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The military target take that should've stayed in the original Star Wars -- (link) - budice May 12, 08:13
BBC BREAKING -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 12, 08:10 1
- The sausage didn't deserved it. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 12, 08:55
Mud Mop and others, you may want to check out the Bandsplain podcast. Both The Cure and Depeche Mode have two-parters. - Volnelk May 12, 08:09
Weekly Wordle Recap (from NYT) - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 08:01
happy Terminator Day to all who celebrate -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 12, 08:00
here's an interesting app called Unbox, our local soccer team is going to be involved. You scan garbage, throw it away, earn coins, spend at business -- (link) - Remlik May 12, 07:40 4
- Hmm. So litter, not necessarily garbage. Though I suppose you could dump your garbage on the street, pick it up and scan it all and rack up points. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 07:42 3
  - Yeah, it has a lot of words that make me think it's a solution in search of a problem. - TWuG May 12, 07:45 2
    - Indy Eleven our soccer team, is going to activate this in the place they play -- (link) - Remlik May 12, 07:47 1
      - I like the concept, I'm just not sure what it looks like in practice. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 08:10
Weekend Plans! -- nm - Andie May 12, 07:39 32
- Probably staying home since I blew my wad last night, couple wedding sat, Sunday dinner out with no salt mom -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 10:40
- Finishing up one embroidery project and starting another. Anticipating an underwhelming Mother's Day from live-in sons but it's okay. -- nm - whisper May 12, 08:32
- Not much, laid back weekend -- nm - ty97 May 12, 08:18 1
  - Well, except I'm thinking of flying down to FL for 24 hours to surprise my mother for Mother's Day - ty97 May 12, 08:57
- FH's stepdaughter's Masters graduation tomorrow morning, Her stepson's Div III baseball team is in playoffs. Going to her Mom's on Sun -- nm - JD May 12, 08:04
- Getting my first pedicure ever tomorrow, going to MIL for Mother's Day to cook her dinner Sunday. -- nm - JaxSean May 12, 08:02
- Working OT tomorrow. Going to meet my dad for lunch Sunday in Asheboro. -- nm - sycor May 12, 07:54
- Moving the kid home. Seeing the Monet exhibit for Mother’s Day. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 12, 07:52
- Flying home today. Recovering the rest of the weekend :) -- nm - Meg May 12, 07:52
- We're getting a new puppy! -- nm* - pmb May 12, 07:47 9
  - You win the weekend! -- nm - Qale May 12, 09:21
  - oooh!!! what kind? -- nm - Andie May 12, 07:49 7
    - Labradoodle. Meet Chase. -- (pic) - pmb May 12, 07:54 [Attachment] 6
      - So cute -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 10:38
      - Wow!! so cute -- nm - Pippy Quintas May 12, 08:40
      - head tilt cuteness overload -- nm - Jovian May 12, 08:05
      - good grief that's cute -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 08:04
      - ahh! -- nm - Andie May 12, 07:57 1
        
        He's about 5 months old and he's been trained to be a therapy dog, which is something my wife always wanted to do with our dogs but they didn't really - pmb May 12, 08:58
- A friends 70s-themed birthday tonight, dinner and then a disco hits band (yes, we are going to a normal restaurant in 70s gear). Cleaning up the - Andie May 12, 07:43 2
  - The dinner part sounds amazing - JD May 12, 08:17 1
    - ha!~ -- nm - Andie May 12, 08:38
- Giving Heather her Mother's Day present tomorrow. Then, through a series of extremely fortunate events, we were able to get Mac a ticket for Taylor on - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 07:42 2
  - Awesome, we’re going to be at the Sunday show as well. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 07:49 1
    - ST:Generations -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 08:02
- Taylor Swift - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 07:41 4
  - From everything I've seen through friends and social media, it's a hell of a show whether you are a fan or not. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 07:43 3
    - I’m actually really looking forward to it, yeah. Should be a good time. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 07:44 2
      - The thing that would potentially drive me crazy is the shrieking constant sing along. Though in moments, it's probably pretty cool. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 07:46 1
        
