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"We later realized a horror that defined our generation: The Power Glove sucked." -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 14:47 1
- I laughed so hard at that because I'd had the epiphany once in another life. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 10, 14:53
halo campaign downloaded. I think the open world concept would have been fun co-op - tRuMaN Dec 10, 14:38 1
- I haven't faced any Hunters yet, and I didn't try Legendary on the first run. I've watched a guy spend eight minutes dying as he tried, though. -- (link) - The Allfather Dec 10, 14:54 [youtube]
Germany just announced that ABBA’s album ‘Voyage’ is their “Album Of The Year” -- (link) - Remlik Dec 10, 14:36
Unexpected refund check from our refi closing last year is unexpected. -- (edited) - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 14:31
DTL: This is nonsense. I entered as #11, went 4&2, and somehow am leaving as #22, including sliding 2 spots after beating #9. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 10, 14:22 3
- My team ended the season as frustrating as they began it. Hopefully next season will be better. -- nm - spamlet Dec 10, 14:23 2
  - This was my most frustrating team in some time, but at least I finished #1 (in strength of schedule). - Baron Please Come Home Dec 10, 14:44 1
    - Oh, confirm your OOC requests, peoples! -- nm* - Baron Please Come Home Dec 10, 14:46
I guess Amazing Race 33 is a go (I figured the pandemic killed it) -- (link) - oblique Dec 10, 13:49 [youtube] 9
- 20h Anniversary season??? HOLY CRAP!!! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 10, 13:52
- will NOT watch if they havent corrected what happened last time with a new rule -- nm - mud Dec 10, 13:52 7
  - What happened last time? -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 14:19 6
    - open collusion between 5 teams shutting out the other teams, at every stage, until only they remained. -- nm - mud Dec 10, 14:23 5
      - Oh yeah. -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 15:00
      - They said they planned to correct. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 10, 14:24 3
        
        ! ..I guess I'll watch then, heh. thx! -- nm - mud Dec 10, 14:34 2
        
        (It really was annoying to watch.) -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 10, 14:35 1
        
        yep -- nm - mud Dec 10, 14:37
Ticketmaster can just F*CK OFF. - JaxSean Dec 10, 13:48 8
- Couldn't get your Adele in Vegas tickets? -- nm - secretslacker Dec 10, 14:36 1
  - No, "Twice," a k-pop band for my daughter and friends. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 14:49
- Ok, you're free to use one of our compe....oh, I almost got that out without laughing -- nm - Ticketmaster Dec 10, 13:54 5
  - Tickets sold out, so of course can get them on StubHub, which TM owns, so they get $ on the original and then the resales. - JaxSean Dec 10, 13:58 4
    - (plus the whole "unable to process your order on this device" crap.) -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 13:59 3
      - I kept getting that yesterday. Is that if you signed up for VF on one device and then use another for the sale? -- nm - jnine Dec 10, 14:20 2
        
        I honestly don't know, but I have multiple accounts for Ticketmaster, Hockey, Ticketmaster UK, LiveNation app, etc., not to mention MrsJax's accounts - JaxSean Dec 10, 14:26 1
        
        I've never had it come up before, but I saw my VF presale was limited to one venue, not the artist as I thought, and I think that's the problem. I was - jnine Dec 10, 14:39
If The Weeknd doesn't count as pop, not much does. -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 13:44
Critical Role's new opening credits. -- (link*) - Ender Dec 10, 13:36 2
- Oh, and I just noticed that Robbie made the credits. -- nm - Ender Dec 10, 13:37 1
  - Kinda. But I get it. He still is sort of a guest, albeit a long-term one. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 10, 13:59
Supervillain live action comedy series 'Meet The Mayhems' gets series order at Disney -- (link) - oblique Dec 10, 13:36
Mercedes Benz gets first regulatory approval for "Level 3" autonomous driving - oblique Dec 10, 13:27
China's Evergrande defaults on its 'dollar debt' -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 10, 13:17
Pandemic is so long we got 2 Sonic movies. -- nm - budice Dec 10, 13:07 8
- Everybody get vaccinated or we get a third. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 10, 13:22 2
  - Finally, motivation that could work! -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 10, 13:22 1
    - Robotnik Forever! -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 14:18
- I saw Sonic on a double feature day the last movies I saw before COVID. -- nm - MDH Dec 10, 13:17 3
  - One of my reasons to see Tenet in the theater was to eliminate any chance Sonic was the last movie I saw in one. -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 13:21 2
    - I saw The Photograph as the second movie. So that was mine. -- nm - MDH Dec 10, 13:32
    - "I ain't goin' out like that!" -- nm - spamlet Dec 10, 13:22
- It was many an Air Bud ago... -- nm - con_carne Dec 10, 13:14
jenbro, I need something - zork Dec 10, 13:05 1
- OK - sending it now -- nm - JenBro Dec 10, 13:33
last night I ordered for mom a cashmere sweater from landsend $100, today I get "happy birthday, here's 50 off next order of $100 -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 10, 13:04 1
- order it again. return the first one -- nm - oblique Dec 10, 13:06
Loosi, that was my second ever concert. Tickets were $15 and there was another opener - zork Dec 10, 12:59 1
- nice! -- nm - loosilu Dec 10, 13:23
Ryan Clark ethers Chase Claypool - Will Hunting Dec 10, 12:59 1
- It was a really dumb play after he'd already been benched for a really dumb play. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 10, 13:10
Raisins?!?!? -- (link) - decline Dec 10, 12:48 12
- SNL Black Jeopardy flashback inside. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 10, 13:21 4
  - And have I mentioned that in college the cafeteria made the most wonderfully delicious brownies but sadly put raisins in them? -- (edited) - Baron Please Come Home Dec 10, 13:27 3
    - *This* is the Bad Place! -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 13:40
    - Raisins in brownies? I consider myself lucky to have never encountered such an abomination as well as never heard of it till now. -- nm - JD Dec 10, 13:29
    - I’m sorry…what -- nm - spamlet Dec 10, 13:28
- I throw them in with the brussel sprouts and bacon bits. Yummy! -- nm - VMan Dec 10, 12:52 6
  - It's a good thing to quarantine them together away from edible food. -- nm - spamlet Dec 10, 12:59
  - As long as you keep them out of the mashed potatoes. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 12:57 3
    - do people do that in real life? -- nm - loosilu Dec 10, 13:23 2
      - Apparently Chelsea did. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 13:37 1
        
