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"This clearly was the case of a wrongful death" - something about that phrasing really bothers me. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:55
ST Pop Quiz: Which "cult classic" 80's movie did my wife force me to watch over the weekend? I had never seen it. - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:49 47
- CLUE #1 - Strongbad Jul 5, 12:01 3
  - Turner & Hooch -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 12:15
  - American Ninja -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 12:02 1
    - No. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 12:02
- I cheated so think I know. Clue #1 confirms 99% now... -- nm* - Beaker Jul 5, 12:00 2
  - Same, and yeah it's horrible. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 12:03 1
    - I don't want anything to do with that Cult. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 12:05
- I'm going to laugh if it's - Max Jul 5, 11:59 8
  - You'll be even more disappointed that it's Real Genius. nm - Dignan Jul 5, 12:00 6
    - I like that in 1985 we had Weird Science on Aug 2, Real Genius on Aug 7 and My Science Project on Aug 9. -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 12:12 2
      - heh My Science Project, now there is a movie that never ever gets aired. -- nm - Jovian Jul 5, 13:01
      - (and Back to the Future #1 on both those weekends) -- nm - Reagen Jul 5, 12:14
    - Taking him out for that would have been a moral imperative. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 12:02
    - Filed under H. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 12:01
    - That was a great movie. No. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 12:01
  - No and no. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 12:00
- Silver Bullet -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 11:59 1
  - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 12:00
- Heathers. -- nm - loosilu Jul 5, 11:58 1
  - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 12:00
- Megaforce! -- nm - Remlik Jul 5, 11:56 1
  - Nope! -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:57
- Ice Pirates -- nm - budice Jul 5, 11:55 2
  - No. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:56
  - you now have Space Herpes -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 11:55
- I cheated, skimmed the list and I know. - mud Jul 5, 11:55 1
  - I saw that on TV once in the 90's? No. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:56
- Ladyhawke -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 11:53 3
  - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:55 2
    - But I got the year right, and was relatively close on the box. I call it a leaner. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 12:06 1
      - but Ladyhawke is awesome and now you are on the list. -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 12:07
- Highlander...but horrendous is unpossible for the first one -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 11:53 1
  - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:55
- Beastmaster? -- nm - Max Jul 5, 11:53 5
  - I feel like the time is right for a swords-and-sorcery movie revival. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 12:01 1
    - Kenobi made me think there should be a market for DragonLance. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 12:14
  - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:54 2
    - of course, no wife would suggest this. Desperately Seeking Susan. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 11:55 1
      - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:56
- Better Off Dead. nm - Dignan Jul 5, 11:53 1
  - Nope. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:54
- The Goonies. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 11:53 3
  - *smack* Goonies is the bomb yo -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 11:54 1
    - I was just guessing based on year! Goonies rules. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 11:57
  - Nope. Way worse. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:54
- That's sounds Howard the Duck-ish. But I could be way off. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 5, 11:52 1
  - Nope, 1986 and $38M -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:52
Death toll in Highland Park mass shooting rises to 7, -- nm - budice Jul 5, 11:44
wtf: Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to take part in G20 despite Russia’s presence -- (link) - mud Jul 5, 11:28 5
- *shrugs* I'm no Liberal apologist, but it's G20. I wouldn't expect them to boycott the big international gatherings. We're not recalling our UN reps. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 5, 11:46 4
  - right, i think the G20 is probably pretty important right now. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 12:06
  - If anything, this sort of big meeting is the traditional avenue for under the table progress on such serious matters. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:47 2
    - (Read: it's made of spies!) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:48 1
      - heh -- nm - mud Jul 5, 11:49
Am I the only person on ST that has never watched an episode of Stranger Things? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:16 9
- no -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 12:07
