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Whoa, I may get to drive home with the top down 72F but the rains stopped earlier and are still away. WooHoo!! Later! -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 13:29 1
- Top Down! -- (link*) - mud Aug 18, 13:33 [youtube]
Holy crap, Cali. "Last 48 hrs: 7000+ lightning strikes have ignited 350+ fires including several large fires and complexes across central and northern California" -- (link*) - decline Aug 18, 13:22 4
- lovely. Vegas is already getting smoke form the SoCal fires. now we'll also get the central fire smoke -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 13:33
- I feel like somewhere, a Qnon person is writing up multiple stories tying this to Trump and acting out god's will. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 13:26
- This is fine -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 13:25
- That's only 1 fire for every 20 lightning strikes. Try harder, God! -- nm - Mopsy Aug 18, 13:24
Orlando just punched Milwaukee in the man parts. -- nm - David Aug 18, 13:07 2
- Makes me smile as one of the players I've followed since he was a really tall, super skinny and overmatched kid at USC is Nikola Vucevic - JD Aug 18, 13:11
- Bucks just cannot get it together -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 13:11
Poll: TeamPooh or TeamPaddington? -- (link) - the ice Aug 18, 13:03 13
- Pooh. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 13:48
- Pooh -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 13:42
- Grateful Dead dancing bears -- (pic) - Peglegpete Aug 18, 13:34 [Attachment]
- Team Pooh Bear -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 13:33
- Team Corduroy. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 13:06
- That's difficult. Pooh, but I sure do love Paddington. -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 18, 13:06 1
  - Same. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 13:07
- Team Berenstein -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:04 3
  - There's my Mandela Effect buddy. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 18, 13:06
  - lol. Way to find one *worse* than Paddington! -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 13:05 1
    - Team ManBearPig! -- nm - Al Gore, I'm cereal Aug 18, 13:06
- Poohbear, of course. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 13:04
- #ohbother -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 13:04
ST is a safe space. Rant herein. - Volnelk Aug 18, 13:02 18
- I don't think I've made this connection myself -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 13:49
- Unpopular opinion inside - Guigue Aug 18, 13:32 1
  - I don't have an issue with that opinion and I've always thought that the USA as country still suffers from being founded by a group that was so -- (edited) - JD Aug 18, 13:42
- typical despot move, any criticism of him is an attack on the country you unpatriotic SOB, if you don't like here go back to ur shithole country -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:22
- I appreciate flags are an easy way to check who to avoid. Source: from Argentina - con_carne Aug 18, 13:20
- We went sailing out of John's Pass (Tampa) on Saturday, and had to sail back *into* the exiting Trump Boat Parade. It made me physically ill. - JaxSean Aug 18, 13:20 8
  - This one? -- (link) - Spawn Aug 18, 13:31 2
    - I would have loved to have seen that. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 13:36
    - [snork] -- nm - mud Aug 18, 13:35
  - where the people on the bridge supporters or protestors? - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:24 3
    - We were sailing, so were looking out for all the flag waving white supremacists motoring towards us. - JaxSean Aug 18, 13:37 2
      - I wonder if they obeyed the rules of powered v unpowered craft ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 13:43 1
        
        (for the most part yes) - JaxSean Aug 18, 13:56
  - :-( -- nm - mud Aug 18, 13:21
- Rent heroin. - WSS Aug 18, 13:04 3
  - Sadly, no. -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 18, 13:08 1
    - (And by sadly, no - I mean that I also have the same reaction to the flag.) -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 18, 13:09
  - I'm waiting for the flag "me too" moment since he seems to molest them every time he's around one. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 13:07
lol, Indiana, you so funny (looking at you Indianapolis and surrounding areas) -- (link) - tRuMaN Aug 18, 12:45 4
- Tubes are cables, truman. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:47 3
  - but are webs tubes? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 12:53 2
    - Well, yeah. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:55 1
      - but are the tubes webs? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 13:27
Bill Clinton leans back and smiles while receiving neck massage from Chauntae Davis, 22 - linked to Epstein -- (link*) - the ice Aug 18, 12:44 13
- "Davies, who has claimed she was raped by Epstein several times after being recruited by Maxwell, said Clinton was a 'complete gentleman' on the trip. - pmb Aug 18, 12:57 5
  - To their mind, it still works as a smear. But that was Epstein's whole modus operandi. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 13:00 4
    - It gives them coverage and a whatabout for all those pictures of Trump and Ep together -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:03 3
      - Because Epstein ran the same op on Trump. - Beryllium Aug 18, 13:05 2
        
        Seeing as Trump has rape cases filed against him by then 13-year olds at Epstein parties and (unless I'm wrong), Clinton does not, - JaxSean Aug 18, 13:11 1
        
