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T-Swizz already beat The Flash on presales alone -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 21:28 1
- Zaslav calls it "the best superhero movie I have ever seen" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:31
Metro is good again, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 21:12 1
- the eddie murphy movie? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 21:16
Hausman is saying WWE is about to thin the WWE and NXT rosters very soon. - David Sep 14, 21:04
Kim Davis, clerk who refused to issue SSM license, ordered to pay one couple 100k (oddly, 2nd couple 'won' their case too but was awarded $0) -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 14, 21:02
Canada's Weather Channel got hacked -- (link) - budice Sep 14, 20:33 3
- I blame Byron Allen. -- nm - David Sep 14, 22:32
- the MGM hackers sent them a copy of all the info they took. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 14, 20:44
- Yay! No more hurricanes and forest fires! -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 20:39
I hope no one blew all their FAAB on Kenneth Gainwell. 😳 -- nm - samara Sep 14, 20:05
Justin’s Jefferson has more career yards, at age 24, than any WR in Chicago Bears history -- nm - Flavorize Sep 14, 19:54 1
- and yet, can’t get me a TD -- nm - J Sep 14, 20:14
I don't think Filson should be allowed to run commercials showing the US Forest Service patch if they are sold out of their USFS collection - crash davis 😺 Sep 14, 19:51
In spite it giving you one less HP, obviously the bitten sandwich is waaay better than an ordinary sandwich in Starfield. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 19:29 2
- The inventory system is one of the few issues I have with the game -- nm - eag Sep 14, 19:52 1
  - It is awful. It is absolutely dreadful. A major step backwards in every possible way. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 20:02
DeVonta Smith now has a 54 yard reception and a 63 yard receiving TD tonight, the two longest receptions of his career. -- nm - budice Sep 14, 19:08
Foundation Finale spoil - mud Sep 14, 19:05
PEDs: Alex Rodriguez reportedly gave ManRam and Ryan Braun to the Feds. Amongst other Biogenesis info -- (link) - budice Sep 14, 18:50
Someone put WD40 on the footballs tonight? -- nm - budice Sep 14, 18:29
wife won tickets to Boney M in December on the radio. We went last year and it was great, but weren't going this year....till now -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 14, 17:24 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 14, 17:26
Dumb Money B+ - Nothing new, but fun to revisit -- nm - budice Sep 14, 17:12
remake Witness with Money, cowards -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 17:10 3
- All they did was reboot The Simple Life. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 14, 19:05
- Who decided to send him there? I owe that person a beer. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 14, 17:20
- I never knew how much I needed this. -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 17:18
Vikings/Eagles - WHO YOU GOT??!! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 14, 17:09 3
- I’ve never watched this on Prime before. Is the feed always this blurry? -- nm - 99 Luftbaron Sep 14, 17:38
- Got: Eagles by 10 pts. Want: Vikings by 1 pt on a game-ending field goal. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 14, 17:18
- Eagles by 3TDs -- nm - budice Sep 14, 17:10
respect the hustle -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 17:06 3
- About $70,000 year? That’s why he needed a 2nd job! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 14, 19:29
- WFH! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 14, 18:30
- That happens far too often here, a cop had 4 or 5 years while waiting coroner reports. And ab accused child molester -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 17:52
ST Zillow house. The indoor pool and hot tub are inside the house. 13,000 square feet. $700k -- (link) - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 14, 16:55 14
- Whoever staged it has outdated taste maybe bought an old estate. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 17:59 2
  - The fish logo seems religious, so this is some televangelist retreat for all his handmaids -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 18:00 1
    - Temple is close to Waco…so maybe? -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 14, 18:15
- sounds like a maintenance nightmare. also looks like a hotel that was nice 20 years ago. -- nm - mafic Sep 14, 17:31
- Seems inexpensive for the amount of square footage. The style is definitely not me. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 14, 17:18 8
  - And it's located on a half-acre lot? - ReluctantCynic Sep 14, 17:19 7
    - I think a multiple murder -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 14, 17:27 6
      - Maybe just got last month's electric bill. That pool can't be cheap. -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 17:50 3
        
        one of my bosses has an indoor pool. there are multiple systems to handle heating, humidity, etc etc -- nm* - Andie Sep 15, 06:09
        
        my kid's swimming lessons are at a lady's house, she has a large heated pool. with both solar electricity and solar pool heating it costs her $70/day. - mafic Sep 14, 18:14 1
        
