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you're perplexed, zach? Maybe you're too close to it - too close to realize you're a shite director. -- (link) - mud Mar 13, 12:25
Huh. Chubb (NOT CHUBBINS!) must have gotten some serious blow-back over that bond for the Carroll case. The CEO wrote a letter to it's customers justifying the bond -- (link*) - decline Mar 13, 12:24 7
- what was the security interest they retained? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 12:38 1
  - Mar-a-Lago. It's worth like a billion dollars. -- nm - Chubb Mar 13, 12:42
- I'll translate: profits over ethics -- nm - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 13, 12:37
- Sure you collect collateral on default... unless he gets elected and decides he doesn't have to pay? - Max Mar 13, 12:33 3
  - But see, it was the "right" thing to do. - Spawn Mar 13, 12:37 2
    - He will sue Chubb into oblivion before he pays them a dime on any collateral he promised. They made a chunk of change on the bond fee. up to 15% -- nm* - Pippy: Court of Fog and War Mar 13, 12:39 1
      - Chubb is a Russian company. I'm surprised that it was allowed since there is an imbargo -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 13:48
LEGO PSA: D&D sets dropping next week -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 13, 12:11 2
- neechay! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 12:17
- ohhhh. -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 12:16
Home grown American company Discord is a child abuse nightmare hiding in plain sight. -- (link) - Qale Mar 13, 12:05 1
- thanks Sec 230! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 12:40
More concert festival posters with increasingly smaller font: Pitchfork Festival in Chicago -- (link) - MDH Mar 13, 12:00 [Image] 9
- Day 1: 0. Day 2: 3 (CRJ, DeLaSoul & Wednesday). Day 3: 2 (Alanis & Grandmaster Flash). -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 12:44
- My daughter is losing her mind over Jai Paul (he's probably the biggest influence on her production style), but it's the night before her best - pmb Mar 13, 12:30
- pass but if I had to, Sunday. 2 -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 12:15 3
  - Muna, Brittany, Alanis a great triple bill. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 13, 12:18 2
    - Mine was Alanis and Grandmaster Flash. I don't know the rest! - Spawn Mar 13, 12:20 1
      - Mannequin Pussy is decent. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 12:25
- They use smaller font to keep the olds away. -- nm - zunkstump Mar 13, 12:14
- 5. 100gecs as usual is way out of place. Do they book them as active trolling? -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 12:06 1
  - They may not be like the other acts but I'd argue that they are very Pitchfork -- nm - JD Mar 13, 12:15
SI's swimsuit edition to become self-aware -- (link) - budice Mar 13, 11:50 2
- Things really took a turn when the cover model couldn't be identified as a real life person and appeared to have a third arm. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 11:58
- Further, Kate Bock will be separately spun off into my waiting arms -- nm - rollo Mar 13, 11:53
California bullet train to nowhere needs another $100 billion with a B to finish (until the next $100b) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 11:50
"Sources: Yankees' Gerrit Cole shut down, to visit Dr. ElAttrache" - David Mar 13, 11:44 4
- It sucks when the season is over before it begins. -- nm - Krusty Mar 13, 11:57 3
  - It's one guy. If you're whole season depends on one starter you've got bigger problems. - zunkstump Mar 13, 12:21 1
    - Getting Cease is a terrible move. The Sox want the kitchen sink and dishes and no system is worth that. The Yankees have a good system. - Will Hunting Mar 13, 12:31
  - We had this happen the year Beachy and Medlen injured their arms the same week in Spring Training. -- nm - David Mar 13, 12:10
Biden administration is investigating the Change Healthcare cyberattack as disruptions continue. -- (link) - budice Mar 13, 11:43
Per Qale and Spawn's request, here's your Outloud Festival poster -- (link) - MDH Mar 13, 11:40 5
- 8. Ashnikko is prolly my favorite out of the bunch. -- (edited) - Qale Mar 13, 11:44 1
  - My single data point experience is that her live show is crazy. Song wise, like you said...there's Slumber Party -- nm - JD Mar 13, 12:37
- 8( I'm going to be out of town that weekend -- nm - JD Mar 13, 11:44
- Jimi the Kween and Neverending Nina! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:43
- Thanks. My faith in you has been restored! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:42
STIS: I moved my grill and the mat underneath, and there was a lot of ick underneath that mat. I did an initial spray with the power washer but not - kelly Mar 13, 11:37 [Attachment] 14
- Looks like a mild case of efflorescence if the power washer couldn’t remove it. A damp mat on concrete can cause it. It should disappear on its own in - Loyola Mar 13, 12:37
- Nothing acidic, that'll eat through your concrete. -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 12:26
- Put the mat and the grill back in that spot. Done! -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Mar 13, 12:02 2
  - "Doctor, it hurts when I do *this*." - Spawn Mar 13, 12:19
  - Heh. Not a bad idea. -- nm - kelly Mar 13, 12:17
- Something mild like simple green, let sit and then hit it with the power washer again -- nm - rollo Mar 13, 11:48
- wd40 and scrub? (if it's grease/fatty) -- nm* - Andie Mar 13, 11:47 2
