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There's a replay of the 1983 NHL all-star game (TOW Gretzky got 4 goals in a period) and one of the announcers says - Reagen Mar 8, 17:58 1
- might be pretty good -- nm - budice Mar 8, 18:04
I smell muffins. It's like a 400 lb unicorn. - sycor Mar 8, 17:44 4
- what movies? -- nm - tRuMAN Mar 8, 17:53 3
  - Boss Level. So far it's honestly pretty good. -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 17:57
  - 9 1/2 weeks -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 17:54 1
    - L4 -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 17:57
The Titans have traded last year’s 1st round pick for a swap of 7ths to the Dolphins. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 8, 17:20 1
- And I'm legitimately surprised they got that much for him. -- nm - David Mar 8, 17:21
Definitely going to name my next laptop "box of scraps". -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 17:03
LSU is in some serious hot water when it comes to their Title IX reporting. I bet their university president is gonna get-- Oh... Oh no. - Mop Mar 8, 16:55 3
- NASA failed LSU on Title IX compliance as well according to that report - JD Mar 8, 17:14 2
  - Reading some of the report, I feel it's in line with a lot of what I understand about the LSU president (who is now our president) - Mop Mar 8, 17:25
  - “We could see the violations from space” -- nm* - NASA Mar 8, 17:21
Hey Krusty! Weirdly, this showed up in one of my FB sales feeds today.... -- (pic) - . Mar 8, 16:49 [Attachment] 1
- Oooh, nice! I need to buy that fabric so when I can get a couch like that in the future I'll have -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 8, 16:52
What I'm up to... - Mop Mar 8, 16:34 2
- because of Covid, I took your grant money and started my own Twitch channel, where I have developed the following social - tRuMAN Mar 8, 16:39
- Because of covid19, I wrote an interactive SMS platform to keep people updated on the vaccine rollout progress. On the weekend. In my free time. - Beryllium Mar 8, 16:37
Do I need to get a sous vide immersion circulator? -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 16:27 7
- Yes, its like a upgrade on your meats, turns a chuck roast up to chatoubriand level, makes juicy pork chops, *perfect* fish (and 20-25$ a lb that's - zeitgeist Mar 8, 18:50
- yes, but you also have to get some fava beans. -- nm - tRuMAN Mar 8, 17:52
- Kitchenaid mixer + bunsen burner -- nm - Max Mar 8, 17:23
- Clearly won't see me on iron chef anytime soon -- nm - budice Mar 8, 16:43
- They're fun. Make perfect steak and I use them for brewing control. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 16:38 1
  - Didn’t even think of that second thing. - znufrii Mar 8, 17:13
- Probably -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 16:29
Odds on how you pronounce "Milan" in "Milan, Tennessee"? -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 16:26 11
- My Lan. -- nm - . Mar 8, 16:51
- Having just completed Justified, can't go wrong with MILE-ann -- nm - con_carne Mar 8, 16:50
- We go now live to Right Said Fred - Beryllium Mar 8, 16:36
- Mee-lon -- nm - Edna Mar 8, 16:32
- It's Mile-un. -- nm - David Mar 8, 16:31 3
  - In Missouri it’s MY-lin -- nm* - spamlet Mar 8, 17:18 1
    - Hillbillies. -- nm - David Mar 8, 17:19
  - Close enough. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 16:31
- I’m going with Mile In. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 16:28 1
  - My money's on this. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 16:30
- Millin’ -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 16:28
The on-screen ads on HGTV for Discovery+ have been incredibly obnoxious. One just took up the whole bottom and left side. Reduced the screen big time. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 16:22 1
- It's a poorly programmed app. They clearly rushed it. -- nm - David Mar 8, 16:31
Earlier today I saw a report about an 11-month old baby being kidnapped - no suspect information. Now this! Baby was taken last evening?? -- (link) - Meg Mar 8, 16:21
oh those damn Stanley Park Coyotes! Alan Tudyk's doggos attacked! -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 16:10
You know... all I can think about today is: At least AEW is making different mistakes than the WWE. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 16:08 13
- The thing that bums me out (main event spoilers) - David Mar 8, 16:13 12
  - “The only thing they remember, is the finish.” -Vincent Kennedy McMahon - Remlik Mar 8, 16:41 1
    - That's exactly the kind of stupid thing he'd say. -- nm - David Mar 8, 16:56
  - I mean ultimately, it's fine. As was predicted by someone on this board, I'm not thrilled about Big Slow's signee, but whatever. - Qale Mar 8, 16:17 7
    - They’ve recently signed the 49 year old Big Show, 47 year old Christian, and 61 year old Sting had a prominent match last night. No thanks. -- nm - Tim Mar 8, 16:20 6
      - I have a larger problem with (spoilers) -- (edited) - Qale Mar 8, 16:30 5
        
        I don't mind that as much, just yet. -- (edited) - Tim Mar 8, 16:43 2
        
        Santana and Ortiz would be the best tag team in WWE right now, and they're not top three in AEW. -- nm - David Mar 8, 16:57 1
        
