chbarts
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Not a great picture but I had to pick something up from fb marketplace down the road from me. I stopped to take a picture of some sheep and got photobombed by the proudest looking sheepdog. So happy.
November 23, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Not a great picture but I had to pick something up from fb marketplace down the road from me. I stopped to take a picture of some sheep and got photobombed by the proudest looking sheepdog. So happy.
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Harley the indoor feral forgot he hates me for a moment
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Harley the indoor feral forgot he hates me for a moment
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A few years ago I caught a rerun of the exact interview she gave for the album! I too was....curious about the album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLi-...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLi-...
JOHNNY CARSON INSTERVIEW ETHEL MERMAN Aug 04 1979
YouTube video by ZANY
m.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A few years ago I caught a rerun of the exact interview she gave for the album! I too was....curious about the album.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLi-...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLi-...
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I like old movies and musicals and things, and conceptually I should like Ethel Merman, but I just on some fundamental level do not get it. She always sounds to me like a bandleader trying to be heard above the trumpets, even when she's singing solo.
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I like old movies and musicals and things, and conceptually I should like Ethel Merman, but I just on some fundamental level do not get it. She always sounds to me like a bandleader trying to be heard above the trumpets, even when she's singing solo.
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TIL Ethel Merman released a disco album in 1979: www.youtube.com/watch?v=inzh...
Given the timing of the release she may have personally killed disco?
Given the timing of the release she may have personally killed disco?
Ethel Merman Disco Album "There's no business like show business".m4v
YouTube video by Thierry Alexandre
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
TIL Ethel Merman released a disco album in 1979: www.youtube.com/watch?v=inzh...
Given the timing of the release she may have personally killed disco?
Given the timing of the release she may have personally killed disco?
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"no I swear, my ignorance about how technology works is absolutely the industry's fault this time! all my friends who also are ignorant about how technology works agree with me! willful ignorance is the will of the people and this is good!"
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"no I swear, my ignorance about how technology works is absolutely the industry's fault this time! all my friends who also are ignorant about how technology works agree with me! willful ignorance is the will of the people and this is good!"
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You know there was once a famous carpenter with long hair and some crazy ideas that turned out to be wise teachings. His name was John Carpenter and he taught us it's more fun to be stoned and play video games than work.
June 9, 2024 at 4:59 PM
You know there was once a famous carpenter with long hair and some crazy ideas that turned out to be wise teachings. His name was John Carpenter and he taught us it's more fun to be stoned and play video games than work.
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Republican pollster has incumbent Iowa Attorney General down by 7 or tied against a random Dem
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Republican pollster has incumbent Iowa Attorney General down by 7 or tied against a random Dem
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Ann Twattin
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Ann Twattin
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
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It does. It also means I’m trying to get the little monsters to pose. With limited success
November 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It does. It also means I’m trying to get the little monsters to pose. With limited success
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America did mass higher education way earlier than any other country.
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
November 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
America did mass higher education way earlier than any other country.
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
Americans were more likely to attend higher education than Europeans were in the 1950s. The British government explicitly cited the US as expanding mass higher education (as noted in the Robbins Report).
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Public land grant universities with a mission to serve the residents of their respective states are the great economic equalizers. So of course Republicans and billionaires want to destroy them. 😖
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Public land grant universities with a mission to serve the residents of their respective states are the great economic equalizers. So of course Republicans and billionaires want to destroy them. 😖
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I always think of Tony Judt on this (though I'd hold the condescension and double down on the public university systems in the heartland)
November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I always think of Tony Judt on this (though I'd hold the condescension and double down on the public university systems in the heartland)
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Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
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the economic success of the U.S. is significantly built on the land grant universities and in particular their excellent agricultural science tradition.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
the economic success of the U.S. is significantly built on the land grant universities and in particular their excellent agricultural science tradition.
