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HOW DARE YOU QUESTION A MILITARY MAN EVER!! WE SHOULD ALL BE SUCKING THEIR MILITARY DICKS FROM NOW UNTIL THE END OF TIME!! NINE-ELEVEN!! -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 07:58 1
- *clears schedule* -- nm - MHD Sep 26, 08:01
My wife... -- (link) - David Sep 26, 07:51 [SmugMug]
99% Invisible this week is actually Roman Mars' other podcast and it is really informative about what Impeachment is and what it isn't. Worth a listen. -- (link*) - Andie Sep 26, 07:49
So what you're saying is that I'm not allowed to use political office to further my ambitions and line my pockets? Duly noted. -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 07:34 5
- ... isn't this David's bit? -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 07:36 4
  - So you saying we need to start an impeachment inquiry into David? - eag Sep 26, 07:44 3
    - That's "Most Improved Poster" David to you!! -- nm - Chamberlain Sep 26, 07:48
    - lafarrow showed up for a reason. -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 07:47
    - STOP THREATENING DEMOCRACY!!! -- nm - David Sep 26, 07:47
This group response seems perfectly proportional and not at all like an overreaction. -- (link) - David Sep 26, 07:33 3
- We know they've been doing it. We've seen documented instances of it. Are they actually trying to deny it? -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 07:38 2
  - This is the Age of Trump. - Spawn Sep 26, 07:39 1
    - They called him on a couple lies and donny spent a week calling them fake news like all the others, must of made them cry -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 10:39
USC WR Devon Williams jumping ship to Oregon State. -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 07:14 1
- Never mind. -- nm - OSU PR Dept. Sep 30, 09:26
Not So Humble Brag: I've doubled my reading goal for the year! I may have set it too low.... -- nm - Baron Universe Sep 26, 07:12 2
- ... was the goal one book? -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 07:34 1
  - Slightly higher. - Baron Universe Sep 26, 07:48
"Do you have Instagram?" "No." "Facebook?" "Barely. Not on my phone." "Snapchat?" "God, no." "Don't you have *any* social media on your phone?" - Classroom Transcripts Sep 26, 07:08 2
- what kind of psychopath uses their phone for a phone?!? -- nm - JaxSean Sep 26, 07:10
- "That's like a baby's toy." -- nm - Back to the Future II Sep 26, 07:09
Meanwhile on Fox News: "Wow, blueberry... syrup? What a time to be alive!" -- (link) - Reagen Sep 26, 07:06 1
- Next on Fox News, our guest Nero will entertain us with a new song he wrote for the fiddle, a happy little instrument that looks kinda like a violin." -- nm - rollo Sep 26, 07:35
Devin Nunes: "Nude pics of Trump" -- (link) - Amoxy Sep 26, 06:53 1
- Mr. Nunes, please believe us when we say, we'd never attempt such an endeavor. For the good of our country and our own sanity. -- nm - Democrats Sep 26, 07:04
Krusty alert: Startup turning sneakers into a 'stock market' -- (link) - oblique Sep 26, 06:50 2
- I've lost trust in StockX over the last year and I think they're manipulating the pricing on many sneakers -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 08:02 1
  - well it really is a great way to make a quick buck -- nm - decline Sep 26, 08:31
Death Stranding has gone gold. -- (link) - Shaun Sep 26, 06:45
I really like a lot of the products that Mark's sells, but their return policy is absolute garbage. - Shaun Sep 26, 06:44
Question for the board re: The Unicorn. Is Walter Goggins a handsome man? - Will Hunting Sep 26, 06:14 15
- He is a Kramer. -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 07:58
- No, but what Kim said. -- nm - Shaun Sep 26, 06:25
- No, but he’s charismatic. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 26, 06:24 10
  - yeah, I would put him on my list of dudes to hang around with. -- nm - groiny Sep 26, 08:02
  - agreed. -- nm - Pippy - thar she blows! Sep 26, 07:03
  - I can see that. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 26, 06:30 6
    - also - no one asked, but if I was single I would date him. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 07:04 5
      - And we'd find out for real what the Walton Goggins Surprise is. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 07:09 3
        
