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Anybody watching the series Riviera on AMC? Just saw an ad for the first time, didn't realize Julia Stiles was actively doing this for years -- nm - Max Nov 23, 20:04
Halfway through the new season of The Crown and spoils - znufrii Nov 23, 20:03 4
- I saw a blurb to the effect of that portrayal is the one Brits object to the most. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 20:05 3
  - tories anyway. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 20:08
  - I was young enough at the time that the only thing I really remember is that she existed. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 23, 20:07 1
    - agreed -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 20:08
Being real. This shit isn't funny. Prisoners all know they are dead ducks for covid. this is not ok. Prisoners are humans. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:45 2
- some states have cut prison pop. way down, already pols are getting neg press over the few that commit crimes the same week....and police - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 20:04
- I think it is a moral failure of leadership. All of this is a moral failure. -- nm* - crash davis Nov 23, 19:54
"The first Black official in the SuperBowl! In the year twomumblymumble! We're awesome!" -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 19:18 10
- Look, the Civil War just happened a few years ago. -- nm - David Nov 23, 19:20 9
  - And then again in a couple of years from now by my calculations. -- nm - pmb Nov 23, 19:39 5
    - golf clap. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 20:02
    - Things were much worse when we were kids than now. - crash davis Nov 23, 19:46 3
      - i was in san fran, hardly any of it stuck that much, zebra, zodiak, a girlfriend said someone was shot in her laundrymat, patty herst robbed her bank - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 19:57 2
        
        I remember being on a family trip to SF when the SLA robbed a bank. It was all over the radio. I asked my dad "What is a Symbionese?" -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 19:59 1
        
        went to a party in the mission, the hosts were showing off the closet where patty was bound and held -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 20:06
  - if you consider it on the geologic timescale literally no time has passed. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 19:26 2
    - ^ the above post was epoch -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 19:36
    - Sedimentary my dear Watson -- nm - budice Nov 23, 19:31
That Mercedes ad is *awful*. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 19:18 1
- you must linky! -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:32
Oddest plane movie experience: Last year the bf was coming home to DC direct from Munich. He said more than half the plan was watching Burlesque. - MDH Nov 23, 19:15 10
- guy next to me on a flight to Singapore watched a Lady Gaga concert movie on repeat the whole flight. weirdest was the guy who watched nothing at all. - mafic Nov 23, 19:31 7
  - Mind palace? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 20:02 5
    - I have to have silence to access mine, so unless I have sound canceling gear, that would not work. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 20:07
    - I was going to suggest a monk. But he could have been a serial killer & a monk. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 20:03 3
      - The silent killer. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 20:07 2
        
        beware Mr Langdon, these are men of god -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 20:09
        
        This summer, read the sequel to "The Silent Killer", "The Vow of Death" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 20:08
  - That IM is...something. -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 20:00
- Option 3: Gremlins - Reagen Nov 23, 19:19 1
  - Clear winner. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 19:20
332 emails from Trump Campaign since election night. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 19:14 2
- How much have you donated? -- nm - David Nov 23, 19:15 1
  - I presented them with a bill for 312.50. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 19:15
Cuomo is going to end tonight with the dude that saved his puppy from the gator. - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 18:50
Great, she’s already learned how to cover up her stuffed animals so it looks like she’s still in bed. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 18:36 10
- is this the one who figured out you could loop a shot of paying attention and go out and play during zoom school? -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 20:11
- we have opposing "No, you stay out of *my* room!" signs on doors right now. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 19:20 1
  - They’ll come together in time for Santa’s list. -- nm - David Nov 23, 19:21
- You’re fine until she starts tying bedsheets together. -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 19:15 1
  - *puts in a rush order for a wrought iron spike fence under her window* - znufrii Nov 23, 20:04
- Escape from Bedcatraz -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 18:46
- You might be in trouble with that one 😆 -- nm - JD Nov 23, 18:37 3
  - She was very proud of herself. - znufrii Nov 23, 18:47 2
    - I guess it's better that you've discovered this 'talent' now than say during teen years -- nm - JD Nov 23, 19:10 1
      - She’ll still have to deal with the creaky floors, at least. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 23, 19:11
The World According to Student Bloopers - zork Nov 23, 18:30 3
- "Then the Constitution the United States was adopted to secure domestic hostility." I'm not sure I could grade that one wrong -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 18:36
- 👍 Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper. The last one is a doozy as well -- nm - JD Nov 23, 18:33 1
  - god swings a big dick -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 19:58
Doctor Who: Captain Jack returns in the holiday special this and he'll meet the 13th Doctor -- nm - Remlik Nov 23, 18:29 1
- *splurt* -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 18:31
We are now full remote through Christmas. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 23, 18:23
I'm amazed by all these book series I'm finding out about. I knew about cats solving crimes, but I didn't know a dog did it too. Paw and Order - crash davis Nov 23, 18:19 3
- Cozy Mysteries - I love them. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 18:30 2
  - This was a good one - The Silence of the Llamas. -- (link) - Meg Nov 23, 18:34 1
    - recipes as well :) -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 18:39
Does anyone pay attention to car alarms any more? Second time tonight one's been sounding off down the block. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 18:19
the guy next to me on the plane this morning (~60yo rough as guts miner) watched Dawson's Creek nonstop on his tablet the entire flight. unexpected. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:10 27
- No one asked Why are you on a damn plane? -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:33 8
  - because there's no covid in the wild here. haven't had a case outside quarantine hotels since April. state borders were closed until a week ago. - mafic Nov 23, 19:39 4
    - totally completely understand that. Ridiculously jealous. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:42 3
      - otoh, chlamydia is tearing through the koala community -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 19:48 2
        
