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People that know things: Do you think a national 20-week abortion ban would be acceptable to pro choicers? -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 14:27 7
- I think they've been very clear the only acceptable timeframe for an abortion is "Whenever the doctor can see my mistress" -- nm* - Guigue Nov 4, 14:43
- Perhaps if it was to be accompanied by an immediate cutover to universal healthcare and universal basic income -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 14:42
- Doubt it. Would exceptions apply if complications arise later? -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 14:40 1
  - Yes, there's 1 exception. A doctor could recommend an abortion at any time -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 14:44
- I’ve never understood how that works. So states that are a complete ban are now required to provide them? - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 4, 14:37 1
  - I mean, medical practitioners would, but to your IM, it's a really interesting point that suggests anything at a fed level is a non-starter -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 14:42
- Umm... hell no. -- nm - Krusty Nov 4, 14:30
NBA In-Season Tournament: Besides the Courts. Teams are already doing Load-Management on their players. Adding games won't help that. -- nm - budice Nov 4, 13:51 5
- They aren't adding games -- these are both regular season games and tournament games. So it's as stupid as it sounds. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 13:54 4
  - If incentivized correctly it makes the regular season more interesting -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 14:36 2
    - And people are talking about the NBA in November. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 14:46
    - This is the league's hope/intent. Bring some meaning to the pre-Christmas part of the season -- nm - JD Nov 4, 14:45
  - I'm hoping that the teams that make the final 8 make some effort as the per player bonus would make a difference to the their end of bench guys -- nm - JD Nov 4, 14:03
Star Trek Lower Decks voice casting news spoils -- (edited) - Remlik Nov 4, 13:28 1
- I mentioned this Thursday. It's really impressive. -- nm - David Nov 4, 14:02
The Anderson news makes me sad but still not surprised. It was clear he was miserable and that’s part of why he was so bad. -- (edited) - spamlet Nov 4, 13:25 [Attachment] 2
- Joey Votto's option was declined by the Reds, which I assume ends his career. -- nm - Tim Nov 4, 13:51 1
  - He got 7mil - they could always find a reasonable value — 20mil wasn’t it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 14:13
Gun Debate: If ban on guns not possible, how about some unreal 500% tax on them? -- (edited) - budice Nov 4, 13:15 11
- Yes -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 4, 14:20
- how about applying that 'well regulated militia' part back. make people join a group, make that non profit group be financially responsible - zeitgeist Nov 4, 14:11 1
  - Make the "militias" State regulated and subject to all relevant legislation. Annual reports on membership, activities, training, etc. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 14:19
- My starting position in any gun debate now is "ban them all". I can compromise on that, but not much. - TWuG Nov 4, 14:00 1
  - right wing debates are typically "meet us in the middle" as they back further to the right -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 14:22
- How about we just start by banning assault rifles? - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 13:24 1
  - Fed registry. Background checks. No high capacity. On and on and on. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:47
- Guns $5 - Bullets $1M a piece. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:16 3
  - Yes -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 4, 14:22
  - Or no ammo. You can bear you arms and go bang-bang or pew-pew. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:19
  - something like that was in a chris rock bit years ago. text here. nm but: -- (link) - b.oo! Nov 4, 13:19
Also, online shops have occasionally tried that individualized pricing thing, but it gets noticed almost immediately - Reagen Nov 4, 12:44 2
- Remember the uproar when they found Amazon doing it. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 12:49
- (and it's a class action suit in the making if they try it at any volume) -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 12:45
ST Quiz: How many have you done quiz—1 pt for each —28 pts max - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:58 [Attachment] 40
- 28 -- nm - JaxSean Nov 4, 15:44
- 24 -- nm - loosilu Nov 4, 14:45
- No beeper and no myspace account -- nm - pmb Nov 4, 13:46
- Used Xerox and Polaroid brand products, sniffed a mimeograph, used white-out, watched b&w tv, used monochrome monitors - Max Nov 4, 13:42 3
  - Used DOS. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:43 2
    - 2.7 -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 14:12 1
      - Think I used before it but, 3.3 is the earliest I can clearly recall. Pretty certain that was after upgrading once or twice. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 14:39
- 22 -- nm - Marlowe Nov 4, 13:33
- 20 -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 13:23
- 26 -- nm - JD Nov 4, 13:21
- 25 - Sullivan, beeper, MySpace -- nm* - VMan Nov 4, 13:10 1
  - 24. Same as you, plus AOL. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 4, 13:20
- saw/know the origins of: Is it bigger than a breadbox. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 13:07
- How about, used a pay phone, slide rule, Sears catalog, Prodigy, BBS, ate an entre made of jello, flew a prop plane... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 12:59 4
  - Ordered misc (crap) toy from magazine ad. Had a magazine subscription. Rolled down the car window. Smoking on planes. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:12 1
    - Ant Colony, sea monkeys Xray specs (so you can see ladies neekid under their clothes) -- nm* - zeitgeist Nov 4, 14:15
  - The official start of Christmas season was when the Sears catalog showed up. -- nm - Dano Nov 4, 13:05 1
    - Xmas in san fran started day after turkey day (and people complained about the early push) Walmart is responsible for black friday - zeitgeist Nov 4, 14:20
- Everything but AOL or MySpace -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 12:48
- 25 - No Sullivan, AOL, or beeper -- nm - psilotum Nov 4, 12:48
- 🙄 — nm - b.oo! Nov 4, 12:45
- 25 - no myspace, sullivan, beeper -- nm* - rollo Nov 4, 12:44
- 24 -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 4, 12:41
- Fucking zoomers. -- nm - Reagen Nov 4, 12:40
- 26, no Columbia house or pager - colin Nov 4, 12:39
- Music on a CD? I do that every time I'm in the car :/ -- nm* - Meg Nov 4, 12:17 1
  - And Walkman and Atari were for kids. -- nm - Meg Nov 4, 12:19
- 25 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 12:11
- I refuse to answer. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 12:08 7
  - My wife is 10 years younger than me—her score was 22 - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 12:16 2
    - Go to a 2nd hand store and buy an Atari -- it's cheaper than the divorce attorney. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:19 1
      - Emulator is free. Alas controllers don’t cause the cramping the 2600s did. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:17
  - Tacit admission of: Beeper for 'deal availability'. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:10 3
    - My work number started out as my beeper number. - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 12:30 2
      - *grin* - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:35 1
        
