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J.R. Jenks
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From CABARET (1972), an old man stares into his beer glass, in a state of both incomprehension and sad realization, as the crowd around him rises to sing "Tomorrow Belongs To Me".
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Pope at the mic
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Comic illustration of author Cary Bates, with a thought bubble saying "I BET EVEN MY FLASH-EDITOR WOULD REJECT A FAR-OUT PLOT LIKE THIS!"
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Pope Leo at the mic
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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One the left, a Far Side cartoon in which two paleontologist discover a giant footprint in which a humanoid skeleton has been crushed. One paleontologist exclaims, "What a find, Williams! The fossilized footprint of a brachiosaurus! ... And a home ability thrown in to boot!" On the right, a letter which reads as follows: CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SECULAR HUMANISM April 25, 1983 Sentinel Star P.O. Box 1100 Orlando, Fla 32802 THE FAR SIDE Att: Gary Larson Dear Mr. Larson: I am somewhat puzzled by your cartoon appearing in the Sentinel Star on Sunday, April 24th. The implication seems to be that our archaeological friends are more interested in their discovery than the fact that a poor human has been stepped on? However, your cartoon does a disservice to the scientific community by promoting pseudo/science and a blatant disregard for historical accuracy. The combination of Brachiosaurus and Homo Habilus in the same time period is ludicrous since Brachiosaurus existed 60,000;000 years before Homo Habilus or any form even remotely resembling the human form came on the scene. Surely, this is exactly what the "Creationist" would like us to believe; that evolution was a one-shot deal instead of a process that took place over billions of years. I would like to believe that you are very concerned for truth and historical accuracy in disseminating specific information to the public at large. Your response to my concern is eagerly awaited. cc: Jeff Kunerth Carl Sagan Sincerely yours, Henry W. Daigneault DIRECTOR
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Yul Brynner as The Gunslinger in Westworld (1973)
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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🎶
You're a good man
Charlie Brown
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Pope Leo XIV speaking into a mic
November 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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This is why I love the way jug bands use the washtub bass.

Check out the first notes of BLUES MY NAUGHTY SWEETIE GIVES TO ME
youtu.be/1wPRBrBvMaw?... by Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band.
A washtub bass (composed of an inverted metal wastub, a hooked bolt, a clothesline and a broomstick. A musical jug rests on top of it.
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Disappointed but committed to her task, Debra Winger thanked the cleaning lady then dialed the next number on her list.
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Hey, hive mind: What's a good, cheap way to get an actual photo of a wall of bricks with the mortar placed, incorrectly, on top?

How to get a cheap pile of bricks, temporarily? Can I use oatmeal?

I want to use this as a visual metaphor for a non-test-first software SDLC.

Something like this.
A draft illustration of a wall of bricks with the mortar placed, in correctly, on top of the entire wall.
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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From "Hollow Pursuits" ST-TNG, Episode 3x21, a toga-wearing holodeck character based on Deanna Troi says, "I am the goddess of empathy".
September 28, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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I found my answer (by simply reading the article).

Good on this corporation for doing the right thing in these circumstances. The cynic in me is surprised that they voluntarily did this.
The contamination problem was discovered after Hillshire received multiple consumer complaints, the service notes, five of which involved injuries. The company later determined that a “limited number” of these products included “extraneous pieces of wooden stick within the batter,” Tyson said in a corresponding announcement — adding that it opted to initiate a recall “out of an abundance of caution.”
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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The audience spontaneously and enthusiastically cheering for the snake that attacked Bo Derek's Jane in TARZAN THE APE MAN (1981).
A snake attacks Bo Derek's Jane in TARZAN THE APE MAN (1981)
August 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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More people are considering AI lovers and we shouldn't judge.
In a scene from Saturn 3 (1980) Hector the robot holds a struggling Alex (Farrah Fawcett) aloft by her wrists.
July 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Possibly referencing the Malice storyline by John Byrne.
Cover of Uncanny X-Men vol. 135, July 1980, art by John Byrne. The title reads "DEFEATED BY DARK PHOENIX". With the bodies of the other X-Men in the background, an enormous Dark Phoenix reaches up and crushes the X-MEN logo.
July 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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A TV ad for Lay's Potato Chips with the slogan “Betcha Can’t Eat Just One”
July 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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For anyone asking, "Hey, Gamera, does she have a sister?" the answer is yes, she has two.

gamera.fandom.com/wiki/Kilara
Three women dressed in capes and space uniforms, portraying the Spacewomen in the 1980 film, Gamera: Super Monster.
July 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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To answer this question best, Google "Discworld reading order", start the "Witches Novels" track and don't stop until you've read WITCHES ABROAD.
The Discworld Reading Order Guide 3.0
June 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Meta just announced Oakley smart glasses. They start at $399, and they'll be available later this summer.
In a scene from The Simpsons s7e2 "Radioactive Man" the actor Rainier Wolfcastle, dressed as his movie character Radioactive Man and wearing what he has been told are protective eyewear, is carried away by an underground river of acid, screaming "My eye! The goggles do nothing!"
June 21, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Meta just announced Oakley smart glasses. They start at $399, and they'll be available later this summer.
One of Ming the Merciless' seers from Flash Gordon (1980), wearing techno goggles
June 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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My homemade 2005 Halloween costume was the Terror Alert System.

I could light up any of the top three tiles but, of course, I didn't bother wiring up the lower blue and green tiles.
Terror Alert System costume from Halloween 2005.
June 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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"Where in the World is Eva Longoria (Spain, Maybe)?"
Eva Longoria turns heads in a bold red dress, stealing the spotlight in New York
June 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I'm trying to understand what it means that I'm seeing "ℹ️ Blocked" here.

Does it mean that the account being replied to has blocked me or does it mean that I've blocked that account?

And what account is being replied to, please?

Thanks in advance for help with this somewhat confusing UI.
A snapshot of the post I'm replying to and the post she was replying to, the latter of which is masked with the message "ℹ️ Blocked".
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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"Mike Pence in the parking garage."
Captain Dathon from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Darmok"
May 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Seriously, just the one?
Cover to the 2006 book "365 Penguins" by Jean-Luc Fromental and Joelle Jolivet
April 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM