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They have a front room, she proudly showed pix, ugly salmon pink. She asked what I thought I said ok. Then she mentioned this was the Art room. - loosilu Sep 23, 19:27 28
- this is the last one,. She literally could have called me at any time in the last 2 years. -- (pic) - loosilu Sep 23, 19:44 [Attachment]
- screen grabs -- (pic) - loosilu Sep 23, 19:38 [Attachment] 26
  - You should apologize. So you can get over there and take pictures to post here so we can Zillow! them. - Max Sep 23, 20:00 2
    - LOL!@ o that house was built by owners, they weren't super good at it -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 20:20
    - ^ officer thinking in this subject line -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 20:09
  - Kobyashi Maru. You're right. But she'll be a fool & fuck up despite expert guidance. she'll never later admit your right. you're fucked either way. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 19:52 9
    - Um. They are her walls. Hers. Like any other personal choice of a friend's it is their choice that matters. -- nm* - Andie Sep 23, 19:58 5
      - Same friend who called me from Africa and demanded $3500 in two hours, the did not utter a peep for three months. - loosilu Sep 23, 20:02 4
        
        Separate issue. In that case, she was very wrong. In this case, I believe you are. -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 20:05 3
        
        The first thing made poison. Honestly that's what it is about - loosilu Sep 23, 20:12
        
        I could see the case for that issue having fuelled this one, though. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 20:07 1
        
        four THOUSAND dollars. I was asked to come up with it in two hours, I REALLY didn't have it. And she did not utter a peep about it for 3 months - loosilu Sep 23, 20:18
    - It's not a kobayashi maru situation. There's a very clear way to win, and it's called being polite. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:57 2
      - friends also like blunt truth. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 20:02 1
        
        Since when? -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 20:10
  - Yeah, you're the asshole. -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 19:45 12
    - This is the same friend who asked me at the last minute to say with her kids while she went to Africa. - loosilu Sep 23, 19:58 3
      - That makes no difference on your actions tonight if you still consider her a friend. - Ender Sep 23, 20:03 1
        
        It involves several of my own paintings. -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 20:24
      - THAT is terrible, and should be addressed completely separately. -- nm - Andie Sep 23, 20:01
    - Interesting. Can you elaborate? -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 19:52 2
      - The correct response was "I don't love the color for art, but if you like it, great!" - Ender Sep 23, 19:56 1
        
        I confess to ego. That color makes MY art look like shit! -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 20:22
    - Yup. -- nm - kelly Sep 23, 19:50
    - Also, I hope, drunk. -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 19:46 3
      - ....is this meant for me? -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 19:47 2
        
        I see tonight is going to be a very special night of "Weclome to DunknardTalk" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:49 1
        
        If I'd known, I would have picked up some bourbon on the way home... Maybe I can make something work between tequila and gin... -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 19:58
I have to be honest I'm bofred with that whole story -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 19:20
Traded in my lotto tickets for new ones today (3 free plays, plus $21 in winnings - which I folded into 6 tickets total) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:17
First blip of power. 4 hours to storm peak. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 19:10 9
- How high are your winds? -- nm - spamlet Sep 23, 19:24 2
  - *deep breath, small puff, squeaky voice* "soo high" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:25
  - Snoop Dog -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 19:25
- NSPower outage map, for the curious - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:19 5
  - Rod looks good so far. He's on the LaHave, downstream from Bridgewater. Conquerall Bank. -- nm - Meg Sep 23, 19:32 1
    - And Oak Island looks good :) -- nm - Meg Sep 23, 19:36
  - It's at 112K without power now -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:28 1
    - sisters power nis out in truro -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 19:32
  - there are hundreds of crews heading to NS from NB, Maine and Quebec -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 19:20
am i the asshole? -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 19:09 3
- My BFF since 1990 lived in same cities since from that time or so. NY, London, DC. -- nm - loosilu Sep 23, 19:11 2
  - WE have both lived in Northern VA for 20 years, Around the time COVID struck,two things happened. She went on a work trip to Africa, told me ten days -- (edited) - loosilu Sep 23, 19:12 1
    - is this also the friend who owes you money and she ignores it? -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 19:46
Finished Dahmer: Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story - Jovian Sep 23, 19:00
R.I.P. Louise Fletcher, 88 -- (link) - mud Sep 23, 18:43 9
- Ugh ☹️ -- nm - Jovian Sep 23, 19:20
- crud, RIP -- nm - crash davis Sep 23, 18:56
- RIP Kai Winn -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 18:46 6
  - Her heel turn remains one of the most memorable things about DS9 -- nm - Jovian Sep 23, 19:21 3
    - One of the all time great villains. -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 19:22 2
      - yup, she would of fit right in on GOT -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 19:24 1
        
