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If this is true, there should be an investigation. -- (link) - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 17:38 2
- it could just mean that Blackhawk fans are degenerate gamblers. -- nm - mafic May 8, 17:39 1
  - Or if people thought the fix was in, they'd bet it was for the Hawks. -- nm - spamlet May 8, 17:41
Of fucking course Chicago gets it -- nm - Beaker May 8, 17:22 5
- Honestly should have to forfeit it. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 17:23 4
  - heh, RIGGED already trending -- nm - Beaker May 8, 17:25 3
    - if it was rigged it would've gone to Arizona. -- nm - mafic May 8, 17:30 1
      - Gee, Bettman would sure hate a generational talent going to the LA media market -- nm - Reagen May 8, 17:31
    - PEOPLE BAD AT PROBABILITY AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS -- nm - Reagen May 8, 17:26
Ok, at least we're not #4. I'll be happy with top 2... -- nm - Ender May 8, 17:20 1
- Fuck. -- nm - Ender May 8, 17:21
no change to order through to 3 picks left -- nm* - Beaker May 8, 17:15 3
- anaheim or Chicago get #1. Columbus drops to #3 -- nm* - Beaker May 8, 17:17 2
  - Either he read the wrong script or that was a massive leak. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 17:19 1
    - RIGGED! -- nm - Beaker May 8, 17:21
I knew “Plane” would be bad, but this writing is horrible -- nm - MDH May 8, 17:08 1
- All that time that could've been spent on the screenplay they wasted dreaming up a clever title. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 8, 17:15
Bob Huggins might be out of a job very soon. -- (link) - Krusty May 8, 17:01 6
- Had one run-in with a drunk Hugs at a local bar. My buddy said ‘Great game today, Coach’. His reply?…. - Volnelk 🍊 May 8, 17:13 3
  - Was he wearing a Xavier shirt? If so, it's kinda his fault... -- nm - Ender May 8, 17:19 1
    - Nope. It was a blue dress shirt. UC had played Wake Forest that day. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 8, 17:46
  - Yeesh. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 17:16
- The host should be as well. -- nm - David May 8, 17:03 1
  - Yup. Ugly comments on what sounds like a terrible show. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 17:17
free markets for me but not for thee -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 17:01
20 minutes till the Draft Lottery show - who wins the Connor Stakes? - I'm dumb - only 2 numbers are drawn -- (edited) - Reagen May 8, 16:39 9
- the projected #2 pick is also supposed to be quite something too, so don't fret if you get that one -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 8, 17:09
- HABS! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 8, 17:02
- The Red Wings. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 8, 16:58 2
  - anywhere Eastern conference is fine by me. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 17:05
  - *fingers and toes crossed* -- nm - VMan May 8, 17:01
- also I was looking at odds, and Vancouver Canadiens? Really, The Athletic? -- (link) - mafic May 8, 16:47
- Arizona, because that's how the NHL works. -- nm - mafic May 8, 16:45
- Can DC or Pittsburgh? - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 16:42 1
  - DC has 6% chance. Penguins can only move up to #4 -- nm - Beaker May 8, 17:12
SWAT has been uncancelled (it was cancelled Friday) for a final 13 episode season. -- nm - MDH May 8, 16:31 2
- “The diehard fans mailed in 50,000 dead flies, in protest of the cancellation” - Flavorize May 8, 16:34
- "here's half a bone" -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 16:32
Stephen King's 'The Life of Chuck' with Tom Hiddleston and Mark Hamill, Mike Flanagan is directing -- (link) - mud ♪ May 8, 16:29 1
- Oooooo -- nm - Pippy May 8, 16:47
*inappropriate chuckle* -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 16:00
Jesus Christ, that Meg 2 looks dumber than I ever imagined. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 15:46 3
- ChatGPT, write me a script like Jurassic World meets Deep Blue Sea meets The Abyss -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 15:53 2
  - I think they started with the book and then toned it down -- nm - JD May 8, 16:01 1
    - The idiocy of spoils - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 16:42
RIP Bittrex -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 15:39 2
- First comes the bankruptcy, then comes the arrests. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 15:40 1
  - Then comes Jerome with a baby carriage? -- nm - Qale May 8, 15:44
maybe I should finally get an apple watch. -- (edited) - Beryllium May 8, 15:06 1