        Blueberry pancake syrup? -- nm - David Sep 26, 07:44 1
        
        Wilder than that - Reagen Sep 26, 07:55
        
        harrumph -- nm - prayformojo Sep 26, 07:16
      - if he came with a real Kentucky accent, I could see it. -- nm - Pippy - thar she blows! Sep 26, 07:06
  - yep -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 06:28
- no he is not -- nm - Pippy - thar she blows! Sep 26, 06:16
- To me, no. But there's someone for everyone. -- nm - ty97 Sep 26, 06:16
Livestream of the Open Hearing with Acting Director of National Intelligence on Whistleblower Complaint -- (link) - oblique Sep 26, 06:07 [youtube] 2
- Nunes is a real tool -- nm - oblique Sep 26, 06:25 1
  - and the sun rose in the East today too. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 06:31
Mop? - Spawn Sep 26, 05:50 1
- Free popcorn? -- nm - Mop Sep 26, 07:17
Whistleblower Complaint released -- (link) - budice Sep 26, 05:45 22
- K, I'm not a lawyer. I'm not a government/constitution expert. I know nothing about nothing. But.... - Chamberlain Sep 26, 07:00 17
  - I don't know what it means for whether his presidency continues, but I do know this is the first ACTUAL CONCRETE specific evidence of really terrible - JackDawson Sep 26, 07:41 5
    - I'm going to say right now that business has no business in politics. I certainly have held the belief prior that this country could use a dose of - oblique Sep 26, 07:51 2
      - Anytime we have used that very silly and very incorrect idea it has failed miserably - Bush, Trump. I'm not defending politicians I'm simply noting t - JackDawson Sep 26, 08:00 1
        
        I remember one of those "ordinary voter" round tables during the primaries - Reagen Sep 26, 08:04
    - is this also the first actual concrete evidence that he is a dishonest, conniving snake in office? -- nm - amanda Sep 26, 07:46 1
      - I'm not as familiar with all the goings in and out since I try not to follow him as much but maybe? -- nm - JackDawson Sep 26, 08:01
  - I'm having a hard time getting into the mind of a trump supporter here but it seems to me that a reasonable person would have a hard time reading - oblique Sep 26, 07:15 10
    - To clarify what I was saying - I don't care about his supporters. They'll eat up everything he tells them. I'm talking about people who can actually - Chamberlain Sep 26, 07:29 3
      - This is why my admonition the other day about complicity stands. As long as the GOP has power to stop him and as long as they don't, you cannot vote f - JackDawson Sep 26, 07:43 1
        
        From the mouth of Lindsay Graham: "If we vote for Donald Trump, we will be destroyed, and we will deserve it." -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 07:45
      - As we keep saying, it comes down to Mitch McConnell. At some point he has to see the math for shifting to Pence and outing Trump. -- nm - Spawn Sep 26, 07:31
    - Supporters: Mueller already declared this type of stuff legal and we have to keep it low key because Dems and this author is biased -- nm - Max Sep 26, 07:27
    - "it's normal because he's the president and can do whatever he wants." - Reagen Sep 26, 07:24 1
      - yes, that is the mind washing kicking in -- nm - Pippy - thar she blows! Sep 26, 07:27
    - WITCH HUNT! - Volnelk Sep 26, 07:16
    - But they like that's he shady. -- nm - Inigo Sep 26, 07:16 1
      - Exactly. ‘We didn’t vote for him because he’s a good politician. We voted for him because he isn’t.’ -- nm - Volnelk Sep 26, 07:17
- Wow- answers Reagan question about cover up crimes -- nm* - JackDawson Sep 26, 06:27
- there's a whole series of documents here also (linked from the above livestream) -- (link) - oblique Sep 26, 06:08
- So Trump corroborated the entirety of the first accusation with his release yesterday and then more questions will arise from the 2nd part. - Will Hunting Sep 26, 06:03
- shit is getting real -- nm - oblique Sep 26, 05:55
Spotted: Trump 2020 sticker. “Make liberals cry again”— sum and substance of his support. Sad little people -- nm - JackDawson Sep 26, 05:43 8
- Let's not dismiss them as "sad little people" cause this strategy/methodology will likely be very very effective. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 26, 06:30 1
  - Not dismissing their effectiveness only commenting on their lack of self respect -- nm - JackDawson Sep 26, 06:44
- *smh* -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 26, 06:28
- WISH has been selling those shirts ever since I first started shipping there. - Spawn Sep 26, 05:51
- The party of trolls, assholes, and anti-social jerks -- nm - rollo Sep 26, 05:46 3
  - If you’re voting for someone to piss off random strangers ...you should probably kill your self -- nm - JackDawson Sep 26, 05:47 2
    - time and again we've heard people say they knew he would be terrible and that's the fun of it, that he would fuck people over, didn't reliz they would -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 10:58
    - This is an inappropriate statement, IMO. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:01
nmb David -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 26, 05:39 1
- Seems odd you'd not want your best pitcher in line to pitch twice in the series. - Will Hunting Sep 26, 05:43
The Unexplainable, Undeniably Entertaining Rituals of the Buffalo Bills Mafia (this is a fun read) -- (link*) - Beaker Sep 26, 04:40
Announced matches for AEW Dynamite's debut episode and NXT's first 2 hour episode on USA next Wednesday - Tim Sep 26, 04:02 9
- Give me NXT. Title matches trump random matches. - Will Hunting Sep 26, 05:26 8
  - I must be the only person who has expected (spoiler?) to win the AEW Women's belt. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 26, 07:30 4
    - It’s absolutely not normal for a regular NXT episode. - Tim Sep 26, 07:33 3
      - I figured as much. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 26, 07:51
      - The big thing they're doing to combat it is the "limited commercial interruption" thing. AEW can't do that since 100% of their revenue comes from ads. -- nm - David Sep 26, 07:51 1
        
