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I should’ve known better than to look at the weekend before Christmas, but ticket prices for the radio city Christmas spectacular are in-f*cking-sane - znufrii Nov 25, 07:06 2
- That's ridiculous. It's always a wonderful show but that's too much for a regular family to afford. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 07:08
- Yikes. It's an amazing show though. Maybe look to do the tour instead? You get to see all of Radio City and part of the show as well. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 25, 07:08
Reminder: LDB sheet here or just let me know in a reply if you're in this year. -- (link) - oblique Nov 25, 06:24 16
- Add me please? I can't on my phone -- nm - prayformojo Nov 25, 06:59 2
  - gotcha (and all the others below) -- nm* - oblique Nov 25, 07:01 1
    - Thank you! -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 07:05
- Of course! And thanks for the reminder to organize it with my group of friends -- nm - Guigue Nov 25, 06:56
- hmm, things that are blocked at work for no reason #62343463242 google sheets. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 25, 06:55
- we'll be out the day it starts and every day thereafter (wife has an all Christmas radio station going all day). -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 06:54 1
  - You'll last until lunch. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 07:04
- I'm an innie! -- nm - LMS Nov 25, 06:53
- In! -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 25, 06:51
- I'm in. Please add me. Thanks! -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 06:50
- we're in, I added the Jax's -- nm - JaxSean Nov 25, 06:49
- I'm in. I think I've got at least a two year win streak going. -- nm - Volnelk Nov 25, 06:28 3
  - You were marked out last year - oblique Nov 25, 06:29 2
    - Ohhhhh yeah. Forgot about that. Won't happen again (because it's closed). -- nm - Volnelk Nov 25, 06:32 1
      - that'll teach em! -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 06:34
- woo! -- nm - Andie Nov 25, 06:25
NFL-PHI: Philly has 4 Home games left (CAR, PIT, DAL, NYG) and 2 local road games (@BAL, @WAS) -- nm - budice Nov 25, 06:23 1
- And it's such an easy schedule. Only PIT and BAL should give them trouble - decline Nov 25, 07:00
FF: Looking good. Herbert is my guy today on both teams. BF: +35 vs. Palmer. FJS: +30 Dicker the Kicker. -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 05:54 1
- Houston's Defense is funny. gave up 32 points but scored like 23 in BF (8 sacks, 2 fumbles, 1 INT and a TD) -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 06:49
Pippy, re: Silent Patient (spoils) - Bayronmax Nov 25, 05:40
Kilbo, if you are still looking at pc builds: newgg has the i9 on sale for $255 after promo code -- (link) - decline Nov 25, 05:20 3
- thx. my build price is dropping which is good. like trying to time the stock market though :) -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 05:49 2
  - 👍 -- nm - decline Nov 25, 07:00
  - If AI is ever good for anything, this would be it -- nm - budice Nov 25, 05:54
sent my old phone back to google in a google-provided mailer to which a google provided label was affixed. of course the package is lost. great. -- nm - amanda Nov 25, 05:20 3
- Regular mail? They'll get it next spring -- nm - decline Nov 25, 05:21 2
  - no, it was UPS. UPS is like, only the shipper can file a claim. I'm like, cool, I'm the shipper. they're oh no. google is the shipper. -- nm - amanda Nov 25, 05:31 1
    - My phone to Google took a very long time for some reason, like weeks. I hope yours isn't lost and shows up soon. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 07:06
Strands #267 Yellow 1st - decline Nov 25, 05:14
Macy’s said it would delay the release of its third-quarter earnings after an investigation revealed an employee hid over $100 million of expenses -- (link) - ty97 Nov 25, 05:03 [BS] 11
- I ... I have multiple questions. - Will Hunting Nov 25, 05:24 10
  - same. the story says it was an employee with responsibility for small package delivery expenses. -- (edited) - tRuMaN Nov 25, 06:06 5
    - Check my math, but that’s still a 3% error on that expense line? Who the eff isn’t catching that? -- nm* - znufrii Nov 25, 06:19 4
      - well, I guess someone eventually did. but I am confused on how it could not have affected cash, like ok, they were booking delivery expenses that - tRuMaN Nov 25, 06:21 3
        
        Were they booking fake ones, or hiding real ones? I read it like they were hiding. -- nm - Andie Nov 25, 06:22 2
        
        the article I read said erroneous accounting accrual entries to hide expenses, so not sure. - tRuMaN Nov 25, 06:32 1
        
