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Next batch of Overwatch Pops incoming. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 25, 09:52
One of our featured speakers in the morning general session is a powerhouse! Leader at UNICEF- wow ...I am so lucky to be here ... pinching myself! -- (link) - JenBro Jun 25, 09:50 2
- Were your elevators back in business this morning? -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 09:52 1
  - One of the two worked! I’m already crushing my steps today - over 7000! Quite different from TIFF 2016! (YAY new fitness! -- nm - JenBro Jun 25, 09:56
Where is ty97? Cher singing Abba's "Fernando." -- (link) - MDH Jun 25, 09:50 [youtube]
Federal officials felt 'pressured' to direct frigate repair work to Halifax: documents -- (link) - Beaker Jun 25, 09:32
Association for Library Service removes Laura Ingalls Wilder's name from award over her portrayal of native americans in her books -- (link) - oblique Jun 25, 09:28
hey Spawn have you worked with Honey Gregory in any capacity in Bloomington? -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 09:27 3
- The attorney? No. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:33 2
  - bummer...she was Joe Bob Briggs Mail Girl on his Drive in show... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 09:35 [youtube] 1
    - Yeah, I know who she is. If I were to ever get divorced... - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:39
I have a new lanyard. I started watching Psych again and of course the lanyard is covered in Pineapples -- nm - Amoxy Jun 25, 09:26
Woman celebrates 102nd birthday with indoor skydive -- (link) - LMS v RUS Jun 25, 09:22 2
- did she really just fall down the stairs? -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:22 1
  - then she got up kicked groiny in the stomach and hit him with a chair and called him lazy -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 09:25
Here's a USA Today article about cord cutting. Interviewed the guy at Vidcon that I go every year to see. - Mop Jun 25, 09:16 1
- Forget that. Listen to this interview he did with Bloomberg (David, Tim, this is for you guys) -- (link) - Mop Jun 25, 09:19
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuck. - Name Withheld by Request Jun 25, 09:02 1
- oof. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:39
AMC cancels Comic Book Men -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 09:00 14
- lasted far longer than I thought it would. -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 09:13 12
  - With the loss of all the Chris Hardwick shows, I am surprised at the timing. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:22 11
    - are all the Talking shows gone? (Dead, Preacher etc...) -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:29 10
      - He also has a show unrelated to any of the shows. "Talking With Chris Hardwick". -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:42 2
        
        Yes, I know. That's not what I asked. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:56
        
        his first one this season was going to be with Donald Glover, but got postponed right as everything was blowing up -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:52
      - No. they are on hold for now. There's a fan push to get Yvette Nicole Brown to take over hosting them -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 09:41 1
        
        thx. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:57
      - I am sure they will find someone to host those instead of Hardwick. - groiny Jun 25, 09:37 4
        
        You mean Super Fan Yvette Nicole Brown? - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:43
        
        yeah, I've seen her name mentioned a bunch of times. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:38 2
        
        Too bad Chris Farley is no longer with us. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:43 1
        
