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Airlines ask Biden to drop mask mandate and testing requirements for travelers -- (link) - ty97 Mar 24, 05:45
AMC went up over $2 yesterday after a mention on ST (to 20.74)! Gamestop was up almost $18 for the day to 141 even -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 05:07
New York City COVID-19 vaccine mandate for athletes to be lifted Thursday -- (link) - Beaker Mar 24, 05:05 3
- Because the Yankees and Mets have a bunch of guys that won’t get vaccinated. -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 05:43 2
  - Also, I think they Yankees have two guys though one is very likely Judge. His answers have been non-answers so we're all assuming he's unvaccinated. - Krusty Mar 24, 05:49
  - It's more than that but that's what the story will be. -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 24, 05:47
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 24, 04:53 [Attachment]
Wordle in 3. Nerdle in 3. Worldle in 1. I'm bulletproof today. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 24, 04:46 2
- Duotrigordle? -- nm - Spawn Mar 24, 05:34 1
  - Gesundheit! -- nm - oblique Mar 24, 05:40
Worldle #62 1/6 (100%) - prayformojo Mar 24, 04:23
While I do not wish bad things on those pols on B2, I am happy to see things like Cruz having security called on him at that airport in Montana -- nm - . Mar 24, 02:26
5/6 - loosilu Mar 24, 02:12 8
- 278 4/6 - GregW Mar 24, 19:55
- 5/6 - Marlowe Mar 24, 06:11
- 3 - decline Mar 24, 05:44
- 4/6 - znufrii Mar 24, 05:42
- 4/6 - prayformojo Mar 24, 04:21
- 3/6 - TWuG Mar 24, 04:17
- 3 - J Mar 24, 04:04
- 3 - Will Hunting Mar 24, 03:49
2021, only 25% of Finland wanted to join NATO, now...60% -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 24, 02:07
John Roach, the guy behind the Tandy TRS80 'computer' died today -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 24, 01:56
If numbers are somewhat accurate then the Russians have lost troops in 4 weeks in Ukraine than 10 years in Afghanistan -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 24, 00:39
heh, guessing worldle’s numbers are down. — nm - i.b.! Mar 24, 00:10 2
- There’s only so many amorphous uninhabited blobs in the middle of an ocean. -- nm* - spamlet Mar 24, 03:46 1
  - Amorphous Uninhabited Blobs is my 4th favourite Flaming Lips album. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 04:58
It was a rough day at Jettie's Cafe. (cat furniture story) - David Mar 23, 23:16 1
- great service! it sounds like weight on its top can be an issue, and they recommend not letting cats go there - but of course they’re going to. - i.b.! Mar 24, 00:57
It's 3/24. Where is Halo? - David Mar 23, 22:52 3
- Now playing: Halo. -- (pic) - David Mar 23, 23:20 [Attachment] 2
  - How many episodes dropped initially? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 23, 23:50 1
    - 1 -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 24, 00:34
Though I'm not going to hold my breath, I hope How We Roll is good -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 21:53
20 minutes into The Lost Daughter and so far it's just Olivia Colman enjoying a vacation... (Also, how the hell is Colman only 6 years older than me?) -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 21:13 5
- 28 minutes in, OK, we have a lost daughter. -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 21:22 4
  - 30 minutes in, nevermind, they found her. -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 21:23 3
    - Not much of a lost daughter movie if she was lost for two minutes -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 21:33 2
      - Maybe that was foreshadowing. Or maybe the whole thing is a tease and it's actually a metaphorical loss rather than a literal one. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 21:34
      - Right? -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 21:34
Ooh! The Great Canadian Baking Show is on Netflix in Canada. -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 21:06 1
- Oh wow. A twinge of jealousy at something Canadian! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 21:22
I'm a bit bummed about the Madeline Albright news. I always admired her -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 20:20 1
- It really hasn't been a great news day today. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 20:52
ST Poll: I wanna play Finish The Sentence: Music Edition. I name four songs, you say what song should be the fifth song that follows. -- (edited) - con_carne Mar 23, 19:53 30 1
- Call Me MAybe -- nm - rollo Mar 24, 06:37
- Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 04:54
- f you want Grateful Dead, nobody can be still for these versions of Dancing In The Streets into Franklin's Tower from 1979 hard rock/funk crazy great -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 23, 22:13 [youtube] 3
  - I'll come back but first is bed time. I had Touch of Grey for a long time but of course I'm ready for more. Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 22:22 2
    - 7-11-81 Alpine Valley. a spectacular super hi energy rocking Trucking into a Caution Jam. with the rare 1981 'what in the world ever became of Sweet -- (link) - jane lyric change. Peglegpete Mar 24, 00:21 [youtube]
    - I'm the resident expert. whenever you want some Dead, let me know rock, slow blues, etc. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 23, 23:13
- I Believing In A Thing Called Love by The Darkness. -- (link*) - Qale Mar 23, 20:53 [youtube] 6