        That's cause Vince hates tag teams, but yeah. - Tim Mar 8, 17:02
        
        Spoilers - David Mar 8, 16:36 1
        
        I know. And it's still a problem. -- nm - Qale Mar 8, 16:38
  - This is weird, Tony Khan is keeping kayfabe about it? -- (link) - Tim Mar 8, 16:17 1
    - That happened 20 minutes after the finale. I don't think they had a plan yet and were just having fun with it. - David Mar 8, 16:34
The city is making announcements that a city vaccination POD will open on Wednesday. Nowhere do they give the location. -- nm* - Meg Mar 8, 16:01 5
- If they told you, everyone would know where it was. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 16:24 1
  - And of course you have to register through the county's Othena website. If you could do that you'd likely already have had your shots. -- nm - Meg Mar 8, 16:27
- It's virtual -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Mar 8, 16:18 2
  - 🙄 -- nm - Meg Mar 8, 16:22 1
    - Most people I know have already been to Disneyland or the Convention Center, but I realize there are still those who don't have access. - Meg Mar 8, 16:25
"Perfect" -- (link) - mud Mar 8, 16:01 2
- *stands and applauds* -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 16:31
- Just give her a pre-emotive Emmy and save time. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 16:03
I cooked that salmon perfectly if I must say so myself. Skin is crisp and fish is cooked just the right amount. -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 15:59 6
- Did you serve it on a giant block of Himalayan rock salt? -- nm - sycor Mar 8, 18:02
- did you cedar plank that sh*t? - JaxSean Mar 8, 16:05 4
  - What do you mean cook? -- (pic) - JD Mar 8, 16:09 [Attachment] 1
    - homerdrool.gif -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 16:11
  - Just some salt and pepper -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 16:06 1
    - nice -- nm - JaxSean Mar 8, 16:11
WWE Network content will begin rolling out on the Peacock streaming service March 18 -- (link) - Beaker Mar 8, 15:58
NFL: Cowboys and QB Dak Prescott have agreed to a long-term deal. (4yr/$160M, $126M guaranteed) -- (link*) - budice Mar 8, 15:48 2
- so he almost got that mahomes level of money. -- nm - tRuMAN Mar 8, 16:41
- Good for Dak. I was worried in the moments after the injury that this would never happen. -- nm - David Mar 8, 16:13
The CW is doing a US version of Would I Lie To You as well as buying two series of the original. -- (link) - LMS Mar 8, 15:45 5
- Because that worked out so well for them with Taskmaster. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 15:54 1
  - I put a lot of the blame on the casting choices. Alex doesn't know our comics like he does with some of the ones he chose to start things there. - Krusty Mar 8, 15:58
- Buying two old seasons or upcoming seasons? Amazon has just season 3. Can't even buy/rent other seasons. Such a tease. - Krusty Mar 8, 15:53 2
  - It didn't say but I'd imagine more recent. Didn't CW air just one episode of original Taskmaster before dropping it. - LMS Mar 8, 16:04 1
    - They did. It wasn't an instant success so they moved on. *shrug* - Krusty Mar 8, 16:08
Mar. 8 Birthdays: Gerald Potterton (90), Sue Ane Langdon (85), Lewis Teague (83), Lynn Redgrave (78), Micky Dolenz (76), Randy Meisner (75) - Max Mar 8, 15:42
Former Canadian major league pitcher Rhéal Cormier, 53, dies of cancer -- (link) - Beaker Mar 8, 15:35 1
- :( -- nm - budice Mar 8, 15:39
OPINION: In retrospect Julie Payette was the perfect representative for the Royal Family -- (link) - Beaker Mar 8, 15:33
Aw, Wayne Gretzky's restaurant in Toronto got torn down - Reagen Mar 8, 15:31 4
- OMG! Is everyone OK? -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 15:51
- Hey, remember with Mike Bullard was a thing? In Canadian late night? Filmed at Wayne Gretzky's? - Name Withheld By Request Mar 8, 15:44 1
  - Don Cherry used to shoot a thing there regularly too. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 15:47
- Must be a painful month for him. First his father, now this. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 15:43
Zack Snyder's Justice League Reportedly Released Early As Tom & Jerry In HBO Max Mixup -- (link) - Remlik Mar 8, 15:18 16
- Nobody noticed. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 15:52
- Ah, I was wondering what Tom and Jerry got so dark. -- nm - Spawn Mar 8, 15:45 3
  - "It's always been that way." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 15:45 2
    - Oh wait, i misquoted the meme. "Always has been." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 8, 15:47
    - "F@&k" -- nm - Tom Mar 8, 15:47
- "Whenever Poochie isn't on screen, all the other characters should say, 'hey, where's Poochie?'" -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 15:30
- #fakenews -- nm - David Mar 8, 15:22 9
  - Hollywood Reporter..... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 8, 15:24 8
    - Everything about this is fake news. -- nm - David Mar 8, 15:26 7
      - Milking one more ounce of PR out of this debacle. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 15:52 4
        
        how is it a debacle? -- nm - Remlik Mar 8, 16:00 3
        
        Oh, I'm sorry. I thought we were talking about Justice League. Yeah, Tom & Jerry did pretty well at the box office last weekend, all things considered -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 16:15 2
        
        no go ahead. we are talking about the Justice League Directors Cut. how is that a debacle? you've seen it? - Remlik Mar 8, 16:43 1
        
