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sweden has some serious Elizabeth salander action going on, may bring down the government -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jul 30, 01:20
Pippy, the Dan Fogelberg concert was billed as solo acustic. he played a few songs then said that Tim was here. Tim played 4 or 5 songs of the Twin - peglegpete Jul 29, 23:07 2
- Sounds very awesome -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 23:18 1
  - it was. I wish I could remember more of thatt night. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 30, 00:23
Does any network carry Formula E racing? Apparently this weekend is the Montreal Grand Prix. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:41 3
- I... have never heard of Formula E. Is "E", electric? -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 23:16 1
  - Yes. They have one driver but two cars - when the battery drops they pull in to the pit, jump into the second car and finish the race. -- (link) - Max Jul 29, 23:19 [youtube]
- here it'll be on Fox Sports 2 at 3:30pm Eastern -- nm - Max Jul 29, 23:05
Road Scholars - the group responsible for my Cahokia trip - does some really great Christmas trips. - Meg Jul 29, 22:21 21
- Man... Christmas in Yellowstone... Christmas in San Diego (at the Del Coronado)... Christmas in San Francisco... -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:45 5
  - I spent 5 New Year Eves with the Grateful Dead -- nm* - peglegpete Jul 29, 22:57 1
    - And you spent a Christmas Dinner with me in Vegas :):) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:59
  - Ooo new fact. Hilton is now going to manage the Coronado -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 22:48
  - Yep, I've looked at the Del Coronado privately for a couple of nights but we're talking $1,000 just for the hotel. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:47 1
    - I ya ya ya -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 22:48
- Oh man...Empress.. -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 22:23 13
  - I've stayed there twice. Love it. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:37
  - We walked through it in 2010 but couldn't afford to eat there :) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:31 11
    - The first time Trish visited Seattle, I took her on a hydrofoil to Victoria. We had high tea at the Empress and visited Butchart Gardens. - crash davis Jul 29, 22:36 7
      - I don't "get" Burchart Gardens. So... plants and shrubs and flowers? -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:42 5
        
        this is my shocked font -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 22:46
        
        Heh, you have no sense of beauty :) Although when we were there it was between seasons and it wasn't all that beautiful :)f -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:45
        
        It makes more sense in winter with the snow and the Christmas lights. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 22:45 2
        
        So, you're approving that trip for my bucket list, right? ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:49 1
        
        I dunno, I'm not the coordinator :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 22:56
      - I've been there twice on cruises and love it. Vancouver ain't to shabby either :) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:41
    - This is the package....... -- (link) - Meg Jul 29, 22:34 1
      - I want to go!! -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 22:37
    - :/ I bet it was pretty -- nm* - Pippy Jul 29, 22:34
- Why do you taunt me like this? -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 22:23
I like this. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 29, 22:10 1
- Very cool -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 22:22
We got an ecobee 3 lite with the amazon home install. The home install was great and I like the ecobee. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 29, 22:08
Jones/Cormier UFC spoilers - David Jul 29, 21:59 1
- Spoilers - David Jul 29, 22:08
Something called the Amazon Treasure Truck made an appearance in Dallas today. - GregW Jul 29, 21:16 8
- Hmm -- nm - TRuMaN Jul 30, 05:57
- Man, that was an amazing deal. -- nm - David Jul 29, 21:27 1
  - I want to buy as many of those NES or Super NES consoles as possible to flip when Christmas comes. - Krusty Jul 30, 05:22
- This unsettles me and I don't know why. Too Pavlovian? Let's line up for one item? - Pippy Jul 29, 21:24 4
  - Hey, you want some speakers, Pippy? -- nm - Qale with a Truck Jul 29, 22:20 1
    - Sounds legit, I mean, not like they're out the back of a white van -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 22:27
  - Actually, you don't line up. You order online and then pick it up at the truck. It only takes a few seconds there. -- nm - GregW Jul 29, 21:52 1
    - Maybe if I did it once I'd like it? I was a founding member of Black Friday foraging - Pippy Jul 29, 21:55
Ever have the feeling that something was made exactly for you, matches up with all your likes? That's Atomic Blonde for me -- (edited) - JD Jul 29, 20:32 18
- Should I be concerned that I understood all of this JD post? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 29, 22:04 2
  - Made complete sense to me :) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 22:18
  - Kim and I have a running joke that she speaks JD and can translate for me. -- nm - David Jul 29, 22:04
- That's how I feel about porn -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:11 12
  - *high fives* -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 21:24 11
    - You know it -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:42 10
      - How did the open house go? -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 21:43 9
        
