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We have this bed on rails in our RV called the electro magic bed. It stores up in the ceiling when we're not sleeping on it. Allie was - colin Aug 12, 12:28 3
- I can just hear her cursing reading this. -- nm - Qale Aug 12, 12:42
- Decades from now, historians will still be puzzling over your final words: "Thank you, Algeria. Thank you Dominican Republic." -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 12, 12:33
- Time to McGyver a drain fix? - JD Aug 12, 12:32
Does anyone here wear bifocal contacts? Are they easy to get used to? Does the right prescription make it to where it needs to be - kelly Aug 12, 12:22 3
- When I wore hard lens I had no need for readers, as soon as I got switched to soft lens I needed close up and screen glasses. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 12:29
- I... did not know such a thing existed. That sounds wild. - Baron of the Rings Aug 12, 12:29
- I've been "testing" bifocal contacts w. my eye doc for about 4 years now but always opt for regular contacts + readers because the bifocals feel weird -- nm - rollo Aug 12, 12:26
big ass quake! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:21 10
- I got the notification right when the shaking started. It was a good one. -- nm - jnine Aug 12, 12:29
- 4.6 in Highland Park. Got the warning but didn't feel a thing. -- nm - Meg Aug 12, 12:25 1
  - noticed here in hb -- nm - budice Aug 12, 12:26
- eh. Like big ass on a distance runner ;-) -- nm - JD Aug 12, 12:23
- yup noticed that one -- nm - budice Aug 12, 12:22
- ::twerks:: -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 12:22 4
  - standing in line at mendo and ground was literally shaking for five-10 secs. folks started running! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:23 3
    - I have never been in a large quake, but running seems like it might be a BAD idea. -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 12:30 2
      - It separates the locals from the new in town. I've seen people go running down stairs :/ -- nm - Meg Aug 12, 12:44 1
        
        "Put your hands up! It's more fun if you put your hands up!" -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 12:46
personally, if my opponent's crook-ass crony had looted the state's biggest public univ for $17m, i would probably make a big deal about it -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:56 2
- And he was supposed to be one of the less bad ones. (He voted to convict Trump.) -- nm - Dano Aug 12, 12:24 1
  - I think Republicans being corrupt is a feature of the party at this stage of the game. - Jovian Aug 12, 12:29
For those in more northern places, lots of aurora reports locally from last night. Same storm hit G4 today during the day. Possibly more chances tonight -- (link*) - oblique Aug 12, 11:53
The Old Man | Season 2 | Sept. 12 -- (link) - mud Aug 12, 11:51 [youtube] 5
- Yeah! -- nm - Diva Aug 12, 13:26
- Psyched -- nm - Jovian Aug 12, 12:07
- hell yeah! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 12, 12:06
- hell yeah -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:57 1
  - I like that shot of him and Lithgow near the end there, going to get'r done. It's funny because they're old. - mud Aug 12, 12:01
Learned a new dice game over vacation. Anyone ever play 1-4-24? Rules inside. -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 12, 11:43 3
- Never played that one but now you have me reminiscing about playing Liar's Dice in college. -- nm - Dano Aug 12, 12:37
- * book mark* -- nm - Epiphany Aug 12, 12:26
- that sounds like good fun -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 11:52
I am not sure if its good or bad that the level of political discourse is being "elevated" to fighting about crowd sizes - tRuMaN Aug 12, 11:38 3
- only one person is “fighting” about them. the other one just draws them by existing -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:40
- Papers could start talking policy anytime they wanted to. -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 11:39 1
  - I am not sure they know how to. -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 12, 11:40
cooked before the convention -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:37 15
- I do wonder how much of a typical 'convention bump' will (or won't occur) this year. Feels like the bump might be baked in from the nominee switch? - ty97 Aug 12, 12:09 3
  - he's not even campaigning on the road for the rest of this month -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:10 2
    - Plane repairs = $ -- nm - Spawn Aug 12, 12:46
    - He's talking to Elon tonight, what more do you want?! -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 12:43
- giggity -- nm - mud Aug 12, 11:45
- and GOP senate comm just went dark in Ohio for the rest of the fall (they’ve seen enough…) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:44 8
  - I kinda figured he and Tester might be toast with Trump on the ballot, but he’s turning out to be a bigger albatross by the day. -- nm - Tim Aug 12, 12:18 7
    - Tester’s opponent is arguably even worse than Brown’s. still might not be enough in MT but DSCC needs to go nuclear -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:20 4
      - They should try the Fetterman strategy: he’s a carpetbagging phony -- nm - Tim Aug 12, 12:27
      - but also really need to think seriously about going after Ted Cruz and Rick Scott as plan b -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:26 2
        
