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Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed 4 players video game trailer has Ernie Hudson and Dan Aykroyd in the voice cast -- (link) - Max Mar 23, 12:20
Netflix's Marilyn Monroe pic, BLONDE, starring Ana de Armas, has been rated NC-17 for "some sexual content." -- (link) - budice Mar 23, 12:17
Reports are Supreme Court Judge Thomas took a turn for the worse and is now on a ventilator -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 12:09 10
- The only person "reporting" this I can find is an unverified twitter with the tag "Progressive News Network"...I'll wait to see verification. -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 12:15 4
  - This was noon news on local tv from a normally reliable station and they did mention that he was reportly scheduled to go home but... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 14:00
  - CJ just had Fox on a little bit ago and they were saying he's headed home soon -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 12:20 1
    - ...In a box. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 23, 12:21
  - yeah, all I can find is that the Supreme Court is declining to provide an update on his status -- nm - decline Mar 23, 12:18
- I'm not that up on Supreme Court people. But not to be morbid, but he's on the conservative side, right? -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 12:15 4
  - He's the guy most right-ward or 2nd depending on Alito's attitude toward any given issue. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 23, 12:18
  - Many consider him the most conservative -- nm - decline Mar 23, 12:16
  - Yup -- nm - Uhtred, son of Uhtred Mar 23, 12:15
  - Extremely so -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 12:15
Photo of Yogi Berra playing schoolyard ball in 1939 -- (link) - spamlet Mar 23, 12:07 1
- 100 Hill points. -- nm - Baruno Mar 23, 12:15
Speaking of cancer, my boss' wife passed away Monday. I have mentioned the philanthropy part of my job, this is the obituary from a Jewish - Andie Mar 23, 11:54 7
- She led an amazing life. -- nm - Walt_Disney Mar 23, 12:39
- I’m sorry to hear that. She sounds like a wonderful woman. -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 12:23
- Order of Canada, wow -- nm - zork Mar 23, 12:18
- that’s an incredible legacy. — nm - i.b.! Mar 23, 12:00 3
  - she was pretty amazing. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 23, 12:15 2
    - I swear I was going to add something about her gift selection skillz but refrained, heh. :) - — nm - i.b.! Mar 23, 12:17 1
      - :) -- nm - Andie Mar 23, 12:19
Trailer - Men - From writer/director Alex Garland, starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear. -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 11:53 [youtube] 2
- I'm so out of the movie stuff...had no idea who the hell Jessie Buckley is, much less when/what the Oscar nomination was for. - Will Hunting Mar 23, 12:20 1
  - She is awesome in everything I saw her in. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 23, 12:21
another day, another record donation by mackenzie scott - this time, $275M to planned parenthood. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Mar 23, 11:50 4
- awesome -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 11:57
- she's given away $3.8B since last June. I don't think Bezos has come even close to that - decline Mar 23, 11:53 2
  - his overall pledged/future total is a lot higher, but actual $ given goes to her by as much as 2x. -- nm - i.b.! Mar 23, 11:56 1
    - My friend is about to start researching a fleet of new 80-passenger buses for the Boys and Girls Club. -- nm - Meg Mar 23, 12:03
I watched the 1st 2 eps of DMZ last night. So far, decent. Probably a solid B -- nm - decline Mar 23, 11:47
All STers Are Created Equal, but when it comes to posting ugly stuff without getting grief, some are more equal than others. -- nm* - mud Mar 23, 11:41 6
- don't link that shit. more cat videos, less racist shit bags -- nm* - Beaker Mar 23, 11:44 2
  - So shit bags that are just less racist or fewer shit bags in general? - spamlet Mar 23, 12:18
  - Seriously. -- nm - David Mar 23, 11:51
- not knowing the name I thought this was some well-known athlete -- nm* - Max Mar 23, 11:43
- Yep. Time to leave ST for the day. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 11:43 1
  - :-( ..very sorry -- nm - mud Mar 23, 11:44
Reports that Madeline Albright has died from cancer. -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 11:40
4 year $120M extension for Hill from the Dolphins -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 11:35 2
- A Chiefs & Dolphins Fan Reaction to the Tyreek Hill Trade (does this guy have a day job?) -- (link) - Beaker Mar 23, 11:58 [youtube]
- Guessing he wasnt getting that money from Chefs -- nm - budice Mar 23, 11:40
R.I.P. Madeleine Albright, 84 -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 11:34 1
- The bf worked with her on a project, and said she was wonderful -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 12:18
OFFS, White Sox -- (link) - spamlet Mar 23, 11:29 1
- Not good. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 11:46
Mo Brooks' statement on Trump withdrawing his endorsement says Trump asked him to rescind elections, remove Biden and hold a new special election -- (link) - Roger More Mar 23, 11:29 5
