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i guess there's a voting rights division at the DOJ but you'd never know it from the shit Merrick Garland has no apparent interest in prosecuting -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 14:13 3
- This is definitely something that the DOJ needs to look into. I hope someone keeps asking about it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 26, 14:25 1
  - I sure hope Harris can do this in November. Because I would guarantee her AG appointee is quite the opposite of whatever the F Garland is. - Jovian Aug 26, 14:31
- He is so feckless. Id argue he's the most ineffective AG in 50 years. -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 14:24
Mariah Carey's Mom and Sister both passed away this weekend -- (link) - budice Aug 26, 13:51 1
- wow, that's just awful. -- nm - Andie Aug 26, 14:06
Apparently Tulsi only just endorsed the Russian asset today, I could have swore she already did. With how often she kowtows to the GOP and all. -- (edited) - Jovian Aug 26, 13:33 3
- Please rephrase that metaphor. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 13:55 2
  - (Thanks!) -- nm - Beryllium Aug 26, 14:51 1
    - yep np! sorry - Jovian Aug 26, 14:57
no Jamie Tartt in s4? lol -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 13:17 1
- Honestly, that’s not terrible - Will Hunting Aug 26, 13:22
was literally the plot of Roger Rabbit -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 13:16 1
- GM, Firestone and Standard Oil conspired to loan money to local transit to convert to buses, and when the unused tracks were pulled up.... - zeitgeist Aug 26, 14:47
sometimes you get into a friend's car and you think "this is nice" and sometimes you get in and think "this smells like dirty socks/feet....wtf has be - tRuMaN Aug 26, 12:55 4
- SM's work trucks always smell like dirty boys - Epiphany Aug 26, 13:12
- if this is a poll, my car lately is "who's been smoking what in this car??" because my neighbors are emptying the house to get ready to sell - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 26, 13:05 2
  - uh-huh - Spawn Aug 26, 13:12 1
    - "5-0." "I don't do math." "Put it out!" -- nm - Ollie & Chubbs Aug 26, 13:22
uh oh I think Biden’s cooked -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 12:54 2
- ~'/Memories. Like the corners of my mind. Misty watercolor memories~'/ -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 13:18
- remember when Biden was supposed to throw away everything and wrestle back control from the women.... - tRuMaN Aug 26, 12:56
"Jack Smith appeals the dismissal of Trump's classified records case to 11th circuit" -- (link) - mud Aug 26, 12:32
some amateurs use milk to add density; this is a *mistake*! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 26, 12:11 22
- This is the only scene that sticks out for me, and I think of it fairly often. -- nm - Max Aug 26, 12:16 21
  - Really? The only scene. The only scene that sticks out. In the entire movie, this is the *only* scene that sticks. Really. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 12:17 20
    - It's like a sleight of hand magic trick where the movie wants me to remember that scene. I know there are others, but this is the one that I see. - Max Aug 26, 12:24 15
      - I recall like 5 easily. - Will Hunting Aug 26, 12:32 14
        
        One more... -- (edited) - Roger More Aug 26, 12:34 13
        
        I still am completely unable to ascertain what movie this is?? - Jovian Aug 26, 12:46 11
        
        Same here, no idea what this movie is. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Aug 26, 12:48 10
        
        Rio 3 -- nm - Max Aug 26, 12:50
        
        I googled, it's Deep Blue Sea -- nm - rollo Aug 26, 12:49 8
        
        the funny thing is, the using Milk comment is the only *thing* that even resonated, but couldnt place it. - Jovian Aug 26, 13:10 7
        
        1) Reagan nailed it - Will Hunting Aug 26, 13:15 1
        
        Saffron the spice? (if its the hottie Dr actress I am definitely NOT familiar with her name) -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 13:16
        
        Stellar skateboards = Stellan Skarsgard - Reagen Aug 26, 13:12 1
        
        haha, thats funny. Im thinking there is an early scene somewhere and its a shot of a really good skateboard (ie Stellar) - Jovian Aug 26, 13:16
        
        essentially? Max is correct. -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 13:12 2
        
        If there's one scene from that movie that people remember (spoils) - Roger More Aug 26, 13:56 1
        
        Yep its the best and most iconic part of the flick. -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 14:25
        
        I may need to watch this movie. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 12:35
    - Heh. I'm still trying to figure out if a wet suit (a wet, wet suit?) would actually work as insulation from ground -- nm - JD Aug 26, 12:20 3
      - I always appreciated that it was necessary for the plot for her to get mostly nekked. Not just superfluous. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 26, 12:43 2
        
        My favorite part of the HDTGM episode on this was the test screenings had her viewed as the villain - Will Hunting Aug 26, 13:12 1
        
