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Dinosaur tickets for Saturday, purchased! - Andie Jun 7, 08:37 5
- Do you feel the pain of everyone? And then feel nothing? -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 7, 08:46 1
  - heh -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 7, 08:55
- I'm going to be stupid behind in movies. We're seeing Top Gun next Tuesday (thus missing out on the "UltraScreen" because of dinosaurs) - oblique Jun 7, 08:40 1
  - *quietly weeps* -- nm - AMC Stubs Jun 7, 08:42
- spoiler - Spawn Jun 7, 08:37
"Mr Johnson declared his victory decisive, and showed no flicker of self-reflection or contrition." -- (link) - spamlet Jun 7, 08:36
For those wondering what's next for Boris the two dates for your diary is 23rd June when 2 by-elections take place (results might be 24th) & 6th July - LMS Jun 7, 08:19 2
- This time, for sure! -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:23 1
  - Nah, not until Sep/October this year when it's the Conservative Party conference. -- nm - LMS Jun 7, 08:25
Twug, is that you retweeting that magnificent Wellesian screed on Twitter? I totally want to hear LaMarche tee off on that -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 08:13 1
- Yes -- nm - TWuG Jun 7, 10:29
All is right with the world. Free nugs in the Chick-Fil-A app for me today -- nm - oblique Jun 7, 08:10 1
- Chick-Fil-A, a company likely not used to hearing the word no, is fighting Houston's City Council over a sign variance for a new location. -- (edited) - Qale As Folk Jun 7, 08:34
Quordle 6 7 9 5 - oblique Jun 7, 08:09
Happy Goonies day. The film is 37 today. -- nm - sycor Jun 7, 08:04
Huh, TIL. Ben McKenzie (from The OC and Gotham) now spends his time dunking on Crypto and is writing a book on Crypto and fraud -- (link) - decline Jun 7, 08:03 6
- still married to hottie Morena B? -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 7, 08:12 1
  - yup -- nm - decline Jun 7, 08:16
- as had been foretold.... -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 08:12
- as James Gordon would? -- nm - mud Jun 7, 08:07 2
  - James Gordon would follow the money and take down the scum. So... kinda. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 08:08 1
    - yeah! -- nm - mud Jun 7, 08:08
Factle in 3 - rollo Jun 7, 08:01 1
- 2, woo! - i.b.! Jun 7, 09:16
this week's TMWFTE (ep.6 of 10) is amazing (and jazzy!) I love this show -- nm - mud Jun 7, 07:53
Ari Fleischer served as the emcee of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf series’ first press conference on Tuesday - Jovian Jun 7, 07:41 2
- Phil got 200mil to sell what was left of his soul. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 7, 08:58
- perfect. -- nm - mud Jun 7, 07:49
Good news: our potential replacement flights to Costa Rica came down in cash cost overnight. - spamlet Jun 7, 07:41
New Bullet Train Trailer -- (link) - budice Jun 7, 07:37 10
- Wow. The first was nice as it did not give too much away. That one gave it all away. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 07:56
- I love how they now have to say " exclusively in movie theaters". this look absolutely fun -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 7, 07:56 2
  - Which is the opposite of that excellent trailer for Prey (below) that I will probably never get to see. -- nm - Jovian Jun 7, 07:57 1
    - I bet D+ gets it up here -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 08:04
- My first time seeing or hearing of this. This looks awesome. -- nm - Jovian Jun 7, 07:48 1
  - (same for me) -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 07:51
- is this part of the Speed franchise? -- nm - colin Jun 7, 07:42
- it is no Money Plane but it looks awesome -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 07:41
- I can't wait for this movie. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jun 7, 07:38 1
  - One of the few trailers that when it comes on before a movie I watched the entire thing. Think it has been at least eight times. line spoil -- (edited) - Spawn Jun 7, 07:43
I detest the idea of paying convenience fee to pay my utility bill with a credit card, but if you’re going to give me $10 bonus cash back for it… - znufrii Jun 7, 07:24 3
- convenience fee: $10.01 -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 07:26 2
  - Two bucks and change, tops. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 7, 07:27 1
    - Drug dealer business model. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 07:27
Prey - Official Trailer -- (link) - Shaun Jun 7, 07:13 [youtube] 32
- That looks amazing. - Will Hunting Jun 7, 09:04
- Kerry Loudermilk! -- nm - mud Jun 7, 08:18 2
  - "My request to the grocery store was confusing and ignored." -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 08:33 1
    - Should've sent Cary. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 08:36
- Many people have fought and died on the "This looks like an awesome Predator movie!" hill. Don't be one of them. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:15 21
  - shit, I am one of them. -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 7, 08:20 4
    - There's a Terminator sequel I'd like to pitch to you. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:24
    - Really? Predator movies are I think 2/5 for me. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 08:22 2
      - Alien V Predator was bad ass -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 7, 08:26 1
        
