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Ten Minute History - Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire (Short Documentary) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 31, 16:04 [youtube]
Maybe the first time Tim, ML, and I all root for the Rays. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 31, 15:58 3
- Until he goes there, wins 15 with an ERA under 3 and then gets traded for 2 top 100 minor leaguers. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 16:05
- He's gonna play on the Strongbad All-Stars. -- nm - David Jan 31, 16:02 1
  - LOL -- nm - Strongbad Jan 31, 17:33
Apparently Cesaro’s WWE contract is up in April. He’s a guy who AEW should grab. Criminally underused in WWE. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 15:51 7
- Absolutely. I still sometimes see some of the original roster in the background of Dynamite. We gotta fix that with more WWE Guys. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 16:00 6
  - I mean, if they could choose any of Okada, Ibushi, or Cesaro, I don't even know which one is best. - David Jan 31, 16:10 1
    - I mean, I'll support Ibushi only if Omega turns his back on everyone including Don Callis to reunite The Golden Lovers. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 16:13
  - If the WWE guys are better, yes. That’s what you do. -- nm* - Will Hunting Jan 31, 16:06 3
    - No. No, that's how you kill your alt-brand darling. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 16:11 2
      - Your brand has been around 16 months and has settled into the 800k viewers a week range. It’s not growing. Time to see what to build. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 16:17 1
        
        It's almost as if there's been something really unusual about the last 11 of those 16 months that's capping that audience. I wonder what that might be -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 16:28
SITV is live on Patreon! -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 15:36
holy smokes, Nikola Jokic -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 15:35 1
- Only 5 assists? Mediocre game. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 15:47
The county considers it a good thing hospitalization rates are dropping - - Meg Jan 31, 15:31 4
- Our Covid census numbers have been declining since early Dec. Down almost 50%. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 31, 16:00
- hospitalized - discharge + new hospitalizations. there are more than two numbers at play here. -- nm* - amanda jeans Jan 31, 15:43
- Not exactly the same, but our school is excited about the drop in discipline referrals. - Volnelk Jan 31, 15:35
- Well, that's certainly one way of reducing those hospitalizations. During the French Revolution, the prison population dropped significantly, too. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 15:33
Warner Brothers made *four seasons* of a Blazing Saddles TV show and never aired anything other than the pilot -- (link) - Reagen Jan 31, 15:26 11
- The sheriff's not near. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 31, 16:13
- Black Bart was fine television. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 15:49
- the pilot is on you tube -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 31, 15:35 [youtube]
- *** paging HBO Max *** - Mop Jan 31, 15:35
- They should sell it to a streamer so I have something to watch after Grizzly II -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 15:31 2
  - .0 -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 15:33 1
    - ^That post was from Pippin in case you can't read cat. -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 15:35
- *punches a horse upon hearing this news* -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 15:28 3
  - I feel like once you were into season 3 of shooting you'd have to be suspicious - Reagen Jan 31, 15:49 2
    - one take for everything, no actual costumes. -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 16:34
    - By season 4 there were no actual scripts. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 15:54
"highly respected"! -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 15:13 1
- Hey Lois, look, I'm Trump's impeachment lawyer. Haaahahaaah. You're fired! You're fired! -- nm - Peter Jan 31, 15:34
Note to self. Don’t try to fight your goalie in the tunnel after the game -- (link) - spamlet Jan 31, 14:59 11
- " It further hurts his case that Georgiev is one of the most polite, thoughtful and well-respected players on the roster." -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 15:13
- Oh, the Parler guy. What a surprise that he'd prove combustible... -- nm - David Jan 31, 15:07 5
  - Hockey players tend to either be the nicest people in the world or the biggest scumbags you wouldn't piss on if they were on fire. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 15:11 4
    - Until now, I honestly hadn't considered the sociopolitical issues of the NHL being mainly American, Russian, and Canadian players. - David Jan 31, 15:27 3
      - I mean, DC’s team basically has Russian propagandaists on it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 15:29 2
        
        Artemi Panarin joined the Navalny protest, which probably means he never plays for Team Russia again. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 15:38 1
        
