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There's No Sports On TV !!! ..('til later) what am I supposed to do! (silly withdrawal) -- nm - mud Dec 26, 11:30 2
- Sports talk, parse out each team's possibilities for the playoffs... or do like we did start of pandemic, tiawan little league baseball -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 11:35 1
  - arghh! -- nm - mud Dec 26, 11:36
V: Dozens of French Stars Defend Gerard Depardieu, Denounce 'Lynching' of Actor Charged With Rape -- (link) - budice Dec 26, 10:50 13
- Oh, that'll encourage so many other actors to come forth and speak out about the abuse they've experience. - Mop🧹 Dec 26, 11:29
- oh boy, who do I get to be profoundly disappointed in today ... -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 10:55 11
  - Macron. Hey Weinstein made grest movies too. I guess the French put art before actions. -- nm - jnine Dec 26, 11:16 2
    - French make extra marital and "other" affairs a national sport. Remember they had no issue with Mary Letournou and her 14 yo husband -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 11:29
    - (nevermind) -- nm* - mud Dec 26, 11:20
  - Charlotte Rampling and Carla Bruni -- nm - mud Dec 26, 10:56 7
    - Given the allegations against him, I vote we show them a lynching really is. - Will Hunting Dec 26, 11:11 3
      - yeesh -- nm - mud Dec 26, 11:14 2
        
        concur. that's a bit too far. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 11:35 1
        
        Hunting must be between meals, and cranky. -- nm - mud Dec 26, 11:37
    - Don't know 'em. Apparently there are more, but I don't feel like clicking through. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 10:58 2
      - Blind Items always called him out. -- nm - budice Dec 26, 11:00 1
        
        Aye. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 26, 11:02
Honest Trailers | The Worst Movies Ever -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Dec 26, 10:20 [youtube]
Top 30 largest fast food chains in the USA -- (link) - budice Dec 26, 09:58 15
- I wonder why Jack In the Box has a cluster in the Asheville region of NC -- that's weird. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 26, 10:37 1
  - There are two of them in all of Ohio, both in Cincinnati and it’s really weird. -- nm - Volnelk🍊 Dec 26, 10:55
- A couple of quick observations - ty97 Dec 26, 10:21 1
  - The Hut has been in biz longer, and is a sit down restaurant with rooms for meetings and of course kids parties. Better ingredients -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 11:26
- Subway needs to chill out. -- nm - Volnelk🍊 Dec 26, 10:10 1
  - 37,000 restaurants in 100 countries -- nm - decline Dec 26, 10:22
- All I learned from this was Wyoming has about 25 fast food restaurants in the entire state. -- nm - colin Dec 26, 10:01 8
  - This was probably taken in Wyoming -- (link) - Beryllium Dec 26, 10:47 [mastodon]
  - that's like 1 per resident, right ? -- nm - decline Dec 26, 10:22
  - lol looks like only one Dunkin in the entire state. Im at work and I can think of four separate Dunkin's that are all within a 5 mile radius from me -- nm - Jovian Dec 26, 10:17 3
    - I think there were 3 on a single 5-corner intersection in Rhode Island. - Will Hunting Dec 26, 10:36
    - No dunkins near me. No timmies within walking distance, either. - Beryllium Dec 26, 10:28
    - I can think of 4 within 5 blocks of my office. -- nm - pmb Dec 26, 10:22
  - So 1 for every person. -- nm - pmb Dec 26, 10:13 1
    - heh - decline Dec 26, 10:22
Russian warship Novocherkassk goes bye bye -- (link) - mud Dec 26, 09:24 5
- I wonder if this mean the f16s are operational now, they also claim 3 Russian SU34 which are 40m each -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 11:32
- oh phew: "only one person was killed and two injured in the Ukrainian strike" -- nm - MGT and the GOP Dec 26, 09:40
- I wonder what was on the ship as that's a heck of a secondary explosion for something that doesn't natively have armaments - JD Dec 26, 09:34 2
  - Could it just be partly the massive amount of fuel it must have on board? -- nm - pmb Dec 26, 09:41 1
    - IIRC it was ammunition from Iran -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 18:47
The blackmail he has on Jonathan Turley has to be as significant or worse then whatever he has on Lindsey. My goodness: -- (pic) - Jovian Dec 26, 09:17 [Attachment]
I hope Brenda Lee got her fuckin pie. -- nm - Reagen Dec 26, 09:07 1
- I think I heard this one the most this year -- nm - rollo Dec 26, 10:27
Looks like Kanye is back on his meds and/or got a decent publicist for his new album -- (link) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 26, 09:02 6
- Sounds like someone told him that his standard of living is going to need to change soon or - Jovian Dec 26, 10:45 1
  - but you could put the head of lettuce against his next antisemitic rant. -- nm - mud Dec 26, 10:54
- Weird because ten days ago, at the 'release party' that got busted by cops, he went on an anti-semetic rant according to this. -- (link) - Will Hunting Dec 26, 10:42
- He wore a klan hood at the album release event. -- nm - Krusty Dec 26, 10:26 2
  - Was this sarcasm or not? I swear, i can't tell anymore. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 26, 10:35 1
    - He's trying to maga like Dana Carvey trying to join the Turtle Club -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 26, 11:37
