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Heading over to Lolla shortly. My schedule - The Pretty Reckless, Phantogram, Tegan and Sara, Ryan Adams, Foster the People and the Killers. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 12:54 9
- Nice lineup. -- nm - JD Aug 4, 13:03
- There are strong rumors they're going to release extra tickets at the Metro tonight for the FF. If you're over that way you might want to see. The - jnine Aug 4, 12:57 3
  - It's near my house. We'll see. There's some speculation that they are going to do something at Lolla this weekend (too coincidental that they're in - pmb Aug 4, 13:01 2
    - Perry Farrell is playing with them at The Metro, -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 18:09
    - I'm sure Dave will have to stop by. He's always in motion. -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 13:43
- are you going to crowd surf and flash your boobies at the singers? -- nm - decline Aug 4, 12:56
- I actually recognize some of those names -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 12:55 2
  - Phantogram is the one I haven't heard of. - thewrongelement, bad guy Aug 4, 12:57 1
    - Qale's Phantogram suggestion from some months ago -- (link) - JD Aug 4, 13:05 [youtube]
Frinkiac seems to lack captions, so I added one. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 12:43 1
- They did the other day, but they changed something just in the time since you activated gifs. -- nm - David Aug 4, 13:04
So... uhm... guys... I'm looking at a Moltres. What am I supposed to do? -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 12:41 4
- How much time is left on the timer? - thewrongelement, bad guy Aug 4, 12:53 1
  - There was 2 hours to go when I hit it. No one joined in. So... yeah. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 13:03
- Disappoint it. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 4, 12:42 1
  - I'm good at that! -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 12:43
apprapho of nothing - apartment hunting is the WORST - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:36 17
- pet rent? we do pet deposits, but I have not heard of pet rent -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 12:43 4
  - $ 10 per month per pet - they need to get jobs - the lazy bums! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:44 3
    - here, Samwise has hit retirement age and has earned it, but Pippin is a typical millenial. - crash davis Aug 4, 12:45 2
      - Your cat is Pixie? -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 12:46 1
        
        he likes hanging out in boxes......wait a minute... -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 12:56
- do you have tonight's winning lottery ticket? that should help a lot :))) -- nm - peglegpete Aug 4, 12:43
- Lol. -- nm - Anyone who has ever looked for an apartment in NYC Aug 4, 12:42
- How long until your house is ready? It might be better to put your stuff in storage and get a monthly rate at a hotel. Room service, maid, swimming - jnine Aug 4, 12:38 9
  - 6 to 8 months - and I am liking the cute apartments I am seeing - its just work. I'm bored with it already. - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:41 4
    - That probably is too long. I had a friend who transferred from SF to LA for work. He lived in a hotel while he was looking for a place.5 years later - jnine Aug 4, 12:48 3
      - heh - he must like the hotel. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:50 2
        
        It's easy and is cheaper than rent is here, even though it's a Hilton. -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 12:51 1
        
