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Jalen Brunson > Joel Embiid -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:50
Vancouver's backup goalie also injured. - Reagen Apr 28, 12:32 1
- :-( -- nm - mud Apr 28, 12:33
Why are the Maple Leafs losing another series? The Bruins are just better - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 12:01 15
- Sure. Also apparently half the team.has the flu. :( -- nm - Andie Apr 28, 12:39
- With hockey in particular, this feels like a foolish article to write until after the series ends. -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:26 9
  - Leafs fans are a special breed. Like, Mets and Cubs fans go "What the hell happened to you?" -- nm* - Reagen Apr 28, 12:29 8
    - especially after dealing with the crowing about Mr Regular Season and his 69 goals and the coverage it got on TSN. Couldn't happen to a better bunch -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 12:39 6
      - FWIW, as a casual hockey fan, I was entranced by his season. -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:40 5
        
        you didn't live with it every time you turned on TSN :) I'm still hoping for them, but this playoffs is going to lead to an EPIC offseason. - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 12:51
        
        It was definitely a great regular season. -- (edited) - Reagen Apr 28, 12:46 3
        
        Can you explain in a way a non-Canadian would understand? - David Apr 28, 12:51 2
        
        It may be the algorithm messing with me, but half of my Athletic NHL feed seems to be Maple Leafs. I'm tired of them. - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 12:54
        
        imagine the Cowboys coverage in Dallas, only the entire country gets it and everyone outside Toronto fucking hates them -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 12:52
    - "It sorta writes itself eh?" -- nm - LeafsAI Apr 28, 12:32
- It's a great sign when the fanbase is trying to figure out where their 11M winger is going to land in the offseason when the series isn't over yet - Reagen Apr 28, 12:13 3
  - Yeah, according to the Athletic, Utah is going to have a lot of cap space -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 12:18 2
    - We're not calling them that. I will accept Arizona or Notzona. -- nm - David Apr 28, 12:26 1
      - I'm looking forward to the Yeti-Kraken series -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 12:32
Gaza aid flotilla is grounded when their Flag is removed by their country if conveyance. Why can't they sail without? -- (link) - zeitgeist Apr 28, 11:24 1
- ik,r .. "this is why we can't have nice things." -- nm - Jolly Roger Apr 28, 11:28
MLB-Rockies *Team* ERA is near 6 -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 11:09 3
- Kris Bryant batting .150 this season. Other stats similarly impacted since joining the Rockies -- nm - budice Apr 28, 11:14 2
  - Completely forgot about that guy. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Apr 28, 11:33 1
    - Another 4 years for COL with Full No-Trade @ $28M/year -- nm - budice Apr 28, 12:20
lollygagging/not lollygagging -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 28, 11:08 3
- That’s why the 4x400 is my favorite race to watch. -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 12:34
- dayam -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 11:55
- That's pretty good for just a 400 sprint solo -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 11:27
city council woman from Jaws “I don’t think that’s funny, I don’t think that’s funny at all” -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Apr 28, 11:05
I’m late to this (also I haven’t heard anything off it yet) but TTPD is apparently mostly about Matty Healy. - Tim Apr 28, 10:59 1
- My insider knowledge said - LMS Apr 28, 11:10
My YouTube has started showing still frames (the video's thumbnail) whenever I pause the video. - Mop🧹 Apr 28, 10:59 1
- I have regular YT and it goes to the thumbnail for me as well when I pause. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 28, 11:30
After seeing Boy Kills World and Challengers this weekend I would say Challengers was slightly more ridiculous. - LMS Apr 28, 10:45 3
- I opted for boy kills world, and enjoyed it enough. - LFG Apr 28, 12:14 2
  - Spoiler - LMS Apr 28, 12:35 1
    - sounds like an homage to.... - zeitgeist Apr 28, 12:54
2 Free Months of AppleTV+ -- (link) - budice Apr 28, 10:22 4
- It seems to have worked for me. Thanks budice! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 12:44
- Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 10:32
- "New and qualified returning subscribers only." Let's see... -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 28, 10:29 1
  - Worked for me -- nm - budice Apr 28, 10:34
Did you know a Sea King helicopter can lift and carry an F-35 Lightning? Did you know a Sea King helicopter can refuel mid-air? What about both? -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 28, 10:20 [youtube]
lol "us reaping: well this sucks" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Apr 28, 10:05 3
- Dude. Actions have consequences. That's why protests matter, because people are putting something on the line. - Mop🧹 Apr 28, 10:28 2
  - many civil rights protesters had lifetime careers in politics after getting caught on camera with dogs and hoses being turned on them. wonder what’s - hollywood big shot Apr 28, 11:01 1
    - Many arrested in anti VN war protests went on to careers in law n politics -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 28, 11:30
Fall Guy Early Access Screenings are this Wed 5/1 -- (link*) - budice Apr 28, 09:15 1
- Thanks! Just grabbed one. Pleased to see my theater is showing it on the iMac screen as well as the Dolby screen. -- nm* - LFG Apr 28, 12:17
your Your Guide to Fruit Preserves post of the day -- (pic) - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 28, 07:59 [Attachment]
Mets celeb Seymour Weiner, age 97, has heard your jokes — and he loves them - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:50 4
- now do Harold Butt (my math teacher in high school) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 07:38 1
  - Dick Knipple was a IBM Support Customer -- nm - budice Apr 28, 07:43
- Love it. -- nm - znufrii Apr 28, 06:58
- That's awesome! Happy for him. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 06:55
DC museums are mostly free though some require a free timed ticket for entry. The only museum we can't get a ticket for is the African American - Krusty Apr 28, 06:46 19
- Harry’s, obvs -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 28, 11:02 1
  - RIP -- nm - Dano Apr 28, 11:03
- It’s been a decade since we were there but the Native American museum had an excellent cafeteria (mmm, fry bread). -- nm - spamlet Apr 28, 09:55 2
  - I am a charter member there and still have not seen it. I really need to get that trip on the list. -- nm - Meg Apr 28, 12:11
  - I have to be the bearer of bad news there. Chef got hired away and the museum let the cafeteria go. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 10:36
- We really need to figure out where to eat so we can try and grab reservations. I watched some videos last night but they all seemed to show the same - Krusty Apr 28, 06:49 13
  - If it's still open, we had a good lunch at We The Pizza. It's walkable from the Capitol IIRC -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 08:20 2
    - Thanks! I'm always up for trying pizza in a different city. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:25 1
      - Spike from Top Chef owns it if you care about that sort of thing. (I think it's pretty solid). Andy's is the best reviewed pizza in town. -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 10:35
  - We liked Thaiphoon when we went but it has been years ago. -- nm - Pippy 🇨🇦 Apr 28, 07:33 1
    - Gracias! :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:31
  - I live a block from Ben’s. It’s terrible. Food went downhill more than a decade ago and it survives off of its name. I’m happy to help with ideas… -- nm - MDH Apr 28, 06:56 1
    - Thanks! We're staying at The Thompson by The Yards. I guess we need to settle on our itinerary for each day to know where we'll be in the city. - Krusty Apr 28, 07:06
  - I hope you have a blast on this trip -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:53 5
    - Me too. It's our first trip together and this August will be 20 years we've been together. We're planning more trips to follow. California is likely - Krusty Apr 28, 06:59 4
      - Happy for you. - Strongbad Apr 28, 08:21 1
        
