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Online smart asses: "I bet Avatar 3 will have ..." James Cameron: "Waaay ahead of you." -- (link) - Reagen Jan 6, 05:27
Southwest meltdown initial estimate: "pre-tax negative impact in the range of $725-825 million." -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 05:22
Framed: 5/6. Moviedle: 3/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Jan 6, 05:04
Colts’ season of chaos: Jim Irsay’s impatience, impulsiveness leave franchise in disarray -- (link) - spamlet Jan 6, 05:01
Gamestop $5 Fridays has some nice deals on action figures today. Got a Bossk Funko and 2 Star Wars Black Series for $20. Regular $106. -- (edited) - Beaker Jan 6, 04:48 2
- Not sure if you saw this from a few days ago -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 6, 05:04 [Backboard] 1
  - I did! very neat -- nm - Beaker Jan 6, 05:19
Wake up! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 6, 03:21 2
- Not without a majority of the vote. -- nm - Dano Jan 6, 04:46
- No!! -- nm* - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 6, 03:29
Waffle 350 - 0 waffles left - prayformojo Jan 6, 02:20 4
- 1 - 350 - GregW Jan 6, 21:20
- 2 - znufrii Jan 6, 05:36
- X -- nm - decline Jan 6, 05:28
- 2 for a new streak - spamlet Jan 6, 03:19
Wordle 566 4/6 - prayformojo Jan 6, 02:18 5
- 4 - 566 - GregW Jan 6, 21:18
- 6 - decline Jan 6, 05:26
- 2/6 - znufrii Jan 6, 05:20
- 5/6 - Marlowe Jan 6, 05:10
- 5 - spamlet Jan 6, 03:19
On the bright side we don't have to listen to news coverage of the Committee to Investigate Hunter Biden's laptop. -- nm - Under the Influence Jan 6, 02:13
name that pigeon -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 01:12 1
- So that's what the Birdman of Alcatraz was up to... something doesn't add up....the bird naturally returns to its home nest - aud lang zeit Jan 6, 01:41
Megabillion draw friday almost a billion. get your payfriend before noon. -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 6, 01:10
Oh no, Peugeot caught the Cybertruck virus -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 00:29 1
- That's what Elon's box wishes it had european elan...I like it anyway -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 6, 01:04
Foundation Season 2 Teaser from yesterday (summer 2023) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 6, 00:02 [youtube]
... it might be time for a new season of Narcos Mexico. (c'mon, Netflix, give us some more Scoot McNairy!) -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 5, 23:20
Crud, it happened while I was at work. While I was distracted by Congressional antics, the Kraken beat the Maple Leafs 5-1 -- (link) - crash davis Jan 5, 22:07 2
- This should not be allowed while the House has no Speaker -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 23:01 1
  - I was distracted the trivial matter of Congress and took my eye off the important matter, the Kraken. I feel bad about this -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 23:50
As expected Wizards of the Coast’s OneD&D will pretty much decimate the way things have gone thus far with licensing/content creation. -- (link*) - Qale Jan 5, 21:42 3
- I don't know. That might be an overreaction or it might not. I'd have to see more specific examples. -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 21:57 2
  - They’re running out of room on how much more they can squeeze Magic: The Gathering and Hasbro still needs maximum profits. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 22:03 1
    - I think it seems more aimed at those who use the D&D name rather than, say for example, Pazio who puts out stuff as Pathfinder - crash davis Jan 5, 22:11
Do I stay in Vancouver and try to make it to the airport for an 11:15am flight, or stay at an airport hotel? - Meg Jan 5, 21:37 6
- skytrain is totally painless if your hotel is near a stop. taxi is probs like $40? airport is close to the city. - mafic Jan 5, 22:00 2
  - for an 11:15 flight I'd go city for sure. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 22:01 1
    - Either way I be using a cab, so guess I'll check out city hotels. -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 22:07
- I definitely like airport hotels for early hotels (also not a morning person) but 11:15 doesn't sound bad if you're gonna be less than 30 minutes away -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 21:39 2
  - I'll have the better part of a day to kill either way. I feel there'll be better ways to kill it downtown. Last time I took one of the - Meg Jan 5, 21:45 1
