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Hey SoCal dudes, please go tell Arte Moreno that I'll go 0 for 22 for half of what Rendon is charging. TIA -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 20:02 1
- One better, lets have Rendon lead off while others have 30game onbase streaks -- nm - budice Apr 5, 20:04
Ellen Pompeo wore something nice tonight to a D+ event -- (link) - budice Apr 5, 19:56
Kelsy Plum's LOVIN' that popcorn -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 19:53
lyc: tonight was my last Friday dance fitness class for four weeks. I suck but I'm going to miss it. - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 19:32 9
- It's like you're living a retirement life without being retired. Although a little more strenuous than I can handle:) -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 20:00 2
  - I can't afford to do all the things I want but I'm trying to have fun. I feel like I'm in a third phase of my life and making a new person. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 20:04 1
    - ❤❤❤ -- nm - Meg Apr 5, 20:09
- Dude, you are out there *doing it.* We should all be living half as much. - Andie Apr 5, 19:45 1 1
  - Thanks, that is very kind. :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 20:03
- Lol! (Copywrite the signature move) -- nm - The Last Of My Kind Apr 5, 19:43
- everything you have lined up sound pretty terrific (and axe throwing is FREAKING AWESOME!) -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 19:35 1
  - I have to admit, I'm really wanting to throw some axes 😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 20:03
- HAHAHA! nice! -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 19:35
HAHAH Steph is wearing her ECW hat at the Hall of Fame -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 19:29
Movie Trilogy Meter -- (pic) - budice Apr 5, 18:56 [Attachment] 7
- Matrix is too harsh. 2 had the effing highway chase and ghost twins. 3 was the real drop off for most folks, though I like it too. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:33 2
  - I would say Pirates 2 would be higher than 1 and then 3 would be the lower tier. But again, I liked all three. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:34 1
    - The Blade one is dead wrong. It’s 1 and then smaller 2 and smaller 3. -- nm - Qale Apr 5, 19:35
- Batman and Die Hard are wrong -- nm - J Apr 5, 19:07
- Jurassic Park 1 invalidates the whole thing; same with SM 2 -- nm* - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 18:59 2
  - Yeah, JP1 is a top level movie. And in no world is Indy 2 as good as Indy 3. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 19:05 1
    - Jaws 2 is meh, Jaws 3 is awful. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 19:11
Cut to: a cafe in Spain.... -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 5, 18:42 1
- *flintstones it's a living.gif* -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 18:48
Shot ... (canadian family emigrates to russia for some stupid reason) -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 18:41 [mastodon] 8
- Chaser ... getting kicked out. -- (link) - Beryllium Apr 5, 18:41 7
  - What’s gauling that they’re going to have to survive off Canada’s safety net. It’s that Canadian tax payers are going to foot the bill. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 19:12
  - Surprised they weren't conscripted to fight the degenerative Ukrainian gay nazis -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:08 1
    - What happened to the Jan 6ther who fled to Belarus? -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 19:13
  - I wondered why they went with Nizhny Novgorod, but it’s kinda the Saskatchewan of Russia I guess. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 18:57 2
    - I think someone should be insulted there but I don't know who. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 18:58 1
      - Like it’s the big city in the agrarian centre of the country and 500km from anything. Maybe more like the Winnipeg of Russia. -- nm - mafic Apr 5, 19:49
  - good grief -- nm - mud Apr 5, 18:51
Wolverine vs. Loki!! yeah! -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 18:33
Break up the....Tigers? -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 18:25
This game will effing ruin your life. I can't stop playing it. -- (link) - Tim Apr 5, 18:17 1
- …. Sincerely, LeBron -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 18:18
the most accurate meme I've seen all month -- (link) - prayformojo Apr 5, 18:10 1
[snork] ".. only people like Bob Iger" -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 18:08 2
- Iger: "This is all three in one place." -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 19:25 1
  - more -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 19:29
Giancarlo is the coolest. -- (link) - mud Apr 5, 18:04 6
- my Bob Roberts co-star -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 18:09 3
  - what role were you? -- nm - mud Apr 5, 18:12 2
    - Churchgoing Pennsylvanian -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 18:18 1
