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this is a very good boy -- (link) - Jovian Apr 30, 12:16 2
- I love that there a photo of the dog on the desk. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 12:18 1
  - that is the best -- nm - Pippy- silk pajamas in the sky Apr 30, 12:23
The Boys season 3 greenlit, Patton Oswalt to join -- (link) - Remlik Apr 30, 12:09 4
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 12:16
- I was very happy with season 2. Better than he first, even. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 12:11 2
  - You've seen the yet to be released Season 2? Impressive. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 12:13 1
    - That's right, they delayed on that counterfeit Amazon Prime.Ca. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 12:15
I really ST's search function. I was able to find an old old old thread where people were listing their favorite Stevie Wonder songs. Couldn't believe -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 30, 12:07 [Backboard] 2
- Speaking of - feature request for Bery - time ranges for the search function -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 12:15 1
  - Yup. -- nm - ST Draft Analyst Apr 30, 12:17
ugh...armed men in the State Senate building in Michigan yelling at state senators -- (link) - Remlik Apr 30, 11:50 9
- Even if they want to get back to work that badly, if I was their employer they would not be coming back. Effin' loons. -- nm - VMan Apr 30, 12:08
- So there are Terrorists in your building? Why don't authorities gunning them down? -- nm - JaxSean Apr 30, 11:55 7
  - because in Michigan they're allowed to carry weapons into state buildings. -- nm - Remlik Apr 30, 11:58 1
    - Jeebus. Even Indiana is smart enough to not allow that. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 11:58
  - "I have never appreciated our Sergeants-at-Arms more than today." - Spawn Apr 30, 11:56
  - Because they are white supremacists. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 11:56 1
    - (Note: this "they" is intentionally left vague.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 11:58
  - because they are white. -- nm - Jovian Apr 30, 11:56 1
    - *nods* - tRuMaN Apr 30, 11:57
Interesting. So the direct deposits we got so far were all for my son's filings. Apparently he did get stimulated (I didn't think college kids got - oblique Apr 30, 11:40 4
- We got Trump’s begging letter today. Straight to the trash. - ST Draft Analyst Apr 30, 12:00 1
  - *recycling bin -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 12:03
- my former address from last year is holding me back from giving the IRS my new address. - Pippy- silk pajamas in the sky Apr 30, 11:56
- How old is he? I assumed our 20 y.o. wouldn't get it, and we didn't get the $500 because she's 20, but maybe she does qualify. - zunkskunk Apr 30, 11:55
Smucker's Uncrustables — now with BBQ chicken and Taco flavors -- (link) - budice Apr 30, 11:31 4
- Might as well eat Arby’s since you obviously care not for your soul. - Qale Apr 30, 12:08 1
  - I think these are in prep for the manned mission to Mars. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 12:11
- do not want -- nm - Pippy- silk pajamas in the sky Apr 30, 11:57
- wth -- nm - oblique Apr 30, 11:40
Woo-hoo! Stimulation party! -- nm - Open Baron Apr 30, 11:28
I’m surprised no one here seems to have done this. -- (link) - Roger More Apr 30, 11:24 3
- Expos. Classic. -- nm - VMan Apr 30, 11:47
- kilbo in a St Louis Cards jersey, just picture it -- nm - budice Apr 30, 11:28 1
  - It's bad enough most of my family are cheeseheads and cheer for the Packers. -- nm - oblique Apr 30, 11:51
Survivor spoils. - Volnelk Apr 30, 11:12 7
- I agree with Boston Rob. (spoils) - Uhtred Ragnarson Apr 30, 11:54 2
  - Spoils. - Volnelk Apr 30, 11:59 1
    - Spoils - Jovian Apr 30, 12:14
- I've decided I am now rooting for .. - mud Apr 30, 11:16 3
  - Spoils. - Volnelk Apr 30, 11:20 2
    - spoils - Jovian Apr 30, 11:26
    - [nods] -- nm - mud Apr 30, 11:21
'Alt Free Comic Days' -- (link) - mud Apr 30, 11:11
The city that never slee....err, the city that sleep fours hours a night -- (link) - ty97 Apr 30, 11:10 2
- Well that was fast -- (link) - ty97 Apr 30, 11:56 1
  - Pretty sure this is a problem that doesn't need a legislative solution. -- nm - Roger More Apr 30, 12:17
Reuters photos of a strip club in Oregon operating as a drive-thru takeaway service (semi-nsfw, but good WFH material) -- (link*) - budice Apr 30, 11:04 5
- Pretty sure I saw a movie with this premise when I was a kid watching USA Up All Night. -- nm - Qale Apr 30, 12:11 1
  - Damn, I miss that show. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 12:12
- Hey I'm just here for the soup... (comment made by defrocked judge why he was always at this coin video shop where boy hookups happened - zeitgeist Apr 30, 11:55 1
  - Though there are Portland strip clubs known for their food including a vegan strip club - JD Apr 30, 12:09
- Someone in the comments had my thought: Blade Runner vibe. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 11:08
Speaking of zork, where is zork? -- nm - Roger More Apr 30, 11:04
NB: 12 days in a row. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 11:02
Is closing a bank account something I'm likely going to have to do in person? I get why the option isn't easy to find on the website. - Dano Apr 30, 10:54 4
- When I closed the account I had while living in NY, I closed it from here. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 30, 11:12
- Purposely done, just go to branch. -- nm - budice Apr 30, 11:01 1
  - Sorry, Locked Due To COVID -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 11:02
- Might depend on the bank, but when I was cashing out CDs last year I needed to do it via phone. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Apr 30, 10:59
Pence wearing a mask today while touring factory in Indiana. -- (link) - budice Apr 30, 10:52 1
- Good. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 10:58
NFL: Bears have signed WR Ted Ginn Jr. to a 1-year deal, Dalton officially UFA -- nm - budice Apr 30, 10:49
Party like it’s 1999. I just installed folding at home on our downstairs PC. - spamlet Apr 30, 10:42
animal cruelty! -- (link) - mud Apr 30, 10:41
We are driving through Pigeon Forge right now. It’s fascinating going through a tourist trap with few people. - ST Draft Analyst Apr 30, 10:38 14
- Shoneyses still exist??? I thought they were all long gone. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 30, 12:19
- I didn't know Shoney's was still a thing. Use to go there for the breakfast buffet when I was college. - sycor Apr 30, 10:50 6
  - We have driven by at least three. In fact, I never realized how many buffets they are at tourist traps until today. - ST Draft Analyst Apr 30, 11:20 1
