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Weekend Plans ? -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:43 24
- Maybe going to the bike store's postponed Christmas party. Aside from that, I don't know. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 27, 08:23
- I really want to go hiking in the quehanna wilds but I worry about cold when it's this damp out. - judge indianapolis jones Jan 27, 08:20
- Hope to be training a new bookstore volunteer tomorrow. -- nm - Meg Jan 27, 08:17
- Seeing the touring production of Jagged Little Pill -- nm - Fuzzy Jan 27, 08:12
- Out to dinner with friends tonight. MIL coming down for the day tomorrow. Church and EEAOO on Sunday. - spamlet Jan 27, 08:11
- Infinity Pool. AFC/NFC Games. -- nm - Jovian Jan 27, 08:09
- Making soup for a friend whose SO starts chemo next week; judging a hack-a-thon Sunday -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 07:56 1
  - I'm making soup tomorrow too! NE clam chowder I think -- nm - decline Jan 27, 08:06
- deciding between "Missing" and "Plane." Last minute vacay prep. Final condo newsletter edit. -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:50 4
  - ack! -- (edited) - decline Jan 27, 08:00 3
    - we actually do have snow! -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 08:00 2
      - heh -- nm - decline Jan 27, 08:00 1
        
        :) -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 08:02
- Skiing here tomorrow -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 27, 07:50 4
  - is there even any snow? -- nm - decline Jan 27, 08:00 1
    - Looks like it. I’m sure it’s all man made though. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 27, 08:03
  - Very nice. I haven't been skiing in probably 25 years. - sycor Jan 27, 07:57 1
    - I’d been once during college, until we went last year and I had a blast. - znufrii Jan 27, 07:59
- Studying for the Recreational Pilot license test and cooking all day tomorrow. Lunch with Mom and friends on Sunday at a new Indonesian place. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:49 3
  - oh wow, that first part is really cool! -- nm - ty97 Jan 27, 07:50 2
    - It's a benefit of working with one of my clients, Airway Science for Kids. - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:56 1
      - very cool! -- nm - Andie Jan 27, 07:58
- Eagerly anticipating the AFC Championship Game. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 27, 07:47
- Tech support over the phone with dad tonight I guess. Yay. Working OT tomorrow. - sycor Jan 27, 07:45
TGIF! -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 07:36 1
- TGIFD! - znufrii Jan 27, 07:38
I am work-lite today and so far have done the dishes and two loads of laundry and made black bean soup. next? vacuum! -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Jan 27, 07:35
There are 3 states that list Rodeo as the official state individual sport -- nm - rollo Jan 27, 07:34 4
- Wyoming, Texas, South Dakota? - Will Hunting Jan 27, 07:38 2
  - correct! -- nm - rollo Jan 27, 07:53 1
    - Check out the big brain on Will! -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 27, 08:05
- Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota? -- nm - prayformojo Jan 27, 07:35
"CBC News stands by its Coutts story despite the statement from Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office." -- (link) - mud Jan 27, 07:00
Alan Cumming gives back OBE over links to 'toxic' British Empire -- (link) - mud Jan 27, 06:57 2
- Sorry, we can only offer you store credit based on the current value. -- nm - Charles III, sales associate Jan 27, 07:08 1
  - *spittake* - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:27
Weekly Wordle Recap (NYT) - prayformojo Jan 27, 06:52
Oh, there must be a Fed meeting next week, Joseph Stiglitz has another column in the Guardian about how raising interest rates is the wrong policy choice -- (link*) - znufrii Jan 27, 06:52 2
- Eventually he’ll be right? -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 06:57 1
  - “I wasn’t wrong, I was early!” “It’s the same thing!” -- nm - znufrii Jan 27, 07:13
After almost 6 years on the market, the Nintendo Switch has sold 121+ million units, and still hasn't had a price drop. -- (edited) - Inigo Jan 27, 06:26 2
- bastards -- nm - decline Jan 27, 06:32 1
  - If you can't save up $300 in 6 years, how you going to even afford games? -- nm - colin Jan 27, 06:53
CNBC has cancelled "Jay Leno's Garage" -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 06:06 4
- Also: "Jay Leno is reportedly recovering from a motorcycle accident last week that left him with several broken bones" -- (link) - decline Jan 27, 06:17 3
  - Plus there was the fire a couple of months ago. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 06:25
  - "Sorry, Jay, but we can't afford the insurance for you, so we've gotta cancel." -- nm - TWuG Jan 27, 06:19 1
    - i was going to say 'dropped from insurance policies everywhere.' -- nm* - Andie Jan 27, 07:38
In a shocking twist, $1 million of funding for sham AZ election audit that “had nothing to do with Trump” was, in fact, from Trump. -- (link) - znufrii Jan 27, 05:47 3
- Wait, Trump gave actual money to someone? -- nm - loosilu Jan 27, 06:23 2
  - Well it was from his PAC so it was probably someone else’s money first. -- nm - znufrii Jan 27, 06:24 1
    - I am sure they will also be paying the one million Hillary frivolous lawsuit hit. -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 08:21
Messi tops list of best soccer players of 2022 -- (link) - znufrii Jan 27, 05:44
#9 Phil Esposito -- nm - crash davis Jan 27, 05:38
3 weeks from today pitchers and catchers report for spring training. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 27, 05:21 7
- *head tilt * -- nm - RC’s Mom Jan 27, 07:03 6
  - L4! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 27, 07:28
  - Heh. - znufrii Jan 27, 07:28
  - ESPN has the Reds lineup ranked as 29th out of 30. Soooooo bring on those A's I guess. We could easily beat those guys. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 27, 07:24 3
    - I think UTenn could beat the A’s lineup. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 07:30 2
      - With 3 All-American starting pitchers, they'd certainly be in the argument. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 27, 07:34 1
        
