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my neighbor, who i was hanging out with last night, as she was sneezing a bunch and calling it allergies, now has COVID. - colin Nov 3, 10:22 3
- when all of my peeps got covid, I tested every day for a week. I have no idea how I was spared. I have a sore throat now and keep testing - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 10:26
- why lockdown? - ML Nov 3, 10:25 1
  - so if he has it, he doesn't spread it to other people. ffs. -- nm - Diva Nov 3, 12:57
when one is missing a tooth (it was pulled, it was also a baby tooth so no root) what should one have for lunch. - tRuMaN Nov 3, 10:18 4
- milk shakes -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 10:22 2
  - As long as he uses a spoon. When I had a tooth pulled, I was told no straws. -- (edited) - spamlet Nov 3, 10:23 1
    - they didnt tell me that, but thats probably a good thing to consider for the next couple of days -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 3, 10:24
- puddin -- nm - colin Nov 3, 10:21
1: "Hey how's it going with your new romantic interest? 2: "It's going really well but we haven't bought the bed yet" -- nm - rollo Nov 3, 10:15
penis! -- (link) - mud Nov 3, 10:10 1
- oh my god, look what they've done now? -- (pic) - colin Nov 3, 10:14 [Attachment]
"Alabama CB/PR Kool-Aid McKinstry | Sophomore" - The Gossip King Nov 3, 10:00 5
- Kavoisey Smoke FTW. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 3, 10:25
- He's no Decoldest Crawford -- nm - ML Nov 3, 10:17 1
  - I watch this every week or so, just for kicks -- (link) - ML Nov 3, 10:26 [youtube]
- On a corner blitz, he better say "Oh Yeah!" when he burst through a wall of blockers -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 10:10
- Oh it’s a nickname and not his given name. -- (link) - spamlet Nov 3, 10:02
So got a work related question have u ever have to present either High School transcripts or a Diploma for a work background check? - eag Nov 3, 09:44 8
- never. -- nm - colin Nov 3, 10:19
- Just as well I was never asked. There may have been an Australian 'Junior Certificate' somewhere for 3 years of high school. - Meg Nov 3, 09:58
- The prior owner of my company would ask for diplomas, but that was because he got burned by someone who faked their education - decline Nov 3, 09:51
- Not that I recall. It would be rather quite troublesome for me. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:48
- Never. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 3, 09:47
- Yes. I have had that. It is a total pain in the ass. I actually had to go once and get a copy from the school. -- nm - St. Epiphany Nov 3, 09:47
- you can probably call you high school for a copy of your transcript, which should work. I've never even been asked for a college transcript, - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 09:46 1
  - School district can but it's through snail mail so I gave them the school district phone number since there saying my High School is not responsive -- nm - eag Nov 3, 09:56
Frank Bruni - Thank You, Julie Powell. I Owe You. - crash davis Nov 3, 09:39
Trolls eating people = $$$ -- nm - ML Nov 3, 09:38 3
- will this be adopted into the MonsterVerse? -- nm - mud Nov 3, 09:57
- Twitter Employee vs Lettuce -- (link*) - budice Nov 3, 09:40 1
  - Heh... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 10:13
*If* midterm poll averages get the election wrong, this will probably be why. -- (link) - TWuG Nov 3, 09:38 2
- Early vote numbers in Nevada would beg to differ. -- nm - MDH Nov 3, 10:14
- I think the other big x factor is just turnout. Always a factor, but seems somewhat more unpredictable right now. -- nm - pmb Nov 3, 10:06
Headline I saw: "Colorado could become the first state to decriminalize mushrooms". My reaction: There's a first state that did this? -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 09:27 4
- Oregon did. We decriminalized all psilocybin's in Measure 109 two years ago. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 09:45
- I think portland did this also heroin and stuff -- nm - budice Nov 3, 09:34
- I'm not following. Did you mean to use the word second? -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:33 1
  - There's a difference btw legalize and decriminalization...iirc Oregon allows therapeutic usage with guides or counseling -- nm - And that's several thousand dollars Nov 3, 11:32
I would like a piece of really good lemon meringue pie. who has some? -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 09:26 10
