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PSA: It’s the First of May -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 09:16 [youtube]
Bosch Legacy has been renewed for another season. Neat! :) -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 09:14 4
- Everything is coming up FreeVee! -- nm - Mop🧹 May 1, 09:21
- also Amazon: here have all our Prime Video series for free -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 1, 09:19 1
  - that's smart. -- nm - Remlik May 1, 09:32
- 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 09:16
Today might be the day I shave off my winter beard. It's feeling SO annoying this morning. -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 09:12
what business did Harlan Crow have before SCOTUS? well this case for one -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 1, 09:06
Ben Cardin will not seek re-election, new MD senator coming -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 1, 09:04
Canadian residents barred from buying tickets for Maple Leafs-Panthers games in Florida...(link) - Walt_Disney May 1, 08:52 14
- Woooooooow. Florida gonna Florida in all the worst ways. -- nm - sycor May 1, 09:03
- "Alaska Airlines, the Official Airline of the Seattle Kraken has added an additional flight to get Kraken fans to Dallas for game 1." -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 09:02 1
  - Alaska Airlines: Do you have your flight to Dallas for Game 1? If not, it's time to get Kraken -- nm - JD May 1, 09:04
- i got you Leafs Fam! - hollywood big shot May 1, 09:00
- I recall the Milwaukee Brewers trying that for Cubs series. Wisconsin residents just sold them on the aftermarket. -- nm - zunkskunk May 1, 08:59
- This is not outside the normal, but it is insecure - Reagen May 1, 08:58
- that's insane. -- nm - Andie May 1, 08:56 7
  - You know what you did. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 09:07
  - IMO *hand wavy* this has been done before but it is being sensationalized because of the different county aspect - JD May 1, 08:59 4
    - not allowing the other team to have fans is kind of nuts. -- nm - Andie May 1, 09:04 1
      - The philosophy is the opposition can have fans but just not at our ice / field / arena - JD May 1, 09:05
    - Although we can see why Leafs fans wouldn't have come across this issue before -- nm - Reagen May 1, 09:01 1
      - and here I thought that NHL fans had replaced the Bruins for Leafs as the subject of jokes 😆 -- nm - JD May 1, 09:02
  - now i want to go! (i would never have considered it before that article.) -- nm - Andie May 1, 08:57
A's have lost: 18-3, 17-6, 13-1, 12-2, 11-0 (twice) and 10-1. In that 17-6 loss, they walked 17 batters -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 08:39 3
- Seems they need some pitching. -- nm - zunk takes things literally May 1, 09:00
- They're going to take the Connor Bedard pick away from the Blue Jackets -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:41
- If you gonna tank, do it right -- nm - budice May 1, 08:39
Eva Green wins lawsuit where she was accused of sabotaging "career-killing" movie -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 08:31 1
- Can call me "peasant" anytime -- nm - budice May 1, 08:32
Keukenhof Tulip Festival - total tourist trap or absolute must do if in Amsterdam? -- nm - ty97 May 1, 08:29 5
- Club Vandersexxx? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 08:34
- there is a sense in which "both" is fine. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 1, 08:32
- I like tulips. so yes, I'd definitely do it. -- nm - Pippy can't read May 1, 08:31 2
  - I love tulips - ty97 May 1, 08:31 1
    - Do it. It is a great thing to visit during your layover flight to Albany -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:47
2023 Kentucky Derby: When is the draw, when is the race, what is a mint julep, who is favored? Your questions answered - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:29 7
- Friends of ours (from KY) that live here are having a Derby Party Saturday, so it will be my first. -- (edited) - JaxSean May 1, 08:42 1
  - I hope you have fun! -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:44
- I enjoyed the races when I went (not Derby Day obviously). I did not have a mint julep though. -- nm - sycor May 1, 08:37 3
  - I've soured a bit on racing due to fatalities. But I like pretty horses, women in fancy dresses, and mint juleps. :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:40 2
    - Yeah a horse was injury and put down when I was there. I really sucked and hurt to see. Put a damper on the afternoon. - sycor May 1, 08:45 1
      - As long as you and your dad had a good time together, it was a win -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:49
- Four Mint Julep recipes to serve your Kentucky Derby party - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:37
Good luck in the first game today, rollo. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 1, 08:29 1
- Good game! The last 2 seasons my opening opponent has made the final four, so no pressure. -- nm - rollo 🐙 May 1, 09:49
Dee Snider sides with Paul Stanley -- (link) - Remlik May 1, 08:25 2
- He's 68. I don't think he can wrap his brain around it. - Pippy can't read May 1, 08:33
- That's disappointing -- nm - TWuG May 1, 08:31