        When my daughter was younger I took her and a friend to see One Direction. I always wear earplugs at concerts and brought them for my daughter and - pmb May 12, 08:26
- mother's day crap -- nm - decline May 12, 07:40
- evening boat ride, finishing up game room, possible casino on Sunday. -- nm - Pippy Quintas May 12, 07:40
Would you rather a 10-hour drive or 11-hour train ride? - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 07:38 8
- Sissy. We did 9 hr drive to KY and it wasn't that bad. But it depends what the destination is. If you need your car, drive. - sycor May 12, 07:52
- If you don’t need the car at destination, train. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 12, 07:52
- I do the 10 hour drive in 6, and am good. -- nm - Spawn May 12, 07:45
- Would that the train and drive time to my parents' place were similar! - Pachypodium baronii May 12, 07:45 1
  - The train would also still be an hour away from our final destination, and one of the two options gets us there at 4am, yeah. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 07:47
- Train. You can eat, sleep, walk around, use the toilet without interrupting travel. -- nm - TWuG May 12, 07:44 1
  - This -- nm - Krusty May 12, 08:06
- a 10 hour drive - decline May 12, 07:40
Falcons have redone their Twitter bio (this is in response to the Titans schedule release video) -- (link) - Flavorize May 12, 07:21 7
- :D -- nm - Dark Callisto May 12, 08:59
- Here’s the Titans release video, if you haven’t watched it yet…one of the funnier ones from yesterday -- (link) - Flavorize May 12, 07:25 5
  - that's hilarious. -- nm - Diva May 12, 07:39
  - Holy holy 49ers! 69ers! —- that killed me. Bachelorette party getting going early. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 12, 07:33
  - I’m dying -- nm - Tim May 12, 07:31
  - Colts one is fun -- (link) - Remlik May 12, 07:31 1
    - The Bears' features Seth Rollins. -- (link) - pmb May 12, 08:42
"Have fun!!" -- (link) - Jovian May 12, 07:21
Meanwhile, Senator Manchin contemplates the role of Paul von Hindenburg in this tragic play we've been living through. -- (link) - Jovian May 12, 07:09 1
- this is just Mark Penn sucking Joe's dick to make him think he'd be the next George Wallace or something - hollywood big shot May 12, 07:54
Cara Delevingne to play Shailene Woodley's lover in biopic -- (link) - budice May 12, 06:40 1
- Oddly, she’s playing Aaron Rodgers. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 12, 06:41
This is genius. Kids' Favorite Jams by Their Dad 's Favorite Bands. The Hamilton one is amazing. -- (link) - TWuG May 12, 06:20 [tiktok] 2
- M mmmm drop -- (link) - JD May 12, 07:52 [tiktok]
- Those are awesome. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 06:33
Susan Glasser (newyorker.com): -- (edited) - mud ♪ May 12, 06:01
digits - decline May 12, 05:42 1
- Mine - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 05:48
waffle 4/5 (huh, there's a waffle royal game thru prime gaming) -- (edited) - decline May 12, 05:35 7
- 3 - 476 - GregW May 12, 11:59
- 4/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 05:43
- I x'd and x'd hard -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 05:36 4
  - The key is to solve it all in your head before making any moves. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 12, 06:39 3
    - Or if you want to cheat, do it on paper first. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 07:03 2
      - I've only resorted to paper once, when there were too many branch points for me to keep track of in my head. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 12, 07:30
      - If you really want to cheat, just google "Wordle/waffle/nerdle/etc for today" -- nm* - Volnelk May 12, 07:07
Any Cure fans out there? Ringer ranked their best 50 songs. -- (link) - Volnelk May 12, 05:19 7
- Amy is. If I were not sick she might have killed me last night. She read they did 30 songs in their recent show. I said, "30? Any more than that... - Spawn May 12, 07:49 1
  - it's a fair cop. -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 08:57
- #1 is correct. - Mop🧹 May 12, 05:46
- 4 Disintegration tunes in the top 15 = not bad. The Lovecats should be higher, it's hilarious. -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 05:46 3
  - and plainsong being highest is heart emoji. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 12, 07:41
  - The breakthrough success of Disintegration is a validation of 80s alternative music. - Mop🧹 May 12, 05:50 1
    - agreed. (♡ Violator) -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 05:52
guardian: Trump’s team revels in town hall victory as CNN staff rages at ‘spectacle of lies’ -- (link) - mud ♪ May 12, 05:10 30
- I get why they put him on, but man was Collins woefully unprepared to handle it. It's a disaster, and if I ran CNN she wouldn't be at 9pm - Remlik May 12, 07:20 12
  - don't be dissin' my girl kaitlan, she did as well as *anyone* could've. -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 08:00 1
    - jfc dude. have some pride -- nm - hollywood big shot May 12, 08:04
  - It's really a nearly impossible task (especially with an audience). Also, they should put it on a 15 minute delay and bleep out all the lies. First, - pmb May 12, 07:45 4
    - none of this would ever happen though. He would never agree to be on with them then. -- nm - Jovian May 12, 07:47 3
      - Sure, but then he doesn't go on air. -- nm - pmb May 12, 07:58 2
        
