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There was an Ultimate Kylie Song countdown on Tuesday -- (link) - LMS Aug 31, 06:35 2
- and here's the top 40 for those interested (spoilers) - LMS Aug 31, 06:39 1
  - Oh thanks! I love Kylie, but Padam Padam shouldn't be anywhere close to where it is, and might barely make Top 40. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 06:46
I love hearing the Jets players discussing the Broadway shows they've seen. I'm quite surprised how much they loved Back to the Future. - Krusty Aug 31, 06:30 5
- It's based on a movie?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 06:58 1
  - Apparently an old one from like 40 years ago. *shrug* -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 07:01
- I have a friend through Pokemon Go who does some Broadway/stage stuff (he's more dancer than singer he says). -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 31, 06:57 2
  - $175 a ticket. Cheaper than Hamilton. *shrug* -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 07:06
  - It's crazy how much love it's getting. I just didn't see it coming. I'll look into getting tickets for this fall. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 06:59
Airlines can't add high-end seats fast enough as travelers treat themselves to first class -- (link) - ty97 Aug 31, 06:21 10
- *treats himself to not flying Frontier* -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 07:11
- TikTok and points hackers, all act like if you aren't flying in, like, QSuites what's the point? - Andie Aug 31, 07:05 1
  - Definitely a social status aspect to it. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 31, 07:12
- It's 'cause of YouTube. I'm not kidding. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 06:56
- A lot of people have a lot of money. See concert prices, dining experiences, etc. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 06:46 2
  - *debt - oblique Aug 31, 06:58 1
    - I wouldn’t be so sure. For some yes, but for a whole lot of people my age that isn’t the case. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 07:00
- "We've made coach so unbearable people will pay anything to get out of it" -- nm - oblique Aug 31, 06:33 2
  - Yup -- nm - spamlet Aug 31, 06:46
  - the canceled flights fall on the coach and first class alike. -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:36
From a news item this morning. Tampa General hospital weathered the storm using something called an Aquafence barrier. 2ft surge and the hospital - decline Aug 31, 06:12 2
- How do people get in or out? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 10:54
- That's pretty nifty. Glad the hospital was able to remain running. - sycor Aug 31, 06:46
Kim, you kept McPherson but he's available on Caveman Yahoo. Just fyi. -- nm* - Volnelk Aug 31, 05:35 1
- Yeah, I unkept him. Forgot to change it! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 31, 06:55
Office discussion in Team chat this morning was about the Bomb Threat Process update e-mail that was sent out after EOD yesterday.... - Walt_Disney Aug 31, 05:23
Taylor Swift will release The Eras Tour Concert Film on October 13th -- (pic) -- (link*) - budice Aug 31, 05:17 [Attachment] 13
- I think I told everyone here that they got specific mics from us…and this is a great use for those. Beyoncé got a bunch of the same too -- nm - Flavorize Aug 31, 07:23
- Taylor Swift is going to save theaters! Is there anything she CAN’T do? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 06:02 4
  - Protect the blind side? Create a perpetual motion machine? -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 06:32 3
    - She's been in motion since 13, 14, I think she's got this handled -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 10:45
    - It's all probably on her To Do list. - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 06:57 1
      - The she'd get me to like her. - Krusty Aug 31, 07:00
- From what I can it’s already scheduled for 5/14 and 4/8 screens at the theaters near me. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 05:59
- AMC theaters are so overrun for ticket requests for Taylor they have a virtual queue (a La Ticketmaster) -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 05:44 2
  - cinemark has it too -- nm - budice Aug 31, 05:45 1
    - I think this is going to be at every theater imaginable. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 05:57
- Only in theaters. Is it on HSX? -- nm - Volnelk Aug 31, 05:42
- runtime: 2h45m -- (pic) - budice Aug 31, 05:19 [Attachment] 1
  - trailer -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 05:22
Vamps: Beaker, Baron x2, Beaker and then Bacon -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 04:50 3
- I'm here and (mostly) awake, so as soon as the pick is ready I can move things along. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 06:04 2
  - Beaker isn't around but I think he either left a card or instructions on who to pick. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 06:33 1
    - Beak has 1 QB, 4 RB, 4 WR, 2 TE, 0 K, 1 D. Best available QB or WR makes sense. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 07:09
Cavemen starts the day with Tru, Decline, Sciere, budice, J -- nm - Volnelk Aug 31, 04:45 4
- I go look now and stop monkeying around. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 05:15 2
  - picked. Decline is up. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 05:22 1
    - also picked. Sceire, budice, J, Beaker -- nm - decline Aug 31, 05:32
- QV:Kim, J, Sceire, David -- nm* - budice Aug 31, 04:55
I have no need for one, but this would be a fun vehicle to own. Fully kitted out federal surveillance van. -- (link*) - TWuG Aug 31, 04:03 4
- What is NASA needing an FBI surveillance van for? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 10:53
