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fun backlot fact: Purple Rain cover was shot in the same place they filmed the PP/MJ kiss in Spidey -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 23, 13:03 1
- fun backlot fact: they filmed the PP/MJ kiss in Spiderman in the same place the Purple Rain cover was shot -- nm - LFG May 23, 13:07
John Oliver: Truth behind Corn & Ethanol Production -- (link) - budice May 23, 12:24 [youtube] 2
- A friend with a PhD in biology said ethanol was the Koch bros greatest scam, it takes acre feet of natural gas to make a pound of ammonia nitrite - zeitgeist May 23, 12:37
- Does he mention that if we put solar over every square acre of land used for biofuel we could power the US 3x over? -- nm - oblique May 23, 12:33
ST Poll: Is it Friday yet? -- nm - oblique May 23, 12:15 9
- It's Friday afternoon in NZ! -- nm - JaxSean May 23, 16:19
- Well tomorrow the city closes down for the Strawberry Festival so it must be. -- nm* - Meg May 23, 12:49
- It's the weekend for me!! - decline May 23, 12:47 2
  - Nice! I'm done for the day and I'm off until Tuesday. -- nm - Krusty May 23, 12:52
  - that's the way to do it -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 23, 12:48
- I'm taking tomorrow off, so yes! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 23, 12:22
- No. We only know it's Friday when Andie polls for weekend plans -- nm - ty97 May 23, 12:22
- Yes - JD May 23, 12:21
- It has to be, somewhere? -- nm - LFG May 23, 12:20
happy birthday, RC! and happy birthday, Remlik! :) - — nm - i.b.! May 23, 12:03 1
- Happy birthdays, gents! Hope you rip it up, this weekend, celebrating! 🎉 -- nm - Trending May 23, 12:57
TIL: There have been over 1000 episodes of Ridiculousness made -- nm - JD May 23, 11:58 5
- never knowingly seen a second of it. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 12:23
- vs 790 America's Funniest Home Videos over 34 years. -- nm - Max May 23, 12:23
- they are all so dang rich off this show! -- nm - Pippy Blue Sky May 23, 12:20
- they seem to be on 24/7/365 so makes sense -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 12:07
- That's ridiculous -- nm - ty97 May 23, 12:00
Not knowing the difference between Irish Breakfast tea and English Breakfast tea, I bought Irish, preferring the green box over the red. - crash davis 😺 May 23, 11:52 2
- I find Irish Breakfast has a stronger flavour -- nm - Roger More May 23, 13:23
- Catholic or Episcopalian? -- nm - zeitgeist May 23, 12:43
mini displayport? -- (link) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 23, 11:42 3
- never mind; I ... was blind. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 23, 11:47 2
  - i had a reply typed but it failed. that's the cable you want - oblique May 23, 11:48 1
    - it's my new (used) dock. I need to test it tonight so I can return if it doesn't work. thanks! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 23, 11:52
This cracked me up: 'Haters gonna flag' – Tadej Pogačar keeps getting flagged on Strava -- (link) - JD May 23, 11:38
Interesting little tablet alternative -- (link) - Beryllium May 23, 11:32
day one of the Tory campaign, still crushing it -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:21 4
- bread, how does it work -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 12:27 2
  - Note to self, stop shopping at Morrisons. -- nm* - LMS May 23, 12:29 1
    - heh -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 12:31
- With about 6 weeks to go manifestoes are expected in 2 weeks and 150 candidates need to be found to replace everyone who said they weren't standing - LMS May 23, 12:27
45 years ago: The Whalers -- (link) - budice May 23, 11:15
i'm assuming the "top WH official" is Jeff Zientz? (another reason having temper tantrums about Genocide Joe only ensures he'll move to the right) -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:11
what was (hopefully) your favorite Section 230 moment? -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:02 3
- People fundamentally do not understand what this is. -- nm - MDH May 23, 11:12 1
  - as applied in practice, it's not even what it was intended to be in 1998 - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:13
- ST -- nm - JD May 23, 11:06
The Toronto WNBA franchise received 1 vote against it amongst all the NBA and WNBA teams. Who was the lone vote against? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 10:46 4
- Jimmy D! -- nm - hollywood big shot May 23, 10:51 1
  - correct! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 10:58
- The Raptors. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 10:50 1
  - heh -- nm - mud May 23, 11:03
Louisiana not waiting for the FedSoc goons to ban FDA approval of mifepristone -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 10:44
ST Poll: How many Billboard Hot 100 #1s and Top 10s does Christina Aguilera have? Can you name any of them? Also, what is her signature song? -- nm - MDH May 23, 10:35 16
