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Southern Genie -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 6, 00:36 [youtube]
Alligator Farm was a *restaurant* in LA, later in Buena Vista, where you sat at tables in the water with 'trained' gators, lasted for decades. -- (pic) - zeitgeist Aug 5, 22:40 [Attachment] 1
- "and then the bowl ate me!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 22:43
I'm pretty sure Wadeline Jonathas has two typos on her birth certificate... -- nm - Ender Aug 5, 22:23
Well done, Ted Lasso -- nm - David Aug 5, 22:04
A Burger King in my county had a walk out today when the General Manager did *not* show up for work and the understaffed were also short inventory, F DIS -- (edited) - zeitgeist Aug 5, 21:58
I thought Suicide Squad was…..ok. It’s a B for me. Better than average. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 5, 21:38 7
- The Suicide Squad was an enjoyable movie. Heck, even Kinnaman wasn’t bad. -- nm - Mop Aug 6, 00:26 1
  - From the credits, it looks like that’s (spoiler) at the beginning, with “Good dog.” - Mop Aug 6, 00:28
- better than the average Suicide Squad movie. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 00:20
- C+ from me--Good soundtrack, movie was funny, but disjointed and was basically (spoilers) -- (edited) - Flavorize Aug 6, 00:16
- I might be able to go B+ -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 22:51
- WOO! "BETTER THAN AVERAGE!" Can we use that quote on the poster? -- nm - Warner Bros. Aug 5, 21:40 1
  - First they should ask "Suicide Squad or THE Suicide Squad?" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 21:42
I suppose I should get around to reading all these Y The Last Man comics I bought... -- nm* - Ender Aug 5, 21:31 2
- You know, I've got some spare time... Maybe I should get a monkey... -- nm - Ender Aug 6, 01:58
- Lucky! -- nm - David Aug 5, 22:05
Today in headlines I didn't expect: Tom Hanks Endorses Fran Drescher For SAG-AFTRA President -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 21:21
Huh. I never get alerts from Xbox on my desktop. But I just gone one now. - Mop Aug 5, 21:04
OVER .500!!! -- nm - David Aug 5, 20:54 2
- 👏🏼👏🏼 -- nm - Krusty Aug 5, 21:18
- Xanadu! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 5, 20:55
Does any variant of COVID cause stomach issues, or is my entire family just suffering from food poisoning? -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:40 6
- The odds of them all being break through are nil. -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 22:50
- Diarrhea is a possible symptom. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 5, 22:25
- Some can cause the runs, I think. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:53
- fever? dry cough? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 20:51 2
  - Nope. Nope. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 21:04 1
    - what did you cook? what fast food did you go to? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 21:56
California is mandating all healthcare workers must be vaccinated by Sept 30, no weekly testing option. - Meg Aug 5, 20:31 2
- I wonder how that's going to effect patients in nursing homes that are way understaffed already -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 22:00 1
  - They continue to die of neglect rather than Covid :( -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 22:05
Yes! -- nm - Diva Aug 5, 20:16
Spider-Man’ Breakout Jacob Batalon (Ned) to Star in Syfy Series ‘Reginald the Vampire’ -- (link) - Remlik Aug 5, 20:15
not a good sign ... and it's all Delta -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:03 [Attachment] 2
- Anywhere in particular? -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:36 1
  - Oh. That's the chart for Vancouver Island. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:53
Whoever at NBC was tasked with inserting ads during the canoeing stream is a sadist and should be punished. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 19:58 6
- Eh, almost anyone in charge of the NBC olympic broadcasts should be punished. -- nm - . Aug 5, 20:06 5
  - I’ll allow it. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:17 4
    - remember the rules. you can only use torture methods native to the current Olympics host country, and ancient Greece. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 20:19 3
      - hang your head in shame? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 20:53 2
        
        Nice warm glass of hemlock! -- nm* - Mop Aug 5, 21:40 1
        
        Brazen Bull -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 22:34
trending #IMPEACHBIDENHARRIS why, they are wrecking the country blah blah, libtards say go ahead, then you get Pres Pelosi.. Sorry but NO - zeitgeist Aug 5, 19:42
Paramount+ expands overseas as the streamer heads into UK, Germany and more European countries in 2022, with STAR TREK: PRODIGY along for the ride -- (link) - Remlik Aug 5, 19:32 4
- I’m sorry. That’s a stupid headline. - Mop Aug 5, 19:53 1
  - I just realized... - Mop Aug 5, 20:36
