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CNN Launches Digital Paywall in Major Strategic Shift -- (link) - budice Oct 1, 07:32
American Pickers: Frank Fritz has passed at 60 -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 07:22 1
- awww man :( -- nm - Jovian Oct 1, 07:50
how soon can prez jimmy vote? How does he do it? Will they bring him the ballot box or mail box/ Is that allowed, or will right-wing freaks freak? -- nm - mud Oct 1, 07:20 6
- If someone votes early/absentee and then passes before Election Day, does a vote count? (Not specific to Jimmy, just wondering how that works) -- nm - ty97 Oct 1, 07:29 1
  - a cast vote is a cast vote -- nm - mr mooch Oct 1, 07:33
- You can vote in person before Election Day between Oct 15 and Nov 1. Dates and times may vary by location. -- nm - Remlik Oct 1, 07:26 1
  - so you want me to get up out of my death bed, travel to the poll and just stroll in? .. got it. -- nm - jimmy Oct 1, 07:30
- They will freak -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Oct 1, 07:23 1
  - oh yeah -- nm - mud Oct 1, 07:24
Woman of the Hour trailer (A Kendrick) -- (link) - budice Oct 1, 06:57 [youtube] 3
- Babygirl trailer (N Kidman) -- (link) - budice Oct 1, 07:04 [youtube] 2
  - Is it telling she keeps accepting Ms. Robinson type roles? - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Oct 1, 07:14
  - Maria (Angelina Jolie) -- (link) - mud Oct 1, 07:13 [youtube]
I blame Atlanta for my loss in FJS by 1.65 points. I'm looking at you Pitts -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 06:32 3
- TD-less crew - Trending Oct 1, 06:54 [Attachment] 1
  - *drafts another kicker* -- nm - oblique Oct 1, 07:02
- Until last night, my team had been avoiding the end zone like it was a creepy church basement, but Kenneth Walker put a stop to that. -- nm - Barony Bunch Oct 1, 06:39
Shipping: Over 45k union dockworkers are officially on strike, shutting down all East and Gulf coast ports, from New York to Miami to Houston. -- (link*) - budice Oct 1, 06:10 3
- Yeah, this is going to be a problem. I was really hoping there would be a last minute deal. -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 06:54 2
  - Let's Go Joe! -- nm - JaxSean Oct 1, 06:58 1
    - Hopefully it'll only be a couple of days and it won't be an issue. 🤞🏻 -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 07:17
Emails last night from researcher: 9 pm, 9:05 pm, 9:11 pm, 10 pm, 10:22 pm. - Barony Bunch Oct 1, 06:07 1
- I had a guy in a different time zone that would do this. I hated it. Collate your thoughts and try and solve a gd problem before you email me. - mafic Oct 1, 07:21
Hi guys, so far Albania is great. This is the view right now from our room in Berat. About $70 Cdn a night, with breakfast on the terrace. -- (pic) - Andie Oct 1, 05:43 [Attachment] 8
- 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 1, 07:17
- Lovely -- nm - Pippy aka Couch Therapist Oct 1, 07:16
- Postcard-esque -- nm - Trending Oct 1, 06:02
- Beautiful view! -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 06:01
- Nice. 😎 -- nm - budice Oct 1, 05:49
- Can you see the Adriatic from where you are? -- nm - rollo Oct 1, 05:44 2
  - or see where they export all the chrome from? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 1, 05:53
  - Heh, no. Not from here (up in the mountains.) When we were in the south, we we were actually on the Ionian. -- nm - Andie Oct 1, 05:50
Jared Goff set an NFL game record for most passes without an incompletion. Record had been 10. It's now 18. -- (link*) - Will Hunting Oct 1, 05:11 4
- He set the record for a perfect game (i.e., no incompletions). Brunell has the consecutive completion record with 22. -- nm - MDH Oct 1, 06:33
- If the long jump record were broken by 80% it would be a jump of nearly 53 feet -- nm - rollo Oct 1, 05:44 2
  - If the long jumper had 10 other people helping them like a QB does it can probably easily happen. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 1, 06:45
