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So, apparently the price of a quick and easy bedtime for an almost-four-year-old is letting them get up with the sun and wake you up at 6:30 am - znufrii, silly old man Apr 27, 17:26 3
- From what I understand there IS no reasoning with an almost four year old. -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 17:29 2
  - Yes, that's been our observation, as well. -- nm - The rest of the world Apr 27, 17:43 1
    - I love three years olds the best. They are articulate enough to convey their hilarious insanity. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:44
Hmm, I likely should have bought chicken when I shopped yesterday. Holding out for a better deal may backfire on me. - Meg Apr 27, 17:16 2
- I plan on continuing to eat things in the frozen food section that suggest they may be chicken, but are in fact... something else. -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 17:26
- I suck, suck, suck at meal planning. I have a few meats in the freeze. Have no clue what to do with them. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:24
When you think about it, a knife fight scene between two robots is a weird concept. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 17:13 2
- A taser fight might make more sense. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 17:15
- "56? 56?!! Oh, man, now that's all I can think about!" - Dark Callisto Apr 27, 17:15
Governor Abbot knows what’s best for you! He is opening the state May 1st! And don’t even think about enforcing no mask requirements Houston! - Qale Apr 27, 17:01 6
- I keep losing track as to whether the plan is to kill liberals, their own voters, or just everyone? -- nm - JackDawson Apr 27, 17:08 5
  - lower social security and medicare costs, lower real estate prices and/or buy up forclosures -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:16
  - Making money is their moral imperative, no matter who it imperils. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 17:36 1
    - (No, we can't stay on lockdown forever, but "business as usual" is over. It's gone. Done. Kaput.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 17:38
  - Why choose? -- nm - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch Apr 27, 17:12
  - Malign indifference. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 17:10
TIL that Mick Jagger sang uncredited backing vocals on You're So Vain. And now I can't unhear it. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 16:54 24
- I don't know much but I did know that. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:22
- here she talks about it... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 27, 17:06 [youtube]
- Some others -- (link) - Reagen Apr 27, 17:06 16
  - oF COURSE EVERYONE knew it was Kate Bush, she was credited on the album cover. Gabriel's first choice was Dolly Parton. Kate also did backups on Games Without Frontiers, and she sucked. -- (edited) - loosilu Apr 27, 17:32
  - Kate Bush did such a good job Peter Gabriel gave her a promotion six years later for Don't Give Up. -- nm - Max Apr 27, 17:29 2
    - I completely hate her backup on Games Without Frontiers. Hate. He wanted Dolly Parton for Don't Give up. -- nm* - loosilu Apr 27, 17:42
    - They're a pretty perfect pairing. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 27, 17:37
  - Does Sting on "Money for Nothing" or Michael Jackson on "Somebody's Watching Me" count? -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 17:21 1
    - They were SO obvious they literally sent those singles up the charts. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:26
  - I always wondered if that was Michael McDonald on Christopher Cross's "Ride Like the Wind" -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 17:20 6
    - Confession: When I see references to Michael McDonald, I briefly think it's Christopher McDonald. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 17:25 3
      - When I see Christopher Cross I expect some kid wearing his jeans backward. -- nm - Max Apr 27, 17:31 2
        
        Christopher Cross looks like both members of Tenacious D. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 27, 17:34 [Image] 1
        
