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Look at this idiot in Alberta. (Kenney is his name.) -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:53 4
- i forget who posted immediately, but their prediction was that by the end of the night it would be a putin zelenskyy commentary. -- nm - colin Mar 28, 12:06
- Except endless versions of this. It is the new batman slap meme -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 11:56 2
  - I have seen people saying that, but I reject the idea. The Batman slap is silly. Nothing about this slap is silly. Absurd, yes, but not silly. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:59 1
    - Sadly, that is part of why these people will use it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 12:05
NYT fashion critic (not quite the pro crash davis is) - A New Generation Changes the Oscar Red Carpet Rules - crash davis Mar 28, 11:50 2
- "Kirsten Dunst’s ruffled cherry lollipop Lacroix was actually vintage, from 2002." I guess that's vintage in internet years. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:54 1
  - Zendaya played with history (1998)?. I am impressed with how this dude picked looks I hated and called it a bold step forward -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:57
I was waiting for this one -- (link) - Max Mar 28, 11:50
ST Poll: When was, if ever, the last time you struck someone? -- nm* - Qale Mar 28, 11:46 19
- TKD sparring, 5+ years ago? -- nm - Strongbad Mar 28, 12:33
- In the context of the question, I think never. Literally, about 25 years ago when I smacked an opponent repeatedly in the helmet with stick - JD Mar 28, 12:16
- probably one of my brothers, when i was 12 or 13. i'm not a violent person. - colin Mar 28, 12:09
- late 90s...some guy was making a girl who was my friend, very uncomfortable in a bar. - Mel Profit Mar 28, 12:07
- I slapped a bouncer at a bar when i was about 20 - Andie Mar 28, 12:06 6
  - nice -- nm - mud Mar 28, 12:15
  - I hope you reported him as well. -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 12:08 2
    - No, i got banned from the bar. - Andie Mar 28, 12:09 1
      - eff that bar -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 12:10
  - And then you showed him your t*ts? -- nm* - Cuzzin Todd Mar 28, 12:08 1
    - That's inappropes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 12:09
- I think I shoved a guy when we were in 10th grade. No, I actually tripped him but made sure he didn't hit his head anywhere. - Marlowe Mar 28, 12:04
- I honestly have no idea -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 12:01
- Only in my dreams. -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 12:00
- elementary? -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:51 3
  - what did Watson do to you? -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:52 2
    - Be Lucy Liu? -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 11:59 1
      - She was a great Watson. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 12:00
- For me it was last April when I was mugged for my phone. -- nm - Qale Mar 28, 11:47
Hey, Mop. Gotta link? -- (link) - JD Mar 28, 11:45 [Backboard]
ST Point Total Pool Standings after the Elite 8 - Dano Mar 28, 11:36 4
- at least i live up to my name... -- nm - colin Mar 28, 12:12
- Best and Worst possible picks - Dano Mar 28, 11:40 2
  - I'm riding KU to a middle of the pack finish. -- nm - Baruno Mar 28, 11:45 1
    - If I avoid dead last it is a successful March Madness pool for me -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:53
131 ?! -- (link) - mud Mar 28, 11:31 5
- Law school graduations soon. New attorneys gotta eat. -- nm - Baruno Mar 28, 11:46
- In a row? -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 11:32 3
  - Try not to hire any attorneys on your way to the parking lot! -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 11:34 2
    - this is Clerks humour, isnt it -- nm* - mud Mar 28, 11:34 1
      - *nods* -- nm - Krusty Mar 28, 11:36
Turns out it was pretty solid contact. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 28, 11:17 22
- So what would the pros say? -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:19 20
  - He wanted to send a message but not really hurt him. - Will Hunting Mar 28, 11:24 9
    - agreed. it's much more an old fashion glove/"see you on the dueling field!", slap. - Mel Profit Mar 28, 12:01 4
      - great, now you have me thinking how would Lin Manuel Miranda compose for this -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 12:03 3
        
        you too? -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 12:04
        
        do not give the Academy any ideas for next year. -- nm - Mel Profit Mar 28, 12:04 1
        
        pacing off with pistols would be a heck of a cold open -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 12:06
    - Yeah, a closed fist to the temple could kill someone. But when you want someone to keep a name out of their mouth, you slap it out of that mouth. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:29 2
      - (Obviously not an endorsement of such an action. Just an attempt to explain it.) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:30 1
        
        That's just good parenting. -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:31
    - bitch slap -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 11:25
  - I saw lots of wrestlers saying it was a 'working' slap -- nm* - Remlik Mar 28, 11:21 9
    - As opposed to a vacation slap? -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:28 6
      - hey a slap *is* slap. But look how quick Rock was back up. -- nm - Remlik Mar 28, 11:39 2
        
        Rock was leaning into it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 11:54
        
