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Yeow. Thanks to the trip to the grocery store we just completed, our food budget for the month just got nuked from orbit -- nm - prayformojo Jul 27, 12:21 1
- Fatty McFaterson! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 12:21
I ate potato chips and ice cream cake for lunch because this is what it means to be an adult - decline Jul 27, 11:59 3
- Sounds like my dinner last night: mozzarella sticks and Doritos and gelato. - sycor Jul 27, 12:03 1
  - I told Logan to have a quick snack before going to his school last night and he had a cheese and ketchup sandwich along with a banana and juice. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 12:24
- and now my tongue is blue too -- nm - decline Jul 27, 12:03
Moviepass: Outage last night was due to them running out of money. $5M loan made to restore service. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 11:54 12
- How long will the 5 million last? 3 days? -- nm - Amoxy Jul 27, 12:16 2
  - Enough to get them to the end of the month when subscription fees hit, I’d hope, because that’s when they have to start paying it back. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 12:21
  - I assume there will be a spike in usage this weekend from those desperate to use it "one last time". -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 12:20
- I wonder if a Hedge Fund bailed them out at an outrageous interest rate? -- nm - decline Jul 27, 11:56 8
  - "pay us back with the first $100 Million you lose next month" -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 12:07
  - I wanna know what entity was stupid enough to loan them the $5 million? -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:57 6
    - Maybe they are looking to just keep whatever assets MoviePass has when they go belly-up. - Marlowe Jul 27, 12:16
    - Hudson Bay Capital Management. -- nm - Inigo Jul 27, 12:06 1
      - Read the google reviews in this search. Comedy gold. - Inigo Jul 27, 12:09
    - If only there were public filings where one could ascertain such things!! -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 11:58 2
      - I'd check the SEC website, but their search feature sucks. -- nm - David Jul 27, 12:04
      - I would assume one that already has funds involved. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 12:02
um, United States is spelled wrong -- (link) - decline Jul 27, 11:48 3
- nm -- (link) - rollo Jul 27, 12:23 [youtube]
- If this economic growth continues to grow at this for a year, I will walk buck naked through the streets of Chico -- nm - Amoxy Jul 27, 12:15
- R - U - S- S- I - A -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:53
Overwatch/X-Men mashup. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 27, 11:40
Just saw some awesome ESPN NFL Power Rankings. 3 of the Bottom 4 teams are in the same division. - Strongbad Jul 27, 11:32
Pic of the Day: Robert Mueller and Donald Trump Jr. both waiting for their flights this morning in the 35X gate at Reagan Airport near DC -- (link*) - budice Jul 27, 11:27 17
- You know? Props to Don Jr. for wearing a sensible plane wardrobe. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 11:34 8
  - Mueller is wearing a black t-shirt under a white shirt. He should be fired immediately. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 11:49 3
    - Looks like a shadow. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:50 2
      - His beard grows abruptly from one frame to the next. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 12:07 1
        
        And here we see him knocking the f- out of Don Jr! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 12:22
  - No it’s clearly a dog whistle. LOL. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 11:35 1
    - (Don’t read too much into this. I’m just surprised voice to text got it entirely right.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 11:38
  - He is incognito. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:35 1
    - Incognito McCheeto -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 11:37
- If there’s one thing we can thank them for, it’s ruining polo shirts. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 11:34
- Doesn't he have a plane with his name on the tail? -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 11:30
- "You're going to jail!" - Mop Jul 27, 11:30
- are they going on vacation together ? -- nm - decline Jul 27, 11:27 4
  - Throw in a talking dog, and I'll greenlight your picture right now! -- nm - David Jul 27, 11:33 3
    - "Gee, why are you rubbing my leg Sparky?" -- nm - budice Jul 27, 11:35
    - Plane suffers mechanical issues. Emergency landing in a remote mountainous area. Will get rescued but will take several days. BUT! -- (edited) - Andie Jul 27, 11:35 1
      - Then a mysterious hermit shows up with offers of food and pelts to keep the survivors warm...for a price. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 12:08
Alex Jones banned from Facebook for 30 days. -- (link) - Mop Jul 27, 11:21 4
- And Facebook's valuation gets the $100 billion back.. -- nm - David Jul 27, 11:23
- He’s banned from YouTube for 90. -- nm - Qale Jul 27, 11:23 2
  - Anyone else and it would be a perma-ban. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 11:26
  - Yup. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:24
WHOA: Netflix has purchased WW rights to Warner Brother's Andy Serkis Directed "Mowgli." Will debut on Netflix in 2019. Rumored $100M deal -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 11:07 21
- But I wanted to see it in the theatre this fall. -- nm - Qale Jul 27, 11:22
- NetFlix loses Disney/Marvel/Pixar/LucasFilm in 2019 -- nm - budice Jul 27, 11:12 11
  - I've held off getting NetFlix until now and yeah, the segmentation about to take place makes me want to wait further. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 11:16 9
    - Also, as of now, CDN Netflix is still keeping Disney stuff. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:20 7
      - I can't imagine that will last too long once they go live in the States. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 11:21 6
        
