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Your good animal news of the day: The osprey has returned to its nest at the University of Oregon School of Law. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 13:48 [youtube] 2
- And the osprey chicks are awake! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 9, 13:54 1
  - #WokeChicks -- nm - Max Jun 9, 14:18
NYT Exclusive: “Prosecutors are weighing criminal charges against as many as 40 other [NYPD] officers, law enforcement officials said” - ty97 Jun 9, 13:45 4
- Blue Blood writers must be having a field day -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 9, 13:48 3
  - I was thinking of that show and how I'm not sure they have a clue how to deal with current events. - ty97 Jun 9, 13:50 2
    - I don't think they'll be too conflicted. They've always been very conservatively tunnelvisioned -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 13:54 1
      - They can't avoid dealing with the current situation though, IMO -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 13:55
LYC I watched Ad Astra last night. I'll give it a C. - sycor Jun 9, 13:40 2
- Shouldve had lightsabers imho -- nm - budice Jun 9, 13:45
- :I -- nm - Brad Jun 9, 13:41
Remember when Elon pushed CA to let him open up his factory in Fremont...2 workers on the line test positive -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 9, 13:37
Eliot Engel, in Congress since 1989, is gonna get primaried out. Good. -- (link) - Tim Jun 9, 13:24
50-A has been repealed by the @NYSenate -- (link) - ty97 Jun 9, 12:55 3
- And the house and governor will go along with this, too? -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 13:11 2
  - I don't know if it's passed the Assembly (the lower house) yet, but it's a Democratic supermajority. - Tim Jun 9, 13:13 1
    - yeah, he'll sign it -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 13:27
Cool cool cool. Should be entertaining. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 9, 12:55
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 9, 12:52 1
- Now tell me about the Judean People's Front. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 9, 13:05
How is Twitter still free? -- (link) - Tim Jun 9, 12:42 17
- Poor Pink! -- nm - David Jun 9, 13:33 3
  - i'm SO sick of people lumping Pink and Tom Morello together! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 13:50 2
    - Honestly I would listen to that track. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 13:52 1
      - nodding -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 13:54
- i liked this response "Later, the same user will angrily complain that some AC/DC songs have - tRuMaN Jun 9, 13:05 2
  - I think the less fun real answer is that he literally has never listened to them and was just trying to throw his weight around. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 13:37
  - "I don't like this BS band because it glorifies eating bats!" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 13:19
- that is a killer response. -- nm - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 12:50 3
  - One does not have to be an honors grad in political science from Harvard... -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:53 2
    - that was also great. I like him. -- nm - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 12:58 1
      - His radio show is the only one I actively try to catch. -- nm* - Spawn Jun 9, 12:58
- Yeah, I like where he asked the one dude if he had ever even listened to RATM lyrics. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:44 5
  - "What machine did you think they were raging against?" - Tim Jun 9, 12:46 4
    - THIS. -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 12:52
    - Dishwashers are to effing loud!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:47 2
      - Dryers take all the socks! -- nm - Max Jun 9, 13:00 1
        
        Oxford commas!!!1 -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 13:16
BLM Care Bear Stare! -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jun 9, 12:39 1
- I would buy one. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:54
Is FandangoNow not available on Roku? -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 12:36 5
- One factory reset later... there we are! -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 13:51
- As David said it’s on the menu on the left as movies by fandango. - spamlet Jun 9, 12:39 2
  - Ah, OK. So I appear to have hidden the Movie Store and TV Store in the menu and I've forgotten my PIN. -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 12:51 1
    - 3125? -- nm - JD Jun 9, 12:52
- It's the base of Roku. The Movie Store and TV Store are FN. -- nm - David Jun 9, 12:37
Umm, Nashville? -- (link) - ty97 Jun 9, 12:05 3
- that mouse with the Karen voice " what about my returns?!" - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 12:52
- flash it! -- nm - Max Jun 9, 12:42
- curb-side baby! -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:23
Honest Trailers | The Fifth Element -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 12:03 [youtube] 6
- True story: I hung out with Bruce and Demi's family at the Yacht & Beach Club resort in WDW when this released and they were in Cannes. -- (edited) - Jovian Jun 9, 13:04 1
  - I wasnt even staying at that resort. I was resort crashing as I did all the time in my 20s when I visted WDW. :) -- nm - Jovian Jun 9, 13:07
- If you asked me whether I've watched more portions of this movie or of Shawshank, I'd have to plead ignorance. - Ba'rona Beast Jun 9, 12:16 2
  - Hmm. It might be tied for me, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 9, 12:27
  - Fifth Element wins, 2 to 1. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:18
- It has to be better than the original that made it look like a serious sci-fi flick -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 12:07
Oryx's sister? How many people are in that damn family? - David Jun 9, 12:00 14
- and now I want to play d2. or maybe reinstall destiny, does that still work? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:34 4
  - Given today's announcement, I'm not sure. It sounds like Destiny will become Destiny 2 at some point. -- nm - David Jun 9, 12:35 3
    - i dont know what that means. what was today's annoucement? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:37 2
      - I think people are still just staring at the sky, waiting for something to happen. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:46 1
        
