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Anything with Sam in the name is inherently extremely valuable.

What does living in Palm Springs have to with anything? I live in NYC and wear t-shirts and shorts from late March until roughly Halloween, when I switch to t-shirts and sweatpants.

If you die first, will you be buried with it?

I recommend getting a landline.

Well, I'd say that anyone who fucks a warehouse club is wicked.

Martha Stewart has admitted that she uses canned pumpkin, saying it's one of the few canned items she uses. For those of you that cook a lot, what pre-made mass-produced items do you use for convenience?

How about her girlfriend Holland Taylor for the older role?

Still completely not enjoying the teen storyline. And who would have thought Meadow Soprano would wind up a waitress in Montana? (Did you know she's Lenny Dykstra's daughter in law?)

Texas school teachers told to counter Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views A secret audio recording revealed a Texas school administrator warning teachers to balance out classroom books on the Holocaust with “opposing” views. An official with the Carroll School District in Southlake is heard on the recording, obtained by NBC News, advising educators about what books they should have on their classroom shelves after a local teacher was reprimanded for keeping an “anti-racism” book in her library. “Make sure that if you have a book on the Holocaust that you have one that has opposing — that has other perspectives,” a voice that is purportedly Gina Peddy is heard saying to groans from teachers. “How do you oppose the Holocaust?” one teacher responds, according to NBC News. “Believe me — that’s come up,” replies Peddy, the school district’s director of curriculum and instruction. The recording was made Friday during a training session said to be related to Texas’ new law that requires teachers to present differing views when studying “widely debated and currently controversial issues,” the TV station reported. The controversial 3979 bill was portrayed by conservative lawmakers as a ban on “critical race theory,” outlining how teachers can discuss history and structural racism in Lone Star State’s classrooms, the Dallas Morning News reported. A spokeswoman for the district told NBC school leaders recognize “teachers are in a precarious position” due to new legal requirements. The law is viewed as applying to books available in class libraries — not just those used as part of a lesson, the spokeswoman said. “Our district has not and will not mandate books be removed nor will we mandate that classroom libraries be unavailable,” spokeswoman Karen Fitzgerald said, according to NBC News. A state teachers union and state senator have said the school district is misinterpreting the law. NBC obtained a photo of teachers in an apparent protest of the discussion having stretched yellow caution tape across bookshelves.

$3.33 for regular/cash/self-service at Valero in Queens.

This thread (DUH!)

‘View’ staff ‘banned’ from talking to Meghan McCain by exec producer Meghan McCain’s upcoming audiobook memoir “Bad Republican” — and new columnist gig at The Daily Mail — apparently has her former boss at “The View,” Brian Teta, seeing red. Sources told Page Six that Teta is so paranoid about her feeding the British tabloid news about “The View,” that he’s attempted to ban staffers from talking to their former colleague. “Brian has lost his mind. What does he think this is? A cult, where everyone has to listen to what he has to say? We literally report into the news division. We’re being told not to talk to someone on the outside, who has different political views… who used to work with us,” a source on the show said. And, for the record, “many of us are still in contact with her,” the source added. But a spokesperson for the show told us: “This is not true. No one has been banned from talking to Meghan. Our focus is on the exciting season ahead and we wish the best for Meghan in her next chapter,” they said. Another insider pointed out that McCain is still in contact with people at the show, and even continues to use the show’s stylist Fran Taylor. “Her mom [Cindy McCain] was recently on as a co-host. This is so not true. It was a warm reaction and there’s nothing but warm thoughts for Meghan. And she and Brian left on good terms,” they said. McCain, 36, left the show in August after a combative four seasons as a co-host. Her upcoming memoir will “describe the moment she decided to leave and everything leading up to it,” another source told us. “They have bigger problems than Meghan and the Daily Mail. They should be more afraid of Candace Cameron Bure saying she suffered PTSD from hosting the show,” the second source said, adding that McCain’s new column is more political, and has, “nothing to do with gossip. She doesn’t care about what’s happening at ‘The View.’” The show continues to search for her replacement.

great abs

Do you ever search for the hidden items in each BIZARRO comic? Above Dan Piraro's name is the # of items in that day's comic. In this one, the 5 are the piece of pie (bottom right), the K2 & stick of dynamite in the bush (lower left), the alien on the runner's shirt, and the eyeball in the bush atop the wall (top right).

