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Viggo Mortensen would be the obvious choice to portray Ted Turner, in a movie of the mogul's life. -- (link*) - ore-o May 17, 20:32
Pretty sure the White Sox won this one -- (link) - budice May 17, 19:55
LA News, please -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 19:53 1
- He came to speak at my school once, his picture is in my senior year book -- nm - con_carne May 17, 19:59
Which author said: "California is an overwhelmingly lunatic blue state" ? -- nm - ore-o May 17, 19:51 2
- Ken Keasey? -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 19:53 1
  - Nope - more recent -- nm - ore-o May 17, 20:13
Welp. -- nm - David May 17, 19:46
Hey Pennsylvania, you have a (primary) election tomorrow -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 19:44 1
- Yup, and I forgot to request our mail-in ballots so I guess I get to go to the polls. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 20:04
Well that OT wasn't very long -- nm - JD May 17, 19:35
The Geico ad with Lisa Loeb kind of freaks me out. She's like 'our' age isn't she? - JD May 17, 19:29 6
- She's got numerous years on me. -- nm* - ty97 May 17, 20:37 3
  - Aren't you like 107? -- nm - David May 17, 20:38 2
    - I'm a baby on these boards -- nm - ty97 May 17, 20:39 1
      - You post like you voted for FDR. - David May 17, 20:40
- It's the cat wrangling that keeps her young -- nm - Roger More May 17, 20:12
- You say -- nm - Dano May 17, 19:35
In tonight's episode of The Virginian from 1962, George C. Scott guest stars, two years before Dr. Strangelove. - Max May 17, 19:27
80%. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 19:17
I think the only thing that will advance from the Bos-Was series is Zdeno Chara's right shin, somehow mysteriously smoking. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 19:15
I accidentally went to zillow.com when I meant to go to zappos.com. Welp... I can kiss goodbye to all the targeted ads I see for the next 6 months. -- nm - Mop May 17, 19:14 1
- Noooooooo my algorithms -- nm - Reagen May 17, 19:15
taxes: done. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 19:05
This man, who left TSN today to probably go work for Turner, is 33 years old. -- (link) - Reagen May 17, 19:00 7
- What's NBC gonna do with that stable of hockey sportscasters? -- nm - Mop May 17, 19:08 1
  - "Go now, boy! You're free!" *tires squeal* -- nm - Reagen May 17, 19:09
- 42 -- nm - Max May 17, 19:04
- That's a hard 33. But part of it is the lighting and post-processing of the photograph, IMO. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 19:01 3
  - Some people just go grey at 20. -- nm - Ender May 17, 19:02 2
    - I wasn't thinking of that, I was mostly thinking of the texture of his skin -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 19:08 1
      - I think it's just a result of over-sharpening. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 19:09
Getting closer to the 20,000th Major League Baseball player ever. -- (link) - Tim May 17, 18:59 5
- Johneshwy? WTF? -- nm - Ender May 17, 19:04
- The Johnes Hwy is a very scenic drive. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 19:02 2
  - I saw that name and was like “that can’t be right.” -- nm - Tim May 17, 19:03 1
    - When such a unique trivia question gets dropped in your lap like this, you don't ask questions -- nm - con_carne May 17, 19:54
- The Mets have the last three guys as I think the guy who replaced Pillar just got into his first game. - Tim May 17, 19:01
deep sea Anglerfish washes up on a Calif. beach -- (link) - Peglegpete May 17, 18:38
And the zoning hearing is continued yet again, for a fourth and final installment next month. -- nm* - znufrii May 17, 18:37
hair-brained or hare-brained? -- nm - ore-o May 17, 18:27 3
- Apparently it's "hare" as it has to do with having a small brain like that of a rabbit. -- nm - Mop May 17, 18:29 1
  - Yup -- nm - ore-o May 17, 18:39
- Hare. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 18:28