        The A’s are an embarrassment. I think they have 2 arb-eligible players total left. - Will Hunting Jan 27, 08:05
Framed: 2/6. Moviedle: 4/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Jan 27, 05:15
Shinedown have announced a US Tour playing smaller/mid-market arenas - MDH Jan 27, 05:05 1
- Thank you -- nm - RC’s Mo Jan 27, 07:05
A.S.H. -- nm - .☕ Jan 27, 04:10 1
- Is that the new Chatbot GPT Pokemon Go player? -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 27, 06:19
TV PSA: Penn & Teller, Smackdown, Shark Tank, Criss Angel, AEW Rampage, Vox Machina, Shotgun Wedding, Servant, Shrinking, Lockwood & Co, You People, - Beaker Jan 27, 03:53 1
- 3) Vox Machina, Shotgun Wedding, You People; may check out Shrinking (if I had Apple) and Lockwood & Co too -- nm* - Beaker Jan 27, 03:54
Good times. Somebody lost a (small) radioactive source somewhere on a 1,400km stretch of highway north of Perth. Emits 2 mSv/hr at 1m, which gives you -- (edited) - mafic Jan 27, 03:03 14
- Stay at least 5 meters away from anything that looks like a 6mmx8mm capsule.... -- nm - colin Jan 27, 06:44 3
  - I'm still not clear what the capsule is used for. -- nm - colin Jan 27, 06:47 2
    - nuclear stuff -- nm - decline Jan 27, 06:51 1
      - 👨‍🎓 -- nm - colin Jan 27, 06:52
- They're asking drivers to check their tires in case it got wedged in the treads -- nm - TWuG Jan 27, 06:21
- if TV and movies have taught me anything it is that 10 minutes and a gieger counter they can find it easily -- nm - Beaker Jan 27, 04:13 6
  - My bet is 1-2 weeks, and we’ll probably get a nice detailed radiological survey of a stretch of highway. - mafic Jan 27, 04:19 5
    - Unless a kangaroo picked it up and took off with it. - spamlet Jan 27, 04:55 4
      - “And that’s how you get Godzillaroo!” -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 27, 05:19 3
        
        That's already in there! I'M NOT GIVING YOU A SCREENWRITING CREDIT -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 06:26 1
        
        comic relief sidekick : [slides off sunglasses]. “Like Australia needed another thing to kill us with!” - Will Hunting Jan 27, 06:52
        
