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Bozonaro will probably put forward his 35-yo son to be the Ambassador of Brazil in Washington. - Marlowe Jul 12, 12:05 4
- Bozonaro sounded like a new Music Festival for Clown bands. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 12:15
- Who needs qualifications? -- nm - Callista Gingrich Jul 12, 12:14 2
  - Nobody is his government, that's for sure. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 12, 12:16 1
    - Well, the US is the perfect place for him! -- nm - POTUS Jul 12, 12:17
Charming Charlie is closing all of its stores -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 11:41 3
- "It tried *perusing* other funding"? Come on CNN, a little proof-reading here. -- nm - Meg Jul 12, 12:18
- I love them but yeah, never seemed to make it there. - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 11:50
- Not as charming as he thinks he is. - Spawn Jul 12, 11:42
Wimbledon mens semi-final results spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker Jul 12, 11:37 3
- Related: In a poll, 1 in 8 men claim they could take a point from Serena Williams in a tennis match - decline Jul 12, 12:19 1
  - She returned a 138 mph body serve for a winner the other day. - Diva Jul 12, 12:28
- spoilers - Marlowe Jul 12, 11:57
Did I mention that the best pizza I've ever had was from a chain called New York Pizza? - Harry Tuttle Jul 12, 11:10 17
- The best pizza comes from classic pizzerias in New Jersey. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 11:58 2
  - Who learned their recipes and skills in NYC. - Krusty Jul 12, 13:06
  - Pizza Town USA (ie the best pizza pie in NJ) -- nm - Jovian Jul 12, 12:16
- There's really 3 different types of pizza I love from 3 different places - JaxSean Jul 12, 11:49
- the best pizza I've ever had was living in Toronto in the 80s, from a small chain called Golden .. - mud Jul 12, 11:28 6
  - huh, i don't even remember them. but i didn't live in Toronto then. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 11:56
  - Pizza Corner in Halifax. The fact you are usually drunk and it is 2 AM is what makes it so good -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 11:42
  - heh, just found them w/ Google. I should order a za, have it delivered here. -- nm - mud Jul 12, 11:40 2
    - are they still there?? -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 11:56 1
      - the one on Danforth is, and there's others! After 30+ yrs it couldnt be the same unique taste though (unless it's a secret ingredient passed down, mmm -- nm - mud Jul 12, 11:59
  - Andie, other Toronto peeps please read -- nm - mud Jul 12, 11:29
- Is this to troll me? - Krusty Jul 12, 11:21 5
  - I actually like my pizza to have some flavor.... - groiny Jul 12, 11:42
  - swear to god, the pizza at Union Station in NYC was delish. -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 11:33 1
    - Union Station? You mean Union Sq? What place did you eat at over there? -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 12:59
  - Hey, what makes NY (US) pizza so good is the water, right? Can't Amsterdam have water just as good? -- (edited) - Harry Tuttle Jul 12, 11:30 1
    - I've read it's not the water but the recipes that have been handed down from generation to generation or business to business. Just good pizza making - Krusty Jul 12, 12:58
ST Poll: Do you leave online reviews for places you visit or are you a lurker just using reviews or do you not use/read them at all? -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 11:09 14
- I leave a lot of mostly possitive reviews, and take a lot of photos, post to google maps, don't often look at them unless I'm out of my area -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 12:21
- I'd leave more interviews if I could do it easily/anonymously. - Max Jul 12, 11:48 2
  - You should wear one of those black bars across your face. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:49
  - reviews. heh, anonymous interviews. "I'll do full hour of Fresh Air but Terry can't mention my name or any personally identifying info." -- nm - Max Jul 12, 11:49
- Not as much as I used to on tripadvisor. They've changed so much over the last couple years I don't always feel my review matters. - Harry Tuttle Jul 12, 11:27
- Occasionally I leave reviews. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 11:25 3
  - This, and mostly positive. - JaxSean Jul 12, 11:36
  - Yeah, I will write if it is one of the extremes, but I do not read others. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:35 1
    - i read reviews for hotels always - but you definitely have to read between the lines. And I always read the most recent AND the one-stars specifically - Andie Jul 12, 12:01
- I rarely leave reviews but will on occasion. -- nm - Krusty Jul 12, 11:22
- lurker -- nm - decline Jul 12, 11:10
- The last one. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:09 2
  - Same -- nm - Marlowe Jul 12, 11:12 1
    - I value the opinion of those that I know. Others, not so much. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:15
i posted a not-very-exciting garden shot on Insta. It now has 82 likes, almost entirely from people i do not know. I have NO IDEA how it's being seen - Andie Jul 12, 11:08 3
- I find that on Flickr. Every so often some very unremarkable photo of mine starts getting all kinds of views. -- nm - Meg Jul 12, 12:12
- Uhm, you didn't notice the naked chick in the background? -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:10
- Did anna_a97 ask to be your friend yet? - oblique Jul 12, 11:10
Don't concern yourself with a ring of pedofiles raping girls, just look at your stock portfolio -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 11:05 5
- I hate to do this, but there were boys too. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 11:16 2
  - fair point. - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 11:17 1
    - I guess I should be more equitable when considering moral values to equity value -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 12, 12:24
- Oligarchs are gonna oligarch. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:11 1
  - heh -- nm - mud Jul 12, 11:33
The House voted 402-12 to fund the 9/11 victim compensation fund for the next 70 years. It should breeze through the Senate as well - decline Jul 12, 11:04 2
- Massie may have a primary opponent next year -- (link) - Harry Tuttle Jul 12, 11:18
- 70yrs? So, a lifetime fund for anyone there - Will Hunting Jul 12, 11:10
It's out of control it's out of control and people are going to get crucified, book of Donald suggested for the bible -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 12, 10:55
Heh. Somebody planted dozens of cannabis plants among the flowers outside the capital building in Vermont -- (link) - decline Jul 12, 10:48
VLIR: I also moved to Ubiquiti across the house. I have the router now. I've had the APs for years. - oblique Jul 12, 10:47
volnek here? I just had Skyline Chili for the first time. -- nm - MDH Jul 12, 10:46 7
- My third favorite thing when I stayed in Cinci! - Jovian Jul 12, 12:18
- I make this about once a week in our instant pot for my daughter and her boyfriend. They really like it. I'm meh on it. -- nm - oblique Jul 12, 10:48 5
  - okay. I'm collecting all these IP recipes. -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 11:11 2
    - Did I mention I bought an Air Fryer recently? It's awesome. We make really good french fries (well, for my wife). I made chicken parm (lightly - oblique Jul 12, 11:14 1
      - We have that too, but haven't broken it out yet. - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 11:15
  - your daughter has a boyfriend? - decline Jul 12, 10:50 1
    - She's a Junior in HS this year. - oblique Jul 12, 10:53
Prime Deals: Amazon gadgets will be cut in price "drastically" - an early look -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 10:42 2
- See 1st post about Fire Stick prices here. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 11:14
- Guess it's year end and Prime Day is just an excuse to clear out inventory. Again. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 10:53
Lindsey Graham is sounding the alarm on Climate Change -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 12, 10:39 1
- Wow. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 11:02
United to cancel a total of ~ 8190 flights between July and October because of the 737Max -- (link) - decline Jul 12, 10:34
JackJack just received an invitation from the University of Chicago to visit and see whether he would be a good fit there. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jul 12, 10:32 14
- i just hope he gets to take down that crusty old dean! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 12, 10:46 1
  - Actually an Animal House -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:48
- Absolutely. I went to law school there. Happy to give you the tour. -- nm - pmb Jul 12, 10:44 6
  - I feel like their admitting a cat would somewhat diminish the value of your degree. -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:47 5
    - That's species-ist! I won't let JackJack be put in a box! - pmb Jul 12, 11:37 2
      - Ha! Okay, we'll let you know if he's going to join you as an alumnus. - David Jul 12, 11:59 1
        
