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welp. -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 19:15 3
- I tried to warn you! In like May! -- nm - David Oct 9, 19:28
- over in time for you to pay attention to your true love, the NHL. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 19:16 1
  - my knowledge of hockey has atrophied to where the only thing I know is "Gritty." -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 19:19
Wilco decided to play a bar (Carol's Pub, Chicago). Announced this morning and tickets went on sale at noon for a 7 o'clock show tonight. - zunk takes things literally Oct 9, 19:13
F*ck, I have to work tomorrow, don't I. -- nm - znufrii Oct 9, 19:06 2
- Yes unless you get it off as it’s a holiday. -- nm* - tRuMaN Oct 9, 19:07 1
  - I do not. Banks are closed, but markets are open. - znufrii Oct 9, 19:09
The Sound of 007 doesn't give any love to Timothy Dalton Bond music. -- nm - Max Oct 9, 18:51 1
- it didn't register with me when I was watching it, but you're right -- nm - prayformojo Oct 9, 19:00
What are ya doing Team Tim? c'mon -- nm - crash davis Oct 9, 18:47 6
- Flashes of brilliance all year long, but a terrible trade deadline meant they didn't have the gas in the tank for the stretch run. -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 18:50 5
  - honestly, I didn't pay any attention to what they did at the trade deadline. Did they not do anything? -- nm - crash davis Oct 9, 18:53 4
    - The real problem is they have a 1990s slap hitter offense in a home run hitter’s era. -- (edited) - The Allfather Oct 9, 18:56 2
      - preparing for the shift ban a year ahead of time! -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 19:00 1
        
        On the other hand, the odds of Steve Cohen paying Aaron Judge an arbitrarily large amount of money just went up a good bit. -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 19:05
    - Their big acquisitions were Daniel Vogelbach (he was fine), Darin Ruf (he sucked) and reliever Mychael Givens (he sucked). - Tim Oct 9, 18:56
Browns trading a draft pick to Falcons for LB Deion Jones -- nm - Strongbad Oct 9, 18:47
Do the Mets protest the outcome? -- nm - budice Oct 9, 18:46 1
- On what grounds? -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 19:00
NYCC: Picard panel -- (link) - Remlik Oct 9, 18:45 [youtube]
Happy Thanksgiving! -- (link) - Beaker Oct 9, 18:35 [youtube] 1
- Andie, catch -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 9, 18:36
Mississippi Pepperoncini Beef - using pork cushion instead of beef. Delish!! -- nm - Meg Oct 9, 18:34 3
- *hiccup* -- nm - rollo Oct 9, 19:46
- I've heard of and made Mississippi pot roast before, but what's "pork cushion"? -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 18:36 1
  - Boneless cut of pork shoulder. All meat and cheap :) -- nm - Meg Oct 9, 18:51
tired: "Simpsons did it" wired: "21 Jump Street did it" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 9, 18:27 4
- I haven't watched The Simpsons in *years* and landed on one of their weirdest tonight. My Fios menu didn't identify it as a Treehouse ep. - Max Oct 9, 18:53
- I mean, the specific clip was called 21 Chump Street. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 9, 18:30 2
  - is a ToH one-off or actual canon now? Nangle says she just pitched it as a joke and they actually did it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 9, 18:34 1
    - The entire episode is a misdirect. You'll have to watch it to understand the joke(s). - David Oct 9, 18:38
Is intentional grounding still a rule? I can't remember the last time I saw it called... -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 18:24 1
- Teddy got one on his concussion play -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 18:25
Mariners, Guardians deliver a day of historic comebacks, scoreless innings: Stark’s Weird and Wild on MLB playoffs - crash davis Oct 9, 18:16
So, yeah. He got away with it. -- (link) - David Oct 9, 17:58 4
- Counterpoint -- (link) - Ender Oct 9, 18:07 3
  - Nm -- nm* - Ender Oct 9, 18:29
  - Velo & Spin rates -- (link) - budice Oct 9, 18:10 1
    - Yeah, they've discussed during the game. It could be adrenaline, but the data makes him look mega-guilty. -- nm - David Oct 9, 18:20
Apparently Adriana Chechik broke her back in two places at TwitchCon jumping into a foam pit after a ‘jousting’ platform game - Will Hunting Oct 9, 17:52 16
- Here's the clip. She...doesn't bounce off the blocks. -- (link) - Tim Oct 9, 18:01
- She gonna sue Amazon for everything they got. -- nm - David Oct 9, 17:57 14
  - I saw the video on Kotaku and was in awe of how painful it looked. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 9, 17:58 13
    - Link? - David Oct 9, 18:00 12
      - here -- (link) - Beaker Oct 9, 18:01
      - Tweet embed here - Will Hunting Oct 9, 18:01 10
        
        Oh wow, Twitch is screwed in court. That's indefensible. -- nm - David Oct 9, 18:34 9
        
        Though this feature was presented by Intel/Lenovo. -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 18:37 7
        
        Whoever was responsible for the ball pit is in next-level trouble if that many people got seriously injured. - David Oct 9, 18:39 6
        
