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Lightyear A- -- (edited) - budice Jun 15, 19:51
Qale (nmbQale) - Reluctant Cynic Jun 15, 19:16 2
- KIDS Fundcast -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 20:41
- probably not the answer you are expecting - Peglegpete Jun 15, 19:23
I really could have used warning that there was going to be a 10pm fireworks display *IN* Central Park tonight - ty97 Jun 15, 19:04
Tim, Raul, please check Discord. -- nm - David Jun 15, 18:45
Kamala is straight up going to give me nightmares now— - Flavorize Jun 15, 18:27
The Mavericks are sending Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and the No. 26 pick to the Rockets for Christian Wood. -- (link) - Beaker Jun 15, 18:21 5
- "The Mavs realized too late that they sent Sterling K. Brown instead and the Rockets are refusing to acknowledge tye mix-ip." -- nm - .🎡 Jun 15, 19:33
- “Why do we have coasters if nobody going to use them!” -- nm - Tim Jun 15, 18:26 1
  - Underrated commercial. -- nm - David Jun 15, 18:42
- (a GREAT deal for the mavs based on what I am reading) -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 18:24 1
  - They needed the size and way cheaper than Gobert would’ve been -- nm - Flavorize Jun 15, 18:28
What do you think that Google engineer who thought his AI was sentient looks like -- (link) - Reagen Jun 15, 18:21 6
- i would put a lot of money on 'this was what he wore to a wedding at an aquarium' -- nm - Andie Jun 16, 05:54
- We’re dapper-shaming now? -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 18:54 1
  - depends. does he wear that to work every day, or only the aquarium? -- nm - mafic Jun 15, 19:16
- Definitely a Cobblepot -- nm - TWuG Jun 15, 18:38
- Well there's a Jack Black movie in the making. -- nm - Max Jun 15, 18:27
- it wasn't not that -- nm - mafic Jun 15, 18:24
Lightyear 81% (95/22), Coming Soon: The Black Phone 100% (19/0), Elvis 78% (35/10) -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 18:02
Yuck. Two of my Pokémon Go quests require me to beat Giovanni. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 18:01 3
- I'm waiting until he gives a better legendary. - the wrong element Jun 15, 18:12
- You get balloons every 6 hours. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 15, 18:10 1
  - I think the issue might be beating Giovanni. - the wrong element Jun 15, 18:13
This week's Kenobi was undermined a bit by the shaky camera work. -- nm - Max Jun 15, 17:57 1
- It hardly feels like it's at episode 5 already, yet it is. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 19:37
California-based workers whose jobs are relocating to Florida will now have until 2026 to make the move, which Disney says stems from a - Under the Influence Jun 15, 17:40
Tampa bay at Colorado - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 17:13 9
- A hockey team. -- nm - . Jun 15, 18:01
- AVs—it’s time. TB has the better goalie, but Colorado is fast and deep -- nm - Flavorize Jun 15, 17:50
- Tonight? Avs. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 15, 17:38 2
  - What if it weren't tonight? -- nm - zork Jun 15, 17:39 1
    - I think (hope) it goes 7. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 15, 17:41
- TB -- nm - budice Jun 15, 17:25
- I would like a dynasty please. -- nm - mafic Jun 15, 17:20 1
  - The Kraken are working on it -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 18:13
- go Avalanche -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 17:13
Ginni Thomas should, in a just world, be fearing prison right about now. -- (link) - TWuG Jun 15, 16:56
Ezra Miller has deleted social media accounts after taunting police with memes -- (link) - Remlik Jun 15, 16:55 6
- He's trying to de-fun the police. -- nm - Max Jun 15, 17:02
- Has anyone checked for exposure to Joker's smile gas? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 16:59
- 1 year & 1 week until the film is out. Lots of time for reshoots and erase his image from already shot footage. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 15, 16:58 3
  - Man, if only Evans had had such a problem, then the understudy could get called up (Gustin/Allen) - Beryllium Jun 15, 17:01 2
    - I bet they're kicking themselves for not going with Gustin right now. -- nm - . Jun 15, 18:01 1
      - they could of then used him in the Joker 2 musical too -- nm - Beaker Jun 15, 18:03
The Boebert stuff is almost certainly false. And ugly slut shaming if it were true. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 16:49 13
- I refuse to feel sorry for her. The hate she’s spread and normalized/condoned is just boomeranging back on her. -- nm - Flavorize Jun 15, 19:02
- To be fair, she's an ugly human who wouldn't hesitate to slut shame any one who goes against her, or says something nasty about donny -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 18:21
- The stuff that's true is her husband has exposed himself to underage girls and met her when she was one. -- nm - . Jun 15, 17:57 2
  - "When she was..." One year of age or an underage girl? -- nm - TWuG Jun 15, 18:21 1
    - it's creepy either way! -- nm - mafic Jun 15, 18:52
- But what about this one? -- (link) - zork Jun 15, 17:38 [Backboard]
- the only situation in which I care that she's had abortions is the one where she's trying to make them illegal. - mafic Jun 15, 17:29
