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62 new cases in BC over the past 3 days, probably due to an exposure event in the interior of the province. Quite a bit higher than our normal numbers - Beryllium Jul 13, 16:40
Genuine question. Why is the language app “Babbel.com” instead of “Babble.com”? - Volnelk Jul 13, 16:31 5
- "The word Babbel is the imperative mood of babbeln, which means to chat in the Hessian dialect of (in German) or Dutch. It is also a pun - Reagen Jul 13, 16:34
- maybe someone squatted the name, wanted too much to buy it...OTOH, kids today, woo boy i dunno they deliberately misspell everything -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 16:34
- May be in reference to Babel -- nm - ty97 Jul 13, 16:32 2
  - That's what I always assumed. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 16:48
  - And probably has something to do with copyrights, trademarks, and available URLs. -- nm - David Jul 13, 16:33
Billboard will no longer count single-price album + merch bundles. Users can "opt in" to add an album to their merch order for an additional cost. - Remlik Jul 13, 16:30
Amazon renews Hanna for season 3 -- nm - Beaker Jul 13, 16:27
Worldwide case rankings: 1) USA 2) Brazil 3) India 4) USA (July only) 5: Russia -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:17 3
- These Olympic Games suck. -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 16:54
- And it's only July 13. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 16:50
- U-S-A! U-S-A! -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 16:45
MLB want to save money by having umpires fly on team planes with players. - David Jul 13, 16:15 1
- "Hear me out. Plexiglass holding box." -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:16
Caption, please -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 13, 16:07 [Attachment] 10
- "Oh, my, god. Becky, look at her butt." "Aye, you're not wrong there." "Beckay." "BECKAY!" -- nm - Max Jul 13, 17:16
- “Your spit traveled *how* far?” -- nm - Herkellys Mulligan Jul 13, 16:31
- "The game is afoot." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 16:30 2
  - I'd watch the shit out of an Alexander Hamilton/King George III crime romp. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 16:51
  - "Where'd you get the foot?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:35
- I told you, you'd be back. -- nm - Mop Jul 13, 16:27
- "Wait.....like, T-H-E-O-D-....??? That can't be right!" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 16:23
- Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jonathan Groff from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton. -- nm - Ender Jul 13, 16:13
- "They can't even blame their hair on the pandemic." -- nm - David Jul 13, 16:12
- "Bill, I think we changed too much." "I know, Ted!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:10
Man, that Snowpiercer finale did not go the way I expected. -- nm - David Jul 13, 16:03 3
- it turned into a rocket that was sent into the sun? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 16:05 1
  - ~ding ding ding with the trolley/ring ring ring with the bell~ -- nm - ML Jul 13, 16:28
- ohhhh you just reminded me, i have to watch the 2nd part. -- nm - Jovian Jul 13, 16:03
man there are a lot of Hall of Famers in this clip - Jovian Jul 13, 15:56
someone here please call everyone at (my) work and tell them to stop emailing me. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 15:54 2
- Send an all staff email. And ask specifically that they do not reply all. -- nm - Roger More Jul 13, 16:06 1
  - Or, accost someone wearing a mask at a local store. Your company *will* find out about it, and you'll only get one more email ever. -- nm - David Jul 13, 16:11
"Sacramento Kings center Richaun Holmes is in quarantine once again after leaving the NBA's bubble to pick up a food delivery." -- nm - David Jul 13, 15:53 11
- bozo -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 16:05
- 30 NHL players have tested positive. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 16:01 9
  - a few of those came back as false positives. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:06
  - we are never having sports again -- nm - Jovian Jul 13, 16:02 7
    - It's sort of mind blowing people expect any sports leagues to have seasons that go forward this year. And having spectators at sports (i.e. Indy 500) -- nm - MDH Jul 13, 16:07 6
      - They're doing fine with soccer in Europe. - Krusty Jul 13, 16:13 5
        
        If we can just get all the hockey players up here... -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:18 4
        
        (and I mean, if you want us to host baseball and football...) -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:21 3
        
        heh heh I would love to see dual markings with the NFL markings inside the CFL lines. Kind of like the multiple use gyms that have - JD Jul 13, 16:36 2
        
        and the poor CFL receiver inadvertently trying to keep toes inside of the NFL markings - JD Jul 13, 16:39
        
