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Weekly biking report: Last week: 180 mi; YTD: 4460; til 5K goal: 540; 4460 miles from home puts me half way between Vienna and Bratislava -- (link) - prayformojo Jul 10, 16:11 [Image] 1
- *slap*. I open my own hotel. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 10, 16:19
Evolution set back one step by Welshmen -- (link) - Reagen Jul 10, 16:06 2
- Or else they saved humanity. -- nm - Dano Jul 10, 16:16
- If we're being honest, it isn't the first time. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 16:11
104 degrees, feels like 114. Yeah, that’ll kill you if you let it. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 10, 15:59
one of my tenets of film criticism is British spies pf the sixties came in two different categories: either gritty/LeCarre or cool/Fleming -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:34 12
- Gritty is way too conspicuous to be a spy. -- nm - mafic Jul 10, 16:02 2
  - That's exactly what he(?) wants you to think. -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:13
  - hmmm -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 16:07
- What category does John Steed and Mrs Emma Peel fit into -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 15:24 1
  - Cool—but also fancy -- nm - Flavorize Jul 10, 16:03
- Would the film A Deadly Affair (Sidney Lumet) be an exception? - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 15:17
- The new Ipcress File was cool/Fleming while Spy City is definitely gritty/LeCarre -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:36 5
  - some people criticized Lucy Boynton for being wooden in the Ipcress File - I think she was being aloof in the classic cool/Fleming style -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:38 4
    - Although technically Ipcress File should be considered somewhat of a send-up of Bond... and 60s TV -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 14:46 2
      - I feel parody belongs as a subset of the original group. For example, I place Austin Powers in the cool/Fleming category -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:53 1
        
        Right, and Powers is as much a spoof of Harry Palmer as it is of Bond -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 15:39
    - Yes, exactly. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 14:45
When the rankings come out tomorrow it will be the first time that both Serena Williams and Roger Federer are completely unranked since September 1997 - Dano Jul 10, 14:04 1
- They know what they did. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 15:22
Goose Bumps Build for the Webb’s First Snapshots of the Universe NASA picked five new images of scenes from around the universe that it hopes will knock the public’s socks off. -- (edited) - crash davis Jul 10, 13:42 1
- (in a monster truck rally ad voice) Tuesday! Tuesday! TUESDAY! -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 13:45
Decide my drink: Negroni or boulevardier? -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 13:38 7
- mix the 2 together to form a new drink -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 13:50
- Boulevardier - save that gin for a Vesper -- nm* - crash davis Jul 10, 13:47 3
  - *adds Lillet blanc to his shopping list for his next trip to the liquor store* -- nm - znufrii Jul 10, 13:50 2
    - I need some Lillet blanc as well, plus some basic vodka -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 14:01
    - also makes a martini called a french blonde... Lillet is a citrisy version of vermouth -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 13:55
- Negroni -- nm - Epiphany Jul 10, 13:44 1
  - Agreeance! -- nm - Flavorize Jul 10, 13:57
I'm ignorant. When they say "hydro" on Kim's Convenience do they mean water or hydroelectric power? -- nm - rollo Jul 10, 13:12 3
- the latter. - Reagen Jul 10, 13:13 2
  - same for BC - Beryllium Jul 10, 14:25
  - (even though Ontario is mostly powered by nuclear) -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 13:14
Turns out Uber was not on the up and up -- (link) - Reagen Jul 10, 12:56 3
- as soon as they crushed the taxi industry they raised prices, drivers used to get 80% now often less than half -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 13:57
- Money buys access, evade regulators. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 13:10
- I'm shocked. Shocked! Well, not that shocked. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 12:59
Huge Thor 4 spoiler. - Spawn Jul 10, 12:16 6
- spoil IM - budice Jul 10, 12:25 3
  - Still odd, though. Spoil - Spawn Jul 10, 13:29 2
    - You’re sexist. (Spoilers) - The Allfather Jul 10, 15:20
    - spoil - Diva Jul 10, 14:37
- If anyone responds, please put them inside the message with spoiler as I don't want to give anything away. -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:17 1
  - Spoilers -- (edited) - Flavorize Jul 10, 13:03
Angels and their $190M payroll swept by the O's. Now tied with DET and just ahead of KC and OAK in the AL. -- nm - budice Jul 10, 12:01 1
- Ohtani would look so good in pinstripes out in left field and on the mound. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 14:48
How to Protect Bristol Bay’s Salmon for the Long Haul - crash davis Jul 10, 11:44 2
