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There’s a fine line between a numerator and a denominator - JD Oct 3, 22:57 2
- LOL -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 4, 06:08
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Oct 3, 23:00
a local company's selling point: "No offshore sweatshops. Ours is here at home." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 22:40 1
- (they sell sweaters) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 22:40
Wordle 472 5/6 - prayformojo Oct 3, 21:47 4
- 4/6 - Beryllium Oct 4, 00:22
- 4/6 - TWuG Oct 4, 00:12
- it broken for me. page not found, even when I search their site and click the link. -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 22:15 1
  - huh. same with crosswords. now I'm sad. -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 22:25
This Community Coffee tastes terrible. I have obviously been treating myself to 2021 HEB Holiday Blend all year and forgot how bad coffee can taste. -- nm* - Qale Oct 3, 21:15 1
- in a couple months you can hit up the january close out sales again...and stock up this time. bleech, just give me french roast bitter as my ex -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 23:25
Probably not that much of an exaggeration... - David Oct 3, 20:37 5
- Last week, you were despondent, miserable, and overtaxed. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 21:16 3
  - Hurricane Ian, everyone! -- nm - David Oct 3, 21:21 2
    - I just appreciate that it makes for a good callback joke. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 21:32
    - It's been a rough few days all round. Time to re-focus and get on with life :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 3, 21:26
- "Directionally accurate" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 20:41
Day 2 - znufrii Oct 3, 19:30 12
- Is Jungle Cruise being refurbished? Is Haunted Mansion decked out for Halloween yet? -- nm - Mop Oct 3, 23:28 1
  - Sadly, Haunted Mansion at Magic Kingdom doesn't do the Halloween Oogie Boogie stuff. It's exclusive to Disneyland. -- nm - David Oct 3, 23:50
- Also, 18,000 steps. -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 20:06
- I love how your Disney Day is the same format as music festival days. - nm - JaxSean Oct 3, 20:03 1
  - :) -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 20:12
- respectfully, one of my nightmares. -- nm - loosilu Oct 3, 19:42 1
  - It’s not for everyone. -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 19:50
- What did you think of Peter Pan's Flight and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train? -- nm - David Oct 3, 19:31 4
  - Mine Train - Fantastic. Loved the mix of coaster and dark ride elements. Worth the extra fee ($10) for LL. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 3, 19:42
  - Peter Pan - so confused why it’s apparently so popular. It’s cute enough, but shows its age, imo. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 3, 19:40 2
    - Yeah, it was a launch day ride at Disneyland in 1955. That's why I was curious what you thought. - David Oct 3, 20:38 1
      - It’s well enough done for what it is, I just can’t imagine justifying the wait times I see for it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 20:41
Your top 10 songs: Bad Habit, As It Was, Unholy, I Like You (A Happier Song), Sunroof, Super Freaky Girl, I Ain't Worried, You Proof, Tomorrow 2, About Damn Time -- (edited) - Tim Oct 3, 19:30 2
- I guess it's the Top Gun connection that made that song a hit but I like this OneRepublic song from this year much better. -- (link) - Tim Oct 3, 20:00 [youtube] 1
  - Definitely a better song than Top Gun song -- nm - Epiphany Oct 3, 22:42
Star Trek: the DS9 podcast hosted by Cirroc Lofton (Jake) interviews Kira and Quark about the Lower Decks episode -- (link) - Remlik Oct 3, 19:18 [youtube]
A Pinnacle of evolutionary defense -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 19:13
so what's this new HBO series Hot-D? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 18:59
Quebec provincial election, CAQ (center-right) wins reelection, Parti Quebecois has worst showing in its history -- (link) - Reagen Oct 3, 18:56
Bobby Wagner -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 3, 18:54 3
- I realize it's legal in this circumstance, but that's violent assault by any other name. -- nm - David Oct 3, 19:30 2
  - you know. I don't see it any different than if some wrestling fan jumps the barrier. you're going to get rocked if you do. -- nm - Remlik Oct 3, 20:47
  - I like how the guy in the yellow jacket was protecting Mr Pink as much as he was taking him down -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 20:31
oh, sure, NOW the Braves lose. -- nm - Tim Oct 3, 18:29 3
- Tougher competition today. -- nm - David Oct 3, 18:42 2
  - *sobs* -- nm - Tim Oct 3, 19:02
  - Oof. -- nm - Krusty Oct 3, 19:02
In light of everything in Florida, Cuba, etc, this is a minor complaint but this weather is trash -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 18:26 1
- We’ve had like the two best weeks of weather ever. - spamlet Oct 3, 18:29
Heh. One of my holds in Libby ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:23 [Attachment] 2
