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I am NOT watching "The Hand of God" on Netflix. -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 18, 13:50 1
- Why? (NM) - Marlowe Dec 18, 14:51
I am now watching Weekend At Bernie's for the first time ever. - Andie Dec 18, 13:37 11
- Im Watching LOTR for 445th time -- nm* - budice Dec 18, 13:53 3
  - I really need to buy the 4k remasters of that series. -- nm - Remlik Dec 18, 14:17 1
    - indeed. -- nm - mud Dec 18, 14:23
  - This does seem like a more satisfying choice. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 13:54
- best movie ever! -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 13:45
- Make sure to watch the entire W@BCU (weekend at Bernie's cinematic universe) for the authentic experience. - Beryllium Dec 18, 13:39 5
  - (By which I mean that Weekend at Bernie's II has a generous 10% tomato rating. Groundbreakingly terrible. Must watch.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 13:47 4
    - The first one feels endless. I am not strong enough for 2. -- nm - Andie Dec 18, 13:50 3
      - it's worse than you can imagine. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 14:13
      - #1 was a fun teenage movie, dumber than hell probably now. #2 was a terrible terrible movie even then. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 13:56 1
        
        this. #1 is an hour and a half of football to the groin hilarity -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 13:57
Nova Scotia is now all COVID. 426 today. -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 13:34 2
- Is there only 426 people in Nova Scotia? -- nm - Mop Unleashed Dec 18, 13:51 1
  - they all gonna get it -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 13:57
Spidey is great. Go see it on the biggest screen you can find! - ML Dec 18, 13:32
Covid test negative! Yay! No symptoms but just learned I was exposed on Tuesday. -- nm - con_carne Dec 18, 13:28 1
- VNN! (Very Nice Negative) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 13:36
now playing: 8 Bit Christmas -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 13:08
the thing we didn't pick up on (well *I*) on the So Africa contagiousness story was, they were talking about "REinfection" rate of 4.2x -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 18, 13:03
SNL will not have a live audience tonight due to covid spiking -- (link*) - Remlik Dec 18, 12:59 3
- Finally, some good news. -- nm - ML Dec 18, 13:33
- I'm giving 50-50 odds the show has to cancel as several of the cast n crew test positive coming into work -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 18, 13:00 1
  - Limited cast now. -- nm - Remlik Dec 18, 13:13
Saints blood liquifies, so I guess 2022 has that going for it -- (link) - TWuG Dec 18, 12:48 2
- ewww -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 18, 15:12
- Thus the breaking of the Sixth Seal. -- nm - ReluctantSanta Dec 18, 13:49
the best I can do is add two to the list of five I posted in June: -- (edited) - mud Dec 18, 12:43
AltNation's Top 36 of 2021 - Tim Dec 18, 12:30 1
- That list is close to what we play -- nm - Remlik Dec 18, 12:33
flurry of news coming out the NHL about postponed games. It's more or less shutting down until after Christmas. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 12:21
An excerpt from a thread of casting for Wes Anderson's Dune. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 18, 12:07 1
- just take the casts from Friends and Taxi...done -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 18, 12:59
Kazahkstani news anchor does some tongue twisters as a warmup before going live. That'd be a fun language to learn. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 18, 12:02 1
- (The account was RT'd by an ex-soldier turned software developer I know, if you're wondering how I found it) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 12:04
Action Comics #1: a private sale of a copy just went for $4.5 Million. -- nm - Remlik Dec 18, 12:02 3
- The record was 3.25M back in April. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 15:31
- "I found it inside this old dresser I just bought for $75." -- nm - Seller Dec 18, 12:04 1
  - HA! -- nm - Remlik Dec 18, 12:31
The Suicide Squad's final global box office: $167.4 million. No Way Home's current global box office: $302.9 million. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 18, 11:30 3
- Proof that streaming kills box office! -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 11:36 2
  - TSS was available on streaming? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 18, 11:44 1
    - For the first month on Max -- nm - eag Dec 18, 11:51
Welp, my older daughter has Covid. She's in the MBA program at Northwestern and the whole school essentially went on a trip to Aspen. 1100 of them. -- (edited) - pmb Dec 18, 11:26 6
- Oh, I'm so sorry. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 18, 13:33
- yikes- best wishes ! -- nm - mud Dec 18, 12:47
- Ugh. Hope she kicks it soon. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 11:38
- :( I hope she recovers quickly -- nm - Epiphany Dec 18, 11:37
- Yikes. Hope it doesn't get more serious -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 11:27 1
  - this (found out my brother had it last night. He's out of quarantine Thursday. sniffles was it for him) -- nm - Beaker Dec 18, 12:10
I'm surprised Spelling Bee doesn't accept BORO -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 11:22
Hmmm. -- (link) - Tim Dec 18, 10:48 10
- I like this hire. -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 11:00 6
  - On one hand there’s a lot of experience, on the other he’s a relic of the past. -- nm - Tim Dec 18, 11:02 5
    - Perfect for the Mets. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 11:39
    - The White Sox still won with Old Man LaRussa. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 18, 11:24 1
