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Steelers sign backup QB Mitch Trubisky to 3-year deal -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 19, 08:11
House R's pass HR2811, raising debt ceiling with several other provisions -- (link) - Strongbad May 19, 07:55 7
- A sop to gas and oil. Surprise. -- nm - TWuG May 19, 08:40
- Unlike my colleagues, I read the entire thing. It was not worth it. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:12
- I started reading this thread with an open mind. I stopped reading when he used the word "woke" in the second tweet of the thread. -- nm* - Dano May 19, 07:59 3
  - I should have warned you. -- nm - Strongbad May 19, 08:08
  - It’s Rep. Chip Roy, so not exactly an objective take on the merits here. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 08:02 1
    - I was still willing to read it with an open mind, but I can't hear dog whistles. -- nm - Dano May 19, 08:04
- Is that CNN I hear crying? -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:56
(Long?) Weekend Plans ? -- nm - Andie May 19, 07:50 21
- weddings, blues at dawsons, shopping samo samo -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 14:07
- Work today and tomorrow. Actually off Sunday but not sure if I’ll actually participate in the Pokemon Community Day. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:15
- Hoping tomorrow isn’t too wet for a tour up to Montserrat outside Barcelona. Flying up to Frankfurt on Sunday. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 08:13 2
  - I loved Montserrat - are you doing the cable car or the train? (we did the cable car.) -- nm - Andie May 19, 08:18
  - oh, I didn't get to do that, looks amazing! -- nm - ty97 May 19, 08:14
- Doing casting work tomorrow with a theatre here in town. Assessing a callback for Addams Family. Hopefully making hiring decisions afterwards. - Diva May 19, 08:11
- helping out at an 80th birthday tomorrow. packing. Nephew sleepover and gardening and hiking with him Sun-Mon. -- nm - Andie May 19, 08:10
- Nothing planned. Have a lot of cleaning to get caught up on. Been concentrating on the outside the past few weekends so the inside is a disaster. -- nm - Dano May 19, 08:06
- Attending the parade. Maybe repairing (well, technically just cleaning, but with screw removal) the dishwasher. Maybe reseating closets. - Beryllium May 19, 08:05
- Quiet. A has a field trip to the Crayola factory with her Daisy troop tomorrow, so we’ll have the morning to ourselves. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 08:05
- 1st weekend of NOT STUDYING FOR MY EXAM since January. Pressure washing driveway and sidewalk. -- nm - Strongbad May 19, 07:57 2
  - Have you been playing the Pressure Washer Simulator game in prep for this? -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:16 1
    - Of course! -- nm - Strongbad May 19, 08:38
- Fri: Stream FH's stepson's playoff game, Jelly Roll at Fair tonight, Sat: stream playoff game and Cruel World, Sun: Hopefully stream game, FH's - JD May 19, 07:54
- heading to the Lake tomorrow morning -- nm - Beaker May 19, 07:53
- Nice and Monaco -- nm - ty97 May 19, 07:52 4
  - of course. -- nm - Andie May 19, 08:10 1
    - ha! This is the last trip I have booked from that huge SAS premium economy sale that ran 5 or 6 months ago. - ty97 May 19, 08:13
  - Oh. Well....I'm only going to be impressed if you bike it. -- nm - JD May 19, 07:56 1
    - Do you want me to die?! -- nm - ty97 May 19, 08:12
- You scared me. Our long weekend is *next* weekend! -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:50
The National Homecoming ticket acquired. -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 07:47 3
- Link to your dress? -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:51
- Don't forget to buy your corsage early. -- nm - JaxSean May 19, 07:51 1
  - I can't afford it after the ticket, but I figured it was worth it to at least do once (and see Pavement). -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 08:07
Rimac's Nevera EV goes 0-60 in 1.81 seconds and does a 0-249-0 mph run in 29.93 seconds... -- (link) - decline May 19, 07:18 3
- Yes, please... and I kinda love them for the ice-cream. -- nm* - Spawn May 19, 07:47
- I'll take 2 -- nm - oblique May 19, 07:35 1
  - Just $2.2 million each. Only 150 being made. -- nm - TWuG May 19, 08:42
San Diego FC to become 30th MLS team with a record $500m expansion fee -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 07:11 15
- Going to my first Atlanta United game this Summer, looking forward to it. -- nm - Strongbad May 19, 07:56 1
  - Nice. I should try and get to a Union game one of these years. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 07:57
- *moves the team to Los Angeles* -- nm - Mop May 19, 07:44 2
  - *waves* we're right here! -- nm - Vegas May 19, 08:15
  - We've already got two plus the place the Chargers initially played at is already occupied by the Galaxy so thanks but no thanks -- nm - JD May 19, 07:48
- Promotion and relegation have to come in soon. There’s not enough season to play a good schedule. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 19, 07:27 9
  - But to avoid hurting anyone's feelings, we'll call them League A and League 1. -- nm - Pachypodium baronii May 19, 07:52
  - They could feasibly go as high as 36 teams without expanding their schedule, ending up having teams only play in-conference games. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 07:45
  - I can't see that ever come into play in North America. Who's paying$500M for a franchise that could end up playing in the minors? -- nm - Reagen May 19, 07:41 6
    - There are ways to financially structure it so it's less absurd. -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 08:08
    - I get it but at some point, you’re not serving the sport in offering matchups. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 19, 07:44 3
      - Current schedule is 34 matches. Home and away against in-conference teams plus six* out-of-conference matches. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 07:46 2
        
