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Do the Bengals lack all confidence in their kicker? - the wrong element Nov 7, 19:52
So yeah, Doctor Odyssey. gotta watch -- nm - budice Nov 7, 19:49 5
- I haven't watched yet, but I know I will. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 20:01 1
  - It’s so gloriously dumb -- nm - Pippy Nov 7, 20:04
- Lol -- nm - Pippy Nov 7, 20:00
- Garbage. Hot garbage. I will watch Saturday. -- nm - amanda Nov 7, 19:53 1
  - spoils - budice Nov 7, 19:59
Athletes do a lot of dumb things. Wearing two mouthpieces hanging from your facemask is way up there, imo. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 7, 19:38
mafic, let me know what color your baby and I are painting our nails this week. My Friday 1130 is usually nail painting time -- (edited) - amanda Nov 7, 19:35
WAIT = we have derrick henry? wtf??!! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 18:53 1
- I'd stay away from him. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 19:26
Soccer can be exciting -- (link) - Dano Nov 7, 18:48 [youtube] 2
- WOW! what a shot! -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 18:56 1
  - Famously, the goal that Pelé didn't score. - Marlowe Nov 7, 19:08 [youtube]
Ugh there's a new episode of rescue hi surf. What trash. I will watch it now. -- nm - amanda Nov 7, 18:29 1
- 😆 -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 18:40
43 Monkeys -- (link) - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:16 5
- I believe it's the beginning of karma for red states. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 19:55
- I didn't even know there were Monkeys 13 thru 42. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 7, 19:08
- Oh, this is going to end badly. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 19:05
- About twenty years ago, I considered a monkey ranch as the going price for a rhesus was $20,000. That is a million bucks running out to the soundtrack of Into The Wild by LP -- (edited) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 18:19 1
  - You could have sold them to tRu as wranglers on his chipmunk ranch. -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 18:57
I'm not the hugest Coldplay fan, but I'm finding this music video to be a soothing balm: Everyday Life Live in Jordan - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 18:15 [youtube]
Sometimes people have to realize that they need to give up the illusion of choice and deal with the world as it is. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 18:14
Totally hypothetical, of course. How many people would Biden have to assassinate for a Democrat to become President? - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 18:11 4
- we should definitely include 6 Supremes -- nm* - Peglegpete Nov 7, 18:48
- Lethal Weapon 2 voice "Presidential immunity!" -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 18:15
- When planning a coup d'etat, I typically frame my questions as "I'm working on a concept for a novel." And then ask the questions. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 18:13
- One. - Beryllium Nov 7, 18:12
"run a Republican candidate against it!!!" -- (pic) - amanda Nov 7, 18:01 [Attachment] 1
- Heh. :-( -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 18:47
it's weird that no votes were apparently stolen in this election -- nm - mr mooch Nov 7, 17:26 1
- Sez you! -- nm - J Stein Nov 7, 17:27
my poor mother has covid (her first time) and food poisoning bad enough that it required hospitalisation. she's supposed to come here next week. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 17:23 12
- good wishes & thoughts -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 7, 18:45
- That's terrible. Hopefully a quick recovery. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 7, 18:25
- good thoughts -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 7, 18:16
- Ugh! I hope she gets better very soon. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 18:11
- did she get covid in the hospital? that's like the easiest place.... My mom got it in the rehab nursing home after a week in a hospital for broke leg -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 7, 17:53 1
  - no, she went to see her brother in Hawaii and reckons she got it there or on the flight home. hospital trip came a few days later. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 18:31
- That is a terrible combo. And I imagine the trip will be delayed? - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 17:51 2
  - you know, I'm not sure. departure in 7 days, and she's had covid for about 4 already, so maybe? -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 18:30 1
    - I'd be optimistic. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 18:45
- :-[ best wishes -- nm - mud Nov 7, 17:50
- oh man. I'm sorry -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 17:49
- Oh Lord, what a terrible combo. Wishing her all the best. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 7, 17:35
I’ve read that Skeleton Crew is like Goonies and I think that is a cruel attempt to get me to care about Star Wars. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 17:12
This article from Vice is rattling my Art Bell influenced mind. -- (link) - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 17:03 3
- Interesting, but if we have all of this knowledge, why aren't we more advanced medically, technologically, spiritually? Is the man trying to keep us - jnine Nov 7, 17:26 2
  - We are three-dimensional beings wrestling with a five-dimensional creator and existence beyond our universe. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 17:47 1
    - But if they have the knowledge to travel through all space/time, why aren't they bringing that knowledge back here? Like how to manage climate change - jnine Nov 7, 19:52
Catching up on The Floor from this week. Just had the Star Wars round (spoilers) - Bayronmax Nov 7, 16:42 4
- Whom?! -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 16:56 3
  - You know... - Bayronmax Nov 7, 17:02 2
    - your IM would have been an acceptable answer. it was a very good show last night. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 7, 17:08 1
      - That is a category I never would've touched. I know Star Wars OK, but I don't know it like Star Wars nerds know it. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 7, 17:15
Scott Boras implying (heavily?) that Soto's gonna need a 15-year deal -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 7, 16:39 1
- Good. This counts the Dodgers out. He doesn't want any deferred and I don't want him. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 19:56
Higgins out. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 16:15 1
- "What's something Magnum's groundskeeper would say whenever he left a room, Alex?" -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 16:28
‘NCIS: Origins,’ ‘Poppa’s House’ Get Full Season Pick Ups at CBS -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 16:00
Well, I suppose the good news is that when the next pandemic comes, we'll be the ones that survive. The bad news is... - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:58 4
- dibs on Rebecca Ferguson -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 16:13 2
  - You wish! You'll get Common and like it. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 7, 17:08 1
    - Bullshit. I already claimed him - Pippy Nov 7, 20:03
- That's rather optimistic. - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 16:00
The Rings of Power (Season 2) Pitch Meeting -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 7, 15:55 [youtube]
Boardgaming? We don't do boardgaming. - Marlowe Nov 7, 15:51 [Attachment] 19
- For modern games, Camel Up. All time, Acquire -- nm - rollo Nov 7, 17:52
- Dune is… intriguing. Is it accessible to “anyone”? -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 17:20 1
  - It is. It's worker placement + some deck building, and it is enrichened by understanding the books and films, but not mandatory. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 7, 18:06
- Wingspan Nesting Box? what is that? - psilotum Nov 7, 17:18 2
  - That's just a storage box to all of Wingspan and its extensions, past and future. No, I'm not sure I had heard of Undergrove before today. - Marlowe Nov 7, 18:04 1
    - Nice - I kickstarted Undergrove, but I've only played once. -- nm - psilotum Nov 7, 21:18
- Your shelf should've been in Game Night. - Bayronmax Nov 7, 17:16 1
  - What was their collection? -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 18:04
- lately mostly Ticket to Ride (German special edition), Carcassone, and Poetry for Neanderthals because they're pretty kid friendly. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 17:16
- Think I’ve posted my wall of shame before. Working on storing/displaying board games this winter. -- (pic) - VMan Nov 7, 17:03 [Attachment] 1
  - 😺😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 17:54
- Never be bored again level of board games. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 16:46
- 9 - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 15:54 1
  - Heh, yeah. We started playing before my Dad passed, but it has been our thing since then. It could be argued we lost control a bit. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 7, 17:14
- Others may have more games, but no one's got a game shelf as organized as this. The order is intimidating. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:53 3
  - 👍😺 -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 15:56
  - Right? - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 15:55 1
    - Oh, it's very much intentional. I try to group them functionally, my sis organizes them aesthetically. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 7, 17:11
- Splendor is a fun one -- nm - Beryllium Nov 7, 15:52
Someone keeps trying to sign into my Microsoft (hotmail.com) account. I intermittently get "single-use code" email notifications. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:44 3
- Government of Canada is texting me for a $40 parking ticket. I was polite and paid, of course. I’m Canadian. Not some sort of barbarian. -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 17:17
- I get them mostly for instagram and tiktok, though lately I'm also getting them for a nextdoor group in Oxford, Michigan. - mafic Nov 7, 17:13
- I get a lot of them, trying to create a tiktok account, roblox, bunch of others. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:47
Sony produces Jeopardy!/Wheel of Fortune but CBS (Paramount) distributes the shows. Why? I don't know. Sounds rife for trouble. It is. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:42 1
- imputed license fees are a big ass racket -- nm - mr mooch Nov 7, 15:43
First Female WH Chief of Staff in history. Susan Wiles. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:38 7
- Strange fact. Her father is NFL legend Pat Summerall. -- nm* - Strongbad Nov 7, 15:44 4
  - Sweet fancy Moses. We’re gonna get yellow lined diagrams, booms, bams, and this guy here guts Social Security! -- nm - VMan Nov 7, 17:08
  - Whoa. That's wild. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 7, 17:06 2
    - And from what I remember, she had instrumental roles in both the Brooks Brothers riot of 2000 and getting Rick Scott elected. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 18:18 1
      - Palm Beach really was ground zero for all these fucking assholes today - mr mooch Nov 7, 18:21
- Triumph of the Wiles -- nm - mr mooch Nov 7, 15:42 1
  - wunderbar! -- nm - leni R. Nov 7, 16:23
Our Europe Trip Report, Day 19! - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:31 5
- The Musee d'Orsay is an old train station, that's why you have to go down when you enter. Also my favorite museum. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 20:01
- "How many paintings could Van Gogh have possibly painted?" LOL - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 15:35 3
  - The Van Gogh museum is one of the best ones I've ever been to in terms of educating you about its subject. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 15:39 2
    - The fact that it's chronological goes a long way to telling you about his life. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:45
    - very nice -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 15:40
TripAdvisor's top pizza places in Chicago - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 15:13 12
- I want the thick as a mattress Chicago style. -- nm - jnine Nov 7, 17:28
- Pizza taxonomy is a touchy subject and your classification of pizza styles and pizza in general might differ from ours. That’s okay–we just hope you - psilotum Nov 7, 17:21 1
  - Now I feel like I should try most of the Chicago styles, except maybe the Pastry and the Puff -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 18:03
- #4 is the correct answer. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 7, 16:05 2
  - I haven't been there in since high school, but it still has lines out the door. But it is also a different kind of pizza than you would - pmb Nov 7, 16:28
  - interesting - thanks! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 16:12
- Hugo's Frog Bar & Fish Restaurant -- (link) - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 15:39 5
  - And I would have to go be a fan boy at Rick Bayless's Frontera Grill - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 15:43 4
    - A few thoughts on all of the above (and I really hope you guys come here). On the pizzas, those are all different styles of pizza (we have many here) - pmb Nov 7, 16:27 3
      - I really want to go to Chicago too. Me being me, I'm primarily interested in sports, food, and museums - and Chicago has all that in spades. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 17:51 1
        
