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Hozier has announced a fall arena/large theater tour - MDH Mar 16, 07:54 3
- He can fill an arena? -- (edited) - decline Mar 16, 08:02
- Who? -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 07:55 1
  - No, Hozier -- nm - oblique Mar 16, 07:58
This is not great -- (link) - Jovian Mar 16, 07:45 1
- but no surprise at all coming from Axios -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 16, 07:58
I take these two days off every year. Everyone I have ever worked with knows this. So of course someone tried to schedule a work meeting with me today - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 16, 07:43 2
- Apparently not *everyone* knows this, hmmm? -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 07:58
- I do the same and have two meetings as well. BUT they were/are this morning, so not worst case scenario. - Dark Callisto Mar 16, 07:56
Framed: 6/6. Moviedle: 1/6. Actorle: X/8. - Marlowe Mar 16, 07:26
NCAA Keepin it on Brand at the March Madness sites -- (pic) - budice Mar 16, 07:18 [Attachment] 1
- i'm mad i can't find an NCAA branded jock to respond to this. - colin Mar 16, 07:31
"WE ARE AWARE" -- (link) - ty97 Mar 16, 07:13 4
- This one, from a distance, always looks like Homer Simpson to me -- (pic) - TWuG Mar 16, 07:38 [Attachment]
- . -- (link) - ty97 Mar 16, 07:14 2
  - that's terrific -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 07:32 1
    - . -- (link) - ty97 Mar 16, 07:33
AITA: Guy hired a goat to mow the lawn. Wife took it poorly. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 16, 07:04 13
- YTA, because goats are browsers not grazers. Lawns are really more a sheep job, or geese in a pinch. -- nm - mafic Mar 16, 07:46 4
  - David, can we get a couple of sheep? - Dark Callisto Mar 16, 07:57 1
    - David definitely needs an emotional support sheep -- nm - decline Mar 16, 08:03
  - Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik disagrees with you. And you don't have lingonberries. -- (link) - crash davis Mar 16, 07:53
  - Geese are nasty and poopy -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 16, 07:47
- The lady should find the chicken that can do windows. I want to watch that on YouTube -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 07:45
- Can the goat do those cool lines like you get on baseball fields, because if so, I'm in -- nm - oblique Mar 16, 07:17
- He is not. She might be. -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 07:11
- NTA - he's a genius -- nm - decline Mar 16, 07:09
- NTA -- nm - JD Mar 16, 07:07
- Hilarious and eco-friendly! -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 16, 07:06 2
  - plus $20 is cheaper than paying a local kid to do it -- nm - Beaker Mar 16, 07:07 1
    - Almost surely. Dad typically charged $10 for us boys to mow your lawn, and that was 40 years ago. - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 16, 07:40
Hmmm so what are some good things to check out on Hulu? - Jovian Mar 16, 06:58 18
- oh thank you everybody! Lots of things I forgot about being on here. -- nm - Jovian Mar 16, 07:12
- Rye Lane is coming end of the month if you're in the mood for a good romcom -- nm - LMS Mar 16, 07:09
- Only Murders, Reboot (even though it was cancelled), Nine Perfect Strangers. There's a good set of movies too if you haven't seen them like Prey, - oblique Mar 16, 07:08 4
  - Palm Springs is a terrific movie. -- nm - Epiphany Mar 16, 07:54
  - this is a good list. Hulu's original stuff has been pretty fantastic -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 07:11 2
    - was it you that recommended Extraordinary before? If so, thanks. We really enjoyed that. -- nm - oblique Mar 16, 07:15 1
      - it's great. -- nm - Andie Mar 16, 07:27
