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With Russia stretched so thin over the war (reportedly), it'd be a shame if some sort of natural disaster occurred. Oh, hello. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 11, 09:06
Florida Men -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:13 8
- For those avoiding twitter clicks, the direct link... -- (link) - Spawn Apr 11, 09:08
- The one mugshot looks a little like a former STer -- nm - MDH Apr 11, 08:58
- all adults in this horrendous story should be put directly into a woodchipper. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 08:16 5
  - Finally watched Marc Maron's Netflix and he ended talking about guns and made (nearly too much of) a point that you can not commit suicide with a bat. - Spawn Apr 11, 08:20 4
    - that was a good show -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 08:22 3
      - Agreed. I knew... the elephant in the room so I admit I had waited to watch it. I thought he did amazing with it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 08:23 2
        
        I didn't know about that part of his history. I was really impressed with the way he approached it. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 08:25 1
        
        He was slinging truths in that show -- nm - rollo Apr 11, 08:43
electrification of the US vehicle fleet will only truly succeed if it de-trucks us as a country, not just de-carbonizing -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:10 4
- You'll get little argument from me - a lot of trucks now are Dumb Minivans. -- nm - Reagen Apr 11, 08:36
- I feel like that you've posted a dog whistle article given that you've posted to this particular board ;-) - JD Apr 11, 08:15 2
  - I'm not sure that dog whistle would apply? More like preaching to the choir, yes? Dog whistle is more like passing coded messages to the choir. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 08:28
  - monster trucks are bad with any engine but especially given the resources they consume for BEV models it's malpractice to make those your focus - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:20
There's a new New York Times daily puzzle game: Digits. -- (link) - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:09 6
- 15/15 - oblique Apr 11, 08:24 3
  - 15/15 - decline Apr 11, 08:32
  - 15/15. Interesting we can got there different ways every time. (Glad there's no timer.) - JaxSean Apr 11, 08:30 1
    - that is cool. you seemed more efficient than me :) -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 08:40
- 15/15 -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 11, 08:19
- cool, thanks! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 08:10
Any idea where the 2024 Democrat Convention will be held? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 08:08 5
- 1968 -- nm - rollo Apr 11, 08:22 2
  - 1979 -- nm - Billy Apr 11, 08:23 1
    - 1999 -- nm - prince Apr 11, 08:25
- The Chi -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:11 1
  - We say "Daaa Chi" in a Joe Mantegna voice -- nm* - rollo Apr 11, 08:21
Dems 2024 convention returns to The Chi -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:05 5
- no one calls it "The Chi" :) -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 08:09 4
  - I honestly paused and thought, "Is he trying to say Chitown?" - Spawn Apr 11, 08:12 3
    - apparently there is a Showtime show called "The Chi" so I guess someone does -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 08:25 2
      - But really, does anyone even watch Showtime? -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 08:26 1
        
        Captive audiences on an express subway -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 09:03
Chicago gets the Democratic National Convention -- (link) - TWuG Apr 11, 08:04
the Love Thy Neighbor crowd is at it again -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:02 2
- It should never have been called a festival. It should be a Pride March. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 09:13
- "Sorry, but more people go to the festival than are here complaining. Get bent." -- nm - TWuG Apr 11, 08:07
Do I want to go see Cairo Conspiracy tonight (I'm a bit tired). Trailer attached - LMS Apr 11, 07:38 [youtube]
Short cool thread on Michelangelo -- (link) - Jovian Apr 11, 07:35 1
- the cultural tutor is great and has a library of threads here. -- (link) - colin Apr 11, 07:48
Sophie from Romania is one shy pup -- (link) - LMS Apr 11, 07:31
Iowa to stop providing emergency contraception to sexual assault victims. -- (link*) - znufrii Apr 11, 07:31 2
- Also looking at other programs to see if they are " necessary". -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 11, 07:36
- That'll teach them not to go around being all female and asking for it. -- nm - TWuG Apr 11, 07:35
Long read: the problems with cryptocurrency -- (link) - mara Apr 11, 07:23 1
- well that was bleak. -- nm - colin Apr 11, 07:39
Milly Bobby Brown—engaged (at 19) -- nm - Flavorize Apr 11, 07:20 10
- Her fiancé is 20. - zunkskunk Apr 11, 08:21
- Henry Cavill dumped her Matt Gaetz style? -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 08:13
- the interesting part of that story is that it is Jon Bon Jovi's son. -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 11, 07:29 7
  - They have been together for quite a while. "Three summers, now" -- (link*) - Spawn Apr 11, 08:13
  - So she's half way there? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 07:58
  - Milly Bobby Brown Jovi? -- nm - colin Apr 11, 07:35 4
    - Milly Bobby Brown Bongiovi technically, I think. -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 07:52 2
      - MB^3 -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 08:09 1
        
