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AEW beats WWE Raw in the demo for the second straight week. - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 13:49
Sears is shutting its last store in Illinois, its home state -- (link) - budice Sep 16, 13:28 20
- The long closed Sears in the mall near me is now a Spirit Halloween store. At least for the next six weeks or so. -- nm - sycor Sep 16, 13:59 4
  - That place is one of the strangest retail phenomenons of the past (decade?) to me. - ty97 Sep 16, 14:04 3
    - We're not getting our usual Spirit Halloween this year, which surprises me. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 14:05 2
      - Did they maybe just find a better lease deal somewhere else nearby? - ty97 Sep 16, 14:06 1
        
        They're only operating one this year, and it's much closer to campus. So, they definitely cut the lease budget. - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 14:07
- Parent company Transformco sounds exactly like a predatory company designed to saddle debt on companies they can then bankrupt -- nm - TWuG Sep 16, 13:45
- It's sad, but I have no clue what the Sears/KMart plan at this point is -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 13:31 10
  - I kinda wish they would sell houses again. I'd like to get a plot of land out west and have the home delivered. -- nm - Max Sep 16, 13:35 1
    - Dedicated companies exist for this. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 13:36
  - You’re looking at it. -- nm - spamlet Sep 16, 13:33 2
    - The fact that they own their real estate there too is a double hit. How much real estate do the own in retail plazas that they can't rent out? -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 13:37 1
      - As I said below, most of that store is already gone and the mall is doing well so it should be fine. -- nm - spamlet Sep 16, 13:40
  - The only thing left of value is the name, and the longer they can prolong their existence, the greater chance someone might want to acquire the name -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 13:33 4
    - Actually some of their brands have value. Craftsman tools. Kenmore appliances. I think they were (at least at some point) moving to make that the - pmb Sep 16, 13:35 3
      - Didn't Sears sell Craftsman years back? -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 13:36 2
        
        I thought that might have been the case. Couldn't remember. -- nm - pmb Sep 16, 14:03
        
