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Dodgers acquire Cavan Biggio in trade with Blue Jays -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 07:45
Proud parent moment: After her first year of law school, my daughter ranks #22 out of 133 in her class - Fuzzy Jun 12, 07:20 13
- congratulations to her - that's outstanding. -- nm* - Andie Jun 12, 07:42
- Way cool! - ReluctantCynic Jun 12, 07:40
- Excellent! -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 07:38
- Well done!! -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 07:32
- Ask her about that sonnuvab Kingsfield. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 12, 07:30
- 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 07:29
- woohoo! -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 07:28
- *fist pump* -- nm - LFG Jun 12, 07:27
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 07:26
- VNLS! -- nm - oblique Jun 12, 07:21
- VN1L! -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 12, 07:21 1
  - dork -- nm - oblique Jun 12, 07:21
- holy smokes. that's awesome! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 07:20
Voter ID laws for thee but not for me -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 12, 07:18 3
- now I wonder what the barcode means if you read it -- nm - oblique Jun 12, 07:21 2
  - CrAzY LiKe PiNeApPlE -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 12, 07:29
  - "MAGA" -- nm - LFG Jun 12, 07:23
Hey Bery, may be just me, but ST is really slow (taking 15-18 seconds per page load) -- nm - decline Jun 12, 07:16 9
- Last night he said something about changing DNS ??? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 12, 10:22
- same -- nm - Remlik Jun 12, 07:40
- Okay here, -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 07:31 1
  - Here as well. -- nm - LFG Jun 12, 07:39
- same for me -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 07:25
- This can mean only one thing -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 07:19 2
  - the cool people are being affected? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 07:42
  - the foodchem/Gladwell dialectic is slouching towards its terrifying final resolution? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 07:20
- no problem here -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 07:17
American investor and piece of shit Martin Shkreli accused of copying and sharing one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 07:15 1
- Shkreli vs cryptobros is a real Mothra vs Ghidorah situation, of both of them were also enormous douches. -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 07:18
Me: hey Rex, want to walk A to school? Rex: *walks A to school, then takes me on an hour long expedition around town before allowing me to lead him back towards home* -- (edited) - znufrii Jun 12, 07:15
"anti-shark drone?" -- (link) - Quint Jun 12, 07:10
inflation eased to 3.3% in May. rent remains the main driver, which keeping interest rates high works against in the housing sector -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 12, 07:07 2
- *clenches…something* -- nm - Chairman Powell Jun 12, 07:08 1
  - made even more laughable when you see what real inflation looked like in the 70s/80s -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 12, 07:14
RIP Jerry West (The Logo) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 12, 07:04 1
- RIP :-( -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 07:06
The Atlantic: “Why It Was Easier To Be Skinny In The 80s”—🙄—do we really have coddle the 20 somethings and 30 somethings, this hard -- nm* - Trending Jun 12, 06:59 1
- Because my metabolism ran three times as fast then? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 07:00
Jerry West passed away, 86 -- nm - budice Jun 12, 06:58 3
- RIP :-( -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 07:07
- RIP -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 07:05
- :( NBA should switch to a dark version of the logo for the rest of the finals. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 12, 07:04
NYJets: "It's not a half the time thing,...sometimes thing..., most of the time thing... it's an every time thing." -- Aaron Rodgers - Will Hunting Jun 12, 06:44 3
- He’s basically an evil Jimmy Buffet -- nm - Trending Jun 12, 07:48
- Was Rodgers Woody Johnson's idea? I didn't follow the huge mess in GB that turned him into a Jet -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 07:07 1
  - As a Jets fan I'm still unsure how and why it all went down this way. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 07:08
Explorer Ernest Shackleton's last ship found off Labrador's south coast, says expedition -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 06:18 2
- Is this the one that Harper was keen to find? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 12, 07:11
- You lost *ANOTHER* ship, Ernest? -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 06:35
I want to get a nice pet portrait for one of my clients whose dog passed away earlier in the year. The people here with websites charge more - Krusty Jun 12, 05:33 23
- A suggestion... - David Jun 12, 06:40
- nmbKrusty - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 06:39 1
