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In Zellers/KMart news, Hudson's Bay is suing some newly-registered companies for infringing on their brands -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 18, 21:02 2
- Well, they sure had balls. HBC is gonna destroy them. -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 21:07 1
  - And, as a canadian who tends to dislike corporations and what they stand for and enable ... I'm still going to be cheering HBC on. -- nm* - Beryllium Oct 18, 21:12
Fame wise, who's the English equivalent of the lead in Squid Game? - Tim Oct 18, 20:37 13
- having never seen the show, I will guess Marty Feldman -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 18, 21:17 1
  - No, but there is a character who reminds me of him. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 21:18
- He's in a really fun movie available on Netflix called The Thieves. - The Allfather Oct 18, 21:11
- I don't have a firm enough grasp on Korean TV and Cinema to answer this, but I'll say Idris Elba just for the hell of it. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 20:53
- Steve Buscemi 10 years ago. -- nm - Remlik Oct 18, 20:50
- Korean-American friend says - ty97 Oct 18, 20:44 4
  - I had an inkling it's someone of a fairly high level of fame playing against type. - Tim Oct 18, 20:48 3
    - I'm assuming you and he are interpreting 'main character' as the same person but I can't be sure -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 20:55 2
      - it's - Tim Oct 18, 20:56 1
        
        okay yeah seem to be talking about same person -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 20:59
- English language? or English British? -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 20:39 1
  - language -- nm - Tim Oct 18, 20:39
- William H. Macy? -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 20:39
I have an Only Murders question (spoilers) - ty97 Oct 18, 20:31 4
- I love how many people on ST are watching this. -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 20:38 2
  - I am officially behind on this. Love it, but never in quite the right mood -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 20:49 1
    - I know what the mood thing feels like. For me it doesn't apply to Only Murders, but it does apply to other shows. Even Ted Lasso at one point. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 20:51
- Also a spoiler speculation response to Krusty from the back boards - ty97 Oct 18, 20:34
No Scorigami, but Niceigami -- (link) - budice Oct 18, 20:26
Oof. That was a bad play. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 18, 20:25 1
- yup -- nm - budice Oct 18, 20:26
This is good polling data -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 20:19
Kanye West Granted Approval From Judge to Legally Change Name to Ye -- (link) - budice Oct 18, 20:06
Only three went out for lap 63 -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 19:44
I think I have the cat version of this. I should get a vest for her. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 18, 19:41
While all eyes are on FB, Apple is straight up threatening us -- (link) - ty97 Oct 18, 19:21 1
- I think about that every time FB suggests I wish a deceased friend Happy Birthday :( -- nm - Meg Oct 18, 19:27
I'm still waiting with curiosity for my insurance EOB for the hospital trip for the antibodies. I do see my urgent care rapid COVID test EOB. - ty97 Oct 18, 18:59 1
- if you were in Texas that could have turned into $50,000 -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 23:52
File for covid compensation from your medical ins co, no problem, file for workman's comp and your lost in beurocratic dystopia... - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:55
Julio's catch was ridiculous -- nm - prayformojo Oct 18, 18:26 1
- Inside the 5, just handoff to Henry. No fakes needed -- nm - budice Oct 18, 18:37
An animated horror movie written by machine learning (with narration). "A cannon full of sharp rollerblades aims at him." -- (link) - Max Oct 18, 17:38 [youtube] 6
- Chicken cannon got an upgrade! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 17:39 5
  - sharp rollerblades seems like a particulary nasty ninja weapon for someone in a Quentin Tarantino movie -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:52 4
    - sounds like an early '90s dystopian future movie. ltos of burning trash cans, and roving gangs of street punks on sharp rollerblades. - mafic Oct 18, 18:55 3
      - roll right over you and slice and dice you like sushi or poke bowls -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 18:57 2
        
        hey, what did I end up owing you after for the lottos? -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 19:00 1
        
        40 -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 20:07
Distiller makes a limited edition vodka from fire and smoke damaged grapes that would have been tossed in the compost pile... -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 18, 17:30
Eternals Premiere Livestream -- (link) - budice Oct 18, 17:25 [youtube]
AEW has now beaten NXT, Raw, and Smackdown in the demo in 2021. - The Allfather Oct 18, 17:12 2
- I'd say it was a damn shame, except it completely 100% isn't. -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 19:23
- It must be in the contract that they just can’t cancel SmackDown or it would have happened already. -- nm - Tim Oct 18, 17:43
Washington State football coach, the highest paid employee is fired for refusing the vaxx -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 18, 17:04 1
- Bye! -- nm - Pippy Oct 18, 21:03
Gaetz’s "wingman" has been given more time to help feds -- (link) - mud Oct 18, 16:53
NCAAF - WazzU HC Nick Rolovich has been terminated by Washington State. Not vaxxed. -- (link*) - budice Oct 18, 16:50 9
- ESPN reporter Allison Williams, who chose not to get vax, is giving up her job because of the vaccine mandate. "I'm going to pray things get better." -- (link) - budice Oct 18, 16:57 7
  - Yeah, why take action when you can pray? -- nm - mafic Oct 18, 16:59 6
    - If praying can help find Gold, then prayer can cure the COVID. -- nm* - budice Oct 18, 17:00 5
      - Praying can barely help find Goldbond. That's why God made supermarket flyers. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 20:49
      - Apparently she is trying to get pregnant and that is driving her concern about the vaccine. Or it’s the excuse she’s using. Not sure. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 18, 17:02 3
        