        Wow, that's crazy that we have to think like that. - David Jan 31, 15:39
- Rumoured to be a Q guy as well. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 15:03 3
  - (And I'm just reading now that Q/MAGA shit might have played a part in Pierre-Luc Dubois wanting out of Columbus) -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 15:07 2
    - cause he in it? or cause he was surroun ded by it? -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 15:13 1
      - the latter. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 15:14
That was a bit of an adventure. - Dano Jan 31, 14:54 5
- I am glad you are okay, but I'm definitely not watching Cruel Jaws. That is some The Ring sh!# right there. -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 15:38 1
  - This -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 15:54
- Yikes -- nm - Pippy Jan 31, 15:35
- You might consider an emergency glucose supply, like a tube of cake decorating gel, just in case. -- nm - crash davis Jan 31, 15:16
- whoa -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 15:09
I just got around to watching Alice in Borderland. Solid B+. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 31, 14:42 3
- Looks like I also gave it a B+. Fun and creative. -- nm - Hibernating Baron Jan 31, 16:19
- I gave it a B. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 15:12
- I loved it -- nm - decline Jan 31, 15:05
We are at the season 1 finale of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and I’m almost nervous to watch it. - Volnelk Jan 31, 14:36 3
- The final scene/musical number is absolutely brilliant. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 14:55
- I’ll give you a hug in an hour. -- nm - David Jan 31, 14:37 1
  - It’ll be later this evening, but I appreciate it all the same. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 31, 14:44
this made me think of Dane Duke Nuuk The bridge between Denmark and Sweden in honor of them meeting each other in the WC Final Handball -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jan 31, 14:24 [Attachment] 1
- *smile* -- nm - Marlowe Jan 31, 14:50
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 31, 14:17 [Attachment] 14
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 31, 14:17 [Attachment] 13
  - Bonus question -- (pic) [David beware] -- (link*) - prayformojo Jan 31, 14:18 [Attachment] 12
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 31, 14:18 [Attachment] 11
      - 2/2 -- nm - JacSean Jan 31, 16:01
      - 2/2 -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 15:46
      - 2/2. More space questions please -- nm - decline Jan 31, 15:06
      - 2/2 -- nm - spamlet Jan 31, 14:55
      - 2/2 -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 14:31
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Jan 31, 14:24
      - SHOCKED THE WORLD!!! 2 for 2! -- nm - David Jan 31, 14:24 1
        
        Ha! Nice. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 14:29
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 14:24
      - 1/2. Dammit. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 14:20
      - 2/2 -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 14:19
"Dad, is this Jurassic Park?" "No." "I mean, Jurassic *World*?" "Abby, this is Better Off Ted" - prayformojo Jan 31, 14:05 4
- Unclever girl? -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 14:50
- The Octochicken must have confused her. -- nm - David Jan 31, 14:14 2
  - InGen is basically Parker Bros. next to Veridian Dynamics -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 14:30
  - As I recall, she was the only who ran from the octo-chicken. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 14:17
For the record, I'm the O.G. Sandman fan. I picked up issue #1 off the shelf because I loved the cover art. Bask in my glory! - Mop Jan 31, 13:49
Been watching figure skating on NBC this weekend and the mask usage in Russia vs. Japan is stark. - Mop Jan 31, 13:45 8
- People in Japan have been masking up anytime they feel unwell pre-pandemic. It's just part of culture there. -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 13:46 7
  - Yes. I use to chuckle, frankly, when I saw someone masked up. No more. I'm one of those people now. Masks *ALWAYS*. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 13:47 6
    - We're all the Mandalorian now. -- nm - Tim Jan 31, 13:59 5
      - I wore my new Mandalorian "wear your mask / this is the way" short on Friday ... but didn't go out except for a two minute pizza pickup -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 14:13 4
        
        Shirt -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 14:14 3
        
        bery, did you know our gracious host/admin has provided us with an edit feature? -- nm - mud Jan 31, 14:28 1
        
        Yeah, I heard something about that, but today is a lazy sunday. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 14:34
        
