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I actually forgot that Manny Jacinto was in Top Gun 2. He’s basically a Noah Wylie in A Few Good Men. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 16, 08:32 3
- He…was? -- nm - spamlet Sep 16, 08:36 2
  - apparently according to IMDB and the top gun wiki but it is such an obscure role even the pic is blurry -- (link*) - oblique Sep 16, 08:38 1
    - More here.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 16, 09:12
TikTok denies to Congress the Buzzfeed report that parent company Bytedance has accessed user data. -- (link) - Mop Sep 16, 08:24 2
- Giphy says that gifs are for boomers -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 16, 08:24 1
  - Now I think I'll make some Gify Pop for movie tonight. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 16, 08:56
Well, that's interesting. Seen this from other schools and Butler has followed suit. Got COVID? Go home... - oblique Sep 16, 08:18 5
- Don’t they make you pay for healthcare, as part of your tuition? Covid is 2.5 years in…and this is their plan? Shameful -- nm - Flavorize Sep 16, 08:55 2
  - healthcare does not equal lodging. if you got covid, would your healthcare put you up in a hotel so you don't infect your kids? -- nm - amanda Sep 16, 09:01 1
    - They are already paying for lodging, additionally, as part of the tuition -- nm - Flavorize Sep 16, 09:10
- we have this at penn state too. basically, if you can't get home and live in a shared room situation on campus, they'll house you. what they are - amanda Sep 16, 08:54
- Ah, fun. Protect the student body by infecting other communities. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 16, 08:20
The Football Players Who Fought and Died in World War II In “The Mosquito Bowl,” Buzz Bissinger examines the Pacific theater through the lives of seve - crash davis Sep 16, 08:11
I really need to digitize our wedding negatives. I've made some progress. The fireproof safe I keep them in is now on the dining room table - oblique Sep 16, 08:05 4
- I don't know Mrs. Kilbo, but she might like both her wedding photos digitized and the safe off the dining room table. -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 08:17 3
  - double motivation! -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 08:17
  - Women are demanding! -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 08:17 1
    - indeed -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 08:18
Decoding the Dress Code: What to Wear to a Wedding Now From “desert chic” to “beach formal,” many couples are selecting distinctive themes for their w - crash davis Sep 16, 07:55 2
- I had "wedding hats and fascinators are gleefully encouraged" on my wedding invites. People looked great. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 08:47
- "beach formal" = black Speedo and spats with sandals -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 16, 07:56
Fiona gonna soak the Caribbean, but not likely to hit the US mainland -- (link) - decline Sep 16, 07:46 2
- nmbF -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 16, 07:49 [youtube] 1
  - Criminal -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 07:50
My Favorite Murder, Roaring Twenties-Style In “Blood & Ink,” Joe Pompeo explores the gory Hall-Mills case and the tabloid nation it spawned. - crash davis Sep 16, 07:42
The average number of guesses for today's Wordle is 6.4. Just 41% of players solved it after 6 turns. Normally it’s 99% -- (link) - decline Sep 16, 07:38 2
- *nods sagely* -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 16, 07:44
- bastards! -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 07:40
Looks like Uber has been hacked -- (link) - oblique Sep 16, 07:27 9
- Buried in the story, he posted info about Uber underpaying drivers, something the drivers have been complaining about - zeitgeist Sep 16, 10:38
- Bad for Uber, but that kid needs to think real hard if it's worth ruining his life for shits and giggles -- nm - Guigue Sep 16, 08:17 3
  - I have mentioned Amy's nephew that hacked various large companies including Amazon that was later given jobs there, and SpaceX, etc for it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 08:29 2
    - I bet he didn't release the info like this kids is threatening - Guigue Sep 16, 08:52 1
      - Ah, I did not click (busy day). No, IIRC he would make one change and then contacted each company and told him he had done so. He is, basically, the - Spawn Sep 16, 09:10
- *likes* -- nm - Edgar Winter Sep 16, 07:53 2
  - L4. :) - Baronbarian Sep 16, 07:55 1
    - spoiler - Spawn Sep 16, 08:06
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 16, 07:39
At Old Coal Mines, the American Chestnut Tries for a Comeback - crash davis Sep 16, 07:20
I bite my tongue. It's a bad habit. -- nm - Dano Sep 16, 07:17
In other COVID news my coworker tested positive yesterday. We had close contact on Wednesday. 🙄 - Diva Sep 16, 07:16 5
- I hope it passes you over -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 16, 08:22
- best wishes for you staying safe & well -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 07:57
- Ugh. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully it missed you. My caseload is not great so I have to back to 2 days in the office to be babysat. - sycor Sep 16, 07:22 2
