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Sprigfield wtfyd? -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 16:03 1
- That's kind of a deconstructed Shepherd's Pie. -- nm - Max May 17, 17:46
DTL: We got the NTT Starkville - Shawnee match up. Just not the way we wanted. -- nm - Dano May 17, 15:43
Ginny & Georgia has been renewed for Season 3 — and Season 4 by Netflix -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 17, 15:38 3
- Virgin River gets early season 6 renewal ahead of season 5 -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 17, 15:38 2
  - That will make my mom happy. -- nm - Dano May 17, 15:41
  - ‘Physical’ to End With Third and Final Season at Apple TV+ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 May 17, 15:40
Walked by The Atlantis today, the new DC music venue (replica 9:30 Club). It opens in 13 days and doesn't yet have a roof. - MDH May 17, 15:21 4
- Foo Fighters are opening it. -- nm - jnine May 17, 18:52
- well the original was a shithole so . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 15:24 1
  - The one time I went there was a fight that broke out into the street. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:25
- are you serious? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:23
"US adults are spending less time on Twitter since Elon Musk took over" good -- (link) - Beryllium May 17, 15:16 6
- I'm done with it as long as he owns it. -- nm - Krusty May 17, 15:37 3
  - Pretty much me, with a possible carve-out for polluting it with shameless plugs to earn revenue -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 15:48 1
    - I read things people share here but I'm not posting another thing there unless he sells. -- nm - Krusty May 17, 16:13
  - I have no choice inn the matter, I'm banned. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:38
- I would love to see a trendline for the 6 months before and 6 months after. That would be useful info. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 17, 15:27 1
  - There've been some trendlines for Mastodon uptake in that timeframe. Quite volatile, as you can imagine. - Beryllium May 17, 15:29
new liberal redneck video - cancel culture is dumb. -- (link) - Pippy Quintas May 17, 15:06 [youtube]
ooh, toys r us canada is expanding -- (link) - Beryllium May 17, 15:04 1
- did they just receive a huge shipment of those sponges that blow up big when wet? did the warehouse get flooded? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:25
“ Reports based on various tweets by left wing activists are wildly inaccurate — Laura Ingraham, the top-rated woman in cable news, is now…” - The Allfather May 17, 15:02 4
- This is what happens when you believe the twitter grifters (left or right) -- nm - MDH May 17, 15:13
- k -- nm - Pippy Quintas May 17, 15:05
- I recommend following her brother on Twitter if you don't already. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:03 1
  - I'm staying away from Twitler. Not sharing. Not looking at trending. Let nazis wither -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 16:08
At the bottom of this b, the talk of old players got to me. Hadn't seen The Teacher's name in a long time. I miss him. - loosilu May 17, 14:50 3
- loved him -- nm - Jovian May 17, 14:51 2
  - During that time I was a jerk and was always getting into fights. He was always nice to me and I appreciated it. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:52 1
    - Thinking about it, he TAUGHT me. He did what it said on the label. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:13
RC, Crash, et al. we have a new GRAND DESIGNS -- (link) - Peglegpete May 17, 14:44 [youtube]
Soap Opera star on leave due to auto accident. Find out later busted for DUI and a head-on collision -- (link) - budice May 17, 14:31
lawless Fifth Circuit panel signals openness to impose restrictions on availability of abortion pill (en banc hearing next i guess) -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:08 9
- In case folks (especially male folks) are not aware, there is an ongoing plan for smuggling abortion pills. -- (edited) - loosilu May 17, 14:57
- but (probably) a moot point once it gets appealed up to SCOTUS, it would seem -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:54
- Next, they will try to forbid women to leave the house without their father or husband. (NM) - Marlowe May 17, 14:12 6
  - they are trying to throw out no fault divorce next. - Pippy Quintas May 17, 14:52 1
    - What is the #1 thing that interferes with a young woman who wants to go to college? - loosilu May 17, 15:01
  - A brother/uncle/grandfather would also work -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:31 1
    - or I should say, based on seeing travel issues for my Saudi friend, I think that's how Saudis do it. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:32
  - i think you mean father husband. - tRuMaN May 17, 14:24 1
    - It's true on some occasions, which is horrible. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:59
Theranos: Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison by May 30 -- (link) - budice May 17, 13:56 21
- Is it normal for federal prisoners to have lead time for their sentences? Need Lawtalking Types please. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:27 20
  - there is a months-long presentencing phase while BOP generates the report. can remain free on bond pending appeal after sentencing but she apparently - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:29 19
    - I googled what would have happened. Mexico has extradition back to the US. I'd have gone to Fla, rented a fishing boat and fled to Cuba. they have NO - Peglegpete May 17, 14:40 9
      - Central America would be easier. Belize is where the criminals go, right? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:42 8
        
        Belize has extradition to the US. Cuba is the only close country by hundreds of miles with none and is only 90 miles by boat. no busy airports or - Peglegpete May 17, 14:53 7
        
        There's one country in Central America that's known for it. Could have sworn it was Belize. Anyone know? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:54 6
        
        Costa Rica I think. Local guy from Canada fled there. If they don’t have one with us doubt they have one with US. -- nm - VMan May 17, 15:18 5
        
