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I talked about Pointsbet, a couple months ago, but now partnered with NFL -- (pic) - flavorize Aug 30, 08:03 [Attachment]
I got the words “jacuzzi” and “yakuza” confused. - Stolen from fb Aug 30, 07:29 7
- Sake toomey -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 13:42
- Goddamn it JD. I’m holding you responsible for these. Every single one. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 07:35 5
  - Awww... I'm the opposite. They make me think of amoxy and smile. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 07:37 4
    - *nods* -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 08:06
    - That was the idea - JD Aug 30, 07:57
    - me too -- nm - Pippy Aug 30, 07:55
    - (Spoiler) - Qale Aug 30, 07:41
Crash? Whoever is running ML Memorial. Can we find another owner or delay the draft? - Strongbad Aug 30, 07:16 3
- If need be, I can drop put of the league to even up the numbers. I am in too many leagues, as is. -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 07:50
- Yeah, Bacon posted yesterday that he is not playing in that league. -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 07:35 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 07:41
So today I got my pay stub e-mail for my last ever paycheck from the company I've worked for since January 2000. - ty97 Aug 30, 07:07 5
- Best of luck going forward! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 07:14
- Kyndryl? -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 07:10 3
  - Krokodil + Benadryl -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 07:27
  - Yup. Same job, with some added responsibilities, same manager, same peers. I like my job and who I work for/with. - ty97 Aug 30, 07:19 1
    - My dad went through the same thing with AT&T. Was part of Ma Bell for years and ended up at Lucent when they spun off the hardware division -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 07:47
So, we will need to complete Blood Feud in 3 days? - Will Hunting Aug 30, 07:07 26
- I have some family issues I'm dealing with and won't be around most of the week. I'm likely going to miss every draft this week. - Krusty Aug 30, 07:13 23
  - We'll just draft Best Possible Jet for you. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 08:04 1
    - Like anyone can make *that* call. -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 08:08
  - Thanks, all! :-) I'm good but just worried about my mom. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 07:47
  - Hope everything is getting better with Mama Krusty. - spamlet Aug 30, 07:34
  - No hope for tethering? -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 07:28 14
    - There's wifi but it's weak. I get no phone signal most of the time. She's out in the boonies of Long Island. - Krusty Aug 30, 07:31 13
      - oh, I was wondering where in Brooklyn didn't have signal - ty97 Aug 30, 07:35 9
        
        Long story made short: she got sick a couple of years ago, we moved her to SI so she could have a ground floor apt. with no steps, she got worse - Krusty Aug 30, 07:39 8
        
        I knew about the fall and the stubbornness (why are parents so stubborn?) - ty97 Aug 30, 07:41 7
        
        Thank god my mother is being reasonable (she is having falling issues too) and now is wearing a smartwatch with fall detection - decline Aug 30, 07:53 2
        
        Nice to hear she's good with wearing it but so sorry she had that fall anyway. I hope she's okay and didn't do any real damage. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 30, 08:00 1
        
        thanks (and back atcha) -- nm - decline Aug 30, 08:07
        
        My sister is out on LI which is slightly better but still not near civilization. I can't even get delivery to her house and there's no walking - Krusty Aug 30, 07:45 3
        
        That's...what...no sister, no! -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 07:46 2
        
        The house is gorgeous and the backyard overlooks the North Shore but it's so far from everything. - Krusty Aug 30, 07:52 1
        
        Wow! -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 08:09
      - Oh man. No phone signal as well is super rough. I’ll send you an AOL CD. - Qale Aug 30, 07:33 2
        
