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Mets owners crack me up. -- (link) - David Aug 18, 10:45 2
- Whoo boy. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 10:46 1
  - Look, high school soccer players are the world's foremost experts on hitting. -- nm - David Aug 18, 10:48
My parents got their third shot today. - ty97 Aug 18, 10:40 8
- My uncle got his second shot 9 days after his first because he forgot he had already got one. Is he fully vaxxed? Who knows. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 11:02
- It's not like there's a line up for shots, right? -- nm - psilotum Aug 18, 10:45 2
  - I think the issue more is that it isn't authorized by the FDA -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 10:46 1
    - My Aunt and Uncle had gotten them yesterday (my uncle is *definitely* eligible, not sure about my Aunt?) - ty97 Aug 18, 10:50
- So Publix just added it to their vaccination card, no questions asked? -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 10:41 3
  - Yes. My understanding is that they aren't asking for proof here either. -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 10:45 2
    - I'm going to get 5 shots each of all three vaccines! -- nm - Dano Aug 18, 10:46 1
      - The newest entry to the DC Universe: Over-Vaccinated Man! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 10:54
I've decided I'm not attending the AEW show today in Houston. It's additional exposure I don't need from a group that's already likely unvaxxed. - Qale Aug 18, 10:30 4
- I talked my boyfriend out of going to Summer Slam. Vegas is too covid hot. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 11:03
- Bummer. but I get it. We decided not to go to the AEW ppv. we were slightly nervous last night being at a concert. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 10:39
- That is higher than here in liberaland -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 10:37 1
  - Texas is going through a 3rd wave that's just about to beat its 2nd, so that probably has a lot to do with more masking from liberals. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 10:52
Hey Tim, does your workplace offer flu shots yet? -- nm* - kelly Aug 18, 10:29
tomorrow, so you can plan for it, is national potato day and national soft ice cream day. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 18, 10:28 2
- I will have to get a cone from the ice cream truck tomorrow. -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 10:35
- French fries for dinner it is -- nm - sycor Aug 18, 10:28
Dear Butler school of music, "Your invited" is not a good way to instill confidence in me, as a parent, for your program. You're way off the mark. -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 10:27 5
- Probably a freshman writing the emails! -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 10:40
- "Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Well try harder next time." -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 10:36
- You don't need to spell to sing songs, kilbo - decline Aug 18, 10:34
- They speak Italian better than English. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 10:32
- *invitation revoked* -- nm - Butler Aug 18, 10:29
B2: Reagen, it must've taken all your willpower not to shout "Soy! Soy!" -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 10:25
The Story of How I Purchased 1.7 Million Comics At One Time -- (link*) - Beaker Aug 18, 10:21 [youtube] 2
- yeah that guy has been living off that story for decades. It's a great story. - Remlik Aug 18, 10:42
- Great. Now tell us when you've read them all. -- nm - David Aug 18, 10:39
had to drive around for a few hours today with just the radio. holy crap, it's wild out there. - chicken daddy Aug 18, 10:16 9
- Pay $10/month for Spotify, listen to whatever you want, whenever you want. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 10:40
- We're pretty lucky here. I listen to radio all the time. 3-4 really good music, 2 all local sports. There is 1 liberal talk and maybe 3-4 conservative - zunk xometimes Aug 18, 10:35
- As music-desiring listeners continue to drop off terrestrial radio (not to mention the IHeartRadioifying), stations are abandoned to the grift. -- (edited) - Qale Aug 18, 10:26
- If only the FCC wasn't so on the ball when it comes to EM interference.... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 10:22
- WTF? - Spawn Aug 18, 10:19 4
  - No kidding, that's why I became a subscriber to my community jazz n NPR station -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 10:29
  - i heard one song before it was someone yelling about something. virginia is still a pretty insane place despite being blue. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 18, 10:24 1
    - Red will always be LOUDER than blue. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 18, 10:26
  - If mine doesn’t, I keep flipping till I find some. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 10:19
A short story, "My morning wormhole with POAP, Ethereum Wallets, and Biffy Clyro," by JaxSean - JaxSean Aug 18, 09:59 9
- this thread is making it look like you guys are taking way too many liberties with Spelling Bee -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 10:28
- Just my guess, but it sounds like you transferred the NFT from the POAP custodial wallet to your ETH wallet. Looks like the FAQ for POAP has a way - oblique Aug 18, 10:19 4
  - I don't know what the difference between Mainnet and xDai is, but yes, it's on xDai - JaxSean Aug 18, 10:27 3
    - ah, "you won't be able to see your POAP collection unless you migrate it to mainnet (by paying the fees)." -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 10:29 2
