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I'm going to have a stroke getting mom dressed and to the doctor lipstick are you kidding me 10 fn min looking for the right one -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 13:59
And there it is... SunPower ending mobile app monitoring of solar installations as of 9/20 (today) - oblique Sep 20, 13:51 1
- Did you suspect this was coming? And isn't this going to infuriate customers? -- nm - David Sep 20, 14:09
Poll: Tell me something that I don't know -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 13:43 15
- I know what Frank Cross's brother is getting him for Christmas -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 14:17
- our youngest now as an official boyfriend and is bringing him home in November -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 20, 14:11 1
  - I already knew this! -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 14:23
- I had tacos for lunch -- nm - Jovian Sep 20, 14:00
- the latest nail fashion in the nail salon is called Gel X -- (link) - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 20, 13:56 [Image] 1
  - I like those! -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 13:56
- As of yesterday I'm no longer doing Crossfit at my gym. They changed the times when they added "X4" so now I'm doing the X4 classes instead - oblique Sep 20, 13:54
- McDonalds made bubblegum flavored broccoli but it never made it to the menu because it faired poorly in testing. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 13:50 1
  - that's bizzare -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 13:51
- I'm going to Disney World tomorrow -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 13:46 5
  - 7 days for us!! -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 20, 14:12
  - As an FYI, I just did data research on Magic Kingdom. Do Tron before noon and NOT at night to avoid lines. - David Sep 20, 14:11
  - Jealous. Gonna take some photos? -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 13:50 2
    - Indeed! Got a new camera with which I need to practice -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 14:09 1
      - I'll look forward to seeing them -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 14:12
DTL people -- they added the SimBA Draft page -- so you can see how your guys got 'drafted' -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 13:38 2
- As I would have expected, David Woods was the #1 draft pick after last season -- nm - rollo Sep 20, 13:47 1
  - I've had a #1 overall and a #2 overall just in a quick perusal. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 13:52
House GOP going into the homestretch at a $16m fundraising disadvantage -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 13:21 6
- Kinda related - All of the anti-Harris ads I've seen in PA (there aren't any pro-Trump ads) have been paid for by PACs, nothing from his campaign -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 13:28 4
  - DeSantis ran this same play with his campaign. The problem is that the ads are orchestrated. - David Sep 20, 13:30
  - i don't think his campaign pays for anything but legal fees -- nm - colin Sep 20, 13:29 2
    - His families vacation homes? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 13:30 1
      - flights. hamberders. -- nm - colin Sep 20, 13:30
- *casually drops off a $50M dumptruck* -- nm - Harris Campaign Sep 20, 13:25
two of the three creators of Homicide LOTS waived their royalties for any Munch spinoff stuff. one of them did not -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 13:18 3
- I'm sorta okay with that since he was the real creator of the character. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 13:22
- Are we talking millions here? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 13:22 1
  - prolly not that much. but some nice walking around money -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 13:26
Played Jets in survivor….the whole weekend is now stress free 😎 -- nm - Trending Sep 20, 13:15
No, giving something a dumb name does not make it the latest fashion trend. -- (link) - znufrii Sep 20, 13:03 2
- How demure -- nm - Trending Sep 20, 13:12
- "It's the latest fashion trend! I call it: wearing a suit!" -- nm - Reagen Sep 20, 13:05
I thought I might do something different for Advent this year - but maybe not at that price :/ -- (link) - Meg Sep 20, 12:55 4
- lol “2 collectible Glencairn tasting glasses for sharing” - znufrii Sep 20, 13:10
- $10 a shot..on the cusp of being worth it -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 12:59 2
  - When did Halloween Advent calendars become a thing? Seeing a ton on Amazon -- nm - Trending Sep 20, 13:02 1
    - When they discovered A. Some spend more on ween than Xmas b. There's more than 2 dozen pumpkin spice beers n wine + chocolate wine -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 13:10
first day of early voting in Fairfax Co (VA) has already exceeded 2020 by 300 -- (link*) - mr mooch Sep 20, 12:54 3
- That's a lot of women wanting to vote. Someone should look into that. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 13:06
- he went to my alma mater, was a senior my freshman year. -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 12:55
- LFG! -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 12:54
Amazon's Reaction to Thursday Night Football (Week 3) -- (link) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 20, 12:35 [youtube]
Mr. E.T. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 20, 12:30 2
- and I think he'd sound a little something like this -- (link) - Reagen Sep 20, 12:57 [youtube]
- "Prediction? Ouuuuuch." -- nm - Mr. E.T. Sep 20, 12:35
Kamala speaking on abortion rights from GA -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 12:30
Bone marrow transplant from deceased donor may be a live savor for thousands unable to find a match, esp minorities -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 20, 12:29 1
- that's very interesting. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 12:31
“my ex-fiancée” -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 12:09 3
- This is why I can’t leave the hellsite. -- (link) - Tim Sep 20, 12:20 1
  - Cropped but if you don’t want to click, Nuzzi tweet from 2015: “why does Hollywood think female reporters sleep with their sources?” -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 12:22
- I kinda hope that's how she found out. -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:17
South Carolina looks set to execute an innocent man despite witness recanting his testimony -- (link) - znufrii Sep 20, 12:07 1
- I think the new confession is shaky at best, but the death penalty for such a flimsy case is unreal. - Will Hunting Sep 20, 13:26
