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#5 Georgia, #4 Tennessee, #3 Ohio Sate, #2/#1 split between polls Alabama and Texas -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 13:29
Broncos! (where is this on the leaderboard of least passing yards by a winning qb?) -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 13:19 3
- UnScorigami -- nm - Dano Sep 29, 13:34
- Bo Nix beating the Jets -- (link) - budice Sep 29, 13:22 1
  - breece hall managers watching him have 10 carries for 4 yards -- nm - budice Sep 29, 13:25
ah, The Purge but for cops -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 29, 13:09 3
- closer and closer to advocating for summary execution for any minority suspected of a crime -- nm - Tim Sep 29, 14:44
- That's kind of brave for a dude who's under indictment for like 97 crimes. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 29, 13:37
- Isn’t that kinda everyday? -- nm - VMan Sep 29, 13:35
wild that 20 years ago, a 58 yarder wouldn't even have been attempted, now you kind of expect them to make it. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 13:06 3
- Normally a team wouldn’t start Bo goddamned Nix but *shrug*. -- nm - VMan Sep 29, 13:15
- what about CFL? -- nm - mud Sep 29, 13:09 1
  - Is it Dave or Lui? -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 13:12
Kirk are you *trying* to throw a pick? -- nm - mud Sep 29, 13:01 4
- Rodgers and him are showing it's hard for old guys to come back from ruptured Achilles. -- nm - David Sep 29, 13:26
- Wallop the Cowboys, Lose to the Falcons. 2024 Saints -- nm - budice Sep 29, 13:05 1
  - Rams beat 49ers, Lose to Bears. 2024 Rams -- nm - budice Sep 29, 13:26
- about to make this exact post. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 13:02
So you *can't* punch a receiver in the head before he gets the ball. Got it. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 12:59
Third time this season I've seen NFL players make "gun" references/gestures in celebrations. Fine that bs, heavily. -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 12:51 2
- It's supposed to be a 15-yard penalty. We got flagged for it on MNF. -- nm - David Sep 29, 13:30
- co-signed -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 13:00
Dave Bautista for Harris/Walz -- (link) - budice Sep 29, 12:51 2
- Probably shouldn't be taking a camera with him into the voting booth. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:55
- good replicant Sapper Morton -- nm - mud Sep 29, 12:53
Watching yesterday's Edmonton/Winnipeg CFL game, there's fans in native head dresses and my immediate reaction is "Man, that's racist!" But... - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:47
1,000 people unaccounted for in Buncombe County NC -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 29, 12:44 8
- Very strongly hoping this is just due to communication problems -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 13:44
- It would be cool if this massive disaster inspired even the most cursory debate about climate change policy in the next five weeks -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 29, 12:55 2
  - *crashes into a port* -- nm - Bad Timing oil tanker captain Sep 29, 13:25
  - seems kinda important -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 29, 13:00
- Hopefully, it's just a case they can't get to the areas to see them yet... - Will Hunting Sep 29, 12:46 2
  - Yeah, fingers crossed. How are they even doing that math? - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:50 1
    - Well, when people go missing during a disaster, their relations get on the phone, call the authorities, call hospitals, call *all the phones!* - con_carne Sep 29, 13:04
- good lord -- nm - mud Sep 29, 12:45
get that union vote, fucko! -- (pic) - mud Sep 29, 12:44 [Attachment]
Flacco Time! -- nm - Remlik Sep 29, 12:28
DidRolloGoToTheWeddingYesterdayOrNot.com -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 12:19 4
- Narrator: He did not -- (link) - rollo Sep 29, 12:29 [Backboard] 2
  - thanks. hope you're healthy again quickly -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 12:32 1
    - I was sad not to go, but there was no way I was going to go with a positive test result, the trip to walgreens was a hail mary of sorts -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 12:38
