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Thune is new Senate leader -- (pic) - mud Nov 13, 09:07 [Attachment] 1
- as predicted: -- (link) - mud Nov 13, 09:08 [Backboard]
When you interlock your fingers on both hands, what hand is on the bottom? Which pinkie finger rests on the table? - Will Hunting Nov 13, 09:02 15
- Right hand bottom. Right handed. Switching is weird but tolerable. -- nm - sycor Nov 13, 09:28
- Right. But it doesn't feel weird to switch. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 13, 09:23
- Right -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 09:22
- ewww it does feel weird to switch it. mine is on the right -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 09:21
- left and left handed -- nm - decline Nov 13, 09:18
- left -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 09:17 1
  - i tried switching, i didn't like it (right handed) -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 09:24
- Left -- nm - JD Nov 13, 09:08
- right. and I am right handed. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 13, 09:06 3
  - also, doesnt bother me if I switch and have the left on the bottom. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 13, 09:23
  - Same -- nm - Trending Nov 13, 09:15 1
    - I'm a lefty with the right on the bottom. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 09:22
- left -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 09:05
- Left hand/pinkie on the bottom. I'm right handed if that makes a difference. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 13, 09:05
- left -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 09:04
DirecTV and Dish Network are once again *not* merging. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 13, 08:54
things I have learned this week, there are country dis tracks. and carrie underwood has a duet with Papa roach. -- nm* - tRuMaN Nov 13, 08:47 6
- Two of the five nominees for country song at the Grammys have face tattoos. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 08:49 4
  - Jelly Roll and …? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 08:57 2
    - Biggus Dickus? -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 13, 09:01 1
      - This made me laugh, then I stopped and really don't know if this is an actual artist or not. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 09:05
  - Your move, Dolly -- nm - rollo Nov 13, 08:52
- The Carrie duet was surprising but I like the song. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 08:49
Caitlin Clark beans a patron with her opening tee shot -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 13, 08:46 5
- To be fair, anyone within the 180* in front of a non-pro-golfer is in a danger zone. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 09:09 1
  - I've seen PGA golfers top their opening tee shots which is so gratifying as a hacker. - Will Hunting Nov 13, 09:30
- i get that, in theory, anyone can golf. but sometimes I dont think everyone should golf. - tRuMaN Nov 13, 09:05 1
  - I'd say that spectators shouldn't be right in front of the tee regardless of who is hitting the ball. -- nm - Inigo Nov 13, 09:09
- Had it coming. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 13, 08:55
Colts: Richardson will start on on Sunday and the rest of the season -- nm - Remlik Nov 13, 08:40 3
- Aka Flacco isn't much better. -- nm - Inigo Nov 13, 08:45 1
  - hes not. But AR needs experience. I don't think he's played a full season of football ever. He's got the tools and the talent...just needs the reps - Remlik Nov 13, 08:52
- Trevor Lawrence out for the Jags vs the Lions -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Nov 13, 08:45
The NCAA football playoffs thing is impressive in its stupidity - Will Hunting Nov 13, 08:35 2
- All true! And I can't wait! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 13, 08:39
- As of today, Boise displaces Georgia as Boise would be a conference winner so I take some small solace in the stupidity of the means and ways of the -- (edited) - JD Nov 13, 08:38
It is a good day. During a work meeting, I got to explain why Rogue in X-men '97 is super strong and can fly. - Bayronmax Nov 13, 08:23 6
- well, what's the reason? - rollo Nov 13, 08:30 2
  - Spoiler - VMan Nov 13, 08:55 1
    - I've seen some of that movie. Like not all of it but some of it. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 13, 09:23
- Excellent! -- nm - JD Nov 13, 08:24 2
  - Halfway through I started to feel like a total dork for knowing all this, but I pushed that feeling aside and continued. :D -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 13, 08:25 1
    - well done -- nm - mud Nov 13, 08:26
Lyc, annoyance for the day: day camps may be considered deductible dependent care expenses. Overnight camps are not. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 13, 08:12 12
- Don't worry, we're going to do away with all deductions and implement a flat tax. -- nm - ty97 Nov 13, 08:13 11
  - I can't see that. That would mean that the stratospheric incomes would actually pay some degree of meaningful taxes. -- nm - JD Nov 13, 08:15 9
    - They’ll exempt capital gains, etc., and only tax “earned” income, if I had to guess. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 13, 08:17 8
      - Well, shoot. Can I get a list of rich but not famous women? - JD Nov 13, 08:22 2
        
