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How concerned should I be that they want to put a cell antenna on top of the utility pole across the street from our house? -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 4, 06:19 7
- You should go try to burn it down once it’s up. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 06:23
- Not at all. There's no evidence of any adverse health effects. You'll get much better reception, as Reagen pointed out. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 4, 06:22 1
  - mind control, Krusty -- nm - decline Mar 4, 06:23
- dude, the 5G mind control rays will be right next door! -- nm - decline Mar 4, 06:21
- Negative concerned? Better cell reception in your house. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 06:20 2
  - It’s not my carrier, though. -- nm - znufrii Mar 4, 06:21 1
    - If it’s mmwave, switch. -- nm - spamlet Mar 4, 06:26
DeSantis is almost certainly placing vaccine rollouts to get donations -- (link) - Reagen Mar 4, 06:07 2
- this is my not shocked face. -- nm - tRu Mar 4, 06:09
- slimy bastard -- nm - decline Mar 4, 06:07
I got an IG ad this morning that all eps of crim minds are exclusive on paramount now. I thought per hams they were NF? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 4, 06:06 5
- are we sure that one of the STIVers isn't secretly a Criminal Minds producer? My global awareness of this show is up 900% recently -- nm - prayformojo Mar 4, 06:14
- Showtime also a part of Paramount+ in some areas. Would solidify movie titles -- nm - budice Mar 4, 06:11
- It's Disney+ in Canada. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 06:10 1
  - Also the constant mentions of this show give me a Gowan earworm. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 06:14
- Still on Netflix, I just checked. Netflix has 12 seasons. -- nm - Krusty Mar 4, 06:07
US-UK tarriffs removed on Scotch Whisky, cashmere, and other goodies -- (link) - budice Mar 4, 06:05
So if WandaVision really is still playing with sitcom tropes shouldn't the ending be - Reagen Mar 4, 06:01 1
- nm -- nm* - budice Mar 4, 06:04
7.3 Quake near New Zealand -- (link*) - budice Mar 4, 05:59
Does anyone know if they're going to base the stimulus on our 2019 or 2020 tax years? Would it be prudent to file your taxes quickly if it means being - Krusty Mar 4, 05:57 2
- Looks like most recent tax year filed (if I'm reading this correctly) -- (link*) - decline Mar 4, 06:06 1
  - Thanks! Looks like I'm doing Theresa's taxes when I get home from work later. -- nm - Krusty Mar 4, 06:08
Happy birthday, Karl_NZ! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty Mar 4, 05:43 1
- Thanks Krusty -- nm - Karl_S Mar 6, 14:08
Random Roles with Hector Elizondo -- (link) - Beaker Mar 4, 04:15
TV PSA: NBA, Hell's Kitchen, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, BattleBots, Young Sheldon, Superstore, B Positive, The Chase, Ring City USA, Call Me Kat, Mom -- nm* - Beaker Mar 4, 04:09 3
- Go-Big Show, Last Man Standing, Unicorn, Clarice, She's the Boss, The Rev, Inside Story, Swamp People, Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years (Paramount+ -- nm - Beaker Mar 4, 04:11 2
  - The Real World Homecoming: NY (P+), The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run (P+), Pacific Rim: The Black (NF), For Heaven’s Sake (P+), -- nm - Beaker Mar 4, 04:13 1
    - Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests (HBO Max), grown-ish, Mr. Mercedes (Pcock), other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Mar 4, 04:14
Craig Charles Funk & Soul Show this week was an all 'live' special and has some great performances. -- (link*) - LMS Mar 4, 02:58 2
- Mavis! -- nm - . Mar 4, 03:41 1
  - It's a strong opening for sure. - LMS Mar 4, 03:59
Fun fact*: There were more onscreen deaths in Punky Brewster than in Game of Thrones - Dano Mar 4, 00:59 3
