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Wherein David fires all the Jeopardy contestants from yesterday... - Open Baron Apr 23, 07:16 3
- I don't know the answer either - but I'm pretty sure I could have at least NAMED a sitcom. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 23, 07:18
- right??!?? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 07:18 1
  - There are times when I hear the question and say aloud "Oh, none of them will get this." This was one of those times. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 07:20
Some people should not be allowed in the kitchen -- (link) - decline Apr 23, 07:15 6
- What did I just watch? -- nm* - ty97 Apr 23, 07:20
- appalling. -- nm - Diva Apr 23, 07:18 4
  - I mean, if you're this bad at something and you choose to put it up on social media, it means you think you're good at it. -- nm - pmb Apr 23, 07:23 3
    - It seems he kind of know it's gross, the post says "My daughters won't eat them anymore, and my staff tried to stop me from sharing this quarantine - Guigue Apr 23, 07:31
    - hopefully he was just goofing off, but why do that to food? -- nm - Diva Apr 23, 07:25
    - You just described basically ever on-line video of a white person dancing -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 07:24
Survivor spoils - Turd Ferguson Apr 23, 07:12
Great news, everyone! I got the proxy part of the application process to work! Please, celebrate appropriately. - prayformojo Apr 23, 07:06 3
- What's this about? -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:12 1
  - I think it's some kind of computer jazz. It means I can have a brownie for breakfast. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 23, 07:19
- Nightmare web proxy issues this week... - budice Apr 23, 07:10
I love the NFL draft so much. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 23, 07:05 4
- I hope the coverage is better than the last couple. -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 07:25
- Chargers are going to wreck this draft...they'll probably go OT, for their pick, instead of QB and it's going to go crazy from there -- nm - Flavorize Apr 23, 07:15 2
  - I wonder if all those coaches and GM's have generators -- nm - decline Apr 23, 07:21 1
    - One GM had his power go because his wife unplugged them to do something else -- nm - Flavorize Apr 23, 07:24
Has anyone seen a deal for Xbox Live? Mine just ran out. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:04 11
- Nothing I'm seeing but will keep an eye out. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 23, 07:09 10
  - Thanks. Full price is ridiculous -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:13 9
    - Yeah im doing month to month billing - eag Apr 23, 07:14 1
      - I bought a three month card before this started. I hate to do it but I might have to go month to month until I get some money -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:16
    - What is full US price for it these days? It's $69.99 here. -- nm* - Shaun Apr 23, 07:14 6
      - $60 -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:15 5
        
        Jeebus. Costco had them here for $60CDN, so that's where I bought mine. It was the best 'deal' going. -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 07:18 4
        
        I've paid as little as $35 but haven't seen anything like that in a while. CD Keys has it for $55 and they're usually the cheapest -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:19 3
        
        Yeah, for the digital code, that's the cheapest I'm seeing it. - JaxSean Apr 23, 07:21 1
        
        I'll go with a monthly for now. Can't drop the extra coin -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 07:27
        
        They can be really solid. -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 07:20
Valerie Bertinelli turns 60 today. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 23, 06:44 3
- Still Hot -- nm - budice Apr 23, 06:46 1
  - Eddie Van Halen and I agree. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 06:46
- Wow, she's old -- nm - Wilford Brimley Apr 23, 06:45
Qale alert! NPCs in Fallout 76 are looting player corpses and permanently stealing items. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 23, 06:26 3
- Welcome to the Wastelands. (Seriously though, this is a fantastic bug. I think it should stay!) -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 06:31 2
  - agreed. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 23, 07:02
  - agreed. Also they should change it so if an NPC dies, he has a chance to restart the game before his death and fight you again -- nm - decline Apr 23, 06:33
Apple and Google will release contact-tracing tools to developers next week -- (link) - oblique Apr 23, 06:24
4.4 million new unemployment claims last week, implying a close to 20% unemployment rate. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 23, 06:20 4
- 55% of economists surveyed predicted shutting down businesses would lead to job losses. - Open Baron Apr 23, 06:46
- stocks go up -- nm - oblique Apr 23, 06:24 1
  - Just means it wasn't worse than expected. -- nm - znufrii, stimulated Apr 23, 06:45
- See? Still way less than 30%. We're the best. -- nm - Trump Administration Apr 23, 06:21
Less than I thought! -- (pic) - ty97 Apr 23, 06:15 [Attachment] 6
- I'll work harder. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 23, 06:17 5
  - :) - ty97 Apr 23, 06:30 4
    - I'm guessing it was Only Revolutions from 2009. - JaxSean Apr 23, 06:40 3
      - I hated that book. Twice tried to read it and couldn't finish. - Open Baron Apr 23, 06:48 2
        
