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Most all black plastic kitchen utensils are contaminated with fire retardant chemicals as they are recycled computer parts -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 26, 17:57
Russians raiding college dorms to frog March men to the recruitment office. -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 26, 17:52
Wobbly Cat goodness on Bluesky -- (link) - budice Nov 26, 17:50 [BS]
BlueSky may be inundated with new users making moderation difficult, but they are still responding. A so-called Minor Attracted Person... -- (edited) - Qale Nov 26, 17:12 4
- Eep. Keep that trash in Elon's house, where it belongs -- nm - Beryllium Nov 26, 17:47 2
  - I mean, it doesn't belong there either. But when you remove or don't even have the team to stop them, it will fester. See also: Roblox, Kik, etc. -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 18:05
  - (Good work on the safety team's part) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 26, 17:48
- Good news -- nm - Pippy Nov 26, 17:37
We maybe know who DB Cooper was -- (link) - Reagen Nov 26, 16:45 7
- Treat Williams! -- nm - mud Nov 26, 17:36
- I don’t care if he is or isn’t. But can we please get a biopic of him anyhow? -- nm - Will Hunting Nov 26, 16:55 3
  - We played this movie at the ATL Film Festival years ago. It's available to rent on Prime - really arty though so likely not what you're looking for. -- (link) - Dano Nov 26, 17:19
  - This is wild. Dude was piloting a National Guard chopper in the manhunt for the hijacking he *did* do after the DB Cooper case. - Will Hunting Nov 26, 16:58 1
    - Into the Cooperverse -- nm - mr mooch Nov 26, 17:08
- Jimmy James. -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 16:48
- Tommy Wiseau? -- nm - Tim Nov 26, 16:47
Probably not a great Father’s Day gift though. -- (pic) - Will Hunting Nov 26, 16:31 [Attachment]
From spoiler - Remlik Nov 26, 16:12 2
- I have a spoiler question about season 3 of From - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 16:37 1
  - I'm not sure to be honest -- nm - Remlik Nov 26, 17:01
Squid Game Season 2 Trailer -- (link) - Dano Nov 26, 16:10 [youtube]
Seeing Wicked with the kids (second viewing for me and my wife). Biggest screen in the place. No empty seats. -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 16:09 1
- Kelly was struggling getting 2 tickets in through the weekend. - Will Hunting Nov 26, 16:37
Animal rights extremist captured in Wales after 20 years on the run for 2 pipe bombs. -- (link) - zeitgeist Nov 26, 15:43
Dan Rather's wife has passed away. RIP (from FB) -- (edited) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 15:36
Serial killer Paul Bernardo denied parole for a third time (4th time's the charm!) -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 14:40 1
- fun fact: I used to live across the street from Karla Homolka, in that my university residence was across the street from the women’s prison. -- nm - mafic Nov 26, 15:49
Georgia wouldn't vote for Kamala but they'll definitely take that $6.6b in Rivian money Biden's sending out -- (link) - mr mooch Nov 26, 14:40 1
- Assuming Trump doesn't try to claw it back. -- nm - Strongbad Nov 26, 14:51
Trump threatens 25% tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada. - Mop🧹 Nov 26, 14:31 8
- one day someone will tell him he should be doing EXPORT tariffs. not import tariffs. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 26, 14:43
- Is that the method he used last time? -- nm - . Nov 26, 14:41
- So, bluffing it is? -- (link) - Reagen Nov 26, 14:35 4
  - Even though they're a bad idea, if he doesn't impose the tariffs he should be attacked for breaking a campaign promise. -- nm - Dano Nov 26, 14:44 3
    - I could be wrong - Strongbad Nov 26, 14:53 1
      - He contradicts himself constantly and people sanesplain. Oh, it’s a threat; nope, day 1; oh 10%; nope 20% maybe 2000 for luxury cars; oh, - VMan Nov 26, 15:23
    - But he also promised cheaper food. -- nm - . Nov 26, 14:45
- oil would likely be a better return -- nm - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 14:32
Spines is a new startup that hopes to steal lots of vanity press money by charging hopeful authors to have their books edited, formatted, all by AI. - Qale Nov 26, 14:30 8
- this feels appropriate. -- (link) - mafic Nov 26, 17:49 [BS]
- fuck them -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 14:43 6
  - Lulu is still my self-publisher of choice since my Amazon boycott. -- nm* - Qale Nov 26, 14:44 2
    - On a scale of one to 10, how user friendly is this service? - Pippy Nov 26, 17:03 1
      - I haven't actually published anything since 2011, so I'm not really able to say. I also don't recommend anyone follow my Amazon boycott... - Qale Nov 26, 18:07
  - hard -- nm - prayformojo Nov 26, 14:43 1
    - With extreme prejudice. -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 15:43
  - word -- nm - Beaker 🍻 Nov 26, 14:43
I'm not surprised, but that doesn't make me any happier that my company has jumped on the train of capitulation to the hard right. - Qale Nov 26, 14:08 11
- Very, very disappointing. I agree. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 14:44 1
  - Absolutely. They are but a means to an end for me personally. I wear my Pride necklace every day and will continue no matter what. -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 14:44
- history will bury this butthole-think, and bury MAGA too -- nm* - mud Nov 26, 14:32
- The sign was there with the KC Chiefs and Butker -- nm - David Nov 26, 14:29 1
  - The company famously was behind parental advisory stickers. The systems are still coded to ask for ID for R-Rated Movies and super glue. -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 14:41
- My opinion - Strongbad Nov 26, 14:27 5
  - I know corporations are absolutely not friends. They will do literally anything to make a dollar. The problem is the implication we're going back. - Qale Nov 26, 14:39
  - I mean yes, it was pandering. But pandering by corps is how you know as a group that you've made it - Reagen Nov 26, 14:30 3
    - My store is overwhelmingly black and Latino, the latter largely non-English speaking. I am the diversity hire. What happens now? -- nm - Qale Nov 26, 14:40 1
      - You get promoted to corporate middle management. Congratulations! -- nm - znufrii Nov 26, 15:13
    - “How dare you claim to try to be including the people we’ve worked so hard to oppress?!” -- nm* - znufrii Nov 26, 14:33
Honest Trailers | The Penguin -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 13:55 [youtube]
Restored and reopened River Oaks Theater in Houston is bringing a monthly burlesque show called Sinimatic. - Qale Nov 26, 13:43
Every NFL Fan's Reaction to Week 12 -- (link) - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 13:41 [youtube] 3
- Pain and sadness is all I know - oblique Nov 26, 13:44 2
  - Hey, chin up. Your last Super Bowl game was quite possibly the best Super Bowl I've ever seen. -- nm - Spawn Nov 26, 15:19
  - It gets better (at some point) - 30 year Lions fan -- nm - VMan Nov 26, 13:51
What if you swapped names of the Star Wars movies, to reflect better what happens in them? -- (link) - Trending Nov 26, 13:32
Thanksgiving dinner is historically affordable this year -- (link) - oblique Nov 26, 12:56 2
- See? Trump's tariffs are working like a mo-fo!!! -- nm - Jim Nov 26, 12:59 1
  - He is amazing and he is not even in office yet -- nm - Jovian Nov 26, 13:03
Biden says Hezbollah/Israel have agreed to end hostilities -- (link) - oblique Nov 26, 12:54 1
- cool now declassify all the phone intercepts between Trump and Bibi -- nm - mr mooch Nov 26, 13:03
Reminder: LDB sheet is up. Add yourself or let me know here if you're in -- (link) - oblique Nov 26, 12:37 7
- In -- nm - . Nov 26, 14:04
- In -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 26, 13:41
- Come they told me Pa rum pum pum pum -- nm - budice Nov 26, 12:47 1
  - Come they told me Padam, Padam -- nm - Kylie Minogue Nov 26, 12:55
- I’m not sheets-savvy so my attempt to copy/paste the cute in/out drop down didn’t work. Maybe you could fix that. Thankuuu. - Qale Nov 26, 12:47 1
  - Interesting. Thanks. Someone must've added that but I think I fixed it -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 12:49
- One of my local radio stations went to Christmas music before Thanksgiving. - Inigo Nov 26, 12:42
Spotify Game: Queen! Queen is the 44th most listened to artist on Spotify. Can you at least name the Top 5 of the Top 10 I have? And... go! - con_carne Nov 26, 12:31 30
- Mad I missed this one. -- nm - Spawn Nov 26, 13:10 1
  - gonna cry about it? -- nm - mr mooch Nov 26, 15:54
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 13:01 4
  - #5! Nice job ST, that's the Top 5. Looks like the only song in this Top 10 that wasn't named was #10 (Hint: it made an appearance in the BR movie) -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 13:05 3
    - Killer Queen? -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 13:16 2
      - Already named at #7 -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 13:18 1
        
