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Based on the NY-03 polls, I think the November elections will show that polling has become completely useless. - Tim Feb 14, 10:58 9
- Politico: “Just another 8-point nail-biter” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 11:03
- 2022 should have been the death knell anyway but yeah. I mean, which of us answers calls from unknown/unrecognized numbers? - David Feb 14, 11:00 1
  - I do because of potential clients, but I don't respond to "polls" after getting a push poll. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 14, 11:40
- Agree they're pointless. Or at least recognize that the margins of error are way higher because the methodology is always suspect. I wish media - pmb Feb 14, 11:00
- what's your confidence margin on that? -- nm - Reagen Feb 14, 10:59
- they really need to use internet polls -- nm - decline Feb 14, 10:59 1
  - Votey McVote Face winning in a landslide! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 10:59
- just glad we found out early so the networks can all stop the meaningless "horserace" coverage now - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:58 1
  - 👍 to the IM. It's a super exaggerated version of the 8 hour plus pre-game coverage of the Super Bowl -- nm - JD Feb 14, 11:00
Vacation day tomorrow + vacation day Friday + Holiday Monday = 5 day weekend for PFM! - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 14, 10:52 1
- Woot! -- nm - JD Feb 14, 10:53
Crash: Popehat discusses "An Incomplete Primer of Caselaw Appertaining To Bigfoot, AKA Sasquatch, LNU" -- (link) - decline Feb 14, 10:52 3
- "technically speaking Todd Standing sued Queen Elizabeth II to establish that Bigfoot is real" - thank you so much for this link! 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:55 2
  - 👍👍 -- nm - decline Feb 14, 10:57 1
    - " As a result of grammatical ambiguity it is not clear whether it was Malone or Bigfoot who was cooking (meth) on the lake. " -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 11:00
Butler freshman Finley Bizjack is going to be a star... -- (link) - Remlik Feb 14, 10:50
The writer of "22 New Mediterranean Diet Dinner Recipes to Make This February" had a little problem with the concept of Mediterranean. - crash davis Feb 14, 10:48 3
- Mediterranean diet /= Mediterranean though - Roger More Feb 14, 10:53 2
  - I'm going to disagree with you. Even though your Cybertruck has the save EV characteristics, you aren't driving a F-150 Lightning. -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:57 1
    - Counterpoint - the South Beach diet does not consist of stone crabs and frozen margaritas. -- nm - Roger More Feb 14, 11:07
ST - cast Doctor Doom - GO! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 10:42 18
- Timothee Chalamet (sp?) solely because I would find it funny -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:53
- Tom Cruise. Make him matter. -- nm - David Feb 14, 10:51
- Claes Bang. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 10:50
- Ciarán Hinds -- nm - Jovian Feb 14, 10:50 4
  - This was going to be my first choice, but he's 71... -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 10:51 3
    - yea he's too old, the actor definitely needs to be in about the same age range as Pedro -- nm - Jovian Feb 14, 10:53 2
      - Yeah - though he would surely be excellent in the role. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 10:55 1
        
        oh he'd have been perfect! -- nm - Jovian Feb 14, 10:56
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Cillian Murphy and Andrew Lincoln are Screenrant suggestions. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 14, 10:48 3
  - Nick Waldo! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 14, 10:51
  - yeah, Jaime Lannister would be my choice. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 14, 10:49 1
    - hmm I think I change my GoT actor answer to Nikolaj as well. -- nm - Jovian Feb 14, 10:50
- David Krumholtz -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:46
- Jeremy Irons. -- nm - Loyola Feb 14, 10:45
- best two I've seen so far are Mads Mikkelsen or Daniel Craig -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 10:43 3
  - Mads already had his time in the MCU sun. -- nm - Jovian Feb 14, 10:48 2
    - would be wearing a mask.... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 10:48
    - multiverse! -- nm - Reagen Feb 14, 10:48
"MLB.TV is back for 2024!" -- nm - David Feb 14, 10:42
"Featuring Burt Reynolds as Mr Fantastic" -- nm - what if... Feb 14, 10:37
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire | Official Trailer 2 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 10:31 [youtube] 2
- I generally like these kinds of movies but that looks exceptionally dumb -- nm* - oblique Feb 14, 10:36
- Rise Together 8-) -- nm - JD Feb 14, 10:35
Happy Valentines Day to all who celebrate it. Happy Ash Wednesday to all who celebrate that. -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:27 4
- I acknowledge the existence of Valentines day I just don't celebrate it -- nm - eag Feb 14, 11:01
- Hugs to you today. -- nm - Andie Feb 14, 10:37 1
  - Thank you very much. I had a brief moment this morning but I recovered and am having a nice day -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:50
