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And I love the little 'Hamilton' Easter egg in the 'In the Heights' movie. - Diva Jun 11, 06:28
College baseball Super Regionals start today. Winner of each 3 game series advances to World Series. Participants inside. - Barontronic Jun 11, 06:19 3
- I don’t get why Stanford has to play the 8 when two unranked teams play each other for a spot. - Volnelk Jun 11, 06:28 2
  - It’s a 1-64 bracket. The unseeded teams were the survivors of their pods. It’s a 12-13 ncaa tourney game. It’s still a perfect tournament. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 06:30 1
    - I was under the impression that it reseeded or at least reorganized for the super regionals. - Volnelk Jun 11, 06:42
Well, the gays got a gift for Pride: Kylie Minogue covering Lady Gaga on "Marry the Night" for the 10th Anniversary. -- (link) - MDH Jun 11, 06:17 [youtube]
I dunno, 8 years of MacKinnon and they haven't won anything. The question must be asked - are the Avalanche wasting his career? - Reagen Jun 11, 06:00 1
- Seriously though right? -- nm - Shaun Jun 11, 06:28
‘You and your family will be killed very slowly’: Trump-inspired death threats are terrorizing election workers, months after the election -- (link) - ty97 Jun 11, 05:57
I'd love for just one big man to suck it up and shoot free throws underhanded. They're nearly all terrible to the point that hacking them is a viable - Krusty Jun 11, 05:50 21
- You almost think the first person to do it would get a lot of attention that could help marketability. -- nm - Dano Jun 11, 06:15 1
  - Rick Barry (the last guy to do it consistently) is still top 10 all time for FT%. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:22
- Banking free throws would also work, about as well as underhand I would expect -- nm - rollo Jun 11, 06:13 6
  - Can't really bank it in consistently from the FT line with the angle they get on the shot. Underhand would have them at 90% or more. - Krusty Jun 11, 06:20
  - Right. Plus, shooting all free throws underhanded may mess with their normal shots. -- nm - Inigo Jun 11, 06:17 4
    - Rick Barry had no issues. :-) Great FT% and good FG%. I don't think it would the issue that I see in baseball with guys trying to change their - Krusty Jun 11, 06:22 3
      - You realize I can name tons of lefty MLB hitters who learned to hit the ball to the opposite field and still had great swings? ;) -- nm - Inigo Jun 11, 06:27
      - He wasn't even all that tall. 6-7. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:23 1
        
        Yup. Guys that height don't often have the issue guys at 7' have and can shoot their normal shot. But underhanded worked for him very well. - Krusty Jun 11, 06:25
- Hack-a-something. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 05:53 1
  - It works and it shouldn't. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 05:58
- It's a similar problem with baseball and hitting into the shift - Reagen Jun 11, 05:52 9
  - In the case of baseball it's not as easy of an adjustment to make. More guys should be looking to push the ball the other way but it's not as - Krusty Jun 11, 05:58 8
    - It's not that they're unable to do it. They just don't try. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 11, 06:04 2
      - Yeah, I don't think they're taught to hit to all fields. Most guys, especially guys with +power, are taught to maximize that power and that means - Krusty Jun 11, 06:09 1
        
        I really don't think they need to change their swing to a great degree. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 11, 06:24
    - It's not as cut and dried,I agree. But it wouldn't take much to make teams stop doing it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:01 4
      - I'm sure if a player focused on going against it he could get teams to stop doing it. The concern would be messing with a players swing. - Krusty Jun 11, 06:05 3
        
        I remember a story about Bonds in his first or second season taking BP - Reagen Jun 11, 06:10 2
        
