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NYT: omg, wtf, big if true, yeesh ..? -- (link) - mud Jan 22, 09:59
In other sad news, we also lost Bill Schonely recently (the Portland Trailblazers longtime broadcaster and the person who came up with "Rip City"). -- (link*) - ReluctantCynic Jan 22, 09:54 2
- :-[ -- nm - mud Jan 22, 10:49
- :( -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 22, 09:55
I watched all Kaleidoscope episodes yesterday aside from White. I liked it well enough until the last episode I watched, which I *hated* (sp) - prayformojo Jan 22, 09:51 5
- also: Jai Courtney is never not terrible -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 10:32 4
  - I thought maybe I had seen an exception to this, but no - it turned out to have been Ray Park. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:38
  - Yes, he owns that special spot of awfulness alongside Danny Huston and Tim Blake Nelson. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 10:35 2
    - Tim Blake Nelson? aww, shucks -- nm - mud Jan 22, 10:47 1
      - I thought he was good in Watchmen ... but I can see how he might rub folks the wrong way. - Beryllium Jan 22, 10:50
Interesting thread on government spending and debt -- (link) - mara Jan 22, 08:53 1
- that's a good thread - the last time we had a budget surplus Boomers were in their prime earning years. Now they are in their safety net years. Once - rollo Jan 22, 10:53
Avatar: $2.024B. Still cruising along. Cameron has 3/6 $2B grossing movies worldwide. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 08:38 7
- Still genuinely haven’t heard a thing about it from anyone. Nobody has ever brought it up in conversation. No friends. No students. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 22, 09:05 5
  - There was a long article about something similar to this actually recently. Someone saying no one online is talking about it. - MDH Jan 22, 09:09 4
    - Visually stunning, stunningly chiche' ridden story, I probably won't see 3 n 4 -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 10:48
    - Can a movie make the Top 10 all-time grosses list and capture none of the cultural zeitgeist? We shall see. -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 22, 09:50 2
      - It's already done it once -- nm - rollo Jan 22, 10:26
      - in this era? of course. -- nm - mud Jan 22, 10:08
- Should easily be #4 worldwide by the end of the week. -- nm - MDH Jan 22, 08:43
Chicago Radio: Lin Brehmer of 93xrt passes away. A staple of Chicago radio for decades -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 08:26 3
- Oh that sucks. He was the best. His "Lin's Bin" bits were fantastic. My daughter went to high school with his son. -- nm - pmb Jan 22, 10:44
- Oh man. RIP a true legend -- nm - rollo Jan 22, 10:23
- I used to listen to Brehmer a lot back when Internet radio was just getting started. - ReluctantCynic Jan 22, 09:52
Local coverage from Monterey Park. News conference expected shortly. -- (link) - Meg Jan 22, 08:23 1
- Live now. Suspect likely Asian. -- nm - Meg Jan 22, 08:37
Mahomes suffered a high-ankle sprain…but vows to play, next week -- (link) - Flavorize Jan 22, 08:22
Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope, on Weekend update, last night -- nm - Flavorize Jan 22, 08:00
some folks appear to be mightily pissed off that Pink Floyd is incorporating a "rainbow" into their 50th anniversary logo - prayformojo Jan 22, 07:45 2
- Nathanfillion.gif -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 22, 08:04
- Meanwhile Trump Folks at Splash Mountain today protesting woke closure. -- nm - budice Jan 22, 07:47
This morning, I will be chatting with my dad about the federal debt and federal deficits. - ReluctantCynic Jan 22, 07:29 6
- accompanied by Mark Russell on piano? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 22, 07:34 3
  - Now that would be awesome. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 22, 09:49
  - 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Jan 22, 07:44
  - ~Def-icit/we got a great big ol' def-icit~ -- (link) - Reagen Jan 22, 07:37 [youtube]
- take a drink everytime he says "run it like a business" - Reagen Jan 22, 07:34 1
  - I would've passed out in 30 minutes. Maximum. - ReluctantCynic Jan 22, 09:37
TV PSA: NFL, The Last of Us, MILF Manor, The Ark, Mayfair Witches, Mayor of Kingstown, Miss scarlet & The Duke, Your Honor, Accused, - Beaker Jan 22, 07:15 1
- 2) The Last Of Us and Mayfair Witches. No Bob's Burgers until mid February sucks! -- nm - Krusty Jan 22, 07:45
New rule: salespeople that just send me a calendar invite with no other contact get blocked in Outlook. - spamlet Jan 22, 07:00 4
- Any salespeople that email me cold get blocked, honestly. - Dark Callisto Jan 22, 09:29 1
