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Why was a beloved hockey broadcaster pulled off the air? - JD Aug 1, 07:54 1
- Longest. Punchline. Ever! -- nm - VMan Aug 1, 07:58
Olympic Race Walk and Olympic Challenge spoilers - Dano Aug 1, 07:53
NYT confirms two of the people are Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan. This is huge. - David Aug 1, 07:52 1
- Yeah. Very relieved for their families -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 07:55
Olympic medal table sorting preference: Overall Medals or Gold Medals? -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 07:49 6
- Gold. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 1, 08:04
- Gold— -- nm - Trending Aug 1, 07:58
- Population-weighted -- nm - Roger More Aug 1, 07:56
- overall, ties broken by G then S then B -- nm - rollo Aug 1, 07:53 2
  - This -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 07:59
  - Yup. -- nm - David Aug 1, 07:53
Puppy life chewing update - Dano Aug 1, 07:47 3
- Haha! Puppies are so great at finding things you forgot you owned and then destroying it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 07:58
- Rex’s new favorite thing to chew on is peach pits from our neighbor’s tree that the squirrels leave in our yard. -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 07:49
- the chewing is coming from inside the house! -- nm - rollo Aug 1, 07:49
I have questions -- (link) - oblique Aug 1, 07:37 2
- My wife is going to want one, right now -- nm - Trending Aug 1, 07:48
- August Fool's Day? -- nm - Krusty Aug 1, 07:38
Olympics: Last night watched replay of Trap Men's Final for Shooting on Peacock. Tonight should I watch a, a Kayaking final, a fencing final, or Judo? - Jovian Aug 1, 07:25 5
- I'd go with fencing. Canoeing was fun to watch and I find judo rather boring. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 1, 07:35
- Yes. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 1, 07:34
- Kayak. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 07:31 2
  - that is how Im leaning as well. (but I need to get some fencing in soon) - Jovian Aug 1, 07:32 1
    - What I really love is that I know the outcome of almost zero of events already completed. - Jovian Aug 1, 07:34
TIL there’s a Robbie Williams musical biopic in production, called “Better Man” which is apparently one of his songs. - Tim Aug 1, 07:09 9
- related: why isn't there a david beckham musical in production yet? posh's ego would love that. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 1, 07:55
- I feel like Robbie Williams is the most well liked UK celeb, inside the UK—he’s got national icon status -- nm - Trending Aug 1, 07:32 4
  - David Attenborough in a walk. -- nm - Roger More Aug 1, 07:42
  - Kylie would like a word. - ty97 Aug 1, 07:38 2
    - Kylie who? -- nm - David Aug 1, 07:53 1
      - An **AUSTRALIAN** singer -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 07:54
- I agree a 100%. I had a Robbie Williams Era. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 07:15 2
  - Also he’s apparently playing himself. -- nm - Tim Aug 1, 07:16 1
    - Further evidence for your point #3 -- nm - Roger More Aug 1, 07:19
Olympics four-men rowing spoilers -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 1, 06:55 1
- Totally smoked the 2-man crews. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 07:19
There are a surprising number of frequent Southwest flyers who are quite perturbed with the end of open seating. - ty97 Aug 1, 06:55 15
- As a solo traveler whose carry on fits under the seat I preferred to wait to board at the end. -- nm - Dano Aug 1, 07:51
- It worked surprisingly well and I think everyone assumes that the net effect will be smaller leg room or having to pay for more. So it's like any - pmb Aug 1, 07:07 7
  - Southwest is definitely doing it to try to make more money, so those concerns make sense. However, I'm hearing it also didn't work so well anymore.... - ty97 Aug 1, 07:34 3
    - I have heard that and maybe saw it once, but generally I just paid for the early bird check in and never had an issue (it's only $20). -- nm - pmb Aug 1, 07:46 2
      - I guess I wonder how that is different than just paying $20 for a seat in advance, ya know? -- nm - ty97 Aug 1, 07:50 1
        
