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That was more money than I’ve spent on clothes in a while. - znufrii Jun 28, 13:34 6
- i did some minor damage at the Banana outlet for that wedding but didn't splurge for a whole new suit (which woulda been like $600 for a one-time use) -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 13:37
- Ha...you could've bought 5 suits for that -- nm - J Banks Jun 28, 13:37 2
  - Or 1 Big Mac!!! -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 13:43
  - I probably will need to get a new suit at some point. - znufrii Jun 28, 13:41
- You bought a "Drink Your Milk" shirt? -- nm - JD Jun 28, 13:36
- Oooo, fancy! I spent $80 on two polo t-shirts the other day and felt ill. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 13:36
Mrs Colin Jost for milk -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 13:24 8
- J'accuse! Best I can figure, that's not a a collection but instead a single item -- (link) - JD Jun 28, 13:35 3
  - for $235 that better come with ScarJo wearing it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 13:37 2
    - And that's cheap. This tee is nearly $600 -- (link) - Krusty Jun 28, 13:42
    - But there's those cool milk spill details on the shirt -- nm - JD Jun 28, 13:38
- TIL: There's a fashion brand LOEWE so I guess the advertising works? -- nm - JD Jun 28, 13:28 3
  - They're Spanish and a very, very old brand. -- nm - Krusty Jun 28, 13:36 2
    - You've no idea how uncool you've just made me feel. 🤪 -- nm - JD Jun 28, 13:37 1
      - Hahaha!! Sorry. :-( - Krusty Jun 28, 13:40
Stanley Cup carbo loading -- (link) - JD Jun 28, 13:19 8
- last year a friend who is a caterer, catered a party for one of the Golden Knights. this is her son and the Stanley Cup. -- (pic) - Peglegpete Jun 28, 13:47 [Attachment] 1
  - the kid does not seem to be fully appreciating the gravitas of the moment there. -- nm - mud Jun 28, 13:49
- I still don't understand how the Stanley Cup doesn't have its own reality show. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 13:35
- That thing must be swimming with disease. -- nm - David Jun 28, 13:23 4
  - Silver is a natural disinfectant. (Or do you mean the Panthers) -- nm* - Reagen Jun 28, 13:29
  - Just throw it in the pool for a quick chlorination between meals. -- nm - VMan Jun 28, 13:26 1
    - Heh. I was trying to figure out a joke about the fact that it ends up in pools fairly regularly -- nm - JD Jun 28, 13:28
  - What doesn't kill you -- (link) - JD Jun 28, 13:25 [youtube]
Speaking of SCOTUS stuff, in one of our firm's cases cert was granted so one of my partners will be arguing in SC in the fall. -- (edited) - pmb Jun 28, 13:13 3
- even with current issues, it’s still an amazing experience. - i.b.! Jun 28, 13:18 1
  - It's interesting because this is a False Claims Act case, which means we're doing this on a contingent fee basis. We've been working on it for over - pmb Jun 28, 13:33
- nice. i clerked for my crim prof in law school when he argued. got to watch him get rinsed at orals but still a cool thing to do for an attorney - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 13:17
Fuzzy: I saw Merrily We Roll Along, Suffs and Cabaret. - kelly Jun 28, 13:12
Ay'o on directing the excellent episode six (which I just watched and loved especially at minute 6:00) -- (link) - mud Jun 28, 12:49 2
- i took a break from all the post-debate stress with eps 2 & 3 of the new season -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 12:58 1
  - I did the same with the first two. so good. (spoils) - i.b.! Jun 28, 13:01
Betfair has now weighed in on the U.S. election winner 🗳️ -- (pic) - Trending Jun 28, 12:47 [Attachment] 4
- Michele ahead of Kamala -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 13:41
- *Puts a fiver on Gretchen* -- nm - VMan Jun 28, 13:04 2
  - Hilary Clinton ahead of RFK…dude has no shot -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 13:09 1
    - no shot for the anti-vaccine guy, haha. it’s all amusing except his voters can do harm to biden. — nm - i.b.! Jun 28, 13:13
I never updated. They tested me for 30 allergens (a few I was negative to in 2017, most are new ones). - LFG Jun 28, 12:45 5
- Cottonwood has been blowing around here, like snow -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 12:51
- 👍👍 -- nm - mud Jun 28, 12:50
- or you could just buy one of those giant plastic bubbles and live in that -- nm - decline Jun 28, 12:47 2
  - Five hundred dolla??!??!? -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jun 28, 13:04
  - I did enjoy the Travolta film. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 12:50
product rec., if you like smoked salmon but don’t want to commit to a full package or fish, these lunchable-type dealios are quite good. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:35 2
