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Kyle Shanahan says he's done with Jimmy G -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 12:13
"Oh Im sorry I thought you said Dry Clean" - Jovian Feb 1, 12:10 6
- If she's so worried about $16k in govt. spending, she should pay back her $183k PPP loan. -- nm - jnine Feb 1, 12:51 1
  - Oh she covered that earlier and how it was fine and just. So there. - Jovian Feb 1, 12:53
- What is their definition of "confusing books" dr Zuess? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 12:13 3
  - House of Leaves -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 12:14 2
    - that damn book -- nm - decline Feb 1, 12:19
    - heh -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 1, 12:18
Fire at Seattle doggie day care, over 100 let loose, local businesses and passersby rounded them up including a box truck -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 12:05
I think I would be a-ok to live here (as long as I could get reliable internet somehow) -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 12:04 4
- They have a strange definition of 'remote.' We lived further than that from our nearest neighbors - of course we didn't get snow. -- nm - Meg Feb 1, 12:25
- "The cottage comes with four bedrooms, which are all described as well sized" *displays tiny bedroom* -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 12:19 1
  - “…described as well sized, by which I mean the size of a well.” -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 12:21
- The covid pandemic has trained you well, padawan -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 12:11
things you don't want the MRI tech to ask you when you're in what hopefully is the last annual scan: "so you're having surgery?" - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 12:02
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever debuts on Disney+ today. - David Feb 1, 11:48 5
- I'm actually planning on shutting down my D+ for a while, but it's not related to this. - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 12:13
- Frick. This increases the pressure for me to sit through it a second time. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:48 3
  - ugh. Still havent seen. Was going to watch tonight. I need Namor! -- nm - Jovian Feb 1, 12:00
  - drip drip drip drip drip that'll never stop - oblique Feb 1, 11:56 1
    - Luckily there is a very low percentage of MCU I feel that way about. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:59
Huh. The Terminal List gets a 2nd season and also a prequel series centered on the Taylor Kitsch character -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 11:27 5
- I had to nope out. Maybe something happens later that would undo that, but it just wasn't working for me. - Beryllium Feb 1, 12:00
- I didn't know TK was in this. I might have to unquit it. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 1, 11:30 3
  - I just decided I need to check it out. -- nm - jnine Feb 1, 12:53
  - me to Ms. Jones, me too. -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 1, 12:20
  - Make sure to unhit it first, or after idk -- nm - rollo Feb 1, 11:39
Burger King in Ireland about Beyonce News -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 11:26
The Federal Reserve extended its fight against high inflation by raising its key interest rate by a quarter-point, its eighth hike since March. -- nm - decline Feb 1, 11:14 4
- First one to report on their bank raising the rate on their savings acct wins a prize. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 11:41 1
  - *twitch* - znufrii Feb 1, 12:02
- As expected. - znufrii Feb 1, 11:30
- Bastards! -- nm - Qale Feb 1, 11:15
wait till Mitch hears about all the FedSoc clowns he moved through in four years . . . -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 11:02
And here with his bucket of cold water, please welcome to the stage Jerome Powell! -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 11:01 1
- *bounce* -- nm* - The Markets Feb 1, 11:16
Trade sent me this coffee and it's so good I want to live inside the bag. -- (link) - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 10:44 5
- You know, this is—excuse me—a damn fine cup of coffee. I’ve had I can’t tell you how many cups of coffee in my life and this, this is one of the best. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 10:54 1
  - "Diane, I'm holding in my hand a small box of chocolate bunnies" -- nm - rollo Feb 1, 11:34
- "Why have a cup of Joe when you can have a cup of Baron" -- nm* - budice Feb 1, 10:49 2
  - ewwww -- nm - mud Feb 1, 10:53
  - Oh that's good. I'm going to use that when I quit my job and start a coffee company. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 10:51
World's oldest cruise ship, the former Stockholm, that sank the Andrea Doria, is going to the scrapyard. -- (link) - TWuG Feb 1, 10:42 4
- trivia: My father came to America on the Andrea Doria. One or two crossings before it was sunk. -- nm - Jovian Feb 1, 10:43 3
  - Andrea Doria survivor! -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 11:59
  - Less than 3% casualty rate. He was barely in any danger at all! :P -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 10:54 1
    - If you're interested in horrifying tragedy, I suggest the Astonishing Tales of Costanza -- nm - Roger More Feb 1, 10:58
Matt Gaetz introduced an amendment in the House Judiciary Committee to recite the Pledge of Allegiance prior to each meeting. - decline Feb 1, 10:33 4
- LOL! love it. - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 1, 12:22
