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Nick Cannon Welcomes Baby No. 10, #11 due next month -- (link) - budice Sep 30, 13:35 1
- yeah, that's what the world needs. -- nm - Andie Sep 30, 13:35
Tonight: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will debate his challenger Beto O’Rourke, but don’t expect an audience. The incumbent wouldn’t allow one. -- nm* - Qale Sep 30, 13:24
Smack down might be running a weird card tonight. A lot of the WWE guys are based out of Florida and have had issues getting out or - Will Hunting Sep 30, 13:10 9
- plus medical rules in place for Canada mean some talent won't be there because they're not vaxxed -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 13:14 8
  - (that ends tonight) -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 13:53 1
    - Great news for paranoid conspiracy theorists! -- nm - David Sep 30, 14:06
  - Or have DUI issues (USO’s) -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 13:17 5
    - Or are much happier in AEW -- nm - David Sep 30, 13:18 4
      - That list is tiny. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 13:38 1
        
        That list would fill an entire roster. -- nm - David Sep 30, 13:40
      - Andrade wants out apparently. -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 13:31 1
        
        You read way too much into vague tweeting. -- nm - David Sep 30, 13:36
Chicago Bears running back David Montgomery OUT -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 13:04
Agent Harcourt got hitched "this weekend", and there were custom Funko cake toppers -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 30, 12:57 1
- complete with moose photobombing! -- nm - Andie Sep 30, 13:35
Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities trailer - Netflix (starts October 25th) -- (link*) - Beaker Sep 30, 12:56 [youtube]
So the better LGS only does store credit, but I think it was still the right choice. Also: - Qale Sep 30, 12:53
Anyone have any opinions on any of these bands? They're on the "Final 10" of The Rock Boat soundcheck to get added on the boat. -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 30, 12:52 4
- Not a one but I like the looks of Fever Dolls -- nm - rollo Sep 30, 13:33 3
  - Yeah, I'm not familiar with any. One of them is an American Idol winner, apparently. - JaxSean Sep 30, 13:41 2
    - see? this shit is too much like work -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 13:48 1
      - I enjoy listening to bands I haven't heard before and finding ones that I like. - JaxSean Sep 30, 13:52
Happy Friday...Taste the Biscuit.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 30, 12:41
Celtics sign moai Blake Griffin to 1-year contract. 🙄 -- nm - Diva Sep 30, 12:35
Ryan Gosling for Gucci -- (link*) - budice Sep 30, 12:17 1
- Clearly shot in west Florida today. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 12:21
A year ago, FaceBook had a market cap of $1 Trillion. As of today it has lost almost 2/3rds of it's value as users flee and revenue drops. -- (link) - decline Sep 30, 12:14 9
- I'm much more invested in Instagram. Give me pictures from my friends/acquaintances/others without comments. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 13:54
- Any redeemable qualities of the social network are overtaken by just how bad the service is for the users. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 13:15
- Reminds me of a For All Mankind storyline from season 3. -- nm - David Sep 30, 13:12
- He went out of his way to b7rn his users out. FB could have been everyone's personal newspaper. Instead he made it difficult to get personal posts. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 13:07 2
  - Qale once told us a work around to get friends posts, flick on FRIENDS on tye left and get all posts in chronological order. They took it away!!! -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 13:12 1
    - I also left Facebook for real real. Like deleted my account and everything. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 13:16
- i'm ready for dot com bust v2. let's go. -- nm - colin Sep 30, 12:17
- Zuckerberg's net worth YTD change: -$74.3B -- nm* - decline Sep 30, 12:16
- keep going . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 12:15
Jurassic Park ride at Universal Orlando -- (pic) - Jovian Sep 30, 12:01 [Attachment] 2
