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Women’s 200m spoil - Loyola Aug 6, 12:49
Olympics women 200m spoiler - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:48 1
- I missed it. I'll have to catch the replay as I'm waiting to watch the women's wrestling gold medal match after Colin's post earlier got me - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 12:53
Steve Martin would be a great SNL character to play Tim Walz with Maya's Kamala Harris -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 12:37 10
- Beck Bennett -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 12:44
- this is what I think. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 12:40
- Dreyfuss -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 12:39 7
  - yuk -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 12:42
  - Julia Louise? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 12:41 1
    - Richard -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 12:42
  - Sorry to inform you, Dreyfuss had to go back to his home planet and is unavailable for the role -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 12:40 3
    - also, a Republican asshole -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:42 2
      - I mean... -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 12:46 1
        
        separately! -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:58
weirdo interviewing fucko, Monday night. -- (edited) - mud Aug 6, 12:35 6
- Has a bit of a "Tyson boxing a horse" feel to it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:44
- may a bomb drop right there and then - Jovian Aug 6, 12:41
- There's a good chance this goes completely off the rails considering Musk's intelligence and neuro issues and Trump's lack of intelligence - rollo Aug 6, 12:39 3
  - nah. Musk is ALL in. He knows the DoJ is going to be all over his ass for many things if Harris wins. -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 12:42 2
    - I agree that Musk has reasons to be motivated, but he lasted about 5 minutes on Trump's "CEO council" before realizing there's no there there -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 12:45 1
      - that was in the before times. This is the end of the Republic and he knows he will be given a position of power this time around -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 12:46
OMG, guess which national politician (very big in the news right now) turns out to live very near me in Del Ray? -- nm - loosilu Aug 6, 12:33 3
- JD Vance? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 12:38 2
  - chicken dinner! Guess I'll be seeing a lot of SS trucks. -- nm - loosilu Aug 6, 12:49 1
    - But they are supposed to be secret :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 12:56
Philly’s fired up ready to go for Walz -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:32 4
- we have just torrential downpours right now. it's so weird to me that PHL is like la la la sun -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 12:40
- It's wall to wall for Walz -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 12:35 1
  - balz to the Walz -- nm - budice Aug 6, 12:36
- Yep! My nephew has been there since about 1130 -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 12:33
ha FBI executed a search warrant on TN rep Andy Ogles (the messy bitch who introduced those impeachment articles against Kamala) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:30 2
- I missed it. But did he win or loss his primary last week? -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 12:32 1
  - yes, he won -- nm* - decline Aug 6, 12:45
So we think Shapiro gets considered for AG under Kamala does Mayor Pete stay in the administration but maybe as a.different Secretary -- nm - eag Aug 6, 12:22 8
- Doug Jones or Sally Yates for AG. Biden for Sec of State if he’d take it - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:25 5
  - Pete might get Chief of Staff or Sec of State -- nm - budice Aug 6, 12:27 4
    - Sec of State would be fantastic experience for his eventual Presidential run. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 6, 12:46
    - Pete for Defense -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:27 2
      - where will shappy go? back to harrisburg? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 12:41 1
        
        succeed Casey in six years? challenge Fetterman in four?? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:51
- my hope is Pete moves over to something to get Foreign experience. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 12:23 1
  - I think Blinken is doing a good job and is still young, it could be a shrewd move for Pete to do a few years as Deputy Sec. State and then take over. - rollo Aug 6, 12:30
The nice thing about the middle and distance races at the Olympics has been that they've been racing from the start. - Dano Aug 6, 12:16 3
- Even the marathon runners do 5 minute miles -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 12:41
- I watched the W 800m yesterday and was in awe at the leader, who ran two quarter miles each under a minute and didn't even look winded. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 6, 12:20 1
  - yep - mud Aug 6, 12:22
so reading about Barkley...what's he going to cover? NHL and College Basketball? -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 12:11 5
- Golf probably -- nm - eag Aug 6, 12:18
- His NHL appearances probably made WBD think that they could stick him on camera for anything, which would work. - David Aug 6, 12:16 1