        eek! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:53
  - extended stay hotels come with kitchens and allow pets -- nm - decline Aug 4, 12:40
  - this is true. monthly rates at a hotel might not really be much more when you add in all the extras. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 12:39 2
    - I have thought of this - except..except..the places near work seem to be dens of inquity (sp?) they don't look it - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:43 1
      - Lab as in dog - not lab as in meth lab - like seems to be an issue for some extended hotels - good grief -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:43
Legit Karate Kid sequel with Ralph Macchio and William Zabka in the words at YouTube Red. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 12:23 10
- All 3 subscribers of youtube red can watch it -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 12:26 4
  - Woohoo! We're 33%! -- nm - David's iPad Aug 4, 12:30 3
    - I was led to believe we were the 1%. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 12:42 1
      - I caught a cool video with your YouTube boyfriend Casey. He was snowboarding but being pulled by a huge drone. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 4, 12:51
    - You will be blessed with the Step Up series. -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 12:32
- It's a 10-episode half-hour comedy. Seriously. What a world... -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 12:24 4
  - I'm guessing both divorced and forced to move in together like the Odd Couple. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 12:26 3
    - Competing martial arts schools ala Dodgeball. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 12:30 1
      - Fighting zombies. Transported to Medieval Scotland. I suspect that whatever the premise, ST will think of a better one. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 12:38
    - I wouldn't be surprised. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 12:27
Someone make this and give a review. Pineapple stuffed with pork loin and wrapped in bacon on the barbie. -- (link) - jnine Aug 4, 12:22 6
- That burned one about half way down looks like the way to go. -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 12:37
- that looks awesome -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 12:30
- I feel like the Pineapple:Pork ratio is too high. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 12:26 3
  - based on those pictures, I agree. I would core out more of the pineapple and more roast -- nm - decline Aug 4, 12:35 1
    - I tried writing that last sentence, but couldn't come up with the way to make it not sound dirty. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 12:37
  - I disagree, but I also think slow roasting is not the way to go. On a low heat grill so as to get some smoke flavor in there -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 12:33
Want to see Jay and B's $120 million new house with bulletproof windows and helipad? I'd take it if someone gave it to me, but meh. I'm sure it will - jnine Aug 4, 12:16 6
- it's kinda ugly -- nm - decline Aug 4, 12:28
- it does say "Each sink throughout the mansion was custom made from stone." under a picture of a steel sink. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 12:22 4
  - the stone contained the iron ore for the steel in the sink -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 12:34
  - You can't get more custom than that. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 12:23
  - It looks like an office complex. It doesn't scream 3 small kids are going to grow up here. -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 12:23 1
    - Right? All that money and that's the best they could do? Double meh. -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 4, 12:27
Wawrinka out of the U.S. Open. Djokovic out, Murray and Cilic have withdrawn from the Rogers Cup -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 12:06
Oh hello Allison Brie topless pics. -- nm - Jovian Aug 4, 12:02 6
- She seems to really like that Warm Bodies hat. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 12:23 1
  - And apparently she has an itch in her pants. -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 12:34
- topless or bottomless? -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 12:07 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 12:22
- spoiler - Spawn Aug 4, 12:03 1
  - Yes -- nm - Jovian Aug 4, 12:23
not many spots left to get on in the most exciting new innovation in the field of fantasy football, the ML Memorial League - just follow the link -- (link) - crash davis Aug 4, 11:57
Breaking: Pharma Bro guilty on fraud charges. -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 4, 11:54 14
- But the Blackwater contractor who murdered a bunch of unarmed Iraqis had his conviction reversed on appeal! -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 13:02
- possible 20 years. Will it be country club prison or pound-you-in-the-ass federal pen? -- nm - decline Aug 4, 12:34 1
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- He broke the "Shut up and continue shutting up" rule of being on trial. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 12:26
- "The investors who invested all made money." Unusual for a fraud. -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 12:26 4
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    - I know the law, it's just that people don't usually notice when they're making money. -- nm - jnine Aug 4, 12:50
    - "I can turn it around! It just goes red red black red black black red!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 12:31 1
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- They call him the "divisive Mr. Shkreli." But *is* he divisive? Who are the Team Shkreli people? - Andie Aug 4, 12:10
- Innocent on 5 charges!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 12:07
- In your evil horse jockey face, shkrelli. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:56 2
  - "evil horse jockey face" is exactly it. It's been bugging me since I saw his face. well done. -- (edited) - Mel Profit Aug 4, 11:58 1
    - "Son, go get me a trash bag." -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 4, 12:28 [Attachment]
See the exquisite fossil that revealed the colors of a giant armored nodosaur -- (link) - crash davis Aug 4, 11:44
Pippy from B2 regarding top/bottom ratio - MDH Aug 4, 11:34 18
- Gracias kind sir -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 11:54
- Groiny/Pippy: this is some educational listening. Also, on loop at ty97's apartment. - MDH Aug 4, 11:43 [youtube] 8
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    - I am sure ty can link a study or something on this. -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 12:36
    - Girl please on that last IM. Your city is queen of shade when it comes to other cities. Ya'll always up in DC/SFO business. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 12:29 4
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        Sidenote: Did you hear about the DC brunch thread on FB? 700+comments and now picked up by some of the gay news sites. - MDH Aug 4, 12:35 2
        