  - This is one I might be interested in if another part of the firm hadn't so severely screwed the pooch on another project. - spamlet Jan 22, 10:38
- Salespeople, I’ve found as a whole, are terrible at even the tiniest detail if it doesn’t pertain to units being sold. - Flavorize Jan 22, 09:03
- a special hell. -- nm - budice Jan 22, 07:03
Introducing M3GAN 2.0 -- (link) - budice Jan 22, 05:43 1
- kind of a weak joke. -- nm - Reagen Jan 22, 06:49
Huh. I had no idea former Clemson QB Willie Simmons is HC at Florida A&M. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 22, 05:32
Framed: 2/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Jan 22, 05:04
Sam Smith on SNL had a cameo -- (edited) - zeitgeist Jan 22, 00:56
Mass shooting in Monterey Park CA (just east of downtown LA) 10 dead 16 injured during a chinese new year event. -- (link) - zeitgeist Jan 22, 00:13 2
- David LoPan nowhere to be seen -- nm - budice Jan 22, 05:28
- shooter NOT incustody -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 22, 00:21
Rogue Heroes is pretty fun so far (2 episodes in) -- nm - Beryllium Jan 21, 23:20 1
- I liked it quite a bit -- nm - Remlik Jan 22, 06:40
At the age of 94, sportswriter Jerry Green has decided to end his streak of covering every Super Bowl for The Detroit News. No one else has covered all 56 Super Bowls. -- nm* - crash davis Jan 21, 22:28 2
- The original "joke" was that he would cover it until the Lions won one. -- nm - VMan Jan 22, 07:23
- Quitter. -- nm - loosilu Jan 22, 06:55
The top CSN song on iTunes is Southern Cross, which is an excellent song, but one which David Crosby had no participation in. - Tim Jan 21, 21:52
From a backboard, nobody would need to buy Avengers Tower. Pepper already had her name on the lease. -- nm - David Jan 21, 21:47 3
- There was a reference, though, in one of the films that it was sold, IIRC. -- nm - TWuG Jan 21, 21:49 2
  - Spiderman Homecoming -- nm - eagr Jan 21, 21:50
  - I think it was in Spider-Man Homecoming -- nm - Flavorize Jan 21, 21:50
poop -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 21:43 1
- shoot -- nm - mara Jan 22, 05:22
blonde Aubrey Plaza: not hot - Max Jan 21, 21:33 5
- who was looking at her hair? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 22, 01:02
- Less hot, but not "not hot". -- nm - Ender Jan 21, 22:08 1
  - This -- nm - JaxSean Jan 22, 08:10
- Might be for the role in Coven of Chaos coming on D+ - eagr Jan 21, 21:52
- looking at Twitter--Weekend Update (on SNL) is special tonight -- nm - Flavorize Jan 21, 21:48
Waffle 366 - 4 waffles left - prayformojo Jan 21, 21:12 4
- 5 - 366 - GregW Jan 22, 14:03
- 5! - i.b! Jan 22, 08:30
- 3/5 - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 22, 06:34
- 2 - decline Jan 22, 05:40
Wordle 582 5/6 - prayformojo Jan 21, 21:10 6
- 4 - 582 - GregW Jan 22, 12:56
- 5 - rollo Jan 22, 07:21
- 3/6 - spamlet Jan 22, 06:59
- 5/6 - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 22, 06:32
- 4/6 - decline Jan 22, 05:39
- 4/6 - Marlowe Jan 22, 05:35
I'm watching RRR on Netflix--Wow! -- nm - Flavorize Jan 21, 21:07 3
- I've been meaning to watch this for like six months now. -- nm - David Jan 21, 21:22 2
  - it's really fun -- nm - Remlik Jan 21, 21:24 1
    - It's so fun, and over-the-top. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 21, 21:40
"You wanna make a living in this business, you gotta know your ABCs." - Beryllium Jan 21, 20:35
Let me break up this sportsball masculinity by saying that a road trip movie featuring a baby emblazoned Winnebago driving pro-life Brecken Meyer - Qale Jan 21, 20:18
I think the Eagles might win this one… -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 21, 19:48 1
- Welp -- nm - budice Jan 21, 20:13
(the Athletic covering all the important sports stories)Sarris: Why are non-alcoholic beers so hot right now, yet so hard to get right? - crash davis Jan 21, 19:04 1
- sounds like they need to have a soda fountain mix at the tap, a keurig delivery system? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 21, 21:42
*mutters* Tell me the game is blocked out in my area now that I have a VPN. Take that. -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 18:49
The analytics say go for 2 when up by 27? -- nm* - Tim Jan 21, 18:36 4
- I don't get that either, not that it was ever gonna matter. -- nm - David Jan 21, 21:23
- Sirianni knows what the f*ck he’s doing -- (link) - budice Jan 21, 19:01
- If you're the Atlanta Falcons, yes theydo -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 18:40
- Philly Special wouldve been special -- nm - budice Jan 21, 18:39
Giants +13 in a tease felt pretty safe. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 21, 18:14
Coming Soon for A24 -- (link) - Beaker Jan 21, 18:12 1
- They know what they did! -- nm - Wild Turkey Jan 21, 20:28
Welp. -- nm - budice Jan 21, 18:11