      - This year I’d actually say because of. - spamlet Dec 18, 11:46
    - He did a lot of analysis for the Yes Network the last couple of years and he seemed to be okay and understand the changes to the game. - Krusty Dec 18, 11:16
    - He made the playoffs more in the last decade than the Mets. - Will Hunting Dec 18, 11:11
- They must have showed him the $$$$$. -- nm - jnine Dec 18, 10:58 1
  - He gets a better chance to write his last act than how it ended in Baltimore. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 18, 10:59
- wait, really? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 10:56
LAFilmCritics Awards selection underway -- (link) - budice Dec 18, 10:45
So far the Pfizer booster is way less Ugg-a-fying then my either of my original Moderna shots. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 18, 10:34 5
- I had all 3 Pfizers and worst side effect I got was being kind of tired after the first dose and going to bed early. - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 18, 10:57 1
  - I got pfizer #3 last night. Same, just a bit tired for any of them. -- nm - Andie Dec 18, 12:46
- All good with my Maderna -- nm - budice Dec 18, 10:43
- Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 10:38
- I had no reaction whatsoever with mine. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 18, 10:35
Looking at Qale and Reagen's (as well as other) year end lists makes me realize how much music I missed even though I listen to a lot of music. -- nm - Dano Dec 18, 10:29 2
- Same. I need to be a more diligent and dedicated listener of The Twenty. And get back to Reagen's playlist. - ReluctantSanta Dec 18, 13:51
- What I’m seeing is that I cut my list down to 20 due to the format of my playlist. And that was so painful. Some songs had to be representative… - Qale Dec 18, 10:50
Woo, my stalker package should arrive by end of day Tuesday. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 18, 10:19 4
- Mine's out for delivery!! USPS really seems to be getting their act together - or at least those I've dealt with. -- nm - Meg Dec 18, 10:32 3
  - There was a 20+person line at USPS so I went to UPS instead. The line was all Amazon returns, so it was quick for me. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 18, 10:35 2
    - I saw a line out the door at my PO so I just stuck extra stamps on my canadian cards and hope it gets there. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 18, 12:49
    - Our line wasn't that long and every window was open! Used a flat rate box and scheduled delivery was Monday so it's a day early. -- nm - Meg Dec 18, 10:47
My Top 50 Songs of 2021. (Includes a link to a Google Sheet version that has links to all of the songs) - Dano Dec 18, 10:15 3
- Shout out for Gang of Youths -- nm* - rollo Dec 18, 12:44
- A dozen or so artists I love with just different considerations for songs I chose. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 10:51
- You have 8 in there I would have for consideration. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 10:22
A+ Cinemascore for Spidey. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 18, 09:40 6
- Reaction spoil...and final end credit thought - Remlik Dec 18, 10:16 3
  - Spoil - Spawn Dec 18, 10:51
  - Spoilers - The Allfather Dec 18, 10:28 1
    - Heh. We had lots of applause, but not there. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 10:52
- I should hope so. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 09:41 1
  - Right? Duh. -- nm - Shaun Dec 18, 10:07
Winning Time trailer. I think HBO's got a winner. -- (link) - Mop Dec 18, 08:45 [youtube] 1
- Definitely watching it! -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 08:57
KD out now because of heath and safety. :-( They have to start postponing games. -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 08:44 40
- And now Kyrie Irving? I mean, what were the chances of that?!? -- nm - Volnelk Dec 18, 10:03 3
  - It's very on brand for Kyrie Irving to come back during a COVID spike. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 18, 10:50
  - Ironically he's going to end up being the only guy not in health & safety and all alone in the gym shooting hoops. -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 10:12 1
    - He's in the protocols because he needs to be to join the team. It's not because he tested positive. He needs to test negative five consecutive days to - Krusty Dec 18, 10:16
- I’m curious as to what the hell happened to have this explosive growth. - Will Hunting Dec 18, 09:00 35
  - Seattle/king county omicron percentages have doubled every day and by sunday will be the dominate varient...and that's just the ones testing -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 18, 12:54
  - Our science table says Omicron cases are doubling every 2 to 3 days. It doesn't take long at that rate.. -- nm - Andie Dec 18, 10:14
  - Thanksgiving was 3 or 4 weeks ago, that could be a little bit of it, but omicron is very contagious so that seems to be the driver -- nm - ty97 Dec 18, 09:57 1
    - Yep. People were getting relaxed and this thing is nuts. -- nm - Andie Dec 18, 10:10
  - Omnicron is 4X as contagious as Delta but not as dangerous. But yeah something else is happening. when the NFL issued it's mandate last week - Remlik Dec 18, 09:29 10
    - I thought that new study out yesterday said it was just as deadly as Delta. I think that's what's driving the changes. -- nm - jnine Dec 18, 09:30 9
      - There was an incredible amount of weight placed on *one* tweet from a SA doctor. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 09:34 3
        
        I'm talking about the UK study. -- nm - jnine Dec 18, 09:39 2
        
        Yes, but I mean the "Omicron is less deadly" speculative talk. It was based on *very* little. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 09:56 1
        