        Guess she's also making sure the dude she's with isn't vaxxed either. -- nm - budice Oct 18, 17:19
        
        Since physicians stress that the vaccine is important for women trying to get pregnant, it's more gibberish. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 18, 17:12
        
        Don’t care. Get the vaccine. It’s safe. -- nm - mafic Oct 18, 17:07
- 40 Australian cops have been stood down for not getting vaxxed. -- (link) - mafic Oct 18, 16:55
Lir- Some of those people who came to Wisconsin from Poland might be German. Before WW1 it was part of Germany and a lot of German and Poles migrated - . Oct 18, 16:31
Holy crap. Not only is Hillary from Love It Or List It is 70 and looks amazing, she was in Rocky Horror. - colin Oct 18, 16:15 5
- Her and Elvira are defying the aging process -- nm - Pippy Oct 18, 21:01
- Everyone knows that Betty is a wonderful little cook. -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 19:25
- I learned this a couple of years ago and was like 'whoa' -- nm - ty97 Oct 18, 17:04 1
  - She's looks so good. We both said mid-50s. -- nm - colin Oct 18, 17:04
- Also, love it wins 90 to list it at 64 -- nm - colin Oct 18, 17:02
After this lap, they will have run from New York City to Washington DC plus a marathon. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 16:06 1
- Down to 4. One of the guys is local so I’m rooting for him now. -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 18:21
When I was a kid I loved mulling over PC hardware to find the best value for self-assembling a PC. - Beryllium Oct 18, 16:01
SITWAP: Mel Brooks to write and exec. produce History of the World Part 2 series for Hulu. -- (link) - Krusty Oct 18, 16:00 7
- Hulu is Disney, right? I idly ask what business they have anywhere near Mel Brooks -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 16:36 2
  - …why? -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 20:24 1
    - He's right! -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 20:35
- The only reason a friend and I didn't walk out on part 1 was it ended as we we left. It's his only film of his I hate. -- nm - . Oct 18, 16:19 1
  - So you've never seen "Life Stinks"? --nm - howie Oct 18, 19:15
- ! - Reagen Oct 18, 16:01 1
  - I can see it now. Since most of those jokes can't even be told in 2021 anyway, they will be replaced with millenial cringe humor or some shit. -- nm - con_carne Oct 18, 16:26
I had forgotten about the "joys" of the warning whistles. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 15:58 5
- Is that for the start of each round? -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 16:08 1
  - Yes. 3 whistles for 3 minutes until start, 2 at 2 minutes, 1 at 1 minute. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 16:27
- And now we wait to see if any just drop dead. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 16:02
- ? -- nm - mud Oct 18, 15:59 1
  - Big Dog's Backyard Ultra -- (link) - Dano Oct 18, 16:06
anybody really good at calculus and wouldn't mind an email from me to get some help? -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 15:57 15
- I’m mildly curious to see if I could do it, but also slightly apprehensive. -- nm - mafic Oct 18, 16:26 7
  - The email list is now 12 names long as we all await the arrival of a hero. -- nm - Mop Oct 18, 17:58
  - it is on FB :) -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 16:26 5
    - you can check Reagen's work for him1 -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 16:27 4
      - I'm about 80% confident. I'm going off your pattern of answers and creating the general statement. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 16:28 3
        
        thanks again (for the oldest; I have no idea about that stuff; she's trying to check with friends). -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 16:30 2
        
