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Indianapolis: Van ran over 3 protestors who were signing people up to vote. -- (link*) - Remlik Jun 8, 19:03 2
- 5 minutes later: "It was Antifa!" Next day: "Actually it was white supremacists" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 19:22
- jfc -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 19:04
Harris County (Houston) had enough new cases yesterday by itself to be #17 if it were a state. And has triggered a 2-Week ICU warning at TMC. - Qale Jun 8, 19:02
Below Deck Med not really spoilers - Dano Jun 8, 19:01 1
- worse than the racist Russian chef? -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 19:46
Bicycle Cops! Meet the cops who ... oh no. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 8, 19:01
Steve Kerr does appreciate a good joke. -- (link) - Mop Jun 8, 18:42 2
- Bingo card predictions: I didn't start it but I stopped it. The U.S. is the first in the world to successfully end racism. Racism is terrible in China -- nm - Max Jun 8, 18:47
- :-D -- nm - mud Jun 8, 18:44
American Airlines will award double miles for flights between now and Sept 30. I just want to be able to use the miles I already have - *next year* - Meg Jun 8, 18:21 4
- Double miles isn't even...it's meh. And you have to register. And then you have to book my 6/30. - ty97 Jun 8, 18:24 3
  - I'm waiting to hear if the family plan to go to Tuscaloosa for Alex's graduation next May. I did go to Kansas for Tara's. - Meg Jun 8, 18:38 2
    - a lot can happen in a year, the 2nd wave will come and go, china could blow us up..or buy us at the foreclosure auction - zeitgeist Jun 8, 18:57 1
      - Ah, you're just a huge ray of sunshine 🙄 -- nm - Meg Jun 8, 19:06
In retrospect, them screwing up the job stats is going to hurt Trump more than it helps. Because if they correct it next month, it’s gonna be a hammer -- nm - Volnelk Jun 8, 18:13 8
- They screwed with the job numbers? What? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 8, 18:33 6
  - Whatever the most recent report was, was off by about 3 million. (13.1 unemployed in the report, compared to 16.1 million from some other sources) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 18:37
  - Note from the May report copied inside, and the same error had also happened in April. -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 18:36 4
    - (also, screwing *up*, not screwing with) -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 18:37 3
      - Though same mistake two months in a row? -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 18:51 2
        
        I’d argue once it slipped through once it was more likely the second time. People do the same as last month. -- nm* - spamlet Jun 8, 19:11
        
        But hey, they're taking. additional. steps. -- nm* - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 18:53
- Assuming the jobs come back reasonably quick, he might still show a drop. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 18:19
-- -- nm* - mud Jun 8, 17:53
huh. Vikings RB Dalvin Cook looks like he will be holding out until he receives a new deal. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 17:47 2
- He apparently wants $13M, or more, a year -- (pic) -- (link*) - Flavorize Jun 8, 17:55 [Attachment] 1
  - So, he's hoping MIN as 50% more stupid than Atlanta when they paid Freeman. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 18:22
Daniel Radcliffe responds to JK Rowling -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 17:43
jnine, I didn't know Courtney lost her voice? Obviously a story there -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:42 2
- She still performs, but it's pretty bad. Sort of a Marianne Faithfull type of sound. Supposedly she's really, really off drugs this time, maybe it - jnine Jun 12, 22:43
- Drugs and screaming would seem to be the obvious answer. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 17:46
Having been alerted to this, I had to look him up -- (edited) - JD Jun 8, 17:35 1
- the more I read about this guy, the more I'm in awe. He's tied for a MLB record -- (link*) - JD Jun 8, 18:09
If NBA players leave Orlando bubble, they’ll face 10-day quarantine -- (link) - budice Jun 8, 17:30 6
- Bubble Trouble -- nm - Max Jun 8, 19:12
- curious why 10? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:43
- Are their families going to be with them? They're not going to just hang around guys for months. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 17:34 3
  - Well Dad is going to be a way for awhile. Where's he going? Disney World -- nm - JD Jun 8, 17:37 2
    - They can’t go to the parks while at WDW. Seems cruel. -- nm - David Jun 8, 17:42 1
      - Indeed. While I want to stay at Coronado Springs, that would have to be just another room after a couple of weeks? - JD Jun 8, 17:48
Bon appetite is facing criticism for not paying POC for camera appearances—editor has stepped down. -- nm - Flavorize Jun 8, 17:29 2
- There's also a picture of him circulating in brown face for Halloween. -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 17:33 1
  - no no, he passed out into a chocolate cake -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 17:48
Attention, citizens, attention! Important new legislative news! -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 8, 17:18 3
- I’m sorry I thought this was America. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 18:55
- Oh, sure. Just when things are getting fun ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 18:23
- There goes the script for Hurricane Heist 2. -- nm - David Jun 8, 17:23
Supergirl's Chyler Leigh (Alex) Comes Out in Emotional Post -- (link*) - Beaker Jun 8, 17:18 1
- Ok. This is absolutely all types of wrong on my part as a response to that post. . Chyler Leigh is Alex Danvers?!?! - JD Jun 8, 17:41
Martin Henderson turned into 1990s Kurt Russell practically overnight. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 17:05 4
- I thought that when he starred in a terrible biker movie called Torque. - David Jun 8, 17:16 3
  - and I seem to be in the minority as I seem to remember generally liking that movie but have no specific memories of Martin -- nm - JD Jun 8, 17:56
  - You take that back right now - Epiphany Jun 8, 17:36
  - he sure does. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 17:17
Whoa, these Jeopardy contestants are not good today. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 16:57 2
- Speaking of which, it’s the final week for new episodes. -- nm - David Jun 8, 16:59
- I feel much better watch those. It's like how I would do. =) -- nm* - budice Jun 8, 16:58
Jockapella. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 8, 16:42
Maybe they should have a better answer than “no one should feel like they have any protection” to the obvious question. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 8, 16:41 38
- I call Smith and Wesson -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 17:36 9
  - I honestly don’t think if I called the cops they’d get here fast enough. - Epiphany Jun 8, 17:43 8
    - I think full stats would show that police responding to a call and arriving in time to thwart a crime in progress is rare everywhere. - Max Jun 8, 18:30 6
      - It’s a reactionary thought “ the police will save us “ - Epiphany Jun 8, 18:45 4
        
