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I think it would probably just take one dem pulling the ol switcheroo for every gop held state to outlaw party switching after election -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 17:06
Update: Shay was/is on a cruise!!! Yay!!!! - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 22, 17:06 3
- That's great! I've been worried about this all day. Nice going Pippy & everyone who chimed in today -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 22, 17:09 1
  - She does love her some travel -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 22, 17:12
- good news. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 17:07
Can we get another leak from the studios about how the strike is over? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 17:00
really liked the first episode of The Continental. Mel is only in like 3 scenes. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 16:58 1
- I think it's a little acty. -- nm - Telephone Jones Sep 22, 17:07
The Traitors Season 2 cast includes Parvati and Sandra from Survivor. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 16:55
still amazed they got Meryl for Only Murders -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 22, 16:53 3
- I thought she'd only do an episode or two. I didn't expect her to do the whole season. I figured it would like the previous celebrity - Krusty Sep 22, 17:03 2
  - she missed out on Better Call Saul -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 18:26
  - right? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 22, 17:05
Ronald Acuna has joined and created the 40/60 club. -- nm - The Allfather Sep 22, 16:52 1
- (He is two stolen bases away from 40/70.) -- nm - The Allfather Sep 22, 16:53
‘NCIS’ Oral History as Show Turns 20 -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 16:41
Powerball is up to $750m -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 16:32
Choir! Choir! Choir! / Rick Astley (he looks to be having a shit ton of fun) - Never Gonna Give You Up!!! -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 16:10 [youtube] 3
- do you think they showed up thinking they were going to be singing with Paul McCartney or Bono that day - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 16:11 2
  - the only Bono worth singing with was married to Sonny. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 22, 16:28 1
    - Mary Bono sings? -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 16:31
Crave Original | Shoresy Season 2 | First Look -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 16:06 [youtube] 3
- Is this on Hulu? -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 22, 17:05 1
  - will be yup. from the Letterkenny guys -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 17:07
- OMG, I'm crying. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 17:02
if the US presidents had all gone full Fetterman -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 15:56 2
- I'm pretty sure that's just a picture of Obama out for a walk. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 17:00
- Interesting Clinton gets a soft “baby blue” look. Abe is badass. Most are cool. Hell, even Nixon rocks it pretty well. -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 16:01
"49ers extend contracts of GM John Lynch, coach Kyle Shanahan" - David Sep 22, 15:39 1
- yeah, kind of a no-brainer -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 22, 15:39
East Coast now has Tropical Storm Ophelia -- (link*) - decline Sep 22, 15:14 [Image] 1
- Ophelia! -- (link) - mud Sep 22, 15:36 [youtube]
far be it from me to tell Merrick Garland how to do his job but Jim Crow by any other name is still Jim Crow and DOJ's civil rights div should fight -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 15:12
Zelenskiy addresses Parliament: -- (link) - mud Sep 22, 15:03 [youtube] 3
- good for him -- nm - Big Kev Sep 22, 15:07
- Zelenskyy confirms that Ukraine does indeed want the funk. They gotta have that funk. -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 15:05 1
  - ha! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 22, 15:07
"he's like Gargamel, mixed with the Smurfs." -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 14:59 1
- Still waffling on whether to eat them or turn them to gold? -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 15:00
Dark Brandon will go to Detroit (as UAW expands its strike to more GM and Stellantis plants, some progress made with Ford) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:40 7
- Hmm. IIRC they said stay away. Didn’t work for TFG either. FWIW Ford was 1st target and pending an “historic” deal with CAW. -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 14:57 6