- There was an episode with a serial killer, and one where the Challenger exploded, so more than you’d think. -- nm - mafic Mar 4, 04:51 2
  - and that Punky-Criminal Minds crossover event -- nm - prayformojo Mar 4, 05:08 1
    - Was Dexter (Brewster) a spin-off? -- nm - VMan Mar 4, 05:14
Paramount+ is live. -- (link) - budice Mar 4, 00:26 3
- Curiously enough, it was launched here today as well. - Marlowe Mar 4, 05:08
- Is that pretty much CBS All Access ++? -- nm - Dano Mar 4, 00:49 1
  - Jeah -- nm - budice Mar 4, 00:56
During the early part of the bowling scene in this week's Resident Alien, watch the uniform shirts change color from pink & grey to pink & (seafoam?) -- nm* - Max Mar 3, 23:48 1
- They already called out the black and blue/white and gold dress. -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 04:57
Vax tourism: local tv report, seems travel agencies are offering tours to get vaxed in India, argentines are flying into florida, canadians are coming - zeitgeist Mar 3, 23:32 1
- If only there was a way to verify people's identity that could prevent this. Maybe a state ID card or something. Not sure, just spitballing here. -- nm - Krusty Mar 4, 05:52
Shaq didn't just impress tonight. He threw in a Brodie Lee tribute, too! -- (link) - David Mar 3, 23:17 2
- Maybe he should do it full time since he doesn't seem to know anything about basketball anymore. Candace Parker exposed him the other day and I'm - Krusty Mar 4, 05:54
- He's pretty big. Andre the Giant was 3 inches taller and 200 lbs heavier. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 23:23
Ep2 of Assembly Required feels like they didn't hire any writers. "Just point the camera at Tim, he'll make it work." -- nm - Max Mar 3, 22:37
David Crosby sells his music rights to Irving Azoff. NO price is mentioned, but a few months ago Crosby was hoping to get $25M -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 3, 22:30
Texas is 100% open for business...unless you want to take a tour of the Governor’s Mansion -- (link) - Flavorize Mar 3, 22:12 1
- *tsk!* -- nm - . Mar 3, 22:25
"I'm sorry, I'm so used to saying it in French because of all the time I spent in Haiti." - Beryllium Mar 3, 22:07
I've watched too much tv. I need to see my doctor about a drug to get Otezla® out of my brain. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 22:00 3
- I feel like there was one of those Adult Swim Infomercials that was just 15 minutes of drug warnings. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 3, 22:14 1
  - It might have been the very first one: Icelandic Ultrablue. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 3, 22:17
- just put your pants back on, we don't need to see more of you -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 22:03
I am shocked that adult Punky Brewster would have an old refrigerator with a latch after what Cherie went through. Cherie literally died!!! -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 21:56 9
- A character died on Punky Brewster? -- nm - David Mar 3, 22:06 8
  - And still it wasn’t good enough to measure up to a very special Blossom. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 3, 22:24
  - Punky and Margaux revived her with the CPR they learned in school, but she didn't have a pulse for a while there after she was trapped in the fridge. -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 22:11 6
    - I remember this and the Family Ties episode where MJF gets out of the car before his friend gets killed and MJF’s trauma. - Will Hunting Mar 4, 04:51 1
      - Tom Hanks being so deep in his alcoholism that he went after the maraschino cherries! -- nm - Reagen Mar 4, 04:56
    - *speechless* -- nm - David Mar 3, 22:29 3
      - "[The show] was created to help satisfy a FCC mandate that early-evening programming be either news-oriented or somewhat educational" - ty97 Mar 3, 22:53 1
        
