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Philadelphia cancels mask mandate after 4 days due to "leveling of case counts" -- nm* - Remlik Apr 21, 18:22
Flaming Hot Mountain Dew -- (link) - budice Apr 21, 18:07 3
- Ah. Hot Ones Vomit. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 18:16
- I’ll wait for Cool Ranch Mountain Dew, thankyouverymuch. -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 18:12
- Is "not that bad" in comparison to other sodas or just other Mountains Dew? - Baruno Apr 21, 18:12
Local school rejects Satan Club. Lawsuit to follow. -- (link) - Dano Apr 21, 17:54 1
- Hail Satan! -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:58
Hulu is down. I've never seen this happen before -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 17:49 4
- Stupid Hulu. I need my Bob's Burgers! Netflix works, but I'm not watching any half hour easy shows on there right now. -- nm - sycor Apr 21, 18:16 3
  - Seen Derry Girls? -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 18:18 2
    - No, but it does looks interesting. And I love a good Irish accent, but not quite the same light heartedness as Bob's Burgers -- nm - The Boss Apr 21, 18:24 1
      - Give the first episode a go, it's not serious. -- nm - LMS Apr 21, 18:28
Issues Reported for Hulu, AppleTV+, Netflix at the moment -- (edited) - budice Apr 21, 17:48 [Attachment] 4
- I love that we live in a society that tracks Minecraft AND CostCo. -- nm - David Apr 21, 17:50 3
  - It's the new proxy war and these are the front lines. We need a name for it like the Cold War had -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 17:57 1
    - Fail Whale Index -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 18:03
  - But we live in a country when the down detector goes up when things go down! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 17:52
DTL -- So, I have a PF who's come within 1 of several triple-doubles...he's set to shoot at a 4. I moved him up to 6 - Will Hunting Apr 21, 17:43 2
- UH oh, you touched it. Mama Bird won't take it back now. -- nm - Baruno Apr 21, 17:52 1
  - Also, our first ever 6-1 start! Last two were harder than they should've been but they still count as W's. - Baruno Apr 21, 18:10
Time to figure out what medical procedures I need to have done before June 1st. - Tim Apr 21, 17:34 4
- There's probably a million and one uses for a stent. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 18:00
- With Kelly's diabetes, I basically just look to schedule touch-ups each fall on whatever I need given we hit our deductible by about January 25th -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 17:43
- The year my gall bladder left my body, I was less than a couple hundred away from cap. I was begging my appendix to go that year. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 17:42
- Can I interest you in being completed? -- nm - Certainly Not A Phyrexian Apr 21, 17:40
Wordle 4 - zork Apr 21, 17:13 1
- 306 4/6 - GregW Apr 21, 18:26
Bit of a Father Ted caravan episode callback in Taskmaster tonight. -- nm* - LMS Apr 21, 17:00
If someone ever asks you "what's a Quibi" you can say 8 times a CNN+ -- (link) - Reagen Apr 21, 16:55
Fuck Hertz with Donald Trump's dick - Will Hunting Apr 21, 16:28 22
- I’m just going to say, the people here at the airport drop off location have been wonderful. They immediately noticed the issue, wiped out all charges - kelly Apr 21, 18:25
- Not a huge fan of rental companies in general. But ugh. Sorry man. Last time I used Hertz my windshield spontaneously cracked in Vegas. - The Boss Apr 21, 18:19
- So so sorry this happened. Kinda amazed they did this with no warning, no calling to ask 'hey about that car...' -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 17:51 1
  - Apparently, they managed to charge it to a corporate account, and hit us with at least 2 upgrade charges...they - Will Hunting Apr 21, 18:05
- Messed up. I always 1) Take lots of pictures in case of damage questons 2) Use a low-limit card. Ive heard Horror stories with Hertz, articles on here too -- nm* - budice Apr 21, 17:18
- Jebus! That's some bullshit. -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 17:18
- Awful. just awful -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 17:02
- What was the payment method? -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 16:50 6
  - They hit her debit. First was rejected. So they nibbled in 4-digit increments. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 16:57 5
