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How the GOP become the party of Barstool -- (link) - spamlet Jun 28, 06:59
Point. -- (link) - ty97 Jun 28, 06:50 6
- It goes beyond money, I think. - Dark Callisto Jun 28, 06:59 3
  - There’s a Swedish word I can never remember that’s like the concept of “just the right amount”. It gets used in the sense of having a balanced life. - mafic Jun 28, 07:07 1
    - And apparently googling it is easy. Lagom. -- (link) - mafic Jun 28, 07:08
  - I'm surprised my daughter continues to work at Steak and Shake for $11-12/hr when most of the other places around are $13-15 - oblique Jun 28, 07:05
- Can’t afford to work at those rates. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 06:58
- They should just be happy they have a JOB! -- nm* - Republicans who earn a lot more than that Jun 28, 06:58
DTL: I don't know who the schedule maker is, but he did me no favors for S22. - Baronnoo Jun 28, 06:18
YDC- weekend viewing: Flashback C+, visually great, but complicated just for complicated's sake. Reign of Fire B+. Dog House C+, The Misfits B -- nm - sycor Jun 28, 06:17 29
- multiple attempts all weekend to get drunk people to watch Spice World instead of walking back across the street to the bar - F. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 07:06
- Hitmans Bodyguard B-. Kevin Can F Himself eps 1-3 B-. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jun 28, 06:57 1
  - The Kevin show looked pretty funny. It's on my list, glad it is entertaining. -- nm - sycor Jun 28, 07:00
- Late to the party, but started Mare of Easttown. -- nm* - Andie Jun 28, 06:47
- True Romance, B+ -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 06:45 1
  - they got everything here from little eye joe to damned if I know -- nm - rollo Jun 28, 07:11
- Biohackers S1 - B and we started Mare of Eastwood last night - so far A -- nm - Dean Winchester Jun 28, 06:41
- Good On Paper: C+ We Are Lady Parts: B- Schitt's Creek S4: B. I thought about watching Cold Pursuit but I think - oblique Jun 28, 06:36 3
  - No, I love it. It's kinetic. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 28, 07:00
  - Cold Pursuit was good enough to make it worth watching, but it was not great, so missing it is okay. -- nm - sycor Jun 28, 06:53
  - The whole sequence with the paraglider near the end is surreal and kind of makes the movie worth it. (Cold Pursuit) -- nm* - Max Jun 28, 06:42
- Nobody B+. Great music choices but everything feels like a clone of Wick after Wick. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 06:32 3
  - it's really true. -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 28, 06:45
  - Wick + Taken: if you're going to steal, don't be shy about it, and steal from the best. -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 28, 06:33 1
    - Bus brawl and fire extinguisher are two of the more fun scenes of the year. -- nm - Max Jun 28, 06:35
- Loki epi 3: B+; Oldest's prom A++; White Collar season 4 B -- nm* - Beaker Jun 28, 06:30
- No viewing of note, but trip to Vietnamese restaurant with friends and retiring to one of their houses for board games. - Baronnoo Jun 28, 06:26 6
  - what'd you get at the resto? -- nm - Diva Jun 28, 07:01
  - Which restaurant? -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 06:39 4
    - Pho Grand. -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 28, 06:41 3
      - And the board games we played were Dixit, Fluxx, Bang!, and Dominion. -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 28, 06:54 2
        
