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Louis Riddick will interview tomorrow for the Jacksonville GM position. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 22, 09:36
"QB Haskins sorry for maskless strip club image" -- (link) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 09:29 3
- I joked with ML that the real question is whether the team owner was with him. -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Dec 22, 09:34
- Not for going, mind you, just that there’s an image of it. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 09:33 1
  - (and for management making a thing of it to distract from the owner's sexual harassment settlement) -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Dec 22, 09:38
xmas shopping: done. work* before xmas: done - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 09:28
ST Poll — What are you still waiting for to arrive before Christmas? - znufrii Dec 22, 09:26 3
- A laptop. Though it's kind of a bonus as it was originally scheduled to arrive on the 26th -- nm - JD Dec 22, 09:43
- A 3-in-a soil meter. :-) -- nm - mara Dec 22, 09:35 1
  - what are the three things it does? -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 09:36
Antarctica total COVID case count: 36 (+36) -- (link) - ty97 Dec 22, 09:24 1
- Too chilly for Chile -- nm - budice Dec 22, 09:29
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, King of All the Earth -- (link) - znufrii Dec 22, 09:18
Well, in contrast to yesterday's vacation policy changes, today we are getting 12/24 and 12/31, usually half days, noon close are now WfH days. At - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 09:08 2
- What's the driving need of having someone in the office at the moment? -- nm - budice Dec 22, 09:16
- don't feel bad - It's not petty and they're taking advantage of it (and you) and so should you. -- nm - decline Dec 22, 09:11
I'm removing myself from the LDB challenge. My dude thought it wouldn't count in Bela Fleck's medley, but I think there's enough of it that it does. -- (edited) - mara Dec 22, 09:04 [youtube] 1
- Technically correct, the best kind of correct. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 22, 09:05
Ah yes, the traditional holiday anxiety of whether there are enough things for Santa to bring. - znufrii Dec 22, 08:43 21
- I’m literally that meme about the dad being as surprised as the kid when they open the gift. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 09:18 1
  - Heh. - znufrii Dec 22, 09:32
- We adopted the "Something you want, something you need, something to wear, something to read" a couple years ago and love it. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 22, 09:04 2
  - That’s fantastic, need to remember that. -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 22, 09:07 1
    - It's perfect because it's managed, but you aren't exactly cheaping out either. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 22, 09:12
- Yup. I'm in that situation where I have to make sure there's an equal number of presents for each child. -- nm - Mop Dec 22, 08:46 8
  - A couple of years ago on Christmas Eve Coolio had a conversation with her four-year old niece that went: - Roger More Dec 22, 09:10
  - Um. Presents, like... plural? I recall getting just one from parents, one from grandparents, etc. -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 08:53
  - My mom was an expert at this, and there were six of us. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 08:52
  - That was yet another consideration for one-and-done. Of course, his birthday being 3 days before Christmas created a variation of the same problem. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:50 2
    - My daughter is January 2nd. So yeah, it's a pain to judge what she gets when and what. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 22, 09:05 1
      - Logan is getting a gaming chair and a desk this year (as well as smaller stuff). The discussion on what/when was much more involved than it should - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 09:36
  - my grandmother was adamant that each grandchild got the exact same value in a gift, so if your present was cheaper than the max, you'd get the change - decline Dec 22, 08:49 1
    - Gotta make sure the kids get the receipts. -- nm - Mop Dec 22, 08:51
- just box up a few of her older toys. She's still young enough not to notice -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:44 6
  - No way we could get away with that. She’s a sharp one, and would definitely notice. - znufrii Dec 22, 08:47 5
    - last minute run to the dollar store! -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:55 4
      - Five Below. I'm a big spender. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 22, 09:00
      - I'm pickup up some silly little things from Target in a few minutes. The SNL skit this past weekend where mom gets nothing in her stocking was funny - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 08:57 2
        
        LOFL. It was good. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 09:01
        
        We agreed that our new dining table was our gift to each other, and Santa is giving us an air fryer/toaster oven. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 08:59
Gene Rayburn born on this day in 1917 -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:39 2
- Nice! He was such an ugly baby (How ugly was he?) that the doctor [blank]ed his mother. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 22, 08:53
- Dec. 22 Birthdays: James Burke & Hector Elizondo (84), Diane Sawyer (75), Steve Garvey & Rick Nielsen (72), Ralph Fiennes (58), Dan & Don Stanton (58) - Max Dec 22, 08:51
Question of the day -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:28 [Attachment] 16
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:28 [Attachment] 15
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:29 [Attachment] 14
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:29 [Attachment] 13
      - 1/2 -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 22, 08:44 3
        
        My bonus question asked the names of the marbles lions outside the NY Public Library. Bet you'd have gotten that one. :) -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 22, 09:02 2
        
        Yup. I was going to send Christmas cards with one of them but they only came in a set of 8. 8!?! Not 10. 8! - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 22, 09:07 1
        
        I knew and have no idea why. My brain is a katamari. It just rolls along and things that are interesting but not too complex just stick to it. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 22, 09:11
      - 2/2 -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 08:42
      - 2/2 -- nm - Marlowe Dec 22, 08:36
      - 2/2 -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 08:32
      - 2/2 -- nm - LMS Dec 22, 08:32
      - 1/2 (Stupid geography) -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:30 4
        
        Geography is not stupid! Geography is life! You just need to do more Sporcle quizzes. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 22, 09:00
        
        A thousand times yes. -- nm - David Dec 22, 08:48
        
        Yup -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 22, 08:44
        
        this -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 08:33
almost a month ago, i strained my right arm digging. weak hand strength, can't fully extend my elbow without pain. today, feels about the same. - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:27 4
- Does it hurt to carry things like kitchen pots and pans? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 09:36
- amputate -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:28 2
  - if prosthetics would hurry up and be so much cooler, I WOULD! -- nm - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:34 1
    - Is it the limb with your RFID chip? -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 08:43
Hmm. Just noticing now that we didn't get any holiday candy/cookies/treats delivered to the office from vendors as we have in past years - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 08:25 7
- Figured no one was there to eat it. We didn’t get any either. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 09:19
- We got maybe 20% of the normal stuff. -- nm - Andie Dec 22, 09:12
- We had a couple from our food manufacturer clients. I ate the basket of chips but gave the fine chocolates to the building staff. -- nm - Max Dec 22, 08:36
- We didn't send them this year. Most aren't in the office. We made a donation to Feed America instead. -- nm - pmb Dec 22, 08:33
- Yeah, I am at about half of usual years. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:27
- bastards -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:26 1
  - kilbo knows what he did -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:32
What are the voiders thoughts about that part of the Roku / HBO Max deal involved the future plan for an ad supported tier of HBO Max? -- nm* - JD Dec 22, 08:24 3
- "ad supported tier of HBO Max" was a brain storming idea that WarnerMedia threw out when they were flailing around desperately. - Mop Dec 22, 08:43
- Voiders... like... poopers? -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:25 1
  - We call them Hams but they are full of shit sometimes -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 08:25
Letterkenny season nine premieres on CraveTV on December 25, and Hulu on December 26. -- (link) - Beaker Dec 22, 08:17 2
- Will make the perfect chaser after I wrap up Peaky Blinders on Christmas Eve. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:19 1
  - i think Big Fat Quiz of the Year drops Dec 26 as well. -- nm - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:25
History of Swear Words trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Dec 22, 08:15 [youtube] 2
- IN! -- nm - Beaker Dec 22, 08:20 1
  - Yeah, the first trailer fell flat but that looks good. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:22
LYC: Saw a commercial for Zoey's Playlist S2 on NBC. So excited! -- nm - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 08:15
wow, another COVID death overnight in my former department -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:12
Hi all. Dropping in to say first--Happy Holidays! And second--Ralph is excellent at sleeping and I don't care what they said. -- nm - ML Dec 22, 08:10 17
- *makes the sign of the cross* -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 08:59 1
  - *makes the sign of the very cross, indeed* -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 09:35
- Well well, look what the cat drug in. -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 08:45
- Ho HO Your Honor! -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 08:43
- Happy Holidays to you and yours!! -- nm - Mistletoe Meg 🎄🎅 Dec 22, 08:25
- Ho Ho Ho Pimp! - kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 Dec 22, 08:21
- Merry Merry! -- nm* - Beaker Dec 22, 08:20
- Helloooooo! -- nm - kelly Dec 22, 08:20
- Happy holiday ML, you magnificent bastard -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:19
- Haha! Happy holidays to you and your family! -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 22, 08:17
- have a great holiday! -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:17
- cheers ! -- nm - mud Dec 22, 08:15
- Happy Holidays -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:14
- Unwilling to accept facts when presented with direct evidence. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 08:13 1
  - 😂😂 -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 22, 09:02
- Logan's birthday, even! BTW, Amy just bought yet another Wii sports game. That purchase was one of my best ever, so thanks again. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:12
- 👋 hiya!!! happy holidays! -- nm - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:10
His Dark Materials renewed for season 3 to adapt The Amber Spyglass -- nm - Beaker Dec 22, 08:09 4
- (final season) -- (link) - Mop Dec 22, 08:17
- Anyone watching this? Is it good? -- nm - Diva🎅🏾 Dec 22, 08:10 2
  - I really like it, but it's not particularly fast paced and exciting. Worth it for Ruth Wilson alone. -- nm - LMS Dec 22, 08:23
  - it's decent. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:11
LIR: remlik, cool store! bookmarking for future projects. -- nm - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:08 1
- she makes really fun stuff -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:18
Wait, I beat crash? But I had already sent the sad Stitch GIF! -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:01
wap? Washington Football Team settled sexual misconduct claim against Daniel Snyder for $1.6 million -- (link) - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:00 6
- ffs, can he be thrown out of the league already? -- nm - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:07 2
  - Settled in 2009. At this point, I had just assumed that Snyder was a terrible old white man who had abused countless people and probably had paid off many. -- (edited) - Mop Dec 22, 08:15 1
    - i'm not super surprised, but when these things come to light with hard evidence, not sure why the other - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:17
- I’m capped on articles, was it actually against Snyder or more generically his organizational oversight? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 08:03 2
  - text - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:05 1
    - Just take the team please. He’s unfit to draw air. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 08:14
If someone WROTE the first line to the Little Drummer Boy on Facebook, am I out? -- nm* - Guigue Dec 22, 07:59 10
- I'd say no. -- nm - Mop Dec 22, 08:17
- come, they told me - co-lalalala-lalala-in 🔔 Dec 22, 08:06
- no -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:00 7
  - 100% or the answers are "no", therefore I am not eliminated :P -- nm - Guigue Dec 22, 08:16 6
    - yeah, you gotta hear it, audibly. It is the way. -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 22, 08:18 5
      - And it must be sung. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:19 4
        
