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HAH, an elon musk hot take -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 30, 10:03
Love the Falcon throwbacks. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 10:03
If (probably when) Kavanaugh is confirmed, Chief Justice Roberts will become the swing vote. - amoxy Sep 30, 10:02 2
- They should just replace it with a kangaroo court. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 10:05 1
  - With real Kangaroos. At least make it amusing -- nm - amoxy Sep 30, 10:08
What are ST's thoughts on Hotel Artemis? The trailer looked pretty good, like a movie set in The Continental from John Wick. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 10:01 2
- I thought they totally missed the boat NOT making it a Wick movie. Should’ve been the same world. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 10:03 1
  - Speaking as someone who hasn't seen it yet, that certainly would have been awesome but isn't totally required ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 10:04
Ah, the memories...somewhere in Europe (Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg?) 1965 -- (pic) - Meg Sep 30, 09:44 [Attachment]
I hope Bubba Watson never qualifies for Ryder Cup again. He just matches up terribly with anyone. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 09:43
Maroon 5 and Cardi B's "Girls Like You" is #1, continuing the deal with the devil Adam Levine made in 2011. -- (link) - Tim Sep 30, 09:39
ALL the Advil -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 09:25 5
- Did you finish?! I'm excited for ya!--I've been using MSM, for my knees, I think it really helps (long-term) -- nm - Flavorize Sep 30, 09:36 4
  - No. I did 19. I was really struggling so I skipped the loop at the end. We’re scheduled to do 20 again in 2 weeks so no need to push it now. -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 09:45 3
    - I'm impressed at your restraint as well as the distance PR - JD Sep 30, 10:05 2
      - I don’t know how much restraint it was. My last two miles were 18 minutes each as it was. Wall was hit a little after mile 16. -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 10:14 1
        
        It’s pretty apparent on the pace graph -- (pic) - Dano Sep 30, 10:17 [Attachment]
"Though I am glad you got to chew a gumball.." "Damn! I didnt even think to chew it." -- nm* - Jovian Sep 30, 09:17
Chris Davis finishes 2018 with the worst batting average in MLB history after Orioles shut him down - crash davis Sep 30, 09:15 5
- Throwing under Buddy Biancalana is no mean feat. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Sep 30, 09:39
- I personally am upset with Showalter for benching him because Davis allows me the fantasy that I could have played MLB. -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 09:28 1
  - I'd just need one lucky season. -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 09:35
- It's worth remembering that in 1902-3 they used a shoe stuffed with rags as a ball. -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 09:21 1
  - That's where the term Goody Two Shoes came from, when they were happy to have two shoes to a game. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 09:22
Tim Allen with the Tobin Rote reference. Huzzah! -- nm - VMan Sep 30, 09:04
Adam Driver as Abhraham H. Parnassus -- (link) - Reagen Sep 30, 08:46 2
- That’s better than Kylo Ren on Undercover Boss. -- nm - Tim Sep 30, 09:03
- Matt Damon as Kavanaugh -- (link) - Beaker Sep 30, 08:50
Total lyc post, but -- nm - CQ Sep 30, 08:29 13
- When my Mom first got sick, many years ago, she decided to make things easier for us by clearing out a lot of 'stuff.' She discarded at lot of - Meg Sep 30, 08:58 2
  - It will take me over 6 months to properly digitalize everything. It’s a huge but fun project -- nm - CQ Sep 30, 09:15 1
    - Yup, this thread already inspired me to pull some albums and start scanning :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 30, 09:31
- Oops, stupid iPad. My father passed away recently and it hit me pretty hard. He - CQ Sep 30, 08:37 9
  - Our condolences. That's great that he did that though. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 22:01
  - So sorry for your loss. -- nm - Diva Sep 30, 09:37
  - Sorry for your loss--that sounds like a great tribute -- nm - Flavorize Sep 30, 09:37
  - Nice! I bet he would have liked that. -- nm - David Sep 30, 09:30
  - I'm so sorry about your dad. I like that tribute to him. -- nm - kelly Sep 30, 09:20
  - Cool lens. Sorry to hear about your dad, though :( -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 09:12
  - Sorry for your loss obviously, but that’s an awesome little tribute. - Volnelk Sep 30, 09:08
  - nice -- nm - mud Sep 30, 08:47
  - I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad you had those photo albums. From personal experience, those albums are really helpful. -- nm - crash davis Sep 30, 08:39
"And then we fell in love" -- nm - amoxy Sep 30, 08:25
Hellllloooooo free paintball this afternoon. Everything's coming up Mandy! -- nm - amanda Sep 30, 08:20 1
- Do you get to pick a codename? Because I recommend THE REAPER. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 10:05
medium length read - He Won $19 Million in the Lottery—And Became a Bank Robber -- (link) - crash davis Sep 30, 07:49
Get some Martian soil for your garden. Just $20/kg plus shipping - crash davis Sep 30, 07:41
The Arizona Cardinals will save $312,500 every week that Bradford doesn't start. Heh. - Diva Sep 30, 07:37
