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Also if you are or know a chick with medium or long hair, buy these. -- (link) - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 17:15 9
- One more thing: they're too big to lose so they're actually super cost efficient. -- nm - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 17:25
- "Dent free"? Is denting a serious problem with similar products? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 17:20 2
  - It's called a gink. The ridge in your hair when you take out a ponytail. It's real. And can hurt. -- nm - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 17:23
  - I was yesterday years old when I learned that women feel pain when they get their hair bleached. -- nm - David Jul 6, 17:21
- The best part is how none of the photos have them in use on hair. “Finally, a hair elastic for your wrist!” - mafic Jul 6, 17:18 3
  - I think some people might think they look ugly in hair. They're very thick. However they do not slip. Ever. The best I've ever used. -- nm - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 17:19 2
    - Thick is important so they don’t snap too. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 6, 17:21 1
      - I'm sorry I neglected long haired dudes. It's because I'm jealous of you obvs. I lack the stones to do whatever I want with my hair. -- nm - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 17:23
- 👍 -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 6, 17:16
Currently watching: big brother. What the hell self? -- nm - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 17:08
39' sailboat up for auction -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 6, 16:54 3
- It's 'approximately' 39 feet ?? -- nm* - Meg Jul 6, 16:58 2
  - There's a lot of curvature involved. Hard to measure. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 17:03 1
    - and I understand that it's hard getting those rascals to sit still. -- nm - mud Jul 6, 17:16
Elon Musk welcomed twins with one of his top executives weeks before he had second child with Grimes -- (link*) - budice Jul 6, 16:44 3
- nono, that’s just a weird billionaire thing. They’re not his. He just likes to welcome twins. Preferably with a friend. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 17:26
- I can’t even fathom how insufferable he is in bed. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 6, 17:19
- Usually, that’s frowned upon. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 17:08
Former NHL defenseman Bryan Marchment passed away at 53 -- (link) - budice Jul 6, 16:35
The Flight Attendant: Cassie really needs to turn off her fucking ring tone. It's just bad spycraft. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 16:34 1
- I love how annoying and jarring it is. -- nm - Pocket Jones Jul 6, 16:56
I’m rooting for Nadal-Norrie, but I must admit that a Djokovic-Kyrgios final would definitely have some intrigue. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 16:04
SITWAP: Chicago trying to convince NASCAR to do a street race in Chicago 2023-2025 -- (link*) - Strongbad Jul 6, 15:48 1
- Seems like it would be bumpy. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 6, 16:12
With Adley officially graduating off the list, MLB does its mid-season prospect update. - Tim Jul 6, 15:48 2
- relatedly, I love Vlad Jr. -- (link) - Tim Jul 6, 16:19
- I picked up a Gunnar Henderson bowman draft autograph in 2020…that probably looks nice right now. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 16:12
The BBC took all the resignation letters and made a wordcloud - Roger More Jul 6, 15:48
And the BBC unexpectedly cuts back to the studio during a live news report. -- (link) - pmb Jul 6, 15:46 3
- Scott is worth a follow. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 16:01
- Makes sense, anchor has to skim through a lot of resignation letters -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 15:58 1
  - Reminds me of this -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 6, 16:04
Reservation Dogs season 2 trailer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 6, 15:32 [youtube]
I like the piano work in OMitB a lot -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 15:29 1
- S02E03 was pretty great -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 16:15
Man, Scott Adams' divorce just totally broke him, huh? - Reagen Jul 6, 15:24
Clooney's infamous nipple suit from Batman & Robin is up for auction -- (link) - budice Jul 6, 15:22
"I hereby resign from the Engkish Cabinet." - .🎡 Jul 6, 15:16
Bradley Beal not only got a super-max contract but also got the 10th no-trade clause in NBA history. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 15:15 4
- I was assured that he would be a bust. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 6, 15:30 3
  - just cause the Wizards massively overpaid him doesn't mean he isn't -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 15:43 2
    - Nah. I thought he would be meh. The next Ray Allen and he was never that good a shooter, even in college. - Will Hunting Jul 6, 15:44 1
      - Good on ya to admit it. -- nm - David Jul 6, 17:02
I am currently in the home town of Lilian Gish, Jonathan Winters, and Justin Chambers - Max Jul 6, 15:14
Meanwhile the Detroit Tigers haven't heard from Eduardo Rodriguez in 3 weeks. - Diva Jul 6, 14:55 1
- Is his home in Russia perchance? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:58
just in case anyone wants one. get a newish Echo Show + Blink Camera for $15 if you trade in an old echo device. -- (link) - tRuMaN Jul 6, 14:09 1
- Get off my lawn! Get off my lawn! Get off my lawn! -- nm - old echo si Jul 6, 14:32
If Johnson resigns, is there a new election? -- nm* - ty97 Jul 6, 13:55 36
- From what I remember of my Borgen viewings, a lot of people in suits will go into a few rooms and close the doors and then they will come out with a - con_carne Jul 6, 13:59 3
  - -- nm* - con_carne Jul 6, 14:34
  - Borgen has more coalition governments though. Expect a leadership contest to start next week. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:09 1
    - Well I suppose they had to leave something behind after they invaded you. -- nm - con_carne Jul 6, 15:46
- No, the Tory party elect a new leader who would then decide if they should risk calling an early general election or wait two years. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 13:58 31
  - What about all the Tories who resigned? -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 13:59 30
    - They are still MPs, just resigned their cabinet posts, so would sit with the back bench MPs. Question is will Boris also resign as MP. - LMS Jul 6, 14:04 8
      - The UK constituency names are probably the best thing about the UK -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 14:05 7
        