        I think Florida’s a lost cause at this point. - Tim Aug 12, 12:28 1
        
        abortion rights referendum is on the ballot, and polls show Kamala back up in Dade County after it collapsed for Dems the last two cycles -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:32
    - Tester might be the luckiest bastard in senatorial politics ever. -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 12:20 1
      - I’ve said this since at least 2012! - Tim Aug 12, 12:24
- well that's a sight for sore eyes -- nm - rollo Aug 12, 11:44
Also who wished on the monkey paw that Vance would be a drag on the ticket? -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 11:36
best big three era: MJ, Magic & Bird or Steph, LeBron, & KD? (i think they are not comparable because of what gets called as a foul now v. Pistons) -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:23 [youtube] 3
- If the 80’s trio didn’t exist, the NBA doesn’t exist as we know it. - Will Hunting Aug 12, 12:10
- 5 championship anchors and KD -- nm - rollo Aug 12, 11:41
- To say nothing of traveling -- nm - mara Aug 12, 11:29
Weekend viewing? The Instigators: B. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: A-. Idina Menzel (live): A. -- nm - oblique Aug 12, 11:21 10
- USWNT gold medal games, soccer (heart attack) basketball (second heart attack) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 12:00
- Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 6/10; Default (a 2018 South Korean film about the 1997 East Asian financial crisis) 8/10 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 12, 11:58
- Also saw Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: B+; Altered Carbon: A- -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 12, 11:53
- Woodstock (1970) re-re-re-re-re-re-re-re-rewatch, finished Veep S4, tried to finish Industry S2 b4 S3 premiere but didn't quite make it, I dont think - mud Aug 12, 11:44 1
  - Industry was fun when they were doing wild stonks for an episode but then it just became about everyone fucking each other on cocaine -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:49
- Instigators DNF why are you dumbing down Matt Damon? Ugh -- nm - Epiphany Aug 12, 11:32
- I'd bump Instigators up to a B+ personally. Re-watch of The Batman A-. -- nm - sycor Aug 12, 11:26
- ST subpoll: Best movie you’ve seen, released in 2024, so far? -- nm - Trending Aug 12, 11:26 1
  - It's a three-way tie, but not the ones you'd think -- (edited) - Beryllium Aug 12, 12:13
- For Those About to Die up to episode 6 B+ ; Monkey Man B+ -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 11:26
ST Poll: Does Peacock see a sustainable bump from the Olympics? -- nm - Dano Aug 12, 11:21 4
- I just cancelled my annual sub that was set to renew at the end of the month - decline Aug 12, 12:11
- They did from the NFL playoffs, but it was temporary. It started running out at the end of last quarter. So, maybe for three or four months? -- nm - David Aug 12, 11:23
- Sheinhart Wig Co: hear us out . . . the Olympics, but every single year -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:21 1
  - And why no Spring Olympics or Autumn Olympics? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 12, 12:25
At some point Disney+ figured out that if I watched right up to the credits, the next time I come back I don't want to watch 3 minutes of credits - Reagen Aug 12, 11:20
Everyone says that Tom Cruise rapelling into the stadium to take the Olympic flag to LA is a rip off of Daniel Craig and the Queen in 2012 - Roger More Aug 12, 11:00 2
- BAH! Gaga did it better at the Super Bowl -- nm - Remlik Aug 12, 12:07
- Strike that, it's a beat-for-beat rip off of this -- (link) - Roger More Aug 12, 11:06 [youtube]
When you have given up on your own social media platform to once again post on Twitter, you know its going quite badly. -- nm - Jovian Aug 12, 10:55 10
- stock is down 6% so far today in response. -- nm - colin Aug 12, 11:42
- I thought I saw this morning that the harris campaign was posting on truth social. is that truth -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 12, 11:18 2
  - they only follow one account (fucko's) and only post crowd size comparison shots lol -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:20
  - Yup -- (link) - oblique Aug 12, 11:19 [Backboard]
- he's doing a livestream with elon today. the check must've cleared -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:57 4
