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the band cigarettes after sex = mazzy star + the xx. I'm not upset about that. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 12, 07:07 1
- The concert would just be a bunch of people swaying back and forth. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 07:19
Fall Guys game: is there a way to just play the level(s) by yourself? - JaxSean Jan 12, 07:04
as noted, I am home from indy. there is NO WAY I forgot to turn off the attic heat before I left. attic heat: definitely on when I came up today. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 12, 07:04 1
- damn cats -- nm - decline Jan 12, 07:04
I have one episode of Kaleidoscope left and I'm left wishing it was a normal series and not in this random order. - Krusty Jan 12, 06:54 2
- We're halfway through I think. It's fine. Nothing exceptional but good enough to watch -- nm* - oblique Jan 12, 07:06
- We started it last night (yellow then green). Meh so far. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 06:58
FTX Bankruptcy shows Tom Brady had 1.1M shares(~$45M), Gisele 680k shares. -- (link) - budice Jan 12, 06:46
USC star RB, 1979 Heisman Trophy winner Charles White dies at 64 -- (link) - Beaker Jan 12, 06:39
Republicans really are just giant cowards afraid of everything. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 12, 06:25 11
- I hate her muppet face -- nm - St. Epiphany Jan 12, 07:08
- reasonably anecdotal, but fwiw my entire Cuban in-law family basically says “that’s a term white people use.” - mafic Jan 12, 06:47 6
  - My understanding is that Latin trans activists introduced it. -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 07:17
  - my friend from san antonio seethes when he hears it. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 12, 07:06
  - It’s an American neologism of questionable utility, for sure, but meant to foster inclusiveness. -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 06:51 2
    - But from all the polls I've seen, Latino/Latinx people generally hate it. I think this is one that while well intended, is actually a negative. - pmb Jan 12, 07:09 1
      - There’s an interesting and constructive conversation to have on the merits, for sure. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 07:15
  - Yeah, I hear the same from our people in Latin America. They seem amused by it. -- nm - spamlet Jan 12, 06:51
- Snowflakes. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 06:32 1
  - sticks and stones will break my bones but words will make me lose my shit and question reality -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 06:35
- "...that isn't explicitly white/Caucasian and straight." -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 06:27
This psychiatrist spent nearly 30 minutes diagnosing Batman villains. - Mop Jan 12, 06:23 [youtube] 1
- jail vs mental institution comes down to whether you know what you are doing is wrong or not doesn't it? He knew. Hence jail not Arkham -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 06:26
DTL: I hate rooting for the Yankees of L42 but go Athens! - spamlet Jan 12, 06:22
Your Place Or Mine | Official Trailer | Netflix (February 10th) -- (link) - Beaker Jan 12, 06:19 [youtube]
So the Jets need an OC now as well as a WR coach as I had forgotten that Miles Austin was suspended for a year for gambling. - Krusty Jan 12, 06:14 5
- Garrett Wilson getting OROY or Purdy -- nm - Flavorize Jan 12, 06:26 1
  - I think Sauce gets DROY and Wilson finishes second for OROY. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 06:43
- getting Breece Hall back next year should help the new people for sure -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 06:20 2
  - True. I really hope he's the same player he was before the injury. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 06:44 1
    - always a worry definitely -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 06:54
ever seen Blow-Up (1966, Antonioni)? Here's the strange scene with Beck & Page's Yardbirds: -- (link) - mud Jan 12, 06:13 [youtube] 3
- shorter clip: -- (link) - mud Jan 12, 06:15 [youtube]
- Many years ago, I prefer the remake Blow Out, aren't they all strange scenes in that film? -- nm - LMS Jan 12, 06:14 1
  - kinda. It was a cool picture. I liked the Di Palma one when it came out, too _I didn't regard it so much a remake at he time, more a reference plus -- nm - mud Jan 12, 06:19
So… what’s vinegar anyway? What’s it made from? -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 06:11 6
- Wine is sugar eaten by yeast that shits out alcohol...vinegar is sugar or alcohol eaten by bacteria -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 12, 10:42
- you can make any wine into vinegar. -- nm - loosilu Jan 12, 06:39 1
  - “If the grapes are good, we celebrate, for in a year we will have good wine. If the grapes are not so good, we celebrate, for in three years we will have good vinegar!” -- nm* - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 06:42
- aw, LMGTFY seems to no longer work. -- nm - spamlet Jan 12, 06:24
- Sugar converted to alcohol converted to acetic acid. -- nm - TWuG Jan 12, 06:12
- vines? -- nm - oblique Jan 12, 06:12
caption this -- (pic) - prayformojo Jan 12, 06:11 [Attachment] 2
- "I ordered dog or higher!" -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 06:25
- "Now departing the station, train 8008." -- nm - JaxSean Jan 12, 06:24
