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For much longer than was reasonable, I was imagining 'Hüsker Dü sügar'

S-, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 07:11 (four years ago) link

what a run-on sentence:

On October 16th 2019, in an interview with Loudwire and Consequence of Sound, Necrobutcher revealed that he also had had plans to kill Euronymous [who was killed first by Varg Vikernes] since he was disgusted by Euronymous's treatment of Dead, and in that same interview he spoke about the Lords of Chaos movie, saying that the movie saddened him, expressing that he did not like it, although he was surprised that Hollywood cared about Mayhem enough to make the movie, and he also objected to the movie because it was based on the Lords of Chaos book, which he described as "the worst book ever".

When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Saturday, 26 October 2019 01:27 (four years ago) link

Whatever position is adopted, care must be taken (e.g. by having the recipient's legs kept together) not to strike the back of the genitals.

Subaru owners I have wordlessly loved (bernard snowy), Sunday, 27 October 2019 12:35 (four years ago) link

From the Murry Wilson article

When I am afraid, I put my toast in you (Neanderthal), Sunday, 27 October 2019 13:14 (four years ago) link

The original Megatron was the leader and warlord of the Decepticons, a fictional faction of sentient self-configuring modular extraterrestrial robotic lifeforms from the planet Cybertron.

mick signals, Sunday, 27 October 2019 19:57 (four years ago) link

Yeah, what a needless modifier, everyone knows the real-life Decepticons are lead by Shockwave.

Tuomas, Sunday, 27 October 2019 20:18 (four years ago) link

Vocalist Dan Wigley stands at 6 feet 8 inches tall. Making him the tallest member of any punk band until the 6'10" Tobin Balwinkel formed Flatfoot 56 in 2000.

S-, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 11:58 (four years ago) link

Significant others: Agent Wayne Rigsby (coworker; husband), Agent Craig O'Laughlin (fiance, person that almost killed her; deceased)

justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Wednesday, 30 October 2019 13:14 (four years ago) link

Takes place in a dystopian future where music, television and video games are banned, and the rock band Aerosmith is kidnapped.

now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 05:46 (four years ago) link

When James Hetfield sings it, he does not sing in a falsetto like King Diamond, but in 2008 (and again in 2011, with Hank Shermann, Michael Denner and Timi Hansen)[17] King Diamond performed "Mercyful Fate" with Metallica, and put the screams in where necessary.

Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 5 November 2019 14:34 (four years ago) link

Being completely deaf in one ear and barely hearing in the other, Edison would listen to a music player or piano by chomping into the wood to absorb the sound waves into his skull. The waves would then pass through the cochlea and into the auditory nerve and finally into his brain. Due to this method of listening, he could not stand vocal vibrato nor hear at the highest frequencies.

A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 19:41 (four years ago) link

Man what Diamanda Galas would do to that poor man

Jordan Pickford LOLverdrive (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 6 November 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link

I could swear I've heard the same thing about Beethoven biting his piano! Maybe they both did it

Dan I., Wednesday, 6 November 2019 22:00 (four years ago) link

Maybe it was the same piano

Mark G, Wednesday, 6 November 2019 23:03 (four years ago) link

Santa with Muscles is a 1996 American Christmas comedy film starring Hulk Hogan, produced by the Shuster brothers, co-produced executively by The Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort and directed by John Murlowski.

I'm scared my but won't fit in it. (Old Lunch), Thursday, 7 November 2019 17:52 (four years ago) link

In August 1999, MGM board member Francis Ford Coppola was brought in by MGM to supervise another re-editing of the film costing $1 million at his American Zoetrope facility in Northern California. This work included digitally placing Bassett's and Spader's faces on the bodies of (a computer-tinted) Tunney and Facinelli, so that their characters could enjoy a love scene.

now let's play big lunch take little lunch (sic), Monday, 11 November 2019 08:12 (four years ago) link

What movie is that?

Tuomas, Monday, 11 November 2019 08:23 (four years ago) link

Supernova - a very dire "we picked up this creepy guy marooned on a creepy planet" movie, rendered barely coherent due to the above-cited shenanigans and more, at least from the half of it that i've seen.

weird ilx but sb (Doctor Casino), Monday, 11 November 2019 11:48 (four years ago) link

Mr. McNabb, a retired police officer, related that in his opinion the murder was carried out by a somnambulist who was therefore unaware of the deed. He had never ventured this opinion officially for fear of being laughed out of the force.[4]

Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 16:17 (four years ago) link

two weeks pass...

