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A couple of NYC mayoral primary things. First, an interesting cross-tab from this poll which seems like good news for Adam in a ranked choice vote? -- (link) - ty97 Jun 8, 06:17 6
- Since that poll, both AOC and Elizabeth Warren have endorsed Maya Wiley -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 06:18 2
  - She's still far behind and not gaining much ground. - Krusty Jun 8, 06:21 1
    - Perhaps. Garcia got a huge bump from NYT endorsement though. And it is rank choice so anything could happen? -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 06:23
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 06:18 2
  - I could be misinterpreting! -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 06:19 1
    - I don't think you are. -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 06:22
So, it is 9:13am, and i am over today.... so far... - Andie Jun 8, 06:15 5
- Tuesday, get your act together!!! -- nm - ty97 Jun 8, 06:21
- :-( Hopefully the afternoon is much better than the morning. -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 06:19
- It's like the anti-Andie morning. Hopefully that means the afternoon holds something awesome. -- nm - Dano Jun 8, 06:17 1
  - yeah -- nm - prayformojo Jun 8, 06:20
- eesh, that sucks as a morning. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 8, 06:16
"can I be late to your class? I'm getting a late A&W order. "..." "The new one down the street is grand opening today. But it's going to be busy so - Classroom Transcripts Jun 8, 05:46 3
- I'll allow it -- nm - Dano Jun 8, 06:14 2
  - Did you bring enough for everyone? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 10:55
  - Did you bring enough for everyone? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 8, 10:48
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 8, 05:30 [Attachment] 4
- Baconomaton -- nm - znufrii Jun 8, 05:35 1
  - now you're thinkin'! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 8, 05:36
- Combatant -- nm - Volnelk Jun 8, 05:35
- Bottomtaco. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 05:34
Just saw this: LGBTQIA2S+ - ty97 Jun 8, 05:21 7
- I'm all for just going with queer to encompass all groups. -- nm - Dano Jun 8, 06:15 1
  - But pronounced like Archie Bunker does. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 06:18
- great, now the gays are confusing themselves! -- nm - oblique Jun 8, 06:13
- So. Many. Stripes. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 8, 05:37
- Intersex Asexual Two Spirit and the professor and Mary Anne -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 05:29 2
  - It’s nice that they renegotiated from “and the rest”. -- nm - mafic Jun 8, 06:13 1
    - It made the song better too. -- nm - Reagen Jun 8, 06:17
Fact I just heard yesterday: Richard Bronson turned down the Jack Palance role (Curly) in City Slickers. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 8, 04:56 1
- It's a pretty funny story. -- (link) - Inigo Jun 8, 05:27
Just put some money on Nets +110 to win it all. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Jun 8, 04:40 4
- Broooooooklyn! Broooooooklyn! - Krusty Jun 8, 04:42 3
  - gross -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 05:55 2
    - You're not invited to the parade! -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 06:06 1
      - 🤣 -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 06:18
NFL: Jim Fassel has passed away at the age of 71 -- (link*) - budice Jun 8, 03:59
Looks like The NY Times site is down this morning. -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 03:13 7
- Fastly is having issues lots of sites are down -- nm - decline Jun 8, 04:31
- reddit too. Hmmm... this isn't a single site issue so it must be something bigger that's down -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 03:15 5
  - Looks like someone/something called Fastly is the cause of the issues. Pintrest, The Guardian, The Financial Times and others are down right now. -- (link*) - Krusty Jun 8, 03:17 4
    - Looks to be sorted out as of now. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 04:19 3
      - So we avoided invasion then? -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 8, 04:44
      - Yup. Thankfully they got it sorted out before the day really got started here but I'm sure it was causing issues in Asia and Europe. -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 04:24 1
        
        Indeed. It could have been a work headache for me, but it doesn't look like it'll end up being anything to have to work out. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 04:35
I love the underlying message of The Martian. - David Jun 7, 23:33 5
- Spend billions of dollars to Save Matt Damon. Always. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 05:56 1
  - werd. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 8, 06:15
- Its good however - budice Jun 8, 03:13
- Just yesterday I was thinking about how perfectly cast Matt Damon was in that role. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 7, 23:37 1
