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more Krumholtz casting war stories: Cop Out (Kevin Smith joint) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 16:28
The Marvels on D+ tomorrow -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 6, 16:17 4
- Sounds interesting. What is it? -- nm - con_carne Feb 6, 16:25 2
  - It's a movie about three badass women who fight evil badassedly. It's like Xena but new. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 16:45 1
    - You're thinking about Charlie's Angels. Marvels is a movie about three women with super powers and cats. -- nm - Max Feb 6, 17:22
- yay! -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:19
Charles III is a direct descendent of Harold Godwinson anyway. great (x30something) grandson through Harold's daughter Gytha. -- nm - mafic Feb 6, 16:16 2
- We need more Gytha license plates. I repeat, we are sold out of Gytha license plates -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 6, 16:42
- whoa -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:29
More Cuda trivia: How many players caught TD passes from both Brady and Manning in the NFL? Also: name them psilotum :) -- nm* - spamlet Feb 6, 16:11 4
- Reggie wayne? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 6, 16:17 1
  - Nope -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 16:28
- 312.50 -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 6, 16:15
- 47 -- nm - psilotum Feb 6, 16:13
impeachment fails 214-216 -- nm - mud Feb 6, 15:46 6
- They're shooting blanks. Repeatedly. -- nm - Diva Feb 6, 16:16 3
  - standalone Israel aid bill also goes down in flames -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 16:26
  - it's like a bad curse has befallen the lot of them, as if they collectively made a really bad choice at some point recently. -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:19 1
    - (and 8 yrs ago) -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:21
- Do nothing Congress remains undefeated! -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 15:54
- lol -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 15:50
House vote on Mayorkas impeachment poised to fail -- (link*) - budice Feb 6, 15:45 [Attachment] 3
- apparently Dem rep Al Green came to the floor from some kind of hospital situation to fuck up the vote math for MAGA Mike -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 16:37 2
  - Cesar Rodney! -- nm - Diva Feb 6, 17:46
  - nice -- nm - mud Feb 6, 16:40
make Luddism great again -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 15:42
mike/situation from “jersey shore” and his wife are so calm in this video, saving their son from choking. - i.b.! Feb 6, 15:38
man, you even drop the Romney from your name and this is the thanks you get? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 15:34
lfg Tennessee: majority of VW plant workers sign on to unionize under UAW -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 15:25
1 QB (that you've heard of) other than Tom Brady threw more TD passes in his 40s than in his 20s. Name him. - spamlet Feb 6, 15:24 12
- Blanda? -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 6, 15:41
- Warren Moon? -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 6, 15:34 8
  - *ding*. Thought that might be harder -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 15:37 7
    - CFL was a thing! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 6, 15:42
    - I’m sure Will more actively knows stats than me, but it wasn’t hard for me to find this and remember who didn’t get going until later. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Feb 6, 15:42
    - Is there a list? How many did Flutie have? Brees? -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 15:41 4
      - Flutie's a close-run thing, 14-10. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 16:18
      - Jay Cuda posted it to Twitter -- (link*) - spamlet Feb 6, 16:08 [Attachment] 1
        
        Ahh, thanks! -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 16:10
      - Brees had way too many before 40 and didn't play much after. He just looked like he was 55 when he retired. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 15:44
- Testaverde? -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 15:27 1
  - Nope not him. -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 15:37
