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Vote in Elon's poll to make him sell stock to realize gains and incur tax -- (link) - TWuG Nov 6, 12:35 2
- This is something like 22million shares. Tesla’s daily volume is 17mil. This could yank the share price. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 12:44
- Narcissuses gonna Narcissus. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 12:41
My new laptop battery arrived. And it came in a box(!!) -- (pic) - Meg Nov 6, 12:27 [Attachment] 2
- That's a surprisingly furry battery -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 12:39 1
  - it's purrpetual motion. - Reagen Nov 6, 12:40
B Cinemascore for Eternals. There's just no good news here. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 12:24
Chicago Blackhawks finally fire HC Jeremy Colliton. -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 6, 12:23
A charming plan to slow Siberian defrosting and release of decomp methane, Buffalo and mammoths to trample and compact the ground -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:49
After thinking about it enough to write a review, the real problem with Eternals is that the worst two characters get almost all screen time. - The Allfather Nov 6, 11:33
Prevea Health and Aaron Rodgers ending their partnership. -- (link*) - budice Nov 6, 11:14 4
- I deeply regret Every Single Time I rooted for the Packers in the last 16 years. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 12:27
- State Farm will be soon. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 11:32
- He was stepping out on Shailene Woodley? -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 6, 11:20
- Maybe that Nigerian quack hustling ivermectin and hydrocloroquine (still) can use him, she's probably making more profits anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:17
Heheh. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:09 2
- That will get me lots of great reviews for my wedding officiant gig...actually you'd be an hour early till spring -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:15 1
  - If there's one thing programmers hate, it's timezone math. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:19
Black Widow starts … glacially. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 11:04 2
- Shang-Chi towers above the other two MCU movies this year. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 11:08
- Sets the pace, really. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:05
City Commission of Oroville, CA voted 6-1 to declare itself an independent “constitutional republic,” vowing not to follow federal and state covid -- (link*) - budice Nov 6, 10:29 6
- Can't they convince a handful of red states to do the same so the whole country can become a normal place again? (NM) - Marlowe Nov 6, 11:30 3
  - We already had this discussion 160 years ago. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 6, 11:34 2
    - Motion to reconsider? -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 11:47 1
      - Tabled. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 12:12
- Isn't that the town just under the crumbling Oroville dam getting millions in federal and state funds? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:13 1
  - I guess they'll have to raise taxes. - Beryllium Nov 6, 11:14
Gunpowder Milkshake "well I've written half a movie, let's run with that." -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 10:04 1
- Yup. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 10:43
OTD 2016. Wrigley Field vandalized. - zunk xometimes Nov 6, 09:42 [Attachment]
Jesus, who is the smoking hot redhead at the French bakery across the street? - Mop Nov 6, 09:41 5
- Pic or she didn't happen. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 10:15
- better start the cardio program today because you're going to be visiting that place a lot. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 09:52 2
  - It's gonna be tough when I'm eating all those carbs. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 12:10 1
    - well if it's Ash Coffin working there you'll kick it into high gear -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 13:08
- Oh monsieur Mop! You forgot your baguette. -- nm - Red Nov 6, 09:45
Normally I would say it's too early for Christmas movies, but I'll make an exception for Gremlins. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 09:34 2
- Then get these on your list to Santa! -- (link) - zunk xometimes Nov 6, 09:54
- certainly Go can't be far behind? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 09:36
A couple tweets about Qaaron Rodgers-- -- (link) - Flavorize Nov 6, 09:23 12
- Is he getting any love from the sports pundits? What little coverage I’ve seen so far boils down to “HE LIED TO US!” -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 09:45 6
  - Newsmax Sports -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 10:17
  - Around the Horn and PTI were both all over him -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 10:00 2
    - I actually thought PTI took it far too easy on him because they like him. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 10:44 1
      - Absolutely - so did I. Wilbon wants accrss. -- nm - Diva Nov 6, 11:48
  - I haven't seen any, legit sports pundits back him. The lying has not played well, and the misinformation is not helping. -- nm - Flavorize Nov 6, 09:48 1
    - Feels like he’s severely impacted his post-football career prospects. -- nm - Mop Nov 6, 09:49
- Mina Kimes--One of my favs, on Qaaron Rodgers -- (link) - Flavorize Nov 6, 09:26 4
  - Rodgers went to Cal and still acts like this. Supposedly an educated person falling for that nonsense. smh -- nm - budice Nov 6, 09:34 3
    - Dumb jock probably never went to class! -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 09:37 2
      - The way I hear it, he thinks he’s smarter than everyone else. - Dark Callisto Nov 6, 09:39 1
        
