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The crowd cheering for Baszler probably wasn't the intention, but it's what's going to happen. -- nm - Tim Jul 3, 18:30
J noticed something hilarious about the Hallmark Christmas movie that’s on right now… - znufrii 🦄 Jul 3, 18:25 2
- is there snow? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:26 1
  - Yes. -- nm - znufrii 🦄 Jul 3, 18:26
Am I the only old man here that doesn't like tattoos? Or are there others? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:14 20
- I don’t like them either. -- nm - Loyola Jul 4, 09:50
- To each their own, but if all else is constant, I prefer people without them. Certainly not for me. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 3, 18:38
- I don't like them on me but to each thier own. My wife has 3 small ones. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 3, 18:37
- a body is your temple and you're going to spray graphitti all over it? I always say, look at photos of your 'rents back when young.... - zeitgeist Jul 3, 18:35
- I just don't think they're going to age well. -- nm - Tim Jul 3, 18:31 1
  - A lot don't. The color fades and bleeds so they lose definition. Some do stay very well and look great forever. My left leg tattoo is nearly 30 years - Krusty Jul 3, 18:38
- I had absolutely no interest until I was on blood thinners and couldn't. -- nm - Meg Jul 3, 18:31
- I don't plan on ever having one, but there are some amazing artists in the field. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Jul 3, 18:27 [Attachment] 2
  - I can think that is technically brilliant and still horrid. I also remember the time a particular tattoo brought great mirth to this community. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:28 1
    - no question there are more tattoos of bad art and done during bad judgement out there, than great pieces worth seeing. -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 3, 18:31
- I have very weak pain tolerance, so no chance in hell. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 18:22 2
  - Admittedly it's been *mumblemumble* years since I got one, but I recall the arms being easy. - ty97 Jul 3, 18:35 1
    - Arms are always the least painful. The skin is tough and you have a good amount of fat and muscle with no bone. The shin, ankle and any skin that's - Krusty Jul 3, 18:41
- Well, I’m not old. - znufrii 🦄 Jul 3, 18:21
- Not a fan. -- nm - Mop Jul 3, 18:18
- me too -- nm - mud Jul 3, 18:18
- Wow, judge me like that, fine! -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 18:17 3
  - I guess I have a judgmental character flaw. A very beautiful woman walked up to me and started talking about Patrick Rothfuss books. What should have - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:23 2
    - Well art is always in the eye of the beholder, right, and this is art. - ty97 Jul 3, 18:34 1
      - I do acknowledge sometimes it is the best choice. Like you have to get a tattoo from an old shaman to banish a great evil like in Devil Dog, Hound of Hell. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:42
SITWAP: Yesterday's NASCAR street race in Chicago did a 9.29 in ratings at its peak. This is >3X what they got for the Daytona 500. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 3, 18:02
That tweet I posted now has a 'readers added context' thing. Apparently "Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature" (WBGT) and "Wet-bulb temperature" (WBT) differ. -- (link) - ty97 Jul 3, 17:56 2
- well now i can't trust anything you ever post again - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 18:07
- at least here, they approximate WBGT with just temp and humidity, because apparently the WBGT machines are a pain in the ass. - mafic Jul 3, 18:06
Spend $35 at applebees get free tickets to Indiana Jones -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 17:43 2
- makes sense, some of those plots seem dreamed up while on a 1$ applebee's cocktail bender -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 18:38
- as revealed by Tom Lennon on George Lucas Talk Show -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 17:48
guardian: The Idol finale review – "one of the worst programmes ever made" -- (edited) - mud Jul 3, 17:23 1
- I kind of liked the finale. Mebbe not the finale of the finale but still - JD Jul 3, 17:55
I finished Stray today and it was interesting. The graphics, design and story were all great. Spoils - Krusty Jul 3, 17:22 2
- I was tempted when it came out, and then when you mentioned it was on a steam sale, I've been tempted again. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:17
- I do hope they make a second one and greatly expand it. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 17:40
and how can they be America's Team when they have a -20 run differential? - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 17:12 4
- isn't that normal for the Dallas Cowboys? -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 3, 17:57
- Because they win close games and when they lose they get destroyed. Last two games are perfect examples. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 3, 17:17 2
  - like... America? -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 17:18 1
    - Just like my country, they’re young, scrappy and hungry. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 3, 17:21
sharing from FB. Good thoughts for groiny - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 17:10 14
- I'll be thinking of him. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 3, 18:47
- Prayers to him and his family for sure -- nm - ty97 Jul 3, 18:41
- Best healing wishes and vibes for him. This is concerning, I hate low blood ox -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:12
- sending good thoughts! -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 17:58
- all my love & hope -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 3, 17:55
- give em hell, Wes -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 17:35
- Yikes -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 17:34
- Absolutely! Good healing thoughts going out -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 3, 17:32
- Yeesh. I spoke with him while he was at Universal, and the whole family apparently got sick. They tested negative for COVID, though. -- nm - David Jul 3, 17:26
- Good and healthy thoughts going his way! -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 17:23
- Got it. -- nm - spamlet 🤦🏻‍♂️ Jul 3, 17:20
- well of course! -- nm - Remlik Jul 3, 17:19
- Sent. All the best, man. -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 17:14
- ♡👍♪ -- nm - mud Jul 3, 17:12
when i was growing up, Wimbledon had its finals over the July 4th week, not the first round -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 17:07 2
- when I was a boy the Stanley Cup finals were in May, now they're in June. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 18:38
- right? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 17:08
Microsoft Has Reportedly Sold Just 21 Million Xbox Series X and S Consoles. PS5 40M, Switch 130M -- (link) - budice Jul 3, 16:53 9
- I honesty don't foresee any reason to buy a Series X/S, since their games really don't call my name. (NM) - Marlowe Jul 3, 18:35
- When I wanted an Xbox and PS5 they weren't available to purchase and at this point I might as well just wait and see what comes next as there's - Krusty Jul 3, 17:08 2
  - Starfield is the closest for me, but it's not enough. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 17:16 1
    - It's interesting but so similar to games I can play today that it's not much of a draw. -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 17:39
- We've done our part! -- nm - David Jul 3, 17:05 4
  - Two of each or share? -- nm - budice Jul 3, 17:13 3
    - One Series X, two Series S, and one PS5 (and God only knows how many Wiis and Switches) -- nm - David Jul 3, 17:27 2
      - I bought Theresa's Switch from Kim. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 17:29 1
        