- banning Bear Lawyers sounds a bit drastic :((( -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 10, 12:14 1
  - *lazily lounging in the sun* - Bear Lawyer Jul 10, 15:18
First, the Fish Fell From the Sky. Then They Washed Ashore. In the past month, dead anchovies have been spotted on the streets of San Francisco. Last week, thousands appeared at the edge of a lagoon about 30 miles north. -- (edited) - crash davis Jul 10, 11:36 4
- Obviously it means there's another earthquake coming. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 11:54 3
  - My guess is that it is a reminder that things are not all bad. Whenever you feel down, remember that you live in peak anchovy times -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 11:57 2
    - You know what follows anchovies? Sharks, if there's anchovies in the sky, there will soon be Sharknadoes. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 12:00
    - Philip J Fry is watching the timestream and muttering "So ... it begins." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 12:00
Thor 4 credits spoilers - Will Hunting Jul 10, 10:58
Now playing: Jennifer Aniston’s finest performance. Leprechaun. -- nm - Dano Jul 10, 10:27
I was so curious about that vessel auction yesterday (that I didn't attend) that I emailed the lawyer to ask if they could share the winning price. - Beryllium Jul 10, 10:12
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 10, 09:48 [Attachment] 6
- BIONIC NED - Homer's other nightmare -- nm - VMan Jul 10, 16:05
- I got rid of all the soft cheeses with BOCCONCINICIDE. -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 11:29
- During the BONOCENE era the Earth was roamed by giant Irish rockstars. -- nm - Dano Jul 10, 11:00
- Twitter is awash with the unlikely promise of being BECOINED through little or no effort. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 10:35
- In the early 90s, Madonna wore a CONED BODICE -- nm - Roger More Jul 10, 10:34
- Brendan Fraser inspired a brief fitness trend of the ENCINO BOD -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 10:22
Me… - Mop Jul 10, 09:23 4
- mmm, hot cakes - extra butter, no syrup please -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 11:52
- So what did you eat wednesday or Thursday that gave you the stomach flue, aka food poisoning? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 11:10
- Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 09:37
- 🤣—Glad you’re back/nearing 100% Mop -- nm - Flavorize Jul 10, 09:35
NYC Pushes Indoor Mask Advisory for All as ‘Worst' Omicron Strain Fuels 6th Wave - ty97 Jul 10, 09:02 9
- We are down to just those who medically have been told or believe on their own they can’t get vaccinated, or those who don’t want to be. - Qale As Folk Jul 10, 12:11
- yeah, but Love Is the Seventh Wave -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 09:15 7
  - I'll just assume this is one of those bad 80s new wave songs you all seemed to love. -- nm* - ty97 Jul 10, 10:52 5
    - But love is...it's what I got. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 11:08
    - it's after your time so you missed out on the 1980's stuff. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 10:54
    - It’s Sting! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 10, 10:54 2
      - so yes? -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 10:59 1
        
        Fired -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 12:18
  - 312.50 Spawn Points -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 10:45
Van Halen Tribute show: DLR is the one holding up the tribute shows, meanwhile he releases new music -- (link) - Remlik Jul 10, 08:56 3
- He’s already released the video. Here it is. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 10, 10:13 [youtube]
- Hey did you hear - eag Jul 10, 10:13 1
  - man. she's got to live up to. I know she just had knee surgery. -- nm - Remlik Jul 10, 10:25
Globle - 4 - Diva Jul 10, 08:46 1
- 6 - prayformojo Jul 10, 09:15
Wait ... there is another Summer Olympics starting in two weeks? - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 08:22 5
- No. The World Track & Field Championships start Friday in Oregon. -- nm - Dano Jul 10, 08:26 2
  - Perhaps it's time for RC to have his tea and nap. -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 08:28 1
    - I could use that. It was an add for the 2022 Winter Olympics I heard. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jul 10, 10:11
- ??? Paris 2024 -- nm - ty97 Jul 10, 08:25
- uh..no? -- nm - Reagen Jul 10, 08:25
Nadal/Federer/Joker have 62 Majors between them. 15+ years worth of Majors -- nm - budice Jul 10, 08:14
Actorle 1 - Will Hunting Jul 10, 07:58
Actorle 116 4/8 - prayformojo Jul 10, 07:56
Heardle #135 - 2/6 - prayformojo Jul 10, 07:44 2
- 1! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jul 10, 08:44 1
  - holy smokes - there was exactly one beat! -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 09:35
Spix’s macaw (from Rio) making a comeback in the wild after successful captive breeding program -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 10, 06:51 3
- good news! and they are beautiful -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 11:59 1