        Italy is #1 on my bucket list. My brother was there for two weeks in March and I was so jealous. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 08:26
      - Very cool! -- nm - Pippy 🇨🇦 Apr 28, 07:31
      - That is great! 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 07:09
Seahawks 2024 NFL Draft takeaways: How did John Schneider, Mike Macdonald do? - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:39
Jets vs. Avalanche bloody finish in Game 3 result of unnecessary playoff mentality - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:32
Puck drop for the Oilers game tonight is 11:50 pm Atlantic Time. Who do I gotta murder to get a normal start time? -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 05:19 4
- Leafs fans wish their games were that late so they would have a reason to not watch. That game last night was atrocious -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 05:21 3
  - 21 goals in their last 11 playoff games. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 05:45
  - That fanbase gonna bully Matthews and Marner right into mental health issues. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 05:33 1
    - Nylander already there. -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 06:40
20 best sports movies -- (link) - znufrii Apr 28, 05:10 10
- Typical trash from that website. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 28, 08:22
- Where the eff is The First Slam Dunk? (NM) - Marlowe Apr 28, 07:09
- As movie buffs, if anyone here hasn't seen Hoop Dreams, you need to. -- nm - Inigo Apr 28, 06:44
- The lack of Any Given Sunday makes this list circumspect - decline Apr 28, 05:16
- Major League, Remember the Titans, Brian's Song, all missing; but no Hoosiers invalidates the entire list - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 05:15 5
  - Alternatively it's a personal list of 20, and rearranging the same 20 movies as everyone else doesn't do anything for anyone. -- nm - Reagen Apr 28, 06:36 1
    - I do appreciate the inclusion of Personal Best. I had a crush on Mariel Hemingway around the time of that movie. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:41
  - That might be the worst list of sports movies I've ever seen. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 05:27 2
    - But I now know where to look for a four hour Bollywood epic about cricket. And I may actually watch it, should I find it on streaming. - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:24 1
      - It's a pretentious list by a Brit. It's exactly what I would expect from The Guardian. :-) -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 06:31
Strands #56 Yellow 1st - decline Apr 28, 05:07 3
- Yellow - 1st - VMan Apr 28, 07:38
- 56 - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 28, 05:56
- Easy peasy - znufrii Apr 28, 05:29
Connections Puzzle #322 BGYP - decline Apr 28, 05:02 4
- No oopsies - YPBG - VMan Apr 28, 07:35
- easy sleasy - mud Apr 28, 07:23
- A couple mistakes then GBPY - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:17
- PBGY - Inverse prescribed order! - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 28, 05:54
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, MLB, American Idol, Equalizer, Krapopolis, Great North, Grimsburg, CSI Vegas, Parish, Beacon 23, The Sympathizer, Tracker, - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 03:38 3
- Oak Island (Canada), we get the Disney show Tuesday, Tracker and hockey -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 03:43 2
  - a friend of mine David Lesjak is one of the Disney experts on the show. his specialty is WWII stuff Disney made. -- nm - Peglegpete Apr 28, 09:48 1
    - He sounds fascinating. -- nm - David Apr 28, 11:43
Someone has cosplayed as the popcorn bucket. -- (pic) - Qale Apr 28, 00:53 [Attachment]
BlueSky now has .gifs on mobile. -- nm - Qale Apr 28, 00:27
Wordle 1044 3/6, all green - Beryllium Apr 28, 00:26 3
- Wordle 1,044 3/6 similar - crash davis 😺 Apr 28, 06:27
- 4 - prayformojo 🐵 Apr 28, 05:49
- 4 - decline Apr 28, 05:00
My local butcher is 6 foot 3 inches tall and has a BMI of 19.7. What does he weigh? - JD Apr 27, 23:03 1
- Is his name Butcher Pete? - Qale Apr 27, 23:31
Twins took it under advisement v Halos -- (link) - budice Apr 27, 21:50
The Ms are 2-0, 2 game streak, in games where I listen to the radio starting in the seventh inning. I'm going to have to do this all year long. - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 21:09
Move Over, Honey. Teddy Is Getting In. - crash davis 😺 Apr 27, 20:49 1
- Wait until the NYT finds out what they’re doing with plushies these days. (The Blajhaj nt.) -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 21:31
WWE: Drew re-signed for 3 years and big money. He’s also taking a bit of time off as he had an injured elbow recently. - Will Hunting Apr 27, 20:03 10
- Good for Drew and WWE, but they have a lot of guys banged up right now. - Tim Apr 28, 04:00 1
  - Good news is there’s no massive event coming up. WM is done and we are in the lull. - Will Hunting Apr 28, 04:44
- Becks and Seth should probably be only behind Roman as far as money goes -- nm - eag Apr 27, 21:05
- The person they fired from talent relations must have been a total idiot. -- nm - David Apr 27, 20:04 6
  - Yeah. Just think how bad he had to be after the last guy got nuked for sending Hefty Cinchbags to fired employees - Will Hunting Apr 27, 20:07 5
    - The promo with Seamus and him last monday was classic - eag Apr 27, 21:02 2
      - burger after burger after burger...had me rolling -- nm - Remlik Apr 27, 21:23 1
        
