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Your top 10 songs: Anti-Hero, Unholy, Kill Bill, I’m Good (Blue), Rich Flex, Creepin’, As It Was, Die For You, Bad Habit, Cuff It - Tim Jan 9, 10:56 2
- I’m Good is Really Bad. -- nm - Qale Jan 9, 11:01 1
  - It's catchy but I'm not going to argue that it's great art. I support me some Bebe Rexha since the Cash Cash days though -- nm* - ty97 Jan 9, 12:23
The annual Yukon Hair Freezing Contest - now accepting entries for this year's contest! -- (link*) - Andie Jan 9, 10:53 1
- That hot spring better be really damn hot cause -20 is just nuts and I will never understand crazy north people. -- nm - sycor Jan 9, 10:59
Disney hybrid employees returning to 4 days on site, beginning March 1st, per honor from Bob Iger. -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 10:52 2
- What about the fully electric ones? -- nm - TWuG Jan 9, 11:01
- bastard! -- nm - decline Jan 9, 10:55
Neat. Seems a group of astrophotographers have discovered a faint oxygen nebula around the andromeda galaxy never seen before -- (link) - oblique Jan 9, 10:41 [youtube] 7
- Faint Oxygen Nebula is my Airborne Toxic Event cover band -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:43 6
  - I agree. L5 -- nm - JaxSean Jan 9, 11:07
  - L5. Do you play any actual music or just ambient white noise? -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 9, 10:46 4
    - A distinction without a difference! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:47 3
      - (or did I get that backwards?) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:48 2
        
        And now you have me contemplating Brian Eno cover bands. -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 9, 10:56 1
        
        B1 -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:58
Jack Ryan v Slow Horses explained -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:36 1
- accurate - and both are fun in their own way -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:39
heh -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:34 2
- M3GAN, MEG4N, ME6AN. I don't see the problem. -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 9, 10:38 1
  - M8GAN close enough -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 9, 10:54
Ooh, I should try getting photos of this -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:28 2
- "Divers will be relocating sea life from the area around the Brotchie Ledge reef before removing the cable" - decline Jan 9, 10:31 1
  - Not just fish. We have a wide variety of stuff around here. -- (edited) - Beryllium Jan 9, 10:34
there’s always someone to take the grift, no matter the source -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:27
Public Image Ltd might be representing Ireland at Eurovision this year. -- (link) - LMS Jan 9, 10:24 6
- Rise is currently one of throwbacks on The Twenty. How… coincidental. -- (link) - Qale Jan 9, 11:06 [spotify]
- That will cause anarchy in the UK -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 9, 10:36 1
  - *golf clap -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 9, 10:56
- [spittake] ..?! -- nm - mud Jan 9, 10:29 2
  - Johnny needs the publicity so he can get paid. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 10:41
  - U2 unavailable. - zunk takes things literally Jan 9, 10:30
"Peacock’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ spinoff ‘Bumper In Berlin’ has been renewed for a second season" -- nm - decline Jan 9, 10:21 3
- Ahhh—I thought it was a spin-off movie -- nm - Flavorize Jan 9, 10:24
- eh. I'll allow it because of Sarah Hyland. DeVine was extra annoying in this (the rest of the supporting cast was a lot of fun though) - oblique Jan 9, 10:23
- lol I swear I was waiting for this to read: Peacock’s ‘Pitch Perfect’ spinoff ‘Bumper In Berlin’ has been cancelled the day after it wrapped filming. -- nm - Jovian Jan 9, 10:22
La Brea Bakery has officially said *All* Cafe Locations are permanently closed. -- (edited) - budice Jan 9, 10:01 3
- It's fine. They're a dinosaur in the industry -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 10:05 2
  - Sounds like they got into a sticky situation and got sucked under -- nm - Flavorize Jan 9, 10:16 1
    - Shame that this might tar their reputation though. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 10:20
I offered to act as a mediator for 2 friends/colleagues who have had a falling out. - Diva Jan 9, 09:57 10
- "Send In The Droid" (M3GAN) -- nm - budice Jan 9, 10:13 2
  - would also pay to see D33VS -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:16 1
    - *likes* -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 10:19
- IPO HSX AgentBonds -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:11
- would pay to subscribe to Diva Therapy -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:10
- Can act, can sing, dances a little. -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 9, 10:01
- *pushes them in a room, slams the door* "There is 1 key, I have it; there is one baseball bat in the room and only one of you is leaving" -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:00
- "We are going to go with someone younger." -- nm - Volnelk Jan 9, 09:58 2
  - 🤣 -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 10:04
  - "We're looking for more of a Diva type." "But I *am*..." "Yes, and that's the problem. A little too on the nose, don't you think?" -- nm* - Reagen Jan 9, 10:04
Forensic binders are just the millennial version of scrapbooking. -- nm - ty97 Jan 9, 09:46
Price of plywood dropped by something like $30/sheet in a matter of a few weeks. Allie asked if Lowes would credit her the difference, they said no.. - colin Jan 9, 09:44 4
- that's smart of her to do it that way when they refused to help her -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 9, 10:13
- In my old days of retail, we would just do that without the customer jumping through hoops (as long as in return period of course). CS was better then -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 9, 09:53
- lol. I've done this before with stuff but felt bad especially if I thought they could track the serial numbers. Good on you -- nm* - oblique Jan 9, 09:47 1
  - word (I did it for LEGO when one store had it on clearance but no stock and another store had a bunch) - Beaker Jan 9, 09:50
we didn't really like 'Pale Blue eye' all that much until about the last 10 minutes, - Diva Jan 9, 09:34 16
- The Pale Blue Lie ah yes -- nm - budice Jan 9, 09:45
- It was right in my wheelhouse, but yes. -- nm - Spawn Jan 9, 09:42 1
  - it had all the elements of something i'd enjoy, but suffered from execution imo. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 09:46
- Was surprised to see that Edgar Allan Poe was played by Dudley from the Harry Potter films. Good for him breaking the mold. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 09:36 12
  - I liked his spoil - Spawn Jan 9, 09:43
  - He’s done a lot of good roles, actually. Loved him in both Queen’s Gambit and Ballad of Buster Scruggs. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 09:43 10
    - He is a member of the famous Troughton acting dynasty. - Beaker Jan 9, 09:52 1
      - I did not know that. - znufrii Jan 9, 10:01
    - think he was in a few other Netflix things as well too -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:46 1
      - The Old Guard (but also Tragedy of MacBeth, Devil All The Time, His Dark Materials, War of the Worlds, Lost City of Z; dude is working for sure) -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:48
    - he was? Holy crap I need to look at both of those again -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 09:44 1
      - Yeah, I was surprised when I looked him up after watching those. -- nm - znufrii Jan 9, 09:50
    - yep, he was good in Queen's Gambit. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 09:43 3
      - I remember the kid from Love Actually, but not Dudley. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 09:49 2
        
