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Huh. Jim "Dresden Files" Butcher has a son who also writes urban fantasy. Anyone read his books? -- (link) - TWuG Feb 9, 08:15 2
- (book - goodreads says he's just written 1) -- nm - decline Feb 9, 08:18
- Tengent: I noticed Roku has the tv series and have been watching them. A lot of cringe, but the bits they got right are nice. - Spawn Feb 9, 08:16
For Canadians: Chapters/Indigo has been target of cyber attack. Stores open but website down....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Feb 9, 08:07
Don't tell me my call is important to you when I've been on hold for nearly 30 minutes. -- nm - sycor Feb 9, 07:50 2
- All calls are important but some calls are more important than others. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 9, 08:00
- thank you for holding -- nm - budice Feb 9, 07:54
I tried to come up with a less obvious answer, but favorite Bacharach song is I Say a Little Prayer -- (link) - Dano Feb 9, 07:47 [youtube] 11
- but then i also remember Dusty's Look of Love and how do you ever fucking top that -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 9, 08:14 [youtube]
- So good. There are so many. I should probably take this to the Movies Board but I first though of "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" -- nm - zunkskunk Feb 9, 08:11
- Naked Eyes' version is good 80s but Lou Johnson's "Always Something There to Remind Me" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 9, 07:56 [youtube] 6
  - The vocals on this version are excellent. -- nm - Max Feb 9, 08:42
  - Always Something There to Remind Me remains one of my all-time faves. -- nm - Andie Feb 9, 08:10 1
    - (see below) Charted FIVE times, so yes, quite strong! -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:11
  - I don't think I knew this was a cover. this version is brill. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Feb 9, 07:58 2
    - Wow. Looks like Lou Johnson 8/64, Sandie Shaw 11/64, Dionne Warwick 8/68, BJ Greaves 1/70 and then NE 3/83. -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:10
    - i first heard it on Mad Men -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 9, 08:05 [youtube]
- "Promises, Promises" comes to mind immediately for me. -- nm - MDH Feb 9, 07:52
- That is probably my favorite as well -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 07:51
classic movie changes up tempo with a Burt Bacharach song -- (link) - crash davis Feb 9, 07:35 [youtube]
lol I do love these: -- (link) - Jovian Feb 9, 07:29
Disney: Nelson Peltz ends his proxy fight for a seat on the board, saying he “liked what he heard” on yesterday’s investor call -- (link*) - budice Feb 9, 07:03 4
- so basically he just didn't like Chapek -- nm - decline Feb 9, 07:49 1
  - and dividend -- nm - budice Feb 9, 07:50
- “You had me at Frozen 3.” -- nm - Flavorize Feb 9, 07:44
- Thats not Nelson, thats Henry Pym from the MCU. -- nm* - Jovian Feb 9, 07:09
Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Burt Bacharach -- (link) - znufrii Feb 9, 07:02 [youtube] 2
- one of the better things about this first one. -- nm - Jovian Feb 9, 07:31
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis Feb 9, 07:27
Legendary composer, songwriter, and pianist Burt Bacharach has died, aged 94 (in other news Burt was still alive until today) -- nm - decline Feb 9, 06:59
Burt Bacharach dies at 94 -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 06:59 6
- Tim: Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think he wrote 4 #1s and 13 additional Top 10s -- nm - MDH Feb 9, 07:42 1
  - I have him at Top 40 Hits: 66, Top 10 Hits: 28 and No. 1 Hits: 6. - Spawn Feb 9, 08:04
- The man could sure write a song. His music is very evocative of a time -- nm* - crash davis Feb 9, 07:31 2
  - 1957 - 1990. Wow. -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:17
  - One I did not know was his: Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes. -- nm - Spawn Feb 9, 08:06
- damn -- nm - Jovian Feb 9, 07:00
Does the GOP have any new programming airing today on Capitol Hill? I need another good comedy like yesterday. -- nm - Jovian Feb 9, 06:56 1
- Here's the hearing schedule, although it doesn't say whether things are televised. Maybe CSPAN's schedule would say. -- (link*) - mara Feb 9, 06:58
The Ioniq 6 is clearly cribbing from Porsche but I really want to see one in person. I can't tell if it's a bad imitation or just influenced by it. -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 06:52 1
- Oof. That's an unattractive car. - TWuG Feb 9, 07:10
80 for Brady was up 110% on Tuesday from Monday, and is now ahead of Knock at the Cabin for total gross. Go ladies! -- nm - MDH Feb 9, 06:46
Online retail prices fell 1% y-o-y in January -- (link) - znufrii Feb 9, 06:35
can anyone here translate a hand written paragraph in Spanish if I post it? -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 9, 06:30 14
- We can try! - spamlet Feb 9, 06:35 8
  - it is worth a shot. thanks yall. -- (pic) - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 9, 06:37 [Attachment] 7
    - I got about halfway and the deepl translate seems to make sense -- (link) - spamlet Feb 9, 06:49 6
      - I'm rather shocked how much of that I could still translate. I must've had a good teacher. Thanks, Mrs. Baker! -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 9, 07:16
      - BTW, DEEPL is effing amazing. It even mostly works for Japanese which Google Translate really struggles on. -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 06:50 4
        