        Tallest Midget Syndrome, like my kid bragging on his 115 IQ. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 10:00
For David... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 6, 09:09 3
- I heard some comments about how fast the buses were traveling…like, they had to have it cleared to not impact businesses. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 09:12 2
  - Here's a comment on how fast the buses were moving. -- (link) - zunk xometimes Nov 6, 10:01
  - Why indeed would you want a bunch of people hanging around your business for an extended period of time. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 10:01
OTD: 24 debuted on Fox. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 09:04
hahaha - “You all write for a living. I haven’t seen any of you explain the supply chain very well.” -- (link) - mud Nov 6, 07:36 12
- "No no, I'm not being critical!" He also said that after pointing out how wrong his naysayers have been on COVID response. "And who could blame you!" -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 09:00
- She knows he’s right. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 08:52
- Re: that family that buys 12 gal of milk a week, someone did some follow up on them - Reagen Nov 6, 08:17 9
  - But... we have all the cows! -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 10:44
  - Time for some Extreme Couponing! -- nm - VMan Nov 6, 08:59
  - I wonder what their total grocery bill, each week is? Probably spend $50 on cereal, thus the milk -- nm - flavorize Nov 6, 08:23
  - It was known about the kids. I thought (most are adopted/foster IIRC) -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 08:19 5
    - Also a difference between adopted and foster kids. Parents get payments, for care, for foster kids -- nm - flavorize Nov 6, 08:41
    - But also, milk on average nationally hasn't done that price change. -- nm - ty97 Nov 6, 08:20 3
      - I've been paying $2.19 a half-gallon for 2-3 years at least. That lasts me two weeks :) -- nm - Meg Nov 6, 09:13 2
        
        I've been paying $zero for ~50 years. It's been that long since I tasted it. -- nm - mud Nov 6, 09:28 1
        
        I put a dash in my two cups of coffee every morning. -- nm - Meg Nov 6, 09:33
Succession, but for real, and Canada -- (link) - Reagen Nov 6, 06:57 3
- The merger needs to be stopped, or stuff is going to get crazier. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 6, 09:56
- Is this the one that features a butt dial as a key point? -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 09:00
- I’ve been following since Matt Levine wrote about it a few weeks ago. Seemed like him winning was the pretty obvious outcome. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:06
Apparently there’s a word for customer service going to shit while prices rise -- (link) - znufrii Nov 6, 06:45 3
- So many companies make it nearly impossible to talk to a real person, then they have no power to correct anything, REPRESENTATIVE REPRESENTATIVE REPRE -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 6, 11:10
- Is it German? -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 07:06 1
  - If it were, it’d be a lot better than what they came up with. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 07:24
I like the new ABBA album exactly the amount I expected to like it. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 06:37 5
- Same -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 09:38
- I do really like the new Aimee Mann album (which is a collection of songs written for a musical of Girl Interrupted that never was). -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 06:43 3
  - And listening to it made the connection in my mind that Finneas is the current day Aimee Mann. This video could be a deleted scene from Magnolia. -- (link) - Dano Nov 6, 06:48 [youtube] 2
    - He sounds like the lead from Imagine Dragons got his heart shit on. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 12:29
    - That's Phoebe Bridgers for me. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:51
I'm in a tire shop that has a row of stacked tires in piles of 5 and it's mildly infuriating. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:31 11
- They're for the new Mission: Impossible movie. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 6, 07:14 1
  - Just heave a bunch in a pile for a Terminator movie? -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 07:17
- People need spares, Reagen. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 06:43 1
  - Yes. Full size spares. Eff that little puny donut. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 08:54
- Are any of the tires just slightly off-center, just enough to notice? - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 06:36 6
  - It is only so you don't have to bend over to see them. - Spawn Nov 6, 09:40
  - Here, drive yourself crazy -- (pic) - Reagen Nov 6, 06:40 [Attachment] 4
    - *twitch* -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 07:01
    - It makes me want to grab some leather gloves and re-pile them. All of them. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 06:46 2
      - They're called work gloves dude. Leather is for later in the weekend. -- nm - con_carne Nov 6, 07:43 1
        
        So the chaps are a no-go then? Until tonight? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 6, 08:04
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:07 [Attachment] 5
- Ayn Rand Dull(ard) - Cliff Notes -- nm* - VMan Nov 6, 08:29
- ULULAR DALLY - Wasting your time trilling your uvula. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:54
- UNRULY LAUNDRY LAD - the brat down at the Soap-N-Suds -- nm - prayformojo Nov 6, 06:49
- NULLYARD - the playground with nothing in it. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 06:30
- LardLand - one of the most popular features in the Scrapple amusement park. -- nm - Dano Nov 6, 06:13
well that had to be an easy call on pulling these -- (link) - Reagen Nov 6, 05:48
Week 1 review of the Bolt - Reagen Nov 6, 05:27 2
- Yep, drive an EV and ICE feels like a Flinstones car. -- nm - TWuG Nov 6, 08:50
- Glad you’re really enjoying it. I hear your first sentence quite a bit. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 06:10
COVID denier and Flat Earth conspiracist found dead after mysterious illness -- (link) - Reagen Nov 6, 04:33
Connor McDavid: "1 on 4? I like those odds." -- (link*) - Reagen Nov 6, 04:01 2
- That's stunning. His confidence caught them all by surprise. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 11:43
- That's inedible, and he got slashed at the end. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 6, 04:52
Watching Doctor Who: How did the Brits end up with the world's worst English accents? How did Ohio win out in the neutral English accent contest? -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 03:46 6
- Broadcasting in the US needed clear, enunciating announcers and that's what the Midwest accent generally has - TWuG Nov 6, 03:55 5
  - Theoreticaly, shouldn't the BBC have needed clear enunciating announcers? -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 04:19 4
    - that's what Received Pronunciation is. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 04:31 3
      - This doesn't explain why Doctor Who chose to feature a DEEP Liverpudlian accent... -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 05:01 2
        
