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Better Call Saul viewing update spoiler - Spawn Jan 16, 14:06
Cinemark shares up 1% (to 7 month high) because of insanity. -- (link*) - Mop Jan 16, 13:37
HBO Max sizzle real for all their movies coming out in 2021. *very small* peeks at Space Jam, Mortal Kombat, Godzilla/Kong, Suicide Squad, and more. -- (link) - Mop Jan 16, 13:30 [youtube] 2
- WW84 has only a little while left on the service by the way. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 14:12
- Here, someone will enjoy this. -- (pic) - Mop Jan 16, 13:33 [Attachment]
Zeit and others - looks like we won $6 on the tickets I bought for last night's draw. This will be rolled over into Tuesday. -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 13:30 1
- whooo hoo -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 14:18
From extension cords to a homemade barge, two Edmonton buddies tried everything to extract a 65-75 Million year old petrified stump -- (link) - Beaker Jan 16, 13:15 3
- Good to hear that they sound like good guys yeah? -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 13:34 1
  - Yup, citizen scientists. OTOH it's not something you can carry home and set by your fireplace. Or not without drawing attention.:) -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 13:38
- oddly it looks like it was cut by a saw (I suppose the trunk separated by cracks and broke off) -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 13:29
if you're like me, you have absolutely no idea until *just now* that there was a Desperate Housewives video game -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 16, 12:54
Boebert's comms director has quit -- (link) - TWuG Jan 16, 12:44 5
- Her mom was staying with her so she could go to the protest. She's major Q. She gave her mom a tour of the Capitol and showed her where people's - jnine Jan 16, 13:53
- That is a terribly significant sign of her demise. - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 13:02
- I’ll just say this, being a young gay republican is hard in DC. Working for Trump then her cut off any social life he had. That’s why he quit. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 12:55 2
  - "So what did you do for the last four years?" "...Porn. I was in hardcore porn." -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 12:55 1
    - Heh. Problem is gay DC is super small. No putting that back in the bag. -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 12:57
Our local Congressman Lou Correa has tested positive after the attack. He was also the one who was harassed at the airport 😡 -- (link) - Meg Jan 16, 12:33
OTD: 1995 Star Trek Voyager debuted. -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 12:16 2
- OTD 2021: I'm almost done Season 6 in my epic rewatch. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 12:19 1
  - Oh, actually I'm not even halfway. S6E11 "Fair Haven". -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 12:28
Rams @ Packers - who you got??!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 12:13 10
- Pack -- nm - budice Jan 16, 13:59
- Pack. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 16, 13:00
- Rams. By a lot. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 12:31 5
  - ?? -- nm - mud Jan 16, 12:57 4
    - I just think the Rams defense is perfectly positioned to wreak havoc on Aaron Rodgers. - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 13:14 3
      - Plus he might be looking past them to his upcoming Jeopardy gig. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 16, 13:26 1
        
