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Adam Levine Exiting ‘The Voice’ After 16 Seasons -- (link) - ty97 May 24, 09:58 2
- Two years after I exited The Voice. -- nm - Mop May 24, 10:00 1
  - heh - ya'll are funny today -- nm - Epiphany May 24, 10:00
so no sonic til 2020? -- nm - tRuMaN May 24, 09:50 1
- it takes a long time to not make him creepy anymore -- nm - decline May 24, 09:55
Lone House Rep. stalls $19B national disaster aid bill because the people it would assist obviously haven't suffered enough yet. -- (link) - Diva May 24, 09:27 4
- If it werent him, it would have been some other Republican Puppet in the House to do it. - Jovian May 24, 09:56
- Ran out of articles but how does one Rep. make that happen in the house? -- nm - pmb May 24, 09:56 2
  - Unanimous vote means it moves through without debate. His vote means they have to work it through. They are recessed until June 3rd. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 09:59
  - I assume any representative can call for a full roll call vote and most of Congress is already out of town. -- nm - Mop May 24, 09:59
So far today, the only thing I've eaten is ... two swedish berries. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:24
I can't talk details, but the flickr migration stuff is hugely interesting. Migrating that much traffic volume to a new infrastructure really ... - Beryllium May 24, 09:15
"At least seven people are believed to have died on the mountain [Mount Everest] this week." -- nm - prayformojo May 24, 08:55 16
- Me: "Why would anyone bother doing this?" Also me: "Visiting the bottom of the Marianas Trench would be neat." -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:57 8
  - I don't really want to do either but one of them isn't having a poor Nepalese dude drag me through hypoxia. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 09:00 7
    - Side note: Dragging Through Hypoxia would be a good name for an emo band. -- nm* - Brightbaron May 24, 09:22 1
      - Rob Zombie Cover Band -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:22
    - OTOH how long do you think you can spend in a bathyscaphe with James Cameron? -- nm - Roger More May 24, 09:02 4
      - But he could tell you all about his plans for the next 10 Avatar movies! -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 09:16 1
        
        If you sufficiently puncture the hull, the entire ship will pancake in a microsecond. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:21
      - It would take all of my mental efforts to simply pretend that he was Bill Paxton. But it would be worth it. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:07
      - ~His name is James Cameron, explorer of the seas!~ -- nm - colin May 24, 09:06
- "But John Wick's visa expires today." -- nm - David May 24, 08:57
- just saw pictures of the lines.. that's insane. -- nm - colin May 24, 08:56 5
  - It combines a high likelihood of death with the excitement of standing in line for a subway. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 08:57 4
    - It would go a lot faster if not everyone felt the need to take a piss off the peak. -- nm* - Brightbaron May 24, 09:26 1
      - "Sir, we've successfully mapped this alien planet." "And?" "It appears their culture designated the tallest peak as both a latrine and a graveyard." -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:27
    - L4! -- nm - Epiphany May 24, 09:19
    - some of the things i've read about the drive to get to the summit, which can mean leaving someone to die, is sickening. -- nm - colin May 24, 09:08
This is real t-shirt the administration is currently selling. I can't. -- (link) - MDH May 24, 08:52 7
- But you'll be able to identify the morons more easily that way. -- nm - JaxSean May 24, 08:58 6
  - Is it even possible to wear the shirt ironically? -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:59 5
    - They should just double down and sell pink MAGA hats too. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 09:02 4
      - They do. The stands on the national mall sell MAGA hats in like 10 colors, & now have his huge signature on the side. The worst is the MAGA bucket hat - MDH May 24, 09:07 2
        
        (your IM) ... that do not know any better. -- nm - Spawn May 24, 09:44 1
        
        Clearly. They chose to wear a bucket hat. - Beryllium May 24, 09:46
      - Oh, sure. (spoils) - Beryllium May 24, 09:06
Thank you all for the warm birthday wishes yesterday. And happy belated birthday to ST's better Gemini. I wasn't around because ... - ReluctantCynic May 24, 08:30 9
- Happy long Birthday weekend! -- nm - Max May 24, 09:28
- I moved into my house on my birthday too :) -- nm - peglegpete May 24, 09:17
- Nice! -- nm - David May 24, 08:57
- ooh, happy missed birthday! -- nm - colin May 24, 08:56
- Right back at you sir. Thanks everyone. Travel day yesterday to Vegas. CJ is having fun, she's on the hunt for Jericho. Leva Bates is super tiny -- nm - Remlik May 24, 08:43
- !! Congrats!! -- nm - Epiphany May 24, 08:39
- Nice! Best of luck in the new place and have a great birthday weekend! :-) -- nm - Krusty May 24, 08:39
- Woohoo! great b-day present :) -- nm - decline May 24, 08:36 1
  - It's a goddamn birthday miracle ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 24, 08:42
One week until Good Omens. *twitch* - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 08:09 17
- By the way - there's also been a BBC radio version -- (link) - LMS May 24, 08:36 1
  - Yeah, I remember catching a bit of it at the time and meaning to listen to the whole thing. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 09:05
- Great book -- nm - con_carne May 24, 08:25
- and despite developing it, the BBC don't get it for a few more months. - LMS May 24, 08:16 1
  - British exports! -- nm - con_carne May 24, 08:24
- David Tennant and Michael Sheen are the guests on Graham Norton show next week. -- nm - LMS May 24, 08:15 1
  - *twitch* -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 08:19
- i have not read the book. i feel like i should before i watch the show. -- nm - colin May 24, 08:14 9
  - It is neither my favorite Gaiman nor my favorite Pratchett, but it is a fun, fast read. -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 08:17 8
    - agreed -- nm - Epiphany May 24, 08:46
    - It was actually my first introduction to them both, and is still a favorite of mine. - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 08:28 6
      - i feel like gaiman can't finish a story (or ends abruptly), pratchett tends to meander. does it end well? -- nm - colin May 24, 08:29 5
        
