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So, how is the day prior to the election, you asked? -- (edited) - Marlowe Oct 29, 15:13
My 65" TCL Roku TV won't turn on. Is it worth it looking into getting it fixed, or should I just bite the bullet and get a new one? -- nm - Ender Oct 29, 14:18 3
- (The really sucky part is it's only 28 months old...) -- nm - Ender Oct 29, 14:34 1
  - depending on what you paid for it...Best Buy has got tvs starting at 250 now. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 14:41
- Dunno. Have you considered getting it repaired locally out of spite for the entire concept of planned obsolescence and cheap manufacturing? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 14:26
Big fan of the voting machine I use today. It was digital, but you could actually see the tape it printed for the records. -- nm - Spawn Oct 29, 14:18
Arch Manning to enroll early at Texas, eliminating any suspense over his future: Source - crash davis Oct 29, 14:04 1
- CTE is real -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 14:05
Obama is still damn funny -- (link) - Remlik Oct 29, 13:23 1
- This is what I thought you’d post. Also funny. -- (link) - Volnelk Oct 29, 13:46
Also, I finally made this photo public after a few months -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 29, 13:19 [flickr] 2
- So, you had a bad day. -- nm - Cap Oct 29, 14:17
- Letterman's old schtick...will it float -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 13:36
That sound you hear was the lamenting of fans....Henry Cavil exits The Witcher...Liam Hemsworth takes over -- (link*) - Remlik Oct 29, 12:39 11
- way to lock up your talent Netflix -- nm - Beaker Oct 29, 15:12
- Hopefully Superman is next. -- nm - Spawn Oct 29, 14:12 4
  - nah he'll be fantastic as Supes again. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 14:31 3
    - He was never the problem. Scripts, though... - TWuG Oct 29, 14:44
    - yeah, but you'll never convince him^ though -- nm - mud Oct 29, 14:32 1
      - true -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 14:41
- On the positive side, at least two more seasons of The Witcher. &: "A four-part prequel series starring Michelle Yeoh, “The Witcher: Blood Origin" is set to premiere on Christmas Day." -- nm* - crash davis Oct 29, 13:37 1
  - Amazon has LotR and The Wheel of Time, HBO has Westeros, Disney has Willow coming, and Netflix is invested in The Witcher. My nerd heart rejoices -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 13:40
- Any nudity? -- nm - Qale Oct 29, 13:04 1
  - he did do a thirst trap bath. -- nm* - Remlik Oct 29, 13:08
- ..... hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 12:43
A few minutes ago, out my window... -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 29, 12:35 [flickr] 1
- nice -- nm - mud Oct 29, 12:40
(Halloween Crowd Surge in Seoul) death toll now over 120 -- (link) - mud Oct 29, 12:07 1
- more -- (link) - mud Oct 29, 12:10
Backpacking in your 20s makes you look adventurous. Backpacking in your 50s makes you look homeless. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 12:05 4
- Get the fancy gear from REI and aim for old NPR-listening former hippie -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 13:48 1
  - My life has been trivialize in one snark -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 15:40
- Same with driving a VW bus van -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 13:35
- Word. -- nm - budice Oct 29, 12:24
Titans ruled out Ryan Tannehill for Sunday. Rookie QB Malik Willis will make his first NFL start vs. the Texans. -- nm - budice Oct 29, 11:51
‘I Thought the Game Was Over’: A Big Catch Saved the Phillies - crash davis Oct 29, 11:16 6
- Here is the Castellanos catch -- (link) - crash davis Oct 29, 11:17 5
  - Analytics be damned because the ESPN radio feed was saying Castellanos was the worst defensive RF in the majors this year. -- nm - Tim Oct 29, 11:30 4
    - TV Commentators said he was playing short for the chance to make a play at the plate on a single, which also made this catch possible. -- nm - psilotum Oct 29, 16:20
    - Graduate of the Lonnie Smith School for Outfielders -- nm - Barynn Oct 29, 11:45
    - The Phillies appear to be on one of those special runs where they defy what analytics say they should be doing -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 11:34
    - I mean I’ve seen him play RF and the only reason he might not be is that no Sox RF qualified this year. -- nm* - spamlet Oct 29, 11:31
I wonder if Andy Reid is seeing this. ND just ran a QB sneak but using the TE. -- nm - Barynn Oct 29, 11:08 2
- That would be a TE sneak, Baron. -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 11:24 1
  - And now I see that Reid has already used this, of course. :) -- nm - Barynn Oct 29, 11:37
This is a reminder that tonight is not Halloween. I repeat, tonight, Saturday October 29th, is NOT Halloween. Unless you're in the band Ministry. -- nm - Qale Oct 29, 11:08 1
- all the costume contests are tonight at the clubs -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 11:30
Penn State appears to have Ohio State's number. Score is close, but Penn State is dominating -- nm - TWuG Oct 29, 11:07 2
- Or not. -- nm - TWuG Oct 29, 12:32 1
  - Yeah. They did. Then they didn’t. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 29, 13:24
Nolan Arenado is staying put -- (link) - spamlet Oct 29, 11:06
Guest Essay - Classical Music Still Plays in the Theater of War - crash davis Oct 29, 11:06
Vince Dooley, Hall of Fame Football Coach for Georgia, Dies at 90 - crash davis Oct 29, 10:59
If this gets us a heavily moderated version of Twitter, it could make for a better place. Depending, of course, on the quality of moderation -- (link) - TWuG Oct 29, 10:36 5
- Treating Twitter like a game (and thusly not real) is already part of the problem. -- nm - Qale Oct 29, 11:04
- He’s just making shit up. They’re cutting 3/4 of their workforce in the coming weeks. They’ll barely have the resources to keep it operational. - Mop Oct 29, 10:50 2
  - Twitter can die, for all I care. But it could also improve. Death is more likely, though. -- nm - TWuG Oct 29, 10:55 1
    - ....by Snu Snu -- nm - JD Oct 29, 11:03
