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I'm going to see eternals tonight. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 8, 09:59
Embiid joins Harris on the leagues health and safety protocol. 4 76ers are in the protocol now. Rumors are Simmons talks to the Celtics have started -- nm - decline Nov 8, 09:58 2
- oh god... -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 10:01 1
  - 🤣🤣🤣 -- nm - decline Nov 8, 10:03
Here's a good reason to avoid NFTs (and foone doesn't veer off on an adhd tangent this time) -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 8, 09:57
Embiid gots the coves. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 09:56 2
- He almost killed Lonzo Ball the other day (by accident). - pmb Nov 8, 10:15
- Like Toby he's fully vaxxed. Sixers team and staff are all getting boosters this week -- nm - decline Nov 8, 09:59
If they made a kids version of Gunpowder Milkshake .... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 8, 09:50
Good video on the Mac Jones play from yesterday -- (link) - Strongbad Nov 8, 09:50 3
- had to hurt -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 09:54
- bastard -- nm - decline Nov 8, 09:52
- Oh, wow! That's TJ Watt level dickishness. -- nm - Inigo Nov 8, 09:51
Rays star Randy Arozarena hires Boras -- (link) - budice Nov 8, 09:44
Toronto sure does like it's weed... -- (link) - decline Nov 8, 09:43 1
- Pfft. That's nothing. I literally have five within a two minute drive of my suburban home. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Nov 8, 10:20
DTL: Good news - My team has the #3 featured game of this afternoon. Bad news - My team will probably lose by 40. -- nm - Dano Nov 8, 09:32 4
- It's great seeing so many in the top-50: Hartford 24, Buffalo 26, Starkville 32, Shawnee 38 -- nm - rollo Nov 8, 10:00
- After losing a pretty embarrassing game on Friday, we just upset #7 Tulsa at the Shawnee Pavilion! - spamlet Nov 8, 09:56
- "To win big you gotta do what?" "Lose." "Lose big. Lose big. And what are we doing now?" "We're losing big." -- nm - Some Kind of Danoful Nov 8, 09:41
- I just got Horry-ed. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 09:37
There was an amazing Charleston on Strictly this weekend. Hard to tell who the pro is. -- (link) - LMS Nov 8, 09:31 [youtube]
LMS! do you realize The Outlaws has both Van Helsing (Dolly Wells) & Dracula (Claes Bang) in its cast?! -- nm - mud Nov 8, 09:31 1
- Sure do, lets see if they get a scene together. -- nm - LMS Nov 8, 09:35
SITVers - Have you seen this Nielsen breakdown? - Inigo Nov 8, 09:27
I hate fantasy football. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 09:06
Ahhahahahaha! -- (link) - TWuG Nov 8, 08:58 3
- Love it or leave it!!!!! -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 8, 09:35
- He should feel right at home there. Considering this is the kind of government he was hoping for. -- nm - Jovian Nov 8, 09:14
- OMGLOL! -- nm - Mop Nov 8, 09:09
BREAKING: Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, and Lisa Monaco holding press conference on "significant law enforcement matter" at 12:30 pm ET. -- (link) - Beaker Nov 8, 08:33 17
- They've captured the lead underpants gnome. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 08:48 1
  - Phase 1: Collect underpants! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 09:10
- Elon arrested -- nm - budice Nov 8, 08:46 1
  - He's currently going by "Lord Edge" on Twitter. 🤢 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:49
- Its about these hackers -- nm - Jovian Nov 8, 08:44 3
  - Oh, this? Makes sense. -- (link) - mara Nov 8, 08:46 2
    - Bah. That’s not nearly as fun. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 09:16
    - yep this is what is about -- nm - Jovian Nov 8, 08:52
- Rudy is my guess. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 8, 08:38 4
  - I told you all he was offsides!! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 8, 09:41
  - Rudy Rudy Rudy -- nm - eag Nov 8, 08:39 2
    - Will it be done at the Four Seasons ? -- nm - eag Nov 8, 08:43 1
      - Hopefully an actual one, just to rub it in. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:45
- arrest warrants for the entire Trump Administration, and the entire family, including all the Kushners? -- nm - mud Nov 8, 08:36 1
  - We could only hope -- nm - eag Nov 8, 08:37
- They've arrested JFK Jr! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:34 1
  - FREE JOHN JOHN!!!!!!! -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 8, 09:36
On this day in 1993, Boston Chicken went public at an initial price of $20 a share. - spamlet Nov 8, 08:15 5
- Get a load of who saved them from bankruptcy. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:33 1
  - (This is appropriate use of 90s slang, right?) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:34
- $800m is pretty small potatoes for a company on the big exchange. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 08:31 2
  - But as I recall, their big problem was expanding too much too fast and getting crushed by the debt. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 08:34 1
    - Same as Krispy Kreme but at least they survived independently. -- nm* - spamlet Nov 8, 09:17
I'm really proud of all the folks my age who are buying houses that need a lot of work. It's all they can afford and they're tackling projects. - colin Nov 8, 08:00 1
