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So, what is everyone doing this weekend? -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 13:16 7
- installing new vertical blinds, weddings, maybe go to a tavern for a band...maybe -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 13:22
- Working on a new rug. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 13:21
- I may get my bike out for a tune up and tire check early this year due to unexpectedly nice weather! -- nm - JenBro Apr 9, 13:20
- Zoom rehearsal tonight for the show I’m in. Yard work the rest of the weekend, probably. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 9, 13:19
- I have a video call with some friends tonight, and another with extended family Sunday. Need to clean our place too. -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 13:18
- working tomorrow morning. if it doesnt rain I need to mow my grass. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 9, 13:17
- Hockey games Fri, Sat & Sun -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 13:17
Just got a call from Muriel Bowser that every DC resident 16+ will be C19 vaccine eligible starting Monday. -- nm - Max Apr 9, 13:15
AP: House ethics panel has opened an investigation of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz -- (link) - mud Apr 9, 13:12 3
- you have someone killfiled dont you. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 9, 13:13 2
  - oops -- nm - mud Apr 9, 13:14 1
    - lolz. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 9, 13:14
Say the Braves should wear these unis all season? -- (link) - stim-mie Apr 9, 12:57 1
- I like those throwbacks. -- nm* - Krusty Apr 9, 13:10
Just returned from Walgreens and now have had dose 1 -- nm - JD Apr 9, 12:57 10
- To immortality! -- nm - David Apr 9, 13:21
- whenever my mind hears 'dose' my mind drifts to LSD, like any good Deadhead does :)))))) -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 9, 13:14 5
  - When I was in college I had a cup that said "Dose Me" on it that I would take with me to parties. I had a lot of strange nights. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 13:20
  - To get back to the warning, I've received... -- (link*) - IAmQale Apr 9, 13:18 [youtube]
  - does your mind ever drift away from the Dead or related subjects? -- nm - mud Apr 9, 13:16 1
    - yes -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 9, 13:29
  - I mean did anyone test to see if LSD prevents covid? -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 9, 13:15
- nice -- nm - stim-mie Apr 9, 13:02
- 👍💉💪 -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 13:01
- Nice! I just got Theresa an appointment with them on Monday. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 13:01
House panel opens ethics probe of of Rep. Matt Gaetz amid federal investigation into sex trafficking allegations. -- (link*) - stim-mie Apr 9, 12:51 1
- heh heh ... their original wording on the post is funnier to me "House Ethics Committee opens probe into Gaetz" (I hope it hurt ... A LOT) heh heh -- nm - JenBro Apr 9, 13:04
random work frustration rant. - tRuMAN Apr 9, 12:51 3
- I have a pair of headphones (sound core Q20) that are opportunistic: they will pair with multiple devices and opportunistically choose which audio - Beryllium Apr 9, 12:59
- What are you using for podcasts/music on your phone? Is there not a computer version that works and syncs progress? -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 12:59 1
  - cant run such apps or sites on my work laptop, IT blocked them. - tRuMAN Apr 9, 13:03
A thread about meeting people on planes. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 9, 12:48
THR: Comic Stores Brace for Shakeup After Marvel Move -- (link) - mud Apr 9, 12:37
If you're looking for some new music, The Snuts debut album is pretty good. - JaxSean Apr 9, 12:32 [spotify]
Referee Bert Smith says blood clot in lung caused his fall at NCAA men's basketball tournament -- (link) - Beaker Apr 9, 12:27 1
- yikes -- nm - mud Apr 9, 12:29
dear lord Boone get it together. You're going to become a caricature if you keep answering stuff like this. -- (link) - Jovian Apr 9, 12:17 2
- "that's fair". Bullshit. -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 12:29
- He doesn’t want to say yes and undermine Judge’s fragility but he’s not going to lie. - Will Hunting Apr 9, 12:21
Forbes List of the 21 richest sports teams owners. Basketball team owners are richer than football team owners. Also, #19 is Dmitry Rybolovlev who - decline Apr 9, 12:16 4
- So absolutely zero correlation between owner wealth and team success. Got it. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 9, 14:42
- That's what they're worth, but what's the ROI on purchasing a team? How much net income does an owner get each year? -- nm - Max Apr 9, 12:18 2
  - Revenue averages about 350mil a year per team but take out NYY and KAD, it’s probably about 300mil - Will Hunting Apr 9, 13:15
  - We're all losing millions of dollars! Yeah, that's the ticket. -- nm - Professional Team Owners Apr 9, 13:11
Thanks to the arcade talk, I discovered one game I loved whose name I couldn't remember. Ladies and gentlemen: Steel Talons! -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 12:12 1
- *air guitar* -- nm - Max Apr 9, 12:14
SCOTUS: Pres. Biden signs an executive order creating a commission to study expanding the Supreme Court -- (link*) - stim-mie Apr 9, 11:58 3
- HES SIGNING TOO MANY ORDERS ! -- nm - GOP Apr 9, 12:03 2
  - Another one! Another one! Another one! -- nm - DJ Khaled Apr 9, 12:43
  - *expands the USSC to 539 members* -- nm* - Biden Apr 9, 12:06
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 9, 11:58 [Attachment] 12
- A good side and an evil side (one could argue this question supposes a snowflake is only two-dimensional). -- nm* - Max Apr 9, 11:59
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 9, 11:58 [Attachment] 10
  - (spoilers) - Baron Nefcy Apr 9, 11:59
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 9, 11:58 [Attachment] 8
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 9, 12:04 [Attachment] 7
      - 1/2, I tricked myself on the bonus -- nm - rollo Apr 9, 13:15
      - 2/2 -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 12:14 2
        