        I should try and get the book. - JaxSean Apr 23, 07:04 1
        
        Well I guess somebody liked it. I think the structure is amazing, but couldn't get into the stream-of-consciousness text at all. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 07:14
Four tech tips for NFL GMs -- (link) - Beaker Apr 23, 06:14 2
- This seems absurdly complicated. Like, how goddamned hard is it to have a phone call with your team and 1 or 2 people have a 2nd phone - Will Hunting Apr 23, 06:22 1
  - seriously! Look how easy it is for us to do it every year! - decline Apr 23, 06:23
Red Dead Redemption 2 hit Game Pass on May 7th. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 23, 06:10
You can get Neil Gaiman’s American Gods ebook for free until April 29th -- (link*) - znufrii, silly old man Apr 23, 06:09 2
- Cool! -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 06:34
- The subtitle of that book is "Hey, Baron, I wrote this just for you because I know you played a ton of Scion" -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 06:27
BBC Radio 1 Stay Home Live Lounge has just premiered, with members of Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, Royal Blood and loads more covering Times Like These - JaxSean Apr 23, 06:08 3
- (purchases of the single benefit BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief in the UK, and WHO’s COVID-19-Solidarity Response Fund internationally) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 23, 06:21
- Good, isn't it? -- nm - LMS Apr 23, 06:12 1
  - I'm not a big Foo Fighters fan, but the chorus part is crazy good. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 23, 06:17
Tales from the UK lockdown -- (link*) - decline Apr 23, 06:06
w/o googling, do you know of which film franchise the 2019 short Battle at Big Rock is part? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 06:04 3
- It's a short that is a follow-up to..... - prayformojo Apr 23, 06:46 [youtube]
- High School Musical -- nm - ty97 Apr 23, 06:12
- Oogie... nope, nope, not going to say it. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 06:11
The tarp is coming off the field and it looks like there will be some baseball in Taiwan. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 23, 05:57 4
- I'm on the O9.5 so the wet field is concerning despite the 5-run 1st. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Apr 23, 06:07 3
  - I guess they called the game. I'm a bit confused since it looked like they were taking the tarp off. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 06:34
  - They seem to hit a lot of HRs so I wouldn't be too worried yet. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 06:08 1
    - I had a 3HR game last night. Idiot pitchers kept throwing heat right down the pipe. -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 06:09
I made the cardinal sin of accidentally buying decaf coffee. And you know, I don’t even think I care. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 05:51 1
- ...and then the murders began. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 05:52
I can't even call about my unemployment claim anymore. The phone line tells you they'll call you back and directs you to the website before - Krusty Apr 23, 05:45 9
- I’m really sorry Krusty. What can Slackers do for you? -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 05:50 8
  - Get a job with NY Labor and give me a call to finish my claim. - Krusty Apr 23, 05:54 7
    - We are all yelling into the void most of the time. At least on this site, sometimes someone yells back. -- nm - Qale Apr 23, 05:56 6
      - So true. - Krusty Apr 23, 05:58 5
        
        Also, I spoke with some from my state senator's office and he sent me a link to take out a personal loan. That's the best idea they had for me. - Krusty Apr 23, 06:07 4
        
        And they’re going to pay the interest for you? - znufrii, silly old man Apr 23, 06:11 3
        