        I'll let Vanity Fair tell the story. -- (link) - Mop Mar 8, 16:55
      - Seems more believable than the 'exploding' part of AEW's exploding barbed wire match -- nm - JD Mar 8, 15:47
      - right on -- nm - Remlik Mar 8, 15:34
Delta: Your miles never expire! United: Your miles never expire! American: Your miles expire July 2021 due to 18 months with no activity. - ty97 Mar 8, 15:13 2
- Insane. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 15:51
- American has a 'pause' on mileage expiration until June 30, 2021..... -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 15:14
Minnesota DOT announced the winners of the Name a Snowplow contest that was discussed here a few weeks back - JD Mar 8, 15:12 1
- It was considered too political. uhhuh -- nm - . Mar 8, 15:22
My aunt and uncle are currently vacationing from Kentucky to Florida and going out to restaurants. I don't know what's going through their heads... - Ender Mar 8, 15:07 3
- Oh man, that’s awful -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 15:24
- Ugh. Sorry. -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 15:09
- Are they vaccinated? -- nm - pmb Mar 8, 15:09
This week in SITV, we pivot from trying to make Kim laugh to trying to make Tim laugh. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 14:53 2
- Thanks for building the drama. You know we can't hear laughter on ST, right? -- nm - con_carne Mar 8, 14:55 1
  - We're soulless automatons. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 15:37
I didn't have racism beating out 4 o'clock tea as the thing we would learn from the British - con_carne Mar 8, 14:52 4
- Should be 3 o'clock -- nm - LMS Mar 8, 15:36 3
  - See! -- nm - con_carne Mar 8, 17:47
  - Is this up for debate? Do certain people only do tea at a precise time? - Pippy Mar 8, 15:41 1
    - I worked one place that did that, and office was locked 5pm on the dot. -- nm - LMS Mar 8, 16:09
With the General and Epson EcoTank commercials, Shaq is pretty much the king of filler commercials on streaming. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 14:49 1
- Gee, I wonder why athletes would ever go to LA -- nm - con_carne Mar 8, 14:54
And the grift continues -- (link) - znufrii Mar 8, 14:49 1
- losers -- nm - mud Mar 8, 14:50
This seems like probably a big deal? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 8, 14:46 2
- Yes. The branches they're in held off on putting them up because they worried the last guy would kill their appointments. They are the best for the jobs, no question. -- nm* - . Mar 8, 15:20 1
  - Yeah, that tracks. -- nm - znufrii Mar 8, 15:24
Top Shot folks--Here's a basic strategy chart one of FF folks put together for series 2 -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 8, 14:45 [Attachment] 3
- I was thinking of this this morning but didn’t know print sizes were going up - J Mar 8, 15:50
- Ah, but step 2 though. - zunk xometimes Mar 8, 14:50 1
  - Yup--Need it open. There are some super cheap moments out there, currently (about $6). A couple of weeks ago, the lowest was $15, so trend selling is there -- (edited) - Flavorize Mar 8, 14:56
ty97: Not only have they broken ground, they say they are almost done. That said, I haven't been there in a bit so cannot vouch. -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 14:39 6
- I drove up Wilson between Rosslyn and Courthouse this weekend and thought "What the hell is all this?" for all the new buildings - Max Mar 8, 14:41 2
  - it's unrecognizable from when Heather and I hung out there before we were married -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 14:50 1
    - I lived across from Gold's Gym 1996-1999 in an apartment so old I would fill the oven with gas before tossing in a match to light it. -- nm - Max Mar 8, 15:31
- aww, it won't be the same without the busing horror -- nm - ty97 Mar 8, 14:40 2
  - "It’s now slated to open as soon as April 20." wow -- (link) - ty97 Mar 8, 14:41 1
    - Wow. Yeah I'd heard they'd be working. When I was flying late 2019-early 2020, the Uber/Cab area completely changed, and not joking was worse than 35X -- nm - MDH Mar 8, 14:46
for the longest time I thought Regis's last name was Lee - prayformojo Mar 8, 14:38 1
- I knew she was married to Frank Gifford. - Spawn Mar 8, 15:56
volunteers in the UK are deliberately being exposed to Covid to test vaccines, considered unethical in the US without effective treatments -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 8, 14:36
Producers Guild Nominees list - Max Mar 8, 14:34
It's also hilarious how quick *actual Republicans* were able to make the decision between supporting a real, live monarchy over a black person. -- nm - Reagen Mar 8, 14:33 2
- so they'll get along with the actual RINOs who've chosen eine fuhrer (monarch-by-proxy?) -- nm - mud Mar 8, 14:36 1
  - I'm not sure if it is a good or bad thing that I always think of Pepe and Seymour when I see RINO and then have to translate to actual context -- nm - JD Mar 8, 15:49
"Dropping, falling, diving towards / Two lovers lost / Plummeting... sugars?" -- nm - they don't rhyme Mar 8, 14:27

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