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Kentucky state Sen. Johnnie Turner dies after plunging into empty swimming pool on lawn mower -- (link) - oblique Oct 24, 06:58 3
- Wonder if he’d had a medical emergency prior to that. - Will Hunting Oct 24, 07:17
- Certainly not not one of the oddest things I'll hear today. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 07:10 1
  - On the dark humor side…he’s sorta lucky 🍀 he died. If it was me, and I survived, my wife would tell that story at every: dinner, event, and holiday -- nm - Trending Oct 24, 07:23
We have Eva Longoria to thank for the existence of John Wick -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 06:52 8
- Wait, *Keanu Reeves* couldn't cover it? -- nm - Max Oct 24, 08:02 2
  - If you go back and look, he wasn't exactly killing it at the time. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 08:13 1
    - Matrix was a decade earlier. He was coming off 47 Ronin, Generation Umm, Henry's Crime and the Private Lives of Pippa Lee. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 08:15
- I saw that. I'm sure she got a nice return, but it's odd she didn't get even a cameo in any since she was quoted she would do it. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 24, 07:17
- Wonder what the payback was. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 07:11 2
  - One free murder. -- nm - Reagen Oct 24, 07:14 1
    - ...in the building. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 07:19
- i read that yesterday, i think she's probably way cooler than i give her credit for. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 06:57
so each of the Belgians that did 110 yards on Backyard Ultra each ran 458.33 miles. -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 06:51 3
- I’d hate driving that far. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 24, 07:19 1
  - I've said that before. If my "Ultra" was simply going out at the top of each hour and touching my mailbox, I'd quit after like 10. -- nm* - Volnelk Oct 24, 07:19
- wow -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 06:57
The Boeing vote was 64% to reject. That's really not close at all. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:37 2
- CEO gets a $35M bonus, theyre happy about that -- nm - budice Oct 24, 06:42 1
  - CEO just joined a month or two ago. He jumped right into the frying pan. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:45
Since we're all old now (yes, you too ty97), CDC Lowers Age for First Pneumococcal Vaccine to 50 -- (link) - oblique Oct 24, 06:36 4
- Not quite there yet. -- nm - sycor with a I Voted sticker Oct 24, 06:46
- I'm less than 50! -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:37 2
  - yeah, but for how long :) -- nm - oblique Oct 24, 06:38 1
    - I will cling to it for every day that it lasts. -- nm - ty97 Oct 24, 06:38
first six Unrivaled teams unveiled -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 24, 06:21 1
- Man, ANOTHER team named the Lunar Owls? -- nm - Volnelk Oct 24, 06:26
The Substance streaming on MUBI 10/31 -- nm - budice Oct 24, 06:19
Strands #235 Yellow 1st - decline Oct 24, 05:59 1
- duck! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 24, 05:59
Beetle2uice (which WB dumped to September) passes Du2e as WB’s top grossing domestic movie of the year -- (link*) - mr mooch Oct 24, 05:53
STIS—MIL & FIL are asking for a record player for Christmas—any recommendations? -- nm - Trending Oct 24, 05:35 16
- Depends on what they are going for. Do they want the old school throwback vibe or just easy and modern? Turntablelab.com is a great site. They offer packages so it's all included. -- (edited) - Volnelk Oct 24, 06:16 2
  - Easier is better—Bluetooth would be awesome as they have a couple of wireless Bluetooth speakers -- nm - Trending Oct 24, 07:24 1
    - The problem with using Bluetooth is that you may hear a slight lag, depending on where they player is positioned relative to the listener -- (edited) - znufrii Oct 24, 07:28
- This is what I got for my daughter -- (link) - Fuzzy Oct 24, 05:59 7
  - Very cool! Thanks 🙏🏻 -- nm - Trending Oct 24, 07:25
  - With these speakers -- (link) - Fuzzy Oct 24, 06:00 5
    - speaking of speakers - any recommendations for decent, cheap computer speakers? Mine died it seems -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 06:06 3
      - i use those at work -- (link) - tRuMaN Oct 24, 06:38 1
        