- "If anyone has any reason to-" "*cough cough*" "What's that?" (no no) "You in the back row." (oh crap) -- nm - Max Sep 29, 12:21
Republicans are harassing Primanti Bros restaurants now. Even I know this is a stupid strategy to win Pennsylvania. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 12:13 3
- what's their beef with 'em? -- nm - mud Sep 29, 12:20 2
  - one of the spots denied JD Vance a chance to politic there... -- (link) - Remlik Sep 29, 12:22 1
    - not even. Temporarily delayed, as they didn't call ahead. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 12:23
Sweet internet Jesus! Cable and internet has been out since late Thursday night. Just came back. Amen. - howie Sep 29, 12:04 1
- Proof of life! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:26
Massive fire at a Biolabs facility in Conyers, Georgia (east of Atlanta) -- (link) - ty97 Sep 29, 12:02 4
- It's bad, but this is at least the 3rd time this has happened since I have lived here. -- nm - Strongbad Sep 29, 12:15 1
  - There's a poll for that. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:32 [Backboard]
- Hmm. Maybe this time, it really is Revelations. -- nm - David Sep 29, 12:13
- ~baby don't fear the Reaper~ -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 12:02
All Broncos receivers COMBINED has -7 total yards. Never seen a box score like this at halftime -- (pic) - Trending Sep 29, 11:47 [Attachment] 1
- Troy Franklin gets the game ball. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 29, 11:55
At halftime of the Broncos/Jets game, you have seven more passing yards than Bo Nix. - David Sep 29, 11:47 2
- He knows that he's legally throw the ball past the line of scrimmage, right? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 12:05
- And yet he knocked untold numbers of people out of their Survivor League. -- nm - VMan Sep 29, 11:50
Levi actually endorsed Trump? Oof. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 29, 11:46 2
- Yup. While referring to himself as Shazam -- (link*) - con_carne Sep 29, 11:49 1
  - Well there's a cease and desist waiting to happen. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:33
Annie Haslam of Renaissance did a You Tube 90 minute interview this morning about the band's farewell tour & other stuff -- (link) - Peglegpete Sep 29, 11:36 [youtube]
Me talking to Mom (Bronx-raised) last night, and I mention I was on the Second Avenue Subway. "There's a second avenue subway?!" -- nm* - ty97 Sep 29, 11:28 2
- My mom also probably doesn't know there's a second avenue subway. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 11:37 1
  - My mom used to commute from the Bronx to Grand Central for work on the Lexington Ave line, so a second east side subway line is news to her. -- (edited) - ty97 Sep 29, 11:58
With the Crowdstrike debacle in July, Delta's on-time arrival ranking (normally they are #1 or #2) fell to #7 for the month. - ty97 Sep 29, 11:26
The top Broncos and Jets scientists are studying the new concept of "moving the ball down field". They hope to have a breakthrough by as soon as the 4th quarter. -- nm* - Reagen Sep 29, 11:25
Whoa—Trump anti-Trans ad (Kamala for illegal prisoners trans surgery) on CBS during -- nm* - Trending Sep 29, 11:09 25
- his ads keep getting more insulting to everyone. -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 29, 11:50 1
  - It's all he knows. And somehow this race is still 50/50 odds. -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 12:04
- This shit has proven to be alienating in the past, so shooting themselves in the foot maybe? -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 11:23 21
  - If your only strategy is "lean in" eventually you just create too much entropy and self-immolate. *knocks wood* -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 11:51
  - I view it as another eating the dogs thing. -- nm - David Sep 29, 11:28 12
    - To be clear, that was a hail mary at getting America to talk about immigration for days and it worked. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 11:31 11
      - they stepped on their dicks and tripped into that -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 11:59 10
        
