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NB power outages at 9300 -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 18:17 4
- NS power outages at 192,141 (and literally dropped as I was typing this from over 193k) -- nm* - Beaker Sep 25, 18:18 3
  - I'm amazed at how vast the coastline (where the water and land meet) of NS is. I actually went to the bank of Nova Scotia in Vancouver -- nm - crash davis Sep 25, 18:23
  - PEI power outages 80,731 (out of 98,552 customers) -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 18:19 1
    - NB is doing great percentage-wise as started over 50k, NS doing great number-wise as was over 450k...PEI is sucking as has only connected around 10k -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 18:24
Celebrities Are Just the Start of the Expanding ‘Jeopardy!’-verse - crash davis Sep 25, 17:56 1
- Interesting that they are considering a tournament for librarians. No personal reason, just struck me as interesting -- nm - crash davis Sep 25, 18:02
Doug Pedersen has tied Urban Meyer for 5th alltime wins for Jags HC. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 25, 17:22 1
- I wonder how he'll celebrate. -- nm - Reagen Sep 25, 17:49
49ers vs Broncos - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 17:11 5
- 9rs -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 18:03
- Andy Richter. -- nm - Barynn Sep 25, 17:27 1
  - spoilers - Beaker Sep 25, 18:06
- Jimmy G -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 17:19
- Broncos! -- nm - Flavorize Sep 25, 17:11
Stupid Chargers D. Stupid league rules. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 25, 17:08
I turned on Celebrity J! and see one of the contestants is Andy Richter. The other two therefore have no chance. -- nm - Barynn Sep 25, 17:08 3
- Wow, they must've filmed this really recently. One of the clues referenced QEII's passing. -- nm - Barynn Sep 25, 17:53 2
  - or... -- nm - Reagen Sep 25, 17:57 1
    - huh -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 18:12
ok 2 new pokemon friend requests, just checking on who - Beaker Sep 25, 17:04 1
- (but before I accept I'd like to confirm...) -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 17:52
Political commercials clog most programs..but not the football game? Why is that? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 16:15
Seahawks game on time out for security reasons players cleared from field, drone hovering over the stadium. Same happened last night for huskies game. -- nm* - zeitgeist Sep 25, 16:01
So basically, no NFL team is bad and anyone can beat anyone. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 25, 15:49 6
- Break up the Jags! -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 16:40 2
  - jax is going to be insufferable now -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 17:02 1
    - Well played, Jags social media. -- (link) - Volnelk Sep 25, 17:13
- Pretty rare that a team doesn't win at least two games a season just as perfect 16-0 seasons are equally rare -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 16:00 1
  - Usually they don’t beat a top 3-4 team as one of those wins. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 16:32
- just the way Vegas wants it -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 15:52
“And haven’t we all wondered, why do we have teeth only in our mouths?” -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 15:39
Butt Punt -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 15:23
Jews across the country have been finding nazi flyers posted to their doors announcing an eviction. All summer, six communities today. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 15:20 2
- awful -- nm - Remlik Sep 25, 15:58
- That's revolting. And frightening. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 25, 15:51
Cool cool cool. Supercell formation through the area tomorrow evening with gusts of 50kph - Reagen Sep 25, 15:16 1
- ugh -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 15:18
"If a union weren't in your interest, would they spend so much money fighting it?" -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 25, 15:12 3
- though I wonder if any human sees these. -- nm - Reagen Sep 25, 15:16 2
  - Also, the phrasing (which I assume is a common union slogan) is open to some criticism. - Beryllium Sep 25, 15:20
  - Even if they do, probably no longer than a fraction of a second. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 15:18
PEI has only been able to restore power to a few hundred customers so far. Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 15:06
Sundance Liked Her Documentary on Terrorism, Until Muslim Critics Didn’t - crash davis Sep 25, 14:26
Pitch: a murder mystery set in Whittier, Alaska, a town where everyone lives in one building and the only road in/out is a tunnel that closes nightly. - Max Sep 25, 14:10 [youtube] 4
- Only Murders in Whittier -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 16:44
- Heard about the town, not about the tsunami, didn't they open the tunnel to cars after hours? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 15:41
- Iditarod? More like Whodunnitarod -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 14:56
