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Occasionally, when Abby's at her TKD drill team practice on Saturdays, Heather and I go for a drink at the bar down the block. The bartenderess and - prayformojo Sep 15, 12:18
It’s foggy on the water today. -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 15, 12:11 [Attachment]
Florida State is losing 23-0 to Syracuse. - Will Hunting Sep 15, 12:08 4
- 1) Syracuse starting QB is very good. 2) they should be up more. They just can’t convert in the red zone -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 12:15
- hopefully, they'll remain the same next year. Boise State opens the 2019 season against Florida State in Jacksonville, in the Jags stadium - crash davis Sep 15, 12:14
- Willie Taggart can kiss my ass! Karma baby -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 12:11
- Wow, there might another ACC team worse than us? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 15, 12:10
lots of interesting stuff has been found in a 1200 year old Viking village currently being excavated -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 15, 11:59
Update: Maryland was a 16 point favorite. They are losing by 21. Less than 150 yards on offesnse. -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 11:57
I guess Troy has a footbal team and it is beating Nebraska -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 11:57 8
- for RC: - crash davis Sep 15, 12:01 7
  - My Nephew is going to Boise State next year. -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 12:10 6
    - Do you have relatives in Idaho? -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 12:12 5
      - Nope, he visited the campus over the summer and decided he wanted to go there -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 12:13 4
        
        Well good then. What does he want to study? -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 12:15 3
        
        That I am not sure. I am going to be shooting his Senior pictures next week and I need to find out - Bacon Sep 15, 12:17 2
        
        let me know if his uncle ever is coming to check up on him :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 12:19 1
        
        Absolutley -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 12:21
Muahaha, once again a lifetime of teetotaling pays off - Beryllium Sep 15, 11:46 3
- How are they going to get access to someone's stock portfolio? -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:50 2
  - It's more to do with execs - Reagen Sep 15, 11:56 1
    - Yeah, keep your head down until 2020 -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:58
Two plays last week by juco transfer John Hightower. First one -- (link) - crash davis Sep 15, 11:45 1
- second one -- (link) - crash davis Sep 15, 11:46
Thursday the FCS Davidson Wildcats beat the Division III Guilford Quakers 91-61 - crash davis Sep 15, 11:35
"BBC iPlayer only works in the UK. Sorry, it’s due to rights issues." GET THEM DONALD! - nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:24 3
- NOW YOU KNOW HOW IT FEELS -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 11:47 2
  - I just realized the bodyguard is Robb Stark. Now I need to find it even more. -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:55
  - oh, this has happened to other folks? :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:49
To “streamline” learning, the Texas Board of Education has voted to remove Hillary and Helen Keller from the curriculum. Will re-add Moses - MDH Sep 15, 11:07 5
- Replacing nonfiction with fiction. Kids love fairy tales -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 11:39
- Yeah that is wrong, but what was worse to me is how micro-managed the teachers are -- nm - amoxy Sep 15, 11:26
- I’m surprised Hillary was on the curriculum in the first place -- nm - Roger More Sep 15, 11:21 1
  - same -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 11:43
- "Sell me on raising children in Texas." -- nm - Max Sep 15, 11:16
Cle WR Josh Gordon is OUT for week 2. -- nm* - budice Sep 15, 10:54 2
- Hmm, maybe I should start Landry. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 15, 11:05
- Oh good -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 11:02
Star Trek Actor Tom Hardy is 41 today. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 10:23 13
- still hot (most of the time) -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 11:27
- Why wouldn’t you (or they?) go with Mad Max? -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 15, 10:45 5
  - Remlik's World > The United Federation of Planets > name something else -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 10:49 4
    - DCEU? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 15, 11:05 1
      - DCAU is a stronger contender -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:08
    - I award you the Christopher Pike Medal of Valor. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 11:03 1
      - *mentally runs off with young Yvonne Craig in green make-up* -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 11:07
- Star Trek Actor Tom Hardy is like saying "Drive television star Emma Stone..." -- nm - David Sep 15, 10:41 5
  - I swear there was once an entertainment site that used this gimmick, crediting minor or less immediately obvious roles for people. - Tim Sep 15, 10:50 4
    - IMDB is a joke on that. Looked up Predator, saw Yvonne Strahovski was in it and clicked on her tab - amoxy Sep 15, 10:55 2
      - Mass Effect 2, obviously -- nm - Tim Sep 15, 11:05 1
        
