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People in Illinois sure do like the ganja -- (link) - decline Jan 6, 19:27 1
- Nice! The whole country loves it and every state should be making bank off it. -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 19:33
huh, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood kinda *is* a dark take. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 19:01
Yum Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut) is getting into the burger business with a $375mil purchase of Habit Grill. -- (link) - Mop Jan 6, 18:54 3
- Habit Burger has been posted about on ST before, so of course you've never heard of it! *ba dum tsh* -- (edited) - con_carne Jan 6, 19:25 2
  - interesting - none of their locations here have drive thru, and the one I've been to didn't have a kiosk. they're more like five guys, but you don't - b. Jan 6, 19:50 1
    - it looks like around 1/6th of their ww locations have drive thru, only one in the greater bay area. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 6, 19:53 1
The Maritime accents on Oak Island are so think, they have to caption the locals. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:52
The Nashville Predators fired head coach Peter Laviolette and assistant coach Kevin McCarthy on Monday -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 18:45
What the crap, Connor -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 18:24 5
- Like, what even do you do against this -- (link) - Reagen Jan 6, 18:28 4
  - what a goal -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 18:43
  - he seemed almost insultingly casual about that -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 18:41
  - Hockey McJesus -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 18:30 1
    - I don't understand where his acceleration comes from. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 18:35
Sony introduces its newest ... electric car? -- (link) - spamlet Jan 6, 18:18 5
- the 2 tone looks weird in the pictures, I hope it's better in person. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 19:22
- “... some pieces coming from industry players like BlackBerry and Bosch” Uh... is that what BlackBerry is doing these days? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:50 1
  - playing in industries? From a certain point of view ... -- nm - Berylorian Jan 6, 19:02
- “Please, Apple, buy us. Look, we’re working on electric cars too, just like you guys! You need that, right?” -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:50
- I'm still holding out for the PS9 they promised. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 18:41
spaceship! -- (link) - Berylorian Jan 6, 18:16
SpaceX launch in under 7 minutes. Will attempt to recover this booster for the 4th time -- (link) - TWuG Jan 6, 18:13 4
- Successful booster recovery. 4th for this booster. 48th overall. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 18:28
- no faring recovery, or that too? -- nm - Berylorian Jan 6, 18:16 1
  - An attempt by Ms Tree to catch a half -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 18:19
- thx -- nm - mud Jan 6, 18:16
1917 90% (188), Just Mercy 79% (107), Like a Boss nsy, Underwater nsy, The Informer 52% (27) -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 18:12 1
- Licky boom boom down -- nm* - Dano Jan 6, 18:51
I am a spry 75, apparently. - Tim Jan 6, 18:10 40
- 69, a few because I've recently confused them with someone else and looked them up to see who they were. -- nm* - . Jan 6, 19:52
- 82, heard of. Lauren Degal? Um she’s Christian pop -- nm - Pippy Jan 6, 19:30 2
  - Her being there is no less weird than 66 year old Danny Elfman also playing. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:32 1
    - Good point -- nm - Pippy Jan 6, 19:56
- 81 -- nm - Krusty Jan 6, 19:30
- *Geff off my lawn.. Kids theeff dayfs! Harrumph!* (NM) - Marlowe, the 94 year-old Jan 6, 19:26
- 72 -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 19:15
- Bands we have 'heard' of as in recognize the name of the band in some passing conversation, I'm 93, bands we've "heard" I'm a 101 -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 19:04 4
  - I wonder if the Capaldi mentioned is a youngling of Jim Capaldi of classic rock fame -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 19:06 3
    - No, he’s a Scottish singer/songwriter who has a worldwide hit piano ballad. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:26 2
      - also, not related to Scottish actor Peter Capaldi -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 19:27 1
        
        Distantly: Second cousins, once removed. He’s in the video for the song. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:29
- (Just waiting for JD to chime in with like 35 or some nonsense.) -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:02 4
  - nm -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:35
  - nm -- (edited) - Tim Jan 6, 19:35
  - -1 -- nm - JaxSean SI Jan 6, 19:11 1
    - heh -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 19:36
- 92 -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 18:46
- 98. is Crumb related to cartoonist Robert Crumb? Is Chicano Batman related to Batman? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 18:40
- Jebus. 86 -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 18:39 2
  - Your real age is the number of bands you actually want to see, x10. So I’m like... 30? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:41 1
    - 0 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 18:42
- One of those band names is in Russian! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:39 1
  - This band here is dead. -- nm - Brrrron Jan 6, 18:48
