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Remember when I told you that Hawk Tuah gal threw the first pitch at the Mets game, yesterday…well…she’s no Grimace—Mets blow a 5 run lead to lose -- nm - Trending Aug 16, 04:56 2
- Maybe she’s more Timmy Trumpet -- nm - Dano Aug 16, 05:03 1
  - I had to google that—hilarious! -- nm - Trending Aug 16, 05:10
If you: Have a Twitter account, like D&D, and enjoy wacky songs—this is fantastic -the end sent me 🤣 -- (link*) - Trending Aug 16, 04:48
TV PSA: MLB, WNBA, The Union, Immaculate, Let's Make a Deal, Smackdown, Lingo, AEW Rampage, Lady in the Lake, Furiosa A Mad Max Saga, - Beaker 🍺 Aug 16, 04:35 1
- definitely will rewatch Furiosa; and The Union looks fun -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 16, 04:36
Alien Romulus 82%, The Union 70%, Skincare 65%, My Penguin Friend 72%, The King Tide 95%, Didi 96%, Consumed 20%, Close to You 57% -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 16, 04:30 1
- Know someone who saw Alien/Romulus last night —screenshot because I’m too lazy to write it out…even though I just wrote that all out -- (pic) - Trending Aug 16, 04:41 [Attachment]
welcome to The OC, bitch (Andrew Do's daughter likely absconded with millions from a sham non-profit to buy multiple homes) -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 16, 02:23
This Saturday, come fling some poo at our county fair -- (link) - Max Aug 16, 00:18
this house is not too far from me, and I think I hate every design choice they've made, except maybe the outdoor shower. -- (link) - mafic Aug 15, 22:39 15
- That floor just fights with *everything* -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 06:03 1
  - and i like the elephants. -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 06:04
- Faux Chateau. The kitchen is a lot nicer than the one below. -- nm - . Aug 16, 05:04
- “Rustic French Chateau in the Perth Hills”—the whole property is like someone ripped random pages from a French Vogue magazine and made a house -- nm - Trending Aug 16, 04:45
- needs more goats -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 16, 04:19
- The guest house is way nicer than the main house. I secretly love this ... TV stand? -- (pic) - amandaphone Aug 16, 03:56 [Attachment] 2
  - Yes guest house, much better kitchen too. That blood-red x staring at you all the time, no -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 11:02
  - tv stand is great. that rug in that room is awful. -- nm - Andie Aug 16, 06:19
- Every room seems to be by a different designer... and that kitchen island is so huge you know its the secret hatch to the underground lab -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 16, 00:40 3
  - That island... Is it for air hockey? If an orange rolls out to the middle, it's gone forever. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 16, 03:09
  - and yet so many rooms share the same floor. The same irredeemable floor -- nm - Beryllium Aug 16, 00:42 1
    - I kinda liked that floor in the kitchen. It's not for me, but I liked it. And then it kept going everywhere. -- nm - ty97 Aug 16, 05:09
- Am I blind or is there no asking price? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 22:49 2
  - It's a country of convicts! It's yours... If you can keep it! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 23:09
  - sir, you are not blind. reasonably common practice here to just have "contact agent." I honestly don't know why. I just find it annoying. - mafic Aug 15, 22:56
Big Brother HOH winner spoils - Jovian Aug 15, 21:59 2
- spoiler on a different BB subject - Peglegpete Aug 15, 22:25 1
  - heh no kidding -- nm - Jovian Aug 16, 06:43
i feel like if you're gonna clap back with "egregious circumstances" allegations you kinda have to be more specific publicly. the dude opened the door -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 21:35
Murdle: 5:38 (I'd arrived at the answer before I realized that I had) - prayformojo Aug 15, 21:24 1
- 1:40 - Fuzzy Aug 16, 04:55
Strands #166 - spanagram 7th - prayformojo Aug 15, 21:18 1
- Yellow 3rd. Still don't get what the 'theme' is - decline Aug 16, 05:52
Connections Puzzle #432 - BYGP - prayformojo Aug 15, 21:14 1
- YBPG - decline Aug 16, 05:17
Wordle 1,154 3/6 - prayformojo Aug 15, 21:11 1
- 5 - decline Aug 16, 05:15
I’d like to introduce my mascot to increase ridership on public transportation. Let’s hear it for Bussy! -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 20:47 3
- I don't like bus riders - JD Aug 15, 22:29 1
  - Stop! - Qale Aug 16, 00:44
- I'll bet you could sell a lot of plussy toys -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 21:55