  - I want to see that. -- nm - Barony Bunch Oct 1, 05:57
Murdle 3:25 - prayformojo Oct 1, 04:48 1
- 2:41 - Fuzzy Oct 1, 05:16
Strands #212 - 7th - prayformojo Oct 1, 04:40 1
- Yellow 1st - decline Oct 1, 05:39
YGxBP - prayformojo Oct 1, 04:36 2
- xPBYG - mud Oct 1, 06:07
- YGcBP - decline Oct 1, 05:35
Actor Ken page passed away yesterday -- (link) - Remlik Oct 1, 04:36 1
- Oogie Boogie...😥 -- nm - Diva Oct 1, 06:55
Wordle 1,200 4/6 - NGTAG - prayformojo Oct 1, 04:30 2
- 3 - rollo Oct 1, 05:42
- X'd it - decline Oct 1, 05:31
BBC News - Cruise ship to return to Belfast hours after leaving -- (link) - LMS Oct 1, 03:57 1
- "The schedule is the schedule." -- nm - Reagen Oct 1, 04:03
100 weddings in a day: Old Marylebone Town Hall hosts £100 ceremonies for its centenary, and they have a live stream -- (link) - LMS Oct 1, 01:46 4
- Nice! -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 04:27
- which, by the Richard Curtis ratio, means 25 funerals -- nm - mr mooch Oct 1, 03:50
- for a long minute I thought you meant weddings for 100 year old couples, huh, there's that many of them? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 01:53 1
  - Yes, they normally have 12 weddings a day. -- nm - LMS Oct 1, 01:54
Scheduled flu and Covid vaccines tomorrow since my doctor cancelled. I’m going to regret getting them same day, I’m sure. -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 00:46 2
- I did both a couple weeks ago and only had a sore arm for my trouble. -- nm - znufrii Oct 1, 04:31
- I hope you have no issues. It worked out fine for me last year when I got both at the same time. The arm was sore but otherwise it wasn't a bad - Krusty Oct 1, 04:28
How to get lots of flies into a drumpf rally? They drive him batty -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 1, 00:43
Russia poisons a river that's a water source for millions -- (link) - zeitgeist Sep 30, 23:49 1
- That is literally what Kefka did in Final Fantasy 6. -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 00:48
I have this weird burning sensation on my back, below the right shoulder blade. Had it for days. - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 23:11 5
- Shingles happens anywhere - Andie Oct 1, 03:41 2
  - I had it on my left hip and leg -- nm - decline Oct 1, 05:11
  - I've had it lower back but it was a mild case. Thought it was an insect bite. -- nm - LMS Oct 1, 04:36
- I have one spot that constantly itches, right on my shoulder blade, doc says it's nothing. Now shingles can break through but... -- (edited) - zeitgeist Sep 30, 23:29
- Oo, glad you got the vaccine. I'm on that the second I'm eligible for it. -- nm - colin Sep 30, 23:15
A friend and fellow volunteer gave me a bottle of 10-year-old Laphroaig single malt for my birthday. I'm not sure I really care for it :/ - Meg Sep 30, 22:30 13
- Younger scotches need to be necked. Bet it tastes a bit better in a week or so. - colin Sep 30, 23:00 1
  - a few drops of water can also really change the flavour, as can letting it air in the glass for like 10 minutes. -- nm - mafic Oct 1, 00:09
- Mix with Drambuie for a Rusty Nail.... drink it with milk on your cheerios. ... add a tablespoon of sherry, a teaspoon of of vanilla and a drop of -- nm - liquid smoke Sep 30, 22:46 2
  - Have you lost your mind? -- nm - colin Sep 30, 23:02 1
    - It's around here somewhere, it'll turn up. I'm probably sitting on it. -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 23:27
- 10 year olds can be notoriously edgy. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 22:42 7
  - 10 will get you 20 and registered too -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 22:47 1
    - Yooooooooo! -- nm - Qale Oct 1, 00:47
  - Is it bad I just considered I could take a $700 cruise to Vancouver to buy another bottle of that wonderful stuff. -- nm - Meg Sep 30, 22:47 4
