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Blade Runner Black Lotus trailer...animated series for Adult Swim -- (link) - Remlik Jul 24, 19:45 1
- Saying "crunchyroll" in Serious Trailer Voice™️ just doesn't work -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 19:54
Get the routers! - Jovian Jul 24, 19:22
oohhhh *Flickinger*. I read that wrong on screen. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 19:21 1
- Keming can be challenging. -- nm - signed, Flickr Jul 24, 19:26
pre-Hispanic symbols found in a filled in tunnel. news -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 19:21 1
- In other news: China is identifying some 30 prehistoric viruses found in melting glaciers.... -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 21:46
UFC Main Event spoilers - Beaker Jul 24, 18:58
Jungle Cruise World Premiere livestream -- (link) - budice Jul 24, 18:49 1
- we will wait till free on D+, but will definitely watch -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 18:53
See if you can spot the problem with this headline (which has now propagated to about 5 local "papers") -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 18:41 3
- guilty your honor. I have no DEFENSE. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 19:29
- well, they are a buncha hosers, eh -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 19:18
- Take off eh? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 24, 18:44
Jackie Mason passed away at 93 -- (link) - budice Jul 24, 18:37
Serial Killer Rodney Alcala 'The Dating Game Killer' dies on death row. - Jovian Jul 24, 18:29 2
- Couldn't take the relaunch. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:49 1
  - damn you Kenny G!!! -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 18:52
While we're on the subject of music: that FF-album "Hail Satin" - I'm lovin' it. "Shadow Dancing" with Taylor Hawkins singing; epic good time groove. -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:26
re-reading GOT book 1, what a great read and what a job they did on season 1 of that show (especially the casting). -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 18:20 1
- indeed. -- nm - mud Jul 24, 18:27
Your top three or top five Rick Springfield songs? -- (edited) - ore-o Jul 24, 18:04 30
- Jessie's Girl, I've Done Everything For You, Love Somebody -- nm - loosilu Jul 24, 19:46
- Who? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 18:11 2
  - might I recommend Meryl Streep/Rick Springfield rocker movie "Ricki and the Flash" for your weekend entertainment? - ore-o Jul 24, 18:19 1
    - Oh, he was the original Christopher Chance. Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 18:26
- Affair of the Heart, I've Done Everything For You, Don't Talk To Strangers -- nm - TWuG Jul 24, 18:09 8
  - The Man Who Never Was. a damn good rocker -- (link*) - Remlik Jul 24, 19:13 [youtube] 2
    - unavailable -- nm - loosilu Jul 24, 19:47 1
      - It opens anyway, when I click on the "watch on YouTube" hyperlink inside the frame -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 19:50
  - IDEFY joins Love Somebody if I expand to five. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:12 4
    - Wait, that means Love Is Alright Tonight is left out. That ain't right. Hmmmm. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:15
    - My kinda selection. I have to check out IDEFY -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:14 2
      - Is the last track of side 1 of Working Class Dog. Pretty much a perfect album side. - Spawn Jul 24, 18:19 1
        
        Cool. I sometimes crave that kind of blue collar rock - like f.ex some Petty/Damn the Torpedoes (DTT) also -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:20
- When I surf YouTube for RS songs, I get Journey and Huey Lewis & the News in the recommendations column.. -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:09
- he had other songs than Jesse's Girl? -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 18:05 6
  - Good song, though. I tend to play it alongside Jackson Browne "Somebody's Baby" (and perhaps "Born to Run", "Uptown Girl", etc - you get the drift). -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:12
  - this -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 18:07 4
    - "ok, boomers" -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:08 3
      - sometimes I feel, sometimes I feel, like I've been tied to a WHIPPING POST -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 19:23 [youtube] 2
        
        this one lasts and lasts.. - ore-o Jul 24, 19:36 1
        
        wasting a post so I can roll the board -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 19:50
- Carry Me Away, Working Class Dog and Human Touch. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:05 8
  - dude. -- nm - mud Jul 24, 18:07 3
    - General Hospital is the only daytime soap opera I ever watched. - Spawn Jul 24, 18:10 2
      - GH and Another World were mine :) -- nm* - Beaker Jul 24, 18:34
      - I can easily see that. - ore-o Jul 24, 18:33
  - was considering Human Touch - it's the first one I bought of his, anyway -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:06 3
    - (if it wasn't "Celebrate Youth" - that one rocks hard) -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:07 2
      - Human Touch is my #1. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 24, 19:28 1
        