        She was just reminding me of that. And it makes me happy! -- nm - David Jul 3, 17:37
the Trumper nutjob who got creamed in Md Gov Race last year may or may not be running in Roscoe Bartlett's old district* - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 16:31
Looking for some deep sleep, a hotel in Wales opens in an old mine. Two hour hike to get there -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 3, 16:00 12
- no thanks. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 16:11 6
  - when mining is your job and someone says lets take a cool daytrip to a mine and hike -- nm - budice Jul 3, 16:13 5
    - that, but really more that mines put a lot of money behind things like support, dewatering, and ventilation. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 16:16 4
      - Kind of like building an undersea craft out of expired carbon fibre? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 16:28 1
        
        but with a little more room for failure. -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 17:19
      - plus the monsters that live down in them -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 16:20 1
        
        They knew it was there. They never should’ve dug so deep. -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 16:55
- Something like the Grand Canyon Caverns suite, but that one's easier to get to. -- nm - Meg Jul 3, 16:06
- You fear to go into those mines. The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dum -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 16:04 3
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 18:34
  - Sorry, didn’t scroll down enough. Scared. -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 16:56
  - It's okay, they hit the snooze button -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 16:27
"You know what your problem is?" "Hip pain." "Gluteus medius." "Pain in the butt? Close enough." - doctor office embellished transcripts Jul 3, 15:34 1
- I wish you the best dry needling your butt. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 15:40
episode 1 of season 3 of The Witcher = fireworks factory. Jesus -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 15:31 1
- the real drama is spoiler - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 15:41
cool seeing the C&O canal in Ghosted. Used to walk around that on my way into work -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 3, 15:27 1
- my hometown was as far as it ever got west before B&O RR et al put the boats out out bizness as an inland freight carrier -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 15:35
Asteroid City: I'm not sure I've ever seen the sixth wall broken before. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 15:21 2
- Heh -- nm - con_carne Jul 3, 16:03
- I was constantly delighted through the entire movie and it was the most emotional attachment I’ve ever had with a Wes Anderson movie. -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 15:53
(Don't read this, Tim.) The Mets just added $4+ million in payroll to marginally upgrade one bullpen arm. - David Jul 3, 15:19 1
- It is okay. Now if it was the As, a 10% increase in payroll would be ridiculous. But the Mets? A 1 % increase in payroll for an overall 2% increase - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 15:38
DTL: 9/9 lowered his shooting rate from 28 a game to 20...total sense. Also, I have 7 out of 15 games vs teams in the top 40 - Will Hunting Jul 3, 14:31 1
- Only 20 shots a game? He'll never win POY that way! - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 15:01
Arcade Paradise on XBox Live: Yay or Nay? -- nm - David Jul 3, 14:20 5
- A+++++ -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 14:45 3
  - its a gem. with great original tracks on the arcade jukebox. - Jovian Jul 3, 14:51 2
    - It definitely sounds your and my kinda game. So, thanks for this! I'll download it while it's free. -- nm - David Jul 3, 15:04 1
      - Oh it's free now, that's great. That means it did very well. And is now most likely charging for new dlc arcade cabs. -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 15:50
- N/A -- nm - JaxSean Jul 3, 14:36
