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several examples of the Australian Night Parrot, thought extinct for the last 100 years. have been sighted. -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 26, 11:10 2
- Let me guess, they eat people's faces? - sycor Sep 26, 11:12 1
  - I saw that backboard. Gonna go ahead and not lose any sleep over the endangerment of a bird that attacks people. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 11:17
this eric adams shit is just really insane. right? like ... "what??" -- nm - ☀️ mandy chem ☀️ Sep 26, 10:52 12
- I had memoryholed Michael Flynn got pinched and convicted for doing the same shit for Turkey before getting that sweet sweet pardon -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 11:24
- lol guess who's back, back again -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 11:05
- how bad do you have to be to prove Andrew Yang was right about something -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 11:00
- destroying evidence in the middle of your FBI interview -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 10:59 1
  - IF you really want a thread -- (link) - budice Sep 26, 11:01
- *chuckling* yeah that's some wild ass shit -- nm - Clarence Thomas Sep 26, 10:56 1
  - [nods] -- nm - mud Sep 26, 10:59
- Menendez/Egypt is the one that baked my noodle. In any case, these attempts at influence from abroad are a fascination for me. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 10:55 3
  - The fact that the Egyptian intelligence service cleaned out their bank account to fuel Trump's election should have us all concerned. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 26, 10:56 [Backboard] 2
    - I mean he openly says he's for sale. That's the quiet part out loud for numerous others I'm sure. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 11:20
    - Egyptian corruption has a well known Democrat Party bias -- nm - mr mooch Sep 26, 11:20
- The last thing Eric Adams saw before they put the cuffs on him -- (link) - budice Sep 26, 10:55
How social media is putting our rarest species at risk of extinction -- (link) - znufrii Sep 26, 10:41 1
- But they're so tasty -- nm - RFK jr Sep 26, 10:52
Today in class action settlement news, Fisher Price Rock N Play sleeper, which was recalled 7 or so years ago, wants to give me another $10 -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 10:35
Don't forget - Today is National Dumpling Day. -- nm - Diva Sep 26, 10:31 10
- I recently learned gyoza are considered a type of dumping. Epicurious YouTube: Pro Chefs Blind Taste Test Every Box of Frozen Dumplings -- (link) - con_carne Sep 26, 10:47 [youtube]
- mmmmm Cracker Barrell dumplings -- nm - sycor Sep 26, 10:43 8
  - I was thinking more Xiao Long Bao or Gyoza -- nm - JD Sep 26, 10:47 7
    - Do you even Firefly, bro? "No, not now that she's a...a killer woman, we oughtta be bringin' her tea and dumplings!" -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 10:51
    - Nothing wrong with that. I was thinking more comfort food. Which I really need right now. -- nm - sycor Sep 26, 10:50 5
      - Pierogis? -- nm - JD Sep 26, 11:00 4
        
        Good but still not as comforting as some chicken and dumplings. -- nm - sycor Sep 26, 11:10 3
        
        Never seen "chicken and dumplings" on a menu. Doubt I've ever even seen the dish in the wild. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 11:12 2
        
