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I have so many vacation days this year that i haven't used. I just booked the first week of September off. I figure that will -- (edited) - Andie Aug 6, 06:54 5
- I’m taking off the week after next. We’ll be at the shore, avoiding the boardwalk like the plague. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 07:15
- good idea. I need to take some time off too. -- nm - Diva Aug 6, 07:03
- That sounds like an awesome plan. -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 07:00
- I maxxed, so Im taking a day here and there -- nm - the ice Aug 6, 06:57 1
  - I'm maxed too. But any overage rolls to sick at the end of the year. - sycor Aug 6, 07:02
I never thought your foot size would shrink if you lost weight but a legendary sneaker collector I know went from over 300 lbs. to 200 or so and -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 6, 06:50 2
- Yep it happened to me too, about half a size when I lost about 60-70 lbs. - sycor Aug 6, 06:55 1
  - It never crossed my mind that it would happen. It's one thing to need a new wardrobe but most of us wouldn't be getting rid of things - Krusty Aug 6, 07:17
Congratulations Texas! you have passed FL in daily fatalities. -- nm - loosilu Aug 6, 06:38 2
- Ugh - I think FL is lying but still UGH - Epiphany - Dean's dark haired lass Aug 6, 07:57
- The seat on Old Sparky never gets cool. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 06:42
Finally got my work laptop. - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 06:38 7
- Why? -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 06:49 6
  - Smaller screen and the keyboard spacing is unfamiliar - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 06:55 5
    - I got a separate monitor and keyboard for mine. Not that expensive and makes life way better. -- nm - pmb Aug 6, 07:18
    - I don't like laptop keyboards in general. My fingers feel cramped. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 07:03 1
      - I’d pretty much gotten used to it on my personal laptop. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 07:16
    - Well now I feel weird about using my work computer and VPN for ST. -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 06:59 1
      - Heh. - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 07:00
Today in NYSE IPOs: Rocket Companies (Quicken Loans), the largest mortgage originator in the US -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 06:30
I laughed (but, it's not actually funny, but it is, but it isn't....) -- (link) - Andie Aug 6, 06:09
Unemployment: 1.186M New Claims, 16M continuing -- nm - the ice Aug 6, 05:33 6
- Plus 13 million on pandemic unemployment assistance. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 05:43 5
  - I'd much rather be working. :-/ -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 05:52 4
    - Wanna trade? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 6, 06:00 3
      - I guarantee you can't live off what I'm getting. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 6, 06:16 2
        
        Eesh. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 07:01 1
        
        Yeah, so I'd love to be working right now. - Krusty Aug 6, 07:21
A really close view of the Beirut explosion (this ought to end speculation that it was an attack) -- (link) - Reagen Aug 6, 05:08 [youtube] 2
- Saw that last night. I'm wondering how many people went permanently deaf due to the wave. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 6, 07:44
- Fake news! -- nm - 45 Aug 6, 05:17
those one dollar (euro) houses in italy, not quite but still a hell of a deal -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 6, 03:57 1
- Truly. For $1 you can't expect ready to move in. If you can use any of it, you're ahead. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 07:14
* -- nm* - Diva Aug 6, 03:43
SpaceX Starship hop test video. With a camera inside the base showing landing legs deploying -- (link) - TWuG Aug 6, 03:29
cheetos is now a mac n cheese box...kraft now marketing m n c as a breakfast food (i dunno why not, better than a bowl of sugar n foodchem's) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 02:55 1
- I would buy it only if they bring back the far superior powder cheese mix instead of the gross sauce cheese mix. -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 06:25
Started a rewatch of DS9. I've been putting it off for quite some time ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 02:00 2
- BBCA plays them in the morning. How I wake up for work. Watching one now. -- nm - 45 Aug 6, 05:50
- *like* -- nm - SyrDragon Aug 6, 05:24
Good news, everyone! - David Aug 6, 00:29 1
- it's on HBO maX, RIGHT? -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 06:49
fwiw with the Western Australia incoming-quarantine the government paid for the first three months. now you have to pay yourself. $1,600/adult, $5k - mafic Aug 5, 23:48 1
- i told mom about the NYC quarantine check points, 2 weeks or a 2k fine, she said well 2 weeks in a NY hotel would cost a hell of a lot more -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 00:34
Big Brother live feeds are on! #BB22 -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 23:10 3
- Beyond thrilled with this returning cast!! -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 23:17 2
  - Tyler's the only one I can't stand. -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 23:25 1
    - Really happy that Nicole A and Christmas are back. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 6, 04:18
Early in the pandemic, we were given a sign to put at our drive-thru window stating "No Walk Up Service," meaning you have to be in a vehicle. - Tim Aug 5, 23:02 2
- you have to make it extra dumb for people. one I saw the other day was "only people in motor vehicles, or riding motorcycles or motor scooters will be - mafic Aug 5, 23:23
- No, Tim. It's because we do the most testing. -- nm - David Aug 5, 23:05
Peace is a lie. There is only Passion. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 22:51 1
- Love is a lie Sucking you dry Love's not a friendUntil the end You can call it a game You can choose your own name When it's stuck in the vein There's no greater pain. -- nm* - zeitgeist Aug 6, 00:48
My mother has accidentally told the saddest COVID story in three parts. - David Aug 5, 22:37 2
- I think back in April or May there was a church that had a dozen or so people get it. I'll give them credit they tried though. - sycor Aug 6, 06:53
- what is it about religion that turns people's reason off, preacher tells flock faith prevents c19, he and dozens get it -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 6, 01:03
So he actually asked the press which party Thune belonged to today?? -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 22:21
“Roastmaster General” Jeff Ross accused of an underage relationship. -- (link*) - Qale Aug 5, 21:57 6
- (Jeff) - David Aug 5, 21:59 5
  - JR's a dirty old man, but not that dirty. -- nm - Tim Aug 5, 22:17
  - I will fix it. Not sure how that happened other than being on my phone. -- nm* - Qale Aug 5, 22:16 3
    - Yeah, I only said something because I read it as JR and was momentarily upset until I clicked through. - David Aug 5, 22:38 2
      - JR is the BBQ Saucemaster. Jeff Ross is the Roastmaster. -- nm - Qale Aug 5, 22:45 1
        