        awesome! I am going to keep Deepl in my back pocket. I am getting more and more of these statements in Spanish. -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 9, 07:02
        
        Here what I got - Volnelk Feb 9, 06:53 2
        
        Slippin' Jimmy! -- nm - zunkskunk Feb 9, 07:44
        
        Thank you everyone! -- nm - Epiphany aka sneaky link Feb 9, 07:01
- Depends on whether they're asking for directions to the library. -- nm - Ender Feb 9, 06:34 4
  - LOL, "Donde es la biblioteca" is the sentence I remember too. -- nm - mara Feb 9, 06:35 3
    - The Bridesmaids bit with this phrase absolutely slays me. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 9, 07:17
    - I also have "I have a cat in my pants" up my sleeve. -- nm - Ender Feb 9, 06:49 1
      - Tienes us gato en tus pantalones o estas feliz de verme? -- nm - mara Feb 9, 08:00
The wind today is literally screaming through. - TWuG Feb 9, 06:03 2
- Howie or Wilhelm? -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 9, 06:15 1
  - Banshee -- nm - TWuG Feb 9, 06:36
Well, you all donated so much money to my Polar Plunge that I’m being interviewed by the school department next week for their blog. -- (edited) - kelly Feb 9, 05:32 10
- "You see, it all started with this group of movie nerds online pretending to be Hollywood moguls, and then there was Quark's bar, and then ..." -- nm - kelly s.i. Feb 9, 08:15
- Nice! That's awesome! -- nm - sycor Feb 9, 06:13
- that's great! -- nm - Andie Feb 9, 06:09
- Awesome! Think of it this way: It's not attention on you, it's attention for the cause. -- nm - Dano Feb 9, 05:59
- We should donate more to get you in the local paper. -- nm - Mony Baroney Feb 9, 05:45 2
  - I'm on it! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 9, 08:13
  - Hey, whatever works! -- nm - Nathan Feb 9, 06:05
- !!! -- nm - prayformojo Feb 9, 05:40
- Ha! Nice! -- nm - Krusty Feb 9, 05:40
- Awesome, wtg! - znufrii Feb 9, 05:34
Framed: 4/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: 2/8. - Marlowe Feb 9, 04:54
Suns acquiring Kevin Durant in blockbuster deal with Nets -- (link) - Beaker Feb 9, 04:50
over 17,000 dead from the earthquake that hit Syria/Turkey -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 04:47
TV PSA: Harley Quinn, Ghosts, Young Sheldon, Parent Test, Hell's Kitchen, So Help Me Todd, CSI Vegas, 1619 Project, Mayfair Witches, Poker Face, You, - Beaker Feb 9, 04:43 2
- 4: Harley Quinn, Ghosts, Poker Face. Plus You for wife and oldest. Likely try My Dad the Bounty Hunter at some point to -- nm* - Beaker Feb 9, 04:44 1
