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OMITB Poll - Whodunnit ? (before we watch today's ep) - Put your guess inside the post. -- nm* - Andie Sep 19, 07:14 5
- Spoiler - Mop🧹 Sep 19, 07:19
- Is the finale released today? (We're kind of caught up but may be a week or 2 behind.) -- nm - JaxSean Sep 19, 07:17 2
  - i don't actually think it is the finale, but wanted to get this in before we know any more -- nm - Andie Sep 19, 07:19 1
    - Got it. Tim says it's 10/3 on the new board. I think it's (spoiler) - JaxSean Sep 19, 07:24
- answer - Andie Sep 19, 07:16
*checks BF results* Wait, I won the birthday showdown? -- (edited) - oblique Sep 19, 07:13 1
- Injuries killed my chances in a couple -- nm - budice Sep 19, 07:18
38TB of data accidentally exposed by Microsoft AI researchers -- (link) - oblique Sep 19, 06:43 4
- Not to mention a flood of internal emails about new XBox gear -- nm - budice Sep 19, 06:45 3
  - and that also include some crazy stuff about buying everything from Rocksteady to Nintendo to Steam, and that Bethesda is basically now an Xbox - decline Sep 19, 06:53 2
    - Aw, do they want to be laughed out of the room like they were the first time they tried to buy Nintendo? -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 19, 07:21
    - CEO still using Windows 10 -- nm - budice Sep 19, 07:17
*goes to look up the odds of Orioles swept in postseason* - Will Hunting Sep 19, 06:37
$60B investment for Disney Parks over 10 years. Double prior 10 years. -- (link*) - budice Sep 19, 06:09
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM for totals): Oppenheimer crosses $900M, The Nun 2 $150M, Equalizer $125M, Gran Turismo $100M - MDH Sep 19, 06:05 1
- did Haunting in Venice report actuals after? did Nun 2 still win the weekend? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 19, 06:59
My small and petty whine - The past tense of all versions of cast is cast, not casted. Casted hurts my ears and brain and I want it to stop. - . Sep 19, 06:01
I rather liked dueling MNFs -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 19, 05:57 1
- 4 hours of suffering imho -- nm - budice Sep 19, 05:59
Looks more and more like Xlon is going to try to charge for X -- (link) - decline Sep 19, 05:47 4
- This time, for sure! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 19, 07:14
- Hasn't that always been the goal? -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 19, 06:24
- Good luck with that -- nm - TWuG Sep 19, 05:52 1
  - Yeah that will be the nail in the coffin for me. - Volnelk Sep 19, 06:23
TV PSA: Only Murders in the Building, Ahsoka, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, America's Got Talent, WWE NXT, The Swarm, Welcome to Wrexham, - Beaker 🍺 Sep 19, 04:48 2
- UK has ep 4 of The Following Events Are Based on a Pack of Lies -- (link) - LMS Sep 19, 06:22 [youtube]
- Only Murders and Wrexham -- nm - Krusty Sep 19, 05:05
Inside ShadowDragon, The Tool That Lets ICE Monitor Pregnancy Tracking Sites and Fortnite Players, black social media, fetish sites -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 19, 01:43
So, one thing I can safely say I did not expect this month. Or this year. Is… -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 19, 00:51 [youtube]
spelling bee -- (pic) - crash davis 😺 Sep 19, 00:32 [Attachment] 2
- I usually watch girl-on-girl waterfowl porn, so I was unprepared for all the PENGDIX -- nm - rollo Sep 19, 06:38
- nice job! lotsa words today! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 19, 05:29
Ukraine commander says 3 battalions of 'elite' russian troops have been crushed to ineffective status in Bahkmut -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 19, 00:02
It takes me like 10 minutes to walk to the bar but seemingly over an hour to get back home - JD Sep 18, 23:54 2
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 19, 00:03
- Heh -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 18, 23:58 [youtube]
Connections Puzzle #100 one miss before getting them - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 23:26 9
- 1 oops - decline Sep 19, 05:31
- Bit of a head scratcher but pulled it off. -- (edited) - VMan Sep 19, 05:28
- Purple first - znufrii, vice president Sep 19, 04:50
- mine - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 19, 04:11
- I was going to live or die on yellow - spamlet Sep 19, 04:04 1
  - same - rollo Sep 19, 06:33
- Mine - Fuzzy Sep 19, 04:01
- Also 1 miss - TWuG Sep 19, 03:01
- I did poorly, but I did get them all eventually. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 19, 00:59
Wordle 822 2/6 - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 23:19 5
- 6 - rollo Sep 19, 06:28
- 3 - decline Sep 19, 05:27
- 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 19, 04:02
- 2/6 - Fuzzy Sep 19, 03:53
- Nice! 3/6 here - spamlet Sep 19, 02:31
GOMS - psilotum Sep 18, 21:29 3
- 👍 Thankfully we are indeed done with the Dodgers -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 21:31 2
  - Spoiler - psilotum Sep 18, 21:38 1
    - Not if the Braves do their job, so you may be right -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 21:39
Secretlab emailed me to say that they now have a Harley Quinn skin for their chairs. It's okay, but it could be better. -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 18, 21:24 [Attachment] 2
- but this caused me to discover the Ahsoka one, which I like more -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 18, 21:25 [Attachment] 1
  - and here's one for spawn -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 18, 21:25 [Attachment]
Marlowe, Starfield: I agree that it's not a very good game. - Qale Sep 18, 21:21
That futurama episode was stupid. Delightfully so. And also quite good. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 18, 21:19