    - I'm looking at a 9:45am flight out of SNA in September so that will be another 6:30-7:00 departure. Cabs can do it in 15-20 minutes on a good day. - Meg Jan 5, 21:52
This might not shock others but it did me, Brad Paisley holds his own against some serious shredders -- (link) - crash davis Jan 5, 21:31 [youtube]
Upton or Joyce in exchange for equal seats on House committees? I could probably support that. -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 5, 21:28 4
- I'm not sure Kate Upton is qualified, and James Joyce has been dead for like 80 years. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 21:29 3
  - [viral video of AOC and Jeffries doing the Dougie on the House floor] -- (link) - Max Jan 5, 21:35 [youtube]
  - There's nothing that states the speaker has to be qualified...or alive. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 21:34 1
    - they'd probably have to skip him in the line of succession though. -- nm - mafic Jan 5, 21:48
Presenting the absolute worst Houston Rodeo musical line up ever before. -- (link) - Qale Jan 5, 21:19 5
- Are we talking the non-country acts? Because the country line up seems pretty decent (i.e. I've heard of most of them before) -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 21:24
- That seems like a very solid lineup for the Houston Rodeo actually. -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 21:23 3
  - It’s abysmal. The return of EDM nobodies Chainsmokers, NKOTB? No great Latin or Tejano music? Two women total. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 22:05
  - That's not to say that the lineup appeals to me, but it seems pretty solid for what the Houston Rodeo tries to do. - ty97 Jan 5, 21:24 1
    - ~My Maria~ -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 21:27
Everyone check your bingo cards - what do you need? I need "Biden appoints Liz Cheney Speaker" and "McCarthy challenges Gaetz to a duel" -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 21:17 4
- "fistfight on the House floor" gets me four corners... -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 21:41
- (with pistols at dawn) -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 21:21 1
  - I'd rather it be swords because both them strike me as having strong spaz potential -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 21:26
- I've got "Steve Scalise Elected Speaker on Jan 11th" and "Elon Says There Was Rush To Judgement On SBF" -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 21:21
Twitter to allow political ads in desperate search for revenue -- (link) - znufrii Jan 5, 21:15
So today I found the card sitting on a table that was supposed to go with my stalker gift. - tRuMaN Jan 5, 21:07
I just sent an email inquiry about potentially observing/photographing a sailing race again. Hopefully they let me :) -- nm* - Beryllium Jan 5, 20:25 2
- 🤞 -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 21:00 1
  - I'd be able to get more pics like this one, of Kraken just after the starting line -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 5, 21:01 [SmugMug]
Popcorn guy is going to the Oscars to serve popcorn with Kimmel.... -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 20:24 10
- I’m done with cynicism. Hurrah for popcorn guy! -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 20:30 1
  - I did call him cuddly. -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 22:05
- I sure hope producers did a background check so Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t end up bringing someone who’s on work release to the Academy Awards. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 20:28 5
  - Accompanying Popcorn Guy is his date, Milkshake Duck -- nm - rollo Jan 5, 23:02
  - I saw the interview last night and he seems pretty normal - zunk takes things literally Jan 5, 20:36 1
    - Right. No MAGA or Qanon skeletons in his closet or anything. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 20:42
  - Have you seen the video? He'll make work release soft and cuddly for everyone -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 20:34
  - Tom Cruise's most dangerous stunt yet could be eating a stranger's hot butter. -- nm - Anita Dyck Jan 5, 20:32
- Theater owners pay PR firm to have viral man turned into celebrity -- nm - con_carne Jan 5, 20:26 1
  - he's viral? uh oh! 23-19! we have a 23-19! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 20:27
Wirecutter - The Best Instant Noodles, According to Chefs, Cookbook Authors, and Ramen Fanatics - crash davis Jan 5, 20:04 13
- oh hey...get this for your library -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 20:40 6
