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"Textbooks are being purged of almost all references to Ukraine and its capital, Kyiv." -- (link) - mud Jun 11, 18:49
I just saw JW. It is a movie. -- nm - Andie Jun 11, 18:33 3
- That exists? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 11, 19:00 1
  - Correct. -- nm - Andie Jun 11, 19:29
- I haven’t seen it but I can confirm this. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 11, 18:43
Ms. Marvel E1 was great. -- nm - Strongbad Jun 11, 18:25 2
- Yep. -- nm - Marlowe Jun 11, 18:42
- Yep. I really want to watch it with my daughter but I’m worried that it will get scary or something. I think she’ll love it though. -- nm - Volnelk Jun 11, 18:31
A really good Murdered by Words post... -- (link*) - David Jun 11, 18:24 1
- last line nails it. -- nm* - mud Jun 11, 18:29
You just can't pitch to Judge right now or maybe this year. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 17:44
That rocket off Stanton's bat was insane. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 17:42
Hey David, I see you're following Walt's Pilgrimage. Watch for the garage on Thursday morning. I'll have to miss their visit this year :( -- nm* - Meg Jun 11, 17:40 2
- I'm actually not. I saw your post on my feed and liked it! -- nm - David Jun 11, 18:24 1
  - Ah :) -- nm - Meg Jun 11, 18:49
31 arrested in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho - white nationalist group called Patriot Front, who were gathered near Pride parade. -- (link*) - mud Jun 11, 17:11 3
- Reddit video clip -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 11, 18:40
- Dang, just leave people alone. Pride events aren’t hurting anyone. Dumb ass crackers -- nm - Pippy Jun 11, 17:50
- more -- (link) - mud Jun 11, 17:12
OTD 25 yrs ago, “The Flu Game” -- (link) - mud Jun 11, 17:05
Judge is pretty good -- nm - Jovian Jun 11, 16:34 2
- If he stays healthy, he wins MVP easily—but his health is always in play -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 16:39 1
  - Its a contract year, his health be just fine -- nm - budice Jun 11, 16:51
Belmont Stakes ready to run -- nm - budice Jun 11, 15:47
I've always thought the bright green of my college grad gowns was bad, but then I saw Northwestern's bright purple. -- nm - .🎡 Jun 11, 15:42 1
- wow, I love it, but then I like purple (I have a purple leather sports coat even) -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 17:03
Dropped the cats at the kennel a couple of hours ago - and I'm lonely :/ -- nm - Meg Jun 11, 15:29 4
- Nm -- nm* - Flavorize Jun 11, 15:55 1
  - ;-) -- nm - Meg Jun 11, 16:52
- Cats in the kennel and a silver spoon. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 15:34 1
  - Little Gal blue before her cruise -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 17:04
There Is Now A 'Christians Against Ms. Marvel' Facebook Group...it's a satire group apparently -- (link*) - Remlik Jun 11, 14:03 5
- Aren’t most Christians Against…XYZ satire groups? -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 15:08 4
  - They might mostly be that group. - the wrong element Jun 11, 17:26
  - Most? No. -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 16:17
  - Christians Against Christians Against Ms. Marvel' Facebook Group -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 16:03 1
    - I got an invite to a group, Dinosaurs against Christians against Dinosaurs -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 16:59
In ET, when the bikes are flying, why do the kids have to keep pedaling and steering the bike? - Cuzzin Todd Jun 11, 14:00 6
- To keep the kids from panicking and the crushing realization that all their efforts are for naught and E.T. is about to die. -- nm - Max Jun 11, 16:54 1
  - Eat at Arby's -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 18:41
- Cadence sensors. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 16:36
- They would fall off if they stopped. - Spawn Jun 11, 14:53 1
  - duh -- nm - mud Jun 11, 15:37
- Habit. -- nm - .🎡 Jun 11, 14:03
Martin Freeman fans here, right? I don't think this is streaming in the U.S. yet. -- (link) - Mop Jun 11, 13:13 [youtube] 2
- Britbox -- nm - .🎡 Jun 11, 13:49
- He's amazing in it. -- nm - LMS Jun 11, 13:38
Sarah Palin vs Santa Claus -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 11, 12:53
well, I just listed one of my domains for sale. I don't expect it will sell, but if it does, that's $1500 for me. - Beryllium Jun 11, 12:50 3
- Where would you recommend I list my domains for sale? -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 12:51 2
  - my registrar lets me add it to their own marketplace -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 13:01
  - At greasyspork.com. You should see if that domain is available so you can list yours there. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jun 11, 12:54
Streamers: Does Disney own the Transformer movie rights? -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 12:36 3
- Hasbro (or "Allspark" as they call themselves) produced with Paramount. But the movies go wherever Hasbro wants. They control the IP. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 12:42 2
  - FWIW, we could get a Transformers/Peppa Pig crossover, because copyright says so. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 12:45 1
    - Stupid silly copyright lawyers. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Jun 11, 16:13
Should I buy some domains today? After all, why not? Why shouldn't I register them? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 12:22 5
- You should buy the domain DavidisWrong.duh - tRuMaN Jun 11, 12:53 1
  - It'd be a blank page, though. -- nm - David Jun 11, 13:43
- It's only money. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 12:31 2
  - "Congrats! You've successfully registered sailingcoop.ca!" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 12:32 1
    - I also filled in the gaps around my "slackerconference" purchases from a few years back. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 11, 13:05
Is it bad that when I open Windows File Explorer it opens, but just sits there and hangs indefinitely? -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Jun 11, 10:54 3
- I’ve spent the morning rebuilding our PC after hard drive failure so I’m probably not the right person to ask. -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 11:20
- Probably trying to connect to a connected device (like a network drive or cloud drive). -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 10:55 1
  - Ah-hah! I think you are right. - Reluctant Cynic Jun 11, 12:10
Cody Rhodes out for 9 months -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 10:53 14
- And if you believe that, folks... - David Jun 11, 11:02 10
  - Oh I think he's back for the Rumble in the ring...now he may be on tv before that. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 11:12 9
    - He's gonna be back in stories by October if not sooner. - David Jun 11, 12:14 1
      - I think you're right, I think he'll be back on tv in the fall, the ring...not till Rumble when he wins it. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 12:30
    - nah, keep him off TV and let him be a surprise for one of the biggest pops you'll ever hear. -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 11:34 6
      - Hell, I’d go the Lesnar routine. Have Reigns enter since he’s cleared the company…have him go through a few guys late - Will Hunting Jun 11, 12:45
      - Entrant #30..follow the Cena formula for that Cena Pop, he was out injured w/torn pec and all that week denied, denied that was coming back...and surprise.... -- (link*) - Remlik Jun 11, 12:32 [youtube] 4
        
