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This Turbo guy on The Challenge: Ride or Die seems like a real nasty piece of work. -- nm - Jovian Oct 13, 08:57 2
- Haven’t watched last night but the language barrier was a real issue for him last time. - Volnelk Oct 13, 09:11 1
  - Yep. He was actually pretty nice until he got all ragey. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 13, 09:16
Of Albertson's 2500+ stores, less than 400 are named Albertson's. Here are their chains - ty97 Oct 13, 08:53 9
- Jewel-Osco we have. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 09:36
- in allentown, we had weis kings. is that kings? (here we just have weis.) - judge amanda jones Oct 13, 08:57 3
  - Weis has just under 200 locations in the Mid-Atlantic. Weis, King's, and Mrs Z's appear to be their chains -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:59
  - I think Weis is separate from both Albertson's and Kroger -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:59 1
    - Not for long.... -- nm - Albertson's and Kroger Oct 13, 08:59
- Krogers has 2700+ locations, including the chains Dillon's, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, Harris Teeter, King Sooper, Mariano's, QFC, Ralph's, .... - ty97 Oct 13, 08:57 1
  - We have alot of Frys here -- nm - eag Oct 13, 09:02
- Acme is the big one in my area. Also, TIL, Kroger owns both Barclay's and Littman's Jewelers -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:55
- (Spawn, they own Jewel-Osco) -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:54
The Mole spoilers - Tim Oct 13, 08:47 4
- oh, we're talking about it? spoiler - judge amanda jones Oct 13, 08:49 3
  - Alex isn’t Anderson but she’s good! (spoils obvie) - Tim Oct 13, 08:52 2
    - did we see everyone who looked? spoiler - judge amanda jones Oct 13, 08:56 1
      - spoils - Tim Oct 13, 09:12
Florida jury recommends Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison, on all 17 counts -- (link*) - mud Oct 13, 08:46 1
- NYT: -- (link) - mud Oct 13, 08:53
Okay NYC’ers - N and I are headed in tomorrow. Leaving Monday. Looking for suggestions on where to eat/what to do. - kelly Oct 13, 08:42 4
- do you like indian? this place in midtown is pukka -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 13, 08:52
- Climate Clock is easy to get to, it's at the Metronome next to Union Square. - ty97 Oct 13, 08:50
- Hamilton's grave is pretty close to the 9/11 Memorial -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 08:46 1
  - Oh yeah, I forgot we might do Hamilton’s grave too. -- nm - kelly Oct 13, 09:13
Qatar to send drunk fans to sobering up areas during World Cup -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 08:35 2
- Oh, what a relief! Hand holding between two men will be tolerated! So it's all good now. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 08:52
- Aka "prison". -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 08:50
If you have cash-on-hand that you can park for 12 months, the US Treasury "I-bonds" rate of interest will drop from 9.62% to 6.47% after October 28 -- (link) - ML Oct 13, 08:29 6
- Are these the ones that are callable after a short period of time? -- nm - Max Oct 13, 09:02
- You're suggesting to buy before 10/28? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 13, 08:51 3
  - Yes -- nm - ML Oct 13, 09:24
  - This is that golden period where you know exactly what you'll be getting for the first year. - Barynn Oct 13, 08:57
  - Yes. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 13, 08:52
- I’ve already maxxed mine out for the year, but yes. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 13, 08:48
So that $28 Taco Bell order was $25 before taxes -- (link) - JD Oct 13, 08:25 9
- Oh good, we’re on Day Two of the lie so that’s Double Down Day!! -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 09:06
- the caloric count on that lunch has to be through the roof -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 08:42
- "I ordered enough food for four people and it was expensive!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 08:41
- that's a lot of effin' food for one person to eat at lunch -- nm* - decline Oct 13, 08:28 5
  - it is also how a complete moron would order from Taco Bell -- nm - Jovian Oct 13, 08:35 3
    - it's almost like he purposefully did it for a political bit on TV -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:36 2
      - and it worked out well. - Jovian Oct 13, 08:37 1
        
