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potty-mouthed VP candidate: -- (link) - mud Oct 17, 13:55
Thing I just learned - your pet can be your official witness at your wedding in Colorado. - Andie Oct 17, 13:43 11
- until the officiant asks if anyone has any objections and that paw goes up -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 14:10 3
  - Bark Bark…”What’s that? Timmy has been having an affair the last few months?!” Bark bark …”What’s that? He also can save 15% on insurance and refuses” -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 14:14 1
    - *put...puts paw on bridesmaid* -- nm - Dog of Honor Oct 17, 14:15
  - Fun fact. We don't actually say that, the couple has a marriage license which is literally that, you can't object to prevent the marriage -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:12
- Yep—it’s pretty cool—we are also voting to get the same sex ban off the Colorado constitution—turning more and more blue as the years go by -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 14:08 2
  - Same for the California Constitution. Will no longer say marriage is between a man and a woman. -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 14:45
  - BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MARRY YOUR DOG IN COLORADO AND THEN EAT IT!!!!! -- nm - Dano Oct 17, 14:16
- Yup, you can buy a license, sign it at the counter and hand it back, done... -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 13:58 3
  - The weirdest is a double proxy, two people, often strangers meet with officiant and sign on your behalf - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:01 2
    - That's Texas and Montana -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:01 1
      - huh -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 14:07
interesting that the dude who asked the Jan 6th question to Trump said it in English but asked his question to Kamala last week en espanol -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 13:42 3
- You can actually see his desire to support Trump fading with each regurgitation of word salad. I loved the woman recoiling - Will Hunting Oct 17, 14:51
- Crisis Actor!! - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 17, 13:43 1
  - code switching is real -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 13:44
"Cuban is pretty good at this." -- (link) - mud Oct 17, 13:38 1
- all he asks in return is that Kamala fire Lina Khan as a little treat -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 13:43
Planet Fitness stock price before and after the new FTC click to cancel rule was announced -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 13:26 7
- Maybe now I can get some charges on the century link landlines taken off, they literally tell me they'll transfer me then ...click dial tone -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:15
- From 79.80 to… OMG! 79.30! -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 17, 14:10
- I thought it’d be more dramatic. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 13:52
- I wanted to be at PF but they would only take a debit card for monthly fees and not a credit card. Ummmm. NO! - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 17, 13:41
- My daughter has PF and we need to update the credit card. She rarely uses it. I'll be so glad if this goes through and we can actually cancel w/o - oblique Oct 17, 13:29 2
  - Having people sign up and not use the facilities and not cancel is literally their business model. -- nm - pmb Oct 17, 13:37 1
    - Yes -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 17, 13:39
Armed supporter arrested on the way to Trump rally sues sheriff department for painting him as a would-be assassin in initial reports -- (link*) - znufrii Oct 17, 13:10 13
- I submit that one cannot defame a person who is carrying multiple fake identifications. -- nm - Max Oct 17, 13:13 12
  - Jason Bourne is a gd patriot! -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 13:41 3
    - That... former assassin is contributing to the housing crisis by destroying perfectly good homes wherever he goes! -- nm - Max Oct 17, 13:45 1
      - Gas leaks. Wrong place wrong time. -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 13:47
    - he taught me everything I need to know about knocking somebody the F out with one goddamn punch - prayformojo Oct 17, 13:44
  - "Am I being defamed?" -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 13:40
  - Who to believe, the gun-toting MAGA nutjob or power-hungry ACAB sheriff? -- nm* - znufrii Oct 17, 13:18 6
    - Sheriff definitely played it up—but dude, pulling the “Soverign Citizen” card doesn’t allow you to do whatever you want and stop rightful car searches -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 13:38 5
      - *grabs the popcorn* - znufrii Oct 17, 13:51
      - If they drop the charges all together he then sues for false arrest. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 17, 13:43 3
        
