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07-04-2022, 09:18 AM | #23352 |
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07-04-2022, 11:40 AM | #23353 |
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Cinema has now been around long enough that you can have sexual fantasies about the same movie actresses that your grandfather did.
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07-04-2022, 02:07 PM | #23354 |
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07-04-2022, 03:25 PM | #23355 |
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It's so different and beautiful. But it would be very hard for a foreigner to make that move. That's the way they like it, and I can't blame them. Editing: I wanted to add my favorite new cocktail of sorts. I've heard it called an Icelandic Martini, but I don't know if it has any connection to Iceland. Four parts Grey Goose Vodka, two parts espresso, one part simple syrup. Then watch the sun rise (or sort-of rise). Last edited by Solecismic : 07-04-2022 at 03:39 PM. |
07-04-2022, 07:50 PM | #23356 |
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That Darth Vader protester was lucky that Joey Chestnut didn’t snap their neck.
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07-05-2022, 12:54 PM | #23357 |
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07-05-2022, 01:03 PM | #23358 |
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I don't care about Meredith and her damned farm.
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07-05-2022, 08:16 PM | #23359 |
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07-06-2022, 03:06 AM | #23360 |
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The offspring has been playing an online multiplayer game lately (Valorant) here in the batcave. And over the past few days, I realized something: I don't really hear players reacting to girls in the game the way I used to hear it*.
I asked him about that, he noted that a) it's less common on PC as opposed to consoles and b) that by & large I'm not wrong. That the online universe is now MUCH ... kinder & gentler ... than it was maybe 10-12 years ago. I don't play much online multi where chat is involved (even passively) so that evolution was one that I really hadn't noticed until now. Just found it interesting {shrug} *I rarely heard anything horribly out of line over the years -- and gamer girls could generally give better than they got honestly -- but there was certainly no shortage of painfully awkward attempts to flirt. Put me solidly in the camp of "Kids today would never survive an MW2 lobby from back in the day" And of the hundreds upon thousands of hours I played some of those games, I still never heard a more adept trashtalker than a 10 year old British kid we stumbled across around dawn (U.S.) one Sunday morning. That kid is a legend here in the batcave. We suspect he may have been the model for Cuno from Disco Elysium
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07-06-2022, 07:56 AM | #23361 |
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YouTube ads (not ads on YouTube, ads FOR YouTube). Keep seeing her and that redhead with the huge glasses and the face of a 14yo.
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07-06-2022, 10:22 AM | #23362 |
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When you said the Offspring I thought you were talking about the band.
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07-06-2022, 11:49 AM | #23363 |
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Me too.
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07-06-2022, 01:35 PM | #23364 | |
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I was never a big online gamer so I don't know anything about how it used to be there. Here are my observation from watching my youngest play games online on consoles mostly. 1. Kids ARE kinder and gentler in general today compared to 10 to 12 years ago. I am not saying they are kind or gentle. Just that they are not as bad as the spawns of the devil that were teenagers around the turn of the century. 2. There are not a whole lot of random players in many of the multiplayer games I see them playing. More often than not, people are creating rooms to play with family members, classmates, sisters of teammates, girls who also play sports etc. and only conversing with those people. Even if it is someone they have never seen in person, they have interaction with that person via social media, FaceTime, text etc. If someone is unknown to most of the group, they are only there because they have been vouched for by someone they know. 3. Given what I said in 2., my guess is that it is not nearly as shocking to hear a girl's voice or interact with a girl while playing games online as it was 10-12 years ago. 4. RE: your comments about how the gamer girls could generally give better than they got. I feel like this gap has widened. The boys are pretty much limited to saying someone is a bitch or something similarly lame. The girls are precise, ruthless, strategic, and creative with their trash talk.
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07-06-2022, 02:36 PM | #23365 | ||
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Probably 98% of what the kid plays here now is random lobbies, so I do get a different slice of that (while has a few friends that play some of the various sports titles, I don't think he knows anybody else that plays Valorant) Quote:
Literally the only trash talk I hear now targets "smurfing" and that's maybe one or two games out of a week. And because of that, gender really isn't a factor
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07-06-2022, 03:02 PM | #23366 | |
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That makes sense, then. I haven't seen a YouTube ad in...forever? My ad blockers filter all of the ads out. Not totally true. I see them when my kid watches YouTube on the TV in the family room. But I'm so numbed by learning things I never wanted to know about Minecraft that I probably couldn't tell you where the ads start and the "programming" ends. |
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07-06-2022, 04:07 PM | #23367 |
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These are on FB/Twitter. So, posts essentially. On my computer yeah, usually don't get ads on YT itself. On my phone OTOH...
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07-07-2022, 12:25 AM | #23368 |
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I saw something mentioned about brown sauce, a staple in British and Irish households. I couldn't remember if I had tried it before but then saw it (HP sauce) on sale at my local supermarket. I thought that it might pair well with my weekly bacon and egg sandwich of a Saturday morning (post hangover).
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07-07-2022, 02:40 AM | #23369 |
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I had a shepherd's pie at an "irish pub" in indy. It was FULL of salty brown sauce. Disgusting shit
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07-07-2022, 12:16 PM | #23370 |
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DISA can go straight to hell. They're making my life at work a nightmare. If you don't know who DISA is you're better for it. If you do and you're caught in the O365 migration I'm sorry. I hope things don't suck for you as it does for me right now.
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07-07-2022, 12:46 PM | #23371 | |
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This wasn't 9 Irish, was it? I've eaten at the ones in Lafayette/West Lafayette a number of times and have never had an issue with their food. (Their base is more Guinness than "brown sauce" really.)
