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RUMOR: WB putting a deal together for Ryan Reynolds to reprise his Green Lantern role for Justice League Snyder Cut -- (link) - Remlik Jun 23, 19:32 6
- "Any other heroes know someone named Martha? No? Okay, well, how about we add a character from an even worse film?" -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 19:37
- While I wholeheartedly endorse this, I'd like to understand the narrative aspect of this. - Mop Jun 23, 19:37 3
  - could be a cameo scene where they show him fighting parademons. -- nm - Remlik Jun 23, 19:42
  - His "home planet" is Earth -- nm - TWuG Jun 23, 19:37 1
    - So they'd have you believe! -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 19:39
- LMAO -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:35
Walmart Canada was selling an "All Lives Matter" t-shirt. - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:27 3
- I assume via their reseller platform as opposed to WM itself? -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:28 2
  - Yes, a retailer called "Old Glory" with a library chock full of lame but largely inoffensive shirts. ("DADD Dads Against Daughters Dating") -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:34 1
    - ^ of the ones I saw, that was the next-most-offensive. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:34
But *only* 24 hours. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:25
Results in all NY districts are pretty early going still, but in NY-15, NYC Councilman Richie Torres (first openly gay legislative member from Bronx) - ty97 Jun 23, 19:24
A little bit of NY election history (part 1 of 2) -- (link) - ty97 Jun 23, 19:19 3
- Kim, I’m making the Biaggi’s sound. -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:23
- Oh, his daughter is now a state senator. Representing that area, I believe. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 19:20
- Part 2 -- (link) - ty97 Jun 23, 19:20
All the people in her replies are gonna have a fit, AOC has been declared the winner of the NY-14 primary. - Tim Jun 23, 19:04 18
- Scrolling down the NY primary list, I like how many of them are actually contested. - ty97 Jun 23, 19:11 11
  - Scrolling further....this appears to be mainly true in the city/downstate, not elsewhere. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:13 10
    - I'm happy to see Ruben Diaz Sr. on his way to a loss -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 23, 19:19 2
      - heh, I just commented on NY-15 above. It's early, and that race has many candidates so I would not get comfortable *yet* -- (edited) - ty97 Jun 23, 19:27 1
        
        It is early but it's not looking good for him which is good for the Bronx and NYC -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 23, 19:27
    - Yeah, Maloney did not have a primary for me. But it makes sense after what AOC pulled off. - Tim Jun 23, 19:14 6
      - Have they called for Yvette Clark yet? -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:22 3
        
        almost -- (link) - Tim Jun 23, 19:30
        
        Wasserman just commented that he's surprised that one isn't close with some of the others being close -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:24
        
        They can at this point -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 23, 19:23
      - The other Maloney (Carolyn) is in a tight race early -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:17 1
        
        That one looks like it will come down to mail in ballots. -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 23, 19:20
- But I thought she was the most hated woman in America. How does the House of Representatives work again? - Qale Jun 23, 19:10 5
  - The main challenger was some former CNBC anchor? And supposedly spent millions. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 19:13 4
    - Yeah, her husband is a Republican donor, and Wall Street financed the ouster attempt. -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:20
    - And is actually a republican -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 23, 19:13 2
      - Yep, it's a Dem district so she tried to steal in via the primary. Won't even be close. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:17 1
        
