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WWE: Bray Wyatt has been released. -- (link*) - Remlik Jul 31, 09:46 6
- Nice of them to make it obvious he was one of the people Vince joked about releasing a few days ago. - the wrong element Jul 31, 10:18 1
  - $$$ -- nm - Remlik Jul 31, 10:21
- 90 days from now, there's gonna be the grandest of celebrations. -- nm - David Jul 31, 10:12 2
  - The Battle for the Dark Order will begin...Hangman vs. Bray -- nm* - Remlik Jul 31, 10:24
  - -1 better get the stack of papers ready. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 31, 10:12
- The Fiend however? -- nm - IAmQale Jul 31, 10:08
Suicide Squad will be same-day release on HBO Max. But not available to ad-supported tier. -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 09:09 2
- I love when “what we’ve been doing all along” is suddenly news. Also, breaking news! Disney will now be making animated movies. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:32
- Same as all their other day and date titles -- nm - David Jul 31, 09:10
Ohhh, who lives in a pineapple under the sea? -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 31, 08:45 1
- I was not ready. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 09:35
I still have an Olivia Newton-John earworm from the announcers calling Florent Manaudou in the 50M Freestyle last night. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 07:56 2
- I may have sung this a lot last night. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 08:32
- Xanadu -- nm - budice Jul 31, 07:59
There's a trampolinest named Dong Dong. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 07:45 3
- and a diver named SHI Tingmao -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 31, 09:56
- The Double Dong -- nm - budice Jul 31, 08:29
- Dong Dong Boing Boing -- nm - Max Jul 31, 08:05
Pam & Tommy wrapped filming. -- (link) - budice Jul 31, 07:38
Blue Origin's strenuous objection to being denied a Moon contract, was also denied -- (link) - TWuG Jul 31, 07:33 1
- "I strenuously object?" Is that how it's done?" -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 07:42
For Djokovic there will also be the question of whether the Olympics will hamper his chances at the US Open and the calendar Slam. -- nm - Dano Jul 31, 07:29 7
- I think its fine. If not for Olympics they'd be playing in some other tournament leading into the Open -- nm - budice Jul 31, 07:59 1
  - In a normal year Djokovic's next tournament after Wimbledon would have been the Rogers Open which starts August 9th. - Dano Jul 31, 08:08
- Please explain - thx. - Diva Jul 31, 07:32 4
  - It's awkward scheduling to be playing a tournament in grueling conditions halfway around the world a month before the US Open - Dano Jul 31, 07:44 3
    - As terrible a person as Djokovic Is and as much as I hate him, now I hope he dominates at the US Open. - Mop Jul 31, 09:36 1
      - Scheduling was not an issue with other top players in previous Olympiads. - Diva Jul 31, 10:03
    - Thx! Yep, I was thinking that physically this could be tough. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 07:46
Water polo is basically Pippy: The Sport. Burly, bearded men everywhere. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 07:01 3
- Pippy is Meredith Salenger? -- nm - the wrong element Jul 31, 09:38
- I had no idea. Thanks!! - Epiphany Jul 31, 08:51 1
  - And then there's that Greek rower who took gold. -- (link) - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 09:32
Alright people, don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. I’m off to work while wearing a mask, silently cursing everyone who isn’t. -- nm - Qale Jul 31, 06:58 2
- Yay! Curse some out silently for me too! -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 07:14
- Good luck! -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 06:59
B11: Reagen, it won't surprise you too much to learn that I own that Fruit Bats / Siamese Dream cover album on vinyl. - rollo Jul 31, 06:51 1
- I think it's very well done for what it is. -- nm - Reagen Jul 31, 07:25
women's 100 metres spoiler - mud Jul 31, 06:49 1
- 100m women spoiler - Will Hunting Jul 31, 06:52
Go Taiwan!!! Woo hoo! Spoiler - Krusty Jul 31, 06:37 5
- Invasion is imminent. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 07:56
- that's pretty cool -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 06:39
- YES! -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 06:38 2
  - I always root for Taiwan and will only call them Taiwan. -- (edited) - Krusty Jul 31, 06:42 1
    - "Taiwan #1" -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 31, 06:54
I’ve been stalked from Portland. By……….RC, I believe? Very cool. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 31, 06:36 1
- A - What’d you get? B - What are the initials? I’ll tell you whether it’s RC or someone else. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:42
Olympics Spoiler - Diva Jul 31, 06:35
July electricity produed: 666.66kWh - Reagen Jul 31, 06:27
Now playing; Lucifer S1E1 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 05:27
Olympic Tennis spoilers - Marlowe Jul 31, 05:10 8
- Spoiler - Diva Jul 31, 05:26 7
  - Spoilers - Dano Jul 31, 05:49 6
    - They really need to expand this to a longer berth. - Will Hunting Jul 31, 06:02 5
      - Spoiler - Diva Jul 31, 06:24 4
        
