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Rangers’ pitcher Jon Gray is wearing a LOTR Evenstar necklace -- (link) - budice Oct 30, 18:53 2
- If they can wear crucifixes, then by all means, why not this? -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 30, 19:16
- You go with what gives you mojo. And if the mojo comes from Rivendell, so much the better. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 19:08
late entry for Halloween costume of the year -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 18:40 1
- it is October 30, it isn't late :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 18:46
Frank Howard, ex-HR champ, World Series winner, dies at 87 (I briefly met Frank Howard in the late 90s, he was nice to me) -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 18:38
Ex-NBA player Joe Smith is not a fan of his wife's latest business venture: OnlyFans -- (link) - budice Oct 30, 18:37
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM for totals): Taylor Swift hits $200M, Paw Patrol $150M, Freddy's $125M, Exorcist $120M, Saw X $75M, KOTFM $50M -- (edited) - MDH Oct 30, 18:14
JWT, show me 500 million stars in one shot -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 18:11 1
- I love your countertop. Is that manufactured stone?? -- nm - amandaphone Oct 30, 18:40
"Let's not call that again..." -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Oct 30, 18:09
weird that Greg Abbott doesn’t want to means test these $8k school stamp payments -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:58 1
- It’s so disgusting. He’s going to keep the Texas Congress coming back til he gets what he wants. - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 30, 18:05
Dabo Swinney ripping into a fan about 4-4 record: "You're part of the problem.If you wanna apply for the job, go for it" -- (link) - budice Oct 30, 17:54
*stops bitching about Frontier* -- (link*) - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 17:48
is that Representative RC's music? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:43 10
- I've been waiting for this news to break. - ReluctantCynic Oct 30, 18:16 8
  - Councilman Cynic... I like it. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 30, 20:21
  - Nice!! I have a friend that's a city council member here. At least for now. :-) -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 30, 19:06
  - 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 18:44
  - do it!!!! if it sucks, quit. -- nm - loosilu Oct 30, 18:43
  - who are the likely suspects to run for his seat? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 18:18 3
    - Where do I even begin? - ReluctantCynic Oct 30, 18:53 2
      - Are you actually in Portland, or a suburban city? -- nm - Meg Oct 30, 19:14 1
        
        I live in "inner Southeast" Portland. If you look on a map, I life about half a mile south of Mt. Tabor Park. - ReluctantCynic Oct 31, 05:43
- Whoa. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Oct 30, 17:57
I'm not sure David gave us enough analysis on this jet sweep from yesterday -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 17:41 1
- It's been established that you can't really trust anything on ESPN. - the wrong element Oct 30, 17:55
Judge Ginger Gooch -- (link*) - Reagen Oct 30, 17:40 2
- rude -- nm - mafic Oct 30, 18:26
- GOOOOOOOOOOOOCH! -- nm - every goddamn time she walks into the courtroom Oct 30, 17:43
Dick Durbin apparently just discovered he's had subpoena power for judiciary committee for the last 2.5 years -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:34
Apple is announcing M3 line of MacBooks apparently -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:24 3
- And a space black laptop -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 17:29
- and refresh of 24" iMac with M3 chips (also now in different colors a la iPhone) -- nm* - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:26 1
  - and that's it. -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:32
Stupid Kraken. Let's go BOLTS! -- (pic) - JaxSean Oct 30, 17:06 [Attachment] 6
- Tampa Bay is old stuff. Get with the new, hip, and exciting. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 17:10 5
  - And I'm assuming you are there? That is pretty frickin cool -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 17:21 4
    - Yup! Come down for a game! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 30, 17:25 3
      - What a shitty call. Lame. (Good game tho) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 30, 18:42 2
        
        I'm glad you got to see an awesome team. I'm also glad you got to see the Lightning -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 18:44 1
        
