Old Man 9,185 Report post Posted July 18 No one expects the Inquisitor Eisenhorn 1 pinecone reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cygnia 10,491 Report post Posted July 19 The Latest: 33 die in fire set at Kyoto animation studio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
megaplayboy 1,425 Report post Posted July 19 2 hours ago, Cygnia said: The Latest: 33 die in fire set at Kyoto animation studio Horrific. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 19 A powerful earthquake has hit the Greece capital Athens https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49047793 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Liaden 4,536 Report post Posted July 19 I get the feeling Nature is pissed off with the way we treat her, and is increasingly hitting back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishFox 107 Report post Posted July 19 1 hour ago, death tribble said: A powerful earthquake has hit the Greece capital Athens https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49047793 That looked pretty tame all things considered. Didn't we have one in California that was 2 points higher recently? Arsonist setting fire to an animation studio is some heinous shit. 30+ dead and 30+ more with burn wounds. If that were a mass shooting in the USA the arsonist would reach the #3 spot among recent entries with only Las Vegas and Pulse being worse. They better find that creep. G'damn that is upsetting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cygnia 10,491 Report post Posted July 19 The arson suspect is in custody, thankfully. He is allegedly accusing the studio of plagiarizing one of his novels. So of course, murder and arson is the logical response. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old Man 9,185 Report post Posted July 19 Suddenly I have an idea for a novel... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcw43921 1,739 Report post Posted July 19 Hey---Harlan Ellison would have approved. (Well, not really. He just would have sued the SOBs.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 20 Make coffee in Venice and get asked to leave. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49054042 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 20 Again in Italy the continued mystery of a disappearance https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49055783 1 Cygnia reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 22 Missing French submarine found after 50 years. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49068823 1 tkdguy reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcw43921 1,739 Report post Posted July 24 The Lone Politician Who Stood Against Japanese Internment 1 Hermit reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tkdguy 2,618 Report post Posted July 25 Andrea Camilleri, author of the Montalbano novels has passed away at the age of 93. There goes another of my favorite mystery writers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bazza 3,670 Report post Posted July 25 Hawaii TMT: Desecrating sacred land or finding new frontiers?https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49082156 ‘The Rock’ joins Hawaiian protesters in demonstration against massive telescopehttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/24/mauna-kea-tmt-protests-rock-joins-hawaiian-protesters-kupuna/1823252001/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 25 Climb every mountain, cross every sea ! Well maybe not. French inventor fails to fly over channal with flyboard. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49108632 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starlord 3,400 Report post Posted July 26 Petition to change the date of Halloween The 31st is an iconic day, but I kinda agree with making the change. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 26 It is not a holiday over here but I cannot see the date being changed. I mean you can't change New year or Christmas can you ? 1 Duke Bushido reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starlord 3,400 Report post Posted July 26 Well, those days are generally guaranteed to be days off work to allow for a true celebration. Halloween is actually one of the most popular holidays in America. The petition argues for making it the last Saturday of the month, thus allowing for a full day to celebrate and ensuring it doesn't occur on school night's which benefits children and parents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,896 Report post Posted July 26 Super Bowl Monday needs this treatment more than Halloween does. 1 Starlord reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Super Bowl Monday needs this treatment more than Halloween does. And the Lord sayeth that Super Bowl Monday shall be an day of celebration and rejoicing except when the Dallas Cowboys or New England Patriots are victors when the Day shall be one of National Mourning 1 Pariah reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,896 Report post Posted July 26 6 minutes ago, death tribble said: And the Lord sayeth that Super Bowl Monday shall be an day of celebration and rejoicing except when the Dallas Cowboys or New England Patriots are victors when the Day shall be one of National Mourning I suppose it was statistically inevitable that we'd agree on something football-related eventually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cancer 5,549 Report post Posted July 26 Halloween is like Groundhog Day and Walpurgisnacht/May Day (and the forgotten-in-mainstream-US Lammas). The traditional "dates" are not calendar dates, but astronomical cross-quarter days (in that they are the midpoints between equinox & solstice), and are strictly from the solar calendar (there's no lunar dependence to them, unlike e.g. Passover, Easter, etc.). That they occur on fixed calendar dates which are actually correct almost every year is actually a testament to the construction of the Gregorian calendar. I have held forth before on the importance of the actual astronomical phenomena with respect to timekeeping and calendation, so I won't bother to continue here. Besides, last Saturday of October will collide with lots of much-more-important college football observances EDIT: to Pariah: Jinx, I owe you a Coke 1 Pariah reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
death tribble 3,232 Report post Posted July 26 Today's stage of the Tour de France has been cancelled with the leaders 25 odd Km from the finish because there was a sudden snowstorm which caused a landslide. Due to where the riders were this is going to have a major impact on the race. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pariah 5,896 Report post Posted July 26 Diet Pepsi, if you'd be so kind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
