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Signs I'm getting old #101: Fell last night walking the dog. Used my right hand to catch my self. Scrapped up my knuckles and my index finger is swollen -- (edited) - decline Apr 19, 05:37 2
- Heather did the same running Monday morning. Jammed her finger badly and jarred her shoulder. Both still giving her problems -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 19, 05:41 [Image] 1
  - I feel her pain - decline Apr 19, 05:43
Hard Mode NHL predictions Day 3 - Reagen Apr 19, 05:04 2
- Total Aho points? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 19, 05:13 1
  - 2. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 05:43
Looks like we’ve got the Cocaine Bear sequel ready to go -- (link) - spamlet Apr 19, 05:01 1
- Cocaine bear in rehab: Aric comes clean -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 19, 13:11
Happy birthday, b.! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂 -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 04:40 2
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 04:57
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Apr 19, 04:51
NBA players - miss a game cause tired. NHL players - 75 stitches to face miss half a period -- (link*) - Beaker Apr 19, 04:31
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, Survivor, Conners, Masked Singer, Goldbergs, Riverdale, Not Dead Yet, True Lies, A Million Little Things, Ted Lasso, Mandalorian, - Beaker Apr 19, 04:27 2
- 2) Ted Lasso and Abbott Elementary -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 04:40
- Survivor, Mando, and eventually Ted -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 04:28
Question. How much is Dominion worth? 20mil in revenue doesn’t seem huge so maybe 100mil as a company? - Will Hunting Apr 19, 04:10 5
- As much as its PE owners say it’s worth. -- nm - znufrii Apr 19, 04:55
- Yeah. It was the right move for them, but like many I would have preferred to have had testimony on the record under oath. -- nm - Dano Apr 19, 04:48 1
  - This. It was phenomenal for the PE owners, good for the employees at Dominion, and meh for the rest of us -- nm - decline Apr 19, 05:34
- They're basically fucked as a going concern. -- nm - Reagen Apr 19, 04:38
- For the IM I’d say it depends what their year on year revenue looked like. Plus tech companies can have weird valuations. - mafic Apr 19, 04:26
Wordle 669 4/6 - Chaise Longue (and a pack of warm beer that we can consume) - prayformojo Apr 19, 03:39 2
- 4 - 669 - GregW Apr 19, 19:07
- 4 - rollo Apr 19, 05:31
What's the best kind of mattress to get these days? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 19, 01:54 4
- Consumer Reports screenshot attached. I can email you the article from the Jan 2023 Buyer's Guide, if you like. -- (pic) - mara Apr 19, 05:44 [Attachment]
- That's one of those items that there's no best one but what works best for your needs. It will depend on how you sleep meaning side, back or stomach - Krusty Apr 19, 04:47 2
  - Very much this (alsonmbKrusty) - spamlet Apr 19, 04:52 1
    - I didn't. I'll check it out now. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 05:13
Lockpicking Lawyer cracks a Abus combination bike lock ... by eye. -- (link*) - Beryllium Apr 19, 00:32 [youtube] 1
- Terrible. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 04:43
big MJ energy -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 23:48 1
- I'd pay extra to yell... -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 05:44
Lawyer suing celeb spokes for FTX says Taylor Swift was one of the few who did her diligence, asked intelligent questions and walked from 100m deal -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 18, 23:33 1
- she obviously has good financial people with her who don't just see the $$$. Good to see. -- nm - Beaker Apr 19, 05:20
What did the ocean say to the beach? - JD Apr 18, 22:08 1
- Heh -- nm - Pippy Apr 18, 22:17
Tried something new in the air-fryer - stuffed peppers. Really quite tasty. -- nm - Meg Apr 18, 21:39 2
- Thanks for this tip -- nm - Pippy Apr 18, 22:01 1
  - This is the basic recipe. I used what I had on hand -one big red bell pepper, lean ground turkey, onions, frozen mixed veg, and some leftover lentils. - Meg Apr 18, 22:19