        I was going to respond to this but then I realized I was thinking of the other Neil. (Stephenson) -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:50 2
        
        Stephenson just stops writing more than he ends a book. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 08:54 1
        
        I dunno, there's usually something resembling a climax -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:57
        
        I'm gonna go with yes. -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 08:39
        
        I think so. Well enough at least. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 08:38
WW Box Office Update: Wick is doing well, Pikachu has picked up a little bit. - MDH May 24, 07:48 4
- My mom has a weekly outing with her sister and another friend. They usually shop, go out to lunch but they are trying movies for a change -- (edited) - ty97 May 24, 07:56 3
  - Pom? - SyrDragonite May 24, 08:37
  - So they're going to see John Wick instead? -- nm - LMS May 24, 08:05
  - We just watched this on the Firestick the other night. I'm actually pissed to have watched a bootleg of it for free in my own house. - John Murphy May 24, 08:00
From B2 - it's clear that Aaron Rodgers has never chugged a beer. He's holding the glass all wrong. nm - John Murphy May 24, 07:43 3
- Ok. Wait. If one were to be attempting to chug from a can, what would be the proper hold? - JD May 24, 09:53
- I've never liked the overhand method. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 08:55 1
  - you prefer the butt bong method? -- nm - Epiphany May 24, 08:55
Apparently spring in Tennessee was at 2pm on a Wednesday. - Will Hunting May 24, 07:39
Most wholesome Twitter thread of the day -- (link) - Roger More May 24, 07:28 5
- Very awesome. The Gofundme page is at $13k of $5k, so looks like he's going to Hawaii. Twice! -- nm - JaxSean May 24, 09:23
- :-) -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:47
- That's the sweetest thing. -- nm - Mop May 24, 07:38
- Awesome. Just pure good. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 07:38
- Awwww....this is really, really nice -- nm - prayformojo May 24, 07:35
So they removed Larry the Cat from the steps of No.10 before she made her resignation announcement. -- (link) - LMS May 24, 06:44 1
- I was unaware of Larry the Cat before today, but my life is now richer for reading his Twitter. -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 07:48
So they're adapting Brooklyn 99 for the French Canadian market, it's the first adaptation of the show - Guigue May 24, 06:41 28
- I look forward to the cross-over ep with Cardinal. -- nm* - LMS May 24, 07:43
- Will it be in French? -- nm - colin May 24, 07:18 2
  - Yes -- nm - Guigue May 24, 08:00 1
    - Ah ha -- nm - colin May 24, 08:14
- Georges Laraque!! -- nm - Shaun May 24, 06:48 6
  - He looks like he could fit the part. Any chance he can act? -- nm - Krusty May 24, 06:51 4
    - IIRC he has like 2 lines then a fight... He has virtually no experience. -- nm - Guigue May 24, 07:00 1
      - I think in Goon he had "Wanna go?" and that was it. -- nm - Shaun May 24, 07:04
    - He's been in both Goon movies. - Shaun May 24, 06:51 1
      - Ha! -- nm - Krusty May 24, 06:54
  - That could work. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 06:49
- Gotta check the CFL and hope one of them can act. :-) - Krusty May 24, 06:46 15
  - Quebecois Jake and Gina should be ridiculously easy to find. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 06:48 14
    - Yeah not worried about those all that much. Rosa, Charles and Amy should be doable too - Guigue May 24, 06:50 12
      - Find a serious dramatic actor that no one thinks can be funny - give him comedy. There’s your Holt. - Will Hunting May 24, 07:41
      - Though B99 reflects New York diversity and I'd expect a Quebec remake would reflect Montreal diversity. - Roger More May 24, 07:11 3
        
        I agree, maybe have an anglophone too (to get some Bon Cop Bad Cop vibes) - Guigue May 24, 07:16 2
        
        They can make the english guys Hitchcock and Scully. -- nm - Shaun May 24, 07:17 1
        
        Excellent idea, the two bumbling idiots! :) -- nm - Guigue May 24, 07:21
      - His being black and gay is a huge part of his character. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 06:51 6
        
        True, but they could probably manage with just the gay part of his character - Guigue May 24, 06:59 5
        
