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I tried looking up the URL on the iPad, but I got nothing. When I got back to Safari the next day, it started on the TDS page, like I had expected. Did anybody call the number? I'm also at 718, but I didn't try.

Sorry for the mistake. I forget the theme is always "Free Shirt Fridays." I'd go, but I'd end up getting home after midnight by mass transit. Also, these are the Mets. Those guys had issues even during their postseason runs in the past two years. I expect Granderson to be caught in a motel room on a pile of dead call girls by season's end, because he's that nice a guy and he's a Met, so there would be something wrong with him.

I reconnected with somebody who was also a "mutual like" that also tweaked her profile. She seems nice. Maybe I'll try harder to meet her . . . in the sense of putting in effort. Here I am with the guy they nicknamed "Knucklehead." Needless to say, I wouldn't use that picture. Oh, and he got moved to China, so he's living the good life.

I fed a panda through a cage near an enclosure. It was raining, and that zoo probably didn't want wet panda fur. He was chowing on bamboo, so it didn't look like he cared. My mother took a picture of me . . . but I'm wearing yellow lab tech stuff, so it wouldn't be good for my profile. Also, pandas always look sedated, especially the grown ones. I'm not getting anywhere with OKC lately. I'm not angry, but I get to points when I like I feed like needing a "win," even if it's somebody nice saying hi. And why do non-subscribers get a button for likes for them? That's cruel. "Hi! This many people want to get to know you . . . .but since you're not paying, we ain't gonna show you. Cheap-ass bastard!"

Mets in review for this evening: They got shut out, deGrom lost on a night where fans got hats with his mane attached, Darvish went seven for the win. Oh, and Puig homered. So did Utley. Motherfucker. I saw him go deep for an out, and the fans are still not forgiving him for the 2015 NLDS. And then Puig homered. Seriously, Utley does a lot of damage in New York, and he broke Ruben Tejada's leg. He has to eat dirt, but the last time he got a ball behind him, Thor and Terry were ejected. Yes, I'm still bitter.

Funny115: Profile of Carolyn/Mama C and her Very Special Face.

Writer ranks endgame elimination settings throughout Challenge history.

Vaguely remember this anime. Surprised they opted not to show the second GITS. I'm guessing the studio behind the recent movie asked Toonami not to indirectly shame them further. I don't think Outlaw Star is forum-worthy, though. ETA for anybody who's interested: here are the opening credits.

Liked the first two segments, cringed at the third. I think Sam's "Music Man" parody holds up to the one on SNL making fun of Wells Fargo, featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda. I remember Kenan Thompson's character trying to start the "trouble" chant, only to get smacked in the face.

Dang, @Sandman87 beat me to it. The Nine-Tails cuts loose, the animation gets wonky as he fights Pain, we learn that Yamato exists as he panics at Naruto's transformation, and Naruto is stopped from releasing the Nine-Tails in full by his dad. The pounding of Pain is friggin' epic. Thanks to the Toonami Tumblr for capturing that. I think the part where Pain goes flying over the ground for several seconds before getting his head jammed in a crevice was equally awesome and amusing. ETA: Looks like Toonami didn't have a weird video to fill time, because we got the latest credits in full. Here they are in case you missed them.

I posted the clip from Robot Chicken with him and Sarah in January 2016 on this thread. I don't know if they did the work before or after Rivals III. I got a backlog of American Dad on DVR. Probably the best thing conceived by Seth MacFarlane these days, even if Rodger is the absolute worst. Of course he'd be Johnny's partner. ETA: Here's a recap of the latest episode from a Facebook friend of mine. Apparently, he was three years old when Veronica did Road Rules: Semester at Sea. I don't think her as "sad" for coming back even with her resume of being a bitch, but 1999 seems like an eternity ago.

In regards to last night's episode . . . which is the funniest dis on Cory? "The only people that are rootin' for Cory are all 25 of the girls that he's slept with." - Leroy Garrett "Every time @MTVCoryWharton sleeps with another girl on The Challenge he sprouts a new jerry curl. #TheChallengeXXX" - the guy who runs Stop Being Polite

Printing this out from ESPN.com: Oral History Of Astros' Rainbow Uniforms

Damn, BOTS was so long ago. I feel like an archeologist going through my old recaps. For the record: both teams had leaderboards, like in the original Battle Of The Seasons. The girls did adhere to voting the lowest scorer out most of the time, but not as much as the guys. Also, when they broke from the pattern, it was dramatic, like with Julie, Rachel and Veronica. Also Beth, who got booted over a pregnant woman (Gladys), and that still amuses me. I didn't really hate Veronica back then . . . since I barely saw her and Yes on Seasons, it had been a while since her being almost as big an annoyance as Amaya on Challenge 2000. Then came The Gauntlet, the dogpiling on Sarah, the threesome with Abram and Rachel, and I basically forgave Emily for using her "bloody axe." Damn, I need a life.

