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Betty White has passed away at 99 -- nm* - decline Dec 31, 11:15 4
- NO -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 11:19
- I hope it is a hoax, yes. (But it doesn't seem likely to be, at this point.) -- nm* - Beryllium Dec 31, 11:17 2
  - OK, others now reporting -- (link) - decline Dec 31, 11:18 1
    - 17 days away from her birthday. -- nm - Max Dec 31, 11:18
lyc, boxed mattress: unboxed. -- nm - znufrii Dec 31, 10:37 3
- *knocks on front door* -- nm - groiny with a Mattress Tester T-shirt on Dec 31, 10:53
- I hope you did this in the bedroom, because once you unbox it, it ain’t moving. Ever. -- nm - Mop Dec 31, 10:38 1
  - Definitely. - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 31, 10:43
Yahtzee (Zero Punctuation) reviews Halo Infinite. The worst he could do is tell us how awesome the hook shot is. -- (link) - Mop Dec 31, 10:36 [youtube]
Okay 2021 can finally fuck off and die - Beryllium Dec 31, 10:07 7
- I spoke too soon. NOW it can. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 11:11 1
  - Her loss is on your hands! -- nm - Bacon Dec 31, 11:15
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Dec 31, 10:38
- I'm sorry man. Best wishes for a pain free 2022 -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 10:22
- I tore something in my elbow in early November and just trying to grab something as it fell to the floor yesterday made me yelp. - Max Dec 31, 10:10 1
  - Ow :( -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 10:10
- That's why old people wear cardigans not pullovers -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 31, 10:08
maybe stranger things s3 for workwatch? -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 31, 09:59
My reading this year - 49 books (most in 4 years) - pretty much every Scalzi book; a bunch of Louis L'Amour and GRRM too -- (edited) - Beaker Dec 31, 09:57 4
- I'm going to start Ocean Prey in a couple of days. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 11:15
- I'm almost done with #57 so I'm putting it on the list. - Baron Please Come Home Dec 31, 10:17 2
  - I'll hopefully finish up my last book of the year tonight - decline Dec 31, 10:20 1
    - I failed to keep a list of movies and books for 2021, I need to for 2022. Because like when mud asked for the top 10 movies: "What did I watch?" -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 10:28
I think I might go see that movie about spiders today. -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 31, 09:57 3
- Charlotte's Web? -- nm - rollo Dec 31, 12:55
- Harry Potter? -- nm - loosilu Dec 31, 11:16
- Aranchnophobia? -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 10:03
Today in unassailable records: Latest garden harvest ever, grabbing some chives - Reagen Dec 31, 09:52
Huh. -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 31, 09:39
Knoxville's Planned Parenthood Clinic a total loss in early morning New Year's Eve fire -- (link) - budice Dec 31, 09:34 1
- Yikes. Apparently it was closed for renovation earlier this month. So it could be an accident from that, or an arson. Recent history trends to arson. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 10:20
What do pigs use to wash their hooves? -- (edited) - crash davis Dec 31, 08:56 7
- That’s a pork-uality joke -- nm - Roger More Dec 31, 09:08
- Crash has been spending time in the Kid's section again ;) -- nm - Meg Dec 31, 09:02 3
  - Enjoy it. These will get progressively more unsettling once he has the Library Black Card. -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 09:03 2
    - The power contained in that artifact might make me king of the dad jokes -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 09:06
    - Or goes to restaurants and finds out about the kids' placemats. -- nm - VMan Dec 31, 09:04
- oof -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 09:00
- "I'm coming, Elizabeth!" -- nm - budice Dec 31, 08:57
today's NYE viewing marathon (w. occasional breaks for football): The Mandalorian -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 08:49 1
- I was going to watch Boise State in a bowl game but football players think they're immune to COVID...and it turns out they aren't -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 09:03
NBCSN: Last Day for the Network. Goes Dark Tonight -- (link) - budice Dec 31, 08:46 5
- I will definitely miss the curling. -- nm - The Allfather Dec 31, 09:51 1
  - I assume some of the content will move to USA Network, but they’ve already starting moving lots of it to the Olympic Channel. -- nm - Mop Dec 31, 10:37
- Just absurd that they're shutting it down before the Olympics. -- nm - Mop Dec 31, 09:44
- RIP. I always liked this channel in all its iterations -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 09:16
- if only I had a 40 -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 09:15
Blood Feud Non-Finals participant question: which matchups, if any, actually matter? -- nm - Shaun Dec 31, 08:43 3
- None. Your draft spot is sealed when you lose. - Will Hunting Dec 31, 08:46 2
  - Cool. My team is in absolute shambles so good to know I don't need to manage anything. -- nm - Shaun Dec 31, 08:48 1
