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I would ask ty where he was on this date, but he doesn't fly Frontier... -- (link) - decline May 22, 06:33 2
- I have apparently flown Frontier four times - ty97 May 22, 06:43
- was that wrong? should I have not done that? -- nm - Beaker May 22, 06:40
Coinbase, a 7 year old company, has the same number of customer accounts as Fidelity, a 72-year old institution.(although assets are obv not the same) - decline May 22, 06:25
On the evening of April 14, 1945, Canadian soldier Léo Major single-handedly liberated the Dutch town of Zwolle from the Nazis -- (link) - Beaker May 22, 06:21
So, yesterday was a very busy day and I'm just now reading about what the Pope said. - ty97 May 22, 06:02 4
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- i had missed that too. that's revolutionary for the church it feels. -- nm - Andie May 22, 06:34
- He is the best Pope -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 06:31 1
  - *looks down a couple threads* But still surrounded by pedos and their enablers. -- nm - Beaker May 22, 06:33
Has Show Dogs received the same bad publicity for encouraging rape culture as it is getting in Australia? -- nm - Karl_S May 22, 05:58 9
- Show Dogs hasn't gotten ANY publicity. -- nm - Ender May 22, 06:46
- Well, I'll just tuck this bitches joke back in my note card box... -- nm - Max May 22, 06:43
- Say what? -- nm - Reagen May 22, 06:39 3
  - just close your eyes and go to your Zen place, Reagen. - groiny May 22, 07:04
  - this is the link i saw. I have no idea how slanted this may or may not be. -- (link) - Andie May 22, 06:41 1
    - I don't either, but I wont be seeing the movie. But that is more because I don't see many movies these days -- nm* - Karl_S May 22, 15:31
- i saw a thing on FB yesterday, if the description they gave was accurate, it's a pretty bad decision. -- nm - Andie May 22, 06:24
- I hadn't heard of the film until now. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 06:14
- no one has seen it in the US - DOA -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 06:10
An Australian archbishop on Tuesday became the most senior Roman Catholic cleric in the world convicted of covering up child sex abuse -- (link) - Beaker May 22, 05:57
Speaking of names, Grimes has legally changed her legal name (but not her stage name)... to 'c'. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 05:52 1
- c. Musk -- nm - Rollo May 22, 06:01
I've lived in Manhattan over 5 years now. But for the first time I saw people cursing each other out on the street. - ty97 May 22, 05:47 3
- You don't hang out with me enough. ;-) -- (edited) - Krusty May 22, 05:58 2
  - Let's just say that a gay dude used the c word at a middle aged Hispanic woman. - ty97 May 22, 06:03 1
    - Ha! I bet they both deserved it. ;-) -- (edited) - Krusty May 22, 06:09
The most remarkable thing about Vegas's roster is that about a third of the players were of the "and have a draft pick or this warm body to take him" - Reagen May 22, 05:37 2
- Saw this a bunch on Twitter the past few days. A comparison of the preseason odds to win Championships - Strongbad May 22, 05:38 1
  - The sportsbooks have been more conservative on these big odds ever since the Rams won -- (edited) - Reagen May 22, 05:46
10 board day -- nm - Rollo May 22, 05:33 2
- I saw them open up for Fake in Belarus. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 05:35 1
  - Which festival? Arglebargle or Fooforaw? -- nm - Rollo May 22, 05:38
2 Staceys enter, 1 Stacey leaves. -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 05:06 1
- Strongbad is rooting for Evans but she will likely lose. -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 05:37
Yay! Miss Fisher movie has a PP start date -- (link) - LMS May 22, 04:33 2
- How much of the budget will be spent on hats and silk kimonos? -- nm - Roger More May 22, 06:26 1
