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You knows spies: bunch of bitchy little girls -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 18:20 3
- I should resume my entire-series rewatch. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 18:21 2
  - "Let's see what accent Fiona's character has this week." -- nm - Max Feb 23, 18:37
  - Chet Notice! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 18:22
*sigh* the 1980 Miracle on Ice team posed with Trump while wearing Maga hats -- (link) - Remlik Feb 23, 18:01 3
- So it seems that 40 years later, the USSR has had the ultimate victory. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 18:19
- I'm shocked that a bunch of 65-year-old white guys from Minnesota are pro-Trump. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 18:09
- They literally could not be more polar opposites in their history with Russia. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 18:08
Does CW not have the budget for lighting techs on set? I can't see anything going on in Batwoman. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 17:55 3
- Would you say they made a gaffer? -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 18:14 1
  - No, no, in fact I would be sure *not* to say those words together. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 18:38
- I just dropped it and Supergirl. Got tired of fast forwarding through stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 17:57
I definitely didn't know that rod brindamour was the Canes coach. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 17:54
The Montreal Canadiens have traded forward Ilya Kovalchuk to the Washington Capitals in exchange for 2020 third-round pick. -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 17:26 3
- wanted out? couldn't agree on extending? everyone on the team hates him? he's a bargain at league minimum. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 17:33 2
  - I think he was a shot in the dark when they signed him and they get an extra 3rd rounder for taking the chance. He seemed to love playing for the habs -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 17:40 1
    - my bet's on failed extension talks. they got what they could before he went UFA again. not like the habs are making the playoffs. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 17:45
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 23, 16:51 1
- I was on a flight once where they asked for a doctor, then ten minutes later asked again and added "we have enough nurses thank you." -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 16:53
Pickles. What do you prefer? Dill, sweet, bread & butter? Garlic? Kosher? Slices, chips, snack size, big uns? - TWuG Feb 23, 16:45 18
- Them dill spears that come with deli samiches -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 18:36
- LOFL -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 17:50
- after making my own, garlic -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 23, 17:41
- Licensed to Dill -- nm - budice Feb 23, 17:28
- None of the above -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 17:27
- Yes. -- nm - kelly Feb 23, 17:17
- None. I don't want them anywhere near my food. I don't want to even smell them let alone have the juice touch my food. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 17:15 1
  - Nothing ruins the first bite of a burger quite like the sudden realization you forgot to say "no pickles" as you bite through one. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 17:21
- Straight in the trash. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 17:10
- Mt. Olive brand dill pickles if I get 'em at the store. Prefer dill, garlic, and bread & butter. And love the pickles at Potbelly Sandwiches. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 23, 17:06
- Garlic, kosher, Polish. -- nm - . Feb 23, 17:05
- at home, I like sweet (B&B; gherkin) but at restaurants, I love the pickle spear with sandwiches (often I ask for extra). -- nm - amanda Feb 23, 16:55
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 16:51 1
  - Pickled octopus is alright, too. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 17:30
- Wegmans dill slices. -- nm - znufrii Feb 23, 16:50
- gross. but the youngest would murder puppies for a pickle -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 16:49
- all pickles are good pickles. I pickled some carrots and ginger yesterday to have with pulled pork banh mi. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 16:47 1
  - I love mustard and I love pickles but I can't get myself to try the jars of mustard pickles out here. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 17:16
Loved the first episode of Hunters. -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 16:24 1
- I just finished the finale! It's superb. -- nm - mud Feb 23, 16:41
I just bought national tickets for 7/31. so excited! hoping I can vacation approved bc it's vacay blackout and fees were more than 50% of ticket price - amanda Feb 23, 16:11 6
- they played an outdoor amphitheatre here a few years ago, one of the best shows I've been to. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 17:25
- It took me until now to realize you weren't this excited about that DC baseball team. -- nm - ty97 Feb 23, 16:33
- People lose their minds for their Homecoming festival here in Cincinnati. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 23, 16:30 3
  - mmm, I might consider that as well actually. I love that area. -- nm - amanda Feb 23, 16:47 2
    - The MusicNow Festival is also in town at the same time. Organized by the National. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 23, 17:12 1
      - ohhhh musicnow sounds great. (*serious* vacay blackout though; I'd love to go next year.) -- nm - amanda Feb 23, 17:20
Happy Better Call Saul night everyone -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 15:58
Who has had the better career - Jon Favreau or Vince Vaughn? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 15:38 17
- Elf vs Fred Claus - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 16:25 1
  - vs Reindeer Games apparently... -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 16:29
- Favreau by far -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 16:09
- 42 -- nm* - budice Feb 23, 15:53
- Favreau -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 15:51
- At this point, Favreau’s in the discussion for best career of anybody. -- (edited) - David Feb 23, 15:40 10
  - By that measure, Affleck is ahead. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 15:49 8
    - Affleck’s bombs add up, and he failed as Batman. Favreau gets credit for the MCU. -- nm - David Feb 23, 16:29
    - Iron Man beats Batman. -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 16:08 6
      - Argo, The Town and Gone Baby Gone beat Iron Man 2. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 16:38 3
        
