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I thought presidential “press conferences” were insufferable enough. But Trump obviously hit on something adding an audience. - Qale Aug 8, 14:20
It's possible I'm reaching but this Cardi B song seems to be related to sex. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 14:18
In a bold strategy to lock down the elderly voter, Trump effectively cut Social Security, Medicaid and unemployment benefits. -- nm* - Volnelk Aug 8, 14:00 2
- Bold strategy, Cotton -- nm - Strongbad Aug 8, 14:36 1
  - I'm pretty sure that he tried to kill off their vote -- nm - JD Aug 8, 14:47
Sheldon Adelson and Trump are fighting. -- (link) - Mop Aug 8, 13:03 2
- "Let them fight." -- nm - mud Aug 8, 13:27
- Man, if those two crazy evil assholes can't make it work... -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 13:14
R.I.P. Wayne Fontana, 74 -- (link) - mud Aug 8, 12:54
More than half the signatures submitted with Kanye's IL application to be on the Nov ballot were fraudulent. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 8, 12:48 1
- The other half were variations of all of Kanye’s previously used names. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 13:07
Postal Service tells states they can't use bulk mail to mail ballots, must use first class. Nearly triples the cost to states -- (link) - TWuG Aug 8, 12:40 8
- I am not doubting your source as we know the usps is in trouble. But I could not verify that with a news site. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 13:12 1
  - Yeah, I think it’s misrepresenting the USPS’s decision to enforce class timeliness, so ballots could still be sent bulk mail, but would no longer get -- (edited) - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 8, 13:42
- "We must sexualize the USPS in order to save it" -- (link) - the ice Aug 8, 12:58
- sounds like something The Supremes need to promptly weigh in on, with only 87 days left. -- nm - mud Aug 8, 12:57 3
  - I'm not sure what Diana Ross has to do with this -- nm* - eag Aug 8, 13:04 2
    - You can't hurry love. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 8, 13:06 1
      - You Keep Me Hangin' On -- (link) - mud Aug 8, 13:14 [youtube]
- That would seem to be um, prompted?, encouraged by the federal government? Particularly the executive? -- nm - JD Aug 8, 12:50
1992 Ford Thunderbird driven by Davey Allison up for Auction -- (link) - the ice Aug 8, 12:25
UCL not playing around the next two weekends. - the ice Aug 8, 12:14
300,000 homeless as a result of the Beirut explosion. That's mind-blowing. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 11:57
I agree - Biden could hardly troll Fox News better than this -- (link) - Reagen Aug 8, 11:55 6
- Heh -- nm - con_carne Aug 8, 14:40
- And trump can barely walk down an incline or drink water with 1 hand. Haha -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 8, 12:19
- I love the ‘HE SAID HE PICKED A VP’ takes on Twitter. Ummm, it was all a joke. Not just the last part. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 8, 12:06
- outstanding. -- nm - mud Aug 8, 11:57 2
  - "while wearing a mask" is the cherry on the whipped cream. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 12:03 1
    - Exactly! The others aren't. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 8, 12:19
X-Men: The Animated Series Producer Confirms Revival Talks With Disney -- (link) - Remlik Aug 8, 11:53 4
- There’s been so many better X-Men series since that one. Why revive that one? -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 13:03 2
  - Narrator: In fact there actually wasn't a better X-men animated series than the 90's series. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 13:58 1
    - Correct. To a degree, it was the first great serial television for our generation. -- nm - David Aug 8, 14:00
- cool -- (pic) - Peglegpete Aug 8, 11:55 [Attachment]
Ben Simmons to have arthroscopic knee surgery. Likely to miss rest of the season. -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 11:48 1
- Damn. -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 12:34
IN Daily totals: 747, 855, 927, 658, 734, 763, 954, 1011, 934, 860, 561, 809, 630, 960, 912, 989, 748, 582, 836, 740, 1051, 1253, 1036. - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 8, 11:22 1
- IM: :-( -- nm - mud Aug 8, 12:09
I'm having a Twinkie for breakfast -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 10:56 2
- What's his name? -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 8, 11:10 1
  - Single right back at the mound. -- nm* - Qale Aug 8, 11:12
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark: B/B+ -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:29 6
- I'll Be Gone in the Dark: B -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 11:23 2
  - Was this based on Patton O's wife's book? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 11:24 1
    - yes. it's a very detailed doc about her life, her pursuing the Golden State Killer, the victims etc... -- nm - Diva Aug 8, 11:29
- I'm watching bad movies so ST doesn't have to. Devils Gate F ( spoiler alert - ITS ALIENS!), Arkansas D-, Act of Violence D - Epiphany -shrimp skewerer Aug 8, 10:37 2
  - Malkovich is in check cashing mode. He's getting a ton of work from Amazon. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:50
  - I can only watch bad movies if I have a riffing partner. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 10:45
NY Times: Oops. -- (pic) - Strongbad Aug 8, 10:28 [Attachment] 5
- LOL -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 8, 11:10 2
  - (Although the phrasing of the tweet she's quoting is likely the "corrected" one) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 11:11 1
    - Yes, that's the correct version. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 8, 11:12
- Wow, 36 years. That's amazing. Waaaaaait a minute .... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 11:03
- Eh. I get what they were going for. It’s false outrage. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 10:45
Perfect football analogy. -- (link) - David Aug 8, 10:25 2
- very good -- nm - prayformojo Aug 8, 10:58
- That’s perfect. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:30
No, Mrs. Landingham, don't buy that new car! - Blue Punch Baron Aug 8, 10:18 3
- It's got this...smell! -- nm - David Aug 8, 10:18 2
  - It's the smell of freedom. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 8, 10:32 1
    - From the moment Charlie tells Leo till the end of Two Cathedrals is the finest, ballsiest network tv show ever. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 8, 10:37
I see Phil Collins is trending because two young guys made a react video that everyone seems to be loving. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 8, 09:40 [youtube] 1
- the song went up the charts on Itunes again because of them -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 10:32
The Mid-American Conference on Saturday became the first league competing at college football’s highest level to cancel its fall season - Remlik Aug 8, 09:35
I had reason to dig up this post last night. Poor wiggie's reaction -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 8, 09:09 [Backboard]
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:13 [Attachment] 9
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:13 [Attachment] 8
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:14 [Attachment] 7
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 8, 08:15 [Attachment] 6
      - 2/2 but just guessing on the first one. And the second one. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 10:23
      - 1/2 should have gone with my instincts on #2 -- nm - rollo Aug 8, 09:45
      - 2/2 -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 8, 08:34
      - 0/2 -- nm - Dano Aug 8, 08:26
      - 2/2 and they misspelled Fender -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 08:20
      - 0/2 -- nm - decline Aug 8, 08:18
A friend lives in Thailand now. He is going to a wedding today... they haven't had cases in some time. We suck so much. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 8, 07:46 2
- Is it fetishizing if I do like the thighs in Thailand? -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 08:16
- But I'm glad Americans were warned not to travel to New Zealand, that hotbed of cases. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 8, 07:55
Just cleared out my Pokemon storage. About to head to campus. If I don't catch a shiny fish, I quit. -- nm - amanda Aug 8, 07:26 3
- No shiny here yet. Boo. -- nm - Qale Aug 8, 10:25
- I got two and evolved one so I’m taking a break. - Judge Bane Aug 8, 09:22 1
  - I am the worst thrower ever. I have make three great throws in a row right now and it's infuriating. -- nm - amanda Aug 8, 10:30
Rickie Fowler misses the cut by 1 shot. Rickie Fowler also missed a 6 inch putt. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 07:16 3
- how do you miss a 6 inch putt -- nm - mud Aug 8, 07:48 2
  - Like this. -- (link) - Blue Punch Baron Aug 8, 08:14
  - He looks like he reached over to backhand it in, realized something was wrong and stubbed the putter. Ball went an inch from the love tap -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 8, 07:57
My friend Yanzhi posted this on FB this morning - Strongbad Aug 8, 07:02 3
- This is fine, as some people would say. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 8, 07:44
- Yeah, lots of people are freaking out about losing WeChat. Not only do people use it to communicate overseas with family and friends but businesses - Krusty Aug 8, 07:17
- :( -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 8, 07:14
Mmmm... McDonald's hash browns are so damn good. - Krusty Aug 8, 06:30 1
- Yes, yes they are. -- nm - spamlet Aug 8, 06:38
Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy. Even the baseballs are mad at them. -- (link) - spamlet Aug 8, 06:24 1
- I hope he left his cup in his locker -- nm - Krusty Aug 8, 06:29
I've been really enjoying Grounded on the Xbox but the most recent update broke things instead of fixing them. Can't play at all until they update -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 8, 06:19 8
- I can see the appeal, but I'm not a fan of survival games, so it's not for me. -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 09:52 4
  - I haven't played many survival games and I tend to get bored of them after a while when things get really complicated with all the recipes. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 8, 09:58 3
    - Wait a minute, that sounds like the game Logan has been watching Think play lately! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 8, 10:13 2
      - It's new and getting more popular. It's sort of like Honey I Shrunk The Kids the game. - Krusty Aug 8, 10:26 1
        
        Yeah, that is it. I was wrong, not Think playing. Kevin (one I do not know yet). -- nm* - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 8, 11:14
- Because of your posts I am installing this. - tRuMaN Aug 8, 06:31 2
  - Grounded is so much fun and looks great. They seem to keep adding to the story through updates. If you don't like spiders this game is not for you. - Krusty Aug 8, 07:21
