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now -- nm - Beaker Jan 14, 04:03
Worst NHL no. 1 draft picks - zork Jan 14, 03:15 1
- This is a dumb and bad list, and factually incorrect in a few places (Nugent-Hopkins is centre, and Hamrlik played in a final, just casually browsing) -- nm - mafic Jan 14, 05:45
How come when I look at this, all I can see is ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 14, 01:56 1
- Awwww -- nm - zork Jan 14, 02:49
anyone want a Diego Rivera mural? There's one in SF that may be available soon. $50M range -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 14, 00:58 2
- How about a Diego Luna portrait? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 14, 01:52
- For that they should at least include the building too -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 14, 01:13
This may now be my favorite DWade rant...and it’s not about his career - Flavorize Jan 13, 22:41
That was traumatic. - David Jan 13, 22:35
*sigh* Girl Scout cookie time. No tabling. No door-to-door sales. I’m posting links on Facebook for their personal sales page. But that’s gonna sell much. -- (edited) - Mop Jan 13, 21:45 13
- You’d be surprised. Plus different areas have different bakers and cookies. We had to track down a new flavor this year. -- nm - spamlet Jan 14, 03:38
- Make them all gluten free, or add GF versions. I’ve seen and tried the GF versions of all—just hire that company to do it. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 13, 22:43
- Operation Dead Drop -- nm - Max Jan 13, 22:34
- I think you should let us decide if we want to pay shipping 8-) -- (edited) - JD Jan 13, 22:05 4
  - Indeed, donation is an option as well. The donated cookies go to Meals on Wheels. Here’s my daughter’s order page. -- (link) - Mop Jan 13, 22:10 2
    - Thanks! -- nm - JD Jan 13, 22:11 1
      - Thank you! -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 22:33
  - I'm with you. I used to sell them door-to-door in the 50s, so I always donate but rarely eat. -- nm - Meg Jan 13, 22:07
- Vons has the Samoas under the name of: caramel cocoanut fudge cookies. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 22:00 2
  - Noted. If your local Vons happens to explode... it wasn’t me. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 22:03 1
    - you should also include the local Albertsons since they have the same owner and sell the same stuff. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 22:04
- I saw a news story from somewhere in the US that GrubHub is offering girl scout cookie deliveries. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 21:50 1
  - Oh, you're viewing it from the opposite perspective. Not sure how that translates to sales for a specific scout. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 21:51
Parler moves a small WA state service provider called Epik -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jan 13, 21:40 3
- Damnit, the fn story contradicts itself as the last paragraph quotes Epik CEO saying they had no contact with Parler, how trumpian is that -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 21:47 2
  - "Parler moves domain name to Sammamish company..." doesn't necessarily equal hosting -- (edited) - JD Jan 13, 22:18
  - And who can you believe if not Mr. Monster? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 21:49
Wow, the first hour of I Still Believe is *intense*. -- nm - David Jan 13, 21:39 1
- Brenda K Starr FTW -- nm - JD Jan 13, 22:20
Everyone getting arrested or losing their job for storming the capitol are learning why their grandpa wore a hood... -- nm - FB Jan 13, 21:33 1
- Maybe its just a coincidence that all those magats had family so willing to call the FBI to ID them -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 23:25
A law professor at Chapman University who supported Trump's efforts to overturn the election has "retired" after claims of - Meg Jan 13, 21:22 1
- Good, it looked like they weren't going to be able to fire him. -- nm - jnine Jan 13, 21:30
A thread of Trump's weirdest and dumbest over the last 5 years. -- (link) - Max Jan 13, 20:47 9
- Getting laughed at the UN -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 13, 21:55
- Scratching the surface. Covfefe, signing the CUSMA treaty in the wrong spot, buying Greenland, explaining how you need ID to buy groceries... -- nm - Roger More Jan 13, 21:29
- the dumbest has to be run for office. this is going to destroy his empire & family starting next week. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 21:21 1
  - Ivanka can keep the money laundry biz, she's the smarter one of the gang. Melania can live like a queen in her home country with half pension -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 21:50
- The saluting the North Korean general -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 21:07 1
  - Oh yeah, trying to buy Greenland and trade Puerto Rico for it. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 21:14
- person woman man camera tv has become my lorem ipsum. it's what I write whenever I refill my pen to get the ink flowing. -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 21:02
- Did I read it here or elsewhere? That "when you inject disinfectant that's called embalming" 🙄 -- nm - Meg Jan 13, 21:01
- Still plenty of time left for more dumb stuff. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 20:53
Hmm. - Beryllium Jan 13, 20:42
