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"I now believe she was killed by a bale of marijuana launched via trebuchet from Canada into the US" -- nm - crash davis Jul 24, 19:50 3
- so we really do have to make the wall *higher* and transparent -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 20:37
- This doesn’t sound like The Expanse. What are you watching? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 19:53 1
  - Elementary -- nm - crash davis Jul 24, 19:53
"A mind-controlling parasite found in cat feces may give people the courage they need to become entrepreneurs, researchers reported." nm but -- (link) - b. Jul 24, 19:44 5
- Is this why cats jump at ceiling fans? -- nm - Max Jul 24, 19:50
- Yeah, don't click. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:49 1
  - spoilers, man! - b. Jul 24, 19:55
- Bottle that shit and sell it. Liquid Courage 2.0 -- nm - Soda Executive si Jul 24, 19:49
- aka CATS RULE, DOGS DROOL!!! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:45
Current NHLers styled for 70s/80s hockey cards - these are amazing/horrifying -- (link*) - Reagen Jul 24, 19:39 5
- before I click, I predict lots of mullets -- nm - crash davis Jul 24, 19:53 1
  - John Tavares makes me think of Andrew Luck -- nm - crash davis Jul 24, 19:56
- "just put Jagr's hair on Crosby!" - mafic Jul 24, 19:42 2
  - Are you sure it’s jagr and not Lemieux? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 19:52
  - Doughty basically looks like that *now*. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 19:46
Tru around? I’ve got a Caveman trade offer for you. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 24, 19:36
demi lovato update: spokesperson says she's awake and recovering with her family. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 24, 19:33 4
- Local update is she refused to cooperate with EMTs, wouldn't tell them what drug she was on. None were found, so no charges. Her people deny it's - jnine Jul 24, 19:35 2
  - Eh, her being charged ain't likely to help with recovery -- nm - ty97 Jul 24, 19:37 1
    - Knowing what she took could help with treatment. -- nm - jnine Jul 24, 20:19
- glad to hear, I know she has struggled with a lot over the years -- nm - ty97 Jul 24, 19:34
Someone who has played more recently, please tell me. What is the better system for me gain power and loot and pretend I'm NG: D&D 5e or Pathfinder? -- nm - crash davis Jul 24, 19:15 3
- As I understand things, the difference between the two basically boils down to "math". Pathfinder has a lot more of it. - Ender Jul 24, 19:21 2
  - ah, thank you..I like story and fun. - crash davis Jul 24, 19:23 1
    - Also, Pathfinder 2e comes out next week, so things are in flux on that side of things. -- nm - Ender Jul 24, 19:27
"Rian Johnson Deletes More Than 20,000 Tweets Following James Gunn's Firing" -- nm* - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:04 10
- (20K) -- nm - b. Jul 24, 19:28 3
  - ty! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:30 2
    - WHAT?! -- nm - ty97 Jul 24, 19:33 1
      - You are fired! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:39
- 20,00 is an awful lot -- nm - budice Jul 24, 19:15 1
  - Isn't that how many Gunn deleted? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:25
- someone's sucking up to mickey dearest - Beryllium Jul 24, 19:07 3
  - He’s doing his own trilogy. -- nm - Roger More Jul 24, 19:28 2
    - ::looks at watch... shakes head:: -- nm - Lex Luthor Jul 24, 19:31 1
      - Ha! -- nm - Diva Jul 24, 19:45
Jimmy Garoppolo May Be Dating a Porn Star He was seen with Kiara Mia on a date in LA earlier this week. - crash davis Jul 24, 18:52 2
- I would tag that NSFF, but that's just me.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 24, 19:08
- I just tagged that NSFW for mentions of the words Brady, 49ers and Patriots -- nm - crash davis Jul 24, 19:06
See, it's called a "doggy" because it looks like Dobby. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 18:50
I just told DirecTV's 'verification department' I don't want their fancy new state-of-the art receiver - we'll see how this plays out. -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 18:25
Trump: "pay with cash" -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 18:12 9
- Scumpf really is like a banana republic politician. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 24, 19:07
- most businessmen deal solely in cash right? -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 18:56 1
  - most mobbed-up or drug businessmen -- nm - mud Jul 24, 18:58
- And his divorce papers Ivana contain a rape allegation against him. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 18:52 5
  - so far my favourite part of the tape is when donald says "maybe he gets hit by a truck" -- nm - mud Jul 24, 18:59
  - how is that related to this? - b. Jul 24, 18:59 3
    - Same tape. He told his lawyer to delay the NYT getting the divorce papers until AFTER the election. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:05 2
      - ah, thanks - the article only mentioned the nyt request. -- nm - b. Jul 24, 19:32 1
        
