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Celebrity Jeopardy has been very entertaining this cycle -- nm* - rollo Jan 25, 09:45 1
- I saw a reference to Triple Jeopardy. Is that a celeb J thing or is that a new feature of the show? -- nm - TWuG Jan 25, 09:48
I'm not fan of destroying past works like movies/books no matter how offensive they are. But a ride? Of course it needs to stay up with the times. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 09:43 18
- I mean end of the day I dont care. But them re-imagining Splash Mountain was a rash and foolish decision by WDW. -- (edited) - Jovian Jan 25, 09:49 9
  - Considering how much re-imagining they do in the parks, I'm not sure rash fits. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 09:55 4
    - I saw a statement recently that "95% of conservative outrage is them learning how things have always worked for the very first time". -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 10:02
    - They used the 'outrage' to change a beloved attraction in order to market a new/different Disney character. - Jovian Jan 25, 09:59 1
      - So, exactly, not rash. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 10:01
    - rash seems inevitable from neglected water rides -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 09:58
  - but, it hurts no one to change it, and it hurts some to keep it. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 09:54 2
    - Disagree. It hurts no one to keep it. No one was complaining about this. And they could have just taken out the song. - Jovian Jan 25, 09:57 1
      - many many people were complaining about this though, right? it's a ride. at an amusement park. they change for reasons all the time. -- nm* - Andie Jan 25, 09:59
  - (and by I dont care I solely mean Im not going to complain about my annoyance. it is what it is) -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 09:50
- I needn't be destroyed, but it also needn't be in circulation. Once copyright expires it'll end up in circulation anyway. - TWuG Jan 25, 09:48 4
  - I wouldn't actively distribute Song of the South, no. But I also wouldn't, say, go on a hunt for every copy like a Traci Lords video or anything. -- nm* - Qale Jan 25, 09:52 3
    - "Love, love, love ..." -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 09:58
    - you know how that goes though. once you ban something, everyone has a copy of it -- nm - colin Jan 25, 09:55 1
      - True. Song of the South will go back to being forgotten like Gone With the Wind's controversy soon enough. I have to defend their existence though, - Qale Jan 25, 10:00
- where does the line between offensive and dangerous stand for you? -- nm - colin Jan 25, 09:44 2
  - Very, very far down the line. While an argument could be made that a ride IS an artistic expression, on the surface it doesn't feel as compelling. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 09:51
  - Splash Mountain Bottled Water -- nm* - Beryllium Jan 25, 09:46
Was the artist responsible for the more abstract penis art ever discovered? -- (link) - JD Jan 25, 09:36 [Backboard] 1
- For a second I thought this was about the MLKjr statue unveiling -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 09:39
Is the John Oakley Show in Toronto conservative? -- nm - The Allfather Jan 25, 09:25 4
- That's what I get from this. -- (link) - Todd Manning Jan 25, 09:31 3
  - This is code: "not afraid to tackle issues that some might deem politically incorrect" - Roger More Jan 25, 09:42 2
    - I have a media request, and I’m trying to decide how to proceed. - The Allfather Jan 25, 09:55 1
      - If it helps, Global is part of a large media company that also runs the Canadian version of the Disney channel - Roger More Jan 25, 10:30
NH Dems really making South Carolina's case here -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 09:21 6
- a Buttigieg/Klobuchar would be a ticket that the GOP should definitely fear. - Jovian Jan 25, 09:36 5
  - I don't know that I could ever vote for Klobuchar based on the way that she treats other people, particularly her staff. - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 09:47 4
    - So you would vote for Desantis/Noem or DJT/Lake over that ticket in the General? -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 09:53 3
      - No. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 13:26
      - I thought you were joking because Pete and Amy hate each others’ guts so bad. that ticket would get absolutely creamed -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 09:54 1
        
