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The US island ruled by alien snakes and spiders -- (edited) - JD Oct 31, 11:09 4
- Garbage island! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 11:14
- *crosses Guam off all the lists* -- nm - oblique Oct 31, 11:11 2
  - It's nice to visit, just don't go in the jungle. For Korean and Japanese college students it's like Miami Beach. -- nm - loosilu Oct 31, 11:14
  - How many garbage island, US Territories are out there? Are we feeding some sort of Godzilla goat -- nm - Tony Hitchcliffe Oct 31, 11:13
Jovian news network: The convict is now down $2.4 Billion in the past 48 hours as his meme stock tanks -- nm - decline Oct 31, 11:07 1
- Still worth $4.1 billion too much. -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 11:14
That's one tall teen -- (link) - oblique Oct 31, 11:03
Yes, i know why it's important, but i despise two-factor authorization and will disable every single time. -- (edited) - Andie Oct 31, 11:03 5
- There are many reasons i haven't added it to ST. Same with passkeys. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 31, 11:19
- GASP -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 11:15
- I would encourage you to leave it on for your email and/or look at using the new passkey option if it is available. It is much smoother than most 2FA - oblique Oct 31, 11:08
- I prefer biometric. -- nm - loosilu Oct 31, 11:08
- I like passwordless better. You skip the part that's easy to get, just do the authentication -- nm - colin Oct 31, 11:07
Lose a heartbreaker in OT, drop 32. Hang 110 on the next team, rise 29. I love early season DTL poll swings. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 31, 11:01
Freddie Freeman could barely fucking run in the NLCS, and the Mets left a million guys on base. Could totally have gone the other way. -- nm - Tim Oct 31, 10:47 7
- He stole a base on 1 leg against the Padres -- nm - eag Oct 31, 11:05 1
  - Gotta be able to run better than a healthy, Stanton…dude runs in slow motion -- nm - Trending Oct 31, 11:08
- I mean, baseball is so random that the *METS* made the NLCS. -- nm - David Oct 31, 10:51 4
  - Grimacing. -- nm - budice Oct 31, 11:05
  - Bravo 👏 -- nm - Trending Oct 31, 10:57
  - *Spit take* -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 31, 10:55
  - Heh -- nm - JD Oct 31, 10:54
Joe Biden Bites Several Babies at Halloween Event -- (link) - oblique Oct 31, 10:44 3
- Dark Brandon has no limits -- nm - Tony Hitchcliffe Oct 31, 11:18
- oh never change Newsweek - Jovian Oct 31, 10:48 1
  - "They're eating the dogs! They're eating the cats! They're eating the babies!!" -- nm - Jovian Oct 31, 10:51
Portland Police believe ballot box vandal may strike again. They have a description which is exactly what you'd picture -- (link) - Mop🧹 Oct 31, 10:28
Historians upset about Gladiator II being inaccurate—spoils - Trending Oct 31, 10:27 [Attachment] 15
- Scarbucks -- nm - Max Oct 31, 10:57
- It's still no Westeros Starbucks. -- nm - Bayronmax Oct 31, 10:57
- Maybe the paper is produced by scribes and not a press. Huh, smart guys. -- nm - VMan Oct 31, 10:49
- ...on an iPhone. -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 31, 10:38 3
  - should at least be on a tablet. - colin Oct 31, 10:40 2
    - PDA -- nm - VMan Oct 31, 10:48
    - Papyrus, rolling papyrus. Easy whitus, people don't know the value! Not to worry, we are now armed with mighty joint! -- (link) - con_carne Oct 31, 10:46 [youtube]
- When G1 was out I was having a conversation with a clerk somewhere and he was telling me how he remembered learning about Maximus in history. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 10:38
- Ridley hasn't cared about historical accuracy for decades :(((( -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 31, 10:35
- There's no way that's in the movie. Edit - It's in the Hollywood Reporter. I guess it's true. Along with....(Spoils) -- (edited) - Inigo Oct 31, 10:34 1
  - I’m pretty sure Denzel Washington has it written into his contract, for every movie—how else will we know his character is smart? -- nm - Trending Oct 31, 10:36
- If there is actually a scene of someone reading a newspaper in this, I cant go see it. - Jovian Oct 31, 10:30 3
  - You don’t think the Romans looked forward to checking the “Gladiators box scores,” on a daily basis? -- nm - Trending Oct 31, 10:34 2
    - Fantasy Gladiator was huge. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 10:49 1
      - 🤣 -- nm - Trending Oct 31, 10:57
Here's my outfit for the day. -- (link) - Krusty Oct 31, 10:21 10
- Oh excellent -- nm - colin Oct 31, 11:10
- nee-chay -- nm - mud Oct 31, 11:06
- You're terrifying. Find a Dodgers fan and make things right. -- nm - David Oct 31, 10:47 1
  - A fitting one-liner would be in order. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 11:01
- ha! -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 10:44
- love it -- nm - Andie Oct 31, 10:26
- That's great! -- nm - Mop🧹 Oct 31, 10:24
- The sneakers are Freddy themed. -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 10:22 2
  - I was about to say. The shoes are the part that pulls it together. Very cool. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 31, 10:25 1
    - Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 10:40
Cats in Space (Hannah Fry is always pretty terrific) -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 31, 10:10 1
- Laser Cats or GTFO -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 10:13 [youtube]
SNL hosts: Bill Burr November 9th with musical guest Mk.gee, Charli xcx November 16th for host and music -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 10:09 1
- Thanks, fan of both. Bill Burr used to be on Dave Chappelle so the expectations here are gonna be kinda *levels hand above my head* -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 10:21
Jimmy Fallon Gets Spooked By Spicy Wings | Hot Ones -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 10:07 [youtube] 6
- i cannot handle watching him giggle for 25 straight minutes. -- nm - colin Oct 31, 10:10 5
  - Wasn't gonna say anything, but he gets on my nerves like few others. I mean, he's a talented dude but. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 10:11 4
    - I really enjoyed when he took over the tonight show for about a year and then it just began to wear on me. - pmb Oct 31, 10:29 3
      - I like him in small doses. -- nm - loosilu Oct 31, 11:16
      - It feels like he's having a perpetually manic episode. -- nm - jnine Oct 31, 10:58
      - Yup—agreeance—enthusiasm feels so manufactured — not enticing and purposefully nonsensical. The Cosco “Boom” Family being on 🙄 -- nm - Trending Oct 31, 10:32
It also occurs to me that while it's still warm, I need to nuke that in-ground wasp nest - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:57 8
- if you've had a cold night, it's possible the queen is already gone. -- nm - colin Oct 31, 10:09
- tape a couple of broom sticks to the end of a rake, then rake the leaves away from a safe space. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 31, 10:01 3
  - Seems like a perfectly good reason to go out and buy a leaf blower -- nm - oblique Oct 31, 10:03 2
    - tRu is not aware of the wasps' ghillie suits. -- nm - VMan Oct 31, 10:04 1
      - i am aware they do desire leafiness in their attire though. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 31, 10:11
- Need one of them Elon flamethrowers. -- nm - VMan Oct 31, 10:01
- pour gas over your entire lawn. problem solved -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 09:59 1
  - Seems a proportional response -- nm - oblique Oct 31, 10:00
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy Wrexham Lager brewery after rejuvenating the city's soccer team -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 09:44 3
- and introduce a new drink composed of Wrexham lager and Aviation gin. -- nm - Peglegpete Oct 31, 10:37 1
  - *throws up in his mouth a little bit* -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 10:42
- New angle for the documentary, since the soccer story is pretty played out at this point? -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 10:08
LIR - re: Dogs and costumes. Our first dog was a Rhodesian Ridgeback. When Bill was on chemo the Cancer Society gave him a wig. - Meg Oct 31, 09:42
There are mortgage interest deduction limits?! -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:39 11
- I mean, good. No reason why the wealthiest should get the biggest tax breaks -- nm - Roger More Oct 31, 09:58 3
  - In CA, the average cost of a home is substantially above the mortgage interest rate limit. Unless you put down a substantial down payment, everyone - jnine Oct 31, 11:02 1
    - Indeed -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 31, 12:02
  - Despite having owned two homes in the past my mortgages were nowhere in the ballpark, or even same country, as those limit amounts so I didn't know. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 10:01
- Yup... thanks Trump :/ -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Oct 31, 09:54 1
  - Apparently it existed already, for loans over 1,000,000. His tax bill only lowered it to 750,000. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:56
- There are but they are above what you've been showing as around your price point. I think it's interest on a $750k mortgage is the limit. -- nm - pmb Oct 31, 09:45 3
  - oh lol, no wonder I had no idea. The SALT cap doesn't impact the interest deduction, right? -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:47 1
    - correct, there is not interrelation of the two. so no impact. -- nm* - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:47
  - correct, I believe that is still the limit for 2024. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:47
- duh. -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:45
My favorite photo from our visit to the Halloween party at Magic Kingdom. -- (pic) - Fuzzy Oct 31, 09:39 [Attachment] 2
- so so good -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:44
- ooh, fun! -- nm - Andie Oct 31, 09:40
OK, JD, I pulled the trigger too. Anyone else want to run a marathon in Duluth in June? -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 09:37 10
- Let’s see how this half goes in three weeks that I’ve only half-trained for. - znufrii Oct 31, 10:11
- Or just go to Duluth? -- (link) - JD Oct 31, 09:39 8
  - I think I still have relatives up that way. Been awhile. I'll have to think about it. -- nm - . Oct 31, 11:00
  - is there gambling? -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 31, 10:16 2
    - Fond-du-Luth Casino - JD Oct 31, 10:25
    - *rawr* -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 10:17
  - Duluth, GA? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 09:55 3
    - Minnesota. I don't think I want to be running a marathon in Georgia in late June. -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 09:57 2
      - Wise move. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 09:58 1
        
