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The Big Ten must have had a ton of evidence. Harbaugh stands down and will accept his punishment. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 13:55
oof, sean combs/diddy accused of years of abuse by cassie (longtime partner until around 5 years ago). he denies. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Nov 16, 13:28 2
- Can't read the article. Hopefully it's false allegations and she wants money. Not because I like Diddy that much, but would rather that than - sycor Nov 16, 13:34 1
  - here’s a google - you should be able to pick a source. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Nov 16, 13:42
Santos: used campaign funds to pay for botox and onlyfans -- (link) - Remlik Nov 16, 13:28 3
- I don't understand where the outrage is coming from -- nm - decline Nov 16, 14:48
- Don’t forget Sephora -- nm - VMan Nov 16, 14:43
- figures -- nm - budice Nov 16, 13:54
Jeopardy/WWE: Becky Lynch set a record. Became 1st player to give zero correct answers through 60 clues - Remlik Nov 16, 13:22 4
- Hold my drink. -- nm - Sean C Nov 16, 14:42
- I wonder if she had ever seen the show? -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 13:37 1
  - well she is Irish so who knows. -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 13:40
- Misread - that’s amazing. -- nm* - Will Hunting Nov 16, 13:24
Has anyone ordered canvas prints through Google Photos? Wondering how the quality is since I just got a notification for a 25% off sale -- nm - sycor Nov 16, 13:21
Harley Quinn renewed for Season 5! -- (link) - JaxSean Nov 16, 12:59 1
- Sweet. The odd numbered seasons are the good ones! -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 13:01
Secret Santa Poll (from a few boards back...) - whisper Nov 16, 12:55 2
- Pardon me.. Secret Stalker.. -- nm - whisper Nov 16, 12:57 1
  - i have been known to refer to real-life Secret Santa exchanges as Secret Stalker, without realizing it. You get looks. -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 13:09
Judge lifts gag order on the fascist. because of course. -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 12:51
Dakota Johnson’s voice in that Madame Web trailer ranges from wooden to unenthused handjob. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 12:50 14
- Sony is a hard 5 for 5 on its last few Spider-Man films, but it's Venom away from everything else sucking horribly. -- nm - David Nov 16, 13:39 1
  - the only thing they've gotten right on Venom is the casting. -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 14:19
- Honestly, isn't that how she *always* sounds? -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:51 11
  - True but why the hell would you let her lead a property like this? - Will Hunting Nov 16, 12:52 9
    - it worked so well with LiLo -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 12:57 2
      - …. Huh? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 12:58 1
        
        they cast her in the Elizabeth Taylor biopic -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 13:01
    - Well, this is Sony, so I am not really sure if they are even trying. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:53 5
      - They dont have too just make sure they keep the rights - eag Nov 16, 13:06 4
        
        It would be cool if they really had a plan to flesh out their corner of the MCU but I doubt we will even get Spidey and Venom to meet. That after - Spawn Nov 16, 13:10 3
        
        Plus Madame Web is a prequel to the Spider-man films - Remlik Nov 16, 13:23 2
        
        Or hear me out. Adam Scott is mid 40’s. Most aunts/uncles of teenage kids are in their 40’s. - Will Hunting Nov 16, 13:27
        
        Ah, was not sure that was where they went with it. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 13:25
  - was going to say, that pretty much describes her career -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 12:52
NY appeals court lifts gag order==well one judge issued a temp stay till full appeals court discussion -- nm* - zeitgeist Nov 16, 12:49 1
- the powers of the antichrist are strong. -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 12:58
Poll based on work conversation, how many, if any, true "suits" do you own? - Andie Nov 16, 12:36 53
- 4 and a kilt. wore one on Tuesday for a conference. -- nm - mafic Nov 16, 13:35
- Two but three if you count my tuxedo. I'm not a farmer. :⁠-⁠) -- nm - Krusty Nov 16, 13:24
- zero -- nm - oblique Nov 16, 13:16
- three. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 16, 13:11
- Five? I think only two of them sort of fit. -- nm - JD Nov 16, 13:10
- Two that probably fit. One more that I can make fit. -- nm* - znufrii, vice president Nov 16, 12:58
- 3 & a tux. I doubt 2 will fit. -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 16, 12:53
- 1 and I’m pretty sure at this point I’m Chris Farley in the fat man suit sketch if I tried to wear it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 16, 12:50 4
  - Better than the fat guy in a little coat bit. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:52 3
    - Nerd!!!! - Will Hunting Nov 16, 12:53 2
      - HE SING-SONGS IT!!! -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:54 1
        