        Perfect! - Krusty Aug 30, 07:42 1
        
        Well that’s a shame. AOL didn’t survive long enough I don’t think to offer thumb drives. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 07:44
  - take care of yourself too. {{hugs}} -- nm - Andie Aug 30, 07:26
  - Big hugs! - Pippy Aug 30, 07:22
  - I hope everything is okay! -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 07:20 1
    - She's okay but her home nurse is away in Canada for a funeral. She can't be alone so I have to go out there and care for her this week. - Krusty Aug 30, 07:36
- Are we maintaining the position rules on 5 keepers going into next season? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 07:12
- Catching up on vacation. We start on the 2nd? I'll (crossing fingers) be ready -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 07:09
1st Strongbad email came out 20 years ago today. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 07:04 1
- Here I go once again with the email! Every week I hope that it's from a female! -- nm - Tenetennbaron Aug 30, 07:32
New Orleans hospitals had generators. The wind blew so hard and from the right direction that they were unable - TWuG Aug 30, 06:55
If ST has a moment and wants to google to fact-check my understanding: What are the indoor / outdoor masking rules in Paris specifically? - ty97 Aug 30, 06:53 7
- Le mask would interfere with the Frenchman's debonair fumier, mon dieu -- nm - Max Aug 30, 07:45 1
  - c'est tragique -- nm - mud Aug 30, 07:48
- I think I saw something yesterday that the EU was going to close up to non-essential travel (or that that's on the table being discussed now). -- nm - pmb Aug 30, 07:41 1
  - There's some proposal about removing US people from the 'safe countries' list and possibly banning unvaccinated Americans and/or requiring tests -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 30, 08:05
- Thanks to you both, that seems to be my understanding, I just wasn't sure if Paris had specific requirement above the countrywide France ones - ty97 Aug 30, 07:17
- Looks like you have to wear one indoors at all times and at outdoor markets, in crowds and when on line for an event or place to visit. -- (link*) - Krusty Aug 30, 06:58
- Required in indoor public spaces and on public transport except where a health pass is required. Not required outdoors. EDIT: link -- (link*) - oblique Aug 30, 06:57
NY Times: Is Vaccine immunity waning? -- (edited) - Inigo Aug 30, 06:40 17
- It's another foolish headline and unusual in that the best information in the article is actually at the end. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 06:45 12
  - How is it foolish? IMO, it's trying to come up with actual information. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 06:47 11
    - Headlines that are a question are irresponsible, unless they are editorials. They allow the reader to answer it before facts are even presented. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 06:50 10
      - In this case, it's trying to get people to re-think the assumption that vaccine immunity is waning. - Inigo Aug 30, 06:57 8
        
        I'd agree with Qale in the way the headline is framed, it sounds like the answer is yes. - Dark Callisto Aug 30, 07:24 3
        
        Oh sure. I know for a fact that the author doesn’t write the headline unless they’re the most prestigious journalist. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 07:29
        
        Yes to the subject and IM. Perhaps "Is vaccine immunity really waning?" would have worked better -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 07:26 1
        
        I guess I'm assuming the really where others aren't. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 07:29
        
        It's catering to the antivaxxers. That's bad. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 07:11
        
        It's fine that it's only a 5 or 6 for you. My comment was attaching it to the one NYT just did about how much Florida had done to combat COVID. - Qale Aug 30, 07:00 2
        
        I can see how it would be cumulative. I give the article writer a pass since I feel like he's trying to help the overall COVID issue. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 07:09 1
        
