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oblique, you should wait until August to get your EV -- (link) - decline Apr 6, 06:10
Yankees vs. Red Sox opening day postponed until Friday due to rain in the forecast. :-( -- nm - Krusty Apr 6, 06:03 1
- stupid rain -- nm - decline Apr 6, 06:05
The Top 25 MLB Players Under 25 Years Old, 2022 Edition -- (link) - Beaker Apr 6, 06:01 1
- They got #1 right. - Will Hunting Apr 6, 06:14
D'OH! IRS notified my GF that there was an error on her taxes and she now owes $400. - sycor Apr 6, 05:42
Y'all, last night I came across a Hampton Inn that wanted 641/night. - ty97 Apr 6, 05:32 19
- I stayed at a Ramada by Wyndham in Syracuse in January that was $65/night - decline Apr 6, 06:14 2
  - It was also in Syracuse in January. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 06:17 1
    - very true. I think there was only one other guest in the entire hotel -- nm - decline Apr 6, 06:19
- algorithms gone wild -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 06:06
- totally unrelated: I booked a hotel walking distance from the national show in harrisburg for less than $100 night. - amanda jeans Apr 6, 05:52 2
  - maybe that’s why Dano runs nearby. -- nm - mafic Apr 6, 06:08
  - If we are posting hotel scores, I'm very excited to have booked the hotel across the street from the Peoria Civic center for graduation - oblique Apr 6, 05:57
- pretty sure we are staying in one in Boston in July. under a year old I think and looks really nice -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 05:48 5
  - Hampton Inn Seaport District is where we are staying in Boston in July (flights and hotel came in $1k lower than when we looked last month) -- (edited) - Beaker Apr 6, 05:57
  - I feel like it's one of Hilton's more prolific, well known, and successful brands (though I'm only guessing at this?) - ty97 Apr 6, 05:49 3
    - seems like they are mainly newer builds too. we've stayed at a couple and they are really nice and good locations (around here anyway) -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 05:55 2
      - The brand has been around along time, some locations are decades old (though those generally have been remodeled) -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 05:56 1
        
        But they definitely continue to build more and more of them. -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 05:57
- I paid (well work did) $690 for a Residence Inn a few years back in CA near Palo Alto. -- nm - MDH Apr 6, 05:44 1
  - They could rent you a van for less than that! -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 05:48
- That’s where I stayed Sunday night! - spamlet Apr 6, 05:36 1
  - I've stayed in various Hampton Inns. Generally dependable, unremarkable/just fine, normally not expensive. -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 05:38
- Where pray tell was this glorious room? -- nm - Pippy Apr 6, 05:36 1
  - Central California coast, in or around San Luis Obispo - ty97 Apr 6, 05:36
Well, good news on the tax front. The $4500 credit for our PHEV worked as intended. Total tax refund just over $7k. I also used my ST knowledge to - oblique Apr 6, 05:31 1
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Apr 6, 05:35
Mind boggling statistic of the day: About one in ten people now in Poland are Ukrainian -- (link) - znufrii Apr 6, 05:28
my package shipped from China offers tracking in Chinese only. latest update translated: "Expected 4.7 demolition" - mafic Apr 6, 05:26 3
- those Funkos will not be legitimate just an FYI -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 05:49
- When China invades WA tomorrow, don't say you weren't warned! -- nm - Inigo Apr 6, 05:37 1
  - Washington is overrated anyway. - ty97 Apr 6, 05:50
Yes, certainly, I am going to totally trust a site with the URL LOL.Travel -- nm - ty97 Apr 6, 05:04
Stephon Diggs signs $104M extension with the Bills ($70M guaranteed) through the 2027 season -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 04:53
TV PSA: Survivor, Flash, Masked Singer, Chicago Med/Fire/PD, AEW Dynamite, Kung Fu, Wonder Years, Domino Masters, Home Economics, Temptation Island, -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 04:39 2
- Good Sam, A Million Little Things, Hardy Boys (s2), Moon Knight, Beyond the Edge, Good Trouble, Snowfall, NBA, NHL, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 04:42 1
  - 5: Survivor, Moon Knight and Chicago x 3 for the wife -- nm - Beaker Apr 6, 04:42
Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the craziest motherfucker in Putin's government, has died from Covid -- (link*) - Reagen Apr 6, 04:13 1
- Where is the grave on which we can dance? -- nm - zork Apr 6, 06:13
apparently russia has lost 40% of their invasion force, 8% of their entire military, and half the gear they brought with them -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 6, 02:04 2
- Have they checked down the back of the sofa? -- nm - LMS Apr 6, 04:10 1
  - Ha ha -- nm - zork Apr 6, 06:14
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 6, 01:36 [Attachment] 8
- ORGINIZING - the meeting that Madison Cawthorne is no longer invited to -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 06:46
- I'Z ARAGORN: My nametag when I attended the LOTR/Cheezburger cosplay convention -- nm - rollo Apr 6, 06:32
- I arrived at Muppets Take the Met just in time for the GONZO ARIA -- nm - rollo Apr 6, 06:22
- So frustrating. Whenever I invite Method Man to a party he texts back: RZA GOING? Every time! And he knows I'm on the outs with RZA right now! -- nm - rollo Apr 6, 06:14
- ORGANIZZA, branch of the mob that runs the pay-by-the-slice industry -- nm - Baruno Apr 6, 06:09
