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Connections Puzzle #162 - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 20, 01:59 3
- Purple first - decline Nov 20, 04:58
- Perfect, but blue only through elimination. - TWuG Nov 20, 04:17
- Connections Puzzle #162 - crash davis 😺 Nov 20, 02:40
Wordle 884 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 20, 01:53 3
- 6 - rollo Nov 20, 05:36
- 4 - decline Nov 20, 04:54
- Wordle 884 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Nov 20, 02:43
I got invited to an Orgasm Denial Party, but unfortunately I can't cum -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 01:45
The cargo ship the Houthis pirated and forced to a Yemen port is Japanese, not Israeli (wonder if illiterate confuse hebrew with kanji? -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 20, 01:17
AI @ midnight: OpenAI has new CEO Emmett Shear. Microsoft bankrolling fmr CEO Sam Altman in New Venture under Microsoft flag. -- (link*) - budice Nov 20, 00:51 5
- 1) Sam never welcomed back at OpenAI 2) The OpenAI board never resigned. 3) Satya Nadella CEO Microsoft bankrolling Sam in new Venture -- nm - budice Nov 20, 00:56 4
  - New OpenAI CEO statement -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 01:33 2
    - OpenAI employees -- (pic) - budice Nov 20, 02:16 [Attachment] 1
      - When do we learn that there are no employees? -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 04:37
  - "we just saved Bing" -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 20, 01:01
Now that Reagen is gone, I'll confess. I don't have strong feels about the Bombers. -- nm - David Nov 19, 23:47 1
- But you're learning, right? - Reagen Nov 20, 03:29
I brought home a fallen orange from Stanley Ranch. The kits are fascinated. It's barely ripe I wonder if squirrels were involved ? -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 21:41 11
- Hmm, not quite ripe yet, but should be great in a week or so. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 22:21
- a fair number of mine fall off when they're still a bit green. I'd go wind before fauna. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 21:57 9
  - Flora, fauna, or … winda? -- nm - Landbeck Nov 20, 00:06
  - We have a huge crop this year so I wouldn't be surprised by natural culling. The squirrels (and crows) are still busy with the walnut tree. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 22:04
  - You’re such a squirrel apologist. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 21:59 6
    - australians have a weird love for squirrels. I think because they don't exist here. - mafic Nov 19, 22:04 5
      - I was trying to think of an Aussie equivalent but all I could come up with were birds or lizards :) I guess maybe Koalas on the east coast. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 22:25 4
        
        I'd say the ibis is the raccoon equivalent. maybe possums? but they're not as ubiquitous. I have quendas around my house, but they don't climb. -- nm - mafic Nov 20, 00:44
        
        quokka, perhaps? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 22:28 2
        
        True, but how many people have actually seen them? -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 22:36 1
        
