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sorry Italy volleyball team did what against Japan? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:53 2
- Damn! -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 08:58
- wow -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 6, 08:56
Current announcer peeve: Calling things a "Double-double" when it is just a double -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 08:50 2
- Animal Style -- nm - budice Aug 6, 08:52
- "And he gave me the double-double-double-double." -- nm - David Aug 6, 08:51
"Germany will be playing without two key players, with top scorer Lea Schüller and captain Alexandra Popp both out due to injury" -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:39
From August 6 to August 18, 2024, all municipal parking, meters, lots, and garages will offer free 2-hour parking. - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 08:38
Hurricane Debby washes $1M in cocaine onto Florida beach - JD Aug 6, 08:38 9
- Cocaine Shark -- nm - Dano Aug 6, 08:49
- I wonder how often people find large amounts of coke and don't report it. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 08:44 6
  - how are you going to resell that? - Epiphany Aug 6, 08:46 5
    - Yeah, that's the big question. I don't know anyone to sell it to and I'd worry about being robbed/killed by anyone that would buy it. -- (edited) - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 08:50 1
      - A Plan is Simple -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:51
    - I picture the bald sports collector on Better Call Saul. -- nm - David Aug 6, 08:49
    - Sell? -- (edited) - Spawn Aug 6, 08:47 1
      - I mean.... - Epiphany Aug 6, 08:48
- nom nom nom -- nm - Return of Cocaine Shark Aug 6, 08:42
Manchin: "the real deal" -- (pic) - mud Aug 6, 08:28 [Attachment] 5
- Obama approves -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:46
- uh oh. i'd be worried about manchin being excited about "normalcy" -- nm - colin Aug 6, 08:29 3
  - Bernie is all in too -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:32 2
    - i agree, he's a good pick... but i guess a stopped clock, etc. -- nm - colin Aug 6, 08:38 1
      - The Dems clearly received their marching orders. -- nm - 45 Aug 6, 08:44
Vendor call, promising that their product will work well over what we're already running. - Mop🧹 Aug 6, 08:23
"this Tim will be different" - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:13 1
- the legit VP woulda been great. -- nm - mud Aug 6, 08:16
Recording artist Pitbull is planning to pay Florida International University $6M over 5 years for naming rights to their football stadium. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 6, 08:10 6
- "MR. 305" will also create a new Anthem for FIU, receive access to the stadium 10 days a year and get his vodka company as the stadium brand. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 6, 08:11 5
  - What's the current stadium vodka? - JD Aug 6, 08:16 4
    - Every celebrity has an alcohol brand of some kind these days. -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 08:18
    - Infused Bath Salts -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 08:18 2
      - heh -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 6, 08:55
      - I giggled -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 08:22
“Walz was a defensive coordinator at Mankato High School (they ran a 4-4) and coached the defense of the school's first state championship in 1999”— - Trending Aug 6, 08:03 12
- Why's he so defensive? What's he hiding? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 6, 08:25 2
  - By the end of this week they will have the GOP Magaheads thinking that he wears women's underwear and drop kicks kittens into volcanos as a hobby. - Epiphany Aug 6, 08:46 1
    - every accusation is.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 6, 10:53
- I'd still beat his ass at CFB25. -- nm - David Aug 6, 08:23
- And he was born and raised in Nebraska. - ReluctantCynic Aug 6, 08:12 1
  - gotta put NE02 on lock -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:21
- I've read that he was also the faculty advisor for the students' gay-straight alliance. In the 1990s! In Minnesota! While coaching football! -- nm - mara Aug 6, 08:06 2
  - he was! on pod save they asked him "if you're such a friend to the LGBTQ, why do you dress so badly?" he laughed and laughed. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 08:08 1
    - 😂💀 -- nm - Krusty, baseball fan Aug 6, 08:09
- A 4-4? Then just 3 defensive backs? -- nm - Inigo Aug 6, 08:05 2
  - There's far more running focused offenses at the HS level -- nm* - JD Aug 6, 08:14
  - I am diametrically opposed to the 4-4, so I will have to vote Trump. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 08:09
guy who thought Eric Adams was the future of the Democratic Party apparently has a Walz take -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:55 2
- in hindsight, it was obviously Walz -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 08:48
- Nope definitely not a person who was purchased by a highest bidder. - Jovian Aug 6, 08:02
the factors that reportedly tipped it to Walz for Harris -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:43 17
- the Double Dragon ticket -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:56
- I'm just worried that normal people won't be able to relate to him - decline Aug 6, 07:48 2
  - Let's start calling him Coach Walz, and drive Gym Jones and Tommy Tuberville crazy. -- nm - mara Aug 6, 08:04
  - He's out of touch with current values - he only has 1 Bored Ape NFT! -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 07:51
- perhaps along with Shapiro seeming too thirsty (he's still young tho) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:46
- MAGA going to whip up their base by saying this is the, “George Floyd Riot Guy” -- nm - Trending Aug 6, 07:46 11
  - heh. yep. it was the literal SECOND SENTENCE out of their mouth on rightwing radio this morning after Walz was announced. -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 07:48 8
    - that shores up more Black votes for Dems nationally than adding MAGA votes for GOP. Have at it, dummies -- nm - mud Aug 6, 08:08
    - and then voters are gonna see a whole lot of this stuff from him and be like "THAT guy? naaah" -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:52 6
      - 'SPRINGSTEEN' -- nm - mud Aug 6, 08:13 1
        
