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Still time for the weather models to work out the kinks, but as of right now: Snow possible in Houston on Monday. 1-3 inches. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 10:43
2021 Rock and Roll HoF nominees (mud alert) - Roger More Feb 10, 10:32 6
- (who is Fela Kuti?) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 10, 11:59
- :-/ - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 10:44
- Wow we're old -- nm - ty97 Feb 10, 10:42
- Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, *shrug*, yes, yes, yes, *shrug*, yes, *shrug*, yes. -- nm - Krusty Feb 10, 10:34 1
  - if youre dissing Kate I'll have to take back all the nice things I've said about your musical tastes! -- nm - mud Feb 10, 10:44
- :-) -- nm - mud Feb 10, 10:33
TWuG news network: "The fact is every single Tesla we've tested has failed to hit its EPA range estimate" -- (link) - decline Feb 10, 10:28 2
- YMMV -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 10, 10:29 1
  - *snort* -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 10:46
An now, your Moment of Zen. -- (link) - Qale Feb 10, 10:27
OTD 50 yrs ago, "Tapestry" -- (link) - mud Feb 10, 10:26
Looks like WotC dropped the banhammer on Uro in basically all formats. -- (link*) - spamlet Feb 10, 10:13 4
- Maybe people might care about Modern again. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 10:30 1
  - I don’t play outside standard cause I don’t have the library for it yet but it seems like it was a problem. -- nm - spamlet Feb 10, 10:45
- what language is this? -- nm - Diva Feb 10, 10:16 1
  - Aramagic. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 10:18
Baseball explained. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 10, 10:07 2
- "Everyone sing a song about popcorn." Hahaha!! - Krusty Feb 10, 10:32
- the best game -- nm - mud Feb 10, 10:22
Onion relieved to be able to take a break from political headlines -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 10, 09:58
Hee, looking at my credit card spend summary for 2020. Under health care, a charge at Rite Aid Pharmacy. Yup, box of wine - that's health care, right? -- nm - Meg Feb 10, 09:54 5
- FSA eligible? -- nm - znufrii Feb 10, 10:38
- antioxidants -- nm - prayformojo Feb 10, 09:58
- Mental health. -- nm - Todd Manning Feb 10, 09:57 1
  - heh, just beat me to this. -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 09:57
- Back when I was in psych, we referred to that as "self-medicating" so yes, healthcare. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 09:55
heh -- (link) - ty97 Feb 10, 09:52
I'm old enough to remember when TWTR stock plummeted after banning the former President -- (pic) - ty97 Feb 10, 09:23 [Attachment] 2
- I wish I had bought a boat load, when it was down in the 20s -- nm - Flavorize— Feb 10, 09:56
- that's one amazing green blob -- nm - decline Feb 10, 09:25
My DIS stock is down today. SPEND MORE DAVID! -- nm - ty97 Feb 10, 09:20 6
- DO NOT GIVE KIM ANY IDEAS -- nm - David Feb 10, 10:15 1
  - KIM DO IT FOR THE ECONOMY! -- nm - ty97 Feb 10, 10:45
- He's speaking to a manager about his 4's and 5's. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 09:54
- Looks like Kim is finally getting the full-sized Stitch outfit for him to wear. - Qale Feb 10, 09:25 1
  - *shudder* -- nm - JaxSean Feb 10, 10:02
- Qtr Call Tomorrow -- nm - budice Feb 10, 09:21
Charisma Carpenter on Joss vs Ray -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 10, 09:16 4
- Welp. Joss is done. -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 09:27 3
  - not unless there are criminal or civil charges. he's not enough of a liability to be kicked out of the industry. -- nm - colin Feb 10, 09:51
  - her issues with him have been well known i thought? -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 09:33 1
    - Yes -- nm - Beryllium Feb 10, 09:43
From B2: I used to think Gant and Sand - law school/prep staples in Scandinavia - were US New England brands. I was ca 25% right in believing that. - ori-o Feb 10, 09:15
Latest "what the hell" fashion trends I'm seeing with kids is "track pants tucked into white tube socks". -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 09:10 8
- I remember that trend in the 80s. It was jeans then, but still. -- nm - Todd Manning Feb 10, 10:07
- actual LOL - JD Feb 10, 09:12 4
  - I did that with my Z Cavaricci pants. Girls were stacking multiple colored socks as well. -- nm - Krusty Feb 10, 09:42
  - Why do you hate Gen Z? -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 09:14 2
    - I don't hate them. I just reserve the right to be old and laugh at them - JD Feb 10, 09:19 [youtube] 1
      - Ooh, thanks. This is definitely a contender for The Twenty. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 09:21
- Keeps the snow out of your socks. -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 09:11
- MAXIMUM CONTAINMENT!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 09:11
McShay's latest mock has QBs going 1-4. WR 6-8. - Volnelk Feb 10, 09:05
what makes you happy today? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 10, 09:02 32
- Stock talk. Pot Stock talk makes me happy -- nm - Pippy Feb 10, 10:37
- Cashed in some survey points. My monthly 2000 American airmiles and a $25 Red Lobster gift card. I also wanted a - Meg Feb 10, 10:17
- Wife just got the vaccine. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 10, 09:58 1
  - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Feb 10, 10:03
- This sounds like a copout but it's not. I'm happy for today, just being here. -- nm - ty97 Feb 10, 09:50
- got COVID tested... i'm glad it's done, i'm glad i can know. also playing Stardew Valley again after a break is really delightful. -- nm - colin Feb 10, 09:50 1
  - Had a result yet? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 10, 10:38
- I went for a walk, and there is snow in the forecast. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 10, 09:49
- My stupidly-expensive blanket has shipped. -- nm - Andie Feb 10, 09:45 1
  - Someday we will tell our grandchildren of the bloody Blanket-MUG War of 2021. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 09:48
- kids are happy, they ordered some Minecraft streamer merch who they watch all the time -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 09:43 5
  - yeah, which streamer? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 10, 10:02
  - oh fun! who do they watch? -- nm - colin Feb 10, 09:51 3
    - Wilbur Soot and George (not found) are the ones they got merch for. But they like a bunch of them (Dreamer being another) -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 10:08 2
      - i just found Dream and have really enjoyed the speedrun vs hunter series. i never really got beyond Yogscast, but since they don't do minecraft any - colin Feb 10, 10:10 1
        