  - Cool. I'm about to head to my next job so I'll send an email this afternoon when I get a break. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 06:41
- did you look at petworks.com ? -- (edited) - decline Jun 12, 06:29 3
  - Nope, I'm looking at it now. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 06:36 2
    - Here is the one done for me -- (edited) - decline Jun 12, 06:39 [Attachment] 1
      - That's very nice! -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 07:09
- I would say…stay away from going 100% nude. Maybe underwear and couch (think Constanza/Seinfeld) -- (edited) - Trending Jun 12, 06:03 5
  - Draw me like one of your French Bulldogs -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 06:38
  - No other dog right now though she does plan to get one in the future after renovating her apartment this summer. I don't see her these days. I have so many pictures of her dog. -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 12, 06:11 3
    - Really cool—You’re a sweet dude, Krusty—the fact you’re thinking about this, for a former/future client speaks volumes -- nm - Trending Jun 12, 06:18 2
      - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 06:19 1
        
        Thanks. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 06:35
- Wonder if Loosi could do it? -- nm - Meg Jun 12, 05:55
- try Etsy. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 12, 05:51 3
  - Yep. This. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 06:35
  - I was looking at r/artcommissions on reddit but it seems the vast majority just do digital art. I'll see if Etsy has anything. - Krusty Jun 12, 06:00 1
    - I've never had an issue with Etsy myself. But definitely check reviews. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jun 12, 06:54
- I'll draw your pet? -- (link) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 12, 05:42 4
  - Thanks! A bit too spendy for me still as the watercolor is $300. Maybe that's just the going rate and I'll have to figure something else out. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 05:46 3
    - The pastel portrait is more affordable but not really what I was hoping for. I guess I need to adjust my thinking on this. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 05:48
    - get a pastel. still very nice and thoughtful. -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 12, 05:48 1
      - Yeah, I may need to go with something like that instead as it'll be more in line with what I can afford. There's a guy here that does fun pet -- (edited) - Krusty Jun 12, 05:53
MLB is gonna maybe need to do the NBA seeding idea on the 3/4 spots. - Will Hunting Jun 12, 05:12 2
- Though for now at least, the Guardians are right there with them. -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 05:35 1
  - I think the Royals are a better team and will eventually pass them for first. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 05:49
North Dakota voted to bar anyone from 81+ to run for federal office. The court smackdown on the Constitutionality of this should take about 3 minutes - Will Hunting Jun 12, 05:07 4
- Gonna be fun when Trump loses this year and then runs in 2028....as an 81 year old. Your move, ND -- nm - ty97 Jun 12, 07:41
- Obviously unconstitutional and a stunt, but also it's not like North Dakota matters. -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 06:40
- Seems like a lot of states are trying shenanigans this year to DQ candidates. Like you I expect they will all be pimp slapped. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 12, 05:45 1
  - Nothing different than every other year when one side tries every trick in the book to limit voter participation. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 05:47
Paddington in Peru trailer -- (link) - LMS Jun 12, 05:02 [youtube]
Strands #101 - decline'd - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 04:37 4
- nice! Yellow 2nd (spoil) - decline Jun 12, 07:14
- I needed a hint - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 07:05
- Yellow - 4th - VMan Jun 12, 05:55
- No hints - znufrii Jun 12, 05:06
Connections Puzzle #367 - I liked this one a lot - GBPY (spoils) - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 04:26 7
- 1 mistake - decline Jun 12, 06:58
- oopsPGBY - not understanding one of the Y answers, but it worked due to elimination - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 06:57
- One oopsie - BPYG - VMan Jun 12, 05:47
- Spoils - znufrii Jun 12, 04:51 2
  - Yeah, not familiar with that. - BaRRRon Jun 12, 07:16
  - huh. thanks. -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 04:54
- No mistakes - znufrii Jun 12, 04:50
TV PSA: NBA, MasterChef, AEW Dynamite, Walker, Acapulco, Big Door Prize, Dark Matter, From Tomorrow, Trying, Presumed Innocent, - What Beak read Jun 12, 04:20 1
- MLB and catching up on stuff. I love Dave but his guests the last couple of seasons have been mostly uninteresting. -- nm - Krusty Jun 12, 04:37
Murdle 3:14 - Fuzzy Jun 12, 04:18
Wordle 1,089 5/6 - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 12, 04:12 3
- Wordle 1,089 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 06:59
- 4 - decline Jun 12, 06:23
- 4 - rollo Jun 12, 05:24
Daily Myth for June 12 - znufrii Jun 12, 04:08 1