- Shit! It’s loose!!! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 12:09
- Did any dinosaurs escape?!? -- nm - decline Sep 30, 12:09
Ukraine officially seeking NATO membership. -- (link) - TWuG Sep 30, 11:57
*snork* -- (link) - Jovian Sep 30, 11:57
Mike McDaniel says Teddy Bridgewater will be Dolphins Week 5 starting QB if Tua Tagovailoa can’t go. - Remlik Sep 30, 11:55 11
- Way to go out on a limb there, coach. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 30, 12:23
- Jeff George should stay near his phone. -- nm - Barynn Sep 30, 12:07
- If. IF, MOTHERFUCKER? -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 12:03 4
  - they watched MacGruber on the plane ride home and Tua was laughing. case closed -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 12:13 3
    - The movie or the tv show? - Beryllium Sep 30, 12:19
    - Any surer sign of brain injury than that? -- nm - spamlet Sep 30, 12:16 1
      - this -- nm - Diva Sep 30, 12:41
- Multiple people should be fired. -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 12:02
- I read today that the Dolphin medical staff say Tua is OK to go bull riding tomorrow afternoon. Ownership insists he do it. -- nm - Beaker Sep 30, 12:02 2
  - omg -- nm - Diva Sep 30, 12:31 1
    - They actually had recommended he go to Tampa Bay a few days ago to do so. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 12:38
If you had Georgetown SC as the the 4th landfall for Ian in your bingo card - eag Sep 30, 11:33 1
- Charlie (2004) vs Ian -- (link) - decline Sep 30, 11:48
"I call this piece the Kobayashi Maroon. There's no right way to dance it." -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 11:32 4
- I instantly despised them all. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 30, 11:38 3
  - From the moment the door opened. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 11:52
  - I was cracking up. Plus Beckket's joy in stunning them was amusing. -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 11:52 1
    - I cracked up at the phaser stun selfie. But the best part by far was (spoilers) - David Sep 30, 13:15
Dayum, teen prodigy working on the Manhattan Project have info to the Soviets -- (link) - zork Sep 30, 11:20 2
- (fed info) -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 11:29
- Looks a little bit like Aidan Gallagher. Biopic time? Umbrella academy subplot time? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 11:23
It's... chilly. I might need to put on socks. And maybe even a hoodie. It's way to early for this. -- nm - sycor Sep 30, 10:38 1
- Please see my first. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 10:59
I can’t believe they replaced Amanda on SVU with a younger Amanda! - Qale Sep 30, 10:37 2
- Also Krusty, I reset the account so you’ll have to log in again. I hope you kept the password. 😈 -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 10:40 1
  - Thanks for letting me know. I'm sure I saved the info somewhere. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 12:36
Should I sell three Magic cards to the LGS that sucks because it’s closer but have a published buy list, or go to the LGS that doesn’t that’s far… - Qale Sep 30, 10:23 1
- You do. Stay away from sucky LGS if there’s an option. -- nm - spamlet Sep 30, 10:26
and since I watched Bullet Train, I now know what Bad Bunny looks like -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 10:20 1
- spoiler note -- (edited) - budice Sep 30, 10:30
Florida: it's likely everyone's insurance premiums will go up perhaps as much as double by the end of the year and options will dwindle with fewer companies -- (edited) - decline Sep 30, 10:19 9
- Ron the Con forced mortgage companies to accept a state-propped up reinsurer last spring to keep policies from being canceled en masse but only kicked -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 10:56
- And that had *already* happened previously -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 10:31
- But hey, no state taxes! Er, um… yay? -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 10:25
- Yeah, we're f*cked. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 10:23 4
  - How did your home do? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 10:26 3
    - Thankfully, we dodged a bullet. - JaxSean Sep 30, 10:46 2
      - Clearly, next time you should shelter in place. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 11:18 1
        