        I'm southern, it's a thing 'round these parts. -- nm - sycor Sep 26, 11:13 1
        
        I'm southern californian, we're not The South, but we're south of something dag nabbit. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 11:15
personally i would fire any purported newscaster who defended an attempt to overturn a free and fair election on my network -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 10:16
For *SHAME*, Slackers! The Ballerina trailer has been out for an HOUR and it hasn't been posted here yet?!! Ana de Armas John Wick spin-off. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 26, 10:12 [youtube] 9
- *splurt* and that Flamethrower / Waterhose scene looks awesome -- nm - Jovian Sep 26, 11:01
- I wish they hadn't spoiled - sycor Sep 26, 10:50
- Baba Yaga! -- nm - eag Sep 26, 10:39
- Hmmm...no. - JaxSean Sep 26, 10:34 3
  - Those movies have never been about real world fighting/ explosions. The choreography is beautiful, but not very realistic. -- nm - sycor Sep 26, 10:48
  - If we can buy ScarJo whupping bad guys, we can suspend disbelief here. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 26, 10:39 1
    - It's the same problem I have with those movies, too. -- nm - JaxSean Sep 26, 11:31
- From The Imagination of John Wick -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 10:28
- Saw it—looks awesome. I wonder what the budget for Wick/Wick spinoff movies….for just breakaway glass? -- nm - Trending Sep 26, 10:26
Today in old, just saw a post about my 30th high school reunion coming up next summer. - znufrii Sep 26, 10:11
Shower thought: The Floor should be broadcast as a special 2-week event like Millionaire back in the late 90s. -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 26, 10:07 2
- These shows would stilll totally work as special events every few months. -- nm - Tim Sep 26, 10:32
- Just hoping Fox has this one on demand. Sucks this goes against Survivor and The Challenge timeslot. - Jovian Sep 26, 10:09
Are either of you getting either flu or covid vax, but *not* both? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 26, 10:04
Home of the day.....Beautiful century home with river looking views and 5700 sq feet can be yours for the low price of....(link) - Walt_Disney Sep 26, 09:41
Aww, Sky Captain turned 20 last week, but ST missed it. -- nm - David Sep 26, 09:36 6
- My Nobody Loves This Movie But Me movie -- nm - prayformojo Sep 26, 09:51 4
  - It made WhatCulture Youtube's 10 Huge Movies That Were Instantly Forgotten, it's even the thumbnail :) -- (link) - con_carne Sep 26, 10:10 [youtube] 3
    - By what measure was it huge? -- nm - Roger More Sep 26, 10:19 2
      - Yeah, that's nonsense. We covered it at the time. That film didn't even have a distributor when it was made. -- nm - David Sep 26, 10:39
      - The video pulls out non-B.O. related things like the all-blue-screen hype, aesthetic, A-list cast and ambition. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 10:34
- We had the lens cap on. -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 09:50
The Jones Beach website. From the cutting edge of 1998. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 26, 09:30 3
- Not enough flashing text and sparkly things -- nm - Barony Bunch Sep 26, 10:09
- i love web 1.0 sites still existing in the world. -- nm - mr mooch Sep 26, 09:45
- If it ain't broke, why fix it? It seems to get the job done as far as providing current information -- nm - JD Sep 26, 09:43
new concepts of a plan dropped (on banning contraception) -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 09:29 8
- He didn't even understand the question. He doesn't know the word "contraception". -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 26, 10:38 1
  - Nobody builds better contraptions than me... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 10:49
- Let me guess. Leave it up to the States because that is what everyone wanted. -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 26, 09:59
- he did not in fact release it very soon - Voice Over Narrator Sep 26, 09:59 3
  - heh -- nm - mud Sep 26, 10:10
  - Is there ever anything that he says he'll be releasing very soon that he actually ever does? It's kind of amazing how he gets away with that. -- nm - pmb Sep 26, 10:08 1
    - the debate was maybe the first time a reporter actually held his feet to the fire (meanwhile Kamala is required by law to adhere to her 2020 pledges) -- nm - mr mooch Sep 26, 10:10
- will I find it interesting? -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 26, 09:30
Last week I had an Amazon order reshipped when the original was lost somewhere in San Bernardino. Now one has been returned from the same - Meg Sep 26, 09:25 1
- I mailed my absentee ballot request to myself last week because I put the paper in the envelope backwards. Pretty proud moment. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 26, 09:34
