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fully caught up on Succesh before the finale. probably woulda been more compelling if at least one of the kids was actually the clear competent choice - hollywood big shot May 28, 07:16 5
- That's the whole point. They're all corrupted by greed and power, although with the kids, it's really all they've known. There are no good people in - jnine May 28, 11:20
- I only made it 4 episodes before I gave up. Every single character was an unrelenting dick. - Fuzzy May 28, 09:43
- Getting back to this point, it's the Goodfellas conundrum - Reagen May 28, 07:20 [Backboard] 2
  - this is fair analysis I guess, but when W. C. Fields said "comedy is a serious business" I don't think he meant ..this. -- nm - mud May 28, 07:31
  - i had resisted watching b/c i just didn't want to give the Murdochs (fake or real) that much space in my head, which i feel even more now. but i grant - hollywood big shot May 28, 07:25
World Hockey Bronze Medal game - USA/Latvia - Reagen May 28, 07:06
"Do not handle the mating ball" -- (link) - Reagen May 28, 06:57
Sunday MoviePass pricing - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 28, 06:52
Just 20, 25 more of these stories and the media will stop listening to Cathie Wood -- (link) - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 28, 06:36
Octopuses have started building cities - Reagen May 28, 06:22 1
- Single dwelling zoning is for suckers. -- nm - loosilu May 28, 06:35
Pochettino has signed a contract to become the next Chelsea manager -- nm - budice May 28, 05:13 1
- I get it and I hate it. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 28, 06:44
Digits - znufrii 🦄 May 28, 05:08
Waffle 5/5 - decline May 28, 05:06 2
- 5 - 492 - GregW May 28, 05:09
- 5/5 - znufrii 🦄 May 28, 05:09
David Cone is forgiven -- (link) - Reagen May 28, 04:59 1
- I saw that earlier on reddit. The catcher made a terrible mistake and both him and the 2nd baseman will have nightmares about that play. -- (edited) - Krusty May 28, 05:11
Wordle 708 4/6 - Have a nice day - prayformojo 🐵 May 28, 04:43 4
- heh heh ... 4 - rollo May 28, 07:18
- 3 - 708 - GregW May 28, 05:07
- 4 - decline May 28, 05:03
- 4/6 - znufrii 🦄 May 28, 04:57
What an odd choice of sign segment to censor -- (pic) - Beryllium May 28, 01:01 [Attachment] 1
- It’s not Google’s fault they named the subdivision Mount Arrowf*ck -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ May 28, 02:32
i guess Kissinger can celebrate his 100th birthday knowing he still has at least one fan left in the world -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 27, 23:28
State Farm to stop accepting home insurance applications in California. -- (link) - Meg May 27, 23:09 2
- Oh no! What’s California to do? Start their own government sponsored insurance plan? -- nm - Mop🧹 May 28, 00:58 1
  - They have them for earthquakes and fire zones already. -- nm - jnine May 28, 11:25
"Okay, I'll make a deal with you. We go out on patrol, and gotham is quiet, with no sign of the Joker - we come back here, - Beryllium May 27, 23:09 2
- "They don't call you Batman for nothing", Robin says, after Batman takes out toy planes using a baseball bat -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 23:25
- The episode order of Batman The Animated Series on Netflix doesn't match up with the order on IMDb -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 23:14
How did the Killer Whale woo his girlfriend? - zeitgeist May 27, 22:38 1
- 🐟🎶 -- nm - JD May 28, 07:32
BJ Novak’s “Vengeance” is fucked up. Don’t watch it if you’ve ever been in a relationship or are in a relationship or broken up or… - Mop🧹 May 27, 22:06
Ok, Amazon has a $20 coupon for the $99 rice cooker I was looking at, and Sodastream had 20% off everything on the site, so I caved and ordered both. - Ender May 27, 21:59 2
- One of us!! I don't ever use their syrups. To sweet for me - decline May 28, 03:47 1
  - Cosori. -- nm - Ender May 28, 09:09
American Cruise Lines are getting ridiculous - -- (link) - Meg May 27, 21:40 4
- "The Fitzcarraldo Cruise" -- nm - Reagen May 28, 05:03
- "Prices start at $24,700." -- nm* - Ender May 27, 22:02
- $51K, yikes. Neat idea, though. -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 21:43 1
  - And that's for one person in a double room. A single would be closer to $70K -- nm - Meg May 27, 21:58
Come August, Twitter may not be available in the EU. -- (link) - TWuG May 27, 21:26
From today's parade commentary - "why did the strawberry go out with the fig?" - JD si May 27, 21:17 1
- What do you call an unhappy strawberry? - Meg May 27, 21:18
The officiating in the fourth quarter of that game was terrible...until the last play, which the dude got right instantly. -- nm - David May 27, 21:16
I’m no JD but Adjacent Festival Day 1 Report - Dano May 27, 20:46 5
- I was expecting a punchline, not an actual festival report. -- nm - . May 27, 23:04
- 👏👏👏 -- nm - JD May 27, 21:20
- Sounds like a pretty decent day! -- nm - JaxSean May 27, 21:07
- I think you did a good job in writing up a review of your bandtastic day. It’s a shame you had a couple of issues, especially the smoke one. - Qale May 27, 21:04
- 👍 -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 20:48
