Experts on teleporting?
I took it as a tongue-in-cheek title. Real both-sidesing it would have involved trying to frame it as a metaphor or some other attempt to sanewash it.
I thought the exact thing on reading the story.
I’ve “teleported” to a Waffle House before… the process involved consuming a copious amount of alcohol, to the point of blackening out… and if you’re that species of Christian, coming out of a blackout in a Waffle House is going to probably feel like god himself picked you up and moved you there… that idiot is going to fit right in with the other drunk at the Pentagon.
Must respect his Christian faith don’tcha know.
More likely experts on Waffle Houses.
Reading up on the company that organized this, it started as an annual Harry Potter con and branched out into organizing events for other fandoms after JK Rowling’s brand became toxic. It sounds like they have a lot of experience putting these things together as opposed being cheap grifters throwing everything together with AI like the Wonka guy did, so it’s a little baffling that this one turned out so horribly.
Their Wikipedia entry says they were supposed to host a “Jewish Joy Fest” last month that got postponed until next year, so they might be having financial issues in general right now considering that people don’t exactly want to do a lot of travelling and discretionary spending right now.
I’ve been to some shoe-string fan conventions, but the difference was that I knew ahead of time they were going to be a bit sparse and they certainly didn’t have $69 entrance fees. This event did not meet expectations.
I’m not surprised both attendees and vendors were disappointed. And for sure the vendors lost because they probably sold next to nothing. Didn’t see anything about refunding vendor fees, either.
This headline… there’s a LOT to unpack here.
“Jonathan Majors Fell Through A Window On Daily Wire Action Flick, Leading Crew To Walk Off Set; Producers Say They “Don’t Negotiate With Communists””
Among the unpacking is spokesmen for the injured parties passing on that they’re not worried about safety (without direct corroboration from the injured parties themselves), a guy in charge of explosives who’s barred by law from handling explosives (but that’s just “a paper infraction”, no big deal), cleanup crews not being told about people falling out of windows, a total lack of lines of communication with producers, a lack of firearm safety documentation, and producers “too busy blowing shit up to concern themselves” (their words).
You’d think that Rust would have prompted folks to be more careful.
Not to mention the asbestos and black mold.
Workplace safety is too woke, I guess. Real American Men die on the set the way God intended.
In the year 2076, crimes against society are punishable by community service… in show business. A time traveler moves forward in time and discovers a future where the business is anything but entertaining; and where stunts and special effects often lead to death.
