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Good news Groiny! The White Sox are going to cut payroll in 2025. - Will Hunting Sep 16, 06:46 2
- That'll do it. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 16, 06:47 1
  - I get it from a business standpoint having gone through it with the Orioles in 2018 but Jesus…that’s not a ringing endorsement - Will Hunting Sep 16, 06:51
Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco has suffered a fractured fibula, IR -- nm - budice Sep 16, 06:46
Why yes, I did just put together a spreadsheet for a financial decision I don’t need to make until December - znufrii Sep 16, 06:41 1
- (And yes, I’ve already spent more time on this than is worth the money I’ll save) -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 06:44
ST Poll: If you recall, we had a $52k initial quote to finish our basement. Now we have three quotes. What are the low and high quotes now? -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 06:14 6
- Have no idea. A friend got quoted $32k just for the wood to replace her deck -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 16, 10:47
- $41K - $89k -- nm - colin Sep 16, 06:55
- $65k-$42k -- nm - Volnelk Sep 16, 06:50
- $52k high; $43k low -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 16, 06:18 1
  - $52K high and $31k low -- nm - Trending Sep 16, 06:40
- 1 dollar...1 million dollars -- nm - decline Sep 16, 06:17
I need a nap. -- nm - znufrii Sep 16, 06:13 1
- It's been a long week -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 06:24
Holidays: Nintendo Switch bundles Mario Kart 8 Deluxe w/12mo membership -- (link) - budice Sep 16, 06:12
RIP Tito Jackson (he was 70 years old) -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 16, 05:24
It's silly and the effects are a bit ropey, but I enjoyed ep 1 of Nightsleeper. Also nice to see a realistic depiction of the Gatwick Express in it. -- (link) - LMS Sep 16, 04:50 [youtube]
Congratulations JD for winning the ST Football Survivor League! -- nm - Dano Sep 16, 04:46 5
- Didn't the season just start?! -- nm - ty97 Sep 16, 05:40 1
  - We're just really bad at this. -- nm - Dano Sep 16, 06:41
- Can we get a reset? I'd love to actually do this longer than a week. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 16, 05:34
- indeed! 2 weeks has to be a record I'd imagine. Bengals week 1 Ravens week 2 knocked out the works -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 16, 04:54 1
  - You're welcome. Though we did that the other way 'round. -- nm - Chiefs Sep 16, 06:09
TV PSA: NFL, Raw, All American Homecoming, The Anonymous, Celebrity Family Feud, My Brilliant Friend, English Teacher, Below Deck Med, Futurama, - Beaker 🍺 Sep 16, 04:27 1
- English Teacher, football and continue season 2 of Mr Inbetween -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 16, 04:59
Murdle: x -- nm - prayformojo Sep 16, 04:25 1
- 2:52 - Fuzzy Sep 16, 05:03
Connections Puzzle #463 - YPGB - prayformojo Sep 16, 04:14 1
- YGBP -- nm - decline Sep 16, 05:59
My security challenges before I can start my day - Reagen Sep 16, 04:13 11
- Soda machine challenge... -- nm - David Justice, PE Sep 16, 08:24
- Do you also have to change your passwords every three months? We are supposed to but my tech guy disabled it for me. - Volnelk Sep 16, 06:49 1
  - That ended last year, thankfully. Once a year on the grades software. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 06:52
- Key card at elevator, key card at office, PIN to start computer. - mafic Sep 16, 06:43
- you should spray paint "SSO" across campus in protest until things are improved -- nm - oblique Sep 16, 05:56
- My voice is my passport. Verify me. -- nm - Dano Sep 16, 05:18
- Oh and a printer code challenge. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 04:44 2
  - Our printers work with the office key card. Maybe the elevator one too, I haven’t tried that one. -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 06:44
  - PC Load Letter. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 16, 05:52
- I hope you use burner phones to get the codes -- nm - VMan Sep 16, 04:31 1
  - I'll send that up the line as an improvement. -- nm - Reagen Sep 16, 04:43
Wordle 1,185 4/6 - prayformojo Sep 16, 03:59 2
- 5 - rollo Sep 16, 05:47
- 4 - decline Sep 16, 05:42
Congratulations to Will Smith for his Emmy win last night. -- nm - LMS Sep 16, 03:42
