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Christopher Walken is trending... - Flavorize Jan 31, 23:25
I'm vaguely disappointed Mafic and wiggie didn't have any top-notch gossip about Djokergate. -- nm* - David Jan 31, 22:56 3
- One night, I went down the Twitter hole...Pro-djokasses were saying it was a Rio Tinto plot to silence Djockovic as he was speaking out about - Flavorize Jan 31, 23:17 1
  - it's amusing that someone thinks Rio has the organisational skill to pull that off. - mafic Jan 31, 23:36
- the refugees detained in the hotel with him might get resettled to Hobart. so that's nice. -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 23:07
Setup. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 22:37 2
- Punchline. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 22:37 1
  - sounds like a dirty business -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 00:57
3/6 - loosilu Jan 31, 21:28 2
- 6/6 - Dark Callisto Jan 31, 23:27
- 3/6 - Spawn Jan 31, 22:11
interesting story from Smithsonian Magazine on limb regeneration. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 31, 21:08 3
- Interesting - Dr Curtis Connors👨‍🔬 Jan 31, 21:12 2
  - I expected you to know about this when the project started. IMO, you should have been the lead scientists! -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 31, 21:13 1
    - 🤷‍♂️🤣 -- nm - Dr Curtis Connors👨‍🔬 Jan 31, 21:28
???????????? -- (link) - ty97 Jan 31, 20:57
Team USA's Elana Meyers Taylor, has tested positive for Covid-19 in Beijing -- (link) - budice Jan 31, 20:53 3
- That's odd.. I thought there was zero covid in China... -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 21:19
- Another reason why I picked countries with large numbers of athletes in their delegation. Hopefully she recovers quickly. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 21:04
- oh no -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 20:53
Don't read. I just have to vent on something. - crash davis Jan 31, 20:43 9
- *hugs* - i.b.! Feb 1, 00:28
- There are moments that the words don’t reach There is suffering too terrible to name -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 22:44 1
  - You hold your child as tight as you can And push away the unimaginable - zeitgeist Jan 31, 22:45
- Many years ago, I was in ICU. While I was there, they gave me heavy drugs. Your brains go weird places. - howie Jan 31, 21:46 5
  - I hear you. I vividly recall parts of the fever dream I had the one time they tried to give me Dilaudid. - David Jan 31, 22:55 1
    - That sounds strangely like me last night... -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 22:57
  - my friend the ICU nurse says the goal is for you to remember none of your stay. - mafic Jan 31, 22:35 1
    - 👍 -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 22:40
  - My dad was a real mess after his liver transplant. He couldn't get past eating food on his right hand side. - Ender Jan 31, 22:31
Relatable pandemic content. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 20:40 1
- When I shot my last wedding on film, i finished processing the order, left the file on the light table, over a year later I cleaned up the table.... - zeitgeist Jan 31, 23:40
Ronda Rousey is hotter than I expected. (I'm still getting caught up on the weekend.) -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 20:40 5
- I've only been watching for 12 months, so she's completely new to me. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 22:42
- I think the suit Lashley wore tonight was made of the fabric I ordered for the lining of my suit for my brother's wedding.. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 20:43 3
  - Seth Rollins just complimented Cincinnati. I guess he really has turned face. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 21:18 2
    - Even with the Skyline reference! -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 21:24 1
      - I don't know how WWE affords Big Time Becks' dressers every week. That's some work. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 22:48
I got to sleep at a perfectly reasonable 12am last night... This of course means I had really weird dreams and slept till 3pm... I'm screwed tonight. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 20:29 1
- Ugh, sorry. I had ghost dreams last night. Not fun. And I tend to wake up around 5 AM, so there’s no salvaging my nights any more. - Mop Jan 31, 20:34
Me to my father: Do you want to plan a Super Bowl party? Him: With who? Me: Our... Family... Him: Yes, please! 🙇‍♀️ - Ender Jan 31, 20:27 2