- Do I get bonus points for needing to zoom in to read the small print ones? -- nm - Brrrron Jan 6, 18:28 2
  - zoom doesn't work. you gotta go to Coachella's main site to read the lists in a viewable print -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 18:41 1
    - you can hear much better when the print is larger -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 19:05
- Subpoll: What’s the smallest print act you recognize? - spamlet Jan 6, 18:23 3
  - Pabllo Vittar, in the same line mentioned by Mop below. No, I have no idea what her music is like. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 19:38
  - How small is small? Carly Rae is line 3 (line 4 if you count the headliner). -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:40
  - Alec Benjamin, who's 25 going on 12. -- nm* - Brrrron Jan 6, 18:30
- (also I did a double take at realizing that's actually Danny Elfman and not a band named that, which would make perfect sense in 2020.) -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 18:20 2
  - He's getting in on Hans Zimmer's act. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 18:21 1
    - Meh. He’ll do Oingo Boingo stuff. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:38
- 77. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 18:20
- Heard of leaves me at 95. Heard leaves me at 98. -- nm - TWuG Jan 6, 18:19 1
  - Oh yeah, I've heard *of,* say, Brockhampton. wouldn't know anything by them. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 18:20
- 90 -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 18:19 1
  - Ditto. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:37
- 85 -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 18:15
Here, enjoy a musical interlude. -- (link) - Berylorian Jan 6, 17:52 2
- Why, is this season 3 of Marvelous Mrs Maisel? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 6, 17:58
- While utterly amazing, I hope this man's epithet has more on it than this. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 17:57
19 years ago today The Rock and Bill Gates debut the Xbox... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 17:40
Trudeau is in the news because ... he grew a beard. -- (link) - Berylorian Jan 6, 17:32 5
- Holy Fuck he is so hawt -- nm - Pippy Jan 6, 19:20 1
  - Something to appreciate on this, your ... day ... I guess. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 6, 19:44
- He's either angling for a gig in dad porn or diabolical world leader. Either way, he's already got some notches. -- nm* - Mop Jan 6, 17:54
- FFS, that copy. -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 17:46 1
  - Like the coach on letterkenny says ... - Berylorian Jan 6, 17:51
Max's Double Trouble starring Salma Hayek and Patricia Arquette -- (link) - budice Jan 6, 17:16 1
- One of us is drunk and the other is embarrassed! Guess which! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 17:58
There really should be a college football championship game starting about now. -- nm - zunkskunk Jan 6, 16:58 1
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 16:59
Your top 10 songs: Circles, Memories, The Box, Someone You Loved, Roxanne, Good As Hell, Dance Monkey, Highest In the Room, 10,000 Hours, Lose You to Love Me -- (edited) - Tim Jan 6, 16:37 4
- I know 6 of those artists. That’s more than I expected. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 18:58
- Is that a cover of the Police's Roxanne? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 17:55 2
  - No but it’s pretty fun nonetheless -- nm - Pippy Jan 6, 19:21
  - Sadly, no. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 18:00
Julian Castro endorsed Elizabeth Warren, in what I feel like is the first person to end their campaign and endorse someone else this cycle. -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 16:21 9
- he wasn't going to endorse sanders, buttigieg, or biden; so... -- nm - b. Jan 6, 20:18
- Define "cycle", because I think we're only four hours into the current news cycle. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 6, 16:32 7
  - You really should have learned about that in junior high health class, Bery. -- nm - Brrrron Jan 6, 17:03 2
    - I never went to highschool. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 17:07 1
      - An autodidact just like Lincoln! -- nm - Brrrron Jan 6, 17:54
  - You are correct. Looks like that Tim Ryan dude from the first or second debate endorsed Biden -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 16:53 3
    - Accidentally correct. I'll take it, even though I was just joking about the fast and turbulent news cycles. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 17:00
    - aha, that 0% really propped him up -- nm - Tim Jan 6, 16:59 1
      - Ok ok, so you did mean menstrual cycle -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 17:09
That's it! I forgot to pick up my bedbugs on the way home from work today. -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:48
The actor who plays Dracula could reprise some of Walter Mathau's roles ... -- nm - Berylorian Jan 6, 15:43 2
- The accent and James Bond glibness gave me Pierce Bronson vibes -- nm - Pippy Jan 6, 19:23
- heh -- nm - mud Jan 6, 18:17
NFL Stat of the Day: AFC QB 2019 Salaries total $12.7 Million. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 15:28 5
- That seems... low. (average, maybe?) -- nm - psilotum Jan 6, 15:32 3
  - Sorry, I didn't specify. The 4 remaining in the playoffs. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 16:07
  - 4 remaining qb’s - Tannehill, Lamar, Mahomes, Watson. 3 are on cheap rookie deals and Tannehill is a scrap heap fix. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 6, 15:53 1
    - I see, thanks. -- nm - psilotum Jan 6, 16:07
