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60 - 17 -- (link) - mud Dec 30, 07:37 11
- The numbers are accurate but he's reporting them inaccurately. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 30, 08:03 9
  - Ah. That makes more sense. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 30, 08:08 6
    - I did a back of the envelope calculation using those figures and came up with 37 and 11. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 30, 08:17 5
      - I came with 25. - Spawn Dec 30, 08:20 4
        
        I've heard that 78.3% of statistics are completely made up. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Dec 30, 08:28 1
        
        Some of the time, sure. -- nm - Spawn Dec 30, 08:28
        
        Only in Chicago. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 30, 08:20 1
        
        The numbers check out. -- nm - Spawn Dec 30, 08:21
  - This appears to be the source. -- (link) - Baron Please Come Home Dec 30, 08:03 1
    - hmph -- nm - mud Dec 30, 08:34
- Death cult. -- nm - Mop Dec 30, 07:50
So who was it here that warned me that Kia would suck at handling our lease buyout when we went from the Sorento to the Niro? - oblique Dec 30, 07:33
What are your New Year's Eve plans ? -- nm - Andie Dec 30, 07:32 17
- Shopping for new work attire tomorrow. new job starts 1/10. - Strongbad Dec 30, 08:36 1
  - evening: absolutely nothing -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 08:37
- nyet -- nm - mud Dec 30, 08:35
- Staying home watching all the local stuff on T.V. -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 30, 08:26
- Staying in. Making moussaka. Low key -- nm - Pippy Dec 30, 08:16
- we do this thing here called first night that's all outside. I might go just to feel like I'm doing something. -- (link) - amanda jeans Dec 30, 07:51
- I cancelled my plans to go out. I might try and re-pick up hours on Jan 1 to get the holiday pay. -- nm - Qale Dec 30, 07:50
- Getting Alaskan King Crab legs for dinner, daughter is supposed to come over. Watch the Michigan-Georgia game (assuming it happens). -- nm - pmb Dec 30, 07:50 1
  - WOO! GO MICHIGAN! -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 08:38
- Same as every year for some time now, staying home and going to bed at my regular time. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 30, 07:48
- Beer mile in the morning. FH is working till 9 that night so vague plans for pizza and hanging out -- nm - JD Dec 30, 07:45
- Staying home. I'm making a big fat steak for dinner and we'll be having some mimosas as the clock winds down. -- nm - Krusty Dec 30, 07:36
- nada -- nm - JaxSean Dec 30, 07:36
- appetizers and movies with the girls -- nm - Beaker Dec 30, 07:35
- I've cancelled my plans and am just going to stay home -- (edited) - decline Dec 30, 07:34
- Nada. We have tickets to go see Sing 2 but otherwise, laying low -- nm - oblique Dec 30, 07:33
- my 7 year old nephew is coming for a sleepover party (assuming our quick tests are all negative tomorrow.) Wild night. -- nm - Andie Dec 30, 07:32
JWST: Successful deployment of aft momentum flap -- (link) - oblique Dec 30, 07:16 1
- Always CYA (Cover Your Aft) -- nm - budice Dec 30, 07:18
My partner's uncle died suddenly yesterday. Her poor mom has lost her sister and brother in law this year. -- nm* - colin Dec 30, 06:52 8
- So sorry to hear that. -- nm - pmb Dec 30, 07:50
- so sorry for her loss -- nm - decline Dec 30, 07:31
- I am so sorry. And I am so thankful she has you to be there. -- nm - Spawn Dec 30, 07:28
- I'm sorry for you family's loss. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 30, 07:27
- So sorry for her loss. :-( -- nm - Krusty Dec 30, 07:20 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker Dec 30, 08:18
- Is she as removed from her family as you are yours now? I admit, I lost part of the script. Regardless, I hope she's okay. - Qale Dec 30, 07:18
- :-[ -- nm - mud Dec 30, 07:10
Week 17 NFL broadcast maps -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 30, 06:50
has anyone played Gunk on xbox? - tRuMaN Dec 30, 06:36 2
- is it multiplayer? I was looking at it the other day but haven't installed it. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 30, 06:51 1
  - I dont think so. I have seen that as an option, granted I played like an hour. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 30, 06:56
Wrote the last check for Kid 1 college. Made it through 7 of 8 semesters with the 529 plan. My end of year bonus paid for the last one. I call that - oblique Dec 30, 06:15 3
