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YDC: I mailed back my final 2 Netflix Discs today. I'll end my 15 year run with 1,004 discs in total. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 09:09 2
- why did you mail them back? you were allowed to keep 10 -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 09:12 1
  - That's not how it works. When the program ends, you "may" get up to 10 movies in your queue. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 09:13
Ah, finally remembered the other movie of my weekend viewing: Edge of Tomorrow. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 09:08 4
- what do we call this as a joke? " Live, Die, Repeat" -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Sep 25, 09:12 3
  - shoot tom cruise in the head -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 10:05
  - Not a joke. That *is* what I call it. Repeatedly. -- nm - Landbeck Sep 25, 09:16
  - yes, because the poster art had a better title as the tagline than the actual name of the movie -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 09:14
Chargers WR Mike Williams has torn his ACL -- nm - budice Sep 25, 09:07 1
- of course -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:08
Journey’s “50th Anniversary Freedom Tour” (Toto opening), arenas in 2024 - MDH Sep 25, 09:04 3
- Neal Schon (lead guitarist) Jonathan Cain (keyboards, backing vocals), Arnel Pineda (vocals), Jason Derlatka (keyboards), Deen Castronovo, Todd Jensen -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 09:08
- "Journey" -- nm - ty97 Sep 25, 09:06
- line up? -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 09:04
Whoever Cody Johnson is, 2024 arena tour - MDH Sep 25, 09:03 1
- I believe they are a country singer. -- nm - Qale Sep 25, 10:34
Manti Te’o’s girlfriend gets the sack on Zach Wilson -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 09:01
Al Kamara ready to rock -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 08:58
My Covid vaccination card is completely filled, which I believe entitles me to a free sub. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 08:52
Josh McDaniels. -- (link) - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 25, 08:36 5
- he thought he had 70 and wanted to make it 73 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 08:56 2
  - what was the over/under? cause 41 seems right around the o/u sweetspot and 38 likely would of gone under... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 08:57 1
    - google seems to show o/u was 43.5 (Raiders were favoured by 3) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 08:58
- does Josh McDaniels hate Josh Jacobs? - tRuMaN Sep 25, 08:38 1
  - stole his name! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 08:42
Chicago Sun-Times grades the Bears performance from the weekend. -- (pic) - budice Sep 25, 08:35 [Attachment] 1
- F-antastic -- nm - psilotum Sep 25, 08:48
I get the feeling this writer's deal will be for the studio's like Monica and Rachel realising they could have made out to keep their apartment from the start -- (edited) - Reagen Sep 25, 08:19 3
- i'm sure there will be a tick-tock soon but the rumors were always that Netflix was holding out against releasing streaming numbers for residuals -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 09:14
- So was the negotiation really pretty much: We want this...NO! We want this...NO! We want this...NO! We want this...NO! We want this...Okay. -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 08:49 1
  - the studios were counting on SAG caving and taking the DGA deal. when that didn't happen they lost all their leverage over isolating the WGA -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 09:13
Broncos have moved from -2.5 to -3.5 vs Bears next week a week after giving up 70 to Miami. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Sep 25, 08:15 4
- The last time an NFL team scored 70 my parents were newlyweds. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 08:57
- Broncos gave up 17pts Wk1, 35 Wk2, 70pts wk3…so they should be +140 pt dogs to Chicago in Wk 4 -- nm - Flavorize Sep 25, 08:46
- They very well might get that 70 back. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 25, 08:22
- Lets Ride -- nm - budice Sep 25, 08:17
Microsoft getting rid of Wordpad now GMail getting rid of Basic HTML interface -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 08:09 1
- Grr, this will fuck up my browser sidebar. -- nm - Reagen Sep 25, 08:18
PAC12 owning 40% of the CFB AP Top 10 is sweet. - zunk takes things literally Sep 25, 07:45 2
- Clemson and Bama struggles have opened a door -- nm - budice Sep 25, 08:00
- Colorado dropping out of the top 25? Priceless. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 07:48
Yahoo Fantasy Baseball playoffs: Upset win vs a #1 team with a .700 Win %. Dude micromanaged the crap out of the team, my .500 homies came thru. -- nm - budice Sep 25, 07:42
speaking of vaccinations, I have a COVID booster scheduled. how can I tell if it's the new one vs the old one? do I have to call and ask? -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 25, 07:42 6
- Don't be getting those side-of-the-road coffee grinder shack vaccines. - Max Sep 25, 08:41
- I thought the old were now deemed unusable? -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 07:44 4
  - This is correct. Approvals for prior versions have been rescinded, as far as I can recall. -- nm* - znufrii, vice president Sep 25, 09:10
  - ohhh that would help me to discern which I am getting. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 25, 07:46 2
    - I could be wrong. I know the originals are no longer used but not sure if that was just the first shots or included the old boosters. -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 07:48 1
      - a pundit was saying get a booster now, no matter which one it is. last one was teh bivalent, this one is spikevax? brand as its not federal anymore -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 10:09
Stop Making Sense 100% (55/0), The Creator nsy, Saw X nsy, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie nsy, Fair Play 88% (81/11) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 07:34 1
