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SCOTUS kicks refugees back to the death camps, assylum seekers have no right to federal court hearings -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 25, 11:48
New slogan idea: COVID-19? We Have Nunavut. -- nm - Dano Jun 25, 11:45
re: the Dixie Chicks name change, is "Dixie" a bad connotation of something? - JaxSean Jun 25, 11:43 7
- Dixie is also a nick name for the confederate flag -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 11:52
- Plus, they might not be making due to anyone else's perception, just their own. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 11:50
- It specifically means the states that seceded, apparently. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 11:48
- "Dixie (also known as Dixieland) is a nickname for the Southern United States, especially those states that composed the Confederate States of America -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 11:47
- The song was the unofficial national anthem of CSA. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:47
- Presumably because it comes from the Mason-Dixon line and basically = confederate states? -- nm - oblique Jun 25, 11:46
- D Chicks -- nm - budice Jun 25, 11:45
FactOfTheDay - Bubble Wrap was originally supposed to be textured wallpaper. -- (link) - budice Jun 25, 11:42 1
- But the testers never left the house again. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:48
Kayla Braxton deleted her Twitter, maybe regarding her Covid tweet? Producer Adam Pearce has also tested positive. - Tim Jun 25, 11:42 5
- A staggering number of people were calling her a liar/drama queen. Wrestling Twitter is atrocious. - David Jun 25, 11:44 4
  - yeah but he guest starred in The Wrong Missy. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 11:52 2
    - And Hobbs and Shaw so he clearly can’t read a script -- nm - WWE Jun 25, 11:54 1
      - eh...Hobbs and SHaw made money. He's in the F&F franchise now. -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 11:59
  - Who? -- nm - WWE Jun 25, 11:51
Madonna found in Spanish river -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 25, 11:42 3
- Another victim of iconoclasm. -- nm - Ender Jun 25, 11:47
- Why isn't she in lockdown? -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:45 1
  - You average out the parts, she’s 23. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 11:51
"SORRY BUT THE SENATOR HAS A PLANE TO CATCH" -- (link) - mud Jun 25, 11:29 1
- She is vexed, terribly vexed. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 11:38
Finally, some good news. Right now they are moving Trish out of ICU and back up to the neuro ward - crash davis Jun 25, 11:29 26
- Great! -- nm - jnine Jun 25, 12:48
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Jun 25, 12:17
- Hooray! -- nm - spamlet Jun 25, 12:14
- That's fantastic. Continuing good thoughts your way. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 25, 12:13
- Good to hear!! -- nm - Meg Jun 25, 11:56
- Wahooo -- nm - Epiphany is Debaculous Jun 25, 11:55
- Nice! -- nm - Remlik Jun 25, 11:53
- nice -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 11:49
- Yay! -- nm - kelly Jun 25, 11:46
- Awesome! -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 11:46
- Awesome news!! (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 11:41
- Homer Don! -- nm - budice Jun 25, 11:40
- Sweet -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 25, 11:39
- noice -- nm - Daniel Prime Jun 25, 11:38
- Yay! Thanks, I needed some good news today. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 25, 11:38
- *fist pump* -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:37
- yay! -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 11:37
- Sweet! -- nm - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 11:37
- yonh! -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 11:36
- Yeah! -- nm - decline Jun 25, 11:34
- Terrific! -- nm - David Jun 25, 11:34
- Well, hot damn! - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 11:34
- yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 11:33
- Awseome! -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:32
- That is very welcome news. -- nm - JackDawson Jun 25, 11:32
- good! -- nm - mud Jun 25, 11:30
Spamlet, Marlowe, RC - crash davis Jun 25, 11:28 3
- FMK - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 11:33 2
  - Dang.. Well, next week it is, then! (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 11:39
  - dang, I'm sorry to hear about your neck. Take it easy -- nm - crash davis Jun 25, 11:34
In Ohio the average age of covid patients was 52 in March. In June it's 42. -- nm - Ender Jun 25, 11:20 5
- Looks like it's going after the young uns. -- nm - Loyola Jun 25, 11:27
- two possible explanation, older folks are staying home more, the virus is adapting to its new host...those who won't wear a mask are teaching the viru -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 11:24
- The news I've been hearing that the average ages is younger lately seems to make sense (based on assumption at least) about which age group - ty97 Jun 25, 11:22 1
  - While they'll survive, they could suffer lifelong lung issues because of it. -- nm - David Jun 25, 11:33