    - every single RB I have is on IR now -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:51
Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins tests positive for COVID-19 -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 08:23 9
- I hate the Vikings but will give Cousins (and his agent) credit for stealing all that money from the team. -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 31, 09:16
- I shouldn't giggle at this. -- nm - Diva Dec 31, 08:44 5
  - Yeah. A giggle is a tiny laugh. Make this loud and boisterous. - Will Hunting Dec 31, 08:54 4
    - Yes, but Cole Beasley exists too... -- nm - Diva Dec 31, 08:56 3
      - ......" Cousins rattled hoarsely, one hand clutching his chest, the other forming a grotesque claw. Those would be his final words. -- nm - The Book of Kirk Cousins Dec 31, 09:02 1
        
        it's kinda like when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day on July 4th...but not really. -- nm - Diva Dec 31, 09:23
      - *deep breath*…*inhale*…*laughs more and louder* -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 31, 08:58
- 2021 ends on an uplifting note. Woohoo! -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 31, 08:38
- Greatest comedian ever. What timing! -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 08:24
NCAAW: Missouri was unranked at 11-2 and last night upset #1 South Carolina by 1 in OT. -- nm - MDH Dec 31, 08:19 4
- Playing 8 players. -- nm - spamlet Dec 31, 08:21 3
  - Rankings are always rough in the beginning of the season but this year is really off. -- nm - MDH Dec 31, 08:27 2
    - I don’t pay a ton of attention since it’s sooo top heavy but it was on the news last night. - spamlet Dec 31, 08:54
    - UConn went from 11 deep to 6 deep in two weeks. I like this year better when teams actually have some variance - Will Hunting Dec 31, 08:40
it's time! Top Ten Movie Time! please join in, even if you have <10 (or >10) - mud Dec 31, 08:15 22
- 13 of my faves. tick tick boom probably my favorite -- (edited) - Beaker Dec 31, 09:56
- Current ranking, I guess I'll put Quiet Place 2 at the top. - Max Dec 31, 08:54 9
  - got a work watch suggestion from this list? (after two weeks of WFH, I am back in the office. resume workwatch!) -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 31, 09:56 3
    - Val is good for just audio while focusing on another screen. Vacation Friends and Jungle Cruise? - Max Dec 31, 09:59 1
      - jungle cruise; good call. (I only have hulu with commercials at work; maybe I will watch that tongight.) -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 31, 10:02
    - PS card counter in last is so sad, so correct. -- nm - amanda jeans Dec 31, 09:57
  - I'm only about 90 minutes (so, like, 3/8) through The Last Duel, and am gonna wait til I do something real bad to watch the rest of it -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 09:06 4
    - Anyone else should save themselves the time of the rashomon repeated scenes and jump from about the first 30 to the last 30. - Max Dec 31, 09:11 3
      - It sits comfortably in my Top 5 right now. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 31, 09:13 2
        
        I liked it as well. -- nm - spamlet Dec 31, 09:39 1
        
        I was just frustrated by all the repetition, which hardly makes it ambiguous. The trial arguments were more interesting and they didn't show them. - Max Dec 31, 10:07
- definitely Stillwater, The Dig, Cruella, Shang-Chi, and okay Pig -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:49
- For reference here's the top box office list - Max Dec 31, 08:22 2
  - 3 -- nm - Krusty Dec 31, 08:45
  - So many movies I haven't seen yet -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:40
- I'll have to think about it, because right now I'm contemplating putting Pig in my top ten -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:19 6
  - Also, I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I liked Shang-Chi better than Black Widow -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:29 1
    - Many people did. Mostly because it was better. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 08:31
  - ‘thespian' -- (link) - mud Dec 31, 08:20 2
    - Nick, you did so much crap to get out of debt to the IRS so lets not be putting on airs -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:27 1
      - Mandy made my top ten in '18 -- nm - mud Dec 31, 08:29
  - I mean, it's very good. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 08:20
The Book of Boba Fett: worse than polio. -- (link) - Mop Dec 31, 08:10 6
- I mean, it was not good, but not polio bad. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 31, 10:51
- The Tusken Raider set was *bad*. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 08:21
- Well ... I'll just say that it's not 100% wrong. But it's some percentage wrong. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 08:17 2
  - It’s Drew Magary (now legit!) so that’s baked in. -- nm - spamlet Dec 31, 08:51 1
    - Okay, so I suspected there would be some kind of Magary Constant, but I mean there's a bit of wrongness above that. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 31, 11:02
- I binged Series 4 of Discovery and will say that was miles worse than Fett's opening. - Max Dec 31, 08:14
I feel like I’m living in 2022 and everyone else is stuck in 2021. — nm - mafic Dec 31, 08:00 9
- Happy New Year -- nm - JaxSean Dec 31, 10:51
- What’s it like in the post-COVID times? -- nm - Mop Dec 31, 08:11
- Tell me that 2022 is better -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:10 3
  - I’ve spent almost the entire year drinking whisky. -- nm - mafic Dec 31, 08:21 2
    - that sounds very promising -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 08:53
    - hopefully good whiskey -- nm - mud Dec 31, 08:23
- he's posting from the future! everyone run for the hills!! aaaaah!!! -- nm - mud Dec 31, 08:06
- That's a first! Happy New Year! -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 31, 08:06
- L3. Happy New Year! -- nm - Max Dec 31, 08:01
If you are still expecting your SS pkg, check your front door. FedEx just delivered someone's ! -- nm - Andie Dec 31, 07:59
periodic poll: Does your local recycling accept glass? -- nm - Max Dec 31, 07:53 9
- Our refuse pick up service will refuse them in the bin, but the fire dept has a drop off -- nm* - zeitgeist Dec 31, 10:12
- Yes. Also looking to expand beyond glass, plastic, paper, cardboard to organics. -- nm - VMan Dec 31, 09:02
- No, but yes: Curbside recycling won't take it, but the county has collection points specifically for glass -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 08:43
- No -- nm - kelly Dec 31, 08:27
- Yes -- nm - Krusty Dec 31, 08:09
- Yes -- nm - zunk xometimes Dec 31, 08:05
- Yes. -- nm - Andie Dec 31, 08:00
- Yes. -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 07:54
- unfortunately, no -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 07:54
I've been stalked! - Reagen Dec 31, 07:49 4
- Ha! Ignore above. Wine survived? Happy new year! -- nm* - Andie Dec 31, 08:00 2
  - Heh, I was wondering how someone managed to get wine across the border :) -- nm - Meg Dec 31, 08:18 1
    - It's been done. :) -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 08:20
- coolness -- nm - crash davis Dec 31, 07:55
Encanto: A-; The Matrix Whatevers: C+ -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 07:46
Early release today at 12pm ET. :) -- nm - Diva Dec 31, 07:46 1
- Nice! -- nm - spamlet Dec 31, 07:52
A semi-acountability post - my portfolio redistribution picks for 2022 - Stantec, TD Bank, US Semiconductor ETF, Visa -- (edited) - Reagen Dec 31, 07:36 5
- Schwab tells me SOXL is for daily investing only but it's more than doubled since I bought and held it a year ago, so... -- nm - Max Dec 31, 08:09 1
  - *blink* - znufrii Dec 31, 08:12
- I’m looking at XT (iShares Exponential Technology ETF) -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Dec 31, 08:08
- I love Anacott Steel -- nm - Dano Dec 31, 07:46
- I was there for a while. Your secret is safe with me. -- nm - VMan Dec 31, 07:40
Today begins what could be a historic weekend of football in Cincinnati. - Volnelk Dec 31, 07:24 1
- The AFC championship wins were pretty big (and ancient) but I know where you're going here. GO BEARCATS!!!!! - zunk xometimes Dec 31, 07:34
TV PSA: College Football, Gary Owen: Black Famous, Cobra Kai (NF), The Lost Daughter (NF), Queer Eye (NF), Stay Close (NF), -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 07:20 1
- AEW Rampage, Hilda And The Mountain King (NF), The Expanse (Amazon), New Years stuff, year end stuff, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Dec 31, 07:20
Cuba Gooding Jr is so good in Jerry Maguire. -- nm - Pocket Jones Dec 31, 06:47 3
- "Help me help you" is my recent mantra. - Max Dec 31, 07:02 2
  - I am rewatching bc norman referred to the way I am thinking about "stuff" lately as "jerry maguiring." I'm not sure it's exactly correct - amanda jeans Dec 31, 07:17 1
    - This is better reasoning than my "I saw a picture of The Postman on a list of top worst movies and now I'm tempted to watch it again" -- nm - Max Dec 31, 07:19
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Dec 31, 06:46 [Attachment] 13
- MUPPET PUKE - What you find at the bottom of Oscar's garbage can. -- nm - pmb Dec 31, 08:32 1
  - nice -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 09:07
- ET TU, EMU?!? -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 07:25 2
  - Doug’s final words? -- nm - spamlet Dec 31, 08:55 1
    - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Dec 31, 09:07
- Mute Punk: Music genre of easy listening punk rock -- nm - Dano Dec 31, 07:18
- TEKKENPUMP - celebrating a fighting game win -- nm - Reagen Dec 31, 07:14
- MUPPETKEN - A Scottish expert in Muppets -- nm* - Reagen Dec 31, 07:13
- NUT UP KEEP UP - Tallahassee’s retreat battle cry -- nm* - Will Hunting Dec 31, 07:12
- Meek punt - Too much pressure and the ball only goes about 20 yards. -- nm - VMan Dec 31, 07:07
- KEEN TU PUMP - a discarded first draft to DTF -- nm - Max Dec 31, 07:04
- TENMENPUKE: a big mess. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 31, 06:59
- PUNKMEET 2022 with special guest Johnny Rotten -- nm - Baron Please Come Home Dec 31, 06:50
Being the Ricardos was excellent. Kidman was quite good as Lucille Ball -- nm - Remlik Dec 31, 06:36 1
- Yep. -- nm - Diva Dec 31, 07:39

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