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I just survived my first bike ride of the year. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 3, 13:02
active shooter at San Diego marathon has been caught -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 12:26 3
- 1 officer shot their own foot. And allegedly the shooter only had an air soft weapon. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 12:27 2
  - That's gonna be embarrassing telling some of the officers back at the station what happen -- nm - eag Jun 3, 13:56 1
    - well at least he didn't drop it and have it go off and shoot someone else -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 13:58
'70's Sci-Fi art. -- (link) - amoxy Jun 3, 12:21 1
- it's probably for a book cover. the top 1/3 is open for the title & author's name -- nm - peglegpete Jun 3, 12:24
Sounds like maybe there was a really stupid shooting in San Diego today. Keystone Cops style. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 12:18 1
- Oh, there was a marathon on at the time. OK, the level of response makes more sense now. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 12:26
this first set in Wozniacki-Kasatkina is so weird -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 11:29 1
- That is why Kirk cheated. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 3, 13:03
Jon Lester doing the thing against the Mets. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 11:27
Hey folks, today's the last day to sign up for Summer Stalker! Link is above. -- nm - kelly Jun 3, 11:16
Snakes. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 3, 10:57 1
- Dubstep snake. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 11:02
I did it!!! Excellent curve Pokeball! -- nm - Qale Jun 3, 10:01 5
- Some Pokémon are MUCH easier than others to do that on - ty97 Jun 3, 11:07 1
  - I naturally was trying on every single one because I’m an 11 year old at heart. It was Lileep that finally got it done. -- nm - Qale Jun 3, 11:23
- I’m so pissed that I can’t seem to pull off 3 in a row. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 10:15 2
  - It took well over 200 attempts to just get one. Fuuuuuck three in a row. -- nm - Qale Jun 3, 11:04
  - yeah, i haven't pulled off 3 in a row since i was in my early 20s. - colin Jun 3, 10:46
Plane went mechanical :/ -- nm - ty97 Jun 3, 09:50 1
- Oof :( -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 09:50
It probably will, barely, but Solo might not get to $200 million domestic. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 09:42 7
- We're a little behind so there was a choice of Deadpool or Solo and I got out voted by my wife and son. Saw Deadpool. It was good but disappointed in - zunk on edge Jun 3, 10:01
- Also I had "omg Solo fell 75%" in my head all day yesterday forgetting the $103 million was in four days. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 10:01 2
  - Did you let it bother you too much? Were you distraught? -- nm - con_carne Jun 3, 10:55 1
    - I may never recover. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 10:57
- that's insane -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 09:52 2
  - it's a terrible movie. shouldn't be surprised. -- (pic) - colin Jun 3, 10:39 [Attachment]
  - At the very least, it will finish with less than The Force Awakens and Last Jedi's opening weekends. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 09:54
After 2 years I've finally found a picture I like for my wall. - LMS Jun 3, 09:19 [Attachment] 7
- Nice choice! Also, such a neat and tidy apartment. - Krusty Jun 3, 09:25 6
  - I think the trick is only having enough stuff for the storage options available. -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 09:33 5
    - Everytime you buy a new book, throw an old one out! -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 09:46 4
      - This is why I go to the library. -- nm - . Jun 3, 14:10
      - Actually, you throw *two* out. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 3, 09:51 2
        
        Two books for a book leaves the whole world with time enough at last. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 09:53 1
        
        comeon people....do you throw out the older kid when you get a new one? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 11:13
Glitch/TV/Bot is at times, surreal -- (link) - amoxy Jun 3, 09:05
Wait, Surrey has a stable population of feral peacocks? -- (link) - Reagen Jun 3, 08:54 8
- "A resident used to farm the animals when the area was less developed". -- nm - mud Jun 3, 09:00
- I’m surprised Victoria doesn’t have a more widespread peacock problem, since there are a bunch living at Beacon Hill Park -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:56 6
  - Just, FYI, they are pretty tasty and their drumsticks are huge. -- nm - TWuG Jun 3, 09:21 5
    - Really? I'd have expected them to taste like the assholes they are. - Beryllium Jun 3, 09:47 4
      - I wouldn't eat an urban caught goose, but they have a reputation for tasting like smoked duck. - Reagen Jun 3, 09:53 3
        
