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Looks like Twitter is not so happy with Mexican week on The Great British Bake Off. -- (link) - Krusty Oct 6, 05:06 2
- I’m fine with butchered pronunciation people speak whatever languages they speak and it’s almost never intentional. The other stuff is a bit beyond - mafic Oct 6, 05:30
- If he says 'tack-o' one more time..... -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 05:16
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 6, 04:58 [Attachment]
Jeez, just got the citizens for sanity commercial and holy sheet, blackmuggersarebeatingnmurderingwhitepeoplebe causedemocrates -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 00:37
The dude with the dog at the 30-second mark of this is both a hero and a villain. -- (link) - David Oct 6, 00:06 [tiktok] 2
- My stepfather taught his dog that trick. My mom hated it. - mafic Oct 6, 05:25
- And one more since I've got it cut and pasted anyway. -- (link*) - David Oct 6, 00:10 [tiktok]
I'm sure when I walked by lemon juice in Ralphs on Saturday it was $2.69. Today it's showing $3.99 - should have stocked up last week :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 5, 22:52 2
- it's lemon glut here, which means time to make more limoncello! -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 23:04 1
  - Likely due here to the drought and lack of seasonal labor. -- nm - Meg Oct 5, 23:18
"How are you worthy?!" -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 5, 22:27 [youtube]
heh. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 5, 21:38 1
- I mean, there's a super easy user fix for that. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 22:48
After we won the game, I threw the ball into the crowd - JD Oct 5, 21:06
Wordle 474, yall: 3/6 - prayformojo Oct 5, 21:01 7
- 2 - 474 - GregW Oct 6, 11:17
- 3 - rollo Oct 6, 06:03
- 4/6 - oblique Oct 6, 05:14
- 2/6 - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 04:22
- LOL, 2 - spamlet Oct 6, 03:47
- 3/6 - TWuG Oct 6, 03:14
- Same same. - mafic Oct 5, 21:27
As promised, here is a smattering of our wedding photos I had digitized -- (link*) - oblique Oct 5, 20:28 9
- These pictures are great! -- nm - MDH Oct 5, 21:23
- Beautiful dress! And beautiful bride. - Meg Oct 5, 21:22
- she rubbed cake in your face and you stayed? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 5, 21:17
- nice! your wife has a bit of a young Meg Ryan thing going on. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 21:08
- Aww, y'all so young! -- nm - colin Oct 5, 21:04
- Do Not Disturb - psilotum Oct 5, 20:55 2
  - That's a relic from the 50s, photogs brought a box of props - zeitgeist Oct 5, 21:01 1
    - This one was legit. The hotel we had the reception at was a holiday inn midway between our two families (and interestingly just miles from where we - oblique Oct 5, 21:10
- You had a good photographer, that's the way I tried to do it -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 5, 20:49
This AM, my partner left for the airport. Small Dog slipped outside as she left and was refusing to leave her side. - colin Oct 5, 19:58 5
- Picture of her sleeping super broken.. -- (pic) - colin Oct 5, 19:59 [Attachment] 4
  - good dog! -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 21:05
  - Awwwww -- nm - Epiphany Oct 5, 20:42
  - Aww. What a cute pooch! -- nm - Krusty Oct 5, 20:08
  - awwwww -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 20:03
As NYT Thursday crosswords go, that was *tough* - prayformojo Oct 5, 19:43 5
- 5 minutes faster than average for me. I guessed the theme from the first revealer clue, bit only got one theme clue without a lot of across. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 20:03
- I’ve been a puzzle pussy and only doing the Mondays and even then not being able to complete every single one. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 19:48 3
  - I've been trying to get Nick into the groove of the crosswords by getting him to do the Minis and the Midis. Less esoteric and more encouraging. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 5, 20:04 2
    - Heh, that’s my theory for me too -- nm - spamlet Oct 6, 04:38
    - 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 5, 20:04
On the one hand, I don’t think it’s a good idea for players to insert themselves into a security situation, they should know better. On the other… -- (link) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 5, 19:41 6
- the tackle is 100% what he was hoping for. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 20:04
- Anything to continue the attention. - psilotum Oct 5, 19:59
- falls squarely under the legal doctrine "don't start no shit, won't be no shit" -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 5, 19:47 3
  - Fuck Around v. Find Out -- nm - Krusty Oct 5, 19:52 2
    - yep -- (link) - mud Oct 5, 19:59 1
      - :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 04:30
Google “Velma” no quotes, nothing else. -- nm - Tim Oct 5, 19:38 2
- Nice. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 5, 19:42
- awesome -- nm - prayformojo Oct 5, 19:39
ACDC: Brian Johnson turns 75 today -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 19:30