        Okay now you're just making stuff up. -- nm - sycor Jun 28, 06:56 1
        
        If I were making stuff up, I'd say I won all of them, when in reality, I only won the last three. :P -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 28, 06:59
- Mudbound A- -- nm - mud Jun 28, 06:25
- Finished Sweet Tooth (B). This Is Pop series (A-). -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 06:20
- I watched Ice Road - man was that stupid - decline Jun 28, 06:20 2
  - Did Liam play Bill Ice or Chuck Road? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 06:25 1
    - He plays a trucker from Minnesota (or Michigan - can't remember) with an Irish accent (note his brother in the movie does not have an accent..) -- nm - decline Jun 28, 06:45
- And Solaris D+. I expected more considering the people making it. And lastly the views during the my bike rides A+. - sycor Jun 28, 06:19
Could someone stop by my house and whip up some awesome breakfast potatoes? That would be great. - spamlet Jun 28, 06:10 2
- Nuke Options available in the freezer section -- nm - budice Jun 28, 06:18
- I’m making night crepes right now. Would that help? -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 06:11
Foundation debut on Apple Friday, September 24! -- (link) - mud Jun 28, 06:09 1
- Content may be sparse on AppleTV+ but it what is there is more hit than miss -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 06:38
I repaired my new dehumidifier yesterday. Had a bit of a fluke accident with it where my daughter slipped near it (unrelated) and cracked the front - oblique Jun 28, 06:00
On the plus side my work trip this week just got cancelled. Downside is it’s because of a lockdown. Good thing I like my house. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 05:38 8
- how long do your lockdowns last? -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 28, 06:11 1
  - Generally little baby ones to give time for contact tracing to work. This one is “not less than four days.” So not a big deal. Minor irritant, really - mafic Jun 28, 06:14
- Now you have more time to sunbath nude at the beach! -- nm - decline Jun 28, 05:57 4
  - Funny you should mention that. People recently fined for covid violations: couple nude sunbathing who subsequently got lost and needed rescue, -- (link) - mafic Jun 28, 06:05
  - the beach is for peasants. he just goes out to my pool. -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 28, 06:03 2
    - Boy it’s really not pool weather right now. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 06:06
    - (clarifying: it's at his house.) -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 28, 06:04
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 05:46
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, Hell's Kitchen, Bachelorette, All American, American Ninja Warrior, Celebrity IOU, Raw, Republic of Sarah, Biography: KISS, -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 04:28 1
- Duncanville, Final Space, Celebrity Dating Game, In Treatment, Ms. Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries, Below Deck Med, Housebroken, other stuff -- (edited) - Beaker Jun 28, 04:30
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jun 28, 03:44 [Attachment] 13
- Nutible. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 06:15
- BileUnit. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 06:10 3
  - ButtUnit. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 06:22 2
    - Or UnitButt, the butt by which all other butts are measured. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 06:42 1
      - Unibutt -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 07:03
- NutBible, your source for allergy-based scripture -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 28, 05:59
- Unibeet. There can be only one. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 05:56
- U Niblet. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 05:53
- Lunebite? the bite of a werewolf under a full moon? -- nm - amanda jeans Jun 28, 05:52
- Bulletin -- nm - budice Jun 28, 05:34 1
  - You just don't understand how to play this game, boodechay. -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 28, 05:58
- NubileButt. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 04:00
- Bluntline: Your source for hard-hitting journalism on the marijuana scene -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 03:52
Hmm, could be a fun experiment for tomorrow for upstairs ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 27, 23:29
Bette Midler giving no quarter to antivaxers. Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 27, 22:52
Got my promised loaf of Jalapeno/cheese bread at the farmers market today. That's a *lot* of bread! -- nm - Meg Jun 27, 22:50
Hey, remember Hot Ones? The show with hot questions and even hotter wings? And Olivia Rodrigo? The popular singer? Let’s put them together! -- (link) - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 27, 22:26 [youtube] 9
- Does she have songs that aren't about high school breakups? -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:08 8
  - I mean she’s 18 so probably not. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 03:54
  - Seriously, I'm 3 songs in and we're batting a thousand. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:11 6
    - 4/4 -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:15 5
      - 5/5 -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:18 4
        
        5/6! -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:25 3
        
        6/7 -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:26 2
        
        7/8 -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:30 1
        
        Final total: 7/9 -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 23:35
Um, what part of america says "quarter of 10" to mean 9:45? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 22:06 9
- Freaked us out during my first high school music exchange trip when we started hearing that. That was NJ, may have also heard it in MA -- nm - zork Jun 28, 05:45 1
  - To me, "quarter of" makes more sense as "quarter past", as in a quarter of the hour has elapsed. -- nm - zork Jun 28, 05:50
- I use it. Born and raised in Ohio. -- nm - TWuG Jun 28, 05:22
- Well normally it's "quarter to" or "quarter till". -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 22:15 4
  - Exactly. But Maddy on Bosch said "quarter of". Feels british, but she's from, like, Atlanta. - Beryllium Jun 27, 22:25 3
    - Quarter of is not something I've heard much of here if ever. Quarter to, sure. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 04:50 2
      - I think we said it that way growing up in Northern NJ. "Quarter of [an hour before] 10 [o'clock]" My guess is the -- (edited) - Max Jun 28, 05:07 1
        
        Really? I can't think of anyone I know that says "quarter of." -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 05:34
- The old part who learned to tell time on a standard clock face -- nm - Dano Jun 27, 22:14
oh look, the british columbian mitt romney ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 27, 22:02
Anyone here use Aspiration for their banking? - Beryllium Jun 27, 21:47 2
- Mostly hope and desperation. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 27, 21:56 1
  - A healthy dose of denial. -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 22:07
Gymnastics spoilers - Dano Jun 27, 20:30 1
- I was just admiring Simone's 6 pack. -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 27, 21:05
Well, that took a turn. -- nm - David Jun 27, 19:57
Deer District is a C- name -- nm - prayformojo Jun 27, 19:39
Eff U Microsoft. Finally figured out how to change default search to google after THREE MONTHS. - loosilu Jun 27, 19:37 7
- Sounds like your problem's with Watchman, not Microsoft... -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 19:44 6
  - It's really not. It was almost impossible to get to that. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:48 1
    - Glad you found a fix but what you're describing seems really strange. Google Chrome has the search engine option directly in the main page of settings - oblique Jun 28, 05:45
  - But who watches the Watchmen? -- nm - Qale Jun 27, 19:47 3
    - Remlik. -- nm - David Jun 27, 19:51 2
      - one of HBO's best series -- nm - Remlik Jun 27, 21:22 1
        
