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To be fair, I can see why she had trouble finishing the marathon. Bhutan isn't 26.2 miles long. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 15:59 [youtube]
House of the Drag-ons -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 11, 15:46
they GOTTA do this to the sign -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 11, 15:31 1
- I assumed this was real. It's not? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 15:59
poor Gabby Williams. they are dragging her ass on twitter lol -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 11, 15:25 2
- Woman hits a miracle shot and damn near stole a game… - Will Hunting Aug 11, 15:30 1
  - it’s all in good fun but Sydney Coulson is savage -- nm - mr mooch Aug 11, 15:30
Lacrosse and squash to be in LA28. - Loyola Aug 11, 15:19 3
- Im planning on going to 1 maybe 2 events -- nm - eag Aug 11, 15:25 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 15:41
- Sadly no Breaking -- nm - eag Aug 11, 15:22
I know it’s four years but after that women’s BB final, the hype level for Caitlin and Angel together for the first time in the Olympics, at home - mr mooch Aug 11, 15:18 1
- Add Cameron Brink and Paige this could be the best women's team - eag Aug 11, 15:22
Did other feeds get the L.A. part or was that an NBC exclusive? -- nm - Meg Aug 11, 15:11 4
- Drop It Like It's Haute -- nm - Max Aug 11, 16:01
- BBC had it -- nm - LMS Aug 11, 15:16
- We had it too. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 15:16
- we had it. (cbc) -- nm - mud Aug 11, 15:12
Heh. The "depths of hell" runner from that viral relay call was on the Irish 4x400 team. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 15:11
Take the French to end it this way. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 15:05 3
- French exit? -- nm - rollo Aug 11, 15:32
- Guillotine? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 15:12
- they just gave up? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 15:06
Gotta feel bad for Brisbane. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 15:03
They could have left the flame on for the Paralympics. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 15:02 1
- they have their own flame it just takes a little longer to get there -- nm - rollo Aug 11, 15:31
Is Jimmy Fallon better or worse than Kelly Clarkson? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 14:53
Simone Biles was wearing a boot. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 14:52 4
- Hurt her foot kicking everyone's asses. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 14:58 3
  - Ha! -- nm - Diva Aug 11, 16:33
  - L5. She's got that serious Serena vibe, like she could keep doing this for the next 12 years and win gold while pregnant. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 15:14 1
    - quip I saw: its amazing how well those gymnasts are doing since they got the pedophiles out of the committee -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 16:48
Look how sunny it is. Amazing. Nothing but rain here. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 14:47 2
- You do know where you live, right? -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 14:50
- There isn’t even one cloud. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 14:48
hurray for The Scientology Olympics!! -- nm - mud Aug 11, 14:42 1
- I can’t wait. Los Angeles will be cool. - Loyola Aug 11, 14:46
aging has a well-known liberal bias -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 11, 14:27 2
- So today's the day when everyone realized Trump is mentally ill? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 16:02
- Kind of silly to expect the press to suddenly acknowledge he’s speaking nonsense when they’ve ignored it for years. Including when he was Prez -- nm - mara Aug 11, 16:00
“…the kind of guy the word ‘avuncular’ was made for.” - znufrii Aug 11, 14:11
wtf -- (link) - mud Aug 11, 14:09
They don’t really keep a flame lit for 4 years. You can’t like bring a flame onto an aircraft. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 14:09 1
- They light it in that ceremony in Greece every time -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 14:54
This band is Phoenix, a very popular French band. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 13:48 8
- Mr Sofia Coppola -- nm - mr mooch Aug 11, 14:19
- They were massive in 2009-2011 in the US. bringing me back. -- nm - MDH Aug 11, 14:08 1
  - 1901 and Lisztomania were big alternative hits. - Tim Aug 11, 14:12
- I saw them play with Beck here last summer, great show. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 13:51 4
  - nmb pic -- (pic) - znufrii Aug 11, 13:53 [Attachment]
  - fronted by Sofia Coppola's hubby -- nm* - mud Aug 11, 13:52 2
    - here's their daughter Romy, at Cannes with grampa -- (pic) - mud Aug 11, 14:05 [Attachment]
    - I didn’t know that. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 13:54
that was pretty. -- nm - mud Aug 11, 13:42
‘The Simpsons’ to Produce Four New Episodes Exclusively for Disney+ — Including a New Christmas Two-Parter -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 13:39
This is weird timing -- UNC's women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance retired days before the season started. 45 years, 21 national titles (most ever) - Will Hunting Aug 11, 13:39 1