- They're just performance artists. Actual governing takes work. -- nm - Krusty Feb 1, 10:48
- meaningless show amendments against the seditionists after you lost the House is Peak Dems -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 10:41
- ooh, good point -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 10:36
Bears have decided to go ahead with Justin Fields as the franchise QB and will try to trade the 1st overall pick -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 10:25 2
- START THE DRAFT!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Feb 1, 11:05
- Well, that's that, and everyone can stop talking about it. -- nm - David Feb 1, 10:53
Paramount+ has removed Jordan Peele’s “The Twilight Zone,” along with all three seasons of “The Real World: Homecoming.” -- (link) - budice Feb 1, 10:18 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Feb 1, 10:20
College Board has always been a money grab so probably shouldn’t be surprised they went full Chapek on caving to DeSantis over AP Black studies -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 10:17
Dano's Top 20 Songs for January 2023 - Dano Feb 1, 10:03 1
- I like the new P!nk single that came out the other day. "Trustfall." It's poppy but not "gay club pop" so it's more classic P!nk. -- (link) - MDH Feb 1, 10:11 [youtube]
Judge Mehta being just a tiny itsy little bit sarcastic.. - Jovian Feb 1, 09:54 2
- How Mehta -- nm - Dano Feb 1, 10:11
- Will the prosecution charge the defendant for theft if he hogs the arm rest? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 1, 10:08
sitwap. Miraculously, whoever wins the Super Bowl will finish the 2022 season with more wins at State Farm Stadium than the hometown Cardinals -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Feb 1, 09:53
Creed 4 going to happen and the expansion of the Creed-verse is likely -- (link) - Remlik Feb 1, 09:51 3
- Michael B cashing in -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 10:04
- Take a tip from Taylor Sheridan and make a Creed prequel set in 1923. -- nm - Max Feb 1, 10:03
- have an ounce more pride (or shame) than Sly, MBJ -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 09:53
"The search has been completed and no classified documents were found" -- nm - decline Feb 1, 09:47 3
- WHAT ABOUT HUNTER'S HOUSE?!?! -- nm - Probably Feb 1, 09:53 2
  - He lives in the apartment above the garage. It's like he doesn't live with his parents at all! -- nm - Mop Feb 1, 10:17
  - hehe. probably. (its their freakin' mantra) -- nm - Jovian Feb 1, 09:55
Inspired by Last of Us 1.3 (which should be included) here are the top 20 bottle episodes of television. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 1, 09:33 5
- Doctor Who: Heaven Sent is my nomination. -- nm - znufrii Feb 1, 10:16
- Star Trek Deep Space Nine "In The Pale Moonlight" - Remlik Feb 1, 10:04
- I immediately thought of #4 -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 10:01 1
  - Same -- nm - Volnelk Feb 1, 10:19
- Kusanagi's Labyrinth in Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex is one that always stick with me. It's unlike any episode in that show. -- nm - colin Feb 1, 09:39
Dances With Wolves actor arrested on accusations of sexually assaulting Indigenous girls, being a cult leader, having 5 wives -- (link) - Beaker Feb 1, 09:30
With Tom Brady retiring (again), there are no more active professional athletes who were drafted by the Montreal Expos -- nm - budice Feb 1, 09:19 1
- Maybe he'll take a shot at baseball now. -- nm - Dano Feb 1, 09:45
Poker Face v. Benoit Blanc. who solves the case first? -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 09:11 9
- Clouseau -- nm - VMan Feb 1, 10:18
- Michael Weston -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:31 2
  - Or, wait, do you mean the actor with that spelling? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:41
  - Miami's Greatest Detective -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:40
- Depends. Does the winner get an iPad? -- nm - David Feb 1, 09:26 2
  - Not that he needs one. -- nm - spamlet Feb 1, 09:44
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 09:41
- It's not about solving the case - these Poirot-like detectives suck at minimizing the body count. And they're on equal footing, from what I've seen. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:20
- Benoit. He already has it solved when he gets there, he's just playing with his victims. -- nm - colin Feb 1, 09:12
"Hi. We published A Market Report on Sub Bottom Profilers" Well, ok, then -- nm - JD Feb 1, 09:10 1
- I feel it's not worth much unless we hear from the Dom Tops. -- nm - colin Feb 1, 09:11
Waze is adding EV navigation -- (link) - oblique Feb 1, 09:08 7
- do EV's navigate differently from regular cars? -- nm - decline Feb 1, 09:22 6
  - If you own an EV, you'll want the nav system to know your state of charge and route you through - TWuG Feb 1, 10:46
  - Until there is a charging station on every corner, yes, the mapping will likely need to be different to be efficient. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 1, 10:00 1
    - Waze does not calculate fuel vs drive, though. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:11
  - only when they run over toddlers in the intersections -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 09:54
  - They have different optimal efficiency modes, so yes. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:28
  - next level -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:23