        Bust! Three people. BUT ...contract was signed so we are a GO! Closing 9/1 - Pippy Jul 29, 21:47 8
        
        and you got to take home a LOT of leftover chocolate cookies you baked for it? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 21:50 5
        
        The debate on this was long...we opted for glade clean fresh and Febreeze. No dueling scents - Pippy Jul 29, 21:54 4
        
        so your first choice was not used? :((((((( - peglegpete Jul 29, 22:16 3
        
        Drinking would have helped -- (link) - Pippy Jul 29, 22:18 2
        
        I saw Dan in the late 1970's at a charity gig. Twin Sons From Different Mothers had just came out. Tim Weisberg & Joe Walsh showed up to play with him - peglegpete Jul 29, 22:41 1
        
        I'd loved that -- nm - Pippy Jul 29, 22:49
        
        I get that. I have never lived in a place for more than 7 years my entire life. - Bacon Jul 29, 21:49 1
        
        Three or four years for me - until 1981. Been here ever since :) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 21:55
- I really dug the soundtrack, too. One thing I haven't really seen mentioned in the reviews is how much mileage they get from the - prayformojo Jul 29, 20:46
- I hope to see a lot of glowing Atomic Blonde reviews. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 20:36
Infinity War is just a kid playing with MCU toys, and Thanos is his older brother who is sometimes mean. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:50 1
- is their last name Clegane? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 20:10
Big Brother POV winner spoiler - peglegpete Jul 29, 19:40 1
- spoils - Jovian Jul 29, 20:03
The Hidden is on TMC tonight at 2 am eastern/11 pm pacific -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 19:24 2
- Worth it. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 20:45
- I can't remember, over 5 years easy, the last time I watched a movie on TV where I had to be watching at a time it started. - Bacon Jul 29, 19:52
Amazing how these freeway chases always happen during the news broadcast. -- nm* - Meg Jul 29, 18:55
LA: Carmageddon, the sequel set make a comeback near LAX -- (link) - budice Jul 29, 18:48 1
- At least my first trip is a road trip to the east. And it *shouldn't* affect any of my flights later in the month. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 18:57
You know, come to think of it, Matt Bryant is going to be a terrible kicker this year. He's already regressing in points, that hip flexor is ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 29, 18:43 3
- A) Matt Bryant isn't a lock to be Atlanta's kicker this year B) It's Mike Meyer C) who went to Iowa D) That's Fuad Reveiz E) You get an F for this post -- nm* - David Jul 29, 20:12 2
  - I think you need to reconsider your position, David. I think I raise a number of good points. - ReluctantCynic Jul 29, 20:53 1
    - Fine, you can have Mike Meyer. Or Fuad Reveiz. -- nm - David Jul 29, 20:54
A fun Saturday activity -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 29, 18:42 [Attachment] 2
- That's awesome. :-) -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 29, 18:44 1
  - It was pretty good. We walked around the entire lower lake & found a few good spots. -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:03 [Attachment]
I see Mel Profit got arrested on Live tv.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 29, 18:22
Diva, is Mel with you this weekend? -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 29, 18:06 2
- Spirit Airlines probably charges extra for wearing clothes. -- nm - jnine Jul 29, 18:09
- They don't do threesomes I already asked. -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 18:06
Turkish plane heavily damaged by hail with 121 aboard lands safely. -- (link) - Mop Jul 29, 16:50 3
- "Dammit, Tony, what am I supposed to tell the press?" -- nm - Lt. Col. Rhodes Jul 29, 19:32
- The ground hail was 9cm - the size of croquet balls -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 18:39
- OH HAIL NO!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 16:56
Meg and JenBro, 18 recommended restaurants in Nashville this summer. - Covington Jul 29, 16:08 11
- I'll be across the street from Hattie Bs tomorrow and Tueaday night. - Dark Callisto Jul 30, 05:43
- Nashville? Gotta go to Pancake Pantry! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 18:45 1
  - I can see this trip's going to test my resolve. I do like that they offer a breakfast for smaller appetites. - Meg Jul 29, 19:37
- Looks like some interesting spots. I'd suggested a Landry's property one night because I have some credit there. - Meg Jul 29, 16:15 7
  - What time do you get in on Saturday? -- nm - Covington Jul 29, 16:16 6
    - 3:35 - unless AA changes it again . -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 16:20 5
      - We are flying you out now at 2am. -- nm - Alcoholics Anonymous Jul 29, 16:24
      - Need a ride to the hotel? -- nm - Covington Jul 29, 16:24 3
        
        Thanks but I'm sure I can get there. We are all at the Airport Hampton, right? I thought they had an airport shuttle but - Meg Jul 29, 16:39 2
        
        OK. Let me know if you change your mind. I'll likely be at the hotel at that time and it's close to the airport, so... -- nm - Covington Jul 29, 16:46 1
        