Mangling presses the fiber ends back onto the fiber, so that the clothes remain clean longer. This could potentially reduce dust approximately 10 to 60 times however this is not confirmed.

mick signals, Friday, 29 November 2019 05:44 (four years ago) link

Can we get some confirmation on that please

Sam Weller, Friday, 29 November 2019 09:18 (four years ago) link

'Kim Jong-il was frustrated with his films in the early 1970s. He could tell that in contrast to the other films being released globally, his were stiff and lifeless. His diagnosis was a lack of enthusiasm from his actors and crew.'

pomenitul, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link

At the height of the country and western boom in the UK in 1976, he had top forty pop chart hits with "You're My Best Friend" and "I Recall a Gypsy Woman".[10]

Was there a country & western boom in the UK in 1976? I don't have any stats to back it up but I think it is true that country artists stopped having hits in the UK in the 80s/90s and have never sold much since?

I've Got A Ron Wood Solo Album To Listen To (Tom D.), Friday, 6 December 2019 23:48 (four years ago) link

Development was directed by Tez Okano, who developed the game in secret for two years before presenting it to Sega. The company misconstrued the game as a joke at first and dismissed it, however a second presentation impressed them and allowed development to continue. Okano marketed the game himself with a small budget of $200, half of which he spent on a wrestling mask to conceal his identity.

ciderpress, Friday, 13 December 2019 23:22 (four years ago) link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ant_and_the_Aardvark?wprov=sfti1

The cartoon follows attempts of a blue aardvark named Aardvark (sometimes he claims he's an anteater) (voiced by John Byner,[1][2][3] impersonating comedian Jackie Mason), to catch and eat a red ant named Charlie (also voiced by John Byner,[1][2][3] but impersonating Dean Martin)

Lidsville U.K. (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 14 December 2019 11:18 (four years ago) link

Cosmic Psychos guitarist Robbie Watts died from 1. a heart attack (beginning of the page), 2. a heroin overdose (middle of the page) and 3. a heart attack (end of the page).

StanM, Saturday, 14 December 2019 11:32 (four years ago) link

His daughter is a teacher in New York City and his son is a very successful business man. His Irish talents are passed on to the rest of his family. His very successful son plays a guitar and his other daughter sings. The successful son’s son is a Boston University graduate and plays piano. Then his daughters kids play Gaelic Football and the girls play tin whistle and guitar. The son also plays the button accordion. Needless to say, the Irish culture has been passed down to another generation.

britain's secret sauce (seandalai), Monday, 16 December 2019 14:48 (four years ago) link

Cast

Suliane Brahim: Laurène Weiss
Hubert Delattre: Martial Ferrandis
Laurent Capelluto: Franck Siriani
Samuel Jouy: Bertrand Steiner
Renaud Rutten: Louis Hermann
Tiphaine Daviot: Camille Laugier (season 1)
Anne Suarez: Lea Steiner
Naidra Ayadi: Leila Barami
Camille Aguilar: Cora Weiss
Brigitte Sy: Sabine Hennequin
Dan Herzberg: Gaspard Bellan
Cyrielle Debreuil: Anna Delambre
Thomas Doret: Rudy Guerin
Olivier Bonjour: Gerald Steiner (season 1-2)
Théo Costa-Marini: Roman Barthélémy
Samir Boitard: Paul Méric
Jean-Michel Balthazar: Maître Caubere
Pascal Elso: Pierre Winkler (Season 1)
Serge Riaboukine (Season 2)
Marina Hands: Delphine Garnier (season 2)
Guinea pig - Peanut. In both seasons

mick signals, Wednesday, 18 December 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link

If Peanut's not in it, I ain't watching.

Soup on my lanyard (Tom D.), Wednesday, 18 December 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link

The soundtrack album was intended to be released on multicolored liquid-filled vinyl, but problems with the manufacturing process prevented it.

warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Monday, 23 December 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link

Butts later[when?] invented another game titled simply Alfred's Other Game; it never achieved the commercial success of Scrabble.[citation needed]

Swilling Ambergris, Esq. (silby), Wednesday, 25 December 2019 21:31 (four years ago) link

Players are called upon to pelt mutant artificial Christmas trees with snowballs, while avoiding the elves interspersed between the garishly colored mutant trees.[2][3] Mutant trees emerge from boxes that are marked "100% Fake" or "Made in China".[4] The trees, as the game says, have "mutated and are sucking the spirit out of Christmas".[2] The game features an "Xmas Spirit Meter" light which dims for every mutant tree missed or elf hit by mistake.[5] Between rounds the game provides "facts" about Christmas trees,[6] or, depending on your point of view, "didactic little warnings about the evils of fake trees".[1]

britain's secret sauce (seandalai), Thursday, 26 December 2019 01:03 (four years ago) link

The one armed Wampa is seen again in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). It tries to get its revenge on Luke, but it gets cut in half and dies.

jmm, Monday, 6 January 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link

Hahaha

papa stank (Neanderthal), Monday, 6 January 2020 16:10 (four years ago) link

Not recognized among the bands of their day, they are still a charming reminder of the New Wave era.