        So you may go 5-6 years without seeing a team in your house. That’s…not optimal. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 19, 07:48 1
        
        Wondering if they don’t break it further into divisions at some point -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 08:01
    - Todd Boehly -- nm - JD May 19, 07:42
Reporter at Cannes told Harrison Ford: "I think you're still very hot." Ford replied: "Look, I’ve been blessed with this body. Thanks for noticing!" -- (link) - budice May 19, 06:52
Only the crazy go camping on May 2-4 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 19, 06:47 [youtube]
Bird Box Barcelona July 14th -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 19, 06:45 [youtube]
what does "Attire: Summer Casual" mean? - tRuMaN May 19, 06:32 11
- Bikini tops and sarongs. -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:15
- Seersucker Shorts Suit -- nm - Beryllium May 19, 07:41
- Borat Speedo -- nm - Pippy Quintas May 19, 06:47 3
  - that's your answer for everything -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 19, 06:47 2
    - #facts -- nm - Pippy Quintas May 19, 06:48 1
      - it's your adherence to principles that means you'll never hold elected office, but that's OK -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 19, 06:50
- Chino pants or shorts, polo shirt or short sleeve button down and casual shoes or sneakers. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 06:46 1
  - This. -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 06:49
- Hawaiian or other short sleeve button-down shirt, chino or khaki shorts -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 06:37 1
  - Yep -- nm - Flavorize May 19, 07:45
- tank, boardshorts and flip-flops -- nm - decline May 19, 06:35
Am I wrong in thinking that Young Sheldon is a better overall show then Big Bang Theory?..... - Walt_Disney May 19, 06:20 4
- We enjoy both. -- nm - Strongbad May 19, 07:56
- It's a much better show imo. -- nm - Diva May 19, 07:45 1
  - Agreed. BBT always seemed (to me) to be making fun of, where YS is more humorous and personal. -- nm - JaxSean May 19, 08:34
- ... smaller carbon footprint? -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:38
Tate and Tennant present at the Baftas -- (link*) - Remlik May 19, 06:17 [youtube] 1
- 60th anniversary special, eh? -- nm - loosilu May 19, 07:12
The Mets have a catcher out with dry eye syndrome. I don't think I've ever heard of a player being on the IL for that issue. -- (edited) - Krusty May 19, 06:12 5
- It’s the primary backup, Nido, who’s been terrible this year. It’s apparently a bad potential side effect of lasik. -- (link) - Tim May 19, 06:30 2
  - And the guy they signed in the off season, Narvaez, hasn’t played yet, so they picked up and now called up Gary Sanchez. -- nm - Tim May 19, 06:36 1
    - I was reading about Sanchez getting called up which is where I read about the dry eye syndrome. That really sucks. - Krusty May 19, 06:48
- Eddie Vedder's favorite player, Jose Cardenal. I don't know if it qualifies as dry eye but - zunk takes things literally May 19, 06:30 1
  - Haha! -- nm - Krusty May 19, 06:49
Fast X 55% (94/78) ; Indiana Jones 43% (6/8) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 19, 05:45 1
- Hurray! Summer Blockbuster Season is here! -- nm - Qale May 19, 08:20
After reading B2, now I feel left out that I'm not on a Board of Directors -- nm - oblique May 19, 05:40 1
- you should of applied for the ST Board of Directors. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 19, 05:54
digits - decline May 19, 05:36 1
- Mine - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 06:17
Waffle 4/5 - decline May 19, 05:22 2
- 5/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 06:07
- 5 - 483 - GregW May 19, 06:03
The most recent day that the Chicago White Sox started a left handed pitcher was...? -- nm - Reagen May 19, 05:20 17
- Answer below. That's ridiculous. -- nm - zunk takes things literally May 19, 06:18
- And unless Garrett Crochet ( first appearance since TJ last night) gets an opener slot it’s gonna be a while. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 06:03 1
  - Maybe a trade for someone later in the season. *shrug* - Krusty May 19, 06:08
- I saw this info yesterday and was surprised by how long it was. -- (edited) - Krusty May 19, 05:33 7
  - When was it? -- nm - Volnelk May 19, 05:44 2
    - (Spoilers for poll) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 05:45 1
      - And for the day, May 26, 2022. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 05:47
  - Roster construction is not necessarily our strong suit -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 05:42 3
    - It amazing how some teams just ignore things like this. - Krusty May 19, 05:49 2
      - I mean we had 5 1B/DH types last year. - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 05:51 1
        
