Archive of entries posted on January 2025
Promoted Comment: Charcoal California
Courtesy of Bob B:
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On a dark desert highway, power cut off again
Warm smell of burnt embers rising up like back when
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
The fire leapt quickly and the sky grew dim, thick smoke turned daylight to night
Then they came to the doorway, a warning they did tell,
“You gotta get right on out of here, before this place turns to hell
Then they lit up the flashers and they peeled out away
There were voices down the corridor, I thought I heard them say
“Welcome to the Charcoal California
Such a smoky place (such a chokey place)
Such a burned-out place
Not enough trucks for the Charcoal California
Any time of year (any time of year)
It starts burning here”
The fire is pretty twisted, it torched the Mercedes-Benz,
The state is short of water stores, that means some fiery ends
Flames, they dance in the courtyard, no aid is in sight
Flames dance ’til they’re embers, some dance through the night
So I called up the Captain, “Please help me out here”
He said, “We haven’t had any chance here since 1969”
And still, those voices are calling from far away
Wake you up in the middle of the night just to hear them say
“Move out of the Hotel California
It’s a sucky place (turns to mucky place)
Such a big disgrace
They screwed it all up for the Charcoal California
That ain’t nice surprise (never a surprise)
They just pump out lies”
Smoke is on the ceiling, the pink retardant floats around
There is only one way out as it burns down to the ground
What’s left of burned out chambers, they stand in mute relief
They stab at us with steely knives, but we’ll never kill the grief
Last thing I remember, I was running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
“Relax, ” said the governor, “We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”
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Straight Line of the Day: 2025 Sucks So Far. Here’s Why: …
Biden Confuses 5 for 3 While Holding Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
Friday Classic Funny
How To Spot a Liberal Before Jan. 20th
Song Inspiration
Straight Line of the Day: Now, What Good Would an A.I. Replica of You Be?
Just 2 hours is all it takes for AI agents to replicate your personality with 85% accuracy
Live Science | 01/4/2025 | Owen HughesA two-hour conversation with an artificial intelligence (AI) model is all it takes to make an accurate replica of someone’s personality, researchers have discovered.
In a new study published Nov. 15 to the preprint database arXiv, researchers from Google and Stanford University created “simulation agents” — essentially, AI replicas — of 1,052 individuals based on two-hour interviews with each participant. These interviews were used to train a generative AI model designed to mimic human behavior.
Shakespeare Knew Biden
Cartoons and Memes
Straight Line of the Day: Ever Run Across an Inanimate Object Demonically Possessed?
How Demons Can Affect Objects
Catholic Answes | Tom NashCan objects be possessed by demons? … Is there biblical evidence for this?
Only people can be demonically possessed. But inanimate objects can be negatively controlled through curses. As Adam Blai, a lay Catholic expert on religious demonology and exorcism, writes:
A curse is simply a demon sent to do some harm. . . . Cursed objects are objects that have had the opposite of a blessing done to them. Instead of grace being attached to an object to make it holy, a demon has been attached to the object to make it associated with evil (Hauntings, Possessions and Exorcisms, p. 45).
I once had a burrito that, well, lemme tell you . . .
Bond Girlathon : Week 1/8/2025 Results : Week 1/15/2025 Matches
Things are just going peachy, aren’t they?
Results
| Fiona Fullerton | No Preference | Grace Jones |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | 2 | 14 |
| Maryam d’Abo | No Preference | Mary Stovin |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | 1 | 109 |
Week 1/15/2025
Match 1
Talisa Soto (Lupe Lamora) vs Kell Tyler (Linda)
| Contestant | Record | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| Talisa Soto | 0 – 1 – 0 | 86 – 2 – 239 |
Actress: Talisa Soto Nationality: American Bond Movie: Licence to Kill (1989) Synopsis:
Lupe Lamora was the mistress of drug baron Franz Sanchez. Lupe frequently slept around, and Sanchez went to deal with one of her lovers in Florida, getting himself arrested by the DEA in the process. Bond met Lupe unintentionally when trying to kill someone aboard her boat. They met again at a casino, and Bond forced Lupe into taking him upstairs to meet Sanchez. Although Lupe was a love interest, Bond left her at the end of film to be with Pam Bouvier.
VS
| Contestant | Record | Total Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kell Tyler | 0 – 1 – 0 | 70 – 2 – 215 |
Actress: Kell Tyler Nationality: American Bond Movie: The Living Daylights (1987) Synopsis:
A lady of leisure, Linda was aboard her boat complaining on the phone to a friend. “It’s all so boring here Margo, there’s nothing but playboys and tennis pros. Ugh, if only I could find a real man.” At which point, Bond landed his holey and smoldering parachute on the yacht, hung up her phone and dialled exercise control. He said he would report in an hour, until Linda held up a glass of champagne, then he changed his mind to 2 hours.
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Match 2
Eva Green (Vesper Lynd) vs Carey Lowell (Pam Bouvier)
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Eva Green | 1 – 0 – 0 | 239 – 2 – 86 |
Actress: Eva Green Nationality: French Bond Movie: Casino Royale (2006) Synopsis:
Vesper Lynd worked for Her Majesty’s Treasury, and was assigned to manage the funds lent to Bond for his poker game with villain Le Chiffre. She got caught up with a vicious fight between Bond and Steven Obanno, that ended in Obanno’s bloody death. Bond found Vesper sitting shivering and fully dressed in the shower, trying to wash away the blood. He comforted her, and the two bonded. When Bond was poisoned by Le Chiffre, Vesper came to Bond’s aid and saved his life. Later in the film, the pair were captured, and Vesper spared Bond’s life in a series of events that led to the end of her own.
VS
| Contestant | Record | Total Scores |
|---|---|---|
| Carey Lowell | 1 – 0 – 0 | 215 – 2 – 70 |
Actress: Carey Lowell Nationality: American Bond Movie: Licence to Kill (1989) Synopsis:
Pam Bouvier was a CIA freelancer pilot, and an informant against drug baron Franz Sanchez. Bond found her name on an informant list along with the time and place of her next meeting. He met her at a bar and escaped with her after Sanchez’s henchman Dario showed up. Pam then flew Bond to Isthmus City to find Sanchez, and became his executive secretary as a cover.
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Straight Line of the Day: Checklist
Supposing — just supposing — somehow you knew the date and hour of your death. What would you want to do beforehand? Assuming, of course, you’ve made your peace with you-know-who.
- Check to see if you have an estate.
2. If the answer to number 1 is “no,” run up your credit card to the maximum limit.
3. Regret it and feel sorry for the poor, innocent credit card company.
4. Buy FrnakJ’s latest novel, available wherever fine books are sold.
5. Feed the damn cat.
And what else?
