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need to roll please and thank you blah blah blah -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 20:47 2
- blah blah? -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 20:49
- blah -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 20:49
Pretty decent TNF game -- nm - budice Sep 16, 20:46 2
- BLAH!!!! -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 20:49
- Most 0-2 Starts Since 2013: Giants 8 Colts 4 Saints 4 Jaguars 4 -- nm - budice Sep 16, 20:49
That was unforgivably bad. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 20:45 2
- blabbity blah blah -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 20:50 1
  - Be better. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 20:52
The first of 10 Republicans who voted for Trump's impeachment has announced his retirement rather than be primaried. -- (link) - Mop Sep 16, 20:44
"There it is! I've been looking all over for that thing!" -- (link) - Mop Sep 16, 20:40
Sears Kenmore: our refer died, we called a repair place who asked for the model number, turns out our Kenmore was made by Amana -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:35
"HBO's 'Hard Knocks' will feature Indianapolis Colts in first-ever in-season episodes" -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 20:33
Stupid play—throw that caused that INT, but as I said earlier… Heinicke is legit -- nm* - flavorize Sep 16, 20:29
oh, what a lovely pick -- nm - mud Sep 16, 20:25
my oh my. why the hell do you try a pass right there??? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 20:24
Pacers: Lance Stephenson is doing a tryout for the team -- nm - Remlik Sep 16, 20:15
Interesting game on Jeopardy tonight (spoilers) - Mop Sep 16, 20:04
Daniel Jones has more rushing yards tonight (82) than Eli Manning ever had in a season -- nm - budice Sep 16, 20:02 1
- Remember when Saquon Barkley was a must start? Jones out rushing him tonight. -- nm - Bacon Sep 16, 20:03
lickspittle is a funny word -- (link) - mud Sep 16, 19:36
Wait, are there four people trapped in a capsule in space right now? -- nm - Mop Sep 16, 19:12 13
- deja vu, I thought we had this conversation a year ago - Max Sep 16, 20:40
- That's how I feel about personally travelling to space. Can't deal with the tight quarters. - TWuG Sep 16, 19:47 2
  - It’s why I try to avoid it as much as possible. -- nm - Mop Sep 16, 20:03 1
    - Unless someone kidnaps me and puts me in the capsule just before liftoff, the chances of me even accidentally buying a ticket to space are 0. -- nm - TWuG Sep 16, 20:13
- I think they would prefer to think of it as "safely ensconced" rather than "trapped" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 19:13 8
  - but they're not allowed to leave. it's technically space jail. -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 20:11
  - they have as much room as a VW camper van, without the ability to step out side or even open a window, in 3 days 'trapped' will be the right word -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 19:30 5
    - and none of them are in control of the capsule -- nm - JD Sep 16, 20:01 4
      - Given that Netflix is doing this as a docuseries, "and then the murders began" is probably in the script. -- nm - Mop Sep 16, 20:34 2
        
        Only murders in orbit -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 20:40 1
        
        "...You got me. How did you know?" -- nm - Every Single Scandinavian Space Crime Drama Sep 16, 20:42
      - Could be, though. They've been trained to fly it manually, there just isn't any need. -- nm - TWuG Sep 16, 20:14
  - ~for herrre ..am I ..sitting in a tin can~♪ -- nm - mud Sep 16, 19:17
What’s the first use of dropping a piano on someone for comedic effect? Go ahead, I’ll wait. -- nm - Mop Sep 16, 19:11 7
- if I had to guess I'd say the GENIUS Buster Keaton. -- nm - mud Sep 16, 19:13 4
  - If not him, someone else from that era. -- nm - . Sep 16, 20:24 3
    - if not, then The Roadrunner. -- nm - mud Sep 16, 20:26 2
      - This guy thinks it was Charlie Chaplin. Thing is it could be a short long lost to history. -- (link*) - . Sep 16, 20:28 1
        
