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my phone just lit up on my desk, i looked at it and it said "Download maps now for your upcoming trip to Lisbon." I am not going to Lisbon. - Andie Feb 8, 06:54 4
- Lisbon, Ontario -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:58
- You probably won a trip but they haven't informed you yet. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:57
- Take your passport if you sign up for a mystery trip! -- nm* - mara Feb 8, 06:56
- Maybe you are now? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 06:55
I finished my 3rd book for my book challenge Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard 👍 - crash davis Feb 8, 06:51
sitwap .."Warner Bros Discovery Abandons Plan To Merge HBO Max With Discovery+" -- (link) - mud Feb 8, 06:46 9
- that was the whole point of the acquisition, last i checked -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 8, 06:56
- ish: "Instead of combining HBO Max and Discovery+ in their entirety, the new platform will feature HBO Max content and most Discovery+ content, - judge indianapolis jones Feb 8, 06:55 5
  - It sounds like a backward tactic to me. I'd expect a standalone to have limited content as an incentive to upgrade to the complete bundle. - Max Feb 8, 06:59
  - HBO Max subscribers have (virtually) no interest in getting anything Discovery, even for "free". and probably vice versa -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 8, 06:58 2
    - I mean yes. (except me. I love shitty HGTV shows as background while I work. buying the bayou, anyone?) -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 8, 07:04 1
      - HGTV is what they show at the Y n Dr office because there were literally fights over CNN VS FOX -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 11:50
  - ah -- nm - mud Feb 8, 06:56
- They're hoping people will pay for 2 subscription fees for no content -- nm - decline Feb 8, 06:54 1
  - not exactly. they're worried that disco subscribers won't pay $16 so they're leaving disco out there standalone. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 8, 06:55
But spammy, adults don't go to bed at 7pm! - ty97 Feb 8, 06:40 8
- Fell asleep at 8:30pm, woke up at 12:30am. Played 7 hours of Hogwarts Legacy, went to bed, watched 4 eps of Night Court and got up and made breakfast. -- nm* - Ender Feb 8, 07:02
- I'm guessing you were exhausted, but also, man what I wouldn't give to be able to sleep 12 hours straight now. - JaxSean Feb 8, 06:55
- old -- nm - decline Feb 8, 06:53
- i was in bed at 8pm last night too (landed at 2am yesterday then went to work). No shame! -- nm - Andie Feb 8, 06:52
- but old people do! -- nm - Dano Feb 8, 06:52
- I felt so tired last night I fell asleep at 8:30, woke up at 6:30 -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:43 2
  - Old man. Both of you. Old. - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 06:54 1
    - hmm, "intuitive sleeping" practice - I like the sound of that -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:55
Semantle (Sr.) help. I'm 1 word away. What the H is the secret word? -- (edited) - prayformojo Feb 8, 06:23 6
- also guessed: may, might, possibly -- nm - prayformojo Feb 8, 06:26
- Able? -- nm - znufrii Feb 8, 06:25 4
  - good guess. 976/1000 -- nm - prayformojo Feb 8, 06:25 3
    - Will? - znufrii Feb 8, 06:26 2
      - THAT'S IT!!! (ed. to list top 50 closest words) -- (edited) - prayformojo Feb 8, 06:27 1
        
        *takes a bow* - znufrii Feb 8, 06:28
Whoa: Warner Bros. has confirmed that the previously announced sequel to Keanu Reeves Constantine is still in the works, likely under the new - decline Feb 8, 06:10 2
- *twitch* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 06:54
- I thought the Sandman episode was setting up continuation of the series with Johanna. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:24
So, it's a splinter that's in my foot and it's too deep for either me or Theresa to get out. She tried on Monday and yesterday with no luck. - Krusty Feb 8, 06:08 12
- Eh just put some polysporin on it and some duct tape. It'll be fine. -- nm - sycor Feb 8, 06:59
- Have you considered applying termites? They'd make quick work of it. -- nm - Ender Feb 8, 06:46 1
  - Only if it is a wood splinter. Since he lives in crime ridden NYC, I'm thinking bullet fragment -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:47