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Ag science supported by the Extension Service took food costs as a percentage of income from over 40% in the early 20th century to around 10% by the end.
the economic success of the U.S. is significantly built on the land grant universities and in particular their excellent agricultural science tradition.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
November 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Ag science supported by the Extension Service took food costs as a percentage of income from over 40% in the early 20th century to around 10% by the end.
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It worked for Liver King! Well, until he admitted he was lying and eating cooked food + taking steroids (or HGH I can't remember) the whole time
November 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It worked for Liver King! Well, until he admitted he was lying and eating cooked food + taking steroids (or HGH I can't remember) the whole time
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RFK Jr told me the best way to avoid this is to eat the turkey raw so that's what I'll do thank you for trying tho????
November 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
RFK Jr told me the best way to avoid this is to eat the turkey raw so that's what I'll do thank you for trying tho????
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If you have a thing for firefighters and the emergency room, sure.
(This is sarcasm. Do not plunk a cold anything into hot oil. Good lord, people.)
(This is sarcasm. Do not plunk a cold anything into hot oil. Good lord, people.)
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you have a thing for firefighters and the emergency room, sure.
(This is sarcasm. Do not plunk a cold anything into hot oil. Good lord, people.)
(This is sarcasm. Do not plunk a cold anything into hot oil. Good lord, people.)
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Yes, and it comes out pretty much perfect if done right.
Dont: overfill the pot with oil (overspill fire), drop a stone cold turkey into boiling oil (flash fire), or keep the fire on while dropping.
This guy does it right, with bacon fat: youtu.be/5VisfTSTaW0
Dont: overfill the pot with oil (overspill fire), drop a stone cold turkey into boiling oil (flash fire), or keep the fire on while dropping.
This guy does it right, with bacon fat: youtu.be/5VisfTSTaW0
This is one of the best ways to make a turkey, as long as you pay attention and stay safe!
YouTube video by Justin Holmes
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yes, and it comes out pretty much perfect if done right.
Dont: overfill the pot with oil (overspill fire), drop a stone cold turkey into boiling oil (flash fire), or keep the fire on while dropping.
This guy does it right, with bacon fat: youtu.be/5VisfTSTaW0
Dont: overfill the pot with oil (overspill fire), drop a stone cold turkey into boiling oil (flash fire), or keep the fire on while dropping.
This guy does it right, with bacon fat: youtu.be/5VisfTSTaW0
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THIS way? Once.
Otherwise, fried turkey is like, a cheater's turkey. It cooks fast and the whole thing ends up tender & moist.
All the discarded oil ends up feeling wasteful unless you know someone with a bio diesel car.
Otherwise, fried turkey is like, a cheater's turkey. It cooks fast and the whole thing ends up tender & moist.
All the discarded oil ends up feeling wasteful unless you know someone with a bio diesel car.
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
THIS way? Once.
Otherwise, fried turkey is like, a cheater's turkey. It cooks fast and the whole thing ends up tender & moist.
All the discarded oil ends up feeling wasteful unless you know someone with a bio diesel car.
Otherwise, fried turkey is like, a cheater's turkey. It cooks fast and the whole thing ends up tender & moist.
All the discarded oil ends up feeling wasteful unless you know someone with a bio diesel car.
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Thank you for this advice. I will remember to instead drop a hot turkey into a pot of frozen oil.
November 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thank you for this advice. I will remember to instead drop a hot turkey into a pot of frozen oil.
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Good one. Personally, Talking Heads have been on my mind so this was a natural fit.
Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good one. Personally, Talking Heads have been on my mind so this was a natural fit.
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I would have gone with Prodigy myself, but I am old
So very old
Though I have seen K-pop Demon Hunters —it was fun, liked the magpie best!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin...
So very old
Though I have seen K-pop Demon Hunters —it was fun, liked the magpie best!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin...
The Prodigy - Firestarter (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Prodigy
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I would have gone with Prodigy myself, but I am old
So very old
Though I have seen K-pop Demon Hunters —it was fun, liked the magpie best!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin...
So very old
Though I have seen K-pop Demon Hunters —it was fun, liked the magpie best!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin...