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Warming up my dinner reminded me of an earlier thread. Who's got two thumbs -- (pic) - JD Dec 14, 18:53 [Attachment]
I'm channel surfing and the Cubs-Brewers game from September 13th 1998 is on. - zunkskunk+ Dec 14, 18:50 2
- I bet he's juiced. -- nm - jnine Dec 14, 18:50 1
  - Flintstone vitamins. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Dec 14, 18:52
Mel Alert:Lin-Manuel Miranda Sings Pearl Jam -- (link) - Remlik Dec 14, 18:44 3
- Hearts and farts they fade... away. -- nm - Qale Dec 14, 19:06
- Oooh! This is inter--- Oh, it's not "Evenflow". Never mind. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 19:01
- My favorite PJ song. This version is not my favorite. -- nm - jnine Dec 14, 18:47
Am I allowed to ask this now? It's a theoretical I've been pondering but did not want to ask until.... - ty97 Dec 14, 18:41 10
- Are you and Major, the rescue dog, conspiring on something? -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 18:59
- my EC -- (pic) - Peglegpete Dec 14, 18:53 [Attachment]
- The vice-president elect will be inaugurated as President, but you can bet they'd find a way to stop Kamala. -- nm - jnine Dec 14, 18:44 2
  - I'm not worried about any issues with Joe's health, it's just a general question that came to mind - ty97 Dec 14, 18:46 1
    - I'm more worried about assassination. -- nm - jnine Dec 14, 18:48
- IANAL but my best guess would be that the House wouldn't certify the EC and then decide who is President. -- nm* - spamlet Dec 14, 18:42 4
  - Ok, after reading the 12th, 20th, and 25th Amendments I change my answer to the VP. - spamlet Dec 14, 18:53
  - Which leads the to the follow-up - ty97 Dec 14, 18:43 2
    - The 20th amendment says the vp elect becomes President. -- nm - jnine Dec 14, 18:45
    - VP would be my best guess but I really think we'd be in uncharted territory. - spamlet Dec 14, 18:45
Beitar Jerusalem, the most racist football club in Israel... -- (link) - spamlet Dec 14, 18:33
If Chubb runs untouched, why go away from it. -- nm - budice Dec 14, 18:26
Just under 7 months into 2 years with braces. The changing of wires has been uncomfortable for a few days at most. Only used wax to cover brackets - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 14, 18:21 1
- To the last of your IM, that's a definite silver lining -- nm - JD Dec 14, 18:23
Zack Snyder Pushing Warner Bros. for Theatrical Release to release his four-hour director's cut of Justice League -- (link) - Beaker Dec 14, 18:19 3
- It's amazing how bad WB has been for a decade now with no signs of changing. -- nm - David Dec 14, 18:19 2
  - FWIW, I fully expect this is Kilar planting a seed that WB is theater friendly and they're willing to release streaming content to theaters. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 18:52
  - It's because they hire people who put spectacle over plot and character. - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 14, 18:24
Seems reasonable -- (link) - spamlet Dec 14, 18:14 2
- that's the funniest comment on the wtf drugs are they on they come up with those fantasies -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 14, 18:34
- My brothers have been saying we need to group watch American Ninja 2 because the plot description is so bad it's enticing. Like the above. -- nm - Max Dec 14, 18:17
Granddaughter of Jack Nicklaus married someone named: Todger Strunk -- (link*) - budice Dec 14, 18:07 1
- sounds like a frat mate of Teve Torbes -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 14, 18:36
Hey. Apparently that SolarWinds app is still infected. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 14, 18:07 2
- Is that bad? -- nm - spamlet Dec 14, 18:43 1
  - It only leads to the Pentagon, Air Foce, Fortune 500 companies, nothing important. -- nm - jnine Dec 14, 18:53
Utah fund meant to compensate communities for the impact of fossil fuel development being used to fund...more fossil fuel development. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 14, 18:04
ESPN announcers, when you talk Jackie Robinson and sports integration, don't jump to later footballers. Go to the Indians first in the AL to do it -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 14, 18:02
Terrible angle for your friend chubbers -- (pic) - amanda jeans Dec 14, 17:46 [Attachment] 9
- Oh Jack, draw me like one of your French cats -- nm - JD Dec 14, 18:07
- That cat needs a couch. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 14, 17:58
- Vacuum the cat rug -- nm - budice Dec 14, 17:51
- heh, chonks. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:50
- Note that we are still in the attic because our couch is still in AZ. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 14, 17:48
- Oh girl, chubbers is saying...DELETE -- nm - Pippy - Dec 14, 17:48 3
  - "feeling hot right now, might delete the lady later, I dunno" -- nm - Max Dec 14, 18:05
  - Id scoop up that fluffy baby - Pippy - Dec 14, 17:49 1
    - She is irresistible - amanda jeans Dec 14, 17:51
Left over chicken broth, we usually have a brick carton on the shelf next to the box of milk, its something we use often enough -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 14, 17:01 8
- I find the phrase "box of milk" disquieting. -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 14, 17:17 7
  - also my wife tells me when she was a kid in Cuba milk was usually sold in bar form. pretty sure it still is. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:33
  - never visit Ontario. *bags* of milk abound. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 17:26
  - Whoa, then don't click this. - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 14, 17:22 4
    - Better than - Mistletoe Meg 🎄🎅 Dec 14, 17:29 3
      - Aldi really *is* low cost - Pippy - Dec 14, 17:50 2
        
