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I thought this shot was supposed to make me sleep. I don’t feel bad per se. Sore arm, mild headache, but extremely restless and I’ve barely slept. -- nm* - Dano Apr 24, 02:41 1
- My Fitbit says zero sleep. -- nm - Dano Apr 24, 02:51
Substitution, mass confusion, Clouds inside your head -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 24, 02:20
If you ever want to lose all faith in humanity, just read Elon Musk's Twitter replies. -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 02:06
I've had about enough of Seth Rollins being back, but not Becky Lynch. Let Seth watch the kid... #wwe -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 01:03 2
- (Smart move letting Bryan talk for Cesaro. Don't know that that can last for his entire push...) -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 01:31 1
  - I wish I knew the announcers' voices better so I knew which was shilling for the heel. -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 01:47
In the year of covid, tens of thousands of research projects started wasting money, many duplicating, drug trials to fractionated. -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 24, 00:48
I have issues with Major League:Back in the Minors - Ender Apr 23, 23:50 1
- Also, when Ted McGinley shows up it's probably time to hang things up. -- nm - Ender Apr 24, 00:06
"They want you to join the Klan." "They want to meet first." "They want to meet you." "Yes." "Well, you should probably not go to that meeting." - Max Apr 23, 23:39
Watching Little Big League. So far Timothy Busfield hasn't thrown a single little girl off the bleachers... -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 22:46 1
- Most unrealistic part: WC play-in game, bottom 11, Lou Collins at the plate as the winning run and the entire stadium is NOT shouting "LOOOOOOOUUUUU!" -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 23:05
On espn, mlb.com,and even the individual teams' sites it's simply impossible to find the ERAs of all the pitcher's on a team... -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 22:13 2
- Do you mean like this? -- (link) - GregW Apr 23, 22:55 1
  - Yeah, didn't see you had to select "All Players", though I'd still like more data in that view... -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 23:06
The pricing on Baseball: A Film By Ken Burns makes zero sense - Ender Apr 23, 21:30 5
- PBS donation covers the whole year and you can stream a lot more. -- nm - . Apr 23, 22:28
- DVD $20.19 on ebay for the set. free shipping -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 23, 22:02 3
  - Not HD, and probably doesn't have the tenth innings... -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 22:11 2
    - there are others. I just grabbed the lowest buy it now -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 22:20 1
      - If I'm going to bother to get up from my couch, walk ALL the way over to my shelf, and ALL the way over to my PS5 it has better be 4k... -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 22:24
India shatters global one day COVID-19 record and cases are only expecting to go up. -- (link) - Mop Apr 23, 21:22 [youtube] 4
- That is awful, I hope they get oxygen -- nm - Pippy Apr 23, 21:51 2
  - its a world wide problem, esp in 3rd world countries -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 23:54
  - my mind went to the album by Jean Michel Jarre, Oxygene. and thought how nice, the music will help them relax -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 23, 22:08 [youtube]
- We're not number one! We're not number one! -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 21:31
Sasha Banks....she main evented Wrestlemaina...and now she has a Star Wars figure! -- (link) - Remlik Apr 23, 21:03
Your NPR reporter's name is (favorite pattern) + (favorite deceased song writer) -- nm - Chalkstripe Prine Apr 23, 20:54
This is why baseball is awesome. -- (link) - Tim Apr 23, 20:48 1
- What's the likely range of number of fans who were in attendance for both? -- nm - Max Apr 23, 20:50
Speaking of just believe.... -- (edited) - JD Apr 23, 20:27 [youtube]
NYC City-run vaccine sites are now offering walk-up #COVID19 vaccine shots for every New Yorker, 16 and up. -- (link) - ty97 Apr 23, 20:15 2
- excellent -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 20:26 1
  - Unless that means there's not enough demand to fill available appointments... -- nm - Ender Apr 23, 20:52
Saw a commercial for Boss Level earlier tonight, thought "That looks fun," so fired up Hulu and you know what? It was. Highly entertaining. -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Apr 23, 20:02 1
- and a big dash of Edge of Tomorrow as well. -- nm - Remlik Apr 23, 21:04
For All Mankind season 2: A -- nm - Remlik Apr 23, 19:48 4
- I'm halfway through the season finale right now. -- nm - David Apr 23, 20:28 3
  - Question for you... - David Apr 23, 20:30 2
    - I figured it was her, but it took me awhile. They had to have a famous one on the show like they did in the 1st season. - Remlik Apr 23, 21:01 1
      - I didn't make the connection until the finale. -- nm - David Apr 23, 21:20
Falcon & TWS does do the endcap. -- nm - Spawn Apr 23, 19:39
I was today years old when I learned that Robert Rodriguez made another movie in the Shark Boy and Lava Girl universe last year. And you know what? - con_carne Apr 23, 19:32
Ass is getting kicked by AZ. Oof. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 19:21
Re B2. Game Night. Always overlooked as a new era comedy. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 23, 19:14
Oregon’s got a $2500 EV tax credit, too. That’s cool. But I don’t want to put my $1000 deposit down on the Mach-E without knowing my trade-in value. - Mop Apr 23, 19:09
Here we go... guy drops $25,000 on iTunes purchases over the years, then Apple terminates his account. “Where’s the stuff I bought?” -- (link) - Mop Apr 23, 18:57 11
- Welcome to the age old argument of Digital Rights Management. Do you own something or do you own a license to use it while you're... - IAmQale Apr 23, 19:44
- If Amazon Prime ever closed my account, it'd be a six-figure lawsuit. -- nm - David Apr 23, 19:01 9
  - Soon, Apple will start limiting storage space and charging people for extra space for new purchases, etc. if they aren't already doing it -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:07 8
    - That's not really how digital lockers work. -- nm - David Apr 23, 19:08 5
      - yet -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:10 4
        
