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Last week, us: “This will be a boring baseball trade deadline.” This week, San Diego: “We got deals, steals, blowouts, carve outs, name your price...” -- nm* - Will Hunting Aug 31, 08:44 1
- *sad trombone* -- nm - Angels Aug 31, 08:51
“Moana” Themed Rooms Coming to Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 08:31 2
- They....didn’t have them already? -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Aug 31, 08:44 1
  - Right? I'm amazed that anything there ISN'T themed. - Volnelk Aug 31, 08:50
Mets' upcoming rotation, per Luis Rojas: Tues, @ BAL: TBA Wed, @ BAL: TBA Thurs, vs. NYY: TBA -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 08:27
General knowledge: How many of these can you name? (55 points possible) -- (edited) - prayformojo Aug 31, 08:26 13
- 47. Weak points were the Jackson 5 (3/5) and SuperMario (2/8) -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 08:53
- Oh... I gotta try... - Mopsy Aug 31, 08:52
- hmmm, let's see...(spoils) - John Murphy, Awesome Aug 31, 08:44 1
  - hmmm - ended up with 44. Shoulda been 45 - i chose wrong on the poker one. - John Murphy, Awesome Aug 31, 08:48
- 4- "Under ten" -- nm - Volnelk Aug 31, 08:31
- 42 -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 08:28
- answers (spoiler) [I got help from my daughter on a few of the Mario Kart characters] -- (pic) -- (link*) - prayformojo Aug 31, 08:27 [Attachment] 6
  - I call elves on the poker hands. spoils - Shaun Aug 31, 08:51 2
    - spoils - Roger More Aug 31, 08:55
    - yes it is odd -- nm - Epiphany Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:51
  - Is two a prime number? I thought it was - Epiphany -Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:31 2
    - spoiler - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 08:34 1
      - you are educating me - Epiphany - Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:39
"‘Wynonna Earp’ was saved by queer fans. The show’s creators are returning the favor with the gayest season yet." -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 31, 08:24 1
- Gay It All Up! -- nm - Epiphany -Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:32
Clevinger goes to Padres -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 08:22
Amy retweeted, and made me actually laugh outloud, so -- (link) - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 08:16
PS+ people, today is the last day that you can grab Fall Guys for free. -- nm - Shaun Aug 31, 07:55 2
- I'm just about to pull the trigger on buying The Last Campfire for the switch. I just use my Switch so infrequently, I'm just not sure I should - oblique Aug 31, 08:06
- If ever there was a moral imperative, this is it. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 07:56
Justin Blackmon, Luke Joeckel, Blake Bortles, Dante Fowler, Jalen Ramsey, Leonard Fournette - Strongbad Aug 31, 07:40 4
- Jags fans should sue for mismanagement -- nm* - budice Aug 31, 08:10 2
  - Dave Caldwell should have been given the boot a while ago. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 31, 08:22 1
    - Agreed. -- nm - Dan Snyder Aug 31, 08:23
- They now have none of their first round draft picks from 2012-2017 on their roster. -- nm Posted by Wakanda Forever (aka Spawn) Aug 31 '20, 08:44 -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 07:41
cause mondays, here is a bad joke - I used to be addicted to the hokey pokey but then I turned myself around. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 07:31 5
- TIL from the Wrecking Crew book, the Hokey Pokey was one a string of hit songs that were successful due to their associated dance - JD Aug 31, 08:30
- Did you hear that the guy who wrote the Hokey Pokey died? -- (edited) - loosilu Aug 31, 08:01
