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Your next canadian Govt. God help us -- (link) - Beaker May 30, 18:29 2
- "suggesting a link between "conservatism" and violent extremism" -- it's like dismissing a link between smoking and cancer. -- nm - David May 30, 18:36
- oh, that creep -- nm - mud May 30, 18:33
Tim Tracker just accidentally caught the joy of Bobby Moynihan as he purchased a droid at Star Wars Land. -- nm - David May 30, 17:35 6
- Here, watch this. -- (link) - David May 30, 17:40 [youtube] 4
  - thats fantastic - Jovian May 30, 17:58
  - That's apparently a Parks & Rec person with him. - David May 30, 17:47 2
    - Jean-Ralphio! -- nm - Reagen May 30, 17:56 1
      - The son of Steve from Stranger Things! -- nm - Remlik May 30, 18:15
- Mal Reynolds also there today -- (link*) - budice May 30, 17:39
In the first quarter of 2019, Uber lost $1.034 billion. Yes, billion, with a B. In three months. -- (link) - Beaker May 30, 17:28 6
- amazing how time changes. It took Trump most of a decade to lost that much 30 years ago. -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 17:32 2
  - but look at him go now, he's loosing a TRILLION dollars a quarter...who's the biggest loser NOW beyotch -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 17:35 1
    - comparing government losses to business losses ain't the same -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 18:26
- By comparison, SlackerTalk was more profitable. By like a billion dollars. -- nm* - Beryllium May 30, 17:29 2
  - you'll never get any VC money that way. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 17:34 1
    - It's true. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 18:37
HBO 2 is doing a Deadwood marathon of all episodes leading up to tomorrow's movie -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 17:14
I can't shake the feeling that in a museum, in a hundred years, there will be an exhibit of 45's "real actual bone spurs" -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 17:11 5
- Museums will all be replaced by titty bars in Trumps 4th term. -- nm - Beaker May 30, 17:15 4
  - all named: IVANKA -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 17:27 2
    - and the K always burns out - Beryllium May 30, 17:27 1
      - except for the locations the K is backwards :) -- nm* - peglegpete May 30, 17:30
  - they'll keep the name, though. Gotta keep it classy. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 17:22
As part of a Stranger Things promotion, Coca-Cola is selling... New Coke? -- (link) - Mop May 30, 16:59
Trump Says U.S. Will Hit Mexico With Tariffs on All Goods -- (link) - mud May 30, 16:51 6
- Dow futures -160 -- (link) - mud May 30, 17:45
- Millennials turn out in large numbers 2020 over soaring avocado prices. -- nm - Future NYT Headline May 30, 17:14
- Operation Distraction #27 -- nm - Jovian May 30, 17:11 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker May 30, 17:15
- "Mexico gonna pay for that wall." -- nm - budice May 30, 16:56
- Sweet! More taxes for US folk. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 16:51
what a great photo: -- (link) - mud May 30, 16:47
NK Envoy Executed Over Trump-Kim Summit, Chosun Reports -- (link) - mud May 30, 16:44 2
- you can do that? -- nm - donny May 30, 17:37
- Only the best friends. (NM) - Marlowe May 30, 17:00
This is a holy shit of a UK election intentions poll -- (link) - Reagen May 30, 16:42 7
- Where in the spectrum do these LibDems fall? Are they the bad guys or the worst guys? (NM) - Marlowe May 30, 17:02 3
  - Probably the Joe Bidens of England. Firmly pro-EU though. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 17:10 1
    - Thanks. I half understand it, but what I do, is not bad. (NM) - Marlowe May 30, 17:32
  - Anarchy 99 !! -- nm - XxX May 30, 17:07
- V for Vendetta becoming more true by the day -- nm - budice May 30, 17:01
- *grabs the popcorn* -- nm - Mop May 30, 16:58
- IM heh -- nm - mud May 30, 16:55
After watching Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run attempts, it's clear that Han Solo was the only competent pilot ever. -- nm - David May 30, 16:42 1
- Hey now. -- nm - Lando Calrissian si May 30, 16:50
Krusty News: The OG Terminator has made a rap song! -- (link) - Remlik May 30, 16:39 1
- Why did his people let him do this? - Krusty May 30, 17:14
Ugh. I know it’s early but I’m already thinking I may have to defer the Marine Corps Marathon entry this year. - Dano May 30, 16:37 1
- He who defers, lives to race another day - JD May 30, 17:09
Tim: Magic the Gathering Arena: I did my first draft. It was Dominaria. Best of 1. But the draft itself was weird. Only Mythics, Rares, and Uncommons? -- nm - Qale May 30, 16:01
For some reason TOYS4 is up H$21.75 today. -- nm - Shaun May 30, 15:52 5
- Early estimates have it being *huge* depending on source. - Will Hunting May 30, 16:02 3
  - I guess seeing some actual estimates made some people figure out, hey maybe I should buy this. - Shaun May 30, 16:35 2
    - I'm not sold on how much this does; I think its the most shamelessly unnecessary sequel in years but $300 till today was way low. -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 16:37 1
      - Definitely, and I give 0 effs about it. It'll make bank. -- nm - Shaun May 30, 16:38
- georgia news? -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 16:01
Don’t look now, but AOC just may be working with Ted Cruz. -- (link) - Volnelk May 30, 15:50 4
- "Also I will show you how to dunk a basketball." -- nm - AOC May 30, 17:56
- Talk is cheap. Texas has a lot of bravado and machismo. -- nm - budice May 30, 16:39
- that would be tremendous -- nm - Remlik May 30, 16:35
- *bow chicka wow wow* -- nm - Reagen May 30, 16:23
One of my, let's say "less present" students actually apologized to me today for not being in class as much as he should - Reagen May 30, 15:27 2
- So he gets a B, right? -- nm - Brightbaron May 30, 15:33 1
  - He might, on his own merits - Reagen May 30, 15:35
shout to Kerr: "what do you think - Raptors in 5, or 6?" - "maybe 8" -- nm - mud May 30, 15:13 1
- "I take 8" -- (link*) - mud May 30, 15:14
This is why we need impeachment hearings -- (link) - Reagen May 30, 14:45 13 1
- Agreed. I was just reading an article about how "shaken" some conservatives were by Mueller's statement because it contradicted Barr's. - pmb May 30, 15:08 12
  - lying ... about what he wrote in his own report? -- nm - Reagen May 30, 15:24 5
    - Yes. Rationalization is a fascinating thing. -- nm - pmb May 30, 15:27 3
      - And they’ll approach revelations from impeachment hearings any differently? -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 30, 17:04 1
        
