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Daughter flies to Nashville today. Over/under on her taking off? - kilbowl full of jelly Dec 29, 05:34 4
- I spent about 5 minutes in Nashville airport once as they shuttled me from arrivals to departures. Seemed nice. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 29, 06:33
- My business partner flew back from CA yesterday and had no issues -- nm - decline Dec 29, 06:12
- Going with no take off—but not CoVid cancellation related—something on the Nashville side—“Tennessee man puts Beanie Baby collection on runway” - flavorize Dec 29, 05:53
- I'll take whichever means she takes off today. -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 05:46
Postponing having the “resolutions” discussions with people, for at least 2 weeks—putting 2021/start of 2022 on cruise control - flavorize Dec 29, 05:29 [Attachment]
I've started watching a UK show called Queens of Mystery and it's fantastic. - Krusty Dec 29, 05:25 9
- Sounds fun! Where is it streaming? -- nm - flavorize Dec 29, 05:57 8
  - Hoopla or acorn. -- nm - Ender Dec 29, 05:59 7
    - Yup but I'm watching it on DailyMotion. :-) -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 06:02 6
      - How is it not on BritBox? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 29, 06:09 3
        
        They're late in getting some shows. I want to know why they only get two seasons of some panel shows that have like 25+. - Krusty Dec 29, 06:14 2
        
        Yeah, MrsJax is frustrated with that as well -- nm - JaxSean Dec 29, 06:21 1
        
        Same with Amazon. They have some panel shows that only have one or two seasons. Huge tease and just leads me to torrenting it. -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 06:25
      - I had to stop watching stuff on Daily Motion as I ordered 3, Russian mail order brides, based on their ads, that were never delivered -- nm - flavorize Dec 29, 06:08 1
        
