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WestJet suspends flights between Toronto and Montreal until next April -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 08:38 1
- These hockey protests have gone too far! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 08:40
"I don't entirely trust Jeffries as a politician but like Pelosi he is mean and has a long memory." -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 4, 08:36 3
- So to summarize: The House in in recess until next Tuesday. Temp Speaker McHenry is take offices away from Dems for not helping save McCarthy, - decline Oct 4, 08:46 1
  - Yes that about sums it up -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 4, 10:26
- Apparently Steny Hoyer got kicked out of his as well. - znufrii, vice president Oct 4, 08:41
every airbnb user should do this actually. -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 4, 08:33 3
- can you c&p ? -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:39 2
  - the gist of it - hollywood big shot Oct 4, 08:44 1
    - thanks -- nm - decline Oct 4, 08:50
Hey look, multiple tabs for ST open. *facepalm* It's going to be one of those days. -- nm - sycor Oct 4, 08:32
No way this could be spam ;/ - Meg Oct 4, 08:31
Broncos have released pass rusher Randy Gregory -- nm - budice Oct 4, 08:31
What it's like to be recruited by Deion Sanders -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 08:28 1
- I honestly picture the first thing he does when he meets a recruit is make the picture frame fingers to see what the kid would look like in a photo. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 08:31
Former Ubisoft execs arrested for their journalistic integrity. - TWuG Oct 4, 08:02
I ordered a pixel 8 (grey ugh) and a new watch (green obvs). new phone is so so overdue. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 4, 07:59 5
- sorry cats, no propane for you this winter -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 4, 08:28
- Nice! Enjoy your new tech and please let us know what you think of the phone. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 08:22
- I'm hoping for an 8a which sized more like the 4a. - sycor Oct 4, 08:20
- fancy - decline Oct 4, 08:01 1
  - they gave me cash for my dead 5. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 4, 08:22
I watched a bit of Loteria Loca the other night and had two conflicting thoughts: - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 07:54 2
- It would require an overlay to a game that dates back centuries. The closest thing that I can think of is that it would be like adding an overlay to - JD Oct 4, 08:31 1
  - It wouldn't need a lot. Just something to give the players some agency. - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 08:49
It's 10-4, Good Buddies and I give you the best truckin' song ever recorded -- (link) - TWuG Oct 4, 07:50 [youtube] 4
- His "best of" disc is a fixture in my CD deck for road trips. -- nm - Meg Oct 4, 08:04
- Only one that comes close... -- (link) - Spawn Oct 4, 07:53 [youtube] 1
  - This is my second favorite truckin' song -- (link) - TWuG Oct 4, 07:59 [youtube]
- There were (at least) two versions of the song. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 4, 07:52 [youtube]
The Athletic NHL preseason rankings last 2 days: 6. Colorado Avalanche 5. Toronto Maple Leafs 4. New York Rangers 3. Dallas Stars -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 07:39 2
- so Habs #1 or #2? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 07:39 1
  - I believe the only two left are Edmonton and (oops - Boston was 9) Carolina -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 07:47
The Artful Dodger | November 29th on Hulu -- (link) - mud Oct 4, 07:37 [youtube]
DC: Hideaway offices are *highly* prized because they are in the elegant Capitol itself and save you a 2 block walk back to the official office. -- nm - budice Oct 4, 07:36 3
- Pelosi will have to rethink running again, now. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:37
- Not usually labeled, so no one but people in the loop know you are in there. -- nm - budice Oct 4, 07:36 1
  - Goddamnit. -- nm - Jan 6th Terrorist Oct 4, 07:41
ooh, the new John Sandford book dropped last night. I know what tonight's entertainment will be. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 07:34 3
- I need to re-read the Prey books because I don't remember when I stopped. -- nm - sycor Oct 4, 07:36 2
  - I did that last year. awesome books (and held up well I thought). The Fucking Flowers series is also awesome (reread all them 2 years ago) -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 07:37 1
    - I think I started that series too and I did enjoy it. I do miss reading more regularly. - sycor Oct 4, 08:13
Every Saw trap, ranked. -- (link) - Volnelk Oct 4, 07:25
My thinking, driving into work, "Two days in and this has been a weird week. Hopefully today will chill."... -- (pic) - Spawn Oct 4, 07:25 [Attachment] 12
- Must be a Thomas Kincaid cottage -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 11:15
- Hemp plants obviously. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 4, 07:45
- I would have upset laughed myself into a stupor. -- nm - Qale Oct 4, 07:42 1
  - Luckily not *my* money. Which allows me to laugh (and as I make an *occasional* work mistake myself, I always appreciate a good one by others). -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:51
- Pay timely, save yourself the late fee -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 4, 07:34 1
