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UK ARMY to allow soldiers to wear beards -- (link) - zeitgeist Mar 29, 20:57 1
- Like, fake attachable beards? -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 21:00
"Stay low." "... Stay low??" "If you're lucky, no one will notice you." "I was born lucky." -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 20:55
if Bobby Miller is dealing like this all year in the second rotation spot… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 20:52
3 Body Prob S1: B. It's good, but like others have observed there's a lot of hand wavery coming out of that writer's room -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 20:51
The Spurs need to be more proactive and surround Wemby with some talent because my lord he’s special. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 29, 20:37 3
- the more they lose this season the better their draft odds - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 20:48 2
  - The line of free agents to play with Wemby should be lengthy. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 21:04
  - Yeah, this is just year one of a rebuild. They'll get another star in this draft and then add through free agency and trades over the next two years. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 20:53
b! sends her regards for the PokémonGo folks here, and a code. -- (link) - Qale Mar 29, 20:33
Related to what Bernie was saying... -- (link) - Beryllium Mar 29, 20:30 [mastodon] 2
- I agree with the thrust of the argument. - znufrii Mar 29, 21:05
- I guess greed is good as long as you don't smirk like Shitkrelli (the guy who bought some minor pharma co and raised price of baby saving drug 10k X -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 20:44
these unis are gonna look great in August -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 20:21
This was called a ball -- (link*) - budice Mar 29, 20:21 3
- And this a strike -- (link) - budice Mar 29, 20:21 2
  - What is the practical strike zone these days, knees-to-belt? -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 20:45 1
    - The letters on the jersey to just below the knee is pretty much what they call. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 20:51
1,508.6 miles later, it feels good to be home. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 20:14 2
- You drove that much? -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 20:52 1
  - Over the past week, yeah. - znufrii Mar 29, 20:59
I'm trying to get my mind around the Catholic Education Foundation running a Bourbon Raffle. Then I remembered our Boys and Girls Club's wine tasting -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 20:11
I've been avoiding Red Lobster since the awful fish and chips but decided to give them another chance. Shrimp, rice, and spring greens wasn't bad. - Meg Mar 29, 20:06
TEOSCAR! -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 20:06 1
- I like that Apple TV’s broadcast looks like it’s Made by Apple in California. clean and minimal graphics -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 20:08
Lizzo quit -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 19:24 2
- Maybe she meant quitting social media. -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 21:03 1
  - That would make more sense, yes. -- nm - znufrii Mar 29, 21:06
"I'm going to murder my tribe in their sleep" -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 19:10 1
- survivor spoilers - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 19:13
Coopola debuted Megaopolis today.. -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 19:02
Daryl Hall’s social media manager in overdrive. In the last 3-4 days, they’ve dropped HUNDREDS of performances from Live From Daryl’s House. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 18:47 [youtube]
This Sweet 16 round has been about as brutal for me as any I can recall. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 18:45 3
- Purdue advancing almost seems like another upset -- nm - budice Mar 29, 19:33
- I have 3 correct, including NC State, with Houston and Tennessee still in play. - psilotum Mar 29, 18:52 1
  - Did you go to NC State? - Will Hunting Mar 29, 19:15
Wanna see something wild? NTSB has dropped b-roll video of their crews on the Cargo Ship Dali. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 18:32 [youtube] 2
- Larry Hogan could not be reached for comment -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 18:51
- Dude, put on some gloves and masks -- nm - psilotum Mar 29, 18:39
one of if not the last person to drive over the Key Bridge (with about a minute to spare) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 18:26
YEAH BABY! NCSU FIRST ELITE EIGHT SINCE '86 -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 18:26 2
- and the women beat Stanford's ass too -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 18:54
- I think I scared my GF. I don't watch a ton of games so she's not used to the yelling. -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 18:28
Pack -- nm - budice Mar 29, 18:26
oh, Cam -- nm - prayformojo Mar 29, 18:21
Pippy you may want to see this. Slot Hopper got what I consider to be the scarcest of lines in slots, and it doesn't pay. Because many machines use - Peglegpete Mar 29, 17:55 [youtube] 1
- Thanks -- nm - Pippy Mar 29, 18:11
GxK: $35M+ Fri (w/Thu prev) -- nm - budice Mar 29, 17:49 3
- Deadline has it as $31m Friday $67 weekend. -- nm - MDH Mar 29, 18:07 2
  - Deadline is terrible. -- nm - Inigo Mar 29, 18:51 1
    - Not disagreeing. And I’m sure it will be updated. Just adding a data point! Still bigger than I expected a week ago. -- nm - MDH Mar 29, 19:04
Just got an email about the 24-25 Broadway in Boise season: Clue, Beetlejuice, Hamilton, Tina, Wicked. - crash davis 😺 Mar 29, 17:27 6
- What’s playing in April 2025? Maybe you and I can go together. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 18:29 1
  - WIcked, Apr 2- 13 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 29, 19:33
- They had to make some concessions in order to play Hamilton in Boise. The whole cast will be white. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 18:28
- We're still waiting to see what's included next season. All we know so far is MJ (for which I have zero interest) -- nm - Fuzzy Mar 29, 17:30 1
  - What city? I’ll see if I can find anything. -- nm - MDH Mar 29, 18:05
- Kelly loved Wicked a few months ago. That and Hamilton have been our 'keystone' shows the last 2 years. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 17:28
Not one of you wrestling peeps thought I’d want to know about Legolas Wrestler? You’re fired! - Pippy Mar 29, 17:11 8
- Pretty Deadly are very funny. - Tim Mar 29, 17:49 1
  - Buwhaaa -- nm - Pippy Mar 29, 18:11
- To be fair, we didn't think anyone liked them ;) -- nm* - Will Hunting Mar 29, 17:20 5
  - I love the Dirty Dom arc -- nm - Pippy Mar 29, 18:12 4
    - Dom with Rhea is the pairing that we didn't realize we needed. So so great. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 18:24 3
      - Spoil question - Pippy Mar 29, 18:27 2
        
