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Jax, another laptop. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 2, 17:57 1
- thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Dec 2, 18:36
LA Mayor: There are only 86 ICU beds available in LA County -- nm - budice Dec 2, 17:51
These final six on Masked Singer are all so good that the eliminations are brutal. - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 2, 17:49
WaPo: Trump is said to be livid at Barr, with one official suggesting termination possible -- (link) - mud Dec 2, 17:41 1
- Let them fight. - Beryllium Dec 2, 18:01
Mike Pence has somewhat gotten off from the Trump crazy train election fraud nonsense -- (link) - eag Dec 2, 17:26
No box score. But score over 100 points in college and lose by 70 -- (link) - Will Hunting Dec 2, 17:16 7
- They’re D3, but yikes. -- nm - Tim Dec 2, 17:57
- Nice. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 17:49
- ISU GO!!! -- nm - Yuletide Callisto 🎄🎄 Dec 2, 17:48
- ISU set NCAA records for field goal percentage (.864), making 70 of 81 shots, and assists (59) -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 17:40
- I'm getting a different point differential - crash davis Dec 2, 17:21 1
  - Niiice. -- nm - Nathan Hunting Dec 2, 17:23
- Oh, Kim's gonna be in a gooooood mood tonight. -- nm - David Dec 2, 17:18
Pop quiz for David. Are you ready? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:16 15
- What's up? -- nm - David Dec 2, 17:17 14
  - How many Hallmark movies are available on Amazon Prime? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:19 13
    - 312.50? -- nm - mud Dec 2, 17:20
    - Do you mean to stream or to buy? -- nm - David Dec 2, 17:20 11
      - stream -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:21 10
        
        Probably not that many due to Hallmark Movies Now. I'll guess 10. -- nm - David Dec 2, 17:21 9
        
        2176 -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:23 8
        
        how far back do they date? Hallmark has been putting these things out my whole life. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 2, 17:36
        
        1070 are Christmas ones -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:24 6
        
        I'm 98% sure that's wrong. Those are ones you can buy, and they're not all Hallmark. It's Lifetime and some knockoffs, too. - David Dec 2, 17:26 5
        
        My source was Amazon Prime itself. Try it and see. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:27 4
        
        Oh, I have. That's why I said what I said. - David Dec 2, 17:30 3
        
        Wait... Amazon lies!?! I know the one Amy is watching from there 100% is. It had Chuck's sister in it, one of three friends and then I fled the room. -- nm* - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:34 2
        
        That's an UpTV movie. -- nm - David Dec 2, 17:37 1
        
        Hallmark should sue. She went to the big city and became a famous chef and is now home... -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 2, 17:49
SpaceX may launch Starship this weekend. The liftoff will probably be good. The landing is expected to be... Not. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 2, 17:09
Emily Gullikson is so good at handicapping horses that the best in the business pay her to do it for them -- (link) - Beaker Dec 2, 17:07 1
- But then don't they have to shoot the jockeys? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 17:08
NBA - Houston has agreed to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round pick -- (link*) - budice Dec 2, 17:06 3
- Holy shit! The wizards gm should get an award for getting out of wall’s deal. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 17:14
- Wall has three years and $133 million remaining on his aptly named supermax contract -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 17:10 1
  - contract comparison (they are very close) -- (link) - Beaker Dec 2, 17:11
Dec. 2 Birthdays: Harry Reid (81), Paul Watson (70), Dan Butler (66), Rick Savage (60), Lucy Liu & Rena Sofer (52), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (49), - Max Dec 2, 16:51 2
- I LOVE Lucy Liu, and also, must take this time to say I chose my moniker in the late 90s, before I had any idea who she was. It was a matter of every - loosilu Dec 2, 16:57
- Gary Sanchez (28) -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 16:56
I am half toynig with going to the harrisburg public market this weekend just for cheese and turkey jerky. is this crazy? -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 2, 16:50 3
- Yes. Willingly going anywhere for turkey jerky is crazy. - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 2, 18:00
- I love places like that -- nm - con_carne Dec 2, 16:54 1
  - we have two nearby -- lancaster and harrisburg. I feel so so lucky. amish bakeries, butchers; local breweries; local cheeseries... -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 2, 17:10
Welp. I guess that's settled. -- (link) - David Dec 2, 16:44 9
- Who and who? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 2, 17:18 4
  - I'm pretty sure you've seen one of Pitch Perfect, True Grit, or Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. - David Dec 2, 17:28 3
    - The Body by Jake guy is her uncle? - the wrong element, bad guy Dec 2, 18:04
    - Yes, no and I think so that was the animated one voice by Nick from New girl right? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 2, 17:31 1
      - Yes! -- nm - David Dec 2, 17:33
- Is that spoils - Will Hunting Dec 2, 16:46 3
  - spoilers - Beaker Dec 2, 16:51
  - Spoilers - David Dec 2, 16:49
  - no. spoils - Remlik Dec 2, 16:47
I should be optimistic and sign up for some races in 2021. -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 16:40
ST is the reason I know about weighted blankets. Thanks for the gift idea, ST! - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 2, 16:37 5
- because you guys talked it up I bought one at Macy's ... the last one they had...for mom -- nm - tinsel geist Dec 2, 17:07
- From what I have read, give two twin size ones, not one big one. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:38 3
  - But I already clicked Buy It Now.... -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 2, 16:58
  - I have a twin and I like it but wish it was wider. I had a queen size but it was too heavy at its lowest weight. -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 16:42
  - Correct. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 2, 16:39
I had to think about whether to share this. Standup comedian Noel Casler was talent wrangler for decades, he did it for The Apprentic. - loosilu Dec 2, 16:36 2
- old news, cookiepuss -- (link) - amanda jeans Dec 2, 16:42 1
  - oh cool! had not seen it here. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:03
I feel we failed as a society. We had all agreed to ignore Ryan Phillippe. But then the Iraq war started and we took our eye off the ball, and now - prayformojo Dec 2, 16:27 4
- I secretly love him. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 2, 16:52 3
  - Me too. - Pippy - Dec 2, 16:58 2
    - mmmhmmm you know. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 2, 17:40
    - LOVE Gosford Park. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:03
And I received my first ST Christmas card today!! Puts me to shame. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 2, 16:25 9
- That reminds me I actually have a reason to check my mail now! *goes to check mail* Hey! I got one too! - Cuzzin Todd Dec 2, 16:46
- who from? -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 16:26 7
  - One of our north of the borders Slackers. - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 2, 16:28 6
    - wow that was fast. cheers -- nm - mud Dec 2, 17:19
    - Christmas starts early in the Great White North. -- nm - Qale Dec 2, 17:17
    - where does that dirty dude live? -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:29 2
      - West coast. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 2, 16:31 1
        