I would like to find one human being who can defend this kitchen. -- (link) - ty97 Aug 15, 20:43 6
- It's vintage. That's the best I got. -- nm - . Aug 16, 05:02
- All of the flooring in that house is disastrous -- nm - amandaphone Aug 16, 03:58
- I'm more concerned with that door which is obviously where The Thin Man is hiding. -- nm - Max Aug 15, 22:31
- the stove and refrigerator are not next to/facing each other and blocking the other one's door from opening -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 21:30
- replace the formica counter with granite -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 21:00
- I mean it's not nice, but it's in keeping with the rest of the house? i.e. 75 years old. -- nm - mafic Aug 15, 20:56
Um. Pippy. Did you check your portfolio today? - oblique Aug 15, 20:09 1
- Hee!!! Oh I did! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 21:46
It’s over. AI has been perfected. -- (link) - Dano Aug 15, 20:04 [youtube]
Kristen Faulkner going for the gold medal-Tour De France Slam -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 19:54
shower thoughts: Trump is like if Emperor Palpatine had access to self tanner and improv lessons -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 19:53 1
- I think Palpatine would do better at improv. Takes some level of smarts to do it decently. -- nm - . Aug 16, 04:59
when your psychotic “press conference” is only the second worst speech you gave today -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 19:52 2
- vets are PISSED. worse than the McCain slur, worse than “suckers and losers” lets see if the Harris campaign has more than a snarky press release -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 21:42 1
  - He legit took a giant s*** on the Military and Vets, because he needs her money. - Jovian Aug 15, 21:51
"what made you think she might have been the one who supplied Perry with ketamine? well her nickname is the Ketamine Queen for starters" -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 19:47 4
- The lesser known Billy Ocean song that failed to chart for some reason. -- nm - Dano Aug 15, 19:51 3
  - I'm going to hear this in my head all day tomorrow -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 20:19
  - that was the original version of the song by Abba but the complany made them change it to something family friendly. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 20:15
  - no more love on the run -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 19:54
West Wing's Martin Sheen, Melissa Fitzgerald and Mary McCormack visit the White House -- (link) - Remlik Aug 15, 19:03 [youtube]
Does giving people $500 a month help or hurt them, it actually helps them find jobs.... -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 19:03 1
- It gives people choices. - whisper Aug 15, 20:09
verklempt -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 18:23
Big Brother eviction spoilers -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 15, 18:11
listen to what he says at 5:07 -- (link) - mud Aug 15, 18:00 13
- I’ve been watching/listening to some Never Trump Republicans YouTube—there is hope for the Republican Party— -- nm - Trending Aug 15, 18:53 7
  - Remember when we thought Mitt was weird. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 18:56 6
    - he is a weird dude (albeit mildly, relative to the JD Vances) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 19:40
    - 🤣—The good ‘ol days of only moderately irritating Republicans— -- nm - Trending Aug 15, 18:59 4
      - OMG, he has an elevator...in...his...house. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 19:26 3
        
        Dog on car + binders of women ... poor bastard never had a chance -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 19:43 2
        
        though it was the 47% moochers tape that really sank him -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 19:43 1
        
        yes and, similar to 2024, things were starting to get better after 4 years under a Dem president. Obama fought out from under the financial crisis:: - rollo Aug 15, 19:48
- sheesh tough crowd. -- nm - mud Aug 15, 18:37
- "How can she be president if she can't win over this independent voter?" -- nm - NYT, probably Aug 15, 18:33
- Evangelicals for Kamala had 200k on their zoom last night. CNN ever gonna do an AC360 piece on them? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 18:19 2
  - no. that one crazy black dude is worth ratings baby! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 18:22 1
    - They are only going to amplify the crazy. Sweeps week -- nm - Epiphany Aug 15, 19:30
