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MTG: For all the AFR spoilers so far, this is clearly the best one. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 2, 11:24
While the US debated spending hundreds of billions on roads, the Welsh have suspended all new road building projects. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 2, 11:21 3
- I figure most of our 'roads' plan in the infra bill would be upkeep of existing, no? - ty97 Jul 2, 11:24 2
  - Congresspeople don’t get their names and photo ops on reconstructed roads. -- nm* - spamlet Jul 2, 11:25 1
    - I mean they do if they rip down a bridge and rebuild it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 11:32
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 2, 11:03 [Attachment] 8
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 2, 11:03 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 2, 11:04 [Attachment] 6
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 2, 11:04 [Attachment] 5
      - 2/2 -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 11:19
      - 1/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 2, 11:12
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Jul 2, 11:11
      - 2/2. Yeah science! -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 11:08
      - 2/2 -- nm - decline Jul 2, 11:05
Too lazy to look it up. Are the following sports at the Olympics this year? Regular basketball, soccer, baseball, field hockey, golf, rugby, tennis? -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 11:02 11
- Uh, when is the Olympics? - Spawn Jul 2, 11:24 4
  - The opening ceremony is July 23rd. They're in Japan so while they will be televised we will have issues watching some of it live. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 11:29 2
    - I think I am busy that day. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 11:31 1
      - Hey, I need your email. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 11:33
  - *Peacock executive cries* -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 11:29
- Yes to all. It's Rugby Sevens for Rugby. -- nm* - Krusty Jul 2, 11:05 4
  - Nice. Rugby Sevens is a lot of fun. Are pros playing for baseball and basketball? -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 11:08 3
    - Not for baseball. It’s a collection of former MLB players mostly. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 11:09 2
      - But yes for basketball, pros will be playing. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 11:15 1
        
        DREAM TEAM! -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 11:29
- Baseball/Softball yes as the choice sports of the host. Will not be back in 2024 -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 11:02
Trevor Bauer has been placed on seven-day administrative leave by Major League Baseball in the wake of allegations -- (link) - budice Jul 2, 10:43 1
- That's the right thing to do as this gets investigated. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 10:55
Meanwhile, in Japan: Radioactive hybrid terror pigs have made themselves a home in Fukushima's exclusion zone -- (link) - decline Jul 2, 10:42 3
- Same happened in Chernoble, they love mushrooms, and mushrooms soak up radioactive isotopes like a sponge -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:20
- I caught RHTP three times during their Throatbomb tour -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 10:45
- Movie concept: Murder Hornets vs. Radioactive Terror Pigs. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 2, 10:45
For Krusty -- (link) - oblique Jul 2, 10:37 1
- Heh. :-) I hope she gets to race in the 4x100 -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 10:41
Go Switzerland! -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 10:30 3
- Switzerland/Denmark would be funny - Reagen Jul 2, 10:38 1
  - I was confused as heck for a while with Sweden/Ukraine. - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:39
- Helluva call for a Red Card -- nm - budice Jul 2, 10:34
Ye gods. 65% of the cast and crew on Ultimate Slip n Slide got giardia -- (link) - Reagen Jul 2, 10:26 6
- They're going to have to roll out a tremendous amount of tarp and be hyper vigilant about keeping soil out, I guess. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 11:00
- There’s some pretty interesting aspects to all this. Did they build a course for this or use existing water parks? Did they not take standard pool sanitation precautions? -- nm* - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 10:56 1
  - Sounds like they built their own, and it's from the surrounding soil. -- nm - mara Jul 2, 11:00
- What's interesting is it came from the dirt outside of the water. I never think of it coming from the soil. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 10:48
- Water go to the water. Water go to the cup. Cup go to the stomach. Shit come out the butt. -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:33
- They should just soldier through 'til the end - decline Jul 2, 10:31
Kelly..great picture of N and Will. Ok in an eating contest who wins? -- nm - Remlik Jul 2, 10:19
Interesting question for ST. What’s the most significant pop culture/generally known thing that came from the least popular source? -- (edited) - Volnelk Jul 2, 10:11 16
- Sam Elliott "a special kind of stupid." It's never even uttered in The Big Lebowski. Apparently, it's from an old Roseanne Barr routine. -- nm* - con_carne Jul 2, 10:19 3
