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This Sorkin talk reminded me of how incredible this one scene from The Newsroom was: -- (link) - MDH Aug 7, 09:10 [youtube] 1
- I looooove that series. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 09:31
NYT: This Is How The Ryan Speakership Ends -- (link) - Roger More Aug 7, 09:05
watch the white car... -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 09:01 12
- goddamn -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:19
- How does the white Lexus driver not even see that in front of them??? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 09:07 1
  - Probably texting like a fucking moron. -- nm - Shaun Aug 7, 09:11
- Dumb question -- where the eff does that person in the middle of the road come from? -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 7, 09:04 8
  - that one dude got hit so hard that his clothes changed -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 09:06
  - listening to the broadcast, she was the driver of the green truck. The passenger is the kid that gets up and walks. (All survived.) -- nm* - JaxSean Aug 7, 09:06
  - he was in the truck...then shot out of the truck after the car hits (there was a second person sent flying as well) -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 09:04 5
    - He got up and walked off...unreal. - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 7, 09:05 4
      - all 3 survived as did the white car folks from what they say -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 09:07
      - no one died, the old lady laying in the street probably got the worst -- nm - groiny Aug 7, 09:07 2
        
        That's flatout miraculous. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 7, 09:08 1
        
        especially the dude who wasn't in the truck but gets smoked into the barrier. it is a crazy video -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 09:09
Was Aaron Sorkin Right About the Internet? -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 08:54 4
- Related: I wonder if there'll be a Social Network 2. -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 09:14
- I find it possible to hold both the viewpoints that Sorkin has a point and Sorkin is a snob. -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 09:00
- That's not a supercut about what's wrong with the internet. It's a supercut about how people fear the internet. - Mop Aug 7, 08:58 1
  - spoilers - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 09:13
The Atlantic: How Trump Radicalized ICE (long) -- (link) - Roger More Aug 7, 08:52 2
- Thanks for the link. I'll have to look at it later. I am 1/6th in and I am already very mad. -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 09:09
- There's a 1 hour audio version you can listen to as you work. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:54
So tell me about your job? -- (link) - Shaun Aug 7, 08:44 4
- I'll tell you it's better and safer than that one. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:52 2
  - 50-50 for me, which one is safer -- nm - Amoxy Aug 7, 08:59 1
    - I could get my head bitten off figuratively at least, not literally. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 09:02
- When you stop is when I eat you. - Mop Aug 7, 08:52
Wilbur Ross is accused of swindling $120 million from associates and 'could rank among the biggest grifters in American history,' according to a bombs - crash davis Aug 7, 08:34 6
- including the Sweet'N Low thing makes me doubt the article regardless of what else is in there - Beaker Aug 7, 08:38 3
  - The Sweet N Low thing came from two of his employees and that is the exact point the Commerce Dept is denying. Not the larger stuff. - crash davis Aug 7, 08:40 2
    - So, pretty much the same kind of swindling Trump's been accused of? -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:44 1
      - I think we are all missing the larger point that this is Jack Dawson's fault. -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 08:53
- this is the actual longer Forbes report "New Details About Wilbur Ross’ Business Point To Pattern Of Grifting" - crash davis Aug 7, 08:37
- Trump will rank first, for ever. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:35
In additional Moviepass news - MoviePass Films Sets First Pic: Bruce Willis To Star In '10 Minutes Gone' -- (link) - LMS Aug 7, 08:27 4
- The budget is set at $10M unless there's a lot of demand in which case it goes up to $30M, then back to $10M but you can only watch a third of it. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 08:53
- That title almost doubles as their expected lifespan. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:50
- oh sweet fancy moses -- nm* - prayformojo Aug 7, 08:28 1
  - First the roast, now this? -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:30
Your car(s) - do you A) Own outright B) Lease C) Make payments to own -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 08:25 21
- One more year of payments to own -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 14:03
- A for both. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 09:04
- A -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 08:56
- A, for about 5 years now. -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 08:56
- A) Just made my last payment in May. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:44
- Right now, the answer is both! -- nm - David Aug 7, 08:42
- A -- nm - kelly Aug 7, 08:41
- Both cars, A. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:40
- A. This one I paid in full when I bought it. The previous one I financed. The one before that, my Dad paid in full when he gave it to me.. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Aug 7, 08:40
- 1 A. -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:40
- 2 (A), 1 (C). -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:39
- A -- nm - JD Aug 7, 08:36
- C -- nm - Shaun Aug 7, 08:31
- A couple weeks ago, A. Now C. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:31
- Lease on both. -- nm - groiny Aug 7, 08:30
- A x 2 -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 08:28
- Own 3, making payments on the other 2. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 08:26 1
  - 1 of those 3 is getting ready to head to the salvage yard. nm -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 08:27
- One B and one C. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 08:26
- Finish making payments in December -- nm - decline Aug 7, 08:26
- A. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 08:26
the fact that the UFC hasn't given Demetrious Johnson an immediate rematch says all you need to about that organization imo -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 08:23
I currently have 22 overripe tomatoes sitting inside my house, with more waiting to be picked. I think it's time to make some sauce. - kelly Aug 7, 08:20 6
- Neighbors house! -- nm - decline Aug 7, 08:28 4
  - I've already given a bunch of them away. The FedEx driver just got a few! -- nm - kelly Aug 7, 08:41 3
    - I think he meant for you to throw them at the neighbour's house... -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 08:42 2
      - Don't give Nathan ideas - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Aug 7, 09:02 1
        
