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DTLSTI: Following a 65-65 regulation with Corpus Christi Starkville hits a couple shots in OT to win 75-67 -- nm* - rollo Nov 23, 07:27 1
- Shawnee next -- nm - rollo Nov 23, 07:31
So you already knew Adele would be on The Twenty. But what about new music from Saint Slumber and Bad Wolves. Also some choice gems from the past. -- (link) - Qale Nov 23, 07:09 [spotify] 1
- Also: There are currently 184 songs eligible for The Top Twenty of The Twenty for Twenty-Twenty One. Who will reign supreme? Find out in December! -- nm - Qale Nov 23, 07:10
NYC is about to become the largest municipality in the US to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 23, 07:07 2
- Cool. Good to hear. -- nm - budice Nov 23, 07:26
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 07:18
"People who own more than one property in Ontario make up more than 25% of buyers." -- (link) - ty97 Nov 23, 07:05 6
- "According to the Toronto Real Estate Board the average selling price for all homes combined rose by 19.3 per cent year-over-year to $1,155,345." - Andie Nov 23, 07:18 4
  - Wow, thats quite a hike there -- nm* - budice Nov 23, 07:27 1
    - :( -- nm - budice Nov 23, 07:34
  - That's just bonkers (and to your IM: Same in NYC and a lot of other cities) - ty97 Nov 23, 07:21 1
    - oh, yeah, it's not just here. -- nm - Andie Nov 23, 07:24
- !! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 23, 07:06
Sees David Suzuki trending...Must be something prophetic on Climate Change...oh. -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 07:03
*Tim Signal* The Walgreens pharmacy my brother uses in Connecticut has been closed on weekends for months now due to not enough staff. And..... -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 23, 06:52
MTGA "Dude, wtf are you doing?" story... - Marlowe Nov 23, 06:50
House of Gucci 67% (49/24), Encanto 94% (48/3), Resident Evil 29% (2/5), Licorice Pizza 94% (33/2), also a Nash Bridges and a Waltons movie -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 06:42 22
- Gucci def mixed, but people want to see it -- nm - budice Nov 23, 06:53 16
  - I think this plays out like Spencer. I want to see both, but i *know* i am in the minority. -- nm - Andie Nov 23, 07:19
  - what people? this will not play in peoria, pal. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 06:56 12
    - chicks bring dudes -- nm - budice Nov 23, 06:59 7
      - "I'm going to Dune, Bond, Eternals, Venom. Shang Chi; see you in 2.5 hours" -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 07:00 6
        
        "You can find your stuff on the lawn, see you in never" -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 07:04 5
        
        I'd rather watch The Waltons reunion movie -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 07:08 4
        
        "Good luck getting any for the next six months for so" -- nm* - budice Nov 23, 07:28 3
        
        not married to a gay man... -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 07:32 1
        
        the wife is to busy watching Hallmark Christmas movies and thinks that movie looks like shit -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 07:33
        
