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Prince William and Kate are expecting a third child. -- nm - Under the Influence Sep 4, 03:01
5am is a real bad time to roll over and let your mind wander to gutter clowns. -- nm - Max Sep 4, 02:51
Info wars is real...and we're losing (really interesting article on how bullshit tin hat theories spread with more persuasion than MSM -- (link*) - zeitgeist Sep 4, 02:27
the cop that said 'don't worry, they only shoot black people' will be fired...which is odd because actually shooting black people not a firing offense -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 02:14
For a convention I wasn't super hyped about, it actually turned out to be a pretty cool weekend. - IrishStephen Sep 3, 23:14 1
- awesome -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 04:46
I considered several different names for the gerbils but ultimately we're going with Whitey, Blacky, and the Twins. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:19 9
- what uniqueness does one of the gerbils have to be named the twins? -- nm - peglegpete Sep 3, 21:39 4
  - Two are identical. No point trying to tell them apart. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:46 3
    - what we've clearly established here is that Mop is a gerbil racist. not all gerbils look alike, Mop! - mafic Sep 3, 23:47
    - Thing 1 and Thing 2 -- nm - peglegpete Sep 3, 22:04 1
      - When G'daughter was in high school her friends were known around the house as Boy 1 and Boy 2 :) - Meg Sep 3, 22:11
- Do not lose them outside. -- nm - . Sep 3, 21:33 2
  - "Or up your butt." -- Richard Gere Again, probably. -- nm - Qale Sep 3, 21:34 1
    - "Marco" "Polo" - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:37
- Porch Monkey - Qale Sep 3, 21:28
Do we have any Amazon shareholders here who might be interested in giving them what-for? -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:17 2
- I have a petition to get them to stop advertising on my fb page, most of my friends do too. I've got to think he's going to pull them, too many - jnine Sep 3, 21:23 1
  - It's a programmatic buy. They're not specifically choosing Breitbart. - Dark Callisto Sep 4, 04:19
Now that Twin Peaks is over, I can do a one month free subscription to Showtime and binge it. What else? -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:14 2
- Be prepared. That show is a mess. -- nm - Remlikindle Sep 3, 21:49 1
  - *signed 1990* -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 22:08
Bosch: Lance Reddick has some serious posture problems. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 20:59 3
- Well, he's probably over a foot taller than Titus. - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:01 2
  - He does that leaning back slouch every time he sits. And when standing, he cocks his head back into his chin. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:17
  - (According to imdb, only about a 3" difference) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 21:02
Thought I was hearing heavy rain running off the roof......woman across the drive is hosing down her balcony :/ - Meg Sep 3, 20:56 4
- In that hot dry summer you are having. How can people have water to waste -- nm - Karl_S Sep 3, 22:15 1
  - Our reserves are better than they were last year but......yes. - Meg Sep 3, 22:29
- unrelated: I pressure-washed my back courtyard this weekend. limestone gets *dirty*. -- nm* - mafic Sep 3, 21:00 1
  - ridin dirty -- nm - budice Sep 3, 21:08
I'm bored. Annie asked if it was OK if the girls colored their hair. This should be good. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 20:55
don't get the scepter out if you're going to blow a 34 point lead -- (link) - budice Sep 3, 20:51
The air quality chart goes to 300. We hit 402 this afternoon. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 20:46
Oregon fires: over a hundred hikers trapped by a rapidly spreading fire have been rescued. -- (link) - Mop Sep 3, 20:45
Real estate agents just starting putting their cards in Kevin Sumlin's mailbox. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 3, 20:20 13
- UCLA 45, Texas A&M 44 Maryland 51, Texas 41 Liberty 48, Baylor 45 -- nm - budice Sep 3, 20:42
- Nice. -- nm - budice Sep 3, 20:34
- You cant blow a 38 point lead like that - eag Sep 3, 20:29
- And taking them out of Jim Mora's. - David Sep 3, 20:28 9
  - I count ten passes or sacks in the time they were up 27 to when they lost the lead. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 3, 20:35 7
    - And that complete failure of Noel Mazzone to adjust to UCLA throwing to their tight end is why we fired him. He never adjusts in game to changes the - jnine Sep 3, 21:45
    - Their starting qb was knocked out of the game. -- nm - jnine Sep 3, 21:12 5
      - Run...run...run...punt. Run...run...run...punt. - Will Hunting, King of Astronauts Sep 3, 21:47 4
        
        I think they thought running would use up more time so UCLA couldn't come back. They were wrong. -- nm - jnine Sep 3, 21:51 3
        
        Well they were running all over us for most of the game -- nm - eag Sep 3, 21:54 2
        
        383 to 70 rushing yards. It's amazing to win with a stat like that. We are the next to last in rushing in the NCAA last year. -- nm - jnine Sep 3, 22:06 1
        
