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Bid on a Vegas Superbowl package with 3 nights and tix to Maxim party 50k value -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 24, 01:41
Taylor Sheridan bingo: "one dead brother, one in prison" 19 minutes into Lioness -- nm - Max Jul 23, 22:29
Woman found dead after encounter with a grizzly bear on a popular trail in Yellowstone -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 23, 21:57
"X" is just a sans serif swastika -- nm - Mastodon Jul 23, 21:52 2
- "So does that mean that people will no longer tweet - they'll excrete?" -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 22:00 1
  - I assume Xitter is pronounced "shitter." -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 02:11
$45M Sun for Barbie. Could reach $165M -- nm - budice Jul 23, 19:47 3
- Well yeah. As reported earlier, I checked out a bunch of AMCs on Sunday. There were no seats (except for a few wheelchair access). No decent seats for - Diva Jul 24, 01:05
- So my 220 for Barbie was kind of overkill. But my 75 for Oppenheimer was money? -- nm - Qale Jul 23, 19:56 1
  - Iger furiously scouring the Disney Vault for dolls, any dolls in there tomorrow morning - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 21:37
not totally sure how WOM will ultimately shake out but man Barbie is such a home run -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 19:35 11
- will there be "pink" nights at the clubs, barbicons -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 22:20 1
  - Barbie/Ken will be the big Halloween costume of the year -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 22:38
- (fun pixie fact: our office bldg is the stand-in for Mattel headquarters) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 20:12
- I'm curious how "if women would just give each other a break now and then we could take over while the men are busy trying to destroy each other" - rollo Jul 23, 19:43
- I've not heard a single bad thing about it, and the only whining I've heard is from the certified professional whiners. - Beryllium Jul 23, 19:39 6
  - The second half drags a bit and spoiler - LMS Jul 24, 00:20 2
    - Our audience laughed a lot. There was much joy. -- nm - Diva Jul 24, 00:53 1
      - UK audiences are generally more muted. -- nm - LMS Jul 24, 04:08
  - they were always gonna hate it. but for a summer studio release it is unapologetically feminist/political in a way that is both awesome and probably - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 19:43
  - (the kind of people who buy pickup artist books) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 19:40 1
    - fatality -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 21:13
You know how getting old sucks balls? Sometimes it gives you crazy surprises that are good. -- (edited) - loosilu Jul 23, 19:10 [Attachment] 8
- I've seen other redheads go white like that. It's a nice color. -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 21:00
- It’s pretty and very flattering -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jul 23, 20:15 1
  - It really is flattering, and never in a million years would I have guessed getting a very pretty surprise at 55. -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 20:36
- Awesome. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 23, 19:40
- Love it! -- nm - Meg Jul 23, 19:20
- you look great -- nm - Peglegpete Jul 23, 19:19
- Great colour! -- nm - Andie Jul 23, 19:15 1
  - Thank you! I may have to ask you how to be blonde! -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 19:55
Well, it's not every day you hear a family member get name-checked in an episode of an award-winning sitcom (Abbott Elementary S2 finale spoils) -- (edited) - znufrii Jul 23, 18:42 6
- awesome! -- nm - Diva Jul 24, 00:55
- that's outstanding -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 23, 19:12
- interesting -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 19:06
- shut UP! -- nm - loosilu Jul 23, 19:05
- Very neat! -- nm - Meg Jul 23, 18:59
- Cool! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jul 23, 18:50
Warrior: oh nice...Mark Dacascos joined the show -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 18:14
Does ST have any treadmill recommendations? -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 23, 18:01 7
- Do you work at a desk? If so, maybe you'd benefit more from one of those under-desk pedal systems? -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 19:42 1
  - (Which is a long winded way of saying, I have no recommendations, but I did see a neat gadget recently.) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 19:42
- My wife bought a Tru and really loves it. We went to an exercise equipment store and bought it after trying several. -- nm - spamlet Jul 23, 18:57
- Don’t? Hee - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jul 23, 18:51 1
  - This. -- nm - JaxSean Jul 23, 19:41
- Nordictrack or take a look at Xterra. -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 18:16
- Find one on Craigslist or fb market place, you could get one for free or token delivery fee. Most folks use only a couple times..like me -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 18:05
Invincible: Atom Eve casting spoilers - Beryllium Jul 23, 16:53 1
- Invincible: Atom Eve snacking question - Beryllium Jul 23, 16:56
