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Can you imagine there was a time you wouldn’t know if you’re team won or lost until you got the newspaper or heard the score on the radio? -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 09:51 4
- Listening to the radio to find out if school was delayed or cancelled because of snow. -- nm - Tim Sep 4, 10:01
- I don't know the name of it but I had a yellow banana remote. It controlled a news ticker device on my television in like 1995. -- (edited) - David Sep 4, 09:52 2
  - most people use a banana to make calls, I salute your ingenuity -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 09:55 1
    - I use my hamburger phone. -- nm - Juno Sep 4, 10:20
India’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Riding on Mopeds and Rickshaws The country’s success with two- and three-wheeled vehicles that sell for as little as - crash davis Sep 4, 09:39 1
- …as little as HOW MUCH, crash?! I have to know! - Mop Sep 4, 09:51
It strikes me as odd that the NFL takes a week off between the preseason and regular season... -- nm - Ender Sep 4, 09:15 5
- Labor day weekend was a problem for many fans btw doing something or watching opening game - zeitgeist Sep 4, 11:06
- Given the violence of the sport, I appreciate this strategy. It gives sore players a chance to be healthy for opening day. -- nm - David Sep 4, 09:51
- If money is the motivation for everything, I'll assume it's so ad revenue and ticket sales can all get finalized before Game 1. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 09:48
- I think it’s because they dropped the 4th preseason game. - Volnelk Sep 4, 09:35 1
  - True, Im fine with it. Rest up and heal players. -- nm - budice Sep 4, 09:39
Davidovich Fokina really needs to reconsider that hairstyle. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 09:08
The AL Central shouldn’t get home-field advantage in the wild car round. You can’t be in the top 6, you don’t get to play at home. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 4, 09:04 1
- Better records should likely win out for home field. -- nm - budice Sep 4, 09:14
Drive-in: Overall: A; Weather: A; Atmosphere: A+; Movie selection: B+; Food: A (their cheeseburgers are really good as are the fries) - prayformojo Sep 4, 09:03 1
- sounds like a great night 👍, I watched an incredibly bad movie instead -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 09:23
Ray eats bug, Mariners win 6th in row, 4-0 over Guardians - crash davis Sep 4, 09:00 3
- I shared this because I just imagined a Major League style sequence of everyone starting to eat bugs -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 09:02 2
  - many would, but still not get vaxxed -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 09:04 1
    - ain't that the truth -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 09:14
It's the early days of a new format, but I have a lot of hope for this pretty complex and filled with redundancy mono-red artifact deck I've built. - Qale Sep 4, 08:53 4
- My sealed pool was crap so I built UW flyers. 4-2 so far with it. - spamlet Sep 4, 09:01 3
  - I have quite a few wildcards, but I'm probably going to end up using them on the pain lands. 26 Mythic, 16 Rare. As you see, the deck had no DomUnite. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 09:16 2
    - Ha! I had missed that. I was playing explorer to avoid nothing but mono-black in standard so needed a lot of stuff. -- nm - spamlet Sep 4, 10:03 1
      - See, and here I lack the extremely powerful explorer cards. I did hold my nose and play Alchemy for a bit so I could enjoy 5-color Dragons. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 10:21
Rangers have DFAd Dallas Keuchel Looks like his MLB days are over. -- nm - budice Sep 4, 08:46 1
- Can’t wait to hear how it isn’t his fault -- nm - spamlet Sep 4, 08:52
Russia’s Unfounded Claims of Secret U.S. Bioweapons Linger On and On - crash davis Sep 4, 08:43
190 mi; 5860 mi (Hell's Mouth, Sao Tome); 2140mi to 8K goal -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 08:40 3
- what sort of bike are you using? -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 08:44 2
  - here -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 4, 08:48 [Backboard] 1
    - thanks, I didn't expect it to be recumbent and that moderately priced -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 08:56
Framed: 3/6. Moviedle: X/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Sep 4, 08:10
Happy Yargle Day for all you Magic: The Gathering players out there. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 08:09 1
- I have been informed that Yargle Day was yesterday. 9/3... duh. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 09:19
So Alpha Tauri can just coordinate with Red Bull to fix a race now? Interesting. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 07:34 2
- One of these days Max is just not going to accept that he qualified third and line up in the pole anyway, and F1 will just investigate after the race. - Marlowe Sep 4, 08:25
- Mercedes screwed Hamilton out of a possible win -- nm - budice Sep 4, 07:56
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO plunges to death at New York's Jenga tower -- (link) - budice Sep 4, 06:59 1
- That's... whoa. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 07:16
There's a bunch of fairly encouraging reports out there about Ukraine retaking towns near Kherson and Donetsk. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 4, 06:34
