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Suits: Jessica Pearson now streaming on Peacock -- (link) - Remlik Aug 31, 18:47
This is some BS. -- (link) - TWuG Aug 31, 18:40 1
- this is not ok, and the implied comparison by adams to israel is just gross. ugh. — nm - i.b! Aug 31, 18:47
Authorities have seized an allegedly looted headless statue, believed to depict Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, from a museum in Cleveland, Ohio -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 31, 18:40 1
- c'mon, that could be anyone without a head! Charles I, Marie Antoinette, François III Maximilien de la Woestyne, 3rd Marquess of Becelaere! anyone! -- nm - mafic Aug 31, 18:44
Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 is up on youtube on the Paramount channel for free -- (link) - Remlik Aug 31, 18:04 [youtube] 9
- I -highly- recommend episodes 1, 5, 6, and 8 to everyone. -- nm - David Aug 31, 18:07 8
  - Sure, make Peanut Hamper mad by ignoring her. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 18:44 2
    - I just don't think it'd work as well without the first episode. -- nm - David Aug 31, 18:52 1
      - I just remember seeing that the first time through and thinking "What the fuck am I watching here?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 18:57
  - Is there a reverse crossover episode for the Pike series? -- nm - Flavorize Aug 31, 18:16 4
    - Not yet -- nm - David Aug 31, 18:21 3
      - But it would be easier to pull off than the SNW one ... - Beryllium Aug 31, 18:37 2
        
        I presume they have drones for that. -- nm - David Aug 31, 18:38 1
        
        well that's just your answer for everything these days -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 31, 18:41
Disney Channels, Including ABC and ESPN, Go Dark on Charter Spectrum In Major Carriage Dispute -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 17:40 2
- I have not had local CBS since June. Direct TV & the corp. that owns it and a bunch of other stations around the country are fighting over $$$$. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 17:58
- good way to sell a lot of Disney bundles -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 17:43
Yahoo graded my Astronauts team as a D-. I think that is fair, I'm in it to have fun not win anything this year. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 17:30 4
- How many QBs did you draft? -- nm - Flavorize Aug 31, 18:04
- Same. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 17:51
- Same. It's only based on keepers and not the full draft so it's a very flawed rating. Teams with a lot of keepers will get good ratings. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 17:37 1
  - I kept 1 player and got an F. The same grade as someone else who kept 5. - the wrong element Aug 31, 18:15
(newsweek) Putin Powerless to Complain About China Claiming Russia Territory -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 17:22
I know David will disagree but I don't like this. The (Canadian) Destroyer should kill you dead. -- (link) - Tim Aug 31, 17:04 9
- I mostly agree with Jake Roberts on this subject. - the wrong element Aug 31, 18:30 4
  - To a larger point, it'd be different if *literally anyone* had pinned anybody with a Destroyer over the past decade. - David Aug 31, 18:38 3
    - Another example of this currently is buckshot lariat. - the wrong element Aug 31, 18:56
    - Bad Bunny! -- nm - Tim Aug 31, 18:41 1
      - Okay, anyone *professional* -- nm - David Aug 31, 18:51
- "Not found" but if this is Penta/OC, it was *incredible*. - David Aug 31, 17:48 2
  - For some reason it doesn't embed (fuck you Elon) but yeah, it's the ridiculous Destroyer exchange. -- nm - Tim Aug 31, 17:50 1
    - Soooooo entertaining -- nm - David Aug 31, 18:10
- yeah CD as a finisher is done. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 17:31
Local cops rookie is partnered with his mother on patrol -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 16:59 1
- Stop! Or my mom will shoot -- nm* - Flavorize Aug 31, 18:19
Znu x 2 -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 16:48 5
- Done, back to Kim -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 17:04
- Vamps: Commissioner pick, and then I'll finish it off. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:51 3
  - You're up. Park the bus. -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:53 2
    - Done. Thank you very much. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:55 1
      - The last three picks for Beak all happened to be my second choices. Hilarious. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:57
asshole films self destroying an ancient monument in Wales. he received only a $4400 pound fine. -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 31, 16:36
I’m going to a new restaurant tomorrow. They have a lot of yummy sounding cocktails. Which looks good to you? -- (link) - kelly Aug 31, 16:11 17
- try several different ones -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 17:56
- actually I'd try an Aloe, Darling -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 17:32
- april mules day -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 16:32 1
  - Bingo -- nm - Flavorize Aug 31, 18:09
- Lavish relief sounds good to me, Beauregard looks tasty but Weller is much too good to dandy up like some dance hall dolly -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 16:30
- We really like this place. -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:24 5
  - Yes, it's yummy. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 31, 16:36 4
    - Now that drinks are on the way, I'd like to start with the Tuna Tostada and then have the Brisket Plate -- nm - JD Aug 31, 16:42 3
      - I like that as an appetizer. I think I'd like to try the Southern Fried Tofu sandwich as well. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 17:36
      - I would like to try each of the first four bowls. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:46 1
        
