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I wonder if this masterpiece of allegory ever got posted here... -- (link) - Beryllium May 18, 20:06 [youtube]
Shohei Otani is on pace for 57 HRs. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 20:03 2
- He’s remarkable. -- nm - Will Hunting May 18, 20:05
- How many if he swings at the easy pitches, too? -- nm - Mop May 18, 20:05
Applebee's comes up with a jobseeker incentive program even worse than McDonalds -- (link) - Roger More May 18, 19:54 2
- "The appetizer is for Chili's." -- nm - Reagen May 18, 20:00
- I've consciously avoided links to Fox News for years, but that Fox Business link tricked me! -- nm - Mop May 18, 19:57
New push to cancel the Tokyo Olympics. -- (link) - Mop May 18, 19:44
SoCal - Modern Times Craft Beer CEO steps down over harassment concerns -- (link*) - budice May 18, 19:40
Pittsburgh mayor of eight years just lost his primary. -- (link) - ty97 May 18, 19:33 2
- He was criticized over his handling of the police during the protests last year. And reform DA Larry Krasner is cruising to reelection in Philly. -- nm - Tim May 18, 19:46 1
  - Krasner’s got his own currently running show on PBS. -- (link) - Mop May 18, 19:52
My ballot will be less exciting than Dano's, but will include ranked choice voting for (most) races for the first time! - ty97 May 18, 19:27 4
- You too can have fun watching this 90 second ranked choice voting video though! -- (link) - ty97 May 18, 19:31
- You don't know excitement until you've cast a vote for Coroner. -- nm - Dano May 18, 19:29 2
  - Can I vote for the Ceres coroner from the Expanse? Boyd Banks. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 19:34
  - I'll never understand why some job are elected, but even that is a new one for me. -- nm - ty97 May 18, 19:31
Twins threw behind the dude that homered last night. Baseball is just dumb sometimes. -- nm - Volnelk May 18, 19:25 2
- Both the pitcher and the manager were ejected, and I hope he gets suspended. -- nm - Tim May 18, 19:27 1
  - Agreed. This is getting childish. -- nm - Mop May 18, 20:05
Roku “Original”: Royalties, starring Darren Criss. -- (link) - Mop May 18, 19:24 [youtube]
Some random opinions - Max May 18, 19:19
The Mountain from Game of Thrones shed over 100 lbs. -- (link) - Mop May 18, 19:17 4
- At 140kg (assumed) and 205cm, his BMI is 33. Still obese! -- nm* - Max May 18, 19:29 2
  - Very little fat on him now. -- nm* - . May 18, 20:07
  - That's what I keep telling my doctor, too. -- nm - Mop May 18, 20:04
- 'Slimming Down to 225 Was the Toughest and Best Decision of My Career' Says Oscar-Nominated Dwayne Johnson -- nm - headlines of the future May 18, 19:24
Among the offices I voted for in today's primary election were: Constable, Sheriff, Prothonotary, Coroner, Recorder of Deeds, and Register of Wills -- nm - Dano May 18, 19:17 2
- Prothonotary is a word I know from a really long scifi novel. -- nm - . May 18, 20:04
- Master of Coin already taken. -- nm - budice May 18, 19:19
Eric Clapton had a severe reaction to the COVID vaccine and wants you to know about it. -- (link) - Mop May 18, 19:14 [youtube]
Sabrina youngest to get a triple double in WNBA -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 19:03 2
- Though really using magic should be against the rules. -- nm - mafic May 18, 19:08 1
  - 👏 -- nm - JD May 18, 19:10
NY's investigation of the Trump Org has moved from a civil investigation to a criminal investigation -- (link) - TWuG May 18, 19:03 2
- Yay -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 18, 19:50
- Can we please get some prosecutions in the bag before the mid-term elections please? -- nm - Mop May 18, 19:34
Summer Stalker assignments just went out. Please let me know if there are any issues. - elf kelly May 18, 19:02 1
