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drumpf presser soon about the opiod epidemic (I'll guess, to combat these overdoses of pharmicutical drugs we'll crack down on legal weed) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 13:40 3
- Gateway drug! -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 13:42 2
  - when I hang out with krusty I can rarely open a gateway unassisted, yes. - Mel Profit Aug 8, 13:45 1
    - 👍 😝 -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 14:18
Glen Campbell has died at age 81 -- nm - zork Aug 8, 13:36 3
- crap -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 13:41
- that is a shame -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:40
- I saw a recent picture of him and he looked so frail. :( -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 13:37
‘Driverless’ van driven by man dressed as car seat - crash davis Aug 8, 13:35 1
- I actually had this thought when I saw a car over the weekend. The driver was wearing a shirt that looked like a car seat, presumably unintentionally. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 13:46
Hertz cancels car reservations weeks before eclipse -- (link) - Mop Aug 8, 13:32
Speaking as someone currently wearing cargo shorts, why aren't these black? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 8, 13:22 34
- The socks should be black, is what I'm saying. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 13:44 1
  - Socks should NEVER be worn with sandals. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 13:52
- if you distain cargo shorts...just remember this.....*fanny packs* - zeitgeist Aug 8, 13:43
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  - I was mocked by a TSA security agent, in Philly, for wearing my cargo shorts -- nm - Flavorize Aug 8, 13:43
  - what if they are hot pink cargo shorts? -- nm - groiny Aug 8, 13:42
  - ST about collectively killed me for saying this last week. -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 13:36 1
    - and boot cut jeans, don't forget you slandered them too -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:38
  - Cargo shorts are great, it's those hippy sandals that need to be tossed on the fire heap of history! -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 8, 13:32 4
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      - I am wearing some now (sans socks even though this is the PNW where such a thing is nothing to notice) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 13:45 1
        
        Yep, you wore sandals out to VofF - really not appropriate for desert hiking :) -- nm - Meg Aug 8, 13:51
      - Cargo shorts or hippy sandals? -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 8, 13:35
  - over my dead body. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:30 2
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      - HA! he clearly didn't have the top of the pocket closed. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:36
  - I need them for work. I'm more interested in functionality than fashion when I'm working. - Krusty Aug 8, 13:29 17
    - phone, wallet, keys = need 3 pockets. - groiny Aug 8, 13:49 2
      - back pocket for wallet, phone and keys in normal pockets. Done! -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 13:52 1
        
        no, I prefer not to have to dig for my wallet or phone while driving. -- nm - groiny Aug 8, 13:53
    - Extra pockets for doggy treats! -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 8, 13:48
    - Yup, and things like fishing. Need those extra pockets -- nm - decline Aug 8, 13:42
    - You're looking at it the right way. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:39
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      - I'd wear basketball shorts, the mesh ones, if I could but they have no pockets at all. - Krusty Aug 8, 13:38
    - right? Plus I hate carrying a wallet in my back pocket. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:30 3
      - Yeah, I hate anything in my back pockets. - Krusty Aug 8, 13:42 2
        
        not to mention, carrying a wallet in your back pocket is bad for your back when sitting on it. - groiny Aug 8, 13:51 1
        
        You don't keep it in while sitting, put it on the table. -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 13:52
    - I need them to horrify Jack and MDH -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:30 4
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        and trish -- nm - zork Aug 8, 13:37
        
        you'll be horrified when it becomes evident that I'm not listening -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:37 1
        
        to be fair you probably couldn't hear him anyway. not after listening to Trish's voice for years... - Remlik Aug 8, 13:42
Olive, my cat, just turned on the ST bats. Then, she tried to catch them. - David Aug 8, 13:21 3
- Lesson learned. Next time, turn on the bats. -- nm - kelly Aug 8, 13:54
- I don't think I know how to turn on the bats. Olive may be smarter than me. I bet Olive would have played in the ML Memorial League -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:28 1
  - They're easy enough to turn on - then just figure how to turn them off :-) -- nm - Meg Aug 8, 13:31
One of my favorites from my childhood. -- (pic) - znufrii Aug 8, 13:19 [Attachment] 1
- A few years back my local multiplex was showing "Clifford's Really Big Adventure." But there wasn't enough room on the sign for the whole title... -- (edited) - howie Aug 8, 13:32
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- WASN'T ME! -- nm - groiny Aug 8, 13:20
- Blame Spike Lee! -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 13:18
a ring Queen Elizabeth l commissioned & gave to Sir Francis Drake for defeating the Spanish Armada sells for $70,000 pounds -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 8, 13:11
WWE: Ronda Rousey is interested in a WWE run.... - Remlik Aug 8, 13:09 32
- Are the salaries for wrestlers known? What's the pay gap between the headlining men and women? -- nm - Max Aug 8, 13:26 28
  - fwiw, I think how it works is that even though WWE is a public company, the wrestlers are contractors - Tim Aug 8, 13:33
  - Most of the top paid wrestlers are male, but there's still a divide even then. - David Aug 8, 13:31
  - Cena makes a few mil a year (merchandise pays), while Bayley or Charlotte probably makes about half a mil overall - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:29 10
    - According to Forbes, Cena got $8 million from the WWE last year. The highest paid woman was Nikki Bella at $310. - David Aug 8, 13:36 9
      - Does that include merchandise? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:40 8
        
