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Marlins/Cubs 7th inning spoilers - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:23 1
- Didn't miss much before then -- nm - 🎃🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃🎃 Oct 2, 13:25
Evergreen. -- (link) - Even Darker Callisto Oct 2, 13:21 1
- heh, that is a great Tweeter schtick -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:26
President Trump on Friday received a single 8-gram dose of Regeneron’s polyclonal antibody cocktail for COVID-19 -- nm* - 🎃🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃🎃 Oct 2, 13:21 1
- How much disinfectant? -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:22
Pelosi tested today, negative. (I assume there are GOP officials out there tweeting suspiciously about "why are all the positives Republican??") -- nm - marum scarum Oct 2, 13:19 3
- the same wingnut that Seth Rogen posted about down below did -- nm - Boooooker Oct 2, 13:21
- Trump got covid right after the debate? Hmmmm... -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:21
- Man, that's gonna be tough to solve. -- nm - 👽 Scully 👽 Oct 2, 13:21
AZ, FL, NC remain very very very close: -- (link) - mud🧷🎱 Oct 2, 13:17 2
- they now have GA as Biden +1.4 and OH as Biden +2.8 - that opens up a whole bunch of pathways -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:22 1
  - and what the hell AR? -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:23
"Starting November 10, 2020, EA Play, the gaming membership from Electronic Arts, will be included with your Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership" - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:15 3
- just keeps getting better -- nm - kilboooooo 👻 Oct 2, 13:17
- 🤢🤮 -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 2, 13:16 1
  - I’ll be interested in trying FIFA. I’ve never been able to justify buying it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 13:26
Did y'all know that wanting a pandemic to go away doesn't make it go away? -- nm - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:10
Bond moves to Easter.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 2, 13:08 13
- long the put! (right?) -- nm - 😈💀 Deevil 🤡👻 Oct 2, 13:26
- fudge -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:11 3
  - Mmmm... fudge -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 2, 13:16
  - I don't see what pulling Nick into this is going to accomplish -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 13:11 1
    - neither do I, but I'm powerless over here -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:14
- *Roger More angrily resetting countdown* -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 13:10
- *shocked face* I'm just waiting for the Oscars to cancel for this year. -- nm - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:09 5
  - NO! We've got a shot now. -- nm - Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of Oct 2, 13:16
  - ...can we make Hamilton eligible? “For everything but Best Song.” Good, woulda swept that category anyhow. -- nm - Will Hunting 🧠’s Oct 2, 13:14 3
    - No because the Academy doesn't realize it has an easy win here. "Let's just give it to something great!" doesn't work for them for some reason. -- nm - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:14 2
      - What would it win? Picture, costuming, supporting actor -- nm - Will Hunting 🧠’s Oct 2, 13:21 1
        
