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Current status: being circled by sharks -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 10:14 4
- Thank you for your sacrifice. Keep them over there. -- nm - Inigo Aug 31, 10:49
- bEtTeR tHaN eLeCtRoCuTiOn... -- nm - samara Aug 31, 10:32
- Good luck. -- (pic) - Krusty Aug 31, 10:24 [Attachment] 1
  - :-D -- nm - mud Aug 31, 10:27
I’m enjoying this season of Tennessee football. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 10:14 8
- I’ve seen enough. Let’s get Nico into street clothes. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 11:00
- We've talked about this... -- nm - David Aug 31, 10:38 6
  - Goodbye Joe Milton. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 10:41 5
    - I love talking to homer-fans at poker. - Will Hunting Aug 31, 10:43 4
      - I'm genuinely surprised Milton made New England's 53. -- nm - David Aug 31, 10:55 1
        
        I guess they're doing the DC thing from 2012 where they're like, "Let's see if we can hit a lottery ticket" - Will Hunting Aug 31, 11:00
      - Jeff George had a cannon. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 31, 10:46
      - No question. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 10:44
I think I slept awkward on my arm last night. My elbow is barking and sending some weird twinges down my arm. - Will Hunting Aug 31, 09:47 4
- right or left arm? -- nm - rollo Aug 31, 10:12 3
  - "This arm has been ripped off completely and re-attached with *this* fuckin' arm." -- nm - Jason Statham in Spy (hi Kelly) Aug 31, 10:15 1
    - And now I have my afternoon movie choice made. Thanks! - Will Hunting Aug 31, 10:17
  - Right arm -- so I can still go pitch today for the Orioles; the IL stint can wait. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 31, 10:14
jesus how dismal must their internal polling be -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 31, 09:41 4
- I would have thought he'd call for summary execution for drug possession,, also for saying nasty things about him. -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 10:58
- I think we're the only state that allows public use. Everywhere else it's at home which is where you run into some issues as there are non-smoking -- (edited) - Krusty Aug 31, 09:48 2
  - Cannabis has some restrictions that tobacco use does not, but you can smoke it on the street here. -- nm - con_carne Aug 31, 10:00 1
    - Good to know. :-) -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 10:36
nobody won Megamillions yesterday. $681M est. jackpot for tuesday. -- nm - Peglegpete Aug 31, 09:26
whomever hacked the Trump campaign (Iran) apparently is not waiting for Politico/NYT/WaPo to stop keeping them under lock and key -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 31, 08:28
ever watch the Criterion Closet videos? Here's Winona Ryder's! -- (link) - mud Aug 31, 08:15 [youtube] 3
- fun fact: the "closet" isn't a closet, it's actually the back of a van -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 31, 08:25 1
  - I always wonder how the vids are arranged - by diirector ,but then what? Like over on the left we have ..? and on the right ..? -- nm - mud Aug 31, 08:27
- I've seen all but two of those (After Life, Learning Tree) -- nm - mud Aug 31, 08:23
I’m very much enjoying Formula One again. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 08:14 2
- Absolutely. - ReluctantCynic Aug 31, 10:13 1
  - Indeed. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 10:14
Michael Keane scores our first goal of the season. -- nm - JD Aug 31, 08:10 9
- Kepa. Huge* pickup for the cherries. * denotes sarcasm. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 08:16
- DCL! -- nm - JD Aug 31, 08:15 7
  - So much for the clean sheet -- nm - JD Aug 31, 08:46 6
    - 🙄 -- nm - JD Aug 31, 08:50 5
      - Sure. Fine. Whatever -- nm - JD Aug 31, 08:55 4
        
        Update: Still on pace for zero points, but 'only' a GD of -101 -- nm* - JD Aug 31, 08:58 3
        
        Holy smokes; today was a kick in the teeth for them -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 09:02 2
        
        Whaaaaaaa? I turned it off and switched to football. My goodness. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Aug 31, 09:15 1
        
        It was exciting for the neutrals -- nm* - JD Aug 31, 09:23
"(45*) ad uses edited quote to attack nonexistent Harris immigration proposal" - mud Aug 31, 07:53 5
- The Venn diagram of the people who see that ad and read that explanation are two separate circles. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 08:02 4
  - My issue is stop explaining her stance. He lied. “He lied, here is why. The end.” -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 31, 08:07 3
    - They just refuse to call him a liar despite years and years of blatant lies. -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 08:32 2
      - Calling politicians liars is like giving out speeding tickets at the Indy 500. Trump is just the biggest one. - con_carne Aug 31, 09:03 1
        
