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Tim, did you see Seth Rollins almost kill your boy? -- (link) - David Mar 31, 17:07 [youtube]
just had an earthquake, the last one I recall in Idaho was 1984 -- (link*) - crash davis Mar 31, 16:55 11
- The funny thing was us staring at each other as the house shook saying "what the fuck" -- nm - Trisha Mar 31, 17:10
- That was just the Governor signing those anti transgender bills -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 17:00
- M3.1 - nice. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 17:00 7
  - bigger -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 17:04 6
    - according to the Europeans 6.4, will wait for USGS -- (link) - crash davis Mar 31, 17:07 5
      - It was felt from Spokane to Moscow and over to Butte, M t, per the USGS it was a 6.5 -- nm - Trisha Mar 31, 17:24
      - Was it a shaker or a roller? -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 17:08 3
        
        shaker, Trish thought I was messing with her hospital bed at first -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 17:10 2
        
        You have cats right? What did they do? -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 17:11 1
        
        Samwise couldn't be bothered to wake. Pippin stared at me stupidly. So they acted normal. -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 17:12
- Someone wasn't happy about that new bill. -- nm - . Mar 31, 16:56
heh I missed this quote. Sorry Mitch! -- (link) - Jovian Mar 31, 16:54 1
- In fairness that’s because he doesn’t think it’s possible to do better than he already has. -- nm - mafic Mar 31, 17:12
Mrs. Fletcher would be much much more enjoyable without Mrs. Fletcher's son. Awful actor in an inane role -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 16:46 8
- Seems to be the major criticism of it. -- nm - . Mar 31, 16:55
- We'll probably watch this soon, as I love Hahn. How well do you like it? -- nm - David Mar 31, 16:50 6
  - I have one more episode to go. I really dig Hahn, too. This is a bit of a departure for her. - prayformojo Mar 31, 16:53 5
    - Have you seen Afternoon Delight or Free Agents? - David Mar 31, 16:55 4
      - Momentarily thought you meant Turkish Delight -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 17:02
      - I haven't seen either -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 16:58 2
        
        Free Agents stars Hank Azaria and is only about 10-13 episodes. I recommend it. \You might like Powerless, too. - David Mar 31, 16:59
        
