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Uruguay manager suspended for tonight’s match against USMNT for taking too long to come out for second half in first two games -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 1, 06:33 1
- I was reading about this yesterday and it seems a few managers have been suspended for this. I didn't realize this was such an issue. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:38
rollo, I shot you a scrim to either use for the Tripwire Final or just a regular scrim. Good luck either way. -- nm - spamlet Jul 1, 06:33
Hellboy Crooked Man trailer... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 1, 06:32
Happy Steve Bannon reports to prison Day for those of us that celebrate. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 1, 06:23 3
- I'm thinking of layering about 5 collared shirts and just not showering or shaving or anything. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 1, 06:38
- Have a great time off the campaign trail Steve. -- nm - Jovian Jul 1, 06:33
- 👍 -- nm - mud Jul 1, 06:26
ugg. finding out a coworker's house burned down (and some of their family suffered injuries) due to an unattended grill (I know they were smoking - tRuMaN Jul 1, 06:13 4
- That's awful. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:22 2
  - the coworker was trying to finish smoking a bunch of meats for a family party that was supposed to happen over the weekend (and it was their birthday - tRuMaN Jul 1, 06:31 1
    - What a shame. Hopefully the injuries are minor and everyone will be fine very soon. -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:32
- ugh, will pray for them -- nm - ty97 Jul 1, 06:19
Across from Blasket Island, Dingle, County Kerry -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:05 [Attachment] 13
- You should go to Skellig Michael if the weather permits. Puffins! Jedi temples! More puffins! — nm - mafic Jul 1, 06:26 4
  - We're just across from that literally right now! - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:30
  - and possibly porgs -- nm - mud Jul 1, 06:29
  - Also nice: cliffs of Moher, but kinda similar to this. And Giants Causeway is like right near the Bushmills distillery if you’re headed north. - mafic Jul 1, 06:28 1
    - Cliffs of Moher Thurs or Fri. But yes, the geology is terrific! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:31
- and -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:06 [Attachment] 7
  - and -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:07 [Attachment] 6
    - finally -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:07 [Attachment] 5
      - Beautiful!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 1, 06:22
      - pretty! -- nm - mud Jul 1, 06:21
      - Nice! Sounds like it's been a great trip! -- nm - Dano Jul 1, 06:08 2
        
        It really has. Except that *everybody* got sick - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:18 1
        
