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Emmy nominations (updating) -- (link) - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 08:48 4
- Jessica Biel: Emmy nominee -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:55
- Jesse Plemons! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:51 2
  - but dammit, no Kristen Bell -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:51 1
    - I'm happy Darren Criss got nominated -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 08:52
*reaches for the nearest table* -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 08:47
Emmy Nom's poppin'. live stream -- (link*) - decline Jul 12, 08:46
Police presence increased around CN Tower and Roger Centre/Skydome due to 'unconfirmed, uncorroborated' info -- (link) - zork Jul 12, 08:24 4
- I guess the press conference will decide if i go to a screening and Yonge and Dundas tonight. I expect i will. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:47 2
  - Everything is still open and Foo Fighters will proceed. Sounds like this is a prophylactic action - zork Jul 12, 08:51 1
    - yeah, i'm not worried. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 08:52
- Other locations are getting extra presence, including Canada's Wonderland theme park -- nm - zork Jul 12, 08:28
LOFL. I actually passed when I saw the price. - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 08:20
Delaware generates $1M in revenue in first month of sports betting -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 08:13 11
- is that a lot? - decline Jul 12, 08:28 7
  - For a state that doesn't exist, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 08:46 3
    - But we're incorporated there! -- nm - David Jul 12, 08:53 2
      - Why do you think everyone incorporates there? You can't be sued if a courthouse doesn't exist. -- nm - Ender Jul 12, 08:56 1
        
