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Orioles trade 3 distant minor leaguers to get Zach Elgin from Tampa Bay. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 26, 14:35
totally getting chinese for dinner. thanks for asking. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 26, 14:35
Doctor Who: look at the Xmas special -- (link) - Remlik Jul 26, 14:34 [youtube]
Covid was better than that. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 14:31
can't understand a damn word this lady is singing -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 14:27 1
- That's because she's Canadian. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Jul 26, 14:31
I’m ready for the closing ceremony. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 14:26
"why is there a canadian on the Eiffel Tower?" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:25
It's giving baby trump balloon vibes -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 14:25 1
- I think they were going for Jules Verne -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 14:29
This is the greatest load of shite ever. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 14:24
"hey Jacques, you remembered to tie that down right?" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:24 1
- Haha! I made the same joke to Theresa. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 14:27
This ball of hydrogen should be quite a sight. -- nm - Max Jul 26, 14:22 2
- "that's cool" -- nm - Kelly Clarkson Jul 26, 14:23
- It’s made of pallets and plastic bottles. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 14:22
If the aliens are watching this they’ve turned around their spaceship. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 14:21 1
- "Run away! Run away!" -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 14:34
Enough with this. Light it. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 26, 14:20 2
- ST got both of them right. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 26, 14:34
- "these are our best athletes ever, don't at us bro" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:21
‘Doctor Who’ Spinoff ‘The War Between the Land and Sea’ Announced, Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw to Star -- (link) - Remlik Jul 26, 14:18 1
- Aww, she's not playing Tish Jones. -- nm - David Jul 26, 14:26
Joe Biden could run faster than these people. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 14:17 1
- *flame blows out* -- nm - Usain Bolt sprinting with the torch Jul 26, 14:19
A friend just back from Europe said she was refused service in Paris stores "because she was American" ?? Is that likely? -- nm - Meg Jul 26, 14:13 6
- Hard pressed to say no chance. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 14:17 1
  - not in general but in the context of the olympics being in Paris, sure it could -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 14:18
- Maybe a few days of a flood of American tourists was enough to break the the shop owners. -- nm - Max Jul 26, 14:16
- i didn't have a problem when i was there but my cousin who lives in Paris said the locals are sick of the whole thing already - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:16 2
  - Barcelona residents were squirting tourists with water guns...but at their temperatures that could be a nice thing -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 14:20 1
    - Supposedly Amalfi Coast people are swearing and spitting at tourists. They’ve had enough. The rude ones are ruining it for all. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 14:26
now to Amelie Mauresmo -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:13 1
- Tony Parkour -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:15
My dad used to play Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene when I was a kid falling asleep at night. -- (link) - Max Jul 26, 14:09 [youtube] 1
- The floating heads didn't give you nightmares? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 26, 14:11
Do we know where the cauldron is? The top of the Eifel tower? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 14:06 7
- They’re at the Louvre right now -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 14:15 2
  - There was a big globe in the Tuileries - that’s probably where it is -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 14:16 1
    - Yup...holy shit look at that thing like a hot air balloon -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 14:23
- Tahiti and we're about to watch a very long boat ride. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 14:09 1
  - Jeff Probst in a helicopter -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 14:13
- who did the masked torch bearer turn out to be? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:09 1
  - The Scarlet Pumpernickel! Geez, I’m old. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 14:14
I should have taken mushrooms before this show. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 14:03
Using the Seine worked much better than I expected. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 14:02 2
- not a single shark attack -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:12
- So you're saying it was in Seine? -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 14:11
they gonna make them keep the Eiffel Tower this way forever -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 14:01 1
- Holy shit! -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Jul 26, 14:01
What's your area's Köppen climate rating? Victoria is "Csb", Warm-Summer Mediterranean Climate. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 13:54
Butler PA has a chance to do the craziest thing in presidential history -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 13:53
Olympic history: The Irish Whales - Max Jul 26, 13:38 2
- I was expecting tug of war. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 14:15
- They, too, sank a few yachts in their day. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 13:41
Ah, OK. Since 2020, the host of the next Olympics comes right before the host country, at the end. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 13:36
DTL: I dropped scrims for everyone if you wouldn't mind picking up sometime this weekend. -- nm - spamlet Jul 26, 13:28 1
- Good luck everyone -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 14:11
you are participating in a currently unused past summer Olympic event. What is it? here's a link to the list. me, Plunge for Distance. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 26, 13:15 27
- Barrel jumping (you ran and dived through a barrel, summersault on the other side ..kinda like hurtles -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 14:19
- Pickleball -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 14:17
- We need Olympic shuffleboard, and bocce ball too! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 13:58
- Probably 10m-class sailing -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 13:47
- Tug-of-War, which they should absolutely bring back. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 26, 13:47
- I think I can do the 60m dash without dying. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 13:40
- I would totally watch Olympic croquet. -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 13:34 1
  - The US Team is having Dwayne Johnson take the shot of opponents ball after having made the touch. Oh! And it’s in the Seine! -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:37
- on the contrary side of things, I'm definitely going nowhere near equestrian high jump. 💀 -- nm - JD Jul 26, 13:34 1
  - Fun watch though. Until the PEHs. Performance enhancing horseshoes. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:41
- Dueling Pistol. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 26, 13:23 10
  - crazy that was a thing -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 13:28 9
    - They should bring it back, divided by bulletproof glass. -- nm - Max Jul 26, 13:41
    - I was kind of assuming that actual duels weren't involved. - ReluctantCynic Jul 26, 13:39 7
      - I assume a form of (non-human) target shooting. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:40 6
        
