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Since 2016, ESPN has listed "One of these 8 teams will win the NCAA title" and they've never been wrong. This year's 8 are..... - Volnelk Mar 8, 05:52 3
- “Rick Barnes still coaching Tennessee?” “Yeah.” “These 7 teams can win the NCAA title.” -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 05:55 1
  - I assume it's just a metric that combines some manner of offensive and defensive rankings. Tennessee has done both well this season, but I agree. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 05:58
- Rock Chalk Jayhawk! -- nm - Krusty Mar 8, 05:54
Solid article about Turnstile -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 8, 05:25
Framed: 5/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Mar 8, 05:15
Users circumventing ChatGPT’s content safeguards by asking it to pretend to be its unfettered after ego, Dan -- (link*) - znufrii, promoted Mar 8, 05:09 1
- This is very confusing. -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 05:23
How much actual collusion is going on with NFL owners to use Jackson as an example to “reset” after the Watson contract? -- nm - Dano Mar 8, 04:39 11
- Depends on what you mean by collusion. - the wrong element Mar 8, 05:11
- I don’t think so … he’s a crazy case where he’s worth that healthy but he’s not been healthy 2 years. - Will Hunting Mar 8, 05:04
- 100%. 100% of the collusion -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 04:54
- A bunch—good news for the Ravens though, if they lose Lamar they still have Pro Bowl QB Tyler Huntley - Flav Mar 8, 04:53
- i think its more of a collusion about how stupid the Watson contract was, and not really anything else. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 8, 04:49
- A lot of collusion. By teams publicly stating it in unison. Of course the cover would be 2 1st round picks and the question of injury. -- nm - budice Mar 8, 04:47 4
  - One thing to keep in mind is that teams couldn't publicly talk about interest in Lamar before he was tagged. - the wrong element Mar 8, 05:01 3
    - And these same teams might think they have draft picks to make that change the equation so they are “no…now” -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 8, 05:06 2
      - They also don't want to work out a deal and have Baltimore match it. - the wrong element Mar 8, 05:32 1
        
        It's the same. This article has an excellent explanation. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 8, 05:36
- I go back and forth. I doubt an explicit conversation has taken place, but I do think many side conversations have happened. - Volnelk Mar 8, 04:46
The abortion pill fight (from NYT) - prayformojo Mar 8, 04:35 3
- Thanks for the article -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 04:55 2
  - n/p....there were a couple of things in there I didn't know -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 05:01 1
    - Me too -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 05:02
Cocaine Cat! -- (link) - Ender Mar 8, 03:27
Waffle 411 2/5 - prayformojo Mar 8, 03:19 2
- 4 - 411 - GregW Mar 8, 09:04
- 2 - decline Mar 8, 05:46
Wordle 627 4/6 - prayformojo Mar 8, 03:18 2
- X (first one in a long time) - decline Mar 8, 05:42
- 4/6 - Marlowe Mar 8, 05:34
I am still shocked that in almost 30 years we haven't had a Scream copycat serial killer. -- nm - Ender Mar 8, 02:31
50 years ago Grateful Dead keyboard player Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, a founding member of the band, dies at age 27. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 8, 02:19
Company that makes inflatable decoy tanks is booming with new products like HMRS rocket launchers -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 8, 00:56
Fvcker Carlsen edited old movies of the german blitzkreig to show it was only boys taking their RVs on vacation to Poland and France -- nm - more good stuff from mastodon Mar 8, 00:02
I accidentally said “Shirley” today instead of “Siri” - JD Mar 7, 22:28 1
- You must be joking - zeitgeist Mar 7, 23:51
Halli is person of the year in Iceland, article about him, taxes and what else he did with the money. -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 7, 22:00 2
