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A glass bottle of Wright's Liquid Hickory Smoke fell from its shelf. The bottle is fine, the plastic cap shattered. - crash davis 😺 Mar 2, 11:36 1
- quick, rub your meat in it -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 2, 12:12
Top Chef really ran out of ideas since Padma left -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 11:36 2
- I feel the presentation was overly fussy. I'd go for a bit more rustic on the dish -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 2, 11:39 1
  - yeah but you can't deny the depth of flavor that was achieved here -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 11:42
Anatomy of a Fall, March 22nd, Hulu. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 2, 11:33
Here are the musicals playing in London right now. What should I watch when I visit in August? -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 2, 11:29 1
- Matilda’s great but aimed more for kids -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 2, 11:34
Just out of seeing Brown Part Two at the O2. Turns out the Brit Awards are taking place there tonight so traffic is a mare leaving now. -- nm - LMS Mar 2, 11:22
oh. I finished re-watching Superstore last night, and I'm not sure that I realized before that they said who the serial killer was -- (edited) - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 11:15 9
- There was...a serial killer? On a sitcom? -- nm - David Mar 2, 11:17 8
  - The Office had the Scranton Strangler. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 12:12
  - "James "Jimmy" Chance is a 23-year-old living in the quirky fictional town of Natesville, who impregnates a serial killer during a one-night stand." -- nm - Pitch Meeting Mar 2, 11:26
  - Yup. - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 11:20
  - Spoils - Beryllium Mar 2, 11:18 3
    - Wait, what? -- nm - David Mar 2, 11:24 2
      - Yup. Season 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 -- (link) - Remlik Mar 2, 11:44
      - (spoils) -- (edited) - Will Hunting Mar 2, 11:25
  - Spoiler, am I right? -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 11:18
Wow. I keep canceling my dune 2 tickets cuz of a headache. I was looking for a ticket later today and they are all sold out. Including IMAX. Haven't seen that happen in a while. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 2, 11:06
It's been fine all morning until I'm ready to go out - pouring rain! :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 2, 11:06 1
- I was in that! But safe and dry on the bus -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 11:33
The USB keys reportedly did not contain sensitive security information. Nevertheless, Paris Olympics security bag thief captured. -- (link) - con_carne Mar 2, 11:02
Any word what was on the menu?? US military aircraft airdrop thousands of meals into Gaza in emergency humanitarian aid operation -- (link) - con_carne Mar 2, 09:08 3
- All I can find is that it's "US military rations that do not contain pork." -- nm - mara ❄️ Mar 2, 09:40 1
  - Seeing "well that was fast" comments on Reddit. They haven't seen military kitchen videos on YT. Those guys don't play. -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 10:00
- not bullets to the head -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 2, 09:09
it's been a good week for late game-winning Liverpool headers -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 09:02 1
- At least part of Merseyside will be happy after today's results -- nm - JD Mar 2, 09:07
We're going to vote for VA primary today. We can complete R or D ballot but not both. Is there any point in requesting an R ballot just to vote - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 08:54 5
- I believe there is value in doing that, yes -- nm - rollo Mar 2, 09:59 2
  - I think that I've been manipulated. I was fully intending to do this, but the election official who gave me my ballot was slightly flirting with me - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 11:16 1
    - How is Gertrude anyhows? -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 2, 11:19
- Are there other races besides president? I'd go based on that, but if it's just president I'd do the Republican ballot. -- nm - Dano Mar 2, 08:56 1
  - no others -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 08:57
This guy refuses to fly on the 737 Max. He's got some useful insights. He worked on it's manufacturing. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 2, 08:37
After my comment last night I realized I'd never actually seen the accounts on the web of our 'haunting' - see #5 - Meg Mar 2, 08:34
Beto! -- nm - JD Mar 2, 08:17 4
- 🤷🏻‍♂️ Zouma. Eff that cat kicker -- nm - JD Mar 2, 08:23 2
  - Oh, C'mon. More points dropped in added in time 😣 -- nm - JD Mar 2, 08:54 1
    - Yikes. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 2, 09:00
- Dude's ran for everything in Texas and lost. Poor guy -- nm - budice Mar 2, 08:22
I threw together a 3-week Australia itinerary for January (Most of the specific activities are just some stuff I found quick) -- (edited) - Dano Mar 2, 07:59 8
- That's a packed itinerary, and you're barely leaving any time to see the cities. - Roger More Mar 2, 11:17 2
  - Thanks for the insight. - Dano Mar 2, 11:45 1
    - Organized tours make it easier though I am a veteran of packing in too much in too short a time. (More inside) - Roger More Mar 2, 12:13
- Gator wraslin’! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 2, 08:53 1
  - He could maybe do that at Australia Zoo. But they'd be Crocs not Gators :) -- nm - Meg Mar 2, 09:00
- Wow that looks great. Isn't a walkabout in the outback required though? -- nm - zunkstump Mar 2, 08:14 2
