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A lost John Ford film has reportedly been found in a Chilean warehouse -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 17:36 1
- very nice -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 18:05
I find a phone at the airport (drained). Take it to an airline counter, he takes it, that goes, wait - Reagen Nov 25, 17:32 3
- I think this is the plot of an action film. If that phone starts ringing, do NOT answer! -- nm - David Nov 25, 17:34 2
  - Man From Toronto 2 -- nm - Reagen Nov 25, 17:38 1
    - lol -- nm - Pippy Nov 25, 18:03
Oh snap! Drake Accuses UMG & Spotify of Scheme to ‘Artificially Inflate’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ - con_carne Nov 25, 17:31 6
- I was just reading this. Drake suing his own music label to claim Not Like Us wasn't as popular as it seemed is *chef's kiss*. -- nm - David Nov 25, 17:33 5
  - He can't be serious with this. He's going to get clowned and mocked so badly for this whining. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 18:25 1
    - He basically just asked for round two of a social media drubbing. It's masochistic. -- nm - David Nov 25, 18:29
  - lol didn’t he ever think and hear me out, that TALU is just a superior song?! - Pippy Nov 25, 18:08
  - I understand it is not a lawsuit yet but a pre-suit petition of some kind provided in NY state law. -- nm - con_carne Nov 25, 17:37
  - Levels of taking the L yet undiscovered -- nm - Reagen Nov 25, 17:35
The Harbaugh Bowl - WHO YOU GOT!!?? -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 17:20 7
- All I know is I'm sad watching Jim coaching the Chargers. Why did he have to hate his old team? - zunk takes things literally Nov 25, 17:30 3
  - He’s a maniac who burns through people’s capacity for bullshit. If he hadn’t started cheating during Covid, Michigan was firing him. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 25, 17:36 1
    - So? - zunk takes things literally Nov 25, 17:46
  - To be fair, he is *a lot*. The entirety of college football was chasing him with torches and pitchforks a year ago today. -- nm - David Nov 25, 17:32
- Baltimore's defense is a problem. - David Nov 25, 17:30
- Ravens even though I’m not at the game -- nm - mr mooch Nov 25, 17:24
- wavens -- nm - mud Nov 25, 17:23
day one tariffs announced (not even the ones they want to use to pay for permanent tax cuts for billionaires) -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 25, 17:14 7
- Or lumber from Canada, also just asking -- nm - Reagen Nov 25, 17:42
- Do you import a lot of food from Mexico? Asking for a friend -- nm - Reagen Nov 25, 17:34 5
  - I think one of the first price jumps we are going to see is cars and car parts. -- nm - Volnelk 🍊 Nov 25, 17:47 4
    - The last time this happened, Canada did a bunch of red state targeted retaliating tariffs, like bourbon and aluminum. And OJ was the other big one. -- nm* - Reagen Nov 25, 17:55 2
      - Canada is the major source of a particular tree used to make n95 masks. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 25, 19:20
      - It’s going to be ugly. -- nm - pmb Nov 25, 18:27
    - Buy any electronics before January. -- nm - Reagen Nov 25, 17:51
Hot Ones: Demi Moore on Thursday -- nm - budice Nov 25, 16:43
For Mafic or anyone else interested, Jomboy did a breakdown of the test cricket match between India and Australia. -- (link) - Krusty Nov 25, 16:26 [youtube] 1
- Also for mafic, I painted my nails whore red this week. Maybe not the best color for your baby. -- nm - amanda Nov 25, 16:49
If the NFL Was Scripted: Week 12 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 16:11 [youtube]
RIP Arthur Frommer -- (link) - Meg Nov 25, 16:06 3
- Star of Eurotrip! -- nm - prayformojo Nov 25, 16:29 2
  - "Europe on $5 a Day" - the bible of our time in London in the 1960s. -- nm - Meg Nov 25, 16:51 1
    - We used it for our post-college trip as well. -- nm - pmb Nov 25, 18:28
The U.K. will require electronic travel authorization starting January 8, 2025 -- (link) - ty97 Nov 25, 15:36
Airing today: WBTV’s Hurricane Helene documentary ‘The Day the Lights Went Out’ -- (link) - psilotum Nov 25, 15:35 1
- I guess this is airing in a half hour. -- nm - psilotum Nov 25, 15:35
Really should’ve decided I needed to work from the office today. - znufrii Nov 25, 15:07
Baker Mayfield suing father & brother for $12m in lost investment funds -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 25, 14:57 2
- That's gonna be an awkward Thanksgiving dinner. -- nm - David Nov 25, 15:23
- All investments involve the risk of loss -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 25, 15:00
For St prosperity, I got the covid booster as well as pneumonia shot on Saturday and it kicked my ass. 48 hours later and I'm still recovering from it -- nm - Spawn Nov 25, 14:10 5
- That pneumonia vaccine is no fucking joke. I felt like someone had injected concrete into my arm for three days. Honestly I got it because of - amanda Nov 25, 16:26 1
  - Oops. Should I have not done that? -- nm - ACME Concrete & Pharmacy Nov 25, 16:46
- short term pain, long term gain! -- nm - Andie Nov 25, 14:13
