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I swear, Bodies uses the same hospital ward as TNG's Time's Arrow episode -- nm - Beryllium Nov 27, 16:41
Yes, Lacey Chabert has scored a reality program on Hallmark Channel. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:33 1
- 👍pretty darn fetch -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 27, 16:44
QUICK HELP - is there a way to recover pictures sent through instagram? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 16:21 6
- she took pics for school and sent through instagram, but then the other person deleted them. now can't seem to get back -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 16:28 5
  - If you don't have the originals but they're still on Instagram, there's a browser plugin, or just plug the URL into this site. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:31 4
    - she messaged them, not onto her page or anything -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 16:32 3
      - Instagram has a recycle bin. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:38 2
        
        she sent them through instagram, but didn't save outside of that now she can't get at them -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 16:42 1
        
        but thanks for trying! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 16:56
"Congratulations! You solved a Monday Crossword in 34:36." Got hung up for a bit in the lower third -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 27, 16:15 2
- Connections Puzzle #169 - crash davis 😺 Nov 27, 16:26 1
  - Wordle 891 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Nov 27, 16:29
lol Zaslav is shitcanning all the classic Looney Tunes from HBO Max by new years. what a bunch of assholes -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:15 17
- What exactly am I missing here (I mean, even theoretically). Is he going to bring it back at times to make it "special" and a draw when they do? Is - pmb Nov 27, 16:27 13
  - some streaming executives....just want to watch the world burn -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 16:51
  - "What is the minimum product I can get people to pay the same amount for" -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 16:41 4
    - But why? The content serves no purpose if you don't use it. You own it. Are they going to license it to another service? -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 16:43 3
      - this has been Zaslav's big revenue idea, e.g., selling older b-list HBO shows back to Netflix -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:46 2
        
        Ah. I can actually see that argument here if you think these things aren't really driving customers to Max. I don't really know what kind of kid - pmb Nov 27, 16:48 1
        
        there's an argument for it but (1) it still undermines Max; and (2) when you're trying to slash billions in buyout "costs" these are penny-ante sums -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:50
  - There was a NY Times Magazine feature a couple of weeks ago that compared him to the leads in The Producers, intentionally bankrupting the project. - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:39
  - Cynic -- if they're not there, he doesn't owe royalties. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 27, 16:39 4
    - But what royalties? They own the content. -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 16:43
    - I just don't know what royalties are owed on animated shorts that *they* produced decades ago. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:40 2
      - Wouldn't they owe writers / voice actors etc money? - Will Hunting Nov 27, 16:44 1
        
        Likely not. - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:56
  - Presumably there's more money licensing it (exclusively) elsewhere. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 16:38
- Are we sure this is new news? I can't find anything more recent than Jan of this year about removal. -- (link) - TWuG Nov 27, 16:24
- I think you mean bunch of maroons. -- nm - Dano Nov 27, 16:16 1
  - precisely -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 16:37
I dunno but if my so-called ally was crowing about what a sucker they’ve played me for, I might tell him to go shit in his hat -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:11
Trump will be at Rosalynn Carter's funeral. Not him, her. - TWuG Nov 27, 16:03
Godzilla Minus One 100% (18/0), Silent Night 86% (12/2), Eileen 89% (76/9), Everyone Will Burn 100% (12/0) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 16:02 2
- The title is annoying enough that even if it's perfect, I'll need to avoid it. -- nm - TWuG Nov 27, 16:04 1
  - I haven’t seen Minus Three or Minus Two so I’d probably be lost -- nm - Baron-Yogg Nov 27, 16:36
"Wells Enterprises, Inc. is the largest privately held, family-owned ice cream and frozen treat manufacturer in the United States...." - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Nov 27, 15:42 2
- I worked on the financing of that company many years ago. -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 15:47 1
  - They're a customer of ours and quite like me. I had no idea what they did till they asked me my favorite flavors and - amandaphone Nov 27, 16:48
If the NFL Was Scripted: Week 12 -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 15:39 [youtube] 1
- A Panthers Fan Reaction to Frank Reich Being Fired -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 15:44 [youtube]
Disneyland generally tries to keep a lid on negative experiences. Guess when Anaheim PD and social medial get involved they're not happy. - Meg Nov 27, 15:36 2
- There's nothing negative about Disney wiener, Meg -- nm - decline Nov 27, 16:39 1
  - :-P -- nm - Meg Nov 27, 16:49
The curse of travelling shortly after Black Friday is that I've got a shit-ton of packages due in the next few days. - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 15:23
I booked two flights for 4 people yesterday, yhz-yxe and yxe-yyj. How much did I save (to the nearest 100)versus the cost today for the same flights? -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 15:07 14
- (we saved ~1700) -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 15:59 1
  - VNB! -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 16:02
- $800 -- nm - spamlet Nov 27, 15:37 1
  - Low. -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 15:41
- first I gotta solve for y? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 15:10 9
  - Y equals purple monkey dishwasher - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Nov 27, 15:28 8
    - Is the dishwasher purple or does it wash purple monkeys? -- nm - TWuG Nov 27, 16:25
    - Hey, you once directed us to a really good Tex-Mex place near the Gaylord. Any idea what that was? - spamlet Nov 27, 15:38 6
      - oh yes. Esparzas. Also try Tolbert's Chili Parlor. and for breakfast it is the Old West Cafe - I am serious it is super good. - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Nov 27, 15:59 5
        
