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One of the Georgia school hallway heroes is no longer suspended -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 12:57 8
- ~She's a hallway hero - got stars in her eyes~ -- nm - Strongbad Aug 7, 13:13
- I hate this line everytime I read it: "Wearing a mask is a personal choice, and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to wear them" - oblique Aug 7, 13:01 6
  - I agree with your IM. But this brings up a question I hope someone asks Biden or will ask at the debates. - Strongbad Aug 7, 13:17 2
    - i don't actually think he would have, in March. We weren't there yet (and that was just the very beginnings of people figuring out how to make their - Andie Aug 7, 13:29
    - There's all kinds of messaging and leadership that could have prepared the public for such a move. Being seen with a mask on. Not throwing Fauci under - con_carne Aug 7, 13:28
  - Drinking and driving is a personal choice, and there is no practical way to enforce a mandate to not drink and drive. -- nm - Dano Aug 7, 13:13
  - I shut down the browser window after I read that. It's extreme cowardice. And it's Kemp's fault. - David Aug 7, 13:06
  - Right? All kids not wearing masks are sent to the gym. There they await transport home. Period. How f-ing hard is that? -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 13:05
Mnuchin says they will recommend executive action from Trump .. -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 12:43 8
- So nothing will happen. Great. - Krusty Aug 7, 12:58 7
  - Oh, something will happen, something Trump can take full credit for doing. - David Aug 7, 13:07 1
    - I don't think he can actually do anything. He can't extend unemployment. I think the most he can do is something with evictions but that's - Krusty Aug 7, 13:13
  - I secretly think neither side wants to do anything further. -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 12:59 4
    - Dems proposed a $1tn topline compromise that the GOP dismissed as a nonstarter. Only one side is acting in bad faith here. -- nm* - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 13:13
    - The dems passed a bill that the republicans don't like. I believed they were both going to compromise and get something done this week. - Krusty Aug 7, 13:12
    - I disagree. I think if the Dems were presented with a clean bill it would be done. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 13:06 1
      - they always put a poison pill in every spoonful of sugar...like funding for the fvcking wall which disguised as military funding but... - zeitgeist Aug 7, 13:42
And there it is. - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 12:30 9
- Virtual preschool. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:48 5
  - "Okay kids, have fun on the Veldt!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 12:59
  - You kid, but go one more year older this is exactly what is happening. Virtual Kindergarten. It boggles the mind. -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 12:56 1
    - Here as well. Lets teach these kids to hide behind a screen at an early age! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 13:02
  - Lol. - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 12:51 1
    - "Okay A, we are locking you in the Virtual Preschool Closet. We will see you when we get home from work!" -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:52
- We're putting together some emails to my daughter's counselors today to refine her fall schedule. We're trading some AP classes for classes online at - oblique Aug 7, 12:33 2
  - I have a senior also and have thought the same. What a tremendous challenge if you have a 2nd grader. - zunk takes things literally Aug 7, 12:42
  - We’ve been fortunate at being able to manage as well as we have so far. - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 12:41
"Moral of the Story" by Ashe sounds like something out of a Broadway musical. Not a criticsm, just noting the structure/style/whatever. - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 12:15 2
- what about the version with one of the former 1D peeps? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 7, 12:27 1
  - It's fine. Feels a little too produced. I prefer the more subdued and personal original. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 12:45
Another use for instant pot: disinfecting PPE. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 12:14
I have been in the office every day for the past two weeks. I gotta tell you, i am OVER it. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 12:06 2
- I always to come in two days a week. I hate it. Well, not really hate it because it's the only time I get to see people. - sycor Aug 7, 12:17
- - next week back to 3 days a week. i was here for various deadline reasons. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 12:06
The console wars, while mostly toxic as hell, can be quite hilarious sometimes, if Twitter is to be believed. - Shaun Aug 7, 11:50 [Attachment]
dammit. we all missed bidding on the life size animatronic dinosaur auction yesterday -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 7, 11:44 7
- Now I really want to buy a couple acres of wooded land, build a house, and randomly put dinos in the woods for kids to find while playing. -- nm - sycor Aug 7, 12:23
- Those would be pretty awesome. But I'm sure Spawn would come tell us they were against the HOA rules. -- nm - sycor Aug 7, 12:03 4
  - Me: Let's ask the T-rex what he thinks. T-Rex: *ROAR* Me: T-rex says no it's not. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 12:09 3
    - Good argument. I totally agree with T-Rex. (Please don't eat me.) -- nm* - sycor Aug 7, 12:18 2
      - I heard RAWR. the T-Rex loves us. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 12:21 1
        
