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Are you feeling lucky? Who's ready to play the game? Blumhouse cranks out a horror entry for the septuagenarians with Bingo Hell! -- (link) - Qale Sep 15, 07:29
I am sad to report that the latest Adelitas Way song reveals what I was starting to suspect. They are all in on the side antivax Insurrectionists. -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 07:22
Speaking of Ghosts, did we know CBS is going to Americanize the Series with iZombie Rose McIver? I'm not impressed. -- (link) - sycor Sep 15, 07:05 [youtube] 6
- "Over my dead body" LOLOLOL They must have spent a whole 5 seconds on that joke - Guigue Sep 15, 07:19 1
  - They really CBS'd it up. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 15, 07:27
- It doesn't look great, does it, the tone seems off. -- nm - LMS Sep 15, 07:17 3
  - The wardrobe is terrible, the tone is off, the brightness of everything is off, the characters seem really off after the recent movements. - sycor Sep 15, 07:23 2
    - I suspect they're going to add a laughter track too. -- nm - LMS Sep 15, 07:27
    - *nods* -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 07:26
Inspiration 4 crewed SpaceX launch tonight no earlier than 8 pm Eastern -- nm - TWuG Sep 15, 07:04
Seeing the California Recall Vote Results Map compared to the COVID rate map is exactly what you'd expect. -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 06:55 3
- But didn't you expect Newsom to lose? -- nm - Inigo Sep 15, 06:57 2
  - It was very close a few weeks ago, and turnout much lower than expected. Very happy to see that reversed :-) -- nm - MDH Sep 15, 07:44
  - I think Newsom was definitely helped by being able to frame it as an election between him and Elder as opposed to just a recall. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 07:20
A company is willing to pay you $1,300 to watch 13 horror movies while wearing a Fitbit (signup at the link) -- (link*) - Beaker Sep 15, 06:46
'Generation' canceled by HBO Max after one season -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 06:43 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 15, 06:44
Las Vegas Raiders' right guard Denzelle Good out for season with torn ACL -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 06:24 1
- Good, not. -- nm - znufrii Sep 15, 06:25
U.S. Soccer offers men's, women's teams identical contract proposals -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 06:22 17
- This seems like it's going to pit the men's team against the women's team as it appears to be taking prize money from the men's tournament - Krusty Sep 15, 06:34 16
  - the men's revenue for 2022 is $440 Million, the women's revenue for 2023 is $60 Million. Batshit crazy for their pay to be equal. sorry if unpopular - Beaker Sep 15, 06:39 15
    - That’s not revenue, that’s total prize money on offer from FIFA. The US women tend to bring in slightly more game revenue than the men. -- nm - mafic Sep 15, 07:36
    - But what if prize money is also significantly less for women's teams because they're women? - TWuG Sep 15, 07:20 9
      - Women's team gets WAY more press then the men's team. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 07:32 3
        
        The men’s game makes more because the Men’s WC is far more valuable than the Women’s. It’s the men March Madness vs the women MM. - Will Hunting Sep 15, 07:36
        
        and how much money does that earn them? $0 -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 07:34 1
        
        You think that kind of visibility doesn’t attract sponsorship? -- nm - mafic Sep 15, 07:37
      - More to the point, when women win the WC, they probably get less prize than when the men's team lose in the first elimination round. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 15, 07:24
      - I assume it is also based on the revenue that flow through FIFA. the TV contract for men would be Billions while for the women would be Millions -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 07:23 3
        
        Yup. It's all based on what each tournament brings in and the men's side brings in significantly more revenue. - Krusty Sep 15, 07:28 2
        
        This is just pushing the "where's the sexism" question down the line. What do the TV contracts look like? When are games shown? Etc. - TWuG Sep 15, 07:33 1
        
        I don't disagree with you. I don't know the info you're looking for and I would be interested in seeing what they are. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 07:40
    - The women will argue that they've actually been much better as a team having won the World Cup and gold medals while the men didn't even make - Krusty Sep 15, 06:47
    - I guess it depends, I think their base pay should be the same. the prize/tv money, thats different maybe. - tRuMaN Sep 15, 06:45 2
      - Prize money is for each side not to US soccer. Men get significantly more than the women's side. $440m to the men's side, $60m to the women's side -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 15, 06:50 1
        