- 'What in the name of ZOOGOING ARIZONA is going on here?' A popular expression heard solely in New Mexico -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 02:07
- RIZZO GANG - Grease tribute production -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 01:44
- ZORROING - going around being all fancy like with a sword. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 01:41
Worldle #75 1/6 (100%) - prayformojo Apr 6, 01:34 2
- Spoilers - Volnelk Apr 6, 04:42
- 1 - Diva Apr 6, 02:54
Blackhawks officially out of the playoffs today. they could technically catch Dallas on points, but if that happens Vegas would be ahead of both. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 23:37 2
- Oh, the kraken are out? Too bad, guess they don't get the same welcome as the golden knights ... heh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 6, 01:03
- tomorrow's possibilities: Ottawa and Buffalo. a win from Washington eliminates them both. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 23:52
Globe: like Worldle but not ... 6 - zork Apr 5, 23:06 3
- I like this. I prefer the autopopulating list for guessing on Worldle as a feature though. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 6, 04:50
- This is Nathan’s favorite. He nearly always gets Wordle in 1 so this requires a little work. - kelly Apr 6, 03:18
- I tried it a couple of times a few weeks ago, again just now. it’s not for me. (spoilery) - i.b.! Apr 5, 23:38
These might be the funniest tweets I've seen today. (shot) -- (link*) - Beryllium Apr 5, 22:03 2
- (chaser) (the original tweet I linked above) -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 22:04 1
  - That... actually works. -- nm - Reagen Apr 6, 06:00
Framed: 5/6. - David Apr 5, 21:51 5
- 1/6 - Marlowe Apr 6, 05:56
- Whoa, I did better than some. 4/6 - Baruno Apr 6, 05:46
- 6 - that was hard. -- nm - Diva Apr 6, 03:02
- 6/6. No clue until the last frame -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 01:35
- 6/6 - JaxSean Apr 5, 21:52
After avoiding added sugar for months, I find myself in possession of a bag of Grizzly Gummies. It is magnificent. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:42 6
- let me know when you want a chocolate care package. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 5, 22:18
- I had a problem this week finding decent Gummy Worms. One of the libraries is doing an Earth Day project - The chocolate pudding with crushed - Meg Apr 5, 22:00 2
  - According to How It's Made, they use corn starch to form molds when making gummy worms -- (link) - zork Apr 5, 22:55 [Image]
  - For anyone not familiar with the concept. - Meg Apr 5, 22:03
- Are those better than Albanese gummies? -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 5, 21:55
- That is the bright colored gummies. The gummies that are various hues of urine suck. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 21:43
How wrong can an answer to a Martin Scorsese question be? -- (link) - budice Apr 5, 21:41 3
- I mean he did say he was horrible with films. -- nm - spamlet Apr 6, 03:38
- That's someone who knew what he was doing. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 22:39
- A lot more. Alice. Chucky. Biodome. Moonfall. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 22:10
*pours one out for his 88-game Wordle win streak* - znufrii Apr 5, 21:18 18
- 4 - rollo Apr 6, 06:06
- 5/6. Back to front. - Baruno Apr 6, 05:47 2
  - yours seemed similr to mine. was your 4th guess (spoilers) - oblique Apr 6, 06:08 1
    - It was indeed. -- nm - Baruno Apr 6, 06:15
- 4 - decline Apr 6, 05:44
- 4/6 - oblique Apr 6, 05:37
- 5 - Shaun Apr 6, 05:19
- 4/6 - ty97 Apr 6, 04:34
- 4 - J Apr 6, 04:09
- 5 today - spamlet Apr 6, 03:10
- 5 - Diva Apr 6, 03:08
- 4/6 - prayformojo Apr 6, 01:33
- I somehow missed playing yesterday. knew I hadn’t late night, thought I did later. oops. — nm - i.b.! Apr 5, 23:40
- 4/6 - TWuG Apr 5, 22:25
- Oof, sorry. -- nm - David Apr 5, 21:32 1
  - 4/6. That was devious. - David Apr 5, 21:47
- 5 for me - zork Apr 5, 21:21 1
  - I've missed playing a number of times but don't recall not getting it within 6 when I do. -- nm - zork Apr 5, 21:24
A month or two ago, Spirit and Frontier announced plans to merge. Today, Jetblue made a bid for Spirit. Bidding war incoming? - ty97 Apr 5, 21:02
The only metric that is preventing Harris County (Houston, TX) from going to the lowest warning level for Covid is number of new cases. - Qale Apr 5, 20:41
Also, I had never had any sort of procedure where I had to be put under before. It was pretty impressive. - Tim Apr 5, 20:39 14
- The scary part of general anesthesia is that it's like half amnesia drugs so you don't remember the parts you were actually awake for. -- nm - Ender Apr 5, 23:52 1
  - I think dreamless sleep was one of the draws for Michael Jackson in his reliance on propofol -- nm - zork Apr 6, 00:06
- Last time mom had an op, they asked her some dozen separate times what she ate and drank since the night before, over and over again -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 21:13
- Did you have that “OK, I’m good. Let’s go home.” euphoria afterwards? - Mop Apr 5, 21:08 1
  - I wanted to stay in bed and enjoy the drugs. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 21:10
- I'll have my first one in a few weeks (colonoscopy). So nervous. Did you have a sense of space in between? -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 21:05
- When I had the upper and lower scope for gastric bleeding last year I had absolutely no memory of the upper. - Meg Apr 5, 21:03 5
  - the colonoscopy I had here I was out for. the one I had in Canada ~15 years ago I was awake for. I prefer the drugs here. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 21:07 4
