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TGIT! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 11:45 1
- just rol it already! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 11:46
Qale was right -- (link) - JD Jan 4, 11:40 [Backboard] 1
- Marmozets - Move, Shake, Hide -- (link) - JD Jan 4, 11:40 [youtube]
So quiet here without the pup. - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 11:37
I’m in the business of dragging Harvard presidents and business is *booming* -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Jan 4, 11:35
Carey Mulligan is remaking Stop Making Sense -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 11:17
factories are back, baby -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 11:13 3
- bad news for Biden! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 11:43
- We'll need those factories when the Chinese-Philippine war breaks out and we stop imports -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 11:23 1
  - i suspect a good portion of them are semiconductor manufacturing from the CHIPs Act -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 11:27
I might have to try this out. Iphone keyboard case. -- (link) - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:12 6
- Having been a long time blackberry user in the past I can firmly say "No" - oblique Jan 4, 11:13 5
  - Swiping to type is so much easier and faster than physically pushing keys. I thought I'd hate not having buttons when they went away but - Krusty Jan 4, 11:26 3
    - I would agree except that autocorrect hates my swiping. Tomorrow is always corrected to ribeye. I don't even like ribeyes that much! -- nm - sycor Jan 4, 11:36 1
      - Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow - is only a rib-eye away! -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:38
    - I rarely use swiping, but every time I have ... it's been magical and near-perfect. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:27
  - everything that is old is new again. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 11:18
So in the past 2 nights I've watched both The Meg 2 and Equalizer 3 (thanks Max for the movie dump to Netflix) and I gotta say that the Meg 2 was the - decline Jan 4, 10:55 4
- Totally agreed about Meg 2 -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 4, 11:38
- Eq 3 issue - Max Jan 4, 11:32
- Equalizer 3 = Man on Fire 4 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 11:25
- Meg 2 was pretty bad. Equalizer 3 was also bad, for other reasons. It almost reached Liam Neeson Taken 3 levels of "action". -- nm - sycor Jan 4, 10:58
TIL: 7 trillion of the dollars that make of the Federal Debt is money one part of the government owes another part of it which is kind of silly. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 10:45 4
- the whole idea of a "national debt" is a fiction anyway. we don't owe it in the same way normies owe student loans or credit cards -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:48 3
  - Some of the debt is owed to legit other countries, but I’m going to go out on a limb and bet that those countries also owe money to the US. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 10:51 2
    - the "debt" is just treasury bonds that everyone else in the world loves to buy because we always pay out on them - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:53 1
      - Don’t misunderstand me. I think anyone mentioning the National Debt as an election issue is a non-serious person. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 10:57
starting to think Claudine Gay should have just walked away in silence when Bill Ackman pretended to be mad about her citation style -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:40
Nm -- nm* - zunk takes things literally Jan 4, 10:32
another on the list of people-are-so-creative - very cool art creation. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jan 4, 10:18 1
- So beautiful. So lush. I'm jealous of creative artistic people. My brother took that talent in the gene draft. - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 10:35
ST poll - everyone has a favorite color...what is your least favorite color? -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 4, 10:09 29
- honestly probably pink. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 11:04
- It depends on subject and context. I wouldn't want a green/yellow fridge. I wouldn't want a stainless steel tennis ball. - Beryllium Jan 4, 10:49
- Construction Orange. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 10:46
- Burnt Sienna - Couldn't stand ALF. -- nm - VMan Jan 4, 10:42 1
  - Why do you hate me? -- nm - the ghost of Bob Ross Jan 4, 10:51
- yellow -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 4, 10:38
- Bright Red. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 4, 10:33
- Computer putty gray. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 4, 10:33
- Red -- nm - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 4, 10:28
- probably orange -- nm - decline Jan 4, 10:28
- green -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 10:28 5
  - :-( -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 10:31 2
    - heh. not the Jets green either! - Jovian Jan 4, 10:39 1
      - It's just my favorite color by a wide margin and I love it on everything. :-) - Krusty Jan 4, 10:44
  - (w this qualifier... for clothes or for vehicles) -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 10:29 1
    - My 2003 Saturn Ion was the most delightful shade. It was officially "medium green" but I called it "crayon green" -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 10:32
- Yellow -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 4, 10:24 3
