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Josh Brolin joins Knives Out 3 -- nm - budice Jun 3, 09:07 2
- *snap* -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 09:08
- It be easier to say who is NOT in it - Pippy Jun 3, 09:08
cuntface Farage will run as Reform, further splitting the conservative vote -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 09:03
WWE: Becky Lynch is officially a free agent -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 09:00 1
- She’ll be back after time off and an acting gig or two. - Tim Jun 3, 09:06
Cowboys have announced the passing of 11-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Larry Allen. Allen was 52. -- (link*) - budice Jun 3, 08:53 [Attachment] 1
- Oh…wow. - Will Hunting Jun 3, 08:54
Sci Fi World in LA having issues as it's creator was convicted for child pron..... -- (link) - Remlik Jun 3, 08:52
Paramount and Skydance have reportedly agreed to terms -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 08:31 20
- In a rather wild transaction, Ellison will buy National Amusements and then National Amusements will buy Skydance. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 08:40 10
  - That's John Malone-level convolution. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 3, 08:53 4
    - It's Sumner Redstone convolutions, because of the way he set up the company. - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 08:59 3
      - So no stock play on PARA? -- nm - Pippy Jun 3, 09:06 2
        
        Nope, except maybe PARA owners selling because they're frustrated. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 09:23 1
        
        It's also possible that some PARA owners will see this is a good thing (it is, as it will shore it a struggling company). -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 09:23
  - unless Skydance *really* feels like they need to be in the TV business, probably still spins off CBS at some point - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 08:45 4
    - CBS, Nickelodeon, BET, MTV... the works. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 08:50
    - spins the channel off but keeps the programming and IP? -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 08:50 2
      - also gotta hang on to Survivor for the junkies like amanda -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 09:01
      - Almost certainly keeps the IP, yes. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 08:51
- I always assume that redbird capital is owned by former HSXer redbird. -- nm* - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 3, 08:36 8
  - Who is secretly fishstick kid's dad. -- nm - Inigo Jun 3, 08:52 6
    - and with that reference, it sets me on a path to see "What is the fishstick kid up to now?" -- (link*) - oblique Jun 3, 08:57 5
      - lol. That reminds me. LYC but growing up there was a younger kid that lived in my neighborhood. Rich family, spoiled rotten. - LFG Jun 3, 09:08 2
        
        *slow clap* -- nm* - oblique Jun 3, 09:09 1
        
        (he was also a redhead, so FSK reminded me of him) -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 09:11
      - They grow up so fast -- nm - Pippy Jun 3, 09:07
      - I missed that he made Eagle Scout in 2018, good for him! -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 09:04
  - Same. -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 08:49
Murdle 2:23 - Fuzzy Jun 3, 08:31
7,500+ pedestrians were run over to death in 2022, 75% increase since 2010 -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 08:30 4
- And nothing with change. Roads keep getting wider and we still don't invest in public transit. - Krusty Jun 3, 08:45
- In a perfect world this number would be cut in half. nm - Dignan Jun 3, 08:33 2
  - I suspect some were. -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 08:36 1
    - Did not see that coming...and likely neither did they... -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 3, 10:58
Random Roles with Christine Lahti -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 07:47
NYSE technical issue impacting some stock prices, incorrectly showing Berkshire Hathaway down 99% -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 07:36 3
- Gamestop is breaking everything! Up 100% today -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 08:17
- Always set limit orders -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 07:49
- BUY BUY BUY -- nm - Tim Jun 3, 07:40
Bad Boys: Ride or Die nsy, The Watchers nsy, Tuesday 100% (9), LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring rerelease 91% (235) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 07:35
I should get in a run before lunch. *sees it’s already 75 degrees out* - znufrii Jun 3, 07:27
Orioles are calling up infielder Connor Norby, .286/.374/.510 with nine home runs and 36 RBIs at AAA. -- nm - budice Jun 3, 07:20 2
- Mateo to the IL with a concussion, looks like. - Will Hunting Jun 3, 07:32
- can he pitch two innings of middle relief? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 07:21
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before House subcommittee on Covid-19 pandemic -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 07:15 [youtube] 1
- This poor man is going to be hounded by Republicans until the day he dies. -- nm* - Jovian Jun 3, 07:16
NMS Adrift is an interesting expedition but not quite as fun as I would expect. I do hope they make it a game mode in combination with survival mode - oblique Jun 3, 07:10
The ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Cheat Sheet -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 07:09 1
- This made me LOL: "Daemon Targaryen: Rhaenyra’s uncle-husband." -- nm - Jovian Jun 3, 07:50
LYC: got a PokeStop approved for a playground almost right next to our spot at the lake. Very pleased. - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 07:05
Reagen - who winning the hockey pool? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 06:50 3
- Technically a round to go but it's over -- (link) - Reagen Jun 3, 06:51 [Backboard] 2
  - Also I am going to be a distracted mess for a minimum of two weeks. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 06:59
  - merci. and congrats to Walt! nice picking!! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 06:53
ah well, nevertheless . . . -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 06:42 17
- "I, a Democrat, call upon DJT to give up his GOP spot". Yeah, if you want them to get their back up and ensure he stays the nominee - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:47 16
  - nobody thinks that will actually happen. it's about disqualifying him in the minds of voters who think convicted felons shouldn't be running for - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 06:54 15
    - I believe every major Democrat said before the trial he is unfit to serve. Nothing changed. If you want the 85% of Republicans to not listen - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 07:03 8
      - It's the squishy middle that need to be hammered upon. Hillary's emails seemed like a big deal because they wouldn't shut up about them. -- nm - Reagen Jun 3, 07:14 6
        
