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Framed 4/6 - NM - JaxSean Apr 17, 03:56 1
- Yeah, I feel like I should have gotten it sooner. Heardle is too easy -- nm - Pippy Apr 17, 04:27
Wordle 302 4/6 - Todd Manning Apr 17, 01:03 2
- 3/6 - oblique Apr 17, 04:27
- 302 4/6 - GregW Apr 17, 01:42
A little harbour ferry that appears to be going on a big voyage ... -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 16, 23:40 [flickr]
Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan is returning to theatres this fall -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 16, 21:56
Actorle: 1 - Will Hunting Apr 16, 21:15
Are these Uber Eats ads running on other services than Peacock? I don't use Uber Eats and these wouldn't entice me to try :/ -- nm - Meg Apr 16, 21:14 1
- They were on late night talk shows, really dumb ,rather lame as a joke -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 17, 10:25
Heardle #51 2/6 - prayformojo Apr 16, 21:11
#Worldle #86 6/6 (100%) - prayformojo Apr 16, 21:10 1
- 2. Picked the country next door and I’m cursing myself. - mafic Apr 17, 04:30
Wordle 302 4/6 -- (edited) - prayformojo Apr 16, 21:06
Hunter Greene has set a new mlb record for the most triple digit pitches in a game with 38 so far. -- nm - Ender Apr 16, 20:39 1
- This is just playing dirty. -- (link) - Ender Apr 16, 23:02
Here's a photo from my walk -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 16, 20:20 [flickr] 1
- That dead end looks dangerous for cyclists. -- nm - Max Apr 16, 20:30
I suppose I should start writing my part for tomorrow's prayer breakfast... I've got 5 minutes to fill. -- nm - Ender Apr 16, 19:46 3
- Eh, two and a half minutes, that's close enough... I'll walk up slowly. -- nm - Ender Apr 16, 21:37
- that's about the same amount of time you need to say the words of a Bob Dylan song. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 16, 19:58 1
  - Madonna’s, “Just Like A Prayer” could probably fill 5 minutes…if you speak slowly, pause for effect, and keep the dancing+clapping parts in. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 16, 20:02
So far I've paid the dermatologist, the lab that performed the biopsy (huh?), and the oncology and surgical consults. - Tim Apr 16, 19:38 3
- It's so awful that when we need it, we can't even focus on the stress of it because there's the stress of paying for it. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 20:48 1
  - at the early part of the pandemic,a nurse posted the worst thing she heard, before intubating a guy, his last words were, "who's gonna pay for this" -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 23:47
- Eesh -- nm - Epiphany! Apr 16, 19:39
W..t..f...I come home, and there's *football* being played on TV.. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 19:38 1
- "football" -- nm - mud Apr 16, 19:42
oh .. come ON! -- (link) - mud Apr 16, 19:02 4
- Math? -- nm - . Apr 16, 21:40
- In math? I think the fact they don’t know what math contains is a bigger issue -- nm - Epiphany! Apr 16, 19:38
- FREEDOM OF SPEECH! Wait. I mean. Wait. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 16, 19:35
- All that talk of equalities. -- nm - TWuG Apr 16, 19:13
I suspect some STers may appreciate this guide to folding fitted sheets. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 16, 18:58 3
- It’s like a magic trick where you can see the illusion. At 19 seconds, there’s a cut, and suddenly the sheets are nice and neat. -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 22:22
- I may or may not have watched this a lot of times - Epiphany! Apr 16, 19:01 1
  - Ah, he demonstrates the real sexy in a man. - . Apr 16, 21:36
Good news: 93.5% of all tornados are verified before they strike. Bad news: 6.5% still sneak up on people. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 18:44 5
- How many of them are on the board of Twitter? -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 22:21
- Good news: The Harris Health System discharged its only COVID-19 patient from the Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital Friday afternoon. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 18:49 3
