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This week's Andor music has hints of Jean-Michel Jarre. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 18:33 2
- and even subtler hints of a plot moving forward -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 18:42
- and also a cassette tape player low on battery power. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 18:37
have a good time, all the time -- nm - prayformojo Oct 26, 18:29
stupid cat isn't hungry at all, he just enjoys observing the act of me feeding him -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 18:16 1
- You've got a flourish with a can opener. -- nm - laptop camera si Oct 26, 18:40
Trial in wrongful death suit of man who died at a strip club postponed after the lead defense attorney also dies at the same club. -- (link) - znufrii Oct 26, 18:10
Bev Hills mid-century modern on the market for first time in 60 years (and from the interior pics, also the last time it was decorated) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 18:02 5
- I wouldn't change a thing. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 26, 18:09
- The main room carpet has smallpox. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 18:08
- The annual taxes on that house are twice what I paid for my house. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 26, 18:06 2
  - it's just down the hill from Sharon Tate property. i've been in a similar BH house. you're obv paying for location but buildwise they're tiny and show - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 18:11 1
    - like for the same price, 15 minutes east, you can live so much larger -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 18:14
Loki has multiplied -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 17:46 1
- Take that, Taylor! -- nm - Spawn Oct 26, 20:40
Spain Universal Yums: A....one of the best boxes we've had. There was nothing that I didn't like. The candies were fantastic and the two chips in the - prayformojo Oct 26, 17:34 1
- (and I could eat a bushel of the spicy mango gummies) -- nm - prayformojo Oct 26, 17:37
Wait. Why does black Adam have an English accent? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 26, 17:34 5
- I don't hear it in the trailers except from Brosnan. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 17:40
- like Dick Van Dyke English accent? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 17:40 1
  - Or a Keanu English accent? -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 17:52
- Because he's from a fictional Middle Eastern country. Duh! -- nm - David Oct 26, 17:38
- because the rock needed to make a character choice. - mafic Oct 26, 17:37
good news everybody! my Pono works! it just needed like 24 hours to charge apparently. -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 17:31 3
- Ponyo likes ham!! -- nm - Qale Oct 26, 18:12
- bad news: the Arcade Fire edition actually works -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 17:33 1
  - now I have Reflektor and the Suburbs in FLAC! -- nm - mafic Oct 26, 17:35
Marvel: Wakanda Forever Premiere livestream -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 17:28 [youtube]
So far in 2022 Meta has lost over $9 billion on VR/AR. -- (link) - Ender Oct 26, 17:01 3
- That and a bushel of chopped onions might make me cry. -- nm - David Oct 26, 17:39 1
  - See "Yeezy shoe collectors are ‘panic selling’ following Kanye West’s antisemitic rants" -- nm - con_carne Oct 26, 18:37
- keep going . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 17:06
That Perry/Keanu comment had a simple answer. Keanu is alive and the others aren’t because he wasn’t doing speedballs. -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 17:00 1
- The proper wording there was "why am I still alive". -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 17:10
I don't understand how the hell Twitter expects McDonalds to make a ground pork patty slathered in barbecue sauce... -- nm - Ender Oct 26, 16:54 2
- "McRib" is one of those brain-free, easy way to get fake Internet points. Like mentioning In-N-Out here. Also, soc med's chief business is hatred. -- nm - con_carne Oct 26, 18:21
- reminds me of an old idiom from nineteen-tickety two -- (link) - crash davis Oct 26, 16:59
Alito must be really mad at Ginni Thomas, huh? -- (link) - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 26, 16:50 2
- Think long and hard about taking more freedoms - Epiphany! Oct 26, 18:09
- ha ha -- nm - mud Oct 26, 16:56
CRASH & RC. the new Grand Designs -- (link) - peglegpete Oct 26, 16:37 [youtube] 2
- Just what I needed this evening. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 26, 17:01
- thank you -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 17:01
Radio host dies of a heart attack during morning broadcast, age 55. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 26, 16:32 1
- aw that's sad. -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 16:35
I just saw crash's B3 reply and may or may not have cussed reflexively -- nm - ML Oct 26, 16:20 5
- did I mis-remember how something was perceived? my apologies -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 17:00 3
  - No, you nailed it. - ML Oct 26, 17:09 2
    - from the 90s, I'm still scarred by the Mariners trading minor league prospects Derek Lowe and Jason Varitek for Heathcliff "Blown Save" Slocumb -- nm - crash davis Oct 26, 18:13 1
      - the 1890s? - mafic Oct 26, 18:24
- the Walker one? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 16:52
so what was your favorite Twitter moment, world? - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 16:09 5
- When Elon loses $44 billion for no good reason? -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 16:31 3
  - The annoying thing is he could lose 3x that and still be ahead of his net worth a few years ago. - Max Oct 26, 17:01
  - Tesla is down 33% from when he made the deal. - Will Hunting Oct 26, 17:01
  - still waiting to see how that's actually structured if/when it closes -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 16:34
- well, I'm gonna have to say, my career. Twitter was primarily responsible for landing my 3 most recent positions. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 16:11
Powerbawl 10/26 set one -- (pic) -- (link*) - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:52 [Attachment] 8
- Set 2nd -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:53 [Attachment] 7
  - Set 3rd -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:54 [Attachment] 6
    - Straggler -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:55 [Attachment] 5
      - 10/24 roll over part 1 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:56 [Attachment] 4
        