        it's insane to me that the party that keeps having this playbook run against it never seems to think they can also . . . just run the same playbook -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 07:17 5
        
        the Dems don't have their own point making PR new orgs though (FOX, NewsMax etc) like the GOP do -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 07:46 4
        
        a handicap for sure but the Alito flag story broke through all of that in a few weeks, despite Dem leadership doing nothing much to push it - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 08:05
        
        MSNBC? -- nm - mud Jun 3, 07:58 2
        
        MSNBC is not the same epicenter of dems that Fox is for republicans. -- nm - pmb Jun 3, 08:04 1
        
        heh, not quite -- nm - mud Jun 3, 08:08
      - the private email server "case" against Hillary was always bullshit, legally. but saying it was disqualifying on a daily basis for a year - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 07:14
    - half the (I)s is impressive IMHO -- nm - mud Jun 3, 06:59 5
      - It doesn't mean they won't vote for him. But I also think that all the polls that says dems want a different option from Biden are the same. Doesn't - pmb Jun 3, 07:03 4
        
        the crap thing is that I think Ds who want "not biden" are more likely to stay home than are Rs who want "not trump." I think the Rs understand - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 3, 07:06 3
        
        I think as the stakes become clearer closer to the election it will start to even. -- nm - pmb Jun 3, 07:44 2
        
        but they don't have to (and shouldn't) wait. start shaping the narrative now for what you want it to be in six months -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 08:07 1
        
        Completely agree. I just don't think it will really take hold until at least after the conventions. -- nm - pmb Jun 3, 08:40
Pleonasm ˈplēəˌnazəm NOUN The use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g., “see with one’s eyes”), either as a fault of style or for - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:34 3
- Also, a spoonerific tumor. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 3, 06:46
- I feel attacked. -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 06:34 1
  - If you had said "I feel attacked by this post" then you might have cause to worry -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:37
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Jun 3, 06:33 18
- Started Loudermilk I’m not sold yet. It’s mean for no reason. Lisa Frankenstein F for not watchable -- nm - Pippy Jun 3, 08:55
- Mona Lisa (C+ -- Long Good Friday was better 80s Hoskins) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 08:24
- Apes: A-. Archer (Miami Vice season): A -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 07:31
- The Young Woman and the Sea - B+, A Cock and Bull Story - B-. Doctor Who A -- nm - LMS Jun 3, 07:19
- Godzilla Minus One A -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 06:48 1
  - I saw this too. B+ -- nm - Andie Jun 3, 08:45
- Doctor Who A, Finale of Younger A, -- nm - . Jun 3, 06:42
- DONDI S1: B - Decently fun as I do love the original game show but not sure about the whole "strategy" of the game long term -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 06:38 1
  - There's a fundamental flow in the Deal or No Deal portion of this game and it won't take long to be exploited. - Turd Ferguson Jun 3, 07:01
- Furiosa 7/10. It is a 6/10 movie with an ATJ bonus point. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:36 7
  - add another point for Hemsworth hilarity, another for Duggan cinematography, another for Miller directing, you get 10/10 (or A+, which I gave it) -- nm - mud Jun 3, 06:41 6
    - spoiler - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:44 5
      - I'm with you on your scale - but not for the same reason (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Jun 3, 06:57 4
        
        spoiler - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 07:06 3
        
        Yup. That and the (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Jun 3, 07:59 2
        
