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A new ACLU Report examines the first 18 months of Obama's civil liberties record and documents how his embrace of the prior administration's policies -- (link) - Don Homer Jul 29, 09:19 2
- this is probably the most disappointing thing for me about this administration. -- nm - Mel Profit Jul 29, 09:24 1
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The Porche 918 Spyder Hybrid coming soon -- (link) - decline Jul 29, 09:17
Sen Jim Bunning mocks Stephen Strasburg -- (link) - Beaker Jul 29, 09:13 2
- Bunning is from a different era - amoxy Jul 29, 09:27
- Strasburg should offer to donate to Bunning's re-election cam...oh. That's right, even his party thinks the old man's insane. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 09:17
Any Canadian watch Dragon's Den last night? A couple of the dragons called out the last pitch as sleazy, but I couldn't tell why. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 09:10
Tokyo's 'oldest' man discovered to have been dead for decades, mummified in his bed. (no, he didn't live alone.) -- (link) - Andie Jul 29, 09:08 3
- "he doesn't eat much" -- this reminds me of a *gross* story I heard yesterday. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 29, 09:21
- wow. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 09:16
- "I should have known something was up when he didn't blow out the 215 candles for his last birthday party" -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 09:10
wait...why is ABBA making a list of top lawyers? -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 09:07
WaPo: Chelsea Clinton's wedding will be a no-fly zone, says FAA. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 29, 09:07 7
- In related news -- (link) - ty97 Jul 29, 09:20 [Image]
- and a couple-or-few miles of the hudson will be closed. - b. Jul 29, 09:10 4
  - I thought I'd read somewhere that a good portion of the town was going to be shut down. - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 29, 09:17 2
    - We have friends who live in Rhinebeck. My wife asked the wife on FB what their plans are. Great little town but interesting/tough weekend ahead. -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 09:22
    - this must be costing taxpayers a bundle for security. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 09:18
  - sure gonna cost us a lot of money. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 09:14
- The F-16s shooting down the paparazzi helicopters will make for great fireworks. -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 29, 09:09
Just got rejected by the blood donation police... forgot about my trip to Mexico last month. Potential malaria -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 09:07 7
- mexico? I never heard that. (off to google) -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 09:09 6
  - evidently my hotel was not on their list but the trip to Chichen Itza got me -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 09:10 5
    - ah, that could do it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 09:13 4
      - since you got your google out - can you find the Winchester boys photos at comic con with their wives?? something about a balcony?? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 29, 09:15 3
        
        hmmm, no balcony here. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 29, 09:18 2
        
        oh my - thanks - I need to locate the premiere fansite for Supernatural - cause they get all that stuff - Epiphany Jul 29, 09:21 1
        
        ha!!!! btw, did you read the article? I am not crazy about the setup for season 6. -- nm - loosilu Jul 29, 09:27
There *has* to be something else going on here, right? Fan kicked out of Progressive Field for wearing a Lebron/Heat jersey -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 29, 09:05 [youtube] 13
- The best part of the video is that his date goes nuts and has to be restrained by a cop. -- nm - David Jul 29, 09:24
- Heh. I am going to Cleveland for my annual golf trip in a week and a half. I joked about the four of us wearing wine/gold #23 shirts. But it was just - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 09:20
- That's nuts. First off, dude's a tool for wearing the jersey. I can tell you I'd sure as fuck be getting my money back - Jim Jul 29, 09:12 8
  - I kind of think it's akin to shouting "FIRE!" in a public theater, you know you're going to cause a disturbance. -- nm - Ender Jul 29, 09:48
  - While you're right in theory, I still think that the guy brought it on himself. - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 09:24
  - A douchebag of the highest order. I won't shed a tear that he got harrassed and kicked out. -- nm - Don Homer Jul 29, 09:14 4
    - Are you kidding me? Sure he's a douchebag...but why should HE leave the game? - Jim Jul 29, 09:17 3
      - cause he would have started a riot? -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 09:18 2
        
        How about kicking out those who are doing the 'rioting'. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 29, 09:24
        