- When we bought this house, fully functional, we traded our Macy's and Nordstrom cards for Lowes and Home Depot -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 10:21
Black Friday shopping - Need more Stalker polls. Another repost from last year for the weekday crowd. -- (link) - Meg Nov 8, 07:58 [Backboard]
This is a friend's song... I think it's pretty catchy. -- (link) - Dano Nov 8, 07:56 [youtube] 3
- I like it! He looks like Michael McDonald and plays like Edgar Winter. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 08:46
- Wet Leg is not your... oh. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 07:57 1
  - That reminded me to check. StubHub tickets are still too expensive. -- nm - Dano Nov 8, 08:41
ST Poll: Weekend viewing -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 07:46 18
- The Protege: B, Free Guy: C+ (Taika Waititi was great) -- nm - Max Nov 8, 09:31
- Mrs Dragon and I started watching Prime series The Fall staring Gillian Anderson. The kids wrapped up S1 of original 80s MacGyver. - SyrDragon Nov 8, 09:09
- Foundation. B+ Succssion A. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 08:31
- Foundation ("The Missing Piece"). Doom Patrol ("Evil Patrol"). ST:Prodigy ("Starstruck"). Finch. All good. - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:26 2
  - For a show that has almost nothing to do with the Foundation books, the show is pretty decent. - Jovian Nov 8, 08:31 1
    - It leaves me wanting each episode to have an hour more... but there are only two episodes left. - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:45
- Hitman's Bodyguard B+ ; Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard B- ; couple first season Yellowstone episodes B+ -- nm - Beaker Nov 8, 08:13
- The Harder They Fall - B+, Love Hard - B. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 08:11
- Several ep of S5 Big Mouth: Still filthy and hilarious and designed to make you uncomfortable. A- -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 08:01 1
  - I really love this show. Also I'm good to let McHenry go and pursue other options. -- nm - rollo Nov 8, 09:28
- Free Guy: B. Succession S3E4 C. We watched Free Guy before the brief discussion here over the weekend. We thought it was fun. -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 8, 08:01
- Peep Show S1&2 - B+, Great Canadian Baking Show S1-3 - A. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 07:54
- Eternals - C+ -- nm - pmb Nov 8, 07:53 1
  - That is about my grade too. -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 08:30
- Dexter: New Blood - B -- nm - Jovian Nov 8, 07:53
- Cowboy Bebop: A-. Eternals: B-. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 07:51
- Eternals: B. MAID: A+. Finch: A. Paradise Square (Broadway): A++ - oblique Nov 8, 07:48
- Vivo, B -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 07:47
Elvis Costello was an incredible show last. Even CJ was super impressed. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 07:45 8
- last... night? -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 07:56 7
  - yup at the Murat -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 08:00 6
    - Amy and I saw him there... quite a while back. He is great. BTW I was today days old when I heard who wrote Veronica with him. -- nm - Spawn Nov 8, 08:06 5
      - They collaborated on 2 or 3 songs on that album I think - Pads, Paws, and Claws was at least the other one -- nm* - rollo Nov 8, 08:52
      - Once you know, it's obvious. -- nm - loosilu Nov 8, 08:24
      - You’d have known this if you were on Facebook. -- nm - Mop Nov 8, 08:07 2
        
        I actually enjoyed learning it today, so no thanks. And don't you mean Meta? -- nm* - Spawn Nov 8, 08:15 1
        
        Let me Alphabet that for you. -- nm - Mop Nov 8, 09:09
LYC: I started my annual Lord of the Rings rewatch already. I usually wait until December. -- nm - Shaun Nov 8, 07:42 8
- yeah, I watched 2 of the extended editions last week. -- nm - groiny Nov 8, 08:30
- I need to get the 4k remasters. -- nm - Remlik Nov 8, 07:45 5
  - Here you go. -- (link) - Shaun Nov 8, 08:16 3
    - bargain!! -- nm - mud Nov 8, 08:17 2
      - I paid full retail and it was worth it for me after watching FOTR for like 3.652 minutes. -- nm - Shaun Nov 8, 08:59 1
        
        same here (last Dec.) -- nm - mud Nov 8, 09:16
  - Correct. They are amazing. -- nm - Shaun Nov 8, 07:48
- I just finished a rewatch of the Harry Potter movies -- nm - decline Nov 8, 07:45
Lol. Trump denies he wrote foreword to Mitch McConnell’s autobiography, claims he told Mitch to just write it for him and put his name on it. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 07:40 2
- For free? Sounds like crayon art of the deal. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 09:35
- And "McConnell did not dispute Trump’s account." -- nm - mara Nov 8, 08:24
Clip of Jeff Bezos' girlfriend Lauren Sanchez with Leonardo DiCaprio is viral -- (link*) - budice Nov 8, 07:40 2
- Her ex is one of the biggest agents in Hollywood. She probably knows him already. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 17:42
- Not that kind of clip - Max Nov 8, 10:02
This is too real -- (link) - TWuG Nov 8, 07:34 [youtube] 2
- That’s great. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 8, 08:23
- heh. saw that. Gives me good rep with the neighbors on how to avoid that. -- nm* - budice Nov 8, 07:36