        shorts would have been cute -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 14:23
Dear ConEd: When you text me to tell me you are prepared for the storm, that actually does NOT instill confidence in me -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 13:39 2
- Dear ty97: ALERT: PANIC!!! -- nm - ConEd Jan 31, 13:42 1
  - Dear ConEd: I'm charging up *everything* in advance -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 13:43
uuuummmmm -- (link) - ty97 Jan 31, 13:32 15
- We are expecting up to an inch tomorrow. Maybe. School has moved to online learning tomorrow. 🤣 -- nm - kelly Jan 31, 14:44 1
  - 🤦‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 14:45
- Bye, NYC. Nice knowing you! -- nm - colin Jan 31, 13:57
- kill it with fire. - Jovian Jan 31, 13:57 2
  - I don't expect you were going anywhere, but NO NJ Transit rail service tomorrow -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 14:06 1
    - Nope. work from home in the 18 to 24 range. looks like my warehouse is in 24-30 range. this week is going to be brutal. -- nm - Jovian Jan 31, 14:22
- I just started seeing some flakes -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 13:37 3
  - same, mostly flurries but it's hheeee---eeerrreeee -- nm* - ty97 Jan 31, 13:38 2
    - I'll finally get to use my snow boots. - Krusty Jan 31, 13:40 1
      - I hope I know where I put mine around here when I moved -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 13:40
- Is that a lot? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 13:35 2
  - for Iowa, probably not? - ty97 Jan 31, 13:37 1
    - Actually, it would be. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 15:01
- ugh. -- nm - Tim Jan 31, 13:33 1
  - I was thinking you all might get less up there but guess not, sorry! -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 13:33
Now playing: Cruel Jaws -- nm - Dano Jan 31, 13:13 1
- "No More Mr. Nice Shark" -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 13:13
"The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy" -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 13:05 1
- Also my fifth favourite Tom Wolfe novel. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 13:13
Whoa. To demonstrate that one Congressperson can make a difference, Bill Maher talked up my old rep Henry Waxman! Work horse instead of show horse. -- (link) - con_carne Jan 31, 13:03 [youtube]
Lord of the Rings LEGO Set Breaks Guinness World Record With 150 Million Bricks -- (link) - Beaker Jan 31, 12:49 4
- Bonus: assemble it while watching the extended cuts of LOTR and The Hobbit, and you'll be laying the last brick just as the final credits roll. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 12:58 2
  - “I’ve finally finished! Oh wait, I still have a whole other section to build...” - Roger More Jan 31, 13:46
  - [eyeroll] -- nm - mud Jan 31, 12:59
- eep -- nm - mud Jan 31, 12:57
What's the device simultaneous streaming limit on Disney plus? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 12:16 2
- Four. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 12:17 1
  - only for suckers -- nm - Patrick Reed Jan 31, 12:46
But I don’t want to shovel, -- nm - Dano Jan 31, 12:09 28
- Is it snowing for you? We got three inches (not forecasted) and then it stopped till 9pm (they say). -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 31, 13:29
- *points and laughs* The only thing I know about shoveling snow is Mr. Plow -- nm - con_carne Jan 31, 13:14 1
  - That name again? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 13:20
- Luckily the rains today melted away the driveway snow here. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 13:06 2
  - Just switched over to a fine snow though. -- (pic) - Spawn Jan 31, 13:08 [Attachment] 1
    - Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn that snow is fine. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 13:20
- I'm lucky enough to have a snowblower now. When I was younger I could have shoveled the 7 inches we got. - zunkskunk+ Jan 31, 12:36 1
  - I think I need to get one. That was hard. The snow is really heavy. -- nm - pmb Jan 31, 13:50
- Do you get kids that come around that you can pay? -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:23
- No kidding. And it's still snowing, so I sort of feel like what's the point. But we're getting pretty close to the one foot mark right now. -- nm - pmb Jan 31, 12:19
- Spring is only 3 or 4 months away wait it out. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 12:14 17
  - 47 days, MF'er! -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:18 16
    - The "first day of spring" means nothing. Winter can last until May. And even, on occasion, into May. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 12:19 9
      - Seems there was a recent year when they were still skiing in Mammoth on the 4th of July? Maybe 2019? -- nm - Meg Jan 31, 12:29
      - I didn't set the date but spring starts in 47 days. :-) - Krusty Jan 31, 12:22 7
        
        Oh, THAT. blerg. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 13:15
        
        When it's -15 on Dec 19 and people say "it's not even winter yet" they get a throat punch. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 12:30 3
        
        I'm okay with that -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:44
        
        harsh but fair -- nm - mud Jan 31, 12:31 1
        
        This is why super thick turtlenecks are popular -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 12:38
        
        Or tomorrow, if you follow the Celtic calendar. -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 31, 12:24 1
        
        I haven't followed it since '98 after an incident with an Irish horse jockey and a harp -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:43
    - that escalated quickly -- nm - mud Jan 31, 12:19 5
      - It's a friendly MF'er not an angry one. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:22 4
        
        Like with decorative gourd season. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 13:16 1
        
        Exactly! -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 13:57
        
        :-] ..I was gonna say "less than 2!" to Cuz but yours was better. -- nm* - mud Jan 31, 12:27 1
        
        :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 12:45

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