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August sucks. What has been the best part of your summer? Mine: Abby loves riding her new bike -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 13:38 12
- jazz outdoors, getting to wear my 'collection' of tommy Bahama shirts, garden in full bloom, backyard bbq -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 14:19
- Last weekend in Boston. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 14:04 1
  - *jealous* -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 14:14
- My breathing improved since I left that sick office bldg and I'm able to work in my garden. -- (edited) - Covington Jul 31, 13:52
- Next week’s vacation at the shore. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 13:47
- Next week will be! I took this Friday and all next week off, and when i come back Monday night, I will just chill and enjoy the week with no plans. - Andie Jul 31, 13:46
- My cat's immortal. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:41 2
  - Woo hoo! -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 14:04
  - Yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 13:43
- Nathan has really taken to having kids to play with who aren't demons. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:39 2
  - thank god! that was a disaster -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 13:41 1
    - I'm not even talking about them -- the kids here are basic little kids - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:46
Some guy tried to tell me The Simpsons was over after this season. I knew it was BS. Seems he got his wires crossed about the comics. -- nm - . Jul 31, 13:37 2
- Yeah, they're not cancelled and recently Al Jean said their 666th episode with be the 30th Treehouse of Horror. That'll be 2019 and season 31. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:43 1
  - Although there are some concerns about what Disney wants to do with it. - David Jul 31, 13:45
AAPL revenue, earnings beat, unit sales miss. - znufrii Jul 31, 13:37 3
- will they be the first TRILLION dollar market cap company? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 14:20
- so does Bacon buy or sell his stock? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 31, 13:39 1
  - My AAPL position is a bit bigger than I’d like, but I’ve never been more happy to be a chronic procrastinator. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 13:40
Whoa -- Orioles traded Gausman and O'Day to the Braves and Schoop to the Brewers - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:29 15
- With these moves, I think Inigo has become their set-up man and Don Homer is now batting cleanup. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:29 14
  - And I'm leadoff, because of my superior speed. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 13:30
  - 100th person through the turnstile bats cleanup for the O's tonight. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:30 12
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      - Yup and with a Yankee fan playing 2nd the next two nights. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:45 1
        
        Like any of our pitchers will have a ball hit on the ground. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:47
    - So, let's see if I can get this right - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:33 8
      - 🤣🤣 - Krusty Jul 31, 13:38
      - Atlanta now has five former Orioles, so we're screwed. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:35 6
        
        Hey, in the last 7 seasons, one of our teams has gone to the playoffs 3 times. Hint: It's not yours. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:37 5
        
        As things stand, we'll be tied at 3 in another two months. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:38 4
        
        I thought you guys started sucking much earlier than 2012. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:45 3
        
        The Heyward deal was when we chose to lose. - David Jul 31, 13:47 2
        
        Markakis is going to end sitting the first 80 games of next season. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 13:48 1
        
