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Doug Ford speaking now. Outdoor gatherings - family only. Stay at home extended to 6 wks. Non essential construction closed. - Andie Apr 16, 13:16
If you act fast, you can get in on a box of Revised MTG cards. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 16, 13:05 2
- Marjorie Taylor Greene? -- nm - mud Apr 16, 13:12 1
  - Collect the whole set of qanon conspiracy theories -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 13:16
I'm gonna have to answer a big ol' fuck off to this. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 16, 12:54 6
- Ontario: we've tried nothing and were all out of ideas! -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 12:57 5
  - the modelling is terrifying here if they don't do something, asap. -- nm - Andie Apr 16, 13:02 1
    - 75 cents a beer it is!! -- nm - Doug Ford Apr 16, 13:05
  - Bring me the head of Doug Ford and we can talk. -- nm - Reagen Apr 16, 12:58 2
    - you guys just need to keep that bubble you are in nice and secure. don't let the rest of us in. -- nm - Andie Apr 16, 13:03 1
      - There's zero appetite to change anything right now. - Reagen Apr 16, 13:07
ST movie help: How big is In the Heights going to be? -- nm - mara Apr 16, 12:54 9
- It is likely going to be the first movie I go back to a theater to see but then I may be the core audience also -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 13:04
- Pre-COVID, if executed well, I think it would have done very well. Now, I haven't a clue. -- nm - Diva Apr 16, 12:58 5
  - Thanks, all! I'm trying to decide how many copies of the book to get for my library. -- nm - mara Apr 16, 13:01 4
    - four. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 13:06 3
      - no. three. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 13:06 2
        
        :-) I'm leaning toward four. We got 5 copies of the Hamilton book and of course they've all gone out quite a lot. -- nm - mara Apr 16, 13:09 1
        
        I think ham is bigger than heights. I would get three. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 13:19
- What did Rent do? - Will Hunting Apr 16, 12:56 1
  - But it's LMM! Rent opened with $10M. -- nm - mara Apr 16, 12:58
There is some kind of weird heat emanating from the sky. It hurts my eyes, too, unless I put pieces of dark transparent material in front of them. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 12:43
Falcon/Winter Solider spoilers at link.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 16, 12:40 1
- They did a damn fine job of keeping that quiet. Spoils - Will Hunting Apr 16, 12:45
Updated Canucks Schedule. -- (link) - mud Apr 16, 12:30 1
- "Scotia North". Ya know, I'm glad I haven't bought a sports package in years. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 12:42
Gunman who killed 8 at Indianapolis FedEx facility identified as 19-year-old -- (link) - budice Apr 16, 12:22 2
- he was known to Fed and local authorties -- (link) - Remlik Apr 16, 12:36 1
  - “Well, once we positively identify who he is, we will be able to research further." Gee, I hope CNN gave her his name. -- nm - mara Apr 16, 12:53
wtf? the place my son is looking to work over the summer in Mackinaw sent an "offer letter". $4.25/hr and they charge $110/wk for room and board. - oblique Apr 16, 12:17 13
- that's how they getcha....OTOH, 110 a week for food, seems like a deal, how many in a room? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 14:40
- My oldest is looking to do a work camp this summer. They pay, but they also charge tuition, room, and meals. -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 12:40
- But we're paying you in exposure! - Reagen Apr 16, 12:30
- shit I'll offer $5 and money for gas! -- nm - Remlik Apr 16, 12:27
- efffffff that -- nm - budice Apr 16, 12:21
- he must be working as a waiter? I know here there is a lower min wage for waiters (or at least there was.) Yeah, they assume majority of money will - Andie Apr 16, 12:20 2
  - $2.35 is the server rate. it's wack. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 12:45
  - (it's also why tipping culture needs to go away. Just fucking pay people) -- nm* - Reagen Apr 16, 12:42
- What kind of place is it? -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 12:18 4
  - resort -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 12:19 2
    - gotta be working for tips. we went to orcas once and nobody who worked there actually got paid a paycheck. their room and board was their pay. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 12:41 1
      - American capitalism is so exhausting. Everything is predatory and exploitative. -- nm - Reagen Apr 16, 12:43
  - prison camp -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 12:19
Amazon's LOTR show expected to cost $465 MILLION US for season 1 -- (link) - Beaker Apr 16, 12:11 4
- Cheapskates. -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 12:41
- This reminds of that "insider" on HSX who swore that New Line Cinema would go bankrupt after committing $300 million dollar for the LOTR films. - Inigo Apr 16, 12:24
- $100M was for Sean Bean to come back and be killed again :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 16, 12:15
- wooHooo! -- nm - mud Apr 16, 12:11
MLB SO/9: 1981: 4.75 1991: 5.80 2001: 6.67 2011: 7.10 2021: 9.18 -- nm - budice Apr 16, 12:01
These choppers are flying too fast. -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 12:01 11
- OK, seriously. Unlock phone, turn on camera, chopper is gone. Any way to speed that up and go straight to camera? -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 12:09 10
  - I can double click the power button on my Samsung phone and it opens the camera. A lot of phones have settings to allow that. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 12:18 2
    - THATS IT!!!! -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 12:29 1
      - 👍🏼👍🏼 -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 12:59
  - turn phone on, point it out the window, wait for choppers to fly, delete video file if nothing there or just get a video cam to your computer -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 12:11 1
    - hmm. It's a good idea. The problem is they're small so I can't just cover the whole sky with one camera. -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 12:13
  - On Samsungs, the camera can be added to the lock screen (or already is) -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 12:10 3
    - I have a Pixel. Hmmm, that's a starting point. Thanks guys. -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 12:11 2
      - Go to the Settings application, go to Device tab and select “Lock Screen”, below the Swipe Options make sure to mark the “Camera Shortcut” option -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 12:13 1
        
