I was feeling dubious about that designation until I noticed that they cited their source.
― Unparalleled Elegance (Old Lunch), Thursday, 26 March 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
(also called a scratch off, scratch ticket, scratcher, scratchum, scratchie, scritchies, scratch-it, scratch game, scratch-and-win, instant game or instant lottery in different places)
― AlanSmithee, Wednesday, 8 April 2020 14:45 (three years ago) link
In November of 2017, drummer Mike Fuentes was accused of soliciting nude photos and statutory rape by a young woman. The incidents were have alleged to have occurred roughly a decade prior over the course of several years. The pair allegedly initiated contact on MySpace before meeting for the first time at a Pierce the Veil concert. Fuentes was 24 at the time, while the girl was 16, a legal minor.[where?] The woman stated they had sex after meeting again at a concert during Warped Tour. The relationship was said to have lasted until she turned 18.[39] No formal charges were brought publicly against Mike Fuentes for this allegation.
― ☮️ (peace, man), Saturday, 18 April 2020 14:46 (three years ago) link
On July 31, 2010, an advertisement containing words "Zimny Lech" (Cold Lech) was placed near Wawel. The controversy was that in Polish, "zimny Lech" means both cold Lech (beer), as well as cold (body of) Lech (Kaczyński), the former president of Poland, who was buried in Wawel on April 18, 2010.[4] On August 2, 2010, it was announced that the advertisement would be removed from near Wawel, as well as from other cities.[
― clap for content-providers (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 19 April 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
big fan of this billionaire brained lead
Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV (born July 25, 1953) is an American neurosurgeon. He is currently the Chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at UC Davis Health. He is married to Quibi President and CEO, Meg Whitman. He is a direct descendant of Revolutionary War General and North Carolina State Senator Griffith Rutherford (1721-1805).
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Sunday, 26 April 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link
bonus excellent sentence:
In 2010, Meg Whitman ran for Governor of California with the support of her husband, which she lost.[8]
Where’d she lose him!? Is he still missing?
― silby, Sunday, 26 April 2020 22:33 (three years ago) link
you can read it that way, you can read it as "she lost the support of her husband"
the one thing you can't read it as is "she lost the race"
― ℺ ☽ ⋠ ⏎ (✖), Monday, 27 April 2020 00:09 (three years ago) link
1 History1.1 Fast Success1.2 First Dark Age1.3 From Lenny Kuhr to Teach-In1.4 Multiple hostings1.5 Before the Dublin sinking1.6 The Changing Era1.7 The Modern Dark Age1.8 The Dutch Renaissance
― coptic feels (seandalai), Monday, 4 May 2020 23:16 (three years ago) link
ha, someone loves their Eurovision drama
― No mean feat. DaBaby (breastcrawl), Monday, 4 May 2020 23:35 (three years ago) link
from MC Hammer article:
"It's All Good" was the second single released, which would become a pop culture phrase as a result of its success.
I'm...pretty sure that song was heard by 300 people and had nothing to do with the explosion of the term?
― genital giant (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 5 May 2020 23:42 (three years ago) link
Early life and educationSpiegelhalter was born on 16 August 1953.[7] He attended Barnstaple Grammar School from 1963 to 1970 then studied at the University of Oxford (Bachelor of Arts 1974) and University College London. He gained his Master of Science 1975 and Doctor of Philosophy 1978, supervised by Adrian Smith.[2][8][9]In 2014 he played Samba drums with Luke Humphry.
In 2014 he played Samba drums with Luke Humphry.
― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Sunday, 10 May 2020 08:49 (three years ago) link
later in the verse, he sings "And if you ask me how I'm feeling" and then shouts "I'm feeling bloody marvellous!" In some countries, Astley will say things like "I'm doing pretty good!" or "I'm feeling fantastic, thank you very much!" instead of the usual 'bloody marvellous' comment.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Thursday, 14 May 2020 20:27 (three years ago) link
Brian Levant was hired as director, knowing he was the right person because of his love for the original series. They knew he was an avid fan of the series because of his Flintstones items collection and the knowledge he had from the series.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Friday, 15 May 2020 05:28 (three years ago) link
She was diagnosed with manic depression in 1997, after becoming obsessed with the then prime minister's chief press secretary.
