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Why does flavored coffee never taste as good as it smells? -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Aug 30, 06:03 6
- The only good tasting coffee is coffee ice cream. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 06:20
- Because it’s coffee flavored bean water. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 30, 06:20
- Because coffee is nasty. -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 30, 06:17 1
  - *high five* -- nm - oblique Aug 30, 06:19
- Oh, an aristocrat! Back to work. -- nm - con_carne Aug 30, 06:15
- Because it's designed that way. "Let's spray these old coffee beans with something that smells good so we can sell them" -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 06:12
Bills release TE OJ Howard -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 05:35 4
- Chiefs reportedly keeping RB Ronald Jones on the 53man roster. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 06:13
- Ravens sign Drake…Dobbins probably going to miss 4-6 games to start the season. -- nm - Flavorize Aug 30, 05:53
- Bills release RB Duke Johnson -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 05:36
- Chiefs expected to release WR Josh Gordon -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 05:35
I cancelled cable months ago but for some reason HBO didn't cut off my access. That seems to have ended today. :-( - Krusty Aug 30, 05:07
I wear a Yankees hat nearly every day of the year. I went swimming over the weekend and my forehead that's covered by the hat has the worst - Krusty Aug 30, 05:04 2
- Are you sure you weren’t just swimming in holy water and the hat reacted? - spamlet Aug 30, 05:27 1
  - Heh. :-) I haven't had sunburn in so long. I normally just get tan but my forehead hasn't seen the sun in many years. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 06:26
Greenland says melting zombie ice will raise sea levels 10 inches no matter what we do, its doomed to the ocean. -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 29, 22:16 5
- I think every country needs desalinization plants every 10 miles along their coasts and the clean water goes to inland reservoirs and aquafers - Peglegpete Aug 29, 22:45 4
  - they'll just need a 100 more coal burning power plants to run those filter and pump stations -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 23:09 3
    - if only they could use tidal/wave energy plus wind plus photovoltaic plus solar heat itself ....... - Beryllium Aug 29, 23:11 2
      - yeah that would be sensible but... Manchin -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 00:34
      - yeah. lots of things need to be done. not sit idle like most nations are doing now. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 00:15
Did My Cat Just Hit On Me? An Adventure in Pet Translation Entrepreneurs are aiming to put A.I.-powered pet translation tools into our pockets. - crash davis Aug 29, 21:52 2
- Simpsons did it. -- nm - Mop Aug 29, 22:05
- In hindsight, hiring Barry White for the cat-to-voice service was a bad idea. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 29, 21:55
Oh no the Phillies -- nm - Tim Aug 29, 21:19 1
- (After the top of the 4th, they were winning 7-0. after the bottom of the 5th, they were losing 12-7.) -- nm - Tim Aug 29, 22:17
Framed #172 - 1/6 - prayformojo Aug 29, 21:11
Worldle - x/6 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 21:10
Wordle 437 - a pretty pathetic 5/6 - prayformojo Aug 29, 21:07 6
- 3/6 - oblique Aug 30, 06:19
- 5 - decline Aug 30, 06:10
- 3/6 - znufrii Aug 30, 05:55
- lucky 2 - rollo Aug 30, 05:51
- 5/6 - TWuG Aug 30, 02:00
- 2 - 437. Finally had some good luck. - GregW Aug 30, 00:29
An actual reason to play Halo Infinite may have just been discovered. -- (link) - Mop Aug 29, 20:55 1
- You can't comment on Infinite... You still play Guardians -- nm - J Aug 29, 21:17
WBD indicates there won’t be any changes to Toonami. (Toonami cancelled in 3… 2…) -- (link) - Mop Aug 29, 20:44
Finally, I have returned to Netflix as a subscriber. It'd been so long, they deleted my account. Hah! -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 20:44 6
- What are excited to watch first? To do you rejoin to watch anything in particular? -- nm - Flavorize Aug 29, 20:44 5
  - I have been meaning to get back to the streamer for a while. I believe the first thing I'm going to watch is Sweet Tooth. -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 20:55 4
    - as a swords & sorcery nerd, I really liked The Witcher -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 20:57 3
      - I saved it on the list. Along with the most obvious on in Stranger Things. Heartstoppers is big with my LGBT friends. I do need more Queer Eye too. -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 21:00 2
        
