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Netflix Outdoes Expectations Again, Adding 8M Subscribers In Q2 -- nm - budice Jul 18, 13:19
And another thing: “How likely 1 to 10 would you recommend us to friends or family” is an inherently unanswerable question and I refuse to answer it. -- nm - nubby Jul 18, 13:15 2
- "Maybe I want them to suffer" -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 13:16 1
  - Depends which relatives. -- nm - pmb Jul 18, 13:20
IATSE deal ratified but slightly lower than the WGA/SAG votes (lotta folks I know think the AI provisions are a joke) -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 13:02
awwww dammit. The Nuggets' terrible offseason just go terribler -- (link) - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 18, 12:50
Bob Newhart RIP -- (pic) - budice Jul 18, 12:45 [Attachment] 12
- He will be ticked but, maybe as a Jedi ghost he can restore balance to the Force. -- nm - VMan Jul 18, 13:20
- Aw that's sad. I watched The Bob Newhart show and Newhart recently. Good times. -- nm - sycor Jul 18, 13:11
- I have just loved him for forever. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 18, 13:11 1
  - Same. -- nm - pmb Jul 18, 13:19
- :-( -- nm - Krusty Jul 18, 13:06
- :( -- nm - Jovian Jul 18, 13:02
- During the TBS era of the 1980s, the two actors I loved the most were James Garner and Bob Newhart. Neither ever broke my heart. - David Jul 18, 12:58
- :-[ -- nm - mud Jul 18, 12:50
- what a legend. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 12:48 1
  - truly -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 18, 12:49
- aww man RIP -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 12:48 1
  - Gettysburg PR routine -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 12:53 [youtube]
That crazy car chase yesterday got even more bizarre. Not only was he driving dangerously with his 2-month old baby and the mother in the car but - Meg Jul 18, 12:40 2
- this world has gone mad -- nm - Pippy Jul 18, 12:54 1
  - The. Worst. Timeline. -- nm - LFG Jul 18, 13:25
USPS Shared Customers Postal Addresses With Meta, LinkedIn and Snap -- (link) - budice Jul 18, 12:37 3
- that's bad, but you have NO idea how much info the Direct Mail companies have on you. More than what this gave Meta & Co., I'm sure. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Jul 18, 13:12
- And I've been wondering how much they were making from the ads on their 'informed delivery' emails. -- nm - Meg Jul 18, 12:46
- today would be a good day for the board to fire Louis DeJoy -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 12:41
Question inspired by something from a Derrick Henry article. - the wrong element Jul 18, 12:32 4
- And so my take is on the record. - the wrong element Jul 18, 12:38
- The problem wasn't the trade veto, although owners should stay out of that stuff. It was the lack of a true effort to re-sign. - David Jul 18, 12:34 2
  - I agree about the lack of effort to re-sign him, but I think that decision had already been made. - the wrong element Jul 18, 12:56 1
    - FUCK THE SAINTS - David Jul 18, 13:03
Someone should do a reboot of one of my favorite cartoon shows ever. - Reluctant Cynic Jul 18, 12:29
Founder of Fandango was found dead at a NYC hotel, apparent suicide -- (link) - zeitgeist Jul 18, 12:13 1
- It was posted yesterday. Mop made an excellent point that as ubiquitous as Fandango is, nobody really knew this guy. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:14
I guess someone at AP started doing some math -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 12:12
So since it seems like it is inevitable at this point. Whom should Harris name as her Running Mate? -- nm - Jovian Jul 18, 11:56 22
- From the outside: one week ago i would have said there was a sub-10% chance of Biden stepping aside. Now, i am beginning to think it's - Andie Jul 18, 12:10 16
  - I feel like the universe is broken. This was over when 45 got convicted of everything. Since then, everything has been a bad telenovela. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:13 14
    - oh, it is unspeakably crazy that he is in the running. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 12:20
    - Dem donors are breaking shit because they want control. Media is breaking shit because they think people want drama. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 12:15 12
      - The media is complicit in all this shit for covering up for the past 2 years. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 18, 13:30 2
        
        lol -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 13:32 1
        
        Ah, so you must be in the "this spontaneously happened" camp. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 18, 13:59
      - Meanwhile, poker fans are watching winning hole cards get folded. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:16 8
        
        great analogy -- nm - Pippy Jul 18, 12:55
        
        I was wondering if all this shit was starting to affect your optimism for this election. nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 18, 12:20 1
        
        I don’t know what to think. There is a common sense element about 45 not winning, but the ratfucking is omnipresent. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:22
        
        I think im gonna play video games all week and drown out the noise -- nm - eag Jul 18, 12:20
        
        "Oh but they're not "felony" felonies..." *punches through wall* -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 12:17 3
        
        Mom told me last night that “the woman on tv said the charges weren’t true.” - David Jul 18, 12:20 2
        
        They all think they're Walter Fuckin' Cronkite. Half of them are barely Matt Drudge. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 12:23 1
        
