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Atlanta law enforcement says shooter was “having a really bad day and this is what he did.”—Also, they are nixing racism for sex addiction, as a motive -- (edited) - Flavorize Mar 17, 11:22 2
- Just a coincidence that all 3 locations were much more likely to enjoy Asian women. - TWuG Mar 17, 11:27
- Yeah, he wanted to "eliminate temptation" 🙄 -- (link) - Meg Mar 17, 11:26
25,000 capacity confirmed for Wrestlemania. -- (link) - David Mar 17, 11:17
"Your tax refund is scheduled to be sent to your bank by March 19, 2021." - ty97 Mar 17, 11:09 6
- *grrr* - Krusty Mar 17, 11:15 3
  - Is that for stimulus or refund? This is my tax refund. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 11:20 2
    - Oh, missed that part. - Krusty Mar 17, 11:21 1
      - Understood, I hope it works out! -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 11:21
- JETER CASTLE -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:10 1
  - ALL THE CASTLE -- nm - stim-mie Mar 17, 11:17
IRS delays filing deadline to May 15, as IRS grapples with a backlog of 24 million unprocessed tax returns -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 11:08 2
- I haven't gotten a W-2 from a major client and am worried it'll arrive in mid-July. - David Mar 17, 11:10
- I'm certain this was announced because we busted our hump to get our paperwork to our tax person yesterday so we could make our end of the month - oblique Mar 17, 11:09
Godzilla vs Kong major spoilers - Beaker Mar 17, 10:59
OMG - ‘Justified’ Team Reunites to Develop Elmore Leonard Novel at FX, Timothy Olyphant Rumored to Return as Raylan Givens -- (link) - LMS Mar 17, 10:55 7
- SHOOT IT INTO MY VEINS -- nm - Boston Celtics Mar 17, 11:07 2
  - So, Martindale and Davies won Emmys but Olyphant didn't. That's some bullshit. -- nm - David Mar 17, 11:09 1
    - He can still win the Marshies Lifetime Achievement Award, at least -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 11:20
- yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 17, 11:07
- YES PLEASE. And Walter Mosley, if it's the one I think it is (could there BE another?) is a good get. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:59
- excellent. -- nm - mud Mar 17, 10:57
- giggity -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:57
If they go down the $400, I sign. They go down $300, I sign. They go down $200....?????? - ty97 Mar 17, 10:52 6
- no decrease no sign. I think you move upstairs if they say less than $300 off. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:56 2
  - They are likely trying to lease upstairs for 4/1 start, my lease runs through 5/31 so it would be a 2 month overlap. - ty97 Mar 17, 10:57 1
    - think of the giant space you would have for 2 glorious months -- nm - Andie Mar 17, 11:27
- Price Lock for 2-3yrs -- nm - stim-mie Mar 17, 10:55
- how much would it cost you to move? $200 a month is 2400 a year, how many years is the lease? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:54 1
  - 1-year lease and moving would cost quite a bit less than $2400. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 10:57
If my landlord doesn't lower my rent, let's play "where should ty97 move?" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 17, 10:42 18
- This one seems too good? Bedroom is kind of awkward though. -- (link*) - spamlet Mar 17, 10:56 1
  - very spacious (or good photos). nice closets. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:59
- West village -- nm - Krusty Mar 17, 10:56
- Armonk -- nm - stim-mie Mar 17, 10:53
- Just move to Murray Hill and get it over with. - MDH Mar 17, 10:52
- I like the one on 71st. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 17, 10:52 1
  - we have similar taste. that's also good value. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:55
- The Jeter Castle!! -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:46
- "No catch, although we are technically in New Jersey." -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 17, 10:45
- how many SF are you now? -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:44 7
  - I like this. parquet floors and french doors? sign me up. -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:47 6
    - I'm anti-parquet -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 10:48 5
      - Fuck you! -- nm - Boston Celtics Mar 17, 10:50
      - I quite like this floorplan? -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:48 3
        
        oh hello -- (link) - amanda jeans Mar 17, 10:54 1
        
        I was coming to flag that one too -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 10:56
        