- I think my hold on The Martian was in the 50s back in the day. -- nm - Meg Oct 3, 22:59
- I think my longest queue was the day it was revealed JK Rowling had written a detective novel. -- nm - psilotum Oct 3, 22:57
Where would be a good place to buy wool clothing, particularly for winter/marine sports activities? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:21 1
- Filson the best, pendleton, ll bean ...I've had good luck on ebay -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 18:46
The Broncos are signing RB Latavius Murray off the #Saints’ practice squad -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 18:19
Either Hershel Walker's son's Twitter got hacked or even he's done with him. -- (link) - Tim Oct 3, 18:16 12
- it’s not like he murdered 300 puppies or anything -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 20:13 1
  - whoops -- nm - Tim Oct 3, 20:29
- not hacked... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 3, 18:55 1
  - I don't much care for the messenger, but alas here we are. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 19:44
- Everybody in GA knew he was an awful candidate. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 18:36
- *snicker* -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:24
- Yep—the paid abortion news is pretty big. -- nm - Flavorize Oct 3, 18:18 2
  - Warnock is a good man and Herschel literally has CTE, and he had a good chance of winning this seat. - Tim Oct 3, 18:19 1
    - I mean my god. It better -- nm - Jovian Oct 3, 22:30
- There's a report out that Herschel paid for an abortion, and there are actual receipts. -- nm - Reagen Oct 3, 18:17 2
  - Was just about to post the tweet that brought this on. -- (link) - Tim Oct 3, 18:18 1
    - Yeah but. "I found Jesus and know better now" -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 18:48
So ... how fast is Mach 17? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:11 3
- Because of this... -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 3, 18:11 2
  - I think it's one faster than Mach 16. -- nm - mud Oct 3, 18:13 1
    - This one goes to eleve.... Nevermind -- nm - zork Oct 3, 18:34
If Pujols got to play 162 games against the Pirates, he would have hit 95 HRs and 212 RBIs with a 1.189 OPS. - Reagen Oct 3, 18:01
sick -- (link) - mud Oct 3, 17:57
Rams OL is already banged up, C Coleman Shelton OUT -- nm* - budice Oct 3, 17:53
This song from the Maltese pop star on Below Deck is a banger. -- nm - Dano Oct 3, 17:38
Chyron writer in Poland tells the truth -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 17:34
Zillow! -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 3, 17:26 1
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 17:28
First a cheating scandal in chess, now ... fishing -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 16:59 6
- Oh! You said fishing. -- nm - Qale Oct 3, 17:35
- People are also saying the Jack of clubs poker thing was maybe cheating, but I'm not buying it -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 17:07 4
  - There's no way it's cheating. - Strongbad Oct 3, 17:42
  - From what was said about the guy on the BBs, the guy doesn't know how to read women. -- nm* - , Oct 3, 17:34 2
    - She was doing the reading, not him. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 18:08 1
      - Yeah, I know. But he thinks he can. -- nm - .🎡 Oct 4, 02:37
An idea... - David Oct 3, 16:43 7
- 👍 -- nm - Meg Oct 3, 21:13
- Do they take PayPal? My spare cash is there, you know from periodic gambling..... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 18:56
- Fantastic idea! Thanks. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 3, 17:23
- Thank you! -- nm - Diva Oct 3, 17:16
- Thanks, great idea. -- nm - Andie Oct 3, 17:05
- This is a wonderful idea. Thank you for posting it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 3, 16:50
- ❤️ -- nm - zork Oct 3, 16:47
And I thought I had a bad weekend. - ReluctantCynic Oct 3, 16:32
And we have a new entry in the "father of the year" competition - zork Oct 3, 16:27
I mean if there's one thing Elon knows it's poorly-planned takeover attempts. -- nm - mafic Oct 3, 16:19 1
- I wonder when Twitter users are going to start claiming teslas and falcon boosters with their Twitter tractors -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 16:23
"All of Kharkiv region is liberated from the Russian fascist invaders." -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 16:10
Ukraine has repelled a Russian advance on New York -- (link) - Reagen Oct 3, 16:05 5
- big, if true. -- nm - mud Oct 3, 16:06 4
  - It is! -- (link) - Reagen Oct 3, 16:07 3
    - readies those HIMARS to fire on Moscow on the Hudson -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 3, 17:41
    - ~ the orcs are up and their battery's down ~ -- nm - Max Oct 3, 16:10
    - whoa -- nm - mud Oct 3, 16:08
Japan says North Korea has launched a missile and warns people to seek shelter (no idea where the missile was headed) -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 16:01 3
- Hokkaido -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 16:03 2
  - "BREAKING: North Korean missile has flown over Japan, warning canceled, government says" -- (link) - zork Oct 3, 16:05 1
