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Sorry. Dropped the ball on the question of tipping in restaurants. - Mop May 14, 15:39
Greene breaking the law -- (link) - TWuG May 14, 15:36 9
- Her level of awfulness seems to know no bounds. Those videos of her harassing AOC are stunningly awful and border on outright threatening. -- nm - pmb May 14, 16:11 1
  - yeah but she gets another million in donations for pwning the libtards...seriously, she's one of the biggest fund raisers -- nm - zeitgeist May 14, 18:34
- Once again: If you’re doing something criminal, maybe don’t choose a career that puts the spotlight on you. -- nm - Mop May 14, 15:41 1
  - I'm... kinda shocked this took so long to come out. - Strongbad May 14, 15:43
- You really should have to live, like, actually really live in the district you're representing. -- nm - IAmQale May 14, 15:39 4
  - That would send gerrymandering through the roof. -- nm - Reagen May 14, 15:53 1
    - how can a congressional district in Georgia extend all the way to Aspen CO, and So Beach FL -- nm - zeitgeist May 14, 18:36
  - I've seen how the districts look in the US. A geo-fenced search for real estate would be computationally expensive. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 15:51
  - Completely agree. -- nm - Strongbad May 14, 15:40
The CDC says: Cry Havoc and let slip the dogs of war! -- (link) - Beryllium May 14, 15:30
Now watching Shadow and Bone -- nm - Beaker May 14, 15:19
Trader Joe's among first large grocery retail to drop mask mandate -- nm - Strongbad May 14, 15:19
Well, we've just had our worst fears mostly confirmed. It looks like Jack-Jack, our college student, has lymphoma. - David May 14, 14:58 20
- It's so hard when family gets sick :( -- nm - Meg May 14, 17:52
- I'm so sorry. -- nm - jnine May 14, 17:24
- Oh man. Im so sorry -- nm - Jovian May 14, 15:58
- I am posting confident, optimistic, and friendly thoughts. -- nm - IAmQale May 14, 15:36
- So sorry. Good thoughts. -- nm - znufrii May 14, 15:33
- :( -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 15:27
- Sorry to hear -- nm - JaxSean May 14, 15:25
- fuck kitty Cancer -- nm - Beaker May 14, 15:21
- :( -- nm - Strongbad May 14, 15:19
- I'm very sorry to hear this -- nm - ty97 May 14, 15:17
- I'm so sorry. Sending all the good thoughts. -- nm - pmb May 14, 15:13
- :( -- nm - Tim May 14, 15:08
- :-( So sorry. Hopefully they have some great treatment for him. All of my good thoughts are with Jack-Jack. -- nm - Krusty May 14, 15:08
- Oh, I am so sorry. -- nm - Spawn May 14, 15:08
- So sorry to hear this. Poor lil Jack. -- nm - prayformojo May 14, 15:04
- sorry - its so hard. Big hugs and healing thoughts going out. -- nm - Pippy May 14, 15:04
- Oh no. Anything we can do? -- nm - kelly May 14, 15:04
- I’m so, so sorry guys -- nm - spamlet May 14, 15:03
- Oh no. :( - Sending healing thoughts -- nm - Dano May 14, 15:00
- so sorry :-( -- nm - mud May 14, 15:00
Sanity check. I was reading the comments on an Othani article and came across this: So when looking at MVP voting does pitching or hitting take - JD May 14, 14:53 2
- Dumb take for sure -- nm - Krusty May 14, 14:55 1
  - word. -- nm - Beaker May 14, 14:56
I am certain that the percentage of House GOP members is vaccinated. No doubt. - ty97 May 14, 14:52 3
- agreed. they would also of jumped the line to get it early too -- nm - Beaker May 14, 14:53 2
  - There are true believers in the GOP House rank that believe all the stuff they spew. -- (edited) - ty97 May 14, 14:56 1
    - The reason I am inclined to believe the 44% number is two fold. - Beryllium May 14, 15:00
According to the doctor, I am doing well. - Spawn May 14, 14:42 15
- This is good news! -- nm - JaxSean May 14, 15:25
- That’s great! -- nm - spamlet May 14, 15:03
- Progress is good. 💪 -- nm - Dano May 14, 15:02
