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I've got a 6 hour layover in Amsterdam. If I were braver, I'd venture into the city. But... - Mop Aug 17, 18:27 16
- (This is why you opt for the *10 hour* layover) -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 18:50
- I don't know if they've figured out their problems yet so it may be risky. That said, it's not like you have to check-in or check bags there. - ty97 Aug 17, 18:48
- What *do* you know about Schiphol? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 17, 18:29 13
  - This. -- (pic) - Mop Aug 17, 18:30 [Attachment] 12
    - You’ll discover they have no sense of urgency…as a culture. Also explains why FED-EX international is so crappy—ALWAYS gets stuck in Amsterdam -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 18:55 2
      - Which pairs weirdly with them being the most direct people on Earth. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 19:02 1
        
        Truth -- nm - Flavorize Aug 17, 19:04
    - A guy I work with was there last week and said it was pretty normal. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:33 8
      - 6 hour lines are pretty normal? -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 18:33 7
        
        Maybe now that things are effed up. That's not the experience I have, but that was normal pre-pandemic. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 17, 18:36
        
        In that they had that under control. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:34 5
        
        So what you're saying is that if I have a layover in Amsterdam... I might as well have a... layover... in Amsterdam? -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 18:39 4
        
        IIRC it's a quick ride from the airport to the city center on the train. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 18:49 2
        
        Yes, also that main train station is Tourist Trap Central - Reagen Aug 17, 18:54 1
        
        It's been like 14 years (I can't believe that) since I've been to Amsterdam. I need to plan a long layover sometime. -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 18:57
        
        Who knows what the future holds? They could well eff it up again by then. He said like an hour of queuing for him. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:41
Real Estate cancellations in new home contracts are 18% (highest ever) and existing is 16% as mortgage rates climb over 5% -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 18:18 1
- Climb over 5%? Who wrote that trash? They got up to 6.7% for a while a couple of months ago. - David Aug 17, 18:26
10 minutes after my flight was supposed to board they announced there would be a short 10 minute delay boarding, then immediately announced boarding. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:16 6
- *shakes fist at Wesjet* - ty97 Aug 17, 18:52
- The announced delay was just for the announcement. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 18:26 3
  - Yeah. It felt regulatory. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:34
  - sounds like something Perd Hapley would do -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 18:31
  - Tune in tomorrow for the trailer for a movie! -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 18:28
- better than immediately cancelling...which seems to happen much more frequently -- nm - Beaker Aug 17, 18:19
Caption this: - Flavorize Aug 17, 17:36 [Attachment] 3
- Ir-ish, Greek-ish. -- nm - Max Aug 18, 04:06
- “I’m not sure your body is worth this.” -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 18:54
- LOL -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 18:33
ZELLERS! -- (link) - Beaker Aug 17, 17:13 1
- Yay. Or something. I guess. -- (edited) - Beryllium Aug 17, 17:13
Solid question inspired by Jeopardy. What three presidents have earned more than 1000 electoral college votes in their career? - Volnelk Aug 17, 16:58 13
- Sorry. I had kids bedtime. It’s FDR, Nixon and Reagan. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 17, 17:29 1
  - yeah, I forgot how badly Carter got beat in the EC -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 17:32
- FDR, Nixon, GHW Bush, and ask Trump if there was a fourth -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 17:16
- Nixon -- nm - pmb Aug 17, 17:03
- FDR, Nixon, Bush 1? -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 17, 17:03 3
  - If VPs were included, there'd be a few more. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 17:17 2
    - maybe so, but I'm having a hard time thinking of them -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 17:19 1
      - There's that one immortal fella who's been averaging 17 EC votes since the beginning ... -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 17:21
- FDR, Madison, Clinton. (I have no idea.) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 17:02 1
  - (Madison is way off, there weren't enough at the time) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 17, 17:07
- Reagen. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 17:00 2
  - Sadly, I got fewer than 1000. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 17:15
  - FDR, Teddy R.? -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 17:00
Do we think gin would go well with grapefruit flavored seltzer? - znufrii Aug 17, 16:57 5
- and now I'm out of gin. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 17, 19:02
- I have done this. Do you have some citrus? I like to get some nice oily citrus peel into the drink to give it body. (orange would be my pick.) -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Aug 17, 16:59 2
  - I’ve said it before, kaffir lime is gin’s best friend. It’s so good. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:17
  - I might have a lemon, if it's still good. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 17, 17:00
- We do! -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 16:58
Welcome to the majors, Brett Baty! -- nm - Tim Aug 17, 16:43 2
- We've won eight in a row and cleaned your clock two straight days. I've said nothing... -- nm - David Aug 17, 17:44 1
  - I'm just happy we finally brought up a kid and they delivered. -- nm - Tim Aug 17, 18:41
LOL. Letter from Fulton County DA to Governor Kemp's lawyer -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 17, 16:41 1
- eesh, that grammar isn't the best though. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 16:43
LYC but I'm in some of the Google Maps street view photos -- (link) - JD Aug 17, 16:06 9
- You're a little early for the big game -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 17:11 1
  - But we've got out beers in the meantime -- nm - JD Aug 17, 17:17
- I can almost make out your shirt. -- nm - The Allfather Aug 17, 17:06 2
  - And the words of the Prophets are written on the subway walls - JD Aug 17, 17:16
  - The worst of the....palmiest sitting in....something -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 17:09
- Nice chair. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 17, 16:45
- Nice. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 16:27
- That looks like the car drove off of named streets to the parking lot just to look at you closely. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 16:07 1
  - That's from our empty mall parking lot lunches. Jan 2021 according to Google -- (edited) - JD Aug 17, 16:16
Whoohoo! I’m an uncle again! -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 16:05 13
- Congrats! -- nm - ty97 Aug 17, 18:16
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Aug 17, 16:31
- Does that mean you stopped being one at some point? -- nm - zork Aug 17, 16:25 6
  - Just had to go back to the toy store and check the ball pit again. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 16:40
  - No. It stacks. -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 16:36
  - If you ask them he gave up years ago. -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 16:27 3
    - Seventh time’s the charm! -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 16:39 2
      - 😆 -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 16:51 1
        
