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The hypothalamus -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 10, 19:35 [Image]
Hooray: New Poirot movie greenlit "A Haunting in Venice" with Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, etc. -- (link) - MDH Oct 10, 19:31 7
- I'll watch it. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 19:49
- pretty convenient that all these murders keep happening around Poirot but someone else always gets the blame -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 19:36 5
  - I mean he is canonically a genius. -- nm - mafic Oct 10, 19:52 2
    - so far more equipped to convincingly frame up a patsy to cover his tracks -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 19:54 1
      - and what better cover than being a nebulous non-law enforcement detective? -- nm - mafic Oct 10, 20:00
  - Right? What we need is a show where the main crime fighter is also a killer. Maybe it could be set somewhere cheery. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 19:50 1
    - Cabot Cove, Maine? -- nm - MDH Oct 10, 19:55
Drought exposes another WWII boat in California -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 19:22 1
- bet anything it involves drunk soldiers... -- nm - colin Oct 10, 20:00
Emails from both state and county telling me my ballot is on the way. Hope they told USPS ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 19:19
I'm hoping that Andie survived today -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 19:19 3
- You didn't vote for her best cupcake on FB? -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 19:21 2
  - Haven't logged in today -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 19:24 1
    - wow, those were *great* -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 19:42
ST True or False: A team with a losing record will make the NFL playoffs this season. -- nm - Dano Oct 10, 18:57 1
- AFC North prolly has a good shot over a full season -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 18:57
Iranian females are *strong as hell* -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 18:52 1
- This is from the opening of the Unbreakable Kimmy Kardashian. -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 19:18
NBC: Quantum Leap gets a 6 episode back order. First season now totals 18. -- nm - MDH Oct 10, 18:45 8
- I only watched the pilot, but I don't think we need the "Homebase" stuff, plus - Reagen Oct 10, 18:53 5
  - I thought the homebase stuff gave it a nice difference from the original -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 19:28 1
    - I agree. -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 19:38
  - the review i read noted that OGQL just got right to leaping in the pilot with almost no backstory - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 18:56 2
    - Maybe they needed to, because my recollection is that some of those episodes draaagged. -- nm - Max Oct 10, 19:41
    - your recollection is correct. -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 19:07
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Oct 10, 18:51
- *shooting the ground around the new guy's feet* Just keep leaping, pal -- nm - NBC Heads of Programming Oct 10, 18:50
Showtime: The Man Who Fell to Earth has been cancelled. -- nm - MDH Oct 10, 18:44 1
- :-( -- nm - mud Oct 10, 19:34
this is quite possibly (certainly) the horniest piece ever written about parking garages to appear in national print - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 18:43 5
- The human body is riddled with soft, warm garages, after all. -- nm - colin Oct 10, 19:57
- 3rd horniest, for me -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 18:44 3
  - I feel like Roger Ebert would have had some weird shit to say about them. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 18:51 2
    - Did they feature Neve Campbell? -- nm - Tim Oct 10, 19:10 1
      - "wide, intelligent..." -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 19:18
He even fell to the side. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 18:38 1
- Horrid call -- nm - budice Oct 10, 18:38
Ministry - Every Day is Halloween....acoustic! -- (link) - Remlik Oct 10, 18:36 [youtube]
In the last week, Devil in the White City has lost its star and it’s director. Oof. -- nm - MDH Oct 10, 18:23 1
- Todd Field will get primo jobs after Tar's Oscar run. no need to stay on a sinking ship when your top star bolts -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 18:28
FFLers breathe a sigh of relief Mahomes->Kelce -- nm - budice Oct 10, 18:23 1
- Need a couple more of those for Mahomes - Strongbad Oct 10, 18:25
Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 10, 18:22
east coast bias and all but the reaction of Cali state Dems to the Latino LA councilmembers caught on tape spouting some vile racist shit is striking -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 18:16
I only have one episode left of Dahmer so I feel pretty confident in saying the series peters out. HAHAHA!! No, but seriously. -- (edited) - Qale Oct 10, 18:12