- My store used to have little 4 oz vac packs of just lox style which was great for a bagel or two, make a salmon dip or toasts -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 13:31
- also elmhurst pistachio creamer. (the yes, I’m sharing my lunch nm but) -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:49
I had a dream this morning that chubbins was a smash hit podcaster. like ultra-famous. I keep thinking about this today. - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 28, 12:27 8
- reminded me of this video. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:41 [youtube]
- Hairband Hotel -- nm - Max Jun 28, 12:33
- Hoomans - Am I Right? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jun 28, 12:31
- Chubby Rain (the Bowfinger deep dive) -- nm* - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 12:31 1
  - a gem. -- (link) - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 28, 12:41 [youtube]
- The Fire Place -- nm - Max Jun 28, 12:28 2
  - "Hello Lovers, welcome back to my channel. This week we're talking uninvited guests. Has a strange man just walked into your life? Leave a comment." -- nm* - Max Jun 28, 12:30 1
    - she is terrified of all strangers. maybe that's it. "strangers I hid from this week." -- nm - 🏳️‍🌈 mandy chem 🏳️‍🌈 Jun 28, 12:32
Steam Summer Sale is on! What should I be buying (that's single player... ) - colin Jun 28, 12:25 8
- Hades if you haven't played it -- nm - Strongbad Jun 28, 13:56
- Have you looked at Balatro? -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 13:28 2
  - No, but it sounds fun -- nm - colin Jun 28, 13:34 1
    - I like it. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 13:48
- I assume you've played all of Subnautica already? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 12:26 3
  - I have not, actually! -- nm - colin Jun 28, 12:29 2
    - do it! -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 12:30 1
      - oh , it's on my list.. i just skipped it. whoops :) -- nm* - colin Jun 28, 12:30
"Voting isn't marriage, it's public transport" ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 12:24
Former Colts player Daniel Muir named as person of interest in son's disappearance. Parents no long cooperating with police -- (link) - Remlik Jun 28, 12:13 2
- what a sad story, just hope he is okay. -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 12:20 1
  - exactly. and good on the grandma for reporting. — nm - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:26
Legit pyramid scheme -- (link) - JD Jun 28, 11:55 1
- Oldie but still a goodie -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 11:59
Wimbledon (tennis) Predictions - Dano Jun 28, 11:53 2
- Awesome! Thanks—kinda hope Gauff makes the finals—Love Swiatek although she’s better on the clay -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 12:44 1
  - I went into the predictions thinking I would have Swiatek losing earlier but when I looked at her draw I didn't see it happening. -- nm - Dano Jun 28, 13:13
SCOTUS gets at least one decision right, rejected Bannons appeal and he will have to report to jail -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 11:40
129 days to the election. — nm - i.b.! Jun 28, 11:37 2
- The winner of last night's debate -- (link) - budice Jun 28, 11:47 1
  - :) - - i.b.! Jun 28, 11:56
I for one think offsides talk about golf scores is much better than bragging about dick size...just sayin -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 11:35 2
- Wait. There's an offsides rule in golf? -- nm - JD Jun 28, 11:59
- 45 brought up winning 2 tournaments, why didn't Joe reply that we all know he's the ONLY player so of course he wins -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 11:57
Sounds like Hockey People having a Draft tonight -- nm - budice Jun 28, 11:34
The Presidential Debate in NFL Terms -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Jun 28, 11:33 [youtube] 2
- I, uh, ponders... screw it. I totally recognize that bottle - JD Jun 28, 11:39
- Hmm. I liken it to a preseason game. Or I guess regular season. The SB is November 3rd. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 11:38
Variety: The 10 Best Movies of 2024 (So Far) - mud Jun 28, 11:28 6
- Well they got at least one thing right, Monkey Man is not on the list. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 12:19 5
  - ~ No Monkey Man can win my love / It's sweetness that I'm thinking of ~ -- nm - Jovian's Buffalo Stance Jun 28, 12:25 4
    - earworm! -- nm - mud Jun 28, 12:30 2
      - heh oh is that what it is? no earworm for me than. I thought this was a movie quote that I missed. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 12:32 1
        
