But FF says they were just rowdy tourists... :chris:
I could argue that Machiavelli really wasn't Machiavellian. He advocated all sorts of things that we can say are immortal, but it was all in the name...
That would have been the 2008 Universal Music Group fire. The loss of historic master recordings from some of the all-time great musical artists is...
There's an interview with Jamie Farr available on Youtube where he discusses how he got the role and how it evolved. Originally the character was a...
Apparently the Getty complex has made it through so far thanks to state of the art preparations and, of course, some luck. :spock:
I had a news director who when discussing how to report breaking news stories used to caution us "Early reports (which are often wrong) say..."...
Anyone up for some nuance? :chris: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/how-much-did-the-l-a-fire-department-really-cut-its-budget
Nuances: I feel bad for people who have lost everything and don't have the means to rebuild. I don't feel bad for rich people who lost A home, but...
I didn't say we should feel sorry for them. I do think gloating over their loss is pretty shitty. YMMV
My latest audiobook project is almost ready for release. "Exploring Picard's Galaxy" is a collection of scholarly essays about the Star Trek Universe...
I don't think we should downplay the heartbreak that comes with losing your home simply because someone is (comparatively) rich and/or famous. They...
That's amazing! :shock: That strikes me as almost a desperation tactic when lives and/or structures are in immediate danger. It's simply not...
I don't know if they've brought this bad boy out yet. Conditions may be too extreme at the moment. I'd fly with the Hurricane Hunters before I'd fly...
You're gonna be seeing everything that's in the fire fighting arsenal over the next few days. The people flying those things tread a fine line...
So true. I had put down our Lhasa Apso during the height of the pandemic. It was a terrible experience. Waldo was a super friendly dog who loved...
But... but ... Biden is senile!!! :discuss:
I think it was Bill Gates who said that after a certain point, calculating one's wealth was just a way of keeping score. Part of the problem with...
It's "half-staff" not "half-mast". :brood:
I'm happy to stay on the sidelines and zap the occasional bag of popcorn while you guys try to keep from going down the same drain as us. That said...
"The world ever produces wrong-headed individuals who would rather pay £10 imperceptibly than £4 out of their pockets at once" King George III
Is Will Power "Angry" because someone tried to poison Assad or because the attempt failed? :chris:
It might be the only thing they're good for...not as good as a Chevy Silverado, maybe... ::chris:
I'm beginning to wonder if there really is such a thing as a "center-right" politician. The willingness to make cautious progress with carefully...
Well, "terrorism" covers a multitude of sins. Since there was someone in it, I tend to doubt it. It could be a suicide bombing, but then again anyone...
For him to be emulating FF the video would have to conclusively disprove the point he said it was making. :spock:
I think anyone driving one of those things should be investigated as a possible terrorist. It's the only way to be sure. :brood:
The fact that this guy had to lose his job to realize that it may pay to be a little nicer to people makes me wonder if he's capable of learning that...
One of the most underappreciated politicians, perhaps the most underappreciated, of my lifetime. :cry:
179 dead :cry: Always worth remembering that major plane disasters are usually a combination of factors, but it still wasn't good for Boeing. :brood:
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I can see where Brad Dourif getting the snot beat out of him could be oddly satisfying... :spock:
Every one of the new and improved Doctor Who's has to me suffered from frenetic pacing. The classic series had a slow enough burn that you could...
Yeah, the guy is the very definition of "Bull in a china shop". There's no way I could buy pipsqueak Tom Cruise as Reacher. I always like to tell my...
It wasn't just Mordor vs Isengard...it was also the Mordor orcs vs. Minus Morgul orcs. "It is difficult with these evil folk to know when they are in...
You could try looking at what you posted and seeing if it really gets across what you want to say.
Oh they knew. They just didn't believe it would happen to them. :clyde:
So what would happen if we just let everyone contribute to what they actually use?
You constantly claim you are misinterpreted, even when your own words are used against you. You may need to start expressing yourself more clearly....
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Pretty self-explanatory, right? One of my personal favorites is from NYPD Blue. The season where Rick Schroeder became Sipowicz's new partner was...
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