        Yeah, that's Bonds. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:20 1
        
        Such a glorious asshole. I love his dgaf attitude. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 06:29
I don't feel like working today. That is all. -- nm - sycor Jun 11, 05:42
Canadians - $5 Fridays link. I grabbed the Joker Collector Box but nothing else -- (link) - Beaker Jun 11, 04:40
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 11, 04:22 [Attachment] 9
- Unlatch -- nm - TWuG Jun 11, 05:30
- HanCult. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 05:00
- Launchhat? Cthulhu? -- nm - mafic Jun 11, 04:32 6
  - Don't forget lunchcat too. -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 11, 05:00 1
    - But we call her Chubbers. -- nm - Barontronic Jun 11, 06:20
  - Annualnutlunch! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 04:37 3
    - Ah the best Canadian film of 2001. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 04:58 1
      - it was no Throatbomb but fun enough -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 05:06
    - — - mafic Jun 11, 04:40
Popcorn Champs: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire -- (link*) - Beaker Jun 11, 02:56 1
- Her last scene is some of the best acting I’ve seen in a long time. Like Hanks’ shock acting at the end of that shipping hostage movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 04:04
TV PSA: Gold Rush, Charmed, Emergency Call, Smackdown, Dynasty, Bering Sea Gold, AEW Dynamite, Betty, Love Victor (Hulu), Lisey’s Story (Apple), -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 02:50 1
- Lupin (NF), SW Bad Batch (D+), Skater Girl (NF), Wild Dragon (NF), Home Before Dark (Apple), Flack (Amazon), Trese (NF), NBA, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 11, 02:55
Pakistan will block cell phone usage if you refuse a covid vax -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 11, 01:46
What do people think of this New Yorker cover? I don't think I'm interpreting it as intended. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 10, 23:42 8
- That it could be a haunting thought of Roe vs Wade is pretty clever. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 08:25
- I like it as it definitely speaks to what's going on right now for a lot of people. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 05:12
- well first off that's a horribly stupid place for a coat rack. getting your hoarded supplies out would be a nightmare. -- nm - mafic Jun 11, 00:24 5
  - It's in New York. When she closes the closet door, there's a bathtub behind it in the kitchen. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 05:24
  - that's the point, innit? No one had plans for this. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 02:29 2
    - The geometry of that closet makes no sense! Like it’s a deep walk-in with shelving, but a coat rack at the front? No! Not allowed! -- nm - mafic Jun 11, 04:23 1
      - And the rack is too close. Will the door even close with the hangers on it? -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 05:47
  - that's how you hide your stash from casual view, also you can hide in the back from the boogie man -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 00:33
Is the internet wonky for anyone else? Having issues from my normal connection and also my work's network seems off also. -- nm - zork Jun 10, 23:26 1
- working here in the PNW...earlier my cable tv was out for a short while -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 23:37
That didn't take long, celebrity cruise ship has two passengers positive for covid -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 10, 22:15 9
- I wonder if they were allowed to get off the ship at the ports. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 03:31
- Illness is everywhere, not just cruises. We'll all get sick and die of something. Eat at Arby's. -- nm - David Jun 11, 00:01 2
  - I did on Wednesday. Still glorious in its decadence and able to inspire want to slothfully keel over and perish. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 08:27
  - DeSantis? -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 03:47
- Good. The sooner this turns into a PR debacle, the sooner they can all get back to mandating and checking. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 10, 22:44 4
  - I agree. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 11, 03:55
  - Everyone on board was required to be vaccinated and tested before boarding. - spamlet Jun 11, 03:53 2
    - I thought they did away with actual requirements -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jun 11, 03:56 1
      - If you’re sailing from Florida. This sailed from St Maarten (I believe, didn’t reclick link but wasn’t Florida) -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 05:06
Oregon House expels member for planning parts of the Jan 6 insurrection. Unanimous. Well, the guy voted against his being expelled - TWuG Jun 10, 21:18 4
- ... -- (pic) - David Jun 10, 21:59 [Attachment]
- One Republican who voted against him had a strange excuse... - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 10, 21:58
- Oops. Not the US Capitol, but a December breach of the Oregon Capitol building. -- nm - TWuG Jun 10, 21:19 1
  - Heh, was busy trying to think of a gentle way to correct you :) -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 21:28
Australian Swimmer Madeline Groves drops out of swim trials citing pervs, harassment in the sport -- (link) - budice Jun 10, 20:34
News anchors are having problems with the word barrettes. The keep saying that a suspect had several metallic berets in his hair. -- nm - . Jun 10, 20:14 1
- the good ones will grin & bear it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 10, 20:23
happy birthday, JaxSean!! :) - -- nm - i.b.! Jun 10, 20:06 2
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 21:57 1
  - thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Jun 11, 03:32
I'd hate to be a Utah native/resident and be contractually obligated to root for Rudy Gobert - prayformojo Jun 10, 20:00
budice alert: someone bought Australia's last Blockbuster sign for their back yard. -- (link) - mafic Jun 10, 19:59 1
- Very cool. -- nm - budice Jun 10, 20:25
I'd very much like to see a graph of my mood watching this hockey game -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:40 6
- Jes#s F F&R*$&* Chr39uw49 get the fW$r78WE puck out of the god($#($mn zone -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:46 5
  - Is this the high end or low end of your mood? -- nm - David Jun 10, 19:56 4
    - it doesn't even matter any more! - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:58 3
      - With the Preds, losing in OT was like having my heart bitten out of my chest while being electrocuted in the shower. -- nm - David Jun 10, 20:00 2
        
        you really shouldn't bring electronics into the shower. -- nm - mafic Jun 10, 20:03 1
        
