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Words are crazy. -- (pic) - David Jul 29, 21:21 [Attachment] 2
- There's a feisty woman in an ICU somewhere currently creating a new volume. -- nm - Max Jul 29, 22:12
- this was a good book about the guy by Simon Winchester -- (link) - crash davis Jul 29, 21:31
So, I binged the last season of Lucifer this weekend (fast-forwarded a lot). I can see why fans were upset before it found... -- (edited) - Spawn Jul 29, 20:46
*phew* Whatever bery did, my home computer would not log in! -- nm* - Spawn Jul 29, 20:43 1
- So, it worked. -- nm - jnine Jul 29, 22:42
Gravity Falls is Rick and Morty for Optimists -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 20:39 2
- "Sweet! Beaver with a chainsaw." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 20:51 1
  - "In retrospect it seems a bit contrived." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 20:56
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ = A - Volnelk Jul 29, 19:47
How can a major corp. not take American Express? Small businesses I can understand but this is an insurance company. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 19:26 4
- remember when you could use your master card but not visa some places....does Diners/carte blanc still exist? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 20:53 2
  - I've seen registers that still have the Diners logo so guess they do. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 21:19 1
    - Ah, apparently they're affiliated with MasterCard. -- (link) - Meg Jul 29, 21:22
- Great Clips doesn’t take Discover. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 20:37
Andrea, I think we hit ultra friends tomorrow. Can you sync up with me before you open a gift from me (or I'll sync up before I open a gift...) - ty97 Jul 29, 19:20 1
- (tomorrow being Monday that is, since you may not see this until the morning :) -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 19:24
this is the best article I've ever read. this is the *abstract*. it gets crazier. - mafic Jul 29, 19:08 7
- we can figure out that a mountain has grown an inch, that a town moved a few inches after a quake, I'm sure could figure out we're closer to the sun -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 20:58 1
  - Not only that, I bet we could have figured it out several hundred years ago. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 21:02
- Another question - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:19 3
  - but then we'll continue to slowly spiral into the sun. -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 19:33 2
    - Should don’t the orbital decay stabilize once the core has re-heated? - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:35 1
      - no, see, because then the north pole will start shifting back away from the sun and it will get colder? -- nm - mafic Jul 29, 19:36
- Okay, but, and this is just a theory, hear me out ... what if they’re right? - Beryllium Jul 29, 19:12
I fail to see what white supremacy has to do with Bigfoot erotica ... oh, wait, now I see it. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 29, 18:48
Ready Player One: B - Bacon Jul 29, 18:23 3
- See, you should have come to Vegas and seen it with us there. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 18:40 2
  - You went 1 week too early -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 18:53 1
    - No, we went at exactly the right moment.. - Marlowe Jul 29, 19:03
I told that devil to take you back. -- nm - David Jul 29, 18:22
while building a museum in Israel to house the Lod Mosaic, they find another mosaic equally stunning. -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 29, 18:18
Braised Chuck Steak is likely not the best menu for this weather but damn it was tasty :) -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 18:16
A sixth fatality reported in the area of the Carr (Redding) fire. And a second firefighter in the Yosemite area fire :( -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 18:07 1
- And still only 5% contained. But Cal Fire hopes for improvement in the next few days -- nm - Amoxy Jul 29, 19:05
~It's an upbeat inspirational song about life~ -- nm - con_carne Jul 29, 18:01
Used GameStop credit to buy Google Play credit. I feel like I’m “feeding the beast”. - Mop Jul 29, 17:53
The Huntington Library Corpse Flower is about to bloom. -- (link) - Meg Jul 29, 17:48 1
- Thanks for the heads up. There is one near downtown and it is pretty pungent -- nm - Amoxy Jul 29, 18:06
Mamma Mia 2: I have questions (spoiler) - Mop Jul 29, 17:19 2
- Ok. I see how it is. Now you have questions 😉 spoils? -- (edited) - JD Jul 29, 17:27 1
  - Aside from this one small problem, everything else makes perfect sense. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:40
Judging from what I’m seeing on America Ninja Warrior, the portion of Americans who are ninja gym owners is nearing 50%. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:17 2
- Indeed. Right you are, Ken. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:29
- They get more air time than the NFL -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 17:21
I'm binge watching younger on hulu. it's as good as I was led to believe, I think. recommended. -- nm - windows jones Jul 29, 17:14 1
- For some unknown reason I started binge watching The Practice this weekend. -- nm - Max Jul 29, 20:34
So Trish is still in ICU. They do frequent neurology checks. They ask who is the president. They get an earful of swearing. -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 16:56 32
- You really should have given them a primer. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 20:43
- Is that diagnostic, though? That’s been kind of a tough call this century. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 29, 18:17 1
  - you mean how it went from Gore to Bush to Cheney to Obama to Putin? -- nm - mud Jul 29, 18:20
- They needed to call in Amoxy. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:40 1
  - Well, I just tried to call her and give her an earful like she gave to when I was in the hospital. Alas voice mail -- nm - Amoxy Jul 29, 19:04
- Did she get the year right? I got that wrong for more than a week. - landbeck Jul 29, 17:27 3
  - heh -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:33
  - Yeah, she was able to get that right. :) And by the way, your recovery is an inspiration to us. We won't become LDS but we're still inspired :) -- (edited) - crash davis Jul 29, 17:33 1
    - Trust me, I believe you. - landbeck Jul 29, 18:11
- she's as sharp as ever :)) -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 17:23
- nee-chay -- nm - mud Jul 29, 17:23
- That has to be one of the most laugh inducing things I've heard about somebody in an ICU - JD Jul 29, 17:22
- “It checks out.” -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:18
- Is inducing anxiety unto a semi comatose patient good for her? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 29, 17:10 1
  - Well the thing they are most concerned about now is how low her blood pressure was, so asking about Trump is probably good medicine. -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 17:11
- lol.. She seems to be doing fine! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 29, 17:08
- HA! -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 17:00 15
  - They need to come up with different neurology questions. -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 17:01 14
    - Sgt. Pepper is the best Beatles album, si or no? -- nm - Max Jul 29, 20:38
    - "who are the best 5 clowns in history" -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 17:25 5
      - I am pn the phone with her right now, and she wants you to bite her ass. -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 17:34 4
        