  - Would the time at Uluru count for that? I was thinking if I wanted to get more days elsewhere, Brisbane could be dropped. -- nm - Dano Mar 2, 08:17 1
    - I'd say Uluru is about as 'outback' as you can get. -- nm - Meg Mar 2, 08:35
Yay! We were finally awarded a penlty kick this season. Oh. 🤦🏻 -- nm - JD Mar 2, 07:48 3
- Speaking of penalty shots -- (link) - Reagen Mar 2, 07:53 2
  - Wow. Ducks highlights are kind of rare - JD Mar 2, 08:00
  - :-D -- nm - mud Mar 2, 07:57
Happy F1 day for those that celebrate. And yes, Max starts on the pole. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 2, 06:50 5
- Are the other teams expected to be able to compete or will this be another runaway season for Max and Redbull? -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 06:53 4
  - Runaway season for Red Bull. -- nm - MDH Mar 2, 08:29 1
    - Damn -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 09:20
  - Well yesterday in qualifying, Ferrari actually ran a better time than what Max ran it was just in the 2nd round of qualifying. - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 2, 07:13 1
    - It’d be a damn shame if Max kept getting spun into the walls each week. - Will Hunting Mar 2, 07:19
Sure, you've been drunk before, but have you been "Thrown out of the stands of the Brier drunk" before? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 2, 06:29 3
- and he had a date with him, very close. I kept wondering how she would live this down. -- nm - mud Mar 2, 06:36 2
  - I get the sense they deserve each other. -- nm - Reagen Mar 2, 06:38 1
    - youngsters -- (pic) - mud Mar 2, 06:43 [Attachment]
I read the Hunter Biden transcript in its entirety. AMA -- nm - rollo Mar 2, 06:25 10
- So how big is that hog anyway? -- nm - Qale Mar 2, 10:22
- Do the GOP care that Russian espionage is having its way with American life? Are they in on it/know about it? Don't care? Are actually evil? -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 06:55 3
  - I think there are a lot of compromised people in the GOP. So no, yes/yes, no, probably -- nm - rollo Mar 2, 07:32 2
    - They don’t need to be compromised en masse, both sides essentially want the same thing, which is the degradation of democratic institutions that act as a check on their own power. -- nm* - Znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 07:49 1
      - Right. I think they're generally unconcerned as long as it benefits them, but (mostly) not directly/knowingly coordinating with the Russians. -- nm - pmb Mar 2, 08:02
- I only read the Swalwell questioning - Dano Mar 2, 06:41 2
  - Someone needs to fact check this, stat! -- nm - Spawn Mar 2, 11:19
  - I liked Swalwell's early comment when he was demanding to know when the transcript would be released. They said 24 hours and he asked if it would be - pmb Mar 2, 07:09
- Any damning testimony? -- nm - Pippy Mar 2, 06:28 1
  - not in my opinion. Hunter was "doing alot" that was probably made possible by his last name only, but nothing touching Joe in the least -- nm - rollo Mar 2, 06:30
Perfect! You scored 28 points, with all 8 events correct, on this week’s Flashback. - crash davis 😺 Mar 2, 06:22 2
- 22 of 28 points -- nm - VMan Mar 2, 08:44
- 24/28 - got the last one wrong -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 2, 06:49
Mar. 2 - Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed that is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead -- nm* - crash davis 😺 Mar 2, 06:16 3
- It's a lovely sentiment. Demonstrably not true, but a lovely sentiment. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 2, 09:52
- like the Wannsee Conference -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 2, 07:06
- Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.― George Carlin -- nm - mud Mar 2, 06:23
WordDaily - Armamentarium ˌärməmənˈterēəm NOUN The medicines, equipment, and techniques available to a medical practitioner. A collection of resources - crash davis 😺 Mar 2, 06:11
I can only imagine how fast this would burn. -- (link) - Reagen Mar 2, 06:08
Heh, at least they are owning it -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 06:06 1
- It wasn't like this until the 70s. We had a mayor that wanted to speed up trash collection and decided to get rid of garbage pails/cans so sanitation -- (edited) - Krusty Mar 2, 06:17
Oregon rolls back drug decriminalization law, reinstates criminal penalties for drug possession. -- (link) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 05:38 2
- I'm sure that will stop them from using drugs. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 05:47 1
  - Well, letting it become a using-drugs-in-public free-for-all didn’t really work, so… -- (edited) - Znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 06:27
Hey, it's a purple first day - ty97 Mar 2, 05:28 3
- One oopsie. Took the bait - VMan Mar 2, 08:07
- bah - mud Mar 2, 06:19
- Purple first - Znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 05:30
JD, re: B2: Spirit AeroSystems Is Negotiating The Sale Of An Airbus A220 Wing Plant -- (link) - ty97 Mar 2, 05:17
Appropriately enough, the last Blockbuster (in Bend Oregon) sponsors the World Video Game Championship at the Retro Gaming Expo in Portland. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 2, 04:49
Happy birthday, secretstalker/shades! Woo hoo!!! 🎂🎉 -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 04:46 3
- happy birthday!! -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 2, 10:46
- Happy birthday! -- nm - ty97 Mar 2, 05:12
- Happy BDay! -- nm - budice Mar 2, 04:47
in a few minutes, 43 years ago today & tomorrow, I was at a Grateful Dead concert. -- (link*) - Peglegpete Mar 1, 23:45 [youtube]
