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Amazing. - pmb Mar 24, 17:55 3
- And also spoilers. - Volnelk Mar 24, 18:01
- Oops. Misread your post. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 24, 17:58
- DON'T JINX IT!!! -- nm - David Mar 24, 17:56
Let this be a lesson: crime never pays. -- nm - David Mar 24, 17:54
Joe Biden gets Peace by Chocolate bar from Elizabeth May, he gives to Trudeau who gives it to someone else....Biden asks for it back when done shaking - Beaker Mar 24, 17:53 1
- it's a good thing she spoke up! (at the 1:21 mark) or it'd be gone. -- nm - mud Mar 24, 18:05
Other than "each other", who are all these John Wick hitmen killing in NYC to be able to support a fancy hotel like the Continental? -- (edited) - Ender Mar 24, 17:45
The Night Agent has a metacritic rating of 69% ... so I wondered how it would stack up against The Terminal List. - Beryllium Mar 24, 17:42 3
- please advise thoughts as once I finish Shadow and Bone i had thought to start it... -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 17:44 2
  - Only seen one episode so far, but it seems good. It has Robert Patrick as a supporting character. - Beryllium Mar 24, 17:56 1
    - I've seen two and I plan on 2 or 3 more this evening. I love it so far. 69% seems way too low, but I'm not familiar w/ that rating system. -- nm - mud Mar 24, 18:00
Is ty at Dublin airport hotel? I'll be passing through the airport tomorrow morning -- nm - loosilu Mar 24, 17:38 1
- iirc he's downtown -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 17:39
Tonight we ordered pizza which was way too cheesy. I…didn’t think that would be a problem, but here we are. - kelly Mar 24, 17:27 8
- Not enough sauce can leave an impression of too much cheese. -- nm - zunkskunk Mar 24, 17:41
- That seems unpossible. Nothing in my experience allows for such a thing. -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 17:38
- I cannot fathom. Usually not enuf -- nm - budice Mar 24, 17:35
- what?!?!? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 17:28
- "Will only ate 7 pieces" -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 17:28 3
  - He ate 2 slices. !!!! - kelly Mar 24, 17:36 1
    - Of course for Will a "slice" is an entire pizza. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 17:57
  - funny thing is we were just talking about how the cheese pizza at Via Napoli in EPCOT was one of the best pizzas we have ever had... -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 17:31
thanks to MDH for the Queen concert info - Beaker Mar 24, 17:17 1
- just want to reach out to my brother and see if he can hook us up with a box... -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 17:40
picked up a Star Trek 2 Khan Wrath of Khan Funko today. just lucky - Beaker Mar 24, 17:10
a new entrant in the "worst pro sports owner" contest -- (link) - Reagen Mar 24, 17:09 3
- are the Coyotes really a pro team though.... -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 17:12 2
  - Apparently they choke a lot. -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 17:24 1
    - It's because they had to drop the Phoenix name. Now they can never come back from the ashes. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 17:27
but they pinky swear never to do it again if you just don’t ban them in the US -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 16:58 1
- :/ -- nm - Pippy Mar 24, 17:22
Never would guess that Miami would be the team to ruin my ‘both teams score in the first two minutes’ streak. I was making good money on it. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 24, 16:52
Vince McMahon Will Reimburse WWE Board $17.4M For Its Sexual Misconduct Investigation -- (link) - Beaker Mar 24, 16:49 1
- C’mon natural causes. - Will Hunting Mar 24, 16:51
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Renewed for Season 20 -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 16:47 1
- Arrested Development’: Netflix Gains Exclusive Streaming Rights to All Seasons -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 16:47
Alabama, Xavier, Miami, Princeton -- nm - crash davis Mar 24, 16:42
My next vote goes to the politician that prevents the same ad from being played 6 times during one basketball game. - Reagen Mar 24, 16:41 1
- The Wendy's 2 for $6 ad was repeated about 6 times in 1 hour during a show I watched over the weekend. - TWuG Mar 24, 16:48
Erin Burnett isn't fooling me. - Jovian Mar 24, 16:33
Arrested Development staying on Netflix -- (link) - Reagen Mar 24, 16:30
Internet Archive loses in court to publishers. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 24, 16:19 3
- Uh oh. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 16:20 2
  - Unless I'm missing something, it sounds like IA failed both the fair use and first sale doctrine. - TWuG Mar 24, 16:27 1
    - they function(ed?) as a virtual library - you could only "check out" a book if the scanned copy was available at the library it was sourced from - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 16:30
Tom Cruise gets squirted with water by a fan with a fake microphone (2005) -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 16:02 2
- YT version. Considering that it could've been anything - acid, urine, paint - he was remarkably calm. And completely correct. -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 24, 16:15 [youtube]
- they probably sleep with the Miscavages now -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 16:11
watching the Survivor premiere finally - minor spoilers - Beaker Mar 24, 15:46 2
- Spoils - Jovian Mar 24, 16:34 1
  - as we were watching - spoilers - Beaker Mar 24, 16:45
Yeah, fair -- nm* - Reagen Mar 24, 15:22 15
- What was this thread? -- nm - David Mar 24, 17:14 3
  - Macron supposedly wearing a watch worth 2 years average French salary during an austerity speech. -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 17:37 2
    - but probably not that much, in the end. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 17:43 1
      - Plus Russian propaganda! -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 17:58
- Russian propaganda acct, possibly -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 16:39
- Let's not forget they had strikes, protests and riots for months just over the price of gas...the yellow vests? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 16:12
- I'll be in my bunk -- nm* - Beaker Mar 24, 15:26 8
  - I think they went from 62 all the way up to 65. -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 15:27 1
    - (64) -- nm - spamlet Mar 24, 15:37
  - 62. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 15:27 5
    - what are you guys just hanging around waiting for me to fuck up? :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 15:29 4
      - pretty much. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 15:32 3
        