        Steve does a great job managing package delivery, his costs are half what the old guy did -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 06:56
  - Giant balloons ain’t cheap. -- nm - Dano Nov 25, 05:33
  - so so many questions -- nm - ty97 Nov 25, 05:30 2
    - maybe a bonus was dependent on low shipping costs? -- nm - amanda Nov 25, 05:32 1
      - yup yup is my guess -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 06:56
Connections Puzzle #533 - BYGP - prayformojo Nov 25, 04:23 2
- YBGP - mud Nov 25, 06:58
- BxYGP - decline Nov 25, 05:00
Murdle: 4:13 - prayformojo Nov 25, 04:20 1
- 1:47 - Fuzzy Nov 25, 04:27
Wordle 1,255 4/6 - prayformojo Nov 25, 04:14 2
- 5 - rollo Nov 25, 05:57
- 4 - decline Nov 25, 04:57
Bird flu found in raw milk in California -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 25, 01:32 2
- RFK will be so happy - no vaxes and he loves raw milk. great combo. -- nm - Andie Nov 25, 05:51 1
  - brain worms for everyone! -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 05:54
Tempted once again to buy a bunch of portable solar gear for black friday. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 23:41
I’m struggling a lot with “Interior Chinatown” on Hulu. - Mop🧹 Nov 24, 22:13 1
- I thought it was supposed to be like Reservation Dogs, a look at their culture from their POV -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 24, 22:22
Australia needs 383 runs from 4 wickets to beat India. it's not looking good folks. -- nm - mafic Nov 24, 21:48 6
- Is that a lot? - zunk takes things literally Nov 25, 04:38
- This could be sarcasm, for all I know. -- nm - psilotum Nov 24, 21:48 4
  - it's bad. I'm trying to come up with baseball equivalents, but they all get ridiculous. - mafic Nov 24, 22:06 3
    - It'll make a great Jomboy video if they pull off the comeback. - Krusty Nov 25, 05:54 2
      - alas, lost by 295. an absolute rout. -- nm - mafic Nov 25, 06:42 1
        
        Yeesh! This was a test cricket match I assume based on the scores. Do you watch test cricket? -- nm* - Krusty Nov 25, 06:54
Two names remaining on my Christmas list... - David Nov 24, 21:05
An almost island with nearly 100 acres on the hudson near Albany only 700k -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 24, 20:40 2
- well that sounds like a nightmare. I can see why she's been "seeking a buyer since the early 1990s" -- nm - mafic Nov 24, 20:45 1
  - It sounds like something a land conservancy should purchase -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 20:54
Bears: Reports Mike Ditka health declining, hospice care -- nm - budice Nov 24, 20:14 1
- Walter Payton’s son says this is not true -- (pic) - Trending Nov 25, 08:05 [Attachment]
Got stalked, well yesterday, got my book and interesting pasta, tire inflator and gloves, we'll see how long I can keep them -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 24, 19:18 1
- I'm glad they got there safe. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 24, 19:20
Oregon/Ohio St and Texas/Georgia could both play each other three times this season. -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 19:09 1
- People dont mind. let good football play -- nm - budice Nov 24, 20:06
Summoning an entire generation with just one note -- (link) - Dano Nov 24, 18:35 [youtube] 20
- I can name that tune in one note -- nm - Tim Nov 25, 04:15
- WHEN I WAS… -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 00:03
- Pretty on point -- nm - ty97 Nov 24, 20:07
- Yeppp. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 18:53
- Never heard it before. - znufrii Nov 24, 18:42 15
  - Nm -- nm* - Will Hunting Nov 24, 18:53
  - My Chemical Romance. Welcome to the Black Parade. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 24, 18:46 13
    - Took me a second, but... yup. This can be done with other notes, though. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 24, 18:48
    - Never heard it before. -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 18:47 11
      - Same. -- nm - Krusty Nov 24, 19:01 3
        
        This is for you. -- (link) - Mop🧹 Nov 24, 23:04 [youtube] 2
        
        I went and listened to the song and I didn't like it at all. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 04:10 1
        
        It's pretty much the Emo Music Anthem. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 25, 07:12
      - Did you have ears around 2006? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 18:53 6
        
        This is evidence #29 that I was recently entered into this Matrix from another version. - Marlowe Nov 24, 19:27 1
        
        It kinda reminded me of that song from "Go!", however. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 24, 19:33
        
        That album is currently number 361 on Rolling Stone's Greatest Albums of All Time. - con_carne Nov 24, 19:24
        
        Apparently I did not? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 24, 19:02 1
        