- The Great, Letterkenny, Justified -- nm - Epiphany Mar 16, 07:08
- Triangle of Sadness -- nm - rollo Mar 16, 07:07 1
  - stop that - Epiphany Mar 16, 07:07
- The Patient, The Bear, Only Murders, Prey, Reboot -- nm - decline Mar 16, 07:05 1
  - Castle Rock, Helstrom -- nm - decline Mar 16, 07:06
- That Predator movie. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 16, 07:05
- is Reservation Dogs on Hulu? (D+ up here) -- nm - Beaker Mar 16, 07:04 3
  - second or third the Prey movie and Only Murders in the Building recommendations. Palm Springs and Letterkenny/Shorsey too -- nm* - Beaker Mar 16, 07:06
  - yes -- nm - decline Mar 16, 07:05 1
    - D+ gets all the Hulu stuff for us, plus most of the FX stuff not tied down with other contracts/commitments -- nm - Beaker Mar 16, 07:06
- the bear for sure. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones Mar 16, 06:59
My takeaway from the footage of the Russian plane hitting our drone is that the US military uses really, really good cameras on their spy drones -- (link) - decline Mar 16, 06:48 2
- That is great footage -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 07:56
- No wonder Russia wants to recover it. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 16, 07:50
Brett Favre was 39 when he went to the Jets. Aaron Rodgers is 39. The Jets are where Packers swim upstream to spawn and die -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 06:45 3
- Aaron Rodgers, under the pressure of the NY media is going to be hilarious -- nm - Flavorize Mar 16, 07:09
- eww. Please don't let Rodgers spawn in New Jersey - decline Mar 16, 06:49 1
  - just stay in the southern portion -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 07:02
Supervisor is going to be out tomorrow. “If you need to call or text, well, let’s just try to avoid that.” -- nm* - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 16, 06:42 2
- a lot of cases of march madness going around. -- nm - colin Mar 16, 06:44
- Party!! -- nm - decline Mar 16, 06:43
European Central Bank raises interest rates 0.5% -- (link) - ty97 Mar 16, 06:20 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Mar 16, 06:20
Bery! Found your boat. 'The Tesla of the seas' boasts a Polestar battery and two horizontal carbon-fiber fins that lift the hull right out of the water -- (link*) - decline Mar 16, 06:16
The sole US supplier of a major abortion pill said it would not distribute the drug in 31 states -- (link) - oblique Mar 16, 06:15 4
- ugh Vox with the clicky headlines. their position is likely changing - they distribute, don't make it and another company could do distribution. - Epiphany Mar 16, 06:58
- They just built their new (and mostly empty because who’s actually going into the office anymore) hq two blocks away from my house. -- nm* - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 16, 06:23 2
  - you should see if your company can rent a bit of the space there so you don't have to drive to Delaware anymore -- nm - decline Mar 16, 06:24 1
    - Would be super convenient, for sure. -- nm - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 16, 06:25
In the bracket contest at CBS Sports I went with a controlled chaos bracket. Final 4: Creighton over Memphis, UConn over Miami. Creighton wins. -- nm - Dano Mar 16, 05:51 4
- in the ST bracket, I put down Alabama for some wins...I had no idea they faced legal trouble - crash davis Mar 16, 05:53 3
  - Typical SEC school. If it were a mid-major he would have already been suspended. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 16, 07:28
  - it hasn't affected their play yet -- nm* - decline Mar 16, 06:07
  - Yeah just a little bit of trouble. *smh* They've played a bunch of games since the murder and they've played well. I have them going out next -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 16, 06:02