        I would build an HOA AROUND T-Rex. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:48
- The Bronx Zoo had life-size dinosaurs on display (not sure if they are still there). They were a bigger attraction than the live animals with the kids -- nm - decline Aug 7, 12:01
Man,I could go for some Pad Thigh right now. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:43 4
- CJ sent that clip of him to her Thai in-laws and they were all laughing -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 12:21 1
  - The argument has shifted to "well that's just what you uncultured ruffians say, the Brits, better than you, pronounce it thusly" - Reagen Aug 7, 12:25
- Ha ha, Mike! Check out this country... You are gay! -- nm - 45 Aug 7, 11:53
- Or maybe some Fo? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 11:45
looks like the ghostbusters are at it again -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 11:38
I found a nice skateboard on my way home from the pizzeria. You can take bets now on how long before I break something. - Krusty Aug 7, 11:31 11
- Translation: Krusty just stole some kids skateboard while the kid was waiting on his pizza. -- nm - sycor Aug 7, 12:04 2
  - Eh, Learning Experience. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 12:17 1
    - The streets are a cold, hard place. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 12:29
- Do a kick-flip! -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 11:59 2
  - I'm actually nervous to try and doing anything. I'll need a few days of just skating around to get my balance back first. - Krusty Aug 7, 12:31 1
    - Kick-flips are actually no joke. I was satisfied when I finally got an Ollie. And then I was like, I think I’d rather write about you guys instead. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 12:37
- Save it for dog walking. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:32 4
  - it'd look kinda funny with him pushing the dog along on a skateboard though -- nm - decline Aug 7, 11:34 3
    - Sidewalk's for regular walking not for fancy walking. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 11:35 2
      - Heh. I just showed Logan The Ministry of Silly Walks last week. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:36 1
        
        Cleese Classics -- nm - mud Aug 7, 11:37
"Susan Rice... has sold a significant proportion of the Netflix Inc. shares she has acquired since becoming a company director in May 2018." -- (link) - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 11:25 3
- ...and? -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 11:27 2
  - The implication is she is doing this before being added to the ticket. Maybe yes, maybe no. People like to read the tea leaves. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 11:29 1
    - Ah. - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 12:17
Kind of related to David's kind offer below: I'm looking for ideas/suggestions/advice on setting up a fall and winter garden. - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 11:12 10
- Don't plant mint. It's like a weed and will take over your yard/planting area. -- nm - sycor Aug 7, 12:21
- A greenhouse -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 11:32
- foods you like which normally cannot be found in the stores or are really expensive. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 11:27 2
  - A caviar garden? Genius idea. -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:36 1
    - I told RC months ago to plant truffle infused oaks and to get a truffle hunting dog -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 12:07
- Radishes and turnips can finish quick. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:20 1
  - But they don't bring in many bells. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 11:21
- you can probably do a fall crop of peas (they like cooler weather), greens do well in the cool too. Maybe even some potatoes. You can also plant -- (edited) - Andie Aug 7, 11:17
- don't use artificial plants - decline Aug 7, 11:14
- I'm going to only suggest the decor: garden gnomes. -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:13
Angels employee Eric Kay has been charged by federal authorities in Texas with distributing fentanyl in connection with the death of Tyler Skaggs -- (link) - the ice Aug 7, 11:08
Hackers are defacing Reddit with pro-Trump messages -- (link) - oblique Aug 7, 11:06
For entertainment purposes only, a color-coded chart of common misconceptions and how virulent they are (total number of google thingies) -- (link) - con_carne Aug 7, 10:54 [Image] 8
- Uh, yes, Napoleon was 5'7" aka short. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:24 4
  - Not many six footers in the 1800s. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:36 3
    - There were still Talls, though. And therefore, he was short! -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:37 2
      - Average male height in the US is 5-9. 5-9 isn't short, it's just... average. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:43
      - a whole inch shorter me! that's short. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 11:38
- The sex/athletics one is funny. - Blue Punch Baron Aug 7, 11:20
- Salieri doesnt hate Mozart in the film either. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 11:06 1
  - I mean it's complicated. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 11:37
So this is Reels, Instagram's TikTok knock-off. -- (link) - Mop Aug 7, 10:42
Pioneer Football League of which Butler is part of will not be playing this year -- (link) - Remlik Aug 7, 10:28 4
- LYC: We found that Valpo costs the same as Butler so that should bode well for our scholarship wrangling. Apples to apples. - oblique Aug 7, 10:39 3
  - hey with Butler you're getting quality..with Valpo...you're in the region. -- (edited) - Remlik Aug 7, 10:44 2
    - Loved the campus (Butler). Really everything about it was fantastic. It really does have everything she's looking for. We'll see how these colorado - oblique Aug 7, 10:45 1
      - right on. you guys will choose the best option for her! -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 11:42
Here's a thread about what went down with the NRA and their finances... -- (link) - Krusty Aug 7, 10:24 8
- Wait, the guy who blamed the parents for Sandy Hook is a bad person? It's an M. Night Shyamalan twist. -- nm - David Aug 7, 11:18
- Meh, he's banging the travel consultant -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:10
- Seems akin to the takedown of TV ministries like Jim and Tammy Fay Baker. Sure looks like some tax evasion at least. -- nm - Mop Aug 7, 10:48
- Meh. I don't see this lawsuit winning in actual court or the court of public opinion. I'd be glad to be wrong. -- nm - Inigo Aug 7, 10:41 3
  - They gutted their charity org. at their own expense. I'd be pissed if I was an NRA member. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 11:25 2
    - It's a fairly consistent narrative among right wing groups that they tolerate all sorts of corruption and graft - Reagen Aug 7, 11:30
    - don't cry for them Argentina - they got what they deserved. -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:26
- this seems cheap for a private flight. - amanda Aug 7, 10:31
Hey ST! Does anyone need anything? - David Aug 7, 10:20 45
- A Nashville win... -- nm - J Aug 7, 12:43
- I need you, yours, and Pete to hear me say thanks again. - Qale Aug 7, 12:07 3
  - That was all Pete. -- nm - David Aug 7, 12:12 2
    - team effort. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 13:20
    - Well he picked a good messenger. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 12:38
- i dont wanna get sick, so make this cold go away. - tRuMaN Aug 7, 11:24
- I need to figure out how to get my softphone working on my new laptop, can you help with that? -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 7, 11:18 1
  - Ugh. I ended up just forwarding all my calls to my cell rather than using ours. - spamlet Aug 7, 11:19
- I need for our Fire Chief to not die. - Strongbad Aug 7, 11:14 4
  - :-[ -- nm - mud Aug 7, 11:25
  - Yeesh ... -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 11:24
  - Ugh. That sucks so much. -- nm - David Aug 7, 11:17
  - :( -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 11:17
- Just a weekend where I'm not waking up early so I can play video games late into the night... - oblique Aug 7, 10:50 3
  - This. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 11:07
  - oh, I also need to really sit down and learn more bass guitar. My wife wants me to play with the church band I only did one youtube video in March :) -- nm - oblique Aug 7, 10:54 1
    - Rickenbacker! -- nm - mud Aug 7, 11:12
- fyi..the new episode of the podcast you sounded 100% better. - Remlik Aug 7, 10:47 12
  - But I was the one with a new mic! -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 12:37 1
    - Well you sounded great. I could actually tell you had new audio. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 13:18
  - How would you suggest that we explain our expertise in a sentence or two? - David Aug 7, 11:17 5
    - I 100% get what you're saying. But quick credentials aren't bragging, it's informing - Remlik Aug 7, 13:18
    - It also sounds weird for all of us (and not Mop) say we're BOP. - Judge Bane Aug 7, 11:20 3
      - Nah, you all should go into great detail and then finally end with, "... and Mop." -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:30 2
        