- I am finally coming around to the idea myself now that I ride metro. -- nm - Qale May 8, 15:22
Clone High Trailer -- (link) - JD May 8, 14:54 [youtube] 2
- Yes please -- nm - prayformojo May 8, 15:11
- *LOVE IT* -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 15:07
Seems to me that if I ever run into anyone with a RWDS patch, I should be in fear of my life, and I should immediately act accordingly. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 14:50 1
- Isn’t the new anti-gun control line that you should have a plan to kill everyone you meet, so I’d say it’s your civic duty. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 14:52
NHL mascots, reimagined by AI. -- (link) - Strongbad May 8, 14:40 14
- and again, Oilers is just a picture of a fan. -- nm - mafic May 8, 16:21 2
  - The Flames' is Lanny in some sort of genetic accident. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 16:31 1
    - a day we hope will come soon. Lanny must be preserved. all hail Lanny. -- nm - mafic May 8, 16:35
- how has nobody mentioned the Washington Anals yet? -- nm - mafic May 8, 16:16
- The AVs mascot - presumably a yeti - is *fantastic*. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 15:48
- I'm happy with the Golden Knights -- nm - Peglegpete May 8, 15:06 1
  - The AI looked at the current mascot and said "Yup." -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 15:47
- I want the Predator and the Kraken to become real. Let's really mess with those kids. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request May 8, 15:02
- Montreal's mascot - a literal bruin - is just AI fucking with us. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 14:49
- The canucks one (CAVIVEES) is ... just as pathetic as their playoff chances. perfect. -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 14:47
- I know AI is bad with letters, but that Washington one has to be a setup. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 14:45 3
  - I like how a bunch of them are in skates on concrete. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 15:24
  - That's Gritty Queer Eyed. -- nm - Reagen May 8, 14:48 1
    - It is, isn’t it? -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 14:55
DTL: 2 games now, I’ve told my guys to shoot more 3’s since they 50%+ from deep. They’ve shot a combined 15 shots from deep - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 14:28 3
- I’m getting a bad gateway error for the last hour. Are you in? -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 8, 14:57 2
  - I haven’t had any issues. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 16:44 1
    - In now, wish I wasn’t. He has a message up -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 8, 17:00
Pot luck story reminded me of a friend who works at a public health clinical research organization. - loosilu May 8, 14:23
The Roddenberry Archive brings every iteration of Star Trek’s USS Enterprise bridge to life -- (link) - JD May 8, 14:19 1
- That's amazing. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 14:48
The Forest manager looks like he sells 19k Nissan Leaf batteries. -- nm - Loyola May 8, 14:02
30 years ago today, this aired on SNL #wereold -- (link) - spamlet May 8, 13:48 [youtube]
“We’re getting the stand back together” -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 13:18 3
- Didn't know people were old enough to remember - budice May 10, 07:46
- Tony Danza looks most like what Hollywood makeup artists think people look like when they're older. -- nm - Max May 8, 13:31
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:29
I made the mistake of asking A what I should wear to the Taylor Swift concert this weekend. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 13:18 19
- SHe just played 45 songs the other night in Nashville AFTER a 4 hour rain delay -- nm - Remlik May 8, 15:23 2
  - *checks the weather for phillly* -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 15:28
  - cause the parents wouldn't have let her out of town alive after what they payed for tickets -- nm - hollywood big shot May 8, 15:26
- Some serious drip, no cap. -- nm - Qale May 8, 14:46
- I am SO happy Logan's first concert (tomorrow) is Billy Idol. -- nm - Spawn May 8, 13:24 13
  - I don't mind Taylor at all. -- nm - loosilu May 8, 14:13 1
    - spoiler - Spawn May 8, 14:29
  - Very sweet. Also the only performer who ever high fived me from the stage. - Jovian May 8, 13:37 3
    - Ha! That's great! -- (edited) - Krusty May 8, 13:45 2
      - yea I had won tickets to this event -- (link*) - Jovian May 8, 14:05 1
        