Well there's something you don't see every day. -- (link) - Mop Nov 8, 07:34
OTD 50 yrs ago, Led Zeppelin release 4th album .. -- (pic) - mud Nov 8, 07:29 [Attachment] 3
- That's a good one! Inside: zunkskunks controversial ranking of Led Zeppelin albums. - zunk xometimes Nov 8, 07:58 1
  - mine: 3, Houses, 4,1, Graffiti, 2, Presence, Out Door -- nm - mud Nov 8, 08:13
- "Battle of Evermore" -- (link) - mud Nov 8, 07:31 [youtube]
Licensing issues cause Metal Gear Solid to be pulled from digital stores (and affects digital releases of the games). Yes, licensing of real world - oblique Nov 8, 07:26 3
- Licensing of music is often an issue in the digital release of old TV shows. -- nm - Mop Nov 8, 08:20
- Feels like it would be less of a problem if publishers make new games instead of remastering 20 year old ones. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 07:53
- Forever physical!!! - Shaun Nov 8, 07:30
Controversial opinion time: Crispy bacon is ruined bacon. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 07:24 21
- Where does ST stand on pork belly? - Strongbad Nov 8, 09:42 1
  - W3 used to buy it sliced like thick bacon, salt n pepper it liberally and fry it..also braised Asian or Irish style -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 8, 10:24
- agreed. but I normally order it crispy regardless, because if its under cooked just a bit its useless. -- nm - Jovian Nov 8, 07:53
- Agreed on both -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 07:45 1
  - I'm on this team. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 8, 07:49
- Ideal bacon is soft enough to be chewy, but cooked enough to not be floppy. -- nm - Shaun Nov 8, 07:45 3
  - Yeah, it shouldn't be dry or burnt, but if you hit the bacon against a counter, it should break a little. -- nm - Inigo Nov 8, 08:02 1
    - Absolutely no, just no no no. Bacon should NOT "break." -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 08:10
  - Yes -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 07:46
- Crispy bacon is the superior texture and flavor. -- nm - Inigo Nov 8, 07:43 1
  - I'm with Inigo -- nm - SyrDragon Nov 8, 09:12
- my unpopz opin is that in almost all applications, sausage is better than bacon. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 8, 07:27 8
  - True except for sausage lettuce tomato mayo sandwiches. -- nm - Max Nov 8, 09:37
  - Yup. -- nm - mara Nov 8, 07:55
  - Pork roll > bacon > sausage patties > scrapple > sausage links -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 07:32
  - I like bacon, but I adore sausage. #TeamAmanda -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 07:31 1
    - I also love the snap of natural casing. Yes, I know what it is, and do not care. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 07:31
  - Generally when out ordering breakfast I will order sausage. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 07:30 2
    - I live in amish country where almost all sausage is handmade. my life is so rough. "did you want sage or fennel, hon?" "one order of each?" -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 8, 07:34
    - This -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 07:31
- It's only controversial because it's wrong. -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 8, 07:26
Kia Niro PHEV report: The one where kilbo tries self driving - oblique Nov 8, 07:16 3
- No brake driving is how I typically drive except for stops or turns. But that is very different, of course. - Spawn Nov 8, 07:55 2
  - At the lowest setting of regen, you still coast a bit. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 08:24
  - I'd be very curious to hear your opinion after 1 day, 1 week, and 1 month of driving an EV -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 08:03
ST Black Friday Poll — what are you planning on buying on sale this year? -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 07:16 11
- Probably not -- nm - eag Nov 8, 08:25
- I am getting my brother's and my mother's Universal Yums boxes at that time anyway, so if there is a sale, great. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 08:15 3
  - 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Nov 8, 08:39
  - Nada. -- nm - loosilu Nov 8, 08:29 1
    - don't know how this got stuck under you, ANdie! -- nm - loosilu Nov 8, 08:49
- Nothing planned but I have a few people I need to get gifts for and maybe something good will show up -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 07:46
- Planning to buy? Nothing. If I see something I want/need, I'll buy it. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 8, 07:22
- The same thing we buy every year, znufrii - spamlet Nov 8, 07:21 1
  - Ten barrels of elephant lube it is. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 07:43
- I just bought 2 servers from Dell with their early black friday sale - decline Nov 8, 07:19
- I need to get a really good deal on an Instant Pot for my son -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 07:18
Good Morning from the 70s -- (link) - Jovian Nov 8, 07:11 2
- Florence Henderson 👍👍 -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 8, 07:25
- That's not even the real Jan! -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 8, 07:17
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 8, 07:08

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