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Speaking of evil... GOP is apparently holding up the coronavirus emergency funding bill over a provision to limit the cost of an eventual vaccine -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 4, 12:26 2
- Didn't Trump have something to say that was opposite this position in the SOTU? -- nm - Max Mar 4, 12:35
- don't ever change GOP -- nm - Pippy -Queen Consort of Westeros Mar 4, 12:32
health care story after the roll -- nm - ty97 Mar 4, 12:25
From earlier, why does the batmobile look like a Ford Fairlane? -- (link) - decline Mar 4, 12:22
I hope Drunk Ass Florida Beaker shows up tonight again. -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 12:14 3
- Yup. -- nm - David Mar 4, 12:21
- sounds like I need to do some backboarding... -- nm - Diva, Squeaky Clean Queenmaker Mar 4, 12:17 1
  - LOL - he was complaining about parents taking their screaming ass kids to....Disneyland! - Pippy -Queen Consort of Westeros Mar 4, 12:20
Taco Bell Quarterly, the literary magazine for Taco Bell related writings -- (link) - Reagen Mar 4, 12:14
I didnt even remember until today that Gabriel was once in Genesis. - Jovian Mar 4, 12:07 2
- I didn't either. -- nm - Krusty Mar 4, 12:42
- yeah, pretty much up to about 1975 ... -- (edited) - call me Ishmael Mar 4, 12:25
The CW Sets Premiere Dates For ‘Stargirl’, ‘In The Dark’ Season 2 & Final Season Of ‘The 100’ - it's **Seventh** season -- (link) - decline Mar 4, 12:07 3
- Stargirl will star Brec Bassinger (no relation to Kim) who has two siblings named Beric and Brice -- nm - decline Mar 4, 12:13
- The 100 is so underrated. -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 12:08 1
  - woefully underrated. - Jovian Mar 4, 12:08
But what if, and hear me out here, society might possibly be better off without people doing the job of "denying people healthcare"? -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:05 19
- My opinion: a lot of it is tribalism at this point. - Strongbad Mar 4, 12:33
- Like I said, I'm not against healthcare for all. I agree the system needs an overhaul. - sycor Mar 4, 12:20 3
  - I think its good to see this perspective - and there should be a transition period for people - retraining etc. -- nm - Pippy -Queen Consort of Westeros Mar 4, 12:31
  - There would be winners and losers for sure, but even the losers get free health care. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:27 1
    - I assume HFA countries have healthier populations with lower long term strain on GDP but I imagine there's data to answer that assumption. - Max Mar 4, 12:34
- Which was not what I was saying at all. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 12:16 5
  - I'm not singling any one person out here. From the outside your system seems utterly insane. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:17 4
    - It is completely insane. nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 12:21
    - tbh it does from the inside as well. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:18 2
      - ding! -- nm - Pippy -Queen Consort of Westeros Mar 4, 12:21
      - Amen. It's absolutely insane. -- nm - sycor Mar 4, 12:21
- “Have you tried *not* being evil?” -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 12:16
- I didn't touch it because I can never say things the polite/politic way, but thank you -- nm - JackDawson Mar 4, 12:15
- well said. -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:10 5
  - It's like they're locked into a Doctor Who episode. "This is how we've always done it! How else would it work?" -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:11 4
    - Assuming this is at least partly directed at me, my point is not that it wouldn't be better, but that it's not that simple a calculation. - pmb Mar 4, 12:26 3
      - The sooner we do it the better because as you mentioned it's going to be difficult and we'll need to make adjustments. The longer we wait - Krusty Mar 4, 12:41 1
        