        Are we 22, and still playing emotional hostages here? -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 07:32
    - The runtime too is a really hard sell. -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 06:58
    - There are gays in Peoria! -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 06:57 2
      - West Peoria maybe. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 06:59
      - I think I saw some on house hunters recently. (note: again I say, old house hunters can be super cringey. the way some men - amanda jeans Nov 23, 06:59
  - 36.22 at HSX right now and I will take the under -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 06:53 1
    - finger to nose. -- nm - amanda jeans Nov 23, 06:56
- I am so seeing House of Gucci, but it's looked terrible since the first trailer. Why they didn't go full camp I do not understand. - MDH Nov 23, 06:48 3
  - Leto and Gaga think too much of themselves at this point to try that -- (edited) - Epiphany Nov 23, 07:04
  - nah, full camp gets you cult status, not box office results -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 06:58 1
    - I guess I'm saying I don't think the box office will be high for this anyway... -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 06:58
- Drive My Car 100% (53/0), The Humans 89% (34/4) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 23, 06:43
it is kinda hilarious that Lebron gets 1 game and the guy who had blood streaming down his face from the elbow smash gets 2 games -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 06:26 5
- he got the 2 games because of his actions *after* he got bloodied. -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 06:29 3
  - Yeah, he was out of control with how hard he was trying to get at LeBron to fight him. Plus, he trucked through a lot of the staff and security. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 06:31 2
    - some team looking for a running back could do worse. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 06:36
    - Yeah he could have injured other players and coaches -- nm - eag Nov 23, 06:33
- The NBA is nothing if not star f**kers. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 06:28
With the Parnell news and the Don Jr rumors, if I thought that he could walk and chew gum at the same time that would be an amazing strategic move. - spamlet Nov 23, 06:17 5
- Honestly, until I read it reputably sourced from somewhere, I’m just going to assume it’s liberal hyperventilating. - znufrii Nov 23, 06:20 4
  - Literally the only place I’ve heard it is here but they’ve been around for a while. -- nm* - spamlet Nov 23, 06:21 3
    - "Let's run Kendall Roy for Senate, that'll go great" -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 06:36 1
      - "Coke and Whores, fit right in" -- nm - budice Nov 23, 06:37
    - Pretty much. Granted, I probably should be paying more attention, given that it’s my f*cking state we’re talking about here. -- nm - znufrii Nov 23, 06:24
Maybe (probably?) not new? But I'm seeing a number of FlixBus in NYC, new megabus competitor? -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 06:15
*snork* -- (link) - Reagen Nov 23, 06:13
Nick Mangold and Mark Sanchez are doing a Jets podcast. I'm so in on this. Mangold is my second favorite Jet of all time. - Krusty Nov 23, 06:09 2
- Mangold is from my home town. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 23, 06:12 1
  - Love that man and hopefully he gets into the Hall of Fame. He loves the Jets and is still around the team and the fans all the time. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 06:43
I watched the first 1.5 episodes of Cowboy BeBop last night. Most of my reaction was: - prayformojo Nov 23, 05:49 3
- I'm finishing my rewatch of the anime before I get into this, but I did take in the first episode. - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 06:27
- In a surprise, Amy loves it. So we will be watching together after she finishes episode 4. -- nm* - Spawn Nov 23, 05:57 1
  - I really like John Cho in it, as well as the other lead -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 06:14
Biden is tapping oil reserves to try to bring down high gas prices -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 05:18 3
- I'm so old I remember when the US was a net exporter of oil. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 23, 06:52 1
  - afaik we *still* are net exporters, pump/release more here, ships at sea literally turn and head to other ports -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 23, 11:53
- I need to get gas TODAY. do we think it'll be done by then? - amanda jeans Nov 23, 06:13
God, the replies to that conspiracy theory chart are a trash fire. -- nm - Tim Nov 23, 05:16 8
- Turns out that Twitter isn't the best place to explore nuance! -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 05:22 7
  - Oh, the majority are “everything at the top is real, you stupid bitch.” There are so, so many broken people. -- nm - Tim Nov 23, 05:26 6
    - That came with the territory, unfortunately. I'm more shaking my head at the people assuming she thinks Iran-Contra didn't happen and not - Reagen Nov 23, 05:37 5
      - She clarified that one, but yeah, a lot of that, too. (The “unequivocally false but mostly harmless” category amuses me, though.) -- (link) - Tim Nov 23, 05:41 4
        
        Conspiracy: Abbie Richards is a pawn for big ophthalmology. She's just trying to get us to get new glasses so we can read her 2 point font! -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 23, 05:55 3
        
        open image in new tab. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 06:03 2
        
        Magic! Thanks. :) -- nm - Inigo Nov 23, 06:14 1
        
        Now go forth and walk the Earth with your newly found and hard fought wisdom. -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 06:36
Oh wow... I Andied the vaccinated lottery at work - Dano Nov 23, 04:49 35
- Awesome ! -- nm - Epiphany Nov 23, 07:17
- Congrats! -- nm - MDH Nov 23, 06:49
- So very nice! (NM) - Marlowe Nov 23, 06:40
- Wow, nice!!! -- nm - kelly Nov 23, 06:29
- NICE! -- nm - Andie Nov 23, 06:27
- Woo hoo! -- nm - con_carne Nov 23, 06:26
- Hell yeah!!! -- nm* - Spawn Nov 23, 05:58
- Congrats! -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 05:50
- VNVL! -- nm - zunk xometimes Nov 23, 05:47
- That's awesome. -- nm - decline Nov 23, 05:47
- Always take the cash -- nm - eag Nov 23, 05:34
- wtg, Cash is king -- nm - budice Nov 23, 05:30
- Vnv! - znufrii Nov 23, 05:27
- WOW! -- nm - ty97 Nov 23, 05:23
- Wow! -- nm - Mop Nov 23, 05:22
- nicey! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 23, 05:20
- Wooooooo! -- nm - Tim Nov 23, 05:15
- !!!!! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 05:11
- Woo hoo!!! Congrats!! - Krusty Nov 23, 04:58 12
  - Hmmm... now I'm wondering if you're better off getting the Macbook Pro and selling it. I think it's worth more than $2k. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 04:59 11
    - is the hassle worth it though for a few extra bucks -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 23, 05:14 10
      - Depending on which model they give him it could be $500-$1,500 extra bucks. A quick look says the 13" model is $2.5k. - Krusty Nov 23, 05:16 9
        
        but the hassle! (plus just because the price new is $2,500 doesn't mean you will get that). I'd worry about me getting scammed selling or as a buyer -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 23, 05:28 8
        
        Swappa is great for this. I trust all of their listings. -- nm - colin Nov 23, 06:03 1
        
        *noted* -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 06:05
        
        I've sold very expensive items like sneakers and computers with no issue. For some it might be a hassle to list it and ship it or meet the person - Krusty Nov 23, 05:36 5
        
        But I so understand not wanting to deal with any of that. In that case, take the $2k and walk away. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 05:42 4
        
        yup, so many factors :) ; either way a very nice win! :) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 23, 05:49 3
        
        Yup! Very happy for Dano! -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 05:55 2
        
        It’s always great when good things happen to good people. -- nm - spamlet Nov 23, 06:13 1
        
