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House explodes in Calgary suburb; 10 injured, maybe more -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 27, 11:34 3
- what's that white stuff all over the ground? -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:36 1
  - cocaine -- nm - sycor Mar 27, 11:38
- if a certain someone were still a HS chemistry teacher in the city . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 11:35
Ana de Armas to host SNL April 15th. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 27, 11:32 3
- Any nudity? -- nm - Nuditarian si Mar 27, 11:35
- SNL, SNL, SNL -- (link*) - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:34 [Backboard] 1
  - Molly Shannon on the 8th -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 11:34
Very Sensitive Umpire. -- (link) - mud Mar 27, 11:30 1
- That’s insane. That ump needs fired. He’s unfit. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 27, 12:45
JANIS wants in on White Lotus -- (link) - budice Mar 27, 11:29 2
- it's like a halfway house for any 90s star still in career jail -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 11:34
- SPOILERS! -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 11:31
Seeing now that the shooter was not a student but a 28 year old woman -- nm - Jovian Mar 27, 11:21
Keanu Reeves said just 380 words in "John Wick: Chapter 4," and he reportedly made $15 million. 103 lines he has, 27% of them are a single word. -- (link*) - budice Mar 27, 10:57 17
- I heard it was 484. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:07 3
  - I counted. 420. -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 27, 11:29
  - lines vs words -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 11:28
  - Maybe they're only counting unique words, which eliminates all the "Whoas!" and "Be excellent to each other, fellow assassins!" -- nm - David Mar 27, 11:10
- there seems to be some discrepancy here - maybe he mumbled a lot ? -- (link) - decline Mar 27, 11:00 [Backboard] 11
  - ("goshIwonderwhatmybodycountisnowafterfouroft hesepicturesImeantheresnochallengeanymorethey justletmefirerightintotheirheadaretheydrunkar etheyblindImean -- nm - mud Mar 27, 11:03 8
    - Anyone who has seen the fourth movie just guffawed at the "no challenge" part. -- nm - David Mar 27, 11:05 7
      - after suffering the 2nd one I'd had enough, just ridiculous gun porn garbage -- nm - mud Mar 27, 11:06 5
        
        I can't decide which is my favorite in the franchise, 2 or 3. -- nm - David Mar 27, 11:09 4
        
        heh, 1 or 4, for me. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:14 3
        
        I've got 1 on right now. Michael Nyqvist is soooo good in this. -- nm - David Mar 27, 11:16 2
        
        Pretty sure 1 remains my fave. Will need a second viewing of 4 to be certain. Both 2 and 3 suffered from spoil - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:19 1
        
        2 and 3 build the universe, and I'm more about that. 1 and 4 are more along the lines of pure action. - David Mar 27, 11:22
      - (Also, Donnie Yen's character is in fact blind.) -- nm - David Mar 27, 11:05
  - All of it misses the point anyway. Here's an interview with the director that should leave people in awe of Keanu. -- (link) - David Mar 27, 11:02 1
    - How the hell did that cost less than 100mil? - Will Hunting Mar 27, 12:43
- brevity is the soul of wealth -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 11:00
Oh, no wonder I had insomnia last night. After the 22km bike ride, I fell asleep for a couple hours. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 27, 10:56
Now jurors in Atlanta have heard a third Trump call trying to find votes. - TWuG Mar 27, 10:52 4
- "if every person in America knew every single word of information we knew, this country would not be divided as it is right now." -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 11:20 2
  - Twit: Chuck Todd humiliates Tacopenis..also showing nearly same video Tacopina crushes Cuck Todd -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 27, 11:38
  - it's pretty to think so - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 11:21
- that his fascist rhetoric has increased from Warp Factor 1 to Warp Factor 10 in just a couple of weeks may be a big massive tell. - Jovian Mar 27, 10:56
If I did story on John Wick 5... (mild spoilers, I guess) - David Mar 27, 10:52
A couple of pictures from the tornado in Mississippi - #3 is a doozy -- (link) - decline Mar 27, 10:50 1
- !! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 10:56
Wordle 4/6 (no yellow) - oblique Mar 27, 10:49
Questlove to Direct ‘Aristocats’ Remake for Disne -- (link) - Remlik Mar 27, 10:49 1
- I'd much rather see him surprise Disney and direct 'The Aristocrats' with Gilbert Gottfried -- nm - decline Mar 27, 11:08
Kilbo! More Aurora inbound!! A second giant 'hole' has appeared on the sun, and it could send 1.8 million mph solar winds towards Earth -- (link) - decline Mar 27, 10:26 2
- *sigh* Drove up to my parents place on Thursday night to try to see it. Missed it apparently - oblique Mar 27, 10:45
- Prepare Icarus 1! -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 27, 10:29
"refuseniks"! -- (link) - mud Mar 27, 10:15 8
- It seems a few people are upset about this whole thing -- (link) - decline Mar 27, 10:37 2
  - Because I think they understand that its either the Israel they've known or a new Hungary 2.0. - Jovian Mar 27, 10:44
  - the photos have been really impressive -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 10:41
- My sister has a travel trip in a couple of months (and my Mom and I almost tagged along for that), but I sure hope they cancel that event. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 27, 10:35
- it really isnt going to end well -- (link) - Jovian Mar 27, 10:26
- taking on the *checks notes* Woke IDF -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 10:20
- "I am unwilling to rip the country apart." -- Well, that didn't pass the laugh test. -- nm - David Mar 27, 10:19 1
  - and he tried for a whole three months to avoid this. (another blatant lie) -- nm - Jovian Mar 27, 10:23
Disney Layoffs on the way -- (link) - Remlik Mar 27, 10:13 1
- pivot to streaming going great -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 10:21
This one's for Crash ;-) -- (pic) - Meg Mar 27, 10:08 [Attachment]
nice chart -- (link) - mud Mar 27, 10:07 1
- “Yes, it’s a sad, sad day when love dies,” -- nm - mud Mar 27, 10:51
SNL,SNL,SNL -- (link) - mud Mar 27, 10:03 1
- 3/6 -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:14
3 children dead in Nashville school shooting. Suspect is also dead. -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:55 14
- + 2 adults -- nm - mud Mar 27, 10:12 8
  - 7 dead, including shooter who was female teen. (CNN) -- nm* - mud Mar 27, 10:21 7
    - (new reporting: not a teen, 28 yrs old) -- nm - mud Mar 27, 11:00
    - Wait, what? The shooter was female? Is this the first mass shooting done by a female? -- nm - Inigo Mar 27, 10:36 4
      - the MTG Boebert bump -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 10:52 1
        