    - Which country had better prep, though? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 22:50
    - I've had three (it is it two?) and knocked out for each but woke up each time in the middle with no stress. -- nm - zork Apr 5, 21:13
    - But if you're out you can't watch the video ;) -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 21:08 1
      - counterpoint: really good drugs. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 21:11
- It's the reason why anesthesiologists are paid the big bucks. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 20:43
- when I had my butt scope they also confirmed the procedure I was there for with me both in prep and again in the OR. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:41
When did this happen? I've been using the same brand of TP (Charmin) for many years, but today... - howie Apr 5, 20:32 10
- But was it the same width as before? That's the latest exercise in downsizing and hoping we won't notice. -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 20:59 1
  - Width and also expanding the tube diameter. -- nm - TWuG Apr 5, 21:09
- Apparently you've found one of their test packages. For real. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 5, 20:49 1
  - Thank you! I actually went to their website, and there was no mention of the new perforation pattern. - howie Apr 5, 21:09
- Sounds like you won the brown ticket -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:34 4
  - OMG you didn't -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 21:05 1
    - Well I mean, it's no chocolate factory, but it's something. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 21:59
  - Free tour of the charmin factory. Try not to get mauled by bear bottoms. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 20:39 1
    - *old RC jumps up and down after being seen as crippled for years* Me Me Me! Take me!! -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 20:44
- That's how they getcha! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 5, 20:34
Moonfall. Wow. -- nm - Max Apr 5, 20:25
Nope, Robot Wars still made no sense even when not under the effect of pain medication. - Tim Apr 5, 20:22 2
- Lisa was a real beauty. -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 20:43
- Oh, you just reminded me I need to watch that. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 20:27
LYC. I decided I'm not posting Wordle score any more. No one cares. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 20:03 17
- And I am only going to post legitimate answers to the spelling bee -- nm - rollo Apr 5, 22:06 1
  - dammit! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 6, 01:33
- Join my group on Facebook and post there -- nm - zork Apr 5, 20:53 4
  - Thank goodness you included a link. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 21:06 3
    - I wanted to see if you were interested first. Besides, I probably sent an invitation a couple of weeks ago. - zork Apr 5, 21:09 2
      - Most of my invites are for MLM "parties" so I ignore -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 22:45 1
        
        In that case nmbl -- (link) - zork Apr 6, 00:02
- my corollary is that I'm only playing wordle and worldle now. gave up on the multiples. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 20:43 3
  - I just looked up Worldle and they showed me a map of (an East African country) - loosilu Apr 5, 22:48 2
    - well sure, but some countries are much more recognisable than others. - mafic Apr 6, 00:01
    - It is but there are plenty of island states that are killers -- nm - zork Apr 5, 22:56
- 6/6 today. I enjoy seeing other people's scores. - mafic Apr 5, 20:39 1
  - I get that! For me it started feeling like a duty. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 21:02
- Like many internet fads it comes and goes. It was one of the more wholesome and supernova to burn so bright. But in the end, they all are laid to rest -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 20:37
- It only makes me feel good, when other people (besides me) struggle on the hard ones. Otherwise, I’m happy with my “C average”/aka 4 score -- nm - Flavorize Apr 5, 20:09 2
  - I usually do 4 or 5. So much of it is driven by luck. If I do 3 or less it is all luck, not smartness. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 21:03
  - I’m a solid 5 and happy about it. Heh -- nm - Pippy Apr 5, 20:17
Shanghai will test all 26 million residents for the second time in less than a week as coronavirus cases continue to rise -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 19:53
a day or two ago, I started reading "The Camel Club". Last night I started watching "Angel Has Fallen" (after finishing Warcraft). You know ... - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:51 3
- Is Danny Huston terrible in Camel Club though? -- nm - Roger More Apr 5, 20:44 1
  - Hmmmmmmm. No, my imagination hasn't plunked him in there. Although there is a character or two that would be perfect for Butler. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 21:01
- Warcraft: B+, I guess? I liked it. Well, maybe not the style of ending, but the rest of it. - Beryllium Apr 5, 19:52
package race! which will get here first, mailed from China in late Feb, Japan in early March, or Perth last Thursday? - mafic Apr 5, 19:46
Three apparently random shootings on L.A. freeways today :( -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 19:35
The country is full of stars But they're in a war Lying in the dark Just hopin' to medicate But painfully, it changes fate -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:32

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