Why did Sony Pictures just post the full pilot episode of Pan-Am on YouTube last week? What could it mean? Reboot? New season? -- (link) - Mop Jul 3, 14:11 [youtube] 6
- I'd put all my money on associating it with Barbie hype. -- nm - Max Jul 3, 17:01 1
  - define "all your money" - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 17:04
- I loved this show. -- nm - MDH Jul 3, 17:00
- "if we just remake old series do we need writers at all?" -- nm - mafic Jul 3, 16:07
- Obviously means they are deleting it from existence and giving everyone one last chance to see it before it disappears forever -- nm - decline Jul 3, 15:02
- Don't tease me about this. -- nm - David Jul 3, 14:21
The Bear, season 2, for a show that’s set in the fast paced world of a restaurant kitchen, spoils - Loyola Jul 3, 13:51
slow monday poll: which picture from the 70s Guiness Book of WR still haunts you today? (the Motorcycle Twins) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 13:39 13
- the longest ride in armor, because as a kid I felt I could beat that if I just had a horse and some armor -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jul 3, 15:49
- the woman with the most facial piercings -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 14:39 1
  - [shudder] -- nm - mud Jul 3, 14:43
- the 8 foot tall dude what married the 2 foot tall alien with two heads. -- nm - mud Jul 3, 14:01 3
  - I miss the Weekly World News. -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 14:02 2
    - boy trapped in refrigerator eats own foot -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 14:24 1
      - BatBoy flies boy and foot to Mayo clinic just in time to save both. Biden awards Medal of Honor to BatBoy; his fifth(?). -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 14:28
- any weirdo pulling something exceptionally heavy with their teeth. -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 13:52 1
  - Or eating aircraft. M. Mangetout (iirc) was on that’s incredible or real people. Guy was scary/freaky. Again, iirc his teeth like sharks extra rows -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 14:01
- The longest fingernails lady or the most cigarettes smoked at one time guy. -- nm - Dano Jul 3, 13:46 3
  - Fingernails for me too -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 Jul 3, 16:41
  - The fingernails for me. -- nm - VMan Jul 3, 13:58 1
    - Same. 🤮 -- nm - Krusty Jul 3, 15:19
Marvel Reveals 2023 San Diego Comic-Con Panel Line-Up -- (edited) - mud Jul 3, 13:13 1
- SAG's extension expires in a week. we'll see -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 13:16
New Season Poll: start Witcher s3 or Jack Ryan s4? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 12:45 5
- JRS4 only has two episodes out so far -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 12:57 1
  - ahh, thanks; Witcher it is! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 3, 13:20
- Yennifer & Ciri's Hottub Adventures 6 -- nm - Jovian Jul 3, 12:55
- Slow Horses -- nm - mud Jul 3, 12:52
- Peaky Blinders -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:49
VF: Jon Snow & Ygritte Welcome Second Spawn. -- (edited) - mud Jul 3, 12:38
Carolyn Heldman is the only true host of 120 Minutes - hollywood big shot Jul 3, 12:32
Why there’ll is Adley Rutschman in the home run derby field? There’s literally dozens of guys who are better for this. - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 3, 12:28 3
- That name sounds like a NPC -- nm - JD Jul 3, 12:44 2
  - Dude, we're like 5-10 years from every male star having an 'a-den' name and every woman having a Bella or Emma name. - Will Hunting Jul 3, 12:50 1
    - Ugh, I loathed the A-den scourge. - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 13:02
THIS JUST IN: Water Is Wet, and Blue -- nm - mud Jul 3, 12:28 16
- ... but is it wet? -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 12:47 15
  - I recently touched it, and it felt so. -- nm - mud Jul 3, 12:51 14
    - No, your hand, or whatever touched it is wet, but not the water ;) -- nm - Meg Jul 3, 13:21 8
      - What's interesting is the human body has no way of directly sensing "wet", it's the temperature difference that does it. -- nm - TWuG Jul 3, 14:09 1
        
