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Disney: Tired - Mulan Wired - Mandalorian -- (link) - budice Sep 8, 06:09 2
- Who knows what will eventually happen/what Disney will say, but the early numbers I've heard out of Mulan are total flop on PVOD. (I want to see it) - MDH Sep 8, 06:33
- as long as Disney pumps out SW and Marvel, their pure evil core will never be really confronted -- nm - colin Sep 8, 06:15
From that Trump spending article: they spent 110k on magnetic lined pouches to hold cell phones from campaign officials - Will Hunting Sep 8, 06:02 4
- sounds like everybody's taking out insurance policies. -- nm - colin Sep 8, 06:15 3
  - Which as we all know is the hallmark of a well-organized and well-working operation. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 8, 06:18 2
    - i do appreciate that every tell all book is basically the same. truth or not, the stories all point in the general direction of trump being horrible. -- nm - colin Sep 8, 06:20 1
      - And yet, not a ducking surprise at all relative to how he’s operated for decades! - Will Hunting Sep 8, 06:34
Getting a ton of "Urgent alert about your UPS delivery from 6/15/20" type text messages. Apparently it's a scam. I never click on the link. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 8, 06:01 1
- Yeah, I've been getting a number of these scam texts in the last week as well. -- nm - ty97 Sep 8, 06:05
more info. on Sturgis - see link - but also this quote sort of gave me the chills ... the potential for spread is huge. - JenBro Sep 8, 05:59 3
- best summary.. -- (link) - colin Sep 8, 06:16
- It would be hard to design a better spreading event. -- nm - Reagen Sep 8, 06:09
- We deserve what we get. Such a dumb society. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 8, 06:01
Seeing quite a number of comments this morning that Biden is significantly underperfoming Clinton in the Hispanc vote, e.g. Miami-Dade -- (link*) - ty97 Sep 8, 05:42 12
- . -- (link) - ty97 Sep 8, 05:42 11
  - . -- (link) - ty97 Sep 8, 05:42 10
    - . -- (link) - ty97 Sep 8, 05:43 9
      - Anyway, just interesting to me following the past four years that polls are showing this. -- nm - ty97 Sep 8, 05:44 8
        
        This matches with what we've been hearing whispers about. - Reagen Sep 8, 05:53 7
        
        That would be a fantastic outcome, Florida seems really close either way (which I guess is not surprising) - ty97 Sep 8, 05:57 6
        
        Dawson has said repeatedly that there isn’t the overt universal feeling in that group; there’s a fair bit of “I got mine” in terms of how they view - Will Hunting Sep 8, 06:06 5
        
        I've spoken with him about that. What I don't get is the shift from '16 to '20 among the group. -- nm - ty97 Sep 8, 06:08 4
        
        IOW, you would think folks who felt that way would have voted for him in '16 already. -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 8, 06:09 3
        
        There's probably a fair bit of the fervor of the converted - Reagen Sep 8, 06:22 1
        
        Florida Cubans tend to skew to whoever has a harsher policy on Cuba. still a lot of old guard, and a lot of people sensitive to the socialism calls. -- nm - mafic Sep 8, 06:35
        
