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And there go New York’s numbers. Hotspots are the Hasidic communities, of which there’s one in my county. -- nm - Tim Sep 28, 16:23 1
- Unsurprising. That's where the measles outbreak happened. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 16:25
whoa! okay, so they decided to run with the second episode of L.A.'s Finest. -- nm - Max Sep 28, 16:23 1
- Any nudity? -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 16:27
Trump Draws Twitter has been quiet for a while. No more! -- (link) - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:23
Peglegpete, I make an inquiry earlier today aimed for your expertise. -- (link) - landbeck Sep 28, 16:21 [Backboard]
Pacers rumor...Victor Oladipo may be headed to Boston and Gordon Hayway headed to Indy -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 16:08 1
- Doesn't really make sense for either side, but okay. -- nm - New, Better David Sep 28, 16:17
Since I've put my social media on ice, this is your only warning that The Twenty has been updated. New music from: Fangclub, grandson, CHVRCHES... - Qale Sep 28, 16:08 [spotify] 8
- KROQ has an interview with Lauren as well as concert available for uh, like another hour or so? -- (link) - JD Sep 28, 16:27
- Yay! CHVRCHES! -- nm - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:16
- There's new CHVRCHES?? -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 28, 16:10 4
  - Forever (Separate But Together) was released on April 3rd, 2020 -- nm - Qale Sep 28, 16:11 3
    - Ah thought I missed something. They're my favorite band (behind Biffy Clyro) that I can put on all of their albums from beginning to end. -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 28, 16:12 2
      - I know 2020 has felt like an eternity but cut me a little slack here. The Twenty has not been immune from pandemic woes. -- nm - Qale Sep 28, 16:14 1
        
        Next thing you'll be putting Biffy Clyro on The Twenty. -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 28, 16:15
- Chvrches is excellent -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 16:08
HSX update on share holdings - Beaker Sep 28, 15:57 4
- And the rich get richer! -- nm - mafic Sep 28, 16:44
- Oct. 1 is pointless if you want to save on commissions. buy a week later at the next bump. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 28, 16:09 1
  - The commission would be the same either way. - pmb Sep 28, 16:22
- Cool. Invest in more stuff that's going to 0. -- nm - Reagen Sep 28, 16:08
What are the levels after plaid? Neon plaid? -- nm - . Sep 28, 15:55 2
- Whatever Microsoft is suffering right now. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:23
- Maybe Spaceballs 2: The Search For More Money will reveal that. - TWuG Sep 28, 15:56
Baby Yoda, a Sofia Coppola film! -- (link) - TWuG Sep 28, 15:49
Streaming into the Void Episode 10! - Qale Sep 28, 15:45 1
- Thanks for your notes. Feedback is appreciated. - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:25
Brazilian pianist who hasn't played in 20 years due to injury uses Bionic gloves to do so now... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 28, 15:40
Microsoft Azure AD Outage woo! -- (link*) - budice Sep 28, 15:33 1
- Yup. Fun times at work. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:26
That Trump sign I mentioned got vandalized last night. - Spawn Sep 28, 15:25 5
- That’s great! Plain, simple, to the point. -- nm - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:26
- POLL ... nevermind/ -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 16:26
- oh man...take a photo! -- nm - Remlik Sep 28, 15:40
- What was the bounty paid for killed US soldiers? That would ring some bells in this military town -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 15:37
- I don't support vandalism but that is funny -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 15:29
I was in charge of COVID screening all the employees today. So basically I got paid to post here - crash davis Sep 28, 15:25 4
- So this means ST gets to do your annual review this year. -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 16:02 1
  - Team Killing - Crash gets a C-, if only he applied himself more like Raygun used too. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 16:04
- Give yourself an A+ -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 15:38
- tough but fair -- nm - prayformojo Sep 28, 15:27
Up to date Rt values for COVID, by state -- (link) - Strongbad Sep 28, 15:19 1
- I don't believe some of those southern states are reporting their true numbers. -- nm - jnine Sep 28, 15:56
My prefered cover of Heart of Glass... -- (link) - . Sep 28, 15:05
I just noticed Cubs and White Sox games overlap on Wednesday. Thanks Manfred, aka idiot who hates baseball. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Sep 28, 14:57 5
- There are no fans of both teams. - Will Hunting Sep 28, 14:59 4
  - Lol the IM! Sox fans have an unnatural hate for the Cubs. Cub fans don't care about the Sox. I'll root for them both. Unless they're playing each othe -- nm - zunkskunk+ Sep 28, 15:13 1
    - I think Cub fans not caring is why Sox fans hate the Cubs so much. -- (edited) - . Sep 28, 16:04
  - Yea but you might want to watch to root for the opposing team. - spamlet Sep 28, 14:59 1
    - We got three rings since 65. Chicago has 2 rings out of like 230 team seasons. - Will Hunting Sep 28, 15:03
Dem partisan poll but giggity giggity -- (link) - Reagen Sep 28, 14:48 2
- Alaska Senate is competitive? Is that new? -- nm - Mopsy Sep 28, 16:19
- Pennsylvania: -- (link) - mud Sep 28, 14:59
I just finished the NYT article on the taxes. I would hate to be an FBI agent investigating that. I would rather shoot terrorists -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 14:46 14
- Give that file to Jack Dawson. He'll figure it out and make him cry big not so manly tears -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 15:46
- you've always come across to me as the head chef in the FBI executive dining room. not a gun toting agent :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 28, 14:51
- I should have done that. Carrying a gun was a big hurdle for me to apply for CI. -- nm - spamlet Sep 28, 14:49 8
  - He has hundreds of individual businesses under the Trump Organization. Someone has to untangle that mess. Enjoy! -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 15:02 7
    - I mean if I had the data and the time now... - spamlet Sep 28, 15:35 6
      - sometimes I worry about you tax people. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 15:51 5
        
        Just because we’re useful... - spamlet Sep 28, 16:01 3
        
        are you? I mean, when I ask tax people to review a client deferred tax calc, I usually have to remind them daily -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 16:03 2
        
        That’s just because they don’t understand it either. -- nm - spamlet Sep 28, 16:19 1
        
        lol, true. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 16:23
        
        I keep thinking about what’s wrong with them and it doesn’t add up. -- nm - Qale Sep 28, 15:56
- That's why we have IRS agents. -- nm - TWuG Sep 28, 14:48 2
  - I'm thinking multiagency task force -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 15:03
  - "Shot my third terrorist today. Illegal checkbook entry." "You IRS guys think you're so tough." "Feel Better Inside, boys! See you at the bar." -- nm - co-agency locker room Sep 28, 14:53
I want to upgrade the boot drive in my laptop which I believe is M2 form factor, SATA drive. I've been trying to figure out what I would need to - JD Sep 28, 14:44 4
- sounds right. a lot of the drive companies have software to do that (or used to). also some laptops have 2 m2 slots, just stating in case - tRuMaN Sep 28, 15:50 3
  - Thanks. I hadn't thought to check to see if there's a second M2 slot in there -- (edited) - JD Sep 28, 15:55 2
    - Depending on brand you can probably look it up online and find out -- nm - Karl_S Sep 28, 16:24
    - I dont know how many have them or not, so its always worth looking for. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 16:02
TOP CHEF season 18 is in PORTLAND -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 28, 14:37
the Helsinki airport now uses specially trained dogs to sniff out Covid 19 in travelers sweat, with a near 100% accuracy rate. -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 28, 14:27 2
- "As in Helsinki, Sweden" -- nm* - budice Sep 28, 14:37
- "My dog's nose is in your ass for your own good" -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 14:29
NBA: Doc Rivers is no longer Head Coach of the Clippers -- (link*) - budice Sep 28, 14:24 5
- Doc Rivers statement -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 14:33 2
  - Would he have been a better catch for the Bulls? I don't know if he's a "better" coach than Billy Donovan but it would have been cool for him to come. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Sep 28, 15:07 1
    - Rivers is anti-stats, so he's a high basketball IQ guy who is pretty much a relic. - New, Better David Sep 28, 16:18
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Sep 28, 14:31
- Read: Kawhi didn't want him back. -- nm - New, Better David Sep 28, 14:29
The pumpkin spice thing has gone plaid -- (link) - . Sep 28, 14:13 [Backboard] 12
- *kicks them in the cheese curds* -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 15:40
- thankfully Pumpkin Spice is not an ad campaign for Dune. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 28, 14:22 2
  - But why isn't it? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 28, 15:33 1
    - it's a currently a Christmas release. eggnog or mistletoe spice is more seasonal. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 28, 15:54
- While gross sounding, I think it is post peak activity. I think we hit peak Pumpkin Spice last year with PS Spam -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 14:22
- Pumpkin spice got out of control years ago. This does not sound like the most egregious thing though -- nm - ty97 Sep 28, 14:15
- Twinkies -- (link) - budice Sep 28, 14:14 4
  - Am I a bad person that the minute I saw that on FB I wanted to tag Qale? -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 15:19 1
    - I’m not on FB currently, so I’m glad you mentioned it here instead. - Qale Sep 28, 17:06
  - MichaelScottNO.gif -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 28, 14:21
  - That looks like the Twinkie that finally went bad. -- nm - Max Sep 28, 14:16
- Embargo on! -- nm - MasterBlaster Sep 28, 14:14
Why do the corporate overlords keep saying we need to have a laser focus on certain metrics? - Tim Sep 28, 14:04 3
- Because they assume that employees are as attentive as feral cats -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 15:42
- Lasers and the metric system are the future -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 14:26
- lasers cant do good? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 28, 14:08
Oh, and we’re apparently rounding another corner on coronavirus. Good to know. -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 28, 13:52 2
- We keep rounding corners and ending up back at start. -- nm - TWuG Sep 28, 13:54 1
  - Pandering to the NASCAR vote again, I see... -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 28, 14:24
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 28, 13:48 [Attachment] 21
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 28, 13:48 [Attachment] 20
  - I'm genuinely surprised that only 33% of people got that. -- nm - New, Better David Sep 28, 13:52 5
    - Not many people grow up in Jewish neighborhoods. -- nm - . Sep 28, 15:53
    - apparently only 2/3rds of the jews here got it right too....I'll go sit in the corner -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 15:44
    - "It sounds made up!" -- nm - Reagen Sep 28, 14:13
    - all the good Jews are in temple right now. said the Jew at home. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 28, 14:00 1
      - :P -- nm - New, Better David Sep 28, 14:02
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 28, 13:48 [Attachment] 13
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 28, 13:49 [Attachment] 12
      - My bonus question: -- (pic) - kelly Sep 28, 13:52 [Attachment] 11
        