        YOU'RE NOT MY SHOWER SUPERVISOR!!! -- nm - David Jun 10, 20:52
huh, the guy who slapped Macron *two days ago* has already been sentenced to 4 months in prison. -- (link) - mafic Jun 10, 19:37 1
- 4 months might be worth it to some. -- nm - budice Jun 10, 19:40
The Friends reunion really got me a couple times. I really enjoyed it. - Volnelk Jun 10, 19:19
My HBO Max question: Why does Continue Watching sometimes disappear? -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 19:11 5
- that's bugged the hell out of me too -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:15 2
  - I put everything on My List until it is done which works as a back up, but still. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 19:21 1
    - usually if I exit the app and then re-enter, Continue Watching will be back -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:29
- Im amazed how a Restart (from beginning) button is such a foreign concept to streaming services -- nm - budice Jun 10, 19:14 1
  - Spoken like someone who frequently uses Disney+. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 10, 19:15
Thread: liveblogging the LOLsuit against MLB for moving the All-Star Game -- (link) - znufrii Jun 10, 19:05 4
- Union: "We disagree with the owners on everything. Except this." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 19:35 1
  - The owners and players are conspiring together quietly in the corner. This can’t be good… -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 10, 20:33
- They’re just arguing standing. They can’t even get to the merits of the claim. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 10, 19:24
- lol -- (link) - znufrii Jun 10, 19:09
Bucks/Nets has been a really odd game -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:02 3
- I wonder what the live game betting on the over was when the Bucks had 30 in the 1st Q. - Volnelk Jun 10, 19:14
- Durant is going to end up with 95 of Brooklyn's 87 points -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 19:06
- Looks better after a couple drinks -- nm - budice Jun 10, 19:03
Dark side of the ring: influential wrestler injures opponents, threatens to kill wife. Dark side of football: Browns suck. - the wrong element Jun 10, 18:57 1
- Football had two super dark ones last week. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 22:19
Inflation hits 5% annual rate in May, highest since 2008. - znufrii Jun 10, 18:47 3
- Maybe the government giving out big fat checks to everyone isn’t good for inflation? -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 10, 19:26
- I'm shocked, shocked that an economy that goes from dead to alive in a rush sparks temporary inflation. -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 19:02 1
  - obviously we'll have to cut taxes on rich people some more -- nm - McConnell I suppose Jun 10, 19:05
Seems I'm entered in a vaccination sweepstakes at Kaiser, even though I got my shot elsewhere. - Meg Jun 10, 18:29 3
- meg after she wins a gym membership (omg it really does sorta look like her) -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jun 10, 18:46 [Attachment] 2
  - Hee! -- nm - Pippy Jun 10, 18:55
  - 🤣 -- nm - Meg Jun 10, 18:48
Meanwhile, WaPo is remembering the Alamo. But differently -- (link*) - ty97 Jun 10, 18:26 1
- Accurately, eh? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 18:37
NYT: Trump DOJ secretly went after records of Democrats in Congress. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 18:22 5
- was one a minor? -- nm - mafic Jun 10, 18:24 2
  - Ore were they are a miner? -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 18:33 1
    - minor data miner -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 10, 18:47
- "DOJ got data from Apple belonging to Adam Schiff and other Democrats on House Intel." -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 18:23 1
  - aides and families, too. -- nm - Spawn Jun 10, 19:14
Ugly goal for the Lanche to give up -- nm - budice Jun 10, 18:16
Hey Tim, did you see the Two Point Campus trailer? -- (link) - spamlet Jun 10, 18:13 [youtube] 1
- I got an email announcement about it today! -- nm - Tim Jun 10, 18:27
Question... I'm currently editing my next podcast episode, from three hours down to an hour or so. But there's a lot of fun stuff that I'm cutting out - Edward Havens Jun 10, 17:45 3
- That might be content for the Patreon -- nm - Beryllium Jun 10, 18:18 1
  - I don't have a Patreon. -- nm - Edward Havens Jun 10, 20:38
- yes. you also will have people who want the whole 3 hours. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 10, 17:57
Extremely infrequent current top 5: - Tim Jun 10, 17:41 17
- Y’all sleeping on the Bush song...Flowers on a Grave - Pippy Jun 10, 18:14 3
  - Because it's from last March. I did have it on The Twenty at the time, but it didn't make the Top 20 of The Twenty. (I've been slacking lately.) -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 18:35 1
    - Dang it spotify! -- nm - Pippy Jun 10, 18:56
  - Kate Bush? - mud Jun 10, 18:16
- Oh hey! I’m aware of some of these bands! -- nm - mafic Jun 10, 17:48
- You picked the correct 21 Pilots song -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 17:45 11
  - Did not! Level of Concern is on a constant loop in our house lately. -- nm - David Jun 10, 18:03 2
    - But that song is over a year old. -- nm - Dano Jun 10, 18:04 1
      - And? -- nm - David Jun 10, 18:04
  - I like Shy Away as well but that’s the new hotness -- nm - Tim Jun 10, 17:47
  - The only correct answer is not putting a 21 Pilots song on the list -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 17:46 6
    - 16 hours. -- nm - David Jun 10, 18:04
    - Hello Old Ty. You could just turn off your hearing aids. -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 18:03 2
      - Right, like 21 Pilots isn't today's version of "Adult-Oriented Album Rock" uh-uh. -- nm - ty97 Jun 10, 18:05 1
        
        I suppose it depends on if they still sell all their merch at Hot Topic or not. -- nm - Qale Jun 10, 18:09
    - Debby Ryan's gotta eat! -- nm - prayformojo Jun 10, 17:48 1
      - YEAH!!! -- nm - David Jun 10, 18:04
ugh -- (link) - ty97 Jun 10, 17:41
"One was a minor." -- (link) - mud Jun 10, 17:37
Guarantee void in Tennessee. -- nm - mafic Jun 10, 17:36

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