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Am I the only SIMPSONS fan here who saw the topic title and thought of Kent Brockman?

Is this one? https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/129821-what-can-i-expect-from-coolsculpting/

I am a very heavy pot smoker (both in terms of my weight and the amount I smoke). I'm investigating getting a couple of tooth implants and have been told by the oral surgeon that smoking is a big no-no, and the main reason implants fail. So I figured this would be a good time to try edibles for the first time. My dealer brought me some last time I saw her. There was one piece of chocolate, which did nothing for me, and all weekend long I've been trying the 'strawberry-shortcake'-flavored cocoa-covered cereal treats. I'd take some, wait 2 hours, and when nothing happened (except my tinnitus becoming louder), take a larger piece. Lather, rinse, repeat. I know I have an enormous tolerance to marijuana at this point, but NOTHING?!?!? It IS quite tasty, though, and I think anyone with little kids should make absolutely certain they can't find the stash, because they'd think it is some kind of candy. My dealer says she'll try to get me some gummies to try. Does anybody here have any suggestions as to what the most potent type of edible is? Any other suggestions on the subject would also be appreciated. BTW, I've never used any other drugs, and haven't had a drop of alcohol in 30+ years (and never even got tipsy in my life).

Farmhouse Family Day: Lovely Leaves Wyckoff House Museum 5816 Clarendon Road, East Flatbush Saturday, October 16 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The leaves are changing and a workshop at Brooklyn’s oldest house will let the curious learn some more facts while also trying their hand at making leaf prints. The activity is set to start at 1 p.m. but the grounds will be open to shop the farm stand, drop off food scraps for compost and get your hands dirty with some farm activities. You can also sign up for a “Sunflower Vegetable Share” food box, a low-cost seasonal fruit and vegetable box that accepts EBT/SNAP. The house itself will not be accessible as work continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Ida. Visit the event page for all the details on the activities for the day. Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy’s Harvest Festival Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 6, Brooklyn Heights Saturday, October 23 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. After a pause in 2020 the annual festival returns to Pier 6 for a day of arts and crafts, storytelling and games. There will be a kick-off procession and the popular pumpkin patch will be back. More details are still to be announced so check out the event page online for further updates.

EVIL is now on Paramount+ and just ended its second season yesterday. It's weird, but fun, and I like the characters. I'm still watching BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA, and still hoping it gets better. They're now married, so it should be interesting to see where it goes from here. Billy Gardell looks likes he's lost quite a bit of weight from his heaviest days.

It's not Boone's fault, or the players', or Cashman's, or even Hal Steinbrenner's. The true culprit: Curse of Billy 'Gloat' De Blasio first NYC mayor with no championship teams in 100 years Mayor de Blasio has clinched a dubious distinction: New York City’s first mayor in more than a century who won’t celebrate a single championship by any of Gotham’s major sports teams.

Leaving a total stranger lying in a parking lot after you've pushed him out the door and driven off with his car

I think Texas imposes the death penalty for such infractions. I could be wrong, though.

After the game-changing finale of The Blacklist season 8, which saw the murder of series protagonist Liz Keen (Megan Boone), the NBC thriller is taking a leap — in time. When the series returns for its season 9 premiere, it will pick up two years after Keen’s death. Viewers will quickly see just how big an impact Keen’s death had on the show’s characters. The FBI task force dedicated to taking down the world’s worst criminals will have disbanded, with many of them now living very different lives. With the enigmatic mastermind Raymond Reddington (James Spader) in the wind, the old team will find themselves drawn together by “a common purpose” to resume their original mission of taking “down dangerous, vicious, and eccentric Blacklisters,” per a new season 9 logline. That will force the team to confront deadly foes, new conspiracies, shocking betrayals, and the testing of alliances, all “led by the most devious criminal of them all — Raymond Reddington.” A day after the finale, Blacklist creator Jon Bokenkamp also departed the show. “I love this show with all of my heart and it’s been an incredible journey,” he said in a statement posted to Twitter, “but after eight years I feel it’s time for me to step out of my comfort zone, try something new, and explore a few of the other characters and stories that have been crawling around in my head.” The Blacklist season 9 premieres Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.

