Where does the "3=dynasty" thing come from? Every time I've heard of a sports team being called a "dynasty," they had recently won 3 championships in a row. Were there some Chinese emperors whose families only stayed on the throne for 2 generations, and they don't want to count those guys?

Yeah, I was wearing mostly polyester stuff, so I was able to keep warm-ish in the rain. It was my first Red Rocks concert, no way was I leaving early.

They seem to be switching a few of the older (read: more expensive) staff over to freelance status. The Dissolve seems to be a bit of a vanity project, and it might be that the people backing it financially aren't feeling so vain these days.

Bayonet lugs being allowed? Are you crazy? Think about the sort of crimes that would happen if people could attach a small, useless knife to the end of their automatic rifles!

How did they decide whose ice penis opens up to accept the other's ice penis?

His sigil: two capsules over a goblet.

The Jews?

He was let go as a staff member of The Dissolve, though he's still going to be freelancing there. But his freelancer status makes it possible for him to write for multiple websites, and I'm guessing that a midrange think-piece on Adam Sandler movies is easier to sell to The A.V. "We still cover The Big Bang Theory…

I don't think "people became more aware of [Sandler's] shtick" is a reason he started bombing. People being aware of Sandler's shtick was the main reason he was so successful in the 90s and early 00s- audiences went to a movie knowing exactly what they were going to get, and they got it.

Gordon Brown calling a little old lady a bigot while his mic was still on sounds like something that was made up in an Ianucci sitcom. I would not be surprised to see that happen here.

I say we cede Enrique Iglesias to the robots.

Technically, I saw the Mountain Goats last Tuesday and a Decemberists/Spoon double headliner at Red Rocks (with Courtney Barnett opening!) on Wednesday, but I'm counting that as my weekend since my actual weekend mostly involved yard work. Both concerts were pretty good… The Mountain Goats were playing the first show…

Well, Dareon the Good is generally considered a kind, thoughtful ruler who brought stability to the realm after years of war (and brought in Dorne!). Also, he was the last Targaryen king who was also a bastard.

He could have skipped ahead after Book 3, and was originally intending to jump forward about five years. I'm not sure why he didn't- practically every character at the end of Book 3 have some goals that require long-term pursuit. I guess Brienne's task seems a little more immediate, but I still contend it would've…

Until midway through Season 7, where a resurrected Jon is making his way to King's Landing, and he hears a voice as he rides through the Riverlands… "do you think you are the only dead thing walking here? It should have been Robb, Jon… it should have been Robb."

I don't think I will google that particular phrase, thanks. I quite like traveling by airplane.

Strictly speaking, people should shit every once in a while. I mean, no more than falls within our culture's standards of decorum, but still.

I feel like this would be more convincing if a person missing one arm were saying it to me…

Upvoted for richness of detail.

If I fall out of the tree, shoot the dog.