The truth behind Batman -- (link) - Reagen Sep 30, 06:41
Ryder Cup spoils - Will Hunting Sep 30, 06:33 3
- It’s getting interesting. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 06:44 2
  - That's all I ask. I was up early for this but watched more of the F1 race because there was more drama there. - zunk on edge Sep 30, 06:54 1
    - It’s over -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 07:28
For the first time ever there are three teams in one league with 100 wins. There are also two 100 loss teams in the AL. -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 06:16 5
- 46-115 O's. That's something special right there. -- nm - Jovian Sep 30, 09:22
- *roots for Colorado and Milwaukee * - Will Hunting Sep 30, 06:26 3
  - I have no beef with the Cubs but I despise the Dodgers and love to see them lose. -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 06:47 2
    - Oh Krusty - eag Sep 30, 06:55 1
      - My issues with them are personal. I have no idea who will come out of the NL and the AL is going to be some fun baseball. -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 30, 07:11
The chances of me getting my fantasy lineup correct is 7.4% - Volnelk Sep 30, 05:50 3
- Brees, Brown, Golladay, Stills, Robinson -- nm - Bacon Sep 30, 09:16
- I'd go Mahomes, AB, Fuller, Golladay, Robinson -- nm* - Strongbad Sep 30, 06:05 1
  - Four WR. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 30, 06:12
"Stan Lee think he slick" -- (link) - Flavorize Sep 30, 04:22
Christian Yelich has a real chance to get the Triple Crown (leader in BA, HR, and RBIs)--Needs 2 RBI to tie Baez and 3 to pass him, - Flavorize Sep 30, 04:11
TV PSA: Bob's Burgers, Circus, Power, The Durrells in Corfu, Simpsons, Warriors of Liberty City, Ravens/Steelers, God Friended Me, Family Guy, Rel, -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 03:19 3
- Yay, new Bob's Burgers! :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 05:22
- Fear TWD, NCIS LA, Poldark, Shameless, The Deuce, Last Ship, America to Me, Ballers, You, Kidding, Insecure, Talking Dead, Ridiculousness, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 03:22 1
  - Venture Brothers -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 03:22
Well that’s interesting. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 30, 01:38
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- Busy Sunday sport wise - Ryder Cup, MLB, NFL. Monday will see tiebreaker for MLB ties. -- nm - budice Sep 30, 01:39
Latest death toll in Indonesia is 832 people :( -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 00:21 4
- With a tsunami wave reported as 3 meters tall coming in to shore, the numbers will probably rise. They are higher every time I check. - Facto Sep 30, 00:55 3
  - It’s large but not overly so for the terrible ones - Will Hunting Sep 30, 06:34 1
    - 2004 was 15-30 meters. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 06:36
  - It's substantial, but I'm not sure how much coastline was impacted at that height. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 01:07
"Hundreds of butterflies flitted in and out of sight like short-lived punctuation marks in a stream of consciousness without beginning or end." -- nm - David, Frog Guy Sep 30, 00:12
Otis Rush, Chicago blues master, RIP 84 -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 29, 23:02
Ducks win, I will take it -- nm - Bacon Sep 29, 22:55
An interesting walkthrough of BK's testimony -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 29, 22:38 5
- Also, from the same author: "Superpredator - Bill Clinton's Use & Abuse of Black America" -- (link) - Facto Sep 30, 00:06
- Haven't had a chance to see the full hearings yet - far from it. Want to, though. OTOH, this Nathan J- Robinson is already an acquaintance. - Facto Sep 30, 00:05 2
  - Quick fact check... - David, Frog Guy Sep 30, 00:17 1
    - Online it's basically a blog of Nathan J. Robinson. As I've yet to have a copy of the print edition in my hand, I don't know whether there are other, - Facto Sep 30, 00:21
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I keep pulling up the Road Scholars website and researching another city. I really need to just go ahead and book something for the spring. - Meg Sep 29, 22:20
I watched a few random board game reviews on YouTube and every single one of the feels like the Cones of Dunshire. -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 21:39 2
- Explanation Of Board Game Rules Peppered With Reassurances That It Will Be Fun -- (link) - Mop Sep 29, 21:55
- big points for the reference -- nm - crash davis Sep 29, 21:50
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- Apply for refugee status, man. It’s not too late! -- nm - Mop Sep 29, 21:56
- Hope you had a good vacation :) -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 21:50
What was with Kanye dressed as a Perrier Bottle. - pmb Sep 29, 21:22 1
- No idea, but this is a great take on it. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 29, 21:56
What.the.fuck. -- nm - Remlikindle 2.0 Sep 29, 21:15
put it in the books! - Tim Sep 29, 20:34 7
- Who were you rooting for, the molesters or the protectors of wife beaters who also have that one guy who stayed silent about molestation? -- nm - David, Frog Guy Sep 29, 21:17 5
  - I was actually referring to the Mets game but okay. -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 21:18 4
    - I...withdraw my pointed OSU/PSU comments. What happened in the Mets game that had you dialed up? -- nm - David, Frog Guy Sep 29, 21:48 3
      - 1-0, 13 innings. - Tim Sep 29, 21:53 2
        
