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Now? -- nm - Booooooker Oct 27, 04:56
Another angle on the DK Metcalf tackle. -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 27, 04:53 1
- heh -- nm - Booooooker Oct 27, 04:55
I wrote 53,787 words last week. - David Oct 27, 00:22 2
- Well, my books are anyway. -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 06:46
- 1) That’s impressive!—-2) Isn’t that low for you! -- nm - Flavorize 🎃 Oct 27, 01:05
Caption another one -- (pic) - zork Oct 27, 00:10 [Attachment] 3
- who needs leg workouts with a chest like this -- nm - Booooooker Oct 27, 04:54
- This is why I hide them.... -- nm - .👀 Oct 27, 04:35
- Hoot have thunk it?! -- nm - Flavorize 🎃 Oct 27, 01:05
Caption this -- (pic) - zork Oct 27, 00:07 [Attachment] 2
- MUH POT-PIE!!!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 27, 05:05
- YOU WANT A WAR?! I'LL GIVE YOU A WAR!!!!! -- nm - Booooooker Oct 27, 04:56
Wales has declared clothing as "non-essential" during firebreak shutdown. Man goes shopping in a mask and boxers. -- (link) - meg Oct 26, 23:29
Anyone know of issues with Firefox and Google and/or Samsung? - .👀 Oct 26, 22:56 2
- That's weird. I'd suggest a virus scan. -- nm - David Oct 26, 23:06 1
  - Just did that, says it's okay. Seems there is an update. On the othee hand I may need to get a new tablet -- nm - .👀 Oct 26, 23:35
Bery, you’ve got a underwater ROV don’t you? How does it compare to the one they show off a couple of minutes into this episode of Time Team? -- (link) - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:34 [youtube] 2
- It might be a Videoray Pro 3 or Pro 4 -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 23:21
- I don't recognize the exact model of that one, but from its size and build quality I'd guess it's in the $5K-10K US range. Mine is $500 US. - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 22:38
In a better world, Eternals will come out next Friday. -- nm - David Oct 26, 22:32
If elected president, I appoint Barack Obama to the Supreme Court. Great idea... - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:22 14
- Michelle would murder him herself. -- nm - Qale Oct 27, 06:47
- he'd do better raising hell outside the Court. LOTS of better choices out there I'm sure with the proper Court experience -- nm - Booooooker Oct 27, 04:31
- People keep thinking "Loud, brash revenge". No. Quiet, subtle revenge that lasts longer. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 04:11
- Yeah but, would he want the job? He's getting 5 million for speech to a corp convention, plus his production deals -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 02:32
- I would like Breyer to retire so a Dem Senate can shove his 45-year old replacement down Minority Mitch's throat. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 23:18
- Pointless move -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 22:36
- I'm sure he'd be a fine Justice, but it seems ... wasteful, somehow. And a lot of work. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 22:28 6
  - yeah, how's he supposed to develop content for Netflix? feels unethical to use court cases. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 22:31
  - #OwnTheCons! -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:29 4
    - Reveal them for what they are, disempower them, and rebuild the system so it can serve the people of America without being hijacked by another tyrant. - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 22:34 3
      - It reminds me of Chris De Burgh’s Spanish Train. There’s no point playing fair if your opponent is always going to cheat. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:36 2
        
        I didn't say anything about playing fair. 😂 -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 23:12
        
        Agreed -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 22:37
- Taft II, judicial boogaloo? -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 22:26
More people voted in NYC today than either of the first two days -- (link*) - ty97 Oct 26, 22:15
Kate Winslet held her breath for over 7 minutes for her underwater scene in the upcoming Avatar sequel. -- (link) - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 21:46 17
- So she got lessons from David Blaine? Or Criss Angel? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 27, 04:54
