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Screw you, I like the new Arcade Fire. - Reagen Aug 10, 18:26 2
- hey, I liked the last one too. -- nm - mafic Aug 10, 18:33 1
  - the knives weren't really out for that one like they are for this one. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 18:37
Now this is a footnote. Damn. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:24
I wasn't aware this was in question, but GLOW gets a season 2. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 10, 18:09 1
- Was kind of looking for MST3K Season 12 announcement too. -- nm - Qale Aug 10, 18:41
Thanks to Adam Ruins Everything, I now know that Myers-Briggs is total bullshit. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 18:08 8
- well... mostly? my mom the Jungian says it's generally not much use outside extrovert/introvert, which is pretty easy to pick anyway. - mafic Aug 10, 18:23 2
  - I find it useful as a way to mental frame people's different styles of work/interaction. - ralph wiggum Aug 10, 18:40
  - It's not like belly buttons, people! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:24
- Was it not safe to assume? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:09 3
  - I only believe what Adam Conover tells me. His brother Sean cannot be trusted. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 18:13 2
    - What about the one where you get assigned an animal? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 18:18 1
      - Buzzfeed School of Psychology -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 18:28
- I mean... -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 18:09
Those crazy nights, I do remember in my youth I do recall, those were the best times, most of all In the heat with a blue jean girl - crash davis Aug 10, 17:51
More rodents at Chipotle. -- (link) - jnine Aug 10, 17:46 4
- They stole our recipe!!! -- nm - Taco Bell Aug 10, 17:56 1
  - Cheesy Sumatran Crunch -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 17:57
- If the rodent isn't in the food, I'm not buying. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 17:48
- Jeffery Lord? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 17:47
Annabelle Creation 70% (50/21), Nut Job 2 20% (3/12), Logan Lucky 100% (21/0) -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 17:38
Daily catch up - Beaker, glad to hear the package arrived. Had no idea how long it would take, -- nm - Meg Aug 10, 17:21 5
- Today's giggle from the road - a porta-potty pumper truck with the tag line "Political Think Tank" -- nm - Meg Aug 10, 17:23 4
  - And a big red semi tried to kill me coming out of Albuquerque but I dodged :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 10, 17:24 3
    - Always take the left at Albuquerque, I guess. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 17:37 2
      - I did but he came after me, I dodged right and he missed. -- nm - Meg Aug 10, 17:43 1
        
        What a maroon. Glad you're OK. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 17:44
Well, hello Commander Skywalker! -- nm - Spawndroid Aug 10, 16:57
For all of those people hoping the Senate is going to turn blue in 2018, I notice that 8 of the 10 Senate seats most likely to switch to the other - jnine Aug 10, 16:50 7
- If it's a massive Dem wave year, they're all okay, even people like McCaskill, Tester and Heitkamp. -- nm - Tim Aug 10, 17:29 4
  - I need Tester to be reelected. Pearl Jam does a benefit concert for him in Missoula every time he's up for election. I like it there. He owns the - jnine Aug 10, 17:34 3
    - Sen. Tester should win reelection. He's a tough campaigner, and independent enough to get over the 20 point Trump/Clinton differential. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 10, 18:26 2
      - I've met him a few times. He's nice, but you can tell you wouldn't want to piss him off. Somehow I was invited to a private lunch with him and about - jnine Aug 10, 18:30 1
        
        "Sheesh, who messed up the major donor invitations *this* time?!?" :-) :-) - ReluctantCynic Aug 10, 18:35
- It's not a great takeover map, but I'm still optimistic. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 17:05 1
  - things could get worse but why entertain the notion? -- nm - mud Aug 10, 17:07
Some sort of jet just went roaring overhead ... we get all kinds of planes, but rarely jets ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 16:15 1
- ... overhead. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 16:17
Hearthstone, the three packs I earned in the new Frozen deck first one Golden Legendary. Score!!! -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 16:14 9
- Two legendary in 8 packs they fixed the drop rates -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 16:19 8
  - 3 in 16 packs -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 16:21 7
    - Are the cards on the OP side like the last set ? - eag Aug 10, 17:32 6
      - Too soon to tell. Everyone still playing around with them. -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 17:37 5
        
        I have a 70% win rate going on day 1\ -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 17:38 4
        
        So I just used a Priest card, Archbiship Benedictus. Got the players entire deck put into mine and kept my deck too -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 17:43 3
        
        This card will get a nerf, no doubt. This guy is out of cards and I still have 15 -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 17:46 2
        
