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wellll sheeee it. Cyprus says they found a varient that combines omicron and delta -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 8, 20:38 4
- There's a suggestion that this variant is actually just a testing glitch due to contamination -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 21:11 1
  - 25 times, that's how many they have identified...or not -- nm* - zeitgeist Jan 8, 21:34
- locally 2 Walmarts have been closed for a couple days because of outbreaks among employees and customers -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 20:41 1
  - We have so many staff out with covid our school district went virtual Friday and Monday - SyrDragon Jan 8, 21:12
Mass is an excellent movie, but not exactly cheery Saturday night movie fare. -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 20:30 6
- Is it about physics or religion? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 21:04 2
  - No -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 21:12 1
    - Ah. Then it's probably about the third thing that I didn't even want to mention. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 21:14
- whoa, directed by Topher from Dollhouse. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 20:43 1
  - The best thing about the directing was the wisdom to just stay out of the way of the actors. -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 20:58
- Should definitely win the SAG Award for best ensemble -- nm - Dano Jan 8, 20:42
Tension, part 2 - Reagen Jan 8, 20:19 4
- Mine - prayformojo Jan 8, 21:21 1
  - (I really thought I had it on my 3rd row when I guessed (sp)........ - prayformojo Jan 8, 21:22
- Ha! Same. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 21:09
- I know what you mean... - Marlowe Jan 8, 20:37
No Scorigami Yet -- nm - budice Jan 8, 20:01 3
- Ron_Paul_It's_Happening.gif -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 20:15 2
  - Scorigami makes it to the broadcast! -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 20:18 1
    - !!!! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 20:19
This goal clip is just full of comedy. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 8, 19:43 3
- hot potato, hot potato, pass it around, everyone gets a touch, including the g- -- nm - Max Jan 8, 20:14
- Huh. Do they attribute it to someone from the green team? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 20:08 1
  - Yes, last player that touched it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 20:15
January 8 birthdays: Shirley Bassey (85), Bob Eubanks (84), John McTiernan (71), Michelle Forbes (57), Maria Pitillo (56), R. Kelly (55) -- (edited) - Max Jan 8, 19:31 [youtube] 3
- you ruined next Christmas with that link! -- nm* - Beaker Jan 8, 19:33 2
  - I'm exempt. I saw it when it aired the first time. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 8, 19:46
  - oops, yes, passed at 69. -- nm - Max Jan 8, 19:35
Hitting a straight flush in 3-card poker is always enjoyable. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 8, 19:30 7
- And then my brother joined me at the table and did the same. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 8, 20:24 4
  - 1) double woot 2) you got a brother? What were the runs/cards? -- nm - Pippy Jan 8, 20:58 1
    - 4-5-6 spades for me, beating a 9-10-J straight, he had 7-8-9 clubs, and hit a straight on the six card bonus as well, with the dealer's 10-J-A -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 8, 21:04
  - 50 years ago the bosses would have hauled you 2 out back & broken your hands. they wouldn't believe it was a coincidence. :(( -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 8, 20:49
  - Yahtzee! Y’all are running hot! ♣️ -- nm - Flavorize Jan 8, 20:49
- Woot!! -- nm - Epiphany Jan 8, 20:04
- nice! -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 19:35
*Contemplates staying up 3 more hours until the next Wordle is unlocked* -- nm - rollo Jan 8, 19:12 1
- Wordlehead -- nm - Max Jan 8, 19:25
Last night I had enough energy to fold and tape six moving boxes. Today, I’ve gathered 2.5 bags of clothing to donate/toss. - Qale Jan 8, 19:09
Did you know (you probably did) that Alaska has a Marine Highway systems made up of ferries, which is part of the US National Highway system? -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 18:58 7
- (Juneau) -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 19:08 3
  - Did juneau? -- nm - Max Jan 8, 19:12 1
    - Alaska questions here. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 19:51
  - Well now I do. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 19:09
- nope -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 19:05 2
  - Some of these cities are only accessible via air and water apparently. You can't drive there. -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 19:54 1
    - There is one town only accessible by train through a tunnel -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 22:07
I really like how Matrix 4 looks different cinematically than the first - Max Jan 8, 18:13
Yes. -- (link) - ty97 Jan 8, 17:48 [Backboard]
This is Philly’s 2nd string offensive line, right? -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 17:24
Please stop coming to the grocery store every-damn-day. Thanks. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 17:24 4
- Just trying to keep you employed, Qale. -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 17:25 3