        yep -- nm - mud Mar 27, 10:56
      - No. There was one with a male/female team. -- nm - TWuG Mar 27, 10:49 1
        
        Still, 2 out of...thousands. -- nm - Inigo Mar 27, 10:50
    - armed with two assault rifles and a pistol. -- nm - Jovian Mar 27, 10:34
- I don't know if it's a typo, but a news report says the assailant was "enraged by police." - David Mar 27, 10:01 3
  - I initially read 'engaged' on the Tennessean site. They probably fixed it. -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 10:04 1
    - It's an unfortunate typo because it paints a very different picture. -- nm - David Mar 27, 10:06
  - Okay, it's a typo. -- (link) - David Mar 27, 10:02
- goddammit. those poor parents -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 09:59
Dano, I'm not honestly sure what you mean? -- (edited) - spamlet Mar 27, 09:35 1
- I've been playing around with canva.com - Dano Mar 27, 10:10 [Attachment]
Concertgoers: Do you buy ticket insurance from Allianz or whatever? -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:32 12
- Never -- nm - Mr. Havens Mar 27, 11:29
- The only times I did was for the show in DC and another during Covid in case it got bad again. But as Remlik said, I looked into it then and realized, - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:21 2
  - "it only took me getting scammed two times to realize i'm a fucking idiot" - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 11:24 1
    - For DC we had no problems so I did not look into it. For the other, Covid was still a concern, so I did. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:25
- No -- nm - Pippy Mar 27, 10:58
- No. -- nm - jnine Mar 27, 09:43
- nope -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 09:43
- nope. I did a couple of times and I tried to utilize it and it's impossible. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 09:40 2
  - this sounds like a class action waiting to happen if enough people can't utilize the insurance. -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:42 1
    - I would think. I had 1 work related thing, and 1 sickness. I had to get a doctors note to prove I was sick - Remlik Mar 27, 10:10
- No -- nm - budice Mar 27, 09:33
- No -- nm - JD Mar 27, 09:32
Eric Clapton has announced a 5 date North American Tour - MDH Mar 27, 09:22 4
- Not much of a journey, man -- nm - rollo Mar 27, 09:24 2
  - he's just not a pilgrim anymore. -- nm - Remlik Mar 27, 10:44
  - I don't know whether to cheer or jeer -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:26
- only selling tickets to unvaccinated people. -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 09:23
Why the men’s Final Four viewership might tank - JD Mar 27, 09:21 1
- Marketing to casual tv viewers kills a sport in the long run -- nm - rollo Mar 27, 09:23
sitwap - (for those here who follow such news) Elon Musk Values Twitter at $20 Billion -- (edited) - crash davis Mar 27, 09:17 5
- did he just pull that number out of his Assburgers? -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:22 1
  - i am going to go with, "yes." -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 09:24
- that's quite the ROI -- nm - decline Mar 27, 09:21 1
  - it was only valued at $12b when he paid $44b to buy it - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 11:05
- pure. profit. -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 09:20
"that's not the shot" . . . *swish* -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 09:15
"You scored 100% on the Caboodle Data Model Fundamentals Exam (May 2022) taken on 3/27/23." Beer time! -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 27, 09:14 2
- You have the Caboodle, now you just need the kit -- nm - rollo Mar 27, 09:17 1
  - As long as it's a certifi-kit. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 27, 09:24
Inside the strange and secretive business of team-mandated NHL fines - crash davis Mar 27, 09:11 2
- that is interesting, i had *no* idea that culture existed. -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 09:23 1
  - I found it real interesting. You're a professional, so act professional. -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:25
Six people in the Bracket Game at NCAA.com correctly picked the teams who made the Final Four. -- (link) - Dano Mar 27, 09:06 6
- Is chalk pretty much over in brackets because of one and dones? Or will we see more chalk down the road because of NIL and more students staying in - Diva Mar 27, 09:18 3
  - TBD - we are still in the Covid extra years so some teams have jelled better together with extra time. - Will Hunting Mar 27, 09:55
  - The transfer portal could balance things out as good players leave the bench of the top schools to start and star at smaller programs -- nm - JD Mar 27, 09:34
  - That's a good question -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 09:21
- All of them based on where they went to school, where their relatives went to school, or mascots. -- nm - St. Louis BaronHawks Mar 27, 09:15
- that's crazy -- nm - prayformojo Mar 27, 09:12
Chevy driverless taxis have a bad week. -- (link) - TWuG Mar 27, 09:04
Whoa...(and insult to injury is the tire coming back and hitting the car a second time) -- (link) - decline Mar 27, 09:02 11
- N/m I think I confused some units. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 27, 09:38
- F*cking pickup trucks, man. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 09:06 8
  - F-cking modded out trucks, you mean. - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 09:07 7
    - It used to be asshat MB or BMW drivers. Now it's Pickups to me. - JaxSean Mar 27, 09:10 6
      - 1. Prius (speed bumps of the road) 2. Dump trucks (road blocks of the road) 3. University license plates 4. Modded trucks 5. Large-sized SUVs 6. Tesla -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 09:24 1
        