  - agreed, work from home made even the workers realize how much time is wasted in the office. -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 16, 08:18
  - yep. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 07:49
The kilbo, groiny and liioulu day out that needs to happen. -- (link) - Roger More Sep 16, 06:47 5
- My niece did it. - zunk takes things literally Sep 16, 07:23
- I love that she's about to bust up laughing the whole time during the "Hey batter batter" tweet. -- nm - Inigo Sep 16, 06:53
- I'm superimposing the order you list them in with the article photo in the tweet and laughing at the results -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 06:50
- I can see the side-eye right now from groiny as we establish dominance as to who gets to be Ferris -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 06:48 1
  - groiny is cam -- nm - rollo Sep 16, 06:53
1. Mac is staying home sick from school. I can't remember the last time that happened. She's missed a day or two here or there for travel, but.... - prayformojo Sep 16, 06:35 7
- Hope Mac feels better soon. -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 07:11 1
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Sep 16, 08:00
- I hope she just has a cold. But doctors are stating the COVID testing is negative for a few days before its positive. **shrug** -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 16, 06:41 2
  - i see the testing results of people here. can confirm. -- nm - Andie Sep 16, 08:49
  - Thanks. Noted. Plan on testing her later in the weekend. -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 06:47
- 2. Before you throw out any apparently expired COVID home tests, note that some/many have a 3 month extension of the expiry date - prayformojo Sep 16, 06:37
- feel better Mac! -- nm - decline Sep 16, 06:36
Fed Ex stock down 22% before open. - Saint Pippy Sep 16, 06:27 3
- Gave a very gloomy economic forecast too. That'll spook the markets but good. -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 16, 06:56 2
  - it's a bloodbath! -- (link) - decline Sep 16, 07:13 1
    - *handwaving freakoutery* -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 07:18
Framed: X. Moviedle: 2/6. Actorle: 1/8. - Marlowe Sep 16, 06:18
Got the official notice from ComEd last night. Our interconnect was approved so we are officially pushing power to the grid (and getting credited for - oblique Sep 16, 05:35 5
- nice -- nm - Karl_S Sep 16, 06:28
- turn off the lights! -- nm - decline Sep 16, 06:17
- Woot! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 16, 06:01
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:45
- nice! -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:36
Today's actorle isn't a question of if you'll get it in one guess, but how many of the films you can name. - Inigo Sep 16, 05:15 2
- Yep. Knew it as soon as I saw the first film. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 16, 05:40
- heh, you're right -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 05:28
The Queue is at capacity. There is now a queue to join The Queue -- (link) - znufrii Sep 16, 05:03 14
- Being reported (on twitter) that David Beckham stood in line for 10 hours to pay his respects -- nm - decline Sep 16, 07:08 3
  - Confirmed -- (link) - LMS Sep 16, 07:29 2
    - I would have sworn there would have been a fast pass for celebrities. -- nm - Saint Pippy Sep 16, 08:23 1
      - Just politicians -- (link) - LMS Sep 16, 08:34
- "Leave this to me. I'm British. I know how to queue." -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 16, 05:52
- ST Poll: if you were in the UK, would you wait in line to pay your respects? -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:05 8
  - nope -- nm - decline Sep 16, 06:44
  - Yes. -- nm - Baronbarian Sep 16, 06:16
  - God no. I'd be more likely to get arrested for some kind of anti-monarchy demonstration. -- nm - mara Sep 16, 06:07
  - No, I got to see the Queen when she visited the office a few years back, so happy to leave them to it. - LMS Sep 16, 05:31
  - No. But then again, I hate standing in line for pretty much anything. I won't do Black Friday or anything. - sycor Sep 16, 05:21
  - No chance. -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:20
  - I would want to, as I’m a sucker for ritual expressions of grief, but would probably ultimately decide it’s not worth the wait. -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 05:08
  - the wife would, I probably would not -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:05
Confess Fletch 81% (39/9), The Woman King 93% (84/6), Blonde 65% (30/16), See How They Run 72% (67/26), Clerks 3 67% (61/30), Pearl 86% (58/10), -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 04:51 4
- How's Ticket to Paradise doing? -- nm - LMS Sep 16, 05:33 2
  - 72% (21/8) - not released till October 21st so not easy to see when I do my looking for current releases :) -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 05:36 1
    - It comes out on Tuesday here (was supposed to be today but funeral stuff delayed it). -- nm - LMS Sep 16, 05:37
- Moonage Daydream 90% (64/7), God's Country 84% (43/8), The American Dream and Other Fairytales 100% (7/0) -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 04:53
