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RIP, Brent Scowcroft, -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 07:51 1
- Bad link or the tweet got deleted. "Sorry, that page doesn't exist" -- nm - TWuG Aug 7, 07:54
Federal Judge Approves Termination Of Paramount Consent Decrees - Studios can take ownership in Theater Chains -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 07:50 4
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 07:59
- wow -- nm - mud Aug 7, 07:53 2
  - Disney just bought AMC -- nm - TWuG Aug 7, 07:57 1
    - And Regal. - Spawn Aug 7, 08:00
Bankruptcy court approves sale of XFL to group led by the Rock -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 07:46
Vans x The Simpsons collab just dropped. 10 pairs of sneakers, 1 slide and lots of apparel. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 7, 07:45 10
- Shit Krusty. Why did you share this with me? And why did I share it with my daughter? we're loading our cart now. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:08 1
  - You're welcome? I'm not getting any myself sadly. - Krusty Aug 7, 08:11
- Heh, slide. Last night Amy tried to mock a pair of Sketchers I was wearing to Logan. He replied, "No, those are poggers for slides." First I had heard - Spawn Aug 7, 07:59 3
  - First time? Huh. It started to gain popularity a few years back and they're slightly different than say a slipper or flip flop. - Krusty Aug 7, 08:07
  - I don't understand anything the kids are saying nowadays. -- nm* - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 08:02 1
    - "poggers" comes from "play of the game". -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 08:07
- The black Bart shirt is nice. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 07:53 1
  - The glow in the dark one? Yeah, very cool but I think it's boys sizes only. I like the Torrey jacket a lot -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 07:56
- I really like the Mr. Plow sneaker/boots -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 07:47 1
  - Those are sharp. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 07:52
Full DC circuit upholds ability of the House Judiciary Committee to subpoena WH counsel Don McGahn -- (link) - TWuG Aug 7, 07:43 1
- WSJ: -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 07:49
day of the soldato is about 8% the movie sicario was. -- nm - mafic Aug 7, 07:35 1
- Yep. -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 7, 07:37
Trying to clean out my TV shows. Did anyone watch Briarpatch? Was it good? Does it offer a good enough ending since it's been cancelled? -- nm - sycor Aug 7, 07:22
+1.8m jobs, U3 drops to 10.2% -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 07:08 10
- ...and Trump is spending another weekend golfing -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 07:36
- 30 million people still unemployed -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 07:15 8
  - fake news. - tRuMaN Aug 7, 07:17 7
    - you can't do that. you can't round in America. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 07:19 6
      - *tries to teach Americans about significant digits* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 07:39 1
        
        What, like the middle finger? -- nm - 'merica Aug 7, 07:41
      - Well, only if it makes America great again. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 07:36 3
        
        Make America Round again! -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 7, 07:38 2
        
        America is pretty round already. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 07:46
        
        Give me the floor function or give me death! -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 07:41
Canadians are so mean -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 06:27 2
- Fucking illegals. Bringing disease over the border. Build a wall! -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 06:57 1
  - I'm getting a caravan together as we speak. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 06:59
ST. I am in you. -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 06:22 3
- I expected more. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 06:38
- you are not the father -- nm - ST expecting Aug 7, 06:26
- eww -- nm - mud Aug 7, 06:24
Baseball fans -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 06:20 11
- well that's cute as a nazi salute. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 06:54 6
  - for reference, just in case. -- (link) - colin Aug 7, 06:55 5
    - I really think it was just a mistake, somehow, based on his reaction once he was told to bend his arm. - Krusty Aug 7, 07:03 4
      - Yeah and good on the hitter correcting that immediately. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 07:58
      - if it was mistake, it's about the most out of touch thing you could make a mistake on right now. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 07:04 2
        
        I agree but by his reaction after being told to bend his arm I really think it was mistake. - Krusty Aug 7, 07:10 1
        
