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"So who's the protagonist in this thing?" "Pass." "That's fine." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 20:53
The Menzingers may be my new favorite band. Awesome show. They’re just really really cool. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 26, 20:39
Pixel 6 ordered. First new phone in about 4 years. :-) - Krusty Oct 26, 20:22 5
- I just upgraded my 4xl to android 12 and I'm noticing a little stuttering... -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 21:06
- I just put a new OS on mine. More up-to-date -- nm - budice Oct 26, 21:05
- Happy New Phone Day coming soon! -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 20:26 2
  - Heh. :-) Yeah, it's not supposed to ship until mid Nov. -- nm - Krusty Oct 26, 20:35 1
    - That’s soon! Like two weeks! -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 21:21
NXT spoils - Tim Oct 26, 20:20 9
- In a tag team ladder match they should make each person get their own belt. Whichever two get them are now a tag team. -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 21:03 2
  - I kinda love this. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 26, 21:09 1
    - I liked the scramble matches where there was a time limit, and whoever got the last pin was the new champ. -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 21:22
- The last one surprises me. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 26, 20:22 5
  - spoils - Remlik Oct 26, 20:41 2
    - Like that ever mattered. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 26, 21:06
    - Didn't you hear? This is NXT 2.0! -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 20:47
  - (What happened to Gargano's match?) -- nm - The Allfather Oct 26, 20:24 1
    - There didn't seem to be one, but there was a prerecorded bit with him and Carmelo Hayes. - Tim Oct 26, 20:30
Quite a bit LIR but Only Murders in the Building (full season) spoilers in response to mara - ty97 Oct 26, 20:17
omg, The Outlaws is So good! I need to see the next episode NOW. -- nm - mud Oct 26, 20:14 2
- It's great. Episode two only is already on iPlayer but I prefer to pace myself and watch weekly. -- nm - LMS Oct 27, 00:29
- I watched it earlier and really enjoyed it. It's more of a drama than I expected but I liked it none the less. -- nm - Krusty Oct 26, 20:31
From b2: Hence I essentially told Facto that I had the dishonor of telling them no one wants him here. -- (edited) - Qale Oct 26, 20:07 9
- I have full confidence if there was a ban, it would just be evaded anyway. -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 21:36
- if he wants to shitpost, then fine. I couldn't think less of him if he started posting Joe Rogan takes. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 21:36
- Facto's never pinged my radar, so I had no opinion. After reviewing their past 3 months of posts I don't get the hate. - Ender Oct 26, 20:59 4
  - His replies to me just last night are textbook troll. Try to psychoanalyze, play victim, cutesy final words, - Qale Oct 26, 21:26
  - How many times did he mention Tulsi Gabbard in those three months, out of curiosity? -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 21:18 2
    - You're actually the top mentioner of her in the past year. -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 21:57 1
      - Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 22:11
- You're not wrong about him, but you don't have to be a martyr. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 20:11 1
  - I’m no martyr. I was the messenger. Heh. -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 20:25
I decided to try snyder's JL tonight. Is it supposed to be good? - Beryllium Oct 26, 20:04 1
- it's fair. It's overblown and overlong. but the battle in Moscow is pretty good -- nm* - Remlik Oct 26, 20:09
Goodammnit Doug Ford, I don't live in your province and it's like a year until your election. Enough with the ads! - Reagen Oct 26, 20:01
My company announced benefits today. $200 cash. Lower hours qualification for 401k and partner stock, - Qale Oct 26, 19:56 2
- mmmmmm, Garlic Hatch Waffle Cut Chips -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 19:58 1
  - $200 worth at 25% off! -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 20:02
"The Finder" is on disney plus. hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 19:44
15% minimum tax on reported earnings for companies w/ >$1B in annual reported profits likely to be included in reconciliation bill -- (link*) - znufrii Oct 26, 19:36 3
- Good. -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 19:43
- ......so that it can be stripped out (hey, I'm just assuming here) -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 19:39 1
  - It's going to be in lieu of raising the corporate tax rate, and Sinema is on board, so...*shrug* -- nm* - znufrii Oct 26, 19:44
Silwa's current wife Nancy Silwa is running to be the Council Member from my district (yes the Silwas live in my neighborhood apparently) -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 19:29 2
- I think I heard they live in a rent controlled studio w/like 10-20 cats. -- nm - Krusty Oct 26, 20:29
- Jojo’s parents? -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 20:01
Mort Sahl dies at 94 -- (link) - Reagen Oct 26, 19:20
nm -- nm* - budice Oct 26, 19:16
Right fibula fracture for Braves SP Charlie Morton. Out for the remainder of the WS. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 26, 19:16 2
