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Krusty Funko Pop alert! -- (link) - Shaun Feb 22, 07:06 3
- Yup, this is awesome. Love that this is going to be a whole line. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 22, 07:44
- OMG! I have to have that one! -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 07:07 1
  - And I really need them to put out more Bob's Burgers Funkos. We haven't had a new one in a while and there are so many characters to make plus -- (edited) - Krusty Feb 22, 07:09
Anderson Cooper is not here for your bullshit, Blago. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 22, 06:40
ST Poll: Who is your favorite baseball player, of all-time, at every position? - Flavorize— Feb 22, 06:37 11
- Won't claim to be the biggest baseball fan, but enough of one to have favorites ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 22, 07:29
- I'm sure I'd forget some, instead, one of my favorite everyday lineups that I still recall from memory. -- (edited) - zunk lake county Feb 22, 06:57 4
  - Nice! I watched a lot of Cubs games on WGN, growing up...lots of Twitter love for Grace, in the thread, which is cool -- nm - Flavorize— Feb 22, 07:11
  - Hit it to right! They don't have anyone out there! -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 06:58 2
    - Fixed it! -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 22, 06:59 1
      - :-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 07:06
- Inside: -- (edited) - Krusty Feb 22, 06:53 2
  - Cool—yeah, I love the consistency on this list. Like that Matsui is the DH pick, Gwynn, Griffey, and Henderson—yeah! - Flavorize— Feb 22, 07:22 1
    - Matsui only DH'd for two years but one was in 2009 when he helped us win the series. I could have easily gone all Yankees but I did love watching - Krusty Feb 22, 07:29
- Mickey Tettleton, Eddie Murray, Craig Biggio, Ripken, Brooks, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr, Ichiro, N/A, Randy Johnson, Mariano, -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:44 1
  - Very nice—Sosa nearly made my RFer spot—Bonds, dude was a jerk but man could he mash. I miss Randy Johnson. Pure power -- nm - Flavorize— Feb 22, 07:16
Bernie is expected to win the Nevada caucus based on polling. By how much over whomever is in second may be the real story. - Tim Feb 22, 06:01 10
- This was the first NV caucus with early voting (via ranked choice). About 70k voted. In 2016? 84k caucused. -- (link) - Tim Feb 22, 06:25 4
  - Glad that more people get to participate at least (I still think caucuses need to go, but at least this one is a bit more inclusive) -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 06:29 3
    - They‘be been promising this will be much less of a shitshow than Iowa. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 06:33 2
      - Good to see they're setting that bar low. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 07:19
      - "I mean, there's gonna be a little shit, let's be honest" -- nm - Reagen Feb 22, 07:19
- I'm not saying this won't be the result (seems logical enough that it would be the result) but polling of caucuses strikes me as ... tough -- nm - ty97 Feb 22, 06:12 1
  - “Nevada is just a really hard state to poll.” -- (link) - znufrii Feb 22, 06:34
- They’re running out of time to save this from him. - Will Hunting Feb 22, 06:06 2
  - If Biden or Warren make it close, they’re the comeback kid. If it’s Pete or Amy, then it’s socialist vs centrist. -- nm - Tim Feb 22, 06:10 1
    - Biden's campaign .... person (I don't knows someone senior from campaign) promises a 1 or 2 finish in NV earlier this week. - ty97 Feb 22, 06:13
This is so horrifying, words can't do it justice - Trisha Feb 22, 05:56 2
- Can't sleep, hotel will eat me! -- nm - Krusty Feb 22, 06:41
- "Residents of the Clown Motel". OMG. I'd probably make this a destination. - zunk lake county Feb 22, 06:32
Besides Remlik... name a famous DJ of today or yesterday. -- nm - Mop Feb 22, 05:18 10
- DJ Premier, Funkmaster Flex, Jam Master Jay (RIP), God's Favorite DJ Clark Kent, DJ Whoo Kid, DJ Red Alert, Mr. Magic, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Jazzy Jeff, - Krusty Feb 22, 07:04
- Rick Dees ("Disco Duck") -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 22, 06:35
