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Vegas: Bellagio raised the resort fee to $50 per night -- nm - budice Jan 17, 12:59 7
- How much to not get my information hacked? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 13:11 1
  - Well, that's impossible. If they don't use P@ssw0rd12, there's written Post-It with their attempt to trying-to-be-password-cute -- nm - Jammed Uzi Jan 17, 13:39
- Resort fees are dumb. Just increase room prices. It's like the tips of the hotel world. You know, minus the tips for housekeeping, bellhops, etc. - sycor Jan 17, 13:02 4
  - But you don't have to list the hotel room price as higher this way. - David Jan 17, 13:06 1
    - Oh I get why they do it. It's still dumb. -- nm - sycor Jan 17, 13:09
  - Then you couldnt advertise $20 room rates -- nm - budice Jan 17, 13:05
  - But SEO -- nm - JD Jan 17, 13:04
The JJ Watt vs PFF Grading war has been fun. -- (link) - Strongbad Jan 17, 12:58 1
- What does he know!!!!!!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 17, 13:16
Samsung has *finally* dropped the Galaxy S24. So what's special about the S24 Ultra? Flat screen and titanium. Oh, and Galaxy AI. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 12:55 [youtube]
CABIN FEVER IS SETTING IN! WHAT NEWS CAN YOU SHARE OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD??? - David Jan 17, 12:52 11
- start thinking about which kid is the tastiest and tender...cause if you don't know who, it might be YOU. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 17, 14:18
- Not quite the same kind of Cabin Fever, and yet… -- (link) - Qale Jan 17, 13:19 [youtube]
- the sky is blue, doughnuts are plentiful, Friday is TGIF night on ABC. -- nm - rollo Jan 17, 13:15
- Why are you not making snow cream? -- nm - sycor Jan 17, 12:59
- kim you gotta Last of Us him… -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 12:58
- lol your IM reminds of me a line from Rifftrax of Birdemic: Shock and Terror: -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 17, 12:57
- YOU MUST CHILL - JD Jan 17, 12:56
- The sun still exists!!! - Spawn Jan 17, 12:54 3
  - I just looked in the backyard so I know you're lying. -- nm - David Jan 17, 12:56 2
    - Proof: -- (pic) - David Jan 17, 13:02 [Attachment] 1
      - WTF? - Spawn Jan 17, 13:18
is 28 players a lot? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 12:51 2
- about the same number of UW Huskies did the same. -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 17, 14:16
- That leaves, what, 75 on the team? This is fine! -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 12:55
This -- (link) - ty97 Jan 17, 12:46 2
- Trudeau's plane broke down twice recently, and people were hammering him on it as if he was supposed to get out there with a wrench. -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 12:47
- Big, if true. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 12:47
sitwap: ayo e. can sing! nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Jan 17, 12:45 [tiktok] 2
- that she’s also done stand-up points to how she does so well at red carpet nonsense. there are a multiple clips from this set. nm but: -- (link) - i.b! Jan 17, 12:55 [tiktok]
- nice -- nm - mud Jan 17, 12:50
Hmm, multiple reviews of this hotel mentioned "smelly carpets in the room". I think I will look elsewhere -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 12:42
DNC responds to Asa Hutchinson dropping out of GOP presidential race - Znufrii, promoted Jan 17, 12:41 9
- Who? -- nm - Strongbad Jan 17, 12:59 1
  - You're hired! -- nm - DNC si Jan 17, 13:06
- nothing new about them being terrible, unfortunately. — nm - i.b! Jan 17, 12:49
- Disgusting response. -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 12:42 5
  - The WH CoS called to apologise -- (link) - Roger More Jan 17, 13:08 1
    - Jeff Zientz harder on the DNC than an asshole like Asa (and he is an asshole) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 13:10
  - I was hoping it was a joke. - Spawn Jan 17, 12:43 1
    - castigating Never-Trumpers in such a way (in a very childish way no less) is extremely counterproductive. -- nm* - Jovian Jan 17, 12:45
  - its almost as if they want more people to vote for the fascist. -- nm - Jovian Jan 17, 12:43
Got my Niagara flights sorted. Just hope AA doesn't change them again. Tried doing it by phone - useless. - Meg Jan 17, 12:39 4
- Agent shouldn't have had to cancel and start over. Better not have cost you any more money. -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 12:44 3
  - They were all booked with miles. Had to be canceled to get the miles back and then rebook. All good now. -- nm - Meg Jan 17, 13:02 2
    - And I actually saved 2,000 miles !! -- nm - Meg Jan 17, 13:05 1
      - and didn't have to walk anywhere 8-) -- (link) - JD Jan 17, 13:07 [youtube]
Warner Bros. (The Wolper Organization) is in development on a Richard Simmons biopic starring Pauly Shore. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 12:14 2
- "Squeeze those buns, like the Weasel!" -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 12:31
- Teaser Trailer -- (link) - decline Jan 17, 12:16 [youtube]
shocked! "A GOP state lawmaker is backtracking after a bill he filed would have removed first cousins from Kentucky’s criminal incest law" -- nm - decline Jan 17, 12:12 4
- Former Survivor winner. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 17, 14:02
- also, posted by Kevin Kruse on bluesky -- (link) - decline Jan 17, 12:13 [Image] 2
  - Anytime cousin marriage comes up in public discussion, it gets posted pretty quickly to r/arresteddevelopment. Also: -- (pic) - Roger More Jan 17, 12:18 [Attachment] 1
    - Lemon tree! -- nm - David Jan 17, 12:45
Jewel and Melissa Etheridge Co-Headline Tour and Melissa/Indigo Girls Co-Headline Tour announced -- (edited) - MDH Jan 17, 11:47 2
- Gaaaaaaay! -- nm - Qale Jan 17, 11:51 1
  - I have seen 2/3, so I will go with 2/3 gay. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 11:57
I honestly have no words to describe the trailer for JLo’s new movie/whatever this is going to Prime. I have a million questions. -- (link) - MDH Jan 17, 11:43 [youtube] 18
- It's apparently a tie-in to her new album of the same name, "an intimate, fantastical and narrative-driven reflection of Lopez’s journey to find love" -- nm - ty97 Jan 17, 12:24
- Based on the comments, I'm not sure I want to watch the trailers. I can count 2 movies of hers I've enjoyed. Though Shotgun Wedding looked - sycor Jan 17, 12:15
- Bollywood -- nm - psilotum Jan 17, 12:03 5
  - I was thinking more Sucker Punch. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 12:14 4
    - But with much worse music. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 12:28 3
      - Indeed. I'm on record as believing that Sucker Punch worked well when viewed as a long form music video. -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 12:38 2
        
