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Sho is gonna be the first 50/50 man -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 2, 15:51 2
- Would he be the first exclusive DH to win MVP? -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 15:57 1
  - Edgar Martinez? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 16:06
"\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" - David Sep 2, 15:42 1
- I guessed the source immediately, although yours is a little more creative :) -- (link) - Meg Sep 2, 16:08 [Backboard]
this is the second murder of a college student by their ex in the last weeks she was also a Univ of Wisconsin gymnast -- (link*) - mr mooch Sep 2, 15:40
AF2 just left DC heading NW, apparently. -- (link) - loosilu Sep 2, 15:37 1
- I take that back, I think it's AF1. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 15:38
*takes New Hampshire off the board* -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 2, 15:26 17
- (aka they’re broke) -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 15:35 16
  - money might be an issue but saying “polling shows we need to fall back to the Helms Deep of Butler PA” feels like you know the path is narrowing - mr mooch Sep 2, 15:44 1
    - But Helms Deep held! -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 16:01
  - Would appreciate a link. NPR Politics says battleground spending is comparable for over-35 voters, it's under 35s where Harris blows Trump out. -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 15:44 4
    - The link is in Pixie's tweet. It goes to the Boston Globe. -- nm - David Sep 2, 15:47 3
      - Didn't notice that thanks! I am C & P inside since it took me a few tries to get past the paywall - con_carne Sep 2, 15:56 2
        
        I appreciate that because I was fighting the paywall. -- nm - David Sep 2, 16:00 1
        
        YW I tried regular clicking, then Incognito mode a couple times and was about to give up when I tried regular clicking one more time and it worked :) -- nm - con_carne Sep 2, 16:04
  - If he loses, I look forward to the autopsy / audits of the RNC that will follow in the next few years. - Will Hunting Sep 2, 15:37 3
    - They won’t happen until he’s dead. I still say he’s the 2028 nominee if he’s breathing. -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 15:55
    - Who's goign to do it? They have a leadership vacuum. -- nm - loosilu Sep 2, 15:42
    - Until Trump, nobody ever thought of charging their campaign an appearance fee for their own rally. -- nm - bipartisan 2025 Senate Investigating Committee Sep 2, 15:42
  - Let's hope it keeps happening. He's gonna need to do and say even more outlandish things to get free publicity. - David Sep 2, 15:37 4
    - he’s playing golf on the Labor Day before a presidential election. just doesn’t have it in him -- nm - mr mooch Sep 2, 15:39 2
      - “President Trump will never stop fighting for us!” -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 15:40 1
        