- 42 is the new 52? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:21
Funko experts: I'm trying to find springs to replace the ones on bobblehead pops. Any ideas? -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:15 5
- Maybe I'll just find wire and make them. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:24
- go to a friend's house whose children have some and steal theirs -- nm - decline Jun 25, 11:18 1
  - They'll hack my bank account. No, seriously. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:20
- Uhm... just what have been doing to your pops? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:18 1
  - COnverting them to bobblehead pops, obviously. -- nm - loosilu Jun 25, 11:20
Robert Trump's lawsuit against Mary Trump's book was just dismissed by a judge -- (link) - mud Jun 25, 11:15 5
- dismissed based on jurisdiction, so presumably they go to another (the correct?) jurisdiction -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 11:23 1
  - Yes, Robert Trump's lawyer says they're filing in the state supreme court. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 11:26
- I may actually have to read this thing. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:22
- sweet -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 11:21
- LOL that was quick -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 11:18
Pelosi shuts door on impeaching Barr. -- (link) - mud Jun 25, 11:14
SITWAP: Yesterday's 38,386 new infections was the second-worst yet after 39,072 on April 24. - David Jun 25, 11:08
Scalzi on the shit with SFF and comic writers abusing women -- (link) - TWuG Jun 25, 11:06 2
- The CBLDF (Comic Book Legal Defense Fund) had at it's head for 14 years a guy who attacked several women. - Remlik Jun 25, 11:14
- Gail Simone on the sane -- (link) - TWuG Jun 25, 11:10
Speaking a cheap pizza. I kind of miss CiCi's. It's cheap and good for the price. I know they do takeout - sycor Jun 25, 11:01 2
- Who hurt you? -- nm - Ender Jun 25, 11:13 1
  - Hey, around here the quality list goes like this: - sycor Jun 25, 11:23
Ah, yes. That's why you should flip over the hammock every time you get in it. - Reagen Jun 25, 11:00 1
- Reagen, caterpillars are far too small to flip over a hammock. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:02
study of 300+ of the largest protests found no evidence that they reignited COVID-19 case growth -- (link) - mud Jun 25, 10:59
It is (would have been) Tamir Rice's 18th birthday -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 10:58
I expect I would have loved Chuck E Cheese as a child, but it basically sounds torture to me as an adult. -- nm - ty97 Jun 25, 10:55 23
- I worked at one for 4 years as a teen. My takeaways... - Inigo Jun 25, 11:47
- There was one near me as a kid and I think I liked it but have very vague memories of it. - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 11:07 2
  - I never went though, because it was a national chain. -- nm - lil' Krusty Jun 25, 11:17 1
    - Ha! - Krusty without grass Jun 25, 11:44
- There's a reason they serve alcohol -- nm - oblique Jun 25, 11:04
- We had Showbiz Pizza right across the street from Chuck E Cheese. I always liked Showbiz better. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 11:00 9
  - Didn't they take over it? I liked both -- nm - JackDawson Jun 25, 11:33
  - Word. A thousand times - word. -- nm - Daniel Prime Jun 25, 11:25
  - Oh man, I had forgotten about Showbiz Pizza. That place was *awesome*! -- nm - David Jun 25, 11:08
  - I grew up on Showbiz but then Chuck bought them out, or they closed and Chuck opened, not sure which. - sycor Jun 25, 11:04 1
    - I think Chuck did buy them out. My sister worked at Chuck E. Cheese. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 11:06
  - We did have a Mr Gatti's (Texas pizza chain) with a buffet and arcade (we called it Gattiland) in college. - ty97 Jun 25, 11:01 3
    - When we moved back to take care of Traci's father, we ate at Gatti's lunch buffet about twice a week. -- nm - David Jun 25, 11:09
    - We still have that one. Or at least there's one in Pigeon Forge. - Dark Callisto Jun 25, 11:05
    - ah, it apparently moved from Bryan to College station (and renamed GattiTown) in 2003. Moved into an old HEB Pantry's space. - ty97 Jun 25, 11:05
- I went about 10-15 years ago for a nephews-in-law's birthday. It wasn't terrible. Food was okay, the game selection was terrible though. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 10:59
- It's so atrocious pizza. I mean, almost as bad as Dominos and Papa John's! -- nm - David Jun 25, 10:57
- It was fantastic in the mid 80s -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:57 3
  - Are you saying you loved Chuck E Cheese as a child, but it basically torture as an adult? -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:58 2
    - I assume this is true, but I never went as an adult. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 11:03 1
      - Semi-tangent: I saw the Supernatural episode last week. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:05
- Food downright scary. Visited one maybe a year or two ago. Nasty look to it -- nm* - budice Jun 25, 10:56 1
