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Local Sports Radio going away: Sports WSSP Milwaukee And KXST Las Vegas Drop All Local Programming -- (link) - Remlik Aug 17, 13:07 2
- well three Milwaukee sports radio stations might have been a bit crowded? -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 13:17
- vegas just got local sports -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 13:12
Opinion Poll: Do you have faith in websites that rank products these days or is it all bought and paid for? -- nm* - budice Aug 17, 12:58 7
- Amazon -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 13:15
- Sorta? I got my iPhone bike mount via a Wirecutter budget recommendation and it has worked well enough. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:09 3
  - accessories are one thing, but what about the bike itself? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 13:11 2
    - I consulted a bunch of review sites, compared specs and prices, and then threw all the analysis in the bin and bought the first one I looked at. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:12 1
      - (At least that's what I tell myself; I actually did look at a different one first that day. Moscow Plus eMTB. Didn't fit my needs.) - Beryllium Aug 17, 13:14
- I use them occasionally to narrow a search but consider other factors as well. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 13:07
- I have complete faith in Consumer Reports. -- nm - David Aug 17, 12:58
Boogaloo Bois Are Heading to Ukraine to Fight (mostly for gaining combat experience to bring to the US to fight...US) - zeitgeist Aug 17, 12:55 1
- There is a very easy solution to that. Fighting a war means supplies which means trucks which means truck drivers. Make them all truck drivers - crash davis Aug 17, 13:08
Inflation getting serious for krusty. Tomato products are up almost 20%. Some wholesalers have limited supply -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 12:45 7
- I'd better buy some giant tins of heinz -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 12:51 6
  - Why isn't ketchup sold in bags like milk? -- nm - Max Aug 17, 12:52 5
    - milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 17, 13:08
    - I know, right? Cans are so frustrating. - Beryllium Aug 17, 12:54 3
      - you can get tomato paste in toothpaste style tubes, easy to squeeze out a spoonful you need, not a whole can -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 12:56
      - How can there be a shortage of tomatoes 🍅 when it’s honestly the easiest thing to grow -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 12:56 1
        
        I'm gonna say labor costs, remember Alabama and florida got angry that S. americans were taking their jobs? also donald shut down state dept offices.. - zeitgeist Aug 17, 13:01
Day 2 of a new phone or: Jesus Fuck Stop Reminding Me Of Features I Know How A Phone Works -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 12:37
I both feel a bit bad and justified in chiding my friend for being uncool to retail people. - Qale As Folk Aug 17, 12:09 9
- This and bad tipping are two things I cannot abide. - David Aug 17, 12:34 4
  - Once we got outside, I said, why did you do that? They told you three times it was discontinued! - Qale As Folk Aug 17, 13:17
  - This. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 12:40
  - "I dont believe in tipping." - Mr Pink Aug 17, 12:40 1
    - I don’t believe in tipping. I want to put the whole thing in. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 17, 13:17
- One of my pet peeves. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 17, 12:28
- is this a learned behavior? did like her parents do this in front of her as a child? I simply don't get it -- nm - St. Epiphany Aug 17, 12:15 2
  - It is. And since she has been with her folks a whole lot lately, I think that was the slip. -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 17, 13:15
  - I will add, she's not the only one who does it -- nm - St. Epiphany Aug 17, 12:15
LeBron James has agreed on a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension -- nm - budice Aug 17, 12:03 1
- The Lakers should be really good now. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 17, 12:11
Dr. Oz forgets how many houses he has. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 17, 12:01 2
- He's decided he doesn't want to win now, right? -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 12:34
- those 8 are more cottage really; I mean half of them don't have a jacuzzi in the dog house for Heaven's sake -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 12:25
" I never said I wasn't mean, I said I was the MEANEST" - St. Epiphany Aug 17, 11:54 3
- so...you're average? (never quite understand 'mean' vers average) -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 13:10
- Dead bodies don't bother me. I'm only offended by the living. -- nm - Sandor Clegane Aug 17, 12:00 1
  - "It's not important how many people I've killed. What's important is how I get along with the people who are still alive." -- nm - Jimmy Tudeski Aug 17, 12:36
Someone found crudités in PA -- (link) - budice Aug 17, 11:46 2
- I expect "someone in PA looking for crudités" to be a Dr. Oz meme. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 12:28
- These CRUDITÉS are making me HUNGRY -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 12:00
Atlanta Braves, Michael Harris II agree to 8-year, $72 million extension -- (link*) - Beaker Aug 17, 11:38 7
- They must have one helluva blackmail program to get these kids to sign these agreements. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 11:41 2
  - It's the MLB version of hitting the red button -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 12:54
  - The flip side of it Scott Kingery. It's a great deal if the player's not Jeff Francoeur. - David Aug 17, 12:39
- My immediate thought last night when I heard this - Strongbad Aug 17, 11:41 3
