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Voter turnout declined in 42 states & DC. It rose in only 7 states, 4 of them battlegrounds (GA, PA, MI, & WI) -- (pic) - budice Nov 12, 08:42 [Attachment] 2
- Unless they are prorating, the Western states still have millions to go -- nm - Reagen Nov 12, 08:57
- If I'm reading that right, those are some pretty dramatic swings. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 12, 08:45
darnit. stupid mint addition. someone has a giant bowl of those green bag lifesavers mints. I cant stop getting more. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Nov 12, 08:38
ELI5: How can the Wicked movie adaptation (part 1!) have a running time of 2:40 when the musical is 2:45 with a 15 min intermission -- nm - JD Nov 12, 08:26 14
- FWIW, I hear the pacing is good and for being a "Part 1", it's surprisingly satisfying. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 12, 08:41 1
  - There's very few things that I can think of being satisfying at 2 hours and 40 minutes - JD Nov 12, 08:45
- How can the Hobbit, which is a 256 page book, be turned into 3 movies with a 474 total minutes run time? -- nm - Trending Nov 12, 08:40 1
  - That's an interesting pitch, and we'd like to hear more about this proposal. -- nm - All the Hollywood Guilds Nov 12, 08:43
- In all seriousness - I've seen Wicked a few times and never have I thought - this show really needs 3 hours more content. nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 12, 08:39 3
  - the boring answer is Universal has been trying to develop it for almost 20 years and has to recoup a lot of overhead from the process -- nm - mr mooch Nov 12, 08:40 2
    - Wait. That's actually a thing? In a business of turn arounds and cutting losses and letting projects go - JD Nov 12, 08:43 1
      - Lord of the Rings changed the perspective. New Line got three billion dollar movies for basically what they were going to have to pay for one long ass -- (edited) - mr mooch Nov 12, 08:50
- i assume they added a new song or two that weren't in the stage version -- nm - mr mooch Nov 12, 08:34 1
  - Ahhhhhh...Like Olivia Newton-John's contract to be in Grease -- nm - JD Nov 12, 08:36
- because the screenwriter wanted to date arianna and added more scenes? -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 12, 08:33 1
  - Oooooo. Like in Bowfinger -- nm - JD Nov 12, 08:35
- Over an hour of bullshit that isn't part of the stage show. -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 12, 08:31 1
  - Not exactly five year old friendly language but I'll accept it 8-) -- nm - JD Nov 12, 08:32
Have another vet appointment Friday. Considering investing in these animal handling gloves. Damn bite still hurts a lot. -- (link) - Dano Nov 12, 08:24 1
- Can't wrap the kitty up in a towel? If not, get the gloves and save yourself the pain. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 08:44
This years inductees into the Toy Hall of Fame - Transformers, My Little Pony, and Phase 10. - Meg Nov 12, 07:59 4
- My best friend and his family LOVE Phase 10. It's their family game. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 12, 08:37
- Never heard of it. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 08:16
- We play it quite a bit. Always have - those people are crazy -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 12, 08:08
- I hate that game / that game hates me. - JD Nov 12, 08:02
