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Not Just Bikes visits the "Best* City in North America". Yes, it's Montreal. But note the * -- (link) - Mop🧹 Dec 22, 21:00 [youtube]
That What If episode was great -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 19:57
It’s murder on the dance floor. -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 19:54 1
- splendid. -- nm - mud Dec 22, 20:27
And there’s the third time hearing LDB this season. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 22, 19:48 4
- Have you considered…not hearing it? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 20:01
- Would you like to hear my count? -- nm - David Dec 22, 19:56 2
  - I hope it’s 0! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 22, 20:10 1
    - It's an easy game. I don't understand why you're so comically bad at it. -- nm - David Dec 22, 20:11
I finally get "Lake Making Kit". I need to watch more commercials. -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 22, 19:41
from Mark Harris' lips to god's ears -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 19:31
even some people I would really have thought knew better have been giving identity thieves gifts this week - first a list of “about me” info that - i.b.! Dec 22, 19:03
Fire & rescue crews took two day to rescue a man trapped in a San Diego cliff, but got him out safely this afternoon. -- (link) - Meg Dec 22, 18:55
Cat fell asleep on fireplace remote. -- (pic) - amandaphone Dec 22, 18:41 [Attachment] 3
- How is kitty? -- nm - David Dec 22, 21:56
- LOL -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 22, 18:52
- lol, wow! 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 18:42
No Hard Feelings is $5 @ VUDU -- (link) - budice Dec 22, 18:25
"He knew that three pissed off soldiers and a kaiju were coming for him" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 18:08 7
- hehehe :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 18:12 6
  - Serinda Swan did something for a split second that I really liked - spoils - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 18:31 5
    - SPOILER - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 18:31 4
      - What is crash watching for $400 Alex. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 18:38
      - SPOILER - Beryllium Dec 22, 18:35 2
        
        spoiler - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 18:41 1
        
        So the showrunner for Reacher was the showrunner for Breakout Kings. I suppose Brooke Nevin will be in season 3? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 18:51
JJL is amazing in Fargo. Amazing. -- nm - amandaphone Dec 22, 17:57 3
- Janiel Jay-Lewis? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 18:06 2
  - (I'm kidding, of course.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 18:06 1
    - Or are you? -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 22, 19:42
DTL: 4 large ties (expected) and I came up totally empty in the net (unexpected). Need to figure out a plan b or I'm gonna have 2-3 walkons -- nm - rollo Dec 22, 17:52 1
- Basically the same here. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 18:05
paramedics found guilty of criminally negligent homicide for elijah mcclain’s horrible/avoidable death. third and final trial about him. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Dec 22, 17:46
Beaker's post reminded me...y'all remember Viva Laughlin from 2007? (Vegas The Musical TV series) Hugh Jackman sings Sympathy for the Devil -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 17:37 [youtube] 1
- No, that can't be. If Wolverine was singing show tunes in a TV musical, I think we would have heard about it. - Mop🧹 Dec 22, 19:46
Now playing: Saltburn -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 17:32 1
- same. -- nm - mud Dec 22, 18:12
5 seasons of 2003 NBC drama Las Vegas, starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel heading to peacock Dec 29th -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 17:26 3
- I enjoyed this show. -- nm - MDH Dec 22, 18:03 1
  - yup -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 18:54
- I liked that show. It was ... satisfying. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 17:33
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town has some "Solo" level retconning of his backstory -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 17:24 5
- They gloss over the whole Christian martyr part! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 22, 19:42
- For people who don't watch Star Wars movies, is "Solo level" a huge retcon? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 17:27 3
  - after the first half hour not really but painfully reaches to give dumb reasons for things like how he got his name -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 17:43 2
    - the name thing was the only thing I bumped on. Solo is far better than it gets credit for. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 19:51
    - Explaining things in prequels that do not need to be explained ever is TIGHT. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 17:53
Volnelk Survivor past 7 winners from ST: -- (edited) - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 17:06 6
- I have a gift. Where is local to you again? -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Dec 22, 17:14 1
  - New brunswick. but a cause might be best -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 17:17
- gimme a charity/cause local to me to get $100 -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 17:08 3
  - As a teacher and a father, I choose something that sits on the corner of kids/schools/hunger. - Volnelk 🍊 Dec 22, 21:16 1
    - excellent, there is a Katts Kitchen that my wife and youngest both volunteer at making sandwiches for school lunches - great choice! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 23, 04:06
  - Hockey Dads Against Abusive Girls Basketball Officials -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 17:10
well done, Jake. I'll forgive you (or grant you one-year reprieve) for all the stupid you gave us in 2023 -- (link) - mud Dec 22, 16:26 1
- I'm half tempted to see if I can stream Die Hard now -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 17:08
Connections Puzzle 195 -- (edited) - LMS Dec 22, 16:12
US engine maker Cummings gets huge fine for subverting emissions control systems in diesel trucks -- (link) - zeitgeist Dec 22, 16:04 1
- Affecting hundreds of thousands RAM trucks from 2013 - 2023. - Mop🧹 Dec 22, 19:49
M says she’s embarrassed about how much luggage we have for our two week trip, which is one wheelie carry-on each and one wheelie suitcase. That’s it. - mafic Dec 22, 16:00 10
- You're checking a bag? MONSTERS. -- nm - ty97 Dec 22, 18:28 1
  - You...don't? -- nm - David Dec 22, 21:56
- Thin for the win is my motto -- nm - budice Dec 22, 16:29 6
  - Carry-on only for work trips, but I’m also at the pointy end of the plane for those. Trickier with a 5-year-old at the back of the bus. -- nm - mafic Dec 22, 16:59 5
    - Why are you taking some random child instead of your baby? -- nm - amandaphone Dec 22, 17:07 4
      - Whoever this kid is, she was thrilled to see airport Santa and his kangaroo friend. -- (pic) - mafic Dec 22, 18:26 [Attachment] 3
        
