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ha ha fuck David Axelrod -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 4, 13:53
The USA singlet is stylish. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 13:25
‘weird’ -- (edited) - mud Aug 4, 13:21 1
- cnbc: Ex-Trump White House officials, dozens of Republicans endorse Harris -- (edited) - mud Aug 4, 13:27
I know small sample sizes, but Jackson Holliday is 7 for 19 since coming back up with 2 homers. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 13:13
I’ve mainly been watching the international feed of Track. Just compared the intl and NBC two feeds on the 100m (spoils) - MDH Aug 4, 13:13
Is there a rule in handball that you have to jump to shoot? - Will Hunting Aug 4, 13:10 1
- I wondered about rugby, are they supposed to throw themselves on the ground when reaching the goal line? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 16:19
9.79. Carl Lewis did that time iinm. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 13:04 6
- That was Ben Johnson's time in Seoul. Which. yeah... -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 13:10 3
  - Just told me kids the story. “Canadians have won this event twice. But the first guy got his medal taken away for doping.” - Name Withheld By Request Aug 4, 13:14 1
    - He was using an egregious amount of horse steroids...the rest stopped at just unwise levels of horse steroids. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 13:17
  - Most memorable 100m ever. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 13:13
- Usain Bolt would run that in warmups -- nm - budice Aug 4, 13:06 1
  - I can get to the kitchen and put on the kettle in 9 flat. - Loyola Aug 4, 13:09
Men's 100 was coool -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 13:00
This could be a competition for best necklace. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 12:57 5
- I want the necklace Lyles is wearing but in white gold and not with all those colored diamonds. -- (edited) - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 13:00 4
  - She might be able to find a version of it on the street corner with the guy in the trench coat.... - Will Hunting Aug 4, 13:18 2
    - Tbf, might be down on canal st -- nm - colin Aug 4, 14:07
    - Haha! :-) -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 13:20
  - It’s cool. Could have cost 0.01 of a second. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 13:06
They’re really making the sprinters wait. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 12:53 4
- Is there a train crossing the tracks? -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 12:54 3
  - No, but apparently there was a hammer thrower. -- nm* - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 13:02
  - That was kind of odd, no? -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 12:56 1
    - For sure. A little inconsiderate to the runners. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 12:58
Men's 100 Meter about to start in track and field -- nm* - Remlik Aug 4, 12:50 4
- Spoiler - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 12:57 3
  - Looking that photo I don't know how you can tell but wow! -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 12:59 2
    - The lack of line indicating the finish line is really a nice touch. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 13:18
    - Happy for the winner, but I really don’t see it. -- nm - mara Aug 4, 13:06
Newsweek headline says Trump accused of having empty seats at Georgia rally. Uh. Either he did or didn’t. This isn’t like… - Qale Aug 4, 12:38 1
- Newsweek has gone hard right. Anyone can look at the photos. Tons of empty seats. -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 13:36
Just by looking, if you knew nothing else about hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg, you would know he was Canadian. -- (pic) - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 12:20 [Attachment] 1
- He thanks Professor Tricia for getting his head in the right place to compete. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 12:21
It's starting to get real: we just had a dry-run to practice packing all of the stuff Mac's taking to college in Subaru - prayformojo Aug 4, 11:45 4
- These are AMAZING for packing. -- (link) - colin Aug 4, 15:21
- Now purchasing: renter's insurance -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 12:20
- What is something we were never organized enough to do for 500. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 4, 11:59
- Well done! We had two vehicles but those were the days of full size PCs etc. I believe there was also a mini-fridge and 5ft stuffed flamingo ;) -- nm - Meg Aug 4, 11:53
Gorsuch talking like a mobster about Biden’s (modest) SCOTUS ethics reform proposals -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:43 1
- thug slug -- nm - mud Aug 4, 11:46
ST Poll: Who is the current acting equivalent of character actor William Atherton? See IM for more context -- (pic) - Trending Aug 4, 11:42 [Attachment] 6
- Chris Messina should have leaned into this lane. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 4, 13:18
- Probably too old but, the Shat could have totally done it. -- nm - VMan Aug 4, 12:31
- Filliam H Muffman -- nm - VMan Aug 4, 12:30
- Paul Giamatti. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 12:16
- Jeremy Piven if he's actual accept his place in the hierarchy. Or David Spade if he just went full dirt-bag. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:55
- Adam Scott could have been that guy if he hadn’t chosen to branch out -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:46
US edges the Aquaroos in the Battle for the Pool -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:40 2
- USA ladies contributing 5.5 of those golds. (0.5 being a mixed team event) -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 12:08
- It's karma for Roger More's braggy post yesterday. -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:55
When aliens eventually colonize earth the most visited zoo attraction back on their home planet will definitely be women high jumpers -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 11:36 1
- The gal from Ukraine...wow -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 12:19
Randall Cunningham sighting -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 11:22 3
- Ooh, where? -- nm - David Aug 4, 11:55 2
  - His daughter Vashti is an olympic high jumper -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 13:19 1
    - Badass! -- nm - David Aug 4, 13:28
Men’s 100m semi final spoil - Loyola Aug 4, 11:12
Fencing, not results comment. The venue is amazing. Like a perfect cross between old and future -- nm - JD Aug 4, 11:07 1
- It is absolutely spectacular -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 4, 11:09
Olympic Golf gold spoil - crash davis 😺 Aug 4, 11:05
Olympics 1500m freestyle men’s spoiler -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 4, 10:59 1
- Spoiler - Diva Aug 4, 11:39
SITWAP but shout out to Ryan Crouser - JD Aug 4, 10:57 1
- He was so impressive. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 11:10
Twisters on VOD on August 13th. -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 10:44 9
- anyway … like (ugh) Vince Vaughn was sayin -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 4, 10:56 8
  - Seems to me, Hollywood is making the movies audiences want to see. Stupid audiences. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 10:58 7
    - at half or less the annual output before it became IP or bust. “only hit grand slams” is a dumb way to run a theatrical division -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:00 6
      - blame "teh analyitics" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 4, 11:32 1
        