        the merch they got sold out in 12 minutes, so they seem to be super popular -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 10:12
- Our glasses that we ordered from Crate and Barrel three weeks ago are back in stock, we should be getting them in a couple days. -- (link) - znufrii Feb 10, 09:42 4
  - fancy -- nm - decline Feb 10, 10:04
  - I like those. Nice choice. - Krusty Feb 10, 09:53 2
    - I linked the wrong ones, ours are clear. We’d originally got them in gray, but they turned out to have a greenish tint to them which didn’t really work with our kitchen. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 10, 10:05 1
      - I like the blue and would love green but clear would still be nice. I hope you guys like them once you get them. -- nm - Krusty Feb 10, 10:35
- Playing Unravel 2 -- nm - Krusty Feb 10, 09:38 1
  - i should download that so you can try multiplayer. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 10, 10:02
- The anticipation of the Everton - Tottenham FA Cup match. Though there's more than a bit of dread mixed in as well -- nm - JD Feb 10, 09:07 7
  - relatedly unrelated - tRuMaN Feb 10, 09:34
  - I'm looking forward to Leicester-Brighton -- nm - ori-o Feb 10, 09:18
  - Same. Same. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 10, 09:07 4
    - You'll be watching live, I assume? So my possibly posting my typical reactions to Everton matches will be OK? - JD Feb 10, 09:10 3
      - Yep. I'll be live. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 10, 09:20 2
        
        This sums it up perfectly, JD. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 10, 09:58 1
        
        That's us 8-) -- nm - JD Feb 10, 10:12
- Earworms from Lyle Lovett's Pontiac album. -- nm - Max Feb 10, 09:04
Max cursed me. Reply to all email thread for 70,000 of my company's workers started at 10am. We were 1,000 emails in by 11:15am. -- (edited) - Inigo Feb 10, 09:01 2
- Last night I inadvertently triggered a string of "here's my pet" pics in an official Discord which prompted the creation of a "paw-patrol" channel. -- nm - Max Feb 10, 09:04
- hehe. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 10, 09:02
I am getting killed by the console war fanboys who honestly believe Microsoft is going to make Elder Scrolls 6 an XBOX exclusive. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 08:45 8
- That's not Microsoft's play any more. I wouldn't be surprised to see Halo go to the PS5 one day. -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 09:14 2
  - I mean, I don’t know if I’d go that far, but I certainly agree they know they’re never beating Sony ever again in console sales. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 09:26 1
    - Fortunately, margins on consoles are slim (and sometimes negative) which is why Microsoft has 50 game development studios. - Mop Feb 10, 09:30
- Unrelated, Forza Horizon 4 will be on Steam next month, the first time for that franchise. -- nm - Max Feb 10, 08:53 1
  - Forza was used as an counterpoint to my argument. I responded that there is a difference between home-grown IP and bought shared IP. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 09:15
- bet them money -- nm - decline Feb 10, 08:48 2
  - Indeed. Microsoft as a whole is going to a *shrug* use our stuff wherever. They don't even use the "works best on Windows" anymore -- nm - JD Feb 10, 08:52
  - They can pay me in tendies. And while I’m at it: We have no evidence Starfield even exists. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 08:49
WandaVision speculation (larger MCU speculation as well) - Volnelk Feb 10, 08:39 25
- I tried watching it on Sunday after our youth retreat but fell asleep. I watched it again Tuesday night. Definitely worth it (spoilerish) - oblique Feb 10, 10:47
- for anyone keeping score, I'm starting to lose the thread on Wandavision but am holding out hope for an upcoming (spoil) -- (edited) - rollo Feb 10, 09:21 1
  - Well... -- nm - Reagen Feb 10, 10:14
- This has always been my problem with multiverses. Spoilers, I guess? - Mop Feb 10, 08:58
- OK I need to sign up for Disney Plus for a time so I can watch this. - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 08:56 6
  - Feb 19th: 5 seasons of the original Muppet Show. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 09:18
  - Mandalorian, Hamilton, Soul, tons of stuff -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 09:00 3
    - actually I find there is very little on D+ . I'm sure once they start releasing all the new shows that'll change, -- (edited) - decline Feb 10, 09:05 2
      - ::tilts head:: -- nm - Baby Yoda Feb 10, 09:23 1
        
