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O’s enter the final month of the season half a game out of first and but for Craig Kimbrel would like have a 3-4 game lead -- nm - mr mooch Sep 1, 15:03 10
- The Mets did not lose to the White Sox this weekend so the hoboes are spared, for now. -- nm - Tim Sep 1, 15:10
- And we could say the same thing about Holmes who leads in blown saves. -- nm - Krusty Sep 1, 15:09 8
  - The mlb leaders have spent the last 2-3 months playing a complicated game of “but no, I insist, you take it…”. “No no, you sir.” - Will Hunting Sep 1, 15:12 7
    - Yup. No one wants to take control. We play down to our competition consistently. - Krusty Sep 1, 15:34 2
      - They did score 7 runs today despite Judge and Soto going 1-9, but neither of them are going to see anything to hit in the postseason. -- nm - Tim Sep 1, 15:35 1
        
        Yup. And giving up 14 to a mediocre team isn't going to work in the playoffs when they'll be facing good offenses. - Krusty Sep 1, 15:47
    - Speak for yourselves. We started suffering devastating injuries the first week and never stopped. -- nm* - David Sep 1, 15:25 3
      - I mean, we have 5 starting pitchers on the IL so it's not like you all are the only ones hurting. Plus, I said the MLB Leaders... -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 1, 15:40 2
        