        He's the founder of AAGLNYCPA! ;-) I didn't realize how difficult casting is for certain non-white roles can be. - Krusty May 24, 07:06 4
        
        Hopefully they thought of casting before buying the show! :) - Guigue May 24, 07:10 3
        
        Makes sense. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:12 2
        
        I just thought of this guy though. He looks the part, but we mostly know him from a kid's TV show, so I wonder if he can act like Holt - Guigue May 24, 07:19 [Attachment] 1
        
        He looks like he could fit the role, though Holt would never have that soul patch. lol -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:26
    - I'm sure they can find a Boyle as well. Rosa and Terry will likely be the hardest to find a good replacement. Holt is a tough one as well. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 06:50
- What about the dude from that 19-2 series? -- nm - Reagen May 24, 06:45
Just saw Baldrick in the canteen downstairs. -- nm - LMS May 24, 06:22 5
- Was he eating a potato? -- nm - Reagen May 24, 06:34 3
  - A turnip he purchased for ten thousand pounds. -- nm - Roger More May 24, 06:39
  - Or "some beans"? -- nm - Reagen May 24, 06:35 1
    - Remlik won't get any of these references -- nm - LMS May 24, 06:43
- All part of his cunning plan, I'm sure. -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 06:25
The NYPD believe they've caught the guy that was pulling the emergency brake on trains during rush hour. -- (link) - Krusty May 24, 06:20 9
- They'll have to keep him in protective custody. -- nm - Mop May 24, 07:40
- So only knowing "emergency brake" from what I've seen in old cartoons, - JaxSean May 24, 06:35 7
  - It's like the scene with Harry Potter on the magic bus, yes. -- nm - Strongbad May 24, 06:42
  - Depends on the generation of trains, the old ones hit the brakes and stop the train immediately, the new ones bring it to a more controlled stop, iinm -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 06:39 4
    - Yeah, the old trains like C do stop rather quickly compared to the newer ones but thankfully not so fast that you get thrown around. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 06:42 3
      - Pneumatic vs. electronic braking, iirc. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 06:48 2
        
        Grappling hook. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 06:48 1
        
        Beats the old way of just sticking a foot out the door and dragging it along the ground. They'd miss stations by blocks sometimes. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 06:56
  - It slows the train very quickly and it does screech to a grinding halt. It's not so sudden that everyone gets thrown forward but it happens quickly. - Krusty May 24, 06:38
Just heard Ed Sheeran's new song. It's...garbage. But I'm sure it'll be huge. -- nm - Shaun May 24, 06:10 1
- 5 Seconds of Summer!!! Easier! really the song's name is Easier -- (edited) - Epiphany May 24, 06:23
Whoo! The voice actor who does Sombra in Overwatch replied to me on twitter after mentioning her. Solid. -- nm - Shaun May 24, 06:02
Beaker, I get the EB is having a fairly large sale for the rest of May, but no $5 Fridays this month is crap. -- nm - Shaun May 24, 05:57
The Twenty my Spotify playlist has been updated for the week. It includes songs by Skillet, Simple Creatures, and the Strumbellas. - Qale May 24, 05:39 [spotify] 1
- MXMS is going to be at Jack Rabbits next month. Think we're going. - JaxSean May 24, 08:08
French Open guesses - Dano May 24, 05:12 4
- My guess: there will be a lot of clay on the ball. Also, a lot of grunting. -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 05:44
- does Nadal have a shot at passing Roger for most Grand Slams all time? - prayformojo May 24, 05:24 2
  - Unlikely since he’s only a given for the French (most years) and all three are starting to show cracks in their invincibility. -- nm - Will Hunting May 24, 05:36 1
    - Poor Roger needs a walking stick -- nm - budice May 24, 05:47
ESPN's Stephen A.: "Kawhi, Raptors made us all look like ‘idiots’" -- (link) - GregW May 24, 05:11 [youtube] 5
- NBA Playoffs already over for most -- nm - budice May 24, 06:22
- "Over the last couple three games..." -- nm - Shaun May 24, 06:05
- "What do you mean 'us', kemosabe?" -- nm - Reagen May 24, 05:16 1
  - "You embarrassed yourSELF in front of Derek Jeter." - Krusty May 24, 06:03
- “You don’t need any help from me, sir.” -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 05:15
LIR: British PM Theresa May says she'll resign on June 7 -- nm - Beaker May 24, 04:46 3
- LIR: What about Biodome? -- nm - Strongbad May 24, 05:11 2
  - I don’t think Theresa May has seen it. -- nm - Super Daddy Princess May 24, 05:15 1
    - But she has seen Encino Man. She just didn't take the right lesson from it. -- nm - Brightbaron May 24, 05:51
hmm. -- nm - tRuMaN future-to-be emperor of the universe May 24, 04:43
TV PSA: Blindspot, Dynasty, SHIELD, Whistleblower, Live PD, Gold Rush, Wu-Tang Clan, She's Gotta Have It (Netflix), What/If (Netflix), other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 24, 04:39 1
- Shield! Woot! - Beryllium May 24, 07:16

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