        Neneh ruled 30 yrs ago -- nm - mud Jun 28, 12:35
    - It was the first modern (recent) movie that Ive seen that I immediately thought I need to watch this with a Rifftrax commentary. -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 12:26
Rare photos showcase the quirky spot where mock battles were staged while female patrons were abducted and held in the brig - JD Jun 28, 11:25 3
- Wonder if they'll share online. That would be cool to check out. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 11:45
- I'm glad they told us it was highly inappropriate. I wasn't sure. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jun 28, 11:34
- MAGA! -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 11:27
I know it’s a lot of luck, but this is still impressive. -- (link) - David Jun 28, 11:23 11
- My thought was what course has back to back par 3s at hole 4 and 5? -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jun 28, 13:37
- it’s amazing - I looked to see if it’s his home course, nope. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:59
- 67,000,000 to 1 odds of that happening -- (link) - Remlik Jun 28, 12:04 3
  - I can't imagine there are too many back-to-back 3-par holes in most events/courses, either. -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 12:27
  - That's simply incredible. -- nm - David Jun 28, 12:12 1
    - Just the thought of whacking a tiny ball towards a flag hundreds of yards away and hitting the target is bizarre -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 12:17
- Does he technically now have to buy TWO rounds for everyone in the clubhouse? -- nm - Trending Jun 28, 11:37
- You retire after that. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 11:26
- aside: proceeds to bogey the next 4 holes -- nm* - budice Jun 28, 11:24 2
  - "The good Lord would never disrupt the best game of my life." -- nm - JaxSean Jun 28, 11:59
  - and that's yet another reason why I'll forever be incredulous that anybody can golf well -- nm - JD Jun 28, 11:27
He clearly needed to take his rally drugs for the debate. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 11:19 1
- hrrmmm .. rally drugs -- nm - homer Jun 28, 11:20
zeit., from b2, the 47.9 million is across all the networks that showed the debate. nm but: -- (link) - i.b.! Jun 28, 11:17 1
- Ok, faux got more viewers tha cnn -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 11:33
Here's the Last Week Tonight main story on Trump's second term. It gets into Project2025 in great detail. -- (link) - Inigo Jun 28, 11:13 [youtube]
David, I agree with your assessment but also find it depressing that our "best" is an 81 year old racist white guy. -- nm* - colin Jun 28, 11:05 34
- Racist? Or unaware of his unconscious biases? Or just lazily not monitoring what he is saying? - ReluctantCynic Jun 28, 11:28 28
  - This whole time I thought he was referring to DJT. SMH. I am not touching this thread. :) -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 12:25 4
    - come on in, the water's muddy. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 12:51
    - oh to have the ideological purity of the wing with five seats in the house -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 12:27 2
      - i'm a realist, that's why i'll be likely be voting for biden, but we need idealism to move in positive directions as a country. - colin Jun 28, 12:35
      - heh -- nm - mud Jun 28, 12:30
  - for sure he’s had those instances and more, and it’s not great. in action, though, with diversity in his admin and things like historic funding of - i.b.! Jun 28, 11:49
  - That's part of it. But he also started his career fighting on the side of segregaionists, writing and helping pass bills that led to mass - colin Jun 28, 11:40 21
    - And I used to be the same type of person. - ReluctantCynic Jun 28, 12:22
    - “why are you all upset” when you’re clearly/purposely/selectively framing your comments with specific intent? 🙄 — nm - i.b.! Jun 28, 11:54 19
      - sure, i'm trying to be a little antagonistic. but i also think praising for the president should be tempered with the reality of who he is. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 11:57 18
        
