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One of our favorite content makers with a Spawn retort. Again the comments are also funny -- (link) - Pippy Nov 20, 06:28
Pippy, this was actually my first thought when I saw Rudy yesterday :) -- (link) - decline Nov 20, 06:18 1
- Snort! It’s so accurate -- nm - Pippy Nov 20, 06:26
Here's a crazy one. Tesla Model 3 crashes so hard the battery pack splits open sending flaming cells into nearby homes and causing fires -- (link) - oblique Nov 20, 06:12 6
- "hey, y'all, try and be careful. I'm not going to impose or enforce any speed limits, so drive slowly and carefully." -- MO Gov, probably again. - JaxSean Nov 20, 06:31
- "he allegedly tested positive for cannabis and was charged with a DUI." this is problematic for me. pot stays in your system for a month. was he high - amanda jeans Nov 20, 06:14 3
  - It’s not a job interview drug test—It’s a test that is based on the amount of THC in your system by %. Smoking a day/week/month ago doesn’t matter -- nm - Flavorize 🎄 Nov 20, 06:31 1
    - I'd love to read more about that because I've not heard of something that can test how recently you smoked -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 06:49
  - Yup. That's a crap DUI as you're right about it staying in his system for so long and you're also right that most stoned drivers don't speed but drive - Krusty Nov 20, 06:20
- Death Trap -- nm - decline Nov 20, 06:14
every year, I buy my friends who read (n=4) all the same book for xmas so we can talk aout it. this year I bought station eleven based on your recs -- (link) - amanda jeans Nov 20, 05:51 4
- just ordered at the Library -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 06:01 2
  - Save yourself some time and order "The Glass Hotel", as well. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 06:02 1
    - I have the new Thrawn book waiting there already; but if I like Station 11 I will add this next -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 06:04
- It is awesome. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 05:57
Years before Elsa and Anna, Tangled reinvigorated the Disney princess tradition -- (link) - Beaker Nov 20, 05:45 5
- Elsa and Anna are not Disney princesses. -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 20, 06:25 1
  - they come from a Disney movie. In that movie, they are princesses. What am I missing? -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 06:31
- Fun Fact: I was emailed a threatening anti-piracy email from Disney because of my download of Tangled. It was the only movie I’d ever pirated. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 06:08 1
  - Did David rat you out? -- nm - Apple Baron Betty 🥧 Nov 20, 06:28
- (one of my all-time favorite Disney movies; wife and kids love it too) -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 06:02
It’s Time to Put the Noble Grapes in Their Place - crash davis Nov 20, 05:26 6
- first the grapes then the gases! -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 05:37 5
  - I'm going to win the Nobel prize for my work on the effect of helium on Chardonnay grapes. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 05:42 4
    - If you can create a wine that will make me speak in a funny voice, put me down for a case right now. -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 05:52 3
      - It's nice and light, lifts your spirits. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 06:07
      - drink 3 bottles -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 05:56 1
        
        okay, 2 cases -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 05:58
NYT 100 Notable Books of 2020 - crash davis Nov 20, 05:10
LYC: My friend has started writing an alt-fiction novel focused on COVID appearing in 1988 - Strongbad Nov 20, 05:07 3
- That’s a very good book idea. I couldn’t even begin to imagine how hard the research will be on it. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 06:11
- that is interesting, I'd prefer Gary Hart winning, but it isn't my novel :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 05:29
- That's an underrated turning point in history. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 05:11
Krugman: Making the Most of the Coming Biden Boom The economic outlook is probably brighter than you think. - crash davis Nov 20, 04:48 1
- We'll be in good shape if 2020 is our once every 6-8 year natural downturn/reset - Strongbad Nov 20, 04:55
Happy *73rd* Anniversary to Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. Se-ven-ty Threeeeeeee! -- nm - Andie Nov 20, 04:29 4
