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my friend suggests that herschel walker is an AI bot. makes his word salad make more sense, right? -- nm - judge amanda jones Nov 30, 09:42 2
- Badly-configured markov chain. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 09:48
- That is insulting to AI -- nm - oblique Nov 30, 09:47
I may have first heard wet leg from this guy I follow, he’s in competition with our superfan. he’s adorable, has regular morning dance parties. nm but -- (pic) - i.b! Nov 30, 09:41 [Attachment]
Jennifer Lopez Says She Wants to Make a Sequel to Gigli -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 09:27 2
- REDEMPTION! Who'll be laughing when Gigli 2 wins Best Picture? -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 09:37 1
  - John Travolta when he gets Battlefield Earth 2 green lit -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 09:49
Blood Feud Update: Astronauts. 7 are in. 10-2, 10-2, 9-3, 8-4, 7-5, 7-5, 6-6 A 4-8 over a 3-9 for the last spot, currently. Three 3-9s. And a 2-10. - Spawn Nov 30, 09:24
So there's a Family Guy episode this season where Peter is... well... - Mop Nov 30, 09:22
Huh. My dad is 90 today. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 09:18 5
- Awesome! Happy birthday to your pops! -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 09:56
- happy birthday mop-dad! — nm - i.b! Nov 30, 09:51
- Happy birthday to him! -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 09:42
- Nice! -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:39
- cheers!! -- nm - mud Nov 30, 09:32
Daughter & GF here for TG. Went back to their place in the city Friday. Started noticing odor Sat. Got worse and worse. Called landlord repeatedly. - zunk takes things literally Nov 30, 09:14 12
- oh, wow, how awful. -- nm - Andie Nov 30, 09:48
- ugh. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:36
- dang -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 09:25
- Holidays are rough. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 09:25
- Oh man. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 09:25
- Actually I did not guess that. :-( -- nm - mara Nov 30, 09:19 5
  - uh huh. ugh, how awful. :( - -- nm - i.b! Nov 30, 09:37
  - this. I thought it was going to be a dead mouse or something like that. yikes. -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 09:31 3
    - It's amazing how much an ounce of rodent can smell -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 09:36 2
      - Now, multiply that by 2-3k. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 09:37 1
        
        Once they knew it wasn't from their place I had a suspicion. Didn't tell the girls that, only keep calling the landlord and have you neighbors call. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 30, 09:49
- ugh -- nm - decline Nov 30, 09:15
i really don't want to ever go SUV but will have to seriously consider a CR-V for my next Honda fuel cell i guess -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 30, 09:11 3
- GM apparently is taking the Ford route. Corvette moving forward as a brand with a four-door coupe and sporty crossover EV (2025) -- (link) - oblique Nov 30, 09:21 2
  - Rivaling the Porsche SUV for wrongness -- nm - psilotum Nov 30, 09:24 1
    - Yes. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 30, 09:36
Hell of an end to France-Tunisia. -- nm - mafic Nov 30, 09:04 5
- *checks wiki to see who colonized Tunisia back in the day*. yup - hollywood big shot Nov 30, 09:09
- what happened? - spoilers - Beaker Nov 30, 09:07 2
  - Spoils. - mafic Nov 30, 09:14
  - yes -- (edited) - mud Nov 30, 09:13
- yes -- nm - mud Nov 30, 09:04
Seems like I was right not to take this call from their recruiter -- (link) - spamlet Nov 30, 09:02 1
- Hmmm… I know their recruiter (or one of them) -- nm - Dark Callisto Nov 30, 09:18
Indiana Sen. Mike Braun really likes Herschel's chances next Tuesday -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 30, 09:00 1
- ugh. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:01
World Cup question - what are the tie breakers for moving on? is it +/- first? or head-to-head outcome? or something else? -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 08:57 3
- Group points, group goal difference, group goals scored, head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference, head-to-head goals scored, fair play, lots -- nm - znufrii Nov 30, 09:35
- Goal differential then total goals scored then something something -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 30, 08:57 1
  - Eventually there's a fair play criteria. The less yellow/red cards -- nm - JD Nov 30, 09:02
world cup spoilers - Beaker Nov 30, 08:55 2
- *snaps* (spoilers) - Sub-baroner Nov 30, 09:04
- spoilers - Roger More Nov 30, 09:01
I got original art from friends for my birthday! -- (pic) - TWuG Nov 30, 08:52 [Attachment] 2
- Is that you? -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:54 1
  - It's a very good likeness! -- nm - TWuG Nov 30, 09:01
65F yesterday, top down. 24 hours later, 34F and I saw a snowflake. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:42 5
- but is the top still down? -- nm - decline Nov 30, 08:46 4
  - Nightwing refuses to lower the top if it is below freezing. I wonder if it does anything if you start it up with the top already down and it is below - Spawn Nov 30, 08:51 3