- I prefer her Titanic wet look -- nm - zork Oct 27, 00:06
- I call elves. - Epiphany Oct 26, 22:39 2
  - Maybe he's trying to one-up The Shape of Water - Max Oct 26, 22:57 1
    - Snort -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 23:07
- I don't care if she sprouted wings and flew around distributing diamonds and beer. I still have 0 interest in Avatar. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 22:16 6
  - You are my spirit animal. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:22 4
    - To be clear, I was bagging on Avatar, not you. :) nm - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 22:24 3
      - Indeed. I have no love for Avatar. I’ve never seen it and the fact that 3 sequels have been green lit is probably one of Disney’s greatest regrets. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:29 2
        
        HAHAHAHA! it's going to make piles of money. -- nm - Remlik Oct 27, 06:41
        
        nobody's allowed to say no to James Cameron anymore. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 22:32
  - My interest is rooted in the fact that it's such a confusing thing to exist. Like a train wreck in a tesla dealership. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 22:18
- Unless she was absolutely still, which that pic suggests not, *highly unlikely* - Max Oct 26, 22:15 2
  - fwiw we did a breathing thing at work last month, and with zero previous experience everyone managed 3.5 minutes (though totally still). -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 23:48
  - Would you believe 7 minutes cumulatively over 6 months? - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:42
- I have a vague feeling that that casting was announced like, a decade ago, and I had forgotten. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 22:08 1
  - Judging from how much I'm seeing this in my Instagram tonight, I suspect it's breaking news. -- nm - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 22:21
Did you hear the rap song about Voltron? - JD Oct 26, 21:38
Hey, late-night crowd! Listen to Kim crush it on the latest episode of Streaming into the Void! -- (link) - David Oct 26, 21:28 [spotify] 1
- Awesome episode! -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 22:36
Inside Decades of Nepotism and Bungling at the N.Y.C. Elections Board -- (link) - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 21:21
Another brush fire started by a California utility? -- (link*) - 🧹 Broom 🧹 Oct 26, 21:14 1
- Yep, guess they didn't shut off power soon enough :( We've been dealing with winds that almost reached hurricane force in some areas. -- nm - Meg Oct 26, 21:32
There's a direct-to-streaming sequel to Inside Man??! -- nm - flavorize Oct 26, 21:11 3
- ? Insider Man?Inside Men? Insidest Man? - The real Pippy Oct 26, 21:18 2
  - I think "Inside Men" is the winner there bud -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 21:20 1
    - Sider-Man: Far From Home (Home Is Outside) -- nm - 🐺Rollooooooooooo🌕 Oct 26, 21:52
A touch of doom, a touch of gloom, etc -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 20:48
With this toolkit, I might be able to work on a project I've been toying with in the back of my head ... -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 20:27
I was halfway expecting "I'm Joe Biden and I endorse this message" at the end. -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 20:13
Evening update- lots of movement: Now at 64.2M votes- up 3.7M from this morning! 46.6% of 2016 total. Of 2016 totals: NM hit 70%, AZ/CO/NV/NJ/VT hit 60% -- (edited) - MDH Oct 26, 20:08 7
- If only Texas took COVID as seriously as they are taking early voting. -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 20:25 1
  - For real -- nm - Epiphany Oct 26, 21:30
- 64! wow. How many had voted 4 yrs ago at this point? -- nm - mud Oct 26, 20:11 3
  - We're at about the halfway point for the total vote from 2016. -- nm - 🕸 TWuG 🚀 Oct 26, 20:16 1
    - and more votes than Trump got -- nm - PumpkinheadPete Oct 26, 20:34
  - Roughly 21M give or take a little is my understanding -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 20:13
- KY/MA/OR hit 50%, AR/RI/SC/SD/UT hit 40%, KS/WY hit 30% -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 20:09
