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I would'nt call myself the biggest Bryce Harper fan. But he came through with an enormous hit yesterday -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 08:34 2
- I'm pretty sure David is his biggest fan -- nm - decline Oct 24, 08:35
- About damn time imho -- nm - budice Oct 24, 08:35
A24 Screening Room: Halloween Horror Marathon - 6 Days, 6 Films, 6 Dollars. (don't look at the selections, Pippy) -- (link) - Dano Oct 24, 08:33 2
- Very nice deal for those who want to be very disturbed. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 10:43
- that's pretty cool. I haven't seen - prayformojo Oct 24, 08:34
Justice is going to hold a presser today on a significant national security threat. Rumored to be about Tik Tok. -- (link) - ML Oct 24, 08:30 6
- Be quite the action if it gets blocked or App Stores remove it -- nm - budice Oct 24, 08:40
- That last part is intriguing. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 08:31 4
  - I'd read some stuff about them getting concerned by it. I may have posted it here. -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 08:31 3
    - The Forbes report is crazy in its implications -- (link) - ML Oct 24, 08:39 2
      - Good thing I don't have a Tik Tok account -- nm* - eag Oct 24, 08:43
      - *refuses to get vaccinated to avoid being tracked* - *uploads Let's Go Brandon video on Tik Tok* -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 08:41
Random Roles with Rob Riggle -- (link) - Beaker Oct 24, 08:26
Ted Cruz getting a Bronx welcome -- (link) - Remlik Oct 24, 08:06 8
- and meanwhile, as we laugh and giggle at how *everyone* hate Ted Cruz, here is what he is doing -- (edited) - Jovian Oct 24, 08:42
- dare him to go to Philly -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 08:34
- "I do not like that man Ted Cruz. I do not like his shitty views" -- J. Oliver -- nm - rollo Oct 24, 08:29
- He hears worse from his fellow senators -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 08:16 1
  - "I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz." -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 08:18
- perfection. -- nm - mud Oct 24, 08:15 1
  - thank god I wasnt there. Id be locked up atm. There is no way if I was that close I would not toss whatever beverage I had, into his face. -- nm* - Jovian Oct 24, 08:18
- Himmler in the Bronx. How nice. -- nm - Jovian Oct 24, 08:09
Russell Westbrook is a washed-up bricklayer who needs to be traded immediately -- (link) - Beaker Oct 24, 08:04 4
- There’s video of Jusef Nurkic letting Anthony Davis shoot a corner 3. Nurkic just turns and rubs his nose as AD clanks the side of the backboard. - Will Hunting Oct 24, 08:34
- A team that isn't trying to win would take his contract along with picks. Then the contract expires, they have cap space AND picks. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 08:17
- Kinda hard to trade a bricklayer. -- nm - budice Oct 24, 08:05 1
  - I bet two of the three little pigs wish they had traded for a bricklayer -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 08:30
Garland/DOJ press conference at 1:30 -- (link) - TWuG Oct 24, 07:58 9
- Surprise? -- nm - October Oct 24, 08:09 4
  - Doubt it. DOJ I'm thinking wants to avoid the appearance of meddling in elections. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 08:16 3
    - the failure to act against seditionists is a meddling in itself -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 08:35 1
      - ~If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice~ -- nm - Rush Oct 24, 08:44
    - *raises hand* -- nm - Midterms Oct 24, 08:21
- Garland: "We ordered Jersey Mike's for lunch and it was delicious. Thank you." -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 08:01
- on a “significant national security matter” involving “malign influence schemes and alleged criminal activity by a nation-state actor in the US” -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 08:01
- More. This might be a big deal -- (link) - TWuG Oct 24, 08:01 1
  - i guess this is why they're too busy to send FBI agents to secure polling places in AZ and NV -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 24, 08:07
slogan spotted on a dry cleaner's van over the weekend: - prayformojo Oct 24, 07:50 2
- I saw a Pabst Blue Ribbon truck on the freeway. The back of it said "In wine there is truth, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria" -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 08:25
- There's a tow truck in the neighborhood with the slogan "We pull out" -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 08:05
kilbo! Boo-rito! -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 07:48 3
- Hard to believe, but I've never done this -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 07:58 2
  - I just wear a hockey jersey and boom, boorito -- nm - budice Oct 24, 08:07 1
    - "Who are you dressed as?" "The ghost of Lord Stanley" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 24, 08:09
NFL: Drew Brees holds the career record for 400-yard passing games with 16. Joe Burrow already has 5. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 07:42 4
- Granted I don’t follow the NFL. But that Brees record seems much much lower than I’d expect. -- nm - MDH Oct 24, 07:53 3
  - Brees also had a lot more chances to rack up stats…since his teams rarely put games away early. - Will Hunting Oct 24, 08:28 1
    - Same could be said of Marino w/Fins -- nm - budice Oct 24, 08:29
  - Well it used to be an amazing thing to throw for 300 in a game. The game has changed quite a bit. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 07:54
Climate Activists Throw Mashed Potatoes on Monet Painting - crash davis Oct 24, 07:23 3
- These 'activists' should try this shit in a Arab or SE Asian nation. -- (edited) - Jovian Oct 24, 07:37 2
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 07:40 1
    - My other thought is that which hangs on the wall of museum belongs to the museum, so gag the activists and make them a display -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 07:42
A Partial Solar Eclipse Will Put On a Show. Here’s How to Watch. event will be visible from Europe, northern Africa, the Middle East and Asia Tuesday - crash davis Oct 24, 07:04 14
- I mainly posted this for the mention of upcoming eclipses. The total lunar eclipse mentioned for NoV 7th. From NASA -- (link) - crash davis Oct 24, 07:06 13
  - NASA on the annular eclipse in 2023 -- (link) - crash davis Oct 24, 07:07 12
    - NASA on the 2024 total solar eclipse -- (link) - crash davis Oct 24, 07:08 11
      - ST Solarstravaganza. Niagara Falls 2024! -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 07:12 10
        