        Yep. If say Jon Snow totally broke bad. - Jovian Sep 23, 19:45
  - RIH Nurse Ratched? -- nm - mud Sep 23, 18:58 1
    - Well, both of these characters, yes, but obviously not the actress. Brilliant work. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 19:01
Here's a cast from the past: Josh Duhamel, Elisha Cuthbert, Mel Gibson, Olivia d'Abo, Nestor Carbonell - Max Sep 23, 18:42 4
- I do not intend to support a Gibson film, but the rest of the cast is interesting. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 18:43 1
  - this Gibson's life story is worth telling -- (link) - peglegpete Sep 23, 19:03
- Batmanuel! -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 18:43 1
  - Exactly! (Which has always made it extra funny that he was the mayor of Gotham) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 18:44
I'm going to need further information on Pearl's life during the 60 years between Pearl and X... -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 18:33
No one in LotR:RoP seems to have tumbled to 'If it is good looking, it is good. If it is ugly, it is evil'. A lot of internal strife could have been - crash davis Sep 23, 18:29 4
- Where do dwarves fall on the alignment chart using this criteria? -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 19:08 1
  - They're still good looking, just in a short odd sort of way -- nm - crash davis Sep 23, 19:22
- of course, a big part of the problem is that elves have greedily denied sharing the secret of hair products with the realms of men -- nm - crash davis Sep 23, 18:43 1
  - Spoiler - crash davis Sep 23, 18:52
Aww, cute. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 23, 18:22 3
- Someone never saw Nope -- nm - Roger More Sep 23, 18:31 2
  - Still don't understand that plot line... -- nm - Ender Sep 23, 19:09
  - (I haven't, if that's what you mean) Look, the comic says that nothing bad happens! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 18:37
Local PD arrested two suspects attaching skimmers to a bank ATM. Maybe I'll deposit my checks by phone more often :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 23, 18:12
Don't Worry Darling, daughter just back, said it was the fullest theatre she's been in...95% women -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 18:03 4
- The drama surrounding the movie created a week one buzz -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 18:09 3
  - it was all Harry. her and her friends all wore their Harry stuff and she knew like half the theatre as Harry fans. -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 18:14 2
    - I watched Eternals on video and I could practically hear the women gasp through my monitor when Harry appeared. - Max Sep 23, 18:28 1
      - cast him in a new series called Bames Jond and the dollars would roll in, I'm not even kidding -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 18:32
Now playing: Avatar thingy. Doing back corner which I love but I've yet to do 3D IMAX with Laser. Should be good -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 18:02 3
- remains the only 3D movie where the extra cost was actually worth it -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 18:03 2
  - Gravity was amazing in IMAX 3D -- nm - JD Sep 23, 18:24
  - Step Up 3D (and I’m entirely serious) -- nm - Dano Sep 23, 18:05
Gerrit Cole was ejected for arguing a call with the umpire. - Tim Sep 23, 18:00
I want my goddamned Jim Cantore visit. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 17:51
Frankie MacDonald Hurricane Fiona Update for Nova Scotia -- (link) - Beaker Sep 23, 17:42 [youtube]
Chris Godwin OUT -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 17:35
Gregory doesn't get Gritty -- nm - crash davis Sep 23, 17:28
Says a lot about the two broadcast teams AppleTV+ has that the team that has normally done west coast/later games is calling the Yankees/Red Sox game. -- nm - Tim Sep 23, 17:27
David, you aware of the Challenge documentary on MTV? We’ve only watched the first episode but it’s solid. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 23, 17:22
i bought sympathy storm chips today. zesty doritos. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 16:59 4
- Storm chips are technically a specific thing - Reagen Sep 23, 17:23 3
  - Storm chips origin story -- (link) - Roger More Sep 23, 18:32
  - oh, sounds good -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 17:27
  - that no one in their right mind would purchase or actually like... -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 17:27
is it nap time yet? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 23, 16:47
Dreamworld Coke - it's pineapple. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 16:38 8
- Bubblegum! -- nm - Jovian Sep 23, 17:33 3
  - ... maybe they share a molecule from when they were created, which was obviously some kind of freak lab accident. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 17:33 2
    - I did like the Starlight better. -- nm - Jovian Sep 23, 17:35
    - Ah: "A natural bubble gum flavoring can be produced by combining banana, pineapple, cinnamon, cloves, and wintergreen" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 17:34
- I prefer fresh lemon but I'll put fresh white grapefruit juice into coke so I'll have to check this out. -- nm - Max Sep 23, 17:03
- Is it? I enjoyed it but never really placed it. It was kind of fruit punch-y so I can believe pineapple -- nm - TWuG Sep 23, 16:45 1
  - that's what I get from it. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 16:47
- It's good. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 16:45
GOP "Commitment to America" video is full of stock footage from Russia, Ukraine -- (link) - TWuG Sep 23, 16:35 1
- And used a fake Lincoln quote that was actually from a Lehman Brothers ad. -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 16:44
Hmm. I should try banh mi sometime. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 23, 16:27
I'm here to audition for a couple lines on Chicago Hope: Miami -- nm - crash davis Sep 23, 16:16 2
- Great line. The show is great satire -- nm - rollo Sep 23, 16:25 1
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo Sep 23, 16:37
White House call to a rioter, on Jan 6th - Flavorize Sep 23, 16:15
Las Vegas Raiders WR Hunter Renfrow OUT -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 16:08 6
- Green Bay Packers WR Sammy Watkins OUT -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 16:09 5
  - Josh Jacobs out -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 16:09 4
    - Also—Justin Herbert didn’t throw today…Chase Daniels took 1st team snaps -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 16:10 3
      - They're shortening Herbert's career if he plays either of the next two games. -- nm - David Sep 23, 16:47 2
        
