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Ha ha, AVclub's review headline: "the first half of Wicked" -- (link) - Roger More Nov 19, 12:07 3
- It's false advertising unless Keanu shows up to waste a bunch of flying monkeys. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 12:14 2
  - They definitely missed a Barbenheimer opportunity by not releasing a John Wick movie the same weekend. -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 12:18 1
    - I've seen people trying to make Glicked happen -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 12:28
Wicked embargo ends in 10mins -- nm - budice Nov 19, 11:54 14
- nm -- nm* - budice Nov 19, 12:12
- 45 reviews in, 96%. Still a lot of reviews to come though -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 12:09 2
  - Moana 2 and Wicked Part One will probably finish some order of #1 and #2 for the holidays but don't dare call them musicals in your marketing, studios -- nm - mr mooch Nov 19, 12:14
  - amateur -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 12:10
- 96% after 45 reviews -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 12:09
- Ed gives it 7/10 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 12:06
- predictions? 88% -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 11:55 7
  - 94%—some people will hurt it because of run time and revenge for positive reviews they made for Joker 2 -- nm - Trending Nov 19, 12:05
  - 78% -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 19, 12:03
  - 93% -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 12:02
  - 66% -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 11:59
  - 77% -- nm - mr mooch Nov 19, 11:57
  - 105% - ty97 Nov 19, 11:56 1
    - 312.50 -- nm - budice Nov 19, 12:07
Periodic puppy pic -- (pic) - znufrii Nov 19, 11:43 [Attachment] 2
- awwww -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 11:53
- Now singing the Image Caption to the tune of the Beastie Boys -- nm - Dano Nov 19, 11:48
2-0: That's the Steelers' record this season in games in which they have not scored a touchdown. The rest of the NFL combined is 2-19 -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 11:31 1
- *drafts their Kicker in Round 4* -- nm - Strongbad Nov 19, 12:18
Aaron Rodgers without anyone left to blame on the Pat McAfee show -- (pic) - budice Nov 19, 11:26 [Attachment]
Capitals' Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week with lower leg injury -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 11:23 1
- Wayne Gretzky with a crowbar? -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 11:34
So I have a work holiday party, its Roaring 20s theme. Do I go with the white fedora and white scarf? or Pinstripes fedora with white scarf? - tRuMaN Nov 19, 11:12 13
- Do the full Grim Fandango. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 11:31
- Stay home? - sycor Nov 19, 11:30 1
  - I agree. but #reasons -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 19, 11:53
- flapper dress - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 11:17 4
  - i dont want go get thrown out by my boss, sorry for ruining your "fantasy" -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 19, 11:22 1
    - *stomps foot* FINE! -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 12:00
  - Love it. I would totally want to do this. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 19, 11:22
  - I think he needs the stockings, too. - Spawn Nov 19, 11:19
- A sleeveless straight dress low-cut very short. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 11:17 1
  - Fringe or no fringe? Can Truman pull off fringe? -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 19, 11:27
- Wide lapels and chalk Stripes. Hat n scarf. Shoes with spats -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 11:15 2
  - that's bound to cause a riot -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 19, 11:28 1
    - *puts on sunglasses* -- nm - rollo Nov 19, 11:42
Rome, complete series, for Vudu/Fandango... $14.99. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 10:56
Subway intros Footlong Oreo Cookies -- (pic) - budice Nov 19, 10:49 [Attachment] 6
- Looks disgusting. I'm going to try it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 11:34 2
  - It's like the Oreo version of a body pillow. - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 11:48 1
    - I've had their footlong chocolate chip. I think I'd prefer the body pillow. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 12:14
- what the actual fuck -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 11:22
- this is vile. -- nm - amanda Nov 19, 11:21
- That looks... unpleasant. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 10:53
won’t get 1% of the press coverage as Matt Gaetz but this dude would easily be the most destructive appointment of them all -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:46 1
- OMB? -- (link) - mud Nov 19, 10:52 [BS]
It’ll probably chart next week, but AIWFCIY backlash may finally be happening. There’s one Christmas song on this week’s Hot 100. - Tim Nov 19, 10:45 1
- I just hope Brenda Lee finally got her fuckin pie. -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 10:55
Strongbad, I presume that's where it will cut between part 1 and 2, yes. Jim (spoilers about Wicked the Broadway show) - ty97 Nov 19, 10:42 1
- I agree with your IM. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 19, 12:15
“the cost of lies” (and ceding the argument to the liars because of some consultant’s focus group) -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:42
Soto turns down Yankees’ offer -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:40
Manhattan DA tells court that it will likely seek to have Trump sentenced on his 34 felony convictions now, but defer it from starting until 2029 -- nm - budice Nov 19, 10:19 3
- Thus giving him even more incentive to subvert the constitution in an attempt to not have to leave office. Yay? -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:41 1
  - yeah he totally would leave peacefully otherwise -- nm - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:42
- Nice. I like this. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 19, 10:40
And there it is. Synchrony has cut its CD rates again, 12-month now 4.10% APY - znufrii Nov 19, 10:14 6
- update the spreadsheets! - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 10:42 5
  - Like that wasn’t the first thing I did this morning? 😂 -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:43 4
    - LOL! -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 10:48 3
      - And, technically speaking… -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 19, 10:54 2
        
        financial gurus is my favorite aspect of ST -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 11:02 1
        
