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Battery replacement done. I'm now going to fire this thing up. If this should be my last post here, please avenge my death - prayformojo Sep 25, 10:12 1
- fire! fire! fire! huhuhuhuh -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 10:19
I just realized the weather is gonna wreck the NL playoffs. There's little chance the Mets and Braves finish tonight's game, much less play tomorrow. -- nm* - David Sep 25, 10:07 2
- I wondered about jumping on some college football betting lines. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 25, 10:31
- Mets Twitter has been buzzing about this since Sunday, yeah, it’s not good. -- nm - Tim Sep 25, 10:13
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- 01101000 01101111 00100000 01101100 01100101 01100101 00100000 01100011 01101000 01101001 01110100 -- nm - budice Sep 25, 10:06 1
  - Did you mean 01101000 01101111 00100000 01101100 01100101 01100101 00100000 01110011 01101000 01101001 01110100 ? -- nm - Google helper Sep 25, 10:30
this is my slow time at work. I love "slow time at work." -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 25, 10:01 1
- i've billed four whole hours this month. i do not like slow time at work -- nm - mr mooch Sep 25, 10:02
Who the hell hijacks a freaking city bus? -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:52 8
- didn't you see Speed?? -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 25, 10:36
- LA Metro bus drivers have stopped even bothering to keep anyone boarding without paying the fare because it was getting too violent too often - mr mooch Sep 25, 10:00 1
  - Interesting to see they have a button that changes the destination sign to "call 911" -- nm - Meg Sep 25, 10:22
- Darius McCollum? -- (link) - znufrii Sep 25, 09:59
- How non-demur -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 09:54
- Dennis Hopper? -- nm - Andie Sep 25, 09:53
- Shoot the hostage! -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 09:52 1
  - Calm down Netanyahu -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:53
Boy NYC. I dunno...Ex-New York prosecutor indicted in bribery case dies in apparent suicide as FBI arrive at his home to arrest him -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:44 2
- Not NYC. That's in Orange County which is upstate NY. We have plenty of corruption of our own, thank you. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 10:06
- After shooting at the arresting FBI agents. - Will Hunting Sep 25, 09:54
I need to replace my laptop battery today, which involves taking off the bottom cover, unscrewing the battery, replacing it, and screwing it - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:39 9
- What brand is it? -- nm - David Sep 25, 09:46 4
  - Dell laptop, UOROLBMY battery -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:48 3
    - Here, try this as a guide. -- (link) - David Sep 25, 09:51 [youtube] 2
      - thank you, this was helpful! -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 10:13 1
        
        Don't thank me. Thank the knife! Err...I mean YouTube. -- nm - David Sep 25, 10:17
- Ground yourself before you begin. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 25, 09:43 2
  - for at least a week -- nm - decline Sep 25, 09:46 1
    - Grounding yourself is the best way to start any day really. So say my pagan Wiccan friends. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:51
- Upgrade your memory chips. They are likely much cheaper now. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:42
Paddington 4 in Development -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 09:30
*breaks out the parol evidence rule* -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 25, 09:23
Mom was agitated and combative with the nursing staff hallucinating people, refuses help, with her DNR they can't force her. - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:16 18
- I am very sorry. You have literally done all you could. You are a great son. -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 25, 12:33
- I'm so very sorry that you and your family are going through this -- nm - Fuzzy Sep 25, 10:42
- I know what that's like. {{{hugs}}} -- nm - Meg Sep 25, 10:25
- I'm sorry. These are incredibly difficult times. -- nm - pmb Sep 25, 10:24
- Good thoughts for you and your mom. We're here if you need to talk or vent. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 10:07
- :-( .. best wishes -- nm - mud Sep 25, 09:58
- Sorry to hear—Thinking of you and your family during this— -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 09:56
- I'm sorry. Your family will be in my prayers. -- nm - David Sep 25, 09:46
- It's mostly a reaction to the anesthesia, but her face is changed, her jaw is distended, she's suspicious and paranoid... - zeitgeist Sep 25, 09:39
- you have my sympathies....that's an incredibly difficult situation -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:37
- So sorry sir. -- nm - Remlik Sep 25, 09:33
- I am so sorry -- nm - decline Sep 25, 09:30
- sending good vibes and strength -- nm - JaxSean Sep 25, 09:29
- very sorry to hear this. thinking of you both. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:26
- So sorry. Remember we are here for you to vent, as a distraction, or for anything you need. -- nm - Dano Sep 25, 09:23
- I'm sorry :(( -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 25, 09:20
- I am so sorry, that's so much on you, and so emotional. you can always vent here or whatever you need. -- nm* - Andie Sep 25, 09:19
- sorry my friend. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 09:17
Late to the game but I really dug the first two episodes of Agatha All Along. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 25, 09:03 3
