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picking Strange New Worlds back up.. couldn't remember where i left off, so i started with episode 6. - colin May 25, 06:56 4
- I looked on IMDB to see what episode that was. Interestingly it is based on the same short story as Snowpiercer. -- nm - oblique May 25, 06:58 3
  - I would never had guessed that. But I think's more of a theme basis than story basis. - sycor May 25, 07:04
  - oh really? that's cool. -- nm - colin May 25, 07:01 1
    - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin (full text) -- (edited) - colin May 25, 07:05
Prayformojo, thanks for reposting that sudoku video. I don't normally find sukdoku very engaging but I had to attempt that one (spoils) - Wilkes-Baron, PA May 25, 06:27
Trader Joe’s coffee recalled due to potential glass -- (link*) - budice May 25, 06:24 1
- those are flavor crystals, budice -- nm - decline May 25, 06:27
I can't wait for this long weekend to start. I'm rooting for every text I get to be cancellations for tomorrow. :-) -- nm - Krusty May 25, 05:59 2
- have you ever run into the street photographer, The Dogist? -- nm - Epiphany May 25, 06:04 1
  - Nope, first I've heard of them. People stop me to take pictures of the dogs I walk but just regular people with their cell phone cameras. - Krusty May 25, 06:09
as much as Bobvrosky has done any talk about Playoff MVP has to also include Tkachuk. Dude was on fire vs Carolina -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 05:52
Killers of the Flower Moon 96% (45/2) ; Indiana Jones and the Dial D for Destiny 50% (19/19) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 05:50 1
- that Indie number is a bit surprising -- nm - decline May 25, 06:44
if you are near harrisburg, you should go to this. june 17th. -- (link) - judge indianapolis jones May 25, 05:44 2
- you've got mail at the g -- nm - decline May 25, 05:58 1
  - you're the man. -- nm - judge indianapolis jones May 25, 06:01
digits - decline May 25, 05:41
waffle 0/5 - decline May 25, 05:33 3
- 4 - 489 - GregW May 25, 11:06
- 4/5. 16 day streak snapped. (spoils) - Wilkes-Baron, PA May 25, 06:01
- 3/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 25, 05:36
Wordle 705 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 May 25, 04:52 9
- 4 - 705 - GregW May 25, 11:04
- 4 - rollo May 25, 05:52
- 5 as well - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 25, 05:36
- 5 - decline May 25, 05:29
- Do y’all remember yesterday’? Spoils please -- nm - Pippy May 25, 05:23 3
  - I got it in 6. -- nm - loosilu May 25, 07:04
  - yesterday was an utter disaster for me (spoil) -- (edited) - decline May 25, 05:30 1
    - yikes. I was not close. thanks -- nm - Epiphany May 25, 06:05
- 4/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 25, 05:11
The Little Mermaid 72% (109/43), The Machine nsy, About My Father 32% (6/13), You Hurt My Feelings 95% (78/4), The Wrath of Becky 90% (27/3) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 04:47
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, One For All, Prehistoric Planet, Fear TWD, FUBAR, Vgly, Other Two, Top Chef, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 04:45 4
- How did Top Chef get relegated to "other stuff?" - the wrong element May 25, 06:16 1
  - my bad, so much nothing on I skipped right by it. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 06:49
- 1) Taskmaster but I have Ted Lasso and The Great British Sewing Bee to catch up on from last night so three shows to look forward to watching. -- nm* - Krusty May 25, 05:36
- FUBAR (Arnold's new one) will be it for a quiet Thursday of new TV -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 05:22
That IL legislator is missing something- He could take his daughter into a GN restroom and guard the door of her stall. -- nm - . May 25, 00:53 5
- They aren't GN versions of men's restroom, they are the GN version of women's restrooms, which, outisde of gaps around the doors, are private. -- nm - . May 25, 00:56 4
  - I literally can't believe this is a thing. when that child is 19 or 20 slamming almost legal beers at sox games, 100% she will use the dude's restroom - judge indianapolis jones May 25, 05:50 3
    - Yep. Had many, many friends do this over the years. Also a bar we used to go to a lot only had gender neutral bathrooms and this was years ago. - sycor May 25, 06:19 2
      - Your IM completely. -- nm - Epiphany May 25, 06:33
      - It really is just exactly what you state in your IM and nothing more. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 25, 06:30
oh come on, God. too on the nose -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 23:36 1
- i think tugs got it loose -- nm - zeitgeist May 25, 00:37
DeSpaceX - hollywood big shot May 24, 23:18
The upcoming Windows 11 AI assistant Co-pilot will only truly become popular if Microsoft lets us change its name to Clippy or Cortana. Mark my words. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 24, 23:03 2
- Ooh! Windows 11 is getting native RGB control support! -- nm - Mop🧹 May 24, 23:18
- "Computer." -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 23:10
"The cliche that the best day of any presidential candidate’s campaign is when they first announce will not apply to DeSantis..." - David May 24, 22:16
What do you call a mushroom sitting at a bar? - JD May 24, 22:11 1
- I am glad I clicked on this. -- nm - Loyola May 24, 22:26
"Gals who tuck their phones into their bras on the dance floor cannot be knocked out; but gals who take their shoes off on the dance floor will try." -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 22:01