Kevin Pillar just took a 94 MPH fastball in the face. Blood is everywhere. It's bad. -- nm - David May 17, 18:20 6
- (As if we didn’t have enough injury issues already.) - Tim May 17, 18:56
- I was driving home and had the Braves radio feed on SXM. Managed to pull up the Mets feed on my phone, yeesh. -- nm - Tim May 17, 18:55
- Not the end of the world - they probably have clean balls for the remaining hitters and can keep playing. -- nm - Max May 17, 18:52 2
  - hey oh -- nm - mud May 17, 19:11
  - Yeah, this isn't the Sandlot. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 18:54
- he got up and walked off under his own power but OUCH. -- nm - Remlik May 17, 18:31
Look, when I spoke about contraction and mergers in media because of streaming, I didn’t mean all at once, or EVEN ON THE SAME DAY! - Mop May 17, 18:08 6
- nobody wants to buy the BBC -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 18:11 5
  - I feel like a deal with BBC is best backed into slowly. -- nm - IAmQale May 17, 18:20 4
    - Oh dear... -- nm - Diva May 17, 19:47
    - 🙄 -- nm - JD May 17, 19:09
    - :))))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete May 17, 18:28
    - *BOOM!* Thank you! Good night everybody! Remember to tip your waitress. -- nm - Mop May 17, 18:26
What’s a fable or parable about someone who is willfully ignoring the danger before them and is always la-de-da optimistic until it’s too late? - Mop May 17, 18:05 2
- Cassandra complex, when you try to warn others but they don't listen -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 19:51
- Icarus -- nm - Beaker May 17, 18:06
I don’t think this position is for me, but I bring it to y’all in case someone here is looking for p/t remote work with a pretty good tech company. -- (link) - IAmQale May 17, 17:24 9
- Joke aside, that seems like a decent gig for you. -- nm - David May 17, 18:02 5
  - My main concern is that I am not tech savvy enough. But maybe I should apply for the lulz. -- nm - IAmQale May 17, 18:05 4
    - Do it. -- nm - znufrii May 17, 18:14
    - The worst thing that can happen is that it doesn't work out. The best thing that can happen is that it fulfills you while paying your bills. -- nm - David May 17, 18:09 1
      - Alright. I'll give this a more detailed look and think. *sits on log, tapes head* Think. Think. Think. Oh bother. -- nm - IAmQale May 17, 18:20
    - “Let me check and get back to you...” *posts on ST* -- nm - Mop May 17, 18:09
- juggle three live chats at the same time? Is that why customer service chat is slow as hell? -- nm - Max May 17, 17:39 2
  - It’s also not the same three. You answer one question, then they give it to someone else. Really it’s collaborative storytelling so Qale is perfect. - mafic May 17, 17:41 1
    - I definitely read though the entire job offer. There is a lot to like. 8 weeks of training and a computer if you move on. Remote. Good pay. -- nm - IAmQale May 17, 18:03
Amazon offering to buy MGM for reported $9 Billion -- (link*) - Beaker May 17, 16:58 13
- whelp another rebranding for Disney: Disney-Amazon-MGM Studios -- nm - Jovian May 17, 17:13 3
  - Everybody's doing this for third place behind Netflix and Disney. - David May 17, 17:17 2
    - I just meant they would need to rename the theme park again. - Jovian May 17, 17:22 1
      - Ha! I never think of it that way since it's been Hollywood Studios for so long. I miss the actual productions filming there, though. -- nm - David May 17, 17:23
- I'm gonna go smoke a cigarette. -- nm - Mop May 17, 17:07
- Variety link -- (link) - Beaker May 17, 17:00
- "in talks" I should say -- nm - Beaker May 17, 16:58 6
  - 4k film titles -- including the entirety of the James Bond, Rocky and Creed franchises -- and 17,000 episodes of television programing -- nm - Beaker May 17, 16:59 5
    - MGM doesn't own Bond. the Broccoli family does - Remlik May 17, 17:04 4
      - It's incredibly complicated, but MGM controls all of them except arguably No Time to Die. -- nm - David May 17, 17:08 3
        