- great person to pick an online fight with, Elon. -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 05:47
- Selfish bastard, hogging all the awards! -- nm - Mop Mar 8, 05:26
Re Cincy stuff: Montgomery Inn is actually pretty widely acknowledged to be garbage. I don't think it's in the Top 10 places I'd take someone in town. -- nm - Ender Mar 7, 21:58
I wonder if they know that at this angle, they're forcing us to shoot them in the dick. -- nm - Halo Thoughts Mar 7, 21:33
After 8 days, Finnister is indeed the #1 femboy on the internet. He is perched atop the OnlyFans scoreboard as top 0.01% of creators. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 7, 21:26 [tiktok]
Booked my night at the River Rock Casino near Vancouver Airport. Now just have to wait 60 days until the trip :/ - Meg Mar 7, 21:25
Hip hop trivia. Do you know what the “ L.L. “ stands for in L.L. Cool J’s name? -- nm - Pippy Mar 7, 21:01 13
- obvs -- nm - mafic Mar 8, 04:50
- Y’all are smart, I had no idea -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 04:49 1
  - me either! -- nm - Andie Mar 8, 05:48
- For sure. I know what the J is too. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 8, 04:38
- Oh yes. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 03:25
- 100% -- nm - prayformojo Mar 8, 03:14
- yep! -- nm - i.b! Mar 8, 00:45
- Yep. -- nm - Diva Mar 7, 23:04
- Luscious Lips, obvs -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 21:30
- Yup! -- nm - MDH Mar 7, 21:23
- either Lois Lane or Lex Luthor. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 7, 21:18
- Of course. - Krusty Mar 7, 21:14
- Yes - TWuG Mar 7, 21:03
incredible shot - Trevor Zegras shoots between his legs and flips it over the top of Philip Grubauer -- (link) - crash davis Mar 7, 20:43
“He told me he was there, shot the gun, that he did it because it’s a form of prayer—it’s his form of prayer.” -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 7, 20:39
Walgreens now saying they WILL prescribe the medical abortion pill in states where legal - Pippy Mar 7, 20:10 6
- In light of Chris Rock’s rant against “woke” companies… *THIS* is why it’s important for companies to tell us their values. - Mop Mar 7, 21:44 1
  - Exactly right. They have no problem filling Viagra. It’s not hard to boycott them, there is always a CVS across the street -- nm - Pippy Mar 8, 04:48
- Yup to the IM -- nm - TWuG Mar 7, 20:18
- Newsom told them California would cut ties with them if not (i noticed in SF they're the main retail place you can reload your transit card) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 20:15 2
  - Yeah. Start legislating countermeasures, or pulling other income streams and they’ll fall in line. It’s the entire reason they considered it at all. -- nm - mafic Mar 8, 04:54
  - but also, they give a lot of money generally to the right wing -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 20:25
Archer has created a problem for me every time the Kraken play the Ducks - crash davis Mar 7, 19:57 3
- You just need to have faith Crash, just some Faith of the Heart. -- nm - Remlik Mar 7, 20:41 1
  - I don't think he meant Jonathan Archer. -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 7, 22:29
- It's impossible not to. -- nm - David Mar 7, 20:19
Hades status update: Escaped! -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 7, 19:40 4
- Nice!! -- nm - Jovian Mar 8, 05:49
- Outstanding! -- nm - Qale Mar 7, 20:45
- It was so satisfying the first time I did it. -- nm - Tim Mar 7, 19:46
- Well done! Spoils. - znufrii, promoted Mar 7, 19:46
WWE: Liv Morgan just lived the meme. -- (link) - Tim Mar 7, 19:10 3
- Which meme? -- nm - David Mar 7, 20:20 1
  - Guy yelling at girl at Music Festival. -- nm - Qale Mar 7, 20:45
- HBK is still no HHH at booking -- (link) - Tim Mar 7, 19:33
Reddit post suggests that musk's disclosure of the guys disability is a ADA violation which could triple the 100m he's owed -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 7, 19:05 8
- Treble damages plus attorney fees. Not necessarily the $100 million but triple some amount -- nm - Pippy Mar 7, 20:05