        OK I laughed -- nm - JaxSean Oct 30, 19:05
Bery, have you seen the trailer for Argylle? I think I love this cast. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 17:05 [youtube] 4
- Finally, the The Man from U.N.C.L.E seq-..., wait - Mr. Right 2? -- nm - Max Oct 30, 19:34
- Yes, indeed. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 17:13
- going to crossover with Kingsman -- nm - Remlik Oct 30, 17:05 1
  - Certainly has that feeling to it -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 17:17
NYT has a good article up about Keith Giffen, the amazing comics creator who died earlier this month. - TWuG Oct 30, 17:00 1
- His 1-2 punch of Legion of Superheroes and Justice League was epic. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 30, 18:26
Ohio GOP putting their thumb on the scale before next Tuesday's abortion referendum vote. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 30, 16:54 2
- They can’t stand to lose The will of the people doesn’t matter -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 30, 18:08
- and still going to get rinsed by all early voting indications so far -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 16:55
Next horror movie for the night is Bubba Ho Tep. No idea what this is about so I hope it's enjoyable. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 16:53
MNF: Lions with all-blue helmets and gray unis -- (link) - budice Oct 30, 16:48 2
- That's not a good look. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 16:54 1
  - I agree -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 16:56
SBF paid off the court sketch artist -- (pic) - budice Oct 30, 16:28 [Attachment] 12
- bwahaha accountant jokes -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 18:42
- I demand a court sketch Jesus in every trial from here on out. -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 30, 18:10
- "Objection!" -- nm - Phoenix Wright si Oct 30, 17:03
- I see an early Sienkiewicz style influence on the artists work. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 30, 16:57
- It’s Jimmy Garoppolo -- nm - Dano Oct 30, 16:53
- that's what you focus on and not the faceless specters seated all around him in the courtroom? -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 16:49
- "Oh, look! A crypto!" -- nm - TWuG Oct 30, 16:42
- Your Honor, it’s true I took liberty-bibberties with customer funds -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Oct 30, 16:35 2
  - L5! - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Oct 30, 18:09
  - This is the content I subscribe for. -- nm - Qale Oct 30, 16:55
- Hahahaha -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 30, 16:31
- "Dude, Where's My Crypto?" -- nm - Reagen Oct 30, 16:30
First horror movie of the night was Cabin in the Woods. Dinner and then we pick the next movie. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 30, 16:17 3
- I’m sorry that you got attacked by a werewolf and then ended the world. -- nm - samara Oct 30, 16:29 2
  - Haha! I hadn't seen it since it first came out. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 16:38 1
    - It’s the first movie that I LOVED and my wife HATED. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 30, 17:08
Invincible season 2 100% (14/0) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 30, 16:05
SITWAP—today is the “Sports Equinox” where all 4 major sports are being played ( 🏀 🏈 ⚾️ 🏒)—Only 29th time it’s happened -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 16:00 11
- 5 (MLS playoffs also underway) -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 16:11 9
  - Major sports. -- (edited) - Krusty Oct 30, 16:18 8
    - "Major US sports", shall we? (NM) - Marlowe Oct 30, 16:36 6
      - Of course. I know it's #1 in many, many countries. - Krusty Oct 30, 16:49 1
        
        Take a look at this... - Marlowe Oct 30, 17:16
      - MLS has the 3d highest attendance of all US pro leagues -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 16:39 3
        
        And no one talks about them. Those numbers don't tell the whole story either as with the NBA averaging 17K+ that's nearly a sellout in every arena. - Krusty Oct 30, 16:48 2
        
        when Messi came to Miami it was all over sports news and social media -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 16:53 1
        
        He's the best player in the world, that's not surprising. They'll talk about him and that's about it. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 17:07
    - angryglare.emoji -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Oct 30, 16:22
- "Sports syzygy" would be better -- nm - Neil Decrash Tyson😺 Oct 30, 16:06
Andie, looks like I’m involuntarily joining you for the next two weeks. - spamlet Oct 30, 15:33 12
- Strength in numbers. -- nm - Andie Oct 30, 18:36
- You two are brave—not sure I could ever do it. Caffeine replaces the energy that my energy vampire kids suck from me. - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 15:36 10
  - In Vegas I tried switching from Coke to Mt. Dew. Even that is not an option. -- nm - Spawn Oct 30, 15:47 3
    - You do know that Mountain Dew has more caffeine than Coke, right? - the wrong element Oct 30, 17:53
    - so weak -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 15:47 1
      - Right? No kick to it. -- nm - Spawn Oct 30, 15:49
  - I don’t really have a choice. Decongestants aren’t a choice for me, sadly. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 15:45
  - "I don't know what caffeine does, but without it, your brain caves in." -- nm - Reagen Oct 30, 15:39 4
    - I haven’t had caffeine in 23 years. And I teach public school. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Oct 30, 15:50 3
      - I've found I handle the after school kids better if I switch from caffeine to herbal tea around 10 or 11 am -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 16:10
      - Went straight for the meth, huh? - spamlet Oct 30, 15:52 1
        
        Crushing hopes and dreams is a powerful stimulant—see also Pudding Fingers who taught history and “graduated” to Pres candidate - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 15:56
Is there a Publix in Minnesota? -- nm - budice Oct 30, 14:51 1
- I highly doubt it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 14:52
Are you really selling that Ghost Face Funko for $300 when you paid $12 for it? - Beaker 🍻 Oct 30, 14:28 13
- Gretzky rookie Funko? -- nm - Spawn Oct 30, 15:48
- PPDM, obvs. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Oct 30, 15:02
- unrelated: I was walking home last night and passed a bunch of ghostfaces walking the other way. creepy. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Oct 30, 14:51 1
  - Saw on IG, Lillard was talking about the origins of the mask—Long story short, they went through a lot of choices, to get to ghost face - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 15:41
- Not even a Chase? Pass. -- nm - VMan Oct 30, 14:46
- Well, I think because of that question the price has gone up to $350. -- nm - tRuMaN the audit guy Oct 30, 14:45
- ten cents is too much. my Gretsky rookie has a flaw in the top right corner. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Oct 30, 14:34 [Attachment] 4
  - I have some doubts on the authenticity of a Gretsky card. -- nm - Reagen Oct 30, 15:15 2
    - US Topps! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Oct 30, 15:18
    - Dem's fightin' words!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 30, 15:18
  - My mom pitched all our sports cards when we moved early eighties. Ouch. They just ate space to her thinking. -- nm - VMan Oct 30, 14:52
- Best I can do is $5, Beaker. -- nm - sycor Oct 30, 14:33 1
  - That’s way over the scrap value. Cray cray. -- nm - VMan Oct 30, 14:49
sorry but the NFL unis from 1970s-2000 will never not look better than the junk they play in today -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 14:23 5
- I liked that uniform back in the 70s, but I like the current home uniform better now -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 16:01
- One of those teams doesn't even exist anymore! -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 14:31 3
  - but still won't stop the NFL from sending cease & desist letters to college teams for copying their non-existent look and feel -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 17:22
  - Texans unis look like the fake ones they make for movies like Last Boy Scout -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 14:34 1
    - Yeah, they're pretty bad. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 15:15
NFL Trade: Eagles sending DL Kentavius Street + 25 7th to Falcons for 24 6th. -- nm* - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Oct 30, 14:12 2
- Whoa—some serious egg on the face for The Atheletic -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 14:29 1
  - Grady wasn't out for the year when they posted that. -- nm - David Oct 30, 15:15
If you want to go see The Marvels or Wish, use the code SCARY at Fandango for BOGO. - David Oct 30, 14:07 3
- Neat! Thanks! Locked in my post Thanksgiving ‘WISH’ tickets—- -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 16:01
- That's probably not a great sign. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 14:22 1
  - Actually, it apparently works for all films, which says a lot about box office right now. But also yes. -- nm - David Oct 30, 15:19
On Friday evening I was moving my cabinet that wants to kill me, and got a good smack on the forehead. This morning woke up with a huge black eye. - loosilu Oct 30, 14:03 4
- I didn't know that either, and I wonder if it depends on where the bonk happens -- nm - Beryllium Oct 30, 14:37 1
  - Well, I did know large bruises on the body work like that. And I knew blood was heavy. Basically bthe blood just slowly responds to gravity. -- nm - loosilu Oct 30, 14:44
- Don't tell me you start your new job today -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 30, 14:18 1
  - Ha!! no, waiting on clearances. -- nm - loosilu Oct 30, 14:43
MAGA Mike already playing politics with the Israel aid package right out of the gate -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 30, 13:54
Tesla just added two new Supercharger locations in Springfield. We had one 8 bay location. Now we also have a 12 bay and a 16 bay location. - TWuG Oct 30, 13:53 3
- cool. we're making a big trip this weekend. Chicago -> Indy -> Memphis -> STL -> Mendota -> Home. Taking the PHEV because we don't have the time -- (edited) - oblique Oct 30, 13:59
- Where at? I know the one was closer to 55 for us someday. -- nm - spamlet Oct 30, 13:55 1
  - One at a County Market on Dirksen near a 72 exit and the other is on Jefferson near Robert's Seafood -- nm - TWuG Oct 30, 13:59
Wirelessly making non-magnetic materials magnetic - TWuG Oct 30, 13:31
Jan 6 defendant had a day in court. -- (link) - TWuG Oct 30, 13:28
If the NFL Was Scripted: Week 8 -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Oct 30, 13:27 [youtube] 2
- Is Will Levis the guy who was scared of milk? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 30, 13:31 1
  - Yeah—he’s the Mayo in the coffee ☕️ guy -- nm - FlavorizeThis Oct 30, 15:42
The Live Nation Lawn Passes haven't gone on sale yet. Last year, we had no shows announced when we bought it. So far, NKOTB and Creed are 2 in 2024. - JaxSean Oct 30, 13:19 7
- 2 questions. About how many shows does the pass cover? - the wrong element Oct 30, 13:47 1
  - We went to 12 shows. It's a lanyard and plastic card (a little bigger than a hotel key) with our names on it. - JaxSean Oct 30, 15:37
- It's like they're trying to convince you to not buy it for 2024. -- nm - Dano Oct 30, 13:24 2
  - Next they're going to announce Violent J solo show. - the wrong element Oct 30, 13:51
  - Seriously. If I lived nearby I'd leave for the weekend. -- nm - Krusty Oct 30, 13:48
- (also: f*ck 3 Doors Down.) -- nm - JaxSean Oct 30, 13:21 1
  - Don't Be Like That. Or are they your Kryptonite? -- nm - sycor Oct 30, 13:55
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Oct 30, 12:59

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