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"A veritable tour de force" in a book review pull quote for the 16th entry in a book series is code for what? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 21:31
Hey Ender, are you around? I’m looking to rent an Airbnb for the eclipse next April. Any areas of Dayton I should avoid? -- nm - kelly Apr 9, 21:02 4
- I'm not sure about Airbnb availability but I would recommend you stay in Oakwood or Centerville. - Volnelk Apr 10, 05:24
- No interest in a Niagara gathering? -- nm - Meg Apr 9, 21:33 1
  - 4-5 hour drive vs a much much longer one. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 10, 05:33
- Generally I'd say stay east of 75. I'd also stay away from the immediate us 35 corridor from downtown to 675. - Ender Apr 9, 21:12
I should have asked this earlier. Why are you angry Mop? Listen to this song, its a fave of mine -- (link) - crash davis Apr 9, 20:28 [youtube] 1
- I forgot about that video, what posers, the haircuts, the glasses, everything. It is a great song by some wankers. -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 20:31
i don't know what the burn rate is on Dialpad's ad budget but they can't spend it fast enough - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 20:22
Well, that's dark. -- (link) - znufrii Apr 9, 19:48 1
- Hardly darker than the indifference to school shootings shown by many politicians. -- nm - TWuG Apr 9, 19:59
sitwap - Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy After Failed Launch and Lack of Funding - crash davis Apr 9, 19:26 1
- Comcast should buy them -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 19:36
As obtuse as some of the subject matter is, I still found this week's episode of SITV utterly compelling. - Mop Apr 9, 19:17
poll. what's the best football film. Knute Rockne is always fun - Peglegpete Apr 9, 19:13 10
- 1-Rudy. 1A-Semi-Tough (1977). Special mention-Football game in MASH. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 9, 20:54
- Napoleon Dynamite -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 20:33
- Necessary Roughness -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 20:09
- Rudy -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:57 1
  - The Waterboy -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:57
- Semi Tough is a good look at 1970's football. I like Any Given Sunday quite a bit, it's a hyper version of what goes on in the NFL...or is it? -- nm - Remlik Apr 9, 19:45
- I'll go with Friday Night Lights solely because it lead to the best treatment of football, the TV series Friday Night Lights. -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:37 1
  - My favorite football film with little football content is Jerry Maguire -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:38
- Heaven Can Wait -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 19:36
- The Best of Times -- nm - Max Apr 9, 19:16
Succession tonight is somethin. -- nm - budice Apr 9, 19:11 1
- yeah. see below -- nm - mud Apr 9, 19:18
Europe Has Pledged a Million Shells for Ukraine in a Year. Can It Deliver? - crash davis Apr 9, 18:56 4
- She Sells EU Shells by The Sea Shore? -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 21:25
- With Russia’s Exit, Norway Becomes Europe’s Energy Champion - crash davis Apr 9, 19:21 1
  - This is mainly graphics so I won't c/p it - How Russia’s Offensive Ran Aground -- (link) - crash davis Apr 9, 19:29
- Why should we give them any shells if they're just going to send them all to Russia? -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 18:59
Help me make a playlist. "Angry" songs (you know, like Smashing Pumpkins, Bullet With Butterfly Wings). -- nm - Mop Apr 9, 18:55 46
- Eat Spit! by Slush Puppy ft. Royal the Serpent isn't actually angry. It's just violent sex. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 21:31
- Zero off the same album is angrier. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 21:25
- Get Downtown-Drive-By Truckers -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 9, 20:59
- Head Like a Hole -- nm - jnine Apr 9, 20:57
- Pumped Up Kicks - Foster The People sounds mellow but the lyrics aren't -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 20:23 1
  - It's strange that Pumped Up Kicks is the worst Foster the People song, and yet, probably their most well known. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 21:28
- very specific anger (Vietnam & "patriotism") but shocking in its anger, Luang Prabang by Dave Van Ronk -- (link) - crash davis Apr 9, 19:59 [youtube] 2
  - Perhaps Ship to Shore by The Stanfields? -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 9, 20:09 [youtube] 1
    - ah, Fortunate Son by CCR -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 20:18
- Dismantle Me - The Distillers -- (link) - JD Apr 9, 19:52 [youtube]
- Keep on Rocking in the Free World -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 19:51 1
  - Heartbreaker (doo doo doo doo) rolling stones -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 19:55
- School—by Nirvana —find a live version, any are way better than what the version they have on Bleach— -- nm* - Flavorize Apr 9, 19:50
