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Lir -- nm* - Budice Jul 9, 17:41
Regarding the conversation down the page, if we got rid of pennies nickels and dimes tomorrow, I wouldn’t bat an eye. - Volnelk Jul 9, 17:40
Oh. Big controversy on The Bachelorette (spoilers, to be safe) - Dano Jul 9, 17:30 3
- I would think she would DQ him immediately, then. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 17:33 2
  - Also, he’s from Indianapolis. -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 17:38
  - Nah. You can’t be that person. Not publically. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 9, 17:38
Thank you all for the well wishes this morning. ST's record of positive karma continues: the interview went very well; decision expected soon. - ReluctantCynic Jul 9, 17:28 1
- I missed it, so adding to the pool now!!! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 17:32
I was a little nervous about today's blood test after the recent increase in my Coumadin dosage....right within acceptable range. - Meg Jul 9, 17:26 1
- Very nice bleeding! -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 17:28
"Don't shoot, I've got your shoe!" I really like the Major Tom scene in Atomic Blonde -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 17:20
If you want to marry a 14 year-old and can find a KY judge to ok it you better hurry. Saturday the age goes to 17, still with a judge's approval. - Covington Jul 9, 17:06 5
- the state, not the lube. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 9, 17:30
- That is why KY is leading the "cashless" way! - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 17:29
- True story. I didn't know how to make change at my first job. I was 17 -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 17:08 2
  - We have a very simple register in the bookstore, but it does tell you how much change is due. - Meg Jul 9, 17:11 1
    - I defaulted to the register until someone changed the amount they gave me. Then I got all flustered up - Bacon Jul 9, 17:16
Talk about irony -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 9, 17:06
TaKing a turn for the worst, ICE wants to strip grandmother of citizenship, deport her -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 9, 17:03 1
- But let's not consider disbanding ICE. -- nm - TWuG Jul 9, 17:17
Films for which you'd be most surprised to see a blooper reel attached to its credits -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 17:02 22
- Event Horizon. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 17:36
- Million Dollar Baby -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 17:33 1
  - Aliens -- nm* - zeitgeist Jul 9, 18:17
- The Story of Trump -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 17:32
- Faces of Death -- nm - TWuG Jul 9, 17:31
- A Bug's Life. I still think the blooper reel during the credits was hilarious. - ReluctantCynic Jul 9, 17:30
- Sophie's Choice. "No, wait, I choose the other one!" -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 17:21
- Shoah -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 9, 17:16
- Fast Cheap and Out of Control. -- nm - Reagen Jul 9, 17:16
- the 1914 Birth of a Nation -- nm - peglegpete Jul 9, 17:12
- I was about to say Leaving Las Vegas, but I bet there is one for that -- nm - Amoxy Jul 9, 17:11
- Looper. But I imagine it would be pretty fun. -- nm - Qale Jul 9, 17:10
- The Human Centipede -- nm - Dano Jul 9, 17:08
- 2001: A Space Odyssey -- nm - con_carne Jul 9, 17:05
- Boy in the Striped Pajamas -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 17:04
- Gerry -- nm - David Jul 9, 17:03
- Schindler's List. I win where is my prize? -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 17:03 2
  - Leave comedy to the professionals, Bacon -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 17:04
  - ... -- nm - David Jul 9, 17:04
- Schindler’s List -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 9, 17:03 2
  - I had to get greedy and elaborate costing me precious seconds. -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 17:04 1
    - Ha ha! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 9, 17:04
Because we needed this: 7 of Australia's Most Terrifying Inhabitants -- (link) - Mop Jul 9, 16:39 [youtube] 3
- Well, scratch one place from my bucket list. -- nm - Covington Jul 9, 17:17
- #4 moved to Southern California -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 16:52
- Oddly, Iggy Azalea not mentioned. -- nm - Babarón Jul 9, 16:46
Bery, was this you???? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 9, 16:36 [Backboard] 2
- Wow. No. That requires initiative. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 17:37 1
  - And you have absolutely none of that....right gang? ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 9, 17:42
heh. this is fun. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 9, 16:33
Hornets 3, Beak 0 - Beaker Jul 9, 16:24 1
- ouch. :/ -- nm - b. Jul 9, 16:28
PokeGo from bb's - no troubles at all finding the 5 turtle tasks, I nabbed several of sunglassed ones, - b. Jul 9, 16:21 3
- oo, and I hit level 36 yesterday! - b. Jul 9, 16:28 2
  - Remember to play the game. Don't let it play you. -- nm - Qale Jul 9, 17:11
  - another, though lesser, oo, I didn't know that evolution items could be included in gifts. - b. Jul 9, 16:45
