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"When my predessor got Covid he had to be helicoptered to Walter Reed. I worked upstairs from the residence" :) -- nm - Meg Jul 27, 08:54 2
- +1 for vaccines and antivirals. But working through it tends to lead to poor health outcomes, so the American approach may not be good to brag about. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:56 1
  - When you are the Leader of the Free World, days off are difficult. -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 09:00
Samaritan trailer -- (link) - Beaker Jul 27, 08:53 [youtube] 2
- I hate ONE Media. They've made a YouTube channel of other people's trailers. Here's the trailer at Amazon Prime's YouTube channel. -- (link) - Mop Jul 27, 09:08 [youtube] 1
  - I agree on the ONE Media -- nm - JaxSean Jul 27, 09:21
So, lump sump post-tax of $380mil....I believe I could find something to do with that money. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 27, 08:40 8
- I'd start a new golf tour. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 08:44 4
  - Bubba Watson joining LIV -- nm - budice Jul 27, 08:44 3
    - And the PGA continues to improve. - Will Hunting Jul 27, 09:01 2
      - And FL man whatshisface, the one with a brother. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 27, 09:07 1
        
        Koepka and my new favorite Talor Gooch - Will Hunting Jul 27, 09:08
- "Oh Ill never spend that in my lifetime" - budice Jul 27, 08:42
- I saw Lump Sump play in '82. -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 08:41
- Oh, right, I forgot your lottery wins get taxed. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:41
DTL: I've sent my seniors to the bench and am road-testing next year's lineup. Anyone want to scrimmage? -- nm* - rollo Jul 27, 08:26
Cats are an Invasive Alien Species who cause unwarranted destruction to wildlife -- (link) - decline Jul 27, 08:25 4
- Yeah! They should go back to their home planet! -- nm - Professor Rufus T. Dawg Jul 27, 08:32
- Not wrong. -- nm - mafic Jul 27, 08:30 2
  - No more so than humans. -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 08:36 1
    - The aliens in Independence Day are just a proxy for the English/Spaniards/etc during the genocide of the "new world". So, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:43
919 left in queue ahead of me for Springsteen tix. Think any will be left? -- nm - pmb Jul 27, 08:24 6
- I got 2 decent seats at surged prices. $650 each. Haven't been to a concert in 3 years, so I justified it that way. -- nm - pmb Jul 27, 08:50 1
  - That works -- nm - JD Jul 27, 08:55
- I wanted 2. Average seats were $700+ each. Got a single for $212 including fees. - zunk takes things literally Jul 27, 08:30 2
  - Which one is Bruce? -- nm - Mrs. zunk Jul 27, 08:39
  - So the pricing about which Crash posted last night is pretty f'd up. My single is in section 105. Two in that same section were the $700 I mentioned. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 27, 08:37
- ::looks at watch... shakes head:: -- nm - Lex Jul 27, 08:26
‘Late Night With Seth Meyers’ Shows Canceled After Host Gets COVID for Second Time -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 08:19
Waiting for Soto to be traded to the Yankees -- nm - Flavorize Jul 27, 07:47 7
- Padres / Dodgers -- nm - budice Jul 27, 08:21 2
  - No. I want them to get pitching and then get Ohtani when he's a free agent. -- nm - jnine Jul 27, 10:08 1
    - And resign Trea Turner. I do hope the Padres don't get him. -- nm - jnine Jul 27, 10:08
- I don't think it'll be us. Other teams can offer more/better packages. - Krusty Jul 27, 08:03 3
  - We need an OF and RP as well...maybe two relievers. -- nm - David Jul 27, 08:17
  - Soto and Castillo - Jovian Jul 27, 08:06 1
    - Done! -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 09:02
Stranger THings season 4 is still being edited and new shots being put in as they are completed. and they're editing old seasons as well apparently -- nm - Remlik Jul 27, 07:44 5