- It's not fully kitted out until you paint Flowers By Irene on the side. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 06:30
- that's exactly what a g-man would say! -- nm - mafic Aug 31, 04:15 1
  - I showed my wife. I'm afraid she might buy it over her lunch break. "I could have a lot of fun with that!" -- nm - TWuG Aug 31, 06:21
Wordle 803 4/6 - Fuzzy Aug 31, 03:52 3
- 4 - rollo Aug 31, 05:28
- 5 - decline Aug 31, 05:22
- 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 31, 04:06
Connections 81 — I did it! - spamlet Aug 31, 03:52 9
- Mine looks like the flag display before a soccer match between two developing nations. - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 05:52 1
  - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 06:32
- 1 booboo - rollo Aug 31, 05:32
- They pastelified the colours on desktop. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 05:26
- Purple first(?) - decline Aug 31, 05:25
- Wooo - Tim Aug 31, 04:32
- again with 3 mistakes before one correct group - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 31, 04:15 1
  - (the last two days have seemed tougher than usual) -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 31, 04:30
- Took a bit to get the last two groups. - TWuG Aug 31, 04:05
Have you seen the trailer for C*A*U*G*H*T? It's something. -- (link) - LMS Aug 31, 03:04 [youtube] 4
- *likes* -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 06:56
- that's quite the cast. What's Stan Originals? -- nm - decline Aug 31, 05:44 1
  - They do Australian comedies I like such as Colin from Accounts and No Activity -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 05:55
- That looks ridiculous and I can't wait to check it out! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 05:35
We were talking last week about using old Covid tests for new strains. This is what one local doctor is doing (short answer - 5 tests), more... -- (pic) - Andie Aug 31, 02:59 [Attachment]
China begins entering the AI biz with ERNIE -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 31, 01:19
SoAfrican abandoned building taken over by squatters burns killing over 60 and counting. apparently common living situation - zeitgeist Aug 31, 01:14
Wisc GOP making one last big bust out before the new sup ct unrigs the state legislative map -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 22:21
my 25'th Grateful Dead concert. 8/31/81 Alladin Theatre Las Vegas. -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 30, 22:08 [youtube]
"Fellas! Fellas! ... all reds." -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 21:09 2
- The bit where Topher kinda gets swarmed for autographs or whatever and Rusty walks past the crowd is amusing. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 21:13 1
  - "... they might as well call it whitejack!" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 22:17
big Jimmy Swaggert energy -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 20:56
Tonight I finally posted my "Mastodon: The Somewhat Overcomplicated Version" explainer. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 30, 20:50 5
- I made a few small updates ... heh. I was rereading it and realized that "Flickr" being lumped in with companies that consider each other "the enemy" - Beryllium Aug 30, 23:24
- There is the Explore and Local feeds that will give a stream of posts that have garnered the most attention to get you started. - zeitgeist Aug 30, 22:41
- I really like the tone. One note on a specific sentence… - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 21:22 1
  - Ooh, I like that. Thanks! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 21:28
- (Feedback appreciated - confusing bits, poor grammar, etc) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 20:51
Any other president claims to have averted nuclear war on his watch, I'm all ears. But not that one. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:21 8
- He averted it by falling asleep before he could put the code in the nuclear football. -- nm - jnine Aug 30, 23:40 1
  - Okay, here it is. Are you ready for it? Here it is. The code is ... One ... Two ... Threezzzzzzzz -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 00:04
- every day he was president and didn't launch was another day averted! -- nm - mafic Aug 30, 21:10 2
  - “I could have killed us all at any moment. Don’t you think I deserve some credit for not doing it?” -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 21:23 1
    - nobody ever talks about all the randos I didn't poison. -- nm - mafic Aug 30, 21:32
- he also averted getting us into an intergalactic war with Alien species from other galaxies. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 21:07
- "Vlad, bubby, I negotiate million dollar deals for breakfast. I think I can handle this Eurotrash. Hey, sprechen ze talk, huh?" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 20:56 1
  - Actually he claimed the inside, under oath: - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 21:06
Thank you Mets. After that victory, take the next four days off -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:14
When another country invades your home, everyone has to step up and do their part. Cops in Ukraine -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:08 [Image]
Now that I can log back in... - Mr. Havens Aug 30, 20:06 [Attachment] 12
- Congrats!! -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:36
- Woo hoo!!! Congrats!!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 05:38
- Congratulations! -- nm - Andie Aug 31, 03:29
- Congratulations! -- nm - jnine Aug 30, 23:41
- You missed my praise for your podcast! (Dollar theaters) -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 20:43 1