refs gotta eat -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 17:55 1
- Memo to all NFL QBs: just underthrow every ball. -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 17:55
Shot and chaser in one tweet -- (link) - TWuG Oct 10, 17:42 5
- Wow. -- nm - Krusty Oct 10, 18:47
- That is something -- nm - Epiphany! Oct 10, 18:24 2
  - Apparently the show is still on and has been renewed through 2027. No word on whether he's still on the cast. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 18:26 1
    - "Court cases improvised by actors, based on a provided storyline" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 18:28
- Yikes. I'd only seen the first half. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 17:44
"What's for dinner?" "Thanksgiving leftovers." "I'm going to my friend's house!" - Beryllium Oct 10, 17:19 5
- Wait, today is Thanksgiving, right? -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 17:28 3
  - Every Day Is Thanksgiving -- nm - Canadian Ministry Cover Band Oct 10, 17:58
  - a lot of people do their dinner Sunday (we did a family one Saturday and then our own yesterday) - Beaker Oct 10, 17:31 1
    - Today is Finish That Fall Yardwork You've Been Putting Off Day. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 18:24
- You won this round. -- nm - .🎡 Oct 10, 17:23
Zing! -- (link) - Jovian Oct 10, 17:14 1
- more -- (link) - mud Oct 10, 17:37
Bears are debuting their orange alternate helmets this Thursday night against the Commanders. -- (link) - budice Oct 10, 17:08 3
- And I thought Northwestern's purple looked high school. -- nm - .🎡 Oct 10, 18:03
- I feel like it would go better with a blue uni. -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 17:26
- Making this game even less watchable -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 17:25
Raiders/Chiefs WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 17:08 2
- the guys whose offices are 5 minutes away -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 18:03
- Chefs -- nm - budice Oct 10, 17:08
20 minutes into Emily the Criminal, hoping for a sweet Luke Cage crossover. - Max Oct 10, 17:00 1
- Ed is in the film? Cool! (NM) - Marlowe Oct 10, 17:24
The good news this week is that with Kanye's latest antics we finally have someone to costar in Lethal Weapon 5 with Mel Gibson. -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 16:54 6
- it's gotten to the point where you can't even say you want to declare war on all Jews, and also that they are not actually Jews, without someone - Reagen Oct 10, 17:08 5
  - Did we see the reason Adidas is reevaluating? He showed a porn video during a meeting. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 17:20 3
    - it was a telling of his come-back story -- (link*) - Beaker Oct 10, 17:24 [youtube]
    - Brave truth teller! -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 17:21 1
      - Well, the dude did look like Steve in marketing. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 10, 17:22
  - John Legend summed it up nicely -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 17:10
"Yes, mom, please tell me more about your "no fatties at buffets" policy..." - David Oct 10, 16:39 1
- Does this look like a man who has had all he can eat?! -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 16:49
The Dunkin' Donuts revamped reward system seems to be going well... -- (link) - Beaker Oct 10, 16:23 2
- Getting a free drink a week was op to begin with... -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 16:34 1
  - that hot water was gonna break us! -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 16:37
PBS Newshour has a Dr. Peter Hotez from Baylor on, who looks amazingly like Doctor Nikolas Van Helsing in Cannonball Run II. -- (link) - Max Oct 10, 16:22 [Image] 1
- sure. *looks* like -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 16:25
Rushfield: Nikki Finke RIP - Mop Oct 10, 15:59 2
- can C&P the full article? -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 16:40 1
  - I cannot. Didn't realize there was more. But I don't have access. -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 16:58
grenades washing up on the beach in Oregon -- (link) - znufrii Oct 10, 15:57 2
- Goonies never say FRAG OUT -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 16:10 1
  - (No, I've never seen it.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 16:10
Seahawks RB Rashaad Penny sidelined for rest of season -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 15:57
Do you think I can get shower curtain rings at the Dollar Tree? -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 15:54 2
- Yes. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 16:09 1
  - This was the correct response. -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 16:56
Powerball is 400m and mega is 445 -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 15:45 1
- yes. is the pool open? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 15:49
Madonna continues to be unnecessarily thirsty -- (link) - Epiphany! Oct 10, 15:45 7
