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Why Does Luxembourg Exist? (I've been watching a bunch of these history Matters bits, 3-5 minutes of history; great watch) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 17:37 [youtube] 1
- Lux population: 626k. Washington DC population: 705k. - Max Jan 19, 18:32
Rochelle Adonis from GCBS is really canadian-mean. it's so offputting. - amanda jeans Jan 19, 17:31
Speaking of Trump pardons - Reagen Jan 19, 17:23
God damn, the 11 minute continuous shot in season 3 epi 4 of Daredevil is fantastic -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 17:14 4
- it;s really good. -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 17:32
- I do so love a good long take. Must be how Alfonso Cuaron hooked me. That and Children of Men knocked my socks off. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 19, 17:30 2
  - Rope -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 17:36
  - the one in Extraction is pretty damn good to -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 17:32
Violent winds in SoCal today, toppling trucks on the freeway as usual. Including at least one UPS big rig. More delayed packages. -- nm - Meg Jan 19, 17:09
"Did you know Netflix lets you stream movies on your computer now?" - Cuzzin Todd Jan 19, 17:08
Streamed Hams, LAT article about a recent Deloitte consumer survey on streaming habits. TLDR: people report cancelling their services -- (link) - con_carne Jan 19, 17:05 6
- It doesn't seem to address the fact that yes they cancel, but then they're right back in a month, or two, or four. It's what I do. I rotate mine. - Qale Jan 19, 17:14
- I read this earlier. while I get that D+ is a no brainer for people with kids, I won't pay to reup when my sub is over. I'll get it for a month - amanda jeans Jan 19, 17:12 4
  - What is this 'outside' you're talking about? Is that a hit new series somewhere I missed? -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 17:14 1
    - immersive VR video game. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 17:18
  - Earlier? When I shared it on B2? -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 17:14 1
    - maybe I saw on twitter? maybe you? I was taking a work break and read it. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 19, 17:15
Charter has withdrawn its attempt to get out of its agreement to not put in data caps that was a condition of its purchase of Time Warner. -- (link*) - spamlet Jan 19, 17:04 2
- That’s a lot of negatives. What? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 17:13 1
  - They wanted to go backsies and were waiting to see if Trump would say "OK, backsies". But now Biden so no backsies. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 17:14
I changed course and watched a KenJen Jeopardy. I liked him 150% more than I thought that I would - prayformojo Jan 19, 16:58
Day 1461: How it ended. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 19, 16:52
This seems like a good idea. In fact, maybe pull back some stuff. And disband ICE. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 19, 16:43 3
- I do agree that there could be dangerous reactions to 1/6 that impede on freedoms and we need to be very cautious. - ty97 Jan 19, 17:02
- LOL. That's the real deep state and it ain't about to give back power. -- nm - spamlet Jan 19, 16:52 1
  - Indeed, the real deep state is literally The State. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 17:40
Life comes at you fast. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 19, 16:38
SoaceX bought two oil rigs last year and is currently converting them into launch pads for Starship. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 19, 16:26 1
- I wonder what Boeing did with the Sea Launch platform -- nm - JD Jan 19, 16:43
"Honor is what no man can give you and none can take away. Honor is a man's gift to himself." - con_carne Jan 19, 16:23
Loosi and Krusty said they were interested but I never got their pp...are you in, I'm going to the store in a new minutes....tim got you, tru -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 16:19 12
- my pp inside - loosilu Jan 19, 17:37 1
  - ok def too late, no worries -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 17:37
- Rc and krusty added on trust -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 16:35 2
  - Huzzah! Thank you! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 16:55
  - I sent it, see below. $10 from Theresa's PP with my name in the memo. -- nm* - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 19, 16:44
- I could not figure out how to send something as a gift, maybe because I'm international. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 19, 16:31
- If it's not too late, I'm in! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 19, 16:29
- Are you in? The celebration is about to begin. -- nm - con_carne Jan 19, 16:24
- Just sent it. Sorry for the delay. I had something come up -- nm - Krusty Jan 19, 16:21
- sweet. its my bday, so I have to win right? - tRuMaN Jan 19, 16:20 2
  - cheers !! -- nm - mud Jan 19, 16:33
  - Yes true. Happy Birthday! -- nm - Pippy Jan 19, 16:29
Streamers -- (link) - Remlik Jan 19, 16:12 1
- LOL -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 17:16
Anybody here want or may need a pardon for something in the future call Donald now! -- nm - eag Jan 19, 16:08 1
- Call 1-88-PARDONME -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 16:11
Mark Ingram waived by the Ravens -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 16:05 3
- I don’t get this. Why can a sport cut people during the playoffs? - Will Hunting Jan 19, 16:11 2