        That's a lame excuse. If all the dude did was walk to his seat, like we saw. Maybe they needed to start throwing out - Jim Jul 29, 09:20
  - yeah, basically -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 09:13
- the story I heard this morning was that the situation was on the verge of angry-mob-dom. -- nm - b. Jul 29, 09:07
- people were going to kill him. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 09:06
The billion-dollar-o-gram -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 09:03
has jax. already taken a meeting about this? jennifer aniston may be going to give him a gift in "horrible bosses" next year. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 29, 09:03 3
- I hate people who start doing nudes in their 40s. Take it off when you're still young, assholes. -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 09:04 2
  - she's just so out of shape now, eh? -- nm - b. Jul 29, 09:08 1
    - right? Who wants to see that fat granny? -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 09:08
The tiffreviews website has trailers up for official selections. -- (link) - Dano Jul 29, 09:00
"I know I can throw a pitch or two! The question is, can Miguel Batista walk the runway in a swimsuit"? - prayformojo Jul 29, 09:00 1
- RonRon is a big Mets fan. That. Is. Awesome. (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 09:09
So Sherrod is going to sue Breitbart. Does she have a case? -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 29, 08:57 34
- John Dean says now. He said he'd do it but only because he could handle it himself and not have to hire a lawyer. -- (link) - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 29, 09:05 [Backboard] 1
  - "now" = "no" -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 29, 09:05
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- I think she does if he knew the tape was edited. -- nm - pmb Jul 29, 08:58 27
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    - Common sense lets us know this guy's intentions and he succeeded for a time, didn't he? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 09:24
    - I honestly haven't followed this (I was on vacation). I thought it was generally edited, but even if it is just a clip it is edited. And I think - pmb Jul 29, 09:05
    - Edited in the sense that his release didn't contain her whole story. -- (link) - mara Jul 29, 09:05
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      - *sues every newspaper and website in existence* -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 09:07 21
        
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        I think the point is, "No, showing a clip, even if outside of context, is not considered 'editing' by definition." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 09:12 18
        
        Wait. It isn't. - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 09:15 5
        
        ? (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 09:15 4
        
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        She's giving a speech at a convention, she's a public figure. -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 29, 09:21 1
        
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        *adds newscasts* - Strongbad Jul 29, 09:16 5
        
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        "I think she does if he knew the tape was edited." -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 09:20 3
        
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        So your point is that it's not the actual editing itself, it's his intention? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 09:22 1
        
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        It really isn't, but feel free to try and prove me wrong using an online source. I don't believe you'll find any source who would consider... - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 09:16 3
        
        In the link that mara posted, Breitbart is saying that the clip is edited (and that he didn't do the editing). -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 09:19
        
        Actually, in hindsight, I think you are correct that is it considered editting, just not manipulation, which is more the context in this story. My ba -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 09:18 1
        
