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the card exchange link above has changed. -- nm - mud Nov 14, 10:00 1
- Jax mentioned this way it's more secure. I added everyone that signed up using the previous version and I'll email everyone - Krusty Nov 14, 10:35
No eruption yet in Grindavik, but they did close it down and boot everyone out due to a spike in SO2 levels. (some folks had been let in to get stuff) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 09:39 5
- Mexico has one that's about to erupts as well -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 10:07
- This volcano couldn’t have come at a better time. It’s draining hearing about war all the time on the news. -- nm - Loyola Nov 14, 09:50 2
  - "Yay! Mostly Harmless destruction!" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:10 1
    - (I'm agreeing, not being sarcastic) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 14, 12:10
- This was recorded a few days ago now, on location, with an Icelandic volcanologist. It's about 20 minutes but explains it all very well. -- (link*) - Andie Nov 14, 09:41 [youtube]
Peter Hook and the Light 2024 Tour Performing both ‘Substance’ Albums By Joy Division & New Order Live’ - MDH Nov 14, 09:39
30 Seconds to Mars Summer 2024 Tour with AFI, Poppy, and KennyHoopla - MDH Nov 14, 09:35 15
- Do I want to hear Leto sing half a song, talk through most of it and then have the audience sing the rest? I'll stick to the CD's. - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 09:52 12
  - I don't even want to hear him talk. His appeal is utterly lost on me. - David Nov 14, 10:19 1
    - I hate him so much as a front man that I actually kind of like the rest of the band when I've had to see 30 Sec to Mars - JD Nov 14, 10:27 [youtube]
  - He had a new to me unsufferable trick when I saw him at WWWY, he would stop singing a song after 30 seconds and shame the crowd to not being into - JD Nov 14, 10:10 1
    - typical. -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 10:11
  - Do I want to hear Vince Neil sing half a song, talk through most of it and then have the audience sing the rest? I'll stick to the CD's -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 10:01 4
    - Ugh, what is that? are they bored with their own songs? don't have the stamina to sing that long? want the adoration more? -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 10:12 3
      - nowhere else do you see this. When you're out at a fancy restaurant, the chef doesn't come out and say, "hey, would you mind finishing this - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 10:17 1
        
        LOL. True. -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 10:23
      - heh -- nm - mud Nov 14, 10:14
  - "Jared Leto teams up with RHCP to sing Christmas songs." -- nm - budice Nov 14, 09:56 2
    - Easy there, Satan. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 10:04
    - my worst nightmare -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 09:58
- I hate this board for making me aware of Poppy -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 09:37
- And yes, another Jax show. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 09:35
Still gobsmacked by how entertaining the Loki finale was. From the opening scene, just packed with joy, mischief, humor, and ultimately sadness. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 14, 09:30 24
- one of the best things in S2 was Ouroboros. (and I was yelling "more Sylvie!" throughout, but that's okay) -- nm - mud Nov 14, 09:51
- Feige taking stock after total MCU meltdown -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 09:45 21
  - brie larson's cosmetic surgery is kind of uncanny valleyish to me. I alost can't look at her. she looks like everybody else. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 14, 10:10
  - Ooh, while we're doing this, there's an excellent interview with Iman Vellani! -- (link) - David Nov 14, 10:01
  - My $.02. They lost the "average" movie goer/fan. I used to see all the movies, but don't care because I have no interest in the TV shows. - MDH Nov 14, 09:50 18
    - I think it's 3 things. First, too much content. I enjoyed several of the series but I think they effectively sucked out the enthusiasm for the - pmb Nov 14, 10:16 2
      - The old Avengers/new Avengers thing is valid and a case of history repeating itself from the comics. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:24
      - This reminded me too. I lost a lot of interest in standalone movies, because as a casual fan I'm thinking "Why does this exist? Just call the Avengers -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 10:20
    - The knives being out are weird to me. "Ok, you pulled 23 straight magic tricks, but I didn't like the 24th" -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 10:12 5
      - I think it’s a valid question to the extent that Disney put all their live-action eggs in two very expensive baskets over the last decade and now have - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:19 3
        
