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Next month Queer Eye premiere a new Fab Five member in its 9th(!) season on Netflix. -- (link) - Qale Nov 20, 15:12 1
- 💜 -- nm - Trending Nov 20, 15:14
I went through the "10 items or fewer" self-checkout with 11 items. I am such a scofflaw. - Bayronmax Nov 20, 15:07 2
- When I run the self-check lanes, I don't enforce it unless it's obviously egregious. Like full-cart egregious. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 15:13
- I see Self checkout as unlimited— -- nm - Trending Nov 20, 15:11
Speaking of Peloton (at least I did), one of the running instructors just today completed the Great World Race. 7 marathons, 7 continents in 7 days. -- (edited) - pmb Nov 20, 15:06
Do you like the McRib? Do you wish you could just buy a half-gallon jug of the sauce? Watch this space. -- (link) - Qale Nov 20, 14:49 6
- Where else could I get a bunch of sugary BBQ sauce, other than every other BBQ sauce? -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 15:28
- I'm intrigued. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 20, 15:18
- I did. But I no longer will eat McDonalds after they endorsed the fascist. -- (edited) - Jovian Nov 20, 14:52 1
  - It’s not for eatin’, son. -- nm - znufrii Nov 20, 15:01
- no. no. ok. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 20, 14:52
- Yes. No. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:50
Coachella 2025 Complete Lineup just dropped -- (pic) - budice Nov 20, 14:32 [Attachment] 6
- 39 -- nm - Dano Nov 20, 16:08
- Not a lot here I would want to see, but that's a VERY strong lineup. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 20, 15:05
- Oooo.. Missy Elliott, The Go-Go's, Mariana, Green Day vs Charli vs The Misfits is gonna be a tough choice to finish Sat - JD Nov 20, 14:45
- 28 -- nm - pmb Nov 20, 14:40 1
  - Missed it by one! 27. New recommendations: Sara Landry, d4vd, The Dare, The Beaches. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 14:54
- 17 -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 20, 14:37
VF: “When he was 42, Cormac McCarthy fell in love with a 16-year-old girl he met by a motel pool.” -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 20, 14:31 2
- That's Jerry Lee Lewis music -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:03
- I once fell in love with a 15 year old girl by a hotel pool. - Jovian Nov 20, 14:48
Houston Vietnamese restaurant loses location it'd been at since 1982 due to I-45 relocation. - Qale Nov 20, 14:20
"Help name canada's first lunar rover" - I am considering submitting "Mike, from Canmore" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 14:19 12
- It's Guy. You know It's Guy. There's no other right answer. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 20, 15:08
- London - Reagen Nov 20, 15:08 1
  - Robo Hobo -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 15:20
- Really confuse people - The Irish Rover. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:53 1
  - Hah, nice -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 14:59
- Triumph. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:30 4
  - Saga. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 14:42 1
    - That’s like a concert tee Hank would’ve worn. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:48
  - That is an excellent idea. - Qale Nov 20, 14:33 1
    - Thought of that. How about Guess Who? -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:39
- Zap Rowsdower -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 14:22
- heh -- nm - Andie Nov 20, 14:20
The Rock on-set for Live-Action Moana - budice Nov 20, 14:17 [Attachment] 1
- Oh yeah. That works. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 20, 15:06
bitch. -- (link) - mud Nov 20, 14:15 [BS] 4
- wait, she's not trans herself? -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 16:05
- this is a woman who needs to be punched right in the face - Jovian Nov 20, 15:01 1
  - let’s not go there—but everyone peddling in hate and hateful rhetoric, like her, deserve karmic punishment. That kind of darkness marks you and every - Trending Nov 20, 15:09
- Another down the rabbit-hole MAGA person. Too much grift to be had? Too much adulation for extreme views? I don't know which but we sure have seen - pmb Nov 20, 14:18
Pippy. -- nm* - Groiny SI Nov 20, 14:12 3
- LOLOLOL -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 14:14 1
  - Damn autocorrect. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:15
- Oops. Wrong spot. Go ahead with the that’s what she said comeback. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:13
ST exercise poll: what is your favorite exercise or gym machine? will take creative answers as well. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 14:09 23
- Rowing machine -- nm - Trending Nov 20, 14:56
- Pickleball 2-3 times a week. When I used to gym I liked the elliptical, but eventually I moved to the treadmill. For weight machines the - rollo Nov 20, 14:31
- Elliptical, pull down (chin up?) Ab, leg, shrug -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 20, 14:29
- Never touch the stuff. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 20, 14:27
- rowing machine. I have one at home (a small hydraulic one) and use it 3-4 times a week -- nm - decline Nov 20, 14:25 1
  - I've considered getting one, but i think it would just collect dust -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 14:27
- starting last Jan. or Feb.: daily walking up and down the steps going under the bridge outside. ~300 total. -- (edited) - mud Nov 20, 14:22