        I really like that one too -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 10:53
- houseboat in international waters -- nm* - Max Mar 17, 10:43
Seeing tweets that the IRS will delay the tax deadline until Mid-May -- nm - decline Mar 17, 10:37 2
- Good enough for me! Twitter said so! -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 10:40
- Those of us who already filed should get a refund, say $1400? -- nm - Baron on the Cairn Mar 17, 10:39
Beaker alert. -- (link) - Shaun Mar 17, 10:29 6
- noice -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 10:47
- Not sure who that actor is, but definitely looks more like Jack reacher than cruise does -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:37 4
  - Looks like someone digitally de-aged Josh Brolin. -- nm - Mop Mar 17, 10:40 2
    - At least they didn't use nutsack-jaw as the starting point. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:41 1
      - Speaking of which, how old was Thanos? Had to be multiple hundreds of years, right? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:42
  - And after reading the article they say the exact same thing. Of course. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:39
Cardinals sign former Bengals WR AJ Green -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 10:28 2
- I don't care how old they are. Fitz and Green on the same team is special. -- nm - Boston Celtics Mar 17, 10:51 1
  - Fitz, Green and Hopkins on the same team is fun. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 17, 11:23
Authorities reporting on the fireworks blast report two dead and two missing - but can't confirm they're the same two :( -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 10:19 1
- You know it was bad, then. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:20
So, I'm taking daughter + boyfriend to NY for a trip/school visit. Due to points, we're flying in and out of Newark. We don't really have specific -- (edited) - oblique Mar 17, 10:13 19
- I'd think about your daughter's interests and then go to the best NYC has to offer. - Roger More Mar 17, 10:55
- important question: Is this in April or is it later than April? - ty97 Mar 17, 10:23 2
  - April 18->21. I have the flights booked already. Edit (42k miles for 3 of us round trip - not bad) -- nm* - oblique Mar 17, 10:23 1
    - okay you're safe, that schedule is finalized. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 10:24
- If she hasn't seen Times Square, that's a must do. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:22
- You have a boyfriend now? -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:18 2
  - try to keep up :) -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:20 1
    - I am gonna need a bigger notebook. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 10:21
- nEEEEEWWWWWark. - ty97 Mar 17, 10:16 9
  - She's never been there before -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:18 4
    - I mean, she sorta has to see Times Square, right? - ty97 Mar 17, 10:18 3
      - That was the other option. I *could* do Sunday night at Gild, Monday night at the Hyatt Times Square and then just drive up to Purchase Tuesday morn -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:20 2
        
        Not even sure it makes sense to change hotels, you can get to Times Square easily enough from the Financial District via subway or cab -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 10:40
        