        Who are the bumbling duo, Ollie and? big fat guy and small skinny?... and that's another fine mess you've gotten us into... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:43
- Salieri. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 19:12 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Sep 16, 19:13
Hmm. It would be meta to print this on a puzzle. But I'm too lazy for that. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 16, 19:08
It appears that Fox News has gone head-over-heals mental for Gabby Petito & Nicki Minaj. -- nm - mud Sep 16, 18:53 3
- I presume they think Minaj is the best thing ever now in spite of their claims of the opposite when she was rapping about her WAP? -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 19:10 1
  - fox loves nuts and hates WAP. we don't judge. -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 20:13
- (from various tweets. I don't watch them, though I did tune in last week for the first time in ages -- lasted ~3 minutes. Yikes) -- nm - mud Sep 16, 18:56
My doctor brother didn't tell me he was interviewed on CNN a couple of days ago. And it's wow. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 16, 18:38 3
- guy please post on SM if you are so inclined. I can't because I share the last name and I'm a lefty so that makes problems for him. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 19:08
- Fuck Trump. Fuck 'im. -- nm - bobby de niro Sep 16, 18:44 1
  - yep. -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 18:52
DO NOT WATCH THIS VIDEO -- (link) - mud Sep 16, 17:55 5
- I had to watch it six times to see what happened. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 18:08 4
  - I don't know if you're a sadist or a masochist. -- nm - mud Sep 16, 18:14 3
    - I want my leg snaps snappin' like I want my Infinity Gauntlets -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 18:20 1
      - It's a Leg Snappin' Story up in here -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 18:26
    - I was watching on a tiny screen. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 18:19
the lesson as always, touch the QB get a stupid fucking penalty -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 17:39
Shot -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 16, 17:26 1
- Chaser -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 16, 17:27
Giants or WFT - Who You Got!!?? -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 17:10 3
- Giants -- nm - J Sep 16, 17:21
- Giants -- nm - budice Sep 16, 17:13
- grab me a Heinie baby -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 17:12
Woke up with a mild fever and cold symptoms. Dropped by for a COVID test this afternoon. Results tomorrow morning. - ReluctantCynic Sep 16, 17:00 11
- I'm still sick as fuck, but the test said no COVID. Flu, maybe? -- nm - Mop Sep 16, 20:52
- Good negative thoughts going out -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 18:30 2
  - *reads this post* *reads it again* *a third time*. OH, I get what you're saying. And ditto! - ty97 Sep 16, 18:51 1
    - heh. And yep -- nm - mud Sep 16, 18:54
- good thoughts. -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 17:09
- YOu got this. Vaccinated I presume? -- nm - loosilu Sep 16, 17:01 5
  - his testicles grew 8 sizes that day -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 17:06 3
    - And I was weeks away from getting married! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 16, 17:38 1
      - This raises several questions, few of which I want the answers to. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 17:43
    - 🥎🥎 -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 17:19
  - Yep. Fully. Pfizer vaccination in April. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 16, 17:03
Spicy crispy chicken sandwich at subway. Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 16:57 5
- Maybe a six out of ten? But the tomatoes could be knocking it down a whole point or more. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 17:28 4
  - (For reference a McDonald's one would be 8.5 out of 10) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 17:28 3
    - what about Popeye's or Church's? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 18:39 2
      - I bet they'd both be in the 9-9.5 range. But we don't have either one here yet, so I've never tried them. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 18:40 1
        
        Popeye's is pretty good. Had to try it twice. First the hot one, first bite I got almost all the hot sauce, ow. Second one got regular, it has a nice spiciness on it's own. -- nm* - . Sep 16, 18:45
going immediately from Ted Lasso to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is about as whiplashy as you can get - prayformojo Sep 16, 16:56
NFL Reminder: Survivor and Weekly Picks -- nm - budice Sep 16, 16:48
Fans of Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon can now go to Kumandra to meet the titular heroine herself at Shanghai Disneyland. -- (edited) - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 16:30
"Pampage" - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 16:18 1
- ~Pampage Pampage Pampage~ -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 16:47
I announced on Facebook that I had two job interviews this afternoon. My dad immediately texted me asking if I had anything other than worn jeans... - Ender Sep 16, 15:52 7
- Best of luck!🤞🏼 -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 17:09
- good luck! -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 16:18
- Good luck! - spamlet Sep 16, 16:13
- Best of luck! - ty97 Sep 16, 16:09 2
  - Pre covid my dress code at work was jeans and a collared shirt. Since covid I've found no reason to wear a collared shirt. -- nm - Ender Sep 16, 16:11 1
    - I wore a collared shirt today. - Beryllium Sep 16, 16:17
- heh! Good luck -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 16:07
Brutally Honest Emmy Ballot -- (link) - Beaker Sep 16, 15:50 6
- This person's opinions are objectively bad. For their next act, they'll pretend like Kylie Minogue is a thing. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 16:24 5
  - Kelly said the Dolly movie was terrible…and this voter loved Lasso. So at least two right. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 16:28 3
    - I liked the movie pretty well. It was gentle and upbeat. - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 16:37 2
      - Are you saying my wife has no taste? I mean once you get past her choice of baseball team, football team and husband, are you saying she has no taste -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 17:55 1
        