- you're welcome for this knowledge. - ty97 May 14, 14:48
- yay!! -- nm - Pippy May 14, 14:48
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo May 14, 14:46
- Be positive. This will pass. -- nm - zunk xometimes May 14, 14:45 1
  - I have been! Everyone around me has been freaking out. - Spawn May 14, 14:57
- ~ teacher needs to see you after school ~ -- nm - Max May 14, 14:45
- :-] -- nm - mud May 14, 14:44
- Good to hear and hopefully things progress a bit quicker. -- nm - Krusty May 14, 14:43
- Footnote: I can feel the center side of my eyebrow, now. -- nm - Spawn May 14, 14:42 3
  - *punches you in the face* Can you feel this? -- nm - Dano May 14, 15:01 1
    - Other side! -- nm - Max May 14, 15:24
  - 👍🏼 -- nm - Krusty May 14, 14:43
Sioux City is in Iowa - ty97 May 14, 14:40
Seen this nasty crash in todays Sox/Royals game? - zunk xometimes May 14, 14:38
Nice guest star on This Time with Alan Partridge just now. I think HBO Max has the first series if you're looking for a good comedy. -- nm - LMS May 14, 14:37
hmph. He likes everyone else's post on congratulating him! -- nm - Remlik May 14, 14:36 3
- ? -- nm - mud May 14, 14:44 2
  - pixie is my guess (no wonder, a Batman gif :) ) -- nm* - Beaker May 14, 14:50 1
    - "thanks for all the kudos and encouragement!" is fairly unambiguous -- nm - mud May 14, 15:02
Dune Will Be a World-Changing Film, Promises Dave Bautista -- (link) - Remlik May 14, 14:31 3
- Peace in the Middle East! -- nm - Mop May 14, 15:44
- :-) -- nm - mud May 14, 14:42 1
  - It will be beautiful. -- nm - Spawn May 14, 14:43
Do you think the Mediterranean Sea is smaller than it actually is? -- (link) - mara May 14, 14:28 4
- This map is nifty. Do some more! -- nm - Max May 14, 14:46
- Congrats. I just thought about its size for the first time ever. -- nm - TWuG May 14, 14:43
- no -- nm - mud May 14, 14:42
- I guess so. Kind of. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 14:38
Sebastian Bach not putting up with any anti-vaxx horseshit -- (link) - Beaker May 14, 14:14 1
- Buy more and destroy them too! -- nm - Dano May 14, 14:17
Mississippi law requires ballot initiatives to collect sigs from all 5 congressional districts. Marijuana advocates collected enough to be on the... - TWuG May 14, 14:04 5
- So every ballot initiative since 2000 is invalid? -- nm - Mop May 14, 15:50
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty May 14, 14:42
- Lol, wut? -- nm - znufrii May 14, 14:05 2
  - It's just about the stupidest thing I've ever heard -- nm - TWuG May 14, 14:42 1
    - See - States can do what they want now and no one stops them. -- nm - Pippy May 14, 14:48
MLB.TV 50% off for limited time -- nm - budice May 14, 14:03
now that was a *week* -- nm - prayformojo May 14, 13:45 1
- Flew by for me. -- nm - budice May 14, 13:53
*looks at watch* Screw it, close enough. *pulls tailfeathers of cartoon bird next to timeclock* - prayformojo May 14, 13:36
5 years ago today I bought my car. Still have another year of payments (what was I thinking?) and I have 143k miles on it. -- nm - oblique May 14, 13:26 1
- bought new? My 2016 is paid off in 2 months, has 45k miles on it -- nm - rollo May 14, 13:51
Ok, Dano. You've convinced me. Should I list you as the referring coach? Gotta build up that coaching tree. -- nm - Barontronic May 14, 13:26 13
- If I were joining today I would look at Conf. 25 ... Casper in particular -- nm - rollo May 14, 13:46
- I don't know what the referral gets me but sure. - Dano May 14, 13:33 11
  - If you get a team in Conference 8, you’ll be in a bottom 3 conference so you will have an easier time to get your sea legs. -- nm - Will Hunting May 14, 13:47 4
    - Strongbad is in 8, not sure how active any more -- nm - rollo May 14, 14:00 3
      - Yeah I gave up a while ago. -- nm - Strongbad May 14, 14:07 1
        