        well the wall street quarterly profit grindset but basically -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:41
      - In the highest grossing films of 2024, the top highest grossing original IP is #12, "IF", then #13, "Bob Marley: One Love". - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 11:15 3
        
        it’s weird that the stuff that made studios money before “IP” was their god was a healthy mix of originals and adaptations -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:28 2
        
        I wonder how much they lack the ability to control costs on the original stuff anymore...like, not counting the A24 stuff, what's the baseline budget - Will Hunting Aug 4, 11:33 1
        
        it’s the marketing they don’t want to pay for in the mid-range -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 11:38
The Olympics had a choice. Is Kite Surfing a sailing event or a surfing event? They chose wrong. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 10:36
stealing a few upsets (no spoils) has USA within two of China for the gold medal count today -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 10:28 4
- ESPN has the US at 17 gold and China at 18. -- (link) - Inigo Aug 4, 10:30 3
  - The U.S. was something like -500 to win the most gold medals — going to pull away, here, as more and more track and field events happen -- nm - Trending Aug 4, 10:50
  - Yahoo has it 19-17 currently -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 10:36 1
    - Same on the Peacock app which it says is current. -- nm* - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 10:45
I get the feeling our men's 3 on 3 team in 2028 will be LeBron and Bronny. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:19 11
- They don't need a 3rd. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 10:45
- Apparently lack of NBA talent due to guidelines requiring participation in 3x3 events, ranking leading up to the Olympics -- (link*) - budice Aug 4, 10:23 9
  - That's why I think retired players are about to become a thing. -- nm - David Aug 4, 10:29 8
    - we were just discussing this in the office. Newly retired players w/college standouts would be interesting -- nm - Remlik Aug 4, 10:42 3
      - Reminds me of my college prez from undergrad days. He was well into his 50s but a former varsity player. Regularly schooled the young guys. - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 11:12
      - Right. The best international players aren't in this, either. So, there's no excuse for Team USA's performance. - David Aug 4, 10:51 1
        
        Ditto to the IM - JD Aug 4, 11:15
    - I would think we’d have a few 28yr old not-quite’s good enough but a 44yr old Lebron still probably ices them. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:31 3
      - People like Carmelo and him make the most sense, but they're so rich that I don't know whether they need the aggravation. - David Aug 4, 10:41 2
        
        "whether they need the aggravation." seems to be pervasive on veteran NBA Teams. Many with their moneybags and titles already in hand -- nm - budice Aug 4, 10:44 1
        