ha ha WB’s AI-driven box office prediction system v reality -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 21:14 4
- There is absolutely no way this is real. These values are obviously off and it’s comical -- nm - MDH Sep 18, 21:17 3
  - and 0% chance AI greenlit any of those on its own. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 22:53
  - maybe it’s the same system telling Zaslav to keep burning $100m a month rather than pay talent a deal that could have ended the strike for pennies otd -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 21:20 1
    - The longer the strike goes, the bigger his bonus. And by the time the chickens have come home to roost, he’ll be long gone. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 19, 07:16
David Simon on how (ironic for a show about BPD juking the drug war stats) The Wire stayed on HBO for five seasons by… juking the stats -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 21:10
Happy 21st birthday to my top ranked son. He's an ace! -- nm - King of Oklahoma Sep 18, 21:04 1
- Happy 21st!! 🍻 -- nm - Krusty Sep 18, 21:26
Eli has dorky little brother vibes in spades -- nm - rollo Sep 18, 20:40
something magic happens, every time you go -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 20:33 [youtube]
I'm sincerely mystified that none of the startup football leagues have tried to seriously tweak their rules so as to differentiate their product - rollo Sep 18, 20:26 9
- the players are the product. the only reason USFL lasted as long as it did is they paid enough top college players to opt out of the NFL draft -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 20:53 1
  - Exactly - if you want to see the best football (classic rules) nothing tops the NFL because of the talent. So other leagues need a different angle -- nm* - rollo Sep 18, 20:56
- you need tweaks that result in more big plays, not fewer. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 20:41 1
  - It would be a defense and field position forward version of football, which I acknowledge is less flashy -- nm - rollo Sep 18, 20:43
- I still think they should adopt rugby-style conversions instead of the extra point -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 18, 20:40
- I have to think starting an offense on their own 2 after giving up a touchdown is going to lead to some very lopsided games. - Krusty Sep 18, 20:34
- After he had a guy paralyzed on a kickoff, Greg Schiano proposed that after scoring, you get the ball on your own 30, but it’s 4th and 15. - Tim Sep 18, 20:29 2
  - That's an interesting idea. I'd love to see them try these things out somehow. -- nm - Krusty Sep 18, 20:36
  - That was to replace onside kicks I think -- nm - rollo Sep 18, 20:33
Guest Essay - Alabama Has a Horrible New Way of Killing People on Death Row - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 20:18 1
- (they're all horrible) -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 20:19
I'm a bit Draconian when it comes to facemask fouls. once is forgivable. 2 times you get a broken finger. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 18, 20:17 1
- No problem. -- nm - Ronnie Lott si Sep 18, 20:37
this team is gonna kill me -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 20:11
I was absolutely not expecting that particular OMITB cameo ... well done. (spoils) - Beryllium Sep 18, 19:50 1
- It was great! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 19:56
I really can’t stand people using speaker for phones and music I public. -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 19:47 5
- I always have to fight the urge to scream at people out on the trails doing it. I'm trying to enjoy my walk through nature A-hole! -- nm - sycor Sep 19, 05:44
- When it's on the subway or bus I want to destroy their speaker. -- nm - Krusty Sep 18, 20:39
- I wish that the Google TV Roku interface had a last channel type toggle -- nm - JD Sep 18, 19:49
- But this guy just boarded the bus playing James Ingram and I’m not mad -- nm - ty97 Sep 18, 19:48 1
  - LA public transit it's 99% trap shit but today someone had Boston's "Long Time" going and i wasn't mad at all -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 19:50
Happy birthday David and kilbo!! Hope you both had a great day! -- nm - kelly Sep 18, 19:29
Man, Saints. Way to go soft and let Carolina waltz down the field for the push. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 18, 19:24
dammit new york times, literally the only thing I want from you is a functioning crossword page. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 19:04 2
- yeah! - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 18, 19:06 1
  - it's back! at last our long international nightmare is over. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 19:15
TJ Watt has the most sacks in PIT history at 81 -- nm - budice Sep 18, 19:01 2
- I didn’t realize he was that old. -- nm - Dano Sep 18, 19:40 1
  - It doesn't get talked about much because it embarrasses offensive lines. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 19:44
i'm happy that they're raising so much for the strike but gotta wonder who's shelling out at least $10k for dinner with Mr. Show -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 18:59
Jules Melancon, Oyster Farmer Who Tried Something New, Dies at 65 - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:52 2
- “And the land’s not going to be the same, and it’s not going to get better.” -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 18, 19:16
- Cancer sucks. Thank you for saving the oyster industry Jules. Vaya con Dios. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:53