        It won't just be that. It will now also require an extra legroom seat. It will be more than $20 and fewer extra legroom seats available. - pmb Aug 1, 07:58
  - this is how I look at it. I was a huge fan. Now, no reason to fly them at all -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 07:16 2
    - Bags fly free! -- nm - ty97 Aug 1, 07:35
    - I liked them too. I think a big thing was not feeling nickel and dimed. Every little thing costs on the major airlines, better seats, checked bags, - pmb Aug 1, 07:31
- eh, i rarely flew them but it wasn't markedly different than the assigned seating process on other airlines. unless you pay extra in either system - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 07:04
- It’s a main selling point for Southwest for me. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 1, 07:02 2
  - This is interesting to me, because it's a main reason I avoid Southwest. -- nm - ty97 Aug 1, 07:35 1
    - (also their network out of New York City isn't great so they aren't very competitive here) - ty97 Aug 1, 07:41
- So are people going to other airlines then? That have the same thing? -- nm - budice Aug 1, 07:01
- there's 2 of us in this house. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 1, 06:59
How do archers resist firing at spectators? -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:51 [tiktok]
lol $43/mo! -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:33 7
- This has a New Coke feel to it. -- nm - David Aug 1, 07:47
- We all thought we wanted a la carte channel selection instead of cable.... -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 1, 06:42 3
  - I am going to cry when they start bringing back 1 year contracts. No more shutting streamers down for a few months -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 06:48 2
    - Many streamers already offer discounts for 12 months. - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:52 1
      - I hold off for the Black Friday deals on them -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 06:55
- Fubo is $79.99 so if you’re a sports fan, there’s definitely a value to Venu, but it’s not what we thought it was. - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:38 1
  - all hail Venu -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:39
shorter Bank of England to Jerome: "you're dumb, mate" -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:29
Got new *deshedding* gloves. Doesn't chubbins look svelte with all that extra fur gone? -- (pic) -- (link*) - amandaphone Aug 1, 06:29 [Attachment] 6
- Beautiful, but that's an "I will murder you in your sleep" look if I've ever seen one -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 1, 06:43
- bubble report? -- nm - oblique Aug 1, 06:38
- those gloves are great. However, as soon as I put them on my pup runs away and won't let me come within 5 feet of her - decline Aug 1, 06:33 3
  - heh. i'm lucky, whenever i pull out the brush Phoebe is on me, purring, she loooooves it. which is good, cause she's poofy. -- nm - Andie Aug 1, 06:38 1
    - smelly cat -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:40
  - ollie hates them all as well (brushes, gloves, combs). chubbins hears velcro (our gloves have velcro wrists) and comes running and starts purring at - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 1, 06:37
The classic, “F Word” is said 119 times, in MCU movies…here’s the breakdown -- (pic) - Trending Aug 1, 06:27 [Attachment]
Spirit Airlines reports loss of $192.9M for Q2 -- (link) - ty97 Aug 1, 06:26 1
- thanks, Crowdstrike -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:28
box office poll: will Harold & The Purple Crayon dethrone Hugh v. Ryan this weekend? -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:25 3
- I'm not sure Harold will be as funny without Kumar -- nm - Roger More Aug 1, 06:55 1
  - this is pretty funny. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 1, 07:53
- Those are movies? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 1, 06:50
Hamas' No. 2 reportedly also killed by Israel (while perhaps a good thing in the grand scheme of the universe these killings are also undermining the - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:21 1
- Deif planned the October 7 attacks, I'm not sure Israel would have been willing to accept a ceasefire with him around. -- nm - Roger More Aug 1, 06:35