        Thanks, will do. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 16:54
I've been to both Vancouvers and the island. -- nm* - . Jul 29, 16:08
The A's asked for either Gleyber Torres or Clint Frazier for Sonny Gray. The Yanks said no and that neither will be traded. - Krusty Jul 29, 16:05 4
- I have some prospects but they are in Vegas -- nm* - Bacon Jul 29, 16:14
- Yankees should've gone for Duda, he'd hit like 15 of those in Yankee Stadium between now and the end of the season. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 16:12 1
  - Considering how he's hit two already, I'd say you're right. We don't have a good option but we also don't have a lot of room on the 25 man roster - Krusty Jul 29, 16:18
- Hal Steinbrenner says he's willing to take on money but is wary of giving up big prospects. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 16:08
the first friday in August is National Beer day. the link is to the full month of daily food holidays -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 29, 15:52
New Browser hotness: Vivaldi, from the makers of Opera -- (link) - budice Jul 29, 15:48
Yu Darvish was tipping his pitches. -- (link) - budice Jul 29, 15:42
Happy National Chicken Wing Day!!, everyone -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 14:56 8
- I just celebrated that, unintentionally, and National Lipstick Day, intentionally. -- nm* - . Jul 29, 16:05
- if I'd known before lunch, I'd actually have celebrated that -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 15:24 6
  - today is also National Lasagna day. was that your lunch?...tomorrow is National Cheesecake Day -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 15:50 5
    - Italy says when it's National lasagna day, thank you very much -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 15:52 4
      - not Garfield? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 15:53 3
        
        Pretty sure cats don't even know what a day is -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 16:16 2
        
        They certainly do know when it's a new day and breakfast is late! -- nm - Covington Jul 29, 16:17 1
        
        Yes they do. One of my cats will only let me sleep in so long before he's licking my face to wake me up. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 16:20
Big old Mooch divorce article at Page Six. -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 14:52 12
- Anthony is already gearing up to be lampooned on “Saturday Night Live” this fall. “He was thinking Meryl Streep or Julia Roberts could play him,” -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 14:59 11
  - Charlie Sheen -- nm - Max Jul 29, 20:22
  - Chris Katan -- nm - Jovian Jul 29, 19:11 1
    - Yup -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 21:00
  - Wiggie already settled that...a can of Axe spray with french cuffs and a pinkie ring. -- nm - . Jul 29, 16:07 1
    - Ha! That's awesome! -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 17:08
  - Joe Pesci -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 15:37 3
    - He wishes. Way too cool for him. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 17:09 2
      - Joe Isuzu -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 17:10 1
        
        Piscopo. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:39
  - Rachel Dratch. -- nm - Reagen Jul 29, 15:29
  - The thing about the Comms director is normally we never see them or hear from them at all. -- nm - mara Jul 29, 15:02
LIR - Meg - I loved Fiji -- nm - JenBro Jul 29, 14:25
Not really a surprise to anyone, but stupid Idiot Cheeto is stupid and has no idea how any of this works. -- (link) - Diva Jul 29, 14:14 14
- I really like how he is demanding the death of the filibuster and wanting simple majority votes in the Senate not realizing he lost 49-51 -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 15:03 2
  - I wonder if Fox was discussing the dire prospects for passing future legislation, due to the filibuster, and he thought they were talking about that. -- nm - mara Jul 29, 15:08 1
    - *finger to the nose* -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 15:24
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  - Death throes often look concerning, for some reason. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 14:40
- He may have gotten the idea from Lindsay Graham, who has a new bill in the works. -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 14:17 8
  - This won't survive two years until the elections. They will get it sometime before then -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 14:18 7
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      - I know the party, I was in the party. #neverquit -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 14:30
    - "He won't last more than one or two primaries" "He can't win the nomination" "He can't win the electi.." - zeitgeist Jul 29, 14:26 1
      - So you think the healthcare bill WILL last two years and beyond? That's fine with me -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 14:28
    - Probably though it'll likely be worse for them to do it next year as it'll happen right before the midterms and it'll be fresh in voters minds. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 14:20 2
      - Trump is going to butcher his own party in midterms. I don't think any one issue is going to be worse for them this his fucking big fucking mouth -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 14:24 1
        
        I thought he was trying to separate himself from the party -- nm - JD Jul 29, 15:06
What happened to Pauline? -- (link) - Krusty Jul 29, 14:12 [youtube]
WWE: Dolph Ziggler's brother pleads guitly in hotel shooting.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 29, 13:48 1
- ? armed robbery that causes a death is usually a capitol crime, LWOP/death....so why was he out on home monitoring? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 14:06

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