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Globle kicked my ass today - 21 guesses (spoiler) - VMan Jun 6, 08:00 1
- 9 - prayformojo Jun 6, 08:02
Heh. I hope embedding doesn't break this image .. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 6, 07:59 4
- Nope. Did it in order. -- nm - spamlet Jun 6, 08:11
- yup - but why? -- nm* - decline Jun 6, 08:09
- 100% what I did -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 08:00
- Ah, good, seems to work -- nm - Beryllium Jun 6, 07:59
Game 4 tonight. Almost no one comes back from 3-0, so no pressure. -- nm - Shaun Jun 6, 07:57 3
- MacKinnon and Makar should take the night off, rest up for the Final. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 07:59 2
  - no. I need their points in my playoff pool -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 08:03 1
    - Sakic must have a nephew that's always wanted to try goal. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 08:05
From not so good to bad to apocalyptic in about 30 seconds -- (link) - TWuG Jun 6, 07:55 2
- Good thing that guy went back and got his lunch :) -- nm - oblique Jun 6, 07:57 1
  - Thought it was his phone -- nm - Beryllium Jun 6, 07:59
Forget about California falling into the ocean, maybe Texas will sink in the Gulf first -- (link*) - Meg Jun 6, 07:52
Oops -- nm* - Meg Jun 6, 07:52
weekend viewing: The Boys S3 A+, Shining Girls final ep. A, Atlantique (2019) B+, Watergate doc on CNN first 2 eps. (of 4, I think) excellent. -- nm - mud Jun 6, 07:45
So, WWE and Cody … he competed because a torn pec can’t get worse and he wanted to go. If it had been partial, he wouldn’t have - Will Hunting Jun 6, 07:45 3
- his arm/chest looked like a horror show -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 07:48 2
  - I can’t imagine doing anything physical with that injury. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 07:50 1
    - I'd be curled up in a fetal position and sobbing, I'm pretty sure. - Beryllium Jun 6, 08:06
Prince Louis is my new favorite Royal -- (link) - decline Jun 6, 07:36 1
- *nods* -- nm - Lorde Jun 6, 07:41
Number of cars on the first floor of our parking garage when I arrived at 9am today: 6 - znufrii Jun 6, 07:20
Beaker - here's the issue about Starmer having a beer with a curry -- (link) - LMS Jun 6, 07:08 2
- merci (a whole big nothing essentially, especially after what Boris did) -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 07:12 1
  - Pretty much -- nm - LMS Jun 6, 07:57
we've done this before, but: What's the oldest email in your inbox? mine: March 3, 2000 -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 6, 07:07 14
- 7 minutes ago. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 6, 07:57
- 11/28/2020 in my spambox. 4/7/2022 in my real mail (I switched email addresses. how 1996 of me, right?) -- nm - amanda Jun 6, 07:55
- Work: May 19, 2022; Personal: March 21, 2022 I'm an inbox zero person, and your answers are stressing me out. -- nm - MDH Jun 6, 07:32 7
  - I'm a heavy user of GMail's label features. And Unread serves as my "to do" list. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 07:38 5
    - How can you have a to-do from 2002? -- nm - MDH Jun 6, 07:50 4
      - slow an steady wins the race, MDH -- nm - decline Jun 6, 07:52
      - Easy, it's "start eating healthier" -- nm - con_carne Jun 6, 07:52
      - Oh wait maybe I misinterpreted from below. -- nm - MDH Jun 6, 07:50 1
        
        It's a read email that I just haven't deleted or archived. - Reagen Jun 6, 07:52
  - My work inbox has 7,200 item in it -- nm - decline Jun 6, 07:34
- gmail 8/2/14. Work 1/7/16. Though I could probably archive/delete both. But I also have very few emails in my inbox. I archive in to folders often. -- nm - sycor Jun 6, 07:18
- June of 2002. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 07:13
- 12/09/2014 -- nm - Krusty Jun 6, 07:10
- June 16, 2004 -- nm - decline Jun 6, 07:10
So, took my mom to see new Downton Abbey on the weekend. No spoilers but - Andie Jun 6, 06:49 2
- Sounds about right. Nothing too dramatic. -- nm - budice Jun 6, 06:59 1
  - The show had a lot more ups and down, the movies are much more placid. -- nm - Andie Jun 6, 07:19
Framed: 4/6 and I'm kinda embarrassed by it. - Marlowe Jun 6, 06:38 10
- 2/6 - nm - JaxSean Jun 6, 08:01
- 2 - Shaun Jun 6, 07:06
- 1! I never seen it. Spoils - Will Hunting Jun 6, 07:05 2
  - spoilers - Swilcan Baron Jun 6, 07:29
  - spoilers - Marlowe Jun 6, 07:24
- got it in 2! i'm usually not great with these. -- nm - colin Jun 6, 06:41
- I narrowed it down to two choices then chose incorrectly, so 2. (spoils) - Swilcan Baron Jun 6, 06:40
- Moviedle: 3/6 - Marlowe Jun 6, 06:40 2
  - 1 - Shaun Jun 6, 07:08
  - Actorle: 4/8 - Marlowe Jun 6, 06:56
thanks to lots of positive PR, Pope Francis has enjoyed a PEACHY PAPACY -- nm - prayformojo Jun 6, 06:33
5 Tampa Bay Rays players refused to wear "Pride Patches" due to religious religious and "different lifestyles." The Rays let them make a statement -- (link) - MDH Jun 6, 06:32 15
- I completely disagree with these takes. I think it is irresponsible for the ball club to force people to wear things like this. Imagine if those… - Qale Jun 6, 08:47
- Considering their Governor is a fascist who frowns on Gay Pride, it really isn't surprising the org let them still play. -- nm - Jovian Jun 6, 07:01 9
  - the Governor cut millions of dollars to the team's charities after they did the gun control stuff with the Yankees last week -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 07:03 7
    - It's very clear First Amendment violations (this + Disney), and I think even this Supreme Court would agree. But probably in a 5-4 decision. -- nm - Inigo Jun 6, 07:17 5
      - It's very helpful of DeSantis to specifically say it's retaliating for political positions. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 07:20
      - yep. but will anyone bring any of these things to court? nope. that's why he wins. he knows it too. his corruption will only continue to grow. -- nm - Jovian Jun 6, 07:20 3
        