- It could also be hehad an assistant he wanted to replace him but knew wouldn't unless he waited until the last minute. -- nm* - David Aug 11, 13:43
WhereisTomCruise.com -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 13:38
I'm quite enjoying Those About to Die (5 epis in) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 13:36
Shout out / call back to Sifan Hassan - JD Aug 11, 13:15 [Backboard] 1
- In 2021, she medaled in the 1500, the 5k, and the 10k which is it's own kind of insane. - Will Hunting Aug 11, 13:28
B2: Congrats to Dano for the surge! He rightfully won without the Dominican Republic scoring mix up. - colin Aug 11, 13:07 4
- But! I would have won the tiebreaker. -- nm - colin Aug 11, 14:38
- What was the Dominican Republic supposed to be? -- nm* - Diva Aug 11, 14:11 1
  - 46 multiplier -- nm - colin Aug 11, 14:33
- yes, many thanks was great fun -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 13:08
Netherlands anthem sounds like the Band of Brothers intro. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 13:01
“Why do they bite the medals?” “To make sure they’re real gold.” “Instead of chocolate?” -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 12:51 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 13:14
Jason Lee was a trailblazing skateboarder in the late 80s and early 90s. He was inducted into the Skateboarding HOF in 2019. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 12:48 [youtube]
Murdle 4:00 - Fuzzy Aug 11, 12:44
I have a *WHOPPING* 20,000 Fordpass Rewards! That'll get me... up... not much. Do I want a $100 SiriusXM coupon? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 12:41 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 13:17
Deadpool & Wolverine $54.2 ($494.3), It Ends With us $50.0, Twisters $15.0 ($222.3), Borderlands $8.8, Despicable Me 4 $8.0 ($330.1) -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 12:41 4
- Zero gloating in the Reynolds-Lively house I'm sure :) -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 12:45 1
  - Even the kids can talk shit in this one. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 12:54
- Despicable Me 4 is the quietest massive movie I think I can recall. $330mil (esp post-Covid) is huge... - Will Hunting Aug 11, 12:45 1
  - Never underestimate the power of the Minions. -- nm - LMS Aug 11, 13:02
TV PSA: MLB, Big Brother, Mr Throwback, Orphan Black Echoes, SEAL Team, Snowpiercer, Hotel Portofino, Industry, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 12:39
The U.S. athletes aren't on the field yet, so they keep cutting to the Canadians, U.S. Lite. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 12:38
It is nice to be able to see the athletes up close. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 12:33
Q for the challenge participants: did you like the group structure? - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 12:30 18
- 1 per is limiting, IMO - Reagen Aug 11, 13:44 2
  - I like "refugee" team. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 11, 14:07
  - this. but was lots of fun. thanks again -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 13:47
- I liked it. It made it more work to choose, but it was fun researching -- nm - colin Aug 11, 13:00
- I do, it must have been a lot of work. I think the multipliers for the countries with few medals are a little off though - Guigue Aug 11, 12:50 6
  - It's a calculation... I can share my sheet on how I get to my picks. Bet Stringbad has something similar. - colin Aug 11, 13:12
  - High risk, high reward I guess. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 12:52 4
    - Right. That is by design. But I will look into lowering the top line on the multipliers - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 13:13 3
      - I totally get that. I just worry that if the only way to win is high risk/high reward, everyone will be incentivized to pick low hope countries, and - Guigue Aug 11, 13:21
      - Out of curiosity, what was the optimal entry (highest scoring country from each region)? -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 13:18 1
        
        Seems like it would be Botswana, Saint Lucia or Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Moldova, Australia, for a total of 4995.6 -- nm - Guigue Aug 11, 13:23
- I thought it worked really well. - znufrii Aug 11, 12:48
- I liked the 5 regions. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 11, 12:43
- The whole thing was really cool, thank you. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 12:34
- I did like the groups. I feel Canada should have a 1.0 multiplier. Every other Olympics they are up there in the lead for medals. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 12:32 3
  - They'll surely have a low one. The math will tell me what to do. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 12:42 2
    - yeah dont listen to crash he hate us. -- nm - mud Aug 11, 12:48 1
      - Don't give me population size whining. Do you see us complaining about India or China which has like a billion more people? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 13:13
D23 sent me a confirmation for a booth photo download: its someone else in the pic - budice Aug 11, 12:21 1
- They've got the ride structures up for Monsters and some other stuff today. It's pretty great. -- nm - David Aug 11, 12:36
Summer & Ethan looking good! 🍁 -- nm - mud Aug 11, 12:18
