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Aaron Jones to join Vikings after being released by Packers. 1 year $7M -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 07:13 1
- A Packers Fan Reaction to Aaron Jones Signing with the Vikings -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 07:14 [youtube]
hahahaha today's Cinerdle....couldn't figure out the 5th movie for the longest time - prayformojo Mar 12, 06:54 4
- Got it on my last swap. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 07:27
- Cine2Nerdle #496 Swaps Left: 8 spoiler - crash davis 😺 Mar 12, 07:10 1
  - dignan linked this a week or two ago. I've done a few hundred. Make sure you check out the Reversal puzzles also - prayformojo Mar 12, 07:13
- OK, I cheated. I didn’t click your post but when I saw you LOL, I knew where this was going. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 12, 07:09
extremely normal for a sitting governor to shill for a dentist -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:53
March 12 - That Love is all there is is all we know of Love. - Emily Dickinson -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 12, 06:52
WordDaily - Longanimity ˌlɔŋɡəˈnɪmᵻdi NOUN Pa tience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering. - crash davis 😺 Mar 12, 06:50
face-eating leopards betray their owners again -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:48
Infinite money glitch for E Jean Carroll? -- (link) - Reagen Mar 12, 06:11 7
- Get paid every time Trump can't keep his mouth shut is a solid business model. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 06:15 6
  - A more disciplined client could maintain innocence without committing defamation. -- (edited) - na-Baron Mar 12, 06:59
  - "paid" implies he will ever actually pay anything -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 06:21 4
    - There's a bond for whatever M already - if he loses the appeal she gets that immediately. -- nm - Reagen Mar 12, 06:36 3
      - (within 60 days, which is odd) -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 07:26
      - judge hasn't approved that bond yet and this would only make it more likely that she doesn't if she had any doubts about its provenance -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:56
      - and I'm sure the appellate court will be inclined to listen to his arguments as he continues to defame the plaintiff -- nm - decline Mar 12, 06:43
"The President was fired up about Hur’s claim that he couldn’t remember when his son Beau died… because it was false." per transcript -- (link) - ty97 Mar 12, 05:59 11
- I barely remember the day/month my kids were born. The year? LOL. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 12, 07:21 1
  - I know the day my dad died but i always first think 2006 and it was 2007. He was sick in 2006 and died in January 2007, and i *know* that but - Andie Mar 12, 07:25
- Looks like he couldn't remember the year, but knew the day and month. -- (edited) - Inigo Mar 12, 06:37 4
  - I would agree if I could add a bit of detail to your statement. And I think Hur was committing the sin of stating a partial truth only. - ReluctantCynic Mar 12, 07:26
  - From what I saw of the transcript I don't agree. - ty97 Mar 12, 06:53 2
    - I can't copy and paste from my phone properly but the that part of the transcript is in the link inside. - Inigo Mar 12, 06:59
    - the thing is Robert Hur is a lying liar and no reporter should have taken his hit job report or its characterizations at face value -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:54
- stellar work, Merrick Garland -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:32 3
  - I know the AG doesn't work for the president, but I can't fathom how you keep him after he let this hit piece summation go out. - Will Hunting Mar 12, 06:39 2
    - never should have appointed so obvious of a Trump flunky in the first place -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:44 1
      - It gets better. He arranged matters so that his tenure at DoJ ended yesterday -- (edited) - znufrii Mar 12, 06:53
free agency as a chiefs fan means watching all the deals get made and wondering when your team will make any move to fill its needs. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Mar 12, 05:55 10
- won’t someone think of the Super Bowl champions? -- nm - mafic Mar 12, 07:29
- But those three players are the reason you consistently win. Hard to be upset when your team is a perennial playoff team with multiple SB wins. - Krusty Mar 12, 06:04 8
  - I mean true. (and its probably more than 3 considering the 0-line). would be nice to get a flashy new WR or RB though. - tRuMaN Mar 12, 06:08 7
    - It's just the price you pay for having a QB who makes $50 million a year. The Ravens are in a similar bind. - Inigo Mar 12, 06:27
    - You no like Pacheco? WR does seem a little dodgy, true. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 12, 06:15 5
      - I do like him as a player and as a fan, I just think they need a second RB. - tRuMaN Mar 12, 06:48 2
        
        Mixon getting released late in the free agency RB signing hoopla might be a good spot for him... -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 06:51 1
        
        revenge on the Bengals for waiting so long and so many others getting paid before he had a chance -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 12, 06:51
      - Rice had a good debut season -- nm - rollo Mar 12, 06:27 1
        
