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"Deadspin has been sold to a European startup and they're not taking any staff. Already locked out a company slack and our laptops." -- nm - budice Mar 11, 10:29 1
- they had staff remaining? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 10:31
Starting the final Beatles album, "Let It Be" and it's been a fun ride. - Krusty Mar 11, 10:26 2
- Abbey Road is their actual last, but it was released before the Let It Be movie/album -- nm - mud Mar 11, 10:30 1
  - Thanks for the info, didn't know that. I'm going off Wikipedia. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 10:36
Justice Dept reportedly starts criminal probe into Boeing door bolt incident - budice Mar 11, 10:25
Jaguars signing WR Gabe Davis to 3-year deal -- nm - budice Mar 11, 10:23 1
- I wonder what 3rd/4th tier WRs that chiefs will bring in. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 11, 10:23
LYC: apparently the Scott's weed killer/preventer I put out in the fall didn't work worth a damn. I have weeds all over the place - sycor Mar 11, 10:03 14
- "Native prairie grasses" -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 10:08
- serious question - why not just leave the pretty purple flowers? then you don't have to fight your lawn, you can just enjoy that. -- (edited) - Andie Mar 11, 10:05 12
  - HOA unfortunately. I would totally go natural but I'm not allowed. And while the purple flowers are pretty, the weeds themselves are quite ugly. -- nm - sycor Mar 11, 10:09 11
    - North America needs to get on board with the fact that a non-grass lawn is fine. -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 10:10 10
      - yes. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 10:20 1
        
        yup -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 11, 10:26
      - yes. weeds feed the bees! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 10:19
      - Agreed. I have to get permission to plant stuff in the front that didn't come with the house. - sycor Mar 11, 10:14 5
        
        Toronto is so not like that, people can have wild stuff in their yards, but if you go to the suburbs, it's a lot more fields-of-grass. -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 10:14 4
        
        there are houses in toronto that would drive HOAs crazy. Examples! - Andie Mar 11, 10:18 2
        
        I can hear my HOA people panicking from here. HOAs do some good as helping make sure your neighbor doesn't have their car up on blocks for - sycor Mar 11, 10:31
        
        That's crazy but cool! I'd love to have them as a neighbor. I have a similar crazy house in Brooklyn... -- (link) - Krusty Mar 11, 10:29
        
        I remember growing up my parents did whatever they wanted with their yard. It was pretty. I hated cutting the grass but most kids do. - sycor Mar 11, 10:17
      - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 10:11
Oh and now we’re back to overthinking our arbitrage on our car loan, I see. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 11, 09:50 6
- Back in the day (2009) when I bought my SUV I would only accept a loan that cost less than I was making on savings. Those times went away :/ -- nm - Meg Mar 11, 10:33
- As my most recent CDs came due, I switched them to 18 months from 1 year for a very slight rate hit as a hedge against future rate cuts. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 10:03 1
  - But damn I want your car loan interest rate. - na-Baron Mar 11, 10:21
- you worry cause its the thrill of it all -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 09:57 2
  - It’s the principal of the thing, really. -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 10:01 1
    - Isn't it the interest though? -- nm - sycor Mar 11, 10:04
Tony Pollard is headed to the Titans 3yr/24M dolla bills yall -- nm* - budice Mar 11, 09:46 1
- LEAVE TYJAE ALONE!!! -- nm - David Mar 11, 09:55
Bears, RB D’Andre Swift agree on a three-year, $24 million deal -- nm - budice Mar 11, 09:23 3
- sadly the eagles now no longer have a swift or kelce. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 11, 09:44 1
  - *snort* -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 10:15
- how many Eagles are we going to end up with? -- nm - oblique Mar 11, 09:43
alight America, is this were we are now. "Biden" beaten in effigy at Kansas GOP fundraiser - tRuMaN Mar 11, 09:20 1
- this is fine - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 09:58
Serie A manager sacked after head butting opposing player -- (link) - znufrii Mar 11, 09:13
Sting on tour this fall "Sting 3.0" Small theater venues in North America/multiple nights - MDH Mar 11, 08:48 9
- Damn it. First you have posted this year that I want to be here. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 09:12 5
  - Yeah, I'd enjoy this one, too. No good dates, though. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 09:36 4
    - When is it? -- nm - David Mar 11, 09:56 3
      - End of October, right ahead of Disney. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 10:02 2
        
        Oh yeah, sorry. Anywhere else viable? -- nm - David Mar 11, 10:10 1
        
        maaaaaaybe Washington, D.C. on 10/15 -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 10:21
- So that's why he retired from AEW. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 08:49 2
  - Can I get a volunteer from the audience? -- nm - Sting Mar 11, 09:13
  - Heh. -- nm - MDH Mar 11, 08:50
Shotgun divorce: How ByteDance could save TikTok from a U.S. ban -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 08:45 9
- Shark Tank Kevin O'Leary offered to buy it out with investors. He says it is a Cash Cow - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 09:13 5
  - He totally should (because I want to see it crash and burn, and he's been very effective at that) -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 09:55 3
    - Mr. Wonderful ain't so wonderful -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 09:58 2
      - he really is not. -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 10:00 1
        