  - I get that it's a neighborhood urban store so a mixture of European Style shop fresh daily plus 'pick up a few things on the way home' but COVID... - Qale Jan 8, 17:28 2
    - I did my weekly shop this morning and there was *one* aisle open. The self check attendants were doing their best but the line extended the length of - Meg Jan 8, 18:00 1
      - Absolutely. Seniors make pretty good self-check out monitors. Our company does 4 hour shifts too. -- nm - Qale Jan 8, 18:18
“YOU take it!” -- nm - Mop Jan 8, 17:23
POP QUIZ! Cyrano de Dergerac - Real person or fictional character? - Mop Jan 8, 17:21 1
- Is the typo intentional? Is this a tricky question? (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 17:39
The NY Giants are out of cap space and will only dress 51 players tomorrow (53 is the limit...I gather this is unheard of) -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 17:20 1
- At least they have a stellar record. -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 17:20
Magic! -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 17:18
Ralphie has reached the Brimley/Cocoon line -- (link) - ty97 Jan 8, 16:47 1
- Also connected to Wonder Years -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 17:10
In the final week, all NFL games should be played at the same time. Change my mind. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 8, 16:46 16
- all game start locally at 1 pm locally. 4 different US continental time zones. we can schedule 2 teams to play in Hawaii. it works!! -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 8, 18:04
- Eh, most playoff spots have already been determined, it’s not like they’re playing for a trophy or anything meaningful. -- nm* - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 8, 17:37 2
  - Before today there were 4 different AFC teams that might've gotten the #1 seed and the bye week. Now that number is cut in half. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 8, 18:00 1
    - all the better. make the titans try tomorrow -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 18:04
- Sports games should never be played at the same time unless there's no other option. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 17:16 1
  - Just thinking in terms of using information from completed games to influence your line-up decisions vis-a-vis playoff spots. - Baron Enero Jan 8, 17:36
- $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 17:10 8
  - Easy fix. NFC games at 1pm, AFC games at 4:30. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 17:16 7
    - *votes for Will as NFL Commish* -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 8, 17:50 3
      - Also, I will do the job for 16mil a year and throw Dan Snyder out of the league. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 18:03 2
        
        so close, if you had only said "under a bus" you'd of had it -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 18:04 1
        
        That’s an incitement to violence and should never be done a Commissioner. - Will Hunting Jan 8, 18:07
    - Hear me out: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ - ty97 Jan 8, 17:19
    - What if - hear me out - when it’s 1 pm on the East Coast, it’s noon in the Midwest… - Mop Jan 8, 17:17
    - But then you wouldn’t have a special edition of Monday Night Football on Saturday! - spamlet Jan 8, 17:17
- Not much else going on all weekend. OK to stagger, draw a crowd on Natl Televised Games. -- nm - budice Jan 8, 16:57
I bet someone could draw a straight line from The Wonder Years to the Insurrection... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 16:44 1
- What would you do if I protested out of tune? -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 16:45
freaking Melvin freaking Gordon -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 16:39
Before I start reading The Collapsing Empire, are there any scalzi books I need to read first? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 16:26 1
- no. first in the trilogy. (I much preferred his Old man War books and Red Shirts was one of my fave reads from last year) -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 16:30
WWE: Sasha Banks out of the Royal Rumble.... - Remlik Jan 8, 16:25 2
- I don't know why they even run house shows. - the wrong element Jan 8, 17:36 1
  - PPV? What's that? Are you talking about Premeire Live Events? -- nm - Ender Jan 8, 22:13
amanda, are you around? Did you ever get one of those Wyze cordless vacs? I think you had mentioned interest a while back. - kelly Jan 8, 16:14 1
- I never did but I kick myself for it often. I've learned to deal with the foibles of my Dyson but would really like a second stick vac - Pocket Jones Jan 8, 16:43 [Attachment]
Don't get sick in Alberta for the next little bit -- (link) - Reagen Jan 8, 16:13
Woodford Reserve Bourbon: I'm not wildly impressed. - Reagen Jan 8, 16:12 6
- Me neither. I actually prefer Four Roses (single barrel or small batch). -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 04:16
- That was my previous bottle so I switched to Maker's Mark but haven't opened it yet. -- nm - Max Jan 8, 18:08
- It’s fine. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 8, 17:43
- far too reserved -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 8, 17:23
- I feel like it went very mainstream (and presumably therefore very mass production) over the past 10 years. - ty97 Jan 8, 16:25 1
  - I mean, you can get it on at least 2 of the big US airlines (perhaps more). -- nm - ty97 Jan 8, 16:26