citadel is *such* trash. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 1, 08:22 13
- Everyone is so pretty, though. -- nm - The Allfather May 1, 09:12
- I agree -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:38
- But Stanley Tucci is in it and he makes everything better. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 08:37
- Is that bad? Because there are cases when that isn't bad. (And I think this might be one of them.) -- nm - Beryllium May 1, 08:36
- How is Chopra. On a scale of Quantico to better than Quantico? I did not like her Quantico. -- nm - sycor May 1, 08:35
- If they made it all about Stanley Tucci that would be better. -- nm - Max May 1, 08:27 2
  - Hell, I watched his Bird Box movie. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 08:31
  - ok but when *isn’t* that true? -- nm - mafic May 1, 08:30
- is this the one with Rob Stark? -- nm - Jovian May 1, 08:26 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 08:27
- super super generic. -- nm - Remlik May 1, 08:25
- orly? how is it trash? -- nm - budice May 1, 08:22 1
  - watch the first twelve minutes and get back to me. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 1, 08:28
Should i just get my canadian boating license for $19? just because? -- nm - Andie May 1, 08:13 6
- there was an additional code, so it ended up being $16 for the course. done! -- nm - Andie May 1, 08:36 1
  - Captain Andie has a nice ring to it -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 09:11
- If the pilot goes on strike mid-air, and they ask if anyone can fly a plane, you'll have the confidence of a CBL. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:19 1
  - Not to be confused with the confidence of CBD. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 08:22
- Sure. What if Bery gets incapacitated on that boat ride he's taking you on? -- nm - Qale May 1, 08:14 1
  - Not because of anything Andie did, I'm sure.... -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 08:16
As strike looms, The Bear, CSI: Vegas, and more TV writers tell us what it's really like behind the scenes -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 08:11 3
- no real inside dope but the women in my writers group who are WGA are mildly optimistic that a deal can actually get done by the deadline - hollywood big shot May 1, 08:20 2
  - huh -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 1, 08:28
  - 👍 -- nm - JD May 1, 08:21
I'm WFH today but apparently they've closed our building because the lights aren't working and now one of the boilers has gone out and they have no - spamlet May 1, 08:10 3
- Someone tripped over a power strip and a bunch of stuff got unplugged. - sycor May 1, 08:13
- I believe you have my stapler. -- nm - Qale May 1, 08:13 1
  - Damn this was much better than my older reference. -- nm* - sycor May 1, 08:14
34 shots on goal, 33 saves. Grubey I take back every bad thing I've said about you, and I have said a lot of those. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 07:52 2
- 😆 -- nm - JD May 1, 08:00
- I've nothing personal against the Dallas Stars, but they play in the same town as the Cowboys and both wear a star. So lose Dallas, lose! -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 07:57
I was confused by mention of the 'Stone of Destiny' for the coronation. I've always known it by the alternate 'Stone of Scone.' -- (link) - Meg May 1, 07:47 2
- Same here, but I am afraid of its counterpart when I try baking - the scone of stone -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:02 1
  - 🤣 -- nm - Meg May 1, 08:08
Ryan Reynolds, Rob McElhenney reward promoted Wrexham with Vegas trip -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 07:45 7
- So they bought the team for £2M. How much is it worth now that the team was promoted? -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 07:50 4
  - 4.795M Euros on average this year. $5.26M in dollars -- (link) - Volnelk May 1, 08:14 2
    - For comparison, they peg the market value of the entire fifth tier at €6.13 million -- (link*) - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 08:25 1
      - Looking at it further, it looks like those might be the collective transfer values of the players, not the value of the clubs themselves though. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 08:35
  - At least £2.000001M -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 07:55
- Get Bale drunk, have him sign -- nm - budice May 1, 07:49
- What's the worst that could happen? To Vegas, I mean. -- nm - Volnelk May 1, 07:46
If there's no agreement by May 16 Westjest pilots will likely strike. I fly home on the 12th :) -- nm - Meg May 1, 07:25 2
- i fly May 24. This isn't *great.* -- nm* - Andie May 1, 07:55 1
  - Ouch! Good luck. I'm not seeing anything on it down here. Had to Google for news. ST was the first I heard about it. -- nm - Meg May 1, 08:00
Hmmm. Looks like Synchrony dropped its 4- and 5-year CD rates to 4.00% APY - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 07:24 2
- My online bank has been stuck at 2% for anything over a year, so I've just been cycling the one-years. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 08:01
- And so it begins. -- nm - zunkskunk May 1, 07:35
Latavius Murray signs 1-yr deal with Bills -- nm - budice May 1, 07:04