        Really maybe that's the way a network should cover his rallies too. -- nm - pmb May 12, 07:59 1
        
        Yep that is what I mean. DJT team made all the rules. Thats how thirsty CNN was for this. And since that is their guiding principle now (ratings), - Jovian May 12, 08:05
  - I think we need to understand DJT and his team called *all* the shots here. They picked Collins, the home crowd and the format. - Jovian May 12, 07:39 2
    - yeah you're right. Zaslov and Licht approved this all, curious if News Department Heads spoke against this -- nm - Remlik May 12, 07:41 1
      - and personally, DJT was always sweet on Collins. He never, not once, at any of pressers did ever really attack her. - Jovian May 12, 07:43
  - Plus she's a Bama fan. So questionable judgement. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 07:36
  - and if it was anyone but Zaslov and Licht running the show CNN could course correct. But I don't see that happening -- nm - Remlik May 12, 07:23
- salon.com/: "Trump's deposition vs. CNN town hall: He's a coward without a bloodthirsty MAGA crowd" -- (edited) - mud ♪ May 12, 05:17 2
  - That article pulls zero punches. -- nm - Volnelk May 12, 07:09 1
    - Nor should it. The disservice that CNN did the country this week is incalculable. -- nm - Jovian May 12, 07:23
- any time you can destroy your legitimacy as a news organization for 800,000 viewers you HAVE to do it. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 12, 05:12 13
  - hurt not destroyed. With all the backlash, I believe their legitimacy will remain intact with some tactical reparation. -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 05:41 12
    - Their reputation is forever tarnished. And Cooper cemented that rep last night. -- nm - Jovian May 12, 06:58 4
      - wait, what did he do? -- nm - colin May 12, 07:07 3
        
        Gaslit every single viewer last night who was outraged about the Town Hall. - Jovian May 12, 07:11 1
        
        Yup. Normalization of any of these is unacceptable -- nm - Pippy Quintas May 12, 07:27
        
        This response. -- (link) - Volnelk 🍊 May 12, 07:11
    - imma have to disagree with this. -- nm - Diva May 12, 06:41
    - Won’t happen because the guys in charge think they did right. They made news! - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 12, 05:54 5
      - "Our news truck hit this homeless man. First on the scene, reporting here's.... " -- nm - colin May 12, 06:58 2
        
        "...the homeless man has died. Please tune in next week when we interview the former President on his thoughts of homelessness in NYC" -- nm - Jovian May 12, 07:13
        
        on the plus side, this may lead to more of Britain's favorite sport - news outlets reporting on other news outlets. -- nm - colin May 12, 07:00
      - we'll see. I've had it on for ~40 years, I am not changing the channel! -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 05:56 1
        