        (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 4, 13:14
- 25. no beeper, AOL or MySpace -- nm - mud Nov 4, 12:06
- 26. (Never had a beeper or watched Ed Sullivan unless you count later clips.) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 4, 12:02 1
  - Same—those were the 2 I missed on, as well. -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 12:04
- 26 (no Ed Sullivan and no beeper) -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 4, 12:00
Regardless of that goal (?), Gordon is a wanker -- nm - JD Nov 4, 11:58 1
- English please -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 12:00
Bery, when you get a moment, could I get a password reset? I'm trying to sign onto a new device and can't remember mine for anything. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 4, 11:46 5
- Sure. Is the forgot password / password reset email failing to be delivered? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:47 4
  - Sorry, I didn't see that link. I'm a dork. You, OTOH, are handsome and kind. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 4, 11:52 3
    - You're not the first person who has said that. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 12:10 2
      - (Meaning, I think I should make the link more prominent) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 12:10 1
        
        nah, you’re handsome and kind works, too. — nm - b.oo! Nov 4, 12:47
another variation of the paperboyo art - this guy puts photos of scenes in movies into where they took place. nm but: -- (link) - b.oo! Nov 4, 11:45 1
- thanks, instagram, for more art suggestions to offset the bad/sad. cool sidewalk chalk artist. nm but: -- (link*) - b.oo! Nov 4, 13:15
OK, well done, thanks. Now I'm trying to think of characters who are impulsive, unplanning, rush off at a moment's notice to the world's end. - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:42 10
- Fry -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:08 8
  - Heh, Billy Mumphries. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:23 7
    - Kosmo Kramer -- nm* - VMan Nov 4, 13:26 6
      - Frank Abagnale? -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:29 5
        
        Korben Dallas -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:30 4
        
        Neo to an extent -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:34 3
        
        D’oh. Homer. Also the rich, crazy Texan. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:35 2
        