    - (This was the emergency “stuck on the side of the highway” rental so I didn’t have a credit card on me) -- nm - kelly Apr 21, 18:26
    - Fraud complaint, criminal complaint, ftc complaint, bbb complaint - znufrii Apr 21, 17:00 3
      - Small claims court? -- nm - Baruno Apr 21, 18:18 2
        
        I was thinking class action, actually. -- nm - znufrii Apr 21, 18:20 1
        
        yup, hit up a local Saul Goodman -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 18:22
- That is VILE. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 21, 16:49
- Dude that sucks. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 21, 16:35
- You're lucky they didn't report it stolen on you - it's a thing they do -- (link) - Reagen Apr 21, 16:29 3
  - Yes. I believe I read this piece here, actually. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 16:59
  - Recently saw a video is a police officer at a gas station dealing with cops because his Hertz had been reported months before and... - zork Apr 21, 16:52 1
    - Happened to me and an Avis rental in 2020 I think. - ty97 Apr 21, 17:44
- cops at your door with an arrest warrant for auto theft in 3 2 KNOCK KNOCK -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:29 1
  - OH, and really I'm sorry for you and your trip to kafka land -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:30
guys, I don't want you to think that a name change is in order just yet, but chubbins lost half a pound! that's a lot for such a small kitty. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 21, 16:18 2
- Uh oh. Hunting for a new name? Midlins, perhaps? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 16:23 1
  - Mini Chips -- nm - Max Apr 21, 17:20
People are stupid -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 16:18 1
- The self-censorship detracts ... but works as a meta-joke. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 16:22
I can't believe rooting for a freaking corporation, but yes, this is how Disney can massively hurt DeSantis. - Tim Apr 21, 16:14 6
- I think this is probably a bad idea and won't play well for Disney if they remove the discount. -- nm - ty97 Apr 21, 18:30
- Corporations are people, my friend! And not all people are the same. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:02
- Disney shouldn’t do anything, just act like nothing has changed. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 21, 16:17 3
  - I'd agree if it was just isolated in Florida. But this all of right wing radio most of right wing cable and several sitting Republicans thrashing them - Jovian Apr 21, 16:32 2
    - Yeah, and they’re dying for a big mean “woke” corporation to play the victim against. -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 21, 16:50 1
      - This is how successful the tactics were for the counter protestors on Jan 6th. They didn’t show, thus making the only news of the day the Insurrection -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:03
ST Poll: what do you think?—I’m not sure how to take this…. - Flavorize Apr 21, 16:14 [Attachment] 1
- Honestly, I don't know if he's saying there's a 100% chance he gets traded or if he's agreeing with the owner's statement. -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 16:20
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Apr 21, 15:54 [youtube] 10
- Legit didn't know that Ezra Miller was in that movie. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 16:17 4
  - he plays "Not Snape". -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 16:31
  - Yup. Starring in two massive franchises, pissing his career away. -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 16:19 2
    - Their career. Non-binary. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:06 1
      - Ah, I did not know that. -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 17:24
- "Hey shut up." -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 16:17
- Sonic 2 made more $$$ on Wed BoxOff -- nm - budice Apr 21, 16:15
- Maybe there's a Vice Wizard who could potentially overturn the deer vote? -- nm - Max Apr 21, 16:01
- "Hey can I ask you something?” “Of course” “What the hell is going on” -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 15:58 1
  - "They have this very deep, very easy to edit out for China love for each other." -- nm* - Beaker Apr 21, 16:00
Aero Nanaimo Bar: it's alright. I like it. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 15:52 1
