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Olympics news: Czech team has 4 positive COVID cases out of 15 athletes in plane. It was spread by Czech team doctor that refused vaccination. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:40 1
- Should we do an over/under on how many teams can't compete or events get cancelled by Covid -- nm - eag Jul 22, 08:45
"Nope" is the title of Jordan Peele's new scary movie. Sort of related: "Old" was pretty good. - Diva Jul 22, 08:16 8
- "So, you have a movie for me?" "Nope." "What?" "I mean yes sir I do. It's Nope." - Max Jul 22, 08:44 1
  - who's on first? -- nm - mud Jul 22, 08:46
- Glad to hear about Old. Looking forward to it. Also, how the hell did a dude known for comedy become the new king of horror? nm - Dean Winchester Jul 22, 08:31 1
  - it's pretty cool. -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 08:37
- Cool, thanks for the review. Where does it place in a list of best M. Night S. movies? -- nm - mara Jul 22, 08:29 3
  - Sixth Sense remains first. This one comes after Signs (I really like 'Signs') but definitely ahead of 'Lady In the Water' and 'The Crappening'. - Diva Jul 22, 08:36 2
    - I may be isolated on this but I really liked "The Village"...it had a sweet center. If anyone else by BDH was in that role, it would be a much lesser - Mel Profit Jul 22, 08:52
    - LOL The Crappening -- nm - JaxSean Jul 22, 08:46
Where is RogerMore? -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 08:09
If I want to change my Olympic pics I just enter a new one and it will override the first? -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 07:57 6
- do YOU want my spreadsheet? i made a great spreadsheet and nobody wants it -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:15 1
  - Sure, send it my way. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 08:45
- Yes. I'll see both entries, but there are timestamps, so I'll just use your last one. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 08:11 3
  - Thanks! Sorry for the trouble -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 08:45
  - Speaking of which, there are currently 15 participants. Let's get that number up to at least 20! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 08:13 1
    - i'm going to submit on behalf of people i don't think will be playing. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:14
this made me LOL (what is Dune about?) -- (link) - Jovian Jul 22, 07:46 5
- Trump: Dune is about Spice. -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 07:47 4
  - Trump: Dune is about a powerful baron. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:12 3
    - Oo, is it me? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 08:13 2
      - definitely -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:15 1
        
        Good answer. You can keep your heart plug for another day. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 08:19
Chipotle to serve burritos in "gold foil" to celebrate athletes in Tokyo. -- nm - stim-mie Jul 22, 07:43 3
- "We've rigged the cards. They're all in events that communists never lose!" -- (link) - Mop Jul 22, 07:48 1
  - Having lived through it, one of the greatest turns of events in US Olympic / McDonald's cultural history. So many free medium fries. Sooooo many. -- nm* - rollo Jul 22, 08:06
- "I've won a golden ticket to tour the Chipotle factory!" -- nm - kilbo si Jul 22, 07:45
The first thing I learned about the NHL last night is that you are supposed to boo Gary Bettman. But kudos to Bettman's response: "I don't mind the boos. It just means you are hockey ready" -- nm* - crash davis Jul 22, 07:36 6
- Yeah. Tampa was a little lacking when they won this year. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 07:39 1
  - Another reason on the list of why Tampa is the worst. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 07:41
- Booing the commissioner is de rigueur now in all sports ... I wonder who started it tho -- nm - rollo Jul 22, 07:38 3
  - Bettman was booed his first year (93) but it really caught on two years later. -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 07:42
  - I don't know what Bettman has done, but I do know Roger Goodell has legitimately earned his boos. -- nm - crash davis Jul 22, 07:42 1
    - He came from the NBA. I think he's seen as a carpetbagger. "What does this guy know about hockey?" -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 07:46