Boston is getting a women’s soccer team expansion franchise. hope they lean hard into the local vernacular for a team name -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 18:51
*scorigami alert* -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 18, 18:48
Bear Sighting Forces Closures at Disney World -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:39 3
- Winnie the Pooh doesn't know what to do. He's got a honey jar stuck on his nose. -- nm* - Peglegpete Sep 18, 18:44
- He didn't mean to cause problems. He was just out looking for the bear necessities. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:40 1
  - hey hey, Boo Boo, the tourists have a pick a nic basket -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 18, 19:17
Gubbermint claims to have found the wreckage of the F-35. I think it is still out there, running wild and living free. - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:33 1
- See how they ask locals to avoid the area until they are done with "recovery"? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:35
Star Trek The Motion Picture Theme.....disco version -- (link) - Remlik Sep 18, 18:32 [youtube] 1
- … has lower decks made fun of this yet? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 18, 19:40
Chubb carted off. Not good. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 18, 18:13 10
- Same knee that he tore in 2015 in a game vs Tennesse -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 18, 18:28
- "injury so bad that broadcast refused to show the replay" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 18:23 8
  - “So let’s see the replay.” -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 19:11
  - I saw a replay. We've all seen the The Arrival (the Charlie Sheen one), right? -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 19:06 6
    - Unfortunately I have seen it -- nm - rollo Sep 18, 20:54 1
      - Unfortunately for Chubb. But also, unfortunately for me. -- nm - rollo Sep 18, 20:57
    - he got floaty tentacles? -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 19:07 3
      - I initially read this as "testicles" and was uh, that's not the Charlie Sheen version, in fact, what version is that? -- nm - JD Sep 18, 19:52 1
        
        he's into weird stuff. I don't judge. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 20:42
      - he went back in time with the knowledge of what would happen but still chose to play football - Reagen Sep 18, 19:08
the Cup's here in Vegas. a friend catered one of the players parties last month. her 3 month old son was there too :) -- (pic) -- (link*) - Peglegpete Sep 18, 18:09 [Attachment] 2
- Beauty. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 19:03
- this should have been under the Leaf's post. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 18, 18:10
Adam Wainwright going for win #200. Hall of Famer if he gets there? -- nm - Tim Sep 18, 17:44 6
- (he got there, Cards win 1-0.) -- nm - Tim Sep 18, 18:53
- Still bitter he went pro instead of 3 seasons in college ball. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 18, 18:26
- Nope. - King of Oklahoma Sep 18, 18:13
- Nope - too many guys better who barely stayed on the ballot - Will Hunting Sep 18, 18:10
- I think of him as a Hall of Famer. - David Sep 18, 17:47 1
  - Cole might be the last guy with a shot at 200. -- nm - Tim Sep 18, 17:49
My conference isn’t until March 2024. Today, I started planning for the 2025 conference. - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 17:41 1
- Sounds a little like me and travel, I get jittery if I don't have a trip in the planning stage. -- nm - Meg Sep 18, 17:50
Sean Combs Bad Boy Records is returning music rights to creators. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 17:40
I see we convinced Bill Maher to do the right thing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 17:35 1
- nah he just figured out only the right wing assholes were gonna cross a picket line if he actually shot -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 17:39
three weeks until the Leafs start their next march to the Cup -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 17:35 7
- In a moment of actual candor, I'll admit that since both the Seattle Kraken and Idaho Steelhead's seasons went better than I could have hoped, I have - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:17
- they visit LA the day after New Year's -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 18, 17:37 1
  - I got my tickets for the Oilers Rust Belt swing - Reagen Sep 18, 18:17
- Technically, they’ve been marching to the Cup for decades. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 18, 17:35 3
  - 56 years of marching and counting. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 17:54 2
    - Was last year the first time they won a series in this century? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 18:21 1
      - pretty sure they won a couple in the early aughts. first in more than a decade though. -- nm - mafic Sep 18, 18:28
So what is worse, a wet cold or a dry cold? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 17:24 4
- Dry cold gets colder but wet cold gets into your bones. -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 17:25 3
  - so which one would make you reach for your toke faster? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 18, 17:27 2
    - Fool of a took -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 18, 19:20
    - I'm currently reaching for my hockey stick and examining the end that would be the most uncomfortable. -- nm - Reagen Sep 18, 17:31
"Thank god it was the early game." -- nm - budice Sep 18, 17:21
first play. 9 seconds. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 18, 17:18

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