        I wonder how many seasons of no activity it takes before they boot you and bring in an interim coach. -- nm - Dano May 14, 14:32
      - I thought he had abandoned like 3 seasons in. -- nm - Will Hunting May 14, 14:01
  - Let us know what team you are. -- nm - Dano May 14, 13:38 5
    - I have the Branson Baldknobbers in Conference 17. -- nm - Barontronic May 14, 14:06 4
      - I am Buffalo Piranha (Conf 1), Will is Harford TJ Patriots (Conf 3), Rollo is Starkville Cephalopods (Conf 11) -- nm - Dano May 14, 14:31
      - Welcome to the party, pal -- nm - rollo May 14, 14:24
      - You have some work to do, but it's more fun that way. -- nm - Dano May 14, 14:15 1
        
        Way more fun. I'm going to whip this program into shape! -- nm - Barontronic May 14, 14:29
heh another jumping cat -- (link) - Jovian May 14, 13:22 1
- #nailedit - oblique May 14, 13:25
Matt Gaetz’s BFF pleads guilty to underage sex trafficking -- nm - znufrii May 14, 13:14 4
- So it turns out PizzaGate was true, except they missed a few details.. (NM) - Marlowe May 14, 13:37 3
  - PizzaGaetz -- nm - rollo May 14, 13:58 2
    - Oh, nice! -- nm - Mop May 14, 13:59 1
      - I know, right!? It was there the whole time -- nm - rollo May 14, 14:00
*casts 3 white dudes as the leads for pixie's movie* -- nm - Studio Head May 14, 13:07 1
- Variety: White Chicks 2 Wins Weekend Box Office -- nm - rollo May 14, 13:24
ESPN will only do Sunday night MLB games but they’ll be on ESPN+ starting next year -- (link*) - spamlet May 14, 12:53
“Hey dad, do you know the movie War Games?” - spamlet May 14, 12:46 35
- could be worse, she could want to watch the "sequel" from the 2000s. -- nm - tRuMAN May 14, 13:17
- it also has my 2nd favorite movie montage ever. (Scarface #1 of course) -- nm - Jovian May 14, 13:15
- Double header with Sneakers. -- nm - Max May 14, 13:11 9
  - I thought about Hackers. -- nm - spamlet May 14, 13:36 5
    - I hated that movie for the sole reason that at the time they had dialog that talked about Pentium (Intel) chips inside obviously Apple computers - oblique May 14, 13:38 4
      - I mean if you’re gonna nitpick the movie… -- nm - spamlet May 14, 14:23
      - *nobody notices the obvious hacker icon on their computer desktop* -- nm - The Net (1995) May 14, 13:40 2
        
        Electric Dreams! -- nm - Dano May 14, 13:45 1
        
        We'll always be together -- nm - JD May 14, 13:48
  - I just watched Sneakers maybe 2 weeks ago. Still solid. -- nm - oblique May 14, 13:14 2
    - Also the pre-space scene opening song to Real Genius is perfect. -- (link) - Max May 14, 13:37 [youtube] 1
      - Not streaming anywhere last I looked. -- nm - spamlet May 14, 14:24
- next week...Last Starfighter! -- nm - Remlik May 14, 13:07
- this movie also features eating raw corn. -- nm - Jovian May 14, 13:07 1
  - and Ally Sheedy at her most cutest. - Jovian May 14, 13:09
- Children are never too young to learn about thermonuclear dread! - Roger More May 14, 13:05 4
  - They’re studying the Cold War so it was at least topical. -- nm - spamlet May 14, 13:36 2
    - then I guess real genius would be topical too. -- nm - tRuMAN May 14, 13:58 1
      - Yes but not streaming and I don’t own it. -- nm - spamlet May 14, 14:45
  - lol yep -- nm - Jovian May 14, 13:14
- I've never actually seen it. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 13:04 4
  - ok *you* of all people need to see it. -- nm - Remlik May 14, 13:07 2
    - make it so. -- nm - tRuMAN May 14, 13:30
    - indeed. -- nm - mud May 14, 13:30
  - I see something like this and my brain goes haywire. I can cite almost this entire movie verbatim. - Jovian May 14, 13:06
- "Wow! It's in color?!?" -- nm - JaxSean May 14, 13:02
- "Can you explain the removal of your user account on June 23 1973?" -- nm - Jovian May 14, 13:02
- Joshua, what are you doing? -- nm - JD May 14, 12:59
- Nice -- nm - oblique May 14, 12:55
- now i kind of want to watch War Games. -- nm - Andie May 14, 12:49 3
  - Remember the modem?!?! - Cuzzin Todd May 14, 12:55 2
    - Acoustic coupler -- nm - JD May 14, 12:56 1
      - and the 8" floppy disks -- nm - Jovian May 14, 13:05
- Jeez, how old is that teacher. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 14, 12:48 1
  - Probably a geriatric Millennial. -- nm - spamlet May 14, 12:54
It's strange but it's true I can't get over the way you love me like you do But I have to be sure When I walk out that door Oh how I want to be free -- nm - zeitgeist May 14, 12:45
L&O Organized Crime renewed for s2 at NBC; L&O For the Defense greenlit will be 3 L&O shows on Thursday night next season -- nm - Beaker May 14, 12:42
You've heard of what3words? This is "what four swears"; fourkingmaps -- (link) - Beryllium May 14, 12:40 3
- For every point on planet UK -- nm - Guigue May 14, 13:17
- area not mapped -- nm - Mop May 14, 12:59
- "area not mapped" -- nm - Reagen May 14, 12:53
~A New World calls across the ocean...~ -- nm - znufrii May 14, 12:40
Goldbergs (s9), Conners (s4), Rookie (s4), A Million Little Things (s4), Home Economics (s2), black-ish (8th and final) Renewed at ABC -- nm* - Beaker May 14, 12:39 5
- Hmm. Surprised rookie was continued. -- nm - Beryllium May 14, 12:41 4
  - Goldbergs must still be a very solid performer because man if this show hasnt been played out. -- nm - Jovian May 14, 13:11 2
    - Shouldn't they be in the 90s by now? -- nm - Barontronic May 14, 13:28 1
      - Don't get me started on the Simpsons :) -- nm - oblique May 14, 13:31
  - It's felt pretty solid to me each season. It is running out of gas though probably in terms of plot -- nm - oblique May 14, 12:56

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