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Don't be evil for Google apparently means letting 3rd parties read gmail. But it's all good. It was in the user agreements that we all agreed to. -- (link) - Covington Jul 3, 10:19 1
- "Ohhh, the cuttlefish is not sitting so well." -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 10:24
Guy Pearce has some interesting comments re: Kevin Spacey - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 10:14
Pretend you're a GM in the NFL. Take a look at the linked photo. Do you put a Discovery Channel clause in your contracts? -- (link) - crash davis Jul 3, 10:13 4
- Pretend you're a (reactionary fool). Take a look at the linked photo. Do you (irrationally overreact)? -- nm - meme template? :D Jul 3, 10:15
- I'd imagine that'd already be covered under the "Don't be a moron clause" or whatever the legal terms are - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 10:15 2
  - The other NFL player Discovery got was Gronk. So Rodgers is committing Gronk level thinking there. - crash davis Jul 3, 10:18
  - Ah yes, the Stultas Nolite clause. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 10:16
Here's how the new iPhones will look. -- (link*) - Shaun Jul 3, 10:02 4
- My iPhone 6 is getting a bit long in the tooth, and I don't really want to use Android ... so I might go for the X-Plus -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 10:13 3
  - iOS 12 will likely give a ton of old phones a new lease on life. -- nm - Qale Jul 3, 10:44
  - I really like my pixel. battery life is amazing. -- nm - amanda (interim bob) Jul 3, 10:16 1
    - I think the Pixel 2 XL will eventually be my next phone once it hits an attractive price point. - Shaun Jul 3, 10:18
"Juggalo makeup has the power to evade law enforcement facial recognition software" nm - Dignan Jul 3, 10:01
You know those signs that say Please Don't Feed The Animals? Could there be a reason? "Woman feeding sharks gets pulled into water by her finger" - crash davis Jul 3, 09:49 5
- She isn't hot enough to earn the Jon Hamm 30 Rock treatment. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 10:06
- If she was also taking a selfie, she's really going to screw up those ad campaigns. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 10:03
- Even Australia isn't sending their best now. -- nm - Max Jul 3, 09:58
- 11 great white shark sightings reported off Cape Cod ahead of Fourth of July - crash davis Jul 3, 09:57 1
  - USA! USA! USA! "The United States led the world in this category last year, with 60 percent of the globe’s 88 unprovoked shark attacks." - crash davis Jul 3, 10:01
The most-read fact checks of 2018 (so far) ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 09:43 2
- Two Pinocchios? Your team is a bunch of slackers. Trump can get four in his sleep. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:45 1
  - Hey! At least we made the list! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 09:48
Dates and times for TV shows returning in July -- (link) - Beaker Jul 3, 09:42 2
- I like how they repackaged Wipeout and are calling it TKO now. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 09:44
- Suits July 18, Wynonna Earp and Killjoys July 20, Castle Rock July 25, Orange is the new Black July 27 are what standout to me -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:44
Supposed high of 42C today here with the humidex. -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 09:41
Was in the lift with Greg Wise earlier -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 3, 09:37 1
- When you tell that story tomorrow, you were in the elevator with Greg Wise. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:42
Ant-Man and The Wasp 83% (81/17), First Purge 59% (10/6), Sorry to Bother You 96% (49/2) -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:37
Coffee Drinkers Are More Likely To Live Longer. Decaf May Do The Trick, Too - crash davis Jul 3, 09:36
How Did ‘Uncle Drew’ Get Made? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 3, 09:35 2
- those Pepsi shorts are quite good. Reading the article the movie sounds like fun. -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 10:14
- Somebody smelled money. -- nm - Babarón Jul 3, 09:39
The wreckage of a few ancient planets formed the asteroid belt A new study finds 85 percent of the asteroid belt came from five or six planetoids. - crash davis Jul 3, 09:31 2
- Nice job Daisy. -- nm - Max Jul 3, 09:37 1
  - This ties in nicely with the report last night that Uranus was hit by a planet twice the size of Earth. The early solar system had bad drivers -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:38
Free games for Twitch Prime people, ie. anyone who has Amazon Prime and links their accounts. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 3, 09:28
Amazon Prime Day is July 16th. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 3, 09:20
NYT: More Women Than Men: State Legislatures Could Shift for the First Time -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 3, 09:19 1
- Its about time women started shouldering their share of the burden. What a bunch of slackers. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:28
2nd to ads for stuff you just bought is the too quick "we miss you" emails ... bro, I *just* bought something. Let it breathe. -- nm - rollo Jul 3, 09:15
Checks weather. Checks schedule for today’s workout. It’s a hill ladder. F*** me. -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 09:09
Avengers: Infinity War cut 30 mins of Thanos' backstory from the movie. -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 08:46 15
- Wasn't the original cut over 5 hours? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 3, 08:52 14
  - Sure, and half was cut because perfect balance. -- nm - Roger More Jul 3, 09:55
  - Unless you are cutting on camera, which almost no one does, all first cuts are extra-long. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 3, 09:36 1
    - Soderbergh is the only guy that comes to mind that cuts on set. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 09:40
  - These stories are always overdone. Those are the "literally every scene that's workable footage" cuts. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 09:18
  - [watching the 5 hour super-duper extended cut] "I never knew Thanos was such a whiz in the kitchen. It really gives insight into his character." -- nm - Babarón Jul 3, 08:58 9
    - spoiler - prayformojo Jul 3, 09:30 1
      - spoiler - Beryllium Jul 3, 09:35
    - "Who knew that he earned the Mad Titan nickname because people thought he was crazy for his off-the-wall spice combinations?" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 09:00 6
      - I thought he was named the Mad Titan for his refusal to cook "al dente" pasta? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 09:27 5
        