free gas update: gas still free. -- (link) - amanda jeans Jul 22, 07:16 [Backboard] 6
- My old company still owes a cafe $600. They catered an event, we tried to pay them every couple weeks for 6 months and then gave up. - mafic Jul 22, 07:34 3
  - Thats what I like about seeing checks that say "Good for 180 days" - stim-mie Jul 22, 07:35 2
    - I gave a friend a check for a wedding card. It never did get cashed. And that was almost 2 years ago. - sycor Jul 22, 07:40 1
      - He's keeping it for his next wedding. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 07:40
- Better fillup again while its still free -- nm - stim-mie Jul 22, 07:22 1
  - A whole box worth of trash bags. Get the Febreze scented ones to cover up the gas smell. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 07:28
"Look, we're not saying that Seattle Seahawks legend Marshawn Lynch should host the first round of the NHL entry draft this weekend," - crash davis Jul 22, 07:11
This weekend is my best friend's birthday. His wife and other mutual friends are going to a pub for drinks and the hang out. - sycor Jul 22, 06:52 7
- Drink enough and you won’t care that you’re nervous about it. -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 08:27
- I have tickets to a cabaret performance at the Gem next week. They held earlier events in the parking lot but this was supposed to be on the stage. -- (edited) - Meg Jul 22, 08:22
- completely understand, it's been hard to get used to it, it feels unsafe. just keep being safe, don't get complacent when - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:11
- It's OK to be nervous. And IMO it's OK to do this. But even if everyone is vaccinated I still wouldn't make out with your best friends wife. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jul 22, 07:40 1
  - I mean, if she offers, I may not be able to pass it up. Him either. -- (edited) - sycor Jul 22, 07:41
- Totally valid feelings for sure. I’m a pretty social extrovert and I’m still stumbling over my words. Keep the making out to a minimum to avoid… - Qale Jul 22, 07:14 1
  - Hot Girl Summer. Yeah it's a little easier to see people now. Before it was just, Is that person hot? or just mask hot? -- (edited) - sycor Jul 22, 07:37
Foxconn and TSMC were deputized by the Taiwanese government to procure COVID vaccines so other countries wouldn't anger China by selling to them. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 22, 06:49 1
- Don't you love the "Of course Taiwan is part of China (but not really)" dance? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 06:58
6-months of free Apple TV+ with your PS5. -- (link) - Shaun Jul 22, 06:39
Lol, magacoin -- (link) - znufrii Jul 22, 06:32 5
- scammers gonna scam -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 07:05 3
  - I feel like saying that's 80% of crypto, though, so I will. -- nm* - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 07:18 2
    - feels low -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 07:47
    - You're not wrong -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 07:22
- "How is it at -$5 already?" "Buy more!" -- nm - JaxSean Jul 22, 07:00
Black Widow Honest Trailer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 22, 06:20 [youtube]
Dune Trailer -- (link) - stim-mie Jul 22, 06:09 [youtube] 13
- my wife just accused me of making "sex noises" through the trailer... - Mel Profit Jul 22, 08:45
- oh my god, this looks fantastic. the SCALE is right.. everything in the books is huge. the technology is right as well. - chicken daddy Jul 22, 08:13 1
  - I'm desperately trying to temper expectations because, as you say, it's a difficult book to translate. - Mel Profit Jul 22, 08:49
- [splurt] -- nm - mud Jul 22, 07:30 2
  - "I am smiling." - Spawn Jul 22, 07:52 1
    - (so am I) - mud Jul 22, 08:26
- See, David Lynch? Nothing you could tell in 3 hours that couldn't be told in 3 minutes. -- nm - Mop Jul 22, 07:30
- Good lord that trailer's trying too hard... - Cuzzin Todd Jul 22, 06:24 1
  - f- you! -- nm - Spawn Jul 22, 07:53
- "How can we make Timothee Chalamet look even scrawnier?" "I know, put him on screen next to Jason Momoa!" -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 06:15 3
  - Great, now I’m shipping them. -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 07:35
