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the donald EOs removing travel restrictions from Europe and So America hours before Biden is sworn in...why? -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 18, 19:40
I swear I've never heard of Blue Monday before today. -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 19:34 4
- It seems awfully unfair to MLK. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 21:12
- 1998 classic from Orgy! -- (link) - Remlik Jan 18, 19:44 [youtube]
- How does it feel? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 19:34 1
  - ... to have completely missed Atomic Blonde? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 18, 19:38 [youtube]
Brooooooklyn!! That was a good game and very nice win over one of the best teams in the league -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 18, 19:02
Steampunk Land on Disenchantment is so beautiful! -- nm - mud Jan 18, 19:01
Melania must've "written" the 1776 report. Someone ran it through plagiarism detection software and... -- (link) - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 18, 18:32
I know Air Force One has backups, but I have this dream of it being grounded before Trump has a chance to leave town ahead of the Inauguration :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 18:13 8
- I'd rather he do something like bump his head and have to go to Walter Reed overnight and the hoopla wed. is cancelled. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 19:24 1
  - Or .. the Coupla -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 19:27
- Technically, any USAF plane the POTUS is on is 'Air Force One.' They can put him on a cargo plane and it will be "Air Force One." - howie Jan 18, 19:14 4
  - Vomit Comet One -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 19:24
  - "Sorry, Sir, this pilot isn't rated on landings yet. Here's your parachute." -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 18, 19:18 2
    - In flight emergency - where can we divert him to? -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 19:21 1
      - Leavenworth -- nm - ❄TWuG 🚀 Jan 18, 19:35
- Mom was saying the same to me tonight at dinner. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 18:43
Gina Torres is on 911: Lone Star -- nm - Max Jan 18, 18:11 9
- 911: Lone Star is still on the air? -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 18:27 3
  - Yes and get this... the Texas one had a cliff hanger that included a peril of...*spoils* - Pippy Jan 18, 19:40
  - If you're a working actor you can either be on a Chicago, a Law & Order, an NCIS or a 911. Those are the choices. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 19:09
  - There are endless ways you can Mad Libs a disaster. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 19:07
- hello spoiler? I have to download illegally; I don't get that channel so weds is going to have be my 911 day. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 18, 18:20 2
  - Isn’t that Fox? You don’t get Fox? -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 18:57 1
    - I only get cbs live via max's cbs all access. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 18, 19:04
- ... she gonna kill some folk what need killin'? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 18:15 1
  - And look good doing it? -- nm - Pippy Jan 18, 18:22
Great:/ Disneyland vaccination site will be closed tomorrow due to anticipated high winds. -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 17:57 3
- Line everyone up downwind, fletch needles and toss them in the air. easy peasy! -- nm - Max Jan 18, 17:59 2
  - We're gonna need more Merida costumes -- nm - Fuzzy Jan 18, 18:15
  - *thwip* ... *thwip* *thwip* ... *thwip* ... *thwip* *thwip* *thwip* *thwip* ... -- nm - Disneyland s.i. Jan 18, 18:03
This is going to sound strange, and may even turn into another "Stories About My Mom," but ... - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 17:46 28
- any chance you could send me some edibles? -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 18:58 2
  - neither of you want the federal offence that comes with it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 18, 19:30 1
    - I'll bet I can finagle diplomatic immunity. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 19:38
- simmer the pot in your oil or butter, like in a crock pot, to infuse the active ingredients, then filter out the herb, at least that was the method -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 18:46 1
  - He's got an even better plan than that, below -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 18:55
- the few times I made pot or hash brownies in the past, the flavor was so bad no amount of sugar added to the recipe could help. go with the new stuff - Peglegpete Jan 18, 18:24
- If you need a second opinion I'll send you my address -- nm - Krusty Jan 18, 18:09 1
  - I will take you up on this! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 19:39
- I really need to get into my book boxes and find my Alice B Toklas book. Her recipe was actually for fudge. -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 17:59 1
  - I'd never heard that before. Let me know if you find it. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 18:01
- I made pot brownies once. I actually think that black bean pot brownies would be very good if she's interested in vegan or extra protein. my tips - amanda jeans Jan 18, 17:50 8
  - Butter can be used as well. Keep it in your fridge, spread it on your toast. -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 19:24
  - Listen to your friend amanda. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 18:04 5
