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Popcorn bucket for Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu -- (link) - budice Nov 7, 09:19
The trouble with building Canada's first supertall skyscraper. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 09:18 [youtube] 3
- Oh yeah, I want to see whatever they call the Sears Tower now. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 09:24
- anyone who pays 3M to live in 1300sq ft there is insane. Real estate here is expensive, but not that expensive. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 09:20 1
  - Move the stupid people into this building, freeing up the other properties for the rest! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 09:22
last night was the first time I've willingly missed survivor in probably a decade. I was on a couch under blankets with cats on me. - amandachem Nov 7, 09:15 1
- If I’m not touching you it doesn’t count -- nm - Chubbers Nov 7, 09:21
Today I have NMIXX who two years ago made an epic track that nobody asked for yet to me is the Song Remains The Same of K-pop. -- (link*) - con_carne Nov 7, 09:10 [youtube]
Captain Pike is so much more refined than Captain Kirk. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 09:08
Speaking of the Cubs, where is spamlet? -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 08:48 4
- He stepped away a few months back. I'm hopeful he'll return in the near future. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:55 1
  - me too. -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 09:25
- Well - from the facebook - I did see that he and mrs spammy have been dealing with water getting in their basement during - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 08:51
- My theory is he is a smart guy. He knew how the White Sox were going to go and used the fight with TwUG to disappear. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:50
I really hope we see Pete Buttigieg a lot more over the next few years with the intention of running for 2028. - Krusty Nov 7, 08:44 60
- It was weird that it was a foregone conclusion that he was out of the Veepstakes. -- nm - con_carne Nov 7, 09:19 1
  - We'll probably never know, but I expect there were many people who didn't *want* the VP role on the ticket b/c they saw an uphill battle to win. - ty97 Nov 7, 09:20
- PFFT, like we're going to get another chance to vote. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 7, 09:12 3
  - I'm sure there will be a 2028 presidential election. Whether it'll be as free and fair as the 2024 election is up in the air. - Inigo Nov 7, 09:16 2
    - you think Pete is going to show up for Americans after the government dissolves his marriage? - Epiphany Nov 7, 09:23 1
      - This -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 09:26
- who knows what the state of the country will be in four years but i think Trump will be as irrepeatable a phenomenon to the right as Obama was to the - mr mooch Nov 7, 09:09 10
  - I think one person alone has the chance to repeat as Trump for the right: Elon Musk -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 09:12 7
    - He's ineligible. nm - Dignan Nov 7, 09:15 5
      - Yes indeed. I forgot he is South African born but he is just like what they love right now. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 09:19
      - My biggest concern is *SCOTUS shrugs* "states can't enforce it" -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 09:17 2
        
        Joe should have expanded it. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 09:18 1
        
        A. didn't have the votes for it B. federalists would take the 11 or 13 and run it up to 23 or more, check/mate -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 11:55
      - Thank God. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 09:16
    - He's not a natural born citizen so can't run. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 09:15
  - Post-Trump infighting will be absolute chaos. nm -- nm - Dignan Nov 7, 09:10 1
    - big fun! -- nm - mud Nov 7, 09:11
- If Dems are truly losing the working class, a smart (read: elite) gay man isn't likely to appeal to them. -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 09:06 1
  - Disagree—Pete has the same superpower as Trump, where he can talk and be understood by anyone…making them feel seen -- nm - Trending Nov 7, 09:22
- I think the 2028 Dem nominee is presently below everyone's radar. -- nm - mud Nov 7, 09:03 9
  - the other party's will be whoever fucko anoints (if he's still breathing), his toady of the day. -- nm - mud Nov 7, 09:06
  - I saw something today about how after W's 2nd win, Obama was no where near ANYone's radar as a possible candidate. So that tracks. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 09:05 7
    - Meh…that’s not accurate. He was a future Presidential candidate from the moment he gave that DNC speech. Just no one expected 2008. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 09:07 2
      - Correct. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 09:29
      - This. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 09:08
    - Yes he was, he gave the convention speech that got everyone's attention. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 09:06 3
      - Correct. It was the 2004 convention speech that put him on the map. I remember it very well as it was the first speech I ever heard from a politician - Krusty Nov 7, 09:09
      - People saw him as a future candidate, but not seriously for 2008. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 09:08
      - indeed. West Wing's Matt Santos (introduced that fall) was inspired by his arrival -- nm - mud Nov 7, 09:08
- I need help refining this crudely stated opinion. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 08:58 2
  - I think the biggest selling point is he isn’t afraid to talk to them. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 09:03 1
    - Yep. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 09:36
- Imo, Dems need the cult of personality on their side to win back the every man. A lcelebrity is the best option for that. - Inigo Nov 7, 08:58
- Just like American's wont elect a woman, they are not electing a gay man. It will never happen. And I love Pete. - Jovian Nov 7, 08:47 23
  - he'll be VP. -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 08:52 7
    - with who as P? shapiro? jewish. how old is mark kelly? -- nm - amandachem Nov 7, 08:54 6
      - 60, so would be a normal age in 28. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 09:18
      - I have zero idea on that. I think, right now, it's Newsom and Whitmer in the lead for that. -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 09:08 4
        
