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Terrifying—carnival ride injures people in India, as it fails to stop -- (link) - Flavorize Sep 4, 18:50 2
- Welp, I’m done with those types of rides. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 4, 18:54 1
  - But all other carnival rides… perfectly safe! -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 19:08
How Many Drinks a Week Are Safe? Canada Considers a Much Lower Limit - crash davis Sep 4, 18:46 3
- are these drinks for babies? -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 18:47 2
  - two drinks a week certainly puts a crimp in a glass of wine with dinner -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 18:49 1
    - Booze with food doesn't count, right? -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Sep 4, 18:49
In love the YouTube echo chamber. 3 days ago, Linus Tech Tips (an uber popular Canadian tech channel) announced their ratchet screwdriver. - Mop Sep 4, 18:42 [youtube] 2
- thanks, I'll check it later...I'm hoping that screen is off right now because I'm not spending $70 on a ratcheting screwdriver -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 18:55 1
  - Spoiler - Mop Sep 4, 19:06
just started Amazing Race Canada - spoilers - Beaker Sep 4, 18:36 3
- I hope you win! -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 18:41 2
  - I would - spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker Sep 4, 19:04 1
    - Tragedy on a local farm this day, as the Amazing Race came to town to film a segment -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 19:09
I *never* use ice in my drinks. Tonight I have an icecube in my wine :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 4, 18:08 2
- If there is still time, pour some wine in the ice cube trays , freeze it and then you technically won't be having ice cubes in your wine -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 18:10 1
  - I mean it will still be ice cubes, but you won't be watering down the wine.... -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 18:22
VisCap: Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaire in Each U.S. State in 2022 -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 4, 17:37 6
- I guess no du Ponts made the cut. -- nm - Barons Barons Barons Sep 4, 18:47
- We should merge states based on billions. -- nm - Max Sep 4, 17:57
- I’m confused…West Virginia’s Governor is a billionaire, I thought but the eye don’t have 1 listed? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 4, 17:54 2
  - "it has declined to $513.3 million as of October 2021" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 4, 17:55 1
    - That poor poor man. He can only afford to buy 92% of the state he governs. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 4, 17:57
- Elon Musk is a Texan?......ohhhh -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 17:45
At Shakespeare’s Globe, a Nonbinary Joan of Arc Causes a Stir - crash davis Sep 4, 17:29 5
- “If Joan of Arc isn’t played by the 15th century French teenage girl, then I’m outraged!” These fuckers. Get over yourselves. -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 17:47 1
  - *hairy armpits* "No, not like that!" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 4, 18:16
- book review - Meet Joan of Arc, Action Hero In her new novel, Katherine Chen puts a fresh spin on the oft-examined life of the girl who saved France. - crash davis Sep 4, 17:43
- Didn't they have only men actors, including women's parts? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 17:42 1
  - (just realized it was a dry joke) -- nm* - crash davis Sep 4, 17:46
The world's most powerful nation generously gives its little neighbor the women's world hockey title for a year -- (link) - crash davis Sep 4, 16:57 3
- Isn't that backward as far as hockey is concerned? -- nm - .🎡 Sep 4, 18:10 2
  - Biden had them lose so Canada would remain in the anti-Russia coalition. Every time the US has lost to Canada in hockey, its because we need a favor - crash davis Sep 4, 18:16 1
    - 😼 -- nm - .🎡 Sep 4, 18:59
ST NFL Pick 'em -- (link) - Beaker Sep 4, 16:43 2
- pw = 312.50 -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 16:44 1
  - yay! -- nm - mud Sep 4, 17:12
ST NFL Survivor -- (link) - Beaker Sep 4, 16:42
Hello. All of the actors from Friends are now older than the youngest Golden Girl was in that show’s first season. Have a nice day. -- (link) - Remlik Sep 4, 16:19 6
- The Friends kids are 27 (Ben), 23 (triplets), 20 (Emma) and 18 (twins). -- nm - Volnelk Sep 4, 17:22
- Someone subscribes to Tim's newsletter! -- nm - David Sep 4, 16:45
- :( -- nm - Tim Sep 4, 16:43
- Yet another edition of Today in You Are Old. -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 16:21 2
  - We just hired this young'un at the library. A patron stopped to thank me and she waited until he was out the door. - crash davis Sep 4, 16:43
  - I feel like I just saw this episode of ST this morning. - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 16:25
Mint Green Porsche Cayenne -- (pic) - budice Sep 4, 16:18 [Attachment]
Medvedev- Kyrgios getting ready to start. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 16:14
Eminem's Emmy win leaves him just a Tony away from an EGOT -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 16:00 1
- I could definitely see 8 Mile the Musical happening. -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 16:03