        Oh wow, did not know that. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:32
    - cool. - tRuMaN Dec 2, 16:29
French pizza maker sets new Guinness world record of 254 different types on cheese on 1 pizza -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 2, 16:22
Out of curiosity, who is ST's most ardent fan of The Queen's Gambit? -- nm - Max Dec 2, 16:20 25
- it was fine. chubbers likes blue so one episode she was like mesmerized. so... not me. not chubbers. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 2, 16:43
- it's great but I'm even more impressed with the 7-parter that I discovered he did previous: Godless! - mud Dec 2, 16:41 2
  - godless was so great. did you watch unbelievable? limited series on NF also starring meritt wever. so great. - amanda jeans Dec 2, 16:45 1
    - nope. I'll check it out! -- nm - mud Dec 2, 17:11
- Played Chess growing up. It cool. -- nm - budice Dec 2, 16:39
- I like it a ho, ho, ho lot. -- nm - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 2, 16:39
- I'm a big fan. I love playing chess and really enjoy stories about troubled geniuses. -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 16:33
- I don't know. I really enjoyed it. And now play chess with my daughter constantly. -- nm - pmb Dec 2, 16:29 12
  - so cool -- nm - mud Dec 2, 16:44
  - That's awesome! My father played with me a bit but I mostly learned from a nice old man down the block from me. - Krusty Dec 2, 16:38
  - I don't know how to play chess. For some reason this disappoints a lot of people. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:31 9
    - I know how the pieces move if that counts as knowing how to play chess. -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 16:36 3
      - I believe it does up until the point you play with someone who has studied lists of moves and strategies. -- nm - Qale Dec 2, 17:19
      - now I'm picturing you playing against your cats -- nm - prayformojo Dec 2, 16:48
      - I vaguely know, only because of Alice in Wonderland which I loved as a kid. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:37
    - My daughter has become obsessed. I just taught her a few months ago and then we kind of put it aside until this show came on. She now apparently - pmb Dec 2, 16:34 4
      - That's AWESOME. I love that this show has inspired young people. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:36
      - A wanted to learn how to play Go last night. I'm doomed. -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 16:36
      - Uh-huh. When you made stupid mistakes. Sure. -- nm - David Dec 2, 16:35 1
        