        I seem to recall they changed her surviving the movie for that reason. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Aug 26, 13:32
Wrestling: Sid Vicious has passed -- (link) - Remlik Aug 26, 12:10 5
- Big brother fans: Frank Eudy's father -- nm - Strongbad Aug 26, 12:51 1
  - Wow I did not know that. -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 13:20
- On a brighter note Sid Viscous is still with us, just slowing down a little -- nm - rollo Aug 26, 12:36 1
  - *slow golf clap* -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 26, 12:57
- That sucks. Cancer sucks. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 26, 12:28
Star Trek: 1st day of class as Starfleet Academy has started production today -- (link) - Remlik Aug 26, 12:08
Channing Tatum's ex Jenna Dewan wants a slice of the sweet Magic Mike Empire - budice Aug 26, 12:08 2
- Solomon says: Cut the pony in half. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 26, 12:28
- interesting. I bet it takes a judge making a ruling to move it off high center -- nm - Epiphany Aug 26, 12:23
Why yes, I am creating a spreadsheet in my head to calculate positional opportunity cost* for my upcoming fantasy football drafts. - znufrii Aug 26, 12:02 6
- *wipes away a tear* - Spawn Aug 26, 12:10 1
  - I’m in a irl money league this year for the first time and I don’t want to completely embarrass myself. - znufrii Aug 26, 12:12
- (That may or may not also include conditional formatting to track bye week risk) -- nm - znufrii Aug 26, 12:05 3
  - If you're not an Eve Online player, your talents are being wasted. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 26, 12:09 2
    - *nods* -- nm - oblique Aug 26, 12:13
    - Hah! - znufrii Aug 26, 12:13
people who sell things on facebook marketplace and don't take venmo, paypal, cash app should be shot. "do you want to sell your thing or no?" -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 26, 11:43 2
- They're all graduate economists doing studies. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 11:57
- Hand me the cash, I hand you the item, On 3. 1... 2... 3... -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 11:46
Top Countries by Fossil Fuel Consumption in 2023 (holy cow, China, what you doin'?!?) -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 26, 11:38 10
- I mean they're more than 4X the population of the next guys... - Guigue Aug 26, 11:52 1
  - And yet fewer than the next one after that. -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 26, 12:38
- Coal mining in the US employs 50,000 people, but it's politically problematic to reduce coal's footprint. - Roger More Aug 26, 11:44 6
  - given China's central planning economy model (and totalitarian state), if they wanted to be carbon free, they could just implement it -- nm - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:46 3
    - As I mentioned below, they are building something like 10 more nuclear plants this year. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 12:14
    - At the cost of great social unrest + giving up a key engine for economic growth, which would potentially lead to losing their grip on power. -- nm - Roger More Aug 26, 11:53 1
      - The Great Leap Backward! -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 26, 11:57
  - the difference between China and India is interesting given their relative populations -- nm - prayformojo Aug 26, 11:46 1
    - India is less industrialised - China's energy needs are greater + its industry would use more coal as an input, it makes 8x the steel that India does. - Roger More Aug 26, 11:51
- That is why those nuke plants are good news. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 11:42
the AI "cover band" plague on Spotify and other music streamers - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:32 1
- evil -- nm - mud Aug 26, 11:41
Dinosaur With Enormous Stride Probably Killed Off All the Other Dinosaurs - Max Aug 26, 11:29 5
- read this first as: Dinosaur With Enormous Pride Probably Killed Off All the Other Dinosaurs -- nm - Jovian Aug 26, 12:42 1
  - Thanosaur Snap Neck -- nm - Max Aug 26, 12:45
- ~Here comes the highstepper~ -- nm - Weird A Aug 26, 11:34
- still went out like a bitch like all the others -- nm - Chicxulub Meteor Aug 26, 11:33 1
  - Or did I!?! -- nm - Meteorsarus Aug 26, 11:34
Happy Danny Jansen Day to all who celebrate! -- nm - prayformojo Aug 26, 11:27 1
- future bar trivia answer -- nm - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:28
"Following the death of the Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun in 1923, his will had a curious order:" -- (link) - opening sentences transcripts Aug 26, 11:25 4
- I understand how he had the wealth to create such a collection; Danish butter is some good stuff. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 26, 11:39 3
  - In my letter to Santa this year I will ask for a Danish butter magnet for my fridge. -- nm - Max Aug 26, 12:04 2
    - Danish butter is magnetic? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 26, 12:07 1
      - I don't know if I'm drawn to the butter or the butter is drawn to me. -- nm - Max Aug 26, 12:26
bumpitty bump -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:20 4
- state polls, state polls, roly poly state polls. state polls, state polls; ask them stuff. yum. - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 26, 11:36 1
  - yes, indeed -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 26, 11:42
- And here I was told that Trump won the new cycle on Friday. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 11:21 1
  - Which drunken buffoon said that? -- nm - David Aug 26, 11:23
David/Kim - decline Aug 26, 11:11 8