        To black and decker in 2017 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 13:37
- So sad. My entire childhood around the holiday's was defined but going through the Sear Catalog for Christmas presents for Santa to get me. -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 13:30 1
  - yup, and then as an adult was letting my kids look through and then finding the same stuff on Amazon or at Walmart for 25% less -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 13:46
- We were there over the holiday weekend. Most of the store is already a Dave and busters ripoff. -- nm - spamlet Sep 16, 13:29
Matteo Berrettini at the Met Gala -- (link) - Dano Sep 16, 13:25 [Image] 6
- That dress is awesome. -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 13:54 1
  - Roger De Bris wore it better. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 14:05
- Where's his date from? -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 13:33 2
  - His wife is Australian. -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 13:53 1
    - (It's a joke about her outfit.) -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 13:59
- Met Gala>Oscar fashion—Don’t @ me -- nm - flavorize Sep 16, 13:26
Cry Macho 50% (18/18), Copshop 76% (29/9), Prisoners of Ghostland 72% (71/28), The Starling 26% (7/20) -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 13:02
MTGA: 4 free levels on Mastery because they screwed up the weekly quest reset -- (link) - spamlet Sep 16, 12:57 4
- Also, they effed up my PlayMID code. I got hung up with server issues, never got the packs, and the code is now "redeemed" in my account. -- (edited) - Marlowe Sep 16, 13:20 3
  - And the same happened when I tried to use this code. Well done, well done. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 16, 13:28 2
    - You could try a bug report and hope for the best. -- (link) - spamlet Sep 16, 13:45 1
      - Good call, I'll try that! (NM) - Marlowe Sep 16, 13:47
Now *that*'s an impressive rainstorm -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 12:55 3
- It went to Harvard for undergrad and then Yale Law School -- nm - rollo Sep 16, 13:04 2
  - and later went on to design Amanda Gorman's dress for the Met Gala -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 13:08 1
    - While it might seem like an odd move for an Ivy educated lawyer, that is what makes it so damn impressive. Also the amount of rainfall it dumped on u. -- nm - rollo Sep 16, 13:49
Reagen to the QV phone to finish his draft -- nm - ML Sep 16, 12:53
can't argue with logic like that: -- (link) - mud Sep 16, 12:48 10
- I wonder if anyone told her. -- (edited) - sycor Sep 16, 13:01
- Im sorry but what do the numbers next to them even signify? -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 12:51 5
  - oh sorry, its the amount of characters in the names. Its so stupid, smart people have to think harder. -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 12:54
  - that the stupid bitch cannot do 1st grade math. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 12:54 3
    - Right. And this person's vote counts out my vote. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 12:57 2
      - Or look at the bright side. - Cuzzin Todd Sep 16, 13:05
      - chawl. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 13:03
- I have questions. No, wait, no, no I don't. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 12:50
- Please don't post bad math. I can handle political posts, but this is a bridge too far. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 12:49 1
  - Bad math builds bad bridges. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 12:53
Angels' Shohei Ohtani has a sore arm and may not pitch again this season -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 12:46 4
- Couldve shut him down at the AllStar break. Angels not making the playoffs -- nm - budice Sep 16, 13:15 1
  - Wh…..why, what? He’s calling the shots, and winning MVP for being the story. Unless he’s hurt, shutting him down is stupid. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 13:19
- I told him not to use the wicked googly. It's an arm killer. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 13:02
- Pitched too many matches. - Beryllium Sep 16, 13:01
France cancels Gala at their embassy in the US over US-UK-Australia defense deal -- (link) - spamlet Sep 16, 12:38 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 16, 12:41
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 16, 12:18 [Attachment] 11
- Answer (spoiler) - prayformojo Sep 16, 12:19 [Attachment] 10
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 16, 12:19 [Attachment] 9
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 16, 12:20 [Attachment] 8
      - 2/2 -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 13:10
      - 1/2 -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 13:07
      - 1/2 -- nm - Dano Sep 16, 13:06
      - 1/2 -- nm - JD Sep 16, 13:04
      - 2/2 both guesses -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 16, 12:28
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Sep 16, 12:28
      - 2/2 Guessed on #1 -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 12:25
      - 1/2. That bonus is hard but fair. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 12:23
Our hearts and minds people, our hearts and minds.. - Jovian Sep 16, 12:13
sky got *dark* - prayformojo Sep 16, 12:06 2
- "Guess who's gonna need ventilators in 50 years when pollution chokes the atmosphere? Everybody! HA HA HA" -- nm - O-Zone at open mic night Sep 16, 12:15
- we were young - Spawn Sep 16, 12:07
more fun w/ the deep benches in QV: after 3trades my team will have Russell Wilson, DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett, Chris Carson, Jason Myers and Seattle D -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 11:59 9
- lyc: Rao's Sausage and Potato Soup gets the happy cat seal of approval 😺 -- nm* - crash davis Sep 16, 12:02
- I keep seeing "QV". I don't even know what QV is. "QV, QV, QV .." I see it in my dreams! arrgghh. WTF if QV?! -- nm - mud Sep 16, 12:01 5
  - "Quo Vadimus. It's Latin. It means, "Where are we going?"" -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 13:34
  - Something to do with QVC. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 12:08 2
    - hey, are yoou joining Pick 'em or what? I've asked, and posted an alternate link, a few times -- maybe you've missed it .. - mud Sep 16, 12:16 1
      - très cool -- nm - mud Sep 16, 13:20
  - it is another fantasy football league -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 12:07
- What's your team look like on the Seattle bye week? -- nm - Inigo Sep 16, 12:01 1
  - like I'm giving my opponent a chance? Dak Prescott, Keenan Allen, Gronk, Denver, Austin Ekeler, Myles Gaskin -- nm* - crash davis Sep 16, 12:03
DOJ having none of the Sackler deal -- (link) - TWuG Sep 16, 11:57 2
- What has slackertalk ever done to the DOJ -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 12:01 1
  - We don't talk about it. - Spawn Sep 16, 12:06
"CUT HIM OFF! CUT HIM OFF NOW!" -- (link) - mud Sep 16, 11:57 7
- Lol. They aren’t even trying to fake like they are a real news show. -- nm - MDH Sep 16, 11:59
- deranged lunatic that one. - Jovian Sep 16, 11:59 5
  - Yeah, I avoid him. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 12:03 1
    - "He is currently a reporter/anchor for NBC and is also the owner..." - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 12:26
  - you watch that channel? -- nm - mud Sep 16, 12:02 2
    - no no no. no no no no no no. But I do watch a lot of clips of a lot of maga kooks on twitter. And his are by some of the most deranged. - Jovian Sep 16, 12:20 1
      - heh -- nm - mud Sep 16, 12:23
Colts: Not practicing today: Braden Smith, Quenton Nelson, Darius Leonard, Kwity Paye, Xavier Rhodes. -- nm - Remlik Sep 16, 11:55
Idaho to ration care amid COVID-19 surge -- (link) - budice Sep 16, 11:48 3
- The worst is patients with other issues can't get care. The stories in the physician groups are tragic -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 16, 12:17
- cuz of idjits, but you probably already knew that -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 12:11
- We will set your broken arm but we will not give you a cast. -- nm - Idaho General Sep 16, 11:55
Just finished The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and I recommend to ST. SF that goes down easy and at times gave me the feels. -- (link) - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:47 5
- Right? Love Becky Chambers. All her books are fantastic and in the same tone. -- nm - TWuG Sep 16, 12:41
- That's what, er, .... what are two things.. - JD Sep 16, 11:54
- I gave up on it early. Was there ever conflict? -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 11:50 2
  - Yes, but it remains largely character-driven with stopoffs in interesting places. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:53
  - You're up in QV. All the rest of your picks. -- nm - Inigo Sep 16, 11:52
"Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Coffee Enhancer" is apparently something we have in our fridge now. I wonder if it works with hot chocolate? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 11:46 1
- Adds 1 to 2 inches to your coffee with regular use. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:48
The Orioles have claimed a 27yr old from the Yankees with a 2-yr ERA of 15+ and a FIP of almost 12 so not even unlucky -- (edited) - Will Hunting Sep 16, 11:30 1
- Maybe he just needs to get out of the pressure of playing in New York -- nm - JD Sep 16, 11:43
"...Winsome E. Sears, running for [VA] lieutenant governor, a Trump-aligned business person who brandished an assault weapon in her campaign posters." -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 16, 11:28 2
- " I like her cause she tells it like it is" - Pippy Sep 16, 11:32
- It worked for Greitens. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:30
I think the biggest difference being back in the office...no phone calls. Like I haven't heard a phone ring in 2 weeks... -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 11:27 2
- "Corporate accounts payable, Nina speaking. Just a moment." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 11:47
- They may have forgot to turn the ringers on? -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 11:27
the new Heman show is on Netflix today (not part 2 of the Kevin Smith one (which I quite liked) but a seperate new show) -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 11:23
SITWAP, It was a phone call, not a White House visit, offered to Nikki Minaj. -- (link*) - znufrii Sep 16, 11:17 15
- Welp—damage is done. Her brand is hurt by this—being a Fox News darling doesn’t really bring opportunities. -- nm - flavorize Sep 16, 13:49
- I just hope she doesn't do anything foolish like publishing her COVID research report before it can be peer-reviewed by Megan Thee Stallion -- nm - rollo Sep 16, 12:38
- hit her up on telegram -- nm - Max Sep 16, 11:36 4
  - You misspelled Tinder. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:37 3
    - "We reached out to Miss Minaj on her OnlyFans account..." -- nm - Psakibomb Sep 16, 11:43 2
      - “…and we will circle back if we get a response.” -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 11:44 1
        
