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not constantly talking about how SCOTUS is a corrupt wing of the Federalist Society appears to have some political downsides, actually -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 13, 10:20 4
- Maybe there should be skill testing question to be able to vote because that 20% is clearly "insane." -- nm - Walt_Disney May 13, 11:09
- Often when you talk to these people, they want "Dictator but for my stuff," -- nm - Reagen May 13, 10:40 1
  - “Dictator for butt stuff” -- nm - What I read May 13, 10:47
- Nathanfillion.gif -- nm - znufrii May 13, 10:22
Making some afternoon tea and thought of a comedy show game: tea packet or condom wrapper? - Baron Kills World May 13, 10:18
“Cohen’s killing em” -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 13, 10:15 3
- Im more curious as to which US Senator he brings to court with him tomorrow? (my money is on Rubio) -- nm - Jovian May 13, 10:16 2
  - it’s his way of getting around the gag order -- nm - hollywood big shot May 13, 10:22 1
    - and also more making this all so normal when Democracy ends in 7 months. -- nm - Jovian May 13, 10:44
It turns out I really don't like flying. Not a fan of how it feels. It's not just the turbulence but the going up and down as we -- (edited) - Krusty May 13, 09:20 21
- like colonoscopies, it’s the prep (the airport) that really sucks more than the actual procedure of flying in a plane -- nm - hollywood big shot May 13, 10:27 1
  - oddly the food in both cases has a very similar effect -- nm - oblique May 13, 10:30
- I love everything about flight but I can't stomach extreme turbulence from a nausea standpoint, not really from an afraid of dying one -- nm - oblique May 13, 10:15
- I've never liked flying. I did it for trips to and from college because it was the most practical. - Baron Kills World May 13, 10:05 3
  - Interesting. The u-turn would have killed me. Lol -- nm - Krusty May 13, 10:19 2
    - I'm also one of The Talls and planes are not made for me. Got an exit row once by chance and that rocked. -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 10:22 1
      - I'm only 6' and it was tight. Flying is not made for anyone taller. -- nm - Krusty May 13, 10:27
- What I like about flying: taking off, flying, and decelerating after landing. - Beryllium May 13, 09:59 3
  - Did you fly through LAX or John Wayne when you came down here? John Wayne is *Fun* ;) -- nm - Meg May 13, 10:11 2
    - John Wayne -- nm - Beryllium May 13, 10:16 1
      - Ah, so you've experienced the "drag race" takeoff. -- nm - Meg May 13, 10:45
- I don't really enjoy flying, either. I endure it. - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 13, 09:46 1
  - I was thankful it was very short. Less than hour but I think I'd try and sleep through a longer flight. -- nm - Krusty May 13, 09:59
- I love take off and flying. The landings, not so much. -- nm - LFG May 13, 09:25 4
  - I'm the opposite. I get a feeling we're not going to get in the air then we're not going to stay in the air. Can't look out the window either. It - Last Of My Kind May 13, 10:03 1
    - my weirdo intrusive thought is the pilot is going to crash the plane on purpose - Pippy Shark May 13, 10:08
  - Turns out I dislike it all. Love landing as the flight's over and I can feel the ground underneath us. Lol -- nm* - Krusty May 13, 09:27 1
    - Landing is the only time I am SO well aware that I am in control of nothing. Let me drive the plane!!! -- nm - LFG May 13, 09:33
- i have to say, if getting into Manhattan was easier from any of the airports, we would probably pop down for weekends WAY more often. -- nm - Andie May 13, 09:23 2
  - And now I have another reason to be angry; I'd get to see and hangout with you! -- nm - Krusty May 13, 09:28
  - There's no excuse for the subway to not go to LGA. It ends just a few blocks away. - Krusty May 13, 09:27
I think this Angels season is getting close to breaking Sam Blum, the Angels beat writer for The Athletic. I think he's writing this one in an effort - JD May 13, 09:18
"We have a courtroom that is the most depressing thing I've ever been in." -- (pic) - mud May 13, 09:06 [Attachment] 4
