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France seizes British trawler as post-Brexit fishing row spirals -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 28, 11:16
I’m also pretty sure the David S. Pumpkins sketch is one of the few where Kate McKinnon isn’t doing an impression. - Tim Oct 28, 11:14
Do we have a deal? 1.75 trillion? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 11:11 4
- We will do a Human Claw where Biden can grab as much cash as possible, right? -- nm - Manchin Oct 28, 11:17
- Doesn't sound like they're there yet. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 28, 11:16
- That depends how many briefcases are left -- nm - eag Oct 28, 11:15
- Unknown -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 11:12
Oh hey I can control the heat in my apt now. I feel so high class. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 28, 10:39 15
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Oct 28, 11:06
- This is a completely foreign concept to me. Not the controlling your own heat (and A/C) bit but... - Trick or Todd Oct 28, 10:57 7
  - I have no control. I have radiators and they are either on or off. Often we have to open windows to try and regulate the temps in the apt. -- nm - Krusty Oct 28, 11:06 4
    - Yeah at my old place there were occasions (rarely) where the A/C window unit needed to be turned on to balance the heat. -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 11:08 3
      - Stop, stop! Us Californians don't have enough popcorn on hand to watch all this east coast weather griping already! -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 11:11 2
        
        Let me introduce you to this show called 'Friends'! -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 11:11 1
        
        I know! -- nm - SyrDragon Oct 28, 11:19
  - In some properties there are not individual systems. We have a duplex like this. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 11:01
  - Well that's what happens when you live in building that were built before Iowa was invented. -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 10:58
- In san fran the law required that residents be able to have heat and with most places downtown getting muni steam, they heated whether it was hot or n -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 10:52
- I went from my old place (no control, steam pipes in the building) to my new place where I have a button with three settings! - ty97 Oct 28, 10:45 1
  - Fancy! -- nm - Krusty Oct 28, 11:07
- got u now $$$ -- nm - Utility Company coffers Oct 28, 10:43 2
  - It's true, but I've been getting off cheap for 3/4 of the year for a long time, so it's only fair. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 28, 10:48 1
    - Oh, we'll make up for time. Don't you worry about it. -- nm - Big Ameren Oct 28, 10:58
David Bowie? .. why I oughta- you've crossed a line, sir! -- (link) - mud Oct 28, 10:15 2
- That reminds me, I saw a personalized license plate the other day: Y I OTTA -- nm - marum scarum Oct 28, 10:21 1
  - nice! -- nm - mud Oct 28, 10:22
This is professional wrestling! -- (link) - The Allfather Oct 28, 10:13 8
- I mean, it’s no bra-and-panty match. -- nm - Qale Oct 28, 11:37
- Seems legit -- nm - spamlet Oct 28, 10:47
- I love legitimate the-atre. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 10:32
- someone made an edit.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 28, 10:25 1
  - wrong franchise but: "Please indicate the level of suffering you are feeling" -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 10:34
- That's fantastic. -- nm - pmb Oct 28, 10:20
- I do say that all seemed rather rehearsed. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 28, 10:17
- I'm getting a Midsommar wailing vibe from the four kneeling on the canvas. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:14
Meanwhile, the City of Malibu has a problem with pop-up expensive car shows. *roots for injuries* -- (link) - con_carne Oct 28, 09:59
It’s not like you can inscribe five million names on a slab of granite for a Covid memorial. This approach is fascinating. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 28, 09:57 1
- I'm sure that won't get abused by the internet -- nm - kilbooooo! Oct 28, 11:03
House of Gucci Final Trailer -- (link) - budice Oct 28, 09:50
in the 'people are stupid' category, i just had someone call me and complain that i put something in the memo line of a $10,000 - Necromandie Oct 28, 09:46 18
- When I worked at a bank in college we had a regular customer who DJ'ed for weddings and such. He got a check once with "Sexual Favors" written in the - kilbooooo! Oct 28, 11:01
- "I'm sorry. Please return the check and I'll take care of that immediately." "So you'll issue us a new check with no memo?" - Trick or Todd Oct 28, 10:55
- but sir, we can not in any way condone spending these funds on hookers and crack -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 10:55
- “I’m happy to take it back if you’d like…” -- nm* - znufrii Oct 28, 10:47 1
  - My actual response was "We use the memo line internally and use it on all donation cheques. I don't see us changing this policy." -- nm - Necromandie Oct 28, 11:20
- That's weird. -- nm - zunk xometimes Oct 28, 09:58 1
  - What zunk said. That's weird. -- nm - ReluctantClown Oct 28, 10:46
- "You put X in the memo line! Now those funds have to be restricted for use on X." Is probably why they were angry. - TWuG Oct 28, 09:52 2
  - But again, restricted donation is up to the donor. A recipient charity complaining about inflexibility with their books is being shady. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:05 1
    - This. So this. -- nm - Maui Deeve Oct 28, 11:11
- Yeah, that's...something. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 28, 09:51
- Was it one of those really big checks like in Happy Gilmore? She might not want the memo line to appear in photots - SyrDragon Oct 28, 09:49
- The memo line is for the cheque writer, not the cheque receiver. Right? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 09:48 5
  - That's what the memueueeauxueue line is for. -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 10:16
  - I can't even imagine what good the memo line would do the recipient. The check leaves their possession. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 28, 09:51 1
    - It can be important for recipient vendors to match to invoices and account numbers. But there's no sense in wanting it left blank. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 10:03
  - of course -- nm - mud Oct 28, 09:50
  - yes, yes it is. -- nm - Necromandie Oct 28, 09:49
Zillow! -- (link*) - Strongbad Oct 28, 09:45 4
- well if you have school age girls, they'll love it, and mom is ready for halloween -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 11:06
- Ariel is rethinking her life decisions. -- nm - pmb Oct 28, 10:21
- that's some great views they have there -- nm - decline Oct 28, 10:00
- Well I hope they aren't underwater on their mortgage. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 09:49
So....Mark Ronson is the step-son of Mick Jones of Foreigner. And Ronson's mother-in-law is Meryl Streep. -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 09:31 3
- not to be confused with Mick Jones of The Clash, whose gf was once the lovely Viv Albertine of The Slits. -- nm - mud Oct 28, 09:57
- It is known. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 09:40 1
  - obviously since I just told you -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 10:43
PS Plus for Nov. 3 regular games and 3 VR games -- (link) - decline Oct 28, 09:28
Not shocked but it sounds like "Mr. Snyder" and "Mrs. Snyder" deserve each other -- (link) - Reagen Oct 28, 09:18 1
- And you just know they call each other by those names. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 09:23
Mattress Mack has a 3.35mil bet on the Astros to win…39million if they do. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:18
October 28 Birthdays: Joan Plowright (92), Jane Alexander (82), Dennis Franz (77), Caitlyn Jenner (72), Annie Potts (69), Bill Gates (66) - Max Oct 28, 09:17 4
- I thought Gates was a tiny bit older than that -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 09:22 2
  - He's been looking over 70 lately. -- nm - Max Oct 28, 09:31 1
    - now that Q's on to him it's harder to secure the stem cells. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 09:38
- I never would have guessed Jamie Gertz was only 31 in Twister. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:19
Ted Lasso starring Mitt and Kyrsten Sinema -- (link*) - budice Oct 28, 09:10 9
- she's f**king vile -- nm - Jovian Oct 28, 09:11 8
  - Manchin is worse. He pisses me off, while she just confuses me. -- nm - mud Oct 28, 09:22 7
    - Manchin at least speaks up and defends his points. Sinema is just a complete fraud. She thinks she is a movie star. -- nm - Jovian Oct 28, 09:25 6
      - Eh. - znufrii Oct 28, 09:54
      - She has a certain style - eag Oct 28, 09:41 3
        