        that's like a full time job to be fair :) -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 15:38 2
        
        You could still make fun of them for taking all of August off. -- nm - Ender Mar 24, 16:07 1
        
        feels like a good policy, tbf. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 16:37
Minnesota with the glow-up - budice Mar 24, 15:15
Toying with the idea of a vegetable subscription. But I don't think it would reduce grocery costs, due to picky eaters. - Beryllium Mar 24, 15:08 2
- We did one for a couple seasons, liked the variety, but just got to be too much to keep up with trying to use it all. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 24, 15:55
- hit the local farmers markets. we have a local meat store here where stuff is always half the price of Sobeys -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 15:27
Because hiring more diverse real people is too hard? -- (link) - TWuG Mar 24, 15:03
DTL 13/13, 1/1/, 0/0 - (the 1/1 is annoying. in conference E- local, the tie is with an out of region computer team) - Dano Mar 24, 14:40
This guy really thinks like I do - - Meg Mar 24, 14:30 [Attachment] 2
- Yeah, I suppose there's something to be said for that approach. Focusing on the consequences rather than the imagery. - Beryllium Mar 24, 14:33 1
  - A. It's not like they don't have his photos and fingerprints on file...b. there's plenty of AI images of cops wrestling him down... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 24, 16:15
"Wha-what kind of money?" - prayformojo Mar 24, 14:25
Okay, who was supposed to tell me that Taskmaster Australia season 1 started 2 months ago? - howie Mar 24, 14:19 1
- I'm pretty sure I mentioned it but if not I am happy to take the blame. Nearly every version is so damn good. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 24, 14:19
STIS: Who are our accountants? - Strongbad Mar 24, 14:01 3
- There's reason why people hire a service rather than some kid or random Craigslist.... - zeitgeist Mar 24, 16:20
- Generally unless those people become employees (i.e. they work solely (or primarily for you as opposed to being independent contractors who work for - pmb Mar 24, 14:26 1
  - Thank you - Strongbad Mar 24, 14:52
the NLRB has *retroactively* voided all non-disparagement clauses -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 13:50 4
- oh, hell. David, here comes Ruddiger! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 14:07
- Good. -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 14:01
- Oh, this ought to be fun. Bet a lot of former Trump employees are about to drop some stories. -- nm - TWuG Mar 24, 13:56 1
  - pretty much every industry -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 14:03
my friend and i just made a game-time decision, we are scrapping our fancy night at the museum tonight (yes we had tickets) and are going northern -- (edited) - Andie Mar 24, 13:50 6
- My boss's mom went to Alaska to see them. Hope you get some great views! -- nm - Dark Callisto Mar 24, 14:27
- Jenbro linked some great photos on FB. From her personal account not the ST one. Guess the Michigan UP was the place to be. -- nm - Meg Mar 24, 13:55 1
  - very cool! they were everywhere last night, and conditions are better tonight! but, we will be fighting clouds. -- nm - Andie Mar 24, 13:56
- I hope you see a STEVE! -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 24, 13:54
- Nice -- nm - budice Mar 24, 13:52
- Yeah!!! I hope you catch them -- nm - prayformojo Mar 24, 13:51
Kleo: B+, and I'm very glad it got renewed. (I want to see more of the Min Sun character.) - Beryllium Mar 24, 13:46
ATTENTION MOP: If you're getting a refillable k-cup then you MUST get this as well! -- (link*) - Ender Mar 24, 13:43 1
- Yep! Thank you! It’s on the list. -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 14:03
This headline made me think of Reagen. -- (link) - David Mar 24, 13:33 2
- My students cannot *fathom* why I didn't just decide to be in the NBA. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 14:01
- none of these goof shots from halfcourt would have had a chance if all your players were 7'+ -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 13:37
Oh hey this Hades run is going well. (gets assaulted with elite poison spitters in Styx) Crap. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 24, 13:29 1
- Get rekt Zag. -- nm - Qale Mar 24, 14:20
trillion-dollar tour idea: the surviving members of Beastie Boys and De La Soul co-headline, trading one person each show to fill in for MCA/Trugoy -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 13:28 2
- I’m in. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 24, 13:52
- Sell me tickets! -- nm - Krusty Mar 24, 13:33
Not reading the post below, as to me that is a spoiler if I click it. *sigh* The John Wick one. -- nm* - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 13:19
Reese Witherspoon divorcing husband after 12 years -- (link) - budice Mar 24, 13:19 4
- So you're saying there's a chance? -- nm - sycor Mar 24, 13:38 1
  - There sure is -- nm - Pete Davidson si Mar 24, 13:47
- Whoa -- nm - Epiphany Mar 24, 13:34
- Goodbye Sunshine -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 24, 13:26
Jack didn’t like John Wick 4 for many of the reasons that I think I won’t as well. -- (link) - Volnelk Mar 24, 13:19 6
- I love Jorge, but Kim sums it best. "If you're looking for reality in a John Wick film, you've come to the wrong place." -- (edited) - David Mar 24, 13:30 2
  - 2 had that bit where Keanu and Common were firing literal silent bullets at each other. -- nm - Reagen Mar 24, 14:04
  - right? if #4 is what makes you question the realism of this series i don't know what to tell you -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 13:32
- Not enough Keanu nudity? -- nm - Flavorize Mar 24, 13:27 2
  - Nope. Mindless headshot parade. I’m just over it. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 24, 13:29 1
    - Yeah—I had similar thoughts as of late see my spoils for a certain HBO pandemic show -- nm - Flavorize Mar 24, 13:32
Dark Brandon throwing some shade in Ottawa -- (link) - Jovian Mar 24, 13:06
12+ minutes of Connor McDavid scoring goals this season -- (link) - Reagen Mar 24, 13:06
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has now received a death threat, reported MSNBC -- (link) - mud Mar 24, 12:43 17
- "this is fine" -- (link) - mud Mar 24, 14:11
- reporting you will find no where on cnn.com - Jovian Mar 24, 13:36 1
  - CNN(tv)'s where I heard it FIRST -- nm* - mud Mar 24, 13:40
- Across the nation lib,moderate pols are being deluged with hate mail, personal harassment. Esp voter registerors... - zeitgeist Mar 24, 13:21 1
  - Own the libs, indeed. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 13:22
- "It contained a small amount of white powder, which was later deemed non-hazardous." Do you think the writer was eating a powdered donut when he sent - decline Mar 24, 12:59 1
  - who me? -- nm - Cocaine Bear Mar 24, 13:01
- just one? -- nm - Dano Mar 24, 12:57 4
  - This. I would've assumed this was happening for months. People are batshit crazy. -- nm* - Strongbad Mar 24, 13:42 1
    - (Our city councilmembers would regularly receive threats over rezoning decisions) -- nm - Strongbad Mar 24, 13:48
  - Same immediate reaction. -- nm - pmb Mar 24, 13:23
  - no no, not counting the bomb threat called in the other day. -- nm - Jovian Mar 24, 12:58
- At this point, the American thing to do is to arrest trump and do the full perp walk. And take it to the point of getting the jumpsuit photo. - Beryllium Mar 24, 12:47 4
  - hell yeah -- nm - mud Mar 24, 12:47 3
    - I cannot wait for the hammer to drop on him. I just cannot wait. -- nm - Jovian Mar 24, 12:56 2
      - Remove his SS protection. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 13:05 1
        