        Ha! -- nm - Krusty May 19, 05:52
- Malcolm Gladwell Day at the stadium? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 19, 05:28 5
  - Foodchem is a lefty? -- nm* - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 19, 05:29 4
    - *sighs, grabs '0' plank from bin* -- nm - Reagen May 19, 05:30 3
      - Wasn’t my best joke but a 0 seems harsh. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 19, 05:32 2
        
        For the "days since last..." sign. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 05:34 1
        
        “But now that you mention it…” -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 05:52
Last night at poker, seasonal finals - 2nd place, 150 bucks. 3rd season in a row I’ve gone to heads-up with a win and 2 2nds now. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 19, 05:19 2
- Woot! -- nm - JD May 19, 07:41
- Awesome!! -- nm - Pippy May 19, 05:25
TV PSA: SWAT, Shark Tank, Silo, Fire Country, Who's Line is it Anyway?, Great American Joke Off, Blue Bloods, Citadel, Letterkenny: May 2-4, - Beaker May 19, 04:57 3
- watching Ant Man 3 tonight and Survivor. when we get Apple will have to check out Silo based on ST's reviews -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 19, 05:55
- 1) Silo but I may check out White Men Can't Jump -- nm - Krusty May 19, 05:15 1
  - Oh, I have a new Taskmaster to watch that I wasn't able to watch last night. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 06:01
The Dodgers f'ed things up so badly there might not be a Pride Night at all with many participants refusing to participate. -- (link) - Krusty May 19, 04:56 5
- Thankfully one of our owners is gay so support for the community is year round. -- nm - zunk takes things literally May 19, 06:25 1
  - Nice! -- nm - Krusty May 19, 06:50
- This is why you don’t cave to bigots. Their goal is elimination of Pride Night entirely -- nm - Tim May 19, 05:08 2
  - Yup. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 06:09
  - Yup. And they backed down rather quickly it seems. So disappointing. I can't wait to see what they say today to try and fix the damage. -- nm - Krusty May 19, 05:11
the Dignan sighting on B2 made me laugh -- nm - Beaker May 19, 04:40
So in follow up to this post the news broke last night -- (link) - LMS May 19, 02:57 [Backboard] 3
- and this was the casting news - LMS May 19, 03:01 2
  - nice! -- nm - Remlik May 19, 06:10
  - Nice that you got him instead. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 19, 04:43
RIP Andy Rourke (The Smiths) -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 19, 01:42 1
- :( -- nm - Andie May 19, 07:03
Westjet strike averted -- (link) - Beryllium May 19, 00:37 8
- Yay!!! -- nm - Andie May 19, 02:36
- Yay, Andie! -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 19, 00:43 3
  - The Board Of Directors for Swansea Town Hall’s power is far reaching. -- nm - Dano May 19, 02:16 2
    - It's this and controlling the equinoxes. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 03:36
    - Practically the Illuminati. -- nm - Andie May 19, 02:51
- I'm glad nobody's vacation is being disrupted and their parents aren't stuck in Ireland. -- nm - mafic May 19, 00:40 2
  - There are worse places to be stuck. - Beryllium May 19, 00:42 1
    - any distant place your car breaks down or you're stuck on standby waiting list... is always the worst $hithole on earth -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 00:45
man, even if that first Florida overtime goal wasn't called back for questionable goalie interference it was obviously offside. -- nm - mafic May 19, 00:36 2
- And the real one was close too. -- nm - Reagen May 19, 02:40 1
  - The shot chart from the game -- (link) - Reagen May 19, 03:15 [Image]
FYI... got my 2nd bivalent booster today -- nm - zeitgeist May 19, 00:20
Tempted to spend $99 to buy books 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of The Expanse ... -- nm - Beryllium May 18, 23:48
Wordle 699 6/6 - prayformojo 🐵 May 18, 23:36 4
- 4 - rollo May 19, 07:16
- 4/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 19, 06:04
- 4 - 699 - GregW May 19, 06:01
- 3 - decline May 19, 05:12
What sound does a frightened minor league baseball player make? - JD May 18, 23:06
why does Ser Jorah have to put on that Dr. Strange accent? - hollywood big shot May 18, 23:01 8
- He already used his Bruce Wayne. -- nm - Spawn May 19, 07:55
- because there are no scots in westeros -- nm - mafic May 18, 23:04 6
  - Isn't he Irish IRL? -- nm - LMS May 19, 00:17 3
    - he'd probably be Eoin if he was Irish. -- nm - mafic May 19, 00:59 1
      - Got fooled by an Irish detective show he was in. -- nm - LMS May 19, 02:07
    - Scottish -- nm - . May 19, 00:39
  - in the Silo tho -- nm - hollywood big shot May 18, 23:09 1
    - because there are no scots in the silo -- nm - mafic May 18, 23:24

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