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my mom: "I'm arriving February 1st at 2:20!". she just arrived 24 hours early. this is not an auspicious start to her visit. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 22:56 7
- There's an entire chapter dedicated to this in The Art of War. nm - Dignan Jan 31, 02:11
- I work ~300m from the airport, but I don't have a car today, so I went and saw her and loaded her into a taxi. "see you around 6!" -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 23:39 1
  - Nicely done. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 02:25
- Did she miscalculate or reschedule? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:57 3
  - international date line? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 23:07 2
    - That's what I was thinking by miscalculation - depends how she booked the flight, maybe? - Beryllium Jan 30, 23:10 1
      - she's been in Melbourne for like 4 days. I think she just got confused. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 23:37
Whoo, just looked at the seating chart for a March 10 show I hope to attend. There are 6 aisle seats left. - Meg Jan 30, 22:43
*snork* -- (link) - Spawn Jan 30, 22:01 2
- This reply is completely unrelated, yet it is perhaps equally as funny. - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:30 1
  - (As it turns out, only *almost* completely unrelated; edgar wright appears to have also RT'd this one) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:39
"I guess we are kind of Bambadjan." -- nm - David Jan 30, 21:46
Erph, the zipper on my ski jacket is toast. I fear this means I might need to buy a new one before the 16th. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 21:25 2
- looks like we're getting our winter SunMonTuesday. -- nm - mud Jan 30, 21:31 1
  - Yep. But I'll get a real winter experience starting on the 16th. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:06
Graysen Allen just got a flagrant foul. This is my shocked face -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 21:13
Well, the local election coverage for the Nanaimo by-election is off to a poor start. One live feed had video issues, and the other had a dead mic. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 20:47 7
- There was a third goof up in the live feeds :) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:58
- If the liberals win, it could trigger a new provincial election. And if they win that, well, I would not like that. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 20:49 5
  - that would not be good. -- nm - mud Jan 30, 20:59 4
    - NDP just jumped into the lead, so that's good ... - Beryllium Jan 30, 21:01 3
      - look, the fast ferries worked out fine in the end! they recouped at least 4% of the construction cost. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 22:19 1
        
        Think of it as subsidizing the rise of Chancellor Merkel. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:25
      - ... and they won. Yay, no snap election :) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 22:16
"Reporters at the Super Bowl have retreated inside the stadium because temperatures have dropped to 27F and there's black guys on the street." What? - howie Jan 30, 20:12 2
- I have no idea of the percentage, but a lot of them are in a warmer town, than at home. -- nm - peglegpete Jan 30, 20:52
- LOL - that's an epic mis-hear -- nm* - Beryllium Jan 30, 20:43
My email is firstnamelastname at gmail. Someone is using firstname.lastname and signing up for pron sites and I’m getting the emails. -- nm - Tim Jan 30, 20:11 4
- mine's just lastname. I get SO MUCH SPAM for the others. I got plane tickets once. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 20:26 2
  - Newb. I have got 4 trips of plane tickets, to date. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 20:59 1
    - I tend to get more hotel reservations. -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 21:04
- One of my dopplegangers just signed my email up for something called "localmilf". -- nm - Ender Jan 30, 20:12
