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French Open parlay. I can cash out now for $48.84 or I can let it ride for $169.81 if Fernanda Contreras Gomez beats Panna Udvardy. -- nm - Dano May 24, 10:27 3
- Cash out now. Fernanda went to Vanderbilt. Never bank on a Commodore -- nm - prayformojo May 24, 10:58 2
  - (unless it has 64 after it) -- nm - David May 24, 11:00 1
    - Or it's Lionel Ritchie -- nm - eag May 24, 11:35
Margaret Atwood announces “unburnable” edition of Handmaid’s Tale -- (link) - znufrii May 24, 10:18 2
- Pffft, we had unburnable books years ago. -- nm* - Mesopotamians May 24, 10:47 1
  - Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal and Gilgamesh? -- (link) - znufrii May 24, 11:13 [youtube]
'Hi. My name is Diva and I can't stop shopping from my niece's baby registry." - Diva @ Registries Anonymous May 24, 10:17 3
- go for it. as a favorite uncle, we must win. -- nm - Peglegpete May 24, 11:22 1
  - this is so absolutely true it's not even funny - until it is. -- nm - Diva @ Registries Anonymous May 24, 11:42
- Gotta maintain that lead in the Auntie Points standings. -- nm - Swilcan Baron May 24, 10:59
Matt Patches is the Senior Entertainment Editor at Polygon. A decade ago he tweeted he would eat a shoe if Top Gun 2 ever made it to theaters - Paramount sent this -- (link*) - decline May 24, 10:12 1
- How very Werner Herzog of him. -- nm - Dano May 24, 10:21
Remember that centrifuge satellite launch system? They did a test launch last month with a camera on board -- (link) - oblique May 24, 10:09 [youtube] 12
- But can we use it to destroy Russian armor? -- nm - Mop May 24, 10:27
- Don’t you need lateral momentum to actually reach orbit though? -- (edited) - znufrii May 24, 10:19 6
  - I believe the ultimate intent is to "throw it" up high enough where a small rocket kicks in to get it into orbit if I remember right from earlier - oblique May 24, 10:28 5
    - Yeah, saving on the fuel costs of the first 10-50km of launch altitude is a huge deal. And using electricity instead of rocket fuel is good. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 11:01 4
      - It also makes a mean daiquiri. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 11:29 3
        
        I feel like a double O agent needs to be launched out of it. 10,000 Gs is survivable, right? -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 11:32 2
        
        That depends. Are you a tardigrade? -- nm - Reagen May 24, 11:37
        
        Briefly, yes. -- nm - Swilcan Baron May 24, 11:34
- so it didn't make it to space? -- nm - JaxSean May 24, 10:16 1
  - this test, no. I don't think that was the intent. I believe it is supposed to be a replacement for the initial thrust where a lot of fuel is spent - oblique May 24, 10:29
- that made me dizzy -- nm - decline May 24, 10:16 1
  - "This is so cool......I'm gonna hurrrrrrrllllllll!" -- nm - prayformojo May 24, 10:18
from last night's local news. update on the Oakland A's moving to Vegas. there are a LOT of hurdles Oakland must approve if the A's stay there -- (link) - Peglegpete May 24, 10:09
The NFL is debating the elimination of the Pro Bowl. - David May 24, 09:54 4
- Yep— worth doing—only ones that win are the agents, when the replacement pro bowlers get bonuses for being named for the injured pro bowl guys -- nm* - Flavorize May 24, 10:13
- All Pro designation and be done with it -- nm - budice May 24, 10:09
- Damn your IM -- nm - spamlet May 24, 10:06
- What's the debate - eag May 24, 10:04
The Gray Man looks goooooooood. -- nm - David May 24, 09:43 6
- Agreed. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 11:01
- Looked very generic to me. Another Jack Reacher or Jack Ryan (but at least it's not a Joe Pickett). -- nm - Mop May 24, 09:51 4
  - yeah....no. -- nm - Remlik May 24, 09:52 3
    - I think (not the first time) that Mop needs his eyes tested. -- nm - mud May 24, 10:43 2
      - So it *is* a Joe Pickett? -- nm - Mop May 24, 10:47 1
        
        wtf is that? -- nm - mud May 24, 10:48
Ricky Gervais decides Chappelle is hogging the transphobic spotlight and he wants in on the action. - Qale May 24, 09:40 5
- As usual, I turn to James Acaster -- (link) - Dano May 24, 10:24 [youtube] 1
  - Nice. -- nm - Qale May 24, 11:10
- Ringside News reporter decided to wake up and destroy stuff, saying -- incorrectly -- that AEW's first woman's champ was a man. - Qale May 24, 09:49 2
  - That person is banned from Squared Circle. And I understood why once this story broke. -- nm - David May 24, 10:00 1
    - When you get banned from a subreddit, you really have to have been an ongoing problem. -- nm - Qale May 24, 10:04
"The Keg" is trending on Twitter in Canada due to the Ontario government. Fun times. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:33 16
- Honestly, $5000 to $10000 a year on dinner expenses doesn't seem bad to me. The fact that they don't document WHO was at those dinners is far more - Andie May 24, 09:44 1
  - That's really the issue, but dollar amounts get traction -- nm - Roger More May 24, 09:52
- wait, what? (googles) -- nm - Andie May 24, 09:34 13
  - There's a story about the Liberal leader's riding association entertaining guests at fancy steakhouses - Roger More May 24, 09:37 6
    - re your IM. No, it is not. -- nm - Andie May 24, 09:45
    - Apparently (according to the snippets I've found) the amount is spread over six years, so it's not even particularly egregious as expenditures go. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:40 4
      - The $50K amount is over six years, the $9K at the Keg was all in 2018. - Roger More May 24, 09:42
      - that's a lot of bad steak over the years. -- nm - Diva May 24, 09:42 2
        
