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Mookie Betts about to sign an EXTENSION with the Dodgers. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 22, 10:50
Adidas Stan Smith x Star Wars collab with Luke on the sneakers -- (link) - Krusty Jul 22, 10:48 3
- Someone posted these yesterday. Utterly meh. -- nm - Spawn Jul 23, 11:22
- Those look seriously old school. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 10:52 1
  - They are. The green and white Stan Smiths are *the* Adidas sneaker. It has a timeless look and is still one of, if not, their most popular model. - Krusty Jul 22, 11:01
Hey ST, how comfortable would you be with flying in late October? - David Jul 22, 10:40 39
- Ask me in early October -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:53
- I'm flying in early September. I'm ... slightly nervous - oblique Jul 22, 10:53 1
  - Make sure you film the inevitable scene of an asshole refusing to wear his mask on the plane. You'll go viral! - Mop Jul 22, 10:55
- nope. I'm not going to wedding in August. -- nm* - Remlik Jul 22, 10:51
- nope, big no. -- nm - colin Jul 22, 10:51
- It's a no from me. I'd drive if that was at all an option. - Krusty Jul 22, 10:50 5
  - I dunno man, I might be overly paranoid, but out of an RV, I'm not traveling. I don't trust hotels or anything. - sycor Jul 22, 10:52 4
    - It looks like fun when I see it on TV and in movies but I also haven't had to drive those monstrosities. :-) - Krusty Jul 22, 10:56 3
      - I have wanted to rent an RV for the longest time. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:58 2
        
        I keep telling my wife that's our retirement plan. She keeps telling me I can do that with my second wife. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 11:00 1
        
        Ha! -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 11:01
- I'm not sure if that would be enough time to get a pilot's license and buy a plane. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:49
- Not unless it was absolutely critical. -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:49 1
  - I WAS on a train this morning. Alone in my row. Masks mandatory. Still didn't love it. (And that is here, under control.) -- nm - Andie Jul 22, 10:51
- The concern I would deciding now is that we have no idea what October will be like. Aren't we getting into flu season then? -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 10:48 2
  - Yep. I mean, we can go ahead and get our flu shot in early October. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:57
  - Yep. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 10:56
- NOPE. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 10:46
- as long as you take your precautions, which I know you will. nm - Daniel Prime Jul 22, 10:45
- idk. We skedded a flight for late October before the lockdown. We currently have no idea if we're going. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:44
- Honestly, a short trip and a direct flight you should be fine as long as you wipe down surfaces on your seat and seat back. - spamlet Jul 22, 10:42 7
  - That's gonna be a no from me. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:47 1
    - Damnit, this shouldn't be here but a response to the question. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:48
  - Virtually all flights from Knoxville require connections in either Atlanta or Charlotte. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:45 1
    - That's why I put in those caveats. You're doubling the potential exposure points is the risk there. - spamlet Jul 22, 10:50
  - Would we know? - ty97 Jul 22, 10:44 2
    - I would think that if enough people got sick from one flight we'd know. That's catnip to the media and lawyers. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:55
    - Yeah, I don't think we would, because we aren't doing contact tracing. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 10:50
- I would not unless circumstanced forced me to -- nm - decline Jul 22, 10:42
- I have no current plans for flying any more in 2020. -- (edited) - ty97 Jul 22, 10:41 9
  - (I would recommend train, but frankly have no idea if there is any Amtrak service near you) -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 10:44 8
    - Honestly I loved taking the train to see my parents. But I wouldn't do it now. It gets too packed. - sycor Jul 22, 10:50 2
      - I'm thinking of the sleeper service trains where you can get a private room -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 10:53 1
        
        Fair point. But even then is the air recycled in the car or just the room? What about food service, etc. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:55
    - Apparently not. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:48 4
      - Looks like Amtrak's Crescent (New York - New Orleans) runs through northern Georgia, might be about as close as it gets -- nm* - ty97 Jul 22, 10:49 3
        
        not really anything close to you -- (pic) - ty97 Jul 22, 10:52 [Attachment] 2
        
        Yeah I was surprised we couldn't get to Nashville by train. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:56
        
        Yeah, may as well drive at that point. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:55
Ringer has their fantasy football guide up. With some............questionable choices. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 22, 10:40 1
- Cool. I think I got him off the Waiver Wire last year in Astronauts. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:41
This Covid-19 County Simulator will project cases through November based on current real-time data -- (link) - decline Jul 22, 10:11
Judge strikes down Canadian side of the “Safe Third Countries Act”; says US is no longer safe for refugees. -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 10:00 6
- (agreement, not act) -- nm - Roger More Jul 22, 10:21
- Hmm, suspended for six months to allow Parliament to respond - so it doesn't have immediate effect. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:04 3
  - I find it cute that the judge thinks the Trudeau Gov’t is capable of producing a legislative outcome in six months. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jul 22, 10:18 1
    - Status quos aren't going to quo themselves. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:27
  - Oh, so it doesn't come into effect until either Biden is President or the US collapses and millions flee. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:13
- That's wild but accurate. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 10:02
*handwaving freakoutery* - znufrii, 2020 apocalypse bingo player Jul 22, 09:57 42
- Joe could be @ 80%, DJT is not going anywhere come November. - Jovian Jul 22, 10:05 40
  - lol -- nm - znufrii, 2020 apocalypse bingo player Jul 22, 10:10
  - I'm going to file this under the "Revolutionary Guard" label. We'll see what happens in November. Hopefully it doesn't come to pass. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:09
  - Out of curiosity, do you mean he will steal the election or that he won't leave if he loses? -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 10:08 37
    - He is going to go the Erdogan / Putin route. Yes, he is not going to go anywhere if he loses. -- nm* - Jovian Jul 22, 10:11 27
      - Can we wager on this? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:37 2
        
