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What the hell, Jacob deGrom -- (link*) - Tim Aug 7, 13:36
TX CPAC Straw: DeSantis 24% -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 13:25
ST Guess the Answer Game: According to Ranker, these were the top 10 male stand-up comedians of the 2000s (no cheating)—Name them - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:12 50
- Spoilers for unguessed: - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:39 1
  - would NOT have guessed #10. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:40
- Bill Burr, David Spade -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:30 11
  - #1, nope (#19) -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:32
  - Mitch Hedburg -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:30 9
    - Nope -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:32 2
      - that list is dead wrong. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:32 1
        
        Yep—#1 reason I wanted to see STs answers to the question—as list is a bit shocking -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:34
    - Doug Stanhope -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:31 5
      - Nope—but like the direction of the guesses—stand-up is the big underliner (Cosby is not on the list btw) -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:33 4
        
        Brian Regan, Fluffy Iglesias -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:34 3
        
        #6 and # 9–Colin has the big MO (momentum) going! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:35 2
        
        i'm really having to reach back into my brain for these. Carlin, certainly. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:38 1
        
        #3! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:40
- Carolos Mencia, Jeff Ross -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:24 1
  - Nope, 20th -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:28
- Sarah Silverman, Whitney Cummings, Maria Bamford, Rosanne Barr, Margaret Cho, Rita Rudner, that blonde woman -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:22 3
  - Since none are male… -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:24 2
    - oh, yeah, forgot about that -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:26 1
      - I’d think a couple would definitely make the list, if they opened it up -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:27
- Drew Carey, Ray Romano, Kevin James -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:20 1
  - Nope X3 —think more stand-up centric -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:23
- Donald Glover? or too young? -- nm - Max Aug 7, 13:20 1
  - Too young—but good guess -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:21
- Dane Cook -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:19 3
  - 23rd -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:20 2
    - too old -- nm - Dane Cook Aug 7, 13:21 1
      - Not for me -- nm - 18-year-old girl Aug 7, 13:22
- Top 10 of what? Grossing? Or the list maker's favorites? -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 13:19 3
  - Ranker has people vote “up” or “down” based on names and the criterion—“In their Prime” is the only other thing sublisted on the question -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:22 2
    - so, the list makers favorites -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:23 1
      - Yes—technically, but Hundreds/sometimes thousands of people vote on these -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:25
- John Mulaney -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:18 1
  - Nope—sorry, just saw this guess -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:29
- Anthony Jeselnik -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:17 1
  - Nope -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:19
- Patton oswalt -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:16 1
  - Nope—(14th) -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:17
- Seinfeld? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 13:16 1
  - Nope—21st -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:17
- Williams -- nm - mud Aug 7, 13:15 3
  - More specific please -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:17 2
    - Robin! -- nm - mud Aug 7, 13:18 1
      - #4! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:19
- Bill Engvoll, Ron White, Marc Maron -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:15 1
  - Nope, nope, nope -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:18
- Jeff Dunham -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:15 1
  - 🤣—love this, as it’s totally a great guess—nope -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:18
- Larry the cable guy, Louis KC, Chappell, Chris rock, -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 13:12 1
  - Nope, #5, nope, and nope -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 13:13
RIP TC from Magnum PI (Walter E Mosley) -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 13:11 1
- I would not have bet that he was that old. RIP Walter -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:16