        7. Audi - far worse than BMW drivers, around here. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 09:26
      - For me, BMW used to be #1 - now it's Tesla drivers - decline Mar 27, 09:11 3
        
        hands down the biggest assholes in LA -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 09:15
        
        You all suck. - Krusty Mar 27, 09:12 1
        
        *laugh* -- nm - JD Mar 27, 09:22
- Rubber II -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 09:03
Adele extends Las Vegas residency with 34 more shows -- (link) - Beaker Mar 27, 09:01 10
- "average $400 ticket?" Crikey -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 09:02 9
  - Based on 2022-2023 touring, that's well below market. -- nm - MDH Mar 27, 09:20 6
    - smh -- nm - Diva Mar 27, 09:40
    - I paid $ 171 a ticket after fees for Nickelback. feel free to judge me. -- nm - Epiphany aka Gambling Degen Mar 27, 09:29 4
      - ~ Look at these fucking guys. Every time I do, it makes me cry ~ -- nm - JaxSean Mar 27, 09:47 1
        
        I walked out of the last Nickelback concert when that song played. - Pippy Mar 27, 11:00
      - I judge. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 27, 09:43 1
        
        Yeah, I might have to, as well. $1 would be too much, for them. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 11:23
  - that doesn't shock me *at all.* -- nm - Andie Mar 27, 09:14
  - (no wonder she extended) -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 09:04
Any company employing child labor in the US should be shut down and liquidated, all managers and owners jailed. -- (link*) - TWuG Mar 27, 08:54 5
- It's amazing that people look at the current situation and think this is a better alternative to raising pay and benefits. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 27, 09:02 2
  - I sort of think this is the game plan for when they close the border and they can't get immigrants to work for cheap any longer. - Epiphany aka Gambling Degen Mar 27, 09:12 1
    - It's why rich, corporate Republicans are"pro-life". They need a cheap labor force and the birth rate is too low. -- nm - jnine Mar 27, 09:42
- I would have liked to be in around in 40-50 years to read The Jungle sequel. -- nm - Jovian Mar 27, 09:01
- would first require a party to run against the other party that's actually rolling back the child labor prohibitions, e.g., Arkansas -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 27, 08:58
Crash news network!! -- (link) - decline Mar 27, 08:54 5
- why does Cadbury have to be so woke. cats are cats, bunnies are bunnies!! They can't be either or!!! -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 09:04 3
  - BAWK BAWK -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 27, 09:05
  - bock bock -- nm - Crash SI Mar 27, 09:05 1
    - stupid drag queen bunny rabbits are just as bad. Grooming kids to eat chocolate -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 09:28
- 😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 27, 09:03
is it Friday yet? -- nm - Beaker Mar 27, 08:53

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