        I've never had duck that I liked. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 10:37 1
        
        maybe it was rabbit season. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 11:19
        
        urban birds eat garbage, probly taste like garbage? -- nm - mud Jun 3, 10:24
Trump can’t sit for an interview because his “recollection keeps changing,” according to his amazing lawyer, Rudy Giuliani -- (link) - amoxy Jun 3, 08:52 4
- *sigh* -- nm - . Jun 3, 14:03
- Your President of the United States, people! Reliable memory is clearly not a requirement. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 10:11 1
  - It is not a lie if you believe it! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 3, 13:01
- "Perjury, party of one, your table is ready." -- nm - TWuG Jun 3, 09:22
My new favorite brunch creation: Mashed avocado with cayenne pepper between two fried eggs -- nm - Dano Jun 3, 08:20 4
- I so wish I could still eat avocado. Maybe I'll try it again one day when I have nothing better to do :( - Meg Jun 3, 09:41
- Wow - that's whole 30 compliant! Yum! -- nm - JenBro Jun 3, 08:37
- I like all those things but not touching each other -- nm - Bacon Jun 3, 08:21 1
  - you're one of those people that love deconstructed food? -- nm - colin Jun 3, 10:48
Aubrey Is Amazing! -- (link) - mud Jun 3, 07:36
About that 4,645 death figure for deaths in PR due to Maria: The 95% confidence interval is rather enormous. - Baron Breynolds Jun 3, 07:26 8
- Wasn't the estimated number from that 798 or so to 8,697 or abouts? The 4,645 is in the middle of that. -- nm - . Jun 3, 13:51
- the real issue is, hundreds if not thousands died that wouldn't necessarily died but for.... - zeitgeist Jun 3, 13:35 1
  - there was a huge difference btw the official total and the missing after the 1906 san fran quake and fire -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 13:37
- Fascinating and eye opening. Thanks for sharing. -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 07:54
- What’s the standard deviation? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 07:53 3
  - 95% confidence means you have ~1 s.d. on either side of the mean. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 08:23 2
    - 2, I thought. 68/95/99.5? -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 09:10 1
      - right. I brainfarted. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 09:31
my home town in Newfoundland has 3 inches of snow currently, still falling... -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 06:59
Tesla has 11,000 energy projects underway in Puerto Rico -- (link) - TWuG Jun 3, 06:53 3
- At that number, we must be talking about individual solar and battery installations in private residences and businesses -- nm - Mop Jun 3, 07:58 1
  - They are working on microgrid projects to help stabilize the larger grid, so yeah, probably. - TWuG Jun 3, 09:26
- Any help in Puerto Rico is welcome. Still wouldn't mind him sharing documents of these 11000 projects. -- nm - Budice Jun 3, 07:06
TV PSA: Cavs/Warriors, Instinct, Real HW, Fourth Estate, Sweetbitter, Vida, Billions, Pose, Food Network Star, Westworld, Wrong Man, Iron Chef, -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 04:24 1
- I'm Dying Up Here, Succession, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 3, 04:26
Silicon Valley spoilers - Beryllium Jun 3, 01:06 1
- (Season 3) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 01:10
"Fiction should be a place of lollipops and escape. Real life is depressing enough--I, for one, don't want to read about make believe misery, too." - David Jun 2, 23:45 1
- Fixed it for her: "Fiction can be a place of lollipops and escape." - TWuG Jun 3, 06:48
I bought 2 disney shirts tonight. Cheapo walmart ones, but still ... I couldn't resist. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 23:34 3
- Nice -- nm - Budice Jun 3, 06:04
- The Second -- (pic) - Beryllium Jun 2, 23:35 [Attachment]
- The First -- (pic) -- (link*) - Beryllium Jun 2, 23:34 [Attachment]
I heard a song today from a band called The Beloved, called “Hello”. It’s from the 90s. I recognize the song but maybe not this version. - Mop Jun 2, 22:17 4
- Their album Happiness was great -- nm - JaxSean Jun 3, 02:14
- That is the song I know. Who remade it? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 2, 23:11 2
  - Lionel Richie, I believe. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 3, 05:42 1
    - Is it me you're looking for? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 3, 05:46
Wiggum, I need your help on fruits. I am redoing my backyard with tropicals. Ice Cream Bean & red custard apple are in, mangosteens are out because of -- (edited) - peglegpete Jun 2, 22:10 2
- Sorry, I think you may have me confused with another gender confused toon boy. I know ZERO about gardening. :(. Nm - ralph wiggum Jun 3, 00:17 1
  - I was thinking of you as someone who shops at a grocery store with different fruit in it than here, more than garden skills. -- nm - peglegpete Jun 3, 12:26
How are we 3 hours into the Oregon State/LSU game and it’s only the 7th inning? - Mop Jun 2, 22:09 1
- baseball is one of the few sports where time is not important -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 22:11
Detective JJ Bittenbinder was right. A broken taillight leads to discovery of kidnapped woman and possible serial killer. -- (link) - Mop Jun 2, 22:06
You know, it might be possible to trick certain people into getting locked into ignorable feedback loops with each other. Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 2, 21:44
