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Mets: David Stearns has been appointed President of Baseball Operations. -- nm - budice Oct 2, 06:34
There are 17 undefeated teams in the top 25, plus 5 more unranked. That's too many. I request chaos. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Oct 2, 06:24 1
- There are three undefeated vs. undefeated ranked team matchups thise weekend. -- nm - Dano Oct 2, 06:29
So has McCarthy essentially decided he's going to govern in a coalition with the Democrats? I don't see another path for him at this point. - Dano Oct 2, 06:23 4
- Word in the streets is that they may oust Gaetz - Pippy the Lioness Oct 2, 06:35 3
  - I dont see them ousting anyone, ever, under any circumstances. - Jovian Oct 2, 06:55
  - I assume he's bulletproof in his district even to a primary challenge. -- nm - Dano Oct 2, 06:40 1
    - He might get re-elected, but the House can still remove him. And there is a group of House R's waiting for the Ethics Committee investigation to end. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 2, 06:44
TIL this cool tidbit re: Tom Petty: - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 2, 06:16
AEW: Spoils.... - Remlik Oct 2, 06:08 [youtube]
Good morning. Spelling Bee. -- (pic) - prayformojo Oct 2, 05:41 [Attachment] 3
- No one was sad to see Ted fired. One even hung up a sign: GO BIGOT TED -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 07:08
- Did you see NPH on SNL? He did a hilarious DOOGIE BIT. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Oct 2, 06:15
- I had to drop out of band after fracturing my OBOE DIGIT. -- nm - Reagen Oct 2, 06:05
New covid vaccine received. It was way easier this round, no sore arm, no feeling like crap. Like, I almost wonder if they just gave a placebo. - sycor Oct 2, 05:11 6
- My wife got flu and COVID yesterday and feels like crap this morning but she also had a bad reaction to shot 2 - spamlet Oct 2, 05:57 2
  - I spaced mine out too. Flu week before last, Covid last Friday. This is the first vaccine since this started - sycor Oct 2, 05:59 1
    - Oh mine was accidental. They did flu shots but not COVID boosters at work (they weren't out yet) and then I flew to Asia. -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 06:02
- I felt mildly lousy after both flu and covid vaxes (vaxxes? vaxxi?) -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 2, 05:53
- Thinking happy thoughts also protects against Covid. -- nm - Loyola Oct 2, 05:39 1
  - Thanks. I'm sure it will be fine. -- nm - sycor Oct 2, 06:00
Happy birthday, LMS! Woo hoo!!! 🎂🥳 - Krusty Oct 2, 04:43 20
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 2, 10:09
- Happy birthday! -- nm - jnine Oct 2, 07:38
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Oct 2, 06:54
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Oct 2, 06:35
- Thanks everyone! -- nm - LMS Oct 2, 06:34
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 2, 06:24
- Happy birthday! -- nm - The Allfather Oct 2, 06:20
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 2, 06:17
- indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 2, 06:09
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano Oct 2, 06:05
- HBDLMS -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 2, 05:48
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Loyola Oct 2, 05:40
- have a great day! -- nm - Remlik Oct 2, 05:33
- cheers!! -- nm - mud Oct 2, 05:32
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - MDH Oct 2, 05:31
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - decline Oct 2, 05:25
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Oct 2, 05:10
- Happy birthday! -- nm - sycor Oct 2, 05:07
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 05:01
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - . Oct 2, 04:54
Scientists whose work enabled mRNA injections against COVID win Nobel prize for medicine. -- nm - budice Oct 2, 04:33
TV PSA: NFL, Raw, Voice, Kitchen Nightmares, Loteria Loca, The Irrational, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test, - Beaker 🍻 Oct 2, 03:31
Billion dollar jack pot tonight, monday 10/2 get your tickets asap, window closes noonish. - zeitgeist Oct 2, 01:01 4
- Sent -- nm - JaxSean Oct 2, 06:18
- Sent but forgot to put in nic and date sorry. -- nm - Loyola Oct 2, 05:43
- Sent. -- nm - MDH Oct 2, 05:06
- Sent -- nm - decline Oct 2, 04:18
a Ukraine tank driver had problems with his captured russian tank, no locals could fix it... so he called tech support...in russia -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 2, 00:38
Every year the Angel of Death appears before Jimmy Carter who fights him off yelling "NOT BEFORE KISSINGER YOU FUCK!" -- nm - Mastodon Oct 1, 23:50
Wordle 835 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 23:15 4
- x - rollo Oct 2, 05:23
- X'd it -- nm - decline Oct 2, 04:23
- 5/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 2, 04:08
- 5/6 - spamlet Oct 2, 01:28
The Continental (haven’t seen ep. 3 yet): You have too many protagonists. Eliminate 3. - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 22:18
Michael Lewis really picked 2023 to show his complete ass to the world -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 22:12 5
- Is he suggesting that SBF only had to (allegedly) do crime because he was doubted? - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 22:21
- (i'm guessing he was like 90% through the biography writing from this POV when SBF got arrested and it all was exposed as just another scam) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 22:15
- Michael Lewis, who wrote about how the Oakland A’s could create a frugal yet successful baseball franchise? -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 22:15 2
  - At least there are no issues with his football book. - the wrong element Oct 1, 22:36 1
    - Nm -- nm - the wrong element Oct 1, 22:41
Connections #113 Perfect. Green eluded me and I needed the reveal - TWuG Oct 1, 22:05 7
- One oopsie. - VMan Oct 2, 06:56
- clean - rollo Oct 2, 05:25
- Mine - znufrii, vice president Oct 2, 05:04
- 1 mistake - decline Oct 2, 04:30
- 1 mistake - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 2, 04:22
- Connections Puzzle #113 one mistake - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 23:17
- Blech. - David Oct 1, 22:12
You know it's been a rough summer when our first fall cold front is making headline news. Houston is expecting it Thursday of this week. -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 21:50 2
- It couldn't, however, beat out news that Elon Musk, for some reason, decided he had to go visit the border in a cowboy hat. -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 21:53 1
  - If he has enough clout as 45, all his xitt head fans will start to wear their cowboy hats backwards too -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 22:16
