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Tyreek Hill is free to practice and play for the Chiefs. No discipline. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 19, 07:24 4
- As a Mahomes owner, hooray! As a Mecole owner, meh. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 07:26 3
  - I'm more happy that the child is ok -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:46
  - As a human being, the fuck? -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jul 19, 07:44 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 08:28
Is anyone watching Big Little Lies? Meryl Streep plays a villian so well. -- nm - Inigo Jul 19, 07:21 2
- i love the story that Meryl was super cold to Anne Hathaway all through filming TDWP to keep her in character, and then was immediately lovely as soon - Andie Jul 19, 07:24 1
  - I'd never heard this -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 08:18
Ready? OK. Tell me something that I dont know -- nm - prayformojo Jul 19, 07:08 32
- Disney got scammed out of $722,000 when... - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jul 19, 07:44 1
  - interesting -- nm - Pippy - Pinky's brain Jul 19, 07:45
- Dew Point is the temperature at which the air reaches 100% humidity -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:41 1
  - aka NYC every day in summer -- nm - ty97 Jul 19, 07:42
- Before toilet paper was invented people used, among other things, a sponge on a stick, corn cobs, mussel shells and the Sears catalogue instead. - LMS Jul 19, 07:41 1
  - three seashells? -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 07:42
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday are named for the Norse Gods: Tiw, Woden, Thor (yes, Thor) & Frigga. -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:39 1
  - That’s Frigga awesome. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 08:25
- New Brunswick is the only province in Canada that is constitutionally bilingual. -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 07:39 1
  - weirdly, neither of the languages is English. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:41
- The Common Hippopotamus has skin that is about 6cm thick and secretes a red substance that acts as sunscreen -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:38
- I once ate meow mix -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 07:29 2
  - And you still didn't get the part in Cats?! -- nm - Pippy - Pinky's brain Jul 19, 07:36
  - but what's new *today*? -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:34
- The genus Amelanchier includes such fruit producing bushes as the saskatoon, the service berry and the june berry, and is related to roses and apples. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:28
- Get your olive oil in dark colored jars and cold compressed - better health benefits -- nm - Pippy - full time Jokester Jul 19, 07:26 12
  - And do your research because a lot of olive oil is fake. They cut it with cheaper vegetable oil. - Krusty Jul 19, 07:39 11
    - Holy Shit! thanks - I did not know this. - Pippy - Pinky's brain Jul 19, 07:45 1
      - Yeah, it's some bullshit that they do it. Even the big names like Filippo Berrio add cheaper oil to cut costs. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:48
    - I only buy California olive oil for that exact reason. -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 07:40 8
      - You can't go by location as they found a lot of fakes from Cali, Italy, Spain, etc. It's crazy but you gotta look into it and go with a list of - Krusty Jul 19, 07:42 7
        
        The brand I buy is California. -- (link) - Bacon Jul 19, 07:43 6
        
        Ahhh. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:46 4
        
        So just read an article Australia and Chile have the toughest standards and are considered the best in the market. Did not know that -- nm - Bacon Jul 19, 07:48 3
        
        Interesting. Chile would seem to be the better option for us as it wouldn't need to travel around the world to get here. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:49 2
        
        that's still a LONG way away. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 07:50 1
        
        True. There are closer options than oil from either place -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 08:23
        
