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Big if true -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:44 2
- I’m not in the game, but that sounds like a lateral move. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 19:45
- way too good to be true -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:45
GOP source w/ White House ties: “Trump is being advised to resign in honor rather than leave in defeat. -- (link) - Remlik Oct 6, 19:43 9
- Happily, he doesn't understand honor, only winning. He'll never resign. - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 6, 19:49 1
  - I hope he's consulting Rudy to see what he should do. That should end up well. You know they're worried about the down ballot races being a wipe out. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 19:55
- as above, way too good to be true -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:48
- Doesn’t even make sense. All three will be back by Friday. - David Oct 6, 19:48
- I’ll never believe it but just the fact that this is in the water tells you the way things are going. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 19:47
- I'll believe it when I see it. -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Oct 6, 19:46 1
  - And I just thought of this horrifying scenario - znufrii needs to update his handle Oct 6, 19:48
- Um. Being defeated IS an honour, in this case. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:45 1
  - (And in the case of any one-term president) -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:45
355 commercial during Game 4 -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:43 1
- I'm sorry. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 6, 19:50
The Current Occupant (Into the Dark): B. An amnesiac wakes up in a mental facility and becomes convinced he is POTUS -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a foodchem mask 💀 Oct 6, 19:41
Hopefully ST doesn't attack me for this. Watched "Empire Records" for the first time last night. It was...fine I guess? - MDH Oct 6, 19:34 14
- one of the biggest disappointments in mid-90s cinema -- nm - mud Oct 6, 19:50 1
  - Who ARE you people?! -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 20:00
- Since I've angered everyone: what other movies like this should I see? I've seen most of the John Hughes and late 90s to current... -- nm - MDH Oct 6, 19:44 3
  - This was it. If I were David, I’d give you a time out. You had one job! - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:47 1
    - Love Lucky Number Slevin. -- nm - MDH Oct 6, 19:49
  - Singles is my Empire Records. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:45
- YOU MONSTER! -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 6, 19:42
- I don’t feel the need to explain my art to you, Warren. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 19:39 2
  - Snort -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:44
  - LOL -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 19:39
- 1st of all....HOW DARE YOU?! - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:37 1
  - Right? Do we get to vote off the island? - spamlet Oct 6, 19:37
- I think it was sort of a time capsule thing that brings back memories for some people. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:36 1
  - I can see that. A handful of years later are the coming of age movies that I have soft spots for. -- nm - MDH Oct 6, 19:40
The military aide who carries the nuclear football and travels with Trump has now tested positive. I hope he doesn't become delusional too. -- (link) - jnine Oct 6, 19:23 3
- I've lost count on how many are sick -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:30 2
  - 33 and counting -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:32 1
    - good gawd -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:33
ST Poll: say something controversial. -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:22 36
- Van Halen got better with Sammy. -- nm - Remlik Oct 6, 19:46 1
  - Fact. -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:46
- Chili is better with beans. -- nm - 🕸 TWuG 🚀 Oct 6, 19:43 5
  - this depends on the type and amount used. -- nm - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 19:46 3
    - Red kidney. Excessive. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:47 2
      - if you use beans, use black beans! -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:49 1
        
        and as a minimalist -- nm - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 19:54
  - *Spock raised eyebrow* -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:44
- Of the Disney live action remakes, Cinderella is easily miles ahead of everything else. -- nm - MDH Oct 6, 19:43
- Western civilization was a mistake. - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:42
- Empire Records is fine, I guess. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 6, 19:41
- Coldplay sucks -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:34
- Oooooh, I've got one! I think Drew Magary is funny. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:30 4
  - That’s controversial? - spamlet Oct 6, 19:31 3
    - He's Deadspin (now Defector, I guess) adjacent, so yeah. -- nm - Tim Oct 6, 19:34
    - Pretty sure it is to David. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:32 1
      - Yup. -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:40
- Grease 2 is clearly superior to Grease. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 19:30 10
  - controversial, not insane -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:31
  - Whoa, whoa, WHOA. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:31 8
    - Too far too far -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:35 7
      - I was 4 when Grease came out. 8 for Grease 2. So by the time Michelle Pfeiffer hit HBO, I was 10. I was powerless. - Volnelk Oct 6, 19:37 5
        
        Fair. -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:40 1
        
        Yeah, he's still crazy, but the Michelle Pfeiffer point is a pretty strong rebuttal. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:49
        
        I remember young crash getting a crush on Michelle via repeated HBO viewings, but even then I knew the music was far inferior :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:38 2
        
        Side note, those movies feel a hell of a lot further apart than 4 years. I never would’ve guessed that. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 19:40 1
        