Spawn Movie: Jeremy Renner joins the movie as Detective Twitch -- nm - Remlik Jul 9, 16:17 1
- If that will work all depends on who Sam is, then. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 17:31
Is there a lesser of two evils Supreme Court choice at this point? -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 16:15 7
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  - If we are looking to avoid super insane. Who is that? -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 17:22 2
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    - 1 being insane and 4 being super insane. Can you rank the 4 noms. I don't know who is worse? -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 17:24
- You? -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Jul 9, 16:26 1
  - I would be awesome! -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 16:52
- They all got stamp of approval from the federalist -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 16:19
SCOTUS: Kavanaugh has surged into a huge lead in the Prediction Markets. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 16:07 8
- I thought we were past the notion that prediction markets had any special insight - Reagen Jul 9, 16:10 2
  - Sudden surge could indicate inside info, maybe one candidate seen entering the WH -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 16:18
  - It's 1 datapoint, but you're right. In my read of conservative pundits - Strongbad Jul 9, 16:13
- But what color rose will he use? -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 16:09 1
  - I want that host from TV to host my announcement tonight. What's his name? Chris Hansen. -- nm - Trump Jul 9, 16:10
- (Barrett has dropped from 3-1 to around 10-1 today) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 16:07 2
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    - You're right Jack. I have absolutely 0 history on ST of following anything to do with gambling or odds. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 9, 17:35
I really can't believe that they make everyone say the pledge of allegiance at boro council meetings. -- nm - amandroid Jul 9, 16:06 3
- I don’t find that surprising at all. -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 16:23
- Also, I would come to these meetings far more frequently if I could eat at them. -- nm - amandroid Jul 9, 16:09 1
  - I was at a meeting on Saturday with a group that's trying to develop a county museum of cultural and natural history....... - Meg Jul 9, 16:22
If I were the one to bring it back. I’d call it just QAF. I’d set it in Atlanta. It would be a separate series with cameos if the originals wanted it. - Qale Jul 9, 16:05
Check out these graphics related to the Thai cave rescue. -- (link) - Mop Jul 9, 16:02 1
- If anything could knock trump out of the headlines, it makes sense that it would involve shackles. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 17:39
“Since he is a former reality show host, the fact that [Trump’s SCOTUS unveiling] will interrupt The Bachelorette seems both bizarre and appropriate.” -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 15:57
I think I created a monster. I introduced kiddo to one of my guilty pleasures, drizzling a little sweetened condensed milk over ice cream as a topping - prayformojo Jul 9, 15:51
Also REB2, David, are you sure that place really is coming back? -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 15:49 5
- Yes, they're saying July 18th and have hired staff. - David Jul 9, 15:57 4
  - Ah. Then I agree. Somebody $#!+ the bed. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 15:59 3
    - Here's their oft-ignored FB page. -- (link) - David Jul 9, 16:01 2
      - I thought UK based Cineworld bought Regal? - JD Jul 9, 16:24 1
        
        You're right. It's AMC that got bought by the Chinese. - David Jul 9, 16:26
Kilbo, that article on B2 re:Ant-Man is exactly what I have been saying. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 15:45 2
- but when you consider the ... (IW spoiler) - mud Jul 9, 16:03 1
  - This is the wrong Captain Marvel to be the answer. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 17:35
the gate of Zer has been found in the Golam Heights -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 9, 15:27 1
- I am the Keymaster. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 15:41
What if Trump has been a Russian agent since 1987? (ed: asset, not agent) -- (link*) - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 15:03 10
- (and Trump has been in bed with Russian oligarchs for ~30 years) -- nm -- mud Jun 20 '18, 18:13 -- nm - mud Jul 9, 15:58 1
  - Well, aren’t you special. -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 16:00
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  - I’m recalling an article from months back critiquing the inability of journalists to link together all of the pieces of the Russia scandal, -- (edited) - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 15:39 1
    - I'm going to be the crazy one here. Other than the outlandishness of the idea that the president of the United States could be compromised and in - pmb Jul 9, 15:51
- (Chait must have put together one hell of a murderboard writing this) -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 9, 15:23
- If he appoints Putin to the Supreme Court tonight, we will know for sure. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 9, 15:20