  - I hope it works for you. :-) - Krusty Aug 8, 07:00
I like how approximately 43% of Teen Titans Go is taking shots at people upset about Teen Titans being cancelled. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 03:14
Beirut fire dept had no idea what was stored there, the army called them saying it was fireworks....if they knew they would have evacuated asap - zeitgeist Aug 8, 02:48
China posts warning after Mongolian patient dies of Black Plague -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 8, 02:36 4
- China Post needs to learn that it's treatable in most cases. The plague is here in the Northwest. People get it sometimes and nearly all survive. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 8, 05:53 2
  - I imagine they know, but still worth a warning. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 06:31 1
    - I feel like it's just something to write about that will get clicks right now but isn't really something worth worrying about. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 8, 07:14
- 2020 is such a joker -- nm - Beryllium Aug 8, 02:39
If they didn't want the 5-8s to win the lottery, they shouldn't have let the 9-12s in the playoffs. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 02:07 1
- Yeah, I’m fine with it. There was at least a chance any of them could’ve made/missed the playoffs had the season continued as normal. -- nm - mafic Aug 8, 06:29
France and Germany leave WHO reform talks when US keep trying to lead the discussions despite announcing they are dropping out.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 8, 01:34
Idiot lights 100s of candles to propose...then leaves to go get her...yeah, returned to find a 3 alarm fire... -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 8, 00:53
The era of 10 hours of hockey every day ends this weekend as half the teams playing get eliminated. It was great. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 00:25 2
- It's so weird that you say that. Hockey basically hasn't been on here. - David Aug 8, 00:26 1
  - Wall to wall on NBCSN. -- nm - Mop Aug 8, 00:36
Etsy financial reports shows from apr to june over 345m worth of masks were sold, most to first time buyers A third of a billion -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 7, 23:34
They're cute and cuddly! They get admitted into colleges they never applied to! They are instruments of the apocalypse! Happy International Cat Day! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 21:32
No NHL team has swept a series 3-0 yet, right? -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 21:31 4
- Canes swept the Rangers. -- nm - Reagen Aug 8, 02:01
- Wait, they're best of five? MOTHERFUCKER!!! - David Aug 7, 21:40 2
  - Welcome to the Lafreniere Sweepstakes! -- nm - Shaun Aug 8, 09:51
  - Well yes for those Playing head to head series, there's the two groups of teams playing round robin that will finish those games this weekend -- nm - JD Aug 7, 22:20
Our local NBC station is running their 'Clear the Shelters' campaign. -- (link) - Meg Aug 7, 21:26
New Midnight Oil music... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 7, 20:09 1
- I like music that sounds better when it's turned up😎 -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 20:18
Someone just hit 2020 Bingo -- (link) - spamlet Aug 7, 20:08 2
- Dems will stop at nothing! I guess. Maybe? I dunno anymore. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 20:11 1
  - The market will decide. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 21:36
Bohemian Rhapsody even as scattershot with its script, jump cuts, and effin’ Bryan Singer, is a better film than Rocketman. But then again, one is... - Qale Aug 7, 19:58 1
- I enjoyed both for different reasons -- nm - rollo Aug 8, 09:26
You might want hold the phone on the VP list Gov Whitmer actually flew to Deleware to meet with Biden -- (link) - eag Aug 7, 19:45 9
- Or, it's him making sure to have a plan for Michigan, since it's one of the states Hillary lost by a very small margin -- nm - TWuG Aug 7, 19:59
- last weekend -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 19:58 2
  - It's a 13-word story, but I actually think it's kind of interesting. It is the AP -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 20:50 1
    - totally agree. -- nm - Remlik Aug 8, 09:33
- If I’ve learned anything from the Bachelor, the first one out of the limo in the finale is never the winner. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 19:57
- After yesterday, he has to stick to his promise. -- nm - jnine Aug 7, 19:56 2
  - I missed what the promise was -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 20:10 1
    - That he would nominate a woman. -- nm - spamlet Aug 8, 05:53
- Interesting. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 19:51
what the hell happened to that doll, anyway? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 19:31 2
- Stay tuned... -- nm - David Aug 7, 19:37 1
  - what doll -- nm - mud Aug 8, 02:27
Unbelievable -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 19:31 6
- Maple Leafs-Bluejackets spoilers. - Volnelk Aug 7, 19:37 5
  - "Worst Leafs season since 14-15. " -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 20:19
  - I apologize, I shouldn't have started watching. -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 19:47
  - Truth. - the ice Aug 7, 19:43
  - We’re in uncharted territory here, the Leafs are never the ones to do this. -- nm - J Aug 7, 19:43 1
    - Columbus had a 99.85% chance to win. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 21:34

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