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CAA denied their motion to get out of Julia Ormond’s sexual assault lawsuit v Harvey Weinstein -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:56 1
- CAA has the financial backing to settle -- nm - budice Aug 19, 14:21
oh honey… you just lost Pennsylvania -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:54 14
- Swiss cheese on a Philly Cheesesteak? Now that’s weird. -- nm - Dano Aug 19, 14:09
- Whiz is gross. I would do provolone though. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 14:09 3
  - Even white American -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 14:21
  - yep, prov is definitely an acceptable substitute. However though, if I were on the campaign trail? "Do as the Romans do." -- nm - Jovian Aug 19, 14:20
  - this is the correct answer (but never swiss) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 14:11
- Not clicking, but is this him calling Pennsylvania North Carolia? -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 13:56 5
  - worse (JD asking for swiss cheese on his Philly cheesesteak) -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:57 4
    - MONSTER -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 14:21
    - As if simply going to Pat’s (or Geno’s) wasn’t bad enough already. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 14:01 2
      - Tim Walz's skin is turning green and popping the stitching on his jacket - mr mooch Aug 19, 14:22
      - That's like going to White Castle and saying only the fish sandwiches are an acceptable option. -- nm - Jovian Aug 19, 14:22
- Oh. Oh, no. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 13:55 2
  - you do NOT want to know *why* he likes Swiss. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:56 1
    - a ziggle for you -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 14:41
U.S. lawmakers request probe into Chinese router manufacturer TP-Link — letter cites cybersecurity vulnerabilities with TP-Link routers -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 13:50
were there lingering questions about the origin of the Pacific Rim that begged to be answered in a tv series format? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:43 1
- Giant robots fighting, uh, what's your question? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:45
really, Jimmy? do you *really*? -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:41
Reservoir Dogs star Michael Madsen, 66, 'is arrested for domestic violence after shoving his wife' -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 13:36 1
- That sucks. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 19, 13:46
Collider: No, 'John Wick 5' is Not Shooting Next Year -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 13:33 1
- pixie lies -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:33
did dano go this event in York PA today? he talk so good -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:27 1
- it's like 100 miles from york to DC. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 19, 13:38
not that anyone much cares at this point but despite his repeated assurances, George Santos in fact pleaded guilty today -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:19 4
- to two counts, gets 20+ others dropped and will get at least two years in the slammer. -- nm - mud Aug 19, 13:25 3
  - Unless he's pardoned and replaces Vance. -- nm - Max Aug 19, 13:26 2
    - Never, he's been a drag queen so Republicans are out, democrats will, have sacrificed him on the altar of ethics, nobody will miss him. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:38
    - non-zero % possibility. -- nm - mud Aug 19, 13:27
I think I might watch parts of the DNC rather than just reading the transcripts of the speeches. - ReluctantCynic Aug 19, 13:11 2
- I watched all of Obamas (including 2004), and was already going to watch their nights. So might as well watch some more. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:15 1
  - so excited to see big hill again. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 19, 13:58
Pacific Rim prequel series announced -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 13:07 1
- thank goodness, i was worried we might not ever get closure on the PacificRimiverse -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:09
NFL-WAS: Jayden Daniels will be the 8th different Week 1 starter the Commanders have used in the last 8 seasons. -- nm - budice Aug 19, 13:00 3
- The Bears should have tried that. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 19, 13:49
- We yearn for the stability of Kurt Cousins - Will Hunting Aug 19, 13:01 1
  - MR I mean MCGA! -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:16
Kamala Harris has unveiled a proposal to raise the corporate tax rate to 28%. (Curr: 21% per 45's cut) -- nm - budice Aug 19, 12:54 8
- So why haven't they already done this? -- nm - Strongbad Aug 19, 14:51
- isn't it scheduled to revert when the Trump tax cuts expire, assuming they're not renewed next year -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:13 4
  - ah, was 35% before -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 13:14 3
    - Oh. So meeting them halfway? - Spawn Aug 19, 13:16 2
      - we are going full communism, haven't you heard? -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 13:19 1
        