        SkyDome's done a few. Winnipeg hosted one but they forgot to ask about the field and ended up having to use a modified 80 yard field. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 16:39
NY judge has lifted the restraining order that barred Mary Trump from speaking publicly about her new book, -- (link) - mud Jul 13, 15:36 2
- Boutrous? Boutrous?! Golly. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 15:52
- can't wait to hear what she has to say - the ice Jul 13, 15:38
Hmmm. Ad Astra or Cowboys & Aliens - Jovian Jul 13, 15:28 6
- Meditating for two hours is probably the better choice. But one day I'll check out C&A. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 15:50 4
  - its got a great cast -- nm - Jovian Jul 13, 15:59 2
    - It's crap -- nm - ML Jul 13, 16:29 1
      - yes. but it does have a great cast and its less crappy than Ad Astra. -- nm - Jovian Jul 13, 17:08
  - (I should probably look up that abbreviation in urban dictionary before I use it so casually.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 15:50
- *holds up finger* -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 15:28
Disneyland Paris is reopening tomorrow -- (link) - the ice Jul 13, 15:15 1
- "Who are you to resist it, enh? My kids need wine!" -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 15:22
I'm so glad we were able to hold our sale at the weekend. Shoppers were respectful and under control. Numbers inside the hall were limited and we - Meg Jul 13, 15:09 1
- 8-) -- nm - JD Jul 13, 15:13
Russell Westbrook has c-19. -- nm - Diva Jul 13, 15:09
Email from one of my partners today that was in the office for the first time in months (sent to all of the partners in my group). - pmb Jul 13, 15:07 4
- Nice. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 16:45
- My boss: "I am going to take off Monday for my 39th birthday." - Max Jul 13, 15:50 1
  - It's almost the 39th birthday of his 39th birthday. -- nm - pmb Jul 13, 16:09
- LOL -- nm - Epiphany - In The Heat of the Momentum Jul 13, 15:23
The mad bastards, they asked the question -- (link) - Reagen Jul 13, 14:46 7
- "Throw in a character from Treasure Island and see if they believe he's real." -- nm - Poll QA Jul 13, 15:36
- My takeaway is that if Kanye is in the race, then Jorgensen’s support doubles. -- nm* - Dano Jul 13, 14:59 2
  - "You wanna be crazy? Well then let's Get. Cra.Zy." -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 15:02 1
    - "Who you tryin to get crazy with, ese? Don't you know I'm loco?" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 15:25
- So we should not discourage him from running! -- nm - Meg Jul 13, 14:57 2
  - Would Kim let him waste their fortune on such foolishness? -- nm - Epiphany - In The Heat of the Momentum Jul 13, 15:01 1
    - I highly doubt it, unless it boosts the brand. I mean, if anyone could profit from the Trump strategy, it would be a Kardashian. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 15:05
Mystery car with 'COVID19' licence plate befuddles staff at Australia airport -- (link) - the ice Jul 13, 14:26 1
- do they have vanity plates there or was that a random assignment? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 13, 16:32
Sports illustrated swimsuit issue gets its first trans model -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 14:25
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 13, 14:17 [Attachment] 7
- I've started playing this in the morning, too. :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 13, 14:27 1
  - i was so bummed. This keeps track of how many days you've played consecutively. I was up to about 250 days in a row..... - prayformojo Jul 13, 14:35
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 13, 14:18 [Attachment] 3
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 13, 14:19 [Attachment] 2
    - "Romer, you magnificent bastard! I froze your soup!" -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 14:23
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 13, 14:19 [Attachment]
- A -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 14:18
A federal court has struck down Georgia's 2019 abortion ban. -- nm - the ice Jul 13, 14:16
We're now on Pocket Casts! -- (link) - Mop Jul 13, 14:09 9
- Is there a plain Jane RSS feed? -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 14:34 2
  - Indeed! -- (link) - Mop Jul 13, 14:35 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 14:42
- 37 min in and its a topic made for me! Thanks you guys for putting this out. -- (edited) - Epiphany - In The Heat of the Momentum Jul 13, 14:16 1
  - Great White shout out! -- nm - Epiphany - In The Heat of the Momentum Jul 13, 14:26
- this podcast is not uninteresting. listening now. I'd listen again, depending on guests and topic. -- nm - amanda Jul 13, 14:11 3
  - (quibi "flounders" -- not "founders.") -- nm - amanda Jul 13, 14:13 2
    - "to founder" is to sink like a ship. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 14:14 1
      - huh -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 14:23
Amazon has the Harry Potter Movies HD for $5 ea (Prime) in case anyone is missing any -- (link*) - the ice Jul 13, 14:03 1
- I wouldn't say I've been missing them, Bob. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 13, 14:40
thx for the good news. the puppies and babies and nice weather were all nice to hear -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 13:59
This amuses me. (Canadian politics) -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 13, 13:56 3
- Could work here too... -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 14:18
- I call that fair. -- nm - Andie Jul 13, 14:10 1
  - Yep. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 14:11
Fujitsu announces permanent work-from-home plan -- (link) - the ice Jul 13, 13:56 1
