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SAG deal rumored -- nm - budice Oct 27, 16:28 3
- Doubles down as done -- (link) - budice Oct 27, 17:39
- They must really want to start bidding on the streaming rights to Eras. -- nm - the wrong element Oct 27, 17:10
- Yes, that's we're hearing! Be sure to let your union rep know how upset you are if there's no deal! -- nm - AMPTP Oct 27, 16:36
Blood Feuders, please weigh in... -- (edited) - Samara Oct 27, 16:25 7
- I think BF rules should overrule Yahoo's system. So, yes, the trade should go through. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 27, 17:22
- I think it's fine to push it through, but I think people in Vamps votes should carry more weight than mine. - the wrong element Oct 27, 17:08 2
  - Yes, a waiver claim was made. Yahoo didn't ask the team to drop a player, like it has in the past. -- nm - Samara Oct 27, 17:14 1
    - I am now curious if this is a new change across Yahoo, or if something in this case caused it. - the wrong element Oct 27, 17:21
- I'm good with David pushing it through. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 27, 16:27 2
  - Ok by me -- nm - JD Oct 27, 17:15
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 16:30
Hasan Minhaj gonna sue someone. Seems a New Yorker article has cost him what was a done deal for the Daily Show. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 16:14
Save me....its Princess Disney's Birthday and she's having a girls only slumber party...The noise and energy level is already insane... - Walt_Disney Oct 27, 15:52 2
- Savor every moment! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 27, 16:59
- You won't survive the night. -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 16:26
Instead of the damn hourly bell, way more miles in an urban setting (Queens, NYC): Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race -- (link) - JD Oct 27, 15:43
Edgerrin James was riding around in a Pacifica van with 1 million dollars in 1’s -- (link) - budice Oct 27, 15:33 1
- Gonna hit all the strip clubs between Tulsa and Vegas! -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 16:58
Fields OUT, Danny Dimes OUT, Tannehill OUT -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:26
Coyotes' Travis Dermott 'had to' defy NHL with Pride tape -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:23
Freelance still 0% at RT...; 5 Nights at Freddy's 24% -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:21 2
- 0% is a _kind_ of perfect. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 15:31 1
  - I could only watch around 20 minutes of the Cena/Jackie Chan movie. It was that bad -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:37
This new movie about Ferrari looks great, you know, DRIVER MANN. -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 15:13
‘Fatal Attraction,’ and ‘Rabbit Hole’ Canceled After One Season Each at Paramount+ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:10
RIP: Richard Moll - Bull from Night Court @ 80yo -- nm* - budice Oct 27, 15:05 9
- :( :( The proportion of the Night Court main cast which is now gone is stunning. -- (edited) - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 15:19 3
  - Kinda missing one though he wasn't always on the show - eag Oct 27, 16:35 1
    - So is Brent Spiner -- nm - TWuG Oct 27, 17:59
  - I got to meet Harry Anderson around 20 years ago. -- nm - TWuG Oct 27, 15:35
- Awww :( -- nm - ty97 Oct 27, 15:12
- loved Bull (but thought he had died a few years ago) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:07 1
  - Oookay. -- nm - con_carne Oct 27, 17:05
- I feel like he was 7ft tall -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 27, 15:07 1
  - shockingly, he was only 5'7" - tRuMaN the audit guy Oct 27, 15:12
I'm one of those that think that "The Irishman" was actually a bit too short. - Marlowe Oct 27, 15:02 1
- Yeah—too long and honestly, I’d never watch it again. -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 27, 15:05
Iron Maiden "Future Past" (same name as the Duran Duran tour) 2024 in Arenas - MDH Oct 27, 14:35 3
- They should tour together! -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 16:36 1
  - Excellent! -- nm - con_carne Oct 27, 17:11
- ~run to the hills~ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 15:07
DTL: Rock Lobsters to the NTT as an at-large selection! -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 14:32 5
- My Senior glue SF would not be denied in his last conference game. - spamlet Oct 27, 14:39
- Nicely done! -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 14:38 3
  - Nice to see my first recruiting class with this team get rewarded as seniors. - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 14:45 2
    - Oh, and hi. -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 15:10 1
      - You might get a chance to beat me up for reals instead of just in scrimmages! -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 15:16
now playing: Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid. first of him I've ever seen - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 27, 14:27 4
- He's got a production shingle now, produces other talent's comedy specials -- nm - con_carne Oct 27, 16:11
- the Starbucks bit at the close had me laughing really hard -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 27, 15:25
- He's fantastic! Love his comedy. -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 14:44 1
  - He cancelled his local shows for his SNL gig but I’ll check him out based on your rec. -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 15:12
