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8 actors leaving the MCU and 12 that will stay (MCU spoilers) -- (link*) - Arugula Jul 4, 08:23 6
- Nothing set in stone imho. Contracts can be renewed and reupped. -- nm - Budice Jul 4, 08:44
- I think that article is full of speculation. RDJ for one said he was leaving awhile ago and decided to come back for multiple movies. ($$$$$$) - Bacon Jul 4, 08:41 1
  - I think Evans is legit done -- Hemsworth and RDJ would be game to continue. -- nm - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 4, 08:43
- FWIW I can't see then not making... - Roger More Jul 4, 08:36 2
  - Hopefully with a lot of the same people involved. Ragnarok is now one of my 'just throw it on anytime for background' movies. It's top tier. -- nm - Shaun Jul 4, 08:45 1
    - Yep. I think it knocks Iron Man 1 out of my top 3. - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 4, 08:46
Passenger 57: B- -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 08:20 5
- But has it changed your casino strategies? -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 08:23 4
  - there's no 57 on a roulette wheel! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 08:26 3
    - *shakes head* - Shaun Jul 4, 08:27 2
      - that's anti-racist! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 08:28 1
        
        Nm -- nm* - Budice Jul 4, 08:31
Seal jumps onto whale watching boat to avoid pod of orcas -- (link) - Beaker Jul 4, 08:20
and you think *you* gots problems: "Alan Dershowitz says ‘friends on Martha’s Vineyard’ are shunning him for defending Trump" -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 4, 08:17 2
- womp womp -- nm - mud Jul 4, 08:24
- Books will be written about this aspect of the liberal Civil War. -- nm - TWuG Jul 4, 08:23
For The Love Of God, Please Do Not Ruin Your Fourth Of July By Looking At Jason Pierre-Paul's Exploded Hand -- (link) - Beaker Jul 4, 07:57 1
- Ok, wow. That's way worse than I was expecting. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 08:03
92 year old woman allegedly murders 72 year old son for thinking about putting her in an assisted living home -- (link) - Beaker Jul 4, 07:54 1
- I mean, she's proven she can handle herself. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 08:02
Lost in all the Golden State breaking they system -- The OKC Thunder will pay $300mil this year in salary / cap penalties - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 4, 07:52
Wimbledon spoilers - Dano Jul 4, 07:47
Don Homer's boy Jude is getting his independence today as well. He's heading home!!! :-) - Krusty Jul 4, 07:32 6
- Awesome! -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 4, 08:35
- Awesome -- nm - Arugula Jul 4, 08:14
- Great news for them! -- nm - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 4, 08:05
- That's terrific -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 08:04
- WOO! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 08:02
- I am so happy for them as well. Bravo Jude! -- nm - Andie Jul 4, 07:39
Worst. Civil. War. Ever. -- nm - Dano Jul 4, 07:27 3
- Did I miss it? I was out fishin' -- nm - decline Jul 4, 08:12 1
  - Trump and Pence were the only 2 to show up so now they are your Leaders for life. -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 08:14
- what's so civil about war anyway? -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:31
Here's your soundtrack for this morning: -- (link) - Reagen Jul 4, 07:23 [youtube]
TV Question: Thanksgiving has the famous WKRP episode all shows have Christmas, Halloween etc...is there a famous TV episode featuring July 4th? -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:19 3
- Traditionally shows are in reruns during the summer so I assume that would be pretty rare. -- nm - Dano Jul 4, 07:48
- Summer of 4'2'' comes to mind the quickest. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 4, 07:22
- Portlandia! -- (link) - Andie Jul 4, 07:21
Happy birthday, Tim! Woo hoo!!! - Krusty Jul 4, 07:14 9
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 13:00
- Happy bday -- nm - decline Jul 4, 08:13
- Happy Birthday to ST’s Yankee Doodle Dandy -- nm - Dano Jul 4, 07:58
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Shaun Jul 4, 07:41
- Happy birthday!! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 4, 07:38
- Happy bday -- nm - Budice Jul 4, 07:20
- It's just like a Tom Cruise movie.... Happy Birthday! -- nm - Andie Jul 4, 07:19
- Happy 242nd birthday Tim! Wait, that can’t be ri- *checks records*. No shit. Happy 242nd birthday Tim! -- nm* - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 4, 07:16
- Don Homer! May all your Magic cards be rare and deadly!! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:16
The Doug Ford mention below reminded me of a concept I heard about over the weekend: The Ideological Turing Test. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 4, 06:55 2
- Flaw: Conservatives often aren't honest with their reasoning. As an example, the GOP constantly denies racist motivations, and yet... -- nm - TWuG Jul 4, 07:01 1
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I still haven't gotten my civil war orders. - ty97 Jul 4, 06:45 17
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- I have hunkered down and am prepared to eat all of the ice cream in my freezer while awaiting orders. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 07:20
- Captain Andrew Luck is ready to roll. -- (link) - Beaker Jul 4, 07:08 5
  - (I don't have twitter at work to see, but he has 2 likes and follows 2, what are they?) -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:09 4
    - Follows Ken Burns, and the Colts. Likes are a couple replies to him. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 07:23
    - He's following Ken Burns and the Indianapolis Colts. -- (link) - Krusty Jul 4, 07:23 2
      - thanks (the account needs to post more). -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:25 1
        
