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I don’t know if I should be proud or disappointed… - Mop Oct 2, 18:43 2
- Oh, my oldest daughter didn’t go to the show because she was giving a speech at the women’s march today. - Mop Oct 2, 19:04 1
  - Impressive -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 22:09
This extensive NYT article describes the insane pitfalls writers face as one publisher employs so many shady and illegal tactics. - Qale Oct 2, 18:26
American Airlines vaccine mandate issued for employees; Alaska, JetBlue also requiring COVID shots -- (link*) - budice Oct 2, 18:14
STIS&F - who owns the tiebreaker between Yanks and Sox? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 2, 17:58 7
- Boston -- nm - Tim Oct 2, 17:59 6
  - obliged -- nm - prayformojo Oct 2, 18:09 5
    - if the Mariners win tonight, Phase 2 is complete. -- nm* - Tim Oct 2, 18:12 4
      - I wanted Boston to lose. Then NY loses and the other three win for a 4-way tie. - Will Hunting Oct 2, 18:18 3
        
        Seattle has to win tonight and tomorrow. - Tim Oct 2, 18:18 2
        
        Hear me out here: is it -possible- we have too many playoff teams? -- nm - The Allfather Oct 2, 18:44
        
        And there’s no provision for what happens with a 4 way tie. #teamchaos -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 18:37
Star Wars Visions: I'm watching so you don't have to (although some are fucking great) -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 2, 17:51 6
- I dunno, I liked #2 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 18:35 5
  - these were my rankings! (to each his/her own. Definitely recommend watching if a Star Wars fan; I knocked it off in a night) -- nm* - Beaker Oct 2, 18:38 3
    - Fair. :) I'm inclined to agree with you on #3 though -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 18:44 2
      - Yep, definitely agree (spoils) - Beryllium Oct 2, 19:01 1
        