        There is a difference between political spin and outright lying, though. Plus an adage to consider: "We campaign in poetry and govern in prose." - ReluctantCynic Aug 31, 10:49
the five words JD Vance shudders to hear: "newly unearthed podcast from 2021" - mr mooch Aug 31, 07:22 2
- Vance last month: we want to promote the type of virtues that exist in Kyle Rittenhouse -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 11:03
- And here we thought it was everyone's Facebook posts that would make them unelectable. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 07:29
AI has started Rickrolling people -- (link) - Reagen Aug 31, 07:19 2
- Like us, first it just wants to be loved, then it wants to have fun and fvck with you, eventually you get to fvck all you'alls -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 31, 11:16
- How about that hilarious thing when they launch nuclear weapons thinking it will make a client happy? -- nm - jnine Aug 31, 08:42
That's a nice tribute to Super Kev -- nm - JD Aug 31, 07:00
Finally made it to my hotel room. The view isn't bad. -- (pic) - LMS Aug 31, 06:58 [Attachment] 5
- That'll do very nicely! -- nm - ty97 Aug 31, 07:48
- And this is the other direction -- (pic) - LMS Aug 31, 06:59 [Attachment] 3
  - Very nice! How long is your trip? Any big plans? -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 07:10 2
    - One week, mostly walking and exploring, eating and drinking. -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 07:13 1
      - I hope you get great weather and enjoy the trip. I love nothing more than wandering around cities I've never been. - Krusty Aug 31, 07:18
"Then he saw the female. Even from across the room, he could see that it looked fertile. It had hair protruding on top of its scalp...." -- (link) - prayformojo Aug 31, 06:46
Let it begin. Let! It! Begin! -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 31, 06:39 [Attachment] 3
- That'd do nicely -- nm - prayformojo Aug 31, 06:43
- fishing today? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 06:41 1
  - Yep! -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 07:12
The sun is so red this morning that either we have tons of smoke from forest fires in the atmosphere or I've moved to the planet Krypton. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 06:36
Do I want a hackberry tree in our backyard? - znufrii Aug 31, 06:27 [Attachment] 2
- more hydrangeas, fewer hacks -- nm - crash davis 😺 Aug 31, 06:45
- I'd cut it down if I had other trees nearby that I liked as they inhibit the growth of other trees. Also, I'd worry about the fence, as you mentioned. - Krusty Aug 31, 06:42
5:45 wake up to dog having pooped on the dog bed, dogs walked in it, then find out she also popped on Allie's bag. - colin Aug 31, 06:03 1
- Oof, rough start to the day :( -- nm - Beryllium Aug 31, 07:14
If you like motorbikes, now is the time to come as they all head to the border point of Austria, Slovenia and Italy beginning of September. -- (pic) - LMS Aug 31, 05:04 [Attachment] 2
- An event, or just prime riding weather? -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:04 1
  - Annual thing. Remember seeing some Hell's Angels on a small pleasure boat on Lake Bled last time I was in the area. -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 08:12
Murdle 5:50 - Fuzzy Aug 31, 04:37
Strands #181 spanagram 1st.....last strand took me a while - prayformojo Aug 31, 04:15 1
- Yellow 1st - decline Aug 31, 04:58
Connections Puzzle #447 YBGP - prayformojo Aug 31, 04:10 2
- xYxxx - mud Aug 31, 07:43
- YBxGP - decline Aug 31, 04:56
Wordle 1,169 4/6 - prayformojo Aug 31, 04:04 2
- lucky 3 - rollo Aug 31, 10:16
- 4 - decline Aug 31, 04:52
52373 people ahead of me for oasis tickets -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 01:56 6
- Wembley shows are sold out -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 02:01 5
  - I’m in a queue to access the website that sells the tickets. -- (pic) - Loyola Aug 31, 02:55 [Attachment] 4
    - I saw them perform once for TV show. They were the only act who had to redo their song. - LMS Aug 31, 03:56 3
      - oh very nice. What was Hutchence like up close? -- nm - Remlik Aug 31, 04:00 2
        
        Quiet, he was into the band, Paula was chatting away to other people. -- nm - LMS Aug 31, 04:05 1
        
        he was probly marvelling (correctly) how much better his own band was. -- nm - mud Aug 31, 08:25 1
Anandtech shuts down. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 01:32
Elon just lost a Brazillian dollars -- nm - Mastodon Aug 31, 00:55 1
- Huh? Oh, I get it. *polite chuckle* -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 01:36
Flight delayed but as I was one of the last on the plane I was able to sit in the extra leg room row instead of my assigned seat at the back. - LMS Aug 31, 00:22 7
- That’s a nice break. -- nm - Loyola Aug 31, 02:58 6
  - I'm in Austria (again) and on the move. -- (edited) - LMS Aug 31, 03:28 [Attachment] 5
    - Castle! -- (pic) - LMS Aug 31, 03:38 [Attachment] 3
      - Cool! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 05:36
      - We've hit traffic but makes it easy to take photos -- (pic) - LMS Aug 31, 03:45 [Attachment] 1
        