        Please pretend I just created a diversion as I walk away from this conversation... -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 18:42
  - no one who hates Ryan Murphy can be all bad. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 16:28
13 Mad Max Road Fury cars are being sold at auction in Australia -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 16, 15:18 3
- here's a list of all of them with descriptions -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:17
- I have a vague acquaintance who worked on the movie. Apparently they’re all massively overpowered. - mafic Sep 16, 16:25
- Guitar? -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 15:30
budice, please finish off your QV draft -- nm - ML Sep 16, 15:12 8
- workin on it thx -- nm - budice Sep 16, 15:14 7
  - done -- nm - budice Sep 16, 15:42 6
    - QV draft is done. -- nm - ML Sep 16, 16:04 5
      - With...plenty of time to spare? -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 16:13 4
        
        us Cavemen have to downgrade our game to match this slugfest -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 16:46
        
        It's like the Catholic Church, we think in decades. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 16:16 2
        
        I dunno. I thought the Catholic Church lost focus around 18 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 17:04 1
        
        Burn -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 17:05
So...diesel oil changes cost a LOT of money. - colin Sep 16, 14:53 1
- Ah just stop at a Sonic and use their deep frier oil. Same difference really. -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 15:33
Fabulous freshmen power Branson past favored Tulsa 81-73. - Tenetennbaron Sep 16, 14:49 2
- Nice! My opponent hit a 3 with :03 on the clock to tie and then took it in overtime. - spamlet Sep 16, 16:12
- My star PG fouled out in 12 minutes. I won by 23. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 14:54
Im sorry but is this Gabby Petito kid, currently the only missing girl currently in America? I mean WTF is this coverage all about. -- nm - Jovian Sep 16, 14:41 4
- the blond good lookin' white girl you mean? -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 14:49 2
  - *ding* its maddening. I mean we want to find her, but can find all the other missing people while we are at it? -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 15:03 1
    - It’s a mystery with an obvious villain. -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 16:28
- Who? -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 14:47
Kickstarting my 3 day weekend with some pre-dinner.... -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 16, 14:27 [Attachment] 1
- *snort* -- nm - Pippy Sep 16, 15:03
So, if there’s only one Spirit Halloween store this year, does that mean there’ll be half as many slutty costumed women at the bars? - Will Hunting Sep 16, 14:13 2
- Amazon, Etsy, Ebay...but really, wouldn't sluts already have a closet full of costumes -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:27
- I'd go and get the costume now. your size is not common -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 16, 14:17
Yes, Stanley Black and Decker brought Craftsman for $900 million in 2019. -- nm - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 14:10 6
- Why anyone at Sears Holding / Transformco / wherever thought THAT was a good idea I have no clue - ty97 Sep 16, 14:11 3
  - The guy who owns Sears isn't nearly as smart as he thinks he is. -- nm - . Sep 16, 18:37 1
    - sears was the amazon of its day, they sold everything, not just the catalogs we knew as kids... - zeitgeist Sep 16, 20:32
  - They needed money quick to pay their executive bonuses and licensing it wasn’t enough. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 14:13
- That was the death knell. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 14:11 1
  - Yup. -- nm - David Sep 16, 14:54
OK, wait, hold up. So with the dying of malls, stores associated with malls like Spencer Gifts are in trouble, right? - ty97 Sep 16, 14:08 6
- Houston seems to not have got the message that malls are dying. -- nm - Qale Sep 16, 15:39 2
  - Middle class malls are dying. Fancy ass malls are thriving. -- nm - spamlet Sep 16, 16:30 1
    - I mean, even the shabby looking Alemeda Mall (near Hobby) which I've never been inside, is always jammed with cars. - Qale Sep 16, 18:21
- We got a non-mall Luca Pizza a few years ago. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 15:32
- I wish they still sold infinity mirrors like they did in the late 70s early 80s. Now apparently they sell for this much -- (link) - Jovian Sep 16, 14:18
- Spencer movie is coming out, so there's likely to be a boost -- nm - budice Sep 16, 14:10
The place I really miss is Service Merchandise. - No Longer Calm David Sep 16, 14:06 6
- I still have my lava lamp from there. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 15:31
- Underrated post -- nm - rollo Sep 16, 15:06
- We had Consumers Distributing, which lasted until the Internet killed it, then Amazon stole its business model. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 14:35
- Kid you not, the diamond in my wife's engagement ring came from them. - TWuG Sep 16, 14:32
- Zellers. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 14:21
- God, I remember that place. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 14:15

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