        Avatar: The Way of Water wasn't even a year ago, and Planet of the Apes is next May. And they tried Haunting in Venice and The Creator in September. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:21 2
        
        they inherited all the Fox shit. found money (and still treat most of them as red-headed stepchildren when it comes to a release) -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:23 1
        
        They *bought* that stuff, which was the point. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:24
      - word. -- nm - mud Nov 14, 10:12
    - and more to the point, even Marvel fans eventually figured out none of the interconnections even matter at the end of the day. - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:12
    - My $0.02: There was a pandemic. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:00 2
      - that wrecked the Winter Solider series. I also think Feige needs a few more right hands to help with quality control... - Remlik Nov 14, 10:07 1
        
        If you're interested... - David Nov 14, 10:17
    - I wiki'd the phases, and here's what I saw in theaters: 6/6, 5/6, 9/11, 4/7, 0/3. They lost me when the TV shows started. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 09:56 4
      - Hawkeye, Wandavision, and Loki are Top Tier Marvel. Ms Marvel and She Hulk are quite fun. -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 10:03 3
        
        I just rewatched WandaVision the other night. It's legitimately one of the best things this century. -- nm - David Nov 14, 10:22
        
        I just have zero desire. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 10:10 1
        
        I jumped in for She-Hulk because it’s just a fun half hour law-com. didn’t care about any of the MCU connectedness and didn’t need to to laugh - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 10:15
- Top Tier Marvel -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 09:33
sweet. -- (pic) -- (link*) - mud Nov 14, 09:26 [Attachment] 2
- Is that your picture? I'm not far from that at all. -- nm - MDH Nov 14, 09:28 1
  - no, sorry - it was from a tweet. (see change) -- nm* - mud Nov 14, 09:29
VF: Paul McCartney Was “Shocked” John Lennon Worried About His Legacy Before Death - mud Nov 14, 09:17 2
- Of course he was. -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 09:28 1
  - Paul wasn't even 40 when John died. I don't blame him for not thinking of that stuff -- nm - Remlik Nov 14, 09:34
As Dems Continue To Overperform With Women Voters Post-Dobbs, Trump Angles To Take Abortion Rights In a Very Different Direction -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Nov 14, 08:53
Kevin McCarthy is handling things well. -- (link) - pmb Nov 14, 08:50 4
- let them fight. -- nm - mud Nov 14, 09:03 1
  - fight fight fight -- (link) - mud Nov 14, 09:13
- To be fair, most anyone who knows Burchett wants to assault him. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 14, 08:53
- Boys will be boys. -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 08:53
sounds like it's already time for MAGA Mike to sit down and write two letters -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 08:48
This is ... odd. A live action "mary worth" (which I've never read and only barely heard of), but using the actual poses -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 14, 08:44 [youtube] 2
- Which makes me wonder how newspapers know which strips people read and which ones they just say "There's that stupid Family Circus again." -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 14, 08:51 1
  - Surveys. I remember being asked in the 80s. -- nm - Reagen Nov 14, 08:55
Puppy pic of the day -- (pic) - znufrii, vice president Nov 14, 08:42 [Attachment] 6
- 😍 - Krusty Nov 14, 09:28 2
  - Clever. Thanks for the tip! -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 14, 10:14 1
    - No problem! I get such better looking shots that way and no squatting. Lol -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 10:37
- awwwww -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 08:55 2
  - Did you see this request for a new ST feature? -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Nov 14, 09:12 [Backboard] 1
    - Buhwaaaaa - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 09:54
Bills fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey -- nm - budice Nov 14, 08:34 4
- *looks at Jets* *sigh* -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 08:45
- *waits for him to get hired as the new Chargers Head Coach* -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 14, 08:41
- Problems all solved now! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 08:38 1
  - If special teams had their act together, he'd still have his job for at least another week -- nm - JD Nov 14, 10:13
Landscapers out back, Public Works with wood chipper out front. At least the landscapers switched to an electric leaf-blower :/ -- nm - Meg Nov 14, 08:23
Delta Airlines has opened some shop on-line (and in person at JFK T4) called the Window Seat Shop. It seems a bit like Skymall IRL. -- (pic) - ty97 Nov 14, 07:48 [Attachment] 9
- Overpriced stuff you don't need? :) -- nm - Meg Nov 14, 07:53 1
  - *ding* -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 08:10
- . -- (pic) - ty97 Nov 14, 07:51 [Attachment] 6
  - how many did you buy ? -- nm - decline Nov 14, 08:08 5
    - You need this -- (pic) - ty97 Nov 14, 08:13 [Attachment] 4
      - I'm concerned that there is a disembodied entity outside the plane - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 08:19 1
        