This better not be all in French. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 12:06 1
- I’m sure the LA parts will be in English. -- nm - Roger More Aug 11, 12:13
I’m only watching the closing ceremony because there’s nothing good on tv. -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 12:05
Five bucks says the guy in the hood is unmasked to be Tom Cruise. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 12:01
GB diver Tom Daley on YouTube was one of the highlights of Tokyo 2020. Sadly, he hasn't done much for YouTube this year. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 11:59 [youtube] 1
- Maybe he too moved his content to onlyfans -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 12:24
Last night was an adventure I’d care not to repeat. Lost my keys. Couldn’t find a room near me. Went back to the store to wait out the night and… - Qale Aug 11, 11:54 3
- Do you have any neighbors that you could exchange spare keys with? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 12:27 1
  - I’ve got the spares covered for sure now. I guess I didn’t think of it before as it never happened in the decade I’ve been here. -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 12:44
- oh, that's so rough. I'm glad you all had the forethought to give whisper a spare! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 11, 11:56
Nobody wanted to work with Alfonso Cuaron after Children of Men. -- (link) - David Aug 11, 11:53 4
- He did the best Harry Potter movie IMO…changed the trajectory of the entire franchise -- nm - Trending Aug 11, 13:20
- Yhe notes about Gravity are interesting -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 12:43
- That film completely knocked my socks off. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 11, 12:15 1
  - I rewatched earlier this year. spoilerish - mud Aug 11, 12:20
We're off to see the Empire -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 11:49 2
- Quite a few people waiting in line have costumes/themed clothing -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 12:03
- Strikes Back? -- nm - budice Aug 11, 11:54
heh George with the shout-out to ex Kellyanne .. -- (link) - mud Aug 11, 11:39
Stolen from Instagram. If Cinderella’s show fit perfectly and that becomes the whole point, how did it fall off in the first place? -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 11, 11:38 2
- they're magic shoes. when the Prince tried them on all the ladies, the shoe never fit. even the women who had almost identical sized feet to Cindi. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 11, 12:41
- You can't run a 100 yard dash in heels, especially if you have a midnight curfew -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 12:30
Happy birthday to ST's noble empress, Meg! -- nm - David Aug 11, 10:57 14
- Happy birthday!!! Hope you're having a great day! -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 11, 12:17
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 11, 11:49
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Loyola Aug 11, 11:44
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 11:41
- And one to grow on! -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 11:41
- Happy birthday Meg! -- nm - kelly Aug 11, 11:40
- happy birthday -- nm - decline Aug 11, 11:34
- Happy Birthday - we love you! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 11, 11:29
- Thank you all. Here, on B2, and on FB. Love you all!! -- nm - Meg Aug 11, 11:26
- amen -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 11:22
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Aug 11, 11:19
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - jnine Aug 11, 11:12
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Aug 11, 11:08
- Happy Birthday, Meg! - ReluctantCynic Aug 11, 11:06
If streaming services were people -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 10:56 [youtube] 1
- love the Criterion one -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 11:21
If you think calling them “weird” is effective, the Dems need to continue to spout scripture. They are going to lose their shit - Epiphany Aug 11, 10:50 6
- If you ever read the Bible and compared the scripture to the lives of the leaders you realize they are immune to hypocrisy -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 12:32
- It’s looking like the most effective way to dismantle Trump is to have large verified crowds at events. - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 11, 11:35 1
  - You are right. He’s ate up with crowd size envy -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 11:46
- In a strange way, I'm hoping that more political conversations about religion -- and Christianity especially -- will help keep religion out of - ReluctantCynic Aug 11, 11:06 2
  - Absolutely 💯 -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 11:33
  - amen -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 11, 11:22
Deadpool & Wolverine as bananas -- (link) - budice Aug 11, 10:38 3
- Filed under "If aliens invaded..." -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 11, 11:44
- Pretty sure they’re going to be in Fortnite when the season flips on Friday. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 11, 10:58 1
  - I think you can watch the d23 presentation in fortnite. - the wrong element Aug 11, 11:32

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