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WWE: Upcoming Celebrity Jeopardy episode: Rachel Dratch, Macaulay Culkin, Becky Lynch -- (link) - Tim Nov 1, 07:53
Starship Enterprise model, stolen from Roddenberry's office in the 70s, found in an abandoned storage container, ended up on eBay. - TWuG Nov 1, 07:39
Just got word, the son of someone I deal with in Israel has been killed in action. - Andie Nov 1, 07:28 8
- :( -- nm - Tim Nov 1, 07:53
- I’m so sorry. -- nm - spamlet Nov 1, 07:48
- something i just learned yesterday, essentially every building built in the last 30-40 years in Israel includes a bomb shelter in the basement. -- (edited) - Andie Nov 1, 07:46
- That is tragic. I hope a solution is found soon so fewer rather than more families have this sorrow inflicted on them. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:42
- :-[ -- nm - mud Nov 1, 07:37
- :( -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 07:34
- :( -- nm - budice Nov 1, 07:32
- that is sad. :( -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 1, 07:32
This weekend, Bubba Wallace will be driving a Columbia-sponsored car with a Star Wars theme. - ReluctantCynic Nov 1, 07:22 [youtube] 1
- OK that's awesome. We've settled on Daniel Suarez as our driver that we root for, but Bubba's a close second. - JaxSean Nov 1, 07:32
Raiders have also fired OC Mick Lombardi -- nm - budice Nov 1, 07:20 2
- Son of Michael Lombardi -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 1, 07:39
- " Hide your OC, Hide your GM, cause they are firing everyone up in here" -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 1, 07:21
Speaking of interest rates… *shakes fist at Synchrony Bank* -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 07:17 9
- Mine is still 4.5 for a 6 month. 5.1 for a 12 mo. May as well do a 6 and just renew it. I don't see the rates dropping that much in 6 months. -- nm - sycor Nov 1, 07:43
- 5.5% at my local bank. Yes please! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 1, 07:24 7
  - I mean, yeah. :) - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 07:26 6
    - eek to the IM. -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 1, 07:31 5
      - Not that it makes that big of a difference in the end, but it’s the principal of the thing. :) -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 07:35 4
        
        Its the principle of the thing, I'm pretty sure your principal would be the same in either case. 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:41 3
        
        potato. potato. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 1, 07:45 2
        
        In your job there is a huge difference between violating your principles and violating your principals. - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:51 1
        
        Valid. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 1, 08:30
So Fetch. Mean Girls reunion for Black Friday Ad -- (link) - budice Nov 1, 07:13 1
- That is so very very fetch -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:17
Stolen From Twitter—Costume cuteness -- (pic) - FlavorizeThis Nov 1, 06:25 [Attachment] 7
- The hardest part was coming up with 3 girls -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 10:47
- Excellent -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 1, 07:04
- 🐯🐯🐯 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 06:51
- *melts into a puddle* -- nm* - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 06:43
- That's a lot of effort just to be able to drink beer while trick or treating - Guigue Nov 1, 06:31 2
  - That's what came to mind for me as well. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:54 1
    - YUP. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 1, 07:08
spamlet - how goes the caffeine withdrawal? - Andie Nov 1, 06:09 11
- I believe you traded caffeine for alcohol. -- nm - Qale Nov 1, 07:10
- Ok so far but it’s only day two. I had cut to almost zero last week in NY when I started having issues so hopefully won’t be too bad. - spamlet Nov 1, 06:14 9
  - i'm only on day 3, but if i can get this far with no headaches, i think i'm good on that front anyway., -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 06:16 8
    - WTG on your goals you two! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 06:52 3
      - Yeah, admirable. - JaxSean Nov 1, 07:33 2
        
        Andie’s is because she wants to be better. Mine is so I can get on a plane without my eardrums or heart exploding - spamlet Nov 1, 07:49 1
        
