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".. in about 15 minutes," -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 05:25
"A claim of fraud in desperate search of evidence." -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 05:22
"Let them fight." -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 05:13 2
- What a tool. "illegally-submitted ballots" is just his way to feed the disinformation machine while still being technically correct -- nm - oblique Nov 6, 05:27
- 1 begruding point for proper plural possessive apostrophe usage. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 05:27
Wolf and John left at midnight and are back now. Is that normal I guess? Or are they prepping for call? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:11 9
- Did you sleep? -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 05:17 1
  - 4 hours? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:18
- They've been at the gym training for 4 years for this. It's their Super Bowl. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:14 2
  - He goes to a room with heavy metal blasting and a Drill Sargent yells random numbers at him. -- nm* - Reagen Nov 6, 05:26
  - Definitely. I was just curious if they been working 8am-midnight the past couple of days. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:15
- no. Maybe. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 05:13 3
  - What time have they showed up the past couple of days? -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:13 2
    - You can sleep when you’re dead, Wolf! -- nm - CNN, probably Nov 6, 05:25
    - you got me. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 05:14
"A fluid oz is, well, let's not talk about why you know what an ounce is." "I don't know what you're talking about, I'm not gonna incriminate myself." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Nov 6, 04:39
Huh. Polly Platt bought James L Brooks a Matt Groening print as a thank you for hiring her for Terms of Endearment. - spamlet Nov 6, 04:28
TV PSA: Mandalorian (D+), Smackdown, Gold Rush, The Greatest #AtHome Videos, Shark Tank, World's Funniest Animals, Bill Maher, Wilmore (Peacock), -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 04:28 2
- It’s no surprise that a Star Wars spin off can’t get a better grade in its second season. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 05:04
- My Little Pony: Pony Life, The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock), Great British Baking Show (Netflix), How To With John Wilson (HBO), other stuff - Beaker Nov 6, 04:31
"The Georgia votes are moving in like a bitch. Grab ’em by the Pennsylvania. You can do anything. When you're a Democracy they let you do that." -- (link) - zork Nov 6, 04:08
I look forward to John King spending 7 hours today explaining that if you add *any other state* to 269, it's more than 270. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 03:12 12
- Or that other district in Nebraska or Maine! -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 05:03
- I think these guys need to expand what they're looking at so people understand that most states are still counting votes. (CA at 70 percent, etc.) -- nm - mara Nov 6, 04:43 1
  - stating that MS is at 78% still would be helpful, yes. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 04:55
- The fact the other guy has to sweep to reach that number. NV and PA should make it clearer -- nm - budice Nov 6, 03:14 8
  - I know, it's just that there's 12 scenarios left and they all add to the same thing and he's gonna run through them all. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 04:02 7
    - But what happens if Mexico invades Texas and it splits into 2 states -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 04:39 3
      - Well then we have to rely on the Wolverines - Reagen Nov 6, 04:56 2
        
        What about the coyotes? -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 05:05
        
        *shakes fist* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 04:58
    - "But what happens if you run the first scenario again?" - Wolf Nov 6, 04:36
    - Twenty, twenty, twenty four hours to fill. I gotta repeat stuff. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 04:08 1
      - Always love a Ramones reference -- nm - zork Nov 6, 04:12
NFL SITWAP: Raiders fined $500k and a 6th round pick for COVID protocol violations -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 03:08
Biden +917 in GA -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 02:16 10
- NBC News: We might not be able to call Georgia for weeks. - Strongbad Nov 6, 03:01 3
  - Yeah, I didn't expect them to call GA anytime soon, nor should they. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 05:08 1
    - Let's just hope other states call soon enough that it won't matter. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 6, 05:12
  - I agree, it shouldn't be called on this. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 03:03
- I’m nervous about the military vote. Shouldn’t be a normal R-D split but I cashed out my GA profits. Don’t want them tied up. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 02:27 5
  - I think he ends up about 9k ahead at the end. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 02:29 4
    - That seems very reasonable but I couldn’t find a good number on military outstanding in GA. Figured it was time to start taking some liability off. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 02:45 3
      - I’m still tempted to take a flyer at NC at +700. I think it falls short but that I might be able to make some money as it tightens. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 6, 02:46 1
        
