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This is the first time I ever wished I were in Texas. -- (link) - David Feb 24, 14:52 [tiktok]
Three former Minneapolis police officers have been convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights -- (link) - budice Feb 24, 14:51
Elon’s brother Kimball being investigated for frontrunning Elon’s tweet about selling his shares -- (link) - znufrii Feb 24, 14:44 1
- sketchy gettin sketchy -- nm - budice Feb 24, 14:45
yea Ive seen enough for the day now. The Clinton's created Ukraine -- (link) - Jovian Feb 24, 14:43
I don’t care if this isn’t real. Japanese ambassador stays in Ukraine with his samurai sword and traditional armor. -- (link) - spamlet Feb 24, 14:42 2
- 47 Ambassadors -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 14:50
- The Last Samurai 2 -- nm - budice Feb 24, 14:47
Funkos today: Black Light Dustin, Eleven and Demogorgon; Black Cat, Hobgoblin, Kate Pryde, Knight Post Malone, Zombie Hunter Spiderman - Beaker Feb 24, 14:42
I've seen enough confirmation to believe this one is real - Ukrainians retake key airport near Kyiv -- (link) - Reagen Feb 24, 14:37 1
- They only dropped a small contingent of paratroopers, I'm surprised they didn't land some planes to back them up. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 16:44
The 50 best episodes of Law and Order. (I haven’t seen one of them) -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 24, 14:19 2
- You mean you have seen 49 of them? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 14:26 1
  - No. Sorry. ‘Not a single one of them.’ Just saw the article earlier and then saw a post about it. I’m here for others. -- nm* - Volnelk Feb 24, 14:27
Well, the ticket holders for our conference tournament got their money worth. - spamlet Feb 24, 14:10 1
- The defending champions got a last second tie against the #120 team (the one that smoked me). We play him vs me in the finals for the 5th straight yr -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 14:12
And just like that nobody cares about Trucker convoy protest anymore -- (edited) - eag Feb 24, 14:10 3
- lets end it -- nm - budice Feb 24, 14:48
- It is a silver lining for sure -- nm - St. Epiphany Feb 24, 14:44 1
  - Meh. Give it a few days and they'll start festooning their trucks with Russian and Soviet flags. -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 14:46
Speaking of space and HOA rules, I'm in the mood to write a *terse* letter to the county about building codes and sidewalk space. - Max Feb 24, 14:00 2
- You go, Maxine. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 14:08
- +20 SB Points -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 14:01
Former DEN 1st round pick QB Paxton Lynch will be the backup QB for the USFL Michigan Panthers behind Shea Patterson. -- nm* - Strongbad Feb 24, 14:00 2
- Yeah—Sloter went to New Orleans Blue Wave. Sloter was a better player for the Broncos then Lynch. Being drafted 16th QB, in USFL (Lynch) is pretty bad -- nm - Flavorize Feb 24, 14:25
- John Elway got a promotion. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 14:03
Or just be like, "hey, I'd like a new yacht." -- (link) - Reagen Feb 24, 13:39 12
- boats and hose -- nm - budice Feb 24, 14:46
- "Seize this, honkus!" -- nm - Earth, Rome, 64 AD Feb 24, 14:19
- Below Deck: Seized Yacht -- nm - Dano Feb 24, 14:00 2
  - "Putin Putin, Hannah. Putin, Hannah. ... ugh." -- nm - Max Feb 24, 14:03
  - There might even be a crazy Russian chef on board. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 14:01
- I wouldn't want any of these yachts, the upkeep cost is unimaginable -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 13:59 2
  - "puny working class Russian pay for upkeeps" -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 13:59 1
    - An oil change probably involves more oil than I've used in my entire life. -- (edited) - Beryllium Feb 24, 14:03
- How does one justify spending 600M on a yacht? That's not a yacht...that's a small country. -- nm - Flavorize Feb 24, 13:53 3
  - Mine's bigger. -- nm - Bezos Feb 24, 14:01
  - Yes I have questions and it was mostly about the prices of these yaghts -- nm - eag Feb 24, 13:57
  - It's multiple Chelsea FCs -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 13:57
OTD: Kate Bush releases Hounds of Love in 1985 -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 13:31
There is a device to wirelessly stream your music from mobile to your audiophile stereo system, unfortunately it's called bluMe -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:14 3
- ... - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 13:16 2
  - Even read correctly, it's just a change of tense -- nm - JD Feb 24, 13:17 1
    - But I would hate if it blew me and I missed it. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 13:18
WWE: Cesaro has left. -- (edited) - Remlik Feb 24, 13:14 11
- That's 75% of DaParty. - David Feb 24, 13:28
- Good for him. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 13:20 8
  - and he's a free agent no 90 day compete -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 13:23
  - Yep. I *love* Cesaro. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 24, 13:22 6
    - He's legit one of the strongest people I've seen - Will Hunting Feb 24, 13:26 5
      - But Vince doesn't want someone swinging Brock. He wants supermen. -- nm - David Feb 24, 13:38 4
        