- Now we get to ask every other Trump-endorsed candidate about it, right? -- nm* - znufrii Mar 23, 11:51
- In for a penny, in for a pound. -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 11:47
- “And that was too batshit crazy even for me” -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 11:30 2
  - Fomenting a riot on the Capitol is a-okay though! -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 11:39 1
    - Hey, we at least know the line now. -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 11:40
The Lost City - B+. Nothing suprising, but good Sandra Bullock comedy -- nm - budice Mar 23, 11:25 1
- I liked it better when it was called Romancing the Stone. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 11:25
Mask mandate was lifted in our schools coming back from spring break. I decided to take a break from making at school and see how it goes. - kelly Mar 23, 11:17
Manafort removed from Emirates Air jet for having a revoked passport -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 23, 11:13 1
- Only the best people... -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 11:23
Moonknight -- (link) - Spawn Mar 23, 11:04 [youtube] 4
- Yep. Sure. In. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 23, 11:19
- nice -- nm - mud Mar 23, 11:06 2
  - This is the best... spoil - Spawn Mar 23, 11:29 1
    - interesting. -- nm - mud Mar 23, 11:42
Average rent increases in major US cities in 2021 in one handy (and scary) chart -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 11:01
“Our assessment is based on a careful review of available information from public and intelligence sources.” -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 11:01 2
- aka Twitter -- nm - Max Mar 23, 11:09
- more -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 11:03
The Greatest Guitar solo you can't hear -- (link) - Remlik Mar 23, 11:00 [youtube] 1
- jesus...Christopher Cross can shred. -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 12:23
ST CTTP: Guess my new annual homeowner's insurance premium difference from my current premium (positive or negative answers) in dollars. Notes inside - oblique Mar 23, 10:42 9
- $31.25 less -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 10:49 2
  - You're the winner! -305.39 (note: someone guessing -312.50 would've won) -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 10:55 1
    - My GF insisted I adopt a more positive attitude -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 11:12
- Up 600. -- nm - colin Mar 23, 10:49
- 312.50 -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:48
- $100 -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 10:46
- $1,000,000 -- nm - decline Mar 23, 10:46
- $0, Bob -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 10:45
- $605.36. more -- nm - Pippy Mar 23, 10:45
Apparently we’ve been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong all this time. -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 10:40 5
- It's actually Bon Iver. -- nm - Baruno Mar 23, 10:50 3
  - Pronounced char Day -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:56 1
    - heh -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 11:03
  - Heh. -- nm - znufrii Mar 23, 10:50
- Dammit! My entire world-view has gone all flippity-floppity! -- nm - decline Mar 23, 10:41
"'Moon Knight': What if Peter Sellers Was a Marvel Superhero?" - David Mar 23, 10:38 7
- "I'm sorry, we already have a Panther.... pink, you say?" -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 10:50
- He'd be The Gardener obvie -- nm - Baruno Mar 23, 10:48
- ? -- nm - mud Mar 23, 10:42 3
  - Since David doesn't know how to link -- (link) - Remlik Mar 23, 10:42 2
    - (he really doesnt, does he) - thx -- nm - mud Mar 23, 10:45 1
      - Most Disimproved Poster -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 11:05
- oh my. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 23, 10:41
Worldwide Box Office Totals: Batman crosses $600M, Sing 2 hits $375M - MDH Mar 23, 10:28
Depressing climate visualization of the day -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 10:14
Pokemon Go Community Day in April will be....stufful -- (link) - ty97 Mar 23, 10:08 1
- But cutting it back to 3 hours. Ugh -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 10:19
Israel refused to sell its spyware to Ukraine, fearing Russian backlash -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 10:03
The reason the UK wouldn’t talk about sanctioning Abramovich (and the US hasn’t) is because he’s the back channel to Russia. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 23, 10:02
The IRS reminds paper tax filers to answer the mandatory questions on crypto activity or your return will be rejected. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 23, 09:59 6
- oh are there questions that everyone has to answer about crypto? -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 10:03 5
  - If you use software it will prompt you. It’s just paper filers that might skip the field. -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 10:04 4
    - I just didn't realize there was a mandatory field for everyone, interesting -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 10:16 2
      - There was last year as well. -- nm - David Mar 23, 10:39 1
        
