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John Eastman to plead the fifth in Jan. 6 committee inquiry - znufrii Dec 3, 10:49
CR signed and locked in for Mid-Feb. Congress can enjoy their Holiday -- nm - budice Dec 3, 10:40 3
- Lol, no. -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 10:45
- WH releases Doctors Note confirming Biden cough not COVID -- (link) - budice Dec 3, 10:43
- I mean the debt ceiling comes back in today... -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 10:43
I'm not clicking loosi's post because I'm not giving up yet, but I won't be waiting a week either. - ty97 Dec 3, 10:36 8
- I would say when it's a couple of hours between them, you're dry. No spoils. -- (edited) - loosilu Dec 3, 10:37 7
  - How many total cities in China in the that list of 47 over 5 million? -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 10:45 6
    - I'm not sure because they don't show you the full list, just the ones you missed. Let me see if I can find it -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:47 5
      - Yeah, but we're using THIS list. Looks like 20. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:49 3
        
        LOL, I have like 6? -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 10:50 1
        
        I ended up with 8. They do allow variation of spelling. Old names are ok. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:53
        
        PS I may be off by one or two, had to estimate between the two lists. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:49
      - Wikipedia it! -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 10:47
update: had taco bell. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 3, 10:34 4
- I had 3 crunchy and 3 soft Taco Bell supremes yesterday, so I'm headed to get hot wings. - Max Dec 3, 10:50
- I did too. Ours only has tablet ordering now. -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 10:43 1
  - I ordered in the app. I didn't know before I went but the app has a glitch today so I got 23x points and five fire rewards for ordering a $5 box. - amanda jeans Dec 3, 10:49
- that works in a pinch -- nm - budice Dec 3, 10:35
Disney's PVOD revenue (Premiere Access + PPV) was $933 million in the 2021 financial year. That's 70% higher than the previous year. -- (edited) - Inigo Dec 3, 10:30 8
- Your stock price is disappointing me, DIS! -- nm - Max Dec 3, 10:49
- That fits, and honestly could have been predicted once vaccines were around. Raya had a lot of talk here, but this fits the internal narrative I heard - MDH Dec 3, 10:46
- Sounds like good insight. Plus we're vaxxed now and people are returning to the theater. Spiderman tix showing that. -- nm - budice Dec 3, 10:34 4
  - We've seen week 1 do fine if not great for many movies. But then it's dropping off a cliff. - Mop Dec 3, 10:44 1
    - No, but Christmas guarantees a certain amount of legs. - Inigo Dec 3, 10:53
  - I don't think that people are returning so much as a movie is finally coming out that everyone wants to see. - Inigo Dec 3, 10:36 1
    - mmhmmmmm -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 3, 10:37
- Here's a reddit post from a guy who dug into Disney's financial to find their TVOD earnings for the 1st quarter of 2021. - Inigo Dec 3, 10:34
WHOA: Mark Turgeon out at University of Maryland. Assistant Coach Danny Manning will serve for the remainder of the season. -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 10:10 4
- That's needed to happen for a long time. -- nm - Inigo Dec 3, 10:17 3
  - Totally agree. Granted, he should never had gotten the job in the first place. -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 10:18 2
    - He was a perfectly solid grinding coach…the problem was he settled into adequacy and the Big 14 move sucked the life - Will Hunting Dec 3, 10:25 1
      - Agreed on Big 10 sucking the life out. I was there when we were in the ACC. I barely watch the games now. - MDH Dec 3, 10:33
Announcement: Persistence is good, but after one week I'm not going to think of more high population cities. - loosilu Dec 3, 10:07 10
- Pro tip - select 'every country'. It's a lifesaver for the various Springfields, San Jose's, Hyderabads, etc -- nm - Roger More Dec 3, 10:24 2
  - It wasn't going to help me. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:29
  - whoa. that does make a difference -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 10:28
- Everyone forgets Marlowe. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 10:12 5
  - where does Marlowe live again? -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:30 4
    - rio de películas - Beryllium Dec 3, 10:33 3
      - Maybe that should be "rio de cinéfilos" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 10:41
      - I got these cities in Brazil: spoilers - loosilu Dec 3, 10:36 1
        
