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Synchronized swimming! Equal parts silly and amazing. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 10:48 3
- Remember when there was solo synchronized swimming? -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 10:54 1
  - Meh. Maybe don't call it snychro, but it's like figure skating, or the gymnastics floor expercise. - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 10:57
- i see you . . . i see you -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:50
so Taiwanese athletes are just supposed to forfeit any time they face off against a Chinese athlete in competition? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:35 1
- They're supposed to do just as the subject of that story did and win -- nm - JD Aug 5, 10:39
oh Clarence, you took *ANOTHER* undisclosed free flight from your billionaire sugar daddy? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:28 1
- Do you expect him to remember *every* quarter million dollar vacation he's been given? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 10:31
tough but fair -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:19 1
- I love the "please" in the subtitles. - Baron of the Rings Aug 5, 10:21
ha NY Sanitation Dept twitter is based -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:17 2
- I hope they didn't make a Boo Boo -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 11:19
- (they're a client of ours.) -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 5, 10:27
second-best women’s gymnastics podium moment of the day (beam spoiler if you care) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:10
What Can We Learn From The Biology Of Dead Athletes? By Rose Eveleth - JD Aug 5, 09:57
Good to see that Mr. Beast treats reality show contestants just as well as everyone else. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 09:57
okay gays, is “Guess” actually good or did Charli 90 just watch Truth or Dare and think she needed to bring 90s lesbian chic back - mr mooch Aug 5, 09:56
earliest (?) photo of the Flatiron Bldg or impressionist painting? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 09:52 1
- Was this colorized? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 10:25
Surely it's because I have no soul and the romantic in me is dead, but proposing at the Olympics seems very gauche. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 09:51 9
- if you love it shoulda put an olympic ring on it -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:48
- I don't understand this sentiment (lack of?) at all - JD Aug 5, 10:44 4
  - I guess you could fault lack of originality as which proposal are you upset by anyway? *spoils*? -- (link) - JD Aug 5, 10:45 3
    - Or this *spoils* -- (link) - JD Aug 5, 10:46 2
      - Or was it this one that pushed you over the edge? *spoils?* -- (link) - JD Aug 5, 10:47 1
        
        Man, that's a lot. And I can think of at least one more. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 10:47
- Plus, when they inevitably get divorced, all they'll remember about their Olympic victory is "Oh yeah, and that's when we got engaged." -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 09:51 2
  - It's not like couples who get engaged during the holidays and break up have xmas ruined for them from then on. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 10:35
  - this is definitely the thought someone with no romance in them. -- nm* - colin Aug 5, 09:53
Man, that beach volleyball tournament just goes on and on. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 09:48 1
- it requires stamina -- nm - rollo Aug 5, 10:09
official VP announcement reportedly coming Tuesday a.m. (will it leak beforehand tho . . . ) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 09:32 7
- I am expecting... not Shapiro. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 10:10
- I do hope it is Walz. I may be midwestern biased but he hits all the right notes -- nm - oblique Aug 5, 09:37 3
  - I think he brings a " middle class common sense" element to the campaign. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 10:07 2
    - I'm basing a lot of my thoughts on his interview with Ezra Klein but he mentioned in that that he handily won his district that also voted for Trump -- nm - oblique Aug 5, 10:10 1
      - like Evers in WI Walz cleaned up in the Twin Cities and suburbs but didn't win over rural MN in the same margins as Shapiro did in PA (if you think it - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:52
- I can neither confirm nor deny that I am VP pick. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 09:34 1
  - How many appearances did you cancel this week? -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:36
Hmmm, so I see a lot of people comparing the HoD finale with the current The Bear finale? That that finale was also hot garbage? -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 09:28 4
- the finale was still great even if half the other eps were kinda meh -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 09:50
- No. S3 of The Bear was their worst yet, but still *great* TV. HoD seemed to get worse every week leading to what appears to be a colossal thud. -- nm - Last Of My Kind Aug 5, 09:34 1
  - So, on par with the original as far as trajectories go? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 5, 10:40
- The Bear had an amazing season, so no. -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:29
I'm guessing that folks here are fans of that "Alien" franchise ... if you haven't seen this, you absolutely should. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 5, 09:15 [youtube] 1
- Pretty decent. Thanks -- nm - JaxSean Aug 5, 09:34
MLB - Lowest spin rate ever measured by Statcast on a Knuckleball: 15 Rpms. -- (link*) - budice Aug 5, 09:04 8
- Shouldn't it be RsPM? (Revolutions Per Minute) - Last Of My Kind Aug 5, 09:39 1
  - Spin Rate vs RPM - JD Aug 5, 09:49
- How does the umpire miss the call on a ball that slow? -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:07 5
  - When it's a solid ball on the screen it means it's a strike. An empty one means it's a ball. He got the call right according to the graphic. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 5, 09:10 3
    - Meh. That ball's outside. -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:16 2
      - Ha! Keep in mind our view of the pitches and home plate is deceptive if not poor. - Krusty Aug 5, 09:49 1
        
