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I was waiting for someone to go there -- (link) - Reagen Feb 28, 15:53 2
- Ryan-Reynolds-Facepalm.gif -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 15:54 1
  - WWII - The Cancellation of Hitler -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:55
ST Poll: Name the 10 most sinful states. - David Feb 28, 15:50 30
- Idaho -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 16:18 1
  - It's right there in the name -- nm - rollo Mar 1, 06:13
- Tennessee -- nm - JD Feb 28, 16:13
- Georgia -- nm - Krusty Feb 28, 16:11
- Florida -- nm - JD Feb 28, 16:11
- New York -- nm - JD Feb 28, 16:10
- Texas -- nm - pmb Feb 28, 16:08
- "We compared the 50 states based on seven sinful behaviors: anger and hatred, jealousy, excesses and vices, greed, lust, vanity and laziness." -- nm - David Feb 28, 15:57 7
  - Does the District of Columbia count? - Beryllium Feb 28, 16:03 6
    - States only. The list only goes to 50 (Utah is #42). -- nm - David Feb 28, 16:07 2
      - I'm surprised that Utah is that high -- nm - JD Feb 28, 16:08 1
        
        Decades ago a defense lawyer with a news stand vendor charged with p0rn violating Community standards proved that Utah was the largest p0rn consumer -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 16:52
    - Sure about that IM? I'd hazard the guess that the majority of our elected officials check off at least two of those vices -- nm* - JD Feb 28, 16:05 2
      - Those are the visitors I meant. Except for Marion Barry. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 16:12 1
        
        👍 -- nm - JD Feb 28, 16:13
- Nevada is too obvious, so ... Nevada? -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:55
- LoosiAnna. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 28, 15:55 3
  - #5 -- nm - David Feb 28, 15:56 2
    - Noice. How about Joisey? -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 28, 15:58 1
      - Nope. -- nm - David Feb 28, 15:59
- Utah, Alabama Mississippi Arkasas, Nevada -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 15:54 1
  - Nevada #1 -- nm - David Feb 28, 15:56
- California -- nm - Flavorize Feb 28, 15:53
- Debauchery -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 15:53 3
  - oh. I really like this as a thread jack / side poll. Adultery? -- nm - JD Feb 28, 15:56
  - upside down. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:54
  - Oh, sorry. Delaware. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 15:54
- NY, California -- nm* - Spawn Feb 28, 15:53 2
  - California #2 -- nm - David Feb 28, 15:55 1
    - Woot. We're #2 -- nm - JD Feb 28, 15:56
The Congressional Black Caucus is also doing a response to the SotU -- (link) - spamlet Feb 28, 15:34
Target seeks to entice workers with pay of up to $24 an hour. -- (link) - budice Feb 28, 15:23 1
- 👍 -- nm - JD Feb 28, 15:26
Poll: Favorite Ice Cream? -- (link*) - budice Feb 28, 15:19 24
- Among those I'm doing cookie dough followed by cookies and cream. -- nm - pmb Feb 28, 16:07
- Not shown. Chocolate peanut butter. -- nm - zunk xometimes Feb 28, 16:07
- If I have to choose, it will be the Praline because I like ooey-gooey -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 28, 15:54
- Vanilla -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 15:48
- Mint chocolate chip, always was my pick -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 15:44
- Of the nine: Butter Pecan. In a wistful memory fashion: Pistachio with actual Pistachios - JD Feb 28, 15:37
- Brownie Batter. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 15:35 1
  - of the nine butter pecan. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 15:43
- Heaven - znufrii Feb 28, 15:35 1
  - one of my teeth fell out and melted on the table reading that. - colin Feb 28, 15:37
- Strawberry -- nm - David Feb 28, 15:27
- Rocky road 🍦 -- nm - Flavorize Feb 28, 15:25
- Tiger Tiger. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:23 10
  - I like that, but Chocolate Banana Brownie is my fave -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 15:55
  - Explain? -- nm - JD Feb 28, 15:27 8
    - Orange and Black licorice swirl. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:31 5
      - *bzzt* sorry, we were looking for just about any other answer. -- nm - spamlet Feb 28, 15:35 2
        
        uh-ma-zing -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:35 1
        
        That sounds worse than Rachel's traditional English trifle. -- nm - CinnaBaron Feb 28, 15:51
      - Oh. That makes sense -- nm - JD Feb 28, 15:32 1
        