- I have a homemade chocolate chip chocolate cheesecake you are welcome to until the pie shows up -- nm - peglegpete Nov 3, 09:53
- Well now ... . Give me a couple hours and I'll make one this afternoon. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 09:46
- Sorry, no such thing exists -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 09:31 3
  - Why must you turn this into a board of LIES? 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:34
  - omg, we agree on something food related -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 09:33 1
    - We're simpatico, Pitbull -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 10:25
- Oh, I'm sorry. Here's one, except some bastard ruined it by putting coconut shavings in as some twisted idea of a garnish. -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 09:29 2
  - would still accept this. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 09:31 1
    - You poor thing. *pets* -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 09:40
- My favourite pie. I can't eat it now, because meringue is egg and custard is egg and everything is egg. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:27
“Steve Johnson hit by space junk.” - The Allfather Nov 3, 09:23 1
- I watched the other day on Hulu and agree - JaxSean Nov 3, 09:25
Shepard Smith’s CNBC Show Canceled -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 09:22
current age makeup of the Senate and House, as well as per party. The 117th Congress is the oldest in America's history. -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 09:18 1
- now control for avg life expectancy in the US over time -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 09:22
furniture news - a while back I linked Wirecutter's list of best cat accessories. Yesterday, their best cat scratching post arrived - crash davis Nov 3, 09:18
“Laura Ingraham has not yet advised Kyrie Irving to “shut up and dribble.” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 09:18
So... I'm choosing between Ko-Fi and Patreon for a contribution/patronage platform. Thoughts? - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:17 12
- patreon has a lot of name recognition... -- nm - colin Nov 3, 10:03
- "Go in the direction that opens before you." Whichever works best for you is fine with me. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 09:47
- There's a third option, GitHub sponsorships, but A) that's Microsoft, and B) my idea for moving forward on this is broader than just coding -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:36
- Which one gets me Avatars that aren't from the movie Avatar? -- nm - Spawn S.I. Nov 3, 09:30 3
  - You mean like Aang and Katara? -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 09:38
  - Win the powerball for me and I'll build a metaverse that doesn't suck. There's your avatars. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:32 1
    - Zucks 60 billion laughs at your 500m after tax capitalization -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:40
- I know that Patreon takes a significant cut of donations, don't they? - JaxSean Nov 3, 09:29 1
  - Patreon takes up to 12%, and that's not counting the payment provider's fees. It does deliver a lot of value in exchange for that, to be fair. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:31
- One platform is familiar to me, the other is not. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 09:20 2
  - They're both familiar to me, but Patreon obviously has a lot more cachet (and is more popular amongst YouTubers) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:24 1
    - Notably, Ko-Fi doesn't handle the money, that goes directly through stripe. Patreon doesn't support stripe, and they do handle the money. - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:26
In watching Celebrity Jeopardy, it's amusing to me to see how many of the contestants Miss Mayim knows personally. - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 09:12 5
- Yeah, I noticed that as well. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 09:14 4
  - Although I will add that seeing Ken as the regular host of regular Jeopardy is delightful. - Mop Nov 3, 09:15 3
    - He's improved so much from his initial 5 week stint that he's really grown on me. - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 09:35 2
      - Isn't he also involved on the production side? So he'd likely be in contact with her there? -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 09:47 1
        
        IIRC, they actually hadn't met til this summer when they started doing interviews together. -- nm* - Ender Nov 3, 17:35