        I think you actually lucked out in that deal. -- nm - Krusty Dec 29, 06:15
TV PSA: AEW Dynamite, The Book of Boba Fett (D+), College Football, Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (NF), Anxious People (NF), The Standups (NF), - Beaker Dec 29, 05:13 1
- Hard Knocks in Season: The Indianapolis Colts -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 05:17
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 29, 04:47 [Attachment] 14
- MAXILOOB - for getting into, and out of, the tightest stuations -- nm - Roger More Dec 29, 06:27
- BIOBOMBLAX - The laxative for when nothing else is working. -- nm - pmb Dec 29, 06:18
- BILBOMAX - The LOTR television channel. LOTR content all day long. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 29, 05:30 1
  - Smooth Hobbit action -- nm - flavorize Dec 29, 05:58
- BILOBAMAX - contains the most ginkgo allowable by law. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 05:21
- MOBIL-AX -- a hit and run medieval crime syndicate. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 29, 05:13 1
  - MobiLax - We REALLY get you going! -- nm - VMan Dec 29, 06:42
- OXIBALM - the laundry detergent that also soothes sore muscles -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 05:12
- BILOXI LOX - my Mississippi cousin's bagel toppings biz -- nm - prayformojo Dec 29, 05:04
- LAX MOB - Dorchester organized crime was a shambles befor Red Sinnet whipped em into shape -- nm - prayformojo Dec 29, 05:01 2
  - LAX MOB - when a flash mob stars playing lacrosse -- nm - Strongbad Dec 29, 05:20 1
    - LAX MOB - every holiday weekend -- nm - spamlet Dec 29, 05:40
- AMOXII - More than one Amoxy - prayformojo Dec 29, 04:53 1
  - Secret religion based on Amoxy’s teachings -- nm - flavorize Dec 29, 05:59
Happy birthday, GregW! Woo hoo!!!🎁🥳 -- nm* - Krusty Dec 29, 04:40 1
- Thanks -- nm - GregW Dec 29, 11:10
SEC now 0-4 in bowl games -- nm - Strongbad Dec 29, 04:06
"Florida man banned from airline for wearing thong as mask compares himself to Rosa Parks" -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 23:04 4
- I'm not sure how these idiots think this is gonna work out for them. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 06:41 1
  - they stick a TV camera and mic in your face....and Go... you've just been banned from flying what u gonna do? "I'm NOT going to disneyland" -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 29, 11:10
- That's a terrible comparison. Rosa was sitting on her thong. -- nm - Max Dec 28, 23:26
- Did I mention how uplifting The Road was? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 23:06
Remember when we had a supply chain crisis? Boy, I'm glad that's over. -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 22:13 1
- Gah. I forgot to check if Pillsbury products were back in stock; that shelf has been empty for 2+ weeks. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 22:15
So, in attempting to watch The Road on streaming, I searched for the word "Road". The two results were The Road and Mad Max Fury Road. - Beryllium Dec 28, 22:00
Starkville is Elite ... my redemption win over Dearborn was tight the entire way, lucky bounces at the end. Feels good. -- nm - rollo Dec 28, 21:26
Internally debating if it's even safe to go to the grocery store. (Averaging 280 cases per day on the island) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 20:24 3
- My concern was icy roads. Fortunately the grocery is walking distance. I wore my mask the whole time. -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 22:10
- do they deliver? do you have a list? -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 28, 21:06 1
  - Eh, kind of. Eh, kind of. I ended up going - it was quiet. Snow kept people away. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 21:46
6'9" 380 lbs -- nm* - Max Dec 28, 20:06
Jeopardy fans, Amy is a delight on Twitter. -- (link) - Tim Dec 28, 19:49 2
- She's a wrecking ball on the show. Can't wait to see ToC with her vs. Matt Amodio. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 29, 06:18
- Looks like she just joined? Good for her dor jumping into the fray. I don't know that I'd be that brave. -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 21:41
Just finished reading "The Road". Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 19:45
man, Narcos Mexico is so awesome -- nm - Beaker Dec 28, 19:26 3
- I liked the original narcos but I couldn't get into Mexico -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 19:33 2
  - I like it better; season 3 is nuts -- nm - Beaker Dec 28, 19:35 1
    - I resumed watching tonight. S1E8 is where I was at. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 01:59
Well, we're all on the same flight, but the flight sucks. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 18:48 6
- Don't they all? -- nm - Cuzzin Fa-La-La-La-Todd Dec 28, 20:31
- I hope the cargo hold they put you in is at least heated -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 19:15
- So I guess it was worth the drive? -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 19:14 1
  - I might see if we can finagle some lounge passes tomorrow. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 21:18
- My cousin had “your flight is delayed by 3 hours… nope, 6 hours… no wait, original time! Hope you’re at the airport!” -- nm - mafic Dec 28, 19:13
- Moral victory? -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 18:54
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Dec 28, 18:43 3
- Needs more clown portraits, but other than that it looks cute, if a bit pricy. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 28, 18:44 2
  - Said no one ever -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 19:15 1
    - Real Eleanor! -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 20:18
Here's an ESPN piece on John Madden. At least read the part with Roberta Flack and Yoko Ono cameos. -- (link) - The Allfather Dec 28, 18:40 2
- the Peggy Fleming vignette is great, too -- nm - prayformojo Dec 28, 18:47 1
  - I suspect we'll hear a lot more stories like those over the next few days. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 18:54
Yeah I don’t get that at all. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 28, 18:35
So has Bieniemy fallen off the head coach interview list? Saw that the Jags didn’t have him on their list. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 28, 18:32
Now Playing: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Otherwise known as montage the motion picture. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 18:30 1
- I dunno what it is but I seem to not do well with superhero origin movies. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 19:19
IsReagenattheAirportYet.com -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 18:18 3
- YES! -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 18:54
- I would not want to be the agent he finds. -- nm - mud Dec 28, 18:23 1
  - I'm not one to yell at customer service in general, especially when it's not that person's fault. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 20:34
Knicks destroying TWolves leading 42-29…then scored only 2 points in the final 6:40. Of the first half. Crazy stuff -- nm - flavorize Dec 28, 18:08
took deceased car to the collision place today, guy took photos, I asked him what speed he thought I was doing. He said 40 mph? - loosilu Dec 28, 17:48 3
- Its still going to be almost 2k for a bumper, impact shocks and paint -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 19:13 1
  - book value is $2900. The entire front end is misaligned. car is deceased. -- nm - loosilu Dec 28, 21:27
- deers should know better than to piss off a redhead :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 28, 18:06
used/partly built Lego Mellenium Falcon on ebay/goodwill auction currently $100 closes in 3 hours -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 28, 17:18 3
- It's the UCS Falcon that brings big money -- nm - TWuG Dec 28, 17:42 1
  - this one is asking almost 1,300 -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 28, 19:06
- well i guess that's what they go for on average -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 17:26
Yeesh, bad day. Harry Reid dead at 82. -- (link) - Tim Dec 28, 17:15 6
- nice: -- (link) - mud Dec 28, 18:17
- That's tough. He did a lot of good, but also upheld systems that have caused incalculable harm. - colin Dec 28, 18:08
- :( -- nm - loosilu Dec 28, 17:45
- aw shit -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 28, 17:44
- (Huh, they just renamed the Vegas airport after him two weeks ago.) -- nm - Tim Dec 28, 17:18 1
  - Therefore I had thought he already died. -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 28, 17:32
John Madden passed away at 85 -- (link) - budice Dec 28, 16:12 14
- I will forever remember the 35 minutes he devoted to talking about the mustard stain on his tie instead of game some years back - colin Dec 28, 18:05 2
  - [snork] -- (link) - mud Dec 28, 18:22 1
    - Spot on -- nm - colin Dec 28, 18:35
- He was great in so many ways. -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 28, 17:34
- Legend. -- nm - loosilu Dec 28, 16:47 1
  - No, John Legend is someone else. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 28, 17:32
- For a guy who never played a down in the NFL, his influence upon its growth cannot be overstated. The man was a legend in 3 different phases. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 28, 16:29 1
  - And Dick Vermeil, Al Davis, and him were NFL coaches who cared about their players off the field every bit as much. - The Allfather Dec 28, 16:34
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Dec 28, 16:25
- rats -- nm - prayformojo Dec 28, 16:24
- Definitely an icon, condolences to his family -- nm - ty97 Dec 28, 16:24
- Thank you for everything, Mr. Madden. You were one of my personal heroes and never let me down once. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 28, 16:24
- dang :( -- nm - Jovian Dec 28, 16:23
- :-( -- nm - mud Dec 28, 16:13
The Matrix Resurrections Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Dec 28, 16:07 [youtube]
Bugsy Malone has a bit about a boxer. -- nm - LMS Dec 28, 16:05
I was just looking at potential flights for June. Schedule says only 5 seats remaining. Get to the seat selection page and it shows - Meg Dec 28, 15:59
Dr. Dre & ex-wife Nicole Young have finally reached a divorce settlement -- (link) - budice Dec 28, 15:59 3
- I thought he was a billionaire. $100 million isn't that much. -- nm - jnine Dec 28, 17:26
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver finalize their 10-year divorce -- (link) - budice Dec 28, 16:00 1
  - 2022: year of the single ladies -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 16:43
I had $5.38 left on my beer bucks card expiring 12/30. This was $5.49. It's not bad at all. -- (pic) - Pocket Jones Dec 28, 15:50 [Attachment] 5
- I have a peanut butter porter that I'm cracking open tonight, I think. -- nm* - Reagen Dec 28, 15:55 2
  - I'm jelly. -- nm - Qale Dec 28, 16:34 1
    - Go stand in the corner and think about what you did -- nm - zork Dec 29, 03:07
- I'd try that -- nm - prayformojo Dec 28, 15:53 1
  - They also had strawberry and apple. I'd try both, honestly. It's ... Very not bad. -- nm - Pocket Jones Dec 28, 15:54
My flight home on Saturday has been canceled. - ty97 Dec 28, 15:50 13
- Weather? COVID? -- nm - Mop Dec 28, 15:51 12
  - They've been canceling a number of flights for staffing issues related to COVID - ty97 Dec 28, 15:52 11
    - When do you fly instead? And where is Reagan going? -- nm - Pocket Jones Dec 28, 15:53 10
      - I was able to rebook on the flight 75 minutes earlier than my now-canceled flight. -- nm - ty97 Dec 28, 15:55 7
        