  - the UAW head formally invited him today. -- nm* - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:58 5
    - Like I believe a word YOU say. -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 14:59 1
      - Sorry, mistook you for someone else. ;) -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 15:04
    - (also, the DGA got the "historic" deal treatment and it was the shit end of the stick) -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:59 2
      - CAW has pretty major differences from UAW, however. Unfortunately nothing’s being leaked/released until after the vote this weekend. So no deets. -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 15:03
      - Heh. 28-3 is historic. Good or bad historic is kind of matter of viewpoint. -- nm - JD Sep 22, 15:00
I was just made aware that today is the birthdays of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. My friends, it is Hobbit Day! -- (link) - crash davis Sep 22, 14:37 4
- and I didn't even have second breakfast -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 14:38 3
  - afternoon tea at least? -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 14:39 2
    - I have a cup of peppermint tea right this very moment but no cakes or sandwiches -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 14:42 1
      - A brace of coneys and a pumpkin -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 15:53
a previously unknown ancient language has been found. -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 22, 14:31
Gov Murphy calls for Menendez to resign. -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 14:24 2
- lulz -- nm - Ken Paxton Sep 22, 14:24 1
  - "hey, are you looking at me? Oh no wait, you're looking over there. No wait, you are looking at me. Wait are you?" - Jovian Sep 22, 14:29
happy 33rd anniversary to the first appearance of TV's Frank -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:15
This is a great article to see before flying United tomorrow -- (link) - spamlet Sep 22, 14:02 13
- Don't read any aviation articles for a week before travelling -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 14:47 3
  - Like JenBro and I going to see Sully the day before I flew home from Michigan ;) -- nm - Meg Sep 22, 15:14 2
    - When we were kids, my dad took us on a family trip to Southern California. There was a movie opening the night before we went to the beach. Jaws - crash davis Sep 22, 15:23 1
      - Bigger time gap, but saw Airport 77 prior to a trip to Netherlands in the summer. -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 15:32
- Jeez... why aren't they immediately grounding all aircraft? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 14:27 3
  - Cause the aviation industry is super paranoid and was set up for exactly something like this. There's a better than blockchain chain of custody for -- (edited) - JD Sep 22, 14:42 2
    - Although the article does point out that not only were the parts shady, the chain of custody documents are sketchy. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 14:51 1
      - The certs being sketchy is what's causing the actual problem. However there were still certs so the buyers of the questionable parts can still - JD Sep 22, 14:56
- Is it the left phalange? -- (link) - Dano Sep 22, 14:23 [youtube] 1
  - It's Dean Pelton! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 17:08
- Either to comfort or dial up the panic level, what type of plane(s) are you flying in? I mean you're not flying Southwest so at least you've got a - JD Sep 22, 14:19 2
  - Luckily not on a 737. -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 14:23 1
    - There you go 8-) -- nm - JD Sep 22, 14:24
anyone wanna buy Ansel Adams' family home? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:02 1
- Those HBC blankets should be worth a couple thousand, alone! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 22, 14:28
Disso-Queen Laura Wasser thinks Barbie, Taylor Swift, and SAG/WGA strike led to uptick in divorce -- (link) - budice Sep 22, 13:51
Canada to decommission dozens of M113 armored vehicles amidst Ukraine's requests for weapon deliveries - crash davis Sep 22, 13:50 21
- there's not much time left in this season for meaningful offensive action -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 13:55 19
  - If you recall your Jude Law movies, these people have been known to fight in the winter. -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 13:58 18
    - Poll: What is the best Jude Law movie? -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 14:10 17
      - Spy and Road to Perdition -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 22, 15:59
      - The Holiday followed by A.I. and Spy - David Sep 22, 15:59
      - Closer -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 22, 15:03 1
        
