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Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique: booked for tomorrow. -- (edited) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 09:03 2
- what will she be doing while you get your makeover? -- nm - decline Oct 6, 09:06 1
  - Space Mountain, again, probably - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 09:07
Fun episode of She-Hulk today. -- nm - Max Oct 6, 08:48
Trailer for The White Lotus season 2 -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 08:46 6
- Couldn't even finish the trailer. I may have dozed off. -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 08:56
- I should finally get around to the 1st season. This looks good, what a cast -- nm - mud Oct 6, 08:50 4
  - Yeah this looks dynamite -- nm - rollo Oct 6, 08:51 3
    - S1 was quite....odd -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 08:55 2
      - white people gonna white -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 6, 09:09 1
        
        .. wha-? -- nm - mike White Oct 6, 09:10
geeez, Jordan Peterson! -- (link) - mud Oct 6, 08:44 1
- he because a fascist pseudo intellectual so fast... as soon as he learned that's where the money is. he brags about how much daily wire pays him -- nm - colin Oct 6, 08:45
THR: Jared Leto to Play Karl Lagerfeld in Biopic -- (link) - mud Oct 6, 08:41 1
- i guess having a piece of shit pay a piece of shit makes sense. -- nm - colin Oct 6, 08:44
37 dead, mostly preschoolers, in Thai day care rampage -- (link) - Beaker Oct 6, 08:30 1
- Man, I just can't even read that article. Horrible. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 6, 08:56
~No one fucks with Bi-den, has no truck with Bi-den, can get right to a fight in the muck like Bi-den~ -- nm - rollo Oct 6, 08:18
On top of the two launches yesterday, SpaceX will launch a satellite into orbit today. 3 launches, 2 days. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 6, 08:16 2
- Are they launching Twitter into space? -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 08:21 1
  - With Starlink internet service, technically, yes. -- nm - TWuG Oct 6, 08:24
Slumberland | Official Trailer | Netflix -- (link) - Beaker Oct 6, 08:10 [youtube] 1
- Sandman Season 2 is unhinged. -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 08:50
RIP Hockey Canada. They aren't officially dead yet, but it is coming soon -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 08:08 8
- I blame spawn -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 6, 08:12 1
  - Hockey had a good run, but it is time to embrace basketball and football. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 08:14
- I saw an article about Hockey Quebec splitting from Hockey Canada but didn't understand what I was reading. - Krusty Oct 6, 08:10 5
  - Umbrella organization for amateur hockey in Canada. You know how USA Gymnastics swept reports of abuse under the rug? Or USA Swimming? That. -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 08:16 2
    - Makes sense. I just wasn't sure if it was similar but it seems it's very much the same thing. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 08:17 1
      - Similar to Baylor, in that it's a cover-up by the organization of abuses by players (not coaches) -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 09:12
  - Hockey Canada is the national governing body for hockey in Canada, working with its 13 member branches and local minor hockey associations -- (edited) - Beaker Oct 6, 08:15 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 08:16
sorta cool in that I am on a call to talk about some work for a famous cartoon artists first studio in KC. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 6, 08:06
Autumn reflection ... -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 6, 07:55 [flickr] 4
- Nice! -- nm - Mop Oct 6, 08:12
- Beautiful! -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 08:09
- the next shot of the spider is pretty cool -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 08:05
- that's purdy -- nm - decline Oct 6, 07:56
::has completed the annual call to sirius/xm:: -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 07:42 10
- I've owned a Sirius-compatible vehicle for ten years. I don't use the service at all, so I've never had to call. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 07:56 4
  - When you commute a couple hours each day, it is nice to have. I did cut down to their basic plan. All music, no talk as the news mainly annoys me. - Spawn Oct 6, 08:16 1
    - That's why I've been keeping it but we have Spotify family so I'm thinking I should just cut bait and get used to using that for "radio" -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 08:56
  - How I feel about AAA. -- nm - budice Oct 6, 07:59 1
    - Had BCAA for that same decade - never needed it until the pandemic. At least three times, so far. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 6, 08:15
- You should offer this as a service. I forgot mine and now I'm in until next year -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 07:46 4
  - Not true, at all. Call them, switch, they credit it back to your card, or to your account if you wish. I switched to paying monthly (via CC) last year - Spawn Oct 6, 08:13 2
    - So I can switch to monthly and then cancel and get back my $? -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 08:49 1
      - I did not even have to talk to a Retention Department. Think they streamlined it. Call and switch plans and they refund you. - Spawn Oct 6, 08:50
  - it reminded me that I need to schedule my HVAC service call -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 07:58
More Taskmaster! They hit 1 million subscribers on YouTube so they released a compilation of unseen tie breaker tasks. Sweet! -- (link) - Krusty Oct 6, 07:41 [youtube]
there's a moment in this great interview Olivia Nuzzi has with Maggie Haberman that stood out for me: - mud Oct 6, 06:59 1
- I did not read chaos. I read Chao's which made me think his recent racist stuff in a totally different manner. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 6, 08:37
I think we’ve found TikTok’s purpose. -- (link) - Tim Oct 6, 06:58 2
- Ceci n'est pas une tique. -- nm - Barynn Oct 6, 07:10
- awesome -- nm - mud Oct 6, 07:03
Trailer for 'CAUSEWAY,' starring Jennifer Lawrence and Brian Tyree Henry -- (link) - budice Oct 6, 06:47 3
- A24! -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 07:37
- Brian Austin Green? -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 06:55 1
  - Heh. Nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 06:55
Australian STers: Taskmaster is coming to your country! -- (link) - Krusty Oct 6, 06:39 [Image] 5
- Task 1: Be locked in a room with random Australian creatures. Don’t die. -- nm - Dano Oct 6, 09:01
- I’m surprised it took so long! Usually Australians are all over successful British comedy panel shows. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 07:00 2
  - Fans in AU have been rather surprised it's taken this long as well. Especially since NZ got their own version a couple of years ago. - Krusty Oct 6, 07:17 1
    - The NZ version is fantastic and my favorite after the UK version. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 07:17
- Tom Gleeson will be the Taskmaster and Tom Cashman will be his assistant. - Krusty Oct 6, 06:40
Do you know which landlocked US state has a seaport? -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:36 21
- If Bolivia can have a navy, I suppose this must be permitted to stand. -- nm - Barynn Oct 6, 07:11 3
  - And I heard Canada has an army! -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 07:38 2
    - Civil defense force to halt the polar bear invasion, no doubt. -- nm - Barynn Oct 6, 07:47 1
      - Canada - the only thing between the USA and Russia. -- nm - Andie Oct 6, 07:52
- Front Royal VA has an “inland port” -- nm - MDH Oct 6, 07:09 1
  - Hmmm. They're not landlocked but I do like learning all this new info. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 07:19
- Do Great Lakes count? Duluth has a big port for mine stuff mostly. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 06:42 3
  - Makes sense but they don't count as landlocked. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:44 2
    - They’re not on the ocean! That’s landlocked! -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 07:03 1
      - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 07:19
- Guess - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 06:37 10
  - Columbia River? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 11:29
  - huh -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 06:48 2
    - Which is why I asked the question. I was very surprised to learn this info. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:49 1
      - yeah, that's some great trivia -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 07:30
  - Correct. I just learned about it this morning. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:38 5
    - Vaguely remember it being mentioned whenever there is talk about spoils - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 06:40 4
      - In this case it was about moving a part of a submarine to a navy testing facility. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 6, 06:42 3
        
