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C.J. Roberts and J. Thomas are pressing hard whether the House Subpoenas for Trump's tax records are "pretextual," a test they said was INSANE! end of - JackDawson May 12, 07:38 1
- i still dont know if its that we have become more aware of the power grabbing/control nature of our government / political parties, or if this is a - tRuMaN May 12, 07:45
Remember when I posted this? Man, Mop's gonna be insufferable now. -- (link) - Mop May 12, 07:36 [Backboard] 5
- This is a no-brainer. As I said, this would have nearly died at the box office. Glad to see it is getting some hype this way. -- nm - Spawn May 12, 07:40 2
  - It would have excelled at the box office. However, it wouldn't have earned any income for 17 months. - David May 12, 08:21
  - It... would not. -- nm - Dark Callisto May 12, 08:02
- "now"? -- nm - Reagen May 12, 07:37 1
  - Moreso! -- nm - Mop May 12, 07:43
Guys! Today is "new Fitbit arrives" day! This is what passes for exciting now. -- nm - Andie May 12, 07:34
you're a chump if you're still using wire nuts. lever nuts are AMAZING. slightly more expensive, but you never have to worry about failure. -- (link) - colin May 12, 07:26 [youtube] 1
- meh -- nm - deez nuts May 12, 07:27
Mask. Mask. Mask. Mask. Susan Collins, no mask. Very on brand. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 07:12 4
- Not many of the Republicans do. -- nm - Jovian May 12, 07:30 1
  - Republicans plan is to infect as many libs as possible. -- nm - Spawn May 12, 07:31
- she's learned her lesson, give her a break. -- nm - colin May 12, 07:26 1
  - snort -- nm - Pippy - Mountain Flower May 12, 07:33
i see an article in the kc business journal that supposedly Amazon is interested in buying AMC. - tRuMaN May 12, 07:08 5
- Disney makes much more sense. -- nm - Spawn May 12, 07:30 2
  - I read that somewhere... -- nm - Mop May 12, 07:48 1
    - I mean, does Amazon really even fit? I am thinking there are better options. -- nm - Spawn May 12, 07:49
- They cratered brick & mortar bookstores, then opened their own. Same thing, but with movies, I assumed. -- nm - JaxSean May 12, 07:11 1
  - I guess maybe, if they are thinking that getting control of that would mean that they could have more direct to amazon prime movie openings. -- nm - tRuMaN May 12, 07:23
A year ago today, Kawhi hit the shot. -- (link) - Shaun May 12, 07:08
I finished Normal People last night. A. Holy cow was that amazing. Those leads were incredible. -- nm - kelly May 12, 06:49
Never watched AI, but like chart detail: The Top 5 selling artists from AI (by number of albums sold in the US): - MDH May 12, 06:44 1
- carrie underwood's numbers really show what crossover appeal and a hefty does of jesus can do for an artist. -- nm - amanda May 12, 07:25
The last three days have had the lowest amount of coronavirus cases (21,350 three day average) and deaths (1060 three day average) in the U.S. since.. - Inigo May 12, 06:36 6
- IL Governor said yesterday IL won't hit peak until mid-June now. Which on the one hand means the curve has been dramatically bent, but on the other - pmb May 12, 07:49
- Our local in-hospital numbers are down to just over half peak admissions. -- nm - Open Baron May 12, 06:50 4
  - Texas reported infections are going up ( shocking I know!) and I can't see where they are reporting deaths any longer & The Feds are cutting funding - Pippy - Mountain Flower May 12, 06:57 3
    - I assume that by fall, blue states who implemented cautious, sensible strategies will have it under control... - Mop May 12, 07:45
    - Like all of the numbers they can’t necessarily be trusted to be accurate. But here’s my go to site. -- (link) - Qale May 12, 07:14 1
      - thank you -- nm - Pippy - Mountain Flower May 12, 07:25
Dinos with a two-run bomb to tie it with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, walk it off in the 10th! I miss this feeling. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 06:34
The Elliot Norton Awards (area local theatre awards) presented last night virtually. I won an award as part of the Ensemble for 'black odyssey boston' - Diva May 12, 06:34 16
