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*sees a picture of Sunisa Lee towering over Simone Biles*. “Lee must be tall for a gymnast.” *googles*. “My bad, Simone is tall for a hobbit.” - Will Hunting Jul 25, 08:50
Peacock is so bad that its men's basketball Olympic highlight is the wrong one. (spoilers) - David Jul 25, 08:38 3
- For every smart move they've made in programing, the service, that they've had 2 years to work on is a disaster -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 08:49
- Not so much LTC -- nm - budice Jul 25, 08:43
- I'm using the NBC Sports app which isn't great. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:43
I love watching fencing even though I'm not always sure why when there's a double touch one gets the point over the other. -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 08:35 3
- this weekend was the annual TSL Lightsaber Championships. Here's the finals from yesterday -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 25, 08:51 [youtube]
- there's electric sensors in the blades, so someone beat the other by microseconds. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 08:39 1
  - I thought that but it seems to be about which person was on the attack or if it had ended. - Krusty Jul 25, 08:42
So does Jon Rahm keep getting Coves or is it the same case of Coves just hanging around? - Diva Jul 25, 08:12 6
- Could be different variants each time. -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 08:31 1
  - Errybody else stays clean while he catches every variant in the alphabet -- nm - budice Jul 25, 08:33
- I know that you *may* get a false positive after being cured. - Marlowe Jul 25, 08:22 2
  - If it's not a false positive, it's atrociously bad luck -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 25, 08:48 1
    - Hm. I might use a word other than 'luck'. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 10:45
- Something like the IM -- nm - budice Jul 25, 08:13
The cast of the Lion King from London’s West End performs Circle of Life at rehearsal for the first time since lockdown. -- (link) - Mop Jul 25, 08:07 [youtube]
OMG! Is that Phil Jackson’s music?! - Mop Jul 25, 07:56
So I might be the only person watching Snake eyes in this theater. So no else is here. It’s weird and nice. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 07:45
who do you consider to "win" the Olympics - country with the most total medals or the most golds? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 07:37 13
- Me, because I don't watch. -- nm - TWuG Jul 25, 08:37
- I don't really think of it in terms of any one country 'winning' the Olympics. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:06
- Most COVID cases on your team. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 25, 08:00
- Total medal count -- nm - Krusty Jul 25, 07:53
- Let’s answer as other ST’ers: - Will Hunting Jul 25, 07:40 7
  - Pegleg: every event has a touch of gold -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 10:53 3
    - Spawn: the price of gold doesn't matter -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 10:54 2
      - Mel: meg would kill for the gold -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 10:56 1
        
        Me: 31.25 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 10:56
  - Yup! -- nm - Pippy Jul 25, 08:04
  - 🤣 -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 07:47
  - David: 5 pages of analysis leading to dissension and outrage. -- nm - jnine Jul 25, 07:42
- I don't. But Golds. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 07:38
Challenge standings updated. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 25, 07:31 6
- Bery, could you maybe change the link that goes to the entry form into a link to the pool? Or are my cookies not updating and it already is? -- nm* - jnine Jul 25, 07:41 2
  - Updated -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 08:23 1
    - Danke schoen, Mein Kumpel. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 25, 08:53
- Stop the count! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 07:34 2
  - You're supposed to wait until you're ahead before you say that. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 25, 07:40 1
    - I'm fine with being second in such a strong field. Also, Bery, could you maybe switch the link above to the results now? TIA! (NM) - Marlowe Jul 25, 07:53
Awwwww sheeeit...HORSE DANCING!!! -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 07:27
In case you’re curious the Australian commentators had legitimately no idea what was going on. - mafic Jul 25, 07:08
I wonder how long it's going to take an indie like Roadrunner to be available on a streaming site. I'm not feeling taking on extra risk now. - Qale Jul 25, 06:54 2
- I've gone to the movies twice. I'm probably gambling. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 07:02 1
  - Being in 'the office' is far more so than a theater for two hours. But in my mind that's two extra unnecessary hours. -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 07:05
Awful -- nm - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:54 8
- woof. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 06:57 7
  - The left their game in the locker room at halftime. -- nm - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:58 6
    - They don't play together. They don't have 'game' yet. Hope they can find some soon. - Diva Jul 25, 07:01 5
      - They've been this way since Pop took over. I don't understand it as Pop is one of the best coaches in the game. But they've been downright bad in - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 07:03 4
        
        I'm no expert but maybe he being one of the best coaches *in the NBA* doesn't translate to this team. Or maybe he's overrated to begin with. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jul 25, 07:15 3
        
        I think they’ve hit another spot of 2nd teamers with Covid and general apathy. - Will Hunting Jul 25, 07:36 2
        