TV PSA: NASCAR, Killer Camp, College Bowl, Secret Celebrity Renovation, Gold Rush, Smackdown, Dynasty, AEW Rampage, Primal, Goodnight Mommy, See, -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 04:45 13
- bad sisters? right? RIGHT????? -- nm - amanda Sep 16, 07:35 4
  - becka's gonna fuck all their shit up - hollywood big shot Sep 16, 08:02 1
    - aye -- nm - mud Sep 16, 08:05
  - this week's is a riot. -- nm - mud Sep 16, 08:00
  - I thought those came out on Thursday and so I looked for it last night and was like WHERE IS IT! -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 07:37
- UK has Mortimer & Whitehouse Gone Fishing, Professor T, Gogglebox (all at 9pm). -- nm - LMS Sep 16, 05:35 4
  - Gogglebox is a show I don't understand. Is it people watching reality TV in their living rooms and commenting on it? -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:41 3
    - It's a group of ordinary people watching whatever was on TV that week and commenting (the production company sends them what to watch that week). - LMS Sep 16, 05:56 2
      - Interesting. I watched a small bit of a celebrity version because Gyles Brandreth was on the show. I wasn't sure what I was watching. Lol -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 06:15
      - Fox did a celebrity version here when everyone was scrambling for shows due to Covid shutdowns. - the wrong element Sep 16, 06:05
- Rings of Power, The Grand Tour, Bad Sisters, The Brave Ones, Mija, Fate, Great British Baking Show, Love is Blind, Do Revenge, Drifting Home, Jogi, -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 04:47 2
  - Heathers: The Musical, Santo, I Used to be Famous, Mirror Mirror, College Football, MLB, RuPaul, Smurfs, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Sep 16, 04:48 1
    - 2) The Grand Tour and Baking Show -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 05:20
How long is a Chinese name. - JD Sep 15, 22:14 3
- that's just Wong -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 00:47
- You get side eye on this one. -- nm - .🎡 Sep 16, 00:39
- I was afraid that would be the IM :) -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 22:30
Andor Ep 1-4 Runtimes -- (link) - budice Sep 15, 22:04 1
- Max should be happy. -- nm - Spawn Sep 16, 07:50
5 Russian Bullets Dashed an Opera Singer’s Dreams. Then He Reclaimed His Voice. - crash davis Sep 15, 21:58
Elendil is the new Onion Knight. -- nm - Max Sep 15, 21:45
David Brooks - Why Is There Still No Strategy to Defeat Donald Trump? -- (edited) - crash davis Sep 15, 21:42 3
- NYT Opinion pieces are the worst. THE WORST. -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 21:52 2
  - Well David Brooks is at least. -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 05:05
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Sep 16, 04:58
Krugman - Who’s Afraid of the Consumer Price Index? - crash davis Sep 15, 21:40
One thing that impressed me by Thursday Night Football on Amazon was the variety of ads. - Mop Sep 15, 21:32 1
- is Bezos really paying billion a year for broadcast rights ??? -- nm* - zeitgeist Sep 16, 01:21
Wordle 454 6/6. Mess. - prayformojo Sep 15, 21:07 12
- 6/6 - Marlowe Sep 16, 06:55
- wrestled a 6 to the ground - rollo Sep 16, 06:54
- 4 - decline Sep 16, 06:08
- X/6. Got caught in the same trap as others. (spoils) - Baronbarian Sep 16, 05:46
- X/6 - oblique Sep 16, 05:40
- 6/6 - TWuG Sep 16, 05:39
- x/6 -- (edited) - spamlet Sep 16, 03:14
- 4 - 454. The Wordlebot needed 6 this time. It had trouble finding the 3rd letter as well. - GregW Sep 16, 00:37
- I had gotten the sense that NYT had modified the word list (spoils) - Max Sep 15, 21:27 2
  - They pulled some possibly offensive words and removed some British spellings. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 16, 05:44
  - The only thing I have heard was they added a few more words. -- nm - GregW Sep 16, 00:39
- X/6, bah. - znufrii Sep 15, 21:22
Sweet! I won poker and qualify for both a $5k and 500buck tourney. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 15, 20:28 5
- Woo! -- nm - Strongbad Sep 16, 08:39
- yay! -- nm - Diva Sep 16, 07:13
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Sep 15, 21:40
- fantastic -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 20:42
- Nice! Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Sep 15, 20:42
I'm just glad Justin Herbert survived that. -- nm - David Sep 15, 20:17 1
- That was painful to watch - prayformojo Sep 15, 20:26
The Rolling Stones' late period began in 1994. No hidden classics in their later albums but at least they generally didn't get experimental. - Tim Sep 15, 20:06 2
- though I really dig Love is Strong -- nm - prayformojo Sep 15, 20:11 1
  - 👍🏻 -- nm - Tim Sep 15, 20:14
Herbert just a pro -- nm - budice Sep 15, 20:04
sex maggot -- (edited) - prayformojo Sep 15, 20:01
She-Hulk spoilerish question/observation. - Volnelk Sep 15, 20:00 3
- Non-related spoil. - Spawn Sep 15, 22:23 1
  - Spoil - Beryllium Sep 15, 22:27
- It was noted that her lawyers got her released a few eps ago. -- nm - Ender Sep 15, 20:23
I feel so bad, I got a worried mind I'm so lonesome all the time Since I left my baby behind On Blue Bayou -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 20:00

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