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NYPost: Racist lawyer runs scared from cameras outside home -- (link) - Mop May 17, 10:31 1
- You can see the game he's playing at here though, clear as day. - Reagen May 17, 10:34
How the Mueller investigation has drowned out the news. -- (link) - znufrii May 17, 10:31
Which was the better movie - You've Got Mail or Sleepless in SEattle? -- nm - prayformojo May 17, 10:24 7
- Sleepless in Seattle by miles and miles and miles. -- nm - volnelk May 17, 10:31
- You've Got Mail is entirely forgettable. -- nm - Max May 17, 10:27
- Due to technology issues alone, I think Sleepless in Seattle has held up better. -- nm - crash davis May 17, 10:27 2
  - word - And Fox Books (Barnes& Noble) is quaint now. - Diva May 17, 10:32
  - More than one person has pointed out that it would now be Hanks' struggling mega chain vs Ryan's thriving indie store now. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 10:30
- cornhole -- nm - Beaker May 17, 10:26
- Seattle -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 10:25
Alright, a$$holes. Anyone been to Catalina Island recently? Could use some recs. -- (edited) - con_carne May 17, 10:18 10
- Honestly, the best time I've had there was just renting a golf cart and jetting all around. Never stayed overnight, so not much help there. -- nm* - volnelk May 17, 10:32 1
  - Thanks. I did notice that -- nm - con_carne May 17, 10:34
- I love this new, more honest tone on ST... jerkwad. -- nm - Mop May 17, 10:26
- that sonofa mo fo Crank Yanker has been there a few times (edited to get into the new fucking ST 'tude) -- nm* - zeitgeist May 17, 10:25 1
  - CY: Contacted. Thanks. -- nm - con_carne May 17, 14:08
- the fucking Catalina wine mixer -- nm - Beaker May 17, 10:24 4
  - I wish! - con_carne May 17, 10:30 1
    - Re: the IM... - Diva May 17, 10:33
  - boom! -- (link) - Beaker May 17, 10:26 [youtube] 1
    - ~The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria!... - Diva May 17, 10:28
That's... new. My latest Amazon order had an option for "FREE One-Day Shipping" (although it defaulted to the usual "FREE Two-Day Shipping"). -- nm - Mop May 17, 10:18
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 game reveal... -- (link) - Remlik May 17, 10:03
Massive German Tornado! - prayformojo May 17, 10:03
"CW to Introduce Batwoman in Next Arrowverse Crossover Event" -- nm - David May 17, 10:01 9
- They should start calling it Legends of Tomorrowverse as it is by far the superior show -- nm - Beaker May 17, 10:08 1
  - Make America Grogg Again -- nm - crash davis May 17, 10:14
- link for story -- (link) - Remlik May 17, 10:07
- Don't they mean Arrowoman? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 10:06 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker May 17, 10:08
- dammit we need to get caught up. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence May 17, 10:04
- Also, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin and iZombie will all end with next season. -- nm - David May 17, 10:02 2
  - Now there's a crossover. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 10:04 1
    - throw in Jessica Jones & a rebooted Buffy and I'd watch. -- nm* - mud May 17, 10:23
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted from its summit before dawn Thursday, shooting a dusty plume of ash about 9,000 metres into the sky -- (link) - Beaker May 17, 09:56
Headline: Almost half of US families can't afford basics like rent and food -- (link) - just oblique May 17, 09:53 2
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  - and there is peace in the Koreas, immigrants are being rounded up and put into camps at a record pace, and there is no collusion. So.. -- nm - Jovian May 17, 10:24
WWE/Marvel....Titus O'neil (worldSLIDE!) is teasing he's got a Marvel movie role... -- (link) - Remlik May 17, 09:49 2
- Is there a Marvel character named Tripper? -- nm - David May 17, 09:51 1
  - I was thinking along those lines for sure. -- nm - Remlik May 17, 09:53
Josh Hader is currently 15th in the NL in strikeouts. - groiny May 17, 09:47 1
- He better go back to Alaska and hunting wolverines with his uncle. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 09:59
James Gunn Implies That Jared Leto Is A Pedophile -- (link) - Remlik May 17, 09:34 6
- This appears to have quickly devolved into a "let them fight" situation. -- nm - Mop May 17, 10:25
- I don't understand how someone who seems so creepy could actually be creepy! -- nm - Reagen May 17, 09:48
- Strange, he seems like such a nice and normal...nope, can't even type it. -- nm - David May 17, 09:45 1
  - nmbutDavid - Epiphany May 17, 10:08
- I think Jared Leto is implying that Jared Leto is a pedophile. - groiny May 17, 09:42 1
  - I think ... - Johnny Lawrence May 17, 09:55
Georgia gubernatorial candidate goes on campaign tour with his 'deportation bus -- (link) - Remlik May 17, 09:29 2
- To be fair, this is the desperate guy polling 4th/5th with no chance. - Strongbad May 17, 10:12
- I hope it gets good mileage, it's gonna be quite a ride if he has to drive someone all the way to Honduras for instance -- nm - Guigue May 17, 09:31
I'm way late (better that than pregnant) but Deadpool 1 was funny but not a laugh riot. More like a heh fest. - Qale May 17, 09:27 3
- Did people say it was? It was more fun than funny. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 09:50
- Origin tales can be a drag. - con_carne May 17, 09:34
- You're the reason why Regina rhymes with fun. -- nm - Shaun May 17, 09:29
CNN: volcano had some kind of explosion, apparently only ash, no giant rocks -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 09:21 2
- Things in the Mid-Atlantic are really getting out of hand. -- nm* - con_carne May 17, 09:23 1
  - Yeah, but with that kind of reporting it could be anywhere! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 09:24
NJ school bus crash with dump truck (some photos show the shell separated from the frame) -- (link) - zeitgeist May 17, 09:18 3
- Oh gid. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 10:06
- Less than 2000 feet from my office. -- nm - Jovian May 17, 09:20 1
  - 2 dead so far -- nm - Jovian May 17, 09:21
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- Blue Apron had an Argentinian style empanada recipe last week with green olives, which made it too sweet. -- nm - Max May 17, 09:58 2
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  - The traditional criolla empanada also has raisins in it. It's supposed to have a sweet kick in it. -- nm - con_carne May 17, 10:02
- Siracha as a topping on my Mexican food is lovely. But also likely seen as a travesty. -- nm - Qale May 17, 09:28 20
  - That stuff is so popular it's probably taken over Mexico by now, with geriatrics and gourmands the only people tut-tutting -- nm - con_carne May 17, 09:50 2
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      - Good! -- nm - con_carne May 17, 09:59
  - I feel like any hot sauces are interchangable in function - Reagen May 17, 09:35 10
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      - I just named five from around the world! In a "general style" fashion, and by no means implying it to be complete! - Reagen May 17, 10:18 2
        
