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Ford to mandate covid vaccine -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 3, 21:50
Oof. This is a particularly not good week for this to occur for this person. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 21:48 5
- Why this week in particular? -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 21:58 1
  - Because the queen was hospitalized a few days prior. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 23:51
- didn't see him put out any breaking news, so at least he checked his sources -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 21:52 2
  - this is the Dan Jones worth following -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 3, 21:56 1
    - sounds cool, and the peasants are revolting -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 23:38
I like Jeopardy Biden. I think he played the whole game with one hand in his pocket. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 21:17 2
- Who? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 21:41 1
  - You'd have to have seen tonight's Jeopardy to understand. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 22:11
MSNBC calls NJ gov for democrats breaking a pattern since Reagan that both Virginia and NJ going to the opposite party of who won WH -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 21:15
"It is much easier with an egg." - Cmdr Bortus, after witnessing a birth -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:54
This might be of interest to the podcast editors out there -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:24 1
- Hmm, thanks. I’ll give it a look. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 20:26
Wow. No beating around the bush. I know NBCSN going off the air Dec 31 but my local cable company pulled them today. That local cable company? Comcast - Mop Nov 3, 20:15 2
- is that different from CSNBC? -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 20:52 1
  - Nope, in the sense that neither of them is a real network. -- nm* - Mop Nov 3, 21:00
Finally, a concrete answer to The Sopranos' ending. -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 19:55 12
- Yeah, he doesn't actually get to decide that. -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 22:00
- How come no ones asks about Carmela or the kid, sitting right there? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 21:21 2
  - Well, people probably don't care about AJ. - the wrong element Nov 3, 22:02
  - "Because mob hits only ever take out the target, there's never any collateral damage." -- people who were obviously watching a different show. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 21:22
- Author seems to badly want the concrete to be made of quicksand -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:33 7
  - Don't be silly, quicksand stopped existing decades ago. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 20:36 6
    - I'm told it only existed for a 60-year period ending in 1992 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:44 5
      - starting with the talkie movies, right? -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 20:51 4
        
        That's my guess :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:51 3
        
        And, come to think of it, there's one place near here that I would never walk because of quicksand-like mud. - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:53 2
        
        I genuinely have absolutely no idea where to find anytying like that in real life. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 20:54 1
        
