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So Tony Dow has NOT passed away. Yet. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 26, 13:25 1
- some days the Dow is up, some days the Dow is down -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 13:45
Report: How Electric Cars and Pick-Ups Beat Gasoline on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions -- (link) - oblique Jul 26, 13:24
Former 49r coach now Michigan Jim Harbaugh says he'll raise any child by his players...hmmm so what are the rules on tackling a RB when 'carrying' -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 26, 13:22
We dont need no stinking IKEA! - Jovian Jul 26, 13:22 2
- so that's where they are sending the Ukrainian 'refugees' this is nazi level evil (neighbor was Polish, she was sent to germany to be a slave) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 13:44
- But how are the Russian Prison meatballs? -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 13:29
Barack Obama's summer playlist includes Wet Leg. -- (link) - pmb Jul 26, 13:11 5
- Interesting that he went with Angelica -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 13:16 3
  - I've never searched for Wet Leg music because I know this is an elaborate ST prank on me. I'm not going to even ask what a Cameo from him costs... -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 13:22 2
    - After I went through all that work to get Obama in on it, and I still didn't fool you! -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 13:24 1
      - I do appreciate the effort. -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 13:27
- *makes mental note to listen to Blue In Green* -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 13:13
This is *exhausting*. All the crimes that could come out of the January 6th Committee. -- (link) - Mop Jul 26, 13:05 [youtube] 1
- who even has time to watch that? -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 13:13
Why does the Norway navy have bar codes on the side of their ships? - Mop Jul 26, 13:04 3
- At 14:04 on 7/26/22 Mop finally earned a crash davis Seal of Excellence. So it be noted for all time -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 13:08 1
  - Also be it noted, that is Mountain Time ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 26, 13:16
- you've morphed into crash davis -- nm - decline Jul 26, 13:05
Zaxby's is dead to me now. They discontinued the Buffalo Blue Zalad. -- (link) - JaxSean Jul 26, 13:01 1
- I've not heard of them until this board, but the blue salad and fried mushrooms they discontinued would have brought me there. -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 13:05
Streamers: is there a list somehwere of COMPLETED Comic Book Adaptions on Netflix? - RemliKhan Jul 26, 12:57 2
- There's a wiki of all original programming on Netflix. -- (link) - David Jul 26, 12:59 1
  - thank you! that's super helpful! -- nm - RemliKhan Jul 26, 13:04
I'm old enough to remember when buying cars was hard. We were in and out of the dealership in 45 minutes. -- nm - David Jul 26, 12:53 1
- the old game of lets see how long they can hold out on that clear coat - zeitgeist Jul 26, 12:56
Huh? As of early June, adults in their 50s were three times as likely to report long COVID than those 80 or older, a "mass disabling event" -- (link) - con_carne Jul 26, 12:52 10
- Eh, us old folk have so many aches and pains already we don't notice the difference. -- nm - Meg Jul 26, 13:18
- This. This is my fear. -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 12:54 8
  - Avoiding early COVID is supposed to help put you in the clear for the worst long COVID now, according to theory. But still. -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:16 7
    - Tested this morning. Still a virgin -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 13:17 6
      - Me too and me too. So of course I'm checking my COVID news with satisfied abandon. Heh. -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 13:20 5
        
        Do we really think we avoided it completely? Like maybe we did have it and no symptoms or very mild ones. -- nm - St. Epiphany Jul 26, 13:24 4
        
        I wouldn't have known I had it had I not tested. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 26, 13:29
        
        The symptoms are what make bad COVID develop, according to theory. Bad symptoms, bad long COVID. No symptoms, long COVID has much less chance to develop. -- nm* - con_carne Jul 26, 13:29
        
        Yea this is what I think as well. Ive never tested + either. But I just feel like I must have had it and never knew it. - Jovian Jul 26, 13:27
        