- It's now 5 days long. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 27, 08:01
- ... isn't Season 4 what i just watched? -- nm - Andie Jul 27, 07:49 3
  - yeah. The show wasn't quite finished with effects work -- nm - Remlik Jul 27, 08:36 1
    - I guess I will see if Amy will hold off on us finishing the season, then. -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 08:37
  - yes. It's the New Idiocracy. -- nm - mud Jul 27, 07:53
R.I.P. James Lovelock,103 -- (link) - mud Jul 27, 07:33
Moviedle: 1/6 - Marlowe Jul 27, 07:29
So now I can put the neato Great Place To Work Certified signature on my emails. Cool. Cool cool cool. -- nm - con_carne Jul 27, 07:28
I had a dream last night that I was traded to the NY Islanders. Also I bought something for $55 and paid with a $20 bill and a $35 bill. -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 07:20 3
- $35 bill—who would be on there? JFK? -- nm - Flavorize Jul 27, 07:42 2
  - Trump - Will Hunting Jul 27, 09:02
  - (JFK, jr) -- nm - mud Jul 27, 07:51
Skynet To Become Self Aware In .. 3 , 2 , 1 .. -- (link) - mud Jul 27, 07:11 8
- I have an idea for how to apply a tool like this ... it's actually quite similar to how the EMH program worked on Star Trek Voyager. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:13 3
  - [shoots you] -- nm - sarahconnor Jul 27, 08:23 2
    - And thus, the ECH was "born". -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 08:27 1
      - That scene was so incredibly funny. Picardo is brilliant. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:28
- Make a girl for me. Actually make a girl. -- nm - groiny with a bra on his head Jul 27, 07:37 1
  - "so what would you little maniacs like to do first?" -- nm - mud Jul 27, 07:41
- You look like you're trying to start global thermonuclear war. Do you need help with that? -- nm - Clippy 3.0 Jul 27, 07:13 1
  - David: [typing] Is this a game, or is it real? / Joshua: What's the difference? -- nm - mud Jul 27, 07:19
MLB: Fmr 1st Rd Pick describes MLB Draft process -- (link) - budice Jul 27, 06:28 1
- Interesting thread and a nice reminder of everyone taken ahead of Trout. -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:45
The legend Norman Lear is 100 years old today! :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 06:08 1
- We shall laugh and celebrate in his honor for all time -- nm* - con_carne Jul 27, 08:03
Framed 1/6 - JaxSean Jul 27, 06:03 2
- 1/6, but only because a few of my other guesses were not in the database, apparently. - Marlowe Jul 27, 07:25
- I'm ashamed to say I was 4/6 -- nm - prayformojo Jul 27, 06:53
Tess for Strictly! -- (link) - LMS Jul 27, 05:38
Man fleeing Wiltshire crash scene attacked by emus -- (link) - LMS Jul 27, 05:31 2
- Emmanuel! -- nm - Krusty Jul 27, 05:56 1
  - "Liberty biberty." -- nm - smoldering male model si Jul 27, 07:54
Wow, SEA RB Chris Carson is reportedly retiring. Didn't see that coming. (Neck injury last season) -- nm - Strongbad Jul 27, 03:55 1
- Prolly got one of those one more hit diagnosis -- nm - budice Jul 27, 05:17
Globle - 7 - prayformojo Jul 27, 03:48
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Jul 27, 03:03 [Attachment] 10
- JUAN RANDO: Hey did you guys hear Anthony Weiner is back on Twitter? -- nm - rollo Jul 27, 08:30
- U RAN DOJ? - questioning at the J6 commission -- nm - Reagen Jul 27, 08:01 1
  - DOJ: U RAN? Questioning Josh Hawley about 1/6 -- nm - rollo Jul 27, 08:28
- A square is UNROUND -- nm - Dano Jul 27, 07:18
- RUNAROUND JUROR - One of them Grisham books -- nm - VMan Jul 27, 06:35 2
  - Yesterday's Bee had "RURAL". Today's has "JUROR" -- nm - prayformojo Jul 27, 06:52
  - oh my *god.* -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 06:36
- she's always been so lovely but lately all we get is DOUR JAN. (this one is not very good.) -- nm - amanda Jul 27, 06:35
- Trying to kick your clickbait addiction from the early aughts? Try DRUDJANON -- nm - rollo Jul 27, 06:02
- NARJUDO - a martial art based on running with your arms trailing behind you -- nm* - Reagen Jul 27, 04:34