        I'm with you. He takes his ball and goes home. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:41 1
        
        yep. he wants a podium and an ability to make some scratch. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:46
      - Eh. He knows people will pay attention to him if he refuses to give the correct categorical answer. That's all this is. -- nm - znufrii, 2020 apocalypse bingo player Jul 22, 10:22 3
        
        Or PDFTT? -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:29 1
        
        I mean, it's still incredibly damaging to our country every minute he's in office, but yeah. -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 22, 10:34
        
        And like he's going to admit that he's contemplating a loss. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 10:25
      - Maybe I'm just naive, but I don't think he has the support to not leave if he loses the election. - Dano Jul 22, 10:21
      - I hear people say this, but honestly, in the US, I don't see "we the people" putting up with that. - sycor Jul 22, 10:18 7
        
        I hope this is the case (and I'm reasonably confident that there will be a peaceful, if chaotic, transfer of power), but ... - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:24
        
        This. And for those in doubt, it won't be up to him and/or some loyal fascist force. - Diva Jul 22, 10:20 5
        
        I think he's pissed off the military plenty for one thing. -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 10:24 4
        
        yes. I think they'll be happy to escort an idiot quisling toddler out of office. One who allowed Russia to place a bounty on US troops and didn't -- (edited) - Diva Jul 22, 10:29 3
        
        Die hard Trump supporter friend is a veteran. This was the thing that turned her into a third party voter at the very least. -- nm - Dano Jul 22, 10:45
        
        And that's just what we know about. - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:39
        
        Exactly. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:32
      - it is my understanding that if he tries that the Secret Service is obligated to remove him at Inauguration - Diva Jul 22, 10:16 9
        
        That's why he needs his own force with an oath of loyalty specifically to him. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:17 8
        
        and they would be taken out by the military who now report to a different Commander-In-Chief. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:23
        
        It would be a mathematically insignificant number relative to the size of the actual military plus motivated citizens. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:23 6
        
        Plus you know bombers and shit. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:28 4
        
        If he wants to be pulled out of a bunker crying while perp walked in January that's fine with me. - Diva Jul 22, 10:33 3
        
        God help us if your IM comes true. -- nm - sycor Jul 22, 10:36 2
        
        It would be chaotic and horrible and a fitting end to his admin which has been the same. And the visuals, Dear Lord the visuals... -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:38 1
        
        Scarface, overdosed on Adderall -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 22, 11:54
        
        this -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:24
      - ie Dictator for life -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 10:13
    - Both are possible. If you had a loyal fascist force, you could obstruct electoral processes. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:10 8
      - Please don't give him oxygen. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:17 7
        
        hey I need oxygen to breathe! -- nm - Jovian Jul 22, 10:25
        
        Yes, I understand that it sounds like cloud cuckoo land. But I'm looking at it from an outside perspective, and I'm not liking what I'm seeing either. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:17 5
        
        Please don't give conspiracy theories oxygen. It's how we all sound crazy. -- nm - David Jul 22, 10:22 4
        
        In a world of chaos, wrinkle-free pants keep me sane. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:25
        
        this. it's bad enough we're actually arguing about masks. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 10:24 2
        
        In your defense, that's happening in parts of Canada, too. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:26 1
        
        Calgary's protest brought out like 12 people. Calgary! -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 10:27
- Rassmussen polls just out there living their best life. - Reagen Jul 22, 10:00
So I was able to get a subscription to MLB.TV via my daughter's Sprint service via T-mobile (Thanks ST). Of course, now the only way for me to - oblique Jul 22, 09:54 1
- I think people have done it but VPNing stuff is always cat and mouse. - spamlet Jul 22, 10:39
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 22, 09:52 [Attachment] 8
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 22, 09:52 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 22, 09:53 [Attachment] 6
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 22, 09:53 [Attachment] 5
      - Tangent, I can't see a reference to that without this going through my head -- (link*) - znufrii, 2020 apocalypse bingo player Jul 22, 10:11 [youtube] 2
        
        this feels vaguely familiar. what's it from? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 10:34 1
        
        here -- (link) - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 22, 10:37 [youtube]
      - Ugh. I missed both of these. -- nm - David Jul 22, 09:56 1
        