        A reverse commute out of the city to Westchester, at least early in the morning during normal times, is a cake walk. -- (edited) - ty97 Mar 17, 10:33
  - Parking and tolls will still cost you a pretty penny here though. And I'm confused on the Amherst/return flight timing. -- nm - ty97 Mar 17, 10:17 3
    - In theory the other option would be to transit to the hotel and pick up a rental car somewhere Monday after we do all the sightseeing to get up to - oblique Mar 17, 10:19 1
      - Price this out. There are numerous rental car locations in the city, but they tend to cost more than renting at the airports. - ty97 Mar 17, 10:24
    - We fly out Wednesday afternoon -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:18
- Central Park, Broadway(?), Times Square -- nm* - stim-mie Mar 17, 10:16
ST gardeners, is it better growing garlic in pots or in the garden? I’m trying it for the first time this year. -- nm* - kelly Mar 17, 10:09 1
- no idea what you are asking -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:53
YDC: I watched the Eurovision movie last night. Better than I expected. It's weird, yet made me smile. Double Trouble is a straight banger btw. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:09 3
- And the song that got nominated is legit a good song. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:09 2
  - I only want to hear Ja Ja Ding Dong! -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:18 1
    - That song cracked me up. -- nm - MDH Mar 17, 10:21
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo receives Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 17, 10:08
I found this listicle illuminating! WC's 10 Actors Who Made Real Life Changes Inspired By Movie Characters (answers inside) - con_carne Mar 17, 10:03 [youtube] 1
- Little bit of whiplash in the middle there. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 10:06
I was giving a friendly dog some belly rubs and he got excited and peed on me. Ugh!! Thankfully it missed my sneakers. Lol -- nm - Krusty Mar 17, 09:54
Fine, if I can't buy Hershey's Redi Whip anymore, I will just dunk my banana in a pudding cup -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 09:53 4
- Tapioca? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:58 2
  - Chocolate -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:00 1
    - Sure, sure, who wouldn't want to dip their banana in chocolate pudding? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 10:50
- Are we not doing phrasing anymore? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 17, 09:56
Song poll b2: Carousel - Mr. Bungle -- (link) - Krusty Mar 17, 09:50 [youtube]
AMANDA SIGNAL: I only get my mail like once a week because it's all junk anyway. Guess what's in my mailbox? Other than the thing from jury services.. - ty97 Mar 17, 09:49 3
- spoilers - ty97 Mar 17, 09:59 1
  - Good luck!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 17, 10:33
- 10% increase -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:52
Want to help conservatives get better at social media? Youtube is hiring -- (link) - TWuG Mar 17, 09:48 2
- Applicants with experience in teaching elementary-level students preferred -- nm - Max Mar 17, 10:38
- Eww. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 17, 09:57
LIR - stim-mie, my stim is there, but still 'pending' as is my social security. I'm pretty sure that usually posts the day it's due. -- nm - Meg Mar 17, 09:48
TIL: There's a private park in NYC -- (link) - JD Mar 17, 09:43
Yeah Gord Miller still firing shots at the barstool dinglenuts -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 09:35 4
- Portnoy *cuh-rav-ing* that validation - Reagen Mar 17, 09:40 3
  - It’s a welcome change to see people speaking up fir this now after watching years of silence over Deadspin and Gawker. -- nm - David Mar 17, 09:49 1
    - It helps that Barstool is more openly full of dipshits - Reagen Mar 17, 09:57
  - I like the tweet about response: 1) mostly positive. 2) people upset about him wearing a mask in profile pic 3) arguing on how WWII was won? -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 09:42
Happy Saint Patrick Stewart’s (& Ian’s) Day! -- (link*) - Beaker Mar 17, 09:34
U.S. has issued 90 million stimulus checks worth a collective $242 billion so far -- (link) - stim-mie Mar 17, 09:33 1
- Wells Fargo: your check is in the mail -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 17, 10:39
States suing over provision in COVID bill preventing them from using stimulus money to fund tax cuts -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 17, 09:28 7
- That reminds of me of bad professional sports team management where profit sharing / media rights are used not to improve the team but for basic - JD Mar 17, 09:35
- Well this is gonna get awkward quickly because it’s not just tax cuts. -- (edited) - spamlet Mar 17, 09:31 5
  - Hmmm...couldn't states just directly use the federal funds towards improving those benefits as opposed to doing it as tax credits? -- nm - JD Mar 17, 09:38 2
    - The Feds could do direct welfare payments as well but run everything through the tax code. -- nm - spamlet Mar 17, 09:50 1
      - And politicians could decide not to run racist campaigns against “welfare queens” to torpedo that idea, but here we are. -- nm - znufrii Mar 17, 09:54
  - Seems a bit of a blunt instrument problem, then. - znufrii Mar 17, 09:38 1
    - nm -- (edited) - spamlet Mar 17, 09:55
Former Met Opera Maestro James Levine died on March 9th. - Diva Mar 17, 09:22
Major has been released from doggy jail and is returning to the White House -- (link) - decline Mar 17, 09:22 1
- Gonna drink from the green fountain. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:24
LIR: NFT. Um... what? - oblique Mar 17, 09:20 1
- It's this -- (link) - Reagen Mar 17, 09:35 [youtube]
Judge orders bar padlocked, owners remove doors. They'd already brought in generators when the city cut their power. -- (link) - Meg Mar 17, 09:14 1
- No way to know who will win this battle. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:21
Spawn, Re: B2 and lumber -- (link) - decline Mar 17, 09:13 13
- Wow. Maybe we are going to be forced to do a cement patio instead of wood decking. -- nm - Pippy Mar 17, 09:26 11
  - Guess we won’t be building a deck on the roof of our detached garage this year after all. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 17, 09:31
  - stamped concrete patios are really nice looking -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:27 9
    - You all saw my patio, right? - Will Hunting Mar 17, 09:41 [Image] 4
      - anytime you want to come stay at my house and do work like that you're more than welcome :) -- nm - oblique Mar 17, 10:43 1
        
        Our contractor did a great job. A good person laying concrete with the right mold makes it easy. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 10:47
      - OMG!! want! that is lovely -- nm - Pippy Mar 17, 10:35
      - very nice -- nm - decline Mar 17, 09:42
    - agreed. and Amanda has a point - its hotter than hell in Texas and there are no trees over this area. - Pippy Mar 17, 09:33 1
      - Pippy, we got a shaded aluminum pergola a few years ago. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 17, 10:23
    - they stay cooler too. my wooden deck is unbearable for naked feet in the heat of the afternoon. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 17, 09:29 1
      - Yeah, our paver patio is nice that way. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:33
- They need to shit that down. -- nm - Spawn Mar 17, 09:17
I gotta be honest...they did kinda ambush the QNon lunatic lady. BUT they brought cookies and weren't storming the capital so there is that of course. -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 09:11 1
- QBert doesn't seem to appreciate cookies, unfortunately. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 17, 09:24
March Madness Bracket achieved! -- (edited) - SyrDragon Mar 17, 09:07 3
- Password is: PreviouslyOrange - signup now!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 17, 09:10 2
  - linky ? on this page? -- nm - Pippy Mar 17, 09:12 1
    - HERE -- (link) - Beaker Mar 17, 09:13 [Backboard]

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