Crap. I forgot to put my phone on the charger and my Mom couldn't reach me and got scared. I feel bad about that. I'll have to remember it -- nm - crash davis Oct 5, 19:30 9
- Would you like me to send you a wireless charger or q lamp with a wireless charging base? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 5, 19:40 1
  - That is very kind of you, but I think its okay. I'm just forgetful right now. -- nm - crash davis Oct 5, 19:49
- I think there's a word for that happening - prayformojo Oct 5, 19:39
- Hello lovely friend. How are you doing today? nm - ralph wiggum Oct 5, 19:39 5
  - I thought I was doing okay and maybe I could go to work and deal with the general public tomorrow. I went to the senior center to donate three boxes - crash davis Oct 5, 19:48 4
    - It's been said by more poetic people than me, but the crazy thing about grief is how the rest of the world keeps going as usual. - ralph wiggum Oct 5, 20:02 1
      - That is it exactly. Thank you. -- nm - crash davis Oct 5, 20:04
    - ***HUG*** -- nm - peglegpete Oct 5, 19:55
    - Totally legit that you aren’t ready for the public. And that’s even if the public were normal public, which post-pandemic they are not. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 19:51
This footage is just amazing. Orcas hunting a great white off the coast of South Africa -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 5, 18:40 1
- This is also remarkable: "Sharks disappeared from the area after the attack, with only one great white spotted in the next 45 days, - prayformojo Oct 5, 18:43
EPCOT day, 24,000 steps -- (edited) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 5, 18:34 6
- That's a fantastic day of Epcot -- nm - Jovian Oct 5, 20:14 1
  - It really was. A enjoyed every minute of it, and I’m super proud of her for lasting as long as she did. :) -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 5, 20:21
- It’s the only Disney place I’ve been and even then it was effin’ 22 years ago. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 19:24
- remy's is new right? we loved soarin and drinking around the world... -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 18:46 1
  - Remy’s and Guardians are both new -- (edited) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 5, 18:55
- EPCOT was designed according to Walt Disney's master plan... - Mop Oct 5, 18:38
Washington, D.C. gave The Acclaimed the Golden Scissors to the city! -- nm - David Oct 5, 18:20
Andor episode 5 spoilers - Beryllium Oct 5, 18:17
"No one effs with a Biden." -- (link) - budice Oct 5, 18:17 5
- I mean, Hunter's hooker literally did -- nm - ML Oct 5, 18:49
- nono, you misunderstand. it's a complaint about his sex life. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 18:22
- base vid -- (link) - budice Oct 5, 18:18
- no one effs with Poseidon - Beryllium Oct 5, 18:18 1
  - Loved that movie, I would possibly call it an IMAX gem. -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 18:20
So, SpaceX, 7 hours after a crewed launch, launches a load of Starlink sats into orbit. Their launch cadence for the year is once every 6ish days. - TWuG Oct 5, 18:08
Star Trek Picard Season 3...safety not guaranteed for TNG cast members -- (link) - Remlik Oct 5, 18:01 2
- Worf better not piss off another barrel -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 18:01 1
  - right? -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 18:02
Cbs live: fetterman ads. Hulu: oz ads. Does this make sense? (Ps thanks again max for para plus.) -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 5, 17:53 5
- I took advantage of the deal last week and upgraded to add Showtime. -- nm - Max Oct 5, 18:08
- Fetterman is going after the olds, Oz is going after the younguns? -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 18:00 3
  - Fetterman going after the olds, figuring that streamers are terminally online anyway. Oz wasting money. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 18:01 2
    - IIRC Gen X has accepted the streamers, with I wanna say 10 per cent doing mainly OTA? - con_carne Oct 5, 18:18
    - Hulu ads are easily the most ignorable since they are the same ads every adbreak. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 18:03
DALL-E but video. -- (link) - mafic Oct 5, 17:52 1
- This changes everything! - Mop Oct 5, 18:33
Auction house prepared to pay $2 million for Aaron Judge's historic HR ball -- (link) - Beaker Oct 5, 17:51
Veteran WR Cole Beasley retires after 11 NFL seasons -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 17:50 2
- no ring for the Bucs this year! -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 18:19
- Will probably be on Fox News in five minutes. -- nm - David Oct 5, 17:50
Bros just doesn’t look like something I’d want to watch. Meanwhile Heartstopper is obviously live action boy’s love anime written by women. - Qale Oct 5, 17:49 2
- my daughters and wife all LOVED Heartstoppers -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 17:50 1
  - I mean, yeah. It’s super saccharine with low-stakes and stupidly kawaii. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 17:51
well this seems like it would be an uncomfortable situation. -- (link) - mafic Oct 5, 17:49 9
- No. nm - ralph wiggum Oct 5, 18:31 1
  - if this oil tanker's a rockin' . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 5, 18:38