Sent out scholarship announcements this week. I'm already tempted to update the eligibility requirements to include reading comprehension :/ - Meg Jan 30, 19:49 2
- I've often felt that appropriate filling out of a marriage license be a requirement to get married.... - zeitgeist Jan 31, 02:20
- "Even if you were, you'd be out of the running now." -- nm - mafic Jan 30, 20:27
NXT spoilers - David Jan 30, 19:14 3
- ? -- nm - Tim Jan 30, 19:47 2
  - Spoilers - David Jan 30, 19:56 1
    - Oh, the taping. I thought it was the weekly show. - Tim Jan 30, 19:59
Never fails - buy something I'm going to need 'soon' and the next day it goes on sale :/ - Meg Jan 30, 19:09 8
- Let's go back to the cheese--Babybels? Cheddar? Spready cheese? Dippy cheese packs with twisty pretzels? -- nm - Flavorize Jan 30, 19:47 2
  - This... -- (link) - Meg Jan 30, 19:52 1
    - Yum! -- nm - Flavorize Jan 30, 22:50
- a month after we bought a car (shortly after the economic collapse) they put them on sale thousands less AND a free 100k warranty we paid 2k for -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 19:34 1
  - Heh, and I'm whining about $3.50 on a bag of litter :) -- nm - Meg Jan 30, 19:35
- Costco has a 30-day price adjustment policy, from what I can tell. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 19:30 2
  - I could take the litter back - but I'm not sure I could get that 42lb bag back in the trunk :) -- nm - Meg Jan 30, 19:37 1
    - I'm not sure the exact wording of the policy, but you might only need to bring the receipt. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 19:40
Peter Jackson working on Beatles documentary based on 55 hours of never seen footage and 140 hours of audio. Let it Be film also getting released... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 30, 18:34 5
- George visited his sister in Illinois a few months before the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan show -- (link) - peglegpete Jan 30, 19:25 [youtube]
- Somehow the movie will be 340 hours long. -- nm - Qale Jan 30, 19:07
- What sucks about that is literally every word you just typed. -- nm - David Jan 30, 19:00
- Paul, George, Ringo take John's glasses to Mordor to destroy the evil Yoko. -- nm - budice Jan 30, 18:51 1
  - Lord of the Ringos -- nm - Remlikindle 2.0 Jan 30, 19:56
Is Chenoweth the voice of the Masked Singer? It sounds like her vocal pattern. Still, the voice and costumes are creepy. -- nm - Max Jan 30, 18:23 1
- Show got renewed. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 21:04
I think Rabbit could be - Dano Jan 30, 18:14 1
- I fed my cats rabbit tonight. -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 18:21
Group number! -- nm - Dano Jan 30, 18:03
*finds out that Jacob's Ladder release has been delayed* - Spawn Jan 30, 17:39 2
- This here (your annoyance on this, which jives with mine) makes up for your lack of RDR2 respect below. - Jovian Jan 30, 17:45 1
  - Amy and Logan leave Saturday morning. I had been considering doing a double-feature (my first in decades). Got the free popcorn and Coke below. Sweet! - Spawn Jan 30, 17:49
Society is about to disintegrate in the Midwest: it's so cold they can't deliver beer -- (link) - decline Jan 30, 17:36 1
- come to Elmwood Park NJ, its quite warm atm. -- (link) - Jovian Jan 30, 17:59
Just finished Red Dead II. It’s the best game ever and I’m not sure how you can play it and not come away with the same opinion. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 30, 17:22 27
- It has a lot of flaws, but I quite enjoyed it. To the tune of 100+ hours of gameplay. I find myself wasting byjust hunting panthers and cougars now... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 17:47 5
  - omg I cant with cougars. they f**k my shit up so bad. I dont know how to outsmart them. I am always getting ambused. -- nm - Jovian Jan 30, 18:00 4
    - I happened upon a spot where you can literally watch one materialize at 7AM gametime. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 18:18 3
      - ya know I had wondered if their were actual set spawn points like that - Jovian Jan 30, 18:22 2
        