        Yup yup! -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 07:05
- make it rain, dano! -- nm - Strongbad Nov 23, 04:57
- cash and congrats! -- nm* - Beaker Nov 23, 04:55
- I wouldn't pay for a Peleton, but I would take one if given. -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 04:55
- Cash. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 23, 04:53
Updated NFL Draft Order: DET, NYJ, JAX, HOU, NYG, NYJ, NYG, PHI, ATL, WAS - Strongbad Nov 23, 04:48 3
- Worse than Jacksonville. :-( -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 05:22
- Jared Goff: Lions are a lot better than our record shows. -- (link) - budice Nov 23, 05:21
- man, Philly could be a beast next year if they hit their 3 picks. The Giants looked terrrrrrrrrrrrible last night -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 05:05
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 23, 04:46 [Attachment] 4
- Fitted axe - The custom handle costs a little more but is well worth it. Ask any dwarf. -- nm - VMan Nov 23, 06:13
- FATE:DIX - when young porno starlets get their fortune read -- nm - rollo Nov 23, 06:09
- Exitfadetidefaxfatedietdate -- nm - Volnelk Nov 23, 05:21
- DEFEATIX - someone who gets off by losing in video games -- nm - Reagen Nov 23, 04:57
TV PSA: NBA, Resident, WWE NXT, Voice, Bering Sea Gold, Bachelorette, Flash, La Brea, Riverdale, Chucky New Amsterdam, Last OG, Black and Missing, -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 04:41 7
- Holly Hobbie (Hulu), The Fastest (NF), Masters Of The Universe: Revelation (NF), The Shop Around the Corner (HBO Max), Jonas Brothers Roast (NF), -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 04:43 6
  - What's "The Shop Around The Corner"? I'm only seeing a movie from the 1940s. - Krusty Nov 23, 05:20 3
    - AVClub tricked me; it is the 1940s movie - Beaker Nov 23, 05:23 2
      - Hmmm... I think I'll give it a watch. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 05:42 1
        
        It's a great film. -- nm - LMS Nov 23, 07:06
  - Top Gear, Queens, The Strings (Shudder), other stuff; Gonzaga vs UCLA in basketball too!! -- nm* - Beaker Nov 23, 04:44 1
    - 2: New Amsterdam for the wife; Masters of the Universe for me -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 05:06
Caveman: 2 @ 8-3 (clinched playoffs), 1 @ 7-4, 1 @ 6-5, 3 @ 5-6, 2 @ 4-7 and 1 @ 3-8 -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 04:38 1
- Astronauts: 3 @ 7-4, 5 @ 6-5, 1 @ 5-5-1, 1 @ 5-6, 1 @ 2-8-1, 1 @ 2-9 - Strongbad Nov 23, 04:45
Five players on my department's LDBC so far - will probably get another 3-5 by tonight -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 04:36 1
- Nice. I almost forgot about it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 23, 05:00
Lots of places in the neighborhood already have their xmas lights up -- nm - prayformojo Nov 23, 04:29 4
- Our neighbors put theirs up middle of last week. We only did our inside decorating so far, will do outside lights this weekend. nmbtree -- (pic) - znufrii Nov 23, 06:17 [Attachment] 1
  - Awesome -- nm - Epiphany Nov 23, 07:19
- They put the lights up on the streets last weekend and they put them on right away. I've seen some on houses and buildings but most will go up this - Krusty Nov 23, 05:21
- since 2 weeks ago (nice mild day for it). Only turned them on Sunday though -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 04:45
Refusenik cops from NY taking up FL's transfer offer, yeah, as we assumed just the kind you don't want carrying a gun in your town... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 23, 02:03 2
- Florida as a place to dump your garbage cops? Sounds about right. -- nm - Mop Nov 23, 05:21 1
  - yeah, they aren't exactly getting Dragnet down there... -- nm - Beaker Nov 23, 05:27
Heh. Well, I guess we know what Simu Liu just filmed. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 23, 00:39
Last week, I was confident, friendly, and formal. - The Allfather Nov 22, 23:55 5
- Today, I was frustrated, burnt out, and sad. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 23:57 4
  - Oh! But I just found out my laptop has shipped. woo! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 22, 23:57 3
    - (It really doesn't fix any of those three feelings I mentioned, nor the challenges that have caused them, but it helps with other feelings.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 00:00 2
      - Don't make my exceptional vocabulary about you, bery. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 23, 00:02 1
        
        ... and ... uh ... why ... shan't ... I? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 23, 00:19
WA state doc video taped selling vax exemption cards for $200 -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 22, 23:16
Woman steals nearly a million to play Hearts of Vegas, a gambling game that does not pay actual cash prizes but needs purchase of virtual tokens... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 22, 22:56
3rd straight day flash mob smash n grab looters decent on bay area shopping malls, Macy's and Lulumon -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 22, 22:43 1
- Lulumon is rasta yoga wear. -- nm - mafic Nov 23, 03:39
Why not think about the times to come, and not about the things that you've done. If your life was bad to you, just think what tomorrow will do.. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 22, 22:40

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