        Yeah, I'm loving how big AOC is winning right now -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 23, 19:22
It seems like "vote by mail" is Trump's perfect excuse for claiming the election was stolen and refusing to concede defeat. - Mop Jun 23, 18:59 4
- I've often thought that since he really doesn't like the job, the perfect ending for him would be the way Hilary lost. - crash davis Jun 23, 19:05 1
  - If that ever happened. - Tim Jun 23, 19:18
- As he...votes by mail -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 19:04
- Vote by mail is the reason why he is trying to collapse USPS. -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:00
Engel looks to be in trouble -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 18:44 1
- Good. -- nm - Tim Jun 23, 18:55
I've never been to Florida and I bet it is actually a lovely place, but why does all the news from Tampa just seem nasty? -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 18:43 3
- I've heard that tampa is like the Jacksonville of Florida -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:17 2
  - Or maybe that was the Albuquerque of Nevada -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:17 1
    - No, I got it - Tampa is the Phoenix of Florida -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 19:19
Our new case is community transmitted, so someone out there is infected. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 23, 18:31
Has a director ever had the top two movies at the box office the same weekend before? -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 18:22 9
- I don't think so, but "Double Dip Directing: 15 Directors Who Released Two Movies in One Year" -- (link) - crash davis Jun 23, 18:37 4
  - Zemeckis would have been on this list twice if the studio decided to go summer-winter, rather than winter-summer on Back To The Future II & III -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 18:51
  - 1939. Victor Fleming. Gone with the Wind & Wizard of Oz are not in the list -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 18:42 2
    - Good catch -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 18:45 1
      - I did not know that Wizard of Oz was initially unprofitable -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 18:54
- Jurassic Park and Schindler's List? -- nm - mud Jun 23, 18:27
- I feel like the list of directors who have had two movies in theatre at the same time must be a short one ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 18:26 2
  - *squints while chomping a cigarillo* -- nm - Clint Eastwood Jun 23, 18:40
  - Yep.. -- nm - Marlowe Jun 23, 18:38
Was the blood feud discussion had Friday? I’m not seeing it on the board there. -- nm - spamlet Jun 23, 18:19 5
- No, ML never showed up. -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:00 4
  - I'll be around tomorrow. Message me when you want to chat. -- nm - ML Jun 23, 19:26 2
    - Fool me once... -- nm - David Jun 23, 19:35 1
      - And we’re driving home tomorrow... -- nm - spamlet Jun 23, 19:44
  - Ok we were driving and I just remembered to go back and look. -- nm - spamlet Jun 23, 19:04
Kentucky Officials locked the door at 6pm. Canidates filed an injuction and the voting continued.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 23, 18:14
Just looking at the election results now--we won't know the presidential winner for like 3 weeks, right? And if it's close, then maybe never? - JackDawson Jun 23, 18:10
ANCH: CJ's gates are open for friends...she's got Falling Stars happening -- nm - Remlik Jun 23, 18:10
In Republican heavy NC-11, Trump's endorsed candidate just got walloped in GOP primary by a (now) 24 year old. We'll have a 25 year old in Congress -- (link) - ty97 Jun 23, 18:06 4
- His politics are from 1924. -- nm - jnine Jun 23, 18:16 1
  - Yeah. I feel bad badmouthing someone in a wheelchair, but.. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 23, 18:18
- Madison Cawthorn nmbl -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 23, 18:11
- It's Mark Meadows old seat -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 18:06
Corona test and antibody test done— results in 7 days. City wants us testing everyone every two weeks but man I hate that swan test -- nm - JackDawson Jun 23, 18:04 2
- 7 days to get results back? Geez. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 23, 19:26
- Take a dive. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 18:08
NXT: Keith Lee speaking out about an incident in which he was roofied... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 23, 17:58
Florida Man -- (pic) - ty97 Jun 23, 17:49 [Attachment] 4
- Is ybor a typo for your? -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 18:09 3
  - It's the club/party/go out area in Tampa, like Austin's Sixth Street if you will. Ybor City. -- nm - ty97 Jun 23, 18:46 1
    - link -- (link) - ty97 Jun 23, 18:46
  - No, it's a part of Tampa -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 18:24
An arraignment for adult film star Ron Jeremy was postponed following his arrest Tuesday -- (link) - budice Jun 23, 17:47
"Universal Orlando lays off unspecified number of workers" - David Jun 23, 17:40 6
- I want a plan on my desk by the end of the week as to how you pick up and move an entire theme park 50 miles down the road. - Bob Iger Jun 23, 18:25 4
  - ATT is in panic mode, they're servicing $108 Billion debt and they're hitting all depts to produce revenue... - Remlik Jun 23, 19:07 1
    - It’s nearly $200 billion. They took on a lot of debt for ATT. - David Jun 23, 19:17
  - Google and Apple can both buy about anybody but you’re right that the list is small. -- nm - David Jun 23, 18:59 1
    - buffet is sitting on a 120 b cash -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 20:55
- All the ones that criticized their business daddy? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 23, 17:47
LYC: Underworld report *spoilers* -- (edited) - JD Jun 23, 17:38 7
- In your honor I watched Phantasm I and III last night. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 18:01
- And another thing I hate about Wynona Rider... -- nm - David Jun 23, 17:44 3
  - Go watch The 10 or Boys then I'll accept that statement from you 8-P - JD Jun 23, 17:51 2
    - I'd sooner swallow paint. -- nm - David Jun 23, 17:56 1
      - and you would be better off for it as well -- nm - JD Jun 23, 17:58
- I guess I should watch this tonight but I’m tired. -- nm - Dano Jun 23, 17:40 1
  - I wouldn't recommend watching if you're tired. I'm not going to be watching the sequel for at least a couple of days anyway -- nm - JD Jun 23, 17:41
The deal is done between MLBPA and Mlb on health and safety protocols. -- nm - budice Jun 23, 17:36 1
- 60 games in 66 days. Buckle up. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 23, 18:11
This video has to be fake... right? -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 23, 17:28 4
- If Hold My Beer is @holdmyale there must be a @holdmybeer as well? - JD Jun 23, 17:57
- A man and a bus walk into a bar... -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:42
- Supposedly he had a few fractures, but I can see how you'd survive that - Reagen Jun 23, 17:32 1
  - - -- nm* - Reagen Jun 23, 17:33
At least two Buccaneers players have now tested positive for COVID-19 -- nm - Beaker Jun 23, 17:25 4
- Brady got it when he walked into someone else's house by mistake. - Spawn Jun 23, 18:11
- Apparently, cause and effect aren't concepts that Americans can grasp in combination. -- nm - David Jun 23, 17:26 2
  - I call Elves but for an entire country. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 17:33
  - I've watched the Buccaneers play and I can report that you are correct -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 17:33
Bowser tests positive for COVID-19 -- (link) - budice Jun 23, 17:18 8
- Chrome or Firefox? -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 18:08
- Deputy Mayor Waluigi will be taking over in the meantime. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 17:35 1
  - Just the opportunity Eggplant Wizard was looking for to start his invasion. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 23, 17:42
- I was thinking the guy from Sha-Na-Na -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 17:20 3
  - He got it in Tulsa. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 18:13
  - 2nd ST Sha Na Na reference in a week! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 23, 17:22 1
    - The first one was what made me remember Bowser :) -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 17:23
- This was the picture in my head all day as the radio was talking about DC's mayor. -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:19
I got that Big Sur energy going on tonight. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 17:13
It's not just you -- there's a sudden wave of fireworks exploding in cities across the US - crash davis Jun 23, 17:10 4
- yeah, we had a house fire here over the weekend because people didn't know what to do. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 17:25
- "Mystery Explosions Around the Country Continue" would be a "Drink Cronk" kind of story if it had been printed 130 years ago. -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:16 2
  - to bring it back to 2020, I started looking at an online fireworks retailer -Here is something we didn't have when I was a kid:Gender Reveal Fireworks -- (link) - crash davis Jun 23, 17:18 1
    - Parents Offended by Town's Inadvertent "Genital-Shaped" Fireworks Display -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:20
Oh, yes, we have a locust cloud arriving in Brazil soon. Ahh, 2020, you are still just starting, ain't ya? (NM) - Marlowe Jun 23, 17:08 2
- You know, a plague of locusts could be a good idea for the D&D campaign. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 23, 17:37 1
  - Deep fried in batter and on a toothpick? - crash davis Jun 23, 17:39
Racist? Idiot? Both? You choose. - Volnelk Jun 23, 17:03 17
- He knows all the best words. -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 18:33
- Even he should be able to understand the 19. *sigh* -- nm - . Jun 23, 17:26 3
  - I assumed it was a Stephen King reference. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 23, 17:31 2
    - It's the century he wants to go back to. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 17:32 1
      - I'd love for just him to go back there. This country was so insular that even the Germans were looked down upon. -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 17:38
- The Students for Trump crowd cheered the most at "kung-flu" so yes, the children are our racist future. -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:10 7
  - Taking it back? - JD Jun 23, 17:47
  - Look, I love a good inappropriate joke. But it isn’t even all that clever. -- nm - Qale Jun 23, 17:17 5
    - Why do you hate Max? -- nm - Spawn Jun 23, 18:36
    - He started the inappropriate jokes! -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:18 3
      - He play joke and put pee pee in your Coke. - Qale Jun 23, 17:21 2
        