        I got one of my friends the beer Advent calendar and it has got us to thinking: Never thought of Aldi's for beer but we're gonna have to check it out -- nm - JD Dec 14, 18:12 1
        
        Definitely. I like their wine a lot -- nm - Pippy - Dec 14, 18:24
huh, apparently 12 years since Bush dodged the shoe. his cat-like reflexes may be the only thing I admire about him. -- (pic) - mafic Dec 14, 16:51 [Attachment] 7
- Oh for sure. If that was Joe, it would have hit him square in the face. And for Donnie it would depend if he was high on aderall or not. -- nm - Jovian Dec 14, 17:07
- Huh. There were two shoes thrown? I only remembered one -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 17:00 2
  - There must have been a second shoer! -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 14, 17:07 1
    - (And that guy has a Twitter account...) -- nm - con_carne Dec 14, 17:09
- The dude who threw it is on twitter! -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 16:53 2
  - This is great -- (link) - TWuG Dec 14, 17:06
  - "Back in my day, we had to do these things a little bit differently." -- nm - con_carne Dec 14, 16:58
Eyes Wide Open: Cruise, Kidman and an unfortunate misunderstanding at the local chemist -- (link) - budice Dec 14, 16:44 1
- Evidently, it's OK if it's "art"? Noted. -- nm - Mop Dec 14, 19:09
That Russian hack of the Federal government is really bad. Expect *a lot* of announcements coming -- (link) - spamlet Dec 14, 16:37 11
- How do we know it was not some fat kid, sitting on his bed? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 14, 17:28 2
  - major callback points -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:29 1
    - *salutes* -- nm - Major Callback Dec 14, 17:30
- I don't need to get a new credit card and then update all the sites I have it saved on do I? -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 14, 17:20 1
  - Not that kind of hack. -- nm - spamlet Dec 14, 17:38
- It's okay. Leonard over there on that comment section says it's not true. It's a fraud. A hoax. We're all good people!! -- nm - Qale Dec 14, 17:01
- "SolarWinds says its products may not work properly unless their file directories are exempted from antivirus scans - Reagen Dec 14, 16:41 2
  - Are there other software products that also require this exclusion? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 14, 17:06 1
    - Many...including virtually major antivirus programs. -- nm - David Dec 14, 17:28
- Remember when Trump fired the head of Cybersecurity? -- nm - David Dec 14, 16:40
- Why didn't Joe Biden stop this? -- nm - Tim Dec 14, 16:39
Trebek's last two weeks on Jeopardy :( -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:29
Ann Reinking has passed. :( -- nm - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 14, 16:21 3
- Oh. That is sad. -- nm - Andie Dec 14, 17:57
- :( -- nm - budice Dec 14, 16:29
- :( -- nm - znufrii Dec 14, 16:24
Question of the day -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:20 [Attachment] 8
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:20 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:21 [Attachment] 6
    - is 5 points 'dead easy'? -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 16:23 4
      - only 53% got that right -- nm - crash davis Dec 14, 17:41 1
        
        I got it wrong -- nm - Pippy - Dec 14, 17:53
      - You overestimate how much the average American thinks about Canada. -- nm - David Dec 14, 16:25 1
        
        or how little! -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:29
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:21 [Attachment]
I knew le Carre was a spy, I did not know he was exposed by Kim Philby. -- (link) - mafic Dec 14, 16:12
Tim, you can freeze the rest of the tomato paste and use it at a a later date (says the person who always forgets to do this). -- nm - kelly Dec 14, 16:07 9
- Also, instead of chicken broth I use water and add powdered chicken bouillon (1tsp per cup of water). -- (link) - kelly Dec 14, 17:56
- Thanks. I also re-learned that pasta made in the IP really doesn't keep well at all. - Tim Dec 14, 16:27 1
  - Interesting. I wondered about this -- nm - Pippy - Dec 14, 17:54
- Then next time you need some you'll forget you froze some then buy more and have even more to freeze. -- (edited) - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 14, 16:13
- label it, says the person who has a bunch of mystery containers like this in his freezer. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:08 4
  - Everybody should have the tomato paste thing -- nm - con_carne Dec 14, 16:14
  - Yup. -- nm - kelly Dec 14, 16:12
  - yeah. also date. M got some water-soluble markers after some "how old and what even is this?" -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 16:11 1
    - "This is either curry base or pureed squash. I hope." -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:18
speaking of Canadian music, here's some nice 80s songs that shouldn't be overlooked: -- nm* - mud Dec 14, 16:02 34 1
- (I may do a 2000s Canadian music thing over Christmas) -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:46 5
  - Fine, we'll meet your demands. -- nm - David Dec 14, 16:48 4
    - if you play nice I'll leave out the wuss rock. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:50 3
      - So, all Canadian music? - David Dec 14, 16:56 2
        
        says the Nickelback fan. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 17:03 1
        