      - c'mon, give us a still (you know yo waaaa-nna) -- nm - mud Apr 5, 18:20
- Someone needs to step in to replace Lance Reddick as Zeus in Percy Jackson. Just sayin’… -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 18:09
- awesome. they were so excited at the end -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 18:08
body shot is an underrated punch -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 17:51 4
- egad -- nm - mud Apr 5, 18:19
- Damn…that’s a beautiful punch. - Will Hunting Apr 5, 17:57
- He looks like he wants to cough out his liver. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:55
- Heck, it’s better than a shot to the head. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 17:52
a new study says Las Vegas is LAST in Swifties. -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 5, 17:34 1
- And only four years until last in the AL West is your pleasure -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:47
meanwhile, it took until the third quarter for the inevitability of a South Carolina win to settle in, but when the hammer started to fall..... -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 17:27 2
- I went with a Carolina minus the points and Iowa moneyline parlay. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Apr 5, 17:45
- egads -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 17:35
my wife and I just spent 20 minutes trying to come up with the word that completes the phrase "_________ prior to investigation" (which we only knew - prayformojo Apr 5, 17:24 4
- Who do you see as playing the two leads? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:26 3
  - Jeri Ryan and Emo Philips -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 17:29 2
    - Buys rights, keeps Jeri Ryan, gets Glen Powell, makes it an older woman younger man film - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:38
    - Ethan Phillips? -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 17:34
Now playing: Tucker and Dale vs Evil (on Peacock) -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 17:23
So, my ex-wife wants to take the kids to go see the eclipse... - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 17:14 16
- Burlington is supposed to have the best chance Buffalo will be partly cloudy...not sure how fat Niagara is from there -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 17:26 3
  - There's concerns that Vermont won't have the infrastructure to accommodate the expected influx of tourists. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 17:32 2
    - Well Vermont should have considered that before they planned an eclipse -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 17:32 1
      - i agree, rather poor planning -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:40
- here's a list of upcoming eclipses for them to go to in the next few years. -- (link) - Peglegpete Apr 5, 17:21 2
  - Sydney gets one bang on in 2028. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:34 1
    - There's a wild one in 2026 that starts on Aug 13 and ends on Aug 12. - Reagen Apr 5, 17:39
- now that's a spicy meatball! -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 17:20
- "We're going to Sherbrooke!!" -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:20 1
  - LITERALLY. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 17:28
- I’m also in Montreal for the eclipse. According to this map, I’ll get 50 seconds of totality! -- (link) - Roger More Apr 5, 17:19 2
  - She's got a rental car and will be driving to Sherbrooke for 3 minutes of totality. - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 17:26 1
    - Then hours n hours in heavy traffic going back -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 17:27
- Did they at least eat pizza first? -- nm - David Apr 5, 17:18 1
  - Yep. That's why we had pizza at 3pm. -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 5, 17:25
- Bon chance! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:17
I don't have scientific proof but I'm convinced the recent trend to shorter shorts in women's basketball (and maybe men's) was kick started by Phoenix - The Last Of My Kind Apr 5, 17:05 [Attachment]
the last 20th century solar eclipse in North America (west coast got it in 1979) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 17:04 [youtube]
I'm morbidly fascinated by this apparently horrific twist in Colin Farrell's new TV show that reviewers are apparently sworn to secrecy about. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 16:45 20
- i only watched the first ep last night. it's aight. didn't feel groundbreaking or anything (yet) but solid with a slight twist to the usual LA gumshoe -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:48 19
  - Supposedly 6 episodes in it takes a WTF turn to be a totally different show. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 16:54 18
    - That doesn't sound promising. We'll see. -- nm - The Last Of My Kind Apr 5, 17:07
    - just looked up Sugar, it's releasing weekly (Apple TV+ of course) and these episodes won't air until mid May. - Tim Apr 5, 17:05 16
      - Sounds like it. -- (link) - Reagen Apr 5, 17:12 15
        