        I wonder how long they're planning on keeping that going? - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 26, 07:58
  - Give me the premiere of something potentially historic. I've watched NXT title matches, and the last big one was quite dull. -- nm* - David Sep 26, 07:23
  - It’s interesting that they’re stacking the show. I also missed that tweet. -- nm - Tim Sep 26, 05:46 1
    - Oh, the entire thing was about NXT beating them; so of course they'd load up NXT's card. - Will Hunting Sep 26, 05:55
TV PSA: NFL, Good Place, Grey's Anatomy, Flip or Flop, Jersey Shore, Superstore, Outpost, Young Sheldon, Perfect Harmony, Chasing the Cure, Unicorn, -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 03:56 4
- Million Dollar Listing, Naked and Afraid, Million Little Things, Ex on the Beach, Mom, Carol's Second Act, Sunnyside, Mr InBetween, EVIL, L&O SVU, -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 03:57 3
  - How to get Away with Murder (HTGAWM), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 03:58 2
    - HTGAWM has killed more people than Hitler at this point. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 26, 06:07
    - 2: Good Place and Grey's (for the wife)...may try The Unicorn too (cause Boyd) -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 04:54
Rumor has it that Philly has offered the Jags a package, including Ertz, for Ramsey -- nm - Flavorize Sep 26, 02:05 1
- that would be unsmart -- nm - Beaker Sep 26, 03:58
LYC: A guy in one of my dynasty leagues keeps offering me Taysom Hill in trades. It comes up as T. Hill in the trade request. -- nm - Flavorize Sep 26, 00:34 5
- Obviously, he's trying to trick me into thinking it's Tyreek Hill and not Taysom Hill, so I will instantly accept. -- nm - Flavorize Sep 26, 00:35 4
  - Offer him your kicker for his top QB. He'll get the hint. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 07:38
  - See, that would get me to instantly decline. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 26, 07:35
  - Shockmain Davis gives this tactic 2 thumbs up. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 26, 06:04
  - It's such a dick move, but I sorta respect the 6th grade ingenuity behind it. -- nm - Flavorize Sep 26, 00:38
Survivor spoils - . Sep 26, 00:34 1
- Ugh. Forgot to update my Tivo for this -- nm - oblique Sep 26, 05:30
I signed up to get one of these ... -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 25, 23:06 11
- Looks like plenty of interest in it. Already made 3x their goal. -- nm - Meg Sep 26, 03:29
- Pretty sweet. -- nm - Flavorize Sep 26, 00:32
- OMG bery...if you pledge $9,000 you get 30 of them...that's one for each of us -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 00:22 3
  - not pegleg, he says his desert is too boring for ROVs. (I happen to think he's incorrect, though.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 00:23 2
    - jeez, he can send it through the bellagio lagoon to look for coins or bodies -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 02:06
    - I live near a lake. And there are wrecks. ;) -- nm - . Sep 26, 00:27
- It can dive down to 50 feet ... some of the other ones I've looked at can to 150 or more, but this'll do for a starter. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 00:11
- it's a fancy named submarine in a contemporary body :) -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 25, 23:08 3
  - not much use in a desert :) -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 25, 23:09 2
    - Nor a dessert. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 23:11 1
      - it could be a cake topper -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 25, 23:44
Hmm. One of the sponsors of the conference is interested in two photos I took of their mascot. - Beryllium Sep 25, 23:04 1