OK Ken Jennings, I think I’m done with these intros before the game. You can go straight to introducing the categories from now on. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 20:20 1
- That show is no longer on the air in my world. -- nm Posted by Spawn Jan 12 '21, 13:52 - Spawn Jan 13, 20:40
The first day of the season has not been kind to NHL goalies. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 20:18
US Olympic swimming gold medalist Klete Keller charged in connection with presence at Capitol riot -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 13, 20:14
(Factual?) Pelosi said young staffers knew to barricade doors, turn off lights, stay silent, because theylearned that in school. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 19:45 5
- sure, Columbine was >20 years ago. -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 20:32
- "We only know Duck & Cover! We didn't train to barricade doors against nuclear fallout!" -- nm - ye olde folke Jan 13, 20:08 3
  - Seriously, we had drills like that. Get down under our desks, face down hands covering our head. Even as a 2nd grader I knew that ain't doing shit -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 20:20 2
    - the teachers knew too. I'm sure every one had 1 student explaining why it was a worthless procedure. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 20:27 1
      - That was a tornado drill when I was a kid. -- nm - . Jan 14, 02:16
irony. if Trump is convicted by the senate and loses secret service protection, and we no longer have armed agents watching him 24/7. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 19:42 5
- It has to happen before he leaves office to lose that. -- nm - spamlet Jan 13, 19:44
- will not happen fast enough for that. -- nm - Spawn Jan 13, 19:42 3
  - still, it would be nice he lives in fear anytime one of them comes in the room, it will be to put handcuffs on him. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 19:43 2
    - Iirc, only the Sargent at arms of the capitol can arrest him in office. Usss would not arrest, nor serve papers. Just escort them to him. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 19:49 1
      - he doesn't know that, or to ask if it was possible. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 20:28
Drink or snack? -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 19:39 2
- Yes -- nm - Spawn Jan 13, 19:42 1
  - Good answer. -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 19:42
Mr Mayor should just be 30 minutes of the press conference bit. It’s gold. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:35 1
- “Your wife makes a great point, sir.” “She’s my teenage daughter!” “I’m so sorry. It is very confusing in L.A.” - Mop Jan 13, 19:46
Embarrassing 😆 -- (link) - JD Jan 13, 19:31 3
- Is that a hackers chat, file share board, or music pirate site? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 19:51 1
  - It’s a very prominent (and difficult to stamp out) file sharing search engine. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:53
- They also just banned Trump. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:33
HBOMax just added Batman The Animated Series, Batman Beyond and the uncut Batman Return of the Joker movie. -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 19:30 6
- Can you elaborate on the “uncut Batman Return of the Joker movie” thing? -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:34 2
  - The Batman creative animated team were hired by Fox to create a movie for Fox Tv. No restrictions were given, the cut they turned - Remlik Jan 13, 20:11
  - Well, see, a long time ago there was this dude named Moses ........ -- nm - Beryllium Jan 13, 20:02
- ANOTHER Batman series? -- nm - Moop Jan 13, 19:33 1
  - So... many... broken... pearl... necklaces... -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:35
- I just watched an origami in science doc on HBOMax - JD Jan 13, 19:33
AEW: Tai Conti vs Sareena Deeb was excellent -- nm - Remlik Jan 13, 19:23 1
- Yup, as was the main event. -- nm - David Jan 13, 19:43
Jack Kirby, creator of Captain America, his son releases statement about the traitors using Captain America's image -- (link) - Remlik Jan 13, 19:12 2
- It’s time for Disney’s lawyers to go nuclear. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:17 1
  - They need to drop on this like a Borg Cube. - Beryllium Jan 13, 19:59
Reportedly, Trump want to go to the House floor to defend himself. - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 13, 19:10 4
- OMG yes please! -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 19:12
- michaeljacksonpopcorn.gif -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 19:12
- It would have almost been worth the utter humiliation on the world stage to see that meltdown. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 13, 19:11 1
  - how could Pence still say no to the 25'th if Donnie did that???? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 19:36
ST Poll -- What do I want to watch on CBS All Access, besides Picard? -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 19:04 9
- RuPaul's Drag Race -- nm - . Jan 14, 02:09
- Apparently there’s quite a lot of content on CBS All-Access beyond just Star Trek and the Good Fight. Did you know that CBS is a part of of ViacomCBS? - Mop Jan 13, 19:40
- I have no idea what they offer, but I'd be checking out the 1950's live dramas, and cop series from the 1950's & 60's -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 13, 19:38