- Don't worry, I'm sure you'll have your turn eventually. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 13, 09:27
- [snork] -- (pic) - mud May 13, 09:10 [Attachment]
- There's a fairly easy way to never be in courtrooms as a defendant. Stop criming. -- nm - Volnelk May 13, 09:08 1
  - *allegedly* criming. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 09:09
man.... let me just say that this S2 of Traitors Australia is something else. -- nm - Jovian May 13, 08:31 6
- How far have you got? -- nm - LMS May 13, 08:36 5
  - heh spoils -- (edited) - Jovian May 13, 09:14 4
    - Also (spoils) - Jovian May 13, 09:23 3
      - Heh, the finale is something to behold. -- nm - LMS May 13, 09:40 2
        
        clearly (spoils) - Jovian May 13, 10:04 1
        
        and also (spoils) - Jovian May 13, 10:06
NetChoice was told that the House Select Committee on China would be investigating groups associated with TikTok and chose to sever ties as a result. -- (link) - Mop🧹 May 13, 08:22 3
- " NetChoice — whose tech advocacy often leans to the right —" you don't say? -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 08:47 2
  - And the moment there's a hint of investigation, they run the other way. Hmm... -- nm - Mop🧹 May 13, 09:17 1
    - Right? what is that about? -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 09:38
Crazy. If yesterday's NBA draft lottery results had happened last year, the Dallas Mavericks would've gotten Wembanyama. -- nm - Volnelk May 13, 08:18 3
- What if yesterday's draft happens next year? -- nm - LFG May 13, 09:17
- that would of been something. Him with Luka and Kyrie, yikes -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 08:21 1
  - Kyrie would have demanded a trade as he's only the 3rd option. -- nm - Will Hunting May 13, 08:27
IF nsy, Back to Black 38% (66), The Strangers Chapter 1 nsy, Babes 100% (21), You Can't Run Forever nsy -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 08:15
BAFTA TV red carpet from yesterday (mainly for Joe Lycett) -- (link) - LMS May 13, 07:56 2
- Jack Rooke: I'm going to go offbeat. Joe Lycett: Hold my beer. -- nm - Dano May 13, 08:53 1
  - When he won he said he wanted to thank his parents - Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. -- nm - LMS May 13, 09:46
Great Osobor transferring to Washington will make $2M+ in NIL deals -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 07:31 2
- What kind of marketing can you do with a guy named Great? All the marketing. -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 08:23
- Sounds like a magician. -- nm - Volnelk May 13, 08:15
New phone. Who this? It's bad when you get the Samsung black screen of death. In Mexico. - Last Of My Kind May 13, 07:25 1
- oof -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 13, 07:26
Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) Summer Arena Tour - MDH May 13, 07:06 4
- one of my client's daughter is his on-tour talent rep (from the tour production company), she just got done with a similar gig for Kendrick - Truman May 13, 07:16 3
  - interesting. I wonder how different these two celebrities are -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:27 2
    - what she is that Kendrick was all professional, stayed in his hotel suites a lot (brought a group of friends, and then brought video games) - Truman May 13, 07:56 1
      - Cool - I love info like this. I played the new CG song, it is decent. -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:56
The most common last name in every country mapped -- (link) - crash davis 😺 May 13, 07:00 [Image] 7
- Better watch out for Austria -- nm - ty97 May 13, 08:11
- The Portugal-Brazil connection amuses me. -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 08:02 3
  - What's the color coding? -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 08:04 2
    - Origin. Occupation, patronymic, placenames, descriptive, etc -- nm - Reagen May 13, 08:31 1
      - It's not 100% consistent though. Spain and Andorra are different colours despite having the same name. Same w Saudi Arabia and Pakistan -- nm - Roger More May 13, 09:10
- oh, i like this -- nm - Andie May 13, 07:03 1