- Eve Of Destruction - Barry Maguire -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:49 1
  - a song almost sixty years old and feels like it was written yesterday -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:51
- Courtesy of The Red, White, and Blue - Toby Keith (you asked for it) -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:46
- Bodies-Drowning Pool. Party Hard-Andrew WK. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 9, 19:45
- We Won’t Get Fooled Again. -- nm - pmb Apr 9, 19:44
- You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - Offspring -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:40
- Icky. Thump. -- nm - rollo Apr 9, 19:33
- Surprise! You're Dead! - Faith No More & California Uber Alles - Dead Kennedys - Krusty Apr 9, 19:32 5
  - Just A Girl & Ex-Girlfriend - No Doubt -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:34 4
    - Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity or I Know You're Fucking Someone Else - Type-O Negative -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:37 3
      - I've avoided hip hop on purpose but pretty much all of Public Enemy's discography would count. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:40 2
        
        almost all of punk rock would count too -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 19:42 1
        
        Oh for sure. There are a few genres with a crap ton of bands that are angry at everyone and everything. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:48
- If I had a rocket launcher, some sonofa bitch would die -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 19:31 3
  - she got the gold mine,I got the shaft -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 19:32 2
    - Lemon Pie for the Poor -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 19:41 1
      - Paint it Black -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 20:41
- Sabotage -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 19:31
- Train in Vain - The Clash -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:27
- I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:25
- Everything About You - Ugly Kid Joe -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:24
- Anarchy in the UK -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:21
- Poe - Angry Johnny - spamlet Apr 9, 19:17
- the Bitch is back -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 9, 19:15
- You Don't Own Me - Leslie Gore and covered by others I believe -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:12
- Sponge - Plowed; Foos - The Pretender -- nm - prayformojo Apr 9, 19:08
- God Save the Queen - Sex Pistols -- nm - mud Apr 9, 19:01
- Killing in the Name Of - RATM. The Day I Tried to Live - Soundgarden -- nm - Roger More Apr 9, 18:58 2
  - Freedom, Take the Power Back and many others from RATM. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 19:13 1
    - Fever333 has replaced RATM for me as a modern equivalent. -- nm - Qale Apr 9, 21:27
- why do you need help with this, You Oughta Know -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:57
- Break Stuff? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 18:57 1
  - Yes -- nm - Pippy Apr 9, 19:12
Ted Lasso Season 3 spoiler speculation - Mop Apr 9, 18:44
strangest episode .. yet. (spoilerish) - mud Apr 9, 18:43
Please explain this to me. The Dallas Mavericks owe the New York Knicks a conditional first round pick. The condition is only if it is outside the - crash davis Apr 9, 18:30 3
- It's protected the same for the next two years, in which case it becomes a second rounder the next year. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 18:35 2
  - From what I understand, Mavs owe Knicks a protected top 10 pick—losing out of the playoffs puts them at 10th in the lottery—thus it’s the Knicks pick -- nm* - Flavorize Apr 9, 19:53 1
    - The Athletic says if its a tenth round pick, then they keep it -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 20:04
bummer news yesterday as professional rugby team, the Seattle Seawolves saw their unbeaten season end as they lost to the San Diego Legion - crash davis Apr 9, 18:01 2
- the Kraken's two points yesterday assured them of the top wildcard seed, but the Kings seem to be offering them a divisional seed -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:03 1
  - and if the Jets and the Predators don't watch out, the Flames are going to slip right past them -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:04
That Jeremy Renner special was powerful. - David Apr 9, 17:57
"Jeremy, swallow the egg nog" -- nm - prayformojo Apr 9, 17:54
In the 10th, the Angels gave up 2 to the Blue Jays, got one back in the bottom and the mighty Othani grounded out with the bases loaded 12-11 -- (edited) - JD Apr 9, 17:54 1
- On one hand, I feel I should support my friend JD. OTOH, they are a divisional rival and I think JD may be used to it. -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:15
"You don't spend a lifetime practicing the art of charismatic deflection because you want to let people in." - David Apr 9, 17:53 2
- You're an emotional goalie! -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 17:55 1