        He had COVID-19. Left him temporarily paralyzed. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 27, 17:35
    - He sang backing vocals for everyone. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:23
    - Of course it is. SCTV had a classic skit about it. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 17:21
  - 5 is the only one that I knew about. I can hear 12 just replaying it in my head -- nm - prayformojo Apr 27, 17:08 2
    - 5 was a very big deal in Canada at the time as you might imagine. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 17:10 1
      - I'd say so, considering he was your Prime Minister at the time or something -- nm - prayformojo Apr 27, 17:15
- The song isn't quite as iconic but Dire Straits "Money For Nothing " featuring Sting. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 27, 16:57
- and i'd love to know how the hell that came about -- nm - prayformojo Apr 27, 16:56
- whoa. just playing the song in my head, I can't hear that at all. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 27, 16:55 2
  - Once you know to listen for it, you can really tell in the second half of the song. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 16:59 1
    - holy cow, there it is! - prayformojo Apr 27, 17:03
Goonies cast reunites, performs scenes from movie -- (link) - Beaker Apr 27, 16:46 1
- So much love for zoom reunions. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 16:47
"Doctors are testing whether estrogen could help men fight COVID-19" No phuccing comment -- (link) - crash davis Apr 27, 16:41 2
- "Take it! Take it! What have you got to lose?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 16:43 1
  - Isn’t it more like what do we have to gain? ( . ) ( . ) -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 16:44
Hey ST, for those who followed my STORY with my friend. I said nothing to her for a week. She came back and apologized. We are good. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 16:40 2
- did I miss part of the story. the last I read she still owed you $2k. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 16:42 1
  - yes she still does, we are communicating about it. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 16:44
NBA targetting May 8 for restart of practices -- (link) - Reagen Apr 27, 16:13 3
- Not happening unless they are actually insane. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:25
- Are we going to have a summer season? -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 17:23
- sports?! sports?! where?! when?! .. what ? -- nm Posted by sportsfan (aka mud) Apr 23 '20, 10:10 -- nm - mud Apr 27, 16:45
Avengers Endgame Watch Party w/Russo Bros just started -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 16:01 1
- Unpopular Opinion: Live-Tweeting stuff like this is just annoying. -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 16:45
Patrick Stewart talks about meeting Sting. -- (link) - Mop Apr 27, 15:58 [youtube] 1
- that's funny. -- nm - Remlik Apr 27, 16:11
I got my letter from our magnificent leader about his generous gift to my household, what should I do to mark this glorious occasion? -- nm* - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch Apr 27, 15:55 7
- Share image of the letter? -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 16:47
- Cash it as soon as possible so he can’t default on it. -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 16:47 1
  - Oh, I got the direct deposit weeks ago, this was just the letter informing me of it. -- nm - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch Apr 27, 17:07
- Spontaneous combustion? -- nm - . Apr 27, 16:07
- be all creative and turn it into some sort of dart board, or game, to help entertain yourself during these difficult times. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 15:58
- I know what I'm doing when my check arrives. - ReluctantCynic Apr 27, 15:58
- Pay It Forward by purchasing some Ventilator King campaign straws -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 15:57
the university cancelled travel through 6/30. I have three trips ticketed in june. what can I do to maximize my chances of getting refunded rather . - amanda Apr 27, 15:41 1
- Saw this today LAT: 4 steps to a travel-related refund from your credit card -- (link) - con_carne Apr 27, 15:43
Stanley Tucci makes a Martini -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 15:36
Olivia Nuzzi to fakeprez: “if a president loses more lives in 6 weeks than the Vietnam war, does he deserve to be re-elected?” -- nm - mud Apr 27, 15:36 27
- The glib comment I’ve seen is “he refused to fight for either” -- nm - Roger More Apr 27, 17:24
- That's actually not a fair question. People were going to die anyway. Has he made it worse and more difficult in almost every conceivable way? Sure - pmb Apr 27, 15:44 24
  - The death rate is not attached to him. He allowed it to spread for 6 weeks, refused to prepare. - loosilu Apr 27, 16:46 2
    - Actually you're exactly making my point! - pmb Apr 27, 16:51 1
      - Meaning the ratio isn't his fault but the denominator is. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 17:04
  - it is 100% a fair question. -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 15:46 1
    - and an even more fair question, would have been to add in the biggest unemployment numbers since the Great Depression. -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 15:49
  - When he's trying to claim that he's done a great job, it is. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 15:46 18
    - To wit: -- (link) - Reagen Apr 27, 17:08
    - Eh. I think if we actually had a competent person handling this the death toll would not be significantly different. It might be spread out over a - pmb Apr 27, 16:03 15
      - I have been a national level disaster planner for 18 years, including pandemic. IMO probably 90% of deaths could have been avoided if he did what he was told to do. -- nm* - loosilu Apr 27, 16:49 2
        