        Daily Beast has the spoiler if you're curious. I had to go find it, because I'd decided it was too silly to continue last night after the first ep. Now I kinda want to! -- nm* - mud Apr 5, 17:36 14
        
        more detailed spoilers please if you don't mind -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 17:49 1
        
        SPOILER - mud Apr 5, 17:53
        
        I guffawed. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:41 11
        
        I figured it was going to be (spoilers) - ty97 Apr 5, 17:52 3
        
        Who says he's not? -- nm - David Apr 5, 17:53 1
        
        S2 twist! -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:56
        
        i was thinking - spoiler - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 17:53
        
        What's the twist? -- nm - David Apr 5, 17:49 5
        
        spoils - Reagen Apr 5, 17:51 4
        
        What the Kentucky fried fuckery is that? -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 17:54
        
        spoiler comment - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 17:52 1
        
        Spoiler comment... - Remlik Apr 5, 18:59
        
        I swear I guessed this from some of the language used in the non-spoiler reviews. -- nm - David Apr 5, 17:51
        
        spoil - mud Apr 5, 17:45
kelly, some more thoughts - Reagen Apr 5, 16:28 12
- I had *zero* idea of the history of the term 'cakewalk' or the phrase 'takes the cake' until today. - ty97 Apr 5, 16:53 9
  - Yes. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 17:46
  - It's a bit like the Jingle Bells thing. Was it used in minstrel shows? Yes. Does it mean that now? Completely divorced from it, IMO. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:22 2
    - I didn't know about Jingle Bells until just no......please don't respond. I don't want to know anymore! -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 17:25 1
      - I don't write the rules, but I think if it's been ~100 years since anyone has meant it that way, it doesn't mean that anymore. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 17:28
  - The same here. For some reason I always thought of musical chairs if I tried to envision a cakewalk. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:13 2
    - I always picture the NY Jets. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 17:35 1
      - Calls officials' timeout to suspend play for the rim to get replaced after that dunking on the Jets. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:49
  - same -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 17:12
  - Same. -- nm - David Apr 5, 17:08
- man, someone explain this to my kids who want to cancel anything and everything -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 16:36 1
  - Sorry they just canceled you -- nm - ty97 Apr 5, 16:53
even Nancy Pelosi -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:17
Rachel Nichols not a Norby fan it would seem -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:14 6
- More damning - Jason Whitlock is a fan of Norby’s. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 16:27 5
  - I'm assuming Stephen A hates norby cause he fucking hates Whitlock for certain -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 16:38 4
    - lol all the people they fired seem to be popping off -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 16:51 3
      - shit, I loved Ryen's podcast and NFL stuff -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 16:57 2
        
        He hasn’t been with espn for a long time. He’s with the Ringer. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Apr 5, 17:47 1
        
        ahhh ok, good, thanks. I thought he was and mistook the tweet -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 17:59
I'm really digging Kristen K on Top Chef. She's completely at home on camera. She's authoritative without being snooty, and she's more - prayformojo Apr 5, 15:56 1
- she's got Spunk. they were right to hire her. -- nm - Lou Grant Apr 5, 17:32
From brake light malfunctions to full-on failures, if you want to know just how bad things are with the Cybertruck, check the owners forums. -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Apr 5, 15:41 1
- Incel Camino is my new favorite descriptor -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 5, 16:02
“for almost as long as I’ve been conscious.” -- (pic) - mud Apr 5, 15:23 [Attachment] 1
- 30 years, seems like yesterday -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 5, 17:16
Senate candidate in NJ decides she wants to get attention. Blames NJ earthquake on climate change. -- (link) - Strongbad Apr 5, 15:09 3
- Blame diversity because it shakes everyone equally -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 5, 15:18 1
  - Obvie. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 17:46
- (Yesterday's) -- nm - Strongbad Apr 5, 15:11
NBC cancels Quantum Leap. -- nm - Remlik Apr 5, 15:09 1
- They should uncancel it and claim Sam Beckett told them to bring it back -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 15:11
There was a squabble among little boys over the rules of chess. They threw "Do you even know what a rook is" around like it was "Do you even lift bro? - crash davis Apr 5, 15:05 5
- kid, your face is bishop takes king's pawn 7 -- nm - prayformojo Apr 5, 15:42
- I'm surprised that the subject wasn't en passant -- nm - JD Apr 5, 15:25 2
  - These were first and second graders. En passant is a fight for the future. -- nm - crash davis Apr 5, 16:33
  - "whaddya mean I gotta go that way?! That Doesn't Make Any Damn Sense!!" -- nm - mud Apr 5, 15:27
- "I play three dimensional chess. This is like idiot chess." -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 15:08
another lost Jenna Maroney title -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 5, 15:05
Pretty sure we just had another earthquake. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 15:00 9
- This one I didn't feel. -- nm - Tim Apr 5, 15:19
- 4.4 magnitude -- (link*) - budice Apr 5, 15:07 1
  - WTF, Jersey? Calm down, it's Friday. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 15:10
- Yup -- nm - Jovian Apr 5, 15:00 5
  - Honestly, it's hard to tell in my apartment as I live on a truck route so they shake my apartment regularly but this went on a bit longer. -- nm - Krusty Apr 5, 15:02 4
    - 8-) Now you get it. *shakes fist at truck driving by* Oh, wait, was that an earthquake? -- nm - JD Apr 5, 15:23 3
      - We had thunder on Wed that was scarier than that quake. It's just not something we deal with so people make a big deal out of it. - Krusty Apr 5, 15:26 2
        
        It's exciting. It shakes things up. -- nm - Beryllium Apr 5, 15:42 1
        
        yeah, it's a real blast. -- nm - mud Apr 5, 15:43

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