        Edit: she's telling me I'm misremembering. -- (edited) - David Sep 22, 15:56
      - Talented Mr Ripley -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 14:40 1
        
        I totally forgot about that. -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 14:44
      - Gattaca is best but The Holiday is the one I've seen and enjoy the most - JD Sep 22, 14:28 1
        
        The Holiday was probably my 2nd option. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 22, 14:31
      - Im going with Gattaca, even though A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a close second. -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 14:27 2
        
        Me too -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 22, 17:02
        
        I want to qualify this AI answer, as I really liked him in that. Not that I think AI is better than most his movies. - Jovian Sep 22, 14:46
      - Spy -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 22, 14:17
      - Spy - Will Hunting Sep 22, 14:16
      - Gattaca -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 14:16
      - Gattaca -- nm - mud Sep 22, 14:14 1
        
        or Closer -- nm - mud Sep 22, 14:34
      - Road to Perdition -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:11
- My main take away is Canada has something called the Roshel Senator armored SUV> Here it is, linked inside. Looks pretty badass. -- (link) - crash davis Sep 22, 13:52
like to see a crim defense attorney try to frame their bank robber client’s defense as “he was just testing to see how much he could get away with” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 13:38
not sure calling on a crook to resign after they already beat a bribery rap once before will have much effect but they’ve started -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 13:15 8
- I also see the maga bottom feeders have already come out in support of Menendez. -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 14:00
- Leader Schumer and Gov Murphy of NJ both need to call on him to resign. -- nm - Jovian Sep 22, 13:59 3
  - Murphy has -- (link) - spamlet Sep 22, 14:31
  - They can't do it right now --- 50/49 Senate for even a day at this point is scary as hell - Will Hunting Sep 22, 14:03
  - they'll get there -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 14:02
- But he's a politician from New Jersey, isn't that like a trope there -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 13:22 2
  - he's also up for re-election next year, not a seat Dems can afford to just put a naked crook on the ballot again -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 13:48 1
    - Wait? What! -- nm - Kitara Ravanche Sep 22, 14:04
Jax, this was my first cruise, and overall I loved Norwegian. How they handled COVID was just baffling. - Loos-igloo Sep 22, 13:11 2
- Definitely sounds like a lack of communication (from them). You should definitely bring it up either on your post cruise survey - JaxSean Sep 22, 13:34
- That sounds criminal. Get ahold of Jesse Jones, consumer reporter at KIRO 7 in Seattle -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 13:25
the mRNA vaccines aren't even viruses - Reagen Sep 22, 13:00 11
- So they're only good if your body has experience shooting womprats from speeders? -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 13:26 5
  - And how would something the size of a small moon get by with a 2 meter exhaust port? -- nm - crash davis Sep 22, 13:27 4
    - It was the only unprotected one! -- nm - VMan Sep 22, 13:58
    - what I'd like to know is how tf do all the ships make such a .. - mud Sep 22, 13:50
    - that's no moon -- nm - rollo Sep 22, 13:46
    - doubles as propulsion. -- nm - Reagen Sep 22, 13:33
- Yeah—no kidding they’remicrochips that turn people into sheepish brain-dead liberals, who love to mutilate children both physically and through books - Flavorize Sep 22, 13:11 2
  - But Flav, scientists changed the definition of vaccines to include these! -- nm - Loos-igloo Sep 22, 13:17 1
    - 🤣 -- nm - Flavorize Sep 22, 13:19
- STAY ON TARGET! -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 13:08
- Now tell it to an antivaxxer and see how it goes. -- nm - Loos-igloo Sep 22, 13:07
Oh boy, 768 has posted his recruit rankings for this season. Let's see what he thinks of mine. - Baron Hardcoden Sep 22, 12:54 7
- My talent evaluation this cycle was great as I am on the #9, 11, and 15 players, all ties. Would love to land 1 of them. My backup plan fyc - rollo Sep 22, 13:42
- I have a 5/5 on his #2 (my #1), a 3/3 on his 69, 1/1 on #227, and CL's on 457 & 294. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 22, 13:19
- By the looks of it, I should do well... (three top 100s with Clear Leads) - Dano Sep 22, 13:03 4
  - *whistles appreciateively* -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 22, 13:36
  - Oh nice! That's likely a top 20 class. -- nm - spamlet Sep 22, 13:07
  - 3 in the top-100 is aces -- nm - rollo Sep 22, 13:05 1
    - Weird thing is that, I spent very little time recruiting and went after players that looked middle of the pack to me. -- nm - Dano Sep 22, 13:08
Get off your butt - crash davis Sep 22, 12:49 2
- There's a study that shows exercise an hour or so 3 times a week considerably lowers risk of heart disease, more than that has minor impact -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 22, 13:30
- Get stuck - crash davis Sep 22, 12:53 1
Thinking about weekend plans + Friday being over. Just realized I had meetings the last two Saturdays. So, yeah. - Spawn Sep 22, 12:46
From B2 sounds: Darth Vader's breathing. Samantha's nose twitch sound from Bewitched. Lecter's teeth sucking sound. Steve Austin's various sounds -- (link) - TWuG Sep 22, 12:32 [youtube] 5
- the nose twitch is great. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 22, 12:59
- T-Rex's roar from JP -- nm - rollo Sep 22, 12:57
- Also. -- (link) - Spawn Sep 22, 12:49 [youtube]
- I had a conversation with Logan this past weekend and referenced TSMDM. I was explaining a part of why the MCU appeals to me, so strongly. - Spawn Sep 22, 12:44
- Also: Every jungle has a peacock and a kookaburra calling. No matter where it is in the world. -- nm - TWuG Sep 22, 12:38
JaxSean or anyone else in Florida. Has anyone tried out the Brightline train yet? - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 22, 12:31 12
- that is why they call him Mister Brightline -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 13:23
- Sure, if you want to ride a KILLER TRAIN -- (link) - spamlet Sep 22, 13:16 1
  - I'm surprised this hasn't been a bigger story today. -- nm - David Sep 22, 14:51
- i googled it, didn't it start *today*? -- nm - Andie Sep 22, 12:49 6
  - Oops. :) -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 22, 13:55
  - Yep, first trips were today. (We would probably only use it once a year, to go from Orlando to Miami for cruises.) - JaxSean Sep 22, 13:36 1
    - Gracias -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 22, 17:35
  - I was about to say, I think it's brand new :-) -- nm - MDH Sep 22, 12:53 2
    - The service to Orlando is new, but it has been operating between Miami, Ft Lauderdale and West Palm Beach for a couple of years -- nm - Roger More Sep 22, 13:01 1
      - I know people who have used the Miami to West Palm leg. They said it was great, though one of them was delayed. But really nice and pretty quick. -- nm - pmb Sep 22, 13:13
- Just watch out for Murder Grandpa. -- nm - Dano Sep 22, 12:48
- None that lived to tell. -- nm - Spawn Sep 22, 12:44
i love the one guy who got elected from NY in 2023 because the state Dems are so awful, but knowing even that won't save him from Big Kev's caucus -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 22, 12:28

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