    - Also wait like 90 minutes after having one to decide whether it’s working or not and you need another. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 18:05 4
      - oh my god yes. my friend shane didn't wait and wound up curled up in a ball crying on my bed after his second 1.5 inch square. - amanda jeans Jan 18, 18:16 2
        
        Yikes. Poor Shane. - Pippy Jan 18, 18:24
        
        I had that experience the first time I tried edible gummies. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 18:23
      - Yet another reason why I don't plan to explore this arena ... who eats just one (normal) brownie? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 18, 18:06
  - Excellent ideas. I'll try them out. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 17:55
- Can't you just buy them out there? -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 17:49 5
  - Well, yeah, but what's the fun in that? - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 17:51 4
    - I'm with them V V. My first trip after lock down will likely be to Sedona, but Portland is on the list as soon as I feel good about flying again. -- nm - Meg Jan 18, 19:00
    - I like your mom. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 18:31
    - Your mom sounds awesome -- nm - Pippy Jan 18, 18:25
    - That's fair. -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 17:53
- heh -- nm - mud Jan 18, 17:48
- I watched Cheech & Chong: Still Smokin' the other night. It was a terrible experience. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 17:47 1
  - Then you clearly were not doing it right. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 17:53
Huh. Recording on your laptop sounds much better when you have an actual microphone. Who knew? -- nm - znufrii Jan 18, 17:40 4
- "Not us." - Streaming Hams Jan 18, 18:01 3
  - yeah! David you should say "Welcome Streamer Fam! What's up!" -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 18:20 2
    - Are they LIT?! -- nm - Pippy Jan 18, 18:26 1
      - hee. -- nm - Remlik Jan 18, 18:35
SlowMagic as followers of The Twenty know is my favorite EDM artist and imaginary friend. He's promoting his new album. Here is an hour on BBC Radio 1 -- (link) - Qale Jan 18, 17:37
Woody Guthrie is another on that list that would hate his fucking guts. -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 16:53 2
- He literally wrote a song about how Fred was the worst most racist landlord -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 18, 18:50
- ~the voice come a-chanting, and the fog was lifting, this land was made for you and me~♪ -- nm - mud Jan 18, 17:40
Sure looks to me like every team in the NHL has face coverings available on the NHL merch store (from Fanatics) *EXCEPT* Montreal. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:52
Trey Songz told Instagram followers in October that he tested positive for coronavirus and would be taking the illness seriously. Well, that was a lie - Qale Jan 18, 16:46 3
- Have to admit, I forgot about Trey -- nm - ty97 Jan 18, 16:55 1
  - I recalled the name instantly though. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 17:06
- Authorities report that there have been over 10,000 complaints about COVID restriction violations. There have only been 4 lengthy closures. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 16:51
Spectacular. -- (link) - Tim Jan 18, 16:41 2
- I saw a reversed version of that shot that said: "Me in 2016. Me in 2020" nm - ralph wiggum Jan 18, 17:37
- *SNORT* -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:44
Today seemed like the right time to watch 13th on Netflix. Powerful stuff. - Mop Jan 18, 16:37 [youtube] 1
- Yup, great stuff. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 18, 16:43
Speaking of Good Fight (spoilers) - spamlet Jan 18, 16:33 1
- Good lord that was even dumber than I feared. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 17:20
Jeopardy tapes a week's worth of episodes in a single day, right? - Fuzzy Jan 18, 16:31 2
- Yep. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:37
- traditionally, yes -- nm - prayformojo Jan 18, 16:31
If you receive a pardon, do fifth amendment protections still apply? -- nm - Dano Jan 18, 16:15 5
- Theoretically I could imagine the answer is yes, but it doesn't mean you can't be indicted, tried, and convicted. - Max Jan 18, 17:14
- Although I don't play a lawyer on TV - zunkskunk+ Jan 18, 16:27
- "Asking for a friend." -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 16:24
- My understanding is no. -- nm - pmb Jan 18, 16:22
- According to the Good Fight, no. - spamlet Jan 18, 16:17
NFL: Seahawks have spoken to former Jets HC Adam Gase about their OC position. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:04 2
- Redskins speaking with former Panthers GM Marty Hurney about their GM position. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:07 1
  - Who? -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:11
SITWAP: No NFL combine this year. All workouts will be during Pro Days on the respective campuses. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:02
Decided to buy a new pack of Liberty London masks. They send a 5 pack of random colors, FREE DHL air SHIPPING from London, about $50 for the pack. - loosilu Jan 18, 15:57 [Attachment] 1
- DHL from London? Hope you get them before too long. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 18, 16:22
that aint right -- (link) - mud Jan 18, 15:31 3
- I believe the upshot of this is that there’s fewer people who identify as Republican than Democrat, and I hope that’s a trend that continues. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:38 1
  - Pew Research Center generally has some great information and analysis on the topic, but I'm struggling to find absolute numbers. - ReluctantCynic Jan 18, 17:00
