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If you didn't start ranking college football until October 1st, this year's rankings would be crazy - Will Hunting Sep 30, 16:22
When snack foods go meta. -- (pic) - Dano Sep 30, 16:00 [Attachment] 5
- They have Cheetos flavor as well, among others. I was not impressed. -- nm* - znufrii, vice president Sep 30, 16:04 1
  - At least Cheetos aren’t just another potato chip. -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 16:08
- You can't see it, but I'm currently sporting an extremely confused yet interested face. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 16:01 2
  - this is what I had today: -- (pic) - mud Sep 30, 16:13 [Attachment] 1
    - Yum -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 16:31
Orioles closer Félix Bautista is getting Tommy John surgery and will miss the post season and the entirety of the 2024 season -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 30, 15:59
So, MLB Awards should be pretty easy this year --- I think 7 of them are locked down pretty easily at this point. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:38 8
- AL MVP - Julio Rodriguez -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 15:53 5
  - Since we’re being crazy, Gunnar for MVP! -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 16:00 2
    - Hear me out. Shohei will win but only because MYP has become MIS (Most Impressive Statistics). - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 16:07 1
      - I'm giving you grief -- he's going to be in the mix for the 3rd-6th spots. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 16:13
  - He's like a young Jake Bobo. -- nm - David Sep 30, 15:59 1
    - Go check your TVs to make sure you don't miss any prime Bobo tomorrow -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 16:08
- I feel like Torey Lovullo is manager of the year followed by Craig Counsell and Skip Schumaker. -- nm - David Sep 30, 15:52 1
  - I wouldn’t be shocked by any of them. Just they’re all in that 82-85 win group so shrug? - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:57
The Georgia - Auburn game has become interesting. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 30, 15:30
Can anyone with ESPN Insider post this article please? -- (link) - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:30 2
- here - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 30, 15:32 1
  - Thank you. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:43
Orioles star reliever Felix Bautista will undergo TJS and miss the entirety of the 2024 season. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 15:29
"New York City and other cities are flooding because all of our infrastructure was designed and built for a climate that no longer exists." - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:17 [mastodon] 1
- derp derp weather is not climate derp -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 15:17
Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 15:02
maybe because I never cheated on anything in school (with the grades to prove it) but telling how the cheaters just assume everyone else did -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 14:59 2
- Am I supposed to know who this is and why I should care? -- nm - znufrii, vice president Sep 30, 16:04 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 30, 16:09
Covid vax cancellation 10 is now in the books! -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 14:52
At this pretty view point waiting for witnesses, the groom took off his formal black hoodie, was covered with black fleece shedding -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:51
If you like the Rolling Stones, Blood Records has a zoetrope vinyl (10k limited) of the new album, but they're going fast -- (link) - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:43
Awfully cloudy and dark out there but no rain - yet. Wonder how it's affecting the airshow down in Huntington Beach? -- nm - Meg Sep 30, 14:34
9/30 power bill pool set one -- (pic) - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:22 [Attachment] 9
- My tickets for the pool -- (pic) - tRuMaN Sep 30, 19:48 [Attachment]
- Crap, did I miss this one? Y'all may win this week. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:44 2
  - Buy a set and post photo here and you'll be in -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:46 1
    - On a plane, so will miss it. All good. I hope you all win. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:49
- Set 2 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:24 [Attachment] 4
  - Set 3 -- (pic) - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:24 [Attachment] 3
    - A straggler -- (pic) - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:25 [Attachment] 2
      - BTW... yes I did wear red undies as per request -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 14:26 1
        
        Lol -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 30, 15:29
Taylor Swift and the monoculture of fame -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Sep 30, 13:57
December 1 by AMC theaters. Beyoncé the Renaissance Tour in theaters. -- nm - MDH Sep 30, 13:12 7
- I say... 60% of Swift. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 14:00 3
  - yeah, if vegas did a o/u they should set it there. -- nm - mud Sep 30, 14:24
  - Keep in mind, Swifties are but a pale (no pun intended) imitation of the BeyHive. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 14:05 1
    - Still works though. -- nm - VMan Sep 30, 14:23
- she's going prog? touring with Renaissance?! Will Annie Haslam & her do any duets? "Mother Russia (full version)"! sweet. -- nm - mud Sep 30, 13:37 1
  - I love Renaissance. I first saw them at Red Rocks about 45 years ago. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 30, 13:40
- Stop it, Bee. You're embarrassing yourself. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 13:23
We have seen our first drug deal! - David Sep 30, 13:11 10
- now you're ready for Baltimore! -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 14:50 2
  - I will offer that Detroit should only be attempted by advanced city tourists. -- nm - VMan Sep 30, 15:01 1
    - We're in Chicago. Detroit was our connector. -- nm - David Sep 30, 15:09
- I remember the first time we saw a prostitute leaning into a car outside of Jax - JaxSean Sep 30, 14:46 1
  - Before I gave up on NextDoor there was a post from a woman who saw what "looked like a prostitute" down at the 22 underpass. No kidding?!? -- nm - Meg Sep 30, 15:19
- Pics or it didn’t happen -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 30, 13:27 4
  - That would have gotten me shot. - David Sep 30, 13:35 3
    - Two-thirds of the way to a Chicago Trifecta! The third being, of course, getting indicted while in office. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 13:36 2
      - Were they shot already? -- nm - spamlet Sep 30, 13:57 1
        