weird al: -- (pic) - mud Jul 23, 16:15 [Attachment]
jays spoiler - mud Jul 23, 16:12
Brother's flood report - - Meg Jul 23, 15:52 4
- Yikes. Glad they are okay -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jul 23, 17:49 2
  - I chuckled at his last sentence because I know he has a generator. He was probably almost disappointed he didn't have to use it. -- nm - Meg Jul 23, 17:52 1
    - Such a dude thing -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Jul 23, 18:52
- holy smokes -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 23, 16:28
Hmm. -- (link) - Beryllium Jul 23, 15:46 [mastodon] 2
- ! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 23, 16:29
- LOL -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 23, 16:00
"new twitter logo just dropped" -- (link*) - mud Jul 23, 15:20 [Attachment] 10
- a transitional logo -- (pic) - zeitgeist Jul 23, 20:27 [Attachment]
- But Y? -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 15:43 2
  - “A Second Chance To Make Another Big Impression” -- (edited) - mud Jul 23, 15:57 1
    - I Z. -- nm - Reagen Jul 23, 16:40
- I can no longer tell what's satire when it comes to that hellscape site. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 15:32
- heh -- (pic) - mud Jul 23, 15:24 [Attachment] 4
  - Also -- (link) - mara Jul 23, 15:32 2
    - dang -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 23, 15:38
    - :-] -- nm - mud Jul 23, 15:35
  - wow -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 15:25
Reuters: Nova Scotia wrestles with aftermath of devastating floods - mud Jul 23, 15:06
Watching the SNW episode (spoilers) - Beryllium Jul 23, 14:55 10
- After watching Tawny Newsome impov on that episode, Alex Kurtzman asked her for writing samples & put her on the writing staff for Starfleet Academy -- nm - Remlik Jul 23, 17:50 1
  - fun photo of Beckett and Uhura.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 23, 17:59
- I need a smoke after that. One of the best Treks ever. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 17:11 3
  - spoilers - Beryllium Jul 23, 19:21 2
    - This? -- (pic) - Mop🧹 Jul 23, 19:41 [Attachment] 1
      - More like -- (pic) - Beryllium Jul 23, 22:34 [Attachment]
- where is episode 7 out? only up to 6 on Space!?? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 15:09 2
  - I'm watching on Crave -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 15:10 1
    - I have Crave! know what I am watching tonight!! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 15:12
- OMG (quote spoils, one word) - Beryllium Jul 23, 15:01
Blue sky invite 1st come 1st serve..... - Remlik Jul 23, 14:35 5
- Thanks. I look forward to screaming into the void there too. -- nm - Qale Jul 23, 14:50 2
  - BlueSky: we're not quite as Nazi as our original site is now -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 14:55 1
    - I mean TikTok remains my favorite. -- nm - Qale Jul 23, 14:59
- another: - mud Jul 23, 14:37 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - TWuG Jul 23, 14:39
happy birthday, Volnelk! :) - — nm - i.b! Jul 23, 14:23 1
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 14:43
Went to Costco (yes, on a Sunday) to get my steps in. Came home with snack food and wine. Fair trade?? -- nm - Meg Jul 23, 14:15 7
- This is the wine, although mine has a fancier label and is designated 'Limited Reserve' - Meg Jul 23, 14:35 3
  - Ah, this is it. They must have sold out of the 750ml bottles. -- (link) - Meg Jul 23, 14:44 2
    - have you ordered any wine from that site Reverse Wine Snob? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 14:58 1
      - No, like I say, most of mine comes from Kroger/Ralphs. Except for the Wine Grab at the Boys & Girls club wine tasting and the Advent Calendar :) - Meg Jul 23, 15:02
- nice balance! :) - — nm - i.b! Jul 23, 14:16 2
  - and what a great photo on b2 - go Meg! — nm - i.b! Jul 23, 14:21 1
    - I don't know what's gotten into me lately but it's a lot of fun :) -- nm* - Meg Jul 23, 14:36
Dully elected mayor doesn’t get to be mayor due to racism in a small down. -- (link) - Qale Jul 23, 14:07 5
- (Alabama) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 23, 14:24 4
  - See? This is why I can’t just buy a Gunnar Henderson jersey without due diligence. -- nm - Dano Jul 23, 18:42
  - so what's going to happen now that Alabama is ignoring SCOTUS ruling that they have to redraw districts? - zeitgeist Jul 23, 14:53 2
    - There's a hearing scheduled for next month, apparently. - mara 🍂 Jul 23, 14:55 1
      - It's a really weak initial judgement - Will Hunting Jul 23, 15:32
TV PSA: Barbie Dreamhouse Challenge, TWD Dead City season finale, a lot of continuing crap, other stuff -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 13:33
very happy we didn't go to NS this weekend. Reagen did you get flooded? My nephew lost everything in his apartment and his car got destroyed -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 13:25 4
- Yikes, my brother usually avoids the really bad weather but he's in the Bridgewater area - where they got the most rain. -- nm - Meg Jul 23, 14:07
- Damn! So sorry that happened to him. -- nm - Krusty Jul 23, 13:39
- We're OK, we're away from the main areas, but MIL was somewhat stranded for a bit. Bedford and Lower Sackville are rivers. - Reagen Jul 23, 13:39 1