  - Bad news: Vampire bats have caused $47 million in damage to the livestock industry in Mexico. Officials have been tracking them since 2012. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 18:53 2
    - That's nothing compared to Abbott's impact -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 20:17 1
      - You know, the cows might be the only thing he hasn't fucked here. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 20:48
Al Pacino, 81, has a new 28-year-old girlfriend - Noor Alfallah -- (link) - budice Apr 16, 18:03 13
- Wait, she previously dated other seniors, and she met Pacino "early" in the pandemic? Red flag! Black widow! -- nm - Max Apr 16, 19:52
- The balls on that guy. -- nm - Max Apr 16, 19:50
- which makes me one-degree removed from Al Pacino - hollywood big shot Apr 16, 18:50 2
  - Hi! - Epiphany! Apr 16, 19:40 1
    - ha, she eventually passed (competing project with J-Law at the agency we wanted to take it) - hollywood big shot Apr 16, 20:11
- I don't think that Alfallah is feeling all that poor anymore. -- nm - Qale Apr 16, 18:44
- “I work hard for this. I want you to know that.” I wonder if he goes Hoowah when he climaxes. -- nm - zork Apr 16, 18:43 1
  - Make her an offer she can't refuse -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 18:52
- "With your age difference, sex could be dangerous." "If she dies, she dies." - George Burns - howie Apr 16, 18:41
- I'd say "Good for for AL!" but... ewww. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 16, 18:36
- Half-minus-twelve, right? -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 18:20 2
  - 1/3 -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 16, 18:28
  - "Some say I'm robbing the cradle. Others, that she's robbing the grave. The truth is ..." - Beryllium Apr 16, 18:23
On the drive home from my walk, there were two dirt bikers behind me in traffic. Then they started ... - Beryllium Apr 16, 18:01 5
- Drive home from your walk? Did you call a cab? -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 18:41 4
  - I drove down to the inner harbour and walked along the shoreline trail, then drove home (and picked up dinner on the way). -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 18:46 3
    - Ahh, that makes sense. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 18:52 2
      - yes - although if I were feeling up for it, it would've made more sense to ride down. The trail goes almost all the way there. - Beryllium Apr 16, 18:55 1
        
        That sounds like a good idea on a nice day. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 19:12
That's strange. I can "cast" through Chromecast to my Roku from my desktop browser. But from my phone, the device doesn't show up. - Mop Apr 16, 17:54 1
- Different wi-fi networks? - ReluctantCynic Apr 16, 18:04
Billie Eilish at 11:30 PM Pacific Time on Coachella channel 1. Get a nap in now, while you can! -- nm - Mop Apr 16, 17:48 4
- Hope they like the wind just drove through there on my way to my moms -- (edited) - eag Apr 16, 18:06 3
  - Banning Pass can be fun. Remember driving school vans through there on field trips. -- nm - Meg Apr 16, 18:16 1
    - Major accident between Blythe and Indio delayed me 2 hours today -- nm - eag Apr 16, 18:20
  - It sucks. -- nm - con_carne Apr 16, 18:07
Tesla removes the charger from new cars. Will now be $400 accessory only (fixed link, thanks David) -- (link*) - spamlet Apr 16, 17:44 4
- Not a popular move in the Tesla community - TWuG Apr 16, 19:25
- Makes sense, everyone has a drawer full of old chargers that'll work fine -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 17:57
- I'm sure it's connected somehow... - Mop Apr 16, 17:46
- Probably not that link... -- nm - David Apr 16, 17:45
Joe Maddie intentionally walking Corey Seager with the bases-loaded brought up the Barry Bobds getting the same treatment. I forgot that - Will Hunting Apr 16, 17:35 1
- Bonds was certainly the 5-tool player without the peds. 45/101/.362 at age 39, yeesh. -- nm - budice Apr 16, 17:44
Twitter's Current Board owns less than 3% of the Company -- (link) - budice Apr 16, 17:33 8