        You play wild right? -- nm - eag Aug 10, 18:15 1
        
        The last year I only play basic -- nm - Bacon Aug 10, 18:20
Okay, I'm busy, but here's what I've got in Blood Feud. - David Aug 10, 16:14 7
- I think DP3 took my old team so if it's still open I can take it back. - spamlet Aug 10, 17:55 1
  - hah! The band is back together! -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 18:01
- I have not changed my mind, enjoyed my time participating. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 10, 16:23
- And I need Volnelk's email address to get him set up. -- nm - David Aug 10, 16:15 3
  - Here you go. - Volnelk Aug 10, 16:38 2
    - I'm already in Yahoo because of the baseball league. Pretty sure I can look up the league if that is possible. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 10, 16:41
    - This is how it starts! If he emails you about a "job interview" and asks you your corset size, run fast in the other direction! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 10, 16:40
Clint Eastwood’s ‘Unforgiven’ Closed the Book on Movie Westerns -- (link) - Beaker Aug 10, 16:12 4
- disagree. While it's no doubt the high point of the genre...Open Range in 2003 I put up there. -- nm - Remlik Aug 10, 17:19 3
  - very good film -- nm - peglegpete Aug 10, 17:45
  - Haven't seen it yet, but I've definitely heard high praise. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 17:38
  - love it -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 17:36
Love Connection gets season 2, Queen of the South gets season 3 -- nm - Beaker Aug 10, 16:09
Lady Gaga, Cher, Herman's Hermits & The Who are all playing Vegas this weekend [individually, not 1 big show] - peglegpete Aug 10, 16:01
Team Hyper-Power will crush all Cavemen -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 15:59
the 8 worst things Jeffrey Lord said on CNN that didn’t get him fired: -- (link) - mud Aug 10, 15:56
OK, so ... Will Sasso and Dave Foley are canadian gangsters? - Beryllium Aug 10, 15:45 2
- You're watching one of the very best episodes. -- nm - David Aug 10, 15:51 1
  - "300 dollars?!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 15:52
I know there a bigger concerns, but if this whole thing fucks up the Winter Olympics I'm going to be pissed. -- nm - Todd Manning Aug 10, 15:32 5
- I'm expecting some athletes to boycott. -- nm - David Aug 10, 15:39
- me too, unless there is an emergency move to Whistler or Salt Lake or somewhere I can get to easily -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 15:35 3
  - I could see Vancouver working for an emergency move, but not the US. Immigration and border control would be too messy. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 17:39
  - It's the only option IMO, korea aint happening -- nm - mud Aug 10, 15:39 1
    - I wonder if NBC took out some sort of political problems, insurance if they also can't go. -- nm - peglegpete Aug 10, 15:42
aaarrrggghh. Emergency Awsome has a bunch of errors in his Catspaw dagger GOT video, and I won't correct him because there a lot of trolls in his 2M -- (edited) - peglegpete Aug 10, 15:24 [youtube]
I wonder if the guys who don't have nickname jerseys 1) have NSFW nicknames, 2) are baseball purists or 3) are just super lame. -- nm - Tim Aug 10, 15:22 5
- Puig is using Wild Horse. It's the name of his foundation for economically disadvantaged children. -- nm - jnine Aug 10, 16:53
- Heh. What's this now? Baseball is just so full of things/BS that have nothing to do with winning games/championships - con_carne Aug 10, 15:51 1
  - Player's Weekend! Teams will wear different colored jerseys with the name of their choice on the back. - Tim Aug 10, 16:04
- I heard Gardner wanted his name because he's never had it on an MLB jersey. - Krusty Aug 10, 15:47
- "Sloppy Seconds" -- nm - budice Aug 10, 15:22
My concern is that Trump confuses outcry over his behaviour with encouragement, causing him to double down. - Beryllium Aug 10, 14:59 2
- Didn't he already do that today? -- nm - Spawndroid Aug 10, 17:34
- This is what I have been saying since the R Primaries. - Strongbad Aug 10, 15:04
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- Here's the supposed 8 worst things he said that didn't get him fired. -- (link) - jnine Aug 10, 16:56
- FWIW, wasn't his comment an inference that the guy he was tweeting was the Nazi? -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 15:30 4
  - That's my understanding of it but it's only marginally less dumb. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 15:42 3
    - this was definitely a "last straw" thing for CNN -- nm - mud Aug 10, 15:52 2
      - I imagine they were looking for an excuse, cause he really was awful. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 10, 16:06 1
        