        I was taught King Phillip Came Over From Greece Swimming -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 14:25 2
        
        he came over for ginger snaps! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 28, 14:35 1
        
        That is a good reason to come over -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 14:38
        
        Answer: -- (pic) - kelly Sep 28, 13:53 [Attachment] 7
        
        3/3 -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 28, 15:26
        
        3/3 -- nm - decline Sep 28, 14:24
        
        3/3 -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 28, 14:10
        
        3/3 -- nm - Dano Sep 28, 13:54
        
        3/3 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 13:54
        
        3/3 but that one's substantially harder than the other two -- nm* - New, Better David Sep 28, 13:54
        
        my guess was right on yours. I knew the other 2. 3/3 -- nm* - Peglegpete Sep 28, 13:54
Hmm -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 28, 13:43 1
- $312.50, rounded down. -- nm - Max Sep 28, 13:58
Every state should do this. Every state should also vote on paper. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 28, 13:43 2
- +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Sep 28, 15:16
- LA County did paper, unless you went to one early voting location, until the last primary election. Everyone said we were Luddites and needed to go - jnine Sep 28, 14:18
Jack Reacher might have a few things to say, 3 officers are wrestling Pascal while another stands ready with...a shot gun -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:43 1
- It could be loaded with slugs or beanbag rounds -- nm - TWuG Sep 28, 13:44
I’m gonna post this. And I know what you’re all gonna be thinking. But I’m not thinking that. Alright? I’m not thinking that. -- (link) - Qale Sep 28, 13:41 5
- Everyone wants to be Timothy Chamalet but they don't' know how. -- nm - Epiphany - Shiny Liquor Angel Sep 28, 13:48 3
  - But that was Finn Wolfhard. -- nm - Qale Sep 28, 15:35
  - I'd suggest acting poorly and really leaning into the whining. -- nm - New, Better David Sep 28, 13:54 1
    - He's a beautiful gorgeous soul! who cares if he can act?! -- nm - Epiphany - Shiny Liquor Angel Sep 28, 14:31
- must be the "leatherman" -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:48
Holy Moly -- (link) - Max Sep 28, 13:24 5
- That poor monument. -- nm - . Sep 28, 15:38
- There were a ton of people that were on busses into the city for the prayer event. No masks at all. -- nm - MDH Sep 28, 13:46
- Are you sure that you've seen Unethical 🐢 in concert? That is just fans at the stage. -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 13:33
- They only care about Jews insomuch as the founding of Israel leads to Armageddon and the Rapture. So, really, it's dead Jews they want. And sooner - TWuG Sep 28, 13:27 1
  - another aspect of it is a billionaire playboy bragadocious narcisistic incompetent president, left behind wasn't a fantasy, its an instruction manual -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:32
First cruise since lockdown? What could possibly go wrong? -- (link) - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 28, 13:23 6
- Well that's dumb, why did they not wait to get the results. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 28, 14:54
- hmmm, they had *666* crew members...i mean that's just praying for it -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:29 3
  - *Had* -- nm - TWuG Sep 28, 13:35 2
    - do they have burials at sea like the navy? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:39 1
      - Only when a passenger goes overbaord and they can't find them. -- nm - loosilu Sep 28, 14:10
- It's the first Greek cruise. There have been other cruises, and they had the same thing happen. -- nm - New, Better David Sep 28, 13:24
Biden's Website has a statement by Joe about the hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh. Silly Joe, we haven't cared about that in four years -- nm* - crash davis Sep 28, 13:21
i'm hungry and Yom Kippur still has 5 hours to go -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 28, 13:19 1
- You can do it! -- nm - Epiphany - Shiny Liquor Angel Sep 28, 13:35
" And we're definitely going to hell. But we'll have all the best stories to tell." -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:19
Shhhh, no one blow this -- (link*) - Reagen Sep 28, 13:19 1
- clever girl -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 28, 13:23 [Image]
*snort* -- (link) - decline Sep 28, 13:15 2
- "Zero might look suspicious." "What'd we do last year?" "A token $750.00" "Okay do that again. Net to gross my taxes." -- nm - Max Sep 28, 13:17
- Ooooooh, that is good -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 13:16

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