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I feel bad for the guy doing the captioning for Dennis Rodman in "The Last Dance". -- nm - Mop May 20, 22:18
Ooh, a new listing for a nearby private island -- (link) - Beryllium May 20, 22:16 8
- boy, north of Port Hardy you say? I also feel like building a house on the west side of that island may have been a mistake. -- nm - mafic May 20, 22:39 4
  - Looks like it's a bit further north from God's Pocket Marine Provincial Park which I just learned exists. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 22:42 2
    - I have a vague acquaintance (really my stepdad's friend) who's a natgeo photographer who says that's the best diving on the planet. - mafic May 20, 22:44 1
      - Well, guess who likes ROV photography/videography and doesn't have to get into the water that way? Me! -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 22:50
  - What better way to see the waves and the ocean, I ask? 😂 -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 22:40
- The house is a mess, but the location is beautiful. -- nm - Mop May 20, 22:36 1
  - It's kinda wacky. If I bought it I'd consider replacing it with a container based build. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 22:40
- Damn, there are houses in my neighborhood (not mine) worth more than that! - Meg May 20, 22:28
Tomorrow, we can watch The Challenge and then Top Chef at 10 PM followed by Harley Quinn on Friday. After that, we will have no new TV for 5 days. - David May 20, 21:49
We ordered a new bike for my daughter 3.5 weeks ago. Just got the email. It’s shipped and will arrive last Tuesday. So that’s nice. - Volnelk, Caveman and Survivor # Picking Champion. May 20, 21:32 7
- plus: they've figured out time travel. minus: it's only good for bike delivery. -- nm - mafic May 20, 22:28
- Wuh? Shipping's pretty messed up right now because of the pandemic. Does the shipment have tracking? -- nm - Mop May 20, 21:48 5
  - Took Amazon a month to get some pretty basic items to me. Guess they weren't considered critical. The masks took two days - and not Prime. -- nm - Meg May 20, 21:53 4
    - I've been buying stuff furiously on Amazon since moving at the beginning of the month. The shipments have been sporadic. Tomorrow is the day. - Mop May 20, 22:00 3
      - Target said everyday of the lock down has been like cybermonday, I guess same for amazon/wm -- (link*) - zeitgeist May 20, 22:02 2
        
        CNBC: Target’s digital sales fuel first-quarter sales gain, but at a hefty price -- (link) - Mop May 20, 22:21
        
        The only non-necessary/impulse buying I've done is with the Southwest Indian Foundation, and profits from that go to support the Navajo Rez. - Meg May 20, 22:09
"I joined the mile high kite club. I'm gonna give you a piece of advice about sex at 10,000 feet. Don't do it into the wind." - David May 20, 21:32
Has William Atherton ever played a character that wasn't an asshole or a bad guy? -- nm - TWuG May 20, 21:22 1
- Centenial -- nm - eag May 20, 21:25
The Fed’s surprise moves on March 15th so panicked the market it nearly collapsed. -- (link) - spamlet May 20, 20:33 3
- yeah, the markets *really* don't like surprises. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 20, 22:07
- I can believe that. Was just updating my investment statement and it dropped in Feb and tanked in March. Back to sometime in Feb right now. -- nm - Meg May 20, 21:20 1
  - I promised myself I wouldn't check it on a daily basis, but it's fascinating to watch. So long as it stays above a certain figure I'm good :-) -- nm - Meg May 20, 21:49
Too Many Nooks? -- (link) - Qale May 20, 20:15 [youtube] 3
- That's incredibly clever. -- nm - Mop May 20, 22:24
- The audio in this is ear sin. -- nm - David May 20, 20:41 1
  - It is not one of KK Slider’s greatest hits, I agree. -- nm - Qale May 20, 20:42
There was just an active shooter situation at a mall in Arizona -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 19:58 8
- SHUT IT DOWN! SHUT IT ALL DOWN! America gets one more month of time-out! -- nm - Mop May 20, 20:30 1