        Wonder if it’s Hispanic women going to him since there isn’t a woman as the opponent? - Will Hunting Sep 8, 06:19
*yawn* *stretch* What a nice long weekend. Let's see what my e-mail looks like this morning - ty97 Sep 8, 05:21 2
- My favorite is when people reply all to tell people to stop using reply all. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 8, 05:29 1
  - Numerous of the notes are exactly that -- nm - ty97 Sep 8, 05:31
The Sturgis rally in North Dakota is estimated to have caused 250 *thousand* cases of COVID 19. -- (link) - Reagen Sep 8, 04:53 6
- and because someone got into it with "what about the protests".. same group did this work on protests and found contributed to .28% of new cases - colin Sep 8, 06:19
- lol. Thanks. Someone just posted today in our district parent facebook group that the 300 confirmed cases and 1 death from Sturgis should be used as - oblique Sep 8, 06:17
- Ugh, I have a friend who was there. - Judge Bane Sep 8, 05:54 1
  - I suppose she's fine, but she's sure not distancing. - Judge Bane Sep 8, 06:00
- look, you can't let the virus stop you from living your life. that's how the virus wins. -- nm - mafic Sep 8, 05:05
- Approximately equal to the number of cases in all of Germany for the entire pandemic. -- nm - Reagen Sep 8, 04:54
Don’t show this to the Oak Island crew! Time Team just proved these works were *definitely* Templar! -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 8, 03:34 [youtube]
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 8, 03:33
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, America's Got Talent, WWE NXT, Deadliest Catch, Chopped, Below Deck Med, Tell Me a Story, Love Island, Transplant, Hard Knocks, -- nm - Beaker Sep 8, 03:26 2
- American Experience: The Vote, “Hour One” (PBS), Frontline: “Growing Up Poor in America” (PBS), Harbor From The Holocaust (PBS), #Alive (Netflix) - Beaker Sep 8, 03:27 1
  - also, it is Star Trek Day -- nm - Beaker Sep 8, 04:30
BTC becoming what it was intended, international money currency, african merchants find it easier to buy from chinese suppliers... -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 8, 03:04 1
- African economies, Chinese investors, and cryptocurrency! Sounds like a recipe for success! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 8, 03:42
remember that meme about NASA spending millions to make a zero gravity pen yet the russians used a pencil? NOT true... -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 8, 02:19
Xbox Series S announced - $300 -- (link) - Max Sep 8, 00:56 4
- Hmm, that’s tempting. I don’t need an optical drive although it’s got reduced RAM and CPU too. - Mopsy Sep 8, 01:15 3
  - It'll be $499. -- nm - Shaun Sep 8, 03:31 2
    - Pringles has misled me for the last time! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 8, 03:35 1
      - Ha. $599 would just be a dead console walking. -- nm - Shaun Sep 8, 04:32
Good John Oliver & Danbury Ct. news -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 7, 23:28 2
- Poll: what would pay to have named after you? a street? a fire hydrant? a playground? - zeitgeist Sep 8, 02:01 1
  - It seems we have opportunity to pay to have things named after us all the time. - Mopsy Sep 8, 03:41
*sigh* -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 23:13 8
- not much happening here tonight. entertain me! -- nm - mafic Sep 7, 23:14 7
  - someone waters a wilted house plant and videos it coming back to life -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 8, 02:14
  - Sorry, I was just kicking butt in a call of duty mobile game. I think I did 100% vehicle kills. - Beryllium Sep 8, 00:45
  - Want to do some poke eggs? - JaxSean Sep 7, 23:35 1
    - oh yeah! that's a thing I could do now! -- nm - mafic Sep 8, 00:07
  - I alluded to snakeshifter porn. I've done my part. - David Sep 7, 23:26 2
    - um. I'm unsure of the culturally appropriate response in this situation. I feel like 'thank you' doesn't quite cover it somehow. -- nm - mafic Sep 8, 00:12 1
      - "Bless." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 8, 00:44
Narcos S3 spoilers - Beryllium Sep 7, 21:25 4
- Con carne - thanks for the tip about Narcos mexico, I didn't know about it. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 7, 21:29 3
  - Yw. I actually watched it before the original Narcos. Mighta been Beaker's posting about it a while back:) -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 22:04 2
    - I did some searching and found that five years ago I was cracking wise about it without having watched it ... -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 7, 22:30 [Backboard] 1
      - (Which, obviously, is not "wise" in any way) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 7, 22:30
I’m watching a Time Team episode where they’re doing archaeology in a cave that’s more like a hole in the ground. It’s nightmarish. - Mopsy Sep 7, 21:18 8
- i've heard some crazy stories about spelunkers, going through underwater passages so narrow you have to exhale to squeeze through, yikes -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 8, 02:28
- Are you watching on PBS or YouTube? I'd like to re-watch the episode they did at the Dillard site in Colorado. - Meg Sep 7, 21:52 [Attachment] 1
  - It's the original UK series. They're uploading them as quick as they can ro their YouTube channel. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 8, 00:09
- if there are any flint shards, Phil must be insufferable again :) -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 7, 21:45
- I emailed Victor Ambrus 5 years ago and bought this illustration from season 18, ep. 2. Saxon Death, Saxon Gold -- (pic) -- (edited) - Peglegpete Sep 7, 21:31 [Attachment] 2
