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I know this will be important to some of you (*glare*): Free guac at Chipotle today if you order online. -- (link) - Mop Jul 31, 08:16
Tommy Pham just got dealt to Tampa for 3 prospects. nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 08:16 1
- That's not the team I thought would be selling, the team I thought would be buying, or the player I expected the Cardinals to deal. -- nm - David Jul 31, 08:19
sitwap: Alan Alda has Parkinson's.... -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 08:10 10
- sitwak - Alan Alda is alive -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:12 8
  - One of the earliest science communicators. Stony Brook University has a School of Communications named after him. I idolize his later career. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 08:16
  - he did a great interview on Nerdist months ago. And he's starting a science podcast (he may already have) -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 08:15
  - Heard a podcast with him not too long ago (sadly, it's Hardwick) and he's still really funny. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 08:14 5
    - ... Hardwick was cleared, no? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:16 4
      - In the same way that Andrew Luck is ready to start the football season. -- nm - David Jul 31, 08:19
      - "an independent investigation" - Reagen Jul 31, 08:18 1
        
        Which Chloe declined to participate in because she hadn’t wanted to name him in the first place. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 08:19
      - eh - it ended as it began with more questions than answers. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:18
- aww man. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 08:11
Man puts out Southend Pier fire by peeing on it -- (link) - LMS Jul 31, 08:09 1
- Not a man. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:10
I'm not allowed to have sql on my work machine because I'm not a programmer. so I'm working on my home machine with confidential information because - amanda Jul 31, 08:08 1
- Sounds like a private server. - POTUS Jul 31, 08:09
Saw the Foo Fighters last night at Wrigley. Great show. There's nothing quite like hearing Dave Grohl lead a group sing to the lone piano notes of - pmb Jul 31, 08:05 4
- here...enjoy the Imagine Jump song! -- (link) - Remlik Jul 31, 08:21 [youtube]
- Yesterday I heard the words to Imagine to the theme tune to The Muppet Show -- (link) - LMS Jul 31, 08:11
- !! sounds fantastic -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:09
- Looks like a good place for a show. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:09
Toilet Paper prices may be another victim of trade wars.... -- (link) - Meg Jul 31, 07:57 7
- Bidets for everybody! -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 08:05 1
  - Are bidets french, or were they invented in China? - TRUMP Jul 31, 08:11
- But... I NEED TP! -- nm - Bungholio Jul 31, 08:01
- so you are saying we should stock up? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:00 1
  - Just as soon as I finish this current 36-pack of Kirkland :) -- nm - Meg Jul 31, 08:16
- points for your link title -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 07:59 1
  - Stolen from the article :) -- nm - Meg Jul 31, 08:17
Ginger Ale Without Ginger: The Lawsuit -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 31, 07:54 1
- White people have too much time on their hands. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 07:56
(fascinating read) How a Notorious Gangster (in Amsterdam) was exposed by his own sister - ty97 Jul 31, 07:39
I'd like to see MoviePass's press release person branch out to other fields. - David Jul 31, 07:34
This WaPo article, about a small Alabama evangelical congregation Alabama, and their thoughts on Trump and America's future -- (link) - Roger More Jul 31, 07:34 14
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- I wish the wapo would let me read that article. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:48 4
  - The old trick of opening it in an incognito window worked for me. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 07:56
  - (As a general PSA, because I don't think it's well known, Amazon Prime subscribers can get a WaPo digital subscription for just $3.99 a month.) -- (link) - Ender Jul 31, 07:52 2
    - huh. of course amazon wants more of my money! - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:53 1
      - at least they aren't trying to make you pay for news that is 2 weeks old! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:01
- And this thread -- (link) - Roger More Jul 31, 07:34 7
  - That was a good read. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 08:16
  - Umm what analysis? Isnt this just the same WaPo article already posted? -- nm - Jovian Jul 31, 08:07 1
    - nvm! -- nm - Jovian Jul 31, 08:09
  - That’s a fantastic analysis. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 07:55
  - Wow, that's an exceptional analysis that he lays out -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 07:43 2
    - he also has a smaller follow-up thread. not sure how to link it. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:58 1
      - Well stated. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 08:13
The depths of depravity are staggering. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 31, 07:31 3
- Little by little. - Spawn Jul 31, 07:56
- oddly, not about Bigfoot -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 07:44
- They are ´Xicans! There's your dire emergency! (NM) - Scumpf Jul 31, 07:42
I'm trying to read baseball rumors with the deadline a few hours away but teams will say the Yankees are connected or looking at everyone - Krusty Jul 31, 07:28 14
- If you want a .220 hitter, the Nationals have a guy. -- nm - David Jul 31, 07:32 10
  - Last year I would have been happy to have him but for what he'll cost as a rental and what he's given this year there's - Krusty Jul 31, 07:39 9
    - But I don't want that douche Bautista even if the Mets give him away for nothing. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 07:39 8
      - He's the freakin' Pope compared to the dude to the Nationals are trying to deal. -- nm - David Jul 31, 07:48 7
        
