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Braves SP Huascar Ynoa will miss several months. Broken hand after punching the dugout yesterday. -- nm - Strongbad May 17, 14:22 4
- I'd like to think I'd have a deep enough bench I could fire anyone stupid enough to punch a solid object. -- nm - Max May 17, 14:38 1
  - With his pitching hand. -- nm - spamlet May 17, 14:42
- Currently listed as #2 for Rookie of the Year on ESPN! - David May 17, 14:30 1
  - Wow, I didn't realize he was even eligible. He got... a fair amount of IP last year. -- nm - Strongbad May 17, 14:33
Not. Amused. -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 14:20 5
- Welp, that looks like Jack-Jack after we just tried to give him his meds for sure. -- nm - Dark Callisto May 17, 14:30
- Everyone wants to be the next Grumpy Cat. -- nm - Mop May 17, 14:26 2
  - I'm calling this one 'Monday cat' -- nm - ty97 May 17, 14:27 1
    - ("Yes I was waiting in line. Yes you saw me, line cutter.") -- nm - #mondaycat May 17, 14:28
- yeah? well good luck climbing out of that box, tough cat. -- nm - Max May 17, 14:23
The current Netflix DVD Top 10 for your comments... - MDH May 17, 14:20
NYS horseracing officials ban Bob Baffert. He will be unable to enter his horses at Belmont, Saratoga, Aqueduct or any NYS racetrack. -- nm - Diva May 17, 14:16
Bob Baffert Barred By Belmont -- (link) - mud May 17, 14:12
Trivia thread: All clues will "explain a comic book film badly" meaning they use refs to other works to help describe the plot. Your job, ID the movie -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:11 36
- Last)Conan the Barbarian goes on a voyage for cutlery -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:29 2
  - Aquaman? -- nm - Diva May 17, 14:31 1
    - yes -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:32
- 8)Single geologist father tries to stop society's inevitable economic collapse while his green-thumb daughter + her douchey friends try another tack -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:27 2
  - oh! - mud May 17, 14:30 1
    - nay -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:32
- 7)Paranoid billionaire is afraid of an immigrant, until he realizes their mothers share a name, and then they become besties -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:24 2
  - Batman v. Supes or DEM PEARLS. -- nm* - Diva May 17, 14:25 1
    - : ) -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:28
- 6)Kit Keller teams with Rachel Keller, no relation, to take on Alex Delarge, making friends with Fin Tutuola and the owner of a Wash. DC rib joint -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:23 3
  - I'm focused solely on "DC rib joint" and I can't think of any movie set here that features food instead of politics and intrigue. -- nm - Max May 17, 14:26
  - Tank Girl? - Diva May 17, 14:25 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:27
- 5)Danny Duquette apparently tells jokes, possibly about a Timex, and the anatomy of the world's largest mammal -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:20 2
  - Watchmen? -- nm - Diva May 17, 14:22 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:23
- 4)After knocking up his best friend, the title character dates Cpt. Marvel for a bit, and gets into fights with Superman and Cpt. America -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:18 2
  - guess - Max May 17, 14:20 1
    - si -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:21
- 3)In the Alaskan wilderness, Danny Walker and Cleo Miller attempt to prevent Col. W. Stryker and his band of miscreants from drinking the town dry -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:17 6
  - oh, this has the guy we hate! - Max May 17, 14:21 3
    - I think this is correct - 30 Days of Night -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:31 1
      - Melissa George played Cleo in Sugar & Spice. -- nm - Max May 17, 14:37
    - guess - Diva May 17, 14:24
  - hmmm - mud May 17, 14:19 1
    - nay -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:20
- 2)Tyler Durden beefs up on weird steriods and finds himself having performance issues when finally hooking up with Arwen -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:15 2
  - guess - Max May 17, 14:17 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:18
- 1) Sherlock Holmes spends a lot of time working on himself while recovering from an accident. He stops Fr. Daniel Flynn from starting global war -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:13 4
  - easy - mud May 17, 14:15 1
    - correct -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:16
  - guess - Max May 17, 14:15 1
    - Nope, the other one -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:15
- Condorman! -- nm - Max May 17, 14:12 1
  - bzzzt! -- nm - mud May 17, 14:13
Kyndryl headquarters to be at One Vanderbilt -- nm - ty97 May 17, 14:07
LIR: Spawn. Yes. I had two years of free hotspot service and the full OnStar with my Cruze but when that ended, the app continued to work and I - oblique May 17, 14:02
The latest Israel-Palestine contretemps has left the leadership of certain Arab countries at odds with their populations -- (link) - znufrii May 17, 13:57 2
- the countries who normalized relations with Israel are coming to understand that they sold out. (okay I summed it up) -- nm - Jovian May 17, 14:05 1
  - That’s certainly one conclusion that could be drawn, yes. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 14:05