        The legendary gator makes the best clothes. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 18:39 1
        
        my 'cold weather' outfit is so pimp I cant even -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 30, 18:41
- Are there space ships? Do you have any super powers?... Can you do *anything* you could not go out and do in the real world? - Spawn Jan 30, 17:36 10
  - There is a "yes" to one of those questions. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 30, 17:45 6
    - I'd argue it's a yes to all 3. -- nm - Ender Jan 30, 20:10 4
      - There's a spaceship in Read Dead 2? - David Jan 30, 20:11 3
        
        - -- (link) - Ender Jan 30, 20:16 2
        
        Spectacular! -- nm - David Jan 30, 21:02
        
        It is probably a PS exclusive. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 21:01
    - Only if you are holding yourself back. - Spawn Jan 30, 17:55
  - But you can ride around on a horse and go fishing!! -- nm - decline Jan 30, 17:37 2
    - next mission : ride your horse to the other side of the world. - groiny Jan 30, 17:52 1
      - You left the iron plugged in. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:54
- 100% agree - Jovian Jan 30, 17:25 6
  - Yes. 100% honorable. Though I also then looked up what happens if you don’t. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 30, 18:44 1
    - 100%? Other than missions, right? - Max Jan 30, 18:52
  - also, what do you think of these cast choices for a movie that will never happen... -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 30, 17:30 3
    - I mentioned this before, I guess, but I have worked with the actress that did Mary-Beth. - Marlowe Jan 30, 19:30
    - I pictured ...... - Volnelk Jan 30, 18:28 1
      - I was very impressed with Bale in 3:10 to Yuma, so that kinda stuck. -- nm - Jovian Jan 30, 19:00
- I'm having a hard time playing it. - Marlowe Jan 30, 17:24 2
  - yeah, this, and lots and lots of riding around doing nothing -- nm - groiny Jan 30, 17:46 1
    - That part I don't mind, to be honest. - Marlowe Jan 30, 19:22
"I'm confused but ready to act with anger" -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 17:17 1
- DJT? -- nm - Jovian Jan 30, 17:45
Seen Roma? What's your lettergrade? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 17:09 9
- C -- nm - Ender Jan 30, 20:11
- B+ -- nm* - mud Jan 30, 17:42
- C+. -- nm - Brrrn of Omicron Persei 8 Jan 30, 17:37
- A -- nm - budice Jan 30, 17:11
- B-. It's my least favorite of his films. (spoilers) - Tahani Jan 30, 17:11 4
  - ya know its funny (spoils) -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 30, 18:13
  - (spoilers) - Marlowe Jan 30, 17:20 2
    - Spoilers - David Jan 30, 17:33 1
      - spoilers - Marlowe Jan 30, 19:20
Logan has a 2 hour delay tomorrow. Used to, that meant I could sleep in. Now it means he leaves when I leave for work. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 16:55 5
- The university is closed tomorrow which almost never happens. How cold are you tomorrow? We are just -20. -- nm - Amanda Jan 30, 17:14 4
  - Starting at -20 and rising to 0 by noon and a high of 6. -- nm - . Jan 30, 18:20
  - We got up to -2 today. 20 tomorrow but -5 in the morning. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:23 2
    - By the other hand, if I go outside and throw an egg to the air, it comes back to me perfectly boiled. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 30, 17:26 1
      - At least that is useful! -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:50
It looks like there's a My Coke Rewards promo going on right now with AMC. Free drink, popcorn, or "black" ticket. -- (link) - Mop Jan 30, 16:52 3
- Is this like that stupid one before Christmas where nobody got anything? -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 16:56 2
  - It works. Sweet. Thanks! -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:02 1
    - I had 22 codes in my desk. It accepted 10 of them. Which is the number I needed, but still annoying. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:25
Dick Miller, ‘Gremlins’ and ‘Terminator’ Actor, Dies at 90 -- (link) - Remlik Jan 30, 16:50 2
- I think he was a regular on the Rockford Files, I might be wrong. -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 17:17 1
  - A police captain that didn't like Rockford maybe? -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 17:17
'The Batman' will be released on June 25, 2021; Matt Reeves still directing but Ben Affleck will NOT return as Batman. -- (link) - budice Jan 30, 16:50 21
- DC Super Pets 5/21/21 -- (link) - budice Jan 30, 17:00
- Spoilers: it's gonna suck. -- nm - David Jan 30, 16:54 16
  - He said Ben Affleck isn't coming back -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 16:58 15
    - Well who is, then? Kevin Conroy? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 30, 17:07
    - List of good DC movies over the last 10 years... - Tahani Jan 30, 17:07 13
      - I thought the Dark Knight Rises was the weakest of the Bale Batman movies -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 17:07 12
        
        Then this should make you happy! And David, not. (from the 27th) - Spawn Jan 30, 20:09 3
        
        I have not seen it yet -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 20:33
        
        You were the reason our mother was executed! -- nm - David Jan 30, 20:12 1
        
        Martha? -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 21:42
        
        Standing alone, I agree. But when viewed as a part of the trilogy it is strong. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:37 1
        
        I hated it the first time I saw it. Now it's fine, but it is the weakest -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 18:26
        
        Ehh. The one I don't like much is Begins. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 30, 17:23 2
        
        It's right there with Iron Man as my favorite comic book movie. -- nm - David Jan 30, 17:27 1
        
        Those two go along with Doctor Strange for mine. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 17:54
        
        And STILL the second best DC movie of the past decade. -- nm - David Jan 30, 17:12 1
        
        Until the Wonder Twins comes out later this year! -- nm - Bacon Jan 30, 17:14
        
        agreed -- nm - Beaker Jan 30, 17:12
- Gunn's Suicide Squad Film 8/6/2021 -- (link) - budice Jan 30, 16:54 1
  - Spoilers: It's gonna suck. -- nm - David Jan 30, 16:55
- Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Returns as The Batman. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 30, 16:53
I really shouldn’t bother with the $16 1099-MISC for Royalties, but alas... I do. -- nm - Qale Jan 30, 16:46
It started with a mom who painted a picture that was posted on reddit -- (link) - decline Jan 30, 16:43 8
- My favorite one is the painting of an Egret holding the painting of all the previous painters. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 30, 19:29
- "My birdie has a hat." -- nm - Tahani Jan 30, 16:56
- that's pretty grea -- nm - prayformojo Jan 30, 16:53 1
  - I lover this so much. -- nm - Amanda Jan 30, 17:13
- that's really fun -- nm - Remlik Jan 30, 16:53
- There's a web app with the flowchart. Wow. (NM) -- nm - Marlowe Jan 30, 16:51
- Incredible. -- nm - Mop Jan 30, 16:49
- Oh, wow. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess Jan 30, 16:48
Middle Ages Merlin manuscript found in Bristol University library -- (link) - Abby Normal Jan 30, 16:41

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