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Trump and GOP pull Twitter campaign spending after site suspends Mitch McConnell campaign account. - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 12:45 3
- I'll actually defend Mitch on this. His site posted threats *against* him. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 12:50
- Wait... like they're trying to punish Twitter? Ha! HA HA HA! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:47 1
  - Exactly. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 12:48
New New Pornographers coming next month -- (link) - Reagen Aug 8, 12:23 1
- I prefer the Old New Pornographers. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 12:47
GEO (immigration prison operators) loose argument that fed law superceeds WA minimum wage - zeitgeist Aug 8, 12:10 3
- I look forward to states-rights Republicans arguing how federal law supersedes state law in this case. Now, about Goodwill..? -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:42
- for-profit prison companies really are the scum of the earth -- nm - decline Aug 8, 12:15 1
  - absolutely -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 12:41
the creepy 'Watcher' house in NJ was sold (at a $500K loss). The people who received the creepy letters never lived there -- (link) - decline Aug 8, 12:07 3
- I'm surprised that a judge threw out the lawsuit against the former owners. I would firmly believe this should be included in any disclosure. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:48
- Sold it for a $500,000 loss... and a Netflix deal (so I'm guessing they're coming out ahead). -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:46
- Dammit, Uatu. You're not supposed to interfere. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 12:23
Renderings of the stadium to be built in Iowa at the Field of Dreams location. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 8, 11:56 [Image]
Uber stock up $3+ (to $42.74) today. Q2 results due any minute -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 11:54 5
- Not for at least another hour or so yet. They won’t report until after market close. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 12:01 3
  - wondering if those are buys so they can short them -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 12:08 2
    - That’s...not how it works. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 12:12 1
      - buy high, sell low! -- nm - colin Aug 8, 12:14
- Lyft had good results, boiling over to Oober -- nm - budice Aug 8, 11:56
What i learned today on International Cat Day: There are books that feature crime solving cats. I have already requested one from the library. -- (link) - Andie Aug 8, 11:49 6
- That's why they're always knocking things off tables - looking for clues. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 12:19 1
  - cats are dicks. *private* dicks. -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 12:20
- See my response to "what are you reading?" on B2 and see the Lilian Jackson Braun series. -- (link) - Meg Aug 8, 11:58
- Spoiler - the cat always did it -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 11:51 1
  - Basement Cat made him do it. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 11:55
- Of course. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 11:50
Jimmy Kimmel wants to be the new mayor of Dildo Newfoundland -- (link) - Beaker Aug 8, 11:40 2
- (at least he's pronouncing Newfoundland better now) -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 11:43
- won't he have to run against Dick Assman? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 11:42
Another entry in the "this is not going to end well" showcase ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Aug 8, 11:39 1
- ::dusts off "There are good people on both sides" speech:: -- nm - POTUS Aug 8, 11:41
Which leads us to a bigger problem: this year’s SummerSlam reeks of WrestleMania, and that’s not a good thing -- (link) - Beaker Aug 8, 11:31 7
- Goldberg is a Paul Heyman story. He's going to use Goldberg as his "Bruno Sammartino" where the old legend shows up once in a while - Remlik Aug 8, 11:36 6
  - On the surface it's not a great looking SS card - eag Aug 8, 11:49 5
    - It's a decent card...Richchet vs. AJ could be amazing... - Remlik Aug 8, 12:01 4
      - Yes, No, Yes, Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No, No, No. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 12:28
      - Half those matches are flat out awful concepts. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 12:26 1
        
