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frack. I found PHONEATHON, and it's a panagram, but it's not accepted - prayformojo Jan 4, 13:15 1
- I was disappointed it wouldn't take NAPHTHA. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 4, 13:18
I know I won't get through 50 books, I've already said this, but either way I should start planning now and...I need some help re: these -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 4, 13:11 8
- For #18 -- (link) - spamlet Jan 4, 13:24
- Das Kapital. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 13:19 1
  - (I mean, I assume you're not a communist) -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 13:20
- I should totally read Atlas Shrugged for #18 right? -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 13:18 1
  - Great idea - enjoyable book -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 13:23
- a book that makes you smile: just get gary benchley, rock star and thank me later. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 13:16
- I can help. 6 - Shel Silverstein, 17 - which author did you immediately think of when you read that? 18 - something about Gandhi? 23 -The Last Days of - Pippy Jan 4, 13:15
- verse recommendation -- (link) - amanda jeans Jan 4, 13:15
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 4, 13:09 [Attachment] 2
- Answer (spoiler) - prayformojo Jan 4, 13:10 [Attachment] 1
  - I didn't get it either. -- nm - loosilu who Jan 4, 13:40
do I like the power of the dog? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 13:08 4
- I did not like it at all. Ok, it was pretty to look at - zunk xometimes Jan 4, 13:22
- it juuust missed my top ten: - mud Jan 4, 13:14
- it's slow but it's fantastic -- nm - Remlik Jan 4, 13:13
- It's a slow burn but I loved it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 13:09
The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum was real?? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 4, 13:04 2
- these two denied having had plastic surgery. -- nm - Reagen Jan 4, 13:15
- Oof. That right there is the face of medical malpractice. -- nm - TWuG Jan 4, 13:13
in this training I was just told that you cant make significant relationships just chatting over the internet.... I disagree, - tRuMaN Jan 4, 12:59 2
- Look at all the people suckered into romance scams..then there are the Anthony Weiners -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 13:09
- LOL! I'd love someone to say that to me - Pippy Jan 4, 13:04
Inspired by Below: Hollywood Reporter's Feinberg Forecast: End of December Oscar Predictions - MDH Jan 4, 12:54 1
- I gods honest truth had no idea people liked Dune to Oscar level. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 13:18
I95-VA/DC area: Sen Tim Kaine - " I've been on the road for 27 hours." -- (link*) - budice Jan 4, 12:54 3
- So are we charging him with public urination or does his car smell really badly at this point? - Max Jan 4, 13:02
- Sen Tim Kaine is finally at the Capitol, “26.5 hours later,” -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 12:59 1
  - So he was up 50 hours? Did he sleep? I guess if nobody is moving -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 13:12
Jan. 6 committee to request Sean Hannity's cooperation -- (link) - mud Jan 4, 12:51
Forced to work from home this week. Here are todays background movies: Popeye, Grandma's Boy, Dune (Lynch), and now Slither - Jovian Jan 4, 12:48
Redfin house here in Indianapolis..... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 4, 12:43 9
- Oh man! I would send so many Slinkys to their watery grave -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 13:09
- Tile looks cheap. The (first?) kitchen with the fireplace is so ugly. The grounds are gorgeous. Who needs 13.5 baths. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 13:02 4
  - Really though, a lot of the interior looks almost builder-grade. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 13:03
  - the cabinets in that kitchen are 'enh', but a giant kitchen fireplace? YES please! -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 13:03 2
    - also butler's pantry hi. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 13:05
    - I like the fireplace! But is that even the main kitchen? - ty97 Jan 4, 13:04
- the fireplace in the kitchen (one of the many kitchens) is my favourite part. -- nm* - Andie Jan 4, 12:58
- outdoor pool could be just larger. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 12:54 1
  - it's already a bitch to clean - those poor little robots are running themselves ragged -- nm - decline Jan 4, 12:57
Re: Tim's post about post covid preexisting conditions killing ACA, study shows many get autoimmune systems attacking organs from antibodies to c19 -- (edited) - zeitgeist Jan 4, 12:42
I forgot to mention - Andrew Garfield gives a dream of a performance in 'Tick, Tick...Boom!'. - Diva Jan 4, 12:41 20
- we all loved it. the Therapy song was stellar -- nm - Beaker Jan 4, 13:08
- I think he wins the Oscar. - Inigo Jan 4, 13:01 3
  - I'm so out of it I don't even know what movie/actor you're referring to. -- nm - Diva Jan 4, 13:08 2
    - Father who abandoned his family = King Richard -- nm - Inigo Jan 4, 13:11 1
      - ah. well, good thing for Will Smith the award for Best Actor goes for a performance vs. what the story is about. - Diva Jan 4, 13:31
- Considering he couldn't sing when he accepted the job, but had a year to learn, I'm impressed. -- nm - LMS Jan 4, 12:52 1
  - Considering he sings so well LMM threw a shoe at him, I'm impressed. -- (edited) - Diva Jan 4, 12:54
- he is SO so good in this. -- nm - Andie Jan 4, 12:45 12
  - I couldn't finish TTB (so manic; I will try again) but my friend just told me that he thinks that garfield's performance in SMNWH was oscar worthy. -- nm* - amanda jeans Jan 4, 12:47 11
    - He's wonderful in that too. -- nm - Diva Jan 4, 12:51
    - He is freaking spectacular in SMNWH. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 4, 12:49 8
      - he almost steals the show. -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 12:50 5
        
        eh. He was solid but Dafoe was the high point for me. And no, none of them deserve Oscars though I guess I'm generally biased against "popular" - oblique Jan 4, 12:52 4
        