  - But dang that's a strong cast. Trailer is a little generic (spoilers) - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 06:17 1
    - The spice must flow -- nm - oblique Jul 22, 06:18
Mercury Prize nominations: Wolf Alice, Arlo Parks and Celeste make the shortlist -- (link) - LMS Jul 22, 05:31
Vince losing Daniel Bryan is a sign he needs to reign Nick Khan in. Penny pinching is stupid in some cases. DB is one. - Will Hunting Jul 22, 05:21 1
- The issue is probably that WWE wouldn't work with NJPW unless the partnership was exclusive. - the wrong element Jul 22, 09:01
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 22, 05:20 [Attachment] 8
- Pill Clintan -- nm - rollo Jul 22, 06:20 1
  - hahahahaha -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 06:21
- Palantic, adj. pertaining to a palantir or to the company Palantir. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 22, 06:03
- Plantains are yummy -- nm* - ty97 Jul 22, 05:51
- TaintClip - stim-mie Jul 22, 05:22 3
  - Don't work blue, you're better than that - Reagen Jul 22, 05:36 2
    - I was thinking... - VMan Jul 22, 06:04
    - Exactly! - Will Hunting Jul 22, 05:37
Looks like there's no way to get rid of the group tabs in Chrome on Android. I hate them so much! -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 05:00
LOL at the OU-Texas story from yesterday - Strongbad Jul 22, 03:52 1
- Oh and the SEC and ACC are going to swap Louisville for Vandy. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 22, 04:08
Yay two Pfizer shots! Right up there with 13% of Australians. 😒 -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 02:47 13
- 👍👍 -- nm - Meg Jul 22, 08:09
- Wait, WHAT?!!! Nm - ralph wiggum Jul 22, 08:05
- yay! -- nm - mud Jul 22, 07:24
- That's Bonza! -- nm - LMS Jul 22, 07:23
- Right in the arm! -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 07:16
- yonh! -- nm - Diva Jul 22, 06:58
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Jul 22, 06:48
- Gadzooks! Congrats! 🍾 -- nm - flavorize Jul 22, 06:05
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 22, 05:03
- woo! -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 04:12
- nice -- nm - stim-mie Jul 22, 04:04
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 03:58
- Fantastic! -- nm - spamlet Jul 22, 03:43
New England Journal of Med says Pfizer 88% effective against delta, Astra zenica 66% -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 22, 00:58
Ooh, all of Bob's Burgers is now on Disney Plus Canada. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 22, 00:18 1
- Enjoy the best animated show on TV! The. Best. -- nm - Krusty Jul 22, 03:59
~ Everything I do, I do for my love. Every place I go, she is on my mind ~ - Max Jul 21, 22:24 [youtube] 1
- Dark angels follow me over a godless sea. Mountains of endless falling, for all my days remaining, - Spawn Jul 21, 22:35
WTF, Canada?! You're on notice! -- (link) - Mop Jul 21, 22:19 1
- I would try the KD ice cream, but not that. Never that. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 23:04
"Alright boys, we're goin' to space today!" -- (link) - Ricky Jul 21, 21:39 1
- 😄 -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 21:43
well, at least Biden is still giving daniel dale something to do -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 21, 21:38 1
- Job creator! -- nm - Mop Jul 21, 22:19
But everything's going to be okay because all the issues with the olympics are sorted out *checks earpiece* wait, breaking news from Tokyo ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 21, 21:26 4
- Certainly not where I saw this IM going -- nm - ty97 Jul 22, 04:13
- I thought the musician resigning over childhood bullying was a little much, but this seems reasonable. -- nm - mafic Jul 22, 02:46
- They didn't discover this till ...48 hours...before one of the most complex director jobs in public spectacles?...hey you intern, take over... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:48
- The reason I post a lot on ST is to bury all my content with chaff. -- nm - Max Jul 21, 21:35
Disney tells me turner and hooch is available now. I have no idea if I'll check it out or not - leaning toward not -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 21:23
I've been debating a couple of nights at Morongo Casino for my first post-pandemic trip. I think perhaps for my birthday next month. - Meg Jul 21, 21:13 18