- amazing -- nm - crash davis Nov 20, 04:57
- *Wow* -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 20, 04:43
- It’s clear she’s stealing his life force -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 20, 04:42
- I'm gonna start getting suspicious around 85. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 04:35
TV PSA: Mandalorian (D+), Smackdown, Gold Rush, Shark Tank, Blacklist, World's Funniest Animals, Bill Maher, Small Axe: Mangrove (Amazon), -- nm* - Beaker Nov 20, 04:11 3
- Between The World And Me (HBO), Animaniacs (Hulu), Marvel’s 616 (D+), The Great British Baking Show (Netflix), Run (Hulu), Alien Xmas (Netflix), -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 04:13 2
  - The Pack (Amazon), Voices Of Fire (Netflix), Earth’s Great Seasons, “Autumn” (BBC America), other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Nov 20, 04:14 1
    - 2) Animaniacs and Bake Off -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 06:09
WHO rejects Remdesivir as a c19 treatment as multiple studies show it doesn't show better results in survival -- (link) - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 20, 02:59 2
- WHO?? -- nm - Djimon Hounsou Nov 20, 03:02 1
  - Give us freedumz! -- nm - con_carne Nov 20, 04:10
7 days between 11M and 12M. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 02:55 2
- Sustaining that rate would bring the U.S. to 20m on Inauguration Day, and resulting 425k total deaths. Add 10m more and 2% for the rest of flu season... -- (edited) - Max Nov 20, 03:07 1
  - we're the USA! we're number one! we'll do more than sustain. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 20, 06:27
Kyle Rittenhouse said he bought the AR-15 with the covid stimulis check ($1,200) -- (link) - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 20, 02:21 1
- Perfect. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 04:37
How Kodak went from a photo icon to making drugs. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 23:40 [youtube] 1
- Note: Not in the Breaking Bad sense. But, uh, they should have tried that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 23:47
Will donny pardon a whole turkey, or just the white parts? -- nm - fb Nov 19, 23:07
Alight Bery—Time for a sequel to your “Red Vetting” tweet—Caption this one -- (link*) - Flavorize 🎄 Nov 19, 22:57 3
- I love that this is a tweet of a TikTok... OF A TIKTOK. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 23:17
- Grima Snottongue. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 23:02 1
  - Electric Boogerloo? -- nm - flavorize Nov 20, 06:27
Skip to about 2.20 in this video about packaging - -- (link) - Megberry Sauce 🦃🥧🏈 Nov 19, 22:01 2
- My God I enjoyed that. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 23:15
- And then read my post from 2013 😄😃 -- (link) - Megberry Sauce 🦃🥧🏈 Nov 19, 22:02 [Backboard]
My current favorite music video - Sharkbait by Teddy Geiger -- (link) - Dano Nov 19, 21:50 [youtube]
My reaction to this season of ST: Disco is that it should have been called Star Trek: Dicks. - Max Nov 19, 21:48 2
- yeah. it's a bit overwrought, and taking a long time to get to the fireworks factory. I feel like they set themselves up to be free of (almost) all - mafic Nov 19, 21:53
- Any nudity? -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 21:50
Drone collides with police helicopter. Had to happen sooner or later, but they did identify and arrest the operator. Federal offense!! -- (link) - Megberry Sauce 🦃🥧🏈 Nov 19, 21:39
At first I thought this looked like an amazing car, but then I saw one word that ruined it: Automatic. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:26 2
- that's easy enough to fix, might not be that expensive either -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 23:10 1
  - If I had the money to burn, I'd consider doing something even more interesting: a full electric conversion. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 23:31
Are Streamed Plays Theater or TV? Unions Settle a Dispute Actors’ Equity and SAG-AFTRA’s agreement clears the way for more entertainment during winter - crash davis Nov 19, 21:21
It's been a while since I've felt this utterly exhausted. Don't stay up late reading books, kids. It'll drain ya. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:18
Whatever It Is, It’s Probably Not Hair Dye Hairdressers weigh in on Rudy Giuliani’s drip problem. - crash davis Nov 19, 21:08 5
- Tomacco. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:16
- I think it's that cheap spray that's supposed to look like it's filling in for hair. -- nm - jnine Nov 19, 21:12 3