in the Last of Usiverse, i've only been on HSX for six months when the world goes to shit -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 09:03 3
- I'm just about to go to Dubai. -- nm - Reagen Feb 1, 10:51 1
  - also, still only halfway through my annus horriblus of unemployment. so likely toast when everyone starts sprouting off -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 10:54
- it was still your fault, though -- nm - mud Feb 1, 09:20
Znu, get some empty canisters for extra spices, often the meal kits include more than the recipe calls for. - rollo Feb 1, 09:00 2
- Good tip. We’ve been using all they’ve sent so far, but have been washing and keeping all the little ingredient jars. - znufrii Feb 1, 09:02
- I ought to try a meal kit sometime ... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 09:01
I’m jumping into freezing cold water on February 18 to benefit TN Special Olympics! If anyone would be willing to donate, I would - kelly Feb 1, 08:55 7
- How much to get you to wear an ST-branded hat while you do it? -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 09:15 6
  - I can find a way to work it into my crayon costume. -- nm - kelly Feb 1, 09:29 5
    - Good enough for me! -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 1, 10:04 3
      - What if I put a pic of FSK on my back? Haha -- nm - kelly Feb 1, 10:16 2
        
        It's all fun and games until Hazen yells at you from the crowd "Hey! That's me!" -- nm - oblique Feb 1, 10:32
        
        Or maybe the face-edited version I made, with the old guy from Too Many Cooks -- nm - Beryllium Feb 1, 10:21
    - Be the official ST-Not Orange crayon. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 1, 09:33
nmbmud -- (edited) - Spawn Feb 1, 08:53 4
- excellent. - mud Feb 1, 09:22 3
  - episode 1 could have used more spoil - Spawn Feb 1, 09:24 2
    - just wait for it. -- nm - Remlik Feb 1, 09:32 1
      - Amy gave up after one episode. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 11:51
Whoa. Eagles reserve offensive lineman Josh Sills has been indicted on rape and kidnapping charges in his home state of Ohio. -- (link) - decline Feb 1, 08:51
first thing you tell a criminal defendant when you represent them is don't talk to any potential witnesses ever -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 1, 08:44
Got some nice reviews for romcom Rye Lane at Sundance this year, trailer here. -- (link) - LMS Feb 1, 08:38 [youtube]
Heh. The Last Of Us joke. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 1, 08:36 [mastodon]
I spent way too much time getting frustrated with my new logi trackball getting less smooth over time only to realize I could pop the ball out - oblique Feb 1, 08:33 2
- Yup, same. Just like new once clean. M575 now. -- nm - budice Feb 1, 08:34 1
  - same. *fistbump* - oblique Feb 1, 08:35
Broad Street Run lottery entered. -- nm - Dano Feb 1, 08:23 7
- Done. -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 1, 08:31 1
  - good luck -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:59
- Heather's registering for the Rehoboth Beach (DE) half marathon today -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:27 3
  - Is that the April 15th one? I have that on my list of possibilities. -- nm - Dano Feb 1, 08:31 2
    - December! Because what's better than Delaware in December? (actually it was a lot of fun) -- (link) - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:40 1
      - Ah... April 15th is Coastal Delaware. I haven't looked as far out as December yet. -- nm - Dano Feb 1, 09:06
- good luck -- nm - decline Feb 1, 08:24
Early in the pandemic, Lufthansa announced they would retire their A380s. Now three will return to service this summer on Munich - LAX, JFK, BOS -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 08:21 1
- (exact date TBD, maybe sometime in June/July) -- nm - ty97 Feb 1, 08:22
Hmmm. Jack liked Knock at the Cabin. Gave it an A- -- nm - Volnelk Feb 1, 08:21 3
- I look forward to it. Finally a good movie on the Dolby screen. -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:51
- when did the embargo lift? still nothing at RT -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:27 1
  - No idea. He just posted last night that he was seeing it and just posted his grade 4 hours ago on Instagram. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 1, 08:32
Snow day! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 1, 08:21 2
- where? -- nm - loosilu Feb 1, 08:28 1
  - NYC finally got snow!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:51
80 for Brady 71% (14/7), Knock at the Cabin nsy, The Amazing Maurice 79% (23/6), The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic 100% (18/0) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:17 4
- the Pamela A Love Story biography on Netflix is 100% (16/0) -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 08:19 3
  - Any nudity? -- nm - obligatory post Feb 1, 08:52 2
    - just Tim Allen -- nm - Beaker Feb 1, 09:07 1
      - L3! -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 1, 09:12
OTD 50 yrs ago, Alice Cooper released their sixth album Billion Dollar Babies. -- (link) - mud Feb 1, 08:12 [youtube] 6
- Killer song. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Feb 1, 08:21
- Mayberry RFD! -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 08:14 4
  - ?? -- nm - mud Feb 1, 08:37 3
    - Origin! -- (link) - Spawn Feb 1, 08:42 2
      - uh, don't think so -- nm - mud Feb 1, 09:23 1
        
        Ah, well now you do! -- nm - Spawn Feb 1, 09:24

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