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thatsuitemoney.ca commercial looks like the scammy scam that ever scammed (even though it is legit) -- nm - Beaker Dec 28, 16:05
AEW is throwing out its entire scheduled show this week and doing matches picked entirely by Brodie Lee's son. -- nm - David Dec 28, 15:52 3
- Here's the tweet. -- (link) - David Dec 28, 15:58
- oh that's wonderful -- nm - Remlik Dec 28, 15:56
- Yeahyeahyeah. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 15:53
I don't know how to break this to you guys so I'll just say it straight up - the Russians were lying about their # of COVID deaths -- (link) - Reagen Dec 28, 15:36 9
- Putin realized that classifying his assassinations as Covid deaths was less damaging -- nm - Dano Dec 28, 16:43
- You don’t say! -- nm - znufrii Dec 28, 16:19
- "Those who cast votes decide nothing. Those who count votes decide everything" - Stalin -- nm - Rasmussen Reports Dec 28, 15:51
- *goes to law school* -- nm - David Dec 28, 15:45
- Vladimir Lenin is still dead. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 28, 15:44
- I'm betting that new number is also radically underselling the true death count. - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:38 1
  - See, I'm guessing they're going to say those deaths were caused by COVID, not, you know, the sudden stop at the end. -- nm - pmb Dec 28, 15:41
- secure all nearby windows stat, Tatiana -- nm - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 28, 15:38
- That's okay... so has everyone! -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 15:37
I'm currently nogging. You nogged yet this year, kid? - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 28, 15:36 7
- We had some egg nog ice cream which was really good. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Dec 28, 16:16
- I'm trying to reduce my egg intake this year due to a suspicion that it reacts poorly with my digestive system. No nog. No devilled. - Beryllium Dec 28, 15:42
- Yup. We do eggnog French toast on Christmas morning. -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 15:40 2
  - That sounds really good. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Dec 28, 16:17 1
    - We use Oberweis egg nog and just add some cinnamon with Texas toast. It’s fantastic -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 16:22
- Nope. Nog is disgusting no matter how much alcohol is added. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:37 1
  - I know that many do not like it, and this does nothing to diminish my enjoyment of this fine holiday beverage. - 🦌sleighformojo🛷 Dec 28, 15:41
So three different friends on Facebook have now posted that tor.com article from July about how Soul having a Black lead character doesn’t count - znufrii Dec 28, 15:24 9
- (All of them white, btw) -- nm - znufrii Dec 28, 15:32 1
  - Well, of course. -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 15:41
- Oh, in that case, hoo boy, do I have a write up for you (spoilers for Soul) - JD Dec 28, 15:32 2
  - That's a heavy dose of amateur grammar and punctuation. -- nm - Max Dec 28, 16:21
  - Does having an essay on Medium automatically give it gravitas? -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 15:40
- Doesn't count as what? -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:28 2
  - Doesn’t count as adequate racial representation, basically because spoils -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 28, 15:33
  - That was going to be my question. - spamlet Dec 28, 15:31
- It's in the same vein as "why hasn't Biden done anything about BLM yet" I'm seeing. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 15:26
Whoo, thunder storm! The kits are not amused. -- nm - Meg Dec 28, 15:20
Holy crap he finally made it -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 28, 15:14 4
- I love that he's got a power converter in hand. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:19 3
  - What is up with the cellary? -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 28, 15:39 1
    - Probably a 5th Doctor, Peter Davison, reference. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:42
  - Thank you. I was trying to decide what that was. -- nm - David Dec 28, 15:19
DC comics fired the person who tells people they're fired. Countless freelancers got screwed over the weekend as the news came out they are unemployed -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 28, 15:12 [youtube] 3
- h -- nm* - Peglegpete Dec 28, 16:15
- ugh. you linked a comicgater. -- nm - Remlik Dec 28, 15:31 1
  - that doesn't make the news wrong, and be happy I didn't link EVS' article on this -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 28, 16:16
House has ok'd to increase the second round of federal direct payments to $2,000. -- (link*) - budice Dec 28, 15:10 5
- It had to have a 2/3 majority to pass, so that's good. I expect Mitch kills it. Or it dies on Trump's desk unsigned and is binned when the new - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:21 4
  - I think Mitch kills it. Trump wants the extra money so Mitch has to kill or Trump will sign it -- nm* - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 28, 15:36 3
    - Why does trump even care now? -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Dec 28, 16:19 2
      - 2024, I guess? Or he wants to set Junior up for a future play. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 16:20 1
        
