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Well it looks like cancer, ironically, may have saved my dad's life. - spamlet Jan 22, 11:28 4
- Yeah? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 11:45
- yikes. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 11:38
- Jesus. hope he stays OK -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 11:33
- I hope he beats cancer. That is some (partial) good news though! -- nm - crash davis Jan 22, 11:32
maybe some more $5 movies (all part of Movies Anywhere per the comments) -- (link) - tRuMaN Jan 22, 11:25
Smashing Pumpkins '1979' released 25 years ago today -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 11:24 5
- So '1979' was closer to 1979 than '1979' was to today. -- nm* - JaxSean Jan 22, 11:29 2
  - 1979-1979 = 0 -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 11:30
  - We call that the Back to the Future Paradox. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 11:30
- Shakedown -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 11:28 1
  - saw them on that tour down in Bloomington. -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 11:32
Sitwap? Deadline has a list of renewed/cancelled TV shows (network and streaming) -- (link) - decline Jan 22, 11:24 5
- All the cancellations are worth it to see Caillou - cancelled on that list. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 11:40
- Yay! Picard and Discovery renewed. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 11:34
- I miss Stumptown. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 11:29
- Two things: 1. Still bitter about Superstore being canceled and 2. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 11:28
- I love seeing a third season already for Ted Lasso -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 11:27
Mahomes clears concussion protocol -- nm - Flavorize Jan 22, 11:23
Paramount +: new Spongebob show starts March 4th -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 11:10
this afternoon NBC will announce that Tom Brokaw is formally retiring after an extraordinary 55 years with the network -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 11:08
With Trump out of the White House, Reddit's /news/ subreddit actually has international stories again. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 10:53 2
- Other countries are gonna have to be aware too, with less Trump news, BBC is gonna be looking around for headlines. -- nm - Max Jan 22, 10:54 1
  - Better step it up Bolsonaro, Boris Johnson has home advantage -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 11:26
MLB HOF voters are looking to ammend ballots removing votes for Curt Schilling -- (link) - Remlik Jan 22, 10:41 6
- There was a clarification later it was one ballot requesting a change and he was denied. -- nm - spamlet Jan 22, 11:01
- They shouldn't have been voting for his prick ass in the first place. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 10:43 2
  - I'm unclear on where you stand on Curt Schilling. -- nm - crash davis Jan 22, 11:15
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 10:48
- We knew Schilling was an asshole but we voted for him anyway. Can we change our minds, now that everyone else knows he's an asshole, too? -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:42 1
  - There’s a difference between the asshole he was and a seditionist asshole he is now. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 10:58
Old Hoss with the tweet. -- (link) - Tim Jan 22, 10:36
Biden wins again this time his inauguration was higher in the ratings -- (link) - eag Jan 22, 10:32 2
- No fair, he had benefit of the Slime Cam. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 10:35
- If we count the national guard on site, the inaugeration was bigger too -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 10:35
Only the NCAA could turn a selfie into a recruiting violation. - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 10:27 1
- ridiculous -- nm - rollo Jan 22, 10:36
Creepy -- (link) - decline Jan 22, 10:23 5
- "Be safe." -- nm - Edward Cullen Security Jan 22, 10:34 2
  - I say this to my daughter whenever she goes out for a bike ride and I wonder what possible impact it might have. - Mop Jan 22, 10:47
  - +6 Qale Points. - Qale Jan 22, 10:38
- This was an issue when I worked in the hotel industry. Some hotel security people would watch hotel room cams. - David Jan 22, 10:29
- A couple of things... - Mop Jan 22, 10:27
Crash news network: An Oklahoma lawmaker proposes a bill that would create a hunting season for Bigfoot -- (link) - decline Jan 22, 10:19 2
- even prior to this, I'm not convinced Bigfoot would want to visit Oklahoma -- nm - crash davis Jan 22, 11:18
- asshole. Bigfoot is an endangered species. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 22, 10:38
Interesting... -- (link) - Diva Jan 22, 10:18 6
- So... like... if I start an insurgency against the government, I go to jail, right? - Mop Jan 22, 10:22
- It’s all talk, is my initial response. - znufrii Jan 22, 10:20 1
  - There seeing the wind turn against Trump and the party - eag Jan 22, 10:27
- "keep the filibuster and I'll give you the votes to convict" -- nm - Max Jan 22, 10:19 2
  - I expect it's a false choice but which would you take? - Reagen Jan 22, 10:24 1
    - I think they could kill the filibuster if they just stood up to people who threatened to use it, so I'd still lean toward conviction. - Max Jan 22, 10:28