        10/24 set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:57 [Attachment] 3
        
        Nothing from the two previous groups and they are closed -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 26, 15:58 2
        
        Repost from earlier to keep it all together. -- (link) - Meg Oct 26, 16:20 [Backboard] 1
        
        My numbers for the pool - Max Oct 26, 17:08
Motley Crue: Mick Mars retires from touring -- (link) - Remlik Oct 26, 15:43 2
- it's astounding he's been able to be upright at all the last ~20 yrs -- nm - mud Oct 26, 15:48 1
  - When Spawn and I met them in 2013 he was SUPER fragile. -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 15:58
*strange urge to binge the original 21 Jump Street* - Max Oct 26, 15:13 1
- *dances around singing* -- (link) - Beaker Oct 26, 15:39 [youtube]
Jerry Lee Lewis is not dead after all. -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 14:56 8
- "he was then transferred to a better hospital, where his condition was upgraded to "alive"" -- nm - ML Oct 26, 16:42 1
  - Premium aka Cadillac health plan -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 26, 18:12
- goodness, gracious. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 16:33
- what happend to his child cousin wife? -- nm - loosilu Oct 26, 16:32 1
  - I don't know if the craziest part is that she was 13, his cousin (once removed), or that at 22 she was his *third wife*. - mafic Oct 26, 17:43
- So, they are reporting him as living until the family is notified of a changing mortality. - Will Hunting Oct 26, 15:46
- I'm glad he's not dead. I was shocked (?) that he only (?) 87 -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 15:13
- artist George Wunder took over the Terry & the Pirates comic strip in 1947. when he died about 40 years later, newspapers were reporting Terry Creator - peglegpete Oct 26, 15:01
For the first time since 1950, there won't be an African American player in the World Series. -- nm* - spamlet Oct 26, 14:56
Hockey: "Stick Man" at hockey games is so insane. He touches the stick of whoever has the puck. -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 14:55
DTL: 4/9/13/51 - spamlet Oct 26, 14:48 5
- 18/48/73 and a NR who might make me very very happy. 28ppg, 6’0. I’ll take short shooters. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 15:45
- 8/57 and a wide net -- nm - rollo Oct 26, 14:52 3
  - I’m on Moore as well -- nm - Dano Oct 26, 16:02 2
    - You me and half the league - at least a 4/4 probably a 6/6 -- nm - rollo Oct 26, 16:25 1
      - I’m losing 3 of my 4 tallest players so I liked his E+ impact preference. -- nm - Dano Oct 26, 16:48
Skechers tells Kanye to get bent -- (link) - Jovian Oct 26, 14:44 6
- his name is NE not ye :) :) :) :) :) -- nm - peglegpete Oct 26, 14:54
- He'll prolly end up in Saudi Arabia with some of that LIV Tour money -- nm - budice Oct 26, 14:46 4
  - the power move would be to sign Pete Davidson as spokesman for Adidas. - Jovian Oct 26, 14:53 3
    - I'm surprised Trojan haven't signed him yet. -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 15:09 2
      - I'm sorry my mind went to the 5'th Doctor, and said HUH??? -- nm - peglegpete Oct 26, 15:16 1
        