        Oh I didnt know that! NVM! (theyre both strong candidates though for a General) -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 10:08
My father has COVID. I welcome prayers for him (and Mom in case she gets sick) - ty97 Jan 25, 08:40 34
- fingers x'd ty! -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 12:32
- Good karma sent. -- nm - jnine Jan 25, 12:29
- That utterly sucks. - ReluctantCynic Jan 25, 09:48
- Dang. Hope it's smooth sailing for him and your mom. -- nm - colin Jan 25, 09:45
- I’m sorry. -- nm - The Allfather Jan 25, 09:37
- Sending good thoughts. -- nm - pmb Jan 25, 09:31
- Ugh! Good and healthy thoughts going his way. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 09:22
- hope he feels better soon -- nm - decline Jan 25, 09:17
- Will do. Best wishes to all. -- nm - Loyola Jan 25, 09:13
- sending healthy vibes. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 09:12
- Sending good thoughts -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 09:07
- feel better there -- nm - budice Jan 25, 08:59
- You've got them for a quick recovery. -- nm - spamlet Jan 25, 08:59
- Feel better, papa ty97! -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 08:58
- Good thoughts man. Glad that he is vaxed and boosted. -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 08:55
- very best wishes sir. -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 08:53
- Ugh. Good thoughts for your and your Dad. -- nm - Inigo Jan 25, 08:49
- Mom tested negative but feels like she has a slight cold. I'm worried she tests positive by tomorrow (though not a given that she will get it). - ty97 Jan 25, 08:47 2
  - be ready to doordash them whatever they need. -- nm - colin Jan 25, 09:58
  - I don't want to be an enabler if this is a bad idea you're presenting, but I probably would. And I'm not even on great terms with my parents. -- nm - Qale Jan 25, 09:44
- Sending the good vibrations. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 08:47
- Sending good vibes and well wishes. -- nm - sycor Jan 25, 08:45
- for sure good thoughts for the older old man ty. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Jan 25, 08:44
- my dad got it about a year ago (81 y.o.). if they can do the antibody infusion ASAP that was the treatment for him then, and he was fine -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 08:41 3
  - There is a lot of discussion out there that these newer variants don't match up with some of the antibody treatments anymore. -- nm - pmb Jan 25, 09:06
  - They have a message into my Dad's doctor regarding if he should take any action -- nm - ty97 Jan 25, 08:44
  - yes I think that was what my FIL and MIL got too and really helped -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:43
- good thoughts for sure. I hear water from Splash Mountain has proven to be a successful cure for most diseases. -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:41
- My mom had a (routine) doctor's appointment scheduled today and called to cancel since she's been exposed - ty97 Jan 25, 08:41
- :-[ -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:41
- That sucks. How is he doing so far? -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 08:40 3
  - Dad never admits to being sick. - ty97 Jan 25, 08:42 2
    - Are they boosted? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 25, 08:43 1
      - Yes, fully. - ty97 Jan 25, 08:43
uh oh -- (link) - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 08:38 1
- heh. ssssssssssmokin' -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:40
Bank of Canada raises interest rates to 4.5% (.25 bump), 8th increase in a row -- (link*) - Beaker Jan 25, 08:25 6
- does this affect the % one gets in a savings account? -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:34 4
  - I believe so (1/2 to 1/3 that maybe in practice) -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:35 3
    - thx -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:36 1
      - but shop around for sure :) -- nm* - Beaker Jan 25, 08:37
    - but mortgages would get the full monty -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:35
- bastards! -- nm - decline Jan 25, 08:27
Pope Francis calls for homosexuality to be decriminalized. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 25, 08:23 4