        Out of everything, I feel most strongly about Phillippa Soo for Best Supporting Actress. -- nm - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:24
- word - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:09
Great new word! -- (link*) - TWuG Oct 2, 13:05
Does anyone actually follow him on Twitter? Has there been any other tweet since the announcement? I assume not? -- nm - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 2, 13:05 12
- just follow Gul Dukat -- nm* - Boooooooooker Oct 2, 13:08
- He tweeted about Hope. That was the last. - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:07 5
  - They just reported he's having mild symptoms, but it sounded like more than before. He must have been positive for a few days, even if the tests - jnine Oct 2, 13:17
  - Can you imagine what a horrible demanding difficult "patient " he is. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 13:09 1
    - "That can't be right, check it again!" -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:13
  - His Hope tweet was the next to the last. The last was around 1am when he tweeted that he and FLOTUS were positive -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 13:08 1
    - Weird. My bot missed that one. - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:10
- I searched the account, no tweets -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 13:07
- I don't Twittle, but I'm hearing on the news that there has been no word from him so far today -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:07 1
  - WH this morning said he was exhibiting minor symptoms (like minutes after his former doctor, now running for Congress, said Trump would have none) -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 13:08
- I don't want to give him my follow. I just hear about his tweets. -- nm - 👽 Scully 👽 Oct 2, 13:06 1
  - me either. (even though i barely use twitter, ever) -- nm - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 2, 13:06
IMPORTANT MILESTONE - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:00 7
- And there’s video footage -- (link) - znoooooooo!!! Oct 2, 13:10 [youtube]
- We now go to footage of the event -- (link) - 🧛‍♀️slayformojo💀 Oct 2, 13:07 [youtube] 2
  - It's not far from the truth. Actual quote: "Every time I think I've cut off all the curls, more appear." - New, Better David Oct 2, 13:09 1
    - Just the curl tips? -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:24
- I too will experience this soon, as I am a professional and I will be cutting my own hair -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 13:07
- BUt, a professional what? -- nm - 👽 Scully 👽 Oct 2, 13:05
- Who are you? -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 13:02
Heh. -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 12:57 5
- Asymptotic means approaching a point but never reaching it. So... yeah. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 13:07 2
  - like .9bar which means it really isn't one -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 13:08 1
    - how many times do I have to teach you this lesson, old man! -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 13:09
- dude spelt cooties wrong -- nm - Boooooker Oct 2, 13:00 1
  - Well, yeah but that just makes him consistent? Comorbidity is a thing, Comorbid also a thing. I'm not sure that an attempted pluralization of the - JD Oct 2, 13:09
Mask PSA -- (link) - Boooooker Oct 2, 12:52 4
- I thought there was one where he said, if you aren't going to wear a mask, tell me so I can stay the f*ck away from you -- nm - Pippy's Brew Oct 2, 13:34
- (Brittlestar is a great Twitter and FB follow) -- nm - Boooooker Oct 2, 12:59
- "3. Mock them from a safe distance." -- nm* - Candieman, Candieman, Candieman Oct 2, 12:58
- Big Burqa 😆 -- nm - JD Oct 2, 12:57
Funkos today: Green Goblin (Walgreens excl), 2 Box Lunch excl (an Eleven and a Spiderman), an Eleven Chase and Spiderman in his homemade costume -- nm - Boooooker Oct 2, 12:46 1
- my Spiderman original villains set is almost done -- (edited) - Boooooker Oct 2, 12:48
Got my ballot! Some dude named Kanye West is running for president. -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 12:42 3
- We did pretty good the last time we had a black guy, give him shot, what could go wrong -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 13:08
- My congressional district has the following people running for the US Congress - crash davis Oct 2, 12:46 1
  - Also included is a note from the County Clerk, There is a dropbox in front of the County Courthouse if I don't want to mess with the Post Office -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 12:48
Does Russia (or whoever Trump owes the $300 million to) start worrying about getting repaid? Is it a secured loan or something that goes away if he - jnine Oct 2, 12:38 4
- They get Baron if he defaults. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 12:53 1
  - normally it's the first born, but they took one look at Don Jr. and demanded a change to that clause -- nm - decline Oct 2, 13:08
- I think the majority of the $421 million owed was secured on his ability to earn as a celebrity. - TWuG Oct 2, 12:45
- Best guess would be that it's secured by the real estate with an unsecured personal guaranty from him. If he dies it would be a claim against his - pmb Oct 2, 12:45
So partially inspired by Andie's wellness portion of weekend plans, over the last hour+, I've grilled a couple of 'baked' potatoes and a steak - JD Oct 2, 12:34 2
- Treat yo self! -- nm - Donna and Tom Oct 2, 12:42 1
  - I really miss this show -- nm - 🧛‍♀️slayformojo💀 Oct 2, 12:44
Okay, I grabbed Among Us on Steam. If anyone wants to play tonight let me know. I've never played so I have no idea what I'm doing. - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 2, 12:33 4
- Go into the game and play around in 'freeplay' for a little bit. - ty97 Oct 2, 12:39 1
  - Cool, thanks! Also, I can't believe I'm getting video game info and advice from you that isn't Pokemon related. -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 2, 12:49
- i plan on getting it tonight on steam as well -- nm - tRu🦇aN Oct 2, 12:37 1
  - Sweet! Now I need to figure out if any of my headsets will work with my laptop/Steam -- nm - Krusty The Anarchist Oct 2, 12:49
Totally Under Control, from the director of The Smartest Guys in the Room and Going Clear -- (link) - Reagen Oct 2, 12:26 2
- oh my... -- nm - 😈💀 Deevil 🤡👻 Oct 2, 12:46
- totally -- nm - mud🧷🎱 Oct 2, 12:33
The GOP is a death cult -- (link) - decline Oct 2, 12:26 1
- Dumb mo/fos -- nm - Pippy's Brew Oct 2, 12:46
Seth Rogen -- (link) - decline Oct 2, 12:22 5
- I mean that's not even the dumbest thing she's said *today* -- (link) - spamlet Oct 2, 12:38 1
  - offs -- nm - Pippy's Brew Oct 2, 13:29
- If so they counted on him being dumb enough not to step out of the way of the bullet. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 12:25
- There is sadly a cottage industry of people being stupid assholes just to wear the criticism as a badge of honour. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 12:24 1
  - Trolls gonna troll. -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 12:44
A small change in border restrictions may be coming -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 12:08 2
- Time to put up or shut up, dudes with "Girlfriends in Canada"! -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 12:12
- hrmmmm -- nm - Andie Oct 2, 12:09
Mail found in WI ditch did not contain ballots, contrary to initial reports -- (link) - Reagen Oct 2, 12:07 3
- i thought it was a river. -- nm - tRu🦇aN Oct 2, 12:10 2
  - I thought it was a van. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 12:53
  - river / ditch .. we're the ones with the guns -- nm - MAGA Oct 2, 12:11
The way PSTEW says "tomahtoes" makes me laugh every single time. -- nm - mara Oct 2, 11:55 4
- Even the *captions* make me laugh. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 12:31
- I keep forgetting my Halloween nick. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 2, 12:04
- my fave part is at the end when he says "what are you TALking about?!" with his voice breaking a bit on that word -- nm - mud🧷🎱 Oct 2, 11:57
- It's so delightfully embellished ... almost, dare I say ... stewed to perfection. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:56
Heh. -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:51 1
- you find the damnedest things. Would you say wasting time is where you're a viking? -- nm - mud🧷🎱 Oct 2, 11:54
I purposefully clicked on an ad embedded on a web page today because it looked sooooo odd. This is it: -- (pic) - 🧛‍♀️slayformojo💀 Oct 2, 11:51 [Attachment] 3
- ....and this is the page it linked to, which I .....gueeeeessss? is a real thing? -- (link) - 🧛‍♀️slayformojo💀 Oct 2, 11:51 2
  - Yes it's real and yes it's brilliant. - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 2, 11:55
  - Yes, he got threatened by the doobie brothers over it last week. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:54
TIL we do have counties in British Columbia, but they aren't for government. -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:40 6
- The county of Nanaimo has the highest number of bars per capita. -- nm - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 2, 11:44 4
  - So yummy. -- nm - jnine Oct 2, 11:45 2
    - I've long thought I should learn how to make these. I only need two things: an easy recipe and all of the ingredients. - Baron Someday🎩 Oct 2, 11:50 1
      - It's a complex creation, but worth it. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:53
  - *polite Canadian applause* -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 11:44
- The counties sometimes get their man -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 11:41
CNN's website says "When the White House knew about positive tests: People knew about Hope Hick's positive diagnosis before Marine One took off - mara Oct 2, 11:38 14
- Pressed by CNN’s Joe Johns on the timing of when the White House learned Hope Hicks had tested positive, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows - mara Oct 2, 11:41 9
  - I think if I did something questionable at work and my boss demanded the details, "I'm not going to get into the tick tock" would not end that convo. -- nm - Max Oct 2, 11:57 5
    - like when Silvio says to Tony "the timeline got a little messed up" -- nm - mud🧷🎱 Oct 2, 12:01
    - I look forward to trying it, though. I've never heard that expression, I don't think. -- nm - mara Oct 2, 12:01 3
      - It's so amazingly dismissive and pissy. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 12:03 2
        