  - That’s a good one. -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 10:38
  - thread hijack: Sam Elliott is one of the best underrated tough guys in acting - Max Jul 2, 10:29 1
    - agreed -- nm - prayformojo Jul 2, 10:30
- "It was a dark and stormy night" -- I challenge anyone to name the source of that opening. It's not Wrinkle in Time. - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:18 11
  - Bulwer-Lytton -- nm - TWuG Jul 2, 11:21
  - If we're gonna go this route, the answer to this poll is Shakespeare first last and always -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 11:12
  - Love between cousins.. (perhaps not biological ones, haven't read the novel) - ori-o Jul 2, 10:38 2
    - When was the novel published? -- nm - mara Jul 2, 10:40 1
      - Mara not gonna google that shit without more keywords. -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 11:10
  - spoiler - mara Jul 2, 10:20 4
    - ~ Do you know the way to... ~ -- nm - ori-o Jul 2, 10:43
    - I always love being reminded that that writing contest exists. -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 10:38
    - heh. I didn't know about this contest. The 2020 winner is a doozy - decline Jul 2, 10:28
    - Mara gets points. Many people have borrowed it. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:23
  - I thought it was Snoopy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -- nm - JD Jul 2, 10:20
Lol -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:10 2
- Crispin Glover's parents. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 11:31
- 18. That's very impressive. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 10:22
The county where I work is seeing an uptick in positive COVID tests, comparable to the beginning of the first wave a year ago. -- nm - mara Jul 2, 10:04 2
- ugh. -- nm - Remlik Jul 2, 10:17
- We are still doing well here in Harris, Co. Texas. Nearby Fort Bend has 1-dose vaccination rates above Biden's goal at 72%. Harris is 60% Texas is 57% -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:14
Celeb BDays: Margot Robbie (31), Ashley Tisdale (36), Lindsay Lohan (35) -- nm - budice Jul 2, 10:03 3
- Celebratory bubble bath with all three? -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:13 1
  - Yes, this is a much better game. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:15
- MFK -- nm - Jovian Jul 2, 10:09
Holiday weekend plans? - Krusty Jul 2, 10:02 26
- Weddings here, there, everywhere, going up to Mt Rainier natl Park to evade the amateur pryro arsonists -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:14
- I'm giving myself permission to de-stress for the holiday weekend and back to the job hunt after. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:47
- working on vehicle to get ready for sale. gotta get that van outta the crowded driveway. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 2, 10:40
- DnD tonight and Monday (?). Fireworks on Sunday. Not much else -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 10:39 4
  - I eat the fairy. -- nm - Cat playing D&D Jul 2, 10:53
  - You Find the Villian's Lair -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:51 2
    - We're heading into the Underdark and I'm the only member of the party without DarkVision so... - spamlet Jul 2, 11:00 1
      - You're going to need 50 Feet of Rope. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 11:20
- Omakase at Hamamori tomorrow night and then just hanging out -- nm - JD Jul 2, 10:25 1
  - Itadakimasu! -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:26
- going fishing for the first time in almost 2 years -- nm - decline Jul 2, 10:21
- Nothing specific tomorrow. Maybe yardwork. Sunday church and then drive up to spend the night with my parents for the 4th/5th. -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:17
- Going to Germany_bro's in-laws for food and explosions, it's gonna be fun. Will get to see my nephew. -- nm - con_carne Jul 2, 10:17
- I'm on day 2 of a 5-day weekend. Yesterday was a write off (although, despite running out of propane midway through, grilling went well) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 2, 10:12
- Painting the rest of my living/dining room and then hosting a small (just family) cookout on Monday. -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 10:10 1
  - Don't forget proper ventilation! -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:52
- going back home tomorrow to see our town’s fireworks display and watch our neighbor’s daughter compete in the soapbox derby - znufrii Jul 2, 10:04 6
  - My son and I did a soapbox derby once. We were clueless. Soapbox people are serious about their stuff. We carved a space shuttle looking thing - oblique Jul 2, 10:45 2
    - Soapbox is serious business, apparently. -- nm - znufrii Jul 2, 10:47 1
      - Wait. I'm thinking of pinewood derby -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 10:49
  - Cool! I hope she does well and has fun! - Krusty Jul 2, 10:10 2
    - Yeah, I wasn’t aware it was even a thing until we moved here. Everyone is very excited for it to be back after last year. -- (link) - znufrii Jul 2, 10:41 1
      - Maybe A will like it and want to race in the future. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 10:56
- Galveston. The inlaws rented a beach house. -- nm - Pippy Jul 2, 10:03 2
  - Enjoy the traffic jams. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:53