- Get one of your doggoes to lick it. I'm serious. It can actually help. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:38
- welp, time to amputate - decline Feb 8, 06:10
- ugh, I'm sorry. I would try urgent care. -- nm - ty97 Feb 8, 06:10 6
  - yeah I don't think a podiatrist is needed. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 8, 07:03
  - I think it's my only option to get relief. -- nm - Krusty Feb 8, 06:13 4
    - yeah, i think you should go. -- nm - Andie Feb 8, 06:22 3
      - cosigned -- nm - prayformojo Feb 8, 06:24 2
        
        I would like to join as a sponsoree of this motion -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:24 1
        
        I rise in agreement with the gentleman from the great state of Idaho. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 8, 06:55
Fox will gross $600 million in ad revenue for this Sunday's Super Bowl coverage - decline Feb 8, 05:58 2
- *Furiously taking notes* -- nm - Elon Musk Feb 8, 06:00 1
  - *Decides instead to sell gold helmet avatars of your favorite team that show on your screen while you watch, and show without commercials* -- nm - Elon Musk Feb 8, 06:25
Framed: 2/6 (a bit slow in the uptake, I was). Moviedle: X/6. (I knew the film but could not place the name) Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Feb 8, 05:57
#1 Tim Horton -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 05:48 16
- I'll confess that I didn't know Tim Horton was a real person. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:26 10
  - Leafs! -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 8, 06:59
  - On a related note, I also didn't realize Jimmy Dean was anything other than a sausage guy for many years. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:41 2
    - Greg Norman, the shark, famous golfer has a good winery -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 11:55
    - I knew Carroll Shelby as a chili spice guy before I knew he was a car guy -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:45
  - It's what the Stan Mikita's Donuts joke is based on in Wayne's World. Hockey Players/Donut Stores. Tim Horton died in a car accident pretty young. - Andie Feb 8, 06:28 4
    - At the time I saw that, I doubt I even realized it was a joke. - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:35
    - Thank you. I kept thinking Stan Mikita sold something, I didn't realize I was recalling Wayne's World :) -- nm - crash davis Feb 8, 06:32
    - I was like 25 before I realized the source of the joke sadly. -- nm - spamlet Feb 8, 06:32 1
      - i think only Canadians probably really got the reference at the time. -- nm - Andie Feb 8, 06:35
  - I didn't realize until today that he died so relatively young - auto accident, vodka was a contributing factor -- (link) - crash davis Feb 8, 06:27
- So Wayne, Mario, Orr, Crosby is their top 4? Where was Gordie? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 8, 05:57 2
  - Here is Gordie -- (link) - crash davis Feb 8, 06:05
  - This was since 1967 so most of his career was finished. The list of 100 inside -- (edited) - crash davis Feb 8, 06:03
- for coffee? -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 05:49
- his coffee is just ok, but I do like his timbits -- nm - decline Feb 8, 05:49
Looks like the CMA (UK regulators) may very well block M$oft from getting it's grubby lil hands on Call of Duty -- (link) - decline Feb 8, 05:30
Corden's Late Late Snow to be replaced with @Midnight reboot. Hardwick not attached. -- (link) - Ender Feb 8, 05:15 1
- I really enjoyed the show when it was airing so I'll definitely check it out. I wish we had more panel-like shows. -- nm - Krusty Feb 8, 05:21
Happy birthday, budice! Woo hoo!!! 🎂🥳 Have a fantastic day!! -- nm - Krusty Feb 8, 04:54 7
- HBD...cracks a cold one -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 11:56
- happy bday! -- nm - Diva Feb 8, 07:36
- thanks -- nm - budice Feb 8, 07:25
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Feb 8, 06:33
- cheers!! -- nm - mud Feb 8, 06:32
- Happy birthday BooDeeChay! -- nm - Andie Feb 8, 06:31
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 04:56
Discovery+ will still exist for some reason after they merge the HBO and Discovery+ apps -- (link) - spamlet Feb 8, 04:48
TV PSA: Conners, Flash, Not Dead Yet, Lingo, Kung Fu, Tough as Nails, A Million Little Things, Aqua Teen Forever, The Challenge, Abbott Elementary, - Beaker Feb 8, 04:23 2