        I can't imagine Tik Tok being EVEN MORE ad based. It is already: commercial ad, paid sponsorship then creators with their own products, then content, - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 10:09
  - I would imagine there are any number of potential buyers. It's incredibly valuable. -- nm - pmb Mar 11, 09:18
- i mean the point of China shadow owning it is so they own it -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 09:10 2
  - "Its ok to share data, Just cant say Made in China" -- nm - US Mar 11, 09:11 1
    - heh -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 09:13
What the hell is this? - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:43 2
- I saw the scuffle it was weird also the mother got involved there were others that tried to get to the floor but they were held back -- nm - eag Mar 11, 08:48 1
  - Last weekend: "WE CAN"T HAVE FANS RUSHING THE COURT HAPPILY!!!!" This weekend: "We won't charge fans for jumping the court during a fight!" -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:52
I set up a SoFi account last month and signed up for notices about IPOs. This morning I got the invitation to apply for Reddit IPO shares. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 08:39 3
- Is there a lock up period? I saw a story this morning that some Reddit users will be offered IPO with none. They can sell immediately if they want. - zunkstump Mar 11, 08:54 2
  - From what I read last month, they don't have one in general but they may ding your chances of future IPOs if you flip. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 09:37
  - Lockups usually only apply to existing shares already held by early investors/company insiders. They would not apply to newly issued shares offered in an IPO. -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 11, 09:03
Gerrit Cole is having an MRI on his pitching elbow - "has had difficulty bouncing back between spring training starts" -- nm* - budice Mar 11, 08:34 7
- And the season's over. Best luck to everyone else. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 08:36 6
  - Snell and Montgomery are avaliable -- nm - eag Mar 11, 08:54 5
    - Can't pay them without going over the Cohen tax so that's not happening. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 09:52 2
      - And there Boros clients so doubt they will defer jack -- nm - eag Mar 11, 10:00 1
        
