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People Trapped in a tank filled with chocolate at a M&M Chocolate Factory in PA -- (link) - budice Jun 9, 11:46 1
- that's terrifying -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 11:48
Cryptobros have invented paper money. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 9, 11:37 2
- All VC-backed tech bro "innovation" is just a snazzy rebranding of existing concepts. - Beryllium Jun 9, 11:41
- ... does spamlet work for them? -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:40
Any Kasabian fans, and vinyl fans, Blood Records has about 800 of their upcoming new album in an X-Ray picture disc edition. (They'll sell out soon) -- (link) - JaxSean Jun 9, 11:17
Inside the 40 Year-Long Dungeons & Dragons Game -- (link) - Beaker Jun 9, 11:15 [youtube]
The Top 10 Most-produced Plays in schools inside - we'd never guess these. -- (edited) - MDH Jun 9, 11:01 4
- Clue??? I've never heard of it as a play or being performed by schools. -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 12:05
- You have to license #3? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 11:03 1
  - Public domain, but they still count it as being performed -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:05
- 6 and 10 are evergreen because they're soooo cheap to produce. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 11:03
Well, I've had better days - oblique Jun 9, 10:58 1
- Doh!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:28
Kane is asking for 6*7 which, *salute* go find that out there -- nm - Reagen Jun 9, 10:55 1
- I don't know why anyone wouldn't want him on a long term deal. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:57
New EV charging station standards coming from Biden admin - TWuG Jun 9, 10:51 2
- "Rule #1: all customers must wear pants while charging." Fascism! -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 11:01 1
  - RULE: don't put your dick in it (hey you're not the boss of mzzzzZZZZZZZZ -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 11:20
DeVos: 25th Amendment was discussed -- (link) - mud Jun 9, 10:46 4
- Transcript: "Hey did you guys know there is a 25th amendment?" "No" "no" "No" "Me neither" -- nm - rollo Jun 9, 11:08 2
  - There are amendments after the second? -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 11:24 1
    - Sure, there's 5 and 10. Weird that the founders skipped the intervening numbers. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 11:27
- more -- (link) - mud Jun 9, 10:48
ST Theater Poll Question: Can you guess the Top 10 most-produced musicals in schools for the 2021-2022 year? - MDH Jun 9, 10:43 69
- Songs for a new world -- nm - oblique Jun 9, 11:06
- #3 and former #1 The Addams Family Musical -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:03 3
  - we have this at every community playhouse for hundreds of miles. want to go see a play? I hope you like gomez and morticia. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 11:07 2
    - The NYT wrote an article about how it's so popular in 2020. "‘The Addams Family’ Musical Was Panned. Then It Became a Hit." -- (link) - MDH Jun 9, 11:12 1
      - It was the #1 musical performed in high schools for 4 out of 5 straight years, with the other year being #2. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:13
- I'll give them up: #4 The SpongeBob Musical -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 11:02
- Hints: #3 multiple movies, and a new TV show coming soon (and mentioned on ST); #4 huge kids TV show, didn't last long on broadway -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:55 10
  - For #3 I said it was mentioned on ST, it's actually referenced on this board even. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:58
  - #6 Semi-classic where students play beloved comic strip characters Tied #9 Disney musical movie (non animated) -- nm* - MDH Jun 9, 10:55 7
    - You’re a good man Charlie Brown for #6? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:59 1
      - Yep! -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:59
    - Mary Poppins? -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:56 4
      - Nope, newer than Poppins. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:57 3
        
        Newsies! -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:57 1
        
        You got it, also Tied #9 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:57
        
        The musical has a weirdly strong cult following. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:57
  - Lion King? (I thought it might be too expensive.) -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:55
- Something Sondheim helped create. -- (edited) - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 10:52 2
  - I'll give you #8 - Into the Woods -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:53 1
    - YES! -- nm - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 10:53
- Hints: There's more Disney on the list, and 2 shows that also have movies/tv shows they are based on. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:51 16
  - Greatest Showman -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:53 1
    - Not a musical. The musical rights are screwed up because the musical "Barnum" already exists. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:54
  - Little Mermaid -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:52 3
    - Tied at #9 (with another Disney) -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:52 2
      - Aladdin? -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:54
      - BaB. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 10:53
  - High School Musical: The Musical -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:52 7
    - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:54 5
      - High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 11:12 2
        
        See, the answer would be: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Musical - oblique Jun 9, 11:15 1
        
