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  • It's Friday night! What's for dinner?

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    jon-nycJ
    @George-K Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon (Julia Child Recipe) I didn’t even know she had an instapot. She was so ahead of her time.
  • Friday night chez Jon

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    KlausK
    That’s deep.
  • Visual: Vaccine Effect by Population, Cases, Deaths

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    Aqua LetiferA
    @lufins-dad said in Visual: Vaccine Effect by Population, Cases, Deaths: @89th said in Visual: Vaccine Effect by Population, Cases, Deaths: Would love to see this visual with the recent Omicron months added in. Anecdotally, I know WAY more friends/family who have gotten COVID in the last month. All vaccinated, so they are fine, but still... Anecdotally, I know way more friends and family that have gotten COVID in the last month. Some were vaccinated some weren’t, so all are fine because most cases are mild even before Omicron and even before the vaccine, but still… The first problem the graphic above is that there aren’t any graphics showing obesity, diabetes, etc… The second problem is that the source of the graphics are the CDC which have shown that they are perfectly willing to ignore numbers that aren’t conducive to the plan. Fair enough, but you can't discredit data by pointing to an absence of better data.
  • Racist cameras

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    LuFins DadL
    Right. Heck, why are we even spending the money for the cameras? Our phones can do the job. They can easily tell when we are exceeding the speed limit. They can just transmit that data to the police.
  • Proud Horse Moment

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    George KG
    @mik said in Proud Horse Moment: That’s a big fucking horse. Not really. He is big-barreled, but not tall. About 15 ½ hands.
  • Please Poop More

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    MikM
    @brenda said in Please Poop More: @george-k said in Please Poop More: Its a circle of life thing, right? Or the swirly of life as it goes down the toilet. Not in North Korea. No toilets.
  • $10,000 cab ride

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    AxtremusA
    @lufins-dad said in $10,000 cab ride: Decades ago I had just started a new job and was basically living hand to mouth. I got my first paycheck and it was drawn on Bank of America. I needed that money just for gas to get home, so I went into the BoA to cash the check. They wouldn’t do it unless I had a Bank of America checking account. Spent 15 minutes arguing with the manager about it. So I opened the account by depositing the check. It took 20 minutes of paperwork. They cleared 20% for cash and brought it over to me. The manager smiled and said “There, that wasn’t that bad…” I smiled and said “Not bad at all… Now who do I see about closing the account?” After they gave me my money, I smiled at the manager and said “There, that wasn’t that bad…” I have never stepped foot in a BoA since. What made you choose to undergo that process at a BoA rather than going to another bank and try your luck there? Was BoA your only option at the time?
  • The cleaning lady paradox

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    George KG
    You could say something like, "Nice car. I've always wanted..." Background check? And lock up the valuables...
  • Fabulous cover design

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  • Food and My Bible

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    taiwan_girlT
    @jolly Judge Carl Nichols QUOTE Nichols was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in March 2018.[2] On June 7, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Nichols to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[4] On June 18, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Nichols to the seat vacated by Richard W. Roberts, who took senior status on March 16, 2016.[5] On August 22, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[6] On October 11, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 vote.[7] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On January 23, 2019, President Trump announced his intent to renominate Nichols for the same federal judgeship.[8] His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.[9] On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[10] On May 22, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a vote of 55–43.[11] He received his judicial commission on June 25, 2019. UNQUOTE In addition, just a couple of days ago, the "U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Wednesday upheld a lower court judge’s decision to order Lang’s continued detention" (https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/Capital-riot-defendant-denied-appeal-for-release-16773226.php?IPID=Times-Union-HP-CP-Latest-News) So, just maybe, this guy did some really bad things, and multiple judges from both sides of the politics area agree he should be kept in jail.
  • No Good Reason

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    CopperC
    Ms. Babbit was a US citizen, technically an owner of this house.
  • They ain't making any more land.

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    taiwan_girlT
    @larry said in They ain't making any more land.: In the philippines, it is against the law for a foreigner to own land. Same in Thailand. But even there, a foreigner cannot even own the building on land or cannot even own a condo. You have to purchase a 99 year lease for a condo, and I do not think this is even possible to do with freestanding houses. I think we talked about this previously, but I believe that the largest individual owning farmland in the US is Bill Gates.
  • The Tesla Killer

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    CopperC
    https://www.forbes.com/wheels/news/what-your-car-might-say-about-how-you-vote/ Top Models that Over-Index Democratic Liberal/Progressive (no party affiliation) 1 Honda Civic Sedan Tesla Model 3 2 Honda Accord Sedan Honda Civic Sedan 3 Subaru Forester Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 4 Jeep Compass Honda Civic Hatchback 5 Honda HR-V Chevrolet Trax 6 Nissan Sentra Kia Forte Sedan 7 Nissan Altima Sedan Ford F-150 8 Volkswagen Tiguan Mazda3 Sedan 9 Subaru Crosstrek Subaru Outback 10 Tesla Model 3 Honda Insight Source: Strategic Vision NVES Top Models that Over-Index Republican Conservative (no party affiliation) 1 Ram 2500/3500 Ford F-250/350 2 Ford F-150 Ford F-150 3 GMC Sierra 1500 Ford Ranger 4 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Kia Forte Sedan 5 Ram 1500 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 6 Ford Explorer Honda Odyssey 7 Ford F-250/350 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 8 Toyota Tundra Mazda CX-9 9 GMC Sierra 2500/3500 Ram 1500 10 Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500 GMC Yukon Source: Strategic Vision NVES Top Models that Over-Index Independent/No Party Preference 1 Honda Civic Sedan 2 Dodge Charger 3 Nissan Sentra 4 Honda Accord Sedan 5 Honda CR-V 6 Toyota Tacoma 7 Hyundai Kona 8 Subaru Forester 9 Honda HR-V 10 Toyota RAV4 Source: Strategic Vision NVES
  • Joe All-Pro

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    LuFins DadL
    The real All-Pro list was published today. https://www.nfl.com/news/2021-all-pro-team-jonathan-taylor-t-j-watt-cooper-kupp-highlight-roster Joe Burrow didn't make it, but TJ was a unanimous pick.
  • Speaking of "Better Candidates."

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    89th8
    @mik said in Speaking of "Better Candidates.": You misspelled cankles. POTD
  • COVID-19 Hospital Capacity Dashboard

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  • One of these things IS like the other

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  • Cyberattack on Ukranian Government.

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  • The Drag Queen

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    RenaudaR
    Sounds like quite the yarn, though it is highly unlikely I’ll bother to read the storybook.
  • 20,000 years old

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    Aqua LetiferA
    @klaus said in 20,000 years old: @aqua-letifer said in 20,000 years old: [Klaus]Looks fake to me.[/Klaus] Lolwut? The giraffe thing.