Adams is apparently playing a version of himself, two of the film’s characters walk out of a building with Adams and ask him in Turkish for favors -- (link) - Reagen Sep 26, 08:58 4
- that tweet last night about waiting to see how incredibly stupid the crimes were, looking pretty good -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 09:14 3
  - the SDNY AUSAs: "guys, c'mon. make us work for it just a little bit" -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 09:20 2
    - who among us . . . -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 10:04
    - but at least the city still loves him -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 09:27
Rings ep.2.7 - 72 minutes of delightful mayhem. -- nm - mud Sep 26, 08:53 3
- Is this the season finale? -- nm - Trending Sep 26, 09:57 1
  - no, one more -- nm - mud Sep 26, 10:08
- agreed -- nm - budice Sep 26, 09:47
LIR: A Trump Watch for the low low price of $799? - ReluctantCynic Sep 26, 08:49 9
- "As seen in the Netflix series Kaos! Get your own Zeus style watch!" -- nm - Jovian Sep 26, 09:08
- There’s also a limited edition one for $100k. -- (pic) - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 26, 09:00 [Attachment] 4
  - It's made of higher quality gold plating. -- nm - pmb Sep 26, 10:08
  - A tourbillon is very expensive to produce and are not easily made. I have to wonder who made the movement in the watch and how long it will last. - Krusty Sep 26, 09:12
  - Same day he posts this quote from Melania, "The country is suffering. People are not able to buy the usual necessities for their families......" -- nm - Volnelk Sep 26, 09:02 1
    - Nope! Cant afford anything. Except things like a, one-day trip to Disney World from NJ or an entire month in Aruba. - Jovian Sep 26, 09:14
- A bible, gold sneakers, trading cards, coins and now a cheap watch. How does anyone take this orange buffoon seriously? -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Sep 26, 08:57 2
  - Because, racism. -- nm - Jovian Sep 26, 09:09
  - An *expensive* cheap watch -- nm - Roger More Sep 26, 09:01
I was supposed to write a statement of personal /professional goals at work. Drawing a blank. I'm just struggling to get through the days... - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:49 7
- Off topic - did you feel that 4.0 this morning? -- nm - Meg Sep 26, 08:57 2
  - No, but my wife did -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:57 1
    - ayyy-oh -- nm - Reagen Sep 26, 09:51
- Develop a system which reviews your daily typing input and rates your input on a scale of cat memes. -- nm - tRuMaN Sep 26, 08:53
- "Prove Godwin's law wrong." - ReluctantCynic Sep 26, 08:51 2
  - Be the bigger person. Get a significant salary increase so that it's actually not above my paygrade, like a raise that moves the needle - JD Sep 26, 08:57 1
    - Synergy! -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 09:32
Off with your head. Dance til you're dead. - David Sep 26, 08:46 3
- I hate to say it, but I didn't know about this song until they did it on Glee -- nm - prayformojo Sep 26, 09:54 2
  - I didn't know of it until last night. -- nm - David Sep 26, 10:20
  - JD is going to be so disappointed. -- nm - the wrong element Sep 26, 09:58
sometimes I wonder about the world. at a client's office, walking down the hall to the kitchen to get some water, and some guy walks out of the - tRuMaN Sep 26, 08:43 2
- One of my partners, on his first day of work as an associate at the firm, accidentally went into the women's bathroom. He went into the stall without - pmb Sep 26, 08:57
- Haha! -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 08:44
I've never connected my tv to the internet, and I will continue that trend. What a stupid future we've built. -- (link*) - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:31 1
- --- -- (link) - Reagen Sep 26, 08:33
Miyazaki, Cameron Crowe. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 26, 08:29 11
- Among other things, the guy who wrote that article overrated PTA. - the wrong element Sep 26, 09:49
- Soderbergh: Out of Sight, The Limey, Erin Brockovich, Traffic isn't a bad run. -- nm - Dano Sep 26, 09:30 1
  - I guess I should really watch The Limey. - the wrong element Sep 26, 09:59
- Both are really great choices. -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 08:55
- Without thinking too much, Miyazaki sounds like a great pick. Maybe Kurosawa, too. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 26, 08:45 6
  - In Hollywood, I think Hawks could be close. (NM) - Marlowe Sep 26, 08:47 5
    - (Volnelk said "in history," but I believe the article is doing post-Coppola only) -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 08:54 4
      - Oh, and of course I'm very partial to Wes Anderson as well. (The I reaslly should open up some filmographies and make sure NM) - Marlowe Sep 26, 09:00 3
        