        I read it as roastmaster like food! You know, the stuff under the BBQ sauce! -- nm - David Aug 5, 22:48
In unexpected Aldis Hodge news ... -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:42 1
- I actually understand that whole tweet. - . Aug 5, 22:13
Inside LA County Hospital fighting COVID. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 5, 21:37 [youtube] 4
- I'm shocked at the low level of PPE, seattle hospital wears a plastic astronaut helmet with a powered filtered air supply, multiple gloves -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 01:08
- The narrator sounds way too happy. Otherwise, the hospital stuff seems sincere. - David Aug 5, 21:43 2
  - Miguel Almaguer is a three time Emmy nominee -- nm - con_carne Aug 5, 21:51 1
    - But does he have a PENGOT? -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 22:09
Oh, I watched Aquaman. Great movie, made perfect sense, had zero plot holes, and just the right amount of CGI so that it wasn't a tangled mess. - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:35 3
- I will say I liked the Black Manta scenes outdoors for one reason. It was daylight CGI that didn’t look hideous. Marvel does this well. - Will Hunting Aug 6, 05:03
- Whoever cut that trailer earned Warner Bros 500M+. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 22:13
- So...you didn't watch Aquaman.... -- nm - . Aug 5, 22:10
Not sure about anyone else, but I'm feeling particularly "blah" this evening. Drained. No energy. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:26 2
- So many projects I want to make progress on, so little initiative. - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:34 1
  - My recent mantra = so busy doing nothing I don't have time to get anything done. -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 21:35
That's the second time tonight we've lost power. First time it came right back. -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 20:51 8
- What gives, the heat? -- nm - con_carne Aug 5, 21:18 3
  - No idea. It so rarely happens here - generally the result of an accident or sometimes in really bad weather. -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 21:31 2
    - And I'm in the same grid as the local police and fire stations so I don't even get the rotating power cuts :) -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 21:34 1
      - I was on a hospital grid when I lived in Tarzana and also never endured the rolling blackouts. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 21:58
- make sure you got surge protectors on all the electronics -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 21:01 3
  - First thing I did was cut the power to those. We're back now - and I was actually able to find a flashlight!!! -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 21:05 2
    - my problem is worse. I have to find one of the few lightsabers with a white light that's charged. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 21:38 1
      - which have been lowered to a reachable height, and I now know where each is. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 21:53
Beirut Boom: Before and After -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:43 2
- 140m crater. That's insane. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:55 1
  - 34 Volkswagen beetles. 1.5 football fields. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:58
A story about celebrities defending celebrities ... -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:38 1
- Very good point -- nm - Epiphany-Peter Pan’s Wendy Fantasy Aug 5, 21:31
Stop taking penalties, assholes! -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 20:20 9
- Since when was an equipment timeout a thing in hockey? -- nm - the ice Aug 5, 21:01 3
  - For ages? Goalies literally can't play with broken equipment. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 21:03 2
    - Even if intentional. Can’t find it but remember Roy standing on his blade until it broke in a game to get a timeout. -- nm - spamlet Aug 6, 05:22
    - "See? Goalies wear masks. So can you." - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:06
- The Russell call was pretty weak, imo. We're due for a PP here soon. -- nm - Shaun Aug 5, 20:33 4
  - It's like holding in the NFL. if you make it that obvious they have to call it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 20:42 3
    - Ffs Yams!! No more penalties. -- nm* - Shaun Aug 5, 20:44 2
      - AA's was weak as fuck. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 21:06 1
        
