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I guess Tiger Woods is feeling better? He's free-diving for lobsters. Can he come back in 2018 and win a major, thanks. -- (link) - MDH Aug 4, 07:28 2
- "Tiger Out Without His Cane - Is He a Masters Favorite?" -- nm - Headlines from 2053 Aug 4, 07:30
- Getting lobsters ain't getting birdies. He's done -- nm - Bacon Aug 4, 07:29
I want to say " Only in Texas" but likely not - an employee with a gun in his office, wrote notes to his immediate cube mates " I'm sorry" - Epiphany Aug 4, 07:23 8
- That's awful. I'd be drinking at my desk - LMS Aug 4, 07:30 1
  - I would give notes to all my cube mates "I'm sorry" and then proceed to get sloppy drunk. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 07:32
- I can't even imagine. -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 07:27
- brutal. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 07:25
- That should be a paid afternoon off and referrals to a therapist -- nm* - sycor Aug 4, 07:24 1
  - I wonder how many of them called in today. I don't think I'd have the presence of mind to tackle someone immediately - Epiphany Aug 4, 07:32
- OMG. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 07:24
- Jeebus. Glad everyone is safe, but how horrible for them. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 07:24
'Dark Tower' Shoots to $1.8 Million at Thursday Box Office -- (link) - LMS Aug 4, 07:13 5
- More like misfires, shoots blanks, etc... -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 07:14
- The predictions for Kidnap are all over the place. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 07:13 3
  - I'm taking Wesley Snipes advice on this one -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 07:15 2
    - Don't pay your taxes? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 07:16 1
      - I don't think he actually advised this to anyone -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 07:17
CDN PSA: Looks like there a major telco outage happening right now. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 4, 07:05 2
- squirrels on the attack again ? -- nm - decline Aug 4, 07:06 1
  - Darn you, Doreen Green! Use your powers for good! -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 4, 07:11
This is funny -- (link) - ty97 Aug 4, 07:04 3
- :) -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 07:11
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  - It's also sad, and make me want to cry, but it's funny -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 07:10
Happy Birthday President Obama, - decline Aug 4, 06:59
Bird shaming. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 4, 06:58 [Image]
Christopher Nolan Wanted to Shoot 'Dunkirk' Without a Script -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 06:49 1
- Who does he think he is, Terrence Malick? - Shardik the Baron Aug 4, 06:53
Collins and Murkowski sat down with CNN - ty97 Aug 4, 06:42 1
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I don't begrudge the President his vacation, but man there is *always* a tweet -- (link) - ty97 Aug 4, 06:38 5
- 17 day vacation? Seriously? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 07:18 3
  - I don't think that's uncommon during recess. -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 07:31
  - That's pretty much the length of time required for the White House renovations, isn't it? -- nm - mara Aug 4, 07:30
  - He booked it beforehand and those deposits are a bitch to get back. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 07:21
- He's not enjoying his work. He's in the wrong job. Sad! -- nm - TWuG Aug 4, 06:56
The thunder this morning was so loud and close that it woke me up and had me wondering if it was an explosion. I got out of bed and was looking for - Krusty Aug 4, 06:25
PLP inspired: Do you have a bar mix set (with a shaker and such)? -- nm - zork Aug 4, 06:23 7
- Yes -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 10:26
- I got a travel cocktail making kit as a gift, never used it. Shaker, 2 glasses, coasters and a jazz CD in a handy travel case. -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 06:44
- Not at this time -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 06:38
- Yup. I have a bar area with all the accoutrements. It's quite dusty right now. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 06:36 2
  - man, you get really worked up about bar sets. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 06:37 1
    - They're always there for you when you need them and never let you down. - Krusty Aug 4, 06:44
- We have 4 martini shakers. Various sizes and such. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:24
Travel Photographer of the Year -- (link) - LMS Aug 4, 06:18
Jobs report: +209k v 180k expected. U3 down to 4.3% - znufrii Aug 4, 06:11 13
- It feels like white people really started trying to improve the economy when Trump took over. - Inigo Aug 4, 06:50 6
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    - I'm not saying it's why but there was an instant shift in the people who were complaining about the economy once Trump took office. - Inigo Aug 4, 07:13 1
      - "White dudes back in charge. "Those people" wont be stealing my job opportunities now!" -- nm - TWuG Aug 4, 07:16
    - On the other hand we aren't hearing nearly as much about the people who have been "left behind" by the economic recovery anymore. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:59 1
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  - I'd like to think we aren't that f*cked up as a country. I really would. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 4, 06:54
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  - It's an improvement. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 06:25
- U3? -- nm - Karl_S Aug 4, 06:16 1
  - There are different ways of measuring unemployment, so the BLS actually produces six different numbers. U3 is the traditional measure. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 4, 06:22
- Wage data in particular seems like good news -- nm - ty97 Aug 4, 06:14 1
  - Here's an interesting chart I just came across. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 4, 06:18
Wet Hot American Summer 10 Years Later came out today!? score. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:07 10
- am I going to need to watch the 1st to know what is going on? also - I've watched most of Mary Kills People - its..interesting. - Epiphany Aug 4, 06:08 9
  - You need to have seen the movie. The prequel series was not good. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:11 8
    - I never saw the movie but gave the Netflix show a chance. It was awful. Not funny at all. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 06:14 7
      - I can understand that. I watched the prequel as noted above, it was not good. The movie is...odd I'll say that. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:16 1
        
