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*finishes snack* "Can I have a snack?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 07:45 2
- Dog memory. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 9, 07:48 1
  - Logan always defends Lilly with, "She don't remember so good!" -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 07:51
Supplies poll: what are you out of (or almost) that you would like to get more of? -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 07:28 13
- Paper towels bourbon -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 09:58
- I'll be out of hand sanitizer soon and I definitely need more. -- nm - J Apr 9, 07:55
- Little Debbie Nutty Bars. - JaxSean Apr 9, 07:52
- Dairy mostly. Someone I'm married to really likes baked goods so I used more eggs and milk than usual. Could use some sandwich fixings too. -- nm - Diva Apr 9, 07:51
- candles with a nice, neutral scent. sitting in a room all day is a little boring, it makes it nicer. -- nm - colin Apr 9, 07:49
- Puzzles. We strangely had only one in the house I can find. -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 07:48
- I'm actually low on active dry yeast - may need to do the potato yeast thing in a week or so -- nm - decline Apr 9, 07:42
- beer -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 07:34
- Money. Other than that we're good. I'd love to find some Rice-A-Roni but it's not necessary. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 07:33
- We're going to run out of paper towels next week some time if we don't get some soon. -- nm - pmb Apr 9, 07:30
- My items are frivolous. Vanilla extract (store was out?). Stamps. Chocolate. -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 07:29
- Vitamin D and fresh air -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 07:29 1
  - BUT thermometer is scratched off the list now. Baby steps -- nm - Bacon Apr 9, 07:31
I feel relatively certain that this has not happened even once to anyone anywhere -- (pic) - ty97 Apr 9, 07:28 [Attachment] 4
- I feel the opposite. I bet crime has dropped substantially since the outbreak. -- nm - Inigo Apr 9, 07:41 1
  - WA state sheriffs say despite publicized break ins, burglaries are about the same -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 10:00
- Still, it is good advice! -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 07:31
- OFFS! -- nm - SNOPES Apr 9, 07:30
What $500,000 buys in NYC right now -- (link) - ty97 Apr 9, 07:22 15
- Looking at the first one, 1. I hate pedestal sinks; wasting all that storage space, and 2. MONTHLY MAINTENANCE/CC $823?!? - JaxSean Apr 9, 07:29 7
  - Just wait until the get to the second one...... -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 07:33 5
    - Yeah, that's crazy. NYC be *crazy*. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 07:50
    - That’s the cheapest of the bunch. - spamlet Apr 9, 07:39 3
      - "Will you get stabbed there?" Huh? Is it the 70s again? - Krusty Apr 9, 07:49 2
        
        It seemed cheaper than the other places so I assumed less safe. Is all of Brooklyn gentrified at this point? -- nm - spamlet Apr 9, 08:22
        
        we all saw The Warriors, Krusty -- nm - decline Apr 9, 07:51
  - I pay 700. But it covers electricity, water, cable tv, parking, pool, gym. I never pay for roof, furnace, etc. Landscaping done. Etc. -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 07:31
- Ditmas Park: **5 closets** ty -- nm - decline Apr 9, 07:28 1
  - I only have 2!!!! - ty97 Apr 9, 07:29
- Maintenance charges of $3,600/mo? That alone is 4x my mortgage. -- nm - spamlet Apr 9, 07:26 1
  - Yeah, that's just ridiculous -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 07:26
- 24 pack of Charmin? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 9, 07:25 2
  - Like you can even find one? -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 07:26
  - Lol, no. 12, tops. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 07:25
Georgia, voting postponed to June 9 -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 07:16
How to make Disney's Churro Bites at home -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 9, 07:00 [youtube]
Chicago's Cook County Jail is home to the largest COVID-19 cluster outbreak in the US -- (link) - oblique Apr 9, 06:43