- All the productivity and none of the business expense! (Executive) bonuses for everybody! (who's an executive) -- nm - Max Jul 13, 13:59
I know STers used to play video games together. Who would I get along with the best if my strategy is toss bombs, - Qale Jul 13, 13:55 11
- I miss playing Rock Band with Trish/Crash -- nm - Strongbad Jul 13, 17:22
- Ps I got all 880 moons. I just had to. -- nm - JackDawson Jul 13, 14:53 1
  - Congratulations! I know some of them could NOT have been easy. -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 15:07
- Sounds like Junkrat in Overwatch, for whom seeing the enemy during a match is considered generally dishonourable. -- nm - Reagen Jul 13, 14:12
- I chuck sticky grenades with the accuracy of Drew Brees and do so quickly before running in like the other team is defiling my wife. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 14:01 1
  - You don’t have to fight next to your team in 76, so I was elsewhere and saw they all went down. I was like oh shit, I better go help. - Qale Jul 13, 14:07
- Well, J just runs in with guns blazing. So, you'd probably make a good team as long as he didn't step on said bombs. -- nm - David Jul 13, 13:59 1
  - I don’t think you can hurt others of your team on 76. But sometimes people don’t like my bombing because... - Qale Jul 13, 14:01
- How are you at driving a warthog? -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 13:55 2
  - I dunno. But I can Macarena like a son of a bitch. -- nm - Qale Jul 13, 14:04 1
    - There's epic stories about warthog driving in this history of this board (bad, bad stories) so as long as you are average you should be fine -- (edited) - JD Jul 13, 14:09
Only Canadian who supports reopening US border catapulted across Detroit River -- (link) - Beaker Jul 13, 13:41
Naya Rivera's body has been identified. :( -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 13:33 7
- Yup, news conference didn't add much. Believed to be her, Medical Examiner will confirm. -- nm - Meg Jul 13, 14:21
- Sheriff vid announcement -- (link) - the ice Jul 13, 13:52
- damn. so sad. -- nm - prayformojo Jul 13, 13:50
- This is for the best, though. -- nm - Spawn Jul 13, 13:33 3
  - Very much so. The conspiracy theories were already getting nuts. -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 13:34 2
    - More like her family gets closure - Will Hunting Jul 13, 14:02 1
      - Oh yes. Mostly involving her ex husband but some others as well. Her family would be dealing with that for years. -- nm* - loosilu Jul 13, 14:22
Just in time for the GOP to start pretending again that deficits matter. -- (link) - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 13:23 1
- MDMA - Make Deficits Matter Again -- nm - the ice Jul 13, 13:26
IL: 6 deaths, 883 cases on 30k+ tests (2.94% positivity rate) -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 13:21 1
- We're still inching towards 3% positivity rate. Which is still a very good, manageable rate, but I'll feel more uncomfortable if we go over 3%. -- nm - pmb Jul 13, 13:37
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia says his mother, a healthcare worker, and his stepfather are both on ventilators -- (link) - the ice Jul 13, 13:15 2
- Who is the healthcare worker? Oops, never mind. -- nm* - Spawn Jul 13, 13:19 1
  - "Stalin." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 13:22
I'd love to be in a position to be able to lose $650 million -- nm - znufrii, silly old man Jul 13, 13:14 1
- Exactly! The easiest way to be a millionaire is to start with 10 million - JD Jul 13, 13:17
FAUCI 2020 -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 13, 13:14 2
- Biden's surgeon general. -- nm - Maracello Jul 13, 14:09
- Lock him up! Lock him up! -- nm - POTUS Jul 13, 13:35
How do you lose 650mil and not pay taxes either? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 13, 13:13 4
- A bad financial advisor and a good accountant. -- nm - Maracello Jul 13, 13:16
- I like JD's scenerio - move the decimals and think would my signifcant other be upset if I lost $ 6500? - Epiphany - In The Heat of the Momentum Jul 13, 13:16 1
  - FWIW I know a couple who went through something like and that and they survived...er. but..I guess that I said survived - JD Jul 13, 13:59
- Hire good people that turn out to bad people -- nm - JD Jul 13, 13:15
LIR: Heh. RNC deleted that tweet -- nm - oblique Jul 13, 13:10 11
- May I suggest that Biden make Steve Guest a household name. - Max Jul 13, 13:37 1
  - "Do the opposite of what Ted Cruz would do" is generally a good idea. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 13, 13:42
- so, someone give me the short description of what it was, please. -- nm* - Andie Jul 13, 13:14 8
  - screenshot (and check the comments for a follow-up) -- (link) - Roger More Jul 13, 13:17 3
    - Of course there are things I didn't give a second thought to 35 years ago that horrify or at least disturb me about my younger self now. -- nm - Dano Jul 13, 13:31
    - they are truly morons. -- nm - Andie Jul 13, 13:26
    - "#bebest if you can @SteveGuest" -- nm - Max Jul 13, 13:25
  - Biden holding one of his young sons at a Redskins game in the late 70’s. - Will Hunting Jul 13, 13:16 3
    - What makes me scratch my head is that they're getting on Hunter Biden for being an entitled bratty kid who got addicted to drugs... - Inigo Jul 13, 13:26 1
      - And their kids! -- nm - loosilu Jul 13, 13:40
    - Or could have been the son that fought for our country died young. It was basically 50-50 and I’m assuming they found out which it was. -- nm - spamlet Jul 13, 13:18
"Instagram model claims player ‘invited her to the NBA bubble’" - David Jul 13, 13:09 1
- Once you go into the bubble, you never get out. Run Girl! -- nm - Epiphany - In The Heat of the Momentum Jul 13, 13:13

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