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Canada approved mix n match vax, those who got first Astra- can safely use Pfizer, may even be better -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 12:36 3
- my friend (the pig doctor) has a sister who's a nurse (a people nurse) and her hosp asked her to get two pfizer and one moderna, I think? - amanda's borrowed jeans Jun 2, 12:41 2
  - Tangent: I'd be willing to watch a show called Pig Nurse. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 2, 12:43 1
    - Now, it would just be a reboot of King of Queens -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 13:37
Concert email I just received for Rod Tuffcurls & the Bench Press. - pmb Jun 2, 12:30
Sport Card fans...Dennis Eckersly get's a new card -- (link) - Remlik Jun 2, 12:24
According to Wikipedia, after the WWE releases, they have 155 performers under contract in the US. That’s insane. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 12:22 2
- Does the nxt part include nxt UK and 205 live? - the wrong element Jun 2, 12:31 1
  - Nope, different groupings. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 12:39
Top 10 markets for Indy 500 - Remlik Jun 2, 12:21 1
- We're number two! We're number two! -- nm - Ender Jun 2, 12:53
billboard: Olivia Rodrigo Spends First Week at No. 1 -- (link) - budice Jun 2, 12:18 3
- 'Artist 100' chart. What on earth is that? -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 12:29 2
  - "The Billboard Artist 100 combines performance across the Hot 100 chart, the Billboard 200 album chart, and the Internet-centric Social 50 chart.[1]" - ty97 Jun 2, 12:30 1
    - All of Billboards charts are fake. -- nm - IAmQale Jun 2, 12:55
Shares in AMC up $31.73 today to $63.77... -- nm - Beaker Jun 2, 12:09 15
- i only a whopping whole 17 shares of this. it's been a fun day just watching it leap around. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 12:29
- I put an order in to sell the rest I had at $45. Guess that hit. - colin Jun 2, 12:27
- Is that good? -- nm - Dano Jun 2, 12:10 12
  - I'm not impressed. -- nm - GME Jun 2, 12:13
  - 1 year return is hovering around 1000% -- nm - decline Jun 2, 12:12 10
    - And like crypto, based on nothing real. -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:28 9
      - Well, no. There’s an underlying fundamental value to the stock represented by the company’s equity on its balance sheet. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 2, 12:31 6
        
        Alternate take on the IM, isn't that true of the majority of the market? -- nm - JD Jun 2, 12:38 1
        
        Not really, no. - znufrii Jun 2, 12:45
        
        That IM is the issue... I'll take a stock that pays dividends over wild fluctuations any day. -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:35 3
        
        But at least there is a fundamental metric at play, which marks the difference from crypto -- nm - znufrii Jun 2, 12:36 2
        
        There was no metric in place when AMC's stock went up. -- nm - David Jun 2, 12:49
        
        When a stock is wildly manipulated to create these price jumps, there's little difference any more - colin Jun 2, 12:40
      - To be fair, other than barter, no monetary system is. - Cuzzin Todd Jun 2, 12:29 1
        
        Not true for the USD. It's tied to oil, and that's better than gold. -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:42
It looks like Israel might have an anti-Bibi coaltion -- (link) - Reagen Jun 2, 12:07 1
- Ayelet Shaked to return to justice minister -- (link) - mud Jun 2, 12:35
Speaking of Grindr. I’m legit worried about Kim’s marriage as David mentioned no less than THREE dating apps in this week’s Streaming Hams. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:57 8
- She knows what she did. - David Jun 2, 11:59 7
  - That is not odd, really. - Spawn Jun 2, 12:01 6
    - My online dating predated phone apps... -- nm - colin Jun 2, 12:29 4
      - I suddenly feel really old. - colin Jun 2, 12:33 3
        