- That's incredible! Congratulations! -- nm - David May 12, 08:10
- Yay! First step to an EnGOT! -- nm - pmb May 12, 07:51
- Congratulations! You deserve every damn award -- nm - JaxSean May 12, 07:34
- awesome, congrats!!!! -- nm - colin May 12, 07:24
- awesome -- nm - decline May 12, 07:20
- Fantastic! Congratulations! -- nm - zunkskunk May 12, 06:54
- It was just an honor to be nominated. “Eff that, I wanna win!” - Qale May 12, 06:53
- Nice! -- nm - Shaun May 12, 06:48
- Woohoo!! -- nm - kelly May 12, 06:46
- YEAH!!!! -- nm - prayformojo May 12, 06:45
- Congrats! -- nm - MDH May 12, 06:44
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet May 12, 06:43
- Woo hoo!!! Congrats! Took them long enough to recognize your brilliance! -- nm - Krusty May 12, 06:42
- Wonderful! Nice to see another org recognize what we already know. You win our STony every year! - Open Baron May 12, 06:40
- Congratulations! -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 12, 06:37
- Congrats!!! very cool -- nm - Pippy - Mountain Flower May 12, 06:35
Without googling, can you name the first season AI co-host who was fired? spoiler - loosilu May 12, 06:33 5
- Brian Dunkleman. -- nm - Reagen May 12, 06:38 4
  - (I don't know why I have this info in my brain, I watched maybe half a dozen episodes of the show ever) -- nm - Reagen May 12, 06:38 3
    - You keep it on file for your eventual record-breaking J! run. -- nm - Open Baron May 12, 06:40 2
      - his name comes faster to me than Seacrest's. There's something wrong with me. -- nm - Reagen May 12, 06:42 1
        
        Dunkleman sounds more funny. Dusty Dinkleman. “He’s jersey, skis in his jeans...” -- nm - Will Hunting May 12, 06:56
PlayStation Studios. -- (link) - Shaun May 12, 06:27 [youtube] 2
- what is this in reference to? - JaxSean May 12, 07:10 1
  - 1st party games. -- nm - Shaun May 12, 07:16
Because it deserves more attention, bumping the link to the John Wick Pitch Meeting. - Open Baron May 12, 05:58 [Backboard] 1
- That was really funny -- nm - Krusty May 12, 06:09
mandy's post from B2 - I can name a handful of American Idols - but I also can name the Survivor winners. Probably pretty close to in order. nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 05:45 20
- I'd get Kelly, Reuben, Fantasia and Carrie Underwood -- nm - prayformojo May 12, 06:00 9
  - Kelly and Carrie are the only two I would have got, and I was not *sure* if they won or not. -- nm - Spawn May 12, 07:48
  - I can give you David Cook, Taylor Hicks, Jordan Sparks, Scotty McCreary and didn't something named Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert? nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 06:03 7
    - Who are the losers that did well? Adam Lambert, Jennifer Hudson come to mind. -- nm - loosilu May 12, 06:28 6
      - What's his name is the Dr. Pepper dude -- nm - decline May 12, 07:25
      - The main chick from Lady Antebellum auditioned, didn't make the live show, if that counts. But Lambert and Daughtry have to be the biggest. - Malcolm Bright May 12, 06:57
      - Kellie Pickler done alright. -- nm - Open Baron May 12, 06:33
      - Chris Daughtry, Katherine McPhee -- nm* - prayformojo May 12, 06:29 2
        
        I can't decide if Clay Aikens counts. -- nm - loosilu May 12, 06:32 1
        
        Definitely. He didn't have super huge chart success, but if you were to have a Family Feud board of AI contestants (top 7 answers on the board) - Malcolm Bright May 12, 07:03
- Other than Kelly Clarkson I don't think I can name another - I'd recognize a couple on sight probably. Survivor? zero :) - decline May 12, 05:58 1
  - Same. Clarkson is it for me. -- nm - Krusty May 12, 06:15
- I have an aunt who's still upset that Colby didn't win Australia. -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:50 7
  - I was at trivia the day after philippines ended and they asked who'd won. I wrote down malcolm without thinking because I was still in shock - amanda May 12, 05:56 2
    - I guess you weren't watching hard enough. -- nm - Open Baron May 12, 06:22
    - Well, his hands are shaky, that's how. nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 05:58
