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World Cup spoiler - Mop Nov 20, 10:08
Nothing like having a supportive parent -- (pic) - JD Nov 20, 10:04 [Attachment]
William and Mary grabs the #5 seed and a first round bye in the FCS playoffs. -- nm - Dano Nov 20, 09:58 1
- But that’s not basketball! -- nm - Tim Nov 20, 10:06
hah, 2 subs in the 89th minute is some classic time wasting. -- nm - mafic Nov 20, 09:54
I turned the heat way down downstairs bc I was working on the attic. Now the power is out and the whole house is freezing. Great work, self. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 20, 09:45
V: Debt Levels held by Top Media Companies -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 09:30 3
- It looks very death spiral ish to me. The bigger the company the higher the debt. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 20, 09:44 2
  - I'd rather be Disney with 48B debt on a 125B market cap than Altice with 27B and a 1B cap. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 09:51
  - gotta spend money to make money -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 20, 09:51
Hmm, someone tried to reactivate my Facebook account. Someone not me. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 09:28
That would have been offside by a billion miles though. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 08:54 1
- Yep -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 08:59
Looks like we are actually considering booking a cruise for spring break this year. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 20, 08:41 3
- Don't know about Celebrity but Royal Cab. just introduced their Black Friday discounts. I emptied my shopping cart and re-purchased everything. - Meg Nov 20, 09:36 2
  - That's one thing I was curious about - znufrii Nov 20, 09:56 1
    - Yep, I don't use many of the extras so I'm better booking them individually. No spa or drink package, cheapest WiFi connection, etc. - Meg Nov 20, 10:20
Which mastodon server am I supposed to join? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 20, 08:37 7
- Hive Social pretty decent too -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 09:34
- Doesn’t super matter but I’m on mastodon.cloud -- nm - spamlet Nov 20, 08:42 3
  - Me too. -- nm - Ender Nov 20, 10:04
  - ok me too. see how easy that was for me? thanks! -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 20, 09:18 1
    - \~ here comes the judge ~/ -- nm - spamlet Nov 20, 09:28
- Universeodon is a possible choice, I pointed Jax at it earlier - he ended up going with Hachyderm.io -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 08:39 1
  - Yep. The description seemed to fit me -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 20, 08:56
they should of paid that guy off obviously -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 08:33
so, *that* happened. Got Semantle Jr. on my fifth guess. - prayformojo Nov 20, 08:30
Alphonso Davies says he's in for Canada's opener, recovered from his hamstring injury -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 08:28
Qatar goalie gonna have his hands chopped off tomorrow. -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 08:20 1
- Gonna have to switch to midfielder -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 08:23
That foul easily could have been a red. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 08:18
offsides again! -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 08:18
even the replay they just showed with the leg offside; their was a defender 3 feet behind him... -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 08:17 5
- Has to be two defenders. -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 20, 08:19 4
  - really? man I had no idea it was that. huh -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 08:20 3
    - ahhh, gotcha (meant for the goalie comment, makes sense) -- nm* - Beaker Nov 20, 08:21 1
      - Yeah it can get really confusing if the keeper comes out to punch at the ball but it doesn’t get clear. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 08:28
    - cause usually the goalie is one of them. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 08:20
For the sake of sport I really hope this doesn’t happen to end up 1-0 Qatar. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 08:11 2
- At this rate Qatar will win the WC -- nm - Loyola Nov 20, 08:13
- It's not like football can be salvaged anymore, anyway. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 08:12
Omg first goal of WC ruled out for offside and it clearly wasn’t. - Loyola Nov 20, 08:10
Ok. So maybe Ecuador wasn’t paid off. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 08:06 1
- ...someone was.... -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 08:08
Bribe didn't clear. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 08:05 3
- but wait -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 08:07 2
  - Oh that felt shaky. “Here’s a two second replay. Ok bye.” -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 08:09 1
    - yup. the announcers couldn't spot it.. -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 08:09
Jason David Frank stories circulating that the popular Power Ranger has died -- nm - Remlik Nov 20, 07:58 3
- My favorite was Alycia Armstrong as Pink Ranger Syd on SPD. No idea who this post is referring to. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 20, 08:23 1
