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Toronto - The Perfect Bite, A Dinner Experience inspired by Glass Onion: A Knives Out event -- (link) - budice Apr 4, 07:35 1
- If there's no Mona Lisa on display, I'm not going -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 07:40
1st time in a long time I " nubbied" a call. - Pippy: Apr 4, 07:33
Here we go, Disney World fans... -- (link) - David Apr 4, 07:24 9
- I'm seeing some action here on Harbor Blvd where we're expecting 3 new resort hotels. I avoid the Disneyland area ;) - Meg Apr 4, 07:50
- I saw a car the other day with vanity plan BN2WDW and briefly wondered if it was you. -- nm - na-Baron Apr 4, 07:42
- Epic Universe demanded this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 4, 07:32
- have to believe the wildly successful Cars Land might get added here. -- nm - Jovian Apr 4, 07:32 3
  - The question is: Is it a 5th Gate, or an expansion to MK? And can we close the loop around Tom Sawyer’s island, please?! -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 4, 07:35 2
    - Iger's comments yesterday indicated Disney wants to expand to each park than add a new one. - David Apr 4, 07:37 1
      - Having visited in 2023, I have to say that Frontierland was the most underwhelming (non-Epcot) portion of the visit. - Name Withheld By Request Apr 4, 07:53
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 07:30 1
  - Dammit! Just you think you’ve seen it all… It’s like they do this on purpose! -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 4, 07:35
Most MLB owners are awful but they shouldn't approve of the A's moving to a AAA field. There's no way the facilities are up to MLB - Krusty Apr 4, 07:00 1
- 3,000 attendance in Oakland isn't helping -- nm - budice Apr 4, 07:07
Larry David’s Last Stand -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 06:52
Iger has no interest in giving Peltz and his backers credit for anything (Stock bump, company focus, succession, strategy) -- nm* - budice Apr 4, 06:42 5
- I love that he basically called out Perlmutter for driving the whole thing without ever saying his name. -- nm - David Apr 4, 07:10 4
  - Noticed that. Also not mentioning Chapek by name either. But did acknowledge the bad hand Chapek was dealt. -- nm - budice Apr 4, 07:14 3
    - Yup. He was given the opportunity to throw Chapek under the bus and refused. -- nm - David Apr 4, 07:16 2
      - Iger clearly knew Billions of $$ D+ was spending. Offering it for the $7 initially was a big loss leader for them to drive subscriber #s. (Actually mentioned $4B for a year) -- nm* - budice Apr 4, 07:21 1
        
        I thought it was interesting how blunt he was about the state of other services and their desperate need for consolidation. - David Apr 4, 07:23
Niagara Eclipsers - not sure which side you guys are planning on - but if it is Canada, there are road closures to be aware of. -- (pic) - Andie Apr 4, 06:32 [Attachment] 7
- I think we're limited to the US side. Jen reports she doesn't have a current passport and the Kilbos are on a limited timeline. -- nm - Meg Apr 4, 07:44
- my wife went and got glasses at a radio station that were giving them away. Told they've given away 6,000 pairs (we got 4 of the last 40 or so) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 06:39 5
  - It's interesting I don't remember all this excitement in 2017 -- nm - oblique Apr 4, 06:44 3
    - The president looked directly at the eclipse. I don't know how much more hype there could have been! -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 07:41
    - i think there was, i had booked a hotel in Nashville way in advance and planned to travel, but something happened and i couldn't go. -- nm - Andie Apr 4, 06:47 1
      - and, if you are wondering when our next chance is: - Andie Apr 4, 06:48
  - i bought everyone in my family eclipse glasses for Christmas. :) -- nm* - Andie Apr 4, 06:40
This post may only be for ty- Tap Portugal now allowing you to purchase the empty seat beside you when you check-in for economy flights (if it is - Andie Apr 4, 06:25 2
- I have heard of a couple of airlines doing this. I think it's a neat concept. - ty97 Apr 4, 07:12 1
  - i am all for it. why not offer it ? -- nm - Andie Apr 4, 07:24