        It's not one way or the other. You start by fixing Obamacare and adding a public option with funding for people who can't afford it. - pmb Mar 4, 13:08
      - I’m stealing the gist of this answer for future use. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 12:30
LiveTV: Bloomie endorses Biden -- nm* - budice Mar 4, 12:04
I'm going to give you a listing of "parent" bands and how many members contributed, and you're going to guess the child band/supegroup/side project -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:01 58
- Last one: The Shins (1), Gnarls Barkley (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:18 2
  - Broken Bells -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:20 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:20
- 11: Van Halen (2), Deep Purple (1), Red Hot Chili Peppers (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:18 4
  - After much Googling, I had completely forgotten about them. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 12:27
  - Whatever it is, I'm looking them up. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:22 2
    - Unfortunately it's not the ones you want ... "c'mon Flea ... Chad Smith No!!!" -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:23 1
      - Oh that is disappointing. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:42
- 10: The Kills (1), The White Stripes (1), Queens of the Stone Age (1), The Greenhornes (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:17 3
  - The Dead Weather -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:19 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:20
  - Racontours -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:19
- 9: Free (2), Mott the Hoople (1), King Crimson (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:17 2
  - Bad Co. -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:19 1
    - Very good -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:21
- 8: Led Zeppelin (1), Foo Fighters (1), Queens of the Stone Age (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:15 4
  - Audios... no wait. The Vultures one Grohl was in. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:20 1
    - Them Crooked Vultures correct -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:20
  - Eagles of Death Metal? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 12:19 1
    - no -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:20
- 7: The Pixies (1), Throwing Muses (1), The Perfect Disaster (1), Slint (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:09 2
  - Breeders -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:10 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:16
- 6: The Byrds (1), Buffalo Springfield (2), The Hollies (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:07 9
  - CSN, CSNY, all 4 solo, Crosby/Nash, Manassas -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:08 8
    - CSNY is what I was looking for -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:16 4
      - and that's why you put a 2 there next to Buffalo S. -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:18 3
        
        Exactly!! -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:19 2
        
        CSNY family tree -- (pic) - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:21 [Attachment] 1
        
        Bryds family tree -- (pic) - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:22 [Attachment]
    - Stills & Young also toured together -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:09 2
      - do you also want Graham Parsons? Flying Burrito Bros.? Souther/Hillman/Furay? -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:10 1
        
        JD Souther is awesome. Him & Jackson Browne were almost in Eagles -- nm - mud Mar 4, 12:14
- 5: Soundgarden (1), Rage Against the Machine (3) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:06 3
  - Audioslave! -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:07 2
    - Dammit! -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 12:07 1
      - lol yes -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:08
- Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs & Englishmen: Derek & the Dominoes, Delaney & Bonnie & Friends. Rita Coolidge & Dave Mason solo -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:06
- 4: The Nice (1), King Crimson (1), Atomic Rooster (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:04 7
  - ELP -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:07 2
    - Very good -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:07 1
      - I saw them about half a dozen times between 1970-80 -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 4, 12:10
  - Yes? -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:06 3
    - no -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:06 2
      - I don't know No. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 12:07 1
        
        They're the anti-Yes. They came roundabout the same time. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 12:08
- 3: Blues Incorporated (1), Graham Bond Organization (1), The Yardbirds (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:03 2
  - Cream? -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:05 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:05
- 2: Green River (3), Mother Love Bone (1), Temple of the Dog (2) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:02 5
  - I'd guess the obvious one but it only had 5 members. - spamlet Mar 4, 12:04 2
    - my count could be off / overlapping ... spoiler answer inside - rollo Mar 4, 12:05 1
      - (spoiler) - spamlet Mar 4, 12:06
  - Audioslave -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 12:04 1
    - nay -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:04
- 1: Guns N Roses (3), Wasted Youth (1), Stone Temple Pilots (1) -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:02 2
  - Velvet Revolver -- nm - Shaun Mar 4, 12:03 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 12:04
I'm sure we can all agree that if a protestor had reached the stage with Donald that Melania wouldn't go badass like Jill Biden -- (edited) - eag Mar 4, 11:59
Italian right wingers are putting refugee helpers/volunteers under quarantine as a means of getting rid of them -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 4, 11:57
So....is Bloomberg threatening Trump with Darth Biden? Like, wtf is that? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 4, 11:57
STIS: If I was going to fully launch my own law firm, would "Reluctant Cynic Legal Services" be a good name? - ReluctantCynic Mar 4, 11:52 2
- Stuff, Inc. -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:57
- I suggest the 3 Stooges legal firm name: Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 4, 11:55
Thanks for the Opera VPN tip, finally logged into my port, still worth 13 billion but dropped about 8 spots. -- nm - LMS Mar 4, 11:42
Struggling AT&T plans "tens of billions" in cost cuts, more layoffs -- (link) - oblique Mar 4, 11:36 2
- layoff Jordan Spieth -- nm - budice Mar 4, 11:49
- "headcount rationalization." - think Stankey will take a salary cut too? -- nm - decline Mar 4, 11:41
Breaking News: Bernie throws dirt at Biden -- nm - budice Mar 4, 11:29 1
- Playground Bernie doesn't play -- nm - Max Mar 4, 11:33
2.75% on a 20-year refi with a lower monthly payment than I have now would be pretty sweet, huh. - znufrii Mar 4, 11:29 11
- *rubs hands together* I'm sitting at 4.6 but the downside for me is we're probably selling/moving in the next 4 years -- nm - oblique Mar 4, 11:32
- Where you seeing 2.75? -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 11:30 9
  - Popped up on bankrate from Loan Cabin just now. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 4, 11:30 8
    - Hmm - spamlet Mar 4, 11:32 7
      - Now’s the time to look. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 11:34 6
        