        What's the name of the channel? -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:51
  - It was invisible. -- nm - Umpire Drax Aug 5, 09:09
The announcers in 3 on 3 basketball never once explained the overtime rules during overtime of a semi-final game. - David Aug 5, 08:59 4
- They should go full on NBA JAM. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 10:13 1
  - The fire marshal disallowed it. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 5, 10:19
- The mailbox is considered out. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 09:35
- They're making it up as they go. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 08:59
LYC: Apparently I've been married for 29 years and she's awesome. She jumped at the idea of going to Norway in February for another Aurora adventure -- (edited) - oblique Aug 5, 08:54 16
- have a lot of fun!! -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 5, 10:52
- This is great! -- nm - ty97 Aug 5, 10:05
- the first 29 years are the hardest! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 10:01
- congrats! my in-laws went to Tramso and LOVED it. -- nm - colin Aug 5, 09:54
- nice! -- nm - mud Aug 5, 09:49
- nicey -- nm - JaxSean Aug 5, 09:35 2
  - I may have said "If Jax can go to new Zealand for a month, we can probably swing a week in the arctic circle" :) -- nm - oblique Aug 5, 09:37 1
    - Glad to have helped :D -- nm - JaxSean Aug 5, 10:27
- excellent -- nm - prayformojo Aug 5, 09:26
- neechay -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 09:15
- Congrats on the many years of happiness! Norway should be awesome! -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 5, 09:08
- It's got a nice cathedral. Taken a couple of Hurtigruten cruises along the coastline from there. -- nm - LMS Aug 5, 09:05 2
  - Definitely planning for some tours like dog sledding and reindeer feeding and probably a fjord cruise of some kind. - oblique Aug 5, 09:07 1
    - It's not a big town but it's got a nice vibe. -- nm - LMS Aug 5, 09:31
- She is a gem. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:58
- Woot! -- nm - JD Aug 5, 08:58
SITWAP: The GA republican party is declaring war on former Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan. -- (link) - Strongbad Aug 5, 08:53 15
- (because he endorsed Kamala) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 08:54 14
  - I have to expect he'll be speaking at the DNC? In a reverse Zell Miller situation. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 09:04
  - Among other behavior since 2018, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 08:56 3
    - Odd that they let him get away with it until now, though. -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 09:00 2
      - Is it, though? -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:02
      - Appears that way, yes. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 09:02
  - meanwhile Brian Kemp refuses to go to war with the crook who is insulting his wife -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 08:56 8
    - If he pissed off Kemp enough (unlikely) to have Kemp endorse say the Libertarian candidate, would Trump definitely lose GA? - Dano Aug 5, 09:07 6
      - Trump is already going to lose GA. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 09:08 5
        
        Interesting. I was thinking GA was one of the more likely states to flip back to Trump. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 09:27 2
        
        it was on that trajectory until the two rallies last week -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 09:31
        
        I think it was until the changing of the guard -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 09:29
        
        from your lips to Gods ears. But I have to assume, that internal polling there is kind of bad? Thus his complete and total temper tantrum this weekend? -- nm* - Jovian Aug 5, 09:25 1
        