        The best of (Will Hunting) -- (link) - Spawn Nov 16, 12:54 [youtube]
- I ditched my "suits" but purchased 3 suit coats I can wear with dress pants. Much nicer -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 16, 12:49
- 2 and a tuxedo. -- nm - MDH Nov 16, 12:44 6
  - I’m actually wearing one now. -- nm - MDH Nov 16, 12:45 5
    - "It's after 6 Liz, I'm not a *farmer*." -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 12:54 1
      - :) -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 16, 13:10
    - :) do y’all do more business casual or sportcoats with nice pants? — nm - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:52 1
      - no its true, around here dark blue (non 'washed') jeans count as formalish. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 13:11
    - penguins suit? -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:46
- none -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 16, 12:43
- At this point, only two, neither of which I've worn other than funerals. -- nm - David Nov 16, 12:42
- Second poll should be when was the last time you actually wore one for work purposes -- nm* - budice Nov 16, 12:41 13
  - I don't wear one for work, obviously. -- nm - Krusty Nov 16, 13:29 5
    - why not? if hugh can do it… nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Nov 16, 13:32 1
      - Nice! - Krusty Nov 16, 13:38
    - You should tux it up. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 13:31 2
      - I really want to do it one day. -- nm - Krusty Nov 16, 13:35 1
        
        I hate suits but love tuxes. I tend to ruin them, though. -- (edited) - Spawn Nov 16, 13:39
  - 2012? -- nm - JD Nov 16, 13:27
  - last year. was why I bought the new ones -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 16, 13:17
  - September client board mtg -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 16, 12:55
  - 2008 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 16, 12:53
  - probably around 2010 or so -- nm - decline Nov 16, 12:50
  - well I'm a wedding officiant so.... actually since the pandemic its been mostly slacks n wool sports coat, black jeans even -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 12:44
  - uhhhh... A job interview 20 or more years ago? -- nm - sycor Nov 16, 12:43
- (waiting for pmb's answer) -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 16, 12:41 1
  - right? and MDH, maybe tRu? — nm - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:44
- one -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 16, 12:41
- One and it's old. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 16, 12:40
- not sure i own any full suits anymore -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:40
- a few. - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:40
- two -- nm - Jovian Nov 16, 12:39
- suits that fit? um... -- nm - Diva Nov 16, 12:39
- one. And it definitely doesn't fit. -- nm - sycor Nov 16, 12:39 1
  - That used to be my answer until I decided, "Who are you kidding? It's never going to fit again." -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 12:40
- 2 - decline Nov 16, 12:38
- over a dozen (not sure how many fit, some are older than some STrs like the slate matte gray Armani "miami vice" suit) -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 12:38
- one -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:37
- two -- nm - budice Nov 16, 12:37
- zero. -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 12:37
- none -- nm - Pippy the Lioness Nov 16, 12:37
- zero -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 12:37
Streisand claims Yentl co-star Mandy Patinkin tried to initiate an affair during filming -- (link) - budice Nov 16, 12:36
not surprised but still makes me want to weep - this is from an nyt story about Kamala but not Joe voters. nm but: -- (pic) - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:35 [Attachment] 3
- the WH comms strategy appears to be entirely "well, we tweeted about it, and posted a reel on instagram. what more do you want from us?" - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:42 1
  - I just posted elsewhere to someone earlier re: how I wish they’d get ahead of grocery and goods prices impacting people, like they’ve done some re: - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:49
- here’s the link to the full article. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:42
“Polar vortex” to hit over 2023 Thanksgiving, bringing snow and ice -- (link*) - decline Nov 16, 12:29
Guilty on 4 counts of 1st degree murder and 1 count of attempted murder related to the truck attack on a Muslim family in London Ontario -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 16, 12:07
*wheezing* -- (link) - Reagen Nov 16, 12:06 [Image] 1
- excellent -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 16, 12:12
I’m half thinking of going out for a quiet pint tonight. - Loyola Nov 16, 11:57 9
- Get shitfaced seems to be a recurring theme on ST these last couple of days. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 16, 12:14 4
  - Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit getting shit faced -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 16, 12:39 2
    - Come, join us! I should post a picture of my bourbon/ whiskey collection since I finally got it all unpacked. I was shocked how much I have. - sycor Nov 16, 12:41 1
      - Lots of folks collect various. I had a half dozen good ones till a couple months into covid, decided to drink them before rona got me -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 13:43
  - drinking liberally I say -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 16, 12:37
- do it! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 16, 11:58 3
  - No Beaker don’t encourage him! -- nm - Good Loyola Nov 16, 12:02 2
    - be quiet nerd! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 16, 12:04 1
      - Haha :) -- nm - Loyola Nov 16, 12:06
Happy, uh, National Fast Food Day (this must strictly be a USA thing 🤦‍♂️) -- nm - JD Nov 16, 11:51 2
- Today's take from the Rez -- (pic) - Meg Nov 16, 12:07 [Attachment]
- Happy National Indiana Day! -- nm - Remlik Nov 16, 12:01
here, have some super-cute flying squirrels instead! nm but: -- (edited) - i.b.! Nov 16, 11:51
Why can’t I reach these keeeeds? -- nm - Qale Nov 16, 11:50 19
- they must be coddled with screens at all costs -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 11:59 17
  - I'm pretty sure I had some horrific political opinions at 20 too. -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 12:08 16
    - I voted for Dukakis. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:37 1
      - quaint how much of a political shitstorm the Willie Horton ad generated that year. wouldn't even turn a head today -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:44
    - the difference now is how easily they can be spread to thousands (or more) of people. Q, from b2, a small number to tiktok is a big number on other - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:25
    - yeah but the sources of our info that fed even bad takes 30 years ago were still within the realm of legitimate discourse - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:19 12
      - 25 years ago, my mom and I had a yelling match wherein she insisted that everyone online was a completely fake persona/total con artist. - Beryllium Nov 16, 12:34 10
        
