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Another great reason the Trump assassination attempt was just a blip on the news: "We gave thoughts and prayers, did you want something more?" -- (link) - con_carne Aug 17, 11:32 [Image] 1
- it woulda been wild to think all the living former presidents having to choose whether to go to this funeral before Carter’s -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 11:42
NFL-CHI: Hype Train for Caleb just went into overdrive -- (link*) - budice Aug 17, 11:22
Simone… -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 11:16 3
- Huh, I guess Benjamin Moore finally figured out the denim color scheme. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 11:22 2
  - it’s funny how big the cameras can make her look alone on the floor mat and then she shows up with normy humans and is like Frodo Baggins -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 11:29 1
    - Her first-pitch in Houston is hysterical to me. The guy catching her is still bigger in the catcher's crouch - Will Hunting Aug 17, 11:34
wap? Map showing roadtrip through every Springfield in the US -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 17, 10:44 3
- I love the comment about "Why didn't you take this map, put it in an editor and relabel Google's A-B-C labels so it's not confusing." - Will Hunting Aug 17, 10:51
- WHy does Wisconsin have so many? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 17, 10:49 1
  - they have a lot of fields and a lot of springs -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 11:15
why does he still have a full security clearance again? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 10:22 3
- I've been against nationalizing businesses...but man in this case it may be time -- nm - Remlik Aug 17, 10:51
- The pot smoking should have been an immediate pull. It's maddening for people who actually follow the rules. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 10:43 1
  - waiting for loosi to enter the conversation -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 11:16
An add to the LIR "new to me" music poll. Eunoia by Billlie, an upbeat track just strange enough that I'm still wrapping my head around it -- (link) - con_carne Aug 17, 10:02 [youtube]
Yay, Onana -- nm - JD Aug 17, 09:35 1
- ~daylight come and me wan go home~ -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 10:17
current QB of fake ass sport thinks it would be disrespectful for actual pro football players to just show up in LA 2028 and snipe his gold medal -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 09:28 10
- No more fake than 3X3 or rugby 7s -- nm - JD Aug 17, 09:34 2
  - it's just the NFL bigfooting other legit sports so they can get their fifteen minutes of "look at usssss!" on NBC for a week -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 09:38 1
    - I'm willing to bet that the only players allowed to compete will be those that participated in the league throughout the season. Same as 3x3 bball. - Krusty Aug 17, 12:04
- Let’s see…Tyreke Hill or Jim-Bob Smith… decisions decisions. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 09:33 6
  - Heh. At the same time, I think it would be best if we don't take that approach on defense as that's unique to flag football - JD Aug 17, 09:43 3
    - NFL cornerbacks and safeties will eat all day. You're not getting away from them. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 11:17 2
      - Bring in Sauce. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 11:22 1
        
        Yup. The top 10 guys in the NFL would shut anyone down. It wouldn't be fair. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 12:02
  - like who is even any other country gonna send? we could field a team with retired NFL busters and still probably walk away with it -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 09:36 1
    - My bet is defensive players might be more the game-players but offensively, who the hell is better than our skill players? - Will Hunting Aug 17, 10:15
Caption This -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 17, 08:42 [Attachment] 3
- At Paloalto, all our light bulb moments happen when we see a sexy lady. -- nm - Loyola Aug 17, 09:01
- Fittingly enough, Westworld's Silicon Valley expansion was AI-generated -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 09:01
- "Frageeelay!" -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 08:56
OnThisDay: 1998 - Electronic Arts acquired Westwood Studios, the developers of Command & Conquer, for $122 million. -- nm - budice Aug 17, 08:21
save the RPV, Elon lol -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 07:57 3
- Does the state and the Feds not have emergency management for this? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 17, 09:20 1
  - How about fuck 'em. J/k. Looks like a request for aid was sent to the Governor last week. -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 09:34
- Hilarious, but where are the hucksters who sold these cursed homes in the first place? -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 09:03
Syd Sweeney is pretty good in Immaculate -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 07:40 1
- Sidenote: Spoke to the Director. There were no reshoots. Anything continuity-related had to be fixed on the day of. Budget "really thin." -- nm* - budice Aug 17, 08:11
EVE / BHA with Young / Milner combined age 77 -- nm - JD Aug 17, 07:17 6
- Well Everton's on field age just plummeted as Young gets a red 🤦🏻 -- nm - JD Aug 17, 08:29 5
  - ⚽️⚽️⚽️🤦🏻 -- nm - JD Aug 17, 08:48 4
    - A minimum of 9 extra minutes...oh..look ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️😢 -- nm - JD Aug 17, 08:52 3
      - yay....VAR ⚽️⚽️⚽️ -- nm - JD Aug 17, 08:54 2
        