- That's what it's all about. -- nm - ryancoke Aug 31, 07:36 1
  - But is it *really*? - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 07:37
- Oooooh, I’m telling JD. -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 07:33
Today I'm taking the Thames Path from Erith to Thamsemead which isn't particularly scenic but it makes a change. -- (pic) - LMS Aug 31, 07:22 [Attachment]
F you, ragweed - oblique Aug 31, 07:19 1
- I'm with you - something in the air is bothering my nostrils!! - Epiphany - Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:41
Congrats TX! Most deaths in the last week. TX: 12,240 (+974), FL: 11,105 (+831), CA: 12,834 (+846), GA: 5,576 (+484) and AZ: 5,007 (+251). -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:11 8
- Texas Data is wonky and don't we think that FL is straight n not reporting all the deaths related to COVID? -- nm - Epiphany - Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:42 2
  - they're cut back on testing so they're trending down -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 08:55
  - not that we aren't winning - its all just a garbled mess at this point. -- nm - Epiphany Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:50
- Yaaay! Don’t mess with Texas! Everything is bigger here! Remember the Alamo! Come and Take It! -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 07:30
- question in general: why are deaths always lower on weekends? they just not reporting over weekends much? -- nm - colin Aug 31, 07:15 1
  - Yes -- nm - JaxSean Aug 31, 07:24
- GA doing it's best to catch up! -- nm - colin Aug 31, 07:13 1
  - They pulled way ahead of AZ. Woo! -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 07:57
The Padres have inquired about Leonard Fournette. -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 07:06
The Haunting of Bly Manor - Teaser Trailer -- (link) - Shaun Aug 31, 07:00 [youtube] 3
- the actress from the 2nd season of You. I'm in. Looks great. -- nm - Epiphany Peak Season Peach Aug 31, 08:51
- quality -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 07:24
- I'm in -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 07:18
The Hunger Games franchise will be on the streaming service Tubi next week. Spoiler: It’s one of the platforms that Streaming into the Void don’t know exists. -- nm* - Qale Aug 31, 06:54 4
- I feel like if you type in "consonant vowel consonant vowel" at random, you've identified a streaming service somewhere. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 06:57 3
  - I look forward to Nudi then. -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 06:58 2
    - Nudi appears to be an asian restaurant in PDX... huh. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 07:14 1
      - Well there goes mu idea for opening a noodle shop with that name -- nm - JD Aug 31, 08:27
sweet -- (link) - mud Aug 31, 06:31 1
- Wow. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 07:44
Oh noes! TSLAQ was right! Tesla drops from over $2100 a share to $446 a share over the weekend! - TWuG Aug 31, 06:16 20
- People bought into the Split news too. No earnings no nothing, just bought -- nm - budice Aug 31, 06:57 8
  - up 11% today now. This is stupid. I hope it continues. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 08:14
  - the cult of Tesla is wild to me. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 07:04 5
    - Getting mass acceptance of the idea of full EVs has been an actual service to mankind. However *other side of scale crashes to ground* -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 07:51 4
      - +1 -- nm - amanda Aug 31, 08:47
      - Over the weekend we were looking into a 2017 Mercedes until we found out the range was 60 miles. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 07:57 2
        