Naming and airplane company Boom just seems like a bad idea. -- nm - Todd Manning May 17, 13:37 3
- It's a subtle FU to their competitor(s) who are pursuing supersonic transport designs that trade off speed for a reduced acoustic footprint - JD May 17, 14:15
- yup -- nm - prayformojo May 17, 13:46
- "Attention passengers, we've just reached cruising altitude of fifty thousand feet, and Boom goes the dynamite - we'll be landing in no time." -- nm - Max May 17, 13:42
Watching "The Aftermath", feat. Arnie, but I can't stop thinking about Liam Neeson, although he's not in it. 2 strong connections.. -- nm - ore-o May 17, 13:32
Matt Damon in Stillwater, in theaters July 30th. -- (link) - Mop May 17, 13:27 [youtube]
Stephen King's Lisey's Story coming to Apple TV+ in June. -- (link) - Mop May 17, 13:23 [youtube] 1
- all 8 episodes directed by Pablo Larraín !! oh man, I love him. -- nm Posted by mud May 11 '21, 11:39 -- nm - mud May 17, 13:28
New Heritage Minute celebrates discovery of insulin 100 years ago today -- (link) - zork May 17, 13:21 2
- Raises the price 100,000% to celebrate! -- nm - Drug Companies May 17, 13:23 1
  - In spite of the fact that they sold the patent rights for $1 to ensure that it would be accessible to all who needed it. -- nm - zork May 17, 13:24
Celebrity booze, yes and I have a sweet story about my Heaven's Door bourbon from Bob Dylan... - zeitgeist May 17, 13:14 2
- There are apparently a fair amount of celeb wines thanks to Stephen Amell. - the wrong element May 17, 13:54
- cool!! -- nm - Pippy May 17, 13:25
Listening to Business Wars podcast about the Coronavirus vaccines, mRNA has been in the works since the mid-90s. Moderna was already… - IAmQale May 17, 13:13
Oh, cool! John Boyega Set To Reunite With Joe Cornish For ‘Attack The Block 2’ -- (link) - decline May 17, 13:03 4
- What about Jodie Whittaker and Adam Buxton? -- nm - LMS May 17, 14:18
- I dunno if it really needed a sequel (I forget the ending), but I'll definitely watch it. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 13:04 2
  - you can always make a sequel when there are aliens involved, Bery -- nm - decline May 17, 13:06 1
    - They're taking the fight to the aliens! -- nm - Mop May 17, 13:27
I feel like I did a good thing with the vaccine last week/mask mandate in action. - MDH May 17, 13:01 6
- I've been sayin'! -- nm - Reagen May 17, 13:35
- Worked out nicely! -- nm - Krusty May 17, 13:13
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii May 17, 13:11
- Yay!! -- nm - Pippy May 17, 13:10
- heart or the caring hug emoji....that's sweet, you may have saved a life today or yesterday whenevah -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 13:07
- *makes it rain Spawn Points* -- nm - Spawn May 17, 13:02
YDC: We popped into a vodka distillery in Idaho when traveling. Apparently Channing Tatum had invested, but they didn't have branded products yet - MDH May 17, 12:55 4
- All the details here, including lack of Aviation/Casamigos performance, seem apropos for Tatum. -- nm - Max May 17, 14:07
- There's a Galway distillery down in Temecula that I have to visit. They have no connection with the name but maybe it'll get me a free shot ;) - Meg May 17, 13:05 2
  - Seems sacrilegious for a distillery with that name to make anything but whiskey. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 13:09 1
    - Exactly I shall have a stern word with them for the honor of the family ;) -- nm - Meg May 17, 13:33
Everything here (MA) reopens on May 29. 2 months earlier than planned. -- nm - Diva May 17, 12:55 4
- 75% of adults in MA have had at least one shot. -- nm - Todd Manning May 17, 13:42 1
  - ik, r? *flex* -- nm - Diva May 17, 14:09
- California sticks with their current June 15 mask mandate. -- (link) - Meg May 17, 13:01
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 17, 12:57
Tell me, ST. Do I like this color on a vehicle? It's a little bold, but I think I do. -- (pic) - Barontronic May 17, 12:41 [Attachment] 29
- For coastal residents, sure. -- nm - Max May 17, 13:44
- I'm on board -- nm - zork May 17, 13:23
- hell yeah, turquoise -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 13:05
- Is it sparkly too? -- nm - . May 17, 13:03
- I think I wouldnt like it after seeing it for 4 yrs. but today its fine. -- nm - tRuMAN May 17, 13:01 1
  - *nods* -- nm - Krusty May 17, 13:18
- I like it today but my concern is if I'd like having that color a few years from now. But today, I like it. -- nm - Krusty May 17, 12:53 1
  - You can't just change it on a whim like your shoes! -- nm - con_carne May 17, 14:24
- Medium quasar blue metallic? - znufrii May 17, 12:49
- I'll allow it. -- nm - Mop May 17, 12:47
- yup yup yup (though it's a Chevy, so meh) -- nm - JaxSean May 17, 12:46 2
  - Gotta use my GM Card bucks. This will be the third time I've taken advantage of them. -- nm - Barontronic May 17, 12:54 1
    - I did that for a while also but I find the other points/cards to be more useful. Certainly felt nice when I cashed them in though -- nm - oblique May 17, 13:58
- For me, no. For you, yes. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:46 13
  - What colour would you prefer? Black? -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 12:47 12
    - yes -- nm - Pippy May 17, 12:50
    - Always. -- nm - Spawn May 17, 12:48 10
      - I would generally prefer a nice bright blue, but not all blues are good. There are some bad ones around. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 12:59 7
        