- And the cast is comprised entirely of comedians -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 25, 14:14
condolences to Nuditarian - Just Jaeckin, Whose ‘Emmanuelle’ Was a Scandalous Success, Dies at 82 - crash davis Sep 25, 13:47 3
- TIL: Al Swearinger was nailing Emmanuelle for 5 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 13:52
- “The Perils of Gwendoline” is a bad film but I laughed quite a bit because it was so over the top -- nm - crash davis Sep 25, 13:51 1
  - Brent Huff! -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 16:42
Colts are 1-1-1 -- nm - Remlik Sep 25, 13:45
The Indiana Jones theme song is making me thirsty! -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 25, 13:32 1
- (It occurs to me that the new meaning of "thirsty" might suggest I meant something other than physical thirst. Oh well.) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 13:55
For Mormons, a perfect lawn is a godly act. But the drought is catching up with them -- (link) - crash davis Sep 25, 13:31 1
- "It explains why Utah uses more municipal water than any state in the country, except for Idaho. " -- nm - moving to clover next year Sep 25, 13:32
I napped through half the Bear game. I have excuses. I went to a wedding last night and was forced to dance. - zunk takes things literally Sep 25, 13:27
Commander and Master - crash davis Sep 25, 13:22
Bills Mafia gonna riot -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 13:13
Historical Novels With a Few Tricks Up Their Sleeves Special powers, avian obsession and visions of the future fuel these transporting and entertainin - crash davis Sep 25, 13:09
Enjoy some nightmare fuel -- (link) - TWuG Sep 25, 13:05 1
- Nope. - Spawn Sep 25, 13:19
Colts! -- nm - Remlik Sep 25, 13:00 2
- thats one of those teams that the chiefs always struggle with - tRuMaN Sep 25, 15:04 1
  - Especially in Indy. -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 19:13
NASA Is About to Crash Into an Asteroid. Here’s How to Watch. The DART mission has been flying to its target since launching last year. On Monday nigh - crash davis Sep 25, 12:56 3
- Hopefully they don't make it angry -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 13:09 2
  - "knocks Dimorphos into Didymos and Didymos starts moving towards Earth" -- nm - oops Sep 25, 13:13 1
    - right? That's all I could think about when I read this this morning -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 13:14
Boney M tickets purchased! a week before Christmas!! -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 12:46
Philadelphia 24 Washington 2 got me hopeful for a scoragami, but it's been recorded before - prayformojo Sep 25, 12:36 3
- (though 24-5 would be one) -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 12:37 2
  - Shockingly no - Reagen Sep 25, 12:45 1
    - Then what the hell are we even doing here, everybody? -- nm* - prayformojo Sep 25, 12:47
My grocery store is more packed than I've seen in months. We have no hurricane this week people! -- nm - Max Sep 25, 12:15 2
- Ian heading to hit Florida right in the taint. -- nm - Reagen Sep 25, 12:45
- that you know of! -- nm - mud Sep 25, 12:44
‘They Have Nothing to Lose’: Why Young Iranians Are Rising Up Once Again - crash davis Sep 25, 12:10
Should we be going to Venus before we go to Mars? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 25, 12:07 11
- hmmm. The Queen of Outer Space, or Mars Needs Women. -- nm - peglegpete Sep 25, 13:11
- No. Noting around or on Venus requires a human presence to study. -- nm - TWuG Sep 25, 13:04
- I'm intrigued by the gravity assist idea, but everything else can be done with an unmanned mission -- nm - crash davis Sep 25, 12:46 3
  - where's the fun in that? -- nm - alex Kamal Sep 25, 12:50 2
    - There, I just posted fun up above for you -- nm - crash davis Sep 25, 12:57 1
      - wooHoo! -- nm - mud Sep 25, 12:59
- If we want to kill the whole crew, sure. -- nm - Mop Sep 25, 12:36 1
  - (for an orbit not a landing, non-articlereader!) -- nm - mud Sep 25, 12:39
- That's out of this world woke! -- nm - Max Sep 25, 12:14
- yes please -- nm - Protomolecule Sep 25, 12:12
- hell no -- nm - ed Baldwin Sep 25, 12:11
Don't Worry Darling $19.2, The Woman King $11.1 ($36.3), Avatar $10, Barbarian $4.8 ($28.4), Pearl $1.9 ($6.7) -- (link) - Beaker Sep 25, 12:05 3
- Don’t Worry Darling absolutely collapsed. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 25, 12:23 2
  - all the harry-stans went Friday night (my oldest and her friends included :) ) -- nm* - Beaker Sep 25, 15:22
  - Was just coming to post the same thing. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 14:53
just walked down to our neighbourhood park and watched cricket for around 45 minutes. very enjoyable - Beaker Sep 25, 12:03
Rihanna confirms she is headlining the 2023 Super Bowl halftime show. -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 11:57
That touchdown right before the half the Philadelphia scored was really odd. They tried a run on 3rd down - prayformojo Sep 25, 11:38
Letter Boxed solution -- (pic) - prayformojo Sep 25, 11:16 [Attachment] 1
- My solution was (spoilers) - Barynn Sep 25, 11:27