        The last season of Queer Eye, had so many moving episodes—so much good stuff -- nm - Flavorize Aug 29, 21:05 1
        
        Well, it turns out my first watch is Titanic. Such a sentimental classic for me as it was a date with my first official boyfriend. -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 23:11
Michelle Goldberg - The Book That Explains Our Cultural Stagnation - crash davis Aug 29, 20:33 12
- Monty Burns saw A Star is Born the first time it was released in theaters, 80 years before the Gaga version. -- nm - Max Aug 29, 20:59 2
  - Monty Burns is an example himself. When I was a kid, if a TV series made it to 7 years, it was old. Now SVU, NCIS, Family Guy & Simpsons have been - crash davis Aug 29, 21:06 1
    - I certainly agree there was a lot more difference between 1962 and 1982 vs 2002 and 2022. -- nm - Max Aug 29, 21:17
- on pop music being boring, I did listen to a new song release & I realized it was a pop star of 20 years ago with a disco beat enabled sampling of - crash davis Aug 29, 20:50
- Tangent: I was contemplating a definition of a new human era, the metahistorical. We just keep recycling culture without creating anything new. - znufrii Aug 29, 20:49
- I’m not going to get into details and examples right now, but this premise is false on its face. -- nm - Mop Aug 29, 20:38 6
  - until you convince me otherwise, I do feel like there has been some cultural hardening of the arteries -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 20:55 5
    - I concur with this observation. -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 21:03 4
      - Maybe I’m missing the message and I’m too tired to read, but… - Mop Aug 29, 21:23 3
        
        The examples in your post are about diversity and inclusion, not cultural quality or impact. - Roger More Aug 30, 05:39
        
        short answer; the question is about American culture stagnating, not how vibrant foreign cultures are. - crash davis Aug 29, 21:34 1
        