- Coming Soon: Killers of the Flower Moon 97% (66/2) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 07:36
I survived the flu shot. Felt crappy Saturday but managed to make two crockpots of pulled chicken for meal planning/ freezing. One for tacos and one - sycor Sep 25, 07:29 3
- I wonder if you're sensitive to the preservative sometimes used. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 07:42 1
  - Maybe. I always feel like I have a mild flu for a day or two after. Achey, headache, tired. And this weekend with the covid booster it will be - sycor Sep 25, 07:49
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 07:40
LYC: joining the regulars for the hockey I play Sunday mornings. I was usually a temp when needed, but now bumped up - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 07:29 1
- 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 07:41
Sean Payton can’t blame Russell Wilson for this. Will he anyway? Sando’s Pick Six - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 07:01
any handy STers around? I was largely successful in changing a doorknob for the first time last night but hit an unexpected snag - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 06:38 10
- Try jiggling the handle -- nm - Roger More Sep 25, 09:09
- couple of things you could try - tRuMaN Sep 25, 08:06 3
  - also - Spawn Sep 25, 08:10 2
    - no spawn. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 08:13 1
      - do it -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 08:13
- thanks, gang -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 07:11
- That suggestion sounds like a good idea as you need to know which way to adjust the plate. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 06:46
- I had this problem with one door and I ended up re-using the old strike plate instead of the new one in the door hardware. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 06:43 2
  - i changed every doorknob in our place when we moved in (they were all old, paint covered and non-matching). I mostly kept the original strikeplates - Andie Sep 25, 06:46 1
    - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 07:40
First Abrams Tanks Arrive in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 06:37 1
- Those poor Russians -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 07:23
"As soon as they saw the promos for Snake Oil, they knew it was time. " -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:31
Yom Tov to our friends who are observing today -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 06:13 1
- May you have a meaningful day and an easy fast -- nm - rollo Sep 25, 06:23
Weekend Viewing? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:03 39
- Duran Duran - A -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 08:45 1
  - Oh yeah, Squeeze: A. Psych Furs: B-. -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 08:52
- Nimona: A -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 08:00
- Final Season of Sex Ed. An A but big spoilers, started an abbreviated rewatch of Clone Wars: A. - Spawn Sep 25, 07:43
- Premium rush, strange world, strange new worlds. Some other stuff I can't quite remember. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 07:42 1
  - Also, finished reading Persepolis rising. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 07:51
- MasterChef Australia S1:E60-S1:67 B to B+, We're down to the final week and even had the first finalist eliminated -- nm - JD Sep 25, 07:37 1
  - I enjoyed that, especially when they used weeds :) Right now I'm watching Master Chef Professionals Australia but they're less adventurous. -- nm - Meg Sep 25, 07:51
- TMNT Mutant Mayhem B, Venture Bros movie A, latest OMITB A+, latest Lower Decks (2 eps) C+ and A -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 07:23
- King of Killers C, Futurama A, Archer B+ -- nm - sycor Sep 25, 07:12
- No Hard Feelings B+ -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Sep 25, 07:01
- No One Will Save You (B), Stop Making Sense, first time on the big screen (A+ goddamn it's still so amazing) -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 06:44
- Vision Quest: C+, Bull Durham C+ -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 06:38 5
  - are you sure you watched the right Bull Durham movie? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:42 4
    - I love baseball movies, but I just didn't care for this one. The first 30 minutes were great, but then it fell apart. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 09:01 1
      - I love both you and crash davis. But if there is a divorce, he gets me. -- nm - Spawn Sep 25, 09:04
    - MDH feeling woolly. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 06:47
    - (I am enjoying the Cabinet of Dr Leng book a lot more than the Bloodless one. About 1/2 way through) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:46
- S3 Reservation Dogs-A. Cubs sweep Rockies-A. NOT being able to watch Bears/KC-A. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 25, 06:26 1
  - Still need to finish up a few S2 episodes of Res Dogs before watching S3. I'm putting it off because I'll miss it when it's gone - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 06:31
- Plane movies: BlackBerry: B, Chef: B-, Personal History of David Copperfield: B+ - spamlet Sep 25, 06:26 2
  - The only one of those that has anything to do with a plane is David Copperfield -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 06:29 1
    - Weirdly the only one where a plane wasn’t the turning point of the movie. -- nm - spamlet Sep 25, 06:32
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) rewatch A, Sex Education (S4) B/B+, more Challenge (S30), no football bc my tv died -- nm* - mud Sep 25, 06:20
- Untold (FL Gators, Johnny Football, & Victor Conte / BALCO): B+ overall. Sprung (new Greg Garcia show) Ep1-4: B. - JaxSean Sep 25, 06:20
- Guy Ritchie's The Covenant 8/10 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 06:15 4
  - I watched it on your recommendation. I liked it as well. One thing I found a little strange was (sp) - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 06:22 3
    - He was spoiler - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 06:25 2