Remlik or other comics folk: have a listing of the issues the Alex Ross Villains covers will be by any chance yet (releasing in march)? -- nm* - Beaker Jan 21, 18:05 1
- I put it on our stores FB page -- (link) - Remlik Jan 21, 19:48
I normally hate magicians, but this is imoressive -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 21, 18:03 5
- I'll bring the torches. You get the pitchforks. -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 21, 18:18
- I know some of it is dealing from the bottom, but I only have guesses for some of the rest, and no clue for most of it. - TWuG Jan 21, 18:11 3
  - Yep. And his storytelling throught the act is top notch, as well. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 21, 19:01 2
    - Hey Marlowe. Good to see you -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 19:07 1
      - Thanks. I'm lurking and BB-reading, but not quite up to posting much these days. (NM) - Marlowe Jan 22, 04:39
Man's making $4m this year, surely he could get eye surgery. -- nm - Reagen Jan 21, 18:00
WNBA player makes several allegations against Las Vegas management after trade -- (link*) - spamlet Jan 21, 17:58
*writes game over in his notebook* -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 17:35 3
- "premature evaluation" -- nm - mud Jan 21, 17:37 2
  - *in pen* -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 17:48 1
    - ruh oh -- nm - mud Jan 21, 17:59
This game is officially Off-The-Chain -- nm - budice Jan 21, 17:30 1
- I’ve said this for years. I don’t understand how that’s still the system. - Volnelk Jan 21, 17:39
Collinsworthmas, motherf'ers! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 21, 16:58 1
- So many meats and cheeses we may all die. -- nm - spamlet Jan 21, 17:08
An Advice Column by Macbeth, King of Scotland and Certified Life Coach -- (link) - znufrii Jan 21, 16:38 1
- thanks znu, I'll take this as the second positive sign today. I have to make a decision on whether to attend this next week or not. -- (link) - crash davis Jan 21, 17:24
Grr… minus 9.5 -- nm - Dano Jan 21, 16:37 1
- If it makes you feel better, I had -8.5 -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 17:23
Benedict Culbersmunch reads a letter about a particularly boisterous visit to Victoria's Empress Hotel -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 21, 16:36 [youtube] 1
- (I want it to be known that I had every intention of spelling his name correctly, but the visual keyboard did not cooperate and - Beryllium Jan 21, 17:04
Giants @ Eagles - WHO YOU GOT??!! -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:36 3
- Eagles! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 18:19
- When was the last time it was 1vs2 for both championships? -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 21, 16:44
- G I A N T S -- nm - mud Jan 21, 16:38
Sorry not sorry Jax. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 21, 16:36 1
- >:[ -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 18:19
come on KC, I need a TD here... -- nm - Beaker Jan 21, 16:22
Braves SP Spencer Strider has changed his jersey number to 99 in honor of his favorite movie Major League and Rick Vaughn. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 21, 16:10 2
- He should get the spectacles too -- nm - Baron, Vamp Champ Jan 21, 16:14 1
  - He should be required to. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 21, 16:22
How to Watch the ‘Green Comet’ in Night Skies - crash davis Jan 21, 16:06 1
- And it's going to be cloudy here for the next two weeks. ugh. -- nm - znufrii Jan 21, 16:34
If the Jags don’t score here, Mahomes doesn’t need to go back out there. -- nm - Tim Jan 21, 16:06
F*cking refs. Dammit -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 16:04 1
- ....f*ck -- nm - JaxSean Jan 21, 16:24
I got a new car today and cried or fought back tears through much of the process. Something tells me I won’t be used in future CarMax - kelly Jan 21, 16:01 [Attachment] 9
- ? -- nm - mud Jan 21, 16:04
- nice! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 21, 16:04
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Jan 21, 16:03
- You didn't want that klearkoat? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 21, 16:03
- Nice -- nm - budice Jan 21, 16:02
- Oh really? We just sold but it was really smooth. -- nm - spamlet Jan 21, 16:01 3
  - The car I was trading in had sentimental value. - kelly Jan 21, 16:06 2
    - Oh gotcha, was worried it was them. That can be really tough. - spamlet Jan 21, 16:08 1
      - We had such a great CarMax experience with Will’s car last year that we decided to go back there and use the same salesperson. -- nm - kelly Jan 21, 16:10
Justice Dept. searches President Biden’s home, finds six more classified documents -- (link) - budice Jan 21, 16:01 1
- bfd -- (link*) - mud Jan 21, 16:04

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