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Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 26, 04:30 [Attachment] 5
- labialcake - colin's new handywork -- nm* - Reagen Jul 26, 06:11
- I -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 05:25
- cacklelike - a mother-in-law's laugh -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 04:50
- black*like - rejected name for a Kenya Barris series -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 04:40
- Beakclick - a tragic disease in chicken farms. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 04:32
that moment of questioning fear when you return to work from your vacation and try and remember your password -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 04:15
so our UK office opened after being WFH for a year, and closed after 2 days. one of the guys caught it (probably) the day of his second vaccination. - mafic Jul 26, 00:57 2
- We had an idiot on a government site unvaccinated, get sick, come in and follow no processes. He got a 2week unpaid suspension -- (edited) - Will Hunting Jul 26, 04:41 1
  - yikes -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 05:26
I won't lie. I fell in love with Kokoruda. -- (link) - David Jul 25, 23:03
In ancient brain news ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 25, 22:54 3
- delicious! -- nm - Beaker Jul 26, 05:26
- consider my brain vitrified. -- nm - mafic Jul 26, 01:55
- (Actually, the linked story is from Jan 23 2020, but the story is new to me so whatevs) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 22:57
I just read about the rapper born in 1909 who delivered all their rhymes in Latin - JD Jul 25, 22:30
So the Texas Rangers played 99 innings and never led by one - JD Jul 25, 22:06 1
- havethediamondbackswonyet.com -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 22:08
Mop mentioned it the other day, but has everyone played the Google doodle on the home page that is fairly large RPG? - JaxSean Jul 25, 21:52 2
- I got around to playing it and appreciated how easy they made the mini-games for us old farts. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 21:53 1
  - It's definitely meant for all ages I think, but there's a LOT to do. - JaxSean Jul 25, 21:58
The Women's Street skateboarding final age line up: 13, 13, 16, 16, 19, 20, 22, 34 -- nm - JD Jul 25, 21:30 5
- In that order? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 22:21 2
  - Well, by age yes so there's no result spoilers in that subject line -- nm - JD Jul 25, 22:27 1
    - although it does indicate that 2024 will be a lot better as they age and get new tricks & skills -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 25, 22:38
- so if I start now my kid could be in the Brisbane Olympics. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 22:11 1
  - Already too late. -- nm* - Mop Jul 25, 22:20
No matter how many years NBC has been doing Olympic coverage they still do a terrible job. - Krusty Jul 25, 21:30 4
- Nbcsports.com has full event replays. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 21:54 1
  - Last Olympics there were channels or streams that were live with no commentary. Replays don't work for me as winners are spoiled before I can watch - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 26, 04:30
- I expected this. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:51
- Same with website -- nm - budice Jul 25, 21:44
lightning. thunder. not hurricane but really strong winds, and a deluge of rain the past 10 minutes. local flash flood warnings to 11 pm. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:05 11
- I'd never realized until I flew into Vegas that it's pretty much in a flood plain. Water drains in from all directions. -- nm - Meg Jul 25, 21:23 3
  - it seems most people who designed streets up to about a decade ago, never considered rain & drainage. we have streets flooded out all over the valley -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:28 2
    - Sounds just like SoCal :) Rarely rains in either one so who needs drainage :/ Fully flooded is one thing, it's those days when only - Meg Jul 25, 21:37 1
      - it's let up for now. I've got the wet towels in the laundry hoping I don't need them again tonight. yes other towels are in place in case. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:45
- Lightning hits top of Stratosphere -- (link) - budice Jul 25, 21:18
- Yup, just looked at WunderMap. You got whacked! Time to replace the windows :( -- nm - Meg Jul 25, 21:15 4
  - getting. I have flashlights & lightsabers out and ready for the power to go. -- nm* - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:16 3
    - heh, anyone tries to break in and you can go full Darth Vader/Rogue One on them -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 21:26 1
      - not yet -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:27
    - Looks like about another hour of rain, but the worst is about done. -- nm - Meg Jul 25, 21:21
- AND THE WALL FACING THE RAIN IS LEAKING INSIDE UNDER THE WINDOWS!!!! I checked the rest of the house. that's it. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 21:10
WWE: Jeff Hardy has covid. pulled from shows. -- nm - Remlik Jul 25, 20:59
This would be nice to have. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 25, 20:11 10
- just sell your house and move in. I have a friend who grew up on a boat in False Creek. apparently it caused drama when she was asked to draw pictures - mafic Jul 25, 20:14 9
  - Well, we like our house. And that's not big enough for a house. That's basically a $90K RV -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 20:35 6
    - sacrifices must be made -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 20:38 5
      - Your newsletter is intriguing. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 20:41 4
        
