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Should I continue working late, or enjoy some more of this Glenmorangie 14 Quinta Ruban my BIL got me for Christmas? -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 19:13 4
- Why not both? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 19:13 3
  - because I already did, so now we're in an either/or situation. :) -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 19:14 2
    - Your new years resolution was to drink less, so send me the Glenmorangie and you get back to work -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:16 1
      - We're only five days in, so I've got plenty of time to balance it out to "less" over the next 360... -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 19:17
If nobody is going home, does that mean the $10 I donated to the Dems is going to pizza? -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 18:47 9
- Maybe pixie can send his spare med. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 19:15
- It went to the transgender Crack smoking immigrant hooker who delivered it -- nm - Fox news Jan 5, 18:52
- (I gave them ten in an experiment to see if they would stop emailing me. It did not stop the emails) -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 18:50 6
  - "Maybe if I give the shark some of my blood it will be satiated and swim away. Hand me that knife." -- nm - Max Jan 5, 19:01 4
    - Yep, I just got an email that basically read "Can you believe this crap going on in the house? How about giving us another tenner?" -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:03 3
      - But crash, what if it solves the problem by helping more seats go Dem in 2024? You'll have saved America! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 19:10 2
        
        What will help the Dems in 2024 is Trump smearing poo all over Desantis -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:19 1
        
        I'm not sure that's true -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 19:21
  - Give them $10, they'll spend $100 snail mailing you for more. Email is free. I'm surprised they haven't sent an in person house call. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 18:54
GOAL! - Mop Jan 5, 18:33 1
- This is a perfect spot to slip in a happy 19th birthday to Shane Wright. Next year, full time with the big boys! -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 18:40
RC nmbRC (serious nerd talk) - crash davis Jan 5, 18:30 2
- (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:33 1
  - My work schedule is still a bearcat, but other than scheduling issues, I'm down for it -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 18:36
Here's your doomsday scenario for the next presidential election -- (link) - TWuG Jan 5, 18:25
NFL just cancelled the Buffalo Cinci game. No replay -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 18:25 8
- What is going to happen going forward -- (link) - Bacon Jan 5, 18:27 7
  - AFC Championship game at a neutral site if it's Bills Chiefs, Cinci Chiefs (you guys still just talking politics?) -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 18:58 6
    - Rename this place Snoozertalk -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 18:59 5
      - at this point, I'm just hanging on to the slim hope that Detroit beats Green Bay. Not much else to talk about from me -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:01 4
        
        Oh right, Birds get in with a win and GB loss. I was kind of hoping the Lions get in and give that city something to cheer about. -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:03 3
        
        They can cheer on the Red Wings or the Pistons -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:04 1
        
        But you can root for the Kracken and Supersoni....oh nevermind -- nm - Detroit Fans Jan 5, 19:07
        
        Your team fleeced Denver on that Russ trade. Enjoy spending those nice draft picks. -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:04
The people I feel bad for are the reading clerks who have to keep calling the roll over, and over again. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 18:23
serious question: is there a reason they keep calling votes knowing they'll get the same result? like a weird house rule or procedure thing? - mafic Jan 5, 18:12 17
- The options are vote again or adjourn. They can’t get the votes to adjourn until people get hangry. -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 18:19 12
  - it's a good question though ... under who's say so? -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 18:22 9
    - I'm not watching, but after each Speaker vote do they vote for adjournment? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 18:57 1
      - Nope, a member would need to move to adjourn. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 19:15
    - Under the Rules of the House. RC could probably quote you chapter and verse as to exactly which one. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 5, 18:23 6
      - I'll double check House Rules, but it's a basic principle of parliamentary procedure dating back to Robert himself: adjournment reciprocates assembly. - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:29
      - Which theoretically they could change… after they elect a Speaker -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 18:26 4
        
        isn't the speaker the one who enforces the rules? no speaker no rules! -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:28 2
        
        (points to znufrii) -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:29 1
        
        no I'm pretty sure my way is how it works -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:47
        
        I believe the Clerk, as the presiding officer, can entertain a motion to pass a new Rule, for example, to allow a plurality election of speaker, but would need to have a majority vote to do so. -- nm* - znufrii Jan 5, 18:27
  - ah. this makes sense. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:22
  - This -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 18:20
- *glues itself to the pavement in protest* -- nm - The House Jan 5, 18:15
- Sure, if the goal was to elect a speaker. For the hold-outs, the goal is to cause dysfunction. -- nm - TWuG Jan 5, 18:14 2
  - are they calling the votes though? -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 18:18 1
    - It’s automatic unless there is a successful motion to adjourn. The first business of the House is to elect the speaker. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 18:21
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try again -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 18:05 2
- I think you missed one. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:07 1
  - try, try, present, try -- nm - Max Jan 5, 18:10
Do any of us bank at boa? How the heck do I turn on notifications in the stupid app? Am I blind? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 17:56 6
- On the Dashboard view I see tiles for Account, Average Spend, My FICO, BankAmeriDeals, Alerts. Click Alerts, then Settings - Max Jan 5, 18:10 5
  - "UX is my passion" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 18:21
  - Oh wow. Thank you. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 18:19 3
    - My script here says your line is "I kiss you" ... -- nm - Max Jan 5, 18:59 2
      - At work last week I almost "I kiss you"d my CFO (I deleted the message after sending/before she saw). I'm a little kiss you gun shy. - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 19:05 1
        
