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“you trusted us… you fucked up!” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 10:19 3
- Can anyone be surprised? They voted against anything Obama approved of, even bills the sponsored themselves. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 10:29 1
  - We could of had national singles payer or Medicare everywhere but bent backwards to appease Republicans and they still refused. - zeitgeist Feb 6, 10:32
- Murphy Brown? -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 10:24
I find it entirely bizarre that Mazda does not appear to have a hybrid offering in the compact SUV size class. *crosses them off the list* -- (edited) - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 10:05 8
- The CX-90 is a PHEV -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 10:11 3
  - That’s their “third row” offering, which is bigger than we want, and it seemed unclear from their website whether it was actually available yet. -- (edited) - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 10:14 1
    - Understandable (and yes, they're available - we almost traded our CX-5 in for it) -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 10:21
  - But size matters -- nm - JD Feb 6, 10:11
- Mazda has always been behind the EV curve -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 10:08 1
  - (Technically so has toyota, but they're obviously industry leaders on the hybrid side) -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 10:09
- If you’re trying to figure out Mazda’s vehicle mix decisions you’ll go crazy. - spamlet Feb 6, 10:07 1
  - They're still making rotary engines so in my book, they can have whatever strange mix of set ups they want -- nm - JD Feb 6, 10:10
Disney Corp proxy fight turned into a threesome -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 09:57 3
- No greater mind that Prof. Von Drake has been engaged to tell shareholders how to vote. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 10:16
- I'm sure that breaking up the company is gonna go over well with the foaming-at-the-mouth Disneyphiles at the shareholder meetings. - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 10:15
- And that's why Disney told shareholders to reject their proposal. - David Feb 6, 09:59
Kershaw returns to Dodgers. -- (link) - jnine Feb 6, 09:55 1
- ~grass is always greener over there~♪ -- nm - mud Feb 6, 10:20
I am curious as to what the political blowback would be (domestically and overseas) if Joe Biden called for NATO to expel Hungary from its alliance. - Jovian Feb 6, 09:55 1
- the rest of the EU wants to withhold funding because of their blocking ukraine aid -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 11:07
asked not to share :) -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Feb 6, 09:49 1
- so, one of the over-achiever types - decline Feb 6, 09:53
Killer Mike's arrest related to assaulting a security guard (who, after his 3rd win had started asking him to see his tickets) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Feb 6, 09:41 1
- not that that is any excuse for assaulting a security guard of course -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 6, 09:42
We really are getting dumber as a society -- (link) - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:35 7
- when they put floride in San Bernardino system they announced it started and waited for the flood of calls the gold fish died, horrible taste - zeitgeist Feb 6, 10:52
- my dad (a dentist) spent 30+ years fighting these dummies to finally get our hometown water supply fluoridated. it’s been a thing since the Cold War -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 10:15
- so are we living in a Parks and Recs world now? -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 6, 09:44 1
  - You have no idea how accurate some of the stuff from that show - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:56
- Probably my favorite bit in Dr Strangelove -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 09:43
- “You ever see a commie drink a glass of water?” -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 09:40
- the dentist's lobby is doing great work these days. -- nm - colin Feb 6, 09:37
Rick Pitino says college basketball needs salary cap -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Feb 6, 09:35 5
- nm -- nm* - Last Of My Kind Feb 6, 09:54
