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WalMart CEO on CNBC stating only a third of their products comes from overseas. 2/3rds "Made in America" On topic of supply chain, etc. - budice Nov 16, 06:21 7
- 'made' or 'assembled' -- nm - ty97 Nov 16, 06:28
- Everything I've read says the opposite. 70-80% of their goods come from China. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 16, 06:27 3
  - I doubt the CEO just went on CNBC and flat lied *lied* so I'm curious about the exact wording. He could have spun the truth -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 16, 06:33 1
    - I'm sure they're doing some fancy wording and things to make it seem like more items are American. There's no way 2/3rds of their products are from - Krusty Nov 16, 06:43
  - Tend to believe this. A breakdown by product lines would be interesting. -- nm - budice Nov 16, 06:31
- Probably helps when you're big enough to charter your own ships -- (link) - oblique Nov 16, 06:24 1
  - Excluding foods. IF you look at labels and such, seem to see made elsewhere a lot -- nm - budice Nov 16, 06:25
Settlement reached between Cleveland Indians and roller derby team over Guardians name; both can use the name -- (link) - budice Nov 16, 05:38 1
- Yeah I guess that was a mess yesterday because the team announced that their Guardian merchandise would be available to the public at 9 am and then... - Volnelk Nov 16, 05:56
Unreleased Shang-Chi poster -- (link) - budice Nov 16, 05:36 3
- Boss Logic always does fun stuff—this one needs a different color for the scales -- nm - flavorize Nov 16, 06:48
- Freud would have a lot to say about that poster -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 05:57 1
  - Sometimes a girthy tentacle is just a cigar? -- nm - rollo Nov 16, 06:08
Bitcoin slips below $60,000 for the first time in more than two weeks -- (link) - budice Nov 16, 05:33
Bridgewater apologizes for his effort. -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 16, 05:26 2
- Him and Jay Cutler at WR -- nm - budice Nov 16, 05:40
- “It’s been brought to my attention that I am in fact, not good enough to not try upon my mistakes. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 05:31
Reese's Thanksgiving Pie. No joke -- (link) - oblique Nov 16, 05:17 1
- *chirps and opens mouth* -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 06:24
This is an interesting argument ... in how nonsensical it is. Senator Tom Cotton: - Will Hunting Nov 16, 05:15 1
- That’s a bold statement Cotton -- nm - Pippy Nov 16, 06:03
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 16, 05:15 [Attachment] 8
- GOOGLE, TELL MOMMY TO GET LEGO -- nm - we had Sears catalogs in my day Nov 16, 06:33 1
  - clapping. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 16, 06:34
- GEOLOGY MET: The nerdiest, fanciest gala -- nm - rollo Nov 16, 06:06 1
  - "When are you wearing?" "Coconino, from the Grand Canyon collection." -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 06:23
- GOLLYTOME, a collection of wisdom and witticisms from Gomer Pyle USMC -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 16, 05:59
- MELTOLOGY the study of grilled cheese sandwiches. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 16, 05:57
- Tommyglee - the euphoria of winning a free pinball game -- nm - VMan Nov 16, 05:55
- OGLEOLOGY - the social science studying lascivious glances -- nm - prayformojo Nov 16, 05:48
Caveman: 1 @ 8-2, 1 @ 7-3, 1 @ 6-4, 3 @ 5-5, 2 @ 4-6 and 2 @ 3-7 -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 04:30 8
- The fact that my Caveman roster is only 6-4 is shocking. I would've bet almost anything that it was my best team this year and it's my worst. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 16, 05:59
- Top 3 points: 1259.3 - currently #1, 1208.65 currently #3 and 1208.60 currently #7. Points against: 1230.05 #7; 1209.2 #9 and 1161.4 #4 -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 05:13
- Astro: Me and then everyone else is second or worse. - spamlet Nov 16, 04:48 5
  - 1 @ 7-3, 5 @ 6-4, 2 @ 5-5, 1 @ 4-5-1, 1 @ 4-6, 1 @ 2-7-1, 1 @ 2-8 - spamlet Nov 16, 05:02 4
    - Vamps: 3@7-3 3@6-4 1@5-5 1@4-6 4@3-7 . Not much on the Medoza Line. -- nm - budice Nov 16, 05:15 3
      - I somehow won with just 81 points this week. -- nm - Krusty Nov 16, 05:19 1
        
        oof. we had 7 teams score below 100 this week; 2 won (Truman with 92.5 being the lowest scoring victor)! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 05:21
      - Top 3 points: 1240, 1216, 1130 -- nm - budice Nov 16, 05:18
TV PSA: NBA, Resident, FBI x 3, Flash, Voice, WWE NXT, Bachelorette, Oak island, Bering Sea Gold, Riverdale, Our Kind of People, La Brea, Chucky, -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 03:32 3