        No. No you cannot. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:24 1
        
        That. Sounds. Like. A. Challenge. - JD Nov 13, 08:32
      - oh my -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 08:20 4
        
        Or at the very least would continue to be taxed at reduced rates compared to wages. No way they tax it at ordinary rates, flat or no. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:21 3
        
        So it is like flat but with exceptions for augmentation if one can afford it? -- nm* - JD Nov 13, 08:23 2
        
        Flat for thee, but not for me. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:32 1
        
        Great. So when this happens, I'm going to have it stuck in my mind as the Bimbofication flat tax -- nm - JD Nov 13, 08:33
  - Ugh. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 08:14
CPI +0.2% in October, +2.6% y-o-y - znufrii Nov 13, 08:00 3
- the market is on fire! - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 08:04 2
  - ASTS up 23% today :) -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 08:11 1
    - Yay!!! - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 08:21
R.I.P. Ted Olson, 84 -- (pic) - mud Nov 13, 07:56 [Attachment] 2
- this was his wife: -- (link) - mud Nov 13, 07:59 1
  - oof -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 08:12
About mobile gambling -- (link) - ty97 Nov 13, 07:56
What is a blue whale's favorite James Bond movie? - crash davis 😺 Nov 13, 07:49 2
- Boo-urns, boo-urns. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 13, 08:24
- 🙄 -- nm - JD Nov 13, 07:53
Caitlin Clark challenged Mcafee to 1-on-1 game—Mcafee agreed, signed contract to broadcast on McA show, then he backed out when he got his but kicked -- nm - Trending Nov 13, 07:43 4
- So the game happened? What is it going to take to get that file released? - JD Nov 13, 08:12 1
  - Mcafee won’t let it be released—she is suing for breach of contract -- nm - Trending Nov 13, 09:16
- where do you see that? -- nm - Remlik Nov 13, 08:11 1
  - IG -- nm - Trending Nov 13, 09:17
City of Boston soon to release a report showing a record amount of people signing up to go to therapy -- (pic) - Trending Nov 13, 07:18 [Attachment] 14
- Good Vampire Hunting -- nm - mr mooch Nov 13, 08:01
- She was in Buffy? - JaxSean Nov 13, 07:56 3
  - The New Guy gave me funny feeling - sycor Nov 13, 09:30
  - Missy is bank -- (link) - JD Nov 13, 08:07 [youtube] 1
    - It's a cheerocracy! -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 08:38
- "Have you tried stabbing your problem?" -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 07:53 1
  - 😏 -- nm - JD Nov 13, 07:55
- "Doc, priests can't help me, you're my only hope. I believe I have lost my Faith" -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 13, 07:49
- Good for her. She called out Whedon for his misogyny then quit acting, moved to Boston, married some uber-rich guy and went back to school - decline Nov 13, 07:46 2
  - The more famous story is that she called out Michael Weatherly for sexually harassing her on the set of Bull. Won a ton of money. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 08:08 1
    - oh right, forgot about that one -- nm - decline Nov 13, 08:09
- 👍 -- nm - JD Nov 13, 07:43
- She could never be my therapist. My crush would be too apparent and I wouldn't be able to talk because I'd stare at her. -- nm - sycor Nov 13, 07:28 1
  - *nodding* -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 07:55
This is not good. - Mel Profit Nov 13, 07:16 21
- I'm probably less worried about this than DOGE but it's all degrees of crap -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 09:07 3
  - I'm less concerned about DOGE than I should be. The government employs thousands of people in every district in the country - Will Hunting Nov 13, 09:25 2
    - Vivek had an interview with Ezra Klein before the election. Cutting 50% of the jobs straight out was exactly what he was wanting to do -- nm - oblique Nov 13, 09:28 1
      - That's what he wants. Reality is Congress would flat turn it down. They like the money and jobs that come from government - Will Hunting Nov 13, 09:33
- The military does not take an oath to follow the President. They take the same oath the President does, to the defend the Constitution. -- nm - . Nov 13, 09:05 1
  - they use to - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 09:23
- The Alarm bells are beyond ringing. -- nm - Remlik Nov 13, 08:17 3
  - they will be forever ringing -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 08:30
  - I agree - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 08:23 1
    - National security no longer matters. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 08:31
- Something, something McCarthyism? - sycor Nov 13, 07:39
- That's fucking horrific. As an aside though - why does MSN.com know about a draft of an executive order by a guy that's not even in office yet? - Turd Ferguson Nov 13, 07:34 6
  - It's an article from The Hill. MSN aggregates. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 13, 08:50
  - Remember msn.com is like HuffPo, they -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:37 3
    - 're reprinting. This story is from The Hill. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:37 2
      - Apparently the enter key on this thing is double wide, so I'm expecting the apostrophe there. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:41 1
        