        Free Agents stars Hank Azaria and is only about 10-13 episodes. I recommend it. \You might like Powerless, too. - David Mar 31, 16:59
Honest Trailers | Justice League: The Snyder Cut -- (link) - Beaker Mar 31, 16:46 [youtube]
Truth be told, Bozonaro just gave a remarkably okay speech on TV right now. - Marlowe Mar 31, 16:44 1
- another fascist who now sees the writing on the wall. -- nm - Jovian Mar 31, 16:46
200,000 + are going to die, and he paints himself as the victim? Im sorry Americans arent going to forget. -- nm - Jovian Mar 31, 16:43 6
- It seems a lot of that will hit NY. He can just blame it on a blue state's government, not his fault. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 16:46 2
  - I know as 9/11 showed us, no one gives a F about NYC... - Jovian Mar 31, 16:48 1
    - He was a fucking asshole on 9/11 and after, -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 17:41
- We aren't? A big chunk of us will never know. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 31, 16:45
- He is always, always, always the victim. Everyone is so mean to poor little him, who was born into obscene wealth and privilege. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:44 1
  - ...and a bully -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 31, 17:36
Trump rejects Obamacare special enrollment period amid pandemic -- (link) - ty97 Mar 31, 16:43 1
- Rename it Trumpcare and I will reconsider -- nm - The Shitty President Mar 31, 17:00
Wow that firing of an Amazon worker in SI sure is something -- nm - JackDawson Mar 31, 16:32 2
- It's a *really bad* look for Amazon -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 16:36
- norma rae -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 31, 16:35 [Image]
When I was a kid, if Dolly Parton started reading me bedtime stories, I’d never get to sleep due to an awkward boner. I’m just saying. -- nm - Qale Mar 31, 16:29 4
- ??? so at what point did you decide to become gay? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 16:43 2
  - It’s complicated. -- nm - Qale Mar 31, 17:04
  - That's hardly an appropriate question. I mean, it's Dolly! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:53
- Dolly is fucking amazing. For YEARS her charity has sent books to children. She experienced illiteracy first hand. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:41
We should probably start talking about some communal things we can do for each other. - David Mar 31, 16:28 20
- if I had more free time (stupid work is busier than hell still) I would be trying to find games to play with people online. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 31, 17:12
- Are you trying to say that your Animal Crossing island’s airport gate is open? -- nm - Qale Mar 31, 17:05
- Mop’s game night was a lot of fun, and I came across somewhere to play Cards Against Humanity, if anyone would be interested in that. -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 16:56 3
  - is there gonna be another game night? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 31, 17:12
  - Yeah, I was sorry to miss Mop’s game night -- nm - Roger More Mar 31, 17:03 1
    - ditto -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 31, 17:11
- Agreed. - Spawn Mar 31, 16:35 4
  - I volunteer as tribute. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 31, 16:41 2
    - I'm dead! -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 31, 16:46
    - Please don't share this on Marco Polo. Thanks in advance -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:42
  - eww -- nm - mud Mar 31, 16:36
- This is why I started the doc in the news box, btw. As a place to facilitate and organize such things. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:30 1
  - This!!! I wrote in the doc what I can help you guys with! It doesn't have to be specific expertise. It can be offering an ear, a virtual hug. -- nm* - loosilu Mar 31, 16:31
- I think I posted here. We had a 4 household family Zoom video conference on Sunday. Was awesome to see everyone. - Bacon Mar 31, 16:29 2
  - did you do competing backgrounds? it's a thing -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:33 1
    - No but I put on a few wigs to get laughs -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:33
- Halo! -- nm - budice Mar 31, 16:28 3
  - Can 360 Halo cross-multiplayer with Xbone Halo? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:52 2
    - Nope. -- nm - David Mar 31, 16:52 1
      - Well I guess I'm boned then. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:54
Dano's post showed me how much I'm out of the loop. What big things were you forced to cancel? - loosilu Mar 31, 16:26 35
- my nephew cancelled/delayed his may 23 wedding -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 16:58
- At the start of the month, we were going to buy the tickets for this very soon. Not sure we're going to any games this year. -- (link) - Tim Mar 31, 16:56 [Backboard]
- Just lots of concerts. Scotland in September is on hold for now. - JaxSean Mar 31, 16:55
- I was scheduled to open my most recent play, 'The Moors'. -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 16:53 1
  - 8-( -- nm - JD Mar 31, 16:55
- Nothing big, lots of small things I look forward to. Probable cancellation of Pitchfork and Los Lobos and George Clinton concerts this summer. -- nm - . Mar 31, 16:50
- Annual State archaeology conference, all events of the local Archaeological Soc., Library bookstore closed, all scheduled events at the Historical Soc - Meg Mar 31, 16:47
- We were supposed to fly out to visit my parents over Easter. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 31, 16:47
- Opening Day and the rest of the Dodger season so far, 3 Pearl Jam concerts, 1 Foo Fighter, 1 Eagles. meeting up with my friend from Australia when she - jnine Mar 31, 16:43 4
  - That last part made me laugh as well as feel for you -- (edited) - JD Mar 31, 16:54 1
    - Once I open them, they don't last long enough to get stale. -- nm - jnine Apr 1, 15:44
  - I might be able to get you the jelly beans. My local Walgreens has loads of candy and I need to go and check for some necessities. -- nm - . Mar 31, 16:54 1
    - That's so nice of you, but please don't endanger yourself and make unnecessary trips. They're probably at the Walgreen's here, but I won't go. -- nm - jnine Apr 1, 15:42
- Compared to previous posts, nothing of any importance. On an all about me basis -- (edited) - JD Mar 31, 16:42 1
  - Aw man. That's what it is on a human level. All 2020 is canceled. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:43
- A continuing legal education conference in San Diego. Trip to Costa Rica + Panama (postponed until November or December). Trip back to Peoria. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 31, 16:41
- Patti Smith at a theatre in seattle was cancelled the day of the no gatherings, and all of St Pats events, big tent at doyles -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 16:40
- We canceled Florida vacation. I was supposed to be working at Wrigley Field. Drive By Truckers concert postponed. -- nm - zunkskunk with the bad take Mar 31, 16:40
- nephews's wedding. sis-in-law funeral. Concerts. starting new radio job. -- nm - Remlik Mar 31, 16:39
- Visiting my parents. Going to St Louis in March, Philly in May. Living in an NYC that looks like NYC. -- nm - ty97 Mar 31, 16:37 1
  - My heart is always in NYC. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:38
- likely Harry Styles concert in June; maybe summer at the Lake (but neither are confirmed yet) -- nm - Beaker Mar 31, 16:35
- My brother sent out a Scrub the Date email to all the invitees to his Memorial Day wedding, and due to potential State Dept assignments they may not - Max Mar 31, 16:33 8
  - what location? -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:34 3
    - NW VA -- nm - Max Mar 31, 16:38 2
      - harpers ferry ish? -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:39 1
        
