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Sorry if I am distracted, just got an accidental email from the city housing and neighborhood development office. Apparently it was sent via a list - Spawn Feb 15, 12:37 6
- STOP REPLYING TO ALL!!! -- nm - Inigo (While replying to all) Feb 15, 12:51
- poor Noah -- nm - decline Feb 15, 12:48
- *calls Noah* "Please remove me from your reply all." -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 12:46
- WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP NOAH!!! -- nm - Dano Feb 15, 12:39 2
  - I'll call him right now. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 12:42 1
    - It went to voicemail, I tried! -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 12:59
heh, Bess Levin (VF): "In less breaking news, Donald Trump remains a moron." - mud Feb 15, 12:36 2
- Moron Kevin McCarthy has already said there will be hearings and an investigation into this if they win control after the midterms. -- nm - jnine Feb 15, 12:42 1
  - yeah, that gives me the marthambles -- nm - mud Feb 15, 12:46
One of these things is not like the others. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 15, 12:34 2
- "someone who is good at the economy please help us budget this. our country is dying." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 12:53
- Rodgers and Goff help. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 15, 12:34
R.I.P. PJ O’Rourke, 74 -- (link) - mud Feb 15, 12:12 4
- The only Republican, ever, to have worked at Rolling Stone -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 12:18 1
  - The only Republican that my former boss and mentor (at the bookshop in the 90s) and a true lefty, could abide. -- nm* - mud Feb 15, 12:22
- Damn. It. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 12:15
- Incredibly sad news. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 15, 12:13
Did we discuss this already? 4 year old girl, missing since 2019, found alive, living under stairs after a tip to police. -- (link) - Andie Feb 15, 12:03 5
- I read 3 different articles before I ended up at the Daily Mail, to find out who the players really are. Her biological parents are her abductors. - jnine Feb 15, 12:30 2
  - it's pretty appalling it took 3 years to recover her! -- nm - Andie Feb 15, 12:33 1
    - The police have apparently been to the house many times, but were only allowed limited access to search by the grandfather. -- nm - jnine Feb 15, 12:38
- Released on the own recognence?? No bail? No jail? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 15, 12:27
- "the child and her abductor were discovered within"? yeesh -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 12:07
Thing we just learned: if you microwave a glazed donut for 12 seconds, it's too hot to touch for five minutes. - David Feb 15, 12:01 9
- At what point do you say "screw it", jab it with a fork, and eat it like a corn dog. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 15, 12:06 1
  - But thats fine dining -- nm - budice Feb 15, 12:17
- 6 seconds on high is the time limit there. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 12:06 1
  - You have much to teach me. -- nm - David Feb 15, 12:35
- Dunkin's Paradox -- nm - rollo Feb 15, 12:04
- That seems excessive. Do you have a gigawatt microwave? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 12:03 2
  - Arc Reactor -- nm - budice Feb 15, 12:18 1
    - Oh how I wish that was real tech -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 12:25
- It is known. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 12:03
jury decides against Palin: -- (link) - mud Feb 15, 11:44 6
- Might be over now, but I can appeal it still -- nm - Portugal the ex-Gov Feb 15, 12:02 1
  - This is well done. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 12:32
- Wailin on da Palin -- nm - budice Feb 15, 11:57
- Moral victory #2! -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 11:49
- "Appeal that dismissal. Go ahead. Make my day." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:48
- 👍🏼 -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:45
Apparently we now need to specifically request the ability to use printers once we return to the office, which will “enable and empower” us to continue to use digital output. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 15, 11:42 8