        "platonically, I mean" -- nm - saved it Jan 5, 19:16
Bakersfield gets exactly the rep they deserve -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 17:54
Evidently they still have Netflix in Russia? -- (link) - Mop Jan 5, 17:53 1
- They still have TikTok in Russia. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 20:38
heh. "I'm just a bill ... wondering wtaf is going on" -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 5, 17:49 [mastodon] 2
- I asked ChatGP write a song in the spirit of Schoolhouse Rock that explains what is going on with the election of the Speaker of the House - ReluctantCynic Jan 5, 18:11 1
  - "Oh you sweet summer neural network" -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 18:13
Mayor Pete is just great -- (link) - Jovian Jan 5, 17:28 1
- Medic! -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 21:05
"You may know it as Harvard, but to most people, it's the Miami University of Ohio of Massachusetts" -- nm - Angie Tribeca Jan 5, 17:02 2
- having visited the campus before my final choice of OU, L3. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 18:11
- "A grandfather clock fell on him back in the day" -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 17:05
If they don't adjourn,, who will out last, who has the most elderly members... -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:48 1
- they're voting yeas & nays - 15 minutes -- nm - mud Jan 5, 16:53
South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down abortion ban after first fetal heartbeat (roughly 6 weeks) as violating SC constitution. -- (link) - pmb Jan 5, 16:46
see that one Crash? -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 16:43 4
- you will (Shane Wright with a beauty) -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 16:43 3
  - Unfortunately, I'm still at work right now but thanks. Shane Wright doing well makes me happy :) -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 16:54 2
    - here if you can watch it -- (link) - Beaker Jan 5, 16:55 1
      - He had defensemen all over him. That was awesome. Thanks again! -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 18:26
I'm actually going through Zurich for two overnight connections. Booked the Capsule for the first one (short overnight). I kilbo'ed and booked Hyatt - ty97 Jan 5, 16:40 2
- the airport Hyatt or the city Hyatt? Zurich airport is like a 20 minute train from the city. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 16:51 1
  - one of the airport Hyatts - ty97 Jan 5, 17:00
Finished Mexican beauty queen drama Señorita 89. Good watch, it's getting a second series. -- nm - LMS Jan 5, 16:36
There’s a very small, but non-zero chance this ends with McCarthy resigning, right? - Tim Jan 5, 16:33 6
- When you're that desperate for the jackpot and fully believe you'll win, the number of hands you have to lose first doesn't matter. - Max Jan 5, 18:14
- I'd put it at about the same chance that Jeffries is speaker. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 16:52 1
  - So you’re saying there’s a chance? -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 18:09
- I don’t think he has that kind of shame in him. -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 16:37
- if he had any dignity - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 16:34 1
  - He did not. -- nm - Voiceover Jan 5, 16:41
Tonight on ABC, you can find out if Michael Cera is any good at Jeopardy. -- nm - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 5, 16:21
Someone should nominate M3gan for Speaker -- nm - budice Jan 5, 16:21 1
- A woman? The 20 are definitely Chucky chums -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:25
“Life goes on, people can’t just wait around for the @GOP to get their act together.” -- (link) - znufrii Jan 5, 16:14 5
- Mom asks what happens if we have to declare war. I suppose Biden has enough emergency power -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:23 4
  - Is Hirohito acting up? Its been so long since we actually declared war. -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 16:31 3
    - "What this movie presupposes is ... yes." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 17:50
    - Didn't we declare on Saddam Iraq the first time, 2nd? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:34 1
      - nope. authorization for use of military force, no declaration of war. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 16:54
Interesting photo. "Newly elected freshman Rep. George Santos (R-NY) makes gestures with his hands as he casts his vote" -- (link) - mara Jan 5, 16:08 3
- ~heeeeyyyy, macarena~ -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 16:32
- What is the button on his label? 32nd degree Mason? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:28
- he did invent sign language -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 16:09
Add to the early #2023 disappointments: PBS NewsHour without Judy Woodruff. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 16:07
And we're going to 12 rounds -- nm - Eag Jan 5, 15:59 4
- Gaetz actually nominated Trump this time. -- nm - mara Jan 5, 16:00 3
  - LOL, he also calls McCarthy a squatter and wants him evicted from the Speaker's office. He has a point. -- (link*) - mara Jan 5, 16:05 2
    - "the gall of Nancy Pelosi to measure the drapes" has been a Fox N*** chestnut since like the 2006 midterms -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 16:06 1
      - Their viewers/constituents don't care what they do. They only care about what the Dems do. - Fuzzy Jan 5, 16:10
Crypto investors need to understand their TOS. Judge rules that Celsius Network, now bankrupt, literally owned the money in their customers' accounts. -- (link) - mara Jan 5, 15:56 5
- i dunno SEC should probably treat them like banks or something -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 16:01 4
  - (but anyway, BK trustees are empowered to accept or reject contracts entered into by the debtor. nuke the TOS if it will get creditors paid) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 16:04 3
    - What does Burger King have to do with it? -- nm - mara Jan 5, 16:05 2
      - it's the home of the whopper. do I need to spell it out for you? -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 17:18
      - Crypto bros don't exist on pizza alone, you need a well balanced diet -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:30
Speaking of GOATs and GOAT chases, Schiffrin won her first race. She is now one win all time behind Vonn -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 15:55 2
- I think she is the best (nothing against Vonn) so I hope she wins 10 more -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 17:20 1
  - I agree. I thought Lindsay was until I saw her. -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 18:35
Grain of salt: Madonna is rumored to be planning/booking a 40th Anniversary Greatest Hits Tour (she said she would never do one). -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 15:49 6
- I've seen her a couple of times and it's always been this weird mix of respect that she wants to stay current and play her newer stuff, and - pmb Jan 5, 15:59 5
  - She’s always said her tours are for the specific album and a few hits (not the best) This would be a huge change and the fans would be here for it. -- nm - MDH Jan 5, 16:08 4
    - Yeah I know that's her view and I get it. I just think that in reality it leaves people disappointed which is not the right result. -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 16:40 2
      - real talk: she hasn't had a hit since Confessions on the Dancefloor anyway so nobody's begrudging her dropping any of the new stuff since then -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 16:47 1
        