Suddenly it's quiet. I'm not hearing rain on the skylight or pouring from the down-spouts. -- nm - Meg Feb 6, 15:18
AMC premieres Season 2 of Interview With the Vampire on May 12 -- (link) - mud Feb 6, 14:56
The State Dept. is flying my brother back from the Dominican Republic to DC just to talk to a surgeon to see if surgery is necessary. - Max Feb 6, 14:40 3
- Oooh! Is your brother a big shot or can anyone get the State Dept. to fly them around if they just say the right words? -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 14:51 2
  - He's just a spouse. I assume they don't want the KGB sneaking in on local surgeries. - Max Feb 6, 14:54 1
    - "The calls are coming from inside the shoulder!" -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 16:03
Connections - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 14:35
Swiss company brought down by DDoS attack from ... toothbrushes? -- (link) - Reagen Feb 6, 14:33 3
- Technically it's not true, just a hypothetical -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 6, 16:44 [mastodon]
- this stuff just pokes at the part of my closet of anxieties re: possible medical device badness. — nm - i.b.! Feb 6, 15:44
- Gilfoyle, what did you do? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 6, 14:34
The Floor tonight! -- nm - Jovian Feb 6, 14:32 5
- Alright, y'all got 10 seconds 2 get 2 the [dance] floor -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 15:17
- And if you haven't watched it yet, you can easily pick it up now. The strategery is really just ramping up. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 6, 14:57 3
  - The show is a lot of fun but seems rather simple most of the time. I'm always surprised when someone fails at their own category. - Krusty Feb 6, 15:04 1
    - I'm 99% sure there's a pre-approved list. Some of them are too weirdly specific, things no human would name as a specialty. - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 6, 15:15
  - omg cant wait to see how things shake out tonight. (and there is still a sh*t ton of great categories out there) -- nm - Jovian Feb 6, 15:00
BB: you weren't kidding, Ed and Dawson really, Really, REALLY hate Lisa Frankenstein. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 6, 14:16
Ooops. -- (link) - Znufrii, promoted Feb 6, 14:15 1
- Higgins! -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 14:18
Evidently you pronounce Jamz as James, even if I think it should follow "pump up the" -- nm - crash davis Feb 6, 14:14 2
- Boomshakalaka. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 6, 15:15
- Pump it up - Spawn Feb 6, 14:23
LV mayor on if the A's should really move here -- (link) - Peglegpete Feb 6, 14:10 8
- Am I wrong in that they're not going to be in the actual city of Las Vegas so she has no say? - Krusty Feb 6, 14:21 7
  - Nope there demolishing the Tropicana to build the stadium the heart of vegas -- nm - eag Feb 6, 14:42 4
    - But that is not actually the City of Las Vegas. It's Paradise, which is a tax dodge that walks like a city. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 14:51 3
      - I've been to Vegas I wouldn't exactly call it Paradise -- nm - eag Feb 6, 15:34
      - But what does it quack like? -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 15:16 1
        
        An unincorporated duck -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 15:29
  - if I remember right, the city wanted them off the strip near the football stadium and the A's wanted the Trop site. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 6, 14:41 1
    - Isn't the Trop in Paradise? Also, building a stadium off the strip sounds like a nightmare of congestion. -- nm* - Krusty Feb 6, 14:52
TikTok's Newest Trend: Cross The Southern Border With Me -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 14:09 1
- As mentioned at the end of this article, TikTok pushing its shop and ads may be what kills it sooner than any issue/politico. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 14:35
Adele up to 10 nights at an 80,000 person arena in Germany -- nm - MDH Feb 6, 14:08 2
- so smart. has there been anything about anywhere else? wondering if maybe another continent. -- nm - i.b.! Feb 6, 14:17 1
  - Usually with a Vegas residency you can't play North America, but no other news that I've seen. -- nm - MDH Feb 6, 14:38
The Decemberists Spring/Summer tour - MDH Feb 6, 14:06