        I actually remember now - it was a girl who gave that one to me, as a 12" - ore-o Jul 24, 19:32
CNBC right now Women's softball. USA is in red and out southpaw pitcher is great. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 18:04
Heh. Accurate review of Triple Frontier. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 17:55
I finished all the Thrawn books. Now what? - Jovian Jul 24, 17:53 3
- Now we wait to see Cumberbatch potray him. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:07
- read the original Heir to the Empire trilogy. -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 17:55
- Read them again. - tRuMaN Jul 24, 17:55
What is the actual goal with Olympic surfing? -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 17:29 7
- To get a medal. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 18:11 2
  - I always thought it was just like figure skating gymnastics diving etc, go out do something flash and hope some dude holds up a sign saying "9.5" -- nm - mud Jul 24, 18:25 1
    - Don’t forget that chicks dig surfers. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 18:31
- To capture that valuable X Game demographic -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 24, 17:58
- hang 10? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 17:39
- Winning? -- nm - Marlowe Jul 24, 17:37
- To catch the gnar on fat pipes -- nm* - Beryllium Jul 24, 17:29
".. absolute pure, weapons-grade horseshit in a slurry mendacious nonsense." -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 17:20
R.I.P. Jackie Mason, 93 -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 17:10 2
- To paraphrase... Fuck 2021. -- nm - VMan Jul 24, 18:10
- Crap. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:07
Old looking at a $15.75M weekend, Snake-Eyes $14M (OUCH) -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:42 2
- Old News -- nm - budice Jul 24, 16:44
- Yikes, that bombed harder than sinking ice -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 16:43
Spam: In response to your DTL questions on B2... - Baron of the Rings Jul 24, 16:20 3
- Yeah, never chase a max. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 24, 16:23 2
  - Except when it's me, because I'll probably try to get by on the cheap some weeks and then you can track me down. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 24, 16:34 1
    - Thanks guys. I kind of figured that was the case but wanted to be sure. -- nm - spamlet Jul 24, 16:44
I'm currently streaming a lot of series. For my sci-fi kick I do "Star Trek: Enterprise" (Scott Bakula as Cpt) these days. I like it. - ore-o Jul 24, 16:00 15
- Archer's appreciation of waterpolo amuses me. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 16:10
- Recently started Picard, enjoying it. -- nm - LMS Jul 24, 16:06
- DS9 is the best Trek, just sayin' -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:02 12
  - It drags, a *lot*. The only Trek series if I were to rewatch would require much* fast forwarding. - Spawn Jul 24, 18:23 3
    - once the Dominion War starts it is easily the best. has 3 of my favorite all-time Trek episodes -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 18:26 2
      - Agreed on DW. Just took ages to get there. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 18:42 1
        
        for sure, but you get Duet and episodes of similar ilk, so well worth it -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 18:44
  - my least favourite of all of them. -- nm - mud Jul 24, 16:05 7
    - It's the only one I can really stand. -- nm - loosilu Jul 24, 17:00 5
      - What's its appeal? -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 17:38 4
        
        not just one-of shows, each episode grows the show and adds new characters and meaning to each episode -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 17:40 3
        
        Oh.. I see. I did catch some episodes, but it seemed a bit esoteric. A bit like "Babylon 5", perhaps. -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 17:48 2
        
        IIRC that was the idea and B5 started because of creative differences. I could be wrong. It may have been Trek trying to copy B5. -- nm - VMan Jul 24, 18:13 1
        
