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That I just started up Andor as soon as I got settled tonight, tells me I may be rather fond of this series. -- nm - Jovian Oct 12, 15:55 5
- The name of the show is And/Or. George Lucas is the literal worst. -- nm - David Oct 12, 16:13 4
  - What's the difference between an Mandal and an Ian? -- nm - Max Oct 12, 16:29
  - I don't think Lucas can be directly blamed for this one. He just yada yada'd Andorians into Star Wars -- nm - JD Oct 12, 16:16 2
    - Let's not remind David that there're also Bothans. - Spawn Oct 12, 18:06
    - Somehow, you just made it sound even lazier. -- nm - David Oct 12, 16:18
hmm, not sure if this Zillow Gone Wild posting has graced us, but brace yourself for puns -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 12, 15:54
AEW: Renee Paquette is All Elite - Remlik Oct 12, 15:51
oh, there's the arm pain -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 15:43
Margo Gontar, Ukrainian journalist - Putin Has Sent Us a Message, but Not the One He Meant To - crash davis Oct 12, 15:27
I believe that Lukashenko will balk ultimately on this. There would be widespread refusals, mutinies, desertions. You'd see massive protests in Minsk like last year . -- (link*) - mud Oct 12, 15:24 3
- If he ordered in his troops, the first think that would happen would be an invasion of Poland from Belarusian deserters. -- nm - Mop Oct 12, 16:13
- IMO, the reason the Belarusian army isn't aiding the Russian army is that they are the only thing keeping that ass in power. They leave, he gone -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 15:29 1
  - agreed. plus they don't want any part of that meat grinder -- nm - Remlik Oct 12, 15:45
Krusty your pizza expertise in Brooklyn is being asked for on twitter. Cannons the band is asking. So Pippy will need to know the answer -- nm* - Remlik Oct 12, 15:20 2
- Done as best as I can. Brooklyn is a big place and I'm not sure where they are. I assume near Williamsburg as that's where a lot of music venues are - Krusty Oct 12, 15:42 1
  - thanks -- nm - Remlik Oct 12, 15:43
".. at the specific direction of .." -- (link) - mud Oct 12, 15:05 2
- that would seem to be bad. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 15:08 1
  - .. but I've never met him! -- nm - 45* Oct 12, 15:11
faux inflation outrage poll: could you actually eat $28 worth of Taco Bell in one sitting? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 14:48 23
- I top out at about $16. -- nm - Ender Oct 12, 16:14
- And even if you could, would you really want to? -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 16:01
- That’s not very much—I think I get 2 bean burrito and a steak soft taco for like $7–$28 is probably 8 more expensive items -- nm - Flavorize Oct 12, 15:56
- My last Taco Bell order (power bowl) was $6, so definitely not. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 15:45
- I think its easy to get close to 20 dollars Canadian for one single person now for the right combination of items. I can hit 15 dollars on my own easy -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 12, 15:39
- What is that? Two tacos, beans, a side salad and bottle of wine? I don't think I'd want a full bottle of wine in one sitting. - crash davis Oct 12, 15:08 2
  - *g* that reminds me that there are Taco Bell Cantinas -- (edited) - JD Oct 12, 15:17 1
    - I know I couldn't get wine at a Taco Bell, but I had no idea what $28 would get. So I imagined what I thought $28 should get. -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 15:23
- With this inflation, that’s just one taco! -- nm - Mop Oct 12, 15:07
- Hmmm... - JD Oct 12, 15:03
- I couldn't eat any even if you paid me. -- nm - Krusty Oct 12, 15:02
- I don't want to eat $.01 of their food in 1 sitting -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 14:59
- Likely not. That’s like 24 soft tacos and I’d tap out at about 16-18. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 14:56 3
  - 14 where I am -- (pic) - Max Oct 12, 15:00 [Attachment] 2
    - Oh yeah, in that case, yes. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 16:03
    - 14 here too for $29 -- (pic) - budice Oct 12, 15:05 [Attachment]
- I eat 16 hot wings every Friday night. 9 taco supremes and a drink is doable even if it's not enjoyable by the end. -- nm - Max Oct 12, 14:56
- converting to Canadian, that's a Meal for 4 + a Fries Supreme - Reagen Oct 12, 14:54
- Maybe. At least if it's $16 Canadian. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 14:54 3
  - (Where did I see $16?) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 15:15 2
    - (Do vaccines cause hallucinations now? :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 15:15 1
      - We'll write it down. -- nm - Q Freaks Oct 12, 15:16
- Considering I get 4 crunchies 1 burrito as my total meal? no way. this would be almost 16 crunchy tacos! -- nm - Jovian Oct 12, 14:53
LACC: Martinez resigns -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 14:34 7
- I had somehow missed in the initial story that they were shit-talking a 4 year old. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 14:39 4
  - 2 at the time. And there really is a lot of shall we say variety in that tape. -- nm* - con_carne Oct 12, 14:43
  - given that De Leon would have been in conversations for DiFi’s seat if she has to step down, it’s not an inconsequential recording -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 14:42
  - With the most racist language possible... - David Oct 12, 14:40 1