        Yeah, the alternative to a vehicle like that is like, a bus pass - Reagen Aug 31, 08:07 1
        
        Yeah, I think 200 is the make or break for us. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 08:10
  - both it and Apple are still crusing this morning, post split.Up ~2% each. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 06:59
- Lol -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Aug 31, 06:23
- honestly should of done 10 for 1. get the price low so more regular folk can buy in and keep the stock price high - Beaker Aug 31, 06:17 9
  - This is going to sound snobbish but if you don't have enough spare cash to buy 1 share of a $400 stock, you probably shouldn't be in stocks. -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Aug 31, 06:34 7
    - If you can hold partial shares in a 401k, I don’t really see the difference. -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 06:56
    - For me it's about liquidity/granularity - Reagen Aug 31, 06:40 5
      - Now that's a level where I can get behind the idea. -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Aug 31, 06:48
      - I keep trying to tell y'all. Faberge eggs. When you gotta free up some cash, those babies can *move* -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 06:45 3
        
        barrels of gold, buried in the yard, just like my pappy taught me. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:46 2
        
        worked for Ron Swanson -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 08:48
        
        Well, I don't know, but I've been told Uranium ore's worth more than gold. Sold my Cad', I bought me a Jeep. I've got that bug and I can't sleep. - Qale Aug 31, 06:58
  - although I didn't realize that US investors now have the ability to buy fractional shares. - Reagen Aug 31, 06:19
RIP Big John. He put such an indelible mark on this place. He was a few booths down from us when I took my dad out for ribs at Red Hot & Blue - prayformojo Aug 31, 05:51 3
- I was hoping I'd saved a few photos I took of him at the games, but I guess not. :( -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 06:19
- I will never forget the story of what he did to Rayful Edmunds when Edmunds was trolling around in the late 80’s - Will Hunting Aug 31, 06:04 1
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 06:08
Jags have waived Fournette. -- nm - Shaun Aug 31, 05:40 5
- i can't keep up with all this fornite news. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:45
- Fournette to Philly makes sense...so many options now. Maybe the Chiefs? Tompa Bay? I feel bad for Trevor Lawrence...he's for sure a Jag now -- nm - Flavorize--Mr. Unliiiiiiiiimited/Slam-Diego! Aug 31, 06:10
- Never had a problem with Fournette. Someone will be lucky to have him -- nm - budice Aug 31, 06:00
- They now have none of their first round draft picks from 2012-2017 on their roster. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 05:44 1
  - Man. Literally one bad quarter away from the Super Bowl and now this. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 31, 08:10
Weekend Viewing: Jumanji Welcome to the Jungle: A; Jumanji The Next Level: B/B+; Leverage 11 epis of season 1: B+ -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 04:59 32
- The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan on HBO: A- -- nm - JaxSean Aug 31, 08:26
- Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War - A. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 08:21
- Rushmore, followed by a heated argument as to why it is or is not a teen movie. A. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:46 8
  - It is a coming of age movie, so, I... dunno? -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 06:59 6
    - partner argued it's ABOUT teens, but it's meant for adults. but i think that it can be for both? subject is very teen-centric, if not a little warped -- nm - colin Aug 31, 07:02 2
      - It is rated R. That doesn’t negate it being a teen movie, obviously, but it certainly does help the argument it is not one. -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 07:31 1
        
        (So was Superbad) -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 08:19
    - most teen movies have that element, that doesn't mean the reverse is true -- nm - mud Aug 31, 07:02 2
      - I tend to believe a coming of age film requires a focus on one or two characters exploring that theme. Not an entire group. -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 07:33
      - that element most teen movies have? -- nm* - colin Aug 31, 07:05
  - and Black Panther. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:47
- Black Panther again - A -- nm - pmb Aug 31, 06:45
- golf, hockey, Normal People rewatch -- nm - mud Aug 31, 06:43
- Tenet C+. -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 06:43 5
  - no way -- nm - mud Aug 31, 06:46 4
    - it seems designed mostly to create 4 million "Here's what was REALLY going on in TENET" YouTube videos. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 07:27
    - I didn't find it enjoyable. -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 06:57 2
      - concur. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 07:03 1
        