- VNS! - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 30, 06:55
- that's outstanding! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 30, 06:20
- Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Dec 30, 06:19
Sports collectible people: My friend is looking to purchase an autographed card or ball. Other than Steiner are there any reputable sites - Krusty Dec 30, 06:10 5
- eBay with a valid COA from JSA or Beckett or Steiner … -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 30, 07:29 1
  - Thanks! I'll pass along the info. -- nm - Krusty Dec 30, 07:37
- Ebay, obviously. -- nm - colin Dec 30, 07:16 2
  - Of course but he has concerns about the legitimacy of what's sold there. -- nm - Krusty Dec 30, 07:22 1
    - Anyone with legitimate product will note the COA type. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 30, 07:30
The Westminster Dog Show is being postponed until later in the year. :-( -- (link) - Krusty Dec 30, 05:09
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 30, 02:53 [Attachment] 10
- Dead winded and awed, he'd end Edwin in a whim. -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 08:19
- When did I need a new head? -- nm - Dano Dec 30, 07:53 1
  - Hide Dean and we win. -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 08:03
- I'd had wine when Ned died,Diana. -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 07:50 1
  - whoa -- nm - prayformojo Dec 30, 07:53
- Hee Haw waned indeed - Which led to its inevitable cancelation -- nm - VMan Dec 30, 07:44
- HIEDAWN - Shakespearean request for sunrise -- nm - .📯 Dec 30, 04:13
- WEENIE HEAD - the tip of the hot dog that extends beyond the bun -- nm - Max Dec 30, 03:05 1
  - Just the tip. -- nm - Qale Dec 30, 07:16
- WINHEAD - Prize a husband wins for scoring points with the wife. -- nm* - budice Dec 30, 02:55
Nothing quite like a quiet 2am walk amidst the falling snow -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 02:04 6
- And a photo -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 30, 02:49 [flickr] 1
  - Those trucks are awfully cheerful for that time of night. -- nm - .📯 Dec 30, 04:14
- aside: We're still fixing log4j -- nm* - budice Dec 30, 02:48 2
  - Really, I think we finished updating all our software before xmas that used it -- nm - Karl_S Dec 30, 04:36
  - yikes :( -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 02:49
- Here's a short video ... -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 30, 02:32 [flickr]
This was a leap and a half for today's Wordle: - Reagen Dec 29, 23:30 8
- Got it in 3…empty on 1st guess, 2nd guess 3 wrong spot, 3rd - correct -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 30, 07:33
- I've played enough Fallout 4 and 76 that these aren't exactly challenging. -- nm - Qale Dec 30, 07:11
- I got it in 2. - Krusty Dec 30, 04:59
- I somehow got it in 4. Don't ask me how or why. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 30, 04:53
- Took 3. First try got 1 correct, 1 in wrong place. Second try 4/5 correct. - TWuG Dec 30, 02:10 1
  - I bounce around. -- nm - Reagen Dec 30, 07:32
- 4 -- nm - zork Dec 30, 00:19 1
  - Four for me too--I got the first letter, on the first guess...made it way easier -- nm - Flavorize Dec 30, 00:48
WWE celebrated these four wrestlers for Pride Month. -- (link) - The Allfather Dec 29, 22:50 1
- Did y'all get at least some Hot Lesbian Action? -- nm - Qale Dec 30, 07:13
"As of January 1, 2022 we estimate the monthly price of your Xfinity services will increase by $4.10." - Mop Dec 29, 22:16
I'm altogether too invested in Reagen's travel saga. Did he post what happened? -- nm - Mop Dec 29, 21:22 10
- He said they got all four on the flight from hell. -- nm - Meg Dec 29, 21:31 8
  - "Yo wassup everybody! If you need anything be sure to smash that Call button. And be sure to check Like on the survey card found in your seatback!" -- nm - Influencer Airlines Dec 29, 21:36 3
    - Thank you for flying InfluenceAir. Here is your complimentary customer FanCam for this flight. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 22:12
    - Carnival sent me a survey tonight. I was not kind :/ -- nm - Meg Dec 29, 21:41 1
      - what were the issues? -- nm - Andie Dec 30, 06:59
  - So long as it's not the flight *to* hell. -- nm - Mop Dec 29, 21:32 3
    - We're about to go through Pearson so ... *ASCII shrug* -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 22:38 2
      - We should have taken off an hour ago but there was a delay and then the boarding system went down. - Reagen Dec 30, 00:03 1
        