  - The Five Eyes should rename themselves The Smiths and play How Soon Is Now every time there is a formal meeting. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 07:10
GME has been halted a 4th time, up 90%. -- (link) - budice May 13, 06:59 12
- kilbo just needs to buy some, already. - LFG May 13, 09:35
- *smgdh* -- nm - znufrii May 13, 07:51
- Numerous exchanges are reportedly having trouble processing orders, due to the GameStop rally: Etrade, Fidelity -- nm* - budice May 13, 07:44 1
  - Thank you -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:45
- Just for funsies? Or some news? -- nm - ty97 May 13, 07:31 1
  - Article says the original Redditor that helped drive it up posted on Reddit for the first time in 3 years. So I guess it re-inspired people. -- nm - sycor May 13, 07:33
- Ridiculous -- nm - sycor May 13, 07:22
- BUY BUY BUY! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 07:11
- is Etrade's website down for anyone else? - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:07
- Dumb Money 2 -- nm - Tim May 13, 07:05
- lol. diamond hands -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:03 1
  - HODL! -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 08:27
They're replacing my roof today. The contract has a clause for additional charges if they find additional work. Will there be more charges? -- nm - Dano May 13, 06:50 7
- Replace bad wood with good wood. Plywood or chip board under the shingles often gets soggy and rots -- nm - zeitgeist May 13, 10:02
- they are replacing the roofs in my condo development. 32 buildings (or so). They've been at it for a month now. Multiple crews 12+ hours a day - decline May 13, 07:00
- uh oh, your roof needs some rust coating and an oil change; only $500 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 06:58 3
  - And a racing stripe to, uh, make the rain run off faster. -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 07:48 1
    - And a fresh coat of wax, for the same reason. -- nm - Strongbad May 13, 07:55
  - Wit these conditions, he will also need the extended warranty. But good news, the sale today makes it only $999.99. -- nm - LFG May 13, 07:00
- nah -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 06:51
TV PSA: NHL, NBA, Raw, Voice, All American, MasterChef Jr, Deal or No Deal Island, Princess Power, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy Masters, - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 06:45
omgomgomg ..TOMORROW! .. OMGOMGOMFG !!! -- (link) - mud May 13, 06:41 3
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 06:47
- will I sleep tonight?! -- nm - mud May 13, 06:43 1
  - Yes! its just a trailer. If S2 was starting tomorrow (like I thought for a second) I wouldnt sleep either :) -- nm - Jovian May 13, 06:45
Ahh the King dragged fellow 'Senator' fascists Tuberville and Vance with him to court this morning. Last week it was Skeletor Rick Scott. -- (edited) - Jovian May 13, 06:37
Air Force’s New ‘Doomsday’ Plane Will Be Converted from Korean Air 747-8 planes. - ty97 May 13, 06:29
weekend viewing: Bodkin and Obituary, two fine series with my new favourite Irish actress Siobhán Cullen! .. and some hockey -- nm - mud May 13, 06:28 26
- Bridge of Spies B+; Dead Boy Detectives B; Sandman A; Goodyear 400 B -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 13, 10:00
- Deadpool 2, B. -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 13, 07:29 5
  - It was an off beat, for sure. And then seeing Brolin as Thanos makes it harder to enjoy him as Cable. -- nm - LFG May 13, 07:34 4
    - SM thought 2 was better than the original. I told him it was my duty as his wife to warn him of the effects of smoking crack -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:44 1
      - You did well. -- nm - LFG May 13, 08:53
    - I agree with this -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:44 1
      - The story arch of the first was *tight*. -- nm - LFG May 13, 08:53
- no viewing but finished Four Treasures of the Sky by Jenny Tinghui Zhang, then read Judgment Prey by John Sandford, and am 1/2 way through Toxic Prey - crash davis 😺 May 13, 07:13 4