        Jr will have only a slightly better showing that Jeb! -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 16:37
Heh. Disney gonna Disney. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 28, 15:06 2
- That's a fansite/travel agency, not Disney. -- nm - David Dec 28, 15:17 1
  - Ah. Okay, that's fair. Drag them. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 15:18
I've been playing Fallout 4 for a bit. Some things that have amused me. - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:01 6
- There are definitely child skeletons in 76. Some of those related stories are horrifying or heartbreaking. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 15:31 2
  - Oof. Nope. Do not want. - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:35 1
    - Before Wastelanders, Fallout 76 was a far more ghoulish place. They really pushed the sense of total and complete devastation and loss. - Qale Dec 28, 15:52
- On subsequent playthroughs - Tim Dec 28, 15:11 1
  - "WHHHHYYY!.... Do these *objects* keep MOVING!" definitely made me laugh. :-) -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 15:13
- There's a settlement that needs your help... -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 28, 15:09
I decided to go to Costco for one item and an indoor walk. What did it cost me for a 4-pack of Laughing Cow cheese and a 1-mile hike??🙄 -- nm - Meg Dec 28, 14:54 9
- $312.50 -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 28, 15:09
- You're not allowed out of Costco without spending $100 minimum. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 28, 15:00 5
  - When I went last week, I spent $3700. -- nm - loosilu Dec 28, 15:21
  - I *never* impulse buy, except for - Meg Dec 28, 15:14 1
    - You obviously are feared for them to let you out of there only spending that much. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 28, 15:24
  - IF you only saw how busy that Costco actually is, they're doing fine at that store -- nm - budice Dec 28, 15:03 1
    - Because everyone has to spend a $100 minimum. - JaxSean Dec 28, 15:09
- Speeding ticket? Or lots of extras appeared in your cart? -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 14:55 1
  - They were all necessary or useful items :/ -- nm - Meg Dec 28, 14:59
I use alarmy for my alarm. I have to do math problems or take a photo of my bathroom or type a phase to prove I'm awake. I hate it. It works. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 28, 14:51 2
- So far my Google Home mini is working. I have to say "Hey, Google, snooze" to get it to give me 10 minutes. Unfortunately I learned "Stop" turns it - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 14:55
- When I have need of alarms, I use the standard one on the phone and an old school physical non-plug in alarm clock. Juuuust in case. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 14:54
a loose group of homeless rented 16 rooms in a motel xmas eve, now refusing to vacat, saying send the bill to the county -- (edited) - zeitgeist Dec 28, 14:30
To start off the new year with less stress, I just spent 20 minutes unsubbing from every emailing list my donations to Warren, Biden, the Dems, and - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 14:01 7
- I somehow got signed up as an African American voter in Georgia by the name of Sharrad. The calls are endless. - Mop Dec 28, 14:56 1
  - I'm apparently Robert Wilson from Detroit in the emails I get from Warnock. -- nm - pmb Dec 28, 15:07
- Yeah. I hate to lose some people on Twitter, but some of them aren't doing me any good to hear what they're putting out in the world. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 14:44
- The downside of Drumpf GTFO is that in 2021, my prez will without a doubt be *the* most idiot, preposterous country leader. - Marlowe Dec 28, 14:07 1
  - This slightly less hellish country would be better for your being here. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 14:12
- From experience, it will work for a week or two and then your email will be sold to different lists that sends out basically the same emails. -- nm - Dano Dec 28, 14:03 1
  - At that point I'll just start marking it as Spam. Gmail catches a lot of stuff already, but I cleaned up my inbox to catch the stragglers. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 14:07
Quarterbacks named Chris Streveler (ARI) and John Wolford (LAR) may be starting in Week 17 due to injury -- nm - Strongbad Dec 28, 13:59 1
- I'm pretty sure I made money betting on Wolford in the first round of the NCAA tournament back in the day -- nm - JD Dec 28, 14:25
I would like to express my gratitude to ST. - David Dec 28, 13:51 1
- sweet -- nm - mud Dec 28, 14:04
Ok..so I haven't said anything about this stuff here, but I feel I need to get it out and then get on to getting the fuck out of 2020. So, my year... - Johnny Lawrence Dec 28, 13:37 28
- So sorry. -- nm - ♤Spawn♤ Dec 28, 15:41
- :( - znufrii Dec 28, 15:10
- I'm so very sorry what you and your family has gone through this year. :-( Good thoughts for everyone -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Dec 28, 15:10
- The kidney stuff spooks me as my doctor wasn't pleased with my own tests mid-year but have since recovered. Taking care of yourself is all you can do. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 14:47
- Sorry to hear you've had to deal with all that, particularly the bit with you grandmother. -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 28, 14:26
- Yup, that's what we're here for. {{Hugs}} -- nm - Meg Dec 28, 14:15
- Sending good thoughts to you and your family. Vent away any time. -- nm - Dano Dec 28, 14:12
- There's nothing worse than feeling completely helpless. Hoping for a better 2021. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 28, 14:05
- hugs...well tarp wrapped...for you -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 14:03
- That is a rough, rough year. I'm sorry that you and yours have had to deal with this. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Dec 28, 14:02
- Sorry sir. -- nm - Remlik Dec 28, 14:01
- I'm sorry that you're going through everything and you can always vent here. - spamlet Dec 28, 13:59 7
  - :( - znufrii Dec 28, 15:20
  - Oh my god. So sorry. -- nm - Andie Dec 28, 15:19
  - Big hugs. I can't even imagine. -- nm - Pippy Dec 28, 14:37
  - well spam I'd like to touch base on the kidney thing, mom' is rated at 17% and level 4, just shy of dialysis, but water collecting on the heart etc. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 14:33 1
    - I’m not a doctor to be clear. He had no function in one kidney but I feel like his other was higher than that. - spamlet Dec 28, 15:06
  - Good christ - we've had the same year. Like - it has to end, right? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence Dec 28, 14:06 1
    - I certainly hope so. -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 14:12
- that is all awful. I will be thinking about you guys. Fuck 2020! -- nm - Pippy Dec 28, 13:52
- That's awful. Very sorry, vent away. You have our thoughts. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Dec 28, 13:51
- Jim. So so sorry. That is all terrible. Thinking of you and your family. -- nm - Andie Dec 28, 13:48
- I'm terribly sorry to hear all that, Jim. -- nm - David Dec 28, 13:47
- Oh yikes. We're here for you man. Good thoughts and strength your family's way. -- nm* - JaxSean Dec 28, 13:43
- My best thoughts going out to you all through this. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 28, 13:40
- so sorry :-( -- nm - mud Dec 28, 13:40 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Dec 28, 15:18
- It's been a hell year. Sorry about your step-grandma. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 28, 13:40
I think the 'rona tests would be performed by the health authority in the Rona parking lot. - Beryllium Dec 28, 13:18 7
- administered by Rona Ambrose -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 13:22
- It's like Home Depot. -- (pic) - Beryllium Dec 28, 13:20 [Attachment] 5
  - that's a knock of Lowes. heh. I posted about this LIR. -- nm - Pippy Dec 28, 13:22 4
    - Really? Then what is Office Depot a knock of? -- nm - ✨Spawn✨ Dec 28, 13:25 2
      - Staples? I'm confused. - Pippy Dec 28, 13:30 1
        
