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Jimmy Carter has voted for both FDR and Kamala Harris -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 09:26 2
- We have people looking into that. -- nm - Trump Oct 17, 09:38
- excellent. -- nm - mud Oct 17, 09:28
"a garbage bag full of buttermilk" -- (link) - mud Oct 17, 09:15 4
- Paid for by guys who can see their own dicks -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:34
- "Every word straight from the Kremlin." -- (pic) - mud Oct 17, 09:21 [Attachment] 2
  - "when I'm waiting for someone to finish their lie." -- (pic) - mud Oct 17, 09:23 [Attachment] 1
    - LOL this guy -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 17, 09:34
Shrinking renewed for a third (and possibly final) season on Apple TV+ -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 09:09 4
- Harrison always wants to die in the third installment -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 09:14 1
  - They better hurry up then. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 17, 09:19
- I really enjoyed the first season and I didn't expect to like it at all. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 09:13 1
  - (season 2 started yesterday iirc) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 09:16
Hamas leader believed to have been killed in Gaza. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 09:06
Kamala planning rally with Special Musical Guest (who may or may not be Charlii 90) -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 08:56 2
- Who? -- nm - Boomer that will vote for her anyway Oct 17, 09:20 1
  - Kamala Harris. She's the Vice President. -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 09:23
his message discipline with less than three weeks to go is kinda impressive. still hammering the same points against her as the day she jumped in -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 08:43 2
- Does he only read Indian newspapers? -- nm - . Oct 17, 09:28
- Also - she never worked at McDonald's. A lot of people don't know that. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 08:44
One thing I learned yesterday are that some of ultra wealthy tech bros are now pro Trump because Biden didn’t give them enough “attention” after - Trending Oct 17, 08:37 1
- All their lives they were ignored by the cool kids, the pretty girls…etc. now, they’re rich and think they merit that attention -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 08:52
My 1 criticism of the Kamala Fox interview: stop answering questions about your plans with how bad Trump sucks. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 08:32 3
- The people watching aren’t going to agree with her…but they may not realize exactly how unhinged dipshit is because Rupert’s operation is a scam. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 08:58
- she didn't go there to actually advocate for her policies to potential voters - mr mooch Oct 17, 08:38
- Just gotta keep peeling away those fed up Republicans—would be nice for her to get message out there, for sure— -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 08:34
Many Americans are car poor from their auto loans. Nearly 1 in 4 consumers owe more on such loans than the vehicle is worth -- (link) - decline Oct 17, 08:21 13
- I'm about halfway through my EV car loan. I'm pretty sure I'm underwater. I still owe around $20k and looks like I could sell it for $16k? - oblique Oct 17, 08:51 3
  - I owe like $6k on my car. my interest rate is so low that it's the right thing to do to keep paying over time but I haaaaaate monthly payments - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 17, 09:08 2
    - I'm looking forward to this being my last car for a while. I do hope I can go to 200k+ miles on it easily. Not having any car payments for the first - oblique Oct 17, 09:10 1
      - I don't have a car payment for the first time in probably 15 years. It's a very good feeling -- nm - decline Oct 17, 09:12
- Or camper loans. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 08:44
- Luckily I don't put much mileage on them but I keep cars forever. I'm 54 and have owned three cars in my life. -- nm - Dano Oct 17, 08:44
- *double-checks the interest on his car loan arbitrage, just in case* -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 08:41
- are these the dopes who continue to pay $90k for luxury trucks they can't afford and don't actually need to use a truck? - mr mooch Oct 17, 08:29 5
  - I'm sure that's some of it, but it's also probably some people who just need a car and had to overpay during the pandemic due to lack of supply. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 17, 08:40 4
    - A lot comes down to down payments too. People living paycheck to paycheck have to have working vehicles, and don't have a chunk of cash - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 08:46 3
      - it's also expensive to be poor. longer term loans have higher interest rates; poor credit yields low credit score and high interest rates -- - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 17, 08:52 2
        
        yep, what you both said. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 17, 09:14
        
        yalp...all that shit. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 09:05
The Biden administration approved $4.5 billion in student debt relief for over 60,000 public service workers on Thursday. - mara Oct 17, 08:14 3
- The Rose will likely have paid off her loans before they get relieved -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:39
- 1M people are a lot of people—that’s a lot of good -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 08:29
- Happy for folks. Do the same for medical debt -- nm - budice Oct 17, 08:22
How DeMar DeRozan changed the conversation around mental health in basketball -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 08:13 1
- huh -- nm - budice Oct 17, 09:29
I’m sure this won’t be rescinded the minute he takes office… -- (link*) - znufrii Oct 17, 08:11 3
- ... didn't his VP choice write the damn forward on it? Are they banning him? (correction inside..) -- (edited) - Andie Oct 17, 09:03
- It's also fascinating from an internal republican/conservative politics standpoint. If they truly are drawing a line, it is one to cut - oblique Oct 17, 08:44 1
  - The only line is what’s good for Trump. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 17, 08:58
I think I want to see a movie (or more than one) in a theater this weekend. Inside are my options that I would consider. What should I see? - Dano Oct 17, 07:59 11
- Super/Man -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 08:26
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, hands down -- nm - mud Oct 17, 08:16
- obviously we live in time. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 17, 08:14 6
  - That requires a drive to Lititz, which is fine, but I wonder if it will expand here later. -- nm - Dano Oct 17, 08:16 5
    - Lititz now! -- nm* - Reagen Oct 17, 08:36
    - national expansion 10/25. -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 17, 08:19 3
      - can you see this? -- (link) - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 17, 08:20 2
        
