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Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold 22.40 million copies. That’s a lot of bells in Tom Nook’s pouch for sure. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 19:24 1
- By comparison the 3DS version New Leaf has sold 12.55 million copies in its lifetime. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 19:26
So Trump may have banned League of Legends and Fortnite with an EO regarding TikTok. -- (link) - Tim Aug 6, 19:14 5
- ! -- nm - the ice Aug 7, 06:28
- Here’s a breakdown. -- (link) - Volnelk Aug 6, 19:31 1
  - Prediction: it's going to be as toothless and stupid as every other EO -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 19:46
- Tencent is an investor in Tesla. Wonder how that plays out. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 19:18 1
  - You’ve just thought about it more than they have. -- nm - spamlet Aug 6, 19:21
I thought I had an ethical question to pose to ST, but I already found the answer. - ReluctantCynic Aug 6, 19:07
Crazy fact I just heard. The same two guys wrote Teen Wolf and Commando in 1985. Unexplainable. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 6, 19:06 2
- Cocaine is a powerful thing. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 19:41
- the writers of Problem Child also wrote Ed Wood -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 19:10
local high school 2019 grad, football, baseball star, died of c19 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 19:03
Semi-retired Nick Markakis just hit a walkoff homer. -- nm - David Aug 6, 18:53 2
- He OPT OUT ! - eag Aug 6, 19:05
- eff him. - Diva Aug 6, 18:55
An American Pickle is definitely a thing. What that thing is, I can't quite say yet. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 18:44 1
- If pressed to quantify the thing, might you say that you've been put in a pickle? - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:49
I just removed a wasp nest from my balcony. I rock. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 18:14 14
- bzzz!! -- nm - the ice Aug 6, 18:48
- Nice! No longer the oblivious one! - spamlet Aug 6, 18:37
- Congrats! -- nm - . Aug 6, 18:36
- !!!! -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 18:28
- ooh... -- nm - Diva Aug 6, 18:24
- I did that when we moved in here. It was... stressful. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 18:16
- nice work. what'd you use? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 18:15 7
  - Emptied a large coffee can and filled with soapy water. Found an old putty knife. Wore thick winter clothes and had a net bug hat. - Andie Aug 6, 18:18 6
    - What pfm said. Excellent work! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 6, 19:06
    - Do you have an enemy you can mail it to? -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 18:31 2
      - Drop it at the HOA office with a bow and a note that says "cookies" -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 18:58
      - I bet TomCattt could use some inspiration. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 18:40
    - *snip* Over the side! Look out below! -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 18:30
    - wow, that's pretty brave -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 18:18
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:14 6
- I'm almost Latvian and never noticed Indian women were the size of cats. -- nm - . Aug 6, 18:35
- I wonder where japan would place ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:17 1
  - Attack on Titan is based on reality. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 18:23
- I can't wait for this pageant -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 18:16
- That scale is hilarious -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 18:15 1
  - 1 inch large heads! -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 18:30
Who is the “my fair lady” in London Bridge Is Falling Down. -- nm - David Aug 6, 18:13 5
- It's spelled "audrey hepburn" but sounds like "marni nixon" -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 18:29
- Fergie? -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 18:26
- *rolls the dice* Anne Boleyn? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:16
- Theodosia -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 18:15 1
  - This explains *so* much. -- nm - David Aug 6, 18:18
Judas and the Black Messiah trailer -- (link) - Krusty Aug 6, 18:03 [youtube]
My thoughts on "thailand" vs "5 million cases" -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 17:52 5
- I see the same thing happening now as in 2016: People are focusing on the buffoonery and almost totally letting him off the hook for his malignancy. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:06 3
  - Are they though? Don’t go by Twitter. Twitter is a lie. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 18:08 2
    - Twitter is a biased sample. Facebook is a lie. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:15 1
      - Twitter is a lie. Facebook is a parody. Reddit is a sociopath. -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 18:20
- Is Thighland near Kneepal? -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 6, 17:59
Almost a quarter of evictions filled in Harris County (Houston) during the moratorium were illegal. Effin’ landlords. - Qale Aug 6, 17:43 3
- WA state eviction moratorium has teeth, an out of state RE company posted eviction notices on a dozen apartments, got hit with a 1/4m fine... - zeitgeist Aug 6, 18:11