        You mean the Cena piped-in noise machine? -- nm - David Jun 11, 13:44 2
        
        thats post 2014. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 13:56 1
        
        and pre-2014! And 2014! -- nm - David Jun 11, 14:05
        
        Yes. I'm willing to bet money on this. - Strongbad Jun 11, 13:12
- He’ll return at the Rumble. -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 10:55 1
  - I think so. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 11:11
- Congratulations to him! Do we know if it's a boy or a girl? -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 10:55
"Browns Won’t Void Deshaun Watson’s Deal Amid New Lawsuits, per Report" -- (edited) - David Jun 11, 09:53 8
- Isn't the $ guaranteed? - Strongbad Jun 11, 13:15 3
  - You could make an argument that he represented the first 22 were the only 22 so he lied about 23/24, etc and misrepresented his situation. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 13:20 2
    - And if they didn’t put a morals clause in there they’re dumber than we even think. -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 16:32 1
      - They didn't because he had all the negotiating leverage. -- nm - David Jun 11, 16:55
- They can’t get the traded draft picks back—so they gotta live with whatever comes next -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 12:24
- factory of sadness -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 10:42
- Who could have guessed? -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 10:00
- CLE in such a Cluster -- nm - budice Jun 11, 09:54
So, the 20 million that voted for Biden watched the Jan 6 show, while the landslide of Trump voters did not. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 09:52
Graded VHS copy of Star Wars sells for $34,500 -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 09:47 6
- Vintage NFT, blended with AFT. -- nm - .🎡 Jun 11, 14:19
- I think we have a laser disc copy, somewhere -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 11:22
- that is stupid. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 09:50 2
  - Hey, better an obsolete physical media than digital coin or image. -- nm - Max Jun 11, 11:12
  - David gonna David. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 09:53
- yup nice -- nm* - budice Jun 11, 09:49
x/6 ugh - rollo Jun 11, 09:33 2
- 357 5/6 Yeah, it had too many to guess. I missed 2/3 before getting the right one (after it became only one left) - GregW Jun 12, 04:28
- 5/6. Tricky one. - Beryllium Jun 11, 09:40
LIV Golf = Paid Exhibition Golf -- (edited) - budice Jun 11, 09:27 11
- wonder why they didn't buy an NFL or NBL team? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 17:01
- They have a handful of legitimate stars. Dustin is the crown jewel and he’s not been good for 18 months. - Will Hunting Jun 11, 10:09
- What I didn’t realize is that half the events are in the US. All this time i thought this was players going to play in Saudi Arabia, not Boston. - Volnelk Jun 11, 09:39 7
  - Near Chicago too -- nm* - .🎡 Jun 11, 14:11
  - Same, although in retrospect, I guess this made sense. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 10:24
  - XFL -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 10:18
  - are they playing at Trump properties? -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 09:48 2
    - two -- nm - mud Jun 11, 12:47
    - Do you really need to ask? (NM) - Marlowe Jun 11, 10:02
  - I thought Europe, Middle East, Asia. Did not know of U.S. sites either. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 11, 09:45
- "The Saudi LIV Golf sportswashing news is becoming quite the story, transcending sports and moving into our culture in a big way." -- (link) - mud Jun 11, 09:29
We are much closer in time to the T-Rex than the T-Rex was to the stegosaurus. -- (link) - Mop Jun 11, 08:58 [youtube] 3