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07-07-2022, 03:59 PM | #23372 | |
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07-07-2022, 06:34 PM | #23373 |
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My cousin just busted in the WSOP on day 2. Went all in after getting pairs of Qs and 10s after the flop. River card was a Jack. He loses to pairs of Aces and Jacks.
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07-07-2022, 07:39 PM | #23374 |
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07-07-2022, 09:02 PM | #23375 |
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07-07-2022, 09:16 PM | #23376 |
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Benny Hill theme tune is now being played in Westminster - at Hugh Grant's request | indy100
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07-07-2022, 10:07 PM | #23377 | |
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Starting to work out seriously and joined a strength-fitness program. Enjoying it but not able to keep up with others (yet) with the circuit training and reps/sets. But I'll get there. 3x a week so far but want to get to 4x a week.
Learn that chocolate milk is pretty good as a recovery drink (vs. the fancy stuff). Also read about protein intake ... so 180lb guy needs to eat 90 to 144 grams of protein for each day of training. Quote:
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07-08-2022, 02:16 PM | #23378 |
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Don't want to ruin the Biden thread so putting it here.
Based on those are the agreed upon definitions, people are proud to rail against that?
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07-11-2022, 11:40 AM | #23379 |
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Police bust a fake cricket league created to scam Russian gamblers.
India: Police rumble fake 'IPL' cricket league
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07-11-2022, 12:32 PM | #23380 | |
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That story is pretty awesome. I kindof want more details. SI
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07-11-2022, 12:41 PM | #23381 |
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I've never seen a cricket match and even I can see this is fake.
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07-12-2022, 11:59 AM | #23382 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Amazon offended me.
I got my Prime Day email with about a half-dozen general deals, and then at the bottom it said, "Deals for you" and linked to a waterproof vinyl tablecloth.
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07-12-2022, 01:11 PM | #23383 |
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How much was it?
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07-12-2022, 01:15 PM | #23384 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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$15.99 - $4 off! What a deal!
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07-12-2022, 01:15 PM | #23385 | |
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Which camp is more likely to be the home of the snitch? A) A jilted member of the scammers B) A losing gambler C) The real IPL
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"The blind soldier fought for me in this war. The least I can do now is fight for him. I have eyes. He hasnt. I have a voice on the radio, he hasnt. I was born a white man. And until a colored man is a full citizen, like me, I havent the leisure to enjoy the freedom that colored man risked his life to maintain for me. I dont own what I have until he owns an equal share of it. Until somebody beats me and blinds me, I am in his debt."- Orson Welles August 11, 1946 |
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07-12-2022, 06:53 PM | #23386 |
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Got a used Magic Keyboard for $155 and Hynix 1TB nvme SSD for $85.
Think I'm done for the day. |
07-12-2022, 07:28 PM | #23387 | |
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07-13-2022, 01:29 AM | #23388 |
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Prime Day did not excite me at all. Saw nothing I wanted to get.
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07-13-2022, 05:49 AM | #23389 | |
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I had no idea there existed this relic. When the Dan Brown stuff was all the rage, I would have thought I'd read about this also.
Would be cool if this was "real". Should send some of the blood to 23andme etc. and see who is related to it. Art Detective Says Clueless Thief Who Stole âJesusâ Bloodâ Freaked When He Found Out – DNyuz Quote:
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07-13-2022, 07:08 AM | #23390 |
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07-13-2022, 10:05 AM | #23391 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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FYI, if you have Chase Rewards and are eligible for the promotion, you can get 50% off (up to $15 off) of eligible Amazon-shipped items today. You just need to add the promotion to your account (there's a web page you can search to do this) and pay for your items with at least 1 Chase Reward point.
I bought a box of pens and 12 razor cartridge refills for 1 point and $22 after the $15 savings. Not a major deal but cool for getting a small purchase pretty cheap.
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07-13-2022, 09:12 PM | #23392 |
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Weis Roasted Red Pepper Feta Dip is so, so good; it's like Pimento Cheese After Dark.
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07-13-2022, 11:16 PM | #23393 |
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That Munsters trailer is something else.
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07-14-2022, 07:12 AM | #23394 |
This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
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Apparently I missed the date that I reached the Brimley/Cocoon line by just over 2 months. It would have been about May 10th.
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07-14-2022, 07:41 AM | #23395 |
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Another Gen X bites the dust. Join the club.
But remember, its not your chronological age, it's your biological age You'll be getting your AARP welcome, join the club letter soon. I still toss them unopened into the trashed. |
07-14-2022, 09:23 AM | #23396 | |
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Subway’s Major Sandwich Giveaway Was a Huge Disappointment, Customers Say
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Ok, so I went into Subway the other day (my first choice of lunch place was closed). And this new line up they have seems just like their old sandwiches except you can't customize them and they jacked the prices up. Isn't customization kind of the thing subway had going for it? I want to be able to choose my veggies and my sauce d*** it! They still had their old menu(and general prices) but for how long? ETA: The old menu is still customizable but I have no idea what they're thinking with this new menu.
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07-14-2022, 09:30 AM | #23397 |
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Wait? Subway is getting rid of the customization? What's the point?
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07-14-2022, 09:36 AM | #23398 | ||
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It sounds like it's supposed to work pretty much like other fast food joints -- think BK or McD -- where there's a baseline and then you can customize If you can't make changes then you've probably got an extra shitty franchisee in your area
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07-14-2022, 09:38 AM | #23399 | |
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I edited my post. The old menu is still customizable. (And I guess the new menu is too)
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07-14-2022, 09:43 AM | #23400 |
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This seems like a mobile ordering decision more than anything. In person, it's easier to just look at what is in front of you and tell the person what you want on it. On an app, it's easier to have the options pre-stocked and then remove/add what you need (speaking at least from experience ordering Taco Bell, DD, CFA).
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