When we set up the ST compound, it needs one of these. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 27, 14:23 2
- Not sure what survival skills or functions it offers but HELL YEAH that's on the lotto win check list. (how does that pass safety codes/inspections?) -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 14:29 1
  - By being in Brazil, I'd guess. -- nm - TWuG Oct 27, 15:37
Spurs: 5 points clear at the top of the table -- nm - JD Oct 27, 14:03 4
- Wemby is that good -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 27, 14:21
- Woooo!!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 14:19
- The end times are upon us. -- nm - Loyola Oct 27, 14:16
- INDEED. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 27, 14:10
The Donald defense is, they used a psychic accounting method... - zeitgeist Oct 27, 13:46 4
- Is that GAAP? -- nm - TWuG Oct 27, 13:55 3
  - it is if you think about it.... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 14:35
  - GAAP is whatever your auditor will sign off on. -- nm - spamlet Oct 27, 13:58 1
    - true dat. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Oct 27, 13:59
GM matches Ford’s offer to UAW, strikes work -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 27, 13:19 1
- What does "strikes work" mean? -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 15:10
declassified Cold War aerial pix reveal almost 400 ancient Roman forts. -- (link) - Peglegpete Oct 27, 13:18 2
- How many are still in use today? Over lay those images on that fit bit tracker map -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 13:52
- who knew that the Romans participated in the Cold war... damm Romans, always marching. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 27, 13:28
About time for new tires on the EV. Just over 35k miles and 1.5 years. RIP wallet :) -- (edited) - oblique Oct 27, 13:11 10
- I got about 20k on each of the first two sets I had on the 3. But EV specific tires are more readily available now so I'll be interested to see - TWuG Oct 27, 14:16 2
  - WHY do EVs require different tires? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 14:20 1
    - Heavier & higher torque -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 14:28
- i got new tires on my Subaru today, not cheap at all, but at least not ev tire prices. - tRuMaN Oct 27, 13:41 3
  - 2 years ago I bought a set for the subbie, $600 for the set installed, lasted 50,000 miles... covid inflation? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 14:43 1
    - I mean the ones on there were the originals from my purchase 5 years ago, lasted 50k. - tRuMaN the audit guy Oct 27, 15:12
  - Pretty much the same. Discount tire. $200/wheel + the install/full replacement/etc. - oblique Oct 27, 13:42
- Those LRR tires just don't last 8-| -- nm - JD Oct 27, 13:17 2
  - Only on the Desert Bus -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 13:19
  - still the factory tires so glad I got this much out of them -- nm - oblique Oct 27, 13:18
An anagram of "robber-baron" is "Ban Borer Bro". -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 12:41 3
- Boron Barber -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 27, 13:11
- Bar Bro Boner? -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 27, 12:58 1
  - Boner Bar Bro - Jovian Oct 27, 13:03
Disney would rather burn theater chains to the ground than give the actors a fair deal -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 27, 12:38 3
- What a strange way to say that they delayed some films... -- nm - David Oct 27, 12:52 2
  - yes just out of thin air for no good reason they pushed their tentpoles - hollywood big shot Oct 27, 13:20 1
    - Guys, guys, - JD Oct 27, 13:24
umm, what happened to fall? why does my forecast say Snow possible Sunday? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 27, 12:25 3
- Welcome to the new climate. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 12:35 1
  - It was 95F when we were in Vegas. The day after we got back it was 78F in Indy, which was warmer than it was in Vegas that day. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 12:38
- Because we are all the jet stream's b*tches -- nm* - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 12:31
I need some generalish life/legal advice about something, and not sure who to ask anymore. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 27, 12:17 4
- There’s a subreddit for that -- nm - mara Oct 27, 14:10
- I'm free this afternoon if you want to give me a call. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 27, 12:45
- Scream your question into a paper bag, then set it on fire. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 12:41 1
  - I once screamed into a paper bag...... once. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 27, 13:28
We are all doomed -- (link) - decline Oct 27, 12:16 [youtube] 1
- I call ventriloquist. -- nm - jnine Oct 27, 17:01
Hey Remlik, I just found out there is a Trick R Treat Days Of The Dead graphic novel. Any chance you can help track down a copy? -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 11:51 10
- all the printings are out of print. but Comichub.com found one in North Carolina.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 27, 12:02 9
  - What is a ComiChub? No, wait, don't answer that. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 12:53 5
    - Anything a comic reader gets when looking at anatomically impossible women in comics. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 27, 13:12 1
      - So, Liefeld fans? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 13:18