        I actually liked Sucker Punch - JD Jan 17, 12:41 1
        
        Possibly the last soundtrack I ever bought. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 12:43
- it looks ambitious I hope it works. -- nm - Remlik Jan 17, 11:50 2
  - Yeah. My first reaction was it may not be good, but at least it's not cookie cutter. -- nm - Dano Jan 17, 12:09 1
    - Indeed -- (link) - JD Jan 17, 13:05 [youtube]
- At least she's not boinking a 30 year old high schooler in this one. Or is she? -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 11:48
- I guess she starting in this movie semi about her life? But she’s working in a mine, Fat Joe is a psychiatrist… -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 11:44 2
  - When most of your therapy budget is spent on making a movie about it, you have to take what you can get with the actual therapist. -- nm - Roger More Jan 17, 12:26
  - LSnort! -- nm - Diva Jan 17, 12:08
- it looks horrible -- nm - decline Jan 17, 11:44 2
  - I will neither confirm or deny, but I will watch this the second it comes out. -- nm - MDH Jan 17, 11:44 1
    - Yassss! I'll be there opening weekend - JD Jan 17, 12:38
Message from CEO of Alaska Airlines re: the 737-9 MAX. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 11:39 [youtube] 4
- “We have been plugging away…” “Dude! You can’t say it like that!” -- nm - Qale Jan 17, 12:29
- "We engaged in a candid conversation with Boeing's CEO and leadership team" - Beryllium Jan 17, 11:52 2
  - i always enjoy seeing "robust discussion" in corporate minute notes. you know those meetings were a shitshow -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 11:56 1
    - 🤪 -- nm - JD Jan 17, 12:24
the real Money Plane -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 11:30
NBA-TOR-IND: Siakam to the Pacers for 3x1stRnders -- (link*) - budice Jan 17, 11:23 14
- Do you get the Siakam Swirl McFlurry too? -- nm - Reagen Jan 17, 12:44
- Oh my! -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 11:34 7
  - they've giving up a lot, but I reeaaalllly like Pascal -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 17, 11:36 6
    - How do you feel about COBOL? -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 11:45 3
      - It's no Fortran. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 17, 13:00
      - it's pretty Basic -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jan 17, 11:47 1
        