- unclear whether he's actually been fired now that the lawyers read dipshit the riot act -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 19:12 6
  - are their backsies on firing? head of HR told him he got the axe. -- nm - mafic Mar 7, 19:23 5
    - This all started out as "they cut off my computer access x weeks ago, but never actually told me I'm fired, I'd like clarification from Elon." - Ender Mar 7, 21:47 3
      - sure, but also this -- (link) - mafic Mar 7, 22:10 1
        
        Ok -- nm - Ender Mar 7, 22:22
      - Everyone *else* fired were locked out of computer access and key card access, so it comes down to would a reasonable person believe they were fired. -- nm - would a jury believe he was fired. Mar 7, 21:55
    - his last tweet was vague about it "he is considering remaining at Twitter" -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 19:38
Sorry, if your "ultimate beach experience" excursion departs at 7:30 am, there is nothing ultimate about it. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 7, 18:47 1
- You're just going to sleep there anyway. -- nm - loosilu Mar 8, 03:00
So until there's more Air Disasters episodes, I'm now watching Disasters at Sea - JD Mar 7, 18:32 3
- please consider also watching: engineering disasters -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 7, 18:46
- only one way to make more Air Disasters, really -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 18:38 1
  - Ok, more accurately waiting for seasons 17 and 18 to added to Paramount+ - JD Mar 7, 18:43
lol Merrimack won (i guess FD laid down b/c it didn't matter?) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 18:29
Saudis are at it again. this time it's a 400m cube filled with malls, apartments, and holoscreens. -- (link) - mafic Mar 7, 18:23 8
- yeah saw ads for it in the metro station here (not your target demo!) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 19:02
- Oh we have such sights to show you..... -- nm - Pinhead Mar 7, 18:37
- They should call the Borg -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 7, 18:34
- Just wait till they pay Paramount whatever it costs and that thing looks like a Borg Cube - JD Mar 7, 18:27 3
  - if you can afford to build that thing, you can afford to buy paramount with your spare change -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 7, 18:31 2
    - Which would be very PIF like and is a whole PIF as an economic Borg type thing - JD Mar 7, 18:36 1
      - also their secondary mission: "Make MBS seem cool and normal." -- nm - mafic Mar 7, 18:59
- a cube, you say? -- nm - locutus, unzipping Mar 7, 18:27
Andie- Toronto’s upcoming Broadway series: Six (not a tour, it’s a sit down), In Dreams, Jagged Little Pill, 42nd Street, Aladdin, Les Mis, Tina - MDH Mar 7, 18:21 1
- Ugh, a Drake musical. — nm - Roger More Mar 7, 18:27
Weight Watchers buys a drug company that makes or sells ozempic the diabetic drug that causes weight loss -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 7, 18:18 10
- that’s not what they are doing. it’s a telehealth business that has doctors who can prescribe the top 3 weight loss injectables*. (see link.) - i.b! Mar 8, 00:45
- 5 things that can happen after you top taking ozempic -- (link) - . Mar 7, 18:29 1
  - I expected something other than “all things that happen will revert to the before-use” -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 7, 18:35
- That's a bold move. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 7, 18:20 4
  - So either they will make money from the thing that could put them out of business or suddenly that drug will become impossibly expensive or more - JD Mar 7, 18:29 3
    - It's already in short supply due to off label prescriptions, the Rose was on it for a short time, it made her sick -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 7, 18:36
    - Or everything will work fine until new research highlights an undetected health risk and then the whole thing will crater -- nm - Beryllium Mar 7, 18:35 1
      - At least that's what they're going to say happened ;-) -- nm - JD Mar 7, 18:37
- Interesting -- nm - Pippy Mar 7, 18:19 1
  - Shhhiiittttt the stock is up 79% today -- nm - Pippy Mar 7, 18:21