    - Sounds like my old '58 Caddy that wouldn't open the window if it was cloudy. Gas jockey suggested I pull into the service bay and they could fix it. - Meg Nov 30, 09:21 2
      - heh. An actual feature on the MINI. A snowflake icon appears if it is below freezing as it's way of saying, "NO!" -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 09:26 1
        
        wimpy car -- nm - decline Nov 30, 09:34
House Democrats elect Hakeem Jeffries as party leader -- (link) - mud Nov 30, 08:37 10
- Pocketbook Issues now, Pocketbook Issues forever -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 30, 08:46
- meanwhile .. -- (link) - mud Nov 30, 08:40 8
  - A) That would be glorious. B) Democrats should work with republicans to get them the least offensive option. -- nm - pmb Nov 30, 08:50 4
    - Why should the Democrats do anything to help the Republicans hold on to power? -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 30, 09:28 1
      - They have the power regardless. The question is whether they're going to have people completely beholden to pointless investigations and obstruction - pmb Nov 30, 09:48
    - this book cover is like a Final Destination of Heritage Foundation goons -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 30, 09:21
    - Liz Cheney! -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:51
  - Elon Musk gonna save him. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:41 2
    - Newsmax newest correspondent. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:03
    - probly -- nm - mud Nov 30, 08:41
"Shrinking" -- (link) - mud Nov 30, 08:35 [youtube] 3
- what the harrison ford -- nm - Max Nov 30, 08:39
- nice to see Christa Miller stopped with the botox -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 08:38 1
  - yup -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:38
Your most Canadian thing you will see today......(link) - Walt_Disney Nov 30, 08:28 4
- Very nice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 30, 09:46
- The music really works. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 09:24
- Rocky is Canadian? -- nm - oblique Nov 30, 08:32
- (not me, I stayed in) -- nm - mud Nov 30, 08:31
oh. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 30, 08:27
Hubble/Webb comparison shots of merging galaxies II ZW 96 -- (link) - oblique Nov 30, 08:10 3
- I prefer the visible light one in this case. It looks like a healthy oyster shell vs Webb's inflamed and infected oyster shell. -- nm - Max Nov 30, 08:38
- full-size JWST image -- (link) - decline Nov 30, 08:13 [Image]
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 08:11
Question of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 30, 08:09 [Attachment] 3
- Answer (spoiler) -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 30, 08:09 [Attachment] 2
  - 1/1 (total guess!) -- nm - decline Nov 30, 08:15
  - wag 1/1. -- nm - i.b! Nov 30, 08:15
Royal aide steps down after racist comments -- (link) - Beaker Nov 30, 07:58
you know how desperate Comcast is? I'm going to be my stations spokesperson for them. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 07:56 20
- They aren’t nearly as evil as they used to be. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 08:30 4
  - I believe that is their new ad campaign slogan -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 08:54
  - Is that really true or did we just realize how much worse they *could* be? -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:34 2
    - They haven’t been voted Worst Company in 12 years I believe. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 09:41 1
      - Remlik will fix that! -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 09:42
- oh oh! even better I have to go through 'influencer' training. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 08:12 5
  - This is gonna be GREAT! You are gonna become like one of those Puscifer guys!!! -- nm* - Spawn Nov 30, 08:20 1
    - it's....going to be something -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:01
  - the Jaguars mascot got a lot of press out of wearing a speedo on Sunday. -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 08:18
  - maybe you'll get a free trip to Philly out of it -- nm - decline Nov 30, 08:16
  - ! - mud Nov 30, 08:14
- Get that bag 💰 -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 08:11
- Gonna be beating off the groupies with a stick! -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 08:02 2
  - phrasing! -- nm - mud Nov 30, 08:14 1
    - I know what I said! -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 09:19
- Oh, honey. -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:01 1
  - right? means I don't have to deal with AT&T anymore -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 08:08
- So you made a deal with the devil? -- nm - sycor Nov 30, 07:58 2
  - yeah. I'm in eyesight of paying off my house. I want to knock that out. -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 08:07
  - Remlik gotta eat -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 08:00
Cable TV lost another 1M subs in 3Q22 - budice Nov 30, 07:47 5
- Linear is dying and streaming isn't making up for it. What a curious experiment we're living. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 09:26 1
