Thursday Night Open Thread

I still like Elton John’s early stuff. That’s just about everything before “Rock of the Westies” and not a whole lot of stuff after. About the time he disbanded his original band is when he really slipped. I suppose he did what he felt he had to do, but him with that early band was actually pretty good.

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Do you have something you’d like to share? A link? A joke? Some words of wisdom? A topic to discuss? It’s Thursday Night Open Thread.

What’s on your mind?

From the Party of Perverse Incentives.

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren is proposing using taxpayer money to wipe out hundreds of billions of dollars in student-loan debt as a way to control rising college costs.

Not quite sure how paying the people who are overcharging us is the way to keep them from overcharging us.

Yeah, It’s Like That

[Students Support Socialism… Until It’s Applied To Their GPA] (Viewer #972,154)

What gets me is how surprised they are by the notion.

Link of the Day: Everybody Sing Along!

[High Praise! to MeTV]

The secret lyrics to 13 classic TV theme songs

After walruskkkch mentioned that Hogan’s Heroes had lyrics, a little Googling turned up a list of 13 TVtheme songs with lyrics. I only knew about Andy Griffith and Star Trek.

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Trump Truths: Affect

Besides getting tax cuts, how much has President Trump’s tenure in office actually affected most liberals? Other than making them punch people with MAGA hats.

A Good Solution

[High Praise! to Springer’s Blog]

Straight Line of the Day: A Woman Woke From a Coma After 30 Years. The Biggest Surprise for Her…

Works like this: I feed you Moon Nukers a straight line, and you hit me with a punch line in the comments.

A woman woke from a coma after 30 years. The biggest surprise for her…

The Illustrated Frank J: Never Fails

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Cut the Goose Open and Get ALL the Golden Eggs

As part of his Green New Deal push, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed to “ban the classic glass and steel skyscrapers“.

A good companion move to AOC scaring off any businesses that might want to occupy them.