        We're going down. On pace for no points and a -114 GD - JD Aug 17, 09:04
        
        welp -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 08:59
how long are Mitch and MAGA Mike gonna let the polling collapse before they cut him loose? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 06:56 24
- LOL. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 08:59 3
  - the funniest part is they are witnessing exactly what could happen to their own party if they had forced Trump out when he was convicted and put Nikki - mr mooch Aug 17, 09:06 2
    - Even during the primaries and before Biden’s collapse in the polls, Trump and Biden were essentially tied but Haley was ahead of Biden beyond the MOE. -- nm - Dano Aug 17, 09:45 1
      - whenever it does happen, the speed with which Fox N*** et al will memory hole the last nine years will shock you - mr mooch Aug 17, 10:20
- Nevada always comes down to the Reid machine turnout in Clark. -- nm - Tim Aug 17, 08:41 1
  - generally yes. a lot of Californians moving across the border over the last decade or so has been slowly narrowing that gap outside of Vegas - mr mooch Aug 17, 08:48
- Speaking of MAGA: Gallup did a poll Question: What is the only planet in our solar system that astronauts have walked on?—MAGA vs Dem results… -- (pic) - Trending Aug 17, 08:02 [Attachment] 2
  - Funny, but made up, correct? -- nm - mara Aug 17, 08:44
  - brilliant -- nm - mud Aug 17, 08:06
- How do you think they have any choice? -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 07:43 6
  - even if they can't remove him from the ticket (easily) there comes a point where you tell your senate/house candidates its every person for themselves -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 07:46 5
    - I'm guessing that for a majority of candidates, pissing off the MAGA crowd by trying to distance themselves from Trump would be even worse -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 07:58 2
      - they're in a tight spot for sure - mr mooch Aug 17, 08:05 1
        