  - Hair-in-a-can. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 19, 21:17
  - could be, but I like the idea of him using mascara to color his sideburns -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 21:13 1
    - he's old school and not gay damnit, i'm going with shoe polish -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 23:17
Late night ST is in for a treat. -- (link) - colin Nov 19, 21:05 [youtube]
What Did Europe Smell Like Centuries Ago? Historians Set Out to Recreate Lost Scents - crash davis Nov 19, 21:04 6
- Dung. It's dung, isn't it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 04:23
- People bathed less often, even considered it unhealthy. There weren't toilets and they threw the night's leavings out into open sewers. - .🍁 Nov 20, 00:05
- actually they could just use 'sniffer' machines to scan old bound manuscripts, bundles of letters from the era which should retain some residues - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 23:14
- "memorable" -- nm - colin Nov 19, 21:08 1
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 21:10
- No, that's ok. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 21:08
Interactive calculator: Every NFL teams' playoff chances. Guaranteed to be more accurate than political polls. -- (link) - crash davis Nov 19, 20:53
If a fire hydrant has H20 inside it, what does it have outside it? -- (pic) - Megberry Sauce 🦃🥧🏈 Nov 19, 20:45 [Attachment] 2
- It's a scientific fact! -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 20:57
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 20:51
Carlos Dunlap for the win -- nm - crash davis Nov 19, 20:35
Had a woman stop and yammer at us on her way out the door. She went to a movie and was alone in theater. "In case there is something to this virus" - crash davis Nov 19, 20:24
On the same day Dennis the Menace premiered in the United States, a totally different and much more menacing Dennis the Menace premiered in the UK. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 20:22
Purolator says my NAS will be delivered tomorrow... but they also say it hasn't left Toronto yet. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:18 2
- Yay! It just updated to say it's in Nanaimo now. That's only an hour and a half away. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 00:34
- Schroedingers existential delivery service -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 20:36
Do you want to see Ms. Marvel set photos? -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 20:17 1
- I looked at them earlier. I’m assuming it’s someone’s Halloween pics. -- nm - David Nov 19, 20:40
Not good for HSX, and those of you here who deal in box office results. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 20:14 1
- That's an unnecessarily huge banner, Maria Corte. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 20:45
End of an era. The famous Arecibo radio telescope is being retired as it's too dangerous to repair. -- (link) - Mop Nov 19, 20:09 1
- now it can be a full time movie set! -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 20:11
Today's fortune: NOW IS THE TIME TO FULFILL YOUR DREAM OF TRAVELING ABROAD. - Mop Nov 19, 20:05 2
- Mail it to someone in another country? -- nm - .🍁 Nov 19, 23:53
- part 1 of 10 episodes: Around the World in 80 Gardens. almost every garden on every continent is stunning and unique. -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 19, 20:11 [youtube]
does this make Mittens the first republican to take a stand? -- (link) - mafic Nov 19, 19:53 6
- Ben Sass -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 19, 20:11 2
  - :::: -- (link) - mud Nov 19, 20:17
  - I bet Mitt is sassier -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:13
- Still votes for Trump's policies. Votes to impeach. Still votes for Trump's policies. Claims he's his own man. Still votes for Trump's policies. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 20:03 2
  - Voted to confirm barrett. I'm done with him. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 20, 05:00
  - Well... 5% his own man is better than nothing. - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 19, 20:04
Here's VOA News saying that Biden won -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 19, 19:18 4
- I'm starting to get the feeling this election thing is taking a while. -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 20:11
- Here’s the official GOP saying Trump won in a landslide. -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 19, 19:20 2