        They want all the benefits of the U.S. and no consequences for doing anything wrong or illegal—it’s the most batshit crazy thing -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 13:49 2
        
        …and? -- nm* - corporate overlords, corrupt politicians, etc. Oct 17, 13:59 1
        
        🤣—Touche -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 14:06
Dune Prophecy trailer.... -- (link) - Remlik Oct 17, 13:06 [youtube] 7
- I was so mad at the end of the 2nd movie when I realized there was going to be a 3rd movie -- nm - rollo Oct 17, 13:40 4
  - I was thrilled. (I already knew of course) -- nm - mud Oct 17, 13:41 3
    - I'm happy for you. I thought Dune 2 was very good but I was ready to wrap it up -- nm - rollo Oct 17, 13:52 2
      - Is it the “Best Picture” this year—will it win the Oscar? -- nm - Trending Oct 17, 14:09 1
        
        Let's put it like this: it sits uncomfortably in my Top 15 movies of the year. - Marlowe Oct 17, 14:36
- sssweet. -- nm - mud Oct 17, 13:20 1
  - Marcus from Raised by Wolves! (and he's playing a very naughty boy) -- nm* - mud Oct 17, 13:22
Canadian snowboarder really put the "snow" into it -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 13:05
JAWS reboot. Huge great white shark found dead on the the beach, tow truck needed to haul away -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 17, 13:05 2
- Cue the tornado! -- nm - VMan Oct 17, 13:40
- It's the start of Jaws Wick. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 13:09
Went out planning on a carwash and smog check. Started to rain - but I did pass the test. Rain seems localized but I didn't want to risk it. - Meg Oct 17, 12:53
Where is the tipping point? How do you know it was reached? 100k more BlueSky accounts created in the last 12 hours. -- (link) - Qale Oct 17, 12:37 [BS] 3
- Have yet to see anyone go "find me on BlueSky." If tipping point, then that would be a thing, right? -- nm - con_carne Oct 17, 13:20 2
  - I think it's going to start happening soon. There seems have been a mass exodus from Twitter over their new terms. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 13:25 1
    - new terms? -- nm - mud Oct 17, 13:30
Apple +: Bad Monkey...we loved the show. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 12:35 4
- Can't wait for Season 2. -- nm - jnine Oct 17, 13:05
- Started it. I thought it was ok. Might have been a little too much Vince Vaughn for Mrs. zunk. Maybe I'll go solo on this.. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 17, 12:59 2
  - oh it's a lot of Vince Vaughn for sure. -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 13:02 1
    - 90% Vince but I thought he was good and it was a fun show. Not too many shows get me to watch the day they come out every week but this was one. -- nm* - Krusty Oct 17, 13:26
The Happening (2008): "The most elite aspect of this movie is Mark Wahlberg and Zooey Deschanel evincing the chemistry of two starfish suctioned to - Jovian Oct 17, 12:20
"TRIPLE the usual audience for Baier's show" -- (pic) - mud Oct 17, 12:08 [Attachment] 1
- wow, lotta closet Brett Baier fans out there it sounds like -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 12:11
Kamala smartly trying to box Bibi in: death of Sinwar means the destruction of Gaza can stop now -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 11:47 4
- “Nah, we’re good” -- nm - Bibi, probably Oct 17, 11:49 3
  - (It’s telling that he was killed by regular troops, not by the intelligence services that have been hunting him for over a year) - znufrii Oct 17, 12:29 2
    - They tracked and geolocated where all those walkie talkie and pagers were at, pretty much mapped every bunker and residence. -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 14:06 1
      - They didn’t know it was him until afterwards. This was an unintentional decapitation strike by the accounts I’m reading. -- nm - znufrii Oct 17, 14:38
No cost info. No timeline. BUT, there is a vision plan for a new Terminal B at Newark to replace the current horror show Terminal B -- (link) - ty97 Oct 17, 11:42 4
- From the rendering, it looks like they’re replacing both B and C with a new terminal building where the hotel is now. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 17, 12:00 2
  - C would remain with some unspecified upgrades. New B looks like it would sit on the site of old A and (part of?) current B. And would connect to new A - ty97 Oct 17, 12:05 1
    - There are different renderings on the website that show what you are describing better. The ones in the tweet must be older versions. -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 17, 12:14
- a concept of a plan, if you will -- nm - mr mooch Oct 17, 11:45
Caitlin Bark -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 11:25 1
- I always saw her as more of a whippet. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:44
Reminder - Secret Stalker sign up time!!! -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 10:55
DAVID News: Hallmark has themed cruises with a a 70k person waitlist -- (link) - Remlik Oct 17, 10:53 9
- David's Big Sea Adventures, coming 2025. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:42
- Will they make a Hallmark movie about falling in love on a cruise during the cruise? - David Oct 17, 10:55 7
  - Above Deck! -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 11:53
  - All I will say is people better read those cruise ticket contracts before signing them. -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 11:39 2
    - “But I’m already married!” “Not in international waters, you’re not!” Sorry Kel, it’s binding.” -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 17, 11:46 1
      - This is not that terrible a plot line. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 12:03
  - think bigger. 10 part movie series! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 10:56 2
    - Love Boat style ensemble movies! -- nm - Andie Oct 17, 10:57 1
      - And David plays the Fred Grandy role -- nm* - eag Oct 17, 11:57
Epic Universe—featuring Universal Monsters, How to Train Your Dragon, Nintendo, and more—opens May 22, 2025 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 10:47 23
- (also Harry Potter Ministry of Magic) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 10:53 12
  - Nothing more frightening than JK Rowling making being a TERF her whole personality. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 12:05
  - Dark Universe is basically a permanent Halloween Horror Nights installation. I think people are sleeping on that one. - David Oct 17, 10:54 10
    - I just texted this to my friend who is in charge of overseeing the training of the entire Epic Universe staff. - Jovian Oct 17, 13:08 2
      - Answer: Dark Universe is trending as the most highly anticipated land in the park - pacing well above the others. - Jovian Oct 17, 13:24 1
        