        like they need free press. Taco Bell is the one fast food place that literally always has a line at the drive thru. At any of the several spots in NNJ. -- (edited) - Jovian Oct 13, 08:38
  - “If someone is talking politics and eating $28 of Taco Bell in one sitting, then my immediate follow up question is what their thoughts are on Biden’s - AOC Oct 13, 08:31
Carlos Correa opting out of Twins deal to become free agent -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 08:16
“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” and the Vindication of Green Day -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 08:00 9
- I loved that during the curtain call of American Idiot on Broadway, they wheeled out racks of acoustic guitars for the entire cast to serenade the audience with this song -- nm* - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 13, 09:06 1
  - And speaking of, did anyone wake him up this year? -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 13, 09:10
- (one of the few things I remember about ER was this song performance...) -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 08:13
- The most recent Green Day song I’ve added to my Liked list is 2021’s Pollyanna. They need no vindication. -- nm* - Qale Oct 13, 08:04 5
  - I think it is more about the hate they got when they went mainstream with Dookie -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 08:10 2
    - I get the idea and it’s, as always, a great article. That time period where Green Day was a sell-out feels extremely short in retrospect. - Qale Oct 13, 08:16
    - It was something unpredictable, but in the end, it was right. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:15
  - Vindication... comeback... reunion. Words no longer have meaning. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:08 1
    - Banana. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 08:44
Peacock streaming back with $20 for 1yr offer -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 07:57 9
- too late sucker! - oblique Oct 13, 08:01
- Peacock has added ads to more current shows even with the premium “ad-free” subscription. So, buyer beware. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 07:58 3
  - THAT'S NOT HOW THIS WORKS! -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 08:43
  - oh HELL NO -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 08:20 1
    - Dick Wolf gotta eat. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 08:25
- I need a Hulu offer like this. I am hopeful Black Friday has some deals. -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 07:57 3
  - this page is offering Hulu, Disney +, and ESPN+ for $13.99 a month -- (link) - crash davis Oct 13, 08:10 [hulu] 2
    - $19.99 for ad-free Hulu -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 08:11 1
      - thanks for the info. My HBO ended up being $ 4.50 a month, so I am hoping for something along those lines - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 08:37
The English - Official Trailer | Prime Video (November 11th) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 07:55 [youtube]
OTD 30 yrs ago, Prince released his 14th album, O(+> -- (link) - mud Oct 13, 07:54 1
- 'Sexy MF' -- (link) - mud Oct 13, 07:56 [youtube]
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical | Official Trailer | Netflix (December 25th) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 07:54 [youtube]
Well, I didn't expect that. Crave now has "The Raccoons". -- nm - Beryllium Oct 13, 07:52
Presidente Biden in LA -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 07:34 1
- "Don't make me have to come down there... I'm coming down there!" -- nm - con_carne Oct 13, 08:37
Neat. Google Project Starline. 3D chat - no headset required -- (link) - decline Oct 13, 07:32
Sex-ay: Zubaz comeback -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 07:31 3
- ML just tingled and he doesn't know why. -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 07:36 2
  - Oh, I know why -- nm - ML Oct 13, 08:25 1
    - You're not wearing pants under your robes again are you -- nm - rollo Oct 13, 08:29
I'm thinking of cancelling all subs and starting over from scratch. How many people here live without local network TV? -- nm* - crash davis Oct 13, 07:29 13
- We do. I miss it very rarely. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 13, 08:05
- I have never had local TV in the nearly 9 years living in Houston. Just internets. -- nm - Qale Oct 13, 07:57
- Can you just use an antenna? That's what we do but not sure if mountains get in your way. -- (link*) - spamlet Oct 13, 07:38 5
  - I took down our antenna back in W's second term. The reception was sometimes sketchy. That is a good thought, but I don't feel like putting it back - crash davis Oct 13, 07:44 4
    - We're lucky we can get away with rabbit ears. Maybe try that for $10? Just go to the hardware store and look for the one about $10 and buy it to see. - spamlet Oct 13, 07:46 3
      - Unfortunately, rabbit ears don't work well. The big roof mounted ones work better. -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 07:49 2
        
        Gotcha. I figured the terrain would be tough. -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 08:02
        
        This is what I have -- nm - oblique Oct 13, 07:50
- I went streaming only 3 years ago and have basically no issues - decline Oct 13, 07:33 4
  - yeah, they want more than any other streaming component for those stations and I don't really see what I'm getting for that right now -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 07:40 3
    - I have the Disney bundle plus Hulu including live TV which is $79/mo -- nm - prayformojo Oct 13, 07:42 1
      - basically what I saw was Hulu $29, Hulu plus live tv $79. I don't think those networks are worth $50 to me -- nm - crash davis Oct 13, 07:48
    - although sports streaming is getting better each season -- (edited) - decline Oct 13, 07:41
Jury's decision to sentence Parkland school shooter to death or life in prison expected to be read at 10:30 est. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 13, 07:14 6
- Sentenced to death -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:08 4
  - This says life? -- (link) - spamlet Oct 13, 08:39 1
    - huh. I initially saw death on twitter - but that post is now gone. Looks like it was wrong -- nm - decline Oct 13, 08:48
  - Good. - Will Hunting Oct 13, 08:28
  - Not a huge surprise when juries are entirely made up of people that favor it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 08:10
- I wonder where David Hogg lands on this? -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 07:31
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 13, 07:10 [Attachment] 2
- Jeopardy style: NFT ROIC. What is zero? -- nm - rollo Oct 13, 07:22 1
  - Why didn't Springfield's council of intellectuals succeed? Too big egos. Too much CONFRINCT. -- nm - Barynn Oct 13, 07:27
Animal Crossers: KK Slider Concert in Japan now posted on Youtube - budice Oct 13, 07:08 [youtube]
Ukraine Offensive Will Push Through Winter, U.S. Defense Chief Says - crash davis Oct 13, 07:03 1
- Shhhhh-UT UP! -- nm - Ukraine Generals Oct 13, 07:04
Dall-E: Microsoft Surface event announces Dall-E built into new Microsoft Designer software and Bing Image Creator. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 07:03 1
- Also announced, Apple Music for Windows. Final nail in the coffin for iTunes. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 07:03
Woah: Krogers in talks to merge with Albertsons -- (link) - decline Oct 13, 07:00 15
- Not sure I have ever seen an Albertsons. But it was like that for their last merger. -- nm - Spawn Oct 13, 08:10
- Oh, I hope not. They're already the only two markets in the neighborhood and Ralphs/Kroger is my closest. It would likely be the first to close. -- nm - Meg Oct 13, 07:58
- I’d be shocked if that goes through -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 07:19 2
  - *especially* with inflation -- nm - ty97 Oct 13, 08:35
  - yeah, it'll be a tough sell to the antitrust folks -- nm - decline Oct 13, 07:25
- well that is depressing. I just swore off Krogers this weekend. - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 07:14 6
  - Not trying to start a fight, but what items would you return to Kroger? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 13, 07:16 5
    - Pumpkins that rang up the wrong price and fruit bowls that were purchased that were already spoiled - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 07:22 2
      - that's cause they're cutting corners to save up to buy Albertsons -- nm - decline Oct 13, 07:24 1
        
