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Disney adjacent news. My best friend’s daughter applied and got a call back to be a Disney Princess so she and mom went to Orlando Monday. - Volnelk Mar 29, 14:45 4
- Super cool -- nm - Pippy Mar 29, 15:52
- Ooh, that's a good get! Disney is *super* picky about casting its Princesses. - David Mar 29, 14:57
- wow...hopefully this means she can whistle and have all the creatures in the forest come and do the housework for her -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 14:57
- Awesomeness! -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 14:48
Really concerned about mom's sanity. She's asking HnR block if she should include a check with the paperwork...they don't know -- (edited) - zeitgeist Mar 29, 14:39
IANAL: It seems like that Disney thing would not stand up in court. - JaxSean Mar 29, 14:15 21
- And People wonder how Tom & Gisele got a quickie divorce in Florida. The Laws of Florida are somethin -- nm* - budice Mar 29, 14:52
- Duration in most of the agreement includes a "King Charles clause, which sets expiry 21years after death of last living descendent of King Charles -- (link*) - budice Mar 29, 14:45 10
  - (it's the rule against perpetuities and has been a standard clause in contracts and estate plans for centuries) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 14:48 7
    - a grandparent had such an estate, had to dissolve it when some aunt died. we got a yearly check for a couple hundred. blew the settlement on car. - zeitgeist Mar 29, 15:03
    - Just seems so unamerican -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 14:52
    - King Ralph was secretly a contract law thriller. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 14:51
    - Except for David's comment - looks like the agreement expires "21 years after the death of the last survivor of the descendants of King Charles III" -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 14:50 3
      - his is just the life in being they're using to ascertain the time period. it could be anyone with heirs -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 14:56 2
        
        Nick Cannon! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 15:01 1
        
        L5 -- nm - JaxSean Mar 29, 15:03
  - "Until the castle rises above the clouds" -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 14:48
  - But why tho -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 14:47
- It's like a lame duck GOP dominated legislature removing powers from the newly elected DEM governor just before the assembly is dissolved! -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 14:32
- The brilliant part of the move is that it's exactly what Florida lawmakers just did. - David Mar 29, 14:31 1
  - I’m not convinced voters* care about the outcome, just that he’s fighting against the Big Bad Woke. Any getting “whupped” will simply be spun as - znufrii Mar 29, 14:43
- i don't think that matters. Disney can now question every single thing the new board does, right or not, and make their lives hell. - colin Mar 29, 14:20
- Did anyone read that as ANAL at first? No? OK... nevermind then... -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 29, 14:18 1
  - " Pippy did in fact read it as ANAL at first....." -- nm - *voice over narrator** Mar 29, 14:19
- rule against perpetuities (not that i think that DeSantis and his goons are going to let a little thing like contract law get in their way) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 14:18 1
  - Fl amended its law against perpetuities in 2022 from having to vest within 360 years to 1,000 years. Disney is in charge forever. -- nm - jnine Mar 29, 16:49
- I dont know either. but this response here tells me they have no idea how to proceed -- (link) - Jovian Mar 29, 14:17
Good news, my new belt is scheduled to arrive before the next time I plan to wear pants. -- nm - Ender Mar 29, 14:00 5
- Christmas? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 29, 14:11
- April? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 14:10
- Color? Style? Pic? -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 14:09 2
  - Here. I got the black. 100 year warranty. -- (link) - Ender Mar 29, 14:28 1
    - Nice! -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 18:36
Look forward to this becoming a new attack on Ron from DJT in 3 2 1 - Jovian Mar 29, 13:56 2
- ha! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 14:28
- DeSantis had everything going for him right up until everyone realized he's just the fascist version of Rubio. -- nm - David Mar 29, 14:14
Going from binging dozens of House this past week to this Hugh Laurie 18 years later is a bit of a shock. -- (link) - Max Mar 29, 13:52 [youtube] 1
- he's looking far more british these days. -- nm - colin Mar 29, 14:14
YES Network launching streaming service to give non-cable viewers access to Yankees games -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 13:46 2
- MSG, NESN, YES... we've gone from regional to uber niche. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 14:01 1
  - Turns out a la carte TV isn't such a good idea. Now we need to have multiple apps instead of just one box that gives it all to us. - Krusty Mar 29, 14:13
wHy NoT jUsT mAkE rEdisTriCtiNg NoNpArTiSaN? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 13:45
Andrea ... YGGM -- nm - JenBro Mar 29, 13:40 4
- Thank you so much!! it all worked. - Andie Mar 29, 13:42 3
  - Eggselent - it should be fun and glad you are able to go! Woop Woop! -- nm - JenBro Mar 29, 14:06
  - Andie wins *everything*! -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:43 1
    - Heh heh … she has good karma! -- nm - JenBro Mar 29, 14:06
Air was a satisfying film. I predict noms for Viola Davis and Chris Messina who gets to channel Malcolm Tucker. The soundtrack is all killer. - LMS Mar 29, 13:40 2
- Thanks for the review. I’m looking forward to it. -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 13:53
- screening tonight -- nm - budice Mar 29, 13:41
I told you tech was conspiring against me. Just found out we have 4 APs in the building that were never configured to broadcast SSIDs - oblique Mar 29, 13:33 2
- and they're making you partner? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 13:35 1
  - Almost like they are part of a system to monitor him. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:39
PHI trades RHP Billy Sullivan to OAK for CF Christian Pache - Strongbad Mar 29, 13:32 1
- He had a decent spring, so I feel bad for him that he couldn't make Oakland. But he's just not a hitter right now. - David Mar 29, 14:12
mud's top 100 debut albums! -- (edited) - mud Mar 29, 13:27 3
- No Boston? -- nm - Volnelk Mar 29, 14:48
- fight bait? seems fairly solid but Bruce Springsteen? How about Counting Crows -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 14:46
- no comment? :-( -- nm - mud Mar 29, 14:22
MLB: over 100 musicians make predictions -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 13:21 1
- I look forward to their 2024 Election predictions. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:41
Matrix: Rosie Perez could've been Trinity -- (link) - budice Mar 29, 13:18 13
- hmmm....she would have been great in Matrix. but not that role. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 13:26 11
  - Tank? The Oracle? Woman in a Red Dress? - Beryllium Mar 29, 13:28 10
    - Switch -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 13:40
    - ooo...Tank. Yeah she would have been great. I could see Oracle. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 13:35
    - Neo -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:29 7
      - Agent Smith -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 13:38 2
        