I wish everyone a happy National Burrito Day. I also encourage non-US citizens to celebrate the burrito today. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 06:17
McWhorter - “Little Women” and the art of breaking grammatical rules - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 06:09
Hoary ˈhôrē ADJECTIVE Grayish white. (Of a person) Having gray or white hair; aged. (Attributive) Used in names of animals and plants covered with whi - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 06:06 3
- Which gives me this earworm for the day -- (link) - znufrii Apr 4, 06:58 [youtube] 1
  - I like the pulp novel graphic -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 07:20
- Need to normalise "hoaring it up" as another phrase for "getting older" -- nm - Roger More Apr 4, 06:21
and here comes the snow -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 05:52 1
- 300,000 without power in Quebec -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 05:59
LYC: Apparently my CSIS/FBI file is clean and I passed security clearance. Only took two months. I start Monday.... - Walt_Disney Apr 4, 05:40 9
- Secret AAa gent man -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 10:10
- Yay!! -- nm - Pippy: Apr 4, 07:04
- congratulations! -- nm - Andie Apr 4, 06:26
- Nice! Congrats! -- nm - JaxSean Apr 4, 06:03
- 🦫👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 05:59
- Do you get a badge ? - decline Apr 4, 05:44
- so we're on a list now. gotcha :) -- nm - oblique Apr 4, 05:41 2
  - I'm pretty sure we've been on one for awhile. -- nm - . Apr 4, 06:07
  - I love the Leader! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 05:42
DTL: Ugly game. Combined both teams had 5 players with negative Game Scores and only 2 players with double digit Game Scores. -- nm - Dano Apr 4, 05:29 1
- My conference is insane -- we are 22-2 combined vs others. We have the top 3 (of 256) in TS% margin, #7, #20, #30, #51... - Will Hunting Apr 4, 05:34
Norfolk Tides - 16, Charlotte Knights - 11, Heston Kjerstad - 10. - Will Hunting Apr 4, 05:24 4
- It's a potential major league all star team stuck at Triple A. - Inigo Apr 4, 05:30 3
  - The only thing I can think of is Urias is a legit platinum glove defensive player...I get that. Mateo is useless - Will Hunting Apr 4, 05:37 2
    - I get that a guy like Urias has value. So does Mateo to a certain degree. - Inigo Apr 4, 05:52 1
      - I’d fire Mateo into the sun at this point. - Will Hunting Apr 4, 05:57
*crosses Hozier off One Hit Wonder list* (TikTok strikes again I guess.) -- (link) - Tim Apr 4, 04:50 6
- I still can't believe someone went with the stage name of Metro Boomin. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 05:45
- The collaboration with Noah Kahan is good too - Reagen Apr 4, 05:11 1
  - Kahan sounds very much like Joel Plaskett from Atlantic Canada. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 05:23
- He’s playing in Perth *in November* and people are scrambling for tickets. -- nm - mafic Apr 4, 04:59 1
  - He's coming to tha Lou later this summer and he was sold out within a week. Including all the lawn seats at this outdoor amphitheater. it's crazy. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Apr 4, 08:00
- I like the song. -- nm - Dano Apr 4, 04:55
Monkey Man 91% (62/6), The First Omen nsy, The People's Joker 100% (31/0), The Old Oak 77% (41/12) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 04:40
Strands 32 - prayformojo Apr 4, 04:39 4
- yeah, got it in the end - oblique Apr 4, 07:00
- This one was terrible (spoilers) - Roger More Apr 4, 06:16
- Yellow - fifth - VMan Apr 4, 06:07
- yellow 5th - decline Apr 4, 05:28
Tesla stock gets clobbered -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 04:37 5
- There was a guy on CNBC this morning projecting only a 14% market share for EV's by 2050. I didn't catch the whole thing but one reason he stated - decline Apr 4, 05:30 1
  - If there are no more ICE vehicles sold after 2035 and cars last 15 years on average, wellllllll -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 06:24
- That 2021 run was a weird time for all stocks. Everyone was shoveling money into everything, and then interest rates clobbered them all in 22. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 05:00 2