        Newsom can't win. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 09:10
        
        CA and Woman aren't going to win either -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 09:09 2
        
        ding -- nm - amandachem Nov 7, 09:13 1
        
        I wouldn't offer up Pritzker either. Just look at anything he posts. IL Republicans hate him. -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 09:14
  - Let's have Haley vs Buttigieg in 2028 and find out. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:51 10
    - As much as she should be a good nominee, she’s the big GOP loser the other day. She didn’t get in the fight for him and he still won big. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:53 7
      - Yeah, if we have a traditional 2028 election, Vance will be the nominee, imo. -- nm - Inigo Nov 7, 08:55 6
        
        Haley scares me with her talent. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:56
        
        I predict Vance is going to get Pence'd at some point by Trump. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:56 4
        
        The fervent speculation is it will be the other way around. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 09:04 1
        
        I'm sure this is what Vance plans. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 09:12
        
        Well, that’s just easy to predict. Trump stabs “everyone” in the back. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:56 1
        
        yep -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 09:18
    - Oh, well Pete wins in a landslide if that's his opponent. nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 08:53 1
      - it'll be vance. pete vs vance, I think vance wins in DTA. -- nm - amandachem Nov 7, 08:54
  - Yup -- nm - Epiphany Nov 7, 08:49
  - I don't think this is true. I think his whiteness and maleness make him viable. -- nm - Inigo Nov 7, 08:49 1
    - That's what I was thinking as well. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:54
  - Yeah, this. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:47
- A cursed thought I've seen that had a stupid chance of being true is Mark Cuban -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:46 2
  - I'd have to hear a little more - but on it's face, I'm not offended by this suggestion. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 08:50 1
    - Plus, him not really caring about sexual harassment does appeal to the GOP voters this cycle that we need to swing back. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:54
For crash - VMan Nov 7, 08:38 3
- Thank you, I often enjoyed playing that. I would at times assign the highest value for a painting to Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:46 2
  - Cheater (I think)! Aren't the values supposed to be assigned blindly/random? -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 08:55 1
    - Yes, but I think we played a variant on occasion. I can't really remember. It was the 70s -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:58
get well, 'Dave'. Andie how did he get it, if you don't mind saying? -- nm - mud Nov 7, 08:37 1
- Get better Dave - Andie let us know if you need anything -- nm - Epiphany Nov 7, 09:04
Biden just spoke, not sure if anyone else watched. He is just the epitome of class. I hate how everything went for him. nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 08:32 8
- The most fucked up thing will be his economy can be a monster soon but either a) dumbfuck will neuter it out of spite or b) fail to neuter - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:52
- I never wanted him to run in 2020. Despite everything, I think he did the best he possibly every could. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 08:34 2
  - I didn't want him to run in 2020, but knew he was the only one who could win. -- (edited) - Inigo Nov 7, 08:39
  - Same. Kamala was actually my first choice. The I went with Liz until the very end. Joe far exceeded my expectations as a President. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 08:38
- It sucks how he's treated not just by Democrats. I absolutely hate what MAGA has done to him. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:34 3
  - They took a genuinely good person and treated him like a criminal, trashed his accomplishments, savaged his family. He did good work - loosilu Nov 7, 08:36 2
    - I voted for him as the Non-Trump candidate. But he did some amazing thins while in office and it's a goddam shame what they've done to him. nm -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 7, 08:41 1
      - And this election has proven to me once and for all, karma doesn't exist. They will never, ever get what they deserve. Joe won't, Trump won't, his - loosilu Nov 7, 08:43
Cohasset Punch is a brand of rum-based drink introduced in 1899. First created by Chicago bartenders Lewis A. Williams and Thomas C. Newman, -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:30 5
- The jibarito (Spanish: [xiβaˈɾito]) is a sandwich made with flattened, fried green plantains instead of bread, aioli or garlic-flavored mayonnaise, an -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:36 4
  - How have I never heard of this? -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:38 1
    - I'm going through the Culture of Chicago page on Wikipedia -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:39
  - In Chicago, there is a variation of the danger dog called the francheezie -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:37 1
    - The mother-in-law is a fast food dish of Chicago, consisting of a tamale topped with chili, served in a hot dog bun. -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:40
It's hard to pick the worst part, but this part is bothering me a lot right now. Half of the country has chosen to believe Jan 6 was nothing, and his - loosilu Nov 7, 08:28 17
- They will control what goes in the history books and is taught in schools. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 08:48 2
  - it's maddening -- nm - Epiphany Nov 7, 09:05
  - this is so fucked up. -- nm - amandachem Nov 7, 08:55
- Yes. Also, the drop in popular vote from Biden 2020 to Kamala 2024 proves there was cheating in 2020. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:37 4
  - Yeah, crazies (on both sides!) are screaming either 2024 fraud or proof of 2020 fraud when counting isn't even done. - ty97 Nov 7, 08:47
  - I get what you're saying, but as one of ST's few conservatives you may want to add quotation marks around the word "proves" -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 08:45 1
    - Yes, sorry. I 100% do not subscribe to this newsletter. It is what I am hearing from people. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:47
  - (I know you're just relaying info) ahhhhhhhh millions still to count ahhhhhh -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:45
- History belongs to the victors. -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 08:35
- Yes. Exactly. Translation of what you said: Fascism has won out here in America. - Jovian Nov 7, 08:34 7
  - I genuinely thought MAGA was fizzling out. He lost 2020, there was no midterm red wave, his rallies were shrinking and abysmal. - loosilu Nov 7, 08:41 6
    - Honestly Loos, like you, I still have a hard time believing the election was actually legitimate. Not that it matters now. - Jovian Nov 7, 08:45 3
      - Yeah, it's niggling at me too. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:50
      - A good 60% of the voting public just isn't paying attention between elections. This might be a low estimate. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 08:49 1
        