        BBC are trying to be more representative of different regions and classes rather than just posh Southerners. - LMS Nov 6, 06:12
        
        He's a man of the people....of many planets. And only one Scots Doctor. -- nm - . Nov 6, 05:26
TV PSA: UFC, NHL, College Football, NASCAR, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, World's Funniest Animals, SNL (Kieran Culkin & Ed Sheeran), other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 6, 03:39
Watching Graham Norton. Two thoughts. 1) I miss Obama, despite his condescension. 2) Wait, Salma Hayek is in The Eternals?... - Ender Nov 6, 03:11 4
- Jolie, as well. -- nm - Spawn Nov 6, 11:06 1
  - ! - mud Nov 6, 11:08
- She’s the leader of the Eternals. -- nm - Not Picard Nov 6, 09:57
- She does voice over in one of the commercials and stands front and center in a group pose. - Diva Nov 6, 06:50
It's not technically streaming, but I feel like somebody should have worked this Christopher Lloyd/Lea Thompson teamup into SITV... -- (link*) - Ender Nov 6, 01:30
WWE certainly doesn't telegraph their cuts. BFab reportedly signed a new contract last week. (Which probably bumped her non-compete up from 30 to 90.) -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 00:53 9
- I think that’s common with NXT to main roster contracts. -- nm - Tim Nov 6, 06:16 1
  - Congrats in tripling your obligation to an employee you didn’t want? - Will Hunting Nov 6, 06:37
- Her release has to be Covid vaccine related given that. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 6, 05:50 2
  - Perhaps. But she's also so new to the business she can't wrestle...it was a mistake to bring her up to main roster. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 08:17 1
    - Again, the HR manager should be fired. - Will Hunting Nov 6, 11:12
- Tangent: 90 days seems super short for national stars. I was under the impression that local newscasters got like 6 months. -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 01:23 3
  - Non competes are likely unenforceable anyway. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 03:11 2
    - I have one, but the implicit threat of everyone who leaves my company is “don’t or you’ll never get any work from me.” -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 06:21
    - Especially if they’re fired. -- nm - spamlet Nov 6, 06:10
8 dead in Houston rap festival as overdoses, crowd panics/tramples -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 6, 00:50 2
- Strong mixture of pandemic, remedial preparation, and a heavy handed dose of capitalistic don’t give a fuuuuuuuck. -- nm - Qale Nov 6, 09:11
- AP news story -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 6, 00:52
I've really tried to talk myself into liking Eternals, but it only gets a B. - The Allfather Nov 5, 23:43 7
- You must have fallen asleep. - Spawn Nov 6, 13:29
- Yeah, should’ve done the inhumans instead. — nm - mafic Nov 6, 00:23 2
  - God, we don't need that again. -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 00:36 1
    - Remembering that show just pisses me off. One main character can never speak. The other's superpower is her hair, so let's shave her head... -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 00:44
- A B doesn't equate to at least "like"? -- nm - Ender Nov 5, 23:54 2
  - It's perfectly adequate with several high points and a bunch of wasted Starks. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 6, 00:14 1
    - Plows through a whole lotta movie(Scenes, Locations,Characters). Likely deserved a Part 1/2 ala Dune -- nm - budice Nov 6, 00:46
aaand after an hour of writing, my laptop is at 14% -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 23:10 2
- I guess this story from March 9, 2020 is relevant to what I'm writing ... first recorded covid death in canada at the time -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 23:37
- Mine's on 68% after charging for an hour. Amazon says the new battery will be here tomorrow. -- nm - Meg Nov 5, 23:33
2021 in a nutshell -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 5, 23:02
Eternals: B-. After credits vague spoiler -- (edited) - Spawn Nov 5, 22:55
hey, I guess I can finally watch jojo rabbit (just landed on D+ canada) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 5, 22:44
Watching The Protégé with Maggie Q. Gunfights and fight choreography are pretty good. Michael Keaton clearly doesn't do his own stunts but -- (edited) - Max Nov 5, 22:22 3
- I watched it, maybe a week ago—The stuff that works really works—some of it falls flat. Sorta Netflix, action movie quality. Agree on Keaton and - flavorize Nov 5, 22:46 2
  - Keaton looks amazing for 68. -- nm - Remlik Nov 6, 08:26 1
    - I was guessing 60-62. -- nm - Max Nov 6, 13:51

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