        Don't forget, headlines are written by the editors. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 07:50
      - This. -- nm - znufrii Aug 30, 06:51
- I can't read the article but Israel's data does show it does. -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Aug 30, 06:45 3
  - interesting. -- nm - Pippy Aug 30, 06:51
  - Here's the text: - Inigo Aug 30, 06:49
  - One thing that article addresses briefly but doesn't go into detail (likely because it hasn't been as deeply studied!) - Reagen Aug 30, 06:48
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Aug 30, 06:31 17
- Contrary to its terrible title, Clickbait was pretty good. B+. Evil S2: A. Nm - ralph wiggum Aug 30, 07:55
- Green Knight - A. - Dark Callisto Aug 30, 07:26
- Silverado: B-, Evil S2: A- -- nm* - Max Aug 30, 07:23
- Ted Lasso latest A-; The Marksman F ; The Rundown A- -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 07:07
- Watched the first bunch of episodes of Adam-12 -- nm - zork Aug 30, 07:01
- Gone Fishing B+, Vigil ep 1 A-. -- nm - LMS Aug 30, 06:48
- Ted Lasso S2 E03, 04 & 05: A+. Very funny, not sure about why anyone thinks it's not. Long Way Round: B, Long Way Down: B. Mythic Quest S2 E08 & 09: A -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 06:43 1
  - The Chair S01: B-, James May Cars of the People S02: A -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 06:46
- Needing saccharine positivity, I've been on a The Price Is Right binge. Also: MTV's True Life is a random grab bag depending on topic. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 06:36
- Finished up Titans S2: B- -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 06:35
- We watched SO much stuff: Old Guard: B+. Gunpowder Milkshake: B-. The Chair S1: B-. Vacation Friends: C+. CODA: A+. Ted Lasso: A - oblique Aug 30, 06:35 4
  - You were supposed to be in paradise, not watching TV!!! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 06:38 1
    - I also read two books by a high school classmate that were NYT best sellers :) -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 07:02
  - whoa -- nm - mud Aug 30, 06:37 1
    - A week in Cancun will do that :) -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 06:37
- Cougar Town, first 16 eps of S1: A. It's rare to see a comedy cast gel that well right off the bat. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 30, 06:34
- '1983' (8 pt. Polish series from Nflx/2018, alt-history set mostly in 2003, riffs on '1984', puzzling) B+, 'SEE' S02E01 Brothers and Sisters A++ -- nm - mud Aug 30, 06:31
heh "the list" -- (link) - mud Aug 30, 06:28
Illinois mask mandate in effect today. - oblique Aug 30, 06:22 16
- I was feeling quite unwell starting midday Saturday into Sunday. Symptoms lined up except for lack of smell/taste. First self-test was negative. - Qale Aug 30, 06:54 6
  - frick. Get better! -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 07:38
  - Feel better. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 30, 07:32
  - Hopefully it's just something minor that rest will cure. Good thoughts for you! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 07:15
  - Hope you feel better -- nm - JaxSean Aug 30, 07:13
  - *fingers crossed* I hope you feel better! -- nm - Pippy Aug 30, 07:11
  - Good thoughts to you! -- nm - mara Aug 30, 07:01
- TX wedding update: bride infected her mother, father, step mother. - Pippy Aug 30, 06:26 8
  - I mean it does sound like it might be difficult to know who's positive in TX right now - Reagen Aug 30, 06:43 1
    - At this point, I would just assume. - Spawn Aug 30, 07:44
  - just bb'ed. It must be so trying to be surrounded by stupids. Protect yourself from them as best you can. -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 06:35 1
    - it would help if I stopped being around stupids. I dodged a bullet. - Pippy Aug 30, 06:41
  - what the fuck? -- nm - loosilu Aug 30, 06:33
  - :( -- nm - budice Aug 30, 06:33
  - ugh, recover y'all :( -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 06:29
  - brutal. -- nm - Andie Aug 30, 06:28
The equipment that the US and allies abandoned to the Taliban. -- (link) - spamlet Aug 30, 06:19 21
- The weapons part baffles me. You left *weapons* -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 06:24 16
  - most of it in the hands of the Afghan military who dropped their uniforms and snuck away. -- nm - mud Aug 30, 06:43 1
    - Yes, even though we were abandoning our allies we wanted then to have a chance. -- nm - Spawn Aug 30, 07:39
  - Honestly it's expensive to bring that shit back. It would be expensive and difficult to even destroy it. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 06:39 7
    - The majority was probably given to Afghan forces and wasn't "left behind". We armed friendlies and didn't disarm them when we left. -- nm - TWuG Aug 30, 06:43 1
      - Yeah, there's that, too. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 06:44
    - Bringing it home costs less than rebuying it to use against them again in a few years. - Will Hunting Aug 30, 06:42 4
      - But we *love* making new war machinery. That's how the rich get richer. -- nm - mara Aug 30, 07:02
      - They have no mechanics or pilots. It's scrap metal to them. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 06:43 2
        