        West and North from here. Wine country maybe. I'm just the groom's best man, I can't be expected to know all the wedding details. -- nm - Max Mar 31, 16:42
  - Our strip clubs are closed. -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:34 3
    - That was suspiciously fast. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:35 2
      - I like to support the economy 1 dollar at a time. Bubbles needs to pay her bills too - Bacon Mar 31, 16:36 1
        
        she's not working for Boober Eats? (Portland strip club sends the gals out to deliver meals ala uber eats) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 16:42
- We had plans for our 15th wedding anniversary, but it's no big deal. We weren't up for Disney and hadn't settled on a beach yet. - David Mar 31, 16:30
- Magic Fest Houston was cancelled. I expect AEW to cancel as well. Then we start talking about Pride getting cancelled in June. -- nm - Qale Mar 31, 16:30
- Nothing, really. - Marlowe Mar 31, 16:30
- Not much, the border assholishness had already caused me to cut down on travel to the US. I had considered going to a conference in Montreal in Feb - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:29
Trump looks Gassed Out -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:25 1
- Farty? I bet he's farty. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:28
I sent my mother the tweet about DeSantis. I knew I shouldn't have. - ty97 Mar 31, 16:24 1
- What was the tweet? -- nm - Diva Mar 31, 16:43
It’s like Christmas Eve. New Survivor AND the premier of the Challenge tomorrow. - Volnelk Mar 31, 16:24
I was heading towards extreme anger in the press conference and then I remembered I had a Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist on the DVR. I feel better -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 16:20 10
- They keep pushing trailers of that, but it looks like there's way too much singing. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:21 9
  - When are we going to have a virus that makes people bust out in song and dance around me? -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 16:26 7
    - Ethel Merman decease? mam, i'm sorry to tell you, your husband just kicked...nurse quarantine this woman, she's got Jazz hands -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 18:19
    - I'm working on it. -- nm - Sweet Mar 31, 16:29 1
      - given a choice of that or Hush, I choose that -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 16:33
    - Worse than fatal pneumonia! -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:27 3
      - fatal awesomeness -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 16:28 2
        
        I'm with Crash...the singing and choreography is awesome -- nm - SyrDragon Mar 31, 17:16
        