        sorry, tenth time - znufrii Aug 17, 17:05
- Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Aug 17, 16:24
- YEAH!!! -- nm - The Allfather Aug 17, 16:22
- yay! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 17, 16:21
- 🐱‍👓🐱‍👤🐱‍🐉 -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 16:21
For the first time in some 50 years of mailing to potential clients I find someone with one name only, legally and literally -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 15:40 4
- It’s not too uncommon in Indonesia. I’ve met a few. -- nm - mafic Aug 17, 18:20
- Teller? -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 16:22 2
  - Don't know if that is his legal name,or just his stage name. When you apply for a marriage license you have to show ID -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 17:10 1
    - It's his legal and only name. Passport, etc use it. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 19:14
ABCD: Who is the largest single largest private owner of farmland in the US? - prayformojo Aug 17, 15:31 5
- I'm surprised the LDS isn't up there, they just invested 100m in WA state farm. Ranch land with all important water rights -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 17:59
- A -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 15:33 2
  - this is correct - prayformojo Aug 17, 15:37 1
    - While specifically farmland, that's small compared to Ted Turner's total 2 million acres. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 15:48
- I'll go with D to let the ladies represent -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 15:32
538 - The Mariners Will Go As Far As Their Young Talent Takes Them - crash davis Aug 17, 15:20 5
- I find the projection of the kid hysterical. - Will Hunting Aug 17, 15:33 1
  - The JRod stuff was a bit much. I liked the first half of the article about them sort of being a young team with no huge weakness -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 15:36
- Tim, look in the middle of the last paragraph to see 538 say what you have been saying -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 15:22 2
  - And someone tell me to quit getting my hopes up - crash davis Aug 17, 15:26 1
    - They’ll be good until Dipoto tries to meddle. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 15:34
Looks like Weisselberg did agree to testify against the Trump organization as part of his plea deal. - pmb Aug 17, 14:53 7
- CNN's article says testify but won't sign a cooperation agreement. And faced 15 yrs in prison but will agree to less than 4 months. - Max Aug 17, 14:58 5
  - If he's handing them Trump and family, that's a good deal. -- nm - TWuG Aug 17, 16:24 2
    - But that's the rub, he's loyal to the family and won't hand them over. My guess is his testimony is limited to confirming what is already known. - Max Aug 17, 16:36 1
      - That's still important, they need corroborated testimonials -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 18:03
  - That's better negotiating than Saul Goodman -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 15:37
  - sheesh. -- nm - Diva Aug 17, 15:00
- He is pleading guilty to 15 felony counts. smh - Jovian Aug 17, 14:54
Strippers are now joining Actors Equity - the theatrical stage union. I need to process this. -- nm - Diva Aug 17, 14:48 9
- I would have expected AGVA -- nm - znufrii Aug 17, 16:00 1
  - Me too. But AEA is in such a cash grab now. Pretty much anyone who wants a card can get one. - Diva Aug 17, 17:13
- There was. Or is...a strippers union in san fran. Eventually a group took over a club...ran it into bankruptcy -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 17, 15:38
- everyone needs health insurance :) -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 15:37
- Performers, should also help with the pools in the Health Care Plan. Bigger Pool == Less Cost -- nm - budice Aug 17, 15:34 1
  - duh. -- nm - Diva Aug 17, 17:16
- GOOD. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 15:18
- it's the ballet! -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 15:15
- From the LA Times -- (link) - Diva Aug 17, 14:49
...the woman told police that she had dropped a pack of cigarettes while on the ride, bent over and the man "helped her," - JD Aug 17, 14:43 5
