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He seems to be wearing only one sock in that one.

A chocolate advent calendar sold at Lidl grocery stores as recently as Monday is under voluntary recall over concerns it may be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration announced this week. Lidl — which operates more than 170 stores across nine East Coast states and Washington, D.C. — says the issue was discovered during routine testing of its 8.4 ounce Favorina-branded advent calendar (premium chocolate with a creamy filling). The affected calendars, sold between Oct. 12 and Dec. 5, have a 2023 “best if used by” date and a barcode number of 4056489516965.

I have a couple of VCRs I'm no longer using, if you want them.

Images with his kids, so I can't post them: https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/Ryan-Loche-wife-Kayla-expecting-third-child-pregnant-0007.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=768 https://pagesix.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/12/Ryan-Loche-wife-Kayla-expecting-third-child-pregnant-0011.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=861

Their frozen entrees are only okay. I had the chicken parm & the lasagna with meat sauce.

It's $162/8.

I wonder of this will elicit any opinions here... Elite Chicago prep school dean brags about kids handling sex toys in class https://nypost.com/2022/12/09/chicago-prep-school-kids-given-dildos-and-butt-plugs-dean-says/ The dean of students at an elite, $42,000-a-year Chicago prep school has been filmed bragging about kids playing with “dildos and butt plugs” in class while getting tips on having “queer sex.” Joseph Bruno was secretly filmed by Project Veritas talking about the Pride Week event at Francis W. Parker School that included a visit by drag queen Alexis Bevels. An LGBTQ+ Health Center came in and “they were passing around butt plugs and dildos to my students — talking about queer sex, using lube versus using spit,” Bruno said. “In a classroom, while I’m sitting there,” Bruno said — noting it was for kids as young as 14. “They’re just, like, passing around dildos and butt plugs … The kids are just playing with ‘em,” he said of the high schoolers. “They’re like, ‘How does this butt plug work? How do we do — like, how does this work?’” he said, with the drag queen there to “pass out cookies and brownies and do photos.” Drag queen Alexis Bevels was also there to “pass out cookies and brownies and do photos.” In the clip secretly filmed in a coffee shop, Bruno confirmed that he had not told trustees about the sex-toy lesson, insisting he felt no need to because they would find it “wonderful.” “That’s a real cool part of my job — I don’t have to worry about stuff like that,” he was recorded as saying, bragging about how he had “so much freedom” and “so much money to do stuff” at the school. Bruno refused to answer questions when Project Veritas chief James O’Keefe confronted him outside the school door — with the guerrilla journalist loudly calling out in front of kids: “Sir! Anal butt plugs and toys?” No, oral butt plugs, you idiot! However, just as Bruno predicted, the school stood by him — blaming the “far-right activist group” for having twisted an example of its “inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming, and comprehensive approach to sex education.” Principal Dan Frank told parents that “we are heartbroken that one of our colleague’s words have been severely misrepresented for a malicious purpose.” Project Veritas “edited this video with malicious intent,” Frank complained — adding: “We are sickened by this group’s deceptive tactics.”

Elite prep school dean filmed bragging about kids handling 'dildos, butt plugs' And that's a bad thing, why?!??

No, former inmate in a Yeshiva until I was paroled for bad behavior in the middle of 5th grade. (I believe it was on Dec 5th, 1972.) BTW, I transferred to a public school that had a schoolyard that would soon be made famous by Paul Simon. Alas, much of that (in)famous schoolyard was built over when they needed to expand the school.

You know those are just regular people in costumes, right?

Like I said, FILTH.

Are you talking about brunches featuring drag queens, or just brunches in general?

Mr. up-to-date is currently listening to a CD on his desktop computer. It's one of my "I like a few songs from a few artists" CDs. Go West, Chris DeBurgh, Supertramp, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias.

Boy, has this thread gone off track... it was supposed to be about good people trying to keep Mr. Cameron from spreading his poisonous vitriol to kiddies.