        That stinks but hopefully it hasn't slowed everyone down much. - Krusty Jul 1, 06:24
Strands #120 Yellow 1st - decline Jul 1, 05:58
Paul George to Sixers 4yr/$212M -- nm - budice Jul 1, 05:49 1
- Sixers All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey, 5yr $200M -- nm - budice Jul 1, 05:57
Connections Puzzle #386 - ugly - decline Jul 1, 05:36 1
- xGYBP - mud Jul 1, 06:25
Wordle 1,108 4/6 - decline Jul 1, 05:22
Happy Bobby-Bo Day. Also ManRam $2M from RedSox -- nm - budice Jul 1, 05:17
Taylor Swift personal items to be displayed at V&A -- (link) - LMS Jul 1, 04:53
She cooled down the traditional way, with four dancers in dog masks melting Soleros on her naked flesh. -- (link) - LMS Jul 1, 04:48
When you saw only one set of footprints in the sand it was then that the New York Times was carrying Trump. -- nm - Mastodon Jul 1, 01:44
Paris 'burning' after right wingers dominate the early stage of elections (I don't get this euro thing of election stages?) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 1, 01:38 1
- not necessarily two rounds. candidates need a majority to be elected. if they get it in the first round there's no second round for that seat. - mafic Jul 1, 02:04
Monday Murdle 6️⃣:4️⃣0️⃣ - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 30, 23:38 4
- Murdle 1:31 - Fuzzy Jul 1, 03:56 3
  - dang -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 03:57 2
    - If it makes you feel any better, my daughter routinely humiliates me at this. Today she solved it in 1:14 -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 1, 05:03 1
      - oof. I'm assuming my time will come down in time, but I like the extra mental workout -- nm - prayformojo Jul 1, 06:19
Deep Thoughts with ... The Deep -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:30 [youtube] 2
- "Why is the sun so hot, but space so cold?" - Jovian Jul 1, 06:39
- one thing that gets me about this series is that all the actors who work on it seem to be just having a blast -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 30, 22:57
Ooh, this is an interesting craigslist posting. Too bad I'm not anywhere near Annapolis. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 22:16
Disney having a bad few weeks. -- (link) - Meg Jun 30, 21:33
for the first time, US Women's Gymnastics team will be sending two former all-around gold medalists on the team (Simone & Suni) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 21:07 [youtube] 1
- also, we’re sending Kung Fu Kenny -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 21:10
Weini Kelati on the final lap of the 10k finals -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 21:03
James Hong (Hannibal Chew) on some of his roles: -- (link) - mud Jun 30, 20:56 2
- I love him, but sometimes forget his name and just call him Lo Pan. -- nm - BaRRRon Jul 1, 05:57
- what a career. -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 20:57
oh yeah, the SCOTUS immunity ruling drops tomorrow morning -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 20:32 2
- Sure would be nice to have good news, but we all know it’ll be some weird kind of parsing that allows it but just him and just this once. -- nm - Qale Jun 30, 21:18
- WE KNOW! Will Jack Smith have an announcement by 5:00 PM ET? -- nm - mud Jun 30, 20:35
I was doing a lot of things at 16 but going to the Olympics on USA’s 4x400 team was not one of them -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 20:31
So far 25 Russian athletes have been approved to compete as individuals at the 2024 Olympics. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 20:22
Donald Glover new movie, he's a pop star trying to survive the apocalypse.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 30, 20:15 [youtube] 1
- they're flocking. - Beryllium Jun 30, 20:26
From Oregon State University, 2020 Gold Medalist and 2024 Olympian Jade Carey! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 20:07
Internally rewrote the way threads and posts are displayed on ST ... and very few tests broke. - Beryllium Jun 30, 19:57 1
- ah, drat. Not much faster, AND it has a bug. Back to the drawing board. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 20:09
D.M.D.! -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 19:53 5
- DDP Yoga is incredible. -- nm - David Jun 30, 20:02 4
  - what was the matter with her? -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 20:12 2
    - Back problems. -- nm - David Jun 30, 20:29 1
      - makes sense. Thunda Rosa had that as well. -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 20:33
  - I just started it up again and it really is. -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 20:11
This is professional wrestling at its finest. -- (link) - David Jun 30, 19:22
Trader Joe's has frozen s'mores to be heated at home and they're really good. I highly recommend them. -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 30, 19:07 3
- Saw those on Saturday, when I was contemplating crawling in the freezer to cool off. - . Jul 1, 05:34
- *adds to shopping list* -- nm - znufrii Jun 30, 19:08 1
  - It's actually 8 in a box. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 19:14
the women’s 1500m finals was bonkers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 19:03 3
- and if you want to watch the race -- (link) - JD Jun 30, 19:08 [youtube] 2
  - apparently these women can run much faster than I can - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 30, 23:04
  - wow! -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 19:27
Wild finish (Copa spoils) - znufrii Jun 30, 19:00
NBC just put up a factoid: Simone Biles's head reaches 11.7 feet from the floor during her most difficult flip. - Max Jun 30, 18:52 2
- And then tonight she was 12’ -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jun 30, 19:01
- the floor bouncy -- nm - rollo Jun 30, 18:56
Auntie Kamala and Taraji P. Henson kick off the BET Awards with some Drake shade -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 18:52
the wild thing about presidents and aging is LBJ and FDR were only a year or two older than Obama today when they *died* -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 18:49
Glastonbury: Coldplay w/special guest Michael J. Fox -- (link) - Remlik Jun 30, 18:39 [youtube]
Dang...Phoenix gave Caitlin a standing ovation as she walked off the court. -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 18:35
At this point, I’m suspecting the marketing budget for Twisters is bigger than Deadpool. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 18:23 5
- I really want to see it in theaters. Will that actually happen… -- nm - Qale Jun 30, 21:22
- I'm still not sure I believe it's a movie that really exists. I mean how could it? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 30, 18:54 1
  - Now, if they added sharks… -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 19:01
- The only marketing budget they need for Deadpool is Ryan Reynolds' cellphone bill. - David Jun 30, 18:26
- The number of ad breaks during The Bear, BTW, was unconscionable. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 18:24
Suni crushed her bars -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 18:13
Mina vs. Toni Storm for Mariah May's heart gives me an "Are you gonna stay with the one who loves you or going back to the one you love" earworm. -- nm - David Jun 30, 18:07 2
- that was a fun match -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 18:27 1
  - It had a great story and two Stardom-trained performers. - David Jun 30, 18:32
you wanted Klay to give Wemby a perimeter shooting threat, you get CP3 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 17:48 1
- Stop making words up. -- nm - mafic Jun 30, 18:30
the things straight white girls get famous for these days . . . -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 17:44 3
- I am a lesser human for having dug into this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 18:22
- I never heard of either of them. I must be out of touch :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 30, 17:47 1
  - Zach Bryan country star, the 9th most successful tour this year so far. -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 17:49
Umbrella Academy sounds like a fun room -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 16:33 3
- What did they expect from a wrestling hardcore champion? -- nm - Dano Jun 30, 17:09 1
  - Deep cut. I like it. -- nm - Qale Jun 30, 17:34
- ugh that's awful -- nm - Remlik Jun 30, 16:58
Can someone decipher the first paragraph of this statement for me? -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 16:18 2
- oh! maybe the second "you" refers to the union members, that would make more sense. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 16:19 1
  - Yep, looks to me like that accusation should be in quotes. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 18:12
If the Mets somehow end up buyers at this year’s trade deadline, there’s a good deal of irony there because they’ll desperately need a starter. -- nm - Tim Jun 30, 16:06
58-year-old grandmother qualifies for the Olympics in the 20km race walk. -- (link) - Dano Jun 30, 16:03 13
- I mean I know some fit people in their 50s, but this feels like a strike against race walking as a serious sport. -- nm - mafic Jun 30, 18:34 1
  - There's a movie about Olympic racewalking. -- nm - . Jul 1, 05:31
- While I don't 100% understand race walking, I love this -- nm - ty97 Jun 30, 16:40 8
  - Speed Walking (2014) -- (link) - Qale Jun 30, 17:36
  - Here... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 30, 16:46 [youtube] 5
    - Bill Nye?! (and Almost Live - I remember that show) -- nm - mud Jun 30, 16:52 4
      - The Lame List! -- (link) - mud Jun 30, 17:00 [youtube] 3
        