Manhunt underway in Saskatchewan after 10 stabbed to death, at least 15 injured -- (link) - Beaker Sep 4, 15:28 5
- 13 crime scenes known -- nm - zork Sep 4, 17:08
- Whoa, at least part of it happened in a Cree Nation and the suspects look to likely be native. -- nm - zork Sep 4, 16:20 1
  - suspect*s* ??? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 21:37
- I got an alert this morning in western Alberta. -- nm - mafic Sep 4, 16:11
- What the fuck?! -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 15:52
Nobody showed for today's tour. We gave them 15 minutes, locked up, and came home. - Meg Sep 4, 14:56 2
- can't blame him. -- nm - loosilu Sep 4, 15:49
- Good for all of you. The heat wave sounds utterly brutal down there. - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 14:58
Poll: What are some good movies to watch on Labor Day Weekend? - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 14:46 30
- Clerks 1 and 2. You’ll have to wait two weeks for 3. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 18:09
- Summer of 41 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 17:38 2
  - Woodstock -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 17:39 1
    - Deliverance -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 17:39
- The Outsiders, the Great Escape, Goonies, Stand By Me -- nm - zork Sep 4, 17:07
- The Full Monty -- nm - .🎡 Sep 4, 16:59 1
  - Breaking Away -- nm - .🎡 Sep 4, 17:01
- the gen-x cult classic: Slackers -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 16:47
- Clockwatchers -- nm - Dano Sep 4, 16:40
- All of the Emmanuelle movies -- nm - Todd Manning Sep 4, 16:40 2
  - Any nudity? -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 18:07
  - I can't follow the connection, so that must mean I'm in the presence of genius. -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 16:45
- I'll throw Hoffa out there. -- nm - VMan Sep 4, 16:34 2
  - does that mean you know where he is at? -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 16:39
  - The Irishman -- nm* - Beaker Sep 4, 16:39
- Weekend at Bernies -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 4, 15:58
- to go a different direction, Draft Day -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 15:57
- Fred Astaire Holiday Inn -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 4, 15:57
- Knocked Up, Nine Months…. #didntunderstandtheassignment -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 4, 15:52 2
  - The Wall, Oogieloves... -- nm - Spawn Sep 4, 16:19 1
    - In some ways... -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 16:20
- what is the mood of Labor Day? -- nm - loosilu Sep 4, 15:49 2
  - Whatever the cross-cultural equivalent of how Labor Day always felt growing up. - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 16:01 1
    - the Molly Maguires -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 4, 16:02
- Sorry To Bother You -- nm - con_carne Sep 4, 15:20
- Matewan -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 4, 15:11 1
  - perfect. -- nm - mud Sep 4, 15:59
- Labor Day, the movie -- nm - budice Sep 4, 15:00
- Made in Dagenham or the miniseries North and South (the Richard Armitage one) -- nm - LMS Sep 4, 14:59
- Office Space, Glengarry Glen Ross, Working Girl, 9 to 5 -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 14:49
Billionaire preppers wonder how to live out the apocalypse -- (link) - Reagen Sep 4, 14:43
Bed, Bath, and Beyond CFO was part of Insider Trading lawsuit. Sold $1M in shares before layoffs/store closing. -- (link*) - budice Sep 4, 14:39 1
- Oh look, the chairman of Gamestop is his co-defendant. -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 16:08
Cloudfare drops KiwiFarms which is home to terrorist threats made real, also states law enforcement not able to keep up. -- (link) - Qale Sep 4, 13:52 2
- Good. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 4, 13:55 1
  - My “favorite” part of their decision is that if we stop them from doing bad things, they may get angry and do bad things. That sounds awfully familiar -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 14:10
NATO: estimated 8.1 million moviegoers attended their local multiplex for National Cinema Day yesterday. -- nm - budice Sep 4, 13:40
How Russia Uses Low Tech in Its High-Tech Weapons - crash davis Sep 4, 13:21
Grand Prix of Portland is off to a good start. - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 12:45
I’m at DM Baar (Depeche Mode bar) for the second time in 3 nights. Who doesn’t need a bar entirely themed/only playing the band. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 12:31 14
- when LSD is legalized, there will be a lot of Grateful Dead themed bars -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 4, 14:15
- 👍 -- nm - JD Sep 4, 12:51 2
  - Dammit. In the perfect answer way too late: Cause you just can't get enough? -- nm - JD Sep 4, 13:51 1
    - I'd rather just enjoy the silence -- nm - VMan Sep 4, 16:28
- And Tallinn is a gorgeous city as well. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 12:43 1
  - It’s been a very nice visit. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 12:58
- I want this. -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 12:43
- Such a random concept for a bar. And apparently it's a three minute walk from the hotel I'll be in staying at. - ty97 Sep 4, 12:41 5