    - "likely fell into open waters" -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 3, 16:05
Uh, so, supposedly north korea just fired a missile "over" japan. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 16:00
Well, I’m glad we planned for two days at MK - znufrii Oct 3, 15:31 10
- we always allow 2 days for Magic Kingdom; especially the first couple of visits -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 15:54
- You always start in Tomorrowland, silly. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 15:40 7
  - There are ten of us, and let’s just say im not the only one driving this train. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 3, 15:42 6
    - Don’t sleep on the PeopleMover as a combo ride/time to catch your breath. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 3, 16:14 5
      - Word. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 3, 17:27
      - Apparently standing around doing nothing is preferable. -- nm - znufrii Oct 3, 17:08
      - oh, that's the TTA, I had to google -- nm - ty97 Oct 3, 17:06
      - Or, well, you can like literally sleep on the People Mover but I second the recommendation -- (edited) - JD Oct 3, 16:30 1
        
        Disneyland may yet bring back the PeopleMover. There was a lot of noise about it before D23. -- nm - David Oct 3, 16:46
- Yup. There is less on the east side, though. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 3, 15:39
Covid Booster appt: 50min wait, "sorry ours expired" -- nm - budice Oct 3, 15:30
"Why do we have to learn how to estimate? We have calculators." "Your calculator doesn't know math." "What? *poundpoundpound* *SYNTAX ERROR* ???" -- nm - Classroom Transcripts Oct 3, 15:20
"Upon being killed, the puppies were allegedly left in a garbage bag with living puppies who were their littermates." - Jovian Oct 3, 15:19 3
- It’d be great if you didn’t post this stuff. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 3, 15:40 1
  - Hey just because you're a cat person. -- nm - Jovian Oct 3, 15:41
- Mitt Romney says "christ, what an asshole" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 15:21
ST: what are you reading? -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 15:10 17
- Just finished the Nona the Ninth audiobook. A bit too much wheel spinning, but still great. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 3, 18:33
- The Stone Sky. -- nm - Reagen Oct 3, 16:03 1
  - Love Jemisin! -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 18:25
- The Nineties thanks to Reagen. -- nm - spamlet Oct 3, 16:00
- After draging my feet for a while, something light was in order, so I started the Mistborn series, as recommended by many here. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 3, 15:41
- The Siren Saves the Billionaire by Kristen Palmer -- nm - JD Oct 3, 15:37
- Pale Demon by Kim Harrison -- nm - Ender Oct 3, 15:36
- The Gathering Datk: An Anthology of Folk Horror -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 3, 15:31
- Ducks, Newburyport - znufrii Oct 3, 15:27
- Start with Why, by Simon Sinek. Principles, by Ray Dalio. The Invisible Code, by Christopher Fowler. - ReluctantCynic Oct 3, 15:21
- City on Fire - Don Winslow -- nm - Jovian Oct 3, 15:20
- In the past four days I've read Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, and Ancillary Mercy. Waiting for my library hold on Provenance, the fourth novel -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 15:14
- The Kingdoms by Natasha Pulley -- nm - Barynn Oct 3, 15:12
- Tiamat's Wrath next up (book 8 of The Expanse series); also reading the short story collection (Memory's Legion, am up to Auberon) -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 15:11 3
  - Yeah, I need to read 7, 8, and 9 before I finish Memory's Legion. Looking to get physical copies of the whole set. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 15:20 2
    - be sure to check the short story timelines as the last one is after book 9 -- nm - Beaker Oct 3, 15:54 1
      - thanks -- nm - Beryllium Oct 3, 15:59
Halloween decorations over near the CDC -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 3, 15:09
Disney/ABC/Moonlighting: Announcement on Wednesday -- (link) - Remlik Oct 3, 14:51 5
- Maybe that's why Bruce quashed the recent news so quickly - there's no way Cybill was going bang a hologram. -- nm - Max Oct 3, 15:01
- "We're moonlighting as a financial news network now." "BOOOO." "What did you think we were announcing?" - Max Oct 3, 14:59
- Some walk by night... - David Oct 3, 14:58 1
  - "We *hate* iambic pentameter!" -- nm - TWuG Oct 3, 15:06
- cancel culture strikes again -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 14:52
"To be clear,The Onion is not trying to compare itself to Jonathan Swift; its writers are far more talented, and their output will be read long after - hollywood big shot Oct 3, 14:35 2
- I'd do the same. - ReluctantCynic Oct 3, 16:31
- "First, It's Latin. And The Onion knows that the federal judiciary is staffed entirely by total Latin dorks:" -- nm - Max Oct 3, 14:43
Official. TLR retiring again for health reasons. -- (link) - spamlet Oct 3, 14:19

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