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BGel with cheese whiz: not too bad. Not as good as a flavoured cream cheese, though. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 10:19
Sooooooo..... Weekend plans?? - Andie Aug 7, 10:19 5
- nothing...not a damn thing -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:55
- A bit of work. A bit of golf. A bit of gardening. A meeting or two. And a lot of cleaning up, organizing, etc. - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 11:06
- Tomorrow driving a coffee table to my son and helping him move a few big items from the frat to his house. Sunday is outdoor church (hoping for sun) -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 10:21
- Lots of trips to the bathroom. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 10:19 1
  - Uh, you okay buddy? -- nm - sycor Aug 7, 12:19
Time for my Friday Tunes playlist... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 10:17
Radio says Cubs-cardinals game tonight postponed. - zunk takes things literally Aug 7, 10:17 3
- Yup. Cards haven't played since 7/29. They're the worst -- (link) - oblique Aug 7, 10:19
- The universe doesn't want the Cardinals to play baseball. The universe is smart. -- nm - David Aug 7, 10:19 1
  - Oh, it's another COVID positive. -- nm - David Aug 7, 10:19
IL: 2084 cases on 46,869 tests (4.44%) with 21 deaths. Rolling 7 day average is 4.1%. Our county's rate went down to 4.9% after four days of increase -- (link) - oblique Aug 7, 10:09
anyone else feel like they're stuck in the first few chapters of a Joe Hill book lately? - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:52 3
- Good Lord, yes. - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 11:05
- Here's the real mystery. - David Aug 7, 09:54 1
  - There wasn't?!? Wait a minute. If that wasn't you, then who....nevermind -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:57
Who would have thought that this idiot would do something idiotic? -- (link) - David Aug 7, 09:51
Whoopsie! -- (link) - decline Aug 7, 09:51
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:45 [Attachment] 15
- What the hell kind of question is that? -- nm - David Aug 7, 09:47 5
  - A movie related one *spoiler* - JD Aug 7, 09:50 2
    - Also semi-related. In the (spoilers) - oblique Aug 7, 09:52 1
      - Nice -- nm - psilotum Aug 7, 10:06
  - I know... you don't even have to rank anything! -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 09:50
  - An easy one. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:49
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:46 [Attachment] 8
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:46 [Attachment] 7
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:47 [Attachment] 6
      - 2/2 - I'm pretty sure I learned the second one from Gorilla Monsoon. He also taught me what the solar plexus is. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 09:51
      - 1/2 - decline Aug 7, 09:48 4
        
        Same -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 09:54
        
        Yeah. The first one was easy :) -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 09:51
        
        Same. Tricky! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:49
        
        Same here. And I only got the first one by process of elimination. -- nm - David Aug 7, 09:49
Wow (LYC), that is a new one. One of my lawn care companies had a dump truck stolen last night. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:42 3
- usually that is the beginning of a good heist movie -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 09:44 2
  - and a role for me! -- nm - wes Studi Aug 7, 10:10
  - Basher needed it to move the Pinch - Beryllium Aug 7, 09:45
If you need an underdog to root for, environmentalist political novice Marquita Bradshaw (TN Senate) upset her primary with $10K in funds -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 09:41 5
- Sadly, Hagerty's gonna win by 25 points. -- nm - David Aug 7, 09:43 4
  - So I'm sensing the army veteran guy wouldn't have had a much better chance then if he won -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 10:15 1
    - Not unless Hagerty turned out to be a pedophile. -- nm - David Aug 7, 10:16
  - He's a dope. -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 7, 09:46
  - Moral victory!!! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:43
Without looking do you know what a Glasgow score is? -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 09:34 10
- One-nil. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 7, 10:15
- Nay -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 09:54
- nope -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 09:42
- Yes -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 7, 09:38 1
  - I would be concerned if you didn't. LOL -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:04
- A town I LOVE in Scotland? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:37
- When you get lucky with an Scottish girl while out for a night on the town in Scotland? -- nm - decline Aug 7, 09:35 2
  - And it involves haggis -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 09:43
  - Nice. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:38
- Negative -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 09:35
Dithering continues. Texas liquor board reopens bars that have kitchens in them for indoor guests. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 09:15 2
- expected. The very minute, I mean the second the numbers start to go down - lets get them BACK UP! Ugh -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 09:16 1
  - It’s not exactly a difficult loophole to jump through as bars have done it forever already to scoot around the 51% alcohol sales rules. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 09:35
IN Daily totals: 747, 855, 927, 658, 734, 763, 954, 1011, 934, 860, 561, 809, 630, 960, 912, 989, 748, 582, 836, 740, 1051, 1253. A new high again! -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 7, 09:11 12
- :-( -- nm - mud Aug 7, 10:11
- is there a significance to when you started at 747? -- nm - Diva Aug 7, 09:14 9
  - All the room bery gives me! I keep adding one/deleting one but deleted a couple to make room for my message. -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 7, 09:15 8
    - psst - decline Aug 7, 09:24 1
      - Oh... my... -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:25
    - You should strike until Bery provides more room on the subject line! The Ten in 10 Union would support you. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 09:23
    - And you started that day at 300 because...? Just wondering if something specific happened that day. -- nm - Diva Aug 7, 09:20 4
      - July 6th. I knew 4th was going to screw us so I wanted to chart it. -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 7, 09:22 3
        
