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Sec. 2. Table of Contents. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 21, 17:40 4
- They got the Women's History Museum in? I thought that was blocked. -- nm - Max Dec 21, 17:46
- *phew* they got the horseracing integrity and safety provisions in. I was worried. -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 17:43 1
  - *horseface* -- nm - Mr Ed Dec 21, 17:44
- wtf -- nm - mud Dec 21, 17:42
Your top 10 songs: willow, All I Want For Christmas Is You, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree, Jingle Bell Rock, Mood, A Holly Jolly Christmas, It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Positions, Dynamite, Feliz Navidad -- (edited) - Tim Dec 21, 17:23 1
- 40 years ago on Dec. 21, 1980: Back in Black -- (link) - Max Dec 21, 17:36 [youtube]
MNF Muppet Open -- (link) - budice Dec 21, 17:08 2
- Coincidentally, Miss Pippy had the same answer to why she likes football. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 21, 17:45
- Cue the "pigskin" joke! -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 17:11
JuJu 200 yds, 3 TDs -- nm - budice Dec 21, 17:05
so we just learned that Y with whom I've worked with for 15+ years, and whose house was *nearly hit by a plane* last year, has died of COVID - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 16:58 9
- I’m sorry. -- nm - kelly Dec 21, 17:35
- so sorry -- nm - mud Dec 21, 17:30
- Aw, man. -- nm - loosilu Dec 21, 17:24
- Sorry sir. -- nm - Remlik Dec 21, 17:16
- Sorry :( -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 17:08
- :( -- nm - budice Dec 21, 17:04
- Sorry to hear this -- nm - Pippy - Dec 21, 17:02
- I'm so sorry for your and Heather's loss. :( -- nm - David Dec 21, 17:02
- :( - znufrii Dec 21, 17:00
The fullest story of Four Seasons Landscaping -- (link) - Reagen Dec 21, 16:57
Rudy found his craziness limit with Sidney Powell -- (link) - Reagen Dec 21, 16:45 4
- Maybe Sidney fell in love with Rudy. -- nm - Max Dec 21, 17:09 1
  - Four Seasons Total Landscaping would sweep any girl off her feet. -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 17:15
- *right* thats why she was there again today. You cant believe anything these fascists say. -- nm - Jovian Dec 21, 16:52
- For now -- nm - eag Dec 21, 16:47
NFL Pro Bowl Rosters - budice Dec 21, 16:42 1
- (Zero Cowboys) -- nm - budice Dec 21, 16:47
This is a few years old, but new to me: Extreme Shepherding (nmblink) - ralph wiggum Dec 21, 16:41 [youtube]
has anyone ever had an HVAC problem from a power surge? my system was checked today and the tech suggested I get one. the surges are not common and - Peglegpete Dec 21, 16:37 1
- hmmm, something I hadn't considered, but, everything has a computer board to control it, not just a thermostat -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 21, 17:24
Liberty Bowl: Army vs. West Virginia - Official -- (link) - budice Dec 21, 16:35
Great photo of Jupiter and Saturn. -- (link) - zunkskunk+ Dec 21, 16:12 2
- Man, you can even make out a bunch of the moons. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 16:44
- (Last night) -- nm - zunkskunk+ Dec 21, 16:17
ST: What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 15:59 22
- The Girl Before. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 17:22
- The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene, one of the most disturbing books I've ever read - 🎄con_cringle🎄 Dec 21, 16:38
- Nada -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 21, 16:32
- nothing -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 16:31
- Ghost Story by Jim Butcher. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 21, 16:26
- Anne Hillerman, after I figure whiich book I already read. -- nm - .🎄 Dec 21, 16:17
- Ghost Story! 200+ pages in. Very well done. -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 16:14 2
  - The Peter Straub one? Soooo creepy! nm - ralph wiggum Dec 21, 16:16 1
    - ayup. -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 16:22
- Just started Cloud Atlas. -- nm - Ender Dec 21, 16:12
- Just finished: Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics, Now: Pacific Rim Uprising: Ascension - JD Dec 21, 16:10
- "Magpie Murders" by Anthony Horowitz (NM) - Marlowe Dec 21, 16:09 3
  - I liked this one and the follow up book is also good. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 21, 16:12 2
    - Yeah, I saw good things about the follow up and decided to read both. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 21, 16:17 1
      - He does a good job blending Agatha Christie style and modern writing. His Sherlock books are also good. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 21, 16:20
- going back through some old Le Carre. just finished the spy who came in from the cold. -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 16:06
- Just finished Shit Actually (recommended) and next up is either Queen's Gambit or Ready Player Two. - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 21, 16:04
- Ready Player Two when I can find the time. - David Dec 21, 16:04
- ST. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 21, 16:04
- Not the coronavirus bill. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 16:01
