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"The best way to compare the positions they hold is L. Ron Hubbard is Kim Il-Sung, David Miscavige is Kim Jong-Il, and Tom Cruise is Kim Jong-Un." -- (link*) - mud Jun 15, 13:21 7
- Well. I guess that explains some of his hairstyles. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:23 6
  - I'm gonna do one more M:I then no more of him. -- nm - mud Jun 15, 13:24 5
    - I think you mean 2 more -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:26 4
      - oh all right then. (and maybe one more season of Handmaid's Tale) -- nm - mud Jun 15, 13:27 3
        
        Is he involved in that somehow? Or is it some other scientowhatsit? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:29 2
        
        Elisabeth Moss. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 13:31
        
        Elizabeth Moss (my enjoyment of Shining Girls was somewhat stifled) -- nm - mud Jun 15, 13:31
he seems nice. -- (link) - mud Jun 15, 13:14
"There are some stairwells that are worth taking pictures of... because of their historic nature." -- (link) - mud Jun 15, 13:03 8
- I've been known to take photos of notable stairwells, it's true. For example, here are some office stairs. -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:10 [flickr] 5
  - I'd call that a staircase rather than stairwell -- nm - zork Jun 15, 13:23 1
    - send this man to testify at the committee -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:24
  - The finish on those stairs is nice. -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 13:13
  - nice! -- nm - mud Jun 15, 13:12 1
    - If I recall correctly, those stairs were located in the headquarters of Perforce Software, in a building known as the "p4-tress" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:13
- Please... expound. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 13:04 1
  - "John Quincy Adams used that escalator" -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 13:09
The WWE board is investigating a secret $3M hush pact that longtime CEO Vince McMahon reached with a former employee with whom he allegedly had an affair -- (link*) - decline Jun 15, 13:00 3
- Trish. -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 13:30 1
  - It’s a paralegal hired in 2019. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 15, 13:32
- Cena? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 13:05
Stranger Things S4 non-spoiler comment. (I just started Ep 5) - Volnelk Jun 15, 12:58 2
- spoilers - Marlowe Jun 15, 13:05 1
  - yep (spoils) - Jovian Jun 15, 13:08
When a Bee Is a Fish in the Eyes of the Law - crash davis Jun 15, 12:39
"Sorry, but this item can't be shipped to your selected address. Learn more. You may either change the shipping address" - Spawn Jun 15, 12:28 9
- i got the Queen size i think and it is just smaller than the top of Queen size bed - really only good for one person. -- nm* - Andie Jun 15, 12:38
- cut and paste the description into the US site -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 12:34 4
  - We have more color options! -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 12:41 3
    - what? just choose the black one. Like you want any other color -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 12:52 2
      - No black ones. But we have a grey with stripes! -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 12:53 1
        
