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Democrats could have a better than expected midterm. But one of the first results in will be the re-election of DeSantis. - Tim Nov 7, 17:12 1
- With 2024 aspirations -- nm - budice Nov 7, 17:14
11-7 power pool set 1 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:08 [Attachment] 8
- thank you! — nm - b. Nov 7, 17:22
- Thanks for coordinating again! -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 17:10
- Set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:09 [Attachment] 5
  - Set 3 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:10 [Attachment] 4
    - Set 4 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:11 [Attachment] 3
      - Set 5 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:12 [Attachment] 2
        
        Set 6 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:12 [Attachment] 1
        
        Roll over from Saturday group -- (pic) - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:13 [Attachment]
Nathan Fillion got Ryan Reynolds a Scottish Lordship for his belated birthday gift -- (link*) - budice Nov 7, 17:04 1
- This is what I'm getting the boyfriend's step-father for Christmas. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 01:06
Why do I think I’m going to have the energy or desire to run errands after home from work? - kelly Nov 7, 16:59 1
- Especially now that it gets dark so early. -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 17:13
OBJ is a free agent. -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 16:42 1
- So is Miguel Sano - ML Nov 7, 16:43
Dolphins head coach caught on tape saying to Justin Fields after another first down run yesterday "Stop it!" Interviewed after the game he says he - pmb Nov 7, 16:31
holy crap. 24 hours -- nm - Max Nov 7, 16:03 16
- Hope you all enjoyed democracy while it lasted -- nm - ML Nov 7, 16:06 15
  - It was a marvellous experiment for a time -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 16:19 8
    - Sweet Liberal California where 69% vote Blue -- (edited) - budice Nov 7, 16:45
    - Thankfully I live in Minnesota and so basically we're already Canada so I feel safe - ML Nov 7, 16:20 6
      - ... -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 16:57 [youtube]
      - Pfft, Minnesotans shovel government money into sports stadiums and vote for wrestlers just like every other American. - Roger More Nov 7, 16:53 4
        
        I just don't think you understand the gravity of the situation. We are going to wake up in 48 hours and not even recognize this country. - ML Nov 7, 16:55 3
        
        I get it. it's funny because republicans are assholes. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 16:59 2
        
        Right? Thank god Biden's steady competence will continue, so as to stave off the abyss -- nm - ML Nov 7, 17:12 1
        
        If only competence has been a priority for Republican voters over the last two decades. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 17:31
  - [.. he said, mockingly] -- nm - mud Nov 7, 16:12
  - What is jacked up is the stock market will love it when the republicans take over -- nm - Epiphany! Nov 7, 16:10 4
    - "Your chances of lower taxes just improved!" "Hooray!" "Here are two more interest rate hikes!" "F!" -- nm - simpsonsrollercoaster gif Nov 7, 16:20
    - Mere days until martial law is declared over your ovaries. -- nm* - ML Nov 7, 16:11 2
      - leave sammo hung alone -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 16:11 1
        