I took an online test to see where I should live should I choose to move out if the states. #1 Canada. 😂😂 - Pippy Mar 7, 18:16 8
- Taiwan. Then: Portugal. No word on if I also get to live with The Man. Also: Greece. -- nm - Qale Mar 7, 20:51
- Switzerland followed by Sweden, Spain, Luxembourg, and Ireland. -- nm - David Mar 7, 20:31
- I'm so predictable. I just did a tour of the richest countries in Europe, starting with... Luxembourg! -- nm - Mop Mar 7, 20:24
- Australia then Spain and Iceland. -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 7, 19:28
- Taiwan, like everywhere in Western Europe, or Australia. -- nm - mafic Mar 7, 18:28
- Colombia -- (edited) - znufrii, promoted Mar 7, 18:20
- Would they have you? - TWuG Mar 7, 18:17 1
  - Absolutely not. I’d get kicked out for stalking Justin Trudeau - Pippy Mar 7, 18:19
~awwwwkwaaaard~ -- (link) - Reagen Mar 7, 18:02 5
- it's so surprising that he'll do literally anything for money. -- nm - mafic Mar 7, 18:12
- it's all kayfabe (except Lou Dobbs maybe) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 18:05
- It's so sad when mommy and daddy fight over who gets to beat the baby. -- nm - TWuG Mar 7, 18:05
- I look forward to a calm, introspective response to this. -- nm - David Mar 7, 18:05 1
  - Lol -- nm - Pippy Mar 7, 18:14
I decided to check out the new Night Court. It was not good. But American Auto came on after, and it was quite funny. -- nm - Dano Mar 7, 17:53
Peacock has a two part true crime series debuting tonight about the murder/death of Robert Wone in DC. It’s a very well known case in the gay DC world -- nm - MDH Mar 7, 17:48 1
- It’s also one of those where the judge and everyone knows what happened which makes it all the sadder. -- nm - MDH Mar 7, 17:49
WGA response to pattern guild proposals all-time response rate and % in favor -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 17:43
maybe Elon just saw Santa Clause 3 and is afraid that can really happen. "I wish I'd never been Twitter CEO at all!" -- nm - mafic Mar 7, 17:40
just open collusion between the owner of Fox N*** and the White House in violation of confidential information, nbd -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 17:37 1
- “who will rid me of this meddlesome POTUS I spent five years giving billions of dollars in free airtime to so he could win the White House?” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 7, 18:20
There is approximately one brownie left in the pan on the counter. By this time tomorrow, someone will have cut it in half and eaten that half. - prayformojo Mar 7, 17:29 4
- It will keep getting cut in half, eventually being reduced into its constituent atoms. It's a science experiment. -- nm - Mop Mar 7, 20:26
- Cut the half-brownie into 5 pieces and reassemble into a full-size brownie. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 7, 17:56
- Zeno's Brownidox. -- nm - Reagen Mar 7, 17:37
- sometimes brownies taste better when paired with some ice cream -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 7, 17:30
I just heard what a happened on a backboard and wanted to offer an apology to TWuG. I was just being flip. -- nm - David Mar 7, 17:29 3
- Really, no worries. I didn't think you or Amanda were being mean or disrespectful. I really do understand how Musk is working against Tesla's - TWuG Mar 7, 17:47
- Just saw that as well. At least one of the posts I saw was quite a ways over the line, even for a hollywood big shot. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 7, 17:32 1
  - I'm not wanting to dwell on it. I get the difference in opinion and that discussing it further probably won't be productive. -- nm - TWuG Mar 7, 18:04
on the next board, I will tell you, with metaphysical certitude, one thing that will happen, and one thing that won't happen -- nm - prayformojo Mar 7, 17:26 4
- Cutman going out on a limb. -- nm - David Mar 7, 18:02 2
  - "First round knockout, Dan" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 7, 18:09 1
    - We have watched that in 2023, and it still holds up stunningly well. -- nm - David Mar 7, 18:11
- OK, on *this* board. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 7, 17:28

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