- happy Chiefs parade day to all who celebrate that. -- nm - tRuMaN Feb 14, 10:32
The Simulator video games just need to stop. -- (link) - decline Feb 14, 10:25 [youtube] 1
- I dunno. Distribution curves predict that there's gotta be an opposite of the barber at the start of the Lumberjack song and I think the world could -- (edited) - JD Feb 14, 10:29
was it really just a typo tho, Lyft? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:17 2
- so that's why the CFO had a resignation statement so quickly? - JD Feb 14, 10:21 1
  - Jokes travel faster than news. -- (link) - Roger More Feb 14, 10:31
Speaking of the boss's boss. My boss's boss's boss was just by my desk to congratulate me on my 'promotion' - JD Feb 14, 10:02 16
- 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:49
- Woo hoo 🙌🏻 Congrats!! -- nm - Krusty Feb 14, 10:46
- nice! -- nm - Remlik Feb 14, 10:15
- Congrats! -- nm - Pippy Feb 14, 10:14
- Nice! That's awesome! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 14, 10:14
- You deserve it. *clap, clap, clapclapclap* You deserve it. -- nm - David Feb 14, 10:12
- vnp! -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:09
- congrats on your "promotion." -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 14, 10:05 8
  - he should buy some “earbuds” -- nm* - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:09 1
    - I love my earbuds. (again mostly for the color.) -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 14, 10:23
  - so, about that garage door? -- nm - oblique Feb 14, 10:06 5
    - I'm still waiting. we should have PIRR when will dude get here. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 14, 10:22 4
      - 2027 -- nm - Loyola Feb 14, 10:42
      - 10 AM tomorrow -- nm - decline Feb 14, 10:38
      - 3:15 -- nm - Max Feb 14, 10:37
      - 3:30 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 10:34
Yesss, drag her ass emptywheel. Drag it all over - Jovian Feb 14, 09:57 [Attachment] 1
- Oh and that other partisan hack that CNN has employed, Elie Honing, is very surprised to hear that his was quoted by DJT lawyers in their emergency - Jovian Feb 14, 10:04
Got my new credit card. Spend $3000 in 3 months in order to get 60,000 miles. 20 minutes later, I've got 60,000 miles. - Mop🧹 Feb 14, 09:57 2
- I'm thinking about applying for a Alaska Airlines card. -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 10:31
- yeah, but they're spirit miles -- nm - oblique Feb 14, 09:59
who knows what games the House Intel Comm chair might be playing but discloses a "serious nat'l security threat" that he wants Biden to declassify -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 09:53 10
- Is it a psyop that uses high control org tactics to manipulate a %age of US voters in order to influence election outcomes favorable to Russia? -- nm - rollo Feb 14, 10:37 1
  - Taylor Switfkova -- nm - Reagen Feb 14, 10:39
- He doesn't strike me as the type to play games (at least on the MAGA level). - ReluctantCynic Feb 14, 10:13 3
  - Jim Himes has entered the chat (serious but long-standing issue. don’t panic) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:20 2
    - "We scheduled a briefing for the for House members of the Gang of Eight tomorrow. That's been on the books." -- (pic) - mud Feb 14, 10:23 [Attachment] 1
      - yeah they just can't help themselves -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:36
- Dem source appears to agree it’s legit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:11 3
  - I'm seeing something related to Russia -- nm - decline Feb 14, 10:13 1
    - hope it’s not a nuke! -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:14
  - “established by the Russian Armed Forces” (MAGA Mike you listening?” -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 10:13
and this is against a Labour gang that can still barely shoot straight -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 09:50 1
- How is Tom Tugendhat not a Monty Python character? -- nm - Reagen Feb 14, 09:53
The full song is out Don't Dunk away my heart by the Dunkings -- (link) - eag Feb 14, 09:32 [youtube]
"Sources: Warriors made bid for LeBron James at trade deadline" - David Feb 14, 09:31 6
- "in a package deal which also includes son Bronny because LeBron is old" -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 14, 09:33 3
  - Bronny isn't good enough to get drafted but he will be because LeBron wants to play with him so someone will draft him just to get - Krusty Feb 14, 10:04 2
    - FWIW, Bronny was consistently appearing in draft mocks as a top 20 player before his health issue. -- nm - David Feb 14, 10:15 1
      - I think they were wrong and giving him a much higher ranking than he warranted. -- nm - Krusty Feb 14, 11:58
- $1 -- nm - Warriors Feb 14, 09:32
- oh interesting. -- nm - Remlik Feb 14, 09:32
I had to address a colleague as 'Dear Mr. Bill' today and it cracked me up. -- nm - Diva Feb 14, 09:19 4
- said in the high pitched voice -- nm - budice Feb 14, 09:25
- Oh noooo! -- nm - Spawn Feb 14, 09:21 2
  - Exactly. -- nm - Diva Feb 14, 09:27 1
    - spills somethin, "Oh No Mr Bill" -- nm - budice Feb 14, 09:29
ST:Disco season 5, april 4th -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 09:16
"I want to message her to tell her why her question was wrong" is like a siren screaming, "I'm an unbearable prick." - David Feb 14, 09:10 21
