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Thats a really beautiful cat the WH got themselves! - Jovian Jan 28, 12:19 1
- It is ... elegant -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 12:20
Window shot. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:13 5
- Bery? -- (pic) - Spawn Jan 28, 12:15 [Attachment] 4
  - bery, glitch report. - Spawn Jan 28, 12:17 2
    - Ah. Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 12:20 1
      - Doubt that happens often. And it was on my mobile, so who knows. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:21
  - ha ha. - Beryllium Jan 28, 12:17
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts banning tractor trailer travel at 6am tomorrow -- (link) - ty97 Jan 28, 12:11 5
- Now, those Canadian truckers might be able to stretch the entirety of Rhode Island. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 12:20
- With or without masks? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:18
- That will help supply chain issues -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 12:13 2
  - *screams hysterically* -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 12:14 1
    - hopefully at Fidelity -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 12:17
Million Dollar Idea: pre knotted licorice. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 12:11
So much content. *lights devotional candles to two of his secular saints, St. Ridley the Scot and St. Peter, Son of Jack* - crash davis Jan 28, 12:08
Nerdle is interesting - Will Hunting Jan 28, 12:07
[snork] -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 11:56 13
- Femboys Forever! -- nm - Qale Jan 28, 13:02
- I had the opposite thought—I appreciate that men can this now. Hope that trend continues—the people who do it, pull it off very well. - Flavorize Jan 28, 12:01 3
  - Also, are there like, 20, dudes doing this? -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 12:15
  - it is all just fabric draped around our body, not sure why people get so hung up on how that works on a gender-basis. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 12:07 1
    - Exactly—hoping that it becomes such a trend, with the younger generation that it erases stigmas—like tattoos, or mental health stigmas -- nm - Flavorize Jan 28, 12:13
- if he keeps talking crap, he'll get kilt -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 12:01 4
  - This is a dangerous pattern. You need to culotte. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 28, 12:05 2
    - as Alanis said, its like a thousand knives when all you need is a sporkin -- nm - crash davis Jan 28, 12:15 1
      - [sobs] -- nm - mud Jan 28, 12:17
  - He sorta looks like Mel Gibson there— -- nm - Flavorize Jan 28, 12:01
- That is clearly his evil twin. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:57 2
  - This implies that there is a good Sean Penn -- nm - Roger More Jan 28, 11:58 1
    - Sean Bean is the good Sean Penn -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 11:59
Very interesting data point -- (link) - ty97 Jan 28, 11:50 7
- Yeah, yeah, crime isn't an issue for most. What is important is the current forecast! Have you seen any updated expected totals? -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 12:03 5
  - It stopped snowing here and the snow on the grass has all melted. I'm pretty sure this whole 'blizzard' thing is a bust... -- nm - decline Jan 28, 12:08 2
    - The snow you got earlier is unrelated to the Nor'Easter which was down around Jax or Nubby's a few hours ago -- nm* - ty97 Jan 28, 12:09 1
      - a bust -- nm - decline Jan 28, 12:13
  - For you, kind sir -- (link) - ty97 Jan 28, 12:07 [Backboard] 1
    - They plan to do one more set of estimates later (I think this evening) -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 12:08
- I’d say it’s more likely because there are a lot of really significant issues that overshadow a real crime issue. - Will Hunting Jan 28, 12:01
ordered new car. get upset about that! (where is mara?) see also: kid, your *face* is a new car! -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 11:50 7
- oh, what color did you decide on? -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 11:53 2
  - blue whatever. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 12:10 1
    - woo! -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 12:13
- Nice. How many years until you can expect delivery? - Spawn Jan 28, 11:51 2
  - six months. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 12:10
  - It is such a funny time for cars. We've eliminated all that painful haggling with dealer and replaced it with something arguably worse. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 28, 11:58
- Congrats on the new whip! -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 11:50
"....(originally titled The Woman in the House, sometimes referred to as TWITHATSFTGITW)" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 11:50 4