- Jazzy Jeff. Does Dr. Demento count? Dr. Johnny Fever, Venus Flytrap, Adrian Cronhauer (sp?) -- nm - VMan Feb 22, 06:03 2
  - Oh! And of course, Ruby Rhod. -- nm - VMan Feb 22, 06:07 1
    - Almost blanked on Alan Freed. -- nm - VMan Feb 22, 06:14
- Qualls? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 05:48
- would Howard Stern and Don Imus count? -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 05:44
- From radio? I know a lot of local legends but nationally, Ryan Seacrest and Kasey Kasum come to mind. -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 22, 05:40
- Wolfman Jack -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 05:37
- Questlove. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 22, 05:27
My neighbor’s house has a pending offer in less than 48 hours from listing and if Zillow is right the offer is over the listing price. - Dano Feb 22, 05:18 5
- Be careful about Zillow. They typically don't have 100% of the current listings or recent sales. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 05:55 2
  - Yeah. I know I can only really trust the listing price and the fact that it has a pending offer. - Dano Feb 22, 06:21
  - They only get public records on sales when posted (months after settlement) -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 22, 05:59
- I'm starting to monitor these things in my neighborhood. By percentage, about how much higher than what you paid? -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 22, 05:43 1
  - 33% -- nm - Dano Feb 22, 06:18
TV PSA: Tyson/Wilder II, Almost Family, NBA, HNIC, Say Yes to the Dress, Seven Worlds One Planet, Live PD, Whitmer Thomas: The Golden One, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 22, 04:14
Woke up early, caught "Young Jesse James" (1960) on tv. The lead's bio sounds like Once Upon a Time...Mad Men - Max Feb 22, 03:37
this year's flu shot is 45% effective, actually better than last years -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 22, 03:12
The Republican National Committee has been mailing out documents across the country that are labeled '2020 Congressional District Census.' they come -- (link) - in envelopes labeled 'Do not destroy. Official doc Feb 22, 03:00
Italy announces a 1st covid19 death, Korea doubles cases w/2 dead, military has 4 cases, US forces so far nothing -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:21 8
- the cruise ship only has 31 passengers left, those released face lots of stigma even though they've passed quarantine with no symptoms -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:23 7
  - CDC notes women fare better than men in survival rates -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:24 6
    - China toll is..2,345, So Korean outbreak centers around a hospital and some weird Xian cult -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:30 5
      - 80% experience a 'mild' flu, 20% sick AF and 2% fatality rate -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:32 4
        
        Wuhan brings in cruise ships to serve as dorms for medical workers -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:35 3
        
        Wuhan woman with no symptoms infects five relatives with coronavirus -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:35 2
        
        odd, despite close relations, trade and travel, no reported cases in Indonesia???? -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 22, 02:41 1
        
        elderly man did not show symptoms for 27 days..... -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 22, 03:03
This is what the future holds -- (link) - TWuG Feb 21, 23:14 1
- "Is this roger stone being taken to jail?" -- nm - @AndyRichter Feb 22, 01:36
City of Costa Mesa got a TRO to prevent Coronavirus Patients from being deposited within city limits. -- (link*) - budice Feb 21, 23:03
I am drinking my first mezcal in decades, from Casamigos. It's a lot cleaner and clearer than that crap with the worm at the bottom of the bottle... - Mr. Havens Feb 21, 22:32 1
- Same. Same. I can do the Silver Stuff. -- nm - budice Feb 21, 22:41
I need to go to bed, but I have also slept much of the day as I am sick. I have to work though. No occurrences left to take. -- nm - Qale Feb 21, 22:15 1
- Get well - sick is not good :-( -- nm - Meg Feb 21, 22:23