        Thanks! I'm taking notes! -- nm - spamlet Nov 27, 16:31
        
        I have random crowd source type question(s) for you - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Nov 27, 16:02 3
        
        No but the church we go to is fairly liberal (extremely so considering it's a Church of Christ). - spamlet Nov 27, 16:31 2
        
        All that said, the megachurch up the street from us is full nutjob and we dodged a bullet there. - spamlet Nov 27, 16:34 1
        
        Thanks fir this info -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Nov 27, 16:53
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM): FNAF nears $300M, Hunger Games $200M, Trolls $150M; The Marvels hits $175M, KOTFM $150M, Napoleon $75M - MDH Nov 27, 15:07 1
- I watched FNAF and instantly forgot I watched it. -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Nov 27, 15:28
i don't know why they call it Daylight SAVINGS Time. doesn't feel like we saved up much daylight for this time of year at all -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 15:06 3
- Typical pixie. You failed. - Spawn Nov 27, 16:17
- Hi-oh! -- nm - mara 🍂 Nov 27, 15:21
- We are currently on Standard Time, so, um, we aren’t saving shit. -- nm - Qale Nov 27, 15:15
Ah, the annual SiriusXM preview, or: the anniversary of me driving across country without realizing there was a SiriusXM preview. -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 14:59
DEADLINE: Timothy Olyphant Joins Noah Hawley’s ‘Alien’ FX Series -- (link) - mud Nov 27, 14:44 5
- That is the most recognizable actor in the cast by a factor of a million. - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 15:20 3
  - Essie Davis best known for The Babadook and Miss Fisher. -- (edited) - LMS Nov 27, 16:09 1
    - I saw "Mindhorn," but somehow I missed, "The Babadook and Miss Fisher." Sounds Interesting, (nm) - howie Nov 27, 16:19
  - To the IM: Why? The original cast of Alien was generally a bunch of that guys and it turned out ok. -- nm - JD Nov 27, 15:36
- Shut up and take the time out of my life while I watch it! - sycor Nov 27, 14:46
The TSA screened 2,907,378 people at airports nationwide on Sunday, Nov. 26, hitting an agency record for the busiest day ever for air travel. - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 14:42 3
- That's a lot of penetrated rectums. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 15:24
- I think most people have two legs, pfm. Just saying. -- nm - sycor Nov 27, 14:45
- thanks, Brandon -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 14:44
Final Season Cold Open | Season 12 | Letterkenny -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Nov 27, 14:32 [youtube]
UK reports first swine flu (new variant) in the wild patient, with no known connection to pigs nor farms. (survived) -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 27, 14:02
and for those reasons . . . Mark Cuban is out -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 13:53 10
- It’s probably time for all of them to go. How many companies do they have parts of at this point? -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 27, 14:05 8
  - I loathe this show. Wish it died off years ago. -- nm - Jovian Nov 27, 14:13 7
    - Actually surprised Black Mirror never did a parody episode of this horrid program. -- nm - Jovian Nov 27, 14:14 6
      - Yeah, right? Figger it out. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 27, 16:46
      - Oh I don’t think it’s terrible. I just think Shark participation is devalued at this point. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 27, 14:32 4
        