  - he woulda been fire as the third chair in the MNF booth 10 or 20 years ago when it was still a thing Disney cared about -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:27
- This has been "Charles Barkley Reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Stay tuned for "Charles Barkley Lists His Favorite Ice Cream Flavors" -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 12:15 1
  - I'd watch that. -- nm - mud Aug 6, 12:18
“Make America Burn Again” is trending (re Walz and riots) -- nm - Trending Aug 6, 12:06 6
- i.e., they still got nothing -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:07 4
  - literally MN state got a conviction against the cop who murdered George Floyd, which no other governor can claim in any other similar cases afaik -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:09 3
    - Explains why Greg Kelly was on his radio nearly apoplectic saying those cops all should be released - Jovian Aug 6, 12:11 2
      - Wait. Now "they"re talking about leaving? -- nm - JD Aug 6, 12:15 1
        
        I may have to look into this "voting twice" thing -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 12:16
- and 45 and the Jan 6 rioters. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 12:07
The 11-year-old skateboarder didn't make the finals of her event. What a total bust she is. - David Aug 6, 12:00 1
- Until recently, gymnastics was like that -- nm - budice Aug 6, 12:01
This doctor prescribes walking to his patients. It's one of the best things you can do to live a longer and healthier lifestyle. -- (link) - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 11:59 12
- how far do you walk on an average day? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 12:27 2
  - I don't know the distances as I haven't tracked my walks. I'm walking continuously for about 6-7 hours a day. Sometimes quickly and sometimes at a -- (edited) - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 12:44 1
    - Yeah, I'd be very interested in finding that out. At any rate, this is terrific -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 14:35
- I walk my dog a minimum of 1.5 hours per day split between 3 walks - decline Aug 6, 12:14 1
  - Nice! I've seen recommendations that older people get a small dog so it gets them out of the house for a walk multiple times a day as well as giving - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 12:47
- i avg. about 8k steps a day walking to/from the subway on work days -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:06
- I've started walking about two months ago for about a half hour to 45 minutes. using a walking app. It's really helpful -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 12:05 2
  - what app do you use? I have timed walking in google fit but hate it. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 12:06 1
    - I've been using the aaptiv app. It's not just walking but other exercises as well - Remlik Aug 6, 12:08
- I'd like to get a better habit formed in that area especially during lunch at work but the weather is a factor and I don't really want to just walk - oblique Aug 6, 12:02 2
  - Have you considered skateboarding? -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 12:28
  - Maybe a before or after dinner walk around the neighborhood as things should be a bit cooler than lunch time. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 12:05
LYC: We've been pulling various stats for my wife's music. We switched services so its not a complete picture but - oblique Aug 6, 11:57
1500M - Who ya got? -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 11:53 13
- whoa ..spoil - mud Aug 6, 11:55 7
  - unlike the botched 100m call that’s a great one from the announcer -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:24
  - spoil - Remlik Aug 6, 12:03 2
    - Nice! -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 12:06
    - neechay! -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 12:03
  - Spoil. - Loyola Aug 6, 11:57 2
    - *spoils* - JD Aug 6, 12:10 1
      - Yeah it was tough on him. -- nm - Loyola Aug 6, 12:28
- John Belushi, Decathlon Champion -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 6, 11:54 [youtube]
- I would be happy with 1M. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:54
- Wemby. - David Aug 6, 11:53 2
  - I think he'd be done after 800 meters -- nm - JD Aug 6, 11:54 1
    - That's what Canada thought. - David Aug 6, 12:05
"International recording artist Pitbull has purchased the naming rights to Florida International's football stadium, it was announced Tuesday." -- nm - David Aug 6, 11:52
Walz also strikes me as a guy who could serve two terms as VP and then retire. -- nm - Tim Aug 6, 11:49
this is a good question: between Harris and Walz, who would win Hot Ones -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 11:43 4
- one of them should get on there, because neither fucko or creepo will. -- nm - mud Aug 6, 11:48 3
  - I would win Hot Ones. -- nm - 45 Aug 6, 11:56 2
    - "Eating these wings reminds me of the late great Hannibal Lecter . . ." -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 12:02
    - of course, dear leader. You would never appear though, because it's all fixed! -- nm - MAGA Aug 6, 12:00
Feeling peckish at the big game…how about a cotton candy burrito? 🌯 -- (link) - Trending Aug 6, 11:40 8
- I went into sugar shock just watching a video of how that's made. -- nm - . Aug 6, 12:04
- Hell yeah! Finally a "food" monstrosity I can get behind. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 11:49