        Irsay is willing to supply the painkillers. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 23, 16:50 1
        
        "Just scoop a handful from one of these three bins. But *Never* mix bin 2 and 3. Don't ask me how I know." -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 18:28
Federer’s last match is about to start a tiebreaker to decide it. -- nm - Dano Sep 23, 16:06 2
- This is a fun match -- nm - Dano Sep 23, 16:16 1
  - Now it’s getting dusty in here. -- nm - Dano Sep 23, 16:30
MDH gonna hate hate hate hate, Imma just gonna shake shake shake shake. -- nm - Qale Sep 23, 16:04 2
- That song is fantastic. I will give her that. -- nm - MDH Sep 23, 16:13 1
  - I believe you mean you will give 3LW that -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 16:15
One monthly payment eliminated (cancelled a subscription), ten to go ... -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:42 1
- It’s hard out here for a pimp. -- nm - Qale Sep 23, 15:59
There's apparently a grand jury in D.C. hearing evidence on 1/6. -- (link) - Mop Sep 23, 15:10
How many other movies can we name where the lead changed everything about themself (to become popular / get the girl/guy ? -- nm - zork Sep 23, 15:03 28
- Spider-Man -- nm - . Sep 23, 17:50 1
  - (nice, I was thinking this one too) -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 17:51
- Psycho -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 17:39
- Shrek -- nm - JD Sep 23, 16:20
- Interview with the Vampire -- nm - rollo Sep 23, 16:19 1
  - Ooohhh—interesting -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 16:26
- Private Benjamin -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 23, 16:16
- Easy A -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 16:09
- Just Friends? -- nm - Max Sep 23, 16:04
- the Count of Monte Cristo -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 15:58 1
  - Zorro -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 16:08
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:56 1
  - (I'm not sure if I mean Aragorn or Gandalf with this joke answer. Or Arwen - but doesn't she do the opposite?) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 16:03
- Mean Girls -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 15:55
- Back to the Future -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:43
- Malcolm X -- nm - con_carne Sep 23, 15:42
- The Talented Mr Ripley -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:38
- The Breakfast Club. -- nm - LMS Sep 23, 15:24 1
  - Disagree -- nm - zork Sep 23, 15:33
- Captain America -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:17
- Alien -- nm - Beaker Sep 23, 15:15
- Green Lantern -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:10
- The Fly. -- nm - Barynn Sep 23, 15:07 1
  - I don't think that was motivation for change -- nm - zork Sep 23, 15:34
- Free Guy -- nm - VMan Sep 23, 15:05
- groundhogday -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 15:04 1
  - Honestly—all Bill Murray movies follow this -- nm - Flavorize Sep 23, 15:09
- Grease -- nm - zork Sep 23, 15:03
Kevin Feige insisting on a hard-R rating for Fantastic Four. -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 15:02 3
- The whole "can only turn invisible when nude" has been done before, Feige. -- nm - Barynn Sep 23, 15:08 2
  - "Okay, but, hear me out ..." -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 15:09 1
    - Maybe you should put some shorts on or something if you wanna keep fighting evil today. -- nm - Barynn Sep 23, 15:12
Senate Ratifies Pact to Curb a Broad Category of Potent Greenhouse Gases In a bipartisan vote, lawmakers voted to join an international agreement -- (edited) - crash davis Sep 23, 14:51
999mb near my mom's place right now ... I wonder how low it'll go -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 23, 14:47 4
- At least 1Gb. -- nm - Mop Sep 23, 15:00
- The Valley is supposed to escape most of this. -- nm - Reagen Sep 23, 14:51 1
  - I'm sure they'll just get an outer edge, maybe not even any damage. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 14:53
- (999 means diddly squat in terms of severe weather) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 23, 14:50
Dead & Co. just announced the summer 2023 tour is their last as that band -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 14:43 4
- I figured they’d just keep going, and when no original members of the band were left they’d just change their name to “& Company” -- nm - znufrii Sep 23, 14:58 1
  - Or add the prefix: Literally -- nm - JD Sep 23, 15:00
- No dates yet. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 23, 14:51 1
  - I'm guessing may thru sept. to get the most $$$ -- nm - peglegpete Sep 23, 15:06

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