Only Murders in the Building renewed for season 3 -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:09 3
- For some reason I though that happened a month ago or more? -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 13:18 2
  - yeah, I got burned by some stupid headline grabber shit on bing :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 13:19 1
    - It's good news regardless! -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 13:19
I was watching Trainwreck-Woodstock '99 today and there's a clip of Stephen Baldwin talking to the crowd while wearing an HSX.Com t-shirt. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 13:09 1
- "We have Alec Baldwin. They have Stephen Baldwin. They might as well not have a Baldwin" -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 13:18
nm -- nm* - Strongbad Aug 7, 12:59
B2: Prey: I'll bet the way they hold their bowstrings is 100% correct, the dog was cast as he was the correct breed for the time - Beaker Aug 7, 12:50 2
- Now that I think about it it could be dependent on which side of the bow you set the arrow, but that just looks like a tough wrist position - Max Aug 7, 13:10
- This dude better Assassin’s Creed this and give us more period Predator. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 7, 13:00
Sandman so far is fantastic, but Patton Oswalt almost ruins the entire thing. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 12:47
Alabama town disbands its police dept. after racist text messages lead to firing of chief and deputy chief. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 7, 12:44
I found a kitten available for adoption at the local shelter. If ever there was a cat that needed to be adopted by an ST'er... -- (pic) - kelly Aug 7, 12:32 [Attachment] 3
- awwwww -- nm - colin Aug 7, 13:00
- ♡ -- nm - mud Aug 7, 12:51
- I love her -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 12:35
Senate voting on final passage of the reconciliation bill. -- nm - budice Aug 7, 12:14 8
- Final Passage 51-50 -- (link*) - budice Aug 7, 12:22 7
  - Good Enough -- nm - Van Halen Aug 7, 13:09 1
    - OU812? -- nm - mud Aug 7, 13:14
  - 👍 -- nm - mud Aug 7, 12:52
  - 😺🐯😺 -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 12:50
  - Excellent. -- nm - znufrii Aug 7, 12:43 2
    - speaking of Senate votes, I still can't get over the NATO expansion vote - Josh Hawley and Rand Paul suck -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 12:52 1
      - only Russian dicks though -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 12:54
Melissa Bank, Author Whose ‘Girls’ Guide’ Was a Phenomenon, Dies at 61 - crash davis Aug 7, 12:05
Bullet Train $30.1, DC League of Super Pets $11.2 ($45.1), Nope $8.5 ($98.0), Thor Love and Thunder $7.6 ($316.1), Minions Rise of Gru $7.1 ($334.6) - Beaker Aug 7, 12:02
Bill Gates: We’re on the Verge of a Remarkable Moment for Congress and the Country - crash davis Aug 7, 11:47
I wish the NYT would quit showing me NASA's image of the Cartwheel Galaxy. It doesn't look like a cartwheel to me. -- (link) - crash davis Aug 7, 11:41 5
- Does it look like chorizo to you? -- nm - jnine Aug 7, 12:10 2
  - i don't quite see that. But back before I started cutting back on red meat, I would have loved visiting the Chorizo Galaxy -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 12:33 1
    - This is why I said chorizo. A scientist used a photo of it and claimed it was from the Webb telescope. -- (link) - jnine Aug 8, 13:38
- The divided circle and spiral are images used by many different cultures. This invokes the sense of both. - Meg Aug 7, 11:57 1
  - Wheels don't have to have spokes, but I feel cartwheels do -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 12:00
Umbrella Academy S3 spoils - Reagen Aug 7, 11:38 3
- Jayme has a real Kristin Ritter vibe. -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 12:38 1
  - Yes. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 12:40
- Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle), on the other hand, was all about another kind of manscaping: -- (link*) - mud Aug 7, 11:46
From Pizza to Dip, Chips and Popcorn, Pickle Is Summer’s Big Flavor - crash davis Aug 7, 11:02 6
- rrrm. -- nm - Oliver Putnam Aug 7, 13:05
- 🤢 -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 12:21
- Pickle Soup (Ogórkowa Zupa) - crash davis Aug 7, 11:12
- Dill Pickle is a core chip flavour up here. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:09 2
  - Pickle Onion Monster Munch is the best flavour. -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 12:12
  - I found this interesting because I thought pickles hit a few summers back. KFC had a dill pickle chicken, and Sonic had a pickle juice drink. -- nm - crash davis Aug 7, 11:15
News from my hometown: Premier calling for everyone to be ready to evacuate due to forest fires -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 10:58
I'm not gonna repeat what that plant said....but he fucking hates you -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 10:55 2
- The feeling is mutual. - Spawn Aug 7, 11:04 1
  - And I'm a fucking plant! That's my thing! -- nm - David Aug 7, 11:52
this ending to a UFC fight last night was awesome -- (link) - Beaker Aug 7, 10:44 [youtube] 2
