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Today we are trying the new Shaq Big Chicken place that opened near us -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 08:19
economy added another 187k jobs last month and low-end wages rose. let's see how it gets covered by the -- -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 4, 07:37 3
- ADP tipped a lot more than that a few days ago, so this is less than expected -- nm - rollo Aug 4, 08:10 2
  - ADP? Start the draft? -- nm - JD Aug 4, 08:29 1
    - 1.1 Jonathan Taylor RB IND -- nm - budice Aug 4, 08:33
"Save me Supreme Court Justices, you're my only hope." -- (pic) - Jovian Aug 4, 07:31 [Attachment] 10
- They don’t like it when you say the quiet part out loud, though. - znufrii 🦄 Aug 4, 08:20 2
  - I don’t see them fixing things for him. His own justices are the ones most opposed to his / GOP election suits. They had a chance in - Will Hunting Aug 4, 08:23 1
    - if anything, Thomas and Alito both probably secretly pray he just dies off soon. -- nm* - Jovian Aug 4, 08:42
- He knows he can't spend campaign donations for his legal defense, right? - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 07:42 5
  - hasn't stopped him yet -- nm - decline Aug 4, 08:08
  - It's probably a little more complicated than most of us are qualified to comment on. - mara 🍂 Aug 4, 07:47
  - heh. he can and he has. -- nm - Jovian Aug 4, 07:46
  - nothing in the rulebook says you can't just send them to us directly. my venmo is @fuckthelibs -- nm - Sam Alito Aug 4, 07:45
  - He's been spending donations left and right from his PAC to pay his defense. And the FEC isn't equipped to actually care / do anything. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:45
- i wish i had such simple views of the world. -- nm - colin Aug 4, 07:37
Damn—Jeff Okudah is down -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 07:22 2
- Dammit! -- nm - VMan Aug 4, 08:15
- Carted off, doesn't sound good. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 08:10
Now that we broke the Reds and helped dismantle the cardinals, a tough test this weekend against Atlanta. Why not us? -- nm - zunk takes things literally Aug 4, 07:21 5
- The tickets I got for our department to see a game in mid-September are looking better each day :) -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 08:21
- beat they ass -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 4, 07:31
- The teams with +/better run line differentials…they always rise to the top—Cubs are best in the division…big run/winning streak coming -- (edited) - Flavorize Aug 4, 07:24 2
  - They're taking advantage of a string of terrible opponents -- it's not sustainable. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:32 1
    - Exactly my point. This weekend will be a test. There's still a hole in the infield, not a regular closer. Starting pitching is starting to worry me. - zunk takes things literally Aug 4, 07:56
Nothing like your iPad browser crashing so hard that you lose all your tabs. No recovery like on the desktop. SWEET FREEDOM! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 07:07
The Ocho just wrapped up ax/knife thorwing. Now it’s omega ball. It looks bonkers. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 4, 07:04
Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz tomorrow night. WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 06:49 3
- Paul—I got some futures parlays with Paul as the first leg -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 07:12
- C’mon asteroid. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 06:51 1
  - This. Or a volcanic eruption. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 06:56
Girls are already making plans for Taylor in TO in 2024. We don't even have tickets yet! - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 06:38 6
- Looks like a number of Celebs from LA Night 1 were corporate sponsored. Casamigos amongst others -- (link) - budice Aug 4, 07:08
- I’m not a concert person and I don’t have much to compare it to but doesn’t this Taylor Tour seem like a bigger deal than any other tour I can recall - Will Hunting Aug 4, 06:50 4
  - "Market research firm QuestionPro estimated last month that her tour could help add $5 billion to the worldwide economy" -- nm - decline Aug 4, 08:31
  - There's the whole Eras aspect and the bang for your buck, if you only ever see one Taylor Swift concert, it should be this one - JD Aug 4, 08:28
  - It’s like the Barbie movie. There’s a buzz about it and everyone has FOMO -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 08:23
  - I think the post-COVID "happy to go anywhere" is part of it, her fight to get her music rights back is some too (underdog Billionaire!) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 06:55
I have never been to Cope Cod. I feel like I should go there and Martha's Vineyard at least once in my life. -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 06:28 15
- I should have gone to New Enland sooner (particularly Boston) while I was still able to walk any distance. I'll still get there. -- nm - Meg Aug 4, 07:30
- I got engaged on Martha's Vineyard. On the beach where they filmed Jaws. It's nice. -- nm - Andie Aug 4, 06:47 3
  - Nice!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 07:43
  - Did you jump off the bridge? -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 07:26
  - Did you say "I'm gonna need a bigger ring?" -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 07:00
- I’m on the Cape right now actually. -- nm - MDH Aug 4, 06:40
- We went 10-15 years ago. It was nice. Went to a Cape Cod League game but no one famous ended up playing. -- nm - spamlet Aug 4, 06:35
- Actually I've never really been to the New England area or Boston or anywhere up there. I need to change that. -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 06:32
- I'm not sure I've ever been there specifically either (been in the area). I've never been to Mt. Rushmore which I think I should probably try to see -- nm - oblique Aug 4, 06:29 6
  - Rushmore is underwhelming -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 06:45 4
    - it's Wes Anderson's best movie -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 4, 07:32 1
      - Today's Lesson: Two Things Can Be True at Once. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:33
    - did you get to see all the secret caves and hidden treasure rooms? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 06:47 1
      - Nicolas Cage had already cleaned them out -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 06:52
  - I have Rushmore and the Badlands on my list for a long trip up to Canada and Glacier. -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 06:34
Connections Puzzle #54 - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 4, 06:09 5
- Mine: - i.b! Aug 4, 07:40
