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Wait, what did Vance do with a dolphin? -- nm - decline Jul 26, 11:13 2
- (I should make a new version of this, that doesn't suck) -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 26, 11:17 [Attachment]
- Smoked a Chesterfield together? -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 11:15
they gonna let Quasimodo light that bitch -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 11:13
still can't believe Daft Punk wouldn't want to have done something for this -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 11:12 1
- I'll settle for Air. -- nm - LMS Jul 26, 11:14
If you're a dancer in France and aren't at this, do you reconsider your career? -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:12
"Pivot!" -- nm - Max Jul 26, 11:09
So are there video screens set up all over the river or if you're there do you just have no idea what's going on most of the time? -- nm - pmb Jul 26, 11:08 2
- I read there's no speakers along the opening area so it's like being in a vacuum. -- nm - jnine Jul 26, 11:24
- I think it’s like being at a golf tournament. - Loyola Jul 26, 11:13
Notre Dame would be built by now if they didn’t have to put on mountain climbing gear to go up a ladder. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 11:06
Maybe keep the flame away from the cathedral that just burned down... -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:05 2
- Also this construction technique might explain why it's taking so long -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:06 1
  - Also the guy with the torch looks like someone from the Assassin's creed games -- nm - eag Jul 26, 11:09
This opening ceremony is absolutely bonkers. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 11:03 1
- *raises the orb* -- nm - Boss Nass Jul 26, 11:06
speaking of folks you’d like to have a beer with -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 11:02
"Excellent overhead coverage of the Canadian boat" -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:01 1
- I'm not watching, but I assume this is related to the scandal ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 11:02
How do the Cayman Islands get more screen time than Australia? CBC is doing its best to annoy me. -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 11:01 1
- Follow the money -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 11:02
Ireland’s boat will also contain Iraq and Iran. - Loyola Jul 26, 11:00 1
- Ireland is a land of known peace makers. Iran and Iraq have no issues with each right? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 11:10
LA 2028 organizers taking notes: "hey, we've got a river too" -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 11:00
Meme in an hour: "Snoop Dogg towers above Team USA Parent" -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:59
"What do you mean, 'All of the boats in Paris are booked today'?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 10:57
Bhutan must have said we’re not sharing a boat with anyone. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 10:56
I know I say this every opening ceremony, but...what the fuck?! -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:51 5
- Does that mean Joaquin Phoenix is going to re-enact Napoleon too? -- nm - LMS Jul 26, 10:53 1
  - Right?! -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:56
- Gaga performing Paris...perfect Peyton Manning "Awesome" -- nm - Remlik Jul 26, 10:53
- I can't wait for the mimes to come out -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 10:52 1
  - and here come the Jacques Cousteau Dancers! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 10:53
The MLB Trade Deadline Could Be Dictated by One of the Worst Teams Ever (White Sox) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 10:50
Dear GOP -- What is the part of Kamala that you don't like? - Fuzzy Jul 26, 10:46 9
- They could *ahem* point to it. -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:57
- I’m not sure if she can win. Didn’t they already try Hillary Clinton against Trump. And iirc a part of the reasoning for why Hillary lost was - Loyola Jul 26, 10:53 5
  - Hillary had... a very long time for the media to gather negative stuff about her. Kamala has been on the national scene for a much shorter time. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:59
  - the hatred of Hillary was fostered by right wingers and the beltway media over 30 years. Kamala just doesn’t have that baggage -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 10:59 3
    - And now we get to find out if all the people who said “…just not that one” were telling the truth. -- nm* - znufrii Jul 26, 11:18
    - and she carried all the Bill shit too -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 11:10 1
      - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:15
- Mostly physical, not philosophical. -- nm - colin Jul 26, 10:52
- Her whatever. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 10:50
Jesus Saudi Arabia have a small team. Do they not play sports there? -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 10:46 1
- Judging from their soccer league and the WWE, they mostly pay foreigners to do sports for them. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 10:48
“megyn megyn megyn, I have absolutely nothing against cats” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 10:44
TNT bout to do it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 10:42 8
- Has NBA defined exactly why they determined it wasn't a match? Or is it just our speculation about the streaming services? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:44 7
  - I doubt they'll save WBD's legal team that much work. -- nm - David Jul 26, 10:47 2
    - I mean, they'll have to identify it in their response to the complaint. -- nm - pmb Jul 26, 11:03
    - Yes. Both sides likely anticipated court involvement I am guessing. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:49
  - I have not seen their rationale reported other than “wasn’t a matching offer” -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 10:45 3
    - as the Chuckster said this morning “80% of this job is ‘I don’t like that guy’” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 10:50 1
      - If Amazon is smart they hire a bunch of the TNT staff. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:51
    - Thanks. Same here. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:49
Justin Timberlake "Not Intoxicated" When Arrested Lawyer Says At DWI Hearing; Arraignment Set For Next Week -- (link) - budice Jul 26, 10:42 1
