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Interesting tennis stat: Djokovic has a winning record against Federer, Nadal, and Murray. - David Jul 13, 12:29 6
- He came along in time for Nadal to actually be well-rounded. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:38
- Kyrgios has a 2-0 record against Djokovic, so that makes him the best! -- nm - Max Jul 13, 12:35 3
  - No, whoever has an undefeated against Kyrgios is the best. Duh. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 12:36 2
    - So maturity is the #1 player. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:37 1
      - Ha! -- nm - David Jul 13, 12:40
- They've all won money, majors, and #1 ranking. It's like they just pass it around until someone else joins the club. -- nm - Budice Jul 13, 12:31
I don't understand people. Just got off the phone with an owner. Elderly man. His 40 year old grandson hung himself, just as his father had done. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:26 4
- I'm with Andie -- that last comment is heart-breaking. - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 13:11
- Not everyone knows what to say, beyond 'sorry to hear that' - Roger More Jul 13, 12:39 1
  - "how's it hangin?" -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 12:41
- god, that's sad. -- nm - Andie Jul 13, 12:31
DOJ antitrust head files appeal in AT&T/Time-Warner merger, but says Disney/Fox would be a good thing. -- (link*) - Mop Jul 13, 12:10
Microsoft has launched a free version of Teams. There goes Slack's valuation. -- (link) - Mop Jul 13, 12:09 7
- I wouldn't call it so quickly. Twitch still has ten times the number of users as Mixer. -- nm - Max Jul 13, 12:21
- My brother in law asked me about this yesterday. I said that Slack is "king shit of turd mountain". - Beryllium Jul 13, 12:15 4
  - I'm feeling considerable schadenfreude that Cisco tried to get into this market with "Spark" and fell flat on their face. - Mop Jul 13, 12:18 3
    - I hate skype. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 12:27
    - Cisco has WebEx, Jabber. They'll be alright -- nm - Budice Jul 13, 12:19 1
      - I will piss on the grave of WebEx when they finally bury it. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 12:21
- Sorry, bery. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:11
The big questions leading into ‘Extreme Rules,’ WWE’s preamble to ‘SummerSlam’ -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 12:04 1
- What rules are considered extreme? -- nm - decline Jul 13, 12:05
Nadal and Djokovich are basically sprinting onto the court. - David Jul 13, 12:01 10
- They don't want to give the organizers an excuse to postpone from Sunday. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:03 8
  - The match winner and John McEnroe are both begging for a 5th set rule change. - David Jul 13, 12:04 7
    - Whereas, I hate the tiebreaker finish. It's like soccer. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:08
    - I disagree.. - Marlowe Jul 13, 12:07 4
      - Spoilers - David Jul 13, 12:08 3
        
        I love long-tennis, so I love him.. - Marlowe Jul 13, 12:11 1
        
        You wish Sting had been a tennis player. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:12
        
        Because he can't return serve efectively? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:10
    - Easy fix, ban Isner -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 12:07
- "why don't we just flip a coin so the winner will be fresh for the Finals..." -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 12:02
Chelsea fires manager Conte after two years -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 12:00
Wimbledon spoilers -- match length - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:52 12
- I enjoy the fact of no tiebreaker in the deciding set -- nm - budice Jul 13, 12:07
- How did a 6-4 7-6 match take 6 and a half hours? -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 11:55 3
  - I was wondering the same.. -- (link) - Marlowe Jul 13, 11:59
  - Apparently that match featured a 29 minute rally. -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 11:56
  - they took lots of naps -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:56
- What are they up to? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:54 6
  - almost 7 feet - decline Jul 13, 12:06
  - Spoilers. - David Jul 13, 11:58 4
    - How much time? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:06 3
      - 6 hours, 36 minutes. Isner's now played in the two longest Grand Slam matches ever. -- nm - David Jul 13, 12:07 2
        
        And the difference between #1 and #2 is about 4 and a half hours. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:11
        