        Yes! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 31, 16:51
- I don't remember the last time I ordered a cocktail, but maybe a Smokey Mountain Rain or the Amor Picante. -- nm - Meg Aug 31, 16:22
- Wife says the Frose but wasn’t sure on some of the stuff. -- nm - spamlet Aug 31, 16:18 1
  - As of right now this is the one I want to get. -- nm - kelly Aug 31, 16:24
- Fit for a Queen or Smoky Mountain Rain -- nm - JD Aug 31, 16:18
- Violet Beaureguarde, Banana Bread Old Fashioned, Fly Me To The Moon and The One That Got Sorbet(this sounds so good) -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 16:17
- Only one of those I don’t care for the description of would be the banana bread old fashioned, would probably go with the Violet Beauregard -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 16:15
If a martini has anything other than gin (or vodka, fine) and vermouth, you’re doing it wrong. -- (link) - znufrii Aug 31, 16:02 16
- I'm ok with the dirty and espresso variants. probs wouldn't have any of the others but also don't really care what people might call a martini. -- nm - mafic Aug 31, 18:55 1
  - Vespers, lemon drop martinis… -- nm - Roger More Aug 31, 19:03
- Just re-watched The Nice Guys, last night…Gosling and the bartender talk about a gal who drank Bourbon martinis -- (edited) - Flavorize Aug 31, 18:06 3
  - you mean a manhattan? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 18:32 1
    - Not the same thing. - znufrii Aug 31, 18:35
  - Ewww. -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 18:31
- next you'll be yelling at the stock clerk in the ice cream aisle, cookie dough and butterfinger bits have NO place in ice cream dabnabbit... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 16:45 1
  - Mom's late night tipple is a vodka martini with Lillet instead vermouth, I guess that's a French blonde -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 16:57
- There's a reason it's (was?) referred to as a Vodka Martini. Gin or go home. -- nm - VMan Aug 31, 16:31
- I was listening to the Off Menu podcast and someone wanted a porn star martini which is made with passion fruit and vanilla vodka. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 16:08 1
  - Ewww. -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 18:31
- another cocktail i've never actually drank in real life - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 16:04 4
  - Asked a bartender for a cocktail that wasn't sweet and got a martini, no olive (hate olives) I liked it. -- nm - . Aug 31, 18:22
  - Finally tried it last year. Was thinking I should adult and develop a cocktail favourite. Was back to beer quickly. -- nm - VMan Aug 31, 16:33 2
    - I wouldn't write off all cocktails based on your experience with a martini. For the people that I drink with, I don't anybody else who regularly - JD Aug 31, 16:40 1
      - It’s not my go to, for sure. But for certain occasions it’s the right choice. - znufrii Aug 31, 16:43
Russian colonel killed by drone attack whilst mowing his lawn -- (link) - Reagen Aug 31, 15:25 10
- anti-corruption police, you say? I'm not at all suspicious of other parties. -- nm - mafic Aug 31, 18:48
- How many windows does, er, did he have on his lawn? -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:23 1
  - Polonium in the fertilizer. Makes it thicker and greener. Tough on weeds. -- nm - VMan Aug 31, 16:28
- this is generally my reason when I put it off -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Aug 31, 16:20 1
  - 👍 good thinking -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 17:14
- Russian Professor Vitaly Melnikov, 77, head the Department of Rocket and Space Systems, died after eating poison mushrooms weeks after the -- (edited) - decline Aug 31, 15:55 4
  - This one actually looks legit from the reporting. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 16:28
  - As a reminder, the head of Russia's space program, Dmitry Rogozin, "jokingly" threatened to leave Mark Vande Hei on the ISS. -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:20
  - Wow, those AI generated foraging books on Amazon are racking up quite a body count. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 16:11
  - *cue Layla piano riff* -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 15:57
From B2: The $10M is already a multiple low of what has currently been sold. This thing is absolutely massive. -- nm - MDH Aug 31, 15:24 3
- boo’s bb post made me login to hsx for the first time in a long time - who owns it now? is that the original antibody/d.mac posting? — nm - i.b! Aug 31, 18:36
- Deadline quoted some unnamed box office analyst as saying it might beat Miley Cyrus' "$31 million." How bold. - David Aug 31, 16:27 1
  - Truly. That limb he's going out on may collapse in a few hundred years. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:28
Beaker, Baron, it's finally over -- nm - Bacon Aug 31, 15:19 3
- Someone assign Beaker a RB/WR, please. -- nm - samara Aug 31, 15:24 2
  - Yahoo suggests D'Onta Foreman by a wide margin. -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:41 1
    - Blech. -- nm - David Aug 31, 16:53
Cavemen: Tru, JF, Kim, znufrii x2 -- nm - decline Aug 31, 15:10 3
- drafting now -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 15:20 2
  - Kim. Znu Znu. Kim. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 16:04 1
    - Penpineappleapplepen -- nm - znufrii Aug 31, 16:04
JD's Draft A Graveyard Smash That Will Haunt Them All Season. Their projected record of 1-12-1 is enough to send shivers down any fantasy owners spine -- nm - JD Aug 31, 15:00
Cave: Sciere picked. On to Decline, Truman, JF, Kim. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 14:54 2
- waits patiently for decline to draft the player I wanted to pick. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 14:57 1
  - heh -- nm - decline Aug 31, 15:11