      - you're getting deep in the water now - oblique Aug 18, 10:32 1
        
        *drowns* -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 10:37
- hopefully nothing disastrous happens, and this isn't the first example of what people in the future will refer to as "getting Biffy'd!" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 10:11 1
  - Biffy Crypto'd -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 10:12
- you're now a crypto-billionaire! -- nm - decline Aug 18, 10:03
ScarJo has given birth to Colin Jost offspring -- (link) - budice Aug 18, 09:55 4
- "Quick, kill it before it multiplies!" -- Michael Che, probably. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 10:27 1
  - Michael Che, wearing sunglasses, his face being blasted by intensely reflected light coming from off-camera: "Well, at least we know it's not mine." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 10:43
- Or "Jostspring" if you prefer. - Cuzzin Todd Aug 18, 09:57 1
  - Or (atrocity within) - Beryllium Aug 18, 09:59
DTL: I beat the #25 team. I’ve never beaten him in a season I wasn’t in the RTT. I’m like 0&21 vs him in seasons I make the top 2 tourneys. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 09:38 4
- I beat my conference twin by 26. Maybe I should play Fast more often. - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 09:53
- Sorry, I’m 7&4 when I’m mediocre and 1 & 24 when I’m in the top two tourneys. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 09:50
- Congrats! - spamlet Aug 18, 09:43 1
  - You might be okay as long as there aren’t a flurry of bid thief’s. My conference got 5 in the NTT one season with all 10seeds or better. - Will Hunting Aug 18, 09:46
My mother is not-so-subtly trying to get me to buy a house on my brother's block because my Dad won't buy a second home -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 09:21 3
- There are worse reasons. Not many, but there are. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 10:06
- heh -- nm - Pippy Aug 18, 09:41 1
  - I sent her links to some airbnbs in the area that she can rent for a month or two in summer.... - ty97 Aug 18, 10:25
*watches Robert Stone’s dive onto Dexter Lumis and laughs hysterically* - Will Hunting Aug 18, 09:10 1
- Heh. I was surprised they brought him in just to be a manager but he’s very funny. -- (link) - Tim Aug 18, 09:15
oh I guess I'll get two W-2s this year too, didn't think of this -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 09:09 2
- Big, if true. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 09:19 1
  - I'm not changing jobs, so it's sorta odd -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 09:27
Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut - Launch Trailer. -- (link) - Shaun Aug 18, 09:02 [youtube] 1
- Yep yep yep yep yep! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 18, 09:24
So ... it sounds like nova scotia's Liberals really booched themselves. -- nm* - Beryllium Aug 18, 08:54 6
- Isn't that illegal?!!? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 18, 09:55 1
  - If the conservatives have their way, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 09:56
- Rankin has the personality of a paper grocery bag. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 09:27 3
  - yeah, he always seemed like someone just killed his dog or something -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 10:01
  - Oooh, paper, the most dynamic of grocery bags. Suck it plastic and reusable totes! -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 09:34 1
    - *kicks a rock* -- nm - costco cardboard box Aug 18, 09:36
"Texas school district adds masks to dress code, finding possible loophole in Abbott’s ban" -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 18, 08:53 7
- Abbott is getting the super-special treatment that Trump did to help him overcome COVID. Because he can. You? Far less likely. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 09:28 4
  - Rand Paul thanks him -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 18, 10:25
  - Plus, he is vaccinated. Seems like overkill, but, Texas. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 10:25
  - Doesn't matter so much for me, but it would be great if other wheelchair users and people with disabilities could, though. -- nm - mara Aug 18, 09:30 1
    - All of his disabilities are between his ears. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 10:30
- I can see that causing some heads to explode from dissonance. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 09:21
- Awesome 8-) -- nm - JD Aug 18, 08:55
wow - tornado watch all day today for DC. That's really rare -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 08:46
ST Poll: Looking for a good light read for my wife for our trip next week. Any suggestions? -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 08:37 36
- any of the first terry pratchet books, like The Colour of Magic.. fun, easy reads. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 18, 10:05
- The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 18, 09:56
- Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 09:53
- Hitchhikers Guide -- nm - VMan Aug 18, 09:19
- Rainbow Rowell: Eleanor & Park, Fangirl, Carry On... -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 18, 09:18 2
  - Eleanor & Park is excellent -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 09:22
  - Uprooted by Naomi Novik. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 18, 09:19
- I Love You, Beth Cooper -- nm - David Aug 18, 09:08
- How about some quirky romance by Casey McQuiston? -- (link) - mara Aug 18, 08:46 8
