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James Bond/Igor reports he got the vaccine! He's our first, right? -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 21:58 6
- Woot!! Very exciting -- nm - Pippy Dec 16, 22:06
- JackDawson possibly got it yesterday, but I think that's first confirmed. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 22:04 4
  - Dawson was part of a trial and, yes, he may have gotten the placebo. James Bond got the real thing for sure as a doc. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 22:06 3
    - Real thing. Pfizer. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 16, 22:12 2
      - So happy for you! Nice to see good news posted. -- nm - Andie Dec 17, 01:36
      - I need to check with daughter and see if she's a priority. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 22:16
Seems the Hallmark movie, A Christmas Carousel, was written by the second cousin of a friend of mine. It's her second Hallmark movie. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 21:56
It's super wet here today. Sadly the waves weren't as intense as I hoped (I guess the wind was going slightly the wrong direction) -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 16, 21:15 [flickr]
Two castings on Expanse Season 5 that surprised me in a very good way -- (edited) - Beryllium Dec 16, 20:56 1
- I spotted Tim DeKay. Heard his voice before I saw his face. Threw me for a loop. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 23:10
"I had a dream last night that you got mad at me because I wouldn't get you a videogame where Batman was played by Bruce Springsteen" ... wtf? -- nm - crash davis Dec 16, 20:47 3
- If it existed, you would want it. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 22:17 2
  - I bet it would have some epic Boss Battles. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 22:20 1
    - Bruce is 71 and he doesn't have the Bat gadgets, so unless it's a guitar battle, he's toast. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 22:35
I'm sure there is a perfectly valid and trustworthy explanation. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 16, 19:56 2
- they should have cancelled the election results and submitted electors the donald approved off of course like Duh -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 22:37
- They have found vials have more than 5 doses. Must be it! -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 16, 20:29
Then there's this guy who keeps trying to get me to follow his cat's IG. -- nm - Diva Dec 16, 19:39
IquotedthatdangolBoomhauerfellaatworktoday -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 19:13
"I'm crying happy tears...because I love you so much." - znufrii Dec 16, 18:33 1
- You're going to get worked over during the teen years -- nm - crash davis Dec 16, 20:53
We are at 13ish inches. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 16, 18:30 9
- I don't think it's sticking much in NOVA. Maybe a couple inches? -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 18:56
- How many Chris Evans is that? -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 16, 18:37 2
  - Heh - Pippy - Dec 16, 19:29
  - Not even two. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 18:52
- When is the storm supposed to end? Was this the bulk of it? -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 18:35 3
  - It's supposed to stop early morning. I suspect we'll get six more. I am done shoveling for the night though. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 16, 18:44 2
    - Ugh maybe 8 more. -- (pic) - amanda jeans Dec 16, 18:46 [Attachment] 1
      - Ugh! -- nm - kelly Dec 16, 18:48
- we got about 6 and then it changed over to sleet before tapering off entirely. - znufrii Dec 16, 18:31
‘Gamblers,’ Episode 6: The Bookie Who Switched Sides -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 18:06
Erin O’Toole accomplishes seemingly impossible task of being less likeable than Andrew Scheer -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 17:59 1
- And so quickly! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 18:43
Trump cuts $200 million in healthcare funds from CA during a pandemic over insurers being required to pay for abortions. -- (link*) - jnine Dec 16, 17:51
Cody and Brandi Rhodes will join Moxley and Renee Paquette in parenthood about a month later. -- nm - David Dec 16, 17:26
yeah, he'll just ignore the 1993 agreement and Palm Beach won't be able to get him out. Then eventually he'll be extradited to NY -- (link) - mud Dec 16, 17:09 1
- more -- (link) - mud Dec 16, 17:10
"A Christmas Movie Christmas" - oh fuck they've gone meta -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:58 1
- Simpsons did it. -- nm - David Dec 16, 16:59
Shoveling round 1 complete -- nm - Dano Dec 16, 16:50 8
- Just did mine - znufrii Dec 16, 17:58 1
  - And now I'm enjoying a well-deserved whiskey. - znufrii Dec 16, 18:01
- how much did you get so far? -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 16, 17:07 3
  - 8 inches -- nm - Dano Dec 16, 17:12 2
    - *eyebrow raise* -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 17:13 1
      - just round 1 -- nm - budice Dec 16, 18:10
- I'm on round four. I go every couple of hours. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 16, 17:06 1
  - *pets his snowblower* -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 17:06
Netflix's Song Exploder episode with Trent Reznor and Hurt is very good. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 16:48 1
- It's my 3rd favourite Tenacious D song. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:52
STIS: Physics Question: - Beaker Dec 16, 16:44 15