- Good Fight? -- nm - spamlet Jan 13, 19:25
- The Stand -- nm - Pippy Jan 13, 19:07 1
  - yes -- nm - mud Jan 13, 19:25
- STDisco -- nm - Spawn Jan 13, 19:07
- Clone High! -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 19:05 1
  - You’re welcome! -- nm - Tim Jan 13, 19:07
the best part of this story is that the researcher managed to fund almost a year in Bali videotaping monkeys stealing stuff. -- (link) - mafic Jan 13, 19:01
Ex Michigan governor Snyder charged with willful neglect of duty -- (link) - TWuG Jan 13, 18:51 4
- What's the potential penalty? -- nm - Max Jan 13, 18:52 3
  - Max is apparently 1 year. -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 13, 19:06 1
    - ...in Michigan? -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 20:58
  - diet of Flint water -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 19:05
ST What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 18:40 10
- A People's History of the US, it's a reread from college -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 21:49
- Running Scared: Fear, Worry and the God of rest. - Pippy Jan 13, 19:08
- still on Le Carre. the Looking Glass War right now. -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 18:52
- To Sleep in a Sea of Stars -- nm - Ender Jan 13, 18:52
- Just finished Kevin Kwan's Sex and Vanity: meh. Just finished listening to Hench and Home Before Dark, which were both great. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 13, 18:50
- Listening to Seven Lies by Elizabeth Kay. Not bad. -- nm - mara Jan 13, 18:46
- Armie Hammer stories -- nm - David Jan 13, 18:41 2
  - Btw, page 122 is when Ready Player Two gets serious. -- nm - David Jan 13, 18:52 1
    - who does he think he is, George RR Martin? -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 18:53
- Station Eleven - really good. -- nm - Beaker Jan 13, 18:40
Expanse time -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 13, 18:30 1
- Spoilers for S5E7 - Beryllium Jan 13, 18:58
well here's a movie I definitely won't see. -- (link) - mafic Jan 13, 18:27 4
- This makes me regret not voting for Trump. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 20:01
- Is that plot synopses written for ants? -- nm - Qale Jan 13, 18:42
- the hell? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 13, 18:41
- sounds lovely -- nm - mud Jan 13, 18:36
“Parasols and Balance Lines with L. Graham” -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 13, 18:20 3
- Chuck Schu & The Zoot Suits -- nm - Max Jan 13, 18:26 2
  - I don’t know the rules of this game, but does “Eddie and the Killers” work? -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 21:29 1
    - I'm imagining an alternate reality insurrection where the Capitol is turned into a rollerskate extravaganza where each Rep/Sen shows of their talents -- (link) - Max Jan 13, 22:06 [Backboard]
Tim Bogert, bassist and founding member of Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and supergroup Beck, Bogert & Appice, has reportedly died at age 76 -- (link) - Remlik Jan 13, 18:19
wait, the Canadian NHL division is called the Scotia North division? is that sponsored content? -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 18:09 3
- Quebec will object that it wasn’t called La division Quebequois nord. -- nm - Mop Jan 13, 20:19
- Yes, we're all agreeing to ignore it. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 13, 18:11 [Backboard]
- apparently yes. I am extremely disappointed. though I almost like the Discover Central division. -- nm - mafic Jan 13, 18:10
yes or no. with all the impending lawsuits Trump is facing, will the lawyers insist on cash in advance? -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 13, 18:08 13
- I read something that one of the big firms he works with just cut all ties with him. What's fascinating is that it's like cancel culture just found - pmb Jan 13, 19:37 1
  - The lawyer for his campaign pulled out with a letter to the judge saying he was used in the perpetration of a crime. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 13, 19:56
- nope -- nm - Dersh Jan 13, 18:35
- Given that he just ordered aides to not pay Rudy, absolutely. -- (link) - Ender Jan 13, 18:30 7
  - OMG that’s hilarious. -- nm - spamlet Jan 13, 18:41
  - Let them fight! nm - ralph wiggum Jan 13, 18:35
  - Glorious -- nm - David Jan 13, 18:33 2
    - I think he's headin' for a breakdown -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 18:35 1
      - Day 200 -- nm - Spawn Jan 13, 19:16
  - That's rude with Rudy. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 13, 18:32
  - lolol -- nm - znufrii Jan 13, 18:31
- Good Lord, yes. - ReluctantCynic Jan 13, 18:27 1
  - you are Al Pacino in: And Justice For All -- nm* - Peglegpete Jan 13, 18:59
President Clinton has made a statement about the impeachment today - Peglegpete Jan 13, 17:59
Go ahead and start a conversation to get things moving. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 13, 17:57 2
- [An error occurred while processing this Republican] -- nm - con_carne Jan 13, 18:00 1
  - Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy -- nm - Qale Jan 13, 18:18
Official announcement on upcoming J! hosts. - Hibernating Baron Jan 13, 17:57 2
- Bill Whitaker looks like Alex Treblack. -- nm - Reagen Jan 13, 17:58 1
  - Don't be surprised if one of the categories is White People. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 13, 18:03

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