        I get that the funds are different, I just mean, if its the same Organization (US Soccer) - tRuMaN Sep 15, 07:02
Did you buy any type of chicken between Jan 1, 2009 and Dec 31, 2020? You may be eligible for a cash reward!! - decline Sep 15, 06:01 7
- 180m payout, lawyers get nearly half, so say 100m divided btw 350m chicken eaters....yeah 25 cents each, it would simplier to print 50c off coupons -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 11:31
- *stops* *freezes* -- (edited) - Marty McFly Sep 15, 06:42
- I like chicken -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 06:25
- It's the Chicken LIBOR settlement! -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 06:19 2
  - no. no accounting jokes.. just no. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 15, 06:45 1
    - Seriously, that’s what it was called. -- nm - spamlet Sep 15, 07:23
- Done, thanks! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 06:15
I am so pedantic. I have to fight the urge to correct people who use EST and PST in emails during daylight savings. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 05:58 5
- they should just end daylight savings time to save you this internal turmoil -- nm - decline Sep 15, 06:02 1
  - Dano Saving Time! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 06:16
- There's just no point in specifying either. It's Pacific time, that's the time they're in right now. Just google what time it is in L.A. -- nm - Max Sep 15, 06:01
- Sales taxes don't change... Oh, nevermind. -- nm - VMan Sep 15, 06:00
- I could be passive aggressive pedantic and show up at standard time like they said in the email. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 05:59
It's funny how people view polling. The Recall polls missed by a *ton*, like total garbage. But they predicted the "winner" so there's less criticism. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 05:57 2
- Survey USA might have done better just picking random numbers from 1 to 100 then their actual results. -- nm - Inigo Sep 15, 06:02 1
  - The replacement numbers were nonsense too. I never saw Elder get above 35%, although that one was challenging because of how dumb the process was. -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 06:05
West Side Story trailer. (You can tell they're trying to downplay Ansel's involvement after the accusations last year. Chris Plummer unavailable as a replacement.) -- (link*) - budice Sep 15, 05:37 2
- Love the original, this looks exactly the same. No interest in seeing it - Guigue Sep 15, 06:30
- I expect the Academy to nominate Rita Moreno for this version as well, and I'm OK with that. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 15, 05:54
Chris Bauer on Random Roles -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 05:31
LIR David I have Plex Pass. I got the Lifetime at the last sale. I probably don't use many of the features but the hardware transcode was worth it -- nm - sycor Sep 15, 05:26
"This lab is a bit of a test to see if I can trust you with hot things." "Once when I was 4, I heated up Froot Loops and milk on the stove." - Classroom Transcripts Sep 15, 05:23 1
- "Am I allowed to bang my head on the walls? I do it in every other class." "I'd rather you not dent your head." "Oh I have dents already." -- (edited) - Classroom Transcripts Sep 15, 05:46
NFLPA recommends Josh Gordon be reinstated by league -- (link) - Beaker Sep 15, 05:23 4
- "here's 20M to not smoke weed." "Nah bro" -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 05:24
- I hope he's turned his life around. -- nm - Inigo Sep 15, 05:24
- Pretty sure that ship has sailed for a number of teams -- nm* - budice Sep 15, 05:24
- this time for sure! -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 05:23
TV PSA: Big Brother, Family Game Fight, Press Your Luck, Riverdale, MasterChef, AEW Dynamite, $100,000 Pyramid, America's Got Talent, Samantha Bee, -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 04:50 2
- Archer, Nailed It! (NF), What If? (D+), Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu), My Son (Pcock), Nightbooks (NF), Schumacher (NF), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 04:51 1
  - The Challenge, Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens, American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Circle (NF) -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 05:27
until yesterday, I had no idea that Norm was so well liked on ST. - prayformojo Sep 15, 04:31 8
- I explained his style to someone who didn't know. I'm not a fan, but appreciate his oversell the very lame joke and then top it off with a low-key... - Qale Sep 15, 07:20
- So great to see such an outpouring. -- nm - Mop Sep 15, 06:58
- Saw him live when he was prepping for the Hitler (and dog) show. It was great. He can be an acquired taste, but I've always enjoyed his schtick. -- nm - VMan Sep 15, 06:03
- Big fan of Norm and his comedy. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 05:26
- My cousin was one of his writers for years, and I enjoyed his stint on weekend update -- nm - ty97 Sep 15, 05:15
- I never found him particularly funny. I kinda get the gist of what he attempted with his humor, but it mostly - TWuG Sep 15, 04:49
- always been one of my favorites. -- nm - Beaker Sep 15, 04:42
- I only really know him from The Norm Show which was broadcast here, but I really enjoyed it. He was a funny guy. -- nm - LMS Sep 15, 04:40
Great news, everyone! "Scientists are potty-training cows now." - prayformojo Sep 15, 04:25
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 15, 04:18 [Attachment] 10
- Dilorian: a device for traveling through time, but only if you have two of them -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 15, 07:19
- Arn Idol - Contest to find Tosh's next nemesis. -- nm - VMan Sep 15, 05:58
- OnanDrill - the prescription sex toy -- nm - Reagen Sep 15, 05:34
- DialRon - If you get in an accident -- nm - budice Sep 15, 05:19
- ANALDIOR - the distinct new fragrance for men and women -- nm - Max Sep 15, 04:42
- Dildoarian. One who worships at the church of Dildo. -- nm - mafic Sep 15, 04:31
- LOINDRANO - for moderate to severe kidney stones. -- nm* - Max Sep 15, 04:30
- ANDROIDLOIN - next gen sex robot -- nm* - Will Hunting Sep 15, 04:29
- droniliad - the AI version of the Iliad -- nm - , Sep 15, 04:24
- LOINLAD - rejected superhero sidekick -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 04:21
Big burly brawl at Presidential Palace in Kabul. Taliban fight among themselves over who should take credit for victory. -- (edited) - Diva Sep 15, 04:07
Apparently the 3rd series of Ghosts is now on HBO Max. Get watching if you're after a warm comfort blanket of a comedy suitable for the family. - LMS Sep 15, 03:07 12
- I just finished watch it yesterday. It wasn't quite as good as the previous seasons, but still very much worth watching. -- nm - sycor Sep 15, 05:27 9
  - Missed the plague pit ghosts? - LMS Sep 15, 05:56 8
    - Actually I didn't even notice that, but makes sense. But they all seem to have had a lot of close interaction though. -- nm - sycor Sep 15, 06:39 6
      - I think it's more the issue of fitting the crew in too. - LMS Sep 15, 06:50 5
        