        HA!. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 17:38 3
        
        She is already having nightmares in the hospital. She had to tell me all about last night's nightmare - crash davis Jul 29, 17:43 2
        
        Oh, now we need to make a movie with this story! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 29, 19:06
        
        yeah have her watch The Apprentice or something... -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 17:54
    - "Are you tired of Africa being overplayed on the radio?" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 17:08 1
      - Especially since the other Toto cover was better. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:10
    - Who is the latest RuPaul's Drag Race winner? -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:05 4
      - Would even RuPaul know that? -- nm - crash davis Jul 29, 17:10 3
        
        I wished I did. But I can't find anywhere to stream it new or old episodes. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 17:11 2
        
        The Logo TV website has recent episodes for streaming but that presumes you have access to Logo TV. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:48 1
        
        Yeah, no. This is one time that not having cable (I’ve never subscribed since moving out on my own.) has got me. I could be a buttpirate. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 18:02
'Lord of the Rings' Amazon series could be here as early as 2021. (please go back as early as you can, like The First Age. thank you. sincerely, mud) -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 16:32
Golf: DJ nets the win RBC Canadian Open -- nm - Budice Jul 29, 16:25 1
- I had An in my one and done league. Meh -- nm - CQ Jul 29, 16:34
“Rep. John Lewis has been released from the hospital this eve“ -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 16:24
OMG I cant wait -- (link) - mud Jul 29, 16:10
Braves SP Sean Newcomb tweets homophobic slurs (2011-2012) -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 29, 15:50 7
- Smart that they’re getting them in front of the media to address it quickly. -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 29, 16:18 6
  - Hader’s statement was so much better. -- nm - Will Hunting, God of Blood Feud Jul 29, 16:30 1
    - True, but I have no interest in giving accountability trolls the satisfaction of thinking them digging this up means anything. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 16:31
  - So when does it end? Because this is just new age trolling right now. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 16:25 3
    - *shrug* -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 29, 16:28 2
      - The fact that this outer said "cancelled" seems to make it related to Roseanne etc. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 16:34 1
        
