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Poseidon for Biden -- nm - twitter Sep 6, 21:42 2
- ... Sump for Trump? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 21:47 1
  - he's gonna half to drain more than just a swamp -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 22:09
Mulan: C -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 21:21
Not that anyone noticed, but apparently ABC pulled their regular programming last Sunday to run Black Panther ad-free, plus tribute. -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 6, 21:21 8
- It was discussed here and some people watched it. -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 05:39
- I noticed when I went to watch the recording of Celebrity Fsmily Feud. -- nm - . Sep 6, 21:58
- I heard about it here and watched. The tribute following it was nice. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 6, 21:56
- I noticed. I hadn't seen it, I watched. -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 21:53
- SNL changed up the rerun last night for Chadwick'episode -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 21:37
- - -- (link) - Ender Sep 6, 21:34 [Backboard]
- Pretty sure it was mentioned here, so I'm guessing *somebody* noticed... -- nm* - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 21:24 1
  - Yup... -- (link) - Krusty Sep 6, 21:47 [Backboard]
That moment when you look in the mirror and see Nick Nolte's mugshot staring back at you... -- nm - David Sep 6, 21:19 2
- Time to buy a new mirror -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 21:25 1
  - Or go to a barber -- nm - David Sep 6, 21:34
f*ck each and every one of these assholes. -- (link) - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 21:05 2
- Which one of them might have learned from their mistakes and make changes? That's a pretty clear choice. -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 21:59
- Jeez. I would understand that opinion if someone didn't know what Trump is all about, but nowadays? It's embracing the genocide. - Marlowe Sep 6, 21:39
5 total boats sunk in Lake Travis. 2 still completely submerged. -- nm - GregW Sep 6, 20:52 1
- All boats matter! -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 21:09
Brett Farve has an *interesting* look these days -- (link) - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Sep 6, 20:48 4
- Looks like Eminem. -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 22:00 1
  - Oh, good call. Much closer than mine. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 22:05
- Vegan Vanilla Ice -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 21:02
- Okay, so maybe I won't dye my hair. -- nm - David Sep 6, 20:55
ydc: had the inverter on my solar system replaced, and it's instantly producing 40% more power. I wonder what was wrong with the old one? -- nm - mafic Sep 6, 20:06 2
- Maybe it was installed the wrong huawei -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 20:10
- probably wasn't inverting enough -- nm - decline SI Sep 6, 20:06
If anyone is interested, Jackbox Party Pack 4 is now on Game Pass. - the wrong element, bad guy Sep 6, 19:43
Starting to ramp up. This commercial break went Trump, McConnell, McGrath (Against McConnell), and Biden. That’s it. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 6, 19:38 4
- Biden got the last word! Biden wins! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 6, 21:14
- I've had 3 survey robocalls today. I'm sure they were political. Junk mail is beginning to kick in for local races. -- nm - Meg Sep 6, 20:05
- Yeah, I’m glad I cut the cord. Caught a few ads on tv this weekend at the shore and had to restrain myself. - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 19:48
- My computer ads have been nearly 100% political for several weeks now. -- nm - David Sep 6, 19:41
The Saints apparently tried to cheat the salary cap by offering another team a second round pick and a player to sign Clowney then trade him to NO. -- nm - David Sep 6, 19:38
Impressive win for Stars -- nm - the ice Sep 6, 19:38
Just watched ep.1 of Cobra Kai. Man, that walks the line between smart nostalgia and SNL skit. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 6, 19:37 2
- The production value is pretty bad (hopefully Netflix ups the budget for S3)—it’s fun to live in that world though -- nm - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Sep 6, 20:49 1
  - Yeah. I really enjoyed it but you cannot ignore these factors. - Mopsy Sep 6, 21:27
In things that make me sad, saw a tweet that said Mulan is doing massive volume on the torrent sites. -- nm - Tim Sep 6, 19:36 4
- You’d think that ISP data caps would have curtailed the torrent sites. -- nm - Qale Sep 6, 20:19
- That's why the Disney Vault wouldn't work now. -- nm - David Sep 6, 19:37 2
  - I wanted to make a joke that in the early-mid 90s there were definitely people who thought their collection of VHS Disney movies were going - Tim Sep 6, 19:46 1
    - Kim said she checked eBay after that, and they were like $5. -- nm - David Sep 6, 19:54
don't tell me 'bout the devil, I live below sea level -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 19:23
Rooker had covid.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 6, 19:21
California's power alerts have added a new item to conservation efforts during an emergency - don't charge your electric car. - Meg Sep 6, 18:50 20
- Have you considered building more power plants? Other areas don't have these problems... -- nm - Ender Sep 6, 19:49 15
  - We had a nuclear power station just down the coast. They shut it down. I know we're trying to go with clean energy but we're not quite up to speed yet - Meg Sep 6, 20:03 12
    - It's still leaking. That's why they shut it down, but they haven't been able to stop it. -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 20:11
    - there's so much solar here it's getting to the point that it could overload the grid. they're changing the incentives to encourage batteries now. - mafic Sep 6, 20:10 4
      - What happened to the solar grids Elon was going to put in for free? Did he? -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 20:11 3
        
        that was batteries, 100 megawatts in 100 days or it's free. he did it over in South Australia. they're expanding it by 50% this year. - mafic Sep 6, 20:43 2
        