- Rick Pitino is a slimy cheater and I don't give a crap what he thinks. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:37 1
  - Porcini still on the restaurant to-do list -- nm - budice Feb 6, 09:52
- for coaches? yes, absolutely. -- nm - colin Feb 6, 09:36 1
  - Right! -- nm - Last Of My Kind Feb 6, 09:54
Coraline in Remastered 3D worldwide this August -- (link*) - budice Feb 6, 09:34 [Attachment] 4
- ooooooo..... -- nm - JD Feb 6, 10:01
- 3D worldwide would be impressive. -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 09:36 2
  - at the Sphere! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 6, 09:57
  - (hashtag) JeSuisCoraline -- nm - budice Feb 6, 09:38
You know what Boeing needs to do? Re-launch the Boeing 747 line. -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 09:26 7
- ...as a medium range, narrow body aircraft? -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 09:53 1
  - That they can actually do but not the 747 but the 757 would be the relaunch. - JD Feb 6, 09:59
- We were lucky to fly on one in 2018. It was a little run down compared to the A380 we flew back on. - Last Of My Kind Feb 6, 09:37
- That would be completely awesome. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 09:28 1
  - And completely out of date and impractical. But still really cool - JD Feb 6, 09:57
- Fire the bean counters and get their shit together. -- nm - psilotum Feb 6, 09:28 1
  - Kick the tires and light the fires? -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 09:28
Best backboard post... -- (link) - David Feb 6, 09:25 [Backboard]
Dano, you can get cheap Air Baltic flights between the Tallin/Riga/Vilnius. Also there are day tours you can use as transit between the cities... - ty97 Feb 6, 09:25 2
- Those three cities are a fairly common itinerary. I've looked a bit but since it would be 2025 I haven't looked in detail. - Dano Feb 6, 09:34 1
  - Plus I should probably complete my Costa Rica trip before planning another trip. -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 09:36
how i'll remember Toby Kieth -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 09:22 2
- I love that story. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 09:36 1
  - Kristofferson claims he doesn't remember saying any of that. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 6, 09:42
Happy Tuesday, time for a questions to ST. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Feb 6, 09:21 25
- Mara of Mexico mugs, Sonora Leather (north beach, arturo) used to have a collection of bourbon till - zeitgeist Feb 6, 11:17
- yes. too many -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 6, 10:13
- Vinyl records. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 6, 10:12
- I had an ephemera based Winona Ryder collection but years (literally!) of stalker jokes as well as moving to a room saw to the disposal of that - JD Feb 6, 10:07
- Nothing big enough that I would call it a collection. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:54
- We have hundreds of Funko POPs -- nm - David Feb 6, 09:51 1
  - Oh yeah and I collect Stitch Pops! -- nm - sycor Feb 6, 09:55
- we buy a christmas tree ornament from each place we visit. That's about it. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 09:49
- Comic Books (but no longer actively), Lego Architecture sets, and Atari 2600 carts. -- nm - Jovian Feb 6, 09:47
- Not for myself but I usually try to buy my mom a bell from overseas places I visit because she collects them. I bought her a handblown one in Naples - oblique Feb 6, 09:44 1
  - oh, I love bells, too. I have a few Belleek ones from Ireland, one from Scotland, and one that my mom got me that I keep on my keychain. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 6, 09:48
- Probably way too many things over the years. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 6, 09:44
- I collect sneakers, Ralph Lauren clothing, elephant items and The Simpsons & Bob's Burgers items. -- nm* - Krusty Feb 6, 09:42 4
  - I now have an urge to commission a Polo knock off with the logo being a guy riding an elephant that is wearing sneakers -- nm - JD Feb 6, 10:16 1
    - I'd wear it. Lol I have Polo Bear pajamas with the bear riding the horse. They're really cute. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 10:19
  - Oh hey! Thanks for the 2002R recommendation. Picked up a pair this weekend, first shoe I've found in a while that fits my heel correctly. - sycor Feb 6, 09:47 1