        Bery, I realize you are Canadian and therefore your rights aren't at issue tomorrow but this is serious plz don't joke -- nm - ML Nov 7, 16:16
College Basketball starts today. Time to take a look at the Futile Four's chances this season. - Dano Nov 7, 15:17 2
- sadly, KU isnt on this list. -- nm -- (edited) - tRuMaN Nov 7, 15:57 1
  - Reigning National Champions!!! :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 16:36
Secret Stalker sign up is open! Sign up now!! -- (link) - Krusty Nov 7, 15:14 1
- done! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 16:10
david mum, somethine weird about your pay friend says "pending" also over paid so when its figured out I'll refund the extra -- nm* - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:57 4
- I did that so I could cover anyone else on the wildly remote chance we win. They'd split that share. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 7, 15:07 3
  - thank you kind sir -- nm - Karl_S Nov 7, 18:40
  - Thank you. - kelly Nov 7, 17:13
  - incredibly nice of you -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 16:10
Last call powerbawl.. list so far....if you are just now getting in post here so I know to expect it, I'll be away from desktop - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:57 18
- Mine.... -- (pic) - .🎃 Nov 7, 16:45 [Attachment]
- Nice grouping. Like darts. -- nm - Diva Nov 7, 16:42
- Hey Z. Here are mine! -- (pic) - Jovian Nov 7, 16:38 [Attachment]
- Some one math it. $ 1.9 billion minus 40% for cash option, minus 30% for taxes divided by 40 -- nm - Epiphany! Nov 7, 16:16 8
  - Cash option is $929.1m so $23.25m before taxes each. - spamlet Nov 7, 16:25 2
    - I will make do :) -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 16:59
    - State taxes -- (link) - psilotum Nov 7, 16:40
  - 929mil is the estimated lump sum - tRuMaN Nov 7, 16:24
  - $20M -- nm - psilotum Nov 7, 16:23
  - 595mil before state taxes. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 16:22 1
    - what are state taxes? -- nm - Washington resident Nov 7, 16:24
  - only 30%? -- nm - JD Nov 7, 16:19
- Hey z - decline Nov 7, 15:42
- Mine - -- (pic) - Meg Nov 7, 15:15 [Attachment]
- For the pool -- (pic) - Max Nov 7, 15:00 [Attachment]
- Good luck all. remember me if you all win - Jovian Nov 7, 14:59 2
  - we'll name a moon for you. buy some tickets, 5 max and post a picture here, we have 3 or 4 soloists here too. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 15:01 1
    - ahhh! Ill try to do that once I get out of work in about an hour. thanks! -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 15:02
oh ruh roh, someone threw a beer at Ted today. - Jovian Nov 7, 14:51 8
- My main question is why is he even in the parade? -- nm - Volnelk Nov 7, 16:09 1
  - yeah that is my question as well. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 7, 16:10
- Mmm. Yes. Mmmm. - colin Nov 7, 15:02 2
  - Taking credit where it isn't due? -- nm - .🎃 Nov 7, 16:47
  - Because he is Mr Texas! -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 15:02
- Bush didn't need a security guy to block a thrown object from closer range. -- nm - Max Nov 7, 14:53 2
  - I'll bet someone got demoted, one shoe sure, but nobody reacted till after the 2nd shoe was thrown -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 15:02
  - Bush had more room to dodge. :) -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 7, 15:00
Doug Ford blinks, maybe -- (link) - Reagen Nov 7, 14:49 1
- Blinks when it comes to having a law that fines people who make $40K a year $4K a day if they strike, at least. - Roger More Nov 7, 15:11
If I were in a marvel movie, this would be the Stan lee cameo. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 7, 14:49
Tyson Foods CFO John Tyson arrested for entering stranger's house, passing out in her bed -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 14:43 3
- Robert Downey Jr. did that years ago. Copycat. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 01:10
- Imagine being *that* drunk -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 15:00
- "Was that wrong? Should I not have done that? Would you prefer for me to bite someone's nose?" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 14:44
*ST wins Powerball. 3 weeks go by. I get a package in the mail. It's a dead rat.* - colin Nov 7, 14:35 3
- But honestly - colin Nov 7, 15:00 2
  - We'd make sure they're always fully stocked with whatever they need. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 15:13 1
    - Yup, the Weird Internet Friends Charitable Foundation will take care of everything. -- nm - znufrii Nov 7, 15:41
'A Million Little Things' will end with season 5 -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:16 4
- The Watcher renewed for season 2 at Netflix, Monster to continue as anthology series after Dahmer -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:16 3
  - Ryan Murphy must be stopped. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 14:45
  - Amazon’s ‘Carnival Row’ to End With Season 2 -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:17 1
    - ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ Renewed Through 2025 -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:18
Disneyland: In 1983 Imagineers with a backstage sticker could drive IN the park. -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 14:08
Bills evaluating QB Josh Allen for an elbow injury. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 14:04 4
- Threw a 70yard pass after the apparent injury. Longest in the NFL in awhile. -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 14:16 1
  - He probably saw the PJ Walker video and was like, "F that I'm gonna break that next week." -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 14:20
- It did not look good yesterday -- nm* - Jovian Nov 7, 14:10
- yeah, he looked like he hurt it on the 2nd or 3rd last play of the game -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:06
waffle 5/5. - b. Nov 7, 14:04
Joaquin Phoenix -- (link) - Todd Manning Nov 7, 14:02 [Backboard] 9
- Kristen Bell -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 7, 14:26 3