  - I just got done with re-watch #712. It's pretty much perfectly cast all around. - David Jun 7, 23:39
British tabloid calling Meghan and Harry's mixed raced child "Georgina Floydina" -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 7, 23:18 3
- Can’t imagine why they left. -- nm - znufrii Jun 8, 05:34 2
  - It's hard to put a finger on it, I know. -- nm - Shaun Jun 8, 05:49 1
    - boggles the mind. -- nm - Diva Jun 8, 06:00
United joins Delta airlines, will only hire fully vaxxed workers (new ones) -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 7, 23:16
Hades is so vicious. When a particular character announces she’s unavailable. Her summon is also effected. Just when I need her most! -- nm - IAmQale Jun 7, 23:00
TV news weather "this (weather condition) is moving in "interioraly" ? -- nm - Meg Jun 7, 22:44
Silver Linings Playbook is such a stubbornly romantic movie. -- nm - David Jun 7, 21:51 2
- an all time fav -- nm - Jovian Jun 7, 23:07 1
  - It's seriously phenomenal. -- nm - David Jun 7, 23:29
This is more Wrigley's than Trident but it will have to do -- (link) - ty97 Jun 7, 21:39 1
- Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me. - David Jun 7, 21:47
Watching Dracula: Prince of Darkness for the 3rd time. Streaming's nice, but I really miss DVD commentaries. More streaming movies should have extras. -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 21:10 3
- Agreed. I've listened to some fantastic commentaries over the years plus there's the outtakes and other bonus material we're missing. -- nm - Krusty Jun 8, 03:31
- Man, the guy on this 3rd commentary WILL. NOT. STOP. TALKING. He's been going nonstop for 60 min. It's like he wrote 120 min for this 90 min movie. -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 23:04
- (My #VampireWatch list has grown to 108 films. I'm 17 in.) -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 21:50
Did you know Bruce Lee had a vegan brother? - Meg Jun 7, 20:56 4
- his sister was a lot cuter - Peglegpete Jun 7, 20:59 3
  - I want to introduce you to his most direct sibling. - Qale Jun 7, 21:01 2
    - And his favorite Aunt - ty97 Jun 7, 21:03 1
      - NO, Stan & Jim are not related. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 21:42
Here, I'll contribute. This is real. -- (link) - David Jun 7, 20:43 [youtube] 1
- Cool! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 20:50
I'm gonna need ST to be more exciting. Somebody throw a trident. -- nm - David Jun 7, 20:31 12
- I've now finished Wynonna Earp, Evil S1 and Panic S1. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 7, 21:56 2
  - I'm unfamiliar with Panic. -- nm - David Jun 7, 22:37 1
    - It's a new Amazon series. It's not really *good* (and a lot of the plot points don't hold up to scrutiny) but it's entertainingly trashy. nm - ralph wiggum Jun 7, 22:43
- Andrew S will leave the show to return to his secret boyfriend and break the Bachelorette's heart. -- nm - Max Jun 7, 20:44
- Just watched The Brink (2019) on Hulu. It's an inside documentary about Bannon's populist movement not just here but worldwide. Fucking racist. - Qale Jun 7, 20:35
- Technical, it’s not a trident… -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 7, 20:33
- "Hey Disney, your Avengers Campus Queue system sux" *throws trident* -- nm - budice Jun 7, 20:32 1
  - Limited capacity plus new themed land. It was the inevitable outcome. -- nm - David Jun 7, 20:42
- I have terrible aim. I'm the opposite of Hawkeye. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 20:32 2
  - Soooo... Kiwinose? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 8, 05:32
  - It's so bad that my 10 year old has been imparting his baseball wisdom to help me improve. - Beryllium Jun 7, 20:33 [Attachment]
- Cinnamon or spearmint? -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 20:32
The Kings o' the North! -- nm - Guigue Jun 7, 19:56 1
- I don’t know how this is happening, but I’ll take it. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 7, 20:35
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 7, 19:31 29
- Beverly Hills Cop II. -- nm - kelly Jun 8, 08:45
- Superman -- nm - TWuG Jun 8, 06:19
- Invasion U.S.A. - Soooo, bye America. -- nm - Inigo Jun 8, 05:17
- Critical condition -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 8, 04:20
- Cocoon -- nm - AJRimmer Jun 8, 04:18
- Uhhh... Colors? -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Jun 8, 03:06
- The Greek Tycoon. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 8, 02:40
- Under the Yum Yum Tree...hmm maybe things are improving, much better than the following week when Its Mad Mad Mad World took over -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 7, 21:56
- Cocktail. I'll take it. -- nm - mafic Jun 7, 20:40
- Look Who's Talking doesn't make a ton of sense. But I certainly prefer that to Black Rain which was #1 the day *before* my birthday at 10. -- nm - Qale Jun 7, 20:39
- E.T. -- nm - rollo Jun 7, 20:34