        We need to up his game :) -- nm - decline Aug 7, 09:16
- salsa! -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 08:24
Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden....60 today -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 08:02
Making Asbestos Grates Again? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:00 4
- "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - Epiphany Aug 7, 08:23 1
  - *sets up a subsidiary so laden in debt that it couldn't be sued successfully for a nickel* -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 09:15
- sweet fancy Moses -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 08:19
- Of course. Things like this from this administration are not surprising. The next guy/gal will have so much to clean up. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 7, 08:11
July electric bill + August electric bill = $10.05 - prayformojo Aug 7, 07:57 10
- My June bill was $220 or so. July will be about the same. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 08:13
- my june + july was over $200. I have no idea why, ut I had a huge spike last year in those two months as well. running five fans constantly - amanda Aug 7, 07:59 7
  - also check fridge and freezer appliances -- nm - Budice Aug 7, 08:04
  - The metal roof is creating a heat sink -- nm - decline Aug 7, 08:03 5
    - It’s shiny, though. Wouldn’t it reflect a lot of light and heat? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:06 4
      - Sounds like metal roofs are very cool. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:12
      - Ive done electrical monitoring at my last 3 places. Every time the largest power draw by far was fridge. If its set too cold, it can run a fortune. -- nm - Budice Aug 7, 08:08 2
        
        Yup. Very glad we replaced ours. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:36
        
