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Now, this right here, is a terrible take - Jovian Jan 3, 13:08 1
- ha! -- nm - mud Jan 3, 13:10
"what do they want? some want committee assignments, some demand the abolishing of the income tax..." -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 3, 13:06
Cool. Going to see the Legally Blonde touring company in Milwaukee on the 26th. One of my wife's former students is a swing in the cast and the - oblique Jan 3, 13:05
So is this (sorta) what it's like when other countries can't form a government after an election? -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 13:04 6
- Basically -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 13:07 1
  - I mean, I don't think this will drag one for a week or anything like that. Some resolution will be reached. But I'm not 100 (yet) so this is new to me -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 13:09
- Now you've got me thinking pasta for dinner -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 13:06 3
  - Pasta in a warm sauce on a (likely?) cold evening? Sounds like a win! - ty97 Jan 3, 13:08
  - Or Belgian Waffles. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 13:07 1
    - Latkas -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 3, 13:08
Evil Dead Rise teaser, trailer tomorrow -- (link) - Remlik Jan 3, 12:58 4
- cool. -- nm - mud Jan 3, 13:00
- hey, isnt that that funny street vendor guy from Doctor Strange 2??? - Jovian Jan 3, 13:00 2
  - *punches you in the face* -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 13:01 1
    - LOL -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 13:02
Pickled herring, sauerkraut, and rye crispbread for lunch. If I had a rowing machine, I'd be all set to pretend I was going to raid a monastery. -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:52 5
- Why just pretend? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 3, 13:08
- German(Nordic?) New Year soul food! - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 3, 12:55 3
  - My appreciation of sauerkraut has grown over the years. Did not want when I was little, finally started eating it in high school -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:57 2
    - There is an asian influenced version I've liked. Not sure if it was Filipino or Korean. Someone doctored a local church's Oktober fest offering. -- nm* - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 3, 13:02 1
      - That would be interesting. I'm out of kimchi, but I thought about doctoring the kraut with gochujang sauce. However straight up is just fine :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 13:05
Chris Stewart (R-UT) -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 3, 12:48 1
- Was he yelling into a mirror as he said that? -- nm - TWuG Jan 3, 12:59
This seems to be a valid observation. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 12:45 [mastodon] 4
- but they used to do it to make the democrats seem impotent, incompetent -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 3, 13:04
- Fair point. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 12:56
- yep -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:53
- And this is an important related question -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 3, 12:46 [mastodon]
Megabill list - zeitgeist Jan 3, 12:40
SanDiego: Amazon Prime truck jacknifed on I-15 -- (link) - budice Jan 3, 12:38 4
- CBS news locally on the radio reported on a donut truck overturning in Indiana (I think). INDOT said they had ample officers on the scene - oblique Jan 3, 12:43
- the drivers should be compensated with free amazon prime subscriptions -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 12:40 1
  - And probably would get them if asked -- nm - budice Jan 3, 12:40
- That's a lie. Wherever that is, it's raining. -- nm - Mop Jan 3, 12:39
was just rereading the plot of DS9 episode In the Pale Moonlight... Man I have to rewatch this one. Forgot how great it is. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 12:37
Court intrigue aside, I love seeing members bringing their kids onto the House floor, that must be a really neat experience. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 12:36
producers of The Running Man ill-equipped for a match where the stalker actually dies in the game -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 12:30 2
- This is a pretty dumb example to use since it wasn't a violent incident and is almost certainly an impact that kills more people in baseball annually. -- nm - Reagen Jan 3, 12:35 1
  - I mean, it's Slate. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 12:37
212-203-19 -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:17 15
- Pelosi would be making a hard ball deal, no stupid investigations, good committee Seats, then Mccarthy could kick boebert and Co to the curb -- nm* - zeitgeist Jan 3, 12:24 3
  - Nancy never held a vote that she didn't have locked down beforehand -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 12:25 2
    - True,and to do it she got support from a few Republicans beforehand..it was a west wing plot point - zeitgeist Jan 3, 12:37
    - facts -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 3, 12:32
- they should have to do it Tribal Council style where each member explains their vote to Kevin -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 12:18
- all 19 for Jordan -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:17 9
  - *AHEM* -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 12:33 3
    - it'll probly grow on the 3rd ballot! there's a lot more insurrectionists in that mob. (and Gym was very busy on the phone 01/06/21) -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:36 2
      - He will be the compromise. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 12:38 1
        
        and it won't work. Jeffries for speaker!! -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:39
  - i don't love this. basically now mccarthy just has one person to appease, jordan knows this can't go on all day. -- nm - colin Jan 3, 12:24 4
    - Jordan nominated and voted for McCarthy. He didn't even vote for himself. -- nm* - Dano Jan 3, 12:27 3
      - Gym doesn't want speaker, it's not his thing, not his style, he wants to unleash the inquisition on Biden like they did Clinton -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 3, 12:39 1
        