        Mugged, I believe. We don’t advocate for potentially lethal violence in order to win your parlay. -- nm - VMan Sep 30, 14:24
Booking? Yeah. Paying hotels? Nah. -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Sep 30, 13:00
Michigan receiver uses the opponent's head to secure TD catch -- nm - JD Sep 30, 12:52
I’m trying out this iPhone 15 Plus and I don’t think I’m going to keep it. The blue color is inconsequential, I’m not sure I’m a ‘big phone’ guy, - Qale Sep 30, 12:42
Colorado ain't dead yet -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 30, 12:05 5
- Buffs made it interesting. I was starting to think the conference had the offense figured out but they moved it 2nd half. - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 12:49 2
  - Colorado-USC-Oregon-Washington. Any combo of these four, take the over and print your money. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 12:51 1
    - Oregon - Colorado was 48 against an O/U of 70… make it easy. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 13:19
- wow what a catch -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 30, 12:35
- Crazy. Flipping around. Game over. Game over. Game over. Colorado? 11 minutes left. - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 12:17
I'm off to see Where The Wind Blows now, not to be confused with When The Wind Blows - LMS Sep 30, 11:58 3
- Or the porn version, “Who the wind blows”. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 12:18
- Let us know if it blows. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 12:02 1
  - Thar she blows! -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 12:43
So…apparently there’s a “Smokey The Bear” equivalent for truckers…”Piss Jar Man”— -- (pic) - Flav Sep 30, 11:55 [Attachment] 1
- the rules for truckers last decade or so means they don't get a pee break. (apparently neither do amazon drivers who get docked for diverting from gps -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 12:33
Supposedly, YouTube is now letting people sort their feed by color. Red blue or green. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 30, 11:49 [mastodon]
Beyoncé getting in on the AMC concert movie cash next -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:47 1
- Good. get that money. -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 12:03
oy. Jamaal Bowman (D rep from NY) was caught on camera pulling the Cannon fire alarm ahead of a motion to adjourn. (Twitter photo attached.) nm but: -- (pic) - i.b! Sep 30, 11:44 [Attachment]
so now that Mitch is apparently McCarthied by his own caucus on a CR with Ukraine aid, how long exactly until Gavin replaces DiFI? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:38 10
- look at the split in the GOP ranks here! - a joy to behold: -- (pic) - mud Sep 30, 11:53 [Attachment] 8
  - not really. they’re gonna jam Dems up over Ukraine aid, daring them to vote no on the new CR that’s been stripped or shut the govt down -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:57 7
    - jeffries probly promised Dems it'd just be for this 45-day thing, and in Nov they'd stick to their guns (or ukraine's guns, heh). I'm trying to be .. -- (edited) - mud Sep 30, 12:12 6
      - yes the goons that were willing to shut down the federal govt to cut off Ukraine for Putin will definitely pass a standalone funding bill in 45 days -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 13:43
      - I agree with mud-cumber. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 12:45 2
        