Covid 19 really was passed to humans at the seafood/animal market in Wuhan, two variations were activated.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 27, 01:32 1
- You mean passed to humans from the secret government labs that created it, right? -- nm - sycor Jul 27, 05:25
Wordle 403 4/6 - TWuG Jul 27, 00:55 6
- 4/6 - Marlowe Jul 27, 08:00
- 5 all green - rollo Jul 27, 05:52
- 4 - decline Jul 27, 05:51
- 403 - 4 - GregW Jul 27, 03:54
- 5/6 - znufrii Jul 27, 03:47
- 3/6 on a really lucky guess - prayformojo Jul 27, 03:17
"Win the Wilderness: Alaska" sounds like a trainwreck, particularly after it finished airing. - Beryllium Jul 27, 00:48 2
- This post has spoilers for who won, but also talks about what happened after ... -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 00:53 1
  - And additional (gossipy) updates here -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 27, 00:55
Having now read both, I would say that The Boys fails at "out-Preachering Preacher". -- nm - Ender Jul 27, 00:14 3
- Yes, Preacher is superior in most ways. (bookwise) -- nm* - Spawn Jul 27, 07:40
- I've read neither. In terms of the TV shows, I look forward to The Boys episodes a touch more than I did Preacher episodes. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 00:29 1
  - (Only because Preacher was skillfully accompanied by a sense of dread or impending doom...) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 27, 08:00
Could Nancy Pelosi spark WW3? US military making plans as she visits Taiwan "they don't think China would shoot down her plane, but a misspoken word" -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 26, 23:24
The Big, Bold Life of the Woman Who Brought Us the ‘It Girl’ Hilary A. Hallett’s “Inventing the It Girl” tells the story of the early Hollywood pioneer Elinor Glyn. -- (edited) - crash davis Jul 26, 22:57
former Sec Service assit dir on msnbc: Agents are not allowed to conduct government biz via text...ok what about anti government biz??? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 22:55
speaking of dropping off a radar, Trish just finished The X-Files and now is binging 24. I guess Elisha Cuthbert has been working but I haven't seen - crash davis Jul 26, 22:48 5
- She was great on Happy Endings. -- nm - Ender Jul 26, 22:57 4
  - yeah, I see on IMDB that she was on that and The Ranch but I never watched either one -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 23:00 3
    - Other worldly in Girl Next Door. -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 07:32 2
      - That was eighteen years ago -- nm - crash davis Jul 27, 07:57 1
        
        Okay, how about The Cellar, Bandit, and Friday Afternoon In The Universe? -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 08:17
no one won tonight’s MegaMillions lottery. Lottery officials say Friday’s jackpot is already at a whopping $1.025 billion. -- nm - budice Jul 26, 22:43 6
- Ok, then. -- nm - znufrii Jul 27, 06:56
- Jeez -- nm - Diva Jul 27, 04:13
- I might buy a ticket -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 22:49
- Next time, for sure! - Mop Jul 26, 22:45 1
  - Yep, I'm already drawing from my checking account :/ -- nm - Meg Jul 26, 23:11
- Ooh, I could do so many side projects with that kind of money. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:45
Does anyone know of a site that presents a good timeline of the Marvel TV/Netflix series & their crossover points? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:39 2
- Watch order - Remlik Jul 27, 08:37
- ijustaskremlik.com -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 22:43
B.J. Novak Went to Texas Looking for ‘Vengeance’ and Found America - crash davis Jul 26, 22:21 1
- Ah, Vengeance starts this week. *ticket booked* Posted by Spawn Jul 25 '22, 14:38 -- nm - Spawn Jul 27, 07:38
There are a whoole lot of statements in this minimalist boat ad that are going to need citations. - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:17 3