  - same. -- nm - mud Jan 4, 10:27 2
    - obviously -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jan 4, 10:27 1
      - until the 80s it was purple, but then .. y'know -- nm - mud Jan 4, 10:44
- Orange and it was before that other place. Just not a fan of it on me or in general. Don't like the fruit either. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 10:23
- Pretty much a tie between Brown and Orange. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 10:18 1
  - I love brown and pink together. Big fan. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 10:23
- a dull grey/green. this was the color of all the dorm rooms in high school. -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 4, 10:16
- What's that color that looks like puke? -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 10:12 1
  - Mauve -- nm - budice Jan 4, 10:14
- black -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:12
- Chartreuse is pretty vile. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 10:12
- Mauve. Bowling alley I went to for leagues as a kid had this as its primary color. It was ugh -- nm* - budice Jan 4, 10:11
Drivers from Vegas to L.A. hit near-whiteout conditions -- (link) - budice Jan 4, 10:09 2
- Can you imagine L.A. drivers on that road? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 4, 10:46
- Which is why I no longer go to Vegas or Laughlin for Christmas :' -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 10:15
if Bryce Young can get sacked 17 times this week he will break David Carr’s rookie record -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:05 1
- Yes, but then which half of him would get credit for the record? - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 10:10
“the south is actually very comfortable with our history” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:02 1
- and an actual journalist interviewing her would have nailed her on that ridiculous comment. -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 10:07
Yes, yes, TurboTax, I'm aware I can file my taxes. But I don't even have my W-2 yet so back off! -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 10:00 1
- ugh. already? didn't we just do this? -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 10:08
*very* poor suspension ;) -- (pic) - Meg Jan 4, 09:30 [Attachment] 1
- This and below meant for Jax -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 09:32
JenBro and I enjoyed the Redneck Comedy Bus Tour. It's an old bus so don't sit over the back wheels. -- (link) - Meg Jan 4, 09:27
Okay. My heart appears to be okay. No signs of damage. Going to wear a heart monitor for a week. Not nearly as freaked as I was. - Spawn Jan 4, 09:26 26
- Good! -- nm - Peter Kilmer Jan 4, 11:34
- Ah, good. I'm currently having a weird heart thing, too, which I'm hoping will be minor. - Beryllium Jan 4, 11:06
- Glad to hear it. I'm actually waiting on results from my heart rate monitor. -- nm - pmb Jan 4, 10:52
- Here, thar, wherever you are, I believe that your heart will go on. -- nm - Max Jan 4, 10:30
- Good news! -- nm - Dano Jan 4, 10:23
- :)))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 4, 10:17
- Oh, thank God. -- nm - David Jan 4, 10:16
- Great to hear. Kind of need the heart. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 4, 10:05
- Great news. Good luck with the monitor. I've done those a lot of times. - Pippy aka Roberto C Fishman-Pratt Jan 4, 10:02
- oh that's great news! -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 10:02
- well done👍 -- nm - mud Jan 4, 09:50
- Good news! -- nm - Tim Jan 4, 09:50
- maybe you should, you know, not be as serious as a heart attack. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 4, 09:48
- Glad to hear! -- nm - MDH Jan 4, 09:46
- Good to hear you aren't heartless. -- nm - sycor Jan 4, 09:44
- he is a real boy -- nm - Lafarrow Jan 4, 09:43
- okay Tin Man -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 09:39
- Good news. I've done the heart monitor thing, too. Hopefully all will be well! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 4, 09:38
- Glad it seems to be just a scare. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 09:37
- ❤️‍🩹 Glad to hear you're doing well. Continued healthy thoughts for you. -- nm - Krusty Jan 4, 09:34
- thanks for posting this - very relieved! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 4, 09:33
- go visit the Who's down in Whoville and give them their shit back -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 09:31
- Spawn’s heart will go onnnnnn! -- nm - Celine Dion Jan 4, 09:30
- Woot! Here's to ST heart scare club. -- nm - JD Jan 4, 09:30
- So you’re saying your heart will go on? - Qale Jan 4, 09:29 1
  - Heh my brotha -- nm - Celine Dion Jan 4, 09:31
the islamic state claims responsibility for the bombs in iran yesterday. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jan 4, 09:22 1
- yashar points out that isis has at times taken credit for attacks they didn’t do, but they didn’t give specifics as they have for this and it hasn’t - i.b.! Jan 4, 09:41
It is a cult part 196 -- (pic) - Jovian Jan 4, 09:22 [Attachment] 6
- while I think there are cult aspects, I don’t think it applies to people like her. self-interest all the way. — nm - i.b.! Jan 4, 09:24 5
  - She pulled her endorsement because he called DJT arrogant... - Jovian Jan 4, 09:29 4
    - she says support has to go to the strongest candidate. that doesn’t mean she doesn’t know how awful he is. she wants power and likely higher office, - i.b.! Jan 4, 09:38 3
      - Here is where we disagree. My point is, DJT could say or do anything and this one (Elise) would still play defense for him. - Jovian Jan 4, 10:05 2
        