        Gigli, Justice League, and BvS count the other way. “Overall work” is a mixed bag for him. -- nm - David Feb 23, 16:44 1
        
        I don’t really blame him for the Batman stuff. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 17:07
        
        This thread is starting to have an "I could do this all day" feel to it -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 16:41
      - 2 Oscars beats Iron Man. -- nm - Remlik Feb 23, 16:14 1
        
        RDJ made 100M for Endgame. How much did Ben get for JL? -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 16:33
  - this -- nm - Beaker Feb 23, 15:41
- Acting or entire career? -- nm - Bacon Feb 23, 15:40
Pretty amazing on George Stephanopolous today hearing Trump's new acting national security advisor saying that Russian interference in the elections - pmb Feb 23, 14:57 4
- Next up after the quarantines and martial law (overseen by border patrol, who are conveniently equipped & in place), there'll be internet instability -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 15:09 1
  - Begun it has, I can get Facebook on my desktop but not slackertalk, or Reuters -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 15:49
- Draining the swamp, replacing it with his own. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 15:00 1
  - It's actually worse than that. It's like now that he's refilled the swamp, he's decided to infect the drinking water. - pmb Feb 23, 15:13
The winter marathon training route is hilly. Today was 16 miles with 1150 feet of elevation gain. It will pay off later but right now it sucks. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 14:49 1
- Sounds terrible, honestly. -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 17:05
McDavid back in the lineup tonight. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 14:23 2
- Larry -- (link) - budice Feb 23, 14:41
- Against Ayers? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 14:24
$12.7M local coke & meth bust -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 23, 14:20
is The Way Back the prequel or the sequel to The Way Way Back? -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 14:18 2
- It’s a remake of the Peter Weir film. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 14:47
- Yes -- nm - spamlet Feb 23, 14:35
Taxes: filed -- nm - prayformojo Feb 23, 13:23 1
- Yay 🙂 -- nm - JD Feb 23, 13:27
Setting up sailing lessons for May. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 13:11 1
- Good for you -- nm - JD Feb 23, 13:27
That it's A24 seems promising. Teaser trailer for The Green Knight. A tale straight outta the middle ages for you English lit enthusiasts -- (link) - con_carne Feb 23, 13:08 [youtube]
Yes. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 23, 12:42 1
- *why not both?* meme -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 13:02
"So, Sanders then?" "But the Berniebros!" "Oh. They comin to my house or something?" "No they're on 4chan and Twitter." "Well I'm not on those so..." -- nm - progressive Democrats si Feb 23, 12:39 2
- You okay there birthday twin? -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 12:47 1
  - Looks like just a minor stroke. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 13:01
Cincinnati’s quest for five straight overtime games comes up short as Wichita State misses game tying three at the buzzer. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 23, 12:15
Chris Davis is 1-1 with 2 walks in his game today. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:09 2
- They should have had the zamboni driver pitch. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 12:23 1
  - He's going to Carolina for their home game Tuesday. Going to be the "Siren Sounder" -- (link) - Beaker Feb 23, 12:37
Anyone else watching the NASCAR race today? - ReluctantCynic Feb 23, 11:57 7
- it's more fun watching 200,000 people try to leave afterwards with only 1 road & the 15 freeway -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 23, 13:07
- I might catch some of it. I'm in a FB group where we try to pick the Top 5 each week. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 23, 12:21
- Last week was a grim reminder of the day I quit watching. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 23, 12:19 3
  - I skipped the shenanigans at the beginning, but Ryan Newman's crash was pretty jarring. - ReluctantCynic Feb 23, 12:22 2
    - That's what I meant. - Dark Callisto Feb 23, 13:12 1
      - Can totally understand. And empathize. - ReluctantCynic Feb 23, 13:23
- Maybe you can jump on the new hotness the XFL. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 12:00
The first night I was here I noticed a bunch of oranges dumped by the curb in front of my hotel. - ty97 Feb 23, 11:40 9
- That's why marmalade was invented...and gran Mariner orange liqueur -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 13:48
- That seems like really bad city planning. "Let's plant trees that drop large fruits that can't be eaten and contribute to litter in our streets" -- nm - TWuG Feb 23, 12:26 2
  - I don't think it's that they *can't* be eaten. They aren't poisonous. -- nm - ty97 Feb 23, 12:27 1
    - could also be like terroir or something. maybe they're delicious (or at least palatable) in the right setting. -- nm - mafic Feb 23, 16:49
- Valencia is like that. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 12:12
- Jared Rydelek is making an attempt to eat every fruit on the planet, & post it on YT, good or bad. here is a recent fruit we never heard of he ate -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 23, 11:50 [youtube]
- Chinotto oranges? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:42 1
  - someone claims they are "Citrus aurantium"? -- nm - ty97 Feb 23, 12:24
- Juice them with other fruits! -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 11:41
Bb, ellipsis...I do it..because...I grew up with Herb Caen and his 3 dot journalism -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 11:35
Postmodern Jukebox does “I’ll Be There For You” (Friends theme) through the decades, guest starring the Rembrandts. -- (link) - Mop Feb 23, 11:22 [youtube]
Work was tough today. I’m still a bit under the weather. But I don’t think it’s corona virus. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 11:22 9
- Buy a six pack of corona and call out with corona virus -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:31 7
  - I am unable to call out. I am at max occurrences until the anniversary of my mental break down last June. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 11:36 6
    - your mental what whe- - mud Feb 23, 11:41 1
      - I mean, I don’t know if it was that. But it was bad. - Qale Feb 23, 11:43
    - Oh :( sorry to hear that. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 11:37 3
      - Me too. If only work had told me to go on a LoA a lot of things would be different. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 11:39 2
        