        It would be great to have you here. -- nm - pmb Nov 7, 18:14
      - cool, thank you! -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 17:46
Ireland! -- nm - Remlik Nov 7, 15:08 3
- Spain. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 7, 15:43
- Italy!! -- nm - amanda Nov 7, 15:38
- They don't speak English in Ireland! At least, no English you'd understand! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:28
Domantas Sabonis had a game last night. 1st player ever with a triple double without missing a shot, committing a foul or a turnover. - Will Hunting Nov 7, 14:57 2
- What’s the GSc? -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 15:31
- very impressive -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 14:58
what i want to know is - tRuMaN Nov 7, 14:57 16
- I am not optimistic that there will be another XBOX so if you want one, get a deal this holiday. -- nm - Qale Nov 7, 16:49
- If tariffs come in, electronics are gonna be hard hit. So, maybe a good idea. - Reagen Nov 7, 16:41
- Why? All their games are on PlayStation. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 7, 15:43 2
  - I WILL FIGHT YOU -- nm - David Nov 7, 15:55 1
    - I know, I know. But it is the world we are going to. - Marlowe Nov 7, 17:17
- Steam deck -- nm - eag Nov 7, 15:03
- Do you need a new one? The next gen one won't be out for like 3-4 years so you can't really wait for that one if you need one now. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 14:59 9
  - i think my box of x is on its last leg - tRuMaN Nov 7, 15:07 8
    - You must always have an Xbox, just in case you need to Halo. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 15:32
    - I thought u moved to Playstation -- nm - eag Nov 7, 15:10 1
      - i have a ps4. I rarely use it anymore. - tRuMaN Nov 7, 15:19
    - Sounds like you should get one before it completely fails on you. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 15:08 4
      - i think part of it is nostalgia - tRuMaN Nov 7, 15:19 3
        