  - Oh I saw that one! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 8, 00:08
  - here is the episode on YT. -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 7, 21:33 [youtube]
- Is that the one where Constable Edmund gets lost in a rift? -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 7, 21:23
According to Wikipedia, the heaviest hailstone recorded in Canada ... was 290 grams (0.64 lbs) and fell in Cedoux, Sask, Aug 27 1973 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 7, 21:15
Bite a D, I always say. -- nm - Pippi Longstocking Sep 7, 21:00 2
- Most guys I’ve found aren’t into it. -- nm - Qale Sep 7, 21:53
- Have you watched all of the first 3 eps? nm - ralph wiggum Sep 7, 21:14
A very frenzied Sunday night intern has posted this. -- (link) - David Sep 7, 20:39 4
- The fact that Jackson and Doc knew months ago and didn’t announce anything suggests there’s been negotiations going on. - Mopsy Sep 7, 21:03 1
  - Adult Swim should just cancel Squidbillies and give them that money. -- nm - Qale Sep 7, 21:55
- It’s Monday night. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 7, 20:54 1
  - It's a *holiday* Monday night. -- nm - David Sep 7, 20:57
I'd be surprised if this has never been posted to ST, but better safe than sorry. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 7, 20:31 1
- I saw a slightly different version. -- (link) - mafic Sep 7, 23:20 [youtube]
Bit of a backlash brewing against Mulan -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 7, 20:12
Billionaire Steve Cohen, who is poised to buy the Mets is a big Trump supporter and was once fined $1.8 billion for insider trading. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 7, 19:45 3
- still better than the Wilpons! -- nm - Tim Sep 7, 20:12
- 1.8 *billion*? Wow -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 19:57
- he can still sign a cheque on July 1 though right? -- nm - Bobby Bonilla Sep 7, 19:47
There will be 3 moms in the US Open quarterfinals. - Diva Sep 7, 19:37 5
- Martha, Martha and? -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 8, 05:14
- that's great -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 19:57
- Nobody cares if athletes are dads because their expectations are way less. Poor dads. -- nm - con_carne Sep 7, 19:50 2
  - what the eff does this even mean? Is it supposed to be a joke? -- nm - Diva Sep 7, 20:21 1
    - It is. Based on how people react to dads out on their with their kids. -- nm - . Sep 8, 03:11
Has anyone setup ST NFL Survivor or Pick 'ems yet? -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 19:34 1
- I believe, no. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 7, 20:51
Snowman spotted in Edmonton -- (link) - budice Sep 7, 19:32 1
- (and they are missing their best player) -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 19:35
Guys, it's really scary out there. The winds have been light but smoke's blown in. - Mopsy Sep 7, 19:31 6
- same here, but local group says there's a fire at the military base a mile from here, but its smokey, hazy like 70's LA smog -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 8, 02:05
- this is similar to what the dinosaurs saw before they went extinct -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 7, 19:46
- We're expecting the wind to swing to offshore over the next couple of days. Santa Ana conditions and existing high fire risk. -- nm - Meg Sep 7, 19:37
- This is the sun right now... -- (pic) - Mopsy Sep 7, 19:34 [Attachment] 2
  - Where is your smoke coming from? -- nm - ty97 Sep 7, 19:40 1
    - Like everything else that's terrible: California! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 7, 19:50
Krusty, I've watched the entire run of Venture Bros. It's weird, but it really works. There's nothing else like it, either. -- nm - David Sep 7, 19:29 4
- The 2nd season is one of my favorite seasons of any animated series -- nm - Flavorize—Mr Unliiiiiiiiimited Sep 7, 21:35
- Is it kid friendly? (I assume not.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 7, 20:53 1
  - Not really, no. -- nm - David Sep 7, 20:57
- Good to hear, thanks! -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 20:46
That dude who posts Trump's tweets like they were official press statements has had it -- (link) - Reagen Sep 7, 19:22 1
- Wow -- nm - Andie Sep 7, 20:47
Sweet Chin Music! -- (link) - Tim Sep 7, 19:06 5
- He did not take that kick elegantly. -- nm - Homer Sep 7, 20:26
- "I'm sorry. I love you" -- nm - Remlik Sep 7, 19:53
- Was that a technical/ejection? -- nm - David Sep 7, 19:43
- Fatality! -- nm - budice Sep 7, 19:15
- Superkick! It's not easy to do that. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 7, 19:12
Wow, Yankees. -- nm - Tim Sep 7, 19:04 3
- I can't even say thank goodness football starts this week because I root for the Jets. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 19:26 2
  - I feel like that’s an uncommon combo, I think most Yankees fans are usually Giants fans. -- nm - Tim Sep 7, 19:32 1
    - That's true. It's usually Jets, Mets, Nets and Islanders vs. Yanks, Giants, Knicks and Rangers. - Krusty Sep 7, 19:42
in addition to the diet, also going dry....God help me! -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 18:32 16
- Dumbass. -- nm - Shaun Sep 8, 04:34
- But... drugs? You're OK on drugs, right? -- nm - Mopsy Sep 7, 18:39 7
  - heh, my wife has made it VERY clear that that is a no go. Even though legal here, No Go. -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 18:41 6
    - Smart. Munchies are no joke. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 7, 18:45 5
      - nah, she is crazy anti-drug. Very pro-wine though; but drugs are a step to far :) - Beaker Sep 7, 18:50 4
        
