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    Updated term for sitting on floor cross-legged - CrissCross AppleSauce

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    40 minutes ago, azdr0710 said:

    Were any of you in "Y Indian Guides" as a kid? It was a father/son thing sanctioned by the YMCA. The kid sat on the floor (Indian style, of course) between the dad's legs (dads were in a chair) and wore a headband with a feather. There were other nods to Native American culture during the meetings. 

    I suppose this has long been abolished.  

    I loved Indian Guides.  I treasure the memories of spending time with my father.  I still have my headband 

    Any good Netflix watches?

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    On 12/8/2022 at 4:33 AM, BSR said:

    Netflix debuted a gay romantic comedy series today, Smiley, and yes, I binged it all in 1 day.  Hey, when a series is good enough, sometimes you just can't stop.

    Alex is a 32yo bartender in a gay bar who works out like it's religion yet complains that his (myriad) hookups never take him seriously.  Bruno is a buttoned-up architect who is 36yo but lives the life of a 60yo, and a rather dull 60yo at that.  When they meet by means of a voicemail mixup (too long to explain), the attraction makes them both weak in the knees even though they're totally wrong for each other.

    Before you roll your eyes too much, yes, we've seen this story a zillion times before, but Smiley does put its own very clever and hilarious twists on the oft-used premise.  I'm really picky about comedies because most make me groan, very few make me laugh, but Smiley had me busting a belly laugh more than a few times.  We also get to see the ups & downs of Alex's biological family, his adopted family (his 2 coworkers Vero & Javi), and Bruno's adopted family (his best friend Albert).  Plus we get a couple of "right" boyfriends for our so-very-wrong-for-each-other duo:  Bruno starts dating Ramon, the best architect in his office, while Alex hooks up with the equally gorgeous and sculpted Ibra.

    The comic chemistry between Carlos Cuevas (Alex) and Miki Esparbe (Bruno) is perfection.  I never really bought the sexual chemistry between the two, but maybe that's asking for too much.  As long as the two kept me laughing, I was happy.  All the other storylines are well-done and woven together quite skillfully.

    8 35-minute episodes, mostly in Spanish with some scenes in Catalan.  If you can stand dubbing, i checked out a couple of scenes, and the English dubbing for Smiley is actually really good.  English subtitles are also available.  2 user reviews already on IMDb, a 9 & a 10.  I'd give Smiley a 10.

    I was bored with the series for the 1st 3 episodes but balling like a baby in the end.  I’d recommend.  

    Will this put an end to the Kevin Spacey gravy train?

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    6 hours ago, tenderloin said:

    It is rather unfortunate that we have a real "tar and feather" approach to accusations of sexual misdeeds.  Absolutely no presumption of innocence.

    Many years ago, someone in my family who worked in education was accused by a troubled teen of sexual misdeeds (not rape). The accusations were never vetted or validated, but his career was ruined -- forced to resign, couldn't get another job anywhere; the stress and worry destroyed his health, and he died prematurely.  

    That’s terrible.  I agree too many assume the accused is guilty without knowing all the facts.  I don’t like this pile on accusations of Kevin Spaceys sexual advances.  I think they have exaggerated what really occurred 

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