I should be embarrassed I got Heardle in 1 -- nm - Epiphany Sep 4, 05:59 5
- Ha. Same here. -- nm - kelly Sep 4, 10:02
- I got in 2. Knew the artist in 1 but guessed the wrong song. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 07:54
- It sounded as vaguely familiar as a fever dream. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 07:52
- I didn’t know it. - Dark Callisto Sep 4, 07:43 1
  - same! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 4, 08:46
Glad ESPN chose to simulcast Sky Sports F1 Coverage -- nm - budice Sep 4, 05:58
Apparently there's a bunch of Tory MPs who want to immediately call a non confidence on whoever their new leader is, to get Boris back. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 04:57
Wordle 442 6/6 - TWuG Sep 4, 01:50 4
- 4 - decline Sep 4, 14:14
- 5/6 - Marlowe Sep 4, 08:23
- 4 - 442 - GregW Sep 4, 07:44
- 4/6 - znufrii Sep 4, 05:36
Summing up why CNN is going red: Old people are the only ones who watch cable news. And Citizens United lets them print money around election time. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 3, 21:38 1
- I'm glad I unsubscribed from CNN+ now. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 07:19
good gravy, Sheamus was chopped into ground beef -- (link) - Tim Sep 3, 21:37
Thirteen Lives is *intense*. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:28
Well, it looks like Oregon State is off to a good start. Let’s see how they screw that up in the second half. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:09
Thanks to Edwin Diaz I now have Narco on my running playlist. -- nm - Dano Sep 3, 20:47 1
- Timmy Trumpet! -- nm - Tim Sep 3, 20:49
Moderately interesting: I haven’t been to Banff in 8 years and 2 phones, but the wifi password is still the same, and my phone knows it. - mafic Sep 3, 20:33 1
- Why does it always have to be so political? -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 21:08
Tomorrow is tour day and I'm assigned to the 'General Store' for the afternoon. Not gonna happen! Think I'll check in the guests and retire to the - Meg Sep 3, 20:21 2
- Would you sit in here for three hours in 95deg heat? :) -- (pic) - Meg Sep 3, 21:33 [Attachment] 1
  - No chance -- nm - Krusty Sep 4, 05:20
MST3K: The Million Eyes of Sumuru (season 13, episode 9): A -- nm - Tim Sep 3, 20:07
God I hate Florida football. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 19:30 2
- One word too many. -- nm - znufrii Sep 4, 08:25
- I do too, but I was jumping up and down tonight. It's been a stressful betting day. - Dano Sep 3, 19:41
I am afraid Jurassic World Dominion missed its booster shots because it seems to be infected with the stupids -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 19:28 7
- and there is my first (4/10) of the year and I'm not sure I shouldn't give it a 3 -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 20:39
- Worse than the second? -- nm - Ender Sep 3, 19:59 1
  - it is hard to fathom, but yes -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 20:04
- It's so dumb. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 19:45 1
  - its like they are putting on a clinic on how to not avoid a giant mess -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 20:05
- Is there a vaccine for stupid? Very contagious where I live. -- nm - samara Sep 3, 19:40 1
  - extremely contagious, but a big budget film should inoculate itself -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 19:52
We went to see Jaws:IMAX. The place was packed. I was surprised by that. It was lots of fun. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 19:13 3
- was Mel crying during the Indianapolis story? -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 19:23 2
  - No, but there were younguns there who hadn't seen the film. It was fun listening to their reactions. -- nm - Diva Sep 3, 19:45 1
    - oh that is fun! -- nm - Remlik Sep 3, 20:02
Minions was a lot of fun -- nm - prayformojo Sep 3, 18:46
I'm not sure I buy the feasibility of apatosaurs living in the Sierra Nevadas -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 18:36 2
- is this some form of housing discrimination? -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 3, 18:41 1
  - nothing HUD can investigate -- nm - crash davis Sep 3, 18:48
Wow, Georgia-Oregon was lopsided -- nm - ty97 Sep 3, 16:52 4
- SEC football is on an entirely different plane of existence these days. -- nm - David Sep 3, 17:08 3
  - And the inequity will continue to get worse -- nm - Strongbad Sep 3, 17:57
  - Pac-12 on a lesser plane of existence -- nm - budice Sep 3, 17:18 1
    - PAC 12 is definitely a lesser—which also has lead to their demise. Tennis shoes vs cleats is what they always say the difference is (PAC vs SEC) -- nm - Flavorize Sep 3, 17:30
Gasquet is all neck, no hat. -- nm - Max Sep 3, 16:19
Hello to some Canadian STers -- (pic) - ty97 Sep 3, 16:16 [Attachment] 2
- *stands outside, waves up* -- nm - Reagen Sep 3, 16:57 1
  - *swerves to avoid hand suddenly appearing through the cloud* -- nm - jet Sep 3, 17:14
Taylor Hawkins tribute setlist -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 3, 16:13 1
- thx -- nm - mud Sep 3, 16:18
I'm trying to think of the most recent film that has a third act as good as Top Gun: Maverick. Maybe Endgame? - ML Sep 3, 16:13 4
- hmm, star wars probably...(spoilers) - tRuMaN Sep 3, 17:27
- There's one line that Miles Teller says that kills me each time of think of it. (spoils - Will Hunting Sep 3, 16:17 2
  - It may also be one of the best long versions of a short phrase. - Max Sep 3, 16:25