- Without a breathalyzer is it just a matter of your word versus mine? -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 10:53
Nigel Farage is demanding this boat be sunk. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 10:41
This music is giving Love Boat vibes. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 10:39
"Here are all the reasons not to visit Paris" -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 10:35 2
- The French. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 10:48
- sewer crocodiles! -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 10:39
Let's Olympic! -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 10:30 2
- LFO!! -- nm - mara Jul 26, 10:37
- let's fun! -- nm - Lucia Jul 26, 10:36
a relaxing, almost minimalist, view of the bay of fundy ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 10:28 [flickr]
PSA the Olympics are on for 16 days. The days go by so fast. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 10:09 8
- Any suggestion on where to stream? I think I did CBC last time -- nm - colin Jul 26, 10:40 1
  - No idea sorry. I’m watching on the BBC. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 10:43
- I'll already tired of the endless commercials. - Roger More Jul 26, 10:27
- Slight confession—I have a few bets on Olympic events— including…*checks notes*…Olympic Canoe Sprint 🤔😱🫣 -- nm - Trending Jul 26, 10:13 4
  - confession: I will watch zero percent of the Olympics and if not for ST would not know the Olympics where happening now -- nm - decline Jul 26, 10:29
  - I think Ireland could win the golf. - Loyola Jul 26, 10:28 2
    - Yup. Ireland and Dominican Republic will lead Team Strongbad to a victory this year. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:40
    - ✍️—thanks! Love that— -- nm - Trending Jul 26, 10:38
Spawn: Gail Simone to write she-spawn's origin -- (link) - Remlik Jul 26, 09:59 1
- I should go back and finish reading Spawn. But also, what the hell is a she spawn. - sycor Jul 26, 10:38
Have any STers ever stayed at a StayPineapple hotel? - ReluctantCynic Jul 26, 09:48 2
- Completely unrelated. I heard the term "upside down pineapple party" yesterday for the first time and had to Google to see WTF it was. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:41
- Never heard of them, what happened? -- nm - colin Jul 26, 10:40
Story Time with Deadpool @ Disneyland -- (link*) - budice Jul 26, 09:48
Olympic Handball (combo basketball and soccer) is on USA network, right now—fun watch -- nm - Trending Jul 26, 09:46 1
- Go Denmark! -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 10:00
MLB-BAL: PHI acquired outfielder Austin Hays and will be sending reliever Seranthony Dominguez and center fielder Cristian Pache to BAL -- nm - budice Jul 26, 09:46 3
- Good trade! We probably need to trade a few more outfielders and Mountcastle. -- nm - Inigo Jul 26, 09:56 2
  - I’m not sure what Mountcastle gets you at the moment. He’s a solid above average 1B but hes not bringing much back on his own. - Will Hunting Jul 26, 10:00 1
    - But then how do you call up Mayo? He's played like 5 games in a row at first base in the minors. - Inigo Jul 26, 10:03
CFB is making football fans feel old, and Notre Dame's roster is making it worse. -- (link) - David Jul 26, 09:44 [Image] 1
- Urlacher cuts deep -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 11:16
It sounded to me like Obama endorsed Harris about five hours ago on Threads. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 09:42 1
- There is a video of them calling her. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jul 26, 10:29
Dodgers deal James Paxton back to Red Sox for minor leaguer -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 09:39
Scotiabank has acknowledged technical difficulties affecting direct deposits as clients report missed payments Friday morning. -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 09:38
God help me, it's probably time to start talking about Blood Feud. - David Jul 26, 09:34 7
- whatever works best for you and Kim - decline Jul 26, 10:52
- I will go with the majority, but would put in my vote for just a straight old draft. - Reagen Jul 26, 09:57
- So soon? -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jul 26, 09:49
- This made me laugh…and cry, “Sadly, I do not have her blessing to drink coke or eat fried cheese. So, my life is an unending empty void of frustration” -- nm* - Trending Jul 26, 09:39
- I have thoughts. - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:36 1
  - this. also consolidation might make sense; I can only dominate so many Leagues! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 09:37
- Start the Draft -- nm - budice Jul 26, 09:35
to the extent that people pretend to care about stopping fentanyl at the border, Joe Biden's DOJ just caught the Osama Bin Laden of smuggling -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 09:18 2
- We’re keeping asylum seekers out of the country, but these guys get a pass?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 09:37
- Okay NYT pitchbot, what have you got? -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:30
Hugh Jackman at SDCC yesterday saying the Thing this is mostly for Spawn -- (link) - eag Jul 26, 09:18 [youtube] 1
- **SPLURT** -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:27
How the media is already f*cking up its coverage of Kamala Harris’s candidacy -- (link) - znufrii Jul 26, 09:18 37
- In hindsight, the "would want to have a beer with" question was always sexist and culture war-ish and it's weird that people on MSNBC no less are still doing it. -- nm* - con_carne Jul 26, 09:32
- KellyAnn Conway " She does not speak well. She does not work hard. She should not be the standard bearer for the party" I'm sorry but you don't get to - Pippy Jul 26, 09:29 18
  - Lazy dog whistling. -- nm - colin Jul 26, 10:42
  - Has she listened or looked at her party's candidate? Speaks incoherently and golfs every day. -- nm - pmb Jul 26, 10:02
  - The GOP sure has a lot of interest in who should lead the opposing party. Who do they recommend? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 09:39
  - and while I'm at it, the GOP is complaining because the DEMS don't think a two women ticket would win. " Isn't that sexist?" - I don't see a woman on - Pippy Jul 26, 09:31 9
    - Glad znu posted this because my biggest reason in favor of specifically having a CIS white male moderate as VP is not that Americans per se are racist - con_carne Jul 26, 09:45 8
      - I agree. the Media is going to be the worst thing to happen to this election -- nm - Pippy Jul 26, 09:51 7
        