        Nice! Enjoy your trip!! -- nm - Krusty Aug 31, 05:36
    - Weather looks lovely. Have a great weekend! -- nm - Loyola Aug 31, 03:37
TIL Beetlejuice Soda is a thing. -- (pic) - Beryllium Aug 30, 22:09 [Attachment] 2
- I hope i can find a Lydia one. She tastes like strawberries. -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 22:49
- Carmine, aka cochineal -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 22:45
Big Brother HOH & 3 eviction nominees - Peglegpete Aug 30, 21:19
Sabrina Ionescu is ridiculous -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 20:44 9
- Yay, if I wanted to see why that is and click on that poisonous link, now I can't. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 21:07 8
  - If you replace Twitter.com with nitter.privacydev.net, all is well. - colin Aug 30, 21:57 5
    - But will it work in brazil? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 30, 22:10 4
      - Why does everyone act like VPNs are impossible to get? -- nm - colin Aug 31, 06:06 3
        
        Hence the fine added on top. In any case, most people simply won't do it by not knowing how. Not everyone is tech-savvy. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 31, 06:10 2
        
        The VPN thing was apparently dropped. -- nm - Reagen Aug 31, 07:11 1
        
        Partly. I'm sure it will be re-written to be a bit less generic in its use. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 31, 07:40
  - crummy YT vertical version -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 21:08 [youtube] 1
    - That was indeed a bit ridiculous! (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 21:13
There’s still another scheduled match at the US Open tonight that has yet to start. -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 20:39
Paramount+ annual subscriptions are half off through Labor Day weekend -- (link) - Remlik Aug 30, 20:31 1
- This is good. My P+ subscription is so messed up, I don’t even know what I have. Hmm… looks like I got a 50% off deal in March. I wonder if I can stac -- nm - Mop🧹 Aug 31, 00:06
The Historical Soc. newsletter editor ran a column on Sanborn maps and printed one from L.A. I wondered why she didn't use a local one. Today we - Meg Aug 30, 19:33
Max, you around? This is what I’m watching tonight: -- (pic) - MDH Aug 30, 19:10 [Attachment]
Fever and Sky were pretty evenly matched at the start of the season but Indiana clearly has found a new gear since the break -- nm - mr mooch Aug 30, 18:28
Let’s go Brandon! -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 17:54
“That one is smart” -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 17:23 7
- big "Jim Jones giving his last broadcast over the camp PA system" energy -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 22:56 1
  - white knight - zeitgeist Aug 30, 23:46
- Johnstown folks seem nice -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 19:50
- "aw don't worry about that. He's one of the good ones." -- (link) - mud Aug 30, 18:13 2
  - I love when he rolls out Stephen from Django -- nm - Jovian Aug 30, 18:25
  - closer and closer to dropping the N-word during an event - Tim Aug 30, 18:18
- racist slug. -- nm - mud Aug 30, 17:26
blind soccer has replaced beach volleyball at the Paralympics -- (link) - mr mooch Aug 30, 17:16 1
- How about blind archery? -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 30, 18:15
BlueSky welcomes Brazil. -- (link) - Qale Aug 30, 16:27 [BS] 5
- lol. I may cave in and sign up myself. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 16:32 4
  - It may look like Twitter but it really isn’t a copy. No algorithm, no trending, relatively sparse hashtag use. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 16:48 3
    - and the block button has teeth. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 17:14 2
      - Yes! Totally nukes them. -- nm - Qale Aug 30, 20:21
      - I love the new thing they did with quote posts - the original author can choose to detach their post from the quote, and in its place it just says - Beryllium Aug 30, 17:37
US Open men's spoilers - mr mooch Aug 30, 15:54 1
- additional US Open men's spoilers - mr mooch Aug 30, 21:35
Marlowe, thanks. Any idea why the legal representation request was refused (at least per Musk)? - ty97 Aug 30, 15:51 1
- It's pretty much what Reagen (oops) posted below. -- (edited) - Marlowe Aug 30, 16:01
Brazilian judge (who is more like a DA) told Twitter to turn over their info on people involved in the Brazilian version of 1/6 - Reagen Aug 30, 15:41 3
- Also, this judge is on the Supreme Court. (NM) - Marlowe Aug 30, 15:46 1
  - One week before the NFL game. No promotion on Twitter! -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 16:09
- Ha! -- nm - JD Aug 30, 15:44
I really like the Maren Morris song from The Wild Robot -- (link) - JD Aug 30, 15:37 [youtube] 3
- Wait for it.... -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 15:40 2
  - Are you talking about the other versions by…??? -- nm - Dano Aug 30, 18:00 1
    - There it is -- nm - Baron of the Rings Aug 30, 18:20

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