        I wouldn't bet the farm but those are tempting odds, yes. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 04:57
      - I saw a report saying 8k. It'll be close, for sure. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 02:46
nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 01:42
decision desk says Biden's on top in GA -- (link) - mafic Nov 6, 01:29 1
- Clayton county updated as well. -- (link) - mafic Nov 6, 01:35
GA: 463. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 00:52
heh, didn't find this until now ... but here's my two boys on our trip to the pumpkin patch in october -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 00:48 1
- So cute! -- nm - Pippy Nov 6, 04:37
It's not just me! -- (link) - ty97 Nov 6, 00:37 1
- 463! Nm - ralph wiggum Nov 6, 00:52
the Alaska D senate candidate still thinks he has a shot, because there are almost as many absentee/postal/special votes as day-of votes -- (link) - mafic Nov 6, 00:04 1
- That would be nice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 00:11
GA. 665. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 23:43 2
- Clayton County is where they came from still has 1500 left -- nm - eag Nov 5, 23:45 1
  - Clayton will almost certainly push him slightly over -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 23:51
friends, if you text “FIRED” to 50409, @resistbot will text you if the election is being called.” -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 23:30 1
- so I *don't* need to compulsively refresh? where's the joy in that? -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 23:32
CNN is interviewing the elections director of Clayton County GA and I'm like "ARE YOU NOT BUSY WITH OTHER THINGS NOW?!" -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 23:16 1
- 3500 more to go in Clayton, the last batch was 84% -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 23:18
I'm going to bed. Drive safely ty. Have a good night ST. Everyone sleep well, except you Donald. -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 23:02 1
- I'll be here all night. with my different species of sulhpides. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 23:04
eep -- nm* - Jovian Nov 5, 22:56
I just saw an insect go by and then explode - JD Nov 5, 22:52 8
- it wouldn't be ST if someone didn't point out that spiders are not insects -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:53 7
  - it also wouldn't be ST if someone didn't point out that daddy long legs are not spiders - at least partly. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:56 4
    - it also could be Fred Astaire -- (link) - crash davis Nov 5, 22:59
    - Fine. Why don't you ever see elephants hiding in trees? - JD Nov 5, 22:58 2
      - Conversely, maybe every country has ninjas and we only know about Japan's because they're the worst at it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 02:20
      - okay, that one has impeccable logic -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 23:01
  - Right? They are minerals. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:53 1
    - This is what happens to ty97 when he hasn't slept for 72 hours. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 23:06
This first episode of season two Mandalorian is amazing -- nm - Jovian Nov 5, 22:50 1
- jack-nicholson-YES.gif -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:52
GA 1267. Another small Clayton dump -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:44 4
- Clayton needs some Metamucil, let it all out -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:46 3
  - I keep seeing pics from there, this small group of folks is working through the votes in the middle of the night and kudos to them. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:49 2
    - truly the poll workers are American patriots and I should be grateful and less impatient....BUT I WANT TO GO TO BED! :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:50 1
      - haha, I agree, I agree on all counts! -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:53
I let Amazon Prime talk me into their free 1-month trial so I have to do my Christmas shopping this month :) - Meg Nov 5, 22:40 2
- remember to try Prime Video, too, they have some good stuff. - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:45 1
  - They've already expressed concern that I've not accessed any of their media - and given me a one month extension :) -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 22:59
clayton county - released 249 votes for Biden, 19 for Trump, GA lead for Trump 1479 -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:38 6
- Everybody's doing a brand-new dance, now (Come on baby, do the loco-motion) - wasn't it Britney Spears who did that? -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:41 5
  - Crash is gonna get found shivved in the shower. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 22:47
  - A Britney dance remix version would be fun! - ty97 Nov 5, 22:42 3
    - doing okay my friend, but I'm thinking about bed...you must be running on fumes -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:44 2
      - I should just sleep. But I kinda don't want to miss it. But who knows if it happens overnight. - ty97 Nov 5, 22:46 1
        
