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I do like when Paramount Plus forgets to run commercials for me. I do not have the ad free plan. -- nm - Qale Aug 27, 22:52
ERCOT is paying Texas bitcoin miners more to stop sucking electricity than bitcoin is actually worth -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 22:40 2
- "nice energy grid you got here. be a shame if something happened to it." -- nm - mafic Aug 27, 23:37
- Unfortunately this has been going on for at least the 2021 freeze. -- nm - Qale Aug 27, 22:53
only Starmer could go to Berlin -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 22:22
I love how in the middle of the violence, sex, and language warnings, Netflix warns me there will be smoking. Its French, I expect that. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 27, 20:12 4
- Japanese films would also absolutely include smoking. -- nm - Qale Aug 27, 22:53 1
  - The real tokyo vice -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 23:14
- Au Service De La France? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 21:17
- Monsieur Spade? -- nm - the wrong element Aug 27, 20:44
URIAS! -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 20:11 1
- whew -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 22:02
Former WWE prospect and gold medal winner Gable stevenson cut by the Buffalo Bills -- (link) - Remlik Aug 27, 20:08
Even if it was just a one off (but it shouldn’t be), bringing in Rosemary from TNA to NXT was a good idea. - Tim Aug 27, 19:50 3
- She deserves any and all success she gets. -- nm - David Aug 27, 20:12 1
  - I remember the AAA event where her opponent shoot broke her arm and damn near everyone in the business rallied around her. - Tim Aug 27, 20:14
- that was fun -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 20:02
personally i would keep asking him how he's voting on the referendum at every chance i got -- (link*) - mr mooch Aug 27, 19:50
Worldwide Box Office Update (see IM): Deadpool hits $1.2B, Despicable Me 4 $875M, Alien Romulus $225M; Twisters nears $350M, It Ends With Us $250M - MDH Aug 27, 19:45 1
- lol Crow movies are indeed cursed. -- nm - Qale Aug 27, 19:54
That was *tough* for a Wednesday crossword....well over my avg Wednesday time, but the theme was really well done -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 19:27 1
- that kind of theme is right up my alley. thought I might be on track for a record, but ended up about 30 seconds faster than average. - mafic Aug 27, 19:44
it was a graveyard clash - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:44 2
- (smash) -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 18:54 1
  - DO THE MAGA SMASH -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 18:57
these guys crushed this cover so hard the SXM alt station put it in regular rotation. - Tim Aug 27, 18:44 [youtube] 7
- Love Sofa King, this one is awesome too. -- nm - whisper Aug 27, 20:06 1
  - Language! -- nm - Captain America Aug 27, 22:55
- ~did you have to...did you have to...did you have to pull my finger!~ -- nm - Remlik Aug 27, 20:04
- Speaking of covers, AV Club is doing AV Undercover again this year. - the wrong element Aug 27, 19:28
- Always loved this song. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 27, 19:07
- That's quite good. -- nm - David Aug 27, 18:52
- Exceptional -- nm - Epiphany Aug 27, 18:49
Tubular Bells -- (link) - Peglegpete Aug 27, 18:42 [youtube]
Your top 10 songs: A Bar Song (Tipsy), I Had Some Help, Die With a Smile, Not Like Us, Birds of a Feather, Good Luck Babe!, Espresso, Million Dollar Baby, Please Please Please, Lose Control -- (edited) - Tim Aug 27, 18:22 3
- Stagnant Top 10 is stagnant. -- nm - Qale Aug 27, 18:50 2
  - listen to some new songs, people! -- nm - Tim Aug 27, 18:53 1
    - I did a mini-update to The Twenty today. Only switched out 5 songs. This is more in line with how I did it when I was doing it weekly though. - Qale Aug 27, 19:30 [spotify]
I'll never not think it's Monica when I see M. Bellucci in a tennis score -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 18:04 1
- Pedro Martinez was one of the men’s tennis players a day or so ago -- nm - Trending Aug 27, 18:16
Ravens roster cuts spoiler -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 17:32
NCAAF: College PickEm Group(simple format). Grp# 8642 pw: 312.50..1st Game Friday -- (link) - budice Aug 27, 17:31
ST Poll: How many times have you watched Perception Check today? - Dark Callisto 🦊 Aug 27, 17:14 4