- Here - znufrii 🦄 Aug 4, 06:24 1
  - This was what mine looked like. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 4, 06:26
- Mine - decline Aug 4, 06:22
- Mine - TWuG Aug 4, 06:20
SITWAP? Gran Turismo delayed two weeks -- (link) - oblique Aug 4, 05:51 1
- A Sony move being delayed at the last minute due to “outside factors”? Never a bad sign. -- nm - Mystery Men Aug 4, 06:09
And...Florida man murders wife, chops her up and puts her in 3 suitcases he dumps in local waterways. Problem is, he left her nametags on them -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 05:46
“The American Flag was still attached the pole at the time.” -- (link) - decline Aug 4, 05:39 4
- I can see a Gaimanish world where the attacker is a shaman and is trying to save the world by taking out the evil in human form - JD Aug 4, 08:25
- "Firefighters with the Tulsa Fire Department had to cut part of the flagpole in order to fit the victim into an ambulance, police said." -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 4, 06:03
- Hell yeah, it was! -- nm - spamlet Aug 4, 05:57
- I mean, he was at a Sonic. 'That's what he gets.' -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 05:42
If you're in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas the US Geological Survey wants you to send in any dead butterflies you see. -- (link) - Krusty Aug 4, 05:20 2
- Just don't kill 'em first to try to help out -- nm - decline Aug 4, 05:21 1
  - you're not my supervisor! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 06:09
Poker last night - 2nd place, qualified for a big satellite tourney for a Vegas seat for 2024…and saw this hand 4-handed - Will Hunting Aug 4, 05:04 6
- Nice. I'm trying to decide when my next trip to Cherokee will be. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 06:54 2
  - I have never seen more pocket pairs over pocket pairs. I was in 3 all-ins myself with them. You'll like this hand inside. - Will Hunting Aug 4, 07:23 1
    - Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 4, 08:11
- Nice -- nm - decline Aug 4, 05:15
- That’s awesome! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 05:09
- wow, good luck! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 05:08
Sotheby's auction of items belonging to Freddie Mercury -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 05:04 1
- Sure the jumpsuit looks nice but where would I wear it? -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 4, 06:31
TV PSA: Foundation, Summer I Turned Pretty, Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Minx, Heels, - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 04:48 2
- I need to catch the most recent episode of The Afterparty. Love this show so much! -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 05:18
- Lincoln Lawyer, Heartstopper, GOTG3 new drops this week (The Witcher too) -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 04:49
Other Site - Release Sched: Dune 2 on 11/3 is the next H$100+ release -- nm - budice Aug 4, 04:31
Wordle 776 3/6 - Fuzzy Aug 4, 03:59 4
- 4 - rollo Aug 4, 06:25
- My mother and I both went 2/6 this morning. (spoils) - Bari Seldon Aug 4, 06:13
- 4 - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 4, 06:05
- 2 - decline Aug 4, 05:08
mega billion drawing today. slacker pool closing at 2pm -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 4, 02:21 6
- Sent this time (a little while ago). Fingers crossed! -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 08:17
- Sent -- nm - Loyola Aug 4, 06:59
- Sent! Thanks! -- nm - Flavorize Aug 4, 06:27
- sent -- nm - JaxSean Aug 4, 05:43
- Sent. This time for sure!! -- nm - decline Aug 4, 05:04
- Sent! Thank you! -- nm - Diva Aug 4, 03:54
there is a fourth Clue ending -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 4, 01:16
Why do programmers prefer dark mode? - JD Aug 3, 23:00
It might be time to change my paradigm. - David Aug 3, 22:34 1
- Kirk's brother looked like he was loving every minute of that episode. dude looked giddy the whole time -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 05:09
"How You Duen?" -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 3, 22:13 [flickr]
Barbie fended off the Ninja Turtles on their opening day by about 2 million. I imagine it'll threepeat the weekend. -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 21:40
Breaking news! Woman with variable rate mortgage sees rate increase! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 3, 21:29 1
- I was assured that constants aren't and variables don't. -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 4, 06:29
And to think, someone made him Black Bolt. What fools! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 3, 21:17
my cousin's kid is getting married on Cape Cod next June. they've made an Airstream park the center of operations (booked a block of trailers) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 21:14 5
- More proof the west coast has made you soft. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 06:04
- every trailer around here has AC built into it (we stay at a trailer at The Lake). -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 05:49
- But they have A/c and heat :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 3, 22:26 2
  - Yeah no reason not to do it if they have AC. -- nm - sycor Aug 4, 06:10
  - At least the premium ones do. FWIW, I would 100% do this. My wife…not so much. -- nm - spamlet Aug 4, 05:36
Dammit. ESPN The Ocho started today on ESPN 2. Goes through Saturday. Excel championship starts Friday at 7AM ET. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 3, 20:56
Bhutan, the new baseball capital -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 20:45 6
- Baseball is the best. -- nm - spamlet Aug 4, 05:37
- If you can drive there it’s not the most remote country in the world. -- nm - mafic Aug 4, 04:15
- that is a cool photo -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 3, 21:03 3
  - yup. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 05:10
  - sliding looks rough. -- nm - Reagen Aug 4, 03:26 1
    - Not sure it’s any harder than some of the fields we played on as kids. - spamlet Aug 4, 05:58
should be a fun Hard Knocks this week -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 20:37 11
- ?? -- nm - Krusty Aug 3, 20:40 10
  - how'd they let Cleveland hang 21 unanswered on them? -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 20:44 9
    - They were playing the 8th string guys and didn't care anymore. They didn't play starters this game. All that matters is no one was injured on either team. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 3, 21:10 7
      - The best NFL team no one talks about went 1-3 vs the Steelers/Pats/Browns and Jets in 91. Preseason football is a joke. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 21:15 6
        
