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Basic math takes an analyst now? - Todd Manning Apr 28, 14:01 1
- I have questions…. 1). How does adding 3 cents of tax save the users about 3 cents? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 14:03
I'm worried about Tommy Castro's knees. -- nm - David Apr 28, 13:47 1
- Is it raining at Indian Wells? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 28, 14:04
Latest Dr Strange Promo with some spoilers -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 13:23 [youtube] 10
- And another Promo more spoil -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 13:40 1
  - clip -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 13:42
- the word! and the spoil - Spawn Apr 28, 13:28 7
  - I like how (spoils) - eag Apr 28, 14:00
  - and spoil - budice Apr 28, 13:31 5
    - But what does it all mean! -- nm - eag Apr 28, 13:43 4
      - Lesbians! Up yours, Saudi Arabia! -- nm - David Apr 28, 14:03
      - spoils - Remlik Apr 28, 13:46 2
        
        And oh by the way spoil -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 13:48 1
        
        This movie is gonna take multiple viewings to catch everything -- nm - eag Apr 28, 13:52
If someone could find me a PDF copy of the court filing in Sage Steele's lawsuit against ESPN, that would be great. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 13:14 2
- Sidenote: She hosted Sports Center at noon. - David Apr 28, 13:18
- I am already coming in on Saturday (meeting). -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 13:15
FTC being Musk's Newman again -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 28, 13:10 4
- I mean, the law says X. He didn’t follow X and bought 4% more at lower prices… - Will Hunting Apr 28, 13:15 3
  - Some business folks believe he was caught off-guard when Twitter accepted and is trying to back out. -- nm - David Apr 28, 14:04 1
    - He’s already broke the non-shit talk clause. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 14:08
  - He is all for freedom of speech, and his speech that week was done through stock buying. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 28, 14:01
Amazon Stock down 10% after earnings -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 13:09
Jan. 6 committee is planning *eight* public hearings in June, including some in primetime. -- (link) - mud Apr 28, 13:08 1
- If Sweeps Week in June? -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 13:09
Filled out FAFSA recently? Facebook has all that info now. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 28, 13:08 5
- Why would they put that code on their system? Just awful. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 13:28 3
  - It's ad tracking and web usage tracking. - Mop Apr 28, 17:14
  - - awful + evil -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 13:29 1
    - *nods* -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 13:35
- LOFL -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 13:08
Ben Simmons Tells Nets He Ready To Play Now -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 13:02 1
- omg -- nm - Diva Apr 28, 13:21
Happy Acuna Day! -- nm - spamlet Apr 28, 12:55 3
- I think he’s excited -- (link) - spamlet Apr 28, 13:25
- It means no worries? -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:58
- It's the most wonderful time of the year... -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:57
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 28, 12:50 [Attachment] 5
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 28, 12:50 [Attachment] 4
  - Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 28, 12:51 [Attachment] 3
    - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Apr 28, 12:51 [Attachment] 2
      - 2 -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 28, 13:16
      - 1/2 -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:55
Top Gun: Maverick -- (link) - Shaun Apr 28, 12:46 4
- I’ve already made a date with my brother-in-law to see this over Memorial Day weekend. -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 13:44
- .... and then they heard the Lady Gaga news... -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:47 2
  - Then things just got out of hands -- nm - eag Apr 28, 12:53 1
    - Pretty good Pokerface while it lasted. -- nm - budice Apr 28, 12:55
Pixar Putt Mini-Golf in Chicago for the Summer (May28-Aug) -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 12:41
Bringing a stray cat to the vet. If s/he isn't chipped and doesn't have FIV, s/he is coming home. -- (pic) - TWuG Apr 28, 12:24 [Attachment] 18
- Cute kitty! -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 13:29
- It is a she and has a chip. Running the number now. -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 13:04 2
  - someone is going to be sooooooo happy! -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 13:25
  - bery, hack the system!!! -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 13:07
- Baby! -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:43
- that's some side eye -- nm - Max Apr 28, 12:37
- You can never have too many kitties! -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 12:34 8
  - 312.50 Spawn Points -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:45
  - This will take us back up to 6 -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 12:37 5
    - Do NOT encourage Dano. - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:45 4
      - It's a cat-petition. If you're not purrst, you're last. -- nm - Baruno Apr 28, 12:46 3
        