- about to start Gideon The Ninth (at wiggums suggestion) -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 16:00 1
  - Woot! It's weird, but so fun and snarky. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 21, 16:10
Coronavirus relief bill text is out. 5,593 pages. Will be voted on tonight. -- (link) - spamlet Dec 21, 15:58 10
- How hard is it to make it "Send a $600 check. The end."? (NM) - Marlowe Dec 21, 16:25
- This is also the bill funding the government through sept 2021, or is that separate? -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 16:16 2
  - They may have merged them. Not sure. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 16:16 1
    - I heard that they were being combined, but not entirely sure on the mechanics of how that works. - znufrii Dec 21, 16:22
- People are starting to find what got slipped in. Unlicensed streaming is now a federal felony. -- (link*) - spamlet Dec 21, 16:13
- It has money to Israel, it has plans on how to deal with Dalai Lama's succession... WTF? (NM) - Marlowe Dec 21, 16:10 2
  - That’s why it’s called a Christmas tree bill. Everyone gets presents! - spamlet Dec 21, 16:15
  - Gender programs in Pakistan. -- nm - Ender Dec 21, 16:13
- That's horrifying. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 16:04
- Love that. Here. Here’s the plan. It’s 6k pages. We are voting in two hours. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 21, 16:04
PSA: Remember, it's Trebek's last week on Jeopardy -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 15:40 2
- That was pushed to January. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 21, 16:26 1
  - I just saw that....turned it on tonight and it's an old Ken Jennings episode (ick) -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 16:38
Yay! On my wife's brilliant suggestion, we went over to the Gov't Center and saw Jupiturn really well. That was awesome -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 15:29 2
- The heavens did not part here, they started percipitating. -- nm - .🎄 Dec 21, 15:38 1
  - Same. It's currently snowing. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:49
Oh no. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:26 1
- But still well below the Wilfred Brimley Line. -- nm - Max Dec 21, 15:29
It took me far too long to figure out how to turn off my PS5. The first time I just had to turn my TV off and wait for it to auto-shutdown. -- nm - Ender Dec 21, 15:25 7
- Getting my saved games from the PS4 to the PS5 was surprisingly easy though. -- nm - Ender Dec 21, 17:32 1
  - Yeah, XBox was easy, too. I like that console developers appreciate the importance of that. -- nm - David Dec 21, 17:42
- "Shh-Shh"...*shh-shh* -- (link*) - budice Dec 21, 15:37 [youtube]
- I think you rub its lobes like a Ferengi. -- nm - Max Dec 21, 15:34 1
  - No, that's the iPhone 12 Pro Oomax -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:48
- What's different about it? -- nm - David Dec 21, 15:30 1
  - On the PS4 there's a menu at the top with notifications, trophies, power options, etc... - Ender Dec 21, 15:38
Ready for another “roaring ‘20s”? -- (link*) - znufrii Dec 21, 15:23 2
- debbie downing the post pandemic of 1918 - zeitgeist Dec 21, 17:31
- "I'm going to need more waterproof socks." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:23
Well, I mentioned it earlier, but there's now a small chance that my household might catch covid before the end of the year. - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:20 3
- Good healthy thoughts -- nm - Pippy - Dec 21, 15:34
- 🤞 everyone stays healthy -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 21, 15:23 1
  - Thanks. My wife is in contact with the other kid's family, and there are no symptoms ... there's probably a less than 5% chance of it, is my guess. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:24
I believe this is ralph wiggum's first appearance on television -- (link) - Roger More Dec 21, 15:17 5
- !! I definitely rocked that hairstyle. nm - ralph wiggum Dec 21, 16:15
- She's just lucky she wasn't singing with Tom Cruise. -- nm - Max Dec 21, 15:24
- Classic. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 15:20
- Im not crying, you're crying. -- nm - Jovian Dec 21, 15:20
- that's adorable -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 15:18
Wow. I did not realize how low the budget was for the new WW. -- (pic) - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 21, 15:12 [Attachment]
From the Covid-19 Information page on FB - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 21, 15:09
John Mulaney reportedly checks into rehab for cocaine, alcohol abuse. -- (link*) - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:09 6
- I know it's 2020, but who's still doing cocaine? And how do you get cocaine while distancing? -- nm - Max Dec 21, 15:35 4
  - There was a huge resurgence a few years ago. -- nm - MDH Dec 21, 15:54 1
    - Yup and as JD said you get it delivered. -- nm* - Krusty Dec 21, 16:06
  - Same way that you get other stuff? Contactless delivery or curbside pickup? -- nm - JD Dec 21, 15:49
  - By drone. (And better that it's cocaine than fentanyl and heroin) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:48
- Dang. Good luck to him. -- nm - Pippy - Dec 21, 15:34
"Waterproof sock" -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 21, 14:54
"Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt and multiple players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19, meaning the Vols will be unable to play... - David Dec 21, 14:26 5
- That UT and SC had bowl games at all is a fucking joke. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 21, 15:40 4
  - Cancel all the bowls ! - eag Dec 21, 15:53
  - It was humiliating, and I'm mortified that UT officials didn't recognize that. -- nm - David Dec 21, 15:52 2
    - Does this mean Guarantano is officially done? - Will Hunting Dec 21, 16:11
    - Exactly this. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 21, 16:06
now playing: Anna and the Apocalypse (if you haven't seen it, it's a little gem of a zombie musical. Streaming on Prime and Hulu. Bonus: it's a Christmas movie!) -- nm* - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 14:24 8
- I threw it on the other night and didn't know it was a musical. I wasn't looking for that so I turned it off. Maybe another time. - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 21, 15:11 1
  - That's the problem with every single musical. Except the Buffy one. - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 21, 15:59
- I tried Jingle Jangle. Production budget was extreme. I was still whelmed -- nm - Pippy Dec 21, 15:04
- I second this, plus Paul Kaye is in it. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 15:03 2
  - oh wow, I completely didn't recognize his as Thoros of Myr -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 15:08 1
    - He'll always be Dennis Pennis to me. -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 15:28
- I watched The Prom over the weekend. I liked it a lot, even though I wasn't really prepared for it all -- nm - 🎄con_cringle🎄 Dec 21, 14:57 1
  - Oh, right! We watched The Prom, too! B+! - David Dec 21, 14:58
Kevin Greene, the longtime NFL star who terrorized opposing quarterbacks throughout his 15-year career, died Monday, reports Pro Football Hall of Fame -- nm - Remlik Dec 21, 14:21 4
- wow, he was just in a bit a week or two ago on one of the pregame shows about wearing a cup -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 14:46
- That's really sad. -- nm - David Dec 21, 14:27 1
  - wow, only 58?? -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 21, 14:29
- he had a short stint in WCW.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 21, 14:23 [youtube]
Vols back out of Liberty Bowl due to COVID positives. Hoping that Army can replace them vs West VA. - Strongbad Dec 21, 14:21 1
- Northwestern should be in one then. -- nm - .🎄 Dec 21, 15:58
Can I replace a T12 fluorescent tube with a T8 LED tube? 🤔 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 14:19 4
- No. You’ll have to replace the ballast to go from fluorescent to LED. - spamlet Dec 21, 14:24 2
  - Thanks. Looks like there are a couple of additional options, but replacing the fixtures would be my best long term bet. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 21, 14:35 1
    - Oh nice that there are options now. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 15:19
- *world explodes* Welp, guess not. -- nm - Qale Dec 21, 14:23
While BBing I came across the National Park question and looked up the smallest NP. Got two answers... - .🎄 Dec 21, 14:09 5
- Ft Mason NP in San Francisco, Alcatraz, we also have a little island that was the west coast's Ellis island -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 21, 17:13
- Kocsiuszko was a huge part of the revolutionary war. So many things are named after him. -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 21, 15:08 3
  - Kosciuszko is also the (European) name of Australia's tallest mountain - named for the same guy by a Polish-born explorer -- nm - Roger More Dec 21, 15:54
  - Pulaski is more popular in Chicago, Kocsiuszko has a few things named after him. - .🎄 Dec 21, 15:37 1
    - A nice article on Kocsiuszko, published on Pulaski Day. -- (link) - .🎄 Dec 21, 15:41
"Honu", a 30-foot 1990 Catalina ... now there's a boat I could go for. Unfortunately it's in Portland. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 21, 14:08 7
- whenever I hear Catalina, my fist thought is PBY -- (pic) - Peglegpete Dec 21, 15:02 [Attachment] 1
  - CATALINA WINE MIXER! -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 15:14
- ? Is it a Canadian boat and that why the U.S. resident restriction? -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 21, 14:15 4
  - I can't tell. I think it's registered in Vancouver Washington. Selling it in Portland would complicate the taxes, maybe? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 14:42
  - Survey says... taxes! -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 14:25 2
    - Ah, but either way they've got you. U.S. taxes vs Canadian duty and VAT? -- nm - MistletoeMeg 🎄🎅🎄 Dec 21, 14:31 1
      - I assume the “in US waters” is the important part there. -- nm - spamlet Dec 21, 15:48
Dec. 21 Birthdays: Phil Donahue (85), Jane Fonda (83), Larry Bryggman (82), Samuel L. Jackson (72), Jeffrey Katzenberg (70), -- (edited) - Max Dec 21, 14:04 2
- Coulda sworn Frank said the hell with Bdays. -- nm - VMan Dec 21, 14:07 1
  - dangit -- nm - Max Dec 21, 14:08

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