        No I didn't, but that's awesome. Granted I only just realized from the credits that Robin and Sir Humphrey are the same actor. - sycor Sep 15, 06:59 4
        
        In the film Bill that I worked on, they all play multiple roles, but Larry did the most (as well as co-writing it with Ben). -- (link*) - LMS Sep 15, 07:07 2
        
        Oh cool I'll check this out. I really enjoy the cast. They do a wonderful job. -- nm - sycor Sep 15, 07:15 1
        
        See also Horrible Histories (it's a kids show but adults love it too) and Yonderland (think Labyrinth but it's hard to find) -- nm - LMS Sep 15, 07:24
        
        Yeah, when I looked up the cast I was surprised by how young the actress is in reality. She does a fantastic job but the whole cast is wonderful too. -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 07:02
    - What? No plague pit ghosts?!? Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 06:36
- Yes!!! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 05:25
- Excellent! -- nm - JaxSean Sep 15, 05:01
The other fun fact about Canadian elections is that "prime minister" is mentioned nowhere in the Canadian Constitution (either part). It's - Reagen Sep 15, 02:04
What's a band that is terrible, discordant, and a product of corporate interference? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:29 16
- I wouldn't go as far as "terrible" but Sugar Ray definitely changed for mainstream success. -- nm - Dano Sep 15, 06:01
- The Beatles -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 14, 23:57 1
  - Ah, ironic. That's the one I was going to use as an example of having an artistic vision come into focus due to constraints and constructive input. -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 15, 07:39
- corp interference usually would produce bland banal smooth sounds, I'm sure smooth jazz is corporate, discord is rebellious teen punks -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:52 12
  - Let's consider it as ... sequential albums that sound nothing like each other, in a bad way -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:53 8
    - there was some german new agey disco thing mom liked, bought their next album and it was techno american indian weird stuff -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:56 7
      - I can only think of the opposite, hard rocking debut, later do some odd style because that's their preference really IE: - zeitgeist Sep 14, 23:03 4
        
        Counting Crows, first album was awesome, 2nd meh, everything since has been horrid screeching -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 23:05 3
        
        Perfect, thanks -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 23:11 2
        
        but I don't think later efforts sucking had anything to do with corporate types, in fact I could see them sending memos, do you mind not sucking mm'k? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 23:40 1
        
        Fair. It'll just live in the drafts folder, anyway. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 23:47
      - Autobahn? -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:58 [Attachment] 1
        