What a story, I'm suprised I hadn't heard about it before:
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/madly-in-love-how-nicola-pagetts-infatuation-tipped-over-into-obsession-1233638.html
― Frank Bough: I Took Drugs with Vice Girls (Tom D.), Friday, 15 May 2020 11:08 (three years ago) link
Baseball cards garnered national media attention again in early 2007, when it was found that Topps' new Derek Jeter card had allegedly been altered just prior to final printing. A reported prankster inside the company had inserted a photo of Mickey Mantle into the Yankees' dugout and another showing a smiling President George W. Bush waving from the stands. Topps Spokesman Clay Luraschi later admitted that it was done on purpose by the Topps creative department.
― genital giant (Neanderthal), Saturday, 16 May 2020 03:37 (three years ago) link
O'Shea has been appearing on the stage since 1998. She is one of the most popular folk-rock singers on the Russian scene and cult author-performer in the youth (and especially in student) midst of Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and other cities. Also she is a very popular singer for the players of role-playing game movement.
― coptic feels (seandalai), Sunday, 17 May 2020 12:22 (three years ago) link
The exact extent of the injury is disputed and controversial. Some suggest there was a cut; others say a removal. "Then, in the 1940s, during one of the many courthouse remodels, Clyde Arbuckle was called to inspect what someone called a “dungeon” in the basement area. While there, Clyde was shown a cupboard containing exhibits of past trials. Listed as exhibit A was a glass jar with a shriveled-up organ the size of an old prune preserved in formaldehyde—all that remained of Frank Baronda and the famous trial."
― by the light of the burning Citroën, Sunday, 17 May 2020 15:07 (three years ago) link
Although Vikernes has condemned Breivik’s views, the two men share a fondness for the Norwegian candies «krokodiller» and «Heksehyl».
― pomenitul, Sunday, 17 May 2020 15:45 (three years ago) link
They refilled the bottle to inoculate him and the other man as well. By mistake they loaded a pure culture of typhoid. The other man died immediately, and Bentine was in a coma for six weeks.
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Monday, 18 May 2020 00:17 (three years ago) link
(ha, name immediately made me think of Potty Time but it couldn't possibly be him... Oh...)
― koogs, Monday, 18 May 2020 01:24 (three years ago) link
When Type O Negative signed with Roadrunner Records, Steele signed his recording contract with a mixture of his blood and semen.[27]
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Monday, 18 May 2020 03:31 (three years ago) link
type ew negative
― Non, je ned raggette rien (onimo), Monday, 18 May 2020 10:03 (three years ago) link
- "Just put your John Hancock there."
- "My what? Well, ok!"
― pplains, Monday, 18 May 2020 13:02 (three years ago) link
Nickelback has been described as various genres, including post-grunge,[85][86][87][88][89] hard rock,[90][91][85] pop rock,[92][93][94] alternative rock,[89][95] heavy metal,[85][96] alternative metal,[97][89][98] and nu metal.[99][100] Their earlier sound has been classified as grunge.[101] Nickelback was influenced by music artists such as Creedence Clearwater Revival,[102] Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, U2 and Bob Marley.[10][103]
― mark s, Thursday, 21 May 2020 22:45 (three years ago) link
— Bob Marley
― Yanni Xenakis (Hadrian VIII), Thursday, 21 May 2020 22:47 (three years ago) link
some folks are bornmade to stand in lineooooh, to clubs they'll never get in
And when the band playsHail to the ChiefI wanna pop my pills like a Pez dispenser
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Thursday, 21 May 2020 22:49 (three years ago) link
Albert Midlane, failed ironmonger, poet and hymn-writer was born in Newport
― Is Lou Reed a Good Singer? (Tom D.), Sunday, 24 May 2020 17:32 (three years ago) link
Sounds like a Decemberists lyric.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Sunday, 24 May 2020 17:41 (three years ago) link
I am just entranced by the phrase
"Trapped in a hellish nightmare dimension and forced to serve as a bellhop to a world of non-European immigrants"
Without searching, do you know whose Wikipedia entry this is?