- Her signature music video is Dirrty -- nm - rollo May 23, 11:13
- Here's her #1s and Top 10s: - MDH May 23, 10:53 1
  - I started hearing Candyman and love the vibe -- nm - eag May 23, 11:03
- She’s on Maroon 5’s Moves Like Jagger -- nm - Tim May 23, 10:47 1
  - and I think What A Girl Wants also went to #1 -- nm - Tim May 23, 10:50
- 6 1’s… signature song is Genie in a Bottle. - Will Hunting May 23, 10:40 1
  - Sending Out An Empty Wish - Beryllium May 23, 10:44
- Genie in a Bottle -- nm - Andie May 23, 10:39 3
  - No contest. -- nm - LFG May 23, 13:22
  - I just looked up the year for this - 1999! (she was 18) -- nm - Andie May 23, 10:44 1
    - That barely 90's thing always trips me up with regards to Britney and Christina's careers. Pretty much every thing past their initial albums is in - JD May 23, 10:51
- Lady Marmalade for signature song? #1's I'll guess 3; Top 10 11 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 10:37 4
  - But she was only part of that one. -- nm - LFG May 23, 13:21
  - She does in fact have 3 solo #1s, and 2 extra #1s with others. Your top 10 number is too high. -- nm - MDH May 23, 10:39 2
    - Beautiful, Dirrty, Fighter -- nm - JD May 23, 10:42 1
      - #2, #48 (massive TRL hit but radio wouldn't play it), #20 -- nm - MDH May 23, 10:45
Scheffler arrest video dropped -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 10:35
And apparently I’m the top candidate. *handwaving freakoutery* -- nm - znufrii May 23, 10:27 3
- I'm going to need the hand waving freakoutery to Segway smoothly into a robot dance as you moonwalk out of view - Pippy Blue Sky May 23, 12:24 1
  - That bottle of Glenfarclas ain’t going to drink itself! -- nm - znufrii May 23, 12:39
- break a leg! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 10:43
The BBC suggests to have only four minute showers as a way of saving energy. They link to a Spotify playlist of four minute songs....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney May 23, 10:23 [spotify] 1
- Laughs in 30 minute showers. -- nm - sycor May 23, 10:33
14 years ago we were all disappointed -- (link) - oblique May 23, 10:18 9
- I liked it. -- nm - Remlik May 23, 11:24
- WE HAVE TO GO BACK! -- nm - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:14 2
  - I'd watch that. - mud May 23, 11:17 1
    - would be funny if they rebooted it promising to really explain all the mysteries this time - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:20
- "It's not purgatory!...okay, fine. It's purgatory. F you America for figuring it out so fast." -- nm - Inigo May 23, 10:22 1
  - Spoils - sycor May 23, 10:34
- I loved the finale. -- nm - MDH May 23, 10:19 2
  - I do wish they had answered more. spoils - sycor May 23, 10:35
  - this (and the show was great once they got their end date) -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 10:23
Atari acquires Intellivision brand -- (link) - JD May 23, 10:15 5
- you mean, Intelligent Television? -- nm - hollywood big shot May 23, 11:16
- Im gonna need to pull the trigger on that Atari 2600+ soon -- nm - Jovian May 23, 10:38
- George Plimpton would be so disappointed. -- nm - Reagen May 23, 10:27
- Well, at least now they own something. Most classic Atari games actually belong to WB Games. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 23, 10:20 1
  - That license is all over the place the Atari brand has been diced and sliced to death -- nm - eag May 23, 11:01
THR's News Anchor Popularity Contest results: -- (link) - mud May 23, 10:11
I've never watched Peep Show, but I thought this was funny anyway. (I recognise a couple of the actors) -- (pic) - mud May 23, 10:07 [Attachment] 1
- The Oscar winning one and the guy from Would I Lie to You? - LMS May 23, 12:18
OTD 40 years ago, The Bangles released their debut album All Over the Place. -- (link) - mud May 23, 09:29 [youtube] 1
- it's quite possible that the earlier take of that song by Katrina and The Waves is as good if not better. -- (link) - mud May 23, 09:31 [youtube]
Speaking of power washers, does anyone have a recommendation for one to use for washing the car and some cleaning up. - sycor May 23, 09:28 11
- Locally, we have a tool library that loans out things like this. If i need one, i might sign up for that. Maybe your area has one too? - Beryllium May 23, 10:11 3
  - That would be so handy. I need a lot of tools for a lot of different projects I want to do. - sycor May 23, 10:35
  - cool. -- nm - mud May 23, 10:14
  - some actual libraries do this also -- nm - oblique May 23, 10:13
- I have a SunJoe which seems to work fine but I rarely use it -- nm - oblique May 23, 09:52 5
  - Prolly the key point, no need to overspend on something used infrequently. -- nm - budice May 23, 09:57 4
    - BUT don't cheap out and get something underpowered -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 23, 10:43 2
      - Yeah, this was my problem when getting a dethatcher. SunJoe seems to be the right balance of good and cheap. The other one I bought was too weak - oblique May 23, 10:57 1
        