  - This takes away some of Dansby's leverage since he's currently #12 in MLB in WAR. But Grissom's future is probably LF. - David Aug 17, 12:37
  - I heard Braves GM a few weeks ago - Strongbad Aug 17, 11:44 1
    - Here's another interesting comment from GM. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 17, 12:14
that dude getting recast on Superman & Lois is apparently a HUGE anti-vaxxer. as they film in Canada his personal reasons likely amount to - Beaker Aug 17, 11:25
Spring water: legally, if it comes out of the ground it's "spring" water most of us have spring water in out taps -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 11:20 7
- Our water comes from the Catskill mountains and is collected in two watersheds where it's eventually treated and brought to my tap. - Krusty Aug 17, 11:31 5
  - San Francisco has awesome water from the Hetch Hetchy canyon -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 11:49
  - What's amazing to me is not how well treated it is but how it manages to stay clean coming into buildings through old pipes. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 11:46 3
    - True. I had my water tested a few years ago when Theresa was worried about giving it to the cats. I was very happy to see the numbers were - Krusty Aug 17, 11:56
    - That's because the crap settles to the bottom of the larger pipes. Whenever work is done on them, cities get complaints about water becoming cloudy -- nm - zork Aug 17, 11:55 1
      - in a parallel issue, in the '89 san fran quake I saw bellowing black smoke from the underground transit, turned out it was collected dust in the vents - zeitgeist Aug 17, 13:06
- I get purified water from my friend who runs a franchise fills your carboys for 60 cents a gallon -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 11:22
Looks like Joe Klecko will be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame. :-) -- (link) - Krusty Aug 17, 11:17 7
- Could Mark Gastineau be far behind? -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 17, 11:32 1
  - He was such an asshole to everyone from the media to the players that I don't think he ever gets in. Plus, I don't think he was dominant for long - Krusty Aug 17, 11:39
- I’m getting pissed about the Gradishar disrespect -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 11:29 4
  - Yeah, I read an article that was quite upset about him not getting selected. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 11:40
  - Its because he was a ginger - crash davis Aug 17, 11:38 2
    - Yes, obviously. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 11:41 1
      - Can't get in without a soul. Rules are rules. - Krusty Aug 17, 11:45
I love this bit: "Owner Anthony Giordano, a 75-year-old New Jersey waste management executive, bought the card in 1991..." - MDH Aug 17, 11:06 1
- *goes to check Anthony Giordano's criminal record* - Max Aug 17, 11:07
"Stay on Board" about skater Leo Baker was fantastic. I didn't realize how much he went through over the years and I hope he's happy today. - Krusty Aug 17, 11:04
Quordle 6 9 3 2 - Good start, rough finish - oblique Aug 17, 10:58
LYC: for my latest COVID binge watching - Strongbad Aug 17, 10:51
Was this Mel? -- (link) - David Aug 17, 10:50 1
- Ha! :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 10:59
T.I. Punched One of The Chainsmokers in the Face -- (link) - Remlik Aug 17, 10:48 6
- Just no slapping. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:54
- Is that good or bad? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:48 4
  - good. I hope it is the cheating one but I'll take the other too -- nm - St. Epiphany Aug 17, 11:44
  - 2nd hand smoking 🚬 kills -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 10:49 2
    - But I think he only punched once -- nm - zork Aug 17, 11:00 1
      - Maybe he wanted to keep his left hand free -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 11:59
Grill: Success. But now I smell like a grill -- (pic) - oblique Aug 17, 10:45 [Attachment] 9
- What's with the weinerfest. Where are the burgers. -- nm* - Max Aug 17, 12:40
- Nice! I'd love some sausage right now. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 11:05
- Huge success! What sorts of brats did you grill? - ReluctantCynic Aug 17, 11:04 1
  - Regular and beer+cheddar -- nm - oblique Aug 17, 11:14
- This was better for you than whatever Frank Thomas is currently selling -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 10:50
- That is making me hungry 🤤 -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 10:49 1
  - Lots of leftovers -- nm - oblique Aug 17, 10:58
- smells like grill spirit - Beryllium Aug 17, 10:47
- The last Cheesesteak place I visited was like that. Clothes Smelled like Cheesesteak the rest of the night -- nm - budice Aug 17, 10:46
nm -- (edited) - Strongbad Aug 17, 10:41
I love WPA art. Here is an image from 1940 that came in an email from the Library of Congress this morning -- (pic) - crash davis Aug 17, 10:35 [Attachment] 10
- These Arizona Highway magazine covers aren't old but in vintage style. I love them. -- (link) - Meg Aug 17, 11:59 2
  - These are neat. I especially like the White Mountain one. -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 12:43
  - I really dig the ones for Santa Catalina Mountains and Sonoita-Patagonia -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 12:07
- unanticipated reaction: I first saw a salute and "ban books" -- nm - Max Aug 17, 10:46 4
  - Are you a subconscious fascist, Max? -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 10:47 3
    - He might not be *sub*conscious -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 11:08 1
      - *sub*conscious is when you're less than conscious. Sort of the general haze you feel when you're watching an off-Broadway production. -- nm - Ned Nederlander Aug 17, 11:11
    - no wait! I meant I was affronted! -- nm - Max Aug 17, 11:00
- ~Have you heard what they did at the WPA?~ -- (link) - znufrii Aug 17, 10:41 [youtube] 1