        Drive safely. I was going to stay up but then Pennsylvania decreased the size of their releases and I'm beginning to think they are drama queens - crash davis Nov 5, 22:48
clayton county - released 249 votes for Biden, 19 for Trump, GA lead for Trump 1479 -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:36
This sounds fun. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:35 1
- They're not afraid of him any more. -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 23:21
Trump lead down to 18,229 in PA -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:35 2
- Due to 5800 coming in from Philadelphia County -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:36 1
  - diss Kylie Minogue, the guy blocks you -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:36
18,229 -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:32 2
- GA 1479 -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 5, 22:35
- 5799 votes in, 5073 Biden 726 Trump. -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:34
"Not after you've stuck your finger up in the wind ... or wherever you want to put it." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:30
Secret Service ramps up protection of Biden, sending reinforcements of agents to Delaware, in anticipation of his possible win. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 5, 22:22
it was a trick question. they're minerals, Marie. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 22:08 9
- any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals is a rock, you have three rocks -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:30 2
  - they're differentiated, crash. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 22:39 1
    - I think they're aggregated -- nm - crash davis Nov 5, 22:39
- I answered zero! - David Nov 5, 22:09 4
  - I have so many pockets. at least ten. mine pants are *roomy*. -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 22:12 3
    - You poor micropenis-d man. -- nm - David Nov 5, 22:15 1
      - when did I get promoted? -- nm - mafic Nov 5, 22:28
    - AKA: Ole Roomy Pants Mafic - Pippy Nov 5, 22:15
- I see what you did there. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 5, 22:09
Genius. And they'll take those hats off, too, right? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:06 3
- I’m being pensive so I apologize up front. White Christians prefer to kneel but African Americans lift their hands to God. - Pippy Nov 5, 22:13 2
  - pagans have a thing about standing with hands raised, imagining you have roots down into the ground, up to the sun and rain, down to earth and fire -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 5, 22:26 1
    - Makes sense -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 23:25
WTWuG TV- Channel 42 now ends his broadcast day. -- (link) - 🦃 TWuG 🚀 Nov 5, 22:06 [youtube]
ST: What are you getting your mom for Christmas/Chanukah/Yule? -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 22:02 22
- Mom wants a johnsonville brat griller..no really -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 5, 22:28 3
  - Can you use it for other brats too? -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 22:45 1
    - Jv brats are curved, so the original model was literally shaped for their own products, but new one has 3 changeable plates for other items -- nm - 📆⌚👻🦃🦴🍗🍷🏈📺🍹🍺 Nov 6, 01:28
  - Nice. Makes your shopping easy -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 22:41
- It's too early to think about presents. Xmas isn't until like next year. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 22:16 6
  - With shipping being so slow and stock low I'm trying to get it all done asap -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 22:22 5
    - If you had a Target you could just head there on Dec 24! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 5, 22:23 4
      - We have more and more Targets by the day. -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 22:27 2
        
        Just no Walmart? - JaxSean Nov 5, 22:30 1
        
        Never! :-) They've stopped trying to open in one of the boroughs but I think there are ones out on Long Island and nearby in NJ. -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 22:41
      - You think I'm shopping in a store this year? I barely buy groceries in stores right now -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 22:25
- first I have to find out who I am stalking -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 5, 22:06
- Thinking about a meal delivery service for my parents. - ty97 Nov 5, 22:04 1
  - I’m on this train too. Sometimes there is a waiting list. -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 22:19
- She'll pick out a book that I've never heard of that involves someone moving to Alaska, and I'll ship it to her. - David Nov 5, 22:03 7
  - A book is a good idea -- nm - Krusty Nov 5, 22:13
  - Construct a narrative of someone who left the daily rigors of work to go “into the wild” and have Slackers mail her postcards from different places. - Mop Nov 5, 22:08 5
    - I swear I’d send her a Texas postcard with cowboys in assless chaps. - Pippy Nov 5, 22:18 4
      - Who let you into Dak Prescott’s hospital room? -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 22:43
      - You...don't get to meet my mother. Or have her address. -- nm - David Nov 5, 22:20 2
        
        *pouts while humming “ save a horse, ride a cowboy”* -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 23:28
        
        Pippy ruins everything! -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 22:42
A certain plot point in this season of Fargo revolves around macarons but they call them macaroons. Macaroons are a different thing! -- nm - Mop Nov 5, 22:01 5
- There are three things that share a similar name. And the pronunciation varies by region. And the Midwest talks funny. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:03 2
  - No we don't. -- nm - .👀 Nov 5, 22:30
  - (I have at least two coworkers in MN and they don't really talk funny, fwiw) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:10
- Sorry, that seems to be the preferred pronunciation around these parts. -- nm - 🦃 TWuG 🚀 Nov 5, 22:02 1
  - tbh I prefer it, even though I know they're not the same thing. les macaron est prétentieux. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:05
*blink* -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 21:58 5
- DON'T. BLINK. -- nm - The Doctor Nov 5, 22:01
- Hi There. -- nm - Weeping Angels Nov 5, 21:59
- go to bed -- nm - ty97 Nov 5, 21:58 2
  - FINE! -- nm - znufrii Nov 5, 21:58 1
    - Sassy drunk 😵 -- nm - Pippy Nov 5, 22:05

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