        thanks all! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 06:39
      - Not quite what you asked, but I use headphones rather than speakers -- (link) - Fuzzy Oct 24, 06:08
    - heh. those are my home office speakers, they are pretty good. They usually got price dropped around black friday by 20-30% or so -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 06:04
- Audio Technica if they just need the basics -- (link*) - mr mooch Oct 24, 05:46
- we got one on Amazon for each of the girls a couple years back; I'll check when I get home. If you search ST for it you might find where I asked too -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:41
- Let me know what you go with, I’m in the market for one as well. - znufrii Oct 24, 05:40
- see, I would be tempted to get them a real one, but put this in the real box instead - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:37 1
  - I still have my Fisher Price record player from the '80s. :-) -- (link) - Krusty Oct 24, 05:40
my favorite flip flops are BOGO today. as I do every few years, I will buy six or eight pairs. -- (link) - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 24, 05:31 4
- Nice deal! I should show these to Theresa who needs a new pair. Sidenote: have you watched The Perfect Couple? Nicole Kidman's character is not a fan - Krusty Oct 24, 05:35 [youtube] 3
  - I will say that my flip flops are nice and heavy. they are not foam. if you like a foam flip flop, these are not for you. I like a flip flop that - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 24, 05:41 1
    - I think she prefers a more shoe like flip flop like you do. She wears them around the house and outside. - Krusty Oct 24, 05:45
  - She's a prissy rich person in Nantucket so her opinion is trash but it made me laugh as I've heard similar snooty opinions from people. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 05:39
Amazon Prime now has a 10-cent/gallon gas discount at BP, Amoco, AMPM -- (link*) - budice Oct 24, 05:22 1
- I saw that, sadly those arent convienent gas stations to me. - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:56
I feel like sweeping or blowing away fallen leaves is just a sisyphean task. What's the point when the wind is just going to blow the leaves - Krusty Oct 24, 05:14 11
- I just mow and bag them and then mix them in my garden soil. -- nm - Dano Oct 24, 05:45
- word -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:42
- The key in the suburbs is to be the last to mow. Tallest grass catches the most leaves. But yeah, there are always more leaves. - Volnelk Oct 24, 05:31 2
  - I've heard it can be an issue for lawns but I've also heard you can just mow them with the grass and then it's good for the lawn. *shrug* - Krusty Oct 24, 05:42 1
    - I typically mow ours, but leave some nearer the end of Fall per my note below -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:44
- you gotta control the environment, not let the environment control you. - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:20 5
  - Ha! I'm with you. If they're not harming your property or blocking drainage then let them be. That means free time to walk around in the leaves. :-) -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 05:25 4
    - unless they are so thick they are going to kill my grass, I dont care. and really I only care about the front yard anyways. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:36 3
      - leaves are supposed to be good. mulch for the lawn and provides cover for bugs and small mammals for the winter - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:44 2
        
        oh yeah, I just mulch them with the mower typically. in the back yard, I might use the leaf blower to pile them up on - tRuMaN Oct 24, 05:57
        