Dow Jones: Nearly a Third of US Renters Did Not Pay Rent in April - Diva Apr 9, 06:34 11
- more surprising to me is that 20% don't in more normal times. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 06:49 8
  - also, "an uptick in paperless payments over the weekend may not be reflected in this initial count" - znufrii Apr 9, 06:55 5
    - I have to pay by mailing. a. check. in. 2020. -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 06:55 4
      - I leave a check to pay my rent. Granted I share a house with the person I rent from -- nm - JD Apr 9, 07:49
      - me as well -- nm - decline Apr 9, 07:02
      - Same. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 07:01
      - That's just absurd. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 07:00
  - Agreeance. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 9, 06:52
  - Right that was weird -- nm - Pippy Janky Jenkins Apr 9, 06:50
- Don't worry. The Fed is going to print another $2.3T in money. this is fine... -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 06:40
- Wow. - ty97 Apr 9, 06:35
Updated Masked Singer Panelist Standings (4/9): - B-A-ron Apr 9, 06:30 4
- I'm calling bullshit on Jenny's guess last night. Like you said - that name had never been mentioned up to that point. - Turd Ferguson Apr 9, 06:37 3
  - Ken is terrible. Like by accident you should get one. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 9, 06:40 2
    - He did get the basketball star from Season 2. But yeah... - Inigo Apr 9, 06:41 1
      - That was another example like Jenny last night. No one was anywhere near Victor Oladipo and then on the last guess - Turd Ferguson Apr 9, 06:56
A grocery shopping miracle occurred this morning. I have had a grocery order ready all week, but there have not been any available delivery times, at all. -- (edited) - Andie Apr 9, 06:29 3
- Nice! We got a delivery slot for Sunday. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 06:50
- Yay!! -- nm - Pippy Janky Jenkins Apr 9, 06:49
- andie! -- nm - Diva Apr 9, 06:35
Zoey's Extraordinary Glitch should get Jane Levy an Emmy. She's great in every episode, but that was Maisel territory. - Inigo Apr 9, 06:22 11
- Which streaming platform is this on? -- nm - Pippy Janky Jenkins Apr 9, 06:49 2
  - NBC/Hulu -- nm - spamlet Apr 9, 06:58
  - it's on NBC -- nm - decline Apr 9, 06:52
- I aw an episode of it briefly and was amused. Is it worthwhile to watch more of? -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 9, 06:40 2
  - Yes seconded. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 9, 06:56
  - yes -- nm - decline Apr 9, 06:46
- The whole show is a treat -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 06:31
- Peter Gallagher is surprisingly good -- nm - decline Apr 9, 06:23 3
  - Yeah, his voice and his caretaker's voice really surprised me. -- nm - Inigo Apr 9, 06:25 2
    - I really enjoyed the dance between the engaged couple. You could really see Mandy Moore's (SYTYCD) influence -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 06:31 1
      - oh definitely -- nm - decline Apr 9, 06:37
Amazon has picked up the rights to "My Spy." Will hit streaming directly. -- nm - MDH Apr 9, 06:15 1
- eh, I'll watch it. I don't think it will be great, but should be entertaining. -- nm - sycor Apr 9, 06:29
Inspired by spamlet below: What otherwise great actor/actress has the worst last film of their career? -- nm* - B-A-ron Apr 9, 06:13 2
- The Crow - Brandon Lee Apr 9, 06:53 1
  - Vic Morrow crossed my mind for similar reasons. -- nm - B-A-ron Apr 9, 06:59
This is just one reason to avoid walking in Texas' Bluebonnet fields. -- (link) - GregW Apr 9, 06:13 1
- Pick me! Pick me! -- nm - Pippy Janky Jenkins Apr 9, 06:53
Happy Maundy Thursday and Happy Sunny Day before early spring Snowstorm!!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 9, 06:12 7
- Tuesday: 81. Today: 43 -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 06:41
- I heard the term Maundy Thursday for the first time yesterday. Had never heard the term used before to describe it. -- nm - ty97 Apr 9, 06:35
- I am giving zero fucks about this. It's not like I have to drive in it, or make sure I clear the driveway so I can go to work. - Shaun Apr 9, 06:19 4