- New Amsterdam, Last OG, Queen Sugar, Simple As Water (HBO Max), Queens, Canada vs Mexico and USA vs Jamaica Soccer, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 03:35 2
  - Speaking of, who let Canada have an apparently decent soccer team all of the sudden? - znufrii Nov 16, 05:51
  - 3: New Amsterdam for the wife, Oak Island for me (we'll get it Sunday) and GO CANADA! -- nm - Beaker Nov 16, 04:40
This dude has won the Best Farm prize at the annual harvest for seven straight years! Can our plucky heroine somehow defeat him this year? - The Allfather Nov 15, 22:37 6
- She's thinking about giving up big city life to come back to her small hometown! - The Allfather Nov 15, 22:45 5
  - Did you know surgical skills translate to championship pumpkin carving? - The Allfather Nov 15, 22:48 4
    - She got the promotion at the hospital! Her dream job is there if she goes back to the big city! - The Allfather Nov 15, 22:56 3
      - Apparently, this town doesn't have a doctor. I have questions. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 22:59 2
        
        Attracting doctors to remote areas is a constant challenge! -- nm - mafic Nov 16, 01:31
        
        And I have... answers? -- nm - Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle Nov 15, 23:02
United to resume liquor cart sales -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 15, 22:36 1
- how much are liquor carts? -- nm - decline Nov 16, 06:19
So apparently, for a friend's upcoming 40th birthday, instead of a bar crawl, we will be doing a "mall crawl" -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 15, 20:46 7
- people used to do this at the lehigh valley mall at christmastime. we were all the way at the end, past all the bars. it got messy. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 16, 06:36
- i find this funny and probably a good time. -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 06:33
- I think I would pass -- nm - decline Nov 16, 06:19
- Someone needs to talk sense into that person. - Krusty Nov 16, 04:45
- I don't know if we have any of those places... IN OUR STATE. -- nm - Mop Nov 15, 21:41
- This is absolutely hysterical. I love it. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 20:47 1
  - I don’t drink but could see how this would be fantastic. -- nm - spamlet Nov 16, 06:31
I'm going to close Not-So-Secret Stalker sign up in a few days, so if you haven't signed up it's now or never. - Cuzzin Todd Nov 15, 20:33 1
- Do you have a count to date? -- nm - Meg Nov 15, 21:06
Tim, is Tish James running for AG again as well as Governor or just Governor? -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 20:32 1
- At the moment she appears to only be running for Governor. -- nm - Tim Nov 15, 20:56
"BC is nearly out of highways" ... it would be funny if this led to a drop in pandemic numbers -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 20:24
oh no, Europe's in another COVID wave? -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 20:23 1
- my Austrian friend here has been trying to convince her sister in Austria to get vaccinated for months. she might do it now that she can't go anywhere -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 20:41
America is at a crossroads. The Supreme Court may decide which way it goes. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 15, 20:22 5
- As a community, we need to stop doomscrolling. The world is a lovely place full of joy. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 20:25 4
  - Or employ the dying art of telling other people why they should care about the thing you care about. Perhaps your own spin that's witty enough. -- nm - con_carne Nov 16, 06:37
  - I appreciate all of the good you try and put out into the world. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 15, 20:31 1
    - *tips cap* -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 20:31
  - You went with the LSD too? - ty97 Nov 15, 20:27
LSD all the way -- (link) - mafic Nov 15, 20:07 1
- A vision during an LSD trip is what inspired Owsley “Bear” Stanley, the Grateful Dead’s sound engineer’s mammoth feat of technical engineering, -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 15, 20:35
No Time To Die - $700M Global Box Office -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 19:45
Oh, Ashley. You really are your own worst enemy on The Challenge. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 19:30 2
- Not entirely sure what happened. Spoiler speculation. - Volnelk Nov 15, 19:43 1
  - Spoilers - The Allfather Nov 15, 19:58
Gutsy call for 4th and 6 -- nm - budice Nov 15, 19:26
After some rather intense research I have verified that watching that Annie performance on NBC will be the newest ring of hell. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 19:24