        "It required competitors to shoot at human silhouettes dressed in frock coats, with a bull's eye on the dummy's chest." -- (link) - JD Jul 26, 13:42 1
        
        bring back Frock Coats! -- nm - Pippy Jul 26, 13:42
        
        I hope the same is true of 100m Running Deer Shooting. -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 13:41 3
        
        they shot at a deer-shaped target with concentric circles. The 'deer' made runs of 75 feet while the competitors took one shot at it during each run. -- (link) - JD Jul 26, 13:44 2
        
        For super cancelled events: Live Pigeon Shooting. The official report of the Games described this sport as "très aristocratique" 🙄 - JD Jul 26, 13:45 1
        
        Split the winnings. Egalite! -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:51
- 10km Road Walk. Just a hike! i can do that. -- nm - Andie Jul 26, 13:22
- Solo Synchronized Swimming -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:22
- Walking! -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:21 3
  - Motor boating -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:22 2
    - Freestyle Javelin. Oh behave -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:25 1
      - Two-handed javelin must be bonkers. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 13:40
London 2012 was the best opening ceremony. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 13:09 3
- Spice Girls!!! -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 13:14 2
  - 007 and the parachute queen -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 14:05 1
    - Mr. Bean! -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 14:11
ST Poll (Reynolds BB poll-inspired): Your fave or best Nic Cage movies since 2018? - con_carne Jul 26, 13:06 [Attachment] 15
- that'll do Pig -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 13:35
- Jiu Jitsu was garbage. Unbearable was great. I enjoyed Retirement Plan also. I also really enjoyed Willy's Wonderland just for his performance - sycor Jul 26, 13:21
- Pig -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 13:15
- Really enjoyed Unbearable. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:11 4
  - Just saw they’re counting Teen Titans. Slightly torn but will stick with Unbearable. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:13
  - Hmmm -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:12 2
    - D’oh. Finally saw what you did and I did unintentionally. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:39
    - Found it to be different, quirky, and fun. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 13:14
- Spidey -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 26, 13:10 1
  - K, I do have a correction, I've def seen spidey :) -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:11
- The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 13:09
- he's attached to good projects, but his leading man stuff is still..weird/hit or miss. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent probably best of those. -- nm* - colin Jul 26, 13:08 1
  - Can definitely see that. #4 on this this YT listicle, where I also learned SLJ has had a stutter since a child and bad words help him through it -- (link) - con_carne Jul 26, 13:16 [youtube]
- I've only seen Mandy and Spiderman of those, and a piece of Unbearable. Lots of them look decent enough, though. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 13:07
- I only saw 1. the Flash -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 26, 13:07
I broke down and bought Madden 25. I'm weak. - David Jul 26, 13:05
I get that he was a junior but… cmon mom and dad -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 12:58 4
- explaining to someone what Oath Keepers were last night made me realize how much unpleasant stuff i've chosen to learn. i think 90% of people don't - colin Jul 26, 13:00
- what is a two way deal? he plays on two teams? its a trade? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 13:00 2