        Yeah, they didn’t do right by you. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 23, 12:20 1
        
        And yet, I’m still here. Always. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 12:36
- Texted with mom. KRB’s kid and her boyfriend have once again moved out of her house. Sister and KRB remain. Unfortunately. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 11:24
I don't think we've heard the last of that goalie from last night - Reagen Feb 23, 11:15 6
- Nah. Not if this guy didn't get anything. He actually works for a client of ours. - pmb Feb 23, 14:13
- The coaching shots after he missed the first two shots were absolutely priceless. Then, the coach is the proudest guy in the locker room afterward. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:31 3
  - There were apparently some furious emails being sent around the league to the effect of - Reagen Feb 23, 12:14 2
    - Wait - he’s a Leafs employee? - Will Hunting Feb 23, 12:17 1
      - Part of why the emergency keeper rule is so crazy. The home team provides one in case either team needs the emergency goalie so having an association - JD Feb 23, 12:24
- 🙂 -- nm - JD Feb 23, 11:21
For All Mankind...apple tv series. Give it a strong B. Could have been cut by 2 episodes. But really well done Alternate History Nasa show -- (link) - Remlik Feb 23, 11:11 [youtube] 3
- Cool. And thanks for briefly saying what your show rec about! News I can use. -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 11:24 2
  - right on sir! Spawn is awful about that. -- nm - Remlik Feb 23, 12:32 1
    - Not necessary as if I like it, you need to watch it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 12:36
"It makes a surgeon anxious to have this much fur." Dr. Mitch Robbins - . Feb 23, 11:06
Philip Haney, DHS whistleblower, found dead -- (link) - Beaker Feb 23, 11:06 3
- DHS whistleblower in the loosest sense. He was a bigot who blew the whistle on the Obama administration’s “looking the other way...” - Mop Feb 23, 11:24 1
  - Dog whistleblower. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:14 -- nm - mud Feb 23, 11:26
- Dog whistleblower. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 11:14
Reb2 Meth - Spawn Feb 23, 11:02 9
- I just watched episode one last night - Jovian Feb 23, 11:04 8
  - Needs more nudity, though. -- nm - Mop Feb 23, 11:25
  - Yeah, somebody on ST should have mentioned it. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:05 6
    - I need a strong reminder of what happened in S1. I know I liked it well enough, but I'll be darned if I remember what happened. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 23, 11:34 2
      - Watch the season 2 trailer. -- nm* - Spawn Feb 23, 14:02
      - I haven’t seen it yet. I’m just tossing out wiggle bait, as she was an evangelist when it first came out. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:35
    - I did last week! -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 11:07 1
      - No, you didn’t. -- nm - David Feb 23, 11:09
    - heh. I am sure it was. Extensively. -- nm - Jovian Feb 23, 11:07
It appears a real life Big Fat Greek Wedding is occurring in my hotel. - ty97 Feb 23, 10:59 2
- Any nudity? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 23, 11:56
- Which role will you play? -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 11:02

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