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ELI5: What does it cost an airline (per plane) to offer WiFi? -- (edited) - JD Jul 24, 12:32
Why is there rugby 7s at the Olympics, yet the soccer still play 11v11? -- nm - Loyola Jul 24, 12:29 4
- Soccer has been in the Olympics a lot longer while rugby (as a new addition) needed to adapt to fit in + every country has soccer stadiums -- nm - Roger More Jul 24, 12:31 3
  - I think the pitch sizes are pretty similar? Ireland’s soccer and rugby teams share the same pitch. -- nm - Loyola Jul 24, 12:34 2
    - Wales too. -- nm - Loyola Jul 24, 12:45 1
      - And France. -- nm - Loyola Jul 24, 12:46
Severance season 2....budget of $20 Mill per episode.... -- (link) - Remlik Jul 24, 12:18 5
- only took em three years too -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 12:19 4
  - is it too late for sev season 2? I mean does anyone care anymore? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 12:44 3
    - Not to "Luke" you here - but I care. :) -- nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 24, 12:56 1
      - I haven't watched S1 which I know is cray. I just feel like it's been so long that I even am like "do I want to watch S1 anymore?" -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 12:57
    - I care deeply. Probably the only show I want to see come back. -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 12:47
I do wonder if there were republican voters that had planed to vote for Biden but are pausing now that they could be looking at 8 years instead of 4. -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 12:14 11
- My dad is technically Republican. But he HATES Trump. He will not vote for him. But he also doesn't think people are ready for a woman President. - sycor Jul 24, 12:27 4
  - every time someone says this, I hear my mom saying "a woman won in 2016." we were ready then. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 12:56
  - they said we weren’t “ready” for a black prez in 2008 too -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 12:40 2
    - I know. I'm just sharing what he said. I told him more people are than he might think. -- nm - sycor Jul 24, 12:45 1
      - my dads MAGA wife’s FB theory du jour is “ignore the puppet, focus on the puppetmaster” it’s unclear who the puppetmaster is, however - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 12:56
- these are Republican voters -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 12:23 2
  - Is that Taylor Swift, Sydney Sweeney and Hailee Steinfeld? -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 12:31 1
    - Karen, Karen and Karen -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:54
- There is also the situation whereby KH was seemingly onboard with serving 4 more years as Biden’s VP, and is now in a position to become president - Loyola Jul 24, 12:21
- Probably an insignificant statistic,, more are likely not to vote for a woman period -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:16 1
  - they'll vote for a woman. nm - Turd Ferguson Jul 24, 12:19
And now, another installment of my daughter/the Paul Institute. - pmb Jul 24, 12:08 7
- !!!! -- nm - znufrii Jul 24, 12:54
- Well done! Can you link to which song they liked? -- nm - Loyola Jul 24, 12:50
- " if she minded if he shares it with Jai and in a A&R context" - holy smokes! -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 24, 12:43
- Amazing! -- nm - David Jul 24, 12:18
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 12:10
- neechay -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 12:10
- 👍 -- nm - JD Jul 24, 12:09
Don’t be afraid, Fox. Just say what you feel. Yikes. -- (link) - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 24, 11:49 14
- I so wish there would be more defamation and libel suits, especially voter registrars accused of election fraud. -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:20 3
  - This should be under Beckers post -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:21 2
    - I hereby welcome Becker to ST! -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 12:26 1
      - Just what we need, a curmudgeonly doctor who gets annoyed by everyone -- nm - Roger More Jul 24, 12:28
- no, she was actually saying "college" -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 12:19
- can she sue that guy for slander? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 12:07 4
  - is it worth it? he is making a case for women to vote for her. Even a republican woman must know he's attacking all women with these gross statements - Pippy Jul 24, 12:28 3
    - I don't think they do, right? they think "I would never; my friends and I would never; she's a tramp." -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 12:33 2
      - She is whatever their preferred source of 'news' tells them she is. If they settle on wh*re, theyll go with that. If they settle on DEI hire theyll go - Jovian Jul 24, 12:34 1
        