        And some was probably disabled or de-milled. Or was broken anyway. -- nm - TWuG Aug 30, 06:48
        
        It's the same problem the Afghan army had. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 06:45
  - My spidey sense says this was an unwritten part of the "deal" with the Taliban. -- nm - Inigo Aug 30, 06:36
  - Maybe they include tracking devices to allow us to tracks movements, etc.? - znufrii Aug 30, 06:27 2
    - "Yeah, it's Tim Apple. I wanted to confirm your order for 163,243,204 AirTags?" -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 06:43
    - oh you adorable fool -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 06:28
  - His entire team needs replacing. The end of this operation wasn’t an unknown date. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 06:26 1
    - Not the worst thought -- nm - budice Aug 30, 06:31
- I don’t get how this happens. Did we just not care about *billions* of dollars of equipment? What was the plan for our own inventory? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 06:22 3
  - No we don’t. As 97 says that means we get to buy more and keep congresspeople happy. - spamlet Aug 30, 06:27
  - This way we get to buy new ones which makes the war machine profiteers even more money! -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 06:24 1
    - At least blow up the existing stuff! Use more shells that need replacing. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 30, 06:24
Ted Lasso thoughts (spoils) - Inigo Aug 30, 06:17 2
- Also, Ted Lasso and Cruella crossover.... - Inigo Aug 30, 07:15
- That’s awesome. I really like how they’ve expanded his role this year. (Spoils) - Will Hunting Aug 30, 06:21
Kanye claims Donda was released by the label without his approval -- (link) - spamlet Aug 30, 06:12 6
- we call this the " madonna PR angle" - celebs allege someone or entity leaked their music so there is outrage and the name of the album on everyone's - Pippy Aug 30, 06:23 1
  - There are so many featured artists on the album, is it even really his? -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 06:48
- I mean, would it surprise anyone if this was true? -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 06:23 2
  - For some level of "It's 99.99% finished, Kanye. Just get it out already." "DO YOU DARE QUESTION A GOD?!?!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 06:30 1
    - Ye of little faith -- nm - Max Aug 30, 07:38
- I had to mute the name of his album or I wouldn't be able to use Twitter. - Krusty Aug 30, 06:22
WDW New Annual Pass Details Announced -- (link) - budice Aug 30, 06:09
TV PSA: Hell's Kitchen, Bachelor in Paradise, American Ninja Warrior, Flip or Flop, Roswell New Mexico, Raw, Republic of Sarah, Duncanville, The Wall, -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 06:08 7
- Below Deck Med, Ultimate Surfer, Tuca & Bertie, Rick and Morty, Reservation Dogs, Housebroken, My Life Is Murder (Acorn), Laetitia (HBO), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Aug 30, 06:11 6
  - UK has Ghosts, Vigil and Stephen (new Steve Coogan drama) -- nm - LMS Aug 30, 06:13 5
    - New season of Ghosts?!?!?!?!?! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 06:49 2
      - Half way through season 3 here, might mean it hits HBO once episode 6 is broadcast. -- nm - LMS Aug 30, 06:52 1
        
        Sweet! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 07:03
    - we want more Save Me, Happy Valley and The Village! -- nm - mud Aug 30, 06:36 1
      - I don't think you'll ever get more of The Village, the other two at least have a faint possibility. -- nm - LMS Aug 30, 06:46
/~ Back to life... Back to reality ~/ -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 06:06
Lol, Rand Paul. - znufrii Aug 30, 06:05

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