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Gasol is scaring the children!! -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 20:42 2
- There is something about Gasol that I have just never liked. Sort of a D-bag IMO -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 20:43 1
  - You are entitled to your opinion, wrong as it is. -- nm - jnine Jun 17, 20:43
The crowd is getting creamed tonight. -- nm - jnine Jun 17, 20:41
I won't say this is a good game. I will say it's a very exciting second half. -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 20:40
what a Celtdown -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 20:39
Bam! -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 20:37
Ray Allen appears to have money on the Lakers. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:35
Kobe Rodman -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 20:34 1
- I know. Crazy! He really wants it, I guess -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 20:35
if I was a world cup ref, I'd give so many yellow cards for diving. - mafic Jun 17, 20:33 1
- yea that was ridiculous. Dude musta pulled out the wrong coloured card and went with it! -- nm - ErinGoBragh! Jun 17, 20:43
TMZ is on! -- nm - Dano Jun 17, 20:32
Rise Against's Savior spends its 52nd week on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart. I was wondering if it's approaching a record for the chart. - Tim Jun 17, 20:31
Is either team going to break 80 points? -- nm - amoxy Jun 17, 20:27 12
- Bench scoring is just embarrassing. -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 20:31
- It's all been downhill since Garnett tried to kill Jack Nicholson. -- nm - David Jun 17, 20:29 5
  - and we all know that's impossible. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:30 1
    - Batman did it! -- nm - David Jun 17, 20:31
  - The best part of the game has been the bumper music. Ugly. -- nm - jnine Jun 17, 20:30 2
    - my vote is for whatever the hell the announcer said at the start of the last commercial break. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:33 1
      - Foo Fighters, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, it's like they're programming it for me. -- nm - jnine Jun 17, 20:43
- Do I hear 75? -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:28 2
  - Kobe looks like he is heating up. And Boston has no offense -- nm - amoxy Jun 17, 20:29 1
    - I thik Boston is tired, they've lost their legs for their jump shots. -- nm - jnine Jun 17, 20:33
- Crazy fact: only 1 team in 1 quarter scored more than 20 pts. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:28
- Lakers would be close. If they stop missing FTs -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 20:27
Margaret Cho has become an unannounced regular at a small comedy club here. I've seen her three times now. -- nm - Dano Jun 17, 20:26 6
- I like her. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:32 2
  - Well, sure, you're partially deaf. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:32 1
    - ha! -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:37
- I remember her! -- nm - The 90's Jun 17, 20:28
- Fool me once... -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:27
- Sorry. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:27
"eee-kar-ee-uhm" or "eye-kar-ee-uhm"? -- nm - Mop Jun 17, 20:23 2
- Ikari Warriors...with eight-directional controller! -- nm - David Jun 17, 20:26
- eye -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:24
this episode of alias has a conversation about Kobe ... "You know his parents named after steak?" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 17, 20:21 1
- Ramboldi knew his shit. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:22
Sheed is starting to go Sheed -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 20:21
What is the total foul count up to? -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:18 6
- 17 each. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:20 5
  - Wow. (Reminder:Game 1 - 54, 2 - 58, 3 - 47, 4 - 44, 5 - 45, 6 - 38) -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:20 4
    - I told y'all. Low 40s. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:21 3
      - "Low" may not be correct. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:21 2
        
        That's 35? I'll take the under on 43.5. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:22 1
        
        done -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:23
you know soccer has really arrived in america when the World Cup gets its own dumb ass Budweiser commercial -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 20:12 4
- ::waits for TFox to go nuclear:: -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:13 3
  - hee hee. beer is so good it makes people miss penalty kicks! -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 20:13 1
    - If the ball hitting had made a leak, I might have thought it was funny. -- nm - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:15
  - The face of the kicker made the whole spot. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:13
OK, that Bud commercial was fucking hilarious. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:11
Amazon Unbox codes are starting to get sent. - David Jun 17, 20:09
That's not the best 10 seconds of Kobe's career. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:09
LYC: Time for drunk laundry. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:09
57-55 in the 4th quarter. It's like soccer with hoops! -- nm - David Jun 17, 20:06 3
- Maybe it will end in a tie. -- nm - Dano Jun 17, 20:26
- oh, Kobe. Kobe Kobe Kobe... -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:09
- "a modest proposal: make the hoops bigger." -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:08
Michael Jordan's son gets after Kobe on Twitter. Quasi-hilarious. -- (link) - TFox Jun 17, 20:04
release the ginger! -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 20:00 1
- well, ok. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:09
the winner of this may not crack 80 -- nm - prayformojo Jun 17, 19:57 1
- the loser definitely won't. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:57
The amazing samba baby - Callisto Jun 17, 19:56 [youtube] 4
- $5 that's a midget in a diaper. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 20:01 1
  - Orphan 2: Electric Boogaloo -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:01
- He's no Keepon. nm - Dignan Jun 17, 19:59
- Wow! That baby is 10X the dancer that I am -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:58
Speaking of DeSean Jackson. Are the Eagles planning on having Vick be their starting QB this year? -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:51 7
- Kolb. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 19:51 6
  - now explain how "goals" in soccer work -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 19:55 1
    - well, it's a purely theoretical concept but I could give it a try. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 19:56
  - Aaah, thx - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:54 3
    - I actually like Kolb. I think he'll be a top 10 QB (fantasy-wise), this year -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:59 2
      - that's bold. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 20:00 1
        