        If she was abandoned by her mother, then is she an orphan? Did her mom abandon her by dying? -- nm - Dano Mar 4, 00:53
      - It was a VERY special episode. -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 22:36
A Bailey's Mint Martini sounds like what I should have for St. Patrick's Day. An adult Shamrock Shake -- (link*) - crash davis Mar 3, 21:43 6
- I'd forgotten St.Paddy's day when I committed to my grocery embargo. I may need dispensation for Corned Beef :) -- nm - Meg Mar 3, 21:46 5
  - Corned Beef and Cabbage is a must! -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:46 4
    - Maybe if I just put it in the freezer I can charge it against April's budget? :) -- nm - Meg Mar 3, 21:54 3
      - you can get special dispensation for proper attention to the saints -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 21:55 1
        
        True - in which case I should spring for a bottle of Jameson's too ;) -- nm - Meg Mar 3, 22:00
      - Maybe Kaye's Kitchen will have a Corned Beef dinner, that's where I got my Thanksgiving dinner. -- nm - Meg Mar 3, 21:55
"If @PopeyesChicken released a 1 of 1 Spicy Chicken Sandwich as an NFT it would sell for a billion dollars." -- (link) - Max Mar 3, 21:41 1
- "It's been over 24 hours and @PopeyesChicken has neither taken this suggestion OR provided me with a non-digital spicy chicken sandwich. I'm not mad - @BoredElonMusk Mar 3, 21:42
OMG, Meg, that Jeopardy episode was *INDEED* crazy! (Spoilers) - Mop Mar 3, 21:36 1
- Did you see the one the other night where part of one of the answers was (spoiler) - Meg Mar 3, 21:52
I’ve now seen the pilot episode of Resident Alien twice. Still holds up. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 21:31
Huh, that’s unusual. Just got my lease renewal. The rent? Same as my last lease. Times are tough for property owners around here. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 21:25
Maddow: tonight, before March 4th the Qnon date for donny's 2nd coming, the tRump hotels jacked the room rate to 1,300, 3x normal, no other hotels hav -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 21:19 1
- grifters gonna grift. -- nm - znufrii Mar 3, 21:20
I have a 7-day pill minder. I swear these days I'm refilling it every couple of days. I'm living in a crazy time warp. I have to check my - Meg Mar 3, 21:14 9
- On mine the day indicators have rubbed off, so they don’t tell you what day of the week each slot is for. Pandemic appropriate, I suppose. - IAmQale Mar 3, 21:51
- You're the anti-me. I keep forgetting to fill my pill minder. -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 21:47
- I swear I'm refilling mine every single week... -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 21:43
- ask your doctor, I think they have a pill for that, I load mom's organizer and yeah it goes fast -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 21:34
- I have all of mine set to refill the same day -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 21:28
- It will be interesting when we all get back to normal to see what that is. -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:16 3
  - I haven't taken the weekly reminders off my Yahoo calendar. It keeps telling me I need to be somewhere. My phone pings 10 minutes before I would - Meg Mar 3, 21:25 2
    - Patrons as me when we'll be fully open. I say "When the governor says we're in stage four". They then ask me when that will be like the governor confides in me. :) -- nm* - crash davis Mar 3, 21:31 1
      - I'll get an email from Julie at O.C. Libraries telling me volunteers can access the store on (XX). A week later I'll get another email to shut down. - Meg Mar 3, 21:45
If you're interested in the VW ID.4, watch this video. Some things to definitely watch for improvements of. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 3, 21:02 [youtube] 1
- The touch screen / “infotainment” system is a nightmare, and it’s been a nightmare since the early test drives. - Mop Mar 3, 21:15
sitwap - Reese’s New Peanut Butter Cup Is (Almost) All Peanut Butter After decades of touting the taste of two flavors together, Hershey’s will release a version without chocolate -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 3, 20:55 9
- That’s going to be a no from me dawg -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 21:07
- Related: For Krusty who likes the original version -- (link) - JD Mar 3, 21:06 6
  - I don’t know. Since all I’ve had were NOT directly from the factory, what if I hate them? -- nm - IAmQale Mar 3, 21:54
  - Nice! I want that but really shouldn't order 2.5lbs of Reese's peanut butter cups. -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 21:19 1
    - Though it does seem like it's overpriced. -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 21:35
  - What irks me here is that the Japanese get whiskey Kit Kats and we get birthday cake Kit Kats? What was the point of winning WWII? -- (link) - crash davis Mar 3, 21:10 [Image] 2
    - Both sound terrible. The chocolate ones are perfect. -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 21:20
    - Well Japan also gets Apple Vinegar so...... -- nm - JD Mar 3, 21:17
- Nah, I'm good. -- nm - znufrii Mar 3, 20:57
Amazon Quietly Tweaks Logo Some Say Resembled Hitler’s Mustache - crash davis Mar 3, 20:34 16
- If you are paywalled, here's the BBC story...couldn't be hitler stash, he never smiled -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 3, 21:32
- Ridiculous - it looks way more like Charlie Chaplin's mustache - rollo Mar 3, 21:02 1
  - thanks! -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:02
- Which app is that? I’ve got the Amazon app on my phone. It’s white, says “Amazon” and has a grocery cart on it. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 20:41 9
  - Sorry, I wasn’t clear. I saw the pictures of the offending app icon and the corrected app icon in the article. But I’ve got the Amazon Shopping app on phone, and it doesn’t look like either of those. -- nm* - Mop Mar 3, 21:11 6
    - It says in the article the old logo was the shopping cart. I'm guessing you never updated. -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:12 5
      - Someone suggesting that anything I have may be out of date is tantamount to a declaration of war. I am offended, sir! *checks Google Play for updates* - Mop Mar 3, 21:17 4
        