        There are quirky films that some love and others hate and I guess this falls into that category. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 06:20
      - the movie is no better. i never actually understood the love for the movie. the cast is amazing, of course, but... -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 06:16 4
        
        agreed, and a shame with that cast -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 07:30
        
        Yup. -- nm - kelly Aug 4, 07:09
        
        The cast is what got me to watch the show. So disappointing. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 06:19
        
        The movie is such a hot mess I can't help but laugh. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:16
i'm so tired. why am I so tired? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 4, 06:01
Presenting: the Ta-Ta Towel -- (link) - Covington Aug 4, 05:57
Rosario won't be back for the Will & Grace revival -- (link) - Covington Aug 4, 05:39 1
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Soccer: Neymar move to PSG is finalized for 222M Euros -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 05:34
MIA looking at 2nd/3rd opinions on Tannehill's knee. Choices are 6-8 weeks of healing and crossing fingers or surgery now that ends the season. - Strongbad Aug 4, 05:30 2
- Rumors saying that Cutler is interested in signing with MIA if he is guaranteed a chance to compete for starter position and is paid starter $$$. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 05:31 1
  - Cutler with Gase no surprise, Kaep is the backup plan -- nm - budice Aug 4, 05:33
National Watermelon Day -- (pic) - zork Aug 4, 05:22 [Attachment]
If anyone is planning a trip to London and hoping to see the Harry Potter play - they're releasing later today 400 tickets to the show on the 1st Sep - LMS Aug 4, 05:04 1
- The price should be £9-3/4 that day -- nm - zork Aug 4, 05:15
Cucumber Rage Leads To Man's Arrest At Wendy's -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 4, 05:03 1
- Fortunately, he was only armed with a Fpoon. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 07:35
LIR: I was saying during the primaries and election that it would be a good time for an All In The Family reboot - zork Aug 4, 05:01
RT: Dark Tower 19% (15/65) -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 03:26 6
- that is horrible. I'm going tonight. I'm pretty much obligated as a life long King fan - the only part I was disappointed in with Elba *spoils* - Epiphany Aug 4, 05:41 3
  - just saying that gun culture, as he might define it, has nothing to do with his interpretation of the character - tRuMaN Aug 4, 05:44 2
    - to even mention it - was a slight put off. I'm not going to hold it against him - Epiphany Aug 4, 05:54 1
      - all hail Idris.... - tRuMaN Aug 4, 06:01
- That's disappointing. -- nm - LMS Aug 4, 04:58 1
  - But given the mythology of the series, 19 is somehow appropriate. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 4, 05:35
Bery, we have a problem - trish Aug 4, 00:28 1
- The problem just got worse--sign up failed, twice - trish Aug 4, 00:40
Just saw an ad for "The Nut Job 2' hyping it as "the last family event of the summer." Seriously? 'last' is the best adjective you could... - howie Aug 4, 00:00
huh, someone tried to access my steam account from the Chernihivska Oblast. fun! -- nm - mafic Aug 3, 23:46 2
- Tangent: I know a guy on the Falcons board who has a skeleton key for Steam. - David Aug 3, 23:53
- Probably just a wrong number. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 23:51
I got locked out of Paypal for the first time in my life three days ago. - David Aug 3, 23:25 2
- Be careful about that. In mid-May we got ripped off for $900+ bucks. I called the bank the night it happened and they agreed we'd been ripped off so - trish Aug 4, 00:20
- Hopefully someone isnt trying to hack your password. May wanna change primary email along with password -- nm - budice Aug 3, 23:26
It takes some work installing things like Tampermonkey, but I found a site that runs old Nickelodeon shows. -- (link) - Qale Aug 3, 23:22
Queen Elizabeth II drinks a dry martini, a glass of champagne, gin and wine every day -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 23:13 12
- a lightweight compared to her mum. -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 3, 23:44 2
  - A hit of heroin in the morning to get her going, and some coke to level her out. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 23:45 1
    - I don't know just where I'm going. but I'm gonna try for the kingdom if I can -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 3, 23:48 [youtube]
- ...Before breakfast. Your move, Beatrix. Bitch. -- nm - Elizabeth R. Aug 3, 23:41
- Huffington Post: researchers say the secret to longevity is a dry martini, gin, wine, and champagne every day! -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 23:39 2