        Not wanting it is the perfect reason to give it to him. -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 12:43
      - Can’t be seen to be disloyal, even if you are holding the proverbial bloody knife. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 12:31
I've got a VPN going now. Lets see your next trick to keep me out of hockey night. -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:14 13
- can I use a VPN to make Draft King bets? - St. Epiphany Jan 3, 12:21 12
  - I've considered this in the past. Always been scared that the book would throw a red flag if I ever tried to withdraw a large amount. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 12:31 7
    - (They would take your money if you lose, but use the VPN against you if you win) -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 12:32 6
      - yes I could see that being an issue -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 3, 12:34 5
        
        thanks everyone. I will continue to take my gambling dollars to Louisiana. I can't imagine the amount of pay off Texas politician are getting to keep - St. Epiphany Jan 3, 12:35 4
        
        You can't gamble legally in Texas? I'm surprissd. -- nm - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 3, 12:44 2
        
        Poker rooms are a huge issue. A bunch opened up as membership clubs a few years ago that were supposedly legal - Strongbad Jan 3, 12:47 1
        
        Social poker isn't legal in Illinois, but it is legal in licensed poker rooms and casinos. -- nm - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 3, 12:53
        
        Both sides of the issue are throwing a lot of $$ around here in GA -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 12:43
  - I wouldn't bet on it. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 12:31
  - Legally, no. Operationally, probably. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 12:30
  - if I answer you, do I get myself included in a criminal conspiracy charge? 😺 -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:23 1
    - Hypothetically speaking, I do believe the answer is yes. Strictly hypothetically speaking of course -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:26
Mop, airlines don't have incentive to run sales for far in advance. They can discount fares as it gets closer (if needed) to fill the planes. - ty97 Jan 3, 12:12
Has the Mar Largo dipshit weight in today on this - Eag Jan 3, 12:11 6
- If bolsonaro has arrived in mar-a-lago, how will we know which dipshit this is about?? 🤣 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 12:39
- my guess is he doesn't even understand it. -- nm - Andie Jan 3, 12:12 4
  - lol yep. He will comment at some point (when someone has explained it and how it effects him) -- nm - Jovian Jan 3, 12:17 2
    - he told kevin last night to give them whatever they want, kevin declined -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:19 1
      - (but then gave up all today) -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:21
  - *ding* -- nm - mud Jan 3, 12:13
Someone tried to blackmail the USMNT head coach *during the World Cup* with allegations of decades-old domestic abuse. -- (link) - ML Jan 3, 12:09
ST Poll: How many flags are there planted on the moon and from which countries? Bonus points for naming the geographic feature they are planted on -- nm* - oblique Jan 3, 12:09 6
- Zero - Jovian Jan 3, 12:34
- 6 planted from the USA. One at least on the Sea of Tranquility. I'm unsure if they ever put a UN flag up there. -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:16 1
  - Correct. There's actually a 7th planted by the Chinese lander -- (link) - oblique Jan 3, 12:35
- Does the one planted by Marvin the Martian count? -- nm - decline Jan 3, 12:16
- Were there flags on unmanned craft that were sent to the moon? -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:13 1
  - Yes (I edited the poll to indicate *planted* on the moon) - oblique Jan 3, 12:14
Two men were arrested for allegedly shutting down four Washington state power substations in late December - apparently to commit a robbery -- (link) - decline Jan 3, 12:06 3
- estimated 3m in losses...and xmas ruined for a few thousand -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 3, 12:54
- All that to steal from....a cash register? HBS is right -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 12:29
- Ocean's Dipshits -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 12:08
Red Wings waive Vrana after returning from player assistance program -- (link) - spamlet Jan 3, 12:06
Will one of the MAGAts be bold (crazy) enough to nominate Trump? Just to force the disloyal ones to reveal themselves? -- nm - Fuzzy Jan 3, 12:02
NCAA committee recommends possible expansion of basketball tournament from 68 to 90. - Strongbad Jan 3, 12:01 8
- May Madness! -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 12:23
- All the money -- nm - budice Jan 3, 12:08
- Yeah! -- nm - Army, Citadel, St. Francis NY, William & Mary Jan 3, 12:03 3
  - Like lower tier mid majors will ever sniff any of these bids. We need the 11th best Big Ten team. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 12:07 1
    - Yup. More majors would get in and not more mid-majors or others. - Krusty Jan 3, 12:37
  - hee -- nm - Tim Jan 3, 12:04
- They should just let every team in -- nm - decline Jan 3, 12:03
- lol clown league -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 12:02
Panthers sniffed out Jim Harbaugh -- nm - budice Jan 3, 11:58 1
- If they don't extend Steve Wilks, they should be relegated. -- nm* - David Jan 3, 12:14
Dana White's media savvy remains lacking. -- (link) - David Jan 3, 11:52 1
- Always figured he was a slimeball, like most people associated with boxing or MMA. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 11:55
those SAS fares are indeed ridic but no direct flights from LAX to London (adding an extra 8 hrs to my travel day, minimum) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 11:51
To distract from politics or maaaybe not, here is YungBlud’s “The Boy in the Black Dress” an update to a Smith’s-like story song. -- (link) - Qale Jan 3, 11:50 [youtube]
Woohoo! Sent my annual New Year's fax to the IRS! - spamlet Jan 3, 11:49 9
- How long was the fax on hold? - ty97 Jan 3, 12:05 3
  - First try! - spamlet Jan 3, 12:06 2
    - While I don't wish it on you, TPIR "how long will I be on hold with the IRS" does amuse me. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 12:14 1
      - It keeps me amused too. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 12:29
- They haven't heard a fax before? -- nm - crash davis Jan 3, 11:59 3
  - They look 22 so I'm guessing no. -- nm - spamlet Jan 3, 12:03 2
    - we have a fax machine here that gets used very occasionally for tax stuff - new staff have no idea how to use it. -- nm - Andie Jan 3, 12:10
    - They might not heard of AOL before. -- nm - ty97 Jan 3, 12:06
- Meats/cheeses! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 3, 11:55
Looks like Jordan is already at 11 votes, so no winner on the 2nd ballot. -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 11:46 23
- Applicable here: "even the stupid have the right to the presumption of innocence and forcing the government to prove guilt" -- nm - budice Jan 3, 11:53
- I’m assuming he hasn’t picked up any of McCarthy’s support though? Just consolidating the opposition so far? -- nm* - znufrii Jan 3, 11:50 13
  - Yes, it appears right now the only difference between vote 1 is 3 unaccounted for D votes -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 11:54 6
    - Interesting on the missing D votes. - znufrii Jan 3, 12:01 5
      - they weren't given a pee break and a lot of the older members just can't hold it that long anymore -- nm - decline Jan 3, 12:04
      - Let’s give it to Kev by abstaining…and really mess with their circus. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 12:03 3
        
