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Texas students no longer allowed to contact their elected representatives under new education rules -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 05:24 2
- w t everlasting f ? -- nm - Andie May 1, 06:16
- Completely rational and reasonable. -- nm - Volnelk May 1, 05:33
Vice is shutting down Waypoint, their game journalism section. Another sacrifice at the altar of exponential growth. -- (link) - Tim May 1, 05:16 1
- bastards -- nm - decline May 1, 05:30
Looks like Only Murders will return on August 8th. Seems like an odd date to drop the show as summer isn't a popular time for people to watch TV shows - Krusty May 1, 05:13 1
- Sched prolly empty and needed the 3rd Qtr bump -- nm - budice May 1, 05:15
seems like a tentative agreement between the Canadian Federal Govt and the Union has been reached -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 05:03
Waffle 3/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 04:57 3
- 3 - 465 - GregW May 1, 09:15
- 3/5 - decline May 1, 05:29
- Deluxe Waffle 3/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 05:07
Wordle 681 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 May 1, 03:58 5
- 2 - 681 - GregW May 1, 09:13
- 5 - rollo May 1, 06:52
- 2 - decline May 1, 05:28
- 3/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 04:55
- Well done. 5 for me - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 1, 04:46
professional hockey sucks, anyway -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 1, 03:55
NHL Hard Mode Day 15 (the swan song) - Reagen May 1, 03:20 1
- this is like a game 7 for you, need this one to break even :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 04:35
Hmm. I read 11 books in April. - Beryllium May 1, 01:38
Congrats Crash—this might be the “cherry on top” of a great series -- (link) - Flavorize May 1, 00:44
This is the most impressive “Star Wars by Wes Anderson” I’ve seen yet -- (link) - Flavorize May 1, 00:20 1
- I would 100% watch that. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 1, 04:45
Snitching for Jesus: informing on your college professors for being liberals -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 30, 23:16
now they're shooting baseball players in Texas -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 22:50
Worlds collide again. Watching 'Ultimate Cake Off' on Peacock. The cake is to celebrate the Griffith Observatory. The guest judge is - Meg Apr 30, 22:22 1
- Sounds like maybe - Beryllium Apr 30, 23:00
Banning drag queens won't work, the only way to stop a bad guy in a dress is with a good guy in a dress -- nm - Mastodon Apr 30, 22:07 2
- but the drag queens in Banning Ca. are good guy in dresses!!! :))) -- nm* - Peglegpete Apr 30, 23:18 1
  - well, the drag queens in Banning Ca won't work, not only are they drag queens but they're also welfare queens. that's why they have all that time ... -- nm - to read books to kids. May 1, 01:03
You can shove that coronation, you can shove that coronation, you can shove that coronation -- (link) - JD Apr 30, 21:42 2
- That’s funny -- nm - Pippy May 1, 05:24
- NO Coronation Quiche for them!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 30, 23:19
passive voice do your stuff -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 21:38
Seems like I've spent the day doing month-end paperwork for 2 different organizations. Three(!) bank deposits for the Historical Society and - Meg Apr 30, 21:33 3
- One of those deposits was for the Barn Sale and included over 300 one dollar bills :/ Tequila - good!! -- nm - Meg Apr 30, 21:46 2
  - 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 30, 22:05
  - Woot 🥃 -- nm - JD Apr 30, 21:54
bad night for #1 seeds -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 21:22 2
- If you include Milwaukee in the NBA 3 of the 4 number 1 seeds in NBA and NHL all lost in the first round -- nm - eag Apr 30, 21:39 1
  - Actually, VGK is the #1 seed in the West. Colorado was the #2 seed, but they are last years Cup champions. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 30, 21:47
whoa, kick start my heart -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 30, 21:15 3
- But enough about the NFL Draft... -- nm - David Apr 30, 21:38
- woo! may I offer my congratulations for the first time in Vegas Golden Knights history. -- nm - mafic Apr 30, 21:17 1
  - They just showed a graphic. In NHL history four teams have made their playoff debut against the defending Stanley Cup champion. The Kraken are the first to win. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Apr 30, 21:23
Just got a bunch of my stuff sent over from Canada, including this gem. My dad sat next to him on a plane once. -- (pic) - mafic Apr 30, 21:05 [Attachment]
What country plays techno music and likes to twerk? - JD Apr 30, 20:52
Well, Mrs. Davis is bonkers. -- nm - Mop Apr 30, 20:52
Offsides. No goal -- nm - JD Apr 30, 20:37 1
- somethingsomething history repeating -- (link) - mafic Apr 30, 20:48
