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Do all teams do this? I find the hyper celebrating tedious -- nm - rollo Oct 22, 19:48
if Lucas had shot Star Wars' set scenes in LA instead of London, I bet a lot of Royal Shakespeare actors would still be on the dole - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 19:40 1
- A price was paid, their voice is considered evil. -- nm - con_carne Oct 22, 19:44
After 6 games, I'm pretty sure that hockey positions are just made up. Not so much the forward/defense, but definitely the left/right. -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 19:34 1
- Preferences, Set Plays, and strategery -- nm - budice Oct 22, 19:44
Crash, from below: Anyone can use this link for that article. -- (link) - GregW Oct 22, 19:13 1
- gracias, I just wanted to point out that one chart but thanks :) -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 19:42
RIP Jinx. She’s been dealing with a collapsed lung for over a year. She had gotten to the point where she really couldn’t breathe. It was time. -- (pic) - Dano Oct 22, 19:00 [Attachment] 23
- I'm so sorry. At least she has relief from the pain. -- nm - jnine Oct 23, 00:51
- Sorry for your loss -- nm - Epiphany! Oct 22, 20:32
- ahhhh. really sorry to hear this, dano -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 19:44
- Love for you and Jinx. -- nm - Max Oct 22, 19:39
- so sorry -- nm - mud Oct 22, 19:38
- I'm sorry :((( -- nm - peglegpete Oct 22, 19:33
- Princess hot ginge. 💔 -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 22, 19:33
- Sorry to hear. -- nm - .🎡 Oct 22, 19:25
- Ugh so sorry -- nm - JaxSean Oct 22, 19:24
- oh Dano, I'm sorry :( -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 19:19
- RIP to a real one -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 19:17
- :( -- nm - budice Oct 22, 19:16
- :( -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 22, 19:12
- So sorry. It really is the downside of pet parenting :( -- nm - Meg Oct 22, 19:08
- I'm so sorry, Dan. I know how much you loved her. -- nm - David Oct 22, 19:07 1
  - I just looked through the ST archive. You've shown her so much support and love over the years. - David Oct 22, 19:17
- I am so sorry Dano. -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 19:06
- Oh, I am so sorry. -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 19:05
- :( - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 22, 19:05
- ahh man. poor kitty -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 19:04
- :( -- nm - Tim Oct 22, 19:03
- poor kitty. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 19:01
- Sorry, dano :( -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 19:01
This is going to end 17-16 and you will be called into pitch at some point. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 18:59 1
- Who would have guessed dueling bullpen games in the NLCS would go poorly -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 19:00
Zeit, I dispute the fact that all native kids were sent home - -- (link) - Meg Oct 22, 18:51
I refuse to believe that our generation's "The Eagles go back on tour" is Blink-fucking-182. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 18:36 5
- they should do a Lollapalooza but with bands that swore never to play live together again - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 18:57 1
  - The One Night Only? Tour. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 18:59
- It’ll be Oasis when they need the money. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 18:44
- Believe it. Nose bleed seats start at $400 - Epiphany Oct 22, 18:38 1
  - That new single is embarrassing. Paint by numbers pop-punk. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 19:02
Has anyone here seen "Tin Can"? - Beryllium Oct 22, 18:31 1
- I've seen Tin Cup -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 18:34
I'm gonna put a spoiler in the subject line. Taylor Swift's Lavender Haze is not a sequel to Jimi Hendrix's Purple Haze. Sorry to disappoint -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 18:25 4
- Unrelated. A high school classmate of mine posted this today. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 22, 18:53 [Attachment] 1
  - is that really his name? if so, omg -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 18:55
- I’m not impressed with the few songs I’ve heard. Possibly too sophisticated for me -- nm - Epiphany Oct 22, 18:38 1
  - I've only heard Lavender Haze. It wasn't my cup of tea. -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 18:54
"Honey!" What?" "You 50 yet?" "Fuck off" - Beaker Oct 22, 18:11 3
- Hoping for an epic birthday! -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 19:06
- good luck and HBD to Mrs. Beak -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 18:23
- you got a death wish? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 18:12
after 3 Modernas, I just went and got Pfizer'd -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 18:09