        Have to agree with most of your assessment - eag Aug 8, 12:56
      - It’s no Shine Pride and Joy. -- nm - David Aug 8, 12:04
This seems extraordinarily petty -- (link) - Reagen Aug 8, 11:29 9
- I'd say no. If this one slides, then other teams start making "mistakes". -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 12:40
- That's ridiculous, home teams wear white! - Krusty Aug 8, 11:58 2
  - Yeah, they should have just went Shirts & Skins. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 12:02 1
    - That would easily be their highest rated game ever. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 12:32
- I don't know what the solution is other than to have the other contending teams all sign a waiver to let them play that day or reschedule. -- nm - Max Aug 8, 11:50 1
  - Does it count as a steal or an assist when you throw The ball to the wrong team? -- nm* - Spawn Aug 8, 11:51
- back in the 60s/70s? some US sprinters forfeited because their coach couldn't read 24:00 time -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 11:38
- yup -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 11:32
- yes and no -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 11:31
Greetings from our new desktop! - David Aug 8, 11:28 3
- *breathes in that new computer smell -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 11:40
- Heh. It's not necessary to post to log in, you know - there's a login form! - but it's good to know that you've got a new compy. What kind? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 11:37 1
  - Just a cheap i5 desktop that was a Prime Day deal. Our old one was from 2011. -- nm - David Aug 8, 11:39
in record time, I *just* figured out why the White Sox are playing in the Field of Dreams game. - prayformojo Aug 8, 11:17 2
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 11:46
- But the Iowa AAA team is a Cubs affiliate.... -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 11:23
67 Amazon orders, posted in the wrong place -- nm -- (edited) - JaxSean Aug 8, 11:08
Friggin' army lasers! -- (link) - Baron Universe Aug 8, 11:02 5
- "Lasers instead rely on electrical power" and "Lasers, as Breaking Defense points out, are more like focused sunlight from a magnifying glass than pew pew pulses of light." -- nm* - decline Aug 8, 11:05 2
  - I really hope the Army adds pew-pew noises anyway -- nm - decline Aug 8, 11:07 1
    - Or at least some Pink Floyd music. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 11:16
- TRUMP! -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 11:04
- I can't decide whether I'm more geeked out by this or the navy railgun. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 11:03
Y/N: At some point, have you taken a CPR class? - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:46 28
- Yep--*Staying Alive, Staying Alive* -- nm - Flavorize Aug 8, 12:48
- N -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 12:44
- Y -- nm - kelly Aug 8, 12:30
- Y, years and years ago -- nm - colin Aug 8, 12:14
- Y. -- nm - b. Aug 8, 12:12
- decades ago -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 8, 11:30
- Y -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 11:30
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- Y. I was a lifeguard at a pool in the summer during my college years. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 11:13
- Y -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 11:09
- Y! Within the last year at work. -- nm - MDH Aug 8, 11:08
- Y -- nm - Ender Aug 8, 11:04
- Y -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Aug 8, 11:04
- Y -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 8, 11:00
- Yep. My entire class was certified in HS PE, and I've had a re-certification since. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 10:57
- N -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 10:57
- multiple times, yes. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 10:56 1
  - You know that kissing mannequins didn’t count as getting to first base, right? -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 12:29
- N -- nm - groiny Aug 8, 10:55
- Ayup -- nm - John Murphy Aug 8, 10:55
- Not a full one to get certified, but yes. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:52
- nope -- nm - decline Aug 8, 10:52
- Y -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 8, 10:51
- Yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:50
- Y (more than once, come to think of it. Both wasted, nowadays.) (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Aug 8, 10:48
- When I was at Space Academy (that's right yo, humblebrag) we did SCUBA training in their big tank to simulate low-g, I think CPR with it. -- nm - Max Aug 8, 10:48
- Y -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 10:47
- Y -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 10:47
You know how some businesses have "loss leaders"? Some conglomerates have a product category I'd call "forgotten losses". - Beryllium Aug 8, 10:41
Poll? In last 6 months, I've placed _____ orders from Amazon - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:40 40
- I get monthly, subscription deliveries that I get big % off on. Plus maybe 2 items/week -- nm - Flavorize Aug 8, 12:49
- 3 -- nm - Beaker Aug 8, 12:42
- 49 -- nm - kelly Aug 8, 12:34
- 1. Discover Card gave me $10 Amazon Dollerydoos. I am strongly against Amazon. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 12:30
- (I didn't get a nomnom warning.) -- nm* - b. Aug 8, 12:11
- 62 regular. digital and KU not included, notgonnalook.-- nm - b. Aug 8, 12:11
- 27 total - but 23 of those were for the libraries :) -- nm - Meg Aug 8, 12:08
- Personally? None. My gf does all the ordering on her account and I have no idea how many. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 11:59
- 38 -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 11:43
- 22 -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 11:37
- we are amazon twins! I am at 38 too. (I need to order label maker tape today.) -- nm - amanda Aug 8, 11:35 3
  - Man that stuff is expensive. Sometimes I think gold leaf would be cheaper. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 12:25
  - do you make a lot of labels? -- nm - decline Aug 8, 11:50 1
    - ["label maker"] -- nm - label Aug 8, 11:51
- 1 or 2. Can't remember. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 8, 11:14
- 5 -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 11:10
- 67. Sheesh (again). - JaxSean Aug 8, 11:08 2
  - DAMMIT! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 8, 11:09 1
    - suck it! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 8, 11:11
- 27 physical, 25 digital -- nm - David, Earth’s Mightiest Hero Aug 8, 11:07
- 4 physical, 40 digital -- nm - Ender Aug 8, 11:06
- 20 -- nm - John Murphy Aug 8, 11:02
- 26 -- nm - JD Aug 8, 10:59
- Only 4? It feels like more than that. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 10:58
- ∞ -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 10:58
- 47. Do I win? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 8, 10:56 2
  - Sorry, we were looking for "42". - Spawn Aug 8, 11:10 1
    - LOL> Checked by year. 2019: 16. 2018: 42. -- nm - Spawn Aug 8, 11:53
- 2? Wife is upset that Amazon is enforcing the 4 year max on her student rate for Prime. We're trying to decide now we will pay full price. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:53 5
  - Just go get a PhD, and you'll be able to still enjoy the rate! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 11:09 3
    - That's... what she's doing. :) 6th Fall. Hopes to be finished by Jan 1. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 11:10 2
      - no, I meant you. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 11:12 1
        
