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Gal Gadot all set for Monday -- (link) - budice Jul 1, 15:53 1
- Monday's a holiday, right? I can sleep in? -- nm - Max Jul 1, 16:30
NASCAR Final Lap at Chicago was anything but boring today. -- (link) - budice Jul 1, 15:39 2
- Are they trying to kill each other or what? -- nm - Guigue Jul 1, 15:50 1
  - that's just rush hour around here -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 15:55
I wonder what Tormund has been up to lately. -- nm - Max Jul 1, 15:36
I'd have lost money if I had to guess Alfred Molina's birth nationality -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 14:59 7
- Me too...but on Obama -- nm - D. Trump Jul 1, 15:16
- Lol, me too. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 15:08
- I don't think that's how betting works -- nm* - con_carne Jul 1, 15:03
- Brazil? -- nm - Max Jul 1, 15:03 3
  - thought so... -- nm - colin Jul 1, 15:55
  - Nepal? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 1, 15:07
  - In an upset, he actually is - prayformojo Jul 1, 15:07
Yo, jones, have you heard Survivor shitcanned Lynne Spillman? nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 1, 14:41 1
- As I've been saying for years, the casting has ruined the show in the last handful+ of years. Maybe this will help. -- nm* - MDH Jul 1, 14:53
This is old but I love it. 1,000 musicians simultaneously playing Foo Fighters' "Learn To Fly" to get them to play a show in Italy. -- (link) - Tim Jul 1, 14:18 [youtube] 3
- And related to your IM -- (link) - JD Jul 1, 15:05 [youtube]
- (as I suspected, this has been posted before, and b. would have been one of my guesses.) -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 14:19 1
  - It's still awesome. -- nm - David Jul 1, 14:29
Today is the type of day where it just feels hot outside even though I'm inside with air conditioning. -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 14:13 1
- Forgive me, as I am from a place without real weather but some buildings that trap heat give that feeling. E.g. brick -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 14:53
I hope none of you are holding Tesla short. Hit their 2Q target of 5k Model 3 per week - TWuG Jul 1, 13:31 5
- did they miscount, maybe? -- nm - colin Jul 1, 15:55
- I suspect no one here is holding anything short, what with the margin requirements. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 13:33 3
  - I wouldn't short a stock for any reason. I want to know that the most I could lose is my investment. Not lose my investment plus more. -- nm - Bacon Jul 1, 13:52 2
    - Well our piece of shit pot stock is doing horribly -- nm - Pippy Jul 1, 15:54
    - Or, you could get rich! come on.... -- nm - Max Jul 1, 15:10
oy -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 13:28
Watching Gringo, Charlize should do more comedy and impressions of other people. -- nm - Max Jul 1, 13:22
The movie "Zookeeper" is pretty bad, but it does have a good soundtrack -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 13:00 1
- I prefer the arcade game Zookeeper. -- nm - Babarón Jul 1, 13:04
This is not the 23-22 game I was expecting from the score after the first four minutes. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 12:44
I'll say this for John Tavares. That going away message to Islanders fans is possibly the best I've ever seen. -- nm - David Jul 1, 12:36 2
- Speaking of the Islanders, Rick DiPietro gets $1.5M a year until 2028. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 12:49 1
  - Which must make him one of the higher paid radio hosts -- nm - J Jul 1, 13:29
Dan Deacon playing at Flying Dog Brewery July 28! I'm THERE. -- nm - colin Jul 1, 12:34
Gov. Brown on his victory lap budget creates state's largest cash reserve ever. Whoops! Also a neat retrospective -- (link) - con_carne Jul 1, 12:00 3
- Going from a 27 billion deficit to a 13.8 billion surplus was a lot of hard work - amoxy Jul 1, 12:56 2
  - But see, I was told California is a disaster zone where no one will do business again. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 13:27 1
    - And all film and TV shoots were going to move to Canada - con_carne Jul 1, 14:58
How little I've paid attention to the World Cup: I haven't even researched to create a hotties of the World Cup. -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 11:56
For the canada day celebrations, they have water stations ... but what they need are ice stations. They can be labelled Ice Station Alpha thru to -- nm - Ice Station Zebra Jul 1, 11:36 1
- And after than they need to get a Space Force -- nm - Trump Jul 1, 11:37
1978 NBC segment on the horrors of the Sex Pistols coming to America -- (link) - amoxy Jul 1, 11:10 1
- LOL! That whole segment was designed to show how incendiary they were. But they weren't. To keep it going Jane throws the snark, Tom throws the bull. -- nm - Covington Jul 1, 12:14
WC cro-den spoils - znufrii, not outraged Jul 1, 11:05 1
- Spoilers - Dano Jul 1, 11:50
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Judging by the replies, this is quite controversial and divisive. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 1, 10:47 3
- It's sad but I was surprised there was so little question of owner responsibility. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 10:59 2
  - I have an aunt that takes her dogs onto the boat and they wear life jackets for dogs. Not sure how common that is -- nm - Bacon Jul 1, 11:01 1
    - Exactly. If you consider your dog family you protect them like family. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 11:08
Sonny Gray sounds like he should have been a teammate of Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 10:41
Qale’s Top 7 for the week has two new debuts. I mentioned The Struts earlier in the week. Also, does Ariana Grande make a month on top? -- (pic) - Qale Jul 1, 10:30 [Attachment] 1
- i'm still not sure how to feel about new Underoath.... -- nm - colin Jul 1, 12:31
Someone ask Kyrie Irving if he knows the global box office for Uncle Drew. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 10:19 2
- Flat? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 1, 10:35 1
  - heyooooooo -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 10:35
Oh Modern Family... not an Oliver. -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Jul 1, 10:18
Zork, and others - new video of Baby Homer on FB. No attachments except a small oxygen cannula. Looking chubby and happy. -- nm - Meg Jul 1, 10:17 1
- I will gladly allow it! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 1, 10:36
10 Things a Week - starting on category reviews. First category - sports. She got 78% (26/33)....much better than I was expecting - prayformojo Jul 1, 10:11
Crazy. WC Spoilers -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 1, 09:49 14
- What a crazy save by the Russian Goal Keeper -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 10:33
- They're now third favourites at 538. -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 10:12 10
  - It helps that, like 2 other teams, they have one less chance to go home now.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 1, 10:13 9
    - Hmm? No I meant England - Reagen Jul 1, 10:17 8
      - Ahh, OK, nevermind me. I should have checked 538, but I have soft-blacklisted them for their sheer idiocy.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 1, 10:19 7
        
