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Noah Kahan 2024 arena/amphitheater/stadium tour - MDH Sep 21, 06:43 1
- a lot of Canadian dates to kick it off -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 21, 06:54
Kane Brown 2024 arena/stadium tour - MDH Sep 21, 06:42
Oh St AD - Athletes ask for $5k just to visit campus. 420 Ohio State athletes have at least one NIL deal -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:34
Not sure if this is news but WWE Smackdown will move from Fox to USA in 2024 -- nm - MDH Sep 21, 06:14 3
- There go a million viewers -- nm - Tim Sep 21, 08:03
- It’s news only in terms of how much money got paid. Fox was doing 200mil a year and WWE wanted 300. USA and them have a much stronger relationship. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 06:15 1
  - Also, NBC agrees to 4 prime time network specials as part of this deal. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 06:50
do I care pfizer vs moderna? -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 21, 06:10 10
- Tim said Moderna was best, back when the 3rd shot just approved... - zeitgeist Sep 21, 12:57
- Maderna mafia reppin. Stable, no adverse issues seen. The one Fauci got. -- nm* - budice Sep 21, 06:27
- I’m getting Pfizer because that’s what I’ve always gotten -- nm - znufrii, vice president Sep 21, 06:11 7
  - same -- nm - JaxSean Sep 21, 07:28
  - I’ve gotten a mix (and an experimental one) so it doesn’t really matter to me. -- nm - spamlet Sep 21, 06:27
  - Same. -- nm - sycor Sep 21, 06:17
  - I started pfizer then switched. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 21, 06:12 2
    - I scheduled moderna because I like the way foreign people roll the R. -- nm* - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 21, 06:24 1
      - valid reason -- nm - decline Sep 21, 06:26
  - this -- nm - decline Sep 21, 06:12
Not that there was ever any doubt, but we have confirmation that Andie is not a Chicagoan... -- (link) - . Sep 21, 06:10 [Backboard] 2
- I had no idea that Mascots v Kids was an actual football game played and televised. that is some funny shit. - Pippy the Lioness Sep 21, 06:14 1
  - Don't mess with mascots, ever. -- nm - . Sep 21, 06:16
Rupert Murdoch steps down as chairman of Fox and News Corp. -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:09 1
- His son Lachlan "will become sole Chairman of both companies." -- nm - budice Sep 21, 06:11
TV PSA: NFL, MLB, College Football, NJPW, Adventure Time, Suspect X, Sex Education, Star Trek Lower Decks, The Challenge USA, Tacoma FD, - Beaker 🍺 Sep 21, 05:47 2
- lower decks! Lower Decks!! LOWER DECKS!!! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 21, 06:43
- New season of Taskmaster starts tonight! Other than that, Tacoma FD for me. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 05:51
waffle is now a little too easy to be enjoyable. connections is great - about 50-50. wordle is the most satisfying streak to maintain -- nm - rollo Sep 21, 05:46 1
- I've done Wordle the longest but Connections is my favorite. -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Sep 21, 06:08
Milan dahling: Scarlett Johansson attends the Prada fashion show -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 05:45 6
- Chiara Ferragni -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:26
- Sofia Richie -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:25
- Kylie Jenner -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:23
- Letitia Wright -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:20
- Benedict Cumberbatch -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:20
- Emma Watson -- (link) - budice Sep 21, 06:19
Flu shot tomorrow. Covid booster next Friday. I guess I just don't want to enjoy a weekend. - sycor Sep 21, 05:38 5
- Just realized I’m getting my flu shot tomorrow before I get on a plane for 22 hours. Not the best planning. -- nm - spamlet Sep 21, 06:07 1
  - Yeah definitely not the best idea. - sycor Sep 21, 06:19
- I checked for Covid shot availability through CVS this morning and it was slim pickings. - Baron Hardcoden Sep 21, 05:50 1
  - That's why I scheduled it for next week. They had basically nothing this week. Well, that and I'm not getting both at the same time. -- nm - sycor Sep 21, 06:01
- 👍🏽 -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 05:44
In Australia the government approves baby names to prevent.. who knows. But they approved a ridiculous name chosen to see what happened when a name - TWuG Sep 21, 05:36
Keep your fingers x'd. Final inspection by the county on the renovation work is today. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 21, 05:33 1
- As long as they didn't do some of the "tips" I've seen on Youtube, you should be fine! - sycor Sep 21, 05:47
Cisco buys Splunk for $28B -- (link*) - budice Sep 21, 05:09 3
- I hate Splunk -- nm - Lou Grant Sep 21, 12:59
- What is Splunk? -- nm - sycor Sep 21, 05:45 1
  - What is love? -- nm - budice Sep 21, 05:48
I give you the worst written article I have ever read. You won’t convince me that AI didn’t write this. - Will Hunting Sep 21, 04:51 3
- I think that’s someone who doesn’t speak English well taking an actual article and replacing with synonyms. - mafic Sep 21, 05:23
- "a consecration at the top of the rankings" I understand that and yet, would never think to read that in a news article about tennis. -- nm - Walt_Disney Sep 21, 05:19
- Definitely a super karate monkey death car scenario. -- nm - Dano Sep 21, 05:06
Happy birthday, Spawn! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂 - Krusty Sep 21, 04:45 10
- cheers!!! -- nm - mud Sep 21, 06:59
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Sep 21, 06:05
- Happy Birthday Spawn! 312.50-years-old…for the 25th straight year! Hope it’s a good one -- nm - Flavorize Sep 21, 05:59
- Happy Birthday! Have a great day! -- nm - King of Oklahoma Sep 21, 05:56
- Woohoo! Happy Birthday! -- nm - sycor Sep 21, 05:38
- Have a great day, Spawn! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 21, 05:35
- Happy birthday, - decline Sep 21, 05:29
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 21, 05:10
- indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 21, 05:08
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Sep 21, 05:04
Connections 102 - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 21, 04:04 11
- 2 mistakes, purple was dumb - spamlet Sep 21, 06:51
- No clue on purple so went with process of elimination - znufrii, vice president Sep 21, 06:11
- 1 mistake - decline Sep 21, 06:05
- But of course I got blue first. - Baron Hardcoden Sep 21, 05:51 1
  - Same but different - JaxSean Sep 21, 06:10
- fail - once again I am fucked by the muppets - rollo Sep 21, 05:17 3
  - mah nah mah nah doot doo do do doo -- nm - sycor Sep 21, 06:06
  - Title of your sext....no, no, nevermind -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 21, 05:34
  - Same. - VMan Sep 21, 05:26
- Connections Puzzle #102 one dumb miss - crash davis 😺 Sep 21, 05:08
- Perfect - Volnelk Sep 21, 04:21
Wordle 824 3/6 - spamlet Sep 21, 03:43 4
- 3 - decline Sep 21, 06:03
- 5 - rollo Sep 21, 05:12
- Wordle 824 6/6. It could have just as easily been 2/6 - crash davis 😺 Sep 21, 05:03
- 3/6 - Friday night at the Demolition Derby - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 21, 03:58
500,000 year old human tools and wood structure unearthed in zambia -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 21, 01:51
today's inartfully-worded headline: "Demonstrators shut down part of downtown LA freeway after fighting in the Caucasus Mountains" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 21, 00:24 4
- I thought LA traffic would make that much harder a commute. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 21, 04:52
- Terrible headline and what do they think this protest is going to do for their cause? -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 04:47 2
  - It seems to be the go-to move to get on the news. - spamlet Sep 21, 05:04 1
    - I guess it worked as I had no clue there was an issue. I'm not going to write or call anyone about it but I am aware of it now. -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 05:11
what was your favorite Project Veritas moment (other than going bust because O'Keefe looted them dry on his way out the door)? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 21, 00:13
my office has moved to a wework. it's actually kinda nice. free coffee from a competent barista, free beer after 3pm, nice view, comfortable space. - mafic Sep 21, 00:12 1
- how's parking? we have wework (it's diff branding) but parking is so terrible nobody uses it. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 21, 06:02
Connections #102. No mistakes. Had to see the purple answer to make the connection. - TWuG Sep 20, 23:47
I was at the zoo and there was a lizard on its hind legs telling jokes. I asked zookeeper about the lizard and they told me that it was - JD Sep 20, 22:48 1
- Lol -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 21, 02:24
the real reason fucko wouldn’t mask up at the height of COVID is even dumber than you thought -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 22:08 3
- You're wrong. It's precisely as dumb. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 21, 05:52
- Unbelievable. 🤦🏻‍♂️ -- nm - Krusty Sep 21, 04:50
- honestly that's exactly what I thought. -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 23:30
So I had my cardiac stress test this morning and so far results seem okay. No immediate indication of problems. So back to square one. - Meg Sep 20, 22:00 2
- Usually, it’ll be your enemies kneecaps. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 23:38
- And the cardiac monitor I mailed back last Thursday in the provided envelope shows being received by my PO that day and nothing since :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 20, 22:06
Nexus Mods, the site for modding games like Skyrim and now Starfield, is fine with assholes leaving due to removal of mod nixing pronoun option. -- (link) - Qale Sep 20, 21:14
Live ‘Strike Force’ Recording and Steve Martin, Martin Short’s Las Vegas Shows Canceled Due to COVID -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 21:09 3
- Kimmel has COVID as does either Steve Martin or Martin Short, which is worrying. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 21:10 2
  - the first raise your hand question at the next GOP debate should be who got the latest booster -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 21:14 1
    - As if any of them are going to get the nomination -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 21:18
Some time in the past few hours, Ukraine has conducted a missile attack on the command post of the Russian Black Sea fleet. All they are saying right - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 21:04 3
- nothing on this in the top of the hour headlines on BBC World News, or CNN International just now. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 20, 22:11
- Ukrainian Pravda is quite the name for a publication. -- nm - psilotum Sep 20, 21:28
- be a shame if more of our F-35s went “missing” and got Bermuda Triangled all the way to Kyiv -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 21:06
Google TV now supports the Playstation streaming function, PS Play. Welp, that’s the end of Stadia! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 21:01 1
- I imagine Microsoft wants Game Pass on Google TV but the TVs and Chromecast aren’t powerful enough to run the games. - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 21:04
The last ten games: Seattle 84-68, Texas 84-68, Houston a half game up at 85-68. Seattle plays Texas four times, Houston 3 times at home - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:38 15
- Seattle would be up if our bullpen could make three outs -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 20:48 7
  - Given what the Os have accomplished this season, you can't begrudge them 3 outs :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:56 6
    - fuck I can’t - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 20:57 5
      - Okay, you can. I can't. If we had taken just one from the Dodgers this past weekend, we'd be up. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 21:06 4
        