i know it's mostly the province of white male comedians but have any of these "cancel culture is bad!" shows/movies been directed by anyone other than - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 18:06
NYT crossword: Hardest for a long time, and first hour-plus for a few months. Took me *forever* to get the theme. Once I did, it finally clicked -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 18:01
Why do the 4 face off spots on the end have circles but not the 4 in the neutral zone? -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 17:28
"OK but have you considered that the health care professionals are the bad guys?" -- (link) - Reagen Oct 22, 16:59 2
- hospitals would be great without all the doctors and nurses! -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 17:18 1
  - Now, they're OK, it's just that most of the people there are sick, what's up with that? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 17:54
he might of got the INT but I bet he blew out a knee trying to stay in bounds -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 16:39
Dear sweet fancy Moses. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 22, 16:31 8
- That child is going to rule us all. -- nm - Andie Oct 22, 18:54
- I believe the children are our future. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 22, 18:16 1
  - cause this one will fucking end you. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 18:35
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Oct 22, 16:46
- "You'll poke your eye out, kid." -- nm - Max Oct 22, 16:44 1
  - she'd just scream at it, it would then jump up, apologize and fly back into her head -- nm - mud Oct 22, 16:50
- *frantically button mashing* -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 16:44
- In my life, I will never be as badass as that little girl -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 16:39
Detroit Lions place wide receiver DJ Chark on IR -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 16:29 1
- There goes DETs chances -- nm - budice Oct 22, 16:30
Power billion 10/22 set 1 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 22, 16:29 [Attachment] 4
- Set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 22, 16:30 [Attachment] 3
  - Set 3 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 22, 16:32 [Attachment] 2
    - Roll over from 10/19 $12 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 22, 16:33 [Attachment] 1
      - The 10/17 rollover got nothing and that group is now closed -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 16:34
Just learned both of Carly Simon's sisters died of cancer this week. Jesus. - loosilu Oct 22, 16:28
Maybe a mirror was not a good idea? -- (link) - Spawn Oct 22, 16:16 [youtube] 2
- spoiler - peglegpete Oct 22, 16:30
- "Jerry secured funding for his show idea "F'n With Bears" using this clip. Jerry passed before he completed the first episode." -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 16:26
I don't think I've ever known a cat to whine before. I generally go up to the bedroom at 4:00pm to watch TV. Minnie's sitting - Meg Oct 22, 15:59
Using Adoptions, Russia Turns Ukrainian Children Into Spoils of War - crash davis Oct 22, 15:53 10
- those aren't "adoptions" any more than Crimea was "annexed" - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 16:08 1
  - Correct. It's kidnapping and genocide. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 16:32
- Shades of the Indian boarding schools :( -- nm - Meg Oct 22, 16:08 4
  - Worse, Indian schools eventually sent the kids back, this is Ottoman empire - zeitgeist Oct 22, 18:00
  - exactly. -- nm - loosilu Oct 22, 16:28
  - I imagine there are mass/unmarked graves too -- nm - Beaker Oct 22, 16:15
  - This is Crow Canyon's latest Youtube presentation. I haven't had time to watch it yet but their lectures are generally good. Once you - Meg Oct 22, 16:14 [youtube]
- ‘I want to kill them all.’ - crash davis Oct 22, 16:00 2
  - ‘It’s tense’: Under constant fire, Ukrainian soldiers dismiss any suggestion that they cede land. - crash davis Oct 22, 16:10 1
    - What it’s like to be shelled - crash davis Oct 22, 16:16
Lassssst calllll for Powerballlllll -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 15:38 8
- And we're closed off to the store to buy tix...Goodluck everybody -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 16:10 1
  - thanks for buying! -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 22, 18:09
- sent -- nm - budice Oct 22, 15:49
- On it -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 15:44 4
  - Sent on the 19th. This a new one? -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 15:46 3
    - Will go ahead. If the same one, apply to the next one. Thanks. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 15:47 2
      - power is (annoyingly) 3 times a week now, M-W and Saturday -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 15:53 1
        
        Well, we'd better win soon. I have vacation plans ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 22, 15:55
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 22, 15:22 [Attachment] 3