  - Harley, CSI (I'm a sucker for CSI), I'll watch Poker Face eventually along with Mayfair and Todd. And I'm still hate watching Velma. - sycor Feb 9, 06:15
Happy National Pizza Day! -- nm - .☕ Feb 9, 04:22 1
- One day too early. I'll celebrate tomorrow. -- nm - Krusty Feb 9, 04:29
SB Scoreagami at 18-1 on FD—which should be like 30-1 or more if you look at the chart -- nm* - Flavorize Feb 9, 04:15 2
- There are some unreal odds on squares on Fanduel. I have $1 on PHI-1 KC-8 at half for $551. Let's go 28-21!!! -- nm - Volnelk Feb 9, 05:29 1
  - Sweet! -- nm - Flavorize Feb 9, 06:06
Waffle: two stars - spamlet Feb 9, 03:54 4
- 4 - 384 - GregW Feb 9, 11:51
- 4/5 - decline Feb 9, 05:19
- 0 left - prayformojo Feb 9, 04:41
- 5/5 -- (edited) - znufrii Feb 9, 04:41
Wordle 600 4/6 - spamlet Feb 9, 03:52 9
- 3 - 600 - GregW Feb 9, 11:53
- 4. - Mony Baroney Feb 9, 05:49
- 5 - sunset over cactus - rollo Feb 9, 05:44 1
  - Majestic -- nm - prayformojo Feb 9, 07:29
- 5/6 - Marlowe Feb 9, 05:17
- X (f*cker) - decline Feb 9, 05:16 1
  - Those are the worst -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 05:33
- 5/6 - prayformojo Feb 9, 04:39
- 4/6 - znufrii Feb 9, 04:32
I think I've settled on Super Bowl dinner. BBQ Cheesesteak Sandwiches. Not sure on sides though. Do Philly/KC have iconic sides? -- nm - Ender Feb 9, 03:47 4
- chicken wings, mac and cheese and chili here -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 04:38
- Philly -- (link) - .☕ Feb 9, 04:18 2
  - KC -- (link) - .☕ Feb 9, 04:21 1
    - i have lived in KC for 30 years, and I have never heard of such a thing (the #1 item). so i think this is entirely made up. -- nm* - tRuMaN Feb 9, 09:17
Harley Quinn VDay. Nice =) -- nm - budice Feb 9, 03:02
Elon f'n with Ukraine again, limiting Starlink usage with their drones.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 9, 02:38
THE JEDI ACADEMY WILL NO LONGER TEACH ANAKIN SKYWALKER’S MASSACRE OF THE YOUNGLINGS -- (link) - zeitgeist Feb 9, 00:05
Err, the Phoenix Suns traded for Kevin Durant earlier. - David Feb 8, 23:57 7
- dammit -- nm - Beaker Feb 9, 04:50
- It happened overnight didn’t it? -- nm - spamlet Feb 9, 03:50 5
  - Yup. I went to bed and he was a Brooklyn Net. I'm sad now. -- nm - Krusty Feb 9, 04:31 4
    - Pretty good trade though, considering. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 9, 05:06 3
      - It is. We need the picks since we still owe Houston a bunch of firsts for that awful Harden deal. -- nm* - Krusty Feb 9, 05:09 2
        
        And from the ESPN article about it, it's likely the Nets aren't done. They'll flip Crowder and some of the 3 and D guys and maybe Simmons. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 9, 05:27 1
        