        Yup. Also, are they also going to guarantee the loan? Or should I ask my 85 year old mom to do it? - Krusty Apr 23, 06:14 2
        
        I know, we can send you real pizza that isnt from newyork, that will help right? right? - tRuMaN Apr 23, 06:28 1
        
        Ha! Yeah, that'll make me feel better. ;-) - Krusty Apr 23, 06:33
On the phone with Walmart since it looks like one of our orders has been officially lost. I'm at 23mins and counting and still in queue. -- (edited) - Shaun Apr 23, 05:36 2
- Meanwhile, your neighbors are enjoying free eggs and bacon this morning -- nm - decline Apr 23, 05:41 1
  - Made out of little girls' bikes? -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 05:43
Hustlers / Dora movies are $1 rentals on various platforms (Amazon, VUDU, iTunes) -- nm - budice Apr 23, 05:33 2
- Hustlers is also on Showtime this weekend. -- nm - MDH Apr 23, 06:10
- In some ways... -- nm - Dano Apr 23, 05:37
TV PSA NFL Draft, Katy Keene, Jersey Shore, Last Man Standing, Superstore, Brooklyn 99, Man With A Plan, Flipping 101, In the Dark, Real HW, Shaq Life -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 04:53 6
- How the eff is Jersey Shore still on? Is it the original cast? -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 05:33 4
  - Jersey Shore Family Vacation or some shit. a lot of the same people just older I believe (I just cut some of the titles for space :) ) -- nm* - Beaker Apr 23, 05:33 3
    - I would've guessed it was the original cast's grown children. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 23, 05:58 1
      - here - Beaker Apr 23, 05:59
    - Cool cool. -- nm - Shaun Apr 23, 05:34
- We're Here, Total Bellas, Broke, Will & Grace, L&O SVU, Better Things, Siren, Tommy, Top Chef, Ghost In The Shell: SAC_2045 (Netflix), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 04:55
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 04:26 1
- no! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 23, 06:06
For those that wanted to see the Danny Boyle National Theatre production of Frankenstein with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller - LMS Apr 23, 04:21 1
- oooh. nice. -- nm - Andie Apr 23, 06:28
Well, it took a while, but looks like we're co-producing a project with LNEES. - LMS Apr 23, 04:00
BTW, Donny's guy in charge of the pandemic response? only the best, his previous job before joining the admin, labradoodle breeder for six years -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 23, 03:07 1
- It takes a lot of scientific know-how to make a dog that dumb -- nm - decline Apr 23, 05:42
dozens of formerly sick c19 patients feel fine now but continue to test positive almost 3 months later? are they infectious? nobody knows -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 23, 03:05
China donates an additional 30m to make up for US's abdication of WHO funds (on top of 20m last month) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 23, 01:18
fucking dick head, American citizens married to foriegners w/o social security numbers can not get stimulus checks -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 23, 00:21 2
- also, dickfuck signs executive order to stop issuing green cards -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 23, 00:23 1
  - Hahah, look at the tinpot dictator in charge of the plague ship country. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 00:25
Trish is watching the previous season of RHoNYC. It bugs me that for a show called "Real Housewives" none of these women are married. -- nm* - crash davis Apr 22, 23:55
embers of corona (definitely a band at the next Coachella) -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 22, 23:42
I'm sorry, I can't go to the movie tomorrow night because I've got to have a meeting about a meeting about a meeting. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 22, 23:42 1
- my calendar is littered with cancelled appointments, and appointments for couples who cancelled big plans and just want to legalize now, party later -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 00:12
didn't the simpsons choose springfield because it was one of the most common names for a town ??? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 23:23 1
- In the US, yes. -- nm - . Apr 23, 03:24
They're doing Celebrity Who Wants to be a Millionaire on ABC. It looks like there's no audience. Are these episodes live (or recent)? -- nm - Mop Apr 22, 22:41 3
- I wondered about that for Wheel of Fortune. Usually they show family in the audience. Last couple of nights they've been standing offstage. -- nm - Meg Apr 22, 23:05
- They were recorded the day Pete Buttigieg took over for Kimmel, so late March. -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 22:46
- It's just unpopular. They're trying to keep Regis employed. - Beryllium Apr 22, 22:43
Seriously, though. If this draft goes better than Blood Feud, I'm gonna be PISSED. -- nm - Doctor Melancholy Apr 22, 22:39 1
- I would like to see more man cave, I mean draft room photos. -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 22:53
Well this is...not surprising but still crazy (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Apr 22, 22:35 14
- Sounds like this guy was on the outs for a year, and may have encouraged pushing hydroxychloroquine in emails. -- (link) - Inigo Apr 23, 04:33
- off topic, but is there a term for someone who should be considered a victim of a scam but is actually a willing participant? - crash davis Apr 22, 22:52 12
  - Inside man. Except he is not a victim. He is used to show the scam works. -- nm - Prof Vodka Apr 23, 05:26
  - Shill? -- nm - . Apr 23, 03:15
  - mule -- nm - Max Apr 23, 00:06
  - there was a scam a decade ago, a guy would convince someone that if they allowed him to run up their card they could claim it was stolen and not have - zeitgeist Apr 22, 23:08
  - Georgia Governor -- nm - Doctor Melancholy Apr 22, 22:57
  - A fool and his money are soon parted. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 22:54
  - Accomplice. -- nm - Mop Apr 22, 22:53 5
    - I feel like there should be a different term, to distinguish each person's role in the scam -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 22:55 4
      - the Mark, con men usually get the mark to feel like they are a park of the scam on someone else so it makes it hard to cry foul to cops -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 23:26 1
        