- “Keep sponsoring and you can have it for free.” -- nm - mafic Sep 26, 00:10
600 years ago the Shroud of Turin is first publicly displayed -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 25, 22:45 2
- 39 years ago today the Grateful Dead brought back acoustic sets for a series of shows in SF & NYC. for the first time since 1970 -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 25, 23:03 [youtube] 1
  - 1964 "Gilligan's Island", starring Bob Denver as Gilligan, debuts on CBS -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 23:17
Here's an actual survey question (not just a tease for fund raising) about pursuing impeachment yes/no and what's your opinion .... -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 25, 21:25
Suits fans, I like Aaron Korsh a lot more as a person after reading this postmortem on the season finale/series. -- (link) - David Sep 25, 21:23
Is no one standing up for Flo? And how she's obviously being phased out of these Progressive commercials? Poor Flo. -- nm - con_carne Sep 25, 21:16 2
- when they spend soooo much for ads, they rotate whole themes, (look at Budweiser, Liberty even Geico) Love how she plays a whole family better than... -- nm - Eddy Murphy Sep 25, 22:55
- She should have sent me that tow truck sooner a couple of weeks ago. -- nm - Qale Sep 25, 21:26
Tesla police car runs out of battery during high speed chase (cops called of chase anyway due to unsafe speeds) -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 25, 21:02 2
- Because they forgot to charge it. Newb move -- nm - TWuG Sep 25, 21:17 1
  - Like, are cop cars always full of gas at every moment? And would a cop car go out on patrol with a quarter tank? -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 05:25
Big Brother finale was interesting as the winner was NOT smiling as they walked out. Spoiler. - zunk xometimes Sep 25, 20:53 2
- What CBS did tonight to (SPOIL) was *despicable*. - Jovian Sep 25, 21:16
- your IM makes me really happy Direct TV blacked out my local CBS July-Sept over what they were paying the station owners -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 25, 21:08
I see that Katherine Heigl's acting hasn't improved over the years. -- nm - David Sep 25, 20:41 6
- You know who is a much better actor than her? Jenna Elfman. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 01:08 3
  - and she is a sweetheart to boot! -- nm - groiny Sep 26, 08:04
  - she's fantastic of Fear of the Walking Dead. -- nm - Remlik Sep 26, 08:00
  - Every...one. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 26, 05:30
- It all started with her first tv series Roswell, October 6, 1999 -- nm - Max Sep 25, 21:31 1
  - She won't go, and she won't sleep, and she can't breathe. -- nm - David Sep 25, 21:37
Imagine a UFC fight where one guy does everything possible to duck another fighter, a person ready to fight right now. - David Sep 25, 20:36
Jacob deGrom's final four starts, to sew up the Cy Young: 28.0 IP 12 H 35 K 2 BB 0.32 ERA -- nm - budice Sep 25, 20:35
An amusing travel video. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 25, 20:33 [youtube] 1
- She doesn't need to be shy about her butt. -- nm - Max Sep 25, 21:34
I have new house keys. -- nm - Bacon Sep 25, 20:16 7
- question, IIRC there was some great curb appeal with the raised garden but it looked a little odd - zeitgeist Sep 25, 21:09 1
  - Real, not potted -- nm - Bacon Sep 25, 21:35
- May you spend 25,000 wonderful days there. -- nm - David Sep 25, 20:54
- Woo hoo!!! Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 20:49
- Congrats! -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 20:34
- Sweet! When's the housewarming party? -- nm - Amoxy Sep 25, 20:22 1
  - Soooooon. -- nm - Bacon Sep 25, 20:23

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