        I mean, if her crime is being inscrutable, I'd like to introduce everyone to a strange place called the United States Senate. What can I tell ya. -- (edited) - con_carne Oct 28, 10:28
        
        McCain played that game for many years from the other seat. - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 28, 10:15
        
        Wow. -- nm - marum scarum Oct 28, 09:53
      - He is at least fairly consistent and in a deeply red state. She has changed from positions she ran on and is definitely more enamored of her position - pmb Oct 28, 09:39
Speaking of funds, what do we think of semi-transparent ETFs? - znufrii Oct 28, 09:01 1
- I think they definitely shouldn't go commando. - Trick or Todd Oct 28, 09:08
I finished Wu Tang: An American Saga. A+ and the acting was better this season. *spoilers* - Krusty Oct 28, 08:53
Kirsten Dunst filming a Hallmark movie across the street from my kid's daycare. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 08:50 19
- reduced to making Hallmark movies. Always interested in the perspective that TV, Hallmark, Lifetime movies are a step down for movie stars. Somehow not as big budgets and $$$ -- nm* - budice Oct 28, 08:51 15
  - She's very possibly getting an Oscar nomination this year (not for the Hallmark movie). -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 08:58 4
    - After #oscarssowhite and the transformation of moviegoing, that seems like its own kind of purgatory. -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 11:00
    - ^ Tv elitist ^ -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:01
    - No, that would be an Emmy. (And yes, I think she will be too.) -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 09:00 1
      - They could release the Hallmark movie in NY/LA for a week in 1 theater to qualify! -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 09:02
  - Winnipeg has become a shooting hub for them. 8-12 a year. Star power varies, but for her, actress in her 40s. Only so many parts. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 08:55 9
    - they're a blight on Canadian Cinema. The whole industry making that garbage up here, coast to coast, instead of making actual pictures. -- nm - mud Oct 28, 09:47 4
      - Man, I hate to tell ya, but... -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 09:53 3
        
        what? .. What?! .. grrr -- nm - Atom Egoyan Oct 28, 09:58 2
        
        Atom Egoyan and Don McKellar present: An Anti-Depressant Christmas -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 10:08 1
        