- LOVE! -- nm - David Jan 31, 21:30
- Woman Bowing -- (link) - ty97 Jan 31, 20:28
Depending which forecast model you follow we're getting somewhere between .5" and 18" of snow this Wed-Thurs. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 20:02 2
- Y’all can send some my way. That’s cool. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 20:30
- Oh you got the forecasters from our storm this past weekend I see -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 20:27
Cher singing the Golden Girls theme might have broken some seal. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 19:59
I just think it's amazing that neither Microsoft nor Sony bought Wordle... -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 19:36 7
- It was never in their model. - Mop Jan 31, 20:15 3
  - I think you're underestimating the possibility of a Wordle MMO. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 20:32 2
    - It all went to hell when they allowed numbers to join. -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 20:35
    - Wordle Royale -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 20:34
- Wordle sold at exactly the right time. It wouldn’t have been massively popular for much longer. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 19:44 1
  - One million percent this -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 19:44
- It just had to be the TIMES -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 19:43
What's the short version of what Jeff Garcia said/did? -- nm - rollo Jan 31, 19:33 3
- been raging for awhile that women belong in the kitchen and not reporting on sports they never played -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 19:38 2
  - He lashed out on Mina Kimes (one of the sports world most beloved and smart personalities)—basically defending Jimmy G - Flavorize Jan 31, 20:41 1
    - and then took down his socials the moment JG threw that interception. -- nm - David Jan 31, 21:32
Pantry scramble. I wanted to make a pan of shrimp with white beans and a can of diced tomatos - loosilu Jan 31, 19:10 4
- Do you have an actual recipe for that shrimp/beans/tomatoes thing? -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 19:48
- Update, found actual tomatoes in the fridge so going with that! definitely want to try shrimp tikka masala in the future. -- nm* - loosilu Jan 31, 19:42
- bring out the Andy Warhol or Picasso in you. here is an antique tomato label search so you can paint a can :) -- (link*) - Peglegpete Jan 31, 19:24
- Tika shrimp sounds reasonable, its a tomato/cream sauce with curry so make it with rice -- nm* - zeitgeist Jan 31, 19:14
Email from the Gem "Cocktail Night at the Gem is Back!!" Featuring - - Meg Jan 31, 18:58 4
- Nick! -- nm - Pippy Jan 31, 20:36 2
  - 👍👍 -- nm - Meg Jan 31, 20:57 1
    - Did you ever watch the video where we gave you the shout out? -- nm - Meg Jan 31, 20:58
- Joni Mitc....oh -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 19:09
A 49ers Fan Reaction to the 2021-2022 NFL Season -- (link) - Beaker Jan 31, 18:49 [youtube]
ST, what are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 18:21 28
- Earth Afire, part 2 of my Ender reread, and Buffy Season 9. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 19:31
- Spoilers for the next Magic set called Kamagawa: Neon Dynasty. It’s a mash up of feudal Japan and cyperpunk. I… am not sure how to feel. -- nm - Qale Jan 31, 19:12
- I've reached the halfway point in Washington -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 19:03
- I don't know! I just finished a book and need to figure out what I have around here that fits another category. STRESS! -- nm - ty97 Jan 31, 18:54
- Gate Crashers by Patrick Tomlinson -- nm - TWuG Jan 31, 18:39
- Good Profit (ugh, for work); just finished Black Nowhere - psilotum Jan 31, 18:38
- Station Eleven -- nm - Jovian Jan 31, 18:37 1
  - So good. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 31, 18:54
- whatever the last expanse one is called. -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 18:34 9
  - The ninth one is Leviathan Falls -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 18:36 8
    - NINTH?!?! I guess I better get going on that whole "Maybe I'll read the second one some day" plan I've had since reading the first one. - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 18:49 7
      - I've been watching the TV seasons and then reading the approximately-corresponding book. I prefer it this way. - Beryllium Jan 31, 18:57 6
        