        although spoilerish - Dano Apr 9, 12:15 1
        
        Same -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 12:48
      - 2/2 -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 12:06
      - 2/2 -- nm - David Apr 9, 12:04
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Apr 9, 12:04
Volcano erupts on Caribbean island of St. Vincent, sending ash 20,000 feet into the air -- (link) - zork Apr 9, 11:38 11
- Ash wednesday was last week -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 13:21
- Description of the volcano on Google Maps :) - - Meg Apr 9, 12:27
- Breaking out my Boomstick -- nm - Ash Apr 9, 11:47
- I said the words, dammit! Everyone heard me say them! -- nm - Ash Apr 9, 11:44
- I've been there. Not on the volcano, but on the island. It's beautiful. -- nm - Diva Apr 9, 11:44 3
  - *looks at watch... shakes head no* -- nm - Lex Apr 9, 11:44 2
    - I was thinking of that same scene while I wrote that message. -- nm - Diva Apr 9, 11:57 1
      - It is on my rewatch list for Covid-VAC-2 weekend! -- nm* - Spawn Apr 9, 12:07
- you can see it from space -- (link) - decline Apr 9, 11:41
- I blame that SNL performance. -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:39 1
  - *golf clap* -- nm - IAmQale Apr 9, 12:46
When we build our house and I retire, I am 100% getting a pinball machine for my house. - JaxSean Apr 9, 11:37 11
- ohhh where are you building? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 9, 12:01 4
  - we bought property, so ... soon. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 12:05 3
    - How far from the beach? - Will Hunting Apr 9, 13:08 1
      - Well it's still Florida, so still possible. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 13:18
    - oooohhh! -- nm - Andie Apr 9, 12:19
- I've toyed with building a house for retirement. It seems too daunting. -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 11:56
- Top 50 Pinball machines -- (link) - Jovian Apr 9, 11:55 1
  - They need to make a Biffy Clyro pinball machine. That would seal the deal. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 12:03
- I played the hell out of the Jurrasic Park pinball. It was the last that I mastered. -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:44
- Those can break down a lot though. Get a good cabinet and fill it with a MAME machine. -- nm - zork Apr 9, 11:43 1
  - if i wanted to play emulated games I would just do it on my PC now -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 11:49
Some prominent names who have never been nominated for an Oscar (features, non Docs or producer nominees) -- (edited) - Max Apr 9, 11:37 10
- will Kstew ever win an oscar? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 9, 12:58 1
  - She plays Princess Diana in "Spencer" which seems like potential Oscar bait. -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 13:17
- Spall wasn't nominated for Mr. Turner? *looks it up* Guess not. *looks further* Damn, that was a tough year to get an actor nom. - Baron Nefcy Apr 9, 11:49
- Robin Wright ! -- nm - mud Apr 9, 11:48
- Stevens won for a documentary feature -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 11:41 1
  - ah, that's right. I'm thinking of someone else then. (but still excluding Docs/producers) -- nm - Max Apr 9, 11:42
- Hrmmm, Michael Sheen at some point; he's been in great things. - Will Hunting Apr 9, 11:40 3
  - And Aniston will make one last run at a prestige type thing and get a cycle of easy / good press -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 9, 11:42 1
    - That's what "Cake" was. It didn't work out. -- nm* - Andie Apr 9, 11:48
  - a bunch of these are great but have been occupied by tv roles. -- nm - Max Apr 9, 11:41
Thanks I hate it a lot -- (link) - Reagen Apr 9, 11:36 [youtube] 2
- No. Thank you. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 9, 11:40
- Imagine bonding with Eyecam. - Spawn Apr 9, 11:38
"Ooh, look at that." "...Just put ketchup on one side of the plate and tartar sauce on the other." "Listen, smart guy..." "In how many situations - Grocery Store Transcripts Apr 9, 11:29
Paramount Schedules New STAR TREK Film for June 2023 -- (link) - Picard Apr 9, 11:22 2
- Star Trek Cinematic Universe -- nm - stim-mie Apr 9, 11:35
- wooHooo! -- nm - mud Apr 9, 11:23
ST Compound -- if we had the choice of table games, what do you think you'd be a contender in? Me: Ping pong after a little practice. - Will Hunting Apr 9, 11:20 33
- Quarters, Euchre and other cards, cornhole -- nm - rollo Apr 9, 13:12
- pool -- nm - JenBro Apr 9, 13:10
- I’m that guy that will play with you at whatever you want and won’t be very good at any of it. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 9, 12:47
- I'm going to say darts. Cause you set your drink on a table when it's your turn so it totally counts. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 9, 11:58
- I think I could do well at billiards -- nm - oblique Apr 9, 11:48
- air hockey. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 11:48 1
  - and tabletop hockey -- nm - stim-mie Apr 9, 11:57
- Ping pong and pool. I hate foosball. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:41
- Foosball (no spinning!) -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 9, 11:37 1
  - Who came up with that stupid rule? - zork Apr 9, 11:40
- are card games included? You name it I can play it or at worst figure it out fast. Decent at pool and ping pong too -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 11:35 11
  - Risk if board games count (1 shitty dice role away from playing in the World Championships) -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 11:39 10
    - Wait, there are Risk world championships? Do they use alternative maps? -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 9, 12:37 2
      - original -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 12:38 1
        
