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The Mets have designated Robinson Cano for assignment, and basically eat 44mil in outstanding salary. -- (link) - Will Hunting May 2, 08:22 1
- Is that the hot new "future endeavored"? -- nm - Mop May 2, 08:25
Weird or Not Weird? There is a new woman in our office, she's been here about a month. At least twice a week she orders lunch from UberEats. But - Andie May 2, 08:19 13
- power move? -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 10:33
- Flyer miles on the CC attached to her UberEats acct? -- nm - Diva May 2, 08:39
- Maybe she wants stuff not offered in those restaurants/ food court. Or maybe she doesn't want to spend part of her lunch time walking to get food. -- nm - sycor May 2, 08:26 3
  - I would buy that as an occasional thing, but she's just getting standard fast food stuff - this is what is available here - Andie May 2, 08:29 2
    - Maybe she really like Burger King. - sycor May 2, 08:31 1
      - :) -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:31
- I know a lot of people who UberEats no matter how close a place is. It can be a block and it doesn’t matter. I don’t understand it. -- nm - MDH May 2, 08:25
- Only reasonable explanation I can think of is some kind of special dietary consideration. - Beryllium May 2, 08:22 1
  - that's a good guess, but based on what i have seen, i think no. -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:23
- Chipotle Thursday is sacred and sometimes you don't want to drive to go get it :) -- nm - oblique May 2, 08:21 3
  - There is no driving, that's the point. You go down an elevator and walk for 60 seconds. -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:22 2
    - Walk? Heaven forfend! -- nm - Baruno May 2, 08:26 1
      - the food is closer than her car, for the record. -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:29
The problem today ... -- (link) - Beryllium May 2, 08:16
Happy Stanley Cup Playoffs Day!! Stupid 11pm start times. -- nm - Shaun May 2, 08:11 2
- "It's 6am and we're about to start our 10th OT" -- nm* - budice May 2, 08:14 1
  - Stop! I can only get so hard! - Mop May 2, 08:28
I think I'm getting ready to play the cold/allergies/Covid game. - sycor May 2, 08:08 12
- Took students to Atlanta the 23rd-27th via bus. Call from my boss at home. The teacher who sat behind me tested positive when she got home. No mask - Volnelk May 2, 08:25 1
  - Ugh. I mean, I get that MOST people are fine with covid now and symptoms are mild, but it's still nerve wrecking. - sycor May 2, 08:27
- I went to bed or woke up no less than three times in the last three days wondering if covid. - Spawn May 2, 08:20
- do you not have access to a Rapid Antigen tests? -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:10 8
  - I'd have to go to an urgent care for a swab. I haven't gotten any at home tests yet. I guess I should do that. -- nm - sycor May 2, 08:24 3
    - They're pretty generally available at any drug store. Their availability is why getting accurate counts of new cases is really impossible at this - pmb May 2, 08:26 2
      - Just out of curiosity, how expensive are the at home tests? - sycor May 2, 08:29 1
        
        they might be free -- nm - Andie May 2, 08:32
  - I do look forward to the normalization of at-home testing for COVID/Flu/Cold/etc. where we will have access to these kinds of tests and just know - oblique May 2, 08:12 3
    - oh, we have that. i probably have 15 covid rapid tests at home. I took one on Saturday. (i was exposed to someone whose husband tested positive the - Andie May 2, 08:14 1
      - 100% We have the covid ones (though I do need to check their expiration). -- nm - oblique May 2, 08:14
    - The COVID tests are not hard to find at this point. I think have 6 boxes in the house right now. -- nm - pmb May 2, 08:13
Three pieces of string enter a bar and grab a table. - Max May 2, 08:01
Actorle: 6/8 - Marlowe May 2, 07:58
Heh. -- (link) - Beryllium May 2, 07:48