what's ST's verdict: Is it worth watching Cold Pursuit? -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 21:44 3
- or should I watch Shazam: FotG instead? -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 21:47 2
  - Shazam 2--Cold Pursuit is just so-so -- nm - Flavorize May 24, 22:08 1
    - I had to turn it off at (spoils) - Beryllium May 25, 00:39
I just learned about ep_setup.exe which restores the Windows 10 toolbar in Windows 11 and OMG, I feel like a curse has been lifted. - Mop🧹 May 24, 21:22 [youtube]
How did I just spend $202 on groceries for just myself? -- nm - Ender May 24, 20:52 4
- You decided to replace all of your expired condiments? -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 24, 21:01 3
  - Spices, man. -- nm - loosilu May 25, 07:03
  - I did replace a bottle of Chipotle Tabasco because the old one is lost somewhere in my house... -- nm - Ender May 24, 21:06
  - 🎵 Come mister tallyman, tally me sriracha 🎵 -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 21:04
Andie’s pics from Newfoundland look like she’s really roughing it -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 20:52
We are updating board policies. I was tasked with compiling all the parts to delete, added, change, etc. 20 minutes into reviewing them with others - TWuG May 24, 20:43 8
- Yeah, that’s not a thing. The motion is to amend the by-laws as a whole. Have fun! -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 25, 01:45
- Good god... -- nm - znufrii May 24, 20:57
- We're still trying to interpret our bylaws to decide if they really say we need to vote in person at a meeting, or can we do it by mail or email. - Meg May 24, 20:55 3
  - Several by-laws need changing, but only committee names and a word here or there. - TWuG May 24, 21:59
  - We badly need Bob's Rules, the abridged Robert's Rules. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 20:56 1
    - Of course, if the board wrote and approved new bylaws I doubt anyone out there would remember or have a copy of the old ones ;) -- nm - Meg May 24, 22:00
- You can vote to discard the old policies and adopt a new set of policies. - Mop🧹 May 24, 20:52 1
  - Which is exactly what I proposed, but the IM is closer to what they expected. - TWuG May 24, 21:57
He Is Risen -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 20:33 2
- The dialog sure sounds like it was written by ai... -- nm - Ender May 24, 20:56
- this feels like heresy -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 20:37
There was a dumpster fire outside Indicted Texas AG Ken Paxton’s office this afternoon. He recently called for the resignation of the House Speaker… - Qale May 24, 20:22 3
- He's been indicted for quite some time. What's the hold up? -- nm - Mop🧹 May 24, 20:32 2
  - Texas. They protect dem good ole boys -- nm - Pippy May 24, 21:34 1
    - I do NOT want to pay that 3 million out of my taxes. Paxton should pay it -- nm - Pippy May 24, 21:35
you might even say Tina was . . . Simply The Best -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 20:19
I can't tell if this is bitingly funny satire or just a bit too drawn out satire. -- (link) - Beryllium May 24, 20:10 [youtube] 2
- Overall: Good. Needed a bit of editing. Final act was missing something to highlight the benefits of good transit over driving the 401. - Beryllium May 24, 20:55 1
  - Also, it reminded me that I need to walk to the store and get milk. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 20:58
and now we enter the Sebastian Aholessness part of the playoffs -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 24, 19:50 3
- Dammit -- nm - Reagen May 25, 01:53
- I hadn't been paying attention, so your post made me look. A sweep? Good grief -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 20:23 1
  - and Dallas? you're severely irritating me -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 20:34
A Paralyzed Man Can Walk Naturally Again With Brain and Spine Implants - crash davis 😺 May 24, 19:49
Fresh From Attack on Russian Soil, Raiders Taunt the Kremlin - crash davis 😺 May 24, 19:44
First look at Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks crossover -- (link) - Roger More May 24, 19:27
Chaos, loathing and the Big Three: How the Penguins unraveled - crash davis 😺 May 24, 19:25
when Tina was on Letterman.... -- (link) - Remlik May 24, 19:22 [youtube]
You know, I kind of want to watch flash from the beginning. I watched most of the first season but trailed off ... -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 19:10
Bison Calf at Yellowstone Is Euthanized After Man’s Intervention - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:59 4
- I'm particularly interested in the man arrested for taunting a bison. I think the Park Service should've put the two in a ring and let them sort out their differences. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 May 24, 19:33
- I'm happy with the man being injured & fined, but if the parks service decides death is best for the jerk, I won't lose any sleep. -- nm - Peglegpete May 24, 19:14
- I know it's not a funny topic, but that headline phrasing has me wondering who thought it was a good idea to bring a bison calf to an intervention. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 19:07 1
  - John Mullaney had no comment -- nm - rollo May 25, 05:56
Biden to Nominate Air Force Chief to Succeed Milley on Thursday - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:54 2
- Heh. Known widely as "CQ" -- nm - Jovian May 24, 19:04
- I don't know everything about Mark Milley, but I know that under the previous guy, Milley conducted himself with dignity and honor. I thank him for his service. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:55