- the lightest dessert combined with the heaviest dessert. Pick a lane! -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 16:25
Starbucks reboots stalled efforts to remove plastic cups from the equation. Starting tomorrow gives 10 cents off + 25 Stars for reusables. - Qale Apr 21, 15:46 7
- If only there were some way to make cups out of renewable paper... -- nm - Ender Apr 21, 16:35 4
  - I do like to be bribed to do the right thing though. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:08
  - paper recycling centers don't want dirty, or even wet stuff, don't want coffee cups because they usually come with nasty used napkins, food wrappers -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:39 2
    - Who said anything about recycling them? It will take them like 2 weeks to break down in a landfill. -- nm - Ender Apr 21, 17:34
    - Also, many paper cups have plastic or wax linings (cans too) -- nm - zork Apr 21, 16:48
- what is the rate exchange for star points compared to Qale points? (and since I'm in negative territory, what kind of drink do I owe you) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:28 1
  - You’re at -77 Qale Points so that’s like 1/3 of a drink? -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 17:06
How many TTers have been to business school? I have a case history question. - Max Apr 21, 15:18 10
- Twitter. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 18:24
- That sounds like the movie business about every other week, pre-pandemic -- nm - con_carne Apr 21, 17:39
- I don't believe Facebook advertised, but they had so many eager to join it was a matter of rolling out slowly enough to prevent overwhelming -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:34
- Googling - luxury brands with name recognition like Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini - Roger More Apr 21, 15:40 5
  - lux brands adv in lux media (Vogue, Rob report, product placements, celeb endorsements) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:37
  - I was thinking of Secret Lab chairs. Only reason I heard of them was from ST -- nm - Beaker Apr 21, 16:29
  - I've never seen a Ben & Jerry's ad, though perhaps I just wasn't looking. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 16:26
  - Case studies of “not enough advertising” would be pretty difficult to find, I expect. -- nm - Roger More Apr 21, 15:43 1
    - My dad, who was in advertising in the 40s, would say Morris Miner, they believed small car, small ads... - zeitgeist Apr 21, 15:53
- There are definitely ways to promote something without print or video advertising, but I'm not sure of specific examples beyond yours. - TWuG Apr 21, 15:37
prehistoric rock art, news -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 21, 15:06
Today's Depp-Heard trial was tedious. Best part for me was defense attorney's dramatic readings of Depp's profanity-laced texts. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 14:57 2
- Lengthy questioning on Depp's fingerpaints was quite illuminating -- nm* - budice Apr 21, 15:01 1
  - Yeah, the defense spent hours demonstrating he's a drunk druggie who damages property. - loosilu Apr 21, 15:08
And to think, I chose Disney gigs because I only wanted to write about happy stuff all the time. -- nm - David Apr 21, 14:17 17
- can I ask a question? will disney employees (like, "municipal" employees) lose their jobs over this? yes, right? - amanda jeans Apr 21, 15:58 5
  - The belief is that if this happens — and it probably won’t — those people will transition to Orange County employees. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 21, 15:59 4
    - don't say transition! -- nm - Max Apr 21, 16:02 3
      - They will come out as Orange County employees? -- nm - The Allfather Apr 21, 16:05 2
        
        They will identify as OC employees? -- nm - TWuG Apr 21, 16:13 1
        
        that 'private' sector status is priviledged info between them/they and their accountants -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 16:42
- Every episode of Taylor Sheridan's Disney World shows a body being dumped for the alligators. -- nm - Max Apr 21, 15:33 1
  - I'll pay for this streaming service. -- nm - amanda jeans Apr 21, 15:56
- I imagine it's still The Happiest Place On Earth by a landslide. -- nm - Qale Apr 21, 15:11
- "Bob Iger from The Top Rope!" -- nm - Remlik Apr 21, 14:54
- Disney should end all season passports for Florida residents. -- nm - Jovian Apr 21, 14:53