Anyone see anything wrong here ? (fwiw, I blame ty97) -- (link) - decline Nov 3, 09:11 7
- You have to zoommmmmm in to see streets -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:37
- Our driveway is misidentified for a start ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 09:21
- it just opens to the US map -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 09:17 4
  - spoiler - decline Nov 3, 09:18 2
    - That can be your contribution -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 09:21
    - the one i live beside is missing! i can just walk into the USA apparently. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 09:20
  - Right! We wants it to open to Djibouti! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 3, 09:18
til: before Social Security about the best an old could hope for was Civil War pensions, which is why the last veteran’s widow died in 2020 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 09:08 1
- He was a 12yo drummer, in his 90s married a young teen cousin who lived to her 90s..but pre depression you had benevolent society groups for insurance -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:44
Today I've been working on a potential Moffat/Gatiss future project. - LMS Nov 3, 09:00 5
- Speaking of Gatiss, any word on more Dracula? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:08 3
  - Nope, that was a limited series (and Netflix would have renewed by now). -- nm - LMS Nov 3, 09:10 2
    - bummer it was excellent -- nm - St. Epiphany Nov 3, 09:36
    - Thanks -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:33
- Is it more... oh. 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 09:06
Posted a long thought-piece last night, looking for feedback or suggestions. And thanks B, I’ll seek time to listen to the Anderson Cooper pieces. -- (link) - landbeck Nov 3, 08:58 [Backboard] 1
- I won’t be able to look until later this afternoon but I will. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 10:00
Are Nacho Fries currently at TB? Thanks. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 08:57 5
- Yes! I'm not a TB guy but my oldest kid is and she wanted some on Saturday night. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 09:03
- Yes, see Byesterday! -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:57 3
  - Thanks for DML. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 08:58 2
    - *thumbs up* -- (link) - Spawn Nov 3, 09:00 [Backboard] 1
      - Once they dropped the cool ranch DLT, nacho fries are the only reason to go to TB. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 09:02
Adam Silver all set to throw down with Kyrie Irving -- (link) - budice Nov 3, 08:53 2
- after meeting with Mr Irving I now believe the earth is flat -- nm - Adam Silver Nov 3, 09:10
- Oh its about time he woke up. Took Silver long enough. -- nm - Jovian Nov 3, 08:55
new Everything But The Girl coming MFers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 08:50 9
- cool. -- nm - mud Nov 3, 09:09
- Nice! -- nm - LMS Nov 3, 09:06 1
  - it IS nice -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 09:09
- And you missed them? -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 09:03 2
  - I see what you did there. -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 09:13
  - i love them so much. -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 09:04
- ! -- nm - Andie Nov 3, 09:01 2
  - hoping they tour it, since I stupidly never saw them live back in the day -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 3, 09:06 1
    - i saw them twice. Once they played this tiny room here, with little tables and lamps, that sort of thing. We were front and centre. amazing. - Andie Nov 3, 09:07
Tim, I am enjoying Marvel Snap and it is all your fault. - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 08:46 1
- MORE POWER TO RESISTANCE!!! -- nm - *within the mind of Spawn* Nov 3, 08:48
Last night night I went to Walmart, Christmas music was playing. The inside has bugged the hell out of me all my life: - crash davis Nov 3, 08:37 4
- I have asked this very question, among many others while being subjected to retail holiday music. -- nm - Qale Nov 3, 09:38
- I think it’s a sly reference to his middle name, Ozymandias. -- nm - landbeck Nov 3, 09:13
- *thumbs up* - Spawn Nov 3, 08:43
- Because that is how you build a HYPE TRAIN, crash! -- nm - Beryllium Nov 3, 08:42
Nov. 3rd birthdays: Lois Smith (92), Roseanne (70) Dennis Miller (69), Kate Capshaw (69), Dolph Lundgren (65), Colin Kaepernick (35) - Max Nov 3, 08:34 [youtube]