        They were both really good. But I think Garfield stood out to me in comparison to the other Spideys - Diva Jan 4, 12:57 3
        
        I agree. Toby was not strong IMO. I don't mind Holland and he seemed to deliver a solid performance though nothing mind-bending :) -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 13:18 1
        
        Andrew was like, I can validate my two movies by owning this one! - Will Hunting Jan 4, 13:20
        
        correct! -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 13:00
      - defoe as well. but oscar worthy? (I was asked to go again tonight. maybe I will to check it out.) -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 12:50 1
        
        Defoe is great, but Oscar is reaching a ton, IMO - Reagen Jan 4, 12:52
    - that's ...uh... - Reagen Jan 4, 12:49
happily shocked. the line at the Ca. Lottery place was only 30 minutes long. I was expecting 2-3 hours to get my new tickets -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 4, 12:31
Oh, and we might get some freezing rain tomorrow morning. Lovely. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 12:21 1
- I have to drive to Rochester NY tomorrow - decline Jan 4, 12:49
Welp, sure? -- (pic) - ty97 Jan 4, 12:19 [Attachment] 5
- So which tech company is having a really shitty say that isn’t Apple or Microsoft? -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 12:24 4
  - Barron's suggests people are moving to value stocks, thus Dow up, Nasdaq down - ty97 Jan 4, 12:26 3
    - Okay, I can buy that. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 12:33 1
      - Until tomorrow, when the computers decide to flip the other direction...... -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 12:34
    - Is there a Ford in your future? -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 4, 12:31
FOR ST EYES ONLY - don't post this anywhere like FB where I could get in trouble. 2022 Extreme Book Nerd challenge - crash davis Jan 4, 12:18 10 1
- Are the categories assigned to specific weeks? Or do you pick a category for each week and rotate through the 50 in your own order? -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 13:05 1
  - I think it's like the movie fishbowl. you pick one out per week. oherwise the top shelf at the library would be decimated in december. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 13:09
- Are you coming back to ST each week asking for recommendations? -- nm - Roger More Jan 4, 12:57
- is 1. dealer' choice? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 12:53 2
  - do we want this? like people in columns and book titles linked? -- (link) - amanda jeans Jan 4, 12:57 1
    - I'm happy to look through what I have and send to people. -- nm - Max Jan 4, 13:03
- Very interesting, thanks! At first glance it seems to learn heavily fiction, which I guess makes sense - ty97 Jan 4, 12:37
- How about 30b: A novelization of a movie -- nm - Max Jan 4, 12:33 1
  - based on Push by Sapphire? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 4, 12:34
- for whatever reason, they want to not announce it until the 14th so please don't share this on social media -- nm - crash davis Jan 4, 12:19
Heh. I could've predicted that. VLIR: Had a bullet hole through a window in our building. now... - oblique Jan 4, 12:08 9
- What floor are you on again? - zunk xometimes Jan 4, 12:29 1
  - 1st. We own the whole building. Just 4 floors + the penthouse where all the chillers and stuff is -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 12:33
- Someone tried to murder your building? -- nm - decline Jan 4, 12:19 2
  - Only Murders *OF* The Building -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 12:30
  - I wonder if should re-investigate why the HDBaseT receiver in our conference room went out. Maybe it was shot... - oblique Jan 4, 12:20
- Like Extra cameras will catch the bullet or who fired it -- nm - budice Jan 4, 12:17 3
  - I'll chalk this up also to the same desire to "look at the video" whenever something happens in the parking lot and then wonder why we can't see - oblique Jan 4, 12:19 2
    - “Enhance!” - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 12:22
    - Those 0.2MP from back then with no autofocus and motion detection -- nm - budice Jan 4, 12:21
Dano and Rollo have my DTLSTI scrimmages. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 4, 12:03
JWST: All five layers of the sunshield tensioning complete (probably the most challenging aspect of the launch). 75% of 344 (!) single point failures - oblique Jan 4, 11:59
I had forgotten most of Out of Sight, it turned out. Good movie. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:51 4
- Not that Saving Private Ryan wasn't worthy, but I still think Out of Sight should have won the Oscar for Best Editing that year. -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 12:18
- *chemistry* -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 11:52
- (I hadn't seen it since the 90s) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:52 1
  - It was a good thing that in the intervening time, I'd watched 3 Days of the Condor -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:58
I need a new winter coat. And boots, probably. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 11:42 16
- I love...Lurve... fleece socks, yeah sure they look like rags some homeless would wrap on their feet, but damn it my feet ain't cold -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 12:50
- Wait another month or two and get them for cheap! -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 12:02
- I love shopping for everything but especially clothes. What kind of boots are you looking for? For just being out in the snow or more for everyday use - Krusty Jan 4, 11:58 4