I had an Oggie (tradidtional cornish pastry) for dinner. thats a new thing to me. that is all -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 15, 19:23 6
- What the fuck is an Oggie, love? -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 19:29 3
  - basically this. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Nov 15, 19:46 2
    - a yugoslavian burrito -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 22:33
    - so you did not love your big oggie adventure? - mafic Nov 15, 19:54
- Did you love it? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 19:24 1
  - it was good, but I wouldnt say its in my top 50 meals of all time. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 15, 19:29
The penis' have arrived, and work great. My stalking victim is going to be very happy. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 15, 19:14 2
- Surprisingly not me. -- nm - Pippy Nov 15, 21:13 1
  - true. i'll pm you the info -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 15, 22:02
Things I learned while IMDBing Donald Sutherland. A) He’s alive. B) They are making Swinming with Sharks into a tv series. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 19:00 1
- C) It was for Quibi so maybe it isn’t happening now. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 19:02
First Half of MNF in little over an hour -- nm - budice Nov 15, 18:27
Still one of the dumbest things I've ever heard during a football broadcast -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 15, 18:26 [Backboard] 2
- Brian Griese is no better. It's remarkable how poorly they've done in hiring for the most important gig in football. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 19:51
- "That'll move the chains!" -- nm - Max Nov 15, 19:21
"Phil Mickelson is more prepared than any other Mannings guest. He's running the show, ha. " -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 18:21
Patty Jenkins' and Rian Johnson's planned Star Wars projects have reportedly been shelved due to recurring “creative differences” -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 18:07 9
- So, is that now 6 directors that have failed to execute their visions? I mean, this is entering Detroit Lions territory. - Will Hunting Nov 15, 18:19 1
  - "I'd pipe - Goff si Nov 15, 18:20
- a bunch of You Tube Star Wars 'experts'/commentators are all saying the same thing. Kathleen Kennedy & her views/changes are the problem -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 15, 18:13 2
  - these are the same guys that say Alex Kurtzman who runs Star Trek has been fired. -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 19:26 1
    - no. some of them want him fired, but none say he has been. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 15, 19:47
- Both of them took a second chug of sour milk. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 18:09
- Reports say they wanted them to be ‘good’. Lucasfilm wants to go another direction. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 18:09 2
  - Star Wars fans wouldn't know how to deal with a good movie. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 15, 18:10 1
    - Evidence supports this. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 18:11
California is conducting 3 tests of Chinese herbs and mushrooms for covid effectiveness in mild. Moderate caes, Agarikon is used for respiratory infec -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 15, 17:48
And now, to figure out how a mouse got into our basement. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 17:45 2
- be sure to check for a portal to the mouse dimension. -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 17:51 1
  - caused by a critical mass of stuffed animals left on the floor, no doubt. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 17:52
San Marino finishes strong in the UEFA futility stakes with a 10-0 defeat to England in WC qualifying. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 15, 17:43 1
- I guess that makes this their 160th consecutive loss in international play? -- (link) - Mop Nov 15, 22:51 [youtube]
This looks like a neat place to visit in Halifax -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:36 8
- I mean the other Halifax. - Reagen Nov 15, 17:39 2
  - Here's the citadel from the air -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:41 [Attachment] 1
    - that photo doesn't really capture the fuck-off-steepness of the hill. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 01:35
- (Just, not the Halifax I thought it was) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:38 4