        Oh, she'll beat me at my best soon enough, but she's not there quite yet. But I'm amazed at how quickly she's progressed. - pmb Dec 2, 16:53
- Watching it again, this time with wife and daughter. It's the best TV project since Unbelievable. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 2, 16:26
- I want to watch it, but haven't gotten around to it yet. -- nm - Dano Dec 2, 16:23 2
  - We've watched the pilot, which is pretty engrossing. -- nm - David Dec 2, 16:24 1
    - Very much so. I was worried that it would be a story of abuse. It's not. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:25
- I'm a fan, but probably not me. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:21
NPR says the orange one is considering running in 2024. cause 2020 hasnt been bad enough. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 16:16 20
- the 2024 run is solely to legally rip off more money from his supporters. he has no interest in the office again -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 2, 16:27 10
  - He didn’t intend to win in 2016, either. See how that turned out. -- nm - Mop Dec 2, 17:11 1
    - He cannot run in 2024. He will be 78. Verified loser. -- nm* - loosilu Dec 2, 17:13
  - Peglegpete! Thank you so much for the stalking. Love the masks and looking forward to trying out the food. Sorry if it took a while to thank you. - pmb Dec 2, 16:32 2
    - if anyone in your house likes white chocolate, the ruby chips are fantastic and quite uncommon. I got them on Amazon when you need more. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 2, 17:09
    - VNS! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:39
  - Sure he does. - Cuzzin Todd Dec 2, 16:28
  - I disagree, his ego wants that level of power and attention. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 16:28 3
    - pretending to run gets him that without the hassle of doing shit. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 16:29 2
      - Because I got fake tickets to his rallies, I get texts. probably 6 times a day begging for money. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:31
      - maybe. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 2, 16:30
- He's gonna threaten it for ever because he's addicted to attention. -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 16:18 2
  - And he gets money every time. -- nm - David Dec 2, 16:22
  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Dec 2, 16:22
- They are behind. Supposedly he will hold a competing event on Inauguration Day to announce his 2024 run. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:17 5
  - He won’t be alive in 4 years -- nm - Pippy - Dec 2, 16:19 4
    - This. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 17:35
    - I mean, his father lived to his 90s, died of Alzheimer's. From all appearances he lived a healthier life than his son. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:21 2
      - And this one has unhealthier friends. -- nm - .❄ Dec 2, 16:54 1
        
        He'll have secret service protection for life, a russian hit man would start WW3 if he succeeded, at least cruise missle the kremlin, putin's palace -- nm - tinsel geist Dec 2, 17:14
David, Baltimore cut Renato Nunez who had 43 homers the last 2 years. All power, no field guys are getting killed. - Will Hunting Dec 2, 16:13 2
- Yeah, it's the lack of DH certainty creating a market surplus. DuVall absolutely wrecked for us, but it's a numbers game. -- nm - David Dec 2, 16:19 1
  - You have corporate overlords who hate spending when life is good, much less pandemic uncertainty. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 2, 16:44
I think i'm the first one! I have been STALKED!!! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:05 23
- Here's what was in the box. Man, this is AMAZING. You guys know me so well. - loosilu Dec 2, 16:14 21
  - Did you read the text on the soap label? lol. Couldn’t resist. Hey can you post a pic of the candle? I didn’t open it up when I got it. - kelly Dec 2, 16:43 14
    - Also, I just want to make sure you didn’t miss it hiding in tissue paper - I think there was also a chocolate bar? Had the Sunsphere on the front. -- nm - kelly Dec 2, 17:52 2
      - oh shit I did not find that. -- nm* - loosilu Dec 2, 17:58 1
        
        GOT IT! I knew i missed something! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:59
    - So, I think there is lavender in there. Resin smelling. I think there is also a spice. they work very well together. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:33
    - light SUCKS right now, will post photo in the morning -- nm* - loosilu Dec 2, 17:01
    - LOLOLOL of COURSE I did! I will transcribe in IM. -- (edited) - loosilu Dec 2, 16:58 8
      - Hahaha! -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 18:04
      - “And don’t listen to what they say. Of COURSE you have a soul.” Haha -- (pic) - kelly Dec 2, 17:01 [Attachment] 6
        
        This is awesome. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 2, 17:37 2
        
        you CLEARLY need this soap -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:42
        
        this -- nm - Beaker Dec 2, 17:39
        
        More info. I am FULL ginger, the only one of my entire generation of 15 cousins. When I was a BABY, I got a horrific sunburn -- (edited) - loosilu Dec 2, 17:09 1
        
        I also have a personality which some find difficult lolol. All of the gingers in my family do as well! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:30
        
        it's HYSTERICAL! the scent is a blend, not sure the ingredients, but I do think one is ginger. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 17:05
  - Nice! It wasn't anyone from our household. -- nm - David Dec 2, 16:23 1
    - I knew it!!!! -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:25
  - Wahoo!!! -- nm - Pippy - Dec 2, 16:21
  - everyone please excuse my phone fat fingers. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 16:17
  - Nice stalking! -- nm - Krusty Dec 2, 16:17
  - VNS! -- nm - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 2, 16:15
- that's great. what did you get? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 2, 16:11

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