- He pitched to 3 more batters after that. His last FB was 95.9 mph. -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 19:27 1
  - Nobody's less surprised than the Astros. He was a tank for them. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 26, 19:42
Greg throughout this episode of Succession -- (link) - Reagen Oct 26, 19:14 [Image] 1
- "should I text my professor?" - mud Oct 26, 20:12
Your attention please! The Kraken-Habs game has been blacked out in my area. Now excuse me... - Mop Oct 26, 19:06
Cowboy Bebop trailer. Series drops November 19th -- (link) - Beaker Oct 26, 19:05 [youtube] 2
- Needs more Bebop -- nm - flavorize Oct 26, 19:21 1
  - and less Rocksteady. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 19:30
DTL invitational question: if there’s a tie, is the winner the head to head winner or cumulative point differential? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 19:03
Oh, I figured out who Paul should be recast with for the sequel. - Beryllium Oct 26, 19:02
Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Meat + Spear Is Surprisingly Effective -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 18:51
Wrexham AFC owners attend their first match -- (link) - znufrii Oct 26, 18:46
Brandi Carlile was delightful on SNL. -- nm - Maui Deeve Oct 26, 18:28 10
- She wants to front Soundgarden. They're friends and big fans of each other -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 19:44
- I'm a fan. -- nm - zunk xometimes Oct 26, 19:38
- I feel there must be something she's sung in the past that I must know. -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 19:05 4
  - This would be the main one people have heard. -- (link) - Reagen Oct 26, 19:11 [youtube] 2
    - That is great. Never heard that song -- nm - Pippy Oct 26, 19:26
    - This is the one I heard a lot here -- (link) - znufrii Oct 26, 19:14 [youtube]
  - Super group… the highway women? -- nm - Pippy Oct 26, 19:06
- I had to look her up but she was great. -- nm - Pippy Oct 26, 18:57 2
  - She was incredible at Ohana Fest. I got goosebumps when she covered Woodstock. She sounded so much like Joni. -- nm - jnine Oct 26, 19:01 1
    - She appears to be an active activist. Cool -- nm - Pippy Oct 26, 19:07
What a fucking system. Damn. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 26, 18:18 5
- I've seen several people out there discussing this and my takeaways are - Turd Ferguson Oct 26, 18:31 4
  - The point about calling them rioters or looters if proven at trial though is bullshit and shouldn't be allowed. They are not on trial. It is - pmb Oct 26, 19:25 2
    - Well, that's just it though. Sounds like they're going with self defense. So it all kinda falls in line. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 26, 20:03 1
      - I'm sure that's his defense, but I don't think it's going to be based on the witnessing those individuals rioting. That is all just to blame the - pmb Oct 26, 20:12
  - Hopefully that's all accurate. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 18:53
My sister's cat is going to vet Saturday and she is going to ask vet why cats like boxes so much. How hard will vet laugh? - Pocket Jones Oct 26, 17:52 8
- It’s good that she’s prepping herself for this. -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 20:09
- Since my kid is now a vet tech - imma suggest no laughter at all. They'll just look at her and say, "Cause they're cats. That'll be $297 please" -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 26, 20:04 1
  - Yup, I recently paid $330 to be told my cat had fleas :/ -- nm - MonsterMeg Oct 26, 21:13
- if your sister is a ventriloquist and the cat asks, YES -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 26, 18:50
- Yep - -- (link) - Meg Oct 26, 18:29 [Backboard]
- Star Trek Lower Decks had a joke related to this. Hehe -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 17:59 1
  - I think it was S2E3, We'll Always Have Tom Paris -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 18:03
- An old favorite. -- (link) - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 26, 17:56
Oh Marlowe is not going to like this one -- (link) - Jovian Oct 26, 17:43 1
- Oh, no, he gets the unexpected endorsement from Trump. Who can save us now? - Marlowe Oct 26, 18:14
So, what words were created the year you were born ? Merriam Webster time traveler. -- (edited) - Necromandie Oct 26, 17:43 30
- Food court, split-finger fastball, California roll, canola, space elevator, pepper spray, break out session, first world problem, hip-hop. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 27, 07:39
- Playlist, women’s studies, Logo (capital “L”, so the programming language), CPR, floppy disk, -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 20:08
- Anti-aliasing -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 20:02
- Lots of cool words. Ballpoint pen, channel hopping, bench press, day trader, demolition derby, Medicare ice wine... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 26, 19:52
- Heh. “Insulin-dependent diabetes”. Also, parachute pants. -- nm - kelly Oct 26, 19:17
- campylobacteriosis, information technology, half-pipe -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 19:12
- crystal meth, DUI, local area network, Martin Luther King Day, string bikini, sexual harassment, slam dunk, sport utility vehicle, videocassette - JD Oct 26, 19:06
- barf. psychedelic, rockabilly, country rock, decaf, on-ramp, quantum leap, sitcom, snooze button, turing test, byte -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 26, 18:48