        That would only make sense if McCarthy could get more votes than Jeffries, imo, which seems unlikely at this point. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 3, 12:06 2
        
        They didn’t get the memo on when. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 3, 12:07 1
        
        Sounds about right for the Dems then. - znufrii Jan 3, 12:08
  - I don't think it will be Jordan, but I don't think it will be McCarthy either now. -- nm - Dano Jan 3, 11:53 3
    - Assuming McCarthy doesn’t gain support somehow, he’s done, imo. Jordan ain’t it either because he who wields the knife never wears the crown. -- (edited) - znufrii Jan 3, 11:56 2
      - in terms of exercising actual power, it's a two-year bucket of warm piss -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 12:01 1
        
        I’m just in it for the court intrigue at this point. -- nm - znufrii Jan 3, 12:07
  - From what I've seen that's correct but certainly not a groundswell. - spamlet Jan 3, 11:52 1
    - There's only one man who can save the GOP now -- (pic) - ML Jan 3, 12:02 [Attachment]
- when does the Thunderdome portion start? -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 11:48 2
  - I mean yeah you see other countries there parliaments and such get into brawls - Eag Jan 3, 11:53 1
    - i mean, that's not a SUPER common event... -- nm - Andie Jan 3, 11:55
- One of the folks on TV said they expect all the non McCarthy from Round 1 to vote Jordan. Then set up a discussion of someone from outside the House. -- nm - MDH Jan 3, 11:48 3
  - I know Mike Lindell was throwing his hat in the ring. -- nm - pmb Jan 3, 12:00
  - Michael Jordan! -- nm - Spawn Jan 3, 11:53 1
    - Which one? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 11:54
- there it is. Jordan up to 5, there will be a 3rd ballot. -- nm - mud Jan 3, 11:36 -- nm - mud Jan 3, 11:47
So I was thinking of what the funniest line and most chilling line in Justified would be ... here are my answers - Beryllium Jan 3, 11:43 5
- " it's annoying but I let it slide, because you get your job done and you are easy on the eyes" - St. Epiphany Jan 3, 12:21
- I guess I never thought of myself as an angry man. -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 11:56 1
  - Love that line -- nm - Beryllium Jan 3, 12:09
- "This bullet's been on its way for 20 years" -- nm - David Jan 3, 11:48
- two terrific characters -- nm - mud Jan 3, 11:45
*votes for FoodChem* -- nm - Beaker Jan 3, 11:41 3
- *votes for Fedex* -- nm - Strongbad Jan 3, 11:48
- *votes for pb* -- nm - budice Jan 3, 11:43 1
  - McCarthy 199, Jordan 13, Kang 3, Kodos 3 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 3, 11:46

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