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Open Mike Night at the Library: One of the HS kids was into REALLY OLD music. So he performed 18 and Life by Skid Row. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 15, 19:58 2
- bitchin'! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 20:11 1
  - I spoke to him afterwards. He told me Sebastian Bach was his idol. To my credit, I stayed mum on that subject. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 15, 20:14
what's the correct way to celebrate a raise? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 19:39 9
- Prime rib or a big chunk of halibut... take the Mrs to a fancy restaurant -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 22:33
- if it lasts longer than 4 hours you celebrate by seeing a doctor. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 21:28
- orange hoka boots -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 20:15
- Sounds like you're having a good week ;) -- nm - Meg Dec 15, 20:00 1
  - Aside from the cold-induced headache/congestion/sore throat yesterday, yep. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 20:14
- Make it rain -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 19:57
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 15, 19:56
- Besides hookers and crack? - znufrii Dec 15, 19:41 1
  - in a high roller Vegas hotel suite -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 15, 19:52
WWE: Charlotte Flair out up to 9 months, Wes Lee out 9-12 months, Liv Morgan arrested for marijuana possession. -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 19:20 7
- ACL for Flair. -- nm - Remlik Dec 15, 19:40
- Like, in America? -- nm - David Dec 15, 19:32 3
  - Well, Florida. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 19:33 2
    - Oh, okay, That’s much different. -- nm - David Dec 15, 19:43 1
      - She does kinda vaguely resemble Margo Robbie in her mugshot. -- (link) - Tim Dec 15, 19:52
- Maybe she can find a character in her time away. - Will Hunting Dec 15, 19:32 1
  - supposedly back injury that left him without feeling in his legs. - Tim Dec 15, 19:37
psa: if you’ve done the delayed shipping thing to get some amazon promo credit in recent months, check to see if any is expiring today. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Dec 15, 19:11
I never knew command strip hate was a thing. I've never had a problem with them. I guess it just comes down to what you're using them for. - sycor Dec 15, 19:09 1
- I've used them for different things and they mostly work well. I've had them fail but not often and likely because I did something wrong - Krusty Dec 15, 19:13
Any chance someone has a hotel recommendation for DC? -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:25 25
- What’s your plan while here. Happy to help direct you to a hotel and other recommendations. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:50 10
  - We're planning to go to a few museums and to just walk around and look at the buildings and city. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:57 8
    - Well shoot me an email if you’d like! Personally I’d go with the Westin. There’s some Fairfield and other Marriott properties all close and pretty low -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:59 7
      - I was looking at The Fairmont or The Washington Plaza -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 19:07 2
        
        Both are good, and in good locations. Washington Plaza is at the same circle as Westin. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 19:13 1
        
        Thanks! There are some good options from what I'm seeing. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 19:31
      - Krusty go to DC, and then on the train home post to MDH they you just missed him. - ty97 Dec 15, 19:04 3
        
        Yet ty97 has still yet to visit... -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 19:13
        
        We're flying! :-) - Krusty Dec 15, 19:10 1
        
        ah very cool! -- nm - ty97 Dec 15, 19:30
  - Westin Thomas Circle is usually cheap. It’s a great hotel. Moxy downtown is very small but a great price on weekends ($90 tonight) -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:51
- do you want to stay in the city proper or just have access to Metro (10 min ride downtown from hotels in the suburbs) -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:36 9
  - (I generally stay at the Twinbrook Hilton in Rockville, which has the red line Metro stop behind it. usually much cheaper than a downtown room) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:45 4
    - My friend is staying downtown tonight for under $100/night. If you want to see DC don’t stay in Rockville. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:49 2
      - you can still see DC plenty. Red line to Metro Center Blue/Orange to Smithsonian or the Mall -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:52 1
        
        I mean you can… but why stay there if you can walk everywhere by staying in the city for similar prices? -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:54
    - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:48
  - A 10m subway ride is no biggie. We're going to see the usual tourist stuff. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:44 3
    - It’s not 10 minutes. And trust me you don’t want that. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:50 2
      - there’s no reason to pay $200+ for a room downtown if you’re just sightseeing when all the sights are near a metro stop -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:54 1
        
