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Old ad ditty just for Crash - Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow... For the rest - Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and Chevrolet. -- nm - VMan May 5, 05:46 3
- Funny you mention that Chevy ad as I heard it on a podcast yesterday. It was an episode about parking and I had never heard the ad before. -- nm - Krusty May 5, 05:49 2
  - I get it. I'm old. ;) - VMan May 5, 05:58 1
    - Heh. :⁠-⁠) - Krusty May 5, 06:55
digits - decline May 5, 05:36 1
- Mine - znufrii 🦄 May 5, 06:12
waffle 2/5 - decline May 5, 05:28 3
- 5 - 469 - GregW May 5, 13:34
- 5/5. 11 days in a row, a new personal best. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 5, 05:57
- 2/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 5, 05:40
Ted Lasso spoilers - Krusty May 5, 05:01 5
- It's just meandering. -- nm - Inigo May 5, 05:05 4
  - They lost the comedy. Spoiler - Krusty May 5, 05:08 3
    - Agreed. I feel the same way about Barry. Remember when that was a comedy? -- nm - Inigo May 5, 05:11 2
      - eh, it hasn't changed as much as people seem to think imo - spoilers - Beaker 🍺 May 5, 05:45
      - Yup. It seems they started to focus too much on certain aspects of the show and abandoned parts that made them a complete show. -- nm* - Krusty May 5, 05:14
TV PSA: SWAT, Shark Tank, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Fire Country, Blue Bloods, Citadel, Marvelous Mrs Maisel, The Power, Blindspotting, Silo, - Beaker 🍺 May 5, 04:51 1
- likely try Silo when we get the free Apple. Catchup on Survivor and Mando with the girls tonight -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 5, 04:58
Wagner may be giving up on capturing the pile of rubble known as Bahkmut -- (link) - Reagen May 5, 04:39
Happy birthday, Bacon! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂🎉 -- nm - Krusty May 5, 04:35 2
- Thanks Krusty, my alarm just went off and I am like tired as EF! -- nm - Bacon May 5, 06:53
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 5, 04:46
Per The Athletic, what was the last year Alabama was ranked lower than #3 in a preseason CFB poll? -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 5, 04:02 3
- 1897 -- nm - decline May 5, 05:21
- 2004? *wild guess as I have no clue* -- nm* - Krusty May 5, 04:35 1
  - Not quite that long. 2009 but still impressive -- nm* - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 5, 05:00
Wordle 685 3/6 - Return to Alderaan - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 5, 03:50 3
- 4 - 685 - GregW May 5, 13:32
- 4/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 5, 05:33
- 6 - decline May 5, 05:26
Apparently the person that made the large bet on the Alabama baseball game that got the coach fired was talking to the coach while placing the bet -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 5, 03:33 1
- Get the feeling this happens far more often -- nm - budice May 5, 03:44
a 30 foot 'phallus' mowed onto the lawn at the coronation gathering -- (link) - zeitgeist May 5, 01:30 4
- Oh, it's just pareidolia. People are imagin--- wait, nope, that's a weiner. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 5, 05:59
- Ha! -- nm - Krusty May 5, 04:56
- should've been dickbutt -- nm - mafic May 5, 01:34 1
  - kiss? -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 5, 03:33
1920's flappers are to blame, destruction of the whaling indsustry, forest fires, bad eyesight, unemployment, prohibition (maybe true) -- (link) - zeitgeist May 5, 00:57 [mastodon] 2
- The original millennials -- nm - Dano May 5, 01:28
- fewer corsets, less whalebone demand! it all checks out! -- nm - mafic May 5, 01:21
if Jim Henson had voiced Yoda as George first wanted (Jim recommended he give it to Frank Oz) -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 5, 00:54
die coal die -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 4, 23:15
Remain is good again -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 4, 22:52
Citadel is very much trash, but at least it's high production trash. -- nm - Max May 4, 22:43
Airline pricing is so weird. Same flight is more expensive if I don't do the last leg. -- nm - Dano ✔️ May 4, 22:39 1
- That’s common but don’t do it if you have a return flight. The airline will cancel your flight home. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 5, 03:56
from b2 MAJ: I've received two eCards recently with same results. I was able to use them both to just make partial payments towards my electric bill. - Qale May 4, 21:36 1
- thanks very much I will try this. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 5, 05:53
Serbia has 2nd mass shooting in a week, 1st had former student kill 8, now car firing machine gun driving through village -- (link) - zeitgeist May 4, 20:39 1
- My first reaction when I saw the first headline was "They seem to have forgotten to mention the state", like Serbia, WI. (NM) - Marlowe May 4, 20:48
A couple more probable tornadoes in the area today. Local resident "my aunt in (tornado alley) asked what I did when it happened. I said I - Meg May 4, 20:11
Beatles/Oasis....George covers Don't Look Back In Anger...via AI -- (link) - Remlik May 4, 19:53 [youtube]
Griffin Canning starts for the Angels and gives up 5 ER in 5 IP. However the bottom half of the Angels lineup goes nuts going 10-18 with 8 RBI - JD May 4, 19:38
“secretive” feels like it’s doing a Herculean amount of lifting in that logline -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 4, 19:25
Live Nation expected Q1 revenue: $2.23B, actual revenue $3.1B. Operating income was 5x Q1 of 2022. -- nm - MDH May 4, 19:23
Anthony Davis’ red shoes are a big middle finger to consistency. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 4, 19:08
Looks like the Tories are getting trounced in UK local elections tonight. -- nm* - Reagen May 4, 19:07 1
- Glad to hear this. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 20:48
Ouch. -- (link) - Mop May 4, 19:04 1
- He shouldn't be asking for more money after writing House Party. -- nm - Krusty May 5, 04:40
Weekend project -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 May 4, 19:01 1
- Nah. My weekend project last weekend was a disaster, I think this weekend I'll take it easy. -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 19:22
DTL: Close one Will, came down to the endgame. Dano I'll need you to make the NTT for a chance at the in-season tri-fecta -- nm - rollo May 4, 18:59 2