fucko regularly threatened that only he had the juice with Putin to release Gershkovich if he won in Nov. but Biden just actually got it done -- (link) - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:11 8
- I actually wonder if Putin now thinks Trump is going to lose so he wants to create goodwill with the next administration. -- nm - pmb Aug 1, 07:15 2
  - this was my immediate thought. -- nm - mud Aug 1, 07:17
  - Definitely a calculation that it’s no longer worth the political cost of keeping them, and it’s in Biden’s interests to give him the best deal he can -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 1, 07:17
- Putin's already decided Harris is gonna win and he was tired of feed all these hostages he was holding. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:19
- Looking forward to the pivot that Biden gave away too much in order to secure their release. -- nm - znufrii Aug 1, 06:18
- Putin to Trump: "You need me more than I need you" -- nm - rollo Aug 1, 06:18 2
  - "Vlad . . . can you get me off the hook? For old time's sake??" -- nm - hollywood big shot Aug 1, 06:22 1
    - "Cant do it Donny" -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 06:28
Big prisoner swap between the US and Russia underway -- nm - Remlik Aug 1, 06:09
MLB has an offense problem. The league is on pace to score 1,200 fewer runs than last year, 1,400 fewer hits, 800 fewer HRs. OPS is down 30pts from - Krusty Aug 1, 05:51 7
- All you need to do is look at Atlanta's offense. We were hitting two homers a game last year with these same guys. - David Aug 1, 07:46
- Clearly they need a shorter pitch clock. -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 06:11 1
  - Or fill everyone’s bats with super balls. -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 06:14
- F*cking White Sox -- nm - oblique Aug 1, 05:54 2
  - Rockies—in a hitter friendly ballpark basically fielding an AAA team. I feel like, league wide, hitter go nuts in Aug/Sept -- nm - Trending Aug 1, 06:05 1
    - Hitters hit better in warm weather so they should've been ripping the cover off the ball for 2 months. I've read that some players think MLB - Krusty Aug 1, 06:12
- Aluminum/Synthetic Bats, problem Solved. -- nm* - budice Aug 1, 05:54
Venu Sports launching for $43/mo. Joint Fox/WBD/ESPN sports: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, FS1, FS2, ACCN, Big Ten, ESPNU, SEC, TBS, TNT, and TruTV w/ ESPN+ -- nm - budice Aug 1, 05:47 6
- It doesn't look like so much a streaming service as an OOTT bundle. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:34 2
  - what's OOTT? -- nm - decline Aug 1, 06:35 1
    - Sorry. “OTT”. Over The Top. It’s like cable or satellite, but via streaming. Like YouTube TV, Hulu+Live, Fubo, or Sling TV. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:36
- 500 bucks a year? regular cable is definitely cheaper for people at this point -- nm - decline Aug 1, 05:58 2
  - me and SM were talking about how we only have one streamer that does not have ads. " we might as well have kept cable" - Epiphany Aug 1, 05:59 1
    - We've got ad-free everything, but Peacock still shows fucking ads during the Olympics. It's ballsy. -- nm - David Aug 1, 07:47
Strands #151 Yellow 1st - decline Aug 1, 05:45 2
- 7th - prayformojo Aug 1, 06:03
- Yellow - 1st - no nonstrands - VMan Aug 1, 05:54
Connections Puzzle #417 BYPG - decline Aug 1, 05:43 2
- YBGP - mud Aug 1, 06:52
- One oopsie - BGYP - VMan Aug 1, 05:49
Wordle 1,139 4/6 - decline Aug 1, 05:40 1
- 4 - rollo Aug 1, 06:08
I know, never read the comments. But the amount of people saying “this is a man” makes me weep for humanity. -- (pic) - Tim Aug 1, 05:15 [Attachment] 1
- Fortunately, I hear that voting for Harris makes you a woman, so she’s got a solution. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:46
I wonder if you're a sport photographer, do you dream of catching a shot like the surfer saluting while his board flies freely next to him? - Will Hunting Aug 1, 05:08 3
- I showed it to my sister-in-law at dinner the other night. It's that memorable to me. -- nm - David Aug 1, 07:48
- The hang time seemed to go on forever, and there were a million cameras on him, but *that* shot is a sports shot for the ages. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 06:42