        Yes, but they had a heart to heart and they say that it won't happen again -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 13:48
  - yup -- nm - Remlik Dec 10, 12:56
I've gone for the cheese board in the fancy Italian restaurant I'm in. I never do that. -- nm - LMS Dec 10, 12:46 6
- just like Paris, cheese is always a good idea -- nm - JenBro Dec 10, 13:35
- Instead of dessert? - Krusty Dec 10, 13:18 1
  - Nearly went for the pistachio cake but I was still hungry. -- nm - LMS Dec 10, 13:21
- Now we need a photo. -- nm - loosilu Dec 10, 12:47 2
  - Too late, I'm on the bus home. - LMS Dec 10, 13:07 [Attachment]
  - video -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 10, 12:56 [youtube]
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:45 [Attachment] 16
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:45 [Attachment] 15
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:45 [Attachment] 14
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) -- (edited) - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:46 [Attachment] 13
      - 1/2. Have never read the book. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 14:02 1
        
        I went with (spoiler) - Meg Dec 10, 14:24
      - 2/2 -- nm - JD Dec 10, 13:18
      - 2/2 -- nm - Meg Dec 10, 13:16
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 10, 13:08
      - 2/2 but guessed on the first. -- nm - pmb Dec 10, 12:56
      - 2/2 -- nm - Dano Dec 10, 12:48
      - 1/2 -- nm - loosilu Dec 10, 12:48
      - ^ Needs a spoiler for us moroons. -- nm - VMan Dec 10, 12:48 2
        