I don't use one, but have to use the handicapped cart in supermarkets, and have found almost everyone I encounter, workers or shoppers, to be very considerate and helpful. Most of the time I'm out (which is not often) I use a rolling walker and experience the same. P.S. Sorry about your travails. P.P.S. If you're wondering why I gave you a confused emoji, it's because I didn't know whether to give you a crying one for your injuries, or an applause one for the experiences you've had as a result. P.P.P.S. If you weren't a doctor, I'd say keep your spirits up by thinking of all the extra providers you'll be able to afford to hire after you win your lawsuit, or settle with the deli's insurance company.

Mets are loading up today. Gotta keep up with the Phillies, I guess.

Are you freaking kidding? Who names their kid Danielle?

Who was joking? All of the LAW & ORDERs are known for their 'ripped from the headlines' plots. I was just showing that one of the sadder ones has been resolved in real life. Now, as for your police commissioner's hilariously inappropriate name, THAT is a joke.

Danielle M. Outlaw Philadelphia Police Commissioner, Danielle M. Outlaw, is an experienced and respected law enforcement leader. She stands at the helm of the nation's 4th largest police department, which employs more than 6500 sworn officers and 800 civilians who work to help make Philadelphia a safer city.

‘Law & Order: SVU’ showrunner accused of bullying, sexual harassment According to a Los Angeles Times report, David Graziano, who stepped in as “SVU” showrunner in June, has been accused of mistreating script coordinator Haley Cameron, leading her to quit the series. “David Graziano is a very unprofessional, ego-centric, and immature man. I have been in this industry a long time, and I have never experienced such pure, white-male misogyny,” said Cameron, in a post on a listserv circulated among script coordinators. Graziano’s spokesperson, Alafair Hall, denied Cameron’s claims in a statement to the Times. “The implication that Mr. Graziano created a hostile work environment, or is sexist, inappropriate and unprofessional is false,” she said. This isn’t first time the showrunner been accused of bad workplace behavior, ranging from alleged bullying to sexual harassment. A trail of complaints follows Graziano almost as far back as his résumé, including previous workplaces such as USA Network’s “In Plain Sight,” Fox’s “Lie to Me” and CBS All Access’ “Coyote.” https://nypost.com/2022/12/08/law-order-svu-showrunner-accused-of-bullying-sex-harassment/ Philadelphia’s ‘Boy in the Box’ identified 66 years later https://nypost.com/2022/12/08/philadelphia-boy-in-the-box-identified-as-joseph-august-zarelli/ The 4-year-old had been wrapped in a blanket and placed inside a large JCPenney bassinet box. He was severely malnourished and had been beaten to death, police said. “When people think about the boy in the box, a profound sadness is felt, not just because a child was murdered, but because his entire identity and his rightful claim to own his existence was taken away,” Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said. Really?!?, @WilliamM, your police commissioner's name is OUTLAW?!?! His remains rest at Ivy Hill Cemetery with a headstone identifying him as “America’s Unknown Child” — but will soon be rectified to add the boy’s name — Joseph August Zarelli. Police said that both of Joseph’s parents have died, but that he has siblings who are still alive. Recap / Law And Order SVU S7E7 Name Written By Michele Fazekas (see below) The skeletal remains of a child found in a sand quarry are connected to an unsolved missing persons case from 1978, where four middle school boys disappeared. But when Stabler goes to retrieve the file on the case, he finds that a lab tech, Millie Vizcarrondo (Paula Garces), has already checked it out. At Stabler's prodding, she admits her reasoning; her father spent decades of his life obsessed with another cold case from eight years earlier, in which the body of an unidentified boy was dumped in an alley in a box, and now that he's dead, she's picked up the torch. She had been looking through cases from the same time period with victims fitting the same parameters in hopes of finding a lead. The episode ends with Millie and Stabler standing at the grave of the still-nameless Boy in the Box. Millie admits to Stabler that she resented the boy because her father seemed to pay more attention to the case than to her. Stabler tells her it's understandable. "I think someday we will be able to name him. I also think you gotta give yourself a break, Millie. Your father made a decision. He spent his life on a dead child, when he had a living child at home." —Stabler The camera pans to show the headstone, inscribed with the words "Heavenly Father, Bless This Unknown Boy". Millie and Stabler stand in silence as we fade to black. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnitS7E7Name I wonder if this is a coincidence: "Hubris" ← L&O, Episode 11.09 → Production number: E1311 First aired: 10 January 2001 Richard Morriston was a career con artist who manipulated, abused, and killed multiple people. Background Morriston was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, and eventually enrolled in the University of Utah Law school. He dropped out in 1994 after he killed his girlfriend Beth Fazekas.

