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Stretching the definition of an antique "meme", but here's an image from 2016 about a message board gag in 2006. by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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Back in the early 2000's I was working tech support, which gave me admin access to users' computers over the network. I could pop open their CD drives from my desk; drove one particular user absolutely batty for a day.

Box Office: ‘The Marvels’ Gets Grounded With MCU’s Second-Lowest Opening Day Ever by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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I mean, it also opened during an ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike that severely hampered promotion of the movie. So there is that.

I took the family to see it and we all loved it. I thought it was great personally.

Billionaire-backed company has bought all the land it needs for its 'city of yesterday' by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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A poor man's made out of muscle and blood.

The Chinese calendar is 4721 years old. Did it have the same problem as the Julian calendar with an imprecise number of days per year? by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.

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The Pithiest Critique of Modern Conservatism Keeps Getting Credited to the Wrong Man (slate.com)

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“Wilhoit’s Law” was coined by a different Frank Wilhoit.

Frank Wilhoit: “Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition …There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.” This seems increasingly true.

Who’s Frank Wilhoit? Many people who cite the quote assume it comes from Francis “Frank” Wilhoit, an American political scientist whose 1973 book The Politics of Massive Resistance chronicled Southern segregationists’ efforts to resist Civil Rights–era court rulings.

That would make a whole lot of sense. But in fact it’s the work of another Frank Wilhoit, this one not a professional scholar of American politics but a 63-year-old classical music composer in Ohio, who wrote the adage as part of a longer point in the comments section of the political science blog Crooked Timber. Since then, it has taken on a life of its own, recirculating on Twitter or Reddit every few months, most recently in reference to certain Free Speech Defenders’ aggressive posture on libel and defamation laws. A handful of sleuths have cracked the case before—Francis Wilhoit died in 2010; Frank Wilhoit posted his remark in 2018—but the confusion lingers, for obvious reasons.

What games had easy soft locks that prevented you from either progressing or getting a true ending? by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. If you don't give the sandwich to the small dog you can't finish the game.

What are your favourite 80s fantasy movies? by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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Can't forget Krull!

Mitch McConnell escorted away from cameras after freezing during a news conference by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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Oh goodness, I hope it's nothing minor.

Who is the most famous person you've ever met? by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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Neil Armstrong. Got to shake his hand at a symposium where he gave a talk.

In-N-Out bans mask wearing for employees in some states by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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I love In-N-Out. I could even ignore the bible verses on their packaging since it was pretty hidden. But I haven't been there since they refused to enforce the mask mandates during the pandemic - if they ignore one health regulation they don't like, who's to say they're not ignoring others? I won't go there again until there's some sign that sanity is taking over.

Musk says a 50% drop in ad revenue for Twitter is causing negative cash flow by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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LOL! I had to screen shot this response. Thank you, I needed that laugh! 🤣

eBay Find: A 1980s Dystopian Sci-Fi Truck From "The Highwayman" by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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I bought M.A.S.K. on streaming to share it with my kids. It did not live up to my memories.

The first flying car, 'Model A,' approved by the FAA and it's 100% electric by Perrin42 in c/[email protected]

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"Approved by the FAA" is overstaying things a bit. The only thing they were approved for was testing; there's a lot of road (pun intended) between that and certification.