        The bedrock concept of the defund police movement, as I understand it, is to give communities the tools to do just that. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 18:46 3
        
        Maybe, but if we learned anything from Brexit it should have been not to jump before you know where you're going to land. -- nm - Max Jun 8, 18:48 2
        
        Fortunately the way legislation works in this country, we're not going to have policy determined by a vote on "Do you want to defund the police?" -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 18:53 1
        
        "Do you love winning? Check this box." -- nm - 2016 Jun 8, 19:09
      - But, won't somebody think of the KaReNs? -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 18:31
    - Same with me, actually. - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 18:24
- Ghostbusters, obviously. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 17:34
- Do you have a problem with the question or the response? Because the response is correct. -- nm - David Jun 8, 17:02 21
  - If the response is correct, then I have been living in white privilege paradise my entire life. - Jovian Jun 8, 17:06 17
    - everyone else already said it, but it reminded me of this gif ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Jun 8, 17:26 [Attachment]
    - Yes. Really. We really have been living in this bubble. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:20 10
      - Kim’s sister gave up her career and started working at Barnes and Noble because of police corruption, -- nm - David Jun 8, 17:25 7
        
        :( -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 19:46
        
        wow. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:38 1
        
        Perhaps ironically, she got furloughed at BN due to the pandemic and just came back to criminal justice today. -- nm* - David Jun 8, 17:41
        
        really, corruption is everywhere. -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 17:37 2
        
        They run a good scam where novels are labeled Young Adult and then people get mad when there is sex in them! - Qale Jun 8, 18:09
        
        You’re right. The theft story on b2 was entirely new to me. -- nm - David Jun 8, 17:39
        
        :-[ -- nm - mud Jun 8, 17:31
      - I have to add, I did know many years ago. Every single time I meet a cop, I instantly become low iq anxious white lady, because it always works. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:22 1
        