- Medical marijuana. :-) - Krusty Oct 26, 18:44
- Octothorpe? Weird. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 26, 18:34 1
  - One or two thropes. Sure, 5 or six is crazy, eight thropes and you're into octomom territory. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 26, 19:47
- Booster shot :) Anti-gravity. - Meg Oct 26, 18:33
- 401(k), air guitar, bios, director's cut, foodie, high five, voice mail. -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 18:32
- A whole damn lot of words apparently. My favorite: "application programming interface"; "cryptozoology" (Hi, crash!) - ReluctantClown Oct 26, 18:28
- frisbee golf / phat / ska -- nm - gort Oct 26, 18:22
- Whataboutery. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 26, 18:14 1
  - interesting. I have whataboutism in mine. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 19:14
- "light" and "darkness". (NM) -- (edited) - muud Oct 26, 18:11 4
  - The better joke would be like "the". -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 18:50 2
    - Yon. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 18:52 1
      - "Your momma so old, she invented the word 'one'!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 19:24
  - !! -- nm - mud Oct 26, 18:46
- Snooze button -- nm - zunk xometimes Oct 26, 17:57
- Cheesesteak? - znufrii Oct 26, 17:57 3
  - Inuktituk for me, which... no. -- nm - Roger More Oct 26, 19:47
  - How f*^%ing old are you? -- nm - spamlet Oct 26, 18:17 1
    - 1977 - znufrii Oct 26, 18:29
- C-section. (I was not.) -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 26, 17:50
- Whoa. I like this. Some: Dominatrix, cheap shot, wild card, open marriage, sex worker, HMO, reboot, happy talk. -- nm - Jovian Oct 26, 17:48
- Compact Disc -- nm - spamlet Oct 26, 17:45
So yea Ill be rooting for Atlanta. - Jovian Oct 26, 17:41 4
- Same. Go pearls! -- nm - jnine Oct 26, 18:52
- Yup but I rooted for them in 1995 vs. Cleveland. -- nm - Krusty Oct 26, 18:50
- word -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 18:04
- Same here - J Oct 26, 17:58
omg, he still wears the goddam hat?! -- (link) - mud Oct 26, 17:18 7
- Doesn't NYC already have a new mayor? -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 19:03 1
  - Election next week and the guy in the beret is one of the two main options! -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 19:17
- This might be one too many people for me to keep track of in my Nutbar Cinematic Universe. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 17:22 4
  - oh he's an original. I grew up with that guy and his merry band of beret-wearers running about the subway and the city as vigilantes or whatever -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 19:25 1
    - Everyone wants Batman until he starts wearing a beret... -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 21:05
  - maybe you're too young, in the 80s him and his semi-hot sister would be in the news with vids of them prancing the mean streets. -- nm - mud Oct 26, 17:26 1
    - or maybe it was his wife -- fucking Guardian Angels, I watched too much Springer and that crap back then. -- nm - mud Oct 26, 17:31
Advisory panel recommends FDA approval of pediatric-dose covid vaccines for 5-11 year olds. -- (link*) - znufrii Oct 26, 17:15
Bill Murray? ! -- (link) - mud Oct 26, 17:14 7
- Did you expect him to do DCEU? -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 19:04
- Crossing my fingers for him as Beyonder. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 26, 17:32 2
  - not bad. or maybe Owen Reece aka Molecule Man? -- nm - Jovian Oct 26, 18:14
  - Yes! Nice call! -- nm - flavorize Oct 26, 17:39
- Bill likes money. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 17:16 2
  - sure, good on him (and good on MCU) -- nm - mud Oct 26, 17:20 1
    - Yep. Now, they ran out of people pretty much everywhere, I'm expecting a call soon. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 26, 17:29
B2: Spam and Rollo, I don't mind sending out the scrim requests for our match-ups after the rollover. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 26, 17:13 1
- It's whatever you want to do. If you want to save them for actual scrims to test your team, that's fine too. -- nm - spamlet Oct 26, 17:15
and here I was thinking, what we really need now is a Debby Ryan vampire flick.... -- nm* - prayformojo Oct 26, 17:08
The biggest thing to me with The Cube is I have no idea why it needs to be an NFT. - Reagen Oct 26, 17:03 7
- 'tungsten shortage' is exceedingly dumb. we ran a resource for a tungsten company in the UK a while back that was ~320,000 tonnes of contained metal. - mafic Oct 26, 19:10 2
  - "Our cubes are fixing the market! Look upon our mighty power! CUBE!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 19:26 1
    - (I mean I'd probably want a 1" cube, it would be neat) -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 19:27
- What I wonder about is what happens when the company fails -- nm - zork Oct 26, 17:46
- because crypto bros have too much f*cking money. -- nm - znufrii Oct 26, 17:05 2
  - Someone already bought a photo of a potato..for one meeeelion euros.... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 26, 19:55
  - Fools and their money -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 17:07
"Seizure is evil, this was premediated evil." - ReluctantClown Oct 26, 16:59 1
- Don't worry, I won't let it go to my head. - spamlet Oct 26, 17:14

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