        All sacks must be phrased in the form of a question. -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 13:29
      - interesting. -- nm - mud Jan 16, 13:18
- Rams -- nm - mara Jan 16, 12:19
- GB -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 12:14
"Positive tests cause Australian Open player havoc" -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Jan 16, 12:03
WaPo: Send us letters to VP Harris on the eve of her inauguration. My friend Jim sent one in and it got published. -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 16, 12:02 1
- That is very nicely put -- nm - Pippy Jan 16, 12:05
This was a great prank... -- (link) - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 16, 11:40 3
- way over a million foreign resident/workers have left UK over Brexit and c19 concerns, the largest depopulation since WW2 -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:55 2
  - you would think I'd have learned how to post after 12 years -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:56 1
    - Newb - Pippy Jan 16, 12:06
Warner Bros. bumped up the release date of Godzilla vs. Kong to March 26 -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 11:23 2
- yet no trailer -- nm - budice Jan 16, 14:03
- Streaming Hams will be on this like I’m on Alex Scarsgarad -- nm - Pippy Jan 16, 12:07
Yikes. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 11:21 4
- Enjoy prison asshole. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 11:27 1
  - I was told there would be no consequences!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 11:44
- it was for self defense, there's a lot of antifa around, look at what they did last week -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:22 1
  - Snort -- nm - Pippy Jan 16, 12:08
Baked Alaska," has been arrested by the FBI for his involvement in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 11:21 2
- I guess that makes his goose cooked? -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 13:38
- the insurrection brought out most all of the worst right wing crazies who are mostly all getting federal charges, the donald is actually antifa -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:37
Auction bids are topping $57,000 for a rare $20 banknote with Del Monte sticker on it -- (link) - Beaker Jan 16, 11:00 2
- Banana for lunch then oops -- nm - budice Jan 16, 14:10
- I'm undecided btw that or the banana duct taped to a wall -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:28
I need a link to the dancing killer robots from a while back. Anyone know? -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 11:00 3
- Like this? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 11:03 2
  - no - mud Jan 16, 13:01
  - Yeah, thanks. -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 11:07
Combined age of starting QBs for the NFC this weekend = 148. Combined age of starting QBs for the AFC this weekend = 98. -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 10:56 3
- Just Brady-Brees is 95. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 11:11 2
  - (85) -- nm - Reagen Jan 16, 11:13 1
    - I am so smart. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 16, 11:18
Canadian TV PSA: Kim's Convenience new episodes start January 19th -- nm - Beaker Jan 16, 10:54 1
- Lucky! -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 16, 11:42
Hawley Fundraiser at Loews-Universal Orlando is cancelled -- (link*) - budice Jan 16, 10:41
Streamers: Cullen Bunn, comic book writer and friend, is giving out codes for the movie The Empty Man, that he created -- (link) - Remlik Jan 16, 10:20
Huh. Turns out insurrection is bad for ratings. -- (link) - Mop Jan 16, 10:18 1
- it fell and MSNBC/cnn rose after the '16 election/aftermath too, but they'll be back to learn how biden is destroying america -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:30
Thanks, Facebook! God forbid we go a whole week without the fear of the President bringing civilization to an end because of something he said on social media! -- nm* - Mop Jan 16, 10:13
Behold the VTOL! -- (link) - David, Horny New Guy Jan 16, 10:08 [youtube] 12
- "other concepts coming including a 2-seater for you and someone very special...a multisensory experience choreographed for more intimate journeys." - Max Jan 16, 13:46
- Freeze all motor functions -- nm - budice Jan 16, 10:38
- But can it tow my camper? -- nm - Fuzzy Jan 16, 10:23 3
  - You just need a Dwayne Johnson hitch. -- nm - Max Jan 16, 13:43
  - the pod can be made into a camper so sure -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 16, 11:38
  - You're gonna need a strong hook. -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Jan 16, 10:29
- very cool -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 10:19
- It's nice that they're trying things. They're not the only company with a self driving land pod concept, maybe things will go that way next decade. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:17 3
  - why arent vids visible within posts now? (or is it just me) -- nm - mud Jan 16, 10:26 2
    - I haven't investigated it yet, but it's probably YouTube's fault. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:41
    - Same here -- nm - znufrii Jan 16, 10:34
- I have - MANY - questions. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 10:14
This is .. well, I don't want to say dark, but ... illuminating, perhaps? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:58
Crowdfunding effort to send pizza to National Guardsmen stationed in DC this week -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:58 4
- CHef Andres is already out there. They're being well fed. -- nm - loosilu Jan 16, 12:09
- is this a legit thing? -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 10:08 2
  - 'Tis. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 10:21 1
    - This pizza place is run by one of the Top Chef contestants -- (edited) - Fuzzy Jan 16, 11:11
"Can I borrow your phone?" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:37
this is equal parts totally impressive and completely insane: team of sherpas* complete winter ascent of K2** - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:37
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:31 13
- that is dark -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:37 3
  - As dark as pelosi's staff saving the day because of their experience with school shooter drills? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:42 2
    - no, a lot darker -- nm* - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:52 1
      - (Thanks for clarifying, I definitely interpreted it incorrectly the first time) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 10:05
- And they plan to re-incorporate in Texas - friendlier environment? -- nm - Meg Jan 16, 09:36 2
  - They had better rethink that - Pippy Jan 16, 12:17
  - That's one theory I heard. Another one was to dodge lawsuits in NY. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:38
- That's some insight -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:35 5
  - You missed them but I was asking if the newer/older board buttons could be duplicated at the top of the page -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:38 4
    - I didn't miss it, I think it's a good idea - but it'll require rewriting the top code. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:39 3
      - Oh, I thought it could just be injected in the bar with the board selector. -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:40 2
        
        The top bar is doing double duty, so I'd have to relocate the down to post, live, and posts counter stuff -- nm* - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:43 1
        