        I doubled down on CELH today. God have mercy on my soul -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 12:07
Bought Wicked tickets for 10:15 am on Saturday. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 10:09 1
- It's long so I've gone for Sunday Afternoon 3.20pm. -- nm - LMS Nov 19, 10:23
sentencing delayed. (can the "surprising no one" folks just spare us this once?) -- (link) - mud Nov 19, 10:02 [BS] 13
- CNN: - mud Nov 19, 10:12
- I'd love to understand - maybe one of the ST lawyer types can help a brutha - why does it take weeks for judges to rule on some of these things? - Turd Ferguson Nov 19, 10:09 11
  - was supposed to be sentenced in september. delayed past election b/c of the immunity ruling. now presumably to deal with the legal effect of his win -- nm - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:17 3
    - (but also NY legal observers think Merchan is actually being savvy by not giving SCOTUS an obvious reason to reach down and take his state case up) - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:18 2
      - So, realistically, in your opinion, will he ever be sentenced on this? Or do they just wait for him to leave office - Turd Ferguson Nov 19, 10:19 1
        
        see above. just hold it in abeyance until he’s not president anymore -- nm - mr mooch Nov 19, 10:37
  - In the case I was on jury for, we ruled and found him guilty and he was sentenced 17 months later. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 10:10 6
    - On my recent case, he was sentenced 30 minutes after the verdict was read. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 19, 12:19
    - Perfect example. Was the judge not IN the courtroom for the entire trial? What the hell could possibly take 17 months after a guilty verdict??? - Turd Ferguson Nov 19, 10:13 4
      - Yeah we actually met with the judge. He explained it at the time as..... - Volnelk Nov 19, 10:24 3
        
        Another department has to investigate and write up a probation report checking previous crimes not allowed in the courtroom during trial -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 11:13
        
        There could be defense motions for a new trial etc pushing things back, but 17 months does seem a bit much. - Bayronmax Nov 19, 11:06 1
        