        I'm surprised donny hasn't discovered Commie Law Kamala yet. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:40
- There it is. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:55 1
  - commie!! -- nm - mud Aug 19, 13:24
Board Games: if you like board games would you mind throwing a like to my friends youtube show on an episode? -- (link) - Remlik Aug 19, 12:46 [youtube] 2
- I'll even pretend to watch it for now. Later I will check the channel and maybe subscribe! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 19, 13:43
- Done and done. - ReluctantCynic Aug 19, 13:11
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett added for tonight. -- (pic) - mud Aug 19, 12:33 [Attachment] 2
- awesome! We are getting all the peeps! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 12:36 1
  - yeah, that's one little speech I won't miss. She is nitroglycerin -- nm - mud Aug 19, 12:38
Remember waterbeds? Why did we think those were a good idea? -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 12:32 22
- "I intend to go out the way I came in - supported by a feeding tube and a giant sack of water." -- nm - 70s philospher Aug 19, 13:21
- My parents had one. Each of my brothers had one. I never had one. - Baron of the Rings Aug 19, 13:03
- Friend of mine still has one and he thinks its awesome. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 19, 12:59
- I had one in college. Ended up not jiving with owning a cat -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 12:42 1
  - Mine were fine with it. But I did always keep their nails trimmed. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:44
- I had a few. The last had tubes of water, with baffles. It was rather perfect. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:39
- My brother had one back in the '80s. It was fun to me as a kid but there's no way I'd want one to sleep on daily. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 12:39 1
  - My best friend had one in high school. We thought it was awesome, but, i cannot imagine now. -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 12:46
- I loved mine for years. But man, when the heater went out, it was a gigantic pain in the ass -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 12:36 2
  - Turning it down in the summer was great, though. - Spawn Aug 19, 13:04 1
    - In 100' San Bernardino with only a swamp cooler it was awesome , cool 9n the bottom, roll over to broil on tye other side. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 13:43
- heh. My only answer to this possibly is that the 70s were very weird? - Jovian Aug 19, 12:34 8
  - They were kind of great when I was dating. - Spawn Aug 19, 12:52 3
    - I was trying to find a diplomatic way to say this too -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 12:59 2
      - I miss groiny. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:03 1
        
        Same. - King Of Oklahoma Aug 19, 13:53
  - also - 80s -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 12:46 1
    - But the 80s is the era that everyone looks back fondly upon. - Jovian Aug 19, 12:51
  - Yes - also the era of bean bags -- nm - Roger More Aug 19, 12:37 1
    - I still have one of those but it is in our basement -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 12:46
- They were nice in winter. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 12:34
- I slept on one for over 10 yrs, was pretty nice. -- nm - mud Aug 19, 12:34
XBox Toaster $30 -- (link) - budice Aug 19, 12:31
More good news on the solar front from my installer. Panel manufacturer (rebranded as SunPower) will honor warranty. Inverters I already knew about - oblique Aug 19, 12:29
Elon's Dumbest Suit Yet (Suing Advertisers) (LegalEagle) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Aug 19, 12:21 [youtube] 7
- He already killed one not for profit this way. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:38
- Not that it applies here, but would it be illegal for a company to refuse by policy to not advertise on black owned companies? - Dano Aug 19, 12:29 2
  - IANAL, my guess would be no. You can't force a company to advertise as that would go against their 1st Amendment rights. -- nm* - Krusty Aug 19, 12:35
  - I'd assume 'no' because the company would be a legal entity separate from its owner. -- nm - Roger More Aug 19, 12:34
- Did he say he was okay with them all leaving? " F*ck Em" - looking all smug -- nm - Epiphany Aug 19, 12:29
- hee, you can't sue someone for hurting your fee-fees. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 19, 12:28
- and the competition is stiff -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 12:27
KAOS | Official Trailer | Netflix - August 29th -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 19, 12:20
thank goodness, i was worried we might not ever get closure on the Potergeistiverse -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 11:45 2
- Second series based on the 'verse. -- nm - . Aug 19, 12:53
- And right when the house goes up for sale. Coincidence? -- nm* - Spawn Aug 19, 11:46
Carl Icahn fined $2 million for pledging up to 82% of his company’s shares as collateral for personal margin loans without disclosing it to shareholders -- (link*) - znufrii Aug 19, 11:43 1
- that's like fifty cents to him - mr mooch Aug 19, 11:45
Tesla semi still burning, I-80 shut down in CA, from 3am crash -- (link) - oblique Aug 19, 11:29 3
- Seems like an odd feature. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 11:32 2
  - see its a feature... if you crash in the snow, it can keep you warm for days. In all seriousness, reminds me of Hammonds electric hypercar crash -- (edited) - tRuMaN Aug 19, 11:41 1
    - lol. Forgot about that. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 13:23
MLB_ATL: Austin Riley today underwent an MRI that revealed a right hand fracture. -- nm - budice Aug 19, 11:16 11
- when they built that new stadium did they only move the headstones? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 11:17 2
  - We may never get closure on the Potergeistiverse -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 11:52 1
    - extra points - oblique Aug 19, 11:54
- You can't hurt me when everything I already feel is pain. - David Aug 19, 11:17 7
  - I think between Atlanta and Baltimore, we're getting bulk discounts with Dr. Andrews. - Will Hunting Aug 19, 13:00
  - You should write some music at this time. There's a great album in there with all this pain. -- nm - Krusty Aug 19, 12:14 1
    - ~Pain, pain, all I know is pain...~ -- nm - David in a black turtleneck Aug 19, 12:17
  - and the Angels still lost a home series to the Braves. Braves taking 2 out 3 and the aggregate was 16-10 Braves -- nm - JD Aug 19, 11:26 3
    - Pyrrhic victory. -- nm - David Aug 19, 11:33 2
      - A W is a W! -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 11:36 1
        
