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can’t wait to pee on this -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 16:41
goodbye Liverwurst. :((((( -- (link) - Boars-Head Meats Sep 17, 16:40 3
- Love liverwurst, was raised on it. Always enjoy it at my momma's house, but never buy it myself anymore. She always gets Farmer John. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 16:52 2
  - Oscar Mayer's in the tube! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Sep 17, 17:02 1
    - Aldi for the cheap wurst. Usinger's for the good stuff. -- nm - . Sep 17, 17:09
Tennessee increases ticket prices by 10% to help pay athletes -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 17, 16:37 1
- Will add $7.5 million of the $30 million we need. -- nm - David Sep 17, 16:39
For those who didn't catch the P.Diddy charges, this is this NBC New's video of the press conference. -- (link) - Meg Sep 17, 16:36 1
- Geesh -- nm - Epiphany Sep 17, 16:49
If the Orioles season was a boxing movie, this would be the point the corner would be looking to see how much time is left in the round. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 16:17 1
- They've been pretty lifeless for a while now. - Inigo Sep 17, 16:40
Scottie Pippen with some wisdom -- (link*) - budice Sep 17, 16:16 1
- True -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 17, 16:27
FBS teams arranged into conferences by enrollment. -- (link) - Tim Sep 17, 16:12 7
- Interesting. I went to one really small, one medium small and one big uni up here. -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 16:58
- They must be including graduate students b/c I know ND has comfortably under 10k undergrads. - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 16:49 1
  - Populations grow fast when Brian Kelly isn’t around to interfere. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 17, 16:55
- I'm curious as to what their actual physical enrollment is. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 16:15 3
  - 110k in 2016 -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 16:16 2
    - I found in 2022 they physically enrolled 15k with another 115k online. - Will Hunting Sep 17, 16:19 1
      - Yeah. I know they broke 60k a while back, while IU is approaching 50k. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 16:29
My main question is who the hell has a pager anymore??? -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Sep 17, 15:40 2
- Doctors -- nm - Krusty Sep 17, 16:07
- A number of reasons given here -- (link) - mara Sep 17, 16:06
If Monday Night Football Was Scripted: Week 2 -- (link) - JD Sep 17, 15:34 [youtube]
NFL meeting week 2 with Annie Agar -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 17, 15:21 [youtube]
I'd love to know if it was a specific model of pager and if it was a physical attack variant of the info gathering sting the FBI did - JD Sep 17, 15:20 3
- I remember when an old cell phone just sitting on a table EXPLODED like a firecracker near me...the battery puffed like a tube of toothpaste - zeitgeist Sep 17, 16:36 1
  - I think it would have been too unreliable to rely on Li-Ion to explode on its own. - Beryllium Sep 17, 17:20
- Good thing malls no longer have Beeper Depots. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 15:21
NASA says Sweet Metor Of Death(SMOD) on its way -- (link) - budice Sep 17, 15:17 6
- In other news, I just noticed Sweet Child O' Mine is about to pass 2B streams on Spotify. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 15:58
- Just look up. -- nm - Tim Sep 17, 15:34
- It's leeeeeeearning. -- nm - David Sep 17, 15:29
- Per that article: SSMOD - JD Sep 17, 15:22 1
  - Sorry that’s copyrighted. -- nm - Kevin Smith Sep 17, 16:15
- If we sacrifice Trump to it we are saved. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 15:21
How a not-named tropical storm caused a deluge in North Carolina. -- (link) - Qale Sep 17, 14:21
Meta forces Instagram teens to face restrictive parental controls. -- (link) - Qale Sep 17, 14:17
is it really an “alliance” if all the allyship only goes one way? -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 14:15
Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction is upheld by US Appeals. earliest possible release July 2037. -- (link) - budice Sep 17, 13:46
"NYPD says officers recovered wrong knife from police subway shooting in Brooklyn" - ty97 Sep 17, 13:33 9
- Detective: Whoops! Chief: Whoopsie! -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 17, 16:19
- for years WA cops weren't allowed to chase after cars for less than major violent felony or DUI because of innocents killed during chases. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 14:03 1