        Oh you're right! and super American friendly. ETA meaning easy for Anglophones. -- nm* - loosilu May 17, 15:21 4
        
        Even if they have a treaty, I believe with enough money they will not enforce it. -- nm - VMan May 17, 15:22 3
        
        exactly. they don't give a shit. and a lot of time it's really really hard to find people with a house in the dense jungle. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:27 2
        
        Or a suite at the casino. -- nm - VMan May 17, 15:54 1
        
        The room numbe3rs don't make any sense. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 16:08
    - Is this all federal prisoners or just certain crimes? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:30 8
      - any convicted federal defendant -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:30 7
        
        What I'm really asking is, what about defendants who for multiple reasons cannot or should not walk free in the interim? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:44 4
        
        they're just in federal custody until sentencing -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:52 3
        
        I assume there must be a decision made about who is held in custody or not? -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:55 2
        
        threat to the community and/or flight risk -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:58 1
        
        ah, makes sense, thanks! -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:03
        
        Say it's a serial killer. What happens before they go to federal prison? They stay in a state prison? - loosilu May 17, 14:34 1
        
        (also terrorists, multiple escapees, etc) -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:35
just realized one of the women in my improv class is the daughter of Garbage's guitarist -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 13:54 12
- ‼ -- nm - JD May 17, 14:06 4
  - the band's official IG acc't kept commenting on her posts which seemed weird -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:10 3
    - That's literally how I found Keith Moon's American granddaughter on IG. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:17 1
      - she's a bar manager at LAX, if you wondered. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:34
    - Red flashing light right there. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:10
- Duke or Steve? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 17, 13:57 1
  - yes - hollywood big shot May 17, 13:59
- Auf Der Maur? -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 13:55 3
  - Huh. I was thinking Hole, even though you said Garbage. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 14:00 2
    - ps You have been OUTED as a redhead guy. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:31
    - Auf Der Mar is a ginger like Shirley Manson. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:25
- Duke Erikson's daughter? -- nm - Remlik May 17, 13:55
‘The Joe Schmo Show’ Revived at TBS -- (link) - Remlik May 17, 13:53
new project stitches together thousands of scans of Titanic's wreckage into a single 3D model -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 13:49 4
- this is fascinating - thought I'd love to see more/all of the images -- nm* - JaxSean May 17, 13:59 3
  - wild that it's over half as long now since it was discovered than the 72 years it was lost on the bottom of the Atlantic -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:02
  - yep me too. -- nm - Jovian May 17, 14:01 1
    - fine here's video -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 14:13 [youtube]
Any specific recommendations for a Language Learning App? Looking to learn some Croatian (which will limit available apps). Leaning toward Pimsleur. -- nm - Dano May 17, 13:48 3
- Remember when I was going to parties with me friends at the Irish Embassy? We were friends with the Ambassador's daughter. - loosilu May 17, 14:42 2
  - Rosetta doesn't seem to offer Croatian. Pimsleur has more languages available. -- nm - Dano May 17, 14:51 1
    - pimsleur is indeed usedby diplomats, solid choice -- nm - loosilu May 17, 16:32
Just out of seeing Sisu aka John Wick's grandad fights the Nazis, enjoyed it. Turns out I'm working with one of the producers on an upcoming film. -- nm - LMS May 17, 13:48 10
- Hey, can you solve a 20-month mystery for mud? -- (link) - David May 17, 14:01 [Backboard] 9
  - Hmm, trying to remember, it might have been the Night Manager news. -- nm - LMS May 17, 14:07 7
    - yeah, thanks (that's not the "mystery" here. Pease everyone just drop it.) -- nm - mud ♪ May 17, 14:08 6
      - The other thing was just a random foodchem joke. -- nm - David May 17, 14:26 4
        
        (not random) -- nm - mud ♪ May 17, 15:16 3
        
        I can't speak for pfm, but I am 99% certain it had nothing to do with you personally - Reagen May 17, 15:19 2
        
        agreed, and he and I lived in the same dorm for a year! -- nm - loosilu May 17, 15:42
        