        Are you saying that diving into body-temperature water would feel like touching nothing at all? Nothing at all? Nothing at all? -- nm - Flanders in a Borat speedo Jul 3, 14:16
      - so if I touch ice my finger is cold, but not the ice? If I touch a flame .. ouch -- nm - mud Jul 3, 13:24
      - Although it seems the Oxford Dictionary would disagree. -- nm - Meg Jul 3, 13:24 4
        
        Well, they have to deal in the vernacular. Scientifically, water is not wet. -- (link) - mara Jul 3, 14:04 3
        
        only if you're being pointlessly semantic. Which, admittedly, scientists often are. -- nm - Reagen Jul 3, 15:26 2
        
        When he's underwater does he get wet? Or does the water get him instead? Nobody knows. Particle man. -- nm - TMBG Jul 3, 16:30 1
        
        I could imagine Ryan Gosling doing the Producers routine -- (link) - Max Jul 3, 16:41 [youtube]
    - Hmm... strong, but single-point analysis. -- nm - Spawn Jul 3, 13:18 4
      - hmph, anecdotal don't count for shit no more. -- nm - mud Jul 3, 13:20 3
        
        You can't even bootstrap a 95% confidence interval. -- nm - Coach Bearond Jul 3, 13:21 2
        
        19 times out of 20, it happens every time -- nm - Beryllium Jul 3, 13:25
        
        we're all doomed. -- nm - mud Jul 3, 13:25
Coco Gauff is playing in her 4th Wimbledon tournament. She’s 19. -- nm - Loyola Jul 3, 12:26
Happy pre-treason day! -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 3, 12:25 3
- (Ungrateful colonials!) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 3, 12:32 2
  - Can we have our kids back? The ones kidnapped off the street,I mean "impressed" into service and treated as bad as we treated our slaves -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 3, 13:43
  - Here's your tea back -- nm - Boston Jul 3, 12:33

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