        those two merged a year or two ago -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 14:07
    - Yes. They were bought buy Lowe's a few years ago. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 13:24
This is the 2nd story I’ve seen at NYT about the consequences of high schoolers posted stuff on Snapchat in a week. -- (link*) - Mop Dec 28, 13:15 6
- Haven't read the article, but "Badmouthed?" No. - JaxSean Dec 28, 13:41
- Here’s the other story. A girl in a Virginia high school made a racist post on Snapchat. A boy who saw it bided his time then dropped the bomb. -- (link) - Mop Dec 28, 13:18 4
  - so she wasn't able to go to the college of choice....but do we really want to destroy a kids life over something said as a tween? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 14:10
  - Subscription required. And I will not subscribe to the Times, they are exploitative trash. - Beryllium Dec 28, 13:22 2
    - reader mode. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 14:51
    - I don't read very many of their opinion pieces (or anyone's really.) -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 14:49
Stanley Tucci, still a boss. Mixing drinks for Christmas... at John Krasinki and Emily Blunt’s house. -- (link) - Mop Dec 28, 13:12 2
- Aka the sister-in-law's house. -- nm - LMS Dec 28, 14:41 1
  - Aww. Blunt introduced them at her and Krasinski’s wedding. -- nm - kelly Dec 28, 14:55
the thing I always wonder whenever Gohmert is in the news is how many have actually heard him speak .. - mud Dec 28, 13:04 2
- they seem to operate on some sort of weird mixture between medieval English common law and whatever shit comes to their head. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 13:15
- How is this not legally actionable? -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 13:06
It's weird that a Washington fan is complaining about not getting to draft a QB early on the same day the team cut Haskins. -- nm - David Dec 28, 13:00 4
- It just would be nice if they’d embrace the suck and get a future. Alexis old and feeble. - Will Hunting Dec 28, 13:04 2
  - The contrast in how the offense was between your bad beer backup at QB and Haskins was kind of remarkable. -- nm - JD Dec 28, 13:23 1
    - Maybe our bad beer backup is Kurt Warner 2.0, but being better than Haskins isn’t hard. - Will Hunting Dec 28, 13:26
- Also: Someone in 2017 predicting Jags get #1 pick in 2021 -- (link) - budice Dec 28, 13:02
Now I have NHL Network. Ho Ho Ho -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 12:59 11
- OH! They’re playing the Greatest Movie Ever, “Mystery, Alaska”, on Friday! -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 13:00 10
  - the only hockey players I care about are Jonesy & Riley. - Pippy Dec 28, 13:16 6
    - it's fucking... embarrassing!!!! -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 13:17 5
      - season 9 discussions - spoils obvie - Pippy Dec 28, 13:22 4
        
        Only 4 episodes in, but so far this season lacks... heart? It is straying from where we like it, for sure. -- nm - ✨Spawn✨ Dec 28, 13:27 3
        
        What it lacks in heart it makes up for in balloon animals -- nm* - Beryllium Dec 28, 13:28 2
        
        are you talking about......? - Pippy Dec 28, 14:07 1
        
        Yeah, I've only seen two so far. (Spoils) - Beryllium Dec 28, 14:51
  - I presume they show it every Friday. -- nm - David Dec 28, 13:02 2
    - mix it in with Slap Shot, Goon and Youngblood -- nm* - Reagen Dec 28, 13:14 1
      - And Strange Brew on the last Friday of every month. -- nm - ✨Spawn✨ Dec 28, 13:29
I don't count those. -- nm - ✨Spawn✨ Dec 28, 12:58

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