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GROINY! InstaPot on sale again. Not prime day cheap but cheapest for the year apart from prime -- (link) - oblique Jul 20, 07:27 3
- Wait just a dang minnit! I was told the Prime Day InstaPot price was okay, but not great! What the hell are you talking about kilbo?!!! -- (edited) - Diva Jul 20, 07:30 2
  - Pot, mostly -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 07:30 1
    - *shakes fist* -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:32
Weather forecast for the next 7 days is a sh!t ton of rain -- nm - decline Jul 20, 07:22 6
- We needed it so badly. Just had a bunch of landscaping done and it was a full time job keeping it watered. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 20, 07:25
- I just need to stay dry for about 30 hours to paint my damn porch. -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 07:23 4
  - Porch needs paint badly. -- (pic) - amandroid Jul 20, 07:24 [Attachment] 2
    - and what color are we painting it? -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:25 1
      - very pale mushroom. similar to the existing color, but with less yellow in it. -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 07:29
  - Porch needs paint badly. -- (pic) - amandroid Jul 20, 07:24 [Attachment]
For Mop, amidst trade fight with Trump, Liberals up six and Tories down five in the latest Ipsos. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jul 20, 07:19 1
- Suck it, Maxime Bernier. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 07:20
Pippy. McD is out to get us and our low carb plans. -- (link*) - oblique Jul 20, 07:14 10
- that is EVIL. - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:28 7
  - The government has declared it's not milk 'cause coconut's aren't animals -- nm - decline Jul 20, 07:39
  - how did the coffee taste? -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:31
  - I ate half a pizza last night - oblique Jul 20, 07:29 4
    - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:30 3
      - I've also kinda decided that Thursdays will be my "cheat" day - oblique Jul 20, 07:33 2
        
        laughing at the IM -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:54
        
        Heh. :-) I make Friday my cheat day and it's also because of pizza. Friday has always and will always be pizza day in the Krusty house. - Krusty Jul 20, 07:38
- I was like, 'this better not be about the effing McRib'. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:18
- bastards -- nm - decline Jul 20, 07:16
Chipotle has given Cardi B a lifetime supply of chips & guac -- (link) - decline Jul 20, 07:11 3
- but why? -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:14 2
  - Jennifer Lopez' new song "Dinero" she has a line about chips, guac, and queso. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 07:17
  - they are both attention whores? -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 07:15
LOL rumored that Dan Coats may not make it through the weekend. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 07:07
Plot elements I expect in Mamma Mia 3 - Roger More Jul 20, 07:06 8
- It really is the best sequel since Godfather Part II. (I haven't seen it yet and of course this is all insane.) -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:17
- then Herr Starr shows up and kills everyone. I had NO IDEA that was Preacher in the original Mamma Mia. NONE! - Beaker Jul 20, 07:07 5
  - the best actor in that whole show is Arseface. -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:09
  - He was in Warcraft too - hahahahaha....! (?) -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:08 3
    - I still need to see Devils Double. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:09 2
      - He's great in Tamara Drewe and The History Boys -- nm - LMS Jul 20, 07:13 1
        