        D'oh -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 13:18
- Hmm. I think we're still missing #5 -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 12:50 4
  - Correct, #5 has yet to be named. Having trouble thinking of a hint that don't give away too much. -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:55 3
    - Bicycle Race? -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 12:57 2
      - No -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 13:00
      - Ching Ching -- nm - Jim Nov 26, 12:58
- If Princes of the Universe isn't on there, we've failed as a people. -- nm - David Nov 26, 12:42 2
  - TIL a soundtrack was never actually released, except for possibly the symphonic score. -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:54
  - A Kind of Magic has a special place in my heart -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 12:44
- Don't Stop Me Now -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 12:41 4
  - (My favorite Queen song) -- nm - kelly Nov 26, 13:13
  - Flash! Ahhhhhhhhh! - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 12:44 1
    - Nope -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:53
  - #1! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:44
- Somebody to Love -- nm - Jim Nov 26, 12:40 1
  - #8! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:43
- Bohemian Rhapsody, Fat Bottomed Girls, We Will Rock You, Under Pressure, We Are The Champions, Another One Bits the Dust (yes, that 6) -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 12:35 1
  - #3, n/a, #6, #4, #9, #2. -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:42
- Taylor, sabrina carpenter (thought asking for 5 most listened to, not queen songs :) ) -- nm* - Beaker 🍺 Nov 26, 12:34 2
  - ~Apateu-pateu, apateu-pateu, apateu-pateu, uh uh-huh uh-huh~ -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:40
  - *pats you on the head* -- nm - oblique Nov 26, 12:38
- We Are the Champions, Another One Bites the Dust, Bo Raps, Killer Queen, We Will Rock You -- nm - Roger More Nov 26, 12:34 2
  - #9, #2, #3, #7, #6! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:36
  - (better save some for the others) -- nm - Roger More Nov 26, 12:34
Travis Hunter…not a Thorpe award finalist !?! 🤬😱 -- nm - Trending Nov 26, 12:29
Crash—Sunflower, by Post Malone— -- (link) - Trending Nov 26, 12:26 1
- Thanks -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 17:25
Gibson issues cease and desist order to the owner of Trump Guitars - mud Nov 26, 12:21 1
- What else can the grifter in chief offer to sell? Donald and Son lawfirm? Our attornies will make sure you're charges never ever come to trail - zeitgeist Nov 26, 13:49
Spotify Game: AC/DC! I have the top ten songs on Spotify by AC/DC. ST, can you name at least the top 5? And... go! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:20 20
- Hells Bells -- nm - Spawn Nov 26, 13:08 1
  - #6! Oh, in case I didn't mention it, the Top 5 has successfully been named. Great job ST! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 13:11
- Moneytalks, which is their biggest US chart hit, weirdly. -- nm - Tim Nov 26, 13:08 1
  - Tee hee, the cover of the UK single is amusing -- (link) - con_carne Nov 26, 14:06 [Image]
- Shoot to Thrill, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, TNT, It's a Long Way to the Top -- nm - Roger More Nov 26, 12:26 10
  - #7, #8, #5!, #9. ST, you slayed this quiz! Looks like the only songs that weren't named were #10 and #6. Good job! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:29 9
    - For Those About to Rock and Whole Lotta Rosie -- nm - Roger More Nov 26, 12:32 8
      - No and no. Hints: #6 is a stone cold classic and a centerpiece of their live shows. #10 is a latter day song. -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:34 7
        