        heh - and I just realized I answered a question you didnt really ask. :) -- nm - Jovian Oct 17, 13:27
    - To your IM - I want to go to Hyrule SO bad. Is that part of this, do we know? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 10:58 4
      - No but there have been discussions of a Zelda expansion. -- nm - David Oct 17, 11:04 3
        
        That's what I'm holding out for. Although the Ministry of Magic does seem to be calling me. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 11:06 2
        
        That's going to be the best ride at the park. You start in one country in one timeline but then time-travel to a different country. - David Oct 17, 11:08 1
        
        Whoa - very cool. to both of those. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 11:10
    - agreed to the im. assumming all the pictures I've seen aren't AI horseshit -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 10:56 1
      - Oh, those are absolutely AI. However, construction has gone very well. It's gonna look pretty good. - David Oct 17, 11:06
- Universal's taken a fascinating approach here. They're making people buy three days of tickets to spend one day at Epic Universe. -- nm - David Oct 17, 10:50 9
  - We're actually pondering a Winter 2026 trip to do Disney again and hit this. - Name Withheld By Request Oct 17, 12:17 1
    - It's definitely going to be more expensive than last time. -- nm - David Oct 17, 12:24
  - Well - that's just right now. Looking at their FAQs - single and 2 day tickets to just Epic Universe will be available at a later date. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 10:57 4
    - That's what they're saying, but nobody's holding their breath. It's not what they've told travel agencies. -- nm - David Oct 17, 11:05 3
      - Oh, bummer. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 11:06 2
        
        If you're thinking about going, shoot me an email when the time comes. I can tell you what's happening. -- nm - David Oct 17, 11:08 1
        