when best TV show openings come up, please mention Psych. Never fails to make me smile (into season 2 on my rewatch) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 17:51
400 EV if either of them go on Hot Ones. -- (link) - Tim Aug 15, 17:47 3
- Harris should have no problem if her India heritage extended to their family dinners. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 19:05
- That would be an awesome response to the she’s not doing interviews criticism. -- nm - Dano Aug 15, 19:01
- "We've got some cantaloupes...." -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 18:15
Victoria Jackson reportedly has an inoperable tumor in her windpipe -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 17:22 1
- I worked on SNL when Victoria Jackson was there. I'm sad when I see what has happened to her since then. - howie Aug 15, 21:36
Canada Jetlines grounds all flights, plans to file for creditor protection -- (link) - ty97 Aug 15, 17:10 1
- "I've never seen this airline so down... or ever before" -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 17:15
J. K. Simmons Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 17:06 [youtube] 3
- one of them better be Cave Johnson. -- nm - Tim Aug 15, 17:56
- "So anyway, he said,'could you talk louder and faster', and the rest is history." -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 17:09 1
  - just happy they discussed OZ -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 17:53
Breaking - 4 arrested in the Johnny Wactor murder. -- (link) - Meg Aug 15, 17:01
Do you think Trump isn't making campaign appearances because he's tired or because he's traumatized? -- nm - Fuzzy Aug 15, 16:56 8
- I'm going with broke. -- nm - . Aug 16, 04:53
- He can’t make indoor ones because he hasn’t paid folks. Outdoor ones are scary now. And why bother when you have the media at your fingertips? -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 20:45
- They increased security around Mar Largo, actually closing off one of the main roads the nearby city needs to function…ironically Mar Lago is NOT - Trending Aug 15, 20:37
- The guy who boasted he would have run into a school even without a gun if there was a shooting going on? He's totally freaked out. - zeitgeist Aug 15, 17:23 1
  - Re the IM: i don't think that would be necessary -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 17:49
- he may have to meet his parole officer this week and doesn't want to travel too far. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 15, 17:06
- I think he can't get over Biden quitting and having to face this intelligent black woman. -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 15, 17:01
- yes -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 17:00
Over the next seven days, our heat warnings will be moving up from dangerous to extreme. So we’ve got that going for us which is nice. -- nm - Qale Aug 15, 16:54
One thing I'm on the lookout for is if Trump's rhetoric gets increasingly violent the further behind he gets, assuming he doesn't have a 10th life -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 16:48 2
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 16:50
- I'm hoping he just gets progressively more tired and everything begins to revolve around naps -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 16:50
Brewers' Christian Yelich to have season-ending back surgery -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 16:43 1
- I don't like to see any athlete get hurt. That said, he's a dick. - King Of Oklahoma Aug 15, 17:49
D&W should have had a Subway tie-in. "Bubway". -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 16:42
Elektra Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Aug 15, 16:32 [youtube] 2
- The phrase I will always associate with this movie is "fighting with laundry." - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 17:24
- "Bloodless farts are tight" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 15, 16:49
the pence fly is back -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 16:20
Jack Russell, former singer of Great White, dies. Been battling lewey body dementia. -- nm - Remlik Aug 15, 16:12 1
- His terriers were good boys. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 16:25
Went to Lake Tobias today. They have a Punisher Brahma Bull -- (pic) - Dano Aug 15, 16:09 [Attachment] 1
- or a Gray Alien. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 16:18
Kind of amazing that if you go to the NYT home page right now you would have no idea that Trump held a "press conference" today. -- nm - pmb Aug 15, 16:03 6