        It can't. And I think even in the $310, that's like a base after which they make additional for PPV appearances, etc. -- nm - pmb Aug 8, 13:41 3
        
        As Pete referenced, PPV is no longer a huge moneymaker for wrestlers. - David Aug 8, 13:44 2
        
        was that Punk or Orton who made a big deal about that? - Tim Aug 8, 13:46 1
        
        Probably Ryback. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:48
        
        No, so I would expect actual salaries to be about triple and probably enough to spike Bayley into the top 5. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:41 3
        
        I didn't realize Cena was still making that much...I don't get why he even bothers anymore given - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:42 2
        
        He doesn't even have a match for SummerSlam at the moment, which is a week and a half away (though they might fix that tonight). -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:43 1 1
        
        After Nakamura, he may not want one. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:45
  - Even if you took out Cena and Brock (and probably Orton), it's still a sizable gap. But I bet Sasha Banks and Charlotte are doing well. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:29 6
    - Sasha get 180K and Charlotte gets $230K ...that's guranteed money... - Remlik Aug 8, 13:35 3
      - ...Tamina and Rosa? that cannot be accurate at all. - Tim Aug 8, 13:37 2
        
        No, it makes perfect sense. People get paid more as they are with the company longer. It's akin to how baseball salaries work. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:40
        
        those are 2016 numbers. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:38
    - Randy Orton making retirement-money annually should be an insult to every decent human being. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:30 1
      - I'm ashamed that I'll still pop for a good RKO though. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:31
  - it's still a pretty huge gap...BUT the main 4 ladies (and others) are making big bank on merch -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:27 7
    - Sasha, Charlotte, Bayley and...Alexa? - Tim Aug 8, 13:29 5
      - ok 5. I forgot about Alexa. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:31 4
        
        she's an awful wrestler compared to the other 4 but she's moving merch -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 13:34 3
        
        She's the best female wrestler, because she understands the importance of character. -- nm - David Aug 8, 13:37 2
        
        Oh, she has a good character, I agree there. But that's because she's a heel. Vince does not understand how someone should play a babyface in 2017. - Tim Aug 8, 13:39 1
        
        Vince does not understand 2017 - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:41
    - plus with Ronda, she'll get men's salary level and bonuses I bet. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:28
- Yep...easy call for her -- she'll be legit enough, but not overly so. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:14 1
  - not much cheaper...but if she does go through with it...it's a 4 Horsewomen (her crew) vs. the 4 Horsewomen of WWE -- nm* - Remlik Aug 8, 13:26
- They'll make her the female Brock Lesnar. -- nm - pmb Aug 8, 13:12
oof The 49ers cut practice short today after rookie LB is taken off field in an ambulance. - IrishStephen Aug 8, 12:51 6
- neck injuries are really scary -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:18 2
  - Yup, and it seems like this guy missed practice last week due to a "neck condition" but returned to practice yesterday. - IrishStephen Aug 8, 13:25 1
    - jeebus! I hope he is okay -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:26
- Malia Obama really will not be able to cut it in the NFL. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 12:52 2
  - Well, she is a girl... - IrishStephen Aug 8, 12:56 1
    - .... but it *is* the Niners. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 12:57
Gorka: Mosque Attack Could Be a False Flag -- (link) - mud Aug 8, 12:49 1
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"I know, I'll start a war! Anyone who criticizes me then is unpatriotic!" -- nm - David Aug 8, 12:46 4
- patton oswalt -- (link) - mud Aug 8, 13:28
- What type of war? A land war in Asia? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 13:23
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- Twirling towards freedom. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 8, 12:48
It's been years since my intern stable was like Charlie's Angels, but I think ST ladies might swoon over our new one - Max Aug 8, 12:42
The number of "VIP hostesses" cast on Big Brother is vastly disproportionate to the actual number in the real world. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:41 1
- Jessica is the only VIP Hostess I would ever need. - Jovian Aug 8, 12:43
Lucioball is live. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 12:36
Oh my god. I just got an email that said "but please let me know what other options are. thanks so much." - Andie Aug 8, 12:35 10
- How about a flight to Boise? -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:38 7
  - better to shoot the hostage I think -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 12:38 3
    - Boise is Idaho, not Indiana -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 12:40 2
      - Hell you wish you guys were Alaska! -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 12:50 1
        