        That's describing the whole democratic party, 60, 70 years ago they/we were the party of racists -- nm - zeitgeist Jun 28, 12:12 4
        
        i'm sure that plays heavily into the issues younger voters have.. someone from that era, even if they've become better people, don't represent them. -- nm - colin Jun 28, 12:17 3
        
        personally I’m more angry with the party that replaced the Dixiecrats when it became politically expident to be the party of southern whites but - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 12:25 2
        
        I think there’s plenty of ire to go around, but when sliding down the horseshoe - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:30
        
        if i'm being told this is my party and i must vote for it... i'd be a little annoyed if it wasn't anything like what i wanted it to be. - colin Jun 28, 12:28
        
        And in his 80s, he’s an excellent person. Period. -- nm - David Jun 28, 12:00 12
        
        all of us here know his history, and anyone who’s paying attention should know he’s a decent human. focusing on these particular negatives when there - i.b.! Jun 28, 12:21 10
        
        at the same time, i've seen people on st dismissive of people who are unhappy with biden and say they won't vote for him. - colin Jun 28, 12:49 9
        
        I've always wondered this. Was he anyone's first choice in the 20 primaries? - Strongbad Jun 28, 14:05
        
        But you vote for one or the other. Not voting is not any better. -- nm - LFG Jun 28, 12:51 7
        
        40% of voters didn't bother in 2020.. why give so much grief to someone who is thoughtful in withholding their vote? - colin Jun 28, 12:57 6
        
        because withholding a vote or third-partying in this case can be the same as voting for trump. no gold stars for being intellectually or - i.b.! Jun 28, 13:09 1
        
        Yup. You've lost the plot to believe otherwise. -- nm - David Jun 28, 13:11
        
        Thoughtfully withholding, IMO is almost worse than laziness. Thoughtfully withholding is choosing to accept worse if you can't get perfect, than -- (edited) - pmb Jun 28, 13:04 3
        
        Have you ever met a true leftist? -- nm - colin Jun 28, 13:35 2
        
        Yes. And? - pmb Jun 28, 13:46 1
        
        100% agree -- nm - Strongbad Jun 28, 14:06
        
        nmb -- (pic) - colin Jun 28, 12:15 [Attachment]
- do you think he’s racist now? - i.b.! Jun 28, 11:14 4
  - Absolutely. He said racist stuff on the campaign trail in 2019. I don't think he's changed at all. -- (edited) - colin Jun 28, 11:21 3
    - take it up with Jim Clyburn -- nm - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 11:22 2
      - Oh, the guy who supported racist gerrymandering in SC just so he could keep his seat? -- nm* - colin Jun 28, 11:26 1
        
        I don't think good people stay in federal politics. And you can't be president without committing war crimes. It's just not possible. Being racist - colin Jun 28, 11:30
Glastonbaby -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jun 28, 11:04
You guys are a bunch of perverts. - sycor Jun 28, 11:03 3
- I give myself credit—I didn’t post the newest pictures of Millie Bobbie Brown—she’s been working out (and is 20, now, btw) -- nm* - Trending Jun 28, 11:38
- What robot do you use to clean up around your back door? -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 11:15
- I don't care -- (link) - JD Jun 28, 11:06 [youtube]
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jun 28, 10:59 1
- My favorite thing today is a photo my daughter sent me of my granddaughter zooming after my sister’s Greyhound. -- nm - landbeck Jun 28, 11:04

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