        yeah, lots of bugs etc overwinter in leaves, it doesn't hurt to leave some at the end. -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 05:55
TV PSA: NFL, NBA, Scrabble, Hell's Kitchen, L&O, 911, Ghosts, L&O SVU, Doctor Odyssey, Trivial Pursuit, Matlock, Elsbeth, Grey's Anatomy, - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:02 2
- Ghosts, catching up on shows we missed and a Halloween movie of some kind. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 05:10
- Vox Machina, Lower Decks, Ghosts, Dr Odyssey, Matlock for me; with Greys and 911 for the fam -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 05:03
Connections Puzzle #501 - xGYPB - prayformojo Oct 24, 04:30 2
- YGxBP (with a lot of luck) - decline Oct 24, 05:45
- I busted today -- nm - Fuzzy Oct 24, 05:05
Wordle 1,223 4/6 - prayformojo Oct 24, 04:23 1
- 6 - decline Oct 24, 05:28
I had leftover pizza for breakfast, no regrets -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 04:22 3
- Nice! It's pretty much the only leftovers I'll eat. Do you eat it cold or do you heat it up? -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 04:27 2
  - 50 seconds in the microwave. -- nm - LMS Oct 24, 05:03 1
    - May I suggest a frying pan. Toss in the pan on a medium to low heat and once the pan is good and warm drop a tiny bit of water on the side and cover - Krusty Oct 24, 05:08
STIS: so, we went to Florida. While there we kept our data and roaming turned off the whole time. BUTwe ended up being charged for a couple of days of - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 04:18 8
- I'm curious how much did it cost you? -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 24, 07:15 1
  - only got charged 4 and 5 days between us; $12 a day; so was $108 + tax, so nothing compared to the overall trip cost -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 07:16
- i always leave mine on Airplane and just use wifi - it will automatically join a network if you don't -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 05:55 1
  - gotcha; good to know. Thanks all -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 06:06
- I always keep mine on Airplane Mode and just turn on WiFi as needed. -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 05:22
- I haven't traveled internationally but that sounds shady to me if roaming and data were off. I'd complain to someone higher up. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 04:29 2
  - my next move :) -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 24, 04:53 1
    - I hope you get satisfaction. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 05:09
Murdle 1:27 - Fuzzy Oct 24, 04:09 1
- 3:56 - prayformojo Oct 24, 04:41
For decades, the Amish have declined to vote – that could all change (and it’s because of milk) -- (link) - Strongbad Oct 24, 03:56 2
- ah The Telegraph -- nm - mr mooch Oct 24, 04:45
- Ugh! -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 04:32
the lord’s will gonna will I guess -- (link) - mr mooch Oct 24, 03:09
The Yankees fly Delta. And into Burbank - smart. -- nm - Meg Oct 23, 23:03 1
- Delta has been a major sponsor for a very long time. There's a huge lit up Delta ad in the outfield of Yankee Stadium. -- nm - Krusty Oct 24, 04:33
On October 23, 2004, Ashlee Simpson appeared as the musical guest on NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’ and was caught using prerecorded vocals on live tv -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 21:47
Are you being manipulated by bad faith polling? -- (link) - Qale Oct 23, 21:26 15
- omg - - Diva Oct 24, 09:01
- Oh, and here's an article that looks at historical data but reaches a similar conclusion - Harris is doing better than it appears -- (link) - Fuzzy Oct 24, 05:04
- Thanks for sharing this, it's an interesting read - Fuzzy Oct 24, 05:02
- I’m sure there are plenty bad polls but I’m not sure what the strategy would be to be intentionally bad. - Dano Oct 24, 04:52 3
  - Fake polls showing 50 50 makes their obvious move to claim election rigged easier to push when results are 60 40 and alt electors placed -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 24, 10:39
  - Polls influence people. People inherently want to vote for winners. It's why bandwagonning is so popular in sports. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 06:55
  - Also (1) some people want to vote for the winning side. Having a poll that says a candidate is more likely to win encourages more support. - Roger More Oct 24, 05:34
- Is there such a thing as good-faith polling? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 24, 03:57 2
  - I suppose it comes down to metrics. How are they getting their numbers and with what questions. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:55
  - Yes. Next question? -- nm - znufrii Oct 24, 04:39
- I'm still traumatized by 16's smug 'lets get this party started...wha?' .... I'll be chain smoking (mentally) through the wee hours of the 6th -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 22:05 3
  - Absolutely. There is no smugness in 2024. Not even a little bit. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 00:28 2
    - There’s a little. Eg “how is this so close?” -- nm - Roger More Oct 24, 05:35 1
      - That’s incredulity, not the same. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:56
- "is far more favorable to Harris than one would think if one is (stupidly?) following these things closely." -- (edited) - David Oct 23, 21:54
With any luck that's my one dumb mistake for the year - - Meg Oct 23, 21:12 9
- Which program did you use? I may be able to help you locate it. -- nm - David Oct 23, 21:55 6
  - An old msWord on Windows 10. -- nm - Meg Oct 23, 22:01 5
    - Try this: - David Oct 23, 22:03 4
      - OMG!! Went to Word, File - and there was a link for 'recent documents' and there it was. I swear it wasn't in the directory when I looked earlier. - Meg Oct 23, 22:09 3
        