        Anybody who associated with Epstien and had any knowledge of his actions should be not excused -- (edited) - eag Aug 18, 13:29
- So she was a massage therapist, and she gave him a neck massage. She doesn't claim he did anything wrong. - JaxSean Aug 18, 12:54 1
  - I wish him well, frankly -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 12:59
- Excuse me, this story doesn't neatly fit into the overall narrative we're trying to do - con_carne Aug 18, 12:50 1
  - Daily Mail: Gottem! -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 12:51
- Eh. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:46
- When does ill Clinton's next album drop? This is probably just a publicity stunt. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:46 1
  - Tonight at the DNC. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 12:49
Let's go Magic 8-) - JD Aug 18, 12:43
RIP Dale Hawerchuk, the greatest Winnipeg Jet there ever was and an honourable opponent. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 12:38 7
- my autographed stick just went up in price! -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 13:49
- Winnipeg's gone into full fledged mourning. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 18, 12:58 2
  - The Smythe division in the 80s was just brutal. He was a top 5 at worst in the league guy who couldn't get to a conference final because of EDM/CGY. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 13:04 1
    - 1990 will haunt me to my grave. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 18, 14:19
- oh no - he was awesome. :( -- nm - Diva Aug 18, 12:51
- :( -- nm - the ice Aug 18, 12:51
- oh no :( -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 12:50
Peacock email advert claims I can watch the best WWE moments on their network. So, did they take down their own? -- nm* - Qale Aug 18, 12:29 1
- Now you can watch them... in stereo? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:33
We're 3/4 the way through the new Yum box. I've liked everything I've tried - some of it has been really yummy. My only critique is (sp) -- (edited) - mayhem Aug 18, 12:20 1
- i want to try this, except I wonder how much I can actually eat (stupid food allergy). -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 12:28
IL: 1740 new cases on 34,175 tests (5.09%) with 27 deaths. Rolling 7 day is 4.3%. My county is at 5.7%. Southwest IL was put under restrictions -- (link) - oblique Aug 18, 12:18 7
- Don't blame me! -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 12:37 6
  - Dr. is still saying my wife needs to quarantine. He doesn't want to ignore the positive rapid test. So we're still supposed to stay in separate - pmb Aug 18, 12:40 3
    - which room will she be in, exactly? -- nm - groiny Aug 18, 13:53
    - its a pain in the ass but its probably worth it. -- nm - Epiphany- Pachuca Aug 18, 12:50
    - She needs a tiebreaker test! -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:41
  - Yay!!! -- nm - Epiphany- Pachuca Aug 18, 12:39
  - Has Trump locked onto the false postives yet? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:39
This is not an ant. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:13 2
- You can't fool me. There are four ants. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 18, 12:28 1
  - in a trenchcoat -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 12:55
2/2 -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 12:11
6 insurance companies that had one 1 BILLION in profit in ONE quarter. Ridiculous. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 18, 12:06 [Attachment] 10
- hmmm, googling for a news story, I notice that ins co average 8 billion a quarter, 35 BILLION all of 2019 -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:19
- car insurance companies at least offered up a rebate -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:14
- "Consumers are probably entitled to millions of dollars in rebates under Obamacare rules that cap companies’ profits." -- (link) - Mopsy Aug 18, 12:41 1
  - "Probably " and "millions "... should be billions -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 18, 12:56
- So? - Will Hunting Aug 18, 12:09 5
  - Because insurance companies are unnecessary middlemen that stand in the way of people receiving health care they need in order to live. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 12:49
  - They can certainly make a profit but they play games. They deny indicated procedures or meds all the time only to waste everyone's time. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 18, 12:28 1
    - Hell mine denied a procedure they had already approved. they know people will just give up and not fight them on denials - Epiphany- Pachuca Aug 18, 12:34
  - I think he's looking for a little kickback on our premiums like the car insurance cos did. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 18, 12:28 1
    - I got a small rebate on my monthly 'plus' premium because it covers Gym membership that I can't use. -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 12:34
ST Poll: On a scale of 1 to 10 with 1 being Dano's towel and 10 being pmb's monocle, how clean is your house right now? - oblique Aug 18, 12:02 21
- 3 -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 12:53
- I’d say a 4 as well. I actually vacuumed, so that has to count for something. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 12:49
- 2 -- nm - Ender Aug 18, 12:44