  - The Green Ranger Tommy Oliver -- (link*) - Remlik Nov 20, 08:26
- Reportedly suicide -- nm - Ender Nov 20, 07:59
Lukaku out for Belgium's first two games -- (link) - Reagen Nov 20, 07:44
BF2022: Target Ad -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 07:19
Interesting point re Trump and Twitter/Truth. -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 20, 07:04 2
- Evil billionaires preening and cooing over whose followers will go where. Oh, what ever will they do? -- nm - con_carne Nov 20, 08:02
- ... so it could be argued that Musk unbanning him on Twitter erodes his "power", or ability to draw people in by playing the victim -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 07:57
Hive Social looks promising as a Twitter alt -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 06:59
Sunday morning music recommendation: The new album from The Backsseat Lovers - Waiting to Spill -- nm - Dano Nov 20, 06:53
Poll related to the daily posts many tend to make. What games do play every day on your phone? I’m Wordle, Nerdle, Framed and FreeCell. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 20, 06:24 10
- Solitaire -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 20, 08:20
- None on the phone. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 08:02
- Call of Duty Mobile, Sudoku+. I Wordle and Framed on my laptop. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 07:53
- None on phone. -- nm - prayformojo Nov 20, 07:40
- Framed, Waffle, Wordle, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Pikmin Bloom -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 20, 07:12
- Wordle, Globle, Worldle, Artle, Beadle, Redactle. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 07:07
- pokemon go, word cookies -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 07:00
- On my phone, only Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 06:51
- Wordle, Waffle, MTG Arena, OOTP -- nm - spamlet Nov 20, 06:51
- I might be alone in this but I don't have any games on my phone. I used to play games on my phone but haven't in years. - Krusty Nov 20, 06:32
Klint Kubiak to call offensive plays for Broncos instead of Nathaniel Hackett. -- nm - budice Nov 20, 05:48
No matter how many UK shows I watch I am always thrown off by when they say "fancy dress." It doesn't mean a nice and pretty dress or - Krusty Nov 20, 05:45 11
- We use both meanings of fancy just to confuse things. - LMS Nov 20, 06:59 2
  - Of course. 😆 -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 07:00 1
    - Spoiler for the most recent Taskmaster episode... - Krusty Nov 20, 07:07
- I think we’re the ones who conflated “fancy” with “formal”. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 20, 06:05 7
  - I'm not sure I agree with you here. While the EOD has the third entry as [only before noun] (especially of small things) with a lot of decorations or -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 20, 06:19 6
    - this says the term came from 19th century press describing outfits at costume parties. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 20, 06:38 4
      - Interesting, thanks! -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 06:59
      - Thanks! I can see why it was used that way originally but I just can't read it or hear it and think of a costume and not a gown. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 06:43 2
        
        Think of it as closer to fanciful. -- nm - Andie Nov 20, 07:14 1
        
        *nods* Makes sense. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 07:35
    - When you fancy someone, you crush on them. Clearly, the answer is to dress like a clown. -- nm - con_carne Nov 20, 06:21
Streams: Hulu $2/mo for year, Peacock 99cents/mo for year - budice Nov 20, 05:42 3
- Thank you. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 09:06
- Thanks is $6.66 a month for Disney + good? -- nm - Epiphany! Nov 20, 06:16 1
  - I mean it’s clearly evil. -- nm - spamlet Nov 20, 07:44
Framed: 3/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Nov 20, 04:58 1
- I’m too lazy to link, but mine were 3, 1, 3. -- nm - kelly Nov 20, 06:17
Things are going great in Qatar. -- (link) - Volnelk Nov 20, 04:40
Mass shooting in gay club in Colorado Springs leaves multiple people dead and wounded. (sitwap) -- (link) - Diva Nov 20, 04:25 1
- It’s sad. Good to hear customers subdued the gunman. They saved lives - Epiphany Nov 20, 05:12
YV PSA: NFL, AMA's, Simpsons, Great North, Equalizer, Bob's Burgers, Family Guy, East New York, NCIS LA, SEAL Team, Yellowstone 150, Tulsa King, -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 04:14 3
- Elton John Live, Under the Queen's Umbrella, The I Word, Miss Scarlet & the Duke, Waltons Thanksgiving, Yellowstone, Step Up, Magpie Murders, -- nm - Beaker Nov 20, 04:16 2
  - White Lotus, Spector, Walking Dead (series finale), Annika, Let the Right One In, Mood, Ziwe, John Oliver, Rick & Morty, The Grey Cup, other stuff -- nm* - Beaker Nov 20, 04:19 1
    - I can't wait for Bob's Burgers tonight. Their Thanksgiving episodes are always wonderful. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 05:00
3/6 - znufrii Nov 20, 04:09 7
- 4 - 519 - GregW Nov 20, 19:14
- 5 after three good guesses - ReluctantCynic Nov 20, 09:29
- Wordle 519 3/6 - prayformojo Nov 20, 06:37 1
  - 5/6 - Marlowe Nov 20, 06:45
- 5 - decline Nov 20, 06:00
- Waffle 4/5 - znufrii Nov 20, 04:13 1
  - X -- nm - decline Nov 20, 06:02
