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House considers another impeachment to force Senate to divert from Supreme Court -- (link) - budice Sep 20, 07:00 2
- An effective maneuver from the democrats? What is this, The Onion? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 07:04
- Why would that stop them? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 20, 07:03
Kane to Son X 4. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 20, 05:38 1
- And one to grow on. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 20, 05:41
Sony apologizes for the crappy rollout of their preorder for the PS5. -- (link) - Krusty Sep 20, 04:27 2
- I couldnt see myself preordering anything thru Best Buy or Gamestop. Just better off Amazon, pay for the Prime might as well use it -- nm* - budice Sep 20, 06:10
- I'm sure it will impact sales of the console. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 20, 06:09
US loses world standing, tries to 'snap back' sanctions on Iran, world says not so fast -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 20, 03:14
TIL about John Turner -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 19, 22:49 [Attachment]
For JD........... -- (pic) - Meg Sep 19, 22:09 [Attachment] 1
- Hah :) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 22:11
We called Verlander TJS back in July -- (link) - budice Sep 19, 21:14 [Backboard]
So I posted this on Facebook but in case you missed it, I don’t believe that tropical storm Beta will be a terrible storm for me. - Qale Sep 19, 20:47 3
- we set a new record thursday, and still counting. 150 days without rain. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 19, 20:59 2
  - Oh no, I hope the nearby forests are OK -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 21:02 1
    - even cactii and joshua trees need some water -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 01:37
In case you're wondering if Eminem is from Detroit -- (link*) - budice Sep 19, 20:43
The awesomely named Mondo Duplantis breaks the pole vaulting record. -- (link) - Dano Sep 19, 20:12 [youtube] 1
- Love how fast he reacts as soon as his hands clear the bar -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 05:37
Among Us has 428k viewers right now on Twitch. That's just wild. -- nm - Tim Sep 19, 20:05 3
- Does that mean it's something that I should know what it is? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 19, 20:20 1
  - I think David made the best suggestion, it's if The Mole was a video game. - Tim Sep 19, 20:25
- (I love the integration with Discord, if you're dead/ejected, you get muted.) -- nm - Tim Sep 19, 20:19
If I described someone as "Funko wolverine", would you know who I meant? -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 19, 19:47 1
- MIB? -- nm - Spawn Sep 19, 20:12
I'm wobbly. Been a while. Arr, I've got sea legs! -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 19, 19:43 1
- Yacht to sit down, before you keel over and fall down. -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:44
Hamilton Twitter shares video of Tom Felton singing “You’ll Be Back”. -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 19, 19:36 1
- Hamilton Twitter sounds like the name of a guy who went to an exclusive prep school. -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:37
on my Kindle lending library, I checked out a magazine called Canadian Living...a lot of health and beauty tips and not one single word about curling -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:36 5
- Well, it's not winter there for another few days. -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 06:37
- how long is your hair? -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 19, 20:08 1
  - It was last cut a week before we went into lockdown in March. Definitely getting a cut next week. -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 20:13
- Ah, you were reading the Health and Beauty Supplement. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 19:37 1
  - there were also Thanksgiving recipes, is that coming up soon? -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:38
Driver arrested after jumping car over drawbridge on Detroit's west side -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 19, 19:34 [youtube] 13
- I remember watching, “The Blues Brothers” for the first time when I was a freshman in college, 35 years ago. - landbeck Sep 20, 05:59
- Video or it didn't happen. -- nm - Spawn Sep 19, 20:14
- the dude was high on whipped cream? -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:46 8
  - Whippets? -- nm - The real Pippy Sep 19, 19:54 7
    - We sold a lot of these when I worked at Crate & Barrel. -- nm - . Sep 19, 21:56 1
      - Not the place I’d think of for whippets but I was never one for whippets as a teenager - The real Pippy Sep 20, 08:42
    - It’s the totally hip new thing, you square. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 21:01 1
      - again? -- nm - loosilu Sep 20, 06:40
    - Real good? -- nm - JD Sep 19, 19:55 2
      - I dunno, I'm not sure which is better between Bounty and whippets... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 20:02 1
        
        He died doing what he loved. A bunch of whippits. -- nm - Judge Bane Sep 19, 20:10
- Since when is it illegal to do that? What law was broken, first-degree AWESOMENESS? -- nm - Sterling Archer si Sep 19, 19:36 1
  - In my defense, I always thought that's what they were for. -- nm - Spawn Sep 19, 20:15
Mookie Betts scoring on an overthrow from 2nd base -- (link) - budice Sep 19, 19:23 1
- I appreciate intelligent baserunning. -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:33
3 or 4 episodes in and I'm thinking about giving up on Warrior Nun... -- nm - Ender Sep 19, 19:14 5
- That was where we stopped. And never looked back. -- nm - Spawn Sep 19, 20:15
- It does get better. 8-10 are good TV episodes. -- nm - David Sep 19, 19:15 3
  - That's... pretty late for a 10-episode season too kick in... -- nm - Ender Sep 19, 20:03 1
    - It can depend on the type of release. I find that binge-drop shows sometimes do this. Narcos Mexico is hitting me this way right now. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 20:05
  - Yep. That's where it gets better. -- nm - Diva Sep 19, 19:36
I feel like no one is reading Reagen’s posts on this board. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 19:12 6
- your post is not the best strategy for people not noticing you've been ripping off Maritime cuisine -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:25
- So, basically like any other night. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 19:25 4
  - Please, you'd all wither and die without me. -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 19:27 3
    - You’re doing that thing where you confuse you with Max again. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 19:28 2
      - Those are definitely words, there. -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 19:30 1
        
        Upon further review, Dignan has the most Qale Points at 27. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 19:33
Russia's top space official tried to claim that the planet Venus belongs to the Kremlin - crash davis Sep 19, 18:52 4
- Sounds like an attempt to dump money into something no one cares about or believes - The real Pippy Sep 19, 19:02 2
  - They planted a flag under the ice cap at the north pole to claim that territory, if any appears as an island for mother russia -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 19:15
  - Sounds to me like something shady is happening on Venus! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 19:11
- It is known. -- nm - 45 Sep 19, 18:54
I see that Little Caesar’s has taken my proposal of a cheese pizza with no sauce and turned it into a marketable product. -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 19, 18:50 3
- their Italian Cheese Bread was already a thing. -- (link*) - Tim Sep 19, 18:58
- A white pie is already a thing. It's a mozzarella and ricotta pizza with no sauce. It's really good! -- nm - Krusty Sep 19, 18:57
- also known as garlic fingers, and ubiquitous in the Maritimes. -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 18:51
Joe Biden. Well played. -- (link) - Volnelk Sep 19, 18:50 1
- yeah, as if...I swear, if and they probably will make a deal for don the con to avoid jail, one of the terms should be he makes no public statements -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 19:06
45* days left for 45* -- nm - mud Sep 19, 18:48
In the tile for the Untouchables on Vudu, Kevin Costner is holding a badge. I thought that looked strange. - Mopsy Sep 19, 18:44 2
- At least it wasn't a Walkie talkie -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 18:46 1
  - In one infamous scene, DeNiro now pummels one of his lieutenants with cherry pies. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 21:24
...the Stanley Cup? -- nm - Martin Brodeur Sep 19, 18:39 1
- "my attractive sister-in-law?" -- nm - Also Martin Brodeur Sep 19, 18:39
"don't threaten me with a good time" -- (link) - Reagen Sep 19, 18:37 2
- That’s fantastic. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 18:43
- I sincerely love this -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 18:41
Antebellum stars not only Janelle Monae but also Jenna Malone? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 19, 18:25 4
- With Dermot Mulroney and Dylan McDermott in supporting roles? -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 18:36 1
  - 100% true story: I saw Dylan McDermott on a subway car and my brain went "hey, it's Dermot Mulroney". -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 18:37
- and Janet Montgomery? - crash davis Sep 19, 18:34
- and... Janeane ...Melan? -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 18:33
The Natinals were also 19-31 at one point last season, but I don't think they'll be winning the World Series this year. -- nm - Tim Sep 19, 18:25 1
- I think we all expected Baltimore to be the best team in the MASN area -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 19, 18:40
Let me know if this sounds gross, I just made it for myself on a whim: Roast Beef, Kimchi, Tomato on a toasted Ciabatta slider - crash davis Sep 19, 18:22 21
- I don’t hate it. But you really have to be careful with Kimchi. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 19:27 3
  - Explain? Overpowering? I love the stuff so my perspective is definitely slanted toward sure, Kimchi on...., I'd try that. - JD Sep 19, 19:40 2
    - Yes, overpowering. Fermentation goes a long way in the taste department. Qales can have little a kimchi. -- nm - Qale Sep 19, 21:38
    - the moisture is why I toasted the Ciabatta first -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:42
- An odd type Ruben? -- nm - The real Pippy Sep 19, 18:48 8
  - That would be interesting. A Korean Reuben that swaps out sauerkraut for kimchi. The relative flavorfulness of pastrami vs roast beef and - JD Sep 19, 18:58 6
    - my ruebenesque blasphoney is to request sour dough -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 19:08
    - well, la di da for that deli -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 19:01 4
      - I was taken there during spring break by a guy named Ira. I think our table had the two only Asian people as well as the only table with an average - JD Sep 19, 19:08 1
        