oh no. -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 19:57
Per the NYT, in Trump’s 90 minute Janesville, WI rally speech, he lied 131 times. -- (edited) - pmb Oct 26, 19:57
Your top ten songs: Mood, WAP, Laugh Now Cry Later, Blinding Lights, Savage Love (Laxed - Siren Beat), I Hope, Dynamite, Rockstar, Holy, Lemonade - Tim Oct 26, 19:52 6
- Mood is getting alternative airplay, which is weird. Jason Derulo tried to steal an instrumental, thus the odd titling. - Tim Oct 26, 20:04
- I just watched Golden from Harry Styles. New single off Fine Line. It’s a gorgeous song. - The real Pippy Oct 26, 19:55
- Serious question, now that the Billboard chart is irrelevant, are they ever going to try and change it to make it better? -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 19:54 1
  - and that's a better top ten than most weeks this year. -- nm - Tim Oct 26, 19:58
- the Jawsh 685 is such an improvement over earlier models -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a Sipowicz mask 💀 Oct 26, 19:53 1
  - I mean it’s no 47 Ronin. -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 20:29
Heh. -- (link) - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 19:47
Use this as whatever fuel you need to vote. -- (link) - MDH Oct 26, 19:44 3
- Ugh. -- nm - kelly Oct 26, 19:57
- shut up, trolls. - znufrii needs to update his handle Oct 26, 19:46
- It's about owning the libs, that's all. -- nm - Tim Oct 26, 19:45
“Why can’t we just get in the running car?” -- nm - David Oct 26, 19:44 3
- I love how quickly she's convinced to go along with the rest of the gang after that -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a Sipowicz mask 💀 Oct 26, 19:46 2
  - Another hilarious part is ... (spoilers) - aRCynic (and Old Lace) Oct 26, 19:47 1
    - What I can't tell is if 3 or 4 run from the chainsaw shed. - 🕸 TWuG 🚀 Oct 26, 19:57
I’m at a gold mine I’ve never been to before. There aren’t many of those left in this state. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 19:36 4
- Digging for gold? -- nm - Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 26, 19:39 3
  - Hopefully more pointing people towards it. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 19:44 2
    - *points, collects check, leaves* -- nm - Bud S. Pumpkins 🎃 Oct 26, 19:46 1
      - Too bad it’s illegal to pay me in product. - mafic Oct 26, 19:48
ancient Egyptian ELITE family Burriel -- (link) - PumpkinheadPete Oct 26, 19:04
Governor Abbott is sending Texas Guard troops to cities for possible ‘post election’ disturbances. So is that the tell? Texas flips blue this year? -- (link*) - Qale Oct 26, 18:56 4
- Well Trump is all about law and order so obviously his supports won't do anything requiring national guard to intervene. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 26, 19:40
- At this point the plan is a Biden win is illegitimate. -- nm - Tim Oct 26, 19:11 2
  - Isn't it always, though, from their point of view? -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Oct 26, 19:39
  - It’s more to create that perception among loyalists. -- nm - David Oct 26, 19:19
Everyone else in the house woke up feeling crappy with various symptoms. A phone call was made, a test was booked for 3 hours later, and - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 18:37 12
- Wow fast! That was PCR testing? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 26, 19:41 1
  - Two nasal swabs and one "swish test" -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 19:45
- Fingers crossed for the last, then. I am staying away from Logan and Amy a bit since I got back. I feel fine but just paranoid. If I am still fine - ♤Spawn♤ Oct 26, 18:54 1
  - [fingers crossed] -- nm - mud Oct 26, 18:58
- Woot! -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 26, 18:49
- But did you test positive for maple syrup, that’s the question? -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 18:45 3
  - It's been two months since my last fix of the mapes. The sweet tree fixin. The bark's best bite. The golden brown with which to pancakes drown. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 18:51 2
    - ! -- nm - mud Oct 26, 18:57 1
      - I thought I did alright with my Letterkenny riffs. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 20:17
- It's just all in your heads. Stop pretending to be sick! -- nm - Max Oct 26, 18:39 1
