Saturday Night Open Thread

I mentioned before that Led Zeppelin did a song that sounded a lot like someone else’s song, only they didn’t give credit. They did that more than once, or so some people say. They’re talking about “Stairway To Heaven,” which sounds a lot like “Taurus” by a group called Spirit, who actually toured with Led Zeppelin before both songs came out.

So, did Led Zeppelin rip off another musician when they did “Stairway to Heaven?” Maybe. But maybe not who you think.

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What’s on your mind? I’m not talking about this song, although if you want to talk about that, fine. I just wanted to get that off my chest. You can talk about it, if you insist. Or, something else entirely. After all, it’s Saturday Night Open Thread, and you pick the topic, not me.

Who wants to start?

The Illustrated Frank J: Catchphrase!

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Link of the Day: Cruel and Unusual

[High Praise! to The Babylon Bee]

Conservatives Accused Of Weaponizing The First Amendment To Share Their Views

[Think you have a link that’s IMAO-worthy? Send it to harvolson@gmail.com. If I use your link, you will receive High Praise! (assuming you remember to put your name in the email)]

How Do You Make Dinosaurs Uncool?

[JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM PITCH MEETING] (Viewer #177,871)

I barely know anything about the Jurassic World franchise.

Just enough to be delighted by his description of this garbage movie.

Off-topic – I have no idea how he gets that “bug-eyed faces” shot to be the official screen-cap for his videos. All the times I’ve uploaded to YouTube, the screen-cap got selected for me, which I always found frustrating.

Not Even In an Italian Accent

The mayor of Stockton, California is introducing a plan to pay people $1000 a month not to commit violent crimes.

Weird to see that happen without someone first saying “nice city ya gots here… be a shame if sumthin’ happened to it…”

Also, It Stinks

[Submitted by Slapout (High Praise!)]