I'm not an earthquakeologist, but activity at both ends of a subduction zone seems ... concerning -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 15, 23:32 [Attachment] 5
- You all don't have your own Lucy Jones? -- nm - con_carne Sep 16, 04:54
- plate's always moving, pressure has to go somewhere. I wouldn't worry about it more than usual. -- nm - mafic Sep 16, 00:00
- “You can’t just separate a tectonic plate, mate. It’s not as easy as that.” — Kid Kapichi, Can EU Hear Me? -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 23:56
- I was thinking the same thing earlier. We see a lot of activity at those two points. -- nm - Meg Sep 15, 23:38 1
  - And I hadn't seen the two little ones off the California coast the last time I looked. -- nm - Meg Sep 15, 23:45
i haven't watched NCIS: New Orleans but the city seems wild AF these days if this clip is any indication -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 23:30
*Marge Grumble* I left my reusable water bottle on my register tonight. I place 30% odds it’ll be there when I return tomorrow. - Qale Sep 15, 23:27 4
- I'm having the same problem with my glasses. I may have to get a granny chain so I don't keep leaving them on various desks. - Meg Sep 15, 23:42 3
  - I swear my mom had reading glasses in every room in the house because she kept "losing" them. -- nm* - sycor Sep 16, 04:35
  - That’s curious about recently being able to see better closer. I’m so due for a new pair. I have the insurance now, so it’s in the budget. - Qale Sep 15, 23:54 1
    - If I didn't wear glasses I'd be looking for readers but I've been corrected for distance since I was 13, so aging change means I see better closer. -- nm - Meg Sep 16, 00:09
instead of 'cybertruck' call them Deploreans -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 23:16
that game stunk so bad it feels like thursday night now -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 22:30
Jodie Foster is now halfway to an EGOT (OE, needs the GT) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 22:29
Have we considered that time travelers might be going back in time to take a shot at 45? - David Sep 15, 22:24 7
- If so, they are not sending their best or brightest. just sayin -- nm - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 16, 06:40
- Reminds me of this -- (link) - Reagen Sep 16, 03:34
- What I found interesting is that for the second time? No one was talking about it at work. And I work at a MAGA-infused business. - Qale Sep 15, 23:15 2
  - I'm sure SS pick up people with guns often enough and others seeming to be suspicious, long before they can act, that we never hear about since no -- nm - crime was committed yet Sep 15, 23:19 1
    - At this point, I assume every day in every place there is a crazy person that has a gun now. -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 23:21
- shouldn't they know better? -- nm - mafic Sep 15, 23:09
- by the time the world rebuilds after the FALL of civilization nobody will remember him, like we wouldn't think of TT to kill Caligula -- nm - or Ghengis Khan Sep 15, 22:40
As we left Stanley Ranch this afternoon a local PD cruiser was backing into the shade behind our general store where he could do his reports, watch - Meg Sep 15, 22:23
“La-rah-tor-ee” or “la-bohr-ah-tor-ee”? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 22:20 1
- Lab. I'm from the south. -- nm - David Sep 15, 22:25
NYT article on Chief Justice Roberts being the federalist fixer running interference for fucko -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 15, 22:15
Can someone with The Economist log-in ability do a c/p of this age gap story for me? TIA -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Sep 15, 21:53 7
- yo - mafic Sep 15, 22:06 5
  - hmmm, so Ezili the water goddess is exactly at the cut off of half plus 7 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 15, 22:45
  - Thank you sir -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 15, 22:25 1
    - Go get 'em, Crash. You deserve a twinkie. Aim for Dirty 30 and don't settle for anything less! -- nm - David Sep 15, 22:27
  - Yes, but what age, EXACTLY, should *I* be dating, dammit! - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 22:17 1
    - Anyone 30-80. -- nm - David Sep 15, 22:27
- Could someone with The Chicago Tribune reading ability do a c/p on this article about tinned fish for me? TIA -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Sep 15, 21:54
We worry about Russian election interference. In the last days of the 2016 election, with Trump running out of money, Egypt may have bailed him out. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 21:48 [youtube] 1
- aldasfaslkfsdl why does this keep happening.... I didn't post to a thread damnit -- nm* - zeitgeist Sep 15, 22:11
the Big Brother finale is sunday October 13 -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 15, 21:33
Caleb faced a Pro Defense tonight - budice Sep 15, 20:50
Gov’t encourages Nvidia and Apple to do their manufacturing at Intel’s foundries. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 20:48 1
- "Sauron encourages Lord Celebrimbor and Prince Durin to do their smelting at Mount Doom" -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 21:39
Catching up on articles about the Pac-12 expansion. This one encapsulates my views: What was (Mountain West commissioner) Gloria Nevarez thinking? -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 20:13 3
- Obviously WA State, OR State, and CO State comprise the Real State Division and Boise State, San Diego State, and Fresno State make up the other -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 15, 20:51 1
  - The City States -- nm - psilotum Sep 15, 22:20
- does anything matter in CFB outside the SEC or Big 10 at this point? even with 12 team playoff always gonna be the same six teams vying for the title - mr mooch Sep 15, 20:38
Rookie INT by Caleb -- nm - budice Sep 15, 20:12
The Portland Art Museum lucked out in the ‘50s and scored one of Monet’s most beloved water lily paintings. Now they’re restoring it. - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 20:03
Wait, that’s Joshua Jackson on Doctor Odyssey? I only recognized him after seeing him on stage at the Emmys. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 19:59
Sanada & Sawai !! makes me so happy. -- nm - mud Sep 15, 19:56 2
- first Asian-Amer drama lead actress win -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 20:30 1
  - well deserved! -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 20:42
Someone animated the Make Some Noise bit with tim curry as the new spokesperson for Hot Topic -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 15, 19:55 [youtube]
Candace Bergen throwing shade at the latest GOP VP nominee asshole -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 19:37
Greg Berlanti’s speech was a tearjerker, even if he did give a shout out to Zaslav. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 19:34 4
- why destroying the CW is so Zaslav. where you gonna find the next Berlanti dum dum? -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 20:09 2
  - Netflix will throw money at any pitch with a pulse. “Oh no! Where ever will a young writer find work in this industry!” is b.s. - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 20:46 1
    - Netflix: set up a mini-room with four writers to bang out eight scripts before it shoots and let's call it a season. not at all the same model -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 20:51
- did he apologize for Failure To Launch? -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 19:38
getting a Big Mac at McDs is now tapping your order on a kiosk and watching a mob of DoorDash drivers hover at the front counter like vultures - mr mooch Sep 15, 19:33 5
- They can bring it out to your car. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 15, 20:14 2
  - i don't drive, just walk there. but it's generally a depressing way to run a restaurant, even fast food -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 20:23 1
    - like how far away is it from Peggy's Burger Chef pitch to today -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 20:24 [youtube]
- I don't even go in. I place the order on the app, ride my bike there, park in the doordash spots, and they bring me my food -- nm - Beryllium Sep 15, 19:54
- Yup -- nm - Epiphany Sep 15, 19:37
I wonder if Henry To'o To'o has met Jordin Tootoo. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 15, 19:27 2
- To'o To'o committed the ultimate sin. He was a five-star recruit who signed with UT but then transferred to Alabama. - David Sep 15, 19:31 1
  - Yep. Dead to me. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 15, 19:50
