Hermit

And so my wife says to me "You haven't heard a word I said." and I thought to myself "What an odd way to begin a conversation."

And so my wife says to me "You haven't heard a word I said." and I thought to myself "What an odd way to begin a conversation."

And so my wife says to me "You haven't heard a word I said." and I thought to myself "What an odd way to begin a conversation."

"Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it to me again tomorrow?"
 
"As you you wish"
 
RIP sir

With Reactionariness and Stubbornicity for all!

"Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it to me again tomorrow?"
 
"As you you wish"
 
RIP sir

Rick Deer was always a smart guy - top of his class in high school, graduated early from MIT, and holds multiple doctorates in various scientific disciplines.  He's not, however, the greatest people-person, though his wife Suzanne helps keep him in line (while her brother Joey tends to poke fun at Rick whenever he gets the opportunity).  Their mutual friend Benjamin Dover (parents can be cruel) often hung out with Rick, Suzanne, and Joey, drinking or watching movies or just having a good time together.  That is what they were doing on November 12th - they had a nice dinner and watched a terrible movie (something about a silver surfer) before Ben passed out on the couch for the night.
 
The next morning, the four awoke to find themselves... changed.  Rick seemed even smarter than before, while Joey was more hot-headed than normal.  Suzanne had become more maternal toward her family and friends, and Ben overly self-confident.  They didn't discover the real change, however, until they all happened to touch each other at once.  With a flash, they merged into one being with the ability to turn invisible, project flames, become tough as rock, and stretch like rubber.  (It took them a while  to separate into their individual selves, but they eventually figured it out.) 
 
This fantastic foursome occasionally combine to run around as the super-being known as Excelsior.

Country music legend, picker, and TV host Roy Clark has died at age 85.
 
Now, some of you probably only know him as that corny guy that co hosted Hee Haw (more on that in a moment) but Roy Clark was one of the greatest guitarists of all time.  He had faster hands than anyone on earth and could flat out play.  Here's an episode of The Odd Couple (cut to just the musical bits and setup) to help you catch up to speed.  Watch it all the way to end, for the most amazing display of musical talent ever.
 
 
Now, about Hee Haw.  Roy Clark wasn't the only legend there.  His co-host Buck Owens was also one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever to grace the country stage.  It was the equivalent of a show hosted by, I dunno, John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix.  Liszt and Mozart.  Except it wasn't about them at all, they were just there to have fun and entertain people rather than show off (although once in a while they did).
 
If you didn't know he could play... you're in for a treat.

Classic costumes

One I used very recently - Sub-Biosphere 2:
 

 
https://inhabitat.com/futuristic-sub-biosphere-2-provides-self-sufficient-home-for-100-people-under-the-sea/
 

The Migaloo M7, a 980 foot submersible super yacht.
 

Incidentally: When you find current events too depressing (or infuriating), I recommend you take a break with Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Humanity actually has made life much better than it used to be, by methods that we can continue using to make life better still. And it's not just in the developed world: The rest of the world is catching up fast, from increasing life expectancy to declining bigotry.
 
There's also plenty to offend people on both the left and the right. I consider that a further ground for recommendation.
 
Dean Shomshak

Hulk Hogan as Hercule Poirot

Will you please knock it off with the Trump bashing?  Take it to the political thread, not here, Okay?

I don't have an ounce of compassion for those who refuse to learn the metric system.  They must be a quart low when it came to intelligence.  I mean, i can't fathom why they still use imperial measures.  With such people, you just have to pound sense into them.  Because if you give them an inch, they'll take a mile. 
 
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go have a pint.  This stuff is giving me a brain acre.

That kind of pun is likely to make the rest of us rather crabby (about which I am in a position of greater than normal authority).

Would that all our RPG Characters be so honored.

It was made in the 5th Ed days, but the community had a lot of plot seed ideas in this thread.
 
Just check out the technology or science based foes and see if any suit you?
 
 
 

To Stan "The Man" Lee,
You helped teach us that with great power must come great responsibility
That a man who had become a monster could still be a hero.
That even a blind man could see that we should strive for Justice.
That even when the world hates and fears you, especially when it hates and fears you, you should try to make it better.
 
and so much more.
Excelsior, sir
 
 

To Stan "The Man" Lee,
You helped teach us that with great power must come great responsibility
That a man who had become a monster could still be a hero.
That even a blind man could see that we should strive for Justice.
That even when the world hates and fears you, especially when it hates and fears you, you should try to make it better.
 
and so much more.
Excelsior, sir