  - You got it! You want another one? You got another one right there! That’s another one, Pal! -- nm - Qale May 20, 20:41
- ugh -- nm - ty97 May 20, 20:03
- Eyewitness report -- (link) - Beryllium May 20, 20:03 4
  - He did it because society is mean and he wore a camo mask. -- (link) - jnine May 20, 20:34 1
    - That snapchat video is terrifying. Also, his casual attitude, beforehand...like he's making a video for some youtube show -- nm - Flavorize May 20, 20:48
  - How long has the mall been open, a day? Probably upset about wearing a mask. -- nm - jnine May 20, 20:30
  - 2 people shot active shooter in custody -- nm - eag May 20, 20:29
If you need a laugh today, from a local DC blog: "What the what?!? “I got a ticket for parking in my driveway!”" -- (link) - MDH May 20, 19:57 2
- whenever that happens here, it's *always* people blocking the sidewalk. this seems different, but also seems like it's public space. -- nm - mafic May 20, 21:56
- That parking enforcement officer should be reprimanded. -- nm - Mop May 20, 21:50
So apparently today is “Streaming Day”. -- nm - Mop May 20, 19:51 1
- Most of us are just calling it Wednesday. -- nm - GregW May 20, 22:08
I've only seen 1 ep so far, but The Great is Blackadder level funny. Nicholas Hoult is going full Prince George. nm - ralph wiggum May 20, 19:46 1
- Also, Happiest of birthdays to the lovely Callistor. She is the finest of all of us. nm - ralph wiggum May 20, 19:47
Hornets Venom team beat an undefeated Mavericks Gaming Team tonight. They are top 5 in the league (of 22 teams) in their first season so far. -- nm - pmb May 20, 19:44
“Man says terrible thing again. Will probably get third chance” - Will Hunting May 20, 19:26 2
- Which show? - spamlet May 20, 20:33 1
  - Harley Quinn -- nm - David May 20, 20:44
MLB19: Here was my stat line for last season. -- (pic) - Shaun May 20, 19:24 [Attachment] 5
- why are his lips so puckered? -- nm - Flavorize May 20, 20:49
- I can't steal a base to save my life right now. Coach actually came to me and told me to stop until I practiced more -- nm - J May 20, 20:30
- How was your onbase lower than your average? -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 19:29 1
  - Sacrifice at bats. -- nm* - Shaun May 20, 19:48
- *DFAs you* -- nm - Tim May 20, 19:29
Interesting observations from the James and the Giant Peach celebrity reading... - Mop May 20, 19:20 1
- Did Pedro Pascal crack up on the sperm line again? -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 19:22
Is the series Timeless with watching? -- nm - prayformojo May 20, 19:18 2
- Some of the episodes are genuinely brilliant. -- nm - David May 20, 21:26
- yes -- nm - Remlik May 20, 19:19
Brooklyn everyone! -- (link) - Remlik May 20, 19:08 3
- "While you see a chance, take it." -- nm - David May 20, 21:28
- "Possibly" NSFW? -- nm - jnine May 20, 21:14 1
  - The dude who filmed it was ACTUALLY at work. So.....yeah - Epiphany May 20, 21:38
hey kim...did you leave Nook Miles Tickets by my airport today?? -- nm - John B May 20, 19:06 1
- I did. On purpose. Just a thank you. 😀 -- nm - Dark Callisto May 20, 19:11
Checked with JenBro about the Michigan floods. She's well clear of it but knows people affected :( -- nm - Meg May 20, 19:03 1
- Thank you -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 21:39
“Ultimate Tag” is going to fail for the same reason “Run” did. The chasers are toooooooo good. -- nm* - Volnelk, Caveman and Survivor # Picking Champion. May 20, 18:38 3
- We always said that about the American Gladiators too. -- nm - Qale May 20, 18:59
- What about Olympic Test Hide and Seek? -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 18:43 1
  - they reached out to the Yeti, Bigfoot, and Sasquatch, but they all declined. so, the deal fell through -- nm - call me ishmael May 20, 18:49
It wasn't Nyla Rose's fault at all, but she just collapsed Britt Baker's leg/knee. - David May 20, 18:31 10
- Baker has had the crap beaten out of her the last few weeks. - pmb May 20, 19:43 1
  - they have a couple of really good women, and the rest are mediocre at best. They all need more training. -- nm - Remlik May 20, 20:11
