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July 2023 was second-best July in box-office history (Haunted Mansion notwithstanding) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 14:03
Has ST seen the video of the "sprinter" from Somalia at the World University Games? -- (link) - Krusty Aug 2, 13:47 15
- at least make nepotism kind of make sense... -- nm - colin Aug 2, 14:03 1
  - Right? -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 14:08
- Yes. I wonder who would be the odds-on favorite in the ST 100 meters? - Strongbad Aug 2, 13:58 12
  - Very nice time! I've never timed myself but I was a fast runner when I played sports. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 14:04 2
    - They had a booth set up at the Fan Festival pregame for the Super Bowl where 3-4 people could run and get their times. It was fun. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 14:07 1
      - Very cool! -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 14:08
  - Anyone under 40, here? It’d start the odds there—though I bet the everyday runners: Dano, etc would have an edge -- nm - Flavorize Aug 2, 14:03 1
    - MDH is under 40, I believe. Good call on Dano and other regular runners. I'd go with them. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 14:07
  - wiggie runs -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 14:03
  - are we allowed to cheat? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 2, 14:01 1
    - If so, bet on one of the SEC fans. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 14:05
  - I’d probably bet on Dawson in just about any athletic competition. Didn’t he used to do CrossFit? -- nm* - mara Aug 2, 14:00 2
    - Strong choice. I agree, -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 14:05
    - Used to. ;-) He was in good shape but he's not built for speed. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 14:02
  - $10 on mafic. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:59
What movie did I see last night for the first time - rollo 🐙 Aug 2, 13:30 27
- Are you certain it is a "2023 summer theater release"? -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 13:52 2
  - Release date was july 12th 2023, so that seems to count -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 13:56 1
    - Had not seen his answer and was wanting to go earlier in the year as I was looking for a *real* trilogy of movies! -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 14:10
- 50 Shades of Black -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 13:48
- The Godfather, Part II. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 2, 13:47
- Hot Fuzz - the wrong element Aug 2, 13:44 11
  - Ive never seen this -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 14:01 3
    - Really fun movie. Definitely check it out when you can. You won't be disappointed. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 14:05
    - I have but I don't know what trilogy it's a part of. (Shaun of the Dead is a big fave of mine) -- nm - mud Aug 2, 14:03 1
      - Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and The World's End. - the wrong element Aug 2, 14:10
  - WINNER -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 2, 13:51 5
    - One of my all-time favourites -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 13:54
    - What's your review? - Krusty Aug 2, 13:53 2
      - Very fun script, well executed. Laughed a bunch. Figured out the plot pretty quickly. -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 2, 13:56 1
        
        Well, you know what they say ... it's all in the execution. - Beryllium Aug 2, 13:57
    - BOOO! -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 13:53
  - it fits #3 - Tim Aug 2, 13:47
- The Winter Soldier -- nm - mud Aug 2, 13:44
- Evil Dead II -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 13:38
- Temple of Doom. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 13:32
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 13:32 1
  - More than three films. Aliens, too. Technically Star Wars, as well, but different. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 13:32
- The Dark Knight -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:32 1
  - CMURPH was Batman Begins and Rises. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 13:33
- Aliens. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 13:31
- The Empire Strikes Back? -- nm* - Spawn Aug 2, 13:30 1
  - no -- nm - rollo 🐙 Aug 2, 13:33
I don't know who Mélanie Joly, but apparently she represents my home riding. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 13:29
Do we think Mike Lindell is going to be screaming into a pillow? -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 13:28 2
- Only when Rudy has his way with him. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 13:30 1
  - Eww. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Aug 2, 13:51
hee -- (link) - Tim Aug 2, 13:26
Somehow I'm thinking #6 could be asshat pillow guy Lindell -- nm - eag Aug 2, 13:24
Do you think My Pillow Lindell is one of the co-conspirators? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 13:24
oh lordy there are Rudy tapes -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 13:21 9
- A bunch of that was in the original suit. -- (link) - JD Aug 2, 13:39 [Backboard]
- Could've ridden off into the sunset being positively remembered by history, but... -- nm - Tim Aug 2, 13:26 2
  - But then he couldn't claim those tits. - David Aug 2, 13:27 1
    - I feel like I have a good lawsuit against him just reading that. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 13:53
- Folks, I'm gonna say something I never do. You should read Pixie's post. -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:24
- what a vile human he is. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 13:22 3
  - just an atrocious human being. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 13:23 2
    - But that bit about the Italians is true. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 13:27
    - "Coochi-coochie-coochie-coo." -- nm - mud Aug 2, 13:26
I hope AEW starts booking matches for All In tonight. And it's looking more like it's a PPV, which is just bonkers to me. -- nm - Tim Aug 2, 13:09 5
- It's already reported that they will. They wanted to' wait for episode 200 of Dynamite to do it, which feels right. - David Aug 2, 13:11 4
  - not to mention plans being derailed because of Cole/MJF team. -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 13:15 3
    - Yeah, but that's got nothing to do with Max failing to create livestream tech for the app in time for the event. -- nm - David Aug 2, 13:19 2
      - HAHA! BLAME MJF FOR EVERYTHING! I wasn't thinking WBD -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 13:44 1
        