        Hell of a career--Pretty good nod to him at MLB.com - Flavorize Sep 29, 22:03 1
        
        It's a shame his body just gave out on him a few years ago. Happy he got to go out like this, though. -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 22:08
- That was a fun game to watch - TWuG Sep 29, 20:37
*that's* the play you call on a 4th down after a time out? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 20:31 1
- Heh that’s basically my entire Twitter TL right now. - IrishStephen Sep 29, 20:34
"Penn State defense, just make a few tackles and you'll win the game. Deal?" "Nah, bro, we're good" -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 20:20 2
- Not sure who I want to lose here. - IrishStephen Sep 29, 20:21 1
  - tell me about it -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 20:22
When people arrive to the club already too sloshed for the doorman to let them in... - Qale Sep 29, 20:03 1
- the drinks are just too damn high -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 20:38
Is it still called obstruction of justice if it comes from the White House and stymies the FBI? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 19:24
Jesus, no wonder my ears were burning. nm - Dignan Sep 29, 19:05 2
- Sorry I haven’t seen your movie. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 19:47
- GET TO THE ER! -- nm - Spawn Sep 29, 19:22
My current ranking of Wes Anderson films -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 29, 19:01 4
- Apparently I have not seen any Wes Anderson films. -- nm - zork Sep 30, 02:48
- I think it’s great that I can completely disagree with your list. He’s a very unique director, and each film hits different marks for different people -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 19:34 1
  - 👍 -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 20:34
- I feel like the more I watch Fantastic Mr. Fox, the more I like it. Isle of Dogs is one of my bottom ones -- nm - Flavorize Sep 29, 19:13
Grand Budapest Hotel: A. Hilarious. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 18:53 1
- So great! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 29, 20:10
I can count the Wes Anderson films I like on 3 fingers and I *LOVE* The Grand Budapest Hotel. -- nm - Mop Sep 29, 18:39
Million to one shot, doc. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 29, 18:13 1
- (Beaker posted the Stanton hit on B2) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 18:17
Tomorrow is a big test. 20 miles and I’m dealing with a knee issue. - Dano Sep 29, 18:01 5
- Go for it! -- (pic) - Flavorize Sep 29, 19:16 [Attachment]
- Book it, Dano! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 18:32
- I'll be the guy. Don't permanently injure yourself dano. -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 18:26
- you do have your 1 time 'upgrade to a motorcycle' card you can play anytime before the end of 2020. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 29, 18:23
- good luck! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 18:06
Winnipeg Jets fans in Happy Valley? -- nm - budice Sep 29, 17:58 2
- wait what? there's a lot of screaming outside. is there something I should know? -- (link) - amanda Sep 29, 18:09
- Buckeyes lucky to be within 2 scores. -- nm - budice Sep 29, 18:01
None of the groups I'm in seem like a good home for this photo. Heh. I guess i should expand my group list. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 29, 17:55 [flickr] 1
- Nice -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 22:32
Moonrise Kingdom is the most Wes Andersony. - Reagen Sep 29, 17:47 3
- One of the two I did not finish. Wife and I hated it -- nm - Bacon Sep 29, 21:31
- Which Marvel hero should Wes Anderson direct? I’m thinking ... Squirrel Girl. - Beryllium Sep 29, 18:03 1
  - Howard The Duck--or Jubilee -- nm - Flavorize Sep 29, 19:22
13-year-old boy attacked by shark in Encinitas. -- (link) - Meg Sep 29, 17:44
Speaking of B2, was David criticizing the new Cypress Hill album? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 17:42
And another email from the store. We use donated plastic bags for purchases. The volunteer just found $7 in one of them..... - Meg Sep 29, 17:40 2
- Whataburger -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 18:27
- Buy $7 worth of powerball tickets duh! -- nm - Bacon Sep 29, 17:41
Bery's B2 pun an accident? The world may never know. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Sep 29, 17:38 2
- Pun absolutely 100% intended. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 17:41 1
  - *smh* You'll never be elected Nostradamus if you keep issuing that kind of certainty. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Sep 29, 17:42
breaking news: Chicago goes almost 22 hours without anyone getting shot -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 29, 17:36 2
- *replaces the 0 with another 0* -- nm - Guy who changes the Days Since sign Sep 29, 17:37 1
  - L5. You owe me a new keyboard. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Sep 29, 17:39
Harry Pupper heads to school -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 29, 17:33 2
- If only they were cats, I could make a joke about them having 9 3/4 lives. -- nm - Chez Baronnaise Sep 29, 17:35
- ... and now I've named the houses of Dogwarts. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 29, 17:34
I would be willing to allow Notre Dame to beat Stanford if it guaranteed Penn State would beat Ohio State this week. -- nm - Bacon Sep 29, 17:30

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