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Disney - Oh hai Fmr. Disney CFO Jay Rasulo -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 09:27 3
- Comcast is really pushing hard for this with its CNBC stuff. They want Iger off the board. -- nm - David Feb 27, 09:48 2
  - Did the Hulu valuation ever get settled? -- nm - budice Feb 27, 09:50 1
    - Still in arbitration, but this won’t impact that. It’s the Roberts family being scared of Iger while knowing Peltz is a blowhard. -- nm - David Feb 27, 09:51
Criterion: 50% Off sale for next 24 hours -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 09:21
the President Ryan Binkley dream has officially died for 2024 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 09:17 3
- My Binkley Mania shirts are now half off, but supplies are limited! -- nm - David Feb 27, 09:52
- NOT BINKY! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 09:35
- Hope is lost. - Spawn Feb 27, 09:19
My brother just texted me after seeing my mom, this sounds just like her: - Andie Feb 27, 09:07 6
- My current roommate(almost 80 now) appears headed for assisted care, so I found a new place in HB. -- nm - budice Feb 27, 09:11 3
  - that must be a tough transition. -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 09:11 2
    - Yeah, just bound to happen someday. Mind is going too, so its a monitoring item day-to-day -- nm - budice Feb 27, 09:15 1
      - sigh -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 09:18
- Well she's going to have to have her nails done in the future. Can't be hurting that relationship by being a no show -- nm - JD Feb 27, 09:09 1
  - this is 100% what she was thinking, i am sure of it. -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 09:10
NFL-ATL: HC Raheem Morris on Atlanta contending: “If we had better quarterback play I may not be standing here at the podium.” 💀💀 -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 09:02
You always here about a case being raised in 'high court' in England. Do they have a 'low court'? - ty97 Feb 27, 09:01 4
- You always hear about a case going to the Supreme Court in the US. Do they have a Meat-Lovers Court? -- nm - Roger More Feb 27, 10:10 1
  - yea, it's higher than hawaiian, but lower than veggie. -- nm - mud Feb 27, 10:20
- to the council estate born -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 09:15
- chart (I don't think they have something called 'low court') -- (link) - decline Feb 27, 09:08
i was led to believe that chief executives taking cash from anonymous benefactors was bad, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 08:52
Someone dumped out some old stuff on the library. I found a Colliers magazine from 1936. The Yankees have a hot kid from SF named DiMaggio. - crash davis Feb 27, 08:47 3
- Nice! I hope he works out. -- nm - Krusty Feb 27, 09:19
- that's pretty cool -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 08:58 1
  - and a four page article on France's Maginot Line - it promises certain death to any German army that approaches it - crash davis Feb 27, 09:04
If you're looking for an hour long mix suitable for a brisk walk - this is great. - LMS Feb 27, 08:46
Tracy Jordan back at it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 08:41
WBD halts merger talks with Paramount -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 08:38 5
- No one seriously thought this was going to happen. -- nm - Mop🧹 Feb 27, 08:54
- good (but it was never gonna happen anyway) -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 08:41 1
  - "lets pump the stock for earnings and say sike" -- nm - budice Feb 27, 08:44
- bastards -- nm - decline Feb 27, 08:39 1
  - I don't want zaslav anywhere near star trek -- nm - Beryllium Feb 27, 09:10
Seth Rogen's Vancouver penthouse up for sale $2.3M -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 08:31 11
- That does not at all feel like a place I would picture him living. The lighting fixtures in the kitchen is weird but otherwise, it's a nice place. -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 08:40 1
  - I thought the same of Michael Che's when I saw it a while back. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 09:26
- green grass included -- nm - budice Feb 27, 08:38
- Get him to open the windows for a bit. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 08:36 1
  - or a week. -- nm - mud Feb 27, 08:37
- listing is here -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 08:31 5
  - That's the color of my kitchen cabinets as well. 🙂 -- nm - Krusty Feb 27, 09:25
  - it's verrrrry nice -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 08:43 3
    - agreed and honestly $2.3M for that in Vancouver doesn't seem too crazy either -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 08:48 1
      - truth -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 09:00
    - I love it -- nm - decline Feb 27, 08:43
Dark Brandon returned to Seth Meyers for the 10th Anniv and kinda killed it for an elderly man with bad memory -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 08:30 [youtube] 1
- i do think this is an effective rebuttal to the age issue: it's about how old the candidates' ideas are -- (link) - hollywood big shot Feb 27, 08:33 [youtube]
Macy's to shutter 150 stores amid losses, declining sales -- (link) - budice Feb 27, 08:27 11
- The surprising thing is that's only about 30% of the Macy's out there -- nm - decline Feb 27, 08:39
- Will be down to 350 stores -- nm - ty97 Feb 27, 08:39 9
  - Kohls trips me out, thought theyd be on their way out must faster -- nm - budice Feb 27, 08:49 8
    - 1,000% disagree. I was a loyal Macy's shopper for a decade or so until Kohl's arrived. Has been years since I have set foot in a Macy's. - Spawn Feb 27, 09:13 6
      - The quality in clothing and options are not the same between them. Macy's has much nicer options and better brands, imo. -- nm - Krusty Feb 27, 09:26 4
        