        "Welcome to Hot Flashes, the show with hot tempers and even hotter questions, while you take an increasing intensity of celebrity slappers." -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:43
      - hobby slap, amateur slap, we could categorize slaps and win an Ignoble -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:31 2
        
        Happy Hour Slap - cheap shots, and drinks end up on me -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:32 1
        
        clap slap, both sides of the face simultaneously -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:35
    - Wrestlers are addicted to calling everything a work because they're paranoid about being taken for a sucker. - Reagen Mar 28, 11:26 1
      - You know I think that really depends on the generation of who is talking. -- nm - Remlik Mar 28, 11:38
- I feel like Rock's facial expressions during this need to have names and descriptions attached. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:19
No idea if this is related. Been taking Xyzal daily since September when my allergies are evident but mostly out of habit since - oblique Mar 28, 11:15 5
- the last five days, the plants have defeated my daily does of Claritin -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:40
- Reminds me I should probably get back on my Claritin regimen -- nm - znufrii Mar 28, 11:23
- Could just be your body adjusting to not having the meds. - sycor Mar 28, 11:18 1
  - I hope so. I never really have allergy problems this time of year. Consistently in September. -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 11:20
- Stopping it can apparently cause severe itching? -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 11:18
Comedian last night stated, "There are no good billionaires." - Spawn Mar 28, 11:13 1
- Major sports teams are expensive! -- nm - Max Mar 28, 11:14
Accurate. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:11 3
- Cake the food or Cake the band? -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 11:13 2
  - From context, the food. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:28
  - The show. -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 11:13
Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich and several others attempting to negotiate peace were likely poisoned. Crazy town. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 28, 11:07 9
- oh shit, the leopard ate his face. -- nm - colin Mar 28, 12:10
- Reuters, citing US official, reporting that Roman Abramovich was not poisoned, fell ill from environmental factors. -- (link) - ty97 Mar 28, 11:12 7
  - Ah yes, Yushchenko syndrome is common in the region of the world -- nm - Baruno Mar 28, 12:03
  - they replaced the asbestos ceiling tiles with arsenic ceiling tiles -- nm* - crash davis Mar 28, 11:36
  - "Why is he glowing in the dark?" -- nm - budice Mar 28, 11:16
  - And went blind for several hours? Hmmmmm. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 28, 11:16
  - Uh huh sure -- nm - Epiphany! Mar 28, 11:15
  - He lives next to a naturally occurring source of Novichok. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 11:14 1
    - Bottled water from the fabled natural springs of St Petersburg -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:18
Just learned of this story of Diana Rigg’s Final ‘Last Night in Soho’ Dialogue - JD Mar 28, 11:03 1
- That somehow makes an incredible movie even better. -- nm - David Mar 28, 11:17
No Beard, No Job -- (link) - mud Mar 28, 10:49 10
- Pippy? -- nm - Spawn Mar 28, 11:02 4
  - ? -- nm - mud Mar 28, 11:17 3
    - I’m damn sure not hiring any beardless cabana boys - Epiphany! Mar 28, 11:18 2
      - But clean shaven elsewise? - JD Mar 28, 11:21 1
        