  - a decade ago we had a thanksgiving massacre as a guy shot 4 cops in a coffee shop, two held return fire because of innocents behind the shooter - zeitgeist Sep 17, 14:15
- "when officers shot and injured four people while confronting a fare evasion suspect." Are you kidding me? - Andie Sep 17, 13:39 3
  - Mayor Adams will get right on this. No worries - Jovian Sep 17, 13:46
  - I can't wait for the L&O version of this story. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 13:44
  - The whole situation is bonkers. -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 13:43
- "It's the one that says Bad Motherf*cker." -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 13:36
- "That's not a knife. This is a knife!" -- nm - Crocodile Dundee Sep 17, 13:34
IVF bill blocked again the Senate by GOP -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 13:32 2
- should Dems drop the filibuster and push it through? -- nm - mud Sep 17, 13:33 1
  - If it won't make it through the senate, it definitely won't make it through the house. -- nm - pmb Sep 17, 13:39
shut up, Thierry Henry! -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 17, 13:30
A gambit is a strategy; a gamble is a chance. -- nm - David Sep 17, 13:29 3
- I have a gambit of a gamble. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 17, 13:32 2
  - I have the giblets of a gambit -- nm - Beryllium Sep 17, 16:31 1
    - I'll have my giblets in the gibbet. -- nm - mud Sep 17, 16:36
no bail for diddy! -- (link*) - mud Sep 17, 13:28 [Attachment] 12
- “if you ever ran a train with Diddy you're probably going go jail” -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 15:16
- *phew* -- nm - mama diddy Sep 17, 13:57
- Just a general musing: considering trials can often take, I dunno, 12, 18, whatever months before they happen, I'm not a big fan of 'no bail' - ty97 Sep 17, 13:47 7
  - I generally believe that remand should only be used for those who are an imminent flight risk and/or a danger to the population if released. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 13:50 6
    - To which Diddy is both. He will leave the country but not before he intimidates witnesses - Epiphany Sep 17, 14:09 5
      - Exactly. And so this really points to the opposite end of the problem. Justice is slower than ever. Cases shouldn't take years. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 14:19 4
        
        where is he charged? NY can take years, CA or WA you can demand trial in 90 days and people have walked because the DA couldn't prep in time -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 14:23 2
        
        Correct, it says "speedy trial" in the Constitution, people. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 16:17 1
        
        defendants are usually the first to voluntarily waive their speedy trial right. no lawyer reasonably expects to be able to mount a defense to these - mr mooch Sep 17, 16:51
        
        agreed -- nm - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 17, 14:19
- Sean Combs had “pink powder” that may have been ecstasy in his hotel room when he was arrested yesterday -- (link) - budice Sep 17, 13:38 1
  - 1,000 Bottles of Baby Oil, Cocaine and Violence: Disturbing Details Alleged in Diddy's Sex Crimes Indictment -- (link) - budice Sep 17, 13:41
Death of the music festival, record numbers of festivals of all music genres are cancelling, normally sold out ones are struggling.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 17, 13:25 15
- There are just way too many of them. I also think, general concert prices have eaten into people going to festivals and I think there's validity to - pmb Sep 17, 13:54 10
  - I feel like I've been an outlier for the reasons listed in that article: - JD Sep 17, 14:48
  - i remember going to festivals in my 20s, when i was broke, and it's wasn't really a worry, so they must have been so much cheaper, relative to every - Andie Sep 17, 13:59 8
    - I know the price has certainly changed for the returning HFStival. - the wrong element Sep 17, 16:24
    - Heatwave! one day fest. Mosport Park (just outside of T.O.) Aug. 1980: $20 -- (pic) - mud Sep 17, 14:15 [Attachment] 1
      - wiki: -- (link) - mud Sep 17, 14:17
    - i went to a couple Lollas (91/94) and one of the Tibetan Concerts at RFK. generally the juice isn't worth the squeeze (imo) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 17, 14:09
    - the rolling stones were $5-7 55 years ago, but you could live off minimum wage then. I got 110 from the GI bill rent was 40 -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 14:06 1
