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When Jackson State hired Deion Sanders to be its head football coach in September 2020, I thought it was a Tim Tebow plays minor league baseball kind of thing -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 16, 07:00
DTL: I'm 3-4 on the season. 2 OT losses, 1 3OT loss, and a 5 point loss where I lead with 3 minutes left. -- (edited) - spamlet Dec 16, 06:57 2
- That hidden clutch rating is punching you in the tenders. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 16, 07:02 1
  - It’s a young team but still as frustrating as last season. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 07:05
3 charged with voter fraud in Florida -- (link) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:43 1
- See, Trump was right, there was voter fraud. -- nm* - jnine Dec 16, 06:45
The Lost City Trailer (2022) Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 06:37 [youtube] 3
- Modern day Romancing the Stone. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 16, 06:58 1
  - Yup. Can't wait! -- nm - Inigo Dec 16, 07:03
- this looks fun -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:40
Serious opinion spoiler poll for those that have seen the latest episode of Hawkeye. - Volnelk Dec 16, 06:37 1
- spoilers - Marlowe Dec 16, 07:01
I didn't think this was happening until early 2022. The last gates of the old Terminal B at LGA are now retired. -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 06:32 9
- The first time I flew into there, I thought the plane had been rerouted to a 3rd world country. It was my first time in NY and it epitomized all of -- (edited) - jnine Dec 16, 06:42 6
  - Newark to Montreal is like taking off in a bus station and landing in a space ship. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 06:50 4
    - Depends which terminal in Newark. Terminal C is fine (just...fine) but yeah parts of Newark are bad. - ty97 Dec 16, 06:57
    - I usually fly through LAX so I can't say much about other airports, except LGA! -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 06:53 2
      - LAX, LGA, all these older airport in the big metros share the same issue: Locked into limited space from a past era of flying - ty97 Dec 16, 06:58
      - That's the only NY area one I have experience with. But it was like, really? This can't be it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 06:54
  - It was *so* convenient though. Gate to Curb / Curb to Gate in under 5 minutes! - ty97 Dec 16, 06:46
- Spammy will miss those old C and D gates that AA used, I'm sure. -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:33 1
  - I only fly through LGA when coming directly to the city so I honestly don't remember much. - spamlet Dec 16, 06:55
So, first, Fidelity sent mail to my parents house but with my name on it. - ty97 Dec 16, 06:22 6
- You should give your money to me. - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 06:33
- Well, you do sort of look like a William -- nm - decline Dec 16, 06:23 4
  - But this person has never seen me! - ty97 Dec 16, 06:24 3
    - That you know of. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 06:25
    - I’m going to call you Billy from now on. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 06:25 1
      - I won't lose your number then -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:28
"I want to sell my appreciated vacation home — what about taxes?" - an article with a broad reader base, I'm sure -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:18 5
- except for it being American, link? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 06:33
- My large pile of money is slightly smaller than I’d hoped. Feel bad for me. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 06:32
- It's a Timex and the band is the Twist-o-Flex by Speidel. I appreciate this damn thing more and more every day. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Dec 16, 06:22
- I’d subscribe to that newsletter. -- (edited) - znufrii, boosted Dec 16, 06:21 1
  - People own first homes?! -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:23
Spammy, y'all are getting Lufthansa flights? -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:04 6
- Yes! Thanks Bayer! - spamlet Dec 16, 06:09 5
  - Wow, that's great! -- nm - loosilu who Dec 16, 07:16
  - Sounds like some businesses are propping it up (to start) plus city/airport giving incentives. -- (edited) - ty97 Dec 16, 06:10 3
    - Oh totally. Hopefully it will be. - spamlet Dec 16, 06:22 2
      - It's a natural reaction - ty97 Dec 16, 06:25 1
        