        Same -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 10:12
I ordered a hard drive from not Amazon. Tracking indicates the following: Package arrived at an Amazon facility - Mop Jul 22, 09:51 3
- Actually, yes, it appears they do -- (link) - oblique Jul 22, 09:52 1
  - God, FedEx and UPS are just screwed, aren't they? -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 09:55
- maybe it was in inventory at a different amazon warehouse, was transferred to your local one for amazon fulfillment -- nm - colin Jul 22, 09:52
LAME. Our Rock Boat Cruise scheduled for January 2021 has been pushed to November 2021. - JaxSean Jul 22, 09:51 2
- the Star Trek Cruise has been pushed to 2022. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 10:29 1
  - "to tentatively go" -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 10:31
The worst thing I've ever smelled was a dead raccoon. The compost bin I just hosed out after they've switched to two-week pickup to save money is a - Reagen Jul 22, 09:49 4
- rotting turtle is pretty awful - decline Jul 22, 09:59 1
  - Rotting whale is far worse. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 22, 10:05
- it's the scraps from all the weird beers and toxic hot peppers you brew -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:55 1
  - I haven't brewed since March, which is something I need to fix soon. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 09:56
Yakuza: Like a Dragon may have leaked the release date of the Xbox Series X. - Shaun Jul 22, 09:48
B2: thanks all; jives with what my BIL told me on FB regarding the large power sucker stuff :) -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 09:46
mnbJenBro - left a response on the last page (took me too long to write...) -- nm - colin Jul 22, 09:41
oh, Hanna showrunner David Farr is the writer of the (excellent Joe Wright directed) film, and the showrunner of the excellent Night Manager. okay -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:40 16
- plus a little bit of a reunion of the cast of The Killing with Joel Kinnamen and Mirelle Enos -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 10:31 1
  - I wanted to like The Killing, but I hated it. The actors are great, though. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:33
- I gave the film Hanna a rare A+ and called it the best movie of the year in 2011. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 09:49 5
  - are you watching the series? I want to watch the series now. I am going to watch the series this week. -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:52 4
    - Season 1 is really good (I haven't watched Season 2 yet) -- nm - decline Jul 22, 09:55 1
      - I really liked 2. and they've greenlit 3. -- nm - Remlik Jul 22, 10:32
    - No. I have a boycott on Amazon. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 09:53 1
      - well I have an evil twin who's a mad torrenter so the world is my oyster -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:57
- Of the what? -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 09:41 7
  - He wrote the 2011 Hanna movie on which the series is based. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 09:45 4
    - as I said. -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:46 3
      - Clearly, although I feel Spawn missed that unsaid part. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 09:48 2
        
        [sob] did I say it or not? -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:50 1
        
        *Implied* but unsaid. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 09:51
  - Night Manager? based on the Le Carre novel, stars Hugh Laurie, Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Debicki - fabulous -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:43 1
    - I quite enjoyed it. Also has oscar winner Olivia Colman -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 10:19
IN Daily totals: 300, 445, 499, 726, 760, 548, 447, 653, 700, 735, 747, 855, 927, 658, 734, 763 -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 09:40 3
- IN Daily totals: 300, 445, 499, 726, 760, 548, 447, 653, 700, 735, 747, 855, 927, 658, 734, 763, 954. That is a 805 average the last week. - Spawn Jul 23, 11:21
- :-( -- nm - mud Jul 22, 09:41 1
  - 774 average on the week SUCKS. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 09:42
ST Lunch Poll - znufrii, 2020 apocalypse bingo player Jul 22, 09:39 19
- Basil fried rice with chicken -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 22, 10:57
- Mine was a Spanish kale and lentil bowl with pumpkin seeds. - Judge Bane Jul 22, 10:39
- Turns out McDonald’s since it lined up with my haircut. -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 10:31 1
  - cool -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 22, 10:32
- not sure yet -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 22, 10:30
- Leftover Biggie's pizza (cheese slices). Pretty sure I could eat pizza every day. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 22, 10:10 1
  - "This goes out for those that choose to use disrespectful views on the King of N-Y. Fuck that, why try, throw bleach in your eye. Now ya brailling it, - Krusty Jul 22, 10:34
- I'm on a 16-hour fast, so no lunch for me. - ReluctantCynic Jul 22, 10:05
- Microwave sausage, egg and cheese biscuit and some peanuts. - sycor Jul 22, 09:51
- Pork chops + mashed cauliflower. Sugar free Jello and chocolate pudding cups. -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 09:51
- No idea -- nm - JD Jul 22, 09:48
- Personal pan pepperoni pizza, light sauce, extra cheese - David Jul 22, 09:46
- leftover psata salad and 1/2 a grilled cheese and ham sandwich -- nm - Beaker Jul 22, 09:45
- Leftover salmon, mesclun salad, toasted pumpkin seeds, citrus dressing. -- nm - loosilu Jul 22, 09:42
- nonexplodingeggswhitesandcheese -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 09:42
- leftover chicken cutlet, green salad -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 09:42
- Montreal Smoked meat sammy. -- nm - Shaun Jul 22, 09:41
- me too. homemade pesto. -- nm - amanda Jul 22, 09:40
- PB&J -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 09:40

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