  - (losing money in the market in 2024 is definitely a choice though) -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 05:15 1
    - People got so far ahead of the curve on Tesla, this was always going to happen. - Will Hunting Apr 4, 05:21
TV PSA: Invincible, Ghosts, Young Sheldon, 911, Next Level Chef, Elsbeth, Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, Musica, Star Trek Discovery, Ripley, - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 04:35 6
- Ghosts for me. -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 04:57
- Invincible, Discovery, Ripley. How is Grey's still on? -- nm - sycor Apr 4, 04:41 3
  - Cause Ellen Pompeo is unemployable otherwise. -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 05:16 1
    - not that she'd probably ever have to work again :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 05:35
  - just got renewed for season 21 ! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 04:53
- Invincible and Ghosts for me; 911 for the girls; Grey's and Station 19 for the wife. I may check out Ripley -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Apr 4, 04:38
KISS sells catalog, brand name and IP for $300M -- (link*) - budice Apr 4, 04:31 1
- seems low -- nm - Pippy: Apr 4, 07:06
Connections Puzzle #298 - long pause between green & purple - prayformojo Apr 4, 04:30 4
- many mistakes but finished - oblique Apr 4, 06:12
- No oopsies - VMan Apr 4, 06:01
- Connections Puzzle #298 - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 05:58
- no mistakes - decline Apr 4, 05:19
just had a hair in my mouth and my kid told me "that means the hair gnome is nearby." excuse me, what? - mafic Apr 4, 02:03 2
- This fall from A24 -- nm - Reagen Apr 4, 03:50 1
  - *shudder* -- nm - prayformojo Apr 4, 05:03
Wordle 1,020 5/6 (All green) - Beryllium Apr 4, 00:38 5
- rare 2 - joker tree frog - rollo Apr 4, 06:49
- Wordle 1,020 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 05:53
- 4 all green - decline Apr 4, 05:17
- Wordle 1,020 4/6 - no green til all green - prayformojo Apr 4, 04:10
- Also, this is how nyt plans to make me happier about not subscribing - Beryllium Apr 4, 00:41 [Attachment]
I was going to make a donation to the DNC like I do big elections, but tonight I sent my money to WCK -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 4, 00:01 3
- I like this idea a lot -- nm - Pippy: Apr 4, 07:07
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 4, 05:56
- WCK calls for an independent investigation into the deaths of their seven workers -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 4, 00:08
The worst thing about TikTok is when it tells me to go to bed. Like, nooooo. Don’t tell me to go to bed! I am an adult and bedtime isn’t until 2am! -- nm* - Qale Apr 3, 22:47 3
- Chairman knows best. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 3, 22:57 2
  - Stupid sexy Xi Jinping. -- nm - Qale Apr 3, 23:23 1
    - I second this post -- nm - Pippy: Apr 4, 07:07
About all I've worn this winter are long-sleeve t-shirts and sweatshirts. I really have no idea what to pack for this weekend :/ - Meg Apr 3, 22:26 1
- Hmmmm. Fashion plate! -- nm - Pippy: Apr 4, 07:08
Sho Nuff -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 22:09 1
- kid is nothing if not consistent -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 4, 00:48
No winner, again: Powerball jackpot rises to $1.23 billion -- nm - budice Apr 3, 21:54 2
- this is getting effin' expensive -- nm - decline Apr 4, 06:00
- sigh, looks like I'll have to dig up a coffee can out of the garden again -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 3, 22:55
The best video on Instagram. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 3, 21:46 1
- 🦫 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 06:00
It took a few games but oh yeah no doubt about it - eag Apr 3, 21:45 [youtube]
Paraphrasing something from 3 Body problem that stuck with me: as a species we've had agriculture for 600 generations, we've been post-industrial for - rollo Apr 3, 21:44 1
- Something I loved about that (spoilers) - David Apr 3, 22:15
For the curious, the girl in those Disney World photos with Sydney Sweeney is French-Canadian model Amelie Tremblay. Here’s her photo set. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 3, 21:44