- He's not my Pope! -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:37 3
  - Not of Chilitown, for sure. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 08:41 1
    - that remains my favorite Halloween costume I ever came up with -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:42
  - they replaced him the same time they did "Dave" Hamlin -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:38
Newsmax off of DirecTV -- (link) - mud Jan 25, 08:19 6
- All 12 Direct TV subscribers upset -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 08:37
- i feel like even if you're conservative, hearing everything called an attack on free speech has to get old. -- nm - colin Jan 25, 08:22 4
  - this is an attack on my free speech! -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:34 1
    - hey, my free speech is more important than yours! -- nm - colin Jan 25, 08:36
  - sure, if you're a conservative and not a Maga Republican. - Jovian Jan 25, 08:24 1
    - it does keep the fires stoked, true. and it puts distaste in everyone else's mouth to keep people from feeling like voting. - colin Jan 25, 08:36
Daisy Jones & the Six -- (link) - mud Jan 25, 08:14 [youtube] 9
- I'd prefer Daisy Johnson & The Electric Six ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:25 3
  - Or maybe the Sinister Six -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:25 2
    - I'd like a Daisy Johnson appearance somewhere! -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:31 1
      - (I tried various wording to avoid sounding prurient. I still failed.) -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:32
- Make a show about Rumours without calling it Rumours. -- nm - Inigo Jan 25, 08:23 1
  - yeah! ♡ ♥ ♪ ♫ -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:26
- more: (album & every thing!) -- (link) - mud Jan 25, 08:17 2
  - ".. album features instrumentalists from Rilo Kiley, the Who, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Elton John, Jeff Beck and the Wallflowers." -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:28 1
    - ".. with co-writing credits from Marcus Mumford, Phoebe Bridgers and Jackson Browne." -- nm - mud Jan 25, 08:28
when i was a tyke, all the Song of the South stuff was openly part of Disney culture. i have zero nostalgia for it and only one kind of person does - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 08:07 17
- I simply enjoyed a ride that told the story of a cartoon rabbit outsmarting a cartoon fox and cartoon bear. - Fuzzy Jan 25, 09:23 1
  - yes, Disney sanitized the characters for the theme parks. -- nm - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 09:27
- I have no problem with them torching it, but Splash Mountain really was a delightful little ride that had no Uncle Remus - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 08:57
- Having not seen it since I was a kid I'm sure I don't remember the bad parts. However I also disagree with completely making it go away. - sycor Jan 25, 08:43 3
  - I agree with this. I saw it as an adult but I think people need to see what opinions and actions used to be "normaL' so we can change the future... - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 09:06 2
    - i don't think our problem in teaching people not to be racist is a lack of past examples (it's shitheels like DeSantis and Youngkin expunging it from - hollywood big shot Jan 25, 09:17 1
      - Yep. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 09:20
- we watched that all the time as a kid. but we also watched a lot of other weird shit like "The Littlest Rebel".. sooo... -- nm - colin Jan 25, 08:37
- I remember Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, but couldn't tell you if I actually saw the movie or not. Still, let it burn like you said. -- nm - Inigo Jan 25, 08:13 8
  - Same, not 100% sure I ever saw it, but there were songs from it on Disney compilation albums I had as a kid. -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 08:30 7
    - I definitely saw it because I remember the briar patch stuff and the tar baby bit - Reagen Jan 25, 08:34 5
      - I know I had some briar rabbit books -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:49
      - Disney put it in theaters in 1986, so most of us here probably at least saw advertising for it. -- nm - TWuG Jan 25, 08:38 3
        
