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You guys got your baseball, I’ve got mine….mixed with a side of Hamilton -- (link) - Pippy Apr 12, 20:27 [tiktok] 1
- I'm pretty sure that's a balk... -- nm - Ender Apr 12, 21:25
The Thunder are fun to root for. -- nm - Volnelk Apr 12, 20:13
WaPo may have identified (weirdly) the pentagon docs leaker: “ young, charismatic gun enthusiast” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 19:21 7
- My friend wrote the article! -- nm - MDH Apr 12, 20:57
- "The members swapped memes, offensive jokes and idle chitchat. They watched movies together, joked around and prayed." - David Apr 12, 19:35
- “United by their mutual love of guns, military gear and God” -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 19:23 4
  - “He yells a series of racial and antisemitic slurs into the camera, then fires several rounds at a target” cool -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 19:28
  - (these dudes are almost certainly in some deep deep shit) -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 19:24 2
    - THIS TIME .. -- nm - mawp Apr 12, 19:49
    - The kind that can carry a very long prison sentence. -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 19:46
For the first time in Golden Knights history, a 10th seed NBA team has won a play-in game -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 18:50 2
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 18:55
- Oh no oh darnit why what a tragedy -- nm - Nick Nurse Apr 12, 18:53
Senator Feinstein update -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 18:33 2
- I don't think that's how that works either. -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 18:45
- any committee changes would have to be approved by the full senate subject to filibuster, i.e., it ain’t happening -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 18:43
Flash Flood Emergency in Fort Lauderdale -- (link) - ty97 Apr 12, 18:32 1
- Reportedly 20 inches of rain *today* -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 18:36
162-0 is still in play. -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 18:24
the Harry Potter reboot series gets a 10 year order from Max -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 18:21 4
- So books 1-4, 4 seasons —5, 1 season…6, 2 seasons, 7 (same) and then the play, for season 10? -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 19:09
- unless you’re aging up the actors, this is a recipe for the mains to hold out for $100m/ep in seasons 5, 6, 7 -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 18:44 1
  - And that's assuming the first season doesn't land like a wet fart -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 18:51
- Okay now I'm confused. No wait, I think Max is confused. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 18:26
Letterman sucks on a strand of Jennifer Aniston's hair, April, 1998. -- (link) - budice Apr 12, 18:21 1
- Is that not allowed? I mean, eventually it was, but... WTF?! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 18:30
ST Poll: Name something that gave you joy during the work day. -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 18:13 15
- Today was afro-centric.. both my wedding ceremonies were for African diaspora immigrants... this evening Ezili the water goddess saw Vieu Farka Toure' - zeitgeist Apr 13, 00:13
- I walk dogs for a living, my day is filled with joy. But especially when I'm with the Bernese and the golden. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 20:47
- FH sent me this -- (pic) - JD Apr 12, 19:50 [Attachment]
- Chatting with 3 woman in thier 80's (and a daughter) out together enjoying day baseball. -- nm - zunkskunk Apr 12, 18:31
- This calls for an Excel spreadsheet! -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 18:30
- Stella, the dog at my friend's barbershop. - Reluctant Cynic Apr 12, 18:29 1
  - Stella is your client? -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 18:33
- I do not work on Wednesdays which gives me joy. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 18:22
- When the workday ends. -- nm - budice Apr 12, 18:22
- Mine was a police sergeant in full gear came striding through the library. I thought "Someone is in trouble" Then after a little bit, he - crash davis Apr 12, 18:22
- One of my students dressed as me for a switcheroo day. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 18:16 2
  - did he use stilts? -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 18:18 1
    - heh, it didn't go that far - Reagen Apr 12, 18:18
- Hour nap at lunch -- nm - Pippy Apr 12, 18:14
- My exquisite and nuanced Harley Quinn joke. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 18:14
Nick Nurse looks like a Nick Nurse -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 18:07 2
- He looks like he'd tell you about this great new foreign beer he's found and it turns out it's Stella. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 18:13 1
  - cruel. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 18:15
Man is being stalked and has been swatted 29 times…for saying he didn’t find Norm Macdonald funny— - Flavorize Apr 12, 17:59 3
- I remember hearing about that the last time it was published and that's some psychosis, and also some dumb as shit cops. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 18:12 1
  - This time for sure! -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 18:13
- Sorry—story is in this link -- (link) - Flavorize Apr 12, 17:59
SyFy has renewed The Ark for season 2 -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:47 2
- It's just some dreadful science fiction -- nm - decline Apr 13, 05:22
- My brother linked the quality to 90s era Canadian sci-fi. -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 18:31
Breaking: Max is going to reboot Tiny Toons in TINY TOONS LOONIVERSITY -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 17:09 3
- Everything's coming up Maxhouse! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 17:24
- Sure, why not. Hulu did it with Animaniacs to middling success, I suppose. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 17:18 1
  - Three seasons and a movie is not middling success! - Beryllium Apr 12, 17:21
Mar a Lago special counsel looking at a higher level of espionage act charges against fuckface -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 17:03 5
- this time... -- nm - Mop Apr 12, 18:29
- that sounds like the difference between getting busted for some crack in your pocket and enough weight for 'distributing' charge -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 17:30
- What!? He wouldn’t do something like that…. Would he? Oh, yeah, right. -- nm - VMan Apr 12, 17:14
- Lock! Him! Up! -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 17:12
- sweet. -- nm - mud Apr 12, 17:09
"'No' feels like the quickest way to end this conversation" -- nm - LA to Vegas Apr 12, 16:42
Burger King is testing a new Whopper in Las Vegas next week -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 12, 16:28 10
- I hate BK's new adds. The King is almost preferable -- nm - TWuG Apr 12, 17:34 8