        No, it was deliberate since immigration along with xenophobia have always been one of the top Trump talking points. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 12:06 9
        
        opinions vary. To me it's more likely they legit thought they had or would procure evidence and could use it at face value, and they pulled the trigge - rollo Sep 29, 12:17 8
        
        It parallels the ancient trope that jews killed virgins for blood to make matzo, ( the darker spots on top of the Cracker that toasts more) - zeitgeist Sep 29, 12:26
        
        Not sure I follow you. Both things can be true. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 12:23 6
        
        "I made it up to get you talking about the real story" was ex post facto justification. They actually believed it was true and were shocked that they - Reagen Sep 29, 12:27 5
        
        They didn't do some basic research, which would have told them Haitians have never been know for eating cats and dogs. - . Sep 29, 12:31 4
        
        to be clear, they do not care about the second part. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 12:44
        
        it started as ducks and geese (horrible but plausible) and they didn't blink when it shifted and amplified to household pets(horrible and implausible) -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 12:37 2
        
        Yeah, I guess I'm having trouble squaring the "they were waiting for evidence" with this shift that is surely a fabrication. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 12:44 1
        
        The failure to ever find Miss Sassy again would have sufficed as "evidence" -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 12:56
  - It has? I actually hadn't heard that. -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 11:27 6
    - It's why there's a governor Roy Cooper, for one thing. -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 11:33 5
      - Perhaps. This one feels a little different though? - ty97 Sep 29, 12:00 4
        
        It's natural to be worries, the history of bigotry runs long. But non-terminally online people (which does not include us) see this and think - Reagen Sep 29, 12:23 1
        
        I do tend to agree, I think -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 13:47
        
        At some point, it becomes mad libs for hateful people ... he's close to that point. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 29, 12:03 1
        
        One could speculate that if he knows he can't win reasonable-minded folks, he's proceeding with whipping up and recreating Jan. 6 - Max Sep 29, 12:18
- Yeah, that was some bullshit and blatant bigotry -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 11:18
Eagles -- (pic) - budice Sep 29, 11:02 [Attachment] 1
- Falcons D been very impressive -- nm - Trending Sep 29, 11:05
DEN/NYJ going nowhere quick 21 total yards between the two thru 1st Qtr -- nm - budice Sep 29, 10:53 2
- Bo Nix: 6-6 for -7 yards on throws at or behind the line of scrimmage. 0-7 on throws past the LOS. -- nm - budice Sep 29, 11:23
- Ugly and boring football so far -- nm - Krusty Sep 29, 10:55
Are you still using Kaspersky anti-virus? First, WHY?! Second, not for long. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:52
WSJ Paywall, but you get the gist: Sorry, Harvard. Everyone Wants to Go to College in the South Now. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:47 3
- This is an absolute horseshit column written by some anti-woke pinhead. I made it barely one-third of the way. -- nm - David Sep 29, 11:09 2
  - That's too bad. I was hoping the Libs were taking over Ole Miss. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 11:16 1
    - I though the right didn't want their kids going to college because all colleges were liberal. Except Florida. - . Sep 29, 12:34
NL Wild Card scenarios -- (edited) - Tim Sep 29, 10:44 9
- (Anything besides the first two scenarios is bad for the Braves and catastrophic for the Mets.) - Tim Sep 29, 10:54
- The real question: Do you want the Mets in, or do you just want to end your heartache quickly? -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 10:46 6
  - It’s not even close to the biggest collapse in history but it’s a gut punch to get this far and not make it. - Tim Sep 29, 10:52 5
    - Yeah, it's a down year for the entirety of baseball. The Dodgers would be the favorites since Ohtani is on a heater. -- nm - David Sep 29, 11:06 3
      - I'd bet against them in a heartbeat. - Will Hunting Sep 29, 11:57 1
        