        Next President - St. Epiphany Jun 6, 07:26 2
        
        Completely and totally f**ked. -- nm - Jovian Jun 6, 07:35
        
        100%. -- nm - MDH Jun 6, 07:33
    - yes, they no longer have democracy in Florida. Its run by a fascist who learned better then anyone from the master. -- nm - Jovian Jun 6, 07:04
  - oops, should have went under Krusty's post. -- nm - Jovian Jun 6, 07:01
- Could we also knock it off with the camo uniform bullshit then? -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 06:52
- Fuck them and fuck the Rays for allowing them to not wear the patches. -- (link) - Krusty Jun 6, 06:35 [Backboard] 2
  - I loved your cameo on Seinfeld. -- (link) - Swilcan Baron Jun 6, 06:45 [youtube] 1
    - Heh. :-) - Krusty Jun 6, 06:54
Bass player Alec John Such of Bon Jovi dead at 70 (from '83-'94) -- (link*) - Beaker Jun 6, 06:31
Twitter Deal: Musk making waves about fake account info. Possibly backing out of it. -- (link*) - budice Jun 6, 06:31 13
- he legally can't for that reason, is my understanding, without a $1B penalty - colin Jun 6, 06:39 7
  - Legally he can’t back out unless his loans fall through for any reason. - spamlet Jun 6, 07:01 3
    - Was there a full financing contingency? It would be common in these deals for the financing to have very limited conditions under which it could back - pmb Jun 6, 07:42 1
      - I’m going off of what Matt Levine is saying as I never read the docs. - spamlet Jun 6, 07:51
    - It'll be amusing to see his enablers twist around from "yeah! Show em what for!" to "who would want to buy twitter anyway? More brilliance, Elon!" -- (edited) - Reagen Jun 6, 07:04
  - It’s arguable that this isn’t a reason to back out for the penalty. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 06:59
  - And he waived due diligence! That's like not asking for an inspection on a house and then complaining there's termites. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 06:54 1
    - And specifically said in the offer letter he wanted to take on the spam bots. - spamlet Jun 6, 06:57
- Honest Question: When did people decide he was the main character of the entire internet? -- nm - MDH Jun 6, 06:33 4
  - By way of analogy: there's a grade 9 class that I support but don't teach. One kid (a frequent contributor to Classroom Transcripts) - Reagen Jun 6, 06:49 1
    - your IM.. - colin Jun 6, 06:51
  - He's Twitter personified. -- nm - spamlet Jun 6, 06:37
  - After the Depp-Heard trial finished, I guess. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 6, 06:34
This maybe the longest line I have ever seen for generic bagels -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 6, 06:30
Poopathithas, Pottie-Woods -- nm - Today In Last Names Jun 6, 06:26
Weekly Wordle Wrapup (5/30 - 6/5): 31 -- nm - rollo Jun 6, 06:25 2
- 29. -- nm - Marlowe Jun 6, 06:40
- 32. Thought it'd be lower -- nm - prayformojo Jun 6, 06:34
ST Poll — What’s good? - znufrii Jun 6, 06:24 40
- I loved the Hairspray musical so much Saturday afternoon that I went back to see it again that night. -- nm - kelly Jun 6, 07:26 1
  - did you really? That's amazing! -- nm - Andie Jun 6, 07:40
- Wife and I are enjoying our new jobs. Both started in January. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 6, 07:25
- Enjoying the downfall of Boris and I'm now one degree away from the Queen. - LMS Jun 6, 07:06
- We have fancy new volleyball equipment! Three top of the line Wilson AVP balls that go for 80 bucks brand new -- nm - con_carne Jun 6, 06:56
- also: I found a Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels at the Dollarama Friday. -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 06:39 2
  - Beaker at the Dollarama sounds like a show I would watch -- nm - con_carne Jun 6, 07:24 1
    - 50% of the show is me cursing them for only having 1 checkout open with 12 people in line -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 08:01
- My Lord the Rings tankard arrived this morning. -- (pic) - Shaun Jun 6, 06:38 [Attachment] 7
  - that is swwwweeeeeet. need to have a nice mead out of it. -- nm - colin Jun 6, 06:41 2
    - A pint of mead! -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 6, 07:15 1
      - Mega pint! -- nm - Shaun Jun 6, 07:26
  - noice. where from? -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 06:39 1
    - I ordered it from zavvi.com -- nm - Shaun Jun 6, 06:41
  - Another -- (pic) - Shaun Jun 6, 06:39 [Attachment] 1
    - Another -- (pic) - Shaun Jun 6, 06:39 [Attachment]
- this one is long... - colin Jun 6, 06:37 6
  - That's fantastic. Well done. -- nm - pmb Jun 6, 07:44
  - very cool! -- nm - oblique Jun 6, 07:31
  - Amazing!! -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 6, 07:01
  - that's terrific -- nm - decline Jun 6, 06:42
  - wow, that is awesome of you guys -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 06:38 1
    - my CPA is angry.. - colin Jun 6, 06:52
- Utz Kettle Classics Dark Russets Potato Chips. All chips should be this good. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 6, 06:36
- we got everything done this weekend that we planned too. Mulched and cleaned up the yard, put new BBQ together, got chased by a moose...the usual -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 06:29
- We love our new home -- nm - oblique Jun 6, 06:28 13
  - Awesome! -- nm - Krusty Jun 6, 06:39
  - yay! - colin Jun 6, 06:37 11
    - I've been slowly working on the "smarts". The kitchen is pretty well situated now - oblique Jun 6, 06:47 10
      - the motion sensor is something i'd like to do.. after bed trips to the bathroom are much nicer with an automatic light. - colin Jun 6, 06:49 9
        