        Eesh -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 14, 18:20
      - We're so morbid. - ReluctantCynic Sep 14, 17:36 1
        
        and a woodchipper was involved -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 14, 18:30
- That's both cheap and excessive looking. -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 17:08
FF7 Rebirth Feb 2024 -- nm - budice Sep 14, 16:42 1
- We just watched the trailer for this. It has Cait Sith and the Gold Saucer!!! -- nm - David Sep 14, 22:31
Vice: As 2024 Looms, Neo-Nazis Are Returning to the Streets -- (edited) - mud Sep 14, 16:41
old skool striking Disney animators sign o the day -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 16:32
WWE: Nick Khan just issued a memo that all employees are to work remote tomorrow to allow HR to do the layoffs tomorrow. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 16:15 9
- The WWE isn't a classy organization? WHAT??? -- nm - David Sep 14, 16:20 6
  - It’s expected. Let’s not pretend otherwise. Avoid any potential security risk. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 16:49 5
    - They gave five people a total of $22 million yesterday. That would pay 220 people $100k for a year. - David Sep 14, 18:05 4
      - Yes. It’s bullshit. It’s capitalism and redundancy. Endeavor isn’t wasting time…but this is exactly what happens. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 14, 20:49
      - agreed. They did fire one of those people who got $5 Mill. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 20:14
      - Nmbdavid - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 14, 18:30 1
        
        Okay, thanks. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 14, 19:20
- "so if you thought you were gonna shoot up the office on your way out, sorry to disappoint" -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 16:17 1
  - No Pilman upping the place. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 17:54
I'm at the beer store, need to buy a craft beer for a friend's memorial. I don't drink. Help me, ST-Wan, you're my only hope. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 14, 16:06 14
- I only know Australian craft beer, but if they have any Kaiju get it! -- nm - mafic Sep 14, 18:10
- Thanks all. More info inside - Fuzzy Sep 14, 17:01 1
  - Since I don't know where you live the best I can say is go with something local or localish. Since it's a pinic, something lighter or even a lager. - . Sep 14, 17:29
- Thanks. We ended up chatting with another guy there who made some recommendations -- (edited) - Fuzzy Sep 14, 16:28 1
  - Lager is the domain of major breweries (mostly) craft brewers usually start and stay with ales. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 18:06
- This is probably a little too on the nail, huh? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 14, 16:20 4
  - It's a great beer! And it could be appropriate for the right group of mourners with the right twisted sense of humor -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 16:24 3
    - Also, for a hot minute they made a Dead Guy Whiskey, using the same grain bill, but was only aged for a year, iirc. - znufrii Sep 14, 17:02
    - ST has blanket permission to drink this in my honor upon my passing, may it be many years from now. -- nm* - znufrii Sep 14, 16:56
    - That's why I hesitated over mine ;) -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 16:36
- Depends on the message you're looking to send. My go-to right now is New Belgium's Voodoo Ranger IPA. But maybe not right for this occasion? -- nm - Meg Sep 14, 16:15
- Ballast Point -- nm - budice Sep 14, 16:14 1
  - This -- nm - JD Sep 14, 17:59
- Dogfish Head makes good stuff. So does Rogue. -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 16:12
DC Comics: Fables creator Bill Willingham declares that Fables is now public domain.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 14, 16:02 4
- Good lord, that video game came out in 2013. How has he not been paid? -- nm - David Sep 14, 16:23 1
  - It may be that he is, but doesn't like his contract. A sort of Alan Moore situation. -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 16:26
- Yeah, good luck with that, Bill. -- nm - TWuG Sep 14, 16:18
- point on the doll where DC Comics touched you -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 14, 16:04
I want to eat so many cookies right now, but i have none. No cookies. - Beryllium Sep 14, 15:36 1
- C is for cookie and that’s good enough for me. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 15:41
Vegas: Current situation at Aria -- (link) - budice Sep 14, 15:31 4
- This is nightmare fuel for me. I’d “nope” out -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 14, 16:52 1
  - just wait until they hack some planes in the air -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 16:56
- thanks, Lombardo -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 15:38
- ALPHV, the ransomware group suspected of hacking MGM Resorts, just posted a statement -- (link) - budice Sep 14, 15:36
Text Over My Face -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 14, 15:28
trying to imagine your random US cable reporter asking Elon this straight up -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 15:09 2
- Xlon vs Bezos...who ya got? Both have air power, Amazon has extensive ground forces. Aws cloud services could take out x net instantly -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 15:30
- I really despise that ignorant f#ck -- nm - mud Sep 14, 15:14
All right, this might be the iPhone 15 killer feature for me. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 14, 14:52 6
- I like the USB-C because it means I wouldn't have to buy one of their proprietary chargers. -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 14:57 5
  - You don't have to anyway? The latest chargers are all USB-C bricks. The cable goes USB-C to lightning. And it supports Qi wireless charging. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 15:01 4
    - a USB-C to lightning cable is proprietary enough for me -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 15:09 3
      - Well, yes, but $5 proprietary is more palatable than $70 proprietary. I am looking forward to being rid of them, however. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 15:14 2
        
        If you were paying $70 for lightning cables, you might have been shopping wrong. -- nm - Telephone Jones Sep 14, 16:10 1
        
