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Amazingly, it's short for "Sputnik," because as a baby his bald head looked like the satellite.
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Amazingly, it's short for "Sputnik," because as a baby his bald head looked like the satellite.
Don't ask about the cat.
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Don't ask about the cat.
Loosely. Syrinx was a nymph chased by Pan into the river Ladon. She transformed into reeds that Pan then used to create his pipes. The bird organ is named for the pipes, while the Rush song presumably takes inspiration from the myth.
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Loosely. Syrinx was a nymph chased by Pan into the river Ladon. She transformed into reeds that Pan then used to create his pipes. The bird organ is named for the pipes, while the Rush song presumably takes inspiration from the myth.
Russell Crowe or Glenn Ford?
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Russell Crowe or Glenn Ford?
Also, there was a joke going around a while back about identifying actors by a role that's NOT their best-known role, and I joked that I wasn't sure whether Fire Lord Ozai or Fire Lord Sozin fit better (Mark Hamill and Ron Perlman, respectively).
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Also, there was a joke going around a while back about identifying actors by a role that's NOT their best-known role, and I joked that I wasn't sure whether Fire Lord Ozai or Fire Lord Sozin fit better (Mark Hamill and Ron Perlman, respectively).
And no bailouts. If they couldn't be responsible with all the money they already grifted, that's their problem and shouldn't be everyone else's problem.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
And no bailouts. If they couldn't be responsible with all the money they already grifted, that's their problem and shouldn't be everyone else's problem.
I haven't seen Andor and I like Rogue One. It's messy and choppy, but it tried to get back to the lived-in world of the original trilogy and depict characters that weren't Chosen Ones, so to me it makes up in effort what it misses in execution.
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I haven't seen Andor and I like Rogue One. It's messy and choppy, but it tried to get back to the lived-in world of the original trilogy and depict characters that weren't Chosen Ones, so to me it makes up in effort what it misses in execution.
Ty Lee was the 1990s Cindy Brady of The Brady Bunch (Olivia Hack).
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Ty Lee was the 1990s Cindy Brady of The Brady Bunch (Olivia Hack).
I enjoy that account. Mascots in general are fascinating, and Japan's love of having a mascot for *every*thing is just so much fun.
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I enjoy that account. Mascots in general are fascinating, and Japan's love of having a mascot for *every*thing is just so much fun.
The lawyer will have to argue it's a failure to file situation, because 18 USC 3288 allows the refiling of charges within six months of a dismissal for any reason unless it falls within a narrow set of exceptions (of which failure to file would be the most applicable here).
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The lawyer will have to argue it's a failure to file situation, because 18 USC 3288 allows the refiling of charges within six months of a dismissal for any reason unless it falls within a narrow set of exceptions (of which failure to file would be the most applicable here).
It's complicated. 18 USC 3288 allows the refiling of charges within six months of a dismissal for most reasons. The judge said that doesn't apply in this case, presumably because he's determined it's a "failure to file" situation. Regardless of the reason, I expect the administration to appeal.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
It's complicated. 18 USC 3288 allows the refiling of charges within six months of a dismissal for most reasons. The judge said that doesn't apply in this case, presumably because he's determined it's a "failure to file" situation. Regardless of the reason, I expect the administration to appeal.
Agree with the first half, but torn between "oubliette" and "revoke his citizenship and deport him back to South Africa."
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Agree with the first half, but torn between "oubliette" and "revoke his citizenship and deport him back to South Africa."
My mother had decent luck with regular ceramic pots using some sort of bark instead of soil, but that was a long time ago and they were (mostly) kept outdoors in Florida, which is not the sort of growing environment most people have.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM
My mother had decent luck with regular ceramic pots using some sort of bark instead of soil, but that was a long time ago and they were (mostly) kept outdoors in Florida, which is not the sort of growing environment most people have.
You can play xylophone with a bow.
(It works better on vibraphone, but non-percussionists might actually have heard of a xylophone)
(It works better on vibraphone, but non-percussionists might actually have heard of a xylophone)
November 24, 2025 at 5:51 AM
You can play xylophone with a bow.
(It works better on vibraphone, but non-percussionists might actually have heard of a xylophone)
(It works better on vibraphone, but non-percussionists might actually have heard of a xylophone)
A fiddle is a violin with a Southern accent.
November 24, 2025 at 5:47 AM
A fiddle is a violin with a Southern accent.
Only by a smidgen, since 7-4 is the last wild card for both currently (difference is NFC #8 is also 7-4, AFC is 6-5). Big reason the Giants are out already is they lost to all three NFC teams with 7 wins, so even if they win out, they lose all the tiebreakers.
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Only by a smidgen, since 7-4 is the last wild card for both currently (difference is NFC #8 is also 7-4, AFC is 6-5). Big reason the Giants are out already is they lost to all three NFC teams with 7 wins, so even if they win out, they lose all the tiebreakers.
He signed a baseball for me in what must have been 1988 after I got (very minorly) hurt by fireworks at the July 4th game in Atlanta against the Phillies.
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
He signed a baseball for me in what must have been 1988 after I got (very minorly) hurt by fireworks at the July 4th game in Atlanta against the Phillies.
Reef gentrification?
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Reef gentrification?
Orchid pots have ventilation holes in the sides. It helps epiphytic orchids have healthier root systems.
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Orchid pots have ventilation holes in the sides. It helps epiphytic orchids have healthier root systems.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding and it's supposed to be limited to "hoplite style metal body armor," but as-written, isn't the Argos cuirass predated by about seven centuries by the Dendra panoply?
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Maybe I'm misunderstanding and it's supposed to be limited to "hoplite style metal body armor," but as-written, isn't the Argos cuirass predated by about seven centuries by the Dendra panoply?
Dig if you will this potato.
November 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Dig if you will this potato.
Hard to walk with no ankles.
November 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Hard to walk with no ankles.
It also doesn't help that he was allegedly inspired by Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, which is inspired by Plutarch's tale of the Sabine women.
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It also doesn't help that he was allegedly inspired by Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, which is inspired by Plutarch's tale of the Sabine women.
Little dog, big mad.
November 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Little dog, big mad.