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The US version of Would I Lie To You to premier on April 9th which is a Saturday. -- (link) - Krusty Feb 20, 16:32 1
- Now would I say something that wasn't true, I'm asking you sugar would I lie-ie-ie-ie to you? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 16:39
Clams: Yes or no? - TWuG Feb 20, 16:05 19
- I made clams linguine and bruschetta for dinner last night. Hatteras > NE clam chowder. But I'll pass on fried clams. -- nm - Max Feb 20, 17:57
- Clams, yes, but your IM is sheer lunacy. Even David isn't that crazy. - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 16:41
- Definite yes. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 16:37
- I've only ever had frozen ones from the supermarket that have a lot of bread crumbs. I like them but I've never had them at a restaurant. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 16:34
- Yes. Steamed. Clams casino is fancy! -- nm - zunk xometimes Feb 20, 16:33
- No fish. Ever. -- nm - David Feb 20, 16:32 3
  - It's not a fish, much as a chicken is not a cow or a pig just because they're all land animals. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 16:40
  - Blathers is very disappointed in you thinking a clam is a fish. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 16:34 1
    - But thankfully not a *shudder* bug. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 20, 16:35
- Negative Ghost Rider -- nm - Epiphany Feb 20, 16:29
- Yes. I made some amazing Portuguese clams last night - steamed w butter, garlic, lemon and piri piri. -- nm - Roger More Feb 20, 16:21
- I could eat plates of fried clams. My 17 plates AYCE meal was fried clams and shrimp. -- nm* - Will Hunting Feb 20, 16:18 3
  - And when I sued the restaurant for kicking me out, ML was kind enough to represent me pro bono -- nm* - Will Hunting si Feb 20, 16:27 2
    - no, he said you were a "pro bonehead". -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 16:32 1
      - That would imply I got paid. I can most assuredly say I’m an amateur bonehead -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 16:48
- red clam sauce fettuccini with garlic, tomatoes and parsley.... this is my favorite off the pantry shelf dinner - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:16
- Only in new england clam chowder, or dipped in melted garlic butter. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 16:09
- Steamed, fried, chowder, on the half shell. -- nm - znufrii Feb 20, 16:06
- Dipped/Fried -- nm - Flavorize Feb 20, 16:05
NZ Meikayla Moore - 3, USWNT - 2, New Zealand - 0 - Will Hunting Feb 20, 15:35
I'd forgotten - Chernobyl episodes 1-3 are grim. But episode 4 is *grim* -- nm - prayformojo Feb 20, 15:26 3
- Episode 5's musical number was a refreshing change of pace. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 15:27 2
  - ~I've got a theory~ -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 16:21 1
    - radioactive bunnies? -- nm - mud Feb 20, 16:27
This has been the most interesting Daytona 500 I've watched in years. And it's gonna get better. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 14:59 10
- It's fun now. - zunk xometimes Feb 20, 15:14 8
  - Watching the differences emerge among the manufacturers has been fascinating. And it took me a few laps at the beginning to realize ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:27 7
    - TIL Bubbas crew chief is named Bootie! Let's go!!! -- nm - zunk xometimes Feb 20, 15:35 6
      - And holy crap! I'm gonna have to watch the last two laps at least three or four more times to figure out what happened at the finish. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:48 4
        
        The winner caused two wrecks in the last quarter mile three lanes apart. Such a joke. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 20, 16:00 1
        
        Yup. I hadn't seen that part until reviewing it a second time. - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 16:38
        
        I thought he (Bubba) had it. Oddly, the finish line is not well marked. -- nm - zunk xometimes Feb 20, 15:51 1
        
        I thought he had it, too. Almost identical to last time he placed second. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 16:37
      - Right? - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:47
- !!! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:12
I think this year I need to grow tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, and potentially spinach. -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 14:48 15
- I had a huge garden, over a dozen heirloom tomatoes, then I got some virus that turned them all into black slimy gooe, heart breaking, literally -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:19 3
  - growing tomatoes, esp organic heirlooms is the most 'profitable' gardening, since the stores are like 5 a pound - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:21 2
    - we still grow lots of thyme and rosemary, they're idiot proof and make good landscape plants. saves a lot of money not buying 2-$5 a bunch -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:22 1
      - Kale is another since off season its like 50 cents a leaf. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:23
- I think something similar almost every year. - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 15:07
- peppers, definitely should do some peppers -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 14:52 9
  - We should set up a Northwestern ST garden sharing club. I'll grow herbs, garlic, shallots, and beans and corn. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:00 4
    - hmmmm, if we were to do this it would actually put the pressure on me to take proper care of the plants (and that might help a lot) -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 15:06 3
      - Same with me. I've piddled around enough for the past two years. Time to get serious! - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:10 2
        
        re: your IM, that is some serious stuff! -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 15:16 1
        