- by creative, did you want someone to say hot sweaty sex? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 20, 14:21
- no favorite. I hate to exercise. but I must because of age/medical stuff. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 20, 14:21
- Elyptical. so much, I want to marry it. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 14:19
- Peloton bike by a good bit. -- nm - pmb Nov 20, 14:16
- Favorite is a very strong word for my relationship with the gym, but what I spend the most time doing is the elyptical. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 14:16
- Treadmill is pretty much it. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 20, 14:14
- I'll go with rows. I use gymnastics rings off my pull-up bar. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 14:14 1
  - If you just mean machines I've got nothing as I do bodyweight fitness at home. No machines required. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 14:17
- Presumibly it'd be the gym boys in the steam room if I actually went. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 14:13
- Rowing machine. Ebike. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 14:12
- The cliff climber since I've never been a pull-up guy -- nm - con_carne Nov 20, 14:11 3
  - I hate doing pullups but they're probably the exercise I feel like I get the most results from doing. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 14:19 2
    - I'm realizing I could be using a weight machine to do the pull-up motion, but the climber is more "fun" and seems relevant to volleyball. -- nm - con_carne Nov 20, 14:28 1
      - If it's "fun" and gets you exercising then it's a good machine. With volleyball it's about the legs and core. - Krusty Nov 20, 14:35
- swimmin laps -- nm - mr mooch Nov 20, 14:10 1
  - This. I wish I could swim daily. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 14:12
There are around 600,000 undocumented folks here in the Houston area. Deporting them all would destroy the city. - Qale Nov 20, 14:06 9
- But think of all the affordable housing and all the jobs! -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 20, 15:07
- None of us will be eating U.S. grown fruit and vegetables unless we grown them ourselves. -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 14:31 3
  - Which is ironic because the one person I know who voted for Trump runs his family’s produce store. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 20, 14:35
  - We won't be eating much South American imported fruit either. That's all processed by the same folks upon entry into the US. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 14:34 1
    - I will also be 20% more expensive, anyway. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 14:37
- Dispite assumptions otherwise, Houston is not really a 'sanctuary city.' - Qale Nov 20, 14:10
- …and? -- nm - MAGAworld, probably Nov 20, 14:06 2
  - Lib sheethole, am I right. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 14:09 1
    - Harris County shifted just under 8% to the right between 2020 and 2024 Presidential Elections. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 14:12
the highest rated 1966 Green Hornet Captain Action figure/box/costume/etc. sold earlier today for $40k. inc. BP. -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 20, 14:01 1
- crazy -- nm - budice Nov 20, 14:03
Lyc race day weather update - znufrii Nov 20, 13:56 2
- eek! good warm thoughts. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 13:59 1
  - Cold weather running is…not my favorite. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 20, 14:04
Daniel Craig & Luca Guadagnino Eyeing Post ‘Queer’ Reteam In DC Studios’ ‘Sgt. Rock’ -- (link) - Remlik Nov 20, 13:47 2
- This is so far into the left field it's actually coming from the right. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 20, 14:14 1
  - Horseshoe Theory! -- nm - mud Nov 20, 14:15
Post Malone, Lady Gaga & Green Day to headline Coachella 2025 -- nm - budice Nov 20, 13:40 4
- Saw Green Day at the Rose Bowl during their 21st Century Breakdown tour, they still got it. - con_carne Nov 20, 14:06 2
  - Though a lot could've happened in uh, count fingers....some toes..15 years? - JD Nov 20, 14:15 1
    - Agree. This summer was my 3rd time seeing them and they were at their best. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 20, 14:29
- It's a start 8-) If that's true, I might actually make an effort to go to all three headlining sets - JD Nov 20, 13:49
Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have moved to rural England and the couple plans to never return to the United States. Cuz the 45. -- nm - budice Nov 20, 13:38 14
- I was just reading an article on how to move to the UK. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 20, 14:08 2
  - My daughter would love to move there, but yeah, it's hard. -- nm - pmb Nov 20, 14:23
  - If the UK sees an opportunity to attract educated, high-skilled people who can easily assimilate, they'll make it easier for those people. - Roger More Nov 20, 14:17
- I bet more celebs leave, they just won't be advertising it. -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 14:00
- here's an article on it. she bought a house in the Cotswold's 5 years ago. -- (link) - Peglegpete Nov 20, 13:55 1
  - Yep, sounds like they were preparing for it if he'd won the 2020 election. -- nm - Meg Nov 20, 14:08