Hmm, yesterday also had a dash of this ... -- (link) - Beryllium May 27, 20:44 [mastodon]
the Toronto mayoral race escalated quickly -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 27, 20:24 3
- I hope that guy isn't a legitimate candidate. -- nm - Krusty May 28, 03:51 1
  - define legitimate. He's a former city councillor (and NDP member of the provincial legislature!) but he's since gone insane and his polls are in the - Reagen May 28, 05:33
- Got to open the tweet to see the "upshot" -- nm - zeitgeist May 27, 22:14
Da fuq. -- nm - Diva May 27, 20:17 4
- I feel like the possibilities for G7 are only Heat by 2 or Celtics by 30. -- nm - Reagen May 28, 05:30
- how's your heart rate? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 20:17 2
  - I just lost 2 weeks of my life. -- nm - Diva May 27, 20:23 1
    - hah -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 27, 20:26
That's 100% on Bam for not coming to the board on the shot. Just stood there. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 20:16 3
- Why would you not break toward the guy who just let a desperation three go over two defenders and is falling out of bounds? - Will Hunting May 27, 20:22 2
  - why would you design a season-saving play that puts the ball in Marcus Smart's hand behind the 3pt-line - hollywood big shot May 27, 20:43 1
    - I’m not sure that was the plan given the other guys were like, “ let’s stand right here!” - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 May 27, 20:50
HOLY SHIT -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 27, 20:16
holy *smokes* -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 20:14 1
- wow -- nm - budice May 27, 20:15
lol still true -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 27, 20:13 [Backboard]
last two minutes have been crazy -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 20:10
Tom Cruise sure does like the motorcycle, doesn't he? -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 27, 20:08
I still don't get why the "is" is highlighted - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 20:06
I mean, who *wouldn’t* waste 500,000 gallons of water to retrieve their phone? -- (link) - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 19:54
Butler has been playing scared all night -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 27, 19:39 1
- 2 more assists and he has the worst triple-double ever. - Will Hunting May 27, 19:42
Guest Essay - What Would Happen if a Robot Tried to Write ‘Law & Order’? - crash davis 😺 May 27, 19:29 2
- The Dun-Dun will sound oddly like a homerun hit off an aluminum bat and the car window it smashes in the parking lot. -- nm - zeitgeist May 27, 19:40
- I may invest in Buttcoin even though I know crypto is a complete scam. -- nm - Qale May 27, 19:34
Bought two more albums today. I have a serious addiction. Time for a self imposed break. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 27, 19:24 8
- vinyl..or? -- nm - zeitgeist May 27, 19:41 3
  - Yes. Two years ago I was gifted my in-laws collection Since then I’ve bought……..140 albums? I don’t know. A lot. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 27, 20:18 2
    - I track it all on Discogs and the collection is now worth somewhere between $5K-$10K -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 27, 20:21 1
      - large enough to inform your insurance company about it? -- nm - Reagen May 28, 05:42
- What did you get? -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 27, 19:32 3
  - The Who-Who’s Next and Beth Orton-Central Reservation. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 May 27, 20:17 2
    - Central Res is ace -- nm - hollywood big shot May 27, 21:37
    - Who's Next is not indicative of a problem. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 27, 20:22
Time for The Machine. -- nm - Spawn May 27, 19:22
last night I got home and put my headphones in their case, plugged it in to charge. exactly as I do every night. except somehow last night, I *missed* - amanda May 27, 19:20 2
- It's always the right earbud. I've dropped mine at least four or five times since I got them years ago. And now it faintly buzzes and needs replaced. -- nm - Qale May 27, 19:36
- Also here is Magnus yawning. -- (pic) - Kellyanne Scrabblestats May 27, 19:21 [Attachment]
In the "NO-SHIT" writing of the day.... - Will Hunting May 27, 19:19
Bam Adebayo needs a fainting couch. Ffs. -- nm - Diva May 27, 19:17 3
- heh - mud May 27, 19:18 2
  - Fuck that. -- nm - Diva May 27, 19:32 1
    - :-) -- nm - mud May 27, 20:12
Dumb question -- is the Speaker 1-vote thingy only for the fucknut caucus? - Will Hunting May 27, 18:50 6
- any one of them can trigger the revote I think. at least the way Gaetz was crowing about having his balls in his pocket last week -- nm - hollywood big shot May 27, 18:52
- To what end, though? - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 18:52 4
  - Let's say 5 coherent GOP'ers who are retiring say fuck it. Invoke the vote and proclaim Hakeem. - Will Hunting May 27, 18:54 3
    - they would have already signed onto the Dems discharge petition if they wanted to be the grownups in the room -- nm - hollywood big shot May 27, 19:26 1
