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I never actually read this story, but have wondered for 2 years how the owners of the vandalized penises didn't notice it happening. I guess they weren't very good at their jobs.

Whale watchers witness incredibly rare birth of calf off California Cool! Wisconsin canal clogged by melted butter after dairy plant fire Imagine what it's doing to your arteries!

The current thread about films that are too long to sit through got me thinking about some classics I was underwhelmed by. Jaws, Raiders (which I call over-raters of the lost ark), and Pulp Fiction. I wondered if there could be any common factor that led to my reaction. They're all the same genre, and even have very similar plots and settings, so that offered a clue, but perhaps this offers another: I saw each of them about 10 months after they came out. With all the hype I'd heard about them, they would've needed to be the three best films of all time to live up to expectations. And that was simply not possible-- not with the original BATMAN movie from the 60s already ensconced in the cannon of cinematic masterpieces. This all leads up to a question- Does the anticipation of waiting to see a hyped movie (or play or TV show) affect your reaction to it?

I would avoid sucking a dick if it had 4D effects, which would be more annoying than the length.

In all fairness, I never knew Milton Berle was known for anything else, either. Other than his massive cock, of course.

When I saw Pulp Fiction my seat was seat was on the aisle of the row and I had my feet poised to spring up for the last 25 interminable minutes as it just kept going on and on. The first hour of the film was brilliant but the last 9 hours needed massive editing. I obviously wasn't the only one feeling like that. As soon as the credits began the entire packed audience stood as one, put on their coats, and silently left. I've never seen anything like that happen any other time.

This thread has been very enlightening to me... until now, I didn't know Merman was known for anything other than her legendary appearance on BATMAN.

campaigning against a fellow actor's potential Oscar nomination... Hugh Jackman rang in the new year on Wednesday (Jan. 4) with a very serious and important request for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences … and it has to do with Ryan Reynolds. “Hey, everybody. It’s 2023 and I really, really wanted to send out a positive message at the beginning of the year, but, umm, recent events have made that impossible,” the actor said with mock seriousness straight to camera. “Don’t get me wrong, I loved Spirited. It’s a great movie, we had a blast, the entire family watched it. I love Will [Ferrell], I love Octavia [Spencer]. Obviously I did The Greatest Showman with Benj [Pasek] and Justin [Paul] — they’re incredible and I love their music … And ‘Good Afternoon,’ by the way, the song ‘Good Afternoon’? I laughed the entire way through, it is absolutely brilliant. However, I’ve just heard the Academy have shortlisted ‘Good Afternoon’ in the best song category. “Now, Ryan Reynolds getting a nomination in the best song category would make the next year of my life insufferable,” The Music Man star continued. “It would … I mean, I have to spend a year with him shooting Wolverine and Deadpool and … trust me, it would be impossible. It’d be a problem. So, just to recap, love Spirited, love Will, love Octavia, love the song ‘Good Afternoon,’ love Benj and Justin. But please, please, from the bottom of my heart, do not validate Ryan Reynolds in this way. Please.” While Jackman may be hilariously rooting against his co-star, even if “Good Afternoon” earns the Oscar nomination for best original song, the Wolverine actor may be happy to learn that Reynolds himself would not receive a nod. The song’s writers — Khiyon Hursey, Sukari Jones, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Mark Sonnenblick — would be the nominees. https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/hugh-jackman-jokingly-begs-oscars-not-give-ryan-reynolds-nod-1235193887/

Or maybe your friend sits in a dark room at night watching TV secretly eating pints of Haagen Daz. Haagen Daz Coffee. I've uh... heard that people have done things like that.

The only 2 movies I can remember walking out of were Blade Runner (saw alone) & Down and Out in Beverly Hills (saw with a friend and we both left). I tried to walk out of Grease (Grease is the worst... the worst... the worst...) but the friend I was with wouldn't let me because it was a late show & he didn't want to walk home alone. BTW, I'm sure it's just a co-inky-dink, but the first two theaters were torn down years ago, and the theater where I saw Grease (& Worst Encounters) was converted to a church a long time ago.

When I was a teen The Exorcist was re-released in theaters, but with an intermission. A bunch of us from the neighborhood went to see it and when the intermission came all the girls wanted to leave because it was so scary, but none of the guys would because it was so funny (it remains one of the best comedies I've ever seen). I wish I had let its length dissuade me from seeing Close Encounters Of The Worst Kind... longest 15 hours I ever spent in a theater. I guess it only felt like 15 hours.

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Oh dear! It happened again Colts quarterback Nick Foles exited Indianapolis’ game against the Giants late in the second quarter and was ruled out with a rib injury. Here’s what you should know: Foles was carted off the field after tripping over his dick...