mandy. Do you need to track your mug? -- (link) - oblique Jan 12, 06:08
So, Amelia (one of my email users) just got a Paypal Credit receipt for buying $432.88 worth of bitcoin. the temptation to shut down her paypal is -- (edited) - Andie Jan 12, 06:06 1
- I get almost daily emails about Lynn from Vernon’s Vasayo E-funds transfers. Lynn has $82 she’s not claiming! -- nm - mafic Jan 12, 06:49
White Castle is now accepting reservations for its Valentine's Day dinner experience. The chain transforms into the “Love Castle,” with hostess - decline Jan 12, 05:50 9
- This Valentine's Day, spend some quality time with your toilet -- nm - rollo Jan 12, 06:14
- Still hurts the location a 5 minute drive from my garage closed several years ago. -- nm* - zunk takes things literally Jan 12, 06:02 1
  - the free publicity is huge. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 06:02
- We know a few couples that do it every year. - spamlet Jan 12, 06:01
- I kinda like that -- nm - prayformojo Jan 12, 06:01
- Nothing says I love you like a Crave Case and a side of fries. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 05:55 2
  - Being as we never go out for VDay, i might actually do something insane like this, just for kicks. -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 06:00 1
    - We don't do anything either but I'd reconsider for something ridiculous like this. I'd go somewhere weird and fun but not to a normal restaurant. -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 06:02
- come for the tiny sandwiches, stay for the pedophile robots -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 05:52
Inflation at 6.5% (as expected/hoped) for December. CPI down .1%. -- (link) - Inigo Jan 12, 05:37 4
- *double clutches over the Raise button* -- nm - Fed Jan 12, 05:40 2
  - I’m guessing 25 bps at this next meeting, then probably flat the rest of the year? - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 06:49 1
    - this is my thought as well -- nm - decline Jan 12, 06:54
- *updates his spreadsheets* -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 05:39
MILF Manor and For Love of DILFs are two real shows that will premiere in January. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 05:33 6
- 30 Rock has become reality. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 06:12
- creators are just watching 30 Rock reruns and going with whatever made up shows they had -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 05:51
- are you going to watch them? -- nm - decline Jan 12, 05:39 3
  - I don't plan to. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 05:43 2
    - But you have to take your medicine. -- nm - Mop Jan 12, 05:52 1
      - I watched both seasons for F-Boy Island, so I'm good. -- nm - Dano Jan 12, 06:04
Plane 70% (28/12), Skinamarink 81% (22/3), Saint Omer 98% (51/1), The Offering 92% (11/1), The Devil Conspiracy nsy, Shin Ultraman 100% (20/0) -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 05:07 2
- The Plane score has gone up? Awesome! -- nm - LMS Jan 12, 05:30 1
  - if the M3gan score of 94% seemed nuts (in a good way), Plane at 70% is fucking insane (also in a great way) -- nm* - Beaker Jan 12, 05:52
Didn’t realize this was a record to break -- (link) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 04:56 2
- Apparently the Donald was the previous record holder for his bankruptcy of only 11 billion, notable for not having numeric space on IRS forms - zeitgeist Jan 12, 10:50
- They just like rubbing his nose in it. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 12, 05:10
TV PSA: L&O x 3, Young Sheldon, Hell's Kitchen, BattleBots, CSI Vegas, Walker x2, The Parent Test, Traitors, So Help Me Todd, Call Me Kat, Ghosts, - Beaker Jan 12, 04:45 4
- Also if the UK version is anything to go by - everyone should watch The Traitors - it's going to be amazing and I'd imagine also a word of mouth hit. -- (edited) - LMS Jan 12, 06:17
- 1. Ghosts -- nm - Krusty Jan 12, 05:17
- UK has The Dog House and Marie Antoinette (if you're a fan of randy historical James Purefoy this is the show for you). -- nm - LMS Jan 12, 04:51
- Ghosts and Vikings Valhalla for us. May check out Velma if we get it -- nm* - Beaker Jan 12, 04:47
Got Redactle in 5 guesses. Far cry from the usual hundreds (spoils) - zork Jan 12, 04:25
Why am I only seeing maybe 20 posts after 7pm eastern until now? Do I need to be on here more to keep things going? -- nm - zork Jan 12, 03:24 2
- Never mind, I wasn't actually logged in so the time zone was off - zork Jan 12, 03:25 1
  - Yes, it's unfortunate ... but maybe it means people are getting into healthier sleep patterns -- nm - Beryllium Jan 12, 08:06
waffle356 1/5 - spamlet Jan 12, 03:20 7
- 5 - 356 - GregW Jan 12, 21:30
- X. One swap short -- nm - oblique Jan 12, 05:37
- 3/5 - decline Jan 12, 05:34
- 3/5 - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 05:27
- 3rd x this week. -- nm - prayformojo Jan 12, 04:12 2
  - I was worried about that when I saw the puzzle initially. -- nm - spamlet Jan 12, 05:30 1
    - It was hard one to get started. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 06:11
Wordle 572 2/6 - spamlet Jan 12, 03:14 6
- 3 - 572 - GregW Jan 12, 18:22
- 5 - rollo Jan 12, 06:07
- 5/6 - decline Jan 12, 05:31
- nice. 3/6 - oblique Jan 12, 05:29
- 4/6 - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 12, 04:49
- 3/6 - prayformojo Jan 12, 04:10