        Josh Rosen 19 of 26 for 292 yards and 4 tds that was just the 4th quarter -- nm* - eag Sep 3, 22:13
  - Yep, Both coaches had definately hot seats coming into the season - eag Sep 3, 20:31
UCLA something something. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 20:02 6
- Poor Ty. -- nm - David Sep 3, 20:04 5
  - Oh my. Just got interesting. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 20:07 4
    - I'll be surprised if UCLA doesn't go ahead. -- nm - David Sep 3, 20:09 3
      - Boom! -- nm - eag Sep 3, 20:15 2
        
        Whooooo!!!!!!! -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 20:16 1
        
        2nd biggest comeback in FBS history -- nm - eag Sep 3, 20:24
Shortly after heading south from Bismarck, ND this morning we noticed haze in the distance. We were angling down to Deadwood, SD. As we progressed t - Covington Sep 3, 19:51 4
- This reads like a Choose Your Own Adventure book I used to own. - Max Sep 3, 19:53 3
  - Depends on what you're looking for. The setting is very scenic (like many gold rush towns that survive today do). - Covington Sep 3, 20:08
  - turn to Page 86 Max -- nm - budice Sep 3, 19:57 1
    - the wind shifts suddenly, and the fire races toward you. you die screaming as the flames consume you. your adventure ends here. -- nm - page 86 Sep 3, 20:01
I just said "Enjoy the day off" to my 70+ yr old parents because they're not working tomorrow. That seems wrong. - Max Sep 3, 19:50 3
- Good for her!! Wish I was still working in a paying job but it wasn't to be. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 19:53 2
  - I wish she wasn't! -- (edited) - Max Sep 3, 19:53 1
    - Ah :( I was very lucky in that respect. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 20:01
Guess I have to start supporting the Crimson Tide this year - sorry about yesterday Jax :) -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 19:46 2
- I root for Notre Dame for anything college football-wise. I really don't care for any of it though. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 3, 19:55 1
  - Locally I guess I favor UCLA but in this case I have to support my own :) -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 20:02
Texas A&M has 74 passing yards and 44 points. - David Sep 3, 19:41 1
- And yet UCLA... -- nm - budice Sep 3, 19:51
You guys like Hollywood. Here, buy some props. -- (link) - Qale Sep 3, 19:27 4
- Venkman's ghostbuster overalls -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 20:24
- Mine: peace through superior firepower tshirt, existenz bone gun ... - Beryllium Sep 3, 20:04
- This crowd's not really into movies much. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 19:37 1
  - Well if you wanna join the alt-right, they've got the Indiana Jones Last Crusade Nazi uniform. -- nm - Qale Sep 3, 19:40
Probably shouldn't be fixing hot meals in this weather, but pork chop, corn on the cob, and sauteed kale = yummy. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 19:17
Games Done Quick raised $225,373 in 48 hours. - David's iPad Sep 3, 19:16
Yesh! -- nm - Diva aka Princess Love aka Lil Funyuns Sep 3, 19:11
Arnold Vosloo on Bosch is like a gravely voiced Norm Macdonald. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 19:08
John Wick 1 and 2 spoiler question - Beaker Sep 3, 19:06 5
- Well now that we see it discussed on the internet, yup, that's been true all along. -- nm - John Wick 3 writers Sep 3, 19:41 1
  - We meant to do that. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:07
- Nah. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 19:35
- I think that ... (spoiler speculation) - ReluctantCynic Sep 3, 19:28
- Never occurred to me, although it's clear there's a history there that needs to be explained. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 19:09
Politico reporting Trump has decided to end DACA. we are beyond a racist country, and now just an awful one. -- nm - MDH Sep 3, 18:31 4
- I didn't start racism, but I ended it. -- nm - Trump Sep 3, 19:44
- My guess is congress will step in and pass a bil to counter that - eag Sep 3, 18:54 2
  - Why now? They have avoided taking a vote on anything related to immigration for years. -- nm - GregW Sep 3, 19:43
  - And he can whine to his supporters that the left is preventing him from doing *anything* -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 19:14
I hope the Jaxsean's stay safe in Cuba because Hurricane Irma looks like a beast that is building -- nm* - eag Sep 3, 18:24 10
- They're back already, no? -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 3, 18:31 9
  - Yes got back Tuesday. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 3, 18:42 8
    - Ok - eag Sep 3, 18:51 7
      - Yes, there was no internet or tv there. Got back late Tuesday. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 3, 19:27 6
        
        No internet or TV? What kind 3rd world country....?! -- nm - Pippy Sep 3, 19:39 5
        
        internet is weird in Cuba. it exists, just mostly in tourist-only places. TV is everywhere, it's just Cuban tv. -- nm - mafic Sep 3, 19:54 1
        
        There were WiFi cards you could go seek out, but it was all very sketchy. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 3, 21:03
        
