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1 week until we need to be outta the house. A little stressful, but so far, feels manageable. - colin May 24, 09:24 3
- Good luck! -- nm - Pippy Blue Sky May 24, 10:04 2
  - thank ya! this move feels more controlled and comfortable. it'll still be a lot, but we have a schedule - colin May 24, 10:09 1
    - it will all work out - remember: Life is what happens while you are making plans. -- nm - Pippy Blue Sky May 24, 10:12
[snork] did you see the aerial shot of his little Bronx crowd? -- (pic) - mud May 24, 09:15 [Attachment] 8
- Half the crowd is staff and multiple security agencies -- nm - zeitgeist May 24, 10:04
- The problem is no one is waking up. These lies work. They actually work better now then they ever have. -- (edited) - Jovian May 24, 09:26 6
  - fascism is a very human thing to want. - colin May 24, 09:37 5
    - Yes, I agree, Americans are a lot like 1930s Germans. -- nm - Jovian May 24, 09:42 4
      - a 30% minority of efficiently distributed voting Americans -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 09:45 3
        
        some fiddling with the electoral process and redistricting hasn't hurt. they've been at this for years. - colin May 24, 09:49
        
        well put. -- nm - mud May 24, 09:47 1
        
        it’s small comfort when the rest of us are still locked into a system created by slaveholders for slaveholders 250 years later -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 10:06
Jeffrey Wright joins s2 of "Last of Us" -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 09:15 2
- oo! — nm - i.b.! May 24, 09:18
- cool. -- nm - mud May 24, 09:15
Travis Kelce not really down with his idiot kicker's bullshit -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 09:11 7
- But.. But.. He said that women are supposed to be preggers while men lead, but from a place of love and respect... (NM) - Marlowe May 24, 09:40
- Semi-related, I've heard that Kelce's podcast is looking to sell for north of $80M. -- nm - MDH May 24, 09:30 1
  - as in, a syndication deal? -- nm - colin May 24, 09:37
- I mean, Taylor could snap her fingers and end the kicker's existence. -- nm - Tim May 24, 09:18 3
  - I suppose she could rule like a Cleon, but I don't think she would -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:21
  - You're thinking of Thanos. - David May 24, 09:21 1
    - [snap] .. David who? -- nm - taylor May 24, 09:23
NM -- (edited) - JD May 24, 09:09
The Ford government is spending $225 million to speed up the implementation of beer/wine in corner stores.After Sept 5, all convenience stores can sell -- (link*) - budice May 24, 09:08 1
- that's kind of weird. Grocery stores already do. Not sure why it says they can opt in later. -- nm - Andie May 24, 09:09
So Many Shoes Poll: What is on your feet right now? (Pics if you can!) -- nm* - Andie May 24, 08:47 21
- Ugg slippers -- (pic) - zeitgeist May 24, 10:07 [Attachment]
- house shoe plus bonus start of shoe pile -- (pic) - Pippy Blue Sky May 24, 09:20 [Attachment]
- Nothing. My feet are naked! -- (edited) - sycor May 24, 09:19
- Lace up Vans - JD May 24, 09:11 [Attachment]
- Socks -- (pic) - znufrii May 24, 09:06 [Attachment]
- fave socks -- (pic) - mud May 24, 09:05 [Attachment]
- Of course you do this now! I'm bare foot, chilling at home watching YouTube videos. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 09:03 1
  - we would never know - go put on your favorite fanciest sneakers and take a pic. -- nm - Andie May 24, 09:06
- "Garden shoes" -- (pic) - Last Of My Kind May 24, 09:02 [Attachment]
- Boring sneakers -- (pic) - Dano May 24, 08:59 [Attachment]
- Socks -- nm - eag May 24, 08:58
- socks. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 May 24, 08:57
- Socks -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 08:52
- nothing, and I'm not giving away the feet pics for free. -- nm - Tim May 24, 08:49 2
  - ack. He's onto you, Andie! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 24, 08:50 1
    - i've been exposed!! -- nm - Andie May 24, 08:51
- Oboz -- (pic) - oblique May 24, 08:49 [Attachment] 1
  - Like! -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 24, 09:04
- Blue suede things (very old and German) -- (pic) - Andie May 24, 08:48 [Attachment] 2
  - Nice! They look German. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 09:05 1
    - i completely bashed up my knee playing ball 10 days ago, and these for some reason hurt less to walk in then sneakers, so, they are getting a lot of -- (edited) - Andie May 24, 09:10 [Attachment]
this live take of that Bowie piece (that I posted on B2) blows my fragile little mind. Earl Slick, Mike Garson and David Sanborn contribute. -- (link) - mud May 24, 08:42 [youtube]
The place we're getting lunch from asks if you want red sauce or ranch with cheese sticks? - oblique May 24, 08:33 7
- What is red sauce? -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:06 2
  - marinara -- nm - oblique May 24, 09:06 1
    - Oh, good, I was afraid it meant non-Heinz ketchup. AKA red corn syrup with salt. -- nm - Beryllium May 24, 09:08
- The same monsters that call it red sauce? - Krusty May 24, 09:03 1
  - "gravy" -- nm - colin May 24, 09:26
- Tell them you want garlic butter sauce -- nm - ty97 May 24, 08:41
- Sounds pretty high falutin' to me. -- nm - ReluctantCynic May 24, 08:38