- NFC QB's $104.6 Million -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 15:28
Nobody else cares. VP Mike Pence swore in Sen. Kelly Leoffler (R-GA) today. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 15:25 1
- I care -- nm - Doug Collins Jan 6, 17:09
NFL Hot Take: Wade Phillips is one of the best NFL DC's ever. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 15:23
Glazer: NYG wants Rhule but CAR has a shot at getting him prior to NYG interview. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 15:18
I know I'm watching Stumptown, Evil, and Rookie for the rest of the season. What else am I supposed to watch coming up? -- nm - Max Jan 6, 14:57 5
- Schitt’s Creek -- nm - znufrii, human scum Jan 6, 16:54
- The Good Place and Supernatural -- nm - . Jan 6, 16:08
- Nora From Queens -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 15:35
- I'm optimistic for NBC's upcoming Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 15:12
- Avenue 5. Picard. The Outsider? Ragnarok? -- nm - Reagen Jan 6, 15:00
Rejoice! Today is Epiphany! You can take down your holiday decorations tomorrow. -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 14:11 4
- Uh oh. Started today. I have to go to the box. -- nm - zunkskunk Jan 6, 14:18
- All gone over the weekend. My place looks so barren without a massive tree in the living room. - Krusty Jan 6, 14:16 2
  - Yep same here took it down this weekend on that note cant believe it's already the 6th -- nm - eag Jan 6, 14:43
  - Every year at this time, we take down the tree and put the chair back. Sweet blessed chair. Praise be to the chair. -- nm - Berylorian Jan 6, 14:25
Australia: more nude models raising money.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 6, 14:02 3
- This idea has taken off like ... crazy -- nm - rollo Jan 6, 14:28 2
  - Tween boys cracking piggy banks across the globe. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 15:05 1
    - Not to mention cracking voices. -- nm - Brrrron Jan 6, 15:08
Rise of Skywalker B. Beginning and end good... Middle sagged like an overloaded power line on a hot day (spoilers) - Amoxy Jan 6, 13:59 3
- I kind of felt (spoilers) - Berylorian Jan 6, 14:23 1
  - To me it sort of felt like (spoils) - pmb Jan 6, 14:37
- Star Wars aside for those who watched Star Wars Rebels (spoilers) - Mop Jan 6, 14:14
STIS: title insurance - what does it cover? (explanation inside) - colin Jan 6, 13:29 5
- I'd think so. No harm in making a claim and having it investigated -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 13:33 4
  - i have the title company looking into it - i did the legwork and got all the info, hopefully they just settle it out and tell me what the final bill - colin Jan 6, 13:37 3
    - This is where you need to talk to an attorney -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:58
    - **crossing fingers** -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 6, 13:47 1
      - thaaanks. here's hoping. - colin Jan 6, 13:54
Pro Tip: When collecting signatures to get your candidate on the ballot, it's a good idea to have the candidate's name on the petition. - Brrrron Jan 6, 13:27
Thanks all. I'm getting $150 bonus from Discover for opening with them today. I can get another $50 if I move another $10k over but I have until - oblique Jan 6, 13:22 6
- Side note: Does anyone here using something like Robinhood or M1 or even Fidelity to do index fund investing? - oblique Jan 6, 13:34 5
  - I have Stash and like it. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 6, 13:50
  - I’m not 100% sure what you’re asking. - spamlet Jan 6, 13:40 3
    - There's a whole generation of "new" investment companies like Robinhood that do 0% fee accounts with very nice apps for managing the investments. M1 - oblique Jan 6, 13:50 2
      - Most all are fee free accounts now. I use schwab -- nm - decline Jan 6, 15:06
      - Nope just Fidelity but since they do 0/0 now I don’t know why you’d go with a smaller player. -- nm - spamlet Jan 6, 14:48
Reuters: U.S.-led coalition said that it would withdraw from Iraq -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 13:16 16
- You can’t kick us out... we’re leaving! -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:56
- Wait 'til Trump hears this one! -- nm - Spawn Jan 6, 13:20
- Esper: “We are re-positioning forces throughout the region number one .." -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 13:18 13
  - Who does number two work for? -- nm - Max Jan 6, 13:36
  - Herr Keitel says what now? -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 13:35
  - Gen. Milley : "That letter is a draft, it was a mistake, it should not have been released." -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 13:29 10
    - We will not withdraw troops from Iraq. Instead, we will stay there against the will of the local government. - Mop Jan 6, 14:17 1
      - Drumpf got something that nobody thought possible: make Iran and Iraq see eye to eye on something. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 6, 14:48
    - so it got all the way to a press conference? these people are terrifyingly stupid. -- nm - Andie Jan 6, 13:50
    - The number of things they mistakenly release is astounding. -- nm - pmb Jan 6, 13:39 4
      - "It’s like watergate but everyone in the entire administration is a moron." -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 13:48 2
        
        “- the laws of armed conflict.” -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 13:58 1
        
        as interpreted by John Yoo. -- nm - Max Jan 6, 14:02
      - slight odds the 'draft' has a signature on it too -- nm - Max Jan 6, 13:44
    - more -- (link) - mud Jan 6, 13:32 1
      - General Jodl says what? -- nm - Jovian Jan 6, 13:36

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