Update on the chicken breasts: they were a bit larger than normal. That was part of the reason for the cost. - Beryllium Oct 1, 21:39 5
- Dude, last time I got chicken breasts at Sam's Club it was $15 for a pack of 9 large breasts. - sycor Oct 2, 06:03
- I pay more because I want better chicken. I've gone with cheaper brands and the chicken has been inedible. -- nm - Krusty Oct 2, 04:47
- Still crazy expensive. I bought 4 for 1/2 that price yesterday -- nm - decline Oct 2, 04:31
- Big Titty Chicken would be a billion-dollar franchise - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 22:18
- Yup, I buy family packs when I see them on sale and freeze serving sized portions. There's always another sale when I start to run low. - Meg Oct 1, 21:52
AEW Wrestledream spoilers for after main event - David Oct 1, 21:35
Bat-Canned: Batman fires Cyborg (featuring Ron Funches as Cyborg... if you don't know who that is, just listen for it in his voice) -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 1, 21:24 [youtube]
Listen to Silvio, your fellow east coaster - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 21:14
Simone Biles earns her *fifth* named element after hitting her Yurchenko double pike vault in international competition for the first time. -- (link*) - znufrii Oct 1, 21:03
RIP Harborplace -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 20:49 2
- IIRC this place was mentioned in Homicide:LOTS as premier place where the mayor decreed that no murders should go unsolved -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 22:33 1
  - it was the project of James Rouse and William Schaeffer that revitalized B'more's downtown in 1981 but like most retail malls got killed by Amazon etc -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 22:41
My mother, who couldn't give two craps about the NFL: "Did Taylor Swift's boyfriend's team win?" - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 20:44 2
- WELL? - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 21:51
- God rest her soul, my MIL probably would have asked the same. And of course, when 60 Minutes would start due to game overrun. -- nm - VMan Oct 1, 20:51
R.I.P. George Reed, 83 -- (link) - mud Oct 1, 19:57 1
- RIP. He played for my adopted CFL team that I really know nothing about. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 20:51
Newsom will appoint EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to fill Dianne Feinstein's Senate seat -- nm - budice Oct 1, 19:46 4
- Former advisor to Kamala Harris (pre-VP days I think). Also advised/represented Uber when they were trying to stop drivers from becoming employees -- (link) - ty97 Oct 1, 21:40 2
  - (and lives in MD) -- nm - spamlet Oct 2, 07:08
  - also will the second (open) lesbian member of the senate. but probably good she's really just a placeholder -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 22:10
- of Silver Spring, California -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 20:35
SAG-AFTRA had their first talks with the AMPTP. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:09 2
- (since they rejected the studios' first crummy offer) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 19:29
- "Give us what we want, and we'll go back to work." "OK." -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 19:10
I may have said this before, but the fact that everyone on the Golden Bachelor is age appropriate kinda ruins the entertainment value. - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:08 3
- I mean, what's the point of having an age of consent if we're going to also randomly suggest two people of various other ages aren't appropriate. -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 21:48
- You were expecting a reverse MILF Island? -- nm - Dano Oct 1, 19:20 1
  - I very much assumed. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:21
Bears traded Roquan Smith to the Ravens on October 31st, 2022. 0-13 since. -- nm - budice Oct 1, 19:04 7
- Well, that explains everything!!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 1, 19:26
- Let's talk about roster mismanagement for a moment. They got a 2nd and 5th for their multi-time All-Pro. - David Oct 1, 19:26 5
  - A veteran sportswriter ( Dan Pompeii) said this morning he doubted they'd get a 7 for Claypool and should (like you speculate) cut him. - zunk takes things literally Oct 1, 19:31 4
    - look pfm! Dan Pompeii! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 20:54 1
      - !!! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 2, 04:50
    - Claypool's got talent, but even by WR standards, he's a delusional narcissist. And his effort is appalling. -- nm - David Oct 1, 19:32 1
      - There's reasons he was inactive today and told to NOT even come to the stadium. - zunk takes things literally Oct 1, 19:38
These kettle cooked mesquite bbq chips are making me thirsty. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 18:59
For Remlik, this is the video where a guy was grading a bunch of random Transformers comics. - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 18:56 [youtube] 2
- Was it the Marvel Comics GI Joe series? -- (link) - Remlik Oct 1, 19:01 1
  - @&!^@!!!!!!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:02
Now entering her 20th year as the most attractive woman in football: Melissa Stark. 2 decades of dominance -- nm - rollo Oct 1, 18:55
Mahomes is point shaving. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 1, 18:53 1
- Rodgers gonna enter the game wearing an exoskeleton. -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 18:55
lol guess the Berenstains didn't only write them bear books -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 18:36 1
- Every writer has a passion project. -- nm - colin Oct 1, 19:08
Reagan's GOP was always Nixon/Goldwater's GOP. they just got an amiable dunce who didn't scare the shit out of a majority of voters to be the face -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 1, 18:28 1
- Agreed. What I was specifically referring to was the 80s GOP Foreign Policy. - Mel Profit Oct 1, 18:46
So Taylor Swift as Dazzler for Deadpool 3 is 'confirmed' -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 18:13 17
- I mean it is perfect casting -- nm - Jovian Oct 1, 18:49 2
  - Yeah, but ... I wouldn't say no to more Halston Sage. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 19:08 1
    - I too would never say no to Halston Sage - Jovian Oct 1, 22:17
- Uh, sure. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 18:48 11
  - comic guys are going crazy cause she's there with Ryan and Hugh -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 18:59 10
    - Maybe she’s just investing in underperforming Welsh soccer teams. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:10
    - "Lisa, I want to buy your rock." -- nm - David Oct 1, 19:02 8
      - 1st appearance of Dazzler in X-men 130...2K for a 9.8 graded copy -- (link) - Remlik Oct 1, 19:04 7
        