        He's *wonderful* in History Boys. (I haven't seen Tamara Drewe.) -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:14
- Plot??????? -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:07
When I read this, I certainly feel for this person. We've had no end of shit from pharmacists just getting my wife's ADHD meds filled over the past -- (edited) - oblique Jul 20, 07:04 1
- One of the reason's an Amazon pharmacy will be a good thing -- nm - decline Jul 20, 07:06
Now THIS is a baseball stat. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 20, 06:56 5
- Pfft, I’m almost 40 and I’ve never done it either. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 07:22
- Seriously? Never? Wow. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:18 1
  - The 3rd baseman comes over a *lot* -- nm - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 20, 07:29
- that is quite an interesting tidbit. -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 06:59
- Well, now they've jinxed it -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 06:58
SDCC The Good Place -- (link) - Remlik Jul 20, 06:56 [youtube] 3
- Do want! -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 20, 07:04
- not available. bastards -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:04 1
  - It worked for me once I followed the link. -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 20, 07:05
Wanted: Inspiring name for Europe's 2020 Mars rover -- (link) - LMS Jul 20, 06:46 11
- Marvin - SyrDragon Jul 20, 07:14
- I'm going for 'Rover, the Dog's Bollocks' -- nm - LMS Jul 20, 07:11
- Bruno? -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 07:08
- Marsxit -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:08
- I Love Mars - Marsy Mars Mars. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:07
- Mars McMarsFace -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:04 2
  - #1 with a bullet -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 07:08 1
    - I was thinking Rover McRoverFace. Either will work. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 20, 07:12
- Mars McMarscastan -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:03
- Valkyrie -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:49
- Putin's Poodle -- nm - decline Jul 20, 06:48
Inspired by below (we've probably done this before): Name your top 5 stage musicals -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 06:46 30
- Hamilton. Gypsy. Grease. South Pacific. Great Comet. - Dark Callisto Jul 20, 07:32
- Avenue Q, Book of Mormon, Lion King, Rent, struggling for a fifth. Maybe Spamalot? -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 07:13
- Haven't seen but a few - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 20, 07:06
- It's hard choosing between the ones I've seen and enjoyed and ones I've performed in and loved. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:06 2
  - 2 lists! -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 07:32 1
    - even that's impossible! :) -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:33
- Hamilton, Les Mis, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wicked -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 20, 06:56 1
  - Never seen: Beauty/Beast, Alladin, Lion King, Rent, Avenue Q, Jersey Boys, Book of Mormon. nm -- (edited) - Johnny Lawrence Jul 20, 06:58
- Hamilton, Beauty and Beast, Les Miz, Aladdin, Jersey Boys. -- nm - Inigo Jul 20, 06:54
- In no particular order that I've seen: Hamilton, In the Heights, Wicked, Next to Normal, Lion King (EDIT) -- (edited) - oblique Jul 20, 06:51
- Chicago. Rent. The Lion King. Urinetown. Cabaret. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 06:51
- The Rocky Horror Show, Book of Mormon, Return to the Forbidden Planet, does Buddy count? - LMS Jul 20, 06:51 1
  - Oh, and Matilda. -- nm - LMS Jul 20, 06:54
- Sweeney Todd, Assassins, Avenue Q, Bat Boy: The Musical, Fun Home -- nm - znufrii Jul 20, 06:51 1
  - Honorable mention to A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder -- nm - znufrii Jul 20, 06:54
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  - We have a production of Avenue Q nearby soon. I think I'm going to have to go see this. It is just so funny. -- nm - oblique Jul 20, 06:55
- Inspired by below, can you name 5 stage musicals? -- nm - decline Jul 20, 06:48 11
  - Yes. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:23 3
    - You've been in more than 5 musicals -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 20, 11:31
    - Least surprising answer ever. :) -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 20, 07:25 1
      - silly question deserved silly response. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 07:27
  - Yes. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:22
  - ones made into movies alone: Rocky Horror, Rent, Mamma Mia, Hairspray, Chicago, The Last 5 Years, South Pacific, Les Mis, Into the Woods, Dreamgirls - MDH Jul 20, 06:56 1
    - Sound of Music, West Side Story, The Wiz, My Fair Lady, Grease... -- nm - Roger More Jul 20, 07:14
  - Mamma Mia, Cats, Rent, Hamilton, ...... I dunno. Tommy? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:52 1
    - TOMMY IS A ROCK OPERA NOT A MUSICAL! - mafic Jul 20, 07:29
  - name them? yes, have seen them? no -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 06:52
  - um, yes. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 06:48
- Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Chicago, In the Heights, Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (at the moment) -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 06:47
Work decisions -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 20, 06:43 7
- Do both. Decide if you get an offer. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 07:14
- its not betraying - I know it feels like that - but its not. you got a family - more money is going to mean a better life for all of you -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:04
- Apply for the position. It doesn't betray your boss. You look out for you. Worst case is, you have a second offer to consider and leverage if you - oblique Jul 20, 06:47 3
  - this and Andie's below -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 07:05
  - i always tell myself "would my boss pass up an opportunity for me?" -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 06:48 1
    - Yeah, that’s why I left my last two jobs, essentially. -- nm - mafic Jul 20, 07:15
- Dig up some dirt on your boss and blackmail her into giving you a juicy raise for more than that other job -- nm - decline Jul 20, 06:45
Iron Fist S2 teaser -- (link) - decline Jul 20, 06:39 [youtube] 3
- he was only slightly whining there. -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 06:43 2
  - he was much better in Luke Cage 2 -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 06:44 1
    - yes. -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 06:46
The Battle for the Best Movie Trailer Since 1990: The Final Round - Social Network vs Inception -- (link) - Beaker Jul 20, 06:38 7
- After we talked about this the first time, I realized the first Mission Impossible trailer needed to be on this list. -- nm - Inigo Jul 20, 06:50 2
  - Good call. I just rewatched it to remind me and it is great. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 20, 07:23
  - And hot fuzz. (JUDGE BULLETS!) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:54
- where is the trailer for Sucker Punch????? -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 06:45 3
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    - same ballpark, yes -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:02
    - Welcome to the Donkey Punch starring James McAvoy -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:54
Work LYC: There's a peer of mine named Marty at an adjacent City, we work together on issues every so often - Strongbad Jul 20, 06:33 1
- heh -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:06
In other movie musicals that I will never see: Jennifer Hudson, Taylor Swift, James Corden and Ian McKellen Line Up For 'Cats' Movie -- (link) - LMS Jul 20, 06:31 26
- i have never understood the love for Cats. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 06:31 25
  - Me neither. My brother *loved* it when we were kids. We had to go see it several times. - mafic Jul 20, 07:25 1
    - the IM is hilarious. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 07:28
  - Me either. I saw it on Broadway as a kid and didn't like it at all. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:24 3
    - You've just brought back my trauma of having to see Annie the Musical as a kid (and I believe Catherine Zeta Jones was in that production) -- nm - LMS Jul 20, 07:27 2
      - Really? Hated it that much? I loved the movie when I was a kid and watched it so many times. Never saw the stage production. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 20, 07:30 1
        