        but they can't do anything with Bond without the Broccoli approving right? -- nm - Remlik May 17, 17:48 2
        
        I'm pretty sure they can do whatever they want with the existing library. The future stuff is the problem. - David May 17, 17:59 1
        
        ah -- nm - Remlik May 17, 18:11
Should This Meeting Be an Email? -- (link) - prayformojo May 17, 16:24 1
- Hee. I sent an email last week cancelling a regular team meeting… - Dark Callisto May 17, 16:33
Zoning hearing, part 3 -- (edited) - znufrii May 17, 16:10
And it's done! We are the proud and happy owners of a new Kia Niro EV. - Edward Havens May 17, 16:07 9
- NICE! -- nm - Mop May 17, 18:29
- Welcome to the EV family! -- nm - TWuG May 17, 17:37 1
  - Thank you -- nm - Edward Havens May 17, 17:43
- Congrats!! 👍🏼 -- nm - Krusty May 17, 17:00
- 🚗🔋👍 -- nm - Dano May 17, 16:19
- Nice! I look forward to hearing your thoughts over the next few weeks! -- nm - David May 17, 16:13 2
  - I'm a bit miffed that the wiring in my garage isn't 100% proper, so I'll have to get an electrician out to take a look at the plugs in there - Edward Havens May 17, 17:30 1
    - Niiiice! -- nm - David May 17, 17:37
- Celebrate by taking it off some sweet jumps! -- nm - Max May 17, 16:09
Max's bank post reminded me of my bank visit this morning. Deposited the bookstores receipts from this weekend's sale and on the way out remembered - Meg May 17, 16:04 1
- The bank has failed to respect my authority. -- nm - Max May 17, 16:06
Jax, short clip of Returnal's 3rd boss. -- (link) - Shaun May 17, 16:00 [youtube]
DTL Moral Victory - In the preseason I lost to the defending National Champion by one point and had a shot at the end of the game for the win. -- nm - Dano May 17, 15:56
Mind if I catch a ride? -- (link) - pmb May 17, 15:43 1
- "Bald Eagle does one-feather pushups on water." -- nm - Max May 17, 15:49
I'm trying to figure out if my company's Hazard Communication Training had to include this: Eating and drinking areas. No employee shall be allowed to -- (edited) - JD May 17, 15:41
*staring at the clock hoping the bank provides the docs I need before they close in a half hour* -- nm - Max May 17, 15:29 1
- ~if I don't, I'll need a cold shower~ This reads like trap rap. -- nm - con_carne May 17, 16:42
taxes: done. -- nm - JaxSean May 17, 15:25
WTF -- (link) - mud May 17, 15:09 2
- Altdevannunes'scow feels left out -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 15:34
- Sounds like this Billy Barr fellow was a bit of a pustule. -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 15:16
Elon Musk impersonators cost consumers more than $2 million in cryptocurrency scams, FTC says -- (link) - ty97 May 17, 15:08 14
- That sounds like chump change. -- nm - Mop May 17, 15:48 2
  - Though if you ask for big numbers and it becomes a news story then the scammer becomes a target. Isn't that what happened in the pipeline case? -- nm - JD May 17, 15:50
  - Okay Elon Mopsk -- nm - ty97 May 17, 15:48
- I don't get *how* people are this dumb. -- nm - Reagen May 17, 15:12 10
  - No, see. It was ELON MUSK, and he wanted to GIVE ME BITCOINS. He had to courier them though, because they’re actual coins now. -- nm - mafic May 17, 17:37
  - "Kidnapped by elves" was the phrase coined here, IIRC. -- nm - TWuG May 17, 16:28
  - Email me $49.99 and I'll explain it! -- nm - David May 17, 15:25 6
    - Will you take it in Ripple? -- nm - Reagen May 17, 15:26 5
      - This is funnier if you imagine that Ripple = the rotgut wine. nm - ralph wiggum May 17, 17:34
      - You know I will! -- nm - David May 17, 15:31 3
        
        Though doge is preferred? -- nm - ty97 May 17, 15:34 2
        
        Of course! It's meme-y! -- nm - David May 17, 15:35 1
        
        we should make a meme based coin, call them Vandorns -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 17:17
  - free money gets people every time. - tRuMAN May 17, 15:21
Ariana Grande marries real estate agent Dalton Gomez -- (link) - Beaker May 17, 15:07 2
- She was so anxious to get married -- nm - Pippy May 17, 19:48
- He kind of looks like Pete Davidson -- nm - Dano May 17, 17:29
"Dating a college girl isn't as sexy as it seems" heh -- (link) - Beryllium May 17, 15:04 [youtube]
The St. Louis Blues will be without leading scorer David Perron for Game 1 -- nm - Beaker May 17, 14:55
Sweet! So, I’ve been looking for a 1997 Ultra baseball set ... found a really bad description on eBay for literally 1/3 the cost of normal - Will Hunting May 17, 14:48 [Image] 4
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 17, 17:02
- was it a full set? -- nm - Beaker May 17, 14:49 2
  - Yes. And if not...that Ortiz was far more than enough. -- (edited) - Will Hunting May 17, 14:50 1
    - nice! -- nm - Beaker May 17, 14:53
Visited my daughter on the way to work and they've done a great job decorating the new apartment but something makes this boomer cringe. - zunk xometimes May 17, 14:45 [Attachment] 8
- Buckingham/Nicks! -- nm - rollo May 17, 15:44
- It's not like she ruined the albums. (If you wanted to help her out, Michael's has the album frames in packs for cheap-ish.) -- (link) - JaxSean May 17, 15:24
- hmmm .. -- nm - mud May 17, 15:06
- I think I'm going to end up doing that with some of my current albums seeing as I've no way to play them -- nm - JD May 17, 14:56 3
  - You can get a decent turntable for around $100. -- nm - . May 17, 16:45 1
    - It's not the purchasing of a turntable. It's the not having any place to put one -- nm - JD May 17, 16:51
  - vinyl is in again though -- nm - ty97 May 17, 14:56
- "Wait, you're saying these are data discs??" -- nm - Max May 17, 14:48
Trainer Bob Baffert banned from entering Medina Spirit, other horses at Belmont Park -- (link) - Beaker May 17, 14:41
Toronto Raptor's superfan Nav Bhatia is being honoured by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. -- (link) - Beaker May 17, 14:40 1
- He's a good guy. Came to the country as an engineer but couldn't get a job. Started selling cars and broke a record in the first 90 days - zork May 17, 16:09
rollo - what is number 8? -- nm - Diva May 17, 14:35 1
- Avengers: Infinity War / Endgame -- nm - rollo May 17, 14:38

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