        (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 15:28
  - hmm, peppers, sure thats what those plants are. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 20, 15:00 3
    - prep the preppers peppers properly Pepe. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 15:24 2
      - Pepe is too pickled to properly prep the preppers pickled peppers in appropriate peck packs -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:31
      - !! -- nm - mud Feb 20, 16:29
It occurs to me that the first Crackdown game had a great ending ... highly applicable to the current climate. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 14:38
75% of russia's conventional military now deployed around Ukraine's border -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:27 12
- Nothing unusual to see here. -- nm - Putin Feb 20, 15:44
- you mean 75% of the guys who struggled with Chechnya and Georgia and are now facing a much larger potential foe? -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 14:45 3
  - Russia's military has changed a lot since Georgia. nobody expects them to get too mired down in Ukraine. - mafic Feb 20, 16:36
  - since Stalin days russia has been making moves into Ukraine, moving russians in and forcing Tartars and others out. - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:29
  - By that argument, we got the same guys who struggled with Isis and poppy-farmers in Afghanistan. - Will Hunting Feb 20, 15:32
- So you're saying they're relatively unprotected everywhere else? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 14:30 6
  - I saw some chart/map and they all came from stations along finland and china/mongolia, putin reached an accord with Xi, finland ain't start anything -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 16:33
  - There’s some regions of Georgia and Moldova that’d be interested to know this. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 15:55 1
    - Do they read ST? Cause if they do, they know now! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 16:22
  - Kamchatka is wide open. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 15:27
  - *finger to nose* - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 14:39
  - sneak john clark over the border with alaska -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 14:34
Mich AD statement -- (link) - budice Feb 20, 14:23 1
- "Regardless of instigating factors" What idiots. So they are protecting the coach that threw a punch, got it. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 15:04
whistleblower releases data on secret accounts in Credit Swiss bank worth 80 billion, pimp, vatican etc... -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:16
Is this a subtle troll? I feel like this is subtle trolling. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 20, 14:05 2
- It's corny and not original. -- nm - Krusty Feb 20, 14:44
- Is @tenderlove Krusty’s Twitter identity? -- nm - Roger More Feb 20, 14:11
Yes please. Or don't even say one word about it. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:59 2
- for some reason I'm entirely unsurprised. -- nm - mafic Feb 20, 16:38
- It's a bunch of people not used to hearing the word "no". -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 14:08
I spoiled myself for the first time for one if the -le games I’ve tried. had multiple letters, couldn’t guess lewdle. (spoiler) - i.b.! Feb 20, 13:46 3
- I never liked it when you worked b.lue. -- nm - Qale Feb 20, 16:33
- b! - budice Feb 20, 14:01 1
  - boo! - i.b.! Feb 20, 20:01
moonfall review: what fresh hell was that? -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 20, 13:45 4
- Everyone should experience it. You'll never forget it that's for sure. -- nm - LMS Feb 20, 15:10
- So, you liked it? -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 14:58
- Fresh. Hell. -- nm - Diva Feb 20, 14:55 1
  - Has your brain forgiven you? -- nm - spamlet Feb 20, 15:03
Hmm, when the article contains the quote “it is believed he works in the broadcast industry” does that mean your career is going well? - Dano Feb 20, 13:22 1
- When I was in broadcasting school, there was a teacher who talked incessantly about sports events he worked, but nobody could confirm anything - zeitgeist Feb 20, 13:31
Servant. Severance. Suspicion. "SSS". Has the AppleTV+ slate been invaded by snakes? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:21 1
- Suspicion is Superb, Splendid and Swell. -- nm - mud Feb 20, 13:28
"Look at me! I'm Chandler! Could I *be* wearing any more shirts??" -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:19
I lied. -- (pic) - znufrii Feb 20, 13:19 [Attachment]
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:17 [Attachment] 4
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:17 [Attachment] 3
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:18 [Attachment] 2
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 20, 13:18 [Attachment] 1
      - 1/2 -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 20, 13:29
Is anyone still collecting Coke Points? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 13:13 5
- I've got bunches of box tops and bottle caps. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 13:14 4
  - I only have one right now. :-) Happy to donate it to you or anyone else still actively collecting. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 13:16 3
    - I think Kelly collects them as they can be used to donate to schools. -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 13:18 2
      - Excellent! kelly ... nmb kelly ... Coke Points Code is - ReluctantCynic Feb 20, 13:26 1
        