        Just make sure he's got a window seat...that's also padded. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 12:00
    - Dude, he's already offered a tour. Hand him the leash and get video. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 10:55
    - What if it turned out to be a flerken? -- nm - Baronfiki Jul 12, 10:48
- And he's got the offers for scholarships/financial assistance, so we're good to go! - Dark Callisto Jul 12, 10:41 2
  - It's between him and highly touted prospect Leonard Edward Funt. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 10:44 1
    - ST's very first How I Got into College ref! - David Jul 12, 10:49
- you must go. -- nm - Andie Jul 12, 10:37
- See if you can get competing offers from Northwestern and UI. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 10:35
The 14 Most Iconic Drive-In Movie Theaters Left in America -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 12, 10:07 2
- Those are rather meh. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 10:19
- There must be half as many in Ohio. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 10:10
Come 2027-28... OKC is gonna be a MONSTER team! -- nm - Mop Jul 12, 09:52 3
- OKC is the new 76ers. - Strongbad Jul 12, 10:20 2
  - well, it kind of worked or the Sixers - decline Jul 12, 10:41 1
    - Well, they got 2 heads, 3 fails on their 5yr tank job. - Will Hunting Jul 12, 11:09
The folks who wrote a book in 2017 saying that Trump is off his rocker read the Mueller report and concluded that... Trump is off his rocker. -- (link) - Mop Jul 12, 09:50
Report: Former WWE Wrestler Tyrus Sent Gross, Incoherent Texts To Co-Host Britt McHenry -- (link) - Beaker Jul 12, 09:45 6
- There's mention in the comments that he probably did this stuff to people on GLOW. -- nm - Reagen Jul 12, 11:04
- Still. Employed. By. Fox. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 09:50 4
  - She was asking for it. -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:03 2
    - You know it's bad when I'm siding unequivocably with Britt McHenry. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 10:07 1
      - That was literally the first thing I said to Kim when the story first broke. She's a garbage person and 100% wronged here. -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:09
  - Ambien is a terrible drug. -- nm - Mop Jul 12, 09:51
I'm now in week 3 of feeling under the weather, and omg I'm soooo sick of whatever this is. - kelly Jul 12, 09:38 9
- Heh, I was planning to invite you all to dinner this weekend. Yell when you're feeling better! -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:01 6
  - The frustrating thing is that other than that cough (which is now 99.9% gone, thank goodness) I've felt pretty much ok. -- nm - kelly Jul 12, 10:05 5
    - Will's had a cough too. Hopefully we should be ok next weekend? N and I are sleeping over at the zoo on Saturday night but otherwise we'll be around. -- nm - kelly Jul 12, 10:06 4
      - Sure, let's grab a bite next weekend! We've actually become fans of Double Dogs thanks to y'all. - David Jul 12, 10:10 3
        