        ? -- nm - Reagen Jul 1, 10:20 6
        
        US elections, some brain-dead articles about movies.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 1, 10:22 5
        
        (they were the most accurate of anyone of the election models) - Reagen Jul 1, 10:23 4
        
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        I think that there is a general overestimation of the CI of polls. - Marlowe Jul 1, 10:30 2
        
        Confidence Intervals are about as settled as something can be in math -- (edited) - Reagen Jul 1, 12:43 1
        
        A website with models can and should.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 1, 14:48
- Also funny. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 1, 09:51 1
  - Spoilers - Marlowe Jul 1, 09:59
Trudeau’s retaliatory tariffs aim to hit Republicans where it hurts -- (link) - ty97 Jul 1, 09:45 7
- Strippers? -- nm - Max Jul 1, 15:09
- Can you c/p? I’m apparently out of free views and Ingonito ain’t doing the job. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 09:49 4
  - Inside... - Krusty Jul 1, 09:53 3
    - Checks shopping list TP is Canadian but grape jelly and raspberry jam are off the list until this is settled hope I can find a Canadian substitute. :( -- nm - Under the Influence Jul 1, 12:23
    - Unlike Trump’s tariffs, these look to be extremely well thought out and likely to be effective. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 10:10 1
      - We can hope so. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 10:22
- I look forward to hearing how this is undue influence on the electorate from a foreign power. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 09:48
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- Trump! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 1, 10:06
ENGERLAND! - Mop Jul 1, 09:42
WC spoils - Budice Jul 1, 09:34 1
- this is the laziest writing i've ever seen... -- nm - colin Jul 1, 09:44
Quick, who had the fewest yellow cards? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 1, 09:34
Now baking: double batch of brownies with butterscotch chips -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 09:21 3
- oo. lovely. have you tried them with cinnamon chips? -- nm - colin Jul 1, 09:50 2
  - I don't think I'm aware that those exist -- nm* - prayformojo Jul 1, 09:53 1
    - oh they're amazing. my MIL makes these awesome snickerdoodle bars with them, but they're fantastic in other stuff. -- nm - colin Jul 1, 12:30
I agree. When a player flops, they should play right through him, and probably bounce the ball off his head. -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 09:18
WWE: Io Shirai has officially signed with the company. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 09:05 2
- Bianca Belair already calling her out -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 10:59 1
  - She's gonna be a star. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 11:04
The Reds' Michael Lorenzen hit a pinch hit grand slam. He's a reliever. What. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 08:40 4
- He’s a beast. He pinch hits quite a bit. Not his first homer either, I believe. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 1, 09:33 1
  - His last 3 at bats have been home runs. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 09:37
- More on the Mariners Turn Ahead The Clock Night. They did the same thing 20 years ago. -- (link) - Tim Jul 1, 08:52 1
  - Looking at Denard Span without sleeves, i'm reminded even some of the weakest baseball players are built strong as hell -- nm - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 09:18
Lebron's reps to meet with the Sixers today -- nm - Remlik Jul 1, 08:35 4
- OFFS -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 1, 10:37
- If it's between them and the Lakers, he has to pick the Sixers, right? - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 09:37 2
  - The Sixers have built a great team, I don't think they need LeBron -- nm - amoxy Jul 1, 12:35
  - The only reason he would pick the Lakers is because he wants to be in LA (entertainment capital, weather, vibe, celebs) Philly is where he can win. - Bacon Jul 1, 10:39
What?! How dare you say that? -- (link) - Bender Jul 1, 08:29
Derrick Rose signed a 1yr, minimum offer deal with Minnesota - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 08:19 1
- The Nets go big and sign Ed Davis, a bench player from Portland. - Krusty Jul 1, 08:30
