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Uh-oh, more bad news. Turns out industrial bleach isn’t a coronavirus cure either! -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 17:56 3
- This is so 4chan. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 18:04
- you put the tide pod in the bleach cup and you shake dem boad up, you put the tide pod in the bleach cup and you shake dem boad up.... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 18:01
- "Just drink more! I do, every morning I drink a great bleach protein shake!" - T -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 17:58
Attention, everyone, attention! Things are looking up! -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 21, 17:47 1
- I.....have a friend who..... would like the name of that website, for..... science!? -- nm - Rollo Apr 21, 17:52
this relative dirtbag I know is buying and reselling switches for mad profit during covid. I happen to know that he's three years behind on taxes - amanda Apr 21, 17:38 9
- nice! been trying to find one for CJ and no one has any. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 17:56 6
  - Know anyone that works at target? They’re still getting regular shipments you just have to get there early when they restock. -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 18:28
  - I can ask what their trick is. I bet he would share since you live in IN. -- nm - amanda Apr 21, 18:00 4
    - he told me tonight they've bought $30k of switches since mid march, -- nm - amanda Apr 21, 18:01 3
      - what are these switches? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 18:03 2
        
        nintendo switch? console. -- nm - amanda Apr 21, 18:04 1
        
        oh'k -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 18:05
- "Not gonna lie, they had us in the first half." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 17:45 1
  - (Meme translation: I thought he'd be getting reported to the IRS. Heh.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 17:57
I have now been ‘safer-at-home’ longer than Noah was on his little boat. -- nm* - Qale Apr 21, 17:20 4
- Britney Spears marriage > full moon > Wm. H. Harrison's presidential term > Noah floaties > ? -- nm - Max Apr 21, 17:38
- little ? ! -- nm - noah Apr 21, 17:23 2
  - Couldn’t find room for unicorns? Really? -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:28 1
    - they refused to come! They couldn't abide the mosquitos -- nm - noah Apr 21, 17:34
L.A. fire officials say they're seeing more house fires likely due to more people at home and cooking. -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 17:14 2
- could be right, they used to be so rare, mostly due to people not smoking like they used to -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 18:04
- I was wondering about this -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 17:38
The Plot Against America is the most I've heard Canada mentioned on US TV ever - Reagen Apr 21, 17:01 12
- Zoe Kazan is so good in that -- nm - mud Apr 21, 17:08 2
  - I spent half the time thinking Zoe and Winona had *outrageous* accents and the other half going "but yeah, people sounded like that". -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 17:25 1
    - I loved how certain scenes were so obvious in throwing shade at the zeitgeist. Of course, what Roth wrote was a cautionary tale. -- nm - mud Apr 21, 17:43
- Is this a challenge? OK, ST, let's think. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 17:01 8
  - I think Flashpoint might work, but they didn't make an effort to mention Canada. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 18:06 1
    - if you weren't paying attention you could almost miss it there. -- nm - mafic Apr 21, 19:41
  - that season of Due South that aired on CBS. -- nm - mafic Apr 21, 17:13 1
    - This show is one of many reasons that I like Bosch. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 17:56
  - How I Met Your Mother -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 17:08 1
    - ~two beavers are better than one~ -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 17:58
  - Canadian Bacon -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 17:05
  - South Park -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 17:04
Washington DC airspace is going ATC-Zero for six hours for COVID cleaning after a case was reported. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 16:55 3
- ... how do you clean airspace? -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 17:01 2
  - A Zoomba? -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 17:06
  - I will send in SPACE FORCE!! -- nm - President Dump Apr 21, 17:03
I've been to the Busy Beaver Button Museum several times. - . Apr 21, 16:45 2
- I love the shirt you sent me! Love it! -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 17:26 1
  - Their logo is great. They also have a mascot. -- nm - . Apr 21, 18:00
Some new penguin content for ty (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Apr 21, 16:44 1
- It's hunting polar bears who are bad at pick'em. -- nm - David Apr 21, 17:21
just now catching that I've been alternately posting with a fake handle I had used as a joke a few days ago -- nm - call me ishmael Apr 21, 16:40 1
- It's all wright. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 16:40
Contactless BBQ vending machine. Man, I was behind the times on my book where I had a ramen vending machine ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 16:40
