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Mike Birbiglia’s “Old Man and the Pool” is now on Netflix. Haven’t seen it yet but it was super well received during its stage run. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 21, 14:39 1
- His "What I *should* have said...was nothing." We use that quote all the time. - JaxSean Nov 21, 14:44
Worker stabbed at Orange County Amazon distribution center. -- (link) - budice Nov 21, 14:12 1
- By a robot? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 14:41
NFL meeting week 11 with Annie Agar -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Nov 21, 14:11 [youtube]
Letterman on The Late Show last night felt like nothing had changed at all. -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 13:58 4
- Thanks. Watching now! - Spawn Nov 21, 14:19 1
  - The ending almost made me cry. - Spawn Nov 21, 14:25
- what did he sleep with one of Stephen's interns? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 14:00 1
  - Well done... -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 21, 14:02
BBC to 'rest' their most popular show, Top Gear -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 21, 13:50
"Homer mispelling "smart" was a mistake made by Dan Castellaneta during recording, but it fit the scene so well that it was kept in." -- nm - Beryllium Nov 21, 13:41
Shaquille Leonard’s annual turkey giveaway on Indy’s west side: -- (link) - budice Nov 21, 13:27 1
- quick spawn, get in there -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 13:31
Rob-In from the Hood: About $12,000 in merchandise was stolen in a brazen flash mob robbery at a Nike store in Watts -- (link*) - budice Nov 21, 13:19 2
- Meh. Didn't even use a stolen Kia to bust in. Thats been a thing. - zunk takes things literally Nov 21, 13:28 1
  - jeez, a half dozen a night here, cause 50k in damage to steal a couple hundred vape carts, comic books or a case of beer -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 13:29
wapo with a quiz on which generation we communicate like for work. - i.b! Nov 21, 13:18 5
- 34% Millennial, 32% Gen X, 25% Gen Z, 9% Boomer -- nm - Dano Nov 21, 14:54
- You sound like a mix of all four generations at work. 32% Millennial, 30% Gen X, 21% Gen Z, 17% Boomer -- nm - JD Nov 21, 14:36
- Your work communication style is a mix of Millenial and Gen Z. - The Allfather Nov 21, 14:22 1
  - This doesn't really apply to my workplace - Reagen Nov 21, 14:34
- 45% Millennial, 32% Gen X, 23% Gen Z, O% Boomer. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 21, 13:48
"it's not the crime it's the cover-up" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 13:15
Toddler finds gun in his mother's purse and fires it into the ceiling in Walmart. -- (link*) - Meg Nov 21, 13:08 2
- In fairness, Walmart can be very frustrating. -- nm - Loyola Nov 21, 13:27
- better than the infant that found mom's gun in her purse and shot her in the head -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 13:22
you wanna see a moldy house? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 13:04 2
- That's a housey mold. -- nm - Baron-Yogg Nov 21, 13:09
- nightmare fuel -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 13:07
Crypto be Criminals DOJ: Binance and CEO Plead Guilty to Federal Charges in $4B Resolution Binance Admits It Engaged in Anti-Money Laundering, Unlicensed Money Transmits -- (edited) - budice Nov 21, 12:49 7
- wait, no jail time? just pay a fine? uh the company pays a fine, they walk? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 13:28 1
  - no CZ is gonna get some prison time under his plea. a fine is just a price, tho -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 14:18
- Binance failed to report to FinCEN transactions associated with groups including Al Qaeda, ISIS, Hamas’ Al-Qassam -- nm - budice Nov 21, 12:53 4
  - ransomware proceeds from attacks involving at least 24 different strains of ransomware, Binance failed to report these transactions. -- nm - budice Nov 21, 12:53 3
    - darknet markets dealing in narcotics, counterfeit and fraud-related goods but Binance never reported any such transactions. -- nm - budice Nov 21, 12:54 2
      - it's almost like that's what crypto is intended for -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 13:01 1
        
        Binance found every bad way to use it -- nm - budice Nov 21, 13:03
add The Muppets to the list of IP that Disney continues to fuck up for no apparent reason -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 12:48 1
- noooooo -- nm - JaxSean Nov 21, 13:39
the suckers still buying gas will have their cheapest T’giving travel prices since 2020. thanks Brandon -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 12:46 3
- Doesn't stop Senator Markwayne 'The Biter' Mullin from complaining though. -- (pic) -- (link*) - Jovian Nov 21, 13:02 [Attachment] 2
  - does anything? -- nm - mafic Nov 21, 14:38
  - he should complain about his name. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 21, 14:06
NFL Playoff Picture after Wk 11 -- (pic) - budice Nov 21, 12:38 [Attachment] 1
- I'd like to see Miami and Jax swap spots in the AFC, and Minny and Seattle swap spots in the NFC -- nm - rollo Nov 21, 13:50
til: those Peter Lorre cameos in WB cartoons were a gift b/c the bosses had blacklisted him for supporting a union strike -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 12:36 1
- oh nice -- nm - Remlik Nov 21, 12:47
Nice work Indiana. Indiana killed net metering, solar down 67%, utility now seeking 23% rate increase -- (link) - oblique Nov 21, 12:23 9
- Alberta thinks this is a great idea -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 21, 13:38
- ugh. I was going to look into this next year. dumbasses -- nm - Remlik Nov 21, 12:48
- Short term gain for long term loss. Eventually, everyone switches to solar and the utility goes out of business. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 12:39 1
  - Like the Ford dealers in Illinois. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 12:39
- Sounds like some of the BS Duke Energy is doing here in NC. -- nm - sycor Nov 21, 12:36 2
  - Oh, we have Duke in parts of Indiana. -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 13:24
  - Duke Sucks -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 12:58
- you know who else killed net metering back in his day? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 12:27
- the sun had a good run -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 12:26
9 problems with Musk’s lolsuit -- (link) - mara Nov 21, 12:01 13
- He filed it because he said he would. Once we move on, he'll withdraw it and we'll keep on doing the same as before. Nothing ever changes. -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 12:12 12
  - meanwhile his friends in Texas will now do the heavy lifting. -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 12:14 11
    - I don't think anything comes of that part either. While Paxton survived his removal, he still has little actual political capital. - Qale Nov 21, 12:16 10
      - oh agreed. but this will give it the 'sheen' of it being legit for maga mouthbreathers out there. -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 12:19 9
        
        “Mouthbreather?” -- nm - Eleven Nov 21, 12:24 8
        
        lol yep. the same people, like my sister, who is upset today that Jason Chaffetz overpaid for a 70lb turkey. that damn Joe Biden!! -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 12:29 7
        
        PP did the same thing only about Trudeau -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 21, 13:39
        
        I saw a threads post about it - the replies were so funny. I wonder if he went to somewhere like lobel’s in nyc or erewhon in l.a. - i.b! Nov 21, 13:05 5
        
        Tacoma Boys and Harbor Greens offers various local farmed turkey's... An organic, heirloom, free range was 7 or 8 a pound, so 90 or more.... - zeitgeist Nov 21, 13:21
        
        and yea poor regular person David Brooks had to apologize for that. If he was just in congress, or a tech bro, or a former President, he could have - Jovian Nov 21, 13:11
        
        oops nevermind. yea must likely some pricy place in LA. it was bought in California is all I know. -- nm* - Jovian Nov 21, 13:09 2
        
        everyone in LA makes fun of the Erewhon dopes -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 13:12 1
        