- Every neighbor has a window. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:02
- I made it ~12 minutes, then bailed out. -- nm - mud Jan 28, 11:52 2
  - it is Netflix, right? - Andie Jan 28, 11:56 1
    - aye. -- nm - mud Jan 28, 11:57
I'm helping to judge a hackathon this weekend -- nm - prayformojo Jan 28, 11:43 1
- Don’t connect to the wifi :) -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 11:44
So I rebranded the podcast this week, from The FilmJerk Podcast to FilmJerk: The 80s Movies Podcast. You won't believe what happened next! -- (edited) - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 11:43 7
- Sex sells! - Flavorize Jan 28, 11:58
- I like the new logo! - spamlet Jan 28, 11:44 5
  - I do too and I was also waiting to see him to mention it. 😆 -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 11:50 1
    - Sometimes, you have to say "what the f**k" and make your move. -- nm - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 11:55
  - Thank you. I've been rather busy. We just finished upgrading our electrical system, because we're adding solar in the spring. - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 11:47 2
    - Oh nice. Adding any battery backup? -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 11:49 1
      - Yes. We also replaced all our gas appliances with electric, so we will be almost completely off the grid. - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 11:55
Doctor: Relax, Wayne, it's just a small surgery - don't panic! - prayformojo Jan 28, 11:40
ugh: -- (link) - mud Jan 28, 11:37
Hmm. Nerdle. - Beryllium Jan 28, 11:30 10
- 4. - i.b.! Jan 28, 14:25
- 5/6 - Marlowe Jan 28, 12:50
- I was told... -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 12:09
- This is... actually useful for teaching. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 12:07
- 3/6 - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 11:53
- 3. - Baron Enero Jan 28, 11:50 1
  - But I got Lewdle in 2. What does that say about me? - Baron Enero Jan 28, 11:52
- 3/6 - ty97 Jan 28, 11:46
- 3! - pmb Jan 28, 11:37
- 3/6 - oblique Jan 28, 11:33
Universal Orlando shade on latest SW: Galactic Starcruiser news -- (link) - budice Jan 28, 11:29 1
- Ha! That's great! -- nm - David Jan 28, 11:37
znu. Fetterman met with Biden at the collapsed bridge in Pittsburgh (in shorts of course) -- (link) - decline Jan 28, 11:28 2
- Nice. :) -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 28, 11:57
- :-] -- nm - mud Jan 28, 11:37
Okay, serious stuff here. Talk me out of getting Zooey Deschanel bangs. - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 11:27 12
- Two words: Dudley Moore. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 28, 11:53
- My new reference point for bangs is Kerry on Succession. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 11:52
- You become 73% more awkward. -- nm - Brett Goldstein Jan 28, 11:32 2
  - NOT possible! Ha! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 11:37
  - Fuck off Brett. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 28, 11:34
- Do it! - decline Jan 28, 11:31
- She already has... oh. - Spawn Jan 28, 11:30
- this is a serious answer -- (link) - St. Epiphany Jan 28, 11:29 3
  - Yeah, it's not so much any of those things. - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 11:36 2
    - :) Your forehead is lovely. -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 28, 11:43 1
      - :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 11:58
- Can you imagine the tempest this would cause if you were in public office? - prayformojo Jan 28, 11:29
what about "I don't have a garage door opener yet, but probably will soon"? still mirror? ($300, guys.) -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 11:21 2
- don't spend 300 bucks on something you may not have a use for -- nm - decline Jan 28, 11:23 1
  - Have to agree. Her post flipped my opinion. - Spawn Jan 28, 11:24
I'm like thirsty all the time these days. What does it mean? - oblique Jan 28, 11:19 3
- The biets? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 28, 11:29
- Stay thirsty, my friend. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:23
- The 5G mutations have begun to alter your body chemistry -- nm - decline Jan 28, 11:22
Mother Jones analyzes the effect of voting law changes in GA (comparing 2020 voting to the 2021 municipal elections) with respect to mail in voting. - pmb Jan 28, 11:18
Girl Scout cookies preview..a new one -- (link) - budice Jan 28, 11:12 2
- Odd they're not going to start selling until February 11th. I ordered mine from Troop 6000, the NYC-based troop for girls in the city shelter system - Mr. Havens Jan 28, 11:46
- They're okay. Not very caramel-y. -- nm - spamlet Jan 28, 11:13
Jan6 Cmte subpoenas 14 fake "elector" plotters. -- (link*) - mud Jan 28, 11:06 4
- and this is right on point -- (link) - Jovian Jan 28, 12:06 2
  - Pretty sure that’s not how the fifth amendment works, actually. -- nm* - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 28, 12:15 1
