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It’s the 148th anniversary of the Kentucky Meat Shower. How did you celebrate? -- (link) - Dano Mar 3, 19:07 2
- This happened only a dozen years after Alfred Nobel's brother Emil blew himself up (accidentally) with nitroglycerin. I'm not saying it's connected - Max Mar 3, 21:57
- Regurgitating Vultures is my third least favorite Dead Kennedys album -- nm - prayformojo Mar 3, 19:13
We had dinner tonight at a place that had an 18% automatic gratuity and a 12% healthcare surcharge. I'm this situation, would you leave extra tip? - amandaphone Mar 3, 19:02 20
- Nope. And I wouldn’t ever go back. Service charges for so out of hand in DC some places removed them as their businesses got killed. - MDH Mar 3, 19:28
- 18% automatic gratuity IS the tip -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 19:28 2
  - it’s what the restaurant is forcing you to pay. what is less clear is how much of that actually gets passed on to servers at the end of the night -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 19:39 1
    - The meaning of gratuity is clear. Do some of that lawyer Jedi mind trick stuff -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 19:41
- No. -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 19:25
- was the food good? -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 19:21 1
  - B/B- maybe. Not the best Mexican food I had today. (Yes I had Mexican for both lunch and dinner. Look when I'm in a city, all bets are off.) -- nm - amandaphone Mar 3, 19:28
- Our Pizza Hut adds a surcharge for "doing business in California" -- nm - budice Mar 3, 19:19
- Were you told in advance? -- nm - David Mar 3, 19:16 2
  - It might have been on the website (I did not make the reservation) but it was not on the menu. Sash does not recall a message upon booking. -- nm - amandaphone Mar 3, 19:26 1
    - Then, yeah. That would annoy me if the meal cost 12% more than indicated without any warning. -- nm - David Mar 3, 19:28
- no, and that would be my last ever visit there and I'd tell them why. -- nm* - Reagen Mar 3, 19:11
- probably not? I probs wouldn’t go again either. I’m happy not needing to tip, but I hate surcharges. don’t make me do math at dinner. -- nm - mafic Mar 3, 19:08 5
  - I wouldn't go again either -- nm - Beryllium Mar 3, 19:28 1
    - Nope, I’m out too -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 19:30
  - If the point is "don't tip," then quote me all in pricing (credit card charges excluded). Also don't give me a receipt that has suggested tips. - amandaphone Mar 3, 19:11 2
    - It wouldn't surprise me if that's the receipt software they're using, but hell they could put a sign up and on the menu. -- nm - Max Mar 3, 20:03
    - this is what Australia does (but surcharges on holidays). I wonder if too many people balk at the list prices then, in spite of it being no different. - mafic Mar 3, 19:16
- not that i think all those charges are getting to your server's pocket but . . . hell naw -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 19:03 1
  - Yeah that was kind of our thinking. -- nm - amandaphone Mar 3, 19:08
It’s been snowing in the mornings since Thursday, with no accumulation. That’s about to change. - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 18:53 1
- lol, okay -- (link) - Sierra Nevada Mar 3, 18:59
YouTube channel is just found and am currently binging. -- (link) - Dano Mar 3, 18:47 [youtube] 2
- Looks like I’ve already watched his Guianas video. I look forward to the upbeat message of his other videos. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 18:55 1
  - He just released the second video in his Guianas series. -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 18:57
Lil Jon releases meditation album -- (link) - Reagen Mar 3, 18:43 4
- I don’t begrudge Lil Jon. I’d be enlightened AF if I was rich and had the time to find my better self -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 19:32
- WHAT? -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 19:12
- Thanks. This is great. And I can have him guide me on AmazonMusic Unlimited. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 18:52
- Ohm and Crunk? -- nm - prayformojo Mar 3, 18:46
All the Things Gen-X Hero Lloyd Dobler Has Bought, Sold, and Processed Since 1989 -- (link) - prayformojo Mar 3, 18:42
Paternoster Elevators, or continuous elevator, does not have doors and never stops. -- (link) - budice Mar 3, 18:37
senate should prolly hold some hearings on the pill mill Ronny Jackson was running in the White House -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 18:27 1
- naw, dems want to keep that door open to them, just, you know, don't be so blatant about it -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 18:31
I can substitute chorizo for Italian sausage, right? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 3, 18:23 7
- No. It’s richer and certainly greasier if that is even possible. Different texture. Might break down different - Pippy Mar 3, 19:34
- In bed. -- nm - Qale Mar 3, 18:29
- I say you can. And I will glare in angry silence at all who say you can't -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 18:27
- iirc chorizo is already cooked whereas Italian is raw, so adjust time -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 18:26
- "That's what she said." -- nm - M.Scott Mar 3, 18:25
- sure. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 18:24
- It'll be a lot smokier of a flavor, but sure. -- nm - znufrii Mar 3, 18:24
Currently, there are at least 34 countries who are unable to produce their own food due to water and land limitations - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 18:10 9
- I’m betting a bunch of the West Africans probably have the capacity, it’s more instability and politics that’s stopping it. -- nm - mafic Mar 3, 19:05
- Qatar? Saudi? -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 18:34
- How is Monaco - or other micro-nations like San Marino - not on that list? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 18:33 1
  - San Marino weirdly produces a lot of food. Maybe not enough for San Marino, but they make good cheese. - mafic Mar 3, 19:12
- that's staggering (I'm surprised it's labeled as Swaziland instead of Eswatini) -- nm - prayformojo Mar 3, 18:31
- Ethiopia doesn't need to if they'd put the Ark of the Covenant on display and charge $10,000 or more admission to the country to tourists. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 18:23 2
  - I thought they said the talaban finally found it and destroyed it. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 18:27 1
    - fake news -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 18:37
- I assume rank in the table means nothing as I doubt the list would have ended up in perfect alphabetical order. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 18:11
VP Harris calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza for at least the next six weeks (has she Earned Your Vote yet, brats?) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 17:43 3
- So, she's calling for what Israel has apparently already agreed to in principle? -- nm - znufrii Mar 3, 18:25 1
  - in connection with Hamas releasing the hostages (essentially telling Hamas its on them at this point to say yes) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 18:33
- *sound of goalposts moving* -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 17:47
Nikki won one! -- (pic) - mud Mar 3, 17:39 [Attachment] 2
- actually significant to the extent she hopes to be part of any convention floor madness -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 18:19
- The primary was in person voting at a hotel which cracks me up. -- nm - MDH Mar 3, 18:04
Halo Composer Marty O'donnel is running for Congress -- (link) - Remlik Mar 3, 16:27 11
- "...as a Republican" *sigh* -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 16:33 9
  - Guess who he voted for. Twice! -- nm - David Mar 3, 16:35 8
    - Sharron Angle? -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 3, 16:59
    - He also loved season 1 of Halo on Paramount Plus. -- nm - Spawn Mar 3, 16:37 6
      - the season was a mess. Season 2 is pretty good. -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 17:03 4
        
