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It was mentioned here in passing on the last page, but the last Prichard show is pretty good with regard to shady TNA stories. To elaborate a little better on the paycheck thing that was said here: Prichard was working for TNA and was having his paycheck garnished (in the simplest terms, it's the kind of thing that happens when you owe back taxes, aren't paying child support, things like that -- the government has the employer take money from your check and give it to them directly). This kind of thing shows up on the withholding on your paystub. It's right there. So after a long period of time where garnishments were being taken out of his check, the government comes knocking. Seems they weren't receiving the payments and he owed them like $10,000. He showed them the paystubs and the government went to TNA to get the money. Because they had not, in fact, sent it to them. The scumbags they are, they were garnishing his check and keeping the money. Holy fuck.

Thanks! I figured as much but had to ask because I didn't think they'd have the audacity to run a building that big. Oh TNA.

blinged out stagecoaches

lol holy shit What building is that? That's amazing.

The Arrival...man, I don't know. I love alien invasion movies but a film about a translator's rush to, what, translate correctly in time to avoid a catastrophe? It sounds like a bit of a stretch. I hope the aliens don't tell her they've arrived on Earth to serve man.

Queen of the South was surprisingly not bad. The "conversations with her future self" plot device is a bit hokey but, then again, you get to see double the Alice Braga so I won't complain. Fun unexpected plot twist in the final episode as well. I loved The Bridge so this show is up my alley. I also can't stop laughing to myself whenever the main villain shows up, as he looks like Mexican Phil Hartman.

Add Paul Orndorff to that list. Hogan didn't come to the phone when Mr. Wonderful called him, giving some flimsy excuse about being in the middle of a workout at the time. Orndorff literally said, "Hogan's my friend! Watch, I'll call him on the phone right now!" And the Hulkster left him high a dry. Made Orndorff look like a chump. Then he wasn't into the subsequent bout against the Moondogs like he was too good for that shit. What a dick.

I seriously powered through Mexico as fast as I could on my second playthrough. The whole "yes yes, I'll help you find your men...but first run this errand for me!" thing got so tiresome after the 6th time. If there's any drawback to the Rockstar open world games, it's the flimsy excuses for starting a mission that we see all too often.

@OSJWine pricing is crazy since the rule of thumb is "charge as much for a glass as you paid for the bottle." I thought wine might have the most insane markup so I Googled this cool article I read a while back. Apparently, mixed drinks made with rail liquor have the worst markup, with draft beer a distant second. The bar right near my job charges over $6 for a draft served in a phony-ass non-pint pint glass in off hours. Ridiculous. Tipping bartenders per-drink just sucks, btw. I can see tipping on a mixed drink but a dollar for taking the cap off a beer? Sheeeeeit.

I expected more tracksuits

He was in episode 1 as well. After a standout performance in the finale, he'll also be a regular in this season of Walking Dead -- his character actually has a name and everything! It's funny seeing him show up in live action shows because I just can't separate him from Trevor. It would be like Sonic the Hedgehog showing up on CSI.

The first little bit really is a slog with all the Cattle Simulator 2010 stuff. Just hang in there.

House Hunters shows are also a work. They won't put you on the show unless you've got an accepted offer in on a home already. The house you end up "choosing" on the show is the one you're already buying. The other two are friends' houses, other homes on the market, whatever. If it's on TV, it's a work, brother.

Braun Stroman vs Cedric Alexander Braun Stroman vs Rich Swann Braun Stroman vs Brian Kendrick Braun Stroman vs TJ Perkins Braun Stroman vs Cedric Alexander and Rich Swann Yep, pretty good options for fresh matches.

If it's a prequel and John Marston comes back, can they lure Rob Weithoff out of retirement?

I am a big dummy

awwww yisssss

THIS is what people fail to understand (or just refuse to get because they're resentful or just plain cheap). Ordering takeout from an actual sit-down establishment that has staff who rely on tips is not the same as calling ahead to Five Guys. Bonus points for the whole "I don't skip the tip because I don't know what's going on to make the server so shitty today." I'll only tip poorly if the server is a straight-up asshole, though. My wife and I went out to a slightly upscale but still casual place and we were dressed down because it was the weekend and we're tired and don't give two shits. We weren't in the mood for appetizers and my wife didn't feel like wine. We just wanted a decent main course and maybe dessert. The waitress was very condescending ("NOTHING to start you off???" "NO wine??") and, once she figured us for poors who obviously would be leaving a bad tip, proceeded to offer shitty service the rest of the night. So her belief that we'd tip badly became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Joke's on you, dummy. I have money, I just didn't feel like giving it to you.

Thanks for the reminder!

I saw that opening graphic for the Lita interview and kept thinking, what does Nia Jax have to do with this? Then I realized that was Lita. Ease up on the Photoshop, dudes. Speaking of fake tans, Jericho better find some friends to help him out in the locker room. His shoulder was turkey leg brown and his back was uncooked chicken white.

came for a steak wraps joke, left satisfied

When keeping it real goes wrong or Don't start none won't be none

I usually tip 20%, more if the server was really good. I do go down to 15 or possibly even lower if they just plain bad. I wouldn't just not tip, though, even if not tipping probably makes sense. 20% for tattoo artists. I never tipped tattoo artists at first because I didn't know better. Then, in a conversation with my last guy, I found out that he only gets 50% of the cost of the tattoo while the shop gets the other half. That's a shitty split IMO, so it's a good idea to help out a little. I go a little over 20% on haircuts since $2.40 on a $12 haircut just sounds low. I tip takeout if it's someplace I go to regularly or if it's a large and/or complex order. Not the fully 20%, though. Just a few bucks. Remember, at a decent restaurant, a server is probably taking the time to carefully box/bag your shit and that takes away from the time they're working tables. On the flip side, tossing 2 burgers into a sack probably won't get a tip. I have a love/hate relationship with restaurants that will do takeout but not over the phone. There's a Coastal Flats by me that only does takeout if you go to the bar in person and order. So you have to just sit there and wait. The flip side is, hey, I can drink a beer while I wait so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Is this a good time to remind everyone that Dixie could have sold this company to the Keith/Jarrett contingent years ago for an actual profit? But it fell through because Dixie demanded to stay as the kayfabe owner. And now it's going to end in a lawsuit/bankruptcy/tax lien clusterfuck. TNA in a nutshell.

You owe me 1:11 of my life back.