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Daryl Hannah's butt is back where it should be in Splash on Disney+. -- (link) - Qale Nov 15, 08:38
I ♡ this video -- (link) - mud Nov 15, 08:31 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 08:40
If Twitter doesn't have a major outage by the end of today, I'll be disappointed. - Beryllium Nov 15, 08:26 7
- ? -- nm - mud Nov 15, 08:31 6
  - Am I not allowed to cheer its demise? I don't want it to die, of course, but neither do I want it to be parasitized like a snail. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 15, 08:38 [youtube] 5
    - of course! I was merely curious why today specifically -- nm - mud Nov 15, 08:41 4
      - To coincide with my other theory that today is the day elon unbans trump (due to announcing 2024 candidacy), but I'm half wondering if trump has - Beryllium Nov 15, 08:43 3
        
        I do think theory has merit. A double whammy chance for Elon to 'stick it to the libs' by unblocking him? right on the heels of him announcing? -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 08:51
        
        I think it's still on, as far as anyone knows. -- nm - mara Nov 15, 08:44
        
        ah -- nm - mud Nov 15, 08:43
Nov. 15th birthdays: Sam Waterston (82), Beverly D'Angelo (71), Jonny Lee Miller (50), Winston Duke (36), Shailene Woodley (31) - Max Nov 15, 08:16 [youtube] 1
- I wanna see Sophia Di Martino & Jonny Lee Miller in a Roger Donaldson picture -- nm - mud Nov 15, 08:19
Ticketmaster: "We are aware fans may be experiencing intermittent issues with the site and are urgently working to resolve." -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 08:06 6
- . . . but where else you gonna go? So eat shit -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 08:34
- "To be honest, we've never had traffic spikes before. This is all new to us." -- nm - Mop Nov 15, 08:30
- Really looking like Ticketmaster really buckled at an hour into the presale. Many queue peeps on hold. -- nm - budice Nov 15, 08:20 1
  - F*ck -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 08:21
- Translation: They called a guy. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:07 1
  - Should've called The Wolf -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 08:16
thread on coming new pricing for disney florida parks. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 15, 07:59 2
- pay up, suckers -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 08:28 1
  - I see it more as “we know you’ll pay almost anything, be happy it’s not higher.” -- nm - i.b! Nov 15, 08:44
Meh. I re-watched The Man From Uncle and it was a whole pile of meh. For the most part it was joyless, and I blame Ritchie and Hammer. - crash davis Nov 15, 07:56 4
- no taste. - mud Nov 15, 08:21
- Have you watched The Ipcress File (2022)? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 07:59 2
  - Yeah, we actually discussed it some months back. I liked that one. Boynton did that same sort of vibe that Vikander did -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 08:00 1
    - Exactly what I was thinking of -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 08:04
I had a silly thought for messing with generative art. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 15, 07:56 [Attachment]
Homeless folks rarely get eulogies. Here is one. -- (edited) - Qale Nov 15, 07:56
Kid in the class next door just bought $1500 worth of Swift tickets. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 07:39 6
- Floor is 400, mid 250, upper 150 on average. VIP is 900 -- nm* - budice Nov 15, 07:41
- So, two? -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 07:40 2
  - She got 6 so I guess they are mid. Plans to use two and sell four. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 07:43 1
    - You might want to give znu her number. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 07:47
- Still 2000+ people ahead of me. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 07:40 1
  - I got wait listed -- nm - JD Nov 15, 08:00
Oh, wow, I just saw that the Artemis launch is on for tonight (early tomorrow morning). -- nm - mara Nov 15, 07:39
Newark airport's new Terminal A ribbon-cutting today (not open quite yet though) -- (link*) - ty97 Nov 15, 07:38 3
- If you have been to the existing Terminal A (opened before I was born!) you know what an improvement this is -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 07:39
- are you going ? -- nm - decline Nov 15, 07:39 1
  - I'll be at Terminal C next Wednesday! -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 07:39
Cheez-It has acquired the naming rights to the Citrus Bowl. So now in Florida we have the Cheez-It Bowl and the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl... -- nm - decline Nov 15, 07:32 1
- Citrus drinks don't sound like they'd go with cheez-its -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 07:34
I watched The Suicide Squad on the plane, and it's seriously one of the worst movies I've ever seen. if that's what Gunn does unfettered, he needs a - mafic Nov 15, 07:29
VIP Package Info for Taylor Swift Eras Tour -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 07:25
After success in Kherson, Ukrainian forces look to take advantage of new opportunities. - crash davis Nov 15, 07:22 5
- On to Moscow! -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 07:36
- Leaders urge an end to the Russia-Ukraine war at the G20 summit. - crash davis Nov 15, 07:24 3
  - After the Biden-Xi meeting, Beijing signals optimism over relations with Washington. - crash davis Nov 15, 07:25 2