  - Yeah, when I called them they said they would mail me a new one. I mentioned the grace period is kinda short and was worried about that. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:36
- tell Tom Selleck to stop watering his fucking garden -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 07:29
- whaaaa -- nm - Jovian Oct 4, 07:29
- That’s a lot of water. -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 07:27 1
  - The flower garden grew to the size of a jungle. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:28
- ‼️ -- nm - mud Oct 4, 07:27
- oof -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 07:26
USAToday-GOP poll in New Hamsha: 49% Trump 19% Haley 10% DeSantis 6% Christie 4% Ramaswamy -- nm* - budice Oct 4, 07:16
Google Pixel 8 announcement livestream (and watchy watch) -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 06:59 [youtube] 1
- Take a shot every time they mention AI -- nm - budice Oct 4, 07:08
Finally finished The Boys s3 yesterday. Man that show is still anxiety inducing. I just keep waiting for something F'ed up to happen. - sycor Oct 4, 06:58 3
- now watch Gen V! -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:00 2
  - It's on the list. Trying to let a few more episodes build up since I like to binge usually. - sycor Oct 4, 07:04 1
    - oh, it's definitely more of the same -- nm - decline Oct 4, 07:06
Pats are trading for Chargers CB JC Jackson. swap 2025 6th and 7th rounders -- nm* - budice Oct 4, 06:46
ST Poll: In what year was the first Papal visit to America? -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 06:44 12
- 1150, but it was the Hyperpope from 2755 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 4, 08:41
- 1977? -- nm - Flav— Oct 4, 07:01
- I can't recall the exact year (much less date), but it was at the end of Vatican II. - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 06:57 2
  - You and Baron will share winnings. 1965. - spamlet Oct 4, 07:08 1
    - I'll take mine in the form of indulgence, thank you. Those aren't taxed. :D -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 07:19
- I think John Paul II in the 80s? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:56
- Francis has been for sure. 2014? -- nm - mafic Oct 4, 06:53 1
  - Oh, first. I’m smart. -- nm - mafic Oct 4, 06:55
- 1950 -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 06:52
- I'm going to guess during the Kennedy administration, so 1962. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 06:50
- 1666 -- nm* - budice Oct 4, 06:46
- 1492 -- nm - decline Oct 4, 06:45
Thanksgiving: Red Band Trailer (2023) Eli Roth - Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae -- (link) - budice Oct 4, 06:43 [youtube] 4
- major spoiler - Spawn Oct 4, 07:30 2
  - No, no that's the other Thanksgiving horror movie. -- nm - sycor Oct 4, 07:37
  - Damn it. I watched and they disproved that already. -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:32
- I just cannot get in to his movies. They seem to just be torture porn most of the time. -- nm - sycor Oct 4, 07:04
I'm letting it rest but you vets will laugh. I think I just got whupped by the Wed. crossword. - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:38 16
- I would never laugh. Wed is a noticeable step-up in difficulty from Mon/Tues, and sometimes the cluing is just not in one's wheelhouse. - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 06:48
- I did it last night and it kept me up past my bedtime. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 judge jones 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 4, 06:42
- no, this was a toughie. do you know about (sp) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:40 13
  - spoils - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:46 [Attachment] 7
    - I liked this one. (spoils) - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 07:19
    - Oh Wow - spoiler - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:51
    - that's both stupid and crappy -- nm - decline Oct 4, 06:51
    - That's absolute bullshit. I'm not a big crossword person but that's crap. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:49 3
      - I like them if they’re well done. Adds another level. -- nm - mafic Oct 4, 06:57
      - Agree -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 06:51
      - 100%. Some people like them. I can't stand when they're used -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:50
  - I don't know what a rebus is -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:45 4
    - See above. The sucky thing is - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:47 3
      - this explains a bit but doesn't talk about the rules -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:50 2
        
        this explainer points out one thing that I really dislike (spoils for today's usage) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 07:00
        
        Complete bullshit. I appreciate your passing along the info and my comment is definitely not directed at you. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 4, 06:51
Kevin McCarthy question - is his seat a safe one for the GOP? Cause the ad against him wrote itself: "McCarthy's own party wouldn't vote for him - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 06:22 5
- Seat safe, its Bakersfield -- nm - budice Oct 4, 06:36
- After a quick gander, I'd say it is relatively safe, but not assured, and difficult to assess. - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 06:28
- In the two statewide elections since redistricting in 2022, it's been +39 and +35 R so, yeah, pretty safe. -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 06:27