        Oh. Hahaha. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 11:15
  - IKR? For some reason, I thought the discount was eternal for educational employees, but sadly no. -- nm - Baron Universe Aug 8, 10:59
- 3 regular orders plus 2 Kindle downloads -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 8, 10:51
- half a dozen at most -- nm - Max Aug 8, 10:46
- 40, mostly on subscribe and save items -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Aug 8, 10:45
- 2. One was personal, one was for the office. -- nm - Andie Aug 8, 10:43
- 13 but all of them were digital. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 8, 10:41
- 16 - decline Aug 8, 10:41
Borderlands 3 Skill Trees are live. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 8, 10:39
Here's a fun one. Hot Ones host Sean Evans (grr!) goes hot sauce shopping with hot sauce expert Noah Chaimberg. -- (link) - Mop Aug 8, 10:34 [youtube]
WWE: SmackDown debuts on Fox on 10/4. Three weeks later, Game 3 of the World Series will air on Fox. Whoops. - Tim Aug 8, 10:34 9
- The 8 people still watching by then will not notice. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:42 8
  - Hilarious. Just because I don't shit on everything he does, doesn't mean I like it. Was it stupid to rip up the show 2 hours before hand..yeah... - Remlik Aug 8, 10:50 7
    - I’m of the mindset that he just got lucky Austin and Rock caught fire. They were so close to going broke in the mid 90s. -- nm - Tim Aug 8, 11:48
    - They need to give Aleister a real feud -- (edited) - eag Aug 8, 11:06 2
      - That'd be nice in a while, but both those characters need wins. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 11:08 1
        
        Ali is a perfect example of your IM -- nm - eag Aug 8, 11:18
    - Did August 11th sneak up on him? He has a team of people to do this stuff. If he's re-writing the show massively (the main event changed 3x) - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:52 2
      - from what I understand EB isn't brought in for total creative control... - Remlik Aug 8, 10:56 1
        
        As I said, Vince needs to stop lying to investors then. - Will Hunting Aug 8, 11:02
Dayton Shooting: The bouncer who saved a bunch of people is a pro wrestler and Starrcast has invited him to the Starrcast/AEW weekend... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 8, 10:34 2
- Vince will offer him a 5yr contract now. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:45 1
  - or AEW might have him show up. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:50
*throws a copious amount of confetti at you* -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:33
Knowing the NCAA they will suspend SC State in response to Clemson's infractions. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:31 2
- OK, I don't like rule breakers but... C'MON!!! "Oct. 17, 2018: Confetti was utilized by institutional staff during a photo shoot..." - Mop Aug 8, 10:39
- After a 4 year investigation -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Aug 8, 10:31
Is Pats lifer Matthew Slater the last great gunner? -- (link) - Beaker Aug 8, 10:31

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