- This is how many afford Southern California. Renting rooms, roommates, couch surfing, multi-family homes. -- nm* - the ice Aug 6, 17:50 1
  - and crazily enough same with San Francisco -- nm - JD Aug 6, 18:00
my tv died last night. no warning, no nothing. paused netflix, walked away, came back, TV dead. so let's talk. do I want OLED? -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 17:38 8
- BestBuy has a pretty amazing deal on a 75” it’s like $900. -- nm - David Aug 6, 18:27 1
  - I don't think bigger than 65 is doable in my tiny room. -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 18:30
- OLED better overall, LED better if you’re watching in a bright room. I have an LG OLED, and it’s fab. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 18:05 1
  - My houw is very dark. Very. -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 18:25
- Tip top, but not necessary (check the full table at the end of this linked page) -- (link*) - the ice Aug 6, 17:40 3
  - And being the devil on the shoulder, if you can afford it, you want OLED 😊 -- nm - JD Aug 6, 17:57 2
    - so if burn in is a bigger issue on OLED than LED, I def want LED. is it that big an issue? -- nm - amanda Aug 6, 17:58 1
      - My understanding is that it is more an issue with OLED than LCD but at the same time, one kind of has to work at for it to be an issue -- (edited) - JD Aug 6, 18:04
Siri, can you show me a reeeeeeeeeeeach? -- (link) - Volnelk Aug 6, 17:34 6
- That’s just plain being wrong. As an aside, thailand in Thai is a totally different word. Has “thai” at the end, everything else different. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 18:02 3
  - It's D'Souza, he has never been right about anything. Ever. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 18:04
  - TIL. Neat. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 18:04 1
    - I couldn’t remember exactly how it was said, and I wouldn’t want to try and transliterate/spell that. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 18:14
- Less a reach and more "lick them boots". -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 17:57
- A specific subset known as "ignorant fucks", maybe? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 17:45
Jon Bois on the 1904 St Louis Olympic Marathon -- (link) - Dano Aug 6, 17:20 [youtube]
Got promoted tweets and an email that Star Trek Lower Decks launched today. CBS All Access is The Star Trek Network feat. The Good Fight. -- nm - Tim Aug 6, 17:20 2
- I really enjoyed STLD. -- nm - Remlik Aug 6, 18:06
- I was amused by Episode 1 of STLD. It meets my criteria for watchability. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 17:54
What jokes are allowed in quarantine? - JD Aug 6, 17:19
You know, Kanye's presence will mess up Rasmussen. They're already trying to say Trump's got over 40% of the African American vote. -- nm - David Aug 6, 17:14 3
- *snork* -- nm - . Aug 6, 17:33
- Clearly he'll take the other 60. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 17:27
- ST should start its own polling company. Surely we could beat half of them. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 6, 17:26
Pippy: I have two episodes left of Love, Victor and much like the film its based on, I’m not a huge fan. I do love that it’s a major Hispanic win. - Qale Aug 6, 16:58
John Wick 4 & 5 to be shot back to back -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 6, 16:24 6
- with a bullet? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 6, 16:34
- So it will just be one really long fight scene instead of two? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 6, 16:33 4
  - no. there will always be breaks from fighting for the dog to have a few scenes -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 16:50 3
    - I swear there wasn’t one in the 3rd one. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 6, 16:53 2
      - there were 3! -- nm - Diva Aug 6, 16:58 1
        
        Complete with cute armoured killer dogs! -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 17:13
It's possibly just me, but I feel like running a secret spoiler campaign is more effective if you keep the spoiler part secret. -- (link) - Reagen Aug 6, 16:09 8
- Wait, he’s still running? -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 16:50 2
  - There appears to be a push to get him on the ballot in a couple states where that's still possible. -- nm - Tim Aug 6, 16:57 1
    - Republicans will try to get him on ballots even if they have to pull a Weekend at Bernie's. -- nm - David Aug 6, 17:04
- I wonder how much money he's getting paid for this. -- (link) - David Aug 6, 16:35 [Backboard]
- “Black people will always vote for the Black guy!” -- nm - Tim Aug 6, 16:16
- I get the feeling his campaign is WAY more likely to pull Trump voters trying to "own the libs". -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 16:11 1
  - "ha ha, Kanye will be the difference... Oh shit." -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 16:18
- Also: guess who has the least favourable rating of Kanye? -- (link) - Reagen Aug 6, 16:10
If you think I've been to cynical about the Presidential election ... -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Aug 6, 15:46 7
- I plan on voting on Election Day (if I haven’t before) and then knocking myself unconscious for a week and hoping for the best when I wake up. -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 17:25 3