        If a guy can swing Khali….that is Superman. Cena and Cesaro are pound for pound the strongest guys in years. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 24, 13:39 3
        
        No because he's not Brock's size, see? -- nm - David Feb 24, 13:49 2
        
        and he has a funny accent -- nm - Remlik Feb 24, 13:53 1
        
        People really want to like pro wrestling for a person as incompetent as Vince to succeed. -- nm - David Feb 24, 13:56
- That $500M loss runs deep. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 13:20
Happy little market at closing - - Meg Feb 24, 13:10 1
- My Israeli solar stock popped 15%. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 13:11
Guys. Guys. Russia just needs more living space. -- (link) - Jovian Feb 24, 13:02 31
- Is this a G- take? -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 14:02 1
  - In fairness, he is from Alabama. -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 14:23
- Earth. Hitler...1938 -- nm - Captain Kirk Feb 24, 13:28 4
  - I can actually hear him saying this. Is that from a movie or a TOS episode? - Jovian Feb 24, 13:36 3
    - nope. not STII. STVI? -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 13:38 2
      - Star Trek 6 Undiscovered Country at dinner with the Klingons -- (link) - Remlik Feb 24, 13:49 [youtube] 1
        
        Thank you! (it came to me right after I guessed ST II) - Jovian Feb 24, 13:58
- Russia's a massive grain exporter. -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 13:22 3
  - Sigh, so trade sanctions are likely to cause starving in 3rd world countries -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:30
  - Also - for SB - take a look at his remarks about how the military being told to be woke is part of the problem -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 13:29 1
    - Thanks. - Strongbad Feb 24, 14:10
- Dumbshit political spin like this just pisses me off. - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 13:15
- Not that I want to help him, but fwiw, that's about food supply, not space. -- (link) - Max Feb 24, 13:13 4
  - well its not what he said, "...he can’t feed his people, so they need more farmland.” - Jovian Feb 24, 13:15 3
    - ukraine has legendary farming lands.. the comment may be based on some knowledge, but very skewed. -- nm - colin Feb 24, 13:30
    - I read "need more farmland" as different from "need more land for housing" but, eh. -- nm - Max Feb 24, 13:19 1
      - agreed. but they wouldn't let a Democrat get away with saying such a stupid thing, so I wont either. - Jovian Feb 24, 13:22
- Uhm, is Russia still communist? -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 13:12 6
  - Imperialist and nostalgic. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 13:15
  - you didnt expect this current generation of republican senators and congressmen to be educated did you? -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 13:13
  - (they are not) - Reagen Feb 24, 13:13 3
    - (maybe Vietnam and Laos. I'd need to check) -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 13:20 1
      - Vietnam probably isn't far behind China. It signed up to CPTPP, for example. -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 13:34
    - That was what I thought, but you know, Putin with COVID brain... -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 13:16
- *Luke_Skywalker_Amazing_Every_Word.gif* -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 13:10
- LOL. Still trying to draw the "red scare" card. The contortions these people put themselves through... -- nm - Mop Feb 24, 13:10
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 13:08
- Iirc, Ukraine population per mile is many times more than Russia -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:06 3
  - 'Tis true. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 24, 13:12
  - what do you expect from a 3rd rate college football coach. -- nm - Jovian Feb 24, 13:10
  - Not if they kill them all. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 13:07
It's absurd how excited I am for the return of Law & Order. -- nm - Todd Manning Feb 24, 13:01 1
- For some of us there's an iconic show they've never seen. L&O is one of those for me. No reason except it never got on my radar. -- nm - zunk xometimes Feb 24, 13:18
who has two thumbs and a sexy new desk to put together tonight? (hint: IT IS ME) -- nm - amanda jeans Feb 24, 13:00 4
- Ooh, fun! -- nm - Krusty Feb 24, 13:18
- pictures -- nm - Max Feb 24, 13:01 2
  - why do you want pictures of amanda's thumbs? -- nm - decline Feb 24, 13:02 1
    - before bandaids, after bandaids -- nm - Max Feb 24, 13:04
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 24, 12:58 [Attachment] 3
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) -- (edited) - prayformojo Feb 24, 12:58 [Attachment] 2
  - 1 -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 24, 15:15
  - 0/1 -- nm - decline Feb 24, 13:00
NFT Idea -- (pic) - Strongbad Feb 24, 12:57 [Attachment] 2
- I got to the bottom and was thinking "That is exactly... oh." -- nm - Reagen Feb 24, 13:12
- That could work with that very stable genius, Donald...here donny, you have a Nobel peace prize -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:00
As of last Thursday, Alex Honnold and Sanni McCandless have a baby girl. But the birth sounds like it was really scary - prayformojo Feb 24, 12:54
One thing I've determined: I have a lot more respect for the person or teams that have to schedule road trips (like music tours). - JaxSean Feb 24, 12:50 4
- to be fair, the crew people just all travel together. it's their job. they don't get to go home between or take days off to sightsee. - amanda jeans Feb 24, 12:56 2
  - It would be easier if we were all on a bus. - JaxSean Feb 24, 13:07
  - To be fairrrrrr.... -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 12:58
- Back in my day we *drove* to all the shows!!! - Spawn Feb 24, 12:54
Flight 1:45 delayed. Booked on new flight I potentially can make since it’s 1:30 delayed. Not making that since ATL traffic and security lines. Sigh. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 12:31 12
- Y’all. I made it. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 12:54 1
  - Woot -- nm - JD Feb 24, 13:05
- I have never been in a worse airport than ATL. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 12:44 6
  - oh, have you not been to Newark? -- nm - colin Feb 24, 12:53 2
    - I’ve only done Newark once but thought it was fine. Shrug. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 12:59
    - Nope, just LaGuardia up there. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 24, 12:56
  - It's an impressively efficient connecting hub, especially for its size/volume. - ty97 Feb 24, 12:45 2
    - Inevitably I am always at C1 or B93. - Strongbad Feb 24, 12:58
    - This. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 12:54
- Even pre-check at ATL is LOL. - ty97 Feb 24, 12:33 2
  - Both had roughly 100 people in line. -- nm - MDH Feb 24, 12:54 1
    - Pre-check was probably 200 when I was there, but the CLEAR for pre-check was very short -- nm - ty97 Feb 24, 12:56
Is it wrong that I have the WDW transportation map memorized? -- nm - Mop Feb 24, 12:28
Water heater! Isn't she a button? -- (pic) - prayformojo Feb 24, 12:24 [Attachment] 12
- "start water playlist, volume up" -- nm - Max Feb 24, 13:08
- very nice! -- nm - colin Feb 24, 12:54
- Sexy! -- (pic) - Strongbad Feb 24, 12:43 [Attachment]
- But where's the tank??? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 24, 12:30
- looks like luggage -- nm - budice Feb 24, 12:30
- fancy -- nm - decline Feb 24, 12:28
- Just what's needed for heating your balcony hot tub! -- nm - Roger More Feb 24, 12:25 5
  - Did I mention the reason this is an issue is that is now a frozen block of ice that had been pouring water on the downstairs neighbor's balcony as - Spawn Feb 24, 12:27 4
    - he shoulda left the damn thing turned on -- nm - decline Feb 24, 12:55 3
      - Not much of a HOT tub, eh? First I thought he was agreeing to remove it when it thawed but from what he said to a neighbor, - Spawn Feb 24, 12:57 2
        