        i can't lie, i kind of like it. it sort of feels like 'pish-posh' to me. -- nm - Andie Oct 2, 12:09 1
        
        under different circumstances, sure. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 13:08
  - Meadows is full of shit -- (link) Posted by mud🧷🎱 (aka mud) Oct 2 '20, 07:58 -- nm - mud🧷🎱 Oct 2, 11:50 1
    - Sure, but I still don't think there are any credible reports otherwise. -- nm - mara Oct 2, 11:54
  - "Look, their money is important, not their lives" -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 11:42
- Just to be clear... did they fly Marine One from Washington, D.C. to New Jersey? How long of a flight is that? -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 2, 11:41 2
  - If they went to Andrews to fly out, it's 189 mile to Morristown airport. From WAS, it's 194 -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 12:14
  - 42 minutes by plane. Probably a half hour by Chopper -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 11:51
- That's the timeline I understand, yes -- nm - ty97 Oct 2, 11:39
Gerard Butler/Frank Grillo movie 'Cop Shop' shuts down production when 3 crew members test positive for c-19, not hotness. -- (link) - 😈💀 Deevil 🤡👻 Oct 2, 11:31 2
- Oh no. Whatever are we going to do without another Gerard Butler film. -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 12:48
- See? Police are a source. -- nm - 45 Oct 2, 11:35
5 Things to Avoid on Prime Day - crash davis Oct 2, 11:30 16
- I need a new tv. I bought one for a friend and it arrived cracked, as did its replacement. Has anyone got one through the mail that survived? -- nm - jnine Oct 2, 11:42
- I do worry that my first gen Alexa Echo Dot might get lonely, so two third gens for $39.98 is appealing to me - crash davis Oct 2, 11:36 6
  - Plus, it sounds like you are wearing yours out. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 11:37 5
    - but, and this is important, I do not slut shame her -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 11:38 4
      - I haaaaaate that corporate branding BS means I can't rename Siri -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:42 3
        
        Trish changed the Alexa on her Kindle to an English accent. It freaks me out when its on the charger by the Dot and I get answered by both - crash davis Oct 2, 11:50 2
        
        I switched my Siri to an Australian dude, but I want to call it "Computer" or "Dangerboat". -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:52 1
        
        "There's always a bay! Or a cove! Or an 'inlet'!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 11:54
- Something important to consider is that stocking issues will be a problem this year. By buying in October, you're more likely to get what you want. -- nm - New, Better David Oct 2, 11:34 1
  - fair dinkum -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 11:36
- AT HOME TEST? Sure! -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 11:33 2
  - I used to go back and eliminate the ad wording in articles I c/p, but now I feel "nah" -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 11:37 1
    - Oh, I agree. But that actually made me think it was real for a second. -- nm - 💀SPAWN💀 Oct 2, 11:38
- I personally disagree on the old cheap TV section. Our bedroom TV has to be around seven years old, so I wouldn't be offended by a 2019 model. -- nm - crash davis Oct 2, 11:32 2
  - I still have 2 of the old, hulking ones. -- nm - jnine Oct 2, 11:41
  - My Sharp Aquos is ancient by TV standards -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 2, 11:34

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