  - When you're at the club and the remix hits -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 18:45 [tiktok] 1
    - harder better faster whopper -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 18:54
  - Whopper, Whopper, Whopper, Whopper Junior, Double, Triple Whopper Flame-grilled taste with perfect toppers I rule this day -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 17:43
  - they're really leaning into their "chain that doesn't give a shit" branding - Reagen Apr 12, 17:39 3
    - Pepsi is doing the same with the "I'm an actor, do I like Pepsi or am I acting? You decide." - TWuG Apr 12, 19:17
    - in the future, all restaurants will be Nihilist Arby's -- nm - Tim Apr 12, 17:58 1
      - Live mas. Antes del final. -- nm* - Nihilist Taco Bell Apr 12, 18:12
  - whopper whopper -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 17:35
- bacon jam is the shiznit. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 16:30
wow ..(sitwap) : Juul settlement, $462m -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 16:14 7
- Is that a lot? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 16:34 4
  - It's about the current valuation of the company by its parent org AltPhililpMorrisria. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 16:49 1
    - 3.5% of the original valuation. Yikes. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 16:57
  - [shrug] I dunno, it seemed so to me -- nm - mud Apr 12, 16:40 1
    - I just mean, there's a chance it's like those kids with an "N" on the back of their mclaren supercar. Where a $462 ticket is utterly meaningless. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 16:46
- Time for some brandy and cigars! -- nm - Max Apr 12, 16:18 1
  - oh, man .. that stirs the memory bank -- nm - mud Apr 12, 16:19
Heather got into the Dopey Challenge (5K + 10K + Half + Full) at WDW next January....she's very excited -- nm - prayformojo Apr 12, 16:12 3
- Woohoo! Go Heather! -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 16:20 1
  - and Go again and again and again 8-) -- nm - JD Apr 12, 17:23
- Nice! -- nm - znufrii Apr 12, 16:13
Friend in Japan says they’re under a warning due to N Korea firing a missile. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 16:07 2
- Sheeeit, that ain’t nowhere near us. Fuk ‘em. -- nm - MAGAs (likely) Apr 12, 17:49
- And now to Shinji for the weather report. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 17:21
EVE Online Step 1: Find large value but seemingly dormant Corporation. Step 2: Hold CEO vote and win with two votes Step 3: Profit - JD Apr 12, 15:49 1
- poor kilbo -- nm - Beaker Apr 12, 17:30
interesting article on a possible new way to determine undersea earthquakes/plate shifting. -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 12, 15:37
live in Cali long enough and you come to realize CHiPs was largely bullshit. traffic enforcement, especially in LA/SF is basically opt-out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 15:18 4
- They even ask you don’t call the cops, for traffic accidents. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 16:06 1
  - Also, that Victoria Jackson story, on bb is super disappointing. She just sounds nutso -- nm* - Flavorize Apr 12, 16:07
- All the Red Light cameras have basically been removed -- nm - budice Apr 12, 15:28 1
  - Partly because the contract was costing more than they were making in fines. -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 16:03
Schon Supports Mars -- (link) - mud Apr 12, 15:14
Huh...Woody and McConaughey may actually be related.... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 12, 15:12 2
- Next on Pbs finding your roots (angela davis is a decendant of a Mayflower pilgrim) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 17:34
- Woody’s dad being a known hit man…Matthew’s mom was running with a hard crowd. -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 16:05
Cool new shirt at Walmart -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 14:56 1
- omg -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 15:44
The Muppets Mayhem official trailer -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 14:50 [youtube]
I think I'm going to have to turn on the A/C tonight. It's 82 in my house and it's not going to cool down enough tonight to sleep. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 14:46 4
- They came to service ours the other day and he said he’d need to turn it on to test it. I assured him it was fine. We’ve had the air on a loooong.time -- nm - Volnelk Apr 12, 17:58
- My crayons melt when it’s higher than 75, in the house -- nm - Flavorize Apr 12, 15:04
- I was worried about this as well since it's going to stay very warm for the next two days. Right now I'm fine in my living room and the sun in - Krusty Apr 12, 14:53 1
  - you could go stay at Dano's, sounds like he's got A/C -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 15:00
Cool LEGO set coming in May. IIRC, a couple people expressed interest in this when it was being reviewed for production. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 12, 14:45 1
- I need to put that on a list. I really want this one, but that price is a bit steep. -- (link) - tRuMaN Apr 12, 15:04
New cars are priced at 'sticker' for the first time in 2 years (though to be fair sticker is about 20% higher than before pandemic) -- (link*) - zeitgeist Apr 12, 14:43
DTL: Oops... got busy and didn't have time to recruit -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 14:42 2
- I went with a large net approach this cycle - I will let you know if I have anything for you -- nm - rollo Apr 12, 15:38 1
  - My plan now is to do net only and use the extra points I'll have stocked up. It's not like I ever win the maxed out ties anyway. -- nm - Dano Apr 12, 15:54
The Salad Alignment Chart -- (pic) - Strongbad Apr 12, 14:29 [Attachment] 4
- Chart flaw: Greek salad does not have a leafy base -- nm - Roger More Apr 12, 15:46
- As usual, neutral good -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 15:40
- LOL. I feel attacked. - Pippy the Gifted Apr 12, 14:32 1
  - That's actually part of my daily dessert. Fruit, yogurt, & trail mix :) -- nm - Meg Apr 12, 15:06
wow Ro Khanna publicly calls for DiFi to resign -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 14:28 15
- now her staff is floating Schumer asking the senate to approve a temporary replacement for her on judiciary (it would be filibustered) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 18:20
- DiFi? I had no idea. - zunkskunk Apr 12, 14:44
- roughly the same time Politico dropped an article quoting sources who doubted she'd ever return to Washington at this point -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 14:33 12
  - would put Newsom in a real no-win situation, having to appoint an 18-month placeholder while Schiff/Porter/Lee have already announced their runs -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 14:34 11
    - Pick someone not interested in running. Like the Arizona guy who took over for McCain. - Will Hunting Apr 12, 15:08 3
      - Jerry Brown time babee -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 15:12 2
        