        I love accounts like this. -- nm - Krusty Jul 4, 07:28
- General Soros will be issuing orders through the usual channels. - TWuG Jul 4, 07:06
- I thought you were in charge of the pancake breakfast? -- nm - Arugula Jul 4, 06:58
- My orders arrived at 8:05 - my missive is inside - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 4, 06:51
- that's what the conference call is for!! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 06:49 1
  - it's like he's never been part of a revolution before, or something. - Andie Jul 4, 06:53
- How you start a civil war with hot dogs? -- nm - eag Jul 4, 06:48 3
  - When they're vegan. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 4, 06:56
  - Pretty easily. -- (link*) - Shaun Jul 4, 06:51 1
    - clap clap clap -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 4, 13:02
Sweet! Vice is running a King of the Road marathon. If you haven't checked it out give it a watch. It's a street skating challenge with lots of random - Krusty Jul 4, 06:40
Ya know, if you have to take a conference call on the 4th, at least people could be cooperative? - ty97 Jul 4, 06:35 4
- That's super asshole-ish to schedule a work related thing on the 4th for you guys. - Shaun Jul 4, 06:39 3
  - It's not even 10am yet, I'll wait. - ty97 Jul 4, 06:44 2
    - THIS is why you haven't gotten your orders yet. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 4, 06:57
    - Patriotism has no clock! Drink up! Now soldier! -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 4, 06:52
Happy 4th of July, American rebels. -- nm - Andie Jul 4, 06:10 6
- We prefer insurrectionists. - ty97 Jul 4, 06:45 2
  - Pfft, Han Solo was a rebel. Nothing’s cooler than Han Solo -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 4, 06:53 1
    - Aside from that opening weekend take. -- nm - Shaun Jul 4, 06:54
- On my signal... -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 06:26 1
  - unleash heck? -- nm - canada Jul 4, 06:40
- Or, you know, treasonous c*nts. -- nm - UK Jul 4, 06:17
Are Penalty Kicks Too Easy? - this Magary article was timely yesterday before the England/Colombia game -- (link) - Beaker Jul 4, 05:21 10
- It can't be too hard because of incidents like ... - zork Jul 4, 08:18
- Odd question to me. It’s like saying ‘is first base too close to home?’ - Volnelk Jul 4, 06:57 7
  - Except a single doesn't have even close to the impact on a baseball game as a goal does to a soccer game. - Reagen Jul 4, 07:12 6
    - To me, the baseball equivalent would be to have only the pitcher...hmmmm...and the catcher. So now that 'single' could mean something - JD Jul 4, 07:17 5
      - It all breaks down at some point because of how different sports are - Reagen Jul 4, 07:30 3
        
        Not changing your point, but: You’re about as likely to make a free throw as a soccer penalty shot. They both average about 75%. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 07:44 2
        
        Fair enough. I bet there a 538ish article that could be written about the most impactful play in sports. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 07:48 1
        
