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so the Jets are getting kudos for their offense last night? they scored 20 with 7 off a hail mary and 3 in the second half...wtf? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 15, 09:37
lol wut Tomlin? -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 09:37
this looks barely better than an AI prompt made it -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 09:35
“ Mace Windu takes the lead in The Glass Abyss, a new Star Wars book sending him on a mission by Qui-Gon Jinn in a post-humous message after - Trending Oct 15, 09:34 4
- 25th anniversary of the Phantom Menace this year -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 09:38 3
  - There was a Mace Windu (cartoon)short where he takes apart one of the droid army tanks, using The Force—basically makes all the parts detach and -- (edited) - Trending Oct 15, 09:43 2
    - That episode is probably my favorite of the Tartakovsky Clone Wars shorts, hands down. -- nm - znufrii Oct 15, 09:45 1
      - Love it—it’s so good -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 09:54
BR2099 .. not sure if real, but exciting: -- (pic) - mud Oct 15, 09:09 [Attachment] 12
- Im laughing cause my first thought was that this was about a movie sequel or spinoff to Brooklyn 99 -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 09:32
- So no continuation of the prior film? Lame. - sycor Oct 15, 09:13 10
  - it was so bad they don't want to be associated with it -- nm - decline Oct 15, 09:19 9
    - [snork] the greatest picture of this century? the sequel to the greatest picture of the last century?? -- nm* - mud Oct 15, 09:22 8
      - Only thing I can remember is a 50ft Ana De Armas hologram (or whatever) and Harrison Ford in a casino -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 09:25 6
        
        any nudity? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 15, 09:34 2
        
        There isn’t a single Ana movie without nudity— -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 09:35 1
        
        The audience doesn't count. -- nm - Reagen Oct 15, 11:07
        
        The beginning with Bautista was good. -- nm - sycor Oct 15, 09:26 2
        
        It was a very good flick. Not better than the original. But I'd give it an A- - Jovian Oct 15, 09:30
        
        Yeah—now that you mention it, I do recall that too—yep, was a good part -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 09:29
      - grass grows faster than the pace of that movie - decline Oct 15, 09:24
Harris comment - "Hope he's okay" -- (link) - Andie Oct 15, 09:08 7
- Did I already mention the pepper spray—how someone accidentally pepper sprayed one half on the stage, at one of his rallies. People saying they - Trending Oct 15, 09:19 6
  - the (crazier) theory i've seen is he is farting and/or shitting his diaper so badly during the speeches they have to spray a disinfectant around the -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 09:24 5
    - I watched a quick interview with him this week and he looks sick..like his eyes are starting to bug out of his head - Remlik Oct 15, 09:37 2
      - i think that's why they've gone so heavy on the self tanner, to hide his real colour. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 09:40 1
        