  - that's hilarious. he gave the game away. -- nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 05:50 3
    - He was too honorable a soul. -- nm - Open Baron May 12, 05:53
    - she... has a cowboy thing. -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:52 1
      - Well, to be fair, back then there were a ton of people who had a cowboy thing. nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 05:56
“That kid is going to suck. I know the father. I rest my case.” - Will Hunting May 12, 05:22
Lin-Manuel Miranda just announced live on Good Moring America that Hamilton [HMLTN] will be streaming on Disney+ on July 3, 2020 for the Read more: - Under the Influence May 12, 05:22 6
- Release Mulan, you cowards! -- nm - Shaun May 12, 06:37
- AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- nm - Dark Callisto May 12, 05:44
- at last I get to force my wife to watch a musical! -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:44
- Hot damn! -- nm - Will Hunting May 12, 05:22 2
  - Don't forget to short over at Orange. It might be one of your last trades. :( -- nm - Under the Influence May 12, 05:26 1
    - I've lost H$200 million since this all started. right after I started playing again too. -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:47
‘Hamilton’ Course Change: Disney Sets July 3 Streaming Release For $75 Million Lin-Manuel Miranda Musical - LMS May 12, 05:21 11
- i'm tempted to short it in KidsFund.. it's a kids movie, right? -- nm - colin May 12, 07:38
- What on earth is Disney doing -- nm - MDH May 12, 05:32 4
  - Being smart. -- nm - David May 12, 08:13
  - I think it’s them admitting that theatres aren’t going to be an option for a long time. - spamlet May 12, 05:44
  - Driving subscriptions. Probably get a few to extend until this airs so reduced churn. No P&A. Somebody pushed a few pencils on this. :) - Under the Influence May 12, 05:41 1
    - Someone was pushed by shareholders. -- nm - MDH May 12, 05:47
- Really? That's very surprising. -- nm - Krusty May 12, 05:24 4
  - They probably realize they can just shoot a real Hamilton movie and make money too. - Will Hunting May 12, 05:28 3
    - LMM signed a contract. No Hamilton live action for at least a decade. -- nm - MDH May 12, 05:48 1
      - Or until he gets his EGOT. -- nm - Open Baron May 12, 05:54
    - Hmmmm... That would be a good idea -- nm - Krusty May 12, 05:30
IYC: I'm seeing some movement with my unemployment claim. There's a decision on how much I'll get every week. Yay!!! This is the first I've seen - Krusty May 12, 05:07 16
- do they pay you in slices of pizza? - tRuMaN May 12, 07:09 1
  - Pizza, chopped cheese and Timberland boots come with each check. -- nm - Krusty May 12, 07:17
- this is good to hear. :) -- nm - Diva May 12, 07:09
- Hey Krusty, I still got your back. I mean, I don’t have anything to offer now, but, uh, you know, I got your back. ;) -- nm - Qale May 12, 07:01 1
  - Heh. :-) Same here my friend! - Krusty May 12, 07:15
- It's a step in the right direction. -- nm - Shaun May 12, 06:47 1
  - Exactly. -- (edited) - Krusty May 12, 06:51
- !!! awesome I'm hoping it happens SOON -- nm - Pippy - Mountain Flower May 12, 06:42 1
  - Thanks! :-) -- nm - Krusty May 12, 06:50
- That's good news. I'm sorry you're having to go through this -- nm - prayformojo May 12, 06:02 1
  - I'm lucky to have my fiance, family and friends. I feel awful for the people that don't have anyone to lean on and are desperate right now. - Krusty May 12, 06:12
- Fantastic! -- nm - Dark Callisto May 12, 05:45 1
  - :-) -- nm - Krusty May 12, 05:46
- Yay! You get back pay too right? -- nm* - spamlet May 12, 05:10 2
  - Nope. It's not showing it. Right now it's just for last week and the amount is laughable but it's better than the nothing I've gotten to this point. - Krusty May 12, 05:13 1
    - I'm hoping I'll see the back pay in the coming days. They owe me for 8 weeks which would be some decent change. -- nm* - Krusty May 12, 05:14
And there’s the email. WFH until June 15. -- nm - spamlet May 12, 04:59 4
- I basically got "office is open. come back if you like. or not, whatever." -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:25 2