        Estuaries or similar places with lots of sediment. When the tide goes way out, 2/3rds of the area between shore and this island becomes thick mud -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:57 [flickr]
What company will be the ringing the bell to open the NYSE Thursday morning? That would be the newly independent Kyndryl, Inc. -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 19:50 7
- Kyndryl is my favorite Kardashian. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 21:01
- Do not take Kyndryl if you are allergic to Kyndryl. -- nm - znufrii Nov 3, 20:41 2
  - Do not date Kyndryl without a comprehensive background check. -- nm - Pippy Nov 3, 20:58 1
    - Do not taunt hyppy fynn kyndryl -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 21:01
- Kryss Kyndryl? Shouldn’t he be getting ready for Kystmys? -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 20:22
- they have the best poetry slams at Kyndryl, but their alternative milk selection is lacking. -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 20:07
- Ironically, their main product is vowels. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 19:52
Tim, is it a backlog of people who avoided the doctor during the height of the pandemic or....? Like what's driving it? - ty97 Nov 3, 19:22 5
- It’s a combination of more people going to the doctor, a lack of staff, and a goofy process change. - Tim Nov 3, 19:30 3
  - I’m no smart science guy, but that sounds dangerous. -- nm* - Mop Nov 3, 20:22
  - The process change: - Tim Nov 3, 19:46
  - what the hell? I mean I get it -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 19:35
- most likely deferred medical issues, Mom was flat out told not even to go to the (military) ER as they couldn't/wouldn't see her... - zeitgeist Nov 3, 19:29
My reply is dumb and I should delete it, right? -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 19:15 9
- leave it alone. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 20:14
- I think you're right. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 19:36 2
  - His reply is right, or he is right that he should delete it. WHY DO YOU CONFUSE THE MAN?! -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 19:59 1
    - Maybe both. Lol -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 20:23
- with right wing nutsos holding the media attention to their fantasies, it makes middle o' road pols and news seem liberal lefties and conservative -- nm - right becomes the middle Nov 3, 19:25
- You should not. OP is living under a rock if he thinks those guys aren’t getting media attention. -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 19:16 3
  - Well, they're getting a certain kind of media attention that is not conducive to solving the wider problem. - Beryllium Nov 3, 19:17 2
    - The media is not interested in solving this problem. They continue to profit from it. -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 19:19 1
      - That rings true, for sure. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 19:19
re white women in Virginia. There is a EXTREME gap regarding college education. - loosilu Nov 3, 18:49 6
- I'm completely and utterly awful but with that subject line; all I can think of is Blazing Saddles -- nm - JD Nov 3, 19:01 5
  - confession: never saw it -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 19:08 4
    - If you like mel brooks movies, or genius comedies, it's worth watching once. I'm on the fence about more than once. I prefer Spaceballs and Young Fra -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 21:18
    - AND THAT'S WHY VIRGINIA WENT TO THE REPUBLICANS YESTERDAY!!! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 19:13 1
      - PFFFFFFFFFT -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 19:33
    - you should sometime -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 19:10
In case you missed it, Rebecca from Ted Lasso joins Hocus Pocus 2. -- (link) - Mop Nov 3, 18:45 2
- She looks like a good fit but I don't think those other two will make for good witches at all. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 18:47 1
  - Doug Jones would be a good warlock ... or conjured monster of some sort -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 18:56
ACNH: Version 2.0 of Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now available -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 18:43 1
- It’s happening!! This is not a drill people!!! -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 18:57
cartoon: -- (link) - mud Nov 3, 18:35
Survivor (spoils) - Jovian Nov 3, 17:44 1
- Spoiler - the wrong element Nov 3, 20:43
Lol. Atlanta Public Schools just announced they are closed on Friday. 1.5 days notice. - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:32 6
- hey, you gotta party! -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 18:50
- Still better than what Canada did last week! -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 17:44 1
  - sent all the geese south? -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 17:49
- That's code for "nobody would show up anyway". -- nm - Ender Nov 3, 17:40 2
  - 100% -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:41
  - This. I expect Cobb County to do the same. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 17:40
Kadarius Toney, speaking about the Henry Ruggs situation. -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 3, 17:17 5
- this isn't quite the "drugging a girl and trying to rape her comatose body behind a dumpster shouldn't ruin a promising career over 15m of fun" -- nm - level of excusing a life altering fvck up Nov 3, 19:33
- who among hasn't driven 3x the speed limit at twice the legal BA limit and burned someone to death? -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 17:27 3
  - there's an MP here who just crashed his car into someone's house at almost triple the BA limit saying "should one mistake ruin a career?" - mafic Nov 3, 17:36 1
    - It depends on the mistake. Michael Vick only had the one dogfighting ring, but... -- nm - The Allfather Nov 3, 17:49
  - Honestly, I don't know the dude whatsoever. Don't think I've ever laid eyes on him. But based on the incident, I think I like Ted Cruz more. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:30
I'm 5 eps into Squid Game and... *spoils* - Ender Nov 3, 17:09 4
- oh man, my niece likes it. I need to start it -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 19:34
- spoils - mafic Nov 3, 17:38
- Spoils - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:29
- "...Oh. Yeah, that would have been much easier." -- nm - Max Nov 3, 17:25
DTL first. Three players with a game score over 30. None of which are my star SF! -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 17:04 2
- Nice! Was scouting my opponent and refreshed their schedule seeing the OT loss. - spamlet Nov 3, 17:19 1
  - Here are the shooting percentages of my starting line-up. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 3, 18:03
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 3, 16:45 26
- OK can someone explain the appeal? Not trying to be a jerk. It has comic accessories. -- (edited) - loosilu Nov 3, 18:53 1
  - looks like a fun pool, spray fountains for the kid, condo is a shotgun 'shack' with kit/liv room -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 19:38
- literally down the street from Epcot. Mannnnnnn -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 17:07 17
  - i mean, 16 miles. But still. -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 17:15 16
    - Downside: in Florida. - ty97 Nov 3, 17:45 15
      - Fuck Florida. I only travel there when forced. And that was before COVID. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 18:56
      - ..... - ty97 Nov 3, 17:49 10
        
        ...... - ty97 Nov 3, 17:50 9
        
        MCO is my most hated airport on the planet. It's my personal hell. - loosilu Nov 3, 20:57
        
        I drive on a toll road like 1% of the time. You've been to a different FL than I. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 18:08 3
        
        I'm talking about Orlando and Tampa specifically, I don't know about the rest of the state -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 19:09 1
        
        like -- (pic) - ty97 Nov 3, 19:11 [Attachment]
        
        well duh, you're a resident. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 18:51
        
        And then you get *on* the flight. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 17:51 3
        