    - Nice! Glad you like them. I have two pairs that I switch between depending on the weather. They're great for walking all day as my - Krusty Feb 6, 10:18
- Batman. And Darth Vader. (and select periphery items) -- nm* - Spawn Feb 6, 09:37
- Books. And macbooks. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 09:37
- Rocks from travel locations, bourbon, shot glasses, movie/tv props and replicas. Still have my old comics. Original comic art and sketches. Movie - sycor Feb 6, 09:37 1
  - Theresa collects rocks. Do you display them? -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 10:20
- Way too many Stitches -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 6, 09:35
- Shot glasses from travels. -- nm - Last Of My Kind Feb 6, 09:30
- we do the magnet thing too, although we keep most in a little container now as too many - Beaker 🍺 Feb 6, 09:30
- Concert posters (mostly signed ones if we can get it). -- nm - JaxSean Feb 6, 09:23
15 Underrated European Destinations That Deserve Your Attention -- (link) - ty97 Feb 6, 09:20 4
- Cork says no thanks. -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 09:41
- This one should cause less griping from you curmudgeons. (3/15 for me) -- nm* - ty97 Feb 6, 09:21 2
  - There *are* other continents, ty -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 09:28 1
    - But they are all so far away! - ty97 Feb 6, 09:29
Actually having looked at the PECOTA Standings as of 02/06/2024 - JD Feb 6, 09:18
I have to have a mammogram. I'm really not sure how freaked out I should be on a scale of 1 to OMFG - sycor Feb 6, 09:14 3
- I had to go through that a few years back - tRuMaN Feb 6, 09:27 2
  - Benign cyst... yeah I like the sound of that. Not so scary. - sycor Feb 6, 09:37 1
    - Mine also was a cyst which was attached to something else which also turned out to nothing. No point getting worried about a regular test. -- nm - LMS Feb 6, 10:08
Shocking. NH AG has traced that fake Biden robocall back to Texas-based Life Corporation. -- nm - Jovian Feb 6, 09:09 1
- Welp! Problem solved. We can move on now. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 10:28
Variety: Karen Gillan to Play Queen Mary Tudor in Period Comedy ‘Fools,’ - mud Feb 6, 08:48 2
- Mary Tudor? They're gonna have to ugly her up something fierce. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 08:55 1
  - not impossible -- (pic) - charlize Feb 6, 08:59 [Attachment]
So, um, this subreddit exists -- (link) - ty97 Feb 6, 08:38 4
- I saw that NORAD will be tracking her Tokyo flight, like Santa? - Spawn Feb 6, 08:51
- No different than the subreddit to track Elon's jet after the kid got kicked off Twitter -- nm - JD Feb 6, 08:43 2
  - Same kid who is now being threatened with legal action by Taylor -- nm - Jovian Feb 6, 09:00 1
    - *laugh* Good for him -- nm - JD Feb 6, 09:02
Variety: Matthew Goode, Kelly Macdonald, Chloe Pirrie Join Cast of Scott Frank’s Netflix ‘Department Q’ Adaptation - mud Feb 6, 08:35
LIR: One thing to watch with these SCOTUS cases is how C.J. Roberts manages the other Justices. - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 08:30 13
- This has been one wildcard I've contemplated throughout this lead up. I don't actually expect them to vote against Trump, but these four do appear.... - Name Withheld By Request Feb 6, 08:33 12
  - I don't see them actually punting him off the ballot -- I'm just not sure which logic they use. - Will Hunting Feb 6, 08:40 11
    - The argument is ludicrous. - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 09:15
    - the six FedSoc goons are master painters at coming up with bullshit rationales. the easy out would be leaving him on the ballot and denying cert to - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 09:10
    - The irony of “states’ rights!” proponents arguing for a federal candidacy standard would be delicious, indeed. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 08:51 8
      - That's what intrigues me the most. - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 09:09
      - Also, arguing that it requires a conviction while simultaneously arguing that presidents are immune from prosecution would be….something. -- nm* - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 09:07
      - Yeah. I thought the Constitution was pretty clear that the States get to determine the method they use to select their electors. -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 08:57 5
        