        heh, that was around the same time as I was going to meet-up with one of my first online friends. I had to convince my mom I’d be safe, promise I had - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:37 9
        
        I met up with and dated a few girls from online mIRC boards back around that time. Yeah more common now, but this was before you could swipe right. - sycor Nov 16, 13:05 5
        
        one of my closest friends ended up marrying a guy she met from the personals section of *The Onion*. -- nm* - Andie Nov 16, 13:07 4
        
        That was a cross site network. Salon/Onion/Nerve/a few others -- (edited) - Reagen Nov 16, 13:38 1
        
        ! -- nm - Andie Nov 16, 13:56
        
        Herbert Kornfeld? -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 13:28
        
        That's... quite amazing. I don't even know the whole story and I kind of love it. -- nm - sycor Nov 16, 13:11
        
        i can't even remember what year it was i last-minute flew to NY to stay in a room with ty and dawson. dawson was still in law school i think. i don't - Andie Nov 16, 13:01 2
        
        brave girl - Spawn Nov 16, 13:02 1
        
        heh, but i had never met them. i met Mel that trip too. it was a bit insane of me, but i knew that it was all fine. - Andie Nov 16, 13:04
      - I didn’t see this before starting my post above - that’s a good point I missed including. — nm - i.b.! Nov 16, 12:27
- "I bet this will freak out the olds" -- nm - Reagen Nov 16, 11:54
Subject line of email I received: Celebrate the HoliGays with Mariah Carey -- nm* - JD Nov 16, 11:49 2
- Dude. Don't cross Kylie Minogue. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 16, 12:00 1
  - Crystal Waters says "Hold my beer." -- nm - Baron-Yogg Nov 16, 12:24
Crash, my love, don't forget to set your fantasy lineup. -- nm* - David Nov 16, 11:47 3
- gracias, I left Jake Bobo on the bench thus ensuring that he will score a TD -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 16, 17:30
- WR1: Jake Bobo, WR2: Josh Bobo -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 12:36 1
  - Bobo -- nm - budice Nov 16, 13:55
If you’ll indulge my sentimentality for a moment, one benefit of rehearsing for our Christmas concert in a few weeks is learning more than just the first verse of familiar carols. -- (edited) - znufrii, vice president Nov 16, 11:42 [youtube] 5
- It's like the opposite of We Wish You a Merry Christmas where it's all good until they start squatting in your house demanding figgy pudding. -- nm - Dano Nov 16, 12:39 2
  - Mmm….figgy pudding -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 16, 12:41 1
    - Bring it. Right. Here. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:47
- Aw that’s lovely. -- nm - Loyola Nov 16, 11:54
- that’s beautiful. :) - — nm - i.b.! Nov 16, 11:46
the Pelosi attacker has been found guilty. bye guy -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 11:36 5
- (federal charges so not some Paris Hilton sentence in a Cal state prison) -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 11:41 4
  - and prolly gonna get banged harder (30 years max) than anyone so far who tried to overthrow the gov't on Jan 6th -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 11:43 3
    - I was going to point out the physical harm difference but that really doesn't hold up given the sentences for the Jan 6th convictions that involved - JD Nov 16, 11:45 2
      - *Who* was harmed. -- nm - Spawn Nov 16, 12:48
      - the main difference will be he's not getting sentenced by a Trump judge -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 16, 12:09
‘/~I’d like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony..~/‘ — nm - i.b.! Nov 16, 11:35 1
- LOL. I had to make mental peace with the super loud, super out of tune, super fan who was seemingly 13 at the Taylor Swift concert -- (link) - JD Nov 16, 11:42 [youtube]

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