unclevlad Posted May 4, 2023 Report Share Posted May 4, 2023 The estate of Marvin Gaye sued Ed Sheeran for plaigirism, because the chords in a Sheeran song are similar to one of Gaye's hits. Sheeran argued the chords were common musical building blocks. Sheeran won, which is good news. My take on most of these cases has been that they've had no merit. They've been successful enough times, tho, to have notable impacts on songwriters...they have to look over their shoulders, or at least the popular ones do. So I'm glad this one failed. Logan D. Hurricanes and rravenwood 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 The latest conspiracy theory. Does the sun look different than it did just a few decades ago? Sun Truthers think so! 'The Sun Used to be Yellow': Sun Truthers are Giving Flat Earthers a Run For Their Money (msn.com) Repeating the admonition from the article, as a basic point of being a responsible human being: Do not look directly at the sun. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 7 hours ago, unclevlad said: The estate of Marvin Gaye sued Ed Sheeran for plaigirism, because the chords in a Sheeran song are similar to one of Gaye's hits. Sheeran argued the chords were common musical building blocks. Sheeran won, which is good news. My take on most of these cases has been that they've had no merit. They've been successful enough times, tho, to have notable impacts on songwriters...they have to look over their shoulders, or at least the popular ones do. So I'm glad this one failed. I heard this on the radio. These two songs don't sound anything alike. Ed Townsend's estate is involved since he was the writer on this. They sued because the songs felt alike. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 13 hours ago, DShomshak said: The latest conspiracy theory. Does the sun look different than it did just a few decades ago? Sun Truthers think so! 'The Sun Used to be Yellow': Sun Truthers are Giving Flat Earthers a Run For Their Money (msn.com) Repeating the admonition from the article, as a basic point of being a responsible human being: Do not look directly at the sun. Dean Shomshak I had never heard of anything like this utter idiocy before. Talk about flipping the bozo bit on yourself. Not even a vegetable would make such a stupid assertion, because the content of sunlight is, if anything, more important to plants than animals. This is not even "not even wrong". Sociotard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 5, 2023 Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 13 hours ago, DShomshak said: The latest conspiracy theory. Does the sun look different than it did just a few decades ago? Sun Truthers think so! 'The Sun Used to be Yellow': Sun Truthers are Giving Flat Earthers a Run For Their Money (msn.com) If you've been around as long as Old Man, then yeah, the Sun definitely looks different now than it did 2 billion years ago. And it'll look quite a bit different 3-4 billion years from now. But in the span of the human lifetime? Preposterous. 13 hours ago, DShomshak said: Repeating the admonition from the article, as a basic point of being a responsible human being: Do not look directly at the sun. Now, let's not be too hasty here. Looking directly at the Sun could be considered a reasonable act in the service of Dr. Darwin. BoloOfEarth 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted May 7, 2023 Report Share Posted May 7, 2023 On 5/5/2023 at 11:38 AM, Pariah said: Now, let's not be too hasty here. Looking directly at the Sun could be considered a reasonable act in the service of Dr. Darwin. In fact, one could argue that some of these people should use a magnifying lens for best possible effect. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted May 7, 2023 Report Share Posted May 7, 2023 See? Bolo gets it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Polish mayor falls to death from hotel balcony in Sardinia, Italy Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted May 9, 2023 Report Share Posted May 9, 2023 Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Is Now Functionally Extinct Only two specimens are known to exist and both are male. tkdguy, Cygnia, Cancer and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 On 5/5/2023 at 9:38 AM, Pariah said: Now, let's not be too hasty here. Looking directly at the Sun could be considered a reasonable act in the service of Dr. Darwin. 1. The gentleman in question never earned the right to that honorific. He did get an LL.D late in his life, but that's styled differently. 2. Unfortunately, the act of looking directly at the sun does not preclude the act of...contributing...to the gene pool. 3 hours ago, Old Man said: Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle Is Now Functionally Extinct Only two specimens are known to exist and both are male. Unfortunate, but not that surprising. Fish farmed from rivers in Vietnam have frequently received red ratings from Seafood Watch, due to high levels of pollutants in the waters in which they're raised. That doesn't bode well for any wild species that share the habitat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Kouri Richins, who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death, has now been charged with his murder. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 Wellllll, drat. I forgot all about it again. Westminster Dog Show concluded tonight. I like to watch 3 primary groups, when I remember...the hounds Monday, and the Sporting and Working groups tonight. Oops. The dog that won best in show was a whiskered petit basset griffon Vendéen but the use name made up for that mouthful....Buddy Holly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 12 hours ago, tkdguy said: Kouri Richins, who wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death, has now been charged with his murder. At the trial, she'll probably ask the court for leniency because she's a widow. Joe Walsh 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 10, 2023 Report Share Posted May 10, 2023 A Black Widow. Then she turns into a giant spider. Lolth will be pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csyphrett Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Guy trying to escape the local Sheriff's Department does a u-turn on Northwest Boulevard and kills himself and another motorist in head on collision. CES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg L. Marcus, Ternaugh and Ranxerox 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 All I Want For Mother's Day Is To Be Left The F**k Alone wcw43921 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Mandy Patinkin Goes Full Inigo Montoya On The Writers Strike Picket Line Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, Cygnia said: All I Want For Mother's Day Is To Be Left The F**k Alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 My mother-in-law is returning from a Scandinavian cruise late on Mother's Day -- all she'll want is to sleep (and my cheesecake waiting for her) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Scandinavia can be very tiring. It's the food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 Mother's Day was two months ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Cygnia said: Sailing boat rescued by the Götheborg My first thought was, "Like the Borg but more emo and with too much black eye makeup?" Then I read the story. I'll go away now. Dean Shomshak Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted May 11, 2023 Report Share Posted May 11, 2023 For shame, Dean. For shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted May 12, 2023 Report Share Posted May 12, 2023 12 hours ago, death tribble said: Mother's Day was two months ago You forgot to take into account the international date line and relativistic effects.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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