  - lol yep. Grandparents always took us to eat first before going. -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:58
I was destined to headline Glastonbury. -- (pic) - mud Jun 25, 10:54 [Attachment]
B4: "It's just as well you never told me, I would have ruined other women for you. At least you can have a semblance of happiness now" - rollo Jun 25, 10:49 4
- "Truth be told, I was more into your sister." -- nm - David Jun 25, 10:58
- I guess the truth is always the best policy. -- nm - spamlet Jun 25, 10:57
- ha!! -- nm - Diva Jun 25, 10:55
- I'm thinking that guy was like the one in Fargo hitting on the married and preggers police chief -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 10:55
my brain wants to terminate this illusion with extreme prejudice -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 25, 10:48 1
- Sorcery! -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 11:02
Mop: NASCAR says of 1684 garage stalls, only 11 have pulled-down tie rope with a knot & only Wallace's stall was a noose. NASCAR also confirms - mara Jun 25, 10:30 2
- Yeah, sure, but let's give the benefit of a doubt to people that until 10 days ago flew Confederate colors. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 10:32 1
  - I regret every south joke I've ever made. - David Jun 25, 10:40
LYC: I thought this was cool. Picture of all countries by true size with distortions removed -- (link) - Strongbad Jun 25, 10:28 16
- Vancouver Island slots in between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho -- nm - Beryllium Jun 25, 13:10
- And now we see why you never get involved in a land war in Asia. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 11:03
- Brazil and Canada are the most different to me -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 10:56 2
  - Heh, really? I'm semi-surprised about Argentina, I always forget how extensive the country is. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 25, 11:28
  - I think Brazil, India and Australia for me. - sycor Jun 25, 10:58
- I really didn't realize how big/ small some countries were. This is awesome. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 10:52
- cool -- nm - Andie Jun 25, 10:42
- Cool -- nm - Marlowe Jun 25, 10:40
- oh, Australia. so, so close. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 10:39 1
  - Time to invade New Zealand! -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 10:46
- awesome -- nm - Epiphany - Debaculous Jun 25, 10:38
- Also, I have the germ of an idea for "Name That Archipelago!" -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 10:37
- "I'm Chile and I'm here to fuck everything up" -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 10:35
- Neat. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 10:32
- Countries are arranged by descending size and shown without external or dependent territories. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 25, 10:28 1
  - Cool -- nm - JackDawson Jun 25, 10:32
Jack gets to keep his boss for now? -- (link) - Reagen Jun 25, 10:23 7
- No, Berman's out. The final announcement put Berman's assistant in charge, not Clayton. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 10:39 3
  - The SEC guy is Jack's boss. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 10:41 1
    - Oh! Sorry. -- nm - mara Jun 25, 10:42
  - Which is why Berman was okay with leaving. -- (link) - mara Jun 25, 10:40
- is there a reason they would want to move him out of the SEC? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 25, 10:24 2
  - I thought I saw that he expressed interest in moving -- nm - decline Jun 25, 10:27 1
    - He could have a new office in the Steam Pipe Trunk Distribution Venue. -- nm - Bjarön Jun 25, 10:34
Cyberpunk 2077 - The Gig -- (link) - Shaun Jun 25, 10:15 [youtube] 1
- *extreme twitch* -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:24
is PHL yellow? I am thinking of going to ikea (and el limon to go) tomorrow. -- nm - amanda Jun 25, 10:11 3
- All of PA (except Lebanon county) is green starting tomorrow. - znufrii Jun 25, 10:13
- Technically goes to Green tomorrow, but the city is imposing a lot of the yellow restrictions until further notice -- nm - decline Jun 25, 10:12 1
  - (The Ikea in Conshy will be less restrictive than the one in South Philly) -- nm - decline Jun 25, 10:14
As was predicted a few weeks back, Chuck E Cheese has filed for bankruptcy -- (link) - decline Jun 25, 10:08 8
- I feel like I need a Chuck E Cheese token for my memory box of random mementos. -- nm - sycor Jun 25, 11:06
- I have never been to one, so truman you can blame me. -- nm - Spawn Jun 25, 10:51
- farewell piece of my childhood -- nm - Jovian Jun 25, 10:21
- We’ve been shopping for bathroom tile at a store directly across the street from Chuck E. Cheese. N is delighted - “look! The sign says it’s still - kelly Jun 25, 10:19
- Obviously the symbol of Chuck E Cheese is oppresive - eag Jun 25, 10:14
- Creditors will be paid with erasers, pins, cheap wallets, and small stuffed animals. -- nm - David Jun 25, 10:11 2
  - hahahahaha -- nm - prayformojo Jun 25, 10:15
  - well done. -- nm - Reagen Jun 25, 10:13

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