Dagwood222
@Dagwood222@lemm.ee
- Comment on 4 days ago:
There’s a long history of art forgery.
- Comment on How rare is it for people to live without anger? 1 week ago:
Tell your friend to seek help.
- Comment on Sony will be releasing "KRAVEN THE HUNTER" on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray on March 4. 1 week ago:
Did it ever play in the theaters?
I mean, I saw the coming attractions but I honestly never saw it playing anywhere.
- Comment on How rare is it for people to live without anger? 1 week ago:
There’s a saying in therapy. If someone is sad all the time they have to learn to get mad, and if they are mad all the time they have to learn to be sad.
- Comment on Yet they know what dishware I'm looking for... 1 week ago:
I just read an old [1940s?] mystery where the culprit records himself on a new fangled phonograph record and then uses that to cover his crime. His employees know he’s in the habit of locking his door and playing loud music/talking to himself while he works, so no one suspects locks the door to his office. Later they all swear he was at work when the murder occurred.
- Comment on We overpaid you and need you to pay back $.23 1 week ago:
True story.
I use EZ Pass. I got a letter from them telling me they had taken 46 cents out of my account. The cost of the stamp on the letter was 48 cents.
- Comment on Nicole Kidman on Babygirl, Stanley Kubrick, Madonna and Courtney Love 1 week ago:
NY Times used to have a series where the reporter would sit with two celebs. One that stands out was a conversation with Anjelica Houston and Sophia Coppola. Both are third generation Oscar winners. That’s the kind of interview I like to read.
- Comment on Nicole Kidman on Babygirl, Stanley Kubrick, Madonna and Courtney Love 1 week ago:
Vapid interview, don’t bother. mho
- Comment on I can't hear you 2 weeks ago:
The only person who tried to talk to you when you had headphones on was your grandmother. The rest of the family gave up on you long ago.
- Comment on Racism nas gone too woke! 2 weeks ago:
My favorite Kurt Vonnegut book is ‘Mother Night.’ At one point a white supremist teams up with ‘The Black Fuhrer of Harlem.’ An FBI man asks the white guy why he’s working with an African-American?
“We both agree that the wrong people are in charge.”
- Comment on It insists upon itself 2 weeks ago:
Also, knowing who to shoot and when to kill them is kind of a big deal.
The man who shot Don Vito thought he was untouchable because he was going to the meeting with a police captain.
- Comment on There was a time when everyone had common sense 2 weeks ago:
Okay, Dad.
- Comment on There was a time when everyone had common sense 2 weeks ago:
This is the best way I can put it.
Before Reagan was elected, middle class was defined as one income supporting a family of four. In those days $1 million was still considered a vast fortune. By the time Bush Sr. was voted out, middle class had been redefined as two incomes to run the house, and $1 million was what a rich guy paid for a party.
- Comment on What's the deal with male loneliness? 2 weeks ago:
Serious question.
What’s the last thing in entertainment that you think was known to everyone in the USA? I’m not talking about Taylor Swift dating a football player. I mean a brand new act coming out and all kinds of people excited.
I can’t think of anything.
- Comment on What's the deal with male loneliness? 2 weeks ago:
I was thinking about it this morning.
Look at Beatle-mania or Spice Girl-mania.
Back in the day, 100 million people were aware of one big thing and it brought them together.
Today with the internet, you’ve got a million different ‘big things’ each with 100 fans.
- Comment on What is your favorite Robin Williams role? 2 weeks ago:
Robin and Steve Martin once did ‘Waiting For Godot’ at Lincoln Center.
Apparently there’s no video avaialble
- Comment on When they tell you "oh of course it's safe" they are lying 2 weeks ago:
Don’t kink shame.
/s
- Comment on Should I get a drum kit, or a pressure washer? 2 weeks ago:
Reminds me of an old joke.
A beautiful princess is galivanting across the sward one fine morning. She comes upon a muddy pond. A frog jumps out of the slimy water and bows at her feet.
“Oh princess, I am under the curse of an evil witch. If you give me but a single kiss I shall return to my true form. Kiss me and I’ll become the world’s best drummer.”
The princess gathers her skirts, bends over, picks up the frog, and shoves him into her purse.
“Aren’t you going to kiss me and break the witch’s spell?”
“Hell, no! I can make a lot more money with a talking frog than I can with the world’s best drummer.”
- Comment on Should I get a drum kit, or a pressure washer? 2 weeks ago:
You could set up a small business with the pressure washer.
- Comment on When they tell you "oh of course it's safe" they are lying 2 weeks ago:
[old joke]
Two men are sitting outside the maternity ward. One guy says to the other, ‘first kid?’
‘Yes. How about you?’
‘This is number seven for us.’
‘Seven kids? Wow! Mind if I ask you something? How long after the birth before you start having sex again?’
'Depends on if they give my wife a private room or not."
- Comment on is feeling disrespected reason good enough to change jobs? 2 weeks ago:
Start looking for another job.
- Comment on Sparrows Can't Sing (1963) 2 weeks ago:
[off topic?]
It’s always funny to me when I see science fiction where aliens and humans are speaking each others’ language. Listen to a new student try to handle pronunciation in a foreign tongue and you will see what I mean. I’m sure Klingons will have exactly the same voice boxes as humans.
- Comment on I’m Tired of Pretending Physical Media Isn’t Still Better Than Streaming Digital 3 weeks ago:
DVD extras forever.
I got a special edition of ‘Buckaroo Banzai’ with an added on-screen commentary that is hilarious.
In the original, we see BB get into his JetCar with a brief case. Thanks to the subtitles, we know he’s heading into the 8th Dimension carrying Einstein’s brain and a tuna fish sandwich.
- Comment on James Bond films stall after Barbara Broccoli clashes with Amazon Studios, report claims 4 weeks ago:
Thanks.
- Comment on James Bond films stall after Barbara Broccoli clashes with Amazon Studios, report claims 4 weeks ago:
If you’re going to post something, take the time to explain what you actually mean.
Either you think A] Amazon can do a great job or
B] it’s a misuse of the word ‘enshitification.’
- Comment on What they are referring to is in the lower left corner. Bet you intially missed it and had evil thoughts 4 weeks ago:
People need to feel justified.
“I’m not eating this candy bar because I love sweets; I’m only doing it because my blood sugar is low. It’s not candy, it’s medicine.”
- Comment on James Bond films stall after Barbara Broccoli clashes with Amazon Studios, report claims 4 weeks ago:
Broccoli’s father produced the original Sean Connery classics, and she grew up with the franchise.
The bosses at Amazon only got control because of a deal they made where the franchise was part of a much bigger package.
Of course they aren’t going to listen to the woman.
This is why “enshitification” is the word of the decade.
- Comment on "You can't have our trash because we don't have a way to charge you for it" 4 weeks ago:
Same thing applies to cardboard boxes at the liquor store. Most retailers have plenty of strong boxes and the clerks hate having to break them down for the trashman.
- Comment on National Film Registry Adds Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 5 weeks ago:
I think that you could show it to someone who was completely unfamiliar with the series and they’d enjoy it.
Maybe that’s because the director was completely unfamiliar with the series before he got the job?
- Comment on Why did people in the 90s/early 00s say that the internet "couldn't be taken down"? 5 weeks ago:
It’s a truism in writing; villains act and heroes react. If someone looks at the internet and sees a way to exploit it they will. They don’t care that it’s working fine for everyone else; they want the money.