        HA! well that would be even funnier. -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 15:26
Wow. Select AMC theaters will be showing the season premier of Yellowstone and Tulsa King on 10/29. Two weeks before airing -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 14:43 4
- This seems like something Rings of Power and House of the Dragon should have done to appeal to cosplayers. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 14:47 1
  - Amazon has theaters? -- nm - Spawn Oct 26, 15:13
- It would be nice if Paramount+ decided to put Yellowstone back on its streaming service. -- nm - Jovian Oct 26, 14:45 1
  - I think Seasons 1-4 are exclusive to Peacock but I know our ST Streamers will know more. -- nm - MDH Oct 26, 14:54
Chad season 2 lands at Roku following TBS cancellation -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 14:36 1
- Netflix Renews Wanda Sykes’ ‘The Upshaws’ for Season 3 -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 14:39
Chloe Bennet joins new show called Interior Chinatown about a background character in a procedural who forces themself into the larger story.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 26, 14:34 10
- fun fact: Charles Yu was suitemates at Cal with one of my bosses. cool dude -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 14:43
- It's a fantasy. If it were a reality she'd be in the MCU. -- nm - Max Oct 26, 14:38
- cool. -- nm - mud Oct 26, 14:37
- It occurred to me during a SHIELD rewatch that Chloe has some Dushku in here. So... I've got a type. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 14:36 6
  - You and Spawn have a similar type. Spawn just skews older. - budice Oct 26, 14:45 1
    - One of the characters on the new Quantum Leap is kind of like ... - Beryllium Oct 26, 15:00
  - I need a SHIELD rewatch -- nm - mud Oct 26, 14:39 3
    - I still have the two-hour finale on my dvr - Jovian Oct 26, 14:54
    - there's a bit of "what are we gonna do *this* season?" "I dunno... space?" to the plotting. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 14:40 1
      - Which is utterly perfect for a comic book show. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 14:40
Rock 'n' roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis passed away at 87 -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 14:31 4
- I would of lost that bet. would of said he died 10 years ago -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 14:31 2
  - I just posted his birthday last month! -- (link) - Max Oct 26, 14:35 [Backboard]
  - yep -- nm - mud Oct 26, 14:33
- His wife is still middle-aged. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 14:31
China: Armed Robot attack dog dropped off by drone -- (link) - budice Oct 26, 14:27
Catching up: I find Keanu to be very thoughtful as a person and very improved as an actor. Real identities plus you have to register a credit card - rollo Oct 26, 14:24 9
- We could have been something along those lines. I blew it. -- nm - David Oct 26, 14:30 5
  - It would have been a lot easier said than done -- nm - rollo Oct 26, 14:33 4
    - Yes but several of the BOP writers said that they would have paid to Spam readers/participants. - David Oct 26, 14:40 2
      - it's basically substack. -- nm - Reagen Oct 26, 16:34
      - money $hmoney -- nm - mud Oct 26, 14:42
    - Yes - although I'm still considering something that would be similar to what David would prefer, while keeping true to what I prefer. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 26, 14:35
- He’s much better as an actor…it’s just like, Chris Klein, right there! You don’t need to slag a really thoughtful and chill dude. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 26, 14:28
- Love Keanu and he's definitely improved as an actor. Many people don't have credit cards or bank accounts so a lot of poor people would be excluded. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 26, 14:26 1
  - Zero tolerance for misbehavior if you aren't linked. Act up and have your account deleted. -- nm - rollo Oct 26, 14:31
The saving grace in that radio article is that radio is a dying medium. Streaming is killing it. -- nm - TWuG Oct 26, 14:19 3
- Radio's been dying for 30 years yet here I am listening every day. - zunk takes things literally Oct 26, 14:34
- I have a radio on in my bathroom all day long. We always have 1010 WINS on and I'll switch to the Yankee game when they're playing or to - Krusty Oct 26, 14:27
- Alex Jones knows. -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 14:21
"The Lakers might be the worst-shooting team in NBA history" - David Oct 26, 14:13 2
- It’s early but they are an abysmal and stupid team. There’s been like 6000 times a team put up a total of 100+ 3’s in 3 games - Will Hunting Oct 26, 14:27
- "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 14:14
I took a picture of a McDonald's in Seville and added it to Google. To the nearest *THOUSAND*, how many people have seen it? -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 14:08 5
- 23 -- nm - David Oct 26, 14:12 2
  - 62k according to the email I got from Google 2 days ago. We're currently at 78k. -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 14:13 1
    - I have a photo on Google maps of McSwiggans pub in Galway, Ireland, that has 2.1M views. Weirds me out. - JaxSean Oct 26, 17:05
- Zero -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 14:09 1
  - Haha. No. Remember, we're judging humanity here. -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 14:10
p.s. - thank you, hbs. -- nm - Dark Callisto Oct 26, 14:06 1
- i endeavor to give satisfaction -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 26, 14:27
AEW: Omega and the Young Bucks are expected back soon. -- nm - Remlik Oct 26, 14:06
reposting from B2: where am I supposed to send money and how much -- nm - ty97 Oct 26, 14:05
Star Trek Strange New Worlds picks up Saturn award for Best Sci Fi series -- (link) - Remlik Oct 26, 14:05 3
- excellent. it was awesome -- nm - Beaker Oct 26, 14:17
- Oh I have to finish this still. One episode left. Cant tonight as tonight is mega tv night: - Jovian Oct 26, 14:08
- APPROVED! -- nm - Mop Oct 26, 14:07
holyshit that's alotta folks -- (link) - mud Oct 26, 14:04 1
- more -- (link) - mud Oct 26, 14:05

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