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Biden Bows Out
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Timeless Tunes
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Bullets in Butler
Ha! Opinion writers covering the J.D. Vance vice presidential nomination keep speculating about how the assassination may have led to it. Go »The Conversion to Immersion
You might be right. I do find it amusing that I am so interested in Walt Disney World and am arguing here in favor of experiences that immerse you in Disney IP even though I have very little interest in Disney IP myself. Go »Bannon's Way
Reading David Brooks's recent interview with Steve Bannon filled me with disgust. That wasn't necessarily because I disagreed with his values, because there is some overlap between us, albeit not a ton. Go »C'est faisant nimporte quoi qu'on devient un enfoiré
Good examples. It amuses me that we all cited the meanness of 2000s-era TV and video, I think of that decade's culture as an era of jerks being celebrated, especially on TV. Go »Dead Brands We Stan
I would revive ThinkGeek in a heartbeat. What a clever brand with so many fun and unique products available, with a passionate and loyal fanbase that took years to build, all wasted by a clueless parent company that bought it and shuttered it soon afterwards. Go »The Divine Right of Presidents
I'm sure you can guess how I feel about today's 6-3 ruling in favor of the idea that presidents are immune to prosecution for "official acts," a caveat that is essentially meaningless, since the court stipulated that prosecution for private acts cannot use evidence pertaining to official acts. Go »You Dip Your Fries In...
Watching this video about tomato ketchup, I thought of our conversation. The host is insistent that he must always have ketchup on his French fries, and he's close-minded about trying any other condiment on his fries, and he's certain that he speaks for a vast majority of people who feel like he does. Go »Commands to Conquer
I've long thought it strange to look up to people who never experience fear as if they are brave. That's foolishness, not bravery! Go »Terms of Determent
"Lawfare" is a new one to me. Interesting concept. Go »Foods Forsworn
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You're right; Red Lobster has market penetration in the Midwest and other places that don't have a lot of options for fresh seafood, and I'm sure that's a huge part of their growth and ubiquity. Go »Personality Tests at Work
I just learned about the five languages of appreciation in the workplace, which is nakedly just an attempt to port The Five Love Languages into a different context and sell more books. Go »
Flight to the Bottom
The few flights I've taken lately have been limited to only single carriers servicing the areas. Go »ITube, YouTube, WeTube
As much as I've recommended YouTube in recent years, like in the above conversation and elsewhere, today I discovered one reason why not to use it: Your private viewing is linked to your public activity, and if YouTube decides that something you did publicly is a violation of their terms of service, you'll suddenly find all of your private activity deleted too. Go »The Movie of Me
Both good movies, though yes, Garden State feels less essential the further we age away from it. Perhaps the opposite is true of Synecdoche, New York, which I feel like I'm aging into. Go »MCU Project: Crossovers
For anyone who still cares about official MCU canon, here's observing that Disney+ just started counting the six Netflix original series as official MCU (minor Echo spoilers at that link). Go »UFOs and Government Conspiracies
I'm grateful to John Oliver for breaking all of this down in a very funny and surprisingly sympathetic manner. Go »Bane of Bobby
Well, good. Then it's not just me. :-) It could be deliberate scaremongering of their readers or just projection of their own election worries, but yeah, the liberal press inaccurately freaking out about Kennedy spoiling Biden sounds like the correct explanation to me. Go »Abortion
When it comes to this subject, more people sharing more of their true personal stories with abortion can and should make a difference on this matter. Go »Crescent City Consultation
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Excellent points, guys. I agree with pretty much all of it, particularly two things: 1) Erik, you mentioned the absurdity of the two-party system. Go »Oscars 2024
I've suspected for years that something crucial is missing from most Oscar predictions, which is the esteem in which each nominee is held by their peers. Go »Frosty Reception
Maybe. Wendy's will certainly discover in market research whether the motives that bring people to their restaurants can be affected by dynamic pricing. Go »As Seen on TV
Off of the top of my head, the most comfortable TV home that I can think of is probably the Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the least comfortable must be the tribe shelter in any season of Survivor. Go »The "Arrgh!" in Diarchy
If any goo game players are wondering why this week has two king goos, it's because I miscalculated the round for today's Music goo. Go »Biden
As a follow-up to my rant above about Joe Biden betraying the rail workers union, I was pleased that pressure from his administration later helped them get precisely what they were striking for. Go »Mickey Versus Meatball Ron
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Gay Marriage
I think we've mentioned it in passing, but I couldn't find an official thread here about gay marriage. Go »
Yankees Win! Theeeeee Yankees Win!
Read the subject. That is all. Go »Rock Block
I'm pleased to introduce the newest game on goo.tc, Rock Block. It's part strategy game, part collecting game, part business game, and part rock-n-roll fantasy league. Go »
Interesting Videos.....Or Whatever
Thought I would start a thread to post interesting videos in. Here's a pretty neat video. This girl is nuts for doing this though. Go »Election Day
Let's begin. Go »RB21
It's been three weeks since Rock Block launched, and the early rush of mass participation has given way to a few regulars playing constantly. Go »
Current Goo
Does the current goo have all the leaders stumped? Can I declare victory now? Or have we just not had enough time? Go »Goo: Towers
Recently, I've been talking about taking the goo game in a different direction. That plan goes into effect tonight, with the start of Round XLI in five hours. Go »"Shall We Play a Game?"
Time for a meme game (thanks Gina). 1. Pick five of your favorite movies that many people have seen. Go »