        At $90K it could be considered cheap for a RV....and it floats! -- nm* - JD Jul 25, 20:50 3
        
        About the cost of a camper van conversion I once looked at. -- nm - Meg Jul 25, 22:28
        
        but for a 21 year old RV? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 20:56 1
        
        Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 25, 21:10
  - heeh - mud Jul 25, 20:22 1
    - she was between Granville Island and Cambie on the south side, I think. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 20:30
the French archers definitely need a fashion consultant -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 20:10 1
- and I looked up the stabilizer bars on them. basically it reduces recoil and the arrow flies straighter. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 20:14
Having watched all five of the US National team's softball games, my vote for the most intimidating thing to have to do is face Monica Abbott - JD Jul 25, 19:55 1
- Underrated pride of Tennessee. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 25, 19:59
well that was a professional troll, I replied about not getting into a pissing contest with an obvious dick, he got me fb jailed ... - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:45 3
- Professional? Hardly. This is middling, at best. -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 22:07
- He baited the trap and you fell for it, hook line and sinker. This was clearly his plan all along. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 19:57 1
  - and I did get a 24 hour time out -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 20:05
Matt Ryan announces that John Constantine is leaving DC’s Legends of Tomorrow… but Matt Ryan isn’t. -- (link) - Mop Jul 25, 19:37
Rewatching The Expanse because ... because I can. Anyway, in episode three of the first season ... - Beryllium Jul 25, 19:36
Skateboarding: Props to the athletes for wearing the best fashions of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 19:03 5
- These? 30 years is the typical time that fashions get recycled...hmmm I wonder if my slate gray armani suit with the teal tshirt still fits? -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:49 [Image] 1
  - This is actually from '96 but tell me that's not spot-on. -- (pic) - Mop Jul 25, 22:25 [Attachment]
- They were designed by a Dutch artist named Piet Parra and they're only worn by Nike SB athletes from the US, Brazil, Japan and France. - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 19:08
- yep. they look comfortable & attractive -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 19:05 1
  - The shirt material is actually really nice and has some great moisture wicking material that Nike uses now. -- nm - Krusty - Euro 2020/21 Champion Jul 25, 19:09
"Names don't get much bigger in this sport than this..." *proceeds to fall twice* -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 18:48 2
- so everyone's bad at it? -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:57 1
  - It looked that way for huge stretches of the prelims -- nm - JD Jul 25, 19:00
Don’t know why describing people as the Best of All Time didn’t take off. -- nm - Tim Jul 25, 18:48
Instrumental: Airwolf -- (link*) - JD Jul 25, 18:45 [youtube]
It's half-caste. Oof. -- nm - colin Jul 25, 18:18 5
- Oh yeah - I lost a bet. -- nm - Diva Jul 25, 19:12 1
  - That does not explain your repeat viewings. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 19:17
- Imdb -- (link) - colin Jul 25, 18:27 2
  - Thanks, I hate it. -- nm - Qale Jul 25, 22:06
  - Eek -- nm - Epiphany Jul 25, 19:00
OK, I need a snappy reply to this jerk (I'm thinking of No thanks, never get into a pissing contest with an enourmous dick) - zeitgeist Jul 25, 18:17 10
- also (obviously) bad faith offer. no matter what you pick, it'll be 'debunked'. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:37 1
  - Yup -- nm - Pippy Jul 25, 18:38
- Well he sounds nice. - Pippy Jul 25, 18:36 1
  - One of those men's rights guys who keep crying victim. -- nm - . Jul 25, 20:21
- also wtf is he even talking about? -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:35 1
  - Ranty dude is ranty - Pippy Jul 25, 18:37
- qiviut is muskox wool. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:34
- You make it sound like literal good sense ;-) -- nm - JD Jul 25, 18:22
- Tell them that you don’t participate in feeding likely sea lions. Because that’s exactly what they’ll be doing if you come back with any facts. -- nm - IAmQale Jul 25, 18:20 1
  - was thinking of a 'wrestling with pigs' meme -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 18:21
Any Olympic sports that aren’t gender-specific? The horsie events? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 18:16 14
- .... -- (link) - . Jul 25, 20:11
- weren't they going to make ballroom dancing an oly sport? or chess? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 19:41
- So, sports where maybe they could be non-gender specific… Archery, shooting… maybe skateboarding? Table tennis? Fencing? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 18:53 1
  - I think fencing would favor a larger percentage of males with the reach advantage -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 18:56
- there are a few mixed-team sports, and horse ones are whatever. the IOC had at least talked about making men's events open, but I don't think they did -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:30 5
  - There's more mixed events this Olympiad than there have been historically been with mixed gender events for shooting, archery, judo, swimming, track, - JD Jul 25, 18:52 4
    - Mixed judo? -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 18:54 3
      - Team of six. Three weight classes for each gender. Competitors compete against corresponding athletes from other teams -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 18:59 2
        
