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Dollywood turns 35 -- (link) - budice May 3, 18:02
TSN.ca indicates that the curling broadcasts resume on 5/6 which suggests to me they're rushing a new crew into the bubble ASAP. - Mop May 3, 18:02
Georgetown, directed by Christoph Waltz and starring Waltz, Vanessa Redgrave, and Annette Benning. -- (link) - Mop May 3, 17:59 [youtube]
News tonight says this boat was drifting after running out of fuel :/ -- (link) - Meg May 3, 17:43
MLB- Oakland now accepting Dogecoin for tickets -- (link) - budice May 3, 17:42
Posted without comment. -- (link) - Ear Victim May 3, 17:39 3
- The old version just wasn't scary enough for this day and age, so they had to include something that would truly shock modern audiences? -- nm* - znufrii May 3, 18:00
- Nope. I'll just find someone else. *gallops off* -- nm* - Woke Prince May 3, 17:56
- *produces Snow White's Advanced Care Directive* -- nm - the Prince's lawyers May 3, 17:54
ESPN to follow tonight's "Marvel"-themed NBA game with a "Star Wars"-themed baseball broadcast tomorrow -- (link) - budice May 3, 17:37 5
- One look at tonights game -- (link) - budice May 3, 17:46 1
  - Draymond to the rim -- (link) - budice May 3, 17:54
- Is this as terrible as it sounds? It is, isn't it? -- nm - Mop May 3, 17:43 1
  - The game is competitively terrible so the Marvel stuff is at least adding something. -- nm - JD May 3, 17:47
- I’ve been watching about two minutes of the NBA game and it is just cracking me up - JD May 3, 17:41
ST, I’m very disappointed with you about the top of Board 2. Only four posts short! -- nm - Dano May 3, 17:15
L.A. used the Emergency Alert System today to advise residents they could get the vax. without an appointment, and please go do it. - Meg May 3, 17:12 3
- I didn't get it. I guess I'm not signed up. -- nm - jnine May 3, 17:27
- Don’t mess with my stories!!! -- nm - Dano May 3, 17:16
- We're still getting too many cases here according to the doc I saw last week. And the Walmart pharmacy was on the PA begging someone to come up and - crash davis May 3, 17:15
I got a letter from the President! And the back side is in Spanish. How did he know I signed up for Spanish classes? - crash davis May 3, 17:12 6
- what else did the FBI file on you say? -- nm - Peglegpete May 3, 17:14 1
  - The FBI no longer has a file on me. Something about the NSA and Setec Astronomy -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:20
- Regarding a payment they sent you over 3 months ago? :) -- nm - Meg May 3, 17:13 3
  - He used a treasury envelope instead of a White House one, but at 77 I don't expect him to get everything right. -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:16 2
    - Yep, this time I pretty much knew what it was. When I got the first one from Trump I almost panicked :) -- nm - Meg May 3, 17:33 1
      - I got my tax refund at the end of the last week, so the Treasury envelope still made me a little nervous :) -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:38
So, Wizards have put up 80 points on the Pacers. - Will Hunting May 3, 17:08
Pricing out a Mach-E and then looking at their financing options ... $572 every two weeks seems way outside the realm of what I care to spend. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 17:00
Judge delays Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell trial until fall -- (link) - budice May 3, 17:00
Take that The Middle! - Dano May 3, 16:53 4
- And none are the one I expected! -- nm - Mop May 3, 17:41
- I seriously thought you were calling out the TV show. -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 3, 17:04 2
  - I actually love that show. Very underrated. I’ve been rewatching on HBO Max. -- nm - Dano May 3, 17:12
  - Same -- nm - spamlet May 3, 17:07
Dear Sir: as you may of read I am in divorce. In an effort to protect my many dollars I will transfer $1 Million to you if you share your banking info - Mr Bill Gates May 3, 16:51
Average weight gain during the pandemic is estimated at 29 lb!! Don't feel so bad about my 4-5 lbs now. -- nm - Meg May 3, 16:39 11
- OK, hold on. A lot to unpack here. Does this mean only people who gained weight or across all people? Also... 29 lbs? WOO! *eats another Whopper* - Mop May 3, 17:43
- (____!____) -- nm - IAmQale May 3, 17:34
- That’s about what I am up but I need to be down. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 17:22
- +5 for me. My goal is sub 200 by Xmas. -- nm - Will Hunting May 3, 17:18 1
  - Yeah, if I could hit 195 by Xmas, I'll be happy -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:36
- -8 -- nm - Peglegpete May 3, 17:03
- I’m +17 then -5. -- nm - Dano May 3, 16:54
- Jentucky Fried Chicken! I definitely added a few but not like that! - Baron Nefcy May 3, 16:54
- I'm at about 10 lbs -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 16:52