        rando fact: The Navy also has a testing facility on Seneca Lake in Upstate NY - decline Oct 6, 06:47 2
        
        Cool. I hadn't heard that before. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:50 1
        
        it's because the lake is crazy deep (over 600 ft) - decline Oct 6, 06:53
We saw Amsterdam tonight. It’s a really a rogues gallery of bug eyed people. - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 06:24 1
- thanks. I'm looking forward to this -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 06:32
I just messaged all of my clients with a health update and it's such a relief to hear from them that they're not upset and haven't found someone to replace -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 6, 06:23 9
- ANGER! HOW DARE YOU GET SICK!!! -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 07:37
- That’s ruff. - Qale Oct 6, 07:23
- Great news, I hope you continue to mend! -- nm - ty97 Oct 6, 06:28
- Get well soon! And I think this speaks to your integrity and commitment. You don’t replace good people. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 06:27 4
  - Here here -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 11:30
  - this -- nm - decline Oct 6, 06:57
  - what mafic said -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 06:30
  - :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:29
- good! -- nm - mud Oct 6, 06:26
OTD 50 yrs ago, Genesis 'Foxtrot' released -- (link) - mud Oct 6, 06:19 [youtube] 1
- Pretty sure the new owners do not allow us to talk about it. -- nm - Spawn Oct 6, 08:22
Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy: "I’m feeling about as optimistic as I’ve ever felt." after laying off another 500 people (4th set of layoffs this year). Stock YTD = -76% -- (link*) - decline Oct 6, 06:10 2
- He's a CEO of a publicly traded company. It's pretty much his job to say that? - Strongbad Oct 6, 06:26 1
  - Headwinds, challenges that present unique opportunities, and exploring further methodologies in order to enhance earning powers -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 07:24
Paloma: Tequila and grapefruit juice. Add a splash of Sambuca to make it a ROMAN PALOMA -- nm - rollo Oct 6, 06:09 5
- a dash of something 14 years old and call it a Roman Polanski! -- nm - Lafarrow Oct 6, 07:58
- Honestly would try. Citrus and anise go well. -- nm - Reagen Oct 6, 07:24 1
  - I happen to like sambuca a lot so even though it started out as a joke, I'm definitely going to try this now -- nm - rollo Oct 6, 08:42
- 👍👍👍 -- nm - prayformojo Oct 6, 06:13
- *hurk* -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 06:12
Amsterdam 31% (27/60), Some Like It Rare 100% (11/0), Terrifier 2 100% (11/0), Hellraiser 85% (41/8), Lyle Lyle Crocodile nsy - Beaker Oct 6, 06:09
Mafic: It almost feels like they're refusing to use the proper pronunciation for some reason. - Krusty Oct 6, 06:03 10
- That's how I feel about Americans sometimes :P -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 06:38 2
  - Sometimes? (NM) - Marlowe Oct 6, 06:46
  - :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:45
- honestly they mostly don’t hear the difference. - mafic Oct 6, 06:22 6
  - Had a Japanese friend who really practiced the L and loved Lllllled Zepperin -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 6, 11:34
  - Interesting and also fascinating. - Krusty Oct 6, 06:26 4
    - That guy also did it for pico de gallo. 🤦 -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 06:28 3
      - Yeah, that was so bad in the clips. I watch a lot of UK shows and they don't eat pico de gallo all that much but they do love a good paella so that's - Krusty Oct 6, 06:33 2
        
