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I disagree vehemently - JD Apr 1, 07:53 [Backboard] 4
- Hard Bay-gull , soft haaa-gull. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 08:06
- BAY-gull -- nm - Dano Apr 1, 07:59
- I assumed he was joking -- nm - prayformojo Apr 1, 07:57
- They do not. -- nm - pmb Apr 1, 07:56
Meanwhile, all our problems have been solved! Or they're just beginning! "These stingless bees make medicinal honey" -- (link*) - prayformojo Apr 1, 07:49
Thanks all! See ya on the other side. -- nm - Tim Apr 1, 07:37 16
- Good luck!! Fast results! -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 1, 08:21
- Good wishes! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 08:06
- You got this. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 08:03
- All the good thoughts and vibes! -- nm - Inigo Apr 1, 08:01
- You got this, Tim!! -- nm - kelly Apr 1, 07:55
- Go Tim!! ❤ -- nm - Diva Apr 1, 07:50
- good thoughts! -- nm - decline Apr 1, 07:50
- All the best vibes -- nm - JD Apr 1, 07:48 1
  - This! -- nm - Marlowe Apr 1, 07:57
- Love ya! -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 1, 07:48
- You got this! And soon....you won't got this, it will be in a tray after they cut it off you! Huzzah! -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 07:46
- Good vibes. -- nm - pmb Apr 1, 07:45
- *good thoughts* -- nm - Dano Apr 1, 07:45
- you got this! -- nm - Andie Apr 1, 07:42
- Say hello to the chicken? Wait, no!!! -- nm - Qale Apr 1, 07:39
- give 'em hell, kid! We're pulling for you -- nm - prayformojo Apr 1, 07:37
Spawn alert! -- (link) - Shaun Apr 1, 07:25 1
- *giggity* -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 07:48
Speaking of new music, I'm thinking that MDH would like the album from Confidence Man that came out today - Tilt. -- nm - Dano Apr 1, 07:22
I GOT TICKETS TO BOTH NATIONAL SHOWS!!! also the latest spoon album is great. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 07:11 16
- As long as that is something you wanted, congrats! -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 07:48
- I'm thinking of going to see them at Pitchfork this summer. -- nm - pmb Apr 1, 07:30 5
  - I don't know that I love that venue for them. I just bought tickets to shelburne and cooperstown as well. I'll either have a new job or resell. - amanda jeans Apr 1, 07:32 4
    - I saw them years ago at Lolla and they were good. They were better at the Chicago Theater. Pitchfork is more intimate than Lolla is though. Crowd is - pmb Apr 1, 07:45 1
      - oh I thought pitchfork was much bigger. go! go! -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 07:46
    - *laugh* to the IM, er, wait. Or road trip! to the subject line -- nm - JD Apr 1, 07:42 1
      - The economy isn't back until Mandy's economy is back. *Mandy's needs* -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 07:45
- The fact that this tour doesn't include Cincinnati better mean that they are doing another "Homecoming" event here later. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 1, 07:23 1
  - that's what I reallllllly wanted to do. next time they do homecoming, I am coming. #tellyourliver -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 07:25
- (I'm so fucking happy, guys.) -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 07:22 1
  - Woot! So much fun to look forward to multiple shows -- nm - JD Apr 1, 07:40
- It's a return to form. -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 07:21
- I definitely dig the new spoon. -- nm - Dano Apr 1, 07:14 2
  - All I need is a knife -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 07:21
  - My spoon is too big. -- nm - Baruno Apr 1, 07:19
- Nice! I have songs from ga ga ga ga ga ga ga on my beach volleyball play list. -- nm - con_carne Apr 1, 07:14
Oh, this will be a must watch -- (link) - spamlet Apr 1, 07:04
Somehow, every damn year I forget about the rickrolling. Until it's too late. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 06:58 1
- Never give you up... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 1, 10:55
DTL ST Invitational Season 35: Congrats to three-peat champion Will Hunting (Hartford)! - spamlet Apr 1, 06:57 5
- Wooohoooo! -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 08:04
- Congrats Will. And I will say the DTLSTI is a big help for me to try to figure out my lineup against a solid group of teams. - Dano Apr 1, 07:01 3
  - And it gives me a barometer for just how badly my team will underperform. -- nm - Baruno Apr 1, 07:16 2
    - My coach is looking at unemployment websites nervously right now. -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 07:53
    - I think I have the inside track for SoS #1 this year. -- nm - Baruno Apr 1, 07:18
So Missouri, a state with GOP supermajorities in each chamber, is the last one to not have a Congressional map. Oh and they won't. - spamlet Apr 1, 06:50 1
- But at least we're not Illinois! -- nm - Baruno Apr 1, 07:13
Also found my maternal grandfather in the 1950 census. Occupation: Farmer, Hours worked per week: 78. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 06:50 11