Square Enix Selling Tomb Raider, Deus Ex & Thief (And Their Studios As Well) -- (link) - Beaker May 2, 07:41 1
- Makes sense, there was a literal firesale on the Tomb Raider titles on Steam -- nm - budice May 2, 07:43
Zillow -- (link) - ty97 May 2, 07:26 2
- That's going for a minimum $100k over asking. Permits already secured... -- nm - MDH May 2, 07:31
- They let it speak for itself -- nm - prayformojo May 2, 07:29
Day One: Got through to Ambetter and while they did take down the information about the referral on the denied claim, they've redirected me to... - Qale May 2, 07:21 2
- Insurance companies are the worst. Good luck. -- nm - sycor May 2, 08:07
- Good luck with this. -- nm - Krusty May 2, 07:43
Capital Weather Gang: Why did noise from RFK travel so far Sunday? -- (link) - ty97 May 2, 07:18 5
- The various neighborhood list serves last night were amazing. -- nm - MDH May 2, 07:23 1
  - around what time was this? -- nm - loosilu May 2, 07:40
- Not so fun fact: Houston doesn't do its own balloons. The nearest place is Lake Charles which is 144 miles away. -- nm - Qale May 2, 07:22 1
  - There must be a Party City someplace in Houston. -- nm - ty97 May 2, 07:28
- That effing 'Tenet' movie strikes again. -- nm - Diva May 2, 07:20
John Mulaney is the guest on Conan's podcast this week. I can't wait to listen later on while I'm walking my dogs. -- nm - Krusty May 2, 06:50
Starting today, MLB teams are allowed to roster no more than 14 pitchers. -- (link) - Beaker May 2, 06:36 7
- Barring further postponements, the limit will drop to 13 on May 30 -- nm* - Beaker May 2, 06:37 6
  - This will continue until there are no pitchers remaining. -- nm - Dano May 2, 06:38 5
    - Baltimore is well ahead of the curve - Will Hunting May 2, 08:16
    - 162 Games, 14 Pitchers, 1 Survivor -- nm - budice May 2, 07:28
    - Squid Game 2: Field of Nightmares -- nm - Qale May 2, 07:09
    - Major League T-Ball -- nm - Beaker May 2, 06:50
    - Pitchers are the kickers of the MLB -- nm - oblique May 2, 06:39
Weekly Wordle Wrap-up 4/25 - 5/1: 31 -- nm - rollo May 2, 06:34
Meanwhile, Heardle #66: 1 - maybe the easiest one they've done so far - prayformojo May 2, 06:17 7
- 1 - Krusty May 2, 07:02
- Yeah, though last week one of them Was Satisfaction by the Stones, which was equally easy. -- nm - pmb May 2, 06:28
- i'm far too young for this. - colin May 2, 06:23 3
  - I got this one, but it took a little while because I hate the song. -- nm - Qale May 2, 07:24
  - I'd heard the song so much as a kid thanks to my sister playing the album repeatedly. -- nm - Krusty May 2, 07:03
  - I'm way too old for it most days. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 06:43
- Don't old person shame me... oh wait I know this one. :) -- nm - Baruno May 2, 06:21
Doesn't chubbins (on home security cam) look like two kitties here? -- (pic) - Pocket Jones May 2, 06:12 [Attachment] 1
- There... are... four... Chubbins -- nm - Baruno May 2, 06:15
And the winner of this year's prize for What Fattening Treat Will I Send My Parents is... Seven Sisters Scones. -- (link) - Baruno May 2, 05:59
Weekend Viewing? -- nm - Beaker May 2, 05:12 26
- Outer Range B maybe. Interesting use of music. It struck me as something the Twin Peaks crowd would have liked as a followup. -- nm - Max May 2, 08:03
- Shining Girls first 3 eps - perfect so far, very faithful to excellent novel anyway.; Ozark final 7 eps - pretty good, satisfying, bittersweet -- nm - mud May 2, 07:15
- Rich and Shameless e1: Girls Gone Wild. A sickening reminder of us knowing better and yet somehow allowing it to happen anyway. -- nm - Qale May 2, 07:12
- Watching my friends play beach volleyball to my music selections: A+. Four naps spread throughout the weekend: A -- nm - con_carne May 2, 07:09
- 4 or 5 episodes of Severance... it's B- range, not great, not bad. -- nm - colin May 2, 06:24 3
  - i also see now why adam scott always has a beard now. -- nm - colin May 2, 06:25 2
    - He got puffy. -- nm - Reagen May 2, 06:50 1
      - sort of? he just got jowly from what i see, but the beard does make him look a lot better. -- nm - colin May 2, 06:52