        There was also a program to provide solar to up to 50k homes in South Australia that wouldn't cost the homeowners. - TWuG Sep 6, 20:46 1
        
        that was a deal with the SA government I think. they were installing on social housing to start. SA has good battery rebates now. still not quite - mafic Sep 6, 21:25
    - PGE shuts down power in N CA when it's hot because they didn't use their profits to maintain their lines and they keep starting fires. When they get - jnine Sep 6, 20:09 5
      - My understanding is that inverse condemnation means they don't even need to be sued to have to pay up, leaving them at the mercy of a state bailout... -- (edited) - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 20:49 3
        
        That's not how inverse condemnation works. They were sued for starting the Paradise and Kincade fires. They declared bankruptcy, worked out a - jnine Sep 6, 22:05 2
        
        It's entirely possible I misunderstood the details. -- (edited) - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 22:11 1
        
        It's tricky but PGE is not entirely private or public. There are over 100 different PG&E entities in Northern CA, all with different shareholders. - jnine Sep 6, 22:29
      - ^ that should be in response to Ender -- nm - jnine Sep 6, 20:12
  - It's not the power plants. It's the leaky grid that starts fires. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 19:56 1
    - Er, not JUST the power plants, I guess. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 19:56
- with all this sunshine and solar farms I have to know why Ca & NV power companies haven't built their infrastructure to take the added loads. - Peglegpete Sep 6, 18:54 3
  - remember Enron, power companies learned to run at near capacity, reap profits when the grid overloads -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 18:59 1
    - Warren Buffet owns Nevada Power. we tried to end the monopoly last election and the lemmings stuck with him. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 6, 19:23
  - They're working on it but it takes money and friendly politics. -- nm - Meg Sep 6, 18:57
Rasmussen, you suck -- (link) - mud Sep 6, 18:43
Heh. Djokovic press conference after he hit a ball into the crowd in 2016. -- (link) - Dano Sep 6, 18:34 2
- He really is terrible. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 6, 21:19
- schmuck -- nm - mud Sep 6, 18:40
Mad respect for Chace Crawford for really leaning into The Deep's pathetic wankiness. That is an ego free performance. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 6, 18:31 12
- He's totally a Kevin. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 18:55
- I can't decide whether to watch the first three or wait five weeks to binge them all. -- nm - David Sep 6, 18:42 10
  - Show bingeing is so March 2020. -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Sep 6, 18:59
  - I hear you. Now that I've seen the first 3, I'm annoyed at having to wait. nm - ralph wiggum Sep 6, 18:58 7
    - Do you wish you had waited or are you glad you did it? -- nm - David Sep 6, 19:03 6
      - I don't really regret watching, but I suspect I'll end up going back and watching them all at once later. I always forget stuff after a week away. - ralph wiggum Sep 6, 19:30
      - I, for one, am glad I did it. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 19:29 4
        
        no ragrets -- nm - mud Sep 6, 19:31 3
        
        Word -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 6, 19:32 2
        
        One thing that made me really laugh (minor spoiler) - ralph wiggum Sep 6, 20:02 1
        
        That was perfect :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 20:09
  - Yes -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 6, 18:52
75 years ago on the Sunday before Labor Day, Japan officially surrendered, prompting Truman to declare Sept. 2 V-J Day in the U.S. - Max Sep 6, 18:16
Picard was a hero because he was assimilated. I like people who weren't assimilated. -- (link) - Gul Dukat Sep 6, 18:06
Cobra Kai S01: A. That was really well done -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 18:04 1
- Right? Makes you wanna nut punch Daniel LaRusso. -- nm* - John Murphy, Awesome Sep 6, 18:26
Need something weird? Check out @grippingfood on Twitter. -- (link) - Volnelk Sep 6, 17:58 1
- That's dangerously close to the Rule 34 Zone. -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Sep 6, 18:01
6 months ago: - mud Sep 6, 17:16
If you have Netflix and haven't watched it yet, watch Love on the Spectrum. It'll swell your heart. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 6, 17:02 1
- Totally. You'll root for every single person to find happiness. -- nm - Inigo Sep 6, 17:18
THR: Disney Grapples With How to Proceed on 'Black Panther' -- (link*) - the ice Sep 6, 16:56 11
- oh man that 2nd paragraph is sad - mud Sep 6, 17:02 9
  - To your IM, that does seem like the direction of least resistance. - Sam SeaBaron Sep 6, 17:55 1
    - [nods] -- nm - mud Sep 6, 18:01
  - Honestly, I want M’Baku. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Sep 6, 17:53 6
    - I think they're going to (spoils) - jnine Sep 6, 20:21 4
      - Spoilers - David Sep 6, 20:33 3
        