        Sure - will do. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 11:19
  - saw that. keep the other Parks full too I'd imagine -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 10:53
  - that's kind of shitty -- nm - Remlik Oct 17, 10:52
NFL Week 7 broadcast maps -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 17, 10:33
WWE seeking new writers and producers -- (link) - Remlik Oct 17, 10:30 2
- Is Freddie Prinze Jr suddenly busy?!! -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 17, 12:58
- "We have 17 Samoans but zero ideas." -- nm - David Oct 17, 10:36
Pokemon Go and Walmart teaming up? -- (link) - oblique Oct 17, 10:20 3
- They are definitely in the “money by any means possible” point of a game as a service. -- nm - Qale Oct 17, 12:08 1
  - $11 for a Master Ball is some horseshit -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 12:44
- this and the Uber thing earlier reminds me of Park and Rec's "Verizon/Chipotle/Exxon: Proud to Be One of America's 8 Companies" -- nm - prayformojo Oct 17, 10:23
Great Shake Out alert in a few minutes. -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 10:10 4
- Guess it works great if you have a cellphone and it's turned on. What if you have it on mute? -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 10:17 3
  - TV n radio squealed like a WW2 air raid signal -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:29
  - And a robocall on the landline - 4 minutes later. -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 10:22 1
    - From an "unknown name" identified online as a spam caller :/ -- nm - Meg Oct 17, 10:30
“oh Donald… you cancelled another one?!” -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 10:09 3
- Maybe almost being assassinated changes a man? -- nm - Spawn Oct 17, 10:57 1
  - Yes, CNBC is dangerousAF. -- nm - Diva Oct 17, 10:58
- he's very very ill, pixie. Cut him some slack. -- nm - mud Oct 17, 10:13
Well, guess it worked. I deleted about 1300 inactive guest accounts from our Microsoft tenant earlier this week. Zero issues. -- nm - oblique Oct 17, 10:03 1
- poor foodchem -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 17, 10:06
And there it is, the pat on the head from his Orange Daddy -- (pic) -- (link*) - Jovian Oct 17, 09:57 [Attachment]
Our second Halloween movie yesterday was, "April Fools Day." Neither of us enjoyed it and removed it from the list. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 09:51 6
- The original or the remake? -- nm - David Oct 17, 10:45
- heh, it is very campy. I only really like it because it has almost half the cast from Just One of the Guys. - Jovian Oct 17, 10:42
- That's disappointing to hear. I rather enjoy that one but I'm also of that era -- nm* - JD Oct 17, 09:57 1
  - It was disappointing to watch. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 10:33
- Hehe this is on my list for a cheesy campy 80s movie to see. I'll lower my expectations even more now. -- nm - sycor Oct 17, 09:56 1
  - It could have been a decent B horror movie but, imo it wasn't. Biff from Back to the Future is enjoyable to watch in it. -- nm - Krusty Oct 17, 10:35
like if he’d been making these every day for the last four years… -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 17, 09:40 1
- that's great -- nm - mud Oct 17, 10:08
R.I.P. Mitzi Gaynor, 93 -- (pic) - mud Oct 17, 09:35 [Attachment] 7
- There's something wrong with me. My first thought was "I guess she WON'T survive". -- nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 09:48 4
  - I didn't know she was still alive. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 17, 09:51
  - That turd ain't right. 😂 -- nm - Beryllium Oct 17, 09:51 2
    - At first, I was afraid. nm - Turd Ferguson Oct 17, 09:51 1
      - Were you coprolite? -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 10:27
- she's so fabulous in South Pacific. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Oct 17, 09:43 1
  - earworm! -- nm - mud Oct 17, 10:14
69 Days until Christmas -- nm - budice Oct 17, 09:29 3
- Shut up! it's not even Halloween yet. Let us enjoy Halloween! -- nm - sycor Oct 17, 09:57
- nice -- nm - JaxSean Oct 17, 09:33
- 246 days til '28 Years Later' -- nm - mud Oct 17, 09:32

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