- and woe to the employee who dares to print single-sided -- nm - decline Feb 15, 11:57 1
  - And apparently they’re setting b&w printing as a default override. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 12:53
- The paper police, they live inside of my head -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 15, 11:53
- Is it going to end up like college/university, where you get a printer card with an allotted amount on it? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:51 3
  - Don’t give them any ideas. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 11:51 2
    - It sounds like they are misapplying the 80/20 rule in search of corners to cut. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:52 1
      - Got to pay for those share buybacks somehow. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 12:00
- Stop printing lists of Irish Dance Schools, znu. -- nm - Boss Feb 15, 11:50
WAP? PCR test will no longer be required to enter Canada starting Feb. 28 antigen will suffice. -- nm - zork Feb 15, 11:41
I like the new bold boxes when you're writing a new post or reply. Looks good, Bery! -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:40 6
- I didn't change anything this year - browsers have tweaked things a bit, though -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:42 1
  - Ahh. It's new to me. I noticed it this morning on my Chromebook and I'm getting it on my phone using Chrome. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:44
- I... think you smoked some good weed. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 11:41 3
  - I did but that's not it this time. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:44 2
    - How is Theresa doing? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 15, 12:28 1
      - A little better but still not good. Hopefully she'll be better very soon. Thanks for asking! -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 14:00
GM delays Bolt production again, now planning to start again in April. - TWuG Feb 15, 11:37 5
- I mean it's all on LG. -- nm - Reagen Feb 15, 12:51
- Semi-related. I loved the Polestar commercial during the super bowl. I'm even more in now. -- nm - oblique Feb 15, 11:40
- Mistakes... were made. -- nm - Dr Evil Feb 15, 11:39
- Frau Farbissina is DISPLEASED! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:37
- bastards! -- nm - decline Feb 15, 11:37
This is pretty cool: Sony will plant a tree for everyone who hits a specific Horizon Forbidden West trophy by March 25th. -- (link) - decline Feb 15, 11:28 12
- Friday!!! Where's mafic?!!? -- nm - Shaun Feb 15, 12:22 1
  - I ordered my digital copy last night. Now I'm seeing on twitter some complaints about it and the price of something? -- nm - decline Feb 15, 12:49
- "And for everyone that doesn't get this specific trophy we will cut down TWO trees!" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 15, 12:11
- I don't quite get that type of corporate charity... "We'll do this good thing but ONLY if you guys spend time doing this one meaningless action" - Guigue Feb 15, 11:31 8
  - Spoiler: They are planting all the trees regardless. - Qale Feb 15, 11:47 6
    - It's like all those "We double your donation" thing. It always has a max, and they damn well know this max will be reached anyway - Guigue Feb 15, 11:54
    - Triple spoiler: - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:49 3
      - Eh. It’s not enough is a better way of putting that. -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 11:52 1
        
        Yeah, that's true. It varies by region and species. - Beryllium Feb 15, 12:02
      - You guys ruin EVERYTHING!! -- nm - decline Feb 15, 11:51
    - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:48
  - sure it's marketing and makes the corporation look good - but if it gets 288,000 trees planted I'm all for it -- nm* - decline Feb 15, 11:32
Shortwave wants to bring back the Google Inbox mail experience. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 15, 11:27
"Our Washington State accounting numbers are off because you included the Washington DC Office." -- nm - Office Transcript Feb 15, 11:19 5
- wait, they're not the same thing? -- nm - decline Feb 15, 11:21 4
  - Big Ol Email chain of panic. Such a simple answer. - budice Feb 15, 11:23 3
    - In Washington, the state the other one is DC. In Illinois people look at me funny when I ask which one. -- nm - . Feb 15, 12:57