        'member that one time when they killed some zombies? that was awesome -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:56
- Time for Pete to start his Downtown Comic Book Men show! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 09:08
The World of Outlaws racing organization had their 5th place driver this year die in a wreck over the weekend - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jun 25, 08:53 1
- with a name like that you'd think safety would be their first priority... -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:59
the Mueller team has seized phones and computers from Eric Prince, the founder of Blackwater and brother of your favorite Sec. of Education -- (link) - decline Jun 25, 08:46 8
- apparently a ton of stuff is coming from the Muller probe... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 08:55 1
  - "It’s going to be a wild couple of months." -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:57
- Ive come to two possible conclusions: Mueller's findings will be Earth shattering and will bring down the Trump admin quicker than you can say - Jovian Jun 25, 08:55 2
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  - I think it'll be in-between. A good amount of Trump staffers and people in his campaign will be indicted, but Trump himself won't be impeached. -- nm* - Inigo Jun 25, 09:10
- Turns out the Deep State does exist. We just elected them into power. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:50
- witch hunt! -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:48 1
  - Which Hunt? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:49
Attacks on Red Hens has gone international as Trump supporters flood Ontario restaurant with bad reviews and attacks -- (link) - Beaker Jun 25, 08:44 13
- I really don't understand how people can be supporting her. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 25, 08:50 3
  - They aren't supporting her. Its the same shitheels who support Trump in everything. Its fascism plain and simple. - Jovian Jun 25, 09:06
  - Because they’re afraid they might get treated the same way. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:53
  - (Clarifying: I somewhat get the argument of the Bakers vs Red Hen; I just don't get why anyone could defend such a vile person.) -- nm - JaxSean Jun 25, 08:52
- it's not even the same name! -- nm - Eden Hazard Jun 25, 08:45 2
  - Red Rooster is getting worried they're next -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:48 1
    - What about my favorite in Williams, AZ - Red Raven? -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 09:11
- jfc people are dumb. -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:45 5
  - They are. Snowflakes -- nm - Amoxy Jun 25, 09:24 2
    - On the whole I think it’s probably a little more nuanced than that. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 25, 09:27 1
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  - A lot of it is the right wing groups that provide links and set talking points for people to post. They get it wrong, huge ripple effect. -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 08:58 1
    - I refer you to my previous comment. -- (link) - znufrii Jun 25, 08:58 [Backboard]
so could the person who owns the restaurant that the President insulted today sue for defamation? - Truman Jun 25, 08:43 4
- He included just enough weasel wording to keep it opinion, editorial, bsides rare is the cafe that doesn't have one inspection vio -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:47
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- I want to see the restaurant inspection reports (which I suspect are great)... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:49
- by definition I would think it fits, but not sure of the legal ramifications - Beaker Jun 25, 08:47
ST Work Scenario Poll: Your boss sends out an email to the team saying he/she will be out sick for the day. Are you happy, sad or ambivalent? - Cuzzin Todd Jun 25, 08:40 6
- concerned. the main manager I work with is rarely sick and hardly ever out. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:22
- Current boss - sad. I like him. Boss as of next week - I don't work in the same location as him so it impacts me little. - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 08:46
- ambivalent - Epiphany Jun 25, 08:42
- depends on the manager I am working with. -- nm - Truman Jun 25, 08:42
- overjoyed. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:41
- I shut down my computer and head home -- nm* - decline Jun 25, 08:41
it could be worse. Algeria has rounded up and stranded 13,000 migrants in the Sahara -- (link) - Beaker Jun 25, 08:36 2
- "Well, we're not Algeria!" is our rallying cry. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 08:54
- kilbo should share his water with them -- nm - Hunter Strickland Jun 25, 08:41
Speaking of water. I'm up to 48oz now this morning. When do I know if I've drowned? -- nm - oblique Jun 25, 08:36 1
- Hypertoxicity sets in slowly at first. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:39
Harley, stung by tariffs, shifts some production overseas -- (link) - Remlik Jun 25, 08:36 3
- The trade war is working! (Have you heard anything about WH commemorative coins by chance?) -- nm* - decline Jun 25, 08:39
- Fake News -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 08:37
- psst, you've been MDH'ed -- nm - oblique Jun 25, 08:36
Newfoundland fishermen rescue Artic Fox stranded on iceberg 7 kilometers from land -- (link) - Beaker Jun 25, 08:35 1
- Aww, poor little arctic fox. That’s quite an unexpected adventure. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:39
today is the worst. I ran out of orange kool-aid mix to add to my water. - Truman Jun 25, 08:26 3
- I was like that. I gave it up a while back when I mostly stopped drinking pop and then switched to TrueOrange but they changed their formula so I - oblique Jun 25, 08:36 1
  - hearsay! - Truman Jun 25, 08:41
- Shut it down. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 08:26
Actually, cold salmon is sometimes pretty good. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:21 1
- of course it is! -- nm - Eden Hazard Jun 25, 08:21
Eww. Eww. EWW! -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:19 14
- pish posh, we've seen that happen to vampires for decades. -- nm - Max Jun 25, 09:53 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:54
- Kissing would be weird -- nm - LMS v RUS Jun 25, 08:27 2
  - "You're not thinking about me, you're thinking about dessert!" -- nm - Max Jun 25, 09:54
  - Good thing groiny is not here. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 08:31
- Dude. WTF is wrong with you? -- nm - znufrii Jun 25, 08:25 8
  - I'm so hard right now I can't wait to eat this KFC -- nm - Trump Jun 25, 08:26 7
    - omg -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 09:24
    - I just ate, but maybe if I watched you eat a bit I'd feel like eating something else. -- nm - Trump Jun 25, 08:28 4
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        I haven't been this hungry since Putin fed me his sausage and grapes -- nm - Trump Jun 25, 08:32 1
        