- 👍 -- nm - Pippy 🇨🇦 Jun 12, 08:42
Miriam Margolyes will be at the Fringe. That’ll be a popular ticket. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 02:33 2
- Once she's done perching on the cathedral spire -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 12, 05:47
- Ah, there we go. I find the big show: Hannah Gadsby. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 02:52
4 guys in DOC jackets and vests tried to take a guy in an apartment nearby, shots fired, they fled, apparently NOT DOC -- nm - local crime Jun 12, 00:17 1
- Meanwhile in Cincinnati, ballpark security tasers backflipping fan who ran onto the field -- (link) - oblique Jun 12, 05:46
This bike review sure says the name of the bike a lot. That feels kind of like A Choice. -- (link*) - Beryllium Jun 12, 00:01
blood, sweat, tears, and SkyTV -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 23:58 3
- He's such a man of the people. -- nm - LMS Jun 12, 06:15
- "I sacrificed soooo many people." -- nm - Reagen Jun 12, 02:52
- Maybe he can suspend TV interviews again. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 02:34
the Red Sox are 9-0 this year when the average wind speeds are above 10 mph -- nm - Trending Jun 11, 23:08
ranking MLB teams by how many cattle are found in their county -- (pic) - Trending Jun 11, 23:07 [Attachment] 3
- If someone was this bored, surely they could have dug deeper into the Canadian situation. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Jun 12, 07:02
- There are six cows in NYC Queens? I thought the zoo was in the Bronx -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 23:25 1
  - We have a zoo in every borough. :-) The largest one is in the Bronx and they don't have any cows. The Queens County Farm Museum does have livestock - Krusty Jun 12, 04:30
Elon drops lawsuit against Sam Altman and OpenAi -- (link) - zeitgeist Jun 11, 23:01 1
- He’s not a serious person and that wasn’t a serious threat. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 03:11
Gene Simmons is a Swiftie -- (link) - Peglegpete Jun 11, 22:56 2
- He and Paul can fully appreciate an effective music business model. -- nm - BaRRRon Jun 12, 05:13
- a very bold take indeed -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 04:32
I should open up a gym in Hell - JD Jun 11, 22:28
streaming is such a great business model that Amazon is licensing their shit to broadcast -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 22:15 6
- Why is making ancillary money a bad thing? -- nm - Dano Jun 12, 05:47 2
  - Played in theaters. Produced by Skydance. I believe Affleck has some ownership stake in the movie. But, see, it’s on Amazon… - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 06:40
  - It just is! Don't question why! -- nm - David Jun 12, 06:35
- saw it was on ABC, went to Amazon and watched it last night. B/B+ -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jun 12, 04:13
- Wait. It’s the NBA finals and the network broadcasting the games has licensed a movie about… basketball? I’m shocked! -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 12, 02:54
- Alternately, the networks aren't making any scripted programming anymore -- nm - JD Jun 11, 22:21
I’ve discovered my next DJ obsession. Techno? It’s been back for a bit and she is the one that leads the charge. -- (link) - Qale Jun 11, 22:13 [tiktok] 2
- they're still flogging that Blade remix? - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 22:24 1
  - It’s a resurrection. Now getting the remix/mashup treatment. -- nm - Qale Jun 11, 22:39
Dodgers just homered again -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 21:59
especially for Seth's show, the band feels extra non-essential but . . . what does NBC think is going to earn them more money at 12:30a? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 20:29 4
- *gulp* -- nm - cue card guy Jun 11, 22:06
- I've heard Seth mentioned as a front runner to replace Lorne Michaels when he retires. NBC bullying Seth isn't good business. - Mop🧹 Jun 11, 20:37 2
  - not Tina Fey? -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 11, 20:39 1
    - Definitely Tina Fey, but surprisingly Seth ahead of Tina. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 11, 20:41
London shows: My youngest is 15. I seem to be the only one who wants to see Wicked. The probably want to see Six. - Mop🧹 Jun 11, 20:19 6
- Matilda is great. -- nm - LMS Jun 12, 00:43
- speaking of Oz. I read a local article this week that the Wizard of Oz is being made into a Sphere show/film. -- nm - Peglegpete Jun 11, 20:57 2
  - would watch. -- nm - Andie Jun 12, 06:40
  - Oooo -- nm - Pippy Jun 11, 23:01
- Speaking of Phantom, the sequel (yes, the sequel) was co-written by Ben Elton who co-wrote Blackadder with Richard Curtis - Mop🧹 Jun 11, 20:34
- the over 13 is for the sexay -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 20:22
i guess one silver lining to Bally Sports going tits up is it sounds like Sinclair will be forced to sell off a good chunk of their local stations too -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 11, 20:14 1
- To be clear, Sinclair has divested itself entirely of Bally/Diamond at this point, but they took a hit doing so. - Mop🧹 Jun 11, 20:17

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