- WE MISS YOU and the cats. please visit us. -- nm - the Cabazon dinosaurs Jul 21, 22:01 1
  - I plan to. You and the outlet mall :) -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 22:09
- If you were having a celebratory steak dinner which of these red wine would you chose? -- (link) - Meg Jul 21, 21:24 11
  - Silver Oak Cellars Cab - but I'd first ask them what year that is ... amateurs! -- nm - JenBro Jul 22, 09:56
  - I started reading, thinking, "Ooo, that sounds good. And that sounds..." then got to "crushed stone" and had trouble functioning after that. -- nm - mara Jul 22, 06:05 5
    - I once had a wine (at a fancy tasting! $40 a bottle) that had a flavour profile of "barnyard" -- nm - Reagen Jul 22, 07:45
    - it's actually a really nice flavor.. kind of minerally. -- nm - chicken daddy Jul 22, 06:11 2
      - Seems like there’d be a more pleasant phrasing, but maybe it’s a standard description -- nm - mara Jul 22, 07:04
      - Not saying it isn’t accurate, but I find the inorganic descriptions amusing. Though I once had a fantastic bottle of Pinot that I swear had a flavor note of -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 22, 06:25
    - Lol -- nm - znufrii Jul 22, 06:10
  - sorry. I don't like red and have no idea. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 21, 22:02
  - AFAIK all 5 are good, I enjoy Daou, a good 90 pt from Wine Spectator...but its like $20 a bottle at costco -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 21, 21:51 2
    - There are more further down the menu. Those are just the high-priced ones they're pushing. - Meg Jul 21, 21:57 1
      - La Crema are known for their chardonnay, I might take a chance, though Pinot is a light for a steak, I think I had the stagecoach a few years ago - zeitgeist Jul 21, 22:08
- I thought about stopping there when I drove to Cali in April - eag Jul 21, 21:20 3
  - Do you have a possible date for next month? -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 21:23 2
    - Yeah last week in August thats when I have vacation - eag Jul 21, 21:31 1
      - Ah, I'll likely be there on the 11th and 12th. -- nm - Meg Jul 21, 21:45
So nothing exciting on offense, but looks very solid on defense? I can work with that. -- nm - crash davis Jul 21, 21:12 2
- That’s the worst type. You’re expected to be mediocre. Either be exciting mediocre or go for a win, aka top-flight goalie. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 22, 05:33
- I kind of hope that the next season of The Boys has The Deep wearing a Kraken sweater -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 21:15
Girl at bachelorette party who can’t stop talking about Pirates of the Caribbean 2 Dead Man’s Chest -- (link) - stim-mie Jul 21, 20:59 2
- starring Greta Gerwig -- nm - Max Jul 21, 21:16
- That was far funnier than I expected :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 21:13
I'm giving AEW another shot now that I have more time on my hands. Who should my favorites be? -- nm - Ender Jul 21, 20:55 12
- Britt. I really like Fenix and Penta. Abadon. Darby. The Japanese girl that just dances and sings is also fun. -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 22, 04:11 1
  - I agree on Fenix and Penta, so much. Zero miedo! -- nm - Qale Jul 22, 07:18
- Jungle Boy, Darby Allin, Hangman Page, Varsity Blonds, and any lady not named Britt Baker. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 23:06 4
  - Varsity Blondes are dudes? I'm out. -- nm - Ender Jul 21, 23:25 3
    - One of them is effing Brian Pillman Jr! The other is Griff Garrison. - Qale Jul 22, 07:20 1
      - If history is a cycle, in 5 years, he’s the biggest star in the business for the other company. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 22, 08:47
    - Yeah but they just added a national champion cheerleader. - David Jul 21, 23:53
- Hangman Page, Dr. Britt Baker, and Jon Moxley. Orange Cassidy isn't for everyone, but I adore him. -- (link*) - David Jul 21, 21:08 [youtube] 4
  - 2 episodes in, I feel like Britt should spend more time dressed like a dentist... -- nm - Ender Jul 21, 23:37 3
    - She once had a PPV match in her actual office. -- nm - David Jul 21, 23:52 2
      - Wait, she's ACTUALLY a dentist?! -- nm - Ender Jul 22, 00:24 1
        
        Yeah. Crazy right? -- nm - pmb Jul 22, 07:00

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