        Your first thought on any entertainment related shortcomings should be to blame WBD. - the wrong element Aug 2, 13:47
Nine men rob the Century City Gucci store in broad daylight -- (link) - budice Aug 2, 13:07 9
- George Clooney and Brad Pitt gotta dress. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 13:21
- Now these are the places that should have armed guards. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 13:13 5
  - Nah. No product is worth killing someone over. Let them go and hope to catch them later. Also, people have terrible aim and are more likely - Krusty Aug 2, 13:17
  - If you notice, Security dude is just following behind. Shows up a the end -- nm - budice Aug 2, 13:15 3
    - I'm guessing he did what he was supposed to do which is not chase after them and not fight them. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 13:18 2
      - "Hello sirs would you like to pay for that?" -- nm - budice Aug 2, 13:21 1
        
        Pretty much. They're just there as window dressing and to catch anyone putting things in their bag or under a jacket. - Krusty Aug 2, 13:30
- i wonder if it's the same crew that hit Irvine -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 13:11 1
  - It's happening all over in the high end stores -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 13:37
Slotherhouse -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 2, 12:58 [Attachment] 3
- Jeez, now people are going to kill sloths on sight,despite the campaign to tell us how they eat bugs and ticks that make us sick -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 13:23
- Trailer -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 2, 13:01 [mastodon]
- no Kristen Bell means it is crap -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 2, 13:00
Tree of Life murderer getting an Old Testament sentence (death) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 12:53
Last Rites being performed on the PAC-12 -- (link) - budice Aug 2, 12:19 1
- They had an okay run. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 12:52
Ordered two Polo Shirts from Old Navy, both came sheer see-through fabric -- nm - budice Aug 2, 12:08 10
- What do you expect from the Aldous Snow Collection? -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 12:45
- So... success? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 12:16
- Old Navy used to have decent clothes. Not anymore. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 12:15 6
  - agreed. falls apart after two washes. And they aren't cute -- nm - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 13:09 1
    - The material is less soft, doesn't hold up and they're not cut as well. They used to make decent basic clothes at a fairly cheap price. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 2, 13:15
  - Prime Day I bought a few shirts from The Gap. Two sizes of each to see what fit right. I then wanted to exchange those that did not for those that did. Good stuff. -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 2, 12:21 3
    - "Eat a Scooby snack and take a disco nap Then I'm shopping at Sears, 'cause I don't buy at the Gap" -- (link*) - Mike D si Aug 2, 13:01 [youtube]
    - Urban Planet is the best place I've found for shirts and shorts -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 2, 12:40 1
      - New to me. Nice prices (equal to the sale prices I got) but they are out of stock on my shirts! - Spawn Aug 2, 12:44
- sex-ay -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 12:10
Yep keep doubling and tripling down on your Slavery is Good education policy Meatball -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 2, 12:08 4
- If only there were another way! -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 12:38
- He believes it, so therefore it must be true. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 12:23
- gonna need Mike Rowe to weigh in before i make up my mind -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 12:16
- There were good people on both sides. -- nm - 45 Aug 2, 12:11
James Baldwin would be 99 today if he were still alive - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 12:02
San Diego City Council approves use of 'smart streetlights,' has cameras and automated license plate readers. -- (link) - budice Aug 2, 11:58
Capital locked down, senate ordered to shelter in place after 911 call about 'active shooter' which I'm guessing is a hoax but... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 11:57
Jason Miller may not actually be CC#6 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:51 2
- (I couldnt think of this name yesterday. Boris Epshteyn. Hes been knee deep with DJT ever since he was fired in the early days of his admin) -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 12:03
- I'm hoping it's Stone (as you suggested yest.) -- nm - mud Aug 2, 11:54
The Ethicist - A Thief Returned My Stolen Bike. Do I Owe Him a Reward? -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:38 7
- Is Klosterman still the Ethicist? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 2, 12:05
- Is stealing stuff and then returning it a good business model!?! - Spawn Aug 2, 11:43 5
  - made $250 on that bike. Try to sell that one FB and between getting ghosted and people asking if you'd take $50 he did alright -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 2, 12:00
  - People steal dogs and then claim a reward for finding them, or call to demand one to return.... - zeitgeist Aug 2, 11:59
  - Definitely lower performance than stealing stuff and keeping it -- nm - Roger More Aug 2, 11:46 1
    - The price of being on the side of angels? -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 11:56
  - We'll ask the Louvre's insurers when I swipe the Mona Lisa and sell it back to them for less than the policy amount. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:45
Andie, Bianco's pizza in Phoenix is considered the best pizza outside of NY. Make your reservation now. I also second the Sugar Bow. Very dated, but -- (edited) - jnine Aug 2, 11:35 2
- noted! -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 12:19
- Technically, *all* pizza is. -- nm - groony Aug 2, 11:35
Thank you to whoever originally posted the Twitter/X signs in San Fran story. I used it as a teaching moment today at work. - Strongbad Aug 2, 11:29 1
- ... helicopter. The answer, is helicopter. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 11:34
JAWS Hot Dogs. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 2, 11:25 4
- They also have JAWS bath salts that are kinda cool. - Spawn Aug 2, 12:25
- That is NOT the music I expected to accompany that video. The dubbed version of Jaws must be *WILD*. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 2, 12:17
- I so want that bun (with a plant based sausage in it) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:27 1
  - I'm just surprised that it's not sushi -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 11:40
nobody won Megamillions. $1.25 BILLION jackpot on friday. money sent. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 2, 11:19 1
- sent -- nm - budice Aug 2, 11:29
am I a bad guy if I say I wasn't hugely impressed by Vivian Olyphant's performance in Justified: City Primeval? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:16 8
- I agree 100%. Its the weird voice. If you compare her to Loretta from the other series....it is very baffling on how they picked this actress. - Pippy Quintas Aug 2, 13:12
- I dunno, I haven't seen the rest of it, because it requires me to watch it on a physical TV, and that's not my jam. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 11:25 2
  - Of course you should be yourself. But sometimes I don't understand your jam. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:32 1
    - I watch everything on my laptop & external monitor -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 12:19
- i only saw the pilot. for a snarky teen daughter she seemed fine. a little mumblemouthed but i also didn't get the sense they were going for writing - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:18 3
  - She was fine. but irritating. which was the point I guess spoils... - Remlik Aug 2, 11:45 2
    - I think the lesson is that teenagers suck. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 12:11 1
      - also, it was great to see an Oz alumni pop up last night. -- nm - Jovian Aug 2, 12:13
so I didn't really look at any news last night and I just found out that the Mariners traded Paul Sewald. WTF Dipoto? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:14
Real Genius 2 -- (link) - TWuG Aug 2, 11:14 2
- stop touching yourself -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 11:21 1
  - "It *is* Spawn!" -- nm - TWuG Aug 2, 11:31
We're in August, and Atlanta only has three guys with at least 10 starts. - David Aug 2, 10:58 21
- IMO what also broke the old system is all the analytics showing a raise in BA the 3rd or 4th time through the order. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 11:26 13
  - I’d been meaning to look into if this was a recent development or had always been true. - Tim Aug 2, 11:36 11
    - Bill James was writing about it in the 80s. Nobody listened before Billy Beane. - David Aug 2, 11:42 8
      - the A’s won more rings in the 80s than Billy Beane ever sniffed -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:43 7
        
