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here's an interesting article on reef sharks and the role they play in coral ecosystems -- (link*) - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:31 1
- Sound the Octo-Alert! -- nm - Spawn Jul 28, 12:35
I was researching "ThamesTown" (the English village built in Shanghai) and found a Conde Nast travel article about it... written by Ken Jennings. -- (link) - Mop Jul 28, 12:27 3
- But no one wants to read an article. Here's a video about this weird anomally. -- (link) - Mop Jul 28, 12:28 [youtube] 2
  - Clearly it's gotten better. It was built in 2006 but by 2016 it was a ghost town. -- (link) - Mop Jul 28, 12:31 [youtube] 1
    - It's one of 9 internationally themed towns built in the area. Other regions include a "Canada" themed town! -- (link) - Mop Jul 28, 12:35
Brad Pitt earns his second-ever Emmy nomination for his April role on “SNL” as Dr. Fauci. -- (link) - the ice Jul 28, 12:27
Ten in Ten Category 2 of 6: Primetime TV shows (US) with the most broadcast episodes -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:22 42
- Grey's Anatomy - JaxSean Jul 28, 12:32 1
  - It's very close to joining this list. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:36
- Time's up. Here's the list. - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:31 2
  - Ah! When I heard gun smoke, I thought Bonanza might work. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:34
  - interesting. -- nm - mud Jul 28, 12:33
- Not sure if these count, but in the 50s there were a lot of the "Theater programming bits" Kraft/GE, and those sort -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 12:27 1
  - most of those didn't last 5 years -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:31
- L&O -- nm* - Spawn Jul 28, 12:27
- ER -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:26
- Family Guy -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 12:26
- Happy Days -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:25
- my second guess. spoiler which I think no one will get unless they read my IM - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:25
- My Three Sons (I've been on a Fred MacMurray kick) -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 12:25 5
  - 10 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:26 4
    - That's like his sixth answer... -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:26 3
      - There were no rules posted! So that's not my fault, and I didn't read the thread below. -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 12:28 1
        
        Judges?.... Judges say tough cookies. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:29
      - Son of a.... no points! -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:27
- MASH -- nm - the ice Jul 28, 12:25 1
  - Dammit. This was my guess. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:25
- 60 Minutes. -- nm - jnine Jul 28, 12:24 1
  - I will permit an answer change in this case due to my omission. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:25
- Gunsmoke, Law & Order, L&O SVU, NCIS, Grey's Anatomy -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 12:23 3
  - Didn't realize only one answer, sorry! -- nm - MDH Jul 28, 12:25 2
    - Don't apologize! We have the power, not him! RISE UP!!! -- nm - David Jul 28, 12:27 1
      - Don't make me claw back your 9 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:31
- Scripted, or any? -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:23 2
  - I was wondering about that, because a certain show that is exactly one hour long has probably had a lot of episodes. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:24
  - Good question. Shouuld say scripted. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:24
- Supernatural (Spawn!) -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:23
- Cheers -- nm - mud Jul 28, 12:23
- Law and Order -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:22 1
  - 6 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:23
- Seinfeld -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:22
- Gun Smoke -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:22 1
  - 2 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:23
- NCIS, Simpsons, Gunsmoke -- nm - David Jul 28, 12:22 3
  - One answer, David. I take your first. 9 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:23 1
    - Kim just told me about your rules. If it weren't your birthday, I would shun you soooo much. But since it's your birthday, I will only spit at you. -- nm - David Jul 28, 12:24
  - like Highlander, there can be only 1. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:23
- Simpsons -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 28, 12:22 1
  - 1 point. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:22
On the plus side, this is the most people have talked about the Marlins in ten years. -- nm - David Jul 28, 12:18 9
- Watch it be one of the TiT categories -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:20
- Im trying to figure how a schedule halt til Sunday is supposed to cure this in 5 days. 2 weeks is the normal quarantine -- nm - the ice Jul 28, 12:19 6
  - They’ll be able to get aware of who’s sick and also get replacements to Florida. Those guys on the taxi squad are going to play. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 12:25 2
    - They'll have scouts scouring High school highlights looking for players by the beginning of next week -- nm* - decline Jul 28, 12:27 1
      - Marlins favored over Orioles. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 12:27
  - Doesn't it have to do with a new round of testing and when those results will be back? -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:22
  - Because fuck you! That's how! -- nm - David Jul 28, 12:21
  - magic -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:20
- true -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:19
Long story short, when the HHS took over reporting national numbers from CDC, COVID infection rates flatlined. -- (link) - Mop Jul 28, 12:17 [youtube] 3
- Well worth watching the video. HHS is suppressing data from red states while continuing to show infections from blue states. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:20
- We're all saved! -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:18
- Uh huh, sure they did. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:18
Ten in Ten Category 1 of 6: Most populous countries with Spanish as an official language (de jure or de facto) -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:10 47
- Time is up. Here's the list. - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:20 2
  - I was sure USA would be on it -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:21 1
    - USA doesn't have it as an official language -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:22
- Honduras -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:20
- OK. Now I understand. I won't screw up the next round. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:19 1
  - We have faith. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 12:20
- Egypt -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:19
- Ireland -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:19 2
  - One guess, Pete! Don't pollute the thread! -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:20 1
    - aya aye Captain! -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:20
- Guatemala -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 12:19 1
  - 9 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:19
- Monaco -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:18
- Russia -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:18 1
  - This was going to be my second answer. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:18
- China -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:17
- Cuba -- nm - mud Jul 28, 12:15 2
  - 10 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:16 1
    - I'M STILL CHEATING! -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:17
- Cuba -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:13 1
  - ha ha -- nm - mud Jul 28, 12:17
- Venezuela -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:13 1
  - 6 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:14
- Andorra -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:13
- I don't know how this works. I'll just keep throwing out countries. Chile. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:13 7
  - You want to try and get the 10th-most, or failing that the 9th-most -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:15 2
    - The ST Wiki has nothing about this game! -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:18 1
      - If only the rules had been posted on this board! -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:19
  - One answer per person, please. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:13 3
    - New Jersey! -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:15 2
      - hee -- nm - mud Jul 28, 12:18
      - Don't make me dance fight you. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:16
- Argentina -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:12 5
  - No, no points for you, cheater! -- nm* - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:12 4
    - cheater? -- nm - mud Jul 28, 12:14 3
      - http://slackertalk.com/?post_id=4914516&board _id=31418&username=BaronWasteland -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:15
      - One answer per person, can't change it, etc. -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:14 1
        
