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This afternoon jets flew right over the WH. Nobody in our building had any heads up. - Max Jun 12, 13:30 1
- good lord, that would have rattled my nerves -- nm - prayformojo Jun 12, 13:33
Dave Chapelle to do 5 show residency at Lunt-Fontanne on the Bway this July. -- (link) - Diva Jun 12, 13:19 8
- I gotta try and get tickets -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 13:35
- Is five shows a residency? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 12, 13:19 6
  - It is if he refuses to leave. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 13:28 1
    - hmmm .. -- nm - donald Jun 12, 13:33
  - I wondered the same thing. Perhaps titling it a 'residency' is the first joke. -- nm - Diva Jun 12, 13:23
  - more like a short-term rental -- nm - decline Jun 12, 13:21
  - small stint? -- nm - Jackson Maine Jun 12, 13:21 1
    - He should Airbnb that sh!t. -- nm - Diva Jun 12, 13:24
Feds zero in on possible Chinese espionage plot involving Trump’s Mar-a-Lago -- (link) - decline Jun 12, 13:10
"Kevin Durant ruptured his Achilles and underwent successful surgery today in New York." Do you think he can come back from this? - decline Jun 12, 13:01 4
- He's 6'11 with shooting talent...he'll be an all-star -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 12, 14:07
- In recent years, the science has gotten better. NBA metrics sites indicate that he'll make a 92% recovery. -- nm - David Jun 12, 13:23
- Very true ... this kind of injury has proved to be the achilles heel of many a pro career. -- nm - Hooplehead Jun 12, 13:21
- How many millions did he lose in those 12 minutes? Hard to comprehend. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jun 12, 13:05
Next is the announcement of the independent ticket of Cruz/Ocasio-Cortez for 2020. -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 12:59 3
- it'd have to be 2024 -- nm - decline Jun 12, 13:02
- She's not eligible - Amoxy Jun 12, 13:01
- Motto: "We have a letter for that." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 13:00
Told Alexa to play the Beatles. 7 songs so far, 6 by McCartney, 1 by Harrison -- nm - Amoxy Jun 12, 12:33 4
- *blink* -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:35 3
  - Now 7 McCartney, 1 Harrison, 1 Starr -- nm - Amoxy Jun 12, 12:41 2
    - "Alexa: Enter Education Mode..." -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:41 1
      - Yeah! A John Lennon song! Girl -- nm - Amoxy Jun 12, 12:55
In Quentin Tarantino Star Trek film must have Samuel L Jackson - Amoxy Jun 12, 12:30 4
- ... as an Orion -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 12:59 3
  - Ooh! Or maybe an Andorian. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 13:00 2
    - He can be Q he's got just the right tone of sass -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 13:05 1
      - The Q War is probably still going -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 13:29
MIB International 32% (71), Shaft nsy, Dead Don't Die 52% (97), Hampstead 41% (46) -- nm* - Beaker Jun 12, 12:15 3
- This is a positive review for MIB: "The film has a very simple narrative structure, making it a little lackluster in some spots. It could have taken - Beaker Jun 12, 12:18
- the past couple of weeks worth of openers seem to be pretty bleak on the RT scales -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:17 1
  - It was bound to happen, we may finally be facing movie burn-out. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:18
Blues 18,400 seat home stadium sold out in 31 minutes to watch Game 7 tonight; so Busch Stadium's 46,000 seats are now available -- (link) - Beaker Jun 12, 12:06 3
- either way it ends in a riot. -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 12:08 2
  - Can't wait to see the videos tomorrow morning of Bruins fans fighting each other. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 12:10 1
    - That could be any day that ends in the word 'day' for any given reason. Whether there's a Cup on the line or not. - Diva Jun 12, 12:34
Biden gonna Biden -- (link) - Super Daddy Princess Jun 12, 12:06 7
- apparently it still matters who posts vs. response. — nm - i.b.! Jun 12, 14:04
- Chivalry is not dead, znu. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:07 5
  - But maybe hoary gendered tropes like this should be. *shrug* -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jun 12, 12:09 4
    - ~maybe its time to let the old ways die~ -- nm - Jackson Maine Jun 12, 12:10
    - Old dog, znu. - Spawn Jun 12, 12:10 2
      - I open doors for anybody, not just women. It’s called common courtesy. -- nm* - Super Daddy Princess Jun 12, 12:11 1
        
