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The Neighbors is now on Hulu -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 07:02 3
- "Larry Bird and the Iron Throne" -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 07:55
- !!! -- nm - spamlet Nov 26, 07:33
- Awesome! - Epiphany Nov 26, 07:07
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 26, 06:49 [Attachment] 8
- BAKING CAB, to get your cookies done when you are late to work. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 26, 08:03
- BAGGING KNACK-what you want your cashiers to have. -- nm - Reagen Nov 26, 07:48
- Big Baking Can - Where to keep your flour. -- nm - VMan Nov 26, 07:21
- I’ll have water with GIN BACK. Wait a minute, reverse that. -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 07:13
- Bing bang gin cab. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 26, 07:11
- KNICKBAG, leftover receptable from Madison Square Garden -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 26, 07:09
- BACK BAKING: They ain't Canadian muffins if they ain't got Canadian bacon in 'em -- nm - rollo Nov 26, 07:01 1
  - Cheddar biscuits with back bacon chunks in them? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 26, 07:22
Huh, didn’t realize that services like grammarly offers Black Friday deals. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 26, 06:16 6
- Literally everyone does. We were in a small town in Spain several years ago that was advertising Black Friday sales. -- nm - spamlet Nov 26, 06:28 5
  - I usually get my pff subscription during this time -- nm - flavorize Nov 26, 06:46
  - Huh. Just didn’t really pay attention before I guess -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 26, 06:41
  - 30% off the whole town? Can’t afford not to buy it! -- nm* - znufrii Nov 26, 06:34 2
    - Still cheaper at Costco but you have to buy 3. -- nm - spamlet Nov 26, 06:47 1
      - Spanish villages are all the rage. I’m sure you have family that could use one, or five. -- nm* - znufrii Nov 26, 07:14
LDBC Alert! My mom wants to listen to Christmas music today. -- nm - Dano Nov 26, 06:13 5
- Play "All I Want For Christmas Is You" on repeat. -- nm - Roger More Nov 26, 07:59 1
  - So basically just turn on the regular radio? -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 08:25
- I made a great playlist that has all my girlfriend's favorite when she wants to listen to Christmas music. It's called "LDB-Free" -- nm - Guigue Nov 26, 07:36
- did we have a signup this year? -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 06:48
- *** DOOOOOOM *** -- nm - Andie Nov 26, 06:13
Happy spend all your money Friday -- nm* - tRuMaN Nov 26, 05:26
I've posted work by these guys before. And if you have any interest they're doing a 20% off sàle this weekens. Follow the directions use the code. Gig posters, art poster, cat pins -- (link*) - .🍗🍁 Nov 26, 05:10 2
- It's good stuff here for sure if people are looking for unique gifts. -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 07:16
- The F-Bombs poster would be a great white elephant gift 🤣—Love the style —some cool looking stuff - flavorize Nov 26, 06:52
Black Friday horror in Canada -- (link) - Beaker Nov 26, 04:51 2
- Was expecting a traffic jam at the doors as everyone said "After you." "No, after you." -- nm - VMan Nov 26, 05:50
- ha -- nm - Andie Nov 26, 05:48
some good Lego deals on Amazon. Just picked up a massive Harry Potter set (20% off) and a Mickey Mouse (33% off) I've been watching for awhile -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:30
TV PSA: Masters of Illusion, Smackdown, Gold Rush, UnXplained, AEW Rampage, How To With John Wilson, Wheel of Time (Amazon), Great British BakeOff (NF -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:19 1
- College Football, Dig Deeper: The Disappearance Of Birgit Meier (NF), a bunch of Christmas movies, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 26, 04:21
B.1.1.529 variant has spooked the markets Europe all red down 2%, DOW expected to open down 800ish points, Oil down $5.00. - Under the Influence Nov 26, 04:14 7
- More contagious. Even looking at someone who has it, infects you now. - Qale Nov 26, 07:24
- Ok, they better rename that one soon. -- nm - loosilu Nov 26, 05:52 4
  - Nu. -- nm - Andie Nov 26, 06:37 3
    - Which won't at all be the source of Abbott and Costello like confusion - Reagen Nov 26, 07:50 1