        LOL -- nm - St. Epiphany Oct 13, 07:29
    - probably groceries -- nm - decline Oct 13, 07:17 1
      - "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli." -- nm - Barynn Oct 13, 07:21
- Jeez. One single grocery chain to rule them all. -- nm - Mop Oct 13, 07:02
- Krogersons -- nm - budice Oct 13, 07:01 1
  - Albers -- nm - Volnelk Oct 13, 07:13
Bruno Latour, Philosopher on the Social Basis of Scientific Facts, Dies at 75 - crash davis Oct 13, 06:54 1
- That's some wild stuff. Reads like something out of Umberto Eco. -- nm - Barynn Oct 13, 06:59
*watches solar production grind to a halt* - oblique Oct 13, 06:35
Prince of Wales presents actress Vanessa Redgrave with her Damehood -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 06:29
I...didn't expect this argument from this source -- (link) - spamlet Oct 13, 06:28 4
- The Economist Christmas parties must be pretty rockin. -- nm - Reagen Oct 13, 07:18
- they’ve been beating that particular drum for years. it’s pretty consistent with their general editorial stance. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 06:34 2
  - here’s the 2001 version, where they even mention it’s their long-standing position. -- (link) - mafic Oct 13, 06:37 1
    - Guessed I had missed that. -- nm - spamlet Oct 13, 06:42
is this office space? -- (pic) - judge amanda jones Oct 13, 06:23 [Attachment] 4
- I wouldn't say it's an office, Bob -- nm - rollo Oct 13, 07:21
- Let's not... *twirly finger gesture* ... jump to conclusions. -- nm - Barynn Oct 13, 06:29
- Yep. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 06:26 1
  - Back wall has the name of the company. -- nm - mafic Oct 13, 06:27
Framed: 6/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8 - Marlowe Oct 13, 06:14
TV PSA: MLB, Young Sheldon, Walker, Walker Independence, Station 19, Grey's Anatomy, Hell's Kitchen, L&O x 3, So Help Me Todd, Call Me Kat, CSI Vegas, -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 06:08 6
- UK has All Creatures Great & Small, Taskmaster and Manifest. -- nm - LMS Oct 13, 07:01
- Alone Skills, Alaska Daily, Exception, Friend of the Family, Good Fight, It Couldn't Happen Here, Beavis & Butthead, Pantheon, Pennyworth, She Hulk, -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 06:10 4
  - I watched alaska daily last week. I didn't hate it. (I am obviously a sucker for anything starring mr. katimsky.) -- nm - judge amanda jones Oct 13, 06:13 2
    - I know nothing about this show, but I assume it's an amalgamation of Northern Exposure and Early Edition. -- nm - Ender Oct 13, 06:17 1
      - starring Hilary Swank! -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 06:17
  - NFL, Vampire Academy, ST Lower Decks, Sue Perkins, The Watcher, Ghosts, Welcome to Flatch, Little Demon, NJPW, Halloween stuff, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 13, 06:12
Wordle 5/6 - oblique Oct 13, 05:52 2
- 5/6 - Marlowe Oct 13, 06:38
- 5 - rollo Oct 13, 06:01
If I was another owner, the fact Snyder had PIs investigating me would really, really make me want to have him killed... - Beaker Oct 13, 05:51 1
- direct link to article (great timing with them on Thursday Night Football tonight too...) -- (link) - Beaker Oct 13, 05:56
CPI-U: +0.4% m-o-m (seasonally adjusted), +8.2% y-o-y -- nm* - Barynn Oct 13, 05:44 5
- Social Security benefits going up 8.7%, Medicare part B premiums decreasing 3% -- (link) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 13, 07:10
- Sell Sell Sell -- (link) - budice Oct 13, 06:13
- Annual inflation %'s from BLS (guys! it's still ok to buy clothes) -- (link) - decline Oct 13, 05:46
- For I bond watchers, Sep index is 296.808 yielding a Nov rate of 6.47% -- nm - Barynn Oct 13, 05:46 1
  - Nice. - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 13, 06:36

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