- On the Yahoo FF site, under Draft / Overview, you should see a default draft list already set for you which you can edit or leave be. - Baron of the Rings Aug 26, 11:26 2
  - thanks -- nm - decline Aug 26, 11:38 1
    - Also, put all kickers on do not draft. - the wrong element Aug 26, 12:19
- Have her draft for you. - Spawn Aug 26, 11:18
- is there a way I can help? I know nothing about football but anything I can do, I am happy to. I think it's so nice that you are helping your mom. - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 26, 11:17 1
  - thanks for the offer :) I think the pre-draft might cover it if I understand thing correctly. -- nm - decline Aug 26, 11:38
- Dude, your mother is all that matters in this conversation. We're just trying to find solutions. You can go ahead and rank players ahead of time. - David Aug 26, 11:15 1
  - thank you. (she's very excited to move to a newly renovated place) -- nm - decline Aug 26, 11:17
US National Parks to receive record-high gift of $100M from Indy's Lilly Endowment -- (link) - con_carne Aug 26, 11:05 4
- Indiana Jones? -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 26, 12:34
- “The Lilly Endowment provides funding for Associated Press coverage of democracy, philanthropy, and religion.” -- nm - znufrii Aug 26, 11:14
- Over the weekend I was talking to someone whose daughter had asked them for an endowment for something not related to drugs, at all... - Spawn Aug 26, 11:10
- thanks Big Pharma! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:08
DAL: CeeDee Lamb deal is done 4-year/ $136M -- nm* - budice Aug 26, 11:00
The “blue zone” myth: remarkably healthy people living longer than the norm, or poor public record-keeping and pension fraud? -- (link) - mara Aug 26, 10:47 1
- But what if recordkeeping is what is killing us?? -- nm - Max Aug 26, 11:57
ESPN drama: Reorg announced, more layoffs likely, then Greeny's tweet -- (edited) - budice Aug 26, 10:42 8
- There's an opening where he began, WSCR. But yeah, the football thing. - Last Of My Kind Aug 26, 11:18 1
  - Heh. Has been years since I listened to him and Golic but your last line was my first thought as I read your post. -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 11:21
- drunk puking racist getting $85m: safe -- nm - mr mooch Aug 26, 10:56
- I thought they just got him a new Sunday NFL show? -- nm - Trending Aug 26, 10:56 2
  - They did. I think he's just emotional this month since he lost his dog, and ESPN's changing. -- nm - David Aug 26, 10:57 1
    - Ahh—all that combined, makes sense -- nm - Trending Aug 26, 11:03
- It's unlikely he's leaving since he's about to be the host of NFL Sunday Countdown. -- (link) - David Aug 26, 10:54
- maybe if they you know, didnt overpay for "new" media -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 26, 10:53
Just go an email at work. Apparently it's the 70th anniversary for my agency. They are going to have a "celebration" at the Governor's Mansion. - sycor Aug 26, 10:40 2
- Oh so tempting to do that. -- nm - Krusty Aug 26, 12:22
- Do it. Do it. - Spawn Aug 26, 11:14
B2 - I love RFK Jr's audacity. "I have presidential ambitions, but I'll take a pass on running for any elected office until I'm 70" - Roger More Aug 26, 10:37 2
- His good sense was able to quell the brain worm’s ambitions for only so long. -- nm - mara Aug 26, 10:48
- Rush Limbaugh et al spent 40 years making it their mission to destroy the Kennedy mystique (with a lot of help from various Kennedys to be fair) but i - mr mooch Aug 26, 10:41
Canada is going to go with sinophobic protectionism, too -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 26, 10:27 2
- 🎶 it’s a bittersweet sinophobic protectionism symphony, that’s life 🎶 -- nm - Trending Aug 26, 10:34
- MCGA -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 10:30
So... Astronauts? -- (edited) - Strongbad Aug 26, 10:22 5
- You're grass, and I'm the lawnmower. -- nm - David Aug 26, 10:41 3
  - I'm Sabin and you're the train. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 26, 11:36 2
    - Great analogy. Humans always do fine when they stand on train tracks. -- nm - David Aug 26, 12:09 1
      - You must not remember FF6. -- (link*) - Strongbad Aug 26, 13:39 [youtube]
- 👏👏 -- nm - JD Aug 26, 10:23
Dems (still) never talk about the lawless 5th Cir, let alone the hopelessly corrupt SCOTUS, but not hyperbole to say no Harris legislation is likely -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 10:19 1
- Slate gets it: Project 202(4) is already here -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 11:29
Crayola Trademarks the Smell of Its Crayons....(link) - Walt_Disney Aug 26, 10:08 3
- My wife works for a perfumer who has that scent in their lineup -- nm - Trending Aug 26, 10:31 1
  - I didn't know this about your wife and now I am very intrigued. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Aug 26, 10:58
- I don't always sniff crayons, but when I do, they're Crayola. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 26, 10:16
Oh I see he's having himself a blast today at Arlington National Cemetery -- (pic) -- (link*) - Jovian Aug 26, 10:00 [Attachment] 1
- A good time was had by all! -- nm - Spawn Aug 26, 11:03
16-yo qb in Alabama dies from head injuries suffered during game -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 26, 09:59 5
- -- nm* - con_carne Aug 26, 10:01 4
  - I'm going to assume that - oblique Aug 26, 10:02 3
    - As I understand, this is a fake image - Will Hunting Aug 26, 10:09 1
      - Although could a current 12 year old? Yeah. -- nm - Reagen Aug 26, 10:30
    - Correct! -- nm - con_carne Aug 26, 10:04

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