- It's surprising he actually listened to his wife, as he clearly looks down on women. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 14, 10:24 4
  - (but wrote the letter to someone else hoping they'd agree with him so he could show his wife she's wrong.) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 14, 10:32 3
    - His head exploded whe he realized Alison is probably a female name. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 14, 10:42 2
      - In fairness, she's had some utterly moronic female letter writers - Reagen Feb 14, 10:59
      - (I also guarantee he had equally stupid answers to some of her other "boring" questions.) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 14, 10:47
- What did I miss? What is this referring to? -- nm - Volnelk Feb 14, 10:21 1
  - Link -- (link) - JD Feb 14, 10:22
- No way that's real. Even utterly arrogant people are self-aware enough to not frame things the way this guy did. - Mop🧹 Feb 14, 10:04 5
  - I have definitely interviewed at least two people who were this stupid. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 14, 10:18
  - I've interviewed two people who were just as arrogant and who said equally stupid things in an interview. - ReluctantCynic Feb 14, 10:11
  - you've met programmers, right? -- nm - Reagen Feb 14, 10:07 2
    - Today's trivia question - what is James Damore known for? -- nm - Roger More Feb 14, 10:45
    - Exactly. -- nm - David Feb 14, 10:14
- I’m at many times, the most arrogant human around…and I don’t think I could ever sound that dickish. - Will Hunting Feb 14, 09:45
- "I don't make mistakes." "Well, you just broke your streak." -- nm - Roger More Feb 14, 09:14 4
  - Heh. - JD Feb 14, 09:16 3
    - yes! I mean what in the actual fuck? - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 14, 09:34
    - You could just tell how much that dude hates women. -- nm - David Feb 14, 09:25 1
      - “(I’m not sure if it matters…)” was a huge tell, yeah. -- nm* - Znufrii, promoted Feb 14, 09:53
- Also, I don't know how that game works, but Oogielove should be worth five million points. - David Feb 14, 09:14 1
  - WTF is an Oogielove?!? -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 14, 09:19
They had a ton of a veggie options in the cafe yesterday but only a few today. That seems backwards. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 14, 09:10 3
- you don't win friends (or impress dates) with salad -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 09:18 1
  - But they do have sweet potato bisque, so it's all good. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 14, 09:30
- ~She don't eat meat but she sure likes the bone. ROCK!~ -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 14, 09:17
You can now order genetically engineered, glow-in-the-dark petunias from Light Bio for 29 bucks -- (link) - decline Feb 14, 09:02 5
- Not my favorite flower, if they could do an iris or tulip that would be cool. But I'd still buy some petunias just for the coolness factor. -- nm - sycor Feb 14, 09:21 1
  - 50 bucks (with shipping) gets you 1 plant. I've had plants shipped by UPS before and they ain't gentle with their stuff - decline Feb 14, 10:02
- Right, it's pretty until it further mutates, bursts into your house and eats you. Have these people never seen a movie??? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Feb 14, 09:14
- That looks like something out of an Ari Aster film. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 14, 09:11
- I want -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 09:04
OMITB S4 moving to LA -- nm - budice Feb 14, 09:00 6
- Krusty is NOT happy. -- nm - Spawn Feb 14, 09:22 1
  - Dodgers signed them to be Vin's replacement in the booth -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 09:24
- for what looks like a couple of episodes only. -- nm - Reagen Feb 14, 09:02 3
  - every New Yorker says it's only a temporary move . . . -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 09:04 2
    - *nine years later* "... and that will get you to the PCH ..." -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 09:06 1
      - this -- nm - Diva Feb 14, 09:19
"now Martin's scoring off me" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 08:59
Happy Fisker Ocean Ultra Delivery Day for those who celebrate! -- (pic) - JaxSean Feb 14, 08:57 [Attachment] 12
- you got Fisked -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 14, 09:44
- sweeeeeeet -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Feb 14, 09:28
- BUT will it rust in a light rain? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 14, 09:19
- niiiiiiiiiice!!!!!! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 14, 09:18
- neechay! -- nm - Spawn Feb 14, 09:16
- Nice! -- nm - Last Of My Kind Feb 14, 09:13
- love the color. congrats! -- nm - oblique Feb 14, 09:08 2
  - It's super cool that it looks like green in some light but blue in a different light. -- nm - JaxSean Feb 14, 09:47 1
    - it is a sexay color. japanese beetle ish. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 14, 10:05
- rico suave -- nm - crash davis Feb 14, 09:03
- Sweet! -- nm - Beryllium Feb 14, 09:02
- nice -- nm - decline Feb 14, 08:58
Animals! -- nm - Spawn Feb 14, 08:55 1
- Dogs -- (link) - mud Feb 14, 09:00 [youtube]

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