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Marcus Smart: 4 years $52 Million with the Celtics -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:40 1
- that is not dumb for him -- nm - crash davis Jul 19, 08:41
Black sarcophagus was opened it contained - TWuG Jul 19, 08:34 6
- and any number of unknown curses, diseases and spectres -- nm - decline Jul 19, 08:57
- Three septums, bone meal, and a potion of fortify magic. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 08:42 2
  - very good! all I could think of was "I used to be an adventurer until I took an arrow to the head" -- nm - crash davis Jul 19, 08:44
  - Any cheese wheels? -- nm - Tim Jul 19, 08:43
- those fools! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:36 1
  - The sewer water contains contaminates that will end us all. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:40
DC Universe digital subscription to open at $7.99 per month or $74.99 for a year -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 08:30
Facebook and Instagram getting more proactive about enforcing 13 year old age limit -- (link) - oblique Jul 19, 08:29
and the hits keep coming for Papa John... -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 08:18 9
- He built the possibly world's biggest private house, hired a docu film maker to do his bio, then sued him cause it wasn't bullshitty enough -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 19, 16:48
- It helps to know bra size for the best fitting company hug policy. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 08:26
- I'd say we love to tear down our heroes but it's Papa effing John. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 08:21 5
  - the NFL kneeling thing pretty much destroyed him. I didn't even know he was a real person till he complained about loss of business due to that -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:23 3
    - I first knew of him when he complained that providing healthcare to his employees would raise the cost of pizza by twelve cents a pie. -- nm - crash davis Jul 19, 08:28 1
      - Yup. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 08:33
    - He would unseat Jar Jar Binks if he were not. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:25
  - You have to wonder how glad Peyton Manning is that he abandoned that ship when he did. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:22
- Someone tried their pizza? -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 08:21
I'm at Five Below and they are playing the theme to Girl Meets World. David would approve. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 08:15
"So, that happened." -- nm - Dems 2020 Jul 19, 08:14
Final Four from the trailer bracket: Wolf of Wall St vs Social Network and Inception vs Force Awakens -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 08:08 1
- I've determined the four I think are the worst misses were The Matrix, 300 and Watchmen. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 19, 08:16
lunch with joyce. yallah! -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 08:05 2
- I'm hungry and have been knocking on your door for 35 minutes! -- nm - Troll Jul 19, 08:06 1
  - ugh I still don't know what I'm doing for the troll wedding. -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 08:09
A Funko Pop for the Parks and Rec Fans out there.... -- (link) - groiny Jul 19, 08:01 5
- I just saw the e-mail from HT and went to check on that glow in the dark Moaning Myrtle...sold out. - IrishStephen Jul 19, 08:32 4
  - I will hit a store this weekend and see if I can get lucky there. - groiny Jul 19, 08:33
  - yeah, I tried for that one too, and same result. -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:32 2
    - I'm going to send Ashlee over there after she gets off work in a few hours; will see if they have any, and have her pick up an extra for you if - IrishStephen Jul 19, 08:37 1
      - sweet -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 08:40
Anyone know the status of the Comcast bid for Fox? -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 07:55
Wow - the new Scout Youth Protection Training is something! nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 19, 07:52 9
- the world we live in, I have to do quarterly Active Shooter training -- nm - crash davis Jul 19, 08:43
- Also the rules about scouts and digital devices/cameras. Though my SM and I tend to do the training in person instead of online makes it a bit easier -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 19, 08:27
- heh, I watched the Child Abduction Is Not Funny South Park episode this week. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:13
- I blame the SNL skit with Alec Baldwin. -- nm* - groiny Jul 19, 08:02 1
  - still one of my all-time favorite bits from SNL -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:06
- "and here is how to defend yourself from a man welding a banana." -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:56 1
  - “What if he’s got a pointed stick?” -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 08:05
- Where did the bad man touch you? -- nm - Budice Jul 19, 07:55
- STREET SMARTS! With Officer JJ Bittenbinder. -- (link) - Mop Jul 19, 07:54 [youtube]
Batman wants to join the "cool kids" table -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 07:47 2
- [snork] -- nm - mud Jul 19, 07:57
- that is amusing -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 07:56
Disney/Fox: Comcast is out... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 19, 07:47 1
- I heard Comcast might focus on stealing Sky out from under Fox instead -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:48
Baby goats, hopping around in sweaters -- (link) - decline Jul 19, 07:36
Vamps - BF: Posted Draft Order on the board, please review -- nm* - Budice Jul 19, 07:32 3
- Everyone I have except Zeke is available for trades. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:58
- I really hosed myself with that run to the finals, eh? -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 19, 07:39 1
  - Same, I took lemons and made lemonade -- nm - Budice Jul 19, 07:48
Huh. The password for my wordpress account has been reset. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 19, 07:26 2
- Mine too! -- nm - oblique Jul 19, 07:48
- congrats?!? -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:28
Actual library user exchange from yesterday: Guy sends 90 cents worth of print jobs to printer, has trouble releasing it, has me release it for him. - mara Jul 19, 07:18 1
- enh, if it's a company expense he probably just needs *something* to give them for their own internal accounting. And, if he's making a nothing wage - Andie Jul 19, 07:21
Huh, couple of weeks back I had an email that one of my Kiva loans had defaulted. Today they paid their outstanding balance! -- nm - Meg Jul 19, 07:08
Rep Adam Schiff wanted to talk to the translator in the Putin/Trump closed door meeting. -- (link) - Epiphany Jul 19, 06:58 26
- I could be wrong (and often am) but wouldn't that fall pretty clearly under executive privilege and Trump could just tell them to suck it? -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 19, 07:45
- I would assume Bub Mueller was already on this. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 07:28
- They got power and that’s all they craved. They have no desire to lose it. -- nm - MDH Jul 19, 07:08
- not making a new thread but Trump tweeted today he is looking forward to the 2nd meeting with Russia to talk about implementing items - WHY IS THERE A - Epiphany Jul 19, 07:05 12
  - If nothing else, new START. -- nm - mafic Jul 19, 07:43
  - Because the White House may say yes to Putin's proposal to turn over Americans for Russian "investigations" and questioning... -- (link) - Inigo Jul 19, 07:23 10
    - never going to happen. - Jovian Jul 19, 08:08 8
      - Isn't the guy Putin wants a Brit? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:17 6
        
