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Venom 2 trailer -- (link) - budice Aug 2, 06:08
The Big Money Behind the Big Lie - by Jane Mayer in The New Yorker: -- (edited) - mud Aug 2, 05:44
Sunset Studios Eyes $1B U.K. Film and TV Production Facility -- (link) - mud Aug 2, 05:36
Olympics: Biles to compete in Beam Final -- nm - budice Aug 2, 05:27 9
- I can't watch beam under normal circumstances. That's the one where little girls become paraplegic. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 06:21
- here's hoping she kills it. -- nm - mud Aug 2, 05:54
- Other than the dismount, less floppy twisty? - Will Hunting Aug 2, 05:36 6
  - Yeah, she came off crooked during her dismount in the team finals. Fingers crossed she's got it worked out. -- nm - Inigo Aug 2, 05:39 5
    - Once the twisted get in, not sure how you get them out. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 05:45 4
      - it usually takes a couple weeks to get past a case of the twisties. Kind of like the yips. We'll see. *crossing my fingers* -- nm - Diva Aug 2, 07:01
      - It’s fascinating to see; scary here because of risk but in baseball, the basic inability to do the basics…like throwing to 1st base is so odd. - Will Hunting Aug 2, 05:56 2
        
        Baseball players are on the ground. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 06:21 1
        
        It’s the same phenomenon though. - znufrii Aug 2, 06:22
Adam Cole's contract apparently expired in July. - the wrong element Aug 2, 04:38 2
- Holy eff. I felt like he'd been sort of, uh, pushing it on streaming. - Dark Callisto Aug 2, 05:38
- How…..how the $&(? does that even happen? - Will Hunting Aug 2, 05:01
Good morning. Spelling Bee -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 2, 03:55 [Attachment] 2
- Vitalitybaby: the best infant nutrition system on the market. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 05:36
- LatviaBaby -- nm - prayformojo Aug 2, 03:59
The visitor I saw when I went out back to check the electricity meter just now -- (pic) -- (link*) - prayformojo Aug 2, 03:18 [Attachment] 2
- "If I don't move, he won't see me" -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 05:25
- :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 04:48
USA-Canada soccer spoils - prayformojo Aug 2, 03:03
After reading b2 am picturing the US team in red, white and blue ruffles. -- nm - . Aug 2, 00:58 1
- "But I don't wanna look like a pirate" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 01:26
Kevin Smith kicks off his 51st BD with filming of Clerks3 -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 2, 00:49
I’m not the only one who *doesn’t* skip the Ted Lasso intro music, right? -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 00:25 2
- Love it -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 03:13
- I'm about 50/50 with it. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 2, 00:51
This is daughter's take on conditions in her part of KC right now - - Meg Aug 1, 23:15 8
- …an entire generation of children, suffering from neurological deficits, covid-caused diabetes, potential reproductive issues… that's bad. - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:30 7
  - Covid caused diabetes? Is one year of eating junk food enough to give people or specifically kids diabetes or is there something with the virus that's - Krusty Aug 2, 05:10
  - What horrifying illness struck 20-30 years ago that caused the neurological condition afflicting these parents today? -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 23:52 4
    - I dunno. Rubella? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:57 3
      - I thought it was Newt Gingrich. -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 00:40 1
        
        that used to be cured with penicillin and/or a federal subpeona -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 00:52
      - Oof. -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 2, 00:02 [Attachment]
  - Exactly. -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 23:39
IYC The 7 day average of new COVID doses has increased for the past 5 days. This Friday was 250k more than the previous Friday. -- nm - MDH Aug 1, 21:57 9
- The vax clinics around here are ghost towns. - Mop Aug 1, 23:49
- That sounds good. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 22:17
- Doses or cases? -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 22:08 6
  - Doses. They hit 800k+ Friday and Saturday appears to be over 800k as well. -- nm - MDH Aug 1, 22:12 5
    - It was misstated on one newscast as 8,000. -- nm - . Aug 2, 01:05
    - so that's good? I have not heard doses spoken of in this way before. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 22:38 3
      - Yes good. That’s one of the stats I’ve been giving about doses since the very beginning. It’s the core stat for every analysis. -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 05:39
      - An increase in daily vaccine doses administered is very good, yes -- nm - Beryllium Aug 1, 23:24
      - Going up is great. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 22:48
Grrrrr, 3rd time in two years I've been rear ended - zeitgeist Aug 1, 21:56 2
- Ugh! I hope you're okay and that there wasn't major damage. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 04:50 1
  - Slightly less of an indent than the last time, but last time was $5,000 worth, so..maybe 3,125 worth -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 2, 11:57
