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Have we seen this twitter thread? If not, stop whatever you are doing and go read it -- (link) - ty97 Jan 10, 20:40
That WWE viking wedding clip was fantastic. - David Jan 10, 20:26
oooooo HBO got WWE good -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:10 2
- and jack dorsey, too -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:11 1
  - that's badge of honour stuff for him. -- nm - mafic Jan 10, 20:48
UCLA just made an *amazing* comeback. They were down 4 with 7 seconds left but sent the game to OT. - David Jan 10, 20:04 2
- They're shooting less than 70% fts this year. Our "star" player is shooting 35% ft. -- nm - jnine Jan 10, 20:38 1
  - Big win for us - eag Jan 10, 21:19
SpaceX Starship hoptest vehicle has been completed. Actual photo at the link - TWuG Jan 10, 19:35 11
- This rocket will do sub-orbital VTOL tests. Actual orbital Starship will be taller - TWuG Jan 10, 19:38 10
  - Video of the rocket. It looks so ridiculously 50's Flash Gordon. I cant wait to see it fly and land. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 10, 19:40 9
    - Flash Gordon had a different type of rocket in the 50's. This is straight out of EC Comics -- (pic) - peglegpete Jan 10, 20:34 [Attachment]
    - Neat. Also interesting that because it doesn't need the huge booster to take off from the moon or Mars, it could pull off a round-trip ... - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:05 7
      - On second thought, it sounds a bit small to round-trip to Mars. But ... bang! zoom! straight to the moon! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:20
      - That's the plan. This'll be the ship that goes to Mars. -- nm - TWuG Jan 10, 20:18 5
        
        Really? It sounds a bit small. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:20 4
        
        A pressurized volume of approximately 1,000 m3 (35,000 cu ft) -- nm - TWuG Jan 10, 20:40 2
        
        The ISS has a pressurized volume of 32,333 cubic feet, the same as a Boeing 747. -- nm - TWuG Jan 10, 20:42 1
        
        Space shuttle: 74.3 cubic meters (2,625 cubic feet) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:44
        
