16:59 1
      - She'd be amazing playing 80s Guy -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 17:07
  - Beck Bennett is a natural for it. -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 16:53 2
    - I wouldn't have pegged him to end up the (unwritten) cast lead of this group, but here we are. nm - Dignan Jul 27, 16:59
    - Just needs the right dark glasses. -- nm - Meg Jul 27, 16:54
- Aren't they on summer break? Still a worthy question though -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 16:34 1
  - True. Viewing habits have changed to the point I barely registered it's summer reruns time. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 16:39
House just passed security focused "minibus" with the $1.6 billion for Trump's border wall (5 Ra voted no, 5 Ds voted aye) -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 16:32 2
- The Democratic House member from NJ is concerned about the border wall? -- nm - jnine Jul 27, 17:23 1
  - NJ-5 apparently flipped GOP to Dem in the last election. He only won 51.1 - 46.7 -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 17:31
Paul Ryan commits to conference negotiations. Then says Senate must pass conference bill first. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 16:31 2
- Statement has lots of wiggle room though -- (link) - ty97 Jul 27, 16:35
- This process is never going to end. -- nm - ty97 Jul 27, 16:31
Dog ownership is having to Google things like "my dog ate watermelon rind." - Cuzzin Todd Jul 27, 16:31 2
- Amy hears you. -- nm - Spawndroid Jul 27, 18:46
- heh -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 27, 16:44
He's a maniac, maniac, on the floor -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 16:26 1
- and hes dancin like hes never danced beforrrre. -- nm - budice Jul 27, 16:31
Really, we're fine -- nm - Northeast Jul 27, 16:23
40 years ago today TERRAPIN STATION was released. here is one of the early live versions where the Dead do the whole suite. -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 27, 16:15 [youtube] 3
- I still remember the disappointment it was met with in some quarters. - mud Jul 27, 16:27 1
  - considering the other half of the album had some songs slightly disco in the beat, I can believe it. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 27, 16:56
- Expected a link to the old story of Roy Orbison Wrapped In Cling Film. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 16:24
you'll float too -- nm - mud Jul 27, 16:12

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