        IMO, he went from a huge favorite vs Biden to a toss up with Kamala and knows he can't win without GA. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 5, 10:07
    - Id like to point out how irrelevant women in general and specifically women married to ones in positions power are to the Republican party. - Jovian Aug 5, 09:04
Based on advanced ticket sales: It Ends With Us $40+ million weekend, Alien: Romulus $50+ million weekend. Borderlands under $15 million weekend. -- nm - Inigo Aug 5, 08:50 15
- So upset at the way Borderlands looks overall. I'm going to see it, though. (only movie I'll see this year in a theater, probably.) -- nm - JaxSean Aug 5, 09:38 1
  - it looks like a blend of Crash Bandicoot and Galaxy Quest. I'm out. Also I'm not the target audience -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 10:06
- Also, if you want to see where the pre-sales are posted, it's linked inside. - Inigo Aug 5, 09:30 2
  - I must be box office tracking 'old' as that's so cool to me - JD Aug 5, 09:39 1
    - Yup to your IM. Each person tracks sales from their own part of the country. - Inigo Aug 5, 10:30
- Thank you! Romulus is two weeks out yet but went ahead and got my ticket. - Spawn Aug 5, 09:11 2
  - I've got mine already too (Alien) :) -- nm* - oblique Aug 5, 09:11 1
    - Yes, I will gladly let the ticket take one of my three spaces for a couple weeks! -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 09:13
- Less loot Kim and I have to share! -- nm - David Aug 5, 09:00 1
  - Random observation: Borderlands get the Dolby Screen until the late showing, then it goes to Wolverine. So I have to go to a 7:30pm. -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 09:14
- I bought my ticket for Thursday last week and it was single seats only left and about 6 of them. The book was pretty great. Had a Tik Tok following - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:56 3
  - Whoa. I was the first ticket for my Romulus showing! Oh, you mean Borderlands. I was 7th! -- nm - Spawn Aug 5, 09:12
  - lol. I read your IM as "I was voted out of my book club" -- nm - oblique Aug 5, 08:57 1
    - LOL! I've got two. I'm the wildest reader in one and the tamest in another. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:58
- I have no interest in it but it would nice to see It Ends With Us have a weekend like that just for general box office health. -- nm - Dano Aug 5, 08:52
Crowdstrike to Delta Airlines: Stop being mean -- (link*) - budice Aug 5, 08:44 1
- That's fair. Other airlines didn't melt down like this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 08:45
Help me find this office supply! - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 08:38 4
- Something like this? -- (link) - Meg Aug 5, 08:52 1
  - That works! Thanks! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 5, 08:59
- I don't think they sell Trapper Keepers anymore. -- nm* - Turd Ferguson Aug 5, 08:46
- google: clear cover TPS report folder -- nm* - oblique Aug 5, 08:44
another thing that feels refreshing about the Olympics is the coverage seems like a gambling-free zone compared to regular US pro sports lately -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 08:34 1
- I’ll take any number of gambling ads if I don’t have to hear another Riley Gaines anti-trans Marsha Blackburn ad. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 5, 08:48
sad but unsurprising that David Lynch confirms he now has emphysema after a lifetime of chain smoking like a fiend -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 08:12
At least I have one stock up today. It's actually up 13%. -- (edited) - Dano Aug 5, 08:03 3
- Yay!! it would appear the insiders know something. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:33
- "buy the dip" -- (pic) - budice Aug 5, 08:13 [Attachment] 1
  - I've never seen this - hilarious -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:34
So did Aragon finally have enough doors after battle? -- (link) - Remlik Aug 5, 08:02
JD Vance rooting for markets to fully collapse -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 08:01 12
- S&P is down 2% today and up 10% YTD. I've had bigger crashes on my mountain bike. -- nm - Reagen Aug 5, 08:39 3
  - DOW in meh territory now: -777 -- nm - mud Aug 5, 09:11 2
    - but WWIII!!! WWIII!!!!! - Jovian Aug 5, 09:26
    - dead childless cat woman bounce -- nm - mr mooch Aug 5, 09:24
- Reveal is doing a 3-parter on the initial COVID outbreak and response in the US and it is chilling -- (link) - rollo Aug 5, 08:20
- the market instability today is the first good news that the DJT campaign has received in at least two weeks. -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 08:18 6
  - evidently pretty excited this AM -- (link*) - mud Aug 5, 08:22 [Attachment] 5
    - poser: -- (link) - mud Aug 5, 08:38
    - lolol and even when he doesnt need to lie he just has to lie: "We are heading to World War III" -- nm - Jovian Aug 5, 08:36
    - If they can just get gas prices back over $ 4, they got this locked up -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:35 2
      - Benny's working on it -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 5, 08:38 1
        
        indeed he is -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:57
Badminton men's spoil... - Remlik Aug 5, 07:54
"isn't a central argument for crypto its immunity from central bank driven monetary instability?" -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 5, 07:52 2
- Yeah, I was thinking the same. BTC is plummeting…because of US economic stress? - Will Hunting Aug 5, 07:55
- they're pretending that was never the reason. -- nm - colin Aug 5, 07:53
weekend viewing: -- nm - mud Aug 5, 07:51 7
- Anna B, Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare C, Deadpool 3 B-, Joe Rogan M for meh. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:40 3
  - Anna? -- nm - mud Aug 5, 08:43 2
    - some Femme Nikita knock off directed by Luc Besson - on Netflix. - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:59 1
      - ah -- nm - mud Aug 5, 09:01
- Logan rewatch A+; Batman Caped Crusader A -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 5, 08:17
- A Family Affair: C. New Beverly Hills Cop: C+. Your Honor S2: B+. Now watching Presumed Innocent on Apple+ -- nm* - oblique Aug 5, 07:53
- Veep rewatch: finished S2 and started S3 A/A+, Terminator Genisys rewatch B, A Good Girl's Guide ..B+, season finale of House of Dragon A- -- nm - mud Aug 5, 07:51
LIR: ASTS gets FCC approval -- (link) - oblique Aug 5, 07:45 1
- Lawds! to the MOON! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 5, 08:37
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 5, 07:44

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