        it has to be one of the highest percentage social-media’d stores. - i.b! Nov 21, 13:15
Well, that's cool. My wife's former student who is on tour with the national Mean Girls tour got to go on as the lead (Regina) last night -- (link) - oblique Nov 21, 11:51 4
- That's awesome!! -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 12:12
- That's a great teacher! -- nm - Baron-Yogg Nov 21, 12:08
- So very fetch. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 21, 11:56
- that is indeed cool -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 21, 11:52
Sara Sampaio has been cast in James Gunn’s Superman as Eve Teschmacher, Lex Luthor’s assistant - budice Nov 21, 11:51 5
- Skyler Gisondo as Jimmy Olsen (that's *PERFECT*) -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 12:37
- Ms TeschMACHER! -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 12:07 3
  - "North, Ms Teschmacher! Due north!" -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 12:09
  - Gene Hackman was so choice with it -- nm - budice Nov 21, 12:07 1
    - Gene Hackman makes every movie better. The movie might stink , but less so because he's there. -- nm - Baron-Yogg Nov 21, 12:09
I want to believe that chiropractors help, but this video exposes it all. -- (edited) - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 11:42 [youtube] 2
- so much depends on individuals. I know some people who’ve had good experiences, but so many others not. - i.b! Nov 21, 12:56
- I went to one once. Load of nonsense. Lots of adjusting the bench then they press down and the bench makes a big noise as if they’re putting your back - Loyola Nov 21, 11:54
I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving full of love and joy. I may not post much until next Tuesday, but know I hope you all have the best holiday. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 21, 11:39 7
- safe travels and happy holiday and long weekend! :) - — nm - i.b! Nov 21, 12:58
- Same to you, my friend! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving 🦃🥧🍠🏈 -- nm - Krusty Nov 21, 12:14
- see you next tuesday -- nm - rollo Nov 21, 11:53
- enjoy the holiday, mon frere -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 21, 11:44
- Have the best Thanksgiving! -- nm - ty97 Nov 21, 11:41
- And to you, as well. Safe travels, my friend. -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 11:40 1
  - Gracias. The way things have been going the Niners will win. But in a perfect holiday world, Jake Bobo scores 2 TDs while David has dessert. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 21, 11:42
Ugh. nmbugh - znufrii, vice president Nov 21, 11:38
susan sarandon dropped by uta because of a stupid anti-jewish comment. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Nov 21, 11:35 3
- *Donald Glover "good" gif* -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 11:45
- Yeah, unfortunately, she's been a bit "out there" for a while. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 11:38 1
  - shocking coming from a Jill Stein voter. -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 11:56
If this isn't the ultimate expression of the foodchem/Gladwell dialectic, I don't know what is. I came down *really* hard on Mac about her Q1 report - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 21, 11:21 6
- Just a little early onset senioritis. -- nm - Dano Nov 21, 13:14
- 😺 one kitty for foodchem/Gladwell dialectic; 😺😺😺 three kitties for Mac's scholarship -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 21, 11:37
- It sucks. Logan is doing great except in one class. *Art*. And his stuff has been *amazing*. - Spawn Nov 21, 11:24
- there is a big shifting dynamic in those few sentences. -- nm - Andie Nov 21, 11:24
- What percentage will it pay? -- nm - David Nov 21, 11:23 1
  - about 25% -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 21, 11:25
DOJ fines Binance $4.3b, CZ will resign as part of deal and plead to criminal charges -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 11:15 1
- Some STer is gonna need to get themselves a new bedpost if they keep racking up these notches. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 12:38
MAGA Mike wants SCOTUS to give Griswold v. Connecticut (constitutional right to contraception) the Dobbs treatment -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 11:13
Texas AG Paxton enters the fray of the Musk/Twitter vs Media Matter ads next to Nazi content -- (link) - Pip Nov 21, 11:09
Raunchy, alcohol-fueled Taco Bell party included open sex, lawsuit claims - JD Nov 21, 11:03 9
- That's what happens when you have Pete Davidson as your spokesgremlin -- nm - Qale Nov 21, 11:46
- Where's the crime? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 11:29
- L4!! Girl just leave the Guacamole Bowl!! It ain’t worth the extra brain scrubbing - Pip Nov 21, 11:14 1
  - The whole violated guacamole bowl could've been too far but c'mon, they were married..... -- nm - JD Nov 21, 11:25
- SOP -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 11:10
- "I think Ill stop by there" -- nm - budice Nov 21, 11:09
- sub poll: do you have the boozy Taco Bell Cantina in your vicinity? (yes, Hollywood) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 11:07 1
  - I think that one and the Newport Beach one are the two that I realistically could go to - JD Nov 21, 11:12
- I mean, tacos are magical. Didn't know they were THAT magical. -- nm - sycor Nov 21, 11:07
Shaq Leonard dropped by the Colts -- nm - budice Nov 21, 10:59 5
- David? -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 11:11 3
  - He was the best run defender on the planet in 2021. I have no idea what the Colts did to him. -- nm - David Nov 21, 11:17 2
    - Ouch. Thought you guys might want him but he would be owed 6M for the season. 16M next year. 19M in 2025 and 19.6M in 2026. -- nm - Spawn Nov 21, 11:20 1
      - Yeah, nobody is signing him until after he clears waivers. After that, I'm sure he'll pick a Super Bowl contender. -- nm - David Nov 21, 11:45
- oof. poor guy. his statement -- (link*) - Remlik Nov 21, 11:04
The last paragraph of this article on James Dolan, the NBA and his lawsuit against the Raptors is a nice crotch kick to Dolan -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 21, 10:57 1
- (espn knows where its bread is buttered) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 21, 10:59
Variety Fair link to the Dave Filoni story -- (link) - Remlik Nov 21, 10:56
Steam Autumn Sale is live from now until November 28th -- (link*) - budice Nov 21, 10:54 1
- Hmm... Disco Elysium... $9.99. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 11:54
this is a fun "townspeople all turn on each other" movie waiting to happen -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 10:50 3
- MONORAIL! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 21, 10:59
- Didn't leave anything for his kids? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 21, 10:58 1
  - he didn't have any. -- nm - Andie Nov 21, 11:02
my meta reboot of BTTF would be Doc & Marty going back to summer 1984 and stopping Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, and Gremlins from ever being made - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 10:47 2
- '84 was a good year -- nm - oblique Nov 21, 10:48 1
  - One of the best in my opinion as an 80s kid. -- nm - sycor Nov 21, 10:55
Also LIR: Microsoft. They almost have to pick up those pieces. They have a huge investment in OpenAI's models and are basing all their AI work on them - oblique Nov 21, 10:45
(Now I'm wondering if Jovian had actually heard of peter thiel or not) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 21, 10:44 2
- heh. definitely yes. I just responded on B2. -- nm - Jovian Nov 21, 10:45 1
  - (SV is just Peter Thiels all the way down) -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 10:47
Just Friendsgiving (Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 21, 10:43 [youtube] 4
- I got my Christmas card from him yesterday. - Spawn Nov 21, 11:15
- brought to you by Mint Mobile -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 10:52 2
  - No. Aviation Gin. -- nm - sycor Nov 21, 10:55 1
    - s9 of Welcome to Wrexham now streaming on Hulu -- nm* - hollywood big shot Nov 21, 10:58
LIR: OpenAI compensation. Employees are seemingly all equity partners to some degree -- (link) - oblique Nov 21, 10:42 1
- and yet no share price set -- nm - budice Nov 21, 10:45
Catered lunch at work. I might explode. It hurts... -- nm - sycor Nov 21, 10:41 2
- (_____!_____) -- nm - oblique Nov 21, 10:42
- Ugh. Terrible first. Sorry. -- nm - sycor Nov 21, 10:42

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