        And (spoilers) - Dano Jul 31, 06:30 2
        
        spoilers - Marlowe Jul 31, 07:34
        
        yohn. -- nm - Diva Jul 31, 06:32
        
        Spoilers - Marlowe Jul 31, 06:27
TV PSA on hiatus this week. Here are the essentials: EW -- (link*) - Beaker Jul 31, 03:47 7
- Hiatus? I hope it's for vacation and nothing serious. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 06:03 2
  - 'cation! -- nm - Beaker Jul 31, 06:17 1
    - Sweet!! Have a great time! ⛱️👙☀️🍹 -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 06:23
- wait. who ok'd this? -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 31, 05:55
- Olympics, other stuff -- nm - . Jul 31, 04:14
- AV Club -- (link) - Beaker Jul 31, 03:47 1
  - TV Guide -- (link) - Beaker Jul 31, 03:48
The Atlanta Braves have the following record for the past 14 games: WLWLWLWLWLWLWL - David Jul 30, 23:58 1
- and ... would it be inappropriate to try and say that as a word? - Beryllium Jul 31, 00:18
hmmm fun fact: the Korean super pop group BTS accounts for one half percent of the entire So Korean domestic product (IIRC, ABBA was as big in Sweden) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 23:37
The WWE got caught planting the "Domino's is mad at AEW" story. -- (link) - David Jul 30, 23:17 2
- The guy who originally posted the story should be getting paid as WWE PR. - the wrong element Jul 31, 10:12
- To be clear: AEW is indeed excessively violent. It’s just that is something they’re more than comfortable being thus far. -- nm - Qale Jul 31, 06:55
O.C. coastal cities see a covid spike - not just Huntington Beach :/ -- (link) - Meg Jul 30, 22:09 2
- spikes *everywhere* my county has twice the numbers as two weeks ago, coming back to the levels where restaurants/clubs may have to go back to half -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 22:19 1
  - Oh, I know it's everywhere, but the coast cities are producing higher numbers than the cities that had more cases at the beginning of the pandemic. - Meg Jul 30, 23:02
SITWAP: Matt and Trey want to buy Casa Bonita. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 30, 21:59 3
- The food HAS TO be better. Even putting a Taco Bell in there would be a huge step up. Super potential if those guys do buy it -- nm - Flavorize Jul 30, 23:15 1
  - It was basically cafeteria mexican food when I went, but that was 20..30 years ago. No wait, 35 years ago. Sheesh. - JaxSean Jul 31, 06:50
- Thank you for telling me this because it led to a fascinating exchange with Grendel. - David Jul 30, 22:43
L.A. firefighters are using the 'What Three Words' app. -- (link) - Meg Jul 30, 21:33 4
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 05:20
- That's really good to know. I've only used it at theme parks and concerts so far -- nm - JD Jul 30, 21:48 2
  - I don't generally have my GPS turned on but I should likely rethink that. -- nm - Meg Jul 30, 21:54 1
    - if the cops catch you, they can pull that info out with a warrant anyway, so you might as well track where you been in history - zeitgeist Jul 30, 23:41
Where's Andie today?? We missed weekend plans. -- nm - Meg Jul 30, 21:21
Good God, even Tennessee's moron governor is saying to get vaccinated now. -- nm - David Jul 30, 21:20 2
- I knew he wasn’t to be trusted! -- nm - Tennessean Patriots Jul 31, 09:37
- They went from stopping all kid vaccine details and firing the health commissioner to this in 18 days. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 30, 22:05
Juh-lie -- nm - Spawn Jul 30, 21:16
sitwap - Alex Ovechkin the latest NHL superstar to launch an NFT - crash davis Jul 30, 20:41 4
- but who will be the first STer to launch an NFT? - prayformojo Jul 30, 20:53 3
  - Nautilus Fungible Token? -- nm - crash davis Jul 30, 20:57 2
    - hahahaha -- nm - prayformojo Jul 31, 05:21 1
      - Actually, if anything deserves it, that's the one. -- nm - zork Jul 31, 07:27
I'm pretty certain the reason that Walmart is not requiring their store employees to get vaccinated is to prevent their employees from walking out. - crash davis Jul 30, 20:36 2
- Walmart, largest US employer, orders staff to vaccinate The mandate covers all campus staff as well as market, regional n divisional employees -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jul 30, 22:14 1
  - I'm guessing the mandated ones are the admin staff, not the store clerks, besides walmart customers don't want to be exposed to toxic vaxxed demons -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 22:16
where do these antivaxxers and its all a hoaxers get so much time an energy to keep posting so much material all day, and who is making it? - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:33 3