        I've got to say that I am enjoying that ST's cat ladies are dudes. -- nm - . Apr 28, 13:05
        
        When our daughter comes home over spring break, she'll bring both of hers and we'll be at 8 -- nm - TWuG Apr 28, 12:51 1
        
        That would be a good start. -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:53
  - LOL! -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:34
- Whoa! -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:27
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis Apr 28, 12:26
- Aw, beautiful! -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 28, 12:26
Twitch looking to cut streamer's cut of subscription fees. -- (link) - Mop Apr 28, 12:07 2
- Thus ends my hot tub streaming sessions -- nm - spamlet Apr 28, 12:08
- bastards -- nm - decline Apr 28, 12:08
Florida is now considered to be the least affordable place to live in the country -- (link) - decline Apr 28, 12:07 13
- The prices have risen at least 20%. Not sure if it's across the board though. -- nm* - . Apr 28, 12:35
- It has become MUCH more expensive to live there VERY quickly, but that seems like hyperbole. -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 12:27
- (They're only talking about Miami per the article) -- nm - spamlet Apr 28, 12:21 1
  - Synecdoche. -- nm - Baruno Apr 28, 12:57
- But no state income tax! -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 12:19
- I thought they had houses under $ 150k there per the last article? -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:16 5
  - St. Pete was one of the best in the country - with 12% of homes on the market being 150k or less. - Dark Callisto Apr 28, 12:23 3
    - I agree with your IM - you do not want to live in what you could by in Dallas for $ 150k -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:28 2
      - Tangent: We paid about $120k for our house. I see Zillow puts it at $277k now. -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 13:00 1
        