It took some cajoling, but by the big race, all three of my kids were glued to Ford vs. Ferrari. -- nm - Mop Feb 21, 22:05 1
- It'll hook ya. -- nm - Max Feb 22, 01:36
We need more scenery to the set of Hunters, stat. Al done chewed through it all. -- nm - crash davis Feb 21, 21:53
so...who has 2 thumbs and has had a crappy day today? - call me Ishmael Feb 21, 20:34 1
- That sounds extremely frustrating :( Hopefully tomorrow sees everything set right. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 20:39
because of artillery fire threatening the area, they had to evacuate 3,000..... -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 21, 20:33 2
- So... Libya... still a warzone? -- nm - Mop Feb 21, 22:08 1
  - who knows, around there they could shell the next town to celebrate a soccer win, or a wedding -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 22, 00:09
I just read a headline that was "[blank] frustration leads to online petition" and my only reaction was ... - Beryllium Feb 21, 20:08 1
- We should start an online petition to ban online petitions. -- nm - Mop Feb 21, 22:07
Annihilation is......not good. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 21, 19:57 1
- Doubly so! -- nm - Mop Feb 21, 22:05
Annihilation is......not good. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 21, 19:57 1
- the movie? No, it's *great*! -- nm - mud Feb 21, 20:01
happy birthday, Ender! :) - -- nm - i.b.! Feb 21, 19:48 2
- Happy B-day! 🎂 -- nm - Flavorize— Feb 22, 06:34
- Happy birthday!! (NM) - Marlowe Feb 21, 19:49
Oh no, joe -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 21, 19:07 2
- -- -- nm* - mud Feb 21, 19:18
- just can't help himself. The growing list of these gems from his old addled head is growing. -- nm - mud Feb 21, 19:18
Israel and Lebanon announce first case each of covid19, Iran now has 13 with 4 deaths -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 21, 18:48 1
- Israel wasn't about to let Lebanon get the upper hand. -- nm - Mop Feb 21, 19:12
My new Brit TV YouTube rabbit hole is Taskmaster -- (link) - Dano Feb 21, 18:46 [youtube] 4
- "a bigger one a bigger one" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 19:38
- I love the befuddled look of the timekeeper. -- nm - Reagen Feb 21, 19:30
- When he smashed it on the floor I let out a loud laugh that made my cat run away -- nm - Krusty Feb 21, 19:02
- I’ve been binging on TM for a few weeks now. It’s very well done, and I really like Alex Horn as ‘little Alex.’ - howie Feb 21, 18:53
Rosario Dawson has fun with Briarpatch -- nm - prayformojo Feb 21, 18:43
Hot damn, Nuge! -- nm - Shaun Feb 21, 18:32 6
- Yammer MVP. -- nm - Reagen Feb 21, 18:37 5
  - Is he ROY eligible? Assuming his pace stays for the rest of the season, he'd have to be in the conversation. -- nm* - Shaun Feb 21, 18:53 4
    - goal scorer's goal, that one. -- nm - Reagen Feb 21, 19:17 1
      - Proper snipe. -- nm - Shaun Feb 21, 19:18
    - No, because he played in 6+ in the last 2. -- nm - Reagen Feb 21, 19:17 1
      - Even if he was he’d need to pick it up a bit if he only plays half the season. Or hope something bad happens to Makar or Hughes. -- nm - mafic Feb 21, 22:23
Did we see the US women's soccer team Funko Pops? -- (link*) - Shaun Feb 21, 18:31
"A swarm of nearly 40,000 bees attacked police responding to a single bee sting report" is a serious but also seriously funny headline - Max Feb 21, 18:20 3
- I was surprised I heard no mention of Africanized bees. They seem to have been forgotten recently. -- nm - Meg Feb 21, 18:50
- I know a lot of those bees. They told me they wouldn't ever do something like that -- nm - prayformojo Feb 21, 18:38 1
  - The only way to beat a bad guy with a gun is with a swarm of bees with a gun. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 18:39
Twitter bans 80 bloombots -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 21, 18:16 1
- damnit, i was hoping to get that 2,500 a month -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 21, 18:45
Now watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars with episodes in chronological order. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Feb 21, 17:48 3
- I feel someone needs to suffer for having caused this mess. -- nm - Mop Feb 21, 22:33
- OK. this is the lightsaber from my collection you need this weekend. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Feb 21, 19:58 [Attachment] 1