        Boo-urns. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 9, 12:52
    - Corn Hole could be another too. I was lake Champ this year :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 11:44 5
      - Pretty good at this one too (all the years of slo-pitch pitching) -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 11:57
      - I like cornhole, despite being terrible at it -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 11:52
      - ... just how big *is* this table? -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:45 2
        
        this is the spinoff poll! -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 11:46 1
        
        Okay then, a demolition derby is my answer! -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:50
    - Diplomacy or Supremacy are better -- nm - zork Apr 9, 11:41
- When I was younger, ping pong, billiards and bumper pool. - JaxSean Apr 9, 11:30 1
  - I much prefer 9 ball to 8 ball -- nm - zork Apr 9, 11:42
- bumper pool -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 9, 11:25
- Shuffleboard (the table version). Or, if it fits, Axis & Allies. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 9, 11:23 2
  - I loved the table top version! Played it at the Knights of Columbus where my father was a member. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 11:25 1
    - I started playing at the bar-slash-general store down the road from my grandparents' cabin at Lake McConaughy. Then I bought a table in college. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 9, 11:27
- Ping pong. I played it a lot. My best friend had a table in his basement and they had them at the pool halls. Billiards gets boring to me - Krusty Apr 9, 11:23
- Foosball or air hockey, maybe? Definitely not pool, unless you need someone to take easy money from. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 9, 11:22
- I was pretty decent at ping pong at one point in my life. -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 11:22
- Drunk: Billiards. Sober: Ping Pong. -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:21 1
  - Drunk: Billiards. Sober: Snooker -- nm - mud Apr 9, 11:25
Space Invaders and then Pacman and Asteroids were the transition from pinball, baseball, and skeeball as I recall it. -- nm - zork Apr 9, 11:19
Resolution: Once vaccines are done with, I need to get a neighborhood poker game started. -- nm - znufrii Apr 9, 11:17
On my way to get vaccinamated -- nm - zork Apr 9, 11:16 6
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 11:21
- Make sure you get it in the correct arm. I am hearing those that got sick got it in the wrong one. -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:19 3
  - Funny you say that. I get my shots in my right arm because I am left handed. But I’ve come to realize I do so much stuff with my right hand. - IAmQale Apr 9, 12:49
  - Thanks for looking out for me. I appreciate this quality advice. -- nm - zork Apr 9, 11:37 1
    - It is what we are here for. -- nm - Spawn Apr 9, 11:39
- have fun -- nm - JaxSean Apr 9, 11:18
Washington No-Names reportedly considering a Ricky Williams draft plus a future first to move up for Trey Lance. - David Apr 9, 11:15 3
- To move up to Atlanta's spot? That's interesting. - Volnelk Apr 9, 11:22 1
  - Dallas is reportedly trying to move up to get Pitts at 4-6, too. -- nm - David Apr 9, 11:52
- There's already some decent talent ... just not a lot of it. - Will Hunting Apr 9, 11:19

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