- He put up a better fight than I did. -- nm - spamlet May 4, 19:10
- Good luck with that. -- nm - Dano May 4, 19:09
Objectively, that’s Sean Gunn’s best film and by a fairly large amount. -- nm - The Allfather May 4, 18:48 6
- Kirk! -- nm - Tim May 4, 19:10 2
  - WHAT? -- nm - spamlet May 4, 19:12 1
    - heh -- nm - Tim May 4, 19:31
- That's a backhanded compliment if I ever saw one. (NM) - Marlowe May 4, 18:58
- James -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 4, 18:48 1
  - Him too -- nm - The Allfather May 4, 18:49
Great movie. -- nm - Spawn May 4, 18:25 1
- no surprise here. -- nm - mud ♪ May 4, 20:13
The NY public library has a branch dedicated to Pippy. -- (pic) - Krusty May 4, 18:23 [Attachment] 7
- I must visit -- nm - Pippy May 4, 19:56
- Half of it devoted to studies of Legolas, Orlando Bloom, and their sociocultural significance. - Reluctant Cynic May 4, 19:52 1
  - I shall read every one -- nm - Pippy May 4, 19:56
- what is up with the different colored A? -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:24 3
  - No idea what happened to it. -- nm - Krusty May 4, 18:28 2
    - Are they trying to emphasize the NY at the end? -- nm - Meg May 4, 19:49 1
      - I think you're overthinking it. Someone probably just knocked the old one off. -- nm - Ender May 4, 20:29
Athletics official: Black sprinters better because they 'escape burglaries' -- (link) - JD May 4, 18:09
Chimp Empire (Netflix) is really good. Terrific photography. Mahershala Ali's narration is solid. I wasn't expecting E1's ending. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 4, 17:47 3
- can you summarize? -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:14 2
  - he got into an ivy league school, but it was Brown. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:18 1
    - Tragic. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:20
Pippy. Face up Pai Gow is $50 minimum at MGM. Had to walk down to Caesar’s to do a status match to my MGM via Hyatt so I may walk across to TI or - oblique May 4, 17:46 5
- I highly recommend the Cromwell for reasonable tables, great dealers, and a chill vibe -- nm - rollo May 4, 19:58
- Wow!! That is steep. Harrah’s in New Orleans was the same. 2 hands in, I hit a bonus on my $5 side bet. $15 will last a bit if you try it -- nm - Pippy May 4, 18:19 3
  - The progressive at Caesars was $100 min. But the pot was $400k. Got $10 free slots with my match. Lost :) -- nm - oblique May 4, 18:20 1
    - What is going on in that town? -- nm - Pippy May 4, 19:57
  - Also you are getting in your steps !! -- nm - Pippy May 4, 18:19
Large electric SUVs may actually be worse for the environment than compact ICE vehicles. -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 May 4, 17:45 10
- Can we agree large vehicles, unless they are used for large numbers of people, are generally bad for the environment? -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:18 3
  - Most drivers can get 90% of their driving done in a car with 200 miles of range and 2 doors. But they buy for the 10% of the driving where that - TWuG May 4, 18:46 2
    - I'm gonna need a truck a whole bunch this summer - but it's objectively cheaper to rent it for the few times I will need it - Reagen May 4, 18:54 1
      - I'm lucky to have free access to a trailer to carry my heavy stuff - Guigue May 4, 19:10 [Attachment]
- a lot of it also depends on where you get your electricity. like Germany shutting down its nuclear plants now means that if you're charging almost any - mafic May 4, 18:10 2
  - even if it was 100% coal generated, there's still the 20% vs 85-95% efficiency gap. - Reagen May 4, 18:19 1
    - I'm just talking CO2 emissions from driving. once your emissions/kwh for generation goes over about 500 you start hitting the break even point. - mafic May 4, 18:49
- Battery tech and magnets for motors are moving away from rare earths and cheaper/smaller EVs are coming - TWuG May 4, 18:01 1
  - it's not just that it's needlessly wasteful while solid state remains years away at the consumer level, it's also not what EV adopters actually buy - hollywood big shot May 4, 18:10
- Sign us up! -- nm - Detroit May 4, 17:50
Lego Falcon set, 19% off! -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 May 4, 17:43 2
- Thank you for putting my blackjack losses in perspective :) -- nm - oblique May 4, 17:50
- Consider a similar item! -- (pic) - Reagen May 4, 17:49 [Attachment]
Norris finalists: Fox (NYR), Karlsson (SJ) and Makar (COL) -- nm - Reagen May 4, 17:43
I’m only an episode in but I’m going to recommend Bandsplain as a podcast. It’s wildly interesting. - Volnelk 🍊 May 4, 17:43 2
- I’ll check out a couple of the bands I’m a fan of. I had to laugh at the ballooning length of the episodes. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 4, 17:51 1
  - Yeah but much of it is just the songs. - Volnelk 🍊 May 4, 18:53
Ugh, I let my back lawn go like a month too long. Had to mow like half a width at a time. 20AH of battery got me 3/4 of the way through just the back. -- nm - Ender May 4, 17:41
+ or - 5 teeth lost on that shot? -- nm* - Beaker May 4, 17:37 2
- hit off the cheekbone. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 17:40 1
  - his mouth looked teethless but maybe just the blood -- nm - Beaker May 4, 17:42
Ahahah. A coworker shared the name of his Rivian pickup. - Beryllium May 4, 17:34 4
- L3! -- nm - Pippy May 4, 18:20
- not Geralt? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 4, 17:51 1
  - Heh, that's a good one -- nm - Beryllium May 4, 18:39
- Nice! A white R1S lives in my neighborhood. Not sure where, yet. -- nm - TWuG May 4, 17:36
"You deserve a break today" was written by Manilow. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 17:32 1
- Also: "Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there" and "I am stuck on a Band-Aid, 'cause a Band-Aid's stuck on me". There are others too. -- nm - whisper May 4, 23:26
I solved Deluxe Waffle for the first time. - Reluctant Cynic May 4, 17:20 13
- great. now I want waffles. do you know how hard it is to find a proper Liege waffle here? -- nm - mafic May 4, 17:36 11
  - I made waffles for supper! -- nm - Reagen May 4, 17:40 10
    - like proper waffles, or pancake batter in a waffle iron? -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:13 9
      - what are we calling the difference? - Reagen May 4, 18:21 2
        