        True, true. He looks like a winner. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 12, 06:43
Hey, shocker, the portrayal of the Hur investigation was bullshit -- (link) - Reagen Mar 12, 05:48 [BS]
Inflation report: 0.4% for February. 3.2% yearly, 3.8% core inflation. AKA - No rate cut this month. -- nm - Inigo Mar 12, 05:39 1
- *updates spreadsheet* - znufrii Mar 12, 06:04
Strands #9 - needed a hint - prayformojo Mar 12, 04:35 7
- Should've had that sooner. - na-Baron Mar 12, 06:24
- saw the theme right away. took a minute to find the spanagram. no hints - oblique Mar 12, 06:18
- I was confused (spoil) - decline Mar 12, 05:42 2
  - the plural thing is a bit annoying. wish they would construct the puzzles so that you never had the S at the end of words that could be made plural -- nm - oblique Mar 12, 06:27 1
    - Yeah, that’s just sloppy construction. -- nm - znufrii Mar 12, 07:27
- Spanagram first, no hints - znufrii Mar 12, 05:39 1
  - same - rollo Mar 12, 06:05
Connections Puzzle #275 prescribed order (though I was clueless about purple) - prayformojo Mar 12, 04:25 7
- one mistake. also without a clue - oblique Mar 12, 06:15
- Prescribed order, I'm only familiar with two of purple so it was process of elimination - crash davis 😺 Mar 12, 06:06
- 1 sleepy bobo - rollo Mar 12, 05:54
- blue first (weird how sometimes things jump right out at you) - decline Mar 12, 05:36 1
  - yes, some interesting studies could be done on this -- nm - prayformojo Mar 12, 06:49
- Yep. Even after the reveal I only knew 2 of the purples. -- nm - Dano Mar 12, 05:29
- Same - znufrii Mar 12, 05:23
Wordle 997 6/6 - I thought I was a goner after the 3rd rack - prayformojo Mar 12, 04:06 3
- Wordle 997 5/6 - crash davis 😺 Mar 12, 06:14
- 5 - rollo Mar 12, 05:51
- 5 - decline Mar 12, 05:35
What's the opening act for Madonna? - JD Mar 12, 01:54
Last call for Mega ball, 740m window closes at noon pacific time (slacker time?) -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 12, 01:46
the Magic Castle bans Vegas magician. -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 11, 22:17
guess Shogun found its Prince Joffrey - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 22:04
CNN now reviewing all the pics sent from Kensington Palace given that it’s “unlikely” that family pic with Kate wasn’t photoshopped -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 21:58 3
- I know Main Stream Media has to have rigorous standards but that should be for their sources, if a posh housewife shares a family photo who are they - zeitgeist Mar 11, 22:07 2
  - Because they are being used to disseminate the photo as news and they shouldn't be representing this is a recent Mother's Day photo, when it is a - jnine Mar 11, 22:21 1
    - A friend's daughter had diverticulitis that went bad while waiting months for her gastrologist appointment, she's been hospitalized 2 weeks - zeitgeist Mar 11, 22:38
a new very good Peter Frampton interview -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:54 [youtube]
Al Pacino said today the producers told him to skip reading the 10 nominees and to go straight to the best picture winner. -- (link) - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:28 1
- The producers have confirmed that. -- nm - Andie Mar 12, 06:21
We are lucky to have a terrific local satirical journalist. -- (link) - psilotum Mar 11, 21:21 [Backboard]
And now...the 69 Public comments. -- (link*) - budice Mar 11, 20:45 [youtube] 6
- And Disney cast members are very much in favor of it :) -- nm - Meg Mar 11, 21:12 4
  - I don't know who Commissioner LuisAndres Perez is, but I hate him. -- nm - David Mar 11, 21:17 3
    - ...and he's back. -- nm - David Mar 11, 22:21 2
      - I just this close to declaring war on the entire Anaheim Planning Commission because of this dude. -- nm - David Mar 11, 22:42 1
        