        it's not like they have a separate copy for everyone that buys a file. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 19:22 1
        
        Yes. Think of a movie like a safe. Apple just sells the digital keys. -- nm - David Apr 23, 19:24
        
        I mean, if they let me download all my movies and save them on my own hard drive locally, then by all means... let’s do it. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 19:16
        
        Or ever. I'm not the one storing them. -- nm - David Apr 23, 19:12
    - Oh well, Apple. I was going to buy this movie from you but I didn’t have any space left... -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 19:08
    - I don't use itunes, and have no idea -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 23, 19:08
Because, of course: Gaetz probe includes scrutiny of potential public corruption tied to medical marijuana industry -- (link) - Mop Apr 23, 18:50
the Kraken (seattle dive bar featuring Punk and death metal) sues hockey team the Kraken for infrigement, esp after the team opens their own bar -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 18:49
I don't know that I was expecting Promising Young Woman to be Silence of the Lambs level intense. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 18:45 3
- Spoilers - David Apr 23, 18:50 2
  - Still processing, but - Reagen Apr 23, 18:56 1
    - Spoilers in my reply and Reagen's above - David Apr 23, 19:00
Michael Lohan Arrested After Allegedly Bringing Addicts to Rehabs in Exchange for Illegal Kickbacks -- (link) - budice Apr 23, 18:41 3
- Man's gotta eat, and he can't be expected to mooch off his daughter all his life. What's he gonna do? Get a job? -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 22:44
- Hold up. Does that mean there's legal kickbacks? -- nm - JD Apr 23, 19:39 1
  - I mean, Finder's Fees and commissions. -- nm - Reagen Apr 23, 19:45
3 straight games of 14+ K: Pedro 1999 Gerrit Cole 2019 Jacob deGrom now -- nm - budice Apr 23, 18:31
👏🏼👏🏼 Well done, znufrii and the whole cast! Especially the kitties! -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 18:15
Well, that was fun. - znufrii Apr 23, 18:10 8
- !!! - Pippy Apr 23, 19:13
- Definitely interested in replay. -- nm - spamlet Apr 23, 18:28
- Well done!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 18:15
- petition for znu/Diva crossover musical -- nm - Max Apr 23, 18:14 2
  - That would be awesome! (NM) - Marlowe Apr 23, 18:27
  - I’d kickstart it. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 23, 18:15
- loud applause! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 18:13
- yes please -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 18:12
Maddow: one the anniversary of the Donald asking his Health specialists to 'look into' injecting some disinfectant, feds charge FL fam 4 sellin bleach -- nm - as C19 cure and preventative Apr 23, 18:09 3
- also, Arizona doing an audit of the vote in Maricopa Co. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 18:13 2
  - Jeez, the company hired to do the audit is a promoter of wacky conspiracy theories including the army grabbed a server in germany with all hte real... -- nm - vote counts, donny actually won, Apr 23, 18:19 1
    - Observers are complaining the counters are using blue pens (supposed to only have red so ballots can't be changed) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 18:21
Kiss off, grocery snob! Our customers buy nine-dollar peas! -- nm - Max Apr 23, 18:01 1
- Never date your clientele -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 18:40
oh snap! -- nm - Max Apr 23, 17:53 1
- snap peas? -- nm - budice Apr 23, 18:03
Plenty of kitties in this show. A+. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 23, 17:50
Jacob "Do I Have To Do Everything Myself?" deGrom strikes again. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 17:33 2
- Current ERA: 0.33. Current record: 1-1. -- nm - David Apr 23, 18:31 1
  - More RBIs (and runs scored) than runs given up. -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 18:33
I feel like gravity is running at 1.15x -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 17:23 3
- That would explain my scale. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 17:30
- Sluggish and tired feeling normal after vax dose -- nm - budice Apr 23, 17:29 1
  - Yes. Also pizza doesn't help as much as I had hoped. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 17:31
Intermission. *stretches* -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 17:12 6
- I wasn't expecting our mutual friend to have this much of a starring role -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 17:13 1
  - Me either. I assumed he would be in a bunch of songs but didn't realize he'd be in such a starring role. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 17:17
- This is usually the moment I spend scrutinizing the rest of the attendees around the auditorium. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 17:13 3
  - Theresa's the only other person in the room with me so... - Krusty Apr 23, 17:15 2
    - did she ever get her vax? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 23, 17:18 1
      - Yes, last Saturday at the Javits Center. :-) Went nice and easy. First time she was in the city since last March. -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 17:21
We're streaming DnD tonight! -- (link) - spamlet Apr 23, 17:07
When one screenwriter tells another that no one uses two spaces after a period anymore. -- (link) - Beaker Apr 23, 16:59
Zillow: Someone fit Disneyland in a single-family home. -- (link*) - budice Apr 23, 16:59 1
- The over-the-top Disney-ness aside, that house is lovely and the price seems about right for the area. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 17:22
holy shit, had no idea that was Brie Larson in 21 Jump Street.... mind blown -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 16:52
Hey, I know that 2021 is going much better than 2020 for a lot of you. However, I want to stress that Kim and I are still here if you need to talk. -- nm - David Apr 23, 16:47 3
- you two: -- (pic) - mud Apr 23, 17:01 [Attachment] 1
  - Pretty good drawing of Kim, but they didn't really capture David's contempt for Kyle Chandler. -- nm - Baron Nefcy Apr 23, 18:35
- Over the past week I've wanted to have multiple Sound of Metal outbursts but fortunately I've been too exhausted and know how to lower expectations. -- nm - Max Apr 23, 16:55
Ok I have now received first dose of fauci serum -- nm - Eag Apr 23, 16:45 6
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Apr 23, 18:05
- “Semen? Oh, we’ve made a horrible mistake.” -- nm - Clinic Nurse Apr 23, 17:46
- nee-chay -- nm - mud Apr 23, 17:24
- Woohoo! -- nm - spamlet Apr 23, 17:20
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 23, 17:18
- Ok first 10 minutes in - Eag Apr 23, 16:52
Any other Magic Arena players besides Qale and spamlet? -- nm - Tim Apr 23, 16:38 4
- I think Marlowe plays. I can ask him in a few. -- nm - spamlet Apr 23, 16:45 3
  - Correct, I do.. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 23, 17:06 2
    - Here ya go! -- (pic) - Tim Apr 23, 17:09 [Attachment] 1
      - Coll, thanks! (NM) - Marlowe Apr 23, 17:21
NPR: 3 in a million get blood clots from JnJ (15 confirmed, 10 suspected) mostly women in mid 30s -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 23, 16:30 6
- From sitting in that observation room for 15 minutes!!! -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 16:43 5
  - You got a room? I was told to hang around in the general area or perhaps my car -- nm - JD Apr 23, 16:44 4
    - We were given timers and a room to sit in with meticulously measured chair placement. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 23, 17:55
    - Really? We had a tent or a large convention center. -- nm - Mop Apr 23, 16:55 2
      - I had a large room at a local hospital and Theresa had a massive convention center floor. I just sat in a chair where they came over with - Krusty Apr 23, 17:20 1
        