        Kangaroo Jack would cause more devastation. -- nm - VMan Jan 27, 06:06
- at least they've got a narrow search radius. -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 03:30
- This is fine. -- nm - budice Jan 27, 03:10
See what happens when you allow Cullens in your school? - Qale Jan 27, 02:07
chatGPT was able to pass several exams at Wharton business school school (with mediocre grades) in recent blind test -- (link*) - zeitgeist Jan 27, 01:22 1
- It was suggested on Mast that Startrek got AI wrong, Data should have been a smartass bullshitter with great social skills -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 27, 01:24
USMNT now without a head coach, general manager and sporting director for the US Soccer Federation -- (link) - znufrii Jan 26, 21:33 1
- Part of me actually thinks that's better because they can bring in an entire team with one vision, in theory. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 27, 04:18
Waffle 371 - 3 waffles left - prayformojo Jan 26, 21:03 4
- 5 - 371 - GregW Jan 27, 14:55
- 2/5 - decline Jan 27, 05:22
- 1 star - spamlet Jan 27, 03:35
- 4/5 - znufrii Jan 26, 21:31
Wordle 587 4/6 - prayformojo Jan 26, 21:02 6
- 5 - 587 - GregW Jan 27, 14:53
- 6 - rollo Jan 27, 07:11
- 3 (its weird how sometimes inspiration hits) - decline Jan 27, 05:21
- 2/6 - Marlowe Jan 27, 05:21
- Same - spamlet Jan 27, 03:34
- 4/6 - znufrii Jan 26, 21:28
Decided to check out All Quiet (2022) ... quite a change in tone from Rogue Heroes. Heh. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 20:39
Diva: How was Some Like It Hot?! -- nm - MDH Jan 26, 20:16 3
- It was too darn good. I -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 23:19 2
  - Didn't want it to end. -- nm - Diva Jan 26, 23:20 1
    - Good to hear. I’d like to see it. -- nm - MDH Jan 27, 04:58
when life gives you Jessie Lemons -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 19:59
CBS-NCAAB: Billy Packer passed away at 82 -- (link) - budice Jan 26, 19:51 5
- Damn. Damn Damn. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 27, 05:31
- Damn. :-( -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 20:13
- rats -- nm - prayformojo Jan 26, 20:09
- He was the best. -- nm - David Jan 26, 20:08
- The three man booth of Enberg, Packer, and McGuire on NBC might be the best ever. Things seemed to quickly go downhill when he went to CBS. Got way to - zunk takes things literally Jan 26, 20:04
Distaster!! I dropped an egg :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 26, 19:13 3
- There's a reddit thread today along these lines with the title of "I'll never recover financially from this." -- nm - David Jan 26, 22:08 1
  - I have two left!! I never have so few on hand. -- nm - Meg Jan 26, 22:17
- $20, up in yolk -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 19:14
Man, there’s not much more annoying than sitting at a table with aggressively stupid fish and no cards to play. - Will Hunting Jan 26, 19:11 3
- Got any fours? - Qale Jan 26, 19:42
- Usually find a seat and its cold as ice -- nm - budice Jan 26, 19:25
- I've resembled that remark many times, sir. -- nm - con_carne Jan 26, 19:21
Brendan Fraser intro the Mummy in London a few days ago -- (link) - Remlik Jan 26, 19:08 [youtube] 15
- John Hannah wasn't available too? -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 05:12 2
  - (casualty of the Cordyceps Apocalypse) - mud Jan 27, 05:19 1
    - At least he got to do Taskmaster before he went -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 05:29
- Are we really in a world where The Mummy needs special showings 23 years later? - Will Hunting Jan 26, 19:13 11
  - I mean, it was a massive blockbuster. -- nm - David Jan 26, 20:40 1
    - "Do you swear?" "Every damn day." -- nm - Reagen Jan 27, 04:26
  - I can't believe it's been that long. I did the "Mummy" press junket in London the same weekend as the "Notting Hill" event. - howie Jan 26, 20:30 3
    - That’s awesome. -- nm - mafic Jan 27, 03:07
    - for Horse & Hound? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 20:34 1
      - Sadly, the 'Notting Hill' junket wasn't in the same hotel as the junket in the film. --nm - howie Jan 26, 20:37
  - With the sh*t that Fraser had to endure…I’m going to give him a pass, and hope he gets many more curtain calls/career celebrations. -- nm - Flavorize Jan 26, 20:15
  - 100% yes. -- nm - MDH Jan 26, 20:15
  - Better MUMMY than DPIMP -- nm - ML Jan 26, 19:46
  - always-have-been.jpg -- nm - Beryllium Jan 26, 19:16
  - a whole new generation is loving it. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 19:14
Cowboys DC Dan Quinn pulls out of 2nd interview for Colts HC job. -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 18:49 2
- how long of a shit did Irsay take at his house? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 18:53 1
  - 2 hours -- nm - Remlik Jan 26, 18:55
The Menu: C -- nm - nubby Jan 26, 18:36 2
- It really worked for me, but I get the opposite reaction. -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 27, 06:18
- Yeah—agreeance—Maybe C+ from me—had its moments though -- nm - Flavorize Jan 26, 20:19
R, JD, the Volkswagon commercial featuring "Let me take you out" by Class Actress is hitting me *right here* -- nm - rollo Jan 26, 18:33
97, how are your parents? -- nm - spamlet Jan 26, 18:31 3
- Urgent care gave Dad numerous medicines including paxlovid this morning. He basically slept all day after getting home from urgent care - ty97 Jan 26, 19:23 2
  - As good of news under the circumstances. Continuing to pray for quick recovery and health. -- nm - spamlet Jan 27, 04:45
  - Hopefully he starts to feel better every day and your mom continues to test negative. -- nm - Krusty Jan 26, 20:14
when you've lost . . . *checks notes* Rod Stewart -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 26, 18:30 3
- So his heart *can* tell them no. -- nm - mafic Jan 26, 18:58
- oh no, not again! -- nm - Tim Jan 26, 18:33 1
  - *312.50 Spawn Points* -- nm - Spawn Jan 27, 08:22
Goo Fellows and the sequel the Gooies -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 18:22 3
- White Men Can Jump -- nm - LMS Jan 27, 01:22
- Full Meta Jacket -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 18:22 1
  - Trading Laces -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 26, 18:26
almost TGIF! -- nm - Beaker Jan 26, 18:06

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