Cygnia Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 200 missing and feared dead after glacier collapse in India Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 8, 2021 Report Share Posted February 8, 2021 That is tragic. But I have to say, "glacier" and "India" are words that don't normally connect in my mind. Silly cliche, of course, since India's northern border is the Himalayas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 Oh man.... If you're not a baseball fan, the name may not mean anything...but Pedro Gomez of ESPN died unexpectedly Sunday. He was 58 One of the best baseball journalists out there. Pariah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 4 hours ago, Lord Liaden said: That is tragic. But I have to say, "glacier" and "India" are words that don't normally connect in my mind. Silly cliche, of course, since India's northern border is the Himalayas. The glacier that collapsed was actually in Tibet, but fairly close to the India-Tibet border. The catastrophe was the flood this cut loose. No warning. And probably major elevation drops to give the flood massive energy. This might be the first, pretty clear-cut, climate change-induced disaster. It won't be the last. EDIT: from the NYT: Quote The region has about 15,000 glaciers, which are retreating at a rate of 100 to 200 feet per decade. The melting feeds or creates thousands of glacial lakes that can suddenly break through the ice and rocky debris holding them back, causing catastrophic floods. In Nepal, Bhutan, India and Pakistan, a large number of glacial lakes have been deemed imminently dangerous by The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, an intergovernmental group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 "Massachusetts elects state dinosaur" ... is this another gig for Ted Kennedy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 A rare yellow lobster, named Banana, has been caught off the coast of Maine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 9, 2021 Report Share Posted February 9, 2021 I guess a lifetime in captivity is a step up from being eaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories Ranxerox, Hermit and Logan D. Hurricanes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 35 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: I guess a lifetime in captivity is a step up from being eaten. But will there be conjugal visits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 It would be a waste otherwise. His name is "Banana," after all. Lawnmower Boy and wcw43921 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Alex Trebek Wardrobe Donated To Homeless Organization For Job Interviews Hermit and Lawnmower Boy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 10, 2021 Report Share Posted February 10, 2021 Always tardy and never completes assignments! Answer: What is my greatest weakness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 She should have won a piece of a Nobel Prize, but she will be on a postage stamp. Pariah and Cygnia 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 On 2/9/2021 at 7:09 PM, Cygnia said: 8-Year-Old Calls Out NPR For Lack Of Dinosaur Stories The kid's not wrong pinecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt dies at 78 wcw43921 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 The Pokémon Happy Meal at McDonald’s is getting ruined by greedy adults Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 “McDonald’s sees record Happy Meal sales after finally including a toy that doesn’t suck” archer, Tom Cowan and Pattern Ghost 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 I was watching the Australian Open on TV when this incident unfolded. Here's the video. Respect to Rafael Nadal, who kept a cool head both during and after the fiasco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, tkdguy said: I was watching the Australian Open on TV when this incident unfolded. Here's the video. Respect to Rafael Nadal, who kept a cool head both during and after the fiasco. A middle finger and verbal abuse is much preferable to a stabbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Just now, Old Man said: A middle finger and verbal abuse is much preferable to a stabbing. Very true. Fortunately, recent events proved less dangerous. The last time I remember a spectator getting that close to a player was in 2009. A man wanted to make Roger Federer wear a hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 That's awesome. I think the most unusual thing I ever saw watching tennis live was when Yannick Noah suddenly vomited on the court during the French Open. No 5-second delay on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Apparently there were some folks that were concerned that Serena Williams was going to accidentally flash the audience with her outfit yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79 Cancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Cygnia said: Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79 Ha, I've heard more of Chick's legendary verbal abuse than his actual music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted February 12, 2021 Report Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Cygnia said: Chick Corea, Jazz Pianist Who Expanded the Possibilities of the Genre, Dead at 79 I was just listening to The Essential Return to Forever on my way home from work today. Sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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