        Alcohol does far more damage than marijuana. -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 7, 18:51 3
        
        put your lies in a sack mister! -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 18:58 2
        
        you should negotiate in some infused candy or drinks -- nm* - Peglegpete Sep 7, 19:13 1
        
        no go. -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 19:16
- You can’t do everything at once. You just can’t. I’ve been tracking carbs, fiber, protein, sodium and I can get all in line except the last so far. - Qale Sep 7, 18:34 6
  - We stopped eating out with the pandemic and I lost 10 pounds. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 7, 18:54 1
    - I've been getting take-out once a week which I never did before but I don't think that explains my weight gain :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 7, 19:00
  - I quit smoking and joined Weight Watchers the same week. It was that or likely finish up back in the hospital. Thirteen years next week!!! -- nm - Meg Sep 7, 18:54 1
    - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Sep 7, 18:54
  - I'd be interested to see what would happen if you reversed those priorities. Getting sodium in line will pretty much eliminate most processed food - JD Sep 7, 18:53 1
    - Sodium IS the priority! -- nm - Qale Sep 7, 21:57
MONORAIL! -- nm - Homer Sep 7, 18:27
Don’t forget to put away all of your white clothes. -- nm - Dano Sep 7, 18:27
so, for me, the thing the Widow and Mulan and movies released that way need is extras. With the $30 fee you get the commentary with the release. - Beaker Sep 7, 18:25 11
- Meh, a couple of movies with female leads? Who wants to see that? -- nm - Mopsy Sep 7, 18:26 8
  - How much can we listen to them talk about how their hair and makeup looked? -- nm - Wakanda Forever Sep 7, 18:46
  - When do we get the gender-swapped episode of Streaming into the Void where there are 5 girls and 1 guy? -- nm - Qale Sep 7, 18:31 6
    - Try as I might, I've struggled to get women join BOP. - David Sep 7, 19:42 4
      - My repeated attempts to infiltrate BOP have been... less than successful. -- nm* - Mopsy Sep 7, 20:31
      - I feel the need to say this was not me -- nm - Epiphany- Drunk Slutty Camel Sep 7, 20:21 1
        
        Sure it wasn't. Everyone, it *totally* wasn't...Drunk Slutty Camel (Toe). -- nm - David Sep 7, 21:28
      - Didn't Ms.Devlin used to write for one of the sites - the Trades?? -- nm - Meg Sep 7, 19:56
    - that's just Mop, Tim and Reagen talking in a high voice. -- nm - Beaker Sep 7, 18:33
- I miss extras in the modern age of streaming for sure. -- nm - Qale Sep 7, 18:26 1
  - They're available on some of the purchased digital -- nm - JD Sep 7, 18:42
Hit it! -- nm - Qale Sep 7, 18:23 1
- I have 24 physical DVDs in my possession. About half of them are rare/forbidden(?) - Qale Sep 7, 18:26

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