Bears (1st year) OC Shane Waldron fired. It's a start. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 12, 07:48 7
- Now get rid of the Flus. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 12, 08:05
- Eman Acho with the breakdown on Caleb -- (link) - budice Nov 12, 07:53
- But a start to what? -- (link*) - JD Nov 12, 07:53 4
  - Launching the entire coaching staff January 6th. (Sorry. That date happens to be the Monday after the last game) -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 12, 08:04
  - a start to starting over when they trade Caleb in a few years for the next cant miss QB prospect. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 12, 07:58 2
    - Heh. In that case, the new OC makes total sense -- nm - JD Nov 12, 08:00 1
      - soon the bears fans will start talking about how Archie will save their team. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 12, 08:34
Got $3M and a bunch of land—how about a Batmobile Tumbler —WB selling 10 of them - Trending Nov 12, 07:39 [Attachment] 7
- Not street legal? pffft. I'll give them $10 for one. -- nm - sycor Nov 12, 07:50 6
  - For me the disappointment at the $3M price point is the lack of the Bat Pod -- nm - JD Nov 12, 08:40
  - The thing with "street legality" is ... -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 12, 08:02 [Attachment] 2
    - Right exactly. That 'not street legal' verbage is for the mega rich who would be buying these toys. - Jovian Nov 12, 08:28
    - Truth -- nm - Trending Nov 12, 08:20
  - Exactly—what’s the point if you can’t get it out of your garage— maybe doomsday prep? -- nm - Trending Nov 12, 07:52 1
    - C'mon now. It's totally in the spirit of the thing. Bruce Wayne's limo: Street Legal. The Tumbler: Absolutely not - JD Nov 12, 07:57
Dak Prescott is out for the season, -- nm - budice Nov 12, 07:23
OTD 40 years ago, Madonna released her 2nd album Like a Virgin. -- (link) - mud Nov 12, 07:23 [youtube]
“Yellow and Blue” painting sells for $32 million. I wouldn’t have paid $320 for it. *shrug* -- (link) - Loyola Nov 12, 07:19 6
- I like Rothko but he's not for everyone as works like this seem simple so people dismiss it. -- nm* - Krusty Nov 12, 08:21
- It's upside down -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 08:11
- Rothko, of course. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 12, 07:31 1
  - Casa Bonita was only $8M more and is way more fun for way more people - JD Nov 12, 07:58
- What I took from that article: There is someone who exists who is "commonly known as Jho Low" -- nm - Dano Nov 12, 07:23 1
  - He is a massive scam artist that got close to a lot of famous people. There are multiple articles and YouTube videos about his crimes. -- nm - Krusty Nov 12, 08:18
I've decided that I'm doing gift cards this year for Christmas. Any suggestions on cute/funny packaging? -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 12, 06:13 11
- My brother was a master at the giant packaging, nesting doll business, with something small at the bottom. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 12, 07:32
- There are some fun maze boxes out there. Put the GC in the bos and it locks. The only way to open it is to move a ball through the maze... - Turd Ferguson Nov 12, 06:43 5
  - I've seen Glass Onion. I know how this ends. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 12, 07:33
