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Who wants to feel old? -- (link) - Roger More Aug 7, 20:19 1
- heh -- nm - prayformojo Aug 7, 20:20
Can't help but think that the USA would have done better in beach volleyball if they'd worn skimpier swimwear. Speedos for the men. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 20:14
David. CMo with a walkoff bomb for the Trash Pandas. -- (link) - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 7, 20:03
Starting August 30th, Twister is getting a one-week release in 4DX at Regal Theaters as is its sequel Twisters. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 19:36
That men's 400M Final was special. -- nm - David Aug 7, 19:20 7
- I spoiled myself an saw who won before watching it and spoilers - Dano Aug 7, 20:07
- Amazing how someone running as hard as they can can turn up the speed like that. -- nm - colin Aug 7, 20:01
- I watched the replay of the race probably 15 times -- nm - Trending Aug 7, 19:34
- Not for the guys who lost -- nm - decline Aug 7, 19:22 3
  - then they should've run faster -- nm - mafic Aug 7, 19:33 2
    - everyone can't run faster than everyone else. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 19:44 1
      - not with that attitude. -- nm - mafic Aug 7, 20:19
While this is a funny twist in the Andrew Tate story, the natural place this leads is bad for everyone -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 18:56 5
- *rolls eyes....one woman was claimed Trans because her name was Allman, like clever or something -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 7, 20:34
- Heelarious -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 20:00
- Just let them keep eating one another. Eventually we'll only have a handful of transphobes to deal with instead. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 19:42 2
  - "Who transvestigates the tranvestigators?" -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 19:43 1
    - Certainly not Dr. Manhattan. He keeps that big blue dong a swinging. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 19:45
RIP Succulent Chinese Meal -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 18:52 2
- this is democracy manifest! -- (link) - mafic Aug 7, 19:29 [youtube] 1
  - That's Australian for Brian Blessed. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 19:33
Elon deleted me from X so JD's tweets are secondhand. Oh my actual God. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 7, 18:44 6
- I never saw the show, but isn't every character, like, a total asshole who we're supposed to hate? -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 19:40 3
  - It was wildly self-unaware. This actually tracks. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 19:53 1
    - Like, the main character was a stalker who didn't know he was a stalker. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 19:55
  - never saw it either, but imma take a stab and say it didn't look like this -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 19:51
- MAGA is so far from being cool—spell is broken —so great! -- nm - Trending Aug 7, 18:52 1
  - lolz -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 19:50
Roll Poll: Grade your Olympics viewing so far - con_carne Aug 7, 18:44 12
- Watched very little but what I did see was good. Really liked seeing the city and surrounding countryside. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 7, 20:20 1
  - it's been, wait a minute, FUN as eff!!!! -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 20:30
- mostly non-existent outside of the opening ceremony. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 7, 19:38
- My viewing is sporadic, but the FUN of these games is off the chain. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 19:35
- A+. I guess we *do* have capable announcers and specialists, and if they just to be annoying, I'll switch to the channel with the original signal and - Marlowe Aug 7, 19:33 1
  - Oh, nice! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 20:32
- Normal broadcast: C+ Peacock: A- - Fuzzy Aug 7, 19:30
- A+++. YTTV and especially Peacock still have room to improve, but... - David Aug 7, 19:20
- B. I'm watching multiview on Peacock during the day, then the highlights... on the NBC Sports YouTube channel. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 19:17
- A—Proud of Peacock— I thought they made it easy to watch what you want—been having a lot of fun watching -- nm* - Trending Aug 7, 19:15
- B. I've watched a bunch but wish that the announcers were better at explaining the rules and scoring for some of the events. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 19:05
- Eh. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:49
Aroldis Chapman: 104.7, 105.1 -- (link) - budice Aug 7, 18:39
Boeing Starliner astronauts might be stuck on ISS until 2025. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:33 3
- Well, that's certainly worse than an 8 hour flight delay!! -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 7, 18:41 1
  - really!!!! -- nm - Gilligan, the Skipper, ..... Aug 7, 18:51
- -- nm* - con_carne Aug 7, 18:40
*Still shaking fist at United* Flight arrived 7:57 late. No luggage of course. - King Of Oklahoma Aug 7, 18:30
“you haven’t thought this through” -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 18:28 6
- Suggesting??? -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 18:36 5
  - JD is trying to gin up swift boat 2.0 based on a timeline that doesn’t appear to even support the smear. but also I expect they’ll just find his co. - mr mooch Aug 7, 18:43
  - Oh the maganeads are suggesting thet are saying: deserter -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 18:40 3
    - the attempt to swift boat Walz is cute. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 18:43 2
      - Especially since JD in the military was... *checks notes* a reporter. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 19:44 1
        