- none, but this one of his is the most Australian thing ever. -- (link) - mafic Aug 27, 18:06 [youtube]
- 0.5 (I listened to it) ... no, today's Cardy is ONLINE -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 17:29
- How many are watching Industry? -- nm - budice Aug 27, 17:19 1
  - i quit 3/4 through s1. when it just became about fucking on cocaine -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 17:20
Caleb Williams went #127 in Vampirates. -- nm - David Aug 27, 17:05 6
- ...and Justin Tucker was drafted in the 5th round. -- nm - samara Aug 27, 17:51 1
  - Someone didn't pre-rank. - the wrong element Aug 27, 18:27
- About right—I do like his upside, for this season—will definitely start fast imo -- nm - Trending Aug 27, 17:51
- Also, even with autodraft active, Astronauts are somehow faster than Vampirates. -- nm - David Aug 27, 17:15 1
  - But of course. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 21:39
- What an interesting piece of trivia! -- nm - Reagen Aug 27, 17:11
"Rock history" (I ♡ Mike Scott) -- (pic) - mud Aug 27, 16:57 [Attachment]
I've seen comments about "corn sweat" 3-4 times in the last few days. It's a thing and I'd never heard of it. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 27, 16:56 2
- a redwood is supposed to pump a swimming pool worth of water into the atmosphere and CA would have these fog banks that spread moisture across west -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 17:36 1
  - Evapotranspiration -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 27, 17:44
NCAA does stupid shit -- eliminate the *spring transfer portal window* not the winter one during the season. - Will Hunting Aug 27, 16:49
GoldZone will be back on the Cock for Paralympics -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 16:40
you knew he was a snake when you let him into the cemetery grounds -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 16:23 3
- lets not forget, it was 45 who negotiated the date with the talaban without consulting the afghan government...and Miller made it impossible for - zeitgeist Aug 27, 17:42
- Keats and Yeats are on your side - Dano Aug 27, 17:01
- I was just reading this. Good grief. -- nm - mara Aug 27, 16:56
85 years ago the first televised baseball game btw the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 27, 16:08 1
- tonight's Dodgers-O's tilt from the Ravine is free on MLBTV.com -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 16:09
Prepare for Total Domination. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 15:59 1
- Belt Collectors Dominates Draft with A+ Grade and Projected 1st Place Finish -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 16:56
Skylar Jackson, son of former St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson, has committed to Oregon State. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Aug 27, 15:41 1
- PAC 2 baby!!! Go Beavers! -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Aug 27, 16:38
I'm generally anti biopic-of-those-still-alive (and most of folks dead, too) but this one gives me High Hopes. -- (pic) -- (link*) - mud Aug 27, 15:21 [Attachment] 2
- I will gladly watch the Bob Dylan one when it hits streaming. That one, too. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 15:27 1
  - effective trailer (affecting, too) -- nm* - mud Aug 27, 15:48
Vamps: Did it get spelled out? Is there any chance that the players we draft tonight could be our keeper options in 2025? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 27, 14:55 15
- By all accounts, this is a one-off. Keeper league is frozen, to be resumed next season. -- nm - samara Aug 27, 15:09 14
  - or a majority rise up and vote to start over. democracy! -- nm - budice Aug 27, 15:10 11
    - Or you just get bored of winning so much and want a challenge -- nm - Strongbad Aug 27, 15:50
    - Sounds like someone has a really bad team. -- nm - the wrong element Aug 27, 15:47
    - the Kimsheviks will bury the Davidsheviks -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 15:27
    - Excuse me, comrade. Could you stand over here by this wall for a second? Thanks. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 27, 15:26
    - Fuck that. We've been building those teams for seasons based on the premise that they would continue. -- nm - samara Aug 27, 15:11 6
      - welcome to the us of a. Vote for freedom fellow Vampers -- nm - budice Aug 27, 15:14 5
        