  - Snow boots mostly, I have a pair of Columbia hiking boots I never have a chance to wear, so should still be in good shape. Appreciate the recommends! -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 12:08 3
    - I recommend pajar. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 4, 12:45
    - If it's just for snow I might go with something less expensive than Sorel. Definitely check out the boots ty mentioned below and Merrell. - Krusty Jan 4, 12:12 1
      - LL Bean makes a nice shearling lined boot but they're expensive. I feel like those would be best as they're more casual mixed with good snow - Krusty Jan 4, 12:20
- I got Sperry duck boots for Christmas -- nm* - ty97 Jan 4, 11:51 1
  - Good boot for a good price. I like the chukka model. -- (link) - Krusty Jan 4, 12:00
- Last winter my 20+ year old hiking boots fell apart (the heel literally just fell off while I was walking) - decline Jan 4, 11:50 5
  - Oof. Which model Timbs do you have? - Krusty Jan 4, 12:04 4
    - White Ledge hiking boot -- nm - decline Jan 4, 12:30 1
      - I like those and the medium brown color is really nice. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 12:33
    - can I add in a shoe thing? My christmas present to myself was a pair of basic Vans. Love them. - Pippy Jan 4, 12:12 1
      - Nice! My nephew loves Vans and they're pretty much the only sneakers he wears. He says they're comfortable and fit him better than other sneakers. - Krusty Jan 4, 12:16
- I'm feelin' good from my head to my shoes. Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do. I tidied up my point of view. I got a new attitude - ty97 Jan 4, 11:45
DTLSTI: Starkville - 69, Buffalo - 62 -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 11:37 5
- Noted -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 11:50 4
  - I also nudged you at the buzzer, but I bet you've already noted that 😉❤ -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 11:52 3
    - It really was at the buzzer! Great game. -- (edited) - spamlet Jan 4, 11:53 2
      - My team record is 35 and I’ve had 10 games with 31 or more. - Will Hunting Jan 4, 12:01
      - And he made more than a third of them! 😒 -- nm - rollo Jan 4, 11:57
I just realized we have Screen Passes we can send. If you want to watch any of these movies, let me know! (I think we get three.) - The Allfather Jan 4, 11:36 1
- Too many words -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 11:37
I just calculated how much the SALT cap is costing me. - ty97 Jan 4, 11:34 2
- something something "so salty" something -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 11:35 1
  - Haha, it's reality, it's whatever. I was just curious. -- nm - ty97 Jan 4, 11:36
Ted Lasso easter eggs even the most diehard fan may have missed -- (link) - oblique Jan 4, 11:26 4
- I had no idea that George Wendt was his uncle. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 4, 11:29 3
  - I recently read an interview with Sudekis where he talked about George Wendt coming over to his parent's place for holiday dinners. - Krusty Jan 4, 11:37
  - You can see it in the eyes when you know. -- nm* - Reagen Jan 4, 11:30 1
    - for sure -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 11:42
"Oh! I don't like that word!" "Which? Mainframe?" "No, why would I not like mainframe? No, the 's' word." "Sorry, the 'prisoners with jobs' have armed themselves." "Ok, that's better." -- nm* - Shaun Jan 4, 11:26
From B2: Last stupid thing I did was leave my wallet in the car last night. - Baron Enero Jan 4, 11:21 1
- turning the wipers on when they were frozen to the windsheild this morning -- nm - SyrDragon Jan 4, 11:30
I saw enough handwaveryfreakoutery about the $600 Venmo/Paypal IRS reporting thing that now I'm wondering if TT casino is going to cause problems -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 11:20 15
- We may need to move it around. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 11:53
- The Church's OF page might be a problem -- nm - budice Jan 4, 11:30 1
  - Are you suggesting they should use 'altered' tax IDs. - Qale Jan 4, 11:39
- Only for goods and services. -- nm - MDH Jan 4, 11:25
- Not if it’s sent as a gift like it’s supposed to be, I’d wager. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 11:23 8
  - To be fair, I am a good and a service for you all. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 11:36 2
    - Were we supposed to be paying you? My bad. - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 11:38 1
      - I don't really have a dresser. I mean, I guess the plastic filing cabinet I'm using is one. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 11:41
  - so what happens when businesses start asking for the payment to be made as friends&family? - tRuMaN Jan 4, 11:26 3
    - We expand and buy *their* asses out! -- nm - Max Jan 4, 11:34
    - *shrug* -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 11:27
    - Tax fraud -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 11:26
  - Correct. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 11:24
- the what the what? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 11:23 1
  - Starting this year, digital payment networks will now report payments to individuals for goods and services to the IRS if the payments total at least $600 during the year -- (link*) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 11:25
I need a nap. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 4, 11:19
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 11:19 1
- *watches as the internet police chase down oblique* -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 11:19

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