        I didn't see Reagen's issue until after I posted, I sure hope his troubles get sorted. -- nm - ty97 Dec 28, 15:55 6
        
        I'm sure rebooking to NY is easier than is rebooking to NS. -- nm - Pocket Jones Dec 28, 16:00 5
        
        Also, on-line rebooking worked for me (or it appears so at least) and I'm only one person flying - ty97 Dec 28, 16:01 4
        
        Yeah your IM was the part of me that was surprised but I guess they figured 2+2 was better than waiting for 4. -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 16:05 3
        
        I mean...ask the customer if they are okay with that first (IMO) -- nm - ty97 Dec 28, 16:05 2
        
        Asking the customer doesn’t seem to be their MO. -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 16:07 1
        
        Them or any airline it appears, sadly -- nm - ty97 Dec 28, 16:12
      - Home, from saskabush. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 15:54 1
        
        Sorry my autocorrect misspelled your name. It's got to be the worst thinking "I get to sleep in my own bed soon" and having the rug pulled - Pocket Jones Dec 28, 15:56
I have the Leesa hybrid mattress. I'd buy it again way on sale. I've had it two years and it's still in great shape. I think I paid $1400? -- (link) - Pocket Jones Dec 28, 15:48 2
- I don't know if we want a hybrid, but I'm open to being convinced. -- nm - znufrii Dec 28, 16:43 1
  - I've touted it before, but I will gladly do so again. Bought a Purple in 2018 and love it. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 28, 17:00
"first call back is Dec 31" - that's incredible -- nm - prayformojo Dec 28, 15:39 12
- The flight is tomorrow, tbc. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 15:54
- I'm just wondering when Comcast/Xfinity took over an airline. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Dec 28, 15:42 9
  - It might honestly end up being faster driving 2 hours to the airport to speak to a desk agent. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 15:42 8
    - Whiiiich is what we're doing. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 16:39 7
      - SeaTac is saying please dont come to the airport, the lines are hours long...it might be easier to drive to your destination -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 28, 17:13 2
        
        It's 4000km but hey I'll give it a go if Seattle says so. -- nm* - Reagen Dec 28, 17:24 1
        
        How about the train? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 28, 18:02
      - This is insane. They owe some kind of compensation. - Mop Dec 28, 17:05
      - I’m really sorry -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 16:50 2
        
        If we can somehow turn this into a layover in Calgary and see some people I'll call it a win. -- nm - Reagen Dec 28, 17:01 1
        
        *gets out his Canadian map* -- nm - spamlet Dec 28, 17:39
- I did manage to get on hold but who knows how long until I get a person. - Reagen Dec 28, 15:41
Rose Bowl: Ohio St will be without NFL Draft Probables including WRs Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave -- (link) - budice Dec 28, 15:32

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