        *Roll safe.gif* -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 08:59
  - You have to remember, there are like 8 people in Delaware. -- nm - Ender Jul 12, 08:43 1
    - Joe Biden is a bettin' fool! -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 08:48
  - better than expectations... -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:34
- We're rich! -- nm* - Delaware si Jul 12, 08:17
- Sounds like the odds and vig they are offering is hot garbage. They better make money. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 08:15
- nearly 70,000 wagers for a total of just over $7 million were made at Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:14
Checking out the Fortnite Season 5 Battle Pass rewards: Level 15, 39, 55, and 100 are where it's at. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:13 1
- Lotto numbers. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 08:13
Ha, Strzok just sitting there in the House meeting refusing to answer. -- nm - Budice Jul 12, 08:05 6
- Apparently the hearing is off the rails. Goodlatte is now threatening to hold Strzok in contempt for not answering Q's the FBI told him not to answer. - decline Jul 12, 08:36 4
  - retroactive contempt? is that even a thing? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 12, 08:41 2
    - they would subpoena him again and if he refused to answer a second time be held in contempt. But the motion to have a vote to subpoena was shelved -- nm - decline Jul 12, 08:43 1
      - " that point you just made sounds valid, we are going to pretend to agree and look into it and the forget about it entirely". -- nm - committee Jul 12, 08:51
  - And there was a motion to recess - zork Jul 12, 08:41
- Chairman BooDeeChay, your ruling is out of order -- nm - zork Jul 12, 08:30
Lunch today: ymmy leftover chicken quesadillas -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 08:04 7
- Nice. I like American cuisine -- nm - Jack si Jul 12, 08:50
- I stole the leftover Chinese food from my frig this am. SM will never miss it. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 12, 08:15 3
  - This is a page right out of my playbook. -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 08:42 2
    - Animals. -- (link) - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 08:52
    - probably like me: you admit to it in text, follow it up with a pretty pic and all is forgiven - correct? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 12, 08:46
- Unknown. Will check back in later. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:08
- bacon chesseburger pizza from downstairs cafeteria -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:05
ST World Cup Pool: Guigue v Shaun: Who you got? -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 07:58 21
- Who wants it the most? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 12, 08:17 3
  - I'm afraid we both don't really care about soccer... :/ -- nm - Guigue Jul 12, 08:18 2
    - Correct. I spent like 8.326 seconds making my picks. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:19 1
      - The first time I ran this was at work for 2002 WC. The lady who came in second knew nothing of soccer and picked places she had traveled ... - zork Jul 12, 08:38
- Guigue because then I can finish second. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 12, 08:14
- also, Shaun's game played are still way high. -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:04
- don't forget Jax, he'll either get 2nd or 3rd -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:03 4
  - oops, I think I missed that some others could jump Jax; so 2nd...or lower than 2nd then. -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:15 1
    - (I think) if France wins, I get 2nd. If Croatia wins, I think Krusty jumps to 2nd based on tie breaker. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 08:50
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  - If you're not 1st, you're last. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:05
- Also, if only there was a way this was decided by the Tie-breaker, I would laugh and laugh and... :P -- nm - Guigue Jul 12, 08:01 3
  - Yeah...not my finest moment in pool pickery. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:03 2
    - See my IM below! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 08:04 1
      - You're not my supervisor! -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:05
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  - Team Guigue! -- nm - Guigue Jul 12, 08:01
- Is this a push poll? -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:59
- I mean I want to win, but I also don't want all the French in my neighborhood to be more smug than usual - Guigue Jul 12, 07:59 2
  - That would be like neutron star levels of smug. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:59 1
    - In their defense, it's mostly the good ones that move here - Guigue Jul 12, 08:00
damn, and they removed the Soccer stadium from the map too.... - groiny Jul 12, 07:47 5
- I almost found some goodies in there if I ever had to go past it. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 07:58 3
  - Almost? - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 08:00 2
    - Bleh. I meant almost always. I refuse to edit it. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 08:01 1
      - See my IM! -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 08:01
- No jail, no stadium? Ugh. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:47
Presidential Trivia time: 6 US presidents have lived to the age of 90. 5 of the 6 served 1 term or less. How many can you name? -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:35 13
- For the curious, the remaining answer was Hoover. I've been to his library! -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 08:12
- and with our luck, Trump will live to 110. -- nm - Jovian Jul 12, 07:51 5
  - the KFC and McDonalds Diet is the wave of the future -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 08:09
  - RoboTrump will become the law enforcement arm for New York. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 07:53 1
    - “Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer extortion. The ‘x’ makes it sound cool.” -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:57
  - His head in a jar will live well past that. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:52 1
    - If he gets a new robot body, he can serve two more terms. -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:56
- Reagan would be the one that served multiple terms I think. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 12, 07:44 1
  - Also correct. -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:45
- Carter, Bush Sr, Ford, Adams -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 07:35 3
  - HOW THE HECK DO YOU KNOW BOTH THIS AND THE SNOOP DOGG TRIVIA FROM YESTERDAY -- nm - con_carne Jul 12, 08:53 1
    - Snoop's been asked before, but he was massive on The Chronic and his debut was eagerly anticipated. This, I knew John - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 09:01
  - All correct. -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:39
~Hello massive sinus drainage, my old friend...~ -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:33 3
- The Sound of Sinus? -- nm - Bacon Jul 12, 07:33 2
  - 25 Spawn Points -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:41
  - **clap, clap** -- nm - Epiphany Jul 12, 07:35
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- Little by little... -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:33 1
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Trivia question for Baron: This 2012 release somehow received zero Oscar nominations, despite the outstanding contributions of - prayformojo Jul 12, 07:28 2
- Does it start with O and rhyme with Boogie Gloves? -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:30 1
  - ANSWER THE QUESTION!!! -- nm - David Jul 12, 08:43
Apparently there is some vague, unconfirmed threat against Toronto today... - Andie Jul 12, 07:22 1
- *whistles innocently* -- nm - Montreal Jul 12, 07:23
T-minus about 1 hour till the Emmy noms are announced... -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 07:15 4
- If Good Place doesn't get a half-dozen, I may (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 07:24 1
  - that would be forking bullshirt -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 07:25
- Any Roseanne nom = lots of takes and angst -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 07:18 1
  - Didn't they pull themselves from competition? (Much to John Goodman's chagrin.) -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 07:20
In pictures: Queen's meetings with past US presidents -- (link) - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 07:05 10
- She is not amused by how low Clinton's hand got moments earlier. - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 07:14 9
  - I love the Ford one...it's the most regal of them all. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 07:32 2
    - And Ronnie, of course, on a horse. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:41
    - There is something incredibly satisfying about them dancing on that particular occasion. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 07:35
  - concur to the im -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 07:17
  - With W: "Really? That's what you're going with?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:16 4
    - I don't care that our Head of State is based across the ocean. I'm going to miss the old broad when she is gone. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 07:20 3
      - I think Chuck will do better than people think, but he's got an impossible task to live up to - Reagen Jul 12, 07:21 2
        
