I had an appointment last Friday and I called ahead to get some clarifying information only to be told they actually didn’t have any in stock. They referred me to a different location and was able to confirm they had stock and got it on Saturday so definitely call before you go.

How would one distinguish between “dead” & “deathly ill in hospital for three weeks”?

It’s really hard to explain to kids these days what it was like being a teenager before the internet and cell phones.

Perhaps they partook of the devil’s lettuce before writing the article, cause they meant Adam Goldberg.

I mean technically there was the atomic energy lab kit (‘ for fat men and little boys everywhere!, ‘) which actually contained radioactive material , but good luck buying it now !

https://xkcd.com/2347/

It’s amazing how much of modern Star Wars is built on the old West End Games RPG. Fantasy Flight Games did an anniversary edition reprint of the original core rulebooks, and it’s fascinating to read them now. WEG had to extrapolate so much from just three movies to make the game work, and almost every creative choice…

Now, time for the weather.  Tiffany?

I can’t have blow and hoes on my Yacht after retirement? I’m sorry I thought this was America

I’d actually put Chasing Amy above either of those - look at how the fans of Bluntman and Chronic treat Affleck versus Jason Lee (fucking tracer!) at the convention. Of course this also gives me cover to post the scene that makes me laugh hard to this day:

Who was the owner again?

That whole “There once was a man from Nantucket” poem just got more interesting...

“Don’t screw with my disco, Nadine.”

Hilarious!  A true classic!

Our company (a major aerospace company) is trying the same hardball tactics and it’s definitely not worked out well for the company. So far on my team alone (of 16 people), 7 people have walked. And walked into jobs that paid better and guaranteed remote work.

hell yeah, i want to watch FURY ROAD with commercial breaks

The Banshees of Inisherin was tremendous, stuck with me for weeks after watching.

You should also be aware of what rechargeable batteries you have and, if you’re expecting an outage, have them charged. This not only includes things like power banks or other portable chargers but laptops and any UPSes you may have. If you have battery-powered electric tools, you might be able to buy a USB power…

‘Steal’