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Wow, the MCATs are 7.5 hours long -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 08:14 2
- Actually, it is 6 hours. But with breaks, yeah. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 08:17 1
  - I was going by the total seated time on the Kaplan website -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 08:20
‘Hitman’s Bodyguard’ Takes Out $1.65M; ‘Logan Lucky’ Pulls In $525K – Thursday Night Previews -- (link) - LMS Aug 18, 07:55 5
- Saw Logan Lucky last night. Tres cool. -- nm - budice Aug 18, 08:09
- I still haven't seen Atomic Blonde, so that'll be first for me. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 08:09
- Hitman's Bodyguard looks awful, but the chemistry between SLJ and Ryan Reynolds looks like it might be worth watching. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 18, 07:57 2
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  - I gave it a B- -- (link) - LMS Aug 18, 08:00 [Backboard]
A thread on the importance of statues -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 07:41 4
- I've seen that Kafka statue. It's awesome. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 07:52 2
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    - I... don't recall that one. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 08:24
- that's pretty funny. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 07:48
Boston Celtics co-owner owner Steve Pagliuca said Thursday that the team will retire Paul Pierce's No. 34 jersey this season -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:37
The New England Patriots fear they have lost rookie defensive end Derek Rivers for the entire season due to a knee injury -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:36
The alien asteroid canon is getting more accurate -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 07:16 1
- all hail our new gray overlords. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 07:22
the batman and Harley Quinn cartoon is getting almost as much shit as The Killing Joke did - Beaker Aug 18, 07:08
SuperFeud participants are now locked. If you are one of them and haven't emailed me yet, please do. We're starting next week. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:04 20
- TWO QUESTIONS: 1) Are any non-SuperFeud folks interested in helping with draft cards? One or two volunteers would be great. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:14 9
  - Who won Astros last year? Will or Nubby? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:24 3
    - >>>>>>>> -- nm* - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Aug 18, 07:36
    - Will -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 07:28 1
      - Thanks. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:34
  - I can help, but as many here know, I am commuting two hours of every weekday. Willing to be, like, the third to help. That way there is a greater - Spawn Aug 18, 07:23 4
    - you could just take the day off. Priorities, ya' know -- nm - decline Aug 18, 07:26 1
      - "The *day*". If only!!! -- nm - ST Aug 18, 07:27
    - I like that. I'll jot you down. I think I have your email. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:24 1
      - PSA: Whenever emailing me a draft card, be sure the subject states: "[League name] Draft Card for [team or ST handle]". - Spawn Aug 18, 08:12
- What am I emailing you aboot? -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 18, 07:09 2
  - I didn't have everybody's emails last year and it made for some longer than needed delays in how the draft went. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:10 1
    - Okalee dokalee. On its way. -- nm - Shardik the Baron Aug 18, 07:16
- How is the draft order decided? -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:07 2
  - I'm working it up right now. Three league champs get top picks randomly. Then the runners up randomly. Then everybody else randomly. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:08 1
    - Thanks. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:09
- of course as that is my vacation week :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:05 3
  - Based on last year, the feedback was to try not to start it concurrently with Blood Feud. I'm looking at Thursday. How bad would that be for you? -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:09 2
    - I should be home Wednesday night/Thursday morning; can get someone a draft card once I see the order -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:13 1
      - I'm figuring it out right now and will post it shortly. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:13
I read the ESPN front page story on the baseball trick play so you don't have to. Summary inside (spoils) -- (edited) - Shardik the Baron Aug 18, 07:00 5
- Link to the play? -- nm - Amoxy Aug 18, 08:14
- I love that play and the set-up. It broke the game momentarily. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 18, 07:03
- Heh. :-) I read it yesterday and was expecting something else. (spoiler) - Krusty Aug 18, 07:03
- yakety sax was needed for their play breakdown -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:01 1
  - Here you go. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 18, 07:03 [youtube]
Speaking of spooky, looks like that Dear David ghost tweeter put the whole saga to date on Storify -- (link*) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:57
I went down to the basement last night to get something from my workbench. I've resigned myself to the fact that the whole lower shelf has been given - prayformojo Aug 18, 06:52 28
- Obviously you need to introduce another animal to the mix that is higher on the food chain than spiders. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 06:56 11
  - SCORPIONS -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 07:00 5
    - Here you go: Arizona builder finds a strange creature in his home that appears to be part spider, part scorpion -- (link) - Beaker Aug 18, 07:05 3
      - that may be the ugliest living thing on earth. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 07:06 2
        