        I've watched two episodes. If you don't know Halo at all, it's fine. -- nm - David Mar 3, 17:04 3
        
        tbf Halo lore is absolute mess. So this is nice additional stuff to it for me... -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 17:09 2
        
        *writes a Halo story where the Spartan who drove his friend off a cliff is the big d@mn hero* -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 17:12 1
        
        *quickly has more sequels than a James Patterson series* -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 17:14
      - Which is worse? Hard to say... -- nm - David Mar 3, 16:38
- Beyonce approves. -- nm - Spawn Mar 3, 16:32
So I'm at a Div III baseball game and I just saw a ground out to the pitcher on a broken bat play. - JD Mar 3, 16:16 2
- Only Dolomite will not break. -- nm - VMan Mar 3, 16:32 1
  - I'm 40% dolomite *knocks on chest plate* -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 3, 16:54
lol. As if we needed further proof that suicide squad kills the justice league is a bad game, first download content is Joker. - Spawn Mar 3, 16:11 2
- "It's the Penguin, he's left me a riddle!" -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 16:18 1
  - *snort* -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 3, 17:12
So if you were just waiting for that Holocaust movie that breathes new life into the Holocaust Cinematic Universe, give Zone of Interest a gander. -- nm - con_carne Mar 3, 15:56
This video really shows you who Mort was as a human being. -- (link) - David Mar 3, 15:51 1
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 17:06
thanks for showing up today, Warriors -- nm* - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 3, 15:38 2
- good job, good effort -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 15:38 1
  - They won the 4th quarter! -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 16:01
Huh...Delta Pilots have trading cards of planes, that you can ask for you. -- (link) - Remlik Mar 3, 15:35 [youtube] 1
- WANT! - JD Mar 3, 17:10
Last year I met my parents at a bank where we cashed in a savings bond they had bought for me in like the 80s. - Tim Mar 3, 15:24 13
- you paid to keep the bond in a climate controlled atmosphere for 40 years. you lost money on it. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 16:42
- (just noticed we seem to have driven off spamlet. we really have to stop eating our own.) -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 15:59 4
  - If it matters my quick searching suggests the person who may have ran him off has also been gone for the same amount of time. -- nm - Qale Mar 3, 18:36
  - *sigh* - Pippy Mar 3, 18:11
  - this is the truth -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 17:03 1
    - indeed. -- nm - mud Mar 3, 17:37
- 40 years of interest and that's all you get? you should claim a deduction. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 15:27 6
  - IIRC savings bonds only earn interest for 30 years -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 3, 15:36 4
    - I don't remember why we decided to do it last year, maybe they forgot about it. -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 15:37 3
      - The gub'mint got free use of your money for 10 years. Now they're going to have to cut some program because you cashed out. -- nm - Baron the Wonder Horse Mar 3, 15:47 1
        
        "fuck them kids" -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 15:56
      - see, this is why i deal in gold sweet gold, baby -- nm - maficSI Mar 3, 15:39
  - That's between 2.5-3.5% interest annualized, which sounds about right. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 15:31
Local controversy on Next Door, some one complained about 'tipping' everything NOW the garbage collector expects tips too - zeitgeist Mar 3, 15:17
corrupt SCOTUS ruling dropping tomorrow -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 14:41 4
- to declare der fuehrer's complete immunity to all mortal responsibility? -- nm - mud Mar 3, 14:53 3
  - I could certainly end up disappointed but I have a hard time thinking that Roberts and Gorsuch want to rubber stamp presidential crimez. -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 14:56 2
    - The one that's dropping is the Colorado ballot case. I don't think they'll keep him off the ballot. -- nm - pmb Mar 3, 15:05 1