        (appears to be incorrect :( (and no worries, just trying to help the kid :) )) -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 16:37 1
        
        each numerator is the previous one * n, if that helps. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 16:46
- FB for the win! Thanks!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 16:23
- Sure. Email it to me 30 years ago. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 15:58 5
  - also, popularize email 30 years ago. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 16:13 3
    - I probably sent my first email around 30 years ago and wondered why anyone would ever want to use email. - Dano Oct 18, 16:26
    - I got my first email address in 1991, old man. - mafic Oct 18, 16:25 1
      - That makes you the old man! -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 16:27
  - not helping! -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 16:08
Heh. Plums; but for apple. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 18, 15:54
Behold the wackiness of the NHL's rules about Rookie eligibility: - Reagen Oct 18, 15:51 7
- As long as Sergei Makarov doesn’t win again it’s working. -- nm - mafic Oct 18, 16:28
- Nathan Fillion has a chance?? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 15:54 4
  - he's older than 26, so he's out. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 15:55 3
    - "Actually I was born on February 29th, so I'm not even 13 yet." -- hoo boy, we got us a plot for a TV series -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 15:56 2
      - I read a lot of Little League books as a kid and there were an extraordinary amount that hung on plot details like this. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 16:00 1
        
        Encyclopedia Brown is spinning in his grave. -- nm - mafic Oct 18, 16:28
- Da fuq? -- nm - The Grammys Oct 18, 15:54
I've never seen contact. -- nm - Pocket Jones Oct 18, 15:48 4
- It’s by far the best movie based on a novel by Carl Sagan. -- nm - mafic Oct 18, 16:30
- *bodychecks you* -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 15:49 2
  - [blows whistle] -- nm - ref Oct 18, 15:50 1
    - If she's a quarterback she doesn't even need the bodycheck. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 15:56
DTL -- it's realistic that the League Player of the Year will also be the Freshman of the Year - Will Hunting Oct 18, 15:44 1
- Our CPOY is likely to be a freshman too. - spamlet Oct 18, 16:05
Hehehe... I just noticed that the Backyard Ultra participant from Australia is from Strathdickie -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 15:37
Dennis Prager, Bug Chaser -- (link) - Reagen Oct 18, 15:29
Anyone else think that Archer got renewed primarily so (next season spoilers) - Beryllium Oct 18, 15:27
DTL: I think I will just pretend that game never happened. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 15:18 5
- You only lost 3 spots! -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 15:47 1
  - I just clicked through to the game. You basically played Pleasantville. -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 15:48
- Up 9 with 4 minutes to go, we missed our last six shots, turned the ball over twice, and committed two fouls (why fellas?) - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 18, 15:21 2
  - I lost by almost as many points as you scored. -- nm - Dano Oct 18, 15:23 1
    - In my first season, I lost to Akron by 71, after making adjustments for when he beat me by 45 the first time. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 18, 15:35
Dune 89% (124/15), Ron's Gone Wrong 84% (27/5), The harder They Fall 82% (23/5) -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 14:56 4
- Is everything high on RT since pandemic? These are all pretty high scores. -- nm - Pocket Jones Oct 18, 15:49 2
  - I’m thinking it’s more that the chaff got shunted to streaming. -- nm - spamlet Oct 18, 16:57
  - DUNE is low, obviously -- nm - mud Oct 18, 15:51
- Im either going to Ron Gone Wrong screening tomorrow or NLCS Game 3. Someone trying to score tix but have a feeling sticker shock will stop that -- nm - budice Oct 18, 14:59
Hooters Changes Uniform Policy After Employees Argue the New Shorts Fit 'Like Underwear' -- (link) - budice Oct 18, 14:56 3
- You won't see these kinds of changes at Femboy Hooters, lemme tell you! -- nm - Qale Oct 18, 19:28
- Pics? Either way I think this was caused by Twin Peaka. -- nm* - Spawn Oct 18, 18:31
- A feature not a bug. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 18, 15:22
Ummmmmmmm - Jovian Oct 18, 14:56 2
- The Human Fund: Money for People -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 18, 15:23
- he lost that bet -- nm - Beaker Oct 18, 14:57
October 18 Birthdays: Mike Ditka (82), Howard Shore (75), Joe Morton (74), Pam Dawber (70), Chuck Lorre (69) - Max Oct 18, 14:32 [youtube] 2
- Trivia to me: Dawber m. Mark Harmon -- nm - Max Oct 18, 14:40
- nice clip! -- nm - mud Oct 18, 14:39
I get my kicks above the waistline, earthshine. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 18, 14:31
Random thread from Claudia Black is a fun read -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 18, 14:30 5
- Here’s the article. -- (link) - Not Picard Oct 18, 14:49
- I like things that are different in sweet, powerful ways. -- nm - Max Oct 18, 14:44
- but what was the advice? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 18, 14:35 2
  - Actually I wasn't far off. Here. -- (pic) - Beryllium Oct 18, 14:43 [Attachment]
  - "You'd look great in a dress." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 18, 14:40
How much is a billion Won, anyway? -- (link) - Mop Oct 18, 14:30 [spotify] 3
- Divide by 1000 to get Australian dollars. — nm - mafic Oct 18, 16:32
- a billion and one. -- nm - Reagen Oct 18, 14:32 1
  - Boo! -- nm - Not Picard Oct 18, 14:42

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