I remember Alan Thicke. I was surprised when I found out his sone had a hit record five years or so ago. It’s not a bad song. Sounds a little like something by Marvin Gaye.
Now that I have your attention — unless, of course, I just ran you all off — it’s your turn. It’s Thursday Night Open Thread.
What’s on your mind?
A Japanese company is planning to sell made-to-order “meteor showers” via a satellite that “will circle the globe and kick out 15 to 20 small metallic pebbles on command”.
Also, for Democrats, discrete email server disposal.
[How Formation Flying Works (feat. the Red Arrows!)] (Viewer #325,127)
I’ve never done any formation flying, but I have done formation marching, and it’s pretty much the same principle – watch the guy next to you, and keep his relative position static.
[Submitted by Les of Nuking Politics (High Praise!)]
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Having finished “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data” and enjoyed the results, I’m moving on to a new list:
76 Fun Icebreaker Questions (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)
Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.
If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.
If you could have one wish come true what would it be?
I wish someone would reboot “Jurassic Park” so that it’s about a plucky young zookeeper who, despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles (including evil government bureaucrats who are getting bribed by Disney to stop it), manages to successfully open the world’s first cloned dinosaur zoo.
Basically, “We Bought a Zoo” with CGI velociraptors.
Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.
Kim Jong Un just left North Korea on a secret mission…
Malaysia is proposing a law banning “fake news”, with hefty fines and up to 10 years in jail.
That won’t scare anyone. Want them to shut up? Try “Trump will tweet at you”.
Did I tell you I went to Baltimore?
No?
Okay, then. Well, I went to Baltimore.
There was a Doctor Who convention, and one of the only two surviving cast members from the very first show were there. Carol Ann Ford, who played The Doctor’s granddaughter Susan, was scheduled, but canceled the week before. But William Russell, who is now 93 and played Susan’s school teacher Ian Chesterton, who began traveling with The Doctor, was there.
It was great seeing William Russell.
If you haven’t seen Doctor Who, you might have seen him in The Great Escape (Sorren) or in The Man Who Never Was (Joe, Lucy’s actual fiancé). His son, Alfie Enoch was in the Harry Potter movies (Dean Thomas).
So, what about you? What have you been up to? Got something you’d like to share? It’s Wednesday Night Open Thread, and you talk about whatever you like.
What’s on your mind?
Headline: “Venezuela hopes to tackle the world’s worst inflation by deleting zeros from its currency“.
Ah… the “happily ever after” of every fairy tale that starts “Once upon a time, we elected a socialist”.
[Ranger Roll] (Viewer #1,256,345)
Some casual swearing here & there, and some crude humor at the end, but I found the technique intriguing, and possibly useful, so I thought it was worth posting.
[High Praise! to Primordial Slack]
A stray dog bit me. I demanded that all my neighbors’ dogs should have their teeth pulled.
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Having finished “The 25 most popular icebreaker questions based on four years of data” and enjoyed the results, I’m moving on to a new list:
76 Fun Icebreaker Questions (Not all of which will be used, since some are either/or questions, which are boring.)
Your mission: answer the question in the comments with a good story.
If you don’t have a good story, you are encouraged to make one up.
What is the best praise or advice you’ve received?
Something about Asiatic land wars and Sicilians. I wasn’t really paying attention. However, I’ve never gotten involved with either, just to be safe.