        No, if you go to the source material, he was Mad because he refused to recognize a difference between burritos and tacos. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:32 4
        
        I thought it was because he nuked his PB&J -- nm - prayformojo Jul 3, 09:38 1
        
        you're confusing the Mad Titan with the Insane Falcon -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:39
        
        He'd be the Dumb Titan if that was the case. -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 09:33
        
        a hot dog is not a sandwich! -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:33
(likely nothing but abundance of caution but...) Suspicious Suitcase At Macy's Under Investigation, Police Say -- (link) - ty97 Jul 3, 08:42
Pruitt News Network (there is so much I've stopped posting it, but...): Pruitt kept secret calendars to hide meets and calls with industry reps from - decline Jul 3, 08:41 4
- Yeah, he is exhausting. He should follow Zinke's example - quality assness over quantity. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:34
- In any other administration he would have been gone. Here, he's just a petty criminal. -- nm - jnine Jul 3, 09:15 1
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- And he is a major dickhole. Put his hotel reservation on his staffers CC and then not repay them -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 3, 08:52
Some of the towns around us are doing fireworks on the 7th. So unamerican. If we're going to war, it should be over this -- nm - oblique Jul 3, 08:39
Well that was fast. Brother formally accepted a new job within the past week. Photographer comes today to take pictures of house for listing -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 08:34 9
- Where is he moving? -- nm - pmb Jul 3, 08:36 8
  - Connecticut - ty97 Jul 3, 08:37 7
    - That's great. Where in Connecticut and what school? - pmb Jul 3, 08:43
    - did you do a happy dance when you heard? -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:38 5
      - I knew it was likely to happen but was elated when I heard they had officially decided to move last week. - ty97 Jul 3, 08:40 4
        
        where in CT? (My brother just bought another house in Fairfield) -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:42 3
        
        Brother will be working in Fairfield, don't know where they'll buy but obviously in the vicinity -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 09:00 2
        
        it's a very nice area (congrats to him) -- nm - decline Jul 3, 09:01 1
        
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This might be the worst swing in a long while -- it rivals the Frenchy swing imo. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 3, 08:34 1
- Saw that last night. Funny. -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 3, 09:23
DMM: Seen most of the movies at my theater. It is down to Jurassic park or Tag. - Amoxy Jul 3, 08:30 5
- speaking as a big fan of JURA1, JURA2, JURA3 and JURA4, and having not seen (or any interest in) Tag ...I'd have to say Tag. -- nm - mud Jul 3, 08:37
- Tag. Watch Jurassic at home the 1st half hour is excellent -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 08:35
- Just stay home. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 3, 08:34
- Definitely Tag -- nm - oblique Jul 3, 08:33
- Tag -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 08:32
Big Brother contestant coming under fire for sexually harassing other contestants -- (link) - Remlik Jul 3, 08:27 3
- Not who I expected, I figured this was about Paulie from last season. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 09:54
- Isn't that like a pre-req to even being on the show? -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 08:36 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:07
NFL-HOF: T.O. to give his Hall of Fame speech on 8/4 at UT-Chattanooga -- (link) - budice Jul 3, 08:24
Pretty cool: An anonymous shopper bought $1 million in Toys 'R' Us toys right before stores went out of business. Going to needy kids -- (link) - decline Jul 3, 08:20 2
- I will be Making America Great Again. - crash davis Jul 3, 09:23 1
  - And celebrating by posting in the wrong thread. I'm going to start that early -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 09:24
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- Staying inside. Heat index tomorrow could hit 105. -- nm - Covington Jul 3, 09:46
- we already had our real Holiday for July 1st. -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:13
- Whatever we are doing, it will NOT involve shooting fireworks off. Funny email from our apartment complex threatening eviction if they catch anyone. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 09:12 1
  - Packing. Closing in 13 days. Moving in 20 days. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 09:12
- Celebrating the last birthday I'll have and relaxing on the last day of my 2 week vacation. -- nm - Tim Jul 3, 08:41
- So nobody's taking part in the Civil War? -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:37 7
  - is this the Canadian invasion? or was this for another day? I didn't read the whole email Justin sent out... -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:13 3
    - Alex Jones "reported" that Democrats are going to launch another Civil War in America tomorrow -- on Independence Day. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 09:36 2
      - OK, so he hasn't heard about our attack then...cool. -- nm - Beaker Jul 3, 09:38 1
        
        shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 09:58
  - I said I was working... -- nm - Reluctantcynic Jul 3, 08:49
  - Being active in this way makes it awfully hard to sit on your ass at a BBQ, drinking beers, and lighting fireworks. -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 08:41
  - (cover. stories. HUSH.) -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 08:41
- Try to relax. Closing my 3rd deal today in the last 3 business days. I'm beat. -- nm - pmb Jul 3, 08:32
- Working -- nm - Amoxy Jul 3, 08:29
- open till 4pm. then home and grilling and movies. -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 08:25
- (Aren't you all going to be busy with that whole Civil War thingie?) -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 08:25 3
  - We outsourced it to Canada so that we could take the day off (Thanks for fighting for us!) -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 09:10 1
    - *applies 25% Tariff to Civil Warring* -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 09:11
  - I forgot to pack my parachute. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 08:27
- Church is in a parade and I'm running sound for the float -- nm - oblique Jul 3, 08:23 4
  - you better play Flight of the Valkyries -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:26 3
    - It is live music. Drummer, bass, guitar, keys, multiple singers. -- nm - oblique Jul 3, 08:28 2
      - Then they better play Flight of the Valkyries. -- nm - Shaun Jul 3, 09:12 1
        
        Word. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 09:37
- BBQ with pool -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 08:20 1
  - won't the food get really wet while it's cooking? -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:21
- Chillin'. Probably finish S1 of Jessica Jones. Start a new book. -- nm - Babarón Jul 3, 08:19
- Heading back to the shore for the rest of the week. -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 3, 08:18
- fishing in the morning, then a bbq -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:17 2
  - (I'm also off the rest of the week. vacation starts in 45 minutes) -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:18 1
    - Fishing sounds so great right now. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 08:30
- Not working -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 08:16 3
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    - I predict you are trying to get me drunk -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 08:29 1
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- I hope my roof is done so I can plant some plants and clean out my damn garage. very patriotic. -- nm - amanda (interim bob) Jul 3, 08:16 5
  - I spent my holiday yesterday cleaning out my bathroom drawers and bathroom closet. in a million degree heat. - Andie Jul 3, 08:22 1
    - I spent a large part of sunday amnd monday nights cleaning in my basement. when I would walk up the stairs, it was like walking into soup. -- nm - amanda (interim bob) Jul 3, 08:24
  - you're planting plants on the roof? -- nm - decline Jul 3, 08:17 2
    - I didn't want to plant anywhere my planties might get smushed. -- nm - amanda (interim bob) Jul 3, 08:18 1
      - Raise your hand if you read this entirely wrong. -- nm - Babarón Jul 3, 08:40
- Work. -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 3, 08:15
- Work. -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 08:14
- Pizza on my roof to watch the fireworks, otherwise I'll likely spend the day playing video games, cleaning my apt. and watching TV/movies. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 08:14 2
  - Dude, hope you enjoy your fireworks and Papa John's! -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 3, 08:15 1
    - It's the best in the city! -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 08:18
- Sleep/Veg. Probably binge the rest of Kiss Me First, then Goliath S2. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 08:14 2
  - I don't know how good goliath is. it's certainly very f*cked up. and the performances are great (with two glaring exceptions). but is it good overall? - amanda (interim bob) Jul 3, 08:18 1
    - The first season was pretty f*cked up, too. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 08:26
- Working. But I'm taking some time off next week. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 08:13
- Catch a film or two, probably.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 3, 08:13
- Working. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 08:12
oooh, Kilbo and I are now 'Great Friends", and we got 10,000 XP! -- nm - Andie Jul 3, 08:10 1
- Don Homer! -- nm - oblique Jul 3, 08:23
Word first, word hard, no mercy! -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 3, 08:09 1
- Word kumite! -- nm - Babarón Jul 3, 08:12
California: Bear sips margarita and takes dip in a hot tub -- (link) - budice Jul 3, 08:09 1
- But that happens in oregon all the time and never makes the news ........ oh. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 08:11

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