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Oh yes, I quite enjoyed this. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:52 [youtube]
In case you haven't seen it - and if you care :) - this is the official list of candidates in the recall election. -- (link) - Meg Aug 18, 20:33
Ooh, this goes on my sailboat list. 1986 Alberg? That's a keeper. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:31 2
- sexay....but isn't it a little small for your family? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 20:35 1
  - Well, yeah, but half of them aren't at all interested. And I can't afford a 40' catamaran. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:53
WA gov Inslee announces strictest mandates in country, teachers will be FIRED if not vaxxed by Sept. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 20:29 3
- That's not enough time to be effectively vaccinated. A mandate like that should have come down in June. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:06 1
  - (Yet, it's still a good thing and I like it.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 21:20
- The highest paid employee in the state WSU football coach is not, claims personal 'reasons' ...this will be interesting - zeitgeist Aug 18, 20:32
Looks like new Bond film opens Oct 8 no matter what -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 20:29 5
- Daniel Craig's lawyers are eyeing that contract real hard right now. -- nm - David Aug 18, 20:48 4
  - Oh, to be a fly on *that* wall ... . -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 18, 21:01 2
    - *shoots the fly* -- nm - Daniel Craig si Aug 18, 21:03 1
      - /whisper *dammit* -- nm - Bear Lawyer Aug 18, 21:04
  - *if* they sell it to a streamer you know he gets a cut of that deal. otherwise it's going to get sticky -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 20:49
Did Canada retighten restrictions again? Larkin Poe cancel their tour because of it... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 20:26
Tomorrow: Gathering of the Juggalos begins in Ohio (19 Aug) -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 20:14 8
- Tia Tequila is excited. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 20:16 2
  - I'd forgotten all about her -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 20:19 1
    - Me too. But GotJ makes me think of her. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 20:20
- ....... does this mean there will be juggalo-patterned masks? 🤔 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:16 4
  - I mean, they're usually pretty socially responsible, so I expect there'll be lots of masks, mostly vaccinated, etc -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:18 3
    - Vaccines. How do they work? -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 20:22 2
      - It sticks the needle in it's skin, then it gets concerts agin.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 20:24 1
        
        Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:32
nobody in Australia is picking up the phone today. it's frustrating. -- nm - mafic Aug 18, 19:28 12
- NZ went back to a lockdown because of ONE 'wild' covid case... I understand some ozzie states are having an up swing, any lock downs there? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 18, 20:23 1
  - Not Perth. NSW, Melbourne, and Canberra at least are. NSW is pretty bad at the moment, ~600 cases the last couple days and increasing trajectory. -- nm - mafic Aug 18, 20:33
- Your nobody called today … I wonder if she thinks she’s being clever. -- nm - Dano Aug 18, 20:12
- Spider season. - Spawn Aug 18, 20:09
- Gandhi called for another day of prayer & meditation? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 19:36
- Snow storm? -- nm - Flavorize Aug 18, 19:33
- "Hello? HELLLLLOOO? Is this Australia?" -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:31
- *nobody*?!? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 19:29 4
  - I guess technically I picked up the phone twice, so *somebody* is. -- nm - mafic Aug 18, 19:43 2
    - Does your phone not accept voice commands? -- nm - David Aug 18, 19:51
    - all right then -- nm - prayformojo Aug 18, 19:44
  - He's in the first ten minutes of 28 Days Later but hasn't realized it yet. - David Aug 18, 19:31
The Rashomoning in Sunny: Who Got Dee Pregnant? is so freaking funny - prayformojo Aug 18, 18:51
model railroad -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:49 [flickr] 2
- Nice. I miss mine. - Spawn Aug 18, 20:10
- nice! -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 18:55
wap? KFC had 11 secret herbs and spices and nobody questioned it for years but suddenly.... -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 18, 18:31 1
- Posh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:31
Manifest renewal at Netflix imminent. - David Aug 18, 18:24 1
- Time for a quick Streaming podcast mini episode! -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 18:26
Mystery Men: Getting a new 4k scan -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 18:24 5
- Why? -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 18:46
- I guess this means I should get a 4K TV. Are there any dumb ones available, with no internal OS/microphone/spyware? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:30 3
  - not sure. but I think David has a link for tv;s -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 18:43 2
    - Oh, a link. I read something else at first. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:47 1
      - Oh don't worry, he also has that. -- nm - Ender Aug 18, 18:59
con_carne: the restaurant poll was about out of state chains. Since travel has been severely restricted for a year and a half, - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:18 4
- I'm inferring something that I think is funny. You're spelling it out, rendering it unfunny -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 18:34 3
  - What if it was already unfunny though? - ty97 Aug 18, 18:38 1
    - Are you suggesting that I might actually be a funny fluffer? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:42
  - Then my work here is done. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 18:35
Oh and should Newsom get recalled, the new governor immediately has to run again in 2022. - Tim Aug 18, 18:04 11
- DEMs hold 75% in both the California House and Senate. Slim chance this is going to happen -- nm - budice Aug 18, 18:08 10
  - A lot of Dems are pissed at Newsom for shutting down businesses. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 18:13 1
    - And the French Laundry dinner in the middle of the Pandemic. Slap on the wrist I get, alternatives are worse -- nm - budice Aug 18, 18:18
  - They may want to get that majority and do something about such an overeasy recall procedure. Or at least, make it so a normal election follows - Marlowe Aug 18, 18:12 3
    - it’s part of the constitution so would be very difficult to do. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 18:35
    - It was voted in by Proposition. The Legislature can't change it. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 18:19
    - Overhaul on the recall process sounds good -- nm* - budice Aug 18, 18:12
  - The lower the turnout, the more likely Newsom loses. -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 18:09 3
    - I think he survives but it's closer than people would like. The is also apparently one guy who says he's a dem but not endorsed by the party -- (link) - Reagen Aug 18, 18:15 1
      - Wikipedia lists 9 people running as Democrats, only two of whom even merit entries (and the YouTuber is one of them). - Tim Aug 18, 18:19
    - not necessarily, but ok -- nm - budice Aug 18, 18:12
Anti-maskers at school board meetings -- (link) - Beaker Aug 18, 18:03
The stretch of Broadway that I live off of was having a bit of a retail space issue before the pandemic but the pandemic really accelerated it - ty97 Aug 18, 17:56 4
- From what I was reading in the NYT. A lot of independent stores got pushed out in favor of chains in the more upscale areas. -- nm* - . Aug 18, 19:22 1
  - But since a lot of living space was investment or second homes not that much retail traffic. -- nm* - . Aug 18, 19:26
- Those aren't small. -- nm - Mop Aug 18, 18:28
- Even the Banana Republic is closing - ty97 Aug 18, 17:57
Jeopardy: people have found Mike Richards podcast -- (link) - Remlik Aug 18, 17:51 1
- "boobies"? Is he 12? -- nm - Reagen Aug 18, 17:57
I could Google, but you all can probably sum it up for me in fewer words: WHY is Newsom (potentially) being recalled? - ty97 Aug 18, 17:50 12
- Perceived hypocrisy. He shut down businesses but kept his winery open in Napa, he closed down schools but sent his kids to a private, maskless school - jnine Aug 18, 18:46
- The turning point seemed to be the mask less party when everyone else was locked down. - spamlet Aug 18, 18:06 3
  - That was just so long ago now it feels like it wouldn't hold as much sway but what do I know. - ty97 Aug 18, 18:18 2
    - The signatures were being collected then. Newsom sat on this as long as possible hoping COVID would be over. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 18:34 1
      - I get that. This getting enough signatures to come to a vote was spurred, in part, by that. But has the anger with the public remained high enough - ty97 Aug 18, 18:39
- tl:dr Newsom enacted pandemic responses, got caught not abiding them, recall that was in the works already got an extension because of Covid - TWuG Aug 18, 17:56
- "The recall petition focused on a variety of grievances, such as illegal immigrants, homelessness, taxes, and water rationing." - Tim Aug 18, 17:56 2
  - (ack, 7 recall attempts for a guy who's been in office since 2018. California Republicans need hobbies.) -- nm - Tim Aug 18, 17:59 1
    - why? they will win -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 18:00
- Is this like a really important answer for you to have? If we don't, do you have to do two backflips and a twist before your next mayoral election? -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 17:55 1
  - It is not, no I don't, and I'll live without you answering, I'm just curious. - ty97 Aug 18, 17:58
- Systemic idiocy by the part of voters? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 18, 17:52
Answer to the franchise thing from B2 is Five Guys. -- nm - Shaun Aug 18, 17:47
whoever was supposed to tell me that Marc Antony (James Purefoy) was in Pennyworth season 2 is fired -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 17:46
Actually, I will change my answer: Waffle House -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 18, 17:46 9
- It’s not the same now that it’s expensive and smoking isn’t allowed. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 18:57 1
  - Wait ... what? - ReluctantCynic Aug 18, 19:06
- My newfound esophageal aversion to eggs has left me depressed about breakfast in general. I don't think I could even do waffles. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 17:56 2
  - I can sometimes power through and eat some pancakes, but the problem then is my big bushy beard gets in the way. - Beryllium Aug 18, 17:58 1
    - Waffle House is not just a meal, it's an experience. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Aug 18, 18:07 [youtube]
- This and Bojangles should be the most popular answers for non-Southern states -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 17:55 3
  - Bojangle's is good by I'll choose Zaxby's. I've never eaten at Waffle House -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 19:55 1
    - Not having zaxbys or bojangles is not acceptable. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 04:05
  - We finally had a Raising Cane's location open. We have almost achieved the trifecta of Southern fried chicken fast food chains. - ReluctantCynic Aug 18, 18:10
Alright. So I am dvring The Challenge tonight. Will be the first time watching this series. - Jovian Aug 18, 17:44 1
- nm -- nm* - Strongbad Aug 18, 17:52
Dead & Co. set opener link. they should be starting soon -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 18, 17:43 [youtube] 1
- they are back the opener is: here comes sunshine -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 18:06
Like Rush? Like beer? A Rush beer is on the way -- (link) - TWuG Aug 18, 17:20 2
- Canada only isn't it? -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 17:43 1
  - Yes. And the glassware is sold out, unfortunately. T-shirt is available at the Rush website -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 17:46
My dad got his Pfizer booster today. -- nm - Ender Aug 18, 17:18
Wait, there’s not a single Democrat running in the CA recall? - spamlet Aug 18, 17:10 18
- My ballot arrived today. Guess I should open and read it and get it mailed back, -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 17:42
- Question. If you vote to keep him, do you not get a vote in part 2? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 17:29 15
  - Yes, some people don't realize this, but you vote on both parts regardless of your vote on #1. - ty97 Aug 18, 17:31 13
    - The Democratic party is asking you not to vote on #2. I don't agree. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 17:40 6
      - There’s no one on the D side running so again that makes sense. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 18:08
      - If it's 20% of votes cast that puts a candidate into office, not voting reduces the hurdle the whackjobs need to clear to win. -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 17:59
      - That doesn't really make sense to me. I guess they are trying to project confidence, but I'm not liking the approach. -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 17:51 3
        