- I liked that they got a much better songwriter than whatever it is I have a vague memory of. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 25, 09:42
- same -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:04 1
  - meh -- nm - mud Sep 25, 09:07
Cinenerdle presented an amusing potential project for its 5th movie (spoils) - prayformojo Sep 25, 08:49
The Boys/Supernatural group photo from last night's Geeks for Harris. Notably missing is Padalecki (he pretty much burned all his bridges, right?) -- (link) - decline Sep 25, 08:39 21
- wait...whom does he play in The Boys? -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 09:07 2
  - just the grouping of the two shows. he is joining season 5 though -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:11 1
    - ahhhh, explains why I didnt recognize some -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 09:27
- I don't think so - he's set for the next season of The Boys. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 25, 08:48 1
  - agreed -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:11
- Has the gal that plays Starlight had a ton of work done (Plastic Surgery and or Botox)? She’s sorta getting that “Real Housewives” look to her -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 08:45 10
  - yeah, was definitely not needed too -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:01 1
    - no one that age does. But I think she still looks tremendous though. -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 09:04
  - Yes. She left social media because Megan Kelly attacked her over it. -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 08:59
  - Drastically different -- (link) - decline Sep 25, 08:52 [Image] 4
    - Went from generic blonde to something creepy. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 25, 10:32
    - I would not have guessed that was the same person. And agreed, not an improvement. -- nm - pmb Sep 25, 09:24
    - jesus -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:02
    - Yikes. Not an upgrade. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 25, 09:01
  - there was talk of this when the mot recent season started. it's very sad. -- nm* - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 25, 08:51 1
    - Thanks— I didn’t know if it was a show related/character choice they were doing or if it was something she was doing -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 09:16
- Anthony Starr's not there, right? I'm not sure what he looks like IRL -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 08:42 4
  - He's a Kiwi so probably wouldn't make sense for him to be there. -- nm - Reagen Sep 25, 08:44 2
    - and pretty sure he's not shy about his distaste for Drumph -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 09:13
    - huh. Why wasn't this mentioned in the last Tell Me Something That I Don't Know poll? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 08:45
  - smaller than you would expect. he wasn't big at all on Banshee (but was a beast) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 08:43
How frequent is it that a MLB game ends on a triple play? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 08:38 3
- That was the 28th time it's happened so not very often. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 08:39 2
  - thank you. That's really cool -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 08:55 1
    - Yup. I couldn't remember seeing it end a game. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 09:02
Ouch! Member of a Road Scholars FB group asks about photo opportunities on a particular rail tour. Another member responds - - Meg Sep 25, 08:36 1
- *snap* Great, that's my photo of someone being not helpful. -- nm* - Beryllium Sep 25, 11:24
MLB-OAK fans tried to take Seats from the Oakland Coliseum, were stopped. Stadium doesn't belong to Athletics. -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 08:31 1
- Those rusted out and rotting seats need to be replaced anyway. Might as well let the fans do the demolition for them. ;-) - Krusty Sep 25, 08:38
Semi-annual California Climate Credit coming through in October. Takes care of my electric bill for over a month. -- nm - Meg Sep 25, 08:30 1
- Yeah pretty good credit -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Sep 25, 08:41
“Nepotism is ruining the NFL. The Bears’ starting running back this year has been horrendous and only has a job because his sister is dating T Kelce” -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 08:28 1
- i have so many questions. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 08:48
Hurricane Helene now active -- (link) - budice Sep 25, 08:14 6
- isn't a cone different to this? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 25, 08:25 3
  - Cone -- (link) - ty97 Sep 25, 08:45 2
    - New Experimental Cone -- (link) - znufrii Sep 25, 08:51 1
      - Trump Cone -- (pic) - decline Sep 25, 09:01 [Attachment]
- I just spent a bit of time on the Hillsborough County interactive evacuation zone map to determine my family's zones. Zone A is under mandatory evac. - ty97 Sep 25, 08:17 1
  - We're about to get a lot of rain but it seems like it'll blow past us quickly. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 25, 09:13
Not to get ahead of things, but after this hurricane is on land, we may need to worry about the remnants stalling over Tennessee/Kentucky -- (pic) - ty97 Sep 25, 08:13 [Attachment] 6
- Without any warm water to keep it going I have to wonder how strong it will still be by then and what would be left. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 08:30 4
  - When they stall, the rains can cause flooding. There's still a lot of moisture left, even though the winds have mostly subsided. -- nm* - ty97 Sep 25, 08:44
  - It'll still have a lot of moisture at that point. Knoxville is probably looking at at least 6-10 inches of rain - decline Sep 25, 08:35 [Image] 2