        hee -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 07:53
    - You can always take an Excedrin! No, wait.... -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 06:44 2
      - enh, caffeine is secondary to the Diet Coke contents. Diet Coke first, all caffeine second! -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 07:01
      - Klonopin kickin in -- nm - budice Nov 1, 06:47
    - That’s good! - spamlet Nov 1, 06:23
Netflix has turned the website for its DVD by mail service into a kind of "in memoriam" page for it. -- (link) - budice Nov 1, 06:04 1
- RIP Qwikster -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 06:28
The bears also get to the root of their problems by firing the RB coach -- (link) - spamlet Nov 1, 05:56 3
- Josh McDaniels lasted longer as Broncos HC (694 days) than he did as Raiders HC (639 days). -- nm - budice Nov 1, 06:28 2
  - Two seasons till he gets a head coaching job somewhere else....? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 1, 06:35 1
    - He's got four full years left on his Raiders deal. He can sit by the pool and get paid. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 1, 07:36
$125 for long johns is insane. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 1, 05:47 27
- I really thought this was about chicken planks. -- nm - David Nov 1, 08:54
- i have a pair of merino leggings like those and they're very comfortable. i also paid around $35 for them on clearance. merino wool is expensive to - colin Nov 1, 07:31 1
  - Wool used to be Australia's most important product prior to synthetics. We ran a couple of thousand merino on our property. -- nm - Meg Nov 1, 07:39
- Aren't you in Brooklyn? Be a true hipster and get a Union suit. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 06:55 4
  - What's a Union suit? - Krusty Nov 1, 07:04 3
    - The one piece longjohns - the truly traditional ones are in red and have a button up butt flap -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:11 2
      - Aren't those cotton. I have one for my Marvin the Martin outfit -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 10:50
      - goes well with a handlebar moustache and a bicycle that has a huge front wheel, and a bowler hat -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:12
- For once I win at pricing. That’s like 25% more than they’d cost here. They’re even cheaper in NZ. -- nm - mafic Nov 1, 06:40 1
  - Nice! It's not often you're the winner with pricing. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:53
- Do you want your long john to be kept warm, or not? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 1, 06:15
- Icebreaker stuff is pricy. -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 06:05 9
  - I'm not sure what the quality is like now, but it use to be great. Worth every cent. -- nm - Karl_S Nov 1, 06:15 2
    - oh, i'm sure it is, they get great reviews. -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 06:15 1
      - it good. it very good. -- nm - mafic Nov 1, 06:37
  - Clearly. :-) I was looking at lists of the best long johns and they're all in this range. It seems crazy to spend more on them than I will on - Krusty Nov 1, 06:11 5
    - The brand 32 Degrees makes them. Super cheap and they work for me. -- nm - MDH Nov 1, 06:15 1
      - Thanks!! How long are you outside in them? -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:52
    - i have some that i got at Mountain Warehouse, on sale, pretty damn cheap. They are their ISOTherm line -- (edited) - Andie Nov 1, 06:12 2
      - even their merinos are way cheaper than icebreaker. -- (link) - Andie Nov 1, 06:14 1
        