        You right! - St. Epiphany Mar 28, 12:50
- You should have blacked out Taliban, government, and the photo and said guess where this is. I would have said Brooklyn, then Starbucks... -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:55 1
  - Portland. Micro brewery. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 28, 11:02
- just glue one on -- nm - decline Mar 28, 10:52
- Maybe they mean beard in the way you get a fake wife when you're not wanting to be outed as gay. -- nm* - Qale Mar 28, 10:51 1
  - 😏 -- nm - JD Mar 28, 10:58
There's a whiteout outside my office right now. What happened to Spring? -- nm - decline Mar 28, 10:45 1
- Did you blink recently? - oblique Mar 28, 10:49
For Canada to get into Pot 3, looks they would need to win and two of Portugal, Morocco and Nigeria to not qualify. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 28, 10:45 7
- Is the pot seeding that deterministic or does FIFA fudge some of it? -- nm - Baruno Mar 28, 11:06 3
  - It’s based on FIFA rankings for qualified teams as of 3/31. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 28, 11:16 1
    - I never knew that. Thanks! -- nm - Baruno Mar 28, 11:48
  - There's a formula, like chess rankings. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 11:11
- Correction: only one of those three, not two. - znufrii Mar 28, 10:55
- Today we are all North Macedonia fans. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 10:49 1
  - tomorrow's Worldle -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:52
Why you gotta do me like that T-Mobile? -- (pic) - oblique Mar 28, 10:42 [Attachment]
In addition to Costner and Gaga, I also liked the shock and joy every time CODA won an award, and I liked Coppola/Pacino/DeNiro onstage - crash davis Mar 28, 10:41 10
- Skater dudes intro for 007, like what the heck. Trying to connect with grunge xtreme miilenials? -- nm* - budice Mar 28, 10:42
- To keep things positive, what did you like? -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:42 8
  - Even though it was mean, I did laugh at "you married a seat-filler?" -- nm - Roger More Mar 28, 11:41
  - I loved the We Don't Talk about Bruno performance. -- nm - David Mar 28, 11:18
  - honestly it was mostly fine until it wasn't. It felt a bit like they threw spaghetti at a wall, but, whatever. -- nm - Andie Mar 28, 11:03 1
    - I do not like my spaghetti on the wall, thank you very much. -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:31
  - very little. - mud Mar 28, 10:58
  - Kotsur's speech. Branagh. Ariana DeBose's speech. Jason Momoa laughing, "No" when asked if he was nominated. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 28, 10:56
  - Branagh winning something -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:49 1
    - Lily James, for no particular reason -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:51
The true robbery victim of the night was Mitchells vs The Machines! -- (edited) - Cuzzin Todd Mar 28, 10:37 12
- Flee, also... come on - nominated as best animation and best doc?? that's excellent. -- nm - colin Mar 28, 12:14
- Encanto is fantastic. -- nm - Shaun Mar 28, 11:05 1
  - yep -- nm - mud Mar 28, 11:16
- That was the worst animated feature I watched from last year. Granted, I didn't watch Sing 2, which I'm sure would be even worse. (NM) -- (edited) - Marlowe Mar 28, 11:02 4
  - Do you mean Encanto or Mitchells was the worst? -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 28, 11:13 1
    - Mitchells. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 28, 11:16
  - Wow I'm surprised to see such a wrong statement. It's been a while since I've seen something so wrong. -- nm - sycor Mar 28, 11:11 1
    - I don't mean to say it's horrible. But it's nowhere near as good as the other 7 or 8 animations I watched. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 28, 11:21
- I'd have been fine with any of the 3 winning, but I did like Mitchells the best. -- nm - Inigo Mar 28, 10:52
- Nah, it's an absolute delight. Mitchells is good too. - Dark Callisto Mar 28, 10:42
- Except it wasn't Pixar 🤷‍♂️ -- nm - JD Mar 28, 10:41 1
  - Wasn't? Huh. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 28, 12:00
Funny how all the talk was about Will slapping Chris instead of Apple and Netflix -- nm - oblique Mar 28, 10:32 4
- Did Sean Penn melt his Oscar? -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:37 1
  - That was the other question. But Will/Chris kinda muted that too -- nm - budice Mar 28, 10:40
- Once the Will/Chris thing happened. Volume was turned down on everything else. -- nm - budice Mar 28, 10:35 1
  - Yep, nothing else will be remembered. - Dark Callisto Mar 28, 10:44
DTL STI: Branson 102, Buffalo 82 (I still have no idea what to do with my team) - Dano Mar 28, 10:32 5
- I just noticed that the current #1 is an interim team. Looks like the coach parlayed his PTT win into a higher paying gig. -- nm - Baruno Mar 28, 10:56 1
  - Someone's gonna jump on that. -- nm - spamlet Mar 28, 11:57
- I graduated 3/4 of my frontcourt players so most of the mystery on my team is who's going to step up down low. - Baruno Mar 28, 10:53
- Hartford 93 , Shawnee 62. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 28, 10:50
- I don't have that excuse, we're just bad. -- nm - spamlet Mar 28, 10:44
Well here's something I haven't had to do in while "Please submit an estimate of your team's travel budget for the year" -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 10:32 8
- "All the airport clubs for me, the team members can hang out at Chili's..." -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:50 3
  - The team are really the ones that travel (in normal times), I'll travel some but not nearly as much as them. -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 11:01 2
    - And I already have *many* lounge access TYVM (work doesn't pay for those) -- nm - ty97 Mar 28, 11:01 1
      - The first rule of Flight Club is: Its not embezzlement if the budget gets approved. -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 11:07
- Last year's plus 5% so ... $0 -- nm - rollo Mar 28, 10:41
- WE’RE GOING TO MEXICO!!! -- nm - The Allfather Mar 28, 10:40
- 100 Meeelllion Dollars! -- nm - decline Mar 28, 10:37
- "$50 Million Dollars cuz were fancy" -- (edited) - budice Mar 28, 10:33
Disney Corporate on the "Dont Say Gay" bill signed into law -- (link) - budice Mar 28, 10:31
To celebrate the new board here is a random Zac Snyder clip -- nm - crash davis Mar 28, 10:29 3
- Soon to be voted #1 at the Boaty McBoatface Awards! -- nm - The Allfather Mar 28, 10:30
- ....and it just won ST Post of the Year -- nm - Beaker Mar 28, 10:29 1
  - 👏 -- nm - JD Mar 28, 10:30

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