        I've mentioned this before, but in 2003 I bought a new construction house in the Austin suburbs for $144,000 - ty97 Apr 28, 13:51
  - But like, not *available*! -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:18
- They need to elect some Republicans to fix things! -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 12:08
- I blame Disney -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 12:08
Canadian Blood Services to end blood ban for men who have sex with men -- (link) - Beaker Apr 28, 12:04
Meg post! 18 value pack of granola bars for 5.48 or 6 pack for $1.43. -- nm* - Qale Apr 28, 12:03 1
- I am all about value, but... -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:05
Wordle 313 5/6 - crash davis Apr 28, 12:00 2
- #Worldle #97 3/6 (100%) spoiler - crash davis Apr 28, 12:12 1
  - nerdlegame 99 3/6 - crash davis Apr 28, 12:17
Developing: Central Kyiv hit by two cruise missles while UN Secretary General was in town to meet with Zelenskiy -- (link) - znufrii Apr 28, 11:54
Boba Fett gets a billboard in NYC -- (link) - Remlik Apr 28, 11:26 1
- they have had half a dozen of these screens on 1 street in Japan advertising Ultra Man for months -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 11:29
Highest Percent Capacity: Funny Girl, Hamilton, Hadestown, The Music Man, Macbeth -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:25 5
- Lowest Percent Capacity: The Little Prince (27% OMG), The Skin of Our Teeth, Paradise Square, For Colored Girls, Phantom of the Opera -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:26 4
  - Are these in danger of closing? - kelly Apr 28, 11:29 3
    - Phantom just had an off week, it was over $1M gross last week, $850k this week. It's fine. - MDH Apr 28, 11:33 2
      - Ok. -- nm - kelly Apr 28, 11:34
      - Little prince announced its closing, and Paradise Square isn't far behind. But those are very different than Phantom. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:34
YDC: Highest Grossing Broadway Shows this week: The Music Man, Hamilton, The Lion King, Wicked, Plaza Suite. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:23 5
- Lowest Grossing: For Colored Girls, The Skin of Our Teeth, Hangmen, Paradise Square, How I Learned to Drive -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:24
- oh, Music Man opened? -- nm - ty97 Apr 28, 11:24 3
  - My buddy and his daughter went a couple weeks ago. Met Jackman afterwards. They loved it. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 28, 11:25
  - You know I saw it months ago. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 11:24 1
    - What is time? Just a mere concept. - ty97 Apr 28, 12:44
SITWAP: The door has opened to Colin Kaepernick returning to the NFL. - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 11:17 13
- Another POV: After everything that's happened to him it is rather exhausting watching a bunch of white men who - Diva Apr 28, 12:45 4
  - Agreed, but it is similar for any QB that looks to return to the league. -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:47 3
    - and with respect, may I posit that he's not just some regular out of a job QB. He wasn't unemployed because of lack of skill. He was blackballed - Diva Apr 28, 13:20
    - Yes, but I suggest perhaps it feels grosser than usual. And as I said, it's another, different POV. A singular one on this board. -- nm - Diva Apr 28, 12:49 1
      - I appreciate that singular view. The board needs it. -- nm - . Apr 28, 13:00
- The biggest roadblock, I think, would be salary considerations. - Baruno Apr 28, 11:37 2
  - I think that's one of a few issues, and it's probably even with potential to start. - the wrong element Apr 28, 11:59 1
    - a very sad "heh" -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 12:00
- It's been five years. I don't know how he's not Fat Thor by now. -- nm - Max Apr 28, 11:20 4
  - Five years of not being hit 200 times. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 12:35
  - Justin Fields says he is ready to go. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Apr 28, 11:41
  - On the other hand, that's 5 years of not getting knocked on his ass. He's probably in better condition than other QBs his age. -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 11:27 1
    - Plus, 5 years of not kneeling so his knees are in better shape. -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 11:31
High School Baseball: Local school threw 2 perfect games on 2 consecutive nights.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 28, 11:16
California's gas tax could rise to 53.6-cents per gallon on July 1. -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 11:05 4
- From 53.5-cents per gallon? -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 11:13 3
  - 48 -- nm - budice Apr 28, 11:14 2
    - So, another headline would be "Gas tax going up 5.5 cents"? -- nm - Mop Apr 28, 11:18 1
      - "Gas tax going up but still less than $1" -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 11:23
Why wouldn’t many users bolt for the door. It’s called a hostile takeover, not a friendly reach-around. -- nm - Qale Apr 28, 10:58 2
- Addicts gonna addict. -- nm - spamlet Apr 28, 11:19
- Thumbs up on the wordplay (though it's not technically hostile since the board approved) -- nm - Baruno Apr 28, 11:11
things I learned today that ST probably already knows. The person behind The Oatmeal is working to "adapt" Exploding kittens into a show with Netflix - tRuMaN Apr 28, 10:58 3
- Did you learn it from Tim on Streaming Into the Void? -- nm - Dark Callisto Apr 28, 11:02 2
  - I did! And the Netflix discussion was fascinating. -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:30
  - nooo. reading the Oatmeal. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 28, 11:08
"Americans leaving urban counties reached a new high in 2021" "More than two-thirds of large urban counties saw their populations decline" - ty97 Apr 28, 10:53 3
- People left urban cities during the pandemic but I expect them to rebound over the next few years. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 11:53 2
  - As more and more new homeowners realize that they no longer have landlurds to take care of the repairs. - . Apr 28, 12:57
  - Only if the jobs don’t keep remote work. - Will Hunting Apr 28, 12:07
Paramount reveals a title for the upcoming A Quiet Place spinoff movie. It's called A Quiet Place: Day One. And it's a prequel. -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 10:52 4
- "Day One" is Amazon's internal motto... it's their fault! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 28, 11:20
- Prequiet -- nm - Max Apr 28, 11:18 1
  - It Is About To Be Quiet -- nm - Spawn Apr 28, 11:22
- Quiet Place: even more quiet -- nm - Beaker Apr 28, 10:57
At what number will the first quarterback be selected tonight? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 28, 10:51 6
- 11th … -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 28, 12:10
- Pittsburgh at #20 -- nm - David Apr 28, 10:58
- Just hear a bunch of teams looking to trade out of their spots. Looks pretty weak. -- nm - budice Apr 28, 10:52 3
  - "The Saints have been working the phones this week, with possibility to move up or down in the first round, per multiple teams" -- nm - decline Apr 28, 10:54 2
    - Philly's apparently trying hard to get into the top 10. - David Apr 28, 11:16 1
      - doesn't surprise me. -- nm - decline Apr 28, 11:20
Hulu poaches Schitt's Creek. It's switching from Netflix on October 3rd. -- nm - David Apr 28, 10:48 3
- yikes -- nm - St. Epiphany Apr 28, 12:31
- "in the U.S. " -- nm - decline Apr 28, 10:51 1
  - That's all that matters. -- nm - spamlet Apr 28, 10:52

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