Well, DAMN. There’d *better* be a second season of The Diplomat. -- nm - Mop Apr 30, 20:15 1
- That's what I said! -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 20:29
Seattle has scored first in 100% of their playoff games. - Reagen Apr 30, 19:47 1
- Seattle has scored the first two in 100% of their Game 7s -- nm - budice Apr 30, 20:01
Oh god, Gus is hanging out with M3GAN in Sweet Tooth Season 2. -- (link) - Qale Apr 30, 19:42
Wiggie, how good is Ted Boutrous? - David Apr 30, 19:35 1
- (Thanks in advance!) - David Apr 30, 19:36
Succession spoil - mud ♪ Apr 30, 19:14 1
- The whole family is just crazy...spoils - Remlik Apr 30, 19:30
Wait...tomorrow’s Monday? F*ck. -- nm* - znufrii 🦄 Apr 30, 19:09 2
- $hit, its the last day of the month, I'm dead tired, but have to file sales tax quarterly tonight, seriously considering a 10% penalty -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 19:29 1
  - well dang, I had till tomorrow to file and pay.... -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 20:56
Bruins found Leafs’ misplaced bad ju-ju. -- nm - Mop Apr 30, 19:02
As an outsider, that whole thing seemed amazing. -- nm - David Apr 30, 19:01
Subbing out your likely Vezina winning goalie for G7 is always gonna be a decision that actually was made. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 18:59 3
- 43-point difference between the Panthers and Bruins represents the largest upset in Stanley Cup Playoffs history for a best-of-7 series -- nm - budice Apr 30, 19:27 1
  - but again, can't really compare to pre-2005. -- nm - mafic Apr 30, 19:58
- yeah, but for a guy who could also conceivably be nominated. it's not like they put in Andre Racicot. -- nm - mafic Apr 30, 19:11
Panthers pounce! -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 18:57 2
- This is like when there's an exorcism and the demon has to find a new host. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 19:00 1
  - the Leafs will 100% not be ousted again by the dirty Bruins -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 20:39
Leafs gonna blow it... -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 30, 18:56
Welp, regular season be damned -- nm - budice Apr 30, 18:55 1
- It might be slightly more nuaced than that. Perhaps don't chase the all time regular season record. While not always first round losses, none of the - JD Apr 30, 18:59
You're on the case Bobovrsky! -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:52
geez -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 30, 18:51
holy shi -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:50
Boston really wants to lose -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:41
guess neither of them want to face the Leafs -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 18:24
In sports history terms, how big an upset would this be? - David Apr 30, 18:19 8
- I had high expectations for their draft pick to be in the lottery for the habs and they are taking Boston to game 7 OT...so great job by them -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:38
- bearing in mind that ever since the shootout there are more points available. - mafic Apr 30, 18:34 4
  - like they've lost some weird games to weak teams, and Florida went 2-2 in the season series. upset, but my mind isn't blown. -- nm - mafic Apr 30, 18:37 3
    - Columbus over Tampa that one year still would feel bigger, IMO. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 18:43 2
      - (Which fun fact, had Bobrovsky in net) -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 19:05
      - agreed -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:43
- Boston had 135 points. Florida had 92. So Boston is 50% better? - Volnelk 🍊 Apr 30, 18:29
- It’s the Warriors 73 wins losing to the 8 seed that year level. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Apr 30, 18:27
dammit -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 30, 18:16 1
- goalie needs to goalie and not punch guys in the fucking head -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:17
oh shit!!!! -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 18:16
For the first time since 1992, a professional football team from Washington D.C. will play for a league championship. -- (link) - Remlik Apr 30, 18:15
Record points and down 2-0 Game 7. huh -- nm - budice Apr 30, 16:45 4
- we have a game -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 17:38
- they needed that one -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 16:52 2
  - and Nick Cannon cause he never misses -- nm - budice Apr 30, 17:25 1
    - It seems his sperm don't -- nm - JD Apr 30, 17:26
There was a house we were interested in when we first moved here five years ago that got pulled off the market just as we were hunting. It was priced - Reagen Apr 30, 16:18 14
- Some photos -- (pic) - Reagen Apr 30, 16:38 [Attachment] 6
  - -- -- (pic) - Reagen Apr 30, 16:38 [Attachment] 5
    - -- -- (pic) - Reagen Apr 30, 16:39 [Attachment] 4
      - -- -- (pic) - Reagen Apr 30, 16:39 [Attachment] 3
        