        Hey! nmbcolin - David Jun 2, 12:34 2
        
        Ughhhhhh.... No... - colin Jun 2, 12:38 1
        
        Gotcha. Makes sense. -- nm - David Jun 2, 12:47
    - Neither have I -- nm - rollo Jun 2, 12:29
Why does the 12 come in colors? Decisions are BAD?! -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 11:56 1
- So they can have that insidious Candy Man commercial? -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:02
Sitting at the Ford dealership... -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:55 4
- trying to get dates with your new car? -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 12:24 1
  - "Would you like to go for a ride in my EV (that stands for Electronic Vehicle)?" -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 12:36
- As we often do. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 12:15
- zoom, zoom -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:58
Zillow Listing #2 -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Jun 2, 11:54 2
- That's so surreal. They built a house on top of the building. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 12:21 1
  - And it's like they didn't even try to match. Anything. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 2, 12:31
Zillow Listing -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Jun 2, 11:52 5
- who puts carpet in a bathroom or by any type of bath? -- nm - JaxSean Jun 2, 12:29
- The idea of the basement pool with the rest of the rec room stuff is just . . . bad. Indoor pools are humid and smell like chlorine. The rest of - pmb Jun 2, 12:11 1
  - unless it's a salt water pool and then it'll smell like the ocean! -- nm - decline Jun 2, 12:14
- is the helicopter included? Also, the side view looks like a motel -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:57 1
  - Who wouldn't want to live in a hotel/conference center? -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Jun 2, 13:14
Bears HC Matt Nagy said that Nick Foles will be the third string quarterback and Justin Fields will be the second string quarterback. -- nm - budice Jun 2, 11:44
Moses Lake? figures -- nm - . Jun 2, 11:39 1
- What would a Moses Lake figure even look like? -- nm - WST Jun 2, 12:14
Yesterday morning my phone died-died. Ordered one around 1pm. Delivered today. TCL 20 Pro 5G. - zork Jun 2, 11:38 35
- Dang, too bad your old phone didn't die like 2 weeks ago. They had a promo that got you a 55" 4k TCL TV when you got your model phone. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 12:03
- My iPad Pro died a couple of weeks ago. Took until yesterday to convince the boss to greenlight a replacement. Arrives today. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:54 4
  - Is it the fancy pants 12.9” with the Liquid Retina Display XDR screen? -- nm* - Qale Jun 2, 11:56 3
    - 11" 3rd gen with the M1 chip. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:57 2
      - Missed it by that much. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:57 1
        
        The one that died is the 12.9" 2nd gen. It was useful but maybe too big. I consciously picked a smaller one this time. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 12:37
- Huh, TCL makes phones. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:54
- What’s a headphone jack? -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:47
- OnePlus 7 Pro 5G Mclaren here -- nm* - budice Jun 2, 11:42
- I have 128 GB storage and it's never more than 40% full. what are you keeping on your phone? -- nm - amanda's borrowed jeans Jun 2, 11:40 10
  - pron -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:41
  - My 64 is filling up but only because I don't prune photos...ever? - ty97 Jun 2, 11:41 8
    - Are you iphone? There's a setting to back them up to iCloud and save space. -- nm - spamlet Jun 2, 11:44 7
      - I probably should do that, but this phone is so old and been ready for replacement for so long. - ty97 Jun 2, 11:46 1
        
        I upgrade when "better color." I know what's what. -- nm - amanda's borrowed jeans Jun 2, 12:43
      - doesn't it cost a fortune? -- nm - amanda's borrowed jeans Jun 2, 11:44 4
        
        50gb is .99 per month. -- (link) - spamlet Jun 2, 11:46 3
        
        And if someone is already tangled up in enough Apple Subscriptions a huge cloud bucket is included in Apple One. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:48
        
        highway robbery -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:48 1
        
        It used to be more but they upgraded storages a couple of years ago. -- nm - spamlet Jun 2, 11:49
- My old cracked phone has started self-clicking on things by itself. The Iphone 12 is fine, no need for 12 pro, right ST? -- nm* - ty97 Jun 2, 11:40 14
  - No iphone, stay off Grindr! -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 11:55
  - iPhone SE2 is a great one also. Basically an iPhone 11 in the form factor of the 8 including Touch ID -- nm - oblique Jun 2, 11:53 4
    - The SE2 has the worst of the three types of displays Apple makes. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:55 3
      - may be true. never noticed. it's a phone -- nm - oblique Jun 2, 11:56 2
        