        "Stop, stop! we can only vote for you once!" -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 08:19
      - He's like bizarro Rob Ford. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 08:08 1
        
        [gasp] -- nm - mud Aug 6, 08:09
      - I love him. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 07:54
      - oh agreed its only going to play in with the base. I just found it amusing that the news wasnt even 2 seconds old and they already went there. -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 07:53
  - their base isn't enough to win a national election - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:47 1
    - right? all the "riots" happened in cities, nobody in rural or even suburb areas dealt with them directly and there's a short memory -- nm - colin Aug 6, 08:14
this is like dissing Shapiro as "White Obama". it's literally a top-five SNL sketch of all time -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:39 9
- Walz: Master's degree, 24 year National Guard, 12 years in congress, 6 years as governor -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 07:44 8
  - first person on a national ticket since Carter who didn't go to law school. Kamala would be the first HBCU prez. distinctly non-Ivy League -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:48 7
    - (Dem national ticket) -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 07:50 5
      - Right. Palin's degree was in communications. -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 08:10 4
        
        But also, Reagan, both Bushes, McCain, Trump are all non-lawyers. -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 08:26 1
        
        well sure if you want to count *those* -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 08:27
        
        (ironically) -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 08:11 1
        
        Indeed - Reagen Aug 6, 08:14
    - Good, we could use a little more of that -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 07:50
Whenever there's a big moment in the Olympics, it seems like there's a Kamala ad. - David Aug 6, 07:32 5
- yep -- nm - rollo Aug 6, 08:10
- things could still change in 90 days but my initial reaction to her rollout is she gives misogynist voters permission in the same way as Obama 2008 - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:36 3
  - I remember reading a story from that year about GOTV efforts in rural W VA or something - Reagen Aug 6, 08:13 1
    - Geesh -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 08:47
  - "HOPE" -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 08:04
Australia/serbia coming down to the final shot. -- nm - David Aug 6, 07:23 1
- just like WWI -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:29
HA. This sentence describes the entirety of HoD perfectly: 'Every character became a scripted NPC repeating their background inactivity loop' -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 07:23 3
- I'm choosing to give a pass for this season - it was very solid after all. Reports are the strike effed them good and probably worse than other shows - rollo Aug 6, 07:39 2
  - Well agreed, I just thought was quite funny describing the season. It was the season finale I had an issue. - Jovian Aug 6, 07:43 1
    - lol another good comment on the season, "This is even worse than Olympic 3v3 basketball" LOL -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 07:55
What are the odds the VP debate ends up with Vance ugly crying into Walz's shoulder and him saying "I forgive you, son." -- nm - Reagen Aug 6, 07:17 1
- his daughter is an IVF baby. good luck! -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:31
Have we heard from Jax and those impacted by the hurricane? Recent email from work says even here to expect flooding - sycor Aug 6, 07:14
lol -- (pic) - mara Aug 6, 07:14 [Attachment] 1
- L4!! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 07:20
I was only the 29th voter at my polling place this morning to submit a ballot. Stupid early risers. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 6, 07:05
SunPower (manufacturer of my solar system) files for bankruptcy protection, agrees to sell some assets for $45M -- (link) - oblique Aug 6, 06:58 2
- I don't remember who made my panels, but I know Sunpower is one of the big companies. I was a bit shocked when I heard they were having issues. -- nm - sycor Aug 6, 07:12
- That is kind of sad. Based on your reports, they make a decent product. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 07:01
Fine dining with cow skulls. Boise now has a $50 burger place. - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:43 7
- we have a restaurant here that has a $39 burger. I tried it when they first reoepened (after remodel) and it was insane. this red wine sauce that I - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 07:21 1
  - That sounds awesome. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 07:32
- you should go try one and tell us how it is -- nm - decline Aug 6, 06:53 4
  - I will eat one right after the Mariners win the World Series. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:58 3
    - so... - decline Aug 6, 07:02 2
      - basically :) (but still we took two of three from the Phillies over the weekend) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 07:31 1
        