        I don't believe so because they believe in nothing -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 23:07
  - and I was expecting a dad joke for an IM, and I am very disappointed -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:53 2
    - But if you absolutely need a punchline... - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:56
    - No, it's "research" for a Star Wars "analysis" tweet -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:54
Newsome beats recall with 2/3rds of the vote, not just wins, trounces. Kornacki shows map of recall vote matches biden/drumpf vote -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:02 1
- I think the TX abortion law helped Newsom. It scared people and got them to vote instead of taking it for granted. -- nm - jnine Sep 14, 22:27
So... reform the California recap process? -- nm - Mop Sep 14, 22:01 4
- Yes. It's ridiculous you could be recalled even though you had 49% of the votes and the new governor only needs one more vote than anyone else to win. -- (edited) - jnine Sep 14, 22:18
- it heavily favors the recall simply because special elections are usually the lowest participation, haters are more motivated... - zeitgeist Sep 14, 22:04
- It's suffering from a severe case of scope creep. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:01 1
  - I mean, like zeit said, the threshold itself is not great. But the compound choice of yes/no plus the replacement choice... that's scope creep. -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:14
CARecall-OC gets a lot of press for being a GOP / Republican Stronghold. But you speak to families and ones with kids in school, very pro vax/mask. -- nm - budice Sep 14, 21:45 8
- I was harassed by a bike shop owner in San Clemente for wearing a mask. South OC is not promask and Huntington Beach is a hotbed of white supremacists - jnine Sep 14, 22:15 6
  - Tito Ortiz was literally removed from city office for not wearing a mask. By concerned parents amongst others. I agree there's the cray, but there's cool people as well. -- nm* - budice Sep 14, 22:29 3
    - But he was also elected to office despite being insane -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 05:27
    - Those constant protests in HB made me remove it off of my house hunting list. -- nm - jnine Sep 14, 22:33 1
      - Understood. Noone has given me grief for wearing a mask fwiw. -- nm* - budice Sep 14, 22:35
  - I've heard recently that San diego has similar issues -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 22:24 1
    - I was also harassed while waiting for takeout in SD County, for wearing a mask. Someone leaving fake coughed on me and said covid loudly while doing - jnine Sep 14, 22:31
- 42-57 against the recall currently in the OC -- nm - eag Sep 14, 22:08
Stop distracting me from putting my waiver claims in ST! -- nm - Flavorize Sep 14, 21:06
loosi: imagine if the house majority leader was president. That’s pretty much the (Canadian) parliamentary system. -- nm - mafic Sep 14, 21:04 18
- So, one little district decides? -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 21:16 16
  - Party decides who the leader is at some point before the election. they’re the PM if their party is in majority (or plurality). - mafic Sep 14, 21:19 2
    - Yeah, if they don't win their seat they ... are in a strange situation. Some folks have resolved it by - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:23 1
      - parachuting. Mulroney did it after he was elected party leader when they were still in opposition, but I don't think it's happened to a PM since - mafic Sep 14, 22:53
  - ALSO, I was told the PM is strcitly required to be bilingual? -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 21:17 6
    - No, they just wouldn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting elected if they weren't. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:18 5
      - I was told it was an actual requirement. were they lying? -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 21:19 4
        
        It’s a political reality but not a technical requirement. Harper wasn’t fluent when he became PM. He more or less was by the end though. -- nm - mafic Sep 14, 21:27 1
        
        thanks to you and everyone else for this clarification. -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 21:43
        
        ps they very well may have been, they were frenchies -- (edited) - loosilu Sep 14, 21:19 1
        
        Well, something can reflect the reality of the situation without being a law. I was answering from the perspective of the law. - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:22
  - ... uh. Not when more than two parties are involved, no. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:17 5
    - ay ay ay -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 21:17 4
      - 338 seats. If 32% go Liberal, 31% go Conservative, 20% go NDP, and the rest go to miscellaneous oddballs and Le Bloc, then ... - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:21 3
        
        I hereby pledge to read this tomorrow morning. Also, can't lie, v proud that my frenchie fam has this much pull -- nm - loosilu Sep 14, 21:45 2
        
        Le Bloc had 9.5% of the house of commons until this election was called. I'd expect them to hold fast to that. (updated with numbers from 2019) -- (edited) - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:53 1
        
        So they actually did better than the NDP. Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:56
- .... the current majority leader looks a little bit like brian mulroney. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:06
These rocks don't loose their shape Diamonds are a girl's best friend -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 20:59

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