        I love all waffles, but Liege waffles have a special place in my heart. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:25 1
        
        You mean like what Waffle Window offers? -- (link) - Reluctant Cynic May 4, 19:31
      - *confused puppy head tilt* -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:16 5
        
        proper Belgian waffles are generally made with yeasted dough. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:21 4
        
        so, only BELGIAN waffles are legit. I see. -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:23 3
        
        nah, they're just a (significant) step above. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:24 2
        
        do you make them with cane sugar or beet sugar? - loosilu May 4, 18:25 1
        
        for Liege waffles (the best waffles!) it *has* to be pearl sugar, which is usually beet because only the Belgians really make it. -- nm - mafic May 4, 18:30
- Well done. -- nm - znufrii May 4, 17:36
Statue of Buddha found in an Egyptian archaeological site. -- (link) - Meg May 4, 17:06 1
- "first Buddha found west of Afghanistan" Fascinating. -- nm - Mop May 4, 17:34
Hee, Yahoo calendar reminding me I have a cruise on Saturday. Wouldn't want to forget that. -- nm - Meg May 4, 17:01
Gen. Patton's granddaughter is in the audience tonight. -- nm - Diva May 4, 16:58 3
- $5 if you yell "I read your grandfather's book, you magnificent bastard!" while on stage. -- nm - TWuG May 4, 17:37
- Cool! Break a leg! -- nm - Krusty May 4, 17:29
- Nice! -- nm - Flavorize May 4, 17:06
when you’re definitely not trying to conceal tens of thousands in slush payments to your SCOTUS justice’s wife -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 4, 16:49 10
- THEYRE JUST FRIENDS. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 4, 17:17 6
  - srsly. I funnel vast amounts of money to my friends all the time. it's how friendship works! -- nm - mafic May 4, 17:35 5
    - How YOU doin? -- nm - oblique May 4, 17:50
    - his great-nephew was at risk! Of having to attend a state school! -- nm - Reagen May 4, 17:41 1
      - it's no different to me buying my friend ramen yesterday, really. -- nm - mafic May 4, 17:42
    - For the uber wealthy and powerful, it probably does -- nm - TWuG May 4, 17:38 1
      - sure, to a point. -- nm - mafic May 4, 17:40
- 3 or 4 more revelations and Dick Durbin will strongly consider writing a letter to someone. -- nm - Reagen May 4, 16:56 2
  - BUT HUNTER! -- nm - loosilu May 4, 18:28
  - *sigh* -- nm - oblique May 4, 17:53

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