        hmmm, if I click swipe options, it says it will delete my fingerprints. Those bastards. -- nm - loosilu Apr 16, 12:26
  - On an iPhone, yes -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 12:10
I'VE BEEN SHOT .. - mud Apr 16, 11:53 16
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Apr 16, 13:08
- *suddenly likes Phil Collins led Genesis over Peter Gabriel Genesis* -- nm - Remlik Apr 16, 12:28 4
  - is this Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Philip Kaufman, 1978 - best version) ? -- nm - mud Apr 16, 12:46 1
    - heh! well played! -- nm - Remlik Apr 16, 13:34
  - I don't think I know any Gabriel Genesis songs. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 12:43 1
    - Carpet Crawlers! -- (link) - Remlik Apr 16, 13:33 [youtube]
- ohhh nice. And I think that vaccine type gives mostly fire-based superpowers. -- nm - Jovian Apr 16, 12:16
- 💉💪👍 -- nm - Dano Apr 16, 12:08 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Apr 16, 12:09
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 12:08
- Remember if you can’t afford your side effects, AstraZeneca may be able to help. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 16, 12:05
- sooner is better than better later... consider how they rated them. test subs in US had fewer chances of exposure - zeitgeist Apr 16, 12:05
- ! got the 90% and now the TV says I might die! - loosilu Apr 16, 12:02 1
  - we're all gonna die, someday. as someone on Colbert pointed out, birth control pills had 1:1000 blood clot rate... - zeitgeist Apr 16, 12:07
- Excellent! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 12:00
- Nice! -- nm - Marlowe Apr 16, 11:54
although for many guys you can't separate why they were dominant from why they were injured. - Reagen Apr 16, 11:41 4
- Yeah, that's definitely Kerry Wood. His body was never going to hold up. -- nm - David Apr 16, 11:52
- I disagree a little. He broke himself from how he conditioned. All that bulk is hell on the joints and back. This is where Brady is kind of a genius - rollo Apr 16, 11:50
- And the seal training to experience his dad’s service. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:48 1
  - Yeah, the documentary sure made it seem like the macho stuff was a big part of why his back was so messed up. -- nm - Inigo Apr 16, 12:04
Guys, I think I’m starting to think Nick Saban isn’t the devil. -- (link) - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:39 2
- think again -- nm - rollo Apr 16, 11:48 1
  - Just because he destroys the hearts and souls of most of the South every fall...maybe he’s doing General Sherman cosplay? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:50
American Prodigy podcast season two is about Ken Griffey Jr. The first season about Freddy Adu was pretty good. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:37
The NYPD has arrested a man from Ohio who had a semi-automatic rifle in a subway station in New York's Times Square near the A/C/E line around 42nd st -- (link) - ty97 Apr 16, 11:31 4
- Eesh. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 12:11
- he needed it to get some starbucks -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 12:09
- What? Was he not supposed to do that? -- (edited) - sycor Apr 16, 11:41
- Jebus. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:33
Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5 spoilers -- (edited) - Inigo Apr 16, 11:21
In need of a walk-in urgent care I dutifully searched my insurance site for eligible places. - Max Apr 16, 11:19
Geebus finally finally got an appointment to get poked - Eag Apr 16, 11:14 6
- In the butt, Bob? -- nm - IAmQale Apr 16, 12:06
- nice -- nm - mud Apr 16, 11:54
- 😺🍩 -- nm - crash davis Apr 16, 11:42
- Great! -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:31
- Grindr? -- nm - rollo Apr 16, 11:19
- woohoo! -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:19
Oh fun, identity thieves may now have my drivers license number. Thanks, GEICO. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 11:08
Is anyone in the market for an opened but not used AppleTV 32gb? - sycor Apr 16, 11:05 3
- I don't use eBay or Facebook anymore. Guess I'll try craigslist or nextdoor? -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:23
- He’d better hurry. New ones are expected to be announced next week. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 16, 11:05 1
  - Crap. Okay. Thanks for the heads up. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:07
do any of us have modkat? -- (link) - amanda jeans Apr 16, 11:04 2
- No but I should send that to my friends. Their cats are forever kicking litter all over the bathroom. -- nm - sycor Apr 16, 11:26 1
  - they're expensive but man what I wouldn't give for chubs and ollie to stop making a damn mess. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 12:10
Now that I understand the question, a boxer would be the answer. -- nm - Spawn Apr 16, 11:02
LYC: Our next home project - Replacing our driveway. Tax refund arrived. time to get contractors on it. -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 10:51 6