- but glad you got them! - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 25, 14:11 1
  - this! -- nm - budice Nov 25, 15:07
AI companies are thieving shitheels, episode 249 -- (link*) - mr mooch Nov 25, 14:01
the phone call where Giants GM let Saquon walk without a fight should be put in a museum -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 25, 14:00 2
- “I’ll have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia” -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 25, 14:03 1
  - Chicago driving up the price? They let Montgomery go the year before over salary. I get they're not the same player, but I don't think they've paid - zunk takes things literally Nov 25, 17:28
six more years of these hard-hitting lawyer-vetted tweets… -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 25, 13:49
anyone have a defector.com subscription that can c&p for me? -- (link) - prayformojo Nov 25, 13:42 3
- Here - Reagen Nov 25, 14:39 1
  - obliged -- nm - prayformojo Nov 25, 14:41
- Try archive.ph -- nm - David Nov 25, 14:08
I need the world to stop for like about a week so I can catch up. -- nm - Dano Nov 25, 13:35 2
- Julian Cope said it best - mr mooch Nov 25, 13:43 1
  - shut your *whore* mouth -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 13:48
Daniel Jones cleared waivers and is officially a FA. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 25, 13:34 7
- Vikings -- nm - Trending Nov 25, 13:49 4
  - Raiders? -- nm - Strongbad Nov 25, 14:07 3
    - 49ers -- nm - David Nov 25, 14:08 2
      - Ravens -- nm - samara Nov 25, 15:11
      - Rams. Stafford is a fossil -- nm* - budice Nov 25, 14:56
- Dano is also a FA -- nm - Dano Nov 25, 13:39 1
  - Dano Jones, the crossover movie -- nm - budice Nov 25, 13:46
I know there's many reasons to hate the John Travolta Santa Claus Capital One ad, but I'm digging it. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 25, 12:50 4
- i think I like the portrail of Santa in the Target ads better. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 25, 13:29 1
  - Oh, I see they're doing Hot Santa. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 25, 13:54
- Did they do a new one this year? -- nm - Spawn Nov 25, 13:04 1
  - Looks like it's the 2023 ad. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 25, 13:32
The streaming services "Black Friday" deals pretty much suck this year. Last year I got Hulu for $1 a month for 12 months. Then added D+... - Cuzzin Todd Nov 25, 12:49 9
- I would make sure to recheck next Monday as that’s Cyber Monday. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 16:48
- hulu deal will probably happen again on Wed/Thurs/Fri, thats been their annual timeframe for the $1a month dealio -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 25, 13:30 2
  - But if I just had it (cancelled it yesterday) would I be able to get it again? We'll see! - Cuzzin Todd Nov 25, 13:47 1
    - just create a second email account to use. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 25, 14:22
- Did the same with D+/Hulu stack. -- nm - budice Nov 25, 13:21
- Peacock is great for Traitors and DONDI and stuff. Glad they finally put it out there. -- nm - Jim Nov 25, 13:03 3
  - Mrs. Davis on Peacock is one of the wildest series I have seen in years. -- nm - Mop🧹 Nov 25, 14:09
  - If nothing else a Park and Rec rewatch is never a bad thing. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 25, 13:07 1
    - I’m currently working my way through a complete Below Deck rewatch. -- nm - Dano Nov 25, 13:20
Fun Fact: Christmas is in exactly one month. -- nm - Andie Nov 25, 12:48
Montreal landlord accused of shipping meth to repay fugitive ex-Olympian -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 12:33
on this date in 1987 Neal Page’s flight home to Chicago for Thanksgiving was diverted due to weather -- (link*) - mr mooch Nov 25, 11:45 2
- I'll be watching that on Thursday as usual -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 12:00 1
  - It's such a fun movie. I wish there were more good Thanksgiving movies. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 12:12
David, agreed, it's crystal ball nonsense. I was being glib mostly, though I love how their crystals balls suddenly lost all clouds. -- nm - ty97 Nov 25, 11:44 3
- personally, i'm skeptical that 42 consecutive months of job gains are sustainable for another 42 consecutive months - mr mooch Nov 25, 11:50
- Fwiw, I don’t know that their actual market predictions ever matched their macro rhetoric. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 25, 11:46 1
  - I do feel that predictions like that should come with the history of their predictions vs actuals. - ty97 Nov 25, 12:00
After 88 years, the toughest man in the whole damn universe passed on this morning - Reagen Nov 25, 11:23 39
- I’m sorry for your loss. Big hugs -- nm - Pippy Nov 25, 15:50
- all my deepest condolences & love -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 25, 15:19
- I'm so sorry -- nm - decline Nov 25, 14:05
- Condolences to you and your family. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 25, 13:34
- My deepest condolences. -- nm - Roger More Nov 25, 13:18
- Very sorry. -- nm - Spawn Nov 25, 13:04