        Sure seemed that way. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 17:46
- Never heard of him. Don't watch cable news. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 10, 14:56 3
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    - I am docking myself -20 SB Points for replying to your post. - Strongbad Aug 10, 14:59 1
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It is pretty interesting in the age of Trump to see where the not racist/racist line is drawn for a lot of his supporters. - TWuG Aug 10, 14:52 3
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  - Sure. But I think you'd find the concentration to be a lot higher among his ardent supporters. - TWuG Aug 10, 14:57 1
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How to Make Solar Filters (and Why You Might Not Want To) -- (link) - crash davis Aug 10, 14:49
When you are Quincy Jones daughter your TBT pics can be fairly epic. -- (edited) - Andie Aug 10, 14:48
But how are the chips, crash? -- nm - Tim Aug 10, 14:36 1
- I ashamedly admit that because I was running behind last night, I totally forgot and only picked up clothes hangers at Walmart -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 14:44
Mets promoting #2 prospect Dominic Smith, will debut tomorrow! -- nm - Tim Aug 10, 14:28
As many as 160 Applebee's and IHOP locations to close -- (link) - Mop Aug 10, 14:25 3
- Oh no! -- (pic) - Roger More Aug 10, 14:47 [Attachment]
- Though I only eat there every five years or so, I hope my IHOP doesn't close -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 14:31 1
  - This is my thoughts for our local Applebees. -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 14:35
Astronauts: Let's do a fun project. Let's all agree not to trade with ML unless he posts here. - David Aug 10, 14:21 1
- as Bippy -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 14:22
And that's what you get for trying to think, Crash. -- nm - David Aug 10, 14:13 2
- "trying to be helpful" you mean....I just need to refocus on my original goal, getting a "You people are the worst" post. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 14:15 1
  - You've posted plenty enough for me to know that. -- nm - David Aug 10, 14:19
CNN had a panel of Trump voters in a diner earlier. I... I'm utterly baffled. The cognitive dissonance is border on mental illness. - Mop Aug 10, 14:11 35
- Motivated Reasoning. "I've defined myself by this belief and must therefore ignore any evidence that it is wrong." -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 15:12 4
  - I mean, it pretty much defines who Trump is. Said something incredibly stupid and demonstrably wrong? Double Down!! -- nm - pmb Aug 10, 15:22
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    - Sure. I've been trying to stay aware of that trap with the Model 3. Being careful to make sure what is actually offered still fits the needs - TWuG Aug 10, 15:23 1
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- Some of you have hinted at it, but just don't underestimate the power of stubbornness. -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 14:47
- they are also Theon fans :) -- nm - peglegpete Aug 10, 14:38 1
  - C-RON!! -- nm - Leslie Jones Aug 10, 14:39
- We need to stop being shocked at this. It's a sunk cost. Admitting they've been had would be too painful. - Reagen Aug 10, 14:32 1
  - FWIW, one of them was angry that they wouldn't talk "single payer" during the health care debate. WTF?! -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 14:35
- I think it's people who want to be spoilers. They feel left out of the prosperity most of the blue States have and don't feel they are getting - jnine Aug 10, 14:29 14
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  - I haven't ever really thought of it that way, in one cohesive thoughts but this makes a lot of sense to me. - Mel Profit Aug 10, 14:40 10
    - I hope that the reaction ends up being votes in 2018 that shows we're still progressive, but good people to vote *for* would be a nice start. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 14:57 5
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        I've said before I think the majority of them (politicians) are overall shitty shitty assholes. - JaxSean Aug 10, 15:02 1
        
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        Or from "perfect paragon of virtue as defined by me" to "a human being who gets the big things right and is moving the same direction I want to go." -- nm* - TWuG Aug 10, 15:01 1
        
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    - In the no-win situation, do whatever makes you most comfortable. -- nm - Reagen Aug 10, 14:42 2
      - It's only been 6mos and it feels like a big chapter in a future history book. - Mel Profit Aug 10, 14:47 1
        
        "Chapter 15: 2016-2021" "These were dark times. We do not speak of them." *end of chapter* -- nm - TWuG Aug 10, 15:08
  - Your religion comment is interesting. I recently said to my mother I'd have better luck converting her to atheism than... - Cuzzin Todd Aug 10, 14:37
  - I totally agree with one of your middle sentences there: "as long as the people they don't like, don't like it." - JaxSean Aug 10, 14:34
- What frustrates me are the people who *know* the lies. The reporters, the politicians. But they pander and join in the lying. - Mop Aug 10, 14:27
- I think they known how bad Trump is, but don't want to admit doing something wrong -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 14:19 1
  - I don't think "they" do. - JaxSean Aug 10, 14:22
- Redirect and deflect. (I don't get it either.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 10, 14:18
- It should not be surprising in the least. He won the election. He won the election because of people like this. - Jovian Aug 10, 14:18 4
  - I have heard that firing Sessions would be a red line for a lot of Trump supporters -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 14:22 3
    - That's a Godzilla vs Mecha Godzilla of Awful that I sort of what to see. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 10, 14:41
    - It is. Has "Strange Hills" already been taken as a book title? -- nm - crash davis Aug 10, 14:25
    - "Okay, yes, I smoked crack. The video is real!" ..... Nothing changed. - Rob Ford Aug 10, 14:24
- Unrelated, but the name "Smerconish" reads like the second half of a name taunt. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 10, 14:13
Chaco Canyon Petroglyphs -- (link) - peglegpete Aug 10, 14:10 1
- 👍 -- nm - Mop Aug 10, 14:28
I assume Jeffrey Lord finally praised Trump for taking a dump on his desk? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 10, 14:07 2
- Should have never hired him in the first place -- nm - Amoxy Aug 10, 14:17
- Seeg Heell. No wait! I was just joking! It was just jokes!! -- nm - Mr Lord Aug 10, 14:09

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