Team USA’s bullpen fuels WBC quarterfinals berth: ‘A monster with 15 heads’ - crash davis Mar 16, 05:48 5
- Rosenthal: An exuberant Mike Trout is thriving as captain of Team USA in WBC - crash davis Mar 16, 06:01
- Who the F is Merrill Kelly? We started Lance Lynn the game before. Who is on this starting staff? -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 05:58 3
  - Guys that were willing to play. - spamlet Mar 16, 06:15 1
    - He's such a good pitcher and he basically throws two pitches. I'm still unhappy the Yankees let him walk a couple of years ago. -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 06:43
  - Evidently he is a Diamondback? - crash davis Mar 16, 06:11
STIS: Every year, I have to be reminded... what are my options for watching the tournament without paying money? - colin Mar 16, 05:47 5
- steal cable from your neighbors -- nm - decline Mar 16, 05:54 1
  - the good old days are gone forever. -- nm - colin Mar 16, 06:42
- I'm pretty sure all of the games are on subscription sites like Hulu+ and Paramount+. I have a good site for streaming sports I can share. -- (link) - Krusty Mar 16, 05:52 2
  - oh yeah, i like that linky do, thank you :) -- nm - colin Mar 16, 05:53 1
    - It's pretty much the only way I watch sports these days. :-) -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 06:11
It’s Not a Stretch: This Dinosaur Had a 50-Foot Neck - crash davis Mar 16, 05:42 3
- Girafosauros? -- nm - ty97 Mar 16, 05:48
- One would think they would fall over on their face all the time -- (pic) - decline Mar 16, 05:46 [Attachment] 1
  - well, muscle and fat don't really convey.. maybe it had a massive rump. -- nm - colin Mar 16, 05:48
pretty incredible photo - Christ the Redeemer statue being struck by lightning (IG) -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:38
NASA’s New Spacesuit: It’s a Look NASA and Axiom Space have unveiled the first major spacesuit redesign in four decades. Astronauts are getting hip. - crash davis Mar 16, 05:33 6
- I was half expecting to see either Hugh Laurie or Seth Rogen modeling this -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:39 3
  - really? I would think the obvious model would be Matt Damon -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 05:43 2
    - quick! so you can entertain David tonight, rank you top 50 celebs you'd choose for this! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:44 1
      - name me every space movie he has hated -- nm - crash davis Mar 16, 05:49
- one look at it -- (link) - crash davis Mar 16, 05:34 1
  - here is another -- (link) - crash davis Mar 16, 05:36
poll: do you know who Amelia Dimoldenberg is? I'm reading about her, never having heard her name or the product she's famous for previously -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:30 20
- I thought she was famous for… - Roger More Mar 16, 06:08
- Not at all -- nm - spamlet Mar 16, 05:50
- Of course, she was on Taskmaster's New Year's Treat episode. -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 05:47 15
  - And I guess you, Dano and Decline have some good TV to check out. :-) Seriously, how are people not watching Taskmaster?!? It's phenomenal TV. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 16, 05:47 7
    - Co sign. I was dubious when I first heard about it because I thought it was a dumb prank show but I was very, very wrong. Nm - ralph wiggum Mar 16, 07:38
    - I have no idea what Taskmaster is - decline Mar 16, 05:58 5
      - It's more of a game show played by (mostly) comedians which tests their creativity over 10 weeks. - LMS Mar 16, 06:06
      - Do you even read ST? ;-) Seriously, it's a sort of game show/panel show where five comedians are given odd tasks to complete. - Krusty Mar 16, 06:05 3
        