        *that* is your concern? -- nm* - ty97 Nov 14, 08:48
      - no hood? (What's an MQD?) -- nm - decline Nov 14, 08:17 1
        
        Earn toward your 2025 Delta Airline status! -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 08:35
If the day laborers part of it, was the most Valley. Isn't the I knew that guy story, the most Hollywood part of it? -- (link) - JD Nov 14, 07:41 [Backboard]
Have you seen the pictures of Jason Isaacs as Cary Grant for new ITV drama Archie? -- (link) - LMS Nov 14, 07:39 1
- I have now. - Spawn Nov 14, 07:40
I started a preliminary review for my Top 50 songs of 2023, and the one song per artist rule is going to be challenge in multiple instances. -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 07:16 6
- Break the rules! Fight the power! Overthrow the patriarchy! -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 07:44 2
  - You want me to look like Billboard? -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 08:59
  - the Danocracy -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 08:49
- Miley Cyrus and Zach Bryan possible contenders. -- nm - Loyola Nov 14, 07:41 1
  - Zach Bryan is one of the challenges for me to pick one song. -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 07:51
- I mean, how can you choose only one Yung Gravy? -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 14, 07:30
Vampirates: 8-2 (1), 6-4 (3), 5-5 (2), 4-6 (6!!) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 06:53 9
- No one is safe in Vampirates! (though Samara is dormie) -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 14, 07:27 5
  - I don't know how you people lose to me. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 08:22 4
    - You play good fantasy defense. If your opponent scores less points than you, then you win - JD Nov 14, 08:33 3
      - I think I just got lucky and got teams when they had an unusually poor week or lots of guys on a bye. Luck has so much to do with it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 08:44 2
        
        Well my team seems to be feast or famine, so we'll see which one shows up for you this week. -- nm - Baron the Contrarian Nov 14, 08:47 1
        
