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Orville quote spoilers - Beryllium Aug 4, 21:17 1
- Scene -- nm - Spawn Aug 10, 16:53
... I did it, I found the boat with the worst name ever. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 21:11 1
- maybe Alex Jones has to sell his assets before he gets sued for incompetent counsel -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 22:37
Come quietly or there will be... trouble. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 20:33 [youtube] 1
- I'd buy that for a dollar. -- nm - Max Aug 5, 02:37
Dear Krusty, you have until Oct 28th to enjoy your stay on my Hulu account. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 20:10 6
- I'm good on that one, we have an ad-free account. I do use your Paramount+ account though. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 20:16 4
  - I still have a Paramount+ account? -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 20:21 3
    - I got it wrong, my bad. It's Peacock. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 20:48 2
      - Yeah. I just checked. No go on the Paramount. And you're welcome on Peacock for as long as Comcast doesn't charge me for it. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 20:50 1
        
        Grazie! -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 21:12
- Also, PoGo like anyone cares: I finally finally finally completed that 151 All In One questline. Sheesh! -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 20:15
I'm not sure how fast that car was going...100MPH? 120MPH? It basically burst into flames on impact...terrible -- (link) - Flavorize Aug 4, 20:00 9
- Jeez, that's like a video from Ukraine except that wasn't a tank -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 20:22
- I wish I could understand what happened. Was the driver fleeing? Did they have some kind of seizure? -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 20:07 4
  - According to comments, La Brea has a big hill in the direction the driver was coming from, so ... that may have contributed. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 20:12 3
    - The amazing part is that the driver could get up to that speed with the traffic on La Brea. - howie Aug 4, 21:02
    - Found it on google streetview ... it's one of those misleadingly gentle hills that stretches forever. Could cause a LOT of speed, - Beryllium Aug 4, 20:18 1
      - It's like the trolley problem, except there's gas stations on the left and the right, and through traffic in front of you. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 20:34
- Don’t read the thread unless you want to not sleep tonight. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 20:06
- Looks like it annihilated two other cars. That's really bad. :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 20:04 1
  - 6 dead :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 20:05
I got a good deal on a ticket so I'm going to RATM & RTJ next Tuesday at MSG. :-) So excited! - Krusty Aug 4, 19:58 5
- My buddies just saw them in Pittsburgh and raved about it. Perfect show. Super LOUD. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 4, 20:51 1
  - Awesome! I wasn't going to go but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't go see Rage. -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 4, 20:55
- Sounds like fun in the city -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 20:12
- 👍👍👍👍 -- nm - JD Aug 4, 20:01 1
  - First show in a while too. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 20:14
If I were a betting man, I’d say Sandman premieres on Netflix in just about 1 hour. -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 19:56
"You have no idea the physical toll that three vasectomies has on a person." -- nm - Max Aug 4, 19:53 3
- I recently learned the reason some vasectomies fail is that some men have two vas diferens and doctors don't check for two and some a rare three. -- nm* - .🎡 Aug 4, 20:13
- snip snap snip snap snip snap -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 20:09
- -- Zaslav -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 19:54
Bad puns are how - JD Aug 4, 19:49 2
- 🐱‍👤👍 -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 20:04
- *sigh* -- nm - .🎡 Aug 4, 20:00
Seems like solar panel installs can be troublesome in California, too -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 19:48 1
- One CA-based talk show host Who Must Not Be Named Because He Ruffles Feathers took it to almost documentarian proportions as personal story. -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 21:38
In a different season, this goes extremely poorly for us. (Hi David!) -- (link) - Tim Aug 4, 19:39
Watching Suicide Squad '16 again for no sensible reason. It is just *awful* -- nm - Max Aug 4, 19:38 3
- It makes no sense and I was awake for the whole thing. - .🎡 Aug 4, 20:05
- Lifted these from a "Suicide Squad drinking game" *Whenever "Enchantress" is pronounced, drink. Whenever Enchantress speaks her own language, drink. - Flavorize Aug 4, 19:44
- Entirely because it doesn't have TDK. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 19:43
Trump-backed candidate appears to have won AZ governor primary -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 19:34
I'm always amazed how many emails we get on the day of closing a deal. Closed one this evening. Searched the name and it pulls up 250 emails that - pmb Aug 4, 19:19 4