        I think instrumentals knock you out too. If not they should, it's all awful. -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 22, 08:22 3
        
        Oh, agreed. Just saying, if someone recites the words it does not count. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:23 2
        
        But what if it's an acapella rap version? Also, how horrid would that be? -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 22, 08:42
        
        I agree with all of that -- nm - Guigue Dec 22, 08:41
Daughter sent a photo of her vaccination card! I feel a little better now. -- nm - Mistletoe Meg 🎄🎅 Dec 22, 07:59 4
- I see they are available on the dark web. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:04 3
  - What are you doing on the dark web, young man? -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 08:47 1
    - Oh shit. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:50
  - Ah, no doubt, but I'm pretty sure she got hers at work :) -- nm - Mistletoe Meg 🎄🎅 Dec 22, 08:24
Country award-winning singer KT Oslin has died. -- (link) - Will Hunting Dec 22, 07:59
I honestly expect Blue Monday was just a trailer song. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 07:58 14
- "I've been hurt before." -- nm - 🎄con_cringle🎄 Dec 22, 08:26
- How does it feel? -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 22, 08:23 1
  - Now I stand here waiting to find out if it is in the movie. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:24
- Boo (and boo to Shaun on B2 as well)! :-) The version is great so I'm hoping...but ultimately okay if it doesn't pop up. -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 08:00 10
  - Ha! -- nm - Shaun Dec 22, 08:08
  - Great trailer use, but in lieu of an action sequence it would be great if she enters a club, doesn't get the music or dancing...and then suddenly does -- nm - Max Dec 22, 08:06
  - I admit, it is the best trailer thing I have heard since ooga chaka. 1 9 8 4 -- nm* - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:02
  - you can buy the song -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 08:01 [youtube] 6
    - a 1 hour mix of it.... -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 08:04 [youtube] 5
      - *gets up and dances* This may be Logan's birthday song tonight. Yes, my son is 14 years old. This is fine. -- nm - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:06 4
        
        I was in a club years ago with some younger people when this track came on, and they had never heard it. - LMS Dec 22, 08:28 1
        
        I am sure that is going on yet again due to this one. - 🎅Spawnta🎅 Dec 22, 08:51
        
        you old. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 08:12
        
        nice! -- nm - mud Dec 22, 08:08
Assuming UPS tracking holds, tomorrow is going to be New Phone Day!!! -- nm - Shaun Dec 22, 07:58 1
- Christmas comes early! -- nm - decline Dec 22, 08:57

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