- I'm curious as to the actual logistics of this. Are either of them English citizens? I guess money can buy you whatever but it isn't typically just a - oblique Nov 20, 13:51 4
  - Portia's an Aussie so Commonwealth? -- nm - mr mooch Nov 20, 13:54 3
    - Only if parents/grandparents were born in the UK. The UK ended its visa program for high net worth individuals a couple of years ago - Roger More Nov 20, 14:01
    - interesting -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 14:00
    - Yes. I have right of abode in the UK. -- nm - Reagen Nov 20, 13:58
- They're going to start a rival farm show to go against Jeremy Clarkson. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 13:49
- Bullying staff and happy dancing pays good $$$ -- nm - Trending Nov 20, 13:47
- well . . . bye -- nm - mr mooch Nov 20, 13:41
Humble Bundle: Sid Meier Collection - Civs + more -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 13:27 1
- Humble Choice: WH Darktime, Persona 4 Golden -- nm - budice Nov 20, 13:30
So…guy on IG has a video about Marilyn Monroe faking her death and becoming…Andy Warhol…and I’m dumb(er) for watching it— -- (edited) - Trending Nov 20, 13:21
Fetterman gets it -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 20, 13:20
Weather - One of those Bomb-Cyclone thingies off WAS-ORE coast -- (link) - budice Nov 20, 13:07 [BS] 2
- We're getting a dusting of snow tonight it looks like -- nm - oblique Nov 20, 13:21
- I'm supposed to get rain from it sunday. but if it's early, it may be here during the F1 race saturday night. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 20, 13:19
Grifter gonna grift -- (link) - oblique Nov 20, 12:54 [BS] 9
- guess we're not even gonna pretend he should divest his businesses before taking the oath again this time around? -- nm - mr mooch Nov 20, 13:36 4
  - no we are not. no one cares -- nm - Pippy aka Desparada Nov 20, 13:37 3
    - many people care. -- nm - mr mooch Nov 20, 13:41 2
      - let me rephrase what znu below me said: Nobody gives a F**K -- nm - Jovian Nov 20, 14:50
      - No one* cares - znufrii Nov 20, 13:42
- lolz @ 'some are signed' - Jovian Nov 20, 13:35
- Forbes too! -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 13:20
- "This machine generates money for fascists" -- nm - Beryllium Nov 20, 13:12
- Not gonna it took me a minute to realize what the [BS] tag was for and I was like, dang calling out kilbo for some bullshit, huh? -- nm - sycor Nov 20, 13:08
Was binging Rome last night, as HBO was running marathon. Man what a great show. But man it made me sad with Stevenson having passed last year. -- nm* - Jovian Nov 20, 12:52
Dances With Wolves is a classic. fight me. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 20, 12:24 16
- LIR that video is absolutely my algorithm, but it moves the goal posts a fair bit. - con_carne Nov 20, 12:56
- I remember seeing the commercials when it was coming out and thinking "who would want to watch that?" - ty97 Nov 20, 12:55 2
  - It had Kevin Cosner's ass during a time when male nudity was rare. -- (edited) - Qale Nov 20, 13:20
  - It is a sad and beautiful movie. -- nm - Jovian Nov 20, 12:56
- absolutely -- nm - Jovian Nov 20, 12:49
- I don’t think a movie can be called a classic if it’s ultimately not re-watchable/doesn’t have people want to rewatch regularly -- nm - Trending Nov 20, 12:36 2
  - counterpoint: Schindler's List is undeniably a classic -- nm - Roger More Nov 20, 12:48 1
    - Right. Re-watchability gives cult status. That's important, but something different than all-time canon. You could say these are two different canons. -- nm - con_carne Nov 20, 14:01
- I won't fight you but Goodfellas and Scorsese were robbed. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 12:28 3
  - also absolutely -- nm - Jovian Nov 20, 12:50
  - Both of these things can be true. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 12:30 1
    - For sure. That's why I won't fight him. He's right, it's a classic. -- nm - Krusty Nov 20, 12:36
- It's the better acted, better version of Avatar. -- nm - Inigo Nov 20, 12:27 1
  - but with 75% more White Savior -- nm - mr mooch Nov 20, 13:16
- no -- nm - mud Nov 20, 12:24 1
  - Coward. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 20, 15:11
I'm not sure I ever did one before and I don't even think I have a wikipedia account but I made what might be my first edit today - oblique Nov 20, 12:22 10
- I've done a dozen or two small edits. But I did them long before I made an account. They were really small things, mostly formatting. -- nm - Qale Nov 20, 13:27
- Are you sure you didn't update Billy Volek's page before? -- nm - Dano Nov 20, 13:15
- I've done a handful of edits (less than 10) ever, on airport pages, in the destination section when airlines are starting/ending routes -- nm - ty97 Nov 20, 12:56
- The only substantive Wikipedia edit I've made was a plot correction for As I Lay Dying. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 20, 12:33
- I've done a few, can't remember what. -- nm - loosilu Nov 20, 12:30
- Can't believe it wasn't caught sooner. -- nm - VMan Nov 20, 12:26 3
  - To be fair it was just released yesterday but you'd think someone would've noticed -- nm - oblique Nov 20, 12:30
  - ::changes it back for the 312th time:: -- nm - Spawn Nov 20, 12:28 1
    - "Now Ill update Philip Rivers has 12 kids" -- nm - OCD Nov 20, 12:30
- "Well Ill show them" -- OCD -- nm - budice Nov 20, 12:24
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Nov 20, 12:17 1
- Indeed - -- (pic) - Meg Nov 20, 12:48 [Attachment]

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