        Yes one is a British citizen (Bowder). McCaul is an American citizen. -- nm - Jovian Jul 19, 08:20 5
        
        McCaul better seek asylum... somewhere. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:22 4
        
        He was the Ambassador to Russia for 8 years under Obama. He aint going anywhere. - Jovian Jul 19, 08:26 3
        
        the story is that the US didn't immediately say "go fuck yourself" but are "considering" it. -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:28 1
        
        It was a good deal according to the Mr. Art of the Deal. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:32
        
        "... under Obama..." - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 08:27
      - I'll bet you 5 rubles it does. -- nm - Putin Jul 19, 08:15
    - Little by little... -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 07:32
- repubs = complicit. -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 07:00 9
  - the House GOP also is refusing to renew election security grants for states to ensure election integrity - decline Jul 19, 07:03 8
    - and Republicans are taking steps to hamper the House Intel Dem Russia investigation, denying them any committee funds, office space for interviews, - decline Jul 19, 07:15 2
      - jeebus. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 07:17 1
        
        They are going so far as to cancel interviews set up by the Dems and not telling them -- (link) - decline Jul 19, 07:22
    - *winning* -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 07:15 1
      - I told you you'd get tired of it! -- nm - Trump Jul 19, 07:19
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    - your IM - appears that way doesn't it. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 07:06 1
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Despite a massive backlog of Model 3 reservations, Tesla is having trouble finding customers for the premium Model 3 variants that it can actually - decline Jul 19, 06:52 3
- Oh, there is soooo much wrong with that article. -- nm - TWuG Jul 19, 07:07 2
  - on second look, he's an investor - not a journalist - and probably has Tesla shorted, so grain of salt. - decline Jul 19, 07:18 1
    - Related to znu's post -- Edmunds believe it should have a big profit margin. Whether it does or not -- unknown. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 19, 07:26
I'm flying on an AirTran plane today. - ty97 Jul 19, 06:51 8
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  - I had to rebook late to change dates due to work so the flights were all $$$$$ - ty97 Jul 19, 07:11
- I'm then connecting to a Northwest Airlines plane. - ty97 Jul 19, 06:55
- are you scared? -- nm - decline Jul 19, 06:52 3
  - Can't wait to get on the plane and take a nap -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 06:53 2
    - are naps your defensive mechanism when terrified? -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:03 1
      - He's like a fainting goat. - Epiphany Jul 19, 07:06
- slumming it? -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 06:52
Nice Funko haul at Hot Topic last night.... -- (pic) - groiny Jul 19, 06:44 [Attachment]
the first trailer for Titans is out and sounds as DC as you'd imagine -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 06:37 10
- No Cyborg to bring the light. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 19, 07:31
- what is this going to be on? -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 06:49 4
  - Exclusive to DC’s own streaming service. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 19, 06:52 3
    - so no one is going to see it? -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 07:00 2
      - There will be toys you can buy exclusive to the service and other things like that. People will buy in -- nm - Remlik Jul 19, 08:46
      - It's in the same vein as DC's CW shows. So, yes. No one is going to see it. -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 08:18
- Whoa. That’s…dark. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 19, 06:43
- So emo.... -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 19, 06:42
- will the entire show take place in the dark? -- nm* - decline Jul 19, 06:41 1
  - The rights were expensive, no money left for lights.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 19, 06:49