        Brigg and Goole - constituency or English breakfast dish? -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:16 1
        
        Why not both? -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 14:16
        
        IMO, it's that they have a Lord Pickles -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 14:11
        
        Ruislip is my home town so I know the area well. Lord Binface could get elected next time there. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:07 2
        
        Annnnd many of us yanks know that a "bin" is what you call a trash can -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 14:13 1
        
        I might be confusing him with Count Buckethead. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:21
        
        no, the best thing about the UK is how they take American music and show the world how it should be played. -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:07
    - they resigned from the cabinet, not parliament. -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:01 9
      - There’s how many cabinet members? We got like 20 for a nation 5x as large. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 6, 14:24 5
        
        a lot of the resignations are also PPSs, who are basically sub-deputy ministers. like assistants to ministers, but not ministers themselves. -- nm - mafic Jul 6, 15:45 1
        
        PPSs? I don't think they exist. -- nm - con_carne Jul 6, 15:47
        
        Britain has a unitary government, so it doesn't have the split in responsibilities between federal and state gov't - Roger More Jul 6, 15:38
        
        only a core are really considered the cabinet, a bunch of these are deputies and such. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:39
        
        how many House Committees are there, and how many Reps. sit on them? -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:29
      - oooooohhhhhhh -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 14:02 2
        
        you 'mericans so silly -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:03 1
        
        I thought the same thing as the right honorable ty97. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 14:06
    - i thought they were just resigning from their cabinet positions? (i could be wrong, i have been very busy and not following closely) -- nm - Andie Jul 6, 14:01 1
      - This. Afaict they are not resigning from parliament, just from the cabinet/department. -- nm - znufrii Jul 6, 14:02
    - I have a question about this too. When so many resign do they usually end up running again in their respective areas? -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:01 8
      - if they resigned from parliament, they don't if they're just resigning from the cabinet. I think. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 14:03 6
        
        I meant their respective ministries in the cabinet. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:04 5
        
        I'm a little confused as to what you're asking, so apologizes if this comes off as over explaining - Reagen Jul 6, 14:13 2
        
        Yep Chris Pincher had the whip removed so is now an independent MP and still represents his constituency despite being a sex pest. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:19 1
        
        You guys talk about the whip a lot more. Here they're just "kicked out of caucus". -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 14:37
        
        OH! duh...I'm an idiot. -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 14:07 1
        
        not really - I didn't phrase it very well. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:10
      - yeah, probly -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:02
Potential new PM? -- (link) - LMS Jul 6, 13:54 5
- . -- (link) - ty97 Jul 6, 13:58 1
  - :-) -- nm - mud Jul 6, 14:30
- Ha! And now I'm following Larry. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 13:57 2
  - in position longer than the leader of any UK political party -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 14:42
  - Larry refusing to go inside for 20 minutes today despite people opening the door for him is quite telling how toxic the atmosphere inside is. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 14:12
Also I tried banh mi for the first time over the weekend. So I googled and found a local spot called - con_carne Jul 6, 13:52 1
- Southeast Asians are so Pho King great at cute restaurant names -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 14:15
Who has two thumbs and zero gallbladders? -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 13:38 8
- A lot of us, most recently you! - David Jul 6, 14:05 2
  - Don't you need one of those? -- nm - Mop Jul 6, 15:45 1
    - Remarkably no. It's arguably the worst engineering in the human body. -- nm - David Jul 6, 17:03
- yonh! -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 14:04
- 👍🏼👍🏼 -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 13:59
- you're now free to do whatever you want, no one can say "the gall of this guy!" -- nm - mud Jul 6, 13:48
- better than the other way around. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 13:47
- Very nice surgery-ing! -- nm - ty97 Jul 6, 13:45
Episode four of Ms. Marvel was lousy. Episode five is absolutely fucking perfect. -- nm - David Jul 6, 13:18 12
- Is it supposed to be geared towards young adults? Because that's the feeling I got from the first few episodes. - Krusty Jul 6, 14:05 3
  - It's intended for a slightly older audience than Star Trek Prodigy. By, like, eight months. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:24
  - So very much. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 14:15
  - It's definitely targeted at the under-25 crowd. -- nm - David Jul 6, 14:14
- So, 1 was bad, 2 was good, 4 was bad, 5 was great. How was 3? -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 13:24 7
  - every episode is marvelous. It's right there in the title. - mud Jul 6, 13:36
  - Anyone who told you 1 was bad is a filthy Colts fan. -- nm - David Jul 6, 13:33 5
    - Or a dirty Falcons fan. I've really enjoyed the series -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 13:57 1
      - I have it on good authority that Falcons fans shower relentlessly. -- nm - David Jul 6, 14:05
    - yeah, it was vibrant and terrifically entertaining -- nm - prayformojo Jul 6, 13:34 2
      - I have enjoyed all eps 1-4. Haven't watched 5 yet. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 6, 13:51 1
        