      - Who is talking about Nu? Yes, exactly. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 26, 08:24
    - Why not? -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 07:23
- Black Friday -- nm - Dano Nov 26, 05:32
Ugh. After 3 hours of tossing and turning I've given up on sleep. Back to doctor who. -- nm - Ender Nov 26, 02:48
The DA at the time of Arbery's murder was indicted, arrested and released on bond for obstruction of justice -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 26, 01:39 2
- It's fine. Texas has had an Attorney General with a handful of crimes just held back for years. -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 07:27
- Two and a half months ago. -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 06:44
boy, plumbers are expensive. got a very large water bill (like 8 times normal). seems we have a leak. - mafic Nov 26, 00:20 6
- When you really think about it, do you really NEED water? -- nm - Ender Nov 26, 02:35 1
  - I did consider shutting it off for the weekend, but what’s another 14,000 litres really? -- nm - mafic Nov 26, 03:12
- did you have a deep freeze? roof leak and underground leak? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 26, 00:31 2
  - my guess is that either the hydrogen entered the system and expanded things, or the water being turned off contracted things ... -- (edited) - Beryllium Nov 26, 00:32 1
    - he was running the gas through the system at lower pressure than the water, but it was probably the repeated on/off that made the pipe give. - mafic Nov 26, 01:01
- I think this scenario might have been broached in a Richard Scarry story. (Mr Raccoon's Unlucky Day) - Beryllium Nov 26, 00:30
A modern penthouse in The Dakota. I'd take it. Only $7 million. -- (link) - jnine Nov 25, 22:46 3
- Yoko still lives there on life support. -- nm* - loosilu Nov 25, 22:48 2
  - that's why they have the basement 'darkroom' included in the sale. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 22:58 1
    - It had better be soundproofed too or the deal's off. -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Nov 26, 07:11
Watching an episode of Master Chef Australia where they have to cook traditional recipes from the CWA (Country Women's Association) cook book. -- (edited) - Meg Nov 25, 22:38 1
- This was the cook book I grew up with - the contestants had no idea :) - Meg Nov 25, 22:42
GOT EM! -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 22:34
and now the way-more-complicated-than-it-should-be task of figuring out how to install Windows onto a computer - Beryllium Nov 25, 22:31 1
- I have a PS5. That'll do DVDs. Does that help? -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:33
"The Cowboys and Raiders were each penalized 14 times in Thursday's Thanksgiving Day game." - The Allfather Nov 25, 22:23
You know, The Doctor is pretty lucky that in 2,000+ years none of their nemisises have tried actually destroying their body... *nm* - Ender Nov 25, 22:07 4
- There's an act of parliament banning my autobiography." I wouldn't mind seeing more Harriet Jones. -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:27
- How well do those hold up? He's my favorite. -- nm - The Allfather Nov 25, 22:13 1
  - They're not bad, but they have the classic BBC low production values. That doesn't really change till Smith. - Ender Nov 25, 22:17
- I mean, I'm not convinced The Doctor could regenerate after being put through a meat grinder. -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:11
Today's the day I decide how picky I want to be about lower prices on holiday gifts I bought during the past month. - The Allfather Nov 25, 21:37 9
- Some websites offer Price Adjustments up to 30 days post-purchase. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 25, 21:56
- You’d love dealing with me then. I have been known to give all sorts of coupon discounts if it’s in the spirit of what it says. - Qale Nov 25, 21:51 7
  - I ran into that once at Smart and Final and the manager wouldn't budge :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 25, 22:05 6
    - My goal every day is to never have to call a manager for anything. I’ll use all the tricks in the book if I can. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 22:20 5
      - Complete Tangent: I got a replacement Kroger Plus card the other day. It required like 10 minutes and a shocking amount of manual data entry... - Ender Nov 25, 22:39 4
        