  - Ooh. I like this. A lot. I demand this be played for every Infrastructure Bill signing. Thanks! -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 10:46
Trailer for Addams Family: Wednesday show -- (link) - Remlik Aug 17, 10:27 4
- I love me some Guzman but I'm curious if I will like him as Gomez -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 12:40
- Don't think I've seen her in anything but based on this I love her -- nm - zork Aug 17, 11:07
- YES. ALL OF THIS. YES. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:30 1
  - “I do like stabbing.”—love this trailer -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 10:39
-- nm* - con_carne Aug 17, 10:08
On the phone with AppleCare... this is gonna be interesting. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:07 7
- This is escalating quickly! "It's an iMac so you can't send it in. But you can bring it to one of our stores." Nearest store is 90 minutes away. - Mop Aug 17, 10:16 5
  - "Oh, no, sorry! We'll definitely send a technician!" -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:27 4
    - "Hmm, no wait. The system won't let me do that. Please hold." -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:27 3
      - "There doesn't seem to be any service people in your area. You'll have to bring it to the store." -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:53 2
        
        "So you're saying that the 3 year AppleCare service I purchased is useless to me? How do I get a refund?" -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:53 1
        
        YAY! Onward to billing! -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:53
- *uses the slap button on the phone just to test it* -- nm - AppleCare Genius Aug 17, 10:09
Remember that time Will Smith walked up on stage during the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock? Man, good times. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 09:58 2
- If I were emperor, every NHL/MLB/NBA/NFL player who slapped another would get a 10 year ban. - Max Aug 17, 10:05 1
  - Closed fists only! -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:08
sitwap, Paramount+, CBS, MTV to Air Taylor Hawkins London Tribute Concert -- (link) - mud Aug 17, 09:56 3
- A little surprised that CBS is airing it, but good! -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 09:57 2
  - 1 hour special. -- nm - Remlik Aug 17, 10:48 1
    - That'll certainly cover all the awesome bands and all their performances, for sure. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:54
"the crudite region of France" still makes me chuckle -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 09:42 2
- I forgot to tell Dano that he won that board. Major points from me. -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 10:41
- For some reason I never think to make those jokes and they always crack me up when I see them -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 09:44
CDC endorses this tweet -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 17, 09:31 3
- Ummm there's this way down the scroll -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 17, 10:53 1
  - LOL eww -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 11:04
- Eat, Poop, Love. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 17, 10:39
“ Netflix is bringing back classic competition series The Mole.” -- nm - The Allfather Aug 17, 09:30 12
- Call me when Superstar USA comes back -- nm - zork Aug 17, 10:51 1
  - Our Superstar USA recaps got us some of the highest views on The Trades. It was crazy. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 10:55
- DON'T FUCKING TEASE ME, REED HASTINGS! -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 09:57 6
  - The only reality show greater than The Mole was The Joe Schmo Show. Prove me wrong. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 09:59 5
    - Dr. Nubby thinks the Mole is the best, so there. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 10:42 1
      - (MSTX was great too) -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 10:53
    - Kristen Wiig! -- nm - Dano Aug 17, 10:31
    - The Joe Schmo season with the ultra-competitive dude is some of the greatest TV *ever*! - David Aug 17, 10:21
    - Kid Nation -- nm - Jovian Aug 17, 10:09
- *lights up the nubby signal* -- nm - Strongbad Aug 17, 09:41
- with Anderson Cooper again as the host. (that would be amazing) -- nm - Jovian Aug 17, 09:31 1
  - You'll get Ahmad Rashad and like it! -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 17, 10:29
Superbad premiered 15 years ago today. - Jovian Aug 17, 09:28 1
- Featuring future two-time Academy Award nominee Jonah Hill. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 09:31
near perfect 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle baseball card is expected to go over $10,000,000 -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 17, 09:21 9
- Good god, a 9.5…most new cards don’t grade that high. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 10:37 3
  - Did you look at it? Deduct point 1, did you have a bright light? Minus pt 1, omg did you touch it? Minus pt3 -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 10:59 2
    - I folded, spindled, and mutilated. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 17, 11:01 1
      - Do you know what spindle means? Spoils - zork Aug 17, 11:19
- Gods, I need a time machine. -- nm - Spawn Aug 17, 09:22 4
  - You and Saul Goodman -- nm - The Allfather Aug 17, 09:30
  - "How in the world did you have a dozen of these in Mint condition laying around?!" - Jovian Aug 17, 09:25 2
    - Right—no one would believe you—you’d have to purposefully mess a few up or try to artificially age them a bit -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 10:13 1
      - I think this would still incur the wrath of the Time Baby -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 12:05

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