    - But he was National Security Director! - spamlet Jan 28, 12:27
- which make 3 investigations now, this one plus the DOJ and the National Archives -- nm - decline Jan 28, 11:18
Regularly recurring poll: What app do you use for podcasts on your phone? -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 11:05 12
- Pocket Casts and I have no complaints. Works perfectly and has every feature I want. -- nm - Krusty Jan 28, 11:44
- I don't podcast from my phone - SM uses I heart radio -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 28, 11:27
- I don’t. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 28, 11:22
- pocket casts. I am aggressively not annoyed by it anymore. -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 11:20
- Overcast but it doesn't like patreon streams which is annoying -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 11:19 4
  - Really? I have a patreon stream that works fine. - spamlet Jan 28, 11:22 3
    - yeah, not sure why but it hates SITV. Never gotten it to work. -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 11:25 2
      - Strange. That's the only way I've ever listened. -- nm - David Jan 28, 11:53
      - Huh yeah that doesn’t work at all. Mop can you help? - spamlet Jan 28, 11:42
- Trying overcast for now. :) -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 11:15
- Just switched back to overcast from pocket casts. - spamlet Jan 28, 11:09
- still with Pocket Casts. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 11:06
Some people at work need to learn when to STFU. - Baron Enero Jan 28, 10:56 9
- I *totally* had that today. - Dark Callisto Jan 28, 11:16
- If someone suggested any changes or things that should be done, my old boss would tell the person suggesting it to do it. No more suggestions! -- nm* - jnine Jan 28, 11:09
- this is also true for volunteer organizations. No time for all mouth no trousers idea guys. -- nm - Diva Jan 28, 11:02
- My favs, are “let’s add another daily checklist, so this never gets missed again” and add lots of passive aggressive signage too - Flavorize Jan 28, 11:02 2
  - My school loves loves loves calendars and checklists - Reagen Jan 28, 11:19 1
    - absolutely no one is looking at them -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 28, 11:26
- "Someone should..." is grounds for termination. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 10:57 2
  - Bonus: The person who keeps chirping ideas is retiring in a couple months. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 28, 11:44
  - Someone should make that rule bold in 20pt font. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 11:00
car: rearview mirror with garage door opener or "use your phone, mary"? -- nm - amanda jeans Jan 28, 10:56 5
- Who wants to pull out their phone to open the garage? Button on mirror. -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 10:58 3
  - Or, you know, use your garage door opener. -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:31
  - yup -- nm - decline Jan 28, 11:13
  - this -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 11:04
- No phones while driving! Mirror with opener. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 10:57
I'm going to be buying a new couch (when? which? Who knows). Probably need an end table to go with it. BUT I want to ask about...lamps. -- (edited) - ty97 Jan 28, 10:53 10
- Kindle Paperwhite, read in the dark -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 11:00 6
  - I stare at a screen all day long, I don't want to stare at one when reading too. Give me dead tree books. -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 11:27 5
    - Paperwhites read like real books. It's weird magic. -- nm - Reagen Jan 28, 11:54
    - I can help you out... -- nm - Elon Musk Jan 28, 11:32
    - I have almost this and it's a really good amount of light for reading. -- (link) - amanda jeans Jan 28, 11:32
    - ok, boomer -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 11:29 1
      - I don't wear reading glasses yet and I'm not gonna push my luck! -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 11:35
- Desk lamp —I think a lot depends on the bulb you put in, TBH, but smaller lamp for more intimate/relaxing reading—floor lamps are overkill for that -- nm - Flavorize Jan 28, 10:59
- I love lamp. I have a couple 5-flexible-neck floor lamps that I use high lumen flood LEDs in. -- nm - Max Jan 28, 10:56
- Oh! Good topic! - ReluctantCynic Jan 28, 10:54
I don't drink alcohol and I can't drink caffeine any more, so I think I'm safe from Hard Dew -- nm - Beryllium Jan 28, 10:52
oh, side note: MOP for your fight to YUL, take note -- (link) - ty97 Jan 28, 10:47 1
- (not sure if Air Canada has that too or not) -- nm - ty97 Jan 28, 10:48
Ok. -- nm - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 28, 10:46 2
- Here's the situation. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 28, 10:51 1
  - Parent status? -- nm - Spawn Jan 28, 11:24

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