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Prepare for June 2, PlayStation people. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 28, 05:54 [Image] 1
- I'm seeing an expected mid-May reveal. -- nm - Shaun Apr 28, 05:57
Round 2 of Best Reality TV Character bracket -- (link) - Beaker Apr 28, 05:42 3
- I’m voting a straight Challenge/Hills ticket. -- nm* - Volnelk Apr 28, 05:57 1
  - PROBST! -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 05:58
- Ha. Snooki and The Situation advance! -- nm* - Shaun Apr 28, 05:56
Pentagon releases UFO videos -- (link) - Dano Apr 28, 05:32 1
- I thought they already had. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 05:54
HR! Monkeys! -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 05:32 1
- I don't know if that's specifically human resources' problem. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 05:37
I'm not really cool with NY canceling the Dem presidential primary. -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 05:25 3
- Remind me, I know there are special elections that day, but are the regular congressional primaries that day too, or are they later? -- (edited) - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch Apr 28, 05:58 1
  - Who knows anymore. We've had so many elections over the last year. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 06:00
- Were you going to vote for The Rent is Too Damn High party? -- nm - Qale Apr 28, 05:27
TV PSA: Deadliest Catch, Flash, Bless This Mess, Chopped, Legends of Tomorrow, Ellen's Game of Games, Oak Island, One Day at a Time, mixed-ish, -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 04:06 5
- black-ish, FBI Most Wanted, For Life, Bryant Gumbel, Supermarket Stakeout, Lost Gold of WW2, Last OG, Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (Apple), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 04:09 4
  - Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (YouTube) -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 04:09 3
    - this comment on AV Club nails Oak Island... - Beaker Apr 28, 04:11 2
      - or, most likely, there's nothing there and there never was. -- nm - mafic Apr 28, 04:45 1
        