- 1) Abbott Elementary -- nm - Krusty Feb 8, 04:55
- only Flash I plan to watch is when the Legends of Tomorrow show up -- nm - Beaker Feb 8, 04:32
"Biden's best speech ever" - TWuG Feb 8, 03:47 3
- The response to the heckling does sound good, but he meant "off the table," not "off the books." -- nm - mara Feb 8, 05:48
- I dipped in and watched about 6 minutes of Hannity last night. Hilarious to see his take on it. -- nm* - Volnelk Feb 8, 04:49 1
  - not just his. Anyone and everyone in Maga media has the same exact take. We're not in Kansas anymore. Up is down and right is left. - Jovian Feb 8, 06:51
Dos waffles - spamlet Feb 8, 03:11 5
- 4 - 383 - GregW Feb 8, 15:35
- I'm on a 5 streak, a small one, but technically a streak. (3 or more. 2 is not a streak.) -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 8, 06:40
- X - decline Feb 8, 05:27
- 5/5 - znufrii Feb 8, 04:41
- My first 5 in a while - prayformojo Feb 8, 04:25
Wordle 599 3/6 - spamlet Feb 8, 03:11 6
- 3 - 599 - GregW Feb 8, 15:37
- 5/6 - Marlowe Feb 8, 06:07
- 5 - The Staircase S2 - rollo Feb 8, 05:48
- 4 - decline Feb 8, 05:26
- 3/6 - znufrii Feb 8, 04:38
- 4/6 - prayformojo Feb 8, 04:22
Someone asked ChapGPt to come up with 10 Commandments for the modern world. I could be guided by these principles. Perhaps a new religion is in order? -- (pic) -- (link*) - Oh my..George Takai Feb 8, 01:49 [Attachment] 3
- 6b) Thou shall not binge more than 4 hours of streaming content in an evening. -- nm - Max Feb 8, 06:48
- that's a pretty good list, the world would be okay if we followed those. -- nm - Andie Feb 8, 06:22
- I'm in as long as I don't have to go to any meetings. Solid list though. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 8, 04:50
the best response to “Can you explain this gap in your resume” is “No I signed an NDA” -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 01:36
Sen Mike Lee looking agast that joe would say Reps want to cut Soc Sec...and Mike Lee saying he wants to cut soc. security.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 8, 01:07
Sailing around the Faroe Islands - some epic drone shots in this footage. And I think one of the islands was used for Force Awakens. -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 7, 23:22 [youtube] 2
- Skellig Michael is the TFA island. off the SW coast of Ireland. -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 23:29 1
  - ah. Well, they sailed past that too, sort of. :) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 23:30
Lakers suck but this is an all-time picture -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 23:12 1
- And Phil Knight in the front row, the coolest cat in the building. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 8, 04:51
In case anyone wants to make a wikipedia clone that credits Santos with, well, everything ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Feb 7, 23:07 [Attachment]
Don't lose your credit card...chip shortage means it could take 2 months to replace -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 7, 22:01
Marjorie Taylor Greene's coat is made from the dogs George Santos said he was rescuing -- nm - twitter Feb 7, 21:49 2
- I'm not sure how anyone takes her seriously...much less keeps electing her. -- nm - Flavorize Feb 7, 22:56 1
  - ever read comments on newspaper's post? those people live in her district. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 8, 00:59
Got the first of this year's scholarship application emails - with no application attached :-) -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 21:16
Do we know former NFLer Jared Allen? Apparently he’s a professional curler now. -- (link) - Mop Feb 7, 21:09 [youtube] 4
- careful everyone. turns out Minnesota is contagious. -- nm - mafic Feb 7, 21:42 1
  - Soundgarden warned us that feeling Minnesota was a symptom. -- nm - David Feb 7, 21:46
- Or, in TMZ parlance: Retired NFLer beats beloved gold medal Olympian with stones and broom [watch] -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 21:15
- He's top 15 all-time in sacks. -- nm - David Feb 7, 21:14
Pokemon fan Discord server owner yeeted for allegations of sexual pursuits of minors. -- (link) - Qale Feb 7, 21:04 2
- Gotta Catch a Predator -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 21:05 1
  - I read some of the transcripts and it's like... exactly the same shit in 2023. The things this person says to a 14-year-old boy is insane to defend. -- nm - Qale Feb 7, 21:23