        Koala are cute, like an amateur panda bear. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 23:24
What does a Japanese language student say before eating duck teriyaki - JD Nov 19, 21:29 3
- *marked safe from JD puns* -- nm - The Allfather Nov 19, 22:30
- I'm sorry, that one went over my head -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 21:32 1
  - you need to meet Emmy (NMBL) - howie Nov 20, 00:31 [youtube]
not sure how much is based in fact but The Crown’s theory on why Dodi was dating Di feels pretty gross -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 21:13
NYT Opinion Guest Essay - The Sneaky Sticker-Shock of Subscription Culture Nov. 19, 2023 - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 21:04
AI: Sam not returning as CEO, but in some other capacity supposedly -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 20:53 4
- i.e. they didn't realise he had a massive severance. that board should be burned to the ground. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 21:06 2
  - OpenAI is fundamentally a non-profit so the board has different duties than a normal corporation -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 20, 01:51 1
    - says the guy on an advisory board with two openAI board members. I’m aware of the board’s responsibilities, but if you sack a guy and - mafic Nov 20, 05:01
- even Succession never got this batshit crazy in the boardroom -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 21:03
"Congratulations! You solved a Monday Crossword in 31:13. YOU HAVE A 16-DAY STREAK" got hung up in the upper left and when the solutions did come - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 20:44 2
- 4:37 for me today, but also my 347th Monday puzzle. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 21:03 1
  - Whoa, I salute you sir. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 21:05
lol Francesca -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 20:21
The cricket world cup final was today! Congrats to whomever won! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 20:18 1
- I assume we all stayed up late to watch it. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 20:19
good job Argentina - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 20:00 2
- If you thought our choice was bad, they really had a horrible one. You either go with the populist right wing nut job or the econ isn’t my forte guy. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 20:27
- With little support in the Argentinian congress, the nutjob’s not gonna get anything accomplished. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 20:14
1st and Goal at the 9 - budice Nov 19, 19:43
Eastbound Hwy 10 is open!! -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 19:17 7
- Now you can flee California! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 20:04 1
  - I'm not sure I've ever been on I-10 west of Banning. I join it there and go east to Palm Springs, Blythe, and beyond. - Meg Nov 19, 20:17
- thanks, pete and joe! — nm - i.b.! Nov 19, 19:40
- This mornings press conference was something. The Mayor, Governor, and Vice President all saying how happy they were. Compliments all round to the - Meg Nov 19, 19:20
- it's a thanksgiving miracle! -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 19:19 2
  - westsiders are the biggest babies in the entire world -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 19:54
  - God forbid we'd have had to go out of our way to get to Grandma's house. -- nm - Meg Nov 19, 19:22
Blue Eyed Samurai on Netflix is *great* but it’s *very* adult. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:28 4
- "peaches" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 20:14 1
  - "I need a boat" "Ooh, a revenge boat" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 21:32
- wasn't a fan of the ending, but overall liked it a lot -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 19, 18:29 1
  - Maya Erskine (the voice of Mizu) is Mrs. Smith in Donald Glover’s upcoming Mr. and Mrs. Smith. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:54
So it’s Friday morning and I’m running to the elevator. - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:26 1
- I would've gone serious but insincere just to make it that little bit more awkward. something like "oh, loooonnng night of drinking, you?" - mafic Nov 19, 18:29
The Grey Cup, like usual, is looking to come down to the wire... -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 19, 18:18 10
- the Cup itself, looks like a DALEK. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 19, 19:45
- If you’re an NFL player who gets cut, is the CFL or USFL/XFL the better option? - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:47 1
  - I think XFL is slightly higher unless you're like a starting QB. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 19:10
- OH MY GOD!!!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:40 3
  - Holy shit, they tried a rouge and almost pulled it off! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:46 2
    - But down by 4, so I don't know what that would have gotten them. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 18:53 1
      - I had to look up what was even happening. I assume you don’t get a field goal attempt after a rouge? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 18:55
- fuuuuuuuuuuuuck -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 19, 18:39
- also, based on FB comments, the Green Day half-time show was awesome (I missed it like a dope) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 19, 18:19 1
  - Yes, in that they played 4 songs without doing something weird or stupid - Reagen Nov 19, 18:52
Star Trek Section 31 starring Michele Yeoh is getting ready to start filming -- (link) - Remlik Nov 19, 16:45 1
- Neechay -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 21:56
The first 40 minutes of episode one of The Curse has more penis than I was expecting. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 16:33 3
- I trust none of it belongs to Emma Stone. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:50
- God you're a pessimist. nm - Dignan Nov 19, 16:42
- Or less. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 19, 16:39
Well it took most of the day but I saved my wordle streak at 48 - smokestack lightning - rollo Nov 19, 16:25 1
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 16:29
EPCOT Center: A Symphonic History -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 16:23 [youtube] 1
- I bet there’s some Imagineers right now looking at the Sphere and saying “Daaamn”. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 18:23
NFL Red Zone just showed CFL highlights. -- nm - David Nov 19, 16:13 1
- I think I speak for us all when I say Fuck the Bombers. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 16:19
I just found out Lessons in Chemistry has its own recipe website, surprisingly named LessonsInChemistryRecipes.com -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 15:49 3
- That is super neat. I was hoping the chicken pot pie recipe was there -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 19, 16:02 1
  - The pot pie looked amazing on the show. So did the Oysters Zott and the Galette. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 16:09