        ... but expected delivery was AUGUST 12th. So settled for a simpler grey from a different seller. -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 13:20
- canadians have to keep their cooling technology a secret -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 12:33
- Ah, amazon.ca! -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 12:31 1
  - You're hoping it'll be delivered by Ramona Flowers, but it will actually be delivered by Ramona Quimby. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 12:39
In case there was any question about the willingness of the GOP to destroy the fabric of American democracy… -- (link*) - znufrii Jun 15, 12:13 1
- Person about to be put in jail for Jan 6th is accusing Dominion of being sus? Spider-Mans-pointing.jpg -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 12:28
I’m not a doctor, but think we should call it Larry. Again...not a doctor - zork Jun 15, 12:11
Dr. Fauci has Covid -- nm - decline Jun 15, 11:59 7
- i don't even know what to believe any more. -- nm - colin Jun 15, 12:48 2
  - and that would be because of people like 45's failson -- (link) - Jovian Jun 15, 12:58 1
    - how's that sweaty creep still have a twitter account? -- nm - colin Jun 15, 13:33
- I'm surprised it took this long, honestly. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 12:00 3
  - yep. coincidentally, Toronto's medical officer of health announced she is positive today too. -- nm* - Andie Jun 15, 12:20 2
    - Proof that masks don't work! -- nm - MAGA Jun 15, 12:21 1
      - Next on Extra. Are Fauci and Toronto Medical officer involved? stay tuned -- nm - budice Jun 15, 12:42
Dakota Fanning Reunites With ‘Man On Fire’ Co-Star Denzel Washington In Sony’s ‘Equalizer 3’ -- (link) - decline Jun 15, 11:49 6
- You either die saving the daughter of your employer, or live long enough to have her be your love interest. -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 12:33
- It's common sense, you gotta keep the worlds apart! -- nm - Independent George Jun 15, 12:00
- Sequel!! -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:52 3
  - "A man can be an artist; in anything, food, whatever. It depends on how good he is at it. Creasey's art is death. He's about to paint his masterpiece" -- (link) - Beaker Jun 15, 11:54 [youtube] 2
    - I don't think anybody could say that line like Walken did -- nm - eag Jun 15, 12:30 1
      - And for the record the deleted ending is better than the one they kept -- nm - eag Jun 15, 12:35
I hope this means we'll finally get a good Star Wars movie -- (link) - decline Jun 15, 11:40 1
- "Bit of a promotional disaster, that one, but I’m actually organizing another rebellion. I don’t know if you’d be interested in something like that." -- nm - Max Jun 15, 11:45
science has determined the origin location of the 14'th century Black Death Plague -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 15, 11:34 1
- Now let's see them discover the source in a single water supply in a single cave. -- nm - Max Jun 15, 11:42
The Hee Haw power company Hunting mentioned last night has a *lovely* main building. - David Jun 15, 11:29
Colts safety Khari Willis retires at 26, leaving the NFL and dedicating his life to ministry -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 11:22
St: What are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:15 22
- Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 12:45
- The Primal Hunter (book 2) -- nm - decline Jun 15, 11:51
- I finished The Nineties - very good. Also the most Klosterman piece I've ever read. Every paragraph ended akin to: - rollo Jun 15, 11:51
- The Alchemist -- nm - Jovian Jun 15, 11:50 3
  - [Elizabeth Holmes has entered the chat.] -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:52 2
    - heh. was this book one of her inspirations? -- nm - Jovian Jun 15, 11:53 1
      - Oh she looooved it and gave copies to all her employees -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 12:32
- Concrete Blond, my bookcase, er stack fell over, it was on top of the pile -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 11:36
- specs on small practice amps. I'm breaking down and buying a Jerry Garcia Tiger or Wolf guitar replica soon Phred guitars seem to be the fairest price - Peglegpete Jun 15, 11:33
- Accelerando by Charles Stross. If you ever wanted an acute case of future shock from a book, this is the one for you. - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:22 2
  - His Laundry series is good. Starts with The Atrocity Archives. - gort Jun 15, 11:31 1
    - I read the first. I liked many of the parts but didn't warm up to the whole. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:41
- Murakami's "Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World", which is worth just because the title is so awesome. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 15, 11:22 2
  - Read it, loved it. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:23 1
    - I'm really liking it about a quarter in. (NM) - Marlowe Jun 15, 11:27
- Malaysian income tax regulations on leasing. - spamlet Jun 15, 11:18 1
  - Oh I read that too! Riveting! -- nm - ty97 Jun 15, 11:22
- have Bullet Train and The Kaiju Preservation Society waiting for me at the Library. Started one called The Wake about a tsunami that hit Newfoundland -- (edited) - Beaker Jun 15, 11:17
- I just finished Jack Reacher #21, Night School. It was good. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:17 2
  - I am glad he has found a vocation. -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 11:36 1
    - Yep. He's learning the art of mime. - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:48
- Just got The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting, by Evanna Lynch, from the library, but haven't started yet. -- nm - Andie Jun 15, 11:16
Musk is considering to support Desantis for President.... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 15, 11:11 4
- Jeez, I'm moving from not buying a tesla to I'm going to key every tesla I see parked -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 11:14 1
  - word -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 11:21
- Evil is as evil does. -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 11:13
- Surprise! -- nm - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:12
FED raises interest rates by .75%, biggest hike since 1994 -- nm - decline Jun 15, 11:06 11
- Redfin earlier today preemptively announced they are laying off 8% of their workforce -- (edited) - decline Jun 15, 11:09 1
  - Local real estate agents don’t believe that, and it amazes me. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:09
- We just won interest rate Russian Roulette. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:09 7
  - We did it, Reddit!! -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 12:02
  - holy smokes -- nm - prayformojo Jun 15, 11:09
  - yup -- nm - decline Jun 15, 11:09 4
    - Rocket Mortgage was phenomenal, but they didn’t hide the fact that they didn’t want to give us our rate. - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:11 3
      - At least. 30 year rates were up 0.75% just from Friday until yesterday. -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 11:16 2
        
        I saw the 30 year was 6.13 this week. I say it all the time: the only way I can afford my house is that I was able to afford it six years ago. -- nm - amanda Jun 15, 13:07
        