        Yup. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 08:05 1
        
        I mean, Javale McGee. *drops mic to rapturous applause* -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 08:30
WTF was that defense? Twice they left that guy wide open in the corner. -- nm - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:47
Kinzinger to join Jan. 6 select committee -- (link) - mud Jul 25, 06:36
USA-France basketball getting interesting. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:13 15
- US must be very happy that spoil - Diva Jul 25, 06:42 10
  - Under 4 to go and they've scored 74 points. *smh* -- nm - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:45 9
    - 2 minutes later and they still have 74. - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:48 8
      - wild sequence. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:50 7
        
        The US are missing so many shots, passing up wide open shots and playing weak defense on the outside. This is ugly and they're flawed. - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:52 5
        
        Of course they're flawed. They're small and they're not used to playing together. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 06:59 4
        
        It seems the USA basketball thinks they can still just walk into a gym and beat anyone but the world is better and they play together much more. - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 07:07 3
        
        Eh. I'd like them to play better and hope they figure it out. But imo they're too small for this tourney. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 07:12 2
        
        I'm still rooting hard for them and a big turnaround. - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 07:15 1
        
        Yeah, USA Basketball had gotten away from that since the Athens debacle. Which Pop also coached. They need to get back to getting guys to commit. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 07:23
        
        And then the USA playing by soccer rules where you kick it out when there's an injury, apparently -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:51
- heh, "technical foul on the bench" always cracks me up. -- nm - mud Jul 25, 06:39 1
  - "Someone said something I ain't gonna bother finding out who" -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:40
- That third quarter was brutal. This is a flawed team. -- nm - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 06:36
- USA has a……poop look to them. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 25, 06:35
TIL Shaggy owes his crossover success to piracy. “It Wasn’t Me” wasn't a planned single. A DJ in Hawaii downloaded the album and started playing it. -- (link) - spamlet Jul 25, 05:51 2
- This should have been the anti-piracy campaign. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 05:58 1
  - You wouldn't drive a leaked-car. -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 06:48
Ah, the Olympics… where I watch incredible athletic performances while sitting on my couch eating potato chips. -- nm - Dano Jul 25, 05:31
At this point I'm pretty sure archaeologists *want* to summon mummies to curse the lands. -- (link) - Reagen Jul 25, 05:21 [youtube]
Jon Rahm withdraws from the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19. -- (link*) - budice Jul 25, 04:56 5
- So does DeChambeau. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 06:45
- Again?! -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 06:38
- ..dude. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 04:59 2
  - Fine. I’ll play. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 25, 06:31 1
    - They need to make Texas Scramble an Olympic event. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:36
Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 25, 03:58 [Attachment] 5
- The first cat on Mars: Elon B. Meow -- nm - rollo Jul 25, 06:20
- BlowMeNow -- nm - Dano Jul 25, 05:53
- WombMelon -- nm* - budice Jul 25, 05:47
- Bellowmelon, the world's loudest melon -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 04:57
- nowomble -- nm - . Jul 25, 04:03
TV PSA: Olympics, Big Brother, Celebrity Family Feud, Good Witch, Chase, Animal Kingdom, Wellington Paranormal, Dead Pixels, Love Island, -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 03:39 6
- Love Dead Pixels (but it has to be the ultra sweary version or there's no point) -- nm - LMS Jul 25, 06:02
- I think the CFF is the one with David Arquette, Jungle Boy and Peter Avalon. - the wrong element Jul 25, 03:45 1
  - Yep. Dalton Castle I know, the other one I do not. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 25, 06:20
- To Tell the Truth, The White Lotus, Kevin Can F**k Himself, Rick and Morty, Power Book III: Raising Kanan, The End, Blindspotting, The Chi, Domina, -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 03:42 2
  - War of the Worlds, Deceived, Flatbush Misdemeanors, Black Monday, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 03:43 1
    - In Case You MIssed it: Ted Lasso (Apple), Masters of the Universe: Revelation (Netflix), Jolt (Amazon) -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 03:45
Tesla Police car -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 24, 23:34 3
- The Frunk of Justice -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 00:05 1
  - (Also, Eden Prairie and I are not on speaking terms.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 00:06
- Fuuuuuuuck that -- nm - colin Jul 25, 00:01
Here’s the most insane thing I have seen in a while. -- (link) - David Jul 24, 23:21 3
- Imagine making "hating a video game" into your identity. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:06 1
  - So, like, the majority of gamers? -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 06:51
- Crazy, indeed. But (sp) - prayformojo Jul 25, 03:59
A photo I took on a hike while camping last weekend ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 24, 22:35 [flickr] 1
- Neat! -- nm - Pippy Jul 25, 08:06
Spaceman From Pluto! -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 21:27 1
- where?! -- nm - mud Jul 25, 05:22
Why does the Disney+ "action/adventure" category only show movies up to the letter "T"? Terminal Velocity is the last film in the list. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 21:26 4
- The sequel to Cruella is where she makes a pantsuit out of the last 6 letters of the alphabet -- nm - mafic Jul 24, 23:50
- And yet the science fiction category goes all the way to Zardoz -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 21:28 2
  - oh, but on a refresh, Scifi only goes to Return of the Jedi. Something is busted in their code. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 21:29 1
    - I'm getting all the way to Z. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 06:02
This highway chase had to be close to 100 miles (or more). I figure about that from here to Barstow and that includes the Cajon Pass. I can't - Meg Jul 24, 21:03 10
- gyros at the Mad Greek are mediocre. I think that they must have been going to Baker for Alien Jerky -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 21:50 1
  - I remember eating there once on a field trip - I think at Denny's. It's generally too close to Barstow to stop. -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 22:01
- We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold.. -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 21:26 2
  - It's where I stop to top off the tank before I head out into the Mojave. Next stop, Las Vegas or Kingman, AZ depending on where I'm headed. -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 21:41 1
    - And that's generally around 10:00am and all I've had (so far) is coffee :) -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 21:48
- did you read this on b2? -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 21:05 [Backboard] 3
  - I did, but I didn't see why they decided not to go ahead with the display project. Seismic concerns? -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 21:09 2
    - According to ABC News , the decision to rebury the site is a reaction to the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced the government to shift focus and funds to health care -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 24, 21:22 1
      - Ah, makes sense. Maybe they can reopen it when things improve. -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 21:39
- Heh, guess I missed the tag at the bottom of the piece "Barstow is more than 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles." -- nm - Meg Jul 24, 21:05
Padres broadcast awards all of the plays of the game to the home plate umpire -- (link) - spamlet Jul 24, 20:58 1
- "Of course, everybody in Miami paid admission to come out and see him behind the plate, calling balls and strikes. They all came out to see him." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 21:10
Sweet. I may not have to wait long to see Snake Eyes in an empty theater! -- nm - Spawn Jul 24, 20:47
trout enjoy water that contains methamphetamine -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 24, 20:27 1
- makes them all get along swimmingly, no doubt -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 20:41
Grass pollen levels around here are moderate. If that’s what’s affecting me today, God help me. - Mop Jul 24, 20:26
The Swimming medal heats were, as usual, awesome. They are always what I love the most to watch during the Olympics. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 24, 20:01
Schwingenschlögl goes on my list of names I'm sure would be a character in a Mel Brooks film. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 19:56 3
- Schwing! -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 21:51
- "That goes without saying." - TWuG Jul 24, 20:39
- Gesundheit. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 20:01
Bryson DeChambeau is unable to compete at the Olympics after testing positive for COVID-19 -- nm - budice Jul 24, 19:52 8
- Patrick Reed is replacing him? Ugh. -- nm - MDH Jul 24, 20:03 6
  - "You want douchier? We can get douchier." -- nm - USA Golf Jul 24, 20:05 5
    - Are there non-douchy golfers? -- nm - spamlet Jul 24, 20:11 4
      - Rory always struck me as a nice guy. He’s competing for Ireland. And Rickie Fowler..? He does funny commercials. -- nm - Mop Jul 24, 20:30 1
        