        I walked right into that one. -- nm - David Dec 14, 17:27
- Toronto - Your Daddy Don't Know -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 16:09 [youtube] 14
  - don't be stinking up my nice thread with that shit. -- nm - mud Dec 14, 16:10 1
    - a song blessed by AC Newman himself! -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:11
  - Sass Jordan - Tell Somebody -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 16:09 [youtube] 11
    - Sass Jordan should go out on tour with Chippy McGarr -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 14, 16:15
    - she appears in a video below. -- nm - mud Dec 14, 16:11
    - Rough Trade - High School Confidential -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 16:10 [youtube] 8
      - Grapes of Wrath - All The Things I Wasn't -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 16:12 [youtube] 7
        
        Barney Bentall & The Legendary Hearts - Something To Live For -- (link) - Reagen Dec 14, 16:21 [youtube] 1
        
        The Pursuit of Happiness - Hard to Laugh -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:22
        
        I almost included that .. almost. -- nm - mud Dec 14, 16:14 4
        
        I'm resisting Gowan... for now. -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:15 3
        
        did you know he ended up in Styx?! blecccchhhh! -- nm - mud Dec 14, 16:16 2
        
        Dennis DeYoung is pretty insufferable by all accounts though - Reagen Dec 14, 16:29 1
        
        Hey, that’s our schtick! -- nm - spamlet Dec 14, 16:49
- The Parachute Club - At The Feet Of The Moon -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:03 [youtube] 12
  - Cooling the Medium / Martha and the Muffins -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:04 [youtube] 11
    - Jane Siberry: One More Colour -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:04 [youtube] 10
      - Crash Vegas - Sky -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:05 [youtube] 9
        
        Alta Moda - Julian -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:05 [youtube] 8
        
        The Box - Closer Together -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:06 [youtube] 7
        
        Bruce Cockburn - Lovers In A Dangerous Time -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:06 [youtube] 6
        
        Strange Advance - Worlds Away -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:07 [youtube] 5
        
        Spoons - Old Emotions -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:07 [youtube] 4
        
        Chalk Circle - April Fool -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:08 [youtube] 3
        
        Breeding Ground - This Time Tomorrow -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:09 [youtube] 2
        
        Skinny Puppy - Assimilate -- (link) - mud Dec 14, 16:09 [youtube] 1
        
        I know this one! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 14, 16:18
President-elect isn't a thing, say people who congratulated President-elect Trump in 2016. -- nm - Tim Dec 14, 16:01 9
- Show me in the Constitution where it says a dog can't play football! -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 16:05 5
  - it never specifies human years for eligibility. President Air Bud's victory was legitimate. -- nm - mafic Dec 14, 16:07 4
    - If we're using that standard, why did Air Bud never register with Selective Service as required when he turned 18? Off to doggie jail. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 14, 16:11 3
      - You have to impeach him first. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 14, 16:13 2
        
        The Democats in the House surely will, but the Repuplican controlled Senate will never vote to convict. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 14, 16:20 1
        
        Actually they are called Repuglicans. And their mandate is ... ruff. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 14, 17:50
- This is my other favorite galaxy brain take. -- (link) - Tim Dec 14, 16:03
- It's like watching an Olympic balance beam routine. -- nm - loosilu Dec 14, 16:02 1
  - Except without the hot gymnasts. -- nm - Qale Dec 14, 16:06
Thoughts on Swift’s new album? I loved folklore but haven’t listened to the new one yet because it feels a little like “settle down Tay Tay” -- nm - Dano Dec 14, 16:01 2
- It’s good. It kinda sounds all the same at first but it’s solid. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 14, 18:21
- It's a good album. One song in particular made me cry, because it shares a name with my late grandma Marjorie. -- (link) - Edward Havens, Host of The FilmJerk Podcast Dec 14, 17:51
306. -- nm - David Dec 14, 15:55 5
- 2 more than Trump in 2016 -- nm* - Dano Dec 14, 15:58
- who are you calling in Saskatchewan? -- nm - Reagen Dec 14, 15:56
- in 2016, a mandate and a landslide. In 2020, it's the closest election in history. is Joe Biden even legitimately President? -- nm* - Tim Dec 14, 15:56 1
  - A lot of these people remind me of Ros on Game of Thrones. -- nm - David Dec 14, 15:59
- But enough about your cholesterol.... -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 14, 15:56

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