  - We already have a copy. I love it! -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:43 5
    - Some others -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 20:46 4
      - Is Lets Make Some Dumplings a non-fiction GN like Lets Make Some Ramen? -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:49 3
        
        yes. same creators -- nm* - Remlik Jan 5, 20:50 2
        
        I just looked up the D&D cookbook on Amazon. 11,496 reviews and an avg rating of 4.9? That sort of blows me away -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:54 1
        
        Its either really good or was bought by a bunch of people who normally eat Hot Pockets -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:56
- looks like my grocery store might have the nongshim black. Maybe I'll try it ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 20:31 2
  - they do sound intriguing -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:36 1
    - It's one of the few flavours in these lists that my store has, in fact -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 20:50
- LA Times - The official instant ramen power rankings - crash davis Jan 5, 20:10 2
  - Indomie is my favorite non-usual fast noodle/ramen. -- nm - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 5, 20:28 1
    - I've mainly bought the basic Maruchan/Nissin but I'd definitely like to try a few of these -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:39
Magic mushrooms are now legal in Oregon. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jan 5, 19:59 2
- But try and sell some magic beans and see what happens. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 20:02
- My next pizza is going to be fucking awesome! -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 20:02
what is your favorite frozen pizza? mine is Vons Signature rising crust. I went thru all the frozen ones 5 years ago to find the right dough & sauce - Peglegpete Jan 5, 19:57 12
- Freschetta (or however you spell or it) or honestly Wegman's brand is pretty good. -- nm - sycor Jan 6, 05:30
- Quest -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 04:45
- Screamin Sicillian -- nm - JaxSean Jan 5, 21:18
- Red Baron’s personal. Comes in a two pack. -- nm - Qale Jan 5, 20:31
- My last few frozen pizzas have cauliflower crust Margheritas..can't remember brands because its all been "meh, its food at least" -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 20:20
- It’s terrible but Stouffers French bread supreme -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 5, 20:14
- Home Run Inn and Aldi, especially their vegetable ones. -- nm - .🎆🎉🍸 Jan 5, 20:13
- Virtuoso -- nm - Dano Jan 5, 20:06
- None, I have yet to find one I like -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 20:02 3
  - Same. I used to like Celentano when I was a kid but they don't make them anymore. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 20:16
  - that's why I spent 6 months going thru all of them. I hope you find a good one soon -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 5, 20:10
  - I don't try them, so I haven't even begun to explore the culinary options available. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 20:09
I don't come here often but I remember the great Mushroom War threads on these boards, and now the mushroom haters are silent? - Bacon Jan 5, 19:57
Bones Hyland is taking it under advisement -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 19:49
Most annoying thing while watching tv: Commercials or tv shows that use the Ring doorbell sound. Every time my dog jumps up and starts barking while - pmb Jan 5, 19:48
Hmm, Westjet thinks Orange County airport is in Anaheim. I'd be nervous if they didn't designate it SNA. - Meg Jan 5, 19:44
A heck of an exchange with HR -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 5, 19:41 [Attachment]
Michigan has received its Notice of Allegations from the NCAA. Four Level II violations and one Level I violation, -- (link) - Remlik Jan 5, 19:40 1
- Harbaugh to the NFL confirmed! -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:47
Man. Bengals fans are furious. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 5, 19:39 4
- Let me get this straight, the Bengals could win the division and still have to play in Baltimore??? -- nm - Ender Jan 5, 21:16 1
  - Yes. So they have to play a 1st place schedule next year but would receive exactly zero of the benefits. - Volnelk Jan 6, 04:16
- Its a helluva word salad to not play the game. Likely a tie or just finish the game wouldve been better -- nm - budice Jan 5, 19:51