        Comment - Will Hunting Sep 6, 20:51
        
        Also spoil? - jnine Sep 6, 20:41
        
        I just thought spoil - jnine Sep 6, 20:41
    - that would work, I'd watch that. I think we're going to go with my way though, Will. - mud Sep 6, 18:00
- Ok, so that blows theory about the diagnosis. -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 17:01
Josh McCown signs with the Eagles, is still an NFL player somehow -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 16:49 4
- "you still, white bro?" -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 16:52
- Even better, he's a *practice squad* player! - David Sep 6, 16:51 1
  - Oldest practice squad player in NFL history. -- nm - Tim Sep 6, 17:40
- Gets to vacay in TX, signed as Emergency QB -- nm - the ice Sep 6, 16:50
/inadvertently nails the ST Line Judge -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 16:36 2
- *raises your ST posting fee* -- nm - Dano Sep 6, 18:03
- Classic PFM -- nm - Epiphany- Drunk Slutty Camel Sep 6, 17:21
Random Roles: Rachael Leigh Cook -- (link) - Beaker Sep 6, 16:29
121°F High Temperature in Woodland Hills today. All-Time High Temp for L.A. County -- (link*) - the ice Sep 6, 16:21 1
- Air quality *Unhealthy* with a ton of people out at the beaches -- nm - con_carne Sep 6, 16:32
Fuck 2020!! RIP Lou Brock. Loooooooouuuuuuuu!!!!! -- nm - John Murphy, Awesome Sep 6, 16:00 4
- The reason why Cubs traded Lou Brock to St Louis -- (link) - the ice Sep 6, 16:43 1
  - The irony is that in the hearts of Cub fans Lou was still one of ours. His first appearance in any game at Wrigley came with cheers. If he did well - . Sep 6, 21:57
- The pitcher he faced the most? Tom Seaver. -- nm - Tim Sep 6, 16:19 1
  - I could see this as a Stephen King short story -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 16:28
Pepperoni, onion, banana peppers. -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 14:56 9
- Pepperoni, mushrooms, black olives -- nm - TWuG Sep 6, 18:15
- Swap green olives for the peppers -- nm - rollo Sep 6, 16:42
- Pepperoni anchovies and mushrooms -- nm - con_carne Sep 6, 16:27
- Bacon, pineapple, banana peppers. -- nm - Shaun Sep 6, 16:21
- pepperoni, mushrooms, green pepper -- nm - Beaker Sep 6, 15:25
- Chicken, red onion and BBQ sauce. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 6, 15:01 1
  - :-) - Krusty Sep 6, 15:07
- I love banana peppers, especially on a burger. I<d like to change my forever pizza to pepperoni, green pepper & banana pepper. Fuck the 'shrooms. -- nm - mud Sep 6, 15:01
- that'd work -- nm - prayformojo Sep 6, 14:59
*A small child, fist clenched in joy* -- (link) - Reagen Sep 6, 14:55 17
- Fry, demanding quiet as funds taken -- nm - TWuG Sep 6, 18:16
- Us, your base taken. -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Sep 6, 16:43
- From the replies, this is great. -- (link) - Tim Sep 6, 16:27 2
  - Fantastic. -- nm - Reagen Sep 6, 17:20
  - :-D -- nm - mud Sep 6, 16:32
- A duck. -- nm - con_carne Sep 6, 16:24
- Smiling Roll Safe, his finger pointed at temple -- nm - Tim Sep 6, 16:24
- A cat that is exceptionally long when size is considered? -- nm - Qale Sep 6, 16:15
- Chichen Itza, the spring cleaning completed -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 6, 16:07
- The blonde southern man when he questions reality. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 16:03
- A man, sweating, confronted by a choice of two mutually exclusive outcomes determined by contradictory tenets of his worldview. -- nm* - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 6, 16:02
- Taylor, as she points and screams at Smudge the Cat -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 15:56 1
  - Smudge, as he hisses at Taylor -- nm - Beryllium Sep 6, 15:56
- Young child suddenly realizing her mom is bat shit crazy -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 15:02
- A hitman alone, unsure of his direction. -- nm - Max Sep 6, 15:00 2
  - oh I know this - mud Sep 6, 15:02 1
    - That's a pretty good guess. I don't know if it's a $5 guess, but that's pretty good. (maybe it should be ", uncertain.") -- nm* - Max Sep 6, 15:04
I’d love to know a tally of boats lost in the Trump Boat parades across the US yesterday. At least one in a lake in Oklahoma. So far none from Arkansa - Epiphany-Drunk Slutty Camel Sep 6, 14:41 3
- As usual, the Lake Travis debacle was caused by stupidity and failure to follow simple rules. The boats were too close together and going too fast. - GregW Sep 6, 15:16 1
  - Same in Oklahoma -- nm - Epiphany- Drunk Slutty Camel Sep 6, 16:09
- "Boats and Holes" -- nm - budice Sep 6, 14:48
Djokovic *REALLY* hates women. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 6, 14:40
Its hellish outside—96 degrees and so much smoke that visibility is a few miles with ash falling from the sky like a light snow flurry -- nm - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Sep 6, 14:35 1
- Don't have ash but do have 106 degrees. -- nm - Meg Sep 6, 15:45
zzzzzzz, boom BAH -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 6, 14:32

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