  - So he can start looking for a new job? I'm generally with you though -- nm - JD Jan 19, 16:18 1
    - That he could sign is another problem. Just sign that he’ll be cut in day one post SB, that there is no tampering - Will Hunting Jan 19, 16:30
I've started watching Around the Horn. Really enjoy Tony Reali; he was on fire today discussing the Mets GM firing -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 16:04 3
- Check his Twitter today, too. -- nm - Tim Jan 19, 16:13
- Reali's such a good dude. -- nm - Tim Jan 19, 16:09 1
  - Yup. -- nm - David Jan 19, 16:11
Don Sutton is the greatest baseball announcer of my lifetime. -- nm - David Jan 19, 15:59 7
- Bob Costas has a deal with NBC that if they ever get the World Series back, he calls the games -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 16:08
- The greatest baseball announce of my lifetime is a team consisting of - prayformojo Jan 19, 16:07 2
  - Bebe Rexha et. al. are miffed. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 17:08
  - Are you the umpire in this game? -- nm - David Jan 19, 16:11
- you were born after Vin Scully retired in 2016? -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 16:03 2
  - I said what I said. -- nm - David Jan 19, 16:10 1
    - You've been wrong before but... -- nm - spamlet Jan 19, 16:35
The Military Band right outside the White House -- (link*) - Remlik Jan 19, 15:58 4
- alot of versions of that making the rounds just an FYI "Hit the road Jack" is another one I've seen posted -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 16:03
- Wait... is that... it is! Hey Hey, Goodbye! -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 16:01 1
  - is it? I can't tell! -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 16:06
- love it :))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 16:01
SAG-AFTRA has kicked Trump out of the union -- nm - Remlik Jan 19, 15:56
Seriously, you’re not supposed to say this part out loud. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 19, 15:54
P&R moving to Peacock premium on 1/29. I won’t be able to finish in time. - spamlet Jan 19, 15:50 1
- Don't think about baseball. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 15:55
Van Morrison Prepares for Legal Battle Against Northern Ireland Over Live Music Ban -- (link) - Remlik Jan 19, 15:36 6
- Clapton is in on this shit as well. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 16:08 1
  - Trending on twitter. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 16:52
- from Van's Wiki page. he has not liked the lockdowns since day 1. - Peglegpete Jan 19, 15:57
- we have a right to infect and kill as many people as possible! It's in the Bible!! Jesus did it to the Egyptians!!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 15:53 2
  - As mostly ignorant atheist, is that correct? I thought that God did the killing / infecting? - JD Jan 19, 16:00 1
    - spoilers - it wasn't Jesus :) -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 16:01
It's already Eff Off Drumpf Day in most of the world! (NM) - Marlowe Jan 19, 15:32 1
- If America were in Australia he’s only have 1.5-4.5 hours left! -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 15:33
DTL: Will, your conference is TOUGH. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:30 4
- Meanwhile my conference is ... not. I have a 2 game lead to re-qualify for the NTT -- nm - rollo Jan 19, 16:20 1
  - I would like to be in a place to auto-qualify but I also like the bragging rights of doing well in this. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 16:31
- I see we’ve dropped a bit in SOS. Our easiest conference schedule is down to 40, it was 29 before today. - Will Hunting Jan 19, 16:02 1
  - So, our power rankings: 2/6/12/13/35/69/140/189. SOS: 1/2/3/4/14/19/21/44 - Will Hunting Jan 19, 16:09
Tom Brady (or whoever he hired to run his online posting) is doing great at social media posting -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 15:18 1
- I would watch a 10 minute video of Brady getting denied high fives. I suspect it happens more than we know. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 15:30
Report: Pardons before midnight ET, in upwards of 150 now -- (link) - budice Jan 19, 15:16 17
- word -- nm - Harry-O Jan 19, 15:25
- The seven members of the New Provo Front, the five imprisoned leaders of Liberte de Quebec and the nine members of the Asian Dawn Movement. -- nm - Bark Multiverse Jan 19, 15:22 2
  - no, 'dawn.' 'D-A-W-N' -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 15:35
  - Still no word about the Nine Maids a Milking nor the Seven Swans a Swimming. -- nm - Qale Jan 19, 15:25
- Heh. It would be something if they were invalid due to a paperwork error. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:20 2
  - Ya hate to see it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:21
  - Dated them all 2020. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 15:21
- Is there a standard/average number? -- nm - ty97 Jan 19, 15:17 9
  - Clinton did about 144 on his last day -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:20 7
    - Yeah, he did a total of almost 500. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 15:22
    - I'm surprised Trump isn't doing 331 just to beat Obama's last day record. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:21 5
      - He won't beat FDR's overall record. -- nm - Max Jan 19, 16:01
      - I’d bet lots that he looked into unpardoning them all. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 15:35
      - Actually, Obama's 330 on his last day were commutations. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:24