  - Everything is 3 minutes from the hotel. It’s Honestly very weird. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 12:57 3
    - There appears to be a crepes and waffles place right near the bar. -- nm - ty97 Sep 4, 13:05 2
      - A bunch of stuff closed or shuts down early now that it’s off season (9/1) just double check when here. -- nm - MDH Sep 4, 13:12 1
        
        That's fine, I'm old anyway :) -- nm - ty97 Sep 4, 13:15
  - Yeah, that concept would never work in America -- nm - Jimmy Buffett Sep 4, 12:45
- A very quick Google suggests there are 491 Depeche Mode remixes in existence. So, sure, absolutely. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 12:36
Welcome to another edition of Today in You Are Old. - Tim Sep 4, 12:04
If the rest of Elton John’s career is just dance remixes of multiple hits stapled together with a female singer added in, sure, he’s earned it. - Tim Sep 4, 11:52 [youtube] 2
- It worked for Tony Bennett -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 13:45
- I remember when I first heard Pnau’s sad back in 2012? I was like, I think we might be on to something here. -- (link) - Qale Sep 4, 12:42 [youtube]
Rutherford Falls has been canceled after 2 seasons at Peacock -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 11:15 3
- Rutherford B. Falls replaced on the schedule with The Garfield Chronicles -- nm* - Barons Barons Barons Sep 4, 13:05 1
  - So we'll see a revival of PBS's cancelled Arthur and McFarlanes old The Cleveland Show? -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 13:15
- As foretold by The Prophets… and Mop. -- nm - Mop Sep 4, 12:43
Spider-man NWH $7.6, Top Gun Maverick $7.0 ($700.3), League of Super-Pets $7.0 ($82.3), Bullet Train $6.8 ($87.3), The Invitation $5.6 ($14.8) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 4, 11:13 1
- Jaws re-release did $2.7 for 10th spot -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 11:13
I never bought the idea of strawberry pie, but they had some at the local bakery post-volleyball. You know what? It's like my new favorite! - con_carne Sep 4, 11:08
Oh my goodness. MTG trying out for American Idol under a stage name. -- (link) - Volnelk Sep 4, 10:45 7
- Quick, exile it! -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 12:54
- Maybe it’s not her. Looks a hell of a lot like her though. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 4, 10:47 5
  - Not that she couldn't lie about that but it's the wrong age, and she was working for her dad's general contracting company in georgia at the time. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 11:27
  - That’s totally her—and…how that video ends is not surprising -- nm - Flavorize Sep 4, 10:55
  - There was already claims she was an escort comparing photos on some old site -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 10:55 2
    - Are you confusing her with Boebert? - the wrong element Sep 4, 11:12 1
      - I could be ,I try not to think to much about assholes -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 4, 11:28
Copenhagen Cowboy (6-part Nicolas Winding Refn thing) - Netflix, Friday -- (link) - mud Sep 4, 10:37
The ‘72 Summit Series, 50 years later: Part I -- (link) - Beaker Sep 4, 10:23 1
- I read a great article on the Summit Series earlier in, of all places, The Old Farmers Almanac -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 10:36
TV PSA: NASCAR, Big Brother, Colosseum, Blood & Treasure, Tales of TWD, Little Women, MLB, MLS, McEnroe, College Football, Premier Boxing, The Chi, -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 10:16 1
- House of the Dragon, Power Book III Raising Kanan, City on a Hill, Guilt, Rick & Morty, The Boleyns, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 4, 10:18
I remember the ads for those 976 numbers to call in to for sports scores. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 10:11 6
- I once had an old Beckett price guide that was attempting to collect the numbers of pay phones in stadiums that had visibility of the scoreboard. - Tim Sep 4, 10:23
- "Hey any updates?" -- nm - budice Sep 4, 10:19
- "Sports scores." - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 10:19 3
  - I mean if you think 13 year old me would be ballsy enough to call into a porn number and have it show up on our phone bill... -- nm* - Reagen Sep 4, 10:33 1
    - "Sorry, Dad. Must've misdialed." - ReluctantCynic Sep 4, 12:19
  - ~pick up the phone~! -- nm - Remlik Sep 4, 10:23
guardian: Goalkeeper sent off in FA Cup qualifier for urinating in hedge -- (link) - mud Sep 4, 10:10 2
- Do we have a marketing opportunity here? We suppose it all Depends. -- nm - adult diaper manufacturer Sep 4, 10:19
- Can't do anyfing na more. -- nm - Reagen Sep 4, 10:18
We'd better not have anyone show up for tours this afternoon - - Meg Sep 4, 10:08
Republicans squeeze just enough votes from the declining populations of deep red towns like Muleshoe, Spearman and Pampa to hold onto power in TX. - Qale Sep 4, 10:06 4
- “Lose less” is a mantra of good Democratic campaigns. - Tim Sep 4, 10:21 1
  - Yeah I talked about this with the no hoper candidates - Reagen Sep 4, 10:38
- Personally, regardless of party, 8 years is enough of any one particular Governor. Just saying. -- nm - Qale Sep 4, 10:19 1
  - I've got my fingers crossed for you. Metaphorically, of course, I'll need my fingers before election day. -- nm - crash davis Sep 4, 10:24

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