        They put their work in on the practice field. They shouldn't even play pre-season games as no one wants to show anything or risk their health for -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 3, 21:19 5
        
        You go in with 90 and have to drop to 53. You have 25 first team. So for the 28 you keep and 37 you drop they mean a lot -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 3, 21:33 4
        
        I honestly don't think teams care about these games and would have no issue getting rid of all of them. They see enough on the practice field against - Krusty Aug 3, 21:35 3
        
        Ownership cares because they charge full price for the preseason games and add that cash to the season ticket prices. They’ll never go away. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 4, 05:51 1
        
        True. Owners care, no one from the coaches to the players want to play these games. -- nm - Krusty Aug 4, 06:15
        
        Okay, but what if we try it differently than the Jets do? - crash davis 😺 Aug 3, 21:43
    - Their truck drivers suck more than the browns truck drivers? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 21:04
two of the expelled Tennessee Three win back their seats in special election -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 20:34 1
- The third wasn't expelled. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 3, 21:49
Strange New Worlds? Foundation? Harley Quinn? Sure, I'll get to them. First, though? - Beryllium Aug 3, 20:13 1
- I watched SNW musical twice last night. loved it -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 4, 05:12
Fun fact: University of Arkansas Little Rock is an associate member of the PAC 12 in wrestling. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 20:00 2
- fuck it. bring it on! -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 20:02 1
  - "from the top rope" -- nm - budice Aug 3, 20:06
cry, mr. bitch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 19:58 1
- I wonder if that's also regular practice for PhD defenders. I know a couple who get hissy over not being addressed as Dr in emails. - Max Aug 4, 06:02
IRS going paperless #YesWeScan -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 19:57
hate when I forget to check my castle’s guest wing for million-dollar paintings -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 19:56
I think I’ll join the Pac XX. how tough can it be now -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 19:50 1
- jnine says UCLA is a pushover -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 3, 21:00
Oh. Dawn of the Dead is on. Back when Zack Snyder knew how to make movies. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 19:48 4
- I think he lost his touch about midway through Sucker Punch, and it never came back. -- nm - David Aug 3, 19:50 3
  - Based on what we know now I’m thinking maybe Sarah Polley shadow directed the movie. -- nm - Dano Aug 3, 20:02 2
    - I'm 100% cosigning this theory -- nm - prayformojo Aug 3, 20:23
    - It would make a ton of sense because this one is definitely his career outlier. -- nm - David Aug 3, 20:08
B2: Phantom is not currently touring is my understanding. -- nm - MDH Aug 3, 19:34 1
- Pandemic ruins everything! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 3, 21:50
Texas A&M pays scuttled journalism instructor a million dollars following advice from conservatives, Lt. Govenor. - Qale Aug 3, 19:31 4
- Don’t worry. The governor will soon appoint a board of trustees with the spine to put an end to that kind of woke nonsense. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 3, 22:01
- Houston Jury finds Food Not Bombs not guilty of feeding homeless. - Qale Aug 3, 19:37
- how you gonna pay for it? -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 3, 19:37 1
  - Aggie Dunk Tank. -- nm - Qale Aug 3, 19:38

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