        They just need to outhit their pitching when Yamamoto doesn’t start. - Tim Sep 29, 12:24
      - It's the Dodgers to lose for sure, they are +155 for the NLCS v. Phils +195, should be a little higher than 2-1 imo -- nm - rollo Sep 29, 11:46
    - Fair. Good luck, hoping you all make it! -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 10:56
- wow -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 10:45
Joe Flacco, still throwing TDs against Pittsburgh. -- nm - the wrong element Sep 29, 10:32
Midway through Q1….Jets/Broncos have combined for -3 yards 😴 -- nm - Trending Sep 29, 10:31 1
- "They bought their tickets, I say, let 'em crash!" -- nm - Reagen Sep 29, 10:33
More like Erik Three Hag, amiright? -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 10:29
Commercials are just a parade of celebrity endorsements. - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:27 1
- Some of those "characters" are the highest paid gigs in commercials. -- nm - . Sep 29, 12:27
Actor John Ashton, Sgt Taggart in Beverly Hills Cop has passed -- nm - Remlik Sep 29, 10:26
Facebook users, I'm finding it impossible to see my friends activity feed because of posts from bs accounts - is there really no way to block them? - Max Sep 29, 10:08 4
- On desk top go to the square of dots at the top right, select FEEDS not news feed and then friends -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 10:49
- the only thing I can suggest is to use this link that shows your feed in order, instead of the algorithm'd default order -- (link) - prayformojo Sep 29, 10:22 1
  - Oh, ouch. This just shows me how many "pages" I've liked. - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:38
- Ive sorta seen the same -- nm - budice Sep 29, 10:10
Today I learned former AZ Senator Jeff Flake was until this month the US Ambassador to Turkey. Anyway, he endorses Kamala. -- (link*) - con_carne Sep 29, 09:39
When I get to the bottom I go to the top the slidecan I go for a ride -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 29, 09:32
My sister got cell service back - here's a really sweet update - psilotum Sep 29, 09:29 9
- Oh I love this. -- nm - kelly Sep 29, 11:16
- nice! -- nm - Peglegpete Sep 29, 10:22
- awesome -- nm - budice Sep 29, 10:13
- That is fantastic. Great to hear. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Sep 29, 10:11
- I hate that this is all happening, but I love this story -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 09:47
- That's wonderful. -- nm* - David Sep 29, 09:45
- sweet. -- nm - mud Sep 29, 09:45
- that's some terrific humanity -- nm - prayformojo Sep 29, 09:40
- Good on whoever stepped up to organize that -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 09:31
Big fan of the Joolz Guides walking tours of London. This one explains the origins of "Great Scott", "Bob's Your Uncle", and "The Hot Seat". -- (link*) - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 09:28 [youtube]
incoming -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 29, 09:27 14
- What's the state of early voting in Florida? Like, if a hurricane were to hit on election day, what happens? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 09:39 13
  - Early in-person is October 26 - November 2. Florida also has 'no excuse' mail-in voting. So anyone can request their ballot by mail and send it back. -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 09:50 12
    - Would it be safe to assume that early voting and mail-in voting skews Dem? REAL AMERICANS stand in line on Election Day! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:19 5
      - No. According to Pew, Republicans tend to be in favor of mail-in/early voting a lot more if they live in a state where it is already in place. - con_carne Sep 29, 10:37 3
        
        Your basic "It's new and different, thus I hate it and will never allow it." philosophy. - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:48 2
        
        It's racist and it's pro-Russian. -- nm - con_carne Sep 29, 10:50 1
        
        The USPS is communist! Marx, Lenin, and Benjamin Franklin! -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 12:25
      - As a *very general rule* that's been true in the past nationwide. I'm sure it varies state to state, but believe it has been true in FL too -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 10:33
    - I realize that the national GOP (in general) has been vocal against mail voting, but Florida has had it for YEARS. - ty97 Sep 29, 09:52 5
      - Wisconsin mayor hauls off ballot drop-off box. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Sep 29, 10:28
      - In PA they are not allowed to even open the envelopes until Election Day. Thats open the envelopes, removing the ballot, unfolding and flattening it. -- (edited) - Dano Sep 29, 10:23 1
        
        And the GOP legislature made sure that remained the case so they could let Trump cry fraud, etc, again -- nm - ty97 Sep 29, 10:34
      - It sure seems like being against mail-in voting was just doing Russia's bidding, with Trump at the top. Now, the GOP and Trump's campaign are gung-ho -- (link) - con_carne Sep 29, 10:04 1
        
        He voted by mail the first day he could. Despite question he can under Florida law, as he's a convicted felon. -- nm - . Sep 29, 12:23

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