        "She offered to talk but only if we subscribed. And then when we subscribed we only got to talk for 30 seconds before we were prompted to pay more." -- nm - Max Sep 16, 13:34
- I need her to catch the train into obscurity that is waiting for her. IE: Kesha & Iggy Azalea. -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 11:26 6
  - Ke$ha is ok. It's Rita Ora that needs a career boost that doesn't include dating Taika Waititi. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 11:55 2
    - I just saw Ke$ha in concert, I enjoyed it! -- nm - MDH Sep 16, 12:03 1
      - Tiny shows are always fun. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 12:05
  - -$ Qale Points for that quip about Kesha. -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 11:45 1
    - funny -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 12:08
  - free Kesha! -- nm - Max Sep 16, 11:36
- Hopefully she wore her fierce pink outfit for it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 11:24
As bad as the cubs are now, I am enjoying watching Frank Schwindel. 29 yo rookie who was called up from the minors to take over for Rizzo. Through - pmb Sep 16, 11:17 4
- We saw his first hit in Colorado. There were a lot of players in that game I had to look up. -- nm - spamlet Sep 16, 12:09
- Frank the tank! -- nm - zunk xometimes Sep 16, 11:26 2
  - Bonus Jonas? -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:42
  - And never forget 30 y.o. rookie Patrick Wisdom aka Wisdong who has 26 dingers and is smoking hot! - zunk xometimes Sep 16, 11:37
Disneyland - New Spa at Grand Californian now open -- (link) - budice Sep 16, 11:10 2
- Sir, it's not necessary or wise to be naked for the treatment. -- nm - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 11:28 1
  - So what you are saying is... I can! -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 11:30
Bodycam video shows Florida woman argued with boyfriend before vanishing on trip -- (link) - Beaker Sep 16, 11:07 10
- I wonder how many podcasts there already are about this. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 11:38 4
  - Only Murders That Are Obvious -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 11:39 3
    - I wonder how podcasts would cover Richard Jewell in real-time today. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 11:47
    - He Done It -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 11:42 1
      - The real killer will find the real killer -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 11:47
- Shout from the mountains that you fought and you went your separate ways!!!! - Will Hunting Sep 16, 11:23 4
  - Police: "please speak with us." Such horseshit. Dude would be dead or already in jail if he was black. -- nm - Shaun Sep 16, 11:49 3
    - And if she were black, no one would care. - sycor Sep 16, 12:36 [youtube] 1
      - this is brilliant, especially the last minute. -- nm - mud Sep 16, 12:43
    - exactly -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 11:54

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