Frozen Mug (Tom D.), Friday, 10 January 2020 23:48 (four years ago) link

The fist on the album cover would originally be Tate's own fist, but a different hand model was used because Tate wanted a more masculine-looking fist with hair on the knuckles.[25]

papa stank (Neanderthal), Friday, 17 January 2020 01:23 (four years ago) link

Barenboim worked to keep his relationship with Bashkirova hidden from du Pré, and believed he had succeeded.

lefal junglist platton (wtev), Monday, 20 January 2020 22:01 (four years ago) link

Peter Gabriel initially wanted Dolly Parton to duet with him on "Don't Give Up"

Οὖτις, Thursday, 23 January 2020 19:21 (four years ago) link

Got here by looking up the drummer on Jagged Little Pill:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Laug

Matt appeared briefly as the drummer on the debut album of Michael Michael in high school. With hits White Guys and Dear Mr. Santa, cassette sales pushed the album to Double Plastic status.

change display name (Jordan), Thursday, 30 January 2020 21:54 (four years ago) link

The waste hot water from the Dungeness nuclear power stations is pumped into the sea through two outfall pipes, enriching the biological productivity of the sea bed and attracting seabirds from miles around.[citation needed]

Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:31 (four years ago) link

gosh wonder which power stations' administrator could possibly be the source

Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 12:59 (four years ago) link

also i've been reading a lot about river ecosystems and pollution this week, and i could easily imagine that "biological productivity" just means that raising the temperature of the water facilitates a profusion of bacteria, which is actually bad for marine ecosystems, since they'll deplete all the available oxygen.

Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 13:38 (four years ago) link

I stumbled upon it looking up Dungeness' shingle beach. And then this afternoon on the radio I heard they're planning to dump Fukushima's radioactive water out into sea as well.

Le Bateau Ivre, Tuesday, 4 February 2020 14:13 (four years ago) link

Albee Square West is also the name of a street that originates at Albee Square. It carries northbound traffic for one block from Fulton Street at its southern end to Willoughby Street at itn end, Albee Square West becomes Gold Street, a one-way southbound street that continues north for two blocks to Myrtle Avenue. Both the mixed-use City Point development and the proposed One Willoughby Square development are located on Albeebuttsbigstinkyones−maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Albee+Square+W,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.6902111,-73.9868246,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25a4b56350787:0x420477a7223ab20d!8m2!3d40.6909921!4d-73.9834879%7Ctitle=Albee Square W|access-date=November 16, 2018}}</ref>

... that's Traore! (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 4 February 2020 16:23 (four years ago) link

The theme song of the film, written by Cliff was actually a ballad depiction of how Cliff was in real life, the lyrics "he walks tall with his head held high, before he backs down he would rather die, he's a mean machine, none tougher than, the man, man, man, man-cunian man!" were EXACTLY how Cliff lived his life. To those who REALLY knew him, rather than those who knew him vaguely or claimed to know him; his true friends who lived day by day, shoulder to shoulder with him through the 1980s and into the 1990s saw him live by his words and actually led by example, often daring to venture where others genuinely feared to tread.

Cliff took a short break in December 1985 and January 1986 when he was invited to join his friend Brian in Iceland, this is where Brian was co-producing a play, Trafford Tanzi with Jon Paul Baldwinsson of the Icelandic National Theatre. It was there that Cliff met Brian's old friend and 4 time World's Strongest Man, [Jon Pall Sigmarsson]. More information is on the web site www.bs-v.tv which is the official website of one Cliff's closest friends through the 1980s and into the 1990s, Brian Sterling-Vete; Cliff's other great friend Stuart Hurst should also be consulted as he also worked super-closely with Cliff right through to the very end.

MOAR PETE (sic), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 08:34 (four years ago) link

(People whose friend Brian have obviously written their Wikipedia entry, S/D C/D)

MOAR PETE (sic), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 08:36 (four years ago) link

that whole wikipedia entry is a baffling work of art

Captain ACAB (Neil S), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 08:48 (four years ago) link

a friend has found and ordered a copy of the novel of The Pike after I pointed him to this Wikipedia entry! He also found this picture

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/1533564986979018786.png

The Gizmodo article about the film is pretty good: https://io9.gizmodo.com/joan-collins-nearly-starred-in-this-movie-about-a-kille-1744451146

Captain ACAB (Neil S), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 15:23 (four years ago) link

man I should be more careful with my mighty powers of influence

MOAR PETE (sic), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:05 (four years ago) link


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