        unless they are faking it, something was done there... (likely people stealing it righter it was originally buried, but still) -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 05:04
NK leader Kim might not be dead nor comatose, just hiding from the virus spreading through the country.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 28, 01:56
Selling one theramin - JD Apr 27, 22:56 4
- I always think that's some kind of vitamin. -- nm - loosilu Apr 28, 04:45
- I have one but I used it a bit before it went into a closet the last decade & a half. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 23:27 1
  - has there ever been a need for more than one in the world? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 01:59
- I've taught my horse arithmetic and algebra, but he just can't seem to master coordinate geometry. I guess it's true, - mafic Apr 27, 23:14
Nevada and Colorado are joining Oregon, Washington, and California in their measured approach to reopen business. -- nm* - Mop Apr 27, 21:29 4
- good. I can go to state line to get lottery tickets again, or visit my mother. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 21:55 3
  - no, you can not. the discovery of new infections has slowed as there are fewer contacts, but they are still out there, like it was early march - zeitgeist Apr 27, 22:38 2
    - naw man, I gotcha covered -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 01:39
    - fine. I'll send my friend Dave to state line to buy our tickets & get sick once it opens up. ***IM reminder*** -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 22:40
It's after Labor Day. I'm wearing whales. -- nm - Spawn Apr 27, 20:59
I don't know why it is, but whenever I hear a song by The Doors, ... - call me ishmael Apr 27, 20:54
Josh Gad even got Steven Spielberg for that Goonies reunion on B2. Looks like it's a series of Zoom reunions Gad is doing. -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 20:53 3
- Can they do the reunion without him? -- nm - Krusty Apr 27, 22:05 2
  - Depends on who owns the rights to the title and characters. If it's Amblin, yes, but they'd need Spielberg's blessing. If it's Warners, yes, but... - Mr. Havens Apr 27, 22:08 1
    - Sorry, I meant the reunion show. Could they do it without Josh Gad not Spielberg. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 09:57
Fox News Drops Diamond & Silk After Pro-Trump Sisters Spread False Coronavirus Conspiracies (Report) -- (link) - ty97 Apr 27, 20:23 3
- I'm shocked. Not that the sisters would do that. But that Fox News would drop them. They must have done the math and decided it's was more economical. - Mop Apr 27, 20:31 2
  - there's twisting truth, taking the wrong take, misconstrueing, spinning, alt-universing...but just outright making shit up to across a line -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 20:51 1
    - Fox News decided they only wanted to report on the made up shit as if it might be true, not be responsible for making it up themselves. -- nm - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch Apr 28, 06:00
Finished up first 2 seasons of Silicon Valley. B+ - JaxSean Apr 27, 19:56 1
- The S1 finale remains one of the funniest ever episodes of tv for me. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 20:05
huh, they partly lifted restrictions here. 10-person gatherings now allowed, social distancing still applies (only 4 new cases in the last week). -- nm - mafic Apr 27, 18:48
My latest don't play BioShock on work nights rat hole is the SXSW films on Amazon. I'm apparently watching them in ascending order of running time - JD Apr 27, 18:40
Have we seen this Simpsons animation style guide? (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 18:38
Now rewatching: Chernobyl (the HBO miniseries) - ReluctantCynic Apr 27, 18:35 2
- Is it on free HBO? I just started McMillion$. -- nm - Mop Apr 27, 20:54 1
  - No unfortunately. McMillion$ is really good though -- nm - JaxSean Apr 27, 21:03
Iran has as many deaths from methanol alcohol poisoning as from (acknowledged) c19 deaths 700 and some 5000 sick, blinded, rumor it cured c19 -- (link*) - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:34
My credit card co received a 666.00 check payment, only credited 66.60 (also that's all my bank took out) on hold for an hour now -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:24 2
- Should have used online banking -- nm - Karl_S Apr 27, 19:12
- The devil is in the details probably -- nm - Bacon Apr 27, 18:26
ST should be ashamed you didn’t think of this first... -- (link) - Flavorize—father of Kraken Apr 27, 18:24 3
- sure, but it's kind of pointless additional deception. just drink out of a mug. -- nm - mafic Apr 27, 20:38
- *sips 'tea'* -- nm - Kermit the Frog Apr 27, 20:31
- we did, but kept it a secret. until now. -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 27, 19:59
So tell me a fun fact. nm -- nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 18:15 56
- Giraffes have no vocal cords. -- nm* - Andie Apr 28, 05:13
- We're finally done with the front porch planter. -- nm - Mr. Havens Apr 27, 22:05
- I kissed a girl ... - call me ishmael Apr 27, 20:38
- Star Wars day is only a week off -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 20:05
- Albuquerque, N.M., is misspelled, having been named after the 10th Duke of Alburquerque. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 19:24 1
  - That's cool, I spell it wrong, and differently, every time anyway. -- nm - ty97 Apr 27, 21:27
- i once killed a peep, just to watch it melt. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 27, 19:14
- The world's first international peace treaty didn't work. It was between the Egyptians and the Hittites and a copy of it is on display at the UN -- nm - con_carne Apr 27, 19:00
- Bert I. Gordon (age 97), Roger Corman (age 94) & Sandy Frank (age 90) are all still alive, so making awful movies is apparently the key to longevity. - Tim Apr 27, 18:57 3
  - Based on that criteria, I think that Bay will end up exchanging budgets for lifespan - JD Apr 27, 18:59 2
    - I've still been binging a lot of MST3K on twitch and found it curious that the two with the most films are still alive. - Tim Apr 27, 19:07 1
      - Uwe Boll gonna live forever -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 19:47
- Paper towns are fake locations on maps to help identify if someone plagerizes them -- nm - TWuG Apr 27, 18:51 5
  - there are also paper streets for the same reason -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 19:44
  - at least one of them turned into (sort of) a real town. -- (link) - mafic Apr 27, 18:54 2
    - Otisberg? -- nm - Lex Luthor Apr 27, 18:56 1
      - North Haverbrook. -- nm - mafic Apr 27, 19:59
  - I wish I could say that I knew this before the movie but....no. -- nm - JD Apr 27, 18:53
- Coriander and cilantro are the same plant -- nm - TWuG Apr 27, 18:50 3
  - Yes! Generally the dried seeds are coriander and the green plant leaves are cilantro. -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 05:08 1
    - coriander = citrusy, fresh. cilantro = "why did you wash my food in dishwater?" -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 05:28
  - *sues McCormick and Shilling, those bastards -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 19:45
- Columbus is in the Bad Place because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide. - spamlet Apr 27, 18:49
- There's only one picture of the Concorde while at supersonic speed and it had to slow down from its Mach 2+ cruising speed -- (link) - JD Apr 27, 18:49
- There's a chemical that's a 5 ringed carbon but with one carbon atom replaced by arsenic, called arsole. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 18:44 1
  - That was named by a British team of scientists, wasn't it? -- nm - JD Apr 27, 18:50
- Since 2007, Wikipedian Brian Henderson has made over 50,000s edit and all of them are for the exact same thing. -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 27, 18:44 5
  - The world needs someone to do this with "there's lots" -- nm - Max Apr 27, 19:24 2
    - *taps you on both shoulders with ceremonial sword* -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 19:31 1
      - oh come on! there's lots of people who could do it instead! -- nm - Max Apr 27, 19:39
  - I admire this. My similar quest would be replacing "utilize" with "use". nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 18:46 1
    - orientate -> orient -- nm - mafic Apr 27, 18:49
- Serial killer Edward Kemper recorded over 500 books on tape for the blind -- nm - TWuG Apr 27, 18:44
- there's a mineral called jimthompsonite, because thompsonite was already taken. it has a variant, clinojimthompsonite. -- nm - mafic Apr 27, 18:41
- Calico cats are almost exclusively female -- nm - TWuG Apr 27, 18:41
- Chad L Coleman plays Fred Johnson in The Expanse, and Klyden in The Orville -- nm - Beryllium Apr 27, 18:40
- Tifa's best weapon is the Purple Pain. - David Apr 27, 18:40 3
  - 🙄 -- nm - JD Apr 27, 18:52 1
    - You'll love this joke in seven years when you play it. -- nm - David Apr 27, 19:00
  - *smiling politely* nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 18:45
- Hedy Lamarr helped invent frequency hopping, the foundation of WiFi and Bluetooth -- nm - TWuG Apr 27, 18:37 1
  - and let the copyright lapse. otherwise she would own the world today. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 27, 19:49
- The Green Bay Packers were the only small market NFL team to survive the Great Depression. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Apr 27, 18:36 2
  - The “G” on their helmet also stands for “great” and not Green Bay -- nm - Flavorize—father of Kraken Apr 27, 18:50
  - After the draft I am in a great depression -- nm - Aaron Rodgers Apr 27, 18:42
- All odd numbers contain the letter "e" -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 27, 18:30
- There are 5 US state capitals whose name begins with an S -- nm - prayformojo Apr 27, 18:28 6
  - And 5* US states that end with an S - prayformojo Apr 27, 18:29 1
    - Illinois, Massachusetts, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas -- nm - budice Apr 27, 18:31
  - California, Oregon....thinking -- nm - Bacon Apr 27, 18:29 3
    - New Mexico -- nm - Bacon Apr 27, 18:30 2
      - Utah, Minnesota. -- nm - Roger More Apr 27, 18:58 1
        