        koalas are *horny* -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 19:49 1
        
        Be careful. I've read that Kafka short story, The Metamorphic, where a geologist goes to bed and wakes up to find he has been turned into a koala. . -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 19:53
  - because he is going overland so a boat didn't make much sense -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 19:34 2
    - got that but for what -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:38 1
      - That's what he does. Not much work for geologists in the city. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 19:43
- Didn't realize Joshua Jackson was that old. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 19:13 3
  - like I wouldn't recognise Pacey Witter sitting next to me. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 19:24 2
    - Maybe he didn't age well? - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 19:29 1
      - Don't tell Amy but I've never seen a single episode. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 19:35
- flag on the play! where were you going? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 18:49 6
  - nowhere particularly exciting. I'm doing some work at a mine in the middle of the state for a few weeks. -- (link) - mafic Nov 23, 19:06 5
    - How far is the nearest movie theater? -- nm - Max Nov 23, 20:07
    - Yup, pretty much middle of nowhere. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 19:41 1
      - Go west of there to the edge of the coastal plain, then south for a bit. That's where I grew up. -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 19:49
    - that totes looks like middle of nowhere! how do you handle with your family? -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:40 1
      - awkwardly! only gone for a week at a time tops for this so it's not too bad. - mafic Nov 23, 19:45
- In his defense, Dawson's Creek was appointment viewing for a number of ST'ers when there was such a thing as appointment viewing - JD Nov 23, 18:29
- stoner exploration geo across the aisle was watching season 2 of the crown. people contain myriads. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:18 1
  - stoner exploration or mineraller exploration? -- nm* - crash davis Nov 23, 18:26
- Dawson's story is a Bildungsroman that all can appreciate! -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 18:14 1
  - Bildungsroman is really a great word. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:18
- maybe he doesn't want to wait for their lives to be over, will it be yes or will it be sorry? -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 18:14
- don't get him *started* on Pacey! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 18:12
NYT Editorial Board: America Is Letting the Coronavirus Rage Through Prisons It’s both a moral failure and a public health one. - crash davis Nov 23, 18:02 2
- CA has released 9,000 inmates and shortened the sentences of 6,500 others by 3 months. The only requirement is they don't have to register as sex - jnine Nov 23, 19:47
- This is 1000% true. This is horrific. Shame on all of us for not talking about it more. -- nm - loosilu Nov 23, 19:34
DL Vic Beasley to Raiders Practice Squad -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 17:56
Now I want to eat some cheesy popcorn and watch Below Deck -- nm - Dano Nov 23, 17:53 2
- Do you guys know that Ollie loves captain lee? She walk up to the tv and pets his epaulets. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 17:54 1
  - that may also mean she wants to murder him. difficult to be sure. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:11
What Donald Trump Liked About Being President - crash davis Nov 23, 17:48 12
- likes: people telling him he's a good and special boy. dislikes: work, especially reading and no picturebooks. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:13 1
  - Imagine how much better we'd be off if his parents had ever showed him an ounce of love. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 18:15
- besides Flynn, who else do you think he definitely pardons? - Jovian Nov 23, 18:03 6
  - nobody he doesn't personally gain from pardoning. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:14 2
    - Yeah, I sorta think he leaves some people hanging. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 18:15 1
      - there might be a bunch of pardoning to spite the libs, nut I think it's 95% "why him? what's he gonna give me?" -- nm* - mafic Nov 23, 18:22
  - depends on his mood, so many people associated with him are facing charges...Bannon would be another one to watch -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 18:08 1
    - OTOH, we should list the people he'll leave hanging because he just don't care, if you got nothing for him he won't even remember you -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 18:13
  - Rittenhouse is on state charges. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 18:04
- Wait... are we eating Trump for Thanksgiving? -- nm - Mop Nov 23, 17:56 2
  - in this instance, I will not tell you what you should or should not do -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:59 1
    - Those are white turkeys this year...but yeah he didn't want to be president, he just wanted to play one on TV -- nm - ⌚👻🦃🏈 Nov 23, 18:03
whoa. today: CA: +17,893; OH: +11,885 ; TX: +10,912 -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 17:45 9
- As was predicted. -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 17:54
- It is just not responsible to have Thanksgiving. At all. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 17:53 7
  - Well I'm at my in-laws for Thanksgiving, though I'd prefer not to be. It was a dilemma. My FIL has Alzheimer's and it's really progressing quickly - pmb Nov 23, 19:46
  - Thanksgiving isn't the problem, people are the problem -- (edited) - JD Nov 23, 18:01 5
    - I'll be here, except when I go out to pick up my turkey dinner :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 23, 18:05
    - "We've relied on people to be responsible and they're being irresponsible." - Green Bean Cuzzinrole Nov 23, 18:05 3
      - I think that is Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota -- nm - JD Nov 23, 18:18 1
        