- Is this the Kingpin conjecture or Lebowski hypothesis? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 16, 19:25
- I'd like to think I knew this at some point in my life, but I know I'm kidding myself. -- nm - pmb Dec 16, 17:14 1
  - I got 100% on all my grade 12 physics tests w/o studying. I was totally sus -- nm - mud Dec 16, 17:17
- I'm assuming this is in a frictionless vacuum? -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 16:53 1
  - and a perfectly inelastic collision -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:54
- I know that p=mv -- nm - Dano Dec 16, 16:52
- answer - Reagen Dec 16, 16:51 2
  - yup, it's a delta v - Reagen Dec 16, 16:56
  - the 5 comes from adding the 3 to the rebound number of 2 right? Thanks so much! -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 16:55
- Are you trying to get someone else to do your kid's homework for you? You're just supposed screan and argue and not understand it until you all - JaxSean Dec 16, 16:50 3
  - their Physics guy is a fucking dick. tests on stuff he hasn't covered. then covers it after the fucking test. -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 16:55 2
    - Meanwhile I just want my students to stop forgetting stuff they already knew - Reagen Dec 16, 17:02
    - she has a Tutor but no meeting today with a quiz tomorrow. It is so funny, throw math in and she chokes; but Biology, Wellness, Child studies she has - Beaker Dec 16, 17:00
- Where's Nubby? -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 16:49 1
  - I'm sure there is an equation for this. I jusy no know Physics :) REAGAN ALERT! :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 16:50
ALERT: Trailer for Wrong Turn (2021) -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 16, 16:30 [youtube] 5
- Acclaimed Director? -- nm - Dano Dec 16, 16:49 3
  - Oh, good. It wasn't just me -- nm - JD Dec 16, 18:29
  - His mom says he's cute -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 17:00
  - It doesn't get any bigger than the New York International Independent Film & Video Festival -- (link) - Reagen Dec 16, 16:59
- eek -- nm - mud Dec 16, 16:48
The 2020 Haters' Guide to the Williams-Sonoma Catalog -- (link) - Reagen Dec 16, 16:14 16
- Winner. "What a waste. Buy a yacht and become an enraged alcoholic like a respectable one percenter already." - JaxSean Dec 16, 16:52 3
  - as much as I like good coffee and espresso, there is no world in which I spend more than $2k on it at a fancy coffee shop before that machine breaks -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:54 2
    - I love our Nespresso - znufrii Dec 16, 18:00 1
      - Mr. Fancy Pants -- nm - Pippy - Dec 16, 21:10
- What exactly is a "world-champion bartender"? -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 16, 16:52 3
  - Mr. T. - David Dec 16, 16:59
  - like Tom Cruise in Cocktail. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:53 1
    - I reject the validity of events without objective scoring systems. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 16, 17:11
- I like the embroidered napkins -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 16:25
- I hate their paywall. fuck defector -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 16:17 1
  - For the minority opinion, I subscribe but at the read only level. There might be something to be said for making commenting premium as I think get at - JD Dec 16, 18:33
- I think it's easily defeated, but everything Defector (formerly Deadspin) does is paywalled. - Tim Dec 16, 16:17 4
  - (incognito) -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:18 1
    - (or reader mode) -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:18
  - the right to comment costs extra over and a bove the right to read the articles -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 16:18 1
    - It should probably cost a nickel to tweet. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 16:19
Republican TN Rep. David Byrd on an ICU ventilator for COVID-19, & “needs a miracle” -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 15:59 9
- That came out first thing this morning, abd was oisted here, Remlik. -- nm* - loosilu Dec 16, 18:58 2
  - That's ok. Remlik gets a pass as he's playing me in the ST reboot. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 19:40
  - But was it english? - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 16, 19:02
- I continue to pray that he recovers -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 16:53 1
  - I am fine with this awful man dying and not continuing to be a drain on the healthcare system and resources. - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 16, 19:15
- Karma. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 16:48
- “He never publicly denied the allegations but said he has done nothing wrong while in office.” -- (edited) - Will Hunting Dec 16, 16:00 2
  - He was a girls' basketball coach. It's so vile. -- nm - David Dec 16, 16:03 1
    - nmb -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 16:12 [Image]
Andy Greenwald from the ringer already got his vaccine. -- (pic) - amanda jeans Dec 16, 15:53 [Attachment] 1
- Maybe as part of a trial like Dawson. -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 16:02
*~outlaw state of mind~* -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 16, 15:37 1
- Can I be disappointed the new album is not as good as this one? -- nm - Pippy - Dec 16, 16:11
true or false. The Joe Namath ads are getting really annoying. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 15:20 4
- Vapour lock? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 19:05
- Not even slightly. - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 16, 16:08