        (I might try working on it this weekend at the hotel) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:44
The trend I don’t understand is people posting ‘new post’ as a caption in an Instagram story. It’s like yeah, I saw it. - Volnelk Jan 16, 09:30 3
- IG’s algorithm is shitty, so it’s easy to miss posts in-feed. A lot of people put the note in stories for attention to posts with messages they... - Dark Callisto Jan 16, 09:49 1
  - this makes sense -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:52
- I've wondered about this too. My guess is that more people pay attention to feeds than stories -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:32
Happy Birthday Mel! -- nm - Pippy Jan 16, 09:30 3
- Mel! -- nm - budice Jan 16, 14:10
- Happy birthday! -- nm - loosilu Jan 16, 10:06
- cheers !! -- nm - mud Jan 16, 09:30
This is the trend I don’t understand from the 20-something crowd—making your room into a neon Blade Runner type room - Flavorize Jan 16, 09:10 [Attachment] 16
- VaporWave is still hanging on to being hip and cool. The neon pink and blue hues with digital music to match. -- nm - Qale Jan 16, 13:41
- I’m pretty sure this is just a picture of every college girl’s dorm room. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 10:15
- Teenage me would have loooooooved this. -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 09:56
- nothing in this image reminds me of the greatest picture in the history of cinema. -- nm - mud Jan 16, 09:32 2
  - Yeah, the crown molding is all wrong -- nm - Beryllium Jan 16, 09:33 1
    - :-P -- nm - mud Jan 16, 13:02
- Theres a picture of an apartment building from the outside with lights like this in various windows. Caption: “easiest way to find people your own age -- nm - MDH Jan 16, 09:24 3
  - Yep. I see coloured lights in windows all the time here. With smart lights and apps, seems pretty common. Don't hate it. -- nm - Andie Jan 16, 09:57 1
    - It is the new "sock on the door knob". -- nm - Spawn Jan 16, 10:52
  - I guess getting a job and moving to a nice area is a thing of the past. -- nm - con_carne Jan 16, 09:29
- Sadly, I have no business what young peoples' rooms look like. -- nm - con_carne Jan 16, 09:23
- Both my kids (21 and 18) have those ribbon lights. I like them. You can change them a thousand different ways. - zunkskunk+ Jan 16, 09:22 2
  - Yep. Mine as well. -- nm - Mop Jan 16, 10:15
  - I really dig it -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 09:33
- 17 year old me would have loved this. That movie really was so cool to me. And I actually prefer the narrative track. -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:21
- eh...it's just a take off of Neon Japanese movies look. Like the black light stuff of the 1970s -- nm - Remlik Jan 16, 09:19
OTD 50 yrs ago, ZZ Top's first album was released and it was called .. -- (pic) - mud Jan 16, 09:00 [Attachment] 1
- I was going down to Mexico. - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 09:29
A 10 man rotation could work, no? What SP doesn't want to pitch every other week? - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 16, 08:59 4
- Your starters need about 900 innings a year. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 09:11 3
  - Lots of rumors of a Brantley trade but who knows as it's just a rumor. We're two over the 40 man so guys will have to go somehow. - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 16, 09:17 2
    - Quality costs 20mil a year. - Will Hunting Jan 16, 09:28 1
      - :-( -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 16, 09:41
Do these rioters actually think trump cares about them? Lol. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 16, 08:53 1
- Right before his impeachment trial. Methinks these idiots don’t realize he protects himself. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 16, 08:57
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:53 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler) - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:53 [Attachment] 5
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:54 [Attachment] 4
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:54 [Attachment] 3
      - 2/2 on what is clearly the easiest questions yet -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 16, 09:00 2
        
        Yes and not just because they weren't about geography. -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Jan 16, 10:03
        
        2/2 - and also agree with Krusty -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 09:28
WWE: Mandy and Lana made 6 figures on IG posts last year.... - Remlik Jan 16, 08:52 1
- Mine. -- nm - Vince MacMahon Jan 16, 13:42
I'm going to assume that capsaicin doesn't dissolve well. When I mix 2 quarts of my recovery drink the last glass is very spicy. -- nm - Dano Jan 16, 08:43 2
- you'll be mainlining straight ghost peppers after you hundred miler -- nm - prayformojo Jan 16, 08:47
- Capsaicin dissolves well in fats and alcohol. - ReluctantCynic Jan 16, 08:46
*enters stage right pushing a large, black, battered and scarred roadie hard case on wheels* -- (edited) - Bear Lawyer Jan 16, 08:38 3
- This is awesome -- nm - JaxSean Jan 16, 14:14
- * makes way to a comfy seat in the auditorium. Turns off cell phone ringer* -- nm - Pippy Jan 16, 09:34
- *sits up and focuses all attention to the stage* -- nm - zork Jan 16, 09:26

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