        it passed 5-1. guess Anaheim is still on the Disney take -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 12, 06:33
- pubic comments -- nm - rollo Mar 11, 20:51
I like the nearly perfect bell curve of the win probability graph in the Toronto-Denver game tonight -- (pic) - prayformojo Mar 11, 20:35 [Attachment]
Fun tennis match going on at Indian Wells. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 20:26 5
- Spoilers - Dano Mar 11, 20:41 4
  - if it rains at Indian Wells, SCS will be able to cover the second round of the NFL draft! -- nm - prayformojo Mar 11, 20:50 2
    - "You and me both, Sailor Man!" -- nm - David Mar 11, 22:30 1
      - Shoe money tonight! -- nm - rollo Mar 12, 06:12
  - I hate when that happens. - Marlowe Mar 11, 20:43
While I withheld my pledge to help make a new season of MST3K possible, I absolutely am keeping the tradition alive with the RiffTrax kickstarter. -- (link) - Qale Mar 11, 20:21
🎵waiting at the pharmacy at 8 o'clock at night to get an inhaler for my daughter🎵 -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 11, 20:17
Marinara: Impossible -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:13 [Backboard] 4
- Marinara from UNCLE -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 20:51 3
  - There’s Something About Marinara -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 20:53 2
    - the rhyme of the ancient marinara -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:05 1
      - Marinara cannot live on bread alone -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 22:09
RIP Eric Carmen (Hungry Eyes) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 19:43 5
- I like his Come Sail Away cover. -- nm - Spawn Mar 12, 07:25
- He a real one -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 20:56
- I knew him as Eric Carmen (All By Myself) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 11, 20:17 2
  - You’re both wrong. He goes by Eric Carmen (Make me lose control) -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 11, 21:12 1
    - I'm from Cleveland. he was a guy with a local band I didn't care too much for, but glad others liked his music. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:19
The NIT isn’t giving automatic bids to conference champions who don’t win their tournament (or get an NCAA at large) anymore? - Tim Mar 11, 19:37 2
- High Point were the #1 seed in the Women's conference tournament and lost as well. -- nm - MDH Mar 11, 21:34
- The new selection process is gross. -- (link) - Dano Mar 11, 19:41
name a band with 2 or more drummers. Allman Brothers. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 19:17 15
- 38 Special -- nm - Spawn Mar 11, 22:37
- is the concept of drummer limited to typical jazz/rock drum kits, do other percussionists, conga, djemmi etc count, afro beat bands can have a dozen - zeitgeist Mar 11, 22:12
- USC Marching -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 11, 21:17 1
  - here's their biggest hit. TUSK. -- (link*) - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:22 [youtube]
- Santana. Jimmy Buffet. Elton John -- nm* - Peglegpete Mar 11, 21:06
- Polyphonic Spree! -- nm - con_carne Mar 11, 20:58
- Widespread Panic -- nm - rollo Mar 11, 20:38
- King Crimson, Little Feat, Grateful Dead -- nm - mud Mar 11, 20:27
- Genesis after Gabriel left. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 11, 20:08
- Apollo 440 had two drummers when I saw them, um, you know, forever ago. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 11, 19:43 [youtube] 1
  - Carerra rapida! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 11, 20:26
- Spinal Tap -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 19:40
- Broken Social Scene, depending on the day. -- nm - mafic Mar 11, 19:39
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit use two drummers on a couple songs. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 11, 19:25 1
  - We saw them live with two drummers for the whole night. It was electric. Liquid metal. -- nm - amandaphone Mar 11, 19:41
Bill to remove TikTok from App Stores by end of September moves along hastily. Trump flip flops to oppose it. - Qale Mar 11, 19:16 3
- paid to flip flop by a hedge fund investor, specifically -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 19:21 2
  - Everyone in congress getting paid on this bill - Pippy Mar 11, 21:41
  - Yaaaaaasssss! - Qale Mar 11, 19:34
Bengals have informed RB Joe Mixon that he is being released. -- nm - budice Mar 11, 19:12 3
- Into the sea? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 11, 19:21
- RB Zack Moss is signing a 2-year; $8 million deal with the Bengals t -- nm - budice Mar 11, 19:20
- Good -- (link) - Joe Mixon Mar 11, 19:13
happy 60th anniversary to the first draft of Star Trek (when you think about what else was on TV in 1964 still absolutely wild Gene got it on the air) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 19:10 1
- (though many of these ep. thumbnails sound suspiciously like random Twilight Zone eps just reworked for "space") -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 19:12
sounds bad, prolly should do something about it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 19:05 1
- we've known this for a hundred years. -- nm - mud Mar 11, 20:28
More Disney impact. Seems we have a new traffic light on Harbor Blvd. Used to come south out of Target and turn right at the first light onto my - Meg Mar 11, 19:04
Ravens and RB Derrick Henry talkin deal. -- nm - budice Mar 11, 18:55 1
- money probably better spent on retaining the defense but if you're gonna let Gus Edwards walk -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 18:58
Poetry in motion. -- (link) - Spawn Mar 11, 18:53 1
- :-P -- nm - mud Mar 11, 19:01
Samford wins the SoCon and qualifies for the Mens Championship Tournament for the first time since 2000. - JD Mar 11, 18:45 5
- Fuck you, JD. -- nm - David Mar 11, 18:47 4
  - Uh, oops? - JD Mar 11, 19:04 3
    - (It's more about who they beat.) -- nm - David Mar 11, 19:29 2
      - I don’t want to hear any complaining. -- nm - Dano Mar 11, 19:42
      - Oh I correctly guessed their opponent. Rats. -- nm - Tim Mar 11, 19:35
I bought two of these syrups (ginger and agave old fashioned) when I was in PHL and both are amazing. Highly recommend these folks to anyone who loves -- (link) - amandaphone Mar 11, 18:45 4
- The ginger especially is amazing. I'm buying my sister a gift set for her birthday. A great gift. -- nm - amandaphone Mar 11, 18:46 3
  - just don't get it off amazon for her -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 11, 18:48 2
    - What is Amazon?? -- nm - amandaphone, in front of Ann Mar 11, 19:40 1
      - a river in south america but that's not important right now. -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 11, 22:14
There's rough post game press conferences and then there's answering a question by responding that you've been fired -- (link*) - JD Mar 11, 18:38 1
- I kinda like how she handled it -- nm - prayformojo Mar 11, 18:58
Rocks! -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 11, 18:31 [youtube] 1
- :-] -- nm - mud Mar 11, 19:01

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