- it's cluttered and dusty, but... clean, i guess. - colin Aug 18, 12:43 1
  - 5? -- nm - colin Aug 18, 12:43
- When I'm in a good mood, a 6. When I'm in a bad mood, a 3. -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:33 5
  - Odd. If I am in a bad mood, I clean-up. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:34 4
    - I am sorta the same. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 12:40 1
      - A tidy living space can help lift me out of a funk sometimes. I think in a way this is why Amy *always* cleans the house before a trip. - Spawn Aug 18, 13:08
    - weirdo - Epiphany- Pachuca Aug 18, 12:35 1
      - If I am in a good mood the last thing I want to do is work! -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:36
- 6 -- nm - decline Aug 18, 12:27
- The overall house 9, my room 3 - JD Aug 18, 12:25
- Threeve. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 18, 12:23
- 4 - groiny Aug 18, 12:18
- 6ish -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 12:08
- 6, but it's also cluttery. - JaxSean Aug 18, 12:06
- maybe 5? I am thinking of taking friday off to sort through these baskets of crap I have laying around and then I'll feel sevenish. more - amanda Aug 18, 12:06
- 6 ish -- nm - Epiphany- Pachuca Aug 18, 12:06
- In an upset, I would say a 7 -- nm - Dano Aug 18, 12:03
- 7. I've been on a neatness kick since surgery -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 12:03
Rumor: WB Looking at Alexander Skarsgard to Play Hawkman in Black Adam. - 45 Aug 18, 11:47 5
- Any nudity? -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 12:52 2
  - oh man, oh man - Eric smoldered in True Blood -- nm - Epiphany- Pachuca Aug 18, 12:59 1
    - he is...something. -- nm - Diva Aug 18, 13:01
- How is that movie not yet in the can? -- nm - Mopsy Aug 18, 11:55 1
  - COVID -- nm - eag Aug 18, 12:02
the British 12 part series from 2013 that this is a remake of was so good I watched it twice. The recasting for this .. - mud Aug 18, 11:42 [youtube] 1
- Sasha Lane (American Honey) in the important Jessica Hyde role!! -- nm - mud Aug 18, 11:45
"We are going to win four more years. And then after that we'll go for another four years, because they spied on my campaign. We should get a redo." -- nm - 45 Aug 18, 11:41 1
- I mean, that's how democracies work, no? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 18, 11:46
Since I know we like flags. Mississippi has the five finalists for it's new flag up for voting -- (link) - oblique Aug 18, 11:40 5
- Bottom right because In God We Trust is the smallest. After that the bottom left -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 12:55 1
  - Agree on the text, but the pattern is too reminiscent of the Indiana state flag, so I'll take bottom left b/c the coloring is nice. -- nm - Blue Punch Baron Aug 18, 13:12
- All of them have vexillological problems. -- nm - Ender Aug 18, 12:48 1
  - They baked that in, unfortunately. Remove the words, and 1 is the best, 4 has a good proportion and interesting colour scheme - Reagen Aug 18, 13:10
- Middle top row. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 11:55
Swift got famous and left for NYC. So, 1 out of 10 at most. - David Aug 18, 11:39 3
- I saw Dolly expanded her reading program to Delaware now too. A book a month for any kid under 5. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 11:53 2
  - I've noticed that she's quickly earned the respect of you and Kelly, too. Kim was the same way. She went from Dollywood jokes to "I treasure her." -- nm - David Aug 18, 11:56 1
    - You rarely ever hear of her charity outside this bubble. She was the big-breasted country singer who used to be relevant -- (edited) - Will Hunting Aug 18, 12:07
"stand up straight" -- (link) - mud Aug 18, 11:35 1
- "... that is why Biden won!" -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 11:36
David, on the main page or in the Up Next tab, hover over a title and it'll give you the 3 dot menu. - Reagen Aug 18, 11:35 2
- Oh, I mean on Roku. But I guess I should do that on the web sometime just to send the right message. -- (edited) - David Aug 18, 11:41 1
  - Yikes -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 12:00
If all it was that he disagreed and criticized, I'm sure he'd still be employed. What a way to go at it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 11:33 7
- Wait, insulting her age, appearance, intelligence and sexual habits was not the right move? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 11:35 6
  - "Surely I, a white male of southern extraction, am more popular and powerful than a mere wo... *finger to earpiece* Ah, it turns out I am not." -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 11:41 3
    - I think part of what we're witnessing stems from shock culture garnering attention. Now, we've entered accountability culture. - David Aug 18, 11:42 2
      - It helps that he's just filthy and pervy, not prejudiced or bigoted - Reagen Aug 18, 11:48 1
        
        I haven't listened to even a fraction of Stern's stuff but I would agree this. He's all about putting the spotlight on whatever freak flying person - JD Aug 18, 12:21
  - Believe it or not... -- nm - David Aug 18, 11:39 1
    - What a world we live in.. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 18, 11:42
Just do it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 11:26 1
- it's ..not programmed for that. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 11:32

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