        SAY HIS NAME! -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 07:57 1
        
        Pope Francis. - David Jul 31, 08:05
        
        Neither one can hit a curveball? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 07:50 4
        
        No, that was Jesus Christ that can't hit a curveball. nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 07:52 3
        
        Yeah, but the Pope is his human vassal now so... - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 07:53 2
        
        You make a good point. I guess we would need David to let us know whose WAR is better. What Jesus can't do with a curveball might be made up for with - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 07:55 1
        
        Jesus has a WAR of infinity. Duh. -- nm - David Jul 31, 08:05
- Also, I didn't get to say this yesterday but F**K Houston for making that deal for Osuna. I'd be pissed if I was a fan of the team. - Krusty Jul 31, 07:30 2
  - I'm glad it pissed off Verlander. An unhappy ace is good for opponents. Also, didn't the Yankees sign Chapman after the Dodgers voided his trade bec - jnine Jul 31, 11:16
  - Well, they do have their zero tolerance policy for domestic violence...oh wait. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 07:51
The U.S. cheese stockpile has now reached 1.4 billion pounds -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 07:25 7
- Ooh, when do they start distributing 5-pound blocks to the needy. - Meg Jul 31, 08:12
- doesnt cheese like get moldy and stuff? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:53 5
  - The good stuff does -- nm - TWuG Jul 31, 07:59
  - just cut the moldy parts off - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:59 3
    - it just seems disgusting... -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 08:13 2
      - The moon is disgusting. - Beryllium Jul 31, 08:16 1
        
        I thought it was because... - zeitgeist Jul 31, 11:21
Worlds colliding: the opponent of the Bigfoot erotica House candidate is Olivia Wilde's mom. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 07:25 6
- So would writing Bigfoot erotica keep me from being White House Deputy Chief of Staff? -- nm - crash davis Jul 31, 07:43
- as has been foretold -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 07:27
- heh -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 07:27
- How this was not the lead is a mystery -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:27
- Quit Bigfoot erotica shaming! -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 07:27 1
  - I've said nothing pro or con! -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 07:27
whelp, its always fun to start part of your day with you have to explaining to a manager why -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:09 8
- This is one of those Mike Bolton times where, regardless of fault, you have to think "what can I do better?" -- nm - Roger More Jul 31, 07:32 1
  - I can not be as frustrated when I constantly get asked to do work for someone else, I understand that. typically - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:45
- Look we already have a Jackie Onions, you are going to have to go for " makes people scream with extreme rage" or " Fainting Goat Wrangler" - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:26 3
  - here is a snippet from the "feedback form" I recently submitted. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jul 31, 07:47 2
    - I like it - straight and to the point. - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:00 1
      - David may be right. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 08:13
- you should put thumbtacks on her chair -- nm - decline Jul 31, 07:19
- Not cool. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 31, 07:18
~You got two black eyes from loving too hard And a black car that matches your blackest soul I wouldn't change ya, oh~ -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:09
The shark has been returned to the Aquarium -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 07:05
Moviepass press release: Moving to $14.95 a month, and it won't work on major film releases in their first two weeks. -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 31, 07:02 21
- I don't like it, but I totally understand it. - Ender Jul 31, 08:02
- I've had it since January and I think I've seen 8 on the plan, so it's worked out for me so far. I probably won't stay for a 2week delay. -- nm - Max Jul 31, 07:28 4
  - Since 1/1 I've seen 38 movies. -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 07:59 1
    - impressive -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:11
  - So, you've seen like 1.5 movies a month and you're still making money off them. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 07:33
  - I think I've seen 12 films since Christmas on Moviepass. I'll still use it when I can until December. -- nm - Inigo Jul 31, 07:33
- *snort* -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 07:21
- You know AMC is laughing at this, and now thinking what can they do to make a few small changes as well. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 07:16
- "Our user base has gone up significantly with our new subscriber signup slogan 'payusfifteenbucksamonthingfornothingsayswhat '" -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 07:15
- lol dear lord. -- nm - Jovian Jul 31, 07:14
- "aimed at accelerating the plan for profitability" - David Jul 31, 07:09
- LOL!! what is the point then? they suck at this. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:08 3
  - I wonder if they worked out a deal with some theater companies? -- (edited) - Inigo Jul 31, 07:14
  - They liked how Garfield Without Garfield turned out, so they're trying Moviepass Without Movies -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 07:10 1
    - L4! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 07:24
- The stock very briefly surged, but is in free fall again now. -- (link) - Inigo Jul 31, 07:03 5
  - "Woo-hoo wait what?" -- nm - investors Jul 31, 07:15
  - It's lost 99.99% of its value since the peak in last October. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 07:06 3
    - And over 90% since the 250 to 1 reverse stock split last week. -- nm - Inigo Jul 31, 07:07 1
      - People invested in Venezuelan bolivars are like "damn, dude" -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 07:12
    - yeah, that 1 year graph is something -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 07:07
No cut(MC) in this week's PGA tournament (Bridgestone)--The drawback--there will be lots of withdrawals as the top golfers get ready for next week -- nm - Flavorize Jul 31, 07:01 1
- The Firestone is a WGC the implications of winning it are a lot bigger than winning the PGA for most people. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 07:04
Buy your pumpkin futures accordingly: There's three months left of growing season and the vines have already outgrown the space I gave them. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 06:47 7
- I've got a feeling they're going to peak right around January. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 07:15
- whitney lost almost all of her garden to flooding this year. we got over ten inches in two weeks. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 06:50 4
  - I lost a lot to cold early on. I'm about a month behind on most other things and a ton of it just never came up. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 06:51 3
    - (or possibly ants. One (1) sunflower came up) -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 06:52 2
      - whitney's got washed away. she's moving her garden over labor day weekend to a drier spot for upcoming years. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 06:55 1
        