        but I am uglier inside right? -- nm - Trump Aug 18, 07:31 1
        
        the camel spider hasn't done lasting damage to an entire country, so, yes, Trump still wins that one. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 07:32
    - just buy some bananas. Weather guy in Halifax found one; they had to kill it as was too dangerous -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:00
  - wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 06:58 1
    - Danger noodles! -- nm - Shaun Aug 18, 06:59
  - Please do this. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 06:58
  - I think ideally a larger spider would work -- nm* - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:58 1
    - Shelob. -- nm - Shaun Aug 18, 07:00
- Pick up the box in the attic, and throw it at that shelf. -- nm - Inigo Aug 18, 06:55 9
  - yes that is just what he needs they'll just combine forces -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 06:56 8
    - ghost spiders. just crawling all over you in the middle of the night. sweet dreams -- nm - CQ Aug 18, 06:58 1
      - the ghost of *every spider you ever killed* comes back for revenge. - Andie Aug 18, 06:59
    - There's no such things as ghost spiders... - Inigo Aug 18, 06:57 5
      - Arachnado coming soon to SyFy! -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 06:59 3
        
        So unoriginal. Spiderthquake! -- nm - Shaun Aug 18, 07:01 2
        
        pfft. SPIDNAMI! -- (edited) - Andie Aug 18, 07:03
        
        Spider Week coming soon to Discovery! -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:02
      - And there certainly are not 768,201 of them hiding in his garage. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 06:58
- better call John Goodman -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 06:53 1
  - *eats all the spiders* -- nm - John Goodman Aug 18, 06:54
- you should build them, like, a mini swing set, and a play house. to scale. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 06:53 3
  - That'd be thoughtful. First, though, they gotta explain what the hell they did with our cat. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 06:55
  - I'm sure you didn't mean this to sound creepy - but it is. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 06:55 1
    - oh, it would be super creepy, but awesome. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 06:55
Solar eclipse myth-busting: Facts and fiction behind nature's stunning event -- (link) - Beaker Aug 18, 06:51 1
- jeebus, that pregnancy page. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 06:58
BBC Planning New Version Of “The Birds" -- (link) - LMS Aug 18, 06:50 1
- That sounds interesting and I'm glad they're not trying to remake the film. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:00
Happy Defenders Day! -- nm - Shaun Aug 18, 06:38 3
- Damn it. I started The West Wing 6 weeks ago tonight with the goal of finishing them before today. 135 down, 19 to go. - Spawn Aug 18, 07:12
- There's apparently a post-credit preview of (spoilers) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:41 1
  - it's online if you want to watch it -- nm - decline Aug 18, 07:47
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- If nothing else, he has certainly been the main reason behind a decent culling of FB "friends" -- nm - CQ Aug 18, 06:43 9
  - Lord have mercy the stupid is strong with one of my FB relatives. I can't hit the unsee button hard enough -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 06:44 8
    - his brother in law who is a liberitarian (sp?) smacks him around all the time - in hiliarious ways - Epiphany Aug 18, 06:48 7
      - I'm frightfully scared that a neighbor who has some very interesting takes may be either Finch's or Grinch's K teacher. -- nm - CQ Aug 18, 06:50 6
        
        Yeesh. Education in many places would worry me as a parent. I'd have to read every science and history book that they use. - Krusty Aug 18, 07:06 3
        
        I guess parents have to do that everywhere but it seems like it's more of an issue in certain areas. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 07:11
        
        As long as they get the basics, Jess and I can clean out any nonsense they get in their brains, heh. -- nm - CQ Aug 18, 07:11 1
        
        Good luck! - Krusty Aug 18, 07:23
        
        yeah, that would have me concerned. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 06:57
        