        Answer inside. - loosilu Dec 10, 12:51 1
        
        Thanks. Pangram spoiler is posted below. -- nm - VMan Dec 10, 12:54
      - 1/2 (the bonus answer doesn't give the answer) -- nm - decline Dec 10, 12:47
      - 2/2 -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 12:47
Having been on some of Disney Cruise Line's earliest sailings, I would be concerned about the Galactic Star Cruise, too. - Mop Dec 10, 12:44 1
- I'm waiting for reviews on Carnival Radiance's first post-renovation trip next week. It has 3 before mine on the 23rd. -- nm - Meg Dec 10, 13:14
Oh, I get it now. The Olympics boycott is diplomatic only (no gov't officials) and for 2022. I thought it was an athletic boycott and for 2024 - Beryllium Dec 10, 12:41 3
- Paris knows what it did. -- nm - Dano Dec 10, 12:50 1
  - I didn't recollect the location of the Winter Olympics for 2022 -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 12:51
- I can see how you might confuse two completely different things in two completely different years. - Spawn Dec 10, 12:44
I wonder if you can bet on another artist having a hit song with the Title of "Bang" in 2022 (excluding songs released in prior years). - tRUMaN Dec 10, 12:41
At the airport waiting for a flight. There are currently 21 people waiting to receive food at Chick fila. 10 more in the line to order. -- nm - MDH Dec 10, 12:31 5
- I just got Popeyes. There were only 2 cars in line, already ahead of me ordered. Took mere minutes. And is two bucks cheaper. -- nm - Qale Dec 10, 14:33
- I went there for lunch and estimate there were 38 cars in line. - Spawn Dec 10, 12:46 1
  - Without your IM I was going to say "and you still had your food in 10 minutes" - spamlet Dec 10, 12:57
- what did you get? -- nm - decline Dec 10, 12:34 1
  - I’m just sitting nearby. DCA changed security so I was exploring. -- nm - MDH Dec 10, 12:37
Funny headline depending on how you read it: "Citing Threats, IL Rep Pulls Bill To Make Unvaccinated Foot Bills" -- (link) - oblique Dec 10, 12:29 2
- “Unintentionally divisive”….riiiight. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 12:36
- The bill was a dick move, but really... "I want to do whatever I want, and not pay for the consequences!" is so 'MURICA! -- nm - Mop Dec 10, 12:33
anybody got the panagram for today? -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:25 [Backboard] 6
- Is it not just - VMan Dec 10, 12:44 1
  - that's it. Thanks! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:55
- I gave it to you! -- nm - Reagen Dec 10, 12:31
- my guess spoiler - loosilu Dec 10, 12:27 2
  - "not in word list" -- nm - prayformojo Dec 10, 12:35
  - Yeah, my guess as well -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 12:28
Tornadowhat? -- nm - Spawn Dec 10, 12:24
Dear Ticketmaster: your SmartQueue is Dumb. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:21 3
- dear Jax, if you would like to try our Premium SmartQueue, that will require a annual members fee of $250 plus $50 per use. -- nm - Tickmaster si Dec 10, 12:35 2
  - Can I use one of the $2 coupons you gave me for charging me an extra $2,000 in fees? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 10, 12:40 1
    - the fee for using that coupon is $52. -- nm - Ticketmaster SI Dec 10, 12:42
DTL: my conference has a shot to win both the NTT and PTT … I went 0-3 against the NTT finalist, losing by a combined 17 points. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 10, 12:21
Carry On My Wayward Son: Pope Francis says extramarital sex sins aren't that 'serious' -- (link) - budice Dec 10, 12:03 2
- says head dude of an organization that is not allowed to marry and recently found out diddling kids pisses a lot of people -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 10, 13:00
- I love how happy the dude in the photo is about it. -- nm - Spawn Dec 10, 12:19
Eternals confirmed for Disney+ on January 12th. - The Allfather Dec 10, 11:57
As I'm an optimist I popped into the London Palladium and bought my first gig ticket in years. - LMS Dec 10, 11:53 1
- Nice! -- nm - JD Dec 10, 13:13
Performance Review did get me thinking resolutions for 2022. - Dano Dec 10, 11:52 1
- Good goals. Especially the reading one - I set a modest goal this year and utterly smashed it. Feels good. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 10, 11:54
IMAX afternoon screening of West Side Story, about 20 people. - LMS Dec 10, 11:46 1
- I was told one of them was the greatest movie of all time? -- nm - Spawn Dec 10, 11:46
#4. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 11:44 5
- Good, it's my favorite and kids today like Rubber Soul. -- nm - loosilu Dec 10, 13:30
- #3. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 12:29 3
  - #2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 13:15 2
    - so Abbey Road is #1 ?! sweet -- nm - mud Dec 10, 13:28 1
      - Yup. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 10, 14:05
Our long national nightmare is over... self evaluation submitted. -- nm - Dano Dec 10, 11:41
So Nesmith must have been their George, right? I feel like Dolenz should take the John slot for his sense of humor. :) -- nm - con_carne Dec 10, 11:32 3
- Mickey is more Paul -- nm - eag Dec 10, 11:59 2
  - yup. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 10, 12:38
  - this -- nm - Spawn Dec 10, 12:09
That pic on B2 only shows about half the vodka bottles. -- nm - Spawn Dec 10, 11:26 9
- lol. Sent the photo to Amy. She noted the "thankful for family" mug. I texted her back that his family has disowned him. - Spawn Dec 10, 11:53 3
  - Is that like (hawkeye spoilers) - Beryllium Dec 10, 11:54 2
    - It is all connected. -- nm - Spawn Dec 10, 11:57 1
      - heh -- nm - mud Dec 10, 12:01
- Was he an actual renter, or a squatter? -- nm - flavorize Dec 10, 11:41 3
  - He was a renter that rented a very nice condo and later had trouble covering his rent so he got roommates. - Spawn Dec 10, 11:44 2
    - Those vodka bottles take up a lot of room. -- nm - jnine Dec 10, 14:18
    - maybe they were just recyling glass from a bar that only sold vodka based drinks? -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 10, 11:50
- I see photos like that of kicked out tenants and think to myself, I'm not only an angel renter, I may very well be a god. -- nm - Qale Dec 10, 11:36
~I wanted a girl, or should I say, she wanted me~ -- nm - groiny Dec 10, 11:19
C'mon in! -- nm - con_carne Dec 10, 11:16 1
- its a Trap! -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 10, 11:19

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