      - agreed on the 2nd part. I knew the first part, the remark just surprised me coming from that character -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 06:30 1
        
        gotcha! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 06:32
- Ahsoka EP1-6: A. Foundation S2EP1: C+. Love at First Sight (Movie): B+. I think that was everything we watched on vacation - oblique Sep 25, 06:14
- Bookhouse visit: 3 books, 2 black cats 🐱‍👤🐱‍👤, 1 happy me -- nm* - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 06:09
- Taskmaster s16 premier: A+, lots of standup comedy: B+ to A+, the *** damn Jets: F. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 06:06 1
  - I love that Julian has instant low simmering contempt for Alex while Sue is just constantly outraged. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 07:27
- The Continental: B+ ; NFL B- -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:04 4
  - Oh, I started watching John Wick 4 and got bored during a long fight scene and turned it off. - Krusty Sep 25, 06:08 3
    - The fight in Japan was 20 minutes too long and totally took me out of the movie. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 06:14 1
      - That's the one. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 06:42
    - we get that free up here on Friday (Amazon) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:13
working from car dealership morning (recall). they should have a kitty here. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Sep 25, 05:54 2
- More businesses should have cats around -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 06:09
- meow -- nm - dealer kitty Sep 25, 06:05
*waves* FF: Gotta love having Achane on your bench... - oblique Sep 25, 05:48
TV PSA: NFL x 2, Futurama, Kitchen Nightmares, Son of a Critch, Synduality Noir, The Voice, Raw, Breeders, Run the Burbs, The Irrational, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 04:44 4
- Just Neighbors and I'm pretty sure you made a few of those up just to mess with us. - Krusty Sep 25, 05:44 2
  - (the im is a Canadian show (so is Run The Burbs) that the CW brought in to have shows on Monday). Malcolm McDowell plays the grandfather! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 05:48 1
    - Ahh. He makes some interesting choices. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 05:51
- For the love of god, please note the comma between Raw and Breeders. nm - Dignan Sep 25, 05:04
Connections 105 - I x'd, with extreme prejudice - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 04:04 10
- I was down to my last error but did pull it off. - Dano Sep 25, 07:27
- I had one miss, no idea on purple so I left it for the end - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 06:00
- that was tough (no mistakes) - decline Sep 25, 05:57
- Initial faux pas then clean. Tough board. Had no idea on purple. - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 05:43
- Yeah I wasn't even close -- nm* - Volnelk Sep 25, 05:38
- I tried multiple times and eventually just gave up - spamlet Sep 25, 05:38
- 2 bobos - rollo Sep 25, 05:33
- Mine - znufrii, vice president Sep 25, 05:26
- This one was quite tricky. Took a break to regroup. -- (edited) - VMan Sep 25, 05:14
- Failed as well - Will Hunting Sep 25, 05:04
Wordle 828 3/6 - Lightning Strike - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 25, 03:58 5
- Wordle 828 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Sep 25, 05:57
- My potential 2/6 turned into 5/6. - Baron Hardcoden Sep 25, 05:47
- 3/6 - Fuzzy Sep 25, 05:45
- 3 - decline Sep 25, 05:34
- 5 - visiting the empire state building - rollo Sep 25, 05:29
Repost for the morning rush hour: Power billion draw is monday, 800 mill. you know the drill -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 01:53 2
- sent -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 07:31
- Sent. -- nm - MDH Sep 25, 05:54
So once the writers vote on the contract, could late night shows like colbert and meyers start up again? even without SAG -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 01:10 3
- they're expected to return in a week or so, but SAG members (without waivers) can't promote struck work. so who knows what the shows will look like -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 01:55 2
  - politicians and book authors -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 10:12
  - nm -- nm* - Max Sep 25, 08:44
Covid runs rampant among musicians, article lists a couple dozen acts with announced covid and 'unnamed' illness/flu this year -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 24, 23:59 3
- And yet Taylor Swift remains unaffected! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 00:03 2
  - COVID does not want the Swifties to turn on him -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 05:54
  - Covid has announced it has Taylor Swift fever -- nm - rollo Sep 25, 05:35
NYT says agreement gives writers guild most of what they wanted (i'm paywalled so didn't read it, couldn't find other link) -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 24, 23:46 5
- lol, now the DGA pipes up -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 00:53
- Copy/pasting on my phone, but a couple of points from the article: - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 00:12 3
  - afaik, the WGA could and should honor picket lines of other unions -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 00:24 2
    - they don’t have that right but as a practical matter nothing that gets written now still can’t actually shoot until the actors come back -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 00:30 1
      - (they can honor picket lines afaik but no “sympathy strikes” staying out until SAG gets a deal) -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 25, 00:32
why do the days go so fast, why aren't they built to last -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 24, 23:38 2
- Built To Last. -- (link) - Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia Sep 25, 00:31 [youtube]
- Days go by and still I think of you. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 25, 00:23

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