  - We’re able to go to the office if we like (I’ve been going about every 10 days for mail) but not required. - spamlet May 12, 05:33 1
    - I haven't been in since March 25th to pillage monitors after we closed. I may go in to back up onto the servers. VPN is unusable for that. -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:46
- Good. -- nm - Krusty May 12, 05:05
"Look, the Canadian government has apologized for Bryan Adams on many occasions..." -- nm - Reagen May 12, 04:58
Intellivision was the shit. Sea Battle was wickedly fun - Reagen May 12, 04:52 13
- I thought my friends that had a Colecovision, since it had Donkey Kong was the coolest -- nm - JaxSean May 12, 05:50
- Intellivision Baseball was the best sports game ever. Don't @ me! nm -- nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 05:42 6
  - That's my boy! It was awesome. -- nm - Martin Whitly May 12, 07:53
  - Ground rule home runs! -- nm - Reagen May 12, 05:58
  - SNK Baseball stars. battery backup! multiple seasons! -- nm - mafic May 12, 05:51
  - Old Time Baseball for the PC says you're wrong. -- nm - spamlet May 12, 05:49
  - RBI Baseball for the NES, Tecmo Bowl, Mattel Electronics handheld electronic football game. -- nm* - Krusty May 12, 05:47 1
    - All tied for second. -- nm - Malcolm Bright May 12, 05:50
- My cousins had Colecovision. I always thought it was super cool. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 05:01 2
  - I had that and Intellivision. I had an uncle that bought everything electronic from garage sales and his basement was filled with video game systems - Krusty May 12, 05:22 1
    - It was called Vectrex. -- (link) - Krusty May 12, 05:45
- We had a Magnavox Odyssey2 that was still working as of five years ago. I think my cousins grabbed it when my grandparents died. -- (edited) - spamlet May 12, 04:58
- had Intellivision II. Tron was great, Football and hockey too -- nm - Beaker May 12, 04:52
TV PSA: Asian Americans, Deadliest Catch, Gordon Ramsay, Oak Island DD, The Happy Day of Garry Marshall, Voice, Flash, Chopped, legends of Tomorrow, -- nm - Beaker May 12, 04:16 3
- Ellens Game of Games, Lost Gold of WW2, HW Game Night, For Life, Supermarket Stakeout, Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Last OG, Accused Guilty or Innocent -- nm - Beaker May 12, 04:18 2
  - Due to the recent stories about her, I've deleted the Ellen show from my DVR. Can't watch her right now. -- nm - Krusty May 12, 05:26
  - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs. The Reverend (N), That’s Weird Grandma, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 12, 04:20
I knew that 60s quote was going to be from Buckminster Fuller before I read it. - . May 12, 03:27
possible that prime interest rates could go negative... -- (link) - zeitgeist May 12, 01:28
Deaths to the virus is expected to double this year to kill an extra half million in Africa...not c19..HIV and resivir is no longer available to treat -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 00:30 2
- remdesivir was never an HIV treatment. -- nm - mafic May 12, 00:55 1
  - dang you're right... -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 01:27
I’m not sure I believe this story about the boyfriend vs Waffle House Cook -- (edited) - Flavorize May 11, 23:09 3
- That sounds like a story from TAL. -- nm - spamlet May 12, 05:09
- I can't find any empathy, any commonality with anybody in this story -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 00:19
- Sounds like someone needs to switch to Eggs Up. -- nm - Beryllium May 11, 23:28
Looks like the Pike spin-off is back on and they’re looking to cast Kirk. -- (link) - Mop May 11, 22:40
You're going to have a good day today. -- nm - David May 11, 22:36 3
- After midnight We gonna chugalug and shout Gonna stimulate some action We gonna get some satisfaction -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 00:34
- and tonight's gonna be a good good night. -- nm - mafic May 12, 00:30
- Go ahead. Make my day. -- (pic) - Peglegpete May 11, 22:44 [Attachment]

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