        Angels lineup basically their AAA Team -- nm - budice Aug 19, 11:41
between trades and Evander Kane getting buried on LTIR, it looks like the Oilers have defeated the Blues' offer-sheet gambit - Reagen Aug 19, 11:12 4
- LTIR? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 11:20 3
  - long term injury reserve - Reagen Aug 19, 11:38
  - Lads There Is Reagen -- nm - budice Aug 19, 11:24
  - Lord In The Rings -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 11:22
Jayden Daniels has officially been named the Commanders' starting QB. -- nm - budice Aug 19, 11:09
ow, my pancreas! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 19, 11:06 1
- worth it -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 12:57
We have a Ford PHEV, a 2014 C-Max. Yes, there’s a toggle to turn off the Hybrid drive, but it just automatically switches normally when the battery - landbeck Aug 19, 11:02 2
- I didn't realize there were so many ST PHEVs :) -- nm - oblique Aug 19, 11:23 1
  - exactly. thanks! -- nm - JaxSean Aug 19, 11:48
boy Matthew Weiner really appears to have let Johnson & Johnson off pretty light over the course of Mad Men’s run -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 19, 10:59
I'm flying back to Idaho to see Kansas. (I just liked the way that sounded) -- nm - crash davis Aug 19, 10:52 4
- all we are is giant metal contraptions full of people in the wind -- nm - rollo Aug 19, 12:56
- Carry On My Goal-Oriented Son -- nm - con_carne Aug 19, 11:27
- Point of Some Return. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 19, 10:56 1
  - How long? -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 11:19
Mop, you should make the most of BBC iPlayer while you have access to it. -- nm - LMS Aug 19, 10:50 3
- That’s what VPN is for! -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 19, 10:59 2
  - BBC iPlayer works with your VPN? Which one do you use? - Krusty Aug 19, 11:46 1
    - I’ll have to check, I suppose. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 19, 11:50
The annual Bulwer-Lytton Award for worst opening sentence -- (link) - Reagen Aug 19, 10:47 [Image] 25
- *opening credits music beat drops* -- nm - movie adaptation Aug 19, 13:17
- That's probably their best worst winner. -- nm - . Aug 19, 12:44
- Netflix greenlight this! -- nm - Remlik Aug 19, 12:08
- WHAT'S THE BOOK TITLE??!! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 19, 11:53 9
  - Excalibro -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 12:29
  - I’m finding it shockingly hard to find. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 19, 12:02 7
    - Here’s the full list of winners. No indication of the actual novels. Is this some kind of put-on?! What are they playing at?!! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 19, 12:05 6
      - The contest has always just been submitted opening lines of hypothetical novels. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 12:18 2
        
        the rules -- (link) - . Aug 19, 13:03
        
        Really? HA! I was guessing. -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:54
      - iirc there’s no requirement that submissions be from actual books. -- nm - znufrii Aug 19, 12:11
      - I is a challenge for *you* to write the book! -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:07 1
        
        But seriously, I figured it was just an AI generated sentence? -- nm - Spawn Aug 19, 12:08
- love it -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Aug 19, 11:52
- Good hook for checking it out. -- nm - Walt_Disney Aug 19, 11:20
- The City That Reads, hon! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 19, 11:14
- that's a great opening. -- nm - Andie Aug 19, 11:11
- I...really like that as an opening joke. -- nm - David Aug 19, 10:59 1
  - I agree... -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 19, 12:28
- Best opening sentence I've read in recent years: "Doug wasn't sure whether he should trust Satan." -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 19, 10:55
- I am 100% in on the rest of that book. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 19, 10:54
- That’s straight up Douglas Adams, right there. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 19, 10:49 3
  - *nod* I'm already interested. I call that a successful opening. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 19, 10:51
  - It's like three GRRM books condensed. -- nm - Reagen Aug 19, 10:51 1
    - The version that you get when you order from Temu -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 19, 11:53
Let's rotate the board! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 19, 10:45 1
- “Hello, good evening, and remain indoors!” -- (link) - znufrii Aug 19, 10:49 [youtube]

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