  - He plays for a minor league team and the parent team owns his rights to call him up and send him down. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 26, 13:09
  - maybe he has the same right to back out as the team does? like a two way street? -- nm - colin Jul 26, 13:00
Post-credit scenes for Deadpool Wolverine? -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:56 6
- Yes. Stay to the end. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 26, 13:48
- for sure -- nm - LFG!!! Jul 26, 13:14
- Yes, it's worth staying for. There's also stuff during the first half of the credits. -- nm - LMS Jul 26, 12:57 3
  - I mean I figured as much. But I hate sticking around and then there is nada. -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:58 2
    - I don't want to get your hopes up, but I liked the post-credits scene a lot. (tone spoiler) - David Jul 26, 13:02 1
      - Spoils - Will Hunting Jul 26, 13:02
The should close out the ceremonies in true french fashion, set some noble on fire with the torch, chop the head off with a guillotine let it roll -- nm - into the cauldron Jul 26, 12:54
Re:Tua contract—For reference—the Dolphins paid Dan Marino $51M TOTAL for his career -- nm - Trending Jul 26, 12:53 1
- This way lies madness -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 13:02
sir, a second letter from Dr Feelgood has been released -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 26, 12:53 1
- It knocked all the bronzer right off his entire ear -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 18:22
What day is Summer Curling on? -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:52 3
- "... and with all rocks now at the bottom of the Seine, we return to Surfing." -- nm - Max Jul 26, 12:54 2
  - "...and once again, no medals awarded for Summer Curling." -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:57 1
    - It's more of a Summer Rip-Curl -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 13:08
Tuvalu only have 15 letters in their alphabet. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 12:46
I'm a bit surprised they didn't dress the boats up more. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 12:45 1
- Yeah some of them need a good powerwashing. -- nm* - Loyola Jul 26, 12:46
Mike Tirico just said India is the 2nd most populous nation in the world. Nope. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 12:36 4
- I would’ve concurred. Somewhat surprised by their move. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 12:41
- I would not have guessed India increased 13m while China decreased 3 million over just 12 months. -- (link) - Max Jul 26, 12:39 1
  - China's in some serious demographic peril. I've seen it on YouTube, so it must be true! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 26, 12:48
- (spoiler) - ReluctantCynic Jul 26, 12:39
ST Poll: Obscure olympic sports you try to watch every year - Strongbad Jul 26, 12:33 14
- If there's something ARG is competitive in, esp if they are up against BRA -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:10
- I only manage to watch them every four years -- nm - Roger More Jul 26, 13:09
- kayak, all horse stuff, lightsaber dueling -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 26, 12:52
- n/a - LFG!!! Jul 26, 12:50
- Keirin! It's great, single event, weird rules -- nm - colin Jul 26, 12:49 1
  - rugby sevens is fun too -- nm - colin Jul 26, 12:52
- Sailing -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 12:43
- Trampoline. Rowing, sailing, kayaking. -- nm - . Jul 26, 12:41
- Love Kayaking, or whatever its called when they pass through those gates and stuff -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:38
- Fencing and biathlon. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 26, 12:36
- Archery, fencing, rowing and climbing. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 12:35
- Athletics. -- nm - Loyola Jul 26, 12:35
- Shooting stuff but it’s rarely covered. -- nm - VMan Jul 26, 12:35
- Dressage…now Hand Ball makes my list -- nm - Trending Jul 26, 12:34

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