        I am hopeful a few think its over the top and want to see women treated better. -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 12:49
- Gross. the GOP talking heads are so scared right now -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 12:04 2
  - *terrified* -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 12:05 1
    - Hell of a week. -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 12:13
- Give in to your anger! -- nm - Emperror Trump Jul 24, 11:55
“What’s COVID gonna do? Stab me??” -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 11:31 2
- Then I hereby submit that the Australian girl from yesterday should not go. -- nm Posted by LFG (aka Spawn) Jul 23 '24, 15:50 - LFG Jul 24, 11:37
- Might not kill you but it sure can kill your Olympic dreams -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 11:36
Mike Trout leaves rehab game with knee soreness 2 innings into attempted comeback from meniscus tear -- nm - budice Jul 24, 11:25 1
- Sure. Fine. Whatever -- nm - JD Jul 24, 11:33
Lolol, "It was a made up quote by the WSJ." Walks briskly away - Jovian Jul 24, 11:19
NXT/TNA: Hendry is so over the guy who’d basically been the face of the company for the last couple years turned heel on him at their PPV. - Tim Jul 24, 10:56 1
- His ascension underscores the importance of a gimmick/hook. He was in ROH and Impact in like 2018. -- nm - David Jul 24, 12:17
Inside Out 2 has passed Frozen II for the all-time animated champ title -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 10:54 1
- Hooray! -- ( -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 11:11
New Deadpool Speakeasy at Disneyland Paris. This is the awesome entrance -- (link*) - budice Jul 24, 10:53 2
- Huh. I'll be there next month. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 12:14
- !!! -- nm - JD Jul 24, 11:12
jebus "Axe", wth do you want - mud Jul 24, 10:45
So Sydney Sweeney is w/Trey Palmer (TB Bucs WR) and Josh Allen w/Hailee Steinfeld (Taylor Swift started a trend) -- nm - Trending Jul 24, 10:34 14
- Don't forget Simone Biles married to Johnathan Owens -- nm - eag Jul 24, 10:55
- this would be a funny PubLizIty sketch -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 10:51 1
  - Hawk Tuah girl + Harrison Butker -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 10:53
- Syd's house is in Miami and I think they hung out once. -- nm - budice Jul 24, 10:46
- "Sweeney is engaged to businessman Jonathan Davino as of 2023." did they break up? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 10:37 8
  - Isn't he the producer of her movies? -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 12:57
  - i get the sugar dad vibe from him -- nm - budice Jul 24, 10:38 1
    - I *love* how sleazy he seems. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 10:40
  - "In May 2023, Steinfeld began dating Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen." didn't taylor and josh (?) get together after that? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 10:38 4
    - Yeah, sometime last summer -- they went public in September at that 'meet-cute' game but they admitted later, they were already dating by then. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 24, 10:43
    - Oh wait...Josh dated Taylor before he dated Hailee?? - Jovian Jul 24, 10:40 1
      - to the IM. heh -- (edited) - JD Jul 24, 12:20 [youtube]
    - travis! -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 10:38
- Sydney Sweeney, Hailee Steinfeld and Taylor Swift walk into a bar... -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:35
this is so gross an unnecessary. hit him on issues, policy, not hair. -- (link) - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 10:30 4
- I think making fun of appearances is dumb and silly. I struggle somewhat to feel bad when the king of making fun of people's appearances gets his own - ty97 Jul 24, 11:29 1
  - Htf can donny still be 50 50 in the race when people saw him say the dumbest shit. Sure spitballing is fine in backroom discusions but... - zeitgeist Jul 24, 11:49
- I don't know, Kamala has *way* better hair than Trump. -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 11:05
- (oh appar this is old. still true that I hate it.) -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 10:31
More from Donald Trump's nephew. - pmb Jul 24, 10:26 5
- unless the NYT and CNN care about it as much as they pretended to care about Joe Biden's bad debate (and if the Harris campaign doesn't make anything - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 11:42
- Disabled and mental defective infants were euthanized even before nazis took over. They were considered a drain on society and a dilution of the blood - zeitgeist Jul 24, 10:44
- Its all about the $$$ -- nm - Jovian Jul 24, 10:34
- smdh -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 24, 10:33
- swell -- nm - mud Jul 24, 10:29
no googling quiz: who is this current political figure as seen in the 1980s -- (pic) - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 10:20 [Attachment] 2
- Guess - Reagen Jul 24, 10:22 1
  - *ding* -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 10:27
LYC: house reno update. Bathrooms have been done for a while. We love them. Contractor did a great job. - Strongbad Jul 24, 10:18 7
- Insurance Pro-Tip -be sure to notify your agent and if needed, get your home policy updated for the added reconstruction cost for any improvements. - JenBro Jul 24, 11:20 1
  - Thank you. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 12:17
- Picture of our master bathroom -- (pic) - Strongbad Jul 24, 10:23 [Attachment] 4
  - Gorgeous! -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 12:51
  - *likes* -- nm - JenBro Jul 24, 11:21
  - Very nice!! -- nm - Krusty Jul 24, 10:40
  - Dual sinks! Very cool—lots of room and stylish shower! Love it -- nm - Trending Jul 24, 10:32
Well, this is new. I've not seen them do this kind of promotion before - -- (link) - Meg Jul 24, 10:13
Florida Man got a 22% on RT? Yikes. Well, at least Bad Monkey is coming soon. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 24, 10:11
TENN- Neyland Stadium getting entertainment district - budice Jul 24, 10:08
NFL on CBS lineup - budice Jul 24, 09:58
Shogun spoiler question. How close is the Hulu series to the novel? - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 09:51 2
- I think it's about as accurate as the film adaption of LOTR - ReluctantCynic Jul 24, 10:08
- Not entirely sure. It’s actually six books. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Jul 24, 09:57
Behr’s foil blade broke off, went through Smirnov’s mask, through his eye socket, and into his brain. Smirnov lived for nine days before he succumbed -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 09:41
You know what I hate today? - ReluctantCynic Jul 24, 09:40 1
- blech -- nm - Pippy Jul 24, 12:54
Hooray! -- (link*) - David Jul 24, 09:35 7
- LYC: my friend who has a 10 year old son - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:41 3
  - My kids loved it and have anxiety but (spoilers) - Inigo Jul 24, 09:57 2
    - "Ohhh, you want The Bear." -- nm - Max Jul 24, 10:17
    - Agreed. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:58
- Pixar needs to make fewer emotional, personal movies. Also their theatrical distribution model is dead. -- nm - Mop🧹 Jul 24, 09:39
- When is it streaming? - LFG Jul 24, 09:38 1
  - I think you can buy it on Vudu next Tuesday, but that's just my speculation. - David Jul 24, 10:33
Kamala VP. I don't think he'll get it, but Sen. Warnock would be an interesting pick. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:31 19
- if you want Brian Kemp to appoint his successor i guess -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 09:48 2
  - It *would* be funny to see him pick Loeffler or Walker and see people lose their mind. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:53 1
    - i as a lib would for sure be owned -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 09:57
- He's probably in that 2nd tier behind the white men - Will Hunting Jul 24, 09:34
- it sadly has to be a white dude. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Jul 24, 09:32 14
  - Why? - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:34 13
    - Porque no los dos? - znufrii Jul 24, 09:49
    - America be racist. - the wrong element Jul 24, 09:46 10
      - So the people that are considering voting for Kamala, wouldn't because she chose a black man as her VP? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:52 9
        