        oh that'd be nice. then it could be someone else dropping that hammer. -- nm - Jovian Mar 24, 13:16
This is cool: today I learned about Hin Sam Wan, a rock formation in Thailand, which resembles -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 24, 12:32 1
- especially from this view -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 24, 12:34 [Image]
(Why were my ears burning earlier, Spawn?) - David Mar 24, 12:32 2
- yeah, a whole thread about the worst of Canadian Rock and you missed it! -- nm - mud Mar 24, 12:49
- Indeed -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 12:35
John Wick 4 up to 96% (188/9) -- nm - Beaker Mar 24, 12:29 6
- JackDawson just wants to see the world burn. -- nm - Mop Mar 24, 14:07
- I -think- I preferred 2 and 3 better, but the casting in 4 is outrageously great. -- nm - David Mar 24, 12:31 4
  - I am completely lacking enthusiasm for this, and ... I don't think it's JW's fault, or cinema's fault, or COVID's fault. It's me. - Beryllium Mar 24, 12:33 3
    - I am amazed that mass killing has done so well, for so long. I admit, I was going to rewatch JW3 last night to get pumped but decided my earlier in the year viewing was sufficient. -- nm* - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 12:35 2
      - That's another aspect, for sure, and normally I'd chalk my lack of enthusiasm up to that. But it has happened for pretty much every recent movie. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 24, 12:39 1
        
        Ah. Movies are a bog part of life, for me. But yes, quality offerings are fewer and further between. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 13:04
WFThis -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 24, 12:23

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