        If my brother was serious about selling his collection, what would you recommend be the best course of action? - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:13 6
        
        1st off fuck Mile High he'll get lowballed. where does he live? -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 19:20 5
        
        Montreal. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:22 4
        
        I genuinely believe he's got a pedigree collection. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:22 3
        
        one of my friends is the President of Comicspro and she has her stores in Guleph. I'll ask her who he should talk to in Canada. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 19:29 2
        
        👍 I feel the only reason my brother doesn’t sell is inertia and lack of knowing where to start. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 1, 19:47 1
        
        that's understandable. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 19:50
- Woot -- nm - JD Oct 1, 18:35
- great -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 1, 18:22
Bery, why don't you buy boned chicken and take 2 minutes to de-bone & skin it? you'd save a lot, and the skin has fat you can cook the rest in if - Peglegpete Oct 1, 18:05 5
- Executive function disorder? - Beryllium Oct 1, 19:09 3
  - I’d rather pay a higher amount and know the work’s been done for me. - kelly Oct 1, 19:29 2
    - I have the time but don't need the fat that comes with the rest of the chicken. -- nm - Meg Oct 1, 20:11 1
      - Same here. -- nm - kelly Oct 1, 20:25
- Right? Buy a whole chicken, learn to break it down. It contains 2 chicken breasts, plus lots more meat and stuff for stock. -- nm* - colin Oct 1, 19:06
Ted Lasso s3 A++. I do NOT get some of the stuff i read at all. - kinda spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker 🍻 Oct 1, 17:56 4
- I love the show but disliked most of this season so much. The last few episodes were good but not enough to redeem the season. - Krusty Oct 1, 18:01
- start the show Shrinking. ROy Kent helped create it. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 18:01 2
  - Loved Shrinking and can't wait for the next season. I was very hesitant to watch it thinking it would be a sad show but it's really funny. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 18:03 1
    - Harrison Ford is having a blast. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 18:04
Youtube has a hand-heart slider for the Chiefs-Jets game -- (link*) - budice Oct 1, 17:54 [Attachment] 1
- Why do they have a goatse slider? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 1, 17:55
Another season where it's over before Halloween. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 17:54

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