        Gonna take this further. Here's my story. In the mid 90s my cousin Philippe was getting married in Quebec, I was in grad school in Central NY. Our fam - loosilu Jun 8, 17:33
    - They only show reliably if there is someone shot. And probably backed by more than a couple calls. - Qale Jun 8, 17:19
    - I mean... - David Jun 8, 17:11
    - They don't show up where I live all of the time. 80-90%, -- nm - jnine Jun 8, 17:10
    - "911 is a joke in yo town" -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 17:08 1
      - And that’s like 30 years old. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 17:32
  - At the end she says no one should have police protection. - spamlet Jun 8, 17:04 2
    - She says many people already live in a world where calling the police means more harm is done. - David Jun 8, 17:06 1
      - That I agree with and why we need reform. Just before that is about everyone living that way. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 17:31
- Maybe the so-called "news" media should do better than trolling guests with questions grounded in obtuse pedantry. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jun 8, 16:53
- This is why I was asking on the backboards. They want to just get rid of all protection. Where I live, the police take 45 minutes or more to show up - jnine Jun 8, 16:45 3
  - STL city police have put out a list of crimes they simply won’t respond to including most property crimes and car thefts. -- nm - spamlet Jun 8, 16:46 2
    - LA won't arrest anyone or respond to, except during the riots, theft less than $1000, homeless involved assaults, minor drug sales, car accidents, it's like -- (edited) - jnine Jun 8, 16:52 1
      - I figure everyone involved with LAPD’s budget isn’t answering their cellphone this month. -- nm - David Jun 8, 17:18
The Spite Girls -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 16:41 3
- The Spick Girls -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:42 2
  - The Space Girls -- nm - budice Jun 8, 16:43 1
    - edited because I replied with that exact thing. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 8, 16:43
8-) -- (pic) - JD Jun 8, 16:41 [Attachment] 1
- Fantastic -- nm - Epiphany Jun 8, 16:41
jnine, these dogs are being bred so our neighbors are making money off of them. Then they're back outside. - kelly Jun 8, 16:40 19
- any chance you can get them shamed by the local news reporting the noise? -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 8, 16:49 3
  - I feel like the local news might have bigger issues to report on these days. -- nm - kelly Jun 8, 16:50
  - It’s possible. 2020 has been slow for news. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 16:50
  - everyone has barking dogs. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:49
- what breed? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:44 6
  - People are into bulldogs these days. Had a friend with the same sitch. Breeding bulldogs next door -- nm* - budice Jun 8, 16:46 1
    - Straight up, I know nothing about bulldogs. Based on anatomy, it seems clear they are inbred and have severe issues with face and walking. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:48
  - Golden doodle and a fucking bulldog - Will Hunting Jun 8, 16:44 3
    - wait, what? is there a market? -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:45 2
      - They got rid of 10 doodles for 900 each -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 16:45 1
        
        I didn't know about bulldog part. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:49
- The neighbors have to use fans on high blast at night to drown out the barking so their son doesn't wake up early. - kelly Jun 8, 16:43
- I wonder if it's legal for them to have a dog breeding business where you live? I would still bring it up. I lose my mind at my mom's. It's outside - jnine Jun 8, 16:43 6
  - The last time neighbors complained about their noisy, yippy dog, they got rid of it - kelly Jun 8, 16:45 2
    - Check to see if they have a business license. We had barking dogs behind us when I was a kid. My brother had a math tutor and they couldn't get - jnine Jun 8, 16:49 1
      - Chainsaw? That's freaking awesome!!!!! -- nm - zunkskunk Jun 8, 16:51
  - The dad hates them. He loves the drones and vacations their offspring pay for. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 16:44 2
    - ah. Unhealthy family. The dogs know. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:44 1
      - Meh, they just like the sound of their voices. - Will Hunting Jun 8, 16:48
L7, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters -- nm - mud Jun 8, 16:38 1
- Jeopardy answer: "What are the best bands -- outside of Nirvana -- to emerge from the grunge scene?" -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 8, 18:25
Red Hot Chili Poopers. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:33 29
- there's been two, maybe three, amusing responses to this game. The rest ..not. -- nm - mud Jun 8, 16:50 7
  - ELPee -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 8, 16:55
  - we are bored, what do you want from us??? -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:52 3
    - More time refining your material! -- nm - Roger More Jun 8, 16:53 2
      - I have been a bit out of practice as of late! -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:55 1
        
        a lot of the answers cracked my shit up, including yours. -- nm* - loosilu Jun 8, 17:00
  - Cuddle of Mudd -- nm - TWuG Jun 8, 16:51 1
    - :-] -- nm - mud Jun 8, 16:51
- 50 Cunt -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:49
- Mice T -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 16:48
- The Allwoman Brothers Band -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 8, 16:46 1
  - way too many letters! -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:01
- Rash -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:45 2
  - b2 baby. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:45 1
    - goddammit -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:46
- Quilt Riot. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:41
- Cheap Prick -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 16:41
- Throwing Buses. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:40
- Conan the Singer -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 16:39
- mafics favorite band. The Kilters -- nm - budice Jun 8, 16:38
- Scissor Misters -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:36 7
  - Though that might as well just be an alternate name -- nm - JD Jun 8, 16:39 6
    - when it works, it just works! -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:41
    - Mister Sister -- nm - Spawn Jun 8, 16:40 4
      - Mister Fister -- nm - TWuG Jun 8, 16:45 3
        
        Scissor Fisters. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:46
        
        Mister Master -- nm - groiny Jun 8, 16:46 1
        
        Mine was way better. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:39
- oh shit! unintended pun. two letters -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 16:34

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