- Nyla will still get blamed on the internets, because of course. -- nm - Qale May 20, 19:00
- Here it is. -- (link) - David May 20, 18:49 2
  - Ugh, it’s glaringly obvious something’s wrong when Statlander goes to hook the leg. -- nm - Tim May 20, 18:52 1
    - Statlander was amazing with her reactions. It reminded me of Jericho with Neville. -- nm - David May 20, 19:01
- I wonder how many of her patients have no idea she’s a professional wrestler. -- nm - Tim May 20, 18:39 3
  - There are pictures and posters of her up in the office. She said she does get fan patients, but they're respectful. - Remlik May 20, 18:58
  - "Why is your leg in a cast?" "I hurt it while moonlighting on my other job." - David May 20, 18:45 1
    - “Gotta pay off those student loans, huh?” -- nm - Tim May 20, 18:47
Final Masked Singer Panelist Standings for Season 3 - Open Baron May 20, 18:06
happy birthday, Callisto!! :) — nm - i.b.! May 20, 17:53 2
- Thanks to everyone! -- nm - Dark Callisto May 20, 19:12
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Flavorize May 20, 18:05
The Indians twitter feed is now the one that all teams will be measured against. -- (link) - spamlet May 20, 17:34 3
- Gritty and Nicholas Cage. We don't need sports. We need sports social media. -- nm - Mop May 20, 22:31
- That’s amazing. -- nm - Tim May 20, 18:42 1
  - I hope that in a month they will say someone else they did this with :) -- nm - Peglegpete May 20, 18:45
iOS 13.5 speeds up access to the passcode field on devices with Face ID when you are wearing a face mask. -- nm - Qale May 20, 17:31
Wow, Harley Quinn doesn’t mess around with language. Cuoco is doing a Saget standup routine post-Full House. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 17:21 10
- see also: Jim Parsons in Hollywood. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man May 20, 19:15
- In the second episode, Penny from The Big Bang Theory discusses third base in a couple of unexpected ways. -- nm - David May 20, 18:36
- Go green - humans make great fertilizer -- (link) - gort May 20, 17:42 5
  - Yikes, pagination is super broken in their search. Clicking the link for page 2 passes the page 2 parameter but drops the query parameter. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 17:45
  - Caffeine is my Reckoning -- nm - Reagen May 20, 17:45 3
    - ooh, that's good bane. -- (link) - Beryllium May 20, 17:46 2
      - Kind of want a decorated sports bottle that says (amidst the regalia) (quote spoils inside) -- (edited) - Beryllium May 20, 17:49 1
        
        "Rhymes with Plankton" - Reagen May 20, 17:50
- The Aristocrats! -- nm - Open Baron May 20, 17:32 1
  - "My nemesis is Wonder Woman, that c... okay I see what you're saying." -- nm - Doctor Psycho si May 20, 17:38
'Bold and the Beautiful' Renewed for 2 More Years on CBS -- nm - Beaker May 20, 17:09
If anyone has programming questions, I'm happy to help. - Beryllium May 20, 17:05 6
- Why can’t they show more than 24 hours of Rediculousness on MTV? -- nm - Qale May 20, 17:23 1
  - Orbital mechanics. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 17:55
- why am I watching Moana on ABC? -- nm - Beaker May 20, 17:21 1
  - It's a good movie, Beaker. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 17:55
- why is DirectTV showing NCIS & FBI in the 8-10 pm tonight timeslots, when the CBS's website says The Amazing Race will on then? -- nm - Peglegpete May 20, 17:16 1
  - This is funny. Very funny. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 17:26
WTF -- (link) - mud May 20, 16:56 1
- It’s purely procedural (at this point) -- nm - JackDawson May 20, 16:57
32 years ago in theaters...Willow -- nm - Remlik May 20, 16:52
Michael Cohen to be released Thursday and will serve remaining prison sentence at home. -- (link) - mud May 20, 16:46 1
- It’s hard out there for a pimp. -- nm - Qale May 20, 17:04
Disney Springs opening: Mixed results on facemask usage -- (link*) - budice May 20, 16:29 3
- I've been watching livestreams all day. I would estimate that at least 95% of people are wearing masks consistently,. -- nm - David May 20, 16:40 2
  - I’m not sure admitting to hacking into their security cams on a public site is a good idea but you do you. - spamlet May 20, 17:35