  - I only got about three hours of sleep, so I woke up feeling crappy for completely different reasons. And, as a result, didn't need a test. -- nm - Graveman ⚰️💀 Oct 26, 18:40
- awe. SHUM! -- nm - 👽Scully👽 Oct 26, 18:38
Sign up for the Mindurance WTF Challenge Virtual Ultra. Starts at 11:59 EST Friday, November 20. Run a 10K every 3 hours. Last person standing wins. -- (link) - Dano Oct 26, 18:30 2
- Nah. I'm good. -- nm - znufrii needs to update his handle Oct 26, 18:36 1
  - You only need to complete one loop to have participated! -- nm - Dano Oct 26, 18:45
anyone watching The Queens Gambit? 2 epis in and liking it si far -- nm - Booooooker Oct 26, 18:12 3
- We watched the first tonight. -- nm - spamlet Oct 26, 19:46
- it's quite interesting -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 18:23
- The Queen's Wheels would not excite you. - David Oct 26, 18:19
I tried the Warby Parker try-on-5-pairs-at-home thing. There were 4 that I thought I liked looking at them online. The 5th one that I threw in - 🧛 pfm in a Sipowicz mask 💀 Oct 26, 18:12 7
- I did it twice, loved them, about 7 years ago got prescription sunglasses from them, still wear them to this day. -- nm - 👽Scully👽 Oct 26, 18:22 2
  - When I got the sunglasses I went to the very first brick and mortar, actually not really. It was their corp HQ in lower manhattan -- (edited) - 👽Scully👽 Oct 26, 18:27 [Attachment] 1
    - These are my perfection sunglasses. Wayfarer shape, polarized, prescription, tortoiseshell, gray/green lenses (so I can paint color accurately) -- nm* - 👽Scully👽 Oct 26, 18:29
- The Dame Edna? -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 18:13 3
  - precisely -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a Sipowicz mask 💀 Oct 26, 18:19 2
    - the Kissinger-Found-in-a-Restroom was tempting, but I don't wanna go screwing up my triangles -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a Sipowicz mask 💀 Oct 26, 18:21 1
      - Not you, the man who drafted the Paris Peace Accords. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 18:27
Just in case you are ever tempted or it has worked for you in the past. Do not just put your SIM card from your old phone into your new phone. - Qale Oct 26, 18:07
Anna Taylor-Joy can spot a mouse in a field from a height of 500 feet. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 18:04 1
- it is known. -- nm - mud Oct 26, 18:07
I like 'dog protests' the best -- nm - 🧛 pfm in a Sipowicz mask 💀 Oct 26, 18:03 6
- "Stop Cutting Treats into Smaller Treats!" made me laugh. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 18:04 5
  - It's the same nonsense they're pulling on us with "thin" versions of regular cookies. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 18:05 4
    - Actually I found the thin pistachio oreos had a better creme::cookie ratio than the regular. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 18:38
    - in 1998 I worked at a huge dotcom in NYC, one of my accounts was Smartwell cookies, anyone remember those? - 👽Scully👽 Oct 26, 18:21 1
      - Yes, Diet cookies. So gross -- nm - The real Pippy Oct 26, 18:50
    - Now I'm picturing you out there with a sign in solidarity. :D. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 18:07
Yesterday, there was an NFL game and a World Series game. I couldn't stop watching Crazy Rich Asians. -- nm - David Oct 26, 18:02 10
- I've eaten at the exact food court in Singapore that they ate in (by complete chance). -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 18:04 2
  - *jealous* -- nm - JD Oct 26, 18:10
  - The one with the Michelin star chefs? -- nm - David Oct 26, 18:08
- That Falcons game was... something. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Oct 26, 18:03 1
  - We got hosed. It happens. - David Oct 26, 18:08
- Did you end up reading the whole trilogy? nm - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 18:03 4
  - Yup. Kim's tired of hearing about the last book, actually. - David Oct 26, 18:06 3
    - How psyched are we for (spoilers) - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 18:09 2
      - Spoilers - David Oct 26, 18:11 1
        
        Yeah, she's the best. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 26, 18:15

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