- We just started it a couple weeks ago. We're in Season 3 now. It's ok. I feel like all the hype was - Turd Ferguson Jul 5, 11:54
- we had to leave the Lake early Sunday to get home to watch it or the girls would of rioted -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 11:41
- no -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 5, 11:38
- I watched a few episodes. It wasn't for me. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:32
- It appeals to a certain demographic which I happen to occupy. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 11:31
- I don't have Netflix so I haven't. The clips I've seen didn't grab me either. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 11:19
- No -- nm - Roger More Jul 5, 11:18 1
  - It's really good and not just hype. -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 11:32
CBS Sports: Big 12 trying to lure Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah, AZ and AZ State to leave Pac 12. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:12 4
- The Big XII status change from "on the ropes" to "island of stability" is enough to give one whiplash. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 11:25 1
  - "I picked the wrong week to quit sniffin glue." -- nm - Big XII Jul 5, 11:26
- (To me, the most interesting part of all of this realignment is watching to see if a legitimate 3rd or 4th conference materializes) - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:14 1
  - 4 x 16. 8 team playoff with the top 2 from each. organize by area like professional leagues -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 12:15
Ruh roh! The Capstone spacecraft (just launched the other day) has officially stopped communicating with NASA deep space network -- (link) - decline Jul 5, 11:12 1
- Oh no :( -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:13
BBC News - Premier League player questioned over two more rape claims against a different woman -- (link) - LMS Jul 5, 11:11 1
- I'm really surprised the name hasn't come out yet. -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 11:33
Honest Trailers | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness -- (link) - Beaker Jul 5, 11:11 [youtube]
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:03 5
- Bery should buy this -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 11:38
- I am so confused by the layout of that house. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 5, 11:37
- Is that house decorated like a river boat? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:13 2
  - It comes with its own theme music. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 11:46
  - yes it is! You'll be all set for the global warming end times! -- nm - decline Jul 5, 11:41
Dumb Canadian inventions: Ketchup flavoured popsicles.....(link) - Walt_Disney Jul 5, 11:02 4
- Full disclosure: I'd try it. I wouldn't buy it, but if someone gave it to me, I would give it a go. -- nm - Shaun Jul 5, 11:16
- but, it's a publicity stunt, and it worked! :) -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 11:03
- I'm sure it's just like any other fruit popsicle, except with vinegar and spices. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:03 1
  - Like every other popsicle except completely different. Lol -- nm - Krusty Jul 5, 11:34
Fulton County special grand jury has subpoenaed members of Trump’s legal team, incl Giuliani and Eastman. Also Lindsay Graham. -- (link) - mara Jul 5, 11:00 1
- :) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 5, 11:03
SITWAP: Fulton Co. Grand jury investigating criminal interference in the 2020 GA elections subpoenaed the following people today - Strongbad Jul 5, 10:59
Thor: Love & Thunder 69% (70/31) -- nm - Beaker Jul 5, 10:48 3
- dropping like a stone -- nm - decline Jul 5, 11:09 1
  - Sorry, the Thor movies are still the bottom of the Marvel offerings. Ragnarok raises the average of course, but still is after the rest. -- nm - Posted by Spawn Apr 18 '22, 15:41 Jul 5, 11:23
- Nice. -- nm - budice Jul 5, 10:50
I'll point out to crash (or anyone else needing some summertime zen) that the Katmai (Alaska) River bear cams are back on -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 5, 10:48
For anyone who missed it because of the holiday, here is this week's Streaming Into the Void (SITV). I really enjoyed this episode. -- (link) - Mop Jul 5, 10:36 1
- Tim is extra funny in this one! - Dark Callisto, Ringo Jul 5, 11:01
UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid resigns as pressure mounts on Boris Johnson to stand down after a series of scandals -- nm - budice Jul 5, 10:15 9
- What an annoying time to be underground. The end is nigh. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 11:07 2
  - pretty dramatic over there today! -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 11:14 1
    - Love this -- (link) - LMS Jul 5, 11:18
- Online bookmaker Ladbrokes says it has suspended betting on when Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be replaced -- (link) - decline Jul 5, 10:57
- Raab on the Slaab -- (link*) - budice Jul 5, 10:31
- UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak suddenly resigns. -- (link*) - budice Jul 5, 10:24
- Maybe the UK is competing with Israel for how many general elections they can hold in a short period of time. - Jovian Jul 5, 10:22
- Where's NHS's Brexit money?! -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 10:17 1