        Rock n Roll Train - Spawn Nov 26, 13:19 6
        
        #10! That's the entire Top 10 named. Great job ST! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 13:21
        
        The Show Must Go On? -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 13:21 4
        
        (whoops I was still on Queen) - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 13:23
        
        I would pay good money to see AC/DC cover Queen! - Spawn Nov 26, 13:22 2
        
        how about a bit of Metallica -- (link) - mud Nov 26, 15:39 [youtube]
        
        SOME money. -- nm - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 13:23
- (Today I learned they are the 113th most listened to artist on the platform, which surprised me. And... go.) -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:21
- You Shook Me All Night Long, Back in Black, Thunderstruck -- nm - Jim Nov 26, 12:20 3
  - Highway to Hell -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 12:22 1
    - #1! -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:23
  - #4, #3, #2! Nice -- nm - con_carne Nov 26, 12:22
Abbott reinstalled the deadly razor wire bouys in the the river ... -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 26, 12:14
Thanks Jax, thanks Spawn. I'm trying to decide if I should save for a spot on the blue turf when they come to Boise next summer. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 12:09 1
- Not my thing, but I have mad respect for both of them. -- nm - Spawn Nov 26, 13:15
ty97, speaking of milking that Broadway tour money, I intend on seeing Wicked in April :). I just saw Clue on Sunday - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 12:08 5
- The ads for the road show here in Seattle are as constant as Shen Yun -- nm - zeitgeist Nov 26, 12:15 4
  - I got a look at the prices they wanted for Shen Yun in Boise and decided to take a pass. Now I see some allegations in NYT, I'm glad I did. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 12:18 3
    - I used to deal with them on advertising. I believe every allegation and more. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 12:23 2
      - Okay then...I guess I hope you still have yours. :) -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 12:24 1
        
        Eeeeeeeeeek... pretty sure I tossed multiples. - Dark Callisto 🦊 Nov 26, 12:47
College Basketball Acrisure Series begins on HBO -- (link*) - Remlik Nov 26, 12:07 3
- I love a good tournament but I feel bad for the kids that are playing on Thanksgiving or near it as they won't get to be with their families. - Krusty Nov 26, 12:14 2
  - Most college kids would not mind missing a Thanksgiving with their family. - Spawn Nov 26, 13:12 1
    - Good luck!! - Krusty Nov 26, 14:12
Somebody save me, let your warm hands break right through. -- nm - Spawn Nov 26, 12:05 1
- That Jelly Roll song is really good. -- nm - crash davis 😺 Nov 26, 12:08

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