        XIII -- nm - TITUS PULLO Jun 27, 22:48
My neighbor informed me my brake lights were remaining on. I think it is a failed switch. But with no light and no guidance on fuses… - IAmQale Jun 27, 19:17 2
- I had this happen years ago when I drove an old car. It turned out to be a weak spring on the brake pedal. Easy to test. Just pull up on the pedal to see if the lights go out. -- nm* - GregW Jun 28, 00:02
- prayformojo likes working with electrical stuff. He can help. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 27, 21:49
Olympic track and field finals were in Eugene today. Suspended earlier until 8:30pm due to the heat. -- nm - Meg Jun 27, 19:05 1
- It's nearly 10 o'clock and it just dipped bellow 100. Pity thoae athletes. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jun 27, 21:48
You say... I got a crack in my windshield... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 27, 19:03
Now playing: An Officer and a Gentleman -- (edited) - con_carne Jun 27, 18:39 21
- Now Playing: Blade (1998) -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 22:08
- Now Playing: Doctor Strange -- nm - Under the Influence Jun 27, 21:12 1
  - I liked it! -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 21:18
- All Blues on KNKX and my puppy having the zoomies -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 27, 20:43
- Now Playing: Twilight Zone: The Movie -- nm - Jovian Jun 27, 20:32
- Now Playing: John Carpenter's Vampires (1998) -- nm - Ender Jun 27, 19:20 3
  - I THINK I saw it at the time. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:22
  - It was trying so hard to be distasteful in its own time, I can't imagine rewatching it now. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 19:21 1
    - certainly not a top five Carpenter flick that is for sure. -- nm - Jovian Jun 27, 20:33
- Just finished the Genoa series of episodes on Newsroom - spamlet Jun 27, 19:05
- Now playing: True Romance -- nm - znufrii Jun 27, 18:55 2
  - not many casting agents should get a raise... this one should -- nm - Beaker Jun 27, 19:05
  - You must have thought it was White Boy Day. It ain't White Boy Day -- nm - prayformojo Jun 27, 19:00
- Now Playing: Bad Times at the El Royale -- nm - budice Jun 27, 18:54 1
  - Loved that one! -- nm - con_carne Jun 27, 19:04
- That'll lift you up where you belong. -- nm - Baronnoo Jun 27, 18:46
- (duplicate post ... nom nom nom) -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Jun 27, 18:41
- I think I'll watch Nobody later this evening. After the sun tries to stop killing me. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 27, 18:41 3
  - CNN's jackie Collins bio should be good. I'm taping it for later -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 27, 19:15
  - I need to watch this. Not quite in the headspace - or physical space - to watch pay movies, though. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 27, 18:52 1
    - Is it for rent yet for under $20 yet? -- nm - Epiphany Jun 27, 19:24
LIR: I'm doing fine. So is mother. But I'm worried. - ReluctantCynic Jun 27, 18:35 13 1
- Mother is stressing me! -- nm - ty97 Jun 27, 19:41
- that sounds like it'd almost take more energy than a single A/C unit. -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 19:15 5
  - depends on age of the unit. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:15 4
    - depends on the *efficiency* of the unit! -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 19:18 3
      - THAT'S WHAT I MEANT. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:20 2
        
        WORDS HAVE MEANING LOOSI! 😜 -- nm - mafic Jun 27, 19:23 1
        
        I AM BAD AT WORDS OK! -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:27
- so 84 is uncomfortable but not harmful. I understand your worry. -- (edited) - loosilu Jun 27, 19:10
- The positive that I'm getting from this is that electricity is holding up. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:09
- Can you take your AC thing over to her house and semi set it up? Maybe she'll be more open to using it if it's already there. -- nm - . Jun 27, 19:05 3
  - I've got it all ready to go -- whenever she asks for it. - ReluctantCynic Jun 27, 19:10 2
    - Ah well, was hoping that maybe not wanting to bother you too much to set it up was a factor. -- nm - . Jun 27, 21:36
    - Don't tell me. She doesn't want to bother you. -- nm - loosilu Jun 27, 19:17
fuck you Monday -- nm - Beaker Jun 27, 18:26 2
- I had to remind myself -- at 3pm this afternoon -- that tomorrow is NOT the Fourth of July holiday. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 27, 18:35
- Monday is not that into you. -- nm* - . Jun 27, 18:33

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