        "strangle her like one of our chickens, she's earned this year" -- nm* - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 19:29
        
        At least you got a cute one. (she looks so charmed.) -- nm - amandaphone Dec 22, 19:10
        
        Love it!!! -- nm - Krusty Dec 22, 18:36
- monsters -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 16:07
Survivor 1/3 of the way through finale - spoilers - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 15:50
found the present to replace Krusty’s XS monogrammed sweater -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 15:43
Sia is apparently a Survivor fan (finale spoilers I guess) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 15:33 14
- she is a HUGE fan. has donated money to various players for a number of years now -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 15:34 13
  - dumb question, why would anyone donate money to players? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 17:31 6
    - show their appreciation. a lot of times it is players who were not well of or had a story of heartache and problems so she gives them money -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 17:41 5
      - the main reason I quit watching is too many runners up who clearly played the best game got fucked over by the jury -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 17:45 4
        
        Part of the brilliance/lightning in a bottle of season 1 was how this didn’t happen. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 18:22 2
        
        It is time for the snake to eat the rat. - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 19:06 1
        
        Kelly? -- nm - jnine Dec 23, 19:22
        
        game play seems to be making a comeback over bitter juries thankfully -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 17:46
  - more surprised CBS hasn’t tried to monetize it on the finale special -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 15:40 5
    - iirc she appeared on one of the first ones where they brought people back and gave money to Rupert. plus a few other times -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 15:46 4
      - Yeah, I remember that. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 22, 15:55 3
        
        i think maybe the one where the trans person was outed too -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 15:57 2
        