  - I assume 50%, they need to save a bit for vintage cars. -- nm - LMS May 22, 06:42
I'm fake. In Belarus. Good to know. -- (link) - Covington May 22, 04:22 1
- Faker! ;-) Belarus has issues and if I was gay there I'd be very worried about things getting worse. -- nm - Krusty May 22, 06:04
'Living fossil' giant salamander heading for extinction -- (link) - Covington May 22, 04:13 4
- I know all of us have a hand in the extinction of animals but when we know what we're doing is going to wipe them out how do people - Krusty May 22, 06:23 2
  - There's some shocking ignorance on some things. Like shark fin - Reagen May 22, 06:37 1
    - It seems so. We need more people with influence like Yao to get them to stop doing this to multiple animals. -- (edited) - Krusty May 22, 06:42
- Final Destination: Geological Scale -- nm - Reagen May 22, 04:16
Doctors explain Michael Jackson's impossible Smooth Criminal dance move -- (link) - Covington May 22, 04:07 1
- I mean, finally. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 04:17
TV PSA: Flash, NCIS, Warriors/Rockets, Voice, Roseanne, Smackdown, Middle, Below Deck, Deadliest Catch, Splitting Up Together, 100, Legion, -- nm - Beaker May 22, 03:02 1
- In Contempt, For the People, Bryant Gumble, Challenge, Tosh.0, Jim Jeffries, Last OG, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 22, 03:03
NASA Astronaut Left GoPro Camera SD Card at Home -- (link) - budice May 22, 02:48 [youtube] 1
- "The good news is that you're only about 500km from the nearest Amazon pickup spot." -- nm - Reagen May 22, 04:53
Cute photos of the day - Dog 'adopts' nine orphaned ducklings at Essex castle -- (link) - LMS May 22, 02:44
There should be a reality TV show on TV news like COPS or 24hrs where a crew follows a reporter getting the story, -- nm - zeitgeist May 22, 00:37
I just landed in SFO. I’ve been up since 6:30 EST. still need to get my bag and get to the hotel. -- nm - MDH May 22, 00:25
Evil Genius: B+. - JaxSean May 22, 00:18
Because I can't sleep, I'm fantasy booking the first Smackdown on FOX - Qale May 21, 23:12
Avery Lake, Canada - Two Lynxes meetup and chat -- (link) - budice May 21, 21:49
Air Force Name of the Day: Chief Master Sergeant Cum -- (link) - budice May 21, 21:16 3
- LYC: Met a guy at my conference over the weekend - Strongbad May 22, 05:15 2
  - May as well own that. -- nm - Reagen May 22, 05:34 1
    - Yeah, that's about the only option you have. -- nm - Strongbad May 22, 05:37
"But you go in all the time." "That's MY character flaw. You get your OWN character flaw." -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:51
How come we've never tried this in Vegas? :) -- (link) - Meg May 21, 20:38 7
- because when some folks start digging holes in the desert, the rest of us get nervous -- nm - zeitgeist May 21, 23:10 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Epiphany May 22, 04:17
- because we cannot use them as Battlebots, only diggers. -- nm - peglegpete May 21, 20:43 1
  - one of the wildest weddings I ever did was a foreman for a major contractor, they lived in a compound with a large pit in the middle.... - zeitgeist May 21, 23:22
- Sent to some coworkers to get them to mull it over. :) -- nm - Beryllium May 21, 20:43
- That isn't a link to a tattoo parlor -- nm - Bacon May 21, 20:40 1
  - Oh, sorry :/ -- (link) - Meg May 21, 21:05
LeBoston -- nm - budice May 21, 20:15
. -- nm* - . May 21, 20:01
6.375% -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 19:50
So who wants to hear about my day? Thanks to ty97 for flight support. - MDH May 21, 19:29 3
- I hope you enjoyed your delay in my swamp ass city. -- nm - Qale May 21, 21:18
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  - :) -- nm - Andie May 22, 06:35
Devante Smith-Pelley! - prayformojo May 21, 19:29
Jumanji double feature hitting theaters June 10/11 -- nm - MDH May 21, 19:26
Fox has cancelled LA to Vegas. :( -- nm - Ender May 21, 19:26 5
- What the fox? -- nm - Max May 22, 06:44
- I love it Maggle!! — JBL, probably. -- nm - Qale May 21, 21:18
- :( -- nm - budice May 21, 19:31
- dammit -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 19:29
- To focus on a Captain Dave spinoff show??? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 21, 19:27
Im confused. What was the Sinister Six News? Just that the Homecoming sequel has more of them in it, so maybe they’d make S6 after that? -- nm - Volnelk May 21, 19:16 1
- basically. they're building towards sinister six. -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:20
Solo tickets bought for Saturday. Furthest out I have ever bought a ticket. -- nm - Bacon May 21, 19:05 1
- Theater was 3/4s sold out already -- nm - Bacon May 21, 19:06
Pray tell, who is the target demo for a movie about the Fox News women that worked with Roger Ailes? -- nm - MDH May 21, 19:05 6
- incels -- nm - zeitgeist May 21, 23:57
- Women -- nm - . May 21, 19:36
- Sounds like an HBO movie -- nm - Diva May 21, 19:34 2
  - Annapurna is putting it together. Charlize Theron playing Megan Kelly. -- nm - MDH May 21, 19:43 1
    - I know all about it. It just sounds like something you'd see on HBO and not in a regular theatre. -- nm - Diva May 22, 03:15
- Depending on the storyline and framing, incels? -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 21, 19:24
Remlik and other comic enthusiasts - is there an easy way to find estimated values? - Meg May 21, 19:02 15
- afaik, its like Schrodinger's comic...just looking at them decreases their value, touch one and it drops a grade. -- nm - zeitgeist May 21, 23:59
- Could you fan out a dozen of them and snap a picture? At a glance we could generally say if they’re worth your trouble. -- nm - Mop May 21, 22:45
- use mycomicshop.com. I'm happy to help if you need it. -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:21 7
  - Thanks. I'll play with it a little and see if I can figure it out. -- nm - Meg May 21, 20:24
  - Hey, what’s the deal with Strangers in Paradise? -- nm - David May 21, 19:22 5
    - it's back. is that what you mean? -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:38 4
      - Yes. Are they continuing or starting over again? -- nm - David May 21, 19:51 3
        
        story continues. next chapter in the story of them -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:55 2
        
        Didn't the guy die? -- nm - David May 21, 20:24 1
        
        yeah. he's not involved. 3 issues out! -- nm - Remlik May 21, 20:27
- the Heritage Auction completed auction archive will let you know what rare hi end value is. ebay completed auctions for the more recent stuff -- (link) - peglegpete May 21, 19:15
- Is there a Comic Book, Beckett? -- nm - Bacon May 21, 19:04 3
  - Mycomicshop.com -- nm - Volnelk May 21, 19:14
  - the Overstreet Guide -- nm - peglegpete May 21, 19:13 1
    - not anymore. it can't keep up. -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:39
That crash davis, he's a pretty good guy. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 21, 19:00 1
- And Trish is even better. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 21, 19:07
Does WWE have enough talent for a one billion dollar deal? - Mop May 21, 18:53 5
- Heh, talent -- nm - Bacon May 21, 19:01
- Oh, they have the talent, they just don't use it properly. That's a separate issue, though. - Tim May 21, 19:00
- This is arguably the lowest ratings in 20 years - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 21, 18:59 2
  - sure. But it's also not the same tv landscape it was 20 years ago, so that argument doesn't quite work anymore -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:22
  - With the best roster in the history of the company. -- nm - Tim May 21, 19:00
This Raw is so bad Fox may want to rethink buying the rights to air Smackdown. -- nm - Tim May 21, 18:51 1
- 1st 45 was red hot good. -- nm - Remlik May 21, 19:23
Jaws in concert -- (link) - Dano May 21, 18:42 1