        but downballot Dems seem to believe the polls -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 17, 09:00
    - Until the polls actually match his end result, assume he’s still getting a silent 3-4 point bump. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:57
    - Perhaps. I give it a couple of weeks post-covention first to see if things start reverting to mean (if I'm the GOP) -- nm* - ty97 Aug 17, 07:48
- Aren't they stuck with him now that the convention picked him? -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 17, 07:17
- TIL what the Sun Belt is and apparently it's basically all of the southern parts of the US from CA to NC. Quite a large area that incorporates - Krusty Aug 17, 07:07 6
  - I never thought of CA as part of it. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 07:43 2
    - the good part of CA anyway -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 07:57 1
      - Me this week: There's a Sun Belt? -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 08:17
  - we own the sun now, sorry -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 07:10 2
    - It's going to kill us all. - Krusty Aug 17, 07:18 1
      - Math checks out. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:55
Alex Verdugo is allergic to his batting gloves. - Krusty Aug 17, 06:25 7
- How the hell did Boone not know about this? - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:54 1
  - He's only been here 6 months. Was this known by the Red Sox and Dodgers as well? Has no one thought to have him get it checked out after - Krusty Aug 17, 08:00
- Marian Hossa ended up retiring from the NHL over something similar. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 07:06 4
  - Also, he says he's been dealing with this for going on three seasons. How is it that he's waited all this time to get it checked out? - Krusty Aug 17, 07:16 2
    - all of the hitting records before 1970 were achieved without a single batting glove that i'm aware of -- nm - mr mooch Aug 17, 08:06 1
      - I would have thought that too but apparently guys were using golf gloves. The article says Maris wore them during the season he hit 61 HRs. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 08:09
  - I heard about that from people on reddit. Hopefully modern allergy medicine can help people dealing with it today. The docs in the article mention - Krusty Aug 17, 07:12
GOODRICH -- (link) - mud Aug 17, 06:09 [youtube]
Great! You scored 25 of 28 points, with 7 of 8 events correct, on this week’s Flashback. - prayformojo Aug 17, 06:03
Murdle 5:07 - Fuzzy Aug 17, 05:30
Strands #167 yellow 3rd - decline Aug 17, 04:21 1
- 1st - prayformojo Aug 17, 05:23
Connections Puzzle #433 GYBP - decline Aug 17, 04:11 4
- Purple first! Purple first!!!!!! (That's rare for me) -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 07:44 1
  - vnpf -- nm - mud Aug 17, 13:44
- BPYG - mud Aug 17, 05:22
- GYPB - prayformojo Aug 17, 05:19
Wordle 1,155 4/6 - decline Aug 17, 04:07 3
- 5 - rollo Aug 17, 11:56
- Wordle 1,155 2/6 - crash davis 😺 Aug 17, 11:01
- 4/6 - prayformojo Aug 17, 05:16
Indiana Jones's Temple of Doom hat sells for $630k -- (link) - Loyola Aug 17, 03:54
if you listen very hard, the tune will come to you at last -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 02:45
I took a photo with some dude wearing a Mickey Mouse costume in New York City and Disney's lawyers are now claiming my kidneys belong to them. -- nm - Mastodon Aug 17, 01:08
was it dano who wanted to see Scott Perry lose? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 16, 23:12 2
- I’ve donated to her. -- nm - Dano Aug 17, 03:28
- R+5. If this is close, they're cooked. -- nm - Tim Aug 17, 00:46
Welp, Jackson Holliday put his name in the record book again. He finally didn't strike out in a game; ending his streak at - Will Hunting Aug 16, 22:08 3
- If we banned guys with the name Jackson strikeouts would drop precipitously. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 05:00 1
  - Ha! Does Reggie still hold the career record? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 07:55
- He should get a joke endorsement deal for a dating app. The Strike-Out King. -- nm - con_carne Aug 16, 22:34
Alien:Romulus CS: B+, Highest since 1986 Aliens (A) -- nm* - budice Aug 16, 21:46
Halle Berry and Zendaya should costar together in an action comedy as mother and daughter. -- nm - Max Aug 16, 19:32 1
- Columbiana 2: The New Batch -- nm - Qale Aug 16, 20:15
“Not even Doug.” -- (link) - Tim Aug 16, 19:29 6
- I was so stressed going to work the next day being a white, cis, 30-something male that most might think I’d be OK with what happened. -- nm - Qale Aug 16, 20:17 1
  - Watch party at my friend's house. Bummer beyond belief, but I liked that we were together and stuffing our faces with yummy food. - con_carne Aug 16, 20:56
- Fox N*** seems to think the rest of the country stress eating that night was an irrational reaction -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 16, 19:44 3
  - “For me, it was a Tuesday.” -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 20:02 1
    - Bison/Harris 2020 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 20:28
  - Wait...you need a reason to do that? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 16, 19:46
Didn't someone here predict this NYT headline -- (pic) - Fuzzy Aug 16, 19:16 [Attachment] 2
- Pitchbot FTW! -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 16, 19:38 [Backboard] 1
  - You're hired -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 16, 19:43
We had a box of these donated to the museum today and nobody knew what to call them in order to value them. Then I suggested Weebles - Bingo!! -- (pic) - Meg Aug 16, 18:34 [Attachment] 6
- I LOVE THEM -- nm - ty97 Aug 16, 19:08 1
  - I'm expecting the Friends of the Mouse to be excited about them. I may suggest we hold back a couple of classic ones to display in the garage. -- nm* - Meg Aug 16, 19:18
- Weebles wobble but they don’t fall down! -- nm - znufrii Aug 16, 18:42 1
  - Exactly. I can't believe nobody thought of that. Bunch of kids. -- nm - Meg Aug 16, 18:49
- they look like the smallest piece of a Russian Nesting doll -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 16, 18:40
- cute -- nm - mud Aug 16, 18:39
VFW is more upset about Trump’s congressional medal slur than his opponent’s campaign apparently -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 16, 18:26 2
- *crosses another name off the list of groups for him to insult* -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 16, 23:48
- we're getting very short of groups, ethnicities and any other way you want to classify a human, that Trump hasn't insulted yet. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 16, 18:35
Challenge non-spoiler thoughts. - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 16, 18:00
ST Poll: How many Kindle books do you own? I'm at 761 with about 200 unread. - Will Hunting Aug 16, 17:48 10
- Add 57 to Kim's count. I really wish Amazon would let couples merge accounts. -- nm - David Aug 16, 21:05 1
  - srsly -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 05:43
- none. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 21:00
- 18 with 10 unread -- nm - Qale Aug 16, 20:19
- 0 -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 16, 18:07
- 369. Unread 177. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 16, 17:58
- 365 owned. Started Kindle Unlimited 7 years ago and have borrowed and read 830 books since then -- nm - decline Aug 16, 17:58
- 74 apparently -- nm - mr mooch Aug 16, 17:50
- 0. I've been thinking about getting a Paperwhite, but I like to read in bed and am concerned about the blue light. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 16, 17:49 1
  - The blue shade setting on the new Kindles is really good. - decline Aug 16, 18:34
You scored 28 points, with all 8 events correct, on this week’s Flashback. - mud Aug 16, 17:14
“Active Perception Check?” “That’s a natural 20.” “Let’s &$#%ing go.” -- (link*) - Name Withheld By Request Aug 16, 17:05 [youtube] 5
- I have no idea what I just watched, but it was fucking incredible. -- nm - David Aug 16, 21:04
- Thanks for finding it on YouTube! -- nm - Trending Aug 16, 17:51
- I’ve watched this multiple times today and sent it to my gaming group -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 16, 17:25
- I was just thinking I hadn't checked his feed in a while. -- nm - Reagen Aug 16, 17:17
- Catchy -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 17:10
i think Caitlin Clark got plenty of rest during the Olympics -- nm - mr mooch Aug 16, 17:03 1
- Kelsey Mitchell as well -- nm - Remlik Aug 16, 18:31
(spoilers) -- nmb Pippy - ReluctantCynic Aug 16, 17:00 2
- Buwhaaaa!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 16, 17:05
- Every time I hear this, I get reminded of Robin Hood Men in Tights and the bridge joust - Will Hunting Aug 16, 17:04
Big Brother update spoilers. have nots & those up for eviction - Peglegpete Aug 16, 16:57
*flush* -- nm - con_carne Aug 16, 16:46

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