- Looks like Alabama isn't loaded into Ancestry yet, but I've got them from 1940. Will be interesting to see the difference. -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 1, 07:58 1
  - You can search on the National Archives site -- (link) - znufrii Apr 1, 08:00
- Ted Koppel *is* a robot! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 1, 07:10
- I have found zero. This will be a guessing game of how they misspelled my name. But I NYPD homicide detective. -- (edited) - loosilu Apr 1, 07:07
- My other great grandfather on my dad’s side gave both his names, looks like. - znufrii Apr 1, 07:03
- My maternal grandfather had a lot of health issues so couldn't work at times, but in 1950 I've learned he was a truck driver - ty97 Apr 1, 07:02 1
  - Neat! -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 07:03
- I haven't found my grandparents yet (YOU try to find a Quinlan or a Walsh in 1950 Chicago) but will try more later. - spamlet Apr 1, 06:51 1
  - Trying to find my dad, but I’m not sure where exactly they were living at the time. I thought maybe California, but no luck. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 1, 06:54
- people sure were lazy back then -- nm - decline Apr 1, 06:51 1
  - And would have had 7 or 8 kids at the time. - znufrii Apr 1, 07:11
Jobs report. Unemployment (3.6) is almost back to the low in Feb 2020 preCOVID (3.5) -- nm - Strongbad Apr 1, 06:42 8
- +431k jobs, still 1.6 million below Feb 2020. -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 06:45 6
  - We are still in COVID. People's expectation are unrealistic. - Inigo Apr 1, 06:50 4
    - No matter what the numbers are, Republicans will say it's terrible. -- nm - loosilu Apr 1, 08:44
    - It’s a point of reference, nothing more. I agree it’s not particularly useful for judging expectations in this case. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 1, 06:56 2
      - This. All I was doing was providing a point of reference not a conclusion. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 1, 08:25
      - nm -- nm* - znufrii Apr 1, 07:07
  - Hourly earnings up 5.6% y-o-y -- nm - znufrii Apr 1, 06:47
- Chart! -- (link) - decline Apr 1, 06:44
Long time Harris County officer dies while off-duty during a shootout after he interrupted a catalytic converter theft on his own vehicle. -- (edited) - Qale Apr 1, 06:39 2
- I am skeptical of “As the deputy approached, the males opened fire…” Feels like there’s a middle step missing there. -- nm - mafic Apr 1, 06:41 1
  - I imagine he pulled his weapon and said police or something of the sort and it went off the rails from there. I often have doubts in reports of... - Qale Apr 1, 06:52
there are two people in my unit who can do approvals (me and jennifer exceptional). one of us always has to be here. I am off this afternoon. - amanda jeans Apr 1, 06:38 4
- B! -- nm - decline Apr 1, 06:43
- I mean it should be A but I have zero doubt it's B -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 06:39 2
  - jonathan is like "just leave. what are they going to do, fire you??" - amanda jeans Apr 1, 06:44 1
    - You'd have to move at that point, right? -- nm - spamlet Apr 1, 06:47
Amazing Denzel impression. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 1, 06:36 2
- Lol at the tasteless jokes/food part. It's the mannerisms and sounds between the words that he gets so right. -- nm - Inigo Apr 1, 06:47 1
  - The little cough! -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 06:49
sometimes I wonder if I listen to fetch the bolt cutters only so I can hear heavy balloon. like is the rest of it just the price of admission? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 06:34 1
- Shameika thinks you have potential. -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 06:39
Colin: This is for you and your better half. It's not quite Angelspit but I am on a Royal & The Serpent kick right now. -- (link) - Qale Apr 1, 06:33 [youtube] 1
- Royal and The Serpent is one of my current stop what you're doing and listen acts. I so want to go to one of their shows -- nm - JD Apr 1, 07:50
I almost wanna sign up for Peacock just to watch the WWE HoF thing for Undertaker tonight. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 06:25 2
- There's Vigil on there too while you're at it. -- nm - LMS Apr 1, 06:56
- It's like 5 bucks no? -- nm - Qale Apr 1, 06:33
This March was 35% cloudier than the last one here, as judged by my solar data. -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 06:25 1
- 6% cloudier here. -- nm - mafic Apr 1, 06:51
*sigh* Solar installer not making my EV decision making any easier. Thought he would recommend installing the EV charger with the panels but instead - oblique Apr 1, 06:21 7
- I saw two polestars on my way to work today. where do you think the nearest service center to state college is? -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 06:26 4
  - I looked it up and it's -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 1, 06:31
  - It is DC or NJ. EDIT: and stop teasing me :) -- nm* - oblique Apr 1, 06:29 2
    - look, chicago will for sure get a polestar fixing center before state college. I'm just saying that from everything you say, - amanda jeans Apr 1, 06:30 1