what the H is the name of the movie I'm thinking of? Female director. Set on an island/somewhere tropical. Things go to hell. Edit: 2024 release -- nm* - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 12:06 11
- Pussy Island -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:17 5
  - That's... not a real place. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 20, 13:12 2
    - Not with that attitude it isn't -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 13:22 1
      - Saved in my camera roll... i don't get to use it very often -- (pic) - Beryllium Sep 20, 13:34 [Attachment]
  - Wow! David has a birthday and now he’s working blue. -- nm - Qale Sep 20, 12:50 1
    - I didn't name it! -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:54
- Maid In Manhattan -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 12:14
- Never mind - it's Blink Twice -- nm - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 12:13 1
  - That's what I said! -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:17
- 6 days, 7 nights, maybe. -- nm - Loyola Sep 20, 12:10
- The Piano ! -- nm - mud Sep 20, 12:10
Dear Amazon: this might be a bit too on the nose. -- (link) - David Sep 20, 12:03 3
- JK made them write that. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 12:07 2
  - Or, more likely, whatever the eff F&F Store is. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 20, 12:23
  - Right?! -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:16
Today in PA - I received 6 pieces of US mail; 5 of them were political propaganda. -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 20, 11:57
Challenge spoils (from reddit, I still don't do podcasts) -- (edited) - mud Sep 20, 11:57 1
- aka Laurel Stuckey is absolute trash. -- nm - Jovian Sep 20, 12:25
Lorne is right not to quit for these two -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 11:54 8
- The only person I could see is Tina. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 11:59 7
  - It's either her or Seth Meyers. -- nm - pmb Sep 20, 12:23 3
    - nooooo, I want my Seth at night... lets take a closer look at that. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 12:30
    - or mike myers -- nm - Beryllium Sep 20, 12:26 1
      - hear hear -- nm - mud Sep 20, 12:27
  - As much as I would love a Tina Fey run SNL, i just don't know why she'd want to do it. -- nm - Andie Sep 20, 12:11 2
    - Oh, I don’t know if that’s feasible but I don’t look at Josh and Vhe and think they’ve got the skills - Will Hunting Sep 20, 12:20 1
      - Mean Girls, Bridesmaids? -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 12:23
hard to understate what a disaster losing the senate would be for any incoming Harris admin -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 11:34
double vaxxed! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 20, 11:28 3
- Ours was scheduled for today, but I had to cancel due to the relapse. Hopefully in two weeks. Has it kicked your ass? -- nm - David Sep 20, 11:59 2
  - Got mine on Tuesday, other than a sore arm nothing special. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 12:09
  - I wouldn't expect to feel anything until tomorrow. But the only time I've really felt bad the next day is the one time I got Moderna, and this was - prayforwiggum Sep 20, 12:07
Speaking of political donations - I've already done Harris and my Senate and House candidates. If I do someone else who should it be? Tester? Allred? -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 11:07 5
- Swing Left says Montana and Ohio are key to a Senate majority, California and New York for the House. -- (link) - mara Sep 20, 11:51 3
  - Brian Schatz was appealing directly for Florida donations this morning (and Nebraska remains a wild card) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 13:10 2
    - I wonder if they see actual weakness or if they're just trying to make the GOP spend a bit that they aren't raising and thus have less for MT / OH -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 20, 13:29 1
      - she just won the Dem nomination a week ago, but all the polling has been under 5pts even before that. he's Cruz-level unpopular generally - mr mooch Sep 20, 13:54
- i'm still giving to Tester, Brown, Alsobrooks, adding Allred and Murcasel-Powell this month -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 11:23
wait...the War on Drugs lead singer and guitar player is with Kristen Ritter are a couple? They have a kid together. -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 10:57 1
- I am seeing them this weekend! -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 20, 10:58
Something I suspect we'll hear about later: I'm getting texts purportedly asking for donations to Democratic candidates. But they're spam scams. -- nm - David Sep 20, 10:48 10
- Just like any text/email I never act on or respond directly. If I want to act on it I will go to the direct source on my own. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 10:58
- My favorite thing in donation texts and email is DONATE NOW AND IT WILL BE 5X MATCHED!!!!!! - Tim Sep 20, 10:53 3
  - well my NPR station does that during pledge week -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 20, 12:25 1
    - 5? Perhaps with a limit, then? -- nm - mara Sep 20, 12:39
  - sounds like the FB posts I see on TSN. First 5 people to reply God is Great I will give them $5k -- nm -- (edited) - Beaker 🍻 Sep 20, 11:18
- Harris campaign warned donors from day one -- (link*) - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:50 4
  - (any text i get from any campaign is an instant STOP) - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:52 3
    - That's actually how they're easy to identify. The non-scammers have an automated response of "Okay. Sorry." -- nm - David Sep 20, 11:59
    - “Maybe: (candidate name)” is always an amusing side effect of the solicitation texts. -- nm - Tim Sep 20, 10:54 1
      - I got Maybe: Nate Silver earlier today. -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:00
Krusty: Next time you're hanging out with the Jets D-Line at a local bar, buy them a beer for me! - Barony Bunch Sep 20, 10:41 2
- Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Sep 20, 10:54 1
  - I mean, they did give up a field goal. Cocktails are for closers. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 20, 11:43
Cards against HUmanity suing Elon Musk -- (link) - Remlik Sep 20, 10:30 7
- Holy shit. I think I'm a plaintiff in this case. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 11:00 5
  - I am as well. you have to fill out some info if you want in -- nm - Remlik Sep 20, 11:36 4
    - Link? -- nm - David Sep 20, 12:01 2
      - eloneowesyou100dollars! -- (link) - mara Sep 20, 12:13 1
        