        It might help get it through some peoples' thick skulls, but not everyone. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 17:06
      - That question can't be begged any harder. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 15:39
    - yes. yes he is. cuz he's a Clinton boy -- nm - mud May 30, 15:26
  - I know its crazy, but I cant get the Good Cop/Bad Cop concept out of my head when it comes to Barr/Mueller. - Jovian May 30, 15:13 5
    - GCBC both work for the same goal, to get to the truth, or at least a confession or incriminating statements. I don't think that's Barr's goal -- nm - zeitgeist May 30, 17:40
    - No. - pmb May 30, 15:17
    - Doubtful. Why would the boss weaken himself by being so shamelessly complicit in mis-representing the findings? -- nm - Will Hunting May 30, 15:17 2
      - To put him firmly in the good graces of the Despot. -- nm - Jovian May 30, 15:33 1
        
        I mean he thought he Comey was his *boy*. He made a big entire spectacle of himself early on with him kissing him on the check. - Jovian May 30, 15:36
At my school carnival, I came across this in the wild. (Update: I posted to a twitter to make it easier to attach.) -- (link*) - Name Withheld By Request May 30, 14:30 7
- Isn't he supposed to be nekkid? -- nm - decline May 30, 15:05 1
  - Not that scene. He *is* exploding a Viet Cong in it though. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 30, 15:13
- Was it male or female? -- nm - Amoxy May 30, 14:55 1
  - Woman. Early to mid 30s I would bet. 40s tops. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 30, 15:12
- Nm — nm -- nm* - Name Withheld By Request May 30, 14:33
- What is a drunken 1st grade teacher? -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:33
- What is a drunken clown? -- nm - groiny May 30, 14:31
"Is it still considered an Alp, even when the snow melts?" -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:24 1
- Sadly, the Matterhorn is 100% compacted snow. -- nm - Mop May 30, 14:26
Kristy, my dad and his parents went to the restaurant in the 70's. My dad was real excited, being a Yankees fan. - Amoxy May 30, 14:19 1
- Very cool that they met him having seen him play and being a Yankees fan. That's so great! -- nm - Krusty May 30, 14:54
What I've learned today: many pro-life Disney fans are morons. - David May 30, 14:13 12
- this also works without: many & Disney -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 15:30
- Take your business to Six Flags, shitbag! -- nm - Mop May 30, 15:18
- What did Iger say? -- nm - pmb May 30, 15:10 7
  - They may cease production in GA if the abortion law go forward. - Marlowe May 30, 15:11 6
    - Tyler Perry’s: Madea’s Rapebaby doesn’t really sound like a good idea. -- nm - Qale May 30, 16:50 1
      - Don't you put that evil out into the universe. -- nm - Reagen May 30, 17:20
    - Or, they're just stating that because they expect it will be tossed out in court anyways. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 15:26 1
      - If it helps, so much the better. - Marlowe May 30, 15:44
    - Abortion's the way that conservative strategists will rabble rouse in 2020. -- nm - David May 30, 15:18 1
      - And I don't really know how much of a winner it is for them. I would actually bet there is a meaningful percentage of conservatives that are "pro - pmb May 30, 15:26
- There's a liberal dude on Twitter named Kennerly that keeps getting shots taken at him about Ted Kennedy. - Reagen May 30, 14:19 1
  - I'd be inclined to believe that these are bots, but some of these people have contacted us before. - David May 30, 14:23
Brie Larson wearing a Jedi outfit -- (link) - budice May 30, 14:10 4
- Does she ever smile? -- nm - Amoxy May 30, 14:16 2
  - Are you saying she should smile more? -- nm - Hooplehead May 30, 16:36
  - Often, and it's glorious when she does. (NM) - Marlowe May 30, 14:17
- Well, she did say the pager would work from two galaxies away. -- nm - Beryllium May 30, 14:12
A 42-year-old woman is accused of assaulting a Burger King manager after being denied free fries. -- (link) - budice May 30, 14:02 8
- That's not a woman -- (link) - Austin Powers May 30, 14:24 4
  - Next, you'll say that this person's wearing a wig! -- nm - David May 30, 14:35
  - Gaga has really let herself go. -- nm - groiny May 30, 14:26 2
    - She probably got caught - Amoxy May 30, 14:27 1
      - she really should work on her - groiny May 30, 14:29
- A glimpse into the future of Reagen's... "special" student. -- nm - Mop May 30, 14:18
- No. -- nm* - Reagen May 30, 14:09
- woman? It looks like Trump in a wig. -- nm - peglegpete May 30, 14:07
Michigan new HC Juwan Howard has started a conversation with university leaders about a return of the banners from the Fab 5 era. - Strongbad May 30, 14:02 6
- What banners? They didn't win the NCAA or Big Ten. - Krusty May 30, 14:06 5
  - 92 and 93 Final Four teams -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:11 4
    - *shrug* He shouldn't worry about it. He has a big job ahead of him and those banners are meaningless. We all know they made the Final Four. -- (edited) - Krusty May 30, 14:18 3
      - I agree mostly. I think he's approaching it from a recruiting angle though and doing everything he can to revive the glory days of Michigan. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:19 2
        