        An reality intrudes again, I never thought of you as a dept store shopper. Realistically it can't be all street wear boutiques and pop ups but still. -- nm - JD Feb 27, 09:33 1
        
        Macy's and Bloomingdale's get exclusive Ralph Lauren pieces not sold in other retail stores. I also shop there for dress clothes. - Krusty Feb 27, 09:41
        
        Yes, Macy's tends to be priced about 40% higher and possibly be 10% better. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 09:29 1
        
        They can be a bit more expensive depending on what you're buying but they get better items, in my experience. -- nm - Krusty Feb 27, 09:42
      - so the closures are all *your* fault! -- nm - decline Feb 27, 09:20
    - I think they've assumed what's left of the department store niche and with many of their locations not being in the old school malls and thus getting - JD Feb 27, 09:08
Whoo, I just found a R/T flight to Kansas for June that goes through Phoenix both ways at a reasonable time. Hope daughter approves. -- nm - Meg Feb 27, 08:22 2
- And she approves!! -- nm - Meg Feb 27, 08:51 1
  - woot! -- nm - JaxSean Feb 27, 09:56
And sending out good thoughts to Andie and her mom. -- nm - Dano Feb 27, 07:57 1
- very much so. -- nm - Remlik Feb 27, 09:09
nobody cares but I got the cuyahoga falls tickets which is great. not so great that I'm in a little far from stage but I couldn't pay - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 27, 07:45 9
- National with the War on Drugs and Luscious right? -- nm - Remlik Feb 27, 09:27
- I care - decline Feb 27, 08:49 1
  - hey, yo, it's in Ohio -- (link) - Max Feb 27, 09:21 [youtube]
- I should have bought more than the two tickets to Pink. Could have resold them and paid for ours. -- nm - Reagen Feb 27, 08:39 1
  - I have a buddy that does that with Big Ten Championship tickets. Buys four. If Ohio State is in it, he uses 2 and sells 2 otherwise he sells all 4. - Volnelk Feb 27, 08:43
- I don't remember what this is for, but that's great you got tickets. And I totally understand not being able to pay that much. - sycor Feb 27, 07:48 1
  - The National. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 27, 07:53
- I care. I hope it is a great show and you have a good time. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:48 1
  - I honestly think that the best part is that I'll be right at cuyahoga falls and the show is a saturday so I can go hiking on sunday in a really cool - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Feb 27, 08:18
Ugh. So Sara (CJ's) daughter is scheduled for a class trip to China next week, she's coughing a lot, negative for covid - Remlik Feb 27, 07:44 17
- I hope she's okay! -- nm - ty97 Feb 27, 08:39
- Hope she gets better soon and this does not affect her trip. -- nm - Dano Feb 27, 08:33
- so sorry, best wishes -- nm - mud Feb 27, 08:28
- I hope she gets better soon -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 08:09
- I can’t believe there’s a class trip to China. -- nm - MDH Feb 27, 07:52 7
  - Sara goes to an International School (she was born here, but raised in Thailand) that has a HUGE grant from a Chinese family... - Remlik Feb 27, 08:14 3
    - ah China, the land of tolerance -- nm - crash davis Feb 27, 08:17 2
      - They are soft, that's what they are! (NM) - GOP Feb 27, 09:08
      - right? And no social media on the students phones -- nm - Remlik Feb 27, 08:18
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 08:09
  - My boss' kid has a class trip to (I think) Japan soon. I wish I had those opportunities in school. -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 07:55
  - word. And here I thought Logan being done with his Invisalign was a big deal. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 07:53
- Whoa. Sorry. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 07:49
- Sending her best healing wishes as well. I hope she gets over what it is and has a great trip. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:47 1
  - I tried giving her a shot of Jim Kirk Bourbon for medicinal purposes but CJ said no. -- nm - Remlik Feb 27, 07:51
- Oh no! I hope it's not something that will prevent her from being able to go. - sycor Feb 27, 07:46
- oh, that's stressful. -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 07:45
Strongbad or mafic - do you have admin rights in the NASCAR league? - JaxSean Feb 27, 07:44
DC STers, National Theater has announced it's Broadway Season: - MDH Feb 27, 07:27 1
- I saw they are having a Letterkenny show soon with Coach, Alexander, and a couple of the writers doing a standup show. - sycor Feb 27, 07:45
Anybody watching Shogun? This is a pretty glowing review. -- (link) - Volnelk Feb 27, 07:18 14
- Must Watch didn't give it a must watch recommendation -- (link) - LMS Feb 27, 08:43
- 100% (35/0) at RT currently -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 08:05
- We're excited to start it. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 27, 07:44
- Not yet but I am watching the Netflix Docu/Drama Alexander the Great. I'm two episodes in and this shit is cRazY like pIneaPPlE -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 07:38 4
  - i liked this. hope they do more -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 07:50 3
    - Sorry, but I doubt Alexander the Great will be giving them much more material. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 07:52 2
      - they don't cover everything -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 07:56
      - Nobody expects the Macedonian Inquisition. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 27, 07:53
- stars Hiroyuki Sanada (Sunshine, 47 Ronin, etc) & Anna Sawai (Giri/Haji, Monarch:) -- nm - mud Feb 27, 05:09 -- nm - mud Feb 27, 07:28
- definitely will -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 07:22
- Yeah. 44 years ago. -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 07:21
- It's on my list but haven't started it yet. -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 07:21 2
  - Same. I saw that there were only two episodes or something so far and decided to wait a bit. -- nm - Volnelk Feb 27, 07:22 1
    - I definitely feels like something I'm going to want to binge and not have to wait week to week. -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 07:24
[spittake] .. $24.5 million? ! -- (pic) - mud Feb 27, 07:09 [Attachment]
Fitbit weekly report 3,296 avg. daily calorie burn; 56 bpm avg. resting heart rate - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 06:59 29
- 👍👍 -- nm - mud Feb 27, 08:29
- Awesome job! I would like to take the opportunity to say how proud I am of you (and not just for this specifically). -- nm - Dano Feb 27, 07:56 1
  - that is very kind of you to say, thank you -- nm - crash davis Feb 27, 08:18
- Nice RHR! - Znufrii, promoted Feb 27, 07:43 1
  - You didn't lose your Fitbit, you enabled a chance to upgrade the model. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:46
- I'm feeling a little tachycardic today, ever since Covid a couple weeks ago I've just been off. - sycor Feb 27, 07:23 12
  - My blood sugar was wonky after Covid. I knocked off the sugar and it seems to be leveling. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 07:37 3
    - Did you have blood sugar issues before? It's crazy how it affects people so differently. -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 07:39 2
      - not like this, no. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 08:10 1
        