  - I’ve never understood how they didn’t even have a minor follow-up hit in the US -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 21:06 2
    - Because for once we were smart enough to realize they were a gimmick band and kept the best one. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 21:30 1
      - Well I was just late on them. Extra late -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 21:40
  - Previously ruled out for reasons that have been obfuscated by the Ministry of Truth. We shall conduct a reinvestigation! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 21:06 2
    - It's because JK Rowling TERFed all over that guy isn't it? -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 21:30 1
      - Oh no no no. More like all stocked up on "The Rock," that's all. But again! I'm having a post-pandemic perspective now. Reassessing. -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 21:38
- Ballroom Blitz -- nm - Pippy Mar 23, 20:43 5
  - I was actually thinking about suggesting Love Is Like Oxygen -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 20:46 4
    - or, going for the Sweet trifecta, Fox On The Run -- nm - crash davis Mar 23, 20:50 3
      - Hell Yes -- nm - Pippy Mar 23, 22:06
      - Like, Little Willy. As soon as I figure out what it's about, it's going on there (I already have Fox On The Run, btw)! -- (link*) - con_carne Mar 23, 21:27
      - OMG, I *just* discovered LILO. Love! Hmmm! Otherwise can I honestly say outstanding band with vocalist a bit too rough? But again. Love em. -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 21:04
- Space Age Love Song - Flock of Seagulls -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 23, 20:12 [youtube] 1
  - Bright sound, check. Can be heard over the surf, check. Can understand vocalist, check. Hmmm! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 21:35
- I know none of those songs by title. -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 20:02 4
  - Bang a Gong? Seriously? - Spawn Mar 23, 21:00 2
    - that's the only one I know -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 05:04
    - Now now. There are allowances for "Naw man, you know [song title]"isms. Happens to us all! -- nm* - con_carne Mar 23, 21:09
  - That's okay! The fifth song can be a song you know. -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 20:07
- Mandolay—La Flavour -- nm - Flavorize Mar 23, 19:57 1
  - Holy shit I know that! Heh. Frankly I'm gonna check out that whole comp now too. Willing to investigate the concept. Thanks -- nm* - con_carne Mar 23, 20:58
- GWAR -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 19:55 1
  - Fear not, a more GWAR-like poll is in the offing. For some reason, Megadeth works quite well for me. I just like to be able to hear it over the surf! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 20:39
Meg sent me a very cute wood Roadrunner with sneakers on its feet. 🤗 -- (pic) - Krusty Mar 23, 19:31 [Attachment] 4
- I remember when I was six or so absolutely needing these little running shoes that had the Roadrunner on them. -- nm - zork Mar 23, 20:27
- Bonus pic... -- (pic) - Krusty Mar 23, 19:31 [Attachment] 2
  - Yay!!! Porch deliveries bother me:) You absolutely had to have it :) -- nm - Meg Mar 23, 19:41 1
    - I love it! Thank you very much!! :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 20:29
hmmm...another Amazon package supposedly handed to my receptionist. - znufrii Mar 23, 19:29
If you're going to miss a 7-match tennis parlay bet by one match, I guess it's just as well the player loses that match 6-0, 6-0 -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 18:54 1
- Aggghhh—that’s frustrating. Tough break—have you looked into round robin parlays? Easy to do on FanDuel especially -- (pic) - Flavorize Mar 23, 20:03 [Attachment]
David Otunga To Auction Off Jennifer Hudson’s Engagement Ring -- (link) - Remlik Mar 23, 18:51 7
- MacKenzie Scott gives 450m to Habitat for Humanity, our county to get 4.5m -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 19:15 4
  - oops, wrong place -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 19:15 3
    - I hope that's not what she said -- nm - Beryllium Mar 23, 19:16 2
      - HAHA! -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 19:25
      - *golf clap* -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 19:17
- I wonder if he just works in legal for WWE at this point because he hasn't wrestled on TV in several years. -- nm - Tim Mar 23, 19:12 1
  - apparently that's exactly what's he's doing -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 19:15
This evening's musical discovery: Mattiel. They released an album last week. I guess this is their "single" -- (link) - Dano Mar 23, 18:45 [youtube]
4/6 - David Mar 23, 18:44 3
- 2/6 - oblique Mar 24, 05:31
- 3/6 - spamlet Mar 24, 03:11
- 277 4/6 - GregW Mar 23, 19:30
Lemme run something stupid by you guys. DJs Sasha and Digweed and Qrion at Factory 93 in Los Angeles on May 7th. - Qale Mar 23, 18:43 8
- It's ok to have fun and to splurge on yourself once in a awhile. It's a healthy thing to do -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 20:05
- You only live once. Splurge if it means a lot to you. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 23, 18:51
- You know I adore that part of town, but you won't catch me recommending hanging out over there at night -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 18:50 2
  - It's not a great venue, I wholeheartedly agree. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 19:16 1