      - It's hard for him on account of his tiny hands. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:22 1
        
        (But, truth: signing 100 documents sounds like torture to me) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:23
  - As of December 2020, the annual average number of pardons was 120.6, while the annual average number of commutations was 55.7. -- (link) - mara Jan 19, 15:19
the plus side of Trump fleeing in the morning is the White House staff have more time to disinfect. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 15:07 5
- And check for bugs. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:11 3
  - Both kinds. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:15 2
    - when was this mirror installed? is this one of those two way mirrors? who's on the other side? - Beaker Jan 19, 15:16
    - I meant the second kind. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:15
- DOD will have to send in a DECON unit. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 15:09
I've seen a lot of motorcades. Today's Biden motorcade is the longest I've ever seen in my life. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 15:05 1
- maybe 100? -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 15:05
pix -- (link) - mud Jan 19, 15:04
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 19, 15:02 [Attachment] 7
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 19, 15:03 [Attachment] 6
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 19, 15:03 [Attachment] 5
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 19, 15:03 [Attachment] 4
      - 1/2 -- nm - rollo Jan 19, 16:14
      - 2/2 , 100% because of dumb luck. -- nm - loosilu Jan 19, 16:05
      - 1/2 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:07
      - 0/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 15:04
Death Row Records founder receives pardon after lobbying by Snoop Dogg -- (link) - Reagen Jan 19, 15:01
That limo...does Trump think the tigers are in jail with him? What is that thing? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 19, 14:58 3
- (That's his lawyer's doing) - Reagen Jan 19, 14:59 2
  - Now I'm suddenly hoping that trump leaves without pardoning anyone, just for the hilarity of it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:00 1
    - It would be on form. You mean I can't pardon myself? Then screw everyone else. -- nm - Dano Jan 19, 15:16
Went up the hill near me to see if I could see the memorial lights (I couldn’t). That said, I can see 4 drones circling. -- nm - MDH Jan 19, 14:56 1
- Hunter killers -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 18:35
So if someone is pardoned is that an instantaneous thing? Doesn't there have to be paperwork and such or do they just walk out the door? -- nm - Meg Jan 19, 14:55 4
- I’ve always been curious about what the court filings look like in such matters, specifically for pending cases. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 15:07
- walk out the door *to their awaiting limo*! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 14:58 1
  - *walks back into prison.* CY is not the driver. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 19, 15:00
- more or less, yes. -- nm - Reagen Jan 19, 14:56
Gateway Pundit's twitter account temporarily locked. -- (link) - loosilu Jan 19, 14:49
Change.org: Trump always flies into Glasgow Prestwick Airport. We believe this airport should be renamed 'Joe Biden International'. -- (link) - Max Jan 19, 14:47 3
- Didn't he also have a feud with Rosie O'Donnell? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 19, 15:08 1
  - I doubt she flies in there often, though. -- nm - Spawn Jan 19, 15:35
- ! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 19, 14:56
New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas likely to have multiple surgeries on ankle -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 14:45
Avril Haines sounds like someone who was training to be Bond/Bourne or Indy's description of Marcus Brody. - Max Jan 19, 14:45
from Argentina: world's largest dinosaur news -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 19, 14:39 1
- It's true. I've never seen bigger news about a dinosaur. -- nm - Mop Jan 19, 14:40
dinosaur sex news -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 19, 14:37
Trump spends final days just rubbing his dick on everything in White House (Beaverton on fire today...much like the burning sensation in Trump's dick) -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 19, 14:37
“Don’t call me Canada’s Donald Trump” says Canada’s Donald Trump Jr. -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 14:36 4
- Funny line is funny, but by all accounts he's a decent moderate and Canadian moderate lefties may want to consider that dooming him isn't exactly a... - Name Withheld By Request Jan 19, 15:07 3
  - if o'Toole's a moderate, then fuck the tories right in the eye. I'd be happy to see them try and shift hard right. -- nm - mafic Jan 19, 17:35
  - Conservatives to vote on removal of MP Derek Sloan Wednesday morning (good step here) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 15:13 1
    - although to be honest; does every politician check every person who donates money to their campaign? -- nm - Beaker Jan 19, 15:14
Pardons are rolling: Trump pardons COVID-19 -- (link) - Beaker Jan 19, 14:35 1
- Osama will be very disappointed, but he should have known his name was tooo similar to Obama -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 19, 16:18

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