        pretty sure that is actually fortnite. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:56
- he had 3 i thought. - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:01 7
  - also i miss killing crota. and I miss running through those dungeon like sections. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:02 6
    - The top of that section waiting for the bridge really was a blast. -- nm - David Jun 9, 12:02 5
      - i still wonder if some developer was like "yeah, if the rest teams dies, the guy on the other side of the bridge can still carry it" and then someone - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:27 2
        
        And then someone else said, "Yeah, master class!" -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:29 1
        
        until they nerfed it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:32
      - As a late arrival to the group, it took me a while to figure it out, but yes. Easily my favorite Destiny raid. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:20 1
        
        honestly I liked the first raid of D2, but getting it explained and everyone into it was a pain. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 12:23
- Crota -- nm - ::whispers:: Jun 9, 12:01
my 3:00 was cancelled!!!!! -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 11:57 4
- ... forever? - Spawn Jun 9, 12:00
- I just scheduled a 5:00!!!! - ty97 Jun 9, 12:00 2
  - oh I have a 430, a 600, and a 700. but 300? nooooooo. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 12:01 1
    - Go jump you silly 3:00 meeting!!!!!!! -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 12:03
STIS: is there a link of new cases per day per state? - ty97 Jun 9, 11:57 8
- If you just type coronavirus into google they draw data from Wikipedia which I think is this big chart. -- (link) - Max Jun 9, 12:03
- The dashboard has the "changes today" globally and by state. -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 9, 12:03
- 1 here -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 12:02
- this? -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 9, 12:00 4
  - Florida as I expected. Sigh. (thanks) -- (pic) - ty97 Jun 9, 12:02 [Attachment] 3
    - The final count puts California first, followed by Texas. -- nm - GregW Jun 9, 23:19
    - they forgot Texas - where is it? -- nm - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 12:57
    - Here's the FL specific dashboard for FL data -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 9, 12:09
So wish me luck, I've decided that I'm going to do this - JD Jun 9, 11:46 [Backboard] 12
- You're obviously not in my Vudu group -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 12:04 3
  - I'll rewatch them all with you. Are you doing one a night? -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 12:04 2
    - I doubt it. I'm probably going to start tonight after work and the vague plan is two per night. I'm guessing these aren't 2 hour plus epics -- nm - JD Jun 9, 12:16 1
      - Oddly, Wrong Turn 4 is 3-1/2 hours. (j/k) -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 12:18
- You'd think that after 3 or 4 wrong turns, they'd give up and just go straight. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 9, 11:58
- Why do you hate your brain? -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 11:55 1
  - The brain needed a break from the wildly uneven movie experiences with Claudia Cardinale - JD Jun 9, 12:14
- * makes the sign of the cross in front of you* Go With God -- nm - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 11:54
- It was part of the original 6 we got free with Vudu / VOD I think. -- (pic) - JaxSean Jun 9, 11:53 [Attachment] 1
  - Oh! that would also explain Valentine's Day -- nm - JD Jun 9, 11:56
- good luck! (I can't believe your last sentence) -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 11:47 1
  - It is true! -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:47
UFC's Fight Island is in Abu Dhabi, will host events next month (UFC 251) -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 11:41 3
- Also on that "Fight Island"? "Fight IKEA" -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jun 9, 11:44 1
  - Does this island have a Queen? -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 13:45
- UF-SEA -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 11:44
According to Politico, what percentage of S&P 500 CEOs were non-white in 2018? -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 11:30 15
- I would have guessed the same but it's actually 54% -- (pic) - spamlet Jun 9, 11:51 [Attachment] 4