        My friends and I have decided to vote for Caitlyn Jenner. She won't figure out how to get anything done. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 18:19
        
        Assume Newsom survives. If there's a "reasonable" R that wins the second portion then he gets legitimacy for the next proper election -- (edited) - Reagen Aug 18, 18:07
        
        or claim some PR victory should the recall petition pass by keeping the # of voters on part 2 lower. - Baron and Barratry Aug 18, 17:57
    - "Some people" equals Twitter jackasses on wheels, I take it -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 17:34 2
      - 'Some people' based on reporting by reporters in Cali -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 17:44 1
        
        Nobody from here actually calls it that! You are dealing with a shenanigans maker, sir -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 17:47
    - weird -- nm - mud Aug 18, 17:33 2
      - It seems weird at first, but I think it makes sense, at least insomuch as this is a recall vote, not a new election. - ty97 Aug 18, 17:47 1
        
        At least, this is my understanding of as an other-coaster without a pick in this election -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 17:49
  - You can vote on both, regardless of how you vote on the first question. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 17:29
- There are people running as Democrats, but they aren't politicians. Just part of the circus. -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 17:27
Beaker, yes. It'll probably go live tomorrow. -- nm - David Aug 18, 17:08 1
- merci link please when done!! -- nm - Beaker Aug 18, 17:10
Because even the Taliban isn’t extreme enough for some… -- (link) - znufrii Aug 18, 17:03 4
- I love how this article assumes we won’t have operatives in the country. Like clandestine means it’s a secret. -- nm - Qale Aug 18, 17:14 1
  - Time for a modern version of this song, maybe? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 18, 17:20 [youtube]
- yeesh -- nm - mud Aug 18, 17:11
- Splitters! -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 17:05
Now, I mentioned Popeyes on B2, knowing full well that one is opening here soon. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 17:00 2
- Welcome to overrated. -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 20:12 1
  - The only other chicken chain we have here is KFC. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 20:13
Doctor Who: JMS (Babylon 5) has reached out to the BBC about showrunning -- nm - Remlik Aug 18, 16:52 4
- Glad I stopped watching, then. Have yet to see anything by him that isn't "beat you over the head" obvious. -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 17:04 1
  - DTM -- nm - Spawn Aug 18, 20:10
- he would do justice to the show -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 16:54 1
  - As long as they don't cut off his last season and then give it back to him later -- nm - Beryllium Aug 18, 16:57
We're building a new glass furnace for glass blowing and had some fun with it today. -- (pic) - TWuG Aug 18, 16:52 [Attachment] 2
- how will it be for pizza? -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 18, 16:55 1
  - Bad. Temp is waaaay too high -- nm - TWuG Aug 18, 17:02
DTL, I sent out a set of scrimmages if you guys wouldn’t mind accepting. - spamlet Aug 18, 16:47 2
- Oh and do pseudos roll over? - spamlet Aug 18, 16:47 1
  - They roll -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 18, 17:03
Flu shot: obtained. -- nm - kelly Aug 18, 16:41
El Pollo Loco is great (name another chain you can get marinated chicken) but also sensible AF, so people aren't gonna enthuse about them on soc med. - con_carne Aug 18, 16:39 5
- I guess my answer is Pollo Tropical. It's a relatively small chain with a bunch in FL. The one nearest me in GA closed a few years ago. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 18, 16:59 1
  - They went into Texas last decade and then closed up all of Texas a few years ago -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 17:05
- They were fairly new when I started with Weight Watchers and offered a boneless, skinless chicken breast with steamed veggies and salad. No more :( -- nm - Meg Aug 18, 16:46
- I'm not familiar with this chain *googles* -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 16:40 1
  - I mean, I've always assumed that's where "Los Pollos Hermanos" came from -- nm - con_carne Aug 18, 16:56

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