    - Possible she just didn't want to go to the regular session the next day, where De Leon and Cedillo were rightfully humiliated in public and - con_carne Oct 12, 15:19
- De Leon, you're up -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 14:36 1
  - Evil racists in our midst begone. -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 14:39
Peter Coy - The Economics Nobel Is Richly Deserved, but It’s Hardly the End of the Story - crash davis Oct 12, 14:30
Aftershock Day 2: Hey, at least we went that day - JD Oct 12, 14:00 2
- Not too old to rock n roll...but I'm bringing mom's walker, just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 15:00 1
  - Walkers, canes, wheelchairs...all significantly represented and more power to them -- nm - JD Oct 12, 15:04
If we win the Lotto who wants to come with me? !! -- (link) - Meg Oct 12, 13:55 3
- If I win the lotto I'm buying a private jet and you can come with.... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 12, 19:22
- Absolutely!! -- nm - Epiphany! Oct 12, 15:22 1
  - Reading the details I likely couldn't walk 6 miles any more but it's a great dream :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 12, 16:02
Gas going up 7 cents in NB tomorrow. FYI -- nm - Beaker Oct 12, 13:53
that didn't take long. WB will keep its TV writer/director workshops extant, under the DEI's auspices -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:49
Russian convicts, pardoned and sent to Ukraine to fight, have gone AWOL with their weapons and returned to Russia to continue criming. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 12, 13:35 4
- I read what they were doing last week, and my first thought was this. So, I laughed waaaaay too hard at the headline. -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:41 2
  - Actual initial response -- (link) - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:54 1
    - It's legitimately this. -- (link) - David Oct 12, 13:56 [youtube]
- IPO Red Heat 2 -- nm - Max Oct 12, 13:38
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 12, 13:35 [Attachment] 6
- Answer (spoiler)/Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 12, 13:36 [Attachment] 5
  - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 12, 13:37 [Attachment] 4
    - 1/2 -- nm - decline Oct 12, 14:10
    - 0 -- nm - peglegpete Oct 12, 13:48
    - 0/2 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 13:40
    - 2/2 spoilers - JD Oct 12, 13:39
In Long-Contested Move, Paris Makes Sacré-Coeur a Historical Monument The basilica, which sits atop the hill of Montmartre, is the second most visited - crash davis Oct 12, 13:35 3
- Is there a world you long to see? ... That will give you the right to be free! Do you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of angry men? -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 12, 17:14
- A Very French Tempest in a Turtleneck It’s not just women in politics who get judged on what they wear. - crash davis Oct 12, 13:42 1
  - On one hand, the black turtleneck and blue suit looks sharp. OTOH, I reluctantly give plaudits to Marine Le Pen's skewering w/ "Let them wear cashmere -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:48
Alright Mr. President. Be seen grabbing some In-N-Out on the way back to DC and lock up California for the Democrats for the next fifty years. Come on -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 13:35 2
- nah, Tito's Tacos -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:54 1
  - Quick, which teams does he like?? We don't have much time! -- nm - con_carne Oct 12, 14:20
Tblisi, Georgia looks kinda cool and it's been almost 15 years since Putin attacked Georgia, maybe I'll go there. -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 13:29
Wait, we are blaming MD for the 737 MAX issue now? That seems a stretch - ty97 Oct 12, 13:27 1
- MD's bottom-line management style usurped Boeing's saftey-first culture by all accounts I've seen -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:30
max, the main reason 401ks even became a thing was to relieve employers of the contractually-guaranteed payments of a pension plan -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:25 2
- oh I know, one of the last things I did at my previous job was shut down both the 401k and pension/profit-sharing plan - Max Oct 12, 13:30 1
  - Max = "The Man" -- nm - Dano Oct 12, 13:31
‘Dino Mummy’ Reveals There May Be More Skin in the Fossil Game - crash davis Oct 12, 13:22
Wait. Tilted Kilt didn't originate in the US? -- (edited) - JD Oct 12, 13:20
I have one of those UPS mystery delivery times for a big item. "It'll get there sometime today" -- nm - budice Oct 12, 13:16
This is one of the best NYT headlines ever: "Alex Jones must pay nearly $1 billion for spreading and profiting from lies about the Sandy Hook massacre -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:10
Nearly $1 billion against Alex Jones is wonderful. Now put teeth into enforcement of the judgement and claw back every cent he tried to hide. - TWuG Oct 12, 13:08 19
- Just saw it pointed out that this is not even punitive damages yet. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:26 5
  - Good. I hope they burn InfoWars to the ground. -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:26 4
    - ...I'm kind of hoping that along the way to that final result that he'll be able to raise a bunch of money that he immediately has to turn over - JD Oct 12, 13:30 3
      - Yeah, the people that would donate should have it pointed out to them they'll be funnelling money straight to people they hate. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:31 2
        
