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I've got comedy club tickets for Friday and I'm REALLY hoping it gets snowed out. I don't have time for this this week... -- nm - Ender Dec 21, 21:26
Waffle 5/5 - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 21:15
Wordle 4/6 - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 21:07
Thanks Beaker. That was indeed fun. -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 20:58
In the movie, in this arena, the Quebec flag is three times the size of the US and Canadian flags. I assume that is a comment on attitude and not real -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 20:30 2
- Oh, no. Wait... that's just a Habs game. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 20:40
- The attitude is such that it could likely be real. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 20:31
Two episodes in, I'm liking this season of Jack Ryan a lot more than the Venezuela season. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 20:22 3
- I took some Dayquil and slept through five episodes. I think I will take some Nightquil and start over. -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 21:27
- Ep3 - Return to Venezuela -- nm - budice Dec 21, 20:26 1
  - Nooooooooooo 😭 (spoils) - Beryllium Dec 21, 20:28
Bill Kristol and I have agreed on very few things over the years -- (link) - znufrii Dec 21, 20:20
Golden State decided to take the night off vs Nets -- (link) - budice Dec 21, 19:58
Missouri GOP using their legislative supermajority to tackle the critical issues head on -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 19:48 6
- I don’t get it. So, no drag shows at all? Or 18 + up? -- nm - Epiphany Dec 21, 20:08 2
  - Powder Puff games gonna put some kids in prison. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 20:10 1
    - Lol. Word -- nm - Epiphany Dec 21, 20:26
- I went to multiple school sanctioned events that ended with a "fashion show" put on by some of the dads. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 20:08 2
  - Same. -- nm - loosilu Dec 21, 20:31
  - It's okay if it's making fun of drag, apparently. -- nm - znufrii Dec 21, 20:09
B2 - from my childhood letter from Santa, one of the reindeer was called Nigel but he ran away to join the navy -- nm - Roger More Dec 21, 19:47
Banshees of Inisherin on HBO Max along with Black Adam and Amsterdam. Might also enjoy See How They Run. -- nm* - budice Dec 21, 19:16
Like, what even is this show? -- (link) - David Dec 21, 19:13 [youtube] 13
- you're having happy hour with your friends the other daaaayyyy -- (link) - Remlik Dec 21, 20:53 [youtube] 4
  - what a glorius day the lord has made, let us be glad an rejoice for he in inside all of us -- (link) - Remlik Dec 21, 20:57 [youtube] 3
    - You're hucking the ball around with your fellas the other daaaayyy -- (link) - Reagen Dec 21, 21:29 [youtube] 1
      - This is one we watched. The way they used the throws was inspired. -- nm - David Dec 21, 21:39
    - WHAT IS THIS SHOW -- nm - The Allfather Dec 21, 21:14
- That's well over a third of an entire episode. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 20:39
- I call it Live Action King of the Hill -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 20:05 3
  - "Pocket sands!" -- nm - Squirrelly Dan si Dec 21, 20:19 2
    - I can halfway imagine how the resulting discussion of ideal pocket sand mixtures would go ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 20:38 1
      - Professor Trisha says that coarse grit is the way to go for both impact and ease of use. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 20:45
- David, does this mean that you have not yet experienced the comedic tour de farts that is FartBook? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 19:59
- "That holds water." "Most caves do." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 19:29
- how do those people keep straight faces? I'd crack up more than Jimmy Fallon -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 19:20
DowntownLA: "6th/Main Nude woman on a bus. LAPD responding" -- (link) - budice Dec 21, 19:07 5
- Jnine returning from a Foo Fighter's show? -- nm - Jingle Bells, Zeitgeist Kvells, posting allll day Dec 21, 23:23 1
  - I wish. -- nm - jnine Dec 24, 20:36
- It's obviously much warmer in LA than some other parts of the country. -- nm - .🎄 Dec 21, 19:31 1
  - Or else the police were called because she was cutting the windows -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 19:44
- Nude Woman On Bus Shot By LAPD nm - Future LA Times Headlines Dec 21, 19:23
Two Canadians on Jeopardy tonight - Toronto and Mississuaga. No, not Zork. -- nm - Meg Dec 21, 19:05
I can't believe I took this long to watch The Goon. -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 18:41 14
- Wow, this is like if I’d waited until today to watch Skyfall for the first time. -- nm - Roger More Dec 21, 20:10
- I started tonight. So far it is hilarious -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 19:53 1
  - Ah a mention of the donairs that Reagen has talked about -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 20:20
- "Go On" -- nm - Matthew Perry Dec 21, 18:51
- Number 1, hands off my fuckin' percocets. Number 2, have you got any fuckin' percocets? -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 18:48 1
  - I had seen that before, outstanding line -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 19:10
- I've thought about watching that. Was it fun? -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 18:47 7
  - fan-fucking-tastic -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 18:50 6
    - I mean, if you don't want to watch after this... -- (link) - Beaker Dec 21, 19:02 [youtube] 2
      - Okay, I'm in. I'll watch it before the end of the month -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 19:05 1
        
        the trailer is also great, but it is definitely an R for language (the movie, not the trailer) -- (link*) - Beaker Dec 21, 19:09 [youtube]
    - it's like Canadian actor palooza -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 18:50 2
      - Unfortunately, you need Callum Keith Rennie for the full bingo card. nm - Dignan Dec 21, 19:22 1
        