- I'm so very sorry. I wish I could say it will ever again not hurt, but that would be a lie. (NM) - Marlowe Nov 25, 12:58
- So Sorry for your loss! -- nm - Remlik Nov 25, 12:30
- So sorry for your loss. No matter how prepared you are, you're never prepared. My thoughts are with you and your family. -- nm - pmb Nov 25, 12:26
- Sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family. Hoping happy memories keep you close. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Nov 25, 12:22
- Reagan - I am so sorry. Any chance you are flying Air Canada? - Andie Nov 25, 12:16 2
  - WJ and I happen to have lounge access through a cc, but I appreciate that immensely - Reagen Nov 25, 12:18 1
    - okay, again, so very very sorry. -- nm - Andie Nov 25, 12:19
- that sucks so bad. sorry dude! -- nm - Jim Nov 25, 12:10
- i'm really sorry to hear that. i hope you find comfort in the love you shared for so long. - colin Nov 25, 12:08
- I’m so sorry. -- nm - kelly Nov 25, 12:05
- Love you, R. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 25, 12:03
- You are stellar and we are better for knowing you as well. -- nm - Qale Nov 25, 12:02
- Really sorry to hear this. Raising a glass as soon as I clock out -- nm - prayformojo Nov 25, 12:00
- I am very sorry you and your family's loss. -- nm - Jovian Nov 25, 11:54
- Sending you my condolences and best thoughts. -- nm - Dano Nov 25, 11:49
- So sorry for your loss. Knowing it's coming doesn't make it any easier when it does. -- nm - Cuzzin Todd Nov 25, 11:47
- So very sorry. -- nm - Meg Nov 25, 11:47
- Oh, beloved. I’m so sorry. His legacy lives on through you, and you’re incredible. -- nm - David Nov 25, 11:44
- sorry my friend. -- nm - tRuMaN Nov 25, 11:43
- Very sorry for you and your family’s loss. -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 25, 11:43
- My deepest condolences to you and your family -- nm - ty97 Nov 25, 11:43
- Sorry for your loss... how about some Johnny walker n drambui -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 25, 11:39
- Condolences for you and the fam. :( -- nm - budice Nov 25, 11:36
- Sorry :( -- nm - Beryllium Nov 25, 11:35
- Sorry for your loss. My condolences to your family and you -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 25, 11:34
- My deepest condolences to you and your whole family. I'm so very sorry. -- nm - Krusty Nov 25, 11:34
- many condolences -- nm - mr mooch Nov 25, 11:29
- so so sorry. he sounds like a wonderful man -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 11:28
- Oh, man. So sorry. He sounds like an amazing dad and person to know. -- nm - Inigo Nov 25, 11:27
- So sorry for your loss. -- nm - znufrii Nov 25, 11:26
- Our condolences to you and your family -- nm - JaxSean Nov 25, 11:25 1
  - this. very hard for sure -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 25, 11:26
- so sorry -- nm - mud Nov 25, 11:25
Re: wall st. predictions, NYT should just republish this article every year -- (link) - znufrii Nov 25, 11:21
I'm mulling that "doomerism" thread on B2. I don't yet know where I stand. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 25, 11:17 13
- My outlook hinges on the "government efficiency" and "tariffs". If they truly do the things they've talked about I expect it will be nasty - oblique Nov 25, 11:26 4
  - Here's my fear, first that he'll get the benefit of all the work Biden did with the Chips Act and the IRA so that a ton of manufacturing jobs come on - pmb Nov 25, 12:35
  - Making The Trains Run On Time and All That. -- (link) - mud Nov 25, 11:31 [BS]
  - i think he could drive the economy straight into a depression ditch and 75m voters would still blame it on Joe Biden or whatever new bogeyman Fox - mr mooch Nov 25, 11:28 1
    - of course. -- nm - mud Nov 25, 11:35
- On the one hand, there's a very real and arguably existential threat to America... but on the other hand, everything is in a holding pattern for now. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 25, 11:21 7
  - And on another hand, sometimes darkly ironic hyperbole can be appropriate in context because black humor is a coping mechanism. -- (edited) - znufrii Nov 25, 11:24 6
    - Fair enough. As I say, I'm a bit frayed right now - Reagen Nov 25, 11:29 5
      - See? I'm feeling the same way about the ease of destroying the world. nm - Jim Nov 25, 12:10 3
        
        I felt that way 8 years ago. They've planned for it this time. I'm still hoping that someone will step up, that enough roadblocks can be created - pmb Nov 25, 12:24 2
        
        billionaires = oligarchs -- nm - oblique Nov 25, 12:27 1
        
        Yep. It's very much falling into an oligarchy. -- nm - pmb Nov 25, 12:36
      - No worries. You and your family are in my thoughts. -- nm - znufrii Nov 25, 11:32
LOL, my DTL Gang Who Can't Shoot Straight just hung 113 on a top 40 team. I love the game engine. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 25, 11:12 3
- Did you change to uptempo? -- nm - David Nov 25, 12:13 1
  - I did. Opponent was playing Fast too, so it was a 113-98 affair. -- nm - Bayronmax Nov 25, 15:38
- Whoops, inadvertent DTLroll. DTroll? -- nm* - Bayronmax Nov 25, 11:13

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