- !!!!! -- nm - ty97 May 3, 16:41 1
  - "2 in 5 of the 3,000 adults surveyed gained more weight than they intended over the last year, at an average of 29 pounds per person." -- (edited) - ty97 May 3, 16:42
Feel better, Spawn. -- nm - Ear Victim May 3, 16:38 8
- That name looks good on you -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:23
- Did I miss something? Definitely get well! -- nm - Krusty May 3, 17:12 2
  - Amy posted he has shingles in his eyes. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 18:16
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:23
- Oh definitely. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 17:05
- agreed. -- nm - Beaker May 3, 17:02
- oof, that sounds awful, feel better soon friend. -- nm - ty97 May 3, 17:01
- Word. Get better soon dude. -- nm - budice May 3, 16:39
Question for the ST Foodies - Strongbad May 3, 16:38 12
- Not if you REALLY enjoy it and have a great night. PPDM. Oh, and cooked to your preference. -- nm - VMan May 3, 17:04 1
  - I'd rather pay half that for a decent 12 oz. NY strip, medium rare. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 17:42
- Pretty sure when we went for our anniversary, they were offering 4oz for $49, so that seems high. -- (link) - JaxSean May 3, 16:48 4
  - No, the $49 is for the appetizer portion. The 4 oz. entree would be $100. -- nm - znufrii May 3, 16:54 1
    - Oops you're right -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 18:55
  - Thanks -- nm - Strongbad May 3, 16:53
  - "I'm good with the Dinner Rolls and Heirloom Tomato Salad, thanks." -- (edited) - budice May 3, 16:50
- It’s a lot cheaper in bulk -- (link*) - znufrii May 3, 16:40 4
  - 12 pounds and there's instructions to cook it as a roast. A 12 pound, not quite $1K roast - JD May 3, 16:54 1
    - Get a bottle of Macallan 40 for after - znufrii May 3, 17:22
  - Oh wow, I had no idea you could buy that at Costco. - Strongbad May 3, 16:44 1
    - Neither did I. - znufrii May 3, 16:47
per CNN: FDA to authorize Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for 12-to-15-year-olds by early next week, official says -- (link*) - JaxSean May 3, 16:35
'F---, let's go do it': An oral history of The Fast and the Furious -- (link) - Beaker May 3, 16:35 2
- “I’ve been told that the Dom-Letty love story is potentially the biggest love story we’ve seen in cinema.” Ha. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha - Will Hunting May 3, 17:26 1
  - "I've been told when speaking to myself in the mirror" -- nm - Beaker May 3, 17:39
House of Payne renewed for a ninth season and Assisted Living for a third season by BET -- nm - Beaker May 3, 16:25 1
- ‘Mayans M.C.’ Renewed For Season 4 At FX -- nm - Beaker May 3, 16:26
British Royal Marines take part in training exercises wearing Gravity Industries’ jet suits -- (link) - budice May 3, 16:22
NPR, major reason for hospitals in India running short on oxygen is lots of the qualified tanker drivers got the covids - zeitgeist May 3, 16:19
One of my former law school classmates (and former Jeopardy 5 time champion) has been named the new head of federal student aid in the Biden admin. - pmb May 3, 16:00 1
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii May 3, 16:09
Stimmy+: Plus-up payments sent to taxpayers who received their 3rd stimulus check based on 2019 income but qualify for more money based on 2020 return -- (link*) - stim-mie May 3, 15:28 1
- Still haven't gotten by 3rd. -- nm - Mop May 3, 15:35
Getting married: miss cherry baum -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 15:28 1
- *breaks out the tux* I'm Best Man, right? -- nm - J Cougar May 3, 16:21
Lily James Admits 'There Is a Lot to Say' About Her Dominic West Photo Scandal -- (link) - budice May 3, 15:19 1
- I cant talk about how Im his mistress until I am no longer his mistress. -- nm - Jovian May 3, 15:30
Map Men had a video on why “America is called America”. We know all the basics, but... do Americans call it “America”? Not “The United States” or “The Yew-Ess”? -- nm* - Mop May 3, 15:17 4
- Here’s the video. - Mop May 3, 15:20 [youtube] 2
  - saw it. i'm subscribed to them :) always good videos -- nm - Peglegpete May 3, 15:51 1
    - Map Men Map Men Map Map Map Men Men -- nm - Mop May 3, 17:44
- "That's the way Dad did it. That's the way America does it. And it's worked out pretty well so far." -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 15:18
It's not like I know Bill and Melinda Gates but I'm still a bit ...shocked...by this? -- nm - ty97 May 3, 15:05 13
- Being both philanthropists, they should dump both their fortunes into the foundation and live off a stipend. - Mop May 3, 17:46
- Wasn't Bill mentioned on Epstein flight logs? -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 16:21