- "Trump and Harris Hold Dueling Events That Draw Sharp Contrasts In Their Economic Plans" -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 16:05 5
  - Funny, that's not on my home page. Closest for me is a below the heading reference. - pmb Aug 15, 16:09 4
    - oh that was just my Pitchbot guess how they would frame the two -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 16:13 3
      - Ah. And see, I entirely bought that as what their headline would be. -- nm - pmb Aug 15, 16:16 2
        
        at the very least, from the NABJ debacle to these last two shitshows, by any measure as concerning as Biden’s one bad debate night. and yet… -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 16:34 1
        
        It would probably offend Biden but there's an effective ad lurking in that comparison -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 16:46
unsurprisingly, Judge Merchan is not moving off the Sept 18 sentencing date womp womp -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 15:46 1
- meanwhile on the federal side -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 15:49
The funny (to me) thing with Chappell Roan blowing up is her hit isn’t even on her album. -- nm - Tim Aug 15, 15:41 4
- exactly - the kids could care less, "what's an album"? -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 16:42 3
  - At the same time, the "kids" we're singing every world to what I would learn was like track 5 of the album back in April at Coachella - JD Aug 15, 17:44
  - Sure, in the streaming era it doesn’t need to be. -- nm - Tim Aug 15, 17:28
  - Didn't albums and singles used to be released pretty separately from each other for like decades? -- (edited) - con_carne Aug 15, 17:17
Norway at the Olympics is a really interesting wikipedia page -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 15, 15:40 5
- The 1904 Olympics were *WILD*. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 16:24 2
  - They're so proud of it here they still name things after it, like the wonderful World's Fair Donuts. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 16:44 1
    - They were so poorly organised, they had to hold another Olympics two years later! - Roger More Aug 15, 17:12
- Once they figure out snow swimming, snow rugby and snow skateboarding, there'll be no stopping them. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 15:43 1
  - snowbreaking! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 15:50
I did a really dumb thing to my phone and now I think j factory reset. What a pain. -- nm - amandaphone Aug 15, 15:38 1
- asked it to check your calendar to see if you were free for The National's next tour dates? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 15, 15:52
Looking at shore excursions for my Christmas cruise. I have Mazatlan and Cabo covered but having trouble with Pueto Vallarta. All I want is - Meg Aug 15, 15:35 2
- They get a percentage or kickback for delivering you. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 17:31 1
  - Oh, I'm sure. -- nm - Meg Aug 15, 17:42
new Shepard Fairey poster dropped (hopefully non-infringing this time) -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 15, 15:23 1
- Saul Zaentz would still sue him for plagiarizing himself. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 15, 16:30
From BB - Favorite New2Me bands of 2024: Sprints, Good Kid, Brigitte Calls Me Baby, Friko, Slow Fiction, English Teacher, Toro y Moi, bby -- nm - Dano Aug 15, 15:21 7
- I don't collect his albums* but I've liked almost every Toro y Moi song I've heard - rollo Aug 15, 16:41
- Been Stellar, bar italia, The Dip, The OBGMs, Nilufer Yanya, Dead Pony, IDLES, SPRINTS, Vera Sola, King Isis -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 15:26 5
  - Saw The Dip in a 100ish person performance space that kinda turned into a half-hearted swing dance party, it was awesome...ly cringe -- nm - rollo Aug 15, 16:38
  - First time I've given a Hurray for the Riff Raff album a long listen - liked it a fair bit. Orville Peck - decent. Lizzy McAlpine, Maggie Rodgers - rollo Aug 15, 16:36
  - The first one cracks me up because they purposely pronounce it “Ben Stiller” -- nm - Tim Aug 15, 15:45
  - I'm with you on IDLES -- nm - prayformojo Aug 15, 15:30 1
    - and the sweat -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 15:33
great day for flawlessly executed press events -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 15, 15:08 2
- I don't even know what that would be easier than just checking your calendar. -- nm - Reagen Aug 15, 15:22
- This is also the fault of the Covid vaccine. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 15, 15:15

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