        High School Musical: The Musical: The Special: The Series: The Musical -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:21
      - I *love* HSM TM TS. it is magic. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 11:04
      - I have to say it like that with pauses. Drives my daughter nuts. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:58
    - Nope. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:52
  - Rent -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:51 1
    - I'd also love to a HS version of rent, but alas no. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:52
- Grease -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:50 1
  - Nope. None of the "classics" made the Top 10 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:51
- Little Shop of Horrors -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 10:50 1
  - #7 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
- Rocky Horror -- nm - mud Jun 9, 10:49 1
  - Nope -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
- Bye Bye Birdie -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:49 1
  - Nope -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
- Music Man -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:49 2
  - Joseph -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:49 1
    - Nope, and I'd have guessed both these too. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
- Oklahoma -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:49 1
  - Nope, and I'd have guessed this too. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:50
- Jesus Christ Superstar -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:48 2
  - and, Cats -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:49 1
    - Neither, although I would have guessed these too. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:49
- Tips: None of the shows are currently on Broadway. And the mega musicals usually don't allow for licensing. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:46 1
  - Also, no one will get #2, it's a revue designed to be a fundraiser for theater departments called "All Together Now!" -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:48
- Beauty and the Beast -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 10:46 1
  - #5 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:47
- Into the Woods -- nm - Andie Jun 9, 10:46 1
  - #8 -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:47
- Company -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 9, 10:46 3
  - A high school production of this would be something, but no. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:47 2
    - *flashes back to watching Camp* -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:54 1
      - HA -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:55
- Hamilton -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 10:45 1
  - Not available for licensing. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:46
- Mamma Mia -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 10:44 1
  - #1 (knocked the prior year #1 to #3) -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:45
- Wicked -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:43 1
  - Wicked is not available to be licensed to community theaters, schools, etc. -- nm - MDH Jun 9, 10:45
Baron, did you see Worcester is leaving the league? Not sure if that would be a landing spot for you? -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:19 2
- Thanks, I had not seen that. Though it's Conf 2 and don't we have enough STers in that region already? >:) -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 10:55 1
  - In recruiting news, to my surprise, I've extracted 0/1 lead on a recruit out that mess of a net. - Swilcan Baron Jun 9, 11:26
Fucking Adobe Acrobat Pro DC. I hate you. - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:06 2
- Has to better than Nitro. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:07 1
  - Anything is better than nitro. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 9, 10:07
Neighbor is working on her deck and her fake owl is not happy. It also sounds off when people and cars move in the driveway and when - Meg Jun 9, 10:05 1
- LOFL -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 12:16
PoGo: June 2022 Community Day: Deino -- (link) - ty97 Jun 9, 10:03 3
- OMG, they’re blocking remote raids during the CD. - spamlet Jun 9, 10:51
- lol, the irate Pokémon. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 9, 10:33
- I could actually play that one, but I don't know that I care. Guess I'll see how I feel that day. -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:23
I could use some ST "good vibes" off and on for the next few days. In good ways. - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 09:59 19
- On it. -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:22
- ***good vibes*** headed your way -- nm - Dano Jun 9, 10:57
- you're going to work on the new Spider-man movie? - Remlik Jun 9, 10:36 1
  - Thank you. And to answer your question, no. At least I haven't been invited yet. - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 11:46
- That is far too much adult talk. Take a few seconds to be child-like. Then you’ll be all good to go. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 9, 10:35 1
  - You are oddly prescient. I'm grateful to all of ST, but you are also oddly prescient. - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 10:50
- 👍 -- nm - mud Jun 9, 10:29
- Good luck, legally speaking -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 9, 10:18
- Good thoughts going your way! You got this! -- nm - Krusty Jun 9, 10:16
- awww yeah -- nm - Max Jun 9, 10:13
- We got you -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 9, 10:13
- Done. -- nm - znufrii Jun 9, 10:08
- Got it -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:07
- Sure thing. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 9, 10:07
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 10:04
- Absolutely good vibes going out -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 9, 10:04
- Just try and be ready for a good time next weekend - I'm counting on it. And wave to me on Sunday as I pass through town. -- nm - Meg Jun 9, 10:03 1
  - Oh absolutely! I'm heading into "badgering mode" to make sure STers understand the plan for Megstravaganza. Such as it is. - Reluctant Cynic (God of Twigs and Berries) Jun 9, 10:10
- You got it. -- nm - David Jun 9, 10:02
:—P -- nm* - mud Jun 9, 09:56
Stranger Things 4 | Volume 2 Sneak Peek -- (link) - mud Jun 9, 09:54 [youtube]
Wednesday teaser, Netflix. -- (link) - Mop Jun 9, 09:49 [youtube]
Wordle 6/6 - oblique Jun 9, 09:48
So because another department keeps losing things, I’m now expected to print something out, scan it, and provide them both copies. - spamlet Jun 9, 09:27 5
- I don't even know what to say to that craziness -- nm - St. Epiphany Jun 9, 09:39 2
  - Like, are they supposed to sign them or something? -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 09:41 1
    - Yes I have to sign off on it (hence the paper) -- nm - spamlet Jun 9, 10:06
- better fax it to them too, just to be sure -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:32
- You're printing stuff to scan them? WTF -- nm - zork Jun 9, 09:30
Andie, I got your package the other day. Thank you so much!! -- nm* - kelly Jun 9, 09:27 2
- did it all survive? - Andie Jun 9, 09:44 1
  - They are…..interesting. - Will Hunting Jun 9, 09:48
but muh gas prices! - Jovian Jun 9, 09:25 1
- Call those hearings too! Let’s get Exxon and the rest upfront. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 9, 09:43
i REALLY WANT PIZZA FOR LUNCH. MY CAPS LOCK IS ON. -- nm - amanda Jun 9, 09:23 2
- can you hang on for a bit? -- nm - friday is pizza day, pizza day is friday Jun 9, 09:39
- I am making 3 Meat Pizza for lunch...want some? -- nm - Walt_Disney Jun 9, 09:33
Mac just finished up her sophomore year of high school. -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 09:15 4
- How is it that Logan is catching up with her (finished freshman)? - Spawn Jun 9, 09:36 2
  - Maybe? But hasn't Logan skipped a year or two? -- nm - prayformojo Jun 9, 09:50 1
    - Nope. Extended Learning and honors, but they wanted him to keep his years. I just always thought I was reading your ten things when he was a newborn! -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 11:34
- Whoa - decline Jun 9, 09:22
Peter Rice out (blindsided) as Head of TV Content for Disney. Dana Walden moves into his role. -- (link) - MDH Jun 9, 09:14 3
- so was this head of ABC stuff or ABC and Disney+ stuff? -- nm - Beaker Jun 9, 09:33 1
  - He was ostensibly the head of Disney Entertainment, although he reported to Kareem Daniel. - David Jun 9, 09:53
- Mentioned on b2, but now I can comment that this means Chapek just put a dagger in the competition. -- nm - David Jun 9, 09:14
B2 = bloated -- nm - Spawn Jun 9, 09:01

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