You all heard the Chief Usher in the White House was fired, right? By Trump, Weds morning, and sent all staff home - TWuG Jan 22, 10:14 15
- I'll bet he thought that would f up the clean up for the biden move in -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 11:14
- "The White House job was well-compensated — former chief ushers say salaries run in the $200,000 range..." this is more than a senator, right? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 22, 10:31 2
  - It would be, but based on other salaries I'm skeptical. Maybe 200k for Chief + assistant. - Max Jan 22, 10:40
  - Yep -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 22, 10:35
- Not confirmed, though. -- nm - mara Jan 22, 10:25
- It's fun when you realize that when Republicans ask for unity, it's because in their mind they're letting Dems "get away with" stealing the election - Reagen Jan 22, 10:17 7
  - "We're saying that as the party that has won the popular vote in one of the elections since 1988!" -- nm - David Jan 22, 10:28 5
    - This is the infuriating bit about their view of unity. - Max Jan 22, 10:30 4
      - In theeir view, they deserve their agenda to be enacted no matter who is in power, because they are just entitled. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 11:32
      - "We oppose affirmative action, except in this specific case." -- nm - Roger More Jan 22, 11:22
      - it's the same thing with the "oh why aren't you raking Psaki over the coals like you did Spicer?" ... because she's not a maniac? -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 10:47 1
        
        "We're not going to acknowledge your president's legitimacy because you didn't acknowledge ours." - Max Jan 22, 11:06 1
  - Right. -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:21
- what a dick -- nm - decline Jan 22, 10:16
- When I was advocating for "just terminate them instead of asking for resignations" I didn't mean this! -- nm - Max Jan 22, 10:16
Goddammit I love you guys, I love talking about movies and Joe Biden is President! *sobs uncontrollably, rests forehead on mara's shoulder* - con_carne Jan 22, 10:11 10
- :-) -- nm - mara Jan 22, 10:26
- It's 10 AM, man. Maybe lay off on the drinking until after lunch? -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:21 1
  - I'm not drinking, I'm just Argentine. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:28
- nmbCC - Pippy Jan 22, 10:14 1
  - Glad you liked it! It fills a need for me since I've regrettably lost patience for album listening. Spotify's shuffle feature really is uncanny. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:25
- It's President Biden's first Friday night! -- nm - Max Jan 22, 10:12 4
  - First Friday Night News Dump coming up! -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 10:14
  - this is when he comes for our guns and locks white people up right? -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 10:13 2
    - *fingers crossed* -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 10:15 1
      - Lol! -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:19
Don't forget the beeeeellioooon dollar mega ballz tonight $10 max $2 min pay friend as gift - zeitgeist Jan 22, 10:08 9
- Uhm, am I in on this one already? Or was that the last one? -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 11:29
- Sent -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 22, 10:43
- sent early this morn :) -- nm - decline Jan 22, 10:42
- sent -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 10:40
- Sent -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 10:31
- Money Sent -- nm - budice Jan 22, 10:16
- SENT! God, I hope someone wins this time. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:16
- How late are you accepting entries? -- nm - TWuG Jan 22, 10:16 1
  - I'll leave to do errands at 2,30, are you planning to be late? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 11:17
DTL Report - rollo Jan 22, 10:07
"Customer interception hotline" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:07
Cleveland Cavaliers trading 2019 1st round pick Kevin Porter Jr. to Houston Rockets for a protected 2nd round pick -- nm* - Beaker Jan 22, 10:06
Jen Psaki time! - eag Jan 22, 10:05
Antonio Brown has been ruled out for the NFC Championship Game. -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 10:05 1
- TE Vance McDonald retires, saving Pittsburgh Steelers $5.2 million against salary cap -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 10:08
GameStop was halted for trading after shares surged around 69% -- (link*) - budice Jan 22, 09:59 20
- GameStop's longevity is a world of digital distribution has defied my expectation, but it's still going the way of Radio Shack. -- nm* - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 10:24
- $5 Fridays has sucked since Christmas. -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 10:12
- Fuck Gamestop. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 10:10
- “This makes Tesla look rational.” - znufrii Jan 22, 10:09
- any rumours about someone buying it / taking it over? -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 10:03 7
  - a big short seller has been making lots of negative comments and a bunch of reddit day traders went to task to stop them -- nm - decline Jan 22, 10:06 3