Astronauts: Trade Desk is open for business - Strongbad Aug 31, 14:50
Judge Kelly slapping all them wrists today -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 14:47
love that Barbie and T-Swizz are gonna body Batman and Joker in the span of four months -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 14:45
45: Georgia trial will be streamed live, judge rules -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 14:38 3
- Higher or lower ratings than the OJ trial? -- nm - pmb Aug 31, 15:13 1
  - Just need a few “a-ha/gotcha” moments—(See Depp/Heard trial) to go viral and sink Trump -- nm* - Flavorize Aug 31, 15:35
- Pornhub traffic crashes! -- nm - spamlet Aug 31, 14:42
Justified. That was a damn good season and a hell of an ending. -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 14:37 1
- yep. just excellent. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 14:39
Costner's Ex Christine Cries During Child Support Hearing, Attorney Says Luxury Is in Kids' 'DNA' -- (link) - budice Aug 31, 14:34 3
- Only the fanciest pizza rolls for those kids -- nm - Flavorize Aug 31, 15:36
- TBH the scientists should have refused to modify the DNA to include micro diamonds. It just wasn't ethical. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:41 1
  - It's carbon so it should totally work -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 16:02
Fanni Willis responds to Mark Meadows’ “one official act is enough” removal argument -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 14:32
Wow, hallmark movies have gone an entirely different direction than I expected. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:21 [mastodon] 9
- which one of them is asking for it though? -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 31, 14:25 1
  - It's gotta be the dude with the pumpkin spice hair. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:27
- "We talked to ordinary Canadian, who just happen to all agree with the stance we're trying to portray" - Guigue Aug 31, 14:24 4
  - I mean it's the Torygraph, and they have Jordan Peterson on the thumbnail. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 15:12 1
    - ... now I'm wondering if jordan peterson's face has been photoshopped into the hallmark poster -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 16:41
  - Oops, that should be under the post below... -- nm - Guigue Aug 31, 14:24 1
    - Rather amusing that one could say both involve particular stances, though. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:26
- That filmed in Winnipeg! -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 31, 14:22 1
  - Recognize the pumpkin field? -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 31, 14:22
Wow. Thanks for the warning! The Telegraph: Canada's woke nightmare -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 14:08 [youtube] 3
- I don't have the energy to really discuss it right now, but I am not happy at the way things are going. And I don't see any avenue to improvement. - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:19 2
  - Oh hey, the NDP are back in the news. They've been rather silent for a while. Now they want to… give people more cash. OK, sure. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:32 1
    - (Why do I phrase it dismissively as buying votes? Because it's a one-off stimulus they can claim ownership of at election time.) - Beryllium Aug 31, 16:44
I am most likely going to be driving down this road this weekend. Should be fun! -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:04 [flickr] 3
- I saw Trudeau intentionally throwing rocks onto the road. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 14:42 1
  - I thought he only pulled those kinds of hijinks in Alberta. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 14:48
- Here you go, again. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 14:10
Well, at least I don't have to try and check the score tomorrow while driving in an area with not great internet service. - spamlet Aug 31, 14:03
Vamps: 15-3 NWBR, 15-4 Krusty, 15-5 Elliott, 15-6 Shaun, 15-7 shay, 15-8 JackFoley, 15-9 Bacon, 15-10 Beaker, 15-11 Baron Wasteland -- nm - JD Aug 31, 13:57 7
- Done. On to Krusty. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 31, 14:03 6
  - Done. On to Elliott. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 14:07 5
    - 15-8 JackFoley, 15-9 Bacon, 15-10 Beaker, 15-11 Baron Wasteland -- nm* - JD Aug 31, 14:42 4
      - Go, go, go, go, go! -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Aug 31, 15:11 3
        
        Waiting on JACK -- nm - Bacon Aug 31, 15:12 2
        
        I am picking either of these Kickers, Jason Sanders Mia - K and if Jack picks him, then Brandon McManus Jax - K - Bacon Aug 31, 15:14 1
        
        Now I am DONE! -- nm - Bacon Aug 31, 15:14
things to do in Nebraska, drive down the road with a Bull riding shotgun. -- (link) - tRuMaN Aug 31, 13:50 8
- It was described as a "routine traffic stop" -- nm - . Aug 31, 18:04
- this wasn't an impromtu responce to an emergency, he cut the windshield and roof on the car,removed seats... jeez the smell -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 13:55 6
  - Mistakes were made -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 13:59 5
    - mistakes? mistakes? I see no mistakes, the bull is probably a great wingman. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 31, 14:03 4
      - Mr bull looked embarrassed. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 14:06 3
        
        He has clearly never watched Wacky Racers. -- nm - Spawn Aug 31, 14:09 2
        
        Now *that* would make a great live action movie. -- nm - Jovian Aug 31, 14:13 1
        
        imagine if you were riding a bicycle as this passed you -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 16:43

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