Germany’s Chancellor Has ‘a Lot’ for Ukraine. But No Battle Tanks. - crash davis Sep 25, 11:13 12
- If you are saving your tanks for your own defense, if they get that far they won't be much use. Ukraine is the Rubicon -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 15:28
- Any other tanks? -- nm - Mop Sep 25, 12:32 1
  - They've been approved for Tickle Tanks -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 12:39
- NATO members will hold an ‘extraordinary meeting’ on weapons production. - crash davis Sep 25, 11:15 8
  - Ukraine warns of growing attacks by drones Iran has supplied to Russia. - crash davis Sep 25, 11:22 7
    - It would be funny if it turns out the CIA encouraged Iran's recent troubles in order to steer them away from helping Russia. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 11:44 2
      - Maybe funny is the wrong word. "Supported by past behaviour", perhaps. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 12:25 1
        
        not funny ha ha, but funny oh yeah -- nm - mud Sep 25, 12:32
    - The Kremlin’s mobilization effort includes forcing Ukrainians to fight their own country. - crash davis Sep 25, 11:24 3
      - Zelensky urges allies to step up pressure on Putin amid ‘nuclear blackmail.’ - crash davis Sep 25, 11:29 2
        
        The U.S. says it has warned Russia of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if it uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine. - crash davis Sep 25, 11:32 1
        
        ya think?! -- nm - the world Sep 25, 11:34
Monday off, unsurprisingly. - Reagen Sep 25, 10:58 1
- CLEAN UP ON AISLE.....EVERYWHERE -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 11:02
Wentz has been sacked 5 times with 11 min to go in the 1st half. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 25, 10:54 1
- He knows what he did. -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 11:00
Pokemon Go - my code inside. I send gifts every day! With a sticker!! - Beaker Sep 25, 10:32 5
- It'll send you eggs from Spain! -- nm - Mop Sep 25, 10:51 4
  - How about a paella, ummmm now we're cooking -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 11:01 3
    - My mom says we can't have paella here in Malaga. These people don't know how to make paella. - Mop Sep 25, 12:34 2
      - Eh, would you get grits in NYC? -- nm - spamlet Sep 25, 15:58
      - My mom is same way with German food, hates Brunos which has been featured on several food travel shows.... - zeitgeist Sep 25, 15:38
Crash, I should post this in the bookstore, right? ;) -- (pic) - Meg Sep 25, 10:22 [Attachment] 2
- 😺👍👍 -- nm - crash davis Sep 25, 10:49
- Love it -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 10:49
prayformojo: Cherry Bombs were like an all female goth circus. Fire jugglers / hula hoops, rope climbers, etc. - JaxSean Sep 25, 10:16 2
- thanks. that sounds entertaining -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 10:17 1
  - Youtube -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 25, 10:18 [youtube]
Team World wins Laver Cup for the first time as Tiafoe saves 4 match points and defeats Tsitsipas -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 10:14
rock and roll. -- (link) - mud Sep 25, 10:10 2
- Jimmy Page is an honorary doctor. -- nm - Max Sep 25, 10:18 1
  - Who wants a doctor that would squeeze your lemons till the juice run down your leg -- nm* - zeitgeist Sep 25, 13:45
Super Bowl Halftime Show - Rihanna talks ongoing -- nm* - budice Sep 25, 10:07 5
- I predict the same thing every year: One Direction reunion + special guest with local connection. Let's say Alice Cooper. -- nm - Barynn Sep 25, 11:31
- Taylor Swift reportedly turned down the Super Bowl halftime show -- (link) - Beaker Sep 25, 10:09 2
  - DA FUQ?! DISAPPROVED! -- nm - Mop Sep 25, 10:21 1
    - Makes sense for her to wait until she's finished re-recording her albums. -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 10:47
- excellent. -- nm - mud Sep 25, 10:08
GO BEARS! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 25, 10:00
Football. Football. Football. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 10:00
Sep. 25th birthdays: Barbara Walters (93), Michael Douglas (78), Mark Hamill (71), Will Smith (54), Catherine Zeta-Jones (53), Donald Glover (39) - Max Sep 25, 09:57 [youtube]
remlik, you're code shows as invalid for me when I try it also who is sisko? -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 09:52 2
- Sisko103 is me. -- nm - Remlik Sep 25, 10:13 1
  - cool, thought it might be. -- nm - Beaker Sep 25, 10:16
9/25/1987: Best Seller, The Big Town, China Girl, Real Men, The Princess Bride. All opened rank 11 or below (only 9 theaters for Princess Bride) - Max Sep 25, 09:51 [youtube]
Paramount has been getting people to be creepy/smile weird, behind home plates at MLB games, to promote their new horror movie, “Smile” - Flavorize Sep 25, 09:45 1
- Hate it. Sit the fuck down and don’t impede others. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 25, 09:59
OTD 50 yrs ago Black Sabbath released Vol. 4. which, as luck would have it, was their 4th album. -- (link) - mud Sep 25, 09:44 1
- 'Supernaut' -- (link) - mud Sep 25, 09:46 [youtube]

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