        I do as well, I am talking about when I catch flack for doing it for women. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:19
House panel passes 9/11 victims fund bill a day after Jon Stewart's emotional testimony -- (link) - Remlik Jun 12, 12:05 5
- and of course those members will tout the passage as a glorious accomplishment while on the campaign trail -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:23
- *golf clap* -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:19 3
  - now it goes to the Senate where it's not clear if McConnel will let it on the floor. -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 12:23 2
    - I want to say he is not stupid enough not to, but... -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:26 1
      - it was the turtle who prevented flooring of the bill a few years ago then JS went on an epic tirade on the TDS to get enough public WTFing to move it - zeitgeist Jun 12, 13:09
Bears have cut one of their 3 kickers (Blewitt) -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 12:04 2
- Which guy? goal post, wide left or wide right? -- (link) - decline Jun 12, 12:15
- But Blewitt always comes through! -- nm - Hooplehead Jun 12, 12:05
From the stories coming out, being in a lesbian sex cult doesn't sound as sexy and fun as one would expect. - David Jun 12, 12:00 10
- I'm shocked Lifetime hasn't green lit the mini series yet -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 12:03 7
  - Screw Lifetime, this needs to be on Starz. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 12:03 6
    - Jessica Parker Kennedy! -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:10 5
      - schway! -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 12:25 2
        
        You are the literal worst. -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:36
        
        Stop that. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 12:28
      - yes, please -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:24
      - I'll buy that for a dollar -- nm - prayformojo Jun 12, 12:24
- I am waiting for the movie version. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:01
- word -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:00
This good advice, not just for Twitter or the Internet -- (link) - ty97 Jun 12, 11:49 1
- eat shit and die Hippy -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 12:02
Cuba Gooding Jr. is expected to surrender to the NYPD sometime in the next few hours for questioning in an alleged groping incident -- (link) - ty97 Jun 12, 11:45 9
- 'Oh my god! I went to a night club, got dressed to the nines and I got groped!! Call the police!' - Jovian Jun 12, 12:08 2
  - damn hoochie-mommas askin' to be groped by a D-list actor! -- nm - decline Jun 12, 12:24
  - No thank you. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 12:12
- Boat Trip strikes again? -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 12:02
- All I did was pet that husky's backside. -- nm - Cuba Jun 12, 11:49
- Maybe he can do a comeback now -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:48
- SHOW ME THE HANDCUFFS -- nm - Max Jun 12, 11:47 1
  - oh I'm sorry, twitter already beat this with "show me the honey" -- nm* - ty97 Jun 12, 11:49
- (wording seems weird. You don't "surrender" for questioning, do you?) -- nm* - ty97 Jun 12, 11:46
Graduation practice at the High School today. Graduation tomorrow. Means there'll be no parking at the library either day :/ -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 11:42 2
- go steal a couple of orange road cones at save yourself a spot -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:45 1
  - If staff are on top of it they'll cone off the Staff Parking slots and let us use one of those. Nobody reads the signs :) -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 11:55
This is my current image for my Windows passcode screen. -- (link) - David Jun 12, 11:36 7
- You are *that* psyched for Lion King? -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:00 2
  - Yes. -- nm - Qale Jun 12, 16:33
  - Look at that lil cub's face! -- nm - David Jun 12, 13:24
- Nice. And what was your password again? -- nm - Amoxy Jun 12, 11:39 3
  - Akuna Matata -- nm - Jackson Maine Jun 12, 12:11 1
    - Technically, Ronald spells it Acuna. -- nm - David Jun 12, 12:13
  - 8675309Jenny - David Jun 12, 11:56
I finally found what appears to be the hoodie that the Raptors are wearing in the Finals on the Nike Store. $185 ***CANADA DOLLARS***. Yeah I'll pass. -- nm* - Shaun Jun 12, 11:32 10
- just sell a few Funko's and you can buy one -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:40
- BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! -- nm - Beaker Jun 12, 11:39
- Link? - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:33 7
  - It helps that my size is unavailable. And there's no Finals patch on this one. -- (link*) - Shaun Jun 12, 11:37 6
    - The hood is *weird*. -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:48 4
      - Get this one then. -- (link) - Shaun Jun 12, 11:52 3
        
        Same style. I do not like the bands in the hood. -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:08 2
        