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Sunday, 24 May 2020 19:05 (three years ago) link
Tim Roth?
― Evans on Hammond (evol j), Sunday, 24 May 2020 19:16 (three years ago) link
Best Supporting Actress winner Maggie Smith became the only person to win an Oscar for playing an Oscar loser.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 17:43 (three years ago) link
I was reading something about the SpaceX crew thingy and saw that SpaceX was considering naming a rocket "Launchy McLaunchface."
Went back a little while later and someone had edited it out. Hmph.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dragon_2&diff=next&oldid=959055738
― I bless Claire Danes down in Africa (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 18:00 (three years ago) link
Poll!
The term Lunchables emerged from a list of possible names for the prepackaged meal that included, among others: On-Trays, Crackerwiches, Mini Meals, Lunch Kits, Snackables, Square Meals, Walk Meals, Go-Packs, and Fun Mealz
― BRAVE THE AFRIAD (onimo), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 19:34 (three years ago) link
The answer to mine was The Red Skull, btw
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 27 May 2020 19:35 (three years ago) link
On-Trays is quite funny
― koogs, Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
There have been three players in major league history named Aurelio (two of whom played for the Detroit Tigers), and all three were killed in car accidents between the ages of 44 and 52. See also Aurelio López and Aurelio Monteagudo.
― Sam Weller, Tuesday, 9 June 2020 08:46 (three years ago) link
Richard Janczarski, also known online as "Cubehead", was a self-professed disciple of Ray who styled himself the "second-wisest human."[19] From 2004, Janczarski created the Time Cube fansite Cubic Awareness Online, and an accompanying forum. In 2007, he traveled from his native Australia to Florida to meet Ray. The pair had several disagreements after going their separate ways.[20] Ray denounced Janczarski on his website after the latter's visit. Seemingly as a reaction to this criticism, Janczarski committed suicide on February 12, 2008.
― pomenitul, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 00:51 (three years ago) link
"Place nicknamed Motor City bad for car fatalities"
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 10 June 2020 08:05 (three years ago) link
The film had trouble getting a distributor after its festival run, as several other male-oriented romantic comedy films were complete around the same time. The TV series Friends had also aired by the time production completed.
― A White, White Gay (cryptosicko), Thursday, 11 June 2020 00:48 (three years ago) link
Explaining his decision to resign from the SRC and support the GUU's position, Fox was quoted as saying: "I'm actually quite liberal when it comes to sexual matters. I just don't want the gays flaunting it in front of me, which is what they would do."
Liam, that is.
― Future England Captain (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 13:20 (three years ago) link
love 2 have the gays flaunting it in front of me
― never mind that shit, here comes scampo (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 13:24 (three years ago) link
I'm betting Liam's telling porkies there.
― Future England Captain (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 13:25 (three years ago) link
Feces are discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation. This process requires pressures that may reach 100 millimetres of mercury (3.9 inHg) in humans and 450 millimetres of mercury (18 inHg) in penguins.[6][7]
― neith moon (ledge), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 14:04 (three years ago) link
Penguins have us thoroughly beat.
― jmm, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 14:34 (three years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbOHj9dXYAE00xW?format=png&name=large
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 23 June 2020 19:35 (three years ago) link
His last words reportedly were "Channel 5 is all shit, isn't it? Christ, the crap they put on there. It's a waste of space."[10]
― Future England Captain (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
... oops, meant to post the whole thing
In 2003, he became ill after his evening stage performance in the touring production of Love and Marriage at Stoke-on-Trent, and died of a heart attack early the next morning, 8 March 2003, at North Staffordshire Hospital.[9] His last words reportedly were "Channel 5 is all shit, isn't it? Christ, the crap they put on there. It's a waste of space."[10]
― Future England Captain (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 June 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
The show centered on Brian Benben, an anchor on KYLA-TV news in Los Angeles, who was replaced in favor of a younger person. Brian was later able to return to the station as a replacement for a human interest reporter who was killed covering an ape exhibit at a zoo.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 24 June 2020 01:53 (three years ago) link
one cannot simply mention brian benben without bringing up madeleine stowe tho
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 24 June 2020 02:03 (three years ago) link