- She looks horrible... -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 16:48 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Oct 10, 16:49
- Even by celebrity standards, she's always been an unbearable narcissist. -- nm - David Oct 10, 15:52 2
  - Agreed. You never see these attention seeking gimmicks from Cher. - Epiphany! Oct 10, 15:56 1
    - Or Dolly the queen herself. -- nm - Jovian Oct 10, 17:15
- old enough to remember the first time she came out with Sandra Bernhard - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 15:49
- When you're eligible for social security, nobody cares -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 10, 15:47
I met Adam Curtis today. He's got a new documentary out Thursday. - LMS Oct 10, 15:42 1
- IM: yay! -- nm - mud Oct 10, 16:01
CMC potentially to Bills -- (link) - Flavorize Oct 10, 15:40
Apparently the thing that is preventing me from deploying code is related to Ruby's Net::SSH gem. - Beryllium Oct 10, 15:06 1
- nubby net? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 10, 15:11
LIR: generational DnD differences. We (old people) play humans, elves, dwarves, half-elves, occasionally halflings (and rarely half-orcs) ... - zork Oct 10, 15:03 13
- i go a step farther and like to play as some of the monsters.. baba yaga hut, dwarven magic beer barrel, etc. - colin Oct 10, 19:56
- In my 3 campaigns I've played a half-elf, a changeling, and a gnome. -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 16:30 2
  - Regular or underpants? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 10, 16:36 1
    - Western sheriff. -- nm - Ender Oct 10, 16:50
- wait, I am playing an edgy character? I mean, I would play if we ever played DnD - tRuMaN Oct 10, 15:26 1
  - Well, you're probably the youngest at the table 😜 -- nm - zork Oct 10, 15:45
- I'm of two minds. One, it is a game of the mind and the idea is to include as many as you can. So if someone wants to play as a kitty-cat, a GN makes it work. -- nm* - crash davis Oct 10, 15:23 3
  - OTOH, classic D&D has some firm roots and on the D&D I've observed, very few youngsters play elves with the reserve and grace (or being stuck-up) - crash davis Oct 10, 15:27 2
    - True. I find that they rarely play classic elves (or humans) and will usually choose drow (or goliaths). -- nm - zork Oct 10, 15:42 1
      - eff the drow -- nm - crash davis Oct 10, 15:51
- Maybe they don't "seem to think" those would be widely accepted, but simply widely accept them. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 10, 15:10 1
  - Yeah, I kinda meant that -- nm - zork Oct 10, 15:25
- When now-old people were first able to be introduced to D&D, elves/dwarves/etc *were* the edgy thing to be. - Beryllium Oct 10, 15:08
Which Indigenous lands are you on? This map will show you - Max Oct 10, 14:59 21
- several, but my lumbee friend reminds me all the time whose land i'm on :) -- nm - colin Oct 10, 19:51
- Kids here can probably recite the acknowledgement by heart at this point. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 18:55
- Whadjuk Noongar yo, I know that without the map. -- nm - mafic Oct 10, 18:26 2
  - Do you have to consult with them for mining projects? -- nm - Meg Oct 10, 18:40 1
    - not specifically with the Noongar. in the past I did a fair bit with the Warlpiri though. my sites are all in West Africa now. - mafic Oct 10, 19:50
- Acjachemen (Juaneno) or Tongva (Gabrieleno), although there are some that say Tongva is an incorrect name. - Meg Oct 10, 15:43 2
  - Because nobody wants to learn how to spell it -- nm - zork Oct 10, 15:46 1
    - Says the kid from Mississauga ;-) - Meg Oct 10, 15:51
- Nuwuwu -- nm - peglegpete Oct 10, 15:37
- Washtage - Kiikappoi - tRuMaN Oct 10, 15:21
- Kalapuya -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 15:20
- Kanaka Maoli -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 10, 15:19
- Canarsie and Munsee Lenape. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 10, 15:14
- Shoshone-Bannock -- nm - crash davis Oct 10, 15:12
- Tongva here, grew up on Massawomeck -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 15:09
- It didn't. But, Guaianás or Guaianases (which, incidentally, is the name of the street where my grandparents lived for most - Marlowe Oct 10, 15:08
- Piscataway -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 15:07
- Mississaugas of the Credit (River) First Nation -- nm - zork Oct 10, 15:06
- "Feel free to relinquinsh your real estate and return the lands." -- nm* - budice Oct 10, 15:03
- Lenape -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 10, 15:02 1
  - Where I grew up was home to the Atfalati and Kalapuya -- nm - znufrii Oct 10, 15:48
Walker Beuhler will start Game 1 of the NLDS -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 10, 14:39 4
- Walker is an objectively terrible name for a pitcher. -- nm - Reagen Oct 10, 15:27 2
  - Better than Homer. -- nm - Tim Oct 10, 18:02
  - yeah, but he re-establishes dominance with "Buehler" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 10, 15:28
- Beuhler? -- nm - Mop Oct 10, 14:43

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