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ThorL+T: $30M Thu Previews -- nm - budice Jul 7, 22:19
Sadie Sink (Max on Stranger Things) was Annie on Broadway. -- (link) - Mop Jul 7, 21:54 1
- A preteen redheaded actress? Makes sense. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 22:03
Suddenly had the thought I should spend two nights at Morongo Casino for my birthday again this year. - Meg Jul 7, 21:46
playing on Ancestry.com tonight, if all this stuff is true, on one wing I've made it back to my 10th great grandfather and the Mayflower - crash davis Jul 7, 21:36 14
- "Maybe I'll give that a try..." *checks site * *sputters* $60 a month?!?! -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 22:31 3
  - huh, Canada's only $32/month for all access. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 22:47
  - I got the 4th of the July 50% off sale on top of getting 50% off for paying for six months all at once. I would have passed on the full price -- nm - crash davis Jul 7, 22:38
  - Yep, I'll likely cancel after my free trial. -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 22:38
- I'm related to Henry VIII's third wife. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 22:05 2
  - cool, I've always wanted to meet a Bond girl. Set it up for me, pretty please? -- nm - crash davis Jul 7, 22:19 1
    - That one's technically a Frankenberg. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 22:28
- When someone tells me their ancestors came over on the Mayflower, I say, "That's nice. We had our own boat." - howie Jul 7, 22:04
- I decided to take another try at it - so far I've identified my paternal grandmother and a Canadian aunt and uncle but not much else. - Meg Jul 7, 21:41 5
  - fortunately for me, I did the DNA thing and they pointed me at someone saying "this is potentially your 1st cousin" due to the shared DNA - crash davis Jul 7, 21:55 1
    - cool -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 7, 21:56
  - OMG! Am I your uncle?! -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 21:49 2
    - Did you ever live in Rabbit Lake, Ontario? :) -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 21:52 1
      - I actually already knew of this family. My dad's sister was a Canadian war-bride and went to Canada about the same time as we went to Australia. -- nm - Meg Jul 7, 21:54
Worldle in 2! - loosilu Jul 7, 21:27
Moviedle #2022-07-08 (1/6) (hi rollo!) - prayformojo Jul 7, 21:11
Worldle #168 3/6 - prayformojo Jul 7, 21:11 1
- 2/6 - mafic Jul 7, 22:40
Wordle 384 3/6 - prayformojo Jul 7, 21:10 3
- 384 - 3/6 - GregW Jul 8, 07:59
- 6/6 - mafic Jul 7, 22:40
- 4/6 - TWuG Jul 7, 22:25
This is why I love Strange New Worlds and hate Discovery. Spoilers - Mop Jul 7, 21:05 2
- Spoilers - Beryllium Jul 7, 21:08 1
  - One note on this episode (spoilers) - Mop Jul 7, 21:18
Tessa Thompson Hot Ones -- (link) - budice Jul 7, 21:03 [youtube] 1
- oooooh ... - Beryllium Jul 7, 21:18
hey The Dropout viewers: "Former Theranos executive Sunny Balwani convicted on 12 fraud counts" - prayformojo Jul 7, 20:55
If there was a way for you all to bet on me going 3-3 in a draft on Magic Arena? You would be millionaires. I am consistently mediocre! -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 7, 20:52
With the God of War Ragnarok release date out, I've decided to give the 1st one (4th one???) another try. So far so good, made it further than before. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 20:48
Someone may have just tried to assassinate Shinzo Abe, so, props to 2022 for still being able to surprise. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 20:01 23
- Here come all the moronic “gun laws don’t work!” takes… -- nm - Tim Jul 7, 21:02 1
  - Paired with the "well they just have lots of stabbings in Japan" takes. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 7, 21:15
- Probably a dumb question. Why shoot a former PM? -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 20:51 7
  - Why shoot anyone? -- nm - David Jul 7, 20:57 2
    - Oh, I can think of some reasons... -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 21:02
    - Maybe they haven't been taking their lead pills on schedule. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 21:01
  - bit of a right-wing nationalist, had some questionable views on WWII, but who knows really? -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 20:55
  - It's not a dumb question. Maybe a bit insensitive in the moment, but it's a valid question. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 7, 20:55
  - I asked this same question a few months ago when a similar attack happened on a former PM (I forget who). Vengeance was suggested as the motive. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 20:55
  - In today's world? He probably believes he's running a sex trafficking ring out of a KFC. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 20:54