  - yeah Pictou was cool; but would of been a shit drive and freaky to be so close. Now active shooter in Minto, so shit goin' down everywhere -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 13:43
What does ST think of this website? - Reluctant Cynic Jul 23, 13:24 10
- Thank you all! Incredibly much! - Reluctant Cynic Jul 23, 16:38
- The font is a good match for the friendly tone. I think donors would be more confident with a visible address, tax ID etc. - Max Jul 23, 14:47
- I like it. Tells people what it is front and center. Comes across as heartfelt. Good job. -- nm - Loyola Jul 23, 14:20
- I'm missing something. Is this in Oregon or somewhere in the Midwest? -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 23, 14:12
- The "t" in "together" in the logo on the upper left is cut off. -- nm* - Dano Jul 23, 14:03
- flip the cover image as the logo covers the pup's face. too many words and so tiny (i normally bump pages to 150% to read but ...) -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 13:41
- "asking for man's best friend" - Beryllium Jul 23, 13:35 3
  - I agree. That amount of text would probably work better behind an "About Us" link. Keep the front page short and sweet. -- nm - Dano Jul 23, 14:05
  - Yeah. I recognized it as RC’s writing easily and unfortunately he is verbose like me. -- nm - Qale Jul 23, 13:48
  - I was going to suggest breaking up the wall of text a bit. I would say bold out "Cue the warm and fuzzies!" as well as "But in the meantime?." -- nm - Krusty Jul 23, 13:38
Barbie $155.0, Oppenheimer $80.5, Sound of Freedom $20.1 ($124.7), MI Dead Reckoning $19.5 ($118.8), Indiana Jones $6.7 ($159.0) -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jul 23, 13:10
They do a great job supporting their own: Jason Aldean’s “Try that in a small town” is expected to be the #1 song on the Hot 100 next week. -- nm - MDH Jul 23, 13:04 12
- #1 on country charts NOW and #1 on iTunes -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 23, 13:44 3
  - iTunes chart has become the place for right wing songs to shine. -- nm - Dano Jul 23, 14:01 2
    - Sales have such a huge chart impact so it’s an easy play. -- nm - MDH Jul 23, 14:09 1
      - Also topping iTunes in 2023 is probably only a few thousand copies at most. Streaming has the most weight today. -- nm - Tim Jul 23, 14:14
- Could it also be people curious to hear the song causing all the controversy that's pushing it so high in the ratings? -- nm - Krusty Jul 23, 13:42 3
  - Small bit - it’s more the right-wing machine has a very large desire to win via any measurement possible. See the Sound of Freedom movie -- (edited) - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 23, 13:46 2
    - “sound of freedom”? I literally was just reading about it. (ugh.) — nm - i.b! Jul 23, 14:15
    - That’s very Trumpian. Look at the ratings! See how awesome I am? -- nm - Qale Jul 23, 13:53
- So we replace the racist with the hillbilly. I love modern country music. -- nm - Will Hunting 🍔🍟🍔🍹🍷 Jul 23, 13:32 2
  - This is somehow Lil Nas X’s fault. -- nm - Qale Jul 23, 13:55 1
    - Sounds valid to me. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 23, 13:57
- q posts shit about antifa coming to a little town, bs of course except for this family in a converted school bus, needed to be rescued by sheriff dept -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 13:11
My poor dog Charlie. Ever since we got the puppy he's like Inspector Clouseau living with Kato. Puppy wants to wrestle with him roughly 100% of the - pmb Jul 23, 12:53 2
- Heh. :-) Poor Charlie. -- nm - Krusty Jul 23, 13:09
- good news is, a puppy is supposed to extend the life of a senior dog -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 13:04
Hmm, declan made a friend at camping, and that kid's dad is a producer of ... hallmark movies. :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:07 3
- (Like, 30+ hallmark movies) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 23, 12:22 2
  - So not one of their big time producers. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 23, 12:37 1
    - He has been with them for 1 year. -- nm - Spawn Jul 23, 12:38
I want to declare Gunnar Henderson as my favorite player, but stereotypes make me hesitant. He’s a white dude from Alabama. - Dano Jul 23, 12:05
(points to the post below, where this reply was supposed to go) I was reading up on the flight routes that smaller aircraft take to OshKosh. -- (edited) - Reluctant Cynic Jul 23, 12:04
Air traffic lining up in Oshkosh - zunk takes things literally Jul 23, 11:59 [Attachment] 7
- Isn't that one of the huge underground survivalist bunker communities where billionaires keep condos for Armageddon days. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 23, 13:14 1
  - I'm pretty sure that's not the case. It is home to the EAA fly in - JD Jul 23, 14:10
- Is it their yearly flight festival, or is something going sideways, there? -- nm - Flavorize Jul 23, 12:04 4
  - Yeah there’s a big small plane thing that happens there. -- nm* - spamlet Jul 23, 12:41 3
    - Only the largest such fly-in in the world. - Reluctant Cynic Jul 23, 13:26 1
      - Yeah I only knew about it because one of my employees went a few years ago. -- nm - spamlet Jul 23, 16:08
    - Seasonal migration. -- nm - Spawn Jul 23, 12:44

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