        You can thank Lisa for that - she's the one who introduced us to that place right after we moved here. - kelly Jul 12, 10:13 2
        
        It's Lisa's birthday! We may be giving her more business with Kim's parents. -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:15 1
        
        Yep! Texted her just a little while ago. Oh that's awesome. We love her. - kelly Jul 12, 10:18
- I hope you feel better soon. No fair, colds/viruses need to be limited to WINTER! -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 09:54 1
  - At least I'm not missing work or catching whatever illnesses are going around the school. -- nm - kelly Jul 12, 10:04
Japan landed on an asteroid ... then took back off, and blasted it from orbit. Then, landed again to collect samples. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 12, 09:34 4
- When asteroids destroy the earth and we wonder why... this is why. -- nm - Mop Jul 12, 09:49
- Aren't we supposed to land on an asteroid soon? - Spawn Jul 12, 09:40 2
  - Different asteroid. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 12, 09:41 1
    - BAH! It would have been more interesting if it was ours! -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 09:42
10 years ago in theaters: Bruno, I Love You Beth Cooper - Max Jul 12, 09:25 [youtube] 7
- 15 years ago: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, King Arthur, Sleepover, (ltd): Riding Giants, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster - Max Jul 12, 09:25 [youtube] 6
  - 20 years ago: American Pie, Arlington Road - Max Jul 12, 09:26 [youtube] 5
    - 25 years ago: Forrest Gump - Max Jul 12, 09:27 [youtube] 4
      - 30 years ago: Lethal Weapon 2, Weekend at Bernie's - Max Jul 12, 09:28 [youtube] 3
        
        1984: no new releases. 1979: Breaking Away, Dracula (Langella), The Wanderers -- (link) - Max Jul 12, 09:30 [youtube]
        
        love Weekend at Bernies. -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 09:30 1
        
        The odd numbered ones are good. -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 09:40
ST Poll — What movie would you say Smash Mouth’s “All Star” is most associated with? - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 09:22 19
- Y'all are insane. It's Rat Race. -- nm - David Jul 12, 10:19 3
  - I try to forget that movie -- nm - Amoxy Jul 12, 10:44 2
    - I try to forget Smash Mouth. -- nm - Qale Jul 12, 10:49 1
      - My brother! -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 11:07
- Shrek -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 10:19
- Mystery Men. -- nm - Diva Jul 12, 09:59
- I associate their I’m a Believer cover with Shrek more than All-Star -- nm - Tim Jul 12, 09:46 2
  - Yes, Shrek for that one too. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 10:32
  - Sure, but that’s a different question. -- nm* - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 09:48
- Shrek -- nm - amoxy Jul 12, 09:31
- Dante's fourth ring of Hell. -- nm - Pippy -Buffalo Wing Sauce dipper Jul 12, 09:29
- Shrek -- nm - kelly Jul 12, 09:27
- For me it's Mystery Men. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 12, 09:26 1
  - Yeah, that’s the other one. - Super Daddy Princess Jul 12, 09:42
- Shrek. -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 09:25
- Shrek. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 09:23
- Shrek. -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 09:23
- Shrek? -- nm - Max Jul 12, 09:22 1
  - Yeah -- nm - JaxSean Jul 12, 09:32
What is Jason Bateman's signature role? - amoxy Jul 12, 09:21 10
- The first one I think of is Pepper Brooks -- nm - Strongbad Jul 12, 10:19
- It’s Your Move (nm) - Tim Jul 12, 10:07
- Who? (NM) - Marlowe Jul 12, 10:01
- Just as difficult is naming his top grossing live action movies in order. - Max Jul 12, 09:41 2
  - Hancock! -- nm - Shaun Jul 12, 09:56
  - ...Horrible Bosses? I mean, there was a non-descript white guy in it. It might have been Jason Bateman. -- nm - Mop Jul 12, 09:50
- Pepper Brooks. (but really Arrested Development) -- nm - Beaker Jul 12, 09:23
- Jason Bateman -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 12, 09:23
- Buying a sweet white on grey on white condo. -- nm - Max Jul 12, 09:22 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Jul 12, 09:32
Hmmm, Prime Day deals (IN CANADA) on Fire Sticks. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 12, 09:21

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