        Right, that’s the Dodgers and us. -- nm - David Sep 1, 15:53 1
        
        Our rotation is a mash unit right now and the bulpen is gased we might have use Shohei as an emergency. pitcher - eag Sep 1, 16:05
Biden economy so bad incoming freshman have to live like Marie Antoinette -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 13:58 7
- If the rents can afford private college for their darling to take fine arts... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 15:45
- Sweet fancy Moses. -- nm - VMan Sep 1, 14:47
- What are they standing on? Why are the beds 5 feet off the ground? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 14:12 2
  - More under the bed storage making it so high you need a step stool. Con_queso and his missus have a setup like that -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 14:21 1
    - But that also means disposable income to buy sh!t to put under the bed! -- nm - VMan Sep 1, 14:45
- *buys a 2cubic ft mini-fridge, a desk lamp, and a few posters*. Done. - Will Hunting Sep 1, 14:02 1
  - Alright Scooby, time to find out who the real culprit is. *gasp* Social media! -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 14:12
two months ago they were bungling these dimes in the paint now they’re the Harlem Globetrotters -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 13:49
“I got two!” -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 13:40 1
- Lol the third ingredient in the MN version's seasoning is MSG. Yup, that'll do it -- (link*) - con_carne Sep 1, 13:49
“109 minutes of tedious SNL cosplay crammed into one of the most self-absorbed movies i've ever seen” now we’re talkin -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 13:34 2
- Dawson really liked it -- nm - Trending Sep 1, 15:22 1
  - definitely a crowd pleaser, and Ehrlich does credit the actors for rising above the material. but that was the general vibe i got from the trailer -- nm - mr mooch Sep 1, 15:33
… barbecue sauce -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 13:31
Pearsall is already out of the hospital. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:00 5
- The EMTs escorted him to the ambulance as he walked to it -- nm* - JD Sep 1, 14:12
- My guess, he was able to have the gun twisted so the shot went “through” his pec and horizontal to his chest. - Will Hunting Sep 1, 13:02 3
  - ESPN indicates the same bullet struck both of them, which means it went through Pearsall and into the 17-year-old assailant. -- nm - David Sep 1, 13:03 2
    - *sketching diagram... scratches out... sketches again ... angrily scratches out* -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 13:19 1
      - Seriously. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 1, 13:20
I wonder if they ever thought of taking the face huggers in Alien in a different direction? -- (pic) -- (link*) - LMS Sep 1, 12:22 [Attachment]
The people who walk three days for a pint at remote Highland pub -- (link) - LMS Sep 1, 12:10 6
- In other Scotland news there's now a two year waiting list to run a bookshop -- (link) - LMS Sep 1, 14:00
- "ach, we just closed" -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 13:20 2
  - I saw this video 9 months ago. I think it's the same pub. Spoiler -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 13:49 [youtube]
  - “Sorry lad, ye canna double-fist.” -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 1, 13:20
- next time they'll boat. -- nm - mud Sep 1, 12:19
- thamks. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 1, 12:19
MLB -- Remember the 2002 when Dusty Baker's toddler batboy nearly got run over at home plate? Yeah, the Nats called him up to the main roster today. - Will Hunting Sep 1, 12:07 1
- Awww -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 13:11
Six hours from Amsterdam to Boston, five hours in Boston, six hours from Boston to Portland, then a 2 hour drive home. Ugh. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 12:06 2
- Seems like it was an incredible trip. -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Sep 1, 12:07 1
  - A trip report will be forthcoming... If I survive the trip home. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 13:52
In 15 minutes on my phone from the airport, I was able to get Comcast to cancel all my services. Then I signed up for… Comcast. - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 11:50
Currently in tofino, having korean fried chicken -- nm - Beryllium Sep 1, 11:22 1
- from what i've heard, the Kentucky Colonel learned fried chicken from his korean wife. makes sense anyway -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 11:59
and with that the city of Liverpool encompasses the whole of the Premier League - JD Sep 1, 10:04
USC upped the production value -- (link) - budice Sep 1, 10:04
I will be attempting the impossible soon: Canceling my Centurylink internet service account. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 1, 09:59 4
- Ha! Coincidence! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 11:51
- Let me transfer you to the departm....*click* ......... if you would like to make a call please hang up and try your number again -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 10:12
- Have you stretched properly? Laid out hydration supplies? Made sure the first aid kit is accessible? Godspeed RC -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 1, 10:03 1
  - First aid kit! I knew I was missing something. - ReluctantCynic Sep 1, 10:06
sweet. Brentford and Forest are 6th and 9th at the end of 3 weeks -- nm - prayformojo Sep 1, 09:58
QV: Posted keepers -- nm - budice Sep 1, 09:55
heavier “cars” (they trucks) kill more the heavier they get -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 09:44 6
- and which is a choice by DOT -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 11:31 2
  - Mayor Pete can't fix everything!!!! -- nm - King Of Oklahoma Sep 1, 12:11
  - I think Japan..or Europe now has pedestrian safety as part of the tests. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 12:00
- Didn't read but I'd hazard a guess that F=ma factors into that -- nm - JD Sep 1, 09:45 1
  - Actually, can't read 😐 -- nm - JD Sep 1, 09:47
- Not if you're in the heavier car. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 09:45
Israeli opposition leader calls for a general strike after six hostages murdered -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 09:40 8
- Newsflash. They are all dead. And have been - Epiphany Sep 1, 10:29 7
  - these six were not -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 10:49
  - if they'd been dead a while, that would definitely be reported - Reagen Sep 1, 10:33 5
    - AlJazeera reported that they were executed just as IDF was closing in. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 12:01
    - Oh man it’s incredibly sad -- nm - Epiphany Sep 1, 11:28 3
      - Tel Aviv: -- (pic) - mud Sep 1, 11:34 [Attachment] 2
        
        they’ve been doing these for a year now. Bibi is still colluding with fucko to keep them both in power for life -- nm - mr mooch Sep 1, 11:36 1
        