      - And end their political careers. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 19:55
    - The only thing worse in their eyes* than empowering the Nutjob caucus would be to support a Democrat. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 18:56
hmm, Down Periscope is an under appreciated comedy. that is all. -- nm - Truman May 27, 18:43 5
- I trust your judgement on all things. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 27, 19:43
- Did you notice Patton Oswalt just walking off the set? -- nm - Reagen May 27, 18:49 1
  - I just read about that -- that's funny. -- nm - Will Hunting May 27, 18:53
- I should watch it again. How does it compare to McHale's Navy? -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 18:44 1
  - Tom Arnold says Kelsey Grammar made the right choice is roles. -- nm - Will Hunting May 27, 19:09
NYT: Debt Limit deal reached -- (link) - budice May 27, 18:43 5
- I basically agree with Josh Marshall. Biden gave Kev a few fig leaves. now does the Freedom Caucus decapitate him for it? -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 27, 18:46 4
  - There are give-or-take 40 members of the Caucus. They can certainly pass it without them. But will they? -- nm - Qale May 27, 19:42 2
    - at least from the topline details it's not enough of a shit sandwich for Dems in swing districts to blow up the economy over - hollywood big shot May 27, 20:20 1
      - but i also agree that even if the deal isn't terrible on the merits, negotiating with terrorists to get there is a terrible precedent to set -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 27, 20:28
  - some deets? -- (link) - mud May 27, 18:48
seeing Anthony Head on Ted Lasso makes me wish we had gotten the Ripper spin-off. -- nm - Tim May 27, 18:37
So Shazam Fury of the Gods starts with a massacre of men, women, and children. - Mop🧹 May 27, 18:27 3
- I mean, in a world with super villains that would definitely happen -- nm - Ender May 27, 22:17
- This movie’s a fucking mess, but Helen Mirren still brought her A game, and Rachel Zegler is just damn beautiful. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 27, 19:42
- Spoils -- (edited) - Beryllium May 27, 18:43
Starting to get tempted to try HelloFresh. Is it worth it? -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 18:25 13
- I’ve got a $0 first box offer code if you want to try, it was in our last box to give out -- nm - J May 27, 19:32
- I’d be happy to share a free box on Home Chef - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 18:34 3
  - (This offer stands for anyone interested, I have a number of free boxes available) -- nm - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 18:53
  - Thanks, thats a generous offer - but it looks like home chef doesn't do Canada -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 18:39 1
    - Ah, well. -- (edited) - znufrii 🦄 May 27, 18:40
- do you like cooking? cause you have to cook it up -- nm - hollywood big shot May 27, 18:31 1
  - I do. -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 18:34
- It's a replacement for ordering in, not for buying groceries - Reagen May 27, 18:28 5
  - We’ve tried it for the past three weeks. It’s been great so far, we’re just doing three meals a week. - J May 27, 18:59 2
    - Nice :) good to know -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 21:30
    - This should have went under the original post… -- nm - J May 27, 18:59
  - We order in much too much as it is, need more & healthier variety. But in a way where the kids' pickiness can be assuaged. - Beryllium May 27, 18:35 1
    - Mmmm assausage. -- nm* - Qale May 27, 20:04
"agreement in principle" -- (link) - mud May 27, 17:52 3
- "tentative deal" -- (link) - mud May 27, 17:56 2
  - i'd tell him to fuck off for the tweet alone -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 27, 18:23 1
    - whatta pig -- nm - mud May 27, 18:46
I don't ask for much from tonight's game, just that the Vegas Golden Knights be reduced to their constituent atoms. -- nm - Reagen May 27, 17:20 5
- Your chances would be far better of that happening if Benn was playing. - Will Hunting May 27, 18:18
- and that they win. -- nm - Peglegpete May 27, 17:38
- and then scattered? -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 27, 17:22 2
  - Gosh no, this seems like the perfect opportunity to seal them into an inanimate carbon rod. -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 17:23
  - Surprise me -- nm - Reagen May 27, 17:23
Take a look at this carbon source pie chart and see if you can spot the main difference from nearly every other such chart? -- (link) - Beryllium May 27, 17:19 [Image] 5
- they split the similar colors up so you can see the smaller sections -- nm - Peglegpete May 27, 17:40
- I give up. - mud May 27, 17:29 3
  - Electricity. Most other such pie charts have Electricity as something like 25% -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 17:46 2
    - Most of BC's is generated from hydroelectric dams, no? -- nm - Reagen May 27, 17:52 1
      - Yep -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 17:56

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