  - Are you sure it won't open a gate into Pinhead's domain? -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 12, 06:59 2
    - I mean- wouldn't that just be a bonus? -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 12, 07:04 1
      - That's more of a Mardi Gras gift. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 12, 07:14
  - that's fun! -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 06:44
- if something is small i sometimes make my own wrapping paper by putting pictures of the person (or whatever makes sense) on a regular word doc -- (edited) - Andie Nov 12, 06:19 [Attachment] 3
  - I love this. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 12, 08:06
  - Lovely! But my crafting gene is defective. All that talent went to brother #2. - Bayronmax Nov 12, 06:27 1
    - Just find an online collage maker, throw pictures from their social media in it. it doesn't have to be fancy, but it looks like you made an *effort.* -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 06:28
Tonight: Low: 28 °F -- nm - decline Nov 12, 05:47
Strands #254 Yellow 1st -- (edited) - decline Nov 12, 05:44 4
- so on a puzzle like today's..... - prayformojo Nov 12, 05:48 3
  - I look for words on the edges to eliminate sides but don't select them. This usually leads me to where the -- (edited) - decline Nov 12, 06:06 2
    - I'm always impressed that you're able to do this -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 06:07 1
      - thanks :) -- nm - decline Nov 12, 06:09
Ok, so we’re listening to cry-cry songs in our head this morning, huh? -- (link) - znufrii Nov 12, 05:38 [youtube] 1
- And this oldie but goodie -- (link) - znufrii Nov 12, 05:53 [youtube]
Anyone see the fireball near DC last night? -- (link) - landbeck Nov 12, 04:58 4
- max please mark yourself safe from SMOD -- nm - mr mooch Nov 12, 06:40
- Gandalf has arrived -- nm - rollo Nov 12, 05:52 2
  - heh -- nm - prayformojo Nov 12, 06:23
  - to aid in vanquishing the resurrected New Sauron? woooHooo -- nm* - mud Nov 12, 05:54
With Gunnar’s 4th place mvp finish (presumably) the Orioles don’t get an extra draft pick but Witt earns one for his top-3 slot. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Nov 12, 04:49 1
- Nah. Soto was worlds better than Gunnar in the second half last year. - Inigo Nov 12, 05:21
Murdle 5:22 - prayformojo Nov 12, 04:28 1
- 3:14 (and now I need pie) - Fuzzy Nov 12, 05:06
Starting today homes/buildings with 9 or fewer tenants are required to put their garbage in a pail/bin. My landlord hasn't purchased a single -- (edited) - Krusty Nov 12, 04:14
Connections Puzzle #520 YPGB - prayformojo Nov 12, 04:13 2
- PYGB - mud Nov 12, 06:12
- PGYB - decline Nov 12, 05:32
Wordle 1,242 5/6 - prayformojo Nov 12, 04:08 2
- 4 all green - rollo Nov 12, 05:48
- 5 - decline Nov 12, 05:30
Something triggered a memory and I thought to Google the ship on which I sailed from Australia to England in 1964. -- (link) - Meg Nov 11, 22:34 14
- how long did that journey take? -- nm - mr mooch Nov 11, 22:37 13
  - Four weeks - Fremantle, Suez Canal, Genoa, Caanes, Southampton. -- nm - Meg Nov 11, 22:48 12
    - And now I've found the passenger list for our outbound trip to Australia in 1948! #3 and 4 on the first page are my parents and #5 is me! - Meg Nov 11, 22:52 11
      - This is so cool. (My grandmother came over from Ireland, and my uncle has the ship passenger manifest to Ellis Island.) -- nm - JaxSean Nov 12, 07:08 1
        