        Just hit the guy with a bill for 100,000 for structural repairs. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:19
        
        Still grandfathered in, suck it HOA. -- nm - hot tub guy Feb 24, 13:05
Move over DSA, we have a new hot take leader -- (link) - ty97 Feb 24, 12:23 7
- I have kind of wondered if he has something terminal for the why now question. -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 12:32 2
  - It crossed my mind that he could have a physical ailment, or just looking at his own aging and thinking about his legacy for the 'why now' -- (edited) - ty97 Feb 24, 12:35 1
    - buy a damn sports car. -- nm - Andie Feb 24, 13:01
- He said he was going to do this in July. -- nm - jnine Feb 24, 12:32 2
  - From the beginning he had stringent quarantine procedures, anyone coming to see him is held two weeks - zeitgeist Feb 24, 13:28 1
    - In July, he laid out his case for going into Ukraine. That's before he supposedly had covid. -- nm - jnine Feb 24, 13:34
- No. Next take, please. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 24, 12:31
Drive My Car is playing locally but only the late show. I can't stay up that late! - spamlet Feb 24, 12:18 6
- HBO Max, IIRC. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 12:28 5
  - I’m not seeing anything on JustWatch yet. Maybe it got pulled after the nomination? -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 12:32 4
    - It was announced one of the streamers was getting it after the nom. Thought HBO, but I could be wrong. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 12:37 3
      - Thanks, I'll keep my eyes out. -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 12:40 2
        
        "The film is currently playing in select theaters, and will be available to stream on HBOMax starting on March 2, 2022.5 days ago" -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 12:42 1
        
        Danke shinn. -- nm - spamlet Feb 24, 13:03

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