  - My wife is a church minister and while its all online now she needs to be at the church to do it. I may have to shovel :( -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 9, 06:39 3
    - Yes, take care of that lady, she's one-in-a-million! -- nm - Meg Apr 9, 09:20
    - ooof. what church if you don't mind my asking - Beaker Apr 9, 07:44
    - Doh. -- nm - Shaun Apr 9, 06:42
Maggie Simpson in "Playdate With Destiny" is coming April 10th to Disney+ -- (link) - Shaun Apr 9, 06:06 2
- Cool. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 06:13
- Another tweet. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 9, 06:08
Clarification: Jack Dorsey moved $1B of stock into company Start Small that will provide grants to various charitable efforts. - GregW Apr 9, 06:01 1
- It's often done that way so the giver can retain voting rights on the stock while still funding -- nm - decline Apr 9, 06:21
Of course this exists. Here's the hot new song from Justin Trudeau. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 9, 05:56 [youtube] 1
- "Part of our Heritage" -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 05:57
1.539M reported cases - Spawn Apr 9, 05:53 1
- welp, you can't claim did this in half measures -- nm - decline Apr 9, 06:22
Olivia Wilde (House) brings together big list of TV doctors in tribute to actual frontline workers -- (link) - oblique Apr 9, 05:50 1
- Very cool. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 9, 06:20
Is My Takeout Risking Lives or Saving Restaurants? -- (link) - ty97 Apr 9, 05:48
Unemployment Claims: 6.5M this week vs 5M expected -- nm - budice Apr 9, 05:44 7
- LYC: So my sister's employer announced that rather than cut people's hours, they're docking all salary employees'pay 25% and suspending 401k matches. - Strongbad Apr 9, 06:34
- I'm still waiting. Two weeks, no answer, no call back, no unemployment money. I'm starting to get worried because even after I speak with someone it - Krusty Apr 9, 06:15
- Have there been any ST'ers laid off as a result? I though there were a couple but was not sure. -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 9, 06:13 1
  - A few have been let go but thankfully most seem to be able to work from home. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 9, 06:17
- Implying upwards of a 10% jump in the April unemployment rate (16.5 million new claims over the past three week out of a 160 million person workforce) -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 05:59
- Fed also announced a new $600B "Main Street Lending Fund" to support mid-sized businesses -- (link) - oblique Apr 9, 05:56
- Stock market will probably go up 5% on the news :) -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 05:47
Disney+ has 50M subscribers now. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 9, 05:37
Prophets, you’re famous! -- (link) - spamlet Apr 9, 05:33 1
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 06:29
Happy Unicorn Day! -- (pic) - Qale Apr 9, 05:14 [Attachment]
TV PSA: Jersey Shore, Last Man Standing, Station 19, Man With a Plan, Brooklyn 99, Grey's Anatomy, Shaq Life, Swamp People, Total Bellas, Real HW, Devs -- nm* - Beaker Apr 9, 03:57 2
- Families of the Mafia, Broke, Indebted, Siren, Better Things, Tommy, Top Chef, Gold Rush PT, HTGAWM, Will & Grace, Flipping 101, This Old House, -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 03:59 1
  - The Good Fight (CBS All Access), The Circle: France (Netflix), Great Food Truck Race, Vegas Chef PrizeFight, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Apr 9, 04:01
Bill O'Reilly Tells Hannity Most Who Died of Coronavirus 'Were on Their Last Legs Anyway': 'Don't Want to Sound Callous' -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 9, 00:10 2
- He's right on one count, he's simple. -- nm - . Apr 9, 02:28
- Karma's a laggard. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 00:12
The father-in-law of the Curiosity Inc. guy (the Canadian antiques guy who bought the hoarder house and remodeled it) died of coronavirus. -- (link) - Mop Apr 8, 23:21 [youtube]
Here's something from Modern Family's creator about what he'll miss. It's an apt summary of what we have on ST. - David Apr 8, 22:51 1
- *nods* -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 05:43