        That's just not something 99% of guys can do. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 10:24
    - Both are waiting for the Orioles sale to complete. - Will Hunting Mar 11, 09:02 1
      - Neither are worth what the asking price is for them. -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 09:53
New Alamo Drafthouse in Naples, FL to feature Mini-Golf -- (link) - budice Mar 11, 08:25 2
- if you had asked me, I would have told that as a brand, Alamo Drafthouse had died and closed everything like a decade ago. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 11, 08:29 1
  - 39 locations and growing -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 09:13
Dano Poll: Do you still have your Tonsils? Adenoids? Appendix? -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 08:12 25
- I suffer from low T...but continue with the rest of my parts -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 13:37
- yes to all -- nm - decline Mar 11, 10:05
- Yes -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 11, 09:14
- All of the above, but no gall bladder. -- nm - ty97 Mar 11, 09:13
- Still have my appendix - after a doctor told me when I was about 12 if I had another appendicitis attacked they'd likely have to come out. -- nm - Meg Mar 11, 09:06
- I have them all. -- nm - pmb Mar 11, 08:53 1
  - Can I have some of them back? -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 11, 09:04
- I... don't know. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 11, 08:51
- Yes. Yes. Yes (I don't know what adenoids are so I assume I have them). -- nm - zunkstump Mar 11, 08:50
- Yup. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 11, 08:48
- Yes. Removed when I was 5. Yes. -- nm* - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 08:36 1
  - (also no gallbladder) -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 09:20
- I still have my appendix, but no gall bladder. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 08:35 1
  - I'd rather have a sizzling steak go to me than a cholecystectomy. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 08:41
- Yes to all -- nm - Krusty Mar 11, 08:30
- Yes. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 11, 08:28
- yes, ?, no, two molars removed (two still in), no spleen -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 08:19 2
  - can i ask you a question about that? - colin Mar 11, 08:24 1
    - zero issue. wish I had had them all out when I did. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 09:16
- Yes, No, Yes (adenoids were removed when i tubes in my ears when i was about 7?) -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 08:17
- (apparently, none of us would have adenoids as we are adults, so did you have them removed as a child?) -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 08:17 2
  - So with that clarification, didn't have adenoids removed as a child and after than (best that I know) I have all my original parts - JD Mar 11, 08:25 1
    - Oh!. Though I did have extra parts removed. Around 10 or so I had dental surgery to remove what was determined to be a third set of incisors - JD Mar 11, 08:33
- (looks around for my adenoids) oh! still have tonsils and appendix. I guess molars are the only things I've removed. -- nm - Max Mar 11, 08:16
- Yep. Though they were talking about removing my tonsils due to strep. My cousin had to get her's out. -- nm - sycor Mar 11, 08:14
2024 Masters odds: S Scheffler 13/2 R McIlroy, J Rahm 12/1 V Hovland 18/1 B Koepka, W Zalatoris, J Spieth 20/1 -- (edited) - budice Mar 11, 08:10
Sources: Bengals franchise-tagged WR Tee Higgins requests trade -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:54
last night's funniest moment: “I’m surprised you’re still [up]. Isn’t it past your jail time?” -- (edited) - mud Mar 11, 07:52 1
- using the Catalina Wine Mixer song for the "in memorium" was it for me. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:57
New album I've been digging - Where's My Utopia? by Yard Act -- (link) - Dano Mar 11, 07:51 [youtube] 1
- I think they may have a newer song I don’t hate, but trench coat museum had been getting regular play on xpn and I do not care for it. -- nm* - znufrii Mar 11, 08:34
".. a very brave woman who now speaks for other victims whose voices have been silenced." -- (pic) - mud Mar 11, 07:43 [Attachment]
Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings will head into free agency and began talks with the Falcons, -- nm - budice Mar 11, 07:43 3
- The ML/David connection! -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 07:49
- Not a fan. - zunkstump Mar 11, 07:47
- I hope they got the approval of Aunt Svanhild first. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 11, 07:45
Florida trip review: Overall A (not one fight, good weather). Food: Discovery Cove B-, Seaworld C; Epcot: B -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:34 1
- That's how you get strep throat! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 11, 08:29
Andie, I believe they claimed that Will took the photo last week. - ty97 Mar 11, 07:32 1
- ah, i didn't see a notice of when, just that William took it. - Andie Mar 11, 07:34
ST knows things: I'm going to be in New Orleans on Wednesday (daughter is performing with Butler Jazz then her and I are flying home Thursday). What - oblique Mar 11, 07:28 15
- I did a vampire tour when I was there that was fantastic. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 08:06 4
  - oooooooooo -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 11, 08:08
  - ooh didja run into Lestat?! -- nm - mud Mar 11, 08:07 2
    - Someone like him, yes. :) - Dark Callisto 🦊 Mar 11, 09:21 1
      - excellent. -- nm - mud Mar 11, 09:50
- Ghost tour. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 11, 07:50
- do they have a hop on hop off bus tour? great way to see a bunch of a place with limited time and it usually hits the highlights -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:44
- For a day - my thoughts would include: - Turd Ferguson Mar 11, 07:36
- Walking tour of the French Quarter -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 07:32 4
  - this is what i would do -- nm - Andie Mar 11, 07:41 2
    - We had a great guide from here, they also have audio tours you can download. -- (link*) - znufrii Mar 11, 07:43 1
      - Thanks. I like this idea. My hotel is the Hyatt Centric near the French Quarter so I should be in a good place to do something like this. Her - oblique Mar 11, 08:37
  - And grab a muffaletta from Central Grocery. -- nm - znufrii Mar 11, 07:41
- A free program that tends to be great is just head to Royal x St Peter and watch whoever is busking there. (NM) - Marlowe Mar 11, 07:32
- Eat beignets. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 07:29
and the youngest has strep throat. woke up Saturday feeling bad and it was downhill from there. On to the anti-biotics! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:23 13
- Note to everyone: Don't take strep lightly. I just had a partner that nearly died from it. Got into his bloodstream and caused sepsis. - pmb Mar 11, 09:15
- The strep I had a few months ago was the worst pain I've ever experienced - Will Hunting Mar 11, 08:37
- I haven't had real strep since my youth, but I did have fake strep about 20 years ago. - na-Baron Mar 11, 08:03 4
  - I got it all the time when I was a kid. Having my tonsils removed took care of it. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 08:07 3
    - My doc always threatened to take mine for the same reason, but he never followed through. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 11, 08:27 2
      - I apparently would run dangerous fevers (103-104) and hallucinate. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 08:34 1
        
        Yeah. My 105 hallucinations were something. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 09:11
- I hate strep so much. I used to get it a lot as a kid. Luckily a quick shot in the tooshie clears it up quickly. -- nm - sycor Mar 11, 07:26 3
  - from a doctor...I hope.... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:58 2
    - Wait, a doctor is supposed to do that? - sycor Mar 11, 08:12 1
      - That is why you remove your pants when you go to see any healthcare provider. Still not sure why the optometrist has me do so, but okay. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 08:21
- Yuck. I know how painful that is. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 11, 07:25 1
  - just happy it wasn't the Saturday before as that would of impacted our park visits -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 11, 07:27
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Mar 11, 07:22 1
- [An error occurred while trying to first] -- nm - budice Mar 11, 07:26
the next Living Room Ultra will take place beginning at 8am on Thursday, March 28. Aiming for 18 loops -- (edited) - prayformojo Mar 11, 07:22 2
- Okay Emma, okay. We get it. -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 07:23 1
  - sfan -- nm - prayformojo Mar 11, 07:24

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