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the height of irony that Air Buddies' best episode yet of the season yet had absolutely zero flying scenes -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 16:01 2
- They're already masters of the air - now they are working on being masters of the land. - Beryllium Feb 23, 16:05 1
  - I thought the sequel would be the PhDs of the air. -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 17:10
Evangenitalists: fundamentalists who worry far too much what's in your pants -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 15:54 1
- "What denomination?" "Presbyterian." "I meant the money in your pocket." -- nm - Evangelicollectists Feb 23, 16:10
Narrator: they did not in fact “learn from Hillary in 2016” (we’ll see how representative this view is in the MI primary) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 15:46
125 House GOP members sponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would include IVF embryos - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 15:20 8
- Meanwhile the GOP Senate is like, "WTF are you guys doing?!" - Will Hunting Feb 23, 15:21 7
  - Meanwhile, Tommy Tuberville apparently has no idea what IVF is. -- (link) - pmb Feb 23, 15:44 4
    - I just can't take his name seriously. He sounds like the host of a kid's TV show. -- nm - Meg Feb 23, 16:16 3
      - it's a shame he's in a position to do such damage -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 23, 16:26
      - His name sounds like a restaurant Justin Timberlake would dress for and sing ~bring it on down to Tuberville~ -- nm - Max Feb 23, 16:25 1
        
        Tuberville - We've got all the potato and yam dishes you crave. -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 16:28
  - purely performatively. they'd pass the house bill in a heartbeat if they had control and it was sent over -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 15:39 1
    - and in fact blocked a senate bill last year that would have protected IVF post-Dobbs -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 16:25
The australian murdered newscaster story is weird -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 15:18
*does the DTL 2 clear lead dance* - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 23, 14:49 2
- 6/6, 3/3, 2/2, 2/2 .... 3 options to chase in the net but no clear leads. -- nm - Will Hunting Feb 23, 14:50 1
  - Jinkees. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 23, 15:35
Ordered our usual order from our usual Thai place, but for delivery instead of pickup. Guess how much more it cost? -- (edited) - Znufrii, promoted Feb 23, 14:45 8
- Answer - Znufrii, promoted Feb 23, 15:02 1
  - *whew* For a moment, I was worried that I would have to pull a "Actually counselor, the question was 'how much more'" to steal victory from pmb -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 15:37
- Directly or through grubhub or the like. -- nm - pmb Feb 23, 14:56 2
  - Ordered through their website which uses ChowNow. - Znufrii, promoted Feb 23, 14:57 1
    - I'll say $48. -- nm - pmb Feb 23, 14:59
- $65 -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 14:54
- $12.50 delivery fee -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 14:52
- $55 -- nm - JD Feb 23, 14:46
NRA / LaPierre: losers -- (link) - Beryllium Feb 23, 14:42 [mastodon] 1
- $6m seems like nuisance value these days -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 15:16
evidently my wire mesh wastebasket is my red stapler - I was unduly irked when it was borrowed without my knowledge -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 14:39
Novel idea in a bar I just walked into; -- (pic) - Loyola Feb 23, 14:31 [Attachment] 3
- Pick your own salad? Or herbs? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:38 1
  - They’re not real, unfortunately. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 14:59
- Very nice table. Lousy punchline. -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 14:34
Top Gun actor Barry Tubb sues Paramount over use of his image in sequel Top Gun: Maverick -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Feb 23, 14:20 3
- good, if some musician with a tambourine with an imperceptible part of a song used as a sample gets paid, he should too. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:23
- Who? -- nm - sycor Feb 23, 14:22 1
  - Wolfman -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 14:27
Spawn you almost had me going with the 5 hour movie - crash davis Feb 23, 14:16 13
- Poll: what is the longest movie you have seen? I can't remember but know I've never sat through one of those 8 hour art projects -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:21 12
  - Ben Hur mebbe -- nm - con_carne Feb 23, 16:21
  - Maybe Cleopatra - over 4 hours, though I watched it in two sessions -- nm - Roger More Feb 23, 15:34
  - Probably a handful in the 3.5-4 hours range, I would think. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 23, 15:21
  - LOTR 3. - Will Hunting Feb 23, 14:55 2
    - It had an hour just for the endings -- nm - Beryllium Feb 23, 15:14 1
      - Runner's Up - Will Hunting Feb 23, 15:20
  - Shoah, 9 hrs -- nm - mud Feb 23, 14:47 1
    - same -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 15:20
  - Deathly Hallows: Part 1 felt like an eternity. -- nm - Qale Feb 23, 14:35
  - My best guess is a restored version of Gone with the Wind that had all of the overture, intermission, ent'rance sequences at full length which nearly - JD Feb 23, 14:26
  - Benjamin Button was what, 30 or so hours long? - Cuzzin Todd Feb 23, 14:25 1
    - It must have just felt that way. I watched 15 mins and felt like I’d reversed Benjamin buttoned myself. -- nm - Loyola Feb 23, 15:11
Never heard before but now I'm never gonna forget. With regards to learning: Some people are sponges and some are water repellent -- nm - JD Feb 23, 14:13
(borowitz) according to the experts, life beings the moment you leave Alabama state line. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:11 3
- Life [without parole] begins for 45. after the felony convictions. -- nm - Peglegpete Feb 23, 14:16
- Next week, they are turning masturbation in the state of Alabama illegal. (NM) - Marlowe Feb 23, 14:16 1
  - and then vasectomies? -- nm - JD Feb 23, 14:22
Floridian's, I ask that you explain this one to me: Florida left lane driving restrictions pass - JD Feb 23, 14:07 1
- The left/fast lane is for passing. while speeding contributes to accident rate, its been found that most are caused by.... - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:15
NCAA-NIL: Vols get injunction on NIL Rules Enforcement. Anything Goes. -- (link*) - budice Feb 23, 13:54 1
- Power to the people!! -- nm - Volnelk Feb 23, 14:38
graphic design is Fanatic’s passion -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 13:38 23
- I've seen the see-through criticism but I don't see that there or an obvious issue. What about it is so bad? -- nm - Max Feb 23, 13:41 22
  - Tiny Names -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 14:06 2
    - I kind of...like? the throwback to 50s/60s style? Better plain than gothic or some Book of Kells decorative font for me. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 14:10 1
      - Actually I take that back. I would like a league-wide Book of Kells uniform day. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 14:12
  - The letters are much smaller and not sewn on but like iron on letters. The numbers are also smaller. They moved the MLB logo lower which also doesn't - Krusty Feb 23, 13:58
  - compare the lettering -- (link) - crash davis Feb 23, 13:52 [Image] 4
    - There are other issues as well, see how the old sleeve emblems pop and have depth. The new jersey looks like $17.99 Walmart shirts -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 13:55 3
      - They changed team colors as well. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 14:00 2
        