        I feel like it was on the Sunday movie. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 08:40 2
        
        Yeah, they at least showed parts and pieces of it during the Sunday night show. -- nm - Dark Callisto Jan 25, 09:12
        
        I am sure it was on the CBC version of Disney until the early 80's -- nm - Walt_Disney Jan 25, 09:07
    - yup. I figure it must of been on CBC's Sunday night Walt Disney show at some point like 40 years ago or so -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:33
"And if roles were reversed and I'd have thrown that tee at him, I'd be expecting him [to file] a lawsuit." Rory taking shots at Patrick Reed -- (link) - Beaker Jan 25, 07:50 6
- He’s not wrong. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 08:16 1
  - this -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 08:58
- Let these two Pro Slap Battle -- nm - budice Jan 25, 07:52 3
  - only if someone is holding Reeds arms -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 07:52 2
    - Still picture Rory being slapped into next week -- nm - budice Jan 25, 07:54 1
      - Somebody doesn't like Rory!!!! For me, pro golfers as a collective fall below even pro baseball players on my list of who would I have a beer with. - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 08:19
*sigh* Colts:Jeff Saturday has a good shot at being HC. -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 07:47 6
- Irsay is back on the drugs, we see. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 25, 08:25
- I would've gone with Rick Monday. -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 25, 08:03
- probably a better option than the other candidate, Taco Tuesday. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Jan 25, 07:55 2
  - is it though? -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:01 1
    - Well, you have a point. -- nm - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Jan 25, 08:03
- who shot Jeff Saturday? -- nm* - budice Jan 25, 07:47
Man. If there was ever a doubt about how much Burrow changed a franchise and city, here’s the proof. -- (link) - Volnelk Jan 25, 07:43 1
- good lord, just looked at his sack stats and he's getting rocked every season he's played. - colin Jan 25, 08:35
during the morning snow here, a small car became "trapped" under a semi, which continued on for 8 miles before anyone realized something was wrong. - tRuMaNaNaNaNa Jan 25, 07:42 1
- 50 yards -- nm - oblique Jan 25, 07:51
Disney developing a “Coco” stage musical. Likely not for Broadway but touring and licensing. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 07:41
Well it took Fuentes less than 24 hours to get banned from Twitter again. (I guess its a good thing Nazis cant help themselves from being Nazis) -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 07:41 14
- The only Fuentes I know Daisy. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 07:49 6
  - I saw her in Shedd Aquarium about 30 years ago. She was filming a segment for MTV and was just as attractive in person. -- nm - Mony Baroney Jan 25, 08:06
  - Same and I'm pretty sure she's not a Nazi. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 07:52 4
    - I can't believe she married Richard Marx. -- nm - Pippy the Substitute Teacher Jan 25, 07:53 3
      - So she's a Marxist and not a Nazi, see! - Krusty Jan 25, 07:58 2
        
        Should've known better... -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 08:12 1
        
        Heh. :-) -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 09:23
- what did that jackass say? -- nm - Remlik Jan 25, 07:46 6
  - “If we’re really being honest, never having a girlfriend, never having sex with a woman really makes you more heterosexual because - colin Jan 25, 08:20 5
    - Hilariously closeted. -- nm - Reagen Jan 25, 08:35 4
      - i honestly don't think so. he was responding to people accusing him of not being an incel because he kissed a girl in high school - colin Jan 25, 08:39 3
        
        He kissed a girl and he didn't like it? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 25, 08:43 2
        
        Gay. -- nm - Diva Jan 25, 09:17
        
        the Goobers he scams didn't like it, so to keep getting their money he had to do some fancy dancing around the whole thing -- nm - Beaker Jan 25, 08:48
For one brief shining moment (well, a day) earlier this week, my little self-directed mutual fund portfolio was in the black. *sigh* -- nm - mara Jan 25, 07:34
Renner was attempting to stop his sliding snowcat from hitting his nephew when he was pulled under the vehicle and crushed -- (link) - decline Jan 25, 07:31 2
- ! -- nm - Andie Jan 25, 07:41
- Crazy. I was just reading this. He's lucky to be alive. -- nm - Jovian Jan 25, 07:38
Smaller story, but I know you've been following it: Georgetown wins last night, snaps 98 (or something like that) game losing streak vs Big East teams - prayformojo Jan 25, 07:31 7
- They used to be “DC’s Team” and their rapid descent to nothing is astonishing. I can’t tell you the last time I heard someone talk about them. -- nm - MDH Jan 25, 08:17
- Who would have thought Georgetown would turn into DePaul. (I know that's who they beat last night but still) -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jan 25, 07:47 2
  - it's been a nightmare. Ewing has to be miserable. -- nm - prayformojo Jan 25, 07:51 1
    - He should have been fired before the season started. -- nm - Krusty Jan 25, 07:53
- No one beats the Hoyas 30* times in a row! -- (edited) - Krusty Jan 25, 07:47
- Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas win! Hoyas - oblique Jan 25, 07:36
- Never a doubt. -- nm - Volnelk Jan 25, 07:36
zoom zoom -- nm - oblique Jan 25, 07:30

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