One thing that Making the Cut really underscores is how much Project Runway misses Tim Gunn -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 16:32 4
- IMHO, Tim Gunn was the reason for PR's long success. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 16:42 3
  - Christian tries to get the designers to do it his way. Tim tries to get them to do it theirs but better. -- nm - . Apr 21, 16:55 2
    - I love Christian for so many reasons, but he's not the right fit, I mean he's not cut out, I mean he can't make it work .. oh eff it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 17:00 1
      - I get it. ;) -- nm - . Apr 21, 17:03
Name a Movie You Haven't Watched in Years - budice Apr 21, 16:27 36
- Hardware -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 21, 18:07
- Six Pack -- nm - Rollo Apr 21, 18:04
- Most of them? (the original Karate Kid) -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 17:47
- Glory -- nm - JaxSean Apr 21, 17:15
- like... every movie? -- nm - mafic Apr 21, 17:14 1
  - I mean, the way it's worded ..there's literally thousands -- nm - mud Apr 21, 17:17
- Soul Man -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 17:08
- Wizard of Oz. Hate that movie. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 17:02 3
  - just get high and sync it with dark side of the moon. -- nm - mafic Apr 21, 17:28
  - I actually recorded it the other night and trying to get the fam to watch it with me. - zunkskunk Apr 21, 17:06 1
    - Go ahead and revoke my American citizenship over it, I'm good with it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 17:09
- Breaker Morant -- nm - crash davis Apr 21, 16:59
- Strange Days -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 16:51
- Up until last night, Diggstown. -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 16:48 2
  - Minoso Torres!??!?? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 16:54 1
    - I found it about half way through, so recorded the early morning repeat. Commercials, but I can skip 'em. -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 16:56
- The Last Starfighter. I'd be afraid to watch it again. - prayformojo Apr 21, 16:40
- Dead Again -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 16:39 1
  - I love that movie. Branagh gotta Branagh. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 21, 17:04
- Clue -- nm - David Apr 21, 16:38 1
  - Clueless -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 21, 16:51
- Schindler's List. It will always be Schindler's List. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 16:37 10
  - I have not actually watched this motion picture. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 16:56 3
    - required viewing -- nm - mud Apr 21, 17:09 1
      - I mean, aren’t documentaries enough? -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 18:08
    - I haven't either and it's because I know I need to be in the right mindset for this heavy movie. The stars need to align for it to happen -- nm - Bacon Apr 21, 17:04
  - Agree. I was going to say similar movies that I find draining. Leaving Las Vegas, Dead Man Walking, Passion of the Christ, etc. not very rewatchable -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 16:46 3
    - I can remember seeing Passion a whole more than the movie itself. -- nm - . Apr 21, 16:54 2
      - Oops, wrong movie. It's the one with Willem DaFoe I'm thnking of. -- nm - . Apr 21, 16:59 1
        
        Last Temptation of Christ -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 17:03
  - This -- nm - Marlowe Apr 21, 16:44 1
    - Yep. -- nm - . Apr 21, 16:46
- First that came to mind Raging Bull. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 21, 16:37
- Highlander. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 16:37 1
  - well, to be fair, there can be only 1! ... - steven wright Apr 21, 16:39
- Oxford Blues -- nm - JD Apr 21, 16:29
That’s it. I’m watching While You Were Sleeping tonight. -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 16:23 3
- "...these mashed potatoes are so creamy..." -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 16:32 2
  - “Cesar Romero was tall.” -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 17:40 1
    - HA-HA! -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 18:25
Awful pastor who asked his very poor congregation to donate their stimulus checks to his church is arrested for continuing to hold services w/lots of - Diva Apr 21, 15:58 4
- Different guy, but it amazes me that Kenneth Copeland has a following. He looks like how you'd draw the anti-Christ in a comic. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 16:12 1
  - you can almost hear the demonic organ music playing in the background. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 16:15
- :( -- nm - budice Apr 21, 16:00 1
  - he'll probably use their stimulus checks for bail money. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 16:10
Should I learn COBOL? - JD Apr 21, 15:53 8
- We had COBOL and FORTRAN books at home when I was a kid. - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 17:41
- maybe it'll help with the 2038 problem. -- nm - mafic Apr 21, 17:29
- Hmm...what code did I learn?... - . Apr 21, 16:52
- Find someone in India who does, and subcontract all your assignments -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:47
- Sure for your own edification. It's an infuriating language - decline Apr 21, 16:45
- If you do, Humble Bumble's current bundle might include a COBOL book. - David Apr 21, 16:04 2
  - I used COBOL in college. Yes, I'm old. -- nm - jnine Apr 21, 16:30 1
    - I first touched on it in high school - decline Apr 21, 16:46
also, catching up on the backboards, i'm a little confused. I thought Gronk was devoting his time now to … - call me Ishmael Apr 21, 15:53
for those who care, and still visit that other site, there's a small amount of free money to be claimed ... -- nm - steven wright Apr 21, 15:52
"Detroit Lions general manager Bob Quinn said the team's director of information technology, Steve Lancaster, will be stationed in a Winnebago" - David Apr 21, 15:48 14
- It is the ultimate Fantasy Football draft. -- nm - . Apr 21, 16:48
- Patriots hire Russian Hackers to manipulate the Draft -- nm - budice Apr 21, 16:00
- if this Draft doesnt have the highest ratings ever I'll be shocked. -- nm - Jovian Apr 21, 15:57 5
  - Should. Be. A. Week. Long. - Volnelk Apr 21, 16:13 2
    - We call that Blood Feud. - David Apr 21, 16:15 1
      - Might go faster if we’re all stuck at home -- nm - JD Apr 21, 16:25
  - It's going to play like an episode of 'Homeland' including someone having a nervous breakdown and being taken away. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 16:13
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 16:04
- Brock Samson: half Swedish, quarter Polish, quarter Winnebago. Given his size, they never specified if the last was the tribe or the vehicle. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 15:56
- I was half expecting... in a van down by the Detroit River! -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 15:56
- “Winnebago....LONESTAR!!!!” -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 15:52 1
  - "she went from suck to blow!" -- nm - budice Apr 21, 15:59
- I hope there are megaphones involved. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 15:50
- As Had Been Foretold -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 15:50
Must... resist... replying "any nudity?"... to kilbo's Michelle Obama post on FB... -- nm* - con_carne Apr 21, 15:41 1
- Not -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 16:05
i just found out that a small BBQ place here in KC has created a vending machine that they stock daily for you to drive up and get BBQ - tRuMaN Apr 21, 15:38 4
- But the vending machine glass is constantly steamed up and the retrieval bin is filling up with BBQ sauce. -- nm - Max Apr 21, 15:41 3
  - Well, I think the foggy look is just bad photography -- (link) - JD Apr 21, 16:02 1
    - agreed, looks more like reflections -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 21, 16:13
  - and? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 21, 15:44
Goodbye Horses just came on the Pandora station and I think this might be the song I most immediately identify with a movie. -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 15:35 2
- I'll just tuck that factoid away for later. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 15:48 1
  - Into the File of Lies because Stuck In The Middle With You exists -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 15:56
Jellyfish in Venetian Canal -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 21, 15:31 2
- Now I want to see how much air pollution has decreased from fewer jets and cars. -- nm - Max Apr 21, 15:35 1
  - I can show you!! Drone flight over the Spanish Steps in Rome, post-lockdown. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 21, 16:31
I think correct answer for B2 show is: The Americans -- nm - VMan Apr 21, 15:27 3
- Perfect. -- nm - pmb Apr 21, 15:37
- *laughcry* -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 15:37
- There it is. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 15:28
I look forward to seeing what kind of haircut Nathan gives David. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 15:26 1
- The Wolowitz -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 15:37
401(k)s and Roth IRAs (assuming they match in scope to RRSPs and TFSAs here) are about equal in terms of the long term tax exposure. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 15:20 2
- I am hedging by having both now. Who knows what tax rates in the future will be. Who knows if they will change Roth rules in the future. So I hedge -- nm - Bacon Apr 21, 16:12
- Probably? -- (edited) - znufrii, silly old man Apr 21, 15:24
Bob Appetit's article & pot brownie recipe from yesterday -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 21, 15:13 4
- Bob Appetit is my favorite celebrity chef. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 21, 15:14 3
  - hee -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 15:27
  - His biggest rival is Sue Chef -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 15:17 1
    - D'oh!! Bon -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 21, 15:18
Tom and Gronk! -- (link) - Shaun Apr 21, 15:11
happy birthday, Pippy!! :) - — nm - i.b.! Apr 21, 15:05 5
- HB P! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 21, 15:14
- Happy Birthday Pippy! -- nm - Max Apr 21, 15:10 3
  - And also to the other quintuplets Pappy, Peppy, Poppy, and Puppy! -- nm - Open Baron Apr 21, 15:11 2
    - Hi, I’m Poppy! -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 15:27 1
      - Pip, pip, hooray! -- nm - JD Apr 21, 15:54

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