- Lots of celebratory, "reply all" emails? -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 19:20 3
  - I'd imagine lots of semi-panicky "we need to fix this detail" emails. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 19:31 1
    - Many. Very many. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 19:56
  - If only. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 19:23
Huh? Avelo Airlines? -- (link) - Meg Aug 4, 18:43 1
- Airline launched in Spring 2021. First base/focus city was Burbank, CA. Second was New Haven, CT. -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 4, 19:13
Sony doesn't make it easy, but I managed to cancel my Resident Evil Village preorder. Plan is to go back to God of War, then RE7. -- nm - Ender Aug 4, 18:41 1
- it's not Morbin Time? -- nm - Beaker Aug 4, 18:44
This is a lot of fun. -- (link) - David Aug 4, 18:33 5
- Haha. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 20:52
- That’s me every time I try to show my daughter something on her computer. - Mop Aug 4, 20:49 1
  - (Dad moment: I rescued her Sims 4 saved game tonight.) - Mop Aug 4, 20:51
- That's a Moment of Zen right there. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 19:19
- I half expected one of them to start turning cartwheels -- nm - prayformojo Aug 4, 18:39
Democrats appear to have a deal on Reconciliation bill -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 4, 18:23 3
- Fingers crossed. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 19:12
- N/m -- nm* - znufrii Aug 4, 18:37
- (now being referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 18:26
"Emma, c'mon! We gotta get to Canada before yer mother gives birth!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 18:20
Angels hit 7 solo home runs, tying an MLB record, and still managed to lose 8-7 -- nm - budice Aug 4, 18:12 1
- The curse of "Tungsten Arm" O'Doyle will haunt this franchise for eternity. -- nm - Tim Aug 4, 18:16
I think the leftovers alliance as a whole are pretty great actors. -- nm - amanda Aug 4, 18:04
I'm guessing Musk's lawyers won't screw the pooch like jones' did, but that would be fun -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 18:04 3
- he probably has kids with at least two of them, which I guess could make it more or maybe less likely. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 18:21 1
  - heh heh -- nm - amanda Aug 4, 18:25
- You’d be surprised how often things are accidentally given, seen or found. People are in a hurry and doing a million things. Oops!! -- nm - Pippy Reacher Aug 4, 18:14
I doubt this is about Batgirl, but as speculation goes, that's a fun one. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 18:02
"The Burgundy Polygon" ... not a bad band name -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 17:57 1
- That’s my favorite Sherlock Holmes story -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 18:10
Seth MacFarlane has been acting like he's been informed of a tragedy just before every scene all season. -- nm - Max Aug 4, 17:45 2
- And that differs from usual... how? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 18:17
- Mostly, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 17:54
And on the remains of the Columbian Exposition - The Museum of Science and Industry is in the only remaining building from then. The Field Museum is - .🎡 Aug 4, 17:39
2 men and 2 women unconscious in Lafayette Park (White House) after a lightning strike. -- (link) - Max Aug 4, 17:32 2
- All in critical condition -- (link) - zork Aug 4, 17:48
- A 13 year old girl got struck outside the Garfield Park Conservatory a day or two ago. -- nm* - .🎡 Aug 4, 17:40
I rode down to the marina where that houseboat and sailboat are located. Pleasant ride. Took a little longer than 15 minutes though. - Beryllium Aug 4, 17:20
Re b2 San Antonio thing - didn't Texas used to be part of Mexico? And a fair number of Hispanic families in Texas date back to then? - .🎡 Aug 4, 17:20 3
- Yes, white folks rebelled against Mexico because they outlawed slavery. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 17:27 1
  - "Remember the Alamo. No, not like that!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 17:29
- pretty sure that is correct on both counts -- nm - Beaker Aug 4, 17:26
Ezra Miller -- (link) - Beaker Aug 4, 16:15
Ms. Marvel Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Aug 4, 16:10 [youtube]
So, GRR Martin's follow-up to GOT is Dark Winds? Intersting. Okay I like the show, but....spoils - .🎡 Aug 4, 15:57 3
- “Based on the "Leaphorn & Chee" novel series by Tony Hillerman” How is GRR involved? -- nm - Mop Aug 4, 21:03
- When I saw the commercials, I was hoping it was similar to Trail of Lightning -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 4, 16:15
- 7/10 in my book -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 16:11
Mall of America on lockdown after shooting incident -- (link) - zork Aug 4, 15:21 1
- Wht am I not surprised it would happen in a place named like that? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 4, 15:31
“ Despite the tabloid mishaps of Flash star Ezra Miller, Zaslav made it known this afternoon he’s still behind the movie.” - The Allfather Aug 4, 15:19 2
- I feel like he's just testing to see what he can get away with at this point. It's like he's making every wrong decision possible. -- nm - pmb Aug 4, 15:24 1
  - He must've injected whatever pills Trump is on -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 15:31