        That is usually what I do. - JaxSean Sep 30, 11:28
- yeow -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 10:22
Surfside Beach SC webcam -- (link) - eag Sep 30, 10:09 [youtube] 4
- The end of the Pawleys Island pier has collapsed & is floating south. -- (link) - decline Sep 30, 10:37 1
  - Yikes. - znufrii Sep 30, 10:38
- 🤙 -- nm - colin Sep 30, 10:32
- That seems menacing. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 10:09
Sep. 30th birthdays: Angie Dickinson (91), Eric Stoltz (61), Monica Bellucci (58), Marion Cotillard (47), Ezra Miller (30), Bella Ramsey (19) - Max Sep 30, 09:58 [youtube] 7
- Well Ezra made it to 30. That’s… an accomplishment, I suppose. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 10:17 2
  - Would you have taken that bet? -- nm - spamlet Sep 30, 12:10 1
    - I would not. I thought for sure they were a goner within the last year. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 13:17
- Somewhere out there in the multiverse is a dimension with Eric Stoltz in BTTF, Dougray Scott in X-Men, and Nic Cage in Superman. -- nm - Barynn Sep 30, 10:08 3
  - and Stuart Townsend in LOTR -- nm - Jovian Sep 30, 10:09 2
    - And Selleck as Indy. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 30, 10:11 1
      - Rick: Truly this is the saddest dimension. Morty: UHH-greed. -- nm - Barynn Sep 30, 11:03
So I might be sleep deprived but here's my pitch for live music and on a lesser extent there's always new music - JD Sep 30, 09:55 11
- i rarely go out to live shows anymore, but i'm probably in line for my age cohort. myriad factors i guess - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:35 2
  - I still note events and shows, then pass out on the couch. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 13:14
  - Music IS life. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 12:12
- Cool. But if I was west coast, the tribute would have been beyond "Must See". And I am the guy that has never liked festival type concerts. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 11:32 2
  - you say that now but try driving to Inglewood on a Tues nite for a show that is letting out close to midnight - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:37 1
    - I thought it ridiculous it was on a weeknight. But I expect jnine made it. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 11:40
- Word. Plus, you might get to see a band before they go huge in a small venue. - JaxSean Sep 30, 10:37
- My budget doesn’t permit me to go to big money shows, so I certainly love the small venues with the lower prices and intimate crowds. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 10:21
- i'm now more likely to go to smaller bands with smaller crowds, which is good for music discovery. Pool Kids, a few others, are on my radar. -- nm - colin Sep 30, 09:58 2
  - 👍👍 - JD Sep 30, 10:21 1
    - Pool Kids is a second wave emo, math rock band.. only listen to their latest album.. the older stuff is meh. -- nm - colin Sep 30, 10:33
The IRS currently has 6.9 million filed returns outstanding (nice?) - spamlet Sep 30, 09:48 7
- the company I work for is doing some of their automation work. apparently it is *so much* worse than you think. - amanda Sep 30, 10:28 1
  - I doubt it’s worse than *i* think. - spamlet Sep 30, 10:32
- Oh, and they now answer only 15.5% of phone calls (also a new low) -- nm - spamlet Sep 30, 09:48 4
  - That's why they need 87,000 more people! -- nm - decline Sep 30, 10:04 3
    - The dirty little secret is that is gross hires that will be offset by 50,000 expected retirements. - spamlet Sep 30, 10:07 1
      - they should have those 35,000 people just answer the phones! -- nm - decline Sep 30, 10:20
    - what they gonna do, shoot the phone?? -- nm - colin Sep 30, 10:04
I just accidentally busted a thief working for Dell. - David Sep 30, 09:47 4
- Oops. 😂 -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 10:50
- Surprised no one realized it before now. That kind of thing usually doesn't take long to figure out. Awesome that you helped. - sycor Sep 30, 10:38
- you should get a whistle-blower reward! -- nm - decline Sep 30, 09:56 1
  - 3 more gift cards sent to the same address! -- nm - Barynn Sep 30, 10:12
Just spotted one of these in my backyard. Don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 30, 09:45 1
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Sep 30, 10:51
Weekend plans: Relaxing and NOT flying to Fort Lauderdale to drive two hours to check on my parents just to drive back and fly home. - ty97 Sep 30, 09:40 4
- I can’t imagine your relief. -- nm - spamlet Sep 30, 09:57 1
  - I'm still at 300% stress/anxiety level, need to figure out how to relax now. - ty97 Sep 30, 10:46
- You're a good egg. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 09:41 1
  - 50% good/50% neurotic. I've become a helicopter child. - ty97 Sep 30, 10:45
Lots of Tours Getting Announces: John Mellancamp announces a 76 show tour co-sponsored by Turner Classic Movies (huh?) - MDH Sep 30, 09:26 20
- my cousin's band Lespecial! -- (link) - Diva Sep 30, 10:32 1
  - oh shoot, they're in Richmond in November. good venue too. -- nm - colin Sep 30, 10:34
- ahhhhh! Mellencamp, or -- (link) - Max Sep 30, 09:39
- Semi-related: Jerry Seinfeld tickets for a DC venue went on-sale today (2 shows), they are now up to 4 shows. Roughly 12k total tickets. -- nm - MDH Sep 30, 09:34
- Betty Who: DC truly proving we are a massive outlier in her fanbase. - MDH Sep 30, 09:30 2
  - All things just keep getting better! -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 09:42
  - Betty Who? -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 09:31
- classic John -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 09:29 2
  - won't play Indianapolis "They've seen me enough" -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 09:33 1
    - He prefers Bloomington. - Spawn Sep 30, 11:04
- And someone named Rod Wave is announcing an arena tour, and I have literally no idea who this person is. -- nm - MDH Sep 30, 09:28
- dayam. 3 shows in Clearwater -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 09:27 6
  - I always enjoyed his shows more than his recordings. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 09:30 5
    - I'm not a big fan of his music but he strikes me as a guy who would be good live. -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 09:37 4
      - i saw him live about a decade ago. Same thing, not a massive fan, but he was great live. -- nm - Andie Sep 30, 09:42 3
        
        I have always had a few that I really liked, but not many. I have heard a couple recently and realized they have grown on me. - Spawn Sep 30, 11:06
        
        Ate dinner next to him and Meg Ryan years ago. She was lovely, he said virtually nothing the whole time. -- nm - MDH Sep 30, 09:46 1
        
        "I'll have what she's having" (nm) -- nm - - non descript elderly lady Sep 30, 09:54
- Fitz and the Tantrums - MDH Sep 30, 09:27
- Muse US Arena Tour (more dates expected) - MDH Sep 30, 09:27
Cold. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 09:25 3
- Cold Shot -- (link) - mud Sep 30, 09:29 [youtube] 2
  - Cold Snap -- (link) - Reagen Sep 30, 09:30 [youtube] 1
    - hey, that's Sarah Harmer's old band -- nm - mud Sep 30, 09:56

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