        Remember, it's not like the American pronunciations are ever so accurate either (those simply benefit from being popular). - con_carne Oct 6, 07:39 1
        
        I feel like many here make an attempt to pronounce things well while they mostly don't even try. They just come up with an English version and go with - Krusty Oct 6, 08:32
Framed: 4/6. Moviedle: 2/6. Actorle: 1/8. - Marlowe Oct 6, 06:02
TV PSA: NFL, Hell's Kitchen, Walker, Young Sheldon, Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Walker: Independence, So Help Me Todd, L&O x 3, Call Me Kat, CSI Vegas -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 06:01 3
- Alaska Daily, Alone: Skills, Friend of the Family, Good Fight, Folklore, The Hype, Beavis & Butthead, Monster High, Pennyworth, She Hulk, Ghosts, -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 06:04 2
  - Welcome to Flatch, Atlanta, Little Demon, Star Trek Lower Decks, Deadstream, Vampire Academy, Aftershock, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 06:05 1
    - 5: Pennyworth, She Hulk, NFL and Grey's and Station 19 for the wife -- nm - Beaker Oct 6, 06:10
work email from last night "hey tru, I hear you arent feeling good, I hope you get better. Here is an 8am call I need you to be tomorrow. " - tRuMaN Oct 6, 06:00 7
- Show up but spend the whole call coughing and forget to mute. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 06:01 6
  - decline, don't think about it again - oblique Oct 6, 06:06 5
    - "there is literally a well established practice in finance to force people to take time off to prevent fraud and ensure adequate knowledge transfer" - judge amanda jones Oct 6, 06:12 4
      - its actually a true consideration, forcing people in certain roles to take time off because they fraud schemes would fall apart. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 6, 06:39
      - Yeah. I have to take five consecutive days off at least once a year as a matter of policy. People in designated “sensitive positions” have to take two consecutive weeks. -- nm* - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 06:19 1
        
        yup, that's pretty standard -- nm - decline Oct 6, 06:22
      - Google FDIC two week vacation rule -- nm - oblique Oct 6, 06:16
"They were out of sour cream and replaced it with … mayo." -- (link) - ty97 Oct 6, 05:50 12
- some of the absolute worst mexican food was in the UK, second to that was Hungary. best in europe? Spain (obv) and Prague. -- nm - colin Oct 6, 08:16 1
  - re: mayo, we have a hyper local thing here where all chips come with this thinned out miracle whip dip.. every mexican restaurant does it. -- nm - colin Oct 6, 08:16
- 🤢 -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:05
- The best way to describe the first nachos I got in Australia would be a corn tortilla casserole. All the right ingredients were technically there, - mafic Oct 6, 05:56 8
  - Australia’s idea of guacamole is a hate crime. Nm - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 06:16 6
    - Which is odd from a country that grows so damn many avocados. -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 06:30
    - Can you get a brand name version in a supermarket that's acceptable or is it all a hate crime? -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:29 4
      - Oh no. Supermarkets are the Mordor of guac evil. In the last few years, Sydney has gotten some decent Mexican places, - ralph wiggum Oct 6, 06:36 1
        
        Ha! I do hope it gets better with each new place opening. -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:45
      - I just make my own. When avocados are in season they’re cheap as hell (like sometimes 2 or 3 for $1). -- nm - mafic Oct 6, 06:34 1
        
        That's crazy cheap! -- nm - Krusty Oct 6, 06:43
  - but like language, get a country’s cuisine anywhere but that country and it’s adapted to the local palate. - mafic Oct 6, 05:59
Cool Twitter thread: One painting, from every year in the 20th century… -- (link) - Flavorize Oct 6, 05:48
Wordle 474 3/6 - decline Oct 6, 05:42 1
- 4/6. - Marlowe Oct 6, 06:06
Really want nothing else today but to go back to EPCOT and just ride Guardians again all day -- (link*) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 6, 05:32 [youtube]
Nobel Prize in literature goes to a French author - Annie Ernaux. -- (link) - mafic Oct 6, 05:32 1
- "Happening", based on one of her books, is one of the best films of 2021. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 6, 05:59

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