the UK in a giant hot dog costume is gonna find out who’s doing these betrayals -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 26, 09:00 1
- heh -- nm - mud Dec 26, 09:03
any lingering doubts that Jonathan Turley is just a worthless scrap of rubbish can be dismissed. -- (pic) - mud Dec 26, 08:56 [Attachment] 1
- heh oops. missed this. -- nm - Jovian Dec 26, 09:29
First Catalina shuttle just left the ship. I'm still inb -- nm - Meg Dec 26, 08:32 1
- In bed drinking coffee. -- nm - Meg Dec 26, 08:33
For anyone that doesn't think covid is still a thing, we just got this email from my mother's retirement place. - Andie Dec 26, 08:06 4
- Glad she is safe and comfy with you -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 26, 09:16 1
  - this -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 09:43
- Are/were they all wearing masks? -- nm - JaxSean Dec 26, 08:32 1
  - They mostly do, but there is a shared dining room, so.... -- (edited) - Andie Dec 26, 08:38
Bought store brand Scope this time instead of store brand Listerine. I can't decide if I miss the burn or not. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 26, 07:40 1
- i never feel like Scope is doing anything for me. And it's so sweet. why is it so sweet? -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 08:22
Things I realized this morning: I hadn’t checked my email in a while. So many emails I didn’t see. - tRuMaN Dec 26, 07:36 2
- I am so bad about this too. -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 26, 09:13
- 'salright, you're allowed some time to yourself -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 26, 07:39
pfm news network: Potential for disrupted polar vortex in January 2024 = the possibility of a colder and snowier January -- (link) - decline Dec 26, 07:33 1
- sweet. bring it (preferably mid-January or later) -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 26, 08:08
ST NFL Pick 'em: after dominating all season, samara's lead has evaporated to just 2 games -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 26, 07:25 2
- I’ll still win 😜 -- nm - samara Dec 26, 08:48
- Just been some nutty results with last minute FGs and such -- nm - budice Dec 26, 07:36
"Congratulations! You solved a Tuesday Crossword in 37:37." slower than normal but it is done -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 26, 07:12
Color Purple $18m Xmas Day (almost doubling up Aquaman's $10.5) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 26, 06:37 1
- 2d highest opening Xmas day ever -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 26, 09:08
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Dec 26, 06:32 18
- Wonka. Loved it. -- nm - Andie Dec 26, 08:09
- A Boy Called Christmas - A-. Scrooged - A. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Dec 26, 07:44
- Oppenheimer: A. Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas: A-. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 26, 07:38
- I watched the end of the Celtics-Lakers game: A and a lot of the Ravens-Niners game: B. -- nm - Diva Dec 26, 07:38
- Welcome to wrexham s1 B -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 26, 07:35
- Saltburn: B, Godzilla Minus One: A- -- nm - Dano Dec 26, 07:23
- Saltburn: A; Muppet Christmas Carol: A+; The Man Who Came to Dinner: B; A Christmas Carol (1951): A+; It's a Wonderful Life: A; Christmas in - ReluctantCynic Dec 26, 07:15
- Maestro - B (A for Bradley Cooper). -- nm - pmb Dec 26, 07:06
- Rebel Moon: meh+ -- nm - decline Dec 26, 07:04
- All of Future Man - still an A, T1 - A, T2 - B+, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure - B+ -- nm - colin Dec 26, 06:52
- first few episodes of Squid Game Challenge -- nm - Jovian Dec 26, 06:51
- Not much. Watched the Bears win. A little bit of Spirited. Otherwise just wasn't in front of a TV much as expected -- nm - oblique Dec 26, 06:51
- Obliterated B, Rebel Moon D, Christmas in CT A- -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 26, 06:46
- Elemental B+ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 26, 06:36
- Iron Claw (B); GM1 (B+) -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 26, 06:34
- Poor Things A++, Saltburn A, Rebel Moon C, Die Hard re-rewatch A -- nm - mud Dec 26, 06:33 2
  - I'm excited about Poor Things. That director is exceptional weird. -- nm - colin Dec 26, 07:18 1
    - indeed. -- nm - mud Dec 26, 08:57
Gritty recreating Nicole Kidman’s AMC ad -- (link) - budice Dec 26, 06:10 1
- he is a national treasure -- nm - decline Dec 26, 07:06
LIR: Mop. Don't feel bad. If you had asked me the same question about DisplayPort I wouldn't have known that either (also my job) -- nm - oblique Dec 26, 05:54 1
- And tbf, unless you're building esports systems or high end gaming rigs, DP 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 are most commonly available and functionally the same - colin Dec 26, 07:18
happy 30th anniversary to The Wrong Trousers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 26, 05:53 1
- and 50th to The Exorcist, which is clearly a xmas movie -- (link) - hollywood big shot Dec 26, 06:33
Happy Boxing Day -- nm - budice Dec 26, 05:24
Ohio giving Texas a run for its money -- (link) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Dec 26, 04:59
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 16 -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Dec 26, 04:45 [youtube]
