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Wordle 851 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 23:11 1
- 3/6 - Beryllium Oct 18, 00:20
Connections #129. One miss - TWuG Oct 17, 22:05 6
- mine. - i.b! Oct 18, 00:13
- #128 - Beryllium Oct 17, 23:07 1
  - #129 - Beryllium Oct 18, 00:19
- Never would have got purple - LMS Oct 17, 23:04
- Hard one, and that last one was bullshit. - David Oct 17, 22:26 1
  - one mistake - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 23:25
How was it just Tuesday? -- nm - David Oct 17, 21:57
Ken Burns Buffalo: the model for the US nickel was kept in a cage in central park, was eventually sold to a butcher -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 21:46
Relatable? -- (pic) - Meg Oct 17, 21:37 [Attachment] 1
- Extremely much. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 21:39
Flexit comin -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 21:12 6
- Copy paste? -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 17, 22:32 5
  - Here. (Don't miss the bit about the Mayor.) - David Oct 17, 22:37 4
    - Lets not forget, a house is half or more land cost. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 22:50 3
      - and if you can't economically (re)build a home on the land, then the land becomes worthless as well -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 18, 00:23 2
        
        "Pete and Susan Sinclair say that everyone they know in Flamingo Park who owns a home outright has dropped hurricane insurance." this will end well -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 18, 00:23 1
        
        I wonder how it spread sheets out. if you lose your home to a big hurricane you can apply for FEMA no interest loan to rebuild.... - zeitgeist Oct 18, 01:52
"Congratulations! You solved a Wednesday Crossword in 42:06. 4 TUESDAYS IN A ROW" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 20:51 2
- Monday - Greg, Tuesday - Ian, Wednesday - Greg, Thursday - Ian, Friday - Greg, Saturday - Ian, Sunday - Greg - Flavorize Oct 17, 21:33 1
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 21:45
field o' pumpkins -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 20:33 [flickr] 2
- ! -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 17, 22:32
- Gourd-geous! -- nm - Flavorize Oct 17, 21:34
if you thought the discourse was complicated when Marty decided to adapt this book… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 20:23
Bill Buckner and Phil Garner made the twin Spidey meme for real years ago -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 20:17
the ratings of Philly’s four-game HR derby against the Rangers gonna be spectacular -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 20:05
Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel on Xitter to be hijacked. says white hat hacker who redirected them to his own on telegram -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 17, 19:47
Looking for an ugly Christmas sweater on Amazon. Found the perfect one and it had just 3 reviews - all bad :( -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 19:47 5
- if you like it, buy it. the odds are astronomical that any those 3 reviewers would ever see you in it. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 17, 19:54 4
  - Looking back, there's just one actual review from a year ago, and two better ratings. I'm just not sure it would be comfortable. -- (pic) - Meg Oct 17, 20:15 [Attachment] 3
    - it's great -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 17, 20:27 2
      - Yep, bad reviews be damned! ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 20:38 1
        
        you're gonna look fantastic in it!!! -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 17, 21:13
After only 12 days, Apple Co-Founder Ronald Wayne sold back his 10% equity for $800. 10% today is over $50 billion. -- (pic) - zunk takes things literally Oct 17, 19:26 [Attachment] 1
- just like Shark Tank -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 19:40
ST is smart and newsy. I have a couple of questions about news regarding Lebanon. - ty97 Oct 17, 19:17 9
- Hezbollah, a terror group backed by Iran, is based in Lebanon and they're itching to have a go at Israel, and they've got tons of missles... - Remlik Oct 17, 19:21 8
  - Are they state backed by Lebanon or just ('just' is the wrong word?) based in Lebanon? Have they fired any rockets in this conflict? -- (edited) - ty97 Oct 17, 19:24 7
    - Not state-backed exactly, but Hezbollah is part of the coalition that governs Lebanon. -- nm - Roger More Oct 17, 19:31 4
      - So it's more than just a militia, it has a political wing (with supporters)? - ty97 Oct 17, 19:41 3
        
        maayyybbbeee? Parts of the Lebanon gov. can't stand them they feel they get dragged into fights by Hez that they don't want. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 19:49 1
        
        I mean, ditto Ireland until the Good Friday agreement. -- nm - mafic Oct 17, 20:29
        