- Hmm, I had two in mind - I think I know which one - if they still have them. -- nm* - Meg May 18, 19:15
NYC Primary is next month, I guess I need to figure out something about the Manhattan DA candidates - ty97 May 18, 18:52 5
- I think I had a tahanie aboushi with a dan quart once at my favorite Moroccan place -- nm - con_carne May 18, 18:59
- Zephyr Teachout has endorsed Bragg, so I presume he's the most reform-minded. -- nm - Tim May 18, 18:58 1
  - Nadler and Quinn endorse him too which feels rather establishment. Then again 4 of the Exonerated 5 endorse him too. - ty97 May 18, 19:03
- Just vote for Eliza. -- nm - amanda jeans May 18, 18:55 1
  - Tahanie Aboushi seems to be the candidate pushing for progressive reform, just based on first glance. -- nm - ty97 May 18, 18:58
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Official Trailer -- (link) - Remlik May 18, 18:44 [youtube]
"Being the most watched network is like being the best-selling fax machine." Kimmel at Disney Upfronts -- (link) - Remlik May 18, 18:35 2
- He made the "white guys on ice" joke about hockey, which is offensive to the ever growing number of minorities playing hockey. -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:39 1
  - JImmy Kimmel with a hacky joke? why I never. -- nm - Reagen May 18, 18:50
Attention bookly people: -- (link) - Beryllium May 18, 18:35 1
- I especially like that they presumably utterly destroyed that Koontz book. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 18:35
mud, Alpha House had a joke where some Republican senators floated a bill to make the Benghazi investigation committee permanent -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 18:32
I'm concerned that some on ST may be starting to perceive me as "The Cynical One". -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:21
wow, the Nuggets ended with the #3 seed? -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 18:21
Did anybody buy any Hollywood studios today? No? Is it safe to log off for like 5 minutes? -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:19 1
- A24 bought Oscilloscope -- nm - Dano May 18, 18:21
Heh. I must've missed this at the time. SNL's Mr Robot -- (link) - Beryllium May 18, 18:10 [youtube]
Indianapolis woman's house appraisal doubles after she takes down anything in the house that identifies her as Black -- (link*) - znufrii May 18, 18:01 1
- I was going to ask if this was the one who also sent a white male friend to the meeting. It is. They used comparables a mile away instead of the same area. -- nm* - . May 18, 20:00
I installed my pedometer app 112 days ago. Today it told me that I am a man who has walked 500 miles. And I will walk 500 more. - crash davis May 18, 17:26 8
- My pedometer thinks I died. If I started walking now, I would distress it greatly. -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:10 2
  - "Oh, you walked twenty steps. Now you're immortal." -- nm - Marvin the Paranoid Fitbit May 18, 18:17
  - It would send out the Zombie Early Alert Signal -- nm - Dano May 18, 18:15
- 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶� �♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂� �🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️🚶‍♂️ -- nm - Dano May 18, 17:45
- Nice! -- nm - JD May 18, 17:43
- *Marge noise* - ML May 18, 17:33 2
  - NP. I hope you enjoyed my plan I put in at the end -- nm - crash davis May 18, 17:34 1
    - Trading with ML, etc etc - ML May 18, 17:35
Dear Evan Hansen looks great! -- (link) - Tim May 18, 16:58 4
- LOL -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:24
- I still hope Natalie Imbruglia is getting royalty checks. -- nm - Dano May 18, 17:18
- Ha! -- nm - kelly May 18, 17:16
- Accurate -- nm - MDH May 18, 17:06