        she’s the one in the cult who knows the leader is batshit but stays in for all the free sex with his true believers -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 10:12 1
        
        and $ and power. she’s making choices and not just following. same as too many other elected folks and execs, et al. — nm - i.b.! Jan 4, 10:17
Ricky Rubio has retired from the NBA. -- nm - budice Jan 4, 09:21
More people in the UK watched the world darts final last night, than had watched the Ryder Cup. - Loyola Jan 4, 09:17
There are parts of Finland that are in the -40's°C today... -- nm - decline Jan 4, 09:17 2
- And also -40 F! -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 09:52
- Winter War 2: Frozen Boogaloo -- nm - Jovian Jan 4, 09:18
So Brian Cox... -- (link) - JaxSean Jan 4, 09:15 7
- I do think there is a point to be made that some of the ‘shaming culture’ is born out of an attempt to make someone feel better about themselves. -- nm - Qale Jan 4, 10:50
- someone needs to do the British "Get Out" "If I could have voted Remain twice, I would have" -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jan 4, 09:33
- In his defense, he does hate Trump as well, though. -- nm - Spawn Jan 4, 09:27
- Which one? -- nm - LMS Jan 4, 09:17 3
  - I was thinking good Ole #52 of the Chicago Bears. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 4, 10:12
  - "Succession" star Brian Cox: "The whole woke culture is truly awful." - JaxSean Jan 4, 09:19 1
    - "Shaming culture is awful" complains leading proponent of shaming culture. -- nm - Roger More Jan 4, 09:25
We're going to be in Nahsville for a few days this month, any suggestions would be appreciated. - JaxSean Jan 4, 09:10 21
- Sunday night bluegrass jam at the Station Inn -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 10:49 3
  - Martin’s BBQ Joint was fantastic, skip the line and get a seat at one of the bars if you can. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 10:53 2
    - And if you don’t want to wait in line at Hattie B’s, there’s a Prince’s Hot Chicken inside Assembly Food Hall, which has a lot of other great food options as well -- nm* - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 10:56 1
      - Last but not least, I’d recommend the National Museum of African American Music, which is basically the history of American popular music. -- nm - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 10:58
- Roberts Western World - Lafarrow Jan 4, 09:43 1
  - yeah, Broadway is stupid these days. So so so many bars. Tootsies is an institution. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 4, 09:48
- Hattie B's hot chicken. Chauhan Ale and Masala House. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 4, 09:41 9
  - oh, and you really should go to the Opry if you can. It's an experience. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 4, 09:42 8
    - Find out who's at the Ryman -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 4, 10:14 2
      - It's The Opry for cool kids. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 4, 10:14 1
        
        Heh I checked that first. American Aquarium is there. Saw them years ago at Jack Rabbits, did not like. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 10:20
    - One of Hattie's is right across the street from the hotel, so that's definitely one stop for me. Will try to do The Opry - JaxSean Jan 4, 10:08 2
      - Opry is weird to get to, it’s basically next to a shopping mall in the middle of nowhere, and cabbies will definitely try to scam you to get you home. -- (edited) - Znufrii, exceeds expectations Jan 4, 10:51 1
        
        it is in a strange spot for sure. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 4, 11:04
    - Concur and I’m not a country music fan. -- nm - spamlet Jan 4, 09:50
    - i second this emotion -- nm - Lafarrow Jan 4, 09:44
- Predators might be in town (yellow is their home games - 9th, 13th, 22nd, 31st looks like) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 09:38
- Walking along the river is nice. Jack's BBQ was pretty solid. There's going to be so many bachelorette parties you have no idea. -- nm - MDH Jan 4, 09:36
- See above - I'm not quite awake yet :/ -- nm - Meg Jan 4, 09:35
- We love the Pfunky Griddle as a breakfast place. Get the 5 grain batter instead. -- (link) - spamlet Jan 4, 09:12 1
  - All you can eat pancakes? Yes, please. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 4, 09:18
Money spent in online casinos does not trickle through to create economic activity. -- (link*) - New England Journal of Duh Jan 4, 09:03
Thursday crossword - I solved it without getting the theme. At all. I took another look at it just now and they changed the - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 4, 08:53 2
- Same for me on not getting the theme. My app still doesn't format the clues the way it was intended. - Three Quark Baron Jan 4, 09:51
- I failed completely at Connections today -- nm - oblique Jan 4, 09:01
OKC are #2 in the West (23-10), just beat the Celtics, have the 2nd youngest team in the League and have 15 upcoming first round picks and 22 2nds -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 4, 08:51

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