        Jeebus. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 12:08
Marc-Andre Fleury, Golden Knights reach 3-year, $21M extension -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 11:51 1
- he should walk down the street and place a bet for the entire thing on the Knights to win the SC -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:53
And just to think, there are babies that were born today who *weren't alive* at the beginning of this match -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 11:48 1
- snork -- nm - Andie Jul 13, 12:00
Has it been posted yet? Aug Community Day will be Eevee. Which means 5 shiny eevee-lutions. Also... - Johnny Lawrence Jul 13, 11:47 8
- THUD -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 12:01 1
  - WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!? - oblique Jul 13, 12:09
- ... -- (link) - David Jul 13, 11:50 [SmugMug] 1
  - Yep...grind them up for candy to power up the best. Nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 13, 11:54
- Is that a reason to save my Eevee? -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 11:48 3
  - Definitely save the candy. And then try to catch the shit out of the shinies. Gotta get all 5 of the evolutions shiny. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 13, 11:52 2
    - I don't even think I have all 5 evolutions yet. I haven't evolved one since I started playing again. I know I have the water, fire, and electric one -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 11:55 1
      - Also, none of them are "the best" IV -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 11:55
Congressional Democrats are pledging not to exploit stolen materials in their campaigns, but Republicans have declined to match that commitment -- (link) - decline Jul 13, 11:44 3
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  - so they will definitely do it then is what your saying... -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 11:48
- If the press can do it why should politicians refuse? -- nm - Max Jul 13, 11:46
OK now -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 11:43 4
- After the spoilers - Marlowe Jul 13, 11:45 3
  - i dunno - prayformojo Jul 13, 11:47 2
    - He spoilers - Marlowe Jul 13, 12:02 1
      - fair enough -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 12:07
I think that Tracee Ellis Ross has been on TV more during this match than she has in the entire run of black-ish -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 11:39
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At one point in time tiebreakers weren’t used in any set. -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 11:36
Chase Utley to retire at end of season -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 11:35 2
- he is really old -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:45
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RB Demarco Murray has retired -- nm* - Beaker Jul 13, 11:34 4
- Huh. I thought with the McCoy news that BUF might give him a look. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 12:28
- he is really old -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:35
- I blame RC. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:34 1
  - Even more good news, everyone! -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 11:49
ScarJo drops out of the film... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 13, 11:33 7
- And thus was the last we ever heard of the movie. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:34 2
  - you mean all the people outraged at the casting won't rush out to see the final product? -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 11:47 1
    - See it? They need to bankroll it first. -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 11:53
- You can now take two zeroes off of its budget and final box office total. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:34 3
  - straight to streaming -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:45 2
    - Entirely possible. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:58 1
      - Optimistic, even. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 11:59
Wimbledon spoilers - David Jul 13, 11:31
Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig star in zombie comedy from Jim Jarmusch... - Remlik Jul 13, 11:24 3
- I see they're looking to save money on the zombie makeup. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 11:35
- zombies aren't a laughing matter Remlik -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:29 1
  - if he does it as well as he's done vampires, assassins & escaped jailbirds ... -- nm - mud Jul 13, 11:31
If you had flown from NY to London at the start of this match, you'd be arriving pretty soon from now. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 11:22 1
- Well, we have to account for the cab to and from the airports.. (NM) - Isner & Anderson Jul 13, 11:31
Tennessee folks! Don't go to this zipline -- (link) - decline Jul 13, 11:19 8
- I'd rather be on that one than this one in Florida. -- (link) - jnine Jul 13, 11:52 3
  - "this type of incident actually happens “fairly often” Well, all right then :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 13, 12:15
  - I dunno -- both of them end with me - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:53 1
    - yeah, but so does a trip to the grocery store. -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 12:38
- Yeah, it's a big local story right now. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:30 1
  - 500 is a lot of people to get sick -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:34
- But I've got a Groupon! - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 11:22
- Cell se...ce cutti......etween th... trees....plining is awe...... -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:22
Find someone who looks at you like John Isner looks at.... - Name Withheld by Request Jul 13, 11:11
So far, they've each won the equivalent of 7 sets of games. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:05 3
- I hope it beats the record.. -- nm - Marlowe Jul 13, 11:07 2
  - The Men's and Women's championship matches have been postponed due to the men's semifinal lasting into Day 3. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:17 1
    - Right now I'm worried about the US Open being postponed. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 11:18
Novichok nerve agent found on or in a bottle in dead woman's home -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 13, 11:02
Louisville will change name on Papa John's Cardinal Stadium after John Schnatter scandal -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 11:02 4
- "(Pay Our Players) $100 Grand Bar Stadium" -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:33
- Dominos needs to step up -- nm - decline Jul 13, 11:04
- Chick-fil-A Stadium -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:03 1
  - White Castle Stadium! -- nm - Remlik Jul 13, 11:15
Joss Whedon to helm scifi show called The Nevers for HBO about a 'gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities' - decline Jul 13, 11:01 8
- This is basically an idea of his from Runaways that's getting expanded. -- nm - David Jul 13, 11:32
- Effin' AT&T! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:02
- ...with sexy results? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 11:02 5
  - It *is* HBO. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 11:14 4
    - So Fillion wiener? -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 11:15 3
      - "The hammer is my penis." -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 11:17
      - He shall make a fine Victorian woman. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:16 1
        
        "I swear by my pretty floral bonnet, I will end you." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 12:01
Spoils - znufrii, not outraged Jul 13, 10:54 2
- That was a cruel tease. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 11:00
- Spoils -- (edited) - znufrii, not outraged Jul 13, 10:56
A little sunshine in your Friday: Jim Carrey's signature role. -- (link*) - Mop Jul 13, 10:50 [youtube] 3
- If only *he* had got to be Deadpool. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:12
- with a touch of Liam Neeson too -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 10:57
- it's not this? -- (link) - groiny Jul 13, 10:54 [youtube]
3987 8490 8837 is my trainer code -- nm - Amoxy Jul 13, 10:47 1
- here is the list -- (link) - Andie Jul 13, 10:51
I have it on good authority that AFO was blasting that "I'm Gonna Go To London" song as they landed. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 10:46
Lately I've been cruising Kickstarter for new games for my monthly game nights. This one seems right up our alley. -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 10:45 2
- That looks hilarious. I'm going to back that. Also ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 13, 11:04 1
  - I feel like we've all been playing Pitchstorm on here for years. (Decades!) - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 11:14
This is never, ever, ever going to end -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 10:43 4
- What if we took away their rackets? -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 10:45 2
  - Two at once! -- (link) - Roger More Jul 13, 11:23
  - Not even.. -- nm - Marlowe Jul 13, 11:06
- Will it go on and on, my friend? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 10:44
Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi announced Friday the school will strip the Papa John's name from its football stadium -- (link) - Littlest Hobo Jul 13, 10:43
Posted on FB as well, but please go watch Chasing Jonah's new video on YouTube (and share if you can) please! -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 13, 10:41 [youtube]
Wimbledon spoils - znufrii, not outraged Jul 13, 10:32 1
- Spoils - MDH Jul 13, 10:35
OK, I just started playing Pokeman Go. How do you catch them? I got lucky once but now am wasting Poke Balls -- nm - Amoxy Jul 13, 10:32 6
- 1. Take your phone. 2. Throw it in the bay. -- nm - groiny Jul 13, 10:47
- Basically swipe the ball into the circle around the Pokemon. Smaller the circle, the "better" the throw. -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 10:34
- watch the circles, throw when the circle is biggest. wait for a second. it will usually do something (move, jump, whatever. wait till it gets back - Andie Jul 13, 10:34 3
  - There we go. -- nm - Amoxy Jul 13, 10:43
  - if you click on your 'berries' and click on a raspberry, it makes it easier to stay 'caught.' -- nm - Andie Jul 13, 10:35 1
    - In public? Pretty sure they arrest people for that. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 13, 11:14
"BOLLOCKS TO TRUMP" may be my favorite protest sign/slogan ever. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 10:28 2
- Poor Sandra -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 12:55
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