        d. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 09:19
        
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        He has a point... -- nm - Stephen (Status Seeker) Jul 29, 09:12
- If she can prove he edited the tape, I think she might have something. -- nm - ty97 Jul 29, 08:58 1
  - Minor change: If she can prove that either 1) he edited it or 2) he had seen the full tape, she might have something. - ty97 Jul 29, 08:59
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- Was there any doubt? -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 08:54 4
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  - i don't think i've ever heard of Favre in any context except his playing/not playing. i never actually hear his name mentioned with respect to a good - Andie Jul 29, 08:56 2
    - He's had one or two legit legendary games. Threw one of his lifetime games the night after his father passed in 2003. - Name Withheld By Request Jul 29, 09:01 1
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Pillars of the Earth...meh, I got 45 minutes in and said nope, not gonna cut it - Jovian Jul 29, 08:48
Disordly conduct summons for wearing baggy pants thrown out. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 29, 08:43 1
- I posit that throwing out baggy pants is orderly conduct -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:44
What would be the fairest way to handle a spike in utilities for tenants... - ceregon Jul 29, 08:40 13
- Nov.-Feb. ac/heat will basically not be on here -- nm - peglegpete Jul 29, 08:48 1
  - utilities were very reasonable during the winter -- nm - ceregon Jul 29, 09:03
- why would you pay utilities? the renter should pay those imo. -- nm - decline Jul 29, 08:46 7
  - Easier for me to do, than divide everything by four, plus if I pay it, I don't have to worry about it not getting paid -- nm - ceregon Jul 29, 09:04
  - not if he's renting by the room. I say charge the extra $15/mo. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:49 5
    - oh, right. I forgot about that. -- nm - decline Jul 29, 08:54
    - this. -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 08:54
    - agreed. spread the cost out for the year. -- nm - znufrii Jul 29, 08:52
    - me too. it's easier to budget for, it's consistent (someone won't come in in the summer and complain about paying more than someone who just left, et -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 08:51 1
      - easy to get someone to stay through the summer. and what if a room is empty then? you lose much more than in the winter. -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:52
- how often do you renew their lease/adjust their rent? - tRuMaN Jul 29, 08:42 2
  - I've only been doing this 6 months and they're on month to month. - ceregon Jul 29, 08:46 1
    - raise the rent $5 per month for 3 months, spreads it out and makes you the extra cash. -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 08:47
Seeing pictures of maj, I think she'd be perfect as the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo -- nm - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 08:40 1
- No she wouldn't. - JaxSean Jul 29, 08:41
Man, the leftover pasta primavera with shredded parm that my wife made is just rockin the casbah today. Now you know my lunch...yours? -- nm - HdnAgnda Jul 29, 08:39 3
- I have no idea - I am out of ideas for lunch - it is weigh in day - and always say we are going to splurge after - Epiphany Jul 29, 09:11
- I think chinese food. It's our monthly work luncheon. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 08:51
- grilled chicken, cubed, tossed in pesto, on a portuguese roll. cheese string. -- nm - Andie Jul 29, 08:49
Just saw something at Redbox called "Operation Endgame". Zach Galifianakis and Rob Corddry as assassins. How can it possibly fail? -- (link) - Mop (221 lbs) Jul 29, 08:37
Jessica Fletcher -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 08:37
Another classic: Carell/Colbert debate Islam vs. Christianity. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 29, 08:37 [youtube]
no Daniel Webster? really? -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:35 9
- Was he fictional? -- nm - mara Jul 29, 08:36 8
  - wasn't the name coincidental with the statesman? -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:42 1
    - coincidental because it is the statesman -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 08:44
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    - I suppose there was a lawyer in that not named Atticus Finch, but how good was he? -- nm - mara Jul 29, 08:37 4
      - Well, we know how it ended, right? -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 29, 08:47 3
        
        Boo Radley kills everyone? -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 08:48 2
        
        Hush Little Baby: To Kill a Mockingbird 2 -- nm - Mop (222 lbs) Jul 29, 08:56
        
        Scout turns out straight and Jem becomes a tranny hooker? -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:56
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- Do you have a link to this list? -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 08:55 2
  - here. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jul 29, 08:58
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- Vinny should be #1 -- nm - TFox Jul 29, 08:40 1
  - He wasn't really a lawyer, though, was he? -- nm - JaxSean Jul 29, 08:42
- I thought of Nuremberg but it was based on real life, right? And, ohhhh yeah, Paper Chase! - zork Jul 29, 08:38 1
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- Not John Cleese from "A Fich called Wanda"? -- nm - amoxy Jul 29, 08:36 6
  - because he (spoils, I guess) - Roger More Jul 29, 08:37 1
    - that sounds like hall of fame material to me -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 08:39
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    - also, does Rusty Sabich actually do any lawyering that we see? -- nm - Roger More Jul 29, 08:42 1
      - like Gandalf and magic! -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:43
    - Erin Brockovich!!!! -- nm - zork Jul 29, 08:40
IDCITWAP: Thor trailer leaked. My gfb sensibilities just splooged. (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 08:33 9
- mopubi? nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 08:37 1
  - great, you made me think of mop's pubes - zork Jul 29, 08:44
- Dammit. (link) - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 08:34 6
  - that's not a link to B2 -- nm - oblique Jul 29, 08:35 5
    - Perhaps IDGAFITWAP better expresses my sentiment. (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 08:37 4
      - now we have to sit here and figure out if you mistyped IDGAFITWAP before we try to parse out what it means -- nm - prayformojo Jul 29, 08:38 3
        
        IDGAFIYCIO. (nm) - musubi, adorable Jul 29, 08:39
        
        I bet I know what the F stands for... -- nm - Beaker Jul 29, 08:39 1
        
        FAIL! nm -- nm - groiny Jul 29, 08:42
MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATLOCK! -- nm - Grandpa Jul 29, 08:32

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