        There's nothing else there except that layer or two of blocks. They bounced off concrete. -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 18:41
        
        it was knee deep at best. They're screwed. -- nm - Remlik Oct 9, 18:40 4
        
        You can tell by the person standing on sidelines. Barely up to the knee. Maybe one layer of blocks -- nm - budice Oct 9, 18:43 3
        
        I don't know how this isn't fixed in five minutes after the first complaint. It's obvious. -- nm - David Oct 9, 18:44 2
        
        it couldn't be fixed. it should have been shut down -- nm - Remlik Oct 9, 19:24
        
        Look, they signed the waiver, right? Anything that happens after that is between them and their god. -- nm - Reagen Oct 9, 19:13
        
        (Evelyn Clair, who really loves her adorable puppy) -- nm - David Oct 9, 18:36
Just watched a San Diego Rock Art Assn zoom presentation by Dr. Ed Krupp of the Griffith Observatory. Not quite as engaging as - Meg Oct 9, 17:45
Seems like playoff baseball has been better viewing than NFL this weekend -- nm - budice Oct 9, 17:26 1
- yeah it's been fucking awesome -- nm - Blue Jays fans Oct 9, 17:27
Win or lose this series, we'll always have Francisco Lindor's kid. -- (link) - Tim Oct 9, 17:24
http://[email protected]/mone y-stuff -- nm - David Oct 9, 17:12 5
- i think something has broken david. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 9, 17:19 4
  - Hoser! -- nm - David Oct 9, 17:21 3
    - someone that you used to know? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 9, 17:23 2
      - took him to church -- nm - Tim Oct 9, 17:25 1
        