40 years ago Prince records When Doves Cry, playing all the instruments himself (including a bass which he removed) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 23:35 2
- No no no no no. NO. - Cuzzin Todd Mar 2, 03:33 1
  - Don't cry - Spawn Mar 2, 11:22
IMDB link. suggest a good John Travolta film for Crash. -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 1, 23:30 10
- Broken Arrow -- nm - Remlik Mar 2, 11:48
- Face Off -- nm - Pippy Mar 2, 05:25 1
  - Just bought on Google Play, it was on sale -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 06:01
- Get Shorty. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 2, 04:33
- Pulp Fiction.. though if you want the dance moves there's SNF -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 23:50 2
  - Yeah, it's this or Get Shorty. He's had a career of very mediocre to bad movies. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 05:04 1
    - yup -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 2, 10:47
- Blow Out, obvs -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 23:38 1
  - I need to check that out. Recently rewatched Scarface, it holds up -- nm - con_carne Mar 2, 06:46
- Bolt. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 1, 23:33
Dance movie: I waited 43 years to watch Urban Cowboy and that could have been too early. 5/10 The mores of that film aged very poorly -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 22:45 2
- like Sat Nite Fever, also based on an article (producers thought they could do it again with Travolta + country instead of disco) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 23:26
- iirc, the mores were more or less sketchy back then too. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 23:14
I asked The Terminator why he didn't upgrade to Windows 10. He told me - JD Mar 1, 22:15 1
- NeXT -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 22:19
an Orca (aka killer whale) vs Great White Shark (greatest predator killing machine) who you got? -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 1, 22:11 2
- Orca every time. They're incredible. -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 04:47
- Sorry Orca, I like the great white shark for this one. -- nm - Loyola Mar 2, 02:44
There’s two Koe’s (pronounced Koo-ee) at the Brier this year! And after the way Kevin biffed it in the 2nd end tonight… - Mop🧹 Mar 1, 21:49
Here’s Olivia Rodrigo singing “You’re So Vain” at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction of Carly Simon. Thank you! Good night! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 1, 21:41 [youtube]
Indicted and impeached Texas AG Paxton has suit dismissed involving Yelp warning 'pregnancy crisis centers' may not have medical professionals on site -- (link) - Qale Mar 1, 21:41
it would take a full 'Berlin Airlift' effort to take care of Gaza, but they don't even have an airport to land at -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 1, 21:26
Dune 2 CS: A (no A+) -- nm - budice Mar 1, 21:15
Judith Godreche Deadline interview. -- (link) - David Mar 1, 21:14
Connections Puzzle #265 - The Grey Stuff (blue-purple-green-yellow, with 1 mistake in there) - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 21:09 3
- some green/purple confusion - rollo Mar 2, 06:38
- Messy - decline Mar 2, 04:28
- Connections Puzzle #265 - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 23:28
Matt Chapman to Giants. 3yr $54M + optouts -- nm - budice Mar 1, 21:04 1
- Boras fucked him. He had $110m+ and 4-5 years from the Blue Jays that they passed on. -- nm* - Krusty Mar 2, 04:56
Wordle 987 4/6 - half headstand pose - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 21:03 3
- 5 - 100 meter dash - rollo Mar 2, 06:28
- 5 - decline Mar 2, 04:19
- Wordle 987 3/6 synchronicity! - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 23:32
another LA hit & run (non-fatal this time thankfully) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 20:50 1
- And they think Measure HLA is going to fix this? How? -- nm - Meg Mar 1, 23:33
aww man RIP Iris Apfel (102) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 20:31
it's good to be the Chiefs in Missouri -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 1, 20:28 2
- i still think he should have gotten a longer sentence. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Mar 2, 10:06
- Did that 5-year-old girl’s dad win a Super Bowl? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 1, 20:47
LIR - RC and Mandy, and no matter what you read on the web the Stanley House is NOT haunted! :) -- nm - Meg Mar 1, 20:11
Saturday crossword was *tough* -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 1, 19:57
Has anyone (RC) served as a precinct committeeman or knows about being one? I would gladly like to hear from you. - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 19:53 8
- I have, yes. A couple decades ago, but things remain the same. And I highly encourage it. For anyone. - ReluctantCynic Mar 2, 06:43 1
  - What did you do? All I see here locally is I will represent my precinct on the county party central committee -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 2, 11:29
- I have not, but you should totally do it. - Znufrii, promoted Mar 1, 19:55 3
  - Thank you. BTW, in fun related news, the Idaho GOP sent me a letter saying if I didn't hurry up and register as a Republican - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 20:01 2
    - I registered as a republican once - Znufrii, promoted Mar 2, 05:33
    - Ha! -- nm - Krusty Mar 2, 04:56
- ooh, what an ugly first - I apologize -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 1, 19:54 1
  - no need, no one cares about firsts -- nm - mud Mar 1, 19:55

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