ha ha, does Zaslav know his HGTV stars are paid shills for propane on Discovery’s dime? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 11, 22:44
JPMorgan files $175M lawsuit against Frank student loan fintech startup. Was told 4.3M customers in reality had 300k. Nothing was special about it. -- (link) - budice Jan 11, 21:39 2
- a Forbes 30 Under 30 standout -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 11, 22:25 1
  - 1964: Don't trust anyone over 30. 2023: Don't trust anyone under 30. -- nm - Max Jan 12, 01:40
Willow: I really liked this series. well worth a watch -- nm - Remlik Jan 11, 19:38
poll: What are the greatest self-referencing movie titles? -- (link) - Max Jan 11, 18:56 21
- Snakes On A Plane -- nm - VMan Jan 12, 05:57
- Scary Movie. -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 12, 05:45
- Money Plane -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 05:20
- Superman: The Movie -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 04:29
- What is the criteria for being self-referencing? The main character (The Terminator, The Godfather), the plot (The Great Escape), location (Airport)? - zork Jan 12, 03:15 3
  - Concorde: Airport 79 -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 04:38
  - "Well this truly was a Shawshank Redemption." -- nm - Reagen Jan 12, 04:38 1
    - 2 Shaw 2... Shaw omg -- nm - con_carne Jan 12, 04:39
- When Harry met Sally -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 11, 21:18
- The Long Good Friday -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 11, 21:06
- Being John Malkovich -- nm - Qale Jan 11, 20:44
- Jackie Brown -- nm - budice Jan 11, 20:20
- Bandits -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 20:15 1
  - Although tbh I may have misunderstood the assignment -- nm - Beryllium Jan 11, 20:16
- Adaptation -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 11, 20:10 2
  - yep -- nm - Andie Jan 12, 06:00
  - This -- nm - Flavorize Jan 11, 20:32
- John Dies in the End -- nm - David Jan 11, 19:44
- Forrest Gump -- nm - budice Jan 11, 19:15
- Sully! -- nm - mafic Jan 11, 19:11
- An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 18:59
good gravy, Amsterdam is *not* an urgently-told movie -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 18:33 1
- I guess I’ll watch it eventually, but I understand that it’s based on the true story of the conservative plot to overthrow FDR. - Mop Jan 12, 06:15
China has been quietly rounding up covid protestors -- (link) - aud lang zeit Jan 11, 18:24
Hey krusty are these worth anything? It's a long story but they're in my house without an owner or purpose. Thanks. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 11, 18:21 [Attachment] 3
- They're worth about $200 right now -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 18:45 2
  - Are they your size? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 11, 18:47 1
    - I'm a 12. Not sure how the Jordan 2 runs. -- nm - Krusty Jan 11, 19:16
Better than Indy. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 11, 18:12 [Attachment] 2
- Those are some gorgeous kitties -- nm - Epiphany Jan 11, 19:51
- I think you're disturbing them :-) -- nm - Meg Jan 11, 18:19
I remember People Express (never flew it) but didn’t know you paid in cash/check AFTER getting on the plane -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 11, 17:44 9
- "How much to fly the plane?" "$30 for 30 minutes. $300 a piece and the stewards will role play a hijack scenario with you." -- nm - Max Jan 12, 06:42
- "Fares were paid in cash aboard the aircraft early in the flight." ... Oops, I forgot my wallet - zork Jan 12, 03:21 1
  - MONEY PLANE! -- nm - Beaker Jan 12, 05:20
- I remember PSA red-eye LAX to SFO fir $11 paying cash at the gate. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 11, 21:24
- PSA used to let you do that. -- nm - jnine Jan 11, 18:45
- that was an option on either Pacific Western or Canadian Pacific. I remember asking my dad about it once in the early '80s. -- nm - mafic Jan 11, 18:09 1
  - or maybe Wardair? I dunno, I'm trying to remember defunct Canadian airlines of the early '80s. -- nm - mafic Jan 11, 18:50
- oh yeah! same was true of the Eastern shuttle. It was like a commuter train. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 17:48 1
  - Addition: I flew on the Eastern shuttle many times, I saw cash change hands. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 17:55
Apparently Beck died of bacterial meningitis. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 17:41 3
- THANKS for the update -- nm - aud lang zeit Jan 11, 18:01 2
  - Mick Jagger's post.... -- (link) - aud lang zeit Jan 11, 18:07 1
    - David Gilmour's post -- (link) - Remlik Jan 11, 18:11
Semantle Jr.: 15 guesses, 1 green, 0 hints - prayformojo Jan 11, 17:30
It's 2023. User reviews cannot be trusted. Over half of journalistic/critic reviews can't be, as well, due to various competing motivations. - Beryllium Jan 11, 17:27
I will never forget you, Rural Juror -- nm - prayformojo Jan 11, 17:27
c is for cookie -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 11, 17:21 3
- He was right. The cookie was incredible. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats Jan 11, 18:11
- That's good enough for me. -- nm - loosilu Jan 11, 17:40
- Have you been listening to Remlik? -- nm - Spawn Jan 11, 17:28

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