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Carson Wentz had foot surgery. Out 5-12 weeks -- nm - decline Aug 2, 09:08
STIS&F: Does the phrase "You shut your whore mouth" ring a bell for anyone? Like from a movie quote or something? -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 09:01 11
- I'm sure this isn't the original, but it's where I know it from. -- (link) - Dano Aug 2, 09:14
- That sounds like an Anchorman quote. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 09:07 2
  - It's close but not exact. Could be just that it has been warped or misquoted but I think the quote he says is "You have a pretty whore mouth" -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 09:08 1
    - Thought it was in the “go back to whore island!” Bit -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 09:16
- This guy says SNL Jeopardy sketch with Derrell Hammond playing Sean Connery, but it appears to be a pretty common expression. -- (link) - mara Aug 2, 09:07 2
  - Yeah, that is the earliest I know know of. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 09:10
  - Yeah, we google yesterday and couldn't get it precise. I watched the sketch (I think) and while he said whore, it wasn't that exact phrasing. Same - oblique Aug 2, 09:08
- I've got a friend who says it all the time. - decline Aug 2, 09:04 2
  - To you? -- nm - zunk xometimes Aug 2, 09:08 1
    - he gets a few beers in him and he'll say it to just about anybody -- nm - decline Aug 2, 09:10
- I've seen it in a movie or TV show somewhere but I have a brain cloud on where right now. -- nm - crash davis Aug 2, 09:03
TIL about something commonly referred to as river blindness and you will regret reading this link if you click it -- (link) - ty97 Aug 2, 08:50 2
- I clicked it. - Dark Callisto Aug 2, 09:38
- “Not in this boy’s pintu!” - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:59
Obama is having his 60th birthday party bash at his Martha’s Vineyard estate this weekend with 475 guests. Pearl Jam is expected to play - decline Aug 2, 08:42 3
- That's a pretty ridiculous party. As far as Biden, it would be bad optics if he attended that during the latest pandemic wave -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 08:44 2
  - I have 3 friends going to this. I was like "I need details." -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 09:08 1
    - Could you imagine? - ty97 Aug 2, 09:08
Man, I'm glad I never watched Venom. That Venom 2 trailer looks like garbage. -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 08:26 2
- Venom looked like garbage too but was surprisingly fun -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 08:29 1
  - Exactly. I will happily give Carnage a chance (my birthday movie). -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:30
ECU again? FFS. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 2, 08:18
NXT: Cole's contract is up after Summerslam. -- (edited) - Remlik Aug 2, 08:15
We're still waiting to see most of the shows from our last year's subscription but I just got the email about Broadway in Chicago renewing. Thoughts - oblique Aug 2, 08:03 16
- I just love old Motown, so I'd be down for The Temptations -- nm - crash davis Aug 2, 09:02
- *yawn* -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:52
- That line up feels weak? -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 08:51
- Hadestown is probably the only one I’d be interested in. -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 08:18 1
  - And I just looked up what we’re getting here in 2022 -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 2, 08:25
- If interested, here's my thoughts: - MDH Aug 2, 08:18 1
  - Thanks. Definitely helpful. I don't always recognize the shows but Hadestown sounded familiar. I've seen OK and Hairspray before so those will be - oblique Aug 2, 08:42
- Our local theater has a slate to pre-qual for Hamilton 22/23 that has like 2 shows I have any desire to see. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:15 8
  - What's the season? -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 08:18 7
    - I’ll post in a minute… we are buying tickets now. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:39 6
      - Come From Away, Mean Girls, Rent, Summer, Hairspray, Anastasia. - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:44 5
        
        Come From Away is great. I was stunned at how good it is. -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 09:09
        
        Nice. CFA is high on my list when it comes back here. -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 09:05
        
        Nice lineup. We have tickets for Come From Away again next year and I'd go see Mean Girls again in a heartbeat - oblique Aug 2, 08:45 2
        
        Nathan is going to be part of our party. We will see how this goes. - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:46 1
        