        The Disney service, as of now, isn't coming here. - Shaun Jul 27, 11:22 5
        
        They're going to gradually roll it out, but it's planned for 130 countries. -- nm - David Jul 27, 11:24
        
        We pay $20 a month for HBO and watch enough household tv so I've long held out on that. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 11:24 3
        
        Fair enough. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:36
        
        Each free HBO preview weekend I record a couple movies but there just is not much there anymore. Netflix seems to have more. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:25 1
        
        I would just binger series on free hbo weekends. -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 11:26
    - spoiler - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:17
  - In the US. - Shaun Jul 27, 11:16
- Ugh. It's already down more than $H17 over there and I had it long. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:08 7
  - Yup, that's how I found the news, I got crushed by it. -- nm - MDH Jul 27, 11:10 6
    - Here's how bad of a week I'm having there: An inactive port that I passed last week now has an almost $8M lead on me. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:13 3
      - I'm probably going to lose a rank overnight. dammit. (hey can someone buy the IPO for me tomorrow please? I have troll wedding.) -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 11:22 2
        
        I can do that again. -- nm - Max Jul 27, 11:23 1
        
        thanks sorry. this is the last time till labor day, I promise. (I wonder if there is cell service at troll wedding.) -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 11:25
    - But, a guaranteed ~$40 short is solid. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:11 1
      - Nice. I did not have it long, now on the short train. Down over $18 now. -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:12
What is your earworm this Friday? -- (link) - Amoxy Jul 27, 11:06 [youtube] 11
- All of My Heart due to seeing ABC last night. -- (link) - JD Jul 27, 11:53 [youtube]
- The theme song for Monk -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 11:36
- this song. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 27, 11:27 [youtube]
- Sawed Off Shotgun -- (link) - Shaun Jul 27, 11:07 [youtube] 7
  - Do you like the band Dorothy? bluesy chick rock singer -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 11:22 3
    - Unknown. Linky? -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:35 2
      - this one is Raise Hell, Flawless is also good -- (link) - Epiphany Jul 27, 11:46 [youtube] 1
        
        Damn. Very nice. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 11:51
  - Love this song! -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 11:21
  - This again. -- (link) - David Jul 27, 11:08 [youtube] 1
    - You just got knocked out of running for Most Improved Poster. -- (link) - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:15 [youtube]
Moonbow -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 27, 11:06
MLB - Ha! Not mincing words of who's Birthday it is. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 11:05
LinkedIn adds the voice messaging feature you weren’t missing -- (link) - Mop Jul 27, 11:02
NY state revokes 2016 approval of Charter/TWC. Wants company to sell NY Cable interests. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 11:01 1
- 2016?! No takebacks! -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 11:02
Pokemon Go: I bit the bullet and joined the local Discord group yesterday. Went through 14 raid passes. Now I'm sad. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 10:59
I'm gonna put this here for y'all to salivate over. -- (link) - Mop Jul 27, 10:59
So, how much higher are the insurance costs on Cruise relative to another action star? - Will Hunting, King of Blood Feud Jul 27, 10:55 2
- Well, I read that the 8 extra weeks cost US$80m extra, and that would be mostly covered by the insurance. - Marlowe Jul 27, 12:11
- for MI it has to be crazy high. For his other films like American Made I bet they limit him to 1 or 2 compared to MI films -- nm - Remlik Jul 27, 11:01
Aunt sues nephew over $1.2M Chase the Ace winnings in Cape Breton -- (link) - Beaker Jul 27, 10:54 3
- she is a horrible horrible woman. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 11:02
- What a rotten old bitch. Seriously. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 10:59
- She promised she would. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 10:59
I have a coworker who calls his fiancee 2-3 times a day and is constantly saying "anyway I have to get back to work." That's too much. -- nm - Max Jul 27, 10:52 6
- charlie and becky talk literally ten times per day. it's infuriating. he leaves meetings to talk to her. -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 11:13
- What did he do? -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:55
- does he not know about texting? You should show him. -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 10:53 1
  - Texting wouldn't allow him to say "just so you know you're on speaker" loudly enough for us to hear it. - Max Jul 27, 10:56
- why do you hate love, Max? -- nm - decline Jul 27, 10:53
- "cheating? what cheating?" -- nm - budice Jul 27, 10:53
Apparently, white people really don’t like being called “white people” -- (link) - znufrii Jul 27, 10:42 7
- Please call me European South American, please. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 27, 12:10
- HONKY! -- (link) - Mop Jul 27, 11:01 [youtube]
- You know you guys are my favorite bunch of honkies, right? Although I don't often say it for similar reasons -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:51 4
  - I know I shouldn't find it funny, but "cracker" as an insult makes me laugh. -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 10:52 3
    - not many have actually red necks anymore -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 27, 10:57 1
      - It's red faces from all that hipster microbrew that's all the rage -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:59
    - I love ST. You're white and you're wonderful. Kind of like the reason I always listen to NPR. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 10:56
Extra life. Long story. Sorry I shot you. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 27, 10:29 1
- A+++! -- nm - David Jul 27, 10:41
Thank you all for the kind words on B2 -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 10:25 2
- OMG, I missed it. - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:19
- wishing you guys the best. sorry you are going thru this. -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 10:41
Canadian Eatery Puts Tiny Chairs Around the Little ‘Table’ That Comes Inside Pizza Boxes -- (link) - mara Jul 27, 10:24 1
- ! -- nm - Zoolander Jul 27, 10:27
Disneyland workers get $15 minimum wage starting next year. -- (link*) - budice Jul 27, 10:23 34
- Trump! -- nm - Spawn: I AM Blood Feud Jul 27, 11:13
- You would not believe how many Disney fanatics assailed cast members over this. - David Jul 27, 10:26 28
  - "You're a laborer, you should be laboring. That's what you get for not having an education!" -- nm - TWuG Jul 27, 11:31
  - “If you consider them so unskilled, why do you enjoy Disney parks?” -- nm - Qale Jul 27, 10:34 1
    - The discussion was so strange that I wondered about paid social media postings. - David Jul 27, 10:36
  - *smh* -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 10:29
  - What percentage of park costs would be labour? I honestly have no idea to even guess. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 10:29 23
    - You know, that's something I've never researched that would be a fun exercise. Thanks for the idea! -- nm - David Jul 27, 10:33 22
      - Here's something I found... - David Jul 27, 10:40 15
        