  - Let’s have someone other than Rudy talk for a while... OK, that didn’t work out. Do we have anyone less crazy? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 19:25
  - Ah, I see they are putting all of their eggs in the we-don't-deserve-to-ever-be-elected-again basket. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 19:22
Kirby Morrow, X-Men: Evolution's Cyclops and Dragon Ball Z's Goku, Dies at 47 -- (link) - Beaker Nov 19, 19:02 1
- Benny! RIP -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 19, 20:10
Colin - way lir - some of the USPS sorting machines they pulled and trashed were brand new and in one case hadn't been fully calibrated yet. -- nm - .🍁 Nov 19, 19:02 2
- From a friend who worked for the company that sourced them, they often overbought sorting machines or would get them for free. It's possible that they - colin Nov 19, 21:03 1
  - they have been consolidating, the cancel/presorting that used to be done local to tacoma is now trucked to Olympia, that was 5 years ago - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 19, 23:27
I've always liked Rachel Maddow. -- (link) - Tim Nov 19, 18:58 4
- That's nice, but the first 2 minutes is pointless - Max Nov 20, 07:10
- Judging from what she’s saying here, I don’t think she’s into you, Tim. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 19:23
- Thanks, this was interesting to listen to. I appreciate the friction between her eloquence and the tremor that crept into her voice now and then -- nm - prayformojo Nov 19, 19:09
- I listen to her via next day podcast. I wished I could see her live but have yet to find a way without cable. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 19:00
I'm watching a new doc on Netflix called "We Are Champions" which has episodes about different less popular championships. - Krusty Nov 19, 18:52 2
- We mentioned it in our what's new bit and I started humming but if I kept going we may have had to pay Queen. - Tim Nov 19, 18:54 1
  - Heh. :-) It's a good series and Rainn Wilson narrates it in a very funny/serious way -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 18:59
I'd just like to point out that in my responses to the 6 trivia categories earlier I got no Xs. I rec'd points 3 times (which only added up to 13) and - mud Nov 19, 18:45 5
- be more faster. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 19:49
- no worries though .. I'm not bitter about it ..or anything ..nope -- nm - mud Nov 19, 18:49 3
  - Hey I can take this to court if you want -- nm - Rudy G Nov 19, 18:56 2
    - naw I just need to be faster, and you need to be put in a padded cell. -- nm - mud Nov 19, 18:58 1
      - The key is the refresh and then immediate post. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 19:13
the song and video for CVS by Winnetka Bowling League is me-approved. -- nm - Tim Nov 19, 18:43 5
- I don’t even know what this is, but... APPROVED! -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 19:26 2
  - It is like I am a nobody. I’ve been doing this for a over a year now people. -- (link) - Qale Nov 19, 19:33 [spotify] 1
    - But... CVS is a drugstore. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 20:02
- You’re welcome. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 19:10
- Whoa. They just came up on Jersey Shore (yes, guilty pleasure) -- nm - MDH Nov 19, 18:55
I would have challenged that incomplete, fumble call, he put it away, was making a "football move" when hit and losing it -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 18:32 1
- No, that was a clear cut incompletion. -- nm - David Nov 19, 18:50
A copy of the very first appearance of Batman has sold at auction for $1.5 million -- (link) - Beaker Nov 19, 18:31 2
- A steal, really. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 19, 20:07
- I’d prefer an original. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 19:25
the NFL channel is about 10 seconds ahead of my Fox channel -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 19, 18:10 2
- We have this problem a lot with Sunday Ticket. It can be a full minute behind. -- nm - David Nov 19, 18:17 1
  - Red Zone can also behind some of the game streams. FoxSports / ESPN Websites also have odd quirks with their embedded streaming players -- nm* - budice Nov 19, 18:32
"You know, the kind of fumble where he scored a touchdown!" -- nm - David Nov 19, 18:07
darkstar crashes, pouring it's light into ashes. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 19, 18:05 1
- Lightning crashes, a new mother cries -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 21:26

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