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latest Clarissa Ward video is jaw-dropping. -- (link) - mud Aug 18, 14:20 2
- Wow - Spawn Aug 18, 15:47
- She's been tremendous -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 14:27
Garth Brooks has canceled his next five stadium tour dates as virus cases rise. -- (link) - ty97 Aug 18, 14:18
Henri, can you not? -- (link) - ty97 Aug 18, 14:10
Shang-Chi: Marvel President Kevin Feige Addresses China’s Biggest ‘Shang-Chi’ Concerns -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 14:00 2
- 2 credits scenes from what I am reading for those who plan to see it in theatre -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 14:08 1
  - *practices his pee pee dance* -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 14:22
Curious what the most widely viewed content was on Facebook? -- (link) - oblique Aug 18, 13:57 26
- ST Poll: Show us your age by telling us a restaurant you loved going to but is no longer around! (Rustler Steak House) -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 14:09 25
  - Tippin's Pie Restaurants -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 14:32
  - Is Bennigan’s still around? -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 14:25 6
    - yes. (there is actually one less than 10 miles from me) -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 14:26 1
      - ??? I don't see an NJ location on the list? -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 14:27
    - barely-ish -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 14:25 3
      - . -- (link) - ty97 Aug 18, 14:26 1
        
        I...did not know this. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 14:27
      - and also yes, there are not many left. -- nm - Jovian Aug 18, 14:26
  - Kenny Roger's Roasters -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 14:21
  - Bob's Big Boy....Sambo's... Shakey's Pizza -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 14:21 2
    - Big boy has 275 locations in Japan! -- (link) - ty97 Aug 18, 14:25 1
      - Hmmm, door dash, nor uber eats, delivers -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 14:57
  - McDonalds when it was still a drive to & park place. no drive thru, maybe a picnic table or 2 to sit at. green paint on the concrete, that's it. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 14:18 3
    - you mean like this? This is what the one in Fair Lawn NJ looked like when I was little kid. -- (pic) - Jovian Aug 18, 14:21 [Attachment] 2
      - yup... here in Seattle we have Dick's which is pretty much an exact copy of this style and menu is the same as the 60s -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 14:23
      - yes -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 14:21
  - Ground Round. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 14:18 1
    - Still 15 of them! -- (link) - ty97 Aug 18, 14:24
  - Howard Johnson's. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 14:11 4
    - HoJo's! loved the hot dogs and fries -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 14:18
    - Clam strips and giant sundaes -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 14:13 2
      - We used to get *exactly this* when we stopped at HoJos every year when we drove to Myrtle Beach. The sundaes always had the cookie stuck in them. -- nm* - Andie Aug 18, 14:19
      - that's my order! -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 14:15
  - Bonanza -- nm - David Aug 18, 14:10 1
    - Pappy's Pizza -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 14:11
Yes, flu shots should be available at pharmacies now. -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 13:49 6
- so when should we get those? -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 13:55 5
  - I usually get mine in October. -- nm - znufrii Aug 18, 14:03
  - Now is potentially considered slightly too early, but September/October is fine. - Tim Aug 18, 13:59 1
    - I imagine Kelly was asking since school started here last week and the sooner the better. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 18, 14:02
  - It feels too early, right? -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 13:58 1
    - It's not recommended for most people to get them this early. September or October is fine. -- (link) - mara Aug 18, 14:18
"As of Aug. 18, 2021, 97% of employees and 98% of students are in compliance with the university's vaccination policy" - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 13:35
Anyone know of any good headhunting companies, that you’d recommend? -- nm - flavorize Aug 18, 13:35 2
- It really depends on the industry. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 13:38 1
  - nm -- nm* - flavorize Aug 18, 13:40
Disney's about to announce the new paid FastPass system. Internet outrage in 3...2...1... -- nm - David Aug 18, 13:29 12
- Word block: Disney. Thanks for the heads up -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 13:51
- Clownfish TV are good, and fast. they should have a video about this in an hour or so. when it's on You Tube, I'll link it -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 13:46
- they borrowed a lot of money from the banks last year. of course we are the ones paying it off :( -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 13:42 1
  - Actually, that part worked well for them. They didn't add much new debt. They actually just lowered the rates on existing notes. -- nm - David Aug 18, 13:43