        Fake! -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:45
- The densest element on the periodic table is either osmium or iridium depending upon the conditions under which it is measured. -- nm - Baronfiki Jul 19, 07:22
- Next week is going to suck, because my boss is on vacation. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 07:22
- Frogs can't swallow with their eyes open. - Krusty Jul 19, 07:19
- On today's date in 1900 the first section of the Paris Metro opened. -- nm - Andie Jul 19, 07:13
The Chicago Transit Authority did a thing -- (link) - ty97 Jul 19, 07:02
Oh good. Our Canada Child Benefit payment went down. Both kids are in the same age bracket. - Shaun Jul 19, 06:43 3
- make more babies! -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:05 1
  - I mean it is a viable option -- nm - Pippy - Pinky's brain Jul 19, 08:08
- Slacker -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 06:59
Listen to Beyoncé’s New Album The Lion King: The Gift With JAY-Z, Kendrick, Blue Ivy, Childish Gambino, More -- (link) - ty97 Jul 19, 06:18
Zombie Tidal Wave official trailer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 06:12 [youtube] 2
- Looking forward to the followup, Vampire Hail Storm. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:02
- that's amazing -- nm - decline Jul 19, 06:15
Stranger Things has officially been renewed for a fourth season at Netflix -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:09 7
- Link? -- nm - Inigo Jul 19, 06:27 2
  - I get it from the Morning Spoilers article on i09 and they reference Production Weekly and Spoiler TV -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:28 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - Inigo Jul 19, 06:58
- Still waiting on that renewal for MST3K. -- nm - Qale Jul 19, 06:18
- *writers scramble to come up with a new premise* -- nm - colin Jul 19, 06:11 2
  - spoiler from S3 - decline Jul 19, 06:13 1
    - 100% -- nm - colin Jul 19, 06:19
Spiderman lives in Philly, not NYC! -- (link) - decline Jul 19, 06:08
What a surprise. The Adidas x Arizona Iced Tea sneaker pop up yesterday didn't go well with it getting shut down by the NYPD. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 19, 06:01 6
- it's brilliant. i haven't thought of Arizona Iced Tea in years... now.. well, i still won't buy it. -- nm - colin Jul 19, 06:09 1
  - Same. I do like that sneaker companies are thinking outside the box with collaborations lately. - Krusty Jul 19, 06:41
- Nike and Lipton Iced Tea plants, the both of them -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 06:04 1
  - Hmmm. They do have a collaboration coming*. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 19, 06:07
- was the bottle an Arizona Iced Tea bottle? -- nm - decline Jul 19, 06:03 1
  - Heh. Not one reporter mentioned it. They need to get back to us on that one -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 06:06
Someone did a FaceApp for Florida - it doesn't age well -- (link) - decline Jul 19, 05:59 9
- an improvement! -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 06:00 8
  - I look forward to the day it's just Georgia and then nothing but ocean. - Krusty Jul 19, 06:09 7
    - Man, South GA gonna be woke with all those Floridians invading. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 07:02 4
      - I'd say AL too but we all know no one's moving there on purpose. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:21 2
        
        *looks at Alabama, looks at the ocean, looks at Alabama, looks at the ocean* *walks into the ocean* -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 07:34 1
        
        Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 07:43
      - you should start buying real estate now -- nm - decline Jul 19, 07:06
    - *sweating* - ty97 Jul 19, 06:31 1
      - I have lots of family there as well. Oh well, they knew what they were getting into when they moved there. -- nm - Krusty Jul 19, 06:45
Local News: Dennis Oland verdict about to come down (second trial for the murder of his father. Jury already found him guilty once, just a judge for 2 -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 05:59 1
- seems like he is going to get away with it (allegedly) -- nm* - Beaker Jul 19, 06:14
Saturday TV PSA: Boxing on FOX, UFC Fight Night, Apollo (a bunch of moon landing shows, Million Dollar Mile, Live PD, Say Yes to the Dress other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 04:58 7
- ... did I sleep through Friday!?! -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 05:53 2
  - yes, Spawn, Happy Saturday! -- nm - decline Jul 19, 05:59 1
    - :: goes back to bed:: -- nm - Spawn Jul 19, 07:01
- 1: UFC Fight Night! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 04:59 3
  - I hope Greg Hardy gets KTFO. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:22 2
    - never even looked at the card :) Just did and happy Arlovski is fighting -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 05:25 1
      - It's an okay card I guess. Annoyed at ESPN for putting a lot of these on +. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:26
I know some here aren't a fan of his, but here is Dan LeBatard going OFF on Trump and espn -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 04:55 1
- He's definitely in my Top 5 hated list, right up there with Stephen A Smith and Skip Bayless. - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:23
Late Night's Amber Ruffin musically rebuts Trump's latest atonal racism -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 04:51
It's weeks like this I miss the Trailer Hitch column on BOP. -- nm - LMS Jul 19, 04:50
66 Questions About the ‘Cats’ Trailer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 19, 04:40 9
- Just watched it now and I'll add my WTF? to the list -- nm - decline Jul 19, 05:49 4
  - The more people who are baffled by this, the more I want to see it. -- (edited) - Super Daddy Princess Jul 19, 06:06 3
    - It's the same thing as with The Lion King remake - Option C is to not do the thing. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 06:08 2
      - Meh. - Super Daddy Princess Jul 19, 06:20 1
        