I only watch actual tv one hour per week. It's crazy to me how many commercials are for drugs. Was it always like this? No, right? -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 24, 18:43 6
- drugs and sports gambling here -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 04:49
- OMG it's like every single commercial now -- nm - Jovian May 24, 19:16 1
  - Alternated with ambulance chasers. -- nm - Meg May 24, 19:50
- No, it's a demonstration of how old linear television's audience is now. And the skew has gotten more dramatic over the past two years. -- nm - David May 24, 18:51 1
  - A great point. -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 24, 19:18
- in the last decade. don't really watch network but rarely see ads for cars, restaurants, foods, or household stuff like the pre-internet days -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 18:46
Survivor spoils - Jovian May 24, 18:42 1
- Ha ha ha ha ha ha -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 24, 19:19
PSA: Season Two of Joe Pickett starts on Paramount+ on 6/4. Season one was a nine kitty 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 affair. But it was essentially non-stop crash porn. ymmv -- (link*) - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:38 2
- Did you watch Dark Winds? I think it's back in July. -- nm - the wrong element May 24, 18:40 1
  - I did and thank you for telling me. I was afraid that was a one and done. This is cool news! -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:42
Right before closing, a 13 year old girl asked me to recommend "love drama" books. Not really my wheelhouse; "How would like some nice WWII histories to read?" -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:15 8
- Twilight, obvs -- nm - rollo May 25, 05:53
- Lady Chatterley's Lover. -- nm* - Wilkes-Baron, PA May 25, 05:49
- Time Traveller's Wife, Fault in our Stars, -- nm - Remlik May 24, 18:39 3
  - Eh, there is one questionable scene in TTW spoils - Pippy May 24, 19:27
  - The Selection series is real popular. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:47 1
    - both daughters and my wife read those. loved them. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 25, 04:50
- Pride & Prejudice, gramps -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 18:18 1
  - I can see you are real dialed into the teens. You should run a studio. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:22
Longshot: I'm looking for a realtor in Rochester NY who will have an exploratory conversation with me about an estate sale. Do we know anyone? - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 24, 18:00 3
- My cousin. I will get the deets and email you tomorrow -- nm - decline May 24, 18:17 1
  - I kiss around you. I thought you might know someone. Thanks!! -- nm - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 24, 18:37
- no but we can give you our best guesses from google -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 18:14
Ya hate to see it -- (link) - Jovian May 24, 17:59
Instead of Foo Fighters this weekend taking Amy to Psych Furs and Squeeze the day after my birthday. I can live with that. -- nm - Spawn May 24, 17:54 2
- spineless - hollywood big shot May 24, 17:58
- nice! -- nm - mud May 24, 17:56
I really like the House Rules thing AEW is doing with House of Black. - the wrong element May 24, 17:53
there's an unclaimed $70M lotto max ticket in Scarborough Ontario. Expires in about a month. Oof. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 17:51 3
- that's Andie's music . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 17:53 2
  - ... -- (link) - Beryllium May 24, 17:53 [youtube] 1
    - ♡ ♪ -- nm - mud May 24, 17:58
So I’m at a conference, and the photo they’ve chosen is baffling. Just a random person, nothing to do with the topic, and she’s everywhere. - mafic May 24, 17:29 12
- It looks like everybody is a keynote speaker. That is a lot of keynotes. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 18:13
- "Closing Drinks: 5:00-5:30" wtaf? -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 18:09 2
  - Then we move to the pub next door. The Storage King annual awards dinner take over the venue at 6:30. -- nm - mafic May 24, 18:11 1
    - and you're just not gonna crash those to find out who this year's Storage King is? - hollywood big shot May 24, 18:13
- They paid good money for that stock photo and they are going to get their mileage out of it!! -- nm - decline May 24, 17:54 3
  - I know exactly who it is, she’s a mining person, just nothing to do with the conference. It’s be like having a software coding conference and - mafic May 24, 18:05 2
    - Honestly, I think I've seen your IM example actually happen - Beryllium May 24, 18:44
    - It's a whisper campaign. Soon "Baila" will be the only name on anyone's lips. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 18:42
- I can't tell you, but I can just tell that Dr. Tim Lucks gives a hell of a keynote address -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 24, 17:33 3
  - He’s no Jacqui Coombes. -- nm* - mafic May 24, 18:01 2
    - you had one Job -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 18:07 1
      - I used to work with him. Smart guy. -- nm - mafic May 24, 18:12
Jeopardy Masters finals on now (here anyway) -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 May 24, 17:15
failure to launch -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 17:11

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