  - is the martini shaken or stirred? -- nm - peglegpete Aug 3, 23:44 1
    - Stirred! Shaking it bruises the ice and waters down the drink. -- nm - zork Aug 4, 06:17
- The key phrase is, "a glass of champagne." What does the staff do with the rest of the bottle? Save it for tomorrow? I don't think so. - howie Aug 3, 23:28 4
  - she doesn't really want the champagne anymore, but now it's essentially a perk so she has to. -- nm - mafic Aug 3, 23:48 1
    - If she misses a day then she legally has to give several territories back to France. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 06:37
  - My gramma was an avid Port Wine drinker. That and Schaefer Beer. -- nm - budice Aug 3, 23:32 1
    - 🎶 Schaefer is the one beer to have when you're having more than one. 🎶 - howie Aug 3, 23:41
Learned today: USPS can only handle one vacation hold request at a time. - Meg Aug 3, 22:40 2
- Couldve just made it one long vacay :) -- nm - budice Aug 3, 22:46 1
  - Yep, too bad I have to come home for four days in between :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 3, 22:55
After 'Baby Driver', iPod Sales On eBay Went Up By 929% -- (link) - budice Aug 3, 22:27 4
- I believe pretty soon the only iPod still in production will be the iPod Touch (or the iPad mini-mini) - Mop Aug 3, 23:37
- I bet it was the bedazzled one that did it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 22:36 2
  - I should do that to my 2nd gen iPod and sell it. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 4, 05:38 1
    - I bedazzled my wedding gift ipod - 11 years ago - look at me ahead of the curve -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 05:42
Crash! Crash! -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 3, 22:26 1
- okay, that is awesome - I shouldn't be too far from one of those sasquatch sighting spots -- nm - crash davis Aug 3, 22:43
Six Flags Fiesta Texas is getting a Wonder Woman single rail roller coaster next spring. -- (link) - Qale Aug 3, 22:21
Liam Gallagher ended his Lollapaloza set after only 20 minutes? This is my shocked face. -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 22:12
This contestant on Chopped looks like a caricature of Prince Charles - his ears take up the whole screen. -- nm - Meg Aug 3, 21:08
I just started watching Argo for the first time. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 21:05 8
- I went to the theatre to see that and broke my glasses during the previews. I humbly asked the attendants if I could get a refund and it seemed like - Qale Aug 3, 21:15 1
  - this reply is very /r/oldpeoplefacebook -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 01:42
- what is an email that I can reach you at? -- nm - crash davis Aug 3, 21:06 5
  - Firstname dot lastname at gmail -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 21:19 4
    - do you also get the emails sent to the address in the welcome? -- nm* - peglegpete Aug 3, 21:59 1
      - Yes -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 22:01
    - I hope I remembered those correctly :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 3, 21:39 1
      - Yep, replied. Hopefully it helps. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 21:47
Oh man, I wish I hadn't googled for info about Ashly and Anthony Burch's personality lives. - David Aug 3, 20:44 18
- I missed something about them. -- nm - Tim Aug 3, 22:08 3
  - Details if you're interested - David Aug 3, 22:17 2
    - Is the ex-wife the one who was in earlier episodes of HAWP? - Tim Aug 3, 22:33 1
      - Yup. She seems to think he's gay (which I can see), but... - David Aug 3, 22:34
- then I suggest you stay away from googling Bob Crane -- nm - peglegpete Aug 3, 21:03 1
  - yeah, don't google that - just watch AutoFocus -- nm - crash davis Aug 3, 21:05
- Hey, I just post about how I hate everything. You post about tragic life stories! -- nm - Mop Aug 3, 21:02 2
  - he needs the optimism that a kickers league provides -- nm - crash davis Aug 3, 21:04 1
    - I really did enjoy the two days between the end of the last fantasy league and the start of the next fantasy league. - Mop Aug 3, 21:08
- I have no idea who these people are. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 20:53 8
  - Tiny Tina and the writer of Borderlands 2 -- nm - David Aug 3, 20:56 5
    - I own it but I have not yet played it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 20:58 4
      - Wow. -- nm - David Aug 3, 21:08 3
        
        It's just a bit difficult with a trackpad and no free time or hard drive space. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 21:47 2
        
        It's one of the three or four funniest videogames ever. -- nm - David Aug 3, 21:59 1
        
        I don't doubt it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 22:16
  - Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'? -- nm - Spawn Aug 3, 20:54 1
    - I don't know it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 20:59

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