        (well) -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 06:41
- Imagine if they did the Lion King like that. -- nm - Roger More Jul 19, 05:07 2
  - Julie Taymor just got really excited. -- nm* - Super Daddy Princess Jul 19, 06:25
  - oh, now someone on the internet needs to use the CATS scenes to recreate some of the Lion King. Get on that stat internet! -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 05:16
- "What? Why?" Repeat 33x. -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 04:49
Fargo S4 casting news -- (link) - LMS Jul 19, 03:54 3
- also "Josto Fadda" and "Odis Weff"? Did they go to the George Lucas School of Naming Characters? -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 03:56
- "don't be Danny don't be Danny don't be Dann... whew!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 19, 03:55 1
  - Having done films with both ... - LMS Jul 19, 04:12
TV PSA: SHIELD, Andi Mack, Battlebots, Live PD, Love Island, Masters of Illusion, Big Stage, Shangri-La, Killjoys, The UneXplained, MotherFatherSon, -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 03:53 2
- Queer Eye (Netflix), Los Espookys (HBO), Club Friendly Soccer: Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 03:54 1
  - 2: SHIELD and Andi Mack -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 04:57
the brother of the Arianna Grande concert suicide bombing is arrested for murder as accomplis -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 19, 01:57
you know that meme you can flumox any mellenial with a stick shift car...yeah, someone car jacked an old man who got the last laught..... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 19, 00:47 1
- Florida Man strikes again! -- nm - Mop Jul 19, 01:18
In the last 24 hours, I have watched Love Shot and Long Shot. - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Jul 18, 22:41 1
- In some ways they are very similar movies. - Beryllium Jul 18, 23:02
Got my WW compact mirror power bank this week. Guess it will be useful if I get stuck in an airport somewhere :) -- (link) - Meg Jul 18, 22:24
Lion King - Zooey Deschanel's dad Caleb was DP for the film -- (link) - budice Jul 18, 22:19 2
- Is that her mom in the picture? Zooey doesn't need FaceApp to see what she'll look like when she's old. -- nm - Mop Jul 18, 23:14
- I don't know how much work goes into a heavily composited movie such as that, but I have to imagine ... like ... a lot. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 23:03
Just finished All the Presidents Men. Something about those days before Google. -- (edited) - budice Jul 18, 22:00
Is "The Boys" on Amazon worth a view? -- nm - crash davis Jul 18, 20:48 8
- the comic was great. brutal and very inappropriate though -- nm - Beaker Jul 19, 03:49
- Is it out? The debut was supposed to be July 26th. -- nm - David Jul 18, 20:53 4
  - A woman at work was talking about the first episode, so I thought it had dropped. -- nm - crash davis Jul 18, 20:54 3
    - but for all I know, she could have been talking about the trailer -- nm - crash davis Jul 18, 21:01 2
      - It's the most you've been misled since that time you thought Seattle had built a football dynasty. -- nm - David Jul 18, 21:08 1
        