        and the more I look at it, the more I see his right sleeve is closer to the elbow than his left! - Max Feb 23, 14:04 1
        
        I owned authentic Mariner (Griffey Jr) jersey and a game used Boise Hawks jersey. There is a difference between the American League and the Pioneer - crash davis Feb 23, 14:12
  - my guess is the centering on the number -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 13:42 12
    - eh, if the issue is that it's a millimeter to the left, imperfect but not "disgusting." If the issue is 4 looking off center from the name, - Max Feb 23, 13:46 7
      - I think that little dot at the collar is the center, right? if you follow that line down, the 4 is way off. It take up less that two 'lines' - Andie Feb 23, 13:54 [Attachment] 4
        
        ah, in that case the name is also off. -- nm - Max Feb 23, 13:57 3
        
        yep (but it's hard to tell, it could be tucked in askew!) -- nm - Andie Feb 23, 13:58 2
        
        and now put your hands together and welcome to the stage: Tucked in Askew 👏👏👏👏👏 -- nm - JD Feb 23, 13:59 1
        
        Tucked in Askew is my 9th favorite Neko Case song -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 14:03
      - not too bad is ok for a high school team. for a professional billion dollar team this is beyond insane -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 23, 13:52 1
        
        An outgoing tide lowers all boats? Lowering the bar? - JD Feb 23, 13:54
    - That's not actually off though -- I get it looks weird, but if you center on the vertical, it's heavily left-leaning - Will Hunting Feb 23, 13:44 3
      - The lack of quality control is embarrassing for everyone. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 14:03 2
        
        In defense of the QA folks, aren't these essentially single data point examples? Mebbe they're supposed to look that way? - JD Feb 23, 14:19 1
        
        I guess I have a hard time believing it was a design choice to have it misaligned. -- nm - Krusty Feb 23, 14:24
welp i guess we're doing this again too -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 13:26 2
- The medic is also a clone who has ceded ownership of their organs to Sotomayor so she can get back to work swiftly and stay on the bench in perpetuity -- nm - Max Feb 23, 13:39
- what's the reason? -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 13:38
(I really enjoyed the First Last Airbender episode) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 23, 13:15
LYC just set an appt with my GP's nurse practitioner. Name: Darryl Hanna - con_carne Feb 23, 13:08 3
- maybe its her other brother Darryl -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:00
- if only -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 13:35
- 🤷‍♂️ - JD Feb 23, 13:25 [youtube]
B2 - another factor in why Canada can't make discount airlines work compared to Europe, is that Europe has destinations that offer something different - Roger More Feb 23, 13:00 1
- how about Disney on Ice...er..land. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 14:19
and another catch up - there's this fantasy out there that Israel's military would collapse without US support. While there's definitely - Reagen Feb 23, 13:00 3
- Uh, they've got versions of what started as US Military Planes that are at least a half generation ahead of US versions - JD Feb 23, 13:13
- Agreed. If you can't fight your own war, should we be helping. How much help? all the help? just some of the help? - Epiphany Feb 23, 13:01 1
  - Yeah, we got trapped due to how the conflict started -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 13:34
znu, yeah, they're all living in a fantasy world where biology is perfect and nothing goes wrong. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 12:58 1
- “Biology? Sounds like fancy school learnin’ to me. We ain’t got time for that kind of godless liberal thinkin’ round here.” -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Feb 23, 15:21
Whee, afternoon-long hold and secure - Reagen Feb 23, 12:56 2
- this? -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Feb 23, 13:00 1
  - Yup. I caught the undercard but not the main event. -- nm - Reagen Feb 23, 13:03
We have received mail roughly once in the last 2+ weeks. Our neighbor tells us they are getting theirs. I've checked our ring camera and it's not - pmb Feb 23, 12:53 14
- Probably something like this -- (link) - Roger More Feb 23, 13:14 [youtube]
- Did a change of address, forwarding get filed? Scumbags have been known to do so. Usps is supposed to leave a notice when one is filed -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 13:09 2
  - Interesting. That would be unsurprising but totally suck. -- nm - pmb Feb 23, 13:20 1
    - I forwarded office mail to my home during the pandemic, then when I left I lost access to the USPS account to change it back - Max Feb 23, 13:23
- Missing mail you know was sent, or just not getting advertising lately? -- nm - Max Feb 23, 13:05 5
  - Some of both (my wife actually gets scans of mail that is to be delivered from the post office each day). She's not seeing much lately, but some. Also - pmb Feb 23, 13:08 4
    - (mail yourself an Express Mail envelope addressed to "Absentee Mailman or Current Resident") -- nm - Max Feb 23, 13:13
    - Our junk mail is half usual, it's the off season - zeitgeist Feb 23, 13:13
    - sounds like ST should join the Mrs. pmb pen-pal program! -- nm - Max Feb 23, 13:11 1
      - just like Big Blue Marble -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 13:34
- it’s a coin flip on any given day whether our postal person chooses to deliver mail to our apartments or nah (great when you leave a rent check to be - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 13:04
- This week my office got about 70% less mail than usual. I got a letter from my car loan bank (credit union) that I still owed. My bank sends a check - Spawn Feb 23, 13:01 1
  - Oh yeah, and my office uses a post office box. So the problem is further up the chain. -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 13:10
- sorting issue at the post office. there is an issue somewhere -- nm - Epiphany Feb 23, 12:59
"Cubs six, White Sox coming up to bat." - Last Of My Kind Feb 23, 12:31 1
- Sloan Park is about 4 miles from me -- nm* - eag Feb 23, 12:41
Dune Part Two: 97% (129/4) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Feb 23, 12:22 5
- Bring us the head of the fourth asshole!!! -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 12:23 4
  - There will be a fan experience sneak showing in Boise Sunday night at 7. I'm thinking of going. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 23, 12:25 3
    - We have one, but Sunday night for a 5 hour movie is not good for me. Sticking with me Leap Day ticket. - Spawn Feb 23, 12:32 2
      - I have Monday off as I have to work the following Saturday. Good luck on Zendaya showing up in Indy. - crash davis Feb 23, 12:37 1
        
        Enjoy! -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 12:45
LA gets new Area Code: 738 -- (link) - budice Feb 23, 12:20 6
- 818 still the cursed prefix -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 12:34 5
  - Tell me more. - JD Feb 23, 13:16 2
    - 818 = the valley -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 13:31 1
      - 👍 -- nm - JD Feb 23, 13:35
  - Is that where Ted McGinley lives? -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 12:40 1
    - all the jerks live in the valley so probably -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 23, 13:11
Congratulations! You solved a Thursday Crossword in 3:47:11 -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 12:19 5
- That's some real tenacity. Thursday and Friday this week were both really hard -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 23, 12:26 2
  - I didn't figure out the starred clue theme until about an hour ago -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 12:38 1
    - Yeah, that was a little obscure. I solved all but one themed clue before it dawned on me -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 23, 12:39
- That was ... difficult. 3-day streak tho -- nm - rollo Feb 23, 12:20 1
  - 👍 Aristotle once said "It isn't the amount of time you spend on a NYT crossword, it is simply spending time with it" Or was that Lao-Tzu? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 23, 12:24
Vegas Vegan. -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 12:17 1
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 23, 12:24
When you're ready for a man who'll take you somewhere other than Chik-fil-A on Valentines Day, give me a call. - crash davis 😺 Feb 23, 12:05 8
- TBF. if you and partner are working two crap or 3 crap jobs and side gigs to pay rent then a date night at CFA is something to look forward to -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 13:04 1
  - TBF you wouldn't mock a couple like that unless they behaved the way JD described. Onee they moved beyond the pale, they get what they get. -- nm - crash davis Feb 23, 13:39
- TBF. if you and partner are working two crap j -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 23, 13:01
- Sir, this is a Waffle House -- nm - Dano Feb 23, 12:09
- Too late! You already agreed to the date! -- nm - David Feb 23, 12:08 3
  - I thought I agreed to a date, not the date of a date? But I shall fulfill all obligations -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 23, 12:11 2
    - As long as Spawn's eating his heart out, that's all that matters. -- nm - David Feb 23, 12:14 1
      - He will set the date for February 14, 2099 -- nm - Spawn Feb 23, 12:14
All Creatures Great and Small scores a 2 season renewal (Seasons 5/6) -- nm - MDH Feb 23, 11:59
Cheese board! -- nm - sycor Feb 23, 11:59 1
- is it Collinsworthmas? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 23, 12:03

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