It took a week, but Facebook suspended my fake account. (I hadn't done anything with it except look at marketplace listings.) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 21:29 4
- what was the give away? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 21:46
- It will still be two days till they say they’re sorry. -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 21:33 2
  - Ooh, well played! -- nm - David Apr 18, 21:42
  - "Dearest Sir Reginald Cartwright the Third, it is with heavy hearts that we write to thee to request your forgiveness for our calamitous blunder." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 21:35
Check the pool. Who had 3 hours and 26 minutes for Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon? -- (link) - Mop Apr 18, 21:24 1
- And I never did finish the book - I should take care of that. -- nm - Meg Apr 18, 21:37
Go BOLTS! but WTF Avs? -- nm* - JaxSean Apr 18, 21:15
tired: getting shot for a wrong address; wired: getting shot for trying to get in the wrong car -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 20:47
FEAR THE DEEP -- nm - psilotum Apr 18, 20:19 3
- Hard to fear someone whose name is "Kevin". -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 20:21 2
  - We need to talk about Kevin -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 21:05 1
    - I've heard that Kevin can f^%# himself. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 21:12
lol, "the majority-minority jury that was empaneled at the very least did not appear to be a demographically favorable one for Fox" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 20:14 1
- Dominion gave up on $B because Murdoch wanted to avoid a long trial? Isn't that like Dominion failing the marshmallow test? -- nm - Max Apr 19, 03:17
I decided to open an incognito tab and see the headlines on Fox News. Top headline? Biden's salary. - Mop Apr 18, 20:14 1
- you can get some 14 year old to work that job for minimum wage...wait..I got 20 min left to do my taxes, no worries I got time.... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 23:38
Was just in a Zoom meeting and our board president was talking about his recent case of covid, followed by an episode of pink eye. Opened my - Meg Apr 18, 20:10
Yep, this. -- (link) - Jovian Apr 18, 19:54 9
- What I'll politely say is that a company just willingly agreed to pay nearly $800 million without a NDA. That's a remarkable admission of guilt. -- (edited) - David Apr 18, 20:15 8
  - If someone broke your nose with a brick of gold and willingly left the gold with you, would you still say "at least he acknowledged my pain"? - Max Apr 19, 03:09
  - I normally agree with your glass half full takes, but this is by no means a win for the good of our country. -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 21:05 5
    - What number would have been a win? -- nm - David Apr 18, 21:07 4
      - The number is fine. The usual no admission of guilt nor change to the status quo is the big problem. I get that Dominion isn’t responsible for it. -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 21:35 3
        
        I don't believe a judge could have made Fox admit guilt publicly. That would have only come from a settlement, afaik. -- nm - Inigo Apr 19, 04:47
        
        I mean, they did it admit it, albeit in obstructive legalese. -- nm - David Apr 18, 21:42 1
        
        It’s the biggest case of “I’m not mad, I’m just disappointed” in the history of lawsuit settlements. -- nm - Qale Apr 18, 22:01
  - "pocket change compared to the reported $1.7 billion Murdoch is said to have paid his second wife when they divorced in 1999" -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 20:21
Modelo Chelada Naranja Picosa: orange does not seem to lend itself as well to a michelada as the pineapple did. While not totally horrible, - crash davis Apr 18, 19:42
So...an interesting thing happened on the 1st day of school for CJ's daughter. They had a lockdown drill...she didn't know what it was... - Remlik Apr 18, 19:28 4
- I hope it did not bother as much as it could have -- nm - crash davis Apr 18, 19:40
- That could have been... traumatic. -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 19:39 1
  - She did have a little freak out. But her guide for the day walked her through it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 18, 19:40