- ah, this isn't the Hamilton-style Jaws stage musical I imagined. -- nm - Max May 21, 18:46
"Mowgli is gonna get torn apart by ppl who never read the Rudyard Kipling novel and will compare it to the Disney film and it’s gonna be pure hell." -- nm - for Qale May 21, 18:42 3
- It’s going to be great. I’ve been wanting a new Lord of the Flies for a while. This’ll do. -- nm - Qale May 21, 21:21
- I remember when Depp`s Willy Wonka was closer to the book and it sucked compared to Wildler`s version -- nm - Bacon May 21, 20:23
- So long as it’s got a singing bear, I’m good. -- nm - Mop May 21, 18:54
Hotel Artemis has a *weird* cast. Jodie Foster, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Jeff Goldblum - prayformojo May 21, 18:39 7
- haa to the IM. -- nm - Tim May 21, 18:43 3
  - I'd totally go to that concert though -- nm - JD May 21, 18:50 2
    - see below. I kind of want to hear all those version of the song now. -- nm - Tim May 21, 18:50 1
      - 🙂 I knew that story and I'm with you - JD May 21, 18:55
- "and Mario Batali." -- nm - con_carne May 21, 18:42
- Heh -- (link) - Dano May 21, 18:41 [Backboard] 1
  - precisely -- nm - prayformojo May 21, 18:43
WWE salaries revealed: Brock $12 million, Cena $8.5 million, Roman $4 million, Randy Orton $4.5 million, Seth Rollins $3 million, Miz $2 million -- (link) - Tim May 21, 18:36 5
- Orton’s about 4mil too high -- nm - Will Hunting, Emperor of Blood Feud May 21, 19:02 1
  - Brock isn't worth that much anymore, he's been phoning it in for a while now. -- nm - Tim May 21, 19:05
- For the women, Ronda's getting $1.5 million, Charlotte Flair $550k, everyone else relative peanuts. -- nm - Tim May 21, 18:38 2
  - Sasha's not listed, but I'm dubious about a lot of those. - David May 21, 18:46 1
    - It says that's base salaries and doesn't include bonuses from PPVs and merch, but there's no source. -- nm - Tim May 21, 18:48
Your top 10 songs: This Is America, Nice For What, God's Plan, Psycho, Meant to Be, The Middle, No Tears Left To Cry, Look Alive, Never Be The Same, Perfect -- (edited) - Tim May 21, 18:24 [youtube] 4
- I watched this video in between bingeing Ken Burns Jazz. Made that first Ariana high note sound like a week one American Idol reject -- nm - con_carne May 21, 19:37
- A lot of work sure goes into manufacturing a hit pop song: The Middle was recorded by - Tim May 21, 18:31 2 1
  - ~We are the world, we are the children...~ -- nm - con_carne May 21, 18:41
  - ~It just takes some time little girl, you're in the middle of the ride, everything will be just fine~ - prayformojo May 21, 18:36
Alden Ehrenreich joins Ansel Elgort in the Failed Palendrome Club. -- nm - Tim May 21, 18:14
I won my first HQ! I used my extra life to get it -- nm - Bacon May 21, 18:14 2
- Yeah, it was a bit anti-climactic with all the extra lives floating around out there. -- nm - Reagen May 21, 18:16 1
  - I have never even made it to Q12 so I was stoked still. -- nm - Bacon May 21, 18:46
Whee, $0.16 -- nm* - Reagen May 21, 18:13 1
- I got the extra penny too -- nm - Bacon May 21, 18:15
Into the Badlands doesn't get enough praise for their casting. Essentially every main character is Asian, a woman or African American... - Beaker May 21, 18:10 3
- It may be my favorite show on tv right now -- nm - decline May 21, 20:32 1
  - I wouldn't argue the point for me either. Amazing fight scenes and they've done wonders world building and setting the stage - Beaker May 22, 06:20
- Yep. And most of (Spoils) - Beryllium May 21, 18:51
Frank Miller and John Romita’s Superman: Year One for DC’s Black Label is Late Already - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 21, 18:08 2
- well kind of...it was announced for August, but hasn't been solicited for retailers to order...so it's not late...yet. -- nm - Remlik May 21, 18:29 1
  - Wait for it... - Spawn: Blood Feud God May 21, 18:43

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