  - I forgot I bought a rotating surface cleaner attachment last year. I bet that would do the trick. -- nm - kelly Mar 13, 11:53 1
    - if it seems like it might be mold-adjacent, maybe a mold killer too? -- nm* - Andie Mar 13, 11:56
- I'm assuming it's grease? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 11:44 1
  - No I don’t think it is. It seemed to be a result of moisture but we don’t use that grill a whole lot so I doubt it’s grease. -- nm - kelly Mar 13, 11:51
- burn it with fire -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 11:42 1
  - nuke it from orbit -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:43
- Laundry/Dish Detergent/Bath Cleaner help? Spray N Wash? Let it soak -- nm* - budice Mar 13, 11:40
Khalil Mack will stay with the Chargers. - David Mar 13, 11:37
Chargers release Mike Williams, save $20M on salary cap -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 13, 11:31 2
- Mack restructures his deal to stay with Chargers. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 13, 11:33
- Khalil Mack will remain a Los Angeles Charger this season and free up salary-cap space for the team by agreeing to restructure his deal -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 13, 11:33
Boeing says surveillance footage of door plug repair was "overwritten," complicating probe, -- (pic) - budice Mar 13, 11:31 [Attachment] 4
- This is gonna end up as a Mayday/Air Disasters crossover with some crime investigation show by the time they do the episode -- nm - JD Mar 13, 11:34
- someone used the recording to tape some classic Simpsons episodes as one would -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Mar 13, 11:34
- Lets just say, "Mistakes were made" and move on. Mmkay? -- nm - Boeing Mar 13, 11:33 1
  - sincerely Watergate -- nm - budice Mar 13, 11:34
Reminder: Steam Spring Sale starts tomorrow -- nm - budice Mar 13, 11:25
No Mega winner, next draw is Friday 3/15 please put your nic and the draw date on the pay friend -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 13, 11:24 2
- sent -- nm - decline Mar 13, 12:30
- *thumbs up* -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:28
Senator Bernie Sanders has introduced legislation that would make a 32-hour workweek the standard in America, with no loss in pay -- nm - budice Mar 13, 11:16 3
- I think I'd go the Japanese way 4 10 hour days -- nm - eag Mar 13, 11:19 1
  - No, Americans are lazy. Didn't you see sycor's post below!?! -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:24
- In other Bernie sanders news... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 13, 11:17 [mastodon]
Busy Philipps getting a new late night show "Busy This Week" on QVC+. Yall...seriously? -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 11:14 7
- Also - a new season of Girls5Eva is about to land. - Andie Mar 13, 11:49 1
  - yeah! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 13, 12:24
- She's a delight. -- nm - David Mar 13, 11:17 4
  - Oh I love her. But “QVC+” is simply nonsense. -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 11:19 2
    - Busy gotta eat -- nm - rollo Mar 13, 11:41
    - Come on. "Quality" and "Value" are right there in the name! - Spawn Mar 13, 11:34
  - yup -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Mar 13, 11:18
does anyone want a garage door report? spoiler. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 13, 11:09 9
- Why is mandy just sitting outside opening and closing the garage door? - sycor Mar 13, 11:19
- now you need a remote censor at the foot of your driveway to open it when you pull in -- nm - decline Mar 13, 11:13
- Phone app is great. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:12 2
  - I use mine all the time when I start my car in the morning. Technology has made me lazy. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 11:18 1
    - I just need my self driving car. I will use the app to open the door and another app to send the car to run my errands. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:21
- but is chubbins okay? -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 11:12 3
  - oh she's fine. that man is gone now. no chance of a kidnapping anymore. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 13, 11:20 2
    - good riddance -- nm - Chubbins Mar 13, 12:09 1
      - ("Yeah, keep walk- oh god he looked back. Is it he still looking? omg omg omg") -- nm - chubbins Mar 13, 12:22
Rishi must have the Tories pining daily for the heady month of Liz Truss' reign -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 11:08 1
- The party also said they would accept further money from him. -- nm - LMS Mar 13, 12:02
West Hollywood Pride's Outloud Festival Headliners: Kylie Minogue and Janelle Monae -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 11:05 3
- Other acts: Diplo, Noah Cyrus, Sophie Ellis Bextor and more. -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 11:05 2
  - You just can’t “and more!” Where is my goddamn poster with the increasingly tiny names? -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 11:39 1
    - Yeah, I am rather disappointed. -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:39
aww RIP Captain Needa (for reals this time) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 11:01
Morgan Moses traded ($5.5 million cap space), Tyus Bowser cut (another $5.5 million), Ronnie Stanley took a pay cut. - Inigo Mar 13, 10:47 8
- I read this as something happening with morgan stanley and was... confused. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 13, 11:08 1