        Similarly, I need to get going on my "Maybe I'll watch the second episode of the Expanse some day" plan. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jan 31, 19:48 1
        
        just moments ago I finished my rewatch of S1. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 19:58
        
        they have to make more seasons, right? ..right? ... - mud Jan 31, 19:01 3
        
        I hope they recast and do "30 years later". -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 19:33
        
        I hope they do. But I'm also happy with what we got. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 19:06 1
        
        hmmm. kinda how I felt about GoT. -- nm - mud Jan 31, 19:27
- I Want My MTV (an MTV oral history) and The Song of Achilles. -- nm - MDH Jan 31, 18:32
- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 31, 18:31 2
  - loved it -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 18:33 1
    - I underestimated how much I would enjoy it. Hot necromancers! -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 31, 18:39
- The Witch's Heart, by Genevieve Gornichec -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 31, 18:29
- "The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe", by Stephen Harding. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 31, 18:24
- Factfulness (still. It's going slowly.) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 18:23
- Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (just starting) -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 18:21 2
  - you better have one of the Wrightson editions -- (pic) - Peglegpete Jan 31, 18:59 [Attachment]
  - There should be a category in the book challenge for works over 100 years old. - Baron Enero Jan 31, 18:33
Erin O'Toole is probly done. -- (link) - mud Jan 31, 17:42 9
- “He’s still the leader?! Man, I thought we’d replaced him already.” -- nm - Mop Jan 31, 18:46
- doubling down on anti-vaxxers is a bold choice Cotton, let's see how this plays out -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 17:45
- O'Tool -- nm - budice Jan 31, 17:45
- "Who've we got that's worse?" -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 17:43 5
  - hey, why not lose a third straight winnable election? -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 18:34
  - Well there's that guy that pissed in the coffee mug -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 18:17 2
    - ? ! -- nm - mud Jan 31, 18:30 1
      - They dropped him as a candidate but I'm sure he'd still be available for a leadership position. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 31, 18:33
  - plenty! -- nm - mud Jan 31, 17:44
Your top 10 songs: We Don't Talk About Bruno, Easy On Me, Heat Waves, Stay, Super Gremlin, Shivers, Pushin P, abcdefu, Surface Pressure, Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) -- (edited) - Tim Jan 31, 17:41 1
- With 6 names, We Don't Talk About Bruno sets the record for most artists credited on a #1 song. The previous record is -- (edited) - Tim Jan 31, 17:55
Pacers have tickets being sold for $1 tonight -- (link) - budice Jan 31, 17:34 2
- our team is a joke. Even our play by play guy has been roasting them -- nm - Remlik Jan 31, 18:37
- Game started half an hour ago right? -- nm - spamlet Jan 31, 17:38
Federal judge rejects plea deal that would have allowed Ahmaud Arbery’s killers to spend the first 30 years of their life sentences in federal prison instead of in Georgia. -- (edited) - znufrii, exceeded expectations Jan 31, 17:21
have Andrea Crawford and Kristen Wiig ever been photographed in the same room? -- (pic) - mud Jan 31, 17:16 [Attachment] 2
- Wiig crossed with Princess Middleton. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 17:23
- I don't see the similarity. Crawford is much hotter. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 17:19
JD, Enjoy Dele Alli. I wish him the best. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 31, 17:10
Loosi, it’s Skyline and Gold Star. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 31, 17:02 14
- gotcha! thanks! -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 18:27
- And to clarify, you can get it chili, spaghetti, cheese (3way), add Beans or onion (4way) or both (5way). - Volnelk Jan 31, 17:05 12
  - hmm, never heard of the mustard. is a coney a hot dog? -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 18:28 1
    - Yup -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 18:31
  - I have zero problem with Cincinnati chili. I miss the days when I had some on a regular basis. -- nm - prayformojo Jan 31, 17:37
  - they also serve it at 1000 degrees so the first bite burns out all your taste buds. -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 17:34
  - Nobody eats just the chili. The conversation starts at chili-spaghetti-cheese or the Coney. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 17:21 7
    - I see it offered in a bowl on Skyline's menu, but I presume ordering it that way is sacrilege (or a sign you're not a local) -- nm - Tim Jan 31, 17:23 6
      - It's offered. Nobody actually does that. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 17:26 4
        
        Toppings aside, I can't imagine eating spaghetti at a baseball game. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 17:29 3
        
        I think they only serve coneys in-stadium. -- nm - Ender Jan 31, 19:34
        
        you're just asking for a foul ball in your lap. "Ah, mamma mia, my fettuccine alfredo!" - Reagen Jan 31, 17:37
        
        At a game, I’d get a coney. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 31, 17:30
      - Or it's the gluten-free option. ;) -- nm - .💭 Jan 31, 17:24
Sorry guys, when I said Wordle was something I would like to see go away, I didnt really mean it. I just didnt know what it was. -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 31, 17:00 1
- I blame you entirely. but if it's included in my crossword subscription I don't care. -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 17:18
it didn't go in but he should totally get half a goal here. -- (link) - Reagen Jan 31, 16:39 4
- Video -- (link) - .💭 Jan 31, 17:19
- the curling rule in this situation is "wherever the biggest chunk ends up" -- nm - mafic Jan 31, 16:45 2
  - OMG get out of my brain. That's exactly where I went. -- nm - Baron Enero Jan 31, 17:05
  - there's apparently a provision in the rule book for it, which means someone considered it as a possibility. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 16:47
227 3/6 - LMS Jan 31, 16:35 3
- same - mafic Jan 31, 16:44
- last one should be CHING - Reagen Jan 31, 16:36 1
  - I started with something similar. -- nm - LMS Jan 31, 16:38
Ah yes, here it is. -- (link) - Tim Jan 31, 16:31 [Backboard] 6
- Its all in the wrist -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 31, 19:13
- "Try it once and then you'll never eat it again." - Krusty Jan 31, 16:38 3
  - This is why we love Gary Cohen. I love that Ron Darling had somehow never come across it. -- nm - Tim Jan 31, 16:44 2
    - You guys have a great booth. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 17:18
    - Well, he was a pro athlete…that stuff would make pro bowlers reconsider life choices. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 16:46
- mmm, watery meat sauce -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 16:34
Wordleship ... bortleship ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 31, 16:29

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