I honestly don't remember how big his role was, but the shirt didn't come off much, if at all.

He said it's been going on for a couple of years.

Katey Sagal was hit by a Tesla making a turn whilst crossing the street today. She was taken to the hospital, but will be okay.

Everybody's doing the Disco-- Disco Dick...

Moderator's note: No political commentary in The Lounge. If you like Mr. Gorham, you should've watched UGLY BETTY.

Astoria street fair to thank neighbors for raising close to $90,000 for charities and progressive causes Astoria volunteers will be hosting a free community cookout on the 31st Open Street on Saturday, Oct. 16, to thank neighbors for donating thousands of dollars to various organizations. During the pandemic, Astoria resident Eli Goldman started barbecuing on Open Streets in his neighborhood to raise money for food pantries and progressive causes. Goldman has donated close to $90,000 to the ACLU, NAACP, Astoria Food Pantry, Astoria Mutual Aid and more. Goldman started barbecuing off his balcony in hopes of bringing some joy to his neighborhood during the height of the pandemic, but never thought it would turn into such a large movement. “People seemed to get a kick out of me barbecuing on my patio,” Goldman said. “It was boredom, working from home during the pandemic and a sense of hopelessness. Things were just so crazy in the beginning.” Once Goldman started getting some more attention from his neighbors, he moved his set-up to the Open Street in Astoria. “It quickly snowballed into a real thing,” Goldman said. “People started to see what I was doing and how much money we were raising for charity. There was once or twice a month when [we] would set up two smokers and make as much food as we could and feed anyone regardless if they could pay or not and instead of keeping it for ourselves, we gave it away.” Goldman said that the event Saturday is meant to thank the neighborhood for helping him and his passion grow so quickly over the past year. The street fair is the first of its kind, said Goldman, and he doesn’t know what to expect. “We usually serve 150 people but we have a lot more restaurants involved,” Goldman said. “It’s usually just us.” The event will be located at 31st Avenue between 33rd Street and 35th Street, and will start at 11:30 a.m. with music until 9 p.m. There will be five DJs and a Brazilian drumline at 2:30 p.m. Free food from local restaurants like Between the Bagel, Cafe Boulis and King Souvlaki will be available from 1 to 5 p.m. Weather permitting, there will also be a family-friendly Halloween movie at 9 p.m. The entire event is free, which Goldman said is a statement of what they believe in and how they should be treated. “If you can’t afford it if you’re having a bad day, you forgot your wallet, you got fired or your employment ran out, as long as there is good, you’re getting fed,” Goldman said. Goldman also said it was really important to him to feature Astoria restaurants and artists at the event. “We really wanted to show how vibrant this community is,” Goldman said. “Some street festivals aren’t reflective of their neighborhood, but these are Astoria bars and restaurants. After this event, you can still meet these people just two blocks away from you.” For more information on the event, visit their Instagram page @tikkunbbq. Donations can be made on their GoFundMe page.

I am looking forward to the season finale Tuesday, but am kind of bummed I have to wait until next season for more. I've really enjoyed it. Did you continue watching? If so, did your enjoyment level change as it went on?

The season remained very dumb throughout. I know 2 other people who watch and they concur. However, the last half of the last episode was quite sweet.

Jamie from Progressive was an accident victim on STATION 19 last night. He was moonlighting as a delivery driver. You'd think Flo would've made an appearance at the accident site, but she was nowhere to be found.

I read something earlier this year that I'd forgotten until I watched the season premiere of LOVE IT OR LIST IT. The real estate industry is going to stop using the terms master bedroom, master bath, master suite because they conjure up images of slavery, I guess. Every time Hillary, David, or the homeowners mentioned the 'main suite' I wondered how many takes it took to not say the word master.