        Yeah, Anderson certainly for me. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Sep 26, 09:23 2
        
        Comedies are always tough for these sorts of recognitions. In addition to the quality of the film, it also has to get your individual sense of humor. -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 09:39 1
        
        An argument could also be made that they rely more on the writing. - the wrong element Sep 26, 09:57
what was your favorite $100/barrel oil moment? -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 08:10 7
- I noticed the other day that gas prices here are down another 12 cents to $3.07. I guess with production up and the winter blend it'll keep dropping. -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 08:24 4
  - 3.45 at Costco, 4 or more are regular stations in WA with higher taxes than most -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 26, 09:24
  - Below $3.00 here within the past week. Thanks, Biden! -- nm - znufrii Sep 26, 08:57
  - Interest rates down, gas prices down, pet eating up. Mark me down as Undecided. -- nm - Max Sep 26, 08:29 1
    - Seriously. -- nm - Krusty Sep 26, 08:43
- "its all because of me!!!!" -- nm - DJT Sep 26, 08:16
- drill baby drilla -- nm - budice Sep 26, 08:11
"Will & Harper" trailer - seems wholesome and charming. Kind of a trans-american road trip. -- (link) - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:10 [youtube]
Megalopolis 51%, The Wild Robot 99%, Saturday Night 79%, Sleep 95%, Lee 65%, Azrael 74% -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 26, 08:09 2
- Wait - is this Wild Robot from the books? -- nm - psilotum Sep 26, 08:43 1
  - Yes -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:45
I do think Rob Reiner is the most underrated director ever. - Inigo Sep 26, 08:09 7
- Have you seen Step Brothers? "I love the films of Rob Reiner!" -- nm - con_carne Sep 26, 11:13
- Rumor Has It When Harry Met Sally The American President Flipped The Princess Bride A Few Good Men And So It Goes "The Story Of Us" -- nm - Max Sep 26, 08:22 3
  - I feel North could have been worked in there -- nm* - Roger More Sep 26, 09:01 1
    - They can't all be winners. -- nm - Max Sep 26, 10:43
  - !! -- nm - mud Sep 26, 08:50
- Lost on B2, but I agree with you about Sure Thing. I loved it and it is just GONE. Can't watch it anywhere. -- nm - Volnelk Sep 26, 08:18
- I've always thought that Robert Wise was similarly underrated while working across a variety of genres - JD Sep 26, 08:14
TV PSA: NFL, Hell's Kitchen, Big Brother, 911, Doctor Odyssey, Crime Scene Kitchen, Grey's Anatomy, Colin From Accounts, Frasier, LOTR Rings of Power, - Beaker 🍺 Sep 26, 08:07 3
- Old man, rings of power, bad monkey (forgot to watch it), Dimension 20 (watching the first season) -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:12
- Greys and 911 for wife and kids; Rings of Power and The Old Man for me -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Sep 26, 08:10
- TV PSA on hiatus till next weekend. Learn to fish people! -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Sep 26, 08:08
the Eric Adams charges in detail (basically Paul Manafort but for Turkey) -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 26, 08:03 4
- I'm no law talking guy, but some of the details tell me he's utterly fucked - Reagen Sep 26, 08:24 1
  - The attorney that's prosecuting his case is the same guy that recently got the conviction in the Menendez bribery case as well as Sheldon Silver a - Krusty Sep 26, 08:34
- he's been doing this for 10 years? -- nm - decline Sep 26, 08:24
- Jumanne Williams come on down! You're the next contestant on who wants to be hated by NYC residents! - Krusty Sep 26, 08:06
it's about a month earlier than Hurricane Sandy in 2012 but election year disaster responses ain't nothing -- nm - mr mooch Sep 26, 07:58 4
- Bush Sr’s mismanagement of Andrew solidified his defeat. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 26, 08:01 3
  - Katrina, you mean. Edit - Sr. Duh. Nevermind. -- nm* - Inigo Sep 26, 08:10 2
    - Oh, it was a tradition of theirs? Hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 26, 08:11 1
      - I won't forget that DeSantis and other GOP people voted against sending disaster relief to NY and NJ after Hurricane Sandy. For someone from a state - Krusty Sep 26, 08:42

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