        Yeah, I was reading another source earlier that talked about it. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 24, 19:33
remember that scum bag Stanford swimmer Brock Turner who got a lite sentence for attempted rape of unconscious girl, he's appealing his conviction... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 24, 18:04 8
- The proper outcome would be for the judge to give him more time. -- nm* - . Jul 24, 19:32
- he's a guilty asshole, but I have no problem with him using the appeals process. he's lucky he's a rich white guy that can easily (more or less)do it. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 18:51
- I hope he gets hit by a bus -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 18:42 2
  - I'm rooting for dick cancer. -- nm - TWuG Jul 24, 19:14 1
    - I like your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 19:22
- Next Trump pardon. -- nm - TWuG Jul 24, 18:20
- I mean, she didn't say No, you know? (NM) - Brock Turner Jul 24, 18:12 1
  - interesting. you used: the Bill Cosby Defense. -- nm - peglegpete Jul 24, 18:20
Browns have agreed to terms with QB Baker Mayfield, source said. The No. 1 pick has a 4-year deal. He gets $32.68M fully guaranteed -- (link) - budice Jul 24, 18:01
NYT: "Melania’s tv aboard Air Force One was tuned to CNN. President Trump was not pleased." -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 17:56 1
- "But they're running the 2000's!" -- nm - Max Jul 24, 18:24
guys, I made this ice cream. don't ever make it. but if you do... - windows jones Jul 24, 17:51 3
- It won't let me see it in a private browsing window. It's covered with a free trial offer. I want to see ice cream! -- nm - jnine Jul 24, 17:55 2
  - does this work? -- (pic) - windows jones Jul 24, 18:05 [Attachment] 1
    - Yes. thank you. I wanted to see ice cream though. That's words. I wanted to gauge the chocolatyness. -- nm - jnine Jul 24, 18:45
One day I shall live somewhere it is peaceful. Always. -- nm* - Qale Jul 24, 17:50 2
- I wanna go to the crappy town where I'm the hero! -- nm - David Jul 24, 17:55 1
  - Damn it Ralph. -- nm - Qale Jul 24, 17:57
Yankees are reportedly closing in on a deal to acquire RP Zach Britton. -- nm - budice Jul 24, 17:31 6
- done deal I am hearing now. -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 18:03 5
  - Same. I'm just waiting to hear the players we gave them. -- nm - Krusty Jul 24, 18:10 4
    - I am as well. Though my nephew is freaking out on that point. - Jovian Jul 24, 18:11 3
      - Sure. I like our prospects but there's only nine positions on the field and considering how - Krusty Jul 24, 18:13 2
        
        It's Dillon Tate, Josh Rogers and Cody Carroll. Tate is the headliner of the deal. He's ranked 7th in our system. - Krusty Jul 24, 18:17 1
        
        Also, all three guys we traded were rule 5 eligible so we had to trade them or add them to the roster next season. - Krusty Jul 24, 18:47
"Weather Service says trees are toppling due to saturated ground, even without much wind around the DC area" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 24, 17:26 2
- I came back from 42% humidity with the expectation that this crap would have been rained out by now. -- nm - Max Jul 24, 18:19
- I’m shocked that I haven’t heard of any flooding in Ellicott City with this. -- nm - Dano Jul 24, 17:52
I'd like to thank Lucifer for letting me know that Orel Hershiser was a secret murderer. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 17:26
The VFW would like to disavow the actions of the membership of the VFW -- (link) - Reagen Jul 24, 17:24
"Because I love you, you idiot!" -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 17:19 3
- 👊👊👊 -- nm - David Jul 24, 17:21 2
  - Seriously, shit went down at the end of S1. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 17:24 1
    - but not as much as the end of s4. - David Jul 24, 17:25
Confession: Inspired by that meme, I secretly scratched "Repent" on the banana my boss left on his desk. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 24, 17:15 6
- "HELP I'M STUCK!" - Spider -- nm - Mop Jul 24, 17:24
- What's the ETA for it to kick in? -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 17:18 4
  - The discovery of the message or the repenting? nm - ralph wiggum Jul 24, 17:22 3
    - ... - David Jul 24, 17:25 [Attachment]
    - Between scratching and the message appearing. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 17:24 1
      - I don't actually know. I did it while I was working late one night and it was there by the next morning. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 24, 18:38
It. Just. Keeps. Raining. -- nm - Dano Jul 24, 17:11 10
- something to possibly distract you. (link has some nsfw images.) -- (edited) - b. Jul 24, 17:18 4
  - Nice. It’s like hottie of the day. -- nm - Dano Jul 24, 19:15 1
    - :) - he also does some via instagram stories on the account, often more than one at a time. -- nm - b. Jul 24, 19:25
  - I’m not Dano but thank you from the bottom of my pervy heart -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 18:49 1
    - :D -- nm - b. Jul 24, 18:52
- One of my regrets on a Vegas trip was not doing Karaoke to "It's raining men" with mafic - Amoxy Jul 24, 17:17 2
  - my 'so drunk I could barely stand' karaoke that night was fat bottomed girls, which I believe colin signed me up for. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 18:53 1
    - Classic Colin -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 19:23
- Hallelujah? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 17:16
- Those are donuts. -- nm - David Jul 24, 17:14
Teen Titans Go! spoiler -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 24, 17:09
“The core argument of Gamergate, and of the alt-right more generally, has always been that caring is hypocritical.” - znufrii Jul 24, 17:08
This is what I've been saying -- (link) - Reagen Jul 24, 17:00 6
- fucking Russianbs. -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 17:05
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  - The cake is by no means baked yet. But the situation is much better than people are willing to believe. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 17:09 1
    - good! (we're skittish) -- nm - mud Jul 24, 17:25
  - No! We'll be at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. - David Jul 24, 17:06
  - word. -- nm - mud Jul 24, 17:06
I love that TomorrowLand posts all of the DJ sets on YouTube. But I feel dumb with my hands up at home. -- nm - Qale Jul 24, 16:59
GA Primary: Very early, but Kemp people are confident they've won. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 16:48 10
- Kemp wins, facing Abrams in November. -- (edited) - Strongbad Jul 24, 17:49 4
  - Go Abrams! -- nm - Krusty Jul 24, 18:11 3
    - Evidently she's raised a ton of out-of-state funds for this last big push. - Strongbad Jul 24, 18:19 2
      - The polls I saw had it very close. She's going to need every dollar she can get. -- nm - Krusty Jul 24, 18:36 1
        