- Friday the 13th, Part III. So fuck this. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 7, 20:32
- Purple Rain. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 7, 20:31
- Thunderball -- nm - zunk xometimes Jun 7, 20:24
- Raiders of the Lost Ark - Jovian Jun 7, 20:22
- Goldfinger. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 20:21
- Raiders of the Lost Ark -- nm - JaxSean Jun 7, 20:16
- The First Wives Club -- nm - MDH Jun 7, 20:13
- A New Hope -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 20:01
- Tootsie -- nm - budice Jun 7, 20:00
- Lethal Weapon. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 19:55
- North Dallas Forty. Raunchy. -- nm - David Jun 7, 19:55
- The Bible -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 19:54
- Top Gun. 🤞🏼 for a Maverick year and not a Goose. -- nm - Krusty Jun 7, 19:46 2
  - The ultimate no homo bromo movie. -- nm - Qale Jun 7, 20:40
  - Everything's coming up Iceman -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 20:36
- Magnificent Obsession. -- nm - Meg Jun 7, 19:41
- West Side Story. -- nm - pmb Jun 7, 19:41
- Driving Miss Daisy -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 19:36
Man, Christopher Lee was SALTY about nobody having filmed Stoker's Dracula as written... #VampireWatch -- nm - Ender Jun 7, 19:11
Fear the Deer -- (link*) - budice Jun 7, 18:42
McSweeney's: "Mr. McGee Sits Down With Part-Time Employee Prince to Discuss His Performance Review" -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 7, 18:26 1
- That is a winning elevator pitch right there. -- nm - David Jun 7, 18:52
"Joints for jabs." Washington state says licensed marijuana stores can offer free pot to promote coronavirus vaccine -- (link) - budice Jun 7, 17:57 1
- damnit i just came here to post this...oddly grass shacks are not allowed to do promotions, freebies, they are not allowed to sell tshirts even.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 7, 18:30
Reagen ... nmbReagen ... - ReluctantCynic Jun 7, 17:20 3
- Purple Math - it's a bit symbol heavy but it runs step by step -- (link*) - Reagen Jun 7, 17:35 1
  - actually nevermind - I like the purplemath one better but I'll leave this one up -- (link*) - Reagen Jun 7, 17:56
- Hey RC (threadjack) in case you missed it ;) -- (link) - Meg Jun 7, 17:28 [Backboard]
Bjorn Borg’s son, Leo won his first round match at the French Open Juniors -- nm - Dano Jun 7, 16:43 1
- I would have expected his kids to have been a junior thirtysome years ago - zork Jun 7, 17:16
Should I ask for a tour of that Sugar Land property? Would they even take me seriously? (I wouldn't.) -- nm - Qale Jun 7, 16:41 2
- Put a place like that up for sale and you gotta expect a significant number of lookie-loos. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 7, 17:09 1
  - It has been on the market since 2014 pretty much. I don't think they're that serious about unloading it. -- nm - Qale Jun 7, 17:13
I'm thinking about preordering the wyze stick vac. -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 7, 16:26 6
- I have the Dyson v7 as well, but will wait until it dies. - JaxSean Jun 7, 18:07 1
  - Mmmhmmmmm -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 7, 18:36
- Is that the handheld vacuum? -- nm - kelly Jun 7, 17:47 1
  - This one. $30 off pre order. -- (link) - amanda jeans Jun 7, 18:37
- is there anything special about it? - tRuMaN Jun 7, 16:42 1
  - It's super powerful and the battery life is appealing. I have a Dyson V7 and it doesn't last long enough. -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 7, 17:23
LaVagabonde announced their new boat today -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 7, 16:14 [youtube] 5
- I was way off! Hah -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 16:54 4
  - spoilers. 1+1=2? - Peglegpete Jun 7, 17:35 3
    - a. how much was it B. what did they do to get people to donate towards it. c. will they be kidnapped by pirates? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 7, 18:38 2
      - a. I could not find a new price, but 2 used Rapido 60's are priced near $1.5M each. B YT videos, Patreon and other donation sites. C. ??? -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 19:25 1
        
        1.6M you tube followers. almost 5000 Patreons donating $3-200+ per month. no idea how much they make from streamlabs or other sources. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 7, 19:50
I am not a fan of Billie Eilish in particular, but her first single off this latest album sounds a *lot* like early Feist. - Reagen Jun 7, 16:08 1
- Speaking of folks who need to put out a new record ... FEIST!! -- nm - rollo Jun 7, 20:15
Three zorkmids to Strongbad for brobdingnagian -- nm - zork Jun 7, 15:52 1
- Woohoo!! -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Jun 7, 17:59
There's a monster, and he's watching us. -- (link) - David Jun 7, 15:47 [youtube] 1
- I liked her and Statham together -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 16:07

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