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Re: 20 million people in Delhi endure temps of 120° - Today

And this is just the beginning.

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Re: New Nissan Z - Yesterday

Quotemrbigstuff QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotemrbigstuff QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotemrbigstuff The "traditional" Supra engine has legendary status in the tuner community, not sure how this one will fare. Their R22 engine, IIRC? It's their 2JZ, but I guess they don't make it any longer so they used the bimmer I6 ? that's not the hotrod engine, it's their workhorse 4 banger. Your prev

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Re: ill advised?!.....Putin 'allegedly' seriously ill / terminal..... - Yesterday

Quote$tevie This has been circulating on social media for at least two weeks. The latest version is that Putin is going to have surgery and has appointed some FSB big shot to take over while he is under anesthesia. I'll just note here that rumors about Bruce Willis' condition circulated on Reddit for weeks, maybe months, before that story became public. Granted, it's a lot easier for America

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Re: New Nissan Z - Yesterday

Quotemrbigstuff QuoteN-OS X-tasy! Quotemrbigstuff The "traditional" Supra engine has legendary status in the tuner community, not sure how this one will fare. Their R22 engine, IIRC? It's their 2JZ, but I guess they don't make it any longer so they used the bimmer I6

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Re: New Nissan Z - Yesterday

Quotemrbigstuff Ooh, right, Toyota used a BMW engine, I guess. Rot roh.

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Re: New Nissan Z - Yesterday

Quotemrbigstuff The "traditional" Supra engine has legendary status in the tuner community, not sure how this one will fare. Their R22 engine, IIRC?

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Re: New Nissan Z - Yesterday

QuoteForrest The Z car has a choice of a 6 speed manual or 8 speed automatic. No choice on the Supra - only automatic. The article states that the Supra added a manual transmission option this year.

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Re: New Nissan Z - Yesterday

Still partial to my old Infiniti G37, thanks.

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Re: Yo ur Amaz on Ac c ount H as B e en Di sab le d! - 2 days ago

You should get right on that.

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Re: Naomi Judd died of a self-inflicted firearm wound - 2 days ago

I think it's OK to just not talk about it.

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Re: I have been sold on taking omega-3 fish oil - 4 days ago

Quotemrbigstuff Although I do love salmon. But then you have to make certain that it's not the farm raised fish. And then the mercury. Oh, and don't eat the skin or the dark bits.

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Re: Blue State bankruptcy! California budget surplus closing in on $100 billion - 4 days ago

QuoteOmbligo With 39 million residents, a rebate would only give ~$25 to each. $2564, actually. $100 billion is a LOT of money.

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Re: Naomi Judd died of a self-inflicted firearm wound - 4 days ago

QuoteSteve G. I was talking about the coverage and the hyped reactions. Show biz folks get preference over 'ordinary folk'. When has this not been the case?

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Re: Naomi Judd died of a self-inflicted firearm wound - 4 days ago

You're being really weird about this, Steve.

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Re: RIP: Fred Ward at 79 [ smoldering actor ]..... - 4 days ago

He was great in the small role he had in The Player, too.

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Re: RIP: Fred Ward at 79 [ smoldering actor ]..... - 4 days ago

I was just thinking about him yesterday. He had a unique aura about him. RIP, Mr. Ward.

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Re: McCarthy, Jordan, Biggs, Brooks, Perry-latest GOP traitors subpoenaed by Jan 6 Committee - 5 days ago

Quotepdq Poor babies. Subpoena a congressman for possibly fomenting insurrection? Unpresidented! Freudian slip?

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Re: McCarthy, Jordan, Biggs, Brooks, Perry-latest GOP traitors subpoenaed by Jan 6 Committee - 5 days ago

QuoteTed King QuoteTiangou Quotetimg What's to stop them from just ignoring the subpoenas? Respect for the country, duty to the people and the institution, belief in the integrity of the process and the rule of law.

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Re: Touch me in the morning?!....discontinued 'iPod Touch' sold out.... - 5 days ago

QuotergG I almost left an old, not sure which vintage but probs early, iPod touch in my husband’s car I just sold. I had completely forgotten I had hooked it to the audio system. Luckily I saw it in the glove box, when I was cleaning out the car to sell. I need to see how much of a charge it will hold and what’s on it. One of the nice things about the older iPod Classic style (one of wh

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Re: Expandable, flexible garden hoses: The best thing since sliced bread? - 5 days ago

QuoteOmbligo I don't recall ever being concerned if a hose was drinking safe. Growing up, as long as the water came out it was drinkable. It sure did taste funny, though.

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Re: ICE = I Cee Everything (Mass surveillance on all US Citizens) - 6 days ago

Perhaps this organization should be renamed ICU.

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Re: ICE = I Cee Everything (Mass surveillance on all US Citizens) - 6 days ago

QuoteTed King From the link: ICE has evaded state laws and lawmakers’ efforts to rein in its surveillance capabilities. QuoteWhen state officials enact laws and policies to cut off their states’ data sharing with ICE, ICE regularly evades those restrictions – often by using alternative points of access within the complex web of systems connecting state and federal databases. In

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Re: hee haw?!....Josh Hawley proposes bill to strip Disney's copyrights..... - 6 days ago

Right move for the wrong reason.

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Re: Got around to watching "Strange New Worlds" - 6 days ago

QuotePeterB Quoteraz Karl Urban was the only redeeming feature of that movie For the most part, I didn't have a problem with the casting... I thought many of the actors they chose were on-target. The problem I had was the substitution of crazy camera angles, lens flare, camera shake, running down corridors, sensory overload, and all other manner of nonsense for actual good writing, characteriz

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Re: Elon Musk continues his descent into being a caricature - Will reverse Trump’s ban on Twitter - 7 days ago

QuoteCarnos Jax I don't understand this either. For someone (Musk) who claims he's buying Twitter to save democracy, reinstating Trump is the complete opposite. Musk should really be smart to understand this. Either he is just dumb in this area, or there's an ulterior motive for unbanning Trump (and the Twitter acquisition in general). I suspect the latter. He's either high... or crazy... o

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Re: Teeth south of the border - 7 days ago

QuoteRgrF These folks need a complete refurb What the heck does "complete refurb" mean within the context of dentistry?

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Re: Seeking strategy to use icons in MS Excel bar chart - 7 days ago

Todd's keyboard... putting the "cat" in "chart"!

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Re: I knew there was something missing in my life - 7 days ago

Quoteztirffritz I don't understand the appeal of this. Why would I want or need to fold my screen in half? BECAUSE YOU CAN! D'uh!

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Re: NYTimes censors WORDLE - 7 days ago

Quotegadje I got today's Plan B word in two turns! me too. I was watching the news about a certain mammal animal ingesting the FL waters and used that word a a start. Your starting word and my starting word differed by only one letter.

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Re: Will someone please explain to me why the Jeopardy host is a big deal? - 8 days ago

QuoteBlankity Blank As always, be it cupcakes or climate change, there are those with a little too much time on their hands who will become overinvested — the squeaky wheel element — but they are the noisome outliers, not the norm. Now I want cupcakes.

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