TV PSA: Letterkenny, Percy Jackson, Fargo, What If?, World Junior Hockey, 2023 back that year up with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson, - Beaker 🍻 Dec 26, 04:42
Destin (SmarterEveryDay) gives an update on PhysicsGirl. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Dec 26, 01:41 [youtube]
Coca-Cola has a couple of Christmas shorts. This one stars Octavia Spencer. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Dec 26, 00:07 [youtube] 2
- This one stars Colm Meaney and is directed by Bryce Dallas Howard -- (link) - Mop🧹 Dec 26, 00:08 [youtube] 1
  - this was great -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Dec 26, 04:12
OK, fine. I watched Candy Cane Lane. Seriously, Nick Offerman as a cockney cabbie? -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 25, 23:41 4
- Prime Video is now recommending something called Surviving Christmas. It's got Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini so it must be quality. -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 25, 23:44 3
  - Serious shades of The Ref, but so... sooooo much worse. -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 26, 00:17 2
    - Now I’m watching something called “All Is Bright”, which appears to be a French-Canadian dramady with Paul Giamatti and Paul Rudd. -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 26, 01:27 1
      - We watched A Christmas in Connecticut for the first time this year. Such a cute movie. -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 26, 05:03
grifter extraordinaire shaun king was apparently permanently banned from instagram yesterday. was posting soon after on at least one other account, - i.b.! Dec 25, 23:30
Florida State wants everyone to know they preferred that Oregon State joined the ACC over Stanford and Cal. Oregon State was at least ranked! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Dec 25, 21:43
What did the naughty football announcer get from Santa? - JD Dec 25, 21:19 1
- heh -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Dec 26, 05:04
Connections Puzzle #198 prescribed order - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 25, 21:07 5
- Bit of a nail biter. - VMan Dec 26, 07:16
- yay! - mud Dec 26, 06:32
- Connections Puzzle #198 3 mistakes - crash davis 😺 Dec 26, 06:30
- 1 mistake -- (edited) - decline Dec 26, 06:28
- Much better than yesterday - ty97 Dec 25, 21:18
Just remember, you only have 366 shopping days until Christmas. — nm -- (edited) - tRuMaN Dec 25, 21:04
Wordle 920 4/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Dec 25, 21:02 3
- 4 - Limax cinereoniger - rollo Dec 26, 10:39
- Wordle 920 3/6 - crash davis 😺 Dec 26, 06:25
- 5 - decline Dec 26, 05:57
On to the Caveman Championship. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Dec 25, 20:55 4
- I got scared there at the end with the SF DEF going negative but I made it to the Astro final. Not sure lightning can strike a third time. -- nm - oblique Dec 25, 21:01 3
  - An angry SF D is going to murder the Commanders next week. -- nm - samara Dec 25, 21:31 2
    - A sleepy SF D could do the same... -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 26, 07:06
    - I just think there's too much hype around statement games, one game during regular season. -- nm - budice Dec 25, 21:45
statement win -- nm - hollywood big shot Dec 25, 20:32 1
- Frozen Take -- (link) - budice Dec 25, 20:55
We're having a windy night, big gusts. So - name your favourite movie about windstorms. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 20:15 7
- Woman in the Dunes (japanese movie about a woman living in a sand dune with wind constantly blowing sand like rain) -- nm - zeitgeist Dec 25, 21:20
- wizard of oz is another -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 20:49
- Twister. - ty97 Dec 25, 20:16 4
  - It's actually not THAT terrible in the science either. They play a little fast/loose with terminology and the ending scene is lol but generally ok. -- nm - Qale Dec 25, 20:56
  - This was my main answer, yeah. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 20:16 2
    - Where's your closest dairy farm? -- nm - Meg Dec 25, 20:20 1
      - a couple of km away - but it's dark out, and the cows don't glow in the dark, so I'll probably just stay home. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 20:23
b. good point and thanks. I don't think any meds have changed. He saw many doctors and rehabs in the months after. - ty97 Dec 25, 20:13 1
- you’re welcome! - i.b! Dec 25, 20:19
Prime Canada's only new title today appears to be ... Sound of Freedom -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 20:09 1
- Merry Christmas! -- nm - Mop🧹 Dec 25, 20:55
ty, you have my friendship and sympathy. If you ever need an ear, you'll have it here. Best wishes to you and your family -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 25, 19:52 1
- *kitty symbols* Thanks crash -- nm - ty97 Dec 25, 20:14
Just watched Oppenheimer. Good holiday flick. -- (edited) - JaxSean Dec 25, 19:48 4
- Your IM as written is confusing me. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 25, 19:55 3
  - Edited. - nm - JaxSean Dec 25, 20:02 2
    - for a moment, I thought you were using the Bery scale "Not very good...solid A" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Dec 25, 20:12 1
      - "I had to pause it a half dozen times, it took me a week to watch it. A+." -- nm - Beryllium Dec 25, 20:14

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