        Good to hear that as now it's a rebuild with the few nice guys we have. Simmons is done as a basketball player, imo. I think the Nets are going to - Krusty Feb 9, 05:42
this was obviously created in reference to a specific incident -- (link) - mafic Feb 8, 22:41 5
- But suppose they die in transit? -- nm - Meg Feb 8, 22:55 1
  - They're not dead until the box is opened. -- nm - Schrodinger Feb 9, 06:34
- I feel like a fool. I've been mailing my live scorpions in just a single box clearly marked "Live Scorpions"... -- nm - Ender Feb 8, 22:45 2
  - I wonder if it also applies to mailing the 1985 album World Wide Live by Scorpions. -- nm - Reagen Feb 9, 02:32
  - enjoy your time in Leavenworth! -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 22:53
found a sailboat I can afford, but I don't think I'll be buying it -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 8, 22:09 5
- Makes me wonder if an underwater sailboat could cruise the gulf stream. --nm - howie Feb 9, 01:01 1
  - This is part of the next Bond film. -- nm - Reagen Feb 9, 02:41
- that's really cheap for a submarine -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 9, 00:02
- only possible? I like those odds! -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 22:33
- Needs new sails at least. -- nm - Meg Feb 8, 22:25
"It was already in the bowl." -- (pic) - Beryllium Feb 8, 21:37 [Attachment] 3
- I object! cinnamon toast is something people eat! apple pie toast doesn't exist! -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 21:53 2
  - But it probably should. I bet a little apple pie filling on top of toast would be great. -- nm - Ender Feb 8, 22:40 1
    - Maybe. Just don't accept it from Mags Bennett. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 8, 23:09
I like when SNL just goes absurd. The waking up from a coma sketch was also hilarious to me. -- nm - Dano Feb 8, 21:22 1
- "Thank you, I love LA!" -- nm - Beryllium Feb 8, 21:28
Russell Westbrook is a Jazz -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 8, 21:19
From the movies with literal titles file… -- (link) - Dano Feb 8, 20:59 [youtube]
Apparently I have hit a follower/following ratio limit on Twitter. Bah. Elon hates femboys. -- nm - Qale Feb 8, 20:52 2
- They’ll roll this back like they’ve done other changes that they announce in a kneejerk fashion without thinking of the consequences. - Mop Feb 8, 21:19 1
  - What’s kind of amusing is I have about as many followers as I’m following. I have weeded out the bots and scammers lately though. -- nm - Qale Feb 8, 21:22
nmb Hades spoils - znufrii Feb 8, 20:32 2
- Boohoo, Boyo! -- nm - Qale Feb 8, 20:51 1
  - Just for that I’m going to go get freaky with a Fury tonight. -- nm* - znufrii Feb 9, 06:23
happy birthday, boo.! :) - -- nm - i.b.! Feb 8, 20:02
Basically what one would want to do and Nintendo is tricksy is to buy the two vouchers for $100 and use one on Zelda. - Qale Feb 8, 19:44
remember that time before Energizer made a toy bunny its mascot, they had . . . Jacko? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 8, 19:00 [youtube] 10
- Not a day passes that I don't recall Jscko -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 20:32
- Fast as fast can be, you’ll never catch me! -- nm - Jackolope Feb 8, 19:44 1
  - Now there's a deep pull. -- nm - Ender Feb 8, 20:07
- an Australian legend! - mafic Feb 8, 19:04 6
  - context: because he was an AFL player who went on to... other things. -- (link) - mafic Feb 8, 19:22 [youtube] 3
    - He was also in a Mad Max inspired TV show with Flash Gordon, the alien leader from V and young Tuvok -- (link) - Roger More Feb 8, 20:44 1
      - this is what would come out if you asked ChatGPT to cast a failed '80s TV show. -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 21:12
    - I would have assumed porn. -- nm - Mop Feb 8, 20:33
  - even for the 80s it's kind of shocking Energizer thought "yeah, he'll sell a shit ton of batteries to Americans" - hollywood big shot Feb 8, 19:07 1
    - I blame Crocodile Dundee. -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 19:19
semi-relevant: I grew my own popcorn corn this year. currently drying for later use. -- nm - mafic Feb 8, 18:50

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