        You got it in there. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 3, 10:38
- Ha! the top five I missed were all in China. Then a couple of cities I knew but was never going to guess. spoilers - loosilu Dec 3, 10:12
I'm trying to take a drug screening for the second time and I just can't go. My stomach is full from everything I've drank over the last couple of - Krusty Dec 3, 10:00 11
- Here's what I do...for me, I pull my junk out and let it fall, and I just repeat the very last part of that, over and over--You body will remember - Flavorize Dec 3, 10:46 2
  - For me, the last part is aim--so aim, if no go, back to no aim spot, then aim again...loop until the magic happens -- nm - Flavorize Dec 3, 10:50
  - I recommend NOT doing this in the lobby -- nm - oblique Dec 3, 10:48
- Still waiting with not much more urgency to go. Ugh!!! -- nm - Krusty Dec 3, 10:31 7
  - close your eyes and relax everything. deep breaths. -- nm - Andie Dec 3, 10:33 1
    - I put water running on my headphones and I'm trying to relax but I'm getting stressed about not going and I only have until 2. -- nm - Krusty Dec 3, 10:38
  - Chug a Mt. Dew. I always have to pee after drinking those. -- nm - oblique Dec 3, 10:33 2
    - I can't leave now that I'm checked in. I've also drank all of the water they allow. Just waiting now. -- nm - Krusty Dec 3, 10:37
    - "Dew In, Dew Out" -- nm - Beryllium Dec 3, 10:34
  - by the time you get there you'll be fine. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 10:32 1
    - I'm here for an hour and half! I can't go. I went in once and nothing so now I'm sitting in the waiting room hoping I get the urge. -- nm - Krusty Dec 3, 10:36
My panda express doordash driver appears to be lost - oblique Dec 3, 09:54 3
- He probably had multiple pickups. -- nm - Ender Dec 3, 10:01
- He really stopped to eat some of it, using his fingers. He'll bring you what's left soon. -- nm - jnine Dec 3, 09:59
- That's okay, if there's a food that *totally* keeps it's freshness its.....Panda Express -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 09:55
Oh no! Turner and Hooch canceled after 1 season! -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:45
Counting up the Christmas gifts for my kids, there’s an imbalance that I must correct. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:42 15
- My mom used to make sure she spent the same amount on my brother and I. I guess I was easier to shop for, because he had a little Christmas sock - jnine Dec 3, 09:56 1
  - heh. my grandmother did the same thing -- nm - decline Dec 3, 10:00
- Dollar amount or number of gifts? -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 09:51 4
  - It’s usually quantity rather than value. What matters most is the number of gifts under the tree. Kids count these things. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:53 3
    - Interesting. My parents always did same dollar amount, present numbers would differ (not a huge difference) but we knew value was same. - MDH Dec 3, 10:04 2
      - Kids don't whip out a calculator and look at the MSRP. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 10:13 1
        
        I get you, just offering my thoughts. When I was a kid I didn't care about number (shrug). -- nm - MDH Dec 3, 10:52
- I have a spreadsheet to tally the balance...and also to track when they arrive -- nm - SyrDragon Dec 3, 09:48 2
  - Yeah, I usually do the same. I was late to the spreadsheet this time and now I have to fix this. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:50 1
    - At least you now know which is your favorite. -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 09:52
- One of the benefits of having an only is to not have to worry about this. :) -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 3, 09:46 1
  - Ding -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 10:23
- you need more presents for you? -- nm - decline Dec 3, 09:45
- run to the gas station ! .. oh it's not xmas eve yet nevermind -- nm - mud Dec 3, 09:45 1
  - Gas… station? -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:46
Saints QB Taysom Hill has Mallet Finger -- (link) - budice Dec 3, 09:39 1
- $23.75 Million per INT last night -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:40
Reservation Dogs! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 09:36 4
- "The girl with the upset stomach wants to know if anyone wants to buy her meat pies" -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:39 3
  - Tangent: I read an article yesterday of a deadly shepard's pie -- (link) - SyrDragon Dec 3, 09:48 1
    - Sweeney Todd. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:50
  - the best bit was getting the uncle to teach them how to fight - Beaker Dec 3, 09:43
John Waters' Top 10 Films of 2021 -- (link) - Dano Dec 3, 09:35 2
- Quentin Dupieux makes the list, again, with his latest— -- nm - flavorize Dec 3, 10:31
- Agree with him on Summer of Soul -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 09:37
Last night's movie: Slaxx (about a pair of jeans that kills people): D+/B- - prayformojo Dec 3, 09:34
Lol -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 3, 09:34 2
- Reagen’s classroom transcripts. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:43
- :-D -- nm - mud Dec 3, 09:36
TIL: The HS volleyball team for which my former SIL is an assistant coach qualified for the state tournament this year. - Cowboy BeBaron Dec 3, 09:32
Time Team is at Sutton Hoo. This is amazing. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:18 2
- Did you take some kind of medication for your tummy? -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 09:22 1
  - Hmm… maybe I should. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:25
ST Poll - Favorite traditional Christmas carol? Favorite modern Christmas song (including modern interpretations of a traditional carol)? - znufrii Dec 3, 09:16 35
- Carol of the Bells for the drama. Let It Snow for lighter fare (Mom Version). Fairytale in New York for general fare. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 3, 10:06
- Good King Wenceslas and Christmas Wrapping -- nm - eag Dec 3, 10:02
- O Holy Night or Carol of the Bells. The modern ones almost universally suck. -- nm - Reagen Dec 3, 10:01
- Mary Did You Know or Angels We have Heard on High, I love the Pentatonix renditions - SyrDragon Dec 3, 09:56
- I Saw Three Ships; Siouxsie and the Banshees Il est Ne Un Divin Enfant. -- (edited) - loosilu Dec 3, 09:50
- I think it depends on my mood. I waffle between Christmas Eve Sarajevo and I’ll Be Home for Christmas. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:42
- Silent Night is nice. As for the latter, my answer is the same every year: "What's This?" (Elfman) & Fairytale of NY )Pogues) -- nm - mud Dec 3, 09:34
- I dislike all Christmas music. I never willingly listen to it. I especially hate Run Run Rudolph - TWuG Dec 3, 09:34 1
  - Yeah. I hate to be all Grinchy, but Christmas music is so very much not my jam. -- nm - Qale Dec 3, 09:34
- Carol of the Bells / Father Christmas -- nm - prayformojo Dec 3, 09:31 1
  - ding fries are done -- nm - Cowboy BeBaron Dec 3, 09:32
- Good King Wenceslas / Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 09:30 14
  - This make me ask, did the 80s create even one decent Christmas song? -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 09:31 13
    - A Very Special Christmas came out in the 80s and I’d say this was a renaissance in Christmas music. - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:48
    - The Waitresses are waiting outside -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 09:32 11
      - This make me ask, did the 80s create even one decent Christmas song? -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 09:33 10
        
