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CFL kick off Aug. 5 -- (link) - mud Apr 21, 10:18 2
- Am I crazy that I want them to push the Grey Cup back another two weekends and do it on Christmas afternoon (Saturday)? - Name Withheld By Request Apr 21, 10:20 1
  - no, that would be fine -- nm - mud Apr 21, 10:23
The chair box has arrived and dear Lord it's heavy. - Baron Nefcy Apr 21, 10:13 4
- And I've completed step zero: make sure everything is in the box. I need a break. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 21, 10:14 3
  - What's in the box? -- nm - budice Apr 21, 10:15 2
    - OPEN THE BOX!!! -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 10:16 1
      - Step 1 - Cut a hole in the box -- nm - budice Apr 21, 10:17
"We are now limiting his mating activities to prevent him becoming exhausted and have introduced a lottery system to select lucky females" -- (link) - Dano Apr 21, 10:03 4
- I too allow Kelly to gaze upon me for 5 minutes daily if she earns it. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 10:21
- I can sympathize -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 10:19
- i love this story! -- (edited) - Andie Apr 21, 10:05 1
  - Yeah.... - Dano Apr 21, 10:06
I'm in the process of memorizing African capitals. I can get 39 pretty regularly - prayformojo Apr 21, 10:00
The suicide wave that never was -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 09:59 1
- I am shocked, shocked that there was no scientific backing to such a claim. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 10:40
Cadillac's first EV SUV will arrive early for just under $60k -- (link) - oblique Apr 21, 09:54
Perhaps this is the story that @TuckerCarlson was trying to get ahead of. -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 09:53 2
- Yikes, no wonder the Donald likes him so much and why he's the flag bearer of the faux news bullshit machine -- nm - Zeitgeist Apr 21, 10:28
- That's a $6M home in Georgetown. -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 10:10
happy birthday, dear Pippy!! :) - -- nm - i.b.! Apr 21, 09:52 2
- and many more -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 21, 10:04
- Happy Birthday, Pippy! -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 09:57
Richard Dawkins, still a dick. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 21, 09:35 1
- Sidebar: ‘The system has collapsed’: India’s descent into Covid hell -- (link) - Mop Apr 21, 10:14
Ronda Rousey will not be coming back to WWE for a while. First baby is due September 22nd -- (link) - Will Hunting Apr 21, 09:27 7
- convenient. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 09:47 6
  - IIRC the baby desire thing with Rousey was known for some time. At least per rumors -- nm* - budice Apr 21, 09:55 2
    - for at least 2 years. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 10:08
    - She left after 2019 WM for that reason -- nm - Eag Apr 21, 10:08
  - ? I think it’s more a question of when did WWE know and did the PR guy know when he told investors that her and Becky would be back soon - Will Hunting Apr 21, 09:48 2
    - Yeah you're right it's a mean thing to say. I'm just in a foul mood right now. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 10:08
    - And if she's due in September she probably won't be back till around RR next year -- nm - Eag Apr 21, 09:54
"If I buy you a Miata can we skip trig?" "First of all no. Second, do I look like I would fit in a Miata?" "We can stretch it out, call it a Miaaata." -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Apr 21, 09:25 6
- Such an oddly specific thing to ask -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 09:52
- I know someone almost your height who drives a Miata. He had the seat lowered. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:35 2
  - Or you know, put the roof down, like the designers intended -- nm - JD Apr 21, 09:36 1
    - He does that 100% of the time, even in rain. But without the lowered seat, the windshield top bar is directly at eye level. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:38
- "This was the largest auto that I could afford. Should I, therefore, be made the subject of fun?" -- nm - rollo Apr 21, 09:34
- That's why Miata's don't have a roof! - JD Apr 21, 09:27
ManUtd - Glazers Apology re:SuperLeague -- (link*) - budice Apr 21, 09:22 8
- and John Henry's statement to the LFC fans -- (link) - JD Apr 21, 09:25
- So, their plan to protect the Pyramid was to take more money for themselves from the Pyramod because they can’t spend properly. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 09:25 5
  - They actually tried this one before but limited to the English leagues under the guise of a COVID bailout: Project Big Picture -- (link) - JD Apr 21, 09:30 1
    - John Henry is a vampire. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 09:49
  - Trickle Down Soccer. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 09:26 2
    - That statement is actually more obnoxious than the new league to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 09:28
    - Exactly. Their way to cut out the middleman which are Bureaucratic, Corrupt Soccer Orgs -- nm - budice Apr 21, 09:27