        And all you get are a few measly discounts on gas for them selling out your data. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 22:51 2
        
        My "data" is worth a lot less to me than the monthly $6.50 in gas savings. -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:53 1
        
        Sure thing, Mr. Hasn't Bought Deodorant in Four Years. -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 07:32
        
        Kroger's IT dept has gone seriously down hill. Their website is a joke and changes constantly. -- nm - Meg Nov 25, 22:44
Netflix being investigated for trying to turn Russian teens gay. -- (link) - Ender Nov 25, 21:29 3
- Russia knows how much gay porn comes from its country right? -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 21:52
- oh dear. Pornhub & Onlyfans in Russia will be next!!! :))))))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 21:50
- "If Netflix is deemed to have broken the law, it faces a fine of up to a million rubles ($13,390)." - The Allfather Nov 25, 21:33
Well, my mom & dad started watching Tucker with my liberal brothers and their wife/fiance in the house and it led to a full blown shouting match... - Ender Nov 25, 21:17 13
- I'm fascinated by the idea of someone hearing "Everyone with Indian blood gets 400k" and accepting that at face value. -- nm - Reagen Nov 26, 05:37
- I had no idea Jeff Bridges was so controversial. -- nm - .🍗🍁 Nov 26, 04:54
- "I'm just waiting for [aunt] to leave so I can get my car out of the driveway... I don't actually want to continue this conversation..." -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:58
- I went through this with my dad and stepmother last Christmas. She's still upset Bill O'Reilly is gone, even though she has 3 granddaughters I'm sure - jnine Nov 25, 22:54
- "I read The Dispatch, it's J Goldberg and S Hayes' classical liberal, conservative, Trump-skeptical site." "OK, I don't know what 'skeptical' means.." - Ender Nov 25, 22:50 1
  - Sorry you’re going through this. Probably shouldn’t mention that Jonah and Steve just quit Fox over Tucker’s shenanigans. -- nm - spamlet Nov 26, 05:15
- they shoulda watched the movie about the carmaker -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 22:40 1
  - Oh, I was also getting pushback from my mom all day about what to watch.Friends and New Girl t-giving eps and Jeff Goldblum & Olaf Presents all vetoed -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:43
- Projection. A not so new fragrance from The Far Right. Yours free with an assault weapon gun purchase. - Qale Nov 25, 21:55
- "For someone who claims you never watch Tucker your getting surprisingly upset at me telling you not to watch Tucker..." -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 21:38
- I love you, and I'm sorry you're going through this. - The Allfather Nov 25, 21:36 1
  - When I visited daughter I couldn't wait to change the channel when she left the house. I don't think she actually watched it, just used it for - Meg Nov 25, 21:47
- faux news must have invented a method of transmitting crack and LSD through the airwaves, fans are more devote than most religions -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 25, 21:35
Truly blessed, and duly grateful. -- (link) - znufrii Nov 25, 20:57 [youtube]
Would anyone be interesting in a Farcry 6 key for PC? I got 2 from a promotion but only need one -- nm - Karl_S Nov 25, 20:47
Oh, the friend zone watergoddess joined us for dinner, her recently installed cabin on her vacation property burned last night - zeitgeist Nov 25, 20:41 1
- someone posted a photo of it from a distance -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 25, 21:15 [Attachment]
Is there a simple rule for why "Thomas" is pronounced "Tomas" but "Thong" isn't pronounced "Tong"? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 25, 20:40 4
- This sounds like a a perfect situation for enforcing irrational conformity. Pick one version and go with it. - Ender Nov 25, 22:14
- Probably from the French. In Greek it’s pronounced with a ‘th’ but in French ‘th’ is like a hard t. -- nm - Roger More Nov 25, 20:58
- It's based on the etymology. -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 20:53
- "English is weird because it steals from everything!" is the most common rule -- nm* - TWuG Nov 25, 20:51
The refrigerator we had to buy is on sale for half, the refer we wanted but wasn't available is a little more -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 25, 20:34 1
- tomorrow I am hoping there are good Black Friday sales on reefer -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 20:44
Seeking Black Friday deals on Xbox 20th Anniversary Controller, Xbox Elite 2 Controller, TicWatch Pro 3. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 20:14 10
- Literally every person I see talk about that controller says it is trash. I contend that every one of them are too hard on their controllers. -- nm* - Qale Nov 25, 20:18 7
  - Qale loves his. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 20:20 6
    - I do. I don’t play games that make me curse and throw it though. I’m also not a sweaty neck bearded gamer yelling for his chicken tenders either. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 20:22 5
      - I FEEL ATTACKED -- nm - The Allfather Nov 25, 20:34 4
        