        I C. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Jan 17, 11:50
    - we've got a really young team so for this trade I don't mind it -- nm - Remlik Jan 17, 11:43
    - Yeah, I am down for this. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 11:37
- vveeerrryyyy interesting he becomes a free agent in July -- nm* - Remlik Jan 17, 11:32 4
  - Yeah, it's a fair price, but the risk factor here is off the charts. - David Jan 17, 11:47 3
    - that team up, if it gels, could be fire. Really really could be the missing piece -- nm - Remlik Jan 17, 11:51 2
      - I just read that two of the picks are from this year’s bad draft. So, this is cheap for a player of his skill. -- nm - David Jan 17, 11:57 1
        
        Exactly. Nice to see an Indiana team make a good trade. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 11:58
it won't get a fraction of the press as overturning Roe but today's SCOTUS case could gut the entire federal regulatory system if they reverse Chevron -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 10:44 4
- Elections matter. -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 11:35 1
  - Stop the scare tactics! -- nm - Bernie Bros 2016 Jan 17, 11:37
- Which they likely will (IMHO). -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 17, 10:54 1
  - the executive branch, how does it work? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 11:39
BottleRock Napa has the lineup you normally expect at Coachella -- (link) - budice Jan 17, 10:42 4
- Sure. Fine. Whatever. Old Man ;-) - JD Jan 17, 12:55 [Backboard]
- Chevy Metal still play? -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 12:34
- 18. Much heavier on the well knowns. The only call outs that I’d give beyond those are The Kid Laroi, honestly. -- nm - Qale Jan 17, 12:32
- Do the acts like performing the festivals because they can hang out with their peers like athletes at the Olympics village dorms? -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 17, 11:37
Team meeting over Zoom this morning. The only guy who didn't show up was the guy who scheduled the meeting... who lives in Tennessee. - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 10:41 17
- Depending on where, it’s possible the power grid was doing some rolling blackouts. It was -3 at 9am here. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 17, 11:54
- Depends where he is in TN... -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 17, 11:14
- "sorry was strangling hobos for a food source till Spring" -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jan 17, 11:09
- We just got our biggest snowfall since 1993. We're probably trapped at home for at least one more day. -- nm - David Jan 17, 11:07 12
  - I referenced the Blizzard of 1993 to my dad last night in another failed attempt at normalizing conversations with him. It failed miserably. - Qale Jan 17, 12:37 3
    - How does referencing a blizzard fail miserably? Sorry, not trying to be invasive, I just don't understand people's mentality sometimes. - sycor Jan 17, 12:58 1
      - The normalization of communications is the failure. He wants to dominate. -- nm - Qale Jan 17, 13:24
    - Christmas money! - David Jan 17, 12:47
  - kim, it's you or him now - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 11:09 7
    - hey, I made sure we stocked up for the week. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 17, 11:18 6
      - Good news - if you have excess food, just put it outside and let it stay frozen. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 17, 11:55 5
        
        this is a trick, kim -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 11:56 4
        
        I can’t get to their house in a safe manner…it’s fine. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 17, 11:59 3
        
        They're called snowshoes... -- nm - Dennis Quaid si Jan 17, 12:11
        
        Apparently on the road where Kelly's school is (the one that leads to our street) is accumulating cars as they slide into the ditch. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jan 17, 12:07 1
        