- Lewis Pullman thinks a hot dog is a sandwich. Brie Larson vehemently insists a hot dog is NOT a sandwich. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 15:56
Ryan Minor, who started in place of Cal Ripken Jr when he ended his consecutive game streak has entered hospice for colon cancer. -- (link) - Dano Nov 19, 15:30 2
- eff cancer -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 15:49
- Awful. :-( -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 15:35
I just noticed that our schools are done for the year on 12/20 (a Wednesday). Why? It’s not like it’s the 23rd or something? There’s almost a week - Will Hunting Nov 19, 15:21 1
- friday 12/22 is a holiday for us because christmas eve falls on a weekend, so that’s one early day. do they usually have end of quarter or semester - i.b.! Nov 19, 19:36
When do you put up your Christmas tree? Theresa likes to wait until Dec. 1st. I'm ready to go the day after Thanksgiving. - Krusty Nov 19, 15:08 13
- this week at some point. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 20, 06:06
- Historically, my Mom would not put it until our school years (which is Jan-Dec here) were done. - Marlowe Nov 19, 18:46
- did it yesterday. did outdoor lights today -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 19, 16:04
- I don’t have a Christmas tree. A couple of times, I made an outline of one in lights on the wall. I’m not really into Thanksgiving/Christmas. -- nm - Qale Nov 19, 16:02
- Normally around dec 1st, but this year we have new cats and ... I don't foresee it going very well. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 15:37
- should I start Santa's ransom at $5B or $10 Billion? -- (pic) - Peglegpete Nov 19, 15:30 [Attachment]
- The first weekend in December. Real tree. -- nm - Andie Nov 19, 15:24
- Two weeks. Twn days before. 4 weeks means you'll have an explosively inflamable display of kindling -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 15:22
- Kelly will do it during the parade on Thursday. I put up lights and inflatables today so we can turn things on that night. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 15:19
- I'd do it November 1st if I could. We're running way late this year by my standards. -- nm - David Nov 19, 15:14 1
  - You and Linda Belcher. :-) - Krusty Nov 19, 15:18
- Weekend after thanksgiving, depending on when we’re seeing family. -- nm - znufrii, vice president Nov 19, 15:10
- Thanksgiving or the day after has historically been tradition for us -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 15:10
Reporter: "How much did Tommy DeVito grow today?" Daboll: "I think he's the same height." -- nm - budice Nov 19, 14:57
I somehow missed this in the Orioles prospects -- they have an 19yr old catcher who most people say is 6'4, 220+ (still growing) who stole 12 bases - Will Hunting Nov 19, 14:40 1
- it's not about speed; it's only about two steps for him -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 14:49
110th Grey Cup Winnipeg vs Montreal - 6PM ET on CFL+, TSN -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 14:19 5
- I'm going to go with Winnipeg as their uniforms sort of look like the Washington Huskies -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 14:41 2
  - Non-zero chance they feature multiple Washington Huskies. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 14:43 1
    - 1 player from Central Washington. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 15:23
- $20 says the Alouettes pull off another of those crazy onside punts. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 14:23 1
  - US$20 or C$20? -- nm - Baron-Yogg Nov 19, 15:35
The Challenge is awesome. Carry on. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 14:04 1
- It's so great. - Jovian Nov 19, 14:26
Aardman only has enough clay for one more W&G movie (srsly) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 13:57 5
- So what you’re saying is… - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 14:25
- It’s their own fault. The producer wouldn’t have gone out of business if they’d made more movies! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 14:24
- So the implication is that clay is simply no longer available because the one vendor closed? -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 14:03 2
  - really only one solution -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 14:23 1
    - CGI? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 14:24
RIP to a real one, Joss Ackland -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 13:55 1
- "Diplomatic immunity!" -- nm - budice Nov 19, 15:10
The headline on this article barely hints at the anger and heartache it contains - TWuG Nov 19, 13:50 1
- that whole store is just sad, and frustrating. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 19, 14:04
BF: Astronauts have been very balanced this season. Top 7 teams are all within 100 total points of each other. -- nm - Strongbad, Champ Champ Champ Nov 19, 13:42
the line between the numerator and the denominator is the vinculum -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 13:35 3
- If we can watch Slow Horses cause they liked it, they can watch Lessons in Chemistry -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 19, 16:03
- Though I think it's divisive. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 13:42 1
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 19, 14:03
Remember LDB challenge starts this week. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 13:28
AI: Sam Altman gives an update. Undertakernotdeadyet.gif -- (link*) - budice Nov 19, 13:19 3
- the flood of techbros rushing to his defense on twitter makes me think the board was absolutely justified -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 19, 13:45
- Microsoft CEO supposedly mediating -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 13:26
- Did they hire him back? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 13:22
Mop, when Iceland first started with the magma/volcano news last week, I looked at about a dozen 'pro's', and he came out best to follow. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 19, 13:19 3
- If I can pull off a Europe trip with the kids this summer, it’ll include a stop in Iceland… if Iceland is still there. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 14:26 1
  - Iceland will be fine. It is one spot. -- nm* - Andie Nov 19, 15:25
- 👍 -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 13:20
Znu - I am traveling and contributing for TGiving and I can't shop until Wednesday. FML -- nm - Diva Nov 19, 13:15 1
- But at least the grocery store and the liquor store are in the same plaza. -- nm - Diva Nov 19, 13:16
I'm so glad I'm old and mature enough to laugh at the ineptitude instead of throwing this phone at the TV screen. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 19, 13:01 3
- You don't want to know how much of that I predicted when the score was 26-14. - David Nov 19, 13:06 2
  - No reason to be sorry! I meant what I said. - zunk takes things literally Nov 19, 13:12 1
    - The real story is that the Jags screwed over the NFC North by reaching for Travon Walker. -- nm - David Nov 19, 13:21

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