- lol sure -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 10:45
Larry Gordon is a Five-Foot-Long Eel and Needs a CT Scan - crash davis Oct 29, 10:35
In New Zealand, a 23-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is Carried Away by Parties Unknown - crash davis Oct 29, 10:24 3
- I can hear the local residents swearing in a New Zealand accent as I read the quotes. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 10:35 1
  - They're not swearing. They're talking about their decks. -- nm - Barynn Oct 29, 11:49
- SPJS - some people just suck -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:27
Kicking a ball out of bounds is a penalty? -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 10:20 2
- Intentionally batting a ball OB that was in play is a penalty. So it probably applies to feet, too. -- nm - Barynn Oct 29, 11:10
- can be yes -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 29, 11:09
Oct. 29th birthdays: Richard Dreyfuss (75), Dan Castellaneta (65), Gabrielle Union (50), Ben Foster (42), Tove Lo (35) - Max Oct 29, 10:04 [youtube] 4
- Wow, did you just walk over and slap JD right in the face? -- nm - spamlet Oct 29, 11:05 2
  - What what? what did I miss -- nm - Max Oct 29, 14:11
  - Eh, I know 😏. Tove Lo making the subject line is a choice I'm happy with 🙂 -- nm - JD Oct 29, 11:10
- “It’s always been about the craft with Winona" embodies a kind of vulnerability and a backbone at the same time. You believe her. She’s grounded. " - JD Oct 29, 10:47
Requiem for a Telescope - crash davis Oct 29, 10:03 7
- I can't hear about that thing w/o thinking of that x-files episode. -- nm - mud Oct 29, 10:13 2
  - Contact. -- nm - Reagen Oct 29, 10:24
  - I think Sean Bean in Goldeneye -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:18
- Fund the NGAT now! Sure its a lot of money for the National Science Foundation, but it is couch cushion money for the Pentagon -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:07 3
  - House-Hunting on Mars Has Already Started - crash davis Oct 29, 10:11 2
    - And thus, astronauts become cavemen -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:19 1
      - :-D -- nm - mud Oct 29, 11:06
6/6 - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 29, 09:26 1
- Waffle 5/5 - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Oct 29, 09:37
Russia out of grain export agreement -- (link) - mud Oct 29, 09:11 7
- Ukraine doesn’t do things in a vacuum or without a strategy. Why would they attack the fleet in Sevastopol? Something’s going down. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 10:29 1
  - A drone attack damaged a Black Sea Fleet minesweeping vessel, Russia says. - crash davis Oct 29, 10:36
- Russia’s decision upends a deal designed to ease the global food crisis. - crash davis Oct 29, 09:53 3
  - going to crush his people as well. how shortsighted -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 10:13
  - thx, bub -- nm - mud Oct 29, 09:59 1
    - yasure yabetcha -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:04
- more -- (link) - mud Oct 29, 09:52
I guess I wanted to be like Fuzzy so I have a new member of the household. - Dano Oct 29, 09:10 [Attachment] 13
- :D congratulations all around!! :) - 💕💕 — nm - b. Oct 29, 14:33
- Maybe Hooper? -- nm - TWuG Oct 29, 14:21
- Cute! Hopper, like Dennis Hopper? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 29, 14:05
- Holstein? I'll see myself out. -- nm - .🎃 Oct 29, 13:51
- I'm Fuzzy and I approve this message -- nm - Fuzzy Oct 29, 13:31
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:42
- Beautiful dog! Love the black and white. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 09:43
- Dudes! -- nm - con_carne Oct 29, 09:42
- Nice! What a cute pooch!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 29, 09:41
- I am considering Tucker after the Ravens kicker, but a certain commentator has sullied that name. -- nm - Dano Oct 29, 09:35 2
  - "J Tucker"? -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 10:45
  - Our 1st dog was named Tucker. It's a great dog name. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 09:41
- aww -- nm - mud Oct 29, 09:12
So, Garth Brooks at Neyland on a Saturday had a firm 10pm end for noise ordinances. Tonight, Kentucky / UT at - Will Hunting Oct 29, 09:09 4
- I’d assume the difference is being able to know when it ends. Concerts can end when you want them to. Games can’t. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 29, 10:45
- That's how it works at Wrigley Field. Concerts have a hard stop at 10:55 then start charging the promoters by the minute. Cubs can go later. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 29, 09:46 1
  - 10:55? Downtown and the parks is 10. Who says the city doen't like the Cubs. -- nm - .🎃 Oct 29, 13:49
- That could be a tricky game for the Vols. Sandwiched between Alabama and Georgia and Kentucky is not bad. -- nm - Dano Oct 29, 09:28
Costco on a Saturday. Smart. Very smart. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Oct 29, 09:05 2
- First weekend of the new coupon book, right? -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 10:47
- Shouldn't be too bad, they open all the registers, line for gas? Around the block -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 10:09
CrossFit joggers start a panic at an outdoor restaurant - Flavorize Oct 29, 08:21 4
- Crossfit.. joggers? - Strongbad Oct 29, 08:36 2
  - They usually have a warm up run. -- nm - MDH Oct 29, 11:20
  - No idea how that works, but you see this all the time here, at least. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 29, 08:46
- They couldn’t have been CrossFit joggers. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 08:26
The Bloodline storyline is the best thing WWE has done in years. It’s all gold. - Tim Oct 29, 08:07 18
- That segment was golden. Even with the giggle fest. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 08:21 16
  - Oh they posted the clip where even Roman breaks. -- (link*) - Tim Oct 29, 08:38 4
    - Sammy is going to make them all so much money in merch -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 09:12 2
      - He might be the most talented guy in that roster. He makes *everything* work. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 29, 09:13 1
        