- They banded together and struck down their mutual captor, Dana White? -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 10:45 1
  - He would just activate the bombs in their necks. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:02
Sinema aint done. -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 10:37 1
- when the senate gets a clear majority oneway or other, I'm gonna enjoy when her and manchin get told "you get NOTHING..NOTHING" -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 16:07
Can someone with a WSJ subscription copy/paste this article? Please and Thank You. -- (link) - Dano Aug 7, 10:13 1
- How Do You Make a Show Like ‘The Rehearsal’? An HBO Budget and NDAs All Around. - Max Aug 7, 10:20
The Elaine Dance, Dance Contest at the Brooklyn Cyclones game -- (link) - Flavorize Aug 7, 10:00 2
- Sweet fancy Moses! -- nm - VMan Aug 7, 10:30 1
  - I use this on a regular basis. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 12:39
KDB passing to Haaland seems to be a cheat code - JD Aug 7, 09:58 1
- Yeah I’m already over Haaland. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 10:14
A photo from last week's sailing -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:50 [flickr] 2
- Very nice!!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 12:22
- Like a shot from a Bond movie -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 10:18
I'm now wondering just how many sex scenes are in Sean Bean's new show 'Marriage'. -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 09:39 8
- Not as many as he'd like. -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 10:33
- Will he die during one of them? -- nm - jnine Aug 7, 09:59 1
  - If the past is any indicator…. -- nm - Pippy Reacher Aug 7, 10:12
- "Sex Authenticator" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:52 2
  - 2FA Sex? -- nm - budice Aug 7, 09:58
  - hmm, never mind, that sounds like an idea conservatives would steal from chicken farms -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:52
- From a strictly acting-POV, I can see what he is saying. But a good performer will always be able to adjust, so... (NM) - Marlowe Aug 7, 09:51
- And Matt Smith stating there's too much sex. Like whats up? -- (link) - budice Aug 7, 09:40
Been waiting years but the rooftop bar by the O2 has finally reopened. -- (pic) - LMS Aug 7, 09:36 [Attachment] 5
- very cool. Last time I was at a rooftop bar, the couple across from us started talking up the idea of partner swapping. -- nm* - budice Aug 7, 09:38 1
  - I just had to endure overhearing an argument about a mortgage. -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 10:21
- *imagines eating in a crane-elevated restaurant* -- nm - Max Aug 7, 09:38 2
  - I would be tempted except the music that is blasted out the whole time is terrible. This is the view from the bar. -- nm - LMS Aug 7, 09:41 1
    - Looks a bit... foggy? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 10:39
TV PSA: Celebrity Family Feud, Biography: Lex Luger, Big Brother, Family Game Fight!, Colosseum, $100,000 Pyramid, Animal Kingdom, Love Life, -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 09:32 2
- Blood & Treasure, Alchemy of Souls, Evil, MLB, Who Do You Think You Are?, Becoming Elizabeth, Vice, The Chi, Grantchester, Love Island, -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 09:34 1
  - Westworld, Anarchists, Cobra, Bridge and Tunnel, City on a Hill, Final Straw, P-Valley, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Aug 7, 09:36
If I had known it was easy to change the headlight in my vehicle, I’d have done it sooner. Toyota RAV4 didn’t require any tools and I had lots of room - Qale As Folk Aug 7, 09:30 1
- The only headlight I have ever had to change was my Toyota Celica and it was easy. - Spawn Aug 7, 10:32
heh -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:26 10
- It’s a great point -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 09:29 9
  - but...does he? - Max Aug 7, 09:36 8
    - Eric is all about metal. So, calcium is his to move. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 10:36 1
      - Not to mention sodium. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:15
    - spoilers - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:50 5
      - Yeah, that is not the normal version but they have played with it at times. But as you said, weak at best. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 10:38
      - Can he not levitate his own body, at least? I mean, if Jean Grey can… -- nm - Flavorize Aug 7, 10:20 3
        
        Spawn! Remlik! -- nm - mud Aug 7, 10:23 2
        
        No, Charles is not telekinetic. He makes everyone stop moving by pausing their minds. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 10:31 1
        
        moar mutantz !!! -- nm - mud Aug 7, 10:39
party pooper -- nm - mud Aug 7, 09:20 3
- That’s a terrible name for an intimacy coach. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 7, 09:28 2
  - It's a specialist. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 09:52 1
    - Takes me to the recent trial and last night's SNL opening :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 7, 11:11

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