        Ah yes. I can see future on Fandango. Just didn't think to look. -- nm - Dano Oct 17, 08:22 1
        
        Though Rumours is also in Lititz and I doubt that will expand here. I could double feature. -- nm - Dano Oct 17, 08:40
- Terrifier 3. IMO, you only really need to have seen 2 to be caught up for 3 -- nm - JD Oct 17, 08:04
- From that list I would do Saturday Night or Beetlejuice. Beetle was fun, B+. It was missing something but still enjoyable. -- nm - sycor Oct 17, 08:04
Dodgers' #s -- (pic) - mud Oct 17, 07:42 [Attachment] 2
- time for another bullpen game, Dave -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 07:44 1
  - You misspelled Brandon Gomes (who, coincidently, used to be a pitcher). -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 17, 09:25
"sir, a third canceled Trump interview just hit the towers" - mr mooch Oct 17, 07:39 2
- [snork] -- nm - mud Oct 17, 07:40 1
  - I wish it was funny. But it is a strategy that is working *fantastically* for him. -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 07:44
goalie Jake Allen becomes the first goalie in NHL history to defeat 33 different franchises -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 07:29 3
- I am being told by a co-worker, he's originally from new maryland........ - Walt_Disney Oct 17, 07:59 1
  - yup, he brought the Cup here and does a golf tournament every year. I work with his aunt -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 08:01
- Congratulations ML! - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 07:30
Hamas leader killed in Gaza -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 07:23 1
- [fistpump] -- (link*) - mud Oct 17, 07:33 [Attachment]
You think Brett Baier got a little nice pat on the head this morning from his Orange Daddy? -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 07:17 4
- Trump was pissed they were doing an interview on Fox, at all -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 08:30
- of course. -- nm - mud Oct 17, 07:33
- Not a chance -- nm - colin- Oct 17, 07:29 1
  - I mean... I've never seen what is *supposed* to be their only non-partisan Anchor treat anyone like that. - Jovian Oct 17, 07:36
Speaking of heat/energy monitoring. We're starting work on our basement next week. Since it will involve electrical, I'm debating getting a whole -- (edited) - oblique Oct 17, 07:13 8
- I agree its overkill but it could still be cool to see the data to that level. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 17, 07:45
- I need to figure out what I have random things trip randomly. Went to leave for work one morning recently and the garage wouldn't open. - sycor Oct 17, 07:41 2
  - Tbh, getting a current clamp and a multimeter, learning to use them, will take you much farther than a monitoring system. - colin- Oct 17, 07:45 1
    - Yeah I don't really need a monitoring system. And the trips are so random and not consistent enough to worry too much. Just completely random. - sycor Oct 17, 07:51
- What will you do with that information? -- nm - colin- Oct 17, 07:30 2
  - EDIT: For example, if I found that my water heater was costing me $100/mo but a heat pump was $800 and would use $50/mo then I know that -- (edited) - oblique Oct 17, 08:41
  - No idea which is the root of the question. There are some automations I could do (like "Hey, the dryer stopped") but as far as energy use goes - oblique Oct 17, 08:38
- Data, data, data! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 07:20
Business News: Uber is considering buying Expedia who also owns Hotels.com and VRBO.....(link) -- (link) - Walt_Disney Oct 17, 07:02 7
- Isn't Uber struggling? -- nm - ty97 Oct 17, 07:43 1
  - That's irrelevant to big business -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 07:59
- Jennifer Government level stuff where there are only two companies. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 07:41 2
  - nice ref. -- nm - mud Oct 17, 07:43 1
    - Teaching business, I bring it up quite often, actually. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 07:44
- uggggggggghhhhhh -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 07:06 1
  - this -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 07:09
Smile 2 79%, Anora 98%, Rumours 82%, Bookworm 94%, Exhibiting Forgiveness 93%, Goodrich nsy -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 07:01
First windshield frost this morning (though wasn't actually below 0). -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 06:47 8
- Same -- nm - kelly Oct 17, 07:05
- same -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 06:59 3
  - I'm pretty sure my peppers should survive but tomatoes and tomatillos might be toast. - Reagen Oct 17, 07:06 2
    - Huh, I'd have thought that tomatilos might be heartier -- nm - prayformojo Oct 17, 07:07 1
      - Depends on the variety but usually peppers can survive a lick of frost. -- nm* - Reagen Oct 17, 07:35
- Today's expected high here is 11.11C -- nm - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 06:59 1
  - -40 or GTFO - prayformojo Oct 17, 07:01