- Photo for the anti X folks -- (pic) - Trending Aug 6, 11:47 [Attachment] 2
  - Thank you. (And this photo makes my teeth hurt.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 6, 12:05
  - If there are rankings of stadiums for how much vomit is hosed out, *this* will be why they top the list. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 11:53
- State Fair, maybe. State Farm? No thank you. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:45
- Even the USWNT manager isn't going to serve those -- nm - JD Aug 6, 11:43
- Vanellope von Schweetz on line two... -- nm - David Aug 6, 11:43
Like, seriously, is the Trump campaign broke? Where are the Olympic ads? -- nm - David Aug 6, 11:38 15
- The money for the ads is going to his legal fees. -- nm - . Aug 6, 12:39
- I'll play a bit of devil's advocate here. Kamala Harris needed to 'introduce' herself to the country as a candidate. Trump didn't, he's known. -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 6, 12:11 1
  - So, you stop her from doing that by making counter ads and thereby prevent her from gaining momentum. -- nm - David Aug 6, 12:18
- He chose JD as his running mate. They thought they had this in the bag. -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 12:08
- NPR Politics says most of their ad spends have been going to PA and GA -- nm - con_carne Aug 6, 11:47 1
  - They should easily have enough for all three.* -- (edited) - David Aug 6, 11:52
- Maybe they've decided their voters don't watch the Olympics? -- nm - JD Aug 6, 11:40 5
  - It's incredibly jingoistic. That's their target demographic. -- nm - David Aug 6, 11:42 1
    - So stereotyping terribly but we're like really bad at things like shooting. I mean even at Trap where you get to use a shotgun - JD Aug 6, 11:54
  - I mean - most of them did cancel the Olympics after the opening ceremony. nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 6, 11:41 2
    - *chuckling* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 11:47
    - 😏 -- nm - JD Aug 6, 11:42
- Aren't the Olympics the exact opposite of what Trump stands for? -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:40 2
  - indeed. -- nm - mud Aug 6, 11:50 1
    - And he can't make points with Putin if he did. -- nm - . Aug 6, 12:40
According to the live donation ticker on ActBlue's homepage, the service processed more than $2.5 million in donations from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET - mara Aug 6, 11:37
USWNT spoilers - David Aug 6, 11:31 2
- "Who wants a toffee??!!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 11:35 1
  - She managed the wrong Blues for that reference -- nm - JD Aug 6, 11:40
US W Soccer spoils— - Trending Aug 6, 11:25 2
- *more spoils* - JD Aug 6, 11:32
- *spoils* - JD Aug 6, 11:28
Certasun (my solar installer) sent a follow-up email to SunPower's: - oblique Aug 6, 11:22 5
- Solar power had a good run. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:31
- That was proactive of them. -- nm - David Aug 6, 11:26 1
  - I've been really happy with them overall and very glad we did a cash purchase. Barring parts availability, we shouldn't have any issues -- nm - oblique Aug 6, 11:35
- Chapter 11 /= Chapter 7 - mr mooch Aug 6, 11:25 1
  - I'm mostly only concerned with the cloud monitoring information the system produces. I have ways of pulling that into my own home automation system - oblique Aug 6, 11:35
This is really bad on my part but I think the German coach looks like one of those shrunken apple heads - JD Aug 6, 11:22
i dunno what's even left of "TNT Sports" at this point but the Chuckster is reupping for the rest of his 10-year deal -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 11:20 4
- According to WSJ, they're promising to reinvent Inside the NBA as a cross-sports broadcast. -- nm - David Aug 6, 11:34 2
  - so . . . SportsCenter -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 11:52
  - I was right! -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:36
- It will just be him flipping through channels, watching games. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:32
shorter Shapiro decision, if you believe the various reporting -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 11:19 [youtube]
Does the screaming make the hammer fly further? -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 11:18 6
- Even with that extra length it doesn't go farther than the disk oe even the shot put. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 11:49 1
  - Hammer goes like 4 times as far as the shot. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 12:26
- They spin that thing, so fast—freaks me out, TBH— -- nm - Trending Aug 6, 11:22
- Yes -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 11:19 2
  - Just like it helps tennis shots -- nm - JD Aug 6, 11:19 1
    - Or karate. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:28
Honest Trailers | Gymkata -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 6, 11:17 [youtube]
it seems insane that USWNT hasn't won Olympic soccer gold since four years after the USWNT basketball team lost their last Olympic game -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 11:16
My daughter just sent me a link to a video that sent chills down my spine. There's new Castle Crashers content coming. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 6, 11:16 [youtube]
172 is enough! -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 11:14 1
- 312.50 -- nm - budice Aug 6, 11:16

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