Random Thoughts

[formulanone]

"CrowdStrike" sounds like the name of a super terrorist organization that would fit into the plot of modern Daniel Craig 007 movies.

The Butcher of Bakersfield

The Running Man has only become more of a classic now since that I relocated to Central Valley.

That movie wasn't supposed to be history's crystal ball, but...

[Max Rockatansky]

"CrowdStrike" sounds like the name of a super terrorist organization that would fit into the plot of modern Daniel Craig 007 movies.

The Butcher of Bakersfield

The Running Man has only become more of a classic now since that I relocated to Central Valley.

That movie wasn't supposed to be history's crystal ball, but...

Neither was Demolition Man, but some movies age well with the times.

[formulanone]

"CrowdStrike" sounds like the name of a super terrorist organization that would fit into the plot of modern Daniel Craig 007 movies.

The Butcher of Bakersfield

The Running Man has only become more of a classic now since that I relocated to Central Valley.

That movie wasn't supposed to be history's crystal ball, but...

Neither was Demolition Man, but some movies age well with the times.

[ Movies that weren't on my mid-1990s radar that I've been meaning to watch. ]

[ZLoth]

What about 1976's Network?

[formulanone]

What about 1976's Network?

On target and evergreen.

[ZLoth]

Sigh... when you have to call a TV station to fix a government website issue.

[kenarmy]

-Chances are your son is not named Eugene.
-Literally why I'm just now finding out there's a such thing as Alaskan, Olympic, Wyoming, and Texas size beds. I thought California was the only one.
-Um when will US 98 be rerouted between Mobile and the MS/AL state line?
-Lactose Intolerance is a prison.
-So like when Elephants die.. what do they do with the remains. I mean sure, cremation but that seems like tons of work (pun)
-Am I tripping or is US 90/ US 98 difficult to follow through Mobile..
-The real question is would you support your daughter's dream of becoming a school bus driver.
-I just feel like it should be noted that Elaine Thompson-Herah will miss the olympics this year due to injury.. and she WON the 100/200 in two consecutive olympics which no one but Bolt has done.

-I've never taken the time to actually read out Max Rockatansky's last name. But I realize it doesn't SEEM too intimidating to pronounce.
-Seeing posts pop up on my feed explaining the E-W, N-S nature of interstate numbering and people only now learning this information took me aback.
-I'm hungry
-I feel like Poland and Germany not really cute names. Sounds like cold meat.
-What makes the fish swedish?
-I wanted to try glasses again but I think I look more nerdy than intelligent hot guy with them.
-Um is Jim Cantore and the prominent blonde lady still with the weather channel?
-Peace and Hair Grease.

[formulanone]

Flavor Flav sponsoring the US Women's Water Polo Team is a hijacked timeline I can live with.

[mgk920]

Flavor Flav sponsoring the US Women's Water Polo Team is a hijacked timeline I can live with.

Like WHY don't we ever see underwater TV angles of a water polo game in Olympic coverage???

BTW, nature is extremely efficient (and I do emphasize the word 'extremely' here) at disposing of carcasses of dead animals in the wild.  Yes, even the large ones. Elephants do mourn their dead herd mates, but they then move on and the scavengers move in.  Why don't you ever see dead animals on the ground when you walk around in the woods?

Mike

[Max Rockatansky]

I put a deposit down on a Corolla LE Hybrid.  My current daily driver Impreza has 166,000 miles but is still mechanically sound.  That being the case I'm just going to repurpose it as my mountain road trip car and get something far more fuel efficient for daily use.

My wife was kind of surprised I was so willing to move on a new car.  Cheap new cars are becoming way too rare for my liking and I don't want miss out on being able to get another.

[1995hoo]

So when Lorraine kisses Marty, she pulls back and says it feels like she's kissing her brother. Regardless of how hot she may be, what kind of filthy thing is she that she has a reference point for what kissing her brother feels like?

(We saw the new Back to the Future musical this afternoon and that particular line was one that was carried over from the movie.)

[Max Rockatansky]

I always took it that as prudish as she acted in unaltered 1985 she was anything but in high school.  Considering she throws herself at George and Marty that seems to what story writers were going for.

[LilianaUwU]

I mean, the plot of Back to the Future is already one of the weirdest incest stories. That line doesn't make it much weirder.

[ZLoth]

Yesterday, my mother and I went to the The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. I know, big deal... except that this is the first time we've been at that museum since we moved to DFW back in early 2019.

[hotdogPi]

I was on the Fremont Bridge in Seattle, and a bicycle hit a change in the pavement, causing her to lose control and crash into me (at low speed). Neither of us was hurt much.

[Max Rockatansky]

I was on the Fremont Bridge in Seattle, and a bicycle hit a change in the pavement, causing her to lose control and crash into me (at low speed). Neither of us was hurt much.

In the actual road?  Aren't cyclists prohibited from crossing anywhere but the pedestrian path?

[hotdogPi]

I was crossing on foot.

[ZLoth]

[mgk920]

Interesting piece of useful history.

Mike

[vdeane]

Right now, there's a VMS near me that says "speed limit strictly enforced/better late than never".  I can't help but wonder HOW strictly enforced with that message.  I know it's meant to evoke safety, but that pairing makes it sound like the police will be arresting and disappearing people for speeding.

[webny99]

Right now, there's a VMS near me that says "speed limit strictly enforced/better late than never".  I can't help but wonder HOW strictly enforced with that message.  I know it's meant to evoke safety, but that pairing makes it sound like the police will be arresting and disappearing people for speeding.

Clearly a NYSDOT anti-speeding campaign going on, but I must confess that particular message gets a LOL from me, especially as traffic moves past the sign at 10+ mph over the limit. Of course the speed limits aren't strictly enforced in any sense of the term. They never have been in NY and as far as I'm concerned, never will be unless they're raised significantly, and the VMS stating otherwise doesn't change that.

[ZLoth]

These were taken at the end of June, but I forgot about them until now. The guy was kind enough to allow me to take pictures.

[1995hoo]

From another forum:

Back from back to back weddings this weekend...good news guys..

...it seems ties may be on the way out.  Both were "tie optional".

I think neckties were and are an inside joke among women

"Okay, if we have to wear bras, tell the guys they look sophisticated and hot wearing ropes tied tight around their necks"

Tell ya what ladies: I've stopped wearing ties, so.......

[Max Rockatansky]

I haven't worn a tie since my wedding day in 2019.  Prior to that, I probably haven't worn one since my brother's wedding in 2007.

[formulanone]

These were taken at the end of June, but I forgot about them until now. The guy was kind enough to allow me to take pictures.

Mmmm...enjoying that 1960s Team Lotus scheme.

From another forum:

Back from back to back weddings this weekend...good news guys..

...it seems ties may be on the way out.  Both were "tie optional".

I think neckties were and are an inside joke among women

"Okay, if we have to wear bras, tell the guys they look sophisticated and hot wearing ropes tied tight around their necks"

Tell ya what ladies: I've stopped wearing ties, so.......

I think the necktie was invented to give us a quick way to strangle ourselves at work.

Personally, I feel a little weird not wearing a tie with a solid color, long-sleeve, collared, button-down shirt. Same goes for tucking in a shirt without a belt.