        Did anything, perchance, happen to spending habits in baseball during Billy Beane's time? - Reagen Aug 2, 12:18 4
        
        "I've run the numbers and clearly the way to actually win a World Series is . . . get a fuckton lot more payroll" -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 12:25 3
        
        Signed, the LA Dodgers? -- nm - David Aug 2, 12:29 1
        
        Hold our beers. -- nm - NY Teams Aug 2, 12:33
        
        Well, yes. But Oakland didn't have that. -- nm - Reagen Aug 2, 12:28
        
        *blink, blink* -- nm - David Aug 2, 11:48 1
        
        I mean he was famous for going around an sniffing people's hands. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:50
    - can’t find the article atm but someone recently went back just to confirm the sixth inning was always potential trouble for a starter -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:41
    - I agree with your IM. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 11:41
  - managers knew this trend long before analytics. they just left their aces on the mound if they were still dealing -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:30
- "Somebody from 1990 wouldn't understand baseball today" I absolutely agree with that. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:25 2
  - Jack Morris woulda killed Dave Roberts on the mound if he tried to pull him after the 6th inning -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:25 1
    - Yes, indeed. And these hitters who think it is okay to show their faces when they're only hitting .220 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 2, 11:29
- And yet Frontline starter was the main priority for a majority of buyers yesterday -- nm - eag Aug 2, 11:05 1
  - in fairness to the Braves, they tried the other way for a decade and only came away with one ring for their efforts -- nm* - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:19
- Analyticz FTW -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 2, 11:03
- *snorts awake* enh? -- nm - Tony LaRussa Aug 2, 11:01
I'm vaguely disappointed the Vince stuff isn't because of seeing national security documents. -- nm - David Aug 2, 10:50 1
- He’s like the Stefan of grand jury investigations…steroids, rape, insurrection…this guy’s done everything! -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 11:09

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