        I think so. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 22, 16:24 1
        
        Last season she appeared as a special guest on RHAP and awarded money during the final five exit interviews. -- nm - amandaphone Dec 22, 16:39
Poor Things is the best I've seen in *years* (aside from DUNE, of course) -- nm - mud Dec 22, 15:16 2
- Amy wants to wait until after Christmas. -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 16:06 1
  - it's fucking brilliant. -- nm - mud Dec 22, 16:07
Remlik, I'm not sure what the rule is but it gives me an excuse to link this song which I know Taylor has covered -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 15:08 [youtube]
i think I need a nap. so much not working is tiring. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 14:53
Inflation Reduction Act most accurately named legislation ever -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 14:47
CJ Stroud OUT for Sunday -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 14:42 1
- Poor NFL Scripter. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 22, 15:20
And I’m done with work for the year, no thanks to the rest of my team. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 22, 14:37
STIS: If I leave a poor review for an Amazon delivery, does the delivery person get blamed? - ReluctantCynic Dec 22, 14:33 2
- Guessing that it’s a third party contractor, so yeah the driver probably takes it in the ass. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 22, 14:38
- no it works like The Box - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 14:36
DTL: 2/2, 1/1, 5/5, CL on Andy Green (c14)…maybe a safety net guy as well. What do you guys grade Green out at? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:23 4
- I've got Green at 118 (up from 218 at Game 5) and likely to stick at PG. -- nm - spamlet Dec 22, 18:07
- 3/3, 3/3, 2/2, CL on a guy whose rating has collapsed. -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 22, 14:42 2
  - I have Andy ranked around #100 with possible E shooting, hands, and rebounding but soft on D. -- nm - B'nai B'ron Dec 22, 14:43 1
    - So basically my kind of player. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:48
Crash...from B2...panagram was - prayformojo Dec 22, 14:21 1
- Thank you so much and yeah, today was not meant to be -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 15:13
This is great. We are on the train to Montreal and Coolio is going to watch movies on her phone. Her choice is Deep Blue Sea - Roger More Dec 22, 14:11 8
- We’ll, she didn’t freak out like I expected, but she couldn’t stop laughing for about 30 seconds. -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 15:14 1
  - More films should do this because it makes the story feel like anything is possible. -- nm - David Dec 22, 21:59
- you should film her reaction for yourselves -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 14:56 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 15:11
- great film -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 22, 14:46
- Heh -- nm - Pip Dec 22, 14:32
- She's gonna learn about omelettes! -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 14:27
- Excellent -- nm - prayformojo Dec 22, 14:21
Love Christmas travel. Flight to Sydney delayed by almost 2 hours giving us a 20 minute transfer window for the flight to Auckland. I suspect we may - mafic Dec 22, 13:44
"Mason Rudolph will become the 58th starting quarterback in the NFL this season." -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:20 10
- how does this compare to other recent years? high, low, normal? -- nm* - Peglegpete Dec 22, 13:33 5
  - Waaaaaaay high. -- nm - David Dec 22, 13:36 4
    - turf injury related? -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 14:26 3
      - Independent Concussion protocols -- nm - budice Dec 22, 16:51
      - Partially but there's also only so many that can play the position at the level required in today's NFL. - Tim Dec 22, 14:31 1
        
        and apparently all of them have been already used, hence Mason Rudolph is starting -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 14:59
- In other news, there's a quarterback named Mason Rudolph. -- nm - pmb Dec 22, 13:23 3
  - You could even say he blows. -- nm - Reagen Dec 22, 13:52 1
    - L4!!!!! -- nm - King of Oklahoma Dec 22, 13:59
  - He had an on-field incident with Myles Garrett a couple of years ago wherein Garrett swears Rudolph used a racial slur. - David Dec 22, 13:36
So some dude was a POS to Olivia Rodrigo but I'm kind of enjoying the results. - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 13:19 5
- applying the Carly Simon/Taylor Swift rule. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 14:11
- Lana Del Rey does nothing for me. - Spawn Dec 22, 13:25
- That is my #2 song of 2023 -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 13:23 2
  - I also had a Lana Del Ray song in my Top 50 -- nm - Dano Dec 22, 13:27 1
    - And both Olivia and Lana actually exist, unlike Wet Leg -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 13:28
And, that's a wrap on Work-2023. Back to the grind Jan 2. WOO! -- nm - Andie Dec 22, 13:18 1
- 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 13:19
merry xmas Wisconsin GOP: new state sup ct orders new legislative districts drawn -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 22, 13:17
Happy Holidays from a Chicago! Choir! Choir! Choir! (December, 2023) -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Dec 22, 12:57 [youtube]
Remember, when grocery shopping at this time of year, you absolutely have to bring every member of the family. All of them. -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 12:49 4
- and they're doing instacart shopping! -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 13:09
- How about my companion animals? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 12:51
- Lol they can’t leave them at home. - Loyola Dec 22, 12:51 1
  - I’m sure grandma, aunt Becky, uncle Vernon, and there cousins all named Adrian will be fine. -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 12:57
When it says " lunch at the Golden Corral Buffet" and I think: "I've never ticked that box off"..then I feel old -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 12:47 5
- Remember, just because it is all you can eat doesn't mean you have to take it as a challenge -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 22, 15:42
- Wait. The Air Museum and lunch at Golden Corral?! I'd go - JD Dec 22, 13:35 1
  - 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 13:45
- are they offering Pickelball and Canasta tournaments? -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 12:48 1
  - They did just install a new Pickleball court in a park. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 22, 12:51
Peacock: Holdovers hits the streamer on Dec. 29th -- (link) - Remlik Dec 22, 12:30 3
- Excellent -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 12:35 2
  - 3 - rollo Dec 22, 14:14 1
    - ? -- nm - Spawn Dec 22, 16:08

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