college kids, consistently wrong about voting since 1968 -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 08:31 2
- yes, obviously the way to sway gen z voters is to continue to shit on them instead of listening to what they are saying. -- nm - colin May 24, 09:47
- "It was a bit of stretch to envision my guy in the Oval Office, especially since Cleaver, at 33, was technically too young to serve as president" lol -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 08:32
Glue on pizza was just the beginning, -- (link) - Tim May 24, 08:30 3
- i help run a community that's probably the biggest available set of discussions about our industry/troubleshooting. we're considering moving platforms - colin May 24, 09:27
- had to tell our Afternoon host to stop using Google AI for info about music to talk about. -- nm - Remlik May 24, 09:00
- It's pulling a bunch from The Onion too, which is amazing - Reagen May 24, 08:37
Bro code is strong with this dude -- (link) - Reagen May 24, 08:26 1
- have fun stormin' the castle! -- nm - oblique May 24, 08:42
funny that NFL spends millions trying to make fetch happen overseas to no discernible success but baseball really is the next best thing to soccer -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 08:20 3
- I think if the Southern American nations had economies stable and viable to support teams on par with MLB’s needs, they’d go - Will Hunting May 24, 08:52
- Most countries have their own version of football but baseball is perhaps a little more exciting than cricket. -- nm - Meg May 24, 08:28
- I'm kind of surprised that MLB and Netflix don't have a deal -- nm - Remlik May 24, 08:25
day two of the Tory campaign: still crushing it -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 08:14
Biden's really in deep shit with all those 2020 non-voters (the highest turnout year in the modern era) -- (link) - hollywood big shot May 24, 08:06 7
- this follow-up is extra maddening. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! May 24, 09:10 3
  - screenshot version. -- (pic) - i.b.! May 24, 09:11 [Attachment] 2
    - the TikTok effect -- nm - hollywood big shot May 24, 09:17 1
      - Social Media Effect - lets call it what it is -- nm - Pippy Blue Sky May 24, 10:07
- I'd be curious to see this over multiple elections cycles. Do non voters just hate the incumbent? -- nm - Reagen May 24, 08:23
- I think I actually kinda sorta understand this but it hurt -- nm - mud brain May 24, 08:21 1
  - Zero percent. I have no f**cking idea what it means. lol -- nm - Jovian May 24, 08:21
I like that Vivek Ramaswamy didn’t know what he was doing and wasted $3.3 million on useless shares of BuzzFeed. - David May 24, 08:01
wordle in 3 for the sleep-in crew - rollo May 24, 07:54 6
- Mine - Beryllium May 24, 08:18 1
  - tongue-in-groove cut -- nm - rollo May 24, 09:12
- no bobos - rollo May 24, 07:56 3
  - yellow 1st - rollo May 24, 07:59 2
    - Congratulations! You solved The Mini in 48 seconds -- nm - rollo May 24, 08:00 1
      - Nice! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 24, 08:09
Local Tilted Kilt in Orange Closed Overnight -- (pic) - budice May 24, 07:42 [Attachment] 1
- That is rude. Posting a note on the door for employees who had to commute in the OC to find the door locked. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:46
Walk off infield fly interference double play. -- (link) - Dano May 24, 07:40 [youtube] 4
- we had a 6-2 lead going into the ninth (i think). and there's five months left in the season - hollywood big shot May 24, 08:13
- Is it a good interference call when the player supposedly being interfered with thinks the call is going against his team? -- nm - Reagen May 24, 07:42 2
  - I think he was just confused as he couldn't understand what was being called. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:48
  - I think the video explains it well. Good call, maybe a bad rule. -- nm - Max May 24, 07:47
mini display port success (thanks kilbo). my new dock is actually kind of aces. I far prefer it to the dell dock. $34 win!* - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 24, 07:37
I appreciate the thought and effort, but Soyrizo is not the same as chorizo -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:35 3
- Just doesn’t have the same riz… oh? -- nm - Qale May 24, 07:50 2
  - When I was showing Muppets stuff to my students last year, they lost their minds at Rizzo the Rat. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 07:54 1
    - context included? -- (pic) -- (link*) - mud May 24, 07:58 [Attachment]
Oh wait. It's Memorial Day Weekend already? -- nm - Dano May 24, 07:33
McCartney roasts Springsteen - mud May 24, 07:29 2
- Treasures. Both. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 24, 07:43
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:34
Oww. Bit my lip. How many more times will I bite it while eating something today? -- nm - sycor May 24, 07:28 3
- With all your biting experience I'm surprised that still happens -- nm - rollo May 24, 07:53 1
  - Just goes to show that learning is a life long experience. -- nm - Reagen May 24, 07:55
- 3.1250 -- nm - oblique May 24, 07:29
Crash Poll! Weekend plans? -- nm - Andie May 24, 07:21 36
- Talking Heads tribute band -- nm - zeitgeist May 24, 10:10
- packing, cleaning, doing electrical work. -- nm - colin May 24, 09:32