        In concept, yes. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 08:28
  - Oh, come on. I mean, the native amercians speaking perfect english is a good sign, right? -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 08:18 11
    - Here you go, smart guy! -- (link) - Shaun Jun 7, 08:30 3
      - ... I'll allow it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 08:33
      - (this is very very cool) -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 08:31 1
        
        Big time. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 08:38
    - I always give benefit of the doubt and assume they are speaking their language but just don't want to use sub-titles -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 08:26
    - like how every alien in Star Wars speaks English? -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 08:22 2
      - Plus, Trek has universal translators. First contacts take a while. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 08:26
      - They should make the Predators speak English, then. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 08:24
    - But then they speak their native language to the dog. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:19 2
      - Everybody knows dogs speak English. Preferably mid-Atlantic. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:19 1
        
        Hey, lets not get crazy. - Spawn Jun 7, 08:41
  - as I generally say about Jurassic Park: "Dinosaurs eating people, what's not to like?". There may be bad Predator movies but I will still watch and - oblique Jun 7, 08:17 3
    - exactly -- nm - decline Jun 7, 08:22
    - that's how I am with Terminator & Alien -- nm - mud Jun 7, 08:19 1
      - Alien + Predator - oblique Jun 7, 08:21
- That looks fuckin rad. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 08:11 1
  - 100%. I'm a sucker for Predator movies -- nm - oblique Jun 7, 08:16
- I'm gonna watch the shit out of this; and I hope they continue to move around different times too (a pirate one, Crusades, etc) -- nm* - Beaker Jun 7, 07:22 3
  - Predator's Creed! -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 08:16
  - Totally. Give me a bunch of bloody Predator kills. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 07:24 1
    - I mean, the last one was *awesome*. -- nm - Spawn Jun 7, 07:50
Cascadia tsunami risk might be even worse than previously thought -- (link) - znufrii Jun 7, 06:44 3
- This is the first post I read in the morning? -- nm - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 7, 07:12 2
  - It’s totally fine unless you live in the pac…oh -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 08:19 1
    - Mmhmm. Current tsunami models suggest I'd be mostly fine. This article's suggestions, if confirmed, put the kibosh on that. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 7, 08:32
the premiere of Irma Vep was funny and weird. I almost suspect that (sp) - prayformojo Jun 7, 06:42 1
- Vikander is just great -- nm - budice Jun 7, 07:02
try today's Heardle, you'll feel better about yourself -- (link) - prayformojo Jun 7, 06:38 11
- I find that 90% of the time I get heardle in 1 second (maybe 2) or not at all. There's almost never an in between. -- nm - pmb Jun 7, 07:44 1
  - generally, this is my experience too -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 07:58
- nice. -- nm - colin Jun 7, 07:43
- 1. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 7, 07:22
- I am ashamed that it took three me three tries to guess it correctly. - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 7, 07:14
- Got it in 1 and I'm judging anyone who didn't *judgy look* -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 07:14 2
  - Feel free. I had no idea whatsoever. Still don't even after knowing the answer. - Marlowe Jun 7, 07:27 1
    - (spoils) - Inigo Jun 7, 08:08
- Heh, yep! - Dark Callisto Jun 7, 07:04 1
  - that's sexy -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 07:04
- I love it. -- nm - Pippy Jun 7, 06:46
Framed: X/6. - Marlowe Jun 7, 06:32 14
- Wordle: 5/6 - Marlowe Jun 7, 07:08
- I was a big fat nope. I even recognized the actors. Never saw this movie -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 7, 06:49 6
  - Same and same. And I love the lead actor, even. - Dark Callisto Jun 7, 06:55 5
    - I almost wonder if they were: "Let's put in a film that has been viewed exactly 35 times, just to check to see if people are cheating on this game." -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 06:57 4
      - Next up, Zyzzyx Road. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 7, 07:11 2
        
        Oh, no, they used a word I don't know in Wordle. (NM) - You guys, probably Jun 7, 07:13 1
        