        Yup. Where was this relentless investigative reporting with Trump? -- nm - Inigo Jul 18, 12:46
  - sad now -- nm - mud Jul 18, 12:12
- At this point, I'm more worried about Biden's health. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:07
- Shapiro is probably the least contentious pick but I think has a bit of "overlap" with Harris in terms of background and credentials if you actually - oblique Jul 18, 12:05
- I am about to start blocking folks here. -- nm - Qale Jul 18, 12:02
- Biden -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 18, 11:57 1
  - I said before that flipping the ticket might be the best option. I think there are concerns about replacing him (needing congressional approval) if - pmb Jul 18, 12:05
Dune: Prophecy | Official Teaser 2 - Control | Max -- (link) - mud Jul 18, 11:52 [youtube]
yikes, season finale of The Boys is A++ for Amazing - mud Jul 18, 11:49 1
- I thought it was on last night and was quite sad when I turned it on. So I watched Crisis on Infinite Earths 2, instead. -- nm - LFG Jul 18, 11:53
I named by downstairs robovac Steve, because Steve sucks. Now I don't know what to name my upstairs robovac. -- nm - sycor Jul 18, 11:47 4
- Cardinal. - King Of Oklahoma Jul 18, 11:52
- Duke -- nm - Krusty Jul 18, 11:52
- Rogers -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 18, 11:52
- stevey? steven? steeeeeeeeve! -- nm -- (edited) - tRuMaN Jul 18, 11:50
All lab results normal. - David Jul 18, 11:43 22
- Excellent. Great to hear. - pmb Jul 18, 13:13
- Excellent news! -- nm - kelly Jul 18, 13:12
- Excellent!! glad to hear -- nm - Pippy Jul 18, 13:00
- Huzzah! -- nm - Reluctant Cynic Jul 18, 12:27
- Woohoo! -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 12:22
- Awesome! Steak dinner tonight! -- nm - Krusty Jul 18, 12:17 6
  - Still not eating beef, even though it nearly killed me to stop. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:20 5
    - Can you eat plant based meats or is it more of "only eat these things" type situation? -- nm - oblique Jul 18, 13:09 1
      - Medically, I'm supposed to avoid sodium and sugar as much as possible right now, and carbonated beverages are out of the question. - David Jul 18, 13:25
    - Forever? - Krusty Jul 18, 13:08 2
      - Haven't decided yet. The story here is... - David Jul 18, 13:24 1
        
        I completely understand and I wish you the best with these changes. - Krusty Jul 18, 13:39
- 👍! -- nm - mud Jul 18, 12:11
- *fist pump* - LFG Jul 18, 12:00
- Woohoo! -- nm - sycor Jul 18, 11:56
- Now it's time to wrap your heart in bacon. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 11:55 1
  - I haven't had a coke in 10 weeks. It's a miracle I haven't gone postal. -- nm* - David Jul 18, 12:00
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 18, 11:52
- YEAH!!! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 18, 11:52
- A+ -- nm - oblique Jul 18, 11:51
- “But the person himself, woo boy.” -- nm - Qale Jul 18, 11:51
- yeah -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:43
actual footage of fucko arriving at the ER in Butler last Saturday, which is more than we knew about it 10 minutes ago -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:40
TIL that there is a world record for the longest continuous drift (in a car - like Mario Kart) and that it is 232.5 miles. Yes, you read that right -- (link) - oblique Jul 18, 11:39 3
- how in the world did the tires last that long? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:43 1
  - water. they apparently also had to refuel 5 times and broke a separate world record for a twin drift because they used another drifting car to refuel - oblique Jul 18, 11:47
- 8 hours, for those that do not want to click but are curious. -- nm - LFG Jul 18, 11:41
Fuzzy, in case you check in - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 18, 11:38 [Attachment]
Meanwhile, potty training Gunnar is not going great. - Dano Jul 18, 11:07 6
- obviously, you should have stayed outside for 20 minutes! - decline Jul 18, 12:28
- ~ nobody said it was easy ~ -- nm - Coldplay Jul 18, 11:30
- it takes a year apparently, tobias is slower than expected but finally pooping outside more, still our carpet is soaked -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:30 1
  - Good thing is that I don't have carpet and his preferred room currently has a cement floor so it's not as bad as it could be. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 12:19
- :( -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 11:16
- The cats poop inside, why can't I? -- nm - Gunnar Jul 18, 11:09
gen x quiz no googling: on this date in 1991, the first Lollapalooza festival kicked off in what city? -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:06 6
- Phoenix. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 18, 11:11 3
  - *ding* -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:13 2
    - wasnt it a multi city tour back then as well.. or was that the next year. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 18, 11:14 1
      - always cross country until they rebooted in Chicago -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:18
- Somewhere in California? -- nm - Krusty Jul 18, 11:10
- I'm wanting to say Chicago but I'm guessing since you're asking that's not true so I will just say "ha! trick question!" -- nm - oblique Jul 18, 11:07
called it -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:00
man, even msnbc is saying when not if biden steps aside -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 10:52 21
- if you’re already acknowledging that the NYT is gonna fuck you over regardless of who the Dem nominee is, it’s hard to take your hair on fire shit -- (link*) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:32
- even Don Draper had the decency to cut down Layne’s body before the coroner arrived. Obama’s just letting his own VP bleed out so he doesn’t have to -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:29 15
  - Biden is like a HOF player staying on the field a season too long especially after the last team cut him. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:33 12
    - nobody disagrees with that. (1) the Other Team is objectively worse by any metric; (2) nobody can know what the WAR will be if you fire him for a rook -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:36 11
      - I think we are missing some inside info like how fast the dementia is increasing, compared to just six months ago -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 12:08 10
        
        there is no dementia jfc -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 12:12 9
        
        What pixie said. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 12:14 8
        
        indeed. -- nm - mud Jul 18, 12:15 7
        
        Just see the weird fucking consensus we're building! -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 12:27 6
        
        I, uh, I think there's dementia. This is how the Pat Summitt story broke, just slower. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:29 5
        
        I lived with an aunt after she got Alzheimers. it’s not about mixing up names. he’s totally present afaict just diminished compared to 4 or 16 yrs ago -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 12:33 2
        
        I hope you're right. I quite like him. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:35 1
        
        (And I'm sorry. That must have been brutal.) -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:37
        
        He's 81 and been a malaprop machine his entire political career. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 12:31 1
        
        I know, but conservatives seem like they've known something for a while. -- nm - David Jul 18, 12:32
  - None of these statements offering realistic alternate winning strategies just sounds like they're trying to avoid an L on their record - Max Jul 18, 11:32 1
    - it’s all wishful/magical thinking that My Chosen Successor will do any better than Biden once the NYT/CNN beltway machine gets done with them by Nov 5 -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:34
- Did they issue a statement or something? -- nm - Last Of My Kind Jul 18, 11:15 2
  - Obama, Pelosi and Jeffries have back channeled their thoughts, Shummer and Shiff did yesterday, is there anyone else, Harris? et tu? -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:29 1
    - “if you’re going to shoot, SHOOT! don’t talk” -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:41
- "ffffffffffh. Five dollars. ..." -- nm - Obama Jul 18, 11:02
Divorce Divorce Divorce -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 18, 10:51 6
- Hate to break it to you, but you've just officially divorced MrsBeaker. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 18, 11:05 1
  - So this means I have a chance to be her plus one for a trip to Calgary? -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 11:19
- nubby! nubby! nubby! -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 18, 10:59
- better than a 6-iron thru the windshield right Tiger? -- nm* - budice Jul 18, 10:57 1
  - better than a wedge through the incisor and molars -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 18, 11:03
- I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY -- nm - sycor Jul 18, 10:51
Manny Jacinto has been putting in the work, man. -- nm - Reagen Jul 18, 10:48
“Is Twisters streaming on Netflix or HBO Max?” it’s not even out yet! Clickbait and SEO have ruined the internet. - Tim Jul 18, 10:48 14
- You're just trying to give pixie a stroke. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 18, 11:05
- I've never seen Twister. Maybe I'll watch that this weekend. Then in 28 years I can watch Twisters. -- nm - Dano Jul 18, 10:52 11
  - it's incredibly fun. A schlock film raised by the great cast and some solid action pieces. -- nm - Remlik Jul 18, 12:56
  - it's important to set goals -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 18, 10:59
  - it’s on hbo -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 10:59 2
    - What is this HBO of which you speak? -- nm - Dano Zaslav Jul 18, 11:00 1
      - the thing you want to brand all your shitty IP show with -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 18, 11:01
  - I loooooove Twister, but i don't know if you watched it now for the first time through 2024-eyes how it would land. -- nm - Andie Jul 18, 10:56
  - it is a fun, dumb action movie and the cast is stellar -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Jul 18, 10:56 4
    - I watched it earlier this week, for the first time since the 90s. So dumb. -- nm - Roger More Jul 18, 10:56 3
      - Evil money-hungry scientists. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 18, 11:26
      - Your face is dumb. Twister is epic. -- nm - Loyola Jul 18, 10:59
      - Also, I'm glad that PSH was talented enough and had a good enough body of work not to be typecast in that role -- nm - Roger More Jul 18, 10:58
- I had another clickbait today of: 7 Things stroke doctors says you should never, ever do. Picture of doctor from Grey's Anatomy. Not the same - sycor Jul 18, 10:51
one of my favorite episodes of Grand Designs just hit you tube. this is the one where they are digging down in London. -- (link) - Peglegpete Jul 18, 10:48 [youtube]
Word. -- nm* - Turd Ferguson Jul 18, 10:47 1
- to your moms, I came to drop bombs -- nm - sycor Jul 18, 10:49

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