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That’s a new one, “Make 15-20% yearly return by purchasing cattle with us.” -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 14, 09:27
I can't wait for Dolly Parton's rock and roll album. -- (link) - pmb Mar 14, 09:21 2
- She's like George Washington declining to be king. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 09:37
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 09:25
Anyone have experience with a hybrid RAV4 or Highlander? - TWuG Mar 14, 09:19 3
- not really other than to ask if the new all electric Toyota, the one they created in partnership with Subaru, is basically a rav4? -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 14, 09:29
- norman has a hybrid rav 4. I don't actually love it. it feels plastic somehow. note: it's a 2020? I think, so newer ones may feel more sturdy. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 14, 09:24 1
  - Thanks. I appreciate the feedback. -- nm - TWuG Mar 14, 09:27
Damn Belden…a 54.6 game score? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 14, 09:18 1
- Meanwhile I’m back in the conference morass because my best player decided to foul out in 12 minutes again. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 09:19
One takeaway from the BAFTAs last night is that Lady Gaga fans now know who Joanna Scanlan is (been a fan since The Thick of It). -- nm - LMS Mar 14, 09:12
Pi Day: How One Irrational Number Made Us Modern - crash davis Mar 14, 09:10 3
- we were eating stupid square pizza until PI was discovered. -- nm - colin Mar 14, 09:11 1
  - Archimedes introduced us to hexagonal pizza, which worked for families that could equitably divide six slices -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 09:24
- HAPPY PI DAY EVERYBODY! -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 09:10
Adam Schefter: Saints and Panthers planning to meet with DeShaun Watson in the next 48 hours. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 09:07
Anthem is renaming to Elevance Health - colin Mar 14, 08:58 10
- They really dont want to let this video game just die eh -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 09:24
- I'm not sure why they are rebranding but *shrug* okay -- nm - ty97 Mar 14, 09:18 2
  - Because the expensive consultants told them to. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 09:19 1
    - They will also have a lot more orange on their site. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 09:23
- "15 focus groups found this to be the best..." "least objectionable" "they gave it the highest rating..." "an 11 out of 100" - TWuG Mar 14, 09:16
- Now you won't be able to find them! -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 09:10
- Thanks, I hate it. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:04 3
  - Agreed. Contrived and shallow. -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 14, 09:10 1
    - I mean, that too, but really I just hate the whole concept of for-profit health care. :) -- nm* - znufrii Mar 14, 09:11
  - Bigly. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 09:09
Arcade Fire announces surprise Ukraine benefit show in New Orleans - tonight -- (link) - Beaker Mar 14, 08:53
I'm online shopping for prescription sunglasses. I don't need progressives, right? I'm not going to be reading anything while wearing them, right? -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 14, 08:51 6
- I wouldn’t get progressives for sun. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 09:10
- For me they are a must, but I will accept that Kim knows what is right for you. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 08:57
- I'm too young to have to worry about such things. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 08:55
- I wouldn't get progressives, no. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 08:53 2
  - I accept this opinion which confirms my own and reject all to the contrary. - CinnaBaron Mar 14, 08:54 1
    - The only concern would be if you need the progressives to read the instruments in while driving. If not, then no you probably don't. - sycor Mar 14, 09:13
advertised free baby grand piano on facebook marketplae friday. piano picked up by noon monday. my friend (who owned and didn't a want a baby grand - amanda jeans Mar 14, 08:33 3
- *blinks* free pianos? -- nm - oblique Mar 14, 09:29 1
  - Pretty soon they're going to be falling out of windows. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 09:38
- "for sale. baby grand. never played." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:44
Russian media instructed by Kremlin to use Tucker Carlson clips as much as possible -- (link) - znufrii Mar 14, 08:32 7
- An American ought to feel deep shame at being endorsed by that regime. - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:35 6
  - Like Tucker can feel shame. -- nm - spamlet Mar 14, 08:56 1
    - worms barely have a central nervous system, how could they feel shame? -- nm - colin Mar 14, 09:00
  - Their audience is jealous that Putin gets to do with Russia what they want to do to America. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 14, 08:37 2
    - Yes. That's why they deserve shame. Approximately 246 years of it. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:41 1
      - MAKE USSR GREAT AGAIN -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 08:49
  - One State Media likes another State Media. - Spawn Mar 14, 08:36
Well, that car bill…yikes. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:29 3
- *shivers* Taking mine in tomorrow morning. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 08:37