        Well then watch Umbrella Academy after -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 19:30
Is EEAAO kid-friendly? -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 18:35 3
- probably? violence is mostly stylized martial arts stuff, occasionally a bit of blood. I think there's a pretty tame nudity-free sex scene, - mafic Dec 21, 18:59
- I don’t think younger kids will get much from it vs. teens, plus there’s some brief adult content a couple of times. -- nm - i.b! Dec 21, 18:38
- I think so. If they've watch The Batman they can watch this -- nm - Remlik Dec 21, 18:36
Out of LDB 3x over now. Just hit walking through our church lobby from the youth event in the gym playing music. -- nm - oblique Dec 21, 18:29 3
- STOP IT! HE'S ALREADY OUT! -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 18:33 2
  - Hit him again! -- nm - Pastor Gruber si Dec 21, 19:22 1
    - Lol -- nm - Epiphany Dec 21, 20:30
FuboTV will carry the 19 Bally Sports RSNs starting next month. -- (link) - Remlik Dec 21, 18:19
Thing I learned today: Before they settled on Rudolph, they tried… - Dano Claus Dec 21, 18:14 1
- Spoils -- (edited) - Beryllium Dec 21, 18:19
John Ourland of Sports Biz Journal says NBC buys WWE next year -- (edited) - Remlik Dec 21, 18:09 2
- Just to clarify: a site did their end-of-year crazy predictions for 2023. This was one of them. It means literally nothing. -- nm - David Dec 21, 18:41 1
  - Here's the article that's being poorly cited. -- (link) - David Dec 21, 18:44
What are the chances that if I gave the Dems $10 they would go away and quit trying to raise money from me? 0% or more like 0%? - crash davis Dec 21, 18:06 10
- negative percent -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 21, 18:07
- -100% -- (edited) - znufrii Dec 21, 18:07
- $10 dont move many needles these days -- nm - budice Dec 21, 18:07 7
  - The smaller the avg donation, the better for their literature. -- nm - con_carne Dec 21, 18:12
  - Ain't no elections! -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 18:11 5
    - You live in America, land of the Forever Election. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 18:13 4
      - Bribing someone with $10, they'd laugh and return it -- nm - budice Dec 21, 18:13 3
        
        That's why you bribe them with a $10 Starbucks card. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 18:17 2
        