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        It's consistent with my "eat whatever the fuck you want" philosophy. -- nm* - Reagen May 17, 10:23
    - Qale may be referring to the fact that sriracha started life as a seafood sauce. I mean, it's got like garlic and honey in it... -- nm* - con_carne May 17, 09:42 3
      - Right, but however you want to get your spice on is fine by me. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 09:46 2
        
        I don't like it, but that's just because the smell. It carries. -- nm - con_carne May 17, 09:54 1
        
        Fair enough! I don't think it works for everything (it's not a good wing sauce, for instance) but I'll gladly put in fajitas or chili. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 10:00
    - Tapatio! -- nm - Shaun May 17, 09:35 1
      - I've tried my share of hot sauces, and that one is still my fave. And one of the most versatile. -- nm - con_carne May 17, 09:55
  - I made our nachos last night with sriracha rotel (diced tomatoes with red chiles instead of green) and it added a nice kick. -- nm* - znufrii May 17, 09:30 5
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      - I’ve shared the recipe here before, I think. - znufrii May 17, 09:59 3
        
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        I said they were nachos, not Mexican food. :) -- (edited) - znufrii May 17, 10:09 1
        
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- Olives, period, in anything -- nm - Reagen May 17, 09:22 3
  - I'll take green or kalamata olives on deli subs or in salads. -- nm - Max May 17, 09:56
  - I beg to differ. - znufrii May 17, 09:33
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Also, Vlad the Junior Impaler is hitting .415 at AA after 160 at bats. - David May 17, 09:16
Coolest baseball stat of the year... -- (link) - David May 17, 09:09 10
- oxymoron -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 10:22
- that does not look like Josh Hader's .50 WHIP -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:10 8
  - Right. It doesn't. -- nm - David May 17, 09:16 7
    - your story is warm and fuzzy, but Hader is making people look stoopid. -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:17 6
      - I'm sure he is, but my guy has scar tissue where his arm should be. It's a Disney movie waiting to happen. -- nm - David May 17, 09:19 5
        
        or a Dave Dravecky moment. -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:19 4
        
        Okay, you don't get to write the screenplay. -- nm - David May 17, 09:25 3
        
        the arms falls off, then crawls into the dugout never to be seen again -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:26 2
        