2. I'm thinking that Jotaro is only like that because of the "evil spirit." Holly kept going on about how he was such a good son, and I'm thinking that he wants to stay away from people for their own safety. 4. I like the implications. Imagine Team Jojo meeting the revived Dio. "Wait . . . I've been asleep for a century, and Hamon-users have evolved to the point where they can launch avatars out of their bodies, allowing them to flex and pose?" "Sounds silly, I know, you body-snatching bastard." "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. [licking lips frantically, going "SCHWEEN" like Hisoka in HxH]" 6. It kinda does look like a Pillar Man. Also: if Jojo (Oldjo?) can manifest a Stand, what would it look like? His grandfather Jonathan? Caesar Zepelli? 7. "Well, that's where the Polaroid camera comes in handy. At least until I smash it with my mutate Hamon powers."

Not really liking the format. I'm used to prelude, game, deliberation, endgame, denouement. With the extra drama and Redemption House, the normal rules go out the window. Also not liking Double Cross. I mean, I dig the random, but why not have the players line up and pull at the same time? That's why I wasn't that into the Draw in Free Agents, where -- in theory -- Teege can call the popular kids first because the odds of them getting unlucky are slim. This week. Dario and Veronica wriggled off the hook. Boo. Dario is a dumbass, Veronica has dodged two bullets in her career. Unrelated: are her breasts bigger these days? Not sobbing for OtherDerrick and Tori getting separated. They might be nice people, but they hooked up on an MTV reality show. How many times have those bonds lasted? I did laugh at Leroy figuring that "all 25" women Cory slept with were rooting for him. You know what would be fun? Bull-riding, but with CT instead of the bull. Poor dumbass Tony. And the Bri girl (can't remember who's who, don't give a shit) was really getting into it with the Verantula. Kept expecting her to yell "Get off my vagina, you fucking Mormon!" out of habit. And damn, Jenna got laid out by Aneesa. Ammo excluded? Whatever. I don't care what Ammo considers Ammo to be, because Ammo is a pain in the ass no matter what.

Just once, I'd like to see the first person shown to run completing the course. I realize that if that happened, it would be from a rookie with a non-compelling backstory, it would be on a qualifying run, and he (of course) would be relegated to WWWA status, even if you see the crowd going insane in the background for a leadoff ninja finishing.

Sony is going to acquire Funimation. I don't know if that's a good thing or not.

Hourglass Drop is a bit of a pain. Normally, you go off the trampoline to advance yourself a great deal. Here, you have to bounce and go forward, but not so much forward as to bypass the boards. If memory serves, not grabbing those results in failure. You can't bounce forward and bypass the boards like some people were doing with the pipe. Also, I'm thinking that the obstacle was designed to prevent ninjas from dropping onto the trampoline, then bouncing until the right height is reached.

We started with a kid wearing a t-shirt celebrating the Atlanta Falcons' Super Bowl win (look it up), followed by a mid-sized pig floating. And the insanity was maintained throughout. Awesome episode. I'm hoping the hardcore fans of the book are digging Herr Starr, because he was awesome. I mean, I would understand people rolling their eyes as he eliminates the last recruit, because a blind man wouldn't seen it coming. So would Denis. Still, watching a proctor choke Starr and his retaliating by using that to jerk off . . . awesome. Who needs this on HBO? We need the breaks to talk about the insanity during the commercials. I fear that places like the "Hurt Locker" exist in real life. Watching Our Heroes scam the hell out of everybody was awesome. Then Tulip came back, ranked on everybody, then played a few rounds of Hit Girl training. Jesse and Cassidy's plots were also compelling . . . but damn, Herr Starr, way to break into the show. Who needs a bat wrapped in barbed wire when you can wear an impeccably white suit and hat and murder lots of people. Oh, and Stephen Hawking tells a guy to shut up. I bet that wasn't the unseen character's name, but come on.

Honest Trailers covered Ghost In The Shell last week. I started the link around the time the Voiceover Guy is talking about how only Japan should handle live-action manga/anime properties. Then he smarts off on the Attack on Titan live-action movie, as a Titan eats a guy. Also: Screen Junkies offers anime trailers from their website with a subscription, and AoT gets covered. Haven't seen that yet.

American Dad knows TAR exists. Good for them. This is the summary for tonight's episode, airing at 10 p.m. on TBS. Actually, this is pretty apt. American Dad basically plays TAR to Family Guy, which is a series surviving on the past, much like Survivor. One potential sticky wicket: that fucker "Johnny Bananas" from The Challenge pops by as himself. Just didn't want anybody caught unaware.

What, did Sonny wipe his butt exclusively with Warriors jerseys? The Yankees are buyers, so they should be paying big time for rental players. My reaction in his place: "Oh, wow, thanks for the olive branch after thirteen-plus years in hiding. Seriously, you can hate me all you want for instinctively going for the ball, but most fans would have done the same thing in my place. And if the umpire had called interference, I would've been kicked out, and that would have been a small price to pay for a pennant."

What are the odds that we'll hear "There HAS to be a twist!!!" from Matt and/or Akbar if somebody excels on Spinball Wizard? ETA: Brutal night. Hourglass Drop killed a lot of ninjas, and Daniel Gil was the only one to complete the course. Bright side: Kacy Catenzaro doesn't make the top fifteen, but she makes it to the Warped Wall. And then Barclay Stockett climbed the Wall and cleared the Salmon Ladder, so she's The Hotness. Well, at least until Jessie Graff runs next week.

Good news: Comedy Central will be running three IASIP episodes starting at 3 p.m. on weekdays. That starts today with "Charlie Gets Crippled," the second season opener and the introduction of Frank Reynolds.