        Nah, I'm sure I've been more mislead than missing the release date by a week. I mean the dynasty was a big mislead. -- nm - crash davis Jul 18, 21:14
- Heard good things -- nm - Amoxy Jul 18, 20:52 1
  - danke -- nm - crash davis Jul 18, 20:54
Nice "Paul" reference in 3below. -- nm - Amoxy Jul 18, 20:47
Five guys arrested after fist fight at Five Guys -- (link) - ty97 Jul 18, 20:38 2
- there were really six guys but they let one go for the headline. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 20:44 1
  - Plus it was just Ronny M., the harmless clown of the town -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 21:23
Why am I getting a news article about beer gardens being closed at a festival in Saskatoon because of storms in my Facebook feed. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 19:57 1
- It's the cats. Blame the cats. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:11
I....saw.......the Cats trailer. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 19:55 22
- The upshot is, Cats is the musical that is so gay it may make Drumpf and Bozonaro multiple strokes, so I hope it becomes a huge success. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 18, 20:43 1
  - Andrew Lloyd Webber is Drumpf's favorite songwriter. -- nm - . Jul 18, 21:51
- I didn't hate it. I mean, I don't particular care for the musical either, and I didn't care for this, but.. - Marlowe Jul 18, 20:40
- I...liked it? -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 18, 20:09
- I finally watched it. I’m not sure what the fuss is about. What did people expect? It’s Cats. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 19:58 15
  - Even I know Cats is the Fast and Furious of musicals... a popular whipping boy for those who aren't fans -- nm - con_carne Jul 18, 20:31 2
    - I honestly never knew this. I kinda thought I was the one person who couldn't stand it. -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:32 1
      - you are not alone. - Andie Jul 19, 06:13
  - I don't like the musical so I had no real expectations other than about 10000000% less creepiness -- nm - ty97 Jul 18, 20:02
  - It looks like a lower quality Mike Myers Cat in the Hat sequel. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 20:00 10
    - It’s ....... Cats -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 20:01 9
      - I don’t know the show but figured it’s gotta be decent ... this looks hysterical in a bad way. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 20:02 8
        
        It's notoriously campy, even for Broadway - Reagen Jul 18, 20:09
        
        A small sample -- (link) - Dano Jul 18, 20:05 [youtube] 5
        
        How the fuck was that a mega-hit? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 20:34 2
        
        cocaine. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 20:43
        
        Abby Bradford singing "Memory" -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 18, 20:41
        
        And if you're curious, that character in the film is played by - ty97 Jul 18, 20:11 1
        
        Couldn't get Eric Stonestreet for the part? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 18, 20:45
        
        The show is....not decent....IMO - ty97 Jul 18, 20:04
- so did.. -- (link) - budice Jul 18, 19:57
- For reasons I can't explain I've watched it twice. - Cuzzin Todd Jul 18, 19:57
Watching Blazing Saddles with Dad. Let history record that - prayformojo Jul 18, 19:32 2
- "Somebody's gotta go back and get a shitload of dimes!" -- nm - Krusty Jul 18, 20:04
- "Piss on you, I'm working for Mel Brooks!" -- nm - Amoxy Jul 18, 19:35
Want to know if things at Tesla really are going poorly? Watch the Supercharger build-out. If that stops, things are going badly for the company. -- (link) - TWuG Jul 18, 19:07
Today's calorie burn is going to end up in the 6200 range. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 18:47
Could this campaign end up being hoisted by its own petard? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 18, 18:43 9
- Anything that ends his campaign early is fine by me. Not going to be happy if the Dem nominee is an old white guy. - TWuG Jul 18, 19:04 7
  - I'm going to LMAO if you nominate an old white guy against Trump. - Strongbad Jul 19, 05:25
  - At least Joey B stands a chance of winning if it's him. - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:06 5
    - 80,000k votes spread over 3 states isn't a huge hurdle for most of the candidates to clear. -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 19:08 4
      - To win the presidency? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:10 3
        
        That's the margin of Trump's victory over Clinton. -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 19:12 2
        
        It's a mistake to draw from past elections to set targets for this one, IMO. - Beryllium Jul 18, 19:29 1
        
        It's less "only worry about x # of votes" and more "remember, Trump's margin of victory was tiny." -- nm - TWuG Jul 18, 19:41
- Bernie needs the money for his 4th house, duh -- nm - Beaker Jul 18, 19:02

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