        It’s all good — I’m sure there’s some decent journalists there but the leadership is corrosive with that attitude. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 12, 06:31
Blackberry 97% (74/2), Hypnotic 39% (15/23), Fool's Paradise 27% (4/11), Book Club The Next Chapter 47% (29/33), It Ain't Over 91% (10/1), -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 May 12, 04:58
TV PSA: SWAT, Jeopardy! Masters, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Smackdown, Fire Country, Great American Joke Off, Blue Bloods, Air, The Mother, Citadel, - Beaker 🍺 May 12, 04:47 1
- The Mother, Black Knight, Leafs! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 12, 04:47
Wordle 692 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 04:27 4
- 3 - 692 - GregW May 12, 11:55
- turned a 4 into a 5 - rollo May 12, 06:16
- 3/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 12, 05:38
- effin' 6 - decline May 12, 05:25
E. Jean may sue the last guy again. -- nm - . May 12, 04:14 3
- how many times.. -- (pic) - colin May 12, 07:01 [Attachment]
- I would. He continues to defame her. Why not sue again? -- nm - Diva May 12, 06:42 1
  - Yep. -- nm - JaxSean May 12, 06:50
NUGGETS! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 12, 04:14
There's going a be a 'Paris has Fallen' TV series starring Mathieu Kassovitz! -- (link) - LMS May 12, 03:12
TIL: the guy who created Justified and Silo, also wrote Speed and Broken Arrow. -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 00:59 4
- EP on the Americans and Sneaky Pete as well. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 12, 05:45 1
  - I knew his father Elwy. -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 05:48
- mostly wrote Speed. Joss Whedon didn't win the credit arbitration for his production polish -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 12, 01:20
- (And bonus, he's an EP on Slow Horses) -- nm - Beryllium May 12, 01:00
If we don’t air Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will, followed by a respectful Q&A of Hitler’s supporters, how will anyone understand growing Nazi threat - CNN 1936 May 12, 00:56 1
- get out of your silo -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 12, 00:56
When I die, I want my remains to be cremated and the ashes pressed into a record. - JD May 12, 00:21 1
- a funeral dirge you can dance to -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 00:25
The wait for Zelda was worth it! That’s all I will say. -- nm - Qale May 12, 00:19
If I lived in Halifax, this boat would be on my list. It's a bit older than I'd like, but not too bad. -- (link) - Beryllium May 11, 23:25 1
- the name is something I could live with -- nm - zeitgeist May 12, 00:39
turns out CNN didn't even need to have Trump there in person to spew his usual bullshit -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 11, 22:31
Get ready! It's My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3! -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 11, 21:32 [youtube]
The Bear's Jeremy Allen White's actress wife Addison Timlin files for divorce after three years of marriage -- (link) - budice May 11, 21:22 4
- you wait until *after* he hits it big and starts making feature money -- nm - hollywood big shot May 11, 21:42 1
  - it is known. -- nm - mud ♪ May 12, 05:24
- Don't know who she is, but she seems to appear naked in movies a lot. -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 11, 21:31 [youtube] 1
  - That Awkward Moment has a ridiculous cast - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 12, 05:29
Russians in Crimea are fleeing across the Kerch Bridge. -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 11, 21:20 [youtube] 1
- Looks like the Russians are up to something with the nuclear plant at Zaporizhzhia. -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 11, 21:25
Seattle International Film Festival Acquires Seattle Cinerama Theater From Paul G. Allen’s Estate -- (link) - psilotum May 11, 20:44 2
- Was just wondering if it still existed. Seen a few movies there. Festival and regular runs. -- nm - . May 11, 21:45
- lol it's going to reopen sooner than LA's -- nm - hollywood big shot May 11, 20:45
Bring Me The Horizon’s new song Lost is what happens when you attempt HyperEmo. It’s Blink 182 and Sophie in a blender. -- nm - Qale May 11, 20:38 1
- Yep. Loving it. -- nm - JaxSean May 11, 22:13
google’s AI music lab went public and well RIP musicians -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 11, 20:30 3
- this made my morning -- nm - decline May 12, 05:14
- This may be my favorite thing in months. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 11, 20:47
- dammit -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 11, 20:34
Jeff Zientz negotiates with terrorists -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 11, 19:59
Silo ep.4 spoils - mud ♪ May 11, 19:46 2
- Technically episode 3. And yes, very much. Glad I bought in. -- nm - Beryllium May 11, 20:49 1
  - oops. yeah, how'd that 4 get there?! -- nm - mud ♪ May 11, 21:10

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