    - It is a colony of Washington, right? -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 12:03 1
      - Which one is Washington University in? Neither! -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 15, 12:05
Pitchers and catchers were supposed to report today. -- nm - decline Feb 15, 11:14 1
- Oh my! -- nm - G Takei Feb 15, 11:38
#notshocked Tickemaster is the worst. I'd have to sell my $23 tickets for a Bradley college basketball game (change of plans) for $40 each to get - oblique Feb 15, 11:13 2
- Just go to the game. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 11:49
- And you get 1099'd for the entire sales price and have to show the IRS documentation of your purchase price and fees or you're going to pay them. -- nm - jnine Feb 15, 11:23
The package I sent on 1/18 to my friend in England, priority mail, for Valentine's Day arrived today. I really thought 27 days was going to be enough - jnine Feb 15, 11:11 2
- Jeez -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:39
- you were { } this close! -- nm* - decline Feb 15, 11:37
"Disney removes face mask requirement for vaccinated guests" -- nm - David Feb 15, 11:06 1
- :( -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 11:38
From B2 Twug: Does real behind the counter Sudafed actually work on covid? -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 11:02 3
- I have no idea. I took some Aleve for my aches, but that's it. -- nm - TWuG Feb 15, 11:32
- Instructions unclear: but meth does -- nm - spamlet Feb 15, 11:04 1
  - I’ll take that as a yes! -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 11:06
Would it be appropriate, during the Q&A of tomorrow’s all-employee town hall, to ask our CEO… -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 15, 10:57 2
- Bzzzt! You're comparing a balance sheet action to a P&L action - pack your knives* and go. - rollo Feb 15, 11:02 1
  - They’re both cash flows! *chair throwing meme* - znufrii Feb 15, 11:07
I wonder if the Twitter Articles test is going well or if it was just a joke ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 10:56
Poll - Which Social Media Outlet gotta go? -- (link) - budice Feb 15, 10:55 14
- Facebook. And its not even close. Our country is where it is at because of it. It should be boiled alive in a cauldron. -- nm - Jovian Feb 15, 12:17
- If FB is not an option, the poll is worthless. -- nm - Spawn Feb 15, 11:58
- Twitter would be extremely disruptive to go and be the best for society. Even though I use it. -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 11:56
- I really like reddit so take away any of the other ones. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:42
- Reddit -- nm - TWuG Feb 15, 11:38
- 1. TikTok is a mire of repetition. 4. I need Twitter for news (but I wouldn't object if it were reduced to verified corporate accounts) -- nm - Max Feb 15, 11:30
- They can all go as far as I'm concerned since I don't use any of them. -- nm - Dano Feb 15, 11:26
- 1. tiktok, 2. Reddit, 3. twitter, 4. Instagram, in that order. - JaxSean Feb 15, 11:16
- insta -- nm - decline Feb 15, 11:04
- Twitter. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 11:00
- Not on them, so I'll let others decide. Cpt Ludite says kill 'em all and let Al Gore sort 'em out. -- nm - VMan Feb 15, 10:59
- All of them? Throw fb into the blender as well, that’s the only one I actually use. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 15, 10:57 1
  - Instagram is owned by FB, which is why that's the #1 that's gotta go. - Beryllium Feb 15, 11:31
- Death to Insta. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 10:57
Fox Developing a ‘Bloom County’ Animated TV Series Based on Beloved Comic -- (link) - Remlik Feb 15, 10:53 3
- Voicecast poll -- nm - rollo Feb 15, 10:59 2
  - Frank Welker as Bill the Cat. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 15, 11:52
  - Michael Cera for Binkley, Kieran Culkin for Milo - Scott Pilgrim reunion! -- nm - rollo Feb 15, 11:05
Spawn Alert: #3. -- (link) - Shaun Feb 15, 10:53 1
- Rubish -- nm - Oscar Feb 15, 11:40
Today man, I don’t know. Doctor is in agreement about tenosynovitis. Work is being their usual. Car’s engine is misfiring. -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 10:51
Nickelback just started playing on my Amazon music station, and I ... did the Maneo Jung-Espinoza maneuver. - Beryllium Feb 15, 10:42
