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NJ driver modifies his EZ Pass toll transponder to alert each time it is activated/read which is often even away from any toll road -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 7, 18:41 2
- ...by shocking his genitals. -- nm - Spawndroid Aug 7, 18:43 1
  - ...sterile in 40 mins -- nm - budice Aug 7, 18:44
GoT future spoiler - crash davis Aug 7, 18:25 3
- spoiler: or... -- (link) - Max Aug 7, 18:28 [youtube] 2
  - Noooo! I didn't even factor in Johnny -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 18:29 1
    - holy crap, I've never seen this before and it's blowing my mind -- (link) - Max Aug 7, 18:33 [youtube]
GoT spoiler question -- (edited) - prayformojo Aug 7, 18:21 7
- spoils - crash davis Aug 7, 18:37
- Tangentially related spoiler - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 18:28
- speculation/spoiler based on next weeks trailer - peglegpete Aug 7, 18:27
- At one point I thought we saw - Max Aug 7, 18:26 2
  - I thought we saw (spoils) - b. Aug 7, 18:31 1
    - yeah, that's the one -- nm - Max Aug 7, 18:37
- unknown. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 18:26
Rural hospital has trouble staffing it's ER so contracts with a medical agency which immediately starts billing patients out of network -- (link) - Mop Aug 7, 18:18
How the frick... did they film that GoT episode? Unreal -- nm - Rollo Aug 7, 17:56 5
- I know it was a rhetorical question, but this Vulture article is interesting (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 18:22 1
  - aha! I *knew* last night's episode had definite shades of - prayformojo Aug 7, 18:23
- It was pretty impressive. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 18:16 1
  - Favorite shot (spoils) - znufrii Aug 7, 18:36
- And amazing that the director is just a journeyman TV guy. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 18:01
Am I missing something here? How is the first model worth $1,000+ more? -- (link) - GregW Aug 7, 17:36 5
- The first one has a 6 core proc and the second only a 4 core. That's a huge price diff -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 17:39 4
  - Not that much. Since the 6800K is much older, the price difference is only about $10. -- (link*) - GregW Aug 7, 17:48 1
    - 6800 is what I have but yes, I bought it awhile ago. Still a great chip. For video processing it's a beast -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 17:49
  - Liquid cooling system -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 17:40 1
    - I went back to look at more diff. Missed that one. -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 17:41
Bryce Harper just became the 14th player to hit 150 homers prior to his 25th birthday. -- nm - David Aug 7, 17:31 4
- This almost feels like a post praising him. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 7, 17:39 3
  - I'm thinking he brought it up so he could mention that Andruw Jones was one of the other 13. -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 17:51 2
    - Ooh, I hadn't realized that. Acuna is the next one! -- nm - David's iPad Aug 7, 18:00
    - Ooh, I hadn't realized that. Acuna is the next one! -- nm - David's iPad Aug 7, 17:56
Paiute tribe readies to enter the Nevada pot business with a megasuperstore -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 7, 16:58
Chinese restaurant gives discounts to women based on bra sizes -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 7, 16:57 7
- "Trendy Shrimp" - somebody's compensating! -- nm - Max Aug 7, 18:16
- Only women? -- nm - GregW Aug 7, 17:56
- This is so dumb that I'm not sure if it's even sexist. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:49 4
  - I'm kinda shocked the Japanese didn't think of it first -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 17:52 1
    - tentacle size discounts -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 18:01
  - It's boobist -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 17:50 1
    - Seinfeld did it -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 18:02
ST reader PSA: Kindle has Neverwhere for $1.99. Also Tinker Tailor Solider Spy and A Visit From the Goon Squad nm - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 16:48 5
- Awesome. Neverwhere was next-ish in my list, so I went ahead and got it.. Thanks! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 17:57
- Is TTSS any more exciting than the movie? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 7, 16:57 2
  - No - Le Carré's novels are melancholy and bitter-sweet. If you were bored by the movie you probably won't finish the book -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 17:23
  - Don't know. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 7, 16:58
- Tinker Tailor worth it -- nm - budice Aug 7, 16:52
Bernie and his supporters still doing whatever it takes to fracture liberals. "Litmus test is single payer" -- (link) - MDH Aug 7, 16:47 1
- We want four more years of Trump -- nm - Burn Supporters Aug 7, 16:52
12 more hours until my kid goes off to school for the first time. I've already cried twice. - kelly Aug 7, 16:44 15
- aw mom -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 18:48
- The first day is important. He's gotta pick out the tallest, biggest, strongest, meanest teacher and punch her straight in the nose. - Max Aug 7, 18:25
- Nathan is going to love making friends and learning new things that he can share with you and Will. - Krusty Aug 7, 17:10
- Wow, our schools our out for another month -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 16:51 5
  - Logan went back Wednesday. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 17:04 4
    - That is wild. I never went back to school until after Labor Day -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 17:31 3
      - Studies have shown shorter summer breaks with more breaks is better for learning. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 17:52 1
        