        Sinn Fein is secular, but otherwise not unreasonable. -- nm - mafic Oct 17, 19:47
    - They're a militia in Lebanon,The reporter was killed by a missile that came from Israel during an exchange of misslies -- (link) - Remlik Oct 17, 19:29 1
      - Thanks, all makes a bit more sense now. -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 19:31
David Mamet's JFK assassination movie is probably for people who thought Oliver Stone was just a pawn of Big Coverup when he made his -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 18:06 8
- Shai LaBeouf to star with Pacino—that’s quite the combo -- nm - Flavor-izm Oct 17, 18:18 1
  - I look forward to subtle and nuanced performances. -- nm - mafic Oct 17, 20:38
- Rain Man and Wag the Dog? Sure, I'd check it out. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 18:15 5
  - he's gone full right-wing wacko since those, alas -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 18:16 4
    - Ah. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 19:04
    - that's why they call it wacko. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 18:43 1
      - ha! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 17, 18:51
    - and how -- nm - mud Oct 17, 18:40
Now that's an expensive nap -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 17, 17:54 [mastodon]
If you weren't planning on watching Gen V, this will either completely change your mind or totally reinforce it. -- (link) - David Oct 17, 17:54 [youtube]
If this happened in a video game you'd throw the controller across the room -- (link) - Reagen Oct 17, 17:47 3
- like playing against Gretzy on EA NHL 92 for Genesis -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 17:50
- ?? -- nm - mud Oct 17, 17:49
- Two hours. -- nm - David Oct 17, 17:48
Huh, TIL Apple Card’s Daily Cash can be converted to a savings account with a 4.15% APY. -- nm - Tim Oct 17, 17:38
STIS and I am tech-dumb: I can’t get my webcam to work when I get on video calls. What do I need to do to fix this? -- (pic) - kelly Oct 17, 17:35 [Attachment] 13
- If via browser, need to allow camera and mic access. Will/N might be able to help -- nm* - budice Oct 17, 17:42 4
  - I have, that’s why I’m confused why it won’t work. -- nm - kelly Oct 17, 17:43 3
    - Does your keyboard have a camera icon on the F8, try pressing that -- (link) - budice Oct 17, 17:51 [youtube] 2
      - Holy shit. That worked. THANK YOU THANK YOU -- nm - kelly Oct 17, 17:58
      - Here's another Lenovo vid, seems to be a common problem -- (link) - budice Oct 17, 17:53 [youtube]
- Doubt it would help, Lenovo Support tab? -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 17:42 5
  - Maybe through Settings for peripherals to update driver? -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 17:44 4
    - How old? Defective? Return? -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 17:47 3
      - New. Bought through Amazon this summer. -- nm - kelly Oct 17, 17:49 2
        
        J/K - take off lens cover. -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 17:51 1
        
        Ha! I got it to work with a suggestion above - thank you for your assistance too! -- nm - kelly Oct 17, 18:13
- I'm assuming you've unplugged it from the computer and plugged it back in? Mine sometimes gets forgotten as a device when I update my PC. -- nm - TWuG Oct 17, 17:38 1
  - Yeah it’s always been like this. -- nm - kelly Oct 17, 17:42
5 year sentence for Penn. woman at Jan 6 riot -- (link) - TWuG Oct 17, 17:35
love that the Dodgers wouldn't re-sign Trea Turner but are still bringing Dave Roberts' bum ass back for another year -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 17:30
Twitter officially rolling out pay-to-tweet -- (link) - Reagen Oct 17, 17:14 3
- More BlueSky codes - TWuG Oct 17, 17:30
- (Blue Sky codes!) - Reagen Oct 17, 17:22
- (two tweet minimum) -- nm - Baron Hardcoden Oct 17, 17:16
I suspect that sleep is where this kitty is a Viking. -- (pic) - amandaphone Oct 17, 17:03 [Attachment] 5
- Awwwwww -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 17, 18:25
- *nudge* -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 18:04
- that's a very squeezable belly. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 17:09
- This is mine. That's mine. All this is mine. Except for that bit. I don't want that bit. -- nm - Chubbers Oct 17, 17:08 1
  - (reference for the uninitiated) -- (link) - Baron Hardcoden Oct 17, 17:10 [youtube]
Twitter's legal counsel will get to take Elon to arbitration over their $90m unpaid legal bill from the (successful) takeover bid -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 16:41
Putting aside the tragic loss of life, I can't help but observe the Gaza hospital thing is truly peak Tom Clancy -- nm - rollo Oct 17, 16:24 4
- Yep, just like the doctor scene in Bear and the Dragon. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 16:30 3
  - (Is it a scene if it's in a book? That can't be the right word.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 16:30 2
    - It is. -- nm - TWuG Oct 17, 17:30 1
      - Thx -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 17:47
Jordan meeting cancelled. That's good, right? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 16:19 6
- there are too many Jordans in the news right now -- (edited) - Reagen Oct 17, 17:24 2
  - "... would she go by the name Mary Tyler-Moore-Tyler-Moore-Moore-Moore?" -- (link) - Happy Endings Oct 17, 17:29 [youtube]
  - MJ has an opportunity to make the funniest third comeback in NBA history -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 17:26
- not if you want there to actually be a dialogue between all the interested parties -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 16:21 2
  - Would it help? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 16:31 1
    - yeah King of Jordan and his people have contacts among all parties -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 17:16
Richard Curtis belatedly admits Love, Actually is trash, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 16:16 1
- While he rakes in the money every year. -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 16:24
I got double-poked today. I'm so frustrated at work, I'm hoping the vaccines kick my ass so I can stay home tomorrow. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 17, 15:36 4
- I spread the shots apart by a week. and I was fine -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 17:19
- Did you see BBs? It should give you that option. I only WISH I could have stayed home. I am at 24 hours after and the aches and soar arms has subsided -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 15:38 2
  - "Doctor, I specifically asked for the shot that would knock me on my ass!" -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 17, 15:40 1
    - Well my oath does say "first do no harm" but what the heck. Have a Shingrix. -- nm* - Doctor Oct 17, 17:11
If you don't hear from me for a while, it's because I have offended the gods and they came for me - Reagen Oct 17, 15:14 23
- You deserved to be smited by the Gods! - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 17, 18:28
- First of all. Wait. Pina colada mix is always horrible. wtf -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 15:45 1
  - ~and getting caught in the rain~ -- nm - budice Oct 17, 15:51
- this ends with you and Mrs. Reagen surprising each other at a singles bar in a mixup for the ages -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 17, 15:31 2
  - wait, wasn't that a movie I saw? -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 15:46 1
    - It's the "plot" of Escape (The Pina Colada song) -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 16:52
- Guess I'd be too late for dinner? :( -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 15:30
- That sounds...efficient? -- nm - JD Oct 17, 15:20 13
  - It worked surprisingly well - Reagen Oct 17, 15:20 12
    - and a lot of nasty chemicals, yum -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 15:46 7
      - nothing that isn't any other cooking sauce - Reagen Oct 17, 16:08 6
        