      - which is why the Col Sup Ct took great pains to cite Gorsuch’s own district cases so when he wiped his ass with them here at least there’s no illusion -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 17:39
RIP Gizmo -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 14:39
Watching The Traitors and Peacock finally just gave up and decided, “Screw it… all the ads are in Spanish from now on.” -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 14:36 1
- WAIT..?! There’s one episode left?!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 18:31
In pretty rapid succession this morning, I filed my taxes, and then some! - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 14:18 1
- Yay!! -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 14:27
man, wait until the US Pro Life movement hears about this -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 14:17
pop quiz: Put the Young Guns stars in order of age, and guess oldest-youngest age difference. (Estevez, Sutherland, LDP, Sheen, Mulroney, Siemaszko) -- nm - Max Mar 3, 14:07 3
- Siemaszko is oldest, Sutherland youngest, by a span of 5 years 9 months - Max Mar 4, 17:27
- Estevez, Sheen, Sutherland, LDP, Mulroney, Siemasko -- nm - Pippy Mar 3, 14:29
- wag: Mulroney, Sutherland, Estevez, LDP, Siemaszko, Sheen -- nm - mud Mar 3, 14:27
heh this is a good “wanna feel old?” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 13:42 1
- March 2, 1624: the House of Commons passed a resolution prohibiting any of their members from resigning their elected position - Max Mar 3, 13:56
Chris Mortensen passed away this morning at the age of 72. -- (pic) - budice Mar 3, 13:37 [Attachment] 1
- Retired 6 months ago to handle health issues like esophageal cancer. :( -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 13:40
Holy lord, Boston Celtics. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 3, 13:34 2
- “I’ll take it under advisement.” -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 14:10
- Warriors down by 40 at half -- nm - budice Mar 3, 13:54
sure why even have an offseason at all -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 12:15 2
- Much rather have extra week of playoffs vs another reg szn game. Cut preseason to 2 games. -- nm - budice Mar 3, 12:16 1
  - Cash For CTE baby -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 12:18
Why Are Pants So Big (Again)? And what the latest swing from skinny to wide tells us about ourselves. - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 11:48 2
- Someone(not you) should read my posts here. I said baggy jeans would be back two or so years ago. I hated skinny jeans and never got on board with - Krusty Mar 3, 12:46
- TLDR; bust out those old billowing 90s wear/pants, Gen Xers! They're back because soc med has swung toward this end of extreme. -- nm - con_carne Mar 3, 12:34
Caitlin Clark just passed Pistol Pete's scoring record -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 11:42 4
- it's easy with everyone shooting only 3 pointers now. Pete didn't have those. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 15:47
- Isn't the guy in third 3 short? -- nm - . Mar 3, 13:51
- but she’s a girl! -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 11:48
- She is rather good at this basketball game. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 3, 11:48
So last night's house show was for Kate Earl, who is also known as just Earl overseas. She has a song with 8 BILLION streams - JaxSean Mar 3, 11:41 [youtube] 1
- What style would you call that? Jazzy torch song? Swing jazz? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 3, 14:27
Down On The Louisiana Bayou If It Seems Like Time Stopped in 2016, For These Trump Voters It Literally Did -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Mar 3, 09:37 6
- donny wasn't president of the country, he only concerned about his public image and adulation, he didn't carry the weight of decisions, only his whims - zeitgeist Mar 3, 11:33
- I can actually see this. Most of guys age in dog years under the stress especially given we had 24 years of young presidents. - Will Hunting Mar 3, 09:43 4
  - Also, I might add that Trump doesn't seem to remember names anymore, so... -- nm - Reagen Mar 3, 09:46 3
    - yes even for all the stagecraft, he’s objectively declined even more than Biden in 3 years out of office -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Mar 3, 09:48 2
      - "Montage of 32 clips from Trump’s two speeches yesterday where he .. babbled insane nonsense." -- (link) - mud Mar 3, 10:03 1
        