        *snort* - Swilcan Baron Jun 7, 07:25
      - I applaud them for doing something different. (spoilers) - Marlowe Jun 7, 07:07
- Actorle: 4/8 - Marlowe Jun 7, 06:41
- I got smoked too -- nm - prayformojo Jun 7, 06:37
- Same. Not a clue. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 7, 06:36
- Moviedle: X/6. I guess I should go back to bed. - Marlowe Jun 7, 06:36
- Same. (spoils) - JaxSean Jun 7, 06:34 1
  - Spoilers - Marlowe Jun 7, 06:36
rollo, I shot you a scrim request if you could accept and just play your normal lineup. - spamlet Jun 7, 06:27 2
- done -- nm - rollo Jun 7, 06:32 1
  - danke -- nm* - spamlet Jun 7, 06:34
Lackluster officiating aside, the Avs were the better team in all areas. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 06:25 11
- Kassian: into the sun. Archibald: deported. Keith: a nice farm somewhere that he can run around. Foegele: harvested for stem cells to repair Drai. - Reagen Jun 7, 06:39 10
  - This is all mostly accurate. Oh and Nurse played the entire playoffs with a torn hip flexor, so yeah. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 06:59 7
    - Hypothetical trade: Kassian and Nurse and for Makar. Who says no??!! - TSN if Oilers in Toronto Jun 7, 08:52
    - Oh, and buy Woodcraft a big mansion. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 07:06 5
      - Yes. Jesse can be sent off. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 07:13 4
        
        I like him at like 4*1.8. -- nm - Reagen Jun 7, 07:39 3
        
        Fair enough. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 07:42 2
        
        I have no idea what he will ask for but he's as solid defensively as they come - Reagen Jun 7, 07:45 1
        
        Boooooooo. -- nm - Shaun Jun 7, 08:16
  - And, as always, replace Mike Smith. -- nm - mafic Jun 7, 06:48
  - Seems…harsh. -- nm - spamlet Jun 7, 06:44
“Rather, gun culture reveals the centrality of violence to American conceptions of manhood – a violence which ultimately harms rather than protects.” -- (link) - znufrii Jun 7, 06:23 1
- Wordy McWord. An at least passing reference to the concept of kitchen table politics would've been apt -- nm - con_carne Jun 7, 06:59
Chinese Influencer’s Ice-Cream Pitch Inadvertently Introduces Fans to Tiananmen Square Massacre -- (link) - spamlet Jun 7, 06:01
Polestar unveils their first electric SUV: Polestar 3 -- (link) - oblique Jun 7, 05:51 1
- APPROVED! -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 07:02
TV PSA: NHL, WWE NXT, America's Got Talent, Holey Moley, Deadliest Catch, Superman & Lois, MLB, Who Do You Believe?, Dancing With Myself, The Chase, -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 05:49 2
- Dancing with Myself is a curious title choice for family-friendly TV. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 7, 06:10
- Tom Swift, Ultimate Fighter, Mayans MC, some TMZ special on Depp and Amber on FOX, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 05:50
Best trailer you’ll see this year. -- (link) - mafic Jun 7, 05:42 4
- Did they do one of those for each world leader? -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 07:05 2
  - "I am so tired I don't want to ride the bike again" "GET ON THAT FUCKING BIKE AND SMILE!" -- nm - Beaker Jun 7, 07:53 1
    - Take 127. And.... action! -- nm - Kubrick Jun 7, 07:56
- So strange -- nm - Krusty Jun 7, 05:45
Your 2022 college baseball super-regional match-ups. Winner of each 3 game series advances to CWS. - Swilcan Baron Jun 7, 05:42 5
- If I'm reading this correctly, the super regional is at home. On Saturday. During our commencement. -- nm - Mop Jun 7, 06:41 3
  - Your commencement is in mid-June!? -- nm - MDH Jun 7, 06:58
  - Yep. I’m not sure about the actual time but that’s the plan. Friday-Saturday-Sunday (if necessary) -- nm - Volnelk Jun 7, 06:48 1
    - Corvallis is Saturday-Sunday-Monday. Here are the times. -- (link) - Volnelk Jun 7, 07:04
- Oregon State was one pitch away from having a REALLY easy side of the bracket. -- (edited) - Volnelk Jun 7, 06:17
So, son is on a plane but I'm not sure where he's going. Managed to get a negative COVID test, flight was delayed, rebooked. Airport was a hot - oblique Jun 7, 05:28 8
- Sounds like he's headed in the right direction at least! -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 05:35 7
  - What airline is he on? -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 05:38 6
    - United. UA908 was the original flight -- nm - oblique Jun 7, 05:42 5
      - Huh, wonder how United is getting him to Boston? Don't think they fly AMS-BOS - ty97 Jun 7, 05:45 4
        
        The United app shows his boarding pass as AMS-ORD but landing at 12:54 (which is the BOS landing time) -- nm - oblique Jun 7, 05:46 3
        
        oh he is still on 908 but it is diverting to Boston on the way to ORD. Maybe for new crew? I wonder. -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 05:47 2
        
        hmm, looks to be a fuel stop maybe? No idea why they'd need to do that? -- nm - ty97 Jun 7, 05:49 1
        
        I do vaguely remember seeing weird things in the app about crew while trying to help him check in with his COVID info -- nm - oblique Jun 7, 05:50
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jun 7, 05:26

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