        Sometimes known as Tiger tail - Reagen Feb 28, 15:34
    - It's Canadian and we aren't allowed - St. Epiphany Feb 28, 15:28 1
      - Ok. I'll go with that 8-) -- nm - JD Feb 28, 15:31
- No cinnamon, the true GOAT. Of those mint chocolate chip because I used to eat it with my grandma. -- nm - spamlet Feb 28, 15:22
My domain registrar is also axing Russian support -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 28, 15:08
Amanda, have you heard if your car was on the container ship? The ship fire definitely damaged some -- (link) - TWuG Feb 28, 15:07 1
- I'm wondering if moisture penitrated a poorly made battery and that started the whole thing -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 15:46
The 49ers Should Trade George Kittle As Soon As Possible -- (link) - JD Feb 28, 15:01 2
- 11 reasons why the 49ers should NOT trade George Kittle -- (link) - JD Feb 28, 15:02 1
  - he's the egg of the NFL. - colin Feb 28, 15:02
This seems a bit more helpful than promising some weird submarine and then attacking a rescuer's reputation. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:56 5
- Yeah. Fine, Elon, you get *this* one. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:01
- well shoot, here i was thinking we'd stop worshiping him. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 15:01 3
  - Oh, he's still an aggrandizing dickhead. But this is a good thing. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 15:02 2
    - oh agreed. but i also think there are a lot of incredible people there that are never recognized due to him hogging the limelight. -- nm - colin Feb 28, 15:04 1
      - What? Those flamethrowers are useless -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 15:50
Art Briles will no longer be the offensive coordinator at Grambling. -- nm - budice Feb 28, 14:51
Russian State Media accidentally published what they wanted to show the world after a successful mission -- (link) - Reagen Feb 28, 14:48
Ooh, cool. Live webcams in Kyiv. -- (link) - Mop Feb 28, 14:41 [youtube] 3
- Youtube has 2-3 stream with a 9-box of cams -- nm - budice Feb 28, 14:48 2
  - as someone who has done this during other major events... don't start. it'll become obsessive watching, hoping to see something. - colin Feb 28, 15:06 1
    - Is that a nipple? Ooh, it was! - Will Hunting Feb 28, 15:29
Late Wordle - 4 - Diva Feb 28, 14:39
Netflix responds, says "Hmm, ummm, how about ... no?" to Russia's demands -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:36 1
- Huh. Live stream services via Netflix? -- nm - Mop Feb 28, 14:42
quick, what was that browser video game we played 15 years ago with the little soldiers yelling "Let's get'm!" Not Castle Crashers.. - Max Feb 28, 14:28 3
- Ikariam? -- nm - Flavorize Feb 28, 14:48
- Tower Defense? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:29 1
  - Googling the graphics don't match my memory. It was kind of like a simple Angry Birds where you either chopped or arrowed or trebucheted a five-level - Max Feb 28, 14:42
Canada banning Russian oil import -- (link) - Reagen Feb 28, 14:26 3
- Sweeeeet - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:27 2
  - WOOHOO! -- nm - Alberta Feb 28, 14:34 1
    - this is literal "drop in the barrel" stuff. I support it, but it's not even crude we were purchasing - Reagen Feb 28, 14:38
OTD Mash aired it's series finale in 1983 -- nm - Remlik Feb 28, 14:18
Jackie Robinson ticket stub = $480K ! -- (link) - mud Feb 28, 14:15
Coca Cola Starlight regular version is a bit better tasting. So more like a C+ It still is not a real delight. -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 14:03
Cause I'm old -- (link) - JD Feb 28, 13:58 [youtube] 14
- For all the quotes, and the end credits song, Real Genius also has one of my favorite opening credit sequences ever. - Max Feb 28, 14:07 [youtube] 9
  - The reveal that it is a sales pitch and so on 8) - JD Feb 28, 14:17 3
    - I've watched it a bunch of times over the years, and admittedly I'm biased, but I don't think it aged like others. - Max Feb 28, 14:27 2
      - 8( with regards to Sneakers. - JD Feb 28, 14:28 1
        