- Seems Cedar Point is missing a marketing opportunity here. -- nm - Mop Aug 17, 17:00
- real challenge is Top Thrill Dragster. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 15:25
- Cedar Point has always been a fun park to visit -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 17, 15:21
- I always smile when I see Tommy Boy place names out in the wild, even that one -- nm - con_carne Aug 17, 14:54
- worth it -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 14:52
Portland’s Only Bookmobile Has Been Stolen -- (link) - Remlik Aug 17, 14:32 3
- This article kinda makes me feel like the police are whining about being defunded. - Beryllium Aug 17, 14:46
- If someone stole a 1999 Dodge Caravan without even knowing what was inside, I hope the judge throws the book at them. -- nm - Max Aug 17, 14:34
- *looks around nervously* - ReluctantCynic Aug 17, 14:33
Spamlet!! FInal 4! -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 14:31 7
- Spam / Will - how much lineup "tinkering" are you doing / did you do on your tournament runs? -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 15:03 3
  - None. It was clear from the regular season when I needed to stop tinkering and have left it since then. - spamlet Aug 17, 15:24 1
    - Smart. -- nm - The Allfather Aug 17, 16:23
  - Not much at all…I have only tweaked my shooting rates a bit as guys cool off or merit more. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 17, 15:06
- Congrats!! -- nm - rollo Aug 17, 14:49 1
  - It doesn't matter but I'm salty my phenom frosh C Courtland White was honored as the #6 freshman, he should have been #3 and therefore also 5th team all league -- (edited) - rollo Aug 17, 14:59
- Thanks! It’s the first one for Conference 26. Been frustrating losing in the Elite 8 the previous two years. - spamlet Aug 17, 14:35
There's an extremely rare yellow lobster in Las Vegas -- (link) - budice Aug 17, 14:11 2
- Saw this absolute unit of a tropical rock lobster on Reddit yest -- (link) - con_carne Aug 17, 14:25 [Image]
- I've been to Rare Yellow Lobster before. I prefer it to Red Lobster, but its too expensive for me to eat there on a regular basis -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 14:15
Here is that complaint about my power bill going up in photo format. That average temp? Yeah, that'll do it. -- (pic) - Qale Aug 17, 13:32 [Attachment] 4
- Mine was up 25% over last year - but usage hasn't changed :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 17, 13:54 3
  - I can't do a viable Year Over Year comparison since I was in a different apartment last summer. Which is the same reason why inflation numbers... - Qale Aug 17, 16:16
  - same -- nm - budice Aug 17, 13:54 1
    - My A/C hasn't worked in years and I was thinking to replace it - maybe not. -- nm - Meg Aug 17, 14:02
~/Mommy, Daddy, look at me/~ ~/I went to school and got a degree/~ - ReluctantCynic Aug 17, 13:31
I didn’t realize that the A24 game was about critical ratings and thought it was about earnings. Do’h! -- nm - Qale As Folk Aug 17, 13:24
The Angels had a perfect game going through five innings and lost 8-2. I'll take any Angels fan on the board out for crudite some night -- nm - crash davis Aug 17, 13:20 3
- Perfect until it wasn't. The starter who had five perfect innings got the first out in the 6th and then gave up four consecutive singles -- (edited) - JD Aug 17, 14:28
- Tungsten Arm O'Doyle. -- nm - Reagen Aug 17, 13:24 1
  - It’s scary how accurate that tweet was. - Tim Aug 17, 13:55
So... I know even less people on Challenge s2 than I did Challenge s1. - Strongbad Aug 17, 13:14 2
- Will it ever be as good as it was when it was just Real World vs Road Rules? Only David can tell us. -- nm - Qale Aug 17, 13:25 1
  - It gets great down the road when players have relationships from their previous shows AND other relationships from previous Challenges. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 17, 14:25
Heeeeere I come to save the day!!!! -- nm - Andy Kaufman doing superman Aug 17, 13:14 1
- Actually, that was the Mighty Mouse theme --nmb ;-) - howie Aug 17, 13:41
Word. -- nm - budice Aug 17, 13:12

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