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        you lose the gist without the initial tweet :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:31
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New Equalizer 2 trailer -- (link) - LMS v RUS Jun 25, 08:15 [youtube] 4
- and if you like the first one, be sure to watch Into the Badlands as - Beaker Jun 25, 08:24
- rental (ie: Netflix), but I'll watch it -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 08:19 1
  - ::starts stop watch:: -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jun 25, 08:21
- awesome -- nm* - decline Jun 25, 08:18
Tom Morello (Rage against the Machine, Bruce Springsteen) has a fractured hand, his playing hand. SURGERY PHOTO WARNING at the link...but it's cool... -- (link*) - Remlik Jun 25, 08:11 4
- did he punch a wall ? -- nm - decline Jun 25, 08:13 2
  - Like anyone who's hands are their livelihood would do that. -- nm - LeBron Jun 25, 08:14 1
    - Seriously -- nm - Hunter Strickland Jun 25, 08:15
- "Rage against the... But I *am* the machine!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:12
Dance Scenes from Nearly 300 Movies -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 25, 08:07 1
- They couldn't find 2 more? -- nm - LMS v RUS Jun 25, 09:09
Since it's Anarchy Monday (stares at Beaker), my little moment of bucking the social order - Reagen Jun 25, 08:05 2
- Dear Diary, Some giant is stalking me. He was breathing down my neck this morning. -- nm - Dollar Store Clerk Jun 25, 08:07 1
  - I did not inspire a revolution, that's for sure. - Reagen Jun 25, 08:09
Since no one in the administration understand economics: Harley-Davidson will move some production out of US after retaliatory tariffs -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:57 5
- The Germans have a word for for how this makes me feel. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 25, 07:59 3
  - “‘Schadenfreude’, what’s that, some kind of Nazi word?” - znufrii Jun 25, 08:01
  - "Fluggaenkoecchicebolsen"? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 07:59 1
    - I mean, there's a similar process going on here. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:07
- this, MDH, is how you win a trade war -- nm - decline Jun 25, 07:58
One of the bookmakers here is donating £10k to LGBT charities every time Russia scores. -- nm - LMS v RUS Jun 25, 07:55 2
- Uhh... go Russia? Jesus, I'm conflicted. -- nm - Mop Jun 25, 11:39
- That's great! -- nm - Krusty Jun 25, 08:16
LIR: Pippy. The section of churches in the Chicago parade was a bit mindblowing. I felt like there was 30 or more. I was truly impressed by the -- (edited) - oblique Jun 25, 07:52 3
- This weekend was San Fran, Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, and NYC pride. Crazy! -- nm - MDH Jun 25, 07:54
- my wife took Kaitlyn there too, and 3 of her friends. -- nm - groiny Jun 25, 07:53 1
  - Hope they had a great time. I can imagine some aspects being challenging. Just standing for 6 hours almost killed me. -- nm - oblique Jun 25, 08:06
Ipsos - Americans more accepting of immigrants being considered “real Americans”, compared to other countries -- (link*) - znufrii Jun 25, 07:50 2
- But just in theory.. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 07:55 1
  - Right. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 25, 07:58
Speaking of fish, the idiot checkout girl at Roche Brothers accidentally put $32 worth of halibut in my bag. - Diva Jun 25, 07:48 18
- Keep it simple, salt it, grill, broil bake roast, my favorite is planked -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 13:42
- lucky you! That’s something like 27$ a pound! I would do this Newish method - poached in olive oil -- (link) - JenBro Jun 25, 09:45 1
  - Oh, I was charged for it...:) and thx. -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 10:00
- Baked with lemon and pepper and spices is a good, simple way to go -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 08:36
- Buttermilk batter for fish & chips -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 08:00 1
  - this. the best for fish and chips. -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 09:54
- I can be there at 6pm? -- nm - Sarah Huckabee Sanders Jun 25, 07:58
- Not halibut-specific, but I made this last week with a firm white-fleshed fish - Roger More Jun 25, 07:56 2
  - this sounds great but mel can't have shellfish or bivalves. :( -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 08:34
  - yum -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 07:58
- It's one of my favorite fish. Here are a couple of ideas, I like the one with the caper vinaigrette -- (link) - decline Jun 25, 07:55 1
  - thx! -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 08:33
- was it just laying around and she tossed it in? :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 07:55 3
  - I think "checkout girl" is code for "Mel" - oblique Jun 25, 08:00 2
    - Ha! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 25, 08:38 1
      - Oh Jeebus - there is now an ad for the " check out girl" and its two girls kissing - L3! -- nm - Epiphany Jun 25, 08:38
- It holds a marinade and cooks up nicely on a grill -- nm* - rollodinho Jun 25, 07:52 1
  - Mango salsa -- nm - rollodinho Jun 25, 07:54
*warms up fish on B1* -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 07:48 1
- "Yet if I were to have you killed, I'd be the one to go to jail. That's democracy for you." -- nm - Roger More Jun 25, 07:49

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