        also why I brought up Adolf from Downfall earlier, its not just his rhetoric, he just physically looks awful. -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 09:42
    - Makes sense—#1 question people ask, after someone meets/interviews Trump is how did he smell? Some wild answers to this. Amendment 25 was trending - Trending Oct 15, 09:28 1
      - 25th can only work if his hand picked cabinet agrees, this would be like a coup -- nm* - zeitgeist Oct 15, 10:13
Is Terrifier 3 the first unrated movie to win the weekend box office? -- nm - JD Oct 15, 08:55 16
- Im just curious? But ST does realize that these Terrifier movies are extremely violent and graphic? Like they make Hostel movies seem like child films. -- nm* - Jovian Oct 15, 09:12 11
  - I had not realized that. I was going to check out Terrifier 1 but now I will not. I had to shut off Winnie the Pooh Blood and Honey 2 after 5 min - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 15, 09:22 1
    - But Abigail was fun! But is it fun to watch a woman tied up and tormented and then forced to watch her best friend sawed in half w a hacksaw? - Jovian Oct 15, 09:25
  - oh yeah. -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 09:22
  - Anything goes in Oct—but yeah, not my jam. Also why I’m not a big fan of the Saw franchise—just gore porn -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 09:20 1
    - I love the first Saw, because it was more psychological and not so much torture porn. After about the 3rd I stopped. I watched a bit of Spiral but - sycor Oct 15, 09:24
  - def not for me -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 09:18
  - yeah, i was warned i would hate them, and i like horror, but i don't like torture-p0rn. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 09:12 4
    - This is why I'm not very interested in watching the films. Regardless of how much people seem to like them. -- nm - sycor Oct 15, 09:14 2
      - I'm guessing there's some really small fraction of the fanbase that watches them like me and that means not actually watching what I'm guessing is the - JD Oct 15, 09:21
      - I solely watched them to just see exactly extreme they are. And the result is - Jovian Oct 15, 09:17
    - ie Parts 1 & 2 are literally the most violent and gory films I have ever seen in my life. - Jovian Oct 15, 09:13
- I read the wiki plot spoiler on this ... and jentucky fried chicken. how much drug use was involved in this storyline? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 09:06 2
  - I'm avoiding spoilers. Plan is to watch the first two and then go see the third this weekend. -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 09:09 1
    - 👍 -- nm - JD Oct 15, 09:14
- The Beyonce concert movie was unrated. -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 09:01
TSN says conditional 4th rounder for Davante that could become a 2nd based on performance -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 15, 08:55
Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to close 1,200 stores during the next three years ( 14% of its U.S. locations ) -- (link) - decline Oct 15, 08:51 2
- stock up 12% -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 15, 08:54
- Walgreens and CVS have grown like 7-11s -- nm - budice Oct 15, 08:54
omg my solar permits finally got approved. how long has it been?? -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 15, 08:43 9
- excellent. Don't remember if I asked before but what is the net metering situation? -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 08:57 3
  - Net metering is available to customers installing eligible energy production facilities throughout the FirstEnergy service territories. - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 15, 09:01 2
    - The state of Pennsylvania offers a smart incentive program under SRECs for residential solar buyers in the state. - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 15, 09:04 1
      - perfect. sounds as good as ours -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 09:11
- Nice! How many are you putting up? Will it get you off the grid at times like in the summer? -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 08:45 2
  - I am getting 23 panels I think. I will overproduce in summer and underproduce in winter. (I'm not getting a battery because I'm not a millionaire.) -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 15, 08:48 1
    - Cool! I hope it works out very well for you. -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 08:49
- Long enough that the days are getting shorter? -- nm - JD Oct 15, 08:45 1
  - I mean for sure it would have been nice to have solar in summer. my friends keep joking that the electric provider ensured they got every penny - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 15, 08:49