The universe really is trying to find the funniest/stupidest way to kill Bolsonaro. -- (link) - Reagen Nov 20, 02:53
posting again before it kicks off: world cup bracket pool -- (link) - mafic Nov 19, 23:33
The election saw the end of the constant online gaming proposition ads, now we're getting thank-you ads from the tribal casinos. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 23:27
Oh, this is good. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 19, 22:27 [mastodon] 4
- Aww the embed failed :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 22:28 3
  - Come to think of it, it might be a setting on that person's account. Anyway. Worth clicking. Car pun. Cool car. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 22:29 2
    - Nice. -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 06:14
    - Ooooh. I get it! -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 22:35
Tulsa King gets a tentative “Hmm, OK, I’ll watch the next episode.” Serious Lillyhammer vibes. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 22:15
Deactivated my Twitter. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 22:10 4
- I did that as soon as the Apartheid money heir bought it. - Diva Nov 20, 03:58 2
  - This. -- nm - Marlowe Nov 20, 04:51
  - Yep. -- nm - Andie Nov 20, 04:28
- I'm still not planning on doing this, but it's a bold move that I might end up following through on. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 22:22
started/going -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 22:06 3
- LOL. Can’t click through to read the replies (or see the full pictures). I assume the implication is that all the women are gone? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 22:11 2
  - Not to mention I see a number of apparent minorities who are maybe on work visas? Just something I've seen mentioned. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 22:28
  - The stats from before were 32% ... the stats from now don't even register. At least that's the number I heard. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 22:19
My glasses fell out of my coat in the Costco parking lot today. - Mop Nov 19, 21:29 1
- Sweet -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 22:02
mstdn.social might be a good beginner server (mastodon.social and mastodon.online are having trouble safely moderating content due to influx) -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:58 3
- Looks like they're not accepting new accounts -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 21:13 2
  - ah. maybe universeodon then. -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:20 1
    - Yeah, that's where I'm leaning -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 21:26
my silly mastodon post of the night -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:54 [mastodon] 1
- Golf clap -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 22:03
I'm enjoying watching the Rock HOF ceremony on HBO -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 19, 20:51
I was playing Tiny Tina's Wonderlands last night (and enjoying it immensely), but I really missed the old Friday night Halo/Destiny times. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 20:45 2
- I figured your daughter would have turned pro at ESports by now. -- nm - The Gossip King Nov 19, 20:53 1
  - She's doing some on twitch. - JaxSean Nov 19, 21:08
Qale: last I checked, "outrage dot social" was available 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:35 1
- Perpetual.Outrage.Machine.org -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 20:40
Don't hate: leopard skin on peacock. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Nov 19, 20:18
Dangit, now you've got me domain-shopping -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 19:56 14
- Slacker.talk? -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 20:38 4
  - I don't think .talk is a valid TLD (.forum is, though.) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:39 3
    - It’s on ICANN’s list… -- (link*) - znufrii Nov 19, 21:19 2
      - Because of f***ing Google and their plethora of f***ing dead chat products - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:26
      - hmm. so is .st ... *shakes fist at my registrar* -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:21
- Domain.Shopping? -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 20:33
- Sorry -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 20:30 4
  - No need to apologize! It's definitely something I've been considering. And domain shopping is akin to boat shopping for me, anyway. :) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:34 3
    - And cheaper so long as you don't buy the whole fleet ;) -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 20:38
    - Slackertalk.social is available 😀 -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 20:36 1
      - As is slacker.social, which is the one I'm agonizing over not owning 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:38
- No. No, I have to quit that. New domains are not part of Project Salty Skipper except when projects have graduated to self-funding. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 19:58 2
  - So, here's what I'd do. - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:04 1
    - (The alternative plan, dedicated domains, would cost $120/yr just for the domain renewals) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:07

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