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This has confused me. In general are MAGAs both anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim/Arab? -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 08:33 4
- Persian and Hebrews are Semitic people. Europeans focused on the jews because they were there. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 08:44
- Israel is only useful to christofascists in the sense that they expect Jesus to come back there when it's rapture time - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 08:36
- shhhhhhh. Just dont tell MAGA people whom are Jewish that. They really think they're in the club. -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 08:36
- White. America. First. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:34
"On 11/14/77 The Price Is Right introduced its Professor Price pricing game. An animatronic puppet would keep track of right and wrong answers with -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 08:23 [youtube] 1
- I was expecting mechanical failure and a middle finger. Instead it was just... weird - TWuG Nov 15, 09:02
Ghost Bussing makes me feel good -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 08:15
Microsoft launches new Copilot web app, bringing Copilot to any Chromium web browser on Windows or Mac -- (link) - budice Nov 15, 08:12
The weather outside is the type of weather that makes me think "I really like cable knit sweaters". YMMV -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 08:06 2
- or at least a peignor! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 15, 08:21 1
  - ooh, a vocabulary word for tomorrow! -- nm - crash davis Nov 15, 08:28
Vegas F1: Pirelli confirmed no tire tests have been done. Basically educated gueses on tire compounds for the race. -- nm* - budice Nov 15, 07:53 6
- Sooo, just realized lights out (aka green flag) is at midnight my time and I saw the CEO of Liberty Media try to justify it, it's not flying with me. - zunk takes things literally Nov 15, 08:19 5
  - While the location is Vegas, the race isn't for American fans. The start time puts the race in the (early) morning for Europe and afternoon in Asia -- nm - JD Nov 15, 08:24 3
    - See NFL, how hard is this? -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:27 2
      - Ahh but in the NFL's case, the Europe games are for the European fans as the NFL attempts to expand to a global fan base - JD Nov 15, 08:32 1
        
        America. First. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:33
  - Because it is *Vegas*, baby! -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:21
Nate Bargatze (I've seen his name here, but no idea who he is) Arenas 2024 - MDH Nov 15, 07:50 2
- He just hosted SNL and starred in a generally agreed all-timer sketch that's been linked several times on ST. -- (link) - Dano Nov 15, 07:57 [youtube] 1
  - I saw him in Hershey this year. I would definitely see him again if it is new material and would consider seeing him again even if it's the same set. -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 08:13
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | Official Trailer | Netflix December 15th -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 07:44 [youtube]
Seedy(Reedy) Creek: DeSantis’ Oversight District Administrator Says Morale Has Improved Since New Board Was Installed -- nm* - budice Nov 15, 07:31 5
- Since they took over, more than 30 employees with a combined 350 years of experience have quit. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 08:32 3
  - is that significantly higher attrition rate than normal? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 08:53
  - If you can't change the numerator, change the denominator. -- nm - Reagen Nov 15, 08:37
  - See? They obviously got rid of all the bad eggs! -- nm - decline Nov 15, 08:35
- “See? continuing the beatings worked!” -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 07:31
Woah: GM union workers appear poised to vote down record UAW deal -- (link) - decline Nov 15, 07:29 1
- "does not address AI" -- nm - budice Nov 15, 07:30
ISW Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 14, 2023 key takeaways - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:22 1
- more detail, in classic Bad Guy fashion, the Russians cancelled Christmas - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:24
Dammit, I missed photographing the exact mileage but today I met my goal of 9000 bikini miles for the year -- (pic) - prayformojo Nov 15, 07:06 [Attachment] 9
- I hate to ask but WTF is a bikini mile? -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 11:11
- So freaking cool!! great job! -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 15, 07:54
- Next goal 58008 -- nm - rollo Nov 15, 07:23 1
  - a worthy goal -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:40
- dang. nice! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 15, 07:21
- VNC! - Don Homer! -- nm - Dano Nov 15, 07:13
- 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:11
- that is really amazing. Congratulations. -- nm - Andie Nov 15, 07:09
- that's damn impressive -- nm - decline Nov 15, 07:07
Browns have paid Deshaun Watson $92 million. He's played a combined 12 games over two seasons -- nm - budice Nov 15, 07:06 1
- if only he could play the fourth quarter against the Ravens every week -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 07:55
I do not like this years Stitch Christmas inflatable at Lowe's as much as ones from the past. - sycor Nov 15, 07:05 1
- coulda stopped at "Christmas" -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 07:55
Julianne Nicholson casting news -- (link) - LMS Nov 15, 06:56
rollo, I dropped you a couple of scrims if you wouldn't mind accepting. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 06:54 5