        But would there be as much sexual tension? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 13:43
        
        I bow to your brilliance. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:42
      - Oh my gwhoad -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:36
      - Whoa -- nm - spamlet Mar 29, 13:29
      - Whoa. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 13:29 1
        
        Take this thought process farther. She assumes Reeves career path from that point. Constantine. John Wick. - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:32
- No, no she couldn't. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:19
Gritty drank the wudder -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 13:12 2
- Oh…oh no. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 13:21
- OMG what was that video game from way back? -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:14
If you live anywhere in the general middle of the US Friday could be fun. -- (link) - spamlet Mar 29, 13:07 3
- “When you told me you used to chase tornados, I always thought it was a metaphor.” -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 13:13
- We will be driving in it! -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:10
- I disagree with your definition of fun -- nm - ty97 Mar 29, 13:08
They sent out report cards an hour before school ended. Reader, work did not get done in that last hour. -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 12:59
In other Disney news, DeSantis got outfoxed -- (link) - Reagen Mar 29, 12:49 8
- This is what I referenced on b2. Here's the killer: The King Charles Claus. (This is real.) - David Mar 29, 14:11 1
  - here's a statement from the DeSantis camp that basically reads as if they have no idea what to do next. Just some canned response. -- (link) - Jovian Mar 29, 14:13
- SCOTUS will fix it!! - decline Mar 29, 12:58
- The day before?!!! buwhaa. -- nm - Epiphany aka Gambling Degen Mar 29, 12:55 2
  - ok, this might be the one reason to serve on a board of any kind. glorious -- nm - oblique Mar 29, 13:32 1
    - " And on this day, no Libs were owned" -- nm - *voice over narrator** Mar 29, 13:44
- slick, just made the seedy creek board powerless -- nm - budice Mar 29, 12:53 1
  - hells coulda made it 50 years -- nm - budice Mar 29, 13:10
I am posting this joke for mild amusement, but also to consternate any metal fans who might read it -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 12:48 [mastodon] 2
- BRONZE ISN'T AN ORE!!! -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 12:50 1
  - Exactly! 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 12:52
Star Trek Picard: The ships at Starfleet Museum.... -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 12:47 11
- Did they RECON that? That was the NCC-1701 (which is problematic since it got blown up), not the NCC-1701A. -- nm - Mop Mar 29, 14:39
- Why would the Sentinel be worthy in a display of only a dozen historic ships? -- nm - Max Mar 29, 13:41 1
  - possibly the first of its ship class? -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 13:42
- and ahhhhhh (small spoils) - Jovian Mar 29, 13:27
- Put this in a hardcover tome with in depth descriptions, drawings and/or cutaways and I will gladly drop $49.99 for it. -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 13:23 4
  - I'm sure it's being considered. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 13:36 3
    - question about one the ships (spoils) - Jovian Mar 29, 13:39 2
      - Star Trek VI -- nm - mud Mar 29, 13:41 1
        