        Yeah. - Nightcrawler Jun 17, 20:17
i hate this week. there hasn't been a day where i haven't been so tired in the evening that i've almost fallen asleep while taking care of abby - prayformojo Jun 17, 19:45 1
- how is abby? -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:10
My churchkey broke. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 19:42 14
- Bunch of amateurs...and they call themselves drinkers :) -- nm - MojaveMeg Jun 17, 20:23 1
  - isn't that resllythe first lesson in survivalism -- nm - zdroid Jun 17, 20:54
- euphemism? - TFox Jun 17, 19:44 11
  - I had to look up churchkey. -- nm - mafic Jun 17, 19:47 9
    - what??? what do they call it in Oz? -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:08 6
      - I've never heard it called anything but a bottle opener (but the ring ones are more common there) -- nm - Roger More Jun 17, 20:14 5
        
        what he said (and not just in australia, this is the first time I've ever heard the term). -- nm - mafic Jun 17, 20:27 1
        
        is it a US thing? -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:40
        
        the ring one is a churchkey, and that is what broke. -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 20:15 2
        
        Ah - wiki has a picture of a mostly flat piece of metal that doubles as a can opener -- nm - Roger More Jun 17, 20:19 1
        
        the one I broke looks like this, with a corkscrew: -- (link) - loosilu Jun 17, 20:39 [Image]
    - a key... to a... church? -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:50 1
      - Apparently not. But it makes for a good euphemism -- nm - Roger More Jun 17, 20:07
  - yes, it's a euphemism for "my churchkey broke." SONOFABITCH -- nm - loosilu Jun 17, 19:45
Bos/LA spoils - TFox Jun 17, 19:42
ST Quiz: Sporting News has a list of top players under 25-years-old (really, 24 & under)). Name the top 10. - flavorize Jun 17, 19:33 36
- Further clues: Missing is one KING, one SUPERMAN, and one, mouthy WR -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:43 8
  - Baseball KING and a mouthy WR, who lost his starting QB, in a trade, during the offseason -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:45 4
    - Alright. Everyone is watching the game (spoils). I gotta too! So answers inside - flavorize Jun 17, 19:47 2
      - oh, duh. (DeSean feels a little stretchy.) -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:47 1
        
        Very true. Especially since Calvin Johnson was on the list at #24. Megatron is WAY better than DeSean. - flavorize Jun 17, 19:57
    - oh, Prince Fielder? -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:46
  - Oh, yeah Howard. Duh -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:43
  - lebron, howard, chad? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 17, 19:43 1
    - Howard=#2. LeBron is 25, so not on the list -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:44
- Michelle Wie (hahahah, i'm kidding) -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 19:37
- Mark Sanchez? -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:37 8
  - #16. But, not in the top 10 -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:39 7
    - but, there is a top 10, that does play for the jets -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:40 6
      - Sean Greene? -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:41 4
        
        nope. The player is currently a holdout -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:42 3
        
        Darrelle Revis, then. -- nm - Tim Jun 17, 19:43 1
        
        Yes! #9! -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:43
        
        Oh, crap. The Linebacker? Bah! Name lock again -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:43
      - *spluuuuurt* -- nm - ML si Jun 17, 19:41
- Longoria? (Is he under?) -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:37 1
  - #6! 24 years old -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:38
- Michael Phelps -- nm - peglegpete Jun 17, 19:36 2
  - only athletes from the 4 major sports -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:39 1
    - that was not in the original info -- nm - peglegpete Jun 17, 19:55
- Tim Lincecum -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:36 2
  - nope. Didn't make their MLB one either. Could be over 24 -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:38 1
    - yep. 26 this week. -- nm - b! Jun 17, 19:58
- Runningback for the Titans (brain lock on the name) Rondo -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:34 1
  - chris johnson #4 and Rondo=#8! Nice -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:36
- NHL is Ovechkin and Crosby. -- nm - Reagen Jun 17, 19:34 1
  - #5 and #1! Most impressive! -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:35
- Sean White -- nm - peglegpete Jun 17, 19:34 1
  - nope. \ -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:34
- Durant, Strasburg -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:33 2
  - No stras yet, Durant=#3 -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:34 1
    - Straus did make their, seperate, all MBL, All-star, *under 25 team -- nm - flavorize Jun 17, 19:37
I have been reminded that the Lakers are losing because I am rooting for them to win. - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:31 1
- They are shooting horrible tonight -- nm - amoxy Jun 17, 19:37
After seeing the Orioles and the Indians, I can no longer take the American League seriously. -- nm - Tim Jun 17, 19:20
My sister-in-law's FB post:: "Nothing like going for a run and getting heckled by ...." - prayformojo Jun 17, 19:11
Perkins pie -- nm - CQ Jun 17, 19:10
lakers suck -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 19:10 14
- Finally caught up to live. That was a real solid first half. Sets up a really great finish, I think. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:24 5
  - i want them to win so the drunk bitch on the subway who kept yelling "LAAKERS!" will cry tonight -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 19:27
  - Cool. Sorry if I posted spoilers. Didn't know you weren't live -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:26 3
    - Actually, y'all were really restrained and I appreciate it. I didn't pick up the laptop during the 1st quarter. - TFox Jun 17, 19:29 2
      - Oh, and my favorite two first half themes: Sheed's post-up game, and Artest playing just well enough to trick Phil into trusting him now. -- nm - TFox Jun 17, 19:31 1
        
        I was going to make an Artest = John Starks in a finals earlier but then he sank a shot. - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:32
- You don't want them to win just because you don't like riots in your city. -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:11 7
  - laker nation gonna riot either way so, fuck em -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 19:12 6
    - You won't have to worry about riots caused by USC winning a championship anytime soon. -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:16 4
      - I don't think we had riots after that. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 17, 19:20 1
        
        spoilers - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:22
      - it was getting kind of tiresome. we could use a respite -- nm - jingoist pixie Jun 17, 19:17 1
        
        Respite from all the cheating? -- nm - Redmond (with no Perkins) Jun 17, 19:18
    - Word. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 17, 19:15

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