Ah, that would explain why Nashville disappeared on DVD everywhere. The Paramount Presents version arriving next week. -- nm - MDH Aug 1, 21:48
Just had a reminder that I could be leaving for the Pecos Conference on Wednesday :( Maybe next year depending on where they hold it. - Meg Aug 1, 21:18 2
- And just realized it *should* be back at Pecos Pueblo next year. That's a *long* 2-day drive (for me) from here to Santa Fe. It originated at - Meg Aug 1, 21:32
- And daughter is still expecting me middle of next month. -- nm - Meg Aug 1, 21:19
That’s how you put on a fucking rock show! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:59 4
- As I have said, some of my favorite shows I have been to. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 21:55
- Agreed. -- nm - zunk xometimes Aug 1, 21:38
- huh? -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 21:00 1
  - oh. -- nm - loosilu Aug 1, 21:01
Huh two times in a year. Maybe there is hope for US men’s soccer. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 1, 20:54 1
- Two times in two months. And it wasn't even our best team. I'll take it. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 1, 20:55
Now, I don't *have* to watch a movie. But I do have some interesting new choices. - Beryllium Aug 1, 20:39 4
- Looper is probably your best bet there. But it’s not quite the home run in my opinion as most think. It’s just good. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 21:04 1
  - This -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 22:12
- Some good choices. Watch Looper. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:40 1
  - Correct answer. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 1, 20:43
Chelsea's home kit reminds me of my migraines. Everton away and Tottenham away tie for most interesting looks this year. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 1, 20:38 3
- also, 9/20 of premier league jersey sponsors this season are apparently gambling* companies, not counting sleeve sponsors. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 1, 20:54
- Watched a Spurs preseason game. The aways look awesome. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 1, 20:43 1
  - I suppose I need to decide who to root for since West Brom got relegated again... -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 20:46
*throws a situationally appropriate amount of confetti in the air* -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 20:35
GET IN -- nm - Volnelk Aug 1, 20:29
Finding Doggerland: Lost Atlantis of the North Sea gives up its secrets -- (link) - znufrii Aug 1, 20:27 3
- I only recently learned about Doggerland and now I’m fascinated by it. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:37 2
  - For the noobs: Sea levels were once so low that Britain was connected to mainland Europe. It was populated by prehistoric people. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:38 1
    - Until a tsunami wiped it out. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:40
I count myself fortunate to live in the era that birthed the Foo Fighters. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:22
Elwood Francis was playing Bass for ZZ Top their first show after Dusty's death -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 1, 20:09 3
- Ah, motherf—! I clicked a link to Fox News! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:23
- more -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 1, 20:13 1
  - So long as it wasn’t Elwood Blues. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:24
You know why? - Spawn Aug 1, 20:07 2
- I loved that. - Mop Aug 1, 20:23
- coz - mud Aug 1, 20:22
Keeping the window closed in my upstairs bedroom-office because I don't want the smoke to come in once it gets down to sea level. - Beryllium Aug 1, 19:35
i dont get why kicking a guy in the head with your cleats isnt a get out of the game for free card. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 1, 19:34
I’ve seen far too many My Pillow ads. -- nm - David Aug 1, 19:29 10
- I saw one for the first time in a while over the weekend. We had a NCIS rerun on some random cable channel. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 05:24
- I don't think I've seen one in the last 6 months. Maybe in the last year. -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 19:33 8
  - They used to be everywhere, now not a one, probably local market spots -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 20:32
  - They’re all over the Olympics this weekend. -- nm - David Aug 1, 19:58 6
    - Not a single one here. I haven't seen an ad from them in well over a year or two. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 04:52
    - Not here, and I've recorded/skimmed through literally every recording. -- nm - MDH Aug 1, 21:49
    - Not here. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 20:36
    - Not here. Is it in the local commercial break blocks or the national blocks? -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 20:28 1
      - Watching on YTTV, I don’t even know which channel I’m on. But there were dozens. -- nm - David Aug 1, 20:33
    - ugh -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 20:07
all these guys know that the ultimate objective is, in fact, to put the ball in the net, right? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 19:21 2