        Agreeance. That was clear "Oops, I'm an idiot" body language. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 07:14
- (I think there was a Braves game earlier this week where I saw 3-4 dogs lined up in a row behind home plate) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:34
- that was pretty fantastic -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 06:27
- There have been some fun ones. There was a Steve Bartman cutout on the 3rd base line last week during an OAK-SEA game. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 06:22 1
  - They should have added a Moises Alou cutout yelling at him - zunk takes things literally Aug 7, 06:30
Rocksteady Studios has finally revealed a new game!! -- (link) - Shaun Aug 7, 06:09 2
- This one looks better -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 06:18 1
  - Saw that the other day. So good. -- nm - Shaun Aug 7, 06:40
Did Mike DeWine fake a positive Corona test to get out of having to meet with Trump? -- (link) - Dano Aug 7, 05:53
Golf fans: ESPN showing a lot of golf this afternoon, 2nd round of the PGA. Tiger tees off at 4:58 Eastern. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 05:49 1
- It’s on ESPN+ from the beginning. You can watch specific groups or just the all-over coverage. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 05:51
TV PSA: Howard (D+), Pan Y Circo (Amazon), The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids In Space (Netflix), Work It (Netflix), Tiny Creatures (Netflix),,,,, -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 05:31 1
- NBA, NHL, Wizards: Tales Of Arcadia (Netflix), High Seas (Netflix), Smackdown, Bering Sea Gold, Masters of Illusion, Being Reuben, Bill Maher, - Beaker Aug 7, 05:33
Popcorn Champs: Aladdin -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 05:29 1
- So Menken just got his EGOT. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 05:48
*Justin_Timberlake_Really.gif* -- (link*) - Reagen Aug 7, 05:04 3
- because they went from zero to 23 it seems like their cases increased 23000% yikes hot spot -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:50
- Shit, I'd be happy if we had that few cases in our county on a given day. -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 7, 07:40
- One the best reusable gifs of all-time. Not as good as Leo's martini cheers but pretty high. -- nm - Shaun Aug 7, 06:12
250k biker fans will meetup in Sturges...so expect a lot of custom/vintage harley's to be on sale around xmas when they settle estates -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 01:27
Hmm. The little grey cells don't know what to make of this. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 00:26
DS9 S1E04, "Babel", features an aphasic virus and Quark keeps his business open in spite of a quarantine. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 23:38 5
- It's allabout the latnum. -- nm - . Aug 7, 01:12 4 1
  - Quark's does not accept payment in the form of self-sealing stem bolts. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 06:36 3
    - How do the humans pay Quark? -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 06:36 2
      - Ear jobs. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 06:58 1
        
        This is the quality content I come to ST for. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 07:35
One episode into the new season of Big Brother and I already hate all these people. - Mop Aug 6, 22:54 3
- It's... almost like you've never watched this show before? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 05:08
- I like everyone but Tyler. -- nm - Ender Aug 6, 23:45
- yup. they always forget if you put any 15 people in a box, things will happen. you don't need 15 firecracker personalities. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 23:16
CNN has the story on the couple that filmed the Beirut explosion from their balcony just 600m away. They’re both alive... barely. -- (link) - Mop Aug 6, 22:45
SpaceX 1 minute to launch -- (link) - TWuG Aug 6, 22:10 5
- Missed catching both fairing halves, unfortunately. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 22:59
- cool, the feed didn't cut out -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 22:22
- Successful booster recovery. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 22:21 2
  - Amazing to see how they can stick that landing!! -- nm - Meg Aug 6, 22:35 1
    - It is! Still a thrill to see even though I've seen it dozens of times now. - TWuG Aug 6, 22:38
HMCS Regina: the frigate that rhymes with fun! -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 22:03 [flickr] 1
- angina's no laughing matter, Bery. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 22:14
Alabama Rep. and Ku Klux Klan enthusiast Will Dismukes (R) turns himself in on theft warrant. He is accused of felony stealing from a former employer -- (link) - con_carne Aug 6, 21:41
The big California fire is apparently threatening the historic village of Pioneertown and an area where we've camped in the past. - Meg Aug 6, 21:33 [flickr] 1
- -- nm* - con_carne Aug 6, 21:38
Microsoft xCloud won’t be launching on iOS because Apple wants to approve each game individually. - Mop Aug 6, 21:13 4
- Spoiler: No one really seriously wants to play console games streamed onto their phones. - Qale Aug 6, 21:23 3
  - If the streaming is reliable, then it should be just like playing a Switch. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 21:32 2
    - Except on wifi/mobile data. Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't most cell plans in the US very data capped? This will be big in S.Korea for sure. -- nm - Shaun Aug 7, 06:10
    - I can stream Magic Arena to my iPhone or iPad now. It’s just not good and that is not a high FPS game. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 21:39
Heh, most recent 'earthquake' on the USGS map "M 3.0 Quarry Blast - 19 km NNE of Maeser, Utah. -- nm - Meg Aug 6, 21:13 2
- The Beirut explosion registered 3.3 -- nm - Meg Aug 6, 21:16 1
  - Yep. Would've been more if it had been deeper. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 21:17
Credit Karma says I could be paying as little as $104/mo for my auto insurance. How about the $80/mo I'm already paying? 😃 -- nm - Meg Aug 6, 21:03 5
- I finally gave in and looked into the Liberty Mutual mailings. After about 20 minutes of comparisons I determined that I would save $2 but Amy would - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 21:35 4
  - I'm benefiting from the "low mileage' clause because I drive less than 6,000 miles per year. -- nm - Meg Aug 6, 21:58 3
    - Yeah, Amy gets that. The library is 2 miles away. -- nm* - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 22:04 2
      - 2 miles does not require a car -- nm - Karl_S Aug 7, 03:59 1
        