        I wish we had Alaska's fish. I'll grant that -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 12:52
  - "Here's an option, You're rich, Buy a fucking flight." -- nm* - Andie Aug 8, 12:38 2
    - charter him a private jet -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 12:39 1
      - Price out train tickets on the Amtrak site -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 12:40
- you're being punk'd -- nm - mud Aug 8, 12:37 1
  - i am just not responding for the rest of the day. i have too much actual work to get done. -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 12:38
Trump threatens "fury" against N. Korea according to BBC -- nm - zork Aug 8, 12:34 2
- I do so hope the pentagon chooses to misread that as "furries" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 12:38 1
  - fire, bery. "Fire and fury and frankly power, the likes which the world has never seen" What part don't you understand? -- nm - donald Aug 8, 12:40
donald's full statement on NK -- (link) - mud Aug 8, 12:33 26
- it would be interesting to see what other nations/organizations have made not so subtle threats to use nukes. - Mel Profit Aug 8, 12:47 7
  - He doesn't specify nukes. It could be a conventional threat. But it still leaves a state department and pentagon running around thinking "ok, what - pmb Aug 8, 12:54 5
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      - Sure, and whether it's real or hyperbole often seems to be decided after the fact -- nm* - Roger More Aug 8, 13:40
    - But he doesn't *not* specify nukes either. -- nm - znufrii Aug 8, 12:56 2
      - Yes, but when has that ever been a thing? "We will attack will all the might and fury of the US armed forces. Except definitely not nukes. Large - pmb Aug 8, 12:58 1
        
        good thing Don & Kim are both known for their stability, and ability to pick up nuance -- nm - mud Aug 8, 13:04
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  - Or Yngwie Malmsteen when denied first class airline seating -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 8, 13:03 4
    - there's a name you rarely see dropped. - Mel Profit Aug 8, 13:28
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    - ? ! -- nm - mud Aug 8, 13:05 1
      - "I will bring the fookin fury!" -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:13
  - it really does. In fact I think they lifted it from West Wing -- (link) - Remlik Aug 8, 12:54 [youtube] 1
    - Was that the "Proportional Response" episode. - Mel Profit Aug 8, 13:36
  - Kim or Trump? -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:46
  - Lyrics from The Wire. "He's got the fire and the fury, at his command" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 12:42
  - all your base our belong to us -- nm - mud Aug 8, 12:42
- He never said anything in 5 words that he couldn't say in 50. -- nm* - Mop Aug 8, 12:37 1
  - "That'll be so dollars." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 12:41
- WTF does that mean? We think we might need to know! -- nm - Pentagon Aug 8, 12:36 4
  - It means get Johnny Storm and Nick Fury ready, ASAP! -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 8, 12:44 3
    - I'd love to see a frank discussion between The Donald and Tony Stark -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 12:46 2
      - well Tony was SecDef.... -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 12:51 1
        
        I didn't know that . Was that a good run? -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 13:10
Dear Idaho Democratic Party, how about sending me a notice about minor league baseball night earlier than one day before the event? - crash davis Aug 8, 12:33 2
- I guess they figured you were involved in the drafting of the event given there's only 3 of you in the state. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 12:34 1
  - I hope the other two have fun at the game -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 12:36
Hard Knocks starts tonight, I believe -- nm - crash davis Aug 8, 12:27
Trump gets a folder full of positive news about himself twice a day -- (link) - Mop Aug 8, 12:26
Lollapalooza: Malia Obama was carted out of the show... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 8, 12:26 10
- ST Poll: What events would Trump's children be carted out of? - con_carne Aug 8, 12:35 2
  - Aztec gold exhibit at a museum; rare Thomas Kinkade art auction.... - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:19
  - Father's next wedding -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 12:39
- I feel bad for any Presidential kid. That can't be easy. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 8, 12:32 5
  - Thanks friend -- nm - Trump Jr. Aug 8, 12:36 4
    - yep, even him. especially him. he lost the genetic lottery with such a shitty man for a father. - Mel Profit Aug 8, 12:39 3
      - I hope you guys are talking about Baron, because if not, this is all kinds of wrong. Bannon is Donald's illegitimate son? No wonder he's such a jerk -- nm - jnine Aug 8, 15:50
      - Are we talking about Bannon or Donald Jr? - Will Hunting Aug 8, 13:21 1
        
        Bannon. That kid is going to go through an epic EDM phase. - Mel Profit Aug 8, 13:31
- She enjoyed it to its full extent. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:27

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