- So it goes from paying additional for skipping lines, to paying another fee, on top, to skip specific lines, at specifics times? -- nm - flavorize Aug 18, 13:38
- Here we go... -- (link) - David Aug 18, 13:37 1
  - That's kind of reasonable compared to the pricing of Universal / Six Flags parks? - JD Aug 18, 13:49
- Nm -- nm* - flavorize Aug 18, 13:37
- *paid* fast pass. They really do want to bankrupt families. - ty97 Aug 18, 13:35 1
  - That's the purpose of Disney. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 13:39
- YOu mean Disney found another way to take your money? -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 13:35
- dammit -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 13:33
At the allergist for my annual. They are looking to fight. "Have a seat in the pink chair." ::looks:: Uhm, they are all pink. - Spawn Aug 18, 13:07 1
- "This one?" "That's carnation." "Here?" "Salmon." "How about..." "Rose. And that's flamingo, bubble gum, and fuchsia. You know, just sit anywhere." -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 13:54
Festivals and other gigs are canceling again -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:58 5
- Dead & Co. tour show #2 tonight -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 14:19
- Which ones? -- nm - zunk xometimes Aug 18, 13:24
- ::shocked:: -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 13:07 2
  - i was just about to type "shocker." -- nm - Andie Aug 18, 13:09 1
    - 🤟 -- nm - JD Aug 18, 13:12
Hydrox cookies sounds like a conspiracy theorist -- (link) - oblique Aug 18, 12:52 7
- I read something recently that it does happen. The stores let the people from Oreo or whomever distributes them stock the shelves and those - Krusty Aug 18, 13:19 1
  - grocery stores just rent shelf space to distributors who come in and stock them, that's why there's half an aisle for McCormick Shilling, nothing else -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:46
- "Hail Hydrox" -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 12:56 4
  - This, from 2008, might be the first mention of hydrox on ST -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 13:50 [Backboard] 2
    - I don't recall seeing Andie so aggressive about food before. - Max Aug 18, 17:33
    - A few people in that thread that I miss. :-( -- nm* - Krusty Aug 18, 14:05
  - 👏 -- nm - JD Aug 18, 13:06
David is right about one thing (I know boy, I'm scared too) ... drugs was the best thing to happen to the Beatles. -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 12:51 6
- EVERYBODY did drugs then. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:54 5
  - Of course, but the Beatles were a different band before / after -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:05 4
    - That is one the reasons they are great. Two great bands in one. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 13:44
    - Read his comment. Funny thing, India was basically the only place they *didn't* do drugs. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 13:38 1
      - interesting -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:47
    - They wre better for sure. -- nm - loosilu Aug 18, 13:35
Jack Morris has been suspended. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 18, 12:46 6
- Maybe he was doing the Elmer Fudd voice ….. nope, he’s just missing the “Confucius Says:” as an intro…. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 12:59 3
  - IMO, he's uncomfortably close to Breakfast at Tiffany's -- (edited) - JD Aug 18, 13:03 2
    - Yeah, he's always been a dumb jock. So, this isn't a surprise. It should be grounds for immediate termination, though. - David Aug 18, 13:05 1
      - I wish the apologies for this shit were better -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:09
- Hopefully, from a tall building... -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:52 1
  - NMBL -- (link) - rollo Aug 18, 12:55 [youtube]
ScarJo/CoJost: Baby named Cosmo Jost -- (link) - budice Aug 18, 12:38 6
- Close to a panagram, but you didn't use the middle letter -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 12:54
- Next movie, when mom has to go into super hero mode, she can turn to her companion as say Here, hold my Cosmo -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:43 1
  - Cosmo Collins would the name of the salesman trying to get you to buy that custom Porsche -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:49
- Are they TRYING to make Michael Che die of laughter? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:40 2
  - "*Cosmo*??? That was a joke name, man! C'mon! You weren't supposed to take my answer seriously!" -- nm - Michael Che on SNL next month Aug 18, 12:41 1
    - "You named your kid after the character played by a racist actor?" -- nm - Che Aug 18, 13:00
lol what the heck -- (link*) - Jovian Aug 18, 12:34 19
- New Porsche flavored marshmallows! -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 13:24
- Lightning McQueen really let himself go. -- nm* - znufrii Aug 18, 13:14
- They all laughed and were right. -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 13:12
- Killing a brand is easy, see? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 13:00
- Collision with a Hudson Hornet? -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 13:00
- Stupid Car For Sale, Never Driven -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 12:58