  - Nice! Looks like a very nice spot from the pictures. Enjoy! -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 10:08
Now more own-goals at this Euro than every other Euro combined. That’s…….odd. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 2, 09:56 4
- That'll teach them to back-pass. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:26
- That's just one of the ways that Euro 2020 (played in 2021) has been uh, extra. Alot? -- (edited) - JD Jul 2, 10:15
- i blame spawn. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 09:57 1
  - I am just happy I will not end up in last place. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 11:26
Anecdotally, the real estate agent who acted like we'd be lucky to buy a home over the next year has changed her tune. - David Jul 2, 09:48
Just got a text from Edison that my power was back on. Gee, thanks :) -- nm - Meg Jul 2, 09:47
nmb Spawn - Krusty Jul 2, 09:45
DTL: Mixed bag. Lost the GOCentury 2 preeminent conference mate Norfolk. Won! the Tripwire final thanks to a 51.8 gamescore from Sr. SF POY candidate. -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 09:39 7
- No offense, but.... The rankings are a sham! -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 10:04
- A 51? What was his line? -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 2, 09:50 2
  - 45:19 minutes (2OT) 19-32 shooting (3-5, 4-4) for 45 pts, 11R, 6A, 0S, 4B -- nm - rollo Jul 2, 10:10 1
    - *whistles appreciatively* -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 2, 10:13
- Dropped another close one -- to Madison, no shame there. The next two are very winnable and I need to take advantage. -- nm - Baronnoo Jul 2, 09:48 2
  - I’m 2&6 -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 2, 09:53 1
    - Fire the coach. I hear Duke's old coach is about to come available. -- nm - David Jul 2, 09:58
Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850M settlement with abuse victims. - budice Jul 2, 09:32 6
- It's important to note that they have put into place many policies to address this. The cases are from decades ago. And doesn't take scout on scout... - IAmQale Jul 2, 09:56 3
  - Yeah, BSA has done great things for my kids. I feel bad for kids and troop leaders today who have nothing to do with the crimes of the past. - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 10:26 1
    - It sucks because there were these kinds of abuses across the board at the time. But you can't say, "Things were different then" aloud. - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:57
  - Yeah, that is always like an afterthought on this story. -- nm - Dean Winchester Jul 2, 10:23
- There's a lot of talk about insurance in there. I'm guessing they don't actually -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 09:35
- Uhm, bankruptcy is mentioned in there. -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 09:33
"Also if weed made you fast, I’d be FloJo." -- (link) - mud Jul 2, 09:30
Casting Madison Taylor Baez in Showtime's upcoming Let The Right One series means they are not going to remain loyal to the original movie or book. -- (link) - IAmQale Jul 2, 09:27 4
- Who would you have cast? -- nm - Spawn Jul 2, 09:37 3
  - It's not so much that she's the wrong actress. It's that they are maintaining that Eli... (spoiler) -- (edited) - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:00 2
    - Eli - mud Jul 2, 10:01 1
      - Yes, but from what I'm understanding this is going in the direction of Let Me In. Unless... (spoiler) -- (edited) - IAmQale Jul 2, 10:02
ST Poll #ChickenWars: What comes up in Google if you type "chick" in the search box? - oblique Jul 2, 09:26 23
- Chicken thigh yogurt marinade -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 2, 11:32
- Chicken Little Duck (I don't even know what that means). -- nm - pmb Jul 2, 09:49 2
  - Abby Mallard maybe -- nm - Max Jul 2, 09:53 1
    - Looking this up made me encounter a word I don't recall seeing before: deuteragonist -- nm - Max Jul 2, 09:54
- chicks gone wild - Spawn Jul 2, 09:35
- Sadly, Chick-Fil-A. -- nm - Krusty Jul 2, 09:35
- Chick Corea -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 2, 09:33
- I use duck duck go but first is Chick-fil-a, second MW definition, third chick.com - JD Jul 2, 09:30
- Chick fil a -- nm - decline Jul 2, 09:29 4
  - same -- nm - JaxSean Jul 2, 11:45
  - Even I get that. -- nm - Mop, Montreal Canadiens Fan Jul 2, 10:24
  - Yep. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 2, 09:40
  - same. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 2, 09:34
- Chicken and rice soup -- nm - Strongbad Jul 2, 09:28
- Chick-Fil-A menu, Chicken Salad Chick -- nm - David Jul 2, 09:28 3
  - Same here. Two of my wife's favorite restaurants. -- nm - spamlet Jul 2, 09:29 2
    - I've never heard of it. -- nm - David Jul 2, 09:30 1
      - 3 of them in K-ville ! They really only serve chicken salad, which my wife loves and I…do not - spamlet Jul 2, 09:33
- "chicken breast marinade" (I googled that yesterday) -- nm - Dano Jul 2, 09:28 2
  - ~oooh wooo aaaaa laaaa laaa~ -- nm - Christina Aguilera Jul 2, 10:16
  - what did you end up making? -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 2, 09:43
- Chick-Fil-A -- nm - budice Jul 2, 09:27
- chickadee. chick + space = chik-fil-a -- nm - amanda jeans Jul 2, 09:27
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jul 2, 09:25

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