        I think what needs to happen is the creation of Vamp League 1 and Vamp League 2 in 2025. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 15:19
        
        Looking at your keepers, you'd be shooting yourself in the foot. - samara Aug 27, 15:18 3
        
        I love it when samara drops by to smack people around :) -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 15:22 2
        
        ...and the draft is over, see you next year!! -- nm - samara Aug 27, 17:45 1
        
        nmb -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 27, 18:13 [youtube]
  - Correct. -- nm - David Aug 27, 15:10 1
    - *thumbs up dot gif* -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 27, 15:26
the other thing that superseding indictment suggests to me, coming less than 60 days after the SCOTUS immunity ruling is Jack Smith is ready to go - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:45 8
- lol go play some golf while you still can grampa -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 15:37 1
  - "...by giving me an overwhelming Victory on November 5th..." -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 15:39
- He rolled nat 20? -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 27, 15:26 2
  - Gonna ~Loot That Body...Loot that body, loot that body, bitch!~ -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 27, 16:46 1
    - i cast vicious mockery nat 20 let's go -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 16:55
- The oldie is back! Witch Hunt! -- (pic) - Jovian Aug 27, 14:56 [Attachment]
- *blink* -- nm - James Comey Aug 27, 14:55 1
  - [nods] -- nm - mud Aug 27, 15:06
Our choices for the Dusk-til-Dawn event at the drive-in this weekend: - prayformojo Aug 27, 14:44 18
- Ohhhh... next weekend we get: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice & Batman -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 15:08 1
  - that'd be one wacky law firm -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 19:08
- also: prior to looking up the movies, I was 100% unaware of the existence of Trap -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 15:08 1
  - Saw the trailer a bunch before other movies, but otherwise, no. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 15:09
- I mean Screen 2 has two of the best movies Ive seen in a decade.. -- nm - Jovian Aug 27, 14:59
- no contest -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 14:56 1
  - ik,r - Alien is the dealbreaker -- nm* - mud Aug 27, 15:03
- See, if you'd asked, we could have met you halfway! -- nm - David Aug 27, 14:55 1
  - we're going to the one closer to us - prayformojo Aug 27, 14:59
- okay but you can't deny that Twister at a drive-in would be aces -- nm - Beryllium Aug 27, 14:47 1
  - word -- nm - Jovian Aug 27, 14:59
- Yep—Screen 2 for the win IMO—how do you plan for snacks/snacking? -- nm - Trending Aug 27, 14:47 1
  - just get everything from the snack bar. their burger and fries are surprisingly terrific -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 14:54
- can you run back 'n forth? - mud Aug 27, 14:47 2
  - nope -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 14:53
  - Hear me out—2 cars—one at each screen—mix and match as needed. -- nm - Trending Aug 27, 14:48
- swap out Deadpool for Fall Guy -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:46 1
  - Fall Guy hits streaming on Friday. - the wrong element Aug 27, 19:34
haha NFL wants their cut of the Wall Street goons’ carried interest if they acquire any stakes in the teams -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:40
which begs the question, how the f'ing f did he get elected to the Senate in the first f'ing place? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 14:22 14
- the urge to knock that tray… -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 15:03
- He ran like 10 points worse than his predecessor. Unfortunately it is Ohio. -- (edited) - Reagen Aug 27, 14:54 1
  - but in the post-Dobbs blue(r) electorate, it probably wouldn't have taken much to eke it out statewide -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:58
- pixie was blaming Tim Ryan's lame campaign against him. -- nm - mud Aug 27, 14:24 7
  - He ran quite a shitty race. - Jovian Aug 27, 14:38 1
    - He should have played the couch card. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 14:39
  - he ran harder against China and the Democratic Party than his actual opponent -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:32 4
    - but then again he was also the guy who thought he could beat Nancy Pelosi for Speaker of the House -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:34 3
      - aw shucks he's just trying to make his way in the crazy political world, man -- nm - mud Aug 27, 14:37 2
        
        You can't hit the shots you never take! -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 14:39 1
        
        oh, I'd probly get those too. -- nm - steph-C Aug 27, 14:43
- I heard an interview with the guy he beat. He was losing and Mitch poured in $$$$$. - Spawn Aug 27, 14:24 2
  - not even Mitch. Peter Thiel personally -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:28 1
    - Ah, yeah. Was listening to that one in the car and did not make out his name. -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 14:30
2024 release of PS 5 Pro and XBox X Pro confirmed by Gamescom reporter -- nm - David Aug 27, 14:20 1
- Will there be any Deadpool butt-shaped controllers?…Asking for a friend -- nm - Trending Aug 27, 14:42
chemtrails! -- (pic) - mud Aug 27, 14:19 [Attachment] 3
- Oh you mean Cloud Makers?? That's what I used to think they were doing when I was a child. -- nm - Jovian Aug 27, 14:38 2
  - Enough of them can cause weather - Reagen Aug 27, 14:58 1
    - Ya but I used think they went up in the air to create clouds if their weren't any -- nm - Jovian Aug 27, 15:21
CNN interview w/ Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, conducted by Dana Bash, Thursday at 9pm. -- (pic) - mud Aug 27, 14:15 [Attachment] 12
- not great. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:19 10
  - why? -- nm - prayformojo Aug 27, 14:21 9
    - did you see how she did the debate? -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:29 1
      - Yes, this is a whole other thing. Look I think she is the next leader of the USA. She has to get past this Troll who doesn't play fair. -- nm - Epiphany Aug 27, 15:07
    - She's not a perfect robot of a person. There will be a slight hiccup no matter what and if not, the GOP will invent one. It's another log to throw on - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:25 6
      - and trad media who wants the sounds bites, will ask some stupid ass questions -- nm* - Epiphany Aug 27, 14:25 5
        
        Had to happen in any case, and guaranteed this would have been a question in the debate she's trying to have. -- nm* - con_carne Aug 27, 14:42 3
        
        Presidential candidates sometimes have to be presidential and interviews are part of it… -- nm - Trending Aug 27, 14:45 2
        
        agreed. Its just sunk in how insidious all the cable news channels have been since 2016 - maybe before? - Epiphany Aug 27, 15:14
        
        Other options would have included town hall or press conference (Trump's version of a pc notwithstanding) -- nm - con_carne Aug 27, 14:53
        
        "Why do you waffle?" -- nm - Spawn Aug 27, 14:31
- ugh -- nm - mr mooch Aug 27, 14:18

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