        Golf *is* entitled old white guy fighting for the little people! -- nm - David Sep 2, 16:00
    - I mean, the media is carrying water for him so he doesn’t need to spend anything anyway. -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 15:38
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to the 2024 Offseason -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 2, 14:58 [youtube]
The White Sox were up 2-0 after the top of the 1st today. They trail 11-2 in the bottom of the 7th. - Will Hunting Sep 2, 14:51
Seattle man shot for taking too long to order tacos at a drive through -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 13:56 9
- In the spirit of minimizing the possible spread of negative stereotypes, according to this link it looks like the gunfire was in possible self-defense -- (link) - con_carne Sep 2, 16:21
- I question how long it takes to order tacos. Shouldn’t the conversation be simply the following: - Qale Sep 2, 14:57 1
  - Glutin free options? is there lard in the beans? can we have half chicken half pork in each? (note I don't know if it was tacos or ? ) - zeitgeist Sep 2, 16:05
- Listen, you eat drive-thru tacos, you gotta expect something's gonna rip your body up... -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 14:33
- This is why you need a taco truck on every corner. -- nm - Dano Sep 2, 14:33
- Another “good guy” with a gun -- nm - Trending Sep 2, 14:31
- but how were the tacos?? -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 2, 14:16
- Did he live? -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 14:03 1
  - Yes -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 14:51
Brian Kelly just gets *so* *mad*! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 2, 13:38
So this is how democracy dies..to the sound of thunderous applause -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 2, 13:32 2
- Surely the leopard won’t eat MY face. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 14:59
- Idiot people -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 14:45
83 hot dogs. -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 13:07 5
- "...in a row?" -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 13:24 4
  - Hey! Try not to scarf down any hotdogs on the way to the parking lot! -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 14:59
  - I'm not sure I've seen anything grosser than the weighing of the unswallowed food (for deduction from the total). -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 13:43 2
    - That you paid Netflix for the “privilege” -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 15:03
    - Yeah, that wasn’t great. -- nm - David Sep 2, 13:49
guess Jon Tester saw what happened to Tim Ryan in Ohio and decided he’s not going out sitting on a mountain of bad oppo research -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 2, 13:04 1
- Just substitute North Dakotas and you'll be in the clear -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 14:57
who put the curse on Corbin Burnes at the all-star game? -- nm - mr mooch Sep 2, 13:02
Dougie gonna have to up his husband game -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 2, 12:58
according to the National Weather service, Las Vegas broke a LOT of record high temps for this summer. -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 2, 12:52
TV PSA: Raw, Name That Tune, All American Homecoming, The Chicano Squad, 61st Street, American Ninja Warrior, The Wall, The Anonymous, Futurama, - Beaker 🍻 Sep 2, 12:32 1
- checking out English Teacher on FX -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 2, 12:50
Uhh, Nikki Bella is hosting the Chestnut/Kobayashi thing. And it's live. -- nm - David Sep 2, 12:04 8
- She always did seem to be the more "Look at me! Please!?!" twin. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 2, 13:10 4
  - I don't really get the issue here. She had a contract and this is a big part of how she makes her living. I give her credit for showing up at a - pmb Sep 2, 13:25 3
    - Somebody has to be the new Maria Menounos. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 15:05
    - I actually forgot her recent news. - Will Hunting Sep 2, 13:35 1
      - She was in good spirits. So I’m glad she did it. -- nm - David Sep 2, 14:07
- That’s a…weird choice. -- nm - Tim Sep 2, 12:05 2
  - I guess that if she wanted to show up, they understandably weren't going to stop her but...yikes. -- nm - David Sep 2, 12:19
  - She hosts a lot of weird "sporting" things. She did that bar games show with Blake Shelton and Carson Daley. -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 12:12
Kellogg's Wednesday cereal. -- (pic) - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:54 [Attachment] 4
- Kellogg's Pumpkin Spice *EVERYTHING* -- (pic) - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:55 [Attachment] 3
  - Those come out every year and end up in the discounted section in mass quantities every year. -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 15:08
  - From Europe: They have the Bettlejuice Bettlejuice Fanta there, too. -- (pic) - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:58 [Attachment] 1
    - Lemon? Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 13:58
Truck driver crashes while using phone; -- (link) - Loyola Sep 2, 11:50 [youtube] 1
- That old woman standing by the side of the road.... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 13:49
"the last 15 days of game time and 5 days of real time" -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 11:44 1
- “I’ll be better.” - David Sep 2, 11:47
Chestnut v. Kobayashi. Who you got? - pmb Sep 2, 11:41 5
- If Kobayashk can get to 50 hot dogs, I’d be impressed—Joey going 60+ easily -- nm - Trending Sep 2, 12:51 1
  - Kobayashi set his personal best. -- nm - pmb Sep 2, 13:44
- Beardmeatsfood -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 2, 12:06
- nobody can win in this scenario ...unless you cheat -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:05
- Chestnut. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 2, 11:55
Soda cans in Europe are 320ml (as opposed to the universally accepted 355ml). Screw you, Europe! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:24 1
- Ours here are either 310ml or 350ml. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 2, 11:47
"It enrages me that people think this way." -- (pic) - mud Sep 2, 10:50 [Attachment] 15
- Even using the term “liberal mental disorder” disqualifies anything they are saying, honestly. -- (edited) - Qale Sep 2, 15:11
- I disagree; on social media platforms, reach is everything. Reach feeds the algorithm. - Beryllium Sep 2, 10:55 13
  - Yup. It’s a pretty simple concept. And it’s not surprising that someone who benefits from it is defending it. -- nm - David Sep 2, 11:47
  - The moment everyone plays by those rules, it's reasonable. That's not reality. Bullshit spreads and unchecked it swamps the system (see 2016 w/ Hill - Will Hunting Sep 2, 11:26 1
    - Most Internet rage baiters don't do any of that 3D chess. They're just outraged addicted to their own adrenaline and expecting likes and follows - con_carne Sep 2, 13:06
  - Truth. It's similar to the bully philosophy. If you ignore them, they lose their power. - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:13 9
    - OTOH, if you don't call out then others in the 'reach' will accept it as a valid idea. IE: anti semetic/racist -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:11
    - In a perfect world I would agree. But it's not like it's not going to get amplified if people don't call it out. It just goes out without context or - pmb Sep 2, 11:40 1
      - Mop is talking about "This is an outrage!" raging. That's different from all this admirable context you expect from people. - con_carne Sep 2, 13:00
    - y'all are pretty naive I fear -- nm - mud Sep 2, 11:28 4
      - I feel like a critical part of what I said has been missed. - Beryllium Sep 2, 11:58 3
        
        I can't tell if you're speaking to Yashar or me, or what your overall aim is, so maybe I'll just clear all my posts with you before I continue .. -- (edited) - mud Sep 2, 12:08 2
        
        A quote tweet is a retweet of a tweet from another user with a comment. - con_carne Sep 2, 12:50
        