        he really does. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 09:14
    - Later when Jey lost it again, and Roman pulled him back, I was laughing. Like no way are you getting away, we are finishing this - Will Hunting Oct 29, 09:07
  - The crowd collectively going “oh shit,” Sami and Heyman’s reactions. Amazing. -- (link) - Tim Oct 29, 08:27 10
    - Actually Jey's response is actually really impressive acting. First acting tough and slowly realizing and backing down. -- nm - pmb Oct 29, 08:53
    - I wonder if they can string this out till WM where Owens/Zayn beat the Usos. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 08:30 8
      - Also might be setting up a bloodline split if we get Rock/Reigns for WM - eag Oct 29, 08:44 7
        
        I think it’s more likely that comes later…spoils - Will Hunting Oct 29, 09:04 6
        
        Rock ain't doin Summerslam. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 09:14 5
        
        I’m not talking Rock. - Will Hunting Oct 29, 09:26 1
        
        oh for sure! -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 09:34
        
        Yep hes too busy to do a 3 month program from WM to SS -- nm - eag Oct 29, 09:20 2
        
        Speaking of which im not sure that was the right way on NXT to debut his daughter -- nm - eag Oct 29, 09:23 1
        
        eh. She's in a group she can learn from and will get her more camera time but it won't be dependent on her. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 09:34
- it's fantastic. -- nm - Remlik Oct 29, 08:21
the murderers of Jamal Kahashoggi are publicly crowing about being the second-largest stakeholder in Twitter -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 29, 07:41 2
- Iirc, they have a stake in Fox and CNN -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 09:53
- Only the best people. (NM) - Marlowe Oct 29, 08:03
Framed: 4/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Oct 29, 07:25
2022 World Series business tale of the tape: How the Astros and Phillies compare - crash davis Oct 29, 06:18 2
- Are the Astros now the Patriots of MLB? Hated cheaters who are always winning? -- nm - colin Oct 29, 07:04 1
  - I almost used the Patriots analogy yesterday. So it works for me -- nm - crash davis Oct 29, 09:44
TV PSA: NHL, MLB, UFC, Criss Angel, World's Funniest Animals, SNL (Jack Harlow), Deadwind, Under the Queen's Umbrella, College Football, - Beaker Oct 29, 03:46
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 29, 03:08 [Attachment]
Huh, Jeopardy does not pay for contestant flights or lodging unless it's a returning winner. -- (link) - Ender Oct 29, 02:51 1
- Not do they pay the “potential contestants” that have to fly out for camera tests. (I’ve had two friends on the show and another test) -- nm - MDH Oct 29, 06:35
wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 29, 02:51
Looking like it's going to be a rainy Trick or Treat... I think I bought WAY too much Halloween candy last night. -- nm - Ender Oct 29, 02:26 2
- Depends on how you look at it. Maybe you bought just the right amount of candy... for Ender. -- nm - Mop Oct 29, 07:23 1
  - I was just so excited to find fun size candy instead of mini size that I blacked out for a bit and came to in my car with 16 bags of candy... -- nm - Ender Oct 29, 13:23
I'm gonna raise a fuss I'm gonna raise a holler About workin' all summer Just-a trying to earn a dollar -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 29, 02:09

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