        Movie I liked, stage version was something else. -- nm - LMS Jul 20, 07:37
  - Fine, I'll say it - I absolutely love Cats. Probably seen it a dozen times. nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 20, 06:53 6
    - I love CATs the musical. its just plain magical -- nm - Epiphany Jul 20, 07:08 1
      - That's what I'm talking about. :) -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 20, 07:12
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      - I'm reading that post like "wait a second..." -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 06:57 2
        
        I'm reading both of these posts like, "wait a second..." -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Jul 20, 07:15 1
        
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  - Fun fact, it is apparently George W. Bush's favorite musical. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 06:41 1
    - of course it is. -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 06:47
  - Dog person, huh? -- nm - decline Jul 20, 06:40
  - I find it OK. Of course, it did win like 7 Tonys. To be fair though, 1983 was a really shit year for nominations :) - oblique Jul 20, 06:39
  - both real and the show. -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 06:38
  - It's the only musical we've ever walked out of (at intermission). Wife hates it with the fire of a thousand suns. -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 20, 06:35
  - Fun fact: A woman my age I met this week has seen it live 24 times. She used to post in forums about it, do the makeup, etc. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 06:33
  - it's awful. never understood why or how it was successful. -- nm - Diva Jul 20, 06:33 3
    - Drugs were really good in the 80s? -- nm - Reagen Jul 20, 06:35 2
      - No way someone on a coke binge is sitting through that show. -- nm - Krusty Jul 20, 07:25 1
        
        it could either be really awesome or really terrifying on acid. -- nm - groiny Jul 20, 07:27
  - me neither. it's just *not very good.* -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 06:32
as a straight male I'm not afraid to say that I love pretty much every movie musical I've seen (and most TV musical episodes as well) - Beaker Jul 20, 06:29 1
- I like movie musicals, generally, but I prefer the stage version of mamma mia. Likely because it’s virtually the only one I’ve seen. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:44
Yesterday was Golf Channel’s most watched Thursday in history. -- nm - MDH Jul 20, 06:23 4
- Waking up and watching this Saturday & Sunday morning this weekend are 2 of my favorite days of the year. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 06:28 3
  - It's been 1,197 days since Woods entered the weekend at a major under par. Tiger is currently -1 through 14, 5 shots back. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 06:30 2
    - (last 3 holes are pretty brutal) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 20, 06:30 1
      - that's what Kate's husband said putting on that cat costume on B2! -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 06:31
Sean Collier's review of Here We Go Again has one of the best opening sentences I've read in a movie review -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 20, 06:22 2
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- heh -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 06:26
Since I missed the What Are You Reading? Thread, I'll add my contribution here. Just finished Snow Crash. Next up, probably Gormenghast. -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 20, 06:20 5
- I started reading Clive Cussler’s The Pharaoh’s Secret last night. I hadn’t read any NUMA books before, and it was $1. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:26 2
  - It’s pretty decent so far, but it does have one of the lamest chapter end sentences I’ve read in quite some time. - Beryllium Jul 20, 06:28 1
    - African War Zone! Ship of Death! -- nm - Beaker Jul 20, 06:29
- Ahh, I read "Titus Groan" recently, and while interesting, it was hard to care for any character there.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 20, 06:26 1
  - Steerpike has no need for your caring. :) -- nm - Baron Starr Jul 20, 07:00
because my job is BS, I am putting android on my kindle fire while I "work" today. -- nm - amanda Jul 20, 06:17 2
- really? You can replace the native Amazon with Android?? -- nm - SyrDragon Jul 20, 07:18
- bob would be so disappointed -- nm - decline Jul 20, 06:20
10TaW x.60 - prayformojo Jul 20, 06:08 1
- How many bands have you done? Beatles, Stones, Dylan, Who, Led Zep, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Ella Fitz, Billie Holiday, Springsteen -- nm - rollo Jul 20, 06:51
Aeroplan starting charter airline after Air Canada partnership ends -- (link) - Reagen Jul 20, 06:07 3
- huh -- nm - Andie Jul 20, 06:08 2
  - Don't do it Andie -- nm - Roger More Jul 20, 07:16
  - This was a pretty good overall scam by AC - Reagen Jul 20, 06:14

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