Charles Barkley with the guarantee pick -- (link) - budice May 18, 16:57 1
- Almost -- nm - Spawn May 18, 18:39
Hummer EV = 9046 pounds. Holy crap that's a crapton. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 16:47 7
- 350 miles on a single charge?! JESUS CHRIST. Is it one seat, and the rest is batteries? -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:18 1
  - It's a battery with wheels and a seat bolted on. -- nm - Mop May 18, 18:19
- It’s actually over 4 crap tons. -- nm - IAmQale May 18, 17:45 2
  - US craptons or metric craptons? -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 17:57 1
    - Both -- nm - JD May 18, 18:55
- That's going to limit some of the bridges it can use -- nm - TWuG May 18, 16:51
- You're no good, you're no good, you're no good... crocaine -- nm - Eric Crapton May 18, 16:49
more early Allman Bros. coming -- (link) - Peglegpete May 18, 16:42
Space Ghost Coast to Coast by Glass Animals is in contention for Best Music Video of the Year. -- (link) - Dano May 18, 16:38 [youtube] 6
- Thanks, I hate it. -- nm - IAmQale May 18, 17:54
- I believe this was pitched as "Like The Sims, but with more psychedelic mushrooms." -- nm - Barontronic May 18, 17:03
- Relatedly, I hadn't pegged Heat Waves as a crossover hit, but it made it to the Top 40. -- nm* - Tim May 18, 16:40 3
  - I'm surprised Dirty never really crossed over. -- nm - Dano May 18, 16:44 2
    - Grandson? Yeah, kinda. And I thought All Time Low's Monsters would be bigger on pop, especially with the Demi Lovato version, but nope. -- nm - Tim May 18, 16:47 1
      - Dirty is catchy as hell and doesn't sound like it would be all that out of place on the mainstream chart. It sounds more mainstream than Tones and I. -- nm - Dano May 18, 16:49
Susan Collins is concerned -- (link) - TWuG May 18, 16:18 3
- Ah yes, Super PACs, those wonderful things -- nm - ty97 May 18, 16:25
- She should be. -- nm - Mop May 18, 16:24
- I've sure she's learned her lesson. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd May 18, 16:19
We've all probably felt a certain emptiness in our lives recently unable to pinpoint exactly why... let me ask you this. - Cuzzin Todd May 18, 16:17 1
- I'd never seen it before... checks notes... ten seconds ago. -- nm - Edward Havens May 18, 16:19
LOL -- (link) - Jovian May 18, 15:55 6
- more Grodin -- (link) - Jovian May 18, 15:56 5
  - and another -- (link) - Jovian May 18, 15:57 4
    - last one -- (link) - Jovian May 18, 15:58 3
      - nope. I lied. I found a Clifford clip. -- (link) - Jovian May 18, 15:59 2
        
        "Miss Piggy, how could you??!" -- (link) - Max May 18, 16:05 [youtube] 1
        
        Grodin in Seems Like Old Times -- (link) - Max May 18, 16:12 [youtube]
Today's baseball controversy is that Mercedes shouldn't have swung at this. That's bullshit. - Tim May 18, 15:55 21
- Is this Little League. Is there a mercy rule included in all of the other new rules? Can’t we just move on to the Fallout 4 version of baseball then? -- nm - IAmQale May 18, 17:47
- Sorry, but this is the most ST-relevant clip from that game -- (link) - Roger More May 18, 16:27 1
  - Benetti is the best play-by-play guy in baseball, full stop. -- nm - spamlet May 18, 16:46
- I had more an issue with his glacial trot. You’re up adozen and just hit a meatball out;hurry the fuck up. -- nm - Will Hunting May 18, 16:17 4
  - Mercedes don't hurry. -- nm - spamlet May 18, 16:18 3
    - It’d be like me trotting around a kickball diamond on 7yr olds without the irony of pretending they’re playing. -- nm - Will Hunting May 18, 16:23 2
      - You've overestimated the Twins in this analogy -- nm - ML May 18, 16:38 1
        
        I’ve also overestimated my ability to refrain from doing the moonwalk as I circle the bases on a bunch of 7yr olds kickball game. - Will Hunting May 18, 17:24
