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Target Posts Fastest Sales Growth Ever, Driving Up Shares -- (link) - ty97 Aug 19, 04:25 7
- Meanwhile FHA mortgage delinquencies reach a record high of 16% -- (link) - decline Aug 19, 05:57
- *looks at stock price* really wish I hadn't had to sell all my employee shares back in the 90s. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 05:33 1
  - Same with me re Starbucks. -- nm - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 19, 06:56
- Isn't that only because Q1 sales dropped so much from the pandemic? From the article, it doesn't seem like year-on-year sales are higher. -- (edited) - Inigo Aug 19, 05:27 2
  - Yeah, it's like those stupid charts that show an 80% drop in sales and then a 20% bump from that - Reagen Aug 19, 05:30 1
    - Trump! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 19, 05:46
- Lowe’s Rises After Revenue Climbs on Home-Improvement Frenzy -- (link) - ty97 Aug 19, 04:29
The body cam footage from Raptors Prez Masai Ujiri's vicious assault on the Oracle security guard after the championship win has released -- (link*) - Reagen Aug 19, 04:14 5
- wtf -- nm - mud Aug 19, 06:21
- and that as they say should be that... -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 04:19 3
  - nah man, fuck that cop's life up. -- nm - mafic Aug 19, 04:57
  - Who knew? -- (link) - Shaun Aug 19, 04:41 [Backboard] 1
    - not me -- nm - decline Aug 19, 06:17
Its shark week Mother Fvcker (gov of michigan on a hot mic) -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 19, 02:48
My Pillow Lindell said the donald asked him to look into cures, sanitizers for him, not his first time promoting quack herbal bullshit.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 19, 02:33
study shows if you paint large eyes on cow's butts you'll have a lot fewer losses to predator attacks without fencing, hunting -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 18, 23:00 5
- zebra stripes on cows reduces fly bites also -- (link) - gort Aug 18, 23:31 1
  - well duh, if you paint stripes on a cow then there's 30-40-50% less area the squitos can find skin to bite -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 01:43
- Yeah and maybe if I painted them on my bumper the cops would get off my ass! -- nm - Max Aug 18, 23:06 1
  - try it, let us know...i mean, it could work, hey pig, I'm watching you -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 01:40
- Works for butterflies. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 23:04
If anyone is looking for a recipe to try out .. how about Thick Gatorade? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 22:42 1
- Uhm...no. -- nm - . Aug 19, 02:15
**sigh** Road Scholars have just suspended their programs through October. My Christmas trip is looking more and more unlikely ☹ -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 22:14
Weekly meal plan calls for Chicken Curry tomorrow night. Think I'll switch that out for Cold Ham and a Corn Salad 😁 HOT!! -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 21:42
The Wig family has recently gotten really into Psych. Poll: What is your favorite episode? - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:31 14
- the Halloween ones. The one where the girls thought Gus was Bud from the Cosby Show always cracks me up -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 03:54 1
  - plus all the screaming they do -- nm - Beaker Aug 19, 03:54
- Fav ep: Scary Sherry. Fav joke: partricide. Fav moment: Shawn shaking his head while making lip contact. - Max Aug 18, 22:51
- I'm bad with the titles but I like the one with Carl Weathers, the one with Henry in the old age home, the clue episode and the - Krusty Aug 18, 22:15 1
  - The one where they have to get Gus's parents out of a murder charge. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 22:16
- Ally Freakin' Sheedy! - David Aug 18, 21:47 3
  - We've watched American Duos 3 times already. Gina Gershon is a goddamn *treasure*. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:51 2
    - "I NEED MY BAG!!!" - David Aug 18, 21:54 1
      - I love how much that whole cast and crew just whole-heartedly loves Timothy Omundson. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 22:03
- That's my favorite as well. The Polarizing Express one is another -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 21:45
- The Spelling Bee -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 18, 21:35 [youtube] 3
  - So great! And Roday is such a skinny little baby man in S1. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:39 2
    - Just started watching S1E1 with Kieran because of this thread -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 22:02 1
      - It's a great show to watch with kids. Nick and I frequently text each other "You heard about Pluto, right?" nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 22:04
"The president just endorsed a woman who was banned by Uber Eats" is yet another sentence that wouldn't time travel well. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:25
I'm sleepy but need to write. So, I need you all to be extremely entertaining for a couple of hours. Somebody throw a knife. -- nm - David Aug 18, 20:56 34
- ::throws knife... curves it around your head... sticks in wall in the other room:: -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 18, 21:48 1
  - If you ever threw a knife at me, I'd be in the safest place imaginable, the spot where you aimed. -- nm - David Aug 18, 21:50
- You should put on the new Biffy Clyro album in the background on Spotify. It is so great. I will link it for you. - JaxSean Aug 18, 21:20 [spotify] 2
  - I appreciate the offer, but I usually keep the sound off when Kim's asleep. -- nm - David Aug 18, 21:22 1
    - Well, it stands for any other time, too! And for everyone else: be ahead of the curve. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 21:32
- I listened to episode 4 of Streaming into the Void. It’s my first listen of the podcast. Here’s my unsolicited feedback. -- (edited) - Qale Aug 18, 21:15 13
  - This is appreciated more than you know. - Tim Aug 18, 21:29 2
    - to the "this show is coming out this week"; maybe discuss specific shows ie Lucifer; but rather than focus on the show itself discuss the rationale -- (edited) - Beaker Aug 19, 04:01
    - I like that it’s dry though. It’s reverse-refreshing to be honest. - Qale Aug 18, 21:55
  - This was extremely helpful. If you have the time, would you try the previous episode, too? - David Aug 18, 21:21 9
    - None of you have enough of a real accent to help guide my ears. And there are four of you. I was listening on AirPods if that matters? - Qale Aug 18, 21:50 3
      - Mop's an exceptional host, which I presume circles back to his panelist experience. But when we do that, it takes him out of conversations more. - David Aug 18, 21:53 2
        