        I remember Michelle singing a song called Cool Rider and straddling a motorcycle, and that is all I remember. And I had watched it over 20 times. - crash davis Oct 6, 19:42
      - I'm going to go watch the Dance Off now just to cleanse that insanity out of my brain. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:36
- It is not all Dan Quinn's fault. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:29 1
  - It’s medicine’s fault. -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:41
- Macademia is the superior nut. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:29 2
  - If cashews no longer exist. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 19:51
  - Is that how they spell pecan in Australia? -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:30
- Game of Thrones season 8 was the best ever. -- nm - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 19:25
- "Decent prose" nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:24 1
  - Preferably something new -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:26
Jail Employees Face Charges After Using ‘Baby Shark’ Song to Punish Inmates - crash davis Oct 6, 19:03 3
- "The gripping lyric" 😂 -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:47
- until I know the inmates crimes, I'm on the employees side :))) -- nm* - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 19:10 1
  - I'm with the DA: "it sucks that this isn't a felony" -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:21
You probably don't follow Donnie on Twitter (I don't either). He has gone utterly fucking mental tonight. - 👽Scully👽 Oct 6, 18:54 16
- Yessss... feel the anger coursing through him... show him more polls... tell him he can't have a rally... -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 6, 19:45
- God, he's still at it like some kind of methed up tse tse fly with a keyboard. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:34
- Heh, I was just looking at that. Very little about Joe and a bunch of baseless accusations against Hillary -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 18:59 13
  - Does he know he’s not running against her this time?! Did he forget - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:11 9
    - She, along with Obama, still live rent free in his head. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 19:20 5
      - now you are trying to give a Cranberries "Zombie" earworm! -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:22 4
        
        I hope he's hearing non-stop Hillary, Barak and Michelle in his head. Maybe some Ivana too, that has to be annoying. -- nm* - jnine Oct 6, 19:25
        
        Bad Wolves! -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:23 2
        
        Their cover sucks -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:38 1
        
        4 hours -- nm - David Oct 6, 19:40
    - He also tweeted (i.e. re-tweeted some nutter) some fecal matter about James Comey, who I believe Trump has already fired, a few years ago. - crash davis Oct 6, 19:14 2
      - Rosie has to be soon :( -- nm - PumpkinheadPete Oct 6, 19:15 1
        
        I just went through his tweets in the past hour (there were a ton). I gave up when I saw another ton in the two hour ago area. He might have already - crash davis Oct 6, 19:17
  - His aides *really* need to set him up with a dummy www.creedthoughts.gov.www/creedthoughts account. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:06 2
    - that was one of my all time favorite Office gags -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:19 1
      - "Even for the Internet, it's pretty shocking." nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:20
That baseball had a family, Giancarlo. -- nm - Tim Oct 6, 18:48
Jesus H. Christ. I follow a FB Group of people who post pics of dogs they encounter. Someone just posted what looked to be vintage bestiality vids!? - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 18:47 8
- :( - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:12
- I'm sorry that something good you enjoyed has been ruined by a horrid person. Too much of that in the world. With your consent, I would hug you. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:06 6
  - You are a lovely person and a cherished friend. Nothing but love for you. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:13 5
    - I just try to get up each morning and smile. It gets easier and easier as I try to make it my overall attitude. :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:15 4
      - This baby panda video is giving me great joy today (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 19:18 [youtube] 3
        
        awwwww -- nm - mud Oct 6, 19:47
        
        Adorable. In these modern times, they are using a sewing tape measure circa my grandma’s cookie tin! - The real Pippy Oct 6, 19:43
        