  - The Gauge has showed that TV viewership has remained steady from the peak of the pandemic. What evidence do have that overall TV viewing is down? -- nm - Inigo Nov 30, 09:33
- So they hire *Remlik*!?! -- nm - Spawn Nov 30, 08:55 1
  - My slogan! -- nm - Remlik Nov 30, 09:03
- they should try doing what the streaming services do and offer a year of service for something like $1.99/month -- nm - decline Nov 30, 07:52
the look on jacinda adern’s face at this stupid question alone makes it worth watching. nm but: -- (link*) - i.b! Nov 30, 07:42
Thanks Jax! I didn't have that Pokemon. I'm going to save up and buy some remote raid passes -- nm* - Beaker Nov 30, 07:32 2
- No problem. I usually will jump in to 5-star raids if I catch the invite. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 30, 07:51 1
  - I looked at who was online and you were it :) -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 07:56
Leslie Jordan: Wanda Slain got shot. -- (link) - Mop Nov 30, 07:22
Rail-Strike thingy: Dec 9 is the deadline, Congress doin Congressional things to avoid it -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 07:20 2
- and the unlikely allies getting things done are Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and .... Bernie Sanders?!? -- nm - decline Nov 30, 08:10 1
  - (they're not Bernie's allies, they just want to make the bill unpassable so it tanks Biden's economy) -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 30, 08:54
Happy Birthday TWuG! -- nm - ty97 Nov 30, 07:19 11
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 30, 09:44
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Nov 30, 09:31
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 30, 08:43
- Molotov! -- nm - sycor Nov 30, 07:58
- Happy birthday ! -- nm - spamlet Nov 30, 07:55
- Thank you! -- nm - TWuG Nov 30, 07:45
- cheers! -- nm - mud Nov 30, 07:41
- happy bday -- nm - budice Nov 30, 07:34
- Hbd!! -- nm - Diva Nov 30, 07:33
- The absolute TWuGgiest! -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 07:23
- hbd! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 07:22
Yo Yo Yo - thanks so much to everyone for their continued voting for my sis, Erika. I fear we're facing an uphill battle over the next day and a half - Turd Ferguson Nov 30, 07:13
Amazon reports record sales over the weekend -- (link) - budice Nov 30, 07:05 1
- NMBFA. - Qale Nov 30, 07:23
after reading a review of the first two Willow episodes, I am in. Plan to rewatch the movie tonight and then start the show -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 06:51 1
- Sounds like something a peck would do. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 07:23
Today marks the last day of the 2022 Hurricane Season! This year, the Atlantic Basin saw only 14 total storms, 8 strengthening to a hurricane -- (link) - decline Nov 30, 06:49
*Belssed* -- nm - prayformojo Nov 30, 06:44
Bank of America downgrades Carvana says stock could go to zero without a cash infusion -- (link*) - budice Nov 30, 06:41 1
- I’d say there’s opportunity here, but actually you may end up making car payments on a car with no title. -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 07:02
SFPD: Don’t be ridiculous, we’d never give the robots guns… -- (link) - spamlet Nov 30, 06:28 2
- I hear Omni Consumer Products has an excellent lineup of robots that the SFPD should look at -- nm - decline Nov 30, 06:39
- But is it true that the robotic dogs have bees in their mouths so that when they bark they shoot bees at you? -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 30, 06:35
Don Mattingly new bench coach for the Toronto Blue Jays -- nm - Beaker Nov 30, 06:27 2
- Ugh! Anywhere but the AL East that isn't the Yankees. -- nm - Krusty Nov 30, 06:43
- Sideburns for everyone! -- nm - Don Mattingly si Nov 30, 06:35
Alzheimer's drug slowed cognitive decline by 27% in trial, but with major side effects for some......(link) - Walt_Disney Nov 30, 06:25
Do not engage. Do not engage. - Dano Nov 30, 06:21 3
- Drinking game. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 07:30
- This bill is what the Democrats should have done with abortion back in the 70s and 80s when they majorities in the House and Senate. -- nm - Inigo Nov 30, 06:26 1
  - Can’t the Supreme Court just throw out these as unconstitutional? -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 07:31
Tokyo court rules Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, but absence of legal protections for same-sex couples violates their human rights -- (link*) - znufrii Nov 30, 06:15 5
- It takes so long for anything to change in Japan. They still allow possession of child abuse material and only relatively recently made sales illegal. -- nm - Qale Nov 30, 07:32
- Protections for something that is banned? -- nm - Mop Nov 30, 07:04
- More and more I think the term constitutional needs to go away. -- nm - Inigo Nov 30, 06:19 1
  - It's a 50% syllable savings over "permitted under the constitution"! -- nm - Sub-baroner Nov 30, 06:30
- (This is the third of five lower court cases, but my understanding is that it will ultimately be up to the legislature to change anything) -- nm* - znufrii Nov 30, 06:18

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