        "Mike Oxmaul." -- nm - Max Dec 30, 00:47
- Come From Away II: Madagascar -- nm - Max Dec 29, 21:24
I'm feeling a little bit like I don't want to watch the final episode of Black Sails, the same way I never saw the final episode of Almost Human. - Beryllium Dec 29, 21:09 1
- It sets up the real lesbian relationship. - The Allfather Dec 29, 21:14
"Hit It Again" -- nm - B Stoops Dec 29, 20:42
Unposted drafts: "Two Piglets One Hunny". Not sure what it was in reply to. Not sure I want to know. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 20:25 2
- Is it your fanfiction attempt at Fifty Shades success now that Winnie the Pooh is public domain on the 1st? -- nm - Qale Dec 30, 07:22 1
  - I have several ideas. This is but one. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 30, 14:13
It's just a big, steady "at least it's not also windy" rain out there. Check your viral LA River videos tomorrow, I'm gonna go have some chicken noodl - con_carne Dec 29, 19:57
Marjorie T Green thinks Democrats who move from a blue to a red state should not be allowed to vote -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 29, 19:51 3
- So under a scenario that will never happen, she has an opinion on what could happen. Great. Thanks for letting us know. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 30, 04:25 1
  - I’ll actually say I like seeing exactly how vocal some of these idiots are to deny actual foundational rights of our nation. - Will Hunting Dec 30, 07:37
- She thinks a lot of things. -- nm - Mop Dec 29, 20:13
According to a podcast I listened to today, in one of his negotiation periods a network offered to buy him a train. -- nm - Volnelk Dec 29, 19:47
John Madden fun fact: He *hated* flying, so much its a major reason he quit coaching. his contract for MNF got him a private bus and drivers -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 29, 19:39 1
- The origin of the Madden Cruiser is a funner fact. He got it after borrowing Dolly Parton's tour bus. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 30, 07:13
"Why these birds so *angry*?" -- nm - prayformojo Dec 29, 19:35 1
- heeh. I love this commercial -- nm - Jovian Dec 29, 21:00
Any unprofessional guesses on why it took the jury so long to deliberate? - Beryllium Dec 29, 19:33 2
- I've heard juries have been known to not tell the judge they had a verdict yet because they were scheduled to go to a great restaurant for lunch.... -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 29, 19:37
- I'm not interested in any $80/hr opinions! -- nm - Max Dec 29, 19:36
Are there any good professional legal takes on why it took the jury so long to deliberate? -- nm - Max Dec 29, 19:27 1
- It's normal they say. -- nm - .📯 Dec 30, 04:08
They did WHAT to the World Juniors?!!! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET, PEOPLE! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET! -- nm - Mop Dec 29, 19:07
A New Zealand reporter has made history by becoming the first person to present a prime time news programme with a traditional Māori chin tattoo -- (link) - Remlik Dec 29, 18:45 3
- I am pro-Maori tattoo (they look awesome) but I can see why that would be distracting on a newsreader. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 30, 07:14
- I'm simultaneously mature enough to say I'm TeamMaori - Max Dec 29, 19:15 1
  - I think Weekend Update might be able to run with that IM - Beryllium Dec 29, 19:24
"You should be a better businessman and give us two weeks [notice]" -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 29, 18:30 7
- Every time I hear someone say, "People don't want to work," I roll my eyes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 30, 04:13
- OMG. I am loving this. The boss is so deliciously unaware of how wrong - and bad - he is. - Mop Dec 29, 21:40
- "In the spirit of the holidays I'm going to give you a minute to think about what you're starting right now." -- nm - The Big Guy Dec 29, 21:14
- I *highly* recommend antiwork on Reddit. There's several of these stories each week. - The Allfather Dec 29, 18:46
- Unless I misread it, at one point the ex-manager mocks him for putting his vacation time well in advance. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 29, 18:45 2
  - I like how the boss mocks him for thinking he's worth $80/hour then next text is about being fined $1000 per hour for not filing a report. - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 29, 18:50 1
    - Management is pretty number dumb from my experience. -- nm - colin Dec 30, 06:24
Unvaccinated parents of 4 children both die of Covid in the same day. He "wanted to do more research" :( -- (link) - Meg Dec 29, 18:27 5
- The unvaccinated are going to get hit hard. -- nm - Andie Dec 29, 19:00 1
  - They have been, hospitals have as many cases now as the worst of last year, but 90% are from 30% of the population - zeitgeist Dec 29, 19:42
- If only there is something they could've done to prevent this. -- nm - Cuzzin Tauld Lang Syne Dec 29, 18:45
- pro[per research takes time -- nm - Beaker Dec 29, 18:31
- His funding was just about to come in, too. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 18:29
I don't have any samurai or ninjas, Marlowe. Can I interest you in ronin? -- nm - Qale Dec 29, 18:15 4
- Techically, the Seven Samurai were all ronin, so I would have taken that. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 29, 18:17
- 7 is an insufficient number of ronin. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 29, 18:17 2
  - How about 18? Is 18 a sufficient ronin numeral? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 18:19 1
    - LOL, XLInt -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 29, 18:25
Saw New Spider-Man—will go back and read the ST spoiler spec—but will say that I think it was an awfully slick way to (spoilers) - flavorize Dec 29, 18:15 4
- I have no idea why people think this is permanent. -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 18:28 3
  - because it was in comics....with exceptions. - Remlik Dec 29, 19:02 2
    - It's the same damn thing as after Infinity War. "Sure, Sony has decided to burn billions of dollars." -- nm - Reagen Dec 29, 19:14 1
      - "Or..." - Beryllium Dec 29, 20:44
#recastT'Challa is trending--Wonder if this Disney pushing a trend to help them eject from Letitia Wright? -- nm - Flavorize Dec 29, 18:06 1
- One word: Multiverse! (NM) - Marlowe Dec 29, 18:11
Watching final season of The 100 - Neal McDonough...watching Yellowstone season 2 - Neal McDonough...this is a good day - Beaker Dec 29, 18:05 1
- A neal day, lucky. I had a Toby day last week, that was good too. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 29, 18:07
25 years ago my family gathered at my sister's house in Seattle for the holidays. here's the 12/30 paper I saved -- (pic) -- (link*) - Peglegpete Dec 29, 17:58 [Attachment] 1
- "Plan endorsed to counter medical use of pot"--I do miss newspapers, news hasn't been the same since they faded. -- nm - Flavorize Dec 29, 18:03

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