        In both not wanting the weather AND not wanting to go to Duluth, honestly. -- nm - Qale Oct 31, 12:37
Still laying down his groundwork -- (pic) - Jovian Oct 31, 09:34 [Attachment]
What will really make David cry is when Freddie goes into the HoF as a Dodger before this year I couldnt see it -- nm* - eag Oct 31, 09:30 4
- I don't think there's even a 5% chance of that. -- nm - David Oct 31, 10:01 2
  - And SB, his agent wasn't the one dragging his heels for years and years. That was all Liberty. -- nm - David Oct 31, 10:02 1
    - I agree they should have paid whatever it took. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 10:11
- Nah. He will go in as a Brave or no team cap. - Will Hunting Oct 31, 09:54
My weatherscraper says we've had 0.20" of precipitation in October, and all of that was on Oct. 1. What's more..... - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:25 7
- The first day of rain in October here was yesterday. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 10:18
- Literally 0.01 this month at Central Park -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:31
- Frustrating that we've had basically 70-80 degree perfect days for weeks and then on Halloween, when people are all outside, it's 50s and raining -- nm - oblique Oct 31, 09:29 1
  - Yup. Same. Stinks for the kids. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 31, 09:30
- Yeah, it's been way too dry this fall. We have wildfire warnings which I don't remember ever hearing here. - Krusty Oct 31, 09:29 2
  - did they break that record in Central park about rainfall? -- nm - oblique Oct 31, 09:30 1
    - Not yet. We're at 31 straight days without measurable rainfall and the record is 36. There's a chance we get rain overnight tonight but they've - Krusty Oct 31, 09:34
wait has ty selected a house? wtf? -- nm - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 31, 09:24 18
- no, too early for any of that, just planning -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:31 7
  - It's never too early for spreadsheets. -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 09:36 6
    - *ding* -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 10:14
    - I mean, arguably you either are or aren't willing and able to pay for the house. intangibles are sometimes more important than spreadsheets. - ☀️ amandachem ☀️ Oct 31, 09:54
    - There are already multiple spreadsheets. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:40 3
      - but are there enough spreadsheets? -- nm - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:45 2
        