        indeed. -- nm - mud Nov 7, 08:54
    - Is your new job federal, or private? - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:44 1
      - Contractor. I'm not in any position to know if anyone is freaking out. -- nm - loosilu Nov 7, 08:45
What is the weather typically like in Chicago in early March? - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 08:21 21
- Seriously though, why those dates. Early May would be amazing! -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 08:46 1
  - I dunno. Seemed like a good time. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 08:53
- Also: Pequod's. - ty97 Nov 7, 08:28 4
  - I've been to Pequod's and my meal was comped after the server asked if everything was good right when a cockroach decided to crawl over my napkin. -- nm - Roger More Nov 7, 08:43 2
    - Ignore the Gino's East paid actor! PEQUOD'S! -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 08:45 1
      - Ha ha, it is a true story! I looked down, and then the server looked down to see what I was looking at - Roger More Nov 7, 08:48
  - I like the looks of those Shishito Peppers on the Trippin' Billy -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:32
- Early March could be pleasant, or could still be a blizzard. It's an iffy period. BUT I LOVE CHICAGO and want to subscribe to your newsletter -- nm* - ty97 Nov 7, 08:22 13
  - If it snows, I promise to provide Krusty his own personal palanquin. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 08:24 12
    - Can it hold a fireplace? ;-) -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 7, 08:28 4
      - I actually hate very cold wind as I get that all winter long. It could be 10F and I'd consider it a nice day if the wind isn't blowing. - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:42 3
        
        I really want to go as well. Just a bit later like in spring. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:45 2
        
        I'd willingly chuck the Blackhawks for the Cubs -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:47 1
        
        Gotta do a tour and see a game if they're in town. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:56
    - I AIN'T CARRYING HIM -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:26 6
      - He ain't heavy, he's your brother. -- nm - ty97 Nov 7, 08:27 5
        
        Right? You would abandon a fellow STer in their time of need, crash? - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 08:34 4
        
        A man with that many good looking sneakers doesn't need to be carried. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:38 3
        
        The sneakers can't actually touch the ground of they lose their value. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 7, 08:39 1
        
        Seriously! They don't stay pristine if you actually walk in them. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:41
        
        ha! -- nm - mud Nov 7, 08:39
Another gift idea for Andie: I'm thinking of splurging on low-profile earbuds for wearing to bed. -- (link) - mara Nov 7, 08:21 6
- I don't have those specifically but I have two pairs of Soundcore ear buds and headphones that I'm a big fan of. I use a white noise machine to - Krusty Nov 7, 08:31
- I also like "cute" cookware like the cheese grater armadillo we have or the Dracula garlic grinder (Gracula) -- nm - oblique Nov 7, 08:28
- Rechargeable battery to jump start car, portable tire inflator, USB / wireless second screen for use with laptop (if you really like the recipient) - JD Nov 7, 08:27 1
  - We could not jump my gf's car last week. Neighbor saw us and brought over a Avapow jumpstarter and it got it jumped no issue. I plan to buy one. -- nm - sycor Nov 7, 08:30
- LIR: getting my wife and I custom cribbage pegs -- (link) - oblique Nov 7, 08:21
- nice, i have a sleep headband with speakers for this. highly recommend earphones to wear in bed! -- nm - Andie Nov 7, 08:21
Ahhhh! -- nm* - zunk takes things literally Nov 7, 08:16
Alexa says right now it is 31 Fahrenheit and I can expect a high today of 47 degrees. How are y'all doing? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:14 12
- We finally got some rain this week after a super dry October. 78 high. 64 low -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 08:46
- 71 and sunny today, but the fires have started. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 08:42
- Snow in the Rockies. I tend to forget that includes central New Mexico. El Malpais National Monument warned opening late due to snow. -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 08:42 1
  - So far the wind has died down here. -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 08:43
- It might feel like fall soon. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 08:29
- 73F going to 76F - decline Nov 7, 08:20
- I would loooove those temps. 85 in Orlando. 76 waiting for us in Knoxville. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 7, 08:20
- 68 going up to 72. It's a beautiful day. :-) -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 08:17
- 49, high of 56. Sunny! About to go out and push some leaves around. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 7, 08:17
- 68/76 here -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 08:16
- It's just barely cold enough for a fire in the fireplace, so we're doing it. Getting hot in here but the cat's happy. -- nm - mara Nov 7, 08:15 1
  - 😺😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 08:16

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