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DTL: Spamlet gets the next to last at-large…Buffalo, Hartford, Shawnee, and Starkville are Dancin. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 12, 14:39
Anamanaguchi - Scott Pilgrim Vs The World The Game Soundtrack: The Tour -- (link) - JD Nov 12, 14:37
X-men: huh...former member of Canadian Parliament plays Rogue on the X-men cartoon -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 14:25 1
- -- -- (link) - Reagen Nov 12, 14:34 [Backboard]
California judge terminates Britney Spears’ conservatorship, effective immediately -- (link*) - budice Nov 12, 14:14 5
- I give it 6 months before we are reminded of why she was in need of it in the first place. - Will Hunting Nov 12, 14:38 2
  - There's a fair interpretation that the onerous nature of her father's oversight and eventual conservatorship drove some of the acting out. - TWuG Nov 12, 14:42
  - I hate to agree with you. Hopefully she's got some good management around her. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 14:40
- Good for her. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 14:19
- yay -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 14:15
The Oldies radio station and the Top 40 radio station have both gone all Christmas as of today here -- nm* - Beaker Nov 12, 13:56 3
- The Top 40 station? Wonder if there's another Top 40 in the same market and they're getting butt kicked. -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 12, 14:30
- Been on since the first here. -- nm - VMan Nov 12, 14:00 1
  - the Oldies did it last year too, new for the Top 40. They always wait till after the 11th (Remembrance Day) -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 14:21
Cancer Sucks! - eag Nov 12, 13:52 10
- Sorry sir. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 14:34
- I'm sorry. Cancer sucks. -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 12, 14:26
- yikes... hugs for you and family -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 14:20
- Condolences :( -- nm - budice Nov 12, 14:20
- So sorry. My condolences. -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 14:18
- Sorry to hear that :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 14:05
- prayers to you and your family, very sorry for this -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 13:59
- sorry, and cancer does suck -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 13:56
- Sorry for your loss. :-( -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 13:56
- :-[ - so sorry -- nm - mud Nov 12, 13:53
I have a FB friend who is asking if anyone knows a fish biologist their kid can interview? -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 13:51
Can those doing secret stalker please please please reply to this and thanks! -- (link) - JenBro Nov 12, 13:51 [Backboard] 2
- Stalker: leather gloves (either work or dress) woolrich/pendleton wool shirt jacket XL wayfarer sunglasses, gray lens flat not curved frames -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 12, 14:26
- chocolate -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 14:14
Rodents! -- (link) - mud Nov 12, 13:45
ST Poll: Do you use packing cubes? - spamlet Nov 12, 13:32 9
- Russian nesting luggage? not yet but I am intrigued. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 14:30
- Tried them for the first time a few weeks ago. I'll use them again - they're really good for keeping things, esp small things, organized -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 14:24
- I tried, but like you, I don't really get them. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 12, 14:06
- I don't know. You tell me. -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 12, 13:54
- whatsits? -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 13:45
- I have. They can be helpful for organizing. I actually used them for Kilimanjaro where organization and efficiency was key. -- nm - pmb Nov 12, 13:43
- I’m sure if I did I would know what they are, so…no? -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:35
- most times. -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 13:34
- I tried to, but I didnt think they were that useful. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 12, 13:34
Ah, LMS used my favorite nonword mashup "portentious". with proper usage. - . Nov 12, 13:11 2
- I rarely get to use it. -- nm - LMS Nov 12, 13:50
- I refuse to propulgate such malapropisms. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 12, 13:38
I efficiencied the fuck out of that drive. 15% range gain over expected. -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 13:06 10
- New golf club? -- nm - VMan Nov 12, 13:59
- now drive in circles to see how long the battery will last -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 13:57
- Congrats! -- nm - TWuG Nov 12, 13:50 2
  - what I think happened was - Reagen Nov 12, 14:05 1
    - Oof. Yeah, that's a mistake you don't want to make. - TWuG Nov 12, 14:40
- So you did stop by the government facility to pick up Eleven or something? -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 13:49
- Less electrons on board, less weight ;-) -- nm - JD Nov 12, 13:43
- Yeah but now you have to try and beat that on Monday. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 13:39
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 13:12
- *thumbs up* -- nm - Department H Nov 12, 13:10
Put me in the ‘I liked Dune’ camp. Though it’s very clearly only like 58% of a movie. Damn sure is pretty though. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 13:05 3
- Marvel CU has spoiled us. They have shown it is possible to exceed our expectations in the conversion. - Spawn Nov 12, 13:07 2
  - Along those lines, I’ll be watching Shang-Chi tonight after USA-Mexico. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 13:14
  - sure but now they cant recapture that and are just throwing movies out to make money. - tRuMaN Nov 12, 13:14
LOL, hacker group apologies to Middle Eastern royal families for including their jewelry purchases in dump of files from hacked firm. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 12, 12:59 2
- “Bluntly, UAE sends assassination teams to deal with people they don’t like. The US and UK don’t do that (any more). " -- nm - decline Nov 12, 13:01 1
  - Saudis yes, UAE not so sure? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 13:03
Bannon indicted by grand jury. -- (link*) - mud Nov 12, 12:50 9
- finally -- nm - Jovian Nov 12, 13:55
- Eff yeah! -- nm - TWuG Nov 12, 13:51
- Friday news dump. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 13:04 1
  - yay! -- nm - mud Nov 12, 13:04
- "two counts of contempt of Congress stemming from his failure to comply with a subpoena issued by the House Select Committee investigating" January 6 -- (link*) - ty97 Nov 12, 12:56 2
  - Mark Meadows is sweating bullets -- nm - decline Nov 12, 12:57 1
    - maybe he's trying to get Cheney on the phone as we speak! -- nm - mud Nov 12, 12:58
- see: -- (link) - mud Nov 12, 12:54
- That "Why hasn't Bannon been indicted yet?" article from yesterday sure is timely. -- nm - Mop Nov 12, 12:52
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 12:31 [Attachment] 8
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 12:31 [Attachment] 7
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 12:31 [Attachment] 6
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 12, 12:32 [Attachment] 5
      - 2/2 -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 14:18
      - 2/2 -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 13:24
      - 1/2. Biology was a long time ago. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 13:04
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 12:47
      - 2/2 -- nm - decline Nov 12, 12:36
Aw man...one of the guys who went into space with Shatner was just killed.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 12:29 4
- aw, that's a shame. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 13:16
- geez -- nm - mud Nov 12, 12:39
- Final Destination 6 -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 12:35 1
  - ... has anyone heard from The Shat lately? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 13:06
Anti-vaxxers who got the shot are now bathing in Borax to remove nanobots. - Remlik Nov 12, 12:24 10
- Well, at least they got the shot. Let them think the borax works. -- nm - . Nov 12, 13:27
- That's pretty dumb -- (edited) - decline Nov 12, 12:59 1
  - but not unwatchable. -- nm - Max Nov 12, 13:19
- as one does. -- nm - mud Nov 12, 12:39
- I love the story of the woman who taped a chicken breast to her arm hoping the shot would go in there and not reach her. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 12:32 2
  - ... blood borne salmonella sounds bad -- nm - Beryllium Nov 12, 12:57 1
    - I'll play Green Sleeves at her funeral -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 12, 13:02
- ha. I was wondering why borax was trending today. I had it a feeling it had to do with antivaxxers. -- nm - Jovian Nov 12, 12:29 1
  - Somehow that didn't occur to me. -- nm - loosilu Nov 12, 13:21
- and if they react to the borax, you know what they'll actually blame it on. -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 12:25
Happy Days: Chuck Cunningham passed away, Ron Howard would go one to direct the actor in Willow.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 12:15 2
- Well maybe he shouldn't have done that then -- nm - con_carne Nov 12, 12:21
- ... Happy Death Day? -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 12:20
OTD in 1955 a young kid by the name of Marty McFly invents rock and roll -- (link) - Remlik Nov 12, 12:13
B2: Yes, Bery, she returned it on time, which makes the number of viewings all the more impressive. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 12, 12:09
The Legacy Of Little Mix: How One Of The Greatest Girl Bands To Ever Do It Is, Well, Still Doing It -- (link) - JD Nov 12, 12:06
So this is apparently a thing Fidelity offers -- (link) - ty97 Nov 12, 12:00 7
- “You must have at least $250,000 in your Fidelity brokerage account(s) to apply.” - znufrii Nov 12, 12:41 5
  - Well yeah that too -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 12:44 4
    - You also need to be considered an accredited investor, based on the screening questions. -- nm - znufrii Nov 12, 13:25 2
      - whatever that means? -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 13:33 1
        