        I hear you, I just can never get out of my head that these are the nobles lording over the peasants. -- nm - Jovian Nov 27, 14:43 3
        
        I find it pretty interesting. I like to see the products people come up with and I find their analysis interesting, though the terms they land on - pmb Nov 27, 14:51 2
        
        Generally there's either a good reason they can't just get a normal bank loan, or else they're using the show for marketing purposes. -- nm - Reagen Nov 27, 14:58 1
        
        It's some of both. But the "bidding" nature of the deals can result in advantages (and occasionally disadvantages) for the sharks. -- nm - pmb Nov 27, 15:01
- Elon Musk's phone is ringing -- nm - Jovian Nov 27, 14:02
Tammy Sytch (WWE’s Sunny) gets 17 years for killing a man during a drunk driving accident. - Will Hunting Nov 27, 13:43 2
- Dixie Carter at Raw -- nm - Remlik Nov 27, 16:35
- Try explaining to people today that she sent a lot of young men into puberty in the 90s. -- nm - Tim Nov 27, 16:24
NFL Wk 13: IND(@TEN), ATL(@NYJ), SF(@PHI) all 2 point road faves. -- nm - budice Nov 27, 13:30
Let the record show that Kim learned *nothing* from the Moopsy episode of Lower Decks. - David Nov 27, 13:20 4
- Adorable things will fool me every time. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 27, 13:48
- "What? I'm made entirely from bone!" -- nm* - Reagen Nov 27, 13:40
- Kim and I are in the same boat then. -- nm - budice Nov 27, 13:26 1
  - Moopsy is Trump? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 27, 16:46
THR: ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ Enlists ‘Loki’ Creator Michael Waldron -- (link) - mud Nov 27, 13:19 2
- Smartest move they've done in a while. I've decided Loki is the best thing the MCU has ever done. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 13:51
- fixing kang the expensive way. no 2 Kangs are identical. just hire a new actor to play Kang and kill off Majors version. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 27, 13:22
MIN downgraded Justin Jefferson to out -- nm - budice Nov 27, 13:08
I'm posting this, but it's nightmare fuel and absolutely no one should click this link -- (link) - decline Nov 27, 13:06 3
- did he acquire all the powers of a wolf spider, Peter Parker style? -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 14:02
- OMG -- nm - jnine Nov 27, 14:00
- "I did ask if I could keep it but they said no," That seems kind of unfair -- nm - JD Nov 27, 13:34
TV PSA: NFL, Raw, Voice, Kitchen Nightmares, Masters of Illusion, World's Funniest Animals, Below Deck Med, 30 Coins, - Beaker 🍺 Nov 27, 12:56
shit the gas stove panic is back (now with a dollop of racism) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 12:48 1
- I thought they liked gas stoves as much as they want incandescent light bulbs -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 27, 13:40
Early Box office tracking for Aquaman: $32-42M opening weekend. -- nm - MDH Nov 27, 12:42 3
- I just hope they follow the comics cause people would lose their fucking minds - major comics spoilers - Beaker 🍺 Nov 27, 12:47 2
  - Due to reality I expect major spoil - Spawn Nov 27, 12:58 1
    - agreed -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 27, 13:02
I don't have a primary care physician, so if I want to get my heart checked out (for reasons discussed this past weekend) I must...? - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 12:32 15
- Yup. Cardiologist won't book me without a referral. I'm gonna need a PCP, and that'll take a while to book. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 13:46 2
  - Woo! All set! I've got an appointment for the 28th! - Mop🧹 Nov 27, 14:19 1
    - My doctor ghosted me. I had an appointment for last week of Oct. It was reschedule a week later. That one was cancelled. No reason given. - Qale Nov 27, 15:20
- It can be 3 months to book a Primary, they will want to run tests before passing you on, kinda like telephone support, have you jiggled the cables? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 27, 13:42
- Do you hava an HMO, PPO, or EPO? If it's an HMO you generally have to have primary care physician and get referrals. -- nm - Dano Nov 27, 12:50
