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now! -- nm - Beaker Aug 12, 04:06
hah. Blockbuster (yes, that one) tweeted today for the first time since 2014. -- (link) - mafic Aug 12, 01:04
Anne Glenn, wife of John Glenn, dies of c19 -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 12, 00:28 1
- (In May) -- nm - Ender Aug 12, 14:06
Hmm, I didn't realize that Nightflyers had already been made into a flick in 1987. I thought it was a newer GRRM story. - Beryllium Aug 11, 23:54 1
- yeah, review of the series I read said originally published in 1980. -- nm - mafic Aug 12, 00:38
man, Auckland is locking down for at least 60 hours because of four *probable* new cases. first ones they've had without a known source for >3 months. -- (link) - mafic Aug 11, 23:10 1
- Smart response. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 00:02
So, we're looking at SEC/ACC football. Also, the Big 12 will play if that even counts. -- nm - David Aug 11, 22:35
A couple years ago I bought a Game of Thrones poster to hang at work to promote the flu shot: Winter Is Coming. - Tim Aug 11, 22:18 1
- Tangent: A Disney vlogger I like just posted today that he's showing symptoms. - David Aug 11, 22:24
Lol! -- (link) - con_carne Aug 11, 21:54 [Image]
sitwap, audio on -- (link) - Max Aug 11, 21:27 1
- It was, but amazing. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 11, 22:35
Nightmare fuel. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 21:15 3
- We have that same candle! And an eerily similar cat! -- nm - David Aug 11, 21:29 2
  - And the....? -- nm - . Aug 11, 23:15 1
    - The list of similarities has concluded. -- nm - David with a furby boa si Aug 11, 23:45
Love, Victor manages to save itself in the clutch. While I’m not so sure exploding out into that many storylines was a great idea to try and do but... - Qale Aug 11, 21:10 4
- Interesting review. -- nm - Epiphany- Letterkenny Groupie Aug 11, 21:24 3
  - I’m posting a longer one on Facebook. -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 21:28 2
    - Does it include any juicy conspiracy theories? -- nm - David Aug 11, 21:46 1
      - It does not because I believe everyone knows it was originally intended for Disney+ and it shows big time. -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 21:50
looking at some clips on Twitter tonight, the right wing is losing its everloving mind. Feels like the right choice. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 21:04 6
- They’re workshopping the narrative. I think it’s starting to coalesce around “she’s not really Black.” -- nm - Tim Aug 11, 23:11 5
  - Good luck with that one! -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 02:49
  - It'll be funny if they try the "she doesn't support trans rights" angle, because ... as if Trump or nearly anyone in the GOP does? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 00:02
  - JOE and the HOE 2020 (not every subtle) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 00:01
  - unlike... Pence? -- nm - mafic Aug 11, 23:15
  - Racists are strange. -- nm - . Aug 11, 23:13
"TiVo’s Stream 4k is selling faster than any of the company’s previous hardware releases." - David Aug 11, 21:00
Hold on, Spotify doesn't have a simple "clear queue" button? That's moronic. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 20:59 8
- Does it still all end up at rap? - . Aug 11, 23:13
- Spotify has never had a very great UI. It simply has never whipped the llama’s ass. -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 21:13 1
  - I found out recently that the reason my spotify songs sounded like crap compared to amazon music was at least partly due to their "equalizer" - Beryllium Aug 11, 23:00
- They also don't have a way for me to fix the algorithm. So all my recommended music is like Minecraft shit. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 21:00 4
  - There's so many apps out there that are like over eager toddlers. "I'm helping!!! *CRASH*" -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 21:03
  - (My playback history is ... contaminated.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 21:00 2
    - Same - psilotum Aug 11, 21:11 1
      - I'm considering exporting my playlists and cancelling. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 21:13
Mississippi's new state flag will not feature a giant mosquito -- (link*) - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 11, 20:51 3
- riverboat? chain gang? water fountain that says colored? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 00:04
- No Confederate symbols, no mosquitoes... geez. What's left? -- nm - Mopsy Aug 11, 20:56
- what's the point to calling shots, this cue ain't straight in line. the cue ball's made of Styrofoam, and no ones' got the time. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 11, 20:55
WaPo's movie writer is hearing buzz "Coming to America 2" will be picked up by a streamer (cough Netflix), and released for free before Christmas. -- (link) - MDH Aug 11, 20:50
Netflix has acquired all 3 "Fear Street" movies from Disney and will release them all over the course of a month - Summer 2021 -- (link) - MDH Aug 11, 20:47 1
- They're doing a terrific job of working together to maximum benefit. -- nm - David Aug 11, 20:49
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 20:44
The NRA officers stole over 60m from members, apparently having a gun doesn't protect you from being robbed -- nm - A friend on FB Aug 11, 20:40 2
- They should have left them alone. How can they be lobbying/paying off Congress if they're stealing all of the money. Good way to not advance their - jnine Aug 11, 20:59 1
  - i'm pretty sure the money they were spending was funds no longer needed to be reported from foreign (aka russian) sources -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 21:22
The MLS tournament in the Disney Bubble has finished. - David Aug 11, 20:34 4
- Well, yes...but that also means that they're about to pick up with the balance of the season. At home stadiums....with fans - JD Aug 11, 20:47 2
  - Way to make the glass half-empty, JD. -- nm - David Aug 11, 21:30 1
    - It just strikes me that they did so right including sending a couple of teams home. Now they're going back to a non-bubble setup which I'd give them -- (edited) - JD Aug 11, 22:36
- Oh? There was an MLS tournament? Hey... the Timbers won! Cool. So... uh... what now? -- nm - Mopsy Aug 11, 20:40
I didn't realize Harris was still in her first term as Senator - ty97 Aug 11, 20:33 3
- No productive person follows the Senate very closely anyway -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 22:01
- An outside who didn’t go to an Ivy League school? Republicans are gonna love her! -- nm - Mopsy Aug 11, 20:36
- She'd be up in 2022. And hopefully Feinstein retires in 2024. -- nm - Tim Aug 11, 20:35
Having fun at work. Computer stuff that’ll entertain Kilbo, Bery, and those other nerds. - Mopsy Aug 11, 20:30 1
- VNComputing - SyrDragon Aug 11, 21:19
heh -- (link) - Jovian Aug 11, 20:27
Pulling a "papers please" on a neo-nazi is ... Antonio-Banderas.gif -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 20:02 3
- Let's see if this works -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 11, 20:05 [Attachment] 1
  - *likes* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 11, 20:12
- it's sort of wild that they weren't prepared to respond to the most obvious possible choice. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 20:05
We're about 5 minutes into the start of CHI versus VGK. Who ya got? - ReluctantCynic Aug 11, 19:55 4
- VGK in 5 -- nm - the ice Aug 11, 20:00
- Vegas in 5 -- nm - J Aug 11, 19:56 2
  - OTs? -- nm - Dano Aug 11, 19:57 1
    - I wouldn't expect anything less -- nm - J Aug 11, 20:20
Hard Knocks—oh man -- nm - Flavorize Aug 11, 19:26
I'm hesitant to tweet this rant. -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 11, 19:07 [Attachment] 11
- Part 2 -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 11, 19:08 [Attachment] 10
  - Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks. -- nm - Max Aug 11, 21:03
  - I could probably add a penultimate tweet about the role of ICE and CBP and federal troops in protest suppression ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 19:10 8
    - Saving it as a draft for now. Feels like it isn't my place to comment. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 19:23 7
      - What happened in Minsk, the last few days has got me worried...you should -- nm - Flavorize Aug 11, 19:25 6
        