  - Thanks. This is probably the kind of thing she would like. This, or YA type series (think: Potter, Hunger Games, etc.) -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 09:02 7
    - Court of Thorns and Roses - its a quick read. Sarah Maas -- (link) - Pippy Aug 18, 09:45
    - There is a Hunger Games prequel out now. -- nm - psilotum Aug 18, 09:14 1
      - yes, daughter loved it -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 09:15
    - She might like the Simon Snow trilogy. -- (link*) - mara Aug 18, 09:07 2
      - I see this recommend also by Kim and I believe she's read two others by Rowell. Excellent both. Thanks! -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 09:24
      - Maybe Gothic fantasy by Jessica Olson. -- (link) - mara Aug 18, 09:19
    - The Reckoners (Steelheart is the first book) by Brandon Sanderson -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 09:04
- I Killed Pink Floyd's Pig - Beau Philips -- nm - JD Aug 18, 08:41 4
  - wait what -- nm - mud Aug 18, 08:41 3
    - The author was the program director of a Seattle rock station and recounts his stories of radio station promos and meeting bands during the 80's - JD Aug 18, 08:52 1
      - Hmmm... Yup, WKRP in Seattle. -- nm* - Spawn Aug 18, 09:42
    - allegedly -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 08:42
- Cunk on Everything -- nm - LMS Aug 18, 08:40
- Red Shirts by John Scalzi - if she likes sci-fi -- nm* - Beaker Aug 18, 08:39 6
  - Rules of Prey by John Sandford (if she likes that one there are like 30 more she can go through) - if she likes cops/murder mystery -- nm* - Beaker Aug 18, 08:42 5
    - Tony Hillerman's daughter took over the Navajo police series, does a decent job of it -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 10:35
    - Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Childs - if she likes a little scare/suspense (also sets up a dozen or so more books) -- nm* - Beaker Aug 18, 08:44 3
      - Speaking of, they just released a new Pendergast book yesterday -- (link) - decline Aug 18, 08:50 1
        
        thanks! just ordered Ocean Prey from the library (which I looked up thanks to this request :) ) -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 08:51
      - The Killing Floor - Lee Child (first Reacher book) - if she likes bad shit happening to worse people -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 08:46
- Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen ... pretty dumb but extremely funny -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 08:39 3
  - Hiassen is great. I loved Night of the Avenging Blowfish by Welter, too. -- nm - mara Aug 18, 08:54 1
    - Makes note. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 18, 09:14
  - 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 08:42
- War and Peace -- nm - decline Aug 18, 08:38 1
  - I am glad I remembered to scroll down before answering. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 09:20
LIR: I don't believe there is a messaging problem. The ONLY hesitancy I can accept is the EUA portion. At least there, I understand that people are - oblique Aug 18, 08:33
Everyday I'm turntablin'. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:33
Man, this is so bad that my initial reaction was to just laugh -- (link) - JD Aug 18, 08:31 [youtube] 4
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 09:06
- isn't that an Elmer Fudd quote though? (if he just hadn't tried the accent...) -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 08:34 2
  - Elmer is cautioning quiet -- (link) - JD Aug 18, 08:37 [youtube] 1
    - ahh right -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 09:07
I am within days of not using Lotus/IBM/HCL Notes anymore. And it's weird. - ty97 Aug 18, 08:29 5
- People got used to the black death, too. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 09:09
- Im amazed it lasted as long as it did -- nm - budice Aug 18, 08:31 1
  - It's still going, I'm just spinning off to another company that doesn't use it -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 08:34
- you're free! you can live your life without pain and suffering! - chicken daddy Aug 18, 08:30 1
  - Thus far, using Outlook: - ty97 Aug 18, 08:35
scary vid: -- (link) - mud Aug 18, 08:28 6
- I don't think anyone believes them. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:34
- They do believe in human rights. - Spawn Aug 18, 08:33
- what's dude's plan with that rocket launcher? feel like it might be bad for him and everyone if he fires that thing. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 18, 08:31 2
  - To look bad ass. - Spawn Aug 18, 08:34 1
    - Mission accomplished! -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 08:35
- more -- (link) - mud Aug 18, 08:30
Remember during the last wildfire season when Trump blamed California for not cleaning up the forests and it was pointed out they were mostly - Meg Aug 18, 08:24 3
- His legacy will be how he brought unbridled propaganda and fascism to America. -- nm* - Jovian Aug 18, 08:54 1
  - he normalized it. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 09:21
- He knows what he did. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 08:32
ONE DOLLAR! -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 08:21 1
- 18! 42! 23-Skidoo, HIKE -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 08:22
Coolio Xen - My new life philosophy -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 08:21
[an error occurred while processing this booster directive means you better give it another shot] -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 08:20
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Aug 18, 08:19

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