  - Yep -- nm - ML Sep 3, 16:23
Hi from a 747 -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 3, 16:09 1
- Jealous -- nm - spamlet Sep 3, 17:30
Hi from the drive-in in theater - prayformojo Sep 3, 15:59 8
- My local drive-in has its own pretty damn good Mexican restaurant in its concession stand... -- (pic) - Mr. Havens Sep 3, 22:55 [Attachment]
- Which one? Family Drive-In in Winchester?? It's amazing!! -- nm - samara Sep 3, 18:26
- Fantastic! I’m jealous! -- nm - Flavorize Sep 3, 16:37
- Stay and snooze and then wake everybody up for the last half hour. -- nm - Max Sep 3, 16:33
- JW2 or is it JW3? -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 16:18 1
  - If he's where I think he is, it's 3 -- nm - samara Sep 3, 18:31
- noice. On sched for Benijuana tonight -- nm* - budice Sep 3, 16:08
- Amazing. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 16:04
Do the DNA test sites generally do like black Friday sales? Like if I want to 23 and me, should I do it now or wait? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Sep 3, 15:47 6
- Pretty much -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 16:04 5
  - To which part? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Sep 3, 16:09 4
    - Yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 3, 16:09 3
      - serious answer - Will Hunting Sep 3, 16:10 1
        
        They all regularly have specials. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 3, 16:13
      - I concur. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 16:10
Cinema Day! Just watched: Nope. Now playing: The Invitation - con_carne Sep 3, 15:40 1
- Nice. Mine too packed. Good crowd -- nm - budice Sep 3, 15:42
PAC 12: Utah better have a good showing tonight, because Oregon is getting their ass kicked. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 3, 15:04 7
- I got a Utah, 80-1 NCAA champ ticket…need this one win, to start the season, pretty bad -- nm* - Flavorize Sep 3, 15:54
- Being ranked #7 and only being a 2.5 point favorite against an unranked team ain’t a great start. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 15:49 3
  - C'mon...you know the rules of SEC football. Everyone gets overrated early and then by October, even when everyone is 3&2...you know which 3 are legit - Will Hunting Sep 3, 16:19 2
    - But of course. - Strongbad Sep 3, 17:07
    - Since Tennessee started unranked I do not subscribe to this theorem. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 3, 16:29
- Oregon State, PAC-12 Champions! Hear that, BIG 10? -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 15:06 1
  - (all that matters is that USC and UCLA get killed all season) -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 15:06
A friend says the bar in NY tRump Towers has a folder marked Top Secret on display. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 15:01 1
- naw he would never do that. -- nm* - tRuMaN Sep 3, 15:48
The ocean felt wonderful today. -- nm - znufrii Sep 3, 14:56
I'm afraid I missed the joke. Paul McCartney tell us how Dave and Taylor wrote a song for him to drum on... - Mop Sep 3, 14:47 3
- Because Dave and Taylor are both drummers and Paul is not (though he actually can play the drums). -- nm - pmb Sep 3, 14:52 2
  - Sure. Paul famously played the drums for some Beatles songs. But... - Mop Sep 3, 15:05 1
    - I know they were running long. They may have cut it. -- nm - jnine Sep 3, 23:43
I 1000% am with this. -- (link) - Volnelk Sep 3, 14:42 1
- Did you *order* the code red? Truth now -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 3, 15:03
Some 17 states are considering adopting California's Electric car mandate. -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 3, 14:42 2
- All calls must be electric or hydrogen by 2035! Oh no! - Mop Sep 3, 16:12 1
  - Smoke signals were far too polluting, didn't have much reach and everyone could listen in to it -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 11:09
heh Nandi & Kesha walking & talking off the stage, at the very end there .. - mud Sep 3, 14:25
Heh. Trump Tower in NY. -- (link) - pmb Sep 3, 14:20 2
- Somewhere... - .🎡 Sep 3, 15:37
- nice -- nm - mud Sep 3, 14:23
Seriously though. 11 TD's in the 4th quarter. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 3, 14:16 1
- They made a game of it. Good for them. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 14:33
Bleh. $32 to renew a domain I'm not using. I shake my fists at Tuvalu! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 3, 14:12 1
- It would take me 38-60 days to sail there so I can shake my fists in person -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 3, 14:14
what is this song called, it's great. -- nm - mud Sep 3, 14:04 1
- Aurora. Off of Nothing Left to Lose. -- nm - Spawn Sep 3, 14:10
Nm -- nm* - Spawn Sep 3, 13:56
Travis Barker news, June 29th. I haven’t been hunting, but when I did search, I didn’t find much until he showed up tonight. -- (link) - Mop Sep 3, 13:56 [Backboard] 3
- I don’t know who posts what but all the celeb drama has him and the “Oh sorry Lamar, I guess we both set the bar low” Kardashian prominent. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 3, 14:01 2
  - Yeah, don’t care about the Kardashian crap. Travis Barker was rushed to the hospital and then everyone went radio silent. Thus “he got better”. -- nm - Mop Sep 3, 14:02 1
    - You can't handle the truth! -- nm - con_carne Sep 3, 19:11

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