- Do you think they would care if donny barely won and we were pointing out that no one in swing state urban areas could vote? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 15:35
Dominion threatens to sue Pillows Lindell -- (link) - prayformojo Jan 18, 15:27 8
- Hee -- (link) - Reagen Jan 18, 18:50
- What are they waiting for? They should sue all these assholes. -- nm - pmb Jan 18, 16:13 3
  - I'm not a lawyer, but - Strongbad Jan 18, 16:28
  - Right. I declare I'm suing pillow guy too! - zunkskunk+ Jan 18, 16:24
  - ay fucking men -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 16:14
- please do, sue him into receivership -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 16:10
- I hope they take him to the mattresses. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 16:06
- Heh. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 18, 16:00
Nick Kyrgios is making sense guys. 2021 is the weirdest timeline. Also, Bernard Tomic’s girlfriend must be supermodel hot -- (edited) - Will Hunting Jan 18, 15:10 15
- Djokovic is a world-class asshole but I’m inclined to agree that renting a few houses with tennis courts might have been a better solution. -- nm* - Mop Jan 18, 16:44 4
  - Probably not a possibility. A lot of countries require you to stay in a designated hotel. -- nm - spamlet Jan 18, 17:17 3
    - Yeah, not possible for international arrivals here. Hotels are secure, and they’re not willing to potentially compromise that feature. - mafic Jan 18, 17:49 2
      - I had an expat coworker that lives in Kuala Lumpur but had to stay in a hotel for two weeks when she went back. - spamlet Jan 18, 18:12 1
        
        Here they do almost nothing. Food comes to the door, and it’s luck of the draw whether you’re in a hotel that has a menu, or you just get food. - mafic Jan 18, 19:05
- There’s pretty constant complaining about the hotel quarantine across the board here. They don’t let you out of the room at all for two weeks, and - mafic Jan 18, 15:58 1
  - I think I’ve mentioned that one of my favorite podcasters visited Australia in 2020 and spent two weeks in quarantine. - Mop Jan 18, 16:43
- "I don't wash my own hair. I've never washed my own hair. It's just not something that I do." - Reagen Jan 18, 15:14 7
  - I mean, I know a lot of girls that only wash their hair like once a month, but hairdressers multiple times a week? Wow. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 15:51
  - After watching the video I didn’t think it was as bad as it sounded. It’s ultra first world problems but it seemed on the playful side. -- (link) - Dano Jan 18, 15:47
  - "OnlyFans model". Jeez. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 18, 15:35 1
    - You TOO can be an OnlyFans model! -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:46
  - There was a trend that your natural hair oils were best for your hair, back in the 80s -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 18, 15:32
  - Seriously. You’d be hard pressed to ever top that. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 15:30 1
    - "The royal penis is clean, your highness." -- nm - Max Jan 18, 15:33
For those shopping the Finnish Design Shop, I have a friend in Finland who recommends these tumblers -- (link) - Max Jan 18, 15:01
Jan. 18 Birthdays: Ray Dolby & John Boorman (88), Paul Freeman (78), M.C. Gainey (73), Kevin Costner (66), Mark Rylance (61) - Max Jan 18, 14:53
Today was a bit tense, but could have been worse. Really spotty gun enforcement by police, but that's just the norm. - colin Jan 18, 14:39
I tend to dislike Michael Mann, but here we go. Now playing: The Last of the Mohicans -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:38 7
- one of my fav movies. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 18, 15:20 2
  - It assisted me getting laid, so agreed. -- nm - Spawn Jan 18, 15:37
  - I've never seen it or My Left Foot. But now with streaming services, I have access to both *rubs hands together* -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 15:28
- Aaand of course my living room is too bright for this. Oh Michael Mann, you do you. -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:44 3
  - Now playing: Gattaca. LYC! -- nm - con_carne Jan 18, 14:52 2
    - I do. That’s a slick movie that is rooted in science fiction that has become science fact. -- nm - Qale Jan 18, 15:09 1
      - Jude Law seems well cast - con_carne Jan 18, 15:26
Dear max and TV PSA: I heart you. I love to hate the 911 shows so, so much. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 18, 14:38 2
- I think the moon crashes into Earth on tonight's premieres. -- nm - Max Jan 18, 14:53 1
  - Perf can't wait. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 18, 14:56
"I'm pardoning Ivanka, Tiffany, and Barron." -- nm - Reagen Jan 18, 14:28 2
- But screw there mothers -- nm - eag Jan 18, 14:37 1
  - So you'd be a m-f*er? -- nm - JD Jan 18, 14:45
Hannah Arendt might be the weirdest name on that list overall for him to include - Reagen Jan 18, 14:25 8
- Is there a list? I couldn’t find a list. -- nm - Mop Jan 18, 16:38 3
  - list: -- (link) - mud Jan 18, 17:46 2
    - and B2 -- (link) - Max Jan 18, 17:50 [Backboard] 1
      - well done. -- nm - mud Jan 18, 17:57
- "Our outgoing president wouldn't know who Hannah Arendt was if he stumbled upon her beating Ayn Rand to death with a shovel." -- (link) - mud Jan 18, 14:26 3
  - "Trump knows Hannah Arendt for one reason only: She wrote the book on him." -- (link) - mud Jan 18, 14:27 2
    - more -- (link) - mud Jan 18, 14:28 1
      - Make that the inscription. - Reagen Jan 18, 14:30

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