        two schmucks -- nm - mud Sep 1, 11:39
"Harris Widens Lead Over Trump to Six Points, Here's Why That's Bad News For Kamala" -- (link) - NYT Pitchbot Sep 1, 09:31
The Fall Guy is an easy B+ movie. A- if not for the overlong climax. Spoilers - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 09:21 4
- I wanted to like it more than I actually did. (Spoils) - Inigo Sep 1, 09:27 1
  - Same—. B- for me— -- nm - Trending Sep 1, 09:30
- extended Bullet Train cut with an extra half hour is up on Peacock now -- nm - mr mooch Sep 1, 09:26 1
  - Yikes. That's a lot of Bullet Train. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 09:46
Borderlands earned $69k in its fourth weekend. -- nm - David Sep 1, 09:13 4
- *begins compiling a Best Quotes from David about Borderlands on the Podcast* clip show. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 09:22 1
  - "Crumpocalypse" -- nm - David Sep 1, 09:55
- I wonder if the game earned more. -- nm - Reagen Sep 1, 09:19
- Nice -- nm - budice Sep 1, 09:17
Aaron Judge leads MLB in: WAR: 9.8 rOBA: .491 ISO: .391 Hard Hit %: 60.4 Exit Velocity: 95.8 HR: 51 RBI: 123 BB: 111 OBP: .463 SLG: .721 OPS: 1.184 -- nm - budice Sep 1, 08:57
ST Food Poll: Brands where you legit gun to your head cannot tell the difference from generic or where the price diff makes your eyes pop out? -- (edited) - con_carne Sep 1, 08:45 13
- Mom swears by Kerry Gold butter from Ireland, I'll cook with generic. Almonds n other bulk commodity but oats... - zeitgeist Sep 1, 13:17 1
  - My house mate always has it in the fridge -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 14:16
- Wife insists on the refrigereated blue cheese dressing instead of the crap they have along the dressing aisle. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 1, 10:34
- Boars Head products across the board (no pun intended). And most frozen foods. - ReluctantCynic Sep 1, 10:05 2
  - I'll buy whatever French roast coffee is on sale, if it's meh I'll mix it into my usual Kirkland -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 11:02
  - I plan on investigating frozen foods more soon so these observations are all interesting to me. -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 10:20
- Eggo waffles—generic is half the price for same taste and quantity. Fruit Loops…Yoplait yogurt. Tuna -- nm - Trending Sep 1, 09:28 2
  - Frozen fish. Frozen veg. Frozen anything really. -- nm - Loyola Sep 1, 09:38 1
    - Yep—agreeance -- nm - Trending Sep 1, 12:04
- There’s barely any difference between Kelloggs crunchy nut cornflakes and the own brand stuff. -- nm - Loyola Sep 1, 09:01
- I think Heinz ketchup is worth the price difference. -- nm - Loyola Sep 1, 08:58 1
  - Well I'm certainly for making all the calories worth it so maybe I'll give them another shot soon :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 10:19
- I'm rather brand loyal but I guess I'm not picky when it comes to dried pasta. - Krusty Sep 1, 08:55
The only thing I don't like about Bad Monkey is the terrible Tom Petty remakes. -- nm - Inigo Sep 1, 08:41
So McLaren’s team orders or lack of has cost Lando Norris 14 pts in the last month. - Will Hunting Sep 1, 08:22 5
- I think the team is more concerned about the Constructor because that’s far more realistic to win. They also have two very good drivers - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 1, 09:15 2
  - It’s the same points. You have 2nd and 3rd or 1st and 2nd. Just swap to your title contender. - Will Hunting Sep 1, 09:30 1
    - Also, there may be a bonus to be paid if he wins the champ that they prefer not to pay. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 1, 09:44
- Teams just seem resigned to Max winning it. - budice Sep 1, 08:36 1
  - They know that Liberty will start to eff the with weird rulings if they get too close, anyway.. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 1, 08:39
#3 Oregon got by Idaho 24-14. I would have laughed my butt off if they Ducked that up. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 1, 08:04 4
- Unranked (biased poll!!!) Oregon State pounds Idaho State. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 08:50 3
  - "In Corvallis, beaver pounds you!" -- nm - Yakov Smirnov s.i. Sep 1, 10:07 1
    - 😺😺😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 1, 10:12
  - We'll see how OSU does on the Smurf Turf -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 1, 08:54
Woodland walk -- (pic) - LMS Sep 1, 08:01 [Attachment] 5
- Woodland lake -- (pic) - LMS Sep 1, 08:11 [Attachment] 4
  - nice -- nm - mud Sep 1, 08:35
  - That looks quite serene. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 1, 08:12 2
    - A lot of coy carp in it -- nm - LMS Sep 1, 08:27 1
      - hrrmmm .. coy carp -- nm - homer Sep 1, 08:35
Four-year-old and his family invited back to museum after he accidentally smashes Bronze Age artifact -- (link) - znufrii Sep 1, 07:46 2
- Feel good story in the end. Good PR for the museum, but the kid never wanted to be there, and his mom should never have taken eyes off him. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 09:16
- Nice ending to the story and I love the attitude of the museum staff. -- nm - Krusty Sep 1, 07:50
Latest from Venice/Telluride: SNL movie, The Brutalist, The Order getting good reviews -- nm* - budice Sep 1, 07:44
everyone's a neoliberal in the IVF foxhole -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 07:07
Millenial Dua Lipa vs. Gen Z Dua Lipa -- (link) - con_carne Sep 1, 06:24 13
- He's got a whole channel of this on TikTok. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 06:41 [tiktok] 10
  - As hard as aging has hit Millenials, it's going to hit Gen Z like a fucking freight train - Reagen Sep 1, 09:05 9
    - My theory is that's marketing/advertising's fault. Gen X is the least populous cohort by several touchdowns and so the least worth marketing to. -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 10:04 4
      - 18-35 is the only age group advertisers ever care about. they'll stop caring about Gen Z when they age out too -- nm - mr mooch Sep 1, 10:09 3
        