    - Xi holds talks with Australia’s prime minister, ending a yearslong freeze in top-level talks. - crash davis Nov 15, 07:27 1
      - For Western Weapons, the Ukraine War Is a Beta Test - crash davis Nov 15, 07:34
This is diabolical: -- (link) - decline Nov 15, 07:10 2
- Yep. Saw that a couple weeks ago. It was a super significant difference between sidelines. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 07:21
- Bill Veeck approves. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 15, 07:15
Police have identified the 4 Idaho students who were murdered, but there is no cause of death, no suspects, no person of interest, no motives and few details... -- (link*) - decline Nov 15, 07:07 3
- Drugs? Drugs -- nm - rollo Nov 15, 08:45 2
  - something yesterday made me think poisoning of drinks or the like. — nm -- (edited) - i.b! Nov 15, 08:55
  - "Crime of passion" would seem to indicate crazy ex-boyfriend. -- nm - mara Nov 15, 08:50
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California governor, accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape -- (link) - Beaker Nov 15, 07:04 1
- there are some horrid humans, including an instagrammer with way too many followers who positions herself - i.b! Nov 15, 08:54
Harry Styles' 15 NYC concerts grossed a total of $39M. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 06:51 7
- sub poll: is he the new Timberlake? musician and actor? double threat? - Epiphany Nov 15, 07:04 1
  - A clone, in fact. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 07:23
- is that just tickets? or including merch? They kept his merch store open at MSG even on days he wasn't performing. Made it easy for us to go get a -- (edited) - Beaker Nov 15, 06:59 3
  - Just tickets. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 07:32 2
    - any idea what merch is usually as a % of concert tickets? 100% for someone like Harry? That is a nice haul regardless -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 07:53 1
      - Right. And the net will be higher because they weren't traveling between the shows. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 07:54
- His 2 Toronto shows grossed $6.8M total, and his 2 Wembley dates grossed $14M total. Get ready for more artist residencies. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 06:52
The year we beat weirdos. -- (link) - Tim Nov 15, 06:50
Jury Duty Day 2: Show up exactly on time, get the comfortable seats. -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 15, 06:49 6
- A few years ago, I missed having grand jury duty (once a week for about 6 months!) because of a roughly 50/50 chance. -- nm* - Tim Nov 15, 06:54 3
  - I had jury duty 3 times in 1 year awhile back -- nm - budice Nov 15, 06:56 2
    - Yikes. No period of ineligibility there after serving? That hurts. - Sub-baroner Nov 15, 07:03 1
      - there are different systems, each with their own timing then a period of ineligibility. it’s unusual he had three in a year. -- nm - i.b! Nov 15, 07:47
- Thank you for self-identifying as someone willing to be jury foreperson. The court appreciates your candor. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 15, 06:53
- Lightning Lane -- nm - budice Nov 15, 06:51
$51 million! They might've got even more if it was upside down! -- (link) - mud Nov 15, 06:49
Taylor Swift Presale today: Ticketmaster already buckled under strain -- nm - budice Nov 15, 06:47 3
- In the waiting room -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 06:48 2
  - 2000+ people ahead of me in line. -- nm - znufrii Nov 15, 07:05 1
    - everyone seems to be same -- nm - budice Nov 15, 07:05
Brad Pitt @ Babylon movie screening last night -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 06:43 3
- Went for " fashionable Hipster" and got " Hobo Chic". - Epiphany Nov 15, 06:59 2
  - Ask him what he thinks about the Eagles. -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 15, 07:04 1
    - I'll never understand this part of an otherwise perfect picture. - mud Nov 15, 08:37
Anyone use the 365 version of Microsoft Defender? Worth it? -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 06:34 1
- We use Microsoft Defender Enterprise (MDE). Don’t know what there is to say. It works. It’s unobtrusive. -- nm - Mop Nov 15, 06:45
Commanders' Chase Young expected to be activated for Sunday -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 06:16
WDW: Announces Implementation of Park-Specific Pricing on Single-Day Tickets -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 06:16 1
- And Increase $$ on APs -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 06:41
8 billion seems like a lot of people -- nm - decline Nov 15, 06:16 1
- I have a proposal. It may not be modest. -- nm - Thanos Nov 15, 06:32
Meanwhile, in El Salvador -- (link) - znufrii Nov 15, 06:03 2
- *wonders if Pierre Poilievre still wants to go full crypto or if he has moved on to his next moronic idea* -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 06:13
- We transferred through the airport in San Salvador in September, both ways, I was disappointed there was no crypto payment options apparent. -- nm* - Andie Nov 15, 06:09
Inside the turmoil at Sobeys-owned stores after ransomware attack - Beaker Nov 15, 06:00 5
- "Once the payroll system is functioning again, any worker who was overpaid will be expected to return overpayments." - yep, that's Sobeys -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 07:13 1