Hah -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 15:00
$4 million? Hardly seems enough. Is there a second phase of judgement for punitive damages? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 14:51 4
- Can't they just add ten years in Hell? -- nm - loosilu Aug 4, 16:06
- Yes, expecting it to be Bigly -- nm - VMan Aug 4, 15:43
- ya punitive damages still to come -- nm - Jovian Aug 4, 14:56
- Yes, this was just compensatory. -- nm - David Aug 4, 14:51
Kidman has signed to be the face of AMC for another year. -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 14:44 5
- Show us the light behind her head you cowards. -- nm - Max Aug 4, 15:09 1
  - There's a light, certain kind of light...that's never shown on me, I want my life to be lived with you.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 20:19
- she's done it before? I never knew. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 4, 14:55 1
  - Literally won a Pulitzer for it. -- (link) - Mop Aug 4, 14:58
- Her newest face, I presume? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 4, 14:47
Zaslav just announced that anime will be removed from HBO Max entirely: -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 14:37 2
- Not the Onion! - Spawn Aug 4, 14:39 1
  - Heh -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 14:41
Do you like the high price of college textbooks? What about NFTs? Ho ho! Pearson plans to combine the two! -- (link) - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 14:24
Weekly Wordle Recap (NYT) - prayformojo Aug 4, 14:21
this is a turkey bacon spinach sandwich, right? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 4, 14:13 1
- that is clever -- nm - crash davis Aug 4, 16:09
Earnings Call: HBO Max is "male skew" -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 14:03 17
- Going down the comments it seems that the female viewing of HBO Max is 49%, so that skew is small. -- nm - .🎡 Aug 4, 17:59
- Nothing major or dramatic emerged from the call. "Merged" HBO Max/Discovery+ to debut next summer. - Mop Aug 4, 14:29 1
  - I think the past 48 hours scared them off saying what they really wanted to announce. -- nm - David Aug 4, 14:36
- Honest question, "Lean In" vs "Lean Back"? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 14:12 10
  - Stuff I Put On To Actually Watch vs. Stuff I Put On To Have Something On While I'm Partially Distracted With Other Things -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 14:26
  - It's a dated term about media consumption activity vs. passivity. They look like schmucks to use it. -- nm - David Aug 4, 14:19 6
    - Breaking Bading vs. Judge Judying -- nm - con_carne Aug 4, 16:42
    - Sounds like an excuse. -- nm - .🎡 Aug 4, 16:02
    - How old are these people? They need Rue and Jules to educate them. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 14:27 2
      - I mean, virtually every c-suite hire in the new WB regime has been an older white man. So...that old. -- nm - David Aug 4, 14:43 1
        
        I'm an older white man. They should hire me! -- nm - Dano Aug 4, 14:44
    - Appreciate both replies. Yeah, idiotic. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 14:26
  - "pay attention" vs "drool into a cup" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 14:13 1
    - I mean, that's what they're trying to say. But I think using "Lean In" is a really stupid way to say it. Overlaps poorly with other concepts. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 14:14
- Spoken like a basic genredom bitch. -- nm - David Aug 4, 14:09 2
  - wth -- nm - Beryllium Aug 4, 14:12 1
    - (It's a joke, bery.) -- nm - David Aug 4, 14:15
2Q MGM report (Apr-Jun) - Strongbad Aug 4, 13:43 3
- BUY BUY BUY!! -- nm - St. Epiphany Aug 4, 13:54 2
  - There was nothing in there about PINK2! Hell! I don't even know who has the rights to it! -- nm - VMan Aug 4, 14:01 1
    - Heh -- nm - Epiphany! Aug 4, 15:19
Amazon UK offers workers 35 pence raise...staff walks out -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 4, 13:38 3
- Is that a lot? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 13:39 2
  - Even Fiddycent is incensed -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 17:03
  - That depends. Vice Presidents? Yes. Currency? No. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 13:48
Silent life of crime A man of odd circumstance A victim of ghetto demands Feed me money for style And I'll let you trip for a while -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 13:36
[an error occurred while processing this Wasserman seeing enough and declaring Kim the winner of everything] -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 4, 13:36
Bullet Train 53% (75/63), Prey 92% (95/8), Bodies Bodies Bodies 94% (46/3), Easter Sunday 31% (5/11) -- nm - Beaker Aug 4, 13:35 8
- Bullet Train better have this scene -- (link) - Remlik Aug 4, 13:43 [youtube] 3
  - Isn't it a shot-for-shot remake? -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 13:47 2
    - spoils - budice Aug 4, 13:53 1
      - I keed -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 13:58
- "Think of Bullet Train as John Wick crossed with Dinosaur Train." -- nm - imagined review Aug 4, 13:37 2
  - Thomas the train... -- nm - Beaker Aug 4, 13:53
  - 75/64 -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 13:40
- budice liked BT, so I will keep some hope. But, wow. -- nm - Spawn Aug 4, 13:37

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