        I mean if a Star Wars fan watch them all. I don't regret the ones I didn't like as the majority I quite enjoyed -- nm - Beaker Oct 2, 19:06
  - So, they are like Trek movies? -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 18:37
Urban Meyer is now trending on Twitter due to this video -- (link) - budice Oct 2, 17:29 1
- This is why furniture stores shouldn't merge with sausage companies. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 17:55
Padres are 4-17 since Sept. 10. All four victories have come against the Giants. -- nm - budice Oct 2, 17:21 5
- Apparently Jayce Tingler is getting fired because of the collapse. - Tim Oct 2, 17:27 4
  - Before firing pitching coach Larry Rothschild: 3.78 ERA 70 homers in 117 games 69-58 W-L After the firing: 5.18 ERA 53 homers in 33 games 9-24 W-L -- nm - budice Oct 2, 17:54 3
    - How many pitchers broke down before and after the firing? - Will Hunting Oct 2, 18:19
    - That's hysterical. He should put that on his resume. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 2, 18:11 1
      - yup -- nm - Beaker Oct 2, 18:13
Gronk has broken ribs, might miss weeks -- nm - Beaker Oct 2, 17:10 1
- Should give him more time for those great commercials. "I was wounded in battle..." -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 17:25
TCM is starting their animation historical documentaries night -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 2, 17:01
Heh. Sep 30 / Oct 1 -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 2, 16:57 1
- I can see it. -- nm - mud Oct 2, 17:09
I feel like this would be a good title for a portrait of Seth rogen and Zach Galifianakis standing near a maple tree. -- (pic) - Beryllium Oct 2, 16:50 [Attachment]
my kid wants to read I want my hat back should I be worried -- nm - mafic Oct 2, 16:34 2
- have they seen Bambi vs. Godzilla yet? ..it should be fine. -- nm - mud Oct 2, 16:46 1
  - I didn't expect a deer to be so proficient with an elephant gun -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 16:51
Jamie Lee Curtis firing a t-shirt cannon -- (link) - budice Oct 2, 16:29 5
- James Bond! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 16:41 3
  - Now Playing: A View To A Kill (1985) #BondWatch -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 17:43 2
    - Man, Tanya Roberts is giving Denise Richards a run for her money... -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 18:53 1
      - Oi! -- nm - The Allfather Oct 2, 19:01
- Halloween spoiler! -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 16:36
What makes this Canada's hardest to find bookstore? -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 2, 16:05
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 2, 15:51
Do normal people use the Telegram app or is that one specific to just those horrible alt right people? -- nm - Diva Oct 2, 15:16 7
- I use signal, but only with one or two people. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 15:43
- My sister uses it for work. A lot of companies here use it as a mailing. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 2, 15:32
- I think it’s more useful outside the us for people who don’t want to use WhatsApp. -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 15:30
- My FIL uses it. -- nm - mafic Oct 2, 15:25
- I use it. Normal is relative. -- nm - Max Oct 2, 15:25
- Mostly shady folks -- nm - budice Oct 2, 15:20
- I use it with my daughter by her choice but otherwise know nothing about it. But obviously she's in Kansas :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 2, 15:20
Cheer Cincinnati, Cincy will win, Fight to the finish, never give in, You do your best boys, we'll do the rest boys, Onward to victory! -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 14:54 1
- …..and up yours, Brian Kelly. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 2, 15:09
Pretty sure this wins the "Share a random fact about yourself" Contest -- (link) - Beaker Oct 2, 14:48 1
- actually he threatened her and the money was just a carrot... oddly a newly elected judge got disbarred for similar threat with a rent boy. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 15:43
9/29 roll over was $12, first group roll over got zero, 125 tickets for tonight, 10/2 group posted to fb -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 14:39
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 2, 14:26 1
- :-D -- nm - mud Oct 2, 14:31
Federal workers will have to prove they're vaccinated by Nov. 8 or face suspension and possible termination, according to new guidance announced... - Remlik Oct 2, 13:41 5
- So. The thing about this is that you cannot enter a fed building in DC without showing proof of vaccination and/or recent COVID tests, for like a year -- nm - loosilu Oct 2, 18:03 1
  - I'm a contractor working for FEMA. I was the first member of the team my manager met in real life. I have never met any other team member in real life -- (edited) - loosilu Oct 2, 18:08
- Does this apply to DeJoy? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 13:57 2
  - oooo...that's a good question -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 14:39 1
    - Kind of iffy, I mean biden can't fire him, the USPS is an independent corporation, why, dunno, I'm surprised he's still there. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 14:41
I'm starting to think the Bearcats might just pull this off... -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 13:33 2
- I hope so -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 2, 14:23
- You watch your mouth. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 2, 14:19
Coast Guard is responding to an oil slick reported to be approximately 13 square miles in size, 3 miles off Newport Beach. -- (link*) - budice Oct 2, 13:12 1
- That's not a good sign -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 13:23
GeekDeal: Europa Universalis IV + Exp Packs Free @ EpicGames -- (link) - budice Oct 2, 13:00
Oklahoma versus Kansas State is turning into a tremendously entertaining football game. - ReluctantCynic Oct 2, 12:53 1
- it's a bit early for my favorite type of game. blizzard conditions and they have to zamboni the yard lines every few minutes -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 2, 12:54
It's a book now, motherf*ckers! -- (link) - Cuzzin Todd Oct 2, 12:49
"Let's not talk about leaving until we're actually at the game!" -- nm - Dr. Rick Oct 2, 12:49
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 2, 12:36 [Attachment] 5
- Answer (spoiler) - prayformojo Oct 2, 12:37 [Attachment] 4
  - 1/1 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 13:33
  - 1/1 -- nm - JD Oct 2, 13:29
  - Spoils - . Oct 2, 13:27
  - 1/1 -- nm - decline Oct 2, 13:26