        I'm going to need a recap of this. Taking him to Rent, Hairspray, and Mean Girls is something. ha. -- nm - MDH Aug 2, 09:10
NYC Mayor won't issue mask mandate -- (link) - ty97 Aug 2, 07:57 4
- What is mask compliance like these days? -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 08:13 3
  - still good on transit (where it's required). Indoor (where it's not) is a mixed bag. - ty97 Aug 2, 08:15 2
    - Yup. I'm seeing more people wearing a mask outside lately but it's still 95% without which is fine. I don't like seeing so many indoors without - Krusty Aug 2, 08:30 1
      - I'm back to indoor masking in general, as of a week or two ago -- nm* - ty97 Aug 2, 08:57
Olympic Medal Count spoils - MDH Aug 2, 07:47
ST Poll Weekend Viewing: Cruella: A-. Jungle Cruise: B+. Tomorrow War: C-. Ted Lasso EP2: A. Schmigadoon EP4: B+ -- nm - oblique Aug 2, 07:46 27
- Ted Lasso S2E2: A-. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:49
- Nobody A-, Banana Fish 1-4 B, -- nm - Pippy Aug 2, 08:47
- Olympics of course, Ted Lasso ep.2 - A+, some Lollapalooza - B, The doc about Woodstock 99 - A, Grand Tour Scotland - A and other things I'm - Krusty Aug 2, 08:33
- Where's Ted Lasso episode 3?!!! -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 08:24
- Olympics. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 2, 08:16
- Freaky. B -- nm - Volnelk Aug 2, 08:14 7
  - Continued Deadwood S2. A for infinity. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 2, 08:15 6
    - Last weekend, I *went* to Deadwood, not sure if that counts -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 08:16 4
      - Did you shoot anyone? -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:19 3
        
        [snork] -- nm - mud Aug 2, 08:20
        
        Nope, nor did anyone shoot me. The tourism posters lied! -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 08:20 1
        