- The pandemic has put all relationships in the crucible. I'm not surprised when anybody splits. -- nm - Ear Victim May 3, 15:50
- looking... When they married he was only worth a measly $9B, and Win95 hadn't come out yet. -- nm - Max May 3, 15:15 1
  - Likely due $60B then. Sure the two will be ok -- nm - budice May 3, 15:20
- Youngest child of theirs just turned 18. Jennifer Grey / Clark Gregg split once their child reached 18. -- nm* - budice May 3, 15:09 2
  - I know a lot of people who have split after the kids are grown. -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 16:20
  - "Bob" would be like 25 or so, at this point. -- nm - VMan May 3, 16:13
- Who gets the foundation? -- nm - Mop May 3, 15:07 4
  - They said they’ll continue to work together on it per the headline I didn’t click. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 15:11
  - canada. -- nm - tRuMAN May 3, 15:09 2
    - Immediately doubles their GDP. -- nm - spamlet May 3, 15:10 1
      - . -- nm* - ty97 May 3, 15:12
The FBI didn't debrief Giuliani about a Russian disinformation plan ... because they thought it would get in the way of their criminal investigation -- (link) - Reagen May 3, 15:01
And, as an added bonus, our Nespresso machine is back! -- nm - znufrii May 3, 15:01
Was looking at some historical data from my scale. Either there was a glitch or for one day on March 10th I was 56% fat. -- nm - Dano May 3, 14:47 3
- I think we've all had one of those days. -- nm - Max May 3, 19:37
- A day ending in Y for me since the pandemic started. -- nm - TWuG May 3, 14:57
- Was it a Tuesday? -- nm - IAmQale May 3, 14:49
In addition to the suite of 8 cameras, Teslas have 12 ultrasonic sensors (6 around front, 6 around rear) and a front facing radar. - TWuG May 3, 14:46 4
- Not to mention three blades meant to lift each whisker for a smoother shave. -- nm* - IAmQale May 3, 14:49 3
  - and two luftballons under each wheel to improve the ride. -- nm - tRuMAN May 3, 14:55 2
    - You laugh, but the S and X have air suspension -- nm - TWuG May 3, 14:56 1
      - I know, but that isnt exactly something new in cars, especially cars at their higher price points. -- nm - tRuMAN May 3, 14:58
For those of you watching Gangs of London episode 5 is quite something. -- nm - LMS May 3, 14:42 1
- I like it, but I have to watch with closed captioning on. -- nm - jnine May 3, 15:58
*Someone's* buying a new yacht and a closet full of speedos, and it ain't me. -- nm - Beryllium May 3, 14:41 3
- Maybe Paul Allen willed his to Bill. -- nm - Mop May 3, 15:16
- Is your yacht-sense tingling? -- nm - Mop May 3, 14:52
- Bill Gates had ties to Jeffrey Epstein and several similar clubs -- nm - budice May 3, 14:48
Dodgers: Dustin May TJS, out for the year -- (link) - budice May 3, 14:31 1
- That sucks. -- nm - Krusty May 3, 14:38
Tests this afternoon confirmed same hearing loss. Heaxing in to MRI in a few mintes - prayformojo May 3, 14:28 1
- MRI machines needs wifi.. -- nm - tRuMAN May 3, 14:29
Huzzah! Dr and Mr Strongbad is a thing now. Wife defended this morning. - Strongbad May 3, 14:09 27
- Bravo! -- nm - Max May 3, 19:37
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis May 3, 17:10
- Time to order new checks! -- nm - VMan May 3, 16:16
- Congrats! Now you get a reservation at any restaurant, if any are open. -- nm - jnine May 3, 16:02 1
  - We are taking a long weekend to Asheville next week. -- nm - Strongbad May 3, 16:39
- We always knew she was the better half. Now it's official! -- nm - Baron Nefcy May 3, 15:20
- Awesome! -- nm - ty97 May 3, 15:04
- Excellent. Can't wait until she can write me some scripts! - IAmQale May 3, 14:52
- Nice! -- nm - Marlowe May 3, 14:49
- Congrats! -- nm - znufrii May 3, 14:40
- Congratulations! Does that make you First Nurse? -- nm - Mop May 3, 14:32 2
  - First...something? not Nurse. -- nm - Strongbad May 3, 15:07 1
    - Physician’s Assistant. -- nm - Mop May 3, 15:23
- Congrats to her!! -- nm - Meg May 3, 14:32
- congrats -- nm - JaxSean May 3, 14:32
- congrats to dr. strongbad. -- nm - tRuMAN May 3, 14:22
- Congrats! 🎓 Doctor, doctor, can't you see, I'm burning, burning? -- (link) - Dano May 3, 14:17 [youtube] 1
  - Ain't no pills gonna cure your ills. -- nm - zeitgeist May 3, 15:49
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker May 3, 14:16
- Well done, Dr. Strongbad! Woo hoo!!! -- nm - Krusty May 3, 14:14
- Congrats to the new Dr.! -- nm - spamlet May 3, 14:13
- Congratulations! - pmb May 3, 14:13 4
  - Basically -- (edited) - Strongbad May 3, 14:26 3
    - Interesting. Short answer on the results? -- nm - pmb May 3, 14:50 2
      - Well yes, of course they are. - Strongbad May 3, 15:06 1
        
        Got it. -- nm - pmb May 3, 15:57
- Congratulations to her! That's fantastic. -- nm - Andie May 3, 14:10

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