ScottishFox Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 14 minutes ago, death tribble said: I tend to think of myself as pretty knowledgeable on movies so when did Disney do Avengers Endgame or Avengers Infinity War (for example) beforehand ? I was referring to re-releases of Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Alladin, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, ScottishFox said: I was referring to re-releases of Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, Alladin, etc. They mostly fall into the category of Highlander 2 for me, but I did enjoy the new version of the Jungle Book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 Aladdin was good, inasmuch as Jasmine was an actual character rather than window dressing in this version and Will Smith didn't try to be Robin Williams. BatB was okay, but not particularly compelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 I am getting old and cranky enough that I stick with the originals, and ignore the remakes entirely, unless I hear an overwhelming reason to try latter-day substitutes. Duke Bushido, tkdguy and Pariah 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 The fun people had with Trump's gaffe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-48880867 Hermit and pinecone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 5, 2019 Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 2 hours ago, death tribble said: The fun people had with Trump's gaffe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-trending-48880867 In a tweet which has been liked more than 5,600 times, Patricia A Valenti-R said: "The history lesson was superb since most young people today have no clue about our real history." Old people too, apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 "Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?!?" -- Senator John Blutarsky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Okay, that one felt like it rolled for about a minute, and I'm on the ground floor in Las Vegas. USGS is saying that it's a 7.1 near Ridgecrest, CA Edit: They're now revising it to a 6.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 That’s edging up into real-quake territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 7 minutes ago, Old Man said: That’s edging up into real-quake territory. Loma Prieta in 1989 was a magnitude 6.9, but that was in a highly-populated area. That's the one that collapsed part of the double-decker freeway in Oakland. Northridge in 1994 was a magnitude 6.7, but was actually in Los Angeles County, so it did a lot of damage. The shaking here in Las Vegas from that one woke us up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kukuli Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 So, I'm at the movies watching Spiderman with 8 of my best friends when the 7.1 hit more than 100 miles away. The rolling waves felt like at least 30 seconds. You could tell the non-Californians by who got up and quickly left the theater. The rest of us just stayed in our seats and watched the movie. Pattern Ghost 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 New additions to the World Heritage List https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48894642 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Florida Alligator Raids Woman’s Wine Cabinet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted July 6, 2019 Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 Promise of training with luxury hotel group entraps visa workers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 We just experienced the lowest Fourth of July temperature in Salt Lake City in half a century. Meanwhile, a bit further north.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 7, 2019 Report Share Posted July 7, 2019 The hidden messages in Ash Barty's Wimbledon press conferences - ABC Newshttps://apple.news/AwNw3LVNmTvulzb2IpjJUBg Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 On 7/7/2019 at 3:32 AM, death tribble said: New additions to the World Heritage List https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-48894642 Not on that list: a site older than any of them. Hermit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 8, 2019 Report Share Posted July 8, 2019 Brazilian musician João Gilberto has passed. He was known for developing bossa nova music, including the hit, "The Girl from Ipanema" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/brazilian-musician-jo-o-gilberto-founder-bossa-nova-dies-rio-n1027136 Ranxerox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranxerox Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Very sad. I adore bossa nova and wish that it would make a comeback. Sadly, music doesn't seem to be going in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted July 9, 2019 Report Share Posted July 9, 2019 Not from Florida, but still pretty stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 hours ago, wcw43921 said: Not from Florida, but still pretty stupid "Missed my vital spots!" Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 10 hours ago, wcw43921 said: Not from Florida, but still pretty stupid Maybe not Florida, but that story has AMURRICA! written all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Cullman's got some interesting folks in it. By interesting, I mean some of the worst stereotypically hillbilly shenanigans you'd ever see. Ranging from "I met a black feller once, he was OK," to "Does the color come off if I shake your hand?" Then there's the forced shock treatments to keep a wife in line, shooting across roadways, animal abuse . . . You'd probably not be surprised to learn they also used to have a major Klan presence. Parts of the county are pretty off the beaten track, too. Not surprised by this story in the least. (My Father's side of the family is from Cullman. I have a bunch of great- and great-great aunts and uncles there. Met a very cute 3rd cousin at a family reunion one year, who the greats- were trying to hook me up with. The place is sometimes a straight up Jeff Foxworthy routine.) To be fair, most of the folks are pretty nice in Cullman, if not the most forward-thinking. Or just thinking. wcw43921 and Tom Cowan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Interesting map re: last week's Ridgecrest earthquakes The color scale in the link has got a really cursory description that I am trying to learn more about. From another site: "each color cycle represents 11.45 cm of ground displacement in the radar line of sight (28° from vertical and roughly east)". Ah. more info here. OK, that's the net difference between maps made in April 2018 and one two days ago, so it includes the net displacement from all the activity between the two ... which is mostly since July 4, but there are many hundreds of quakes contributing to all that displacement. Old Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Freddie Jones dies. RIP https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48940202 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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