      - The advance tickets to the first woodstock was $18 for 3 days of biggest bands, so about $200 today, which wouldn't cover ONE day now -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 14:22
    - Prices have risen substantially over the years and costs are much higher now than they were just a few years ago. -- nm - pmb Sep 17, 14:01 1
      - we've been shedding festivals for years now, the jazz fest, gray skies fest before the pandemic, the old town blues just has a few local bands -- nm - that rotate through local dive bars Sep 17, 14:18
- No idea if this plays in, but I feel like many festivals were rock / alternative / indie oriented and....does rock / alt music even get made anymore? -- nm - ty97 Sep 17, 13:49 2
  - Metal sure does, but even I have migrated to Kpop in the past couple years. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 16:48
  - *cries in The Twenty* -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 13:50
- Festivals have become super expensive even for single day, general admission access. They're also bloated across the board. - Qale Sep 17, 13:39
Chase "ink" bonus offer $900 cash back after spending $6,000 in 3 months with other stuff (miles) transferable to your other personal cards -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 17, 13:15
lolol do they? "Democrats face campaign dilemma after second apparent Trump assassination plot" - Jovian Sep 17, 13:07 7
- First guy was a registered Repub. The new one voted for him. I think it's the GOP who has the issue. -- nm - . Sep 17, 16:57
- Kamala had the perfect response to this at NABJ -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 13:51 1
  - There is clearly a speaker in her ear. -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 15:28
- Chuckle or chortle? -- nm - Reagen Sep 17, 13:16
- *smh* -- nm - znufrii Sep 17, 13:13
- well said! -- nm - NYT Pitchbot Sep 17, 13:12
- "Harris soars to record 6-point lead over Trump in post-debate poll" -- Axios -- (link) - David Sep 17, 13:11
from b3 ConCarne: Brie Larson won the Best Actress Oscar for Room. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:55 5
- Proving my point, I bet Disney wishes "best known for" were followed by not these. -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 13:08 3
  - I get where you're going with it. Maybe they should have said, 'best known for fucking with internet incels' smooth brains.' -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 13:52
  - I'm sure the context matters. If it was for that other Elektra role, first picks would be Ms Marvel and Kong. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 17, 13:23 1
    - right. For the theatre, her "serious actor" bona fides matter more. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 17, 13:25
- And was just nominated for an Emmy for Lessons in Chemistry... - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 17, 12:59
Costco store with 800 apartment units to break ground in South L.A. this week -- (link) - budice Sep 17, 12:54 6
- But if I live at a Costco, how am I supposed to get in my car and drive to Costco? -- nm - con_carne Sep 17, 13:25 1
  - they won't provide parking for residents so you'll have to shop at costco every day -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 14:01
- We were at CostCo last night, and every time I'm there. I'm in awe of the place. It's commerce done right, and they treat their workers well. -- nm - David Sep 17, 13:03 1
  - not my experience. Worst summer of my life working as a temp there. (this was during my Dark Decade) -- nm - mud Sep 17, 13:08
- Each apartment sleeps 200 people I assume. -- nm - pmb Sep 17, 12:56 1
  - Kids come in family six packs. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 13:03
When I get robocalls that ask for me by name I've started saying 'speaking' instead of 'yes.' Dead air ;) -- nm - Meg Sep 17, 12:54 3
- on any call trying to switch your medicare and starts asking if you have part A&B. always say no. they will hang up on you. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 17, 14:49
- I hit 'em with the pronouns. "This is he." -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:56 1
  - Bong -- nm - oblique Sep 17, 13:08
P Diddy doing his BEST to get out on bail. his offer inside - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 17, 12:45 3
- Considering the charges and evidence they listed on this morning's news conference I hope they throw away the key. -- nm - Meg Sep 17, 12:50