        Time to pick up Animal Crossing and chill. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 21:07 3
        
        OVER TOM NOOK'S DEAD BODY! -- nm - The Allfather Nov 25, 21:36 2
        
        Lottie is far worse a monster. Now with TikTok linked proof. -- (link*) - Qale Nov 25, 21:58 [tiktok] 1
        
        That's too much math for 2 in the morning. - The Allfather Nov 25, 22:47
- Yeah, I'd like a deal on the Elite controller as well. - The Allfather Nov 25, 20:18 1
  - They’ve killed the $100 Dell credit. Now it’s just a $50 Microsoft credit. The Woot deal is better if you’re not looking to spend extra. $134.99 -- (link) - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 20:22
I've been thinking a lot about Astroworld. I was once caught in a crowd surge for a very brief time. anyone else? -- (edited) - loosilu Nov 25, 20:03 11
- Early 70s, I was right up against the stage, forget who was playing, crowd behind kept pushing forward as if the could squeeze through - zeitgeist Nov 25, 20:32
- At the Hanson concert I was at, I was way bigger than all the girls around me. I felt quite safe. -- nm* - Qale Nov 25, 20:20 3
  - did you really go to one? I don't think I knew! -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 20:50 2
    - I really did. This Time Around Tour 2000 The Tabernacle, Atlanta GA. -- (link*) - Qale Nov 25, 21:10 1
      - That was a very good album. -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 22:34
- late 1978?? Fort Collins Co. ELP concert. before the doors opened for 5 minutes or so. glass outside walls were broken, people hurt - Peglegpete Nov 25, 20:16 3
  - The Who concert in Cincinnati changed everything, or so we thought? We know so much about crowd managment so how did this happen? -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 20:51 2
    - 40 years ago they were thinking crowd control inside and for the band. not outside before opening doors -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 21:23 1
      - This is 2021. The Vatican is astonishingly good at crowd management. I assume Disney as well. I don't understand bhow it's possible for AW to be - loosilu Nov 25, 22:39
- live nation hires outside companies to run security at events. Those guys are part time and get very little training at those sections... - Remlik Nov 25, 20:09 1
  - There are some security guys who are suing Live Nation. They are traumatized. -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 20:50
Well, the camera I want is on sale - woo! But I will 100% not be buying it. -- (edited) - Beryllium Nov 25, 20:02
Japan's Nikkei index drops 880 points (3%) amid growing concern about new coronavirus variant; Dow futures down 390 points -- nm - Remlik Nov 25, 19:50 5
- At 115 yen to the dollar I would have expected their index drops to match. -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 22:22 1
  - Indexes aren't measures of currencies, they're averages of stock prices, which could be on any scale. -- nm - Reagen Nov 26, 05:38
- I think society is coming to grasp to this being the norm. People who aren’t vaccinated will die at a higher rate those who are. There will be regular boosters. -- nm* - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 20:10 1
  - some detail on the Nu variant - Remlik Nov 25, 20:27
- Oh no. Our stock markets. They’re broken. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 19:51
I *adored* Ghostbusters Afterlife (spoilers) - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 19:47 2
- I fell asleep for a bit, but I chalk that up to my absolute shit sleep habits. -- nm - Ender Nov 25, 21:27
- Word -- (link) - Spawn Nov 25, 20:31 [Backboard]
Already impulses bought new dining ware. Trying to convince myself to not buy a 4ft level - tRuMaN Nov 25, 19:37 2
- Why buy a 4ft level when you can buy a 6ft level? -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 19:51 1
  - You make a good point. Or maybe I need both. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 25, 20:00
It's the annual limirted edition Tieks shoes. This year, iridescent green/black. -- (link) - loosilu Nov 25, 19:33 4
- Right now Theresa is wearing the pair pictured next to the classic option. The red pair with the teal soles. She really likes them. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 25, 22:04 1
  - all of the soles are that color. ;) Do you mean the suede ones (Rouge?) - loosilu Nov 25, 22:37
- Somewhere, Krusty’s ears are burning and he doesn’t know why. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Nov 25, 19:48 1
  - HA! -- nm - loosilu Nov 25, 19:51

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