        cool. -- nm - mud Oct 24, 05:21
        
        Always glad to help. -- nm - David Oct 23, 22:27 1
        
        Nice job!! -- nm - colin Oct 23, 22:54
- 600 words is like David sneezing and his hands accidentally landing on the keyboard. - Qale Oct 23, 21:34 1
  - Oh I know I'm nowhere near David type production but I do enjoy writing when the subject matter is close to my heart. - Meg Oct 23, 21:49
Woman of the Hour is disturbingly good. -- nm - Max Oct 23, 20:44 2
- yup and (spoil) - decline Oct 24, 05:12
- It really is -- nm - Jovian Oct 23, 21:20
12 Monkeys -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 23, 20:35
BBC article on the Juul settlement payments, lowest is $15, highest $10,000 -- (link) - zeitgeist Oct 23, 20:12
That animated Creature Commandos series coming to Max in December is basically a Suicide Squad sequel. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 23, 20:03 2
- Well, that’s in the Do Not Want Hall of Fame -- nm - David Oct 23, 20:14
- Kind of, it is set in the same universe after all and in comics Waller did set up the modern version - Pete Kilmer Oct 23, 20:06
beautiful episode, Agatha. -- nm - mud Oct 23, 20:01 1
- Rewards multiple viewings, too. -- nm - David Oct 23, 20:14
Machinists reject Boeing contract offer -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 19:06
If letting the wrong Let The Right One In in is wrong, then I don't want to be right. -- nm - wrong Let The Right One In fans Oct 23, 18:43
Sutton Foster files for divorce from husband Ted Griffin amid Hugh Jackman relationship rumors -- (link) - budice Oct 23, 18:37 1
- oooh, Broadway drama -- nm - Andie Oct 24, 05:56
Is anyone watching ‘Teacup’ on Peacock? -- nm - Trending Oct 23, 18:35 1
- Nope but it does look interesting after checking out the trailer. -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 19:49
A tough week of covid seems to have broken this afternoon hope it's not doing that better day, fn worse day thing -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 18:20 4
- I have my shot scheduled for tomorrow -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 23, 19:51
- A week’s worth is way too much four plus years into this thing that’s supposed to be not as bad with each mutation. I’m so sorry. -- nm - Qale Oct 23, 19:29
- Any of your events ever been super spreader? -- nm - con_carne Oct 23, 18:32 1
  - I have no idea. I used to have that ap that alerts if someone in Bluetooth range gets diagnosed later... - zeitgeist Oct 23, 18:53
'Asked if she thinks Trump is a fascist, VP Harris responded “Yes, I do”' -- (pic) - mud Oct 23, 18:09 [Attachment] 1
- "That's a feature, not a bug." (NM) - GOP Oct 23, 18:38
David, I can totally see someone saying Chabert is long in the Hallmark tooth, not because she’s 42 but because she’s been their - Will Hunting Oct 23, 18:05 1
- I will watch a hallmark movie because she’s in it. -- nm - kelly Oct 23, 20:48
about that shot in the new Severance trailer: who's the actor in the center? The other two are obvious, at least to me. -- (pic) - mud Oct 23, 18:04 [Attachment] 2
- I think this dude -- (link) - Reagen Oct 23, 18:32 1
  - hmmm .. ok, thx -- nm - mud Oct 23, 18:34
Dano - if the 3 Belgians go out for yard 109, but none of them finish, none of them would win, and they wouldn't get credit for the record, right? -- nm - prayformojo Oct 23, 17:57 1
- Two Belgians used to have the record. They agreed to tie and not go out for another lap. They were considered co record holders. -- nm - Dano Oct 23, 18:22
We are watching TV in attic and there are no treats up here. Cats may die. Please send thoughts and prayers. -- nm - amanda Oct 23, 17:55 1
- Ha! ✝️ -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 18:57
Hannah Waddingham at the London premiere of Venom 3: TLD -- (link*) - budice Oct 23, 17:47
I just played SPECTATOR for 118 points in scrab. This is me, bragging. -- nm - amanda Oct 23, 17:44 1
- 💪🏼 -- nm - Krusty Oct 23, 18:58
Speaking of jury duty: Cowboys K Brandon Aubrey has been selected to be on a 12-person jury for a felony case -- nm - budice Oct 23, 17:43 1
- Oh no! Will the Cowboys be able to play this Sunday without him? -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 23, 18:48
I love sol on survivor. I hope he wins every season ever. This is not a spoiler. I just love him. -- nm - amanda Oct 23, 17:31 1
- ~because I'm a rider, I love Sol on Survivor~ -- nm - mAkondy Oct 23, 17:58
*slaps canvasser’s knuckles with a ruler* -- nm - Nun Oct 23, 17:30 2
- A little tip: maybe don't baselessly accuse a bunch of nuns of fraud. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 23, 17:50 1
  - They did that in a county near here, following up none panned out -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 23, 18:05
'Stupidity' -- (link) - Dr Feelgood Oct 23, 17:29 [youtube]

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