        ~5 hours of programming once a year. plus (spoil) - decline Feb 10, 09:38
  - Just wait then. It's only up to episode 5. You have a month to go to see it all. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 10, 09:00
- Who is in the NWO? Yes. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 08:46
- Heh. Kind of like a Crisis on infinite uh, multiverses. I have high school memories of something similar -- nm - JD Feb 10, 08:45 1
  - Marvel later had their version, which of course was much better. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 08:47
- Sooo...am I going to have to watch this to know what's going on in the MCU? -- nm - Johnny Lawrence, Eagle Fang Karate Feb 10, 08:43 5
  - Yes. -- nm - David Feb 10, 10:08
  - Doesn't matter.....yet ;-) -- nm - JD Feb 10, 08:57
  - It will lead almost directly into Doctor Strange 2. The question is, how much will leak over after that. - Spawn Feb 10, 08:46 1
    - Also Spiderman 3 is affected but from what I heard pretty much affects phase 4 -- nm - eag Feb 10, 08:54
  - To completely understand, probably. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 10, 08:45
- Almost as bad as clones. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 08:42 1
  - you mean as awesome as the clones. -- nm - Remlik Feb 10, 08:45
- Secret wars -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 08:40 2
  - Perfect. - Volnelk Feb 10, 08:44 1
    - I was always bugged by Secret Wars as it wasn't an Earth Prime end point opposed to what DC was doing with Crisis -- nm - JD Feb 10, 08:49
Everybody Hates Millennials: Gen Z and the TikTok Generation Wars -- (link) - JD Feb 10, 08:29 3
- My TikTok algorithm is so perfect, I never see anything negative. Weird, sure. But not a downer. -- nm - Qale Feb 10, 08:49
- Plus we’re gen z’s parents so they know we’re watching. -- nm - spamlet Feb 10, 08:38 1
  - Though I am happy to take advantage of the Millennials being responsible for putting a craft brewery on every corner -- nm - JD Feb 10, 08:42
HAPPY PPP DAY!!! - Spawn Feb 10, 08:25 1
- i have still not received my 2nd round.. it's been a bit, longer than the first round. -- nm - colin Feb 10, 09:52
Just saw a Mustang Mach-E on the road. Decent looking car in person. -- nm - TWuG Feb 10, 08:24 10
- Didn't realize it had hit the streets yet. Everything I'd seen so far was pre-release. -- nm - Mop Feb 10, 09:44
- did you race? -- nm - decline Feb 10, 08:28 2
  - No. It was heading the other direction. Also, wouldn't want to embarrass them. -- nm - TWuG Feb 10, 08:36 1
    - race them in the snow!! -- nm - decline Feb 10, 08:52
- I should arrange a test drive some day ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 10, 08:26
- Time to upgrade! -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 08:25 4
  - Look at the specs. It'd be a significant downgrade -- nm - TWuG Feb 10, 08:37 3
    - It'd be an upgrade over my 2005 Mazda3 ... or my 2010 Ford Escape. - Beryllium Feb 10, 08:45
    - FWD? -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 08:38 1
      - The comparable vehicle is the Y and it is AWD, no RWD available. - TWuG Feb 10, 08:50
So it's being one of *those* days in the market -- nm* - ty97 Feb 10, 08:19 8
- yup. but I love it. -- nm - Pippy Feb 10, 08:54
- You shoulda bought more GME. -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 08:37 3
  - up 2.7% today! -- nm - ty97 Feb 10, 08:38 2
    - 🚀⚡🔥🚽 -- nm - Fozzie Baron Feb 10, 08:48 1
      - the toilet emoji is cracking me up -- nm - Pippy Feb 10, 08:54
- traders must be taking out their frustrations because they haven't gotten their 1099's yet -- nm - decline Feb 10, 08:29 2
  - *Please check back on February 13* -- nm - ty97 Feb 10, 08:35 1
    - *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Feb 10, 08:36

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