        Kemp and him both went from washed up last September to topflight players this year. So, yeah. -- nm - David Jul 31, 13:49
Oh, and Mission: Impossible Fallout was great, but I think I liked Rogue Nation a smidge better. -- nm - Tim Jul 31, 13:25
Game of Thrones news. the castle used for Riverrun exterior shots is for sale -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 31, 13:25
the Rolling Stones are releasing an album of the 42 blues numbers which influenced them the most. these are the originals not covers by them. -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 31, 13:21 1
- *likes -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 17:15
Happee Birthdae Harry ! -- (pic) - Meg at the bookstore Jul 31, 13:15 [Attachment] 7
- Oh, but they go out of the way to spell his name without two ees? -- nm - Max Jul 31, 13:35
- And this is the 3d printed trophy.... -- (pic) - Meg at the bookstore Jul 31, 13:21 [Attachment] 3
  - very nice! -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 13:23 2
    - With only one minor flaw. - Baron Starr Jul 31, 13:25 1
      - Ha! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 13:45
- cute. (they totally corrected that e from a y). :) -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 13:17 1
  - Kim, the librarian, said "well you told them it should look sloppy" :) -- nm - Meg at the bookstore Jul 31, 13:30
What does ST think of password managers? - Marlowe Jul 31, 13:08 7
- I use LastPass and am very happy with it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:26
- Every time I tried to use Last Pass on a new device I kept forgetting the password and had to reset it. -- nm - Max Jul 31, 13:21 2
  - just make it 'password' so it's easy to remember -- nm - decline Jul 31, 13:23 1
    - "that's the same password I use for my luggage!" -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 13:27
- I use it. I love it, and worth the price. - JaxSean Jul 31, 13:14
- In Soviet Russia, passwords remember you! -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 31, 13:14
- Theyre essential. Ive used lastpass for years. -- nm* - prayformojo Jul 31, 13:13
Africa was the 49th most played song on the radio last week. -- (link) - Tim Jul 31, 13:07 2
- The remake is horrible. - JaxSean Jul 31, 13:15
- Mop is right that 2018 is a great and terrible year. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 13:09
I guess that a sign that eSports have achieved some level of success: 'It’s incredibly widespread': why eSports has a match-fixing problem -- (link) - JD Jul 31, 13:03
Crash news network: Doug Baldwin will be out at least a couple weeks to deal with “sore knee” he had coming into training camp last week. -- nm - decline Jul 31, 13:02
It's weird to have put all the railways in that one spot. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 31, 12:51 2
- I don't see "the swamp"? - Spawn Jul 31, 13:00
- And shouldn't Weyerhauser be somewhere else? -- nm - . Jul 31, 12:55
“You’re on an Airplane” with Parker Posey -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 31, 12:47 1
- the title of David's nightmare. -- nm - Jovian Jul 31, 12:52
Woman sues Canada Dry, claims there’s no ginger in its ginger ale -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 31, 12:44 8
- Vernors has real ginger. - TWuG Jul 31, 13:18
- Next up: Girl Scout Cookies. (nm) - howie Jul 31, 12:56 1
  - Wednesday Addams warned us years ago! -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 13:29
- Also, it's wet. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 31, 12:55
- This may have something to do with why I buy other brands. -- nm - . Jul 31, 12:51 3
  - do any of them (the big brands, not the indie stuff) really have any actual amounts of ginger in them? I'd be shocked if they did. it's pop. -- nm - Andie Jul 31, 12:53 2
    - I doubt it. I usually buy the indie stuff. -- nm - . Jul 31, 12:56
    - probably not (it's why I buy Reeds) -- nm - decline Jul 31, 12:56
Tom Bob, an unknown NY street artist is making the city a much better place -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 31, 12:34
David Crosby: ABBA's music is dog poop. -- (link) - peglegpete Jul 31, 12:32 12
- Pretty much how I think of *his* music. And the post was much better when I first read it as David Cross until I read the responses. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 31, 13:03
- Nothing says sophisticated musical insight like a two-word dismissal. - Max Jul 31, 12:56 1
  - You lose. -- nm - Zombie Calvin Coolidge Jul 31, 13:15
- But he liked Steely Dan, James Taylor and Jackson Browne. - . Jul 31, 12:54
- His is one of the few concerts I’ve been to that I was thoroughly disappointed by. -- nm - znufrii Jul 31, 12:41 1
  - ditto. his solo shows are nothing compared to when he has S,N & Y with him. I'm upset he did not join the upcoming Bryds tour with the other - peglegpete Jul 31, 12:56
- David Crosby: Has still sold far less albums than ABBA -- nm - ty97 Jul 31, 12:41 1
  - I'm pretty confident Abba sold more albums in the past week than every band Jaxsean has seen all year, combined. -- nm - MDH Jul 31, 13:37
- David Crosby: Still alive. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 12:40
- David Crosby still a prick. -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 12:33 2
  - Well, he's not wrong. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 31, 12:43 1
    - "ABBA is to music as plastic fruit is to food." -- nm - mud Jul 31, 12:56
Dodgers get Brian Dozier from the Twins. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 12:31 2
- for Forsythe, Raley and Smeltzer -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 12:33
- This deadline is making Crazy David's House of Baseball blush. -- nm - Tim Jul 31, 12:33
Pirates get Chris Archer from Tampa -- (link) - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 12:29 1
- “I am the pitcher now.” -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 12:36
I can’t imagine anyone really wanting to stick around for that updated Moviepass version. It still includes surge pricing and the inherent annoyances - Qale Jul 31, 12:29 4
- We'll see how it goes... It might still be worth it for me for the indies. And AMC isn't an option here, just Cinemark. -- nm - Ender Jul 31, 12:52
- AMC is the winner in areas with AMC. here, there are only losers. -- nm - amanda Jul 31, 12:40 1
  - Well you don’t have to be so Beck about it. -- nm - Qale Jul 31, 13:33
- In my alt universe where Biden is president, Moviepass never happened. AMC has ruled for months. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:30
The Orioles are nearing deals on both Schoop and Gausman. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 12:08 8
- Congrats David on the 2019 NL Cy Young winner -- Kevin Gausman. -- (link) - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 12:28 3
  - Yeah, another guy I didn't want. We'll see what the cost is. -- nm - David Jul 31, 12:57 2
    - Brett Cumberland is a "catcher" who can hit but can't catch. - David Jul 31, 13:07 1
      - Oh, and Bruce Zimmermann. He's a good get. He has good stuff and grrrrrreat pornstache. -- nm* - David Jul 31, 13:10
- Threadjack: Are the Orioles and the Nats ever both playing home games on the same day? I'm guessing no, like the Mets and Yankees typically aren't. - Tim Jul 31, 12:24 3
  - Odd. The Cubs and Sox seemed to be doing that more often than they used to. -- nm - . Jul 31, 12:49
  - I think they might -- closest way would be a Thursday/Friday or a Sunday/Monday. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 31, 12:26 1
    - Yeah, one team ends a homestand and the other starts one, I would guess. -- nm - Tim Jul 31, 12:27
How Broadcast, Cable and Indies Can Survive the Peak TV Era -- (link) - Mop Jul 31, 12:05
Rays trade catcher Wilson Ramos to Phillies -- nm - decline Jul 31, 12:02 3
- Are the Rays just gonna pick people out of the stands to fill out the roster now or... -- nm - Tim Jul 31, 12:04 2
  - Tim was literally interrupted mid post by the Rays signing him - prayformojo Jul 31, 12:21
  - Bery just traded 40% of ST's roster to the Rays. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 12:06
So that just happened. $26.99 - $10 promo code = Destiny 2 - Expansion Pass (Add-On Content) - Shaun Jul 31, 11:57 19
- How did you get it so cheap? -- nm - David Jul 31, 12:24 1
  - Isn't that to just get caught up to where we are now? -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:28
- WAY TO GO!!! -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 11:59 3
  - I am going to be very lost. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 12:04 2
    - If only there was a friendly place you could ask questions. - Spawn Jul 31, 12:09
    - well, the infinite forest is neither infinite or a forest. - tRuMaN. Jul 31, 12:08
- isnt the new expansion not part of the expansion pass? -- nm - tRuMaN. Jul 31, 11:59 8
  - Correct. I haven't played since November so I didn't have CoO or Warmind. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 12:02 7
    - so that should give you like 6-8 hours of playing time then. -- nm - tRuMaN. Jul 31, 12:03 6
      - With 3 characters and with what appears to be some proper grinding on the go, I'd expect more than that. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 12:06 5
        