        wotsa mud-cumber - mud Sep 30, 13:33 1
        
        I would say it’s probably better than agreeing with a cuntcumber. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 16:41
      - "People will get paychecks and MTG threw a tantrum on the way out. Win-win" -- (link) - mud Sep 30, 12:31
      - Quigley : -- (pic) - mud Sep 30, 12:28 [Attachment]
- though if it’s a cloture vote (60) not really outcome determinative -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:39
Wow. I feel bad for the Reds. That was some "so Everton that" finish -- nm - JD Sep 30, 11:31 3
- My heart goes out to them. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 11:33 2
  - Is this a baseball convo? Because The Reds are in a pretty good spot. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 30, 11:54 1
    - Nope. Liverpool. They lost at the last second today to Tottenham. Cincinnati Reds don’t break my heart until later. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 11:56
why even a little climate change means a lot when your infrastructure design is premised on certain maximum amounts -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:21
Last call for the power ballll. Once nic and today's date 9/30. Thanks. One hour left -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 11:04 1
- Sorry for my delay. $$ sent. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 11:15
Inside the Sphere in Vegas -- (link) - Remlik Sep 30, 10:47 12
- The Sphere in Las Vegas has a seated capacity of 17,600 and a standing room capacity of 20,000. - psilotum Sep 30, 11:39 2
  - That's about right for a hockey sphere. - Beryllium Sep 30, 11:42
  - (just answering a question I had) -- nm - psilotum Sep 30, 11:41
- Are you not entertained!?! -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 11:00 1
  - right? -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 11:03
- Sphere had dozens of pix & videos on instagram from last night -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 30, 10:49
- McCartney was there. Spec talk that he may do a show there -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 10:48 5
  - I'm sure this is a huge celebrity weekend for the owners to show it off to possible future acts playing there. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 30, 12:11
  - That would be epic as he's got the catalog and resources to take full advantage of the venue -- nm - JD Sep 30, 11:42 3
    - HoloJohn comin -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:43 2
      - yup. Kind of what he's doing now with film footage. - Remlik Sep 30, 12:06 [youtube] 1
        
        it will be just like starting over -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 12:37
So the best possible MLB chaos we can have is a simultaneous three-way tie for the AL West and the last wildcard spot. -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 10:45 2
- The Ms need to win the last two games and the Astros need to lose one and you will have your wish -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 10:47 1
  - 🤞 -- nm - psilotum Sep 30, 11:37
The new Time Team with Tony Robinson is coming up on YouTube in 30 minutes. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 10:38 [youtube]
I think the PAC-12 teams got tired of the Deion talk early and are just enjoying the stomping. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 10:36 4
- sullying the rich and storied tradition of a mid-tier also ran. how dare he -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:15
- That’s the fastest I’ve ever seen a hype train derail. -- nm - Tim Sep 30, 10:44 1
  - not since Eric Adams -- (link) - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 11:17
- I certainly am. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 30, 10:40
Highlight from last night at the three-card poker table - znufrii Sep 30, 10:04 4
- Lol!! Such and awesome hand -- nm - Pip Sep 30, 11:17
- nice! How many Russians did you fight though? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 30, 10:46 1
  - All of them!! RAWR -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Sep 30, 13:33
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 10:06
Apparently A's favorite position in soccer is "out", i.e. on the bench. - znufrii Sep 30, 09:56 3
- Left back, left back on the bench -- nm - JD Sep 30, 11:32
- She gets to be part of the fun without getting tired and smelly -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 11:09
- At least she is Slacker material. -- nm - Spawn Sep 30, 10:13
How did Angels squander Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani? It starts with the owner’s frugality - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 09:41 4
- This is actually bad enough, it makes me question of Mike Trout wants to win. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 09:54 2
  - That was my question. Perhaps more vocal leadership wouldve helped sooner. Letting it go didnt help his career -- nm - budice Sep 30, 10:36
  - And I don't understand that. -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 09:56
- This report isn't about player salaries, it is about ancillary spending and it is sort of unbelievable. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 09:42
Well, I guess Everton is welcoming if nothing else. Welcome to Goodison, Welcome to the PL, here have your first win 8-P -- nm - JD Sep 30, 09:03 1
- Condolences -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 09:26
USC vs Colorado. WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 30, 09:01 4
- USC by a lot. - Will Hunting Sep 30, 09:23
- the European team -- nm - hollywood big shot Sep 30, 09:18
- Hoping Colorado—tough battle without our two best D guys (Hunter+Sanders)— -- nm - Flav Sep 30, 09:06 1
  - And…another blowout incoming 😭 -- nm - Flav Sep 30, 09:20
this would be a heck of an upset - Go Wolves! it's the one time this season I'll pull for them -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Sep 30, 08:42 1
- Boom -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 08:58
Get vaccinated! -- nm - landbeck Sep 30, 08:40 6
- Let's see 3x vaccination 530 PM on Thursday, was out by 930 woke up at 630, made it to work till all of 10AM - JD Sep 30, 11:40
- YEAH! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 30, 10:00
- Got COVID shot two days ago, minor side effects. Will get flu shot next month probably - ty97 Sep 30, 09:07 3
  - Wife just tried to get the shot—appointment made a week ago…they just told her it was cancelled for “safety concerns” -- nm - Flav Sep 30, 09:13 2
    - Cj and Sara tried to get appointments at the doc for the Covid shot. and they don't have any and don't expect any until the middle of the month -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 09:46 1
      - The roll out this time is hit or miss to the point of incompetent -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 11:11

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