        Everyone goes out there at the same time! It’s Streets of Rage, but in real life! -- nm - Mop Jul 25, 19:02 1
        
        Not exactly the gentle way at that point but definitely sounds entertaining. -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 19:08 [youtube]
- Sailing. Take me away. -- nm - loosilu Jul 25, 18:16 3
  - Men's and Women's sailing is separated. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 18:18 2
    - I had no idea. -- nm - loosilu Jul 25, 18:19 1
      - it used to be mixed. but not since like the '80s. -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:32
poll based on CNN tonight. what is your favorite TV theme song. instrumental and with lyrics answers allowed. Peter Gunn for my instrumental. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:10 23
- Mission: Impossible -- nm - Marlowe Jul 26, 05:18
- Barreta -- nm - eag Jul 25, 19:50
- I can't pick one. I would struggle to narrow it down to ten. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 19:25
- Batman -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 25, 19:21 [youtube]
- Peter Gunn by the Quatar Philharmonic Brass section -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:56 [youtube]
- SPACE. the final frontier. These are the voyages of ...... -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:53
- Cheers, Community, The Sopranos, Chuck, & Firefly -- nm - Jovian Jul 25, 18:36
- Sopranos, Buffy, Millennium .. -- nm - mud Jul 25, 18:31 1
  - GoT, Rome .. -- nm - mud Jul 25, 18:32
- Cheers was the most perfect with lyrics. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 18:30
- Secret Agent Man -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:29 [youtube]
- Highlander -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 25, 18:27
- Rockford Files -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 18:20
- Lyrics: Star Blazers -- (link) - JD Jul 25, 18:17 [youtube]
- DS9, edited to include link for first three seasons. -- (link*) - loosilu Jul 25, 18:17 [youtube] 1
  - and now including link for the remaining seasons - loosilu Jul 25, 18:23 [youtube]
- Cowboy Bebop. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 25, 18:14
- Simon & Simon -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 18:13
- lyrics: Firefly -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 25, 18:12 [youtube] 4
  - This poll is useless without links 😜 -- nm - JD Jul 25, 18:20 2
    - added TWO. -- nm - loosilu Jul 25, 18:24
    - added -- nm - znufrii Jul 25, 18:23
  - instrumental: Parks & Recreation -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 25, 18:19 [youtube]
The Olympic skateboarding coverage is surreal. I've got two very posh sounding Brits being impressed with people falling on their ass. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 18:07 11
- Is there an objective component to the scoring system or is it just who lands the gnarliest trick. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Jul 25, 18:26 2
  - like diving & gymnastics, there are elements harder than others which effect the score -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:30 1
    - Like, not falling down? -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 19:19
- is Shaun White ther? -- nm - loosilu Jul 25, 18:15 1
  - Tony Hawk -- nm - . Jul 25, 19:44
- the women are fun to watch -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:08 5
  - their outfits should be skimpier -- nm - Beaker Jul 25, 18:09 4
    - There's a 13 year old in this, so. -- nm - Reagen Jul 25, 18:46 1
      - I said what I said! - Qale Jul 25, 19:16
    - considering all the falls I wonder why no protective gear. One of the men contenders broke a wrist last week & has a cast. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 25, 18:11 1
      - Seems like they would not allow a cast. -- nm - Spawn Jul 25, 19:18
Dexter - November 7th -- (link) - Beaker Jul 25, 18:07 [youtube] 1
- Resident Sociopath. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 25, 19:21
GOAT roll. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 25, 18:07 3
- word -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 25, 18:21
- what kind of sushi restaurant is this? -- nm - mafic Jul 25, 18:11
- i've seen better -- nm - prayformojo Jul 25, 18:09

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