        No. No, they should be encouraged to donate to him with everything they have. And then some. - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:33 1
        
        👍 -- nm - JD Oct 12, 13:34
- The law he violated has no caps on damages. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 12, 13:20 2
  - From the replies, apparently not dischargeable in bankruptcy either -- (link) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 13:28 1
    - ooooohhh 8-) -- nm - JD Oct 12, 13:30
- someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but even if he manages to hide current assets away, he's basically fucked for anything he earns in the future - Reagen Oct 12, 13:11 2
  - the higher the total damages goes, also the greater incentive for a very creative and dogged creditors' attorney to push the envelope of collection - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:58
  - Yes, though at least one case revolves/revolved around hidden assets. - TWuG Oct 12, 13:16
- You are about to learn a whole lot about Texas 'tort reform' I think -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 13:10 6
  - this happened in CT. -- nm - Reagen Oct 12, 13:11 5
    - He's been to so many places the borders just disappear. -- nm - Max Oct 12, 13:12
    - wait, there was *another* trial in CT? Wasn't there *just* a trial in Texas? -- nm* - ty97 Oct 12, 13:11 3
      - i don't think CT is even the last one either -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:21 1
        
        Correct. There is another in Texas still to go -- nm - decline Oct 12, 14:12
      - Yes and yes. -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:13
Controversial position: Shortly after human brains advanced enough to develop an inner monologue, they invented god/religion -- nm - rollo Oct 12, 13:07 9
- i believe this was basically the thesis of Jayne's work on the bicameral mind -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 12, 13:54
- I was shocked to learn not everyone has an internal monologue. Not everyone can think in pictures either. -- nm - TWuG Oct 12, 13:09 7
  - Does this mean some written jokes don't work for them? I feel like some you have to hear in your head or visualize for the punchline. -- nm - Max Oct 12, 14:01
  - How on earth do they function?? -- nm - Meg Oct 12, 13:59
  - I wonder if the non-monologue people can hear music in their head - Reagen Oct 12, 13:19 3
    - Good question. I have both a monologue and an FM tuner going in my head ALL. THE. TIME. - TWuG Oct 12, 13:22 2
      - Oh yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:28
      - Heh. I identify with this. Like there's JD starting to write (in my head) festival recaps on the drive away from the festival as well - JD Oct 12, 13:26
  - I do both, plus I have a spatial way of thinking of some algorithms ... it's a very distracting party up in here -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 13:11
Gen Z: the thumbs up is rude and passive aggressive behavior -- (link) - Remlik Oct 12, 13:05 34
- 😈 -- nm - Qale Oct 12, 13:50
- 👍 -- nm - Spawn Oct 12, 13:44
- I'll just start sending dick pics to acknowledge that I received your message but it doesn't need an actual reply. -- nm - Dano Oct 12, 13:30
- 👍 -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 13:16
- Then tell Teams to take it away as a response option (and the red heart, too. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:13 7
  - To modernize the whole thing, we should switch to memes like Crying Jordan and Leo Champagne. -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:14 6
    - I'm waiting for the day of the discussion about why so many memes that white people use are of black people. - ty97 Oct 12, 13:19 4
      - Whoa -- (pic) - Roger More Oct 12, 13:32 [Attachment] 2
        
        ty97 waiting for that day -- (pic) - Roger More Oct 12, 13:33 [Attachment] 1
        
        I laughed so hard. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:36
      - I try to be inclusive (though only if it's with a positive meme). - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:28
    - To be fair, I'm totally a meme responder in Teams. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:14
- Credit to them for making an entire article based on one 24 year old person's reddit post though -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 13:09 5
  - They also recycled a summary of work email etiquette that's been around since the 90s. -- nm - Roger More Oct 12, 13:15
  - Seriously. This stuff drives me insane. -- nm - David Oct 12, 13:13 2
    - It's the Daily Mail so I just expect it. - ty97 Oct 12, 13:18 1
      - 👍 the Daily Mail. -- nm* - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 12, 13:18
  - heh -- nm - mud Oct 12, 13:10
- Might want to harden up a bit against that one - Reagen Oct 12, 13:09 11
  - I'm not an emoji guy but I find 'thumbs up' a life-saver on Microsoft Teams when I need to acknowledge something -- nm - Roger More Oct 12, 13:11 10
    - this. saying "ok" or "yes" to agree seems blunt somehow. -- nm - Andie Oct 12, 13:22 4
      - "ok" comes across as someone who is dejected and not telling you that it's really not okay but they're biting their tongue for now -- nm - Max Oct 12, 14:24
      - And going with the software-generated "Great, thanks!" just seems insincere -- nm - Roger More Oct 12, 13:34 1
        
        Yes! Or it suggests some damn message without punctuation. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:37
      - how about 'kay or yonh -- nm - mud Oct 12, 13:31
    - This is our process for when someone says "last call" the thumbs up reactions tell the person we're all ready to go. -- nm - Max Oct 12, 13:15
    - SEE? -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 12, 13:13
    - RUDE -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 13:13
    - 👀 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 12, 13:12 1
      - And also physically, when I'm in a remote discussion on camera and don't want to unmute -- nm - Roger More Oct 12, 13:16
- Jennifer Lawrence OK gif -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 12, 13:08
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Oct 12, 13:07
- *thumbs down* -- nm - ty97 Oct 12, 13:07
- F 'em! -- nm - Lafarrow Oct 12, 13:07

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