        Basically remaining in the NBA and cashing in on celebrity. Plus a rare title run in the later years -- nm - budice Aug 4, 10:48
how you respond to racist fucks running wild in your city streets -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 4, 10:12 4
- It is and isn't surprising that it's based on total bullshit - Reagen Aug 4, 12:33 1
  - yob mob -- nm - mud Aug 4, 12:35
- I'll be in the UK in a week. Anything interesting going on? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 10:45 1
  - not in London proper really. mostly scousers being scours up north -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 10:48
Nobody knows because it's the Angels but Ben Joyce threw 104.7 last night. -- (edited) - David Aug 4, 09:56 6
- I heard a tape a few weeks ago of Mookie Betts talking about facing Tyler Matsek in the NLCS. That was fun. - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:43
- I put the Mets game on after SummerSlam and the radio guys were all but like "jesus, what the fuck?" -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 10:35
- Burning thru talent in meaningless seasons + giving MLB scouting tape to figure them out -- nm - budice Aug 4, 10:25 1
  - Tape: *throws as hard as he can for pitches…sits down* -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 10:32
- I saw that this morning. Though with so many guys throwing so hard I get less impressed by the numbers these days. - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 10:07
- 😲 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 4, 10:06
women's road race spoil .. - mud Aug 4, 09:12
Disney has had four wide releases this year. It's got $3 billion in box office. - David Aug 4, 09:06 7
- They definitely crushed it with Inside Out 2 and Deadpool and Wolverine. Outside shot that Deadpool is the #1 film for the year domestically. -- nm - Inigo Aug 4, 10:36
- Still unspooling delayed projects due to SAG/WGA strike -- nm - budice Aug 4, 09:33 1
  - . . . that the studios chose to delay -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 09:35
- Rupert Murdoch bought the wrong studio. -- nm - Roger More Aug 4, 09:27
- And stock price is at a 5 year low— WB stock price doesn’t make sense to me, as well -- nm - Trending Aug 4, 09:17
- imagine how much they'd make if they released 20+ a year like they did for decades -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 09:07 1
  - It'd be like $3.1 billion! -- nm - David Aug 4, 09:07
Deadpool & Wolverine is already the most successful Deadpool movie and top three all-time for R-rated titles. -- (link) - David Aug 4, 08:57 1
- Just for fun, I would like to see a total $$ paid to actors, for the cameos/small roles -- nm - Trending Aug 4, 09:00
Ryan Reynolds posted a cool thanks -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 08:57 1
- that's actually pretty cool. thanks for posting. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 4, 10:25
is Fetterman trying to kibosh the Shapiro bid? -- (pic) - mud Aug 4, 08:42 [Attachment]
NFL: QB Alex Smith’s leg 6 years after he shattered his tibia and fibula. (nsfw) -- (link*) - budice Aug 4, 08:30
Olympic Mens Golf spoils -- (edited) - budice Aug 4, 08:24 1
- Dammit I wish I didn’t click on that. My tv coverage is behind. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 08:30
Yota Tsuji's spear is easily the best I've ever seen. - David Aug 4, 08:06 1
- That's what she said. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 4, 08:06
Ooh Dominican Republic boxers don’t better their bronzes. Could have been 1800 each for Strongbad and Colin. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 07:09 7
- F'ng Algeria. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:03
- Even the bronzes are huge when you're a 300. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:34 5
  - Huh, it appears the Djibouti and Dom Rep multipliers got swapped in the entry form. Oh well, not fair to change it now. - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 07:52 4
    - I will willingly accept a win with an asterisk -- nm - colin Aug 4, 08:21 1
      - will you willingly accept 2nd place with an asterisk? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 10:01
    - Can you increase Cuba’s multiplier? I need more points. - Loyola Aug 4, 08:05 1
      - Sorry the US embargo prevents it. - Baron of the Rings Aug 4, 08:57
“I’m only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris” -- (link) - Jimmy Carter Aug 4, 06:55 2
- I really hope he gets to cast that ballot. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 07:15 1
  - Swing Vote II: Carter Country -- nm - mr mooch Aug 4, 07:19
Uneven Bars final about to begin. Algeria has the top qualifier. -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 06:38 1
- Spoiler - Diva Aug 4, 06:59
PYGB - mud Aug 4, 06:24 3
- No oopsies - BGYP - VMan Aug 4, 07:58
- PBGY - crash davis 😺 Aug 4, 07:23
- BGYP - exact opposite - Dano Aug 4, 06:34
The version of the U.S. Men's Golf uniform being worn today is trash. - King Of Oklahoma Aug 4, 06:09 [Attachment] 1
- Snapback hats are cheap and I hate the large profile of the front of the hat. They should be fitted hats with the rings on the back and low profile. - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 4, 06:12
as far as that headliine the GOP dug up with Kamala identified as Indian in 2015. - . Aug 4, 05:42
PSA, the men’s 100m final is on today at 20.50 GMT. -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 05:14
Shericka Jackson (JAM) will not run 200M in Paris. Something is up. Sus. -- nm* - Diva Aug 4, 04:40
Murdle 3:14 - Fuzzy Aug 4, 04:17
Also why did the USA 110m hurdler only run at half speed? -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 03:05 1
- to get to the other side! -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 06:32
Is Olympic handball on on CNBC right now? -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 03:04
war is not the answer. For only love can conquer hate. You know we've got to find a way to bring some lovin' here today. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 02:06

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