- The guardian has an interview with the photog -- (link) - znufrii Aug 1, 06:08
Happy birthday, mafic! Woo hoo!!! 🥳🎂🎉 - Krusty Aug 1, 04:33 17
- HBD -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 10:51
- indeed! spend a little extra time at the milk bar today! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 1, 07:37
- cheers! -- nm - mud Aug 1, 06:48
- Happy Birthday!!! -- nm - Jovian Aug 1, 06:27
- have a great day! -- nm - Remlik Aug 1, 06:09
- Happy Birthday! 🐐 😺 🕷 -- nm* - Andie Aug 1, 06:08 1
  - :-] -- nm - mud Aug 1, 07:33
- Happy Birthday—Do birthday candle flames 🕯️ twirl the other way in Australia?…probably just light a tree on fire and blow it out - Trending Aug 1, 06:08
- Thanks! It was a pretty good day. -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 06:06
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 1, 06:00
- Happy birthday!! -- nm - jnine Aug 1, 05:55
- on behalf of the residents of Pickle Lake, have a great birthday! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 1, 05:50
- Happy birthday 🎂 -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 1, 05:45
- Happy birthday -- nm - decline Aug 1, 05:39
- Happy Birthday! -- nm - ty97 Aug 1, 05:09
- Don Homer! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 1, 04:39
- Happy birthday! Crikey! -- nm - colin Aug 1, 04:35
TV PSA: Olympics, Alone, Big Brother, Alone Australia, Influenced, Mallorca Files, Evil, Good Girls Guide to Murder, Batman: Caped Crusader, - Beaker 🍻 Aug 1, 03:17 2
- I've got a soft spot for The Mallorca Files, it's a very easy watch. -- nm - LMS Aug 1, 05:05
- Batman: Caped Crusader 100% (after 40 reviews) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 1, 05:00
190 years ago Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect, abolishes slavery throughout the British Empire. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 02:15 3
- hold our beer -- nm - US Supreme Court Aug 1, 03:09 2
  - It was never fully abolished here, they don't have to do anything. -- nm - colin Aug 1, 04:30 1
    - Let the states decide! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 07:20
OK, that water bottle thing is apparently on brand for an abuser according to a reddit Am I the asshole... -- (edited) - zeitgeist Aug 1, 01:12 [mastodon] 2
- I just watched the video. he very clearly lefty loosied it. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 1, 05:30 1
  - Agreed. He's just a moron who can only see what's in his line of sight. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 1, 06:29
As air turbulence has doubled, Korean Air will stop serving ramen noodles, Singapore Air stopping coffee tea fearing scalding passengers -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 1, 00:38
Many cases of Valley Fever (a fungal infection associated with AZ NM) after a Lightning in a Bottle music festival in Bakersfield -- (link) - zeitgeist Aug 1, 00:00 2
- sounds like something you get at the Glendale Galleria -- nm - mafic Aug 1, 00:04 1
  - something that comes out of the desert that, like other dry equatorial regions, is moving north along with the climate changes. don't dance in dust.. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 1, 00:34
How long are you on the island for, Reagan? Gonna catch some of our heat wave? :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 22:46 3
- Here until Saturday. -- nm - Reagen Aug 1, 03:12
- (Honestly, looking at the forecast, it's not that impressive of a heatwave - but I'm sure I'll be roasting) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 31, 22:48 1
  - RIGHT?! Heat advisory? Bitch, it’s only gonna be in the 90s. Don’t even bother until we hit 100! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 1, 00:08
NBC was comparing Ledecky to other GOATs like Usain Bolt, he's 1.5% faster than any competitor, Katy is over 2% -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 31, 22:24 2
- I still remember the footage from her races where she was so far ahead no other swimmer was on screen. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 1, 05:55 1
  - They were talking about having to pull back the shot of the pool so you could see the other swimmers during the last night. -- nm - . Aug 1, 06:40

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