Excitement in my neighborhood this afternoon. Received a shelter in place text alert. Turns out it was a Swatting plus a lawnmower backfiring. -- (link) - Dano Sep 15, 19:09 3
- An "ill-timed" backfire :) -- nm - Meg Sep 15, 19:16
- Were any pets eaten? -- nm - jnine Sep 15, 19:09 1
  - Honestly pet eating will never stop being funny. -- nm - amanda Sep 15, 19:20
Leguizamo speech rocked. -- nm - mud Sep 15, 19:04
I hope they got paid a TON for that Johnny Walker bit. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 18:46
Iglesias's ERA just went up from 1.15 to 1.29 for allowing one earned run. - David Sep 15, 18:39 12
- And that Chris Sale fella. -- nm - budice Sep 15, 19:01 5
  - It was something only Braves fans knew but until tonight, Sale hadn't been our best pitcher. - David Sep 15, 19:08 4
    - You know better than I because I'm confused. One guy has pitched 170 innings, the other 60. They're both great but - zunk takes things literally Sep 15, 19:39 3
      - Quick search says Emanuel Clase has a 0.66 ERA thru tonight. About 4 more innings pitched. Not sure what I'm missing. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 15, 20:06 1
        
        So, he'd be our best pitcher, too. -- nm - David Sep 15, 20:45
      - 1.15 ERA. It was one of the lowest of the past 30 years before tonight. But that all vanished tonight. -- nm - David Sep 15, 19:48
- Now 2 and maybe walking Ohtani might not be a good idea -- nm - eag Sep 15, 18:41
- And with both those runs ruled as earned, he's now at 1.58. -- nm - David Sep 15, 18:41 4
  - And now 1.87. His ERA has increased by 71% this inning. -- nm - David Sep 15, 18:42 1
    - All with 2 outs -- nm - eag Sep 15, 18:44
  - Add 2 more -- nm - eag Sep 15, 18:42 1
    - personally i would stop throwing pitches that they can hit for home runs -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 18:49
Helios Ramos becomes the first right-handed hitter to homer into McCovey Cove. - Will Hunting Sep 15, 18:37
Chimp Crazy: Alan Cummings takes a question about it... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 15, 18:32 1
- He handled that well. He's right. This is about The Traitors. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 18:38
I have a bug bite just below my eyebrow inside the curvy part of my eye socket. It only itches a little but it feels funny - amanda Sep 15, 18:28 5
- It’s like, first of all bugs, don’t bite me. But most importantly, don’t bite my face! -- nm - Qale Sep 15, 23:18
- botfly? -- nm - loosilu Sep 15, 18:30 1
  - I assume spider. My sister and I don't react to mosq bites. Only to mosquito creek. - amanda Sep 15, 19:04
- It’ll be fine once the baby spiders hatch. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 18:29 1
  - what makes you think spiders? -- (pic) - Peglegpete Sep 15, 18:32 [Attachment]
Should I even ask? But what did Musk say on that post on B2? (NM) - Marlowe Sep 15, 18:25 4
- pic -- (pic) - mud Sep 15, 18:29 [Attachment] 3
  - Thanks. Lovely dude. I hope one of these days he tries to come here or Australia or France and gets arrested. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 15, 18:32 2
    - allegedly he's on a regular diet of ketamine. -- nm - Remlik Sep 15, 20:44
    - yep -- nm - mud Sep 15, 18:36
I’m glad The Bear is finally getting some recognition -- nm - Tim Sep 15, 18:22
i agree that The Bear (or any other half-hour drama) shouldn't be competing with sitcoms but taking it out would just mean Hacks winning everything -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 18:19 5
- They're not comedic actors doing a comedy show and the people that are should be upset at this show just farming awards from a category they - Krusty Sep 15, 18:58
- Maybe we should have short form and long form categories. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 15, 18:23 3
  - i think the academy can just watch the show and decide whether it's a comedy or a drama, like everyone else in the world with eyes and ears -- nm - mr mooch Sep 15, 18:35 2
    - though maybe the writing emmy was an attempt to make it up to an actual comedy -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 18:58 1
      - apparently The Bear *didn't* submit Forks for their writing episode? lol -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 15, 19:11
EMMYs! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 15, 18:16

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