    - It's like superbowl -- nm - JD Oct 27, 13:10
    - ha! Comichub is a point of sale system that about 150 or so comics shops in North America use, it lets us inventory everything... - Remlik Oct 27, 13:08 1
      - that's pretty cool -- nm - oblique Oct 27, 13:14
  - Looks like that's the Omnibus. I think Barnes and Noble has that. I was just looking for the Days of the Dead, but I'll check it out. Thanks! -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 12:12 2
    - shop from a small biz! :) -- nm - Remlik Oct 27, 12:16 1
      - I'm calling around to the local shops to see if anyone has it. :) -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 13:00
Nothing ever happens on Mars -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 27, 11:44 3
- She thinks she missed the train to Mars. She's outback counting stars. -- nm - Dano Oct 27, 12:56
- At least we’re 30 seconds away…so we can consistently check-on Mars—we’re Mars’s helicopter planet -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 27, 11:46 1
  - *triggered* F*ck Jared Leto -- nm - JD Oct 27, 11:57
Recently discovered Greys Anatomy on Netflix....its a good medical show but some of the characters are just awful....(spoilers) - Walt_Disney Oct 27, 11:44 11
- I watched the first few seasons when they aired, just started watching it from the beginning in March. I'm almost caught up to the current season. -- (edited) - jnine Oct 27, 17:07
- Welcome to Shondaland -- nm - oblique Oct 27, 12:42
- The show is definitely Terrible People Who Are Also Doctors -- nm - Reagen Oct 27, 12:26 1
  - some, sure; but there are always good ones to counter, and/or development to better. I got caught up earlier this year on a handful of - i.b! Oct 27, 16:47
- Uh, umm, well, keep watching and yay, George - JD Oct 27, 11:49 1
  - (Yes, it's a decent enough show to watch all the way through, IMO. Not quite as awesome as ER, but decent.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 27, 11:52
- That's probably about the time I stopped watching because it went completely off the rails and I just couldn't anymore. -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 11:47 3
  - I actually want to re-watch / finish Grey's Anatomy. The last major thing I remember is *spoils* - JD Oct 27, 13:14 1
    - It just got too repetitive and ridiculous for me. An old GF used to love it and I would walk in the room and ask what was happening. - sycor Oct 27, 13:17
  - same -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 27, 12:14
- Spoils - Beryllium Oct 27, 11:47
Sycor: we've been watching House of Usher and then Bodies so no movies in a few days. I've been getting home late as well. - Krusty Oct 27, 11:05 12
- Usher is my next thing to watch. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 27, 12:04 1
  - Yeah! -- nm - con_carne Oct 27, 12:15
- I thought House of Usher was sublimely good. Especially the last two episodes. (mild spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Oct 27, 11:14 2
  - We really enjoyed it and thought it was a good, modern adaptation of the story. I think we'll watch the Vincent Price movie - Krusty Oct 27, 11:16 1
    - Awesome. - ReluctantCynic Oct 27, 11:27
- Is this the same client you were buying the baby gift for? Do you have multiple pregnant clients… - FlavorizeThis Oct 27, 11:10 1
  - Haha! Same person. She had a baby boy and he's doing well. She's having some recovery issues that will hopefully clear up - Krusty Oct 27, 11:15
- Gotcha. Well, you still have a few more days to watch Trick R Treat. LOL -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 11:06 4
  - We watched it last week. 👍🏼 -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 11:13 3
    - Nice! How'd you like it? -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 11:21 2
      - Theresa liked it. I wasn't a big fan, strange film. -- nm - Krusty Oct 27, 11:27 1
        
        I love it. Cast is great: Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, Dylan Baker. I think the anthology nature with the tie together at the end works pretty well. -- nm - sycor Oct 27, 11:33
I'm just an animal looking for a home -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 11:02 2
- And I want, and I need, and I lust, animal. -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 11:03 1
  - Eat drums! Eat drums! -- nm - Animal Oct 27, 11:57
~Best of all I don't pay, property tax!~ -- nm - Spawn Oct 27, 11:01
This is fine. This is all fine. Nothing to see here. Sorry the ISS crew can never come home now. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 27, 11:01 9
- not great, blob! -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 27, 11:17
- "I know how to take care of this, I saw it in a movie," said one of the cosmonauts reaching for an open flame torch. -- nm - Max Oct 27, 11:08
- scrolling down through the clickbait: NASA Wanted To Vibrate Dead Astronauts' Bodies To Dust With A Robotic Arm -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 27, 11:07
- "The cosmonauts were equipped with a cloth towel" - David Oct 27, 11:03 4
  - "TYPE (I)NVENTORY TO SEE YOUR INVENTORY" - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 12:25 3
    - You have: No Tea - JD Oct 27, 13:16
    - > WHICH TOWEL - Mop🧹 Oct 27, 12:40
    - > COVER EYES WITH TOWEL -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 27, 12:29
- Beware of the blob, it creeps, And leaps and glides and slides, Across the floor, Right through the door, And all around the wall, A splotch, a blotch, Be careful of the blob -- nm* - Spawn Oct 27, 11:02

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