        Looks like I'd need to get down to 2.5% before it's worth jumping hoops. - spamlet Mar 4, 12:09
        
        Yeah I’ve been keeping my eye out. Also likely buying a car this weekend. - spamlet Mar 4, 11:39 4
        
        forget znu - will you be my sugar daddy? -- nm - decline Mar 4, 11:41 3
        
        You'd have to move to the midwest. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 11:51
        
        *pouts* - znufrii Mar 4, 11:42 1
        
        He's such a board whore - Pippy -Queen Consort of Westeros Mar 4, 11:53
I loved this J! category yesterday: Parenthetical Song Titles. Given the singer/group and portion in parens, give the rest of the song title. - Bardi Gras Mar 4, 11:28 13
- 5/5 was not 100% I had the right Pretenders song -- nm - rollo Mar 4, 11:51
- All except The Beatles. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 4, 11:49
- I didn’t know the Beatles one. I’m consistent. -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:45 3
  - It’s been covered a thousand times. - spamlet Mar 4, 11:48 2
    - Oh, is it Money? -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:56 1
      - *ding* -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 12:03
- Vacation-; It's A Sin-; David Bowie-; -STDs; Special- -- nm - Max Mar 4, 11:32
- 5/5; but the first took me the longest, oops. — nm - i.b.! Mar 4, 11:32
- Barret Strong is robbed! (spoiled) -- (edited) - Roger More Mar 4, 11:30 1
  - *tosses Roger More some beads* -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 4, 11:32
- Only 3 for me (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 11:29 1
  - Should have known the Elvis Costello song. Never would have gotten The Pretenders. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 4, 12:17
- I got 2 but should have more -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 11:29
LIR: Hey, if I'm gonna get sick and die, I might as well do it in LA or Vegas. Or maybe Miami. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 4, 11:27
"Holy crap! This hotel sleeps 300 and I'm the only person staying here?" *heads to the beach* -- nm - Strongbad Mar 4, 11:25 1
- Should probably see if we can get a better rate on our hotel in Vegas for April. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 11:27
GM reveals 'Ultium', the heart of its EV strategy -- (link) - oblique Mar 4, 11:25 2
- A new element! -- nm - Mop Mar 4, 11:32
- Oh, well we (barely) tried -- nm - GM, 2 years from now cancelling it Mar 4, 11:28
no Gabriel, no Genesis. -- nm - mud Mar 4, 11:23 18
- my album grades: - mud Mar 4, 11:39
- Peter Gabriel was better as Peter Gabriel than he ever was with Genesis. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 4, 11:33 1
  - Yeah? So? :P -- nm - Bardi Gras Mar 4, 11:34
- Factually incorrect - Roger More Mar 4, 11:27
- I couldn't name a Genesis song with Gabriel on it. -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:26 11
  - I wonder if any Genesis fans can name a song from The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. -- nm - Max Mar 4, 11:35 1
    - Well … there is "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" for one. And then there is ... - ReluctantCynic Mar 4, 11:37
  - you're into pop songs, not music -- nm - mud Mar 4, 11:28 6
    - Who said I was into Genesis? -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:47
    - HA! they're good songs in there as well from them. He's done some great stuff and some crap. They're both excellent overall -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 11:33 4
      - There are no bad Peter Gabriel songs you big lying liar. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 4, 11:50 3
        
        Scratch My Back...is...not the best. -- nm - Remlik Mar 4, 11:51 2
        
        I think it's a grower. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 4, 11:53
        
        I'm with Dark Callisto on this. You take that back right now! - ReluctantCynic Mar 4, 11:53
  - I couldn't name a Genesis song -- nm - decline Mar 4, 11:28 1
    - Congrats on missing the 80s! -- nm - David Mar 4, 11:28
- Before There Were Three... -- nm - Max Mar 4, 11:25 1
  - they did two amazing albums when Hackett was still there (When They Were Four) but then they just wanted to .. - mud Mar 4, 11:31

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