    - Apparently they are all over VA and SC. Only 1 in all of NC though. -- nm - sycor Apr 30, 11:23
  - Shoneys, Stuckeys, Waffle House -- nm - budice Apr 30, 10:51 3
    - Don't forget Huddle House and Waffle King. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 30, 11:41
    - Closest Stuckeys is a little over an hour away. Shoney's is an hour and a half. And there is only 1 in NC. -- nm - sycor Apr 30, 10:54 1
      - First time I ate at Shoney's was in Raleigh/Raleigh area. - ty97 Apr 30, 12:10
- Disneyland empty is much the same, and the Resort District. Some Hotels shutdown, some still open -- nm - budice Apr 30, 10:49
- Dolly should be there personally handing out warm biscuits to passers-by. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 30, 10:48 4
  - Don’t joke, she’s probably doing this quietly -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 30, 10:59
  - NO! PROTECT DOLLY AT ALL COST! -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 10:51 2
    - She's safe. The germs can't get past the plastic barrier. - Open Baron Apr 30, 10:55 1
      - Yes, she has and she is. -- nm - VMan Apr 30, 10:59
WFH IT: Say what you want, Citrix has done a good job hanging around long after the WinFrame days. -- nm - budice Apr 30, 10:38 1
- Which is even more surprising given how good Microsoft's native remote desktop has gotten (which is what we use) -- nm - oblique Apr 30, 10:50
This seems savvy by Biden's campaign. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 30, 10:36 1
- Interesting -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 10:39
Seriously, where is the real Doug Ford??? -- (link) - Shaun Apr 30, 10:23 2
- California's insurance commissioner ordered insurance companies to provide refunds for March and April, May if the shutdown is still in effect. Some -- (edited) - jnine Apr 30, 11:02
- Honestly, that's on brand for him. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 10:27
TNN (Tom Nook Network): "tomorrow is May 1st—also known as May Day. I've prepared a little surprise for you since you've been working so hard" -- (link) - budice Apr 30, 10:19 2
- It's all fun and games until you can't make your payment and he sends in the hired loons. -- nm - Open Baron Apr 30, 10:44
- Ah, Animal Crossing. - Spawn Apr 30, 10:25
I'm learning :) Updated my stop orders today to reflect some gains. Had GOOD purchased at 14, was has high as 18.44 recently. Set a stop loss at 16 - oblique Apr 30, 10:18 1
- Keep messing around and the whole thing will crash. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 10:19
I’m sure this will be laughed off as LOL got the libs and the media again but even discussing this is nuts. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 30, 09:57 4
- :upside down face emoji: -- nm - ty97 Apr 30, 10:24
- That's a foolproof plan with no possible blow back! -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 10:02
- The markets are going to love that.... -- nm - znufrii, drinking an 18 year-old scotch Apr 30, 10:01
- Hey, can the rest of the world sue the US for the 2008 financial crisis? -- nm - Guigue Apr 30, 10:00
"Action Role-Playing FPS". Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 09:42 5
- "Hell, we'll even add RTS MMORPG" -- nm* - budice Apr 30, 09:43 4
  - "It's Like Zork, with Pictures." -- nm - budice Apr 30, 09:44 3
    - Hey, they managed to squeeze in a few graphics by the time they got to Zork Zero (the fifth game of the series). -- nm - Open Baron Apr 30, 10:46 1
      - (Assuming you don't count Enchanter as Zork IV which some do) -- nm - Open Baron Apr 30, 10:50
    - Roberta Williams! -- nm - JD Apr 30, 09:49
Jax, from Bwhatever, not only was there a *movie* based on Fantasy Island, there was a *slasher movie* based on Fantasy Island -- nm - prayformojo Apr 30, 09:34
1100 Covid deaths in Indiana -- nm - Remlik Apr 30, 09:28 1
- 1000. 44 yesterday. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:34
I need more of this sheep show. -- (link) - mafic Apr 30, 09:14 5
- Black Phillip has ruined Sheep Shows for me. - Pippy- silk pajamas in the sky Apr 30, 09:48
- So if you were a sheep...would you... -- nm - budice Apr 30, 09:32 1
  - You bet your ass I would. - Shaun Apr 30, 09:34
- ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 09:24
- I just saw this. So cute! -- nm - Krusty Apr 30, 09:16
Some Xbox Series X games are going to get shown on May 7th! -- (link*) - Shaun Apr 30, 09:03 2
- Virtual E3. -- nm - Qale Apr 30, 09:33
- Seems that this will be a third party showcase, with MGS showing their own stuff over the upcoming months. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 09:25
Streets of Rage 4 Microsoft link. -- (link) - Shaun Apr 30, 09:00
new parks and rec tonight. Don't forget!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 08:59 6
- Wait, what? -- nm - sycor Apr 30, 09:51 3
  - special first half-hour, new epi right after which is the COVID edition -- nm* - Beaker Apr 30, 09:53 2
    - I had no idea. Thanks! -- nm - sycor Apr 30, 10:01 1
      - You are not signed up for the TV PSA Newsletter? - Spawn Apr 30, 11:05
- thank you! -- nm - Andie Apr 30, 09:31
- I keep thinking I will watch that show but others keep bumping ahead of it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:10
New Baby Yoda and Mandalorian Funkos announced -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 08:56 3
- Charging $42 for certain Pops is ludacrous. -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 08:58 2
  - yeah that is nuts -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 08:59
  - Phase 3: Profit -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 08:58
Jack, that various governors are like "yup, that was a hard six weeks but it's all past us now." "but it's..." "IT'S ALL PAST US NOW!!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 08:54 4
- Those people are morons. -- nm - JackDawson Apr 30, 09:00 3
  - Was thinking about Pence not wearing the mask and realized it has to be an order from Trump. "Don't give the libs a pic of one of us wearing a mask." -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:03 2
    - Yeah. I'm not that interested in the over-politicization of this crisis. This is bigger and more important than all of that. - JackDawson Apr 30, 09:05 1
      - Agreed. But the majority of those I see without masks are more than likely Trump followers. - Spawn Apr 30, 10:23
For truman! -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 08:51 21
- the respect I deserve! -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 30, 08:51 20
  - I told Logan the idea of ST kids vs STers and that you would be his biggest problem. He laughed and said, "I would break his mind." -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 08:54 19
    - in what? - tRuMaN Apr 30, 08:55 13
      - Ah. This. -- (link) - Spawn Apr 30, 09:00 [Backboard] 12
        