- Time for an E-bike. (Kidding - I have no idea what the bike infra is like in TN, but it'd be easy to assume not-great) - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:33 1
  - Yeah, not where we live. Maybe in other areas. - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 08:47
Mark your clocks. Someone that toured the house today is putting in an offer. -- nm - oblique Mar 14, 08:27 3
- take your time, let that bidding war get started -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 08:29 1
  - Yeah. There's a couple factors in play. Initial word is they want to close before our current closing date which is also during holy week - oblique Mar 14, 08:33
- yeah! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 08:28
DC folks: 4 fighters will do an Arlington Cemetery flyover approximately 11:50 am. It's Air Force so they will be loud. - loosilu Mar 14, 08:25
"The MLB lockout lasted 2 1/2 times longer than Tom Brady's retirement" NBC News. :) -- nm - Meg Mar 14, 08:05 1
- The second Brett Favre return should be instructive for Brady. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:17
Im crying, you're also crying -- (link) - Jovian Mar 14, 08:04 9
- It suddenly got very dusty in here. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 14, 08:51
- If there's one thing kids love when they're feeling self-conscious, it's to have the whole school looking at them. -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:19 2
  - Yeah, I'm with Mop on this one. - JaxSean Mar 14, 08:27 1
    - gotta agree. They're probly not too thrilled with it. -- nm - mud Mar 14, 08:44
- mel, please hand me a tissue... -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 08:19
- *sniff* -- nm - Andie Mar 14, 08:17
- And they were never seen again... (NM) - Marlowe Mar 14, 08:12
- Now you know why the Italian pharmaceutical industry is entirely gummy-based -- nm - rollo Mar 14, 08:10
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 08:06
NCAA brackets. So I've completed 2 and here are my winners so the rest of you know who not to pick - Strongbad Mar 14, 08:02 1
- I expect Duke and Tennessee to be early upsets. - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:09
Sedecordle ? First try - Will Hunting Mar 14, 08:02
STer with stars: more great photos -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 14, 07:56 [Attachment] 9
- ... why don't I recognize her? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 07:58 7
  - A lot tanner than she usually is—Bridesmaids star -- nm - Flavorize Mar 14, 08:01
  - Maybe Kristen Wiig? The dark hair is throwing me off. -- nm - sycor Mar 14, 08:00 5
    - I didn't recognize VICKI ST ELMO?!?! WTF. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 08:18 1
      - "Sorry" -- nm - Gilly Mar 14, 08:34
    - Yes, from Joe Schmo and some other things. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 14, 08:07
    - She should do a thing with Toni Collette. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:03
    - It is. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 08:00
- And -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 14, 07:57 [Attachment]
The Rolling Stones have announced a European Stadium/arena tour for this summer. - MDH Mar 14, 07:55 2
- Kyiv? Moscow? -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:18 1
  - We're just going to avoid everything east of Checkpoint Charlie for a bit. -- nm - Rolling Stones Mar 14, 08:40
Remember the rapper being sued by Madonna and Rick Astley for blatantly stealing their music? He's being sued by another 80s star now... -- (link) - MDH Mar 14, 07:53 [youtube] 3
- I hear Careless Whisper. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 07:56 2
  - and now you're never gonna dance again -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 08:08
  - Yup. George Michael estate is very restrictive. They denied the request and Lanez did it anyway. Pulled from Spotify and they are suing. -- nm - MDH Mar 14, 07:58
I want to make my mom's ceiling fan with remote control smart. The Bond Bridge looks like the easiest solution but it's pricy. - Dano Mar 14, 07:44
pfm, I feel like the tourist has some fargo and some coen brothers in it. it is *so* up my alley. we have two left. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 14, 07:39 3
- I try not to recommend crap shows and besides 'Dewey Crowe' is usually a sign of quality. - LMS Mar 14, 08:41 1
  - I watched because it's on HBO max and generally I trust them. -- nm - amanda jeans Mar 14, 08:42
- agreed. all the main characters are really well drawn. there's at least one good surprise in each episode - prayformojo Mar 14, 07:41
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Mar 14, 07:31 46
- Resident Alien: B+. They do serious as well as funny. -- nm - Max Mar 14, 09:43
- Infinite D, Adam Project A -- nm - St. Epiphany Mar 14, 08:57
- Turning Red 8/10 -- nm - crash davis Mar 14, 08:57
- House of Gucci - B. -- nm - pmb Mar 14, 08:41
- Adam Project - B, Turning Red - A -- nm - Jovian Mar 14, 08:14
- Turning Red - A+ -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 08:01 7
  - but how could you relate, not having been a 13 year old Asian Canadian in Toronto that turns into a panda?! -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:04 6
    - Yeah, that's some stupid stuff right there. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 14, 08:16
    - I've seen that mentioned a lot, but who was the idiot that wrote the original piece, if there was one? (NM) - Marlowe Mar 14, 08:11 4
      - it was on CinemaBlend, and I think it was pulled. -- nm - Reagen Mar 14, 08:16 3
        