- Yep! KC fans aren't going to be happy if they have to play the AFC championship in Atlanta or Detroit. -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:48
Okay ST, we vote or we adjourn -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:20 36
- Foodchem or bust. Who's with me? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 19:50
- M3GAN (A - no post-credit stuff) -- nm* - budice Jan 5, 19:25 1
  - Just booked it for tonight. First movie in 2 months. -- nm - Spawn Jan 5, 22:12
- tomorrow, I'm just gonna vote foodchem for Speaker of ST -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 19:24 3
  - I've switched my vote to Nick Fudge -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:27 2
    - It's a crap chute between the two of them (mara!!!!) -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 19:51
    - don't even wanna know what concessions you had to make -- nm - prayformojo Jan 5, 19:31
- It's in the standing rules of ST that we never adjourn. - ty97 Jan 5, 19:23 3
  - If we did I'd likely have nothing to do in the evening. You folk would all quit at quitting time. -- nm - Meg Jan 5, 19:33
  - I remember not understanding Section 8 but voting for its ratification anyways -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:25 1
    - See? This is the sort of governance that $10 can deliver. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 19:30
- or we talk about football. Trees, food, travel, leisure time. Politics is so lame - Bacon Jan 5, 19:22 7
  - I went down a rabbit hole about trees earlier when I learned some coniferous trees have the helicopter seeds in their cones. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 19:36 3
    - We have this HUGE maple tree and get helicopter seeds forever and ever, then they sprout in my lawn, and everywhere else they just keep falling and - Bacon Jan 5, 19:47 1
      - They're lots of fun to play with as a kid. Though the itchy balls were the best. -- nm - Krusty Jan 5, 20:22
    - Fun reddit fact: the subreddit r/trees was taken by weed smokers so tree fans took r/marijuanaenthusiasts -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 5, 19:39
  - Kid, your face is lame -- nm - ty97 Jan 5, 19:24
  - You're right about it being lame. But I can't help but be bemused right now -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:23 1
    - I get it. I do. I just had to disengage from anything politics so I could be a much happier person. It worked -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:24
- I just asked Alexa to play Pod Save America. "Here is the latest episode Kevin At The Gates of Hell" -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:22
- Let's vote on pizza toppings first. That way we can find common ground. -- nm - Max Jan 5, 19:21 15
  - When I'm wanting something more healthy, I'll go wheat crust, pesto, fresh mozz, garlic, basil, mushrooms, chicken -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 04:48
  - Mushroom, sausage, onion OR Feta, spinach and chicken (with Alfredo onstead of red sauce). -- nm - whisper Jan 6, 01:06
  - No one's getting out of here alive. -- nm - Mop Jan 5, 19:55
  - Sausage with a heavy fennel hand. Very thinly sliced red onion. High quality black olives. Mushrooms. A perfect pizza. Fight me. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 19:54
  - mushroom & pepperoni are a must. the rest depends on what I have here. I always ad 2 or 3 more cheeses to the frozen ones before cooking. sausage, - Peglegpete Jan 5, 19:50
  - double garlic, shrimp, black olives and extra cheese. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 19:25 5
    - You're a monster! - Krusty Jan 5, 20:38 2
      - Agreed, the olives are a really bad call. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 6, 04:46
      - On a whole wheat crust. -- nm - znufrii Jan 5, 21:03
    - Shrimp on pizza is ... -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 5, 19:55
    - You know what they say about representatives who like black olives -- nm - Max Jan 5, 19:43
  - Will the Gentleman yield the balance of his time to the Representative from Pineapple? -- nm - crash davis Jan 5, 19:24
  - My top 5 in order of awesome. Peperoni, Sausage, Mushrooms (yeah I said it) Salami, Cheese!!! -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:23 2
    - Pepperoni Mushroom is my go-to pizza -- nm - Beryllium Jan 5, 19:29 1
      - Did you permaban all the anti mushroom people here? -- nm - Bacon Jan 5, 19:35

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