        *nodding* got it. -- nm - Diva Aug 7, 09:23 2
        
        I know, I should pay bery for being my online assistant. Hell, I should pay most of you! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:24 1
        
        *holds out hand* $ 1 please -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 09:34
- Stop trying to impress us, Indiana. We already said you were cute. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 09:12
Need a live concert to watch/listen to right now? -- (link) - Shaun Aug 7, 08:55 [youtube] 1
- Thanks! Shinedown is live streaming their London Concert from 2019 if interested -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 09:15
IL Gov proposing new rules for businesses, schools, and child care establishments. Will require legislative support, but seeks to ease punishments - oblique Aug 7, 08:44 5
- Does it include a Citizens Arrest type set-up? - Spawn Aug 7, 08:48 4
  - Was pretty impressed overall with Indiana during our trip in regards to all things COVID. Both schools were well configured. The restaurant we ate - oblique Aug 7, 08:54 3
    - Nice. I will drive to one location and am pleased. Then to the next and I am ready to kill everyone. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:55 2
      - Valpo apparently did an onsite orientation with their entire incoming freshman class about 3 weeks ago. And no reported cases that we heard about. - oblique Aug 7, 08:56 1
        
        I would imagine that college towns tend to be a bit smarter. Just like my work town, Bloomington (IU). -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:00
LYC: I had one of those *lightbulb* moments at work yesterday. You know, the ones that don't happen very often. - Strongbad Aug 7, 08:42 3
- Good idea and I hope it helps the people that need it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 09:16
- excellent. -- nm - Diva Aug 7, 09:13
- Good for you -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 08:43
I've played the A-Day mission from the Avengers beta. Some initial thoughts inside. - Shaun Aug 7, 08:35 2
- I think I'm going to try the free beta next weekend. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 09:52
- Yeah I'm really curious how the multiplayer is going to feel. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 08:40
Twitch doesn't make it easy to find a casual playthrough of a game. - Krusty Aug 7, 08:32 11
- I played with my son. It was fun. - psilotum Aug 7, 10:06
- Any Utubers playing it? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:33 9
  - You know, I checked Twitch first for some reason and I don't know why as I have really only used it to watch Tim play. - Krusty Aug 7, 08:39 8
    - Sweet. Logan and Amy watch a lot of those. They have probably 6 gamers they enjoy. They don't care what game so much as the guys playing it. - Spawn Aug 7, 08:41 7
      - Interesting that they watch and don't even play the game. - Krusty Aug 7, 08:55 6
        
        Well, he started with them playing games he played. And Amy just does it to spend time with him (though she has also grown attached to them). - Spawn Aug 7, 08:56 5
        
        IIRC, Think Noodles was the first they bonded over. Stampy was next and then Dan TDM. Minecraft was his starting point. -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 7, 08:59 4
        
        It's nice they have something like that they do together and it's funny that you had to buy her a shirt as well. :-) - Krusty Aug 7, 09:01 3
        
        They actually created a Minecraft server for her library. Virtual hangouts for the kids during the lockdown was the idea but it keeps expanding. - Spawn Aug 7, 09:04 2
        