        I don't think Gen X was ever marketed to all that much with our own voice/icons though. -- (edited) - con_carne Sep 1, 10:25 2
        
        it was the whole purpose of MTV -- nm - mr mooch Sep 1, 10:54 1
        
        Granted if you were a white suburban kid with acne they had you covered, a.k.a. aggressively not me. -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 11:01
    - wherein the TikTokkers discover how check kiting works -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 1, 09:29
    - Yeah, I didn't want to sound like a complainer but all that music is Gen X -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 1, 09:26 1
      - No sweat, all the top comments in the link are with you :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 13:42
    - this boomer had to reread that, but thinks he sussed it. -- nm - mud Sep 1, 09:22
- This makes a lot more sense with the audio on. But if you have the audio off, you still get to watch a hot girl dance. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 06:36 1
  - They're both great. I like how she dances like she's on camera and him like no one's looking. -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 06:46
“I want to hold them captive all day long.” Billionaire Perth mining boss, who has already banned WFH, aims to end staff going out for coffee -- (link*) - con_carne Sep 1, 06:14 8
- I’ve met him a few times. I wouldn’t work there, but he’s 100% using hyperbole for the headlines. Company has great perks and pays well. - mafic Sep 1, 08:03 2
  - Guess it worked, found this on Reddit front page:) -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 08:40
  - thx -- nm - mud Sep 1, 08:13
- Seems like mining would be a tough job to WFH. -- nm - Dano Sep 1, 07:25
- Sounds like a lovely boss and place to work. - Krusty Sep 1, 06:29 3
  - Imagine accepting a job somewhere being happy that there's a nice coffee place down the street and then being unable to go. -- nm - con_carne Sep 1, 06:48 2
    - That office is next to a lake and a bunch of light industrial estates. And he’s not banning anyone, he’s just giving them better shit in the office. -- nm - mafic Sep 1, 08:05
    - Seriously. Getting out of the office for lunch is often essential for people's mental well being. - Krusty Sep 1, 07:17
4 - rollo Sep 1, 06:10 1
- same here - prayformojo Sep 1, 06:22
This archer uses her feet and she's so damn impressive. -- (link) - Krusty Sep 1, 06:00
PBGY - mud Sep 1, 06:00
Murdle - x - prayformojo Sep 1, 05:01 1
- 4:20 - Fuzzy Sep 1, 05:23
Strands #182 Yellow 1st - decline Sep 1, 04:26
Free wifi on JetBlue. Felt like a waste if I didn’t post something. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 04:11 1
- The Master & Dynamic headphones are incredible. *SO* comfortable. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 1, 06:32
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl. Year after year, running over the same old ground. What have we found? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 1, 02:27 1
- Make a little birdhouse in your soul. -- nm - Baron of the Rings Sep 1, 06:39

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