        That's very interesting, but sorry you are dealing with it. Glad it seems to be leveling out though. -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 08:23
  - Yeah, pay attention to how you feel. And start walking! 😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:28 7
    - I want to start walking, but I'm still get some shortness of breath just going up the stairs at home. Plus I get bad coughing spells - sycor Feb 27, 07:35 6
      - so sorry, best wishes -- nm - mud Feb 27, 07:38
      - I'm so sorry, that really sucks. I'm sending my best healing vibes your way and I hope you get well soon -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:36 3
        
        Thanks, it's appreciated. The only good thing is that it has stopped me from smoking for the last two weeks. - sycor Feb 27, 07:38 2
        
        give it a shot. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 07:39 1
        
        Indeed. Go for it sycor -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:40
      - sorry dude, this sounds horrible. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 07:36
- wow -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 27, 07:05 10
  - According to my scale, I've lost 8 pounds since last month. But I'm not wearing my pants right now. - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:10 9
    - That's excellent! I always weigh myself wearing very little because it's more consistent. - sycor Feb 27, 07:36
    - Went to the Doc for my bloodwork follow-up about a week ago. Official numbers are down 25 lbs and knocked 20 points off my Cholesterol since July - decline Feb 27, 07:13 6
      - Noice! -- nm - sycor Feb 27, 07:37
      - Wahooo!! -- nm - Epiphany Feb 27, 07:36
      - excellent -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 27, 07:34
      - Very Nice De-Lipidization! -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 27, 07:16
      - nice work! -- nm - Andie Feb 27, 07:16
      - WAY TO GO! Kick that statin to the curb! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 07:16
    - Are they Bob Menendez' pants? If so, they might be that heavy. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 27, 07:13
thank you for reading B2, or: The Legend of Mafic's Gold -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Feb 27, 06:44 4
- I'm now picturing mafic as Eric Bana (except that mafic's voice is in sync with his mouth) -- (link) - Dano Feb 27, 07:20 [youtube]
- Kill anyone yet today, Mafic? -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 27, 06:51 2
  - One time I said to mafic "I really like eggs and cheese" and he said "A mineshaft is a good place to hide an auditor's body" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 06:53 1
    - "WHAT?" "Oh, I thought you said exegesis." -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Feb 27, 06:59
The Boring Company’s one tunnel under Vegas is full of toxic sludge that burns and permanently scars anyone who touches it. -- (link) - decline Feb 27, 06:40 5
- I am sure the Simpsons have prophesized such? -- nm - Spawn Feb 27, 07:11
- It's just like Twitter! -- nm - decline Feb 27, 06:49 1
  - heh -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Feb 27, 07:13
- Musk was experimenting with turtles, wasn't he? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Feb 27, 06:42 1
  - turtles all the way down! -- nm - mud Feb 27, 06:49

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