- Yard fences and replacing the decking on our roof deck over the garage. -- nm - pmb Apr 16, 13:05
- Ours: replacing our rails and banisters. - Spawn Apr 16, 11:08 1
  - the fringe benefits are spectacular :) -- nm - oblique Apr 16, 11:27
- Ours: replacing our fence and front retaining wall. - znufrii Apr 16, 11:05 1
  - Also buying new dining room furniture from West Elm. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 11:11
- two years ago I was quoted over $3k for my parking pad (two spots, no actual driveway). I can't imagine how much a suburban driveway would cost. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 10:54
Biden admin will not raise Trump’s pathetic refugee limit despite promises -- (link) - spamlet Apr 16, 10:47 2
- Kind of a dodgy reason too. I thought it’d be pandemic related, but it wasn’t. It’s because of the border children. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 16, 12:10
- Well, there's my answer. That's really crappy of him. -- nm - Inigo Apr 16, 11:00
WWE: Bianca Belair reflects on getting caught up in the moment during the event.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 16, 10:46 2
- Triple H’s plan of “let’s just take athletic people from other sports and teach them to wrestle” is finally paying off. -- nm - Tim Apr 16, 10:50 1
  - she's a Mark Henry find. -- nm - Remlik Apr 16, 12:29
The Mets were rained out in New York yesterday. They have been snowed out in Colorado today. 😡 - Tim Apr 16, 10:45 1
- Look, guys... -- nm - God Apr 16, 10:54
Q: if you look up zillow estimates for your home, do you get deluged with real estate agents cold calls? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 10:38 8
- Give them 888-382-1222. (I used Angie's List for a plumber search once and got a deluge of calls.) -- nm - Max Apr 16, 11:50
- I clicked on a link for "See if your house is eligible for free solar panels" and dayam, a month of contractors calling from 8am -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 10:40 3
  - Well don't click on links. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:48
  - How did they get your number? -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 10:42 1
    - link was through facebook sponsored ad in news feed -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 12:14
- I don’t. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 10:40
- No? Just don't be logged in. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 10:39 1
  - I don't have a zillow login at all. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 16, 10:43
B2: either Bobby Orr or Mario Lemieux -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 10:35 14
- I chose Steve Moore because that hit ended his career. But I have no idea if he would have been great or not. It was just unfair. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 12:10
- Oh, Bo Jackson. - spamlet Apr 16, 11:49
- There's a lot of good answers to this one that may not be the "best" answer. EG I would be fascinated to see Bill Walton's injury-free career -- nm - rollo Apr 16, 11:17 1
  - He was right in front of me in the Indy airport ten years ago. It hurt me to watch him ‘walk’. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:23
- Lemieux or Tiger...Cam Neely would be an interesting case as well. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 10:52
- Lemieux is a great answer. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 10:51
- Don Mattingly -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 10:39 7
  - It’s amazing that he was so good when the Yankees were mediocre for much of the 80s and early 90s that he only saw the playoffs once. - Tim Apr 16, 10:55 5
    - It kills me that he couldn't play just one more year. If his back held up he's in the hall of fame today, no doubt. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:08 4
      - should of trimmed those sideburns -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 11:45 1
        
        *nods* The extra weight was a burden on his back. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:55
      - He still might be. Harold Baines broke the standards. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 11:22 1
        
        I've read he has a good chance with the veteran's committee but if he was healthy for a few more years with a ring, he's in by the writers. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:34
  - Maybe...if only he shaved his side burns -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 10:41
The Hank Azaria and Sandy Alderson comments demonstrate who gets it and who doesn’t. -- nm - David Apr 16, 10:30 3
- I haven't seen the Hank Azaria comments. Something new from Sandy other than the article? -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 10:38 2
  - Here is Azaria apologizing. -- (link) - David Apr 16, 10:43 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 11:07

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