        REMF -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 19:48
Arisa Trew, at 14, is Australia's youngest gold medallist, and as a reward her parents are giving in to her request for a pet duck. -- (link) - Roger More Aug 7, 18:21 [youtube] 1
- Scrumptious. I recommend a sear and then a simmer in a red curry. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 18:24
I don't think I've seen this breed before. -- (pic) - amandaphone Aug 7, 18:18 [Attachment] 2
- megachonkasaurus -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 18:34
- Talk about big stretches -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:23
Apple has a moving called "Wolfs" coming out. Pitt, Clooney. They just cancelled the wide release. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:07 13
- This decision is so dumb I honestly have no idea how to process it. -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 18:40 4
  - Apple didn’t want to spend another $100m on P&A to support a full theatrical release? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 18:48 3
    - Green lighting a sequel is just lighting money on fire. -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 18:53 2
      - Cancel theatrical release, but then greenlight a sequel? I can't even process this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 19:20 1
        
        EXACTLY. -- nm - MDH Aug 7, 19:23
- weird. the trailer looked great. just hate money I guess -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 7, 18:23 1
  - Yup. It was one of the few we saw before Deadpool that we thought looked fun. -- nm - Krusty Aug 7, 19:17
- Still getting a limited release, undoubtedly to maintain awards contention. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 18:16 1
  - And it has been greenlit for a sequel -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:22
- The title just irks me. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 18:08 3
  - Still waiting for Chiefs -> Chieves -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 18:25
  - Maybe it's about competitive eaters? -- nm - Roger More Aug 7, 18:24
  - And let's not forget the sequel to Elf. Elfs. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 18:16
Nobody will, but it's time to start asking where the money went. -- (link) - Tim Aug 7, 18:06 2
- My investigative Spidey sense has been tingling for six weeks. - David Aug 7, 19:15 1
  - Why is she even running ads? - Will Hunting Aug 8, 07:05
Hmm. Supermarket Sweep, eh? -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 7, 17:57
WWE: That Raw crowd was incredible especially since it wasn’t in the same place as SummerSlam. Rhea Ripley might be the second most over person - Tim Aug 7, 17:55 4
- I've seen TikToks of little girls crying over Dom's poor choice to leave Mami. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 18:17
- Liv Morgan deserves a lot of credit for finding her place and maximizing her skill. -- nm - David Aug 7, 18:17 1
  - This year is far and away the best thing she's ever done and it started with an accident. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 18:21
- Yup, that was a great crowd. -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 18:16
handling hecklers-for-hamas: check out *the look* at 0.21! -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 17:22 1
- heh, here's a 5 sec. clip: -- (link*) - mud Aug 7, 17:59
here's the latest in hi tech poker cheating -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 7, 17:12
If I had polling money to throw away, I'd commission a Harris vs. Vance 50 state poll. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 17:05 4
- i saw that matchup being polled a few times on twitter last week (one pet theory is Thiel & Co. just want to get him into the Oval Office then push - mr mooch Aug 7, 17:07 3
  - A 40 year old (especially an empty suit like Vance) is much better to have in charge than a 78 year old if you plan on ending elections. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 17:45 1
    - Yes -- nm - Epiphany Aug 7, 17:50
  - So, the folks like Thiel, Miller, Pobosiec, Trump Jr., Bannon, etc. form their own Wednesday Group? - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 17:10
Quincy Hall’s brother is a real one -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 16:56
From backboards: Hot To Go dance. Have we learned nothing as a people from The Macarena or YMCA? -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 16:52 3
- Also from backboards: Early voting starts in some places in mid-September. The momentum of the Harris/Walz doesn't have to last too terribly long. -- nm* - Qale Aug 7, 16:54 2
  - And finally from backboards, I loved hating Michael Cole. His Cole Mine era with the Anonymous GM made me livid. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 17:20 1
    - "And I quote..." -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 18:08
UAW head not pulling any punches in Detroit -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 16:34 3
- or Elissa Slotkin lol -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 16:51 2
  - As one of the most moderate/conservative D reps looking for a promotion, that’s a strong argument. -- nm - Tim Aug 7, 17:36 1
    - the interstate midwest rivalries at play now are dizzying. -- nm - mr mooch Aug 7, 17:41
Taylor Swift causing backlog at Vienna airport immigration -- (link) - ty97 Aug 7, 16:34 6
- But not in the same way as some other celebrities might. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 17:07
- I mean, the country caused it by cancelling her concerts. not sure why its her fault. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 7, 16:38 2
  - haha, it's not her fault, just a joke -- nm - ty97 Aug 7, 16:43 1
    - you better not let the switfties catch you joking around. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 7, 16:53
- and not just the sheer volume -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 16:38 1
  - Something went wrong. Try reloading. -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 17:50
oh lordy there are more flight logs -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 16:18 1
- unshocked. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 7, 16:38
heh -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 16:17 [Image] 1
- They're just innocent candidates. -- nm - Max Aug 7, 20:42
My favourite thing about filet o fish, apart from the taste, is the absolutely wonky presentation. Never the same twice. -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 7, 16:08 [Attachment] 2
- It looks like it was plated 0.1 milliseconds before they called time on Worst Cooks of America. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 16:20 1
  - Yep. Yet it's still in the top 25% of clean presentations. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 16:22
How about Craig T Nelson for Walz? -- nm - eag Aug 7, 15:53 9
- Tom Arnold is pretty good. Isn't he cancelled though? Or maga? -- nm - amandaphone Aug 7, 19:11 1
  - He's definitely anti-Trump. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 19:26
- I remember how Lorne got Chevy Chase to do Gerald Ford because of their striking similarities. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 7, 17:19
- Has no one suggested Nic Offerman? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 7, 16:25 4
  - He's writing viral songs for the Democrats, let's leave him be -- nm - con_carne Aug 7, 17:27
  - Ackroyd -- nm - eag Aug 7, 16:54
  - I just don't think Offerman has the necessary ability to shred someone from limb to limb with a single statement like Walz can. - Beryllium Aug 7, 16:32 1
    - Ron Swanson can, with a look. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 16:34
- he's a MAGA so doubtful -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 7, 15:55
omg, Ari has Goebbels on! right now!! let's see how long until this goes off the rails .. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:25 16
- There is no excuse for having him on MSNBC. -- nm - Qale Aug 7, 16:24 1
  - useful demonstration of the aging power of evil. He's younger than Katy Perry. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 16:40
- "project 2025 has nothing to do with the trump campaign .." -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:26 13
  - Ari plays vid from cpac (feb) that destroys that. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:28 12
    - *dead* -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 15:37
    - Miller throwing BS all over now -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:29 10
      - Oh man I missed it but can't wait for the videos. - loosilu Aug 7, 15:37 3
        