        Ah. This is the scary story, if true. 2 men infected in a quarantine hotel staying across the hallway from each other.Thought to be from air movement. -- (edited) - jnine Dec 18, 09:59
      - I would imagine any variant of the virus would be deadly for the unvaccinated, more so with comorbidities. What we really wanna know is how... - Qale Dec 18, 09:34 2
        
        two shot six months ago has effectiveness of 20-30%, boosted is 60-70% -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 18, 12:58
        
        2x seems to be not great, unless your second dose was recent. Greatly waned after about 3 months. Everyone please get boosted. -- nm - Andie Dec 18, 10:11
      - ah! see how quick that info changes? I hadn't heard that -- nm - Remlik Dec 18, 09:31 1
        
        It isn't peer reviewed yet, but it's scary. Protection against omicron reinfection may be as low as 19%, according to the study. -- (link*) - jnine Dec 18, 09:36
  - I'm in Northern CA and it's like being in another world from LA. No one wears a mask even though there's now a statewide mandate for indoor usage. No - jnine Dec 18, 09:19 9
    - we're very glad you've a brain in your head and continue to remain masked. -- nm - mud Dec 18, 09:24 8
      - Yup. It sucks that people are hostile about it. -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 09:28 7
        
        The vax rate here is 29% so I'm sure they all have nothing to worry about. -- nm - jnine Dec 18, 10:08 6
        
        Wow. Indiana is one of the worst states. We have a county with 21% and the next is 32%. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 10:41 4
        
        Both my counties are at 60%, which is better, at least. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 10:44 3
        
        My 89 year old dad and his wife are on their way to an indoor Christmas lunch for 100, all unmasked. They asked me to go. No thanks! -- nm - jnine Dec 18, 10:52 2
        
        Thanks to ST I know how fortunate I am that both my and Amy's family believe the science, and am so thankful. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 10:55 1
        
        They're vaccinated, but they believe they're now completely protected. They asked my brother and I why we wear masks. My step-mother knows about the - jnine Dec 18, 11:02
        
        Yikes! -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 10:35
  - It could be? - spamlet Dec 18, 09:16
  - SMNWH -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 09:13 1
    - Not yet but soon. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 18, 09:17
  - More people moving indoors, unmasked, as weather gets cooler. Holiday gatherings. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 18, 09:11
  - Is hockey having the same issues as the NBA and NFL? -- nm - Krusty Dec 18, 09:09 5
    - yeow. 5 of 6 EPL games scheduled for today are postponed. 1 out of 4 for tomorrow so far. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 09:27
    - Yeah several teams are off until Christmas. - spamlet Dec 18, 09:14
    - NCAA. -- nm - Spawn Dec 18, 09:14
    - Seems like English soccer is having the same problem as well. I think it’s 6 matches postponed from this weekend. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 18, 09:12
    - Oh yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 18, 09:10
Mother/Android B/B+ - did not expect that ending -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 08:40 2
- That the mother was an android? I mean, they kind of give it away in the title. How did you not see it coming? -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 18, 08:41 1
  - "The doctor.....is the android's *mother*"; but to your point..... -- (edited) - spoiler I guess but no one here's gonna watch this Dec 18, 08:43
I wanted to sample the artists on Reagen's list that I didn't know, for anything I might like .. so I did .. - mud Dec 18, 08:39 12
- He picked different songs for Billie Eilish and Royal Blood than I did. The Cold War Kids song was on the short list, but got cut. A different... - Qale Dec 18, 09:31 3
  - At least he was smart enough to include Wet Leg! -- nm - Dano Dec 18, 10:27 2
    - If I’m going to include throwaway whimsy songs, they have to be far more explicit. For example: Slumber Party. -- nm - Qale Dec 18, 10:52 1
      - there's whimsy but it's a legit amazing song. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 11:31
- Turnstile!! -- nm - Volnelk Dec 18, 09:02
- I am an absolute sucker for that "one guitar + one drummer" soft loud soft sound. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 08:50 6
  - I'd like to switch bodies with Jamie Hince for a week. - mud Dec 18, 08:55 5
    - Alison and I were the only ones in the incredibly seedy and tiny bathroom at the Roxy one night. I knew her from the Dead Weather and the Kills and - jnine Dec 18, 09:01 2
      - (yum) ..did you see that Bourdain episode with them? so cool. -- nm* - mud Dec 18, 09:02 1
        
        Yes! -- nm - jnine Dec 18, 09:15
    - IM: (as is Laura-Mary Carter) -- nm - mud Dec 18, 08:56 1
      - indeed. -- nm - Reagen Dec 18, 08:57
So, Amanda, who are you taking to Sizzler with your furniture empire money? -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 18, 08:35 1
- Did she sell it already? -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 18, 14:49
Moulin Rouge (Bway) cancelled a show pre-curtain while audience was in their seats. - Divs Dec 18, 08:35 1
- oof! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 18, 08:40
Kelloggs is taking their brand off of some of their products. - Volnelk Dec 18, 08:33

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