  - Remember Elon did one DeSantis, as well, and that did not help at all. But scary that Elon has so much implied sway because of X/Twitter -- nm - Trending Aug 12, 11:21 1
    - it's why he spent $44b for it -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:22
  - lol this is like that storyline on Mad Men where Ho-Ho hires Pete & Don to sell jai alai to America -- (edited) - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:06 1
    - "That J is gonna confuse the hell out of people." -- nm - Reagen Aug 12, 11:16
- I only had to read that three times but pretty sure that's me but to the message 👍👍 -- nm - JD Aug 12, 10:57
Keeping eccentric billionaires harmlessly entertained is exhausting. -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 12, 10:53 [mastodon]
The US needs to find some good divers before 2028 -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 10:41 9
- I don't think as a country we have the attention span and/or focus for that - JD Aug 12, 11:02 3
  - LA gets flag football instead of breaking because MURICA! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:03 2
    - I'm kind of ok with that. -- nm - JD Aug 12, 11:09 1
      - i hope the rest of the countries bring their best rugby players out of retirement to beat the shit out of us -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:10
- China won gold in every single diving event. Maybe they can spare a few. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 12, 10:48 2
  - Like we did to win gymnastics, hire the coaches to work for us. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 11:04 1
    - *beep beep beep* -- nm - The Bela Karolyi Money Truck Aug 12, 11:42
- Twinks For Gold 2028 - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:46
- we got you -- nm - Soccer team Aug 12, 10:46
I'll die on the hill that Lay Your Hands on Me is Bon Jovi's best song. - David Aug 12, 10:37 4
- nobody's stopping you -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 11:12
- Pfft - Epiphany Aug 12, 11:11
- I didn't really start listening to them until around These Days through Have a Nice Day. I appreciate their older stuff though. - sycor Aug 12, 10:59
- their Ne Jersey album had some bangers. Hands, Bad Medicine (one of my all-time faves), Born to be my Baby -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 10:45
Poll: Lettergrade the Olympics - prayformojo Aug 12, 10:36 14
- A. I just wish I could have watched more. -- nm - Diva Aug 12, 13:27
- Solid A+. I found it the most enjoyable and memorable Olympics since Beijing. - ReluctantCynic Aug 12, 11:58
- A- the scenery was great, but the opening and closing ceremonies weren’t great. Also, they should increase the duration of the games to 20+ days. I - Loyola Aug 12, 11:30
- From what I saw and heard "A's" all around. Location, venues, organization, broadcast. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 12, 11:23
- The Winners and Losers of the 2024 Paris Olympics -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 10:49
- A- only b/c USA left a few golds on the table that they prolly shoulda won to edge out China in the final count -- nm* - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:49
- A—hate that the opening ceremony got caught up in controversy—only ding (besides the Breaking Dancer who is now a meme) -- nm - Trending Aug 12, 10:44
- A -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 10:43
- I miss the Olympics already. I loved just having it on in the background all the time while I worked. A+ for the events. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 12, 10:39 3
  - It was odd turning on the tv this morning and not seeing totally buff people waving their arms in joy while sweating profusely.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 12, 11:08
  - I also loved that, if I were to wake up at 2 am and have difficulty getting back to sleep, I could pop it on for a few minutes. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 12, 10:46 1
    - I also really, really loved that Willem Dafoe "Am I a bad person?" ad. - Baron of the Rings Aug 12, 10:54
- A+++++++++ infinitum. -- nm - David Aug 12, 10:38 1
  - This. The scenery was great, but the opening and closing ceremonies were also great. On the other hand, the sporting events were equally great. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 12, 11:45