  - The nearest analogue I could find in the Halifax I thought it was is ... this citadel thing -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:40 3
    - Ah, yes. Where brother took musket shooting lessons. -- (link) - Meg Nov 15, 18:10 [flickr]
    - Yes, although it's not really a hangout space. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 17:42 1
      - That's just a failure of imagination of the parks department -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:45
Mmm, tangy. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 17:35 1
- That's a bargain for something that's going to be wildly explosive. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 17:38
The still fascinatingly named Zephyr Teachout announces run for NY Attorney General. -- (link) - Tim Nov 15, 17:34
Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena named American League Rookie of the Year -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 17:31
Interstate 5 is closed near Bellingham as mud slide covers road with trees etc. Neighborhoods are flooding -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 17:18 2
- nature reminding us they are still in charge :))) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 15, 17:46
- Yay, weather reports the rain train is shifting south to Oregon and California -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 17:22
How anyone have a consumers report subscription? Looking for this report -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 15, 17:05 4
- I can grab it for you. - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 18:29 1
  - Thank you! -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Nov 15, 21:14
- Libraries always have the magazines and online access -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 17:16 1
  - this. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 17:27
This is for wrestling fans, Hans Moleman fans, and basically every else alive at this moment. -- (link) - The Allfather Nov 15, 16:50
Mindblowing facts 😂 -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 16:34 4
- ? - mud Nov 15, 18:31 2
  - It's saying that the past two years have felt like two or three decades. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 18:36 1
    - hmph -- nm - mud Nov 15, 19:25
- We were supposed to have flying cars in 2000! -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 17:26
Sen. Sherrod Brown "pretty sure" Biden's pick for Federal Reserve chairperson will be one of the two people Biden interviewed for the job. - znufrii Nov 15, 16:29 7
- you don't get to be senator without a pretty keen intellect. -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 17:09
- (putting my money on Brainard, fwiw) -- nm* - znufrii Nov 15, 16:32 5
  - True, why mention unless trial balloon and intending to. Frees up seat, optics puts current economic woes on Powell and Biden doing what he can -- nm* - budice Nov 15, 16:40 4
    - Plus signals the progressives a policy win after they've essentially been f*cked over on BBB. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 16:43 3
      - I thought the progressives didn’t like her? -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 17:12 2
        
        She’s preferable to Powell on banking regulation, from what I’ve been reading recently. Beyond that I couldn’t say. -- nm* - znufrii Nov 15, 17:23 1
        
        CNBC from last month seems to cast her squarely on the progressive side. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 15, 17:53
Twitter rec, if you are interested in following a respected virologist. @hjelle_brian -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 16:21
Walton Goggins?!??!? -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 15, 16:20 [Backboard] 1
- damnit! - Reagen Nov 15, 16:39
Item #674 in how MLB gets it wrong. They are just now announcing the awards for the season. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 16:09 3
- I’d wager more people pay attention to MLB awards than any other league awards. You get news coverage out of a dead zone. -- nm* - Will Hunting Nov 15, 16:14 2
  - But guys are already signing with other teams. Its such a local sport that with only a few exceptions, baseball has been over for months. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 17:14 1
    - It ended like 2 weeks ago. The NBA awards come out about a month and a half after the season. The nfl awards are terrible. - Will Hunting Nov 15, 18:20
I don't know why General Dumbfuckery made it above Lt. Col. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 16:08 1
- Peter Principle. -- nm - loosilu Nov 15, 16:20
Bustin' makes me feel good. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 15:56

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