        Hey I am all for year round schools with 2 weeks between quarters. I agree -- nm - Bacon Aug 7, 17:56
      - Same here. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:47
- hang in there. How is Nathan doing with it? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 16:49 1
  - He's pretty excited and "a little bit nervous. - kelly Aug 7, 16:52
- He will do great. And so will both you and Will. -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 16:48 2
  - Will is fine. His day doesn't change at all. My job as stay at home mom is coming to an abrupt end. He has been my only "job" for 5.5 yrs. - kelly Aug 7, 16:54 1
    - *sends you some virtual wine bottles* -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 17:00
- Little man is smart, he'll do well. -- nm - budice Aug 7, 16:46
here is HBO's 14 minute talk/video about behind the scenes of last nights show. of course spoilers -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 7, 16:02 [youtube]
Noah Syndergaard had a cameo on GoT last night as a Lannister soldier (spoils) - Reagen Aug 7, 15:50 1
- this is bad and you should feel bad -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 15:51
GoT spoilers, the conversation I really didn't understand last night fully explained so my dumbass can understand it - big spoils - crash davis Aug 7, 15:31 7
- They ran his speech as the promo for S6. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 15:33 6
  - I quote that line a lot. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 7, 15:57 4
    - And it was a very popular gif/meme. It defines his character. (Spoilers) - David's iPad Aug 7, 15:59 3
      - Even more spoilers - jnine Aug 7, 16:04 2
        