Etiquette question: starting at about 5:00 this morning, some dog was barking pretty much constantly. - ralph wiggum Jun 2, 21:43 15
- We have left Penny overnight before once, all alone, but we were at the hospital -- nm - Karl_S Jun 3, 15:28
- I'd have taken down the number on the dog and called the owners after the dog left the Bogans and tell them what happened. -- nm - . Jun 3, 13:46
- Update: about 4:00 pm, this Serpico looking motherfucker knocks on the door wearing an actual *serape*. - ralph wiggum Jun 3, 00:15 1
  - happens again, dog is gone for good. good on you for taking it in. - colin Jun 3, 10:45
- 0.000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 - IrishStephen Jun 2, 23:09
- Hell, I'd have called animal welfare/control. 8 hours of uninterrupted barking is unacceptable. -- nm - TWuG Jun 2, 21:54 3
  - Also 8 hours of no food or water? -- nm - Max Jun 3, 09:02
  - If they get upset about it, that's what I'd lead with. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 21:56 1
    - They clearly were out all night and still aren’t back. I’m not sure if it was an emergency or if they are just assholes. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 2, 22:03
- Also, look at this nice dog. -- (pic) -- (link*) - ralph wiggum Jun 2, 21:53 [Attachment] 4
  - Whippet good? -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 06:11
  - ... it appears to be wearing clothes. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 2, 23:13 1
    - Those are his whippet pyjamas. The greyhound across the street has a whole wardrobe. Nm - ralph wiggum Jun 3, 00:09
  - cute -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 21:58
- I'd rate it a 3. - ReluctantCynic Jun 2, 21:49
Tfw you discover your next door neighbor’s Wikipedia page. -- (link) - znufrii Jun 2, 21:41 2
- So now we know where one hit wonders go -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 21:57 1
  - I’m not going to pretend I knew them in their day, but I do hear Punk Rock Girl on Xpn every once in a while these days. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 3, 06:22
The difference between the rolling Stones and the Scots Highlander band? - zeitgeist Jun 2, 21:16
I bet his name rhymes with Jim Kong Fun. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 2, 20:33
Titus, I mean Cork Rockingham, is killing so far in Season 3 Kimmy Schmidt -- nm - Amoxy Jun 2, 20:28
Capitals! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 20:03 1
- ! fwiw...Holtby didn't move an inch from the crease after that goal allowed. -- nm* - budice Jun 2, 20:04
sweet -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 19:48
oops. that's a gift of a power play -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 19:38 1
- when it's 1 vs 5, pretty obvious -- nm - budice Jun 2, 19:40
and Holtby's keeper karma evens out -- nm - JD Jun 2, 19:35 1
- Damn Dawg. -- nm - budice Jun 2, 19:36
Happy Birthday! eag ! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 19:32 1
- Thanks -- nm - eag Jun 2, 19:42
Bery, I used to be a window guy, but the past couple of years I've been aisle so I can get up and use restroom as needed. - ty97 Jun 2, 19:26 6
- I think I’ve only ever used an airplane bathroom once, and it was like 6 years ago. Or more. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 19:39 3
  - Never alone, anyway. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 3, 13:05
  - You'll be old soon too -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 19:40 1
    - My skin agrees. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 19:41
- I always want to be next to the window. But if they’re going to start sucking me out of them... - Qale Jun 2, 19:39 1
  - This is my thought too -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 19:44
"I love boobs in California..." - Amoxy Jun 2, 19:14 1
- To be fair, I like boobs anywhere. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 22:10
Caps be like... -- (link) - budice Jun 2, 19:09
Proud parenting moment. I introduced Logan to - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 2, 18:58 4
- Do. Not. Taunt. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 2, 19:02 3
  - It was perfect. He showed me that in medicine are the warnings are the longest parts of the ads. So I said, "Look at *this* one!" -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 2, 19:38 2
    - (in medicine *commercials, the warnings are*) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 2, 23:14 1
      - I still imagine the guy chortling with glee that he got to put in "erections lasting more than 4 hours" -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 23:35
I call shenanigans on just using Vegas for Las Vegas to get the V -- nm - Dano Jun 2, 18:54 3
- I hope one day you are rich enough to own a major sports franchise -- nm - peglegpete Jun 2, 20:55
- Did someone say “V”??? -- nm - Gordon Bombay Jun 2, 19:44
- It is slightly bullshit but it is also the official name. -- nm* - Reagen Jun 2, 19:03
Not a terribly exciting Top Seven this week as 4 slots stay put. But there are debuts and that’s always fun. -- (pic) - Qale Jun 2, 18:52 [Attachment] 2
- Nice -- nm - Epiphany Jun 2, 19:11 1
  - The middle section of Basic Needs is both superfluous and also perfect. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 19:42
"Christian Djoos" is a bit of a double take of a name. -- nm - Reagen Jun 2, 18:52 3
- Just add Loob. -- nm - budice Jun 2, 18:53 2
  - It's the Angel Pagan of the NHL. - Reagen Jun 2, 18:54 1
    - Call this race. Tell me who wins. -- (link*) - budice Jun 2, 18:59

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