  - remember: it's not illegal to vote drunk (but it is illegal to have alcohol at a polling place). -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 19:25
  - I'm gonna end up doing the opposite. - ReluctantCynic Aug 6, 18:19
  - Good plan. I may follow your lead -- nm - Krusty Aug 6, 17:28
- I mean -- (link) - spamlet Aug 6, 16:04
- That is is why we need the landslide. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 15:54
- ug -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 15:51
HighFidelity starring Zoe Kravitz has been cancelled after only one season on Hulu -- nm - the ice Aug 6, 15:35 4
- that time you learned that there was a HighFidelity tv show starring Zoe Kravitz -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 6, 15:55 1
  - It's worth a watch. Has the feel of the movie but obviously a different cast with some twists. -- nm - pmb Aug 6, 15:57
- Bummer. I liked it. -- nm - pmb Aug 6, 15:36 1
  - Same. Drag. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 6, 16:35
My Spy: could have been worse. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 15:35 3
- It didn’t punch you in the balls. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 17:06
- It was terrible for the first half but then pretty cute in the second half. -- nm - David Aug 6, 15:45 1
  - It's basically a C+ but it's slim pickings right now for new family stuff. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 15:48
Wait for it! -- (link) - TWuG Aug 6, 15:18 1
- hee -- nm - mud Aug 6, 15:24
STIS So I’ve been without power since 1030 this morning. Work laptop battery is pretty much done. Only net connection is via phone. I can justifiably - JD Aug 6, 14:59 1
- nmb -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 6, 15:20 [Image]
'A League of Their Own' Reboot Ordered to Series at Amazon - D'Arcy Carden among cast -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 6, 14:48 5
- APPROVED. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 17:51
- I hope she plays all nine positions. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 15:19 2
  - She’ll still get stiffed for the Emmy. -- nm - spamlet Aug 6, 16:04 1
    - She finally got nominated this year! -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 6, 17:43
- I hope that they're respectful to the source material and don't run away from the sexuality of the players. -- nm - David Aug 6, 15:13
PLP posted an article about Marie Tharp last week but I was too lazy to read it, so I watched this video instead. -- (link) - Mop Aug 6, 14:48 [youtube] 1
- cool -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 14:48
SpaceX Starlink launch late tonight. Liftoff scheduled for just after 1 am ET. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 6, 14:43
Rick Mercer got puffy. -- (link) - Mop Aug 6, 14:40 [youtube] 2
- ? .. no he didnt -- nm - mud Aug 6, 14:50 1
  - Ergo I'm not puffy, either! -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 14:50
So my sleep schedule is well and truly fucked. Fell asleep about 1 am, woke at 3 am, went back to sleep at about 5:30. Woke up at 2 pm -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 14:04 4
- Sleep is supposed to be scheduled? 😅 -- nm - Qale Aug 6, 14:38
- Watch hockey. Don't sleep. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 14:34
- My problem recently hasn't been falling asleep. It's been getting back to sleep after I wake up around 2:00. - Strongbad Aug 6, 14:22
- Now you need to stay up 24 hrs until it's bed time to reset. - sycor Aug 6, 14:07
Let's go spiderin'! -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 13:58 3
- Let’s not and say we did -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 14:12 2
  - Not a spider sniffer then? -- nm* - Daniel Prime Aug 6, 14:46 1
    - No and the porch spiders have taken up residence and there will be a reckoning! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 15:14
Yea, though I roll through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy semi-auto and thy ammo comfort me. - Psalm 20.03 Aug 6, 13:51 3
- Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition. -- (link) - Qale Aug 6, 14:40 [youtube]
- Whence should we have so much ammo in the wilderness, as to kill so great a multitude? -- nm - Mark 8:4 Aug 6, 14:15
- [golf clap] -- nm - mud Aug 6, 13:52
Did I ever tell... -- (link) - David Aug 6, 13:44 [youtube] 2
- yeah! Raised by Wolves series is going to be great !! -- nm - mud Aug 6, 13:51
- stop that -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 13:48
Facebook has been working behind the scenes to remove fact checks from conservative sources -- (link) - Reagen Aug 6, 13:44 2
- I'm sure this is fine. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 14:31
- Yeah, best decision I’ve made recently was to get off of there. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 6, 13:56
new 10 per cent tariff on aluminum products imported from Canada. -- (link*) - mud Aug 6, 13:43 4
- I have 2 aluminium lightsabers on order form a Canadian saber company. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 14:01 2
  - If you think the aluminum tariff is bad wait til you hear about the kyber crystal tax -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 14:03 1
    - I have a few dozen Krayt Dragon pearls saved up. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 6, 14:05
- "and I say your ten cent titanium tax doesn't go too far enough!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 13:45

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