    - what is the name/label you like, maybe we can get it here in tacoma -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 22:48 3
      - Not available outside Canada. Small distillery with very limited distribution. -- nm - Meg Sep 30, 22:53 2
        
        I've linked them before. -- (link) - Meg Sep 30, 22:55 1
        
        Well take that cruise again -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 23:33
Happy 100th Birthday, Jimmy Carter -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 22:10 7
- The secret: clean living and dirty thoughts -- nm - Max Oct 1, 08:10
- This. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 1, 05:49
- So happy he made it to 100! Woo hoo!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 1, 04:26
- first US president to reach that milestone -- nm - mr mooch Sep 30, 22:35 3
  - Quiz question: Who was the first US president to make it to 90? -- nm - Barony Bunch Oct 1, 05:56 2
    - Adams. - Will Hunting Oct 1, 05:58 1
      - Correct. 5 points for Will. -- nm - Barony Bunch Oct 1, 06:01
A repeated refrain about my new job is at least the music is good. The played Only Wanna Dance by Almost Monday. That was my #8 of 2023. But… - Qale Sep 30, 21:20 1
- Also, I should do a best songs of 2020s from The Twenty so far. Take that Pitchfork. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 21:27
It's looking like the damage in NC/TN might jam up semiconductor manufacturing in the near future. Something to do with special quartz. -- nm - Beryllium Sep 30, 20:34 4
- huh. it's weird that I know this, but I did some work in high-purity quartz a few years ago. Spruce Pine, NC is a major source of high-purity quartz. - mafic Sep 30, 20:44 3
  - TBF, if *anybody* here would know that it would be you.... -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 22:42
  - It's apparently 60 miles from where I grew up, but even locally, it's pretty obscure. - David Sep 30, 20:55 1
    - it's really just quartz that has nothing in it but SiO2, which is surprisingly rare. we were looking at parts per billion impurity for some elements. - mafic Oct 1, 00:01
ppfffffttttt -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 20:24 5
- you should be watching Kraken preseason anyway. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 20:29 1
  - They were going to play a strange group tonight, I guess to get some looks at guys who might start the season in Coachella -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 20:36
- If it helps any, Bobo is now averaging 11.25 yards per game! -- nm - David Sep 30, 20:28 2
  - He threw a lot of good blocks and drew 2 PIs while having a season high receiving game. I feel we are on the cusp of a breakout. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 20:34 1
    - Terrion Arnold grabbed so much DeShaun Watson must have gotten aroused. -- nm - David Sep 30, 21:01
DirecTV will pay Dish’s owner, EchoStar, just $1 for Dish in exchange for assuming its billions of dollars in debt -- (link) - Remlik Sep 30, 20:17
Israel has started ground operations on Lebanon -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 20:07 1
- Sure, why not. -- nm - Qale Sep 30, 21:29
MLBs statement on Pete Rose was prolly the classiest thing theyve done in years -- nm - budice Sep 30, 20:03
Just stay the f*** asleep! -- nm - Las Vegas Sep 30, 19:57
Charbonnet could be RB1 on other teams -- nm - budice Sep 30, 19:47
Even the Savannah Bananas believe in Joe Hendry. -- (link) - Tim Sep 30, 19:40
Breaking more than a few hearts, Cameron Brink got engaged in Paris -- nm - prayformojo Sep 30, 19:32
Everytime I see MS Surface, I think Belichick -- nm - budice Sep 30, 19:26
Was that Josh Bobo? OMG! That WAS Josh Bobo! - David Sep 30, 19:16 6
- I was rooting for him since a gambling site had Lions D with better odds to score than him. -- nm - VMan Sep 30, 19:48
- He got a first down! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 19:18 4