  - I didn't. I just couldn't log in for a while. Thank you. -- nm - Mr. Havens Aug 31, 21:03
- fantastic -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 30, 20:18
- Excellent! - znufrii Aug 30, 20:14
- Fantastic! Huge congrats! Thanks so much for sharing! What will be the go to 80s movies you’ll have them watch, first? -- nm - Flavorize Aug 30, 20:13
- yay! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 30, 20:12
- 😺😺👍👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:10
- Congrats!! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 20:10
SITWAP: Band of Brothers and The Pacific on Netflix 9/15 -- nm - MDH Aug 30, 19:59 5
- i was just talking about these with max at the Apple Pan. his dumb ass had never seen either of them (Pacific > BoB) -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 20:06 3
  - I live my life a quarter pie at a time. -- nm - Max Aug 30, 20:23 1
    - now you have no excuse - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 20:25
  - I saw Pacific before Band, but I’d agree with that ranking. -- nm - MDH Aug 30, 20:14
- Earlier in the pandemic, I watched them both. Excellent series. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 20:05
Rockies scoreboard operator got into the good shit tonight -- (link) - spamlet Aug 30, 19:36 3
- "I miss the steroid era. Weed era is too hipster." -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:00
- Let's hear the man out. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 19:42
- Mile HIGH indeed -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 19:38
NYT Thursday xword: 12'19" - Thursday personal best, by several touchdowns - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 30, 19:25
Yay! Lincoln lawyer gets a third season! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 19:23 1
- 😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:19
"Nebraska volleyball sets record with 92,003 fans" -- nm - David Aug 30, 19:13 9
- 👍👍 -- nm - JD Aug 30, 21:17
- wow -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 20:50
- Uhh, what: Nebraska plays its home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, and has sold out every home match since 2001 -- nm - MDH Aug 30, 20:00 3
  - Bob Devaney Sports Center has a capacity of 13,595. Today's game at the football stadium was a special event. -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 21:20 1
    - Oh I get that. But that’s still insane to sell an arena out for volleyball. I love it. -- nm - MDH Aug 30, 21:28
  - what else is there to do in Nebraska? -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 20:12
- Man, I hope they won. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 19:22
- pic -- (link) - Tim Aug 30, 19:15 1
  - that's cool -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 30, 19:25
Amazing photos of the blue moon. I can't quite make out what the french says, but I assume it is a lot of kudos to the photographer. 😉 -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 30, 18:58 [mastodon] 7
- Or this one -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 30, 19:10
- absolument sans trucage = absolutely without rigging... I'd like to believe that but it seems a little tough for my cynical heart -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 19:07 4
  - The Pinocchio smiley indicates… something. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 19:23 3
    - on my tiny monitor, I didn't realize that was Pinocchio. Merci -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 20:12
    - Yeah, it's pretty bad Photoshop, at least they're not really hiding it -- nm - Guigue Aug 30, 19:36 1
      - That is very much the joke.😊 -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 19:43
- nice -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 19:03
not quite WGA sign o the day but it was D&D day at one of the lots and well they wrote some spells -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 30, 18:34 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 18:40
"Hoist the colors!" -- (pic) - Fuzzy Aug 30, 18:34 [Attachment] 3
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 19:12
- really like how you captured the one in front -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 30, 18:38 1
  - Thanks! -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 30, 18:46
I’ve now pushed the potential income of the conference I’m organizing to 6-figures. - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 18:30 5
- This is my Fyre Festival! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 18:36 3
  - When the reporters come asking about you, we'll be sure to tell them you meant well and tried your best. -- nm - Krusty Aug 30, 19:11 2
    - Like Icarus before him, he flew too close to the sun and his lanyard melted. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 19:42 1
      - “What’d you do with all the money?” “Powerball tickets.” -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 30, 20:07
- Offer the MyPillow guy the chance to be the official pillow -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 18:34
#MoreBobo -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 18:28 2
- Soon! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 30, 18:46 1
  - Thank you so much for all your help. I don't want to challenge Spawn for the Ruiner crown -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 18:48
I see what you did there crash. -- nm - Tim Aug 30, 18:25 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 30, 18:30
Reagen, you're up if you're awake. Since it's the 15th round, I'll just give you somebody if you're not. -- nm - David Aug 30, 18:24 1
- Oh, to be asleep at 10:30. That would be so nice. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 18:25

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