        I had never done any podcast before the first episode, and then I was looking for microphones on Amazon. - Tim Aug 18, 21:55 1
        
        I know I certainly would not be up and running right out of the gate. KidsFundcast didn’t get good until episode 4? I’ve thought of doing a very quick - Qale Aug 18, 22:00
    - And he's from Texas and the Deep South so we all sound alike 😁 -- nm* - Meg Aug 18, 21:32 4
      - It’s true. I’m from Georgia and now Texas. I don’t think I have a southern accent though. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 21:50 3
        
        True, but I knew your background so I may have just accepted it. I used to be really good at identifying accents but may have lost my touch. - Meg Aug 18, 22:00 2
        
        And you weren’t here long enough for us to get as acquainted as I’d have liked. Though it’s Houston, can’t fault you for that one bit! -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 22:02 1
        
        One of these years we'll get you to Vegas and I'll show you *my* country 😀 -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 22:09
- I'm watching The Secret of My Success, from the writers of Top Gun. -- nm - Max Aug 18, 21:05 3
  - 25 hours a day! -- nm - David Aug 18, 21:05 2
    - I had forgotten how good Margaret Whitton is in this. -- nm - Max Aug 18, 22:24 1
      - I saw this in the theater, and the crowd absolutely lost it during the seduction scene. -- nm - David Aug 18, 22:27
- Did you know that until semi-recently Maggie Lawson from Psych was married to Brent from The Good Place? nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:02 7
  - I did. Kim and I watched the baseball show where they fell in love! - David Aug 18, 21:08 6
    - Hey, have you guys watched Never Have I Ever? Seems like it would be in your wheelhouse. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:11 5
      - I don't think I've even heard of it. I'll google. -- nm - David Aug 18, 21:12 4
        
        It's fantastic. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Aug 18, 21:24
        
        It's a Netflix comedy. Funny with a sweet gooey center. As a random bonus, it's narrated by John McEnroe! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:15
        
        Nope. I generally skip the teen stuff on Netflix, but if you think it's good, I'll try the pilot. - David Aug 18, 21:15 1
        