        Heh. I meant the apple wall adapters. It's mostly only the laptop ones that get that expensive (including currency conversion) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 16:11
Disneyland: Updated plans filed for Disneyland Forward expansion -- (link) - budice Sep 14, 14:44 7
- Disney is reserving the right to make a 3rd theme park in the Disneyland Resort on the current Toy Story Parking Lot -- nm - budice Sep 14, 14:51 6
  - I’m in the car. Can you please link that? -- nm - The Allfather Sep 14, 15:09 5
    - Err, quote it please. Where in the documents is it? -- nm - The Allfather Sep 14, 15:11 4
      - here -- (pic) - budice Sep 14, 15:15 [Attachment] 3
        
        Thank you! -- nm - The Allfather Sep 14, 15:20
        
        Link to doc, quote, and page 6-9 (nice) -- (edited) - budice Sep 14, 15:18 1
        
        I appreciate it! -- nm - The Allfather Sep 14, 15:20
A kid came up to me with the bag of Jalapeno Cheetos he just bought in the vending machine. He told me he didn't realize it had Red 40 in it and he is - crash davis Sep 14, 14:42 12
- Is that the one made from cockroaches? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 14, 18:13
- A co-worker claims to have an allergy to Red 40. I haven't cared enough to fact check if that's a thing. But figure it may as well be true. -- nm - sycor Sep 14, 15:26 2
  - I developed an allergy to it well into adulthood, increasingly bad. - i.b! Sep 14, 22:17
  - I still had my problems with red 40 tab open. A bit further down it says "Allergic reactions, such as skin rashes, hives, and even anaphylaxis" -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 15:39
- Just make sure you wash you hands really well before handling books. -- nm - . Sep 14, 14:54 4
  - I handle books, I handle cash, I pick up their lost and found items. I'm constantly washing and using hand sanitizer. -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 14:56 3
    - ...after eating the Cheetos....;) -- nm* - , Sep 14, 14:57 2
      - ... - . Sep 14, 15:11 1
        
        it wasn't a total failure -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 15:13
- I can only imagine this convo with my Mom 45 years ago, "Joey! You know you cant eat food with Red 40 in it!!! Its why you are a pain in the ass!!" -- (edited) - Jovian Sep 14, 14:48 2
  - Dad: "Why did you do what I told you not to do?" Me: "It was the Red 40" Dad "@#$% $%%#" -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 14:54 1
    - heh -- nm - mud Sep 14, 15:15
here comes the Disney bust-out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 14:07 7
- Does Apple by Disney? -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 14:52 3
  - more like what's even gonna be left of "Disney" by the time Iger might offer it up -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 15:01
  - If Apple offered a premium -- nm - budice Sep 14, 14:54 1
    - do they want to be in the theme park business? (almost certainly not). but if you separate parks from the studios, then it becomes a whole licensing - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 15:13
- ... -- (link) - . Sep 14, 14:50
- Disney to Cut Target for Disney+ Streaming Subscribers -- (link) - budice Sep 14, 14:39
- Nextar owns the local CBS [and 200 other] channels. their fight with Direct Tv over $$ has had the channel blacked out since 7/1. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 14, 14:12
Vegas MGM reaffirms employees will get paid (until they won't) -- (pic) - budice Sep 14, 14:02 [Attachment]
PWI 500: Top 10 pro wrestlers for 2023.... - Remlik Sep 14, 13:57 3
- Reminder: it’s a kayfabe list. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 14, 14:05 2
  - Yeah, takes booking and title reigns into account. -- nm - Tim Sep 14, 16:09
  - of course. But they do a pretty good job with it. -- nm - Remlik Sep 14, 14:25
Newb question: Are hockey writers so full of poop that they make baseball writers look restrained? - crash davis Sep 14, 13:51 4
- Steve Simmons still draws a paycheque, so... -- nm - Reagen Sep 14, 13:57
- against the Leafs? sure -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 13:53 1
  - those poor, poor picked-upon Leafs -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 13:57
- I have no idea, but, yes. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 14, 13:52
rare witnessing of a sperm whale giving birth - even if you’re not into nature content, the emotion is infectious. :D nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Sep 14, 13:50
Broadway for Brandon, one night only -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 14, 13:32 1
- I wish I lived closer - kelly Sep 14, 14:52
Kjerstad Ascendant -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 14, 13:26 1
- Yeah, I like those Scandinavian shows on Netflix too. -- nm - crash davis Sep 14, 13:49
I started watching The Monkey D Luffy show last night, glad it's been renewed. - Beryllium Sep 14, 13:23
I know that Collector's Boosters are a bad idea. I just love Eldraine so much. So I finally bought my first one ever. Just a single booster. Bust. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 13:15 2
- I bet the *next* one will hit. -- nm - Spawn Sep 14, 13:18 1
  - One and done. At least on these big-ticket ones. Honestly, I really should get back to drafting. It's a way better use of money if I'm going to spend. -- nm - Qale Sep 14, 13:30

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