    - I'll show you! I'll show you by losing a bunch of my money! -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:09
    - ... but why - Max Jan 22, 10:09 1
      - maybe found out when his shorts were due and this will fuck his shit up? -- nm - Beaker Jan 22, 10:09
  - I assume it's some Robin Hood pump-and-dump play. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:04 2
    - bunch of idiots thinking they can Tinkerbell their favourite companies like it's a sports team. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 10:13
    - Stonks! -- nm - znufrii Jan 22, 10:05
- Nice. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 22, 10:03
- Take that short-sellers!! -- nm - decline Jan 22, 10:02
- What is a short squeeze and a dry ship? - Pippy Jan 22, 10:01 5
  - DryShips was another past short squeeze stock. - Reagen Jan 22, 10:09 2
    - oh my! -- nm - Pippy Jan 22, 10:13 1
      - In the end, everyone loses their shirts because the stock price can't hold at the new level. Yay, capitalism! -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 10:18
  - My favorite sea shanty of them all, Pippy, duh. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 10:08 1
    - :) -- nm - Pippy Jan 22, 10:20
Oh gee the 2 no votes for Austin for Sec of D is Mike Lee and douchebag Hawley even Cruz said yes -- nm - eag Jan 22, 09:54
Con carne, I think that list got #1 right now that I see it. “Malcolm in the Middle’s dad just won a drama Emmy?!” -- (edited) - Will Hunting Jan 22, 09:47 8
- Ironically Cranston is now kind of typecast the other way -- nm - rollo Jan 22, 10:10
- Kinda surprised nobody mentioned Mel Gibson -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:05
- LIR And looks like Kim and Roger More got in some good answers with #11 Jonah Hill/Moneyball and #3 Steve Carell/Foxcatcher respectively. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 10:01
- BTW, just updated the list of answers with a link to the source and better syntax. -- nm - con_carne Jan 22, 09:54
- When he did I said aloud "God, he looks terrible. I wonder what's wrong with him?" - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:53
- Anne Hathaway maybe? -- nm - zork Jan 22, 09:52
- I think a lot of the entries are decent. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 09:51 1
  - But none are mine and ipso facto fatally flawed. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 22, 09:55
Google and Facebook threatening to limit or shut down services in Australia under proposed digital media law -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 22, 09:46 1
- The alternative would be to just stop indexing those sites. Let's see how that works out for you, dying medium. -- nm - Mop Jan 22, 10:02
ST Opinion requested - Strongbad Jan 22, 09:44 24
- Yes -- nm - Spawn Jan 22, 11:30
- Thanks all. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 11:09
- No. I deliberately didn't get too aware of all of the QAnon stuff. Most of my knowledge of their faction is leftovers from when it was a 4chan thing. -- nm - Qale Jan 22, 10:28
- no -- nm - Pippy Jan 22, 09:59
- Nope -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 09:58
- No. Not at all. -- nm - zunkskunk+ Jan 22, 09:57
- Until this morning I didn't even know he was a part of that whole thing. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 22, 09:52 8
  - It's one of the Q things I've heard the most. - David Jan 22, 10:01 4
    - they guy they have as him is one of the most "and what colour is the sky in your world" moments I've ever had. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 10:15 1
      - He’s wearing a Biden mask right now, apparently! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 10:24
    - nmbD - Pippy Jan 22, 10:02 1
      - *hat tip* - David Jan 22, 10:02
  - Until this second, I didn't know about it -- nm - zork Jan 22, 10:00
  - It's one of the more ridiculous things they've put out there -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 09:59
  - I don't even get it. And I'm fine with that. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 09:59
- Today, it would certainly enter my mind. Not saying I'd immediately assume, but I'd be suspicious. -- nm - pmb Jan 22, 09:50
- It wouldn’t be my first guess, no. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 22, 09:47
- It would depend on where the art gallery was. In most places, yes. In Massachusetts, no. -- nm - David, Horny New Guy Jan 22, 09:47 2
  - Georgia -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 09:48 1
    - Then yes. I'd wonder. -- nm - David Jan 22, 10:00
- not immediately, but perhaps later. there are a lot of Kennedy-philes where I live. -- nm - Diva Jan 22, 09:46
- Not immediately but it would likely come to mind. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 09:46 2
  - Yup. -- nm - mara Jan 22, 10:27
  - This -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 09:49
If you're dreaming, dream big I suppose - TX lawyer fired for stormin' the castle files lawsuit declaring every 2020 vote invalid -- (link) - Reagen Jan 22, 09:44 2
- They gotta start destroying careers for this shit. - Will Hunting Jan 22, 10:01
- "and Mark Zuckerberg" -- nm - ty97 Jan 22, 09:55
Here's an article from The Athletic from last August about the greatest baseball team ever. They went 28-0. - David, Horny New Guy Jan 22, 09:42

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