- Better Call Saul S1-3 B -- nm - budice May 2, 06:05 4
  - Saul doesn't seem like the kind of show that lends itself to power watching. - Baruno May 2, 06:13 3
    - I see that, S1 is the slowest of burns and - budice May 2, 06:28 2
      - How funny! I am the completely opposite side re: Chuck. - Baruno May 2, 06:51 1
        
        It just went on too long for me. Concern sure, but wrap it up. -- nm - budice May 2, 06:57
- Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar, C. -- nm - zunk xometimes May 2, 06:04
- Started watching Stranger Things for the first time. First 3 episodes: A -- nm - Dano May 2, 06:03 2
  - I've only seen season 1 and I can't imagine how it got better than that. -- nm - Qale May 2, 07:13 1
    - It doesn't. Season 1 is by far the best IMO. Not that the others are bad, they just couldn't live up to season 1. -- nm - sycor May 2, 08:09
- Man with the Iron Fists C. Lot of Big Bang Theory for mindless viewing. If it wasn't for the laugh track, it would be much more enjoyable. -- nm - sycor May 2, 05:57
- Finished up Slow Horses: A -- nm - Krusty May 2, 05:57
- Lots of episodes of The Good Place while unpacking. Otherwise, just caught up on some TV: Survivor, This is Us, New Amsterdam - oblique May 2, 05:40
- Batman. B. So long. -- nm - Volnelk May 2, 05:26 1
  - Ozark. S4 Episode 1 (of the new stuff) A. -- nm - Volnelk May 2, 06:47
- Tenet - C, The French Dispatch - C, A Strange Loop - A. -- nm - Diva May 2, 05:17 1
  - Did you try watching Tenet backwards to see if you liked it more? -- nm - Baruno May 2, 06:22
- Moonfall: D- -- nm - Beaker May 2, 05:13 1
  - Kids give Heartstopper an A+; wife watched the first 4 epis with them and gives it an A (the girls also have read 3 of the 4 GNs) -- nm* - Beaker May 2, 06:53
We had thunder that woke me up this morning. It sounded like a building was collapsing and I thought if it's the one I'm in it's too late to get out so I laid -- (edited) - Krusty May 2, 05:10
Mimi Reinhard - the lady who literally typed Schindler's List - died last month at 107. -- (link) - mafic May 2, 05:02
Movidle - X/6 - Diva May 2, 05:00 13
- 3 - Shaun May 2, 06:58
- I X'd as well -- nm - prayformojo May 2, 06:10
- 2. I had the right lead actor, guessed the wrong movie first. - MDH May 2, 06:08
- Same. - Marlowe May 2, 06:04
- 5 (spoilers) - Inigo May 2, 06:02
- 4. (spoils) - Baruno May 2, 05:53
- Completely backed up into this one. 3 -- (edited) - . May 2, 05:28 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Diva May 2, 05:40
- Strange Loop report? -- nm - MDH May 2, 05:03 4
  - A. Absolutely great - the writing, performances and lighting. I laughed so much, I felt so uncomfortable, I saw so much I recognized and thought about - Diva May 2, 05:12 3
    - Glad to hear! And I’d love for the Thoughts to get nominated. There’s one line that stands out to me more than others. - MDH May 2, 05:42 2
      - The scene where the Thoughts play the 'Ancestors' - just actual fire on stage set to music. I couldn't stop laughing, clapping and cheering. - Diva May 2, 07:19 1
        
        Spoils - MDH May 2, 08:01
Framed - 3 - Diva May 2, 04:56 4
- 1 woot - JaxSean May 2, 10:05
- 4 - Shaun May 2, 06:57
- 4/6 - Marlowe May 2, 05:59
- Got it in 1. - Baruno May 2, 05:46
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo May 2, 04:50 [Attachment]
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, 911, All American x 2, American Idol, Neighborhood, Celebrity IOU, Raw, Bob Hearts Abishola, NCIS, 911 Lone Star, Shark Tank, -- nm - Beaker May 2, 04:32 2
- Better Call Saul, NCIS Hawaii, Endgame, Good Doctor, American Song Contest, Black Ink Crew, We Own This City, Gentleman Jack, other stuff -- nm - Beaker May 2, 04:34 1
  - 4: Better Call Saul and NHL playoffs for me; 911's for the wife and kids -- nm - Beaker May 2, 04:59
Worldle #101 2/6 - prayformojo May 2, 04:17 1
- 1 - Diva May 2, 05:02
Wordle 317 4/6 - spamlet May 2, 03:14 13
- 317 4/6 - GregW May 2, 13:29
- 2/6 - TWuG May 2, 07:39