        OH, the Beasties. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 09:51
        
        Siouxsie and the Banshees Il est Ne Un Divin Enfant. -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 09:51 3
        
        oooh Robert Smith era !!! -- (link) - mud Dec 3, 09:56 [youtube] 2
        
        I love that he decided one day “I’m going to take a break from my successful band to play guitar on a less successful band.” -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 10:00 1
        
        Mebbe it was a quality thing 8-P -- nm - JD Dec 3, 10:08
        
        FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK is the best ever -- nm - mud Dec 3, 09:46 2
        
        I should break out my ukulele version of this for my wife and I to sing at Christmas dinner this year. -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 09:48 1
        
        .. and post a vid here or youre ded -- nm - mud Dec 3, 09:52
        
        RUN-DMC would like to have a few words. -- nm - Dano Dec 3, 09:34 1
        
        As featured in Die Hard, the greatest Christmas movie of all time -- nm - oblique Dec 3, 10:10
- O Holy Night, Carol of the Bells. More current: Mariah's song and Christmas Eve/Sarajveo by TSO. -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 09:27
- God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Santa Claus Boogie by the Tractors - Dark Callisto Dec 3, 09:26 1
  - (And I do love TSO and Savatage before them.) -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 3, 09:45
- Go Tell It on the Mountain by the Blind Boys of Alabama takes both. - spamlet Dec 3, 09:24
- what is that modern one called that is all instrumental and people use it to sync lights? Trans Siberian something? -- nm - Pippy Dec 3, 09:21 2
  - Christmas Eve Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. -- nm* - spamlet Dec 3, 09:23 1
    - thanks I love it - I can now ask Alexis to play since I know the name - Pippy Dec 3, 09:28
- I'll Be Home For Christmas -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:21
- Probably Silent Night. I actually think I like "have yourself a merry little christmas" best, i like that it's about simple pleasures. -- nm - Andie Dec 3, 09:18
I will have leftoever chinese but I won't be super happy about it. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 3, 09:15 3
- I'm having Panda Express because I forgot my lunch -- nm - oblique Dec 3, 09:22 2
  - "forgot" -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:28
  - I’m making myself tuna salad on a toasted garlic bagel. Yum. -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 09:28
Are there any good new Christmas albums this year? -- nm - Ender Dec 3, 09:10 7
- the wife really likes The Tenors -- nm - Beaker Dec 3, 09:46
- Hold on, I think ML sent me one. -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 09:25 4
  - That... is an odd sentence. -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 10:15
  - King & Country's new album is what he said. I haven't listened yet. -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 09:34 2
    - Did they collab with Dolly again? -- nm - SyrDragon Dec 3, 09:44 1
      - Not sure. -- nm - spamlet Dec 3, 10:44
- no -- nm - Spawn Dec 3, 09:22
Stay Close | Official Trailer | Netflix -- (link) - Beaker Dec 3, 09:04 [youtube] 1
- it's so curious that coben who is like so "all american" on;y gets adapted abroad. right? -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 3, 09:14
*handwaving freakoutery* - znufrii Dec 3, 09:04 3
- It this about BBB? Where's spammy? -- nm - ty97 Dec 3, 09:04 2
  - Has the infrastructure bill passed yet? -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:44
  - Heh. -- nm - znufrii Dec 3, 09:09
Burma is between Siam and East Pakistan. -- nm - Mop Dec 3, 09:02 3
- what about Constantinople? -- nm - loosilu Dec 3, 09:11 2
  - The game took Constantinople as a correct answer. -- nm - TWuG Dec 3, 09:13 1
    - Constantinople, Kansas. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 3, 09:17
Peacemaker new trailer -- (link) - Beaker Dec 3, 09:01 [youtube]

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