        As I said, hotel rooms are not $200. There are 12 Marriott branded hotels near me under $200 for tomorrow night. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:57
- Stay at the trump one! - decline Dec 15, 18:31 3
  - this? -- (link) - mud Dec 15, 18:53
  - It’s now a Waldorf Astoria. -- nm - MDH Dec 15, 18:49
  - I want to say they got the name taken off or changed. I know a bunch of places that could, did. -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:49
the only purpose of trading for Kyrie Irving is to trade Kyrie Irving -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:13 3
- The two best days of a basketball franchise's recent history are the day they trade for Kyrie Irving, and the day they trade him away. -- nm* - znufrii Dec 15, 18:24 1
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:47
- i am shocked -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 15, 18:16
Bah, cursing AT&T because my pages won't load and then I get the pop-up "you might want to plug in, your battery is low." - Meg Dec 15, 18:13
Blossom out at Jeopardy! (it pays to cross picket lines i guess) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:07
‘Power Book IV: Force’ Renewed for Third Season on Starz -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 15, 18:06 1
- ‘Platonic’ Scores a Season 2 at Apple TV+ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 15, 18:06
Finally breaking in my new boots at "rock city" tomorrow. -- (link) - amandaphone Dec 15, 17:49 7
- New bootses -- (link) - amandaphone Dec 15, 17:50 6
  - Those boots are made for walking. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 19:21
  - That's a wild boot. Which colorway did you get? -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 17:52 4
    - I got the orange ones. If anyone asks I'll be like "oh orange was way on sale but other colors weren't" which is true but honestly I wanted the orange - amandaphone Dec 15, 18:05 3
      - orange you glad you got those boots? -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 18:18 1
        
        Ask again tomorrow! I am taking my oboz with me in a backpack in case they suck. (also taking flip flops to change into after. I am such a pro hiker.) -- nm - amandaphone Dec 15, 18:35
      - I really like those. I hope you enjoy them! -- nm - Krusty Dec 15, 18:12
Which of the Pickwick Triplets did it? -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 17:34 2
- Damn you! I finally had that out of my head! -- nm - TWuG Dec 15, 18:04 1
  - I had, as well ... until a few days ago. - Beryllium Dec 15, 18:16
Remember fantasy football playoff folks. There are Saturday games this week. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 17:27
Elder Scrolls Online turns 10 years old next year and they are celebrating with an in-person event in The Netherlands. -- (link*) - Qale Dec 15, 17:02
and here I thought they just wanted to force her out because antisemitism -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 16:51
The Seattle Kraken have acquired Tomas Tatar from Colorado in exchange for a 2024 fifth-round pick. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 15, 16:22 2
- Cool, I don't know much about him but I love his kids. Well, everyone loves the Tatar Tots -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 16:30 1
  - good with Tatar Sauce and Steak Tatar -- nm - budice Dec 15, 17:13
Crash Davis and the Dodge Ladies Pushing Their Peanut Brittle would make a good title for a short story -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 16:14 2
- Dont forget the cantelope part -- nm - eag Dec 15, 16:31
- A whole season of Fargo could be built on it. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 16:19
Headline MadLibs -- (link*) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 15, 16:10
Heh. "Call of Duty makes no sense" -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 15, 16:07 [youtube]
now playing: Dawn/Nugget -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 16:05
This stuff that sort of rankles me. A review I have read on a recipe site. The reviewer gave the recipe 4 stars out of five - crash davis Dec 15, 15:33 7
- 100% Also, similarly, review that are like - ty97 Dec 15, 18:11
- There's a subreddit for partic egregious recipe reviews by those who have no business doing so. -- nm - amandaphone Dec 15, 15:58 3
  - Ididnthavetheeggs -- nm - Reagen Dec 15, 16:06 2
    - Is that the name of it? I don't normally reddit but for that I'll make an exception -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 16:29 1
      - If you had the eggs you would have said eggception. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 16:36
- After they make it and change half of what the recipe says, they'll give it 3 stars. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 15:41 1
  - Yup -- nm - Pippy 🏳️‍🌈 aka lady on the plane Dec 15, 16:20
st poll crowd sourcing. What was the neatest white elephant gift you got or seen? Dirty Santa gift? I think that is the same thing -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 15, 15:22 6
- a battery-operated wine bottle opener I added was so popular one year that I did it another time. I nabbed deals, but it’s still under $20. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Dec 15, 18:50
- Hickory Farms cheese and sausage set. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Dec 15, 15:35 2
  - if you go this way, check Target - 20% off through tomorrow. — nm - i.b.! Dec 15, 18:52
  - would totally go for this -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 15:39
- Christmas cactus. The person that brought it in just couldn't think of anything else. It ended up changing hands at least a dozen times - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 15:33
- most of my white elephant gifts have been pretty crummy. but i did win a big-ass TV at our holiday party raffle one year - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 15:31
every Jane Lynch appearance in OMITB kills. -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 15:13 1
- co-signed. It was brilliant casting -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 15:15
OK... apparently Tucker is also afraid of the air fryer. How am I supposed to cook anything? -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 15:05 8
- Maybe stop taking in out of work, former Fox hosts. -- (edited) - Inigo Dec 15, 15:48
- Take the evil air fryer outside -- nm - JD Dec 15, 15:09
- The solution is as horrifying as it is obvious. nm - Dignan Dec 15, 15:09 5
  - Tucker is giving you the side eye. -- nm - Dano Dec 15, 15:40 1
    - Not a problem if the air fryer doesn't have a window. -- nm - Max Dec 15, 15:47
  - from outta nowhere -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 15:10
  - :-D -- nm - mud Dec 15, 15:10
  - oh -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 15:09
Live diary of Starkville-Honolulu game - rollo Dec 15, 14:58 1
- Both teams put on a hell of a show. Combined 180 points on 48 assists. - B'nai B'ron Dec 15, 15:14
AEW: SRS says Kenny has diverticulitis. -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 14:56 2
- Ohhhh... my poor Kenny. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 15, 15:04 1
  - The good news I suppose is it wasn't a wrestling injury he was working through. - Tim Dec 15, 15:06
when Tony Hopkins binges your show -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 14:51
Hmm. Maybe I can consider OLED after all. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 15, 14:49
The Definitive 52 Rules of Flying, including a ruling on: Is a 10am Airport Beer Acceptable? -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 14:48 3
- If a function you only do occasionally requires 52 rules, maybe it shouldn't be done. -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 15, 16:22
- Ugh. So *done* with paywalls. -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 15, 15:10 1
  - don't know if C&P will work well but - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 15, 15:40
I'm supposed to do what now? -- nm - Giff, aka The Giffmeister Dec 15, 14:28 1
- If the score isn't 63-7 at some point, you've done a great job. -- nm - David Dec 15, 14:55
you can run but you can't hide - Comin' for Rudi G's $$$ Dec 15, 14:27 3
- probably the more relevant question, why default rather than comply with their discovery requests -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 14:53 1
  - My answer is that he knew he would lose. By refusing to cooperate and just getting summary judgment against him he could do exactly what he did . . . - pmb Dec 15, 14:59
- We Can Run. great Brent Grateful Dead song. -- (link) - Peglegpete Dec 15, 14:31 [youtube]
I am not judging anyone here. I simply just want to state for the record that I love avocado. -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 14:17 23
- very pro, except for the ones that only have 2.2 seconds between hard as a rock and rotten. — nm - i.b.! Dec 15, 18:56
- I love it but it doesn't love me :( -- nm - Meg Dec 15, 17:47
- Avocado is one I don't get but I don't dislike it and wouldn't ban it if I were emperor. - Max Dec 15, 15:13
- Me too. A good fat. SO yummy. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 15, 15:05
- Doesn’t it have the good cholesterol? -- nm - Landbeck Dec 15, 14:40
- You've been coerced by NAFTA! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 15, 14:31
- I'm very pro avocado also. -- nm - pmb Dec 15, 14:25 7
  - me too. I put it in and on everything - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 15, 14:27 6
    - I've never tasted, it looks icky -- nm - mud Dec 15, 14:34 5
      - same -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 15, 15:55
      - No guacamole? - pmb Dec 15, 15:06 2
        