        I mean, they've been to 2 championship games in the last 6 years. I'm not sure they need to "revive the glory days". - pmb May 30, 14:40 1
        
        They should schedule an out-of-conference game with Memphis just for the story line. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:50
Running all of the scenarios, I would have put the Raptors line at +195 so pretty close to what was stated earlier this morning - Reagen May 30, 13:59 3
- (+195 = bet 100 to win 195, right?) -- nm - prayformojo May 30, 14:01 1
  - $195 profit off a $100 bet. -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:02
- I like TOR in Game 1 but not the series, even at +235 -- nm - Strongbad May 30, 14:00
‘The Village,’ ‘The Enemy Within,’ and ‘Abby’s’ canceled after one season by NBC -- nm - Beaker May 30, 13:43 18
- The Village? Based on the movie? -- nm - Amoxy May 30, 14:29 1
  - Nah. It's a drama about people in a Brooklyn apartment building -- nm - decline May 30, 14:32
- What are 3 shows I wasn't aware existed, Alex? -- nm - Mop May 30, 14:25
- i have never heard of any of those. -- nm - Andie May 30, 13:47 14
  - I liked Abby's. Oh well. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 14:07 7
    - I like their roast beef sandwiches. -- nm - Mop May 30, 14:24
    - We couldn't make it through 10 minutes of the pilot. That laugh track was offensive. -- nm - David May 30, 14:14 3
      - It doesn't bother me as much as it seems to bother others. I don't like it but it doesn't stop me from watching something. -- nm - Krusty May 30, 14:16 2
        
        I almost quit over it as well. - the wrong element, bad guy May 30, 14:45
        
        i hate fake laughter. if Dave has sports on in the car and the commentators start talking to each other with their fake "HA HA HA!" laughing at each - Andie May 30, 14:19
    - Hopefully they still air the 2 episodes on tonight. -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy May 30, 14:08 1
      - Yup -- nm - Krusty May 30, 14:18
  - I was afraid the Abby's news was coming. - the wrong element, bad guy May 30, 14:04
  - I watched The Village some times. Problem was that I was only interested in 34.6% of the storylines. -- nm - Dano May 30, 13:57
  - I love rosario d and I couldn't get through one episode of abby's. laugh tracks are the worst. -- nm - amanda May 30, 13:56 3
    - That's not Rosario Dawson. - the wrong element, bad guy May 30, 14:07 2
      - oh so funny. someone told me it was; I never questioned it. you're right, obvs. -- nm - amanda May 30, 14:21 1
        
        It's time for America's favourite game show -- nm - "Morales, Dawson, or Mendes?" May 30, 14:38
I like the night life. I like to boogie. -- nm - amanda May 30, 13:42

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