        For that to be true it would have to be truly asymptomatic AND asymptomatic in at least one other person (my wife) who likely would have gotten it - oblique Jul 26, 13:26
Kevin Hart's got a new movie on Netflix. No, another new movie. NO, *ANOTHER* new movie. -- (link) - Mop Jul 26, 12:37 [youtube]
I don't think anyone had serious doubts on this, but this seems to vindicate Jovian's suspicions on who leaked. -- (link) - mud Jul 26, 12:26 4
- maybe it worked? I mean, instead of saying no across the board they threw it to states rights so this is some access to some - zeitgeist Jul 26, 12:54
- Seemed obvious to me at the time. -- nm - znufrii Jul 26, 12:50
- Honestly I think the most obvious person is Thomas himself (through his wife or another intermediary). Or if he has a particularly zealous clerk (at - pmb Jul 26, 12:47
- Yep. It just never made sense, logically, for someone on the left to have leaked it. -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:41
Go home, Bill. You're drunk. -- (link) - Swilcan Baron Jul 26, 12:24 4
- lol he sure is. This country will never see a black man elected President again. -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:27 3
  - (sigh) ..I just gave you props above and then you say this. :-[ -- nm - mud Jul 26, 12:28 2
    - I know it sounds bad. And Im not saying it because I like it. But I honestly dont see it ever happening again. Not with what DJT has done to the - Jovian Jul 26, 12:40 1
      - (I feel like I am like Spock sometimes. I just say what I believe to be true with no sugar coating.) :( -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 12:42
49ers met with JimmyG: “We have moved on to Trey (Lance).” -- (link) - budice Jul 26, 12:10 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Jul 26, 12:17
Speaking of new food chains, we’re apparently getting one of these in town. -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 26, 11:54 3
- *opens mouth, points, cheeps* -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 26, 12:20
- That style dog is popular at Mitsuwa food hall, way more than the Hawaiian mochi donuts across the way. Never tried either, since I have my standbys. -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 12:12
- We just had a Crumbl cookie open up near the house - oblique Jul 26, 11:59
NCAAF: ESPN offered 30% less to PAC12 for media rights for the upcoming year ($24.5M per school vs $60M for Big 10/SEC) -- nm* - budice Jul 26, 11:48
“ Source: Bengals' Burrow to have appendectomy” -- nm - The Allfather Jul 26, 11:46
Is Jack Ma still alive? -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 11:45 2
- Yes but it’s like Fan Bingbing. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 26, 11:47
- Outlook not so good. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 11:47
MIA signing FA WR Mohamed Sanu - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:41
‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ Lands ‘Shang-Chi’ Director Destin Daniel Cretton -- (link) - RemliKhan Jul 26, 11:39 4
- I thought Russos were in? I guess instead they are doing the Grey Man sequel... ah, I guess I saw the news they were NOT in and read it the way it should be. -- (edited) - Spawn Jul 26, 11:44 1
  - Feige said over SDCC weekend that they are looking to do something together, but that they're not doing Avengers -- nm - RemliKhan Jul 26, 11:52
- Good choice. -- nm - The Allfather Jul 26, 11:44 1
  - I think so as well. -- nm - RemliKhan Jul 26, 11:52
Are all our St. Louis area ST'er safe? -- (link) - decline Jul 26, 11:24 1
- We have heard from at least some. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:25
British PM debate was called off because the moderator, Kate McCann fainted on air -- (link) - decline Jul 26, 11:15
This is a true statement, right? -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:05 11
- I go to Home Depot for Ryobi stuff, but Lowes for "stuff" because it's closer. Also, I don't hate any airline. - JaxSean Jul 26, 12:56 1
  - right now, both of them are in Boise so it is tough to feud, but - crash davis Jul 26, 13:02
- When I was 35, it was either me or Northwest Airlines. You can see how that turned out. -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 11:46
- With extreme prejudice -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 11:12
- Haha! Not for me but I can see it for many people. -- nm - Krusty Jul 26, 11:09
- It's far more accurate than I'd care to admit. - Will Hunting Jul 26, 11:08
- Honestly, both can die in a dumpster fire (but yes, I hate Lowes). I prefer our local Ace Hardware -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 11:06
- Um. Not for me? - Beryllium Jul 26, 11:06 2
  - same essentially - tRuMaN Jul 26, 11:52 1
    - word -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 12:06
- An understatement even -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 11:06
Wow...this is interesting...infinite art.... -- (link) - RemliKhan Jul 26, 11:03 4
- I feel like I’ve come across stuff like this before. -- (link*) - znufrii Jul 26, 11:22
- 1:15? "Infinite" is not what it used to be. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:14 2
  - well, he hasn't inserted in the ads yet -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 11:21
  - It's always just one transitionary piece away from being an endless loop -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 11:20
Joni Mitchell Newport set list -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 26, 11:02
LYC: nascar fans, the Dawsonville Pool Room has a Twitter account and it's amusing. -- (link) - Strongbad Jul 26, 10:56
Shark:an arctic shark has been found all the way down in the caribbean -- (link*) - RemliKhan Jul 26, 10:50 2
- He should have stopped and asked for directions. But of course... -- nm - Arctic Shark's Wife Jul 26, 12:10
- Guy just wanted a break from all the cold. -- nm - Mop Jul 26, 10:51
The CEO of the fast food chicken chain Raising Canes bought 50K lottery tickets - one of each of his 50K employees. If he wins he's splitting it with them all -- (link*) - decline Jul 26, 10:38 23
- Are we going to let this bastard take our money?! -- nm - Mop Jul 26, 10:50
- Also, apparently there’s a fast food chicken chain named Raising Cane’s -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 26, 10:44 4
  - Big in the Midwest, expanding eastward pretty quickly. Tenders, fries, coleslaw, “Texas toast,” that’s it. - Tim Jul 26, 11:03
  - It’s fantastic. And it’s expanding up the east coast. -- nm - MDH Jul 26, 10:50 2
    - Just looked, there’s two locations in Philly, but nothing convenient to me. - znufrii Jul 26, 10:55 1
      - huh, there's one in Oxford Valley -- nm - decline Jul 26, 10:58
- The story of Raising Cane is kind of interesting one in that it was completely based on the idea he wanted a simple fast food place at LSU. - Qale As Folk Jul 26, 10:44 15
  - I love the idea of the pitch meeting for the chain. "We're going to serve chicken tenders". "Cool. What else? Sandwiches?". "Sure" (puts tenders - oblique Jul 26, 11:04 12
    - You have to build the sandwich yourself. -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 26, 11:20
    - Fascinating. I assume they have customers over 18. The question is why. -- nm - con_carne Jul 26, 11:12 4
      - 'cause chicken fingers are delicious -- nm - decline Jul 26, 11:16 3
        