        he's Harry Beltik -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:51 1
        
        (looked up his picture) OK, wow. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 09:55
‘Workaholics’ Movie Axed at Paramount+ Weeks Before Filming. Also someone has a thing for butts. -- (link) - LMS Jan 9, 09:24 7
- Netflix also cancelled inside job season 2 after previously saying they would renew it -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 09:27 6
  - What the fuck is going on?! -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 09:40 5
    - streaming is the bunk - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:41 4
      - The fact that all this is happening so suddenly... I assume it's due to guild negotiations? - Mop Jan 9, 09:43 3
        
        Zaslav showed them proof of concept and AMC said "hold my beer" (no great evidence of studios stockpiling for a strike yet, which . . . okay) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:45 2
        
        them doing their own streaming service was one of the dumbest decisions in awhile -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 10:01 1
        
        all of them! - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:11
Ex-Braves GM John Coppolella has lifetime ban lifted by MLB -- (link) - Beaker Jan 9, 09:21 1
- Elon bought baseball too? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:22
new EBTG single drops tomorrow morning on BBC6 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:18 4
- A one-hit wonder from the 1980's doesn't get a familiar acronym like "EBTG", no matter how much I love them. -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 09:39 1
  - Missing was 1995 dope -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:12
- oooOOOoooo, thanks! -- nm - Andie Jan 9, 09:24 1
  - This -- nm - JD Jan 9, 09:24
does Bolsonaro still have a US visa? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:14 4
- He does. An A-1 visa reserved for heads of state. Which he still was when he arrived. -- nm - Jovian Jan 9, 09:18 3
  - so revoke it, Dark Brandon -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:20 2
    - oh agreed. -- nm - Jovian Jan 9, 09:21 1
      - apparently it’s only a 30-day pass but still, kick his ass out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 10:29
Because of Dano's backboard reference, my first wordle guess today was - ty97 Jan 9, 09:12 1
- Hmm! Surprisingly, thematically close to the actual answer. Took me 4 guesses (and no, I didn't start with the same word :) ) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 09:19
100% on Wordiply - prayformojo Jan 9, 09:11
La Brea Bakery has permanently closed in Downtown Disney -- (link) - budice Jan 9, 09:03 6
- Netflix picks up La Brea - #1 :) -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 09:46
- Hey, budice... WonderGround Gallery... - Mop Jan 9, 09:42
- so wait, it was a Disney staple 20 years ago? or for 20 years? - Jovian Jan 9, 09:09 3
  - Its just an odd piece of business on the edge of Downtown Disney. Prolly time for an upgrade -- nm - budice Jan 9, 09:14 2
    - "upgrade" from La Brea Bakery? lol okay - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:17 1
      - Everything else has been torn down or remodeled, prolly time for it -- nm - budice Jan 9, 09:18
Missed weekend viewing: M3GAN: B. The Pale Blue Eye: A. Finished reviewing the run of Beware the Bat: A-. - Spawn Jan 9, 09:02
Snyderbros are calling on Warner Brothers to sell DC to Netflix -- (link) - Remlik Jan 9, 09:02
8 game stretch 67% completions, 12 TD, 5 INT, 98 QB rating. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 9, 09:02
I'm probably going to get pulled into a big reddit argument over this, but I couldn't resist posting it with the opening sentence. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 9, 09:02 10
- is dude correct that uber is cheaper than taxis most places? here it's way more. -- nm - judge amanda jones Jan 9, 09:34 5
  - I haven't used uber for nearly a decade, so I don't know. Seems like someone should science that. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 09:41 1
    - It sounds like the person you responded to is basing their experience off a few years ago, when Uber was cheaper. - ty97 Jan 9, 09:44
  - It's been a while since it was true here. For a long time, Uber was always cheaper. - ty97 Jan 9, 09:36 2
