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The Harry Potter backlash is hard today (not really unjustified) -- (link) - colin Jul 8, 13:10 2
- Paired with this essay... ouch. -- (link) - colin Jul 8, 13:11 1
  - "the tired old fantasy of the British class system" - yes. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 13:15
So, uh, we got a lot of rain in 30 minutes. A creek here is up 3 meters (that's almost 10 feet) in half an hour. -- (link) - Andie Jul 8, 12:59 13
- Whoa. That's nuts. -- nm - sycor Jul 8, 13:10
- wow... -- nm - Diva Jul 8, 13:09
- WHOA -- (link) - ty97 Jul 8, 13:08 2
  - Yeah, there might have been a micro burst. It was crazy crazy. -- nm* - Andie Jul 8, 13:09 1
    - I've been through intense/severe storms, but that almost reminds me of tropical storm/hurricane footage -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 13:11
- And, map of power outages. I assume both Roger and I will be out for a while. -- (link) - Andie Jul 8, 13:05 5
  - Power is back on here. No wind! The sun is out! -- nm - Roger More Jul 8, 13:14 1
    - you are at home? that's good, our's is still out. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 13:15
  - sometimes I miss T.O. ..sometimes. -- nm - mud Jul 8, 13:07
  - Wow -- nm - ty97 Jul 8, 13:06 1
    - it is ALL west end. East end barely even got rain. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 13:07
- holy shit -- nm - mud Jul 8, 13:02
- it's that hell or high water i've been hearing about all these years. stay safe! -- nm - colin Jul 8, 13:01
sweet -- (link) - mud Jul 8, 12:54 1
- That's a sweet signature. -- nm - Max Jul 8, 12:57
7 years ago today was Toronto's record rainfall that flooded transit and we lost power for 3 days. Beware the 8th of July! -- (link) - Andie Jul 8, 12:49 6
- That doesn't rhyme. But it's got a good beat and I can dance to it. I give it a 75. -- nm - Baron Burr Jul 8, 12:56 3
  - beware beware the 8th of july? when insects bite and your burgers deep fry? - colin Jul 8, 13:04 2
    - deep fried burgers? your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 13:06 1
      - only until midnight tonight, then i have to find food that rhymes with nine. -- nm - colin Jul 8, 13:10
- be careful Andie! -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 12:49 1
  - oh, it's pretty much done. Intense, but short. -- nm* - Andie Jul 8, 12:50
so not only are corporations "people" but can have religious beliefs too, and can legally impose their beliefs on their employees? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 12:46
Compring Pitchfork's top 200 songs 2010-2019 with my ipod so I can make a playlist, 11 selections from 101-200: - rollo Jul 8, 12:42
Slack at work. From [person I do not know]: Hi, I got your name from [another person I do now know] about access to this tool [that I do not own] - ty97 Jul 8, 12:28 2
- some strange person wants ty's tool -- nm - decline Jul 8, 12:30 1
  - So a typical Wednesday. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 8, 12:32
Oh good. Rotation right over my building -- (pic) - Andie Jul 8, 12:23 [Attachment] 18
- Get out there and take a picture of the real thing! -- nm - Max Jul 8, 12:39
- Weeeeee!!! -- nm - Ti-D-Bowl Man Jul 8, 12:30 1
  - it's passed us and now over the lake. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 12:31
- Get to the mall! -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 12:27
- Go out on the roof and get some pictures for us!! -- nm - decline Jul 8, 12:24 11
  - Here you go - this is a couple of blocks from my house -- (link) - Roger More Jul 8, 12:39 3
    - Yikes. (Also, "you get an SUV, you get a SUV, you get a SUV, you get a SUV...") - JaxSean Jul 8, 12:42
    - A friend posted a video - she lives on Bloor across from High Park - ambulance picking up someone that she thinks was a bicyclist hit by a big tree. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 12:41 1
      - yikes -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 12:42
  - i am not there - but Dave is. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 12:25 6
    - tell him to! -- nm - decline Jul 8, 12:26 5
      - I live in Swansea - -- (link) - Andie Jul 8, 12:28 4
        
        An Inch An Hour -- (link) - Reagen Jul 8, 13:08 [youtube]
        