        Clearly you are terrible then. -- nm - Shaun Jun 12, 12:10 1
        
        Ditch that zero -- (link) - Spawn Jun 12, 12:28
    - that's a pretty sweet hoodie -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:41
Missed a comma in that Warren list of plans. Read as 'offshoring childcare'. I thought, wow, if she can pull that off... -- nm - GregW Jun 12, 11:26 1
- ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:28
2019 continues to surprise -- (link) - ty97 Jun 12, 11:22 21
- It's a trap -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 12:01
- That’s cool but more of an FDA decision than something they can legislate. -- nm - Tim Jun 12, 11:55
- How much has Trump pissed off Cruz that we've reached this point? -- nm - David Jun 12, 11:29 8
  - Reading the mentions, the GOP has passed OTC birth control before, Dems voted against it because bill did not include funding for birth control - ty97 Jun 12, 11:37 5
    - or something like that -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 11:37 4
      - Once it's over the counter I don't think insurance covers it. -- nm - pmb Jun 12, 11:43 3
        
        Oh, I see. So it's a sneaky way to fuck people. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:43 2
        
        just the low-income people -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:45
        
        (Not *everyone*, mind you. Lots of folks would benefit. But still. Some people would be screwed.) -- (edited) - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:44
  - Enough. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:30
  - He must have insulted his... uh... I don't know. -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:29
- Fuck that guy. - JaxSean Jun 12, 11:26
- Squirrel, blind nut. :) -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Jun 12, 11:26
- He has been hacked! -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:23
- teddy's got a crush -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:22 5
  - She's gonna dance-of-the-seven-veils him right into pushing for universal healthcare and banning guns. -- nm - Max Jun 12, 11:43 1
    - It's a scorpion and the frog situation. Danger, danger. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:55
  - yup -- nm - Epiphany Jun 12, 11:32 2
    - (can't point fingers though - I'm crushin' too) -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:42 1
      - understandable -- nm - Epiphany Jun 12, 12:02
- ! -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 11:22
Pennyworth trailer ...about young Alfred fresh out of the army.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 12, 11:18 [youtube] 6
- Yeah, OK. I'll bite. -- nm - Mop Jun 12, 12:17
- too British -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 12:07 3
  - Uhm... -- nm - Spawn Jun 12, 12:09 2
    - I know, but still -- nm - groiny Jun 12, 12:11 1
      - Lots of bad teeth and poncy airs? -- nm - Jackson Maine Jun 12, 12:17
- As a rule... -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:22
“Mr. Speaker, it is tiring to hear from so many sex-starved males on this floor talk about a women’s right to choose.” -- nm - CA-35 Rep. Norma Torres Jun 12, 11:17 1
- Does this go in the West Wing thread? -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:18
West Wing back would be great. Rob Lowe is the NO. -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 11:16 16
- Lowe is right--Sorkin dropped several lines saying Seaborn would be President. He needs to run with that. -- nm - Flavorize Jun 12, 11:31 2
  - Right? -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:31 1
    - [nods] -- nm - mud Jun 12, 11:36
- "Sure. Btw, I'm doing my original idea where we barely see the president this time." "God*dammit*" -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 11:26 3
  - You know, having the president be Trump like would make sense. Seeing the WH working to fix everything he f-ed up. - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:28 2
    - unless...Seaborn is the Pres after the Trump like Prez... -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 11:39
    - Seaborn is trump-like, in some ways, no? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:35
- Spencer would be a tough get as well. -- nm - Baron D. Chastain Jun 12, 11:19 2
  - Talking meaningfully to a photo. Done. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:33 1
    - ... and then CJ comes in and says the line Leo would've finished with. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:34
- Why? He was great on Orville and Grinder. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 11:18 2
  - He is a prima donna without compare. - Will Hunting Jun 12, 11:32 1
    - Very true. But he does have talent... -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 11:59
- Well, it would not be West Wing without him. -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:17 2
  - It was West Wing without him for many years without him -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 11:19 1
    - Yes, but now that Lowe has said what most of us were thinking it is the new reality. -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:20
"Please welcome SimCity creator Will Wright to talk the future of games." "I don't know why people think I know; you tell me." -- (link) - E3 Coliseum Jun 12, 11:14 4
- VR-based Sim City game where you control another living human -- nm - decline Jun 12, 11:18
- "But I do know how the next 18 months of the political process will go." -- nm - I am shloot! Jun 12, 11:17
- "I predict another crappy Sim City game." -- nm - Ender Jun 12, 11:16 1
  - I'd rather play SimST. -- nm - Baron D. Chastain Jun 12, 11:21

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