        (lol. I just spent the last 30 minutes trying to post that pic onto ST. But my work pc is being a dickbag today, so here is the link to ebay for it) -- nm - Jovian May 8, 14:09
  - Awesome! Hope you have a blast! -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 13:32 6
    - Thanks. I would enjoy Taylor but glad I am going to one that I already know the dress code! -- nm - Spawn May 8, 13:40 5
      - Fair! wait, what iS the dress code for Billy? -- nm - loosilu May 8, 14:14 4
        
        Fun answers, but it is actually black. And leathers. - Spawn May 8, 14:30
        
        White fancy gowns, some lace -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 8, 14:17
        
        White. -- nm - Todd Manning May 8, 14:16 1
        
        i can't believe that wasn't obvious. -- nm - loosilu May 8, 14:23
- Girls go crazy for a sharp dressed man -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 13:18
WGA sign of the day -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 8, 13:09
Warren Buffett, not a Paramount fan -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 8, 13:06 2
- Wait... an investor is not happy that the company in which he's invested cut their dividend? -- nm - Mop🧹 May 8, 14:34
- Hardcore capitalist not a fan of the network that has reordered its entire business around the Vegetarian Space Socialists Who Are Always Right? -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 13:12
c'mon, Forest! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 8, 13:03
Letter to the editor re electric cars; - Loyola May 8, 13:00 14
- Something they might not be considering: the replaced battery pack can be reused as a storage battery at home (or by a power plant) -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 13:44
- "The price of a replacement LEAF battery currently hovers around $3,500-$4,500 for the 30 kWh battery..." As his car is 7 years old it's the 2016 - Krusty May 8, 13:25 10
  - They're probably using the price of an EV Hummer or some other 2000hp super car -- nm* - zeitgeist May 8, 13:38 2
    - also - costs could be different between the US and Ireland! -- nm - Andie May 8, 13:43 1
      - I expect there's some difference but I can't see the difference in cost being $15k. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:52
  - Apparently 19k replacement cost is genuine; - Loyola May 8, 13:32 6
    - Keep in mind, their car now has 75% cap (and Leafs are not long dist runners) but it could go another 7-10 years before dropping below 50% - zeitgeist May 8, 14:12
    - They're just repeating what he's saying. I don't see anything where they spoke with someone at Nissan or a dealer that confirms what he's saying. - Krusty May 8, 13:49 4
      - It’s a mystery. Only 150kms done too. Maybe Mr Russell is just unlucky. -- nm - Loyola May 8, 13:59
      - I don't know what the VAT would be on $4k but labor would be about $1k so I can't see it being more than $6k with VAT and labor. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:50 2
        
        VAT i think is 16% -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 14:12 1
        
        Apparently it's a very high 23% in Ireland. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 16:55
- i'm pretty certain a lot of these letters to the editor are made up. my dad was insisting to me that to replace batteries on a hybrid SUV, it was as - colin May 8, 13:03 1
  - I saw the battery replacement cost thing on Facebook -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 8, 13:20
Texas bill to increase the minimum age for buying assault rifles to 21 actually makes it out of committee. -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 12:40 1
- I mean it is an attempt. Let's see who votes it down. The Allen shooter was 33. So....??? -- nm - Pippy Dippy May 8, 12:51
ST Poll - what should I bring to our office pot luck lunch? -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 12:36 26
- Jenbro corn casserole -- nm - zeitgeist May 8, 13:21
- "who brought the food...chem?" nm - curious coworker May 8, 13:18
- donut bread pudding and/or beer cheese dip with fritos. -- nm - colin May 8, 13:00
- BBQ meatballs -- nm - oblique May 8, 12:55 4
  - balls -- nm - budice May 8, 12:57
  - The ones with grape jelly? Always a winner. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 8, 12:56 2
    - I think the recipe I have (instant pot) uses cranberry sauce, but yes -- nm - oblique May 8, 12:58 1
      - Hmm, interesting substitution. -- nm - JaxSean May 8, 13:25
- A bunch of Gu Energy Gels -- nm - Dano May 8, 12:53
- Marshmallows -- nm - budice May 8, 12:53
- my go-tos are nanaimo bars or potato salad -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 12:51 3
  - you have a good nanaimo bar recipe? -- nm - colin May 8, 12:59 2
    - I go to the store and buy them. I guess that might not be an option elsewhere. :) -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 13:04 1
      - there is a vegan chef here that makes an incredible one, sundays only. - colin May 8, 13:05
- Your appetite -- nm - VMan May 8, 12:48
- mac and cheese -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 12:44 4
  - This but with magic mushrooms mixed in. -- nm - Krusty May 8, 12:52 3
    - will go great with the brownies. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 13:02
    - magic & cheese -- nm - Beryllium May 8, 12:58 1
      - Mmmm... -- nm - Krusty May 8, 13:26
- Turtle Brownies -- nm - Pippy Dippy May 8, 12:40 1
  - *accidentally switches them with the *other* batch of brownies, and hilarity ensues* -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 12:43
- watermelon, feta and mint salad. (it's amazing. and so easy.) -- (edited) - Andie May 8, 12:39 1
  - *drool* -- nm - loosilu May 8, 12:45
- scrapple on a stick -- nm - decline May 8, 12:38
- Nachos -- nm - JD May 8, 12:37
is it Friday yet? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 8, 12:33 1
- Yes. - znufrii 🦄 May 8, 12:33

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