    - the problem in LA is less the price than COVID and the price jacks basically means you can't get a ride nearby during anything peak -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 09:40
    - here, uber drove their marketshare by undercutting taxi prices. taxi companies went out of business. uber prices skyrocketed. -- (link) - judge amanda jones Jan 9, 09:39
- Well done -- nm - con_carne Jan 9, 09:18
- This is right up there with "I agree with c*ntcumber" or whatever that was. -- nm - mara Jan 9, 09:06 2
  - uh oh, I got downvoted. heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 9, 09:09 1
    - Way to go there Ghost of Xmas Future. - sycor Jan 9, 09:17
Induction is better than gas anyway. -- nm - Reagen Jan 9, 08:58
we got ourselves a missing white blond woman in our area and it's turning quickly into an episode of Forensic Files. The local media are all abuzz -- (edited) - Diva Jan 9, 08:56 12
- I saw that thing about people making forensic binders for when they get kidnapped - Reagen Jan 9, 09:03 7
  - *nods* -- nm - Mitt Jan 9, 09:20
  - What is a forensic binder? - sycor Jan 9, 09:19 2
    - this one did a seven part series on Tiktok showing how she put it together. -- (link) - Diva Jan 9, 09:21 1
      - That's a bit crazy, but as a fan of genealogy I would like to encourage the world to embrace this kind of crazy in 2023. -- nm - Max Jan 9, 10:09
  - "Gurl, are you ok?" -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 09:06
  - The state department has (probably no longer has) a file on me in case of abduction. They required 3 proof of life questions. - loosilu Jan 9, 09:05 1
    - Hopefully you aren't under duress any time soon then. -- nm - sycor Jan 9, 09:09
- Aren't most murders about money or sex? - loosilu Jan 9, 08:58
- Goner Girl -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 08:57 2
  - She's just hiding out trying to get the husband in trouble. -- nm - sycor Jan 9, 09:01
  - this -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 09:00
Cardinals fired head coach Kliff Kingsbury, -- nm - budice Jan 9, 08:54 1
- slow whistle -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:08
LIR: Meg. We'll likely be staying on the US side to avoid border crossing. Hyatt has a hotel there (we're partial to them). I generally prefer the - oblique Jan 9, 08:53 3
- why avoid crossing? -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 09:01 1
  - Just one less thing to worry about I guess. Hadn't really given it much thought other than "it's easiesr" -- nm - oblique Jan 9, 09:50
- The one on Rainbow Blvd, right by the falls? Looks good. -- nm - Meg Jan 9, 09:00
Fulton Co special grand jury completes Trump investigation -- (link) - mara Jan 9, 08:52
River is home -- (pic) - TWuG Jan 9, 08:52 [Attachment] 4
- sweet! -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 09:19
- Baby! -- nm - Danhausen Jan 9, 09:14 1
  - time to fix my handle, though I am very nice and very evil -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 9, 09:15
- aww -- nm - mud Jan 9, 08:53
I wonder if some of the changes with artists playing stadiums are more stadium owners are simply cashing in. - spamlet Jan 9, 08:51
Apparently Elton started his retirement tour in 2019. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 08:50 6
- Keep in mind also that it's "retirement" from touring. He still will record and do Vegas residencies. -- nm - pmb Jan 9, 09:39
- In a sense, don't you start your retirement tour the moment you start working? -- nm - Mop Jan 9, 08:53
- I take that back., In January 2018 he announced he would be starting a 3 year farewell tour. -- (edited) - loosilu Jan 9, 08:53 3
  - a boatload of his concerts were postponed in 2020 due to pandemic. -- nm - Diva Jan 9, 08:59 1
    - and 2021, apparently -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 09:00
  - he battled cancer and was sick a lot. He postponed Indy 4 times. -- nm - Remlik Jan 9, 08:58
Gina Carno's Terror on the Prairie made....$804 in theaters. -- (link) - Remlik Jan 9, 08:48 4
- figured the anti-cancel right wingers would of flocked to this -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:12 2
  - I dont think there are more fair-weathered friends then anti-woke/cancel right wingers. -- nm - Jovian Jan 9, 09:17 1
    - true -- nm - Beaker Jan 9, 09:20
- she must have a small family. -- nm - loosilu Jan 9, 08:48
once upon a time there was light in my life -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 9, 08:46

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