        I think the break and the bubble are taking their toll. there've been so many dumb emotional late-game penalties in the Flames-Jets series. -- nm - mafic Aug 5, 23:41
can you guys try to spin this wheel for me please? -- (link) - amanda Aug 5, 20:20 16
- I got: Season 3, Episode 7. -- nm - Daniel Prime Aug 6, 07:13
- Scott! -- nm - mafic Aug 5, 22:19
- greg -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 21:04
- Chris -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 21:02
- Chris -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:55
- Marsha, Marsha, Marsha! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 5, 20:49
- Jen -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 5, 20:43
- Greg -- nm - the ice Aug 5, 20:31
- Scott -- nm - David Aug 5, 20:26 1
  - oh the new guy. heh heh. good luck with that. -- nm - amanda Aug 5, 20:27
- Do you need me to tell you the answer? - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 5, 20:25 4
  - Same -- nm - JaxSean Aug 5, 21:00
  - I just needed to make sure it worked; thanks. (this is for an FAQ email about "where do I have if I have more questions. - amanda Aug 5, 20:27 2
    - I clicked it again and got Erika -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 5, 20:29 1
      - so it works. thanks! -- nm - amanda Aug 5, 20:50
- done -- nm - prayformojo Aug 5, 20:23
Okay, I'm gonna need five paragraphs (at least) on why Umbrella Academy season 2 should receive anything less than a grade of "B". - ReluctantCynic Aug 5, 20:14 6
- An over reliance on double backs and reversals of fortune. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 20:25
- Okay, so at least *one* person fell for it. -- nm - David Aug 5, 20:17 2
  - C'mon, David. Without giving away anything, the sublime loss and ecstasy of S02E03 alone is worth a B rating for the series. - ReluctantCynic Aug 5, 20:42 1
    - Dude, go read the post again. - David Aug 5, 20:48
- I did not see it. are there many umbrellas? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 20:15 1
  - At least one per episode, often two. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:31
Leon ties it up! -- nm - Shaun Aug 5, 20:03 1
- Dr Drai? -- nm - the ice Aug 5, 20:06
NY Gov. Cuomo signs legislation allowing ice cream made with liquor -- (link) - the ice Aug 5, 19:50 2
- I literally just saw this news in another chat an I'm freaked out by the coincidence -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 19:56
- Making quarantine a little easier? :) -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 19:53
If it weren't for the Avalanche, I think I'd be zero-for-restart for all of my NHL/NBA teams -- nm - prayformojo Aug 5, 19:43
Oooh, apparently facebook actually removed a post from trump of him lying about coronavirus. -- nm* - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 5, 19:40 1
- Twitter and Facebook take action on COVID-19 misinformation from Trump accounts -- (link) - con_carne Aug 5, 21:13
"This virus came from a far away land." - Cuzzin Todd Aug 5, 19:39 2
- The Loneliest Virus -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 19:42 1
  - But then he made a lot of friends and he wasn't lonely any more. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:56
YouTuber twins charged in phony bank robbery stunt. -- (link) - Meg Aug 5, 19:30 2
- After Googling them, they should go to jail because of their hair. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 19:52 1
  - Agreeance. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 5, 20:15
The one story I regret never turning into a screenplay was Free Les Nordiques... - Mr. Havens Aug 5, 19:28 5
- That would've been awesome. - ReluctantCynic Aug 5, 20:17 4
  - Or just make it a 90s-nostalgia period piece -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 5, 20:31 3
    - Better start picking out Alanis Morrissette songs for the soundtrack. -- nm - Roger More Aug 5, 20:45
    - Yah. This. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 5, 20:42 1
      - Or, to combine the two ideas -- (edited) - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 5, 20:48
US goes over 5 million cases tomorrow -- nm - prayformojo Aug 5, 19:21 10
- what's the 1M 2M 3M 4M 5M? is that a reagen metric? -- nm - amanda Aug 5, 20:21 4
  - It was 15 days from three to four million. It’ll be 14 days from four to five million. -- nm - David Aug 5, 20:25 3
    - Well, that's an improvement. I thought it was going to be more like 6 days. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:15 2
      - Keep in mind that the DHS took over a while ago. So, the numbers are less reliable now. - David Aug 5, 21:22 1
        
        Yeah, I considered mentioning that as a factor but decided to be optimistic. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:25
- A nutter who runs a website I read has indicated that the media will start talking about the positives of Coronavirus if Biden wins. - David Aug 5, 19:23 4
  - (I am super impressed on the message discipline from other countries) -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 19:30 1
    - Climate Change is Fixed Parties, November 4th! -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 19:41
  - All that extra lung capacity was just going to waste anyway. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 19:29
  - Fewer people means social security lasts longer for the rest of us! -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 19:24

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