- like this one.... -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 30, 22:18 [Attachment] 2
  - The -chan sites, Reddit, and probably some Discord. -- nm - Qale Jul 31, 06:57
  - *dislikes* -- nm - Boris Jul 31, 05:28
someone should tell Michael Conforto it's not a good idea to be batting .199 at the end of July in your walk year. - Tim Jul 30, 20:26
Here's a new update to The Twenty to carry you into the weekend. New music from Green Day, Chvrches, Zara Larsson, Juicy J, and JamesJamesJames. - Qale Jul 30, 20:24 [spotify] 4
- Any new music from James? -- nm - LMS Jul 31, 03:00
- wait. JamesJames who? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 30, 20:32 2
  - they're no Tony Toni Tone -- nm - Tim Jul 30, 20:34 1
    - got that right for damn sure -- nm - prayformojo Jul 30, 20:37
Tatis left the game injured. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 30, 20:13 6
- I think Scherzer vetoed the Padres so he doesn't have to wear the swag chain. It's a spinner -- (link) - jnine Jul 30, 21:54
- Guess what he did again... -- (link) - David Jul 30, 20:16 4
  - Can’t find any video but U.S. star volleyballer Jordan Thompson rolled her ankle against ROC yesterday. Equally as cringy. -- nm* - Mop Jul 31, 09:41
  - Damn. I was worried this would become a recurring problem. -- nm - Krusty Jul 30, 20:43
  - somebody should really tell him not to do that -- nm - prayformojo Jul 30, 20:41
  - Good thing he's got plenty of time left on his contract to rehab? -- nm - JD Jul 30, 20:39
Ranomi Kromowidjojo should marry Zac Stubblety-Cook and then hyphenate her name. -- nm - Dano Jul 30, 19:38 2
- I have a friend who’s Green-Hall-Patch because of hyphenating hyphenated parents. -- nm - mafic Jul 30, 20:31 1
  - in the south american method you would drop the maternal or appreviate it so it would be Green-Hall P. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:35
Silencio Bruno! -- nm - Qale Jul 30, 19:34
The running leg of the triathlon relay looks hellish. It is just 1.1 miles which is somehow way too short and too long at the same time -- nm* - JD Jul 30, 19:31 1
- every leg of the race is hell on the competitor's legs -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 30, 20:55
It's a good thing MyKayla Skinner stayed in Tokyo. -- nm - Diva Jul 30, 19:18 2
- I mean, that’s “WWE entrance music” time if ever there’s been such a moment at the Olympics. -- nm - Mop Jul 31, 09:44
- Yes, folks have thrived given the opportunity -- nm - budice Jul 30, 19:21
Women's 800 free final spoils - prayformojo Jul 30, 18:58 4
- spoilers -- (link) - Beaker Jul 30, 19:06 1
  - Like minds -- nm - budice Jul 30, 19:07
- Also -- (edited) - budice Jul 30, 19:06 1
  - WOW -- nm - ty97 Jul 30, 19:10
Poll: Are Twizzlers and Red Vines the same? -- nm - budice Jul 30, 18:54 20
- Next, you'll be asking for a one-time Slurpee/Icee equivalency. *SMH* -- nm - Dr. Sheldon Cooper Jul 31, 07:29
- For shame. - mafic Jul 31, 05:13
- I've never had Red Vines to compare them. They don't sell them in many places here. -- nm - Krusty Jul 31, 05:05
- Hard no. -- nm - Pippy Jul 30, 21:05
- No, and you’re a terrible person for even asking! - Mop Jul 30, 20:24
- how is this a question??? no. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 30, 20:19
- Twizzlers are vastly superior to Red Vines. Red Vines are awful. -- nm - TWuG Jul 30, 19:51 3
  - Yonh. -- nm - Diva Jul 30, 20:53
  - correct. -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 30, 20:19
  - In opposite land. Twizzlers are like plastic. -- nm - jnine Jul 30, 20:11
- no no. distinctly different. -- nm - Jovian Jul 30, 19:44
- Nah. Red Vines taste like wax. -- nm - kelly Jul 30, 19:06 1
  - This -- nm - Diva Jul 30, 19:16
- No. Texture is everything when it comes to extrusions, and red vines have an inferior texture. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 30, 19:06
- they are the same type of thing but as different as Pepsi and Coke. -- nm - Reagen Jul 30, 19:01 1
  - This -- nm - spamlet Jul 30, 19:01
- No. -- nm - znufrii Jul 30, 19:00
- no way -- nm - prayformojo Jul 30, 18:58
- yes (taste like ass) -- nm - Beaker Jul 30, 18:55
- Nope -- nm - JD Jul 30, 18:54
So I'm watching the triathlon relay, I'm remind of another reason that I'd be awful at the sport. I'd be so bad at the transitions - JD Jul 30, 18:43 2
- Imagines you in NASCAR pulling into the pit, taking your time filling up from regular hose, washing the windshield, checking tire pressue -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 30, 20:28 1
  - Exactly. I've never learned how to drink water and keep running so I slow to a walk and take in the water. It is overall faster than - JD Jul 30, 20:36

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