        Thank you! -- nm - kelly Feb 20, 14:36
Watching the end to the women's figure skating at the Olympics now. What a cluster fuck. - Mop Feb 20, 13:12 1
- etherial beauty leaps over physical beast. Tonya Harding wasn't going to triple jump over faery nymph 'class' - zeitgeist Feb 20, 14:22
PGA / Saudi Golf League details --- should have seen this coming since Greg Norman's involved. - Will Hunting Feb 20, 12:55 4
- I don’t understand how anyone still likes Mickelson -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 13:17 1
  - Because 95% of people don’t follow this enough. They know he’s great and he plays risky exciting golf. - Will Hunting Feb 20, 14:04
- "What a crazy bunch of murderous SOBs who are going to make me tons of money!" - Reagen Feb 20, 12:57 1
  - The PGA invented a bullshit 40mil fund for social engagement just to give that asshole more money and he stabs em in the back. - Will Hunting Feb 20, 13:00
Juwan Howard is going to be fired. He refused to shake hands, then punched the Wisconsin coach in the face and started a brawl. - MDH Feb 20, 12:51 5
- Was that wrong? Should he not have done that? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 13:29
- Michigan let Howard do a press conference after the game and he said “I was touched and that escalated it” you threw a punch dude. How dumb are people -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 13:21 2
  - He didn’t punch the coach who grabbed him btw…punched a totally different guy -- nm* - Flavorize Feb 20, 13:26 1
    - Yup. Noticed that. And Michigan players loved the fight like they win something. Have fun all being suspended. -- nm - MDH Feb 20, 13:30
- Nmb video -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 20, 13:21
I won't link em, but my god the hysterical right wing American reactions to the break up of the protests in Ottawa. - Reagen Feb 20, 12:41 7
- oh, but can we link just one though? -- (link) - mud Feb 20, 12:52 6
  - Dave Rubin is another fun guy to check out today. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 12:56 5
    - yikes ..no -- nm - mud Feb 20, 13:04 4
      - The frustrating thing I suppose is that they're all just gonna move on and pretend what they wanted to have happen happened, instead of ... nothing. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 13:08 3
        
        "Ottawa today is as quiet as a Sens game" -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 13:10 2
        
        I watched hours of CBC(NN) coverage over the last 4 days and I'm kinda amazed how well it went. -- nm* - mud Feb 20, 13:15 1
        
        (but I'm clearly brainwashed by the fake news) -- nm - mud Feb 20, 13:17
scooby doo disguises, but make them fashion? nm but: -- (link*) - i.b.! Feb 20, 12:23
*tries to upgrade ST's framework* ... *immediately runs into problems* -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:19 4
- Boom! Solved it. It was one line of code, that needed to be updated to expose a new variable. -- nm* - Beryllium Feb 20, 13:39 1
  - This is a family board, don't be exposing your variables! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 20, 14:23
- too much Orange error, (coredump) -- nm - ST Error Feb 20, 12:21 1
  - Actually, the weird part is that in my hands-on testing it is working fine. It's the automated testing that is falling over. -- nm* - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:38
Made it a double bill, watched Dog as well, more drama than the trailer suggests. -- nm - LMS Feb 20, 11:36 8
- Nice! Did you reload on snacks? -- nm - Flavorize Feb 20, 13:29 1
  - No, just paced them out. -- nm - LMS Feb 20, 16:24
- You should have paired it with Pig. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 11:55 5
  - And the Crossover: Pig Dog -- nm - budice Feb 20, 12:02 4
    - Sequel: Loaf of Bread. -- nm - Reagen Feb 20, 12:04 3
      - When they're all streaming we should do a Dog, Lamb, Pig triple feature. -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 12:13 2
        
        If you can find it there's a great Liam Neeson film from the 80s called Lamb. -- nm - LMS Feb 20, 15:08
        
        Man, this DLP Multiverse gonna get weird -- nm - budice Feb 20, 12:19
4 days until new Law and Order? Hmm. That doesn't give me enough time to binge-watch the first 20 seasons. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 11:31 13
- IIRC, only like Seasons 12 onward are available to stream (at least in the US?) -- nm - ty97 Feb 20, 12:33
- Trish is currently working her way through the 23 seasons of L&O:SVU -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 12:22
- That much interrogation reminds me of my first marriage. -- nm* - Lennie Briscoe Feb 20, 12:03
- dun-dun -- nm - Dano Feb 20, 11:40
- just watch the first and last ep of each season, that should catch you up. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 20, 11:34 8
  - I barely even watched the Lupo seasons, which is unfortunate because the bits I did see were pretty good. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 11:51 7
    - Wait... you have watched some? I thought my mom's age group was all that did. -- nm - Spawn Feb 20, 11:54 6
      - I've seen all 20 seasons of the original. To the best of my knowledge, I am not your mother. -- nm - crash davis Feb 20, 12:43
      - Lennie Briscoe is my patronus -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 11:57
      - is it because she was a lesbian? -- nm - Beaker Feb 20, 11:55 3
        
        Cyrus Lupo. Detective. Played by Jeremy Sisto. Are you thinking of Dua Lipa? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:14 2
        
        He's referring to this epic moment in TV history -- (link) - Reagen Feb 20, 12:27 1
        
        Ah. That ... definitely seems like hack writing. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 12:37
You give me fever when I kiss you, fever when I hold you tight, FEVER in the morning, fever all through the night... -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 20, 11:24 1
- Just get vaccinated, dammit!!! -- nm - Mop Feb 20, 12:51
"oh no, planes are getting chicken pox now" is the perfect reply to the already-perfect "shot up plane survivorship bias" image -- nm - Beryllium Feb 20, 11:22
A quarter of used cars in the UK sell for more than their original *new* price -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 20, 11:17 1
- I wrecked my high school grad gift Toyota which was 1,600 total, found a used one w/50k stickered 3300 just after the oil embargo -- nm* - zeitgeist Feb 20, 11:20

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