        We have this because of Mop. It's his thing, and we're the invited guests. -- nm - David Aug 7, 11:36 1
        
        No, exactly. That is why it would be a funny bit. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:38
  - I like the idea of Shades making comments. Maybe ya'll have random guests? -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:00 3
    - We do plan to have guests/interviews once we have settled on a rhythm on our own. Right now, we need to perfect our own setup. - David Aug 7, 11:21 2
      - the rhythm is forming for sure. -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:41 1
        
        I even said that we've all known each other for 20 years, we just need to turn the rapport into a verbal thing. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 12:38
- All good over here, for now. Hopefully everyone is getting by well enough. - Krusty Aug 7, 10:28
- I need someone to tell me if a TCL 6 series is the TV I want. -- nm - amanda Aug 7, 10:27 9
  - It's the one I just bought. -- nm - Ender Aug 7, 16:25
  - I love the 6 series that I purchased last year -- nm - JD Aug 7, 11:49
  - They're good TVs, but I would recommend the Samsung Q60 instead. -- (link) - David Aug 7, 10:36 6
    - is it this -- (link) - amanda Aug 7, 12:37 2
      - or this? -- (link) - amanda Aug 7, 12:38 1
        
        also sorry I'm so slow; I had a meeting. appreciate the recommendation. my coworker just got a samsung and he says that he is - amanda Aug 7, 12:39
    - do I care about 60hz vs 120 hz refresh rate? -- nm - amanda Aug 7, 10:58 2
      - Matters for gaming, otherwise no. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 12:01
      - I've tried to tell a difference but can't. YMMV. -- nm - David Aug 7, 11:14
- I would like to know why my County limits contact tracer positions to public employees. We obviously need way more -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 10:27
- Entertain me! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 7, 10:24 2
  - I can't. I'm messing with PFM's brain right now. -- nm - David Aug 7, 10:35 1
    - BAH! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 7, 10:36
Weekend Plans: Going to my mom's tomorrow, again. Sleeping in tent in backyard to teach nephew about tenting while we are there. -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 10:20 12
- Finishing Enterprise, sleep. -- nm - Spawn Aug 7, 11:46
- The Empty Man tonight, hitting the bars Saturday, brunch Sunday. -- nm - Alt Universe Spawn Aug 7, 11:43 2
  - nice nice, i might hit up a club tonight. - Andie Aug 7, 11:49 1
    - Yeah, think we are doing a foam party Saturday night. -- nm - Alt Universe Spawn Aug 7, 11:52
- 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, 11:09
- maybe doing some work. house chores and then nothing. online church -- nm - Epiphany- Amnesiac Aug 7, 11:02 1
  - Oh, right -- I need to find an online mass to attend on Sunday. - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 11:15
- Cool. I hope the camping is fun. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 10:30 1
  - well, i am sure it will be for HIM. Not so sure about us. :) -- nm - Andie Aug 7, 10:32
- 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, 10:22
- phrasing -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 10:21 1
  - Backyard adven... nevermind. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 7, 10:24

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