        PCs, TVs, game consoles, other appliances always small -- nm - Budice Aug 7, 08:09
- Or, just keep quiet about it -- nm - decline Aug 7, 07:58
Man who jumped out of restaurant freezer and threatened employees with a knife before dying of cardiac arrest was a suspected cold-case killer -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 07:57
IMO, the producers of Three Billboards missed a great marketing opportunity by not pushing a line of Motherf'er-Crucifyin' Bunny Slippers - prayformojo Aug 7, 07:54
SITWAP: Gal Gadot is purty and all, but she needs to eat a lot of beans to be as amazing as Hedy Lamarr.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 07:53 2
- And Gadot's active radar inventions are derivative at best. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 08:05 1
  - You just don't know about the innovative work she did in the Mossad because it's classified. -- nm* - Baron Starr Aug 7, 08:11
Hey, Bery. I asked before but don't know if you saw it. Is this your first run through Gravity Falls or are you an old pro? -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 07:53 4
- First time. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 07:59 1
  - *Mabel squeal of joy* -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 08:04
- I tried to make it through the first season and just haven't. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 07:57
- it's all about the Multi-Bear -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 07:55
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- This is gut wrenching. But the fact that all this was caught on video is astounding. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:59
- Ugh awful. -- nm - Shaun Aug 7, 07:59
- Sorry you had to go through that. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 07:58
- That's awful -- nm - decline Aug 7, 07:57
- Good lord, I’m sorry. -- nm - David Aug 7, 07:55
- Very scary. Sorry it happened to you. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 07:53 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 07:54
- yikes. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 07:51
- I can’t imagine. So sorry that you had to go through something like that. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 07:51
- Wait, what? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 07:50 7
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    - OMG -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 08:32
    - That’s scary :( And also weird. Did it seem like he was stalking you in particular, or just “any resident”? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 08:08 1
      - [deleted]
    - Oh, jeez.. That sucks.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 08:05
    - sheesh. glad it didn't turn for the worse, but still, sucks. :( -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 07:58 1
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One month! -- (link) - Shaun Aug 7, 07:38 [youtube]
I need to pay a fine to the boro today. should I run home at lunch and hope that nobody notices (this would be a two hour lunch) - amanda Aug 7, 07:25 2
- Long lunch -- nm - decline Aug 7, 07:57
- long lunch -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 07:35
A young Quebec man was allegedly caught driving 232 kilometres an hour on the TCH in NS (speed limit is 110)...144 miles per hour equivalent -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 07:14 1
- Considering there's usually someone puttering along at 80 on that highway.... yikes -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 07:20
"Succession is the only good show. Its characters are repulsive to the extreme, and yet their misery and madcap dysfunction is captivating." - amanda Aug 7, 07:13 1
- Those characters and the annoying visual style turned me off the show after 2 or 3 weeks. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 07:50
Moviepass parent company stock up 10.6% today!!! It's up a penny!! -- nm* - Bacon Aug 7, 07:06
The most gut-wrenching moment from Better Call Saul S4 E1 (spoilers) - Baron Starr Aug 7, 07:04 1
- Never say never. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 07:44
Flair Airlines, Air Transat join Aeroplan loyalty program -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 06:51
My great-grandfather was killed in an elevator accident. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 06:47 5
- I have no idea if you are serious or not -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 07:08 4
  - 100% serious. - Reagen Aug 7, 07:10 3
    - that sounds nuts -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 07:18 2
      - It's my family's Butterfly Effect moment - Reagen Aug 7, 07:21 1
        
        Good grief!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 07:40
No, *you're* listening to the jeff Goldblum slow jam on repeat. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 06:47 2
- Kanye as a Tame Impala song ... so this is what is feels like to fall in love. -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 07:02 1
  - ~Have y'all ever seen Wreck-It-Ralph~ -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 07:06
Pippy: I love this story about Andre Leon Talley getting stuck in an elevator during fashion week. -- (link) - MDH Aug 7, 06:42 1
- awesome! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 07:15
Air Conditioning Filters being replaced today at our building. Old ones look nasty. -- nm - Budice Aug 7, 06:41 1
- Keep us informed! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Aug 7, 07:39
Word. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 06:38 11
- Fair warning: I wrote your name in for the 1st congressional district, so if no one else votes, you're in. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 06:45 10
  - Election slogan: "I Am Jim Van Nest!" -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 07:32 1
    - "comma dammit" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 07:52
  - Also- I really see no way Lacy Clay loses. I know the wunderkind from NYC is pumping Cori Bush, but I don't see it happening here. nm -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 07:10 2
    - *nod* I'm be stunned. Family has had that seat for, what, 40 years? -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 07:25 1
      - Yep - and he's very engaged in the community that he serves. Does he do anything? Doesn't matter. nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 07:30
  - BOOM!!! That's the first step to the Spawn/Jim ticket we've been talking about for a decade. -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 06:53
  - Nooooo! He'll pack the court with Broncos! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 06:46 3
    - I can tell you one Bronco that wouldn't make my short list. And it pains me to say it... - Johnny Lawrence Aug 7, 07:08
    - Nah, MO-01 is a freakin' sinecure. He'll just sit back and collect his pension. -- nm - Baron Starr Aug 7, 06:55
    - Terrell Davis will only sit on the bench for four years, max. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 06:54

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