        Guacamole is even worse! It's like somebody decided, oh, I know, a pre-chewed look and texture is what we're after -- nm - JD Dec 15, 15:45 1
        
        I am generally very texture sensitive, but have no problem with avocado or guacamole. -- nm - pmb Dec 15, 15:53
      - It is green. Remember what dietician Gordon Gecko said "Green is good" -- nm - crash davis Dec 15, 14:37
- ME TOO!! But on Weight Watchers it's a shitload of points. MEG FIX THIS NOW!! -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 14:21 8
  - Or Ty, I don't care who does -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 14:21 7
    - weight loss shots are coming to Weight Watchers, you can EAT WHAT YOU WANT!! -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 15, 14:22 6
      - I hope everyone here knows that’s not true. — nm - i.b.! Dec 15, 18:54
      - That shit scares me. There is a side effect not common, that makes you feel nauseous 24/7 and never goes away even after you stop. - Bacon Dec 15, 14:31 4
        
        I hear ya. The Pork Bellies Group might be interested in the shot stocks. Of which WW is now one -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 15, 15:10 3
        
        I forgot about that group!! I went away from Facebook for a bit and just now dipping my toe back into it. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:13 2
        
        I'm almost completely off Facebook. I've been enjoying my Etrade account - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 15, 15:18 1
        
        I am obsessed with the stock market. It's a sickness. -- nm - Bacon Dec 15, 15:21
Oates has oats in his mustache. You're welcome -- nm - rollo Dec 15, 14:17 2
- It was clear to us in their pre-1977 days who was who, Hall had the voice. Then Hall in that year released his first solo, produced by prog wizard .. - mud Dec 15, 14:30
- big if true - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 15, 14:23
"Ketamine is trending and for the first time it's not because of the site's owner." -- nm - Tim Dec 15, 14:15 1
- heh -- nm - Jovian Dec 15, 14:44
#ETTD -- nm - mud Dec 15, 14:12

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