        oh geez -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 06:53
- Too late. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 06:35 1
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- Trump just tweeted he was changing the name of Friday to Trumpsday. -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 06:33 1
  - I assume he will name a month after himself before the end of his term. As soon as someone mentions that Julius and Augustus did it.... -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 06:44
Comparing Trump to Caligula is unfair. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 18, 06:28 1
- "Also Nero could play an instrument." -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 06:32
NCIS Cyber Court coming soon to CBS! -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 06:24
A short video about the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 18, 06:23 [youtube] 1
- Fascinating! Thanks for sharing. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 07:34
LIR: Pippy. Just wait until 2024. The next one is going right through Austin, Waco, and Dallas - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:23 6
- We won't be alive by then but okay -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 06:27 1
  - It's going right through Sandusky, Ohio also. Fuck if I'm not going to be on a rollercoaster during an Eclipse -- nm - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:28
- dear spawn and amy and mara and remlik: see you then, b*tches. -- nm - amanda jones state university Aug 18, 06:27 3
  - this though it should be noted that Erie is right in the middle of it also -- nm* - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:27 2
    - is cleveland? I could go to cleveland for sure. -- nm - amanda jones state university Aug 18, 06:31 1
      - Yup -- (link) - oblique, SuperFeud Champion and Twelfth Astronaut Aug 18, 06:32
Okay, so who do I owe an EPL jersey to for winning the league last year and when is the Astronaut Rises draft? - CQ Aug 18, 06:22 10
- I believe it's me. I think I edged out Beaker on goal differential. -- nm - volnelk Aug 18, 06:54 3
  - but I get a 2 point bump due to the Canadian exchange rate -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 07:00
  - I'd like to see the numbers. Did I lose on the last day? -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 18, 06:59
  - Cool, congrats, heh. sorry for the fall off. Things got too busy. Let me know what team t-shirt you'd like and I'll send it to ya. - CQ Aug 18, 06:56
- I was curious myself as I was leading going into the last day of games. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 06:31 3
  - And welcome back stranger! That family of yours is really cutting into your ST posting and chatting time. - Krusty Aug 18, 06:32 2
    - yeah, it's a grind with the Mrs. at a new job in Charlotte and general life stuff. We're all good :) -- nm - CQ Aug 18, 06:34 1
      - I hope that job is going well for her and I'm certainly glad you're all doing well. - Krusty Aug 18, 06:35
- who did win that? and great to see you! -- nm* - Beaker Aug 18, 06:23 1
  - I have no clue, but I can figure it out. -- nm - CQ Aug 18, 06:25
How to make fun of nazis -- (link) - znufrii Aug 18, 06:22 25
- I'm reading that 20k - 30k could show up here tomorrow. To Counter Protest. I wanted more but I'll take it. - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:39 24
  - I'm really torn on the idea of these counter-protests. On one hand I totally see the value of confronting this kind of racism and ideology. On the - pmb Aug 18, 08:11 2
    - The thing is - there will be attention and coverage of a fascist rally. It will happen. - Mel Profit Aug 18, 08:15 1
      - I think it gives them a sense of power that so many show up to oppose them. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 08:31
  - "What have the Nazis ever done for us?" -- nm - LMS Aug 18, 07:45
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    - I might do something like... - Mel Profit Aug 18, 07:00
  - Clown costume, glitter and silly string. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 06:50 5
    - And a stereo at full volume alternating between Yakety Sax and Der Fuhrer's Face -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 06:52 4
      - This is close but not quite it... - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:57 [Image] 2
        
        Sgt. Schultz? -- (link) - znufrii Aug 18, 07:20 [Image] 1
        
        excellent! -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 07:58
      - Spring Time for Hitler. *ideas* -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:53
  - I've changed my tactics. - Andie Aug 18, 06:48 5
    - agreed. I mean I can be temperamental but generally I'm light hearted. Rage isn't my thing. Humor is. -- (link) - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:52 [Image] 4
      - tangental: i love that the phrase 'face melty guy' is a thing everyone recognizes instantly. -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 06:54 3
        
        I wonder if they knew how popular it would be decades later. I can't imagine they would have but it's fantastic. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 07:00 2
        
        They probably didn't think it would need to be. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 18, 07:19 1
        
        Sadly, *ding*. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 07:48
  - Maybe a giant poster of the face melting dude from Raiders? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 06:43 3
    - heard on a podcast this morning: "When I watched Raiders of the Lost Ark, i was never confused about who the bad guys are. They should watch Raiders - Andie Aug 18, 06:49 1
      - exactly. how is this difficult? If Indiana Jones can figure it, shouldn't we? -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:51
    - I.Like.It. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:47
  - " Taste the Rainbow - Bitch!" - Epiphany Aug 18, 06:42 1
    - If some of our gay friends are out there - that would be perfect for them especially. - Mel Profit Aug 18, 06:48
NFL: Jacksonville QB's Bortles and Henne are now in open competition for Week 1 starter - Strongbad Aug 18, 06:18 4
- He looked awful again last night. The whole team did. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 08:00
- I want a Bortles license plate -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 06:24
- I'm pretty sure that I'd have a decent shot at winning this job. Mind you, I got a bad hip and the only play I know is the button hook, but still.... -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 06:22 1
  - statue of liberty play! -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 06:30

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