  - is Toxic the newest one? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 07:14 3
    - Yes it is. It is a team up between Lucas and Letty. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 07:15 2
      - awesome. Probably a new fucking Flowers one soon too -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 07:19 1
        
        I want fucking Flowers -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 07:24
- Anyone But You - B- (nice to look at and predictably fine). The Iron Claw - C+ (kind of felt like tragedy porn. I actually think the Dark Side of the - pmb May 13, 07:07
- The Judge, A-. The Pacers, A+. -- nm - LFG May 13, 07:01
- Pompeii C-, more Fallout B+, -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 06:45 3
  - but if you close your eyes -- nm - Tim May 13, 06:55 2
    - Eh, eheu, eheu - LFG May 13, 07:12
    - than I would have missed a lovely Jon Snow!! - Pippy Shark May 13, 07:01
- The Afterparty: S2E1. Not sure why I waited so long to resume this show. -- nm - Baron Kills World May 13, 06:41
- The Holdovers, A- -- nm - znufrii May 13, 06:41
- Northern Lights: A- - oblique May 13, 06:40 [Attachment] 2
  - the colors only showed up on the phone photo? -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 07:17 1
    - Yup. In person it was just some greyish green haze barely visible -- nm - oblique May 13, 08:45
- How "Will Forte" is Will in this? He can be way over the top sometimes and annoying. -- nm - sycor May 13, 06:35 2
  - no, he's pretty subdued actually. -- nm* - Andie May 13, 06:46
  - not very. -- nm - mud May 13, 06:37
Mariners Hotdogs from Heaven promo - Free Hotdogs delivered via parachute -- (link) - budice May 13, 05:58 3
- And may the odds be ever in your favor. -- nm - LFG May 13, 06:51
- 😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 06:18 1
  - I've got a weakness for Belinda -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 06:24
Daily Myth for May 13 - znufrii May 13, 05:56 8
- Interestingly, googling U Sier Lapalang comes up with references to an entirely different story and nothing about this one -- (edited) - znufrii May 13, 07:04 1
  - Ka Likai’s story is also *very* different. - znufrii May 13, 07:43
- (love these daily myth posts) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 13, 06:58 1
  - Thanks! Happy to share. -- nm - znufrii May 13, 07:00
- Hmmm -- nm - Pippy Shark May 13, 06:45
- wait. so virtue = stealing a woman's clothes to force her into marriage to have your children ? -- nm - decline May 13, 06:36 1
  - one of the lesser known definitions of virtue -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 13, 06:38
- Not sure this one has the best message, tbh. - znufrii May 13, 06:32
Accede akˈsēd VERB Agree to a demand, request, or treaty. Assume an office or position. Become a member of a community or organization. - crash davis 😺 May 13, 05:53
I don't like or trust polls. But if you do, here's the current RCP electoral map -- (pic) - Strongbad May 13, 05:47 [Attachment] 11
- first thing, stop listening to RCP -- nm - hollywood big shot May 13, 07:10 2
  - "I don't like or trust polls." -- nm - Strongbad May 13, 08:08 1
    - in the case of RCP, with good reason -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 13, 08:16
- Though that's with no toss ups. With toss ups it's Trump: 219, Biden: 215, Toss Up: 104. -- nm - Dano May 13, 05:52 7
  - Correct. It's very close. -- nm - Strongbad May 13, 07:06
  - Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania are the trio that change 312-226 to 270 to 268 - Will Hunting May 13, 05:56 5
    - or with rogue NE1 it could go 269-269 and chaos. -- nm - Dano May 13, 06:26 3
      - Their map has Nebraska all 4 for Trump and that's still 270 Biden flipping those 3 states from current polling. - Will Hunting May 13, 07:03 2
        
        Nebraska has 5 EVs. The map currently has the 4 to Trump and the 1 (it's actually NE2) to Biden. -- nm - Dano May 13, 07:37 1
        
        Ahhh, I didn’t see the rogue one. - Will Hunting May 13, 08:47
    - Biden basically needs to move to Michigan for the next six months. - ty97 May 13, 06:05

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