        The difference there is that Lukashenko won one election 26 years ago, and then killed the system. The US still has a functioning system, no - mafic Aug 11, 19:51 1
        
        *I'm* not in prison...yet -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 20:42
        
        Not my country, not my agent of chaos, you see ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 19:27 3
        
        (And this isn't even my primary reason for not tweeting it, but it seems like a pithy enough one) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 20:25
        
        Yup -- nm - Flavorize Aug 11, 20:23
        
        I get it. -- nm - . Aug 11, 20:06
Freddie Freeman—he really tried to sell this—gotta give him credit -- (link) - Flavorize Aug 11, 19:04
NMB Spawn - JaxSean Aug 11, 18:57 3
- Trade up. Drive away. It's that simple. - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 11, 21:15 2
  - When I click unsubscribe - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 11, 21:19 1
    - OK not us. Whew. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 12, 05:38
Kim's like a zombie watching Fall Guys clips. - David Aug 11, 18:42 11
- Maybe just, I don't know, play it? -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 18:53 5
  - Sadly, it's not on XBox or Switch yet. -- nm - David Aug 11, 18:59 4
    - You could dust off your PS. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 19:04
    - Fire up the FF7 machine and solve a problem, GOSH! -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 19:02 2
      - Pass. -- nm - David Aug 11, 19:03 1
        