        3MB! For the WWE Hall of Fame! -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 09:27
    - apparently so. LOL -- nm - Pippy the Gifted Apr 11, 07:36
Looks like we're finally weening off Citrix and headed to AVD (Azure Virt Desktop) -- nm - budice Apr 11, 07:06 1
- I'm sitting in on a demo AVD in a week. I'm looking forward to it. -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 07:08
This makes interesting points about Harlan Crow's hobby: it's not he's a Nazi per se, it's more that he fetishizes power. - mara Apr 11, 06:52 9
- you'll take my Hitler Funkos from me over my cold dead hands -- nm* - Beaker Apr 11, 08:19
- I know a lot of ppl who collect stuff, but I don't know anyone who "collects stuff for NO reason" -- nm - rollo Apr 11, 07:37
- I can't see that name without thinking it's connected to Justified -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 07:22 4
  - word -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 08:09
  - Which is extra funny because Justified has the perfect counterpoint. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 11, 07:51 1
    - one of my favorite scenes -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 08:09
  - its literally the first thing I thought as well when I first heard the name. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 07:29
- and Sitting Bull's 'death mask', another big tell on how its about domination and power. -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 07:22
- That seemed obvious to me, yeah. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 06:53
It is nice to see states putting up a fight (TN) but also a reminder that Machaela Cavanaugh has been filibustering everything in NE this entire - oblique Apr 11, 06:50 2
- not all state legislatures have rules that allow this kind of filibustering...she's working in her system, everyone else need to exploit theirs. -- nm - colin Apr 11, 07:01
- Awesome. And this should be getting more coverage. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 06:54
NFL Sunday Ticket: $249 til 6/6 -- (link*) - budice Apr 11, 06:44 2
- For $389 (Full price for non-YT subscribers) the damn ticket better come over and make me breakfast every Sunday too -- nm - decline Apr 11, 06:48
- Jokes on you! There are no games between now and 6/6! -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 06:47
Scramble! -- (link) - znufrii Apr 11, 06:29
The Yankee Hop is the newest craze in the MLB. -- (link) - spamlet Apr 11, 06:27 3
- C&P please -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 06:48 2
  - Hopefully this works okay - spamlet Apr 11, 07:25 1
    - Thanks!! -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 08:01
Warner Brothers will unveil "Max" it's joint streaming service on Wednesday. -- (link) - MDH Apr 11, 06:16 6
- So is the HBO name dying completely ? -- nm - decline Apr 11, 06:29 4
  - Presumably “HBO” will be reserved for the cable channel. -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 06:48 3
    - Then they also could make a Max cable channel and have it show soft-corn pron every Friday/Saturday night -- nm - decline Apr 11, 07:06 2
      - Corn porn? Is that a Farmers Only thing? -- nm - TWuG Apr 11, 07:26
      - Cinema quality soft core p0rn. A kind of cine... max. -- nm - Mop Apr 11, 07:09
- I'm sorry but wtf is Jeremy Strong wearing in that picture? - spamlet Apr 11, 06:17
Ok, another Dayton listing I’m wondering about. Says safe area, but I think this was the area Ender said to avoid? -- (link) - kelly Apr 11, 06:02 5
- Yeah probably not great. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 11, 07:00 4
  - I get a Barbarian vibe from that one. -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 08:41
  - Similar price points, I'd consider these. -- (link) - Volnelk Apr 11, 07:13 2
    - Thanks! -- nm - kelly Apr 11, 08:37
    - I had a second one, but it has a $250 cleaning fee. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 11, 07:14
The Marvels Trailer -- (link) - budice Apr 11, 05:53 22
- I like this. I like this quite a lot. -- nm - Qale Apr 11, 09:35
- Was there like, a sale on Beastie Boy tracks for movies? - Spawn Apr 11, 08:16
- looks fun -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 08:12
- "Oh my god!!" - Jovian Apr 11, 07:04
- official synopsis -- (link*) - budice Apr 11, 06:41 [Attachment] 2
  - I feel like all of that was already known? -- nm - mud Apr 11, 08:38
  - Nope I was wrong. Never mind. -- nm* - sycor Apr 11, 06:59
- goose! -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 06:40
- I think I may have hit the Superhero fatigue wall. This looks just stupid to me -- nm - decline Apr 11, 06:10 13
  - iron man and spiderman were fun because you knew the basic premise. i don't have time to look up who the Kree are. i don't know that. - colin Apr 11, 06:44 11
    - They already showed the Kree and explained who they are. - sycor Apr 11, 07:04 10
      - and before that, Guardians of the Galaxy. - Jovian Apr 11, 07:08 9
        