        I know. - znufrii, boosted Dec 16, 06:25
Spiderman: No Way Home has grossed a huge £7.6m on its first day in the UK and Ireland for the biggest-ever Wednesday opening in the territory. - LMS Dec 16, 06:00
Congratulation to Venom: Let There Be Carnage for their best British/Irish Actor of the Year nomination in the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards. -- (link) - LMS Dec 16, 05:57
EEL GEL ICING - the hot new [hurk] that's surprisingly [hurk] that [hurk] i'm sorry i just cant -- nm - prayformojo Dec 16, 05:52 1
- like this? -- (link) - colinberry sauce Dec 16, 07:06
Jeff Garlin has been fired from the Goldbergs after “multiple HR investigations” -- (link*) - spamlet Dec 16, 05:41 14
- I can read between the lines as well as anyone, but I do have an issue with these sorts of incidents being habitually characterized in the press as simply -- (edited) - znufrii, boosted Dec 16, 06:15 3
  - I didn't notice the coach from that and the spinoff hadn't been around this season. Seems like he had some issues as well and was shitcanned -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:55
  - They either don't have the details or don't want to get sued. Or both. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 06:53 1
    - My hunch is that it leans more towards the latter. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 16, 07:00
- "By Leslie Goldberg" conflict! -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 06:01
- That interview he gave about the situation last week was unbelievably tone deaf. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 05:48 5
  - Hard to believe the guy using the “I’m just a comedian telling jokes” defense doesn’t have a lot of self awareness -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 06:07
  - yeah, that was my thought too; but still seemed like not a big deal...till this (I mean, half of his character arc is hanging around in his underwear) -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 05:54 3
    - When he admitted he may have called an actress on the show and suggested she come to the table read dressed only in her panties, but that was just - jnine Dec 16, 06:14 2
      - honestly, this should be the last season anyway. Pretty much every character now is just an atrocious person and act way to stupid -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:15 1
        
        I've never seen it, but I like him a lot on Curb. He didn't sound like he cared if he was on this show or not. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 06:44
- That's disappointing. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 16, 05:47 1
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Dec 16, 05:52
- oh wow -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 05:42
Important points -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 05:39 12
- I bought at home tests yest bc I am going to see spider man today. balance. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 16, 05:58 5
  - We grabbed some a couple months ago just to have. Haven’t had an occasion to need to use them yet. -- nm - znufrii, boosted Dec 16, 06:23
  - I tried but they were sold out everywhere here. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 06:21 3
    - amazon, bro! -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 16, 07:07 1
      - That’s our next step if the Walgreens order doesn’t go through today. A little nervous about third party sellers on Amazon with them. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 07:16
    - And what timing for the weekly testing study to end. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 06:25
- Just worry about shit you can control, woman - con_carne Dec 16, 05:57 5
  - that is true; but it is all fun and games till you can't get your cancer surgery or get a late diagnosis cause anti-vaxxers are clogging the hospitals -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 06:22
  - We can influence public policy on these topics (i.e. at-home tests should be free and broadly available) -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 06:20 3
    - it boggles me they aren't there. wife went out and picked up a box for free here last week. Getting some sent home from school today -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:24 2
      - as of today we can get them free in ontario. in fact, one the distribution centers is in the building i work in. plus, liquor stores! -- nm - Candie Cane Dec 16, 07:04
      - And it's not something I even think about because I can afford to buy the tests. So tweets like that are just a good reminder.... - ty97 Dec 16, 06:40
The Bronx Zoo was able to successfully breed Komodo Dragons. Six little ones were born last month and it's the first time the zoo was able to - Krusty Dec 16, 05:34 2
- Let's give credit to the dragons. The zoo. Bah! :) - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 16, 06:06 1
  - they did hit play on the dragon pron to set the mood. so partial credit? -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:14
Season 2 of the Netflix series further proves why it’s one of the best fantasy shows since ‘Game of Thrones’ -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 05:23 12
- That’s what, like 5 shows? - mafic Dec 16, 06:18 3
  - depends on definition. OUAT, True Blood, Smallville, Vampire Diaries, Supernatural, Lucifer, Buffy, Angel, Heroes all come up when I google it -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:27 2
    - “since Game of Thrones” -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 06:37 1
      - oh...right! :) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:38
- Which, of course, is not saying much. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 16, 05:30 6
  - GOT season 1-5/6 was outstanding. 7-8 had awesome moments, just needed 10+ more episodes and to blow up the teleporter they were using -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 05:31 5
    - Or, no it wasn't. The show constantly wasted a lot of airtime with stupid storylines. The show was a slow trainwreck after S2 or 3. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 16, 05:52 4
      - man, don't read the books :) (10 pages on what Stannis was feeding his men or how and with what Jon Snow was going to feed the Nights Watch) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 05:55 3
        