        Springfield, Illinois -- nm - Krusty Apr 27, 19:19
- Moses supposes his toeses are roses...but Moses supposes erroneously -- nm - Flavorize—father of Kraken Apr 27, 18:24
- Here -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 18:23
- Charles Darwin had a pet turtle, lived to 176 years, the last with crocodile hunter Steve Irwin -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:20
I was never a fan of bush, nor enya...but oddly loved Loreena Mckennitt -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:14 1
- I can (quite seriously) understand why. - ReluctantCynic Apr 27, 18:40
Whoever neglected to tell me about the At Home With Olaf shorts is officially fired. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 27, 18:14 1
- They want you to wear pants. - . Apr 27, 19:12
And, I am oversensitive. I see it now. Sorry guys! -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 18:05 1
- ...and then the murders began -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 18:35
If looks could kill, they probably will. -- nm - David Apr 27, 17:54 4
- Or I could love you, if I try. And I could. And left to my own devices, I probably would -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 17:58
- Was it a STer who thought that the "Jeux Sans Frontieres" refrain was "She's...so fucking rad."? nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 17:57 2
  - "She's ... so sociable" -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 18:00
  - for several years I thought she was saying "she's so popular" -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 18:00
"King of Staten Island" will go direct to VOD. "An American Pickle" bought by HBOMax. -- nm - MDH Apr 27, 17:46
loosi, you've made yourself an enemy tonight - mud Apr 27, 17:45 [Attachment] 26
- "Kate Bush is God" - . Apr 27, 19:07
- Coincidentally "Running Up That Hill" was playing on the radio when I came home from work tonight, and it made my dinner all the better. -- nm - Max Apr 27, 17:48 7
  - The Meg Myers cover has been on alternative radio for about a year. -- nm - Tim Apr 27, 17:58 2
    - oh interesting, I thought I was hearing the 2012 remix, but it could have been Myers. -- nm - Max Apr 27, 18:00 1
      - She does a really good job of sounding like her. -- nm - Reagen Apr 27, 18:01
  - Since it’s being mentioned, I wanna throw in Placebo’s cover of it. -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 17:53
  - My FAVORITE Kate Bush song is Wuthering Heights, second is Experiment IV -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:52 1
    - Runner up is Sensual World -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:53
  - Love that song. Hate her backups. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:49
- Every guy I knew in college was in love with Kate Bush. -- (edited) - loosilu Apr 27, 17:46 16
  - so I'm lying? - mud Apr 27, 17:51 15
    - I love Kate Bush. Hate those two backup vocals. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:52 14
      - Lucy Level Crazy. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 27, 17:54 2
        
        I feel like you have not read my other posts. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:56
        
        Wait a minute... -- nm - David Apr 27, 17:55
      - answer the question. -- nm - mud Apr 27, 17:54 10
        
        What question did you ask? What part of "I love Kate Bush" followed by favorite songs did you not understand? -- nm* - loosilu Apr 27, 17:56 9
        
        I think it was "How dare you?" :P nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 17:57 3
        
        Does not exist on B2. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:59 2
        
        (That was an Office reference). nm - ralph wiggum Apr 27, 18:01 1
        
        ah, missed it. I do not see any post I made where I hate Kate. -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 18:02
        
        read this post you insane person: -- (link) - mud Apr 27, 17:57 [Backboard] 4
        
        ok you're in the photo! this makes me an enemy how? -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 17:58 3
        
        well I was clearly being facetious, but since you've accused me of making shit up I guess we're done. -- nm - mud Apr 27, 18:01 2
        
        dude you declared me an enemy! what am I supposed to say? -- nm - loosilu Apr 27, 18:02 1
        
        "Aaron earned an iron urn error" -- nm - Max Apr 27, 18:05

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