The Angels have signed catcher Jose Godoy, right-hander Gerardo Reyes, left-hander Cam Vieaux to minor league contracts. Full Name: Cameron Scott Vieaux How would you pronounce his last name? Because he looks nothing like the FBI: INTERNATIONAL character named Cameron Vo:

She obviously thought she was in Burger King and could have it her way. https://nypost.com/2022/12/30/woman-jumps-mcdonalds-counter-makes-own-burger-in-wild-rampage/ WHERE’S THE BEEF? HERE:

Dinosaur fossils are found throughout the world, but an "exceptionally rare" discovery sheds light on what type of animals a dinosaur fed on – mammals. In the early 2000s, the fossil of a Microraptor zhaoianus – a feathered dinosaur the size of a crow that lived about 120 million years ago – was found in northeast China. Although it was observed shortly after its discovery, Hans Larsson, a professor at McGill University in Canada, recently noticed animal remains were inside the dinosaur's fossil. A team of international researchers then researched the remains to confirm they belonged to the foot of a mammal. The findings were published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Dinosaur and other ancient animal meals have been observed before, but only about 20 times, according to a press release from McGill University. The new discovery also is the first proof that dinosaurs fed on mammals. "It’s so rare to find examples of food inside dinosaurs so every example is really important as it gives direct evidence of what they were eating," David Hone, professor at Queen Mary University of London, said in a statement. Artistic rendition of Microraptor zhaoianus. Researchers found that the foot belonged to an animal about the size of a mouse. Analysis of the bones suggested it was a ground animal that wasn't good at climbing, which made it an interesting choice of food for the Microraptor, because it spent most of its life gliding from tree to tree. The dinosaur is from the early Cretaceous Period, when present-day China was covered with forests. Previous research found the species ate fish, birds and lizards, so researchers were unsure whether it preyed on the mammal or scavenged a dead mammal. Larsson said the findings suggested the dinosaur was not a picky eater and could be evidence of a general dinosaur carnivore. But one thing researchers could confirm: The mammal wasn't related to humans. "While this mammal would absolutely not have been a human ancestor, we can look back at some of our ancient relatives being a meal for hungry dinosaurs," Hone said. "This study paints a picture of a fascinating moment in time – one of the first record of a dinosaur eating a mammal – even if it isn’t quite as frightening as anything in Jurassic Park."

Just as Barry Gibb has outlived his three younger singing siblings, Ruth Pointer has now outlived her three younger singing siblings. Anita has died. Bonnie left the group before their greatest successes. June had the power voice and sang lead on a lot of their stuff. Ruth had/has the deepest voice (she sang lead on Automatic and Neutron Dance), but Anita had the purest, prettiest voice. There's a song of theirs that I love but had never heard until I heard it played on SOLID GOLD, or some show like that. She sang the lead:

Does this count as a new hobby? The other day I was watching the 1980 porn flick Hot Truckin'. The last scene begins with Gordon Grant and Nick Rodgers sitting on the back end of an open box truck whilst a younger guy on a bicycle cruises them. As he circled, I could make out the street sign that said Westpark Dr, but couldn't make out the number. That set me off on a half-hour search for the intersection, as Westpark Dr. starts and stops in multiple places. Finally, I went back to the scene and was able to make out another street sign: Calvert St. Back then there were so many trees you couldn't even tell it was along a freeway exit ramp, as you can now: https://www.google.com/maps/place/6001+Westpark+Dr,+North+Hollywood,+CA+91606/@34.1814865,-118.397748,3a,37.5y,136.17h,76.76t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1stu8_9UA4DDp6LYCK5FVCdw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x80c2967748cd2eef:0x4197690c17bbafb7!8m2!3d34.1812433!4d-118.3976149

Washington became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019. Colorado and Oregon followed suit in 2021 and Vermont and California in 2022.

Hochul legalizes ‘human composting’ for eco-friendly burials in NY https://nypost.com/2022/12/31/hochul-legalizes-human-composting-for-eco-friendly-burials-in-new-york/

They're falling to the ground from above in the Bronx. Disturbing video shows a naked man dangling by one arm from an elevated 6 train station at Westchester and Metropolitan avenues in the Bronx as onlookers give a play-by-play. “Look at this dude … Holy f–king. Homie acting a fool,” the videographer can be heard saying as he looks up at the man from a Parkchester street. The man, kicking his legs, holds on to the outside edge of the southbound tracks as a train slowly approaches, stops and then keeps going. About 30 seconds into the video, the man lets go and drops some 20 feet to the pavement. A teenager holding a basketball and walking under the station looks startled and runs by the naked man on the ground. The naked man dangled briefly from the elevated track. After the fall, the man was conscious and not obviously bleeding. The man was eventually taken to Jacobi Hospital. https://nypost.com/2022/12/31/shocking-scene-at-bronx-station-as-naked-man-falls/

Sounds like part of a very intriguing rentman ad.

I'm surprised nobody said a clean but sweaty butt and a couple of salty nuts.

Considering that Sweden never went into Covid lockdown and had a much higher death rate than neighboring countries, I'm just thrilled that these septuagenarians are still around and looking decent and that they sounded so good after 40 years.