        Luckily my neighbor has a sunjoe with a scarifier and dethatcher that he said he would let me borrow. -- nm - sycor May 23, 11:25
    - Good point. -- nm - sycor May 23, 10:00
- Id say just do up Amazon, plenty of choices with options. -- nm - budice May 23, 09:33
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice -- (link) - mud May 23, 09:23 [youtube] 20
- I'll allow it. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 23, 09:59 2
  - this. screams for a third though with that title -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 10:14 1
    - spoiler - LFG May 23, 12:57
- September 6th? Why? That’s an October release if there’s ever been one. -- nm - Will Hunting May 23, 09:37 3
  - i assume b/c they figure it will be on HBO Max by Hallowwen -- nm - hollywood big shot May 23, 09:40 2
    - Everyone should be fired if that's the case. -- nm - MDH May 23, 09:45
    - I almost made that joke but hated it was my first thought. -- nm - Will Hunting May 23, 09:41
- Hopefully Ortega's role is as limited as it looks in the trailer. - sycor May 23, 09:35 6
  - She's *fantastic* in Wednesday. The whole cast is terrific on that show -- nm - Remlik May 23, 10:35
  - Watch it… it’s great. -- nm - Will Hunting May 23, 09:37 2
    - indeed. -- nm - mud May 23, 09:56
    - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 09:53
  - She's sublime in Wednesday. -- nm - Jovian May 23, 09:36 1
    - this -- nm - LFG May 23, 13:22
- ugh (it's allegedly a comedy you dumb mfers) -- nm - hollywood big shot May 23, 09:35 4
  - cf the original trailer -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 09:38 [youtube] 1
    - I don't ever remember seeing that trailer. I think it was just another movie that I was seeing with my friends - JD May 23, 09:48
  - (agreeance, not a great trailer, not a horrendous, but not great) -- nm - Jovian May 23, 09:36 1
    - Uh? mmmmmm....uh, it's Lydia in 2024 - JD May 23, 09:43
- *twitch* - Jovian May 23, 09:34
it will be funny if losing Inside The NBA is the thing that finally gets Zaddy shitcanned -- (link*) - hollywood big shot May 23, 09:21 1
- define the “too high” price tho -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 23, 10:38
thanks kilbo! -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 23, 09:02
let's see if the WSJ's editorial choices reflect the fact that one of the presidential candidates is apparently keeping their reporter held - hollywood big shot May 23, 09:00
WWE has announced that starting 2026, SummerSlam will be a 2-night event. 2026 will be in Minnesota. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:00 1
- And add Smackdown and Raw before and after the event and throw in NXT and that's a major financial impact to the city - Remlik May 23, 10:41
Bronny to coach the Cavs? (he's like the most bet prospect to go #1 overall for some fucking reason) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 23, 08:56 5
- I’m assuming the players there who are close to free agency said we don’t like him so…he gotta go or we go. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:05
- Nah, he will play and pick his coach. -- nm - LFG May 23, 09:03
- Really? He shouldn't even get drafted, forget about at the top of the first round. -- nm - Krusty May 23, 09:02 2
  - Yeah I'm hearing he's a mid 2nd rounder at best -- nm - eag May 23, 09:06
  - Bettors are stupid but can’t resist the odds offered. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:04
Chris Hemsworth facing the Wings of Death -- (link) - budice May 23, 08:53 [youtube] 1
- Just watched the Jake Gyllenhaal episode the other night, it was fantastic. Been looking forward to this one too as Hemsworth seems like a chill dude. -- nm - sycor May 23, 09:30
I think I need to upgrade my Ego mower. I made the mistake of buying a lower end one apparently. Last year it did okay, but this year it's struggling - sycor May 23, 08:49 7
- I replaced the blade on our this year and finally got to use the tiller. Both working great. I'm looking forward to getting more attachments -- nm - oblique May 23, 08:53 4
  - I haven't used the edger attachment yet for multi-head tool. But the string trimmer has been great. -- nm - sycor May 23, 09:00 3
    - I have a Ryobi battery trimmer and it keeps being a hassle. I'm just waiting to use up all the string I have and then I think that's the first one I - oblique May 23, 09:50
    - I got the edger, the trimmer and the cultivator and I love all 3. - Will Hunting May 23, 09:01 1
      - I have no need for the other attachments yet, but really want a reason to get the pole saw. Just because. And if I were going to garden - sycor May 23, 09:09
- You need the SuperEgo mower - Reagen May 23, 08:51 1
  - Damn your IM. -- nm - LFG May 23, 08:54
Rolling Stones have added a show at the Thunder Ridge Nature Reserve (Missouri) to end their current tour -- nm - MDH May 23, 08:45 1
- *insert dinosaur 🦖 joke here* -- nm - Trending May 23, 09:08

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