        It was an interesting experience. The no bottled water a few days was also taxing on my nerves. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 3, 19:53 2
        
        no bottled water? that was brave. -- nm* - mafic Sep 3, 20:02 1
        
        We went to the mercado and they were out for the day. - JaxSean Sep 3, 21:06
Where am I? -- (pic) - Covington on the road Sep 3, 18:18 [Attachment] 2
- Deadwood! -- nm - kelly Sep 3, 18:20 1
  - Correct! - Covington on the road Sep 3, 18:22
Whoo...rain!! Radar looks promising for even more. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 17:43 5
- You're weird. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 19:03
- And I just lost my DirecTV signal which only happens during a *really* intense storm cell. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 17:48 3
  - And poof, just like that, it was gone. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 18:22 2
    - Looks like you might get a bit more looking at the radar -- nm - eag Sep 3, 18:23 1
      - With any luck - but that first cell moved through pretty quick. -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 18:27
Today's dumbest robber, stuck up a tavern....during a retirement party for a police officer -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 17:36 1
- "Lou had 1 day before retirement, and this dumbass made him laugh himself to an early grave." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 18:06
Seven people actually showed up for the tour this afternoon. Most of them out of town visitors including a - Meg Sep 3, 17:35
Man dies after running into the fire at the Burning Man festival. -- (link) - Meg Sep 3, 17:20 4
- 4 days of desert temps, drugs, caustic powdered sand in every crevasse, pore, and orifice. ..I'm surprised it's only the one guy -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 17:41
- *swims for life* -- nm - Atlantic Salmon Sep 3, 17:33
- *drops false advertising lawsuit* -- nm - Burning Man attendee Sep 3, 17:30
- They should hold some kind of annual memorial festival for him I guess -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 17:25
I got an e-mail confirmation for a hotel reservation from someone who probably accidentally used my e-mail address. - Mop Sep 3, 17:15 5
- What are the chances of it being a phishing attempt -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 17:43 1
  - Unlikely. It's just an invitation from the hotel to review them on TripAdvisor after my visit. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 19:20
- Out of curiosity, where was the hotel? -- nm - J Sep 3, 17:25 2
  - Hotel in Spain. I can see the likelihood of error given the name. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 18:35 1
    - Darn, you'd need airfare and likely his credit card :( -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 18:37
Look, a South is going to win somewhere, dagnabbit! -- (link) - Todd Manning Sep 3, 16:56 [Backboard] 1
- John Bolton, the next Col Sanders -- nm - Beaker Sep 3, 16:59
Florida State QB Deondre Francois Done For The Season -- nm - Beaker Sep 3, 16:21
Bosch: That moment in season 3 where you think, just for a second, that me might actually be the real Hieronymus Bosch from history... - Mop Sep 3, 16:08
as has been pointed out to me, the Cleveland PD response is pretty ridiculous with its mention of "control your employees" given that it's where - Reagen Sep 3, 16:08 2
- Also ridiculous: they're choosing not to participate in a flag ceremony to protest someone choosing not to participate in a flag ceremony -- nm - Roger More Sep 3, 16:29
- exactly -- nm - prayformojo Sep 3, 16:18
the woman who laughed during Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing will be retried by DOJ - zeitgeist Sep 3, 15:41
More than 160,000 non-native Atlantic salmon escaped into Washington waters -- (link) - budice Sep 3, 15:36 17
- And the L.A. Times is just hearing about it? When Bery has been fishing for them for a week already :) -- nm - Meg Sep 3, 16:59
- they should be overjoyed as it is the superior salmon. - Beaker Sep 3, 15:41 10
  - I fully support the catching and eating of as many as possible. I tried today, but the boats were all rented. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 16:39 3
    - crafty they are. Pacific salmon are the dullards of the sea -- nm - Beaker Sep 3, 16:51 2
      - I just didn't expect them to have escaped with credit cards -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 17:07 1
        
        Next they're gonna hit up National and road trip home. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 19:14
  - I respect you're from Newfoundland and are proud of your Atlantic heritage, but you're wrong and your opinion is garbage. -- nm - Roger More Sep 3, 16:23 2
    - To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women! -- nm - Atlantic Salmon Sep 3, 16:34 1
      - *giggle* Heyyy -- nm - Pacific Salmon Sep 3, 16:35
  - *adds new "salmonize" feature to counteract this nonsense* -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 16:18 2
    - [salmon-ella-ella-ella] -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 16:38 1
      - Boooooo!! *throws stuff* -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 17:02
- non-native? -- nm - mud Sep 3, 15:39 3
  - atlantic salmon don't swim home to spawn and then die, they live eat and breed where they are -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 15:42 2
    - I know. I was merely pointing out an inane redundancy -"non-native Atlantic" in Washington. -- nm - mud Sep 3, 16:27 1
      - Atlantic-American Salmon -- nm - Max Sep 3, 16:32
- Clearly. Someone give this salmon a globe. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 15:39
You take the good you take the bad you take 'em both and there you have... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 3, 15:35
Charlie Day NFL ads are great -- nm - budice Sep 3, 15:34

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