- Failed butt implants are actually recyclable -- nm - flavorize Aug 18, 12:45
- Told you I could drive it on the sun! -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:37 5
  - (I’m not really a word count guy) -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:38 4
    - This response is jaw dropping - flavorize Aug 18, 12:46 [Attachment] 3
      - For sale, one brain. Abby normal. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 13:25
      - I would like to introduce this person to The Scarlatti Tilt by Richard Brautigan. - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 12:58
      - Some people do better with restrictions than others. -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:52
- Oh god, who has an EpiPen? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:37 2
  - Definitely an allergic reaction to something -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:41
  - :-D -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:40
- The camera adds 10 pounds -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 12:37 1
  - How many cameras are ON it?? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:37
- When Shrinky Dinks Go Too Far -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 12:35
FL Board of Education votes to punish two school districts that implemented mask mandates contrary to state guidelines - spamlet Aug 18, 12:26
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 18, 12:26 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 18, 12:27 [Attachment] 5
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 18, 12:27 [Attachment] 4
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Aug 18, 12:28 [Attachment] 3
      - 1/2 -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:01
      - 2/2 (spoils for both) - JaxSean Aug 18, 12:38
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Aug 18, 12:29
Welcome to the Cruise Ship California. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:17 1
- Plenty of room at the Cruise Ship California. Any time of year, Any time of year. You can find it here -- nm - The Eagles Aug 18, 12:24
Name a musician like Warren Zevon. -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:16 38
- John Hiatt. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 18, 13:13 1
  - Ooh, good one! -- nm - David Aug 18, 13:25
- Bob Welch -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:02 4
  - I can't hear that name without thinking of this. -- (link) - David Aug 18, 13:04 [youtube] 3
    - That's great and accurate, as he means a LOT to a niche group of dudes. My brother always likes to say there are 2 albums he has owned in 5 formats. - rollo Aug 18, 13:08 2
      - What's the other? -- nm - David Aug 18, 13:12 1
        
        Born to Run -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 13:15
- Graham Parker -- nm - rollo Aug 18, 12:50 3
  - Mud wins with Tom Waits, but this is a very good answer, too. -- nm - David Aug 18, 12:53 2
    - Waits and Zevon don't even play on the same scale -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 13:00 1
      - ❌ -- nm - David Aug 18, 13:01
- Harry Nilsson. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 12:43
- Hmm, doesn't appear to be in the songwriters hall of fame. So he's in the same cohort as Taylor Swift. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:43
- Jackson Brown, Don Henley. -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 12:36 2
  - JD Souther, Gram Parsons. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:39 1
    - yeah them as well. -- nm - Che Aug 18, 13:01
- John Fogarty, Tom Petty, Kinky Friedman -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:28 2
  - Paul Westerberg, Tom Waits, Peter Gabriel .. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:31 1
    - Utah Phillips, Dylan -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:37
- Rickie Lee Jones -- nm - . Aug 18, 12:26 1
  - Liz Phair. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:32
- Duran Duran. - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:25 2
  - Okay, okay, attempt 2 - Beryllium Aug 18, 12:33 1
    - First, there is an attemp, then there's no attempt made, then there is -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:36
- who? -- nm - Pippy Aug 18, 12:23 3
  - He's great! -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 18, 13:37
  - Favorite musical artist of Larry Sanders and David Letterman.... -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 13:11 [youtube]
  - he wrote -- (link) - mud Aug 18, 12:26 [youtube]
- I only know the one song so.... -- nm - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 12:18
- Trick question. There are none. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 18, 12:18 1
  - he is to the singer/songwriter genre as David Letterman is to talk show hosts. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:19
- John Lennon. -- nm - mud Aug 18, 12:17
- Ludwig van Beethoven -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 12:17
- who? -- nm - decline Aug 18, 12:17 4
  - This -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 12:42 3
    - Excitable Boy, werewolves of London, Lawyers Guns and Money -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 12:52 2
      - I know Werewolves of London -- nm - Krusty Aug 18, 13:21 1
        
        This is legitimately one of the greatest songs ever. -- (link) - David Aug 18, 13:25 [youtube]

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