    - I am glad to see New Orleans looks to be away from the storm. -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 08:49
    - Hopefully it really weakens once it hits land. - Krusty Sep 25, 08:46
- *this* is a cone. can you link me the bigger cone? -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 25, 08:26
Speaking of birthday freebies, I really need to get over to Nothing Bundt Cakes today or tomorrow. Gotta get that lemon cake in my belly -- nm - oblique Sep 25, 08:12
The Wild Robot looks like it's going to be The Iron Giant for a new generation. Are you going to see it? -- nm - Inigo Sep 25, 08:10 14
- It's Chris Sanders. There is a fox. Absolutely yes. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 25, 10:19
- gonna take a lot to get me into a theater for Dreamworks -- nm - mr mooch Sep 25, 09:12 2
  - There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do? -- nm - David Sep 25, 10:03
  - Uh oh—what did they do? Should I be boycotting? -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 09:57
- probably will once it his the streaming. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 25, 08:50
- First I'm hearing of this. I'm getting Princess Mononke vibes with an inspirational allegory for differently-abled people. It just skews too young for me. -- (link*) - con_carne Sep 25, 08:38 [youtube]
- I definitely thought the same thing. I'll wait til its on video -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 08:30
- Is it out now? Planning an outing with the kids this weekend—would be cool to see -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 08:24 2
  - this weekend -- nm - budice Sep 25, 08:24 1
    - Nice! Thanks 🙏🏻 -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 08:33
- Yes. The trailer makes me think it is a bizzaro version of Wall-E - JD Sep 25, 08:19
- I want to, it looks fantastic. A had a bad experience watching the first trailer, though, so doesn’t want anything to do with it. -- nm* - znufrii Sep 25, 08:18
- Locked in for Best Animated Film Oscar -- nm - budice Sep 25, 08:13
- I'm tempted. I have a free movie ticket from Classic Cinemas from my birthday waiting to be used -- nm - oblique Sep 25, 08:11
Old and busted: game-used jerseys. New hotness: game-used dirt. -- (link) - Barony Bunch Sep 25, 07:44 1
- I have a large amount of dirt from the old Yankee stadium. I took it during a tour in the '90s when I was a counselor for a day camp. -- (edited) - Krusty Sep 25, 07:53
nice work if you can get it -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 25, 07:41 1
- *plans to hold their pumpkin futures till mid-November* -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 07:50
Not good news for the Yanks: Nestor Cortez, scheduled to start tonight, is having an MRI today. :-( -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 07:36 3
- ughhh, they need this win tonight -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 07:37 2
  - It can wait until the Orioles leave. No need to see them celebrating while we're there. 🙂 -- nm - Inigo Sep 25, 07:41
  - It would be fitting to get it tonight as it's the 10th anniversary of Jeter's last home game. -- (link) - Krusty Sep 25, 07:39
This might be the best fielding play I've ever seen by a pitcher. -- (edited) - Inigo Sep 25, 07:26 3
- That’s pretty damn awesome. - Will Hunting Sep 25, 07:51
- I think I pulled a muscle just watching that -- nm - oblique Sep 25, 07:29 1
  - kilbo pulled a kilbo -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 25, 07:42
Southwest Airlines cuts 1/3 of Atlanta flights -- (link) - ty97 Sep 25, 07:25 1
- bastards -- nm - decline Sep 25, 07:25
There used to be helicopter parents, then came bulldozer parents, then came tiger and gentle parents. Now meet the lighthouse parents....(link) - Walt_Disney Sep 25, 06:57 6
- So otherwise…hear me out: parenting -- nm - Epiphany Sep 25, 07:53 1
  - we called it mentoring vs. parenting when our kids were towards the end of high school - oblique Sep 25, 07:58
- Lighthouse parents...I still dont even know what Helicopter parents are, let alone any of the rest. -- nm - Jovian Sep 25, 07:17 3
  - Helicopter parents are constantly hovering over their kids - not letting them handle anything on their own - in a nutshell. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Sep 25, 07:26 2
    - heh. the literal opposite of what I thought.. - Jovian Sep 25, 07:35 1
      - That’s “jelly fish” parents—according to the article. “Apple Watch Dads” is definitely made up by the writer -- nm - Trending Sep 25, 08:03
CFB: "All commitments for UNLV QB Matthew Sluka were completely met. Family hired agent after wins vs KU and Houston" -- (link*) - budice Sep 25, 06:52 1
- That he just transferred to UNLV is the chef's kiss on the absurdity. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 25, 07:00
Megalopolis 52%, The Wild Robot 98%, Saturday Night 80%, Sleep 95%, Lee 67% -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:42
TV PSA: Survivor, Golden Bachelorette, AEW Dynamite, Chicago Med, Fire, PD; Masked Singer, Big Brother, The Floor, Bad Monkey, The Ark, Inside Out 2, - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:42 5
- UK has The Repair Shop, Ludwig and The Wives finale (which has been enjoyable trash). -- nm - LMS Sep 25, 06:57
- Survivor and Inside Out 2 for all of us, Chicago x 3 for the wife; Agatha All Along for me -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 25, 06:55
- MLB, Bad Monkey and Slow Horses -- nm - Krusty Sep 25, 06:52
- ~I don't wanna be no... Masked Singer... I don't wanna sing no... masked songs~ -- nm - John Mellencamp in a Cougar suit Sep 25, 06:51
- Putting The Challenge, Survivor, and The Floor on the same night in the same timeslot just crushes me. - Jovian Sep 25, 06:49

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