        Depending on timing, it might have been affected by covid-related backlog -- nm - Roger More Nov 19, 11:39
Gail Simone has released her 1st novel...a Red Sonja book. -- (link) - Remlik Nov 19, 09:46
Post Malone, featuring Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell at a couple stops "Big Ass Stadium Tour" April 2025 -- (link*) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:43 2
- Mandatory face tattoos at the gate -- nm - Reagen Nov 19, 10:44
- Just got an email from the Mets email list that he’s playing Citi Field in June. -- nm - Tim Nov 19, 10:38
Random Roles with Tim Bagley -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:42 1
- I read this as Tim Beggy and got my hopes up. -- nm - David Nov 19, 09:58
Gladiator 2 76%, Wicked nsy (uh oh?) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:41 4
- Embargo lifts sometime today -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:47 2
  - ahh, merci -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:47 1
    - (3pm ET reportedly) -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 09:50
- All it needs is "better than cats" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 09:45
Microsoft Ignite is going on. Microsoft is adding AI agents in Microsoft 365 (facilitator, notes, real-time audio translation in Teams) -- (link) - oblique Nov 19, 09:41 [youtube]
Krusty don't do this! -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:37 3
- *changes plans for the weekend* -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 10:27 1
  - In which direction? - Will Hunting Nov 19, 11:54
- Uh... who gets the tip? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 10:02
Alberta to lift auto insurance rate cap, axe right to sue in crashes: Sources -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:35
Pet Shop Boys opened Strictly on Saturday and played a medley - but what's your favourite PSB track? -- (edited) - LMS Nov 19, 09:26 [youtube] 7
- My top couple are already listed so I will also add Suburbia to the list. -- nm - Spawn Nov 19, 11:15
- Opportunities, Always on my Mind, Paninaro -- (link) - JD Nov 19, 10:15 [youtube]
- It's a Sin played repeatedly over a weekend helped get over an a past gf many years ago. -- nm - Walt_Disney Nov 19, 10:06
- All good choices, LMS. My list may be the same as yours. -- nm - Narrator Nov 19, 10:02
- I'll go with Heart. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 09:39
- King's Cross - mr mooch Nov 19, 09:30 1
  - good one. -- nm - mud Nov 19, 09:48
and now 4 -- (edited) - JD Nov 19, 09:20
NY Jets fire their GM, Joe Douglas. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 09:16 3
- Until the Johnson's put their team up for sale, this organization will remain a failure. -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:21 1
  - Yup -- nm - Krusty Nov 19, 09:24
- Aaron Ascendant! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 09:18
Chicago-area water pollution may be stalling the spread of invasive carp -- (link) - oblique Nov 19, 09:14
On J! yesterday, Erivo and Grande read some questions for a Wicked category and the height difference was jarring. Just how tiny is Ariana? - Bayronmax Nov 19, 09:08 5
- There’s a picture of Idina, Erivo and Ariana and Idina looks like a giant. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 10:06 3
  - You can't see most people's feet here, but Kristin is shorter than Ariana. Cynthia and Ariana look the same height? -- (link*) - ty97 Nov 19, 10:38 2
    - There's precisely 0% chance that there's a 3" difference between Idina and Ariana. - Will Hunting Nov 19, 12:05
    - (Kristin is 4'11" FWIW) -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:47
- We have tickets for the early screening tomorrow night. My daughter was already offended we're seeing it before and without her. -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 09:12
If you want to get a jump on LDB and know you're in, here's the link for the sheet -- (edited) - oblique Nov 19, 09:07 1
- Add me in as it wants me to download an ap -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 19, 10:05
LDB question, since the restaurant I went to last night was playing Christmas music. - sycor Nov 19, 08:58 8
- You're safe. Starts on US Thanksgiving. -- nm - Andie Nov 19, 09:06
- I generally abide by the rule that if I don't recognize the song as LDB, it doesn't count (unless someone else I'm with definitely does and points it - oblique Nov 19, 09:03 2
  - So by their nature, all jazz versions are safe. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 19, 09:26
  - Okay cool. I know it hadn't started yet, but it made me wonder. -- nm - sycor Nov 19, 09:10
- Has the challenge started? -- nm - JD Nov 19, 09:00 3
  - It's Thanksgiving, I thought. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 19, 09:01 2
    - Ok, then. I wondered what Sycor was describing might sound like. -- (link) - JD Nov 19, 09:04 [youtube] 1
      - There were no drums, it sounded more piano and maybe string. And the vocals were slowed. And since it was in Spanish I wasn't completely sure what I - sycor Nov 19, 10:18
Senator Geary chimes in with his thoughts on Matt Gaetz - Jovian Nov 19, 08:57 4
- Geary? -- nm - mud Nov 19, 09:24 3
  - 'Senator Geary' from The Godfather II -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:43 2
    - Or maybe "Bob Geary, former San Francisco police officer best known for his ventriloquist's dummy, Brendan O'Smarty" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 09:44 1
      - No. Senator Geary. The parallels there are the closest we will ever get to exactly what happened to Sen Graham. -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:46
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 11 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 08:56 [youtube]
Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Sec of Commerce -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 08:49 12
- six degrees - decline Nov 19, 09:08
- he wanted Treasury tho -- nm - mr mooch Nov 19, 09:04 1
  - Hulk Hogan! Imagine how cool to have money with his name on it! -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:05
- Long Commerce -- nm - budice Nov 19, 08:54
- everything will be orange! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 19, 08:52 6
  - Wonder what Linda McMahon is going to get? - Will Hunting Nov 19, 09:01 5
    - nothing? -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 19, 09:05 1
      - Not that surprising, considering she was one of the few in his cabinet who resigned after Jan 6. -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:06
    - I mean, he IS an actual sex criminal. -- nm - pmb Nov 19, 09:03 2
      - doesn't seem to matter to this administration or the US voting populace -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 19, 09:15 1
        
        Yep. The message to women is QUITE clear. Men can do what they want to whomever they want. And there is nothing you can do about it. -- nm - Jovian Nov 19, 09:20
- because of course. -- nm - mud Nov 19, 08:52
Dano, thx for the tip, hadn’t thought that far ahead. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 19, 08:46
From B2: the daughter and the $5mil trust...couple thoughts.. - Turd Ferguson Nov 19, 08:39
It's snowing in Scotland so the Gritters are out -- (link) - LMS Nov 19, 08:36 6
- how can there be 2 gritty gritty bang bangs.... -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 19, 09:10
- I think they sand the roads instead, to make them non-slippery (for sycor) -- nm* - Andie Nov 19, 08:56 1
  - That was my second guess. -- nm - sycor Nov 19, 08:57
- Is a gritter like a snowplow? -- nm - sycor Nov 19, 08:54
- Spready Mercury, lol -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 08:43 1
  - Thistle Do Icely is my favorite. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 19, 08:45

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