        Even at best, the MSM would engage in a profound circlejerk about how unprecendented two unerrepresented candidates at the top of the ticket is. - con_carne Jul 26, 09:59 6
        
        I agree with a lot of this. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:06
        
        I think you are correct and I will be bringing this exact argument up if I am approached again about it. thanks -- nm - Pippy Jul 26, 10:04 4
        
        I may retire from posting on ST. -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 10:08 3
        
        por que? - Pippy Jul 26, 10:12 2
        
        Oh, I'm doing a callback to - con_carne Jul 26, 10:14 1
        
        lol!! -- nm - Pippy Jul 26, 10:17
  - lol yep. My maga 'friends' keep sending me stuff like: - Jovian Jul 26, 09:31 4
    - "No. Aren't you mad that they had a primary and everything and chose Trump?" -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:34 2
      - lol -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 10:02
      - heh -- nm - Pippy Jul 26, 09:49
    - LOL. I want to tell them, you worry about Trump and we will worry about Kamala -- nm - Pippy Jul 26, 09:32
- It is a stupid question, but of course Harris is the better person to have a beer with - Reagen Jul 26, 09:24 16
  - I remember when Marco Rubio was asked about who he'd like to have a beer with and he said Malala Yousufzai. - Roger More Jul 26, 10:10
  - Especially considering that iinm Trump doesn’t drink. -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 09:56 2
    - I mean, I'd rather have water with kam than a beer with don. and I love berer. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 26, 10:10 1
      - "Would you rather drink a refreshing strawberry margarita with Trump or chat with Harris over a shot Malort?" -- nm* - Roger More Jul 26, 10:25
  - That's why it's a great question. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Jul 26, 09:44
  - Who would you rather be stuck in an elevator with for several hours? JD Vance, Ron DeSantis or Steve Bannon -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 09:30 9
    - I would choose the bear -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 11:13
    - I would be through that roof door *so* fast. -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:33
    - which would likely kill me fastest when I begged for it? Bannon. -- nm - mud Jul 26, 09:32 1
      - I cant even imagine the odor of being stuck with him in such a small space. - Jovian Jul 26, 09:33
    - how mny couches? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 09:31 3
      - this was my answer too. - Pippy Jul 26, 09:33 2
        
        If you can't point to the couch in the room, you are the couch. - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:35
        
        I mean, also are there dolphins or pictures of dolphins in the elevator too? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 26, 09:34
    - Shoot the hostage. nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 26, 09:31
  - a beer, a laugh, a dance, the lot -- nm - mud Jul 26, 09:25
“sir a second JD Vance sex meme has hit the towers” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 09:12 2
- "Viagra Dolphin." "That would be worse." -- (link) - Max Jul 26, 09:42 [youtube]
- The simulator is broken. Someone please unplug our computer, wait 30 seconds, and then restart it. -- nm - David Jul 26, 09:14
reminder, the only reason Hugh Jackman ever got Wolverine at all is because Stanley Kubrick was an obsessive freak -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 09:02 3
- That is the most awful written paragraph ever. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 26, 09:13 1
  - Did pixie write it? -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 09:17
- Dougray Scott's broken leg in that motorcycle accident was the real reason why. -- nm - David Jul 26, 09:05
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 26, 08:57 3
- Hero -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 08:58 2
  - Nah. I'm no hero. Just an average guy doing what anyone would do. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 26, 08:59 1
    - Zero -- (link) - JD Jul 26, 09:01 [youtube]

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