        -- -- (pic) - Reagen Apr 30, 16:39 [Attachment] 2
        
        It’s very lovely -- nm - Pippy Apr 30, 17:15
        
        I'll pay 2.5 million! -- nm - Victoria BC househunter si Apr 30, 16:40
- I believe it. A home in our neighborhood just like ours listed for $120k more and sold immediately. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 30, 16:25 1
  - We wanted to snoop in the open house but it sold before they even got to do that. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 16:46
- heh, and when we were looking 18 years ago it was probably $300k or less :) -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 16:24 4
  - Sold for 410 in 2007 -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 16:25 3
    - we would of been looking outside the city (after looking at the pics). -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 17:17 2
      - Our house has probably close to doubled in value based on neighbourhood comps. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 17:23 1
        
        oh no doubt. -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 17:49
Now that the draft is over, my question is: Can we trade Russell Wilson again next year, even if he technically isn't on our team? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 30, 16:18 3
- We hot two years of draft picks for him plus a billion extra in our salary cap -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 17:04
- Watch out for us!! WE drafted a kicker in the third round! Beware -- nm - Bacon Apr 30, 16:51
- I mean, I once traded one of your players from my fantasy team. -- nm - The Allfather Apr 30, 16:26
"Speaking of assholes, Don Lemon is out of a job" -- nm - Beaker Apr 30, 16:12
DiFi is basically exactly who the GOP has been pretending Joe Biden is for three years but because Judiciary can’t function without her they don’t say - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 16:08
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to the 2023 NFL Draft -- (link) - Beaker Apr 30, 16:04 [youtube] 1
- C+ -- nm - psilotum Apr 30, 16:09
There's a story going around about russian troops in ukraine getting radiation sickness because of Chernobyl, but I can't find a reputable source. - Beryllium Apr 30, 15:48 8
- NYT has a story saying rad levels are "safe" around the site. -- (link) - TWuG Apr 30, 16:15 5
  - Safe, until you dig into the dirt. -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 16:26 4
    - Yeah, that was going to be my IM. If the Russian troops were digging in, they soaked up a lot of rads -- nm - TWuG Apr 30, 17:38
    - but when in war do you ever need to do *that* -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 16:36
    - (and eat the catfish) -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 16:28 1
      - Don't order the wild boar anywhere in the region, they love mushrooms and fungi soaks up heavy metals and isotopes like sponges -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 17:07
- Pravda Ukraine? BBC aljazeera -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 15:59 1
  - BBC I'd believe -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 16:00
NBA: all 8 seeds are represented in 2nd round: No. 1 Nuggets No. 2 Celtics No. 3 76ers No. 4 Suns No. 5 Knicks No. 6 Warriors No. 7 Lakers No. 8 Heat -- (link*) - budice Apr 30, 15:44
Okay, what's your Stand-Up Comedian Cinematic Universe? - Beryllium Apr 30, 15:39 12
- Roy Wood Jr. as Falcon, Taylor Tomlinson as Jean Grey, Gabriel Iglesias as The Hulk, Bernie Mac as Fury, Steven Wright as the Riddler. - Max Apr 30, 22:47
- Chelsea Handler as Ms. Marvel -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Apr 30, 17:30
- Nate Barghzi as Captain America. Matt Rife as Flash. -- nm - Pippy Apr 30, 17:18 1
  - Bert Kreischer as The Thing. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 30, 17:25
- Wanda Sykes as Storm. Amy Cho as Melinda May. Eddie Izzard as Magneto. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 30, 16:54
- Rodney Dangerfield as the Watcher -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 30, 16:31 3
  - What about Bob Hope as the Watcher, though? -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 30, 16:55 2
    - I've been trying to think who Hope, Carson & Benny would be. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 30, 17:10 1
      - Actually, Carson. The Watcher needs to be one of the most elder, stoic, dry-humor comics, I think. -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Apr 30, 17:16
- Sam Kineson or Lewis Black is Hulk, right? -- nm - VMan Apr 30, 15:48 2
  - Hmm, I hadn't considered including the dead ones. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 15:52 1
    - On the living hand, having Lewis Black say "that's my secret, cap - I'm always angry!" would be rich -- nm - Beryllium Apr 30, 15:53
GAME 7! Florida Panthers @ Boston Bruins - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 30, 15:39 1
- Bruins! (cause Habs have Florida's draft pick) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 30, 15:49
Greg Abbot really is a POS - TWuG Apr 30, 15:37 2
- Horrible horrible man -- nm - Pippy Apr 30, 18:35
- What's the implication?? If they had green cards they wouldn't have been shot? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 30, 18:02
Qale has documented it, but Greg Abbott = scumbag. -- (link) - Volnelk 🍊 Apr 30, 15:36 7
- and not even a factually-accurate scumbag -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 21:37
- I mean, yeah. But this is really bad. Even for him. -- nm - Qale Apr 30, 17:18
- I mean, one side = right to shoot a gun, the other = illegals. I'm surprised he is not the one driving the dude's escape car. (NM) - Marlowe Apr 30, 15:55 1
  - "*I* was going to kill those illegal aliens!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 30, 16:19
- 4.5m Texans voted to keep him in office knowing exactly who he is -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 30, 15:37 2
  - Don’t worry, they are horrible people too -- nm - Pippy Apr 30, 18:36
  - Okay. -- nm - Qale Apr 30, 17:19

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