        Should be some good Black Friday deals -- nm - eag Nov 7, 15:22
        
        How long have you had the Xbox? - Krusty Nov 7, 15:21 1
        
        its not even a series X/S version, so a while. I think we should get crash to play us more in AmongUs again. - tRuMaN Nov 7, 15:23
Metro (UK) has a nice little article on how Taskmaster is getting into the experiences business in order to monetize its success. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 14:46 2
- if i was rich, I would fly myself and krusty over to play the games. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 7, 15:39
- I've been hearing a lot about it on reddit and it makes me wish there was one here to check out. -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 14:54
The "Democrats need to swing right" assholes can fuck right off. She got Dick fucking Cheney on side. -- nm - Reagen Nov 7, 14:42 1
- Exactly. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 7, 14:51
See y'all in the Netherlands! I'll be the one with an EU passport. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 14:41 9
- apparently I should live in Australia. so that works out well I guess. -- nm - mafic Nov 7, 17:19 1
  - I'm certainly not regretting my choices on that front these days. nm - ralph wiggum Nov 7, 17:45
- I'll be your neighbor in Germany. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 7, 14:54
- That's the country I got yesterday from that website -- nm - Krusty Nov 7, 14:50
- New Zealand. Cool. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 7, 14:47
- I'll be in Uruguay which I now know is surprisingly officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay -- nm - Dano Nov 7, 14:47
- I got Portugal. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 7, 14:44 1
  - I got the Isle of Man? -- nm* - Qale Nov 7, 16:55
- I'll put this in my next trip report, but in one shop in Amsterdam... - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 14:42
For Volnelk, not yet Black Friday, but here's a TCL 65" for $700. Thanks Trump! -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 7, 14:37

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