- Yeah, the issue isn't her (alleged) sex work/abortions, but the hypocrisy. But, for the GOP the hypocrisy is the point: rules for thee - TWuG Jun 15, 17:17
- But what if I really wanted it to be true? How about then? -- nm - spamlet Jun 15, 17:13
- You're reaping what has been sown, since we turn these people into celebrities board after board. -- nm - con_carne Jun 15, 17:10 1
  - this is quite literally the first time I have typed her name on this board. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 17:14
- Both escort and abortion claims sound fabricated, but if the latter were true, going after it would be like cross-examination in a trial. - Max Jun 15, 17:02
- Yep, and “this Republican is a huge hypocrite!” is never news. - Tim Jun 15, 16:53
Abbott is leading O’Rourke 48 percent to 43 percent according to the poll of 1,257 Texas registered voters taken between June 9 and June 13. - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 16:37 6
- So he’ll win at least 56-44…. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 15, 17:46
- This is likely Uvalde anger. So, it may be temporary. -- nm - David Jun 15, 16:50 2
  - Between now and November there are probably at least seventeen more things Abbott can do to fuck himself further. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 16:51 1
    - He's Bill Braskey, he'll fvck our wives, punch us in the face, and that's why we love him... -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 18:26
- One good power outage this summer.... -- nm - TWuG Jun 15, 16:43 1
  - Can Beto win? Yes. I think he can. But it's going to take an insane amount of getting out the vote while battling new efforts to prevent that. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 16:46
“weapon of choice: Fatboy Slim’s Weapon of Choice” -- nm - Tim Jun 15, 16:31
(whispered) "... sometimes" -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 16:12 1
- Ms Marvel reference spoils ... - Beryllium Jun 15, 16:30
Bit on the nose with the character name here, writers -- (link) - Reagen Jun 15, 16:11 1
- Did the detective projectile vomit or float in the air at any point? -- nm - zork Jun 15, 17:35
Hail storm in Nebraska -- (link) - Remlik Jun 15, 16:01
Man reaches Find Out stage of life -- (link) - TWuG Jun 15, 15:56 2
- Giggles...the ad on the screen shot is for my pillow -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 18:16
- He went to "80 or 90" insurance companies? When my condo solicits bids we're lucky to get four. - Max Jun 15, 16:01
Vince McMahon: it was a paralegal....John Laurnitis named as well -- (edited) - Remlik Jun 15, 14:46 12
- I'm...gonna have to backboard. -- nm - David Jun 15, 16:16 1
  - Good lord, he's a stupid, arrogant man. -- nm - David Jun 15, 16:55
- A thread of Vince stories -- (link) - Remlik Jun 15, 15:29 6
  - Is the Heyman sneezing thing in here? Let’s see… -- nm - Tim Jun 15, 16:06 1
    - Literally first in the thread, heh. - Tim Jun 15, 16:07
  - The yes man thing is hysterical. - Will Hunting Jun 15, 15:36 3
    - The story of Big Show using Vince private bathroom is pretty good -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 15:43 2
      - I kinda get that one on his behalf. Like, you don’t just go blow up the boss’s private stall. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 15, 15:51 1
        
        I have a feeling those 2 were screwing with each other for decades -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 16:05
- Great... now we have to talk about Vince McMahon having sex? -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 14:49 2
  - I refuse. You hear me? I refuse!! -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 15:42
  - Nick Khan pushing everyone out. The Rock to be announced as new co-owner (not really) -- nm - Remlik Jun 15, 14:55
It's clear that when I put things out into the world, they happen. So let's just toss this out there: Microsoft buys Tesla. -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 14:15 19
- Better to manifest a cushy Krusty kind of job for Krusty. Like a dog walking job for a NBA star, or rapper who appreciates his kicks. -- nm - . Jun 15, 17:53
- I low key hate you right now. -- nm - TWuG Jun 15, 15:40 2
  - Why? Elon Musk is actively trying to ruin society. Microsoft's only in it for the money. -- nm - David Jun 15, 16:17 1
    - Oh, I'd be fine if he was fired by Tesla, removed from the board. Don't give a great product to MS to screw up. -- nm - TWuG Jun 15, 16:30
- One Activision Blizzard mess is plenty, thanks. -- nm - Max Jun 15, 14:54 1
  - "Tesla Horizon 5" -- nm - budice Jun 15, 15:42
- within 6 months Elon will be running Microsoft. the only way he'd do this deal is if he was king of both. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 15, 14:44
- So you have this power and instead of saying something like peace on earth, you say Microsoft buys Tesla? -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 14:24 7
  - Nice thinking, Ray. -- nm - Venkman Jun 15, 14:57
  - I have to use it prudently. -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 14:30
  - Or even a meteor crashing down on southeastern Florida -- nm - Jovian Jun 15, 14:28 2
    - I see why Mop was given this power and not you. -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 14:41 1
      - thank god for that. -- nm - Jovian Jun 15, 15:01
  - Maybe he's got the inside track that this one thing does bring about peace on earth? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 14:26 1