- sorry we didn't get away with it -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 09:24
The DisneyNature movies are all $4.99 on iTunes right now. -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 09:20
Mud alert - have you seen David Sowerbutts eraction video to the Inside No.9 trailer? - LMS Apr 21, 09:19 [youtube] 1
- geez -- nm - mud Apr 21, 10:07
I guess it's not just David. Watch these 5 docs when you need a break from true crime - JD Apr 21, 09:09 5
- Thanks for these. I'm in the middle of the Gardner Museum Heist doc on NFLX and it's very good -- nm - rollo Apr 21, 09:33
- The Mole Agent is awesome. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 21, 09:11 3
  - Yup. Class Action Park and The Last Blockbuster were also very good though with the first having been there might have made it more enjoyable. - Krusty Apr 21, 09:18 1
    - I loved it. The Doc, not the park. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 21, 09:43
  - Agree. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 09:14
Nosebleed today. AstraZeneca tomorrow. Safe, right? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:02 6
- You should stop looking at cute boys if you don’t want nosebleeds. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 21, 09:13 1
  - It's not a fountain. Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:13
- Mention it but should be fine, it's not mentioned on the AZ notes as something of concern. I got the AZ jab too. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 09:12
- lucky bastard -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 09:05 1
  - Indeed. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 09:09
- should be fine -- nm - budice Apr 21, 09:03
Huh. Sitemeter.com is now a parked domain. Remember them? -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 08:52 1
- Yes. Used them on ST for a while, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:56
2nd Pfizer shot - ACHIEVED. -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 08:47 20
- Level Unlocked! -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 09:55
- I'm joining you tomorrow afternoon :) -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 09:52
- Nice. Incoming transmission from the Collective. -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 09:46
- 💪💉👍 -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 09:43
- So. Much. Licking. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:35
- Woo-hoo! -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 09:21
- Take it easy and good luck with side effects. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 21, 09:13
- 👍👍 -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 09:12
- Fantastic! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 21, 09:09
- Yeah!!! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:56
- Yay! -- nm - pmb Apr 21, 08:56
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 08:55
- nice -- nm - budice Apr 21, 08:54
- Yay! Get mine tomorrow, and then it's doorknob time! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 21, 08:53
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 08:52
- yay! -- nm - mud Apr 21, 08:50
- Excellent! -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 08:50
- Get ready for the superpowers! -- nm - sycor Apr 21, 08:47 2
  - Correction: more superpowers. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 21, 09:26
  - Yonh! -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 08:48
All meetings should only occur on Tuesdays. - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:41 2
- I have one HOA that does this. Sadly, most of the others meet on Saturdays. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 08:47
- and meet at Fridays -- nm - budice Apr 21, 08:45
One of those rare female pedophile cases in Tomball, which is in the Houston area. Devastating and not something a kid should have to deal with. -- (link) - IAmQale Apr 21, 08:41
LYC set up the Eufy and Wyze cams last night. Initial thoughts. - sycor Apr 21, 08:36 6
- You can turn the IR light off on the Wyze (in the settings). I don't have much to say about the motion detection though. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 21, 10:09
- The only question I have, which I haven't looked in to yet, it mounting them outside and getting power to them. Since I'm in a rental I can't go - sycor Apr 21, 08:37
- nmb pan cam - amanda jeans Apr 21, 08:36 3
  - Did you buy one yet? - sycor Apr 21, 08:40 2
    - no. after budget season. everything life-related is on hold till like mid may. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 21, 08:48 1
      - I understand that. Luckily I've able to work some OT lately to catch up on work which is helping with bills. - sycor Apr 21, 08:49
Jetblue adding new cities: Kansas City, San Antonio, Asheville, Milwaukee, Vancouver (Canada), Puerto Vallarta, and San Pedro Sula. - ty97 Apr 21, 08:21 5
- The gays got their work done fast for that PV flight -- nm - MDH Apr 21, 08:28
- Brightline has resolved their funding issues and will begin groundbreaking on a high-speed rail line from SoCal to Vegas this year -- (link*) - decline Apr 21, 08:22 3