        We talked about that when we went to Nashville for the last one. It seemed a long way off then. Hope to be able to make it. -- nm - Meg Oct 24, 07:41
        
        Tell me more -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 07:22 4
        
        See below. Niagara is directly in the path. Wife and I are planning to be there for it. Hoping other STers can join -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 07:23 3
        
        J has family in the Rochester and Buffalo areas so a visit during the eclipse isn’t entirely out of the question. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 07:34
        
        Niagara has been on my to-do list for some time -- nm* - ty97 Oct 24, 07:24 1
        
        I think kilbo has a good idea -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 07:40
        
        that could be fun -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 07:17 3
        
        I have a note in my calendar for March 2023 to book my hotel. This is following a similar path as the last total solar and while it was fun to take - oblique Oct 24, 07:20 2
        
        Note that the boats won't be running that time of year IINM -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 07:22 1
        
        Rather be on solid ground and take some good photos :). Otherwise I'd be at Cedar Point but they're also not open that time of year -- nm* - oblique Oct 24, 07:24
Pete Carroll and wheat grass - Flavorize Oct 24, 07:02 1
- groovy -- nm - crash davis Oct 24, 07:10
Opinion - Biden Can’t Do Much About Oil Prices - crash davis Oct 24, 06:58
Plastic recycling drops to 5% in US -- (link) - oblique Oct 24, 06:43 2
- "recycled plastic carries toxicity risks through contamination with other plastic types in collection bins, preventing it from becoming food-grade" -- (edited) - Max Oct 24, 06:51 1
  - Not exactly sure, but this article from the Atlantic has similar details even to where different PET#1 products can't be recycled together -- (link) - oblique Oct 24, 07:03
If anyone didn't get Heardle in 1, I would like to have a conversation with you. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:35 8
- I did. Still wasn't as easy as Smells Like Teen Spirit that one day. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 11:26
- I got it in 2. -- nm - kelly Oct 24, 08:30
- I got it. (Yay!) Then I had to rewatch the Masked Singer version. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 07:53
- Can't play, alas. Probably would not get it. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 24, 07:21 1
  - Nevermind, I used a VPN. Got it in 2, which was kinda surprising to me. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 24, 07:23
- I didnt -- nm -- (edited) - tRuMaN Oct 24, 06:49 1
  - same -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 06:50
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 06:38
As Britain’s Economy Stumbles, One Sector Is Booming: Whisky - crash davis Oct 24, 06:31
Framed: 6/6. Moviedle: 3/6. Actorle: 2/8. - Marlowe Oct 24, 06:27
nm -- nm* - budice Oct 24, 06:21 1
- You've been had. That's a fake account and an old trailer. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 06:25
‘It’s His Time’: Bryce Harper Is Building His Legacy - crash davis Oct 24, 06:20
NAEP (The Nation's Report Card) Math scores 2019 vs 2022 are brutal -- (link*) - decline Oct 24, 06:12
Happy Diwali -- (link) - budice Oct 24, 06:10
Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister -- nm - decline Oct 24, 06:05 2
- We'll see about that -- nm - Heady McLettuceface Oct 24, 08:13
- It will be the first time in history that the residents of Downing Street are richer than those of Buckingham Palace. -- nm - decline Oct 24, 06:15
Top allies warn Russia against using ‘dirty bomb’ accusations to escalate the war. - crash davis Oct 24, 06:00 4
- For Ukrainian runners, a brutal race made sense when little else did. (this is Dano's thing - cd) - crash davis Oct 24, 06:03 3
  - More Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of intentionally slowing grain shipments. - crash davis Oct 24, 06:08 2
    - Italy’s new right-wing government seeks to reaffirm support for Ukraine. - crash davis Oct 24, 06:09 1
      - In a call, U.S. and Russian officials discuss Russia’s escalating threats against Ukraine. - crash davis Oct 24, 06:11
Bozeman, MT ended up with 15.8" of fresh snow! -- (link) - decline Oct 24, 05:59 1
- sweet -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 06:17
*Tim signal* -- (link) - ty97 Oct 24, 05:53 1
- Not my district anymore! And honestly he deserves to lose for switching districts. -- nm* - Tim Oct 24, 06:28