The Church & The Afghan Whigs co-headline tour - MDH Feb 6, 14:05 2
- harrisburg U has four concert announcements tomorrow. I love their stupid outdoor venue so much. "I don't really like that band, but I will go anyway" -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 6, 14:12
- Well, hey now. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 14:07
NTSB: Bolts were missing on Boeing Max 9 jetliner before panel blew out midflight -- (link) - budice Feb 6, 14:03 1
- Um yeah those things kind of important -- nm - eag Feb 6, 14:07
A scout from the Show came by and I fouled out. - crash davis Feb 6, 14:03
the other interesting part of the DC Cir immunity opinion is they expressly define POTUS as an “officer” of the US govt (relevant to the insurrection -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 13:58
Usher arena tour announced prior to Super Bowl. PLenty of dates for extra shows. He expects this to be big: - MDH Feb 6, 13:58 1
- Odds that Taylor joins onstage at SB - eag Feb 6, 14:01
"Give the gift of IHOP this Valentine's Day" That's sure to go over well :/ -- nm - Meg Feb 6, 13:57 6
- it's rooty tooty fresh *and* fruity. what's not to love? -- nm - mafic Feb 6, 16:09
- I’ll be your Valentine at iHOP. But only if I can get chocolate chip smiley face pancakes. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 14:35
- I went to an IHOP for the first time in years last week (found a gift card in a drawer). I was shocked how busy and popular this place still must be. -- (edited) - Jovian Feb 6, 14:06 1
  - Ours became a King's Pancakes and now the closest one is over by Disneyland. I'm really not a breakfast person. -- nm - Meg Feb 6, 14:27
- Hey Meg did you bring out your canoe yet? -- nm - eag Feb 6, 13:59 1
  - No, I've given up and not going back out until I see the sun. -- nm - Meg Feb 6, 14:22
I'm pretty sure that if I ever see a medical professional in red, my blood pressure and heart rate will sky rocket -- (link) - JD Feb 6, 13:50 [Image] 7
- That's basically the one color you'll rarely if ever see a medical professional wear. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 14:00 6
  - I’ve seen similar for nurses and cnas. almost all colors I think, except yellows are rare. — nm - i.b.! Feb 6, 15:02 3
    - Maroon I've seen but not red. Yellow is another I haven't seen. -- nm - Krusty Feb 6, 15:05 2
      - it varies by hospital/system/practice. iirc, stanford hospital seemed to have a code that was more limited, others I was in or visited notsomuch. - i.b.! Feb 6, 15:25 1
        
        Oh, I've seen them for sale but I've never seen anyone with them on in a hospital or doctors office. - Krusty Feb 6, 15:46
  - true. I was trying to remember if I've ever seen it. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 6, 14:02 1
    - I can only speak for hospitals as that's where I worked for a long time. Most departments set the color of the scrubs but generally it's dark blue for - Krusty Feb 6, 14:05
Iirc Tracy Chapman did some shows with Linda Ronstadt and ? Emmylou Harris? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 13:44 2
- She did a version of Baby Can I Hold You Tonight with Luciano Pavarotti -- (link) - Roger More Feb 6, 13:54 [youtube] 1
  - Before or after he won Survivor? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 16:49
Houston Rodeo to feature bacon bourbon caramel cheesecake on a stick! -- (pic) - Qale Feb 6, 13:40 [Attachment] 7
- it looks more like jerky than cheesecake. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 6, 13:52 2
  - I would definitely eat it. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 14:36
  - jerk chicken, jerk cheesecake.. is there anything they can't jerk? -- nm - colin Feb 6, 13:52
- Of course, you can't eat your dessert before having dinner. Like this Hot Cheeto Cheese Pickle Pizza. -- (pic) - Qale Feb 6, 13:42 [Attachment] 3
  - pickle pizza is really good, tbh. -- nm - colin Feb 6, 13:52 1
    - I don’t know if I’d like it, but I wouldn’t say no to a bite to try. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 14:37
  - And finally, that comes with a side of Cajun crawfish cheese fries. -- (pic) - Qale Feb 6, 13:43 [Attachment]
New Houston Mayor Whitmire pulls the ye old, wishing you well on your future endeavors, as they let go chief transportation planner as well as... - Qale Feb 6, 13:36 3