        Same here. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 14:23
DEAD & Co. have cancelled their Saratoga Springs show for tonight. no reason why is given, and it's not being rescheduled. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 12:59 3
- Garbage has cancelled a handful of shows due to people being sick -- nm - Remlik Jul 6, 13:00
- Is that in NY? -- nm* - Spawn Jul 6, 13:00 1
  - yes. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 6, 13:27
“…so *thats* what they’re teaching people these days?” - overheard in science museum planetarium Jul 6, 12:56 1
- Don't give her too much credit. - Spawn Jul 6, 12:57
There was a silverfish the size of my hand in my tub this morning. I almost moved. -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 12:47 3
- *shudder* -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 6, 12:50 1
  - Ikr -- nm - Diva Jul 6, 13:36
- tub silverfish -- nm - Spawn in a Mel mask Jul 6, 12:49
Another cabinet minister has resigned. Brandon Lewis was Northern Ireland Minister. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 12:37 9
- Scrap that, he hasn't. Down to 38. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 12:46 1
  - Up to 42. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 13:56
- Waiting for confirmation though. Takes the total to 39 or 21% of the government meaning the government can't function and meetings are being cancelled - LMS Jul 6, 12:40 3
  - The new exchequer turning around and asking him to resign is just wild. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 12:47 2
    - Michael Gove has now been sacked apparently. -- nm - LMS Jul 6, 13:18 1
      - Darth Vader firing Palpatine. -- nm - Reagen Jul 6, 13:48
- are we at 37 or 38 now. -- nm - Jovian Jul 6, 12:38 2
  - "Im 37?" -- nm - Dante Jul 6, 12:42 1
    - "Try not to resign on the way to the car park!" -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 13:22
Bradford Freeman, the last surviving member of the Band of Brothers has passed on at 97 -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 6, 12:27
Not as bad as the family fireworks blowing up the mini van ...but tacoma had a trailer full catch fire on the freeway, pull off to home depot... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 6, 12:20
NASA regains communications with the CAPSTONE satellite which is set to orbit the moon along the same path as the future lunar space station -- (link) - oblique Jul 6, 12:04 2
- I guess that ain't what hit the moon, then. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 13:11
- Yay! -- nm - Elliot Ness si Jul 6, 12:12
Vacation summary: A. 5 nights at friends 2nd home in St. Pete's Beach. 2 blocks from ocean. Car included. Many good meals and key lime pie. Watched -- (edited) - oblique Jul 6, 11:52 3
- That's almost enough of a meal voucher to cover a slice of pizza (but no drink). -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 6, 11:58
- Sounds like a very nice trip! Glad it all went so well. -- nm - Krusty Jul 6, 11:55
- In St. Remlik we trust. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:54
WWE: Paige says goodbye -- (link) - Remlik Jul 6, 11:41
LIR: Evil renewed for season 4 by Paramount+ -- nm - Beaker Jul 6, 11:23 4
- I loved Evil when it was on CBS. It’s the one show I would consider getting Paramount+ for. -- nm - Dano Jul 6, 13:44 2
  - It's full of terrifying wonders, such as four young girls all speaking at the same time. - Max Jul 6, 15:12
  - It is even better on P+. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 13:52
- You are not getting two awards. -- nm - Spawn Jul 6, 11:41
Kiril Kaprizov, rookie of the year two seasons ago, now a wanted man in Russia -- (link) - Reagen Jul 6, 11:22 5
- Prisoner swap for Griner? -- nm - TWuG Jul 6, 11:24 4
  - I ... don't think that's how that works. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 11:40 3
    - It was mostly a jest. - TWuG Jul 6, 11:43 2
      - Iirc the usual way is after they have a conviction in court ,where your own lawyers throw you under the bus so they don't join you in Siberia -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 6, 14:20
      - I just mean, this person is sabotaging the Russian war machine. He's kind of an ally. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 6, 11:55

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