    - you don't know! Anything is possible!! -- nm - mud Jun 15, 14:29
- *with dogecoin* -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:16 3
  - Tesla seems more like an Apple product, just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:17 2
    - Apple doesn't buy mature companies. They buy little startups for the developers, the IP, and the patents. -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 14:18 1
      - Ironically, the same strategy as Musk -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 14:21
The scheduled August raise has been moved up to June 27th. That's very interesting. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 14:11
I've always liked the Simpson's gag where Homer bought, as a gift for Marge, a bowling ball drilled to fit his hand. For my birthday, I decided to do - crash davis Jun 15, 14:02 7
- I usually have Kim pick out something with the money her parents send me for my birthday. -- nm - David Jun 15, 14:40 1
  - That is dang nice -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 14:48
- yum -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:14 4
  - If it is worth a dang, I'll make mention of it. With the plethora of fine berries in the Puget Sound area, it might be worth considering. -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 14:17 3
    - back when ST was into ice cream makers we did seasonal berries, cherries, strawberries, blueberries and finally blackberries...never did cranberry -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:18 2
      - Raspberries are on my must list -- nm - crash davis Jun 15, 14:25 1
        
        Doh, how could I forget raspberry, we even had a raspberry patch in the back -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:48
a new dinosaur species has been found in Egypt -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 15, 14:02 1
- My friend Susanna wants to know what it walked like? - crash davis Jun 15, 14:05
The Lightyear thing is serving as a good calibration of the right wing - Reagen Jun 15, 13:58 7
- More than China does or more than they hate China? -- nm - zork Jun 15, 17:38 1
  - yes -- nm - mud Jun 15, 17:40
- Like they're going to listen to a guy who enjoyed having a banana stuck up his butt? -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 14:20
- Lightyear is just a futuristic Mr Potato...prove me wrong -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:20
- ‘The real truth is those people are idiots,’ -- (link) - mud Jun 15, 14:02 2
  - A nice theory, but unfortunately aging out of hate seems unlikely. It's a virus that propagates. It must be checked, not pushed past. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 15, 14:15
  - First "Hail Hydra" now this! Captain America's been brainwashed again! -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 14:05
I used 4% more electricity this week than last - oblique Jun 15, 13:56 3
- Turn off the Lights!!! -- nm - decline Jun 15, 14:14 1
  - Great idea, Nelly Furtado. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jun 15, 14:19
- Wednesday to Tuesday? Because it's a hell of a lot hotter "this week" (Sunday through Saturday). -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jun 15, 14:11
Canada's military police have charged recently retired Lt.-Gen. Trevor Cadieu -- who had been tapped to lead the army late last year -- with two counts of sexual assault -- (link*) - zork Jun 15, 13:55
Introducing Ziggy: A robotic EV charger -- (link) - oblique Jun 15, 13:48 4
- I feel there are some consent issues here. -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 13:54
- "Ziggy Piggy Ziggy Piggy" -- nm - Napoleon Jun 15, 13:51 1
  - wow. that's quite a flashback you invoked there -- nm - oblique Jun 15, 13:53
- Someone's still going to have to manually plug and unplug, but it's a germ of an idea. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 13:51
I really like the body styling on the new Hyundais. I notice them every time I pass one. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 13:44 3
- So, as to frame it in parlance we all understand, you're saying that their milkshake brings Reagen to the yard? -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 13:46 2
  - it's a car, not a drink, Mop. -- nm - Reagen Jun 15, 13:47 1
    - So you’re hoping it brings you to the yard (or wherever you wish to go) -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 15, 14:04
MotherJones: Insurrectionist Tells Judge Her Elite Credentials Should Keep Her Out of Prison -- (link) - mud Jun 15, 13:43 1
- 1) How many Instagram followers do I need to stay out of prison? 2) Can Stanford disavow her? -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 13:45
DWTS Cheryl Burke opening up on relationships & sex life -- (link) - budice Jun 15, 13:42 2 1
- Fiiiiiiine... -- nm - Mop Jun 15, 15:09 1
  - *rolls up sleeves* -- nm - rollo Jun 15, 15:19
waiting for my covid test results to email in, my dad emails saying "i'm flying out tomorrow for the funeral...." - colin Jun 15, 13:35 1
- maybe he was joking about flying out for *your* funeral -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 15, 14:15
Taylor Hawkins tribute shows, so far - Spawn Jun 15, 13:32 2
- I hope these will be shown somewhere. -- nm - pmb Jun 15, 13:43
- whoa -- nm - mud Jun 15, 13:33

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