Speak for yourself. I've been that soft since the day I was born. I didn't have to 'get' that way.

Who the hell leaves the house when the weather is that terrible?

2 words... Adult Diapers

Op-ed: Don’t make travel to NYC even less affordable — legalize short-term rentals by Aimee Thrasher I moved to New York City in 1980 and the biggest problem I encountered was the lack of affordable housing, even back then. Four years later, I was priced out of Manhattan and chose to move to Queens. While I changed boroughs because of skyrocketing rent prices, I fell in love with my neighborhood. There is no area more diverse in the world than Queens. From the local restaurants to the unparalleled boutiques, each small business is unique and special in its own way. This is why in 1998 I made the decision to purchase a small mother/daughter house in Queens. It was my dream to be a homeowner and this house would be an investment in my family’s future. When I neared retirement in 2015, I realized that I could not live off of my social security and pension. So I fixed up the first floor apartment of my home and listed it on Airbnb as a short-term rental. My introduction to the platform was through traveling with my family. One hotel room with two beds was inadequate for our needs and yet we could not afford two rooms. Airbnb offered comfortable, home-like accommodations that could fit our entire family at a fraction of the price. Yes, we would be without some amenities, but what mattered was that we were able to take a trip together as a family. As a host, I’ve become very passionate about hospitality and giving my guests the best possible experience, like I had gotten years ago with my family. I am proud to share my home with New York’s visitors and show new people around the borough. My guests come from around the world to spend their money in New York. They shop in our grocery stores, eat in our restaurants, go to our shops and use our transit system. Our local government should be celebrating short-term renters, not trying to keep them out, but new legislation threatens to do just that. An ambiguous and arbitrary bill that’s currently being considered by the City Council would limit the number of guests to two people, when visits to my home typically consist of families made up of three or four people. Airbnb was a way for families to travel affordably and this bill would make our city even less accessible to lower income visitors. Do they regulate hotels to that number of guests? The answer is likely no. These regulations would strike a significant blow to tourism outside of Manhattan and the traditional tourism districts. Just when people have started to book travel to New York City again, we risk locking them out. For me personally, these rules would be devastating. While Airbnb might be supplemental income for some, it is my ONLY source of income. If I lose my ability to rent on Airbnb, I won’t be able to pay my mortgage and I will lose my home. I am 72 years old and I don’t have anywhere else to go. Airbnb is the only reason I am able to stay in my home. I know I am not the only older New Yorker who relies on short-term renters to stay in their home. Were our local government to concentrate more on assisting those of us on fixed incomes and less on unnecessary regulation, maybe this wouldn’t be the case. Judging by current events, they would rather work towards helping the hotel industry than our city’s most vulnerable. If the New York City Council cares about our city’s seniors, homeowners or the local economy, then they will stop this bill from becoming the law. There is still time to do what is right for real New Yorkers.

circa 1910 Were any of the women overcome by the vapors?

So I guess that makes you our oldest member BY FAR! The Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria was celebrated on 20 June 1887 on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession on 20 June 1837. It was celebrated with a banquet to which 50 European kings and princes were invited.

...with long-time friend Joe Koy.