- I’m going to bet that’s not all that unusual. There are a lot of professional board members. -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 17:48
- ...the other 88% of shareholders? -- nm - Reagen Apr 16, 17:45 2
  - Well, the other 88% of shares held by 99.9something percent of shareholders -- nm - zork Apr 16, 18:12
  - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 18:06
- Now you're just going to lead me down the rabbit hole of digging up their bylaws and shareholder agreements, finding their 10-Ks and 10-Qs at the SEC - ReluctantCynic Apr 16, 17:39 3
  - I wonder what the norm is for a company that size? Thinking a Fortune 500 company, I doubt the total wouldn't be close to 1%. But maybe I'm way off. -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 16, 17:51 2
    - I only have experience with investment companies, so no help here. -- nm - znufrii Apr 16, 17:58 1
      - Also I’m very curious if their adoption of a poison pill defense runs afoul of rules that such actions only be taken on a “clear day” -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 16, 18:00
Dumb question…did Thandiwe Newton change or name or has it been acceptedly wrong for the last 20+ years as Thandie? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 17:22 4
- "she is reverting to the original Zimbabwean spelling of her first name, Thandiwe" ~ April of last year -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 17:24 3
  - Okay, cool. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 17:27 2
    - I think people got it wrong when she started and she just allowed it. She's claiming her heritage back now. -- nm - zork Apr 16, 18:10 1
      - That's the optimistic view of it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 16, 18:13
Stricter enforcement of new MiLB pace of play rules started last night, and it shaved almost 30 minutes off the average game. -- (link) - Ender Apr 16, 16:43 2
- Last week I heard a former MLB pitcher (can't remember who) say he feels this will be a tremendous advantage to pitchers. -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 16, 17:37 1
  - The Reds using PitchCom certainly seemed to throw off the Atlanta batters. -- nm - Ender Apr 16, 17:53
idjut -- (link) - mud Apr 16, 16:39 1
- Political Theater at the expense of EVERYONE -- nm - Epiphany! Apr 16, 17:31
Hubble Telescope Zooms In on the Biggest Comet Ever Spotted - crash davis Apr 16, 16:25 5
- "Zoom out! Zoom out!" "Oh, right." "Dammit! You scared the shit out of us!" -- nm - Max Apr 16, 17:37 1
  - heh -- nm - mud Apr 16, 18:13
- Don’t look up. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 16, 16:46
- The space observatory helped scientists make a more precise measurement of the comet, which has a mass of 500 trillion tons and an appearance like burnt toast -- nm* - crash davis Apr 16, 16:26 1
  - "500 trillion tons" doesn't sound very precise. - Cuzzin Todd Apr 16, 18:50
TIL: everything bagels are only about 40 years old, do not in fact have *everything* -- (link*) - zeitgeist Apr 16, 15:47 13
- Not enough places have salt bagels. -- nm - Max Apr 16, 17:38 1
  - I love salt bagels. I add the salt myself but that's not possible when you don't take the bagel home. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 19:14
- for everything, you need to order a Dagwood sandwich. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 16, 17:33
- I for one would not eat a 40-year-old bagel. -- nm - mafic Apr 16, 16:45 1
  - If there was a selection of flavored cream cheese spreads you would. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 16, 18:51
- I would recommend fresher bagels. They don't work like wine -- nm - crash davis Apr 16, 16:38
- I know it’s a thing that Trader Joe’s does a lot, but it’s been a bummer that they get credit for selling the mix. I bought some from a nyc store - i.b.! Apr 16, 16:20
- I've been eating them since the mid '80s and it does have every topping on it. I don't know what it could be missing. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 16:18 4
  - gummi bears, pretzels, M&Ms, lentils, the concept of love ... I could go on - Reagen Apr 16, 16:22 1
    - Heh. 😆 -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 18:52