        danka. that would have been my guess -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 13:42
- they honored actor Anne Wersching (Borg Queen season 2) with a ship named in her honor after her passing. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 12:50 1
  - sweet. -- nm - mud Mar 29, 13:36
My apartment complex believes they'll be able to charge $25 a month for reserved parking. We don't have occupancy high enough for this problem. - Qale Mar 29, 12:45 2
- My mother's building has this. I was actually very surprised at the # of people who ponied up $$ for a space to be one row closer to the front doors -- nm - decline Mar 29, 12:57 1
  - Do I want to always get the space that's under the brightest light for when I come home at night? Yes! Do I think enough people will sign up? - Qale Mar 29, 13:03
At least Covid has given me an excuse to catch up with Critical Role. 3 eps down, 2 more to go. -- nm - Ender Mar 29, 12:44 1
- Getting COVID now is like being told you're on unpaid leave for as long as you maintain a fever. It's like, hurray! But also, no... not very hurray. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 13:04
The Night Agent renewal will prove to be a huge boon to the Marc Blucas Acting School -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:19 2
- Oh! For some reason I thought mud was posting this dig and I was very confused. Now it makes sense. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 12:34 1
  - sorry, that is enough negativity from me. I've got the D&D movie tonight and Opening Day tomorrow 😺 -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:39
Pope sick -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 12:12 3
- I'm glad Deadline is on this? -- nm - Reagen Mar 29, 12:28
- it was that puffy coat! -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 12:14 1
  - Previously unknown allergy to puff daddy -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:44
So now I guess it's time for all the phone calls to start. Hey congrats on the new home, now let me sell you something else. -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 12:09 7
- When you move in, you will get all kinds of remodel, construction, cleaning, windows, doors, blinds, etc. offers. They offer lots of discounts. You - jnine Mar 29, 12:26 2
  - Yeah. Even moving does this. A few choice offers end up being actually good. But it's a lot to sift through. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 12:42
  - Good advice, thanks! -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 12:40
- windows and doors windows and doors windows and doors windows and doors windows and doors windows and doors windows and doors -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:10 3
  - I do need some curtains/ blinds. When does that guy call? -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 12:14 1
    - Go to Lowes. HD pay $80? For someone to come out, measure. Back to the store and pick stuff out. Costco was much higher... -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:50
  - I had someone leave a card for solar panels. Um, dude, look up? -- nm - oblique Mar 29, 12:12
Just realized I can go into my work health tracking program’s website and access my stats for more than just the three months I can see in the app -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 29, 12:09 3
- This reminds me I need to get my wife set up on our health "gym" plan. Much cheaper than what she was paying direct -- nm* - oblique Mar 29, 13:30 1
  - And then yo are the guy paying for his wife's membership. - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:33
- Nobody wants to see that, znu. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:11
bery, that's terrific news (and The Gray Man is excellent, period) -- nm - mud Mar 29, 12:08 5
- It's okay. I read the book, too. It's okay. I'd put it on an equivalent level to Luther: The Fallen Sun. Just okay, no more. - Beryllium Mar 29, 12:17 2
  - great Russo direction, terrific casting -- nm - mud Mar 29, 12:22 1
    - hmm .... agree to partially agree. -- nm* - Beryllium Mar 29, 12:35
- I really enjoyed Gray Man. -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 12:09 1
  - same -- nm - Beaker Mar 29, 12:10
LYC, but i only learned yesterday what CBGB actually stood for. I am kind of embarrassed i didn't know! - Andie Mar 29, 12:07 7
- to be fair to yourself, they didn't become famous for that -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 12:12 6
  - Gormandizer does not get used enough. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:12
  - i think i vaguely knew a million years ago that it was something kind of ironic, but i don't think i *knew*. -- nm - Andie Mar 29, 13:06
  - "What kind of music do you usually play here?" "Oh, we've got both kinds - country *and* hardcore punk." -- nm - The CBGB Brothers Mar 29, 12:55
  - Right? "We're gonna host literally everyone who doesn't fit any part of our name!" -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 12:48 1
    - OMFUG -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 13:17
  - Oddly there's a a lot of cross over btw punk and BG among fans and some players MDC played here as a trad bg -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:48
Barry trailer for final season. Season 4 starts April 16th -- (link) - Beaker Mar 29, 12:04 [youtube] 1
- Very interesting choice of song. I'm guessing some good forshadowing there. -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 12:12
Speaking of Taylor, she simultaneously charts seven albums in the top 40 on the Billboard 200 this week. First living artist to achieve this. -- nm* - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 12:03 4
- has she topped the 01/06 Choir yet though??? -- nm - DJT aka The New Elvis Mar 29, 12:10
- The album chart is extra stupid since they started including streams after album sales tanked. - Tim Mar 29, 12:06
- as that chart MDH posted a few weeks ago, raw album sales today are a joke compared to pre-Napster business -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 12:06 1
  - This is true. But still, it is quite an achievement. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 12:16
U2 is a hair-metal band i guess -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 12:00
Ooh, a storm is threatening My very life today If I don't get some shelter Ooh yeah I'm gonna fade away -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 12:00
David has disappointed me, yet again. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 11:59 6
- I didn't know you were such a big Ike Perlmutter fan. -- nm - David Mar 29, 12:21
- is it a day ending in "y"? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 12:16
- wait, the other 3 are Metallica, Def Leppard & ACDC? that's pretty cool .. I guess -- nm - mud Mar 29, 12:11 1
  - ACDC was the only one I am *sure* I would have guessed. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 12:15
- wha'd he do? -- nm - mud Mar 29, 12:06 1
  - I just looked and the Stones have done SIX decades. That site might not be so smart. -- nm - Cocaine Owlbear Mar 29, 13:25

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