        We've been around so long that as soon as I hit enter, I thought: "I bet I just pissed him off." Sorry man 😿 -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:20 3
        
        My boss says I can be a little abrasive. Whatever does she mean? -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 21:26 2
        
        You've Got Grit -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 22:22
        
        🤷‍♀️ -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:32
  - It’s hard not to see it, I don’t know how it got past QC. -- (pic) - mafic Mar 3, 20:48 [Attachment]
  - here is the image -- (pic) - crash davis Mar 3, 20:47 [Attachment]
- I'm sure a scientist has a name for this phenom: I didn't see it until I did, and now I can't unsee it. -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 20:39 2
  - Pareidolia -- nm - TWuG Mar 3, 20:47 1
    - ah yes, thank you -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 20:50
It’s after 8 o’clock. I just had a shitty 30 minutes at work. That ain’t right. - Mop Mar 3, 20:30
How ‘Lolita’ Escaped Obscenity Laws and Cancel Culture By Emily Mortimer - crash davis Mar 3, 20:29 5
- Cancel Culture By Emily Mortimer is the kind of fragrance you know only sophisticated bad girls wear. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 21:32 1
  - it is definitely a turn on -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 21:35
- Fuck obscenity laws. -- nm - Qale Mar 3, 20:58 2
  - But only if they’re over 18. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 21:27 1
    - I mean, I personally have a lower limit of 21, but sure. -- nm - IAmQale Mar 3, 21:55
Chewie is short for Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi is short for Obi-Wan Kenobi.. - JD Mar 3, 20:25 1
- Polite applause. -- nm - Mop Mar 3, 20:41
Do you get to pick which arm you get the vaccine shot in? -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 20:00 22
- Mine asked both times. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 4, 05:24
- If you have a side you usually sleep on, get it in the other side's arm. -- nm - Spawn Mar 3, 22:23
- In the butt, Bob! -- nm - IAmQale Mar 3, 21:56
- they asked me, I chose my left non mousing arm -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 21:54
- I have to get shots in my left arm because I'm missing lymph nodes in the right. Never had a problem but I wonder about passengers in the drive-thru. -- nm - Meg Mar 3, 20:21
- arm? Texas has suppositories. - Peglegpete Mar 3, 20:05 3
  - It just dawned on me that people saying it’s okay to open Texas at 100% are 100% vaccinated. -- (edited) - Pippy Mar 3, 20:09
  - like where Oswald shot Kennedy from? -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 20:06 1
    - no comment. that's classified. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 20:09
- It's 5% less effective in the right arm. -- nm - Ender Mar 3, 20:05
- don't care. I am in the last Nevada group and happy by the time they get to me it will only be 1 shot. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 20:04
- I asked for an oral dose and they jabbed me in the tongue. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 20:04
- If your pharmacist (or whomever administers the shot) isn't a sadist -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 20:03
- Yes, like most vaccines, it’s usually your non dominant arm. -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 20:03 7
  - I heard a recommendation to get the Shingles vaccine in your dominant arm to help it be more effective (somehow). -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 20:25 4
    - Which arm would you use if you were re-roofing your house? That is where the shingles will come from -- nm - crash davis Mar 3, 20:30 3
      - Giggling -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 20:41
      - I would use my dominant arm to sign the cheque. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 20:32 1
        
        Me too! - Pippy Mar 3, 20:41
  - Is that so it’s not as sore? Cause if I get it in my left arm, and I have any pain I’m going talk myself into it’s a heart attack pain - Pippy Mar 3, 20:08 1
    - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 20:46
- Horrible first sorry. Hello Raylan - Pippy Mar 3, 20:00

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