It'd have to be a sick giraffe. - Reagen Feb 15, 10:36
Rust-Alec Baldwin: Wrongful Death suit filed by Halyna Hutchins' family -- (link) - budice Feb 15, 10:29 3
- They couldn't work out a settlement. The family's attorney is really good but such a horrible person with a terrible temper. My friends and I have - jnine Feb 15, 12:53
- That ... seems like an appropriate lawsuit. Almost not even newsworthy. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 15, 10:44 1
  - Not like saying "Im sorry" was going to cut it -- (edited) - budice Feb 15, 10:46
So you're saying I should take Viagra to perk up my brain? - CinnaBaron Feb 15, 10:28 2
- Keep in mind, 4 hour erections were discovered to be the side effect of the original purpose of the drug(blood pressure?) -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 15, 11:15
- Well, one of your brains. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 10:38
"Simone Biles, 24, announced her engagement to Houston Texans defensive back Jonathan Owens on social media Tuesday." - David Feb 15, 10:28 1
- Good stuff -- nm - budice Feb 15, 10:48
Peaky Blinders has a UK broadcast date, so I guess Netflix gets it after that. -- (link) - LMS Feb 15, 10:27
pfm lir - I've had the option to be 100% back from 7/28/21 thru now (except for some weeks in late fall 2021 thru 2/8/22 - Diva Feb 15, 10:26 8
- I kind of wonder if it’s more of a “let’s get as much productivity in between waves as we can” mentality. -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 11:00 2
  - we're actually more productive when we don't have to spend time commuting but that is not being taken into consideration. -- nm - Diva Feb 15, 11:05 1
    - I admit I don’t get office work culture of course. At the grocery store you can’t even suggest Covid is still affecting you. -- nm - Qale Feb 15, 11:07
- 👍👍👍 hope everything goes well. I totally get you feeling unsure -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 10:33 3
  - and don't get me wrong, some of it is just lazy. 🤣🤣 - Diva Feb 15, 10:37 2
    - I get that too! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 15, 10:40 1
      - IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS!! 🤣🤣🤣 -- nm - Diva Feb 15, 10:44
- We’re back March 7th, most employees will be in three days a week, permanent hybrid. we’ve been told no more than two days a week for our team… - znufrii Feb 15, 10:30
And it turns out the closest Irish dance school to us is half an hour away, which is a little surprising. -- nm - znufrii Feb 15, 10:25 1
- Did you get lucky in that it's too far away? ;-) -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:43
"Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale lost $9.5 million betting on the Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl" -- It gets worse. - David Feb 15, 10:24 9
- I think I'll bet against him going forward in the future. -- nm - Krusty Feb 15, 11:48
- Fools and their money... -- nm - TWuG Feb 15, 11:40
- It is a pretty brilliant idea to mitigate the potential losses from the promotion. - Tim Feb 15, 10:53
- Nothing like having $20M to splash around while workers are paid minimum -- nm* - budice Feb 15, 10:51
- I love this guy. He’s the guy who opened up his showrooms post Hurricane Harvey so people could sleep on beds. - Will Hunting Feb 15, 10:46
- Someone has a gambling problem. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 15, 10:31
- Don't worry. It's all paid for with PPP funds. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 15, 10:30
- Did he do that figuring 3000 people were going to buy mattresses?? -- nm - Max Feb 15, 10:30 1
  - Yeah, it was that hedge thing he's gotten headlines for doing in the past. -- nm - David Feb 15, 10:30
Zillow: Day-To-Day upstairs, Party downstairs -- (link) - budice Feb 15, 10:20 2
- That can't be for pole dancing. It's too close to the wall. -- nm - Mop Feb 15, 10:24 1
  - ^^^ knows a lot about proper pole to wall placement. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 15, 10:47
Diva: What shows are you seeing? (I noticed on FB) -- nm - MDH Feb 15, 10:20 2
- so far definitely MJ, The Music Man and a play produced by friends called 'Barrococo'. And probably 'Tina' and either 'Hadestown' or 'Company'. -- nm - Diva Feb 15, 10:29 1
  - Very nice! When you going? -- nm - MDH Feb 15, 11:26

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