        spoiler - peglegpete Aug 7, 16:11 1
        
        Spoiler - jnine Aug 7, 16:27
  - I missed that -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 15:35
Now playing for Saturday Night Family Movie Night, Monday Night Edition: Big Trouble -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 14:26 11
- We're arriving, but we're also departing... -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 18:06
- Just saw the trailer. Looks like Get Shorty as written by Dave Barry. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 15:19 2
  - Jesus, that cast! -- (link) - Mop Aug 7, 15:22 1
    - And also Tim Allen. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 15:31
- Such a good flick. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 15:16
- ... in Little China. -- nm - Spawndroid Aug 7, 15:08
- Was that a goat? - Cuzzin Todd Aug 7, 15:06
- Sofia Vergara looks like she's a teenager in this -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 14:55 2
  - It's almost comical how attractive she is in Big Trouble. - David Aug 7, 15:18
  - To us Spanish speakers who knew her before Soul Plane, that's just normal Sofia -- nm* - con_carne Aug 7, 15:01
- Gators fans? -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:29
Please Forgive Us At Blue Apron For This Week's Meals, We've Been Having a Tough Time Lately -- (link) - Tim Aug 7, 14:21 11
- Our competing meal service is doing juuuust fine. You are dead company walking -- nm - Jeff Bezos Aug 7, 16:24
- McSweeney's is like a verbal New Yorker cartoon. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 14:31 3
  - But funny. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 14:32 2
    - My friend actually got "published" by McSweeney's a few weeks ago! -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 15:24 1
      - Here's a few that a friend of mine has done. -- (link) - Mop Aug 7, 15:29
- heh, as someone just completing their second week of Blue Apron, you have to warn me about humor - crash davis Aug 7, 14:28 4
  - vv there He just beat me to it. . . this time. All I know is I've been enjoying it for more than a year and within a week of you signing up, it all went to -- (edited) - jnine Aug 7, 15:01 1
    - coincidences happen! -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 15:35
  - ruiner! -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:29 1
    - no one on this board needs to encourage jnine -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 14:31
- "Put the eggs on a plate. A clean one if you have it." -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 14:25
I was in a YouTube hole and wound up listening to DMX. One of the comments on "X Gon Give It To Ya" made me laugh. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 7, 14:10 [youtube]
Arrow: Stephen Amell was at a Pride parade and posted pictures, some fans were disgusted... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 7, 14:02 4
- Why is he wearing a shirt? -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 18:21
- Good job -- nm - Pippy Aug 7, 15:54
- Nice response. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 14:30
- he seems like a great dude -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 14:09
Rainy day of vacation in NJ has Trump tweetering -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 14:00 9
- Blame Christie -- nm - budice Aug 7, 16:55
- I love the draft dodger calling out Blumenthal. At least he served. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 15:18
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  - I'm not sure why he keeps touting it as his major accomplishment. It's literally the first thing any president would have done. nm - Dignan Aug 7, 14:15 5
    - a shaved republican monkey could have made that appointment. -- nm - Jovian Aug 7, 14:32 1
      - Bongo had his chance. It's not my fault he lacked energy! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 15:24
    - It's his only notable "success". -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 14:19 1
      - *THIS* -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 14:52
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WWE: Enzo Amore still not making friends.... - Remlik Aug 7, 13:49 15
- Sounds like a coupla haterz. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 7, 14:05 1
  - cuppa haterz -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 14:06
- He'll be out of the company within a year. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 13:53 4
  - The way celebrity works today, that's not the worst thing for him. -- nm - David Aug 7, 14:16 3
    - Big Brother should pay him to come on the show. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 14:20
    - Oh, he'd probably do just fine on the indies right now. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:18 1
      - Think bigger. Think YouTube channel, reality television, and a metric ton of commercial opportunities. - David Aug 7, 14:21
- Oh well. Given they split him up and don't do male managers, there's no reason to expect him to stick around anyhow. - Will Hunting Aug 7, 13:52 7
  - Counterpoint: Ric Flair is the greatest champion of all-time. - David Aug 7, 14:15 5
    - But Flair could wrestle. Enzo's character, as presented, literally can't win a match on his own. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:18 4
      - They should move him to the cruiserweights. That division could use someone like him. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 14:21 2
        
        That's one idea I've heard tossed around. He'd be great if he gets a fluke win over Neville and gets to be champion for a bit. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 14:23 1
        
        What he could do well is use the gimmick that he won a belt without Cass. -- nm - David Aug 7, 15:19
      - Then turn him heel and have him be the cowardly backstabber a la Jericho. - David Aug 7, 14:20
  - crowd loves him. But I think Tim is right -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 13:57
Big Brother spoilers nominations POV - peglegpete Aug 7, 13:44
I would love to listen to polite conversation between Trent Reznor and other parents at school functions. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 7, 13:41 3
- Yes, I know it's an issue so yes, I told my wife that we need to make certain no nuts...not even cashew butter in the kid's lunch. Safety first. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 13:53
- I found myself wondering about that. Like, does he make Dad Jokes? -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:46 1
  - he totally bitches about the tee-ball practice schedule. - Mel Profit Aug 7, 13:49
So I only overestimated the cooking time on that turkey by, oh 3 hours. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:35 11
- The turkey was freaking awesome if I do say so myself. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 17:13
- Is it Canadian Thanksgiving already? It comes earlier every year! - Krusty Aug 7, 14:32
- If you had flash-fried it, that wouldn't have happened. -- nm - David Aug 7, 13:45 1
  - "Aw, but I'm hungry now!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:46
- The bird has ceased to be. -- nm - Max Aug 7, 13:37
- Does that mean it turned to dust? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 13:36 5
  - (smoke it too long and all you taste is campfire) -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:37 3
    - I like smoke flavor but that might be a tad too much -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:41
    - you cooked it with a dragon! -- nm* - Mel Profit Aug 7, 13:38 1
      - "Cook for 7 seconds at 1200 deg" -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:41
  - No, it's done, it's just done way too early. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 13:36

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