  - Yeah, from Victorville*! Now how the hell do I get to Victorville? If I drive that far I'm a third of the way to Vegas. -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 08:38 2
    - That's a really good question. How does one get to Victorville without driving? -- nm - JD Apr 21, 08:46 1
      - Amtrak Southwest Chief from Fullerton to Victorville. But that's late afternoon so likely wouldn't connect. And still twice as long as driving. -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 09:50
It looks like in franchise mode you can play as your favorite team and not be the GM/manager/owner/scout. Sweet! -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 08:11 2
- Figured there had to be. It's too detailed. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 21, 08:13 1
  - It would have been a huge oversight. It's hard to figure all this out as there's just so much info thrown at you when you start. -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 08:52
We are the Anglo-Saxon caucus! Let us have maethlfrith! Let us have drihtinbeage! -- (link) - znufrii Apr 21, 08:11
Moderna #1 done -- nm - budice Apr 21, 08:09 13
- You are now half-cool. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 09:45
- 💉💪👍 -- nm - Dano Apr 21, 09:42
- 👍🏻 -- nm - spamlet Apr 21, 08:55
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 08:54
- Woo! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 21, 08:54
- Woo-hoo! -- nm - Diva Apr 21, 08:47
- Excellent -- nm - sycor Apr 21, 08:38
- Start the timer! -- nm - IAmQale Apr 21, 08:13
- Yay! -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 08:12
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 08:11
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 08:11
- well done. -- nm - mud Apr 21, 08:10
- ... -- (pic) - David Apr 21, 08:10 [Attachment]
The pandemic episode of Mythic Quest is lovely. -- nm - David Apr 21, 08:06 2
- Mythic Quest was pretty good and they had an EXCELLENT quarantine episode. -- nm Posted by Remlik (aka Remlik) Aug 24 '20 -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 09:02
- I think that entire IASIP crew is underrated in how talented they are. They are so good with some of their writing. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 08:21
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:03 [Attachment] 8
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:03 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:03 [Attachment] 6
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) -- (edited) - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:04 [Attachment] 4
      - 1/2 -- nm - rollo Apr 21, 09:16
      - 2/2 -- nm - oblique Apr 21, 08:49
      - 2/2 -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 08:13
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Apr 21, 08:06
    - Lucky on the first one, but I'm 2/2 -- nm - Volnelk Apr 21, 08:04
Reminder: this Friday is your chance to see me perform live(-ish) in a new musical written by my friends. - znufrii Apr 21, 07:57 5
- Any news yet on whether it will be recorded for later viewing? There are times when Pacific time is so inconvenient. -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 08:10 4
  - (I didn't and wouldn't have come close to the Final Jeopardy answer last night) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 08:26 1
    - Locally it's on at 4:30 pm so it was pre-empted for post-trial commentary. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 21, 08:38
  - Yes, there will be a recording. I’ll let you know when it’s available. -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 08:18 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 08:40
SecretLab chair ordered! - Beaker Apr 21, 07:57 13
- Make sure you new owners do the social media share thing, to extend your warranty for an additional 3 years. - Shaun Apr 21, 09:27
- one of us, one of us. -- nm - tRuMAN Apr 21, 09:25
- Oh Yeah!! -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 09:18
- At some point, you guys need to all sit in your chairs and have a Legion of Doom style Zoom meeting where you discuss global domination. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 21, 08:03 9
  - Now this would be fantastic. - ReluctantCynic Apr 21, 09:10
  - I plan to do a "How it started" / "How it's going" post cause my current chair looks like something I found out on the street - Beaker Apr 21, 08:25 1
    - Heh I did one of those. -- nm - Shaun Apr 21, 09:19
  - And pixie can join but he has to use a folding chair. -- nm - Spawn Apr 21, 08:13 2
    - By gawd, Pixie’s got a steel chair! -- nm - IAmQale Apr 21, 08:14 1
      - Your jest will be avenged! -- nm - pixie with a mask Apr 21, 08:20
  - I call Gorilla Grodd. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 21, 08:06 2
    - Lights behind you so you are just all faceless outlines. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 21, 08:09 1
      - This is the way. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 08:14
Word. -- nm - Dean Winchester Apr 21, 07:55

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