        Good lord. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:18
- *pokes Live Oak Bank to raise their savings rates again* -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:08
I went to the first professional event/conference in over 2 years. It was a super spreader event. So now I'm in quarantine at my own house :( - colin Jun 15, 11:03 3
- best news i heard was a company that as their employees tested positive, they just put them on a plane and sent them home. -- nm - colin Jun 15, 11:05 2
  - All the outbreak movies lied to me. Except the zombie ones. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:08 1
    - bingo. -- nm - colin Jun 15, 12:39
DTL: I just randomly found a top 100 guy completely unrecruited. - spamlet Jun 15, 10:58 10
- What are the stats? -- nm - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:10 8
  - Not out of this world but he's also 6'6" and playing PF. - spamlet Jun 15, 11:15 7
    - :) to your IM. If C11 had been on my search list this season, I'd probably have been on him. - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:26 4
      - I had extra points this year so was just looking for good candidates to get to 28 (I'll have 13 total) and I was like "that can't be right" - spamlet Jun 15, 11:29 3
        
        Since all stats are treated equally, my regressions favor the well-rounded player over the specialist. - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:38 2
        
        I'm taking 8 to signing day and I thought that was a lot -- nm - rollo Jun 15, 11:54
        
        My rankings basically do what you're doing but not quite that granular and then do filters from there. - spamlet Jun 15, 11:43
    - Not bad for the free pile -- nm - rollo Jun 15, 11:20
    - Oh wow. -- nm - The Allfather Jun 15, 11:19
- Excellent. Looks very similar to one the candidates I had on my net. - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:08
It's hot out. I need clothing designed by Edna Mode: capable of withstanding temperatures of over 1000 degrees. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 10:48 16
- The clothes'll be fine. You'll be fried to a crisp, though. -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 12:20
- I bought this 'cooling blanket', it is among my most cherished possessions. - Andie Jun 15, 10:52 12
  - Okay, I bought a cooling cap for mowing yesterday but I might have to do this. - Spawn Jun 15, 12:22 3
    - Soak a banana in water and wear it around your neck like the cowboys used to do -- nm - zork Jun 15, 13:22
    - ... sizes. What are those sizes compared to bed sizes? -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 12:23 1
      - Biggest one appears just shy of a full sized bed blanket. - Spawn Jun 15, 12:25
  - It's made of jade? What wizardry is this? -- nm - Max Jun 15, 11:21 1
    - it's just a silky fabric on one side, that feels cool to the touch. after a while on your body, it gets neutral but any shift and it feels cooler again -- (edited) - Andie Jun 15, 11:23
  - I don't know if this is going to turn into another "official ST Knife" situation, but I just bought 2 -- nm - rollo Jun 15, 11:19 1
    - i hope you like it!!! -- nm - Andie Jun 15, 11:21
  - also - 'currently unavailable.' it's probably made of some insanely carcinogenic substance or something. - Andie Jun 15, 10:53 3
    - "This product contains chemicals that are known to the State of California to be Mostly Harmless." -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 11:00
    - it's available on the US amazon page -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 10:59
    - A few unorthodox parts. (sotto voce) An orphan. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 10:56
- It's kinda chilly here. I'm inside and shorts and a t-shirt have been the wrong choice. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 10:50 1
  - I've been reviving Grunge, tshirts and wrinkled worn out pendleton wool shirts n dirty jeans -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 11:18
I may have a business trip next month which led me to discover that my corporate card expired in 2021. - ty97 Jun 15, 10:44 5
- or activated and someone has been living the highlife for the past year -- nm - decline Jun 15, 10:45 4
  - Card company confirmed it was never activated, I'll have my new card tomorrow :) -- nm - ty97 Jun 15, 10:46 3
    - Kyndryl Express card, never leave home without it -- nm - budice Jun 15, 10:47 2
      - Do not take Kyndryl if you are allergic to Kyndryl. -- nm - znufrii Jun 15, 11:22 1
        
        Sure, it will squeeze your kidney like a lemon, turn your liver to dust, but damn you'll have a beautiful head of hair (may cause baldness) -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 11:34
decline, maybe sort of? - Beryllium Jun 15, 10:43 1
- gotcha -- nm - decline Jun 15, 10:45
ST poll: So what is Bery going to steal from all of us? -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 10:43 9
- Essence -- nm - con_carne Jun 15, 11:43
- sanity - St. Epiphany Jun 15, 11:39 2
  - bery done did drink deep. -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 11:48 1
    - Each round 1D3 investigators are scooped up in Bery's flabby claws to die hideously. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 11:51
- our shine -- nm - Spawn Jun 15, 11:11 1
  - Does he like butter tarts? -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 12:03
- kidney -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 10:55
- Stand-up material -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jun 15, 10:47
- I've already done a bang-up job of stealing all y'all's time. But hopefully I've delivered sufficient value in return :) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 10:44
Trainers, get out there and GO! -- nm - ty97 Jun 15, 10:31

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