        If there was a good way she might bike it. Sadly, it involves crossing 6 lanes at one intersection. A highway. Pedestrians get hit there. - Spawn Aug 7, 07:39
There’s *TEN* series of Taskmaster? Do they film a new one every month?! - Mop Aug 6, 20:59 8
- Two series in a year -- nm* - Krusty Aug 6, 21:29
- CW has already cancelled Task Master after the first broadcast. nmbl - howie Aug 6, 21:17 5
  - I blame Black Widow not getting released for this. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 07:42
  - I really enjoyed it. -- nm - . Aug 6, 22:20
  - I don't think the CW was the right network for the show and they had to know Americans wouldn't flock to a new show with people they've never heard - Krusty Aug 6, 21:50
  - Jesus fuck, America. You suck. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 21:21 1
    - America is just intimidated by Greg -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 21:32
- Just be quiet and eat some watermelon -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 21:12
Someone just nuked my camp in FO76. The damage is less than I expected. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 20:39 6
- It’s no Beirut warehouse full of fertilizer. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 21:06 4
  - Quite true. And my wall didn’t fall over like Trump’s during a minimal hurricane. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 21:10 3
    - LIR. good point about Love, Victor. That cast is gorgeous. Great representation -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 21:20 2
      - I assume it is getting at least the standard 3 seasons for such type streaming shows. Or is that only Netflix that does that? -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 21:24 1
        
        Hulu will straight up cancel some shit, they don’t care. We shall see. I’m going to watch Love, Simon again. Such a cute movie -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 21:36
- And I'll do it again! - David Aug 6, 20:57
TV update: there's a 50 inch TV in the attic and it has air conditioning now. No big rush to replace downstairs tv. -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 20:34 3
- You could try this to see if it works? -- (link) - spamlet Aug 7, 04:03 1
  - didn't work. alas. -- nm - amanda Aug 7, 07:44
- But go OLED if you are fine with the premium cost. -- nm - Shaun Aug 6, 20:55
So I'm now that crazy cat person. She gets spayed next week and can come home then. -- (link) - Dano Aug 6, 20:25 14
- Crazy cat lady. -- nm - . Aug 6, 22:30
- Darling girl! 17 is the number for crazy person - Epiphany Aug 6, 20:49 3
  - Darling Girl #17. is a good pet name -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 20:59
  - Don't encourage him! 😏😁 -- nm - Meg Aug 6, 20:53 1
    - If this work from home social distancing continues for long enough... -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 20:56
- What's her new name? -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 20:37 3
  - I don't know yet. I'll have to check my list of obscure Hungarian films. -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 20:41 2
    - Soooo ... " Nemecsek anyja "? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 21:19 1
      - Nina Simone -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 21:20
- So smol. I looked at cats today too. Crazy. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 20:37
- Yay! -- nm - David Aug 6, 20:29
- Adorable! -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 6, 20:28
- what a heartbreaker -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 20:28
- Awww. She's a cutie! -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 20:27
My mother said to get things done... -- nm - David Aug 6, 20:11 3
- Don't you bring my mother into this! -- nm - Ezekial Aug 6, 20:59 2
  - Oh. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 21:36
  - There was a wrestling segment last night that involved one of their mother's minivan. We made Ezekiel jokes the whole time. -- nm - David Aug 6, 21:02
Yes, Twug has thought about Tesla more than anyone has. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 19:57 1
- Every day. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 20:00
It’s been said many times, but OT playoff hockey is amazing. - Volnelk Aug 6, 19:55
Big Brother appears to have a better track record of marriages among it’s participants than any reality dating show. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 19:42 5
- Although I suspect the Amazing Race is responsible for more divorces. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 20:37
- FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- (edited) - Bob Eubanks Aug 6, 20:05 1
  - Fuck you, Tony!! -- nm - Ezekial Aug 6, 20:57
- Does survivor count as a reality dating show? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 19:45 1
  - Does Big Brother? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 19:59

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