        No, JMS created B5 as a unique idea and had every chapter (episode) charted out before it began. - Spawn Jul 24, 18:25
    - *shuns* -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:09
At a wedding right now and spent 40 minutes wondering why an older woman looked familiar before realizing she just looks like the mom from Corner Gas -- nm - TWuG Jul 24, 15:22 2
- Did you offer to turn up the thermostat for her? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 24, 16:54 1
  - "62 like your IQ" -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:58
“You are the worst human being known to mankind. I want you to know that.” -- (link) - mud Jul 24, 15:15 2
- “I know. Isn’t it awesome?” — Tucker Carlson, probably. -- nm - Qale Jul 24, 16:59
- No, we've got that one locked up here in Norway -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 15:38
Direct TV channels 205 & 600 are Olympic mix channels so you can see what each NBC channel is airing. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 15:12
Cool photo of a whale breaching -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 14:27 7
- Scrolling down, the 40's speed graphic flash that became Luke's first lightsaber, from $15, sold later for $250,000 - zeitgeist Jul 24, 18:15
- Any says that is a famous photoshop. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 15:49 2
  - ... there's video -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 16:11 1
    - also of the "moon" landing -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 16:12
- I once caught a fish *this* big! -- nm - Fisherman Jul 24, 15:36
- Hard to tell the distance due to the perspective but it's likely just as well he fell away from the boat. -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 14:36 1
  - Yep. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 14:40
Why are the Russian men's gymnasts limbs blue. -- nm - pmb Jul 24, 13:49 3
- colloidal silver? -- nm - loosilu Jul 24, 15:41 1
  - that was my next guess. Third guess would be masking agent side-effects. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 17:02
- Too much training in Siberia. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 13:50
I will not get into internet debates about the COVID vaccine. I will not get into internet debates about the COVID vaccine. -- (edited) - loosilu Jul 24, 13:22 9
- I’ve said as much when posting about COVID. I concede there was some initial confusion in March and April 2020. It’s now July 2021. - Qale Jul 24, 17:01 2
  - But Qale. They stubbornly use March and April 2020 to prove scientists were LYING. - loosilu Jul 24, 17:02 1
    - Our national Dr Fauci is an old conference buddy of mine. I trust him well + the dozens and dozens of medical doctors I used to reside and party with. - ore-o Jul 24, 17:57
- You mean like how it's implanting chips in all of us for Biden-Mind Control projects? -- nm - Remlik Jul 24, 14:14 1
  - chocolate? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 14:28
- *unfriend* done -- nm - Beaker Jul 24, 14:10
- I will. -- nm - . Jul 24, 13:46
- best avoid those internetty people -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 13:23 1
  - "Their opinions and understandings of any subject they choose to discuss are superior to that of you or any expert in the field." -- (link) - ore-o Jul 24, 13:34
Did a quick search, could not find any mention here of the senate committee hearing for new BLM director Stone-Manning. - ore-o Jul 24, 13:09 2
- We still have deJerk running the post office -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 18:04 1
  - that business he once ran -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 18:06
Being unvaccinated in the NFL could be very expensive this season. -- (link*) - Reagen Jul 24, 13:02 1
- Their bodies, their choice. -- nm - Fisherman Jul 24, 15:42
~ I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes/ When you put me on the Wolverine up to Annandale ~ -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 12:57
ST Knows Etiquette: Outdoor wedding reception this evening, cousin's oldest daughter, married during COVID reception now. Shorts: Acceptable or not? - Cuzzin Todd Jul 24, 12:51 16
- What monster has an event where you have to be gussied up in July or August? -- nm - Qale Jul 24, 17:01
- You shouldn’t marry your cousin’s oldest daughter, and you DEFINITELY shouldn’t wear shorts doing it. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 16:39 1
  - That'd be Cousin Dupree -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 16:42
- Hell, I officiate weddings in jeans these days, (just started getting back into a suit) wear the shorts, bring the slacks just incase -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 16:27
- Only if you have very sexy legs/calves (and barely then). I'd go with a pair of loose, light (colored) linen trousers. - Mr GQ, here Jul 24, 15:49 2
  - And remember, Cordovan goes with navy trousers. -- nm - loosilu Jul 24, 17:01
  - Nice tat. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 15:50
- Wedding reception, so something sexy. -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 15:43 1
  - Ah. Short shorts. -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 16:43
- Wear your formal shorts. The ones you wear to the drive through. -- nm - loosilu Jul 24, 15:42
- What is the mosquito quotient? -- nm - . Jul 24, 14:49
- kilt -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 13:42
- Sure. Khaki shorts and a nice collared shirt. It's a reception not the wedding. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 24, 13:41
- I wouldn't wear shorts even though it's outside. -- nm - Krusty Jul 24, 13:29
- You can get by with shorts, but dress it up some with a tuxedo silk-screened t-shirt -- nm - prayformojo Jul 24, 12:52 1
  - Duh. That kind of goes without saying. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 24, 12:58
Amazing, useless fact: Bought 4 bottles, one 3L-box and a 2L-bag of various red wines in November. Still haven't touched any. - ore-o Jul 24, 12:43 4
- freeze the cheeses until you are ready to use them?? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 13:56 1
  - 20/20 hindsight: I should've -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 15:37
- Invite some friends over, have a party! -- nm - Mop Jul 24, 12:50 1
  - Didn't 'cause of Covid, but might be possible now - we'll see ^ ^ -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 12:52
Rebecca Lowe is part of NBC's Olympic broadcast team 😃 -- nm - JD Jul 24, 12:43 2
- Rebecca Lou-wah(!) is there? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 24, 15:52 1
  - I don't think she's in Japan but she is doing at least studio hosting -- nm* - JD Jul 24, 16:01

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