        no one is posting vids, plenty of disgust though -- nm - mud Aug 7, 16:27 2
        
        Many, many people will post vids. Goebbels is comedy gold. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 18:06 1
        
        okay I found one for you: -- (link) - mud Aug 7, 18:19
      - good grief what a racist. -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:36 4
        
        now he is Shouting about "alternate" electors -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:43 3
        
        (phew) ..love ya Ari, but I'm not sure what That accomplished -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:51 2
        
        show the crazy -- nm - Remlik Aug 7, 16:04 1
        
        and how -- (pic) - mud Aug 7, 16:06 [Attachment]
      - What does he do with the gerbils? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 7, 15:30
I've had this video of a very good doggo in one of my windows for two days now. -- (link) - loosilu Aug 7, 15:14 9
- I guessed it was this one. Watched it just today. -- nm - mara Aug 7, 15:31 1
  - I can't stop watching his ear twitches while he scopes out a playmate. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 15:40
- I used to live a block away from this dog -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 15:21 4
  - DId you play fetch with him? -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 15:25 3
    - you couldn't not. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 15:37 2
      - how do you walk away? -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 15:38 1
        
        throw it far enough and disappear. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 15:40
- awww -- nm - mud Aug 7, 15:16 1
  - I love that he waits until someone makes eye contact. -- nm - loosilu Aug 7, 15:19
Standings updated. Loyola moving up along the outside. - Baron of the Rings Aug 7, 15:10
I've never felt more seen. "I Love Australian Rules Football More Than I Get It" - JD Aug 7, 15:07 1
- Shame the poor guy had to endure a Collingwood win, they are the worst. - Roger More Aug 7, 16:29
Russia declares emergency in Kursk region as Ukrainian offensive continues -- (link) - Reagen Aug 7, 15:03 2
- You'd think they were Putin's personal chef. -- nm - David Aug 7, 15:08 1
  - Like, it would have ended up worse in the long run, but it's utterly bonkers that that almost happened. -- nm - Reagen Aug 7, 15:10
Detroit showing out for Kamala and Coach -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 7, 15:01

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