- granted, didnt he get the majority of his party to vote for him? - tRuMaN Oct 4, 06:24 1
  - throw "members" after party and even more truthful. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 06:26
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 3, 2023 Key Takeaways - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:17
Tampa Bay Rays' wild-card opener draws 19,704, lowest playoff attendance since 1919 -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 06:17
OMITB: I demand more scenes with Winnie in season 4. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:12 9
- S3 spoilers - rollo Oct 4, 06:18 8
  - Spoiler - Krusty Oct 4, 06:45 3
    - My one issue is that (spoiler) - mara Oct 4, 08:39
    - RE the IM, I said the same thing last night. Actually, maybe even the first episode. -- nm - sycor Oct 4, 06:56 1
      - It would never be left open. Never. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 07:23
  - It was a blast (sp) - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 4, 06:26 3
    - She was amazing and a real coup for the show. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:46 2
      - And I’m so glad that - mara Oct 4, 08:40 1
        
        Yes! -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 10:27
conspiracies about music stars. I didnt know that Paul McCartney was replaced by the Beatles - tRuMaN Oct 4, 05:58
Biden is canceling an additional $9 billion in student-loan debt -- nm - budice Oct 4, 05:56 2
- I love this so much. It got blocked and GOP threw a fit, so Biden is just doing it piece meal. Are they even realizing. LOL - Pippy the Lioness Oct 4, 06:31 1
  - they're too busy kicking Dems out of hideaway offices to pay attention. -- nm - Diva Oct 4, 09:36
If you love Lower Decks you should get your friends and family to start watching it regularly as it sounds like it might need some help getting - Krusty Oct 4, 05:47
Is this a controversial opinion? - tRuMaN Oct 4, 05:41 6
- I mean, four words in... -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:34
- Nope. I think it's a rare multi-holiday movie. It works for both Halloween and Christmas. For us, it's on our Christmas list and not our Halloween - Krusty Oct 4, 05:53
- Not having seen it, I feel best placed to make a broad and sweeping declaration, and say No! It’s before Christmas, ergo the time preceding Christmas. - Loyola Oct 4, 05:52 1
  - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 05:54
- It shouldn’t be controversial at all -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Oct 4, 05:42 1
  - and yet, it apparently is. just like Die Hard. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 05:43
Connections (ugly) - decline Oct 4, 05:34 2
- 1 bobo - rollo Oct 4, 06:30
- Mine, perfect reversal. - Baron Hardcoden Oct 4, 05:55
Exorcist: Believer nsy, The Burial 100% (11/0), Dicks: The Musical 80% (24/6), When Evil Lurks 100% (20/0), The Royal Hotel 93% (41/3) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 05:34
“One man said that he had heard analysis of the case on Joe Rogan’s podcast, prompting strained groans in the press room.“ -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Oct 4, 05:32 1
- Getting out of jury duty: Expert level achieved. -- nm - Dano Oct 4, 05:35
Wordle 837 3/6 - decline Oct 4, 05:29 2
- Missed at 2, but hit at 4 - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 06:33
- 4 - rollo Oct 4, 06:19
I guess Scalise is the frontrunner now, and the knives are out? -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Oct 4, 05:28
TV PSA: MLB, Sullivan's Crossing, AEW Dynamite, Survivor, Masked Singer, Amazing Race, Magnum PI, Chucky, Invasion, Morning Show, Haunted Mansion, - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 05:25 5
- Archer and a Halloween movie yet to be decided. -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 05:55 2
  - Haunted Mansion is right there! For free even! although maybe some ads now...and maybe we changed your annual subscription, suck it -- nm - Disney+ Oct 4, 05:59 1
    - Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 4, 06:01
- 4: Survivor, Amazing Race, Archer, Haunted Mansion -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 05:26 1
  - Survivor premiere spoilers - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 06:01
75,000 workers to strike at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente health facilities across U.S. -- (link*) - budice Oct 4, 05:18
Happy birthday, peglegpete! Woo hoo!!! 🎂🥳 - Krusty Oct 4, 05:12 14
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 4, 11:26
- Happy happy, joy joy! -- nm - Spawn Oct 4, 07:26
- cheers! -- nm - mud Oct 4, 07:07
- Happy B-day Pete! -- nm - Flav— Oct 4, 07:02
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Dano Oct 4, 07:01
- Happy Birthday dinner! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 4, 06:50
- Happy birthday! -- nm - spamlet Oct 4, 06:38
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Oct 4, 06:36
- Indeed! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 4, 06:13
- Happy Birthday!! -- nm - decline Oct 4, 05:29
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Oct 4, 05:22
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 4, 05:20
- Conga rats! -- nm - mara 🍂 Oct 4, 05:13
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 05:12
Ahsoka: B-/C+ - major spoilers - Beaker 🍺 Oct 4, 05:08
go back to sleep -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 4, 05:02

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