Today was the second long run of marathon training - Dano Jul 1, 08:18 3
- Amy is out there right now in a heat Index of 100. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 1, 10:40
- Aw. Easy there fella -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 09:37
- Hopefully this is just your legs getting acclimated. And if your weather up there is anything like it is down here, the heat is really complicating -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 08:20
Thanks to Trump's tax "reform" law, Rupert Murdoch will be out about $260 million after the Fox-Disney deal - Brian Jul 1, 07:46 2
- They designed that to screw coastal liberals -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 13:59
- Just shows how selfless they are! -- nm - Mop Jul 1, 09:29
Lost.. Days ago - con_carne - colin Jul 1, 07:41
“I feel like we’re the best team in baseball four out of five days, and then I go out and do that. It just sucks.” - Sonny Gray - Krusty Jul 1, 07:30 15
- I am only sorry for him that he can't start every game. Make him your closer!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 1, 10:32
- You don't have to feel sorry for him but he's saying all the right things there. -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 1, 08:38 1
  - I agree he's saying the right things but he's close to being so bad that he should be moved to the bullpen. - Krusty Jul 1, 08:46
- Looking at his photo, what do you expect when you start a 15-year-old in a Major League game? -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 08:00 6
  - Heh. :-) He does look half his age. We should all be so lucky. - Krusty Jul 1, 08:11 4
    - Are you secretly a 110 year old man? - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 08:17 3
      - Ouch. Envy is an ugly color on you. ;-) - Krusty Jul 1, 08:23 2
        
        Liar. - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 08:25 1
        
        HA!!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 08:26
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  - It's AJ Burnett and Jeff Weaver all over again. - Krusty Jul 1, 07:53 3
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      - Yup, though Pavano was a delicate egg that injured himself in ridiculous ways. Didn't he hurt his spleen shoveling? *smh* Who injures their spleen? - Krusty Jul 1, 08:09 1
        
        There was an episode of Scrubs where a guy injured his spleen - amoxy Jul 1, 08:32
Tim -- I don't get that Sutter one. How the hell did he get 50mil deferred? - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 07:12 10
- David? -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 08:17 9
  - Was Ted Turner just making a shit ton of money and needing to reduce a tax liability? -- nm - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 08:22 8
    - Here it is. Signed 6 years/$9.1 million (how quaint) before 1985 season. Had all money deferred. - Tim Jul 1, 08:27 7
      - Jebus! They're going to end up paying him $45 million on a $9 million deal. That's insane! -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 08:34 4
        
        Bonilla gets all the headlines but this deal and Chris Davis' are way worse. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 08:35 3
        
        I don't know Davis' deal but if it's worse than Bonilla that's saying something. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 08:47 2
        
        Kinda. -- (link) - Tim Jul 1, 08:49 1
        
        I need to get in on this deferred payments deal. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 08:55
      - Every penny he's gotten since then has been interest, and he actually gets the $9.1 million that his contract was for in 2021. -- nm - Tim Jul 1, 08:29 1
        
        His agent is the greatest agent in history. -- nm - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 1, 09:38
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- LAT just went back to being locally owned - con_carne Jul 1, 09:33 3
  - Iirc, the latest publisher was arch conservative, at least fir the Era -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 1, 14:03 1
    - You must be thinking of the LA Weekly -- nm - con_carne Jul 1, 15:01
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*starts to draft a resignation letter* -- nm - Magic Johnson Jul 1, 07:10

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