        Then it does not count. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:29
    - rewatch? -- nm - mud Aug 2, 08:16
- that time I got turned into a slime, s2 part 1, B-. most everything else I watched was just repeats of old movies/tv shows -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 2, 08:13
- Schmigadoon: A, some random Last Week Tonights, A -- nm - mara Aug 2, 08:07 1
  - I will be glad when John gets back from the void. Something is just off on the current shows, and I am hopeful that is all. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:09
- Raya and the Last Dragon A- -- nm - Beaker Aug 2, 08:03
- Nobody: A. Kevin Can Fuck Himself season 1: So far, down to a C-. Foo Fighters on Hulu: Content A. Broadcast production D. -- nm - zunk xometimes Aug 2, 08:00 1
  - Oh yeah, Foo gets an A (agree the broadcast was not great but I was just overjoyed to see them agin). -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:02
- finished Lilyhammer S2 B, 1st 2 eps. of Marcella S2 yikes -- nm - mud Aug 2, 07:59
- The Green Knight: C. Several episodes of Away (Netflix): B. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 07:57 2
  - C?! -- nm - mud Aug 2, 07:58 1
    - The Green Knight: a good movie, I think, but I did not care for it. Posted by Spawn Aug 1 '21, 00:43 - Spawn Aug 2, 08:00
- Queen of Katwe - A (what a lovely film, watch it!). Paterson - B-? Jarmusch can be tough, this one was. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:55
- The Princess Bride at The Hollywood Bowl: A+ -- nm - JD Aug 2, 07:51
- Green Knight: B. Attempts the tricksy artsy/approachable straddle and I think just manages to pull it off. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:50
- OuterBanks S2: A. The Vault (also NF): B+ -- nm - decline Aug 2, 07:47
More capitalism news: Footlocker is buying Japanese sneaker/clothing retailer Atmos. :-( -- (link) - Krusty Aug 2, 07:42 10
- Smart move and good pivot by Footlocker. Being the place at the mall where you get sneakers doesn't work if there's no malls. -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 07:45 8
  - They dropped a $100 million last year on an investment into Goat which is an app/site for reselling sneakers and clothing. - Krusty Aug 2, 07:54
  - There are plenty of foot lockers outside malls nowadays aren't there? -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 07:45 6
    - Closest near me is in a regular mall, next two are in strip malls, two further than that are urban storefronts. -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 09:06
    - Maybe in large urban areas that have never had malls in the first place. -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 08:57 1
      - Are you including strip malls in this or just indoor malls? -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 08:58
    - None around here that I know of. -- nm - Spawn Aug 2, 08:04
    - The 3 closest to me are in malls. -- nm - zunk xometimes Aug 2, 08:03
    - Yup. Though most sales for hyped sneakers are online only as that avoids the fights and riots that come with some sneaker releases. - Krusty Aug 2, 07:50
- I prefer lowercaseism -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 07:43
Baron... this has turned into a TIGHT race. Not sure I have many more medals left in my high point scorers. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:40 4
- It'd be great if it came down to our lowest multiple teams. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:44 3
  - who set the multipliers? -- nm - mud Aug 2, 07:57 1
    - I did. They're calculated based on past performance weighted toward the more recent Games. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:59
  - india is really underperforming right now.. they'd betters step up -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:46
Reese Witherspoon's media company Hello Sunshine to Be Sold to Blackstone-Backed Media Company - valued at $900M -- (link) - decline Aug 2, 07:36 1
- that's Jay-Z's group who just bought the CGC grading company -- nm - Remlik Aug 2, 07:40
ST shoppers: any recommended bath towel brands or parameters? -- nm - Max Aug 2, 07:35 16
- I like my terrycloth Threshold towels from Target, but I might be seeking out microfiber for my next ones. -- nm - con_carne Aug 2, 08:51
- I buy quick drying towels now. -- (link) - amanda jeans Aug 2, 08:06
- I bought some at Costco that I still love, but that was years ago and I'm sure they've changed. -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 07:54 2
  - Although I did find softness is dependent on dye color. Lighter colors are softer. -- nm - Meg Aug 2, 08:02
  - Yup, Costco -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 08:01
- I go to TJ Maxx or similar store and see what feels nice. I'm one of those cheapskate luxury shoppers. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 07:42
- remember if it says "Made in the USA" it's probably made by slave labor (prisoners). there's no ethical way to buy cotton, really. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:39 9
  - yeah yeah yeah slave labor human trafficking blah blah blah I'm just interested in how soft and absorbent it is -- nm - Max Aug 2, 07:41 8
    - If you find some please let me know as I hate my bath towels. They don't absorb well at all and feel very cold the second they get wet. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 07:44 5
      - thrift store towels are great. you can get a nice rough, super-absorbent towel. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:45 4
        
        What do you mean by thrift store? Target? - Krusty Aug 2, 07:57 3
        
        yes, like goodwill or something.. used towels. used towels are great. you can get some nice basically new granny towels. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 08:01 2
        
        I can wear used clothing but I can't do used towels. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 08:27
        