        Thank you! -- nm - David Sep 20, 13:08
    - DONE! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 11:47
- “ P.S. We will also accept Twitter.com as compensation.” -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 10:33
A quarter of home owners in Miami have no insurance, 18% of Florida houses don't, nationwide is just under 14% -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 20, 10:28 3
- The Feds will cover them. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 20, 12:36
- thanks, Biden -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:34
- MAGA! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 20, 10:30
Haley’s Iowa chair endorses Kamala (bring back the Obama map) -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:19
This is up there with the best crafted tweet responses I've seen. -- (link) - pmb Sep 20, 10:17
Dolphins' McDaniel 'pessimistic' on Raheem Mostert's status -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 20, 10:16
survivor from b2 - spoils of course - Turd Ferguson Sep 20, 10:15 11
- On a wider note, I think it is interesting what is going to happen with Survivor as a generation that is suffering from anxiety (spoilish) - oblique Sep 20, 10:21 10
  - Yeah - the Survivor psych team needs to take a new approach moving forward. (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Sep 20, 10:31 7
    - spoils - Jovian Sep 20, 10:33 6
      - I will say this, it would be really hard for me (spoils) - Turd Ferguson Sep 20, 10:37 5
        
        hundo. -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 20, 11:01
        
        Right exactly. - Jovian Sep 20, 10:44 3
        
        and ill say this.. (spoils) - Jovian Sep 20, 10:45 2
        
        1000% in the new era of the show (spoils, I guess) - Turd Ferguson Sep 20, 11:01 1
        
        sweet to the last sentence -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Sep 20, 11:15
  - “what was missing from 45: Probst’s yelling; his critical, occasionally harsh, game-time calling of every challenge” -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:24 1
    - Well - that Jeff was back with a vengeance last night. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Sep 20, 10:29
things that were never finished before we got a new Mozart track -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:13
GA elections board passes rule requiring hand counting of Election Day ballots, which the state has said is likely illegal. -- nm - znufrii Sep 20, 10:08 5
- "All three of those votes below are from Trump supporters who’ve been peddling the false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen in Georgia." -- (pic) -- (link*) - mud Sep 20, 10:10 [Attachment] 2
  - It's really pretty terrifying how they are gaming the system and what this will actually mean for the election. -- nm - pmb Sep 20, 10:18
  - “we were just taking our cues from former Sec of State Kemp” -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:12
- it will be funny if Kamala flips NC early in the night so GA becomes irrelevant (but she also ends up holding it by Jimmy Carter’s one vote) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 20, 10:10 1
  - If she flips NC, Harris can lose AZ, GA, and PA from Biden's map and still win. -- nm - Dano Sep 20, 10:15
Word. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Sep 20, 10:04 3
- nunc -- nm - Max Sep 20, 10:12 2
  - tunc! -- nm - mud Sep 20, 10:13 1
    - "What's the title?" "The Day After Yesterday." "Oh, you mean today?" -- nm - Max Sep 20, 10:21

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