        too cute is not an exaggeration -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:20
Fox News article predicting massive Trump win because Trump is ahead in lawn signs - crash davis Oct 6, 18:37 4
- If only signs could vote. -- nm - 👽Scully👽 Oct 6, 18:57
- oh gosh i guess we'd better start making climate change and wear-a-mask lawn signs -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 18:40 2
  - I'm thinking that if this is what is going on inside the bubble, then some of his actions make more sense. - crash davis Oct 6, 18:45 1
    - It's a cult. -- nm - 👽Scully👽 Oct 6, 18:57
"The Island That Humans Can't Conquer" -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 18:36 2
- nice try, but I think I still will take over Bathurst Inlet -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:00 1
  - Oh, the things I would do if I had a billion dollars. - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 6, 19:01
“I'd like to take this time to apologize to absolutely NOBODY." -- nm* - David Oct 6, 18:33
Congrats to the Seattle Storm, 2020 WNBA Champs! -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 18:29 2
- they were dominant in that series -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a foodchem mask 💀 Oct 6, 18:53 1
  - Someone in Seattle has to pick up the Mariners' slack -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 19:01
I decided to put my Apple Pencil to actual use and draw up my Who is Attacking Who diagram. Thoughts? -- (pic) - Qale Oct 6, 18:28 [Attachment] 2
- I'm sorry sir. I missed your earlier post on this. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 18:30 1
  - Nani? -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 18:31
Trump Took $70,000 in Tax Deductions for Hair Care. Experts Say That’s Illegal. - crash davis Oct 6, 18:22 2
- A tax article that didn't make me zzzzzzzzzzzz...It looks like Ivanka might be on the hook for $95,000 in illegal deductions too (at a minimum) - crash davis Oct 6, 18:25 1
  - plus the last paragraph is a hoot -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 18:27
Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside - crash davis Oct 6, 18:15
Rick Beato's tribute to Eddie Van Halen. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 6, 18:09 [youtube] 3
- Here's a good three minute appreciation -- (link) - con_carne Oct 6, 18:18 [youtube] 2
  - I have not heard him speak much, is it just me? I hear a Dutch accent. -- nm - 👽Scully👽 Oct 6, 18:32 1
    - Have now heard other interviews. He obviously sounds American. had a good friend in grad skool who was Dutch. Eddie had a mild dutch accent, Alex less so (even though he's older). -- nm* - 👽Scully👽 Oct 6, 18:46
yeeesh -- (link) - mud Oct 6, 17:45 4
- I'm getting tired of hearing these "WH staffers / Secret Service offcials / some other government official is mad at - Brian Oct 6, 17:55 3
  - Some, not all, probably not even a majority of the pissed off ones are permanent staff who will continue to work past Trump. - crash davis Oct 6, 18:07 1
    - Same goes for the Secret Service. It is a career, not a four or eight year gig -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 18:08
  - We thought we were special. How dare they lie to US! -- nm - VMan Oct 6, 18:01
an article on DLR vs Eddie -- (link) - 🧛 pfm in a foodchem mask 💀 Oct 6, 17:38 1
- "Don't forget Hagar" -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 6, 17:41
ty, that would be a concern if the conventional wisdom was that Biden lost the debate, but it isn't, so it's only Trump supporters - Reagen Oct 6, 17:34 2
- Already obvious where they stand on issues. If Joe continues to add to leads in polls, no rush to debate -- nm - 🎃 Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 6, 17:40 1
  - literally no one wants a repeat of the last one. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 17:45
The 2016 elections cost us pixie. Does a blue wave bring him back? - crash davis Oct 6, 17:20 5
- If we are lucky: yes -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 6, 18:28
- He's lurking. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 18:13
- hope so -- nm - mud Oct 6, 17:26
- Leafs suck -- nm - Boooooooker Oct 6, 17:25
- Pixie chose to leave. Pixie can come back whenever they want. -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 17:25
The Sox podcast I followed predicted the Astros to win the WS because 2020. - spamlet Oct 6, 17:17 3
- *ugh* Lets go Yankees! *ugh* -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 17:21 2
  - No. Kershaw needs one. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 17:33
  - But Krusty needs one. The power rankings gave the Giants a 1.4% chance of making the playoffs and the Jets a 0.2% chance. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 17:23
I'm not doing a victory lap, but 538's estimates of Trump winning are falling into the "But what if aliens were to invade?" realm. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 6, 17:15 5
- Right now he has it at 1 in 6, so -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 18:27
- I’m not falling for that one again, Mr. Silver. -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 17:23
- I try to avoid total gloating by remembering that it was October 26, 2016 that changed everything. -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 17:17 1
  - Yup. -- nm - David Oct 6, 18:22
- Do Aliens lean republican? - eag Oct 6, 17:17
It is irresponsible for them to be having any more in-person debates. It’s 2020 and everyone is doing Groups and Zoom. Staaaap putting people at risk! -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 17:15 5
- Then the moderator can put them on mute. -- nm - Dano Oct 6, 17:35
- Yes cause we need two septuagenarians trying to figure out Zoom -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 17:19 2
  - It’s not like they don’t have ‘by remote’ interviews all the time. -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 17:26
  - "Jill, Jill, JILL!! I can't figure this damn thing out" -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 17:24
- *boo-doop* OK dad, now just speak into this and everyone will hear you. Yes... right here is the camera. -- nm - Barron Oct 6, 17:16
jnine, read between the lines on the attached letter...there is no reason to fear Pussolini -- (link) - crash davis Oct 6, 17:13 4
- I think he's more bark than bite. I don't really think he's going to do anything, but he's just such scum and now he's a drugged up scum. -- nm - jnine Oct 6, 17:30 1
  - a yuge lewser -- nm - crash davis Oct 6, 17:33
- when I first read your subject, I thought you meant Pelosi -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a foodchem mask 💀 Oct 6, 17:17 1
  - Honestly, I wouldn't be so crass about a woman. - crash davis Oct 6, 17:19

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