        [sigh] -- nm - mud Oct 28, 10:11
    - Ottawa too, which is funny because of how distinctive Ottawa is. (Ice skating on a frozen canal through the downtown, chateau-esque buildings, etc) -- nm - Roger More Oct 28, 09:22
    - 39! (I would have guessed 40s too) -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 08:56 1
      - I was using Interview as my landmark. I should have known better. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 08:58
    - spectacular -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 08:56
- go say hi -- nm - decline Oct 28, 08:51 2
  - I didn't *not* have a thing for her back in the day. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 08:53 1
    - Sure -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 08:58
Pelosi just arrived at the Progressive Caucus meeting (she did not have to check her phone). There was applause when she entered the room. -- nm - budice Oct 28, 08:44 3
- And Uncle Joe is speechifying right now -- nm - eag Oct 28, 08:53 2
  - Just a long string of expletives. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 08:57 1
    - He whispered "pay your fair share" in a low voice into the mike like three times in a row. I suppose that's what many will see of this on the Twitter. -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 10:04
I just remembered I sold a fund earlier this year for a gain and now I have this stupid capital gain that I haven't full offset. - ty97 Oct 28, 08:44 3
- the struggle is real -- nm - decline Oct 28, 08:51 1
  - Thank you for recognizing my pain -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 09:04
- Mitt warned you! -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 08:44
Has anyone else ever seen Ghostwatch? Nearly 30 years ago it traumatised a nation when it was first broadcast. - LMS Oct 28, 08:39 7
- I just read the plot summary and that sounds wild. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 08:50 4
  - Yeah…that’s bonkers. - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:00 1
    - So many people were convinced it was real as the presenters were playing themselves. -- nm - LMS Oct 28, 09:08
  - Yeah. Kind of brilliant. -- nm - pmb Oct 28, 09:00
  - Every now and then a US studio asks us about the remake rights. -- nm - LMS Oct 28, 08:55
- Craig Charles!! ((nope never heard of it.) -- nm - mud Oct 28, 08:42 1
  - It's worth checking out -- nm - LMS Oct 28, 08:53
LIR: pmb, no to both.. since they hire me to advise them on these topics, they're benefiting from my knowledge, not the other way around. -- nm - colin Oct 28, 08:33 4
- Yes, but you have access to their systems and customer base. They may be benefitting from your knowledge, but you're building this business based on - pmb Oct 28, 08:40 3
  - True, I do have customer relationships because of them. I do not have access to much of their actual data like customer lists, sales, etc. - colin Oct 28, 08:47 2
    - Not off the top of my head but I can ask around. I'll let you know. -- nm - pmb Oct 28, 08:52 1
      - thank you! -- nm - colin Oct 28, 09:00
"I am so in the weeds with David Pumpkins!" - TWuG Oct 28, 08:31 [youtube] 10
- I laughed at this all over again. -- nm - Maui Deeve Oct 28, 11:19
- yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 28, 09:50
- Leslie Jones bopping away as the door closes is great little part of the sketch. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 08:44 6
  - Mikey Day and Bobby Moynihan's dedication to the bit is rather impressive. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 09:02 5
    - They co-wrote it, right? I know Bobby for sure, but not sure I'm remembering Day correctly. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 28, 09:04 4
      - Indeed. The Oral History. -- (link) - Spawn Oct 28, 09:26 3
        
        If Hanks isn’t all in on that bit, it has no chance to succeed. Even so, I’m not sure it does. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 28, 09:30 2
        
        they showed him the video he made for the Dragnet song "If you can do that, you can do this" -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 09:39 1
        
        Lol -- nm - con_carne Oct 28, 10:18
- Never heard of it. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 08:35
No, coordinated messaging is when the Queen accentuates her outfit with jewelry that sends particular coded political messages -- nm - Beryllium Oct 28, 08:28 1
- We almost recalled our Ambassador to UK when the Queen wore a something that Obama had given her, luckily the donald didn't know -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 28, 11:00
Ooh, looks like I've got some new Twitter features to try out -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 28, 08:27
Someone check on Reagen -- nm - ty97 Oct 28, 08:25 6
- You guys like it when Coach Beard does it! - Reagen Oct 28, 08:36 2
  - Are you posting this from inside your cocoon? -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 08:37 1
    - it's really more of a chrysalis. -- nm - Reagen Oct 28, 08:43
- I've been meaning to ask if he's feeling better but didn't want to pry. -- nm - Full Size Candy Baron Oct 28, 08:28
- I expect the mutations have finally begun. -- nm - Spawn Oct 28, 08:26 1
  - Reagen 2.0 - A slim, trimmed version. Like Dawson on a good day. -- nm* - budice Oct 28, 08:28

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