        Screen. Battery. Speed. That’s the one-two-three order of importance for me. We spend so much time on them, they need to be good. -- nm* - Qale Jun 2, 11:58 1
        
        Word. But I flip speed and battery. - Spawn Jun 2, 12:06
  - No need for pro unless you like camera stuffs a lot. I’m shocked this iPhone X is as wonderful as it is replacing my stolen 12. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:49 2
    - oh so I can cheap out and get an 11 is what you are saying? -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 11:50 1
      - The 11 has a lesser display than the X and 12. So in spite of a newer chip (lol) no, I wouldn’t get it over the 12. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:54
  - There used to be a setting that when you download photos to you desktop it would automatically delete from the cell, what happened to it -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 11:46
  - Didn't see this above. Yes, the 12 is the one to get unless you NEED the better portrait camera. -- nm - spamlet Jun 2, 11:45 3
    - The 12 camera is good enough I figure? -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 11:45 2
      - It's in all likelihood way better than what is in your current phone. - spamlet Jun 2, 11:46 1
        
        This is what I figured. -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 11:47
Aleister Black is on his wife's twitch talking about the release -- (link) - Remlik Jun 2, 11:34 18
- Does WWE control that account? -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:56 3
  - nope. it's his wife's account and she left because she wouldn't turn it over. -- nm - Remlik Jun 2, 12:08 2
    - I thought she was back now (and was just thinking about the fact that they brought her back and then fired him). -- nm - pmb Jun 2, 12:13 1
      - She was. It's weird. -- nm - David Jun 2, 12:46
- Sounds like he’s actually okay taking a bit of a break. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:46
- Another legit badass Vince didn’t understand because he’s not 6 foot 8 and 270. -- nm - Tim Jun 2, 11:38 12
  - When he debut with Ricochet as a tag team they should have kept them that way cause they were great as a tag team -- nm - eag Jun 2, 11:56
  - Strowman had reportedly signed a major contract renewal with WWE back in 2019 that was said to have been worth $1 million per year - Remlik Jun 2, 11:44 10
    - Yep, trimming that AEW-induced fat. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 12:10 8
      - The correct third of there roster - eag Jun 2, 12:20 7
        
        Ziggler isn’t a star but he sells like one. He’s great at that aspect of his job. There’s plenty who aren’t that good. Jinder. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 12:23 6
        
        Ziggler has always came across to me as Jericho lite - eag Jun 2, 12:43
        
        Jinder isn't going anywhere. India is to big an investment. And he's key to that. -- nm - Remlik Jun 2, 12:28 4
        
        And yet he didnt wrestle for what 2 years till they just brought him back - eag Jun 2, 12:39 1
        
        He was injured. -- nm - David Jun 2, 12:48
        
        Have better taste India. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 2, 12:29 1
        