        40 cabins? OK, it's larger than I thought. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 20:23
Hmm, looks like I missed my window for booking a reasonable flight to aspen. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 19:17 2
- Oh, but the denver flight still exists ... a bit pricier than it was, but not as drastic as aspen. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 19:18 1
  - There's probably an unreasonable flight that's cheaper. - . Jan 10, 19:23
13 y.o. wisconsin girl kidnapped in october after her parents were killed has been found alive, and suspect is in custody. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 10, 18:56 1
- a local tv station says a woman walking her dog saw her run up -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 10, 20:27
This is incredibly sweet and so well done. WWE wrestlers Sarah Logan and Ray Rowe had a Viking wedding. -- (link) - Tim Jan 10, 18:55 [youtube] 1
- Ivar the Boneless will not put up with their shenanigans -- nm - Beaker Jan 10, 18:56
Beaker... I like the garlic sauce with chicken. I also like to put it on steak fries. -- nm - Dano Jan 10, 18:52 2
- so like a topping? and to dip the steak fries? - Beaker Jan 10, 18:55 1
  - You can also marinate with it. I tend to use it more as a topping or dipping sauce though. -- nm - Dano Jan 10, 19:22
The Cincinnati Bengals are targeting Los Angeles Rams quarterbacks coach Zac Taylor as their next head coach -- nm - Beaker Jan 10, 18:49
Jayme Closs Wisconsin teen missing since parents were found murdered in October found alive and suspect is in jail. Breaking News -- nm - Bacon Jan 10, 18:47 3
- whoops, completely missed this until now. *blink* good news x 2! -- nm - b. Jan 10, 18:57 2
  - Good news can get reposted because it is awessome -- nm - Bacon Jan 10, 19:12 1
    - I'll allow it -- nm - con_carne Jan 10, 19:41
Joined @repocasiocortez IG at 44K followers earlier today. It's now at 146K (my longtime congressperson's IG is at 307K). -- nm - con_carne Jan 10, 18:43 2
- she was already doing IG, is it a second account for congressional stuff? -- nm - Tim Jan 10, 18:45 1
  - new instagram and twitter for official business. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 10, 18:53
When Jaroslav Halak is trending on the West Coast US.... not a good thing -- nm - budice Jan 10, 18:41
"What kind of place would turn away refugees?!" -- nm - TWuG Jan 10, 18:33 1
- 3/4ths of us border unaffected by wall..so like wth? -- nm - budice Jan 10, 18:34
HSX: $2.5B Milestoned. -- nm - budice Jan 10, 18:15 1
- 🤑💲💰 -- nm - JD Jan 10, 18:18
"broga"? broga. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 10, 17:54 3
- Will there be tight clothing like the ladies wear? Asking for a friend. -- nm - Qale Jan 10, 18:31
- well, I guess it's not the dumbest fitness trend I've ever seen. -- nm - mafic Jan 10, 18:03 1
  - broadening isn't bad, but that name. -- nm - b. Jan 10, 18:20
I dont like The Orville competing with B99 and The Good Place. It is not good for its fate. -- nm - Jovian Jan 10, 17:44 4
- are timeslots even a thing anymore? -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 17:56 3
  - I meant in terms of ratings. - Jovian Jan 10, 18:13 2
    - But that's my point. Live ratings are meaningless for scripted shows now. Time slots are basically irrelevant in a DVR world. -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 18:20 1
      - While I practically agree, I'm not sure that's completely true for the networks' determination of a show's success. -- nm - pmb Jan 10, 18:23
Gary Clark Jr...new song This Land...calls out racism in Trumps America...very strong...Clapton calls Clark the new torchbearer -- (link) - Remlik Jan 10, 17:43 [youtube] 2
- that's terrific. -- nm - mud Jan 10, 17:51 1
  - it's a scorcher...Rolling Stone article... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 10, 18:04
"Perd Hapley? More like 'Turd Crapley'!" - prayformojo Jan 10, 17:19 1
- he's the Stan Lee of tons of movies... -- nm - Remlik Jan 10, 17:25
You're the Worst: dug up an oldie but goodie from the band Northside "Take 5" -- (link) - Remlik Jan 10, 17:19 [youtube] 4
- good lord they dug this one up as well...McCarthy - Get A Knife Between Your Teeth -- (link) - Remlik Jan 10, 17:34 [youtube]
- I refuse to believe this wasn't created as a parody of the 90s. -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 17:27 2
  - Shall We Take a Trip: The Factory Recordings 1990 - 1991... - Remlik Jan 10, 17:30 1
    - Yeah, that looks like the MuchMusic credit style at the end. -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 17:34
aw, andy murray says he'll retire after this year's wimbledon, at the latest. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 10, 17:17
B99 on NBC getting high praise from Previews. Same as before. -- nm - budice Jan 10, 17:10
I met Kevin Costners niece tonight. Im two degrees of Kevin -- nm - budice Jan 10, 17:07
Actress Verna Bloom (Animal House, High Plains Drifter) dies at 80 (nmbl) - Brian Jan 10, 16:45
New toy. -- (pic) - Spawn Jan 10, 16:35 [Attachment] 4
- "unbelievable, stronger, bigger and faster guns' GUNNING across the border and outgunning Forsaken agents" -- nm - Jovian Jan 10, 17:36
- *vibrates* -- nm - budice Jan 10, 16:51 2
  - "Because three heads are good, but four are better." -- nm - Spawn Jan 10, 17:12 1
    - "Twin Dragons" -- nm - budice Jan 10, 17:14
Jericho works for NJPW, WWE's okay with it. Appears at All In? WWE's okay with it because he didn't wrestle. Signs with AEW? - Tim Jan 10, 16:28 4
- nah that makes sense...he's signed to a different american promotion.... -- nm - Remlik Jan 10, 16:33 1
  - Jericho and Vince had a convo before he went to AEW so he did it the right way... - Remlik Jan 10, 16:42
- I don't blame them for that. You don't promote the competition. -- nm - pmb Jan 10, 16:31 1
  - It's just funny because in the video he's literally blink and you'll miss him. -- nm - Tim Jan 10, 16:38
the magnetic north pole is moving more than scientists expected -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 10, 16:27 1