At this point, if the US populace was a person, I would want to grab its neck and squeeze with all my might. - Jovian Oct 15, 08:35 1
- half of its wits are under a spell, cast by an idiot. -- nm - mud Oct 15, 08:45
Each panda has its own FedEx truck with a panda on the side. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 08:17 2
- Bao Li (precious vigor) and Qing Bao (green treasure) -- appar "bao" has many meanings. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 15, 08:24 1
  - Are we sure qing bao doesn't mean green steamed bun? -- nm* - Roger More Oct 15, 08:31
Jimmy Carter has officially lived long enough to cast his vote for Kamala -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 08:08 1
- GA on pace to blow past first day EV record turnout -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 09:14
"improvisational departure" -- (link*) - mud Oct 15, 08:07 [Attachment]
Slow Horses gets a sixth season at Apple (I think they running outta books tho) -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 08:07 3
- Good books? Because there's a dozen Jackson Lamb novels. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Oct 15, 10:06 1
  - (The ninth comes out next year + three novellas) -- nm - Roger More Oct 15, 10:57
- Here's a link so we don't have to clickthrough Twitter. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Oct 15, 08:28
uh oh Bibi, very strongly-worded letter incoming -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 08:00 1
- Stop what you're doing. Or...we'll say stop again! -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 15, 08:01
DTL: I have a clear lead on the #65 most recruited. I assume that means there are a lot of radars and should assume there are some chasers on him? -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 07:38
Jerry Jones taking his loss to the Lions well -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 07:37 1
- A plain and overt demonstration of someone with unchecked power. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 15, 08:31
VF: Inside the Violence and Radicalization of America’s Neo-Nazi Youth -- (edited) - mud Oct 15, 07:33
Andrea Arnold’s ‘Bird’ -- (link) - mud Oct 15, 07:26 [youtube]
I've seen this story enough times before to get too hopeful, but maybe, just maybe this is the time we finally dump Scott Perry. -- (link) - Dano Oct 15, 07:26
D.Adams to the Jets for a conditional 3rd round pick. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 15, 07:16 6
- Yeah, that'll solve the problems. -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 07:54 3
  - trust in Woody Johnson! - Jovian Oct 15, 07:56 2
    - The future doesn't look good. I might need to stop watching football forever at this point as it brings nothing but sadness. -- nm - Krusty Oct 15, 07:59 1
      - I had high hopes for them with the OL changes, but bad coaching has really sunk that ship. Mike Willlaims is now their 4th WR…on a team that loves to - Trending Oct 15, 09:22
- Felt like the deal couldve been done weeks ago -- nm - budice Oct 15, 07:28 1
  - Jets are paying all of his salary. I assume that was the sticking point. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 15, 07:48
I watched Blood for Dracula (1974) last night. Mannnn, Andy Warhol was a weird f**king dude. -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 07:00
TV PSA: MLB, NHL, FBI x 3, The Voice, Deadliest Catch, DWTS, Accused, The Irrational, High Potential, American Horror Stories, OMITB, - Beaker 🍺 Oct 15, 06:40
Happy Bosch Novel Release Day! - crash davis 😺 Oct 15, 06:32 1
- Nice! -- nm - Beryllium Oct 15, 08:12
Finished Nobody Wants This last night - strong A -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 06:31 3
- me too. Same grade. For an adult romantic comedy, its pretty great without using graphic sex or damaging emotional scenes - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 15, 06:40 1
  - Well that doesn't sound entertaining. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 15, 09:05
- We did as well. It's a lot of fun. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 15, 06:34
LYC—SNAP—had the app build me a “Misery” based deck—love it—it’s the perfect Venom killing deck. It’s glorious -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 06:31 2
- The Kathy Bates card trumps all! -- nm - Dano Oct 15, 06:39 1
  - 🤣 -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 06:41
I don't think the most notable thing about Trump's town hall last night was the music; it was him saying "Who the hell wants to hear questions?" - mara Oct 15, 06:27 20
- So if things get complicated while he's in office he just reaches for the earbuds and zones out? -- nm - Meg Oct 15, 08:22 1