        Hell, Gavin can likely set up his chosen replacement… 18 months as Senator, come home and then run for Governor 2 years later. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 12, 15:19
        
        "fuck you, asshole" -- nm - arnie Apr 12, 15:15
    - he could just pick who has 'seniority' among those 3 (I don't know which that is) -- nm - mud Apr 12, 14:39 3
      - can't do it that way because that person would have an overwhelming advantage to be elected to the full term -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 14:41 1
        
        (nevermindIamdumb) -- nm* - mud Apr 12, 14:44
      - Willie Brown? is he still alive? he'd enjoy a year or two -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 14:41
    - Mr Fi would be a traditional seat warmer -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 14:36 2
      - he died himself last year -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 14:38 1
        
        pink? purple? please not green (jk... I didn't know or maybe I forgot) -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 12, 14:40
Even with Mr Moon Moon’s backstory, it opens up the subject that 12 year olds obviously need sex education if they are getting pregnant and needing… - Qale Apr 12, 14:27
building codes are building codes. You want to build something, you follow it or else - Reagen Apr 12, 14:07 2
- This. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 12, 14:30
- (Imagining this as read by Sal from Futurama) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 12, 14:09
Ahhh. So it turns out Murdoch's former fiance was actually the crazy one. -- (link) - Jovian Apr 12, 14:06 1
- "don't use your own product" -- nm - "Stringer" Bell Apr 12, 14:38
This is my favorite Mr. Bungle song and it might be the song that took me the longest to learn the lyrics. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 12, 13:53 [youtube] 4
- FNM yesterday, Mr. Bungle today. I look forward to finding out if you talk about Fantomas or Secret Chiefs tomorrow. - the wrong element Apr 12, 15:15 1
  - :-) I will listen to anything Mike Patton does and there's a good amount I don't like but he's one of those artists that I'll check out everything - Krusty Apr 12, 15:48
- But the whole first album is just pure musical genius. -- (link) - Krusty Apr 12, 13:55 [youtube] 1
  - Disco Violante is where things get really experimental and weird. -- nm - Krusty Apr 12, 13:57
So work keeps forcing me to use Microsoft Edge as my browser and I'm finding it quite useful. For example: - Roger More Apr 12, 13:43 6
- I've thought something similar, I need to figure out how to change it also -- nm - ty97 Apr 12, 17:50
- 😺😺👍will try later -- nm - crash davis Apr 12, 15:42
- (laughing) I hate Edge. -- nm - Andie Apr 12, 13:49 3
  - Yah. You are a bunch of haters! -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 14:21
  - better than IO i guess, but knowing it defaults to Bing is pretty much a negatory for me, Ghost Rider -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 12, 13:52 1
    - Bing is not the worst, tbqh. - Beryllium Apr 12, 13:54

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