- We have lockdown drills in Canada ... for bears, wolves, and cougars. - Beryllium Apr 18, 19:29
Inauspicious, Leafs. -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 19:22 2
- i blame crash -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 19:49 1
  - Yes, they did. Burn, too. -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 20:11
I've made some improvements to my post about generative art, including links to some examples of both generative and non-generative photos -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 18, 19:19 1
- ...and updated once more to make all the photo links Lightbox-expanded links -- nm - Beryllium Apr 18, 19:22
TIL: Match Penalty -- nm - crash davis Apr 18, 19:08 5
- That’s tough to get in the playoffs. -- nm - spamlet Apr 18, 19:15 4
  - Just saw the replay and deserved. -- nm - spamlet Apr 18, 19:18 3
    - somehow I went all year without hearing that phrase -- nm - crash davis Apr 18, 19:32 2
      - A match penalty is also more severe than a game misconduct. You sit until you’re summoned to NY for a hearing. - spamlet Apr 18, 19:43 1
        
        wow, thank you -- nm - crash davis Apr 18, 19:45
Seattle council discusses limits to rent late fees, activitist points out the high correlation of names of evicted to names of homeless found dead -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 19:03 1
- Tacoma had a dumpy hotel a haven for SSI. UW nought it for student dorms, 2 years later half the former residents were dead. -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 19:07
More bills continue to move through Texas Legislature that grabs power away from local government… well, mostly just Harris County. -- (link) - Qale Apr 18, 18:26 2
- Another example involves elections. If things don’t go their way, they’ll just take over the process. -- (link) - Qale Apr 18, 18:27 1
  - Mattress Mack continues to try and get the 2022 election records, pressing state Senators for help. State law doesn’t permit such a thing. - Qale Apr 18, 18:34
C'mon Lightning, sweep the leg. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 18:25
There's unnecessarily detailed, and then there's the plot summary on the wikipedia page for The New Edition Story -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 18, 18:08
I know that no case is ever a slam dunk (tho this was at least an alley oop) but Peter Thiel could’ve settled with Gawker before trial and chose - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 18:08 3
- Sure, but it’s not like he cared about the money. -- nm - mafic Apr 18, 18:17 2
  - Uhm, read the IM. It would not be about him getting the money. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 18:20 1
    - that's what I'm saying. Thiel cared about killing Gawker. Dominion cares (more) about money. they're not on a crusade, they want a payday. -- nm - mafic Apr 18, 23:16
these refs fucking suck tonight -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 18:07 1
- maybe don't elbow people in the head? -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 18:15
Aquaman 2 might be doomed -- (link) - budice Apr 18, 17:53 7
- Remember when having James Wan attached to a project was grounds for excitement? -- nm - Mop Apr 18, 19:26
- in other words it's probably as good as the 1st one and will make a Billion dollars and ruin his sale of the company -- nm - Remlik Apr 18, 18:00
- in fairness he's never happy. -- nm - mafic Apr 18, 17:57
- Momoa is gonna be hot(ter) shit after FFX so just find a way to polish that turd -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 17:56 1
  - needs more dialogue scenes interrupted by explosions. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 18:02
- Well, it's Aquaman, so... yeah. -- nm - TWuG Apr 18, 17:55 1
  - the person who cut the Aquaman trailer made WB a solid 500M. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 17:55
(DSP, lyc) *computes how many buildings I will have to build for my next (purple) science matrix, cries* -- (edited) - znufrii Apr 18, 17:40
R.I.P. Edward Koren, 87. -- (link) - mud Apr 18, 17:34
High Noon tequila seltzer sampler pack flavor rankings - znufrii Apr 18, 17:28 2
- Order of drinking: Passionfruit, Strawberry, Grapefruit, Lime -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 17:30 1