- He's the firestarter. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 19:35 1
  - Come. Play. My. Game. -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 19:40
And now for the fun part, trying to figure out how to fit everything from our china cabinet into something about half the size. -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 19:24 3
- Smashy smashy! -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 19:58
- obvious answer is to fold it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 19:25 1
  - of course, why didn't I think of that? -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 19:27
THE Suicide Squad 95% (172/10) -- nm* - Beaker Aug 5, 19:16 2
- Well deserved -- nm - budice Aug 5, 19:17 1
  - 1/2 thru, very amusing -- nm - mud Aug 5, 19:24
Spirit Airlines says to expect cancellations into mid next week. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 19:12 2
- Oh man -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 19:35 1
  - Weirdly, no cancellations on their flights to Oman -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:14
Is this bad? Because it sounds like it could be bad. -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 5, 19:07 8
- next up: The Core -- nm - Max Aug 6, 01:41
- We “must not allow it to happen”? Like, can we send Gerard Butler and Hilary Swank to reverse it? -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 19:56 3
  - Water Has Fallen -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 20:20 1
    - "well, pick it back up again!" -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 20:31
  - "Shit. Maybe just swim really fast to get it started again, okay?" -- nm* - znufrii Aug 5, 20:16
- Ain't nothing gonna happen. We're going to be marched into disastrous oblivion by penny-ante bullshit. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 19:28
- It's all connected! Haven't you seen Day After Tomorrow? -- nm Posted by mud Aug 3 '21, 09:18 -- nm - mud Aug 5, 19:26
- Britain would get a LOT colder. -- nm - TWuG Aug 5, 19:23
I switched over to see what this Helen Mirren show is and I've made a terrible terrible mistake. -- nm - Max Aug 5, 18:58 1
- I mean… good for her. But maybe she could put on some clothes? -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:00
Here's a job I sincerely hope somebody here can get. -- (link) - David Aug 5, 18:39 5
- I'm familiar with both wrestling and TV. Also, a quick learner. So, how's about $200,000 a year sound? What!? I pay you!? -- nm - VMan Aug 5, 19:08
- Definitely not me. I mean, I'll reboot freakazoid, but no way am I going to dabble in the absurdity that is wrestling. :) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 19:06
- Oh if only I could be in charge of programming -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 18:43 2
  - And by programming, I mean massaging the cruiserweights. -- nm - Qale Aug 5, 18:48 1
    - Oh. I didn’t realize it was wrestling focused. I was going to order more seasons of search party. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 19:26
FAA asks airports to more closely monitor pre-flight alcohol sales, especially in to-go cups -- (link) - znufrii Aug 5, 18:38
Spot the "error". - Spawn Aug 5, 18:34 2
- I detect no inaccuracies. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 19:04
- I wonder whorepresents her -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 18:44
Gun that killed Billy the Kid is expected to bring $2.2 million at auction. -- (link) - Meg Aug 5, 18:25
US Men's Track & Field Spoiler - MDH Aug 5, 18:21
Natalie Portman abandoned Days of Abandonment. -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 18:18
In the Shang-Chi commercials, is that (not really spoils but fine) -- (edited) - Reagen Aug 5, 18:00 4
- Merchandising indicates not. Or at least not by that name, though possibly inhabiting the same character space. -- nm - TWuG Aug 5, 18:39
- God I hope it is. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 18:28
- I know if I was making a Chinese themed film, I would go thru every marvel comic that had an even remotely associated theme to use -- (edited) - Peglegpete Aug 5, 18:21
- Unclear - Spawn Aug 5, 18:17
Not sure if I mentioned that I got the recall notice for the Chantix in the mail from CVS - ty97 Aug 5, 17:52 6
- It turns out that what our body really craves is cancer. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 20:00
- huh. That's buproprion, which I have taken for over 20 years. No one sent me any mail -- nm - loosilu Aug 5, 18:12 4
  - Chantix is not bupropion. -- nm - Tim Aug 5, 18:42 2
    - Isn't bupropion in the Rabbit's Foot? -- nm - Max Aug 5, 18:43 1
      - Can we stop saying bupropion? It's losing all meaning! -- nm - Qale Aug 5, 18:48
  - It was only certain Chantix lots. -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 18:14
Yeah. This women’s platform diving is insane. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 17:48 3
- Should we really let a 14-year-old be this reckless diving off things? -- nm - David Aug 5, 18:40 1
  - Its OK, they have to be at least 15 to slam their heads into water at near terminal velocity. skulls are mostly solidified by then -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 18:43