        I'm nervous that he intends to be more activist in the role than mom was. But maybe age has taken the piss and vinegar out of him on that front. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 07:27 1
        
        No, he's still very active on things like urban planning on his estate. - Roger More Jul 12, 07:49
this morning, in late starts... - amanda Jul 12, 06:53 1
- heh -- nm - Epiphany Jul 12, 07:37
Shouldn't the prosecutor have done a little more prep work to kickoff his trial against Kellen Winslow? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 06:52
Good, Bad, Great: The Rock’s Movie Posters -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 06:19
WSOP major spoilers for final 9 -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 06:13 17
- My luck would go something like this. Flop comes TJQ...and I pair my ace on the river. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 07:30 9
  - Don't know if you noticed but there was only 1 A left. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:41 3
    - I didn't misspeak :) -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 07:57 2
      - just noting the even longer odds. :) -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:59 1
        
        WILL WAS IMPLYING THAT HE HAS TERRIBLE POKER LUCK -- nm - BIG BEN Jul 12, 08:09
  - My worst ever beat was online. First hand of a $10 SitnGo. I get KK and I shove. I get called. Dude has AA. I flop quads... -- (edited) - Shaun Jul 12, 07:38 4
    - (The only time I've ever seen multiple quads in a hand live was playing Omaha) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 08:10
    - "I quit." -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 08:00
    - A hand like that would have won you a pretty big bad beat jackpot at a casino. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 07:45 1
      - I can't remember the card combination, but I once saw someone root against their hand because the bonus was way higher than the pot. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 12, 07:51
- That's bonkers. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 07:25
- Damn. That is a nutso hand. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 06:56
- B2: non-WSOP Main event spoilers continued - Beaker Jul 12, 06:49 2
  - The only knock against him is it's almost always Hold'Em. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 12, 07:29
  - *spoilers* - Strongbad Jul 12, 07:00
- As soon as I saw that, I said to myself - Strongbad Jul 12, 06:25
- Oh, wow. -- nm - znufrii, not outraged Jul 12, 06:24
Happy birthday, psilotum! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 06:11 4
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 13:21
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 06:53
- Happy birthday -- nm - decline Jul 12, 06:19
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:12
Paul Manafort moved to City Jail from rural jail in Virginia. Goes from VIP treatment to...less than VIP. sitwap - Diva Jul 12, 06:08 2
- because he couldn't keep from bragging about it. -- nm* - Reagen Jul 12, 07:20 1
  - Dumbass. -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 08:45
DOJ reopens Emmett Till murder case that helped inspire civil rights movement -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 12, 06:05 1
- “Turns out he actually deserved it, who knew?” -- nm* - Trump DOJ Spokesman Jul 12, 06:43
The lying sex pest has landed -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 06:01 10
- If only those were the worst things he has done. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 06:21 1
  - I know a four letter word that probably covers everything. -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 08:14
- are you going to go get his autograph on your MAGA hat? -- nm - decline Jul 12, 06:09 7
  - better yet, get him to autograph a baby Trump balloon -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 06:11 6
    - We were all given #TrumpStinks masks yesterday by protesters in hazmat suits outside our office, so could get him to sign that. -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 06:13 4
      - oooh, pic? -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 06:23 3
        
        The twitter feed has a bunch. I think his helicopter just flew over our office so that's probably as close as I'll get to him. -- (link) - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 06:29 2
        
        I saw his motorcade when we were in DC and I honestly felt physically ill. -- nm - Spawn: Blood Feud God Jul 12, 07:48
        
        nice. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 06:45
    - better yet, create a fake Trump University diploma -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 06:12
Fortnite Season 5 trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 12, 05:54 5
- no more mire, wes will be sad. -- nm - Truman Jul 12, 06:40 4
  - dammit -- nm - groiny Jul 12, 07:28
  - But there are armoured golf karts!!! -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 06:53 2
    - with jump pads for roofs! -- nm - Truman Jul 12, 06:59 1
      - Some of those Battle Pass skins are awesome too. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 07:12
OK, found the next STravaganza site -- (link) - Covington Jul 12, 05:50 2
- I feel like I saw that place in Ex Machina. -- nm - Babarón Jul 12, 05:55
- I'm in. -- nm - LMS v RUS Jul 12, 05:54

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