        It's frustrating when your team is like that. I've had a few years of that happening. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 09:04
- Caveman: 7-3 (2), 6-4 (2), 5-5 (2), 4-6 (2), 3-7 (2) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 06:54 2
  - Astro: 7-3 (3), 6-4 (2), 5-5 (3), 4-6 (1), 3-6-1 (1), 2-7-1 (1), 2-8 (1) -- nm - Spawn Nov 14, 07:36
  - I think this is the best I've ever done in caveman - decline Nov 14, 07:15
Congrats to J's Amazing Pick Set for winning the ST NFL Survivor League!! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 06:52 2
- nice! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 14, 07:21
- One of these years I'll last past the first week. -- nm - Dano Nov 14, 07:15
A Bills Fan Reaction to Monday Night Football vs Broncos -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 06:45 [youtube] 1
- Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 10 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 06:46 [youtube]
IAAPA Expo in Orlando 14th-17th - "I can tell you today’s gonna be an Incredible day of news for theme parks around the world. " -- nm* - budice Nov 14, 06:35 2
- (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions is bringing together exhibitors from around the world) -- nm - budice Nov 14, 06:37 1
  - Looking from the outside, that's a really cool convention. There's like roller coaster cars and super big impractical video games and interactive - JD Nov 14, 08:38
Last of Us Part 2: January 2025 (if Max doesn't implode before then) -- (link) - decline Nov 14, 06:18
I hate graveyards and old pawn shops For they always bring me tears - zunk takes things literally Nov 14, 06:09
Today is Edward Havens birthday but I'm not sure if he's on here or on social media anymore... - secretslacker Nov 14, 06:03 7
- happy birthday -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 14, 10:03
- Happy Birthday Havens! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 14, 08:54
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Nov 14, 07:39
- Happy Birthday E! -- nm - Andie Nov 14, 07:08
- Happy Birthday Havens! -- nm - . Nov 14, 06:17
- If he is here, Happy Birthday! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 14, 06:17
- He's still around and posted a few weeks ago. See below. :-) -- nm* - Krusty Nov 14, 06:12
Have you ever tried Wensleydale cheese. It's a mild cheese with cranberries in it. - Loyola Nov 14, 05:48 9
- i don't think i've ever had the cheese, but i had Wensleydale flavoured potato ships in Wales, does that count? -- nm - Andie Nov 14, 07:27 1
  - Oh I’d love to try those. -- nm - Loyola Nov 14, 08:16
- The cranberries are optional but it's one of my favourites. -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 07:09
- Yes, it’s yummy. -- nm - kelly Nov 14, 07:05
- “Sorry I thought you were talking about me sir, Mr. Wensleydale.” -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Nov 14, 06:18 [youtube]
- oh yeah, it's yummy. First learned about it from Wallace & Grommit -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 05:54 3
  - I understand the company were on the verge of going out of business and W&G basically saved them, but it's not quite the case. -- (link*) - LMS Nov 14, 08:05
  - same! -- nm - rollo Nov 14, 06:07
  - Ha really? Funny -- nm - Loyola Nov 14, 06:04
Good morning! ☀️ The 2023 Holiday Card Exchange is open and you should join in. The link is up top. -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 05:08 4
- Saw the response on your middle name. I'm just a tiny bit disappointed. ;) -- nm - . Nov 14, 06:03 2
  - Sorry. My real ones are boring so I decided last year to spice it up a bit for fun. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 06:11 1
    - Ah well... -- nm - . Nov 14, 06:17
- 😎 -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 14, 05:13
TV PSA: Voice, WWE NXT, NCIS Sydney, DWTS, Found, Press Your Luck, Name That Tune, Chopped, How We Get Free, FBI True, Blackberry, Welcome to Wrexham - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 04:48 4
- isn't chopped on every night? -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 14, 07:48 1
  - pretty much :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 08:17
- Wrexham and Mob Boss. I enjoyed the other two series How To Be A Tyrant and How To Be A Cult Leader. Bonus is Dinklage doing the narration. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 14, 05:09
- Oak Island (Sunday for Canada) finish Blue Eye Samurai -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 04:48
Happy birthday, Havens! Woo hoo!!! 🎂🥳🎉 -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 04:39 4
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 12:14
- cheers! -- nm - mud Nov 14, 07:26
- indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 14, 05:52
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 14, 04:43
Booked my ticket for Wonka on the 9th. -- nm - LMS Nov 14, 04:37
Connections 156 - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 04:23 7
- blue! - mud Nov 14, 07:42
- 100% did not sus out the purple, but still got there with no errors. - ty97 Nov 14, 07:42
- Same - VMan Nov 14, 05:41
- no mistakes - green first - decline Nov 14, 05:33 2
  - me also - oblique Nov 14, 06:00 1
    - also me - rollo Nov 14, 06:10
- Sloppy fingers - znufrii, vice president Nov 14, 04:39
"Congratulations! You solved a Tuesday Crossword in 30:34. YOU HAVE A 10-DAY STREAK" - crash davis 😺 Nov 14, 02:45 1
- very nice! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 04:23
Wordle 878 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Nov 14, 02:10 5
- 4 - rollo Nov 14, 06:07
- 1/6 - secretslacker Nov 14, 06:03
- 3 - decline Nov 14, 05:32
- 5/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 04:07
- 4/6 - Fuzzy Nov 14, 03:47
“Homer will continue to strangle Bart in the credits” is a sentence that should never have to be written -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 01:14

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