        And this is why I don't watch Marvel movies any more. I feel I will be lost because I've already missed too many. -- nm - Dano Apr 11, 07:32 3
        
        well the problem is compounded by the Disney+ shows. - Jovian Apr 11, 07:43 2
        
        can we talk about marvel way overusing the word marvel? -- nm - colin Apr 11, 07:56 1
        
        Shazam! -- nm - Spawn Apr 11, 08:29
        
        The only thing I'm not quite clear on it why - sycor Apr 11, 07:13 4
        
        I think Kree are usually blue and Skrull are usually green but I may have it backwards. -- nm - mud Apr 11, 08:40
        
        the Kree race is blue skinned or pink skinned (like the Kree woman Peter has in his cabin early in that movie) -- nm - Jovian Apr 11, 07:20 2
        
        Ah, okay, I wasn't sure if it had significance other than just skin color. - sycor Apr 11, 07:22 1
        
        yea I think at that point, the writers - Jovian Apr 11, 07:40
  - The music, bit of a choice, just kinda throws it off at the beginning. (Also need to know Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau) -- nm* - budice Apr 11, 06:30
Chili dog. -- nm - prayformojo Apr 11, 05:26 2
- outside the tastee freeze -- nm - oblique Apr 11, 06:38
- bourbon dog. -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 11, 05:37
Well, that’s a number I haven’t seen in a long time. (Lyc weight brag) -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 11, 05:04 9
- you lost em, i found em - colin Apr 11, 06:41 1
  - Yeah, I’ve been in that situation too. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 06:53
- Awesome! Do you attribute it to the running? -- nm - Pippy Apr 11, 06:13 1
  - Running more, drinking less(-ish) -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 11, 06:15
- I bet you're feeling sexeh. -- nm - con_carne Apr 11, 05:59
- Don Homer! -- nm - Dano Apr 11, 05:55
- AND after a cruise? Well done! -- nm - ty97 Apr 11, 05:41 1
  - Yeah, that's quite an accomplishment there. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 11, 06:46
- Congrats! -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 05:12
TV PSA: FBI x 3, Superman & Lois, Deadliest Catch, 911 Lone Star, The Wall, American Auto, Gotham Knights, Night Court, Weakest Link, Accused, - Beaker Apr 11, 04:59 2
- 911 LS for the girls; Accused for the wife; Oak Island and Deadliest Catch (considering dropping this one though) for me -- nm - Beaker Apr 11, 05:29
- 1) Night Court -- nm - Krusty Apr 11, 05:12
All the waffles! - spamlet Apr 11, 04:31 3
- 5 - 445 #wafflecenturion - GregW Apr 11, 18:14
- 2 - decline Apr 11, 05:22
- 2/5 - znufrii Apr 11, 04:42
Slow Horses season 4 casting news -- (link) - LMS Apr 11, 04:29
Wordle 661 5/6 - prayformojo Apr 11, 04:06 5
- 3 - 661 - GregW Apr 11, 18:10
- 5 - same greens - rollo Apr 11, 05:58
- 5 - decline Apr 11, 05:21
- 4/6 - znufrii Apr 11, 04:39
- 2/6 - spamlet Apr 11, 04:29
Bella Ramsey is old enough to go to prison? -- (link) - LMS Apr 11, 03:22
Total Eclipser STravaganzers 2024 … can we fit a group movie into the plans like we did in Vegas? For me, 1st time was the Godzilla remake and then - JenBro Apr 11, 01:00 2
- the last time crash took spawn to the movies they all had to suffer through Van Helsing so . . . - hollywood big shot Apr 11, 01:12 1
  - Hey you should come for the Ecliose too!!! It’s been too long since our dinner with Neg! -- nm - JenBro Apr 11, 02:17
An Al Jaffee photo from 1936 -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 10, 23:12 [mastodon] 1
- that's great -- nm - Andie Apr 11, 06:15
There was a Nashville eclipse event? - David Apr 10, 23:07 2
- You were busy that weekend, and I believe Kim was out of town. It was fun! Me, JenBro, CovingtonCat and Friend, and dinner with the Metz's. -- (link) - Meg Apr 10, 23:12 [flickr] 1
  - Haha Meg! That redneck comedy tour bus had no shock absorbers and we.bounced so hard my Fitbit registered me as climbing 55 sets of stairs that day! - JenBro Apr 11, 00:08
California is stockpiling abortion meds in response to rulings. -- (link) - Meg Apr 10, 23:04 2
- WA State too...through the Corrections Department (prison medical system) which has a pharmacy license that can redistribute. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 10, 23:08 1
  - In some states you’ll go to prison for getting an abortion, in other states, you’ll go to prison to get one. -- nm - znufrii Apr 11, 07:29

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