        It's perfectly fine for a chain place. - Reagen May 24, 11:25
        
        It's not bad steak, it's overpriced steak. - Beryllium May 24, 11:24
  - $9000 in expenses to The Keg., which is described in the report as, I shit you not, "ritzy". -- nm* - Beryllium May 24, 09:36 5
    - Fun fact: in university The Keg is where you went for a 'fancy' date. If 19 year olds are using it as a benchmark for classy, rest assured, it is not. -- (edited) - Andie May 24, 09:46 4
      - It seems like the kind of place where, to spend $9K in a single mean, there has to be a bunch of people present - Guigue May 24, 10:00 3
        
        Exactly, it would have to a larger scale event. It's just stupid that the party can't find it on a calendar or something and say "oh, that was when we - Andie May 24, 10:04 2
        
        Or it knows exactly what it is and the answer is worse than the press they're getting now. -- nm - spamlet May 24, 10:42 1
        
        truth. -- nm - Andie May 24, 11:10
So in a matter of 5 minutes these 3 things happened -- (edited) - eag May 24, 09:29 3
- Wow, a lot going on! -- nm - ty97 May 24, 10:14
- That's quite a sentence. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 09:35
- your stress level must be through the roof -- nm - decline May 24, 09:30
Lyc run report - znufrii May 24, 09:28
After showing symptons since Saturday, CJ finally tests positive for Covid. -- nm - Remlik May 24, 09:06 2
- Sucks, man. Hope everyone feels better soon. -- nm - sycor May 24, 10:05
- how are you guys feeling? -- nm - Andie May 24, 09:29
So I was thinking - rollo May 24, 09:04 3
- I have some ap that tells me how many hours I've been using my phone -- nm - zeitgeist May 24, 11:09
- It'd be fascinating to know but I wouldn't impose that on anyone. - Mop May 24, 09:22
- Based on prior experience, I know that my brain cannot accommodate reliable data gathering. I would forget. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:18
"Both in their nineties, Henry Kissinger and Noam Chomsky finally see eye to eye on something." -- (link) - mud May 24, 08:47 3
- Constantly cow-towing to Russia and flinching every time they do anything is the current status quo. Kissinger is saying that's a good status quo. - Mop May 24, 09:19 1
  - It's tanks and armoured vehicles that are getting towed, not cows. -- nm - Roger More May 24, 09:53
- And listen, he knows a thing or two about causing disastrous long term consequences. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 08:51
BBC apologises after 'Manchester United are rubbish' appears on screen -- (link) - LMS May 24, 08:40 3
- To whom was the apology directed? Man U or rubbish? -- nm - Will Hunting May 24, 08:45 1
  - Well played. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 08:47
- Sorry, that should have said 'Britney Spears was rubbish' -- nm - Billy Mack May 24, 08:43
Lake report: the shad flies (we call them shad flies, but they are NOT Mayflies) were the worst anyone can ever remember at the Lake this weekend - Beaker May 24, 08:39 2
- but where did they get blown to? -- nm* - decline May 24, 08:48 1
  - to "not my problem" (likely up into the woods. They wouldn't have a very long life span as they are only around a week or two typically) - Beaker May 24, 08:49
The Most Anticipated Sneaker Release of the Decade? -- (link) - Beaker May 24, 08:33 2
- I just bought these yesterday. They are very blue. -- (link) - Max May 24, 08:35
- It doesn't have Maggie Simpson on it, I don't want to know about it. -- nm - Mop May 24, 08:35
Million-dollar app idea: a running music playlist that automatically selects each song to match the tempo of your stride as you run. -- nm - znufrii May 24, 08:26 2
- Hah, this guy thinks I have a tempo, or a stride, or run. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:37
- I want a bluetooth speaker for golf that turns up when the cart is moving and turns down when it stops. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 08:32
My BoA Mastercard has a 20% cashback offer on D+ and E+. -- (edited) - Spawn May 24, 08:23 3
- This post is *also* about student loans. - Mop May 24, 08:35
- D+, E+. So $2? -- nm - budice May 24, 08:25 1
  - Do they offer paying for a year or two? That was what I did way back - Spawn May 24, 08:26
Why have sports fans become such assholes? -- (link) - znufrii May 24, 08:21 4
- Why is there only one mention of Philly fans? -- nm - Max May 24, 08:24
- Why have assholes become such sports fans? - Beryllium May 24, 08:23 2
  - Why have asshole fans become such a sport? -- nm - Spawn May 24, 08:24 1
    - Ooh, good question -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:24
Current ESPN main update: “Is Tom Cruise good at running?” -- nm - The Allfather May 24, 08:17 4
- See also -- (link) - oblique May 24, 08:47 [youtube]
- If I looked over my shoulder and that guy was chopping the air behind me, I'd just stop and drop to the ground into a fetal position. -- nm - Mop May 24, 08:34
- It's not the 440 time that matters, it's the intensity of the journey. -- nm - Max May 24, 08:22
- Prolific but not proficient, is my take. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:18
my company will give me $4000 if I purchase an EV after 7/1/22. -- nm - Diva May 24, 08:11 7
- NICE -- nm - Andie May 24, 08:35
- !!!! -- nm - znufrii May 24, 08:30
- It's a trick so the boss can hitch a ride in each new employee car without having to buy one. -- nm - Max May 24, 08:26
- This cartoon is about student loans. -- (link) - Mop May 24, 08:22
- Pick the right one and that's $11500 off with the federal credit. Does your state have any incentives? -- nm - oblique May 24, 08:12 2
  - probably. -- nm - Diva May 24, 08:16 1
    - Diva.... you are getting a free car! -- nm - Oprah May 24, 08:18
Fast X: Rita Moreno joins as Vin's grandmother -- (link) - Remlik May 24, 08:07 7
- Over/under as to how many times they say "abuela" in the script? -- nm - Mop May 24, 08:23
- What's the eta on Fast & Furious Babies? -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:18 3
  - you mean Fast and Furious Spy Racers about Dom's cousin? -- (link*) - Remlik May 24, 08:22 2
    - No, i mean the poster visual gag from the rescue rangers movie -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:23 1
      - I need to watch that -- nm - Remlik May 24, 08:59
- Is she a good driver, bro? -- nm - The Allfather May 24, 08:17 1
  - Probably as good as Helen Mirren! -- nm - Remlik May 24, 08:18
NFL Combine to stay in Indy for 2 years -- nm - Remlik May 24, 08:06 1
- Welcome my friends to the Combine that never ends. - Spawn May 24, 08:24
MOP/SITVers: Did you see this? Nielsen The Gauge data for April 2022. -- (link) - Inigo May 24, 07:52 8
- Thank you for sharing. I'll take a need dive. I think I have some of their earlier State of Play reports. Initially... - Mop May 24, 08:13 6
  - Agree with the IM here. -- nm - MDH May 24, 08:36
  - I think you guys need to look at the Nielsen Top 10 charts as just good fun. -- (edited) - Inigo May 24, 08:26 4
    - I'm formulating a theory. - Mop May 24, 08:33 3
      - I agree with this for the most part. State of Play actually shows that OTT subscriptions are increasing especially for YouTubeTV in the past two years - Inigo May 24, 08:46 2
        