        Thanks, that works well, but it is slang. If you come across a fancy schmancy latin legal term, I'd love to hear it as well -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 23:39
      - Spanish Vacationers -- nm - Beryllium Apr 22, 23:05 1
        
        Mamet's unfinished sequel -- nm - crash davis Apr 22, 23:21
lights on the mountain top 2 or so miles out my front door -- (pic) - Peglegpete Apr 22, 22:13 [Attachment] 3
- synchronized drone? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 22, 22:31 1
  - no. just big lights. I had to use almost the closest zoom on my little camera. -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 22, 22:39
- 🏴󠁵󠁳󠁮󠁶󠁿❤️ -- nm - Mop Apr 22, 22:17
My wife said I had no sense of direction - JD Apr 22, 21:57 1
- LOL -- nm - Mop Apr 22, 22:18
Of all the grocery problems, one of the things I hate the most is the scarcity and price of plain old bottled water. -- nm - Meg Apr 22, 21:56 5
- is your tap water not drinkable? that would be awful. -- nm* - Andie Apr 23, 06:29
- it's amusing to heat what is scarce or common around the country. there is a lot of bottled water here. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 22, 22:07 3
  - There's some here, but what used to be under $2 is now closer to $6. -- nm - Meg Apr 22, 22:12 2
    - I was in Smiths today and stacks of H2O everywhere. still no noodles or TP. meat & fish dept. was closed -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 22, 22:16 1
      - I think a lot depends on which truck comes in that day. The minute it hits the shelf it's gone. And I don't think senior hours help with that. - Meg Apr 22, 22:31
I haven't laughed that hard at an episode of Survivor in a long time spoilers -- (edited) - con_carne Apr 22, 21:48 1
- spoils - Jovian Apr 22, 22:49
Doctor Who reunion of sorts tonight for benefit show. -- (link) - LMS Apr 22, 21:45 4
- I think the Comic Relief 5 Doctors should be canon, and included :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 22, 21:50 3
  - but I love they are doing this. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 22, 21:51 2
    - I've heard the Live Lounge charity single Foo Fighters cover, it's excellent. -- nm - LMS Apr 22, 22:02 1
      - I'm sure several Doctor Who fanatics will have the Doctor segments on you tube within an hour of the UK airing -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 22, 22:15
*flush* -- nm - con_carne Apr 22, 21:41

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