- I mean yes, it's moving quickly, has been for a long time, but it's not really baffling anyone. -- nm - mafic Jan 10, 17:24
ST Poll: of the 18 shows listed below how many will you or your SO watch/record? - Beaker Jan 10, 16:23 18
- 5, maybe 6 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 10, 18:51
- 3 - Gotham, Orville, Good Place. -- nm - Covington Jan 10, 18:24
- Only the good one. -- nm -- Spawn Jan 9 '19, 19:47 - Spawn Jan 10, 18:06
- 3 - Orville, Good Place, B99 -- nm - Mop Jan 10, 17:20
- 6, well, 5.20 -- nm* - . Jan 10, 17:13
- 0 -- nm - decline Jan 10, 17:10
- 3 -- nm - Strongbad, Astronauts Champion Jan 10, 17:01
- 5 -- nm* - Jovian Jan 10, 16:56
- potentially 2-3 - gotham, good place, top chef. -- nm - b. Jan 10, 16:42
- 2 -- nm - Volnelk Jan 10, 16:32
- 2 -- nm - peglegpete Jan 10, 16:31
- 2, probably. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 10, 16:29
- 6 -- nm - Krusty Jan 10, 16:26
- 6 -- nm - David Jan 10, 16:26 1
  - I'll watch either 3 or 4 of these. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 10, 16:36
- Zero -- nm - CQ Jan 10, 16:25 1
  - Well, maybe some “other stuff” -- nm - CQ Jan 10, 16:26
- 2 (BBT (me and the wife) and Good Place (all 4 of us)) -- nm - Beaker Jan 10, 16:23
TV PSA: NBA, Gotham, Ex on the Beach, Titan Games, Big Bang Theory, Top Chef, Young Sheldon, Brooklyn 99, Flip or Flop, Orville, Floribama, Rap Game, -- nm - Beaker Jan 10, 16:21 1
- Mom, Million Dollar Listing, Fam, L&O SVU, SWAT, Good Place, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jan 10, 16:21
“Warrant for Cristiano Ronaldo's DNA issued in connection with rape investigation -- nm - David Jan 10, 16:04 5
- Cristiano was willing to give sample. Smart money says hes innocent. -- nm* - budice Jan 10, 16:49 4
  - I thought.. - . Jan 10, 17:17
  - the story I read earlier said he's saying it was consensual, so not necessarily. -- nm - b. Jan 10, 16:51 2
    - Would this be a bad time to make a joke about the ridiculous way he probably approaches a bed? -- nm - Max Jan 10, 17:10 1
      - yes. -- nm - b. Jan 10, 17:16
Wait, he's actually saying he never said Mexico would pay for the wall? -- (link) - Covington Jan 10, 16:01 5
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- Right, he maybe never actually said "they'd write a check" but that's what his followers thought they heard. -- nm - Meg Jan 10, 17:22 2
  - No, there's video of him saying Mexico might possibly write a check. Also, a memo. -- nm - Covington Jan 10, 18:23 1
    - And he said they might pay for it one payment or maybe a few. -- nm - Spawn Jan 10, 18:52
- Does he not understand the concept of video? -- nm - . Jan 10, 17:18
Fox confirms WH directs Army Corps of Engineers to see if it can divert money to border wall from disaster funding bill to cover wildfires in Cali -- (link*) - budice Jan 10, 15:46 6
- The beatings will continue... -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 10, 16:05
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  - Why? When there's no money couldn't they point to the president's actions in taking the money away? -- nm - Krusty Jan 10, 16:03 2
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    - yes, but only if you want people to suffer as a political ploy. I'd rather leave that firmly in Republican hands. -- nm - mafic Jan 10, 17:11
  - Everybody saves face, the US gains a monument to waste and stupidity. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 10, 15:54
Jackie Chiles sighting! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 10, 15:46
Huh? Looked at the market earlier and figured it was tanking...guess not :) -- nm - Meg Jan 10, 15:44
Local people saying Rams QB coach Zac Taylor is favorite for Bengals job. - Volnelk Jan 10, 15:27
too bad, world! "Paris nudist restaurant closes because not enough people want to hang out" -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 10, 15:20 1
- Shave, please. -- nm - Spawn Jan 10, 15:29
Poll! You've had a Shirley Temple before, right? - prayformojo Jan 10, 15:14 23
- When I was a kid. -- nm - . Jan 10, 18:46
- probably not for 30 years, but yeah. -- nm - mafic Jan 10, 17:38
- Sure -- nm - decline Jan 10, 17:10
- Likely? -- nm - Qale Jan 10, 17:07
- many times, thankfully she never filed charges. -- nm - Harvey Weinstein Jan 10, 16:32
- yes. -- nm - Remlik Jan 10, 16:22
- We called them Roy Rodgers, but yes. -- nm - CQ Jan 10, 16:14
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Jan 10, 16:01
- A long time ago. In a city far, far away. -- nm - VMan Jan 10, 15:57
- Yes, as a kid -- nm - Covington Jan 10, 15:57
- Nope. -- nm - David Jan 10, 15:46
- Yes, as a kid. -- nm - kelly Jan 10, 15:45
- I was a boy so I had a Roy Rodgers - amoxy Jan 10, 15:33 3
  - Roy Rogers is with Coke, Shirley Temple is ginger ale or Sprite -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 15:40 2
    - (The Drew Barrymore is with vodka) -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 15:41 1
      - heyooooooo -- nm - Tim Jan 10, 16:49
- I don’t think so. I did dance as Shirley Temple in a recital when I was 6 or 7. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 10, 15:29 3
  - So did Cindy Brady -- nm - Bacon Jan 10, 18:08
  - Little Vicky? -- nm - David Jan 10, 15:47 1
    - I'd have killed for tappa tappa tappa. -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 15:48
- Yes, usually when we went to the nicer of the two Chinese places in town -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 15:25
- sure, when I was a kid. -- nm - b. Jan 10, 15:16 1
  - w0rd - budice Jan 10, 15:17
Cohen made this interesting David Corn tweet a lot more interesting by *retweeting* it! -- (link) - mud Jan 10, 15:14 1
- Huh -- nm - amoxy Jan 10, 15:46
po.go - my first chingling just hatched. so cute! -- nm - b. Jan 10, 15:11
In fact, that whole Coens-ish episode was terrific -- nm - prayformojo Jan 10, 15:06 1
- (especially the guy's Anton Chigurh voice) -- nm - prayformojo Jan 10, 15:07
People's Party speaking to 'silent majority' -- (link) - mud Jan 10, 15:04 1
- is that a Brundlefly of Celine Dion and Andrea Martin? -- nm - Reagen Jan 10, 15:07

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