  - (We have ResortTV1 on right now, and literally everyone in the shot has a mask on.) -- nm - David May 20, 16:40
Cable TV has gotten extremely tolerant of swearing. Magicians dropped an f bomb about every week. -- nm - David May 20, 16:24 4
- im ok -- nm - budice May 20, 16:54
- Thanks Suits! -- nm - Remlik May 20, 16:52
- I've been getting a kick out of the Cocktail Hour video from the local theater. They started out trying to be really careful but I guess - Meg May 20, 16:48
- They got tired of premium eating their lunches with different rules. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 16:46
That moment you start watching Better Call Saul E1 and say to yourself, "Heh heh that's totally not me." -- nm - con_carne May 20, 16:20
These seem like something the married folks of ST might relate to, or even have posted to twitter -- (link) - . May 20, 16:04 5
- I say "okey dokey artichokey" so I guess I can never get married. -- nm - Open Baron May 20, 18:08
- Those are great. I’ve killed huge, scary pieces of yarn before. It’s a thing -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 16:50
- much shorter link -- (link) - . May 20, 16:13
- My wife's toothpaste tube is a crime against humanity. -- nm - TWuG May 20, 16:09 1
  - We share but I have to fix it. -- nm - zunkskunk May 20, 16:13
The toxicity of freedom: Any encroachment of their personal will for the benefit of another is an unconscionable affront to their autonomy. -- nm - znufrii May 20, 15:41 19
- Oh, and nmbWillHunting - znufrii May 20, 17:02 2
  - (now rap it) -- nm - Reagen May 20, 17:46
  - I am both horrified and awed by your command of the English language. -- nm - Will Hunting May 20, 17:22
- Not to mention the damn metric system. Who wants that?! -- nm - Qale May 20, 16:33 5
  - For an anti-royalty nation, man, you guys sure cling to an Imperial system. -- nm - VMan May 20, 16:47
  - *raise hands* -- nm - Scientists May 20, 16:43 2
    - A-effin-men! - Carpenters, Weatherpeople, Bakers, Tailors, Cobble May 20, 16:44 1
      - Whoops, wrong spot. Should be anti-metirc. -- nm - VMan May 20, 16:45
  - #40rodstothehogshead -- nm - Reagen May 20, 16:38
- The comment that amused me in a "discussion" with one of these people was, "I'll shoot you if you cough on me." -- nm - . May 20, 16:09 2
  - *takes notes * -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 16:52
  - Heh. - znufrii May 20, 16:33
- There was a good macleans oped piece on it. Not online yet. Ill check. Basically, my rights over everyone else's, particularly minorities. -- nm - VMan May 20, 16:07
- There was a funny Twitter thread where a MAGA idiot was "wear a Trump mask! I bet the mandatory masks come down quick!" - Reagen May 20, 15:47 5
  - If it gets them to wear masks, then fuck yes, up with trump masks. -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 16:13 1
    - In fact, since it's mostly trump's negligence and acrimony that got the US to where it is ... trump masks ought to be the symbol of the whole thing. - Beryllium May 20, 16:15
  - Maybe he's giving away how he would feel if there were Joe Biden bibles or Hillary guns -- nm - con_carne May 20, 15:59 2
    - It's absolutely right. They think it's all "teams" and the other side doesn't have real beliefs. -- nm - Reagen May 20, 16:06 1
      - To be contrarian just to piss me off and make me cry on the Internet is an explanation of "that side" that I'm quite comfortable with. -- nm - con_carne May 20, 16:15
I still say it you're anti-mask you should be against all body covering laws and rules. -- nm - Todd Manning May 20, 15:31 6
- This is what I'm saying. Why not protest again "no shoes, no shirt, no service"? Why not go out in public naked? - Mop May 20, 22:38
- #dicksoutforcovid -- nm - mafic May 20, 19:07
- Yes! I can’t believe this a hill they are literally willing to die on -- nm - Epiphany May 20, 16:54
- #OnBrand -- nm - Qale May 20, 16:37
- even thongs? -- nm - Beryllium May 20, 15:35 1
  - That could be a slippery slope -- nm - zeitgeist May 20, 18:00

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