  - I FEEL ATTACKED AGAIN -- nm - David Apr 9, 17:56
Movie poll: What is the best movie you've ever seen that is about faith and religion? - Flavorize Apr 9, 17:41 48
- What does God need with a starship -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 19:29
- Indiana Jones 3 -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 9, 18:54 1
  - 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Apr 9, 19:49
- Shadowland, off the top of my head -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 18:54
- Schindler's List. -- nm - mud Apr 9, 18:53
- the Shoes of the Fisherman -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 9, 18:52
- The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys -- (link) - Qale Apr 9, 18:34 [youtube]
- The Tree of Life, mother! -- nm - Dano Apr 9, 18:22 1
  - Considered that first one too. - Reagen Apr 9, 18:25
- my favorite straight retelling of the Gospels is the Jesus of Nazareth mini-series starring Robert Powell -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:18 1
  - I’ve actually seen this—good call -- nm - Flavorize Apr 9, 18:22
- Constantine is the main one I've not seen mentioned. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 18:16
- The Big Lebowski -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 9, 18:10 2
  - The Exorcist! The Blues Brothers! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 18:11 1
    - Pulp Fiction? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 18:19
- In a weird way The Fifth Element is one i find oddly touching. -- nm - VMan Apr 9, 18:05
- Not my favorite, but I was one of the few that really enjoyed Contact. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 9, 18:02 4
  - Definitely—I need to revisit this movie—been forever since I last watched it -- nm - Flavorize Apr 9, 18:23
  - It was okay, but I was a big fan of Sagan's book so I felt that old cliche: "The book was better!" -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:07 1
    - they absolutely neutered all the pro-atheism in Elly's character for that crummy ending -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 18:58
  - It's an exceptional film. -- nm - David Apr 9, 18:03
- Way too tough to answer, too broad of a category for me -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 17:54
- Benedetta - budice Apr 9, 17:53
- What Dreams May Come - znufrii Apr 9, 17:50 1
  - Spotlight also comes to mind as a serious answer -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 9, 17:58
- The Life of Brian -- nm - LMS Apr 9, 17:46 7
  - “We are all individuals” -- nm - Roger More Apr 9, 18:08 1
    - “I’m not.” -- nm - Tim Apr 9, 18:35
  - Yeah, this is #1. -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 18:01
  - Yeah. Hits all the key notes and demolishes them for the most part. -- nm - VMan Apr 9, 17:54
  - *ding* -- nm - mud Apr 9, 17:53
  - Beat me to it. nm - howie Apr 9, 17:48 1
    - You can have it, switching to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. -- nm - LMS Apr 9, 17:52
- Solaris. -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 17:46 1
  - Also Ad Astra and maybe Contact. There's a theme! -- nm - Reagen Apr 9, 17:47
- The Shack. I struggle with judging a lot. -- nm - David Apr 9, 17:45
- Depends on the definition of "about faith and religion". Boondock Saints? He Never Died? Holy Grail? Bruce Almighty? - Beryllium Apr 9, 17:45 1
  - You decide—ST Polls are always open to interpretation or manipulation (looking at you Pete)—fun is in the varied answers - Flavorize Apr 9, 17:48
- Kingdom of Heaven -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 17:45 2
  - The Name of the Rose? -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 17:46 1
    - Davinci Code -- nm - Beaker Apr 9, 17:46
- Saved! -- nm - Pippy Apr 9, 17:44 3
  - I'd vote this as well. One of my favorites is Keeping the Faith - JD Apr 9, 17:47
  - Hah! Forgot about this one -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 17:45 1
    - Yep! Good answer! -- nm - Flavorize Apr 9, 17:50
- Dogma? -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 17:42 2
  - Amusingly, this does not appear on Wikipedia's lists of "religious films" nor "Christian films" -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 17:57
  - An ST favorite—would easily be the most common answer in the TT days -- nm - Flavorize Apr 9, 17:44
The shade. The absolute shade. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 9, 17:37 1
- (And of course he fell for it) -- nm - Tim Apr 9, 17:46
happy Appomattox Day to all who celebrate (and even don't) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 9, 17:36 1
- 😺👍💙 -- nm - crash davis Apr 9, 18:13
Everything I'm hearing about FTX today makes it feel like I missed an opportunity to walk in, grab tens of millions, and walk out - without a trace. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 17:35 1
- (And I say this with full knowledge that I have almost zero hacking ability) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 9, 17:37
Pops has something to say. - David Apr 9, 17:34 2
- Wow! -- nm - Pippy Apr 9, 17:43
- I love this man! -- nm - Krusty Apr 9, 17:41

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