        (but I like that level of detail :) ; my one big quibble with the books is - minor spoilers) - Beaker Dec 16, 05:58 2
        
        But I have. Yes, GRRM is in dire need of an editor that cuts pages and rushes him, for sure. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 16, 06:00 1
        
        after rereading them all this year what I look forward to the most in the next one, and what could probably take up half the book easily is - spoilers - Beaker Dec 16, 06:05
- (season 2 spoilers at link; drops tomorrow; but I've heard good things about this season); we are rewatching s1 over Christmas -- nm* - Beaker Dec 16, 05:25
"temporarily" -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 05:17 1
- It seems like it's nearly impossible to actually get fired from the NYPD. They commit crimes, lie to judges and then lose some vacation days as - Krusty Dec 16, 05:22
Bank of England raises interest rates for first time in more than three years, in response to surging inflation -- (link) - ty97 Dec 16, 05:06 1
- My savings will really notice the difference! -- nm - LMS Dec 16, 05:44
TIL that Michael Lindsay-Hogg is the only son of movie director (spoiler) - loosilu Dec 16, 04:51 3
- That's never been confirmed, although they do look alike. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 06:08 2
  - Wikipedia page says he got a DNA test, and it matches Welles daughter, who he grew up with. -- nm - flavorize Dec 16, 06:19 1
    - We must be looking at different edits of wiki. It says DNA test was inconclusive when I open his wiki page on my cell. -- nm - jnine Dec 16, 06:24
I walk across from an urgent care on W42nd and 10th every day. For the last week I've seen the daily line slowly increasing. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 16, 04:49 1
- Not related, I was up until like 3 in the morning trying to learn about whole home audio in a futile attempt to help my sister get her house hooked up again. -- (edited) - Krusty Dec 16, 04:55
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 16, 04:46 [Attachment] 1
- Ice Angel - The Penguins follow up single. Poor sales led to the cancellation of plans for Fire Angel and Water Angel. -- nm - VMan Dec 16, 04:57
TV PSA: NFL, Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Dogs of the Year, Shaq Life, Legacies, Big Sky, Station Eleven (HBO Max), And Just Like That… (HBO Max), -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:38 2
- ST Discovery (Paramount+), MacGruber (Pcock), Anne Boleyn, Challenge All Stars (Paramount+), Days of our Lives: A Very Salem Christmas (Pcock), -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:41 1
  - Finding Magic Mike (HBO Max), South Park Post COVID: The Return of COVID (Paramount+), lots of Christmas movies and stuff, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 04:42
Turns out one of my potential Spider-Man spoilers from yesterday wasn't one, so that's cool I guess. -- nm - Shaun Dec 16, 04:29 4
- HOW CAN YOU KNOW UNTIL YOU SEE IT -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 06:33 1
  - vague spoiler but not really a spoiler - Shaun Dec 16, 07:12
- I can give you plenty of spoilers if you want! Are you the only one seeing it tonight? -- nm* - LMS Dec 16, 05:48 1
  - In theory, tomorrow at 11:30am. -- nm - Shaun Dec 16, 06:26
Spiderman No Way Home 94% (132/8) -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 03:31 6
- Every time I see it without the hyphen I want to pronounce it like a last name - Reagen Dec 16, 04:23 5
  - Just like you do with Superman and Batman? - ty97 Dec 16, 05:31 4
    - I do this lots. Especially because batmen are a weird military thing. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 06:22
    - Who said bent out of shape? -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 05:59 2
      - ty's just picking fights over Spider-man every day now! -- nm - Beaker Dec 16, 06:00 1
        