        It's not in any sauce you MAKE. -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 16:24 4
        
        a) sometimes it is - Reagen Oct 17, 16:32 3
        
        I have learned that that shit apparently sets off my psoriasis. - loosilu Oct 18, 00:01
        
        faster and often less costly than buying individual ingredients, especially those that might need to be tossed before they’re used up. (see also good - i.b! Oct 17, 17:28
        
        Some might say the sodium nitrate/nitrites or whatnot are an issue ... but they can also be naturally occurring, AFAIK. - Beryllium Oct 17, 16:47
        
        Clearly you should make it all from scratch. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 16:11
    - I know it's just me and that I avoid both pineapple and coconuts at this point in my life but couldn't you have just used the IM? -- nm - JD Oct 17, 15:24 3
      - but what's the fun in that? -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 15:26 2
        
        JD is not crazy like a pineapple. - Spawn Oct 17, 15:28 1
        
        I'm going with that I ate my lifetime's worth of pineapple before I was in junior high -- (edited) - JD Oct 17, 15:41
- "oh, they've encased him in Carbonite. He should be quite well protected." -- nm - c3p0 Oct 17, 15:18
- dammit, man! We've *talked* about this! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 17, 15:18
NPR points out the hospital was run by christian missionaries so that makes another conspiracy angle -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 15:10
Imagine if "Britney aborts Justin's baby" was a headline 20 years ago. -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 14:57 9
- The tabloids never even tried that one -- nm - rollo Oct 17, 16:18 4
  - Did Britney's people successfully hide it, or were the tabs paid off? -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 16:25 3
    - Her limo driver knew a guy...who knows a guy -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 17:12 1
      - psst, her limo driver was CY. -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 23:59
    - yes -- nm - mud Oct 17, 16:36
- imagine if it was on the Monday after the Nipplegate Super Bowl with Janet Jackson... -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Oct 17, 15:11
- Wouldve broken the Internet -- nm - budice Oct 17, 15:03 2
  - 20 years ago…that’s right when Justin’s solo career is starting to go too -- nm - Flavor-izm Oct 17, 15:08 1
    - ywp, one of his imfamous interviews was when he confirmed he took her virginity -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 15:45
I did not know this until I saw Ken Burns American Buffalo last night. but it is quite logical in retrospect. SPOILER - Peglegpete Oct 17, 14:41 2
- Yes. Which was also caused by us. We were the market. -- nm - loosilu Oct 17, 15:47
- Money...money changes everything -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:56
No votes tonight. Next vote is slated for tomorrow 11a -- nm - budice Oct 17, 14:40 3
- How many have they done? -- nm - Flavor-izm Oct 17, 15:07
- Let’s just wait til the night before the budget runs out - Pip Oct 17, 14:49 1
  - Or WWIII starts. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 14:55
I ache for the sorrows I see and suspect. I wish all of us felt safe and at peace. Happy and loved. Secure and safe. -- nm - Landbeck Oct 17, 14:31

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