        BUT HOW WERE THE SUITS!?! -- nm - Wakanda Forever Aug 31, 07:58
- Eco-challenge eps. 1-7: C+/B-, Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist: C, Wu Tang: An American Saga rewatch: A+ -- nm* - Krusty Aug 31, 06:41
- Finished Teenage Bounty Hunters. B+ -- nm - decline Aug 31, 06:36 1
  - We watched a couple episodes of this also. It's fun enough -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 06:53
- Middle of SVU season 5: A (Hitting their stride, Dr. Wong and M.E. Warner as standouts.) Euphoria s1ep6: B- (repetitious. Labyrinth’s score is great!) -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 06:25
- Up to the middle of Season 4 of Halt and Catch Fire - A- - not what I expected at all. -- nm - Inigo Aug 31, 06:07
- The Shack: B-; 30 Miles from Nowhere: B; Black Panther rewatch: B/B+; Thor Ragarnok rewatch: B-; Teenage Bounty Hunters: B+; first half of The Boys S1 - prayformojo Aug 31, 06:05 1
  - B-!!?!?!? Wth. -- nm - Shaun Aug 31, 06:29
- We finished Modern Love (Amazon), watched a little bit of The One and Only Iven (but fell asleep), watched Work It (meh), and now started rewatching - oblique Aug 31, 05:58
- Hunters S1. A-. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Aug 31, 05:45
- Bill and Ted Face the Music - B+. -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 31, 05:38 1
  - Glad to hear this. It's getting some good reviews but I trust you and others here more than some schmuck I don't know. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 06:43
- Cobra Kai: All of S01 and some of S02: A+ -- nm - Shaun Aug 31, 05:02 1
  - Yeah, it's super great. :) -- nm - Judge Bane Aug 31, 05:38
PSA with (admittedly) a limited audience here: NYC buses are no longer free. Front door boarding has resumed. Bring your metrocard. -- nm - ty97 Aug 31, 04:31 4
- I haven't used or refilled my Metrocard in 6 months. I miss doing things -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 05:38 3
  - Today I learned that my EasyPass metrocard....expired on May 31. -- nm - ty97 Aug 31, 06:46
  - Yeah. I miss back door boarding. -- nm - Qale Aug 31, 06:26 1
    - How did you manage to make that sound dirty? -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 06:40
TV PSA: American Ninja Warrior, Below Deck Med, Bachelor, Raw, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Love Island, Penn & Teller, Amy Schumer Learns To Cook, -- nm - Beaker Aug 31, 04:04 1
- NHL, NBA, Love On The Spectrum (Netflix), Little Things (Netflix), other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Aug 31, 04:05
Still waiting on a major news confirmation, but we may have lost another ball coach overnight. John Thompson. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 31, 03:13 6
- I just heard confirmation on the news. :-( He was a legend. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 31, 06:01
- Here's the link. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 31, 05:56
- Wow—a legend -- nm - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Aug 31, 05:44
- Lost as in died? -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 04:02 2
  - Yes. - Will Hunting Aug 31, 04:19 1
    - Damn. Met him many times when I was taking sports photos. -- nm - loosilu Aug 31, 05:02
A wedding in Maine linked to 87 cases, 30 some primary, 2ndary and they passed on again, including an outbreak at a jail -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 31, 02:24
I'd give Excalibur an A. Plus Helen Mirren and Liam Neeson got together on that film. - LMS Aug 31, 02:12 1
- I'd give it an A too -- nm - . Aug 31, 02:57
I don't know. I really don't know. I seriously don't know what to say about this. -- (link) - ty97 Aug 31, 01:55 1
- must be a subscriber...but ...yeah -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 02:16
I swear at my computer more than I do at XBox Live opponents. - David Aug 30, 23:37
exactly how I feel when I see erupting volcanos. -- (link) - mafic Aug 30, 22:53
Damn! Just what we didn't need 😞😠 -- (link) - Meg Aug 30, 22:05
Braves game...is a wacky wild ☝️ -- nm - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Aug 30, 21:58
"I wrestled in high school." "With what, your conscience?" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 21:57
B2: were you talking about Mario Puzo's The Godfather? iirc that was a pretty good book, the FBI interviewed him because it was so accurate he had... - zeitgeist Aug 30, 20:16 1
- It's getting better but the first part was just so over the top with the sex and to a lesser extent the violence -- nm - JD Aug 30, 20:20
foods at the new Raiders Stadium -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 20:15 3
- Arghhhiritas. Really?!? That's the name of the business? *smh* -- nm* - Krusty Aug 31, 05:43
- How does one pronounce "P2izza"? - Reagen Aug 31, 04:38 1
  - Trash -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 05:41
Murray/Mitchell in Nuggets/Jazz is ridiculous -- nm - prayformojo Aug 30, 20:08 1
- Mitchell...was a Nugget. Can’t believe they traded him...that team would be complete with him -- nm - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Aug 30, 21:58
Hmm, my Road Scholars account still shows Christmas as an upcoming trip. But a search returns no California trips in December. Time for Plan B. -- nm - Meg Aug 30, 20:07
Wakanda Forever. -- nm - budice Aug 30, 20:04

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