        CDN or US? -- nm* - budice Dec 21, 18:32 1
        
        Doesn't matter, the brand tricks the brain, causing it to put greater value on the gift card than on cash money. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 18:34
FTX: SBF on his way to NY, wheels are up. -- nm* - budice Dec 21, 18:00 4
- If he has to be talked about, can we use his name Bankman-Fraud? - zunk takes things literally Dec 21, 19:06
- oh no! they're gonna JFK Jr. him! -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 18:23
- NYT: Caroline Ellison, cofounder of Alameda, and Gary Wang, CTO and cofounder of FTX both cooperating with the Federales -- (edited) - budice Dec 21, 18:17 1
  - Official SEC Court Filing against the two with a familiar person mentioned -- (link) - budice Dec 21, 18:25
WTF, Tennessee? -- (link) - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 17:52
Friday. Brrrr. -- (pic) - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 17:49 [Attachment]
Dinner pickup by bike. -- (pic) - Beryllium Dec 21, 17:47 [Attachment] 2
- looks cold outside -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 17:58 1
  - A bit, yeah -- nm - Beryllium Dec 21, 17:59
Eastern Illinois had the biggest upset in modern point spreads today. 31.5 -- (link) - Will Hunting Dec 21, 17:30
Those of you with 3D printers: does this look like an easy job any printer could handle, or not? My friend is willing to try for me but she - kelly Dec 21, 17:28 1
- the job itself is easy but the product is only as good as the software -- nm - crash davis Dec 21, 17:37
great news. after 650 years they are finally looking into the actual dearth of Edward the Black Prince -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 21, 17:26 1
- Poor ol' Grunkle Edward. -- nm - Dark Callisto Dec 21, 17:55
Astros: David, shouldn't Ridley also be removed from woody's team? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 17:18 2
- Nobody's gonna play him so I'm just leaving it be. -- nm - David Dec 21, 17:26 1
  - Cool. -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 17:28
"What's happening now is a tragedy, but it's not our fault" - Putin -- (link) - prayformojo Dec 21, 17:14
Episode 5 of Wednesday "You Reap What You Woe" is one of the 5 best episodes of 2022 television I've seen -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 16:59
reminder GSN is showing What's My Line and I've Got a Secret vintage episodes at midnight pacific this & next week. so far none of the good B&W WML's -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 16:53
I'm kinda bored -- (link) - Gronk Dec 21, 16:51 1
- He's unretiring again! -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 18:33
“Only the mob uses the Fifth Amendment” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 16:48 1
- Alex Jones wouldn't even spell his name -- nm - Jingle Bells, Zeitgeist Kvells, posting allll day Dec 21, 23:24
Gwendoline Christie is approximately 4 feet 8 inches taller than Jenna Ortega -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 16:39 1
- That's an entire Tom Cruise! -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 16:46
Finishing up the Yum box: the mustard potato chips tasted more like horseradish; the popcorn truffles were terrific. Overall, and A- box -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 16:36 1
- 👍👍 -- nm - Meg Dec 21, 16:42
Cardinals' Colt McCoy out; Trace McSorley set for 1st NFL start -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 16:33 6
- "The feud between Clan McCoy and Clan McSorley would rage on in the Highlands until they realized no one else cared" - narrator Dec 21, 18:02 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 18:11
- *pets his TB DEF lovingly* -- nm - Strongbad Dec 21, 17:29
- are we crossing over with Yellowstone here? -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 16:36 2
  - and soon, reindeer names -- nm - prayformojo Dec 21, 16:37 1
    - Oh look, Blitz-en! -- nm - budice Dec 21, 16:39
A lot more exciting than E. coli -- (link) - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 16:29 1
- I'd like to give it a try. Might get me to eat salad. -- nm - Krusty Dec 21, 20:09
movie studios can now be sued over releasing deceptive trailers a Federal Judge has ruled -- (link*) - Remlik Dec 21, 16:13 13
- Paramount gonna pay up for that Mother! trailer. - mafic Dec 21, 20:27
- So as a fan of Canary Wharf tube station I can sue Disney for Rogue One? -- nm - LMS Dec 21, 17:19
- "Trailer may include footage not in the final cut". Done. -- nm - Mop Dec 21, 17:17 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker Dec 21, 17:29
- I mean this was true deceptive advertising to take advantage of her newfound stardom. - spamlet Dec 21, 17:07 2
  - Of course, trailers are released years before the final cut is ready, sometimes. (NM) - Marlowe Dec 21, 17:43 1
    - If I remember correctly this one was specifically recut after Knives Out made her a star. - spamlet Dec 21, 18:23
- I’m gonna sue because Twister never had that tire crash into the windshield, those lying sons of bitches! -- nm - Qale Dec 21, 16:29
- thankfully no action film ever promises a logical reasonable plot or script -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 16:26
- Uh oh -- nm - A24 Horror Films Dec 21, 16:21 3
  - right? -- nm - Saban Films Dec 21, 16:38 1
    - You think you got it bad -- nm - every trailer with a song in it si Dec 21, 16:42
  - don't worry, such a lame ruling won't hold up to scrutiny -- nm - mud Dec 21, 16:23
Netanyahu may have formed a coalition to govern. Nothing good will come of it. -- (link) - TWuG Dec 21, 15:52 5
- Such a trash human being -- nm - David Dec 21, 16:08 4
  - Definitely on the Mt Rushmore of horrible living world leaders. -- nm* - Jovian Dec 21, 16:15 3
    - Putin, Kim, Assad, Khamenei ... hard to break into that top 4. - Reagen Dec 21, 16:35 1
      - ...and those are all horrible reindeer names. -- nm* - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 16:36
    - hardly -- nm - mud Dec 21, 16:31
I pity the interns at major news companys. They have 1500 pages of transcripts to go thru in hours or less so the anchors have something to talk about -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 15:49
Some of the other reindeer were named on the Rudolph cartoon right (other than Clarice)? - spamlet Dec 21, 15:48 3
- Vito, Sonny, Fredo, Michael, Luca Grazzi, Tessio, Clemenza, Connie -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 15:51 2
  - Buttercup, Wesley, Inigo, Fezzik -- nm - TWuG Dec 21, 15:55 1
    - Ron, Jerry, Phil, Bobby, Bill, Mickey, Tom, Keith, Donna, Brent, Bruce, Vince -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 21, 16:32
"Senators aren't ready to let Kevin McCarthy negotiate a big boy bill just yet" - haven't read it, but the headline is amusing -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 21, 15:42 1
- “Let them fight.” -- nm - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 15:43
I saw a Cupra Formentor in the wild yesterday, and then like 30 seconds later a billboard for it. nice looking car that I had never heard of before. -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 15:34 4
- What's that? You're formenting a coup? -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 16:17 1
  - I mean when am I not? -- nm - mafic Dec 21, 17:52
- I saw one in Italy when I was there in September. It's really nice looking. I'd never heard of the brand before. -- nm - pmb Dec 21, 16:13
- nm -- nm* - All I want for Xmas is znu Dec 21, 15:43
get your Messi bucks -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 21, 15:32 1
- Worth about $6 USD. Wait... 5.50. Hold on... $4.75. -- nm - Reagen Dec 21, 15:37

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