- x - Shaun May 2, 06:56
- 4 - rollo May 2, 06:29
- 4/6 - Marlowe May 2, 06:16
- 5. Bad luck. - Baruno May 2, 05:48
- My first X that I can remember. -- nm - Volnelk May 2, 05:27
- 3/6. Forgot to play again this weekend - oblique May 2, 05:23
- 4 - Diva May 2, 05:16
- 4/6 - znufrii May 2, 05:11
- 2/6 - Fuzzy May 2, 04:42
- 3 - decline May 2, 04:28
- 5/6 - prayformojo May 2, 04:17
Megan Markle's animated series being developed for Netflix cancelled among the budget carnage -- (link) - zeitgeist May 2, 01:52 1
- The Queen is not ponying up for your Netflix anymore, Duchess. -- nm - Baruno May 2, 05:55
Question about today's actorle (spoils) - zork May 2, 00:30 4
- hmm...that one was not in the clues I had. sp -- (edited) - . May 2, 04:23
- I got it from other movies, that one temporarily gave me pause. spoiler at link. nm but: -- (link*) - i.b.! May 2, 00:36 2
  - LOL (spoils) - Baruno May 2, 07:07
  - Not on her imdb. -- nm - Ender May 2, 00:38
Oh geez, I'm further behind on Lucifer than I thought I was. Gonna have to hurry before my subscription runs out on the 8th. -- nm - Ender May 2, 00:16
I've never tried making hollandaise sauce. I think I'm going to have to make something with it... -- nm - Ender May 1, 23:50
It's a shame there's not a streaming service where I can go to get caught up on the prior season of Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy... -- nm - Ender May 1, 23:46 2
- Yep, my wife was really disappointed. Hoping HBO gets it, again, after the series runs its s2 episodes -- nm - Flavorize May 2, 05:43
- that seems like the kind of show you don't need to follow in sequence like it has a multi arc plot, you just drop in, see him eat something -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 00:36
Nolan on The Rookie has always been striving for competence. I'm concerned it seems like they're going another direction for the FBI spinoff. - Ender May 1, 22:10 2
- This season I've just had it on video but muted most of the show. I wouldn't miss it after this year. -- nm - Max May 1, 22:58 1
  - I checked out an episode or two but dropped it. No time for it. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 23:03
My YouTube is reading ST. Here’s a travel YouTuber recommended to me traveling London to Sydney on QANTAS (by way of Darwin). -- (link) - Mop May 1, 21:57 [youtube] 3
- Vegas has to do more advertising. you can go there thru here, too. -- nm - Peglegpete May 1, 22:53
- Darwin stopovers are for suckers. an option for my next work trip is Perth-LHR direct. - mafic May 1, 22:12
- I noticed that when he showed us the original trajectory, it was over Russia, but once they were in the air… nope. Mosul is friendly than Minsk. -- nm - Mop May 1, 22:11
Least favourite acting performance of the past five years ... - Beryllium May 1, 21:52 4
- Still is Michelle Williams in Venom. She's so good in everything else... -- nm - Inigo May 2, 06:22
- The more I see her in, the more disappointing she is. She is beautiful, but she doesn't seem to have much range. -- nm - sycor May 2, 05:59
- I mean…she’s an action star. A female Bruce Willis…can’t set the bar too high -- nm - Flavorize May 1, 23:09 1
  - To be fair, part of Death on the Nile's problem was due to the character she was playing ... which means she did the job well enough, in fact. -- nm - Beryllium May 2, 01:02
you got to ride like you own it -- nm - zeitgeist May 1, 21:11
Luke Kerby as Lenny Bruce is probably my favorite acting performance of the past five years. - David May 1, 21:10 6
- it's a fantastic performace -- nm - Remlik May 2, 07:44
- I'll get flack for this but Mandy Moore in This Is Us. -- (edited) - Inigo May 2, 06:18
- Alan Tudyk as Harry Vanderspeigel - Beryllium May 1, 21:25 2
  - Also, honourable mention for Jack Quaid (for both the boys and lower decks) -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 21:28 1
    - I liked him in Scream too. -- nm - sycor May 2, 06:00
- Rami Malik, Mr. Robot -- nm - Mop May 1, 21:20

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