        Generally speaking, they would be individuals with $1 million in net worth, or $200k annual income, or that hold certain financial industry certifications (series 7, etc.) -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 12, 13:38
    - *checks his spreadsheets* - znufrii Nov 12, 13:19
- *checks balance* - oblique Nov 12, 12:01
LaBrea gets a second season -- (link) - decline Nov 12, 12:00 26
- I still think the leading lady is a second or 3'rd generation Blake Lively clone :)))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 12, 12:51
- I watched the first two thirds of the pilot of this. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:15 24
  - You got further thsn I did. -- nm - . Nov 12, 13:24
  - it was dumb -- nm* - Beaker Nov 12, 12:38 1
    - very dumb -- nm - mud Nov 12, 12:45
  - I watched two ads for this. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 12:26 1
    - Heh. :-) - Krusty Nov 12, 12:28
  - Me too. The level of ridiculousness was off the charts. I'm surprised it has done this well. -- nm - pmb Nov 12, 12:22
  - I've watched the first 3 or 4. It's pretty dumb, but not unwatchable -- nm - decline Nov 12, 12:21 17
    - it's an ok show. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 12:24
    - is it like quantico kind of that way? quantico was my "I just got home drunk" show. it was a pleasant distraction. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:23 14
      - yes. -- nm - Remlik Nov 12, 12:24 13
        