- NHK says probably shotgun twice in the back, was conscious in the ambulance, no vitals now. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 20:26 2
  - oh jeez. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 20:51
  - Horrible :( -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 20:33
- Damn. -- nm - loosilu Jul 7, 20:26
- watching NHK. eyewitnesses saying the guy in custody is the shooter. - mafic Jul 7, 20:19 [youtube] 1
  - Arrested for Attempted Murder -- nm - The Allfather Jul 7, 20:34
- cardiac arrest after shooting, receiving CPR -- (link*) - budice Jul 7, 20:16 1
  - no vital signs -- (link) - budice Jul 7, 20:24
- apparently a man in custody as well, but no details beyond that. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 20:09
- The Daily Beast.. - The Allfather Jul 7, 20:06 2
  - wow -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 20:09
  - good lord -- nm - mud Jul 7, 20:09
- (Actually, based on the reports, they may turn out to have succeeded - hard to say at this point) -- (link*) - Beryllium Jul 7, 20:02
"Did your mother not like you?" -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 19:45
the Leafs just traded a goaltender and the 25th pick...for the 38th pick...how bad was this guy and his contract? -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 19:21 5
- short on cap space, and he had a no-trade clause. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 19:32 2
  - No trade clause? I assume he had to agree to being traded? -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 20:11 1
    - yeah, he would've had to waive it. he probably had a list of acceptable destinations. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 20:32
- 3.5M cap hit to be a bad backup. - Reagen Jul 7, 19:31
- Bettman looked so perplexed. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 7, 19:24
if you like Star Trek and aren't watching Strange new worlds you are really missing out -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 19:19 3
- dammit, do I have to get paramount+ now? -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 19:36 1
  - ... or Crave. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 19:37
- Yuup. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 19:27
So, they’re drafting Russians in clusters with established players. That makes sense. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 7, 19:16 1
- sleeper cells? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 19:18
I really love David Poile. -- (link) - The Allfather Jul 7, 19:09 3
- I'm a little surprised he didn't go top 10, but he has his drawbacks. - mafic Jul 7, 19:28
- 👍 -- nm - J Jul 7, 19:19
- yeah I saw an interview for this pick with him, he was stoked -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 19:10
AMC bringing back $5 tuesday movies 'for a limited time' -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 19:01 4
- They have been aggressive in their want to have me back as ALister. The last movie I saw in the theater was Lion King's remake. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 7, 21:16
- Until the next global pandemic. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 20:12
- Limited to Tuesdays? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 7, 19:06 1
  - 6th Tuesday of every month! -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 19:06
of course Washington takes the first Russian. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 18:46 6
- Thing I just learned: ovechkin is in Russia right now. - The Allfather Jul 7, 18:53 5
  - he'll probably be fine. buds with Putin going way back. - mafic Jul 7, 19:00 2
    - Yeah, that’s why it’s fucked up. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 7, 19:07 1
      - Right. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 20:12
  - Wasn't he conspicuously silent about Putin, Ukraine, and such? No idea on his politics or potential pressure from "home". -- nm - VMan Jul 7, 18:54 1
    - Oh, he's definitely a Putin-booster. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 18:59
nm -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 7, 18:18
Backboarding: It's your site Bery. I have no issue with allowing Jews. And thanks, as always, for keeping this thing up. -- nm - VMan Jul 7, 18:14 9
- I don't know if I want to be a member of a group that would allow someone like me to be a member -- nm - Groucho Jul 7, 18:55
- Uh. What? - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:18 7
  - Tongue firmly in cheek. Sadly, I'm sure others will try and follow TN. Sorry, if things came off wrong or different from intent. -- (edited) - VMan Jul 7, 18:20 6
    - Ah. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:25 5
      - You may want to register KosherTalk though? -- nm - VMan Jul 7, 18:27 4
        