        i never got into fortnite, but I used to get that sort of response back in the halo 3 days. - tRuMaN Apr 30, 09:01 11
        
        This was not Fortnite. He got bored and quit it months ago. The main problem we would have in a match up is he is a key-board-kid. I mean, he has - Spawn Apr 30, 09:05 10
        
        yeah, FPSs via a good computer mouse setup, you can target and move in a more fluid manner. - tRuMaN Apr 30, 09:17
        
        Well what effin game is he playing? -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 09:08 3
        
        He is constantly switching, trying new games. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:09 2
        
        Just say you don't know! -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 09:10 1
        
        He was doing a version of CoD last week. Not sure if he still is. He plays 4 or 5 different games in a sitting. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:37
        
        aww. you should start an LP, and make money from him twitch streaming. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 30, 09:08 4
        
        word -- nm - Pippy- silk pajamas in the sky Apr 30, 09:10 3
        
        He verbalizes a lot (too much) when he plays, so he could. I blame Flamingo for that. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:12 2
        
        so, people watch that stuff all the time. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 30, 09:18 1
        
        There have been conversations but it seems a bit too disciplined for him. Hopefully that will change. -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:20
    - Ok let's do it! Halo 3 multiplayer tonight! -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 08:55 4
      - i somehow doubt I am as good as that as I was a decade ago, but sure, why not. - tRuMaN Apr 30, 08:56 3
        
        Like a little punk. Nothing's changed! -- nm - Shaun Apr 30, 08:57 2
        
        can we get Reagen to join and team kill 6 people with his wraith tank again? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 30, 08:58 1
        
        Operation Cleansing Fire -- nm Posted by Reagen Apr 27 '20, 15:15 -- nm - Spawn Apr 30, 09:05

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