- First: Glad to see that I’ve got the perfect physique for baseball. Second: You’re not suppose to swing at easy pitches? -- nm - Mop May 18, 16:03 6
  - I’m not saying he shouldn’t, but on a 3-0 pitch in the ninth, and you’re already up by 11, why be greedy? -- nm - znufrii May 18, 16:18 5
    - I'm going to give Yermin a pass here. Look him up sometime. - spamlet May 18, 16:45 1
      - Ok, that's cool I guess. -- nm - znufrii May 18, 16:48
    - “I could’ve had 50 home runs this season... if I’d only swing at that pitch!” -- nm - Mop May 18, 16:21 2
      - Or he could, y'know, earn them. -- nm - znufrii May 18, 16:25 1
        
        They did earn them. By beating them so savagely that they put in a position player to pitch meatballs. -- nm - Volnelk May 18, 17:53
- The controversy sources from his own manager - ML May 18, 15:57 4
  - Nothing like building clubhouse morale by throwing your players under the bus, I guess? - znufrii May 18, 16:14
  - Ooof. -- (link) - Tim May 18, 15:58 2
    - hmmmm -- nm - prayformojo May 18, 16:02
    - Dammit. -- nm - spamlet May 18, 15:59
- Slowest pitch ever hit for a home run since they started tracking this in 2008! -- (link) - Tim May 18, 15:56
The Great North Renewed for Season 3 -- nm - Beaker May 18, 15:54
NBA Stats of the Day - Strongbad May 18, 15:51
Anyone have a way to get hold of RC? He's been concerningly AWOL over the last week. -- nm - ML May 18, 15:49 3
- He was on Twitter couple days ago. -- nm - Dark Callisto May 18, 16:05 1
  - Thanks. -- nm - ML May 18, 16:15
- Yeah I thought so too. I will try again. -- nm - spamlet May 18, 16:00
When people give out unsolicited advice, they are out to do one thing: reinforce out of insecurity their own limited world view. - con_carne May 18, 15:44
That video of Joe Biden driving the truck made me smile so much. -- nm - MDH May 18, 15:41 5
- I agree -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) May 18, 16:33
- EVs are so weird. Expected it to get louder as it got closer, but of course not. -- nm - Mop May 18, 15:47 2
  - I thought I heard it making a fake noise. -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 16:15 1
    - It may. You can have the Ford Mach-E make fake noise and all EVs now come with pedestrian warning systems - TWuG May 18, 16:24
- Keep forget that this guy’s the President. He’s just a dude. -- nm - Mop May 18, 15:47
Diva: reporter deleted tweet and posted clarification tweet (with screenshot of original) -- (link) - ty97 May 18, 15:38 1
- to whip or not to whip - Jovian May 18, 15:40
David, 60-50 was the final ... we went 44 for 101 from the field. I won at the line. -- nm - Will Hunting May 18, 15:32 2
- Are you practicing defense regularly? -- nm - David May 18, 15:49 1
  - I am, I am +8 but 4 of those are my backup PF and bC. I play a fast pace and have given up 48 a game in my last 3. - Will Hunting May 18, 15:54
"If you printed out directions to get here today, you're in the right place." -- nm - con_carne May 18, 14:58 6
- I don't print out directions. I print the map page and write my own directions beneath so I can understand them. -- nm - Peglegpete May 18, 16:34 1
  - Congrats! You're hashtagging! -- nm - TWuG May 18, 16:35
- Do you really need a sign to live, laugh and love? - Cuzzin Todd May 18, 16:14
- It's amazing how many people tell us their Nav.App. sent them to the wrong place. I just tried Google and it sent me right to Stanley Ranch driveway. - Meg May 18, 15:05 2
  - remember Thomas Guides to get around LA? -- nm - Peglegpete May 18, 15:08 1
    - I think I just recently threw mine away when I was cleaning out the car ;) -- nm - Meg May 18, 15:12

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