TCM tonight has an hour+ silent animation documentary, followed by a 2 part history of Fleisher animation broken into silent & sound starting at 8 eastern -- nm* - Peglegpete Oct 2, 12:20
52 miles - that's two damn marathons. On no training. Dano is incredible -- nm - prayformojo Oct 2, 12:17
Sounds like Kershaw's done for the year and may need surgery. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 2, 12:01
Prop Plane Crash near Houston Area. Suprisingly, noone was injured. -- (link*) - budice Oct 2, 11:51
rant. grocery stores nationwide are selling pumpkins BUT NOT TREBUCHETS!!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 2, 11:50 3
- Trebuchets seem more of a hardware store purchase. -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 11:55 2
  - gotta build your own. -- nm - mud Oct 2, 12:01 1
    - Buy a kit on ebay or etsy -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 14:38
Chase Claypool ruled out tomorrow. - The Allfather Oct 2, 11:40 1
- AJ Brown and Julio out for the Titans -- nm - budice Oct 2, 11:42
Last night gunshots rang out at a local football game... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 2, 11:40 3
- the first player we see falling down, was he hit or just reacting to the sound of shots? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 11:52 2
  - neither. He was injured during the play of the game. Just bad timing -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 11:54 1
    - ... Last Boy Scout style. -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 18:34
What idiot goes out to run non-essential errands on a Saturday morning?? - Meg Oct 2, 11:37 2
- either labor shortage or they were just robbed ??? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 11:50 1
  - Or they saw Meg coming? -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 18:36
Caesars: $230,000 on Cincinnati 1st Half ML against Notre Dame. -- (link*) - budice Oct 2, 11:37 3
- I don't know what that means... -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 11:42 2
  - Did they win? -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 13:34 1
    - Yes, since Cincy was up at halftime. They won $200k, I believe. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 2, 15:34
Ted Lasso Spoils - Name Withheld By Request Oct 2, 11:14 5
- spoils - Reagen Oct 2, 12:26
- It's also British press. They operate under different code over there... -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 11:41
- Spoilers - The Allfather Oct 2, 11:37 1
  - I think it is - spoilers - Beaker Oct 2, 12:12
- *spoils* - Ender Oct 2, 11:20
Can somebody help me with a cut & paste? -- (link) - Name Withheld By Request Oct 2, 11:12 4
- Here... - Krusty Oct 2, 11:41 3
  - krusty, you said you were in the pool but I haven't received yet -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 11:45 2
    - Sorry. Sending now -- nm - Krusty Oct 2, 11:53 1
      - Sent. I forgot to put my name in the comment -- nm - Krusty Oct 2, 11:54
Welcome to the hour that many people in Cincinnati have had circled on the calendar for two years. UC at Notre Dame. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 2, 11:08 1
- Go Bearcats! FUBK! -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 11:21
I’m officially old. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 2, 10:34 1
- Told you so! -- nm - Shaq Oct 2, 10:47
Eminem has another distinction re:Super Bowl halftime show … -- (link) - flavorize Oct 2, 10:07 4
- BURN! -- nm - Mop Oct 2, 10:45
- I hate Eminem. Just putting that out there. -- nm - Qale Oct 2, 10:12 2
  - I can not stand him but I do like a fair amount of his old stuff. -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 10:16 1
    - that makes three of us -- nm - mud Oct 2, 11:49
halfway thru MAID (on Nflx) and I can't recommend it high enough. Superb, *so* good. -- nm - mud Oct 2, 10:05 3
- Perhaps a weird question, but would it be ok for an eleven year old to watch? It was filmed right next door so he's interested in spotting the scenery -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 10:09 1
  - probly asking the wrong bloke, but yes. -- nm - mud Oct 2, 11:43
- Glad to hear that. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 2, 10:09
What is a skeleton's favorite snack? -- (link) - Max Oct 2, 10:04 2
- JD sure is getting aggressive with their puns. -- nm - Qale Oct 2, 15:18
- !!! -- nm - mud Oct 2, 10:07
Daredevil Season 4: hot rumor is that it's happening...Hawkeye will debut a character called Echo, a character from DD comics -- (edited) - Remlik Oct 2, 09:54 4
- Reading the description of Echo, what’s the difference between her and taskmaster? Pretty much the same “power,” right? Photographic reflexes -- nm - flavorize Oct 2, 10:00 3
  - Ones asuperhero, the other assigns comedic challenges. -- nm - . Oct 2, 13:33
  - The movie TM was very like Echo. More so than the books, even. -- nm - Spawn Oct 2, 10:11 1
    - plus now she's The Phoenix in The Avengers -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 10:17
Victorians had some cool slang -- (pic) - zork Oct 2, 09:53 [Attachment]
October 2 Birthdays: Rex Reed (83), Don McLean (76), Avery Brooks (73), Annie Leibovitz (72), Mike Rutherford (71), Sting (70) - Max Oct 2, 09:44 [youtube]
CHILLING N F - who needs Netflix? - rollo Oct 2, 09:38
It's be kinda funny if there was a mandatory retirement age of 65 for musicians, actors and others in the creative arts -- nm - rollo Oct 2, 09:20 2
- not an entirely bad idea either. -- nm - mud, almost 67 Oct 2, 09:35 1
  - Fuck both of you! -- nm - B White Oct 2, 09:37
BoxOffice: Venom 2 $37.25M Fri -- (link) - budice Oct 2, 08:46 8
- A bit of a surprise, I thought the last one was so so. They keep saying, "no spoilers" so must be something huge happening -- nm - Flavorize Oct 2, 09:07 6
  - There have been zero the last two weeks. Plus at my showing I was amazed how all the old trailers were getting a lot of laughs. - Spawn Oct 2, 10:16
  - yeah after the credits. big one. the spoil is out there -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 09:13 4
    - let's have it! (0% chance I'll watch a Venom pic) -- nm - mud Oct 2, 09:37 3
      - spoils.... - Remlik Oct 2, 09:38 2
        
        thx (I had heard it was related to ____ so I was kinda interested) -- nm - mud Oct 2, 10:01 1
        
        Spoil - Spawn Oct 2, 10:20
- There was a lot of talk about Venom amongst the young folks at work last night. First MovieTalk I've heard yet. -- nm - Qale Oct 2, 08:53
My Ted Lasso theory—spoilers - flavorize Oct 2, 08:42 2
- I could see the first paragraph, but not the second. -- nm - Ender Oct 2, 09:18 1
  - Agreed. I think the first is 95% to happen. The latter…nah. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 2, 10:29

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