- Answer (spoiler)/Bonus question -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 22, 15:22 [Attachment] 2
  - Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 22, 15:23 [Attachment] 1
    - 1/2 -- nm - peglegpete Oct 22, 16:12
My contribution to tonight's Powerball pool - -- (pic) - Meg Oct 22, 15:16 [Attachment] 3
- My numbers - Max Oct 22, 15:31 2
  - And mine ... -- (pic) - ReluctantCynic Oct 22, 15:53 [Attachment] 1
    - And mine - Spawn Oct 22, 16:27
Watched horror movie Host and my light started flickering just as things started to kick off. Also it's a great 50min movie. - LMS Oct 22, 15:07 2
- I was watching The Green Mile up at church camp about a decade back. In the middle of the bad electrocution of Edward Delacroix the power went out. -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 15:10 1
  - Secret Cinema would charge $100 for that experience. -- nm - LMS Oct 22, 15:15
Well, that's disappointing. -- (link) - Mop Oct 22, 15:04 6
- Thing is many Mexicans are also Indigenous as well. -- nm - .🎡 Oct 22, 15:55
- This was known shortly after the fact, I thought. -- nm - Reagen Oct 22, 15:52
- I'll grain of salt this story.. -- nm - colin Oct 22, 15:31 1
  - I'll grain off salt whether their father was a drunk, but I'd be shocked if her sisters weren't her sisters. That'd be journalistic malpractice. -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 15:37
- Damn milkshake duck... -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 15:13
- I wonder why it wasn't reported back then? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 15:07
I don't care about the review, I am playing the absolute hell out of this game. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Oct 22, 14:51 2
- have you ever played fireworks mania? -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 22, 15:12 [youtube] 1
  - Not yet. It's on my Steam wishlist though. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 22, 15:17
It's odd how often hockey players show up to work in a suit and a beanie. It is 77° here today but we're at 50% in this post. -- (link) - Ender Oct 22, 14:36 2
- Beanie and *tie*. -- nm - Spawn Oct 22, 15:51
- Maybe they don't wash their hair. -- nm - jnine Oct 22, 14:39
I love the internet. -- (link) - David Oct 22, 14:15 [youtube]
DTL: Lost all my ties and somehow got "stuck" with a +9 walk on that I didn't put a single point on. -- nm - Dano Oct 22, 13:32 9
- Nice! I got a +6 walk-on myself. Nowhere for him to play since the team is so loaded, but that's someone else's problem now. -- nm - Barynn Oct 22, 18:51
- I spent too long trying to figure out how neckware was involved here. -- nm - Ender Oct 22, 15:17
- Err, what's their grading? -- nm - David Oct 22, 13:57 5
  - (and what were their high school stats?) -- nm - David Oct 22, 13:57 4
    - GGEEGE and 8.6 pts, 5.0 rb, 4.3 ast - He was a SF in high school so maybe he was just out of position? -- nm - Dano Oct 22, 14:31 3
      - That’s amazing. -- nm - The Allfather Oct 22, 17:47
      - He got a G shooting with a TS% of 43? Wow. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 22, 14:47 1
        
        Yeah stats say that’s generous but hopefully he got lucky. -- nm - spamlet Oct 22, 15:40
- I lost 3 ties including a non-max that ended up with Owensboro. Kid is a stud shooter. - Will Hunting Oct 22, 13:49
Krugman - Wonking Out: Facts, Feelings and Rural Politics - crash davis Oct 22, 13:26 4
- "Urban Voters Like Their Tyler Perry Movies, Rural Voters Like Their MAGA Rallies. What's Keeping Them Politically Divided?" -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Oct 22, 15:24
- ty, you've done much better in posting the charts than I have. If you're bored would you post the last chart, Urban % vs Homicide Mortality? tia - crash davis Oct 22, 13:28 2
  - I'm out of free articles -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 13:29 1
    - oh, nevermind then :) - but thanks anyways -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 13:30
In college I worked at an Indian restaurant that was protective of their recipes. I had to sign a paper saying I wouldn't reveal the flatbread recipe - TWuG Oct 22, 13:21 4
- your punchline is not going to get a rise from most ST'ers -- nm* - peglegpete Oct 22, 13:57 2
  - It's a bit doughy, yeah -- nm - Beryllium Oct 22, 14:19 1
    - i just can't wrap that around my brains -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 22, 15:05
- 🐱‍👓👍 -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 13:28
Peter Coy - Britain’s Troubles Are Teaching Us Something About Financial Markets - crash davis Oct 22, 13:19 3
- That reminds me I have a CFR t-shirt somewhere. -- nm - .🎡 Oct 22, 14:52
- This is one of my all-time favorite SNL skits - Max Oct 22, 13:34 1
  - That is good. I especially like the ending with his weird friend -- nm - crash davis Oct 22, 13:39
That's enough. -- nm - ty97 Oct 22, 13:07 2
- Another one! -- nm - DJ Khaled Oct 22, 13:15
- -- -- -- nm* - mud Oct 22, 13:15

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