        You're a monster. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:29
  - Yeah, what's the deal with that show and singing? -- nm - Mop Mar 31, 16:23
for pmb, b2. Fairfax County has set up "grab and go" lunch pickup spots for kids. I doubt they made plans for it before now, but someone - loosilu Mar 31, 16:14 5
- school buses are driving their regular routes here delivering meals to kids (of course this means they're bunching up...sigh) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 16:18 1
  - that's awesome!!! NYC has no school buses. Kids ride the subway (free). Currently a super dangerous activity. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:20
- Yeah, the logistics of all that stuff is amazing to me. -- nm - pmb Mar 31, 16:16 2
  - Also, in NYC, parents don't drive, there's no drive thru. And most of the time, low income parents have to work. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:18 1
    - I don't know that there was a drive-through in Chicago either, but they could pick up 2 meals a day from the schools. -- nm - pmb Mar 31, 16:30
I guess this is what the A-Rod phone call resulted in -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:13 3
- Hey, she can work through rain delays. - David Mar 31, 16:19
- I would be so fucking pissed to get Yankees gear too. -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:17 1
  - That Yankees' gear deserves to be infected. -- nm - jnine Mar 31, 16:18
jesus christ, a "phony impeachment" has nothing to do with COVID -- nm - crash davis Mar 31, 16:08 10
- He is not responsible. Everyone else is. A leader who can't take responsibility is a poor leader. -- nm - . Mar 31, 16:16
- he knows he's just about finished. -- nm - Jovian Mar 31, 16:13 6
  - nope. just like the corona numbers don't lie, his re-election chances are steadily climbing -- nm - JackDawson Mar 31, 16:27 1
    - Hes just about tapped out. What magic numbers are you looking at? - Jovian Mar 31, 16:31
  - Bullshit. He knows that if he throws enough chum in the water, he'll get re-elected. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:15 3
    - yup -- nm - Remlik Mar 31, 16:26
    - At this moment he is going full tilt Queeg, ranting like a maniac for the last ~15 minutes -- nm - mud Mar 31, 16:19 1
      - "You can talk rabbis...I have tremendous support from religious leaders." -- nm - mud Mar 31, 16:24
- "They probably illegally impeached me," -- nm - mud Mar 31, 16:09
- Clinton and Nixon both manage to pass MAJOR bipartisan legislation during impeachment hearings. Apparently only Donnie was rendered helpless. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:09
New record yesterday. Resting heart rate: 53 -- nm - Dano Mar 31, 16:07 10
- I got to 54 for one day in November. - Reagen Mar 31, 17:11
- since I've been tracking it, my pulse has been distressingly high -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 16:16
- Damn 👍 -- nm - JD Mar 31, 16:14
- I usually get in the 58-63 range. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:12
- are you a triathlete? -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:07 5
  - I think he runs marathons, mostly. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 31, 16:12 4
    - for real? I didn't know. -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:14 3
      - I’ve done 3 so far. Was training for one on May 3rd. -- nm - Dano Mar 31, 16:19 1
        
        That's amazing! -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:20
      - He just started, running -- nm - Forest Gump Mar 31, 16:17
If you're interested, Alton Brown & wife are doing a live show from his kitchen on YouTube right now. (nm) - howie Mar 31, 16:06 1
- Oh crap! I need to put his weekly live streams on my calendar! -- nm - Mop Mar 31, 16:23
loosi - I had half a bag of salt and vinegar chips last night for dinner, so tonight is definitely a step up. -- nm* - Cuzzin Todd Mar 31, 16:06 7
- QUARANTINE SIMULATED HIGH FIVE! -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:08 1
  - you can put your empty chip bag over your hand like mittens to high five, just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 31, 16:46
- Also B2: Of course it was pre-shredded bagged cheese -- nm - JD Mar 31, 16:06 4
  - But I thought Trump was going to make America grate again? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 31, 16:08 3
    - Honk if you love cheeses! -- nm - loosilu Mar 31, 16:10 1
      - HOOOOOOOOOONK!!! -- nm - znufrii Mar 31, 16:13
    - Ok. I've been a bit lax in my posting of dad jokes of late but that will do for this evening -- nm - JD Mar 31, 16:09
I think I'd really like Spy Games if not for the people they cast. -- nm - David Mar 31, 16:05 5
- Those people should be spies as much as Trump should be President. -- nm - jnine Mar 31, 16:15 1
  - I truly hate them. -- nm - David Mar 31, 16:31
- I thought you were talking about the Redford Pitt movie which I loved. -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:06 2
  - Oh, that's a great movie, but I'm talking about the Bravo show some ST folks recommended. -- nm - David Mar 31, 16:08 1
    - Oh I just googled, it's a reality show. Interesting premise -- nm - Bacon Mar 31, 16:10

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