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        Ugh, you know that is not me up in there. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 12:43
  - are these the same peeps who did the its okay to eat chick fila? cause this is funny as hell -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:13
- *reads the headline, decides to go back to work, closes ST* -- nm* - David Aug 4, 11:39 2
  - "Tops/Bottoms" by the Chainsmokers ft. Frank Ocean, Elton John, and 5 Seconds of Summer is gonna blow up the charts this fall. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 11:44 1
    - I need a "Tops/Bottoms" duet between Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 11:45
- is this something you discuss beforehand? -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 11:35 4
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  - Sometimes? I know that's not a great answer - MDH Aug 4, 11:39 2
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      - Dumbass -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 12:33
And yet - Diva and I are having regular video chats from 2 continents away. It's positively Jetsonian. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 4, 11:33 3
- Yeah. We were videochatting with my parents from a train in Tokyo... - Marlowe Aug 4, 11:54
- Diva, how do you stop this crazy thing?! -- nm - Mel on a treadmill Aug 4, 11:49 1
  - The only way you'd find me on a treadmill is if there was... - Mel Profit Aug 4, 12:03
ST DML: As mentioned, have to leave house at 2:30am to drop off daughter at church. Stay up or sleep first? - oblique Aug 4, 11:31 6
- drop her off the night before and let her sleep on the couch - you can then sleep in and have the wife make you breakfast in bed -- nm - decline Aug 4, 11:56
- Sleep before, in the driver's seat. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 11:41
- I'd sleep before -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 11:33 1
  - me too. don't be sleepy on the road. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 11:35
- quick nap before going. -- nm - groiny Aug 4, 11:33 1
  - usually I stay up on Friday nights till at least 1:30 or 2 playing EVE. It's not a stretch and was probably my original plan -- (edited) - oblique Aug 4, 11:37
Your top 10 songs: Despacito, Wild Thoughts, That's What I Like, I'm The One, Believer, Unforgettable, Shape of You, There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, - Tim Aug 4, 11:30 25
- I think I accidentally heard that Despicito song today. It's ...in spanish? - JaxSean Aug 4, 12:12 1
  - Yeah, Spanish -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 4, 12:19
- What about "The Night Begins To Shine"? Thanks a lot for that earworm, Teen Titans Go. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 4, 12:10
- If I'm the person in charge, I give it 1-2 more weeks then drop a new Despacito video with Bieber. Boom, 17 weeks. -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 11:47 1
  - If I'm the person in charge, I'd award Bruno Mars Song of the Summer just to mess with everyone. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 11:49
- My current Top 5: 1) Strip That Down - Liam Payne 2) Fist Fight - Tayls 3) If - R5 4) No Horses - Garbage 5) Run for Cover - The Killers -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 11:45 1
  - Oh, every member of One Direction now has a Top 40 hit. -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 11:48
- 10 is just sort of a weird pop/country cross over - I can't decide if its genius or stupid -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 11:33 2
  - First country song to hit the top ten since Cruise. -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 11:46
  - 15 in a 30 - oblique Aug 4, 11:35
- For David: in it's 52nd and final week of chart eligibility, Closer drops 3 spots to #39 -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 11:32 14
  - Is this because of that Jason Mraz song? -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 11:35 7
    - Partially, but that's no longer the record holder! The 11 longest chart runs (because of a tie): - Tim Aug 4, 11:38 6
      - Who the eff is "Awolnation"? Those are some long runs. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 11:41 5
        
        SAIL - Tim Aug 4, 11:43 3
        
        Sail, Run, I Am, Woman Woman, and Hollow Moon are all so great. -- nm - Qale Aug 4, 11:47 1
        
        You may be a natural woman. - Tim Aug 4, 11:47
        
        Ah, thanks for the background! Probably have heard, just don't "know" it. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 11:44
        
        likely a band you will classify as a one hit wonder years from now -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 11:43
  - wth? a song only gets 52 weeks on the chart and then gets booted even if people still are playing it? -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 11:34 5
    - If it's below #25. Thanks to streaming, songs generally take a loooooooooong time to leave, and this speeds up the process. - Tim Aug 4, 11:37 4
      - They can't even keep rules right. It was 50 and up for Radioactive iirc -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 4, 12:28 1
        
        It prompted the one year rule to clear out the top 40 a little faster. -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 12:41
      - What would happen if it jumped back up to #24? -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:38 1
        
        Weird/sudden boosts in sales/airplay/streams are handled on "case by case basis" per Billboard. - Tim Aug 4, 11:40
best post on B2 -- (link) - crash davis Aug 4, 11:27 [Backboard] 1
- And you'll have a new season of Kevin Can Wait, too! -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:37
Has Papyrus Destroyed a Generation? -- nm - Egyptian Hieroglyph-bait Aug 4, 11:26 8
- Naught-arians are ruining everything. One of them's going to grow up to think he's god. Mark my words! -- nm - Roman Scholars Aug 4, 11:37
- I watched The Mummy last night cause Shaun said there was a non messy version ( true) - C+, just uncreative and plain -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 11:28 2
  - You filthy pirate! - Shaun Aug 4, 11:44 1
    - we sure would!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 4, 12:27
- Comic Sans -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 11:27 3
  - Why not both? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:45 2
    - Go sit in the corner and think about what you've done. -- nm - znufrii Aug 4, 11:48 1
      - I'm sorry that I linked to HuffPo -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 11:53
bottom's up! -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 11:25 3
- top's down! -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 11:27 2
  - Buck dancer's choice -- nm - peglegpete Aug 4, 11:34 1
    - *takes your advice -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 13:29

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