  - 40 new hospitals? -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 11:08
We're aware that Putin essentially kidnapped a goalie for trying to sign with the Philadelphia Flyers, right? -- (link) - Reagen Jul 5, 09:55 4
- Yes. Putin kidnaps people all the time. Or throws them out windows. -- nm* - Diva Jul 5, 11:41
- I mean, is it any different than Griner? -- nm - David Jul 5, 10:34 2
  - on the margins but I'm definitely putting it out as a parallel - Reagen Jul 5, 10:38 1
    - an American President would have real balls if they banned *all* Russian citizens from coming into the US and cancelled all existing visas for ones - Jovian Jul 5, 10:47
Obviously I need to just fly Tokyo Narita - Hong Kong back and forth a bunch of times. - ty97 Jul 5, 09:44 4
- Become a drug mule for the Yakuza and make lots of money! -- nm - decline Jul 5, 09:51 3
  - I will say no to this, uh, opportunity? -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 10:29 2
    - where's your sense of adventure?!? -- nm - decline Jul 5, 10:42 1
      - Somewhere outside of Asian prisons -- nm - ty97 Jul 5, 10:45
MTG Arena: Alchemy, the format created so they can adjust card’s power levels on the fly digitally, now has a banned card. *snicker* -- (link*) - Qale As Folk Jul 5, 09:36 3
- I'm not gonna lie. My first thought when I see MTG Arena involves Marjorie Taylor Greene and a certain type of Pornhub fetish. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 10:37 2
  - Sadly she's hijacked the hashtag, forcing the Arena afterwards. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 5, 10:43 1
    - Remember when a MTG site became a crypto site? MTGOX! -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 10:58
Refueling workers at Heathrow are planning a 72-hour walkout over wages beginning July 21 -- (link) - ty97 Jul 5, 09:28 1
- I'm sure it'll be fine. They'll just reroute all flights to Schiphol. -- nm - Mop Jul 5, 10:41
Ooh, maybe we can do a "prime day" link sharing fest to boost ST's affiliate income ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:27 9
- NmbFA! - Qale As Folk Jul 5, 09:38 5
  - Yes! But I haven't set up a Patreon yet, so this is what I've got. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:41 4
    - I feel you. And same, actually. I should’ve set up a writer’s Patreon by now. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 5, 09:42 3
      - I'm kicking around an idea for one - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:55 2
        
        That's a lot. Maybe overcomplicating it unnecessarily which will prevent it from ever happening. 'Cause I've done that too often myself. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 5, 10:27 1
        
        Maybe. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 11:02
- So just share stuff we think is cool for Prime Day? I'm down but I'm sure no one cares about my stuff. Though I did just buy a 3D printer for some - sycor Jul 5, 09:37 1
  - Exactly, yeah. Could be fun. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:38
- Heck ya! I'll join in that effort. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 09:35
When people are running late at Narita, do they do the Naruto run? -- nm* - Beryllium Jul 5, 09:25 1
- Careful not to let your dangling hands get snagged on the people mover. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 11:10
decline, thanks for the harrow reminder on b2. when I watched, only s1 was available. also, I think single drunk female on hulu has a lot of heart. -- nm - amanda Jul 5, 09:23 1
- 👍 (S2 may be the best of the 3) -- nm - decline Jul 5, 09:33
So far this morning, I have drafted a guest column for a friend of mine, gotten cranky with customer service, closed a business deal, and am now ... - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 09:13 2
- Get US out of the UN -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 5, 10:26
- I think that last thing on the list is the most amusing, honestly. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 5, 09:42
Man, Jurassic World: Dominion was terrible. No one should give Colin Trevorrow any more money to make movies. Sheesh. -- nm - Diva Jul 5, 09:12 8
- Agreed. But still better than the one before it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 5, 11:24 1
  - Eh, that's damning with faint praise. And no, not really. -- nm* - Diva Jul 5, 11:44
- I will watch it eventually. Like when it's streaming. -- nm - sycor Jul 5, 09:35
- I haven't seen it but in general I always encourage more movies with BD Wong. -- nm - Max Jul 5, 09:33
- I was debating whether to go see it this weekend but the length put me off. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 09:22 3
  - this has also held me back -- nm - Jovian Jul 5, 09:58 1
    - Further proof you are not actually Shawn Mendes. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 5, 10:11
  - it's long for no good reason. -- nm - Andie Jul 5, 09:49
Mark Kermode will be delighted, we've just closed legals on a film with 'Gorgeous George MacKay'. -- (link) - LMS Jul 5, 08:50 3
- I am absolutely intrigued by this film. - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 09:11 2
  - the short might be online somewhere, it won awards. -- nm - LMS Jul 5, 09:21 1
    - I remember seeing the short at the Portland Queer Film Festival a few years ago. I think? Maybe? - ReluctantCynic Jul 5, 09:29

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