        Well this is emphatically wrong. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 20:49
    - and they'll still be disappointed ;-) - JD Jan 5, 16:14
"Hartman brings a dynamic element to Notre Dame's offense, as he is the ACC career leader in touchdown passes with 110 in five seasons" - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 5, 15:43 3
- 2018 starts as Freshman. Wins starting job in 2019 but gets hurt, redshirts. 2020 athletically a sophomore but also the COVID season so with extra - JD Jan 5, 16:06 2
  - That makes sense. The headline makes it sound like he's already played 5 "full" seasons -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 17:14
  - That tracks with the info I found. - Baron, Provisional Vamps Champ Jan 5, 16:20
Speaking of "older" music, I remember Darcy playing something she thought was hardcore for me when she was in high school. - crash davis Jan 5, 15:42 3
- what did she pklay for you? -- nm - Ukrainian refugee child Jan 5, 15:46 2
  - I can't really remember. Korn or Limp Bizkit or some ridiculous stuff -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 15:49 1
    - kids today. And why the hell was I a Ukranian refugee child? - loosilu Jan 5, 17:26
How to put this in the historybooks -- (link) - budice Jan 5, 15:33 2
- Eh, there’s still 7 longer votes than this. No one even knew about the 133 one until like two weeks ago. -- nm - spamlet Jan 5, 15:38
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 15:37
sitwap - Estate of Officer Brian Sicknick suing Donald Trump for wrongful death -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 15:29 4
- I feel sorry for Officer Sicknick's family but this is the guy who is probably the GOAT at not paying up -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 15:51 1
  - He'll draw it out for the restvof his life, when the heirs settle, it might be the feds with the deep pockets, he won't have anything left -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:39
- Good for them. -- nm - Ukrainian refugee child Jan 5, 15:45
- and Gaetz just nominated him for speaker! -- nm - mud Jan 5, 15:32
Clash of the Titans Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker Jan 5, 15:28 [youtube]
Czechia vs Canada - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 15:26 2
- I stand on guard for thee -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 15:38
- Heave Away -- (link) - Beaker Jan 5, 15:34 [youtube]
"Listen, if I wanted to hear music that has its roots in Degrassi, I'll play 'Everybody Wants Something', thank you very much." -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Jan 5, 15:23 1
- Harem Scarem. -- nm - Reagen Jan 5, 15:36
Dems are being told to settle in for a long night. -- nm - budice Jan 5, 15:23
“the last time we saw someone go 0-10 was Alabama in 1955 and it wasn’t a great year.” -- (link) - mud Jan 5, 15:21
Whoops -- nm* - pmb Jan 5, 15:20
One thing I'll say about Alice in Borderland S2 (general vague spoilers) - prayformojo Jan 5, 15:17
Max, there's another teacher in the school that has an Album of the Day - Reagen Jan 5, 15:17
MTG and Boebert are just gonna end up wrestling on the house floor arnt they -- nm - Eag Jan 5, 15:15 7
- If Q tells them to. -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 15:20
- in - mud Jan 5, 15:17 5
  - Matt Gaetz would be all over that -- nm - Eag Jan 5, 15:20 4
    - He'd take bets on the pig fight...or would it be a dog fight? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 5, 16:33
    - They're too old. -- nm - pmb Jan 5, 15:27 1
      - I think MTG does CrossFit -- nm - Strongbad Jan 5, 17:06
    - 30 years ago or so -- nm - Beaker Jan 5, 15:26

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