        Kang, Kang, Kang Went the Trolley -- nm - David Oct 9, 17:27
CAR now 1-4. 3 of next 4 games: @ LAR, TB, @ CIN. -- nm - budice Oct 9, 16:45 2
- They may end up with Wembanyama -- nm - Volnelk Oct 9, 16:54
- so...they get a win next week? -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 16:49
Christopher Lloyd and Michael J Fox reunite at NYCC -- (link) - budice Oct 9, 16:40 1
- These guys have been reunited so many times, I wonder if one of them has a guest room in the other's house. -- nm - Mop Oct 9, 17:12
Since the iPhone 14 launched 911 dispatchers near Kings Island have received at least 6 calls saying rollercoaster riders had been in a severe crash. -- (link) - Ender Oct 9, 16:37 2
- Final Destination vibes. -- nm - Qale Oct 9, 18:01 1
  - *turns off Find My iPhone* -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 9, 18:10
I’ve become obsessed with that Carly Rae Jepsen/Rufus Wainwright song. -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 16:31 1
- listening now. catchy and I like it -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 16:33
ST Survivor - no picks made from the 2 remaining teams. might want to do that fellas -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 16:03 6
- $5 on the Miamisburg Vikings over the Beavercreek Beavers. -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 16:29 2
  - That’s a good call. Beavercreek sucks. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 9, 16:35 1
    - Hey! That's my alma mater you're talking about! -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 16:38
- It wouldn’t let me. I think it declared it over as a tie when we both picked KC and lost. -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 16:28 2
  - yup, It shows me a trophy says I won -- nm* - budice Oct 9, 16:28 1
    - ah gotcha. cool. Congrats! -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 16:31
Looks like David's team thought it was a bye week, as well. -- nm - Spawn Oct 9, 15:53 1
- They must have thought you had another relative die. -- nm - David Oct 9, 16:31
I kinda loved Amsterdam. -- nm - Spawn Oct 9, 15:48 2
- Are you typically a fan of his stuff? -- nm - spamlet Oct 9, 17:47
- but the RT score??!! -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 16:50
Do we need Jon Hamm playing Hot Santa for the World Cup? -- nm - Mop Oct 9, 15:47 3
- Saw the trailer for David Harbor playing Santa last night. -- nm - Spawn Oct 9, 15:50
- Yes? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 9, 15:49 1
  - Was just checking. -- nm - Mop Oct 9, 15:52
Here is how I would book Bray Wyatt. -- (edited) - Qale Oct 9, 15:42 4
- But where's Lilly in all this? -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 15:47 3
  - I… admit to not being fully knowledgeable of the storylines. -- nm - Qale Oct 9, 15:49 2
    - Lilly is the scary doll that told supernatural Alexa to do bad things. Since losing her character in the marriage she's just been carrying Lilly in. -- (edited) - Ender Oct 9, 15:54 1
      - My main concern is to get Alexa and Bray away from one another eventually so Lilly can be a part of that. -- nm - Qale Oct 9, 16:06
Happy Anniversary Will and Kelly! -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 15:32
Nintendo’s birthday gift has fallen off so far. It’s only 15% off and it’s not for the eShop but their Nintendo World Store. - Qale Oct 9, 15:15 1
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 9, 15:22
there was a big fire on easter Island -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 9, 14:56 5
- Damn arsonists, making volcanos erupt. -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 16:02
- 247 acres compared to the total area of the island would be like the area of West Virginia compared to the total USA. -- nm - Max Oct 9, 15:02 3
  - A lot of the Moai are clustered in one spot around the volcano. -- nm - mafic Oct 9, 15:55
  - What is WV's equivalent of the Moai? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 9, 15:05 1
    - Public projects named for Senator Byrd. -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 15:37
I almost forgot today was the Elvis Festival down in the village. -- (pic) - Meg Oct 9, 14:54 [Attachment] 1
- Nice! -- nm - Spawn Oct 9, 16:39
Y'all are witnessing the Bailey Zappe Ascendancy. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 9, 14:39 4
- The world's greatest non-athlete QB! -- nm - David Oct 9, 14:57
- Detroit Lions - you’ve been Zapped! -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 14:44 2
  - Poster from today's game: Don't worry, be Zappe" -- nm - David Oct 9, 15:13
  - *crosses their Offense off the list of break-outs for this year* -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 14:57
Monkeys are not fans of magicians. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 9, 14:34 1
- I figured out the trick. I guess I’m smarter than a monkey. 🐒 -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 14:39
Rashaad Penny - fractured tibia -- nm - Strongbad Oct 9, 14:20
It took a few frustrating minutes to master it, but when Mac got parallel parking, she *really* got it - prayformojo Oct 9, 14:19
Huh. A Tesla safety feature I was unaware of. If a Tesla is submerged, the windows roll down and the doors open. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 9, 14:11 5
- I suppose an upgrade would be to only do that if there is someone in the car. -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 14:53 2
  - Veridian Dynamics loves this idea. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 9, 16:07 1
    - The company's position is that it's actually the opposite of racist, because it's not targeting black people. It's just ignoring them. -- (edited) - Tesla PR Oct 9, 16:19
- And the battery explodes ;-) - Meg Oct 9, 14:34 1
  - Look, you need a self destruct device or those machines could fall into ANYBODY'S hands! -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 15:56
‘Eye of Sauron’: The Dazzling Solar Tower in the Israeli Desert - crash davis Oct 9, 13:59
Kanye's twitter account suspended after threatening Jewish people last night -- (link) - Remlik Oct 9, 13:59 1
- It has gotten so bad that the Chainsmokers no longer wanna be like Kanye. -- nm - Qale Oct 9, 15:31
Wait. The Rams have a WR with the name TuTu? My new fav. WR. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 9, 13:49 1
- He's ML's favorite too. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 9, 14:21
An American in Ukraine Finds the War He’s Been Searching For - crash davis Oct 9, 13:47
Wale mentioned it on B2 but I’m shocked at the Abatar rerelease gross. Sequel numbers will be interesting. -- nm - MDH Oct 9, 13:42
Heckler at a comedy show crosses the line. The best bit is the guy overheard at the end -- (link) - TWuG Oct 9, 13:38 7
- I love she drinks it -- nm - Beaker Oct 9, 14:31 2
  - I wouldn't risk catching their diseases... -- nm - Ender Oct 9, 14:51 1
    - Same. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 9, 14:52
- The funniest bit to me is that it looks like dude threw a High Noon. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 9, 14:28
- hecklers are drunk assholes. this sounded more intentional and targeted -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 9, 13:57 2
  - I’m guessing that it was his girlfriend that was the heckler getting embarrassed, so he felt he had to protect her. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 9, 14:31 1
    - Good to see Will Smith getting out and going to a comedy show. -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 14:47
VP - ""Nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed." -- (link) - budice Oct 9, 13:32 6
- Chaser -- (link) - Ender Oct 9, 14:40 5
  - "no one should go to jail for smoking weed". "1,956 misdemeanor and felony prosecutions for possession, cultivation, or sale." - Mop Oct 9, 15:51
  - As a prosecutor wasn’t it her job to prosecute the law even if she disagreed with it? As a politician she can work to change laws. -- nm - Dano Oct 9, 14:49 1
    - DAs often choose not to prosecute. A better reply would be that she may have changed her position since 2010. -- nm - Qale Oct 9, 15:33
  - Well thank goodness her opinion has changed for the better. Better than staying wedded to a failed policy. -- nm - TWuG Oct 9, 14:46 1
    - Back the Blue… no, not like that -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 9, 14:50
Apple put the trans rights-focused season premiere of The Problem With Jon Stewart online for free -- (link) - Beaker Oct 9, 13:32
Jets win! Jets win! - Krusty Oct 9, 13:15 2
- They won a football game? Are you sure? - tRuMaN Oct 9, 13:32
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Oct 9, 13:22
The falcons may not have won but the roughing call that kept the ball for TB was total bull. - Volnelk Oct 9, 13:13 3
- It was the third straight week that Grady Jarrett made a sack with the game on the line. The difference was that he did to Tom Brady this week, so... -- nm - David Oct 9, 14:56
- This was 3rd down. TB would’ve punted but………no. -- (link) - Volnelk Oct 9, 13:23 1
  - L4. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 9, 13:41

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