        she should build it on stilts -- nm - decline Jul 31, 06:55
- nmb ITTCA -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 31, 06:48 [Attachment]
Chicago poke chain issues c&d letter to Hawaiian shop to drop “Aloha” from their name. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 31, 06:43 5
- I also read that no one at the top of the Chicago chain is actually Hawaiian -- nm - decline Jul 31, 06:52 2
  - It's a white guy my age running it. Because of course. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 06:54
  - That wouldn’t surprise me at all. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 06:52
- Horrible people. I love how their "apology" essentially says we didn't say people could use "Aloha" or "Poke." You just can't use them together. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 06:49 1
  - This is like my retirement plan of trademarking "Texas BBQ". -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 06:50
Venom trailer #2 -- (link) - decline Jul 31, 06:35 [youtube] 3
- That will likely be the one I'm finnaly skipping. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 08:12
- Wish they had not had one of those shots in the trailer. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 08:00
- I'm... not sure I buy Tom Hardy as a reporter... -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 06:57
I should have known it wasn't possible not to know that Mudbound was Netflix, so that's the big exception -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 06:28 1
- Most of the "made for Netflix movies" weren't actually made for Netflix though. They just acquire at bargain prices. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 06:33
jim, how's the battery life on that JBL? I really need something waterproof for gardening. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 06:27 7
- Well, keep in mind, I have the JBL2, I think and this is the 4. Mine isn't ever waterproof. But, I'd guess it at a good 4 hours or so. Now - - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 06:30
- To answer, we just need something for out on the deck, so not necessarily crazily portable, just needs to run on a decent battery. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 06:29 5
  - In that case, I'd highly recommend the Flip. Actually, what I'd suggest is to go to Best Buy and - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 06:32 4
    - again I say -- ebay is always cheaper in the US and often no tax. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 06:41 2
      - good point. I forget about Ebay. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 06:43 1
        
        Did you forget about Dre? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:12
    - Cool. Thanks for the info. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 06:34
Jeff Flake took the month of August off and went to Zimbabwe - this is a big f-u to McConnell - decline Jul 31, 06:26 2
- that's kind of funny but it's also a pretty passive-aggressive weenie move -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 06:29 1
  - Memoir title idea for him right there -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 06:35
1 sure fire way to get your e-mail moved to the bottom of my respond pile - have a read receipt. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 06:26
lyc: Already hero of the morning at work. Nobody could get to intranet. - Budice Jul 31, 06:24 1
- jiggle the cable - oblique Jul 31, 06:26

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