        I do not understand the word “enough”. -- nm - znufrii Oct 31, 10:15
        
        Math has never discovered a number high enough to satisfy that question -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:46
- and what kind of car? -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Oct 31, 09:29 4
  - Cars are a stupid unnecessary money pit of an expense. It will something certified pre-owned with the remainder of the 10 year warranty in place. - ty97 Oct 31, 09:38 3
    - gonna throw in my 2 cents here. - tRuMaN Oct 31, 09:46
    - Do you still know how to drive? -- nm - Dano Oct 31, 09:39 1
      - I rent cars on occasion, and I drive my parents and brother's cars. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:42
- Inquiring minds want to know. Fixed or variable rate mortgage? -- nm - Excel Oct 31, 09:26 4
  - Fixed. I'm not a crazy person. -- nm - ty97 Oct 31, 09:42 1
    - Clippy and I are on it! -- nm - Excel Oct 31, 09:49
  - I think he only tells people that sign up for his vacation club -- nm - oblique Oct 31, 09:30 1
    - I hear great things about Duluth -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 09:53
If I won a championship at NYC and disappointed that many people all at once, I'd want to get out of there ASAP too. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 09:23 3
- Huh? -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:27 2
  - Oh, uh. Just playing off of this :) -- (link) - con_carne Oct 31, 09:28 [Backboard] 1
    - Ahh. 👍🏻 - Krusty Oct 31, 09:31
I should have posted a canolli Pic. -- (edited) - Andie Oct 31, 09:22 [Attachment] 9
- Creme brulee 👊 -- nm - Strongbad Oct 31, 09:58
- Okay that hashtag. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 09:30
- Like the branding. However, no chocolate chips on the ends means an assistant makes the call. -- nm - VMan Oct 31, 09:28 4
  - see, I usually am 100% Team Chocolate Chips, but in cannolis, I find them distracting -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:30 3
    - Gotta agree, the filling could have a nice zest. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 09:34 2
      - Candied citrus peel on one end, an amarena cherry at the other or gtfo -- nm - Roger More Oct 31, 09:44 1
        
        On other desserts absolutely, but since I don't know where else to get mascarpone filling, I appreciate not messing with the delicateness. -- nm - con_carne Oct 31, 10:07
- So good!! -- nm - Krusty Oct 31, 09:27
- *yum* -- nm - prayformojo Oct 31, 09:26
Happy Halloween! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Oct 31, 09:19 3
- BOO!!!!! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Oct 31, 09:21 2
  - .. eek -- nm - mud Oct 31, 09:22
  - Are you saying "boo", or are you saying "boo"? -- nm - rollo Oct 31, 09:21

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