sorry crash, Kraken officially out of the playoffs tonight. Flames can technically still make it if LA gets no more points. -- nm - mafic Apr 3, 21:37 1
- 🦛 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 4, 06:10
MLK gave the last speech of his life on this night in 1968 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 21:06
Pluto TV has a dedicated Star Trek DS9 channel -- (link) - Remlik Apr 3, 20:47 3
- I don't see a DS9 channel in Canada, just Star Trek in general. But I do see a Red Green Channel. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 3, 21:07
- PlutoTV. The best, and free, network for stoners. -- nm - Qale Apr 3, 20:57
- ... just keeeep circling ... -- nm - Beryllium Apr 3, 20:49
X-files: After years of saying she won't do it, Gillian Anderson would return if Ryan Cooglers reboot happens... -- (link) - Remlik Apr 3, 20:26
The Affordable Connectivity Program that offered $30 a month subsidies to folks like me ends this month. It didn't get funding from Congress as they.. - Qale Apr 3, 20:21
Anyone happen to know what time tomorrow Star Trek Discovery S5 lands? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 3, 20:21 1
- I think 3am Eastern. Captain Burnham will be on Colbert tonight -- nm - Remlik Apr 3, 20:22
Smh -- (pic) - Jovian Apr 3, 20:19 [Attachment]
A’s source: Nothing definitive but Sacramento move for next three years “sure looks that way.” -- (link*) - budice Apr 3, 19:58 1
- lol -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 19:59
Earthquakes in the 4.5 range still happening in Taiwan :( -- nm - Meg Apr 3, 19:53 1
- 6.0 in northern Japan -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 21:12
United 777 flight from Frankfurt to SFO had to return as the toilet overflowed sending sewage into the the passenger cabin. 2 hrs of shit -- (link*) - zeitgeist Apr 3, 19:20 2
- The Germans didn't mind too much -- nm - rollo Apr 3, 20:35
- could've been worse, they almost had to spend 11 hours on a United flight. -- nm - mafic Apr 3, 19:58
If the Taiwan quake was worse, the world's economy would collapse as most all important computer chips are made along the coast -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 3, 19:13 1
- though weirdly Joe's CHIPS Act has already done much to repatriate a lot of semiconducter manufacturing back to the US -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 19:17
Planet of the Apes was filmed where? -- (link) - Tim Apr 3, 19:11 2
- that's a quality post -- nm - prayformojo Apr 3, 19:27
- ~You've finally made a monkey out of meeee~ -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 19:13
psilotum re B2: I read Cloud Cuckoo Land two years ago. And yes, Doerr lives in Boise. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 3, 19:08
I've noticed over the course of the last week or so that falling asleep with episodes of Veep playing tends to color your worldview come morning -- nm - prayformojo Apr 3, 18:56
Memo to Shari Redstone: someone offers you $30 billion for Paramount... YOU TAKE IT! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 3, 18:37 1
- It's the "Are You A God?" of the business world -- nm - Beryllium Apr 3, 19:34
Rob and Ryan are debt financing Wrexham. They're personally owed over $11mil. The bill got bigger - not smaller - in year 2. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 3, 18:36 5
- the whole point of season 2 was how they needed to get back into the EFL in order for it to be sustainable, which they have now done. -- nm* - znufrii Apr 3, 18:59 1
  - And the stadium repairs were spendy. -- nm - Andie Apr 4, 00:53
- Next year is interesting, as making the jump to the Championship in one year is a big ol' reach. -- nm - Reagen Apr 3, 18:53
- "You know, Mr. Thatcher, at the rate of a 11 million dollars a year, I'll have to close this place in... 181 years. -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 18:45 1
  - To be fair, that's not all his money, but yeah... He rich. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 3, 18:50
sounds like somebody pulled a Lufthansa-level heist in the Valley on Easter ($30m in cash stolen) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 3, 18:14 1
- Yeah, and TIL that classic Brinks heist from 2 yrs ago remains unsolved -- nm - con_carne Apr 3, 18:23

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