- nice! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 17, 06:48
Wait...Sofia Falcone was Beans on Mythic Quest? She's awesome! -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 06:38 5
- and Fake Sarah Silverman on 30 Rock -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 07:22 1
  - Oh man she's in a ton of stuff I've watched. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 07:35
- Nanette in USS Callister -- nm - mud Oct 17, 06:49 2
  - Palm Springs, Fargo, Made for Love, your mother on How I Met Your Mother. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 17, 07:16 1
    - and the original Girl in the Bway musical 'Once'. -- nm - Diva Oct 17, 07:22
In a Decade-long Caper, Criminals Cashed In on Fake Wine, Police Say - It’s the latest in a growing criminal trend: wine fraud. -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 06:16 2
- Don't make Meg angry. You wouldn't like her when she's angry. - sycor Oct 17, 06:23 1
  - Heh, so long as they stick with top and mid-shelf wines I'm good ;) -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 07:30
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Teaser trailer -- (link) - LMS Oct 17, 06:16 [youtube] 2
- Awesome -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 07:36
- sweet! loved the reveal at the end -- nm - prayformojo Oct 17, 06:21
Useless personal info of the day: Cooking Thanksgiving dinner for hours cost less electricity than a normal day of laundry..... - Walt_Disney Oct 17, 06:06
Wow, Homelander is doing ads for a mobile game on YouTube. - Will Hunting Oct 17, 05:51 1
- Yeah I play Last War, it's a fun game. And it generates a TON of money. -- nm - sycor Oct 17, 06:03
Strands #228 Yellow 1st - decline Oct 17, 05:41 1
- yellow first, two non-strands due to plurals - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 06:03
Wickiator or Glicked? Which one is the better nickname for Wicked and Gladiator 2? - Inigo Oct 17, 05:05 9
- No -- nm - oblique Oct 17, 05:57 2
  - And never again -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 07:31
  - This. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 06:04
- 2 Wickiator -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 17, 05:32
- Both suck. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 05:24 1
  - The portmanteaux or the movies? - Fuzzy Oct 17, 06:39
- there is only one Wick and he is John. So I'll go with Glicked (although Jiminy Glick might take offense...) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 05:13 2
  - Yeah I like Glicked but people are going to pronounce it like clicked or licked instead of Wick-Kid. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 05:23 1
    - Glicked got Glock -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:45
I'm happy to see it's Thursday as my schedule has been off this week and I woke up thinking it was Wednesday. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 04:47
The Long Read: Japan’s joyful clutter -- (link*) - znufrii Oct 17, 04:41
TV PSA: NFL, MLB, 911, Scrabble, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage, L&O, Hell's Kitchen, Ghosts, Doctor Odyssey, L&O SVU, Matlock, Elsbeth, Grey's Anatomy, -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 04:37 3
- Happy to have Ghosts back! MLB, Ghosts and a Halloween movie. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 04:49 1
  - yes, missed that. Ghosts for me as well -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 05:00
- Vox Machina, Lincoln Lawyer, Brothers, Dr Odyssey, GHOSTS too!/ Greys and Hell's Kitchen for the wife; 911 for all the girls -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 04:42
Connections Puzzle #494 - GxBYP - prayformojo Oct 17, 04:08 2
- GPYB - mud Oct 17, 05:22
- xGYBP - decline Oct 17, 05:20
Wordle 1,216 5/6 - prayformojo Oct 17, 04:07 3
- Wordle 1,216 4/6 - crash davis 😺 Oct 17, 05:53
- 4 - rollo Oct 17, 05:24
- 5 - decline Oct 17, 05:18
Murdle 1:41 - Fuzzy Oct 17, 04:03 1
- My daughter's Murdle time today -- (pic) - Fuzzy Oct 17, 06:36 [Attachment]
The only thing I respect Pence for is certifying the election despite people baying for his neck. - . Oct 17, 02:49
Reisndorf is now open to selling the Sox. - . Oct 17, 02:45 5
- As hot as they are right now, he can probably get top dollar. Model franchise. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 17, 04:36 4
  - Interestingly, the group he’s talking to has made noise about getting a team to Nashville. - Will Hunting Oct 17, 05:31 3
    - The group former pitcher Dave Stewart is part of would absolutely go to Nashville. A better option would be part-owner Mellody Hobson taking control - zunk takes things literally Oct 17, 06:28
    - If I was MLB I wouldn't want another team moving for a while with all the BS that's happening in Oakland. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 05:34 1
      - Sox have proven, over a decent amount of time, that they can't reliably fill a stadium, even in a World Series winning year. -- nm - . Oct 17, 09:16

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