- When you eventually win your Pulitzer in a few years, you'll look back at these pivotal moments.... -- nm - prayformojo Apr 21, 14:28
- let me know when you decide to write on the Disney WWII effort and Hank Porter designing unit insignia art. I'll gladly help -- (pic) - Peglegpete Apr 21, 14:24 [Attachment] 1
  - Hank ran the PR art dept from 1939/40 to his death in 1952. he would have been a 9 Old Men if he lived another decade. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 21, 14:25
- Florida might be a happier place if not for the current guv -- nm - budice Apr 21, 14:20 2
  - No worries. He'll be in the White House soon enough -- nm - Jovian Apr 21, 14:45 1
    - Trump's VP? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 15:55
Gator by TKO -- (link) - budice Apr 21, 14:07 2
- When life hands you gators, make Gatorade. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 14:41
- I would have fallen out of my chair if the gator had ended up with the officer's gun in its teeth. John Wick: Pleistocene -- nm - Max Apr 21, 14:10
Who the hell set my autocomplete for "the" - Max Apr 21, 14:06
Happy Pippy Birthday! - tRuMaN Apr 21, 13:58 2
- 🎼🎵 Pippy birthday to you, Pippy birthday to you ... 🎶 -- nm - zork Apr 21, 16:38
- happy birthday, pippy!! :) - — nm - i.b.! Apr 21, 16:19
We have a new casino resort in SoCal that I considered trying. $500 a night!! I can go to Pechanga for $250 and Morongo for $120. -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 13:55 2
- Tell them that! - zunk xometimes Apr 21, 14:00 1
  - And if I go to Pechanga(again) I can visit the Galway distillery :) -- nm - Meg Apr 21, 14:13
BAL - Trey Mancini and Mgr Brandon Hyde got ran over this out call at 1st -- (link*) - budice Apr 21, 13:51 12
- This game is so stupid. -- nm - Mop Apr 21, 16:10
- To be fair, Mancini should have got back on the bag much faster. But it’s a stupid rule anyway. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 21, 14:52 1
  - There has to be a rule so you know if the runner is in play or not. If you turn to the right there's no problem. -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 15:55
- That’s insanity. He didn’t make any effort to go to 2nd. He never even crossed his feet over to go toward 2nd. - Will Hunting Apr 21, 14:14 8
  - He turned left. Every player knows you don't do that. You turn right into foul territory unless you plan to go to 2nd. -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 15:51 4
    - No. You can turn left. That’s not a move. His feet never crossed. He never went left. That’s a joke. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 21, 16:13 2
      - I'm saying to avoid this you don't turn left because, as this shows, it can be taken as a move to go to 2nd. He did turn left in this case and while - Krusty Apr 21, 16:18 1
        
        It's a stupid "I'm the real show here!" call. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 16:28
    - Even the first base coach knew he needed to get back to the bag and was trying to tell him to hustle back but he wasn't listening. -- nm - Krusty Apr 21, 15:53
  - That ump is the guy who threatened to shoot the House of Representatives if they impeached Trump. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 14:21 2
    - Wha? -- nm - The Allfather Apr 21, 14:49 1
      - This guy -- (link) - Reagen Apr 21, 14:54
Oh, "420 Poutine House". That's a new one. -- nm* - Beryllium Apr 21, 13:39 8
- Nice. -- nm - loosilu Apr 21, 14:54
- The 'older than dirt' Chinese place here is Look Ho Ho. -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 14:11 2
  - We've also got CHKN CHOP, The Stubborn Goat, The Foggy Goggle, Your Father's Moustache -- nm - Reagen Apr 21, 14:14 1
    - that last one is .. just wrong. -- nm - mud Apr 21, 14:23
- New one for me, There's a number of Tea & Coffee houses in the area that serve drinks with Bikini or Topless Staff. -- nm* - budice Apr 21, 13:45 1
  - Peek a brew -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 21, 15:56
- "Wind Cries Mary". Heh -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 13:41 1
  - "Phonomenal" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 13:43
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PIPPY!!! -- nm - David Apr 21, 13:38 2
- Happy Birthday! Hope it's a great one! -- nm - zunk xometimes Apr 21, 14:02
- HBD! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 21, 13:39

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