        Yep that was hilarious -- nm - eag Apr 27, 21:25
    - If you haven't seen The Rock's Instagram post, it's worth checking out. -- (link) - David Apr 27, 20:22 1
      - Very cool. -- nm - Will Hunting Apr 27, 20:42
Colin Jost slayed. -- nm - mud Apr 27, 19:48 3
- Joe got some good stuff...and I liked that guy who did the voices -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 22:24
- let’s see if he doesn’t get fired like Michelle Wolf -- nm - hollywood big shot Apr 27, 20:25 1
  - Democrats have a sense of humor. Trump most certainly does not. -- nm - Krusty Apr 28, 07:10
Tales of the Shire looks to be a cozy Hobbit game coming later this year on Nintendo Switch. -- (link) - Qale Apr 27, 19:30 [youtube] 5
- Couldn’t get Sir Ian for the voiceover, eh? - mafic Apr 28, 04:46
- Harvest Crossing: The Shire -- nm - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 20:07 3
  - It’s all peace and quiet until Gandalf shows up. -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 21:32 2
    - White male entitlement -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 22:25 1
      - Well, he was Grey at the time! -- nm - Qale Apr 27, 23:32
That might have been the greatest assist of Jokic's career. And he touched the ball for 0.1 seconds. -- nm - David Apr 27, 19:18 4
- was awesome -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Apr 28, 12:49
- Here. -- (link) - David Apr 27, 19:20 2
  - that's crazy good. -- nm - Remlik Apr 27, 19:23 1
    - "A wizard did it." -- nm - David Apr 27, 19:23
White House Correspondents Dinner on MSNBC now -- nm - zeitgeist Apr 27, 19:13 2
- Colin Jost getting ready to start. -- nm - Remlik Apr 27, 19:27
- Biden is SO old! SEAL Team Six! Trump be like...! Who let the New York Times in? The Secret Service shot the President's dog! - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 19:18
NHL playoff commercial rankings! HOT! Mass Mutual's "No Goals". -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 19:13 [youtube] 1
- NHL playoff commercial rankings! NOT! AT&T's "What A Pro Wants". -- (link) - Mop🧹 Apr 27, 19:13 [youtube]

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