        I *am* going out tonight. (but I'm like seven episodes behind on random doctor shows.) -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:25 12
        
        We've transitioned into hate watching Chicago Med and Chicago Fire now and just actively make fun of it while it is on. -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 12:26 11
        
        yeah, the wife is getting tired of all 3 Chicago shows -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 13:49
        
        We kind of do this with A Million Little Things (though it has some decent moments). It's just such a soap opera. -- nm - pmb Nov 12, 12:39
        
        oh, and good idea. I will watch chicago fire over break. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:30
        
        I watched chicago med this summer. it is *such* trash. that louisiana doctor is such ... a caricature. - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:30 7
        
        I still have that whole season of Nurses on the DVR to watch. I hear that is super trashy -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 12:34 6
        
        did you watch transplant? also pretty great/terrible but more terrible. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:39 4
        
        Never heard of it -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 12:44 1
        
        Canadian show -- nm - Beaker Nov 12, 13:50
        
        I actually thought Transplant was much better than most of the doctor shows. I liked it a good bit. -- nm - pmb Nov 12, 12:40 1
        
        it was more doctor, less drama. I like about 40/60 (or 35/65). you may like slightly less drama. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:46
        
        ohhhhh it's great/terrible. highly recommnded. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:37
    - I think I said this about Manifest and look what happened -- nm - oblique Nov 12, 12:22
I'm surprised I haven't heard more about this from SITV. Maybe I'm behind. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 12, 11:59
SEC rejects VanEck ETF that sought to track bitcoin directly -- (link) - oblique Nov 12, 11:58
Wait, are people talking to financial planners, or are people getting certified in financial planning. I'm so confused -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 11:57 13
- you and I have talked about this before. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 12, 12:10 3
  - I'm old! I'm lucky I remember my own name! -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 12:12 2
    - ol... damn it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 12:12
    - XYZ TY -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 12, 12:12
- I should probably have done that 15 years ago. -- nm - spamlet Nov 12, 12:00 2
  - I started the ChFC path a bunch of years back -- (edited) - decline Nov 12, 12:04
  - WHICH ONE?!?!?!?!?! -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 12:01
- Both, I would imagine. -- nm - Spawn Nov 12, 12:00
- talking to planners, getting it ready for sleepy Joe to take it all. -- nm - groiny Nov 12, 12:00 3
  - Ahh, the downside of having a net worth over $50 million. -- nm - ty97 Nov 12, 12:01 2
    - heh, I just spend 9 dollars at Wendys ordering off the value menu. - groiny Nov 12, 12:04 1
      - Fast food workers ain’t cheap anymore. -- nm - Qale Nov 12, 13:46
- talking -- nm - decline Nov 12, 11:58

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