        But there's always room for Whitney Houston jokes! -- nm - Max Jun 23, 17:22
        
        "Mel Gibson loves this" -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 17:22
- For no reason I'm reminded of the fact that Nigerian Prince letters include misspellings on purpose, to weed out people that would waste their time. -- nm* - Reagen Jun 23, 17:07
- omg, the 19 is the easiest part of the name to explain -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 17:04 2
  - Covid 19 is like Heinz 57. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 23, 17:09
  - Obama caused it 19 times. -- nm - Beaker Jun 23, 17:07
The antifa dust reminds me of a tourist I met at work last year. - crash davis Jun 23, 16:57 2
- pollen? sometimes our car is totally coated with sticky dust -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 23, 21:02
- I went to Missoula in 2012. I was looking forward to the beautiful skies, but there were forest fires in neighboring states and the sky was full of - jnine Jun 23, 17:49
SeaWorld's chairman of the board allegedly didn't bring back any employees that said mean things about him during their furloughs. - David Jun 23, 16:56 4
- I see Presidential potential in this one! -- nm - jnine Jun 23, 17:50
- While petty, it is also good business. You don't want dumb employees. - crash davis Jun 23, 17:00 1
  - The ol' CLM. -- nm - Reagen Jun 23, 17:25
- if only this had happened 50 years ago. the whales and other sea life said bad things all the time -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 23, 16:57
Good story re:Biden -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 23, 16:54 6
- The tontine is almost complete. - Beryllium Jun 23, 17:39
- that's really nice -- nm - prayformojo Jun 23, 17:11
- that's great. A mensch vs a golem. -- nm - mud Jun 23, 17:10 1
  - Has anyone ever told a "My God, let me tell you how selfless Donald Trump is!" story? -- nm - Mop Jun 23, 18:51
- That's lovely. -- nm - David Jun 23, 17:08
- That sounds like the Biden I've always heard about -- nm - crash davis Jun 23, 16:59
Ben&Jerrys: We will pause all paid advertising on Facebook and Instagram in the US in support of the StopHateForProfit campaign. -- (link*) - budice Jun 23, 16:46

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