        We're gonna need you to put down the Red Bull. lol -- nm - Turd Ferguson Nov 13, 08:00
  - cause it was written by an outside group, and they probably talked about it. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 13, 07:35
- Purging any elements not personally loyal to him? Sounds about right. -- nm - znufrii Nov 13, 07:23
- Worked for Stalin. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:22
- going full Hitler quick -- nm - Jovian Nov 13, 07:21
It's 40 degrees colder today than this day last week. I'm not happy about this. -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 07:12
If Melania ever lived at the White House, it's news to me. She can't use Barron as her excuse any more. They -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:09 3
- the shameless excuse the maga radio hacks gave this morning (including former Rep Peter King): - Jovian Nov 13, 07:12 1
  - Ah yes, they're going to play the persecution card a lot. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:17
- re honestly not even pretending to be happily married. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:10
Ah, the perils of too much automation. Retired a record in our inventory system without double checking thinking it was an old server record. Ended - oblique Nov 13, 07:04
Anyone have any idea of what the going rate for severance pay after a lay off is?..... - Walt_Disney Nov 13, 07:02 13
- Sorry :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 13, 09:11
- Something in the range of 2 weeks per year of service is common -- nm - rollo Nov 13, 07:23 4
  - Sorry W_D. I thought it was much more than noted here but when my wife was laid off last year she was offered 2 weeks for each year then bitched them - zunk takes things literally Nov 13, 07:33 1
    - Yeah, that's unusual. Did she know something she shouldn't? -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:40
  - Ours is usually 1 week per year of service, but it has varied over time. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 13, 07:26
  - Given the timing, a prorated 2024 bonus could also be in the mix if you're bonus eligible -- nm - rollo Nov 13, 07:24
- sorry to hear this. I'm not sure -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 13, 07:15 1
  - indeed, very sorry -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 13, 07:50
- Really sorry to hear this - that it was a surprise makes it worse -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 07:12
- I've only gotten remaining vacation pay, but Im' a contractor. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:08
- Sorry to hear—most common seems to be 2 weeks plus 1 additional week for every year worked with the company -- nm - Trending Nov 13, 07:07 1
  - This is my understanding, as well. -- nm - VMan Nov 13, 07:18
- :( -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 07:07
Has anyone been watching Rivals? I don't have Disney/Hulu but it's been getting a lot of promotion here and it looks fun. -- (link*) - LMS Nov 13, 06:58 [youtube] 1
- I hadn't heard of it before and didn't see it recommended to me on Hulu. I think I'll check it out this week. -- nm - Krusty Nov 13, 07:01
Tonight we are seeing "Terror by Gaslight" at our community theatre. I *cannot* remember the name of this play, it sounds like a made up name of a - Andie Nov 13, 06:31 10
- I hope you enjoy your sojourn at the theatre. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 13, 07:39
- "um....it's actually pronounced 'jaslighting'...." -- nm - prayformojo Nov 13, 06:52 1
  - (ha!) -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 07:19
- Something Oliver Putnam would have produced with Elaine Stritch. -- nm - Reagen Nov 13, 06:46 1
  - exactly -- nm - Andie Nov 13, 06:48
- Isn't it the origin of the term 'gaslighting'? -- nm - LMS Nov 13, 06:38 4
  - The play is from 1979. The 1944 movie "Gaslight" is the origin of the term. This is different. I think that is why it sounds fake. -- (edited) - Andie Nov 13, 06:41 3
    - I -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:18 1
      - ok I have a wonky keyboard in the office, sorry. -- nm - loosilu Nov 13, 07:19
    - Sounds like a variation of the Burke and Hare story. -- nm - LMS Nov 13, 06:47
Finished Disclaimer last night. Well worth it, imo. - Inigo Nov 13, 06:31 3
- Is this a show, movie, book? -- nm - JaxSean Nov 13, 06:54 1
  - Apple show based on a book. It's with Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline and Sasha Baron Cohen. - Inigo Nov 13, 06:58
- bookmark'd -- nm* - prayformojo Nov 13, 06:52
BxxGYP - mud Nov 13, 06:18 1
- GBYP - ReluctantCynic Nov 13, 06:28

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