        what's weak this week -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 30, 18:23
        
        High Fiving White Guys -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jun 30, 17:06 [youtube] 1
        
        Sluggy -- (link) - gort Jun 30, 17:29 [youtube]
  - Agreed on both counts. -- nm - Krusty Jun 30, 16:42
- I feel like it would be discouraging to lose to a 58 year old. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 16:05
- Oh we'll see about that. -- nm - Heisenberg si Jun 30, 16:04
Riveria Maya rescheduled to Labor Day, fortunately was still within the cancel window -- nm - rollo Jun 30, 15:45 7
- Generally by Labor Day hurricanes are more inclined to do the turns to the north. Beryl is a very unusual storm. - Qale Jun 30, 17:40
- Nice! -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 30, 15:58 1
  - I had no idea it was in the path until I saw your post, so thank you -- nm - rollo Jun 30, 16:42
- nice! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 15:55 3
  - I mean, that's also during hurricane season but this one looks bad -- nm - rollo Jun 30, 16:09 2
    - my friend who grew up in the Guyana always says "June too soon, October all over." -- nm - mafic Jun 30, 19:07
    - better to delay and let the chips fall, than go & accidentally be a burden to the systems there -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 16:16
getting carried away with colour grading again -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 30, 15:44 [flickr]
phew. — nm - i.b.! Jun 30, 15:34
Golf: 6ft Putt on the 72nd hole determines this week's winner -- (link) - budice Jun 30, 15:24
I priced out an alternate flight for my upcoming trip. Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 30, 15:20 3
- How flexible is the trip? Like, can you fly into a major city or alternate destination? Montreal? Quebec City? And turn it into a bit of a road trip? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 18:14 2
  - Victoria to Halifax (or Charlottetown). It's the in-between part that is the challenge. -- nm* - Beryllium Jun 30, 19:02 1
    - Is there a longer flight in Canada? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 30, 19:03
high praise for Dana Bash’s debate moderation from notorious CNN fan Lindsey Graham -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 15:09 11
- apparently (unbeknownst to the voting public) fucko refused to debate if CNN was going to fact check him. mission accomplished -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 15:44 10
  - I thought I saw that somewhere in the debate rules. -- nm - Meg Jun 30, 15:52
  - It sounds like there has been a significant shift among Latino and black voters to Biden from all this, which should put the panicking in perspective. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 15:49 8
    - low-key "Black Jobs" was probably the biggest gaffe of the night, at least from the reaction on social media -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 15:53 7
      - The next few polls will be interesting - my bet is on no change. -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 16:03 6
        
        I've got serious issues with whoever is running strategy for Biden -- nm - rollo Jun 30, 16:05 5
        
        Ironically I think they had been doing well previous to this, highlighting the convicted felon part and abortion. I would diagnose the freakout thusly - Reagen Jun 30, 17:00
        
        Project 2025 is all they need to run on. -- nm - Tim Jun 30, 16:22
        
        the messenger issues are what they are. bigger problem (imo) is they haven't agreed on an actual message for the campaign - hollywood big shot Jun 30, 16:19
        
        Big “don’t change horses in midstream” Wag the Dog energy. -- nm - Tim Jun 30, 16:07 1
        
        I mean, the crowing that will happen from the Trump camp if they "force out Biden"... -- nm - Reagen Jun 30, 16:16

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