        You're gonna be swimming home -- nm - decline Jul 8, 12:29 1
        
        What do you expect? "Sea" is part of the name! -- nm - Dano Jul 8, 12:56
        
        My second favorite Honeydrippers song. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 12:29
- Be safe! -- nm - General Whee Jul 8, 12:24
- i live basically at the Gardiner and High Park -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 12:24
"Facebook takes down accounts and pages of Trump ally Roger Stone" and Bolsonaro and associates. -- (link) - Meg Jul 8, 12:22
Eff this, I'm going to PTown. -- (edited) - Diva Jul 8, 12:19
Disney Social Media lost one of their own to COVID-19 -- (link) - the ice Jul 8, 12:12
I know I'm largely talking to myself here, but the third season of Dark was fantastic. Did a great job of expanding the scope of the series - prayformojo Jul 8, 12:05 12
- About to go and finish it. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 8, 12:40
- I am 180 episodes into my Supernatural binge. The finish line is far, but on the horizon. I might give Dark a second chance after that. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 12:09 2
  - You're like half way there! -- nm - decline Jul 8, 12:32 1
    - I snorted when I saw " I can see the horizon". - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 12:49
- I really need to watch season 2 and now 3. - sycor Jul 8, 12:09 2
  - Before each new season, I had to go back and watch all the episodes prior to it. So I had to delay S3 while I rewatched the previous 18 hours :) -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 12:10 1
    - That's what I'm afraid of. -- nm - sycor Jul 8, 12:13
- I have it on my to-watch list but keep putting it off -- nm - decline Jul 8, 12:08
- Speaking of Dark. I was going to include it as part of my Primetime Lineup Binge. I need another sitcom and another hour long show - Dano Jul 8, 12:08 3
  - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina - General Whee Jul 8, 12:23 2
    - I'll add that and give The Good Place a second chance as the other sitcom. -- nm - Dano Jul 8, 12:52 1
      - I had to keep with it - but I was glad I did -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 13:13
sycor - I have some suggestions on buying a car (I assume it's new) - JaxSean Jul 8, 11:56 16
- And don't forget to ask about... -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 12:33 [Image] 1
  - L4 - sycor Jul 8, 12:38
- Question. - sycor Jul 8, 12:12 6
  - Yes, though if you have a trade in, you can tell them up front. The main pieces you're looking for are: - JaxSean Jul 8, 12:35
  - First question (to me) is always "what color are you looking for?" followed by "how much per month?" Just give me the bottom line (cash price) and - Meg Jul 8, 12:18 3
    - yes, use their financing and then pay it off early. -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 12:23 2
      - Exactly! But I'm in the fortunate position of being able to do that :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 8, 13:14 1
        
        yeah its not possible for everyone -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 13:33
  - correct. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 12:15
- Good suggestions. -- nm - the ice Jul 8, 12:02
- Thanks for the tips. - sycor Jul 8, 11:59
- if you are a member of Costco or Sams club, they have car discount programs. - tRuMaN Jul 8, 11:58 4
  - I saw this on B2. I've never even heard of it being a thing. I'm a Sam's Club member, I'll definitely look in to both. -- nm - sycor Jul 8, 12:00 3
    - yup, here -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 8, 12:03 2 1
      - Man, I love this place. - sycor Jul 8, 12:08
      - fyi, when I bought my car two years ago, I just mentioned the program and signing up, and they took $1,250 or so off without me signing off. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 8, 12:04
LOL -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 8, 11:53 1
- hah, Emmy Rossum replied. -- (link) - Max Jul 8, 12:45
Ooooh! Sudden unexpected "severe thunderstorm' has just developed. This is great. (so hot, so dry). -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 11:53 10
- We had a quick storm. Went outside to see how much it had cooled down. It was hotter and now humid like a sauna. -- nm - Dano Jul 8, 12:05
- We just lost power for 10 minutes. There were tree branches blown down the street -- nm - Roger More Jul 8, 12:02 3
  - Tornado watch now, apparently. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 12:07 2
    - We were going to go to Sunnyside for drinks tonight (Finally OPEN! YAY!). That's out. -- nm* - Andie Jul 8, 12:08 1
      - And.. power is out at my home (i am not there, Dave is though) -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 12:12
- soon it will be very hot, and awfully wet -- nm - prayformojo Jul 8, 11:57
- We had one about two hours ago that dumped buckets and buckets. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:54 3
  - that must have hurt -- nm - decline Jul 8, 11:54 2
    - But I prefer it to the usual cats and dogs. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 12:08
    - Imagine what it did to the cars. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:58
Jane Lynch To Host ‘Weakest Link’ Game Show Revival On NBC -- (link) - the ice Jul 8, 11:52 3
- Oh, she's perfect. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 12:09
- ... dressed as Hitler. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:53 1
  - ..in bed -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 8, 12:41
*handwaving freakoutery* -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 11:49 1
- so we need to change our dollars in for gold? or euros? funko pops? what is the best new currency? -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 12:14
The purpose of UPS tracking is to make OCD people go out of their minds. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:49 1
- *** Delivered to SmartPost *** -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 12:11
Former Fox News anchor Shep Smith going to CNBC to anchor new 7 p.m. newscast. -- (link) - the ice Jul 8, 11:39 3
- Refresh my memory, is he one of the people that did not belong there? -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:47 2
  - Yes, he is a journalist. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 11:50 1
    - Okay, thought that was the one I was thinking of. Good. - Spawn Jul 8, 11:51
Lol Trump’s family doesn’t want a Bolton book a Mary trump book their taxes. This is transparency and draining the swamp? - JackDawson Jul 8, 11:31 23
- meanwhile Melania is thinking: please re-elect him so I have another 4 years of him elsewhere and not in my bed. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 8, 11:43 6
  - i bet that marriage is over exactly one year after his term ends. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 11:48 5
    - Yup. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 12:02
    - Any less than that, and it proves she's a better negotiator than he is. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 11:49 2
      - oh, my guess is it is already arranged. I assume there is some amount of time she has to wait before filing afterward. -- nm - Andie Jul 8, 11:59
      - A 2 year old is a better negotiator than he is. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 8, 11:58
    - I will bet you $10 it is less. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:49
- The transparency is that America is great again! What else do we need? -- nm - Trumpers Jul 8, 11:33 15
  - I don't think that word means what you think it means. -- nm - Mop Jul 8, 11:37 1
    - It is clear to see, Mop! -- nm - Trumpers Jul 8, 11:45
  - Are we that stupid or are we really just evil? -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 11:34 12
    - Yes. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 11:35 11
      - In this particular limited respect it does not matter to me if he loses. We can’t erase that we elected him. Ever -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 11:36 10
        