- "Has a Volkswagen (VW) motor You pick up" Pick up the motor? From where? The ground? -- nm - Meg Jul 26, 22:29 1
  - "You pick up? I don't think so, Tim." -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:30
- looks more like a garden ornament than a boat -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 22:23
U.S. Authors Dominate Booker Prize Nominees Six of the 13 writers in contention for the prestigious British literary award are from the United States, - crash davis Jul 26, 22:11
Buzz Aldrin’s Space Memorabilia Sells for More Than $8 Million - crash davis Jul 26, 21:52
Crash -- (pic) - Reagen Jul 26, 21:29 [Attachment] 6
- Thanks, that Weimar 500M is so cool. I know it seems plain but think of the rapidity they had that printed, dealing with the hyperinflation -- nm - crash davis Jul 26, 21:55
- But then it was like... Whoa -- (pic) - Reagen Jul 26, 21:30 [Attachment] 4
  - I had an international collection when I was a kid and someone gave me some german stamps with that guy. - crash davis Jul 26, 22:01
  - Now I want to watch Imitation Game again. -- nm - David Jul 26, 21:35 2
    - I wonder what interesting people I would meet if I tried to sell those later ones. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 21:39 1
      - People sad about OANN's impending demise... -- nm - David Jul 26, 21:40
Bill Sienkiewicz posted this picture from SDCC. I recognize Neil Gaiman and Frank Miller. Bill is in the middle. - Mop Jul 26, 21:24 [Attachment] 2
- I think that's Phil LaMarr/Conrad Hermes on the right and Thomas Lennon in front. -- nm - David Jul 26, 21:39 1
  - That's what it looks like to me, as well. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 21:57
YouTube just spoiled me on the surprise appearance on Strange New Worlds. That's fantastic. -- nm - David Jul 26, 21:14 1
- huh? -- nm - Remlik Jul 27, 07:35
Between Sweden and England, that was a shocking number of blonde women with ponytails. -- nm - Mop Jul 26, 21:05 2
- Vikings -- nm - .🎡 Jul 27, 03:39 1
  - And soccer. -- nm - Mop Jul 27, 03:52
Oh, OAN. You incited violence against America. Your actions have likely caused harm and perhaps even death. You can fuck off and die. -- nm - Mop Jul 26, 20:56 5
- It's like you can't even troll for the death of your enemies without them taking it seriously. -- nm - Reagen Jul 26, 20:59 4
  - Also I'm reluctant to even bring it up as a conversation point, but Trump did not create anything in the current GOP environment - Reagen Jul 26, 21:03 3
    - Right. -- nm - David Jul 26, 21:14 2
      - Sure but he picked up a thrown bullet and shot it. Big difference. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 22:22 1
        
        He's Stupid Nixon. -- nm - David Jul 26, 22:36
... well, Mary Browns, it's Summer. *I'm waiting*. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 20:43 7
- Also, today I rode my bike about 3/4 of the way to Popeyes. That's ... too far for chicken. - Beryllium Jul 26, 20:44 6
  - Local tacos are only 24 minutes away. That's a better option than Popeyes, and way safer to bike to. - Beryllium Jul 26, 21:06 5
    - ... I just learned that there is a Birria-style taco place nearby that is the sketchiest looking place ever, but sounds delicious. - Beryllium Jul 26, 21:26 4
      - Its the rage here... its like a south american version of a french dip .... gotta have a cup of 'consume' -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 22:04 1
        
        Yep, comes with. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 22:05
      - 15 minute bike ride away. I might have to try it for lunch tomorrow. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 21:27 1
        
        and a different taco place I already knew about is only 18 minutes away, 95% by trail ... -- nm - Beryllium Jul 26, 21:30
I hear you call my name and it feels like home -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 26, 20:22 1
- *awakens* -- nm - MDH Jul 26, 20:30

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