- I'm running the same lineup, one Fast, one Normal -- nm - rollo Nov 15, 07:20 4
  - Ok thanks. I'm doing a lineup change one fast one normal as well. -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 07:26 3
    - if you want to coordinate scrim 1 on my list is the fast one -- nm - rollo Nov 15, 07:32 2
      - Appreciate it. Mine is also the first one. Is that okay for you? -- nm - spamlet Nov 15, 07:41 1
        
        yep -- nm - rollo Nov 15, 08:03
Russians report rainbows to security forces because they remind them of LGBT propaganda - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 06:52 6
- The cognitive dissonance of the Russian population - calling Ukraine Nazis while themselves attacking Jews and gays - is just staggering. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 15, 07:29 4
  - Well I mean, we are talking about Russians here - Jovian Nov 15, 07:40 2
    - have you tried not being an asshole? -- nm - mafic Nov 15, 07:51 1
      - heh -- nm - Jovian Nov 15, 07:56
  - indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:32
- The land of snow, and snowflakes -- nm - rollo Nov 15, 07:21
Motet noun - an unaccompanied choral composition with sacred lyrics; intended to be sung as part of a church service; originated in the 13th century -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 06:43 11
- Does it rhyme with Monet? -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 07:07 2
  - no, according to Oxford it is mo-tet -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:10 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 07:11
- Also iinm written with the intention of one voice singing each part. -- (link*) - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 06:47 [youtube] 6
  - Thank you very much! This adds a much needed example to my vocab word for the day. Three kitties for you 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 06:54 5
    - (we only have room for two kittes. see below.) -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 15, 06:57 1
      - Chubbers might open up his heart and allow expansion....might -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:01
    - now also to increase my vocabulary: I'm drawing a blank on iinm -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 06:56 2
      - (if I’m not mistaken) -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 06:58 1
        
        I should have figured that out. Gracias! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 06:58
- Bowsprit Definition A large, tapered spar extending forward from the bow of a sailing vessel, to which stays for the masts are secured. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 06:45
Madame Web trailer -- (link) - LMS Nov 15, 06:16 [youtube] 3
- The MCU... has changed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:18 1
  - Sonyverse. -- nm - Remlik Nov 15, 08:56
- I'll watch it -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 07:07
Democrats won the 5 open seats on a school board near here. 5 days later the Superintendent resigns and gets a staggering $600,000 severance package -- (link) - decline Nov 15, 06:01 11
- the ol Reedy Creek switcheroo -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 07:56
- was dude politically aligned with the previous board? also, one of my pollworking volunteers always says that voting locally in school board elections - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 15, 06:53 7
  - I wish local party groups would post their preferences. That is how tea party took over a third of the states -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 15, 09:20
  - Our ballots didn't indicate party affiliation for school board and maybe some other local offices. Is that true in other states? - Max Nov 15, 07:56 2
    - I'm pretty positive ours do show it -- nm* - decline Nov 15, 08:07 1
      - Ours do, but candidates are allowed to run in both primaries. All of ours ran unopposed, so were listed as both. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 08:25
  - Absolutely. Those local folks can rise up in the different power systems, too. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 15, 07:01
  - yes, he was lock-step with them -- nm - decline Nov 15, 06:55 1
    - sue his ass, make him spend the whole $600k on lawyers trying to keep it -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 08:07
- Wowzer. When I grow up I want to be a school board superintendent so that I can resign. -- nm - Loyola Nov 15, 06:12 1
  - Seriously. If I resign I get my vacation time paid out. And it's no where close to that amount. -- nm - sycor Nov 15, 06:13
I'm not enjoying Steve-O being on podcasts and shows I enjoy as he promotes whatever he's doing these days. I just deleted the most recent ep. of - Krusty Nov 15, 05:59
Deshaun Watson out for the season, will still cash the checks. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 15, 05:58 1
- nobody held a gun to Haslam's head to give him that contract -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 15, 07:57
The ins and outs of the 14th amendment -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 05:57 1
- To Paraphrase: Senators can fight whoever and whenever they want and dudes named Sanders have to let them -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 05:58
still trying to catch the kitty on my porch. it's such a slog. I feel so helpless. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 15, 05:41 6
- I once had to rescue a kitty that fell into a hole at work (long story). What we did was lay down a small blanket, tied string to each corner and put - oblique Nov 15, 06:22 2
  - 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 07:50
  - very inventive -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 15, 06:23