- When Hillary passed out in route to her car I thought, Nerve Agent Poisoning!! -- nm - Bacon Jul 9, 15:07
- I'm *ALL IN* on this. Let's do it! -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 15:06
- "Russian agents don't usually feature in Hollywood movies, but GOLDASSET was no usual agent." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 15:05
Znu, don't forget to buy a pepperoni at the grocers. pizza never comes with enough. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 9, 14:57
Jacob's Ladder remake is like doing a Sixth Sense remake. "maybe this time..." - Reagen Jul 9, 14:52
I feel like Amber Tamblyn's having to clean up a lot of messes for her husband lately. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 14:51
Fresh Market is closing 15 stores, including the one in Normal, Illinois. It's part of their "turnaround plan". - David Jul 9, 14:50 19
- SlackerTalk. -- nm - Qale Jul 9, 15:50
- I remember when Ruddiger wanted to remake BOP News into "The Economist, only less entertaining". A few weeks later? Tumbleweeds -- nm - prayformojo Jul 9, 15:45
- Lots, but I think you may be defining turnaround too narrowly. - Roger More Jul 9, 15:43
- Here's a list, including Marvel, Netflix, and Fedex -- (link) - Mop Jul 9, 15:24
- Dominos. Unbelievable turnaround. -- nm - MDH Jul 9, 15:21
- Dell: Went private and now is on the verge of going public again -- nm - JD Jul 9, 15:17 1
  - And their website still sucks. -- nm - amandroid Jul 9, 15:59
- Twitter. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 14:59 3
  - *snort* - IrishStephen Jul 9, 15:01 2
    - Brainstorming session, people! How do we get Donald Trump to use SnapChat? No bad ideas... let's hear it! -- nm - Snap.com Jul 9, 15:04 1
      - Rename it StormyChat -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 17:40
- Apple was almost dead at one point before the ipod. -- nm - pmb Jul 9, 14:58 3
  - iirc they survived by a 100m investment from bill gates -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 15:07 2
    - Steve Jobs put them on the right path with the iMac and an agreement by Microsoft to continue developing MS Office, as well as a cash infusion. -- (link) - Mop Jul 9, 15:16 1
      - In the interI'm there was a great deal of excitement in apple world with open architecture -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 16:23
- best buy? starbucks around 10 years ago. -- (edited) - b. Jul 9, 14:55 2
  - I see it in my business a fair bit. They are more middle market companies you may not know though. - pmb Jul 9, 14:57 1
    - oh yah, I was just thinking of places we all know. -- nm - b. Jul 9, 15:12
- Delta? -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 14:52
Did someone say burrito? -- nm - oblique Jul 9, 14:46 3
- Three. Kinds. Of Meat. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:47 2
  - I'm hearing that in the Arby's announcer voice - oblique Jul 9, 14:50 1
    - aka Ving. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 9, 15:58
I missed my bus. now I really need this red link to catch up to this HP so I have time to get dinner before my meeting -- (pic) - amanda Jul 9, 14:25 [Attachment]
i hadn't considered this angle on the cashless merchant trend -- (link*) - prayformojo Jul 9, 14:25 10
- I used to be annoyed at "cash only" places. Now they're out of business. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 14:46 4
  - I haven't seen that here. a couple of restaurants finally added back cards, but I still know of at least a couple of cash-only places. - b. Jul 9, 14:51 3
    - Well, I also don't get out much any more. But I haven't gone into a blind seething rage about it lately. - Beryllium Jul 9, 14:57 2
      - Oh! But this weekend I did use cash. Spent about ten bucks on hot dogs and pop at the strawberry festival. - Beryllium Jul 9, 15:03 1
        
        I'm totally with you on the surprise aspect. I recently wrote a yelp review about one place, in part because I was annoyed there wasn't a notice - b. Jul 9, 15:11
- I used to be annoyed by the card payers who slowed the line down waiting for the machine to read, process, sign. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 14:46
- I don't think we're yet in a "no cash" world, but if you choose to use cash, you're just seeking to inconvenience yourself and others. -- nm - Mop Jul 9, 14:39 3
  - If they didn't have a minimum at stores I'd use my card more but a lot of stores require you spend $10 to use a card. - Krusty Jul 9, 15:48 1
    - oh yah, I forgot about that here, too. mostly smaller/indie stores; so I'd be likely to do cash anyway, but sometimes not. - b. Jul 9, 16:07
  - that's not always true. I almost always use a card, except for small, local businesses. - b. Jul 9, 14:47
So I'm going to try a saffron risotto with sausage and diced tomatoes dish. Perhaps when the ST Canadian Invasion+Krusty happens. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:23 5
- I'll be sure not to put tomatoes in Krusty's dish. -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:23 4
  - Slip some in anyway! -- nm - Roger More Jul 9, 15:43 1
    - Pretty sure he'd notice that -- nm - Pippy Jul 9, 16:12
  - I love you! -- nm - Krusty Jul 9, 14:26 1
    - :) -- nm - Diva Jul 9, 14:32

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