The growth rate was only 7.3% yesterday. The situation's improving. -- nm - David Apr 8, 22:19 7
- assuming the data's good. America still isn't testing enough, today's data has like a 20% positive rate, and that's not dropping much day to day. -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 22:39 3
  - Again, I'm confident that the numbers are 2-3 times as high as reported. Even so, single digits growth was always the goal. - David Apr 8, 22:50 2
    - if the data's not representative, then the growth isn't reliable. If I was going to be a statistician about it I'd look at things like what - mafic Apr 8, 23:40 1
      - I agree. This is like if ERC reported numbers from some theaters one day, other theaters another day, and then just kept doing it randomly. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 05:03
- Did you see the story about how the feds are withdrawing funding and shutting down test sites? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 22:31 2
  - I did, yes. -- nm - David Apr 8, 22:48 1
    - It was only meant as a stop gap until states could take over. Uh-huh, yeah sure. Then the feds should quit taking any credit. -- nm - . Apr 9, 02:26
Yikes. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 8, 22:13
Ladies and gentlemen, an announcement... - Mop Apr 8, 21:42 2
- I walked around the block and drove to Walmart in my 'house' sweats. - Meg Apr 8, 21:47
- tmi -- nm - . Apr 8, 21:44
Hehehe. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 8, 21:33 [youtube]
Rewatchables has been rolling lately. Edge of Tomorrow. Karate Kid. Furious 7. Tommy Boy. Total Recall. Enemy of the State. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 8, 21:31
huh, the Million Dollar Arm guy made it to NXT TV. -- nm - Tim Apr 8, 21:03
The Hollywood star whackers must've threatened Dennis Quaid -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 8, 20:40 7
- So what you're saying is... Insanity is genetic? (nm) - howie Apr 8, 21:08
- Randy always was the sane one of the 2 brothers :)) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 8, 21:00
- Sigh. I liked him up until right this moment. -- nm - Mop Apr 8, 20:49 4
  - Wait till you hear about the Buffy movie actress. -- nm - loosilu Apr 9, 05:45 1
    - Kristy Swanson is a known dipshit. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 05:56
  - But he’s on television EVERY DAY! -- nm - mafic Apr 8, 21:08
  - He lost me awhile back. -- nm - . Apr 8, 20:52
Prediction: if by the end of April it's clear that quarantine will last into June/July, Disney will announce Hamilton on Disney+ - Mop Apr 8, 20:39
Wimbledon had pandemic insurance -- (link) - ty97 Apr 8, 20:38
This is a great random thread. Feel good for a minute. -- (link) - Volnelk Apr 8, 20:38 4
- Chaser (it is also good) -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 8, 20:44 3
  - Haha. Yep. I thought that was part of what I linked. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 8, 20:46 1
    - I think it's one of the replies mid-thread, which doesn't always show up in the thread -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 20:53
  - That's awesome. -- nm - znufrii Apr 8, 20:45
This isn't unsettling at all. No siree Bob. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 8, 20:38 1
- That was great -- nm - J Apr 8, 21:20
I'm going to bank on the board not rolling overnight. Here's Marlowe's excellent article about his life during the pandemic. -- (link) - David Apr 8, 20:29 8
- good stuff and thanks for linking it here - JenBro Apr 9, 09:32
- Good read! -- nm - Pippy Janky Jenkins Apr 9, 07:11
- Thank you to David and the kinds words below. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 9, 05:50
- Oooh. Thanks. -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 04:30
- Sounds so much like my life right now. After I told the museum board on 3/24 I was self-isolating I went to each of my regular stores once to - Meg Apr 8, 21:45
- Two take aways... William Gibson! and maybe another game night on Saturday maybe? -- nm - Mop Apr 8, 20:48
- good stuff -- nm - mud Apr 8, 20:45
- Good read. Thanks for posting it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 8, 20:34

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