        That's rather cool and a great idea! - Krusty Aug 7, 09:15 1
        
        Agreed. I also tend to play when people in the house are sleeping. I have the headphones set-up but for gaming oftentimes pass on them. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:19
Caption this! -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 08:28 [Image] 14
- The Mall Santa Certification continuing studies are a bit more intensive than you might think. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:49
- The Clone Wars On Christmas trailer just dropped. -- nm - VMan Aug 7, 08:47
- Moments after the explosion at the cotton factory. -- nm - pmb Aug 7, 08:45
- "I was glad they did not make me take off my Make Christmas Great Again hat." -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:38
- Andy Reid Fantasy Camp - Day 1 - Shaving & Manscaping -- nm - VMan Aug 7, 08:38
- "Is someone taking notes?" "Yes, I've got it all here in the Yule log." -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 08:37
- The Santa Covid Clause -- nm - JaxSean Aug 7, 08:36
- "There I am in the lower left, realizing I am in the wrong class, but not quite sure how that was possible." -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:34 2
  - Along these lines, the guy top middle right of center does look out of place -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 08:36 1
    - He missed the memo that it is an old man's game. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:37
- Child sits on your lap, not the other way around, got it ... this is good stuff, you guys! -- nm* - rollo Aug 7, 08:34
- Child on lap... ok. Child on head... not ok. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:33
- Hi. My name is Kris... -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 08:32
- What some of Prof. Sumter's lectures feel like. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:30
Two months of steadily decreasing COVID deaths in IL - rollo Aug 7, 08:26 1
- Sometimes I feel like only .4 of a person. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 08:26
Unemployment benefits were released today, so they were just behind. I did think that was likely the case. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 08:24 3
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 08:32
- Now can you get the IRS to process my refund? -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:26 1
  - I’ve been told they had to split it between six people who has your kids you don’t know about. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 08:30
Solid new marvel 16-bit shirt. Some took a while to ID. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 08:23 13
- Didn’t attach for some reason. Here it is. -- (pic) - Volnelk Aug 7, 08:25 [Attachment] 12
  - heh, I got them all immediately. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:36 6
    - Wasp did give me pause but that is because there is a mistake. She has no wings at full size, but the outline shows them. But due to Ant-man I was - Spawn Aug 7, 08:45 2
      - And I initially thought Yellowjacket because apparently I don't know the alphabet. There's a Y between W and W, right? - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 09:12 1
        
        Heh. I had not realized they alphabetical part but we already had Antman so Jan made since. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 09:15
    - Who are row 3 entry 1 and row 8 entry 4? -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 08:42 2
      - Deathlok and US Agent (a Cap variant) -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:43 1
        
        Thanks! Heard of both but wasn't familiar enough to recognize them. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 08:44
  - Realizing they're alphabetical helped with the ID. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 08:34 4
    - Indeed. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 7, 08:38
    - Ah, good catch. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:37
    - Hmmm First Ten MCU Characters Alphabetically -- nm - rollo Aug 7, 08:36 1
      - A’a (half of the volcano-themed duo, Pahoehoe & A’s), The Aardvark, Abacus Man, Ant-mat, Astroglide. -- nm - mafic Aug 7, 08:47
DC FanDome Guest List -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 08:17 4
- First they uphold the subpoenas; now this. It's a good day to be a DC fan. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:23
- Meanwhile -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 08:18 2
  - I find "The Man In Black #BlackAdam" overkill. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:24
  - whoa -- nm* - Mop Aug 7, 08:21
But seriously, who here *wouldn't* fake a positive covid test to get out of greeting Trump? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:13 11
- i'd risk COVID to be rude to his face, honestly. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 08:13 10
  - HE'S GOT COVID! JUMP ON HIM AND BREATHE HIS AIR! -- nm - Secret Service Aug 7, 08:20 2
    - BREATHE OUT SO I CAN BREATHE YOU IN - Secret Service Aug 7, 08:26 1
      - ~Breathing, Breathing the fall-out in~♪ -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 08:28 [youtube]
  - I couldn't be in the same room. It would end very badly for one of us and I'm afraid it wouldn't be him. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 08:16 6
    - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 08:18 5
      - you'd have a much better outcome, especially if I distract the goons with him. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 08:20 4
        
        ::whispers:: As long as you are going to *kill* him, we won't stop you. -- nm - Secret Service Aug 7, 08:21 3
        
        Why are you guys called the Secret Service. Everybody knows who you are. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 08:28 1
        
        Our ear jobs aren't known. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 7, 08:32
        
        [snork] -- nm - mud Aug 7, 08:22
Check out this Airbnb.. it's 30 miles from where I need to be for work, but WORTH IT -- (link) - colin Aug 7, 08:11 5
- I had a kitchen table like that and loved it. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 08:28 2
  - Very... sturdy. - Spawn Aug 7, 08:47 1
    - oh I think I know what *you're* saying -- nm - mud Aug 7, 10:12
- We survived our first Airbnb yesterday. It was nice. Basement remodel. 2 bedroom, private bath. The description I recall at the time of booking - oblique Aug 7, 08:25
- Does it come with the puppies? - Krusty Aug 7, 08:15
Word. -- nm - Daniel Prime Aug 7, 08:09 1
- snerd. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 08:11

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