- No luck using treats to lure the kitty inside? -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 06:00 1
  - I have an actual trap. I'm trying to get her to a shelter, not into my house. (chubbins will not allow another cat; house isn't big enough.) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 15, 06:32
- why am I picturing Coyote and Road Runner hijinks? -- nm - sycor Nov 15, 05:57
Plane and hotels booked for Costa Rica. Looking at rental cars. Prices are all over the map. Figuring out hidden costs is a challenge. - Dano Nov 15, 05:00
TV PSA: Survivor, Amazing Race, Masked Singer, Quantum Leap, Sullivan's Crossing, Magnum PI, Spencer Sisters, Buccaneers, Crashing Eid, Ink Master, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 04:33 3
- Brawn is a formula 1 docu-series with Keanu Reeves (for you racing fans) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 05:52
- Nada. Looks like it'll be a night of catching up on shows I've missed. -- nm - Krusty Nov 15, 04:46
- Survivor (we are 4 episodes behind) and Amazing Race (2 epis behind), finale of Blue Eye Samurai -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 15, 04:34
I don’t know what’s more notable, the result of this study, or the fact that someone apparently got paid to do it in the first place -- (link) - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 04:32
"Congratulations! You solved a Wednesday Crossword in 48:58. YOU HAVE A 11-DAY STREAK" - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 01:05
Wordle 878 5/6 - Beryllium Nov 14, 23:59 4
- 3 - decline Nov 15, 05:23
- 4 - urinal - rollo Nov 15, 05:18
- Wordle 879 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 00:04
- Wordle 879 4/6 - Beryllium Nov 15, 00:01
Meg alert: local distillery advent calendar, 24 mini bottles of various whiskey vodka n gin. only 65$ -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 14, 22:54 1
- Hmm, lots of vodka and gin. Guess not. -- nm - Meg Nov 14, 23:29
In July 2019, Beyond Meat's stock reached $234.90. It's under seven dollars today. - David Nov 14, 22:53 4
- I think their biggest mistake was comparing it to meat. Just admit it tastes nothing like it and it something else. -- nm - MDH Nov 15, 05:44
- Oh look, another hype stock comes back down to earth. -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Nov 15, 05:33
- This one wasn't my fault. You can only blame Disney's stock price on me -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 05:15
- It doesn’t help at all that they aren’t the only plant-based game in town anymore. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 23:18
in theory, if everyone not named Nikki Haley dropped out and she consolidated all their supporters she would win the NH primary by 1% -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 21:59 1
- I wouldn’t put it past Ramaswamy to legally change his name to Nikki Haley just to spite that set up. -- nm - Qale Nov 14, 23:19
How do you kill someone with a coconut allergy? - JD Nov 14, 21:57 6
- well the first thing is you can't be in a curry -- nm - Lafarrow Nov 15, 07:20
- I am dumb. I don't get it. -- nm - sycor Nov 15, 05:50 2
  - I think he's talking about these -- (link) - znufrii Nov 15, 06:06 1
    - Ok that make way more sense. I was wondering why a paper towel would be lethal. LOL - sycor Nov 15, 06:13
- Polonium. Coffee Cup. nm - Dignan Nov 14, 22:51 1
  - you gotta put a lime in it -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 22:54
every American when they try to sing O Canada -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 21:38
Daughter comes home, asks "Do you know if they ever made a third season of Galavant?" -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 14, 21:29
Senator Cobra Kai on Jan 6th -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 14, 21:27
Wordle 879 5/6 (two all grey rows) - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 21:26
I like Saleh as a coach, but I haaate the mixed message of "We cut Michael Carter to emphasize accountability" along with "Wilson will start again" -- nm - David Nov 14, 21:10
Connections 157, got slightly tripped up at the end - ty97 Nov 14, 21:09 15
- yay? - mud Nov 15, 07:30
- No strikes but, blue was a nail-biter and green by elimination. -- nm - VMan Nov 15, 05:33
- X I hate ones like this -- nm - decline Nov 15, 05:29
- clean - rollo Nov 15, 05:21
- I took one look at it and gave up immediately. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 05:19 2
  - I threw in the towel after the first mistake -- nm - oblique Nov 15, 05:19 1
    - (spoilers) - ReluctantCynic Nov 15, 05:28
- Connections Puzzle #157 - crash davis 😺 Nov 15, 00:02
- 2 mistakes, but I solved it - TWuG Nov 14, 22:18
- 1 mistake but I liked that a lot - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 14, 21:32 1
  - When I opened and saw the grid at first, I almost just closed my browser. - ty97 Nov 15, 05:15
- One mistake that I blame on the construction (spoils) - znufrii, vice president Nov 14, 21:21 1
  - That's what tripped me up -- nm - ty97 Nov 15, 05:14
- I got them but hated that one. - David Nov 14, 21:16
- Also (not a spoiler) - ty97 Nov 14, 21:11
Kansas 89 Kentucky 84 -- nm - JD Nov 14, 21:08 3
- KK. Might as well be KKK. -- nm - Spawn Nov 15, 08:19
- not sure if this is basketball or football score -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 22:52
- I can go to bed happy. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 14, 21:23
A talking head on MSNBC has a prominently displayed book Leslie Fvcking Jones right behind him. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 14, 20:39 2
- were you expecting a classic Crumb poster? -- (pic) - Peglegpete Nov 14, 20:53 [Attachment] 1
  - The book cover actually had the F word.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 14, 23:01 [Image]

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