        Really? 90%? I feel like those would have been miraculously low numbers. Maybe I'm overly pessimistic about the best case scenario. -- nm - pmb Apr 27, 16:54 1
        
        Yes, really. Truly. That's why we have BY FAR the worst outbreak in the world. Every hour counts. HE sat on his ass for six weeks. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:30
      - The tests. The potential vaccine. The PPEs. The hospitals closing trend. Any prez could have lined up supply and demand solutions to these problems - con_carne Apr 27, 16:25 4
        
        This is absurd. Yes. Of course. Nobody is arguing he hasn't done a shitty unforgivable job. It doesn't make the question, as posed, a reasonable - pmb Apr 27, 16:28 3
        
        it is absolutely credible.In a pandemic every hour matters. He delayed 6 weeks, by choice. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 16:51 2
        
        I get that. Really I do. And I'm certainly in no way excusing it or suggesting that he not be held accountable. And I'm open to be convinced - pmb Apr 27, 17:07 1
        
        As Ivanka once said, look at the results. - loosilu Apr 27, 17:13
      - Other countries around the world point to that not being true. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 16:09 6
        
        Maybe. I certainly would love to see how much better a competent person could have been, but it's just too speculative (and places the blame for all - pmb Apr 27, 16:12 5
        
        Not all the deaths, but some portion of the deaths. He made things worse than they should be. -- nm - . Apr 27, 16:20 4
        
        I'm thinking the number is around the 2/3rds mark being his fault. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 16:21 3
        
        And I'd also lay blame on him for the entire loss of life in the medical community. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 16:23 2
        
        That's all speculation. Yes, I agree, he bares some blame. His handling was atrocious and dangerous. The question is still too broad to be taken - pmb Apr 27, 16:26 1
        