        Sorry, but polls this far out mean nothing. - Strongbad Jul 25, 04:11
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  - The Trump endorsement appears to be winning vs the NRA endorsement. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 17:15
  - Cynthia McKinney ;) -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 24, 17:09
  - heh -- nm - mud Jul 24, 17:07
- Live Update page -- (link) - budice Jul 24, 16:56
Mission Impossible Fallout 97% (86/3) Teen Titans Go! to the Movies 95% (19/1) -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:46 5
- Four people are assholes. -- nm - David Jul 24, 16:47 4
  - Or maybe just 3.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 24, 17:35 3
    - Or maybe just one. -- nm - Nathan Jul 24, 17:37 2
      - Four! -- nm - David Jul 24, 17:54 1
        
        Yeah, 4.. - Marlowe Jul 24, 18:01
San Francisco leaders vote unanimously to ban plastic straws, single-use foodware -- (link) - budice Jul 24, 16:45 11
- I can't get behind this, even though I generally supported the plastic bag ban. - Beryllium Jul 24, 18:53 5
  - me neither. has a notable impact on disabled people, makes a minuscule difference in plastic waste. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 18:56 4
    - And my Ohio straw ain't making its way to the ocean. -- nm - Ender Jul 24, 19:48
    - disabled people can bring their own straws*, and it's not that small a difference when added up. smaller than some other - b. Jul 24, 19:08 2
      - I'm all for incremental change, but if the goal is totally eliminating plastic straws, you're demonstrably doing it at someone's expense. - mafic Jul 24, 19:32
      - I should add that I have concerns about the focus on straws and similar, though. -- (edited) - b. Jul 24, 19:22
- Enjoy your milk shakes and frappes with whipped cream! -- nm - Mop Jul 24, 17:27 2
  - Eh, I stocked up on reusable straws. -- nm - . Jul 24, 19:36
  - it's plastic, not every material. there are alternatives. -- nm - b. Jul 24, 17:30
- (foodware means things like utensils and coffee stirrers, not containers/plates, etc.) nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 24, 16:50 1
  - Psst, hey buddy, wanna buy some plastic picnicware? -- nm - Guy in a trenchcoat Jul 24, 17:14
So, if you get CBS All Access, you should totally watch Me, Myself and I. - David Jul 24, 16:26 11
- have you watched Strange Angel? -- nm - Remlik Jul 24, 18:21
- Agreed -- nm - Ender Jul 24, 17:45
- I wasn't expecting Bobby Moynihan to be that likable -- nm - prayformojo Jul 24, 16:29 8
  - Whaaaat? When likability goes missing, his photo is the one on the milk carton! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 17:58
  - Did your TiVo catch the eight burn-off episodes? -- nm - David Jul 24, 16:30 6
    - no -- nm - prayformojo Jul 24, 16:35 5
      - They aired twice a week on Saturday in June/July. -- (link) - David Jul 24, 16:38 4
        
        damn. I had already canceled the season pass. that much after they pulled the show, why even bother? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 24, 16:40 3
        
        why do you hate TV PSA? -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:44
        
        I would happily buy it and add it to one of our libraries...but CBS kept it exclusively on All Access. -- nm - David Jul 24, 16:42
        
        (those are some impressively small numbers) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 24, 16:40
Georgia polls close -- nm - budice Jul 24, 16:23
from bb, I'd opened the emily bett link earlier and just looked.. -- (edited) - b. Jul 24, 16:15

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