Man plunges nine stories from NJ high-rise, lands on BMW — and survives A man plunged nine stories from a high-rise in Jersey City, New Jersey, landed on a BMW — and miraculously survived, according to officials and a witness. The 31-year-old crashed through the roof of the black Beemer 330i parked below 26 Journal Square at 10:20 a.m. Wednesday, then stood up with his right arm dangling at his side and asked, “What happened?” onlooker Christina Smith, 21, told The Post. “I heard a big boom and I didn’t think it was a person at first,” said Smith. “The back window of the car just busted out — exploded. Then the guy jumped up and started screaming. His arm was all twisted.” “I was like, ‘Oh my God!’ I was shocked. It was like being in a movie,” said Smith, who works in sales and had been strolling to a nearby McDonald’s. “He was like, ‘What happened?’ And was like, You fell,” she said. “I was thinking, thank God, it probably helped that he had a fluffy jacket on,” she said, adding she thought the coat may have shielded him from deeper wounds. She quickly called 911, then took jaw-dropping photos and videos of the aftermath, including graphic footage of the man screaming in pain with upper body injuries. The video also shows a face mask strap still dangling from the guy’s ear, despite falling roughly 100 feet. The man, who jumped from an open window on the ninth floor, was rushed to a hospital by ambulance and was in critical condition Thursday, said Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione. The man didn’t work inside building and it was unclear why he was there, workers and witnesses said. He has refused to give cops his name and was not being cooperative as of Thursday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the case. “He fell into the car through the sunroof, then climbed out of the car and fell on the ground. He was trying to get up but people were trying to get him to stay down —‘You don’t know how hurt you are,’” said Mark Bordeaux, 50, who works in the building and saw the aftermath of the jump. “So he stayed there until the police and ambulances came. He kept saying, ‘Leave me alone, I want to die.’ You saw one of his arms was clearly broken, but he was conscious, he was moving,” he said.

Brendan Fraser will next be seen in Darren Aronofsky's film "The Whale." Brendan Fraser is back, baby. The somewhat reclusive “The Mummy” actor — who battled depression and seemingly disappeared from the limelight after a former Hollywood Foreign Press Association president allegedly groped him in 2003 — has several new projects coming up. Most notable is one in which he’s donning makeup and prosthetics to play a 600-pound man, a part he wants to make sure everyone sees. The 52-year-old is teaming up with director Darren Aronofsky for the new film “The Whale,” based on the play by Samuel D. Hunter. According to the movie’s synopsis, Fraser will play a very overweight, middle-aged man named Charlie as he tries to reconnect with his 17-year-old daughter. The two became estranged after Charlie left his family for his gay lover. After his partner’s death, Charlie then turned to binge-eating out of grief. “It’s gonna be like something you haven’t seen before. That’s really all I can tell you,” the “Bedazzled” star recently told Unilad of the flick, which is set to be released next year. “I know I’m here to talk about ‘No Sudden Move,'” the enthusiastic Canadian-American actor added about Steven Soderbergh’s new HBO Max ensemble film, in which Fraser also stars. “But … check [‘The Whale’] out when it comes out next year!” Fraser stars in the HBO Max film “No Sudden Move.” Warner Brothers / Claudette Bari Back in June, Fraser spoke to Newsweek about “The Whale” and what fans can expect. “I’m going to be tight-lipped about it but I can tell you it’s already in the can,” he said. While his character required him to wear heavy makeup and artificial prosthetics, he revealed that the process was well worth it. “The wardrobe and costume was extensive, seamless, cumbersome,” Fraser told the outlet. “This is certainly far removed from anything I’ve ever done but not to be coy, I haven’t seen any of it yet but I do know it’s going to make a lasting impression.” In August, a TikTok video of Fraser went viral in which he had a virtual meet-and-greet with Lindley Key, a cosplayer. She told the “George of the Jungle” actor that many of his fans are still supporting him. “There are so many people out there who love you,” Key explained to Fraser. “And we’re rooting for you, and we can’t wait to see what you do next.” Fraser couldn’t help but smile and tip his hat to the affirmation. “Shucks, ma’am,” he gushed at the time.

Of course not... he gave it up to me for free. 😁😇🤑🤣

Decent health in general. Being able to stand or walk for more than a minute without pain. You know... the little things...

I must've reached the 'you kids stay off my lawn!' stage of life... I was totally disinterested in the teens in the 1st episode.

absotively posilutely.