        We watched the whole series. There is a lot of "teen girl figuring out boys" but there is also a lot of family relationship stuff. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 18, 21:19
- While camping this weekend, I ran into someone I first met ten years ago at a parent class. Apparently his next project is buying ... - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:01 2
  - If I did that, I'd have to name it, Now That's a Knife! -- nm - David Aug 18, 21:11 1
    - Indeed. Personally, if I couldn't go with that, I'd consider Knives Goût or maybe "The Edge of Tomorrow". I don't think anyone has used that one befor -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:22
What were the odds on a Magic-Blazers ‘8 seeds over the 1s’ parlay? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 18, 20:49 3
- Not sure but with the Magic injuries, Bucks should’ve won easily. Lakers not being able to beat the Nuggets bench should’ve been a clue that - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Aug 18, 21:50
- Side note, why are Lebrons shoes bright blue? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 18, 20:51 1
  - To honor Nipsey Hustle -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 21:00
2020 yo -- (link) - decline Aug 18, 20:40 2
- The Core 2 -- nm - Max Aug 18, 20:45 1
  - I mean, if they made it, I'd watch it. Bring back The Rat. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:47
“Congrats, Joe. I’m proud of you.” -- (link) - znufrii, drinking heavily Aug 18, 20:29 1
- You can't say Joe didn't persevere for it -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 20:33
Google Maps just changed, and appears to have live-ish satellite imagery. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 19:53 4
- If I go outside and wave, will you see me? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:55 3
  - well no, it's night. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 19:58 2
    - ::madly waves flashlight:: -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 18, 19:59 1
      - He’s signaling the aliens! Lock missiles! -- nm - Mopsy Aug 18, 20:20
Interesting, Insurance company rejected person for disability insurance due to recent history of COVID with lung finds that are better. - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 18, 19:46 [Attachment] 7
- it wont be a big leap for insurance companies to deny claims, procedures or coverage for former COVID patients -- nm - Epiphany- Court Jester Imposter Aug 19, 06:35
- disability is not health coverage -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 22:52
- Oh, yes, the rolling effects from covid are going to destroy the American health insurance system. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 19:56 3
  - So you're saying there is a silver lining? -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 20:00 2
    - on the x-ray of your lungs, yes. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 20:02
    - I don't think that word means what you think it does. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 18, 20:02
- Trump! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Aug 18, 19:50
Laura Loomer is winning the GOP primary in the very blue district she has no hope of winning -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:38 4
- Meanwhile, FL-03 has no idea what it wants - ty97 Aug 18, 19:39 3
  - (Fl-03 is Ted Yoho's district, he's not running again. PVI R+9) -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:40 2
    - GOP Primary in FL-19 also all over the place - ty97 Aug 18, 19:43 1
      - I had the Englebrecht-Figlesthaler parlay. Not looking good. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 19:44
Truman, pale blue with clouds and glow in the dark stars. - . Aug 18, 19:30
Biden is the nominee -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 19:20 1
- Pfft. Nominee. When does he get the job? -- nm - Mopsy Aug 18, 19:34
Never in my life did I put together that Maggie from Caddyshack is also the girl from Animal House. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 18, 19:13 7
- Next time you watch "Airplane!" (1980) look for the radar operator (Gunderson), played by Jonathon Banks, AKA Mike from Breaking Bad/BCS... - howie Aug 18, 20:17 1
  - Also just learned that Airplane!, Caddyshack and Blues Brothers all cane out within six weeks of each other in the summer of 80. - Volnelk Aug 18, 20:38
- I just figured out today that actress Lily Collins has a famous dad so..... -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:33
- Woke up last night to the Doctor Who episode of Blink / Weeping Angels. Didn't realize that the girl star was Carey Mulligan (An Education). - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:18
- I was this weekend old when I learned that was Brent Spiner in Night Court. -- nm - Max Aug 18, 19:15 2
  - Oh yeah. To this day I think of that scene whenever Yugoslavia is mentioned -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 19:30
  - Lt. Cmdr. Bob Wheeler -- nm - VMan Aug 18, 19:19
Oh great, Twitter thinks AOC attempted a coup by nominating Bernie in her speech. -- (edited) - Tim Aug 18, 19:08 8
- And Cindy McCain isn't actually endorsing anyone, she just recorded a video. Twitter indeed. -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 19:51 3
  - Although that basically is an endorsement even if the words "I endorse" aren't used -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:55 2
    - Except that endorsement people can usually be found on the campaign trail and at fundraisers -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 20:27 1
      - I would not be surprised if she does something in September or October in Arizona -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 20:30
- lol, twitter. -- nm - znufrii still hasn't gotten a haircut Aug 18, 19:31
- oh twitter -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:30
- That's not how it works, that's not how any of this works! -- nm - Marisa Tomei Aug 18, 19:11
- I'll have you know, I've been following politics for a whole 8 months so I think I know how these things go. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 19:10
Florida Primaries elections were today."Shevrin Jones became the first Black gay man elected to the Florida Senate and Michele Rayner became the - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:01 11
- How was she a Democrat? -- nm - Mopsy Aug 18, 19:34 3
  - I had to look up her district; it's the north-side of Jax, so I can *kinda* see it? - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:45 2
    - "Of course, the representative is gonna be an exorcist, a third of the voters in that area are ghosts." -- nm - Jason Mendoza Aug 18, 19:47 1
      - This checks out. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:47
- I'm kinda a bad LBTQ(etc) person because. - ty97 Aug 18, 19:32 3
  - non-specific non-heteronormative. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 19:34 2
    - oh great, so they don't know either! - ty97 Aug 18, 19:36 1
      - *weeps into scorecard* -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 20:02
- DUUUUVAAAAALLLL -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 19:08 1
  - *second* term! - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:11
- (source) -- (link) - JaxSean Aug 18, 19:05
Nick Markakis placed on injured list by Braves after potentially being exposed to COVID-19 -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 18:56
Actor Ben Cross (Star Trek, he played Sarek, Chariots of Fire)has passed away -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 18:49 4
- (B4) -- nm - mud Aug 18, 18:52 3
  - That was played by Brent Spiner in Star Trek Nemesis! -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 18:56 2
    - I can hardly remember that one. - mud Aug 18, 19:05 1
      - yeah -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 20:35
So...Manny Machado, third baseman for San Diego made a catch deep in the right field corner today. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 18:47 5
- After 4pm on the 3rd Tuesday in August. Shoulda let it drop. Unwritten rule. -- nm - mafic Aug 18, 20:04
- bonkers -- nm - mud Aug 18, 18:53
- THAT'S NOT BASEBALL! HE'S A ROGUE PLAYER!! HE HATES THE HISTORY OF THE GAME!!! -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 18:52 1
  - He shouldn't have been anywhere near that ball to make that play. NO SHIFTS -- nm - JD Aug 18, 19:04
- *weeps into scorecard* -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 18:50
a tweet that feels like I am in it -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:44 1
- An unrelated tweet that feels bitingly accurate. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:45
Here are the hats the Lakers wore to the game tonight -- (link) - Beaker Aug 18, 18:43
Coup in Mali. President and PM taken by the military. President has dissolved parliament and resigned. -- (link*) - mafic Aug 18, 18:34

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