        And apparently it's from a game called "Dirty Rotten Cheater" so calling people "cheater" is part of the etiquette, nothing personal -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:16
- Colombia -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 12:12 1
  - 2 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:12
- Mexico -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:11 1
  - 1 point. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:12
- spoiler - Maracello Jul 28, 12:10
- spain -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:10 3
  - 3 points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:11
  - My courtesy doomed me! -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:11 1
    - and you can't change it to USA :( -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:12
The eyebrow work from Chris Evans and Brandon Routh on the Scoot Pilgrim thing is *on point*. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:03
Let's have a little trivia game. Rules inside. - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:01 5
- Do you want the answers hidden, like spoilers? -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:10
- Wait...so lowest score wins? 1 pt for 1st, but no points for being out top 10...so missing top 10 gets you the best score -- nm - Flavorize Jul 28, 12:09 2
  - No, top score wins. You want to get as close to the edge of the list without missing it. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:10 1
    - Ah, cool. -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:11
- I will only reply to your answer if it worth points. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Jul 28, 12:06
So what was for lunch? Is for lunch? I'm having kimchi and rice -- nm - JD Jul 28, 11:59 13
- tuna sandwich -- nm - Epiphany loves Elsie Jul 28, 12:34
- wrap with turkey, cheese, lettuce, crasins, avocado, mayo - SyrDragon Jul 28, 12:20
- ham, salami and cheese - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Jul 28, 12:13
- I had breakfast for lunch, eggs and fried potatoes. -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:09
- Cooking breakfast right now, pork belly strips ,like extra thick bacon, and eggs sunny up -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 28, 12:05
- homemade salad - cucumber, two kinds of peppers, feta, pepitas. but now i want chocolate. -- nm - Andie Jul 28, 12:03
- chicken boob and peaches -- nm - Max Jul 28, 12:02
- It was some sort of vegan alfredo pasta with broccoli. -- nm - Judge Bane Jul 28, 12:01
- Today was one of my two eat out lunch days. CfA grilled nuggets + salad. -- nm - oblique Jul 28, 12:01
- Leftover chicken nuggets, I guess? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 28, 12:01
- corn flakes or spaghetti. I am not sure if I want today to be a diet day. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:01
- I took leftover creamed chicken, added three eggs and some cheese and fried it in a skillet. - TWuG Jul 28, 12:00
- Turkey and provolone on a bagel. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 11:59
Still might change but MLB now has: Marlins off until Monday. Phil's off until Friday. Other changes: -- (link) - decline Jul 28, 11:56 5
- Heh, and now the Miami Mayor is saying the Marlins will need to quarantine for 14 days once they are back in Miami (they're still in Philly) -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:10 1
  - L5! -- nm - David Jul 28, 12:16
- what a freaking disaster -- nm - prayformojo Jul 28, 12:09
- Well there went the Orioles chances - eag Jul 28, 12:02
- It all feels so seat-of-your pants improvised, like it's Spring Training and the real season hasn't started yet. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:02
There's a YouTube channel I like, where there's a longtime running joke that the guys look like bobbleheads. So I made them custom bobblehead Pops. -- (link) - loosilu Jul 28, 11:56 [youtube] 13
- That is super cute! they really loved them - Epiphany loves Elsie Jul 28, 12:38 1
  - lol -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 13:02
- Ah, so that is why you were dismembering a Pop. I was worried! -- nm - Spawn Jul 28, 12:33 1
  - You can see them decapitated on my IG, if you do that sort of thing. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 12:38
- You're famous! -- nm - decline Jul 28, 12:12
- That's so cool, loosi. Wow! -- nm - Maracello Jul 28, 12:09
- are they quarantining together? -- nm - amanda Jul 28, 12:04 1
  - They're in Florida, so. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 12:05
- I have a blue eyed redhead friend who also sails. I sent her a pirate Redd Funko and made the eyes blue. she loves it - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:00 [Attachment] 2
  - nice! -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 12:06 1
    - I even put post its on the box covering up the Funko name and put her name there. Captain ...... -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 28, 12:08
- That's some good fandom right there. -- nm - Mop Jul 28, 12:00 1
  - It was also partly that I wanted to try making custom pops. I think they turned out nice for a first try. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 12:07
"Who was that masked man?" - Spawn Jul 28, 11:54

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