  - right? those blues are terrific -- nm - prayformojo Jul 10, 12:04
- Sure….when I have a captive breeding program, I get convicted. These people get honored. -- nm - Ghislaine Maxwell Jul 10, 07:29
I guess there was some Magic at Citi Field because of the retirement of Keith Hernandez’s number. -- (link) - Tim Jul 10, 06:36 5
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 06:57 4
  - Really cool tribute video to Keith. -- (link) - Tim Jul 10, 07:50 3
    - You know I loved Donnie saying his line about winning gold glove after gold glove in NY. They were two of the best to ever cover 1st. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 08:36 2
      - It’s awesome how they got certain people to say specific lines. -- nm - Tim Jul 10, 08:47 1
        
        It was very well done. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 09:37
Framed: X/6 - Marlowe Jul 10, 05:56 4
- 5 - Diva Jul 10, 08:57
- 6/6. Lucky guess -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 08:20
- Actorle: back to X/8 - Marlowe Jul 10, 06:34
- Moviedle: 3/6 - Marlowe Jul 10, 05:58
Meanwhile, here’s the Finnish Prime Minister on her way to a music festival. -- (link) - Volnelk Jul 10, 05:35 1
- Jacinda Ahern is pretty cool. -- nm - .🎡 Jul 10, 06:28
Plot twist! My pcr came back negative, but my mother tested positive on a routine test yesterday. - Andie Jul 10, 03:26 3
- Damn! Good vibes out to ya both—especially Mamma Andie -- nm - Flavorize Jul 10, 09:36
- That sucks. Hopefully it stays that way. *good vibes* -- nm - JaxSean Jul 10, 08:22
- Yay for you but ugh for your mom. Hopefully you feel much better very soon. -- nm - Krusty Jul 10, 05:27
Wordle 386 4/6 My 200th played, current streak is 65. Win percentage is 97. - TWuG Jul 10, 03:21 4
- 3 - prayformojo Jul 10, 07:39
- 4/6 - Marlowe Jul 10, 07:26
- 4/6 - znufrii Jul 10, 06:45
- 5 - decline Jul 10, 06:11
I've had this poem open in a browser tab for approximately seven months. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 10, 00:04
uh oh ... the designer had to have known what they were doing -- (link*) - Beryllium Jul 9, 23:38 2
- Is that grilled goat cheese? -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 10, 07:41
- especially for 69 -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 10, 01:46
Heyyyy, here's a picture of someone who needs a punch in the face. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 9, 23:08 1
- (This is a reference to The Boys, if you were wondering ...) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 01:01
ShutdownDC is offering wait staff a $250 bounty for info when conserv SCOTUS dines out so protests can ruin their privacy -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 9, 22:51
tests find that most people have residues of "Roundup" which is probably more worrisome than microplastics -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 9, 22:21 1
- No weeds on them! -- nm - Mop Jul 10, 08:05
Rank these Phase 4 Marvel movies---I'm too lazy to list them, just see the tweet in IM -- (link*) - Flavorize Jul 9, 22:20 2
- Eternals, No Way Home, Ten Rings, Strange, Black Widow. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 10, 12:12
- SM, DS...... Thor..... S-C.................... BW........................................... .......... Eternals -- nm - Spawn Jul 10, 10:44
Don’t Let Your Wine Go to the Grocery Store Naked Recent research helps explain how clear bottles can result in wine that smells like “wet dog” and “boiled cabbage.” -- (edited) - crash davis Jul 9, 22:07 1
- well only white wine is bottled in clear glass as its not meant to be stored for decades. but the same goes for beer -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 22:19
Rotterdam Won’t Dismantle Bridge to Allow Jeff Bezos’ Superyacht Through - crash davis Jul 9, 22:00 5
- This isn’t Bezos’s problem. If those guys can’t deliver the super yachts they build, then they’re out of business. - Mop Jul 10, 07:23 2
  - I'm going to guess since its supposed to be the world's largest sailing yacht that the problem is the masts -- nm - crash davis Jul 10, 11:55 1
    - Yes, they'll be taller than the 154-foot max -- nm - Beryllium Jul 10, 12:05
- Holding out for more money? -- nm - Pippy Jul 9, 22:38 1
  - the town had just spent a lot of money restoring the bridge and now they are asked to take it apart again? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 22:50
So why not start tonight, you've only got the hurtin' to lose. There's a full moon out, don't waste it on the blues -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 9, 21:59
Her ‘Chagall’ Is Headed for the Trash. How’s That for Caveat Emptor? -- (edited) - crash davis Jul 9, 21:54 1
- This can't be a real Chagall! It uses all these themes and images he liked to use! -- nm - Ender Jul 9, 23:11
In one way, terminal list isn't what it appears to be. In a second way, it is what it appears to be. (spoils) -- (edited) - Beryllium Jul 9, 21:40 3
- According to Liam Matthews of TV Guide, it's similar to Bosch, Reacher, and Jack Ryan in that it's grade-A "Dad TV". (spoils) - Beryllium Jul 9, 21:45 2
  - Unlike the others he mentioned, Terminal List failed to grab me in the first episode -- nm - crash davis Jul 9, 22:30 1
    - Yup -- nm - Beryllium Jul 9, 22:39

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