        The guy who broke up with his fiance in a 3 minute phone call after the wedding invitations were sent out because he needed to be the only star in the - jnine Jul 24, 20:44
      - Speith seems OK. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 20:17 1
        
        Yes but offset by Justin Thomas. -- nm - zunk xometimes Jul 24, 20:36
- Oh, no, poor him.. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 24, 19:58
ore-o. I also suggest Mountain Jam -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 19:51 [youtube] 9
- I got to that one next, actually (YouTube sorted it up next, while I was watching the other one) -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 19:52 8
  - The Other One is my favorite Grateful Dead song. I have 169 of them so far in a playlist on You Tube -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 20:06 [youtube] 7
    - but it kinda was a thing in the 70s, so there are others (Rare Earth springs to mind as yet another example). Skynyrd, maybe? -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 20:14
    - I was gonna say that when it comes to long jams, you've got the Dead, and some Led Zep tunes when played in concert - and, I believe, some Neil Young - ore-o Jul 24, 20:13 5
      - 5/21/74 the longest individual Grateful Dead song with no other songs stuck in the middle. Playing In The Band. just under 47 minutes -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 20:41 [youtube] 4
        
        I think some renditions of "Dazed and Confused" by Led Zep could reach roughly that same length.. -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 20:49 3
        
        searching You Tube, just over 45 minutes -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 24, 20:53 [youtube] 2
        
        excellent catch -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 21:22 1
        
        you know the fanboys of any Jam band will have their favorite 'oddities' on YT. those bands are the ones who allowed tapers -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 24, 22:40
Giggety -- nm - ore-o Jul 24, 19:50

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