I'm loving the new 99% Invisible podcast "Articles of Interest" about fashions. This new season is about fashion trends. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 08:23 4
- In the first episode they tossed out one style that I thought was a joke. It took me a second but then immediately could visualize it: Coastal grandma - Mop Nov 3, 08:24
- Did you listen to the prior seasons? -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 08:23 2
  - I've listened to 99PI intermittently over the years so may have heard some episodes previously. -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 08:25 1
    - I think there are two other seasons of Articles of Interest. They were interesting. -- nm - spamlet Nov 3, 08:27
honestly thank god october is over.what an expensive month that was. I feel like I was six bucksed to death all month long. -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 3, 08:22 1
- That's a lot of verified Twitter handles. -- nm - Dano Nov 3, 08:28
Speaking of Advent calendars ... . -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:15 2
- I'm good with my Costco wine calendar, thanks :) It's still sitting at the bottom of the stairs 'cause it's too heavy to carry up to the dining room. -- nm - Meg Nov 3, 08:29 1
  - Look at it this way: Your advent calendar will incentivize getting your steps in. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 09:49
IMPORTANT UPDATE: My boss (who also oversees AP) told them to knock it off and approve my expense report as is. -- nm* - spamlet Nov 3, 08:12 9
- Although this is the last time we hold a meeting in the ruins of Machu Picchu! Whose ever idea that was... genius. But cut it out! -- nm - Mop Nov 3, 09:16
- **Flex** -- nm - decline Nov 3, 08:40
- I wonder how many hundreds/thousands of dollars were just wasted over $6. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 3, 08:28
- Well what kind of misanthropic corporate bureaucracy is that? - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 08:17 2
  - I understand that I don’t do well when there are published rules and people deviate from them seemingly at random. -- (edited) - spamlet Nov 3, 08:24 1
    - You'll never succeed as a Congressional staffer. - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 09:44
- You should have put more stuff in there! -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:16
- Need money for Powerball -- nm - budice Nov 3, 08:16
- good cause that was madness -- nm - St. Epiphany Nov 3, 08:13
A mastodon thread about "melon sku" and his takeover of Twitter -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 3, 08:01 [mastodon] 2
- Platforms that depend on web ad dollars are already reporting a massive slowdown. - Mop Nov 3, 08:21
- what size are their keyboards? -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 08:16
Lol -- (link) - Jovian Nov 3, 07:57 1
- Pearl Girl vs Mushroom Maden? -- nm - Spawn Nov 3, 08:17
crash, I know this will distract you away from getting back to D&D, but Bigfoot was spotted by an eagle nest camera. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 3, 07:57 1
- My first viewing says dude in dark clothing to me, but I appreciate the link. I also think the following - crash davis Nov 3, 08:14
Armageddon Time 80% (91/23), Causeway 87% (46/7), One Piece Film Red 100% (14/0), Enola Holmes 2 94% (31/2), Weird: The Al Yankovic Story 92% (46/4) -- nm - Beaker Nov 3, 07:57
In a New Novel, Percival Everett Riffs Gleefully on 007 - crash davis Nov 3, 07:55
PCs Worldwide (in use): Windows 11 - 15%, Windows 10 - 71%. Windows 11 has been out for a full year now. -- (link*) - budice Nov 3, 07:52 1
- Windows ME redux -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 3, 08:13
Its going down. I'm yelling timber. You better move. You better dance. -- nm - crash davis Nov 3, 07:49
Has amanda bought the bed yet? -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 07:48 6
- "bought the bed" is a phrase I'd like to include more in my vernacular. -- nm - Max Nov 3, 08:49 2
  - it sounds like a combo of "shit the bed" and "bought the farm" - colin Nov 3, 10:12 1
    - I'm thinking a form of You made your bed now lie in it...only you had to blow significant savings or credit aka sunk costs -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 3, 11:49
- it was anticlimactic. Now we have to wait and see if there is a repeat of the couch saga -- nm - decline Nov 3, 07:52 1
  - We can only hope -- nm - ty97 Nov 3, 07:54
- yes she did yesterday -- nm - JaxSean Nov 3, 07:51

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