        it's the anniversary of ellis island closing -- (link) - amanda Nov 12, 07:15
      - Wow. -- nm - mara Nov 12, 07:03
      - Neat! I love finding stuff like this. - znufrii Nov 12, 06:51
      - cool! -- nm - Andie Nov 12, 06:09
      - That’s amazing! Deported to Australia at age 3. You must have been quite the hell raiser. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 11, 22:58 5
        
        I started young 😈 -- nm - Meg Nov 11, 23:09
        
        Now what kind of felony could a 3yo get charged with? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 11, 23:09 3
        
        Stealing sugar rations to buy candy. -- nm - Meg Nov 11, 23:10 2
        
        First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 12, 06:14
        
        No wonder -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 11, 23:26
Huh—Arnie Hammer has a new IG page and a new podcast…and apparently got himself cast in a sort of B-Flick Western -- nm - Trending Nov 11, 20:34 3
- What position will he hold in the new Trump administration? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 11, 20:37 2
  - Undersecretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, USDA, FSIS -- nm - Beryllium Nov 11, 20:47 1
    - RFKjr will cut his liver out for dinner, that's his territory -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 11, 21:35
Qale, never mind! (I can’t believe you linked a chips skeet!) -- (link) - mara Nov 11, 19:12 [BS] 2
- I still believe in the Chipacabra. -- nm - Qale Nov 11, 22:08 1
  - I believe I still have the t-shirt somewhere. -- nm - Meg Nov 11, 22:54
I don't hate Rubio as SOS -- nm - loosilu Nov 11, 18:42 14
- I'm struggling to figure out why such a reasonable choice? - ReluctantCynic Nov 11, 19:46 13
  - To retain like-minded Conservative Latino voters and prepare for the next wave of Repug presidential candidates. -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 04:36 2
    - Oh wait, that sounds sane. Never mind. -- nm - Diva Nov 12, 04:38 1
      - And remarkably insightful. - ReluctantCynic Nov 12, 08:28
  - Tell me where they differ on foreign policy. Rubio seems like an adult but he sold his soul as well. -- nm - pmb Nov 11, 20:14 3
    - Wow, BBC says Rubio was a sponsor a law that prevents donny from cancelling the NATO agreement, requires 60% from BOTH houses. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 11, 23:28 1
      - Wait here's an article on how donny can get around it.... -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 11, 23:33
    - I don't really know where they differ on foreign policy, but you nailed the second point. - ReluctantCynic Nov 11, 22:13
  - you want the batshit crazy theory? -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 11, 20:01 5
    - Meh. -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 20:09
    - my more boring take is the Project 2025 folks want to project normalcy on the surface for the beltway hacks while they do their dirty work in the dark -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 11, 20:03 1
      - Yep, that's about right. Heritage Foundation runs the show now. Trump is just a figurehead. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 11, 20:07
    - cruel, and too smart/creative an idea for Trump to come up with himself. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 11, 20:03 1
      - but Lara would...but i figured her for UN, that way she's close to home to come and calm his ass down now that Ivanka left -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 11, 21:41
I am offering a dollar for each correct pronunciation of Tagovialoa by Troy Aikman. - Reagen Nov 11, 18:13 1
- clearly suffers from Don Cherry syndrome. -- nm - mafic Nov 11, 18:14
Harriet Tubman promoted to general (based some military leadeship in the civil war) whatever happened to the $20 bill portrait? -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 11, 18:10
I'm watching amazon prime hockey. not terrible so far. -- nm - mafic Nov 11, 17:48 4
- Well TBF it's Sportsnet hockey on Prime Video. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 11, 17:53 3
  - fanduel live odds in the intermission has shifted me to active dislike. -- nm - mafic Nov 11, 18:36 1
    - Ah, yes. Canadian broadcasts. I bet they had gambling ads during newscasts. What odds will you give me? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 11, 18:40
  - this game is dedicated prime guys. kind of like having a second LA broadcast team so far though. -- nm - mafic Nov 11, 18:13
The Diplomat season 1 is awesome - spoilers - Beaker 🍺 Nov 11, 17:38 3
- spoils... - Remlik Nov 11, 17:40 2
  - episode 6 spoilers - Beaker 🍺 Nov 11, 17:42 1
    - spoils.... - Remlik Nov 11, 17:55
oh fuck you cannot be serious, -- (pic) - mud Nov 11, 17:33 [Attachment] 12
- I don't hate it. I have multiple friends currently serving in State. -- nm - loosilu Nov 11, 18:42
- Better than Vivek. Who's been mentioned. Plus it's nice to see him paying those who sold their souls to him. -- nm - Jovian Nov 11, 17:55
- they all make me puke. - mud Nov 11, 17:53
- actually the best choice out of who he was considering. -- nm - Reagen Nov 11, 17:50
- Who did you expect, Hillary Clinton? -- nm - znufrii Nov 11, 17:41
- I mean, none of his choices were going to make us happy I guess. - ty97 Nov 11, 17:37 4
  - marco is a complete idiot. -- nm - mud Nov 11, 17:37 3
    - He's an asshole not an idiot. -- nm - loosilu Nov 11, 18:43
    - True. And, I can't believe I'm saying this.. - ty97 Nov 11, 17:59 1
      - Rubio is competent. -- nm - loosilu Nov 11, 18:44
- NYT: -- (link) - mud Nov 11, 17:35
- ugh! -- (link) - mud Nov 11, 17:34 [BS]
23 College Football teams have 2 losses or less …12 make the playoffs with only 3 weeks left in the regular season —should be a fun sprint -- nm - Trending Nov 11, 17:09 1
- Wait wait wait…Penn State is somehow #4? - Will Hunting Nov 11, 17:18
leave the gun. take the cannoli's. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 11, 17:08
Tua is wearing…a head sock, tonight? -- (pic) - Trending Nov 11, 17:08 [Attachment]

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