        The economist on how to win penalty shootouts: go first, shoot high. -- (link) - mafic Jul 4, 08:05
      - worked for WKRP! -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:18
- Could be true, if they move the PK spot back. -- nm - Budice Jul 4, 05:30
So... I should hide in my bunker today, right? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 4, 04:58 1
- depends. How many times have you watched The Purge? - Beaker Jul 4, 05:18
Rob Ford shelves anti-ticket scalping law. Keep paying through the nose for your live music *Ontario folks.. -- (link*) - Beaker Jul 4, 04:45 2
- Or, you know, Doug Ford. - Andie Jul 4, 06:05 1
  - potatoe, potato -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 06:49
TV PSA: American Chopper, A Capital Fourth, Fireworks, Big Brother, Code Black, Colony, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 04:29
"Common criticisms against the film included its poor special effects, uninvolved performances, scientific errors and Ben Kingsley's hair." -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 03:40 2
- Species? -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 4, 07:00 1
  - We think it was human hair on his head, but the jury's still out - prayformojo Jul 4, 08:15
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 4, 02:26
Almost the perfect boat. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 4, 00:27
Hawaii bans sunscreens with chemicals harmful to coral -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 4, 00:11
we got some amazing telescopes. here is a photo of a baby planet 370 light years away -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 4, 00:08
Just watched Pirates 5 ... a marked improvement over Pirates 4, IMO. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 23:47 4
- 1, 2, hit by a small bus, 4, hit by a bigger bus, 3 (haven't seen 5) -- nm - Beaker Jul 4, 07:17 1
  - 1...an okay seafood buffet...2...a bad seafood buffet...food poisoning from the bad seafood buffet...4...3. -- nm - Will Hunting, Ruler Supreme of Blood Feud Jul 4, 07:32
- Yep. -- nm - Diva Jul 4, 05:04
- Heh, you accidentally posted this on a public forum. nm - Dignan Jul 4, 00:10
So now that I’ve finally started playing a game I couldn’t wait to buy 6(?) months ago (Destiny 2), does anyone have a good site that explains... - IrishStephen Jul 3, 22:41 3
- there are probably a few thousand videos on you tube on how to play it -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 22:44
- Join this FB group. You can ask questions there. -- (link) - David Jul 3, 22:43 1
  - Ok, thanks! I’m PS4. -- nm - IrishStephen Jul 3, 23:32
You Tube suggested I would like 4 hours of great American Marches. they were right. -- (link*) - peglegpete Jul 3, 22:40 [youtube]
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 3, 22:22 6
- Didn't she have a number 1 album recently? -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 4, 04:48
- speaking of old forgotten stars I found out the other day that Vitamin C (ok, she's only like 45) is a music VP at Nickelodeon. -- nm - mafic Jul 4, 01:44
- on the side of the YT song listing, I spotted her BBC 2010 biography -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 3, 22:35 [youtube]
- They'll be blue birds over the white cliffs of Dover....love this song -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 3, 22:34 [youtube]
- Didn't she get comfortably numb and shine on like a crazy diamond until she hit her head on another brick in the wall? -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 22:25
- Her's were the songs my Dad sang after a few beers :) -- nm - Meg Jul 3, 22:24
Donny calls the trade imbalance a hidden sales tax...but consumer goods are the lowest prices ever considering inflation - zeitgeist Jul 3, 22:13
Listening to cross genre cover songs - Zac Brown Band doing Enter Sandman and Chester Bennington doing Rollin in the Deep. - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 3, 22:05
Has anyone here seen "Bullet Head" (from 2017)? Any good? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 21:30
#secondcivilwarletters (a Ken Burns parody spreading through the internets) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 3, 21:29
Colby Rasmus has quit on his 2nd team in 2 years. -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud Jul 3, 21:28 9
- There was a brief period in summer of 2014 where he was one of my two favorite Jays along with Encarnacion. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 4, 06:50
- I hear Bryce Harper is going to be a free agent at the end of the season. What are we thinking? Atlanta? -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 22:07 7
  - I don't think the Hawks are that desperate. Yet. -- nm - David Jul 3, 22:07 6
    - I am truly awed by the speed with which that summoned you. Bryce Harper is your Beetlejuice. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 22:09 5
      - I'm always here, Crash. I'm part of the code. -- nm - David Jul 3, 22:17 4
        
        Okay, good to know. Now, the Braves are 49-35, pretty good. But what if we move Acuna to center, Markakis to left, and have Harper in right. - crash davis Jul 3, 22:23 3
        
        Alvin Harper? I mean, he's retired from the NFL...and 50. -- nm - David Jul 3, 22:25 2
        
        Ryne Harper of the Twins. He has two great baseball names. -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 22:27 1
        
        Well, one. -- nm - David Jul 3, 22:28
Chinacat set 2 opener for Dead & Co. it just started -- (link*) - peglegpete Jul 3, 21:24 [youtube]
I am going to start Goliath on Amazon video. It seems like it would be the sort of thing I would like. Any opinions on the show? -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 21:07 3
- finished Goliath S2 ...that was one messed up, dark journey. Proceed with caution, caveat emptor and all that -- nm -- mud Jun 16 '18, 21:35 -- nm - mud Jul 3, 21:08 2
  - hmmm, how about season one? -- nm - crash davis Jul 3, 21:11 1
    - oh it's excellent. S2 is quite good too but jeezus -- nm - mud Jul 3, 21:17
J.K. Rowling is rolling on the floor laughing after Trump's tweet about his writing prowess includes a typo - crash davis Jul 3, 21:04 5
- Here. -- (link) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 3, 22:58
- She did it again when someone told him how to spell it properly. - Beryllium Jul 3, 21:13 3
  - as to your points: #1 - I doubt it * #2 - He shouldn't be personally tweeting. Extremely unprofessional ** - crash davis Jul 3, 21:16 2
    - Imagine if Obama kept yammering on about his book all through his presidency. -- nm - Reagen Jul 4, 07:31
    - He wouldn't be able to say how grate he is all the time then. - . Jul 3, 21:49
the Byrds, with co-founders McGuinn & Hillman add more dates to their Sweethearts of the Rodeo tour -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 3, 21:01 2
- I'm sure Gram Parsons is smiling down on 'm -- nm - mud Jul 3, 21:06 1
  - I'm curious why Crosby didn't join the tour. it's not like they're going to play a 35 minute album and say good night. there will be more Byrds music. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 3, 21:11

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