        i have one of these in my bathroom, set under the toekick of the vanity. it's the best $20 i ever spent. - Andie Jun 6, 06:53 5
        
        i was looking at an LED strip with a motion trigger/power supply... but those look easier. i'll hunt ebay for them. -- nm - colin Jun 6, 06:54 4
        
        oh these are way better... -- (link) - colin Jun 6, 06:56 3
        
        Red, for when you want to feel like you're pissing into the depths of hell. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 06:59
        
        ha! -- nm - Andie Jun 6, 06:56 1
        
        i considered for half a second then thought about having to touch it to change the battery and felt sick. -- nm - colin Jun 6, 06:58
        
        We had the home inspection Friday for the roof, etc. and it all looked great so the solar project is progressing nicely. I also installed my solar - oblique Jun 6, 06:52 2
        
        how much solar you getting? - colin Jun 6, 06:55 1
        
        22 425 panels. 1st year estimated production is 12,784 kWh -- nm - oblique Jun 6, 07:04
- It's Pride month and I've seen lots of celebrating. -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 6, 06:25
MY co-worker's parents took a trip to Calgary last week. When they went to the airport to fly home to Delaware they tested positive and are now stuck - decline Jun 6, 06:09 11
- It could be worse. It could be January in Alberta. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 6, 06:14 2
  - So you guys burned down that building just to stay warm? That's your story now? -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 06:15 1
    - It did originate in the chimney. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 06:18
- This is the title of a horror movie from the Republican version of A24 studios. -- nm - Reagen Jun 6, 06:13 1
  - The Purge -- nm - budice Jun 6, 06:17
- I'm low-grade dreading my son flying home tomorrow. I hope he navigates this part properly -- nm - oblique Jun 6, 06:10 2
  - Dad, I caught Covid and am going to be here for a bit longer. - Will Hunting Jun 6, 06:19
  - Worse place to get stuck than Amsterdam - ty97 Jun 6, 06:11
- yikes -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 6, 06:10
- ugh -- nm - budice Jun 6, 06:09
- oof -- nm - ty97 Jun 6, 06:09
Last day to signup for ST Summer Stalker!! -- nm* - Beaker Jun 6, 06:08 1
- (done) -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 06:11
Wordle 4/6 - decline Jun 6, 05:58 3
- 4/6 - Marlowe Jun 6, 07:22
- 4/6. I was completely stumped until I wasn't - oblique Jun 6, 06:15
- 4 - pmb Jun 6, 06:12
[an error occurred when you continuously snoozed your Microsoft Outlook reminder] -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 6, 05:57
78 years ago today - Operation Overlord -- nm - Beaker Jun 6, 05:54

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