does anyone know whether Aerosmith is going on tour? -- nm - loosilu May 1, 06:45 5
- win tickets at 12:20! -- nm - Remlik May 1, 08:24
- gotta squeeze it in before Tyler goes to rapist jail -- nm - hollywood big shot May 1, 08:01
- Are you asking because you Don't Want To Miss A Thing? -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 07:20 1
  - same old song and dance with these responses. -- nm - tRuMaN May 1, 07:25
- unfortunately -- nm - rollo May 1, 07:02
Aerosmith 40 date (in arenas) Farewell Tour called "The Peace Out Tour." Opener is Black Crowes. Room for additional dates built into the schedule. - MDH May 1, 06:38 1
- not going to be able to separate the art from the artist on this one. -- nm - colin May 1, 06:50
Retirement: Aerosmith has announced a 40-date farewell tour. The band's “Peace Out” tour begins Sept. 2 -- (link) - budice May 1, 06:36
*sigh* Closing out the 529 acct of my youngest nephew today. No more state tax breaks for me. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 06:29
740 miles in April -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 1, 06:20 3
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 1, 08:05
- 🌟🚲🌟 -- nm - Dano ✔️ May 1, 06:43
- !!! Great! -- nm - Pippy May 1, 06:30
Star Wars Lego ordered. VIP special gifts obtained with order. Not a bad deal for a Monday morning. -- nm - sycor May 1, 06:08 11
- Ditto -- nm - TWuG May 1, 07:42 1
  - X-wing? -- nm - JD May 1, 08:22
- Well done. The X-wing? -- nm - JD May 1, 06:09 8
  - Nah a bit too expensive for me right now. Got the two new dioramas, Emperor's Throne Room and Endor Speeder chase. Free gifts included - sycor May 1, 06:28 7
    - Wait, the x-wing was too expensive then you got it for free? -- nm - Spawn May 1, 07:57 3
      - The free on is like - and the expensive one is is like (------) -- nm - JD May 1, 08:01 2
        
        Yeah the free one is much smaller. But still cool. -- nm - sycor May 1, 08:04
        
        Ah! -- nm - Spawn May 1, 08:03
    - Nice! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 06:44
    - Don't bend your Wookiee. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 06:32 1
      - Don't tell me how to play with my Wookie. -- nm - sycor May 1, 08:04
Beginning with bonds issued today, the fixed rate on Series I treasuries is 0.9%, the highest fixed rate since Nov 2007. -- (link) - Pachypodium baronii May 1, 06:06 3
- Will probably wait to see what the one-year return looks like in October - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 06:11 2
  - Also *updates his spreadsheet* -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 1, 06:13
  - Same here. Made a todo when they announced the fixed rate early on Friday. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 1, 06:13
weekend viewing: Citadel (2 eps) B-, Fatal Attraction (3 eps) B+ -- nm - mud ♪ May 1, 05:52 19
- Sisu: A-. Better Call Saul S7 4-11: A. -- nm - Spawn May 1, 07:56
- re: citadel it's so curious to me that my AZ prime video page has dead ringers, maisel, some dennis quaid movie, THEN citadel. like, why isn't citadel - judge indianapolis jones May 1, 07:06 1
  - (apparently it cost around $200 Million...so a fair question...) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 07:14
- Season 8 of The Great British Sewing Bee: A -- nm - Krusty May 1, 06:53
- AYTGIMM, A. We all loved it. -- nm - Andie May 1, 06:40
- I turned off Citadel in the first episode after spoils - Loyola May 1, 06:39 4
  - Oh honey it only got more ridiculous from there. -- nm - Pippy May 1, 06:49 3
    - They must think we’re as dumb as a fence post in Yellowstone. - Loyola May 1, 07:02
    - I'm having second thoughts on my B-, it's too generous. I'll give it one more chance and watch ep.3 on Friday. -- nm - mud ♪ May 1, 07:00 1
      - Someone on Tik Tok said “ they spent 50 million an episode, I want to see WHERE.,” - Pippy May 1, 07:03
- and last night's Succession was a A+(at least) -- nm - mud ♪ May 1, 06:34
- Citadel B-, Mute B, Synchronic D -- nm - Pippy May 1, 06:32
- Lightning VS Leafs Game 6: D- -- nm - JaxSean May 1, 06:16 1
  - :D -- nm - Andie May 1, 06:28
- Last half of S2 of Only Murders - B-; First half of The Bear - made me crave a Beef (A) -- (edited) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 1, 06:11
- Ant-Man 3 B, Scream 6 B+. The Ark (last 3 eps) C+, Mando (last 3) A-/B+ -- nm - sycor May 1, 06:07
- I agree with your grade for Citadel - I'll keep watching because I'm a big fan of Richard Madden -- nm - decline May 1, 05:54 1
  - I’m the opposite, I like her in this role -- nm - Pippy May 1, 06:31
- Barry s3 epis 1-4: A; Hockey: B+ ; The Night Agent epis 4 and 5: B- ; Survivor last 2 epis: A (been a great season) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 05:53
JPMorgan Chase takes over First Republic after U.S. seizure of ailing bank -- (link*) - budice May 1, 05:42
TV PSA: Voice, American Idol, All American, Bob Hearts Abishola, Neighborhood, 911, NCIS, NCIS Hawaii, Fantasy Island, Good Doctor, That's My Jam, - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 05:31 2
- 2?) Neighborhood and I'll eventually check out White House Plumbers. -- nm - Krusty May 1, 05:47
- 911 for the girls, Game 7 for me...maybe White House Plumbers -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 1, 05:32

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