        That's Cody Rhodes mom. She was married to Dusty Rhodes...Cody wears a belt the ring and gives it away to kids before every match... - Remlik Mar 29, 18:40 1
        
        Yikes thanks -- nm - Pippy Mar 29, 18:56
Survivor - we are just starting episode 3...question - spoils -- (edited) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 16:59 4
- ummm, i have some comments - spoilers - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 17:39 3
  - Correct. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 29, 17:50 2
    - onto episode 4 and it gets worse - spoilers -- (edited) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 18:18 1
      - I honestly never thought I'd entertain quitting watching. But here we are. - amandaphone Mar 29, 19:39
Eagles sending edge rusher Haason Reddick to Jets -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 16:57 2
- I'm hoping he knows what he did? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 29, 17:14 1
  - He knows what he didn't do -- nm - rollo Mar 29, 20:47
Let's go NCSU! Keep playing like this in the second half. -- nm - sycor Mar 29, 16:55
Jackson Holliday designates his first AB of the season for assignment -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 16:54
Since they face a seemingly impossible situation, I feel I won't jinx things by saying : GO ZAGS! -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 16:38 4
- 9 consecutive Sweet Sixteens is an incredible stat. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 29, 16:48 3
  - I think UNC had something like 16 in a row back in the 80's early 90's that ended with the year they had Rasheed Wallace and Stackhouse after their NC -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 17:18 1
    - 13, which is the record. (I had already looked this up.) Gonzaga's 9 is tied with Duke's streak of 9 for 2nd. -- nm* - na-Baron Mar 29, 17:54
  - That is good but now they face that eleven foot seven guy -- nm - crash davis 😺 Mar 29, 17:15
Creating Frank Castle vs The Russian (Kevin Nash) 'The Punisher' Behind The Scenes -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 16:38 [youtube]
smdh Hoosiers - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 16:15
You're kidding me. We had an attendee from Notre Dame today. You're telling me I could have rubbed that WBB score in his face?!! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 16:01 2
- On a Good Friday? That would earn you a sacrilege point. -- nm - na-Baron Mar 29, 17:10
- Retort: "Remember that one year you guys were good at football?" - Will Hunting Mar 29, 16:09
Little things that excite me. Watching the grocery register tape climb to $99 and then she hits the membership/coupon key. Final total $56 !! - Meg Mar 29, 15:52 6
- VNS - zork Mar 29, 16:27 1
  - No immediate plans to cross that I know, but if the weather doesn't cooperate we may have to come visit the casino :) -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 16:49
- it's too bad none of your local grocers have a monthly senior discount day. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 15:59 2
  - Eh, I do okay with regular coupons. And I have simple tastes and don't eat a lot ;-) -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 16:10 1
    - :) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 29, 16:21
- 😺👍 -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 15:54
maybe the Sex Pistols weren’t so bad actually… -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 15:52
Taskmaster Season 17, Episode 1 just dropped!!! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 15:49 [youtube] 2
- Enjoy -- nm - LMS Mar 29, 16:00 1
  - I will! -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 16:01
Sean Murphy to the DL with an oblique injury. -- nm - David Mar 29, 15:43 2
- Injured himself trying to create a robot vacuum routine? -- nm - Dano Mar 29, 16:38
- Matt Olson is on pace to hit 243 doubles this year. -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 15:52
“no he was posting about the auto industry” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 15:33 5
- Shouldn't the secret service be having a discussion with him? -- nm - pmb Mar 29, 15:46 4
  - You'd think ... but maybe not his own praetorian guard guys. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 15:46 3
    - Imagine IF scotus says presidents are immune and Biden sends Seal Team 6, the secret service would be fighting them... - zeitgeist Mar 29, 15:56 2
      - This election seems to be a no-win situation. He's defeated and we get a continuation of this, or he wins and who knows what will happen :-( -- nm - Meg Mar 29, 16:15 1
        