        I'd argue American culture benefits from its constant melting pot nature. - Mop Aug 29, 22:02
The Gem Theater finally posted the pics from last weeks fundraiser - -- (pic) - Meg Aug 29, 20:31 [Attachment] 6
- I asked Nicole if wardrobe made that dress - "Nope, Macy's" :) -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 21:19
- Looks like a fun time! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 29, 20:42
- fundraiser? looks like a fun raiser - crash davis Aug 29, 20:36 2
  - Oh it was. Five course tasting menu under the stars, with paired margaritas, and a mariachi band :) -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 20:44 1
    - 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 20:51
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 20:32
Today in You Are Old: August 29, 2022: Serena Williams wins a match at the US Open. Albert Pujols hits a home run. - Tim Aug 29, 20:07 2
- I am alternately fascinated, amused and repulsed by TiYAO! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 20:20
- Two former US Open Champions had children win first round matches today. -- nm - Dano Aug 29, 20:13
As Rome Burns (or at Least Its Garbage), a Mayor Dares to Dream - crash davis Aug 29, 19:51
I can never figure out if it's a good thing or a bad thing if you finish the NYT xword without even noticing the theme - prayformojo Aug 29, 19:28
A government-run fast food labor council for the workers could become a thing in California. Con_carne sez could go either way. What say you? -- (link*) - con_carne Aug 29, 19:26 1
- They need a gov backed union/association for gig workers, the companies have such an advantage -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 21:19
Pitch: a sci-fi disaster movie, where the irresistible instinct to migrate like birds suddenly emerges in all humans, - Max Aug 29, 19:24 3
- "Why do I suddenly feel like going to Delaware?" -- nm - JaxSean Aug 29, 19:34 1
  - I must return to Claymont to spawn! Hi Spawn -- nm - rollo Aug 30, 06:19
- Or as retired northerners call it: a documentary. -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 19:33
Nope: B+/A- I liked it a lot more than Us, less than Get Out. Spoils -- (edited) - sycor Aug 29, 18:58 1
- I was pleasantly impressed with it as well. -- nm - MDH Aug 29, 19:43
NXT: Velveteem dream arrested. - Remlik Aug 29, 18:55 4
- Drug paraphernalia is a long way from pedophilia, even if they have some of the same letters. Seems like just a reason to re-run that story. -- nm* - Qale Aug 29, 19:02 3
  - If they want to run that type of story they should do one on Chasyn Rance booking a 16 year-old girl as his tag team partner. - the wrong element Aug 29, 19:13 2
    - That's just bad booking. Intergender tag-matches are a hard sell, and making yourselves champs in your own promotion? -- nm - Qale Aug 29, 20:43 1
      - I assume his own promotion as I hope nobody else hires him. The booking is bad, but isn't my issue. - the wrong element Aug 29, 21:08
Kasparov: "Tucker can always be counted on to be more enthusiastic for Putin than even Russian TV." -- (link) - mud Aug 29, 18:38 3
- Kasparov has been a hero to me -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 19:09 2
  - meanwhile, I hadn't looked up Karpov for a while. Little surprise that he's pretty entrenched in the Russian government -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 19:21 1
    - Karpov sucks! -- nm - nerd crash Aug 29, 19:34
“Russian defenses in Kherson Oblast have been broken.” -- (link) - Remlik Aug 29, 18:21 6
- In a shock to no one, Russian defenses collapsed in less than a day. -- nm - Mop Aug 29, 20:39
- I haven't seen anything yet, but I would not be surprised by a very humiliating defeat for Russia in Kherson -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:51 2
  - Alfred Lord Tennyson - Peglegpete Aug 29, 19:12 1
    - Who's playing the Light Brigade in this version? -- nm - Mop Aug 29, 22:04
- "Kherson, my old friend!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 29, 18:23 1
  - heh -- nm - Remlik Aug 29, 18:32
Now Playing: The Godfather Part Ii. 3:20??? Glad starting viewing now -- nm - JD Aug 29, 18:05 3
- First time? Let us know what you think! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 29, 20:43
- Part 51? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 18:06 1
  - 😜 -- nm - JD Aug 29, 18:11
guitarists, question. in a 3 humbucker Les Paul Gibson set up, is it better to use a second neck or bridge humbucker in the middle position? -- nm* - Peglegpete Aug 29, 18:00
I've met both Weird Al and Dr Demento and that they completely switched up the height dynamic for the film amuses me no end. - TWuG Aug 29, 17:41 1
- I imagine that’s the joke although I expect only a few people would get it, so someone at Roku HQ right now is feeling pretty smug and content. - Mop Aug 29, 17:57
Hehe. Tales of the Walking Dead episode 2 was *great*. - Jovian Aug 29, 16:59 2
- I quite enjoyed it -- nm - Remlik Aug 29, 17:22 1
  - Spoils - Jovian Aug 29, 18:12
Vampirates/Cavemen discussion on the board... -- (link) - David Aug 29, 16:47 5
- I commented. Whatever works best for you and Kim is ok with me -- nm - decline Aug 30, 05:47
- I replied to the discussion and update my keepers. I had previously only done it on Yahoo. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 29, 20:47
- Feedback provided. -- nm - samara Aug 29, 18:17
- Thanks for putting up with all of this. - znufrii Aug 29, 17:01 1
  - I appreciate you and people like you! -- nm - David Aug 29, 17:12
Dear Astronauts: I have just made your lives MUCH worst. First step: meet your new enemy... -- (pic) - David Aug 29, 16:30 [Attachment] 18
- I'm happy that you found a way to move her up to the show without relegating yourself -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:42
- Was there a cutoff date for keeper eligibility last season? - the wrong element Aug 29, 17:07 16
  - The start of the playoff froze rosters. -- nm - David Aug 29, 17:12 15
    - Then a few Astronauts will need to adjust keepers. - the wrong element Aug 29, 17:35 14
      - You'll need to be specific. -- nm - David Aug 29, 17:57 13
        
