CuriousByNature

Was that question in the doctor's own handwriting? Maybe he was interested...

That was probably Cora Sue Collins, who died in late April at 98 years old. I think it was a screenwriter more than 30 years older than her who tried to get her to have sex with him in order to secure a role. I believe she was only 15 or 16 at the time.

His profile says he's versatile. So does that mean he's sometimes a muffin top?

You and @d.anders make some good points. I hadn't thought about the many hours the police were focused on solving a crime that never occurred. Or the effect the whole thing had for the gay community. Perhaps the reaction was not out of proportion. I suppose it may be more accurate to think that the reaction to Luigi's crime hasn't been strong enough among certain people, rather than the Smollett reaction being too harsh.

A different way to erect the maypole?

There are times when society makes me shake my head. What Smollett did was wrong and very stupid, and the level of vitriol that was directed at him when the story first broke was pretty high. Completely out of proportion for his crime, compared to many people's reactions to Luigi M who murdered someone on the street.

I haven't been to it, but maybe the Palm Springs weekend will transition into long-term supportive living some day - lol. And also like the Golden Girls but with a house filled with Blanches and devilled eggs...

So it's not just about changing the vowel? We won't end up hearing about twank, twenk, twonk, and sometimes twynk?

Maybe she's announcing she's pregnant?

Wasn't it Churchill who also said, "We shall swallow on the beaches, we shall swallow on the landing grounds, we shall swallow in the fields and in the streets, we shall swallow in the hills."

I saw it in the theatres - awesome film. The Two Popes (2019) was also quite good.

Whose bat, though?

What about this guy? His calves aren't the biggest, but they're pretty darn cute.

Luca's Pan Is Hot? Perfect, now add the oil and the food shouldn't stick.

Nobody in my life has ever wanted that long of a conversation with me - hahaha. I'm obviously not as interesting as you are!

I'm sorry to hear you had a negative experience. I've never met with anyone myself, but I do know Vin has a stellar reputation on this forum, and I understand it's very much deserved. But as you note, your experience was your experience, good or bad. Only you and Vin can really judge it because you were the only two involved in what transpired. I am a bit surprised at the 200 text exchanges over two days. I don't think I've had that many text exchanges in total with anyone in my whole life - lol.

This is pretty much the extent of mutual touch I've experienced from anyone, anywhere... 😆

That's not being a time waster. You sound like you were to the point, which is more respectful of his time that a long circuitous discussion that doesn't result in a booking. He must not mind burning bridges. I know I would never want a massage from someone with that perspective or attitude.

I believe there has been a lot of discussion, and I also think he joins the board from time to time as well. Sorry, I don't recall the specifics of the discussion.

Is that because it's closer to bedtime?

Maybe he meant the tip of something else.

The only one I can think of, and she is not a Hollywood actress, might be Charlotte Rampling.

The Vatican has announced that the 88-year old pontiff passed away this morning at 7:35 local time. He was the first non-European pope in almost 1300 years, and apparently almost three-quarters of the eligible Cardinals who could become the next Pope had been appointed by Francis. It will be interesting if the next Pope has a vision that aligns with that of Francis, or not.

I'm not familiar with the HK airport, but as a rule of thumb, I try to get a seat as far forward as possible if I'm in Economy, but not the first row because there is no place to store a bag under the seat - since there is no seat in front of you. I also try to sit on the aisle if I have a tight connection so that I can get up as soon as allowed and get my carryon quickly to deplane. When timing is really tight, I've been driven to the connecting gate on one of those buggies, and staff have even taken me to the front of the line at security - though I've only had to do that once. I think it was at O'Hare with a ridiculously short connection time due to my first flight having a delay.

That was awesome. Thank you for sharing this with us all.