  - I'm going to call elves, but I'm not going to have it get lost on this board. -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 13:55
  - Wow. A minuscule fraction of African Americans for what they are in society and a disproportionate number of Asian/Indian for that same point. Tells - JackDawson Jun 9, 13:00
  - Interesting that Asian/Indian (what, is India not considered Asian?) and Hispanic/Latino have seen gains, but African American is flat. -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 12:14
  - TRUMP! -- nm - Kayleigh McEnany Jun 9, 11:54
- Google, Pepsi, Microsoft, IBM... I'm at 0.8% without too much thought so I'll say 4%. -- nm - Roger More Jun 9, 11:48 2
  - I thought of Pepsi immediately as well, though in my mind I had the last one (Indra Nooyi) and not the current (Ramon Laguarta). -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 9, 12:08
  - Using 2018 data, IBM CEO was white at that time. -- nm - ty97 Jun 9, 11:54
- I think 13%? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 9, 11:47 1
  - Or is that the women number? -- nm - JackDawson Jun 9, 11:48
- 1% Bob -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 11:42
- 2% -- nm - JaxSean Jun 9, 11:41
- 0.31250% -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 9, 11:35 1
  - 0.031250% -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:43
- 0% -- nm - Shaun Jun 9, 11:31
I went to the dentist today. First place that has taken my temperature, which they did by forehead. And I just stood there and let them do it - Max Jun 9, 11:30 6 1
- What's the most you've ever lost at a dentist visit? -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 9, 12:06 2
  - 4 molars? -- nm - Max Jun 9, 12:07 1
    - But you're still here, so you must've called it right. -- nm - Ba'rona Beast Jun 9, 12:08
- Ha! I had mine taken at the dentist as well (had a chipped tooth). -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 9, 11:54
- L3! -- nm - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 11:39
- *snork* -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:31
The real surprise from that Vegas video is that they were playing Olivia Newton John's A Little More Love. -- nm - David Jun 9, 11:24 4
- Surprised how wicked smart they are? -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:26
- Where's this video? -- nm - Max Jun 9, 11:25 2
  - Jovian's Vegas Baby post on b2. -- nm - David Jun 9, 11:25 1
    - Man, I was already itching to go to a casino... -- nm - Max Jun 9, 11:26
So... coronavirus is cured, right? -- nm - Mop Jun 9, 11:06 3
- Yes - Epiphany - banana monkey Queen Jun 9, 11:11
- *cue Matrix Reloaded party scene* -- nm - Max Jun 9, 11:10 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Jun 9, 11:12
It is like you guys are not even trying. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:02 18
- B1 WAS UNLOCKED BY SPAWN -- nm - Notification Jun 9, 11:10
- This phrase always reminds me of Dark Angel, yet I'm always shocked it premiered after the '90s. -- (link) - Max Jun 9, 11:09 [youtube] 11
  - now she's a mommy peddling baby products - decline Jun 9, 11:17 9
    - Probably for the best. Transporter: Resurrection was on the other night and I'd completely forgotten she was in it. -- nm - Max Jun 9, 11:20 7
      - Transporter: Resurrection??? There's a Transporter franchise? -- nm - JD Jun 9, 11:33 3
        
        Oops, Mechanic Resurrection (it's hard to distinguish really), but yes, Transporter is also one of his 5 franchises. - Max Jun 9, 11:38
        
        and a TV series too -- nm - decline Jun 9, 11:37 1
        
        Yeah. 4 movies IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:40
      - Now, Sin City on the otherhand... -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:22 2
        
        I'd also forgotten she was in the sequel, and that there was a sequel. -- nm - Max Jun 9, 11:25 1
        
        Sin City is a charter member of the "Cool Gimmick Shit Movie" Hall of Fame. -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 13:53
    - And has some new show, at least according to mop. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:18
  - I'll be in my bunk. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:14
- I got you -- (pic) - Flavorize Jun 9, 11:05 [Attachment] 2
  - Big, if true. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:08
  - whoa -- nm - mud Jun 9, 11:08
- wha'ppen? -- nm - mud Jun 9, 11:04 1
  - 156 posts. Stale board! -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:08

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