        Reuben sandwich -- (link) - . Sep 19, 21:46
      - that's a good name - The La Di Da Deli -- nm - prayformojo Sep 19, 19:03 1
        
        Perfection -- nm - The real Pippy Sep 19, 19:05
  - yeah, it sort of is -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 18:55
- That sounds like the beggining of a beautiful friendship, if you add a proper cheese in there. - Marlowe Sep 19, 18:26 6
  - I thought about cheese but couldn't decide on one. I almost went bleu. -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 18:26 5
    - It needs a lot of personality because of the Kimchi, I guess. - Marlowe Sep 19, 18:31 3
      - yeah, a nutty provolone -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 18:37 2
        
        Isn't Nutty Provolone the guy who whacked Tony Soprano? -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 18:38 1
        
        crazier than Paulie Walnuts -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 18:40
    - But I'm glad I didn't. This particular kimchi doesn't have enough heat and acid to stand up to bleu -- nm - crash davis Sep 19, 18:30
- I can see that working -- nm - prayformojo Sep 19, 18:23
That John Turner news is nutso. Man, Princess Margaret really got a raw deal all her life. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 19, 18:22
I found this writeup of a US Open 'highlight' that sounds like: Pros just like the rest of us -- (edited) - JD Sep 19, 18:01 1
- Ooof. -- nm - Marlowe Sep 19, 18:15
Lincoln Project: Under no circumstances should a nomination go forward in the United States Senate. -- (link) - ty97 Sep 19, 17:59 3
- THey could have spaced properly after some commas, but other than that, quite good they took the proper path. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 19, 18:18 1
  - Damnit, now the grammar pedants will be voting for Trump! -- nm - Reagen Sep 19, 18:40
- They found the right side of the issue after all. -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 19, 18:00
Man, I really like 'Cobra Kai'. - Diva Sep 19, 17:58 6
- Shockingly so. -- nm - Spawn Sep 19, 18:27 1
  - I’d like to know why it’s working. It’s not great acting ( it’s good), the script is some what formulaic, it’s often UNPC, it’s sort of cheesy - The real Pippy Sep 19, 18:56
- We just finished season 1. Really good. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 19, 18:00
- I didn't like the last half of that episode, but I think everything leading up to it is a perfect 10. -- nm - David Sep 19, 18:00 1
  - members of my household need to return from their monster truckin' trip to Jersey so we can finish S2! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 19, 18:05
- I’m mid way through season 1. I really like it too. -- nm - The real Pippy Sep 19, 17:59
Mandalorian music dude won an Emmy -- nm - budice Sep 19, 17:57 2
- An album. Released. For each. Mandalorian episode. On Spotify. - con_carne Sep 19, 19:14
- EGOT Alert. - Spawn Sep 19, 18:20
Thought the zoo might be a nice place to walk this afternoon. Don't remember it being quite so depressing:/ -- nm - Meg Sep 19, 17:38
Sailing was great :) -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 19, 17:36 [Attachment] 8
- A chart photo -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 19, 19:06 [flickr] 1
  - Another boat in the distance -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 19, 19:06 [flickr]
- Awesome! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 19, 18:09
- Looks like a fun day! -- nm - The real Pippy Sep 19, 17:46 1
  - It was! A bit windy, which is good for sailing, but not so good for practicing gybing. Ended up with more of the practice being tacking. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 17:54
- *registers the domain name sloopertalk.com* -- nm - Sam SeaBaron Sep 19, 17:38 2
  - Better than seamentalk dot com -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 17:41 1
    - Remainder of ST boards the pirate ship prepares to raid. Happy Talk like a Pirate day -- nm* - budice Sep 19, 17:45
LIR: Good Lord jnine ... - ReluctantCynic Sep 19, 17:35
NmbTim - Qale Sep 19, 17:32 3
- I may have accidentally stolen it. When I saw Tim’s response it was one time only I tried to close out before redeeming. Not sure if it took. - spamlet Sep 19, 17:42 2
  - Ah ha! See, I said delete it. - Qale Sep 19, 19:31
  - aha! the letter codes are one time only. everyone can use PLAYZENDIKAR for 3 packs - Tim Sep 19, 17:49
They found the right side of the issue after all. -- (link) - Reagen Sep 19, 17:29 4
- That’s a great statement imo -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 19, 18:38
- They pretty much had to. Otherwise anything they accomplished would have been in vain. -- nm - Spawn Sep 19, 18:28 2
  - I mean, they obviously want a conservative on the Court, but not a Trump choice. -- nm - Tim Sep 19, 18:33 1
    - Trump's pulling from the same Heritage Foundation-approved list any other republican likely would. -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 19, 19:16
big, if true -- nm - mud Sep 19, 17:28
One way or another, this darkness got to give -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 19, 17:27

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