        three outs in the ninth is like the sine qua non for a bullpen (let alone a single closer) -- nm* - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 21:09 3
        
        You do know their closer was injured about a month ago, right? - the wrong element Sep 20, 22:44 2
        
        pre-analytics (esp with an overtaxed bullpen already) you would have just let Bradish pitch a complete game when he's dealing smoke like today - hollywood big shot Sep 20, 23:11 1
        
        Bradish was out of the game and they lost the lead in the 8th. - Will Hunting Sep 21, 05:03
- The magic number for Minnesota is one, if I did my math right. One Twins win, or a loss by both Detroit and Cleveland and they're in. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:44 1
  - If you really want to bake your noodle…Twins still have a shot to be the #2 seed -- nm - Flavorize Sep 20, 22:21
- Sarah is on it - Tim Sep 20, 20:40 4
  - Oh no. Does she have cancer or something? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:42 3
    - ALS -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 20:43 2
      - That is a freaking shame. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:44 1
        
        Here's a great read on her. It's just not fair. -- (link) - Tim Sep 20, 20:51
The new Latvian PM. She is building a wall but I don't think she guaranteed Latvian voters that Putin and Lukashenko will pay for it. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:10 3
- A wall? On the Russia border? A provocation for Russia to invade or an opportunity to do it before the wall is fully constructed? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 21:02
- She's got Nicole Kidman on retainer should her career become film-worthy -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 20:17 1
  - I hope she can withstand the onslaught of fragil male russian troll bots better than the PM of Finland and New Zealand -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 20:19
maybe the Newark airport serves giant panda burgers for $65. that could explain it. -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 19:56 5
- Is that the terminal with the $27 beers? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 20:09
- The ketchup packets look flattened, but I see no ketchup on the fries. I have questions. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:07 3
  - You suck the ketchup then you take a bite of the fries. It's called "a la New York". - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 20:28 2
    - Newark is in NJ. -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 20:55
    - ooh, fancy -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:30
sitwap - 45 talking, twitter link. Bad but I can't resist this quote -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 19:56 7
- played it twice and didnt hear the Obama/Biden mix-up. should I try a 3rd time? yuk -- nm - mud Sep 20, 20:10 3
  - It was earlier in his comments, not on this sound bite. I heard it on Pod Save America. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:14 2
    - It is on the current episode, titled "Other than that Miss Boebert, how was the play?" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:53 1
      - I've been listening to these guys on youtube lately -- nm - rollo Sep 21, 05:37
- "was it over when the germans bombed pearl harbor?" -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 20:08
- And HE’S talking about cognitive issues?! - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 20, 19:59 1
  - I know. It is so rich that I can't think I can have it on my diet. :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 20, 20:03
First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million -- (link) - budice Sep 20, 19:48
Ariana Grande's taste in men is...something. -- nm - Diva Sep 20, 19:47 8
- honestly I'm impressed that a guy who appears to be so unphotogenic has managed to be a successful actor. -- nm - mafic Sep 20, 19:53 7
  - uh... two words.... Pete Davidson -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 20:10
  - Get the feeling Ariana has baby fever. Sure thing in him & she just turned 30 -- nm - budice Sep 20, 20:04 1
    - 30? !!She won’t be able to keep the Kewpie Doll persona up much longer -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 20, 20:41
  - Who? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 20:00 2
    - Ethan Slater. As, apparently, they'll both star in the Wicked movie which... can we get a time machine and just fast forward 40 years? - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 20:02 1
      - He looks a bit like jeremy renner crossed with mark zuckerberg -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 20:09
  - I wondered this too -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 20, 19:57

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