        I see that, but (and this isn't about anything you said) the numbers don't add up. - Mop May 24, 09:17 1
        
        I think it's partly what you said, and the fact that all the other OTT companies are increasing. - Inigo May 24, 09:53
- Also, if you download Nielsen's State of Play pdf here, there's tons of interesting data to talk about on SITV. -- (link) - Inigo May 24, 07:54
Signature forgery scandal in Michigan primaries - guess which party! -- (link) - Reagen May 24, 07:52 12
- "5 candidates may be disqualified". That would suggest there are consequences. We know there aren't. -- nm - Mop May 24, 08:24
- the obvious question is whether any of these fake people are minorities or not. If the fake people are all white then no big deal -- nm - Beaker May 24, 08:06
- It was pretty blatant -- (link) - decline May 24, 08:00 8
  - dammit, "Heather"! -- nm - Max May 24, 08:10 1
    - everyone signs things using their first name only, don't they? -- nm - Andie May 24, 08:11
  - Blue, Red, Black, Blue, Red, Blue, Blue - Obviously these are all different people, they used different coloured ink! -- nm - Andie May 24, 08:09 2
    - I literally did this same thing in high school to fake a creative writing journal we were supposed to be keeping all semester -- nm - rollo May 24, 08:58
    - How much do you want to bet the guy was using one of these? -- (link*) - Inigo May 24, 08:10
  - How could those signatures be the same person? They changed the ink color and size of the words! -- nm - Inigo May 24, 08:07 1
    - heh -- nm - Andie May 24, 08:09
  - heh -- nm - mud May 24, 08:05
- What.....a.....shock. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 07:59
I'm the only one in the office. Also, I just heard someone pushing buttons on the microwave. -- nm - Swilcan Baron May 24, 07:49 4
- You're not the only office mouse. -- nm - Max May 24, 07:50 3
  - Do ghosts eat Hot Pockets? -- nm - Swilcan Baron May 24, 07:53 2
    - don't get me started on this -- nm - Jim Gaffigan May 24, 07:59
    - Hot Pockets *make* ghosts. -- nm - Spawn May 24, 07:57
Harry's House (Harry Styles) is just OK. The girls really like it, but the wife and I like Fine Line much more. I agree with review from The Ringer - Beaker May 24, 07:47

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