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Eagles TE Dallas Goedert has a fractured left ankle. Out for an extended period of time -- nm - decline Sep 29, 07:09
The percentage of office workers that are back in the office — 10% in Manhattan, 40% in Dallas, 25% nationwide. My commute continues to be - decline Sep 29, 07:06 3
- My school is 100% -- nm - Volnelk Sep 29, 07:16
- I think my office is around 30% there daily. nationally the firm is trying to get everyone back in the office by the end of October. - tRuMaN Sep 29, 07:09
- Our Jax office is optional; I think maybe 5% or less going in. Daytona office is still closed. -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 07:07
Disney+ Group Watch is out -- nm - oblique Sep 29, 06:56 2
- So everyone has to be a Disney+ subscriber already? meh - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 07:00
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 29, 06:59
As someone that communicates with people in different languages every week, I wanted to point out DeepL Translate. - spamlet Sep 29, 06:45 9
- This is great to know. I have been filling out forms in Polish lately. It's worked well enough, but if i can find something better, great. -- nm* - Andie Sep 29, 07:15
- wow, that is *fast* -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 07:01
- yeah, it's definitely better for Russian than google. still not great though. -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 07:01 5
  - It's enough to get my point across when I don't quite know the Japanese when Google gets me laughable responses. Is it about the same in Russian? -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 07:12 1
    - yeah. sounds about right. when I ask my wife about them she squints and goes "ehhhhhh" whereas for google she'd often just laugh. -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 07:16
  - Russian? [Fry eye squint.gif] -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 07:02 2
    - Where do you think he learned to poison randos? -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 07:13
    - they have a lot of gold mines. were it not for happy fun covid times, I'd have been at least twice this year. -- nm - mafic Sep 29, 07:06
- Nice -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:56
Received my pay statement e-mail today and had a little mystery to solve. - ty97 Sep 29, 06:37 2
- nice job Daddy Warbucks! -- nm - decline Sep 29, 06:41 1
  - I was giving a...high percentage....which made my paychecks lower all year. But I figured I'd get used to it and just forget about it. - ty97 Sep 29, 06:53
An interesting thread on the current second wave of COVID and numbers to date. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 29, 06:00 4
- oh yeah, for sure. the economist crunched some numbers from serology studies. suggests actual numbers are likely 15-30 times official tallies, and - mafic Sep 29, 06:58
- Seems logical though it would be important to qualify that it's almost certainly far short of herd immunity levels even with that. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 29, 06:06 2
  - Oh totally but it also may not be nearly as bad as it’s being portrayed. - spamlet Sep 29, 06:09 1
    - I mean, right now, at this second, you wish the US was Italy. -- (link) - Marlowe Sep 29, 06:50
ST Poll: Have you ever heard of Pickleball? Have you seen anyone play it? -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 05:52 22
- yes and yes -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 29, 07:08
- nope -- nm - decline Sep 29, 06:59 1
  - I'm not alone! :-) -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 07:03
- Yes. Had a bar open here recently that included pickleball courts. It's kind of an activity center/bar place. Plus Goldbergs ep. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 29, 06:57
- Yes, we played it in P.E. in high school. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 29, 06:48 1
  - Same -- nm - JD Sep 29, 07:00
- Yep. We have three courts in our neighborhood painted in the streets. They play almost every weekend. - Volnelk Sep 29, 06:42
- The courts in the park have been one of the few things not taped off. - The Masked Baron Sep 29, 06:25
- yep and yep -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 06:10
- Yes. No. -- nm - Andie Sep 29, 06:08 1
  - nm -- nm* - prayformojo Sep 29, 06:10
- Yes. No. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Sep 29, 06:07
- Nope. From a quick video it looks fun but I think I'd rather play tennis. -- nm* - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 06:05 2
  - It reminds me of a cross between tennis and the old playground game four-square. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 06:07 1
    - I had to look it up but I didn't play four square either. I played something called box ball. - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 06:24
- Yes. No. -- nm - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 29, 06:05
- Yes, some guys in our golf league play it as well. Never been to watch. -- nm - VMan Sep 29, 06:04
- Yep, and yep -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:03 1
  - (though I zero about any rules) -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:05
- It's big out this way. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 06:00
- Yes there's a group of (mostly) South Asians that play every morning at the gym. -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 05:59
- Goldbergs! -- (link*) - Beaker Sep 29, 05:57 [youtube]
The Oral History of ‘Best in Show’ -- (link) - Beaker Sep 29, 05:44
Whoa. Got lit up in FJS by Mahomes. Nice game, Trish! Wasn't expecting to have lost that one. -- nm* - oblique Sep 29, 05:38 1
- Here's one of my leagues. I had CEH going last night. -- (pic) - Shaun Sep 29, 05:48 [Attachment]
John Scalzi on Trump's taxes -- (link) - Reagen Sep 29, 05:23 22
- I’m game for any columnist that uses the word ‘cosplay’ in their material. -- nm - Qale Sep 29, 06:22 1
  - worst. con. ever. -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:25
- Guess I'm a defeatist piece of shit. Good thing I'm a defeatist or that might really bother me. - Inigo Sep 29, 05:57 12
  - "it's not going to change anyone's mind, so what's the point?" is defeatist though. - Roger More Sep 29, 06:12 11
    - I totally get the point of the NYTimes story. It's a big deal that Trump didn't pay taxes and has this much debt. - Inigo Sep 29, 06:27 9
      - He (Scalzi) says there is an "element" that say "what's the point?" I don't think you are part of that, since you say "I totally get the point." - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:43
      - It kind of does, in fact. If you think something is important but say "what's the point" that's definitionally defeatist. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 29, 06:30 7
        
        There’s different points. What’s the point in pursuing this, is different than what’s the point in this being known in the first place. - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 29, 06:43 4
        
        If you legitimately don't care about something, well, maybe we disagree on that. But if you say "it's important but why bother" - Reagen Sep 29, 06:49 3
        
        Make the case to what degree? In my mind, the NYTimes story, coverage and current reaction is enough. The case has been made. -- (edited) - Inigo Sep 29, 07:01 2
        
        I'm not suggesting it needs to be an all consuming focus. As I've said previously, if you pick a lane and say that's what you find important - Reagen Sep 29, 07:08
        
        Agreed. We should be coming together, not driving wedges. -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 07:04
        
        Alright, one last try. Good point, Marlowe. :) -- nm* - Inigo Sep 29, 06:32 1
        
        Don't throw the towell like that! It sounds, err, defeatist! (NM) - Marlowe Sep 29, 06:45
    - I agree with your IM. I don't think it's going to change *most* people's minds, but I also "hope we know better." -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:16
- he's a decent follow on Twitter too -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 05:40
- The second to last paragraph is where I'm at intellectually on this. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 05:39 4
  - There's times when I feel like Democratic leadership is like abused spouses, and the media is like a bored cop saying, "how'd you piss him off?" - Reagen Sep 29, 05:59 1
    - Yep. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 07:04
  - the last sentence in that paragraph is a hell of an indictment -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 05:45 1
    - Yep. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 05:51
- "It may be technically possible to bankrupt a man with access to nuclear codes, but as a practical matter, it’s difficult" so, here we are -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 05:27
Happy birthday, Inigo and MDH! Woo hoo!!! - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 05:08 13
- HBDx2 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 14:28
- Happy b! (NM) - Marlowe Sep 29, 07:17
- Happy birthday -- nm - decline Sep 29, 07:04
- happy birthday gentlemen! -- nm - JaxSean, Anti-Pumpkin Sep 29, 06:35
- Happy birthday to you both. -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 06:29
- Thanks all! -- nm - Inigo Sep 29, 06:29
- Happy birthday! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 29, 06:14
- Hope you both have a great day! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 05:43
- Happy Birthdays! -- nm - Shaun Sep 29, 05:30
- Happy birthday! -- nm - loosilu Sep 29, 05:29
- Happy birthday, fellow kids! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 05:27
- Happy happy X2!! -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 05:27
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 05:26
PeopleMover! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 05:06
RIP Snow Leopard - prayformojo Sep 29, 04:19
TV PSA: MLB, Cosmos Possible Worlds, Love Island, The Vote American Experience, Weakest Link, Below Deck Med, Chopped, Tell Me A Story, Tosh.O, DEBATE -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 03:52 2
- Kal Penn Approves This Message, Michelle Buteau: Welcome To Buteaupia (Netflix), Transplant, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Sep 29, 03:54 1
  - Nada. I would love for shows to really start coming back. - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 05:13
Wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 03:11
as donny came out for another 'press conf' someone at Faux news said on a hot mic 'oh shit' (bit on Seth Meyers) -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 00:44
Looks like we haven't talked about the gator roll in the Seahawks game, that injured Chris Carson - flavorize Sep 28, 23:46
Red Green on saying goodbye... and introducing a podcast. -- (link) - Mop Sep 28, 22:59 [youtube]
Just checked. I paid $6773 in Federal Income Tax last year. -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 21:58 9
- $11,920 in 2019. 9.5% of AGI. -- (edited) - znufrii needs to cancel his gym membership Sep 28, 22:21
- Obviously you need a new accountant or tax prep attorney - Trisha Sep 28, 22:19 3
  - I'd love to see a flat tax. I don't mind paying my share but it would likely be less if the 1% were paying the same percentage. -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 22:46 2
    - There's no reason you couldn't get rid of the loopholes and still keep the progressive tax brackets - Reagen Sep 29, 02:32 1
      - Yup. A flat tax is not the answer to the issues. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 05:09
- And $1285 in State Tax. -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 22:01
- obviously that is $6023 more than you really had to -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 22:01 2
  - And most of that is because I have to take IRA distributions...and I have no debt or deductible expenses :( -- nm - Meg Sep 28, 22:03 1
    - If I had been told in college that the best way to not pay taxes is to drive a casino into the ground, I would have gotten right on that in my 20s -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 22:06
How Trump’s taxes compare to those of other presidents Jimmy Carter voluntarily paid $6,000 in 1976 despite a zero tax bill - crash davis Sep 28, 21:44
U.S. tells Iraq it’s planning to pull out of Baghdad embassy - crash davis Sep 28, 21:31 1
- A spokeswoman for the State Department declined to comment on Pompeo’s “private diplomatic conversations with foreign leaders” So... - Mop Sep 28, 22:49
Jets hired Adam Gase over KC OC Eric Bienemy. And Adam Gase remains employed by the Jets. -- nm* - budice Sep 28, 21:07 6
- I've gotta think Bienemy and Lincoln Riley are going to be 2 hot names this offseason. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 06:23
- Eric Bienemy: Still Black. -- nm - Diva Sep 29, 05:41 2
  - I will point out the Jets head coach before Gase was Todd Bowles. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 06:25 1
    - I say that because I don't think the Jets have an issue with hiring a black head coach. We also had Herm Edwards -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Sep 29, 06:27
- One of these two is black. Can you guess which one? -- nm - Beaker Sep 29, 05:29
- Both amazing. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 29, 04:29
Good PA poll for Biden released tonight -- (link) - TWuG Sep 28, 21:03 3
- Even more than the margins, it’s the fact that he’s over 50% with very few remaining undecideds. -- nm - pmb Sep 28, 21:49
- Philly suburbs! Whoohoo! -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 28, 21:07
- Good thing you didn't say that to my face. I'd hug you again -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 21:06
Fun fact for Dano: Netball is based on a misunderstanding of basketball, plus no running because it’s not ladylike. - mafic Sep 28, 20:58 4
- I don’t think you could move with the ball in the earliest versions of basketball either. -- nm - spamlet Sep 29, 04:55 1
  - "Is this some kind of Canadian joke, sir?" -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 05:00
- They wear skirts! (Or at least skorts.) nm - ralph wiggum Sep 28, 21:45 1
  - I mentioned the misunderstanding thing to my old boss, and he got weirdly defensive (his wife used to be the physio for the NZ team). - mafic Sep 28, 23:37
USPS failed to process 2 million change of address forms in August -- (link*) - TWuG Sep 28, 20:46 4
- They’ll keep finding ways to screw Americans. -- nm - Mop Sep 28, 20:53
- Re: the tweet caption and article headline, one of these things has nothing to do with the other. -- nm* - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 28, 20:50
- That’s a lot of moving for one month. -- nm - mafic Sep 28, 20:49 1
  - Well, how many millions don't have jobs right now? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 21:29
And now I'm out of vodka. - znufrii needs to update his handle Sep 28, 20:42
It’s been getting hotter all day. As bedtime approaches, I’m considering turning on the A/C. -- nm - Mop Sep 28, 20:36 1
- sure that's not the fires up in the hills getting closer? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 00:05
I feel travel restrictions are impacting the quality of Jeopardy! contestants. We’ve had some real scrubs lately. -- nm - Mop Sep 28, 20:35 4
- Some of the better ones have been from the Midwest. -- nm - . Sep 28, 22:21 1
  - But most of the current contestants are from the Los Angeles area. -- nm - Mop Sep 28, 23:00
- They are notoriously risk-averse. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 28, 21:29
- I don't catch it as much as I should, but if tonight's show was any indication, then you're right -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 20:38
Rachel Maddow put a pic of Trump's tax returns on the screen and Trish said "Go up to the screen and see if you can get his social security #" - crash davis Sep 28, 20:23 13
- I was file a tax return for him - Trisha Sep 28, 20:28 2
  - 300 thousand for hookers, 50,000 for custom extra extra long ties, jeez what do those suits cut to fit like bathrobes cost? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 00:08
  - Do not write in this space. - Qale Sep 28, 20:32
- turns out she wanted to file a tax return for him, I thought we were going to open up a credit card in his name -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 20:27 9
  - Denied!!!There's not a bank in America that will lend him money. -- nm - Under the Influence Sep 28, 20:30 4
    - I was looking to get a Russian Express Polonium card. -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 20:30 3
      - Well he does need one for when he moves there after the election. I hear the city of Sochi has nice weather and no extradition. -- nm - Under the Influence Sep 28, 20:35 2
        
        And they have some nice Olympic buildings that are falling apart -- nm - crash davis Sep 28, 20:38 1
        
        He'll feel right at home. -- nm - Under the Influence Sep 28, 20:44
  - Or that -- nm - Trisha Sep 28, 20:29 3
    - Mika is the fun one, Joe can drone on for 15 minutes before anybody can get a word in edge wise. -- nm - Under the Influence Sep 28, 20:38 2
      - I died laughing this morning when Mika was talking about Lindsey Graham spending the weekend on Fox News. She said "Help me! Help me! I need money!" - crash davis Sep 28, 20:40 1
        
        That's going to fire up the base. The left well send millions. :) -- nm - Under the Influence Sep 28, 20:42
If you like to pretend that you'll never get old You got what it takes to rock and roll -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 28, 20:19

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