        Here is a list, with who the person can keep instead. - the wrong element Aug 29, 18:30 12
        
        I'm pretty sure this is wrong. I'll have to go back and look at my comments from last year, but I suspect these are playoff teams. - David Aug 29, 18:33 11
        
        Just to confuse things further, I am hearby deciding to keep Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase. Deal with it! -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 19:13 2
        
        I called dibs on both of them in 2019. -- nm - David Aug 29, 20:36 1
        
        Too bad. I just kept them! -- nm - Ender Aug 29, 21:31
        
        I wasn't clear on if keeper rosters locked for everyone or just teams out of the playoffs. - the wrong element Aug 29, 18:44
        
        I'm confused but I'm not going to wig out over Kenny Golladay. Just let me know if I can keep him -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:39 6
        
        Were you in the playoffs? -- nm - David Aug 29, 18:39 5
        
        I think there have been two years I wasn't and neither of them were last year -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:43 4
        
        That sounds too arrogant. Please let me rephrase: I view my role as the guy who loses to ML in the playoffs so he can feel good about himself -- (edited) - crash davis Aug 29, 18:49 3
        
        Wait a minute, that's unpossible. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 30, 06:15
        
        Thank you for your service -- nm - ML Aug 29, 18:53 1
        
        We all do our part -- nm - crash davis Aug 29, 18:55
WA right wingers are demanding county voter officials remove anti hacking software because they have questions about what they do. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 16:28
politico: Secret Service official at center of Jan. 6 committee probe retires -- (edited) - mud Aug 29, 16:26 1
- I'm sure Trump's totally got his back. - Mop Aug 29, 16:39
I-15 is 1 lane for a few weeks for a bridge repair if you are thinking to drive between LA & Vegas -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 29, 16:10 4
- Too bad it's not north of Nipton Road - that would make for a shorter detour. -- nm - Meg Aug 29, 17:10
- Take a plane -- nm - Captain Dave Aug 29, 16:58 1
  - Every few weeks I check to see if this is streaming somewhere. Every few weeks I am disappointed -- nm - prayformojo Aug 29, 17:14
- Nice. -- nm - budice Aug 29, 16:19
“If you give homework, you suck at teaching/being a teacher” -- (edited) - Flavorize Aug 29, 15:56 9
- I think homework is fine. But it shouldn't be so burdensome. Maybe a little reading. Maybe a few questions. But not like so much that when combined... - Qale Aug 29, 20:50
- Homework, as in, work specifically to do at home, is counter productive. - Reagen Aug 29, 16:15 5
  - Some good points—reading through the thread too…I’m now torn, so solid points on both sides. Avoiding kid burnout is huge -- nm - Flavorize Aug 29, 17:34
  - Not making kids do homework is unfair to the generations of homework-doers that came before them! -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 29, 16:44 2
    - "Children, your homework is to create a model of the trolley problem" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 29, 17:05 1
      - "Who's that?" "Those are nuns taking orphans for a walk." "And who's that?" "A nazi." - Max Aug 30, 02:22
  - I’m with this. My students basically never have homework outside of larger scale projects. -- nm - Volnelk Aug 29, 16:23
- It’s not a new argument. -- nm - znufrii Aug 29, 16:11
- She sounds like someone who spent more than a few days in detention -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 16:02
The Twitter Down across Europe -- (link) - budice Aug 29, 15:47 1
- The Purge in...three...two....arrrrg.......... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 29, 16:01
AMD Ryzen 7000 “Zen4” desktop series launch September 27th, Ryzen 9 7950X for 699 USD -- (link) - budice Aug 29, 15:19

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