nice to see my Vamps team isn't a complete trainwreck. They laid a good curb stomping this week even with Kyle Pitts being a fucking bum -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 05:37 5
- I need to avoid a 36 pt game from David Montgomery tonight to go to 6-1 in Astros. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 07:41
- it was a good run - congrats david - Lafarrow Oct 24, 06:25
- I've come to the conclusion that I'm just really, really bad at FF -- nm - decline Oct 24, 06:02
- I need to hold onto a 17 point lead vs. two tight ends (Henry and Kmet) to get my first Astro win. I'm vs. RC in both leagues but I think he will - oblique Oct 24, 05:59
- I had a bad case of not-getting-into-the-endzone this week. Needless to say, I will not be winning. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 05:57
Nevada athletic commission greeenlights professional face slapping league -- (link*) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 05:04 4
- To hold my interest, It can't be a controlled environment. It needs to be in someone's multi-floor house and with all the drama. -- nm - budice Oct 24, 05:30
- In case you thought tag and dodgeball were too highbrow. -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 05:26
- That guy from Squid Game will be the preseason #1 -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 05:24
- this does not look like fun to watch -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 05:24
TV PSA: NFL, 911, Voice, All American x 2, Bachelor in Paradise, Raw, Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola, Cleaning Lady, NCIS, NCIS Hawaii, Good Doctor -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 04:39 2
- Quantum Leap, Below Deck Med, Wild Crime, Oh Hell, The Chalk Line, Mid-Century, DWTS, The Vow, Avenue 5, Halloween stuff, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 04:41 1
  - 2: Pats! and 911 for the wife and kids -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 04:55
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 24, 04:24 [Attachment] 1
- The title of some STer's memoir: I, TYRA FAN. -- nm - Barynn Oct 24, 06:00
Happy new UK Prime Minister Day everyone! -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 03:26 3
- Be well, u! K? -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 04:53
- Is it to be a bimonthly celebration? -- nm - mafic Oct 24, 03:56 1
  - 🎉🎊 -- nm - .🎃 Oct 24, 04:47
Israel hits an Iranian drone factory in Syria -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 24, 02:50
Monday Power billions is 610m casino window will close at 2 - zeitgeist Oct 24, 01:16 1
- Sent. -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 05:20
I recorded some A-Team episodes on MeTV a few months back and I'm just now getting around to them. - Ender Oct 24, 00:18 1
- That's hilarious -- nm - con_carne Oct 24, 03:45
Wordle 492 3/6 - TWuG Oct 23, 23:14 7
- 4/6 - Marlowe Oct 24, 07:13
- 2 (with a wild guess) - decline Oct 24, 06:01
- 6/6 - oblique Oct 24, 05:35
- Same - spamlet Oct 24, 05:19
- 2/6 - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 24, 05:02
- 3/6 - prayformojo Oct 24, 04:14
- 2 - 492 - GregW Oct 24, 01:25
So was this a Treehouse of Horror or not? -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 22:23 8
- I think so. -- nm - David Oct 23, 22:42 7
  - This will totally screw with the numbering... -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 22:51 6
    - Actually, it's not, and Krusty should take note. Next week is ToH, and it's got Linda Belcher on it. -- nm* - David Oct 23, 22:53 5
      - Alright! -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 05:06
      - I swore I saw "Treehouse of Horror" in the opening tonight and was confused because I thought that was two weeks ago. - Max Oct 23, 23:46 2
        
        It DID say "Treehouse of Horror Presents Not It". -- nm - Ender Oct 24, 00:10 1
        
        yeah, Futon Critic and TV Guide both labeled it as a Treehouse of Horror episode -- nm - Beaker Oct 24, 05:08
      - That might actually screw with the numbering more... -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 23:00
Good riddance Chris Chibnall. -- nm - Ender Oct 23, 21:35 2
- Convoluted is the word that springs to mind with his tenure. -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 04:20
- word -- nm - peglegpete Oct 23, 21:48
this should be instantly disqualifying, in Pennsylvania or elsewhere -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 23, 21:28
the Nazis chose a bridge over the 405 because they know nobody wants to go anywhere near the 405 -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 23, 21:25
Continuing with the picture version of this schtick -- (pic) - JD Oct 23, 21:20 [Attachment]
*blink* -- nm - znufrii Oct 23, 21:11

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