        There's no way for the rest of us to trust you won't do something that stupid again. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 11:36 9
        
        If you trusted us after bush you were complete idiots but Fine fool me twice -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 11:41 6
        
        I mean you picked Obama! It looked like you guys were better! -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 12:17 2
        
        either 10 pct swing it or a part of the 50% of each side stays home or comes out each time. You can't erase the scour of that 45% - JackDawson Jul 8, 12:37
        
        sorry, but, dumb -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 12:37
        
        Well, it's like a drug addict. They have good days and bad days, and you want to trust them, but after long enough it becomes clear that they'll - Beryllium Jul 8, 11:43 2
        
        You're missing the worst one from your perspective, which is partnership unreliability and jingoism -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 11:45 1
        
        That's what you get when you cut all the ones I mentioned together. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 11:49
        
        Right? This was already round 3 after Dubya term 1 and term 2. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 8, 11:38 1
        
        Exactly -- nm - JackDawson Jul 8, 11:42
Orlando Sentinel: "AdventHealth sees surge in COVID-19 admissions, shifts staff for ‘Phase 2 emergency'" -- nm - David Jul 8, 11:30 1
- Ugh. -- nm - General Whee Jul 8, 12:03
Screw that $11k bike. Yamaha's newest e-bike hits 28mph for $3.3k -- (link) - oblique Jul 8, 11:27 6
- I really wish I could get to work without taking my life into my hands on a bike. -- nm - spamlet Jul 8, 12:07
- Not going to help Krusty very much at a weight of 40 pounds ;-) -- nm - JD Jul 8, 11:54 1
  - Heh. :-) And there's no way I'm locking it up on the street while I go into a store or something. - Marquis de Krusty Jul 8, 11:57
- that's actually pretty reasonable. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 11:28 2
  - Charge lasts for 0.31250 miles. -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:30 1
    - and not 4K UHD -- nm - the ice Jul 8, 11:36
Warren supporters back Biden more than Biden supporters -- (link) - Reagen Jul 8, 11:27 4
- I mean, people that preferred the intelligent, competent woman probably understand the gravity of the current election. -- nm - TWuG Jul 8, 11:36
- Why do we care that Warren supporters do not back Biden supporters? -- nm - Spawn Jul 8, 11:31
- So, if there's a 2% MOE, it could 98 to -2? -- nm - David Jul 8, 11:28 1
  - something something Sideshow Bob. -- nm - Reagen Jul 8, 11:30
Please scream inside your heart -- nm - decline Jul 8, 11:26 2
- The 2020 motto we never thought we needed, but there it is. -- nm - Shaun Jul 8, 12:04 1
  - its perfect -- nm - Epiphany - with dog ears Jul 8, 12:18
zoom zoom? -- nm - oblique Jul 8, 11:25
An error occurred while processing this request. -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 8, 11:25

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