        Whatever floats your boat. -- nm - Shaun Aug 12, 03:48
- Lee Majors? -- nm - dano Aug 11, 18:45
- I need to play this, but my mother is intent on taking up all my spare time this week. - Tim Aug 11, 18:44 3
  - The YouTube rage clips are spectacular. -- nm - David Aug 11, 18:49 2
    - I saw a Jesse Cox clip where some people would have rage quit. - the wrong element, bad guy Aug 11, 19:02 1
      - Yes, that's what sent her into The Scary Door. -- nm* - David Aug 11, 19:14
Yay! The posters I ordered in June and were handed over to the post office a few days later are finally in transit! -- nm* - . Aug 11, 18:40
Sarah Cooper is hosting Kimmel. It's going to be super weird when her voice doesn't match her videos. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 11, 18:36 5
- Whoa. -- nm - Mopsy Aug 11, 20:11
- That's a big deal, good for her -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 18:59
- (Her first guest is Jeffrey Epstein?) -- nm - oh, nevermind Aug 11, 18:42 1
  - Pretty sure that's ben stiller. (I had the same thought, though) -- nm* - Beryllium Aug 11, 19:08
- Just have Sarah and Maya Rudolph faceoff as a Trump/Harris debate -- nm - the ice Aug 11, 18:41
Big 10: our players are still going to practice 20 hours a week, but no games on Saturdays. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 18:30 1
- Spurrier quoted saying just let ACC/SEC faceoff for the Title. call it a day -- nm - the ice Aug 11, 18:32
Sportsnet guy thinks the ref literally forgot to call a penalty on the Columbus breakaway because of fatigue. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 18:29 3
- Does that mean more OT? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 18:30 2
  - Still another game tonight so *fingers crossed* -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 18:32
  - Columbus files a protest, sure. -- nm - the ice Aug 11, 18:31
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLL -- nm - Under the Influence Aug 11, 18:23 4
- Game 1 of round 1. Jfc. Enjoy! -- nm - Shaun Aug 11, 18:53
- CBJ D hurt on the play -- (link) - the ice Aug 11, 18:26
- 85 saves. Jesus -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 18:25
- That looked like the LaFontaine goal. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 18:24
Marlowe, anyone who runs in the primary and loses and 'had problems' with the eventual candidate - ty97 Aug 11, 18:17 13
- She was close with his son Beau. She was thought of as family so when she went after him so hard in the debate, he took it personally, as did, - jnine Aug 11, 20:08
- I mean also someone who picks a running mate who agrees with them on everything is innately suspect. -- nm - mafic Aug 11, 19:54
- GOP saying the Harris pick is a desperate move to appeal to the radical left -- nm* - zeitgeist Aug 11, 18:43 2
  - GOP says Biden is a socialist/communist/leftist so *shrug* -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 18:45 1
    - GOP says... fjekfjdjejxicyznozucuyhewniducudhejichsn -- nm - Qale Aug 11, 19:31
- Donny already recycling the nasty woman rant, ooh so mean, asked hard pointed questions, not deferential to big penis men. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 11, 18:31 2
  - His vocabulary is still that of a 5-year-old. "She's a nasty woman" :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 11, 18:51
  - "She is not not deferential to big penis men or to me." (NM) - Drumpf Aug 11, 18:32
- Oh, I know, they have a common enemy who is much larger and oranger than whatever differences they may have. - Marlowe Aug 11, 18:28 1
  - It's going into an echo chamber, no matter -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 18:38
- That one picture of Joe and Kamala looking into each other's eyes after the debate? That's a good picture. Just answer this question with that pic. -- nm - con_carne Aug 11, 18:23
- I definitely remember the moment that Kamala murdered Biden on the debate stage, so it’s funny that he ended up the nominee and her the VP. -- nm - Tim Aug 11, 18:19 1
  - If someone punches that hard, I want them on my side. -- nm - ty97 Aug 11, 18:20
This would be an incredibly shitty way to lose. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 18:17 1
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 18:19
Play-by-play guy's gonna need a lozenge or twelve -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 18:15 3
- Tortorella facial expressions -- nm - the ice Aug 11, 18:20
- Gord's a pro. Any chance of Milbury getting shelved though... -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 18:19
- "Tomorrow's a day of rest and recovery" - unless they're still playing -- nm - Beryllium Aug 11, 18:16
I'm feeling OK about my "combined shots vs PGA winner strokes" bet. -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 18:15
“Can you fill my (controlled substance) early this month? I’m leaving for vacation.” - Tim Aug 11, 18:15 1
- FLORIDA - Epiphany Aug 11, 20:17
Someone's trying to hack my Nissan account! -- nm - The REAL Spawn Aug 11, 18:14 1
- *quietly closes his laptop* - ReluctantCynic Aug 11, 19:57
what's the record for minutes played? Seth Jones is over 63 minutes -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 18:14 6
- Hey, Canadians! - David Aug 11, 18:18 2
  - In a redraft you'd probably drop Drouin to the bottom of the list but otherwise about right - Reagen Aug 11, 18:23 1
    - (Seth Jones top 50 maybe?) -- nm - Reagen Aug 11, 19:41
- He just passed it but it's only been kept as a stat since the late 90s - Reagen Aug 11, 18:17 2
  - Don't hate Seth Jones because he's all that is man, Reagen. -- nm - David Aug 11, 18:19
  - and smoked cigs during the intermissions :) -- nm - Beaker Aug 11, 18:17

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