        Right. -- nm - The Allfather May 17, 15:26
      - Might have been the return of Happy Valley. -- nm - LMS May 17, 14:26
  - I was referring to a response to her, she won't know ( read my IM below) -- nm* - mud ♪ May 17, 14:04
In Part 1 of "Things I learned today:" there is a band named Alestorm, that are a "Scottish Heavy Pirate-Metal" band. - JaxSean May 17, 13:45
Jane Fonda says French Director once tried to sleep with her because he "needed to see what my orgasms were like" -- (link) - budice May 17, 13:18 3
- "A guy once hit on me with a really lame come-on." -- nm - Mop🧹 May 17, 13:41 1
  - If it's the director, it's not "a guy." -- nm - loosilu May 17, 14:29
- I have to assume it's not the same French director she married. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 13:33
LIR: Home Improvements. I'm contemplating breaking up a 4ft square concrete slab from the old deck left in our yard. I can totally just smash it with - oblique May 17, 13:18 4
- Ha! Let us know how that goes for you. -- (edited) - Krusty May 17, 13:46 1
  - At Home Depot they quoted me $120 for the day, $84 for 4 hours to rent a jackhammer. -- nm - Krusty May 17, 13:48
- Probably. Depends how thick and whether it has rebar reinforcement. -- nm - TWuG May 17, 13:34
- Hey . . . it's not your fault -- nm - Robin Williams May 17, 13:20
It’s giving Let Them Eat Cake -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 13:17
BB: blackberries, last year we had a flock of goats eat all the vegetation, the vines came roaring back with a vengeance -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 13:11 2
- You have to keep them cut back for a year or two to starve the roots from what I've read. Prevent photosynthesis. -- nm - sycor May 17, 13:37 1
  - should have put a couple layers of black plastic, let the heat of the sun, when we get any, to bake them to death -- nm - zeitgeist May 17, 14:10
NBC: Harry and Meghan were following a police car, tried to shake the tail. Eventually they went to a precinct, they blocked the street.... - zeitgeist May 17, 13:05
LIR: thanks Bery, useful read. I'm going to give it a shot, see what works for me. -- nm - colin May 17, 13:01 2
- i like that is has fewer features than most....the simplicity makes it less intimidating to start. -- nm - colin May 17, 13:01 1
  - Yeah - and what features it does have are unobtrusive and discoverable -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 13:27
UEFA CL SemiFinal spoils... RealMadrid@ManCity -- (edited) - budice May 17, 12:40 1
- *spoils* - JD May 17, 13:15
Speaking of carbs, mark your calendars. Free Italian Beef on May 27th -- (link) - oblique May 17, 12:36 1
- YES CHEF! -- nm - rollo 🐙 May 17, 12:51
They had a 55% chance to pair the unicorn with The Unicorn? - Will Hunting May 17, 12:36
How Media Plans To Get Rid Of Human Writers With This One Weird Trick -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 17, 12:36 2
- I'd love to have the level of confidence needed to believe that I can create AI with an authentic [insert ethnicity here] voice. - Roger More May 17, 13:11 1
  - bipoc writers who have ever had to pitch anything to studios can tell you some stories -- nm - hollywood big shot May 17, 13:14
My current work hour reporting system: - Max May 17, 12:25 3
- Step 7: Profit! -- nm - Dano May 17, 13:37
- They first wanted to give me a nine hour shift and clock out and in twice for meals. Screw that, I don't have time for recordkeeping. I'm workin' here - Max May 17, 12:31
- We're in Kronos now. Thank goodness I dont do timesheets -- nm - budice May 17, 12:28
Can we please have one board go by in which Malcolm Gladwell and foodchecm aren't brought up in the same thread?!? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 17, 12:06 9
- I mean, you literally just ruined it for this board... -- nm - David May 17, 12:10
- Everyone is saying "foodchem this" and "foodchem that". But no one is saying "Bippy this" and "Jericho that". -- nm - rollo 🐙 May 17, 12:10 7
  - or "McBain this" and "Stride Knight" that -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 12:55 3
    - Nightmare this The Teacher that - Jovian May 17, 12:58 2
      - skagnetti this. -- nm - loosilu May 17, 13:34
      - Me either :) -- nm - Beryllium May 17, 13:25
  - honk -- nm - Tim May 17, 12:11
  - ML's tombstone will say "Never Admitted He Was Bippy." - David May 17, 12:10 1
    - *flush* -- nm - oblique May 17, 12:12
who tf is foodchem? -- nm Posted by mud ♪ (aka mud) May 16 '23, 08:23 -- nm - mud ♪ May 17, 12:02 3
- Never forget The Idol -- nm - oblique May 17, 12:02 2
  - gekkoidol, technically if i recall correctly - hollywood big shot May 17, 12:06
  - pound those carbs, kilbo! -- nm - mud ♪ May 17, 12:03
Where were you in December 2011, Crash? -- (link) - David May 17, 12:01 [Backboard] 4
- Glad to be part of it. -- nm - Qale May 17, 12:17
- There was even a Christmas miracle! -- (link) - David May 17, 12:01 [Backboard] 2
  - And here is every foodchem reference in ST history! -- (link) - David May 17, 12:09 1
    - one has been a mystery to me ever since. - mud ♪ May 17, 12:16 [Backboard]
Connor Casey of ComicBook.com reached out to Warner Bros. Discovery and reported he was told, "CM Punk is not affiliated with TNT's AEW Collision." -- nm - Remlik May 17, 12:00 6
- Rumor: Ace Steel not coming back to AEW which may be the reason Punk and AEW are at odds again -- nm - Remlik May 17, 14:18 1
  - That's obvious. It would only be noteworthy if there were rumors he was coming back. - the wrong element May 17, 15:53
- AEW All Access moving to Max -- nm - Tim May 17, 12:11 2
  - Is it moving there with new episodes in June or is that just when the episodes show up there? - the wrong element May 17, 13:23 1
    - I think you're right. This is what they did with Rhodes to the Top as well. -- nm - David May 17, 13:48
- Punk was originally listed on info about the new show, but was removed. -- nm - Remlik May 17, 12:00

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