- Depends on the sport. Some want to hit it over the net. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 04:52
- not sure they do. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 1, 19:23
$1 trillion bipartisan infra bill draft. 2700 pages. -- (link) - ty97 Aug 1, 19:20 5
- Nevermind, found it. -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 1, 19:29 4
  - iyc, Table of Contents -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 1, 19:35 3
    - It’s great that something will finally be done about my abandoned mine. Nobody has used it for years. -- nm - Qale Aug 1, 20:13
    - Sec. 13011. Pilot program to explore at-sea green technical worker opportunities - Beryllium Aug 1, 19:41 1
      - "*shrugs* Oh well, it's paperclipped." -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 1, 19:46 [youtube]
Foo Fighters on Hulu now. -- nm - Remlik Aug 1, 18:52 5
- It’s the Dee Gees! -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 19:57
- Wow. Me, Mister Correct Lyrics, have found two lines I had wrong so far. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 19:39 1
  - ok ruiner. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 1, 20:03
- Thank you. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 19:13
- Thanks -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 18:56
Naked Singularity Trailer (J Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgård) -- (link) - budice Aug 1, 18:47 1
- Any nudity? -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 19:02
If you've been jonesing for an absurdist, slightly nihilistic, Japanese BDSM comedy, then hoo boy, R100 is what you've been jonesing for - prayformojo Aug 1, 18:38 1
- New York’s honest new night club… -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 18:42
American track & field shot putter Raven Saunders is very personable. NBC should have her do coverage for the rest of the Olympics. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 18:35
Oregon coffee hut place Dutch Bros. Is gonna IPO. It’s exclusively a PNW thing. Crash just mentioned going to one recently. -- (link) - Mop Aug 1, 18:32 2
- Pacific Northwest and... Coffee??? Seems like a stretch. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 18:35 1
  - Somewhere in Seattle, a cabal is readying to crush this threat to their dominance. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 18:37
“ Welsh actor Matthew Rhys (aka Mr. Darcy in Death Comes to Pemberley) ” - Mop Aug 1, 18:27
This USA-Mexico Gold Cup crowd feels not unlike Thunderdome. -- nm* - Volnelk Aug 1, 18:18 6
- CONCACAF After Dark. Should be a royal shitshow. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 18:20 5
  - It’s got everything… -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 18:28
  - Also, IMO, Mexico’s hot pink uniforms are garbage. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 1, 18:22 3
    - "... but hot pink is not an official mexican colour" - Beryllium Aug 1, 19:02
    - worse then the USA uniforms? -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 1, 18:27 1
      - Light years. America’s are at least the right color. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 1, 18:38
Oh! I get it. Don't *Rock* the Boat. -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 18:17 1
- Baby. -- nm - Mop Aug 1, 18:23
Women's 1500m heats - Reagen Aug 1, 17:55 4
- . -- (link) - ty97 Aug 1, 18:37
- Uhhh, how? Spoils - Will Hunting Aug 1, 18:09 2
  - Pretty cool to watch. - Mop Aug 1, 18:22
  - it was astonishing - Reagen Aug 1, 18:12
Everyone at St. Louis County meeting about mask mandates should isolate because of COVID exposure -- (link) - Reagen Aug 1, 17:34 5
- "Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe fuck yourself." -- nm - con_carne Aug 1, 18:36 1
  - Best role Walberg ever had -- nm - Pippy Aug 1, 19:28
- hilarious (except people might die.) -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 1, 17:54
- City resident bringing the good stuff. It's just part of our master plan to get the county to merge with us. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 1, 17:41 1
  - Did Agenda 21 get mentioned? It usually does. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 1, 18:15
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is so bizarrely fascinating -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 17:34 9
- Mac getting fat than ripped cause he thought it would be funny is crazy. His dance episode is amazing -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 03:17
- I couldn't handle Charlie's "do what you did in acting class: repeat variations of what the other actors said until it sounds like you have dialogue" - Max Aug 1, 19:39
- Dennis and Dee go on Welfare is maybe one of their best episodes. - Mop Aug 1, 18:14
- I think I would watch this if I could do commercial-free. I'm sure my assessment would be the same. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 1, 18:07 1
  - I've been shotgunning it on Hulu -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 18:16
- Really hit-or-miss for me. -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 17:56 3
  - When it's on, it's amazing. My favorite in terms of "holy shit, they're doing this?" was early on (spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 1, 18:09 2
    - Indeed -- nm - Spawn Aug 1, 18:22
    - I call it "Seinfeld if they committed to the bit" -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 18:13

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