        I got my shot at a Walgreens and it was super low-key. -- nm - JD Apr 23, 19:22
You bag a mean bag of groceries there, Christian -- nm - prayformojo Apr 23, 16:28 1
- I sing that song every time I’m at the grocery store now. -- nm - znufrii Apr 23, 18:39
FWIW, I'd give TFAWS a B+. (spoilers) - David Apr 23, 16:21 5
- I'll make one comparison to WV spoils - Beryllium Apr 23, 17:45
- Spoils - Beryllium Apr 23, 17:44
- Also, predicting a future MCU spoiler based on the final moments of the series finale... - David Apr 23, 16:23 2
  - Agreed. (spoils) -- (edited) - budice Apr 23, 16:38 1
    - Spoils - Beryllium Apr 23, 17:12
Big ol’ classic clash of genres over in the Slackertalk turntable.fm room. -- nm - IAmQale Apr 23, 16:21 2
- I should crash it with prog & punk. -- nm - mud Apr 23, 16:23
- Drink With The Living Dead. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 16:21
Well if there was a reason to watch the Wings it’s over now. Larkin out for rest of year after uncalled crosscheck to the neck. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 23, 16:19
I guess it was too late to cancel that purchase order on the next Disney Cruise Ship? Say hello to the Disney Wish. -- (link) - Mop Apr 23, 16:19 2
- "With 10 times the hospital ward space of previous ships" -- nm* - ty97 Apr 23, 16:20 1
  - "Why are all the hospital beds so little? It's like they're sized for chil-" "Dwarfs. It's because of dwarfs!" "But that's a Snow White theme." "DWARFS!" -- nm* - Mop Apr 23, 16:23
B2: I know but it's getting late on Friday and it's more fun to laugh with y'all than to try to correct him -- (link*) - JD Apr 23, 16:17 [Backboard]
Ever heard of Leut Cl'Umbo? "Now there's a name I haven't heard since breakfast." -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 23, 16:16 2
- (An amazing thread) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 23, 16:21 1
  - "Now Mr. Tarkin, I understand you're a military man & all. You don't wanna talk business, I get it. I just gotta know, - JD Apr 23, 16:27
stop fuckin' with Korean Jesus, he's busy, with Korean shit -- nm - Beaker Apr 23, 16:16

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