Actor and Christian activist Kirk Cameron is claiming that more than 50 public libraries have rejected his applications to hold a “story hour” to promote his new faith-based children’s book, accusing them of indulging the “woke left.” The “Growing Pains” star says he hasn’t been given a story hour slot in public libraries, claiming that his publisher, Brave Books, has been told the messaging of his faith-based book, “As You Grow,” “does not align” with the LGBTQ-welcoming institutions. Dozens of public libraries in the US have reportedly rejected or not responded to his publisher’s request for the former child star to hold an event. “We are a very queer-friendly library. Our messaging does not align,” one library worker from Rochambeau Public Library in Providence, Rhode Island — which promotes an event called the “Queer Umbrella” — reportedly told Brave Books. Cameron, 52, has previously condemned gay people, saying that homosexuality is “unnatural,” “detrimental” and “ultimately destructive.” https://nypost.com/2022/12/07/kirk-camerons-religious-story-hour-shot-down-by-public-libraries-not-interested/ Maybe his sister's pious network will give him air time at 3AM.

It's a very old joke. I just googled frankenstein, igor, and the punch line.

This dazzling $25.65M apartment is Toronto’s priciest listing https://nypost.com/2022/12/07/torontos-priciest-home-lists-for-sale-asking-25-65m/

Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were vacationing in Europe, as it happens, near Transylvania. They were driving in a rental car along a rather deserted highway. It was late, and raining very hard. Bob could barely see 20 feet in front of the car.Suddenly the car skids out of control! Bob attempts to control the car, but to no avail! The car swerves and smashes into a tree.Moments later, Bob shakes his head to clear the fog. Dazed, he looks over at the passenger seat and sees his wife unconscious, with her head bleeding! Despite the rain and unfamiliar countryside, Bob knows he has to carry her to the nearest phone.Bob carefully picks his wife up and begins trudging down the road. After a short while, he sees a light. He heads towards the light, which is coming from an old, large house. He approaches the door and knocks.A minute passes. A small, hunched man opens the door. Bob immediately blurts, "Hello, my name is Bob Hill, and this is my wife Betty. We've been in a terrible accident, and my wife has been seriously hurt. Can I please use your phone??""I'm sorry," replied the hunchback, "but we don't have a phone. My master is a Doctor; come in and I will get him!"Bob brings his wife in. An elegant man comes down the stairs. "I'm afraid my assistant may have misled you. I am not a medical doctor; I am a scientist. However, it is many miles to the nearest clinic, and I have had a basic medical training. I will see what I can do. Igor, bring them down to the laboratory."With that, Igor picks up Betty and carries her downstairs, with Bob following closely. Igor places Betty on a table in the lab. Bob collapses from exhaustion and his own injuries, so Igor places Bob on an adjoining table.After a brief examination, Igor's master looks worried. "Things are serious, Igor. Prepare a transfusion." Igor and his master work feverishly, but to no avail. Bob and Betty Hill are no more.The Hills' deaths upset Igor's master greatly. Wearily, he climbs the steps to his conservatory, which houses his grand piano. For it is here that he has always found solace. He begins to play, and a stirring, almost haunting, melody fills the house.Meanwhile, Igor is still in the lab tidying up. His eyes catch movement, and he notices the fingers on Betty's hand twitch. Stunned, he watches as Bob's arm begins to rise! He is further amazed as Betty sits straight up!Unable to contain himself, he dashes up the stairs to the conservatory. He bursts in and shouts to his master:"Master, Master! ... The Hills are alive with the sound of music!

Down another 5 pounds, BP 120/60, blood sugar 124, EKG just fine-a-rooney! A1C 6.7. Imagine if I made more than a half-hearted effort!