He’s the man. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 7, 21:01 1
- And he dropped the f bomb on the mic at center court. Nice. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 7, 21:05
one more! -- nm - mud Feb 7, 20:56
Barbra Streisand’s memoir “My Name is Barbra” due out 11/7. The book is 1,040 pages long. -- nm - MDH Feb 7, 20:55 2
- Volume 2 will cover the ‘70s. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 21:10
- it's just as long, and took 1% of the time as it took GRRM to write Winds of Winter -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 7, 21:00
Dems retake control of the PA house in three special elections after winning control in the 2022 midterms -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 20:38
the last Nizam of Hyderabad died. they were the richest people in the world for like 200 years. -- (edited) - mafic Feb 7, 20:28 1
- "their lands included the Godavari delta, which was long thought to be the world’s only source of diamonds." I'd have failed that trivia question. -- nm - Max Feb 8, 07:05
a party that can’t make MTG their own Nancy Pelosi in attack ads doesn’t deserve to win back the gavel -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 20:20 1
- The party of the people. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 20:46
I assumed it wouldn’t be tonight to maximize the press coverage but Lebron Watch is officially on. - Volnelk Feb 7, 20:11
imagining Mitt going full Aristocrats on Santos is deeply amusing. -- (link) - mafic Feb 7, 20:01 2
- Those Mormons are notoriously vulgar. -- nm - Mop Feb 7, 20:45
- NBC mentioned the exchange in their wind-up of the address. -- nm - Meg Feb 7, 20:06
Lebron youre great but your team sux -- nm - mud Feb 7, 19:58
getting chewed out by Mitt Romney is lower than lying about being a producer on Spider-Man Turn Out The Lights -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 19:52 1
- Santos said he was a producer? -- nm* - .☕ Feb 7, 20:53
Democrats are the crazy ones? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 19:52 5
- Mom wants to kick the TV -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 19:54 4
  - tell her it wont help! -- nm - mud Feb 7, 19:56 3
    - !! -- (link) - mud Feb 7, 20:13 2
      - They have their focus groups down, what's the independents view/fear of the right? crazies saying crazy shit, Sarah: demos are crazy -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 20:23 1
        
        "Biden's superpower is he's not on Twitter" -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 20:25
"McCarthy had plenty of opportunities to show some strength tonight but he’s afraid of what Marge will do when they get home later." -- (link) - mud Feb 7, 19:33
My favorite little bit about the SOTU, is the lowly cabinet member who is the designated survivor if the capitol gets nuked with everyone there -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 7, 19:30 1
- You got a best friend?" "Yes, sir." "Is he smarter than you?" "Yes sir." "Would you trust him with your life?" "Yes sir." "That's your chief of staff. -- nm - mara Feb 8, 06:36
That movie data analysis blog I linked at the top of B2 is super interesting -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 19:27
Nuggets are taking it under advisement. Jokic with a first half triple double -- nm - prayformojo Feb 7, 19:20 3
- I need them to win by 5 to cover my four team teaser. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 7, 19:27 2
  - They’ll get that easy -- nm - Flavorize Feb 7, 19:28 1
    - Congrats, in advance 🤑💰 -- nm - Flavorize Feb 7, 19:29
Lisa from Temecula reminded me of the first Debbie Downer skit -- nm - Dano Feb 7, 19:15 5
- At some point Pedro realized he should be be watching Ego more, then he realized he should be doing it farther from the table. -- nm - .☕ Feb 7, 20:39
- Ego is a queen -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 7, 19:49
- I'm very curious who was under the table -- nm - Beryllium Feb 7, 19:18 2
  - Bill Murray. -- nm - mud Feb 7, 19:20 1
    - Horatio Sanz cameo -- nm - Flavorize Feb 7, 19:51
Address this! -- nm - Spawn Feb 7, 19:13 2
- Got both aisles to stand up together against cancer and then eeeased into Democracy Itself and then Paul Pelosi. Supposedly shitty speaker this. -- nm - con_carne Feb 7, 19:19
- 8 rounds of Keno -- nm - budice Feb 7, 19:16

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