    - That's pre-pandemic, of course. I'm sure now it's more tenty -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 19:35
- Sounds like an opportunity for crossover of the JD and Qale shows. -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 18:47 2
  - Is the world ready for that? -- nm - spamlet Mar 23, 18:55
  - I mean... Covid seems about ready to re-wreck our shit. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 18:48
Daily Duotrigordle #21 - Spawn Mar 23, 18:32
Glam Zillow -- (link) - colin Mar 23, 18:27
Newsom proposes to send gas gift cards to drivers up to $400. $11b total cost. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 23, 18:17 8
- *Newsom?!* Wait, who's this "Newsome" guy I've been paying donations to? -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 22:00
- *smh* -- nm - Krusty Mar 23, 18:43
- Yep - -- (link) - Meg Mar 23, 18:21 5
  - Hold my beer: Cal State drops SAT and ACT requirements for admissions. It's California madness up in here! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 18:28 4
    - Plus: Metro planning aerial "gondola" from Union Station to Dodger Stadium -- (link) - con_carne Mar 23, 18:34 3
      - oooh, so is Seattle, faster to build by years and 1/10th the cost of 'light' rail -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 23, 19:12
      - An aerial gondola is pretty far down on the list of places I'd like to be during an earthquake. -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 19:10 1
        
        What a great anti-selling point to keep the tourists out... Thanks! -- nm - con_carne Mar 23, 19:14
yikes -- (link) - mud Mar 23, 17:48 2
- That guy doing the percussion is way off the beat. -- nm - Max Mar 23, 20:27
- Wow -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 19:59
The Gilded Age was fantastic. This show had high drama and zero stakes. What a fun watch. On to Season 2! -- nm - MDH Mar 23, 17:44
Jeff Hardy hates tables. -- nm - David Mar 23, 17:33 6
- I have no idea why either Matt or Jeff Hardy is in AEW at this point. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 18:12 5
  - Tag Team dream matches and help elevate the young talent -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 18:36 2
    - that hot rookie, Sting. -- nm - Tim Mar 23, 18:37 1
      - HA! -- nm - Remlik Mar 23, 20:56
  - It might have something to do with them getting the loudest pop tonight. -- nm - David Mar 23, 18:35 1
    - I mean, I agree John Cena should be AEW World Champ too, but I didn't wanna come out and say it. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 21:47
DTL: Late, but Go Hartford! -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 17:10 3
- and I'm in good shape recruiting this season, but now I have to figure out what to do with PPs -- (pic) - Dano Mar 23, 17:27 [Attachment] 2
  - I don't like either height guy you're in on. They don't take care of the ball...I think I'd probably got Coweles, Powell - Will Hunting Mar 23, 18:03 1
    - After two bad classes, I intentionally aimed middle of the road. -- nm - Dano Mar 23, 18:14
Speaking of Kickstarter, their CEO is departing -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 23, 16:56 1
- Are they gonna start a campaign to pay his severance? - colin Mar 23, 18:28
The Gizmoplex opens to the public on May 6. Here's deets and the cost to watch for those who don't have a pass via last year's Kickstarter. -- (link) - Tim Mar 23, 16:45 6
- What people seem to be missing is that -admittedly- high price isn't just to watch the new MST3K content, but to KEEP it. -- nm* - Qale Mar 23, 18:03 3
  - I think it's just until you lose gizmoplex access. You don't own them. -- nm - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 18:06 2
    - Kickstarter update today says if you buy the Season Pass ($85) before the 5/6 premiere, you'll get a digital download of the season to keep. -- nm - Tim Mar 23, 18:17
    - "...digital copy of the new season to keep." They've been DRM friendly this whole time much to Netflix's chagrin I'm sure for Season 11 and 12. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 18:10
- Nobody believes this is a real thing, Tim. -- nm - David Mar 23, 16:46 1
  - Gizmo! -- (link) - JD Mar 23, 17:36 [youtube]
Biden (finally) fires "Dr" Oz -- (link) - TWuG Mar 23, 16:20 13
- Anything specific prompt this? -- nm - Mop Mar 23, 17:02 4
  - Probably were considering for awhile but pulled the trigger because they think he is a dead in the water R candidate for PA -- nm - Jovian Mar 23, 18:23
  - Someone finally got around to doing it. -- nm - Qale Mar 23, 18:11
  - He's a bad fit for a program focused on helping children be healthy. Too much woo and snake oil. -- nm - TWuG Mar 23, 18:04
  - His loopy conspiracy theories and pseudoscience? -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 23, 17:16
- He's not going to resign.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 23, 16:54
- always worth a post -- (link) - Remlik Mar 23, 16:52 [youtube]
- "Resign? Or what, you're gonna f- oh I just got to the bottom part." - Max Mar 23, 16:30 1
  - As if his future employers are going to care whether he quit or was fired. -- nm* - Ender, nocturnal dumpster goblin Mar 23, 16:33
- NO! Wrong One! ... aw, geez [kicks sand] -- nm - rand-P Mar 23, 16:29 1
  - I hope that's not what she said -- nm - Spawn Mar 23, 20:57
- don't let the door hit your ass on the way out -- nm - Beaker Mar 23, 16:26
- That took... way too long? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 23, 16:21
BRB, dusty in here -- (link) - znufrii Mar 23, 16:14

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