      - I'm definitely warming up to the EV6. For sure I will need to test drive one to really know for sure. Been reading a lot about it and it seems to be - oblique Apr 1, 06:39
- Yeah, if your usage is higher, they let you install a bigger system. -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 06:26 1
  - Huh. You can basically do whatever you like here. Except over 5kw and they stop paying you, and you need 3-phase to go over 10kw - mafic Apr 1, 06:36
For some reason I have a certain Gwen Stefani song stuck in my head out of nowhere - ty97 Apr 1, 06:16 4
- That album peaked at #5 and went 5x Platinum in the US. What was everyone thinking? - MDH Apr 1, 06:41 2
  - Hella Good is where it all went wrong. -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 07:01 1
    - I think it's a sign of how much I love No Doubt and miss them that I eventually decided to kind of like that song - JD Apr 1, 07:48
- That shit is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 06:17
Set your calendar - new Wet Leg video premieres Monday -- (link) - Dano Apr 1, 06:15 [youtube]
So Madison Cawthorne has pissed off the GOP enough, Senator Thom Tillis is endorsing his primary opponent. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Apr 1, 06:11 6
- I kinda figured that last part of your IM was one of the few times he was being honest. -- (edited) - ty97 Apr 1, 06:13 5
  - Let’s be realistic, if you have a party with wanton sex and blow, are you inviting the parapalegic kid who looks like every clean as a whistle - Will Hunting Apr 1, 06:16 4
    - Steven Hawkings was a sex party fiend, just sayin...Goetz would be the one who gets party "favors" -- nm* - zeitgeist Apr 1, 11:03
    - This is literally half the parties in DC, and he would of course invited. He just broke the rule that you don't speak of them. -- nm - MDH Apr 1, 06:37
    - Counterpoint: He's the only one under 60 in the area. -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 06:17 1
      - Counter counterpoint: he’s over 18 so that rules out Matt Gaetz’ interest. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 1, 06:19
Moon Knight episode 1 was phenomenal primarily because Oscar Isaac was so, so good -- nm - decline Apr 1, 06:11 6
- He was excellent. I kinda wish they hadn't (spoilers?) - oblique Apr 1, 06:22 3
  - 1,000% disagreed. I watched it twice (with Amy the second time) and it was very well done. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 07:49 2
    - yes, but very frustrating to have to wait for next week now :( -- nm - decline Apr 1, 07:58 1
      - Only six episodes, so I understand, though. -- nm - Spawn Apr 1, 08:01
- I call him "annoyingly talented". -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 06:20
- He's terrific in that role -- nm - prayformojo Apr 1, 06:18
It's snowing! (well tiny snow flurries at the moment). -- nm - LMS Apr 1, 06:11
THR: Jonathan Frakes on directing latest Picard episode, “I was thrilled,” -- (link) - mud Apr 1, 06:06
Heardle 1/6 SPOILERS - ty97 Apr 1, 05:52 3
- spoilers. - i.b.! Apr 1, 06:09 1
  - spoilers - ty97 Apr 1, 06:12
- "Oh no! Seems like today's track is unavailable on SoundCloud in your location" -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 06:04
Silly Haligonians. Everyone knows the a in bagel is pronounced like the a in water. -- nm - Roger More Apr 1, 05:52 2
- The IPA wars will produce a fire that is all-consuming. -- nm - Reagen Apr 1, 06:10
- Boogle? -- nm - Philadelphian Apr 1, 06:00
Framed 1/6 - ty97 Apr 1, 05:44 10
- No idea, no idea, no idea, no idea, no idea, oh. -- nm - Baruno Apr 1, 06:22 1
  - haha, yeah -- nm - ty97 Apr 1, 06:24
- 1/6. I also generally open the image in another tab, yeah. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 1, 06:19
- 2/6. Does anyone else (spoils) - JaxSean Apr 1, 06:01 4
  - I use my phone soon can zoom in. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 1, 06:07 2
    - me, too. — nm - i.b.! Apr 1, 06:10 1
      - and 2/6 for me today. — nm - i.b.! Apr 1, 06:22
  - that hadn't occurred to me -- nm - prayformojo Apr 1, 06:03
- 6/6 - prayformojo Apr 1, 05:47 1
  - I got lucky because I'm an idiot (SPOILERS) - ty97 Apr 1, 05:49
Wordle 4/6. Similar Wordle experience as David today. Also a zero yellow day - oblique Apr 1, 05:36 14
- 286 4/6 - GregW Apr 1, 07:15
- Scary 6/6 - Marlowe Apr 1, 06:59
- 3 - Shaun Apr 1, 06:41
- (spoiler) - Qale Apr 1, 06:13
- 3. (pretty pattern!) - i.b.! Apr 1, 06:11
- womp womp / 6 -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 1, 05:48
- 4 - decline Apr 1, 05:45
- 5/6 - znufrii Apr 1, 05:42
- 2/6 - ty97 Apr 1, 05:41 5
  - I was a 2 today as well. - Andie Apr 1, 06:07
  - What an interesting jump your brain made there -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 05:48 3
    - SPOILERS - ty97 Apr 1, 05:57 2
      - That's funny because my guesses went (spoilers) - oblique Apr 1, 05:59 1
        
        spoilers - ty97 Apr 1, 06:04
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Apr 1, 05:35

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