        HEH (spoils) - Jovian Jun 3, 08:42
        
        youse guyz are adding these points like they're bad things .. maybe you just don't like cool-ass movie picture shows. -- nm - mud Jun 3, 08:03
- The Outlaws S3 B, Mad Men (rewatch) S7 2nd half A/A+, Totally Killer B+ -- nm - mud Jun 3, 06:33
"Nine witnesses in the criminal cases against former President Donald Trump have received significant financial benefits, including large raises" - hollywood big shot Jun 3, 06:30 2
- Is that not allowed? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 07:43
- tell me the crime here. no really, let's get another one on the books. -- nm - rollo Jun 3, 07:30
Vikings and WR Justin Jefferson reached agreement on a four-year, $140 million contract extension that includes $110 million gtd -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 06:28
Justin Jefferson signed a 4/$140M deal with 110M guaranteed -- nm - Trending Jun 3, 06:28 1
- Highest paid non-QB ever? -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 08:20
Cyndi Lauper announced farewell tour...in arenas (that seems wildly aggressive) - MDH Jun 3, 06:28 7
- If she wants to be done it is her right, MDH. -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 08:10
- One of my favorite covers of a Cyndi Lauper tune. -- (link) - BaRRRon Jun 3, 06:37 [youtube]
- They think she can fill those places? Is this going to be another case where the artist has to cancel because they couldn't sell out? - Krusty Jun 3, 06:35 2
  - Unless her opening acts are major stars or bring in an audience, I think the venues will be downsized. -- nm - MDH Jun 3, 06:38 1
    - yup. -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 07:02
- She's making that big Cosentyx money now. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 3, 06:34
- If you haven't had a chance to see her - you should catch this tour. Saw her a few years back - she opened for Cher. - Turd Ferguson Jun 3, 06:34
“By default, you are unable to send email externally after entering a notice period of employment.” -- nm - znufrii Jun 3, 06:22 3
- I once had a guy come to work for me from a company we’d bought projects from. They cut off all his access as a security risk. - mafic Jun 3, 09:08
- So you're required to give them 30 days, but you can't respond to client requests for those 30 days? - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:26 1
  - Yup. -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 3, 06:28
Connections Puzzle #358 oops, doh, PBGY - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:21 1
- xGYPB - mud Jun 3, 06:32
if that was a poll, I love target threshhold sheets. I hate sateen and anything fussy. just give me nice crisp cotton. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 3, 06:19 3
- Sateen is just okay with me. I like how certain colors shine in it, but its not that comfy. I like how flannel softens with age. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:24
- I don't have a brand that I love right now. I have a nice set of linen sheets for the summer and flannel for the winter but not a nice cotton set. - Krusty Jun 3, 06:21
- cotton, high thread count is my preference. Nothing wrong with keeping it simple. -- nm - sycor Jun 3, 06:21
Venom: The Last Dance trailer -- (link) - budice Jun 3, 06:06 [youtube] 7
- I should probably watch the second one at some point -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 3, 06:58 1
  - At least the end cap scene. -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 08:11
- I'll be there -- nm - oblique Jun 3, 06:35
- Alan Ritchson (Reacher) rumored to be the new Eddie Brock for the MCU proper -- nm - Remlik Jun 3, 06:19 3
  - If it keeps him out of Wayne Manor I am all for it. -- nm - LFG Jun 3, 08:09 2
    - Love the guy, but he would be a terrible Alfred -- nm - Beryllium Jun 3, 08:19 1
      - 🤣 -- nm - Trending Jun 3, 08:25
Daily Myth for June 3 - znufrii Jun 3, 06:03 1
- I'm not a big fan of the Mayans -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:32
Taylor Momsen bitten by a bat on stage -- (link) - Reagen Jun 3, 06:01 4
- If Ozzy had been there, he'd never have allowed this to transpire. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 3, 06:35 1
  - *looks down* I am way too slow on this. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 3, 06:35
- As had been foretold -- nm - prayformojo Jun 3, 06:03 1
  - That's good eatin'!!!! -- nm - Ozzy Jun 3, 06:09
Strands #92 LOLOL - ty97 Jun 3, 06:01
Wordle 1,080 5/6 - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 05:57
Things I have learned after flying out of London (Gatwick) - tRuMaN Jun 3, 05:54 11
- Schiphol is less “mini mall” and more “West Edmonton Mall”. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 3, 06:45 1
  - oh you still walk right out of security into a big duty free shop. - ty97 Jun 3, 08:22
- They can't all be O'Hare. - . Jun 3, 06:38
- I like shopping at airports. Not that I buy anything, I like to look. -- nm - Last Of My Kind Jun 3, 06:20 1
  - Same. It is a good time waster. I'll go to the Filson in SeaTac store admire the clothing and then shudder at the price tag. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:28
- Yep, very common, especially at the hubs (not just in Europe, but they are very good at it there). - ty97 Jun 3, 05:59
- I hope your vacation has been rocking -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 05:58 4
  - Well after a long delay out of Iceland yesterday ( Icelandair failed miserably didn’t provide any info for the first hour) -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jun 3, 06:02 3
    - Ouch, doesn't sound like much fun, but glad you're almost home -- nm* - ty97 Jun 3, 06:03 2
      - jFK is just not a fun place with the construction and the terminal setup with the air train - tRuMaN Jun 3, 06:08 1
        
        The construction is not fun at all and had been messing up traffic something terrible. - ty97 Jun 3, 06:28
strands #92 Yellow 2nd -- (edited) - decline Jun 3, 05:48 1
- yellow third - crash davis 😺 Jun 3, 06:11
Has Krusty been lying to us about pizza? -- (pic) -- (link*) - tRuMaN Jun 3, 05:41 [Attachment] 4
- Heh. I passed one in the Brussels South train station last week. Almost sent Krusty a photo haha -- nm* - ty97 Jun 3, 06:00
- I would never lie about pizza. They started in Brooklyn and weren't even a pizzeria at first. They were a salumeria that sold slices to local -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 3, 05:51 2
  - Well it’s all over Iceland. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 3, 05:53 1
    - That's too bad for them. I don't like that people in Iceland might think that's how pizza in the US or NY tastes. -- nm - Krusty Jun 3, 05:58

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