        Hah. - Beryllium Jul 7, 18:34 3
        
        DUDE! -- nm - VMan Jul 7, 18:36 2
        
        That's my name. -- nm - The Dude Jul 7, 18:43 1
        
        Fuck it, Bery. Let's go bowling. -- nm - VMan Jul 7, 18:47
Spencer Strider is fun. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 7, 18:02
nm -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 7, 18:00
Denzel Washington too busy to show up for his Medal of Freedom at the White House today?! -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 17:47 2
- yeah, he should give everyone COVID, what an asshole -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:51
- (tested positive I heard) -- nm - mud Jul 7, 17:49
A James Caan story -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 7, 17:38 3
- “…and then Caan punched him in the face and walked away.” All his stories end like that! -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 17:48 1
  - ...and we all loved him for that -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 17:54
- Heh. :-) Food thief got what he deserved. -- nm - Krusty Jul 7, 17:47
—— -- nm* - mud Jul 7, 17:31
nm -- nm* - budice Jul 7, 17:30
The Boys season finale is live on Amazon apparently -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:30 1
- Lol. Just saw there was an after credits scene on the last ep. Now starting the final. -- nm - Spawn Jul 7, 21:31
British Airways to cancel an additional 10,300 flights -- (link*) - ty97 Jul 7, 17:27 3
- Too big to fly. -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 17:51
- is that a lot? that seems like a lot. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 17:50 1
  - They just didn't want people to not get their bags -- nm - prayformojo Jul 7, 17:56
Text message from Verizon about an outage in the area - ty97 Jul 7, 17:11 1
- How often does the network go down in Yonkers?! -- nm - Mop Jul 7, 17:52
I. Love. The. Challenge. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 17:09
You always want a hockey player who covets warm weather, right? -- nm - The Allfather Jul 7, 16:50 5
- How is "Cutter" a name? ~white peeeopleeee~ -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 17:11 4
  - "Rutger McGroarty" belongs on this list -- (link*) - Reagen Jul 7, 18:00 1
    - Croix Kochendorfer -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 18:32
  - Parents were big fans of Breaking Away. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 7, 17:51
  - What exactly's the issue here? -- nm - Scoot McNairy si Jul 7, 17:41
WTF is happening with this draft. -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 16:44 9
- "Things David says every August" -- nm - ML Jul 7, 17:55 3
  - How many QBs can I keep again? -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 17:56 2
    - You can keep Drew Lock. That’s it. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 7, 18:36
    - wait, when do you need to pick your keepers by? -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 18:00
- everyone talking themselves out of the #1 guy. he's been #1 since he was fucking 15 years old -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:46 4
  - does he have commitments to the Russian military we don't know about? -- nm - Reagen Jul 7, 16:47 3
    - I may have stolen this... -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:52
    - even Cooley not going #2 is a shocker with Wright not going -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:50 1
      - be happy crash. Seattle got the guy I wanted with #1 at #4 -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:53
Stranger Things Season 4 Pitch Meeting got something wrong, no? (spoilers) - Mop Jul 7, 16:36 5
- I assumed the Pitch Meeting’s way. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 7, 16:57 3
  - same -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:58 2
    - Can’t be, because (spoilers) - Mop Jul 7, 17:53 1
      - They were hoping people wouldn't remember that because of the Lav Diaz-like lenghth of the episodes. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 7, 18:08
- I, myself, am unclear on that point. -- nm - Ender Jul 7, 16:49
Tarantino, filming his latest flick in Maine -- (link) - Flavorize Jul 7, 16:32
Volnelk, we almost had 1 vs 2 tonight but OKC is resting Holmgren to avoid b2b2b games. -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 7, 16:28 4
- It’s Houston vs Orlando. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 17:08 3
  - nm -- nm* - Strongbad Jul 7, 18:01
  - Huh. I thought I read something earlier today about chet vs Paolo -- nm - Strongbad Jul 7, 18:01 1
    - Thunder played the 76ers. Chet rested. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 7, 18:20
Miele just sent me an email: "win a $4,000 knife by telling us how you live sustainably!" uh, by not buying $4,000 knives? -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 16:21 2
- I got a free Miele vacuum in a giveaway. Love it. -- nm - zork Jul 7, 20:47
- Well, you'd have less money to buy other knives thus saving the resources to make other knives. Why do you hate the earth, mafic? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Jul 7, 17:02
NHL Draft starting. Bettman of course booed loud every time on screen -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:20 1
- motherfuckers -- nm - Beaker Jul 7, 16:25
in the colin vein: hit by a micro-meteorite would be a fun way to go. or is it a micro-meteor if it only hits me and not the earth? -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 16:18 3
- Well, you'd likely fall down or it would pass through. Either way, it's hitting the ground. -- nm - zork Jul 7, 20:48
- you'd want one the size of a grapefruit, that way your kids college would be paid as meteorite is some of the most valuable mineral around -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 7, 18:05 1
  - only some. I'd probably get hit by a fucking chondrite. -- nm - mafic Jul 7, 18:41

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