        Your math is off - Elvis Jul 27, 11:01 6
        
        and wouldn't an 8 hour day not really matter. if every employee gets the raise it would be the operating hours of the park - Beaker Jul 27, 11:10 3
        
        The eight-hour day is the standard work day for all 23k employees. - David Jul 27, 11:12 1
        
        ahh gotcha, not 23k at anyone time but spreadout through the 24 hours, makes sense. -- nm - Beaker Jul 27, 11:13
        
        Yes, it's absolutely a 24 hour operation. - Strongbad Jul 27, 11:12
        
        Oh, you're right that my math is off. $230k would be 23k people for one hour. A day would be 8x, as you state. - David Jul 27, 11:05 1
        
        Thanks! Been a while... -- nm - Elvis Jul 27, 11:08
        
        That's a 0.1% ratio. Contrast that with labor cost ratios from 10-50% in other industries. -- nm - Max Jul 27, 10:50 7
        
        I'm just talking about the increase and only at one particular park. -- nm - David Jul 27, 10:52 6
        
        Oh, ha, I guess $55B would be impressive from a single park. - Max Jul 27, 10:57
        
        Right. The revenue from the park would be the baseline. (That is an amazing army of people every single day.) - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 10:56 4
        
        Okay, I can set you up with either a travel agent or a DVC points rental place to ensure you get the best deal. - David Jul 27, 11:02 3
        
        Appreciate it and definitely know I'll be reaching out when we begin planning it. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 11:17 2
        
        The one thing I'll say is that you'll want to plan at least eight months in advance and preferably book by then. -- nm - David Jul 27, 11:26 1
        
        Right. I'm thinking we start price shopping in 2020. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Jul 27, 11:36
      - your version of fun and my idea of fun are vastly different -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:39 5
        
        Okay, imagine the same discussion if everyone were naked and engaged in heavy petting. Better? - David Jul 27, 10:42 4
        
        much better -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:47
        
        Not really. You left the door open to "Roseanne and Donald Trump" vs being specific and saying "Bearded Chris Evans, Salma Hayek, and ScarJo." -- nm - Shaun Jul 27, 10:45 2
        
        Pippy flirts with groiny. She's obviously not real picky in this category. -- nm* - David Jul 27, 10:47 1
        
        *snort* -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:48
- I don't live there, you do - is that enough? -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:25 3
  - It's a start, up from $11. There were stories of staff living in cars. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 10:31 2
    - Official press release with chart. -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 10:34 1
      - thanks -- nm - Epiphany Jul 27, 10:38

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