        He’s now Billy Spiderman in my head. -- nm - spamlet Dec 16, 06:27
move over stem cells, now there's fibroblasts from...infant's circumsized foreskins... -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 16, 00:24
It's that time of year! Glitterbomb 4.0! -- (link) - Mop Dec 15, 22:59 [youtube]
New in theaters Dec. 16, 2016: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story -- (link) - Max Dec 15, 21:43 [youtube]
Urban Meyer fired, per Schefty—can’t keep embarrassing the owner -- (link*) - flavorize Dec 15, 21:37 3
- Listen, don’t be sad, Urban Meyer got fired doing what he loved best: belittling coaches he himself hired and telling people he’s allowed to kick them -- (link) - Beaker Dec 16, 03:21
- I find this fascinating. he spent most of his career being by far the biggest deal wherever he was, and couldn't adjust to being one of many big deals - mafic Dec 15, 21:50 1
  - To your IM--It's a great point, I kinda shudder to think what he did to 18-year-olds. Guessing more of this stuff bubbles up. -- (link) - Flavorize Dec 15, 22:49
Just sayin’, I got that Physics Final Jeopardy question last night. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 15, 21:13 2
- "Check out the big brain on Brad!" -- nm - con_carne Dec 15, 21:14
- Because of a Hank Green song. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 15, 21:13
For Zeitgeist: I found out my mother is 100% pure Quebecoise, DNA confirms paper trail. Father turned out more Irish than we thought. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 20:52 3
- More Irish? You realize what hair color is Irish, right? -- nm - Spawn Dec 16, 05:46
- adding here, pure = inbred. ahahahahha! we have a bunch of neurodegenerative diseases as well as Tay Sachs. -- (edited) - loosilu Dec 15, 20:53 1
  - maybe to personal but... - zeitgeist Dec 15, 21:12
There's one very important question about Omicron though, that I don't think has been discussed enough. -- (link) - znufrii Dec 15, 20:47 9
- I just don't know how people don't know the greek alphabet. like, seriously? -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 16, 06:02
- Makes me go nucular every time. -- nm - mafic Dec 16, 02:08
- It's Norm Crosby's last and possibly greatest malaprop joke. -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 15, 21:45
- I think many folks are familiar with omni in many words and business names, I think I used a omnicron a few times early on. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 21:14 1
  - Yep--this -- nm - Flavorize Dec 15, 22:40
- This is the first I'm hearing of misspellings or misanythings. That might be why I've not discussed it -- nm - con_carne Dec 15, 21:10
- What would the Guardian know? They probably spell it Aluminium. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 21:04
- People are poorly educated. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 20:48 1
  - Fauci is? - Reagen Dec 16, 01:39
Ain’t nobody gonna rescue you. You’ve gotta rescue yourself. -- (link) - Qale Dec 15, 20:45 [youtube]
With subdued symptoms, yet higher contagion levels, will the silver lining of Omicron be an expedited path towards herd immunity? -- nm - samara Dec 15, 20:43 12
- early reports of a milder infection in South africa could be associated with the fact that S.A. has about 80% previously infected/natural antibodies -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 21:17
- also unclear whether it really does have milder symptoms, or it's just that it's spreading primarily through younger (and vaccinated) populations. - mafic Dec 15, 20:57 3
  - Re the continuing measures discussion, there is a very stark difference in the attitudes for places that have been able to contain it, vs the places - Reagen Dec 16, 01:47 1
    - Yeah, people here can see it’s clearly working. There’s a fair bit of good natured grumbling about the premier - mafic Dec 16, 06:30
  - Very good point. -- nm - samara Dec 15, 21:05
- That's what the vaccine was for. -- nm - znufrii Dec 15, 20:48 1
  - The ONLY way to achieve herd immunity without millions of deaths is vaccination. In the US, because too many people live in GOP la la land, impossible -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 20:49
- first, hi! second, there is no such thing as natural herd immunity without millions of deaths. - loosilu Dec 15, 20:45 4
  - yep. mass vaccination is the only way it's ever happened. and even then it's hard without a vaccine that prevents transmission. -- nm - mafic Dec 15, 20:50 3
    - we have to hit 90% vaccination. Meanwhile, the Fox cult says "it isn't working!" while they refuse to do the thing that works. -- nm - loosilu Dec 15, 20:51 2
      - 90% worldwide, I assume. With other countries lagging, and our own ignorance stateside, I’m not overly confident we can ever achieve that. -- nm - samara Dec 15, 21:00 1
        
        I don't think it's impossible, but you don't necessarily need everywhere to be at 90%. if your particular region is at 90% - mafic Dec 15, 22:02

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