        we seem to be in a mini-slump right now -- nm - decline Aug 6, 07:36
But I do think Walz needs to hit the treadmill before he runs for Prez in 8 years. -- (pic) - mara Aug 6, 06:43 [Attachment] 3
- word -- nm - 45 Aug 6, 07:45
- He's got some strong Brian Doyle Murray vibes in some of his pictures. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 6, 06:45
- God if only Farley was still alive -- nm - Jovian Aug 6, 06:44
My Duolingo Super subscription has expired. I had forgotten how annoying its ads were. - Baron of the Rings Aug 6, 06:31
They’re the same age (Walz is 6 months older) but it sort of feels like Cool Aunt Kamala and Fun Grandpa Tim. -- nm - Tim Aug 6, 06:25 3
- Your cool older brother Pete who’s gone off to college will just keep scoring touchdown after touchdown on his way to a championship. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 6, 06:31 1
  - Timmy Boy -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:11
- :) -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 06:25
Yellow first, no wrong guesses, much easier time than yesterday - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:16 1
- 👍 -- nm - decline Aug 6, 06:19
TV PSA: MLB, Olympics, Deadliest Catch, The Influencer, Rising Impact, PD True, The Anonymous, WWE NXT, - Beaker 🍺 Aug 6, 06:13
PYGB - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:06 1
- BGPY - mud Aug 6, 06:24
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM): Inside Out 2 hits $1.55B, Deadpool/Wolverine $800M, Despicable Me $750M, Longlegs $75M; Twisters nears $275M - MDH Aug 6, 06:00
OPH YEAH, Walz is da big dog!! nm - ralph wiggum Aug 6, 06:00 10
- I went to his twitter recently and there were in fact photos of his dogs. I was VERY happy to see that. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 06:14 9
  - and a jerk-ass cat -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:23 2
    - I laughed out loud -- (pic) - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 07:26 [Attachment] 1
      - Life Goes On Dad ftw -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:28
  - Yes! He's got a rescue pittie and there are tons of pics of him petting random cats and dogs when out campaigning. nm - ralph wiggum Aug 6, 06:18 5
    - Chubby Siamese cats for walz! -- (pic) - amandaphone Aug 6, 06:25 [Attachment] 4
      - Must. Pet. Tummy.... -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 6, 06:31 2
        
        I know right? she sits next to me all day. my skin get dry from all the belly rubbing. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 06:37 1
        
        So happy to hear she's accepting. Nothing more frustrating than a cat who offers a belly then attacks your hand. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 6, 06:55
      - Enthusiasm is up! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:29
It's Walz. -- nm - mara Aug 6, 05:59 16
- “There’s one last question before we make our decision. I’m sorry. There’s no easy way to say this. Have you ever fucked a couch?” -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 6, 06:39
- the Society of Tims approves. -- nm - Tim Aug 6, 06:13 1
  - "no Tim*s* - we already got one!" -- nm - prayformojo Aug 6, 06:14
- (I wonder what fundraising will look like this week. I will say $75mill.) -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 06:13 3
  - i think they'll do $100m today alone -- nm - mr mooch Aug 6, 07:23
  - I'm contributing today. -- nm - mara Aug 6, 06:14 1
    - :) -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 06:26
- I see this as a welcome return to the days when the term "elder statesman" means a guy in his low 60s. Enough of these 70s and 80s geezers. -- nm - mara Aug 6, 06:08 5
  - Hell Yes! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 6, 06:18
  - People are lasting longer, mara. For example, I am 59 and I can easily pass for 58 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:17 3
    - And you're one of ST's elder statespeople! -- nm - Roger More Aug 6, 07:18
    - You don't look a day over 57 -- nm - ty97 Aug 6, 06:46
    - and a half. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 6, 06:34
- I was kind of looking forward to moving but... !!!!!!! -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 6, 06:06
- yay! -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 6, 06:00
- Thank goodness for that. -- nm - colin Aug 6, 06:00
Micron announces industry first PCIe Gen6 SSD, claims 26GB/s transfer speed -- (link) - budice Aug 6, 05:53 3
- Is that fast? It sounds fast. -- nm - Spawn Aug 6, 08:03
- Big tech no longer has the capacity to innovate. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 6, 06:29
- Yay, Micron for whatever the heck it is -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 6, 06:08

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