  - some are mentioned in the article, I’ve also seen things like oats and chia seeds and nuts. so they usually have all the common toppings but - i.b.! Apr 16, 16:22 1
    - Well of course it doesn't have every topping possible. But it does have every topping you'd normally find on a bagel. -- nm - Krusty Apr 16, 18:50
- Pressed bagel sweepings. -- nm - Baruno Apr 16, 16:14
Costco is offering $50 off $150 groceries for same day home delivery...In other news: costco is now offering same day home delivery -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 16, 15:42 1
- I can’t see, is it via Instacart? - i.b.! Apr 16, 16:29
The latest hill I'm willing to die on: Bristol is not a "dirt race." - ReluctantCynic Apr 16, 15:39 7
- I wonder if JaxSean is here. If so, remember Pal’s! -- nm - The Allfather Apr 16, 16:08 1
  - September race -- nm - JaxSean Apr 16, 17:01
- How is it not dirt if it's on dirt? -- nm - Max Apr 16, 15:50 2
  - Becuz the dirt is packed in like pavement -- nm - budice Apr 16, 15:52 1
    - And aside from Kyle Larson's comment that "it's not a dirt race if there is a windshield," the design and layout of the track is different and - ReluctantCynic Apr 16, 15:58
- They’re doing another? - Will Hunting Apr 16, 15:43 1
  - Yup. Though this year the racing is at least mildly better so far -- at least in the qualifying. - ReluctantCynic Apr 16, 15:53
22 years ago, Pats Drafted Brady -- (link) - budice Apr 16, 15:15 1
- And he just. Won't. LEAVE. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 16, 17:16
Thinking I might write a new Twitter bio. Here's what I've got so far ... - Beryllium Apr 16, 15:03
I went to the Book House today and there was a beautiful black kitty hanging out there who let me pet her. - Baruno Apr 16, 14:43 2
- Right now there's one of those on my lap who'll give me an absolute stink-eye if I try to move. -- (pic) - Meg Apr 16, 14:53 [Attachment] 1
  - That is one fabulous ruff. -- nm - Baruno Apr 16, 16:42
Krusty News: footage from the 2001 Jay-z Hot 97 show has been released for the 1st time.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 16, 14:43 1
- Holy shit! This is a video people have wanted to see for a long time. Hip hop fans are going to be talking about this for a few days. -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 16, 15:58
TV PSA: AEW Battle of the Belts, NHL, NBA, UFC, Masters of Illusion, Would I Lie to You, SNL (Lizzo), USFL Football, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Apr 16, 14:17 5
- I hope AEW can figure out some religious iconography to bastardize tonight. - Will Hunting Apr 16, 14:33
- ST Poll: Will you be watching USFL Football tonight? -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 14:17 3
  - Apparently yes -- nm - spamlet Apr 16, 16:32
  - Is that a real thing that exists? It sounds made up. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Apr 16, 15:32
  - fuck no -- nm - Beaker Apr 16, 14:17
Anyone else reminded of Hogan's Heroes when the Russians lose another general? How Colonel Klink was always trying to avoid being sent the the Russian front? -- nm* - . Apr 16, 14:11 4
- I'm fascinated by "Hogan's Heroes" for a number of reasons: 1) It's a comedy set in a Nazi prison camp... - howie Apr 16, 14:59 2
  - Well ... - zork Apr 16, 18:04 1
    - Like I said, the story behind the making of this show is very interesting. - howie Apr 16, 19:45
- Just watching an ill-advised turn in Civilization unfold in slow-mo -- nm - con_carne Apr 16, 14:23
This thread starts out crazy and keeps going. The 4th tweet is something else. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 16, 14:08 3
- Per capita, Tennessee has to have the craziest bullshit, even more than Florida. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 16, 14:25
- raped...and then 'baptised' ..... that's some "holy shit" right there. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 16, 14:20
- Grey's Anatomy would dismiss this as too crazy. -- nm - Reagen Apr 16, 14:12
YOU FOOL! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 16, 13:53
"I said speak your mind, Jack. But, Jesus..." - TWuG Apr 16, 13:52

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