        Here is Season 1, Episode 1. Enjoy! -- (link) - Krusty Mar 16, 06:08 [youtube]
        
        I've seen you mention it before - decline Mar 16, 06:06 1
        
        I think it's wonderfully funny but we all have different tastes. Oh well. -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 06:09
  - This. - LMS Mar 16, 05:47 6
    - I did! So happy for them and us as we get at least 6 more seasons. :-) Plus, Junior Taskmaster which I'm unsure how it will work. Alex Horne also did - Krusty Mar 16, 05:49 5
      - I think new series is back on the 30th March. -- nm - LMS Mar 16, 05:50 4
        
        Yup. It's a cast I don't know well so I'm excited to meet them and see what chaos they bring to the series. I've seen Frankie Boyle of late as he has - Krusty Mar 16, 05:54 3
        
        Frankie Boyle is probably the comedian who gets the most complaints when he's on the BBC as he's very angry about politics. -- nm - LMS Mar 16, 05:59 2
        
        Date confirmed - LMS Mar 16, 06:03 1
        
        I know Ivo from being on panel shows and podcasts. He's really posh and wealthy but quite funny. I really like him. Jenny is new to me. :-) -- nm* - Krusty Mar 16, 06:09
- No. And I would just assume this was an Otto Desc scenario. -- nm - Dano Mar 16, 05:34
- no idea -- nm - decline Mar 16, 05:33
The number of Americans dying while or just after giving birth jumped to 1,205 in 2021, up from 861 in 2020, according to a new report. - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:21 1
- This is important info, too bad people will argue against it for no reason. "Pregnant people infected with the coronavirus have a seven times higher - Andie Mar 16, 05:51
Chili dog. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:16 2
- Chili sauce. -- nm - Morris Mar 16, 07:06
- Outside the Tastee Freez -- nm - oblique Mar 16, 05:39
How to Get Kicked Out of Parliament: Livestream Instead of Legislating - crash davis Mar 16, 05:16
Bengals get OT Orlando Brown Jr. for 4 years, $64 million; $43.5 million guaranteed -- nm* - Beaker Mar 16, 04:53
TV PSA: NCAA, Station 19, Next Level Chef, Grey's Anatomy, Animal Control, Call Me Kat, Alaska Daily, Star Trek Picard, Wolf Pack, Shadow and Bone, - Beaker Mar 16, 04:46 2
- NCAA all day, every day for the next four days. One of the best week's of the year! -- nm - Krusty Mar 16, 05:10
- March Madness, Top Chef and Next Level Chef; Grey's and Station 19 for the wife -- nm - Beaker Mar 16, 04:48
Waffle 419 - 4 waffles left - prayformojo Mar 16, 04:17 3
- 4 - 419 - GregW Mar 16, 08:24
- 2 - decline Mar 16, 05:19
- 3/5 - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 16, 05:01
Wordle 635 4/6 - prayformojo Mar 16, 04:15 6
- 6 - 635 - GregW Mar 16, 08:22
- 4/6 - Marlowe Mar 16, 08:19
- 5 - rollo Mar 16, 06:45
- 3/6 - oblique Mar 16, 05:42
- 6 - decline Mar 16, 05:18
- 4/6 - znufrii, meh and problematic Mar 16, 04:59
'Gattaca' TV Series in Development at Showtime -- (link) - LMS Mar 16, 03:53 4
- why is every new show fan fiction of some old movie? - colin Mar 16, 05:49
- Relatedly I recently saw Gattaca listed somewhere along with its release year and thought to myself "Holy crap!... - Cuzzin Todd Mar 16, 05:11 2
  - Looking a Ethan Hawke and Jude Law then and now I can believe it. -- nm - LMS Mar 16, 05:49
  - only a toaster would be surprised by this -- nm - prayformojo Mar 16, 05:19
Gosh, I have fallen so far behind on Critical Role... I think I'm in mid-January. -- nm - Ender Mar 16, 01:02 1
- And now you have 160 hours of stuff to watch -- nm - spamlet Mar 16, 03:20
Monk coming back for one final case on Peacock. -- (link) - Ender Mar 15, 23:46
Is the ball tipped yet? - Halo Thoughts Mar 15, 23:02 1
- You know...most of my Halo Thoughts aren't about Halo. -- (edited) - David Mar 15, 23:03
When you are fourteen, you know everything and you know nothing. Here is my Letterbox'd review for Speed Walking (2014) -- (link) - Qale Mar 15, 22:27
Scientists are alarmed by a new type of sedimentary rock being created plastics in the mix -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 15, 22:26 1
- In a million years, when cockroaches rule this world, they will study our long dead civilization by looking at these layers of plastic -- nm - decline Mar 16, 05:34
if there were a district court in San Fran or LA that worked like this FedSoc goon's in Texas, you'd never hear the end of it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 15, 22:21
I bet Crash can't even name his top 8 sitcoms of all-time. -- nm - Halo Thoughts Mar 15, 22:15 1
- but we can. OZ, M*A*S*H, How Far is Tattoo Far? the Flintstones, Dragnet, Seinfeld, Oak Island and I Love Loosi, uh Lucy :) -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 15, 22:25
So Bing was running on GPT-4 all along. -- (link) - Mop Mar 15, 21:50
Chef Curtis Stone making friends with a sheep "I promise I'm not thinking about mint sauce...or rosemary and garlic" :) - Meg Mar 15, 21:50
He's bangin' on the bongos like a chimpanzee That ain't workin', that's the way you do it Get your money for nothin', get your chicks for free -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 15, 21:47

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