        definitely rectangular -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 18:20
      - some place definitely rectangular? -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 18:09
I could use a long TD pass to Tyler Higbee please. It would brighten up a turd of a week. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:41 1
- I could use a Rams DEF TD or 2 -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 17:53
Bwahahahaha! -- (link) - 🦃 TWuG 🚀 Nov 23, 17:36 1
- nice -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 17:54
this low-key trio is the best MNF broadcasting crew in a long, long time -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 17:35 1
- I want Louis Riddick as Atlanta’s GM. -- nm - David Nov 23, 17:38
"waiting in the wings" -- (link) - mud Nov 23, 17:35
That guy who saved his puppy from the gator while not dropping his cigar? Yeah, that's the neighborhood next to my parents. - ty97 Nov 23, 17:26 8
- you are going soon right? Take a video wrasslin' a gator and you can be internet famous!! -- nm - decline Nov 23, 18:27
- When are you leaving? -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 17:52
- Years ago we stayed at a resort hotel in (I think) Ft. Lauderdale. There was a golf course separated from the buildings by a lake. Management was - Meg Nov 23, 17:39
- Ya know, for having parents that grew up on islands, I don't think how much I appreciated how much that my grandparents and relatives lived somewhat - JD Nov 23, 17:31
- "There are reasons I don't go back there." Afraid of gators? Or do you hate puppies? *eyes ty suspiciously* -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:28 3
  - cigar dudes. we all know what they're like. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 18:11
  - Gators. It the gators. - ty97 Nov 23, 17:31 1
    - Don't blame you. Reptiles are creepy. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:32
THERE ARE TWO SPACES. -- nm* - Jean Luc Picard Nov 23, 17:26
that last pass by Brady was woof -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 17:25
I forgot to also mention Backdoor Lover by DuJour in the fake song replies. -- (edited) - Tim Nov 23, 17:24 14
- I gave Josie and The Pussycats an A+ back in the old Queer and The Fat Guy days (pre Colin) and I still stand by that review! -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 17:56 5
  - it's better than it has any right to be. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 17:58 4
    - On pretty much every level. The subject matter, the music, the performances, the cast - JD Nov 23, 18:15 3
      - It definitely makes you realize there's no joke so sledgehammer obvious that someone won't miss it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 18:19 2
        
        Though even Roger Ebert thought the movie was trying to make a different joke 8( -- (link) - JD Nov 23, 18:25 1
        
        He was notorious for missing the point on stuff like this. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 18:30
- Meaningless Kiss in Music and Lyrics is such a good take on Careless Whisper -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 17:33 2
  - In that movie (love it) I'd swear Hugh Grant is openly stealing his stage moves from the OMD lead singer -- nm - JD Nov 23, 17:35 1
    - I loved the joke at the end credits about the other guy from the band needing hip replacement surgery -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 17:36
- School of Rock and the band that 'won' that competition were both good. -- nm - Max Nov 23, 17:31
- That is the boy band in the Josie movie, right? If so, the video was hilarious. -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:30 1
  - It is and it is -- nm - JD Nov 23, 17:31
- Jackie Q - Supertight -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 17:29 [youtube]
- Infant Sorrow - African Child -- (link*) - budice Nov 23, 17:27 [youtube]
Do you think cheesy popcorn is safe for cats to eat? Asking for a friend. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 17:24 5
- A cat can have a cheesy popcorn as a treat. -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 17:30 4
  - a reward, if they have worked hard and completed a task as instructed -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:31 3
    - Have you ever met a cat? (Ollie ate four popcorns. Bit sure if I should worry.) -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 17:52 2
      - If anything, Ollie should get more popcorn while you record -- (link) - Max Nov 23, 18:04 [youtube]
      - A small amount shouldn't hurt them. And I've met cats, most obedient and hard working members of the animal kingdom -- nm - crash davis Nov 23, 17:56
Event planners -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Nov 23, 17:23 1
- "influencers" -- nm - mud Nov 23, 17:26

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