- Div III Super Regional games today and tomorrow at La Verne, prep to visit my parents - JD May 24, 09:06
- Lawn work. Follow Cubs as they sweep cardinals. Watching around 1260 miles of auto racing. Probably more. -- nm - Last Of My Kind May 24, 09:00
- Avoiding the downtown chaos of the Strawberry Festival. In the past I would have walked down to the blvd to watch the parade but - Meg May 24, 08:14
- monthly bookclub is at my house tonight. boating this weekend. taking it easy. -- nm - Pippy Blue Sky May 24, 07:45
- Commencement tomorrow afternoon. "Graduation" party for my buddy who is retiring tomorrow night. -- nm - Volnelk May 24, 07:42
- Furiosa tonight, Hit Man tomorrow. -- nm - LMS May 24, 07:34
- Maybe Furiosa at some point. Running a 5K on Monday. -- nm - Dano May 24, 07:34
- Furiosa tickets purchased -- nm - Max May 24, 07:31
- Going to dad's to pack some more stuff. -- nm - sycor May 24, 07:28
- I need to clean my house some so my cat sitter doesn't think I am a slob who never puts away shoes (spoiler alert: I 100% am). indy monday for work. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 24, 07:26 10
  - Humanity needs people to visit them at home sometimes, so we have an excuse to clean up. - Mop🧹 May 24, 07:31 1
    - L3! -- nm - Pippy Blue Sky May 24, 07:44
  - I feel you on the shoes. They pile up on the floor all week. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:28 4
    - I appreciate you and mandy making me feel better about my shoe pile. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:37 1
      - 👍🏽😆 -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:40
    - flip flops, actual sandals, hiking boots, sneakers, other sneakers, lawnmowing shoes. even if I put them away on sunday by weds the "shoe corner" - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 24, 07:32 1
      - Yup. So many shoes for different needs. I try and put them away once a week as they start to block my path to the kitchen. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:40
  - It will take you half the weekend to pack your four suitcases for Indy. -- nm - ty97 May 24, 07:27 2
    - I mean it's really true. you think I'm putting away the shoes? no. I am packing them. I totally need four pairs of hiking boots for three days -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 May 24, 07:29 1
      - "These are my rainy hilly hiking boots. These are my rainy flat-terrain boots. These are my mixed dirt and boardwalk trail boots. And these are my - Andie May 24, 07:40
- Off work at 2pm. Some people over for dinner tonight (potato bar). Hoping to plant some bulbs this weekend. Maybe buying a new loveseat. Playing bass - oblique May 24, 07:24 2
  - "...Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time!" -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 May 24, 07:27 1
    - we're old school like that :) -- nm - oblique May 24, 07:28
- Flying to Germany for a few days (Dusseldorf/Cologne) then heading to Belgium (basing out of Antwerp) - ty97 May 24, 07:24 2
  - Awesome! Have a wonderful trip! -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:51
  - have a blast! -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:44
- Mac's last day of high school is today! She finished up her last exam an hour ago and is now at the Senior Picnic - prayformojo 🐵 May 24, 07:24 3
  - that seems impossible. -- nm - Andie May 24, 08:08
  - Nice!! -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:51
  - Congrats to Mac (and her chauffeur) -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:43
- Taking it easy. No plans at all. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:24 1
  - Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy. -- nm - Mop🧹 May 24, 07:27
- heading to the Lake tonight. Staining the deck and doing some beach cleanup while there -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 24, 07:23
- I am seeing Images in Vogue (Canadian 80s throwback) at a bar tonight. Allergy testing tomorrow. Might do a few Doors Open locations on Sunday. -- nm* - Andie May 24, 07:23
My big thing this weekend is I'm going to the opening night of the Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Merry Wives of Windsor) -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:20 1
- that sounds lovely. -- nm - Andie May 24, 07:22
Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days series was probably his best. Greatest Movie Ever Sold is pretty lousy. Holy Chicken is also kind of mediocre. -- nm - Qale May 24, 07:15 4
- He's a lying liar from liarsville. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:23 3
  - indeed. also the NYT breaking news email didn’t include a single word about his admitted multiple rounds of sexual misconduct that cut his career. -- (pic) - i.b.! May 24, 09:16 [Attachment]
  - Certainly. -- nm - Qale May 24, 07:29 1
    - I missed the news he had passed before I posted that but I stand by it. -- nm - Krusty May 24, 07:31
Benoit Blanc returns -- (link) - budice May 24, 07:13 4
- Excellent! -- nm - Mop🧹 May 24, 07:25
- sweet -- nm - Beaker 🍺 May 24, 07:21
- I love Knives Out. He seems like he’s having a absolute blast playing this character. -- nm - Will Hunting May 24, 07:18
- AWESOME. Craig sounds like he has a lot of fun playing Blanc. -- nm - crash davis 😺 May 24, 07:15

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