        Yeah, that fits. *sigh* -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 16:35
Aggretsuko was at the SF Giants game today -- (link) - Budice Jul 29, 15:45
Moviepass charged $8 surge ticket for a theater with $6.75 tix. -- (link) - Budice Jul 29, 15:39 10
- Didn't Qale run into that? -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 16:05 3
  - I didn't personally. I haven't used Moviepass since I cancelled. I could. But want no part in this madness. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 16:26 2
    - C’mon! It’s fun! -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:16
    - Ah, somebody did - maybe one of my FB friends. -- nm - Meg Jul 29, 16:35
- I might buy the stock now. Ripping off suckers might make that stock go up -- nm - Bacon Jul 29, 15:41 5
  - they reckon they're responsible for something like 6% of ticket sales. I think they're working to hit a tipping point where theatres will have to - mafic Jul 29, 17:32 2
    - Time’s running out on their long game, but if they go under now, theaters will feel the pain. -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:38 1
      - AMC likely won’t. If the reddit is accurate, a ton of folks are fleeing to A-List. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 20:38
  - Send me the money instead. At least I could make good use of it. -- nm - Qale Jul 29, 16:34
  - that's what I was thinking -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 15:50
"I have a big stick in each hand." "Been there, done that, got tennis elbow." - David Jul 29, 15:39
Margherita is dressed. Salumi and cheese is laid out. Marsala is ready... -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 15:16 3
- Nice! I wish I could have stayed for your dinner. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 17:01 1
  - Oh, Krusty is staying? Dinner is bread and water. *Tap* water! (NM) - Deeva Jul 29, 17:10
- *drools* sounds yum enjoy -- nm - Budice Jul 29, 15:32
Wrestling: Tracey Cadell one of the founding members of Omega Wrestling, where Jeff & Matt Hardy, Lita, Hurricane Helms & others came out of has died. -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 15:02 3
- Brickhouse Brown also died. I remember seeing him in WCCW on ESPN in the late 80's/early 90s. -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 15:19
- 1 tidbit on Brian Christopher - Strongbad Jul 29, 15:18
- also father of Impact star Trevor Lee -- nm - Remlik Jul 29, 15:03
Have we seen the dog that stole the GoPro -- (link) - amoxy Jul 29, 14:36 4
- 12 -- nm - Mop Jul 29, 17:27
- I love the background shots of the other dogs and owner chasing him. nm - ralph wiggum Jul 29, 16:24 1
  - That one golden retriever almost gets him, but the dog pulls away -- nm - Amoxy Jul 29, 16:43
- Fun to watch -- nm - Budice Jul 29, 14:58
MLB: Angels SP today - 0.1 Inn, 7ER, 33 pitches to 9 batters. -- nm - Budice Jul 29, 14:25
Well the kids are all hopped now and ready to go -- (link) - amoxy Jul 29, 14:19 [youtube]
When you read this article... -- (link) - David Jul 29, 14:16 3
- You will better appreciate the tremendous significance of this story. -- (link) - David Jul 29, 14:17 2
  - He is a good guy -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 14:32
  - that's a terrific story from beginning to end -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 14:27
Braves trade for Brad Brach, give up nothing but 250k in international bonus money - Will Hunting, God of Blood Feud Jul 29, 14:11 6
- I read recently that the new group that's running things are making changes and are going to go after international players. This looks like - Krusty Jul 29, 16:58
- Yeah, it's the same way we got Venters. Duquette has indicated you all will make a splash down the road. - David Jul 29, 14:15 4
  - All the talent is gone up front in early July. We are to date, the only team with no signings. - Will Hunting, God of Blood Feud Jul 29, 14:19 3
    - That's not true. There are a lot of guys that haven't signed and are big talents. The signing of international players is weird these days. -- nm - Krusty Jul 29, 16:59
    - The way it works these days, signings come at strange times. - David Jul 29, 14:32 1
      - I don’t expect much but a warm body would be nice. - Will Hunting, God of Blood Feud Jul 29, 14:34
Finally getting around to season 5 of Agents of Shield. This is amazing - JD Jul 29, 14:02 1
- Word -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 16:06
Tim is funny -- nm - Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film Jul 29, 13:34 3
- :) -- nm - Tim Jul 29, 14:28
- The rabbit had nasty, big, pointy teeth! -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 13:39
- Yep. -- nm - David Jul 29, 13:36
nice going, amoxy! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 13:25 4
- This. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 13:42
- ty It feels really good. -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 13:37 2
  - cheers -- nm - mud Jul 29, 16:33
  - It should. You're the best! :) nm - ralph wiggum Jul 29, 16:30
*MLB spoilers* - Strongbad Jul 29, 13:21 3
- I give Taylor a lot of credit. - David Jul 29, 13:36 1
  - He's been hot the whole road trip. -- nm - jnine Jul 29, 13:52
- And spoils - jnine Jul 29, 13:31
Qale’s Top 7: It’s a bloodbath this week with THREE debuts one of them being Drake since it’s now a viral sensation. The question remains: Who’s #1? -- (pic) - Qale Jul 29, 13:03 [Attachment] 1
- Seems legit. -- nm - Spawn Jul 29, 16:07
We may have gone past bladerunner. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 29, 12:57
Prepping my aromatics...constructing a mise en place... -- nm - Diva Jul 29, 12:56
Kieran and I have been watching Harry Potter, and this tweet covers all the ones we've seen so far. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 29, 12:42

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