- Ads? -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 15:58
- Getting? -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 16, 15:21
My 14.4v Craftsman power drill isn't working. How do I find out if it's the battery pack or the drill? -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 15:15 8
- It's 14, so it's probably just decided that you're the worst and it hates you and leave it alone. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 16, 15:58
- see if you can get a reading on an Ohm meter (multimeter) from the two metal leads. here is a ink to a video. -- (link) - tRuMaN Dec 16, 15:55
- I will counter. I enjoy having two battery packs in case I burn through the first. Plus, with two you would know if it is the battery or the drill. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 16, 15:48 2
  - I mean I have like 16 battery packs at this point, cause a lot of times the tool is almost free with a battery (compared to the battery price) also - tRuMaN Dec 16, 16:02
  - agreed -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 16, 15:59
- You don't. Just replace it, a new battery's probably 2/3 the cost of a whole new drill. -- nm - Ender Dec 16, 15:24 2
  - yes. I just checked. drills are under $50 and batteries start close to $20 -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 16:05
  - agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 16, 15:37
Creed frontman Scott Stapp is playing Frank Sinatra in a Ronald Reagan biopic -- (link) - Remlik Dec 16, 15:03 6
- I'd be more interested if Creed frontman Michael B. Jordan played Frank Sinatra. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 16:55
- My friend has a small part in this. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 16:53
- The comments are gold -- nm - Pippy Dec 16, 15:11
- *redraws from Scrabble bag* -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 15:07
- And he is ALL IN! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 16, 15:03 1
  - Pair of twos, I assume. -- nm - Yuletide Callisto 🎄🎄 Dec 16, 15:19
TB Bucs kicker, punter and long snapper are all placed on COVID/IR list. -- nm - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 16, 15:02 3
- they better have their 40 other players practicing kicking to see if anyone is good. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 15:57
- You want to be the man, Tom. Here you go. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 15:18
- Sarah Fuller, it’s your time! -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 15:04
Dec. 16 Birthdays: Terry Carter (92), Quentin Blake (88), Joyce Bulifant (83), Liv Ullmann (82), Lesley Stahl (79), Tony Hicks (75), - Max Dec 16, 14:58 [youtube] 1
- Anna Popplewell of The Little Vampire fame. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 15:06
Started my ham and bean soup. Don't even have the veggies in and had to move it to a bigger pan :) -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 14:52
Netflix is adding an audio-only playback mode to its Android app -- (link) - budice Dec 16, 14:39 2
- But you better not even think about wanting to watch/listen to the credits. -- nm - Qale Dec 16, 15:06
- My dream is that every tv station can be listened to over the radio (or app). - Max Dec 16, 15:06
*dammit* "How a D.C. Bar Became the ‘Haven’ for the Proud Boys" (Harry’s Bar used to be a low-key haunt for off-duty police officers and tourists...) -- (link) - Max Dec 16, 14:34 2
- Glad they hit the key. The Trump grifters/supporters wanted to hang at the Trump Hotel but they quickly realized it was too expensive for them. -- nm - MDH Dec 16, 14:50 1
  - The bar is insanely expensive, that's what did it. -- nm - loosilu Dec 16, 14:54
The US is negotiating to try and get more doses of vaccine from Pfizer. The US turned down their offer to buy an additional 100 million doses, after - jnine Dec 16, 14:26 2
- Is Astra Zeneca the one we ordered 300 mil from? - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 16, 14:49 1
  - Yes. I think he was all in on them because they were fully Operation Warp Speed. Pfizer and Moderna paid to develop their vaccines independently. . -- (edited) - jnine Dec 16, 16:57
Tyson Foods fires seven plant managers over Covid betting scandal. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 14:11 6
- They should have let the boss win. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 14:26
- Was that wrong? -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 16, 14:21
- People just aren't allowed to have any fun anymore -- nm - decline Dec 16, 14:13 3
  - Did we ever hear how much the winner made? -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 16, 14:43 1
    - Wing and a leg. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 16, 14:58
  - ~I sure got a soft spot, for how things used to be...~ -- (link) - znufrii Dec 16, 14:15 [youtube]
I'm not a robot -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 16, 14:05 4
- Johnny-5 is alive. -- nm - Max Dec 16, 14:31
- also not a girl -- nm - hohohollo 🦌🛷 Dec 16, 14:09
- BAAAAAAD ROBOT! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 16, 14:09
- Hugh Mann? -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 14:06
HBO Max on Roku starting tomorrow -- (link*) - budice Dec 16, 14:03 5
- THIS. IS. HUGE. -- nm - Mop Dec 16, 16:57
- *looks at Roku stock price, vomits* - JaxSean Dec 16, 14:13 3
  - That's what I just said about Funko :/ -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 14:16 2
    - I thought you bought some? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 15:15 1
      - I did - but only 50 shares :/ -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 16, 15:31

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