        I didn’t either. -- nm - kelly Nov 24, 19:02
        
        meh. -- nm - znufrii Nov 24, 18:56
My bag got mistagged and almost went to Winnipeg - Reagen Nov 24, 18:34 5
- Have you considered that maybe you're in a Guy Maddin movie? -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 18:57 4
  - Feels more Paul Thomas Anderson. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 19:07 3
    - Start stockpiling pudding! -- nm - David Nov 24, 19:12
    - Planes trains and automobiles -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 24, 19:10
    - Be on the lookout for frogs. -- nm - Dano Nov 24, 19:09
Dear Secret Stalker Claus - Dano Nov 24, 18:14
Race photos are hilarious. I am not a very photogenic runner. lol. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 24, 17:41 2
- in one I finished at the same time as a guy in a 'preventing child sexual abuse.org' tshirt. all the finish photos are me mostly blocked by him. -- nm - mafic Nov 24, 18:07
- "Who's that guy throwing up behind you?" -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 24, 17:54
The Bills can clinch the AFC East next week. They have already swept the Dolphins so a Bills win and a Dolphins loss would do it. -- nm* - Dano Nov 24, 17:31
NBC shows off Venice and Santa Monica. Meanwhile stadium is in Inglewood -- nm - budice Nov 24, 17:22 1
- When giants or 49rs played on prime time they showed downtown and not the slum n drug ravaged ghetto that was candlestick hunters point -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 24, 19:16
Josh Bobo needs seven catches over his final six games to average one catch a game. - David Nov 24, 16:24 3
- And a penalty! -- nm - VMan Nov 24, 16:26 1
  - Wait, drew a penalty, or committed a penalty? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 16:58
- Easy-peasy -- nm - psilotum Nov 24, 16:25
Talk about provocative art. Met the artist at the Native Art Market. -- (link) - psilotum Nov 24, 16:23
I just walked into one of the local Regal Cinemas for the 1st time post-Covid. I felt like I was in Times Square. Electronic billboards are blinding! - kelly Nov 24, 16:17 1
- Welcome back to the cinema! -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 00:05
Courtland Sutton 100yds 2tds -- nm - budice Nov 24, 15:54
Canada PSA: Lotto Max is $80 Million Tuesday (only 2nd time ever that high); lump sum tax free (we didn't win shit Friday) -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 24, 15:37
#5 UCLA women's basketball snaps #1 South Carolina's 43 game winning streak. 1st win ever against a #1 team for UCLA. At least we beat one SC this - jnine Nov 24, 15:27
Laughing at myself right now. When I grocery shop I buy day-old bread and the cheapest possible yogurt - - Meg Nov 24, 14:54 1
- smart. the farmers market stuff always tastes a lot better. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 24, 15:04
Finally, steamed hams closure. -- (pic) - Beryllium Nov 24, 14:53 [Attachment]
I made ice cream at my friend's house today. Life is so, so much easier with a gas stove. My custard game was flawless. Flawless. -- nm - amanda Nov 24, 14:50
I would advise none of you to ever ever fly with me - Reagen Nov 24, 14:40 6
- I'm very sorry. All my best wishes to you and your family. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 25, 06:28
- Sounds like you need to do something very Vulcan for a few days. Maybe break out a Rubik's cube? -- nm - David Nov 24, 16:06 2
  - I'm hoping to just sit with a cat for several hours. -- nm - Reagen Nov 24, 16:22 1
    - I don't know how familiar you are with kittens, but... -- nm - David Nov 24, 16:26
- Hugs -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 24, 14:55
- good lord -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 14:47
NBA: Grant Williams tore up his knee and is out for the year. Relatedly, knucklehead injuries to others declines by 89% going forward. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 14:03 3
- 8 hours. -- nm - David Nov 24, 14:06 2
  - "Alexa, play Rick Barnes Greatest March Moments." Alexa: "I'm afraid I don't know what you mean." -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 24, 14:19 1
    - 72 hours -- nm - David Nov 24, 14:43
I do believe that there might be a focus on Special Teams in DC this week. - Will Hunting Nov 24, 13:33 4
- Hilarious that I lost my Cowboys-Lions-Chiefs parlay because of the Chiefs. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 24, 15:02
- It was an F- game right up until it became an A+++ game. -- nm - David Nov 24, 13:36 1
  - Oh, every exciting play here was a failure in its own right. - Will Hunting Nov 24, 13:40
- And If I'm reading this right, DC still has like a 2 game lead for the last wild-card spot even if FSF, or Seattle or LA wins given conference record. -- nm* - Will Hunting Nov 24, 13:34
three visits from Morganna the Kissing Bandit! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 13:29 1
- and the return of Jim Brown! -- nm - rollo Nov 24, 17:22
The win probability for Dallas/Washington is a double WHEEEE! -- nm - Tim Nov 24, 13:21
Cowboy guy should of went down -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 24, 13:20 1
- Yup. That was super-dumb and selfish. -- nm - David Nov 24, 13:22
Greg Olsen bugs the crap out of me -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 13:19 2
- Weird. Me too. And I don’t know why. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 24, 14:49 1
  - arrogant smarm and vapidness? -- nm* - mud Nov 24, 14:51
holy smokes -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 13:19 2
- Nothing in this game has made sense since the lazy, bungled kick return for a TD. -- nm - David Nov 24, 13:19 1
  - whoever is writing the script for this game is *amazing* -- nm - prayformojo Nov 24, 13:21
Jayden Daniels might be touched by angels. -- nm - David Nov 24, 13:17 1
- Or not?! -- nm - David Nov 24, 13:18

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