        It'd be better to see the arm fall off and then beat the shit out of Robin Ventura. nm - Johnny Lawrence May 17, 09:29 1
        
        the arm falls off, and the Marlins immediately sign it to a 5 year deal. -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:43
~Bored as hell so I wanna get ill, so I go to the play where my homeboys chill~ -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:06
Hmm. The ALDI peanut powder is pretty awesome. And cheap. -- nm - colin May 17, 09:05 1
- snort it? -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:10
Nest devices went offline last night. Did any of you nesters notice? -- (link) - decline May 17, 09:01
Speed Racer needs an HDR digital copy. -- nm - David May 17, 09:01 3
- oooooo....now that would be shiny - JD May 17, 09:08 1
  - I saw that, but we had a nightmare experience with MondoTees. We will never use them again. - David May 17, 09:18
- indeed. it's a gorgeous film. -- nm - colin May 17, 09:05
ST Would You Rather: watch Darts or Cornhole on TV? - Beaker May 17, 08:49 31
- The Cowboys are very into cornhole, I'm told. -- nm - David May 17, 09:19
- related: saw Spikeball on ESPN.. what.. the.. fuck. - colin May 17, 09:07 2
  - "Millennials, just tell us what you will watch!" - David May 17, 09:20
  - Usually they just shunt that stuff over to The Ocho. -- nm - Baron Breynolds May 17, 09:12
- Darts! Van Gerwan! It's a glorious sight!!!! -- nm - colin May 17, 09:06
- Darts... but I do know a pro player. -- nm - Ender May 17, 09:06
- Darts -- Cornhole is just bag in hole...darts scoring requires more nuance. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud May 17, 09:04
- Combine the two: Lawn Darts. -- nm - Baron Breynolds May 17, 09:01 5
  - All fun and games till someone's pegged in the head by a lawn dart... -- nm - Ender May 17, 09:15 2
    - That possibility is what will drive up the ratings. -- nm - Baron Breynolds May 17, 09:23
    - Git gud and learn how to dodge shit. -- nm - Shaun May 17, 09:15
  - Lawn Dart Deathmatch -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:03 1
    - NEW! Exploding Lawn Darts! -- nm - colin May 17, 09:08
- Switch Cornhole to Washer Toss and I'm in. -- nm - Shaun May 17, 08:59
- Darts, obviously. I refuse to play either without alcohol, though. -- nm - psilotum May 17, 08:56
- I choose option C. Turn off the TV - decline May 17, 08:53
- No. Next question. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 08:52
- wtf is cornhole? -- nm - just oblique May 17, 08:52 12
  - we'd never heard of it till my PIL brought it back from Florida a couple years ago (FIL build his own set for playing) -- nm - Beaker May 17, 09:54
  - let me show you...... - groiny May 17, 08:59 1
    - This is why I pick darts -- nm - Roger More May 17, 09:18
  - Aka ”baggo” -- (edited) - znufrii May 17, 08:53 8
    - *shakes head* - just oblique May 17, 08:55 7
      - I've only ever know it as cornhole -- nm - decline May 17, 08:59 6
        
        Regionalism, I think. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 09:34 4
        
        here, it is called "bags" -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:40 3
        
        I believe here it is called "Never heard of this effing game you guys are talking about" -- nm - con_carne May 17, 09:45 2
        
        pretty much every yard party in the summer, has a set of bags for drunk people to compete -- nm - groiny May 17, 09:49 1
        
        Had me going there for a sec! -- nm - con_carne May 17, 09:57
        
        Same -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud May 17, 09:07
- Darts -- nm - JD May 17, 08:51
~Aruba, Jamaica....~ -- nm - Epiphany May 17, 08:49
Interior BC would join the Albertans after the promised lowering of their current $1.57 (on average) per liter gas price -- nm - Beaker May 17, 08:47
Why does Reagen hate feeling so fine? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 08:46 2
- It is a tuneless drone of a song. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 08:48 1
  - Neil Diamond is no such thing! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 17, 09:25
I haz extra long weekend? - Beaker May 17, 08:44 5
- I'm taking off tomorrow to go see Deadpool 2. I've never blown off work for such a trivial matter. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud May 17, 09:06 1
  - there's a double feature here starting at 4:30.. i think i'll do that. -- nm - colin May 17, 09:08
- No also. -- nm - Shaun May 17, 08:46
- I'm thinking of taking next Friday off for a 4 day wkend -- nm - decline May 17, 08:45
- i do - i took tomorrow off. Today is my extra-long-weekend-Friday! -- nm - Andie May 17, 08:44

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