  - although if you prefer a staff, my Lord Vindican is perfect. I don't like the Maul staff. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Feb 21, 20:02 [Attachment]
Subversive - it's a Favourite button, and it's fabulous! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 17:39 1
- omg innovation, wonderful! -- nm - Subversive Feb 21, 18:09
Kieran's science cake project -- (pic) - Beryllium Feb 21, 17:26 [Attachment] 3
- Baked in the science oven? -- nm - Max Feb 21, 17:38 2
  - No, this one is from the oven oven. - Beryllium Feb 21, 17:40 1
    - The ribosomes taste like ribosomes! -- nm - Beron Cherry Feb 21, 17:41
BTS currently has 20 of the top 21 songs on the iTunes chart. -- nm - Dano Feb 21, 17:25 1
- It’s too bad you said iTunes chart and not xHampster chart or something. -- nm - Qale Feb 21, 17:48
What is ST's opinion on induction vs electric vs gas stoves? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 21, 17:20 [Image] 22
- I love my gas stove, but I think when we update our kitchen in 2021, we're going electric. - Mr. Havens Feb 21, 22:34
- Gas beats electric. Induction probably beats gas if you have the pots. -- nm - Ender Feb 21, 19:45
- Induction is amazing, but you might need new pots. I will never go back to straight electric. Gas is way better than straight electric. -- nm - mafic Feb 21, 18:40 1
  - We only had to get rid of one pan, but it was almost done anyway. -- nm - Reagen Feb 21, 18:42
- nice color -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 21, 18:36
- Krusty is wise. You should listen to him. -- nm - ML Feb 21, 17:40 1
  - Yeah! -- nm - Krusty Feb 21, 17:46
- Gas today, tomorrow and forever -- nm - Krusty Feb 21, 17:38 3
  - WA state is restricting them, new home construction will be all electric. we have gas, next will be induction, you can evenly heat a large pan (afaik -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 21, 18:40 2
    - Electric is the worst and not an option I can live with. -- nm - Krusty Feb 21, 18:48 1
      - Killed several pans on electric, none on gas. -- nm - . Feb 21, 19:36
- open flame -- nm - Beaker Feb 21, 17:38 2
  - Like a fire pit in the kitchen? Dangerous but I like it! - Krusty Feb 21, 17:45 1
    - well if you are going to go on the paleo diet, might as well embrace the whole concept.... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 21, 20:27
- Standard electric sucks. Induction is science magic. -- nm - Reagen Feb 21, 17:35 1
  - I agree with Reagen. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 21, 17:52
- Had electric for 20 years, now gas. I love the gas stove. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 21, 17:30
- We switched to gas. Just didn’t seem dramatic enough to put all that money into a kitchen and end up with a flat glass cooktop. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 21, 17:24
- induction was always cool, easy clean -- nm - budice Feb 21, 17:23
- I have a gas stove. It kinda scares me with the kids around, but they've never fiddled with the dials or anything. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 17:22 2
  - Never tried induction but I hear it's good. Likely better than electric. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 21, 17:23 1
    - I have gas, and love gas, but we have a very tight kitchen at the museum and people brush against the knobs. The housekeeping staff have come in and - Meg Feb 21, 22:13
Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury II tomorrow night, WHO YOU GOT??!! -- nm - Beaker Feb 21, 17:01 6
- Another draw. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 22, 05:56
- *flisps coin*. Wilder in 11 - Will Hunting Feb 21, 17:55
- If Mike Tyson and Nick Fury had a baby you'd have...a winner! -- nm - zunk lake county Feb 21, 17:08 1
  - L3 -- nm - budice Feb 21, 17:23
- Wilder. KO. 6th. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 21, 17:01
- Deontay Wilder weighs in at 231, heaviest of career; Tyson Fury 273 -- nm - Beaker Feb 21, 17:01
The third worst poetry in the universe. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 21, 16:58 1
- I’m sure if I worked on mine a bit more I could get it down to second... -- nm - znufrii Feb 21, 17:00

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