        Tommy Devito -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:37 1
        
        Lucy Ricardo -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:38
- Bilbo -- nm - mud Nov 4, 11:52
sitwap - AMC $5 tickets to an unnamed movie. nm but: -- (link) - b.oo! Nov 4, 11:25 4
- this would be cool, but for me the nearest AMC is two and a half hours away -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 4, 11:42
- link to their page. nm but: -- (link) - b.oo! Nov 4, 11:26 2
  - and reddit speculation is possibly (spoiler) - b.oo! Nov 4, 11:28 1
    - MAGA republicans going to freak out -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 12:01
Rollo, do you mind if I hold off on the return scrim until after the first runs? -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 11:11 3
- 👍 sorry I didn't accept the noon one on time -- nm - rollo Nov 4, 11:17 2
  - Oh totally fine. Just didn’t know if you were in a hurry. -- nm - spamlet Nov 4, 11:21 1
    - At +5 ATH I'm not going to be in a hurry all season - rollo Nov 4, 11:39
Who are some well-known movie/TV hermit characters? - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:04 48
- Prof. Stephen Falken -- nm - Max Nov 4, 16:24
- Gene Hackman from Young Frankenstein -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 11:48 2
  - Pegleg got that one, but good call. Thanks :) -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:48 1
    - Thanks. When people start replying to other people's replies in these things it starts becoming a free for all -- nm - con_carne Nov 4, 11:52
- Chuck McGill -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:44
- Pai Mei of the White Lotus Clan -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 4, 11:44
- Dracula 🧛‍♂️ -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:42 4
  - Hmm, maybe. He likes boats, too. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:44 3
    - Who’s that hunter guy, from Jaws, who makes the big speech about WW2…Clint? -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:49 2
      - Quint -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 4, 11:51 1
        
        Yes! Thanks! -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:53
- Daryl Zero -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 4, 11:31 1
  - "... the man has been looking for his keys for a *year*. And I've found them." -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:32
- The Wizard of Oz (the actual “wizard”)…really almost all the main characters, minus Dorothy -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:31
- Grizzly Adams unless we are counting a bear (is it bear counting day?) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 4, 11:26
- Andy Dufrain -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:22
- John Matrix -- nm - Remlik Nov 4, 11:14
- Shrek -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 11:14 3
  - Gollum -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 11:14 2
    - Radagast -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 13:05
    - That black knight in the forest who gets his arms n legs cut off...just a flesh wound, comeon -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 11:15
- Peter Noone -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 11:11 2
  - No Milk Today .. or ever. -- nm - mud Nov 4, 11:12
  - hah -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:12
- Miracle Max. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:10 11
  - Mad Max -- nm - FlavorizeThis Nov 4, 11:18 1
    - good one -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 4, 11:34
  - Willard White -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:12 8
    - Jane Goodall -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:13 7
      - Scaramanga. Pretty much any Bond villain minus a few minions. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:15 6
        
        Friendly Giant never went anywhere. You always had to visit him. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:18 5
        
        Lazlo from Real Genius. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:19 4
        
        Syndrome. -- nm - VMan Nov 4, 11:20 3
        
        Well this took a turn. (but, yes, it works for the criteria) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:24 2
        
        Tyler Durden? -- nm* - VMan Nov 4, 11:25 1
        
        Maybe. I'm working on a parallel list that The Narrator is a better fit for. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:26
- Beast (Beauty and the Beast) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 4, 11:10 2
  - the TV show, the animated movie or the live action movie? Yes. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 4, 11:11 1
    - I've watched the TV show. I'll go with that one. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:11
- Jack Nicholson, As Good as it Gets. -- nm - Loyola Nov 4, 11:09 1
  - ooh, also a great one, thanks -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:11
- you mean Old Ben Kenobi? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 4, 11:07 1
  - Wellll ... yes, I suppose, from a certain point of view ... -- nm - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:09
- Oscar the Grouch -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 4, 11:06
- Sean Connery in Finding Forrester -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 4, 11:05
- Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 4, 11:04 2
  - AND Young Frankenstein -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 4, 11:10
  - HAH! Brill was exactly the other one I was thinking of. I'd written him down before Stringfellow on my list already. -- nm* - Beryllium Nov 4, 11:07

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