  - Like Morgan Stanley would ever take a pay cut, right? -- nm - Spawn Mar 13, 11:14
- what big names are left out there that fills needs (replacing Patrick Queen is a priority one presumes) -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 10:55 5
  - Some people think it'll be for one of the Chargers Volnek mentions. Trenton Simpson looked good last year and will most likely replace Queen. More... -- (edited) - Inigo Mar 13, 11:07
  - Chargers have to clear at least one of Khalil Mack, Bosa, Keenan Allen, and Mike Williams off the books if not more. - Volnelk Mar 13, 11:01 2
    - It's probably gonna be three of them. The entire league is doing the Simpsons classroom meme right now. -- nm - David Mar 13, 11:18
    - i think the Chargers announced they are cutting Williams -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 11:08
  - Best Avail FAs from NFL.com -- (link) - budice Mar 13, 10:59
even Germany is dunking on us now -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 10:44 1
- Nice, but who actually posted/said it? - Spawn Mar 13, 10:54
I just jumped on tickets to the Boise Albertsons Open. $30 a day and Friday night's music is Darryl Hall and Saturday is Goo Goo Dlls - crash davis Mar 13, 10:37 2
- They have kept making great music past their alt-90s and early 2000s as well. -- nm - Qale Mar 13, 11:44
- I used to go to the local PGA event every year, it was always fun. -- nm - MDH Mar 13, 10:38
this is a 30 Rock joke right -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 10:37 2
- See what you people did not liking Shazam 2???!! -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 10:39 1
  - ["Dwayne Johnson Muscles Out Zachary Levy for 'Purple Crayon 2'"] -- nm - Pitch Meeting kicker Mar 13, 10:59
Don Lemon signed a deal to do a show on X. The premiere ep. is an interview with Musk. Who must not have like it and has canned Don's show -- (link) - decline Mar 13, 10:28 [Image] 8
- Why do I have so many fleas? -- nm - Don Lemon, who sleeps with dogs Mar 13, 11:26
- I've decided to use this as a Tamarian-style allegory. "Musk, when he suckered Lemon" -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:52 [mastodon]
- This is very surprising. (NMbHITSWAT) - Marlowe Mar 13, 10:50
- It's not like we haven't been trying to tell folks that Musk is an awful petty tyrant and liar. So... doi? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:32 1
  - I don't think I've ever seen "doi" typed out. This made me laugh. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:51
- the free speech champion -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 13, 10:30
- I'm literally laughing out loud. -- nm - David Mar 13, 10:29 1
  - Don't worry, creators, you probably won't incur his wrath! -- nm - Reagen Mar 13, 10:34
Price is Right Rules: How much did I just pay for tires? -- nm* - sycor Mar 13, 10:24 28
- The answer inside. - sycor Mar 13, 10:48 9
  - Has anyone ever damaged a tyre? Also what maintenance can they do on a tyre? - Loyola Mar 13, 10:59 2
    - Oh yeah. Nails and screws. The last time was glass. -- nm* - Spawn Mar 13, 11:10
    - Includes rotate and balance. And yes, I've picked up screws and nails bad enough that the tire couldn't be replaced. - sycor Mar 13, 11:02
  - $268 x 4 = $1,072. What is all the other $428, labor?? -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 10:55 4
    - As budice said, the cadillac warranty. Repair, exact replacement, or full refund if it can't be repaired no questions asked. - sycor Mar 13, 10:59 3
      - that'll certainly jack up the price -- nm - decline Mar 13, 11:08 1
        
        Yep. But the peace of mind is worth it to me. - sycor Mar 13, 11:17
      - nicey -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 11:07
  - Cadillac warranty package on them tires -- nm - budice Mar 13, 10:54
- $200/tire..install, tax on top of that -- nm - budice Mar 13, 10:38 4
  - this is approximately what I paid about a year ago for my suv. - decline Mar 13, 10:41 3
    - Just curious where you got yours. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:55 2
      - Mavis Tire -- (edited) - decline Mar 13, 10:58 1
        
        They aren't around here. I went with Michelin Defender 2. - sycor Mar 13, 11:06
- $835 -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 13, 10:37
- $500 -- nm - Loyola Mar 13, 10:36
- $701 -- nm - budice Mar 13, 10:34
- I should note I drive a Honda Passport. So SUV tires. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:28 2
  - Hopefully you found a Buy 3 get 1 Free deal or something. -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 10:41 1
    - I did not. :( I probably could have shopped around a bit more, but decided to go with Discount Tire. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:42
- $700 -- nm - JaxSean Mar 13, 10:28
- $620 -- nm - David Mar 13, 10:28
- $329 a piece. $1316. -- nm - Volnelk Mar 13, 10:28
- $1,001.01 -- nm - tRuMaN Mar 13, 10:28
- 312.50 each -- nm - mud Mar 13, 10:26
- 1 million dollars -- nm - decline Mar 13, 10:26
- $900 -- nm - Beryllium Mar 13, 10:26
"Looney-Coons" didn't get enough credit on b2. -- nm - David Mar 13, 10:24 4
- "I'm really excited about that actress Co On." -- (link) - Ryan Lochte Mar 13, 12:11 [youtube]
- I have no idea who she is, but she has a point about hard to find movies. Looking at you Dogma. -- nm - sycor Mar 13, 10:28 1
  - It's true, but if there are 10,000 hard-to-find movies, those should be in a museum. -- nm - Max Mar 13, 12:02
- but she's hot. -- nm - mud Mar 13, 10:25

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