        Can you tell that I use TurboTax? haha. -- nm - ty97 Mar 23, 10:59
    - If you leave it blank, we'll assume you are and audit you. If you say No, we'll assume you're lying and audit you. - IRS Mar 23, 10:07
Ever wondered who designs NASAs mission patches? -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 09:55
That Tyreek Hill deal is insane. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 09:46 1
- I mean, it’s a fair price for such an upstanding citizen. -- nm - The Allfather Mar 23, 09:50
Chiefs trade Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins for a ton of picks. -- (link) - Inigo Mar 23, 09:44 20
- My friend will need to start a 12 step compartmentalization program. -- nm - Baruno Mar 23, 10:06
- We got a third round pick for an MVP. -- nm - The Allfather Mar 23, 09:46 18
  - Colts got robbed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 10:20 6
    - On the Wentz trade, yeah. I don't how you hold your head up after trading a 1st round pick for him. - David Mar 23, 10:39 5
      - You would think they would have learned but then they turn around and waste a 3rd on Ryan? Ugh. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 11:33 1
        
        Right? Now the Colts will inevitably lose horribly this season like their fans deserve! -- nm - David Mar 23, 11:40
      - It was so stupid -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 10:50
      - Re:IM, The Colts, or the trade? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 10:48 1
        
        Yes. -- nm - David Mar 23, 10:53
  - Mebbe he should've had an assault accusation or two on his resume -- nm - JD Mar 23, 09:50 2
    - Some fans would have liked him better that way. - The Allfather Mar 23, 09:51 1
      - Maybe he could have a messy divorce? - Inigo Mar 23, 09:55
  - His cap number was a huge part of why that was low, but even then I would have held out for a 2nd at least. -- nm - Inigo Mar 23, 09:47 7
    - The Falcons did him a favor by taking less because he wanted to go to the Colts. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 09:52
    - No, it was our waiting that killed us. There were great offers out there but we didn’t want to trade him until Watson reached out. -- nm - The Allfather Mar 23, 09:49 5
      - Which I don’t understand because what difference did it make? - spamlet Mar 23, 10:02 4
        
        When teams were looking for QBs and overpaying for them like Washington did, Atlanta wasn't interested. - David Mar 23, 10:27 2
        
        Oh gotcha. I thought from your post it was the plan to wait. -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 11:34 1
        
        It was six weeks ago, but then they panicked. This was F- personnel management. -- nm - David Mar 23, 11:39
        
        this -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 10:12
SITV: Going off the question of how streaming services viewership is growing? I think The Gauge is the best indicator for that. - Inigo Mar 23, 09:25 1
- The "other" stream services are likely p0rn and they know how much you watch...Guage indeed -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 10:37
and while being twice as old, the B-52 laughs at all those airliner crosswind, crabbed landings who have to straighten out at the last moment -- (link) - JD Mar 23, 09:22 [youtube] 2
- But the whole shack shimmies -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 09:29
- B52s don't crash because the ground is scared of them. -- nm - Reagen Mar 23, 09:25
Duotrigordle, X/37 (missed it by 1 this time) - oblique Mar 23, 09:15 7
- 36/37 - znufrii Mar 23, 09:47 3
  - the way different people work through this one is interesting to me. — nm - i.b.! Mar 23, 11:53 2
    - I'm constantly scrolling through it looking for the easiest words to get in 1 guess -- nm - oblique Mar 23, 12:09 1
      - yah, my first solved is partway in, then the parade back near the beginning starts. I’ve used the same starting 5 words, they go a long way. — nm - i.b.! Mar 23, 12:16
- I got it but it was tense at the end - amanda jeans Mar 23, 09:31 2
  - 37/37. First time seeing this. After a while i looked and saw 14 guesses left and 14 words to go but did it. - zork Mar 23, 12:09
  - I missed yesterday but was flying along this morning with it. Will finish tonight. -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 09:41
I can't stop laughing at the attention to detail in this reply -- (link) - JD Mar 23, 09:09 6
- Is it padded or bouncy? Harder to jump on padded, one would assume. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 09:13 5
  - Padded. I played on a court like this in college. -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 11:42
  - He's at high risk of eating his way out of the league due to injury. - Will Hunting Mar 23, 09:35 2
    - But clearly he can still fly? -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 09:40 1
      - He barely got over the rim imo. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 23, 09:42
  - Dude weighs 300 lbs -- nm - decline Mar 23, 09:15
Worldle in 1 - znufrii Mar 23, 09:08
Wordle - 5 - Diva Mar 23, 09:07 2
- Are you home? -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 09:42 1
  - Yep, landed yesterday. -- nm - Diva Mar 23, 09:59
Smart kid is smart -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 09:01

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