        Thanks! I'll check them out. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:49
- it comes with Fly, Krusty -- nm - decline Nov 1, 05:56 1
  - Heh. :-) I didn't know they made them without a fly. -- nm - Krusty Nov 1, 06:05
- The fish ain't that good! -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 05:49 3
  - I immediately thought that. I was thinking another Airport type meal story -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 1, 07:07
  - mmmmm. Hush puppies. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 1, 05:53 1
    - I wish I could find a good frozen hushpuppy brand. The round kind, slightly sweet, a little onion, nice and crispy. MMmmmmm -- nm - sycor Nov 1, 06:15
Raiders communications with teams were cutoff prior to trade dealine yesterday. Teams left in the dark. -- nm - budice Nov 1, 05:16 2
- Tom Brady invasion? -- nm - Spawn Nov 1, 05:39
- Awkward timing all around. They obviously didn't want the GM/coach making any moves since they wouldn't be around today. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 1, 05:29
THE Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Florida State, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Ole Miss -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 1, 04:50 3
- Go Huskies! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 06:58 1
  - Even though i think i've only seen State and Main once, my brain immediately hears "Go You Huskies!" when i see this. -- nm - Andie Nov 1, 07:02
- Michigan has just barely faced a tougher schedule to date than I have...and they they had to cheat against them -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 1, 04:52
Nov 2023 Series I Bonds rate announcement: 1.3% fixed rate, 5.27% total. - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 04:48 6
- Hmm. That fixed rate is nice when interest rates go back down. - spamlet Nov 1, 05:03 5
  - Highest fixed rate in 16 years. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 05:48
  - *updates his spreadsheet* -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 05:09 3
    - I've considered this. If I'm not going to max out this year, I might as well redeem some of the zeroes and recycle. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 07:44 1
      - I’m not dying to have an interest rate hedge quite yet, so I’m still going to wait and see. - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 07:49
    - I have more than $10k in so have to decide in December I think. -- nm - spamlet Nov 1, 05:56
TV PSA: Survivor, Amazing Race, NHL, NBA, World Series, Sullivan's Crossing, Quantum Leap, Spencer Sisters, Magnum PI, The Morning Show, Ink Master, - Beaker 🍺 Nov 1, 04:46 1
- Survivor, Amazing Race and may check out the Behind the Attraction show on D+ -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 1, 04:47
A little messy on Connections but I got there -- (edited) - ty97 Nov 1, 03:14 6
- Yup - oblique Nov 1, 06:07
- No issues. Blue educated guess. - VMan Nov 1, 05:32
- I can just imagine that little shit of a puzzlesetter thinking (spoils) - Roger More Nov 1, 05:29 1
  - (spoils) - Baron the Contrarian Nov 1, 06:04
- no mistakes - decline Nov 1, 05:18
- Mine - znufrii, vice president Nov 1, 04:19
Delta pilot considers diverting due to medical situation on board. Co-pilot pulls guns and threatens to shoot him if he diverts. -- (link) - ty97 Nov 1, 03:09 4
- Even Captain Dave and Captain Steve never took it that far. - Dano Nov 1, 05:29 1
  - although I could see that happening in S2 - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 1, 05:40
- Guess he really wanted to see his mistress in that city. -- nm - spamlet Nov 1, 05:02
- Hijack 2 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 1, 04:16
Beatles roadie Mal Evans took the last known pic of Lennon & McCartney together in 1974 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 1, 02:27 1
- sweet. -- nm - mud Nov 1, 07:12
I just came across an interesting Threads thread that started a couple of weeks ago - loads of reporters/anchors/columnists replied. nm but: -- (link) - b.oo! Nov 1, 00:39 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 1, 07:22
Wordle 865 2/6 - crash davis 😺 Oct 31, 23:11 6
- 5 - rollo Nov 1, 05:17
- 3 - decline Nov 1, 05:16
- 3/6 - Fuzzy Nov 1, 03:57
- 3/6 - spamlet Nov 1, 03:36
- 3/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 1, 03:04
- Wordle 3/6 - Landbeck Nov 1, 00:13
Why was the duck sent to rehab? - JD Oct 31, 22:50 1
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 31, 23:10
anyone want to move to Vegas for a job in football? the Raiders just fired the head coach & GM. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 31, 22:39 2
- find a British soccer coach to come over and deal with American players egos. -- nm - gort Oct 31, 22:53 1
  - Hee -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 1, 04:06
Raiders just canned McDaniels and the GM -- (link) - samara Oct 31, 22:35 7
- Local news "Raider fans - the best news you've heard all year" -- nm - Meg Oct 31, 23:24
- Happy Halloween? -- nm - David Oct 31, 23:03
- You should apply for the GM spot -- nm - JD Oct 31, 22:46 3
  - Updating my résumé as we speak. 🤪 -- nm - Samara Oct 31, 23:40 2
    - “Ok you’re going to have to explain what a Vampirate is” -- nm - Mark Davis’ first question Nov 1, 05:05 1
      - It's the hottest new club in Vegas, its got everything... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 1, 10:53
- lol Davante -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 31, 22:39
"Congratulations! You solved a Wednesday Crossword in 1:17:35. 6 TUESDAYS IN A ROW" spoiler - crash davis 😺 Oct 31, 22:30 1
- sweet! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 1, 02:50
Connections #143 Perfect, in ascending order. - TWuG Oct 31, 22:26 4
- no bobos -- nm - rollo Nov 1, 06:21
- Connections - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 1, 03:08
- different order for me. - b.oo! Nov 1, 00:31
- Connections Puzzle #143 one silly mistake to start - crash davis 😺 Oct 31, 23:09
my mom thought her plane left tomorrow at 5:30, turns out it leaves today at 5:30. I'm trying to convince her there's no reason to be at the airport - mafic Oct 31, 22:22
I really wish I'd seen this earlier. -- (link) - David Oct 31, 22:02 [Backboard] 1
- Neither are necessarily permanent, but I haven't had alcohol since February, or caffeine since Memorial Day. - psilotum Oct 31, 22:09
26 Trick or Treaters, and enough down time in between for this. -- (pic) - psilotum Oct 31, 21:48 [Attachment] 1
- 👍👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 31, 23:12
*checks final Spurs-Suns score* wait what?! -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 31, 21:45 2
- this is some Larry Bird playoffs shit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 31, 21:46 1
  - Spurs had the lead for exactly 1.2 seconds in the entire game, but it was the most important 1.2 seconds. -- nm* - Volnelk Nov 1, 04:29
Trying to decide if this is some weird scam or just a sloppy shipping clerk - - Meg Oct 31, 21:42
But the weather is getting colder, so things should be freezing, not thawing.🤔 -- nm - psilotum Oct 31, 21:41
mafic this your house? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 31, 21:32 3
- and there'll be more of it come black friday. -- nm - mafic Oct 31, 22:20
- If it is, it won't be standing by dawn. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 31, 21:44 1
  - this is fully the kind of guy who chases your kids down the street with a crowbar -- nm - mafic Nov 1, 05:37

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