- You may need a referral from a primary care physician to see a cardiologist. Depends on your insurer. - TWuG Nov 27, 12:44
- You... might want to get a primary care physician. I think it is important to have one *before* you have issues. IIRC, David has also mentioned this. -- nm - Spawn Nov 27, 12:35 5
  - 100%. Everyone should have a relationship with a medical professional, especially as we age. -- nm - spamlet Nov 27, 12:44 1
    - As you all age. I’m going to be young forever. -- nm - Qale Nov 27, 15:20
  - I'd agree. I have mostly been good about this years prior but once that clock turned 50, I've been doing regular annual visits -- nm - oblique Nov 27, 12:40 2
    - It is good for them to have a baseline. -- nm - Spawn Nov 27, 12:40 1
      - totally agree -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 12:55
- Yep, just call a cardiologist (in network) if you don't have a regular doc who can recommend one - decline Nov 27, 12:35
- you may want to call your health insurance company for a recommendation -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 27, 12:34
- I’m PPO through work and I just pick my specialist at Cedars or UCLA and sked the first available appt -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 12:34
zillow from my neighborhood. I question the design choices. -- (link) - Dano Nov 27, 12:22 7
- I'm sure that chair in photo #2 has things living on it, hidden by the underlying pattern. -- nm - jnine Nov 27, 14:06
- the complete emptiness of the place makes me think that realtor 'staged' it with some furniture picked up off the street/landfill -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 27, 13:45
- Not been upgraded since the house was built in the 70s. This is a 70s fabric in the museum at Kansas State. -- (pic) - Meg Nov 27, 12:46 [Attachment]
- also, tiny table! -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 12:36
- aww camp hill, where our regional manager at Waldenbooks was based out of -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 12:35
- It has Hardwood floors!! - decline Nov 27, 12:32
- what do you mean? -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 12:28
oblique, have you watched "You" -- nm - Dano Nov 27, 12:19 9
- *pictures kilbo in front of a mirror doing a Buffalo Bill* -- nm - Spawn Nov 27, 12:39
- Yup. Excellent show. Really our replacement for Jane would be something light and probably a 30-minute comedy/dramedy type show with quite a few -- (edited) - oblique Nov 27, 12:24 7
  - Is Inside No 9 available? It's a 30 min anthology show. -- nm - LMS Nov 27, 13:19 1
    - Otherwise Ghosts UK. -- nm - LMS Nov 27, 13:20
  - The Other Two -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 13:17
  - Psych, Burn Notice, White Collar -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Nov 27, 12:56 2
    - I saw a blurb for Psych on Peacock I think recently. It seemed pretty funny. Definitely like and recognize much of the cast also (Million Little -- (edited) - oblique Nov 27, 12:58
    - Corner Gas! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 27, 12:57
  - it's not 30 min, but you should give Trillion Game a shot! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Nov 27, 12:27
More on the Disneyland streaker - -- (link) - Meg Nov 27, 12:17 6
- I said drugs, I am now deciding it was mushrooms specifically. -- nm* - Qale Nov 27, 12:20 2
  - I have a friend who behaved somewhat similarly on acid. Clothes on tho. -- nm - mafic Nov 27, 13:39
  - I support your diagnosis. -- nm - Spawn Nov 27, 13:01
- LOOK AT THAT! LOOK AT THAT! -- nm - Spawn Nov 27, 12:17 2
  - Definitely a "small world" by the looks of it -- nm - oblique Nov 27, 13:05 1
    - It was cold! -- nm - jnine Nov 27, 14:08
oblique from B2: The interview is over very quickly, should be a piece of cake. -- nm - MDH Nov 27, 12:13 1
- not literal cake, sorry -- nm - hollywood big shot Nov 27, 12:14
Chris Evans Says Reports of Original Avengers Returning for Future Movie Is ‘News to Me’ -- (link) - budice Nov 27, 12:09 1
- Wait, people thought this was real? -- nm - Spawn Nov 27, 12:10

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