        There's *way* too much casual to outright blatant racism happening in some of the reviews I've seen. -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 08:19 2
        
        Meanwhile the same dudes *watching Iron Man* "ah yes, this is me" - Reagen Mar 14, 08:44 1
        
        So what you are saying... is that Turning Red is not an origin story? - Spawn Mar 14, 09:02
- Also finished Yellowjackets S1: B+—Hopefully doesn’t fall into the same traps 🪤 other shows, like it, have hit -- nm - Flavorize Mar 14, 08:00
- Mostly watching my Civ Vi Zulus take over the world. - CinnaBaron Mar 14, 07:49
- Evil S1 E1-6 (re-viewing): A. Picard S2 E2: A. -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 07:48
- Newest Scream: D—just beating a dead horse now -- nm - Flavorize Mar 14, 07:47 2
  - Member Scream? -- nm - member berries Mar 14, 07:49 1
    - nope -- nm - mud Mar 14, 07:51
- found out through Prime I get a free Twitch Stream so subscribed to Critical Role and watched their latest episode - B+ -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:42 7
  - have 2 episodes left to finish The 100 forever - everyone agrees - spoilers - Beaker Mar 14, 07:45 6
    - I stopped during season 1. I've been temped to go back and watch it. Is it worth it? (no spoiler read) -- nm - sycor Mar 14, 07:56 2
      - it has it's ups and downs. but overall we've enjoyed watching it (me, wife and kids). some seasons are better than others for sure. -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:58 1
        
        agreed (I had stopped watching at S2 when it first came out and re-watched the whole thing at the end of last year) -- nm - decline Mar 14, 08:01
    - useless sidenote - decline Mar 14, 07:46 2
      - yup knew that :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:47 1
        
        after I learned this, I really noticed the chemistry in the last couple of seasons -- nm - decline Mar 14, 08:15
- Turning Red: A. SkyDome forever! -- nm - Shaun Mar 14, 07:42
- Spencer: Impressive lead performance, odd screenplay. Nightmare Alley: B, fell a little flat for me. -- nm - rollo Mar 14, 07:40 1
  - Spencer was Top 3 for '21 w/ me, mostly because I'm a huge Larain fan -- nm - mud Mar 14, 07:43
- Wet Leg in concert: A+ -- nm - Dano Mar 14, 07:39
- Expanse s6, last 2 episodes left. Feeling a bit rushed. B+. Adam Project B+ -- nm - sycor Mar 14, 07:36
- S1-S3 of Cardinal on Hulu. Canadian crime drama with Billy Campbell from a couple of years back. It is really excellent (solid A) - decline Mar 14, 07:34 4
  - I bailed out of that during S1. I don't remember why (too bleak?) - that was 2017, 99 yrs ago -- nm - mud Mar 14, 07:40 1
    - it's very bleak - and get's more so in S2 -- nm - decline Mar 14, 07:49
  - thanks. watchlist'd -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 07:38
  - I really liked that show. -- nm - LMS Mar 14, 07:37
- The Adam Project: B -- nm* - prayformojo Mar 14, 07:34
- First two episodes of Picard S2. Started a bit slow, but picked up nicely. B+? -- nm - mafic Mar 14, 07:33
- Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure, D; Andy Warhol Diaries, ep 1, A- -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 07:33
- Belfast, Ascension, Turning Red, Skies of Lebanon. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 14, 07:33
- Dog: B. As We See It: A. Been watching Upload S2 -- nm - oblique Mar 14, 07:32 2
  - I'm *positive* that I heard soon after S1 that Upload had been cancelled -- nm - prayformojo Mar 14, 07:33 1
    - same, I stopped watching s1 about half way through cause I thought it was DOA -- nm - Beaker Mar 14, 07:41
- After Yang A; finished Mrs Maisel S4 A- -- nm - mud Mar 14, 07:31 1
  - (mostly curling, though) -- nm - mud Mar 14, 07:49
ST 3.14 Poll: What kind of pie 🥧 are you getting today? -- nm - Flavorize Mar 14, 07:30 12
- lol -- nm - Spawn Mar 14, 08:15
- I ... don't know. Cherry pie? Blueberry? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 14, 07:57
- Chocolate pudding pie sounds delicious -- nm - Krusty Mar 14, 07:41 2
  - Yuuuuuup -- nm - Mop Mar 14, 08:21
  - I literally *just* looked up a recipe for that. -- nm - Diva Mar 14, 07:44
- Mmm…pie. -- nm - znufrii Mar 14, 07:38
- Pizza pie! -- nm - CinnaBaron Mar 14, 07:38 1
  - Definitely—pepperoni pie sounds good, right about now -- nm - Flavorize Mar 14, 07:48
- We are actualy having some for dinner. Not sure which. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 14, 07:33
- I could go for a nice coconut cream pie. -- nm - sycor Mar 14, 07:32
- Steak and mushroom for lunch earlier. -- nm - mafic Mar 14, 07:31 1
  - Yum! -- nm - Flavorize Mar 14, 07:31

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