  - I shop at a Sobeys-owned store multiple times per week. I have sympathy for the employees, but utterly zero for the corp. they're too big. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 15, 07:19
- those are some expensive grapes -- nm - decline Nov 15, 06:15 2
  - I don't know metric, but it's probably like our 3 pound containers which are 6 bucks. Add in that it's Canada? Seems about right. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 07:47 1
    - That's 2 pounds. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 08:44
Framed: 6/6. Moviedle: 2/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Nov 15, 05:50
LIR: Pippy. Foot is as good as can be expected. Off pain meds since Sunday (don't like being on them). Little rough getting ready for work today - oblique Nov 15, 05:47 4
- Take it easy and don’t over do it -- nm - Epiphany Nov 15, 05:50 3
  - Thanks! I'll cut out early if it gets rough. Added complexity that it snowed today :) -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 05:54 2
    - It seems a little counterproductive to cut off the foot now, but you gotta do what you gotta do. -- nm - Qale Nov 15, 07:49
    - have one of your minions go get a sled at lunch and then the boys can pull you to your car this afternoon -- nm - decline Nov 15, 05:58
Watched ep 1 of The English - enjoyed it on the whole, looks stunning too (it's very Hugo Blick (aka young Joker)) -- nm - LMS Nov 15, 05:35
Taylor Heinicke is 3-1 as the starter (beat GB, Indy and Philly) - I look forward to Washington trading 3 firsts to draft a QB again this year - Beaker Nov 15, 05:24
2-0. 1st place in Caveman and on a 4 game win streak in Vamps. -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 04:48 1
- 2-1 this week. Getting ready for playoff push. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 15, 04:55
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 15, 04:38 [Attachment] 5
- The controversial sport of DOGFLINGING failed to secure funding for a professional league. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 05:04 4
  - It was still just a bit more successful than the spot deemed too "Racy" for television, DINGDONGGOLFING. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 05:16 3
    - whereas DINGOFONDLING will net you a fine and prison time. -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 05:26 2
      - Spelling Bee got *dark* -- nm - prayformojo Nov 15, 05:37
      - DINGOFOLDING is origami using dingo hide, right? -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 15, 05:30
Liz with the Shot last night -- (link*) - eag Nov 15, 04:38 2
- yeah that is some good stuff. -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 05:02
- Ok better link -- nm - eag Nov 15, 04:49
TV PSA: NBA, Voice, Winchesters, Bachelor in Paradise, FBI x 3, Deadliest Catch, Resident, WWE NXT, La Brea, Professionals, Oak Island, Monarch, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 04:35 4
- UK has Louis Theroux meets Bear Grylls and Miriam (Margolyes) and Alan (Cumming): Lost in Scotland and Beyond -- nm - LMS Nov 15, 05:34
- Rookie Feds, New Amsterdam, Reasonable Doubt, Chainsaw Man, Behind Every Star, Smile, A Friend of the Family, Run for the Money, Black Ink Crew, -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 04:36 2
  - Queen Sugar, Below Deck Adventure, other stuff -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 04:37 1
    - 3: OAK ISLAND! for me, New Amsterdam and Friend of the Family for the wife -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 04:39
NFL Playoff matchups as of Week 10 - Strongbad Nov 15, 04:34 3
- the NFC and AFC East are pretty damn close to having all 4 teams make it (just missing Washington by 1 loss) -- nm - Beaker Nov 15, 06:18
- #5 seeds: Jets & Giants -- nm - mud Nov 15, 06:02
- :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 04:36
waffle298 4/5 - spamlet Nov 15, 03:24 5
- 5. - i.b! Nov 15, 08:17
- I got 5 stars. -- nm - kelly Nov 15, 05:47
- X - decline Nov 15, 05:38
- 4 stars - znufrii Nov 15, 05:27
- 4/5 - prayformojo Nov 15, 04:07
Wordle 514 4/6 - spamlet Nov 15, 03:24 8
- 4 - 514 - GregW Nov 15, 20:56
- 3 - rollo Nov 15, 06:28
- 3/6 - Marlowe Nov 15, 06:03
- 4/6 - oblique Nov 15, 05:50
- 4 - decline Nov 15, 05:35
- 6/6, phew! - znufrii Nov 15, 05:09 1
  - That's pretty much mine except I got lucky earlier. -- nm - LMS Nov 15, 05:36
- 3/6 - prayformojo Nov 15, 04:05
ty is right about boarding planes on busses. also deboarding. the middle east really loves deboarding on a bus. - mafic Nov 15, 02:59 3
- also bad: busses between terminals. I'm looking at you, Australian airports! - mafic Nov 15, 03:00 2
  - See? Mafic knows! -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 05:06 1
    - I got put on the first class bus in Doha. it had comfy armchairs and nice carpet, but it was still a bus. -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 05:25
Less than a month till the Witcher 3 current-gen upgrade! Comes out 12/14. -- nm - Ender Nov 15, 00:43
I find Andor to be less praiseworthy than most, but it is, by far, the most realistic motion capture of Andy Serkis yet. -- nm - Ender Nov 14, 23:45 3
- Plus, we get the origin story for Snoke. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 07:24
- It's extraordinary. -- nm - con_carne Nov 15, 04:40
- No question. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 04:32
Train left the station I didn't climb aboard Price of a ticket was too much to afford And I saw that politician I know you know his name Waving from the window of that gravy train -- nm* - zeitgeist Nov 14, 23:07

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