- This is why a global circumnavigation is not on my list of sailing goals -- nm* - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:59 2
  - with good timing I think you can avoid most of the bad stuff, except I'm told Cape Horn pretty much always sucks. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 18:10 1
    - Earlier today I was reading a long form story about the 2018 Golden Globe race. A hearty nope from me. Good read. -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 5, 18:51
- "Today's dart tournament is cancelled until further notice." -- nm - Reagen Oct 5, 17:58 3
  - ! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 5, 18:03 2
    - I'm howling -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 18:11
    - *wilhelm scream* -- nm - Max Oct 5, 18:09
I canceled my series recording for The Rookie: Feds last night halfway through episode 2. - Ender Oct 5, 17:41 1
- I was out the moment I saw the casting (not a fan) -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 17:42
C3PO's cereal -- (link) - Max Oct 5, 17:36 [youtube] 9
- I am pretty sure I've tasted this before. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:57 1
  - I definitely have. my grandmother would get weird cereals all the time. "you boys like space robots, right?" -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 17:58
- tasted somewhere between Alpha Bits and Honeycomb as i vaguely recall. but also, what?! "Discontinued 1986 (due to the Challenger disaster)" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 5, 17:53 1
  - I suspect more "we're rebranding it because space isn't cool right now." -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 17:54
- I think that was the short-lived '80s cereal I loved, and the GI Joe cereal was terrible. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 17:46 3
  - Pro-Stars? Or would you never touch anything tangentially Oiler related. -- nm - Reagen Oct 5, 17:58 1
    - I would overlook Oilers for sugary goodness. or maybe I didn't eat them until after the trade. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 18:03
  - or maybe Mr.T was terrible? I also remember being disappointed when I couldn't have ET cereal because peanuts. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 17:53
- Why are they Bs when O is right there in the name? -- nm - Ender Oct 5, 17:43
LIR: Dano, it's not the first time that we've had a split (or "spoiler") Governor's race. There was a virtual mirror image race in 1990. - ReluctantCynic Oct 5, 17:36
Apparently Sammy Guevara and Andrade got into a fight before Dynamite. - Will Hunting Oct 5, 17:28 7
- andrade wants out. he's having issues with AAA in mexico as well -- nm - Remlik Oct 5, 17:52
- Maybe but Andrade was the one sent home. Sammy has already appeared on Dynamite. - David Oct 5, 17:38 5
  - Oh, Andrade and him are both children on this but if1 guy keeps getting punched by coworkers, maybe he’s an issue - Will Hunting Oct 5, 17:41 4
    - Yeah, Sammy has go away heat and seems way over sensitive to boot. - Dark Callisto Oct 5, 17:57 1
      - He needs to put back on the panda head. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 18:00
    - Eddie Kingston will fight anyone. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 17:50
    - Yeah, I'm still Team Pam with the cheating, but Kim and I also saw it coming. - David Oct 5, 17:45
my confession that may get me banned is that I've never seen Heathers. -- nm - mafic Oct 5, 17:20 7
- E.T. was still the most unexpected answer -- nm - Jovian Oct 5, 20:18
- What? Can someone translate this post to English? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 5, 17:51
- I also have not -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:30
- I had to look it up to know what that is. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 5, 17:27 1
  - Pay TV era, baby -- nm - con_carne Oct 5, 17:37
- i think it mostly holds up for what it is, but also feels like a thing you think has much more to say when you're 18 years old -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 5, 17:24 1
  - Oh for sure. It was a great in its genre, which I would almost argue doesn't exist anymore. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 5, 17:52
Fool's Gold opening for Goldfrapp? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 5, 17:15
B1 phone home -- nm - Beaker Oct 5, 17:06
Happy National Scissoring Day, everyone! -- nm - David Oct 5, 17:06 8
- It doesn’t even make sense you dumb Acclaimed motherfuckers. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 17:53 6
  - John Cena was never this over in his entire career. -- nm - David Oct 5, 18:15 2
    - That’s a poopy lie and you know it. -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 19:26 1
      - It's really not. Nobody's piping in noise for The Acclaimed. -- nm - David Oct 5, 20:30
  - How does it not make sense? Their fingers make little scissors... -- nm - Ender Oct 5, 18:11 2
    - Even if they were both gay, that’s what lesbians do! -- nm - Qale Oct 5, 19:26 1
      - I have never once seen a lesbian couple make finger scissors and push them together. -- nm - Ender Oct 5, 20:26
- Velma is in her happy place -- nm - TWuG Oct 5, 17:09

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