  - crud - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 19:19 3
    - I think we both know who's showing who. -- nm* - David Sep 30, 19:22 2
      - I am waiting for the Seattle defense to show me something. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Sep 30, 19:25 1
        
        If it helps any, PFF has graded you near the top of the league through three games. Detroit is a legit championship contender. -- nm - David Sep 30, 19:30
The Arch Soc. accepted an invitation from the county to participate in Prehistoric O.C. which we've done for many years. - Meg Sep 30, 19:11
AEW: Luchasaurus / Killswitch has been hospitalized with double pneumonia since late last week. They found him passed out, oxygen at 80% - Will Hunting Sep 30, 19:04 1
- jeez. that's scary -- nm - Remlik Sep 30, 19:07
also my company is hiring a new senior site guy. boss and I discussing shortlist from recruiter and come across a familiar name. - mafic Sep 30, 18:54 1
- I'm concerned he'd have trouble sitting with balls as big as his. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 19:49
I like them having the score bug up there for the other game "You know, just in case you wanted to watch a worse game" -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 18:54
One more because this is extremely funny to me even though I’ve never seen it before -- (link) - Tim Sep 30, 18:50
That's not how you pronounce his name. -- (link) - David Sep 30, 18:47
"The brown colors are produced by three groups of polymers: caramelans (C24H36O18), caramelens (C36H50O25), and caramelins (C125H188O80)" - prayformojo Sep 30, 18:32 2
- best not to ask about caramelons. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 18:36 1
  - Trademarked by Cadbury. -- nm - Barony Bunch Oct 1, 06:02
my LDS FIL is visiting. he does not do his own laundry at home, and does not like to ask for help. - mafic Sep 30, 18:26 1
- It's well known that oxy-clean is manufactured by angels and thus can un-defile (re-file?) garments. -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 19:50
oh now they love libraries -- (link) - mr mooch Sep 30, 18:24 3
- Libraries have wifi now? -- nm - Mop🧹 Sep 30, 19:44
- Asheville is rather liberal isn't it? -- nm - ty97 Sep 30, 18:30 1
  - Extremely. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 1, 05:23
Pete rose died today -- nm - zeitgeist Sep 30, 18:24 1
- Lots of cats walking around this town with 4256 as a pin because of him. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Sep 30, 19:43
Rescue: HI-Surf is pretty windy -- nm - Max Sep 30, 18:18 10
- Obviously I secretly love this show. -- nm - amanda Sep 30, 18:19 9
  - Has the Dr Pacey Cruiseship show started yet? -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 18:34 4
    - I watched the first episode this weekend. I feel like I should quit but I'll give it two more. It's garbage. -- nm - amanda Sep 30, 19:12
    - there's a new Pacey Witter show? why was I not informed? -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 18:37 2
      - I like to pretend that Joshua Jackson’s character on the cruise ship doctor show is a grown up Pacey. -- nm - Dano Sep 30, 18:44 1
        
        there is only Pacey. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 18:48
  - Beach Dr. Show -- nm - Max Sep 30, 18:24 3
    - For real. I am obviously all in on the Zachary Quinto doctor show. -- nm - amanda Sep 30, 19:13 2
      - What’s the hook there? -- nm - Tim Sep 30, 19:17 1
        
        I can't resist a doctor show. It's a compulsion. -- nm - amanda Sep 30, 19:54
good news everybody! NHL.TV is available in Australia again! I don't have to deal with ESPN's bullshit anymore. -- nm - mafic Sep 30, 18:17 2
- but how else will you find information about the best sports documentaries and the full 30 for 30 lineup? -- nm - Reagen Sep 30, 18:24
- I give you joy to your great fortune -- nm - mud aubrey Sep 30, 18:23

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