- it gets more amazing as it goes on -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 18:23
"Cheryl Tunt, seen here at her dream job" -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 5, 17:44 3
- Send it to Archer. They might hire you on the spot. -- nm - David Aug 5, 17:51 2
  - I don't think they're that desperate. - Beryllium Aug 5, 18:06 1
    - Don't call them. They'll call you. - David Aug 5, 18:25
I don’t see that this was posted - drive-thru safari gone bad. I recommend two watches. nm but: -- (link*) - i.b.! Aug 5, 17:43
I am Turntableing until I’m done with this Magic Arena draft. -- nm - Qale Aug 5, 17:43
Dear universe: I REALLY need the Braves to beat the Cardinals today. - David Aug 5, 17:30 2
- Oh. I assumed there was some sort of household wager -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 17:34 1
  - No, we have been one game under .500 about 20 times. - David Aug 5, 17:39
Reminiscence is Johnathan Nolan? He sure does love him some retreading of ground. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 17:26 4
- The trailer looks like The Fountain but with a plot. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 5, 17:44 3
  - The trailer looks like...oh, Rebecca Furgeson -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 17:48
  - The Fountain had a plot! There was, um, the guy... and he missed his girl, then he turned into a tree! -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 17:47 1
    - A tale as old as time. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 5, 18:52
But seriously, how can the skateboarders in the Skate Park competition possibly test clean? - Diva Aug 5, 17:22 9
- oops -- nm* - . Aug 5, 20:01
- Listening to the interviews of the men was..intersting. And I know more anout their underwear than I want to. - . Aug 5, 19:58
- It's why all the medals are won by 12 and 13 year olds. -- nm - Mop Aug 5, 18:30
- Straight Edge is a thing even with skaters. But then again, contact highs are real maaaan. -- nm - Qale Aug 5, 17:32
- It's actually a minimum allowable level for them, not a maximum. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 5, 17:31
- They do test them but apparently the limits are really high so even I would pass their test. - Krusty Aug 5, 17:28 3
  - even you ?! ha! -- nm - mud Aug 5, 17:32 1
    - He’s fooling himself - Pippy Aug 5, 19:40
  - I bet there's some of them that would take offense to that - Reagen Aug 5, 17:29
Very, no date set. Still need to do pressure tests in the booster and probably a wet dress rehearsal, too. - TWuG Aug 5, 17:13 1
- in the rocket's chaise longue in its underwear? -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 17:24
Our county reports a covid outbreak in the new 911 call center -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 17:12
I feel like one of the biggest hazards in Race Walking is boredom. "DNF -- had something better to do" - Reagen Aug 5, 17:09 15
- ... sponsored by Niantic -- nm - Beryllium Aug 5, 17:42
- If we’re going to have walking and synchronized swimming in the Olympics, why not precision walking? -- (link) - Dano Aug 5, 17:33 [youtube] 2
  - And nobody's suggested silly walking? -- nm - Meg Aug 5, 17:58
  - "That's not precision walking, it's a DUI test. Given his history, I guess it's unsurprising he chose it for his floor routine." -- nm - TWuG Aug 5, 17:37
- This has to be the most disappointing event to finish 4th in. - Reagen Aug 5, 17:22
- How do they determine if someone moves from a walk to a canter, or a trot, or a run? -- nm - TWuG Aug 5, 17:14 7
  - the leaders are always under reasonably intense scrutiny. nobody really cares about the rest. -- nm - mafic Aug 6, 00:23
  - And DQ's are common, making the whole thing extremely random. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 5, 17:27 3
    - The only thing more tedious than competing in it has to be judging it. -- nm - znufrii Aug 5, 17:29 2
      - "Number 64, you're out. You clearly moved from a walk into a mince. Mincing is straight out." -- nm - TWuG Aug 5, 17:31 1
        
        Well aren't you just a big tub of fun? -- nm - #64 Paul Lynde Aug 5, 17:41
  - Defined by The Ministry of Silly Walks -- nm - JaxSean Aug 5, 17:18 1
    - :-D -- nm - mud Aug 5, 17:19
- Alternatives to a walking race: handstand races, crab-walking, wife-carrying. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 5, 17:13
- race walking is still an event? -- nm - loosilu Aug 5, 17:12
Happy 55th birthday to Revolver, released on this date in 1966. -- nm - loosilu Aug 5, 17:07 7
- Happiness is a warm gun.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 17:10 6
  - Tomorrow Never Knows (1976): -- (link) - mud Aug 5, 17:16 [youtube] 3
    - That one song defined modern music. -- nm - loosilu Aug 5, 17:57 1
      - agreed -- nm - eno Aug 5, 18:03
    - (1993): -- (link) - mud Aug 5, 17:17 [youtube]
  - That's White Album, 1968. -- nm - loosilu Aug 5, 17:11 1
    - we know -- nm - people of color probably Aug 5, 18:45

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