JD -- i think the second order is figuring out which neighborhoods to possibly make temporarily car free for the tourists overall - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:34 1
- 👍👍👍👍 -- (edited) - JD Aug 12, 10:53
I'm in the German beer hall -- (pic) - LMS Aug 12, 10:29 [Attachment] 1
- I swear it said hell and I was expecting a completely different picture. -- nm - sycor Aug 12, 10:31
If Vice President Harris Has the Temerity to Be Friends With Dana Walden, How Can ABC News Ever Host a Presidential Debate? -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Aug 12, 10:27 2
- Nigel Farage Has Spent The Past Decade Fanning The Flames of Anti-Immigrant Hate, Here's Why That's Bad News for Kier Starmer After Just One Month -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Aug 12, 10:28 1
  - Remember when Farage said he was going to help Trump get reelected rather than stand as an MP? - LMS Aug 12, 11:22
STIS: youngest going to university in 3 weeks: what are we missing for her to pack? Ideas for stuff to bring? - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 10:21 7
- Bed shelf. Similar to this -- (link) - King Of Oklahoma Aug 12, 11:27 1
  - very cool! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 11:40
- Leafs swag! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:52
- message board for the outside dorm room door, stuff needed to hang things - tape or hammer/nails - coffee ... lots and lots of coffee. - JenBro Aug 12, 10:50 1
  - message board I suspect has been replaced by texting I suspect. but I like the bamboo tackle idea a lot! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 11:05
- I never once used the kitchen in my dorm. If it didn't go in the microwave, I didn't eat it. So many hot pockets and microwave soup containers. - sycor Aug 12, 10:30 1
  - yeah I'll leave school stuff and girl stuff to her and the wife :) . this is more miscellaneous :) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 12, 10:50
Fun fact, I saw Dino in concert. He opened for NKotB. Fun fact, I saw NKotB in concert. - sycor Aug 12, 10:10
Will, you can cheat and pick another song and then just listen to the John Michael Montgomery version of #2 -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 10:07 12
- JMM's I Swear was our wedding song. So much better than the cover. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 12, 10:11
- I’m dying - I was just looking up how many hits All-4-One had and 2 of their 3 top 5’s were covers of John Michael Montgomery songs. - Will Hunting Aug 12, 10:10 10
  - Yeah, but it felt like they were out at basically the same time. Like it's almost like they weren't covers and just dual releases for different market -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 10:12 6
    - I think JMM led by a few months but yeah. - Will Hunting Aug 12, 10:14 5
      - Yeah, the country pop crossover hadn't started in earnest yet (Hi Shania!) -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 10:17 4
        
        Mmmm, 1995 Shania..... -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 12, 10:19 3
        
        Mutt Lange is a moron -- nm - ty97 Aug 12, 10:21 2
        
        on a personal life basis and to the point of your post? sure. - JD Aug 12, 11:08 1
        
        Musically, he's been very successful and made a lot of music I like! -- (edited) - ty97 Aug 12, 11:13
  - Yeah but I still like "I Swear". -- nm - sycor Aug 12, 10:11 2
    - I do too. It’s a perfect example of pop music in that time - Will Hunting Aug 12, 10:13 1
      - B2M was all over the place. ALL the school dances/ parties with couple making out in the dark corners. -- nm - sycor Aug 12, 10:25
starting to think the whole point of destroying Roe was not actually Pro-Fetus -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:05
another data point -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:03 4
- What exactly is Jill Stein's purpose in life? and also, how does she make a living doing this?? -- nm - Jovian Aug 12, 10:19 3
  - to let the Earn My Vote! crowd sleep at night when inevitably Kamala fails to Earn Their Votes, which no Dem has ever earned in our lifetimes -- nm - mr mooch Aug 12, 10:23
  - I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you first. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 12, 10:20 1
    - and after he told you, you'd want him to kill you again -- nm - rollo Aug 12, 10:28

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