*fumbles* -- nm - Melvin Gordon's New Contract Jan 8, 16:05
Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts is inactive tonight vs. Dallas. -- nm - budice Jan 8, 15:59 1
- But ESPN/ABC had a 45 minute package on him this afternoon!!!! (At least it seemed like 45 minutes) -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 8, 16:28
Jim Acosta likens Ted Cruz to The Gimp - Jovian Jan 8, 15:58
The Broncos are just teasing me, right? Right? -- nm - Volnelk Jan 8, 15:40 1
- Apparently yes -- nm - spamlet Jan 8, 16:05
Random pop quiz question of the day: Do you know what the Darién Gap is and could you briefly describe it? -- nm - Max Jan 8, 15:26 14
- Yes -- nm - Krusty Jan 8, 16:46
- no -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 8, 16:43
- no -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 16:07
- Yes. - TWuG Jan 8, 15:57 1
  - This was the particular point that made me stumble on it. - Max Jan 8, 18:11
- Yes, from just general geo knowledge and - Reagen Jan 8, 15:52 1
  - I think I learned of it from 60 Minutes. - mud Jan 8, 16:09
- Spoilers at the link -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 8, 15:46
- Yea and yes - spamlet Jan 8, 15:37
- Yes. - Beryllium Jan 8, 15:31 2
  - did we believe him? -- nm - mud Jan 8, 15:39 1
    - Not really. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 15:40
- Named for his late great-great grandfather it is the gap between Michael Strahan's front teeth -- nm - Beaker Jan 8, 15:30
- yes and yes - prayformojo Jan 8, 15:30
It's a good question, right? -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 8, 15:24
From b2 Spawn, great looking car! -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 15:15
Punisher is taking a new path in the comics so he’s changing his skull logo (because MAGA bastards). -- (link) - Mop Jan 8, 15:03 2
- it's temporary -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 15:59
- A dictionary was a bold choice, but I can see where they're going with it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 8, 15:13
nm -- nm* - budice Jan 8, 15:00
James Webb Space Telescope as a LEGO Model -- (link) - budice Jan 8, 14:26 2
- fabulous -- nm - mud Jan 8, 15:42
- This really demonstrates the complexity and intricacies of the JWST. The most complex part is when the giant hands bring in the big Star Destroyer wedges. If they’re off by even a single stud… -- nm* - Mop Jan 8, 14:53
Ty, since you're reading about Fairbanks, be sure to check out the info re: the wild weather up there. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 8, 14:21
And apparently it’s not a total PC name, but I love a good Black and Tan. These are Harp/Guinness. Going down smooooooth. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 8, 14:21 4
- friend of a friend ordered one in Ireland and was politely told to go fuck himself. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 14:25 3
  - Odd an Irish barkeep would do it politely. -- nm - spamlet Jan 8, 14:31 1
    - I mean he got to live. -- nm - Reagen Jan 8, 14:45
  - Yep. It’s a half and half there. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 8, 14:28
Sure, Drew Lock can’t throw. But there’s something it turns out he CAN do. - Volnelk Jan 8, 14:20 5
- He auditioning for backup spots, for next year -- nm - Flavorize Jan 8, 14:35 4
  - He won't be the only one this weekend. (Andy Dalton) -- nm - zunk xometimes Jan 8, 15:17
  - Well I hope he keeps it up. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 8, 14:36 2
    - Taysom Hill 3.0 -- nm - budice Jan 8, 14:37 1
      - 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Jan 8, 14:50
Oh wow, a rock wall fractured and landed on boaters. This is unreal. -- (link) - Will Hunting Jan 8, 14:12 5
- holy shit! -- nm - loosilu Jan 8, 16:07
- 6 dead, 20 missing. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 14:31 1
  - Ugh. Not surprised given that video but still… -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 8, 14:52
- This place is very close to where my Dad was born. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 8, 14:17
- wow! -- nm - Remlik Jan 8, 14:15
Western STers have you bought ground beef in the last couple of weeks?? -- (link) - Meg Jan 8, 14:11 2
- Now I'm imagining you all living on a ranch herding cattle and fighting outlaws. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 8, 14:31
- no -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 8, 14:17
I loved the Colorado Springs to Denver flight. Mainly to avoid the likely shitty weather from North Springs to Denver - Will Hunting Jan 8, 14:08 1
- I'm a lousy flyer, but I did love the little Chicago-South Bend route in college. 30 minutes tops. - Baron Enero Jan 8, 14:12
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 8, 13:56 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 8, 13:57 [Attachment] 5
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 8, 13:57 [Attachment] 4
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 8, 13:57 [Attachment] 3
      - 2/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 8, 14:02
      - 2/2 (spoils) - Beryllium Jan 8, 14:01 1
        
        that's how to do it! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 14:50
Tacos, but with ham, tater tots, cheese & BBQ sauce -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 13:56 1
- with!: pina coladas -- nm - prayformojo Jan 8, 14:16

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