        I think I would feel weird buying someone’s used towels. -- nm - znufrii Aug 2, 08:10
    - 100% cotton and you have to feel them. the very smooth/shiny ones don't take water off very well and are for looks. find something rougher. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:43 1
      - Agreeance. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 07:44
My good deed for the day: Blowing someone's mind by showing them the Custom Sort option in Excel. - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:31
So, who's in for the group trip to the LA Olympics in 2028 -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 07:07 5
- Brisbane ‘32 or gtfo. -- nm - mafic Aug 2, 07:45 1
  - And by then, we might be able to get into the country. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 2, 08:15
- What COVID variant will we be up to by then? Zeta? Delta Mach 2? -- nm* - Cuzzin Todd Aug 2, 07:16 2
  - We'll be well into The Walking Dead Season 2 by then -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 07:21 1
    - I'm woefully unprepared for that. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 2, 07:40
Another TSA screening record yesterday (record since pandemic start) -- (link) - ty97 Aug 2, 06:56
Kathy Griffin has lung cancer -- (link) - oblique Aug 2, 06:56 2
- Yikes. Bad luck. Wishing her all the best. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:20
- Getting a lung removed right now. -- nm - loosilu Aug 2, 06:56
BLAVITY. I don't know what it means, but I am sure it's a word. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 2, 06:55 5
- it's how John Mayer pronounces Gravity in his song.. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:37
- The state of being false, bluffiness, e.g. The blavity of his all-in wager was apparent to all. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:37
- That's a brand isn't it? Catering to the Black community I think? -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 07:32
- The Blavity of Monday has pulled me into its orbit. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:57 1
  - well done. -- nm - mud Aug 2, 06:58
Things still going swimmingly over at GETTR -- (link) - TWuG Aug 2, 06:45
My issue with Peacock Olympic coverage isn't the buffering, but the spoilers in the news and in the intros to a lot of the events. - Inigo Aug 2, 06:41 2
- get VPN, use CBC. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:38
- mine is buffering -- nm - budice Aug 2, 07:08
Tsimanouskaya has entered the Polish embassy in Tokyo -- (link) - mud Aug 2, 06:36 3
- Is defecting still a thing? I had no idea. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 2, 07:41 2
  - The embassies should come up with a Defection Day, where one staff member from each embassy defects to another in round robin format. -- nm - Max Aug 2, 07:50 1
    - you realize what's going on in Belarus these days? Imagine being so afraid of your own country! -- nm - mud Aug 2, 07:56
Tell us how you really feel about NBC’s Olympics coverage, guardian critic… -- (link) - znufrii Aug 2, 06:30 9
- I remember how in 2012 I wanted to watch an internet feed of a handball game and it was tape-delayed. - Marlowe Aug 2, 07:22
- I just read that and they're not wrong. It's terrible coverage split all over the place and at times they just cut away from an event and - Krusty Aug 2, 06:38 7
  - Same as it ever was, same as it ever was. - ty97 Aug 2, 06:40 6
    - grass-is-greener too, I guess, because I remember some years thinking "come on, enough with the gymnastics/swimming, show us something else." -- nm - Max Aug 2, 07:38
    - I liked the coverage I got from DirecTV previously where they had all of the Olympic channels in a block so they were easy to find. Plus, they - Krusty Aug 2, 06:52 1
      - The scheduling should have been made very clear and putting events behind a pay app is bullshit. NBC has done one of their worst jobs with how - Krusty Aug 2, 06:58
    - Exactly. This has been NBC's m.o. for years. -- nm - Mop Aug 2, 06:48 2
      - But we shouldn't accept it and just ignore it. They need to hear how poor of a job they're doing. We need more articles talking about how bad it - Krusty Aug 2, 06:54
      - i'm surprised someone there hasnt started saying that the decisions on what to display are made by AI. cause AI. also AI. - tRuMaN Aug 2, 06:50
ST you look great today. With the federal eviction moratorium lapsing, is everyone okay? -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 06:26 7
- we're gearing up here for direct action against evictions. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 2, 07:38 4
  - I dont understand this. - tRuMaN Aug 2, 07:56 2
    - I lost one of my bigger clients because I could not evict one of her tenants. Who cares that I was legally unable to. - Spawn Aug 2, 07:59 1
      - yeah the property management companies I work with are really frustrated by all of this. it sucks all around. - tRuMaN Aug 2, 08:10
  - What does that entail? -- nm - ty97 Aug 2, 07:55
- i basically didnt do anything but watch tv and grill this weekend, so I am ok, except for the headache I woke up with. - tRuMaN Aug 2, 06:51
- Feeling very blessed as I spent a fair amount of time this weekend travelling to see our daughter do jazz, plot our course to Globalist, and put the - oblique Aug 2, 06:38
Ryan Reynolds new Free Guy clip -- (link) - decline Aug 2, 06:23
Word -- nm - budice Aug 2, 06:23

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