        Yep. - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 09:02 4
        
        However the Constitution gets to define eligiblity for the office itself (35+, etc) so as long as a guy is eligible (as determined by the 14th or - Will Hunting Feb 6, 09:06 3
        
        Yep. That's enough of a toe-hold for Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Comey Barrett to thread the needle. - ReluctantCynic Feb 6, 09:28 1
        
        Jentucky fried chicken. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 09:33
        
        the Insurrection clause is among one of those prima facie eligibility requirements, is Colorado's point -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 09:12
I *hate* the new trend for sportsbooks to charge for chairs just to watch a special event like the Suoer Bowl. - Strongbad Feb 6, 08:29 9
- New? It's been going on for years. We select our place in downtown LV based on who doesn't charge. - JD Feb 6, 08:34 1
  - New for me. I only get to Vegas every 10 years or so. - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:04
- I kinda get it just from a crowd management standpoint. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 6, 08:33 5
  - I completely understand bars that would require a $10 cover to watch a PPV event like UFC or something. - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:06
  - I would rather see them require a minimum bet level, or some such. -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 08:35 3
    - You would think but the place that we used to go to had $25K per half day to secure a table that sat up to 10. -- nm - JD Feb 6, 08:37 2
      - Uhhhh... no. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 6, 09:04
      - ... no thanks! -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 08:40
- snacks? -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 08:33
"30 Under-The-Radar European Cities You Simply Have To Visit" -- (link) - ty97 Feb 6, 08:20 25
- 2/3's of that list are capitals. I was expecting something a bit more off the beaten track. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 6, 08:48 15
  - I made it to 16 before I’m like, under-rated means less than London / Paris / Berlin. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 6, 09:09
  - I don't mind them using capitals (though odd that most of them are). However, some are questionable for 'under-the-radar'. - ty97 Feb 6, 08:58 10
    - There are a lot of good secondary cities in Eastern Europe too. Krakow + Gdansk in Poland, Thessaloniki and Heraklion in Greece, Varna in Bulgaria... -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 09:01 9
      - we are looking at Crete for this fall. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 09:36
      - True. But how many Americans have even heard of Valetta, Malta even if it is a capital -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 09:02 7
        
        I'm in high dudgeon because it's clear the aggregator hasn't bothered to come up with their own list, they've just purloined another list and - Roger More Feb 6, 09:15
        
        (Also I am going to both Valetta and Krakow next month) -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 09:03 5
        
        *Valletta :P -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 09:12 4
        
        It's so under the radar that I can't even spell it! -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 09:12 3
        
        Anyway, Valletta would be amazing, especially if you like medieval history, and I've wanted to go to Krakow forever. -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 09:17 2
        
        And man, I just discovered this website. RIP the rest of my day -- (link) - Roger More Feb 6, 09:20 1
        
        Have you ever played around with flightconnections.com? If you find a great fare to a place you can see where you can go from there -- (link) - Andie Feb 6, 10:25
  - All of them are capitals except Belfast. I think they got their list from Sporcle. -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 08:53 1
    - Yeah. I guess they were going to name it "30 European capitals you have to visit" and then went, "Well, Belfast, fuck." (NM) - Marlowe Feb 6, 08:56
  - Heh. On a more micro level, if one were to create a list of not obvious California destinations. I'm pretty sure that Sacramento would make the list -- nm - JD Feb 6, 08:51
- That's a terrible list. "Here are 30 European capitals". -- nm - Roger More Feb 6, 08:48
- I've been to 4. -- nm - LMS Feb 6, 08:41
- Romania is definitely climbing my list. -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 08:40 2
  - !that's where the vampires are from! -- nm - mud Feb 6, 08:42 1
    - exactly -- nm - Andie Feb 6, 08:43
- That's a lot of cities, but I'm not opposed. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 6, 08:25
- I have my eye on Tallinn/Riga/Vilnius for 2025 possibly. -- nm - Dano Feb 6, 08:25 1
  - I did that trio in September 2022. I really, really liked it. - ty97 Feb 6, 08:27
- I've been to 11. I'll be at another two within the next few months. - ty97 Feb 6, 08:23
Guy (David Carr) validates my man-crush of George Kittle. -- (link) - Last Of My Kind Feb 6, 08:13

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