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June 10, 2014

Isn't Sarah Manning's Baby Daddy on "Orphan Black" the same guy that's hooking up with

Daenerys on Game of Thrones? Dude gets around.

June 8, 2014

Game of Thrones: Interesting theory about cousin Orson Lannister (SPOLERS)

Right before the fight between the Mountain and the Viper, Tyrion recounts the story of his cousin Orson Lannister who spent his entire day crushing beetles which bedeviled Tyrion who was desperate to know why but never did.

There is a theory going around that cousin Orson is really George RR Martin. That the show runners are Tyrion, and they are trying to understand why Martin is killing off so many characters. BTW, The cousin Orson story is not in the books,

Below is a further discussion of the topic:

http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/06/04/game-of-thrones-is-tyrions-cousin-a-version-of-george-rr-martin-ign-conversation

What do you think?

June 8, 2014

Saw a woman reading "Game of Thrones". The first book in the ASOIAF series. She was 22 pages in.

That poor, poor woman. She is four books away from screaming "WHERE IS BOOK SIX?!?!?!?!" "I NEEED BOOK SIX!!!!!"

June 5, 2014

Quincy Jones, Bridge Over Troubled Water

On edit: Valerie Simpson is the lead vocal. That's Simpson of Ashford & Simpson.

June 4, 2014

Question for "Game of Thrones" Fans. Would you like to see a movie prequel?

I would love to see a big screen movie prequel about Robert's Rebellion. If you want a prequel, who would you cast?

I would go with Benedict Cumberbatch as Prince Rhaegar Targaryen.
Rooney Mara as Lyanna Stark
Gerard Butler as Robert Baratheon

June 3, 2014

Why driverless cars are inevitable: Texting.

Texting is becoming the dominant form of human communication. People cannot walk down the street, work out at the gym, eat dinner at a restaurant without texting. I spent 11 days on a jury, and the woman who sat next to me could not go more than 10 minutes without texting. Even more telling is that for a of jobs, being in constant contact through texts and emails is required. If go more than 2 hours without checking my BB, I get upwards of 75 emails that I have to read.

Driving a car without the ability to text is not going to work.

June 3, 2014

Portland, Ore. is what San Francisco, CA thinks that it is

If you want an authentic San Francisco style experience, go to Portland, Oregon.

June 3, 2014

Brevard judge, attorney fight outside courtroom (Take a wild guess which state)

Yep. Florida. Trial by combat.

VIERA — A Florida judge is accused of punching an assistant public defender during an altercation in a hallway outside a courtroom.

WFTV in Orlando reports that Judge John Murphy hit assistant public defender Andrew Weinstock after the two exchanged words over whether his client could have a speedy trial in the Brevard County courtroom.


http://tbo.com/ap/offbeat2/brevard-judge-attorney-fight-outside-courtroom-20140603/

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