- Every high-centered car on a median is a pedestrian saved. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 6, 15:00
- We have the same type of dope running my city as well. They have a windshield perspective on the roads and don't understand why cyclists and - Krusty Feb 6, 14:03 1
  - It’s bonkers they ripped out a completed project without even spending a short time analyzing it. It was like, nope, I’m in charge now, poof, gone. -- nm - Qale Feb 6, 14:06
Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney Create New Sports Streaming Venture -- (link) - spamlet Feb 6, 13:33 14
- Much more context here. It's a skinny bundle. -- (link) - David Feb 6, 14:18
- Here's all the story says today. - David Feb 6, 13:41 9
  - Aka Sports Hulu -- nm - Inigo Feb 6, 13:49 1
    - Exactly. -- nm - David Feb 6, 13:50
  - joint stream platform, as a common backend-tech streaming service or just a common frontend? -- nm* - budice Feb 6, 13:44 6
    - At first blush, more than anything, they're creating a voting bloc to reduce licensing price pressure on each one. -- nm - David Feb 6, 13:47 4
      - Or they're scared shitless the leagues are gonna take their streaming rights back. -- nm - spamlet Feb 6, 13:50
      - competitors agreeing to set the price of a product in the marketplace is generally frowned upon -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 13:49
      - Collusion of sorts. Apple / Amazon / Google on the outside -- nm - budice Feb 6, 13:49 1
        
        Yup. -- nm - David Feb 6, 13:50
    - Right. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 13:45
- Fuck no. -- nm - DOJ Feb 6, 13:41 1
  - interested to see how it's not price fixing -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 13:48
- "Nooo Don't cross the streams" -- nm - budice Feb 6, 13:39
See? Star Wars ruins everything. -- nm - David Feb 6, 13:24 1
- Pile-On during earnings week (proxy, Star Wars suit) -- nm - budice Feb 6, 13:34
You’ll bow down to my papaw William the Conqueror and like it, Hastings deniers! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 6, 13:23 2
- "... Would you please turn the page." -- nm - Henry Gates Jr. Feb 6, 13:37
- long live the King! -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 6, 13:34
ha -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 13:22 2
- LOL -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 6, 13:40
- We pray for it 11 months of the year and then complain when we get it. But do we have to get it all at once? -- nm - Meg Feb 6, 13:33
Part of that is that's just the way to get eyeballs on your SM posts now. You gotta pitch everything as secret insider knowledge. -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 13:19 13
- Thinking about writing a book called "Abraham Lincoln: The New Evidence" - Max Feb 6, 14:10 2
  - Manhunt -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 14:16 1
    - There's going to be a lot of history I miss by never subscribing to Apple. -- nm - Max Feb 6, 14:20
- Alternatively, it's been a legitimate 25 years since she was "mainstream" with Give Me One Reason so it's not like the younger generation has any - Will Hunting Feb 6, 13:33 3
  - Talkin 'bout a Revolution -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 6, 13:46
  - There's zero reason for the younger generation to know her. It's just silly for some guy to go "No one know anything about her!" when google exists -- nm - ty97 Feb 6, 13:40 1
    - the jonas blue version of "fast car" did quite well starting around 2015-16, has more than a billion spotify plays. - i.b.! Feb 6, 14:15
- also, reading a happy ending into the song's Reagan's 1988 american setting is a scorching take -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 13:31 1
  - "No one's ever had it worse than us, right now!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 14:22
- (I also remember my brothers getting annoyed at people acting like they discovered Queen after Wayne's World so in someways it's the Circle of Life) -- nm - Reagen Feb 6, 13:22 1
  - "I was her fan first." -- nm - Max Feb 6, 13:28
- “Christopher Columbus generation” is the mot juste -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 6, 13:21 1
  - exactly. it's happened so often, about so many different things, that there's that nickname for it. add in the insider/tribal aspect that's - i.b.! Feb 6, 14:02
Tracy who? -- nm - Spawn Feb 6, 13:16

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