        didn’t make the Sunday morning shows that I’ve seen, weirdly -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 3, 13:41
Went for a run in shorts and a tee shirt today and sunset will be after 7:00 in a week. Things are looking up! -- nm - Dano Mar 3, 09:21 4
- It just stopped snowing here -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 3, 12:23
- Spectacular again here today. Crazy. -- nm - pmb Mar 3, 12:22
- Felt nice to get out, yeah. -- nm - Znufrii, promoted Mar 3, 09:56
- And it's just as likely to snow tomorrow ;) -- nm - Meg Mar 3, 09:51
Thanks, all, for the birthday wishes on b2. -- (edited) - Znufrii, old Mar 3, 08:40 6
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - Jovian Mar 3, 12:49
- HBD -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 3, 11:08
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 3, 10:51
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - J Mar 3, 09:56
- have a great day! -- nm - Remlik Mar 3, 08:58
- Happy birthday! -- nm - Tim Mar 3, 08:43
I'm never redoing grout again. It's been two days and I just finished scraping down the old grout. I need a shower but that's not happening today - Krusty Mar 3, 08:33 3
- The maintenance guy had put so many layers of grout over the years that it was even with the tiles. He's nice but does a shit job usually. - Krusty Mar 3, 08:40 2
  - sounds like one of those jobs where before you start everyone says how simple it is blah blah, then after is when you hear those horror stories. - zeitgeist Mar 3, 11:39 1
    - Yup, pretty much. -- nm - Krusty Mar 3, 12:53
40yd: Xavier Worthy over a tenth faster than the next WR in this years draft -- (link*) - budice Mar 3, 08:29 [Attachment] 1
- *goes to check where the Raiders are picking* - Strongbad Mar 3, 15:15
I can't even. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 3, 08:26 2
- That’s odd. -- nm - Qale Mar 3, 08:51 1
  - But not strange. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Mar 3, 09:30

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