  - Her main qualifications - (1) played a sassy juvenile who pokes her nose in other peoples' business, (2) played a selfish, rude, often drunk bisexual - Roger More Nov 7, 15:08 1
    - You just made the argument by describing her range! -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 7, 15:09
  - You can't do that!! -- nm - Little Mermaid Twitter Nov 7, 14:33
- Andy Serkis -- nm - znufrii, official Gen-Xer Nov 7, 14:08
- Matthew Perry -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 14:07
- Russell Crowe -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:07
- maybe I should change my answer to chris evans -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 14:05 1
  - I would have gone with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Alas... -- nm - Todd Manning Nov 7, 14:15
do you ever feel sorry for Ted Cruz's daughter? -- (link) - mud Nov 7, 13:57 1
- "People really really hate you Dad." -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 14:01
Blended: EDM and Wine festival. What could go wrong? -- (link) - JD Nov 7, 13:55
cinematography can be hazardous. -- (link) - mud Nov 7, 13:50
Redfin e-mailed me about this listing and I'm trying to figure out what's wrong for the low price. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 7, 13:45 5
- Local rules require you to be signed in to see more photos. -- nm - Mop Nov 7, 13:54 1
  - zillow! -- (link) - mafic Nov 7, 14:15
- LOLOLOLOLOLOL - ty97 Nov 7, 13:46 2
  - I’m sure that co-op board is a *joy* to deal with too. -- nm - spamlet Nov 7, 14:59
  - also max 50% financing -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 14:15
Jeremy Strong was offered a role in Captain America. -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 13:45
What the NBA is doing over the next two days is pretty cool. - Volnelk Nov 7, 13:37 1
- yep -- nm - mud Nov 7, 13:44
What a great metaphor for any private equity takeover .. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 13:26 1
- "I can't believe I'm doing this. Am I really doing this? I can't do this. OK let's do this. No, I can't do this. Why am I doing this? Who would do - rollo Nov 7, 13:46
Netflix Announces ‘Gears of War’ Film Adaptation, Adult Animated Series -- (link) - Remlik Nov 7, 13:22 1
- nice. it is what they should do for Old Man's War too -- nm - Beaker Nov 7, 14:08
45 may announce his candidacy for 2024 tonight. Advisers are trying to talk him out of it -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 13:19 4
- He's getting ready for his indictments -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 13:35
- He needs a fresh round of grift. He's running out of money, out of lawyers, I'll bet the buffet at Lago is looking a little school cafeteria ish -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 13:26
- He'll do it the wedding reception has been my thought. Anything to grab back attention on him. -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 13:24 1
  - Such wedding memories, paying 100k for a reception and this blow hard monopolizes the dance floor and microphone for an hour. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 14:13
Blonde: A- ... such a downer but full of tremendous performances and quite a technical achievement. Watched it over 5 sessions. DeArmas deserves a nom -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 13:14 4
- i never finished. it felt so exploitative, and too many people are taking it as factual. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 14:14
- I really disliked the style and found myself wanting to watch The Assassination of Jesse James again instead (which I really liked) - Max Nov 7, 13:22 1
  - Well said. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 13:24
- The X rated scene was... something. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 13:16
We'll tear... your soul... apart! - Walmart Nov 7, 13:10 3
- My friend and I have been going back and forth with this hilariousness. Hes a bigger Hellraiser fan then even me. -- nm - Jovian Nov 7, 13:13 2
  - The first was my birthday movie my sophomore year of college. Another excellent first date movie. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 13:15 1
    - oh yes yes, it absolutely screams 'Date Movie'. - Jovian Nov 7, 13:40
Money.....money changes everything -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 13:06 13
- Chris Sacca has a good thread related to this and impact. nm but: -- (link) - b. Nov 7, 14:41
- More Monets, more problems -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 13:25
- I'm counting on it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 13:12
- Monkey is the root of all evil -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 13:09 9
  - a common misquote! It's actually "the pursuit of monkey is at the root of all evil" -- nm - mud Nov 7, 13:20 1
    - She wants to sell my monkey and that will never do -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 13:22
  - Money don't get everything, it's true. But what it don't get I can't use. -- nm - Spawn Nov 7, 13:11 6
    - new car caviar four-star daydream, think I'll buy me a football team ♪ -- nm - mud Nov 7, 13:22 5
      - What would be the cheapest football team? 2b ain't going to cover it -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 13:29 4
        
        You could be a minority owner for 100M or so? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 13:33 3
        
        Or hell, buy the entire NHL. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 13:34 2
        
        The Floyd (49 yrs ago!) were likely referring to a relegated "soccer" team. -- nm* - mud Nov 7, 13:41 1
        
        Totally read it that way. Thought is was "...maybe even a little football team." -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 15:55
Ive been pretty 'whelmed' with Cabinet of Curiosities at this point - Jovian Nov 7, 13:06 4
- A) "Whelmed" means the same thing as "overwhelmed". B) I liked the first 3 nights, but not so much the last night. -- nm - Ender Nov 7, 13:24 1
  - Is this Europe? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 13:25
- It’s inconsistent - Epiphany! Nov 7, 13:08 1
  - I am inconsistent -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 7, 13:15

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