        And drunk people get hungry -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 26, 11:50 2
        
        This is what Denny's is for -- nm - oblique Jul 26, 11:50 1
        
        But last thing you want to do to drunk people is give them choices. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:51
    - Sounds like Zaxby's -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:06 5
      - No. Zaxby’s has Zalads! We don’t want no stinking Zalads! - Qale As Folk Jul 26, 11:22 3
        
        spoilers - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:30
        
        I was going to say, Zaxby's wins because of deserts. - Spawn Jul 26, 11:23 1
        
        "Yes, I'd like my chocolate cake with a side order of chicken." -- nm - Strongbad Jul 26, 11:42
      - I also can't believe they didn't come up with this idea first and/or buy this place out -- (link*) - oblique Jul 26, 11:08
  - we just got one here; I have yet to go. we also just got dean's hot chicken. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 10:50 1
    - is there *any* chain restaurant you don't have?!? -- nm - decline Jul 26, 10:55
- "You each get $1 and a free meal. Enjoy. I'm off to my new home in Aruba." -- nm - TWuG Jul 26, 10:40
Strange line of holes on Atlantic floor. If you follow them far enough, you'll come to a large X. -- (link) - Swilcan Baron Jul 26, 10:22 3
- Its the Holy Floor blessed by the Pope -- nm - budice Jul 26, 10:24 2
  - The Holy Sea. -- nm - Mop Jul 26, 10:51
  - Foramina habet et bene sequentia. -- nm - Swilcan Baron Jul 26, 10:37
sitwap: Tony Dow (Leave it to Beaver) has passed -- nm - RemliKhan Jul 26, 09:59
Colts LB Darius Leonard now wants to be known as Shaquille Leonard. - Strongbad Jul 26, 09:44 4
- I will call him PUP Leonard. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:11
- I will continue to call him the best IDP rookie find I've ever had -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 10:33
- Okay. -- nm - David Jul 26, 09:54
- Thy wish is granted. *poof* -- nm - Kazaam Jul 26, 09:53
seized Oligarch yacht seems to have a Faberge Egg on it -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 26, 09:43 12
- I'd like to be kept updated about this. thanks. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 10:52 1
  - I doubt it is real. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 11:19
- ohhh I hope its the one from Octopussy -- nm - Jovian Jul 26, 10:13
- Dammit, PFM! -- nm - David Jul 26, 09:54 3
  - that must be the one that's missing from my collection -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 09:55 2
    - TFG... -- nm - David Jul 26, 09:56 1
      - TFG -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 10:33
- They should consider using these yachts to house homeless people. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 09:54 2
  - Golf courses too. -- nm - George Carlin Jul 26, 10:12
  - they should let the Navy use them for target practice -- nm - decline Jul 26, 09:55
- that story on the one found in 2014 is nuts -- nm - decline Jul 26, 09:53 1
  - and the 2014 egg is super cute, too. -- nm - amanda Jul 26, 10:52
znu, you should sign up for a 5K race this Fall. You're ready and running in a race with a lot of other people is fun and motivating. -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 09:41 2
- This one looks fun (even if they spell Reagan the wrong way). -- (link) - Dano Jul 26, 10:03 1
  - Yeah, I could definitely do that. -- nm* - znufrii Jul 26, 10:24
At my parents place and going through some old keepsakes, including stamp collections. In there is a 500M Weimar inflation stamp. Next page in Germany - Reagen Jul 26, 09:33 2
- I'm guessing eagles and swastikas? I'd love to see a photo of the Weimar stamp if you're able -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 11:33 1
  - Yes but also rhymes with "Shmittler" - Reagen Jul 26, 19:15
In BC, there's a ghost town called Kitsault that is privately owned. It was built in 1981, used for 18 months, and then totally abandoned. Tour time! -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 26, 09:29 2
- Their bank apparently closed 8 days before I was born - Beryllium Jul 26, 09:33 1
  - Ah, 8 days before I turned 2. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 09:34
Do it. -- nm - Spawn Jul 26, 09:07 8
- Do it now. -- nm - rollo Jul 26, 09:09 7
  - I didn't do it -- nm - prayformojo Jul 26, 09:09 6
    - If I Did It -- nm - Qale As Folk Jul 26, 09:10 4
      - Hmm did I do It? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 26, 09:20 3
        
        Who Dunnit? -- nm - Genesis Jul 26, 09:29 2
        
        Do I do that? -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 26, 09:39 1
        
        I did not shoot the deputy. -- nm - Dano Jul 26, 09:43
    - It was him. -- nm - mud Jul 26, 09:10

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