Has ST seen the Golden Girls remix with Trump, Putin et al? -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 06:33 [youtube]
TIME magazine does it again -- (link) - oblique Jul 19, 06:31 2
- Remarkably, Trump's hands were also a match for those of the small-statured Putin. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 07:40
- Yup -- nm - Budice Jul 19, 06:39
NWBR from b2. Yes, I am. Sorry. What do I need to do? -- nm - Inigo Jul 19, 06:30 2
- lose! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 08:15
- Nothing. I'm just verifying the last spots whenever I spot people. I'll email in mid-August on start dates. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 19, 08:15
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- She's a little further Left than the typical person I vote for - Strongbad Jul 19, 08:55
- To be fair, his prediction echoes your lament about the Democrats’ focus on “niche values”, so maybe not as much projection there as you think. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 06:26 2
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    - Thank you for clarifying. -- nm - znufrii Jul 19, 06:36
WTF Tennessee? "More Tennesseans are sporting Confederate flag license plates than ever before" -- (link) - decline Jul 19, 06:16 2
- Oh I see them all over. There's a truck in the parking lot that has one as a bumper sticker (and a Trump sticker, too) - Dark Callisto Jul 19, 08:42
- a Dukes of Hazzard reboot is the next step -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:29
Comcast drops 21st Century Fox bid - will focus on stealing Sky out from under Fox -- nm - decline Jul 19, 06:11 1
- Had a feeling this was coming. Comcast may still get assets Disney can't retain. -- nm - Budice Jul 19, 06:12
[I mean to say there wasn't an error that occurred processing this directive.] -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 06:09
Mamma Mia 2 is just pure fun. Giant holes in the logic? Of course. Do you care? No. If you just let it entertain you, you will grin the whole time. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 06:08 24
- If I ever find myself in a pied-piper-like throng of singing and dancing lunatics, I'll hope we're processing toward a tall cliff. -- nm - Max Jul 19, 08:16
- Maybe I can bring it on a ski trip and fall asleep to it, too. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 19, 08:08
- Spoiler question - kelly Jul 19, 07:41 1
  - **Spoiler** answer - Andie Jul 19, 07:47
- anna is *begging* me to take her this weekend. I might acquiesce. -- nm - amanda Jul 19, 06:44 1
  - you just have to let it wash over you. it's like a virtual greek vacation. - Andie Jul 19, 06:46
- 84% at RT (65/12) - it is holding up much better than I thought it would actually. -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:17 17
  - 84% DAVID -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 06:21
  - the reviews have mostly been swell. -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 06:18 15
    - Everything I read seems to basically be "yes, it's a terrible movie, and i loved it." Accurate. -- nm* - Andie Jul 19, 06:23 14
      - so the Godfather 2 of Mamma Mia movies is accurate then :) -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:27 3
        
        did anyone love Godfather 2? -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 06:27 2
        
        sure, arguably the best sequel ever (and some say it surpasses the original) (top 5 all-time sequel at worst) -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:28 1
        
        but will I end up watching mamma Mia 2 more...potentially :) - Beaker Jul 19, 06:30
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        :) (Spoilers) - Andie Jul 19, 06:26 4
        
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        Spoilers - Andie Jul 19, 06:31 2
        
        lucky for you, he has a lot of kids. -- nm - groiny Jul 19, 06:58
        
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      - (Lily James is really especially great.) -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 06:23 3
        
        she is so pretty. I loved her in Pride/Prejudice/zombie movie. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 19, 06:36 2
        
        yeah - she's good. -- nm - Diva Jul 19, 07:02
        
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