        ..... - ty97 Nov 3, 18:03
        
        ..And the Southwest flight attendants start singing. - ty97 Nov 3, 18:01 1
        
        Oh there was no singing on this flight. Just misery. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 18:20
      - I-4 is hell. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 17:48 2
        
        wait, how is there an I-4? interstates end in 0or 5! -- (edited) - loosilu Nov 3, 18:57
        
        there are no actual seasons. It's 95+ for 6 months. Lovebugs. Hurricanes. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 17:53
- This may be a first for our Zillow threads. We've looked at these. - The Allfather Nov 3, 16:57 1
  - WaWa!!! -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 17:02
- 17 minute drive from Disney Springs. -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 16:52 1
  - Practically across the street from Wawa -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 16:53
- Lazy Avenger River? Hmm -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:48 1
  - That is an awesome shower curtain. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 16:50
San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey plans to retire Thursday -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 16:42 4
- Walking away from $22 million... - The Allfather Nov 3, 16:46 2
  - At this point he may barely be able to walk. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 16:47 1
    - They've got one-year-old twins. So, he'll move more at home than he would have as a catcher. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 3, 16:54
- I wish I could retire on Thursday. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 3, 16:45
I just found a calendar entry as I was looking at December that reminds me to change the 10 Year smoke detectors I put up in our last house. - TWuG Nov 3, 16:36 2
- Hardwired or burn up in a fire! -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 16:40 1
  - Fun (?) fact: when you sell your house here you’re required to have hardwired smoke detectors. So in theory the only places that don’t haven’t - mafic Nov 3, 16:44
Fuuuuuuck -- (link) - Mop Nov 3, 16:34 [youtube]
. -- (pic) - ty97 Nov 3, 16:30 [Attachment] 5
- Starring Bob Odenkirk, Robert Loggia, The Most Interesting Man in the World, Paul Rudd, Stephen Lang, and Spencer Tracy -- nm - Max Nov 3, 16:37 3
  - Stephen Lang needs to be in more stuff. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 16:46 2
    - [googles] .. oh, him -- nm - mud Nov 3, 17:31 1
      - Yeah. Into the Badlands, for example. Excellent show. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 18:11
- Black Widow aged terribly -- nm - VMan Nov 3, 16:32
Gal Gadot To Play Evil Queen In ‘Snow White’ -- (link*) - mud Nov 3, 16:24 20
- They should have got Tyne Daly in her prime (like, 1976) and remade it then. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:39 [Attachment] 2
  - Tyne Daly was fucking amazing in Burn Notice. Hysterically funny and also truly heartbreaking. -- nm - loosilu Nov 3, 18:45
  - (Arguably she's been in her prime from the 70s until now, but for the sake of Hollywood ideals ... heh) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:39
- some of youse don't think much of my acting chops. ..schmucks -- nm - gal Nov 3, 17:32
- Going to be hard find a Snow White who is “fairer” than her -- nm - flavorize Nov 3, 16:57 1
  - Beaker beat me to the joke -- nm - flavorize Nov 3, 17:00
- That seems like miscasting. Nobody wants to dislike her. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 3, 16:41 6
  - Plus, who plays Snow White to her? -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 18:23 2
    - Zendaya -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 18:25 1
      - "Paul Rudd is *Grumpy* Dwarf? C'mon! Where's the conflict?!" -- nm - yelling at the screen Nov 3, 18:45
  - I kinda do. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 3, 18:17
  - trying to break from type? -- nm - mafic Nov 3, 17:39
  - To make her a villain, she will kill puppies. Audience: “puppy had it coming. Probably chewed up her clothes.” -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 16:44
- I want some back story on the mirror. is someone trapped in it? is it a bridge to someone on another world? does it have any special powers? what!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 3, 16:36 1
  - "Glazier, Coming 2024" -- nm - Reagen Nov 3, 16:40
- Also: A live-action version of Snow White is in the works at Disney. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 16:29
- *roots for the bad lady* -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 16:28 3
  - right? they are setting the bar high for whoever gets cast as Snow White -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 16:34 2
    - Anya Taylor-Joy as Snow White? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 17:41
    - It’s almost as bad as Kristen Stewart vs Charlize Theron. Mirror mirror, on the wall…who’s the f—Charlize. Her. Charlize. End movie. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 3, 16:37
For your viewing displeasure... -- (link) - Mop Nov 3, 16:19 [youtube]
And we'll keep on fighting to the end... -- (link) - The Allfather Nov 3, 16:02

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