        My parents emigrated to Canada in part because they were concerned about the Vietnam draft for my Brother. I may have to ask if he has a spare room. -- nm* - Meg Mar 29, 16:16
‘Death and Other Details’ Canceled at Hulu -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 15:28 2
- Yeah, that makes sense. -- nm - Mop🧹 Mar 29, 15:38
- Orphan Black: Echoes, an original series set in the world of Orphan Black will premiere Sunday, June 23 on AMC, AMC+ and BBC America -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 15:30
Death sentence for exec murderer of 3 Body Problem producer -- (link) - Reagen Mar 29, 15:23
Have you heard Beyoncé’s cover of Blackbird by the Beatles? It’s absolutely perfect. I think it’s better than the original. -- (link) - Loyola Mar 29, 14:52 [youtube] 1
- it's fantastic. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 15:00
Was Heathers the one with Ferris Bueller or Lloyd Dobler? -- nm - David Mar 29, 14:41 17
- I will fight you. Those are saints names as far as I’m concerned. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Mar 29, 14:55
- why does Lloyd Dobler jingle a old memory? Did someone use to go by that handle on TT?? -- nm - Jovian Mar 29, 14:53 1
  - Yup. -- nm - David Mar 29, 15:54
- I'm actually curious -- at what point did he become a notable star? - Will Hunting Mar 29, 14:45 13
  - when River Phoenix died -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 15:00 1
    - same year as True Romance, .. so yeah -- nm - mud Mar 29, 15:30
  - Young Guns 1 and 2. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 14:52 8
    - and around that time he got a Star Trek as well, iirc - crash davis Mar 29, 14:54 7
      - The ST was a cameo, though a bit of a lampshaded one - Reagen Mar 29, 14:58 2
        
        at first. And then he stepped forward and you could see his face -- (link) - Remlik Mar 29, 15:00 [youtube] 1
        
        I could have sworn there was a fully lit scene of him on the bridge -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 15:03
      - Young Guns 2, Pump up the Volume, Mobster, Star Trek, Kuffs -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 14:58 3
        
        I saw Broken Arrow before I saw Pump Up the Volume -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 15:01 2
        
        Pump was 1990 and Broken arrow was 1996. -- nm - Remlik Mar 29, 15:06 1
        
        Yes, that's what I'm saying. He was already "a star", from my perspective. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 15:24
  - Who? Slater? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 29, 14:49 1
    - Yeah. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 29, 14:51
Fangraphs had a prediction poll for AL RoY - here's the poll results and then one of the comments -- which made me laugh a lot. - Will Hunting Mar 29, 14:28 1
- That's hilarious -- nm - Tim Mar 29, 14:47
No Earbuds festival - JD: Ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Boy Mar 29, 14:27 4
- 0 -- nm - Qale Mar 29, 21:14
- Would you be able to walk there and save money on parking? -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:31 2
  - Parking is $2 for 12 hours in the city lots that are right there 8-) -- nm - JD: Ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Boy Mar 29, 14:36 1
    - That certainly seems like a bargain -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:37
I have to go downtown to feed my friend's cat so the world is my oyster from a "what's for dinner?" perspective. so.... what's for dinner? - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Mar 29, 14:14 7
- pizza -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Mar 29, 15:58
- Is that ever Wong -- nm - zork Mar 29, 14:43
- Greek salad -- nm - Max Mar 29, 14:37
- It's Friday so it's pizza. Went with a regular slice, a white slice and a Sicilian. Not sure I'll eat all three though. -- nm - Krusty Mar 29, 14:25
- Friskies -- nm - hollywood big shot Mar 29, 14:22
- Mediterranean -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:16 1
  - I want some spanakopita -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:19
Next time, the Mets should honor Seymour Runs -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:14
The Boise Hawks (Pioneer League) will play some games against the Oakland Ballers, who were created to keep pro baseball alive in Oakland. - crash davis Mar 29, 14:00 6
- TIL: there is a thing called the Pioneer League -- nm - zork Mar 29, 14:45 1
  - tryouts in Scottsdale, AZ during April 16the through the 18th if you'd like to try to make a team -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:52
- How do you read this? $11 a seat or $5.50 a seat (you have to bring a friend)? -- (link) - crash davis Mar 29, 14:04 3
  - nevermind - I think I've got. $11 a seat normally but certain dates have BOGO pricing. -- nm - crash davis Mar 29, 14:08
  - $5.50 seat and hopefully you've got a seat mate on game day or you can be anti-social and have at least one empty seat next to you -- nm - JD: Ultimate Manic Pixie Dream Boy Mar 29, 14:07 1
    - i suspect finding empty seats will not be a problem -- nm - zeitgeist Mar 29, 14:32

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