        Sneakers is one I totally think could have a prequel focused on Cosmo's time in prison. -- nm - Max Feb 28, 14:30
  - almost equal to my favorite closing credits: Buckaroo Banzai -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 14:14 4
    - 8( The sequel teased and never was -- (link) - JD Feb 28, 14:19 [youtube] 3
      - the synths are best -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 14:23 2
        
        Drive is a cool synth opening of a different kind. -- (link) - Max Feb 28, 14:43 [youtube] 1
        
        Demerits for launching 5 million vaporwave Tumblrs. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 14:47
- "Now if can just keep it from exploding!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 14:02
- great tune shit movie -- nm - mud Feb 28, 14:01 2
  - Ummm...ok.... - JD Feb 28, 14:06
  - *pointing, wailing scream* -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 14:02
which is your fave? I like SF -- (link) - mud Feb 28, 13:43 14
- What? No Chicago? -- nm - . Feb 28, 14:16 3
  - It was really impressive that they could dye each side of the river separately -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:17 2
    - By St Pat's it'll be mixed to green. -- nm - . Feb 28, 14:35 1
      - Ooh, good planning on their part. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:36
- Moscow. No lights, but the bravest people around. -- nm - Andie Feb 28, 14:13 2
  - *points -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 14:14
  - (and Oslo) -- nm - Andie Feb 28, 14:14
- Berlin. -- nm - kelly Feb 28, 14:13
- Austin. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 28, 13:55
- London - JD Feb 28, 13:52
- Berlin -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 13:49
- Vukovar -- nm - Dano Feb 28, 13:49
- Brussels -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:49
- NY or Rome. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 13:45
Another example that crypto is a tool of evil -- (link) - TWuG Feb 28, 13:30 12
- "idiots, ponzi schemes don't work if you can't get more people to join in" -- nm* - colin Feb 28, 15:00
- I read an article suggesting that the sanctions may push countries like Russia (maybe China) towards more crypto to avoid the sanction effects. More - pmb Feb 28, 14:20 4
  - China was already moving that way because then they can literally see every transaction in the economy. - spamlet Feb 28, 14:39 1
    - "Don't use credit cards, the government can track you!" "How about if we embed your transaction on the money itself?" "Oh, that's cool." -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 14:43
  - I'd love a transcript of someone explaining dogecoin to Putin. -- nm - Reagen Feb 28, 14:23 1
    - This is just the hook the Downfall meme needs to come to the forefront of this situation -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 14:25
- Is it possible to see the blockchain of a crypto payment before you accept it so you can reject it if you see a disreputable previous owner? -- nm - Max Feb 28, 13:49 1
  - Yes, wallet addresses can be looked at. -- nm - Dark Callisto Feb 28, 14:02
- Russia iirc is a significant source of cheap power for cyber mining farms. Putin wanted to close it all down I'm sure he'll reverse that now - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:47
- So….we have a green light to tank crypto as well? I mean, love the concept … no no, we’d rather side with war criminals. - Will Hunting Feb 28, 13:40
- Yes. FB, Apple and Crypto are the trinity. -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 13:33 1
  - an axis, perhaps? -- nm - crash davis Feb 28, 13:36
I love this analogy -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:25 4
- As a woman who rides a bike everyday I appreciate any work to make biking safer. Many of the other women i see biking will probably agree. -- nm* - . Feb 28, 16:20
- He wants to ruin natural coastlines for the sake of tourism and subsidizing Big Life Guard! -- nm - Max Feb 28, 13:57
- So, what he's saying is, "If you build it, they will come"? -- nm - Mop Feb 28, 13:39 1