- "The amount of time between Stegosaurus and T Rex is almost 1/3rd longer than the time between T rex and today" -- (link) Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Mar 24 '22, 07:23 -- nm* - mud Jun 11, 09:00 2
  - Also, curiously, that difference is roughly the same as the time passed between the first JP film and the next good one. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 11, 09:16 1
    - booo -- nm - mud Jun 11, 09:19
JWDom: $59.5M Fri, Cinemascore A-. $140M-ish weekend -- (link) - budice Jun 11, 08:48
Anyone else a shower eater? - Flavorize Jun 11, 08:47 17
- The Man From Mars -- nm - Soldier Boy Jun 11, 15:43
- I don't eat in the bathroom -- nm - .🎡 Jun 11, 14:01
- "Boy, what in thee hell's the matter with you?" -- (link) - Max Jun 11, 11:14 [youtube] 1
  - 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 11:23
- ~I’m a time-study man, and a time-study man can’t waste time…~ -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 09:57
- That's nasty. Those are going to be some soggy, soapy nuggets. I know some people enjoy a shower beer but food is a step too far. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 09:10 6
  - imagine shower pizza! -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 09:38 3
    - Imagine eating at a table like an adult. Bunch of savages in this country. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 09:51 2
      - I can understand drinking in the shower…but a meal. Just wait—no one is that busy that you gotta eat in the shower -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 10:06 1
        
        I mean when I take a bath sometimes I have a big glass of scotch to relax with -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 10:24
  - of course. I call elves on the post -- nm - mud Jun 11, 09:11 1
    - Probably -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 09:51
- Never eat where you pee. -- nm - TWuG Jun 11, 08:47 4
  - *snork* -- nm - zork Jun 11, 10:28
  - Wasn’t sure this thread could get worse but here we are. -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 09:09 1
    - Pee aint the worst part - you've got airborne feces in that room. -- nm - elevating the thread further Jun 11, 11:15
  - 🤢 -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 09:02
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Star Trek Voyager..... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 11, 08:42 [youtube]
Tesla makes extremely safe cars. Minor injuries in this accident that sent the car into trees. Driver had a seizure. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 11, 08:36
Rebel Wilson came out -- (link) - Reagen Jun 11, 08:32 13
- I have a feeling that in a little while she'll clarify as being bi -- nm - zork Jun 11, 14:11
- Nice! Congrats to her! -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 08:43
- Surprised and excited for her. Twitter folk, in the replies, mentioned they want Anna Kendrick to be next -- nm - Flavorize Jun 11, 08:38 4
  - So wait, Twitter makes you gay? -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 10:01 3
    - Steel industry, too -- nm - prayformojo Jun 11, 10:53 1
      - Hot stuff, comin’ through! -- nm - Tim Jun 11, 11:03
    - well, duh. - zork Jun 11, 10:30
- The Sydney Morning Herald threatened to out her, is furious she came out before their story. -- nm - TWuG Jun 11, 08:34 5
  - I spent so much time on this story. And then she just… Instagrammed it out! -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 11, 10:47 1
    - Either you work for an Aussie paper or you forgot the quotation marks around that 😜 -- nm - zork Jun 11, 14:10
  - It's hard to believe that any publication with a shred of integrity would think this is news worth reporting much less threatening someone with. -- nm - Mop Jun 11, 08:45
  - Rebel now looks like the #1 real estate agent on the East Side. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 08:42
  - They can just f*ck right off then. And good for her! -- nm - znufrii Jun 11, 08:38

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