- What kind of asshole puts their own mother's house on the line for bail? -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:49 1
  - He's a billionaire, like legit ,not a beard for Russian thugs. Put your company stock up as collateral -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:55
From b2 Dano: It's hard to face hard things. But it's even harder when essentially you're on the right track, everything is proceeding... - Qale Sep 17, 12:42 4
- I think my problem may be that I have way too many songs already in my Top 20 for September and my brain can't process it. -- nm - Dano Sep 17, 12:55 3
  - September is really when the music industry seems to finally get it together for the year and push all of the things! -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 13:53
  - I may have to drop Baby Lasagna -- (link) - Dano Sep 17, 12:57 [youtube] 1
    - I usually have a reserved spot for the bizarre, unusual, slow, or otherwise personally entertaining song on my list. This would qualify. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 13:54
The (not a fascist) former President, threatens everyone again with long prison sentences if he isnt declared ruler. -- (pic) - Jovian Sep 17, 12:29 [Attachment] 20
- You know I never really understood how fascism worked before all of this. I mean, we all know what this means, but actually, if you contextualize it - pmb Sep 17, 12:53 3
  - oh absolutely, no one in my family (cept my brother) or my (former) circle of friends will have ANY problem with what he Truthed out. -- nm - Jovian Sep 17, 13:00 1
    - the 'Silver Lining' to the Maga filth dwellers thinking though? That also have ZERO ability to see the absolute desperation in his post. - Jovian Sep 17, 13:05
  - welcome to the wonderful world of MAGA -- nm - mud Sep 17, 12:56
- This might get me to donate to the DNC and Harris Campaign..I too can be on the enemies list -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:41 3
  - Worse case scenario? We'll get 3 squares and a bed! -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:43 2
    - It's the beatings to improve my morale in some desert warehouse... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 12:50 1
      - Also an alarming lack of French roast in the morning and bourbon in the evening.... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 17, 13:00
- "Skullduggery"? Look at him with the big words he can't even pronounce! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 17, 12:38 2
  - I would love to know who first said it to him, and he liked it so much he kept it. IRYSkullduggery! -- nm - Spawn Sep 17, 12:43 1
    - Oooh, you're going to get scribbled! -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:50
- You know, I think I actually prefer skibidi rather than skullduggery. And that's saying a lot. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:37 2
  - TFG certainly has less rizz than just about anyone, I know that much. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 17, 12:41 1
    - Thinks he's an Alpha when he doesn't realize Sigma is where it's at now. -- nm - Qale Sep 17, 12:43
- again? - Spawn Sep 17, 12:37 2
  - "I declare... BANKRUPTCY!" (I don't think that's how it works.) -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 17, 12:39
  - yep lol, its literally almost word for word. - Jovian Sep 17, 12:39
- It's funny. Some Third World countries will actually keep people attacking the democratic fabric out of the political process. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 17, 12:32
- unhinged -- nm - Pippy: Conceptionalizer of Plans Sep 17, 12:31 1
  - and its almost word for word what he Truthed two weeks ago into the wind. - Jovian Sep 17, 12:32
You're right, JD. That does look like a Portal 2 turret. -- nm - David Sep 17, 12:29
I love this pic! They could probly have Claypool as a back-up for Levin (who took the pic) -- (link) - mud Sep 17, 12:25
Honest Trailers | Inside Out 2 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 12:24 [youtube]
Hey JD, how does Moses prepare his coffee? - prayforwiggum Sep 17, 12:20 1
- 👏 -- nm - JD Sep 17, 12:21
Jane Fonda literally knocking on doors in Michigan (albeit Ann Arbor but still) -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 17, 12:18 1
- Yeah, but Fonda ain't got a motor in the back of her Honda. - Qale Sep 17, 12:27
in the old days you didn't know whether SNL or SNME would be on, so you had to stay up and boy howdy when Main Event started there was some excitement -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 17, 12:17
bubble headed -- nm - 45 Sep 17, 12:17

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