  - Well, more "they're staying away because it's currently aimed at serving monster trucks and naught else" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:51
Batman vs all of the TMNT? -- nm - JD Feb 28, 13:21 8
- He flips them on their shells and watches their little turtle feet futilely wave. And then Superman feels sorry for them and flips them over - crash davis Feb 28, 13:26 5
  - The turtle lays on its back, its belly baking in the hot sun beating its legs trying to turn itself over but it can't, not without your help, - TWuG Feb 28, 13:48 4
    - what d'ya mean I'm not helping?! -- nm - bruce Feb 28, 13:56 1
      - I love this part of the thread -- nm - zork Feb 28, 14:29
    - *frozen by the memory of that horrible alley when he was 10, finally snaps back into action when the turtle gasps "Martha"* -- nm - crash davis Feb 28, 13:55 1
      - "My mother? Let me tell you about my mother!" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:57
- Volume 1, 2 or 3? -- (link) - Remlik Feb 28, 13:24
- Ditka -- nm - prayformojo Feb 28, 13:22
Heh. Russian MREs are expired ... seven years ago. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:20 9
- And that how World War Z will start. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 28, 13:39
- I assume that is correct. But I sold some backpacking meals that were stamped with production date, and you had to add 7 years yourself. - crash davis Feb 28, 13:24 5
  - The MRE being shown had two dates 2013 which I assume was the prep date and 2015 the expiration date -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:56 3
    - But does it say "best by" or " use by" -- nm - Todd Manning Feb 28, 15:30 1
      - It says : ешь дерьмо и умри -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 15:52
    - oh it's fine! -- nm - mud Feb 28, 13:57
  - True -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:25
- See, this is why it's good for us to be indefinitely deployed in war zones - fresh MREs and practice on securing your own tanks! -- nm - Max Feb 28, 13:22 1
  - "Yeah, Biden!" Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:26
Dano's Top 20 Songs for February 2022 -- (link) - Dano Feb 28, 13:19
‘The Batman’ and Matt Reeves: Emerging From the Shadow of Other Caped Crusaders - crash davis Feb 28, 13:15 2
- this The Batman movie is going to be the most overrated movie in 30 years. - Jovian Feb 28, 13:17 1
  - *does the math* yikes. Heheh -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:18
has anyone determined what species Doug Jones (WWDitS) is? I think Kodi Smit-McPhee might be the same! -- (link) - mud Feb 28, 13:15 2
- Kelpian. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:16 1
  - no, the actor! not Saru -- nm - mud Feb 28, 13:18
elon: Starlink equipment arriving -- (link) - Remlik Feb 28, 13:12
Yay. Mask mandate at work has finally been lifted. -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 13:06 7
- WA has moved up the date of dropping the mask mandates ten days, from 3/21 -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:59
- Today is the first day without ours. More than once I’ve looked frantically for it when I got up to leave my office. - spamlet Feb 28, 13:26
- Did you see the SNL sketch this weekend? -- nm - Spawn Feb 28, 13:09 3
  - *care*ful* -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:20
  - *snap* - Beryllium Feb 28, 13:16
  - lolol I sure did -- nm - Jovian Feb 28, 13:10
- It occurs to me that co-workers with immuno-compromised folks at home - or small children - won't be removing their masks for a long time. -- nm - Mop Feb 28, 13:09
Uh oh...you know it's bad when Zuck gets involved Facebook takes down disinformation network targeting Ukraine -- (link) - Remlik Feb 28, 13:05 4
- Nope, GOP and Fox News still there -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:06 3
  - L3! how is your mom doing? -- nm - St. Epiphany Feb 28, 13:09 1
    - We keep talking about going to the hospital but then let's wait and see -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 13:21
  - HA! -- nm - Remlik Feb 28, 13:08
Not really, Max. -- nm - John Smith Feb 28, 13:02 1
- but...you're The Doctor! -- nm - Remlik Feb 28, 13:04

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