  - i mean, that's actually best case scenario, isn't it? Better than him making actual decisions! -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:52
- He 100% knows that the less people hear about him / hear from him, the better he does. - Will Hunting Oct 15, 08:18 2
  - At a minimum, his people do. And he knows it’s this or jail. -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:24
  - Yep -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 08:21
- I didn't realize exactly what happened here (wasn't even really mentioned on the news this morning). He just "swayed" to music for 40 minutes? -- (link) - oblique Oct 15, 08:16 2
  - in a sane world, this one thing alone would destroy a politician. -- nm - Andie Oct 15, 08:36
  - yep. and really just more proof it totally is a cult. - Jovian Oct 15, 08:19
- His mind hasn't been in near mint condition since about 2018. That presidential wellness check was proof. -- nm - David Oct 15, 08:14
- canceled his scheduled interview with CNBC -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 15, 07:46 1
  - scared silly, pretty petrified, broadly bonkers -- nm - mud Oct 15, 07:50
- of course. -- nm - Remlik Oct 15, 07:34
- But the Associated Press says it just turned into an impromptu concert. No biggie. - Jovian Oct 15, 07:09
- You just have to hope that the voters who think they like the "Trump economy" but don't really like Trump can't vote for him in the voting booth. - Dano Oct 15, 06:49
- One of my recent moments—Trump trying to say “Arizonans”…and he said “Azzerasians”—dude is so tired and out of it. -- nm - Trending Oct 15, 06:33 3
  - He was tying to say Assyrians. There was a group of them with t-shirts saying "Assyrians for Trump" -- nm - . Oct 15, 08:48
  - he honestly reminds me of Adolf Hitler's last few days in Downfall. -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 07:13 1
    - Like this? -- (link) - JD Oct 15, 08:03 [youtube]
- In a world of weirdness, last night was really really weird. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 15, 06:30
- exactly -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 06:30
Anna Bower: BREAKING: Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney declares that certification of election results is mandatory under Georgia - Trending Oct 15, 06:25 3
- the same Fulton Co judge also declared the 6-wk abortion ban unconstitutional and then the GA Sup Ct reversed him a week later -- nm* - mr mooch Oct 15, 07:35 1
  - Oh yea, this knowledge was already baked into this. No question the GA Sup Ct reverses it. -- nm - Jovian Oct 15, 08:21
- Good!! -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 15, 06:30
FF: Squeaked out the win in FJS (4th) but the Jets were no help to me in BF (6th) -- nm - oblique Oct 15, 06:24 1
- Things were going too well for me lately, so my QB in all three leagues, Dak Prescott, decided to change that. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 15, 06:48
Well now I know what mating foxes sound like. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 15, 06:16
Strands #226 Yellow 7th (tough one) - decline Oct 15, 05:50 2
- 5th - crash davis 😺 Oct 15, 07:23
- 8th, 1 hint - prayformojo Oct 15, 05:52
Track the panda flight here. -- (link) - loosilu Oct 15, 05:20
Two new pandas are on their way to DC. One of the is the grandson of Tian Tian - loosilu Oct 15, 04:43
Murdle: 6:11 - prayformojo Oct 15, 04:15
Murdle 2:34 - Fuzzy Oct 15, 04:13
Connections Puzzle #492 x(skittles) YBGP - prayformojo Oct 15, 04:05 3
- PYGB - crash davis 😺 Oct 15, 06:47
- PBYG - mud Oct 15, 05:24
- BYGP - decline Oct 15, 05:14
frigg'n Wordle, there oughta be a law spoilers - Max Oct 14, 23:26 18
- Got it in 5. Woo! -- nm - colin Oct 15, 08:11
- x - crash davis 😺 Oct 15, 06:30
- 6/6 in the same boat. Spoils. - Bayronmax Oct 15, 06:27
- Yep. Chased it and failed. Wordle 1,214 X/6 -- (edited) - .Andie Oct 15, 05:59
- 5/6 - Dano Oct 15, 05:36 1
  - spoilers - Dano Oct 15, 06:37
- x - rollo Oct 15, 05:35
- X - decline Oct 15, 05:12 5
  - Bloody Tuesday -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 05:26 4
    - According to the Wordlebot, only 56% of players got it right today -- nm - Fuzzy Oct 15, 05:54 3
      - that seems high -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 05:56 2
        
        spoiler! - Andie Oct 15, 06:10 1
        
        yeah, probably -- nm - prayformojo Oct 15, 06:14
- yep, same problem. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 04:43
- ayup. x. - prayformojo Oct 15, 04:04
- x/6 -- nm - Fuzzy Oct 15, 03:51
- Agree. Where there are more than 6 words with only a single letter different, it’s like a purposeful choice forcing players to fail. -- nm - landbeck Oct 15, 00:42 1
  - They totally do it on purpose. -- nm - loosilu Oct 15, 04:44

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