        I meant mop and the others. I'm saying that you're right, it does need to be called out, just in a way that doesn't feed the monster. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 2, 12:27
    - I ask myself that very question most days. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 2, 11:16
Who loses a chess match when they're up a Queen early? - David Sep 2, 10:32 1
- Only a fool could lose under those circumstances. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 11:00
I lost 7 lbs during my trip. WIN! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 10:28 3
- Total steps walked? -- nm - Trending Sep 2, 11:34 1
  - Avg Aug 11-17: 13,494, Aug 18-24: 19,050, Aug 25-31: 14,351 -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 11:52
- Woot!! -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 11:34
I don’t care that it’s listed as the second easiest dungeon in ESO. I completed it. It counts! -- nm - Qale Sep 2, 10:21
Marques Brownlee is currently in Australia for the World Ultimate Frisbee Championships. *COMPETING* in them. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 10:14 [youtube] 2
- I have a friend who has played in those for Denmark. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 2, 10:22
- Looks like he's on the mixed team. Like... mixed genders. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 10:17
Tom Cardy has my mantra. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 10:08 [youtube]
DTL: I forgot to recruit once last week. I think my new strategy is to try to get a bunch of players over 28 points and hope some drop. - Dano Sep 2, 09:40 5
- here are the best gettable prospects from my list - rollo Sep 2, 13:13
- I've got 5 guys all at 15/16 RP. None of them are just me; they range from 1 to 4 other people contesting. -- (edited) - Baron of the Rings Sep 2, 10:05 1
  - Here are those names. - Baron of the Rings Sep 2, 10:12
- I did find one good PG in my net who is 0/0. (He's listed as SG but by stats and attributes he's an obvious PG) -- nm - Dano Sep 2, 09:44
- Unfortunately, I don't have any leads for you either. I can tell you who's maxed though so you don't waste time. All maxed at 66 entering this week. - Will Hunting Sep 2, 09:43
We apparently hit triple-digits for the football game on Saturday. Today's high is in the 60s. By the end of the week, triple digits again. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 09:11
I canceled my Comcast. So why do I still have internet? *sigh* -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 09:09
Kamala got endorsed by Philadelphia Eagle—including cool bus stop advertising -- (pic) - Trending Sep 2, 08:53 [Attachment] 7
- “Counterfeit political ads” -- (link) - znufrii Sep 2, 14:08
- Pandering for fans! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 2, 10:18
- nee-chay -- nm - mud Sep 2, 09:08
- GO BIRDS!!! -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 09:07 2
  - (I’ll be shocked if that’s legit, btw) -- (edited) - znufrii Sep 2, 09:11 1
    - (Source tweet has now apparently been deleted) -- nm* - znufrii Sep 2, 10:27
- 👍 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:57
Star Trek Picard: Firewall...set 2 years after the return of Voyager from the Delta Quad...it details 7of9's story up to when we see her in Picard.... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 2, 08:50
US just seized Venezuelan President's plane, flew it to Flordia. - Remlik Sep 2, 08:47 8
- Dammit Dominik! -- nm - Michael Cole Sep 2, 10:19
- He's illegitimate no doubt.....but what's our legal basis for taking his plane? - ty97 Sep 2, 09:57 3
  - Illegal money laundering using off shore shell companies to purchase then remove it from American territory -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 13:54
  - Guessing some sort of sanctions-related action? -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 09:59 1
    - They’re saying this “and other criminal matters.” -- nm - mafic Sep 2, 10:02
- "dictator" -- (pic) - mud Sep 2, 09:48 [Attachment]
- was he on it one hopes? -- nm - mr mooch Sep 2, 09:16
- Now that is a heist film plot. "I'm a thief and I am an agent of the US Government" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:50
Once they figure out that Starliner thing can they figure out why my Amazon tv is apparently possessed? - Dano Sep 2, 08:41 2
- Every so often my PC does strange things - then I look around and realize the cat is sitting on the keyboard :/ -- nm - Meg Sep 2, 08:55
- The machines are taking over!! - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:49
For me, vodka comes third in Bloody Mary. The mix is my pre-eminent concern, followed by the goodies they shove in it. Menu description inside - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:27 [Attachment] 5
- What Sid's Garage served me yesterday. The little cup was cheese sauce for the pretzel, the egg was also devilled -- (pic) - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:29 [Attachment] 4
  - Good lord -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:51
  - I feel like there was somewhere that put a whole fried chicken on one… -- (link) - znufrii Sep 2, 08:39 2
    - I think the biggest was a whole thanksgiving dinner including a whole roasted turkey -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 2, 12:18
    - Now I have a reason to visit Milwaukee 😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:41
David, I joined about "The Plague of WillemDafoeSaidNo" -- nm - Reagen Sep 2, 08:22
I follow this lady on IG, who is a PR “pro” says Sept is the time celebs try to get the most attention (w/planned PR blasts) but w/the election - Trending Sep 2, 08:17 1
- Interesting -- nm - Epiphany Sep 2, 08:51
Back beat, the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:05 7
- ... -- (link) - David Sep 2, 08:08 [youtube]
- ♡ ♥ ♪ ♫ -- (link) - mud Sep 2, 08:07 [youtube] 5
  - I remember seeing this come on mtv at 2am my freshman year of college. It was amazing. -- nm - znufrii Sep 2, 08:22
  - I want to not love this, but I do -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:13 3
    - enjoy -- (link) - Remlik Sep 2, 08:32 [youtube] 1
      - 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 2, 08:36
    - I want to love this, because it's the superior version. -- nm - mud Sep 2, 08:15

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