        Really? WOW. -- nm - kelly Jan 17, 12:12
- Maybe it was at 9AM *his* time and he was the only one there at the meeting wondering where you all were -- nm - decline Jan 17, 10:43
whoopi to nikki: “Black folks didn’t climb up in the trees and lynch themselves” -- (link*) - mud Jan 17, 10:38 5
- Nikki herself has told the story about being disqualified from a beauty pageant when she was a kid because of her skin color -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 10:43 4
  - If discrimination was over, why did she change her name m Nimrata ...and wouldn't Vivek have equalled Ron in the polls undr "Vince" -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 17, 11:32 3
    - Nikki is her middle name and she's been going by it since she was a wee one. It's also Hindi, I believe? - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 11:37 2
      - Punjabi -- nm - Roger More Jan 17, 12:35 1
        
        *snaps fingers* Missed it by that much -- nm - Three Quark Baron Jan 17, 12:49
Snownado Hitting the Slopes at Breckenridge Ski Resort -- (link) - budice Jan 17, 10:37 2
- Cutting the line for the ski lift, too. So rude. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 10:42
- uh oh - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 10:40
elle.com: Kaitlan Collins Is in Her Prime - mud Jan 17, 10:22 3
- lol the Maggie Haberman seal of approval - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 10:24 2
  - two of the best. In 10 years they'll rule Washington. -- nm - mud Jan 17, 10:28 1
    - lol, OK. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Jan 17, 11:30
if you were stupid and missed Stop Making Sense in theaters last year A24 is in a forgiving mood -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 10:20 5
- Makes sense ;-) as nearly all of the showings here were sold out. -- nm - Krusty Jan 17, 10:28 4
  - you dopes had 15 years to see them live in person -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 17, 10:34 3
    - Live at the Greek amphitheater Berkeley was the best concert ever -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 17, 11:39 1
      - top five (repost): Pink Floyd 1970, Wishbone Ash 1975, Talking Heads 1980, Metallica 1986, The Replacements 1990 -- nm Posted by mud Mar 24 '17, 12:23 -- nm - mud Jan 17, 11:42
    - Well, uh, hangs in head in shame, but I was among the way too few for the David Byrne set at Coachella? -- (edited) - JD Jan 17, 10:36
timesofisrael.com: "Yesh Atid files first no-confidence motion against government since war began" -- (link) - mud Jan 17, 10:17
WWE: Australian TV hosts were talking to Grayson Waller and LA Knight and it didn't go well... -- (edited) - Remlik Jan 17, 10:12 8
- What is that Waller kid doing? What a hothead idiot. -- nm - David Jan 17, 10:17 6
  - I'd like to see the whole clip but it looks like the hosts - Remlik Jan 17, 10:23 5
    - It looks like roid rage or a substance abuse overreaction. -- nm - David Jan 17, 10:47 4
      - I don't know. Back in the day that would have been typical kayfabe reaction. Maybe that's the persona he wants. -- nm - pmb Jan 17, 10:53 3
        
        needed Dr Death David Schultz to open hand slap the hosts -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 17, 11:10 [youtube] 1
        
        better quality -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jan 17, 11:12 [youtube]
        
        He's legit pissed over literally nothing. -- nm - David Jan 17, 11:08
- I guess times have changed but out of time, my completely inappropriate response would have to been to double down on the line: Can I give you one -- nm* - JD Jan 17, 10:15
SNOOOOW! -- (pic) - mud Jan 17, 10:08 [Attachment] 9
- Beauty! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jan 17, 10:38
- We are just stupid cold (for here) with no snow in sight. Next time we get precipitation will be next week, and it will be to 70 during the day when - sycor Jan 17, 10:19 3
  - We are happily in double digits! -- nm - Spawn Jan 17, 11:38
  - our cold snap was over the weekend. It's okay now. -- nm - mud Jan 17, 10:20 1
    - I was on one section of road - a small hill - where there was a short patch of ice. And naturally a car was stuck on it. - Beryllium Jan 17, 10:21
- I recommend not driving in it. -- (pic) - Beryllium Jan 17, 10:13 [Attachment] 1
  - I lost count of how many idiots in RWD pickups who fishtailed -- nm - Beryllium Jan 17, 10:14
- It's cold and wet and gets everywhere -- nm - JD Jan 17, 10:12 1
  - Thanks anakin -- nm - Beryllium Jan 17, 10:12

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