        He's failed along a pretty broad swath on this. -- nm - . Apr 27, 16:44
    - exactly -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 15:47
- he cut and run right after that one. lol. or more or less right after that. -- nm - Jovian Apr 27, 15:40
It sounds like he's bombing at his bar mitzvah -- (link) - Reagen Apr 27, 15:33
wtf -- (link) - mud Apr 27, 15:18 1
- Sure. That’s the problem. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 27, 15:38
West Point cadets to return to campus for graduation, Trump scheduled to deliver addresss. -- (link) - loosilu Apr 27, 15:16 6
- Maybe they'll attack him with bleach -- nm - con_carne Apr 27, 15:29
- Well, June 13 is a long time from now. -- nm - mara Apr 27, 15:21 1
  - It's way, way too soon for an assembly Especially in NY state. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 15:39
- To me this is among his top 5 most insanely vain acts he's done as president. The cost and risk of this is just crazy and solely to satisfy his ego. -- nm - pmb Apr 27, 15:20 2
  - And the cadets can't say no. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 15:39 1
    - could they say, sorry I'm having to self quarantine -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 16:59
Texas: most businesses opening Friday at 25pct capacity -- nm - JackDawson Apr 27, 15:12 3
- I just don't see how businesses can operate at 25% capacity -- nm - budice Apr 27, 15:16 2
  - I doubt they can for long. Guessing they are desperate to get any business going to bring in some earnings no matter how meager. $some > $0 -- nm - VMan Apr 27, 15:46 1
    - Only if the additional cost to operate at 25% doesn't exceed the income. -- nm - pmb Apr 27, 16:05
Bioshock Infinite spoilers - David Apr 27, 15:02 6
- (what DLC?) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 15:16 4
  - Burial At Sea, Episodes 1 & 2 -- nm - Tim Apr 27, 15:29
  - Burial at Sea episodes 1 and 2 -- nm - David Apr 27, 15:28 2
    - Hmm. I don't think I played any of those add-ons, for any of the games. - JaxSean Apr 27, 15:33
    - Oh. Heh. I get it. I started with the Cloud in the Sky module part of the collection - JD Apr 27, 15:31
- I've been taking a school night break and been 'playing' Erica. - JD Apr 27, 15:11
I have found a suitable location for my World Headquarters/Evil Lair: the Hang Son Doong cave in Vietnam is so big it has its own river, jungle -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 27, 14:43 3
- I've never seen a bad picture of that place. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 15:03
- stunning. you'll need a huge exterior barrier or the tourists will keep coming and leaving garbage. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 15:02
- nope, its mine. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 14:54
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 27, 14:23 1
- Let's do this every year! -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 14:29
New Zealand appears to have done a good job managing the outbreak -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 27, 14:23 4
- For an island it should just be a matter of stopping anyone from coming in. But alas... -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 14:25 3
  - Islands can only do that for so long. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 15:03 2
    - I am a rock, I am an island! -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 15:09 1
      - lol, nice catch. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 15:14
"hello everybody" - Jovian Apr 27, 14:15
Tommy can you hear me? -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 27, 14:06 1
- Can you feel me near you? -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 15:04
PoGo: Pokestop distance now (temporarily) doubled like gyms were a few weeks ago -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 13:58 13
- Also, remote raids unlocked for levels 5 and up. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 27, 14:16 2
  - I had to force close and reopen the app to get it. Though I hadn’t gotten my weekly bonus either until I did that. -- nm - spamlet Apr 27, 14:25 1
    - I got a forced update before I got it. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 27, 14:27
- How'd you do with this buddy event? I'm at like 10 shinies from it. - Uhtred Ragnarson Apr 27, 14:03 8
  - Most of my shinies were from community day. - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 27, 14:23 4
    - I was playing Liverpool Safari Zone during the sentret thing -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 14:24 3
      - I have a friend here who got two shiny volbeat in under 150 checks :/ -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 14:25 2
        
        Did you ask what they wanted for one of them? -- nm - the wrong element, bad guy Apr 27, 14:27 1
        
        Ideally, they want shiny lunatone. - ty97 Apr 27, 14:31
  - Over 1000 volbeat checks in and still no shiny. - ty97 Apr 27, 14:06 2
    - I have 233 Volbeats checked, but some were from the trip to Amsterdam in December, -- nm - Uhtred Ragnarson Apr 27, 14:14
    - I haven’t gotten a shiny from either. -- nm - spamlet Apr 27, 14:12
- And 2 different 1 coin boxes today. -- nm - Uhtred Ragnarson Apr 27, 14:02
I'm positive that I spend more time over a week trying to not have hair than I ever did on my hair when I had it -- nm - JD Apr 27, 13:58
#MakeSTHaloAgain -- nm - Shaun Apr 27, 13:51 7
- I mean, ok. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 13:54 5
  - but which halo? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 13:58 4
    - 3 was peak. -- nm - Shaun Apr 27, 14:01 3
      - Guardian! - J Apr 27, 14:57 1
        
        oh goody, i wonder if it can be tru vs 8 again. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 17:38
      - yeah, none of this 4 or Reach crap -- nm - groiny Apr 27, 14:15
- Maybe I can join in once the next-gen Xbox comes out -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 13:53
I think we get our main sink and dishwasher back tomorrow -- nature is healing itself -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 13:46 1
- modern plumbing is all part of our plan. -- nm - Gaia Apr 27, 13:50
LIR: groiny. They won't die for 2 more weeks -- nm - oblique Apr 27, 13:42
Proof Kim Jong Un alive...and Trump raised him from the dead -- (link) - Beaker Apr 27, 13:38

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