        He's one of Kahli's guys. Jinder is fine. he's a damn good heel when they let him -- nm - Remlik Jun 2, 12:30
    - As usual I'm sure they will bring some of them back -- nm - eag Jun 2, 12:07
I am getting a number of ads about how to solve nail fungus, a topic I have searched anything about. -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 11:32 3
- Can it really be solved? Topicals are a joke. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:47
- Sorry. That was me. — nm - Mr. Havens Jun 2, 11:35
- the ad algorithms know you're old -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:34
Mo Willems has a HBO Max special, live performance with special guests, called Mo Willems: Don’t Let the Pigeon Do Storytime! -- (link) - Mop Jun 2, 11:27 [youtube] 1
- Hmmm, doesn't seem to be available on HBO MAX on Amazon Prime -- nm - psilotum Jun 6, 19:13
This looks like fun. Jim Broadbent, Helen Mirren in "The Duke". -- (link) - Mop Jun 2, 11:26 [youtube]
LYC: God of War sequel pushed to 2022. Will be a cross-gen title. -- nm - Shaun Jun 2, 11:26
It’s Time to Make Your Own Unnecessary Childhood Movie Reboot - JD Jun 2, 11:19 2
- The Neverending Story, featuring A24 ‘actor,’ Swinton voices Gmork, Filmed in real locations, trending with “Sigh” and a massive make up budget. -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 11:52
- Marianne Dreams (Paperhouse), YouTube star(needs to be a hounf girl), loads of NF stuff I've never heard of, Tilda, Dargis, Trailer, -- nm - . Jun 2, 11:50
New Order and Pet Shop Boys are in LA Oct. 7 & 8, and SF Oct. 12. Is it possible that they're actually up near Portland on Oct. 9? - Mop Jun 2, 11:19 6
- I read that as Law and Order: Pet Store -- nm - . Jun 2, 11:42
- Seattle and Vancouver in 2022 -- (link) - Remlik Jun 2, 11:33
- As you should be given that tour has been rescheduled again to 2022 and those LA and SF dates are 2022 -- nm - JD Jun 2, 11:21 3
  - They will be in the area (vaguely) on the 14th. - JD Jun 2, 11:27 2
    - Yeah, I wouldn't want to be in the Gorge in October, but I might go to Seattle. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:31
    - do you feel so extraordinary -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:29
What kind of sorcery is this? -- (link) - decline Jun 2, 11:05 23
- Let's give a fish and see if he can feed multiples -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 2, 12:38
- so what I see is (spoilers) - JaxSean Jun 2, 11:24 2
  - or he's magic and pulls the milk out of the aether -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:28 1
    - makes sense -- nm - mud Jun 2, 11:38
- wtf - mud Jun 2, 11:14
- Special equipment you can buy from magic shops, they say. -- (link) - mara Jun 2, 11:13 13
  - That doesn't explain the way back, does it? (NM) - Marlowe Jun 2, 11:19 8
    - Technically, each glass could have multiple lined walls. -- nm - Mop Jun 2, 11:29 7
      - that's exactly what it is. -- nm - Reagen Jun 2, 11:32 3
        
        Yeah, the spilling when making what would normally be the easiest pour supports it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 2, 11:42
        
        inter-dimensional lining -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:35 1
        
        "stop pouring milk into our dimension" -- nm - prayformojo Jun 2, 11:37
      - or could contain a tiny portal to another dimension -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:31 2
        
        more likely -- nm - mud Jun 2, 11:36
        
        Bordammu, I've come to bargain. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 11:33
  - This one's different. - Mop Jun 2, 11:17 1
    - bubbles. -- nm - Reagen Jun 2, 11:28
  - or he's a wizard! -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:14
  - OR... the dog is a wizard. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 2, 11:14
- Clearly the dog is a wizard. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 2, 11:13
- Forced perspective? *watches the rest* Never mind. -- nm* - mara Jun 2, 11:09 1
  - Somewhere in there he invoked Zorn's Lemma to take advantage of the Banach-Tarski Paradox, but I never saw the pencil move. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 11:14
- OK, I see where this is going. Very clever--- oh my God! -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 11:09
*tap* *tap*tap* -- nm - oblique Jun 2, 11:04 1
- LIR Thanks! - con_carne Jun 2, 11:15
You know what else I hate? Yellow flies. - JaxSean Jun 2, 10:57 10
- Never heard of them. - Spawn Jun 2, 11:42
- We get greenheads at the shore. Super fun. -- nm - znufrii Jun 2, 11:40 1
  - nasty little things -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:40
- How do those compare to chigger bites? Got so many of those as a kid rolling around in the grass. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 11:01 6
  - Bigger and welt-y-er. And they f*cking HURT. - JaxSean Jun 2, 11:14 5
    - Yowsers, b/c chigger bites put skeeter bites to shame. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 11:19
    - you need more spiders around your house to catch the flies -- nm - decline Jun 2, 11:15 3
      - And birds to eat the spiders... -- nm - znufrii Jun 2, 11:41 2
        
        I know where this is heading and I don't think Jax can afford the gorillas. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 2, 11:43
        
        and the green grass grew all around all around -- nm - colin Jun 2, 11:43
Word. -- nm* - Revali Jun 2, 10:57

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