  - challenge accepted. -- nm - znufrii Apr 18, 17:32
A transplant story -- (link) - TWuG Apr 18, 17:09
NY Times Pitchbot for the win -- (link) - Beaker Apr 18, 17:08
Kate Bush and Harry Styles among songwriters nominated for Ivor Novello Awards -- (link) - mud Apr 18, 17:05 2
- and Wet Leg -- nm - Dano Apr 18, 18:51
- beat his ass, girl -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 17:09
I need sunscreen and started searching and ended up down this massive rabbit hole. The people at r/skincareaddiction have so much info -- (edited) - Krusty Apr 18, 17:03 6
- You 100% want the Biore grey market stuff from Japan. It works and feels no worse than water on your face. -- (edited) - spamlet Apr 18, 18:44 1
  - Thanks! A couple of years ago I got something similar from Korea. I had to get it through a third party seller on eBay. I'll give this a look. -- nm - Krusty Apr 19, 05:15
- If you did I'd be willing to go in on to split shipping and cost. The chemical stuff either leave with a burning feeling or makes me nauseous. -- nm* - . Apr 18, 18:20 1
  - That works for me. I'm still doing the research but I'm leaning towards a physical sunscreen. I'm going to check out the one Spamlet posted about - Krusty Apr 19, 05:16
- Clearly, you need to go to Japan and smuggle some in. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 17:04 1
  - I wish. -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 17:34
Steelers set to trade pick 234 for Rams WR Allen Robinson and pick 251 -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 16:56
ABC’s ‘Will Trent’ Renewed for Season 2 -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 16:47 3
- I'm still ambivalent on this one. But I think it's more that it hasn't really settled down to what it wants to be yet. -- nm* - . Apr 18, 16:50 1
  - Yeah, they are focusing on more than they need to, in my opinion. But the lead is strong. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 16:53
- Good. I enjoy it. -- nm - Spawn Apr 18, 16:48
Anyone see That's My Jam last night? Simu Liu was surprisingly good. - . Apr 18, 16:46
That's the most Toronto start possible. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 16:45 3
- no. that is -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 16:53 2
  - don't make me eat the lucky pizza buns -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 16:54 1
    - they were clearly cursed. -- nm - Reagen Apr 18, 17:11
I’m not a jealous person, but holy shit am I jealous of my mom. She got a ticket to Phantom’s last performance and attended the black tie gala - kelly Apr 18, 16:40 [Attachment] 17
- Great pic and so awesome!! -- nm - Walt_Disney Apr 19, 05:05
- Awesome -- nm - JaxSean Apr 18, 21:14
- Wow -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 18, 17:56
- wow! nice! -- nm - Remlik Apr 18, 17:47
- Ahhhhhhhhhh! -- nm - Andie Apr 18, 17:30
- She could be your twin!! :) -- nm - Meg Apr 18, 16:59 1
  - 75 lbs. ago we looked very similar! -- nm - kelly Apr 18, 17:03
- Wow! That's awesome and a great pic! -- nm - Krusty Apr 18, 16:53
- I know her! -- nm - David Apr 18, 16:53
- Mom’s rule. -- nm - VMan Apr 18, 16:47 2
  - My brother rules for taking the lead. My mom was too afraid to ask for a picture so my brother stepped in. He asked if he could get a picture of them - kelly Apr 18, 16:53 1
    - Very cool. Glad for her. -- nm - VMan Apr 18, 16:58
- with Death standing right over his shoulder even -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 16:43 3
  - That guy made his costume. -- (pic) - kelly Apr 18, 17:02 [Attachment]
  - heh, I thought you meant the guy over her shoulder -- nm - Beaker Apr 18, 16:57 1
    - nope just vaguely creepy security guy -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 17:10
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Apr 18, 16:41
Taxidermia is a Hungarian art film, sort of? Not a show about taxidermy (sorry loosi) -- nm - colin Apr 18, 16:37 1
- From the director of Hukkle! -- nm - Dano Apr 18, 18:56
Jury Of Ronald’s Friends -- (edited) - Tim Apr 18, 16:20
be kind, rewind -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 18, 16:19
'Headbangers Ball' premiered 36 years ago, April 18, 1987, on MTV -- (link) - budice Apr 18, 16:19

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