        ok, maybe 10. - tRuMaN. Jul 31, 12:07 4
        
        Oh I don't expect much out of the campaign missions. But masterworks and exotic catalysts look kind of cool. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 12:08 3
        
        ECs are a pain as I have yet to get 2/3 that I want. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:10 2
        
        Fun. -- nm - Shaun Jul 31, 12:20 1
        
        I am sure if I played more I might get them, but I have been busy this summer. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:22
- wait...what? -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 11:58 3
  - He is back in. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:00 2
    - I might have a 300 character. -- nm* - Shaun Jul 31, 12:03 1
      - It goes quick. Especially if you do all three. -- nm - Spawn Jul 31, 12:23
I love how my Roomba will give itself the congratulatory little chime when I've had to place it in front of the dock - Reagen Jul 31, 11:53 2
- i turned on my robotic minion the other day, it backed up a foot, then drove back onto its charger and applauded itself. - tRuMaN Jul 31, 11:55
- We are to serve them, Reagen. - Spawn Jul 31, 11:54
WASHINGTON — Facebook is preparing to announce that it has identified a coordinated political influence campaign, with dozens of inauthentic accounts -- (edited) - Andie Jul 31, 11:52 7
- FOR FOODCHEM! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 12:22
- FOR THE LOLS! -- nm - PoTuS Jul 31, 11:55
- FOR JEFF BEZOS!!! -- nm - POTUS Jul 31, 11:55
- FOR SANTA! -- nm - POTUS Jul 31, 11:54
- FOR NIKOLAI VOLKOFF!!! -- nm - POTUS Jul 31, 11:53
- FOR THE DEMS!!! -- nm - POTUS Jul 31, 11:52
- FOR HILLARY!!! -- nm - POTUS Jul 31, 11:52
Logical: The Trump Admin is rolling back fuel efficiency standards because heavier vehicles are safer and w/ lighter vehicles people would drive more - decline Jul 31, 11:51 4
- i wonder what definition of logical is being used here. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 11:52 3
  - trumpian logic -- nm - decline Jul 31, 11:55 2
    - is there a definition of that somwhere, or is it just basically - whatever makes the most sense to me to be self-congratulatory-masturbatory? -- nm - tRuMaN. Jul 31, 11:56 1
      - That second one. Oh, and probably whatever makes the most money for oil producers. -- (edited) - . Jul 31, 12:00
Volnelk has an email from me. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 11:46 8
- I accept your acceptance. Where do we make our news public? -- nm - Volnelk Jul 31, 11:48 7
  - usually you inform your parents first, then a little blurb in the newspaper - oh and congrats!! -- nm - decline Jul 31, 11:51 2
    - Cavepersons do not read newspapers. Well, maybe Ugga Today. -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 31, 12:05
    - *blushes* -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 11:54
  - guess just a post to the Cavepeople board. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 31, 11:51 3
    - Ok. I did that. -- nm - volnelk Jul 31, 12:01 2
      - responded and updated my team roster post too. - tRuMaN. Jul 31, 12:03 1
        
        For the record, for you Cavemen, the trade was: - Volnelk Jul 31, 12:13
NJPW: Watching the G1, I’m not as enamored with the total product as others, but Kenny Omega, Tetsuya Naito and Okada are all special. - Tim Jul 31, 11:44 4
- that's not how Top Guys think Tim. -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 11:56
- Oh yeah? Well, the product's not enamored with you! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 31, 11:50 2
  - hmmph -- nm - Tim Jul 31, 12:04
  - *beams with pride* -- nm - David Jul 31, 11:53
~Take a sad song and make it better~ -- nm - Strongbad Jul 31, 11:43
Word. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 31, 11:42
Here you go, Mike. -- (link) - David Jul 31, 11:42 1
- Okay, this is very well done. Excellent. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 31, 11:44

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