        Car colours i've owned (as the actual registered owner): dark teal, forest green, dark blue almost purple/indigo, red. -- (edited) - Beryllium May 17, 13:03 6
        
        two: dirty green and weird brown -- nm - mud May 17, 14:00
        
        I've had a silver, red, green, black, dark blue and now a light blue bike. - Krusty May 17, 13:18
        
        red (my ex's car when we got married), forest green, black, black, black, white, black, grey, navy blue -- nm* - decline May 17, 13:14
        
        Aqua, red, blue-gray, blue, gray. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 13:11
        
        Maroon, beigeish yellowish, red, lt blue, darkish blue, yellow, black, white, darkest blue, black, iced mocha. - Spawn May 17, 13:07 1
        
        feel better, bub -- nm - mud May 17, 13:59
      - black is usually my go-to, but my current car is navy blue and I really like it -- nm - decline May 17, 12:52
      - I will not own a car that isn't black, wear gold jewelry or drink tequila with attractive men - Pippy May 17, 12:52
- Looks good to me. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 12:45
- Yup. -- nm - David May 17, 12:43
The Warner Bros. brand is cursed. Ask AOL. AT&T should have known better than to get into bed with them. -- nm - Mop May 17, 12:40 1
- "... and the Warner sister, Dot." -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 13:04
Krusty alert: this article may be relevant to your interestes. -- (link) - znufrii May 17, 12:39 8
- Interesting article. Fractional ownership of rare sneakers isn't something people seem to like. They want the actual sneakers, not a piece of -- (edited) - Krusty May 17, 12:47 6
  - fractional collectibles is like "tell me there's an asset bubble without telling me there's an asset bubble". -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:59 1
    - Heh. :-) True. -- nm - Krusty May 17, 13:14
  - Yeah, I can see why that wouldn’t really appeal to the legit sneakerheads. Crazy what the market is doing though. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 12:52 3
    - So true. It may change if NFTs rise in popularity. I don't get the appeal of them or the fractional ownership unless you've just got - Krusty May 17, 12:56 2
      - At least with fractional ownership you should know what you’re getting. NFTs on the other hand.... - znufrii May 17, 13:30 1
        
        Yeah, someone... *slowly backs away* - Krusty May 17, 13:36
- That's "interests" en Español. -- nm - Mop May 17, 12:46
240 volt outlet installed. Took about 30 minutes. All I need now is a car. -- nm - Mop May 17, 12:30 15
- Dealership texted me to say the delivery is still listed as "next week". Stupid chip shortage! -- nm - Mop May 17, 12:39 6
  - Supermarkets have a plethora of chips. -- nm - Todd Manning May 17, 13:49
  - Didn't they sell you on the color because it was "already on the truck headed this way"? -- nm - TWuG May 17, 13:04 4
    - Not exactly. They had the car allocated to them but I guess it hadn't shipped yet. -- nm - Mop May 17, 13:26
    - they could be using the USPS definition of "on its way" - tRuMAN May 17, 13:14
    - the truck broke down because of the chip shortage! -- nm - decline May 17, 13:05 1
      - Dealers lie, it is known. But it's so reflexive that they lie about everything. -- nm - TWuG May 17, 13:08
- Now you can enamel at home! -- nm - . May 17, 12:38
- did you do it or did a dude? -- nm - amanda jeans May 17, 12:32 3
  - That's sexist! It could have been a dudette! But it was a dude. -- nm - Mop May 17, 12:35 2
    - chicks are dudes too. everyone is a dude. dude is gender neutral. -- nm - amanda jeans May 17, 12:38
    - It'll probably set me back under $200, for just the outlet. I can still buy a smart charger to plug into it, or just plug the car straight into the outlet. -- (edited) - Mop May 17, 12:37
- I'm sure there are plenty around your neighborhood, just leave a note saying you need someone to help test your charger. -- (edited) - Beryllium May 17, 12:31 2
  - or just wait until you see a neighbor with one leaving and knock him over the head with a shovel and 'borrow' his car to test things out -- nm - decline May 17, 12:33 1
    - Good point! Super effective. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 12:40
I also need to get some Campari, I see Negronis in my future. -- (edited) - znufrii May 17, 12:28 1
- or they saw you coming into the store and hid it on you -- nm - decline May 17, 12:36
I too would try the smug lispiness of Aviation Gin -- nm - Roger More May 17, 12:22 2
- The end of my running route has Dwayne Johnson saluting me with his tequila. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 12:50
- oh I've had this. it's a little dirty. I am super into botanical gins lately. -- nm - amanda jeans May 17, 12:26
I know a cat named Way-out Willie Got a cool little chick named Rocking Millie He can walk and stroll and Susie Q And do that crazy hand jive, too -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 12:21

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