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Better than going to see him die, I guess.

Fly, how to do it

The way I was feeling, that may have been what I typed.

At some point the “I’m going to see Alton Brown live” thread was right above the “Gene Hackman found dead” thread, and my brain combined them into “Alton Brown found dead.” I was like “No! Not him too!”

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jazz

Funny, I would have guessed he was a Death Metal guy.

Cruise ships: Why does the ship gather your bags and then deliver to your doom?

It’s in their contract, they have to deliver your baggage to the same destination they’re taking you.

Does/has anyone else use(d) powered eggs?

I’m still using old fashioned manual eggs.

Nah, rather Schrammelmusik.

Invasion of the telephone

The goddamn things are everywhere.

A “Freudian Slip”? Freud would say your brain interprets “sovereign” as “senior” because, subconsciously, and because of your wisdom and experience of many years, you ARE “sovereign” in relation to the rest of us.

Interestingly, there are many cultures who feel that way about their seniors who are then revered as the “ancestors” after their passing.

Thanks, mon ami.

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Whoa! Without reading this thread, I saw, “Invasion…”.

Returning a local copy of Wikipedia

You mean, like, to the local library??
or
Do you think “encyclopedia” = “local copy of Wikipedia”?

How do you decorate a spaceship powered by a solar sail

I find that strings of multi-coloured LEDs on the sail do a nice job. Some argue for tinsel garlands on the spaceship itself, but I find that a bit gaudy.

Knowledge dubbing–is there any way this isn’t nonsense?

Let me just connect this probe to your brain, and the other end to this tape recorder, and we’ll find out!

How do some actors end up die-cast?

Now we shall preserve you for all time! Which medium do you prefer: plaster? plastic? aluminium? lead? Bwa-ha-ha-ha!

Carbonite

Annnd, on that note:

Why do we need Superman prisons?

They do provide an easy method to tell which way the solar wind is blowing.

Ever had any strong suspicions that you’ve encountered a nun?

Yes. They have certain habits that are easy to spot.