        Of Course -- nm - amoxy Sep 15, 11:11
    - it's like David has no sense of fun anymore! -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 10:55
Watched Seasons 1&2 of Veep. Hilarious. I think Mike is my favorite character. -- nm - Amoxy Sep 15, 09:45
Was that an ad for a sequel to Unbroken? -- nm - Volnelk Sep 15, 09:27 8
- Yes. It’s feasible that M Night Shymalan has created a better superhero universe that WB/DC have. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 15, 09:33 5
  - So have we. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 15, 11:56
  - Not Unbreakable. Unbroken. The WWII movie that A.Jolie directed. -- nm* - Volnelk Sep 15, 09:35 1
    - new documentary I believe on the same guy -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 09:42
  - That's Unbreakable. This is the story about the Olympic athlete captured in WWII. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 09:34 1
    - Oh. Well. That’s slightly different subject matter. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Sep 15, 09:38
- There is a sequel to Unbroken, yes. Surprise! -- nm - David Sep 15, 09:29 1
  - I suppose they’ve listened to the will of the people. We can cancel the demonstrations and marches. -- nm* - Volnelk Sep 15, 09:34
YDC: The attendance at today’s Maryland game is absolutely pitiful. -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 09:27 4
- Never should have fired Fridgen. - Will Hunting Sep 15, 10:33 1
  - That too. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 15, 10:38
- Never should have left the ACC. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 15, 10:16 1
  - Agreed. Let’s also remember Maryland cut 9 sports to make an addition to its football stadium. -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 10:23
Though they widely differ in speaking styles, both John Kerry and Steve Ballmer were great on Bill Maher last night -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 09:16 1
- Ballmer seems like a lot. Several times he noticeably startled Maher. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 15, 09:24
The stories coming out of the CBS board are pretty eye-opening. - Mop Sep 15, 09:15
Talk to me Goose -- nm - amoxy Sep 15, 09:03
I'm sure there's some Tactical Nonsense going on here but I'd watch this show -- (link) - Reagen Sep 15, 08:14 [youtube] 7
- That was a well filmed scene. But all of it could have been avoided if they had put the steering wheel where it should go. -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 10:47
- Is he saying mom or ma’am? -- nm - IrishStephen Sep 15, 09:58 1
  - ma'am with a Scottish accent. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 10:44
- Control: "Try that again without the accent. We can't make out a word you're saying!" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 09:50
- Which show is this? Looks good, except where he leaves her. That was his job. -- nm - amoxy Sep 15, 09:13 2
  - Bodyguard. He had backup when he left! he'd secured that part. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 09:16 1
    - Ah, I missed that part. Now I want to see who was coming down the stairs - amoxy Sep 15, 09:33
Another normal person flashing the WP symbol on TV to own the libs. -- (link) - mara Sep 15, 07:26 2
- Even without the signal, he's got the kind of skeevy look that in the movies points to an inside man who sells out the safety of others for a heist - Max Sep 15, 11:07
- I mean, one of two things was going to happen here. Either no one notices at all or it goes viral. - Dignan Sep 15, 09:52
Chelsea gonna rock out the checkers today? A Hazard brace would be nice for me. -- nm - CQ Sep 15, 06:39
I bought some pork breast bone pieces for next to nothing yesterday - now what do I do with them? - Reagen Sep 15, 05:59 10
- Fajitas. -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 08:14 4
  - Oh it's bones and meat. Nevermind. -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 08:15 3
    - maybe if you braised the hell out of them for like a vieja ropa -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 08:28
    - Crunchy fajitas. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 15, 08:16 1
      - This is what I get when I try to SlackerTalk and pick people’s orders at work at the same time. -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 13:39
- Google seems to lean towards soup or stew. -- (link) - Meg Sep 15, 08:01
- Broth? -- nm - budice Sep 15, 06:24 3
  - It's not just bones, it's like rib meat. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 06:40 2
    - Stew / BBQ beef? -- nm - budice Sep 15, 06:47 1
      - slow cooker is definitely a thought. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 06:56
Pool look good. They are bringing it this year. -- nm - CQ Sep 15, 05:58 5
- Spurs look equally average. So many garbage passes and decisions. Not optimistic about Champions League starting. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 15, 06:09 4
  - Spurs had 61% posession yet were outshot 17-11 -- nm - budice Sep 15, 06:24 3
    - Terrible tactical game. Both fullbacks were awful. Gave space to the exact guys you don’t want to have space. - Volnelk Sep 15, 06:28 2
      - They look lethargic. No sense of urgency -- nm - CQ Sep 15, 06:37 1
        
        Didn’t realize Son should’ve been given a PK at the very end. Spurs should’ve still drawn as bad as they played. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 15, 08:15
This is now two *couriered* packages that have been attempted to deliver to the previous owners of our house - Reagen Sep 15, 05:58
Hershey Gold has to be biggest and costliest product mistake they’ve ever made. No one will ever eat yellow chocolate - Epiphany Sep 15, 05:28 4
- I'd try Hershey Gold before I'd ever eat white chocolate again. -- nm - kelly Sep 15, 07:58
- It is tasty -- nm - amoxy Sep 15, 07:44
- It's not chocolate though. It's like the same stuff as a Werther's. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 05:30 1
  - (side note: i want some of that Ruby chocolate that's been hyped) -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 05:31
TV PSA: GGG vs Canelo 2, College Football, Pink Collar Crimes, Live PD, Norm Macdonald has a Show, other stuff - Beaker Sep 15, 04:25 3
- GGG already won. -- nm - budice Sep 15, 04:57 2
  - wth was Canelo doing at weigh-in? -- nm - Diva Sep 15, 06:11 1
    - Mad Cow Disease affects -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 06:12
Destiny 2: Forsaken - it's been 18 hours since the new raid came out and based on Bungie's twitter feed, it hasn't been beaten yet. - Shaun Sep 15, 04:19 3
- And there it is! -- (link) - Shaun Sep 15, 05:04 2
  - I was watching them some yesterday. They were soooo demoralized. -- nm - David Sep 15, 08:50
  - Wow -- nm - JaxSean Sep 15, 07:36
I don't use Netflix for discs, their navigation is terrible, and they don't have old shows I want. Sell me on keeping a digital subscription. -- nm - Max Sep 15, 01:07 2
- Marvel shows, I've read 3 or 4 potential Oscar nominated movies, lots of documentaries, Narcos, OITNB, American Vandal, Peaky Blinders, etc -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 06:13
- You have access to a lot of Netflix original programming that you really mean to watch but never get around to. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 05:20
The huge 747 fire suppression jet caused the death of one firefighter and injuries to several others, flew too close causing slurry to hit at 160mph -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 15, 00:59
Thought I'd try out flickr's updated Curated Gallery feature ... -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 15, 00:45 [flickr] 3
- Love your shots btw. I enjoy the way you see things and your perspective and take on everything is so clean. -- nm - CQ Sep 15, 06:04 1
  - Thanks - but a Curated Gallery is other people’s shots, to be clear :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 10:47
- (and found a bug in SlackerTalk as a result. fixed.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 00:53
G.I. Joe first aired 35 years ago this week on Sept. 12, 1983 - Max Sep 14, 23:23 [youtube] 8
- Now you know... -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 08:55
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Sept. 5, 1983 -- (link) - Max Sep 14, 23:29 [youtube] 6
  - The Littles, Sept. 10, 1983 -- (link) - Max Sep 14, 23:37 [youtube] 5
    - 25 years ago: Lois & Clark pilot Sept 12, 1993 -- (link) - Max Sep 14, 23:54 [youtube] 4
      - Saved By the Bell: The College Years S1E01 Sept 14, 1993 -- (link) - Max Sep 14, 23:57 [youtube] 3
        
        SeaQuest DSV, Sept 12, 1993 -- (link*) - Max Sep 15, 00:01 [youtube] 2
        
        That's a show I would really like to see a reboot of. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 00:53
        
        The X-Files pilot Sept. 10, 1993 -- (link) - Max Sep 15, 00:03 [youtube]
Our #1 movie tonight was A Simple Favor, which surprised pretty much all of us. Busy night. -- nm - con_carne Sep 14, 23:08
FEMA is testing a Presidential alert system next week allowing him to send messages to most US cell phones using the Emergency Alert System. This is - jnine Sep 14, 22:14 11
- Here's some text to use as a reply -- (link) - mara Sep 15, 07:22
- That fool won’t be able to resist using it: ITS TACO TUESDSYA AND SOFT TACOS ARE THE BEST -- nm - Epiphany Sep 15, 05:26 1
  - Please, like he'd have a good opinion on Mexican food. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 05:33
- *checks to make sure emergency alerts are disabled on his phone* -- nm - znufrii, promoted Sep 15, 05:25
- Ah yes, the Federal President Management Agency -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 23:05
- Hmm...maybe I should wait on getting rid of the landline. -- nm - . Sep 14, 22:35
- The excuse to put tariffs on Canada was using the national security clause to ward off eminent danger. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:19
- America will now forever wake up at 4AM to unique insights like "THE ECONOMY IS STRONGER THAN EVER. NO ONE MAKES JOBS LIKE ME." - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:18 3
  - I wonder how secure the keys are for this. Wouldn’t want some hacker signing in and bleating “GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN”. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 23:07
  - On election day it will be MAGA or there will be violence in the streets!!! -- nm - jnine Sep 14, 22:46
  - I'm sure a bullshit tweet before your alarm goes off will start the revolution, there will be baracades -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:21
Atlanta's magic number is in single digits. - David Sep 14, 21:52 1
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Big Brother HOH eviction Nominees - peglegpete Sep 14, 21:47 1
- Yawn. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 15, 05:08
I went to a movie tonight that was revisiting a piece of my youth. It really was great. A - Spawn: Blood Feud God Sep 14, 21:37 2
- "You have a great profile." "I do, don't I? Especially from the side." -- nm - Max Sep 14, 21:46 1
  - Cowboys love fat calves -- nm - Bacon Sep 15, 02:45

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