        Yes to the extent that it could matter in a swing state where the margin is going to razor thin. -- nm - Dano Jul 24, 10:28
        
        I think you would lose some small percentage, yes - Reagen Jul 24, 10:23 1
        
        this -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 12:09
        
        you're so close to getting it -- nm - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 09:53 5
        
        So let's say it differently then. - Strongbad Jul 24, 10:14 4
        
        I don't think there are people considering voting for Trump that would vote for her no matter the VP. - the wrong element Jul 24, 10:31 1
        
        I completely agree. - Strongbad Jul 24, 11:37
        
        you seem to be viewing a holistic strategic decision through a single lens, which most voters (but not all!) do not in making their own choice - hollywood big shot Jul 24, 10:18 1
        
        Ok. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 10:19
    - There are a non-zero amount of people who aren't ready to support a black woman and black man together. - Will Hunting Jul 24, 09:38
Definitely ski jumping for winter sports. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 09:31 10
- I actually think the downhill skiing may be more dangerous. -- nm - pmb Jul 24, 09:53 3
  - Hurtling down at freeway speeds. Barely, seemingly, under control by the edge of their skis, one slip and it's like being thrown from a moving car -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 24, 12:14
  - I've skiied Olympic downhill courses, but at nowhere near the speed they go of course. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 10:24 1
    - It's not just the speed, it's how they get there. It's a lot of ice. I'd say it's like the difference from playing a US open golf course for fun vs. - pmb Jul 24, 10:29
- Luge—there are tons of horse events—hammer throw—pole vault—the list they made was sorta lazy and an excuse to put gymnastics events - Trending Jul 24, 09:38 2
  - How are you dying during the hammer throw? I can see myself horrifically killing somebody else but nature of the sport has the dangerous item going - JD Jul 24, 09:48 1
    - four words: - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 24, 09:51
- skeleton or luge would be up there. I think people would think they could handle it cause they went sliding as a kid -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Jul 24, 09:31 2
  - I'd get down it at like 1/5